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Page 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Jan 19, 1967 Taking part in the fourth annual Traffic Inventory meeting for the city Tuesday at the Com munity Hall were, from left, Ed Hazel, fire chief; Mayor Ernest Layton, Ralph Watkins, chair man of the city safety committee; City Manager K. W. Riebe and Philip Morris, representing the S. C. Traffic Safety Council. See story on Page 1. (Sunphoto). Youth Corps is accepting applications Mrs. Mabel D. Carter, Act ing Director of the Newberry- Saluda Community Action, Inc. announced that applications for the Neighborhood Youth Corps are now being accepted. Mrs. Carter said the pro gram is open to school drop outs between the ages of 16 and 21 and in-school students between the ages of 14 and 21. Enrollment will be led by Pearce C. Davis of the State Employment service on Col lege street in Newberry and at the Neighborhod Youth Corps office at 1105 Friend street. Project Director of the Neighborhood Youth Corps is Donald F. Jensen. Other staff members include: Jas. Holmes, Assistant Director, Mrs. Faye Fraser, Mrs. Lillie K. Pratt, Mrs. Ruth Chick, Mrs. Besie Gantt, Mrs. Jane Willingham, James Davis, Sammie Johnson, Coordinator-Counselors, an d M iss Ruth Carter, Secretary- Bookkeeper. Jensen advised that the initial training program will be limited to 150 in-school en- rollees and 125 out-of-school enrollees and 200 summer en- rollees. Inschool enrollees work an average of 10 hours each week and out-of-school enrol lees and summer enrollees will work 25 hours weekly. All enrollees will work in public or non-profit organization pro jects and will receive $1.25 per hour. He also said the enrollment will be restricted to residents of Newberry and Saluda coun ties with further limitations of enrollment requirements plac ing all applicants for the pro gram to be classified as being in the “Poverty” group of yearly earnings of under $3000. College Library receives grant Newberry College received one of 69 grants of funds made to college and university lib raries by the Grants Commit tee of the Association of Col lege and Research Libraries, a division of the American Lib rary Asociation. The grant was in the amount of $1,200 and will be used to ward the purchase of indexes. This is the 12th year of the ACRL Grants Program and the first year since the incep tion of federal aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title II. The major portion of the funds were allocated for the purchase of books and per iodicals to support the im provement of library collec tions, with special considera tion being given to imagina tive projects which are con ceived as units within th( library program and which may be considered beyond the means of, the normal library budget. Says Peephole driving risky Too many “peephole drivers” have been spotted recently on frosty mornings, the State Highway Department observed today. Instead of cleaning off front and rear window glasses com pletely before leaving drivt- ways, motorists often scrape holes just large enough to peep through. They may drive half way to work with this kind of limited visibility, risking an, accident all the way. Highway officials suggest' that every driver make it a: practice to clean auto window glass thoroughly before leav ing home, particularly the en tire windshield. When the rear! and side' vision is obscured, the 1 chances of an accident are greatly increased. If a driver cannot see another vehicle com ing at him from a side street, or conditions to the rear, he cannot take the required eva sive' action. Also, there is an increased danger of striking a pedestrian or a child on the way to school in the morning. This is espec ially true when it is necessary to back the car. “Responsible South Carolina drivers are pledging their de termination to do everything they can to reduce highway fatalities during 1967 so won’t you help by keeping your win dow glasses clear?”, the Highway Department asks. Income Tax Information Q.—Is it true that IRS will figure out your tax for you when you file the short form? A.—Yes, if your income is less than $5000 and Form 1040 A is filed then IRS will com pute your tax if you wish. We will refund any overpayment or bill you for any additional tax due. Q.—I married a widow with two young children last sum mer. Car I claim the children as dependents? A.—If you provided over half the children’s support for the year then you may claim them as dependents. If your wife provided over half their support, she can claim the children as dependents on her separate return or they may be claimed on a joint return. Q.—Can I claim two exemp tions for a dependent over 65? A.—No. You may claim one exemption regardless of the de pendent’s age. The additional exemption for being 65 or over may only be taken by a taxpay er filing on his own return. Q.