1500 Housewives in 3 Counties Become Employers
Approximately 1,500 housewives in Raleigh Fayette and Summers counties will become employers under the Social Security Law starting this year. The 1954 amendment eliminates the regularity test and retains only the wage factor of 50 dollars per calendar quarter. If employing a household worker paid at least 50 dollars per quarter, report wages and send taxes to the Bureau of Internal Revenue at a 3 percent rate. The housewife may deduct 1.5 percent. the remaining 1.5 percent is her share of the tax. First return due by April 30, 1955 for January through March. Contact the Masonic Building office or the Internal Revenue District Director for information and to join mailing lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Nora Franks
Beckley Social Security Office
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Masonic
Motor Vehicle Count Drops By Half in Month
A traffic counter on U S Route 19 at Shady Spring logged January counts far below last year with 43,330 vehicles versus 94,643 in January 1954 and a drop from 1941. Statewide, 1,093,091 vehicles were counted in January across 11 spots, down slightly from 1,113,537. Some counties posted increases while others, including Raleigh, Logan, Kanawha, Braxton, and Randolph, showed decreases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring
West Virginia
Planning Division
State Road Commission
Lewis
Berkeley
Jackson
Taylor
Wayne
Pleasants
Raleigh
Logan
Kanawha
Braxton
Randolph
Greyhound Driver Cited for Safety Achievement
Paule E. Thrush of Beckley has an 11 year safety record with Greyhound Lines, driving over 715000 miles without being responsible for any accident. He received uniform emblems a cash prize and a safety certificate as recognition. He is currently operating on the Beckley to Charleston run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paule E. Thrush
Orchard Ave
Beckley
Greyhound Lines
Thrush
Charleston
April Scout Exposition Plans Set for Thursday
Plans for the annual Boy Scout Exposition to be held April 15 and 16 will be made at a Piney River District Scouter's roundtable at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the educational room of Beckley Presbyterian Church. Lance Powers will chair. several Spout units will receive achievement awards at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney River
Lance Powers
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Woman Freed on Bail On Stabbing Charge
Rosa Bell Baldwin of Lillybrook posted 500 bond to appear before the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a felonious stabbing charge against Martha Dunn of Lillybrook. Baldwin waived hearing before Magistrate T N Thurman and was released. Leroy Lester, 19, Sullivan, returned to jail after failing to post 500 bond and waived preliminary hearing on a breaking and entering charge before Magistrate J E Mays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillybrook
Rosa Bell Baldwin
Raleigh County
Martha Dunn
T. N. Thurman
Leroy Lester
Sullivan
J.E. Mays
State Colleges Enroll Nearly 1,000 Raleigh County Students
Raleigh County with 973 students ranks fifth among West Virginia counties in college enrollment across 14 of 21 institutions. Of these, 690 are residents and 283 study in extension courses. West Virginia University leads statewide with 4,667 resident students, while Beckley College hosts the most Raleigh County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Campbell
Monongalia
Marion
H. K. Baer
State Board of Education
Beckley College
Bluefield State College
Concord College
Mar
Logan
Mercer
Mingo
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Summers
Wyoming
West Virginia University
Marshall College
Fairmont College
West Virginia State College
Beckley Rotary delegates to Greenbrier conference set
Beckley Rotary Club elected E. G. Larrick T. R. Wilson Jr. and Mayor Elmer L. Davis as delegates to the district Rotary conference at The Greenbrier Hotel on March 14 and 15. The club announced plans for its golden anniversary and ladies night with Edmund H. Harding as speaker. F. Roy Yoke will also attend as a special guest to discuss Rotary’s 50th anniversary. The Friday session featured Cary Frothingham of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. The Beclky event will be at Black Knight Country Club at 6:15 p.m. and about 150 Rotarians and wives are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Rotary Club
Greenbrier
E. G. Larrick
T. R. Wilson Jr
Elmer L. Davis
Edmund H. Harding
Washington, N. C
Harding
Rotary International
Beckley Club
F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Rotary
Yoke
Black Knight Country Club
Cary Frothingham
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Real estate deeds filed in Raleigh County clerk office
Transactions show Mil ton Youngs selling Pinecrest Beck ley lot to Sam Hochman for 8000 dollars. Homeseekers to Bill Hylton for 170 dollars. L W Thorne to Betty Jo Kennedy for two parcels with no stated consideration. O Church to West Virginia Turnpike Company for 1400 dollars in Shady Spring. J R Jones to Buster Linton Williams for a Beck ley Mabscott lot group around 1000 dollars. I O Holliday Jr to Douglas Honaker for multiple Lilly Heights lots about 3000 dollars. Howard Bowman to Malcolm Jennings for Nuckols Addition MacArthur lots about 1000. Standard Fire Creek Coal Co to Republic Steel Corp for coal seam north of Laurel Branch and surface rights about 500. S QO Cooper granted access to Republic Steel for mine drainage. company paid 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Bill Hylton
