I-~amstead, Is ,off, ending Leaders copted a posiltfion wi~h Doubleday flowers ~hroughout ¢;he house were
You~h ~a~p ~t Jack.s~n's ~Vti,li ~S Book Factory in Berryv~l,le, Va. on ~rranged by `Mrs. Boyd and Mrs.
week. ~nd~y. ,Hosfeld. Guests were prese~n`t from
Robert Braithwaite Mr. and ,lVh~. Wayne y¢in,g and ~IV~iss Eleanor Creazner, d,augh%er Kearne~svil,le, Shen,andoah Junc-
,family of .Alexandria, Va. spent of Mr. and Mrs. H,arry Creazner is ~ion, Shepherdstown, `Martinsburg,
last `Monday with ~he ~a~0ters sister on a week's vac~Mon th~s week. Charles Town ,and P~llade'lphia,
Mrs. Edith Thomas. M~ss Paka~c~u She is presently em~ployed w~h Pa.
Win,g is vi,si~ting wiith her aun~ and Patterson's Drug Store, Mur~ns- Miss Buhrman Will Wed
cousi,n, `Miss Darlene Thorn,s for burg.
a M:ttle vChile. ~iss Kaye Buhrman, dau,gh`ter 'Mr. and Mrs. Harold U. Buhr-
The Circle of .the Presby#~erlan of Mr. and `Mrs. Harold Buhrman man of Kearneysville, announce
Church met at ~he home o~ Mrs. is vi~ting for a few days width 'her ~he en~agemer~t and forthcomlng
Harold Buhrman Thur~i,ay r~g~t, friend and classmate, M~ss Betsy marriage of *their d~augh~er Carol
June 25. H,~l~xn, ~hepherdstown. Elizabet~ to John William Hen-
Chaplain ~V~ar~tn of Newtton D. Miss Paanela H,I'H, t~hepherds- d~icks, Jr. of near She,pherd~t~wn,
son of Mr..and Mrs. John Hen-
Baker Ve~vans Admlnis~ra~ion ~ywn ~s vlsl,ting wi.th her f~iend, d~icks. ~v~iss Buhr~n,a~, a graduate
Hospi~a~l was gues~ rr~r~ster in ~he ~V~tSs Berad~:ne~tra S~deU~ger~s onf°r a few ofa Shepherdstown High SChool is
PreSb~an Church Sunday o~t d~.g:ss a weeks member of the scarf of ~e B~nk
12:30 p. m.
~lss Virginia Creamer ¢isi~ed v~c~Vion from the ~armen~ r-~- of Charles Town. Mr. Hendrieks,
over ~he past weekend with her tory in ,M~r~lnsburg. ,altso a graduate of Shel#herdstown
'parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. (:til~ert Mrs. Edna S~nley, Fror~t Roy- Hig~ School, is a~sociated wl,th ~s
Creamer. ~e arrived home ca Fri aL Va. visa,ted Sunday w~h her ¢~ther in farming. The wedding
day as this was ~-he 4'th ~f July siSters-in-]~w, Misses Belle and well occur Sunday, Augu,st 9 in t)he
Le~h H'amS~vd, dau- h~Mday weekend. Lo~s Stan~ley and ,Mrs. Robert PreSby~eri, tn Church a~t KearneFs-
and ,Mrs. Elwoocl~Mrs. Robe~ Brai~hwaSte has ~tc VChi~t~g, Sunday: v~=He. '
Mi~ 'Mary Frances Creamer 'Mrs. Francois Loges ,and dough-
sperms a ,few days l,~t week wi'th ter, Yvonne, t~al,timore, visl~ted
,he/" grandmother ,Mrs. Wa~er w~.th her sister and b~ther-in-l,aw
'Lloyd Clmxles Town. Mr. a~ud `Mrs. Harry Creamer and
.The Evergreen 4-H Club met f~mi,ly Fr~d,ay.
Monday n~$1~t in ~he Presbyterian Mr. and .Mrs. Rober~ Braibh~v~lt~
Educ~l~)n~l bufld~ng. H~tesses motored to Berryvllle, Va, where
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY for ~e mee~ng were IMvs. William they u~tended a family picnic on
V2hite and Mrs. Herber~ Evevhart. the Shen,andoah Paver ,banks Sun
CONDUCTED BY Mr. and Mrs. Buddy 8w~rtz v~s- day.
ited with her pa:ren~ Mr. and Mr. Joseph Dodge Jr. vial,ted
and NULL, Auctioneers. Mrs. G41bert Creamer on `the 4~h. wi,~h his sister and brother-in-taw
Mr. John Bralt'hw,aite, Byrd's Mr. ,and ,Mrs. Harry Cre~:mer ~the
Orchard. Charles Tow.u spen`t ,Mon pa~ week. On S~ffi~urday hhey .mo-
day wi¢Ch .his f~ends ,Mr. ~nd ,Mrs. tored to ¢~he ~hen.andoah River
to discontinue farming and will sell on prem- Harry Creamer. where .t~hey served a picnac ,lunch
as "The Ramsburg or I)elphey Farm", located on Creamers Married 25 Years and waded.
