SECTION
TWO
The Roundup '4Bk
j»V By WILBORNE HARRELL
Caryl Chessman, under sen-:
fence of death in California andj
recently reprieved for the
eighth time, has undergone 12
yean in the shadow of death,
on death row in San Quentin.
This is what Jerry Giesler. fam
ed West Coast attorney, terms
"refined legal torture”.
1 am opposed to capital pun
ishment, but in Chessman’s case,
jit is time, after 12 years, for
valifornia to decide his fate one
eray or the other—commute his
sentence, execute him or pardon
him.
The governor of California is
an opponent of capital punish
ment, and in my opinion the
case of Caryl Chessman will!
sound the death knell of capital
punishment for the State of
California.
Here is a bit of verse 1 read
somewhere but I can’t remem
ber where, nor can I recall the
name of the author. It is the
most appropriate description of
a cold day I have ever read:
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Washington There is gen
eral recognition in Washington
that one of the biggest tests
confronting the present session
of Congress is what it will do
about the $4.2 billion surplus
forecast by the Eisenhower Ad
ministration for the next fiscal
year.
Thus far, two major actions
taken would have the effect
of eating away a substantial
part of this surplus.
Economy advocates, however,
are relying heavily on President
Eisenhower’s veto power to stop
congressional spending pro
grams which are unnecessary.
They are confident that the
public will support economy ef
forts—as it did so powerfully
during the 1959 session of Con
gress.
' Up to now, congressional ac
tion affecting government econ
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Attention Farmers
For An Early Gish Income ... Plant
Spring Vegetables
on some of those‘acres not al
lotted to Peanuts, Cotton or
Tobacco. For the types and
varieties of vegetables to plant
to get the most income . • .
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
"The cold rings like a hammer j
hurled
Hard on the anvil of the world.”
I am printing it with apolo
gies to the unknown author, not
for the verse, but for my em
barrassing inability to recall his
or her name.
The opposition to the project
ed Woman's Club plans for the
removal of the Confederate
monument from its present site,
has entirely losl sight of the
long range, progressive view
point. This opposition’s chief
argument is that the monu
ment's removal would be a
sacrilegious act I fail to see
where any disrespect defama
tion or desecration of our brave
soldier dead enters into the pic
ture. The proponents of the
project also had ancestors who
were a part of our glorious past
and many fell on the battlefields
of our wars. The men and wo
men who made America great
looked to the future, never back
omy includes: •
1. Tentative approval by a
House Education subcommittee
of a $1 billion program spread
over four years, of federal aid
for school construction.
2, Congressional aporoval of!
legislation to increase from SSOO
million to 5900 million, spread i
over ten years, federal aid to|
municipalities for building sew-j
age treatment works.
The House Education subcom-j
mittee voted to exclude funds
for teachers’ salaries.
This obviously was done in an
effort to make the bill more
palatable to opponents an.;
thereby try to pick up support. |
For the same reason, the sub
committee vastly reduced the
$l.B billion two-year program
of federal aid for school con
struction and teachers’ salaries
approved by the Senate.
The subcommittee action also
called for a considerably lower
amount than the $4.4 billion,
four-year program for school
construction and teachers’ sal-j
aries aoproved last year by the|
House Education Committee and
since held up in the House
Rules Committee.
Members of the congressional
economy bloc were encouraged
by President Eisenhower’s re
action to the Senate bill. At
his news conference he was
asked this question:
"Mr. President, the Senators
passed a $l.B billion education
bill, with teachers' salaries as
well as buildings. Would you
like to sec the House scale that
down some?”
'Here is his reply:
"Well, I'd go further than
that. 1 say this: 1 do not be
lieve the federal government
ought to be in the business of
paying a local official. If we’re
going into that, we’ll have to
find out every councilman and
every teacher and every other
person that’s a public official of
any kind, or public servant, and
try to figure out what his right
ward; and the men and women
who seek the betterment and
improvement of our community,
also look forward. And they do 1
not allow stultifying, unprogres
sivc thinking to obscure the
overall objective.
P. S.: Chessman California's
Governor Pat Brown’s reprieve
of Caryl Chessman has had
world repercussions. There has
been some criticism of the Gov
ernor’s action, but most of the
comments, here and abroad,
have been favorable to the Gov
ernor’s action. Governor Brown
'is opposed to capital punish
ment, and a man with a con
science—a man who places mer
cy and his duty to his fellow
humans above the unsympathetic
attitudes and insensibilities of
legalities. A few more govern
ors with the courage of Gov
ernor Brown and the archaic
and medieval practice of capi
tal punishment will receive a
I mortal blow.
salary is.
