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(T :- " Et . is "D THE PUBLIC WELFARE ft JHE UiJ&EST OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE TT T7 ! TTs NEWS IS W I I II VI V ,1 O Vol. 1 No. 12 CHATilP CLARK WILL FACE HARD FIGHT Members of Confrets Are Opposing Him as Minority Leader. Not in Harmony With Party A Washington, Mar. 19. Adminis tration friends in the House, repre senting all sections of the country,) have "undertaken what promises to be a successful fight to prevent the se lection of Champ Clark by the Demo cratic caucus for minority leader in the Sixty-sixth Congress. Leaders of the movement declare a majority of the Democratic membership will uphold President Wilson by repuliat ii g the present Speaker's war course and "sarcastic antagonism" to the Administration. It has been an open secret in Washington that Speaker Clark has never forgotten nor forgiven those who contributed to or benefitted by his defeat for the presidential nom ination at the Baltimore- convention in 1912. His animus has been shown repeatedly by unfriendly acts and re ferences, and by his attitude on legis lation recommended by President Wilson. He refused to vote on the declaration of war, earned country wide condemnation by his speeeh as serting there was "precious little dif ference between a conscript and a convict," and is now reported to con template a tour of the United States in opposition to the League of Na tions. Representative James H. Mays of Utah, a member of the reorganization executive committee, consisting of 15 Democratc representatives from 11 states, has issued a statement appeal ing to administration supporters to elect a leader in accord with Presi dent Wilson. The reorganization committee has declared that without unified leadership the party is "doom ed in advance to defeat." This is not time to put jealous en emies or soreheads in charge of the party leadership, "Mr. Mays insists. "We want a leader who will not in wardly rejoice afr the abuse of the President. We cannot have antag onistic leaders. "The President is being bombarded from the front and from ambush. We must not instill and suppor lead ers who will shoot from the rear. We cannot afford by our votes to ap prove , sarcastic antagonism to the League of Nations. Our people are heartsick and weary of war and will rebuke their servants who go counter to the earnest determination of the President to ciystalize the hopes and desires of the civilized world into a living covenant of peace." -- w- Representative J. Y. Sanders, form er Governor of Louisiana, is chair man of the reorganization executive committee. On the committee with am are William A. Ayers, Vice-Chairman, James B. McClintic, Secretary. James H. Mays Utah, Richard S. Whaley, S. C., Guy E. Campbell, Pa, H. L. Godwin, N. C, Henry T. Rainey, - 111., Carville D. Benson Md., Warren Gard, Ohio, D. H. Kincheloe, Ky., M. M. Neeley, W. Va., Patrck McLane, Pa., John W. Rainey, 111., W. W. Hastings, Okla., John V. Lesher, Pa. A. B. Rouse, Ky., Harry L. Gandy, S. Dakota. Since Speaker Clark has been quot ed as having said to a group of Demo crats that "Wilson s League of Na tions has as much chance of adoption as you have of being Pope of Rome.' the movement to prevent his selec tion for the House leadership has found many new friends m Admin istration circles. WHAT FERTILIZERS SHOULD USE FOR COTTON? Ralegh, N. C, March 19. Because fertilizers are high in price this spring, and since there is a great demand on the part of most of the farmers of the State to reduce their acreage in cotton one-third, the Ag ricultural extension Service is re ceiving request after request as to what is the best fertilizer to use for cotton. The most economical fertiliz er, of course, is the one that will give the best yield, or will return the most for the money invested, whether it is used for cotton, or for any other crop. This year, nitrate of soda is the cheapest source of ammonia or ni trogen, if bought through the county agriculaural agents, but on many soils Mr. C. B. Williams, Chief of the Division of Agronomy, has found that this ingredient cannot be used as the exclusive source of nitrogen. He has calculated a few formulas in which ,the nitrate of soda is used as much as it is safe to recommend, while cottonseed meal is added as the other source of ammonia or nitrogen. So far as organie nitrogen is con cerned, the cottonseed meal is the cheapest source, it, of course, is made much cheaper where the cotton seed has been swappd in for meal ii the proper exchange ana one which is fair to the farmers has been made. " The formulas which Mr. Williams has calculated have been prepared for average sandy and clay soils of the State, and are based on the fact that the land has not received