Road" whieh leads from Hansonville (U. S. A reception was g4ven ~or Mr. ,Mrs. Herbert EverCnart and ehitd
• 15) to Uticst in Frederick County( Maryland, on and `Mrs. C~lbert Creamer wt ~heir i rein spen~ Sa`turd, ay in Was~Angton
home in Kearneysvil:le. ~t,burday D. C. shopping.
, JULY 15, 1959 m~. T, he recep~on ,honored the Mr. and Mrs. Laird ,Marsh,all
Couple's 25.~ wedding anniversary and .sons Benny and Ky spen~ the
~I~'l,ler and sis`ter, Miss
spen~ Sunday wit~
d~u,$h,ter WirE. Joe
Brook, Va.
EdW~d B.adget~ is ~a ;pa-
Town General
Town.
Buddy S~vartz v~s-
and uncle Mr.
Creamer and if am
m,g~t.
Robert Bra~t2~w~ -
Ohrls~na v~si~-~d
Paren,ts Mr. ~,nd ~ns.
~nd his sister
`Mr. and ~Ma~s.
~nd son C'~rl Lee
Charles Town ~a~
, • ,
recent tragic death of my husband, Leon J. Vi'rts,
AT 10:00 O'CLOCK A. M. (D.S.T.)
THE: FOLLOWING TO-WIT:
-:HEAD DAIRY CATTLE - 45
cows, mostly Holsteins, some close springers, all
from now until Fall; 8 close springing heifers, 6
1 Holstein Bull 2,yrs. old. This herd Is T. B.
Accredited, majority vaccinated. Health sheet
animal.
Farmall Tractor and Cultivators; 1½
Truck with ~ttle racks; 2 2-bottom gang plows;
hgJrr0w, tractor springtooth harrow, tractor mower,
rake, New Holland Baler, Alils Chalmers Combine,
row corn cutter, hammer mill, ensilage cutter and pipe,
manure spreader, low down wagon on rubber, fiat bed
s; Superior disc grain drill, tractor corn planter, Handi
Tractor, electric ice cream freezer, 175-gallon oil
of used lumber, 2 deepfreezes. Many miscellaneous
' EQUIPMENT::~180-gallon Gurton Milk Tank, 3
and Pump; Smithway Permaglas Electric Water
double wash tank, single wash tank, several milk cans,
machine rack, buckets and strainers; upright steam
cart, wheelbarrow, electric dehorners, electric cow
fork~ shovels, scrappers, brushes, and miscellaneous
Stapehions.
AMOUNT OF HAY AND FEEDS.
Ducks and Laying Chickens.
FURNITURE.
M{scellaneous Articles that are not mentioned.
OF SALE::---CASH with Clerk on Sale Day and
removed until paid for.
: MILDRED LOUISE VIRTS
,and was 'lmsi :l by 'Mr. and Mrs. weekend w ¢h ,forrmers nephew
Creamer's children, Virginia. GO- Dr. l~arshaH Ri`tter ~n.d ,family in
bert, Jr., Barbara Gall and Mary Boal~burg, Pa.
Fra~nces Creamer and `Mr. and l~lchard Moore of aVlartinsburg
i Mrs. Stew~art Curl,ton S~avtz Jr. wil,l be guest minister at Grace
Aborts 75 of 'Mr. and ,Mrs. Cream- Reformed Church Sunday ~t 9:30
er's relatives and friends were a.m.
,present icy Che occasion. A cer~ter ,Miss Arlene Zin,u spen`t two
piece of lilies and whi,te snapdrag days in Washington, D. C. visiting
onE, arranged by his sister, Mr. her uncle Frank.lin McAtee and
Ercel Boyd and ~iver candelabra sister M~ss BlanChe Zlnn.
adorned ,tahe ~ble , ,from .w~ich 'Mrs. Harry Creamer and `Mxs.