“And I think—l can't imagine
anything worse for the federal
government be into.”
Opponents point out that aid
for 'cachers’ salaries is still
very much in the congressional
picture. Even if the subcom
mittee action is approved by
the full committee and by the
House, the Senate-House Con
ference Committee can still
agree on the Senate version.
As for federal aid for sewage
treatment works, it is generally
expected that the legislation wiil
prodv-5 the first presidential
veto of this congressional ses
sion.
i Opponents contend that this —
as well as educational problems
—should be handled at the lo
cal and state level.
While the measure was ad
vanced to cuA water pollution,
opponents point out that the
money would be available for
communities in the middle of
deserts and arid regions great
distances from any river, stream,
creek or brook.
Never fear spoiling children
by making them too happy.
Happiness is the atmosphere in
which all good affections grow.
—Thomas Bray.
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—TAX FACTS FOR TW IfelMpWW DO. 4 - t 1 -
Deductions For Car And Home
(This it one of a series of articles on federal income ton
filing. The articles are hated on information prgoided Hr Ike
American Institute Os Certified Pnhlio Accountants and the
North CaroMna Association of Certified Public Accountants,
in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service.)
YOUR home and car may be the source of deductions that
will lower your federal income tax. It is important to
check all possible deductions because of the savings involved.
If you are in the lojreat tax bracket 2O per cent each
$5 you can find in deductions will mean a dollar in your
pocket. For persons of higher income the possible savings
are even greater.
The Interest on a mortgage Is
deductible on your federal tax
return. In most cases, payments
to a bank include both interest
and principal; as the njortgFge
is reduced the Interest if less,
and a larger portion is applied
to the principal. Only the amount
you pay as interest is deductible
in the case of your residence.
Real Estate Taxes
Sometimes tbe monthly pay
ment also includes an additional
amount which the bank holds for
the payment of taxes, insurance,
and so on.'ln this case the hank
is acting as your agent in pay
ing tax on your property. Real
estate taxes paid for you by the
bank are deductible as if you
bad paid them directly. The im
portant point here is that you
can only deduct the amount paid
by the bank. For exaihple, you
may give the bank $360 over
the year toward the payment of
taxes, but the tax bill may only
come to $341. In this situation
you can only deduct $341.
Deductible Auto Expessses
From the time you buy an
automobile, you begin to havfe
other expenses which hre deduc
tible on your federal income tat
return. Any state or local sales
tax you paid on the car purchase
is deductible. So are the cost of
your license plates and interest
on an auto loan.
A common deduction in many
taxpayers’ returns is for state
gasoline tax. It is best to keep a
record of your gasoline pur
chases during the year, but if
you don’t have such p record
you can still make a reasonable
estimate. For example, you may
divide the average number of
miles your car runs on a gallon
of gasoline into the total miles
you have put on the car over thfe
year. This will give you an esti
mate of the number of gallons
consumed. Multiply this by the
tax per gallon, and you have
a reasonable estimate of the
amount yon can deduct.
If you had a collision, you
may be able to deduct the dam
age to your own car not covered
[ Club Calendar
Following is the schedule of
Home Demonstration Club
meetings for March. Clothing
leaders will present the dem
onstration "Personal Appear
ance.” Community service, arts
and crafts and education leaders
will make reports.
Tuesday. March 1, 7:30 P. M.—
'Oak Grove Club at Oak Grove
Community Building.
Wednesday, March 2, 2:30
P. M.—Gum Pond Club at home
of Mrs. Alphonso Spivey.
Monday, March 7, 2.30 P. M.—
by insurance. Although your
driving may have been faulty,
yop are entitled to the deduc
tion it the accident was not due
to your willful negligence.
Snch a loss is determined by
subtracting the value of the ear
aftpr the accident from tha value
before the accident.
A Roof Otter De^bndenls
To determine whether or not
yon contribute more than halt of
the support for a dependent (one
of the tests for claiming an ex
emption for a dependent), yon
must consider the value of the
root over the dependent’s head.
For example, if you provide a
room in your house for your
mother-in-law, yon can consider
ffe rental value of the room as
part of your snpport contribu
tion. This is the amount yon
eould get for the room if you
Fere renting it rather than al
lowing your mother-in-law to use
it free.
;If your mother,-in-law lives in
hpr own home, the situation may
be quite the reverse. To deter
mine the percentage of her sup
port provided by yon, you must
COljsider the rental value of the
ope in which she lives. The
amount she could have rented
the home for is considered a con
tribution toward her own sup
pprt. For example, suppose your
mother-in-law has an income of
S6OO a year. The rental value of
her home, even though she has
no intention of renting it, is
estimated at SI,SOO per year. For
tax purposes then, your mother
in-law is said to be contributing
$3,000 to her own support tor the
year. To list your mother-in-law
is a dependent, you must have
contributed more than $2,000 to
her support.
