The Helena Star (Helena, Okla.), Vol. 46, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1956 Page: 2 of 6
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ftttt HELENA STAB HELENA OKLAHOMA THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 16 tlM
r— INCOME TAX FACTS No I—
How to Save on Your Income Tax
' fThii U one of a eeriee of articles on fedora income too
Mina The articles are booed on information provided bp the
American Institute of Accountants and the Oklahoma Society
of Certified Publio Accountants)
The ere of April 16 will tee a mad acramble In many fconssholds to
out together the necessary facts and figures (or the (ederal Income tax
returns due on that date (April 16 (alls on a Sunday this year making
Anrtl 16 the deadline)
The last minute rush produces r 1 "
not only Ions lines at Internal not required to 6le a return It yonr
Rerenue Ssrvlce offices but also gross Income In 1968 was less than
IMCUUD -
many careless mistakes by tax
payers
Most o( the errors are very sim-
ple For example about one million
returns are filed erery year with
signatures missing (This Includes
Joint returns with only one signa-
ture and Individual returns with no
signature at all)
Little slips In arithmetic last year
resulted in overpayments by tax-
payers ot 61S000Q00 Taxpayers got
back these overpayments eventually
alter the government discovered the
mistakes but ths taxpayer cannot
rely on the government to save him
(rom all his errors
The mistakes o( arithmetic favor-
ing the taxpayer were even larger—
perhaps not entirely by coincidence
All returns are checked and when
an underpayment is discovered the
government not only collects the
difference but also charges Interest
Opportunities Overlooked
Apart (rom obvious mistakes
many taxpayers overlook opportuni-
ties to claim exemptions and deduc-
tions and other ways to reduce
their tax
In order to help you avoid such
pitfalls this newspaper is publish-
ing a series ot articles prepared
with the help ot the national and
state organisations of certified pub-
lic accountants These articles — If
you save (hem and use them along
with the official instructions that
come with your tax forms — may
save you money - -
Your first step Is to consider
whether you should file at all and
then what kind of a return to file
For income tax purposes you are
$600 or If yon are 66 or older and
had less than $1200 gross Income
But If you had Income (rom self-
employment of $400 or more the
return must be filed tor social
security tax purposes '
Don't forget that tax on aalary or
wages may havs been withheld dur-
ing the year by your employer even
if your Income was leas than $600
and the only way to get It back Is
to file a tax return
Advantage of Joint Retame
A common mistake Is the filing
ot a separate return by a wife who
had a small income If the wife files
a separate return she Is not per-
mitted to file another return Jointly
with her husband nor is her hus-
band allowed to claim an exemption
for the wife on hla separate return
Most married couples will save
money by filing a Joint return as
this "splits" their Income to put
them In the same bracket as though
each of them bad received half the
total income
There are unusual cases however
such as those Involving capital losses
in which separate returns might
result In a saving If this Is n
possibility it Is bast to figure both
Jointly and separately before decid-
ing which way to file
The Instructions tbat come with
your tax forms give further Infor-
mation Help Is also available from
the Internal Revenue Service which
urges you to consult a properly
qualified advisor if jrou need outsldo
assistance
Next article i Save Money with
the Right Form
Attend Meeting
Those from here attending theCWF
School of Missions last Tuesday in the
Burlington Christian church were Mrs
E G Thompson Mrs L O Sturgeon
Mrs C A Finney Mrs Roy Robert-
son Mrs Jack Sibley Mrs Ronald
Ford Mrs Roger Cronin and Mrs
Harlan Marley
Franklin White missionary to In-
dia was principal speaker
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for their thoughtfulness
and many acts of kindness during the
Illness and loss of our beloved Mother
and Grandmother For the food the
lovely floral tributes the cards of
sympathy and other thoughtful acts
all were greatly appreciated
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Castle
Mr and Mrs Glen Castle A Margaret
Mr and Mrs H E Lawyer
Mr and Mrs C W Lawyer
Mr and Mrs John Piersall
Mr and Mrs Glenn Danely
LTL HONORS MRS GEORGE
Mrs Franklin George was presented
with a golng-away gift a farwell cour-
tesy from the Helena LTL group with
whom she had been a co-worker for
several years at a special meeting In
the school auditorium 'on Monday
morning The presentation was made
by Linda Sprague LTL president
Mrs C A Finney LTL chairman
presided and the nice program was
featured by LTL speech contestants
Contestants were Pat McFall Kay
Askew 'Cathy Murray Pat McKay
Myrtle Nichols' and Rita Luscombe
Judges were hlghschool students Miss
