Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

DAGgBORO PRAYER Day
Everyone is invited TO attend
program at Grace M. E. Church
Friday, March 8, at 1880 p. m. All
three Churches are participating.
EXAMTNATION-William 0. PEN
rose. dean Of the School Of Edu-
cation at the University OF Della
ware. has announced that the next
examination for candidates for the
degree Of Master Cf Education will
be held in Room 16, Robinson Hall,
from 800 a. m. to II noon, Saturday,
lay p. on the Newark campus.
CHURCH PR0GRAM-PastOr ID. !
b. Myers Of the Harrington Sew
enth-day Adventist Church viii be
in charge next week Of the Chapel
Hour heard each morning Monday
through Friday over Milford Radio
Station WKSB from 800 to 9:15.
Pastor Myers will give some devO-
tiOnal studies 10 stimulate a great
er interest In the study of the BIZ
bic. WKSB is heard at $50 on your
radio dial.
( SISTER PARTY-Mary Rebekah
/ Lodge No. IS held it's annual Secret
Sister party in Odd Fellows Hall
I last week. There was an exchange
Of gifts followed by a program Of
entertainment and refreshments.
Serving on the entertainment COM
mittee were Mrs. Elizabeth Swain,
chairman; Mrs. Helen Wilkins,
Mrs. Olive Adams, Mrs Virginia
Millman and Mrs. Ruth Byram.
TAX RETURNS-With about two
weeks remaining before the March
IS deadline, fewer than four out
Of 10 Delaware tax payers have
filed their 1853 federal returns.
OF the 100000 returns expected
52,9S7 have been received so far, ac-
cording to Francis p. Graham, di-
rector Of the Delaware district Of
fee, Internal Revenue Service.
Mr.. Graham coupled his an
nouncement with a plea that tax
payers file their returns as soon az
possible to ease the last-minute rush
possible TO ease the last-minutf
rush.
Mr.. Graham said that to date 9
; total Of 81 ,3O6.02S has been certified
: in refunds to Delaware taxpayers.
SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS
"A large number Of DelaWareanl
. are getting social security credits
from both wages and self-employ
! ment income at the same time,
it was stated today by MyTOn Nil
bouer, manager Of the Wilmington
Office Of the Social Security Admin
4 stratiOn.
while both count toward socis
4 security payments, taxes are pal
on up to a total Of only $1,000 10
year" the local manager addei
. Wages are counted first, and the
i gelf-employment income"
4 For example, a person who WOrE
: in a factory part Of the year an
earns wages Of $250U may ais
= operate a business and have M
s earnings Of $2S00. At the end
the year he would file social seoul
;ty taxes on the self-employmeT
income at the same time that h
d files his annual income tax Teturl
.e However, he would pay soci'
r. security taxes On only S1l0O
N self-employment 5HcOme because
IS. the factory earnings Of S250O.
lg JOBLRSS BENEFITS Unen
ID lployment compensation benefits pa
K, in Delaware rose 81 per cent b
tween December, 1853, and Fe5f
IS ary. 1854, the Unemployment Coz
% pensatiOn Commission announcI
this week
ne Albert Stetser, executive diTactC
, . said February payments aEsS0nt
IL 10 $3.50 724, an increase OF soT
s12l 600 over the December total
"a s23s 600. The January figure "
a s278, ,2l9.
The average weekly chech "
pensed By the commission is abe
q. - S22. Mr.. sStetser said The eXa
-; ~ number Of checks and number
y claimants are not yet known
q These figures are a part Of
established and standard patte
that we can confidently expect OF
month-to-mOnth basis from Dece
his her through February each yea
Iav a commission spokesman said.
no "But." he declared, the 20
ne amounts per month and the din
Isl ence from month to month are M
er at this particular time than u
liz ever have been in any recent p
rec viOus year.
-tv. "We can only conclude tnat IN
It's. figures are a cOTrelatiVe tnaL
,.1 .fcce1,, tiad In with the unempl