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Volr.me 10, Number 6
FORMERS CONGRESS 10
MEET SI ATHENS SOM
) PLACE OF MEETING IS STATE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE.
TIME IS JANUARY
THE I4TH.
December ITS, 1917.
The meeting of the Fanner's Con¬
gress will he held at the Georgia State
College of Agriculture in Athens on tile
14th, loth and 16tli of January, as has
already been announced. The Georgia
• t ■ Horticultural Society will have
It best session on the morning of Jan¬
uary 15th. The second session will be
on the morning of January 16th.
V great many prominent speakers
a e coming for the general meetings.
h,> United States Department of Agri
■ I turn has been doing a great deal of
investigational work with the Musca¬
dine grape*. Mr. Charles Hearing of
the Bureau of Plant Industry lias
been in charge of this work and will be
here to give us an address. The pro¬
gram will be filled with most interest¬
ing topics. Pre-ident Andrew M. Soule,
State Food Administrator, and Presi¬
dent of the State College of Agriculture
will discuss the food products of horti¬
culture. The sceed p.obvem during the
war will be handled by Mr. H. G. Hast¬
ings. of Atlanta. Mr. Hastings is one
of our leading southern seedsmen, and
unquestionably liis- address on this vital
problem will be teeming with valuable
information and suggestions. Many
other prominent speakers will be on
hand, and it hoped this meeting will be
one of great value to the horticultural
interests of Georgia. Every effort
-liould be made to have a large attend¬
ance at this meeting. The great war
i- making lnr.rer demands upon ns, and
those demands will increase in size as
the war continues.
The horticulturalist is able to pro¬
duce and conserve vast amounts of food
supplies, if we will practice the slogan.
“Eat the perishables and conserve the
things that will keep and ship.'’ The
horticultural ids will find it iuc' rd ent
upon them to produce enormous
amounts of vegetables and fruits to
take tlie place of food products that
can more easily be sent across the seas.
Thousands of pounds of valuable fruit
that should be dried and evaporated is
allowed, to go to waste every season.
Many pieces of ground that should 1 h>
producing vegetables in profitable
amounts for home consumption are neg¬
lected. These are the problems that
will come before the society at its com¬
ing meeting, and tlie members of our
organization should each and every one
do everything in their power to dissem¬
inate the information that will be of
value in the food conservation cam¬
paign. Try to come, and be sure to
bring some one with you.
Very truly yours.
T. n. MeHatton,
See. Georgia State
Horticultural Society.
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD
MAKING FINE RECORD.
The local exemption board for New¬
ton county has finished us some inter¬
esting figures, showing their work un¬
der the new classification.
For instance: The number of men
examined to date is 354.
The number of men classified to date
is 321, divided into the various classes,
as follows:
Class No. No. Men
1 ........................... 87
2 ............................ 28
.3 ............................ !)
4 ............................181
5 ............................ 11
Number of cases appealed, 5.
Number of cases examined but not
yet classified, 33.
Tlie above is a record of rapid work.
But every member of our board exercis¬
es the utmost care in every case and
the large number of men does not in¬
dicate any lack of consideration or
strictness in any case but only demon¬
strates the ability and rare efficiency
of the board itself.
These gentlemen. I)r. Luke Robinson,
chairman: Dr. N. J. Boswell, and Dr.
J. S. Peek, have rendered to the govern¬
ment services whose value is beyond es¬
timate and at the same time have ever
been ready to be of service to the regis-
251:po wwimgfim Nam
« JEWS HIRE AND THERE
THROUGHOUT THE LAND
Our Neighbors of the Nation Furnish
Interesting Items of Thei- Sayings
And Doings.
Coal Cards in Macon.
The coal situation is so acute in Ma¬
con that the authorities have had to j
resort to the issuance of permits to !>m
coal.
Only those making affidavits that :
they were entirely out of coal were
given permits, and there were only for
the least amount necessary for the re
lief of actual want.
Many holding permits were unable
to get deliveries of coal. Tlie mayor
was informed that many negroes were
not working, though they are needed to
help deliver the coal. The mayor says
he intends to bring them into court and
force them to work.
Government Lest By Delay.
Quartermaster General Sharpe test!
fled Saturday before the Senate
Inquiry Committee concerning the
shortage of clothing for men in the
army camps.
In concluding his testimony
ing eh thing and army supplies, <:• lvrat
Sharpe placed re-ponsi ilitv L r d lay
in sc. tiring supplies , f wool for army
iothing on the Council of National Do
fense. The council's committee, which
had taken over the question of woo!
supplies, the general -aid, recommended
use of shoddy in making uniform - and
delayed accepting raw wool offered a -I
April by Boston dealers. No large ; ur
chases were made until September,
after prices had risen greatly, be said.
