EVERYBODY IS
NOW FIGURING
, INCOME TAX
in Order to Be Helpful to Public,
Internal Revenue Bureau
Has Every Available
Officer in Field.
SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU
! DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15
With the due date for Income Taxes
?nly a few weeks away, the collectlou
?f this far-reaching tax on 1918 In
comes has started off with a bang.
Everybody is figuring income tax.
Payments and sworn statements of
Income must reach Internal Revenue
?fliers on or before March 15, and there
?re severe penalties for* delinquency.
Residents of North Carolina should
?take their returns and pay their
taxes to Josiah W. Bailey, Collector of
Internal Revenue, Raleigh, or to Aus
tin D. Watts, Statesvllle, or to any of
the deputy collectors who are now do
ing free advisory work In Income Tax.
-Pay your Income Tax by March
15," is the slogan of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, which has sent every
available officer Into the field to help
the public to understand the require
ments and to prepare the returns.
Who Must Make Return.
It is estimated that many thousands
of single and married persons In this
section of the Unted States who have
never before made annual returns are
required to do so this year.
Income tax returns must be made
between now and March 15 by persona
who come under the following classifi
cations :
Any unmarried person whose 1018
net income was $1,000 or over. Wid
ows and widowers, divorcees and irar
ried persons who are living apart from
their husbands or wives, are for tlie
purposes of the Income Tax classed as
unmarried.
Any married person living with wife
or husband whose 1918 net income was
$2,000 or over. The income of both
husband and wife must be considered,
together with the earnings of minor
children, if any.
Rcv.;n.:o Offers Aid.
Kncli per: * n I : the United States
who Is In either of these cla. sifh atlons
roust ifet busy at once if penalties are
to he avoided. lie should secure a
blani. Form lO'O \ for reporting net
fnei-"." up to $r: 0t i. or Form l(MO If
Ms r-. t lnc'x?U" exri eded that amount.
Fori.in aie being d.sirfhuted by Collec
tors and ill 'ir XXp.iius, also by banks.
J'.v f? !! the iir.tructions on the
f? s a ?? ?ct re*urn can he prepared
at I . I'M*. If a nerson needs advice or i
aid ilie Deputy Collectors in the fleiu ,
x.'i ; fura.sJi this without Charge.
'i'i:e ne\. liever.-io law places the In
come Tux duty on citizens and resl
deti:*??. The Internal Revenue Bureau
is sending its men to work right with
the public to get the tax and the re-,
tarns In. With active co-operation
every tax due March 15 will he paid
and every return required by law will
be in the Revenue offices on time.
Exemptions Allowed.
A single person Is allowed a per i
sonal exemption of $1,000. If lie Is sup- I
porting In his household relatives who
mrt dependent upon him he ma; claim J
the status of the head of a family who
baa the same exemption as if married, j
A married person who lives with j
wife or husband Is allowed a personal '
exemption of $2,000. The head of a
family is entitled to claim a similar j
personal exemption.
An additional exemption of $200 is
allowed for each person under eight
een or incapable of self support who
was dependent upon and received bis
chief support from the taxpayer.
A husband and wife living together
are entitled to but one personal ex
emption of $2,000. If they make sepa
rate returns the exemption may be
claimed by either or divided.
Accuracy Required.
Absolute accuracy is necessary In j
making up Income figures. Any per
son who Is working for wages should
find out exactly h?w much he received
during the whole year 1918. Fees,
bank Interest, bond interest, dividends,
renls received and all other items
must be reported correctly. Mere
guesses are not accepted, for they are
unjust alike to the taxpayer and the
Government and defeat the proper ad
ministration of the law.
