8A The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, April 10, 1990
Taxes On
Richard E. Mitchell
Navy Seaman Recruit Richard E.
Mitchell, son of Battle J. Mitchell of
Rainelte, has completed recruit
training at Recruit Training Com-
mand, Great Lakes, Illinois.
During Seaman Mitchell's eight-
week training cycle, he studied gen-
eral military subjects designed to
prepare him for further academic
and on-the-job training in one of the
Navy's 85 basic fields.
Seaman Mitchell's studies in-
cluded seamanship, close order drill,
naval history and first aid. Personnel
who complete this course of instruc-
tion are eligible for three hours of
college credit in Physical Education
and Hygiene.
A 1989 graduate of Midland Trail
High School at Hico, he joined the
Navy in October 1989.
Timothy L. Warwick
Navy Petty Officer I st Class
Timothy L. Warwick, son of Robert
N and Juanita K. Warwick of Marlin-
ton, has been selected as the Sun-
liner of the Year for Strike Fighter
Squadron-81, Naval Air Station,
Cecil Field, Florida.
Mr Warwick was chosen from
among all the sailors assigned to
the command, and was cited for his
outstanding performance of duty,
proficiency, leadership, initiative and
military bearing. He joined the Navy
in April 1981.
Messenger
PEOPLE
A. PERRY McGUIRE,
Sheriff and Treasurer
Of Greenbrier County
"If you hire someone to help you
with spring cleaning or otherwise
hire someone to work around your
house, it is likely you will need to
pay Social Security taxes for the
work," Roger B. Evans, Social Secu-
rity manager in Covington, said. This
includes babysitters and adult sit-
ters.
"Any time you pay a household
worker $50 or more in a three month
calendar quarter, the work is cov-
ered by .Social Security. According
to tax laws, you have a responsibility
as an employer. This means, among
other things, you need to ask to see
the worker's Social Security card."
Mr Evans said. "Copy the person's
name and Social Security number
as it is shown on the card. You will
need the worker's home address,
too, so you can send him or her a
W-2 form at the end of the year. If
work stops before the end of the
year, you can give the person the
W-2 form personally at the end of
the employment period," Mr Evans
added.
"You need to deduct FICA taxes
(7.85 per cent in 1990) from the
employee's wages and pay an equal
amount as the employer's share of
the FtCA taxes. The taxes must be
submitted to the Internal Revenue
Service within a month after a quar-
ter ends on IRS Form 942
(Employer's Quarterly Tax Return
for Household Employees)," Mr
Evans stated. If you have questions
about any of the IRS tax forms, con-
tact the Internal Revenue Service
for assistance. Ask for Factsheet
Number 11, "Household Workers."
The local office is located at 214
West Main Street, Covington, Vir-
ginia. Greenbrier County residents
may dial "00" and ask for ENTER-
" PRISE 1135 or call collect 1-703-
962-4941.
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1989 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER-low miles, air, cruise, extra sharp .......... $15,495
1989 DODGE GRAND CARAVANSE-7 pass.,V6, lOW miles ................. $15,995.
1989 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM-auto,, air, AM/FM stereo, low miles, ..L ....... $10,995.
1988 OLDS 98-cruise. air, auto., PW &PD ....................................................... $11,995.
1988 EAGLE 4 WD- auto., air, AM/FM Cassette ............................................. $10,995.
1988 PLYMOUTH RELIANT -4 dr., auto., air, ex. sharp! .......................... $7995.
1987 CHEV. CAPRICE CLASSIC SW-automatic, AC, extra sharp .......... $8995.
1986 'PONTIAC 6000 - air, p. windows & door locks, cruise, low miles ...... $7495.