—Will it ever pay a cou ple to file separate returns? A.—There are a few cases where separate returns will re sult in a lower total tax liabil ity than would a joint return This might occur if one spous< had large medical expenses or if each had large capital losses. If you want to check which would be to your best advan tage, compute your tax on a joint return and separate re turn basis then use the method that produces the lowest tax. Q.—Why do I have to put a Social Security number on my tax return ? A.—The law requires persons filing returns to furnish a tax account number. Since tbe ma jority of taxpayers already have Social Security numbers, these numbers are also used for tax identification purposes. Taxpayers who forget to list their number will have refunds delayed until the number is supplied. Q.—I teach in high school. Under what conditions will summer courses I take be de- ductible for tax purposes? A.—The courses will be de ductible if the primary reason you took them were: (1) for the purpose of maintaining or improving your present teach ing skills, or (2) expressly re quired by your employer to maintain your salary, status or job. Q.—We lost a child in a traf fic accident last year. Can we claim him as a dependent for the entire year or only a part of it? A.—If the child was your de pendent you may take the full $600 exemption for the year of his death. Q.—Do you have to be mar ried to get the head of house hold income tax rates? A.—No you don’t. On page 3 of the 1040 instructions you will find an explanation of whether you qualify for these rates. Head of household tax rates cannot be used if you are married and can file a joint return. Q.—I won a prize in the con test run by the local filling station. It was cash. Do I have to report it as income ? A.—Yes you do. Prizes such as yours as well as money or merchandise won in lucky num ber drawings, radio and tele vision quizzes or from any sales promotional program are taxable and must be declared as income. Q.—My name was misspelled on the 1040 package I received in the mail. How can I correct this? A.—Make the change on the 1040 you received by marking through the error and entering your correct name. It;; is help ful for us to get the corrected label back to aid in identifying the error and making the nec- esary changes. If your Social Security number is misprinted please correct it in the same manner. Q.—Are child support pay ment deductible ? A.—Child support payments are not deductible to you nor are they taxable to your for mer wife. However, if you, rather than your former wife, provide more than one-half the child’s support, then you may claim the $600 dependency ex emption on your return. Q.—I have several W-2 forms since I worked for several peo ple last year. Should I attach all of them to my return or can I add them up and give you the totals ? A.—You should attach Copj B of all your W-2’s to your re turn, although only the total need be entered on your Form 1040. Failure to do so will hold up the processing of your re turn and any refund that might be due you. Q.—I changed jobs last year and now find myself driving a- bout 30 miles a day to get back and forth to work. Can I deduct 10c a mile for this driving? A.—No. Commuting to and from work is a personal ex pense and is not deductible. Glymph chosen for honors by Air University MONTGOMERY, ALA.—1st Lieutenant Robert P. Glymph son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S Glymph of Route 2, Pomaria ; has been named winner of two scholastic awards at the Air University's Squadron Officer | School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. Lieutenant Glymph was hon ored at graduation ceremonies Friday, December 16 for at-' taining Distinguished Gradu-; ate status and for winning the Academic Achievement Award. The lieutenant was cited for maintaining grades in the top five per cent of his grad uating class and for achieving the highest overall score on 6 written examinations. He was selected for the spec ial professional officer train ing in recognition of his po tential as a leader in the aero space force. Lt. Glymph is being reas signed to Perrin AFB, Texas, for duty. Tht Pomaria High School graduate received his B.A. de gree in journalism in 1962 from the University of South Carolina. He was commission ed there upon completion of Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps program and is a member of Sigma Delta Chi. He attended Boston Uni versity. His wife, Gloria, is a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving L. Seidenberg of 6 Sterling Ct., East Brunswick, N. J. The Squadron Officer School is part of the officer education system at tht Air University. deed TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Samuel J. Ruff to William B. Clamp, Jr., one lot on Buzhardt street $5. Roy D. 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