Fairlawn
Sunset Memorial Park
L. W. Thorne
Betty Jo Kennedy
Hershey O
Church
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Shady Spring
J. R. Jones
Buster Linton Williams
Mid-City
Beckley and
Standard Fire Creek Coal Co
Republic Steel Corp
John J. Tolley
Laurel Branch
S. QO
Cooper
Problem Facing Negro Theme At Bluefield State
Bluefield State College will host a Community Relations Fellowship Hour on February 24 in Lewis Hall Lounge. President Stephen J. Wright will address The Most Urgent Problem Facing Negroes In America, followed by community and faculty discussion. The event is sponsored by the Social Science Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Stephen J. Wright
Bluefield State College
Lewis Hall
Social Science Department
Wright
Sophia Pupils Enter Oratorical Contest
Sophia High School students Kay Lawson Jewell Perkins and Leo Attilli prepare for the American Legion oratorical contest. One will represent the school at the District Six meeting the week of February 28 to March 5 at Mullens High School. Mullens principal Robert Kuhn leads the event with manuscripts reviewed by the English department and faculty to choose the winner for district competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Lawson
Jewell Perkins
Leo Attilli
Sophia High School
American Legion
Betty Smith
Mullens High School
Robert Kuhn
Mullens
Sophia
Bowers and Peck Accepted For WVU Medical School
West Virginia University School of Medicine announced the admission of 31 students for the September 1955 entering class. All are WV residents. 16 had premedical studies at WVU, five from Marshall College. other schools include Ohio University, Emory & Henry, Fairmont State, Roanoke, Cincinnati, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, and more. Notable accepted locals include Karl Douglas Bowers Jr and Oliver Linville Peck of Beckley, and Richard Carroll Neale Jr. of Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University School of Medicine
E. J. VanLiere
West Virginia
University
Marshall College
Ohio University
Emory & Henry College
Fairmont State College
Roanoke College
University of Cincinnati
Johns Hopkins University
Vanderbilt University
Bridgewater College
Davidson College
Beckley College
University of Maryland
University of Virginia
Concord College
Karl Douglas Bowers Jr
Oliver Linville Peck
Beckley
Richard Carroll Neale Jr
Princeton
Sophian Newspaper Competes in WV and Southern Events
The Sophian from Sophia High School has been entered in two contests. Three consecutive issues were submitted for judging in the 33rd annual West Virginia high school news periodicals competition at West Virginia University. The Sophian is also entered in the Southern Interscholastic Press Association contest at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sophian
Nancy Hughes
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
State Conservation Officers Train for Safety and Youth Outreach
West Virginia Conservation Commission holds three section training at the State Police Academy in Dunbar for 77 officers. The emphasis covers gun safety, police work, and public relations to curb hunting accidents and improve enforcement while boosting youth conservation programs led by new youth education adviser Rush Butcher, formerly a 4 H agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Conservation Commission
State Police Academy
Dunbar
Commission
Arthur C. Bachman
Rush Butcher
Madison
Butcher
VFW Auxiliary Meet Set by District Leaders
Mrs Florence Payne of Alderson president of the 10th District will attend a meeting of the 20th District auxiliaries and posts at 2 p m Sunday March 6 in Beckley Memorial Building The gathering was postponed from Sunday to March 6 according to E W Williams Beckley district commander
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klingensmith
Ralph Klingensmith
Athens
West Virginia
Beta Pi
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Bluefield State College
Johann Strauss
Rudolph Frim
Sidney Rhomberg
Vernon Lathan
Shirley Trigg
Ann Hatton
Leona Keys
Margaret Pollard
Announcements Club
Lena Williams
Hilda Tanks
Missionary Society of the
New Salem Baptist Church of
Tams
Elmer
Morning Star Baptist Church of
Skelton
Florence Payne
Alderson
10Th District Auxiliaries of Veterans of Foreign Wars
20Th District
Beckley Memorial
E. W. Williams
Beckley
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Greyhound
Thousand County
State
Colleges and University
Milton Young
Pinecrest
Sam and
Zena Hochman
Bluefield State
Margaret Pallard
James Brown
Kimball
Ogi
Haver
OLD Quaker Distilling CO
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Bowers
Peck
William C. Reid
Stratton High School
West Virginia High School Principals Conference
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Atlantic City
Sophia Journal
State Conservation Officers
VFW
Mildred Dunn
G2sco Food Institute
Magic Chef
Cooking
Heber St
W. Va
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