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Hertford County Herald ??????f*i???^????? HERTFORD COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER A PAPER WORTH WHILE BEST ADVERTISING HEDIU M IN EAST CAROLINA ' Volume XII. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, Friday, January 6, 1922 One Section " No. 36 SERVICES AT TWO CHURCH ES ON SUNDAY PASTOR BAPTIST CHURCH DELIVERS STRONG SERMON Watch Nlfht Service* Were Held at The M. E. Church on Saturday Night and Sacra ment Administered Sunday Morning Pastor Collins At Baptist Church Preaches Vi rile Sermon on Ev? of Depar ture for Smithfield Watch night services were held at the Methodist church last Saturday night, the service beginning at ten o'clock, and continuing through midnight, when the new year, 1922, was yushered in. The pastor, Rev. M. F. Hodges led the service which was participated in by other members of the local church. Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock, following the usual Sunday Sc hool hour, Rev. Mr. Hoges fill ed the pulpit; and preached ag ain Sunday evening. At the Baptist church, Sun day morning, Rev. Fred T. Col lins, pastor, on the eve of his departure for another town, de livered perhaps the moat ag gressive discourse of his three and-a-half years pastorate. Us ing as his text Romans, 6th. Chapter, the 11th., 12th. and 14th. verses: "Likewise reckon ye also yourselves, to be dead indeed unto sin; but yield your selves unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. * * * Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should ob ey it in the lusts thereof. * For sin shall not have domin ion over frou; for ye are not un der the law but under grace," ? Mr. Collins admonished his con gregation that, were they 'dead ? ( is v _ unto sin,' tne aena 01 vies in uie town of Ahoskie woald offer no appeal to them; and, in 'this connection, he told his congre gation that these dens of vice were patronized and kept ali - e by the children of those who were listening to him. Among the vices enumerated by him were: the dance halt, the gam bling table, the moving picture and the depot (at the time di vine services were being held.) With all the force of his splen did oratory at his command and in his characteristic mood when fighting the "works of the De ~vil" in Ahoskie, Rev. Cpllin* voiced the wish that he had the names of all his local enemies written on a pad that he might enclose them in a gilded frame and carry it to the grave with him. He was proud of his ene mies, for, he said, he realised that He had made them Wile fighting the battles of the Mas ter, in whose service he was en listed. "They hate me bemuse I know how to fight them; and, would to God you'knew b * H fight them," said Mr, Collins. Mr. Collins preluded his ser mon by admonishing h's hear ers against the modern tenden cy of religious leader who usu ally owed his leadership to :he fact that he "said what the peo ple wanted him to say;" and, often fitted their words to > i}t the popular demand, rather than using the words of Jeusua and his spokeepien, the disci ples. In this connection, he us ed as an illustration a motto: "Christ first, others second, self third", a motto promulgated by William Jennings Bryan and brought to the attention of the Sunday School by its superin tendent. He reminded his con gregation that William J. Bry an and Dr. William T. Ellis al ways received large sums of mo ney "for their religious sayings or writings. Mr. Collins averred that the latter woul soon "lose out" with his employing news paper syndicate were he to use the word "sin" oftener and use lpss of what the public deman ded. Again, Sunday evening, the Baptist minister filled the pul pit, delivering another excel lent sermon, his theme being of the congregation. - FORMER WINTON' PASTOR GIVEN A , GRANDWELCOME NEW- PASTOR INSTALLED Rer. A. P. Mustian, formerly Pastor at Winton and Other Churches m This Section, Is Formally Installed as Paste* of The Ocean View Church, at Large Meeting ? t The following article appear ed in the Norfolk Virginian-Pi lot, of Monday, Jenuary 2nd. It gives "an account of the instal lation of Rev. A. P. Mustian as pastor of the Ocean View Bap tist church, to which he was re cently called, going there from Winton. It is as follows: "Rev. A. P. Mustian, the new pastor of the Ocean View Bap tist Church, was instated as pas tor of the church at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In spite of the cold weather there was a large audience to witness the ceremony. Rev. Calvin S. Black