Senator Weeks told the committee he
was reliably informed that a less of
$150,000,000 to the government result¬
ed.
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MRS W II EDWARDS
DIFS IN \Ti VNT \
Mrs. W. H. Edwards died Saturday
morning. December the 22nd. at her
home, 701 South Pryor street. Atlanta.
The remains were brought to Cov
ington Sunday on the morning train
and were carried to Red Oak church
for the funeral and interment.
Mrs. Edwards leaves two daii-lil; 1
and five sons.
; E. P. AYERS PIES
ST HOViMOTON MILLS
Aged and Excellent Gentleman of That
Community Passed Away On
December the 23rd.
Mr. E. P. Ayers died at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. <). P. Hopkins, 011
(lie morning of December the 23rd at
6:30 o’clock.
He was 75 years of age, had fought
as a brave Confederate soldier, and a is
high character and genial nature 111a v*
for him many friends, who now join
tlie 1 terraced ones in mourning Ids
death.
Th funeral and interment were at
the Covington Mills church on Monday
morning of last week at l 1 o’clock.
The Rev. Walker Combs conducted the
sendees.
Mr. Ayers leaves two daughters, Mrs.
0. P. Hopkins and Mrs. J. T. White:
and three sons; Mess: * W. T. Ayers.
1. W. Ayers and Dillard Ayers.
MASONS ELEC T OFFICERS.
At their regular December meeting.
Golden Fleece Lodge Number 6 elected
the following officers:
Professor J. B. Peebles. \\ M : Pro¬
fessor G. P. Shingler. S. W.: Mi. H L.
Hitchcock. J. W.: Mr. It. P. Be ter, S.
I).; Mr. C. A. Sockwell. J. 1>. : Mr. .1. 11
Peek. Secretary; Mr. It. R. Fowler.
Treasurer; Mr. Evans Hill. S. S.: Mr.
It. E. Peek. J. S.: Mr. J. <’. Hill. Tiler.
This lodge to in a flourishing con
dltion and all the officers elected are
excellent men and "ill make r-i»Uinii-.
officers.
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trants themselves. Mr. Albert Meador
lias also served well in the clerical dc
I .ailment, assisting tlie secretary. Dr.
Peek, in keeping the records in excel
lent, sliape.
The advisory board of volunteers.
who are assisting the registrants in
answering the questionairre, also lias
rendered invaluable service.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 3, 1918.
[ME TAX PAVERS
IH18 HAVE HELP
Much information as to the
MM Vi AND METHOD OF DE¬
TERMINING TAX IS GIVEN
BELOW.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The great
task of gathering income tax and ex¬
< c.« profits returns will begin with the
llv ' v - v< ' ar tomorrow,
IN ry unmanled person earning
more thru ?1,0:>0 during the past year,
and even married per.-on or head of a
family who made more than $2,000
,n «-* f! v ' vivI ‘ ,1|(1 internal revenue col
llis Gistric-t a report any time
: :i tomorrow and March 1. He
' 1 ' ; '>fiiie.l before June 1 of the tax
: , v - ;u; ' payment will be due June !•>.
The government expects to receive
$ 1,201 ,c o ooo f. »iu income taxes before
Jul • 1, including $666,600,000 from in¬
dividuals and $535,000,000 from corpo¬
rations. This is more than one-third of
io estimated receipts
" r rcvcuue act pa-red by
: v,:i - T ‘ " a« H-e la-t sesison.
Front excess profits taxes, the govem
rs.-cmt c' ■ is i<> realize about $1,220.
bOO.OiK) In Are July 1.
r i’h<> l f, v a married man or
; ,
y,., h( ;tl , - f an ,n y p o ,„. r tT11 , on
ilia timount of Id net income exceeding
r>, lc- s ban $4,000. and 4 per
c,t on the amount of his net income
■ ,0 |, u t It -s than $5,000. An
mio airl; 1 person not tke head of a
family will pay 2 per cent on the
amount of 11 t income above $1,000 but
lees than $3,000. and 4 per cent on the
net income above $3,000 but less than
$5,000.
Extra Levies n Higher Incomes.