any heavy application of manure, nor had a wel growing cover crop plowed into the soil during the past year. For. sandy soils, a fertilizer is re commended which can be made by mixing together 700 pounds of 16 percent acid phosphate; 1200 pounds of 7 percent cottonseed meal and 100 pounds of 18 percent nitrate of soda This will make a ton, and should be applied from 500 to 600 -pounds per acre at planting, but the cotton should receive a top dressing of nitrate of; soda, in addition, about July 1. For clay soils, cue of the simplest fertilizers recommended is made up by mixing together 1200 pounds of 16 percent acid phosphate and 800 pounds of 7 percent cottonseed meal. This may also be applied at the rate of about 600 pounds per acre at planting, with the top dressing of ni trate of soda used on the poorer soils about July 1. Another simple fertilizer- for clay soils may be made by mixing 1600! pounds of 16 perecent acid phosphate and 400 pounds of 18 percent nitrate of soda. This should be applied a the rate of from 400 to 600 poundr per acre at planting. If it is thought wise, both cottonseed meal and ni trate of soda may be used, substit uting one for the other, or the nitrate of soda may be left ou entirely ct planting, and used laf -r a. a toi dresser. Because it is very important that good money returns shall be made all that is invested in fertilization, the question of fertilizei-s should be carefully considered this spring, and used only where they will do the most good, and have the best returns. Mr. Williams will be glad to answer any que?tion on fertilizers, and those citizens of the State who are inter ested should write to him at West Raleigh, North Carolina, for informa tion about their problems. CROP STATISTICS TO BE COLLECTED Raleigh, N. C., March 13. If the plans, which at present are being worked out by the Agricultural Ex- ension Service, are successful, some very definite information in regard tt North Carolina crop acreage will b secured at tax-listing time this year It has been felt for a number o- years that the State was not securing enough definite, basic informatior about its crop acreages. An attemp' was made last year to secure this in formation, and many counties vol untarily instructed their -tax-listers to obtain definite crop informatior. from each farmer as he turned h. his taxes. The results of this were successful, to seme extent, but it i desired this year to make the infer mation more complete. The uxtensTon Service is now havinj. a supply and blanks printed for the purpose of collecting this data, and it will attempt to have the commiss- j ioners of each county take up the matter, paying the tax-listers for theiv extra labor. The reasons assigned for securinj this information is that th-s daU will help to stabilzie agricultural af fairs, and will put the farmers of the State in a position to know jus how many acres are devoted to differ ent crops. With these accurate croi conditions it can be forseseen jas about what the production will be and, as the Government collects othei needed information through its fiek" agents, this, when applied to the acre age information collected, will give complete data for any county. It will also encourage farm records to be kept. Mr. Frank Parker, Field Agent oi the Bureau of Crop Estimates, is aid ing the extension bervice in tms work, and will have charge of tabulat ing the information when it i3 re ceived, later in the year. Drector- Kilgore has sent a letter to all county commissioners urging their active cooperation in the mat ter. WAREHOUSE MEETING. At the call of the chairman of the Commercial Club, Dr. J. W. Halford. there will be a meeting held Friday evening at 8 o'clock. This meeting is called specifically for the purpose of taking further action in the matter of building the tobacco warehouse. All citizens are anxious, of course, to see the warehouse in course of erec tion and the meeting will have a full attendance, especially of those con cerned in the making of Lillington a tobacco market, as well as those who take a nactive interest in th furtherance of commercial activity at the countyseat. . There is a keen interest developing in forward movements on the part of commercial factors in Lilington at this time, both in town and in other parts of the county. Those who are taking the initiative in buiding a to bacco warehouse will have the hearty co-operation of planters who desire to see their countyseat protect the agricultural interests, and it is the intention of the business men of Lil lington that the farmers shall not be overlooked in the development of bus iness. