Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1957 — Page 2

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Articles Aid Taxpayers In Making Tax Returns

E&tor*ii Mete: this it the third •f Hr* articles to help taxpayers making «ui vnrir iraerii incom r tax returns. By BUMKU. O< HARRINGTON Confltisstoner pt Internal Rtrehue Written tor United Brets WASrfTNGTON (UP)-You are a S6OO exemption, which means you do not have to pay federal income tax on S6OO of your income. Your wife is another, on your return if you file jointly, on her own if you file separately, but not on both. Beyond this basic exemption for the taxpayer, we get into a’ number of questions covering such things as support of elderly relatives, school age children who earn money, divorced couples, survivors of persons who have died, and extra exemption for the aged and blind. Bach taxpayer gets an extra S6OO exemption if he is 65 or older, FISH A STEAK EVERY FRIDAY CHICKEN & STEAK EVERY SATURDAY Three Kings Tavern HOAGLAND, IND,

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and still another S6OO if he is blind. The S6OO extra exemption for blindness can be claimed by the taxpayer at any age. The exemption for blindness applies only to the taxpayer, husband or wife or both, but net to dependents. The Internal Revenue Service perhaps rates you older than you think you are, by one day, and it may be worth money to you. You are considered to add a year to your age on the day before your birthday. SO, if your 65th birthday fell on or before Jan. 1, 1657, you may legally claim that extra S6OO exemption for age in yoUr return for 1956. Exemptions for dependents are figured differently than for husband and wife. For example, a taxpayer who supports his 70-year-old mother is entitled to just ohe S6OO exemption for her and nothing extra for her age. Children and Students For a person to qualify as taxpayer’s dependent, the taxpayer must provide more than one-half of his or her support. The only exception to this rule is where several persons contribute to the sup port of an individual. For example, if several sots and daughters support their mother, and none of them contributes more than half the support, they may designate one of their number to claim the S6OO exemption for her as a dependent. The person designated must contribute more than 10 per cent of the support, and all

the ethers who contribute more then 10 per cent must fUe a decw Mrtloe that they will not claim the exemption. Such a dedication ii made on Form 2120, available at any revenue service office. The law permits a child under 19 or a full-time student of any age to be claimed as a dependent. The law defines a full-time student as ohe who is engaged in full-time study at a recognized school for at least five months of the year, or who is in one of several fulltime ort-the-farrn training programs. ' A child may earn money, even more .then S6OO, and still be claimed as a S6OO exemption on his father's tax return. The deciding factors are that the child be under 19 or a full-time student, and that the taxpayer who claims him must contribute more than half his support. “Head of Household’’ However, if a child earns S6OO or more he must file a return for himself. He may claim his own personal exemption on his own return. This means he actually qualifies as two exemptions, if someone else is footing more than half his living expenses: One exemption on his own return and one on the return of the supporter. If a child earns less than S6OO and his employer withholds taxes from his pay, then the child is entitled to a refund of those taxes. Like everyone else, he must file a return to get that refund. The law provides special tax rates for any individual who qualifies as “head of household.” This term means generally an unmarried or legally separate person who furnished more than half the maintenance cost of a household

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Which Was also , home during the entire year for <A) any relatad person who qualifies as the taxpayer’s dependent or <B> your unmarried child, grandchild or stepchild, even though that Child is not a dependcht. You may also qualify as a head of household if you maintain a home elsewhere for your father or mother and either one of them qualifies as yoyr dependent. The cost of maintaining a household includes such items as the rent, insurance, repairs, utilities, food. It does not include clothing, education, medical expenses and the like, even though you may pay them. Meet Five Tests Form IMO must be used to claim the benefits of the lower tax rates for a head of household. If you are divorced or legally separated from your wife pt the end of the year, you may not claim her as an exemption, even if you paid her support. When a question of dependency comes up, remember that the dependent must meet five tests. First, you must have furnished more than half of his ot her support. Second, the dependent’s gross incomes must have been less than S6OO for the year (unless the dependent is your child who is under 19 or a full-time student). Third, the dependent must be related to you, or a member of your household and living in your home. Fourth, the dependent must be a citizen of the United States (living anywhere) or a citizen of any country living in Canada, Mexico, Panama or the Canal Zone. And fifth, the dependent must not be making a joint return with his or her husband or wife. Thursday: You can claim deductions for Hungarian relief but not for political contributions; all about those puzzling deductions. State Dept- Still Wants Tito's Visit Despite Protests From Congressmen WASHINGTON (UP) — The State Department still wants Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tito to visit the United States despite protests from Congress and hints that Tito himself may be growing cool to the idea. Diplomatic officials passed this word today, although the State Department still maintained an official silence on efforts to arrange the visit, Uto, if he eventually does come to the United States, would be the first head of a Communist nntton to do so. Reports that he might pay an official call on President Eisenhower have stirred outcries from Congress, Catholic groups and others. Mr. Eisenhower showed concern at his news conference Wednesday over the growing objections to visits by foreign leaders who are not exactly close friends of the United States or Who are unpopular with certain segments of the population. The President emphasized that, in the interests of peace, “you have got to meet face to face the people with whom you disagree at times to determine whether or not there is away of working out differences apd reaching a better understanding.” He said the mere meeting with such a man ‘Moes not necessarily imply any approval” of his policies. And the President deplored “any discourtesy” the U. S. people might show to such foreign visitors. This was a reference to the snub New York City and state officials gave to visiting King Saud of Saudi Arabia when he reached this country Monday. WORCESTER, Mass. — (W — A local restaurateur reported to police the theft of sl7l in receipts which he had hidden under the front seat of his automobile. His name is Martin Bankit. I. ■■■ ' I ■ - ■