An extra levy, or surtax, in addition
; to tec nornn.! tax. is imposed on in
I 1 : a - ovo > that the amount
■ hie aie between $5,000 and $7,000 is
subject to a total income tax, including
both normal and extra, of 5 per cent;
and between $7,500 and $10,000. 6 per
cent. The surtax further increases
with higher incomes, so that amounts
of $1,000,000 are taxable at 65 per cent
Tvith one per cent additional for each
half million up to two million dollars.
All incomes over the latter amount arc
taxable at 67 per cent.
Typical income tax levies on heads of
families are as follows: Income of
$2,500. tax is $10; income of $3,600, tax
is $20; income of $3,500. tax is $30;
income of $4,000, tax is $40: income of
$4,500. tax is $60. income of $5,000. tax
is $80. i
Uumarried p arsons would pay in this
way: Income of $1,500, tax is$10: in¬
come of $2,000, tax is $20, income\>f
$2,500, tax is $30; income of $3,000. tax
is $40; income of $3,500, tax is $60;
income of $4,000, tax is $80; income of
$4,500, tax is $100: income of 5,000, tax
is $120.
Taxes may lie paid in four install¬
ments between now and June 15. if this
arrangement is preferred, but tlie treas¬
ury will open a determined campaign
soon to encourage persons to pay their
tax in full immediately, and receive in¬
terest on the advance payment.
A small array of accountants, espeoi
ally trained for flic 1 Work in schools
conducted by district collectors for the
past two weeks, will go into the field,
beginning Wednesday, to assist persons
in filing their returns, and will travel
( ii prearranged itineraries for a month
or more. In addition, federal agricul¬
tural agents, and representatives of
| state and county councils of National
defense, have enlisted in the campaign
of education. By this extensive cam
pai'ju of education, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper hopes to eliminate
the chance 1 of failure to file a return
through ignorance of the requirements.
To Eliminate a Grudging Spirit,
In fact, officials in charge of the tax
gathering machine exixvt to eliminate
tlie usual grudging spirit of taxjiayers.
this a “Liberty Tax,
j ( ^ ^ ^ f() fh( , „. IUM , war
| tp., Liberty Pond issues, and
nvi' v effort " ill be made to encourage
f wilting giving among those
on whom tie' tax falls.
\\ , m 7 no : - n- will pay their
in< n- taxes, it i- estimated, and most
{ will u:!>: t to a dim! federal tax
I for the lir't time. L r less than 500,000
| paid income taxes last year under the
old law. Tax return forms have been
j made u-- simple as ixesible, those for
* incomes of less than $3,000 being es-
UNITED STAFES NOW
PRESIDENT ISSUED ORDER TAK¬
ING CHARGE FRIDAY AND AP¬
POINTED SECRETARY Mo
ADOO DIRECTOR GENERAL
Oil Friday noon the United States
government took charge of all the rail¬
roads in flic nation. This was done
by an order of President Wilson, in
accordance with a recent act of Con¬
gress giving him the authority to do so.
The order appoints Secretary of the
Treasury, W. G. McAdoo, Director
General to superintend the oiicration
of the roads. It recites that the rail¬
road companies themselves cannot han¬
dle tlie situation which confronts them
and that necessity compels the govern¬
ment to do so.
Mr. McAdoo at oboe took definite
stops towards national unification of
tin* railroads and improvement of con¬
gested conditions. His order directs
absolute i>ooling of all traffic, common
utilization of terminals, rolling stock,
end other facilities, hauling of freight
by tlie shortest routes and retention of
all present officers and employees.
It is intimated that the government
i w ill discourage all except absolutely
j necessary pa-sengor travel by making
it more difficult to travel. It will prob
| ably consolidate all city ticket offices
into one or abolish them altogether.
The handling of freight, however, is
expected to lie expedited by this change,
lo/ now all cars and other equipment
can be put to continual use. none being
Idle at some places while needed at
other places; and one management of
all lines should result in all lines being
kept busy, instead of a congestion on
some line- and a need for more business
( ii otjier lines between the same point)*,
as i-as recently hapjiened under the
separate management.
If is a very revolutionary step and
many predict that it will never end ex¬
cept in final government ownership of
all the roads.
of course the presidents’ order pro¬
vides for compensation to the separate
railroad companies, to Ire based or
their average net earnings for the past
three years.
pecially free from technical features or
inquisitorial items.
Corporations will pay income taxi's
also, but on a different basis. Their
net income is subject to a tax of 6 per
(•('lit under the new war revenue act,
and certain technical deductions arc al¬
lowed. Corporation returns are due
between January 1 and March 1. for
the calendar year 1017. and companies
operating on a fiscal year basis must re-
1 mit within (>o days after the end of the
fiscal year.