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* INCOME TAX IS *
* TRULY POPULAR. *
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* "The payment of Income taxes *
h takes on a new significance *
* which should be understood by 'it
it every citizen. The taxation ays- *
it tern of tjiis country is truly pop- *
* ular, of the people, by the peo- *
* pie and for the people. Every A
* cfnfcen Is liable to tax, and the *
* amount of the tax la graduated h
* according to the success and for- *
* tune attained by each individual it
it in availing himself of the oppor- *
* tunltlea created and preserved *
* by our free Institutions. The *
* method and degreo of the tax I* *
* determined by ne favored claaa, *
* but by the representatives of the #
* people. The proceeds of the tax *
* should be regarded aa a national *
* Investment."? Daniel C. Itoper, h
, * CommlnsioMr ef Internal Have- *
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RAILWAY OFFICIAL WARNS FARMERS)
ORDER THEIR FERTILIZERS AT ONCB
Regional Director Winchell Find* Situation is Becoming
Precarious and Urge* Farmer* Not To Delay \
Till The Last Moment. \
"Please let me say a word to our farmer patrons. I
"The normal yearly movement of fertilizers in this/
region runs from three million to five millions tons. This*
means, in Tound figures, 160,000 carloads to be handled^
"Ordinarily most of this very large item of traffic iy
thrown on the railroads in the months of Januarw.
February and March. Great activity on their part w
necessary to handle the same well.
"By February 10th at least 40 per cent of the whola
fertilizer tonnage has usually been shipped, but this yeaflk
less than 15 per cent has moved so far, that is to say,
the movement up to date is about 50,000 cars short of |
what it should have been.
"It is easy for you to see what I fear.
"A flood of business at the last moment cannot 1 e
moved to the satisfaction of our patrons and complaints
will surely follow. We are anxious to avoid . jmpltints,
but it is obvious that we cannot move all of this torn ; ge
at one time. In order to do the job light it is tecessury
that it be well distributed throughout the /hoi ? three
months.
"During the past four or five weeks car onditicns
and weather have been favorable, but the fertilizers
have not moved freely and immediate activity is ntw
necessary to avoid a condiion which will be serious
alike to the farmers and the railroads."
ELECTRICITY AND FARM
CHORE!
Farm work is not just a su tte: of
taking a team to the fields and put
ting in so many hours a day plow
ing, harrowing, seeding, harvesting or
whatever the task might be. There
are also "the chores and farmers are
coming to realize more and more that
valuable time can be wasted in doing
chores, that is, where folks persist
in doing them in the old way.
In the field modern machinery is
employed to save time and labor and
to make possible short cuts, so that
the field work. One of the most im
portant of the time and labor saving
fewer hands can do the work and
keep the farm production up to the
standard that has been set for it.
Why isn't it just as reasonable to
employ short cuts about the barn, in
the chore work as in the regular
farm work in the fields?
A great many farmers are coming
to decide that it is, and your up-to
as he is using modern equipment in
date farmer is using modern equip
ment about the farm buildings just
forces he is using today is electricity.
Generally he gets it from one of
these small, individual electric plents
house or garage, or in any other con
venient place about the premises
This electricity he uses to light his
home, first of all, of course. Then if '
he and his hands are to "work effici- !
ently, he will light his barns and
stables and the surrounding yards.
Most of the chores in certain - easons
are done after dark, by the aid of |
a lantern. More of them would be ;
done after dark if bright el ictrlc
light were provided and that im.<h
more time would be left fci v <jk in
the fields. Then the farmer with elec
tricity will use electric power to sa\ e
steps, save work and save time. He j
will use electricity to pump the wat- i
er. He will have this water stored
under pressure so that it i3 forced to I
the faucets, cither at the house or i
barn, and no pumping or carrying is J
necessary. If there are many cows to |
milk, he will run the milking machine |
with an electric motor, and the farm |
boy who otherwise would be tempted j
to leave the farm to escape an uncon- I
genial job will be satisfied to stay
anij supervise so interesting an op
eration as milking by machanical
means. Then this electric power the
farmer will use to turn his grind
stone, the corn shelter or grinder, the
clippers for clipping mules or horses,
for cleaning seed, for a dozen differ
ent uses that will suggest themselves
wherever electricity is available.
