Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921
VOL. 20 NO. 41
INCOME TAXES FOR
LAST YEAR NOW DUE
Uncle Sam Begins Collection
of Federal Income Tax
For Past Year
Work has begun on the col
lection of the income tax for
the year 1920. Uncle Sam,
through the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue, is addressing to
every person in the United
States the qestion, “What was
your net income for 1920?’’
The answer permits cf no
guesswork. Every single per
son whose net income for 1920
was $1,000 or more and every :
married person whose net in- j
come was $2,000 or more is re
quired to file a return under
oath with the collector of in
ternal revenue for the district
in which he lives on or before j
March 15, 1921. •
The penalty for falure is a
fine of not mere than $1,000
and an additional assessment
of 25 per cent of the amount
of tax due. For willful refus
al to make a return the penal
ty is a fine of not more than
$10,000 or not exceeding one j
year’s imprisonment or both !
together with the cost of the I
prosecution. A similar penal
ty is provided for malting a
false or fraudulent return, to-!
gether with an additional as
sessment of 50 per cent of the
amount of tax evaded.
The income tax applies to
women as well as men. Hus
band and wife must consider
the income of both plus that of
minor dependent children, and
if the total equals or exceeds
$2,000 a return must be filed
a minor who has a return of
$1,000 or more must file a re
turn separate.
The normal tax rate for 1920
is the same as for 1919—4 per
cent on the first $4,000, of net
inccmbe above the exemption
and 8 per ent on the remain
ing net i icome. This applies
to every citizen and resident
of the United States. In add
tion to th ■ normal tax a surtax
is imposed upon net incomes
in excess f $5,000.00.
Full instructions for making
out returns are contained on
the forms copies of which may
be obtained from collectors of
internal revenue. Persons
whose net i icome for 1920 was
?5,000 or less should use Form
1040A. Those whose incomes
are in excess of $5,000 should
use Form 1040.
40C BALES COTTON
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Little Rock, Jan. 10—Fire
early Sunc y morning destroy
ed 400 bales of cotton stored
in the warehouse of the Lesse'' j
Goldman Cotton Company. The!
’oss is estimated at $45,000,j
covered b insurance. All the
cotton was owned by farmers,
near Little Rock. The build
ing. which is fire-proof, suffer-:
ed but little damage. The orig-;
in of the fire is unknown, but1
is believed to have been started:
inside of the warehouse.
CHURCH NOTICE
Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan will be
in his pulpit next Sunday at
11a. m. and 7 p. m. His sub
ject that i lorning will be“Gods
Ownership” At night “The
closed doer and the open door”
Come and count one in all
these serviced. Do it today, for
tomorrow never comes.
It required two years time
and is said to have cost $300,
000 to produce the film of
'Tarzan of the Apes.” This
remarkable production will be
shown ai the Royal soon.
Watch for dates.
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WE WILL
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It is common cents that make dollars and enough
dollars make a FORTUNE.
If you ever expect to have “a barrel of money”
you must use COMMON SENSE and bank regularly
a PART of your income.
Nor must you let some peddler of a “fake
scheme” get in his work on you.
Consult your BANKER before you invest.
We are at your service. ® \
We invite YOUR banking business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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1422PAR90NSGRANTED |
BY GOVERNOR BROUGH
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Baxter County Man t'onvidted
of Murder in First Degree
Pardoned Monday
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Little Rock, Jan. 12.—Dur
ing the administration of Gov-|
jernor Brough executive clem
ency.in so fa ras can be learn
ed from available records, has j
been extended in 1,422 cases, I
exclusive of stays of executive
granted. The records on file
in the office of the secretary j
of state show that the pardoi.
commutations affected persons
convicted of erery crime in the
decalogue as well as relieved
numerous bondsmen from lia
bility in criminal cases.
Since the issuance of Christ
mas pardons and the gqvcr
cr's statement that he would
consider no more applications
for pardons, 56 cases of execu
tive clemency have been place
ed on record, including the
pardons of numerous persons
convicted of theft, four mur
derers, one man convicted* of
manslaughter, one for burglary
as well as on numerous other
charges. Pardons issued and
other cases of executive clem
ency granted since the first of
the month and filed in an old
proclamation file in the office
,oi me secretary ot state m
ielude the pardon of James A.
Eck of Pfne Bluff convicted on
I swindling charges, and relief
i granted in the case of J. W.
jPurdom bondsman in the case
i against Frisco Kid, alleged
| noted pickpocket, who skipped
j town while under bond of $2
i 000. The pardon of Dr. A. H.
Housley of Hot Springs grant
ed Monday afternoon, was
likewise concealed in old file.
Pardons issued Monday,
which appeared on the file
Tuesday morning, include the
following.
Ed Marriman, convicted at
the July 1918 term of Sebas
tian county circuit court on
first degree murder and sen
tenced to 99-years, was par
doned on condition that he
leave the state and never re
turn.
T. T. Lee, convicted at the
March 1920 term of Baxter
county court on charge of mur
! der in the first degree and sen
tenced to life imprisonment.
Trigger Brewer, formerly of!
Independence county, who was'
j serving a sentence for robbing
a bank in Cotton Plant, was
pardoned today, although he
has not been in the pen for
i more than a year.
