PAGE FOUR
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
This Is The Law
v.y i:oin::rr k.
I i'.v Tlu' l.au\*vs
c.l' X«>i ih »
roo'PiiAM,
U ii a criminal nfit‘ns(' t i i' M
tho <»f a football
jrajno?
Vos. It is an offonso ajjainst
Iho orii. iiial law t>f Iln* Tha
jfaol that tilt' j^anii' iisolt is oaa
of skill an:i oinluianco on ibo
part of two crttups of fitoiliall
playors dot's md (‘onfor immun ly
iil>on Ihoso who wr»;4t'r its ivsults
Murpli> pronuM's Ct)hon \ pa\
him ton dollars if tho X fvudbar
toani t'als tho Y football team, in
oonsidt'raTion of which Cohen
promise.s Murphy to pay f.\o doi-
!;us it the V lo.'ihtill loam beat.-
I'lo X foot all t 'am. Tho X foot
hall loam dofoats the Y footha!
ti*am. May Cohen ro.*o\er ton di>!
i.irs from Mmpln in a court o{
law?
\o. 'rh(' a>;vooini'nt is a wai^oi
or hot. It is V'-'tl ; n.l iHv''i;al. The
lourts wii; not assist one in the
; IlciJion of hi.s oanihl no; debts.
Mills l>et (laiviner one hundred
dollars on the outcome of a
L'(M>i:>aU ‘jame. Gai-dner’s team
ost. (taixiner paid to Mills the
icjree.i one hundri'd dolars. May
Inrdner ix»cover the one hunrod
lollars in a couit of law.
TAXPAYERS ASK IR S
Xo. The liet was illegal. As a
:enera rule, the law will refuse
a aid either parly to an illegal
antract?It will leave them wheix?
t finds th<*m.
This column of questions and
answers on federal tax matters
is provided hy the local office
'of the u! S. Imernal Kevenuo
Service and is published as a pub
lic ser\ ire to taxpayers. The col
umn answei's (piesUons most ti'c*
queniiy asked .y taxpayers.
One noun
’Bimimm
TRf MOST IN DRY CieAHINO
TREE’
STORAGE AND
MOTH PROOFING
MON.. TUES. & WED. SPECIALS
MEN S OR LADIES 2-PIECE
i SUITS S2.09
LADIES I'-PIECE
2 DRESSES.
.S2.09
EVERY DAY SPECIAL
Shirts
Laundered
CrisD-
Bright \
Folded or
On Hangers
EACH
5
for
S1.39
MON., TUES. & WED. "SPECIAL
TROUSERS
PLAIN
SKIRTS
OR
SWEATERS
MIX
OR
MATCH
l49
OPEN EVERY DAY
7:30 TILL 6 p.m.
EXCEPT
SUNDAY
A party to an illegal agu'c-
n:‘ni cannot nvover damage's for
breath thcrei'f, nor can he.
vhen b.e has jx'rformt'd on his
i i<'. as a rule, reiover the pra-
iirmaiue that he has rendered
ir its value. The lesull in such
ase is the enri; hment of one
vvrongdeer at the expense of the
)ilu'r; lit the ivas^)!! is
cr paities from entering into
;;e.:ai trancactions.
Q. I am planning to attend a
convent on sponsonnl hy my em
ployer. t'an 1 dixiu.'i travel ex-
»xmsv'»s to and Irom the convt-n-
lion.
Alexander and Kiggj^ ma.ie a
\ .i for on the outcome of a f;)ot-
all gan'.e and ea.h dept»sits the
•■^^.>151'! of liis i>romised pavment
.\iih Cru g as a stakeholder.
.Me.xandor wins tho bt't. Refore
he money has een paid over to
Mexai'.dcr, Higgs notifies Craig
IV t to pay Alexander. Craig nev-
'i-.c.ss pa>s Alexander. May
tiggs recover the amount of his
leposli either fi^nn Craig or
Alexander in a touri of law?
Yt'.". The loser may recover tho
imoimi he has hei from either
ihe .-^takehiJlder or the winner.
This set of facts an excep-
lion to the ger.e; :C rule laai the
'aw will aid either party to an
'Pegal contract. A party to an
il'ogal contract who repents bo-
foiv the otmtract is wholly earned
■ ml may reco\ec the money or
gv'cHls ho has gi\en in i>erform-
anot' if he gives a noti.x' to this
effe.’t i>efore the entire trans
action s completed.
