Income tax delay and new revenue head named
James A. Collie confirmed as deputy commissioner of revenue under Col. Alston D. Watts with no income tax collections until 1922. Watts announced Collie will oversee inheritance taxes and that staff for the new tax division will be hired later. Other items note Southern Public Utilities elects E. C. Marshall president and census figures on foreign born whites, plus prison head H. F. McCulloch’s sudden death and a moonshine seizure report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Revenue
Alston D. Watts
Watts
James R. Collie
Collie
B. F. McCulloch
Morrison
Road Engineers Appointed by State Highway Commission
The state highway commission appoints chief engineer Clifford Holder of Illinois at 7500 dollars salary and selects nine district engineers with 3600 dollars per year. Districts are led by J C Gardner Raleigh R E Snowden Kinston Will Morson Raleigh KH Schnapfe Durham John D Waldrop Greensboro J D Pridgen Raleigh R H Currie with the commission H E Noell Marion Wythe M Peyton Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seston
State Highway Commission
Clifford Holder
Illinois
Commission
Page
J. C. Gardner
Raleigh
R. E. Snowden
Kinston
Will Morson
KH. Schnapfe
Durham
Durham County
John D. Waldrop
Greeneboro
J.D. Pridgen
RH. Currie
H. E. Noell
Marion
Wythe M
Peyton
Asheville
Standardizing North Carolina Milk Quality Planned
A committee formed by the state health officers association will push efforts to standardize milk quality produced and sold in North Carolina during the coming year. Members include Dr. A W PePhaul of Charlotte Dr L B McBrayer of the tuberculosis sanatorium and Dr Epperson of Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
State Health Officers’ Association
Pinehurst
A. W. PePhaul
Charlotte
L. B. McBrayer
Epperson
Durham
Health Officers’ Association
North Carolina Postmasters Appointments Listed in Fourth Class Posts
The Post Office Department announces acting Postmaster Jonathan E. Parker will be postmaster at Parker. It lists commissions issued to several fourth class postmasters including Dunn Daniel E. Cone Crumpler Robert L. Plummer Curfew Winnie M. Rees Dana Joseph H. Stepp Delwood Mary H. Fowler married Denton Marvin A. Gallimore Gurrock David H. Midge Ott Horse Shoe Jessie L. Shipman Lake Landing Norfleet L. Mann Norton S. Lawrence McGuire Okisko Porga Miller Rockwell Fred gi. Klute Saw Mil Charles A. Crafes Snifehaven Mildred R. Karnegay Tuxedo Katherine Shipman Windy Gap Florence Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postotefice Department
Jonathan E. Parker
Parker
Dunn
Daniel E. Cone
Crumpler
Robert L. Plummer
Winnie M. Rees
Dana
Joseph H. Stepp
Delwood
Mary H. Fowler
Denton
Marvin A.gallimore
Gurrock
David H
Midge Ott
Horse Shoe
Jessie L. Shipman
Lake Landing
Norfleet L. Mann
Norton
S. Lawrence McGuire
Okisko
Porga Miller
Rockwell
Fred Gi. Klute
Saw Mil
Charles A. Crafes
Snifehaven
Mildred R. Karnegay
Tuxedo
Katherine Shipman
Windy Gap
Florence Johnson
Education Chief Warns Schools Need 9 Million Next Year
Superintendent 8 C Brooks warns boards of education and county commissioners that 9 million dollars will be required to run the schools next year and that lowering property values means higher tax rates. He notes the shift from state tax omission to the new revenue commissioner Col A D Watts and warns county action on reductions may raise school levies by fifty percent in some counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Brooks
Boards of Education
A.D. Watts
Municipal Association Urges Special Session Call
North Carolina Municipal association officials announce a move to ask Governor Morrison to convene a special session to correct a clerical error that invalidates the entire structure of the municipal finance act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Municipal Association
Morrison
Legislure
Assurance of aid for opening North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital
Governor Morrison assured R B Babbington of Gastonia that financial aid would be available for the June 15 opening of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital. Washington Specter Frank A Linney asked the attorney general to delay his district attorney nomination for ten days to two weeks to finish private affairs. The Justice Department said action would be taken. The American Trust Company offered to loan the state 4.5 million dollars for pavement on the Statesville road to the Iredell county line at 6 percent. Ward H Wood, president, confirmed the loan proposal in an interview. Federal agents raided Sanford, arresting J C Kelly and Dan Melver amid a mobile theft conspiracy. N C Kelly remained jailed in Wake County on $10,000 bond and another on $5,000 bond for the two others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
rOfiial
North Carolina
Morrison
R. B. Babbington
Gastonia
Washington
Frank A. Linney
Atorney
Department of Justice
American Trust Company
Ward H. Wood
Statesville
David
Iredell
Wood
Highway Commission
Mr. Wood
Sanford
R. C. Handy
J. C. Kelly
N. C. Kelly
Dan Melver
G. Kelly
Wake County
Alre
Colonel Meares Lands Johan Washington
Col Meares of Wilmington has landed to take a special assistant post to the Attorney General. He will not move to Washington immediately and will travel to handle Justice Department cases. The position carries a $6000 annual salary plus expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meares
Johan Washington
Igeitell Meares
Wilmington
Washington
Department of Justice
Ruhr Occupation Looms After German Cabinet Resigns
Fehrenbach and Simons resign as Poland Upper Silesia plebiscite tensions rise. Allied demands for reparations grow. France to occupy the Ruhr on May 12 with British and Belgian detachments. Panama rejects White Award. U S cautions and weighs arbitration amid naval and disarmament talks.