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE APPOINTED BY THE 1919 LEGISLATURE. (As Reported in News & Observer.) Averasboro E. Lee, H. C. Mc Neill. Anderson's Creek J. S. Johnson. Barbecue J. H. Withers, John Darroch. Black River W. H. Gregory. iiuckhorn W. A. A tnt, L. S. LIHingion, N. C.f .Thursday, Marcel 20, 1919 AROUND COURTHOUSE Messrs. L. L. Levinson and Loyd Laksgilon, of Coats, ?pcnt a few min utes in the courthouse Saturday. Mr. J. V. Harrington, of Cokes bury, was a caller Friday. Attorneys E. F. Young and C. L. Guy, of Dunn, spent Monday about the court house. Mr. II. B. Ryals, from near Duke, was a visitor Monday. The trial of Neal Sanders before th:- P. -v-order attracted quite a lot of attention Monday. Sanders was ac-cui-cd of raiding a three dollar and forty cents check given him by Mr. W. T. Smith to $13.10. He made such a poor ciTort at raising it that when the theck was presented at the bank the cashier noticed it and refus ed to cash it. Sanders had placed a one before the three, and after the "three" written in the body of the check he put "teen," making the check to read, "Three-tcen." He was bound over to the Superior Court, and, failing to give a $230 bond, he was vomand'.i! to jail to await the May term. . Clerk of Court A. A. McDonald -pent Sunday in Durham and return ed Monday, bringing his wife and vo::r.g son with him. The would-be buyers of pistols aid ether concealed weapons will take no tice that after April 1st, 1919, they viil have to make their wants known to the Cleik of Court before they can bi'.y Fuch article?, and get a certifi cate from him to present to the deal er. 'A word to the wise is sufficient. This law has both eyes and wisdom teeth to it. Messrs. N. T .Patterson and J. D. Jopc, ef Coats, were vis'tors Tuesday. Attorneys J. R. Barbour and Jamee F.uynor, of Benson, were legal visi tors Wednesday. "Ih? "entire cout house "staff" ex tend? its sympathy to Deputy Regis t:v of D-cv cb Ralph B. Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell in the death of Mrs. Mitchells father, Mr. John W. El I'rgtosi, who died at Angier Monday. OLDEST HORSE IN HAR NETT COUNTY KILLED. A horse said to be forty years old v.as knocked in th-- head by a colored wwn Wednesday rfiiingUki-4W corner cf Tusrwell's drug store on Tlain 5-treet. The animal belonged to an old colored woman. Mr. C. A. McNeill gave the animal to an oi l negro woman Tuesday who lives on the McNeill farm near Buie's Cieek, and the horse sometime during h night got out of the pasture anc! was on his way back to his old home when he fell through a bridge just a few hundred yards frcm the court house, breaking his left hind leg. The horse in some way managed to get as far as Main street before he got down and had to be killed. It i faid by I.illir.fTon residents that Mr. McNeill's father, who was a physician, practiced from Johnsonville to Averasboro and from Buckhorn to Avery's Creek with this faithful old animal. GROW RAPE FOR HOGS Kors relish rape and will produce rvre and cheaper pork when they r.re allowed to graze this crop. The rl?nt resembles the rutabaga, grow? very rap'dly, and is a cool weather plant, do:rg hct in the earl, spring and late fall. The Dwarf Essex variety is the one best suited for North Carolina condi tions, and should be planted on c deen. rich loamy soil that is fairly '.veil stored with humus. Any sojl which will make good wheat or corr. -v ill ij.-od zee fine rape. it i.5 now about the time for mak ing the spring seeding. This can be done during March, or early in April, with four ot five pounds of seed per ncre beir.g sufficient. In this way it will furnish early summer pasturage that will last throughout the summer when not pastured too close, and when the season is favorable. This same rape will furnish a large amount r.f.frll pasture, in addition to that which was obtained in the spring and summer. It can be sown at any timi c'r.ring the grazing season., but the r-uily Lov. ir.g is usually more success Tat. If hogs are kept on the crop it v.-dl be found that they will do well if fed a little corn or wheat shorts, n? rape will furnkh only a mainten ance ration. These, and other problems in con nection with rape as a grazing crop for hogs, are discussed in Extension Circular No. 21 which may be ob tained free on application to the Ed itor of the Extension Service at Ral eigh. Mann, H. R. Nooe. Hector's Creek W. L. Senter. Grovo-A. F. Grimes, J. A. Stew art. " Johnsonville D. P. McDonald, C. Cameron. Lillington J. W. Fuquay, Hender- ecn Steele Stewart's Creek B r. bmith. upper Little Kiver J. B. F . Stewart. y OFflARN Err n accc rnnn vrAn 1lArUljJ UU UlS I litiU! Meeting of StsckhohUrs Held Re cently and .Officers Elected. Bank H Splendid Record - Duke. N .0.. .March 12. Mr. W A." Erwin of West Durham, and Sir J. M. Hodges of Linden, were in Duke rcb. znth to attend the annual meet ing cf the Stockholders of the Bank ot