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METHODISTS IN LEAD
AT STATE UNIVERSITY
Fayetteville, Jan. 11.—The
I church preferences of the stu
dents of the University of Ark
ansas show that the Methodists
are in the lead both among the
men and women. Second place
j is taken'by the Baptists among
| the men, but the Presbyterian
denomination slightly outnum
bers the Baptists among the
women. Ten per cent of the
; men declare no church prefer
i ences, whereas less than three
; per cent of the women students
j have no church preference.
See The Journal for good printing.
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Paroquet, Jan. 12.—We are
having plenty of rain through
this section.
There is still quite a lot of
cotton in the fields in this
neighborhood.
Health is pretty good.
Mrs. V. McCaleb and son,
Finas, spent Saturday and Sun
day in Wycough township vis
iting her parents, Mr- and Mrs.
George Holmes. Mrs. Holmes
is seriously ill with pneumonia.
M. T. Sanders made a busi
ness trip to Newport Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wayman
spent Sunday at Magness visit
ing their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Moxley
J. A. Jones made a business
trip to Newport Saturday.
Mrs. Bessie Parsley of Alicia
^peijt Saturday and Sunday
here visiting her sister and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Parsley.
John Parks made a business
trip to Newport Tuesday.
Rev. E. A. Horn cf Newark
preached here Sunday and will
preach regularly every second
Sunday
J. C. Crumpton of Newport
was a business visitor here
Monday.
While the Cushman local
was pulling some cars off the
siding here Monday afternoon
a car loaded wito gravel was
derailed tearing up the switch
track and also the main line
for a distance of several feet.
Section foremen Wallace and
Moxley were called to help
repair the damage.
Adron Marshall of Logan
township passed through our
city Tuesday.
Willie Overton made a busi
ness trip to Newport Tuesday.
Georgia Marshall of Logan
township passed through our
city Tuesday.
Mrs. Nora Walker and little
daughter, Willie, of Elgin, is
spending a few days here visit
ing relatives.
S. B. Williams made a busi
ness trip to New'ark Tuesday
J. W. Wayman made a busi
ness trip to Newai’k Tuesday.
Reynolds Barber of Logan
township passed through our
city Tuesday.
Charlie Bradley of Logan
township spent Tuesday night
here visiting his cousin, Mr.
and Mrs/G. W. Yaney.
Henry Johnson made a busi
ness trip to Newark Friday.
M. L. Wayman made a busi
ness trip to Newport Saturday.
G. W. Yaney made a busi
ness trip to Newark Friday.
Ernest Wayman spent Sat
urday night at Magness visiting
his sister, Mrs. Frank Moxley.
Oscar Wayman made a busi
ness trip to Newark Monday.
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces an
open competitive examination
for railway mail clerk on Janu
ary 15, 1921, at Newport and
Jonesboro, Arkansas. Vacan
cies in the railway mail ser
vice throughout the United
States, at the entrance salary
of $1,600.00 a year will be
filled from this examination
unless it is found in the inter
est of the service to fill any
vacancy by reinstatement,
transfer or promotion.
THE FARM BUREAU
WANTS COUNTY AGENT
Movement- to -Secure -Agent
Started at Meeting Held at
Batesville Saturday
A meeting of the Farm Bu
reau of Independence County
was held in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms in Batesville
Saturday, when committees
from the farm bureau, the fair
association and the' Chamber
of Commerce met and discuss
ed the matter of securing an
agricultural agent for the coun
ty.
It was decided that the
three organizations represent
ed should pledge the sum of
$1,500 as a minimum, to be
used in the payment of a sal
ary for the county agent, and
that this amount should be
supplemented by a government
aid to be secured through the
extension forces of the state
university.
i ne larm bureau decided
to raise the membership dues
from/$l per member to $2, and
to secure the aid of the exten
sion forces of the state univer
sity in a county-wide campaign
for membership.
The elFort on the part of the
farm bureau to aid in securing
a county agent is due to the
failure of the quorum court at
its last session, held in this
county, to make an appropria
tion for the maintenance of an
agricultural agent.
A statement from the coun
ty judge made at the meeting
indicated that the county
would not aid in the payment
of an agent because of the
present financial condition of
the county treasury.
Are you following folly’s
trail?
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•’ Dota Doings |
Dota, Jan. 11.—Ramy Tay
lor, and daughter, Miss Ruby,
have moved back to our neigh
borhood, having bought Mrs.
R. R. Bullington’s place. We
are very glad to welcome them
back
Miss Lorena Best who spent
the week-end with homefolks
returned to Sulphur Rock Sun
day, where she is attending
school.
Mrs. C. A. Reaves spent Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. Ol
lie Williamson who has beer,
sick for quite a while. We affT
sorry to learn that she is not
improving much.
Little Thomas Forrester vis
ited his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. T. Best from Thursday
until Saturday.
Mr- Jim Walden of Hazel
Grove was in our neighborhood
Friday on business.
Mrs. Lou Reaves of Cord is
visiting her son, |C. A. Reaves
and family this week.
School is progressing nicely.
The past week was examina
tion week. Let’s try to make
this coming month better than
the past, in attendance, advan
cement and deportment. Our
teachers are trying to make
this the best school in the •
county, and want the co-opera
tion of pupils, patrons and di
rectors.
| Earl Best left Sunday for
Jonesboro, where he is attend
ing an agricultural school. He
expects to finish this term.
Mr. and Mrs- Arthur Cole
man and little daughter, Ruth
Ivelyn, visited at John Pickens’
Sunday.
Rufus 'Bullington who is
teaching in Dist. 104, spent
the week-end with homefolks
returning Sunday.
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Olive Thomas
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