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Fehrenbach
America
Upper Silesia
Panama
Hughes
Ruhr Distriet
Great Britain
Haly
France
Supreme Council
London
Lloyd George
Count Sforza
Priand
Lori Curzon
Mint
Herlin
Germany
Doctor Simons
Belgium
Reparations Commission
Ruhr
North Sea
Bremen
Hamburg
Stettin
United States
Gold Flows Into Country As Nations Pay With Gold
A flood of gold reaches the United States pushing total holdings to 3 001 487 915 while financiers cite the creditor nation status and global trade frictions. European and Scandinavian nations send large sums, with Sweden and Britain among contributors. Siberian shipments arrive via the Pacific as war debts and unsettled Latin American economies drive payments in bullion.
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New York
United States
Britain
France
Sweden
Germany
Pacific
Siberia
Kolchak
South America
Central America
Scouts Report Record of Community Good Turns
In Birmingham a group of scouts spent leisure hours performing civic aid tasks. They repaired bridges, cleared drains, opened sewers and gutters, removed brush, and drained water from streets and basements. Eleven scouts contributed two hours to remove water from a church basement and to burn leaves.
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Nation Council
Allstate Blank
Birmingham
City Earth Department
Tme
Tre
Cummus
Chief Sea Scout Report Shows Rapid Growth and Milestones
James A. Wilder reports at the national council that sea scout programs have steadied and accelerated. Since November 1020, registrations and ship counts rise, with a projected 200 ships by 1922 and a major seamanship training surge underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council
James A. Wilder
San Peane
Annapolis
Keeping Troops Going Through Dinners and Parents
A Scoutmaster asks how to sustain troop activities during a slow period. Cave Scout recounts that inviting dads and mothers to a scout dinner last winter created parental awareness and support for scouting activities.
Synthetic flavors threaten real fruit taste in foods
Boys' Life notes that chemistry advances allow artificial flavors to imitate peaches oranges and strawberries at lower cost. A strawberry jam test revealed a strawberry flavor containing apples and seeds that were found to be clover, raising concerns about authenticity in edible products.
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Chentistry
Ambitious Cook Brings Trouble in Domestic Talk
A husband objects to the cook his friend sent. the wife defends the cook citing reputation. The scene shifts to a plan where Bobbing the tenor—known for serenades—now must fetch water each morning to assist with chores after a quarrel and an implied departure to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbing
Skeesicks
In Search of Happiness and Town Life
A humorous exchange between a census expert and a speaker mocks the idea that happiness comes from moving to a town. The censuses claim that lively village life is a better measure of merriment than urban bustle.
Dangerous Golf Remarks and Odd Notices
A humorous club scene features a player noting golf is dangerous as a rival jokes about needing to work hard to distract from golf. A nursery query asks for bread-fruit trees for sale, but none are available. The page closes with quips about miscommunication and the value of speech.
Fragmentary quote from a 1910s interview about children and relationships
A conversational remark questions whether children help keep couples together, noting an almost certain ineffectiveness with a Pekinese. The excerpt implies a domestic discussion with cultural undertones and the speaker’s skeptical view.
Swindler Accused of Defrauding Minister Mentioned
A fragment notes a person in cell 40 admitting to a full admission for wrongdoing while Warren remarks he swindled a minister, hinting at a legal or criminal case involving a religious figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ambitious Run Ends With New Afficiency Expert Role
A figure who aimed high and impressed by bluffing his way through failed attempts now lands as an efficiency expert. The move follows a bold attempt at a job that drew mixed reactions before his success.
Progressive Town Pokes Fun at Local Builders
A garbled town-page dialogue shows a passerby praising a builder’s work while the speaker boasts of sturdy construction. A humorous exchange follows about kitchen space and domestic chores, ending with an odd comment on smoking habits and old-time manners.
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James A. Collie
Southern Public Utilites
E. C. Marshall
Z V .Taylor
Marshall
Prudent Taylor
Winston
Salem
Greenville
Anderson
Hickory
Reidsville
Thomasville
Belmont
China Grove
Chester and
Greer
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
B. R Lacy
H. F. McCulloch
McCulloch
Bickett
Guilford County
Wautauga
Alleghan
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Law Building
W. W. Boulineau, Jr
State Corporation Commission
George W. Conner
State Tax Commission
Cannon Mills
Cabarrus County
Pascal
Lean of Education
Linney
Chicago
Coliseum
Calvin Coolidge
Potomac Park
St. Be Winslow
Massachusetts
Congress
Altes
Edward W. Pickard
Simons
Stresemann
People's Party
Will
Mayer Kaufbeuren
Rube District
Supreme Councilas
Harding
Council
Reputations Commission
Diebidele Commission
Itybulk
Oppeln
Oder River
Grods Steehlite Lalla
Hond
Bring
Peirue Sypleba
Paris
Ostend
Senate
Lodge
Harting
Andrtea
Witte Repotite
Caete Sam
Vanoma
Coto
Costa Rica
Porras
Doctor Bustamente
University of Havana
Netherlands
Marding
Naval Committee
Navy
House
Busides
Torah
Great Hellaln
Japan
Boral
Pom Vrene
Reed
Missouri
North Carola
Hiram Johson
David H. Blair
Warren G. Harding
Mr. Blair
Allie
Internal Revenue
Caire
Johnson
Blair
Sen
Senate Finance Committee
Truman HH. Newberry
Michigan
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Newberry
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Frank Morerison
American Federation of Labor
United Sti
Scout Service
SEA Scout
Bonehead
Bryant
Tye
Josh
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