iiarneit. the meeting was presid ed over by Mr. J. M. Hodges, who v.ai chosen chairman. The report of the past year's work bowed that the bank had rendered valuable service to the people of this ection, and to the U. S. Government in helping to raise money for War purposes. During the year the Bank of Harnett, handled Libertv Loan bond subscriptions of $102,000 00. nu s-oiu ar savings stamps amount :ng to $27,320.00 (maturity value). In addition to the above, and after earing for the reasonable needs for he regular customers, that bank ex tended short time loans to the U. S Government, total $171,000.00. From these hgures you will see that the total amount of money raised by the Dank of Harnett, during the year 1918 for the U. S. Government was V300.320.00, which is fifteen times its capital stock. A record in which that bank and its customers may point to with pride, and a record which it.", officers believe leads any other b ink in Harnett county. The report also showed that the bnnk was in a healthy and sound condition, and that no effort had been spared to safeguard the interest of its depositors. The following Stockholders were elected directors for the ensuing year: U. N. Duice, A. trwin, Geo. '.V. Watts, J. M. Hodges, E. P. Davis, C. S. Hicks, J. 11. Duke, Thos. H. VeM, Wm. P. Holt, J. F. Wily, E. K. Powe, E. S. Yarbrough. Bank of Harnett, the only bank in this section on the Roll of Honor, affords the people of the town and the ntire county an unquestionally safe place to derfosit thp'r money. This bank began businessuin October, 1904 with a paid in capital'stock of S10 -000.00 and with financial backing un- equaled by any bank in the state. The directors represent more wealth than do the directors of any other ! ank in North Carolina and the local board consists of some of Harnett county's most successful and substan tial business men. With th:s foundation it is little i k i4 hat - thj-Tanlc-'tas been - a i-cecES from its infancy. Less than ;ix years after the bank began busi nes, by merit alone, it won a place on the Roll of Honor of State Banks, of which there are more than fifteen thousand in the United States, and ranked 12Sth in U. S., and tenth in North Carolina The policy has always been pro gressive yet always with a view to absolute safety to its customers. Their loans have been confined principally to loans secured by collateral, or first real estate leins, and the bank has always endeavored to render service o that it would meet the individual reed of its customers. This policy ha? proved a wise one, inducing many to form business relations with the Cank of Harnett, which they have never retrretted. The deposits have crown by the thousands, and during the fall and winter months have amounted to $500,000.00 or twenty five tiir.c- the capital approximately $183,000.00 represent the Saving de posits on which the bank pays four er cent interest compounded quarter ly. Thus not only ITering the good people of Duke, and the county an absolute safe place to deposit their savings, but also returns to them an nually about $6,000.00 in interest. It is doubtful if any other cotton mill community in the South can boast of a record to equal this. Sound business principals pursued have proved wise for each year goodly sum has been added to the surplus fund, which now amounts to $20,000.00, and still the undivided profit account shows $14,000.00, making $34,000.00 The bank today is almost six times as strong as when organized. Yet the strength of this bank lies not alone in its capital, surplus and resources, but in the character and financial responsibility of tbo men who conduct its sTairs. Following the adjournment of the Stockholders meeting the directors were present and held a meeting, and after declaring a special dividend, elected the folowing officers for the ensuing year: B. N. Duke, President; W. A. Erwin, Vice-Presidntj E. P. Davis, Vice-President; C. S. Hicks, Active Vice-President; Wm. A. White, Cashier. TAR MCEL BULLETIN POPULAR IN BTHER STATES. .eigh, N. C, March 19. "I can nearly 20 jars of fruit and vege .oles by the methods contained In jour bulletin," writes a lady in New Jersey to the Agricultural Extension Service, "and not one'of them spoiled. Will you please send copies to each of my neighbors who are planning to gnrden and can this summer?" This is a sample of many letters now being received by the Agricul tural Extension Service requesting information in regard to canning. The circular prepared by Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon on canning and pre serving contains the stanlard recipes used by North Carolina club girls and women, and it is recognized as one of the best bulletins of its kind. It is J a valuable adjunct to the recent bulle- tin on gardening. Both are' available. i free of charge, as long as the present J There should be trees, corn, sun A. Dollar, W.' supply lasts, and can be had by writ- flowers, etc, on the range to provide . tiiT t t Via A min1fn..1 PJUa. S I V - J - J : .V. 1. . 