Of course the women-folks will not
fail to reap a benetit from it, too,
for, besides the modern lighting, the
bath and indoor toilet that electricity
makes possible, the electric power
gives them the vacuum sweeper, the
electric vibrator with its healthful,
beautifying massage, and such house
hold machinery as electric washing
machines churns and the like. Then
there is electric heat for repair jobs
like soldering, for the electric electric
toaster or percolator, for the electric
warming pads for the sick room, for
the flat iron and various device! all
calculated to brinjj comfort, saving
or pleasure to the farm lamily.
City folks use these ?!ectrical de
vices as a matter of course, The
farm family can enjoy them too. and
reap a vast benefit.wherever there is
an electric plant rvniv it heir ce'm
mand. These plants give loctrkity at
any hour of the night They wiV
work twenty-four hoars ? day with
i riltof
out a grumble, without shirking,
without dodging a single duty, there
are many thousands in use now and
many more coming into use every
day for farmers >?ei "o ne earn
ing to recognise their 'remendous
benefits. The times demand tremend
ous energy and effort from 'armors
nowadays and no force is giving
more to help them supply these neces
sary elements than electricitycnd the
faithful farm electric plants.
COMMISSIONERS SALE!
By virtue of the power and author,
ity conferred by an order of the
superior court of Hertford county
made in the special procedings there
in pending, entitled D. F. Payne and
J. D. Payne-vs- LeRoy T. Payne, the
undersigned commissioner will, on
the th of April, 1919, about 12 i
clock m., in front of the postoffice
in the town of Murfreesboro, N. C.,
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash the following real estate. That
house and l:ot in the town of Mur
freesboro, N. C., known as the Geo.
D. and Sarah T. Payne Home place,
and bounded on the north by the lot
of James N. Lawrence, -on the east
by Spring avenue, on the south by
the lands of Mrs. E. O. Harrel! and
on >he west by the lands of the heirs
of Mrs. Bettie V. Barnes.
This sale is subject to the confirma
tion of the court.
This March 3rd, 1919.
D. C. BARNES.
Commissioner.
GIRLS! LEMON JUICE
IS A SKIN WHITENEE
How to make a creamy beauty lotion
for a few caifta.
The juice of two fresh lemons
strained into a bottle containing three
ounces of orchard whit makes a
whole quarter pint of the most re
markable lemon skin beautifier at
about the cost one must pay for a
small par of the ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through a fine cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
wili keeep fresh for months. Every
woman knows that lemon juice is
used to bleach and remove blemishs
as freckles, salloenwstdnasaDahh
as freckles, sallowness and tan, and
is the ideal skin softener, whitener
and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
and two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint of this sweet
ly fragrant lemon lotion and massage
it daily into the face ,neck, arms and
hands.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrattrix
of the estateof William H.ryant, Sr.,
deceased, late of Hertford - county,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons holding claims against the es
tate of said deceased to exhibit them
to the undersigned for payment on or
before the 26th day of January, 1020,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate paymnt.
This 25th day of January, 1919.
MARY E. BRYANT,
6t Administratrix.
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Pile* Cared In ? to 14 Days
PAY AND FILE
INCOME TAX
BEFORE MAR. 15
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Gives Warning That Sever#
Penalties Will Be Enforced.
WOMEN WITHIN LAWS SCOPE;
HOW THEY REPORT INCOME
The Income Tax drive come* to a i
close on Saturday night, March IS.
I The payments and retnrns due oa
that data nnder the provisions of tha
j new Berenae Law mast be In tha handa
I of local Internal Revenue Collector*
Vefore their offlces close that night.
1 Tha Income Tax la being collected t*
i#eet the war expenses. Every person
t#ho shouted and tooted his horn 6n
Armistice Day is now called upon to
Contribute his ahare of tha coat of wln
Jlng the war.
I The laggards and tha dodgers wffl
(rt t severe fines and )all sentences
Tile Internal Revenue Bureau an
nounces that lta officers will check us j
allA up to aee that every"peraoB who
ooni? within the scope of tha I*com*
Tii t\ law did hla share.
