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THE NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDER
April 1, 1944
T
Time To Estimate
Training Center
I Activity Grows
Cknotcdn: WUHarns First
Speaker In Tho New
Auditorium
1944 Tax Is Here
Here's How To Obtain
Rough Idea Of What
YouH Owe U. S.
When you made out your in
come tax return and sent the
money to Uncle Sam early last
month, you may have thought
you were through with this tax
business for at least another
year.
The chances are that you
were wrong.
If you are one of 15,000,000
among the country's 50,000,000
income taxpayers, it's already
time to start thinking about
what you'll have to pay this
month by the 15th.
These 15,000,000 persons will
have to file declarations of esti
mated 1944 tax and start pay
ing (in many cases the amount
over and above what will be
taken out of their earnings).
You're one of the 15,000,000
if:
1. You expect to have 1944
income of more than $2,700 if
single, or $3,500 for a married
couple. Or
2. You expect to have outside
income in addition to wages or
salaries subject to withholding
under pay-as-you-go of more
than $100 this year. Or
3. Your income isn't subject
to the withholding tax.
If you're in one of these clas
sifications, you probably filed
such a declaration last Septem
ber. The payment due this
month, in an average case, will
be something like the payments
you made in September and De
cember. You can get a rough idea of
what you'll owe, in an average
case, this way:
1. Take the amount of income
ou expect this year, subtract
your personal exemption ($500
if single, $1,200 for a married
couple, plus $350 for each de
pendent ) and estimated deduc
tions, and multiply the re
mainder the taxable income
by 19 per cent. (If taxable in
come is more than $2,000, add
3 per cent of the amount over
$2,000).
2. From your estimated 1944
income, subtract the Victory tax
exemption of $624, and multiply
the remainder by 3 per cent to
get the Victory tax.
3. Add the two taxes.
4. Subtract the amount you'll
have taken out of your pay.
5. What's left is roughly what
you'll owe, to be paid in four
quarterly payments April,
June, September and December.
When figuring deductions, re
member that from now on you
can't deduct federal excise taxes
(on admissions, telephone and
telegraph bills and railroad
fares). The new law wiped out
these deductions and the earned
income credit formerly allowed
in figuring the normal income
tax.
Painting Of First
Sturdy Beggar Will
Be Given New Ship
An oil painting of the Priva
teer Sturdy Beggar, of New
Bern, which played an import
ant role off the Carolina coast
in the Revolutionary war, will
be presented to the S. S. Sturdy
Beggar, its namesake, when the
C-2 ship launched here in Feb
ruary is placed into service.
The picture is the gift of C.
B. Foy, of New Bern, who paint
ed it from descriptions of the
original? vessel, and Miss Ger
trude Carraway, who christened
the ship by appointment of the
New Bern Rotary club.
The large painting will hang
in the new vessel, which will
also be given considerable his
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SHIPYARD GLEE CLUB
over station WMFD is the glee club. Shown above are, left to right, Arthur John, director, B. F.
Williams, Jesse Sellers, Bill Harris, Henry Sellers, Dick Williams, Tommv Williamson. Wofford
Thompson, Roy Sandlin, Louis
Yard's Weekly Radio Program
Commended By Victory Fleet
Acquaints Public With
Functions Of Various
Departments Here
The yard's weekly radio pro
grams, entitled The Shipyard
Radio Revue and broadcast over
station WMFD each Thursday
night from 7:30 to 8 o'clock,
recently received favorable men
tion in The Victory Fleet, a di
gest of production news and
suggestion bulletins published
by the division of Public Rela
tions of the U. S. Maritime Com
mission. In commending the company
and employees for their efforts,
The Victory Fleet pointed out
that, aside from the interest of
building morale and the enjoy
ment of the participants and lis
teners, the programs also ac
quaint the public with the func
tion of each department in the
yard. In addition, they also
bring the men closer to the
actual functions of the produc
tion units here.
"The North Carolina Ship
building company broadcasts a
radio program weekly from the
local station. Workers write the
script and provide the talent.
The program, now more than
three months old, has won a fol
lowing among the general pub
lic as well as the shipyard work
ers. A leased line from the sta
tim makes the program avail
able to the second shift during
its lunch hour; other shifts hear
the program on their home ra
dios," The Victory Fleet said.