1 . t ..jng to the Agricultural Editor, 'Agri- cultural Extension Service. RaleiehJ N. C. WHY BURN YOUR VEGETATION? West Raleigh, N. C.f March 17. Depite ihe fc th soils or Eastern Carolina are very Tow ia humus and nitrogen, and that most of these sandy soils need practically all of the humus, or organie matter, that they can have applied to them, there is still a great number of farmers in this section who now are busily raking up their corn anl cotton stalks and burning them. This is done, pre sumably, because the land is a little easier to cultivate when the stalks are destroyed in this way. However, it must be remembered that no good, rich, productiv soil can be had unless It is supplied with a large amount of humus, and this humus content is not given by commercial fertilizers. It is only supplied by returning- the vegetation to the soil, such as plow ing under green manure crops, allow ing all crop residues to go back to the soil, and by carefully saving all ma nure from the farm animals and re turning this to the soiL Mr. N. E. Winters, Extension Ag ronomist, who has found this prac tice of burning the cotton and corn stalks quite as common i: come sec tions, has figured that, reckoned at the present prices for plant-food in commercial fertilizers, each ton of these cotton .stalks is worth $24.40 and the corn stalks $12.13. Plant food of this value shoul 1 not be wast ed. It is better to cut j the stalk and plow them under. According to Mr. V. i .ters, every corn and small-grain c:op should be followed with a legum? catch crop of soy-beans "or cowpea for summer and fall pasture or for plowing under in building up the hum i. ard nitro gen supply of the .soil. L'kevi e, much of the cultivated t il as ponbl: should be in soil-improvement cover crops during the winter season. Rye and vetch, oats and vetch, crimson clover and bur clover are all good winter crops, some of which should have a place in the crop rotation of -very farm in Eastern North Caro lina. These help to save Dlant-food. prevent soil washing, provide winter pasture and spring hay crops or for use in plowing under in adding to the humus and nitrogen supply, In order to get the most profit from comWrcIal fertilizers. aJvantstre should be taken of every opportunity to maintain and increase the supply of humus and plant-food in the soiL POULTRY CLUB MEMBERS IN- TRODUCE BETTER STOCK. In Wayne County, under the lead ership of the Home Demonstration Agent, Miss Timoxena Sloan, the Poulty Club members enrolled by the Agricultural Extension workers have agreed to introduce better stock in their work. Recenty, in co-operation with Mr. A. G. Oliver, Poulty Club Agent, 'Miss Sloan held fifteen meet ings atjthe different schoos of the county, at which time clubs were or ganized for carrying on the work. At most of these meetings the boys and girls agreed to raise one breed of poultry, and as many as 500 or 600 eggs of this kind were ordered for distribution among the members. The Extension Service has repeatedly stressel the importance of having one breel in the community, but this is the first time the movement had been unanimously adopted in a county. In adiition to adopting this blood ed stock, the poultry club members also showed their interest in the work by giving some interesting papers and compositions on their individual work with the farm flock. Many told of the methods used, how they were succeeding, and the difficulties en countered. The papers which were presented showed, in a striking way, that the members were following the lines of instruction given them. Amongother things which Mr. Oli ver is stressing at this time, the fol lowing points are being brought out, an dwhile they are not of interest to the professional poultryman, for the amateur these items are of much in terest at this time. "House and flock comfortably; keep houses dry and well ventilated, allowing plenty of fresh air ajid sun shine. Remode the old house stop cracks and eliminate drafts. Give hens a good straw litter in which to scratch. Early-hatched pullets produce more winter eggs and return the greatest profits. Early-hatched chicks have the advantage of a longer and better growing season. Hot weather retards the growth of young chicks. , Never allow the mother hen to range with the young chicks until they are at least two weeks oIL Enormous numbers of yousg chicks are lost each year by allowing them to run in the wet grass during their early life. Shade and range for chickens will give the best results. Uot sun retards