well, who for two years has been supply pastor for the Oc an View church, presided. The entire service was unique and in many repects an old-time love feast.. "The* opening prayer was de livered by Rev. I. D. Terrell, pastor of the Ocean View Pres byterian church, who was wel comed the new pastor, on be half of his denomination. Rev. A. N. Harkness, pastor of the Ocean View Methodist church, spoke oh behalf of his denom ination. In his words of wel come Dr^artness spoke of the desecration of the Sabbath and urged the new pastor to co-op erate in the abolishment of the open Sabbath in his new con gregation. Rev. C. P. Hollbrook, pastor of the Ocean View Episcopal church, as well as Dr. Terrel I ? *v W a i M ? i ana nev. Marten ess, spotce witn warmth and feeling as they ex tended the hand of fellowship to Rev. Mustian. "Rev. I. D. S. Knight, pastor of the Park Place Baptist chu rch, gave words of advice to the new pastor, and Rev. Mari nus Jallies, secretary of the Baptist Council of Norfolk and Portsmouth, addressed the me mbers of the church regarding their duties toward their pas tor and the activities of the church. "Mr. Daughtry, a member of the church, welcomed the pas tor on behalf of the congrega tion. A brief farewell address was made by Dr. Blackwell. "Dr. Mustian closed the ex ercises with a short talk. The ? i i ? ?: ? members of the church believe that their hew pastor will Jbe very successful in increasing the influence of the church in the commuhity. "Those who attended the ser vice considered it to be one of the most delightful church oc casions , witnessed at Ocean View, on account of the coop eration of the various denom inations represented." REVENUE TAXES COME OFF SEV ERAL ARTICLES * ? ^ "LUXURY" TAXES ARE OFF Many of The Federal Taxable Articles Went Tax Free on First Day of This Year, In cluding Tax on Soda WsUr, - Railroad Faros, Freight and Express Shipments Raleigh, Jan. 2.?The follow ing statement is issued by the Collector of Internal Revenue, GILLIAM GRISSOM, District of North Carolina: "In response to numerous inquiries, taxpayers are advis ed that certain taxes, among them the so-called "nuisance" and "luxury" taxes, are repeal-' ed, effective January 1, 1922. "Patrons of soda-water foun tains, ice cream parlors, and "similar places of business" no longer are required to pay the tax of one cent for each ten cents or fraction thereof on the amount expended for sodas, or sundaes, or "similar articles of food or drink." The small boy may rejoice in the fact that an ice-cream cone doesn't cost an extra penny. The tax imposed by the Revenue Act of 1921 is on "beverages" and the ,consti tuent parts thereof and is paid by the manufacturer. "The tax on transportation of freight and passengers is re pealed, effective January 1, al so the tax paid by the purchas er on amounts paid for men's and women's wearing apparel (such hs collars, ties, caps, hats shirts, hose, etc.) in excess of a specified price. "Taxes imposed under Sec tion 904 (which under the Re venue Act of 1918 included the taxes on wearing apparel) are now confined to a five per cent tax on the following articles: carpets, on tne amount in ex cess of $4.50 square yard; rugs on the amount in excess of $6; a square yard; trunks, on the amount in excess of $35 each; valises, traveling bags, suit ca ses, hiat boxes used by travel ers and fitted toilet cases, on the amount in excess of $25 each; purses, pocketbooks, and shopping or hand bags, on the amount in excess%of $5 each; portable lighting fixtures, inclu ding Jamps of all kinds on the amount in excess of $10 each; amount in excess of $10. each. These tsjxes are included in the manufacturer's excise ta xes, and are payable by the manufacturer, producer or im porter, and not by the purchas er, as required by the Revenue Act of 1918. The manufactur er may reimburse himself, by agreement with the purchaser by quoting the selling price and tax in separate and exact amo unts, or by stating to the pur chaser in advance of the sale, what portion of the quoted pr ice represents the price char ged for the article, and what portion represents the tax. TAXPAYERS MUST PAY STATE INCOME TAXES SAME AS FEDERAL TAX Revenue CoritmUaioner A. D. Watt* Makes Announcement About State Income Law "The Legislature of 1921 enacted a new income tax law effective January. 