1986 CAMARO Z28 - auto., air, low miles. V8, loaded, exc. canal ............ $9995,
986 FORD MUSTANG- 4 Speed ..................................................................... $4295.,
986 FO tD TAURUS GL- 4 door. auto., air. AM/FM cassette, extra nice.,$7495.
985 DODGE ARIES-auto., air ........................................................................ $3495.
985 DODGE LANCER- 4 door, loaded with extras ............................ $6995.,
985 EAGLE STA. WG.-4x4, air. auto.... ......................................................... $3995..
984 DODGE 600-auto., air. AM/FM stereo ....................................................... $3495..
984 BUICK ELECTRA S.W.- auot., air, cruise ..... : ........................................... $6995..
1983 DODGE ARIES - 4WD. auto., air, ex, sharp ................................ $3495..
1983 CHRYSLER LEBARON - 2 dr., auto., AC, AM/FM ................................... $2995..
1983 PLYMOUTH RELIANT- low mileage, auto., exc, cond ......................... $3495..
1983 CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE-luxury pkg., leather interior .................... $4995..
1982 DODGE ARIES - 4 D, auto., air, above Qverage .................................... $1995..
1974 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE " . ..................................................... $2495.,
1990 FORD F150 XLT LARIAT PKG. - 4x4, 5 spd., air ............. $14,995.
1988 DODGE W250- 3/4 ton LE & Prospector pkg., 4x4 .............................. $13,995:
1988 CHEVY 1500 SERIES 2-auto.. 4 WD. Scottsdale Pkg., low mileag,$11,995.
1988 DODGE RAM 50- 4 WD, long W.B., 8 spd, tow mi es ............................ $8495.
1988 DODGE W150- 8 ft bed, 4x4. 318 V-8.4 speed ........................ $I 1,995.
1987 DODGE W150- 4 WD, tong wheel base. auto. air, LE package ..... $I 1,995.
1986 DODGE W150-4x4, auto., LE pkg., fiberglass topper ..................... $9495.
1986 DODGE RAM 50 SPORT - auto,, low mile ................................. $7295.
Far From New
By Amy Ingram
Greenbrler:College Trainee
A nice grandmotherly lady sitting
in a rocker and patently sewing on a
seemingly endless project. This may
be the image the words quilt or quilt-
ing bring to mind• Far from a neces-
sity these days, quilting is being
taken up by men and women of all
ages as a hobby, a craft, and an art.
The Mountain Messenger inter-
viewed Betty Sheets, an employee
at Quilts Unlimited, located at 203
East Washington Street in Lewis-
burg. It is one of a chain of five
shops located around the country
and owned by Joan Fenton and AI-
bie Tabackman. Their other shops
are located in Aspen, Colorado; Wil-
liamsburg, Virginia; at The Home-
stead in Hot Springs, Virginia; and
at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur
Springs.
Quilts Unlimited carries both an-
tique quilts and recently made ones.
Quilts must be at least fifty years
old to be considered antique. The
antique quilts are purchased
through "finders" around the country.
The shop also purchases antique
quilts from estate auctions, and
some from individuals.
The modern quilts are sewn by
approximately 250 to 300
craftspeople who either piece, quilt,
or do both. The majority of these in-
dividuals live within a 40 to 50-mile
radius of Lewisburg. They use an-
tique quilts in poorer condition to
make quilted clothes, pillows, or
stuffed animals. The newer quilts at
the shop may be machine pieced
but must be hand quilted or appli-
qued.
Ms Sheets says she sees a vari-
ety as far as age is concerned. She
sees younger adults showing an
interest in piecing and quilting along
with the older adults who purchase
more templates or quilt patterns.
She also sees a number of men
who take an interest in quiltingl Pur-
chasers often use the quilts for wall
hangings or put them on a bed and
decorate a room around them. '
Ms Sheets adds the market for
quilts is growing. At this shop the
average price for a new queen size
quilt runs from $585 to $695. The
average price for a double bed size
antique quilt is $450 to $495 and
depends on quilt pattern, age, qual-
ity, and condition.
Jennifer Taler is a 33-year-old
shop owner from Rupert. Mrs Taler
says she began quilting as a hobby
because she always liked fabric and
loved quilts. She has been sewing
for approximately twenty years and
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Meadow Bridge 1934 Signature Quilt
quilting for around ten years. She
has sewn approximately seven or
eight quilts and uses them as wall
hangings, sells some of them, and
has given them as gifts. She also
makes quilted wall hangings and
aprons.
Mrs Taler is married with two
sons. She recently started her own
craft shop along Route 60 in Rupert.