growth. shade during the hot summer months. Chickens on ran nick nn much of their food. VI it corfcerns DISTRICT MEETING OF U. D. C. AT ULUNCTON. The annual convention of tenth dis trict U.' D. C was held at Lillington Wednesday. The State president, Mrs. Jacksie Daniel Thrash, of Tar- boro, was present at the meeting. and the regular routine business was transacted. Mrs. II. A. London, pres ident of Pittsboro Chapter; Mrs. J. C. Clifford, Mrs. ansom Pearsal and Mrs. Farquard Smith, of Dunn, from Chi- cora chapter, were also present. Mrs. Thrash delivered an address to the convention at a public gathering at the High School auditorium in the morning, and in the afternoon lunch eon was served in the chapter house. The regular business session was held ollowing the addresses of Mrs. Thrash and Mrs. London at the auditorium. The subject matter of the addresses of both Mrs. London and Mrs. Thrash dealt with the work of the U. D. C. in this district. At the business ses sion Mrs. London was elected 'district director, the position formerly held by Mrs. Saunders, of Smithfield. Tuesday evening Mrs. John D. Johnson, ex-president and secretary of the Lillington Chapter, entertained st her home in honor of Mrs. Thrash. The house was decorated throughout with spring flowers. The refresh ments were in red and white, the U. D. C. colors. Present at the reception were the members of the locap chapter and heir husbands and the school faculty. This was the chapter entertainment f the district convention and was a very enjoyable affair, about fifty Tuefts being present. The veterans of Daniel McDougald "lupter were invited to the meetings nd entertainment. Present at the -naeting at the auditorium were the faculty and students, the High School furnishing the music. Mrs.-Thrash n her address referred to the Red Cross work of the U. D. C daring the European war, and related the work tlready undertaken by some chapters o place tablets in courthouses in hon or of soldiers fallen in Europe. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Fuquay accompanied Mrs. Thrash as far as Dunn, - and from there the .State president will go to SmithfleldJ and WiUcb to meet with chapters at those plaOa. Naat week she will go to Louisville to the gen eral convention. At the chapter house decorations of long leaf pine were used, and a three course luncheon was served to veterans, delegates and visitors. DO YOU GROW SORGHUM? Sweet sorghum is not receiving the attention that it should receive in North' Carolina. It U 1 good crop from the standpoint of producing food, snd for exchange as cash. From the standpoint of food the syrup made from sorghum is a most wholesome article of diet, snd it can be used in many ways to reduce the sugar bill of the home. Many cooks have found that in either baking or in making jelly, that it adds a flavor which is more pleasing tha nthat of refined sugar. The seed furnish a good feed for either nonltrr or stock, and some times Is made into flour for human conscmption. Its food value in this case is aboct 90 per cent that of corn, and sells commercially for aboct the same price . In fact, when properly csed practicaly all of the sweet sorghum plant may be uitlixed. because the stripped eaves, when properly cured, are good fodder, and the crushed stalks may be used for silsge, for lry feed, for fuel, or for fertiliser. In making a study of the sweet sorghum plant in North Carolina, Mr. M. W. Hensel of the Agricul tural Extension Service finds that when this sorghum is properly grown on a suitable soil, practically all va rieties are good for syrup, and when kept true to type give good yields. Mr. Hensel has recently prepared Extension Circular No. 84, giving de tailed Instructions as to the varieties, methods of planting, cultivation and harvesting of the sorghum crop in the State, together with Instructions as to the making of sorghum syrup. This circular is written in popular style, and will be a valuabe aid to those who wish to put in an additional food crop on the farm this year. The Extension Service is now ready to distribute this publication to anyone desiring copies, and these may be ha free of charge on application to the Agricultural Editor, Agricultural Ex tension Service, Raleigh, N. C HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE. A cottage en the farm of Dr. J. W Halford at Summerrille. occupied by a colored tenant was completely de stroyed by fire last Thursday evening between 8 and 9 o'clock. No one knows how the fire originated as the occupants were not at home. The house was partially covered with In surance. Harnttt, U' in THE NEWS" SECOND CHANCE FOR INCOME RETURNS Roper Announce Policy of Leniency Toward TU WW Havo Good Rmm nnnnnnnnBnnonnn Washington, March 17. Persons who neglected to