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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday. August 26, 1943 IcCORMICK MESSENGER Published Every Thursday f. Established June 5, 19M EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, *** Editor and Owner Entered at the Fust Office at Me- Germick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. , 0GBSCK1PT1ON KATES: • One Year, * $1.00 ■lx Months .75 Three Months .50 eg.’— ' . — wl Six Inch Sermon BY REV. ROBERT H. HARPER Israel’s Sin and Restoration. Lesson for August 29: Exodus 32: 7-10; 34: 4-9, 27, 28. Golden Text: Numbers 14:18. Note the striking contrast be tween two brothers—Moses on the mount with God—Aaron below setting up the golden calf, prob ably aspiring to be a new leader, and mean enough to lay the blame on the people. When God told Moses what the people were doing, he pleaded for them, but, returning to the camp, was swift to act—^breaking the tables as the people had broken their covenant, making the people drink water in which the powder of the golden calf was cast, in token of their guilt, and com manding the Levites to slay 3,000 ' of the offenders. Again, after an interval, Moses communed with God on the mount, pleaded anew for his peo ple, and, after 40 days and nights, returned Jo the camp, bearing the second table of stone. See the power, of intercession, tvgce illustrated in the lesson. Great results usdally come when a good man intercedes with God. Israel’s Sin and Restoration bring assurance that God will forgive when men turn to him and un dertake to do his will. Unlike the stone on which they were first written, the Ten Words are im perishable as God’s will, which they express. Jesus summed up these laws, which have found a place in all the jurisprudence of the ages, in the one positive lav/ of. Love. And this law can be kept by those who put faith in Him who is the final and perfect Word of God to men. -X- Forms For Estimated Income And Victory Tax Declarations Are Being Sent Out Washington, August 22.—Guy T. Helvering, Commissioner of Inter- i nal Revenue, recently announced that forms and printed instruc tions for the filing of estimated income and Victory tax declara tions on or before next Septem ber 15, as required by the new Current Tax Payment Act, are now being distributed to individu al taxpayers by the Collectors of Internal Revenue. Filing of the declarations will be the second major step under the Current Tax Payment Act in con verting the Federal individual in come tax frnn the old delcyed payment method to a “pay-as- you-gc” basis. The first steii was the inauguration July 1 cf the new withholding plan. under which the Victory tax, normal in come tax and first bracket sur tax are paid by millions of ner- sons through deductions from their wages and salaries. ' The purpose of the declarations is to make current in their tax payments all those individuals whose income and Victory tax li ability will not be fully covered by collections through withhold ing and other credits. Experts of the Bureau of Inter nal Revenue have greatly simpli fied for the average taxpayer the task of filing the declarations. A form and set of instructions for use in estimating the tax on incomes up to $10,000 rival for simplicity, revenue officials point ed out, the familiar “five n\inute income tax return’’ which made its debut in 1942. The computa tion and entries which this sim plified declaration method re quires should be matters of about five minutes for a large portion | of the taxpayers by whom decla rations will have to be submitted, j the officials said. • For those who desire to make a precise compu tation, or who have an income of more than $10,000, detailed work sheets may be secured from the Collector upon request. Persons required to file the declarations are generally: 1. The recipients this year or last year of gross incomes from wages sub ject to withholding in excess of $2,700 for single persons or $3,500 for married couples; 2. Those who have incomes this year, or had incomes last year, requiring the filing of a return, with more than $100 of these incomes de rived from sources other than wages subject to withholding; 3. Those required to file an income tax return on 1942 incomes and whose wages subject to withhold ing for 1943 are reasonably ex pected to be less than their simi lar wages for 1942. Where the declarations show an estimated tax liability for 1943 in excess of credits,-'half of • the excess is to be sent to the Collec tor cf Internal Revenue along with the declaration, and the other half remitted on or before De cember 15. Credits to be taken on the declaration include with holdings and the payments, if any, made to Collectors on March 15 and June 15 this year on ac count of 1942 income taxes. The withholdings to be credited in clude those, if any, made by em ployers of the Victory Tax for the first half cf the year, before the new withholding system went into effect, plus those made since July 1 under the new system. Treasury statisticians have cal culated that about 15,000,000 per sons with tax liability for 1843 will be required to file the decla ration. Many of the people who must file declarations will be profes sional workers, such as lawyers and doctors. Many more will be persons operating their own busi ness establishments. Another large class of people who must file the declaration are those with earnings on which there is a li ability reaching into the upper surtax brackets, and therefore not fully covered by withholding. There will be many also from persons with combination incomes such as wages, on which taxes are withheld, plus interest, divi dends or rents, to which with holding does not apply. If correction of the September 15 estimate of any taxpayer be comes necessary, an amended declaration may be* filed on or before December 15. and the prop er adjustment in payments made. Declarations are to be sent by September 15 to the Collector of Internal Revenue in v/hose dis trict the taxpayer expects to file his final income tax return for 1943 next year. In t£e case of taxpayers deriv ing 80 per cent or more cf their gross income from farming, filing of declarations is net required until December 13. at which time the full unpaid balance of the • # • (Each week In this space will be presented a picture and word portrait of someone whose name is news.) • For the second time in 11 years Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has been appointed president of China. The recent death of Lin Sen made the gen eralissimo a likely choice for the post from which he