u ; j&b* l^igljlatrtijei Macoman PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT . , or amended, and paying of in stallments -of estimated tax for the calendar year 1944. Among the tax payers affect ed by this change in dates are: farmers who exercised their right to defer filing declara tions last April 15; others who have already filed 1944 declar ations but desire to change their estimates by filing amen ded declarations; all persons who owe the final installment of 1944 estimated tax. If a taxpayer who would oth erwise be required to file an original or amended Declara tion of Estimated Tax by Jan uary 15. 1945. files his annual income tax return for 1944 (on Form 1040) and pays all tax due by January 15, his return will serve as both a return and declaration and he need not file the 1944 declaration. Also, if a taxpayer files his final 1944 return (on Form 1040) and pays the tax due on It by January 15, he need not pay the final Installment which otherwise would be due on his estimated tax. ?A bill from the Collector for the flsal installment of 1944 estimated tax may be ignored by a taxpayer who files his an nual return (on Form 1040 1 and pays the tax due on it by January 15. These changes will enable a taxpayer, if he desires to do so. to wind up all of his 1944 in come tax obligations by Janu ary 15, but it does not affect the filing of his 1945 declara tion which will be due March 15. Also, taxpayers who do not file their final 1944 returns by January 15 must do so by March 15. Selective Service Macon County Men Leave For Induction December 20, 1944 The following men were for warded to Camp Croft, S. C., 1 this date for induction into the Armed Forces: Pink A. Gibson, Bennie Bol den Haire, Clinton Roger Cabe, Frank Carr Dryman, Joe Neal, Winfred Gregory, Eugene Mc Call, Buren Van Morgan. Pau' Gibson Holbrook, Roy Macr. Cabe, George William Clouse. Norman Clyde Webb, who was transferred from another board for induction, was sent with this group. West's Mill Resident Passes Wednesday Levi Elijah (Dudei Mathis. 55, died at his home in the West's Mill section of Macon county on Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock following a linger ing illness of several months caused by three strokes of ap oplexy. Mr. Mathis, a life-long resi dent of Macon county, was born on October 8, 1889, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mathis. He was a farm er and had made his home In the West's Mill community for a number of years. He was married to Miss Sara Prince on August 16, 1914. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Cowee Baptist church, with the Rev. Lester Sorrells, officiating. Burial was be In the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow and eight children, James A. Ma this, of Bryson City; Mrs. Ka tie Messer. of Cole Creek; Char les L. Mathis, of Bryson City; Mrs. Mary Bradley, of Spartan burg, 8. C.; Mrs. Martha Mar tin. of Franklin route S; Miss Roberta Mathis, of Gastonla And Misses Lucy and Shirley Jane Mathis, of Franklin, routi II. Message Received Stating 7 hat Brother Are Missing Harris Jones, of near the lot la Bridge, has received a mes sage stating that his brothers, Cpl. Lloyd Jones and Sgt. Johnnie Jones, were both mis sing in action an November 14, somewhere in Belgium. Cpl. Jones is the son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Jones, of Roan Mountain, Tenn,, formerly of Macon county. He entered the armed forces in January, 1944, y and took his basic training at Camp Blanding, f'la., and was a machine gunner. He was sent overseas in early September of this year. Sgt. Johnnie Jones, who en tered the service in November, 1943, took his training and went across with his brother, Cpl. Jones, also missing on the same date. He is in the heavy field .. M artillery and took his at Fort Worth, Texas, a training center at San Diego, Calif. He was married to Miss Evelyn Hipps, of Waynesville and they have two children. A brother-in-law, Pvt. David Sorrells, who was reported to be missing in action ifi France on November 4, was later re ported to have been killed in action on the same date. Pfc. Sorrells entered the ser-j .??? vice in January of this year, was in the ground infantry. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sorrells of Skeenah, Ma con county. He was married to Miss Delia Jones and they have three children. They are Ed ward, Kenneth and Bo Sor rells. Also surviving are the fol lowing brothers and sisters, Mrs. Minnie Extine of Sylva; Mrs. Bessie McCall of Franklin; Mrs. W. Cheek, Franklin route* 2; and Mrs. Sam Hopkins of Franklin route 4; Pfc. Rogers Sorrells and Pvt. Charlie Sor rells, both in overseas service; John Sorrells of Sylva; James Sorrells of Waynesville and Ce cil Sorrells of Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have also lost anothei*feon in the service. Captain Presibn Jones was kill ed off the coast~"CFt asm-Blago^ * Calif., on the 11th day of June this year in an explosion when so many service men lost their lives. He has been in the ser vice for the past 14 years. Another son, Second Lieut. Robert Jones, is serving in the South Pacific. Midnight Service At St. Agnes, December 24 The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, rector of St. Agnes Episcopal .hurch, has announced that on Christmas Eve there will be a Midnight service at the St. Ag nes Episcopal church, begin ning at 11:30, with the cele bration of Holy Communion. The public is invited to at tend. Special Services At Baptist Church, Sunday The Rev. J. F. Marchman, pastor of the Franklin Baptist church, has announced that a special Christmas service will be held at the church on Sun day morning at 11:00 o'clock, and also at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. The public is invited to at;, tend these services.^ - " WAR l LOAM