'Mrs. S, Rodney Hlnwood of Kear Robert Br~l~h~a~,te visited with
neysv~le poured pun0h ,and his sis her ~riends Mrs. Boteler IAnk and
ter, `Mrs. Fred Hosfeld of Shena~n- `Mrs. David Link ~henandoah Jun-
doa~ J~D,ction served cake. Other otion.
`Mr. J. D. McOarty ~s on his ~wo
e e
A LAITIN TEITAMIINT
1'0 YOUR DEVOTION ,
Book
weeks vaca`tlon from the B. and O.
Railroad.
,Mr. and `Mrs. Harry Creamer
and f.axnily spen* ~unday wiGa her
sister ,Mr. and Mrs. Charles Darr
and son C~uckie Round I-~ll, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul ~VIeCarty ~nd
son of Vienna, Ca. spe,u`t #)he week
end wi~h his parenlbs `Mr. and `Mrs.
`McOarty.
Mr. and Mrs. l~bert Brai,Vhw~i
and daughter Chris~tina a~end-
ed Vhe Fishel Reunion in Berry-
vil~le, Va. l,azt Sunday.
" Deferred From Last Week
The Circle of the Women of the
C~n,arc~n will meet width Mrs. Har-
old Buhr~nan on Thursday, J,une
25 a`t 7:30 p, m.
`Mrs. Corr~ne Farrell Charles
BY JOHN A. FIELD JR.
State Tax Commissioner
The Business ,and Occul~tlon
Tax is West Vlrgin,ia's largest sin-
gle source of general reve~uue.
More commonl~ referred ,to as
the 'gross sales ,tax,' ~he levy pour
ed $43,963,956.11 into ,the state's
/en~ in t~ne Charles Town Hos~pi,bal
suffering with a ckipped bone in
her ankle which ~he received in a
fail a few weeks ago.
~Ma~hin WeMer is visiting her
'mot~her Mrs. Leola WeHer. He is
~t, ationed ~t N. A. A. S. Reau
Field, Calif. and is a member of
bhe helicopter U~tHi~ty Sq. One (H.
H.)
Friends and rela, tives were sad
cloned by the sudden dea~ of Mr.
Cl~'ence Turner v~hich occurred
June 25. He had been in failing
heal.th for abou, t t~vo years.
IA,btie Beverly B~l`ton and Char
lea Lucas of Waynesboro, Va. are
~isitdng ~edr gr~nd~axen~ Mr.
a,ud Mrs. Ed H,azn~ond and aurtt
(Miss Ch~'nilla Wil~hire.
:Mr. DMe Seal suffered a pain-
~u~liy sprained ankle and possibly
fracture when a wrench he was
using slipped and caused h~m to
ff~ll backwards.
Jmhn Brookman, son of Mr. and
,Mrs. Cave Brookman is home on
a 15 day leave from Camp Hood,
Texas. He is now a mem'ber o~ an
engineering battalion h~tvang trans
~erred f.rom the M. P. School.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Swger and
general revenue ~und for ,the fis-
cal year ending June 30. 1958.
Receipts from ~the tax are ex-
pected to be somewhat lower for
the .fiscal period ending June 30
of chis year. The total may fall
in the neighborhood of $42,000,-
000.
The cax is one of the best mir-
rors we have of West Virgin,ia's
business condi`tio~ns.
Over the years collections have ,Mr. and Mrs. Grocer Thomrson
gone up and down the ladder inIspe'nt Sunday wi,th Mr. and Mrs.
direct reflection of the s`tate's bus Donald Sager in Shepherdstown.
iness climate. `Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mercer
Apprixmately 35,000 ,businesses of Middletown, Pa. spen,t the week
file under this ~tx program, end v~i,th her paren, ts Mr. and Mrs.
Back in 1921 the West Virgin- Clif~xu Gr~ves.
la legislature ,passed a Gross Sa'les Mrs. Gertrude Braxl{ey of Mc-
Act. Keespovt, Pa. ~has ,been visiting
The tax ~ook on i.ts ,present her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
form in 1933. In that year .the Leg I.~wis Sager.
islature passed :the Consumers
Sales Tax Act a~nd revised many EH'G E
existing :tax programs.
The ~ax, as adopted by the law
makers, is actually on .the "priv- By Mrs. Lena Ambrose
ilege of doing business in West
Virginia." It differs from `the fed- ,Mrs. Dorothy Price of Baltimore
eml income t~x in hhra)t t'he l a~bter spent l,as,t week w.i,~h Mr. and ,M~s.
tax is based on the t~xpayer's net Harry Locke.
income. `Mrs. Helen McDonou~h and
'l~ne tax is divided into ~wo gen daughter of Charles Town spent
eral alassifications. Wednesday w~h Mr. and ,Mrs.
