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Thursday, ^pril 20, 1972
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This column of questions and
answers on federal tax matters
is provided by the kKcal office of
the U. S. Internal Revenue Serv
ice and is {^i^blished as a public
service to taxpayers. The column
answers questions most frequent
ly asked ‘by taxpayers.
Q.—Since my son took a part
time job between school semes
ters, he has ibeen paying me $5
a week for room and board. Does
this count toward support he
furnished when I figure out
whether or not I can claim him
as a dependent?
A.—Yes. Any amount your son
spends on such items as food,
shelter, clothing, education, med
ical and dental care, etc., counts
lowaid his support. However, if
the actual amount spent by you
for his room and Iboard exceeds
$5 a week, that excess coimts as
support you furnished for your
son. For more infrmatin on de
pendency exemptions write your
J'RS district office for a free
copy of Pu'blicatio 501, “Your
Fxemptions for Dependents.”
Q.—Can I deduct the legal
exi>enses I incurred trying to
collect the alimony m yex-hus-
band owes me?
A.—Yes. Ycc may deduct as an
income - producing expense at
torney fees attributable to the
col'loclion of alimony or separate
maintenance that is includible
in your income. However, purely
personal expenses, such as the
expense of property settlement in
a divorce or defense of property
claims incident to a divorce ac«
lion, are not deduotlble.
Q.—-I had the IRS compute my
‘hx for me and received a bill
for the amount due. How much
time do I have to pay it?
A. The additional tax should
be paid within 30 days of the
date at the top of the bill.
Q.—I paid a tax preparer to
help me with my return for last
year. Can I dedcct his fee on my
return for this year?
A.—Yes, If you itemize deduc
tions, you can deduct expendi
tures connected with the deter
mination, collection or refund of
tax.
Q.—nSince all my kids have
grown up and moved out, I’d like
to sell my home and get an
apartment. Doesin’t the tax law
give persons 65 o rolder a tax
break when they sell their
home?
A.—Yes. If you are 65 or old
er and sell or exchange your
personal residence, you may,
undt'r certain conditions, elect
to exclude from your return all
or part of any gain realized from
the transaction. iFor details see
I'RS Publication 523, Tax Infor
mation on Selling Your Home.
It’s available free by mailing a
postcard to your TRS district of
fice.
Q.—I use my den to do work
I occasionally bring home from
the office. Can I deduct the cost
of maintaining this room as a
business expense?
A.—The voluntary, occasional,
or incidental use of a part of
your residence in connection with
your employment does not en
title you to do a business expense
deduction for any portion of the
Idepreciatin on, or expenses of
maintaining, yoir home. How
ever, if, as a condition of your
employment, you are required to
provide your own space 'and faci
lities for performing your duties,
and regularly use a portion of
your home for that purfXDse, you
may deduct a pro rata portion
f the maintenance and deprecia
tion expense on your home. For
more information, write your
IRS district office for a free
copy of Publication 530, Tax In
formation on Deductions for
Hmeowner.s.
j Q.--My wife and I are filing
1 separate returns this year. I
want to itemize my deductions.
{Can my wife take the standard
‘ deduction?
j u\.- No. If you and your wife
file separate returns and one
1 itemize.*; deductions, the other
! miust also itemize and may not
take the standard deduction and
may not use a tax table.
15 Students
On Deon's List
'Dr. George S. MeSwain Jr.,
dean of instruction at Gaston
college, announced that the fol
lowing students fix>m Kings
Mountain have been named to
the dean’s list at Gaston col
lege for the winter quarter.
The students are Debra J.
Blanton, Shryi Y. Clark, Lolita
A. Gordon, Phyllis 'M. Hamrick,
Kathy N. Heavner, Madison M.
Hunter, Susan G. Hutchin^j,
Gary E. Nolen, Djnald W. Pruitt,
Terry K. Putnam, David C.
Smith, Elizabeth W. Trott, Wal
ter D. Vess Jr., George R. West
and Elizabeth A. Wright.
:de{ids
Mis.Haipei
Wnil Sponsor
Open Meetings
person to help bring, about these 'Prior to becoming a candidate
changes. “First of all, I have I for lieutenant governor, Mr*,
heard the story from my collea-' Harper served a * secretary-
gues of the North Carolina Pres.s treasurer of the N. C. Press as-
Associatkjn. As presiding officer {sociation. She is now on leave of
of the state senate I surely' absence from that position,
would have the coun.sel and ad
vice of members of the legisla-i
j ture.
ONE FEEDS 51
One farm worker supplies
enough food for 51 Americans. In
1951, one worker produced food
Bus Safety
Week Underway
'RALEIGH. School Bu.-s Saf
ety Week is being o.:serveJ na
tionwide this week, April 17
through 22.