1, 1?22. Un der the previous act only inco mes from salaries, wages, fees ahd commissions were subject to income tax. Under the pres ent act income from all other sources received by a tax payer during all the calendar year of 1921 is subject to income tax to be paid in 1922. v Every taxpayer having a riet income during the year of 1920 of $1,000 and over if mar ried; or having a net income during the year if $2,000 or ov er if married and living with husband or wife, shall make a return. "Blank forms for report of income of tax payers, individ uals partnerships and corpora tions are now being mailed out by the State Deperament of Re venue. Raleigh, to all, known probable tax payers, which blanks UPON RECEIPT by the tax payer should be filled out and returned to the Depart ment of Revenue, Raleigh, to gether with amount of tax due. Penalty for failure to file report] Attaches on March 15th. A-sup ply of blanks hae also been re ceived by the Register of Deeds *>f the county for distribution to tax payers who have not receiv ed such form of report, and if any tax payer has failed to re ceive "Such form he should im mediately call on the Register of Deeds for a cop^. "The State income tax law while not identical with the fed eral income tftx law is similar, and may be used as a basis for return of income for state in come tax. r% V MANY MORTGAGE SALES The HERALD contains many advertisements of real estate, being sold under mortgage and deeds of trust. The past fall has been the most prolific in mortgage sales than any pre vious period in the history of this publication; and, judging from ?he number of new ones received this week, the pace is to be kept up during 1922. "The taxes on sporting goods (tennis rackets, fishing rods, baseball and football uniforms fishing rods, etc.) are repealed as well as the taxes on chewing gum, portable eleectric fans, thermostatic containers, article made of fur, and toilet articles and musical instruments. "The taxes on sales of jewel ry, real or imitation, is 5 per cent, and is payable lay the ven dor. The tax on the sale of the works of art (painting, statu tary, or porcelains, and bron zes) is reduced from 10 to 6 per cent. This tax, payable bv i the vendor, applies except in] the original sale by the artist, or to an educational institution or public art museum, or a sails by a recognized dealer in such articles to another such dealer for resale. When payable by the manu facturer or vendor, taxes must be in the hands of the collector of internal revenue op or before the last day of the month fol lowing the month in which the sale was made. STATE NEWS IN DIGEST COM PILED FOR READERS OF THE HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD ?The mystery surrounding the death of R. H. Hamilton, of Ra leigh, has not yet been solved. He was killed while out riding with a lady companion, who says he was killed by two ne Sroes. However, an investiga on by the coroner failed to dis close any signs of bullet holes in the curtains of the car which were up at the time of the shoot ing. Another investigation is being held privately into the homicide which has so far baf fled the officers of the law. ?Alfred M. McLean, private secretary to Senator Overman, has already announced his can didacy for Secretary of State, in the primary two years hence and says that he is confident of winning out. ?Four fires exacting a total of $32,000 ushered in the year 1922. at Asheville. Henderson suffered heavy losses as the New Year came in, losing build ings valued at $150,000. ?A deserted baby was founds on a passenger train of the Southern railway last Sunday. A baby was found on the train | when it arrived at Washington, its mother having deserted it at Elizabeth City. She boarded the train at Norfolk. Citizens of Blowing Rock section are seeking to secure i substantial federaj aid in the construction of a hard surfaced road to that point. ?Street car fare irt Raleigh in creased to eight cents with the beginning of the new year. ?Mrs. Joe M. Thomas, aged lady of Sanford, on Sunday was knocked down and rdbbed of $1200 which she had conceal ed in her stockings. ?The St. Johns Masonic lodge of New Bern will observe its sesqui-centennial on January 19th. Large preperations are being made for a.mammoth ce lebration on that date. ?Citizens of Kinston are still seeking to have a union depot built at that city. ?Tobacco Boards of Trade at Wilson and Greenville are op posing the co-operative market ing plan of selling tobacco and announce that they will contine to operate warehouses. In the meanwhile, with Aaron Sapiro making addresses in the lead ing tobacco sections, the work of signing up the tobacco rais ers is progressing at a rapid rate and a large per cent of the North Carolina tobacco farmer will soon be members of the or ganization. ?1922 is expected to witness the expenditure of vast sums of money for construction purpo ses at the State Capitol, Ral eigh. ?