Riggs was fortunate in this
case in gelling to Craig, the
stakeht>lder. before the money
.\.a< paid to Alexander, If the
stakeholder had pail the mnne\
t,i the winner before rpv'Oiving
tho notice of the lo.seh's repudia
tion of te w.iger. the loser wrmld
have been unih’e to recover fmm I
ither the siakeliolder or
.inner.
A. You may ieruict the unre-
im ur.sed travel e\i)en.ses. includ
ing the cost of meals and lodging
you incur in attendaiu'e. benefits
or advances the interest of your
own employment or business.
The agenda of the convcTttion
need not <leal specifically with
your official duties. It is suffi
cient if the agenda is so related
to your duties and responsibili
ties that attendance for a busi-
mxss purpose is indicafod.
If >our wife accompanies you
to the business convention, that
portion of the exiTcnse^; aftribul-
.able to Iter ti*a\e!. meals, an i
kniging arx' not dixluctibio. uiTless
you v*aii establUh a bena lido bius-
iness purpo.^ for her presentt'.
■ IncidenUU servues. such as typ
ing notes, assisting in entertain
ing cusiomei's. etc., are not suf-
[ficient to warrant the deduction.
Q. -.*^veral of my friends and
I aix? .sotting up an invostment
clu > as a partnership. How \Wll
we he ta.ved on parlnci'ship earn
ings?
A. -A partner mu^i include as
ncome on Schedule E of Foi*m
ItMd his distri rutive share <as de
fined in the partnei'ship agree
ment' of a’l partnership txu'iv
tngs. gains, losses, deductions or
crevdits. regardless of his actual
withdrawals. The pitnnership, al
though it nays no tax, mu.u file
an annual inform.ation i-eturn.
Form ICk^. This shows the results
of the partnership’s operations
for its tax year and the items of
income, gain, los.', deduction, or
crtxlii aflecting its p.^rtners’ .luli-
viduai income tax returns.
For more information on Invest
ment clubs established as partner-
.ships, stx' IRS Publication .YaO,
Tax Intormaiion on Investment
Income and Expenses.” It’s avail
able free by dix)pipng a postcard
to >our Internal icevcnuc di.-irict
office.
Q. .My son is p.ning his own
college tuitk'n this .\ear. Will
tlus ha\e any effect on whether
or not I can claim him as a de
pt'ndent ?
A. Yes. Payments for ♦vluca-
tibnal expoiises di'e t'ounted in
determining total support. U jam
and your son furnisli his tc4al
support for the year and yoiu*
s'>n spent moi-o on support items,
su h a.s f(X>d. shelter, cloth ing,
‘'dur**tior. etc., than you -spent foi'
his sunrort. you will not I'c able
to claim him as a dependent.
Q. Is it passible foe me to ro-
du.x' the amount of lax withheld
from my pay?
A. Yes. This is done by filing
a new WM form with your em-
plo^er. claiming all the exemp
tions to which you are ent tied.
In addition, you may also qualify
to claim the new special with
holding allowance. For details,
see your employer or call your
ioca IR'. office.
178,000 Trees
Are Planted
More than 178.000 forest tw
seedlings were sold in Cleveland
county during the last planting
season, the Cleveland County
Rangei-'s off.ee reports. The re-
iorcsiaiion projects were carried
out on both abandoned croplands
and non-prcductive woodlands in
difiei'ont parts of the county.
WILD P.ICK
W;M rice is not a true n;v but
the grain of a tall annuall gn^«s,
says Mrs. Ruby rs^le, extension
ronsumer marketing economist.
Xorth Carolina State University.
It is lark ’nrown. has a nutty
flavor ar.d is rather expei'.si' e.
About 60 per cent of all
school age children suffer from
malnutrition. VXICEF assi.sts nu
trition programs in Asia, Africa.
Latin America East.
The non-productive wocxllands,
epumy Ranger \\’. D. Ivester ex-
plainei, wore areas on which past
narveM operations had removed
the most desirable trees and left
cull trees and trees of inferior
species to occupy the site. These
‘‘weed trees” pix'\ent the estab
lishment of straight, healthy
qoung tiws.
Such areas l\ad to be ‘site pre-
pai'od,” Ivester sa!d, meaning the
aieas w'ere prepared for planting
removing the weed trees. iCs-
ing bulldozers especially eijuipped
for forcsiation work, the weed
‘rc'Os were pushed into small
vdndr.'wsi. Or Un aix'as too steep
for mechanica' siie preparation,
large trees which had to he rc-
move i weix? inleeted with a spe
cial chemical causing the tree to
grow’ itielf to df'ath. The ne^v
baby nx'es w’ill then bo able to
■get more nutrients and not have
to compete for water and sin with
th^ big trr'cs).
