The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, February 09, 1967, Image 11
The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, February 9,1967—Page 11
SPORTS AFIELD
By T«d Kestug
The “island” of Bermuda is in
fact composed of 155 islands
and coral heads connected by
bridges and causeways. Here in
this flowering paradise the
light-tackle angler can enjoy
the sunlit hours with his favor
ite rod and reel.
Although trolling will produce
a large variety of fish, such as
blue and white marlin, blackfin
tuna, Allison tuna, amberjacks,
wahoos and other species, the
reef fishing is quite different.
Here the boat is anchored and
the fish are attracted by chum
ming. The usual method of pre
paring chum is to mix a hand
ful of fry (small fish one to
two inches in length) with sand
or cornmeal into a ball. This
forms a moist, compact mass
that settles slowly when thrown
into the water, and as the adhe
sive substance gradually dis
perses, the oily slick attracts
game fish.
Wahoos, blackfin tuna, bonit-
as, Allison tuna, barracudas,
amberjacks and a host of other
fish are seen darting through
the slick, some feeding on the
bait and others on the small fish
that are attracted by the chum.
The normal procedure is to put
one or more small baitfish on a
single hook—usually size 4/0,
though the size of the hook will
vary with the quantity of bait
used and the species you are
fishing for.
Spinning rods with reels filled
with 12- or 15-pound-test mono
filament line are generally used
for fishing over a reef. The
baited hook is tied to the end
of the line, and without any ad
ditional weight it is thrown over
the stern and allowed to drift
down naturally as a handful of
fry is tossed over. The action
builds up as the fish gather in
the chum — until inquisitive
sharks make their appearance.
If one tires of chumming, he can
bait a hook with half a sea
robin and let his line go down
to the bottom for a rock-dwell
ing member of the grouper
family.
Although blue and white mar
lin are spectacular fish to catch
and the thrilling battle they can
give is not easily forgotten, the
yellowfin, or Allison tuna is per
haps one of the hardest fishe*
to land on any type of equip
ment, according to Robert D.
Hall, Salt-Water Fishing Editor
of Sports Afield Magazine. This
fish, identified by its golden-
yellow fins, may range in weight
from 15 to 20 pounds to well
over 150 pounds. The yellowfin
tuna never seems to know when
to give up, and regardless of its
size, an angler will have his
hands full until his fish is in
the boat.
The green worm is the most
popular bait for bonefish in Ber
muda. However, the purist will
prefer to use a 1/8-ounce buck-
tail jig.
The fishing season in Ber
muda starts in April. Good fish
ing can be expected until late
November.
Is speaker at
Convention
The head of the Department
of Philosophy at Newberry
College, John C. Cooper, was
a featured speaker at the 53rd
annual convention of National
Lutheran Education Conference
in Los Angeles*
The theme of the conference
was centered on “Academic
Involvement in the Ongoing
Reformation,” and Dr. Coop
er’s speech was entitled “The
Role of Youth in Reformation
—as the Students See It.”
Dr. Cooper was invited to
speak at the conference be
cause of his involvement in the
preparations for the celebra
tion of the 450th Anniversary
of the Reformation by the three
Lutheran churches in America.
He edited a volume of essays
produced by Lutheran and Ro
man Catholic young people
who took part in a “Reforma
tion Youth Project” in Chicago
last summer. This book, entitl
ed “Wine in Separate Cups.”
will be released next summer.
Income Tax
Information
Q.—When do you have to
file the long Form 1040 in
stead of the short form 1040A ?
A.—The general rules are
that the short Form 1040A
cannot be used if: (1) deduct
ions are itemized; (2) income
was $10,000 or more; (3) more
than $200 of income was not
subject to withholding; (4)
special tax status or tax cred
its are claimed; (5) a fiscal
year or accrual accounting
method is used; (6) the return
is delinquent. The 1040A in
struction booklet gives more
details on who can use it and
how it should be prepared. Free
copies are available at IRS
offices as well as many banks
and postoffices.
Q.—What can be deduct
ed by salesmen for the cost
of operating a car?
A.—You may be entitled to
deduct 10c a mile for the first
15,000 miles of business use
and 7c a mile thereafter if you
qualify, or you may deduct
the actual cost of operation in
cluding depreciation. Of course
your car travel must be an or
dinary and necessary business
expense. These rules are ex
plained in more detail in the
Form 1040 instructions.
Q.—When does the law on
direct filing with service cen
ters go into effect?