-Construction of a scenic rail way motor road from Black Mountain to the top of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Rockies, is a certainty, according to recent advices com ing from Asheville. ?Some of the taxpayers of the City of Goldsboro, who some time ago secured an injunction against the levying of an addi tional tax by the city council, have withdrawn their action. ?The new college of the Meth odist Protestant denomination will be ready for the reception of students in the fall, ?A loss of $100,000 resulted from a fire that destroyed the industrial building of Biddle College, a negro institution at Charlotte. The fire occurred on last Saturday. ?More federal troops will ve ry soon move over the North Carolina highways, being troop cortege moving to Camp Bragg from Wisconson. ?Masons of Lexington are ma king their plans to ert'ct a nic-i Masonic home during the corn ink spring months. ?According to the latest cen sus reports there are approxi mately a half million persons engaged in the farming indus try in this State. ?A garage, eighteen automo biles and several other small buildings were destroyed by a fire at Louisburg last Sunday. ->-Jacob Barber, a prominent citizen of Clayton, was bound over to Superior Court Mon day, upon a charge of assault ing a negro woman of Raleigh. ?North Carolian shippers are entering a vigorous protest ag ainst new freight rates which are scheduled to become effec tive on January 16, between the points in Virginia and North Carolina. ?Miss Nannie Belle Alley, 28 years old of Winston-Salem, died Sundpy, as a result pf be ing licked in the face by a dog that had gone mad. ?Several hundred pounds of old copper was sold as junk by Wake County's sheriff Monday. It represented several whiskey stills captured in that county. ?The fisheries of North Caro lina report that the crop of men haden fish in 1921 wiyi the best and largest in many years. ?Mrs. Graham Kenan has giv en the Bum of $20,000 to the State University, to be used for the establishment of a fellow ship in philosophy, as a monu ment to the memory of her de ceased husband. ?The Southern Railway shops which have been closed since December 16th., will remain closed indefinitely, according to official notices posted at the shops. ?J. D. Norwood, of Salisbury, has been chosen Chairman of the Democrat .party in North Carolina, succeeding Thos. D. Warren, resigned. -? ? ?; ?Mrs. A. B. Andrews, wife of a prominent citizen of Raleigh, died last Thursday. ?After lying in state in the State Capitol building for sev eral hours, the body of ex-gov ernor T. W. Biskett, was taken to Louisburg last Thursday af ternoon, and there interred, as several thousand sympathizers and friends of the deceased sta tesman, stood silently by. Thous ands * of telegrams expressing regret at his death poured into Raleigh from alt sections of the country. ?Scarboro Picot, son of Guy C. Picot, died at his home in Como last Monday. ?Last year was the hottest and driest on record in the state, ac cording to reports of the U. S. Weather bureau at Raleigh. ?Shippers of the New Bern territory are expecting to join in the protest against increased freight rates from Virginia ci ties. ?Seven pigs killed at Smith field last week, weighed 2,361 pounds, the record for the en tire state. ?Wright Rouse, negro, who was employed by the wife of a prominent Greene county far mer to kill her husband, has been given a respite of tjiirty days by Governor Morrison. He ? has been sentenced to die. ?Neal Jay. a contractor of this State, left his home last week J] for Birmingham, Ala., to wed a school teacher of that city. With invitations already sent out and the church decorated for the big event, the young la dy decided-she loved the perfor ming preacher better than she did her fiance. Accordingly, she and the minister drove to one of the nearby towns and were married, before Mr. Jay arriv ed to give them his best wishes. ?Wild daisies and ripe straw berries are among the new year freaks at Hickory. This is the same place that had ripe June apples in the middle of Decem ber. ?An English ship, laden with rum, rali aground at Portsmo uth, N. C. last Saturday. Prohi bition Director, R. A. Kohless has notified the department at Washington. ?Revenue Collector A? D. Watts, Tuesday, appointed 11 deputies to assist him in the col lecting of the state income tax.