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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918
NUMBER 26
Concerning Income Tax
Little Rock, Ark.
January 8, 1918.
Mr. W. G. Dilliard,
McCrory, Arkansas
Dear Sir:—
There is in the heart of every
American Citizen a desire to do
something to help his Country in
the present crisis. Unfortunate
ly, not every man can be given
opportunity to help in a sub
stantial way, but this opportuni
ty is yours and I am sure you
will be glad to improve it. With
out cost to yourself in money,
and at little loss of time, you can
very materally help the Govern
ment, as no other man can help so
well; and not only the Govern
ment, but your neighbor also.
The idea prevails in the rural |
sections that the income tax is a
rich man’s tax and that it does j
not apply to small business men j
and farmers. This is a mistake, j
It applies to every single person!
who has a net income of $1000 or
more, and every married person
who has a net income of $2000 or
more, for the year 1917. You
will see, therefore, that it applies
to most, of your neighbors. Now,
if they dont pay the income tax
when it is due, they will be vio
lators of the law, subject to pen
alties of 50% of the tax, fine
ranging from $20 to $1000 and
imprisonment in case of fraud.
It is cheaper to pay the tax than
the penalties. By helping the
Government get the tax from
the people liable to it, you will
serve not only them, in warning
them in time so they can
avoid the penalties, but the
Government also.
The shortest way to deteamine
if a person is subject to the in
come tax is to add all the money
(or its equivalent—notes, etc.)
whih he recieves from every
source during the calendar year
1917—from January 1st. to De
cemeber 31st. Then subtract
from this amount the total of his
expenses and other authorized
deductions. “Expenses/’ -how
ever, does not include personal,
living or family expenses; neither
do they include cost of new
machinery, new buildings, new
silo, new fences, drainage or
ditching. Expenses do not in
clude any expenditure for any
thing of the nature of perma
nent improvements or better
ments, or anything which adds
to the value of the farm. Ex
penses include only what is ac
tually paid for labor (except to
one’s own male children under
21 and female children under 18),
A Medal of Honor
“Mr. Ben Finney, of Howell,
the Rawleigh Man in this terri
tory, called at the office and
showed us a metal which he re
cently won in a big sales contest
among the company’s 2500 re
tailers in the U. S. and Canada.
Mr. Finney is naturally proud of
the Medal which he secured and
he should be complimented on
the ability which enabled him to
sell enough goods to win a Med
al.”
tools that wear out in a year or
two, repairs for machinery used
on the farm, fertilizer, spraying
material for orchards, ginning,
thrashing, gasoline for power on
the farm, seed for planting,
twine, grease, oil and such like
expenses actually incurred in
producing the year’s crop.
State and County taxes are also
deducted, but taxes paid for
drainage and improvement dis
trits cannot be deducted. Now,
when these expenses are added
together and the total amount is
subtrated from the total income
the amount left is “net” income.
If, as above stated, this is $1000
or more in the case of an un
married person and $2000 in the
case of the married person, such
perons must make return of in
come between January 1st. and
March 1st., 1918, to escape pen
alty.
There are thousands of people
in this state who will be affected
by the War Income Tax Law.
They may not hear of it, or of
their duty in time unless you tell
them, because no-one represent
ing the Government will call on
them personally. The law makes
it the duty of the tax-payer to
call on the Collector.
The purpose of this letter is to
appeal to you as a patriotic citi
zen to tell all the people in your
township who are liable that they
must file their returns of income
with the Collector on or before
March 1, 1918.
The income tax collector will
be in Augusta Thursday, Feb. 14
and remain until the 21st. and
all who can should see him. If
you fail to see him, however,
write to the Collector of Internal
Revenue, Little Rock, Ark., add
request a blank form upon which
to prepare your return of net in
come. This should be done in
order that your return of income
may be filed with the collector of
internal revenue before March
1st. 1918.
Yours Truly,
Jack Walker, Collector.
A Word of Greeting
Through the columns of our
most excellent county paper, The
Home News, and by the kind
ness of our old time friend the
editor, Mr. W. W. Raney, we
wish to speak a word of greet
ing to the people of McCrory,
and surrounding country.
To say that it is a pleasure to
be associated with you again is
to but speak a part of the feel
ings of our hearts, The associ
ation oi otner days in wmcn
friendships were formed, has
been during the years past most
pleasant in our memory. And
now, after the lapse of seven
years, that we have the good
fortune to renew these associa
tions and rekindle the friend
ships, and we trust form new
ones, affords us an opportunity
and pleasure we had hardly
dreamed would ever be, yet such
is true, and we trust by the
providence of God. We awake
and find ourselves again located
in the snug little parsonage, in
the good town of McCrory, and
we are constrained to say “the
rains have fallen to us in pleas
ant places.”
We cannot be unmindful that
time has been doing its work
during these years. Many have
crossed the last river and their
faces we see no more, but yet,
they speak, and the memory of
their lives are like precious oint
ment poured forth. But we
turn from this thought to the
evidence of life and interest we
witness on every hand. Materi
al improvement in the town is in
evidence, old buildings have
given place t o new and
much better ones, concrete
walks have taken the place of
plank, automobiles have taken
the place of less rapid mode of
transportation and many of our
boys are in the war where they
are soldiers today, whereas just
a few years ago they were but
children. Truly, we are keep
ing step with the procession.
But one of the greatest and,
that which stands most promi
nent is the beautiful new Meth
odist church, the result of love,
devotion and faithfulness of the
faithful and true, who through
the years have looked to the
day when McCrory might have
such a house of worship as the
cause of Christ is entitled to
where circumstances will permit,
a house that will give the great
est possible expression to the re
ligous life of the community.
This house I regard as a dream of
Miss Ethel James
Died: After an illness of sev
eral months, Miss Ethel James,
age 34 years, died at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
M. James, in McCrory, Thurs
day afternoon about six o’clock,
January 17, 1918.
Deceased leaves besides the
father and mother, two broth
ers, Mr. Featherstone James of
McCrory and Mechanic Pete
James of Co. A, 154th Infantry,
39th Div., Camp Beauregard,
La., and two sisters, Mesdames
Kate Waltermlre of Batesville
and J. L. Stoker of Hollywood,
Mo., to mourn her demise.
The remains were laid to rest
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery
this, Friday, afternoon. The
News joins the many friends in
extending heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved family. '
$25.00 Reward
If the money, lost by my wife,
was found by an honest man,
can prove ownership and reward
him for his trouble with $25.00.
J. L. Bishop
beauty and never have we seen
in a town no larger than this a
church any thing like its equal,
and but few twice as large have
anything'that will compare with
it. God bless the people who
have made this house of worship
possible and through it may
they see many sons and daugh
ters born into the Kingdom of
God.
We lollow a line oi taithiul
pastors who have had a large
part in making possible the re
sults we now behold. In coming
to you again we do so in full
confidence of your hearty co
operation, and pray that our
fellowship may be blessed of
God in the upbuilding of his
kingdom. Wishing for every
one a happy year in 1918 and
asking that we may be remem
bered in your prayers, we beg to
remain, as ever.
Your Friends,
J. R. and Mrs. Nelson.
Croup At Midnight Well In Morning
“A few nights ago one of my
patrons had a small child taken
with croup about midnight,’’
writes M. T. Davis, Bearsville,
W. Va. “They came to my
store and got a bottle of Fol
ey’s Honey and Tar. Before
morning the child had entirely
recovered.” Use only Foley’s,
for coughs, colds, *croup and
grip. Sold by Red Cross- Drug
Co.