HERE’S UN’S ISRAELI TASK Mediterranean Sea Tel AviyX I •. Amman - ■ —XfcrT* V. 0 Israel x V&12& \ / JORDAN W < ©L \ I / Xu \ y Suezg \ ( Elath EGYPT < th.m.oO }s&•*’ /j Hl ,na,s '/ BbsPENINSULA ?/ nr; —r~~ 'xr Efcl Aqaba I Strait of |i Than f “■‘" , " J SAUDI \ ARABIA , .... ■-- - E K imt i , B „,„, i. >^. l ,— MAP ILLUSTRATES the United Nations* problem with Israel and Egypt: The Israelis hold the Gaia strip (1), which they refuse - to leave until assured Egypt Will not be able to use it as a com- ~ mando base again; the Israelis also demand assurance that Egypt will not be able to bottle up the port of Elath (2), by closing the ! Gulf of Aqaba (3). The UN may have to use sea duty forces inside the Strait of Tiran (4) to keep the gulf open. Meanwhile, Israel liolds a strip along the west coast of the gulf to protect the region. Egypt demands evacuation of all ot the Israeli forces.

New Explosion In Montgomery Today Negro Area Combed For Explosion Site By UNITED PRESS A new explosion early today rocked a Montgomery, Ala., area that has been the scene of bombings and sniping but police failed in hours of search to find where it The blast, heard practically all over the capital, sent a horde of police and newsmen scouring Negro residential areas for signs of fresh damage. The explosion followed a wave of racial terrorism which brought formal charges today to seven white men arrested for dynamitings and shootings ip Montgomery’s 13 months of bus integration disputes. Police Commissioner Clyde Sellers, disclosing the arrests Wednesday night, said some of the men have confessed a bombing which injured one Negro last ' Sunday. Other developments: —Federal Judge Emett Choate , refused in Miami to dismiss a suit for integration of schools of Palm Beach County, Fla., and gave the school board 30 days to file an answer. —Two teenagers went on trial in Montgomery on misdemeanor charges for allegedly burning a cross last December at the home of U. S. District Judge Frank Johnson. —Two Tennessee state legislators from Clinton refused to support a proposal that Gov. Frank Clement use his police power to oust Negroes from the Clinton High School. Hold Wren Institute Tuesday, Wednesday The two-day Wren, Q., community institute will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Wren school, with all members of the community, including school children, participating. Featured speakers during the institute will be the Rev. Walter F. Rutherford, of Mt. Orab, t).; Mrs. E. J. Melchert, of Perrysburg, O.; and Herbert Thomas, of Lima, O.; a representative of the department of health, education and welfare social security administration. Also a feature of the institute will be a program Wednesday at 8 pm. to be presented by Jack Kurkowski— and his xylophone band. Prizes donated by merchants will be given away throughoout the two-day program. George ■ E. Hurless is president of the in- ' stilus 1 , London-Great Lakes Service Planned > ■ MONTREAL (IP) — Plans to ) inaugurate a direct freight steam- ■ ship serivce between London and ' Great Lakes ports with the opening bf this year's Igke shipping season were announced today by E. P. Rees, director of Furness, Withy and Co. Rees said regular ports of call on the monthly sailings will be Toronto, Hamilton and Sarnia, Ont., in Canada, and Cleveland, Detroit. Chicago and Milwaukee in the United States. 47th Anniversary Os - Boy Scouts Planned NEW YORK OF— The 47th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America will be celebrated Feb 6 to 12 with the theme “Onward for God and My Country,” it was announced today. *«. The nation’s million Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and adult leaders will celebrate the anniversary, actually on Feb. 8 in schobl, community and church observances through the week.