pay the first instaU tnent of income taxes last Saturday have lost the installment paymeDt privilege and most now pay their en re tax demand of a revenue collec tor To avoid the penalty of 25 per cent in addition to the regular tax. per sons who failed to fil returns Satur day may now submit belated returns with a sworn statement of the rea son for delinquency. Without this the penalty will be imposed. These policies, announced today by Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper, are intended to grant a de gree of leniency to those who for some legitimate reason failed to file their returns when they were due. . By law, however, the installment payment privilege is removed from all faihr.g to mske payments on time and the int:rr.al revenue nureao has no authority to change this provis ion. A revenue birrs u statement in ex planation follows: "Revenue reflectors will accept all delinquent i: tarns preser-led after March 15 a.-: J deposit any parmeat made there it'i. Under law failure to mske first pa: rnent by March 15 aoto natlcslly tnxVt the whole tax payable immediately. "Tax payer filing income returns subsequent to March 15 therefore mcjt pay in fjll but if the tax pay er submits a partial payment he will be notified of the balance due later in the rc-jLir procedure of listing and sending notices. In reference, to 7 the penalty ot 25 per eept additional tax for all delinquents the policy will be to proceed sym pathetically in ac- co.dar.ee with the regulations permit tir't the tax payer, if he desires, to nlf an afTtda.t within ten dars ex plaining the cause of delinquency. i ae statement was taken to in di es tj prsons who paid their taxes at r than Faturday may have as much as CO days in which to pay the re- maij:ng three-quarters. l.evenue cc Hectors have been in structed to ums their own discretion in tIo.e-.rn;cii 2 what constitutes a rea enable csue for failure to make ret imj cr payments on time. In seme c.ttcs. according to reports retching Commissioner Roper today, collectors offices were unable to ac commodate the last hour nun oi ap- pl.tsnts and these returned today to n!v retsrnj id person and make pay ttei.ta In sosne of. these .eas it it pos ible that the requirement ' tnat ' thc pay all installments on demand may not be enforced. 1; -ports today showed hundreds of thojands of small tax payers paid thr.r entire taxes Saturday and fail ed .0 take advantage of the install- mi.t privilege. CCL.M UNITY CLUB ADOPTS LET TERHEADS. raleigh. N. O, March 19. The Community Club of the Seaboard Hi; h School in Northampton County ha Lately decided to adept a uniform letl.thcad for the use of the mem ber.-. It will be recsllel that this club is rt present markftinj eggs by parcel pot on the Norfolit market, and is estb!hing a reputation for fresh, clear , well graded eggs of good qual ity. l.t transacting their business, the mrm'-ers of this club hare had print ed a supply of letterhesd paper such as -i!l give them recognition in the but ;.-.; world. This stationery car- rie: the name of Spurgeon ose. Pres ide r.t of the club; Gordon Maddrey, vie president, and Lloyde Garris. bu't::4S mansger. It has the slogan. "H the club boys and girls supply you r wants. and stales that the pro ject is co-operative and that it calls for a careful study among the sto- den of the school in home and eo ra in v tiy problebs. Altogether, the let;, tiead is typical of the progress sh - by this community, and it Is ex- . cd that such action will be tak by msny of the other commun ity tlibs which are at present being ore - lied over North Carolina. T! first business meeting of the C-: r County Cotton Association a a e. em . rti, t:ld at ww uern. saiurosy al ter va, March IS, at the county coc.vh"ue, when Director B. W. Kil- gor. of the Agriculturhl Extension Serves gave an address on "Safe Fa.r. -g for 1919. The meeting was cs.i j by me county loaon aso tu:..r., of which Mr. Neal Wallace is carman and Mr. Herbert E. Nel sor. s-cretsry-treasurer. The meet ing . s well attended, with an ad dr - lso being made by Mr. T. A. Uss II. who talked on "How Farmers Cat. --t Money on Their Cotton and Sti.! ;cld it for Thirty Cents, and Ho. :!uch They Can Get ia New Berr." Mr. A. T. Dill spoke on the que t'-n of cotton storage and the loari:- of money on such cotton. BOX PARTY U. re is to be a box party gtvea st t Hockady School House on the ever : of March 28. 1919, for the br. of school. Public cordially invi:J. t URA VAL. GEENE, Teacher. Bora. " rv- to Mr. and Mrs. Reid Emftfe. of Kip Lr.g, Wednesday, a boy. Mother an J - are getting ak&g nicely. - v- e
Harnett County News (Lillington, N.C.)
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March 20, 1919, edition 1
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