MARRIAGES
BALDWIN^-CHATHAM
The wedding of Miss Frances
Gwyn Chatham to Mr. James Ell
red Baldwin, of Medina, Ohio,
was solemnized in the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, in
Elkin, oh Friday night, December
3, at eight o’clock. Dr. William
A. Jenkins pastor of the church,
and Rev. L. B. Abemethy, a for
mer pastfr, officiated, using the
ring ceremony.
The bride was attended by Miss
Elizabeth Motpinger, of Winston
Salem, maid of honor; Miss Caro
lyn Lillard, of Elkin, bridesmaid,
and Betty Messenger, of Hart
ford, Conn., junior bridesmaid.
All wore ivory brocade with sash
es of crimson and carrying Colo
nial bouquets of crimson roses.
The bride entered with her fa
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ther, Alexander Chatham, who
gave her in marriage. She wore
a wedding gown of soft ivory taf
feta with flowing veil of tulle
caught with a coronet of orange
blossoms. Her bouquet was white
roses and lily of the valley. The
bridegroom was attended by his
brother, Martin Baldwin, Medina,
Ohio.
Mrs. Baldwin is the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Chatham. She was educated at
Fassifern school, Hendersonville;
Sweet Briar college, Sweet Briar,
Va., and later was graduated
from Culver Kindergarten school,
Hartford, Conn., in preparation
for teaching kindergarten.
Mr. Baldwin is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Baldwin, of Me
dina, Ohio. He was educated at
Trinity college and is a member
of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Since his graduation he has been
associated with his father, who is
publisher of The Gazette, in Me
dina.
Following the ceremony at the
church, the wedding party, im
mediate relatives and out-of-town
guests were entertained at a re
ception at the home of the bride’s
parents on East Main street, El
kin.
For travel, Mrs. Baldwin wore
a suit of slate blue with touches
of gray fur and harmonizing ac
cessories.
CROWTHER—MARTIN
The marriage of Miss Edwina
Martin and Mr. Edward Albert
Crowther, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Crowther, of Chicopee Falls,
Mass., and St. Petersburg, Fla.,
was solemnized on Monday morn
ing, December 6, at 10:30 o’clock,
at the home of the bride on Ros
lyn road, Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Crowther is the only
daughter of Santford Martin, edi
tor of the Winston-Salem Jour
nal and Sentinel, and Mrs. Mar
tin. She is a graduate of Mere
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dith college. For the past five
years she has been connected
with tne KFC in Washington,
D. C.
Mr. Crowther is connected in
business in Staunton, Va. After a
bridal trip to Florida, Mr. and
Mrs. Crowther will make their
home in Staunton.
WOOTEN—PRUITT
Miss Edith Pruitt, Whitehead,
and Mr. Vaughan Wooten, Ed
wards Cross Hoads, were married
on Wednesday, November 24, in
Independence, Va.
Rev. C. H. McKnight perform- i
ed the ceremony. I
They will make their home at!
Edwards Cross Roads.
LEES ENTERTAIN WITH
DINNER-DANCE SAT. NIGHT j
Mr. and Mrs. Purvis Lee enter
tained at Green Gables with a
dinner-dance Saturday night in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Hubbard, who plan to leave Spar
ta soon.
The dinner table was beauti
fuly set. At each end were can
dlesticks holding red tapers. A
course menu was served with cov
ers laid for Mr. and Mrs. Hub
bard, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hayes,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Waddell,
Mr. and Mrs. Clennel Richardson
and the host and hostess I
LOOKING AT WASHINGTON
(continued from page one)
to the unemployed and other
groups in an effort to develop
buying power.
When Mr. Roosevelt inaugurat
ed his program several years ago,
critics freely predicted that when
the time for retrenchment came,
the President would find it im
possible to hold down appropria-,
tions. Even those who were in!
hearty accord with the spending
program realized that it was dan
gerous in that, once started, it
might get out of hand. Congress
men who have heretofore support,
ed enormous appropriations for
various spending projects are
naturally reluctant to shut off the
stream of dollars which flowed
into their domains.
Many of our legislators would
prefer to continue the free spend
ing of the Government rather
than to curtail benefits in the in
terest of sound financial adminis
tration. Mr. Roosevelt, therefore,
faces a major test. Whether he
will be able to curb the spending
urge of Congress now that, in his
opinion, the emergency is not im
perative. remains to be seen but
anyone who is at all familiar with
congressmen realizes that it will
be a major political achievement
if the President succeeds.