resigned in 1932 to devote all his time to the war. • This leader of nearly one quarter of the world’s population seems to combine the patience preached by ancient Chinese philosophers with the effi- iciency of a modern American business execu tive. His gigantic country, which once seemed certain to fall before Japan’s war machine, is gradually being transformed from a lumbering backward mass of illiterate peasants into a mas sive fighting nation which is pushing the invader back home with his own technique. • Chiang Kai-shek, a one-man model of new China, lives plainly, eating simple wholesome foods, at tending few social functions, and adhering to a rigid full daily schedule which rarely varies. Through the battle campaigns, interviews, and in ternational discussions, he remains calm. • His number one aid is his wife. May-ling Soong Chiang Kai-shek Chiang. Together they are devoting their lives to the cultural and national liberation of their huge, powerful nation. T / Army Nurses Tcuglien Up Army nurr.es preparing for possible overseas duty descend a 30-foot landing net. Negotiating the obstacle course at Camp Edwards, Mass., is part of their routine training. / “Here is a crop all ready \ to harvest ” says Claude R. Wickard, i •. Secretary of Agriculture , Und«rwood-Stratton JuVJLANY AMERICAN FARMERS have a forgotten crop that can be j harvested any time—and right j now is the time the country needs i that crop most. "Wherever there is a farm * woodlot, you’ll generally find trees not big enough for saw- ! logs, but big enough for pulp- ' wood. When such trees grow too thickly, judicious thinning will add to the value of the remain- ing timber, permitting it to grow faster. \ "By harvesting these excess trees right now, the farmer will add to his income; he will improve his woodlot; and he will be making a valuable contribution to the war effort because we are facing an acute shortage of pulpwood and the only place we can look for additional supplies is from *.he farm woodlot.” ‘ Approved by U. S. Department of Agriculture SPONSORED BY WEST VIRGINIA PULP AND PAPER COMPANY v. . CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR DEALERS Now is the time to ' cut or thin your lim- 1 her while prices are | high and pulpwood badly needed. Cut wisely and the remaining trees will grow faster and big ger. Your forester or county agent will help you select trees for cutting. Estimate how many cords you can cut. Then get in touch with our local deal er, or telephone, o» write us for prices and specifications. ■) R. M. WINN, PLUM BRANCH, S. C. estimated tax must be paid. They may, however. ✓ file on September 15 if they wish and pay their es timated tax in twa installments —September 15 and December 15. The Current Tax Payment Act provides a penalty for a substan tial underestimate of the tax due. However, it was pointed out by the Treasury, no one who makes his estimate carefully need incur this penalty. The privilege of fil ing an amended declaration on or before December 15 is a safeguard on this score. Eventually, operation of the withholding system plus the declaration system will make all individual income taxpayers sub stantially current. That is to say, each individual income taxpayer will pay his taxes during the year in which the income is received. Under the old income tax law, Trespass Notice Trespassing in all forms is here by strictly forbidden on my lands. MRS. B. W. PARKS, McCormick, S. C. Aug. 23, 1943. Land For Sale 98 acres of land, 6 miles east of McCormick, about 300 or 400 yards off of highway, with good 7-room dwelling and outbuildings, 35 acres of cleared land, balance in timber, some saw timber, and e- nough pulp wood to pay for the place. Price, $4,000.00. J. D. DUNLAP, R. 2, McCORMICK, S. C. payment of an individual’s tax for any given year’s income was delayed to the year following. Notice For Bids For Transportation Pupils Sealed bids will be received un til 12:00 o’clock noon, September 10, 1943, for the transportation of pupils from the following school districts: Willington School District No. 2 to De la Howe State School. Bordeaux School District No. 3 to De la Hov/e State School. All bids shall be addressed to the County Superintendent of Education, mai’ked on outsMe of sealed envelope, “Bid for Trans- | portation of pupils in - j School District No. ” anA i shall be opened at the hour des ignated in this advertisement. Bids will be opened and awards made by the County Board of Education, within two days after bids are received, who shall have the right to reject any and ail ; bids, and to re-advertise for new and additional bids. THOMAS R. TALBERT, County Supt. of Education. McCormick, S. C., August 24, 1943.—3t. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County Of McCormick. In The Court Of Probate. Notice is hereby given that Miss Maryleen McKinney, Executrix of the estate of Miss Margaret Mc Kinney, deceased, has this day made application unto me for a final accounting and discharge as such Executrix, and the 14th day of September. 1943, at 10 o’clock, A. M., has been fixed for the hearing of said petition. All persons holding claims a- gainst said estate are hereby no tified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTISON, Judge of Probate, McCormick Co., S. C. August 12th, 1943.—4t. WANT ADV. WANTED—PINE PULP WOOD— , On the C. & W. C., G. & F. and Southern Railroads at top ceiling price of $8.93 loaded on cars from trucks and if “Banked” (loaded from the ground) $1.05 additional, totalling $9.98 per unit. Will ad vance when loaded $100.00 per car cf 12 or more units. R. M. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. FOR- SALE—1 Dayton Scale, al most new. $75.00 cash: 1 Stand ard Scale in first class condition, $65.00 cash; 1 Old model Dayton Scale in good condition, $30.00 cash: 1 Standard Sausage mill in first class condition, $125.00; 1 Cash Register, $50.00 cash; 1 Cash File, $100.00 cash; 1 Meat Cooler and Coil and Frigidaire in first class condition, $17500 cash; j 1 Meat Block in first class con- i dition, $40.00. Write P. O. Box ! 247, McCormick, S. C. LOST—My “T” gasoline ration book for truck license .J-8-461. John McCain, Meriwether, S. C. FOR SALE—Large two-story house, good heart pine lumber, can be easily torn down. Price, $200.00. See J. C. Winn, Plum Branch, S. C. * LOST—One brown leather coin purse. with small amount, of change in it. Mrs. P. G. Fooshe, McCormick. S. C. LOST—My “B” gasoline ration book for car license C-43-902. J. A. Hamilton, McCormick, S. C. '■■J!,,. 1 "! 11 ■ ' ri .in —» LOST—Shaeffer Pen. Reward. J. L. Bradley. ,