Commi-ssioner of Moiftr Vehi
cles Joe W, Garrett joins other
states in asking that miorisls
observe this nationwide cam
paign. Garrett says the North
Carolina laws state “tralfic in
■both directions must coni ? to a
complete slop whenever a school
bus iz sir.niwt and displaviriT its
mechanical stop signal. On dual
lane roads in which opposite
roadways are s(‘i:araU‘d by a di-
viding space or a physical hai
rier, traffic in the opposite road
way i.s not required to stop.’*
North Carolina has over lO.OOf)
school b.s drivers. EighW-f^ve
per cent of these drivers .ui-.* slu
dents and 15 per cent are .^ hiU.s.
Department of Motor Veliicles’
Driver Education and Accident
Records division has 61 driver
education representatives and
f >ur supervisor-; who train and
certify these drivers.
Commissioner Garrett said,
“Safe student transportation on
school buses has acquired great
imp.rtance due to the increasing
heavy traffic on our street., and
highways throughout the state.
School bu.s safety week is an
I ideal time for all citizens to re-
1 dedicate themselves to promote
Training in home economics
and f-ill has helped a young
Granville county native perform
her triple roles: homemaker, em-|
ployment representative and,
seamstress. i
Mrs. Gwendolyn Peace Tayi:i,
a former county dress revue,
winner, says her home economics
training has helped her to sew'
for her family and to supple
ment her income by sewing for
others.
During her “at heme” hours,
i Mrs. Taylor has been able to cut
I clothing costs by constructing
j three or four garments for the
j price of one readymade.
And she is busy maning drap-
' eric?s for the family’s new house.
Information learned in 4'H
has been helpful in fabric selec
tion, buymanship and rare; meal
preparation and planning; and
house furni.‘4hing'5, the young
homemaker told Mrs. Mary Par
ham, home ecoomics extensitm
agent.
Mrs. Tayloi', a graduate of
North Carolina Central Univer
sity, where she major’ed in Eng
Ush and was an honor student,
is employment representative for
a New Jersey firm.
I The Taylors have a six-year-
: old son.
F/\SHION COUNCIL
A teen fashion council has
^caught the fancy of high school
; girls in Richmond county,
i Through the council the girls
jare learning ab ut clothing
'styles and trend-, makeup and
I hair-styling and hov\' to model.
■ Activities, planned cooperative-
il with local clothing stores, al-
j safety on o:, r streets and high-
: ways in all their driving habits
I and at the same time by protect-
I Ing ‘ ur most precious cargo—
' our children.”
GREATER KINGS MOUNTAIN
Crusade For Christ
Evangelist Tom Early
oi Holland, Michigan
SPECIAL MUSIC NIGHTLY
April 23 - May 3
7:30 EACH EVENING
Kings Mountain Community Center
CLEVELAND AVENUE
Welcome home this dynamic preacher and attend this Greater
Kinjs Mountain Crusade for Christ April 23 - May 3.
This Message Sponsored By The Following Kings Mountoin Business Citizens:
RELK DEPARTMENT STORE
YOUR HOME OF BETTER VALUES
RADIO STATION WKMT
1220 ON YOUR DIAL
HARRIS FUNERAL HOME
S. PIEDMONT AVENUE
KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER
SUPERIOR STONE COMPANY
GROVER ROAD
KINGS MOUNTAIN
NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT
PHONE 739-2561
1
low the teens to model in fafh-:
ion shows and prepare window'
displays, says Mrs. Jo Ramsey,'
assistant home economics ex-
ten.'^ion agent. I
HOME SEWING
“Home sewing is rewarding ’
in dollars and cents as well as '
aesthetic value,” believes Mrs.'
James Wheeler, a Rockingham
county extension homemaker. |
Mr.s. Wheeler participated in
a tailoring class sponsored by
the Exention Service and Rock
ingham Community College two '
years ago and has been making
most of the clothes for hcrsell
and her seven children since
then.
“After the class, Mrs. Wheel
er felt confident enough to
tackle many of the construction
techniques she had been afraid
to try before,” adds Mrs. Joyce
Hildreth, home economics ex
tension agent.
New Containers
At Midpines
The Cleveland County Health
department announced this
morning that witj^ the support
of the County Commissioners, the
fourth forty yard container has
been placed in the county for the
disposal oif trash and garbage.
The new sitp is in the Midpine.s
aregL and is located 9-10 mile
from Margrace mill, on State
Road 2263 (on left going to Mid-
pines; or 4-10 mile from the
Kings Mountain city limits on
road 2263.
The county woud again like to
express its thanks to the owner
of the sites that the containers
are on as they have made this
irororiy available as a public
service.