SEEK POWER COMPROMISE
The struggle between the Ad
ministration and the public utili
ties seems to be moving into a
state of truce following confer
ences between the President and
leadjng magnates of the power in-1
dustry. Confronted' with repeated
statements that the power people
were ready to inaugurate an enor.
mous construction program and' as
sured that Government competi
tion would not wreck their in
vestments, the President explored
the situation with Floyd L. Car
lisle and Wendell L. Willkie. As
sured1 that industry had nothing
to fear, the utility heads lacked
any promise that the Government
will relax its present power pol
icy. However, Mr. Carlisle an
nounced that his companies would
spend more than’$100,000,000 for
expansion in the next two years,
believing that sufficient markets
for electric energy qan he found
to justify the investment.
UTILITY CONCESSIONS
Mr. Willkio, whose Common
wealth and Southern Corporation
has been at loggerheads with the
TV A for years, stressed the diffi
culty of securing adequate finan
cial support in the face of doubt
as to Government competition.
However, he proposed that the
utilities seek a “satisfactory rela
tionship" with the Government
and suggested two major conces- i
sions r (1) that the utilities elimi- i
nate from their capital structures !
immediately write-ups to the |
•amount of $1,491,000,000 report- j
cd by the Federal Trade Commis
sion in 1935; and (2) that the
utilities accept the ‘ prudent in
vestment” theory of valuation as
desired by the Administration. I
Mr. Carlisle also declared that he |
did not dissent from the Presi
dent’s “general ideas of valu
ations for the purpose of rate
making.’’
What’s What
About
Social Security
(106) Question: When will un
employment compensation bene
fits be paid?
Answer: This depends entirely
upon the State law. It just so
happens that in Region IV, com
prising North Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia,, District of Co
lumbia and Maryland, benefits
commence in 1938 under the
State Unemployment Compensa
tion laws.
,(107) Question; What is
necessary to be eligible for an
unemployment compensation bene
fit?
Answer: The requirements of
most state laws are that a work
er must have been employed dur
ing a minimum number of weeks,
which varies with different State
laws, and in an employment which
is included under the State act.
Monthly benefits are based on the
number of weeks worked and1 the
amount of wages earned.
(108) Question; I have been
receiving old age assistance but
it has recently been stopped. Is
there any action I should take?
Answer: If you feel that you
have not been treated fairly you
have the right to appeal to your
State Department of Public Wel
fare.
(109) Question: My employer
See Castevans Motor Co., for
radio batteries and tubes. tfc.
"The sluggard, li^e the peacock, is afraid
of rain.
DECEMBER
10— Porto Rico purchased
from Spain by United
States, 1898.
11— Marconi signals the let
ter "S" across the Atlan
tic by wireless, 1901.
12— Joeeph H. Rainey, first
negro member of con
gress, admitted, 1870.
IS—United States troops
the Rhine, 191&
3ar
U—Laying ol Pacific cable
begins at San Francisco,
Calif, 1902.
IS—Postal Treaty between
the United Sates and
Great Britain signed.
1848.
18-South Pole readied by
Captain Roald Amund
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DEAR.
f
Alka-Seltzer
Ton will really enjoy the taste—more like
water than like medicine.
ALKA-SELTZER. when dissolved in wa< _
tains an analgesic, (Sodium Acetyl-Salicylate), <
relieves pain, while its alkalising agents help to cor
rect everyday ailments associated with hyperacidity#
Tour druggist has ALKA-SELTZER. Get a 80s
guarantee.
will not make a note of my ac
count number or deduct the one
percent tax which I understand he
should do. What steps do you
advise me taking?
Answer: You should report the
facts as you have stated' them to
me to the Collector of Internal
Revenue in your State, or a
Deputy Collector in your City.
All matters involving taxes come
under the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
(110) Question: I was 66
years old on November 9 and
have been employed aU of this
year. Am I entitled to anything
under the Social Security Act
and do I have to stop working
to get any money that is due me?
Answer; If you have been
employed in any employment
which is not specifically excepted
from the Social Security Act you
are entitled to 3% percent of
the amount of wages you have
earned since January 1, 1937.
You do not have to stop work to
get this money.
(111) Question: I am an em
ployer, having just started in
business. How often do I have
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"adio batteries and tubes. tfe
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to make reports and pay taxes
under the Social Security Act?
Answer; The Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue collects all taxes.
Until December 31 a monthly re
port on Form SS-1, with the
amount of money to cover your
tax, is required under Title VIII
of the Act. After January 1,
1938, this report will be made
every three months. You have to
report annually on Form 940 the
amount of tax you are liable for
under Title IX of the Social
Security Act. This is due in the
hands of the Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for January 31 the
following year.
Red Cross Meet
To Be Held In
Sparta Fri. Night
A meeting of the Red Crow
Chapter of Alleghany county, will
be held tomorrow (Friday) night,
at 7 o’clock, in the courthouse,
Rev. R. L. Berry, chairman of
the chapter, has announced.
The work of the Red Cross
will be discussed by Dalton War
ren. Officers for the coming year
will be elected at this meeting
and plans will be discussed. All
members are urged t>o attend.
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