\ Where to Pay and File.
Residents of North Carolina should
makA their returns and pay their1
taxes V> Joslah W. Bailey, Collector of j
Interna1 Revenue, Raleigh, or to Ana
tin P. Y'atts, Stateeville, or to any of
the deputy collectors who are now do
lng free^d?l?ory work on Income Tax.,
Payment" sent by msll should be at- ' i
tached to returna and should be In !
the form \f check, money order or ji
draft Caw payments by mall are |j
sent at the taxpayer's risk of loss.
If you arek unable to make your re- '
turn personally becauae of Illness, ab- ?
aence or lneai>?clty an agent or legal |
representatlTj[m?J mak<' your return. >
If there are'any doubtful points aa j
to your Itema I'f Income or allowable j
deductions you get In touch at ;
once with a Revenue officer or a bank- j
er for advice. \ t :
Women'P?y Tax.
Women are suW*0* to all the re- ?
qalrements of the Income Tax. Wheth- !
er single or married,*# woman's Income |
from all sources mcatto considered. ?
If unmarried or If lb'nK apart from j
her husband she muat iuake her return [
for 1818 if her net Ino""e was *1,000 ?
er over.
If married nnd llvlntf.wiui ner nas
hand her Income must re considered
with the husband's In defTn'nlng the
liability fbr a return. Tle'r Joint In- -*?
come, leaa the credits alldwed by law, ..
is subject to normal tax. v The wife's
net Income Is considered separately In -j
computing any surtax that "lay be j
due. Husband and wife flle Jointly, as E
a rule. If the husband do** not In- ^
elude bis wife's Inoome In hV return 5
the wife must flle a separate rfturu. j.
Severe Penalties.
The new He venue Law places #*ere ^
penalties on a person who fall? "? &
make return on time, refuse* to rt'ike
return or renders a fraudulent return. _
For failure to make return and pay
tax on time a fine of not more Upn _
$1,000 is named and 25 per cent of t>e
tax due Is added to the asHemsmenf
Kor refusing willfully to make retur*
or for making a false or fraudulent re-'
turn there Is a One of not exceeding'
$10,000 and Imprisonment of not ex
ceeding one year, or both.
Farmers' Income Taxable.
Every farmer and ranchman who
had a fair or a good year In 1018 must j
heed the Income Tax this year. He
must consider all his Income as tax-'
able. He Is entitled to deduct from
lils gross income all amounts expended
In carrying on his farm. The cost of
farm machinery, farm buildings and
Improvements cannot be deducted. The
cost of live stock, either for resale or
for breeding purposes. Is also regarded
as Investment.
Overtime and Bonuses Taxed.
Salary and wage earners must con
sider as taxable every Item received
from employers and from other
sources. Bonuses and overtime pay
are to be reported as Well aa the regu
lar payments.
Allowances for Losses.
Losses sustained In 1918 Und not
covered by lnaurance are deductible
Items If Incurred In the taxpayer's
business or trade. In any transsctlon
undertaken for profit or arising from
Are, storm, shipwreck or other casu
alty or front theft
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* SQUARE DEAL FOR EVERY * ,
* INCOME TAX PAYER. *
* ' *
* Washington, D. C. ? "The *
* rights of all persons now filing * <
* Income Tax returns are amply *
* protected by provisions for * <
* abatements, refunds and ap- *
* peals," says Commissioner Dan- * 1
* lei C. Roper. * ,
* "Every person can he sare of *
* a square deal. No person Is ex- * I
* pected to pay more than hla *
* share of tax. Hla share la de- * ,
* termlned solely by the amount *
* and nature of his net Income for *
* 1918. as defined In tlie law. * 1
* "Abatement petitions are dealt *
* with open-minriedly, Itefunds will *
* be made In ever ? msc wliei, ,n *
* much iu.\ la < . ro.ien .ilj ,.|- * 1
* Ire ? il. <
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This feature makes it more valuable in that it
places soil in such condition that your ordinary
amount of commercial fertilizers can be (ready
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