Margaret Harper, candidate forj
lieutenant governor, told mem l “I will tr>' not to ride rough-
bers of the Raleigh Optimist club shod over anyb»dy to achieve
Monday that if she is elected she these ends,” Mrs. Harper said,
will work to put an end to secret ‘ibut I would work toward the I for only 16 people. This increase
meetings of state, coupty and goal that there shall be no sec- prduction per farm worker is
municipal agencies. ret meetings where matters of 'Unmatched anywhere else in the
She said that during the last government are involved.” world, or before in history.
session of the General As.sembly^ —•
there was written into law am “
Open Meeting bill which spelled
out the rights of acce.ss to inf ir-
mation. “It was not a perfect
bill,” she salt!, "but it was an im-j
p<3rlant beginning for an open ;
meetings policy for government
in North Carolina. '
“There are certain exceptions
which I would like to see elimin j
aled in the thoight that all gov ;
ernment business is public bu.si i
ness, so long as the citizens fo(‘t |
the bill and are obligatiKl to live !
under the regulation.s and law.>
which come out of these ses-
sion.s,” the candidate said.
“Freedom of the press is a :
term wh'ich frequently is misun-;
derstood by pcruons wh > ima- i
gine that what it implic.s is spe?-1
cial privileges for a favored few, |
engagiHl in a specialized bu.sinc»ss
ui iievv.s gdilieiiiig,” Mis. ildi’poi'
continued. (
“The fact is that rcprc.senta ,
lives of the various news media!
bevome cur pers onal lepre.senta- !
lives when they ccjver meeting-; '
or special events which we are
unable to attend in person. .Some ;
of these are of extreme import
ance and iiio only way we have'
of knowing is through reading
newspaper reports or listen.ng to
radio or television. These men
who cover these event.s protect
the precio'us privilege of ‘The
Pe lole’s Right to Know,” she
said. '
■ if I am nominated and elect
ed lieutenant governor of North
Carolina I shall work toward the
end that all meetings shall be'
open to the public and that sev
eral existing oxcept.ons be Oii '
minated.”
Mrs. Harper stated that she
believes she will bo the logical
R)’
CHARITY IS FINE—BUT
NOT WITH MEDICINES
Is it all right to share your medicine with
someone else? Definitely not. As your doctor
will tell you, don't ever take medication which
has been prescribed for another person. This
could lead to mony problems, and instead of
helping it, it could be harmful to the person
sharing the medication. Your doctor takes into
consideration euch things as age. weight, sex
and physical condition when writing your pre
scription.
Yes, your doctor is the only one who should
prescribe a drug for treatment. Friends and
neigiibuitt i.ii& offer free advice, but jfnir phy
sician is the expert on matters of health. He is
the one you should look to for professioriil
help. So please take our "free auvice"—never
share your medicine with somebody else.
YOU OR TOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US
when you need a delivery. We will deliver
promptly without extra charge. A great many
people rely on us lor their heolth needs. We
welcome requests lor delivery service and
charge accoUtits.
KINGS nOUNTATN
r^^CTDsro. i)Ry(3 COMPANY
PHONE 73^ 4571
CITY S M'.”
Todoy youVe ysing^ ^
10 times as much electricity
asyou did 30 yeaft ago.
In H71 you
^ used 10,229 kwh.
Cost; 1.90c/kwb
^ in 1961 you '
used 5,636 kwh.
Cost: 1.95€/kwh
In 1951 you
used 2,909 kwh.
Cost; 2.18C/kwh
In 1941
, you used
i 1,054 kwh..
Cost: ^3. Ilf
N /kwh ^
w
f
But you’re only pay ina 61^^
as much per kilowattfiour.
Although the cost of things you
buy has been climbing, the unit
cost of electricity has dropped—
until lately.
Today—even with the recent
rate increases—the average
Duke Power residential customer
pays less per unit than he did 10
years ago or anytime before.
Then why is your electric bill
higher? As you see in the above
•Yoiff- ©tecfrif MI it o« th© minibw ol kilowott-
hourt (kwh) you u«© On© kilowolthour the omnont
of ©Ipitficily required to ten 100 wiill Inmps for
ort© hour, or one 100 karr^lix tert ).our(.
tial customer uses almost twice
as much electricity per year now
as he did only ten years ago. and
olmost ten times as much os in
1941.
Most of this increase results
from the mony necessities we
now take for granted. Woter
heating, for exomple. Refrigera
tion. Cooking. Heating and air
conditioning.
Also color TV and the more
than 100 other electrical prod
ucts contribute to increased us-
oge and our high standard of
living.
To meet the ever-increasing de
mand for electricity, we re con
structing still more generating
plonts. It’s very expensive, but
absolutely essential.
We intend to continue to pro
vide all the electricity you need
at the lowest possible cost.
Duke Power I