A.—The law requiring re
turns to be mailed direct to
service centers will be imple
mented in stages. This year no
individual income tax return
will be required to be sent di
rect to the service center al
though in many districts re
turns calling for a refund can
be mailed directly to the ser
vice center to speed processing.
Check page 10 of the Form
1040 instruction booklet for
the mailing address you should
use this year.
Q.—Do I have to wait for
my W-2 before sending in my
return? I have a refund com
ing and want to file as soon
as I can.
A.—You must wait until you
have your W-2 forms before
filing your return. When IRS
receives returns that do not
have required W-2’s attached,
processing is held up until
the taxpayer is contacted and
the missing forms supplied.
Q.—What state and local
taxes are deductible on my
federal tax return?
A.—State and local income
taxes, general sales taxes,
state and local gasoline taxes,
annual ad valorem personal
property taxes, and real estate
taxes levied for the general
welfare are deductible. De
ductions are not allowed for:
drivers licenses, state and local
taxes on alcoholic beverages,
tobacco and certain miscellan
eous taxes. Also, the cost of
auto tags are deductible only
to the extent it is based on the
value of your car.
You will find further de
tails on what is and is not
deductible in the Form 1040
instruction book.
Q.—Have you got any pub
lication that goes into more
detail than the 1040 instruc
tions ?
A.—The publication, Your
Federal Income Tax provides
additional information on tax
filing. It may be obtained for
50c at any IRS office.
Q.—Where should you file
your return, in the district
where you live or the district
where you have your legal
residence ?
A.—Tax returns should be
filed in the district where you
legally reside. For the major
ity of taxpayers legal resid
ence and actual residence are
identical.
Q.—I was off the job for
two months last year with a
kidney infection. Is the $80 a
week I received in sick pay
deductible ?
A.—If the $80 a week you
received was 75 percent or
less of your normal salary and
you were hospitalized at least
one day, you may exclude
from gross income $75 a
week for the first 30 days of
your absence and $80 a week
thereafter. If you were not
hospitalized, nothing can be
excluded until after a 7-day
waiting period, beginning with
the first day of work you miss
ed. Then you may exclude $75
a week for the next 23 days,
and the full $80 thereafter.
However, if the $80 a week
you receive was more than 75
percent of your normal salary
then the waiting period is 30
days from the first day of
absence from work, and noth
ing may be excluded until that
period is up. This will be true
whether or not you are hos
pitalized.
The maximum amount ex
cludable after the first 30 days
is $100 per week.
Q.—Is it true that you don’t
have to provide over half a
person’s support to be able to
claim him as a dependent ?
I’ve heard that if several peo
ple chipped in to support some
one then it was up to the
group doing the supporting to
decide who should claim the
dependency exemption. Is
that right?
A.—Under some circum
stances that is right.
Cases like this usually arise
when several members of a
family contribute jointly to
the support of another member.
More fatalities
in February
According to State Highway
Department accident records
for the last three years, traffic
accidents in which the greatest
number of people have been
killed occurred during Febru
ary.
This ironical obstrvation was
made by Highway Department
safety officials shortly after
the tragic six-death accident on
1-126 February 1 resulting
from a truck-bus collision.
Accident records reveal that
on February 11, 1966 six per
sons died in a one-car collision
on Secondary Road 25 near
Manning in Clarendon county.
At the time that accident was
the worst on South Carolina’s
highways since Feb. 5th, 1965
when six persons were killed
in a two-car colision on U. S.
Route 378 near Lake City in
Florence county.
The recent bus-truck accid
ent on 1126 now stands as the
most tragic in South Carolina
since the accident in Clarendon
county last February. The
six deaths pushed the state’s
traffic death toll for 1967 to
58 as of February 1, only one
less than the record-setting
pace last year at this time.
To attend
Witness m
Timothy L. Brooks, presid
ing minister of the Newberry
congregation of Jehovah’s
Witnesses, will head a delega
tion of the Witnesses to a
three state religious assembly
to be conducted in Commerce,
G eorgia, February 17-19, 1967.
An estimated 800 Witnesses
from parts of Georgia and the
Carolinas will attend the as
sembly which will consist of
Bible lectures, skits and for
ums. Its purpose is to further
Bible education, to examine
new preaching techniques and
to serve as a center for con
certed door-to-door ministerial
activity in the Commerce, Ga.
area, Mr. Brooks said.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Longshore
have moved to 2234 Derrill
Avenue to make their home.
Mrs. Mildred Glymph has
moved to 1606 1-2 Drayton St.
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