M-aramd Balanced Stylng
Th? brim orvd crown are core
fully balanced to provide flatter
ing effects P reshaped and
blocked by. factory experts for
lotting style
CislNM-Conilwt Fit
Specially constructed tweot
bond fits firmly without binding.
Always soft and comfortable ?
self-odjusting to the head
Perspiration Resistant
Oilsilk lining built under sweat
barid and pliofilm disc on lining
top prevent oil soaking through
to soil outside of hot.
The Friendtine label
represents the highest
quality in materials and
? xpecT workmanship
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?Home of Better Values
MEN'S STORE
For Men Who Discriminate
EACH year, more discriminating American men select Curlee Outer
coats for their Winter wardrobe. Nor are the reasons hard to find. Cur
lee Outercoats combine the maximum in style, comfort and quality. Pat
terned by expert designers and tailored by skilled craftsmen from the
finest of selected materials, these coats are the last word in smart good
looks and long, satisfactory wear. We are featuring Curlee Outercoats '
in a complete range of styles, models and sizes ? and every fOat in the
line is PRICED RIGHT. We cordially invite you to come in and see them
today.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moss, Mr..
I and Mrs. H. A. McDaniel attend
led the State-Carolina game Sat
j urday.
Miss Irene Alien and Diana
j Gamble attended the High Point-,
j Newberry Game Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs, R. B. Keeter of
j Grover visited her mother, Mrs.
I C. W. Richardson and Miss Pearl
j Hicks Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Turner of
j Graham were guests over the
weekend of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Lackey. , .
Clarence Black returned Mon
day from a visit with his son,
Ray Black and family in New
Jersey.
Dr. G. L. Kerr of Winston -Sal
em was a guest over the weekend
of his nieces, Mrs. Deck Fulton;
and Mrs. Palmer Fulton.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ruth were !
Sunday guests of his mother, Mrs.
W. M. Ruth and Mrs- Ruth's par
ents: Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Meroney
of Salisbury.
Mrs. B. A. Casey left Sunday
/or her home in Shreveport, " La.,
after a visit with relatives and
friends in Kings Mountain.
Miss Charlotte (Ducky) Jenkins
I of .Catawba College spent the
I weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Jenkins.
j > ' o ' ' *'
! Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Butterworth
j returned Tuesday from an ex- !
i tended visit with their son in
i New Jersey, and Mrs. Butterwor
1 th's parents in Suncook, N. H.
Miss Kathleen Dettmar left
Wednesday to resume her studies
at Ringling Bros. School of Art, ?
fin Sarasota, Pla. " ? -
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen re
j turned Friday from a business
trip through the New England
j States.
Mr..Jay Patterson and son, Jay,
Jr., Mr. Aubrey Mauney and son,
I Gene, spent the weekend at Hol
j den Beach on a fishing trip. .
j "
Hudson Bridges "was a patient
in Gaston Memorial hospital sev
eral days last week. His son, Ben
Bridges of Salisbury, came down
Saturday and Mr. Bridges return
ed home with him for a visit.
Mrs. C. E., Noisier. Mr*, M. L. j
Plonk '^nd Mrs. H. T. Fulton re- j
turned Friday from several weeks i
stay at Crescent Beach. ?
?Mr., and Mrs. D. M. Peeler and
son visited Mrs. Peeler's mother,
Mrs. M. H. Flowe in Greensboro
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Peeler and B.
S. Peeler, Jr., spent the weekend
in Asheville.
Mr. C. C. Hambrigtit of Hickory
was a weekend guest in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Goforth.
Little Sandra' Jean and Rickey
LeGrand have returned to their
home in Shelby after spending
several days with their grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Ware.
^fiillCashJon, siudent at New- j
berry College, was accompanied
back on Sunday by Mr', and Mrs.
Cashion and Miss Joyce Falls.
Mrs. B. N. Barnes and Mrs. Au-.
brey Mauney attended a meeting |
of North Carolina Council of
Chilrch Women held in Salisbury |
Wednesday and Thursday.
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By Leola M. Byerly. Field Rep.
Gastonia Social Security Office
Perhaps in the past you have
said, or have heard someone say:
"John If. was a corporation offi
cial with an upper-brackeU sal
ary. Now lie's retired and getting
social security benefit payments
monthly. 1 have my own business
and make modest income. When
1 retire, my income stops. 1 don't
come under social security."
That statement, made before
the President signed the amend
ed Social Security Act, would
have been wholly true. However,
under the , new law. and begin
ning in January 1951, you may
have social security protection.
The self-employed ? people
who work for themselves ? may
begin building toward old-age
and survivors insurance on the
first of live ,vMf. They, like the
salaried worker, may -ge.1 montli j
ly insurance payments w hen they:
retire: their families may pet
survivor's insurance if the self-;
employed worker should die.
The self-employed person will
bo covered by social security if
his net^earnings are at least $-100
a year. He will be given a quar
ter of coverage for each $100 of
his earnings but not more than
four quarters of coverage can be
credited to any one year. ' ? '
The self-employed person (who
is in effect both employee and
employer) will pay a social se
curity tax of 2 1/4 of his net earn
ings where the amount is $400 or
more in a year, beginning with
his net earnings for 1951. He
wij not pay on earnings of over
$3,600 a year. His first report for
social security purposes of his
earnings from self - employment
will be made as part 'of his in
Come tax return filed on January
1 or March 15, 1952.
This report of his net earnings
over $-100 and up to $3,-600 wj)l
include any profit from' his bus
iness operations (as sole owner or
partner) but vOi ! 1 not include in
come from such non- business
sources as rentals from real es
tate, unless he is a real estate
deafer, or dividends or interest
from stocks or bonds, unless he is
in the business of securities ex
change. Capital gains \nd loss- j
<**, ami itu-o;no (rum an estate or ^
trust will not bo considered as,
earnings for social -Kvuri.ty piir
poses.
five kinds of trade's arid busi
ness en terprUvS in which selt
employment will count toward
old age and survivors insurance
benefits are varied. As sole own
er or partner, you may operate a
store, a beauty parlor or a filling
station. You may have a barber
shop, a taverft, or operate your
own taxi. You may be self-em
ployed in your own manufactur
ing plant, or you may have a
shoe-shine stand. The size of your
business js not a consideration.
Again, you may be a free-lance
writer, art 1st, sign painter or in
dependent contractor.
To determine more quickly
wheJier your self- employment
work will come under social se
curity in January, scan! the fo( ? .
Jowing list of excluded profes
sions anil business operations
tour earnings .. I't not Ho covered
by the law jf they come from self
employment as a phisician. den
tist, osteopath, chiropractor. of><
tometrist, naturopth, Ohrislian
Science practitioner, veterinarian,
funeral director, lawyer, as a cer
tifred, licensed, registered or full
time practicing accountant, or as
a professional engineer or archi
tect. Farm operators also, are not
covered by social security,
In my next article I shall dis
cuss ihe household employee, the
second largest group to become
eligible for old-age and survivors
insurance benefits under the new
social security law.
SQUARE DANCE
Saturday Night, Sept. 30th
and every Saturday Night
206 West Warren St.? Shelby. N. C.
Music by: Rutus White and his Square Dance Band
Square Dancing ? Round Dancing
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Its exclusive interior construction (see sketch at left)
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UTTLE PRICE . . . BIG V AM 'K . . .
This portable oil heater rvlly carried to
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Fine, all steel coal or wood range ; . .
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