As related to manufacturing ,Marvin Breeden .and family.
anch~ral resources,it is measured
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON FARMERS ADVOCATE
THURSDAY, JULY 9. 1959 7--1} : :
and family Monday evening.
Miss Mary Lou Jenkins has ac-
cepted a position as secretary witk~
The Finance Co. ,in :Martinsburg.
Mrs. Jack Catrow and Mrs. Geo
rge ~ageby went to Wes,tminis~ter
Friday afternoon to get Misses
Dorrene Gageby a,ud Betty Lou
Catrow who had spent ,the week
there at camp. They enjoyed it
very much and {ound {t very in-
teresting.
Mr. and ,Mrs. David (~ageby and
d~tughter v~sited tMr. and Mrs.
James Pott~s and family in Shep-
~herdst~wn Sunday nigh`t.
Mr. and Mrs. q:ommy IAgh`tner
a~ud children of Washington and
Mr .and ~Mrs. Bill Posts and dau-
gh~rs of Bohvar visited Mr. and
Mrs. David Gageby and family
l asL Sunday.
Mrs. Es~,her Bragg ,and daugh-
ter Beverly visited Mr. and Mrs.
James Mitchell in Brunswick last
week.
Mrs. Rose Haubaker and Mrs.
Pearl Watkins of Hagerstown vis-
ited Mrs. Leona Ambrose Friday
afternoon.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
Discontinuing housekeeping, I will sell at my home
in Middleway, Jefferson County, W. Va., on
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1959,
BEGINNING AT 11:00 O'CLOCK A. M. (D. S.T.)
ANTIQUE and MODERN FURNITURE
Mahogany Pedestal Table, Mahogany Sideboard,
Latrobe Stove, Shaving Glass, Mahogany Wardrobe,
Gilt Framed Mirror with Marble Wall Base; Mahog-
any Chest of Drawers, Tear Drop Stand, 4 Caned
Adams Chairs, 6 Wooden Bottom Chairs, Several
Very Old Chairs, 2 Old Clocks, Walnut Hall Rack,
3 Old Trunks, Piano, Chest, Lamps, Mahogany Sofa,
Pine Cupboard, Large Pine Medical Breakfront,
Wooden Bed, Franklin Stove, Box Stoves, Dishes,
Glass, Number of Books, Bottles, Baskets, Jugs. All
of the above is Very Old.
Oak Extension Table with Leaves; Oak China
Closet, 6 Oak Chairs, Stoves, Cooking Stove, Studio
Couch, Oak Book Case, Kitchen Tables, 3 Rugs,
Feather Bed, Pillows, Mattress, 5 Iron Beds, 1Vz
Tons of Stove Coal, 2 Ice Boxes, Wooden Churn,
and Lots of Other Articles.
TERMS:--CASH. Nothing to be removed, until
settled for.
Mr. ,and Mrs. James Wel`ty a,nd
by the value of the manu'factured datt~hter of BM'.timore ,and `Mrs.
product or t~e ~atural resources Edi,th Wel`ty of Shenandoah Junc
(coal, gas, oil e¢c.) produced. It tion visited Mr. and `Mrs. George
dOes not pertain to actual sales. Greenwalt Sunday.
For .all other businesses ,the ,tax Mrs. Lillian Keller of Charles
is based on the firm's gross in- Town spent several days the pas.~
,come. week w~th her paren,ts Mr. and
Three Fourths of ,the ,business Mrs. John Fraiser.
.filing under this program tax Mr. and Mrs. `Marvin Breede~n
make quarterly tax 'payments 'to ,and femlty visited Mr. and `Mrs.
the state. William Breeden in Ranson Sun-
If a concern's `tax liability for day rflght.
*he year is e)¢pected to exceed Mr. and Mrs. John Wet ty and
$100 ~,he quarterly paymen,t meSh- baby of Waynesboro, Pa. and Mrs.
od is required. ~f .~he annum tiab* Propps and baby of Charles Town
llity is less `than $100 the ,tax may visited Mr. a~d Mrs. T. W. Welty
be .paid on an an,nual :basis.
Forms on which the tax should
be computed are distributed to Che
,taxpayers by the Business and Oc
cu~pation Tax Division of ,the
State Tax Department.
Payments are then rendered to
that division.
The $43,963,956.11 yielded by
the tax ffor the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1958, set a new high for
this levy in West Virgi,uia.
MISS SOPHIE S. BATES,
MIDDLEWAY, W. VA.