Additional Information
The instruction booklet you re
ceive with your tax form gives
further information on federal
income tax filing. Help is also
available by telephoning or by
Visiting tbe oCeea of tbe Inter
nal Revenue Service. This fs the
lnat article of the aerie*
Advance Club at Advance Com
munity Building.
Tuesday. March 8, 2:30 P. M.—
Byland Club at home of Mrs.
Lester Copeland.
Tuesday, March 8. 7.30 P. M.—
Beech Fork Club at home of
Mrs. Paul Obcr.
Wednesday, March 9, 2:30
P. M.—Wards Club at Wards
Community Building.
Thursday, March 10, 3 P. M.—
Enterprise Club at home of
Mi'S. Wallace Goodwin, Jr.
Monday, March 14, 2:30 P. M.
—Chowan Club at Chowan Com
munity Building.
Monday, March 14. 8 P. M.—
Yeopim Club at home of Mrs.
James Edwards. *
Tuesday, March 15, 7:50 P. M
—Center Hill Club at home of
Mrs. B P Moods.
Wednesday, March IS, 2:30
P. M.—Byrd Club at home of,
Mrs. George Smith.
Tuesday, March 22, 7:30 P. XI
—Rocky Hock Club at home of
Mrs. Lloyd Parrish.
Thursday, March 2-4. 3 P M.—
Colonial Club at home of Mrs.
Guy Hobbs.
Pi Chapter Meets
At South Mills
Pi Chapter of the Delta Kap
pa Gamma Society, National-In
ternational, held its first meet
ing of 1960, at Trinity Educa-t
tional Building in South Mills
on Saturday, February 20, at
which time Mi ss; Ratlhi lL\vk\
elementary school supervises' o 2
| Elizabeth City' was elected a>
president of the chapter. She,
j succeeds Carolyn D. Brinkley.
I home economies teacher of Ply- 1
1 mouth.
I Miss Hoyle and o’.'vr noviy .
! elected officers will he insruih ;
j at the April meeting, which WiN
i be held in Edenton,
Following the business session,
the group was served a delicious
throe course luncheon in the
church’s panel room with the
ladies’ class of the church ,«s
hostesses.
Mrs. Audrey Austin, program
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FINANCIAL SECURITY?
'Hie secret of nuking mow. is vning it/' s:/<! i philosopher.
”h i> not what a man earns, hut the relation of his expenditures
to receipts that determines his poverty or wealth."
That's the clue, already discovered by our army of savers v !v»
add regularly to their accounts and sacrifice now for later re
wards in financial security, opportunity, success.
Why not join them? Your account ill be rr.oci welcome
by this strong, friendly hank.
EDENTON, NORTH CAROLLNA
3% Interest Paid On Savings Accounts
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
DEPOSITS INSURED TO SIO,OOO
Thursday, February 25,1960
EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA
chairman, introduced Harry
Thomas of the Elizabeth City :
school, who gave an interesting
talk on "Guidance Program in
Our Public Schools.
In April the chapter will meet
in Edenton with local members
as hostesses. New officers will
be installed and several new
■members will he initiated into ,
Pi Chapter. It is probable that j
a past president Eta State. Delta ;
Kappa Gamma Society, will be!
a visitor at this meeting.
Plymouth Water
Festival July 23
Tile fourth annual Plymouth
Water Festival w.U be he'd Sat
urday, July 23. it is announced
s by Jayeee Jim Porter, chairman
■*f Vie event. Porter sa d. "With
the addition of many mw fes
i fines md events, the 1960 Water
Festival vv:!l not only be bigger
I than the three previous ones,
IHn'l Lag —!>uy Olag
dentists say "wonderful” . „ ,
"best I've ever used" . . .
'bast tooth pasts or the market
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CMA.LOTTt . RALEIGH . Ntwroexcav
i but with the help of the Jayeee
; organization and the past chair-
J men, I am sure it will be the
1 best we have ever presented.
! Work has already begun on the
\ summer project."
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Plants for Sale
Cabbage Plants
EARLY JERSEY AND
ROUND DUTCH
By the Hundred or Thousand
Annual and Perennial
Flower Plant-
Pur-ies - Sweci Williams
Kngiish Daisies
Carnation - Hollyhocks
Foxglove - Feverfew
Candytuft and
Ilaskel of Gold
Lrarv Plan! Farm
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