Consisting of a variety of
specialists, the entire program
is shipyard talent. Instrumen
talists, the shipyard glee club,
quartets, vocalists and an in
terview with a production fore
man features the entertainment
each week. The Shipyard Radio
Reporter, Lou Walker, has be
come one of the popular fea
tures and, from time to time,
veterans of World War II em
ployed in , the ' yard are inter
viewed, giving graphic, and in
teresting accounts of their ex
periences while in the armed
services.
The glee club, under the di
rection of Arthur John, is com
posed of Joe Grant, B. F. Wil
liams, Herman Grubbs, Dolly
One of the important features of
E. Keith and Mrs. Keith, accompanist.
Brown, J. D. Sellers, H. H. Sel
lers, J. E. Southerland, G. H.
Weant, Hugh Shepherd, Bill
Harris, Wofford Thompson,
Tommy Williamson, Louis E.
Keith and Harold McCroskey.
A clever touch of comedy is
provided on the programs by
Roy Sandlin and Dick Williams,
in blackface roles. Among the
prominent local vocalists who
have appeared are Miss Billie
Burton and Miss Juanita Bul
lard. Tom Benge and his Melodiers
have made frequent appearances
and Jack Pate, well known
violinist, is a regular entertainer.
Charley Fryer, popular pianist,
and James Thompson, another
well-known pianist, have added
to the programs. As a novelty
act, Charlie Taylor, ' ventrilo
quist with his stooge Sassafras,
has been well received and Roy
Perkins and his Rhythm Aces
are also popular. James Gor
don, nationally known colored
baritone, is also one of the reg
ular singers, along with several
quartets from the yard, such as
the Johnson Jubilee Singers,
Harrim Jubilee Singers and the
Thunderbolt Jubilee Singers.
Among the production fore
men who have been interviewed
are H. B. Wynne, J. T. Monk,
W. K. Sanderson, C. H. Bartley,
F. X. Reissner, Louis Keith, D.
M. Hyatt, F. A. Kean, J. E. Mc
Clary and O. R. Naumann. Also
appearing have been E. O. Beas
ley, R. J. Gregory, W. J. Robert
son, J. T. Pierce, W. D. Woodall,
O. C. Staples, F. K. Massie, K.
E. Neill, W. M. Fauntleroy, J.
K. Fenimore, O. L. Souder and
J. A. Maclay, hull superintend
ent. Mr. Keith is moderator and
Larry Drinard is production
manager and master of cere
monies. P. F. Halsey, vice president
and general manager, approves
each program. The company as
sists in any way possible, realiz
ing the value of .the programs in
building morale and their im
portance as an entertainment
feature. Through Storer P.
Ware, secretary, and C. T. Lewis,
assistant to the secretary, valu
able assistance is regularly made
toward the betterment of the
programs.
'. . . .
the yard's weekly radio Droeram
Annual Red Cross
War Fund Appeal
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American Legion, he is familiar
with the great work of the Red
Cross in both peace and war.
He told of how Red Cross repre
sentatives are at the side of our
soldiers in every land, how it is
helping American men in enemy
prison camps and assisting the
families of servicemen on the
home front.
The work of the fifty depart
mental representatives in pro
viding the opportunity for
everyone to contribute and
making their reports on time
has been exceptionally good.
These solicitors are:
Mrs. Jan Boles, Administra
tive; Mrs. Dorothy Cunningham,
Safety; Mrs. M. V. Elliott, Wel
fare; Miss Mary Lamb, Defer
ment; Miss Rebecca Rowe,
Comptroller's Staff; Miss Alice
Pendleton, Auditing; Miss Doro
thy Pratt, Tabulating; C. A.
Dandelake, Piece Work Count
ers; Mrs. Mary Woolard, Treas
urer's Office; Miss ' Mary Mc
Crary, Bond; Miss Eugenia
Craft, Timekeepers; Mrs. Mabel
Grimes, Employment; J. V. Fer
guson, Police and Fire; Frank
Walker, Janitors; Miss Shirley
Anderson, Infirmary; J. C. Rori
son, Dormitory; R. N. Roper,
Instructors and Trainees; Miss
M. Southerland, Production ;
Miss Vergie Gerald, Time
Study: Mrs. Lora Wood, Draft
ing, Blueprint and Photography;
F. D. Casteen, Purchasing; R.
G. '.' - Barry Warehouse: R. M.
Browder, Lumber Yard; A.