Israel Gives New Indication To Hold Strip Israel Works Out New Irrigation Scheme For Gaza UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UP) —lsrael gave new indications today it would refuse to turn the Gaza Strip back to Egypt despite United Nations prodding. A United Press dispatch from Jerusalem ,said Israel had worked out a new irrigation scheme for Gaza and was planning to set up power plants, waterworks and a nurses’ school at the port of Gaza. At the same’time Israeli military authorities reported they were shocked and gravely worried over the revival of fedayeen (guerrilla) activities from the Sinai peninsula as the Israeli troops withdraw. Patrol Car Destroyed The authorities said an Israeli patrol car was blown up Wednesday near Rafah by a mine laid by Fedayeens and that three Yugoslav members of the United Nations Ejnergency Force (UNEF) were hurt in a similar incident recently. The Western powers at the United Nations conferred privately again on A “middle of the road’’ resolution demanding Israel get completely out of Egypt and hoped to bring it to a vote by , Saturday. The United Nations General Assembly scheduled no meetings today on the Middle East, Largely because of the behind-the-scenes maneuvers in which the United States and Canada were leading the way. Holds Separate Meetings Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban was active too and held separate meetings Wednesday with U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Canadian External Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson and French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau. It was believed the proposed Western resolution would be published tonight or early Friday and that debate on it could be held Friday and Saturday. Observers believed there would be two resolutions, one demanding Israel give up all territory it won in the recent invasion and one asking the UNEF to patrol the 1949 demarcation boundaries and take over administration of the Gaza Strip. Attend Church School Coaching Conference The Rev. and Mrs. Benj. G. Thomas have returned from Indianapolis, where they attended the > vacation church school coaching conference, sponsored by the Indi- ; ana council of churches. The 50 persons in attendance will ' form teams of f£ve who will conduct vacation church school institutes in 35 centers the first two weeks in March. The Adams county institute will be held at the First Methodist church in Decatur Friday, March 8. There will be a trained teacher for each of the following departments: kindergarten, primary, junior, intermediate, and administration. All churches of the county are invited to send their workers to this one-day institute. Factory Fire Death Toll Mounts To 10 NEW HAVEN. Conn. IW — T h e death toll in last Thursday’s garment factory fire rose to 10 Wednesday night with the death of Mrs. Teresa Sulo, 43. The other nine victims were burend to death during the fire which swept a four-story loft building. » T.zde b> * uooO Town — Dei-atw I

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Hartford City Man Toll Vice Chairman James Cronin, Jr. Is Vice Chairman INDIANAPOLIS (IB — James Cronin, Jr., Hartford City banker and business leader, Wednesday was elected vice chairman of the Indiana Toll Road Commission at the regular monthly meeting. Cronin will succeed, John A. Steele of Brazil. He was reappointed to the commission by former Gov. George N. Craig last summer. His term will run to 1960. Three new members of the fiveman commission attended the meeting for the first time. They were chairman John A. Kendall, Danville; Robert E. Kirby, Indianapolis, and John Peters, New Albany. The other commission member is Charles Enlow, Evansville. Kendall issued a prepared statement at the meeting in which he urged that the commission “conduct our business in an open and forthright manner at all times.” “Meetings of the commission have been and will to be open to the press,” the statement said. “Members’ of the General Assembly particularly are invited to inspect any phases of the commission's work that they desire. t Let us cooperate to the fullest extent with members of the Legislature so that the interests of the people of Indiana may be best served.” The “open meeting” a n d '"records inspection” pledges, of Kendall were believed to have been made in response to a bill now pending before the Legislature authorizing the state to buy|

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1957

At Monroe Sunday jMßlMftg'' 4' k. rF ’ ’’ jfk p ' \ Wb L ■./’ ™ A special “sermon in song” program will be presented at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, at the Monroe Methodist church by the Rev. Willard Doyle, above, his wife and son, Johnie, of Elkhart. The program will feature special musical numbers used jointly with the meditation theme. Rev. Doyle, pastor of the Simpson Methodist church at Elkhart, is also conference secretary and sings with the North Indiana Methodist conference men’s quartet. Mrs. Doyle, the former Miss Louise Niles, is a former resident of Monroe. The public is invited to the service. a SI,OOO toll road bond. Sponsors of the bill said it was aimed at permitting the state, as a bondholder, to inspect financial records. They said present laws do not require that the records be made available to anyone except bondholder s, although the commission never has refused to open its books to authorized state j I officials.