MARCH, 1959
PAGE 3
WORK MILESTONES
Added: 26 To Service List
The roster of 20-year em
ployees advanced to the 210
mark, when five names were
added in February. They
were: Annie B. Hyleman,
Spinning; Melvin F. Knox,
Shop; Johnnie Coy Davis,
Bertha Dodgen and Ernest R.
Mauney, Twisting (rayon).
At the same time these persons
marked employment anniversar
ies, 21 of their fellow workers
at the Gastonia plant completed
records of 15, 10 and 5 years.
These were:
Fifteen Years
C. E. Free, Carding; William
G. Floyd Jr., Twisting (rayon);
John W. Ratchford, Weaving
(cotton); Charles W. Hamrick,
Shop; and Lucille M. Foy, Qual
ity Control.
Ten Years
Vera N. Short, Spooling; Ethel
L. McAbee, Cloth Room; John
P. Creasman, Ollie D. Smith and
Margaret Whitener, Weaving
(rayon); Emer S. Harden, Jossie
N. Ledford, Hazel H. Clark, Cola
M. Stacy, Henry L. Jenkins,
Twisting (rayon).
Five Years
Gleen Henry Bell, Spinning;
Robert Gene Tart, Vera Davis
Ward, Spooling; William H.
Keenum, Twisting (rayon); Paul
D. Neal, Weaving (rayon); Ken
neth V. Stines, Shop.
Here Are Some Sidelights
On The Subject Of Taxes
“You may have a lord; you
itiay have a king. But the man
to fear is your tax collector. ’ So
runs an ancient Sumerian prov
erb.
This discrediting of tax col
lecting, and related complaints,
have been a part of human his
tory long before the age of the
Sumerians—and that was about
4,000 BC, in the time of Abra
ham of the Old Testament.
First, taxes were of kind, not
ftioney. They were paid as trib
ute to a conquering leader. Then
arose the idea of collecting reve-
'^ue. Egyptian Pharaohs de-
•iianded 20 per cent of all farm
Produce.
In ancient Greece, a tax was
levied on doorways. In Rome,
“taxes fell like hailstones,” to
quote Gibbon, the historian.
^^omans knew poll taxes, in
come, excise and property taxes,
^Ven levies on clothing and
^Unerals.
In the period from the 14th to
the 16th century, peasants paid
levies on their produce. Russia
°tice taxed beards; France, fire
places.
Like that of Old World coun-
^fies, American history is dotted
''^ith tax disturbances. For ex-
^iripie, there was the Stamp Act
^hich spurred the Revolution.
OUR DAY is not without con
troversy on the tax question.
I^hose in agreement with a “pro
gressive tax” system say it is
^^ir, since higher incomes pay
'higher percentages accordingly.
Others think the tax scales too
*^lgh, and note that it is possible
^'0 pay 91 per cent of earnings in
t^Xes. Those at the $16,000 level
50 per cent.
Whether or not you think the
^cales fair, you certainly will
J^ant to pay your income taxes
honestly, without stripping your
^'^cketbook unnecessarily and
j ^yond what the law requires.
I For instance, many people
rOii’t know about legal deduc-
! ^ns. Many taxpayers fail to de-
! ^ct such as the following:
I •: All taxes paid, except Fed-
i^^al, including sales taxes, if you
figure them
• : Contributions to charities
to 30 per cent of gross in-
if 10 per cent goes to
ett&i;4tHefUca.
churches, schools and hospitals
; : Interest payments
: ; Medical expenses, if more
than 3 per cent of your gross
income (unless you are over 65
years of age).
What’s more, a working child
can be declared a dependent, if
he receives more than half his
support from you and is under
19, or is a student. This applies
to a non-relative who lives with
you as a dependent.
Did it ever occur to you that
a slip of the pen can be very
costly when you make out your
tax returns? The Handwriting
Foundation — and the Federal
Government—have this remind
er:
Countless dollars are unneces
sarily added to our tax expenses
through handwriting that can’t
be read.
WHEN you write illegibly, it
could mean (1) costly misrep
resentation, or (2) a wasteful re
turn of the tax form and re
computation. It could also mean
a trip to the Revenue Office for
final clarification.
Reporting woes arise most fre
quently from improper looping
of letters, the Handwriting
Foundation points out. For ex
ample, many people carelessly
close loops in letters e, 1 and f;
neglect those in a, g and d.
Others loop the non - looped
strokes of t, i and d.
An even greater problem on
tax forms: Hard-to-read num
bers. Much confusion comes
from the similarity in hurried
ly-written numbers 1 and 7; 3
and 5.
Since almost all personal in
come tax forms and about half
of all business tax forms are
handwritten, legible writing is
of national importance. It is vital
to the jobs of department store
clerks, telephone operators, in
surance agents, postal em
ployees, bank tellers, secretaries,
teachers and thousands of other
people.
Above all, when you are writ
ing to the tax collector, make
doubly sure you write carefully
and legibly.