Beginning tomorrow also, excess
profits returns for the .rear 1017 will lie
received from coriiorations, partner¬
ships and individuals. The last date
for the filing of flies;' is March 1. the
’same as on income returns, and pay¬
ment must also be made before June
15. except under the fiscal year arrang
UlCllt.
Individuals making more than $6,000
during the year also are subject to an 8
per cent tax on their income above that
amount, indoiiendent of tlie the regular
income taxes. This * per cent levy is
imposed on individuals with no capital,
or with only nominal capital, such as
professional men with money invested
in books, dentist and physician's in¬
struments. or other equipment.
Another kind of tax is laid on excess
profits of businesses having invested
capital. (>11 this basis. taxes on net
incomes or profits in excess of certain
deductions an* at the rate of 20 i>er
cent of the amount of net income in ex¬
cess of the deduction and not in excess
of 15 per cent on tlie invested capital;
25 jier cent on the amount in excess of
15 per rent and not in excess of 20 i*w
cent: 35 iier cent on the amount in ex¬
cess of 20 i»er cent and not in excess of
25 i>er cent; 40 (>er cent on the amount
j I in excess of 25 per cent and not in ex¬
cess of 33 ]*'r cent; and 60 per cent on
tin' amount in excess of 33 i*»r rent.
Before a tax is levied on excess prof¬
its. for 1017. a bu-iness is permitted to
make the -ame |ier rentage of profit on
its invested capital that it made on its
i invested capital during 1/)11. 1012. and
1013, the so-called “pre-war" |x»riod.
providing this is not more than nine
, |ier cent, and $5,000 additional for. a
corporation or $6,000 for a i*artiiersliip
LEE PROPERTY SOLO
TO VARIOUS BUYERS
Business and Residence Property of
E. O. I,ee Were Sold Tuesday at
Public Outcry.
The sah' of the E. < >. Lee property
made Tuesday one of the most note¬
worthy sale days which Govington has
bad for some time.
The following was the property sold,
with the names' of the purchasers, and
the prices:
Harris Town negro property, 13
houses, to Mr, (’. H. White, $4,600.
The garage projierty to Mr. Tink
Harwell, $3,300.
The Hawk McDonald place to Mr. P.
W. Godfrey. $510.
The Pitts house to Mr. Ed Fouler,
$2,700.
Lee Brothers' store building, willi
the fixtures to Mr. S. Gro sman, $0,250.
The dwelling occupied by Mr. Bud
l’iper, to Mr. N. S. Turner. $700.
The dwelling occupied by Mr. Clar¬
ence Taylor, to Mr. Bob Loyd. $015.
Houses on Fast street, one to Mr.
N. S. Turner, $720.
Numliers 2. 3. 4. and 5, to Mr. Clifton
Belcher for $605. $610. 540, and $605
respectively.
Dr. N. /,. Anderson had already
bought the one-half interest in the
buildings occupied by the Social Circle
Supply Company, City Pharmacy, and
the Lyric Theatre.
JOINT DEBATE AT
STARRS VILE FRIDAY NIGHT.
Come to Starrsville school house Fri
day night, January the 3rd. and heat
the guns roar oil a big war subject:
• Resolved that the United States should
have entered the war sooner."
The following are the debater*:
Affirmative—Perry Hays and ('. J
Broome.
Negative—J. J. Winburn and C. E.
Smith.
Songs and recitations by the children.
The above program will bo given foi
the benefit of the school library.
Buy a button from the children,
which entitles the holder to admissiou.
Time. 7 o'clock. Place: Starrsville.
Admission: 25 cents.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
IS TO BE ORGANIZED
Live Stock Association Meets on Sat¬
urday, the 12th Instant to Set the
Ball Rolling.
There will be a meeting of the New¬
ton County Live Stock Association at
the Court House in Covington at 10
o'clock 011 Saturday morning, the 12th
instant.
Every member and every other pc:
son interested in the purposes of tie
organization and in a county fair for
Newton county is urged to tie pre en:
Matters of vital importance are to b<’
transacted.
At this meeting it is intended to or
ganize a county fair association. Now
the Live Stock Assocition i* not a fair
association and does not intend to lie
come such, but it is interested in a
county fair, as such an association
could not help being so interested.
So the Live Stock Association ex¬
pects merely to make the ti’s, move
for a real big fair here next fall, and
it expects then every ix'rson and every
eon cm in the county to take up the
work and proceed to do its- best to
make the fair a tremendous personal
and county success.