Racii sue was left in rcnitjh
tMndilion to minimize erosion
and to provide organic matter for
the soil.
While abandoned crop s tes us
ually woi'c planted by machines,
the site prepared woodland areas
were planted hy hand with ap
proximately R20 -ieerllings per
acre. Seed mixtures, nrovided
fi'ee by the N, C. Wildlife Re
sources Commission, w'ere broad
cast on several site prepared
areas to establish permanent
good plots for birds and ra^ its.
The X. C. Foro.^t Serv ce of the
Department of X'atura] ar.vi Eeo-•
nomlc Resources has four feres^
I tree nurseries that prooucx'd .><
: million scedling.s fur transp’ant-
ing by North Carolina landown-
‘ ers last year.
FcHderal cost .sharing was pro-
vid to landowneui for the proj
ects hy i>rograrns adm’.nistertd
by ccanty Agricultuie Stahili/a-
lion and Conservation Services.
Timber production is only one
':enefit of reforestation projects
, —improved wildlife habitat, rec
reallon, aestheiie value and soil
and water conservation are ad.U-
. tlona’ gains.
Custotm services and tfc'chmcal
' asSiSiaiitt* are avai.ao.e tnrju^di
the County Forest Ranger’s of
fice.
The N. C. Forest Service is now
lining up areas to be planted in
Cleveland county during the
coming planting season, which
will start in early IXH'ember.
Landowners interested in plant
ing trt'es in abandontni field.- or
cutover woodlands should contact
County Ran.ger-Foiester W. D.
Ivester at -ISTMOYt or write him
at 130 South Pa-^i Road. Shelby.
N. C. 2'ToO.
Thursday, October 26,
“T cjc’ t rt
FALSE I. n.
The FUngllsh walnut really
isn’t En^lisli at all. It came from
'Persia and is just one of 21 wal
nut species—six of which thri\i*
in Norlh America.
Hughes Comuteles
Navel Training
GREAT LAKES. Ill. Navy
Seaman Apprentice John W.
Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
R. Hught'^ of dOl E. Tennessee
Ave., ^ssemer City, N. C.. grad
, uated from recruit training at the
Naval Training Center in Gieat
Lakes.
GRAIN PROBLEM
One of the maicu- prc>:lems
with small grains toats, r>c.
wheat, barley' in North Caro
lina is 'ale see.i ng, according to
North Carolina State University
crops specialists. They point out
that many growers ai'e seeding
small grains, particularly bar
ley and oats, too late fca* good
root development prior to cold
weather. These crops Are seeded
in North Carolina in the fall.
SHOWS WED. THUR.
3:20-5:12-7:04-9:00
FRl. 3:05-4:49-6:33-8:17
Tbsre^nopli.:9toliiite
when
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SAT. SHOWS 1:10 2:41
4:12-5:43-7:U:8:45
SUN. 1:30 2:55-4:20 9:00
250 LBS. OF LOVABLE
TROUBLE NAMED
“GEORGK"
RATED (Oy
MON. SHOWS
STARTS TUES.
"BUCK AND THE
PREACHER" (PC)
LATE FLICK FRI. SAT.
10:30 P.M. ADULT
“STARLET” BATED (X)
ALL SEATS 51.25
9
nr
COMING NEXT WEEK
“WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE"
CRICKKT5 COME
Cool weather sends cricket.^
-v'arching for a way to .got into
the h'.uise. Once they get :n. they
•an be destructive as uvll as
noisy. North Caro'ina State Uni
versity spt'cialists >ay the crickets
aiv likelv to damage cottons,
woolens, silks or other natural
fiber fabrics. T'aey are less Vke-
Iv ta damace .synthetics. To help*
keep the posts out of the house,
make it as cricket-proof as rws
side. A'.s.'>. make :t less inviting
bv remoring tall grass, rubbish
and plant le.aves fi'om around
the foundation.
c'oul'ic'e. somehow, the public must learn
that it's id .^m.ill importance wdielhcr a ean.li-
dale b oks and >nnds like one .d the Kennedy
.v ; :)ier-;. or wliolhor bo has oharism.i or glam
t'ui. Tile caramount thing whether a man
ix'iieves \n tho principles of .-America, and
whethi .- ho willin.g to stand up L r them, win
or 1
No.cmoor 3, 1070
Where does JESSE HEIMS stand...