The Sumerians of the Baby
lonian civilization may have had
cause to frown upon the tax
collector. But there’s no need for
you to worry if you fill out your
tax forms carefully, correctly,
and legibly. While you’re at it,
give yourself a '‘break” by in
cluding all legitimate deduc
tions.
i
r. I
Berlha Dodgen (receiving watch from general
manager Harold Mercer) and four other em
ployees brought the total number of 20-year
record holders to 310, in February. Others in
picture are, clockwise: Annie B. Hyleman; T. B.
Ipock Jr., industrial relations director; Johnnie
Coy Davis, Melvin F. Knox, and J. V. Darwin,
plant sales manager.
North State Quiz
—Answers page 4
Where in North Carolina can
you see—
1. The highest mountain peak
in Eastern America?
2. America’s most-visited Na
tional park?
3. The birthplace of powered
flight?
4. America’s first national sea
shore park?
5. The tallest lighthouse in
America?
6. The highest suspension
bridge in Eastern America?
7. An inn which looks just like
it did when George Washington
visited it in 1791?
8. The site of the first English
settlements in America?
9. The highest man-made lake
in the TVA system?
10. A State toll highway,
bridge, or ferry?
ARRIVAL...
The daughter born to Sgt. and
Mrs. Grady Hannah in Munich,
Germany on February 2 has
been named Vonnie Rhee. Mason
Strickland of Carding and Mrs.
Strickland of Weaving are the
child’s maternal grandparents.
The Hannahs expect to return
to the United States in the
autumn of 1959.
TRAVEL
NOTES Flowertime: Historical Sites Beckon
Arrival of spring in late March ushers in an
eight-month travel season with almost unlimited
opportunities for enjoying the Mid-South out-of-
doors.
More to see and do, new roads, and more ac
commodations than ever before are a highlight
of the travel picture across the two Carolinas
from seashore to mountains.
For some years known as “the good roads
state”, North Carolina has recently completed
major improvements on arterial routes, both
north-south and east-west. New in the past two
years are many by-passes around congested
areas, bridges, and routes to famed scenic and
recreational spots. Highways climbing the moun
tains from the east and from the west have been
rebuilt in many sections. On the Coast, a new
bridge spans Croatan Sound to connect Roanoke
Island with the mainland by US 64-264. There is
a new bridge at Wrightsville Beach near Wil
mington. Free auto ferries operate from Hatteras
to Ocracoke Island, where it is now possible to
drive over a new road to the village of Ocracoke.
ACROSS both Carolinas, history adds glamour
and educational interest to the spring-summer
travel picture. Museums, as varied as the geog
raphy of the region, are reminders of Indians,
the first English colonists in America, the begin
ning of powered flight, the birth of the great,
and life in colonial days.
Such a storehouse of the past is the Andrew
Jackson Historical State Park on US 521, ten
miles north of Lancaster, S. C. The park is named
for the hero of the battle of New Orleans and
seventh President of the United States. He was
born 100 yards from the park site on March 15,
1767.
The South Carolina Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, is active in a long-range
project of developing the park. Already in use
are a two-story museum building, a shelter for
use of school groups and family gatherings, and
a superintendent’s residence. Plans for future
development include construction of a village
street—complete with structures such as a tavern
and blacksmith shop; a village pump and other
buildings in the pattern of Jackson’s day, and
reflecting the customs of the Waxhaw Indians,
the frontier life and atmosphere of the period
between 1750 and 1850.
Should you be passing that way on March 15,
it would be worthwhile to stop for the annual
celebration commemorating Jackson’s birth. This
year’s program by the DAR will mark the 192nd
birth anniversary of “Old Hickory.”
The museum building of Andrew Jackson
Historical State Park ten miles north of
Lancaster, S. C.
MARCH means flowertime on the coasts of
both Carolinas, as azalea and camellias become
the big attraction at historic gardens in the Wil
mington and Charleston areas.
Travel Service of Plant Recreation suggests a
trip to the Old World atmosphere of Charleston
in late March and early April, when camellias
are plentiful and gorgeous in the city’s renown
ed gardens—Cypress, Magnolia, and Middleton—
the oldest landscaped garden in America. At
Middleton, the old rice mill, the butterfly pools,
and the unusual collection of azalea and camellias
are among attractions that make this a popular
spot with visitors. Also in the area are lavish
displays of red bud blossoms, and Chinese mag
nolia with tulip-like blooms. The age of Charles
ton’s famous gardens adds an exotic beauty.
Giant moss-draped oaks and cypress trees make a
cathedral-like show of dignity. Pools of water,
giving their colorful reflections, add to the beau
ty which is enjoyed each year by visitors from
all over the world.
The restored village of Old Salem will be the
scene of the 187th annual Moravian Easter Sun
rise Service March 29. Some other traditional
Easter sunrise services in North Carolina are at
Asheville City Auditorium, Wayah Bald near
Franklin, Fields of the Wood in Cherokee coun
ty, Mountainside Theatre at Cherokee, Daniel
Boone Theatre at Boone, and Hatteras Light
house on Hatteras Island.