Do not fail to attend the meeting on
the 12th instant.
or individual. There are the deductions
which arc* not taxable.
Definitions of terms, particularly the
items making up “invested capital '
have Ix'c'ii made in a number of recent
regulations issued by Commissioner
Roper.
Excess profits taxes and income taxes
may lie inqiosed on the same earnings,
if they art' sufficiently high. The law
specifies, however, that the amount of
tax payable under the excess profits
provision may be deducted from gross ;
income before determining the net,
come on which income taxes are to be
jwid.
PATRONIZE OUR
ADVERTISERS
MENTION THE NEWS
$1.50 Per Y T ear In Advance
FARMERS SHOULD ill!
PLAN YEAR’S CROPS
COUNTY AGENT BINGHAM RE¬
MINDS l S OF GRAVE SITUA¬
TION AND OFFERS SOME
SUGGESTIONS.
Every, farmer should now begin mak¬
ing plans for next year's crops. No one
can fell wlnit unforsren thin s will
happen, and the quicker plane are laid
for next year, the more efficiently can
work be carried 011 in the spring and
through the growing seasons. During
this bad weather is the time to care¬
fully study out what is to be done.
Tin* farmers of New ton county have
enjoyed 1 he most prosperous year
through the price of cotton, however,
we should not lose sight of the fact
that our prosperity is not due entirely
to the High price of our cotton, but is
also due to tlie fact that we grew a
variety <>f crops. In other words, we
did the very thing which makes any
farming community thrive, namely, dre
versification. We have raised plenty of
corn, oats, hay, and gardens to provide
us. and we now can see readily tlie
great importance of these things. It
is the duty of every fanner to s o then
that the cotton acreage is kept- down to
what it was this last year, andl to plant
every crop which lie needs at homo. Lot
ns plant ('Hough cotton to provide work
throughout tlie year, AFTER we have
made ourselves safe for a living, even
though cotton fails.
Wo are facing a labor shortage. The
crop should he planned with this fact in
view. If will be impossible to play
safe and at the same lime cultivate the
usual acreage of (Tops, it is far better
to plant flint w h'cti can ceriainly he
harvested, than to waste time and ef¬
fort 011 a large or ,p whi -ii can never
be harvested I" result in total ios*.
Furthermore, the bo 1 , wet '41 ni :n
aces us in tin* future More than ever
before we have got f<i diversify. We
Imre got to rotate cur ceps. We sim¬
ply cannot grow cut ton uudci boll w<v
vi, renditions and phuit if cm the same
g’«n,nd year nfbw 'car. B will result
in absolute failure. We will have
some weevil damage next year, but not
enqugh to hurt. This next year, then,
is the time for us to GET READY.
Plan a rotation of crop* to go into ef¬
fect illum'diafely. Raise SOME hogs,
beef, grain, and gardens. We cannot
hope tu jump imemdiately into a new
method of farming and succeed. It
will be too new.. Let - * start now and
lie prepared when the wevil hits us
strong. Don’t think that our winters
are too cold and our cotton too short to
allow much weevil damage, l have
so'ii counties forty miles further north
than Ibis one. further inland and cold¬
er. with the old red hills- much bigger
than some we have here, and where
ilic ciaton was short in growth, almost
ruined by the weevil because the peo¬
ple believed that if would do no harm
and "(tiihl not prepare ft»'* its coming.
Since llie weevil entered this country
some twnty-five years ago in Texas, it
lias never caught a single dirt' totally
prepared for it. We have got to GET
READY, and now is the time to think
while there is little else to do. Plan
your crop carefully for next year, and
let’s have another reason of prosqierity
and plenty.
MISS IDA LEE MULLINS
WEDS MR. TOM CALDWELL.
Mis* Ida Lee Mullins and Mr. Tom
Caldwell were' married at the Method¬
ist clnm-li in Greensboro Wednesday
night of last week immediately follow¬
ing prayer meeting. The pastor. Rev.
Mr. Dutton, performed tlie ceremony.
Mrs. Caldwell was one of the teach¬
ers in the Covington public schools last
year and she ha - a host of friends here
who extend to her their very best wish¬
es on this happy occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell are making
their home at Greensboro.
PUBLIC LANDS TO BE
OPENED FOR CULTIVATION
Hundreds of thousands of acres ol
lands in the United Stales, hitherto 1111
tilled. may be placed under cultivation
during 1018.
A11 inquiry by the Department of the
Interior shows that approximately 600,
immi acres on various reclamation pro¬
jects and an area of Indian lands al¬
most as large are susceptible of cultiva¬
tion.