Lunch Served by Ladies of the Episcopal Church.
PAUL MILLER, Auctioneer.
R. H. HARDESTY, Clerk.
July 2 - 2t.
114 North
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Charles Street
MOTOR OVERBOARD!
`Mr. ~,nd Mrs. Henry ~ike 'of ,Mor
gRl~town spen~ a nigh~ wi~-~ %he
latter's :brother and sis~terqn-law
`Mr. and ,Mrs. Elwood Hamstead.
SET'N FORGET burner with o brain
...the most wonted, the most
Importont single feature in c,
modern ronge today
Soy goodbye forever to bothersome
pot watching, scorching, burning and
mossy boil overs. 'This thormostati-
colly controlled burner controls the
temperature automatically.
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This one's destined for ,Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Thoreson Now, you get the most wanted gas
Davy Jones's locker. The and ,children Sparky a~d Anna
loss of a motor overboard Renee, Alexandria, Va. vlsi+ted . ~r~n~e: vange, in America, TAPPAN . . . and
is just one of many acci- Thursday ,with her sister-and bro. Insur.nce ml~w with it the most wanted automatic
dents that could happen ~ther-in-law Mr. ,and `Mrs. Harry
to your outboard equip- Creamer and ,family. InV._diana feature, the fabulous SET 'N FORGET ..........
msnt. Ask about our Out- Mr. :and `Mrs. l~oy Putman cele- your
board Boat and Motor brt~ed ~heir lCth .~nniversary w~th ~..._.~i.t -- burner Wiih a etherbrail~exclusiveabS°lutelYTAPPANFREE
Insurance covering fire, a +large q~wo-,tier cake, ,co cream IIUlU' Store.g, t001 ... plus many
theft, windetqrm, colli- and coffee. A number of friends Ibatures. Plan now to take advantage
sion, and many other and rel,a~ves were in P+o ~help col- An outboard motor dropping MODEL NO. DCV-3776
perils. ~ ebrate Che oeoaslo,u. " Off is only one of the hazards ti~ Otf~! _~O
of .ited REGULAR
~v~iss Eleanor Creamer visitedthat can sin your boating
H. S. CLOPPER, JR aunt Mr. ~nd `Mrs. John
Porte~ield Hedgesville Monday ev |un. Accidental damage, fire wt$&'/''v II/
Insurance, Real Estate emng. or theft can hit cvcn thc mog .ALUE.PACKED with" Wonderful Features
and Bonds Guy c ec, a ,guest in +he Na t- cautious. LESS TRADE HERE ARE dUST A FEWl
~on, al L~theran ttome in 'Washing,
Formerly W. Berry Grove ton, D. C., is spending ~hree or Make sure your investment $ 81-07 ....
Agency ,cur days ~J+t~. +his ~i~ter 1V~iss won't di~app+ar o . . protect , i~l~~sIZZLe N SUPlia-CAPACIT~ PUrl O
K+hleen lV~oKee and his o~iece, it with outboard motor.
120 : E.charlesWashingtOnTown, W. Streetva. i oyMrS'Mr.Willis&nn ajosel linShewbridge &artlnsburg.DodgeJr.and v,sfted J" Le- lamran¢¢. + $248" 88
Telephone 216 w~`th ,his sister ,and brot'her-|nqaw
Mx. and ~rs. Harry Creaxner ffrom
Tuesday morning of ~a~t week un-
til"Monday morning of ,t~is week. DELIVERED and INSTALLED s,m e. SUaNe.SOVeN S OKeLES$
Revolutionory (eosy-to* Cooks comp e+e meal aRoILIER
On Mo~uday morning ,Mr. Dodge re cleon) burners offer for 30 people yet is Pulis out eosily Am
d nd eco~omicn~ too forsilent boll b~arin~s.
~urned ¢o ~hc New, ton D. Baker sr.o,.r sp.e ~ , , ,
Veteran!s ~IospiSall IV~artinsburg ,co.om~ with the low- faro y s xe oven e¢odor body hft$ ,vt
est turn-down possiblel mea|s. LIFEI'tME for eosy cl*anlnS.
Where he has ~een a p~bien¢ for Guoranteed for life. guoranlee. ~mokele~sbroilerl~l,
nearly a year.
IMrs. Harry Creamer and dough
ters Eleanor,Sylvia and Penny v~s
Sted wi~t~ IMr. an~i !Mrs. John 'Bral
~hv~a~',tC al ~yr~'S Oz, olmrd Charles
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Over two- th rd of ,the total HtrffordFire
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