Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-14
DRuMMERS GET EXEMPTIONS
Charlotte Revenue officials Expect
5000 Income Tax Returns to Pass
Through Their Hands,

Through Their Hands,
Charlotte. men are to be
the chief beneficiaries of new rul-
ing that has been put into effect in the
federal revenue office and relating To
the fling Of income tax returns. p. q.
Kiser, local revenue agent, said that
the ruling had been made TO take care
OF travelling men who have heavier ex'
penses on the road than they would
have at home.
"There Is no mistaking 1.-THE
travelling men have been hit hard by
the innexible ruling Of the income
tax laws said Mr.. Kiser, land per-
sonally | am glad thoy are going to
get relief this year"
Mr.. Kiser explained that In making
returns the travelling man has the
privilege OF showing his expenses at
home and his expenses while out
travelling territory, with opportunity
for exemption Of the difference when
calculating his net income.
Between 5000 and 5000 individuals
and firms are expected to make re-
turns through the local office between
January l and March 10. Single men
receiving a net income OF $1,000 or
more and married men receiving a
net income of $4,000 or more must
make returns. Exemptions include
all city, state and county taxes, all
interest on personal indebtedness and
all donations to religious and educa-
tional causes and to organized charity
work
For the married man there is an ex-
emption Of 5000 on each dependent
under IS years Of gaze and on an in
firm father or mother.
Newton. The bodies Of Perry Deal
age SO; Mrs. Perry Deal, age Al; Ell
bert Deal, son OF Mr., and Mrs. Perry
Deal, age "a and Lena Belle Deal,
daughter Of Ebert, Deal, age II years,
who were killed In Charlotte by a
train, were brought to this city and
taken to the home OF Perry Deal.
where a short funeral service was
held.
The Deals were en- route to Newton
from Charlotte when their automobile
was struck by freight train on the
yard in Charlotte, killing three mem
bers OF the party outright and serious
" injurng the others one Of whom
died before reaching the hospital.
They had been to Charlotte TO attend
the funeral of Mrs. Hartsell Deal,
daughter.in.law of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Deal.
Gastonia.-After having been offci-
ally in session since November 5, the
coroner's jury in the case OF the
death of John Ford reached the deci-
sion that "the deceased John Ford
came to his death from bullet wounds
inflicted by persons unknown to the
jury" The jury was released.
Salisbury-Dr. T. F. Mari will
move his family to Salisbury, estab-
fishing the main office OF the educa-
tional campaign for the western
North Carolina Methodist conference
in this city. ]. D. Norwood, finance
director Of the campaign lives here
and so both Offices will be in the same
town. The work will be taken up Wig.
orously at once and the campaign
pushed in every district in the con-
ference.
Wilson. - Carlyle Swinson, who
served on the Mexican border as SER
geant OF Company X, and later in
France with the Goth Division, was
killed in an automobile ac'
cident when the radius rod broke.
The top of his head was torn away by
a wheel hub as the car turned on its
side.
Winston Salem = Amendments to
charters of three Winston-Salem au-
tomobile companies filed with Secre-
tary of State provide for a total in
crease of authorized capital stock OF
more than a million dollars, and
taken with new corporation organ
lied and chartered, make a total OF
and a quarters new industry
In the Twin City.
Norfolk. Va, (Special.-J. E. Nc
Kean bugler at the naval operating
base here, is awaiting court.martial
on charge Of killing j. w CLANCY,
recruit who died following fist fight.
A blow between the eyes knocked
Chaney unconscious, death resulting
within an hour. Chaney's home is in
Clinton, N. c.
Winston Salem Lawyer Fined.
Winston-Salem. -Attorney John G.
was fined fifty dollars, TO-
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