FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
FILE STATE INCOME
TAX RETURNS IN 1941
The North Carolina Department
of Revenue announced today that
all Federal employees residing or
domiciled in this State, or assigned
to duty here during the year 1940
are liable for income tax to this'
State.. They will be required to
file returns for the year 1940, for
the income received while a resi
dent of this State, according to
an opinion rendered by Attorney
General McMullen,
The liability, it was said, results
from the fact that such employee
resided or worked in this State
during the year 1940.
Last March the Department rul
ed that no returns would be re
quired of Federal employees from
other states who were assignd to
duty in this State and received
salaries in 1939.
This ruling was made, it was
stated, because Congress had only
recently granted the States au
thority to tax such salaries, and
proposals for restricting such au
thority were understood to be
pending before Committees of
Congress. It was said that such
proposals were rejected and that
the states now have full authority
to tax federal salaries the same
as other income.
Further information may be se
cured from J. G. Shannonhouse,
Jr., at Weldon. Mr. Shannonhouse
who is Deputy Commissioner of
this district, said today that in
quiries have already been coming
in in regard to the ruling
All income taxes must be filed
by March 15, 1941.
STORES TO
CLOSE SIX
PM FRIDAY
A number of Roanoke Rapids re
tailers, comprising practically all
city stores, have signed a petition
agreeing to close their places of
business at 6 p.m. on Friday, effec
tive January 10th. According to
the petition circulated among an
independent group of retail mer
chants in both business sections
this week, the Friday hours will
be in effect “until we see fit to
change such hours and at which
time we shall notify the other mer
chants of our intention to do so.”
The petition circulated this week
makes no reference to Saturday
closing hours. It has been the cus
tom in the past for most city re
tailers to close their stores at 10
o’clock on Saturday night, remain
ing open until 8 p.m. Fridays. Un
der the new schedule the stores
(who agreed and signed the peti
tion) will close every week-day
night at 6 p.m. remaining open
later than that hour only on Sat
urday.
inose wno signeu U1L puiuua
this week include: Farbers, Roses
5-10-25c Store, Woolworths, McCro
ry Stores Corp., Peggy Ann Frocks,
Glad Home Florist, Bloom Bros.,
Weissners Shoe Store, Lynches
» Jewelry, Shafia’s Dress Shop, The
Frances Shop, The Quality Shop,
The Hub Store, Leggett’s Dept.
Store, Western Auto Associate
Store, Lupton Hardware Co., Marks
Shoe Store, Land Bros. Jewelry,
Auto Supply Co., The Jewel Box,
Coburn’s New Shoe Store, Economy
Auto Store, Davids, Cooke and Vin
cent, Batton Grocery Store, J. H.
Matkins, Penders, W. C. Allsbrook,
Mrs. K. Jenkins, Fannye’s—Ladies
Specialty Shoppe, J. H. Cullom and
Halifax Farmers Supply Co.
Medlin - Wright
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Wright an
nounce the wedding of their daugh
ter, Louise, to Bernard Medlin Dec.
21, Rev. T. E. Tomerlin officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Medlin will make
their home in Roanoke Rapids.
Council Plans
For Year's Work
In Northampton
The Northampton County Home
Demonstration Club Council has
made the following plans for the
New Year:
It was voted to hold the Spring
Federation May 5. This is to be
observed in the form of a yard
tour. It was decided to hold the
Fall Federation on October 30.
This is to be similiar to last
year’s Fall Federation.
The following committees were
appointed to nominate 1942-43 of
ficers: Mrs. W. W. Grant, Jr., Gas
ton, chairman; Mrs. W. W. Wins
low, Eagletown, Mrs. Willie Bob
bitt, Lasker.
Advertising Committee: Mrs.
Robert Price, Gaston, chairman;
Mrs. Howard Outlana, Conway,
Mrs. Floyd Outland, Eagletown,
Mrs. T. T. Stephenson, Garys
burg, Mrs R. M. Griffin, Wood
land.
The Council planned for the
Clubs of the County to tour the
tulip farms and Terra Ceia dur
ing 1941.
At the Council meeting year
books and score sheets were given
to the Club representatives to be
distributed to the members of
their clubs.
Substituting
Dr. R. H. Ames, from Duke Hos
pital, is serving here for Dr. T. W.
M Long while Dr Long is away
on his duties as Senator from
Halifax County. Dr. Ames, who
is making his home at the Long
residence, is expected to remain
here until the present session of
the State Legislature ends.
Miss Doris Hedgepeth returned
to Westhampton College Thurs
day after spending the holidays
here with her parents.
Announcement is made today by
Colonel Robert B. Davis of Enfield,
of the sale of his entire interest in
the Commonwealth Publishing
company and the Scotland Neck
Commonwealth, weekly' newspaper,
to Eric W. Rodgers of Scotland
Neck. At the same time Mr. Rod
gers announced that he had
transferred his accrued interest in
the Enfield Progress to Col. Davis.
For the past four years Messrs.
Davis and Rodgers have published
the Commonwealth and for the
past three years the Progress un
der a partnership agreement, Col.
Davis being business manager of
the company and Mr. Rodgers act
ing as editor for the publications.
Under the new arrangement the
Commonwealth will become the
property of Mr. Rodgers exclusive
ly and the Progress of Mr. Davis
Davis Sells Interest In
Commonwealth and Buys
Enfield Paper Outright
exclusively, but the two papers
will continue their cooperative pol
icy with respect to advertising
contracts and the like, and will
work in close unison on a number
of matters.
County Teachers
To Meet Monday
Dr. Walter Wilkins, coordinator
of the School Health Service from
the State Board of Health, will
speak to the teachers and princi
pals of the county schools at a
county-wide meeting in the Court
house at Halifax Monday night,
January 13. The meeting will get
underway at 7:30, an announcement
from the office of the County Su
perintendent, V. C. Matthews, said
today.
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