Raczynski, Steel Storage; D.
W. Horton, Transportation :
James Brown, Plant Engineers ;
Miss Maxme Alford, Tool Room;
C. B. Maynard, Hull Construc
tion Staff; L. S. Everett, Weld
ing; W. R. Francis. Riveters;
Frank Ferguson, Drillers; J. B.
Fisher. Jr., Fitters; Mrs. Elea
nor Rivenbark, Layoff; 7 Mrs.
Sara E. Sledge, Ship Shed; Miss
Doris Britton. Anglesmiths; R.
H. Merritt, Shipwrights ; R. H.
Harris, Erectors : Miss Gertrude
Egerton, Hull Outfitting Staff;
J. P. Gray. Yard Riggers; Miss
Florence Riggs, Jojriers; C. A.
Bray, Pipe Coverers ; J. B. Rob
ertson. Electri?al: N.W. Neblett,
Pipe Shop; E. R. Johnson, Sheet
Metal : E. F. Mathis, Jr., Boiler
and Blacksmith; E. N. Shaw,
Paint department; S. I. Burriss,
Steam Engineers ; N. W. Neb
lett, Plumbing; L; S. White, Ma
chine Shop, and, C." F. Smiley.
I Ship Carpenters.
The new Training facilities,
on the second floor of the
Superintendents' building, are
the scene of much activity these
days as Supervisor training gets
underway and the Sheet Metal
and Pipe Coverers departments
advance, their programs.
The layout is so arranged that
programs and meetings may be
conducted simultaneously.
Captain Roger Williams,
president, was the first speaker
in the main auditorium, which
has a seating capacity of 100
persons. He discussed coopera
tion in relation to production
and congratulated all employees
on their part in the outstanding
accomplishments of building
good ships in record time during
the present emergency.
A schedule is now being ar
ranged for the rotation of
groups in the various rooms.
The auditorium, for which vis
ual aid equipment is being ar
ranged, was also put to use
during the Red Cross campaign.
With our new facilities as
headquarters from which to
plan and revise the training
program as job conditions
change, the trainee is assured
a much better working know
ledge of his trade and also up-to-date
practice of jobs methods
and handling of material. For
the benefit of those who may
not be "training-minded," let's
get down to the fundamentals
or basic principles of "On-the-job
Training," or trainings?
through a program where job
conditions and methods may be
explained and practiced in de
tail. We are proud of our pro
gram and the results attained
by every trainee and the yard
itself.
Comparable to the training
given the men in the armed
forces, the instruction here is
offering the opportunity for em
ployees to better fit themselves
for the job ahead. It has proved
its value in producing ships and
in carrying us on to larger, more
important assignments.
RIDES
RIDERS WANTED
P. S. McDaniel, 69181, 109
Bordan Ave., First shift.
D. A. Clark, 69173, 810 Green
field St., Second.
J. B. Williams, 61781, Rt. No.
1, Market St. Road, First.
James Manning, 85826, Rt.
No. 1, Winter Park, First.
RIDES WANTED
James Avison, 61087, Rt. No.
3, Seagate, First.
H. R. Partain, 61026, 302 Ba
con St., First.
R. C. Chandler. 91634, 505 So.
4th St., First.
B. C. Powell. 70567. Rt. No.
3, Winter Park, First.
Jessie H. Reaves, 14009, 714
Grace St., First.
T. P. Stanley, 89373, Rt. No.
3, Seagate, First.
Mae Dee Powell. 42075. 2022
Klein Rd., First.
Mr. R. B. Parker, 35008, Win
ter Park, First.
Paul J. White, 85200, 312
Meares St., First.
Helen Lovering, 13035, 712
Market St., First.
R. M. Kermon, Jr., 69182,
Harbor Island, Third.
J. B. Williams. 61781, Rt. No.
1, Market St Rd., First.
A. L. Shumaker, 93005, 103
Bryan Ave., Winter Park, First.
F. S. Kasehagen, 47022, Brad
ley's Creek, First.
Stella Melvin, 509 Market St..
First.