VIETNAM
NATIONAL DEFENSE
**The Aar in V.etnam h.ic boon. :rcm ilte nygin
iLc..,. ' tragi. . in c.'ntradieti.-ns. a see:n-
:!y^l\ or..il. -^s road lead.ng t • .m in.cmprohen-
.-^i'ie r Al'.ero. It i.s. in th.e fir.-t pi., e. n t o.en
a ilo.hroi A.^r. ;-n.i .n the .<<• o-d ; la.v. a Aar
Ah:-)! tho rr.tei It tea .'ft^ i ma io
ilea: t'ta: we i : ; inten.i :.■> a In in ti'.o .u
it'-.'U-) re.:! :,, y ^erse. N Wvm.ie:. titen. that
ritere n a ox.sts an .r..reasing bewiKiermen-:
.'t h'me. a gr. Aing .-ion.e of fru'*r.a*. ot, .'nd i
fn.chicning d s.'-'rd a.i i . ur it.tTi.rtal purcose “
Februarv IT.
“Naiivmal defon>«' is indeed o.xponsive—and sit
is .an adequite police fort'e . . . Surely any ra
ti'nal o;t;/t’t can unde.xstanvl that it is Getter
to haw it ar.d ivot need it. than to need it.
end r.vM haw it. The different is a matter of
survii'a* itSi ,1.
July 17. 1969
FARM SUPPORTS
POLLU’nON
•'The litte: ai.'n; f.te ciMvtside. the tr;ish that 'S
ino.'et.v.ng:\ ’.rfe>: ng si'.'iety. will not vlean it
self up. Wo ,ari' .l: the Ctreshold ! .-uff-'-catittg
n th*. >A ..n-.-s . .a: An gaiXige '
.■\pri] 14. 1971
’h\s for our f.umerc—who produ.'o our food, (i-
h~e'. -vaceo ar.d other products—svx'-iery sim
ply cemnot in g.xxl OyitSLience. or good sense,
turn Its back cn th se who laoor to feed, and
w lot he all the rest of us.”
August .Y 1972
TAXES, TAXES. TAXES
BUSING d EDUCATION
'\^re c .■cn.'....;e that. ■'f .iew .'f th-o
fo .'r.l e.;’.4.at;.n I ‘ngor .ounts fog-
-'rly -.rtegr'**-on. It ’ 're t’-'**
rea>‘'-.. ionoss and logic be reintnxluoed Into
> • o .L.Me:r.> <■: education. '
August 21. 1969
'There ;s no g ^^•emmen^■-^l s>~mcathy f-r The
men and Av.men wh"* AtYrk for a l;vmg to sup-
P'rt theri families. The official mood is to le.y
e\en greater Taxes upen Them, and tg give away
even more to th.^se who claim that they have
a ‘r ght’ to a comfortable guaranteed annual
income, regardlets^ of their wilLngr.eoS to
January' 22, 1971
CRIME
RISING PRICES
'The d-’il.i ' .1 o.arn will c.miinue to buy b'ss
and le.-v- a: ' i ^nxerx store—unless and until
Uie Conc:e'< :es tv^ ri • . . mothing about the
w.'.ste ar..i ex::..v .iganoo in Wishlngt •'n.'*
Janu.*n 13. 1971
What will deter .cime 15 a return b'> The con-
wpt .: punishing eriminals stern punishment,
qinck puni.shmi'.nt. Net the k.nd of p.>\vder-pailf.
b\ your-leave pv^ts or. the wrist that return
irimin^ls to tne street an hour or so after they
h.nf Iven a.mestod.”
August '2!v 1969
NIXON NEEDS HIM!
CLEVTLVND OOUNT\' CmZKNS FC* HELMS
iparlia' listing'
Ch.aries Heath
Shelav
Fd'r 9. imtidt
S.hol-^v
John Stock
Shelby
Richard Fer.haud
She! w
J F. Aacrnatby
Shelbv
G.irl M Spangler
8 nelbv
Cly de :
Shelby
Stutts
Jean W. S^'henok
Shelby
Harcl.d W Causby
Shelby
J. Hugh Mauney
Shelby
J'hn r. Crawler
Shelby
R. D. Hord
Kmfs Moointain
&. F. M*ni;
Kirigs Mountain
Helnjs for Senate. P. O. Draw 580. RaJeigh. N. C. 2T602. Torn EUjs Sttt« C»inp*i«n .>tonacer.
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