Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 SCOUTS ARE HONORED?B banquet at Presbyterian College I I* ^ Hfr QUEEN OF HEARTS?Miss I Hearts at a Valentine Party giver by the Girls Auxiliary of Penli< Thrift as King. Miss Marie Mu: Clinton Blue Bit The Busy Bee Blue Bird Girls of the Petaga group, Clinton Community, were hostesses to their mothers and daddys at a Valentine Box Supper February 14 in the Community Building. The eirls invited their nar L K B -- GUYNEETA is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Lanford, Clinton Mills. She was 1G years old February 5. I ^ 1 *^L L? Bob ^1 njW7 ^ oy Scouts at Both Clinton anc' L^ Dining Room during Boy Scout We< ^? Vlline Smith was chosen Queen of 1 in the Clinton Community Center :ostal Church. She chose William rphy was runner-up. ds Fete Parents ents into the dining room whore the table was prettily appointed in the Valentine motif. A white mock orange tree covered with tiny red hearts, centered in a large red heart surrounded in white net, formed the centerpiece on a beautiful red cover. Red tapers burned during the dinner. Elsewhere, pink snapdragons and red carnations added to the attractiveness of the rooms. The girls sang, ' Hi Mom and Dad" and in a little candlelight ceremony were presented their membership cards. Judges awarded Jo Carol Terry a gift for the prettiest box. The girls presented their mothers red cookie cans filled with valentine cookies which they had made. The children enjoyed a valentine box and pictures were made of the group. THE CLOTHMAKER Ik2 1 r 'C' MSI rdia Mills enjoyed a Falher-Son ik last month. Note of Thanks Clinton Mills March 1. 1956 I wish that I could thank every individual that has been so nice to me during my shut-in. Since it is almost impossible. I would like to thank the Ladies Bible Class of Bailey Memorial Methodist Church and the Dorcas class of Calvary Baptist Church for their flowers and gifts, every one who has been so kind to take me to Greenwood for treatments, and my friends for their thoughtfulness. May God bless you all. Mrs. Sarah (Granny) Webb HORSE SENSE A horse can't pull while kicking T>u;^ i 1 - j. ma ujli i muiuiy mennon And he can't kick while pulling Which is my chief contention. Let's imitate the good old horse And lead a life that's fitting. Just pull an honest load, and then There'll be no time for kicking. ^ ( jW \ at . v.- -WHW RONALD Eugene is the fivemonths-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Bentley, Clinton Mills. INCOME TAX (Continued from Page 1) That evening Tom and Betty came down to earth. They read the instructions which came with the tax form and found some tax savings they could use. Perhaps you can use them too. For one thing Betty had worked part time and was planning to make out a separate return to get the tax that had been withheld from her pay. "Oh no," Tom said, "if you did that we couldn't file a joint return. I'd have to use a separate return and pay at a higher rate." Most married couples can save by filing a joint return. Tom and Betty did so?and of course they included Betty's earnings and took credit for the tax withheld from her pay. They started to work on the regular Form 1040 and decided to fill out 1040 in detail instead of taking the standard deduction. Tom and Betty had the tax forms and instructions on the table. They gathered together a scratch pad, check stubs, and a set of envelopes containing the receipts they had collected during the year. Now they were ready to begin tax figuring in earnest. "Let's fill out a trial form in pencil first," Betty said, "so we'll have everything right when we make out the official return." After their names, addresses, and social security num1 il i uuis, iney came 10 mc listing of exemptions. They put down only one exemption for Tom and one for Betty. since neither of them is 65 or blind. "I don't think we can list Bud as a dependent any more," said Tom, "since he earned $600 or more last summer." But they read further and learned that this limit did not apply to their son because he was a fulltime student, so Buds name was listed for another exemption. "We can also list your mother." Tom said. "Do you think we can do that?" Betty asked. "My brothers take care of part of her support." "No one of us provided more than half of her support." Tom explained. "But if your brothers will sign a new form called a Multiple Support Agreement, we can take turns using the deduction. If I ask them, perhaps mev 11 agree to let us use it this year." The next part of the form called for their income. They listed their wages and the amount of tax withheld, copy ing the amounts from their W-2 withholding slips. Their other income included building and loan interest and $20 MARCH 15, 1956 ASSISTANCE of dividends from a few shares of stock. "Wait a minute," said Tom, "that $20 goes on the last page of the form, and we don't have to pay tax on the first $50 of dividends." "In fact," added Betty, "you could have $50 of dividends and I could have $50 and there'd still be no tax." After listing their income and exemptions, they moved on to the deductions. "This is what I've been waiting for!" Tom exclaimed, and he began copying columns of figures from the check stubs and receipts onto the scratch pad. Tom went to work on the medical expenses and figured that he was entitled to nearly $100 deduction because he had spent that much more than 3% of his gross income?not counting the benefits from accident and health insurance. The cost of this insurance deducted from his nav could also be included in the medical expense. From his notes on the scratch pad he worked out other deductions: interest paid on the mortgage on the automobile loan, charitable contributions (including the value of clothing and other goods given to the church rummage sale), real estate taxes on their home, the damage done to their shrubbery in the freeze last March, the state tax on gasoline he had purchased during the year, and sales tax. The following table shows a reasonable amount of South Carolina sales tax to deduct: Married Couple Gross Single No One Two i ?v 111 v n iuii uiiiiui cn vmiu v/iiiiurni $1,500 $18 $20 $ 34 $ 38 2,000 24 30 40 50 2,500 30 40 52 58 3,000 30 48 02 70 3,500 42 50 72 82 4,000 50 00 84 02 4,500 04 72 04 104 5,000 78 82 104 110 5,500 84 90 114 120 "Now what arc you doing with that child care deduction?" Betty explode d. "You're really getting deduction-happy. 1 can hardly remember when Bud was under the age of 12!" (Continued on Page 5) KVV WILLIAM Grady is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Turner. Clinton Weaving. He v/ill be 8 years old March 25.