The shop is called Sawdust and
Stitches and has been open three
months. She sells quilting supplies,
craft supplies, and needlework sup-
plies• The shop also does custom
framing. Mrs Taler sees an interest
from people of all ages. "1 have a
real demand for quilt classes," she
noted. She currently is teaching her
first class. This class has eight stu-
dents who are doing beginner lap
quilting. This style of quilting is done
using fabric blocks and does not re-
quire a quilting frame.
Mrs Toter decided to start this
business because, "1 had always
been interested in crafts and the lo-
cal need for such a shop was evi-
dent."
Obviously, quilts have an inter-
esting future and a rich history. A
quilt with such a history belongs to
Eugenia Thomas of Meadow Bridge.
This quilt was given to her as a
birthday present from her mother,
Mrs Nellie Garten, also of Meadow
Bridge. The quilt was used as a fund
raiser for the Meadow Bridge Mis-
sionary Baptist Church many years
ago.
Mrs Garten said the worship
service collection was used to pay
the two ministers and the Sunday
school offerings were used for litera-
ture for the classes. This left a need
for funds to maintain the building, so
the church formed a Ladies Aid to
assist with the problem.
The Ladies Aid began a rather
creative fund raiser. The women
started a quilt and charged ten cents
a person to have the names of fami-
lies or individuals embroideried on
the quilt. They began by placing the
names in small white triangular sec-
tions of the pattern but had more
names than room and had to put on
the outside border, or set-up
squares. According to
who was a member
Aid and assisted in botht
and solicitation of
quilt was completed in
Embroidered upon
the names of
dividuals. Mrs Garten
names from Meadow
Rainelle, Fayetteville,
and all the local areas•
keep all the names in the
of one person but the
too much and others
The names are mainly
viduals but there are
ness people, lawyers
and the names of a few
nesses, including the
Murphy's an(
Most of the people
for the quilt are either
no longer living in this
Mrs Garten. Some of the
pearing on the quilt ar
Kessler, Gladys
Lee, R. H. Blake Jr., Mrs F
face, Celesta Brugh, and,
the names of Mr and Mrs
ten and Eugenia.
Mrs Garten tells of a
and his wife, Cora,
names put on the (
do more. They had no
therefore, no more namesi
they had the name of
on the quilt.
Several years later,
purchased the quilt
for $25 dollars. She says
not remember exactly
there were objections to
the donation at the time.
the quilt to her daughter,
she always had an
thought she should have
The talent of
necessity for our
a craft and an art. Quilts '~
made to keep the
families warm during
or to decorate the
homes. With the advent (:
cially made blankets,
of favor as a common
the beauty and individuatit
is being carried on
like these.
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Rainelle
Town
Representatives of
Processing Company
Virginia, will attend
ing of the Rainelte ToWn
discuss the possible
chase of the Bowman
The news was
March 27 Council
corder W. H. JohnsOrL
has expressed interest
for the purpose, of
chemical recycling bU-'
plant is located on
of town and served as 8
of Gulf Oil products
1980. It was subset
to the Town of Raine le.
Visiting Reladves Driving You Up A WaIB
You know the story. Your Aunt Clara came to visit
for a few claw, but you're beginning to think
she's a permanent fixture in your house.
Bring her on down to U-Save Auto Rental
and we'll put her behind the wheel
of a dependable and economical car.
We can't guarantee she'll spend every hour
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sightseeing, but we bet shell have .
a great time driving her own car.
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In other business,
heard from Tracy
peared before the groU
about a delinquent
collection bi!l she
calved. She told the
never used the city's g
ice and thus did not
should have to pay the
members explained the
tial garbage collection
sessed against all
regardless of
used. No action was
matter.
Mayor John Hill read
Mantle Christy, a res!
near the Eighth
controversial
Christy complained
being dis
the goal be moved.
Youngsters have
playing basketball at
are creating a safety
passing motorists,
Hill. After discussion
Council, Mr Hill said lie
tigate the matter
gate possible legal
the city attorney.
The Council
budget, totaling
ure is $97,000 more
90 amount, due
i pected increase in ad
and gross sales in the
the extra funds
street repair.