Norma King and Frank Moore Mrs
Roy Robertson from the local WCTU
The bronze medal award went to Cathy
Murray Another speech contest will
be held at the March meeting of the
WCTU at which the mothers of the
contestants will be Invited
Irene Gay Ada Conner and Arlene
Beavers all of Enid were Sunday af-
ternoon guests here of Mrs Belle Dau-
gherty and Bert
Governor’s Report
By Gov Raymond Gary
It looks like all phases of the state’s
prison system will come In for close
scrutiny by the next legislature
There’s plenty of room for Improve-
ment I’m convinced both our adult
prisoners and Juveniles under the
state’s care need closer attention ana
the public needs to know more about
the alms of our prison system
Tnere are future headlines in one
legislative council committees recom-
mendations that we again make it leg-
al tu iiillict corporal puoismnent at
the state's training scnoois for boys
and girls So tar many people don’t
seem to understand tne reasons for
tins recommendation V
I personally oppose opening the
gates to Indiscriminate punishment oi
training school youngsters I’m sure
that’s not what the legislative com-
mittee has In mind
Instead I believe they want to re-
tain at least the threat of corporal pun
ishment as a deterrent to Inmates who
have demonstrated hey are Incorrig-
ible without It There are youngsters
who will literally spit in the eyes of
their supervisors when they know they
can't be spanked under any circum-
stances Past lack of kindness and love may
be the cause of such tantrums But
we can’t' have Inmates with a strong
grudge against society running our cor-
rectional institutions and that's what
happens If they aren't controlled
Le me hastily add that more could
and should be done to help Inmates of
our penal Institutions help themselves
With nojobby group working In their
behalf the sad truth Is their need of-
ten gets little consideration
It’s encouraging I feel that legisla-
tors and other officials are showing
concern for changing the sltuatlou
Under consideration are such things as
adult probation house mothers Instead
of male attendants at the training
schools and a prison farm -
Almost all today's prisoners will re
turn to our society sooner or later It's
In our own best Interest to put forth
the time effort and money necessary
to enoourage more of them to remain
outside as law-abiding citizens
In the long run it’s also cheaper Ev-
en our present minimum program Is a
heavy tax burden mainly because so
many prisoners do nothing con-
structive I realize we can’t rehabilitate every
Inmate no matter how hard we try
By furnishing constructive work ' and
the chance to learn a decent trade
however I’m convinced we can make
useful citizens cut' of a higher per
centage of these people
' Each person thus helped cuts down
on future police work court costs and
I custodial care It also eases the strain
on our already overtaxed prison fa-
cilities Most important It oflers fellow hu-
man beings the chance for a fuller
happier life
Air Conditioning
To Be Commonplace
Will America eventually be-
come a nation of year-round air-
conditioned homes?
- The answer of one expert Shel-
don Coleman an equipment man-
ufacturer is "Yes Year-round
climate control is inevitable be-
cause the home-owner is begin-
ning to understand how it will
raise his standard of living
“Each student of home trends
every Analyst of business move-
ments predicts the time will come
when tne majority of homes will
have year-round air-conditioning
heating iand cooling combined
Some say this will happen within
S years some 10 years others 20
But all agree America will ir
condition"
Complimented On Birthday
Complimenting Mrs W L Bickford
whose Dlrthday was reached on Mon-
nay Mr and Mrs Edgar H LeCrone
entertained at dinner on Sunday
- Others present were Mr Bickford
and Mr and Mrs Glen Gower and
lamlly U-i
Honored On Birthday '
Sunday dinner guests of 'Mr and
airs Harold Green and family honor-
ing Mrs Conrad Winters of Enid on
ner birthday anniversary were: Mr
ana Mrs uene Gully and family Mr
aid Mrs Llndon Burns and family
turd Mr and Mrs' Leslie Guffy and
-auuiy all of Enid Mr and Mrs Ver-u-n
uuffy of Fond Creek and Miss
-Julian Anthony
Dinner Saturday Evening
Mrs Art Penner entertained with a
oik o'clock dinner on Saturday evening
uouuruig her nusDand wno was leav-
uig tor ruuisas city wnere he is now
winpioyed Present with Mr and Mrs
-cimer Konnie and Cynthia were
uieir parents Mr and Mrs Melvin
-iagei of Uua and Mr and Mrs W
Dupus
Mr and Mrs Loy Long of Enid had
ner parents Mr and Mrs John Kerr
as weekend guests '
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Friends here are glad to learn that
Miss Lillian Blaldey of Enldhaa been
released from an Enid hospital and la
recovering nicely
Mrs Pat Laubhan and Stevie of
Wichita were weekend guests in the
home of her parents Mr and Mrs
Earl Farguson and Phil
Mrs Edith Tucker and Alma of Jet
visited on Sunday afternoon with her
sister Mrs Carrie Davis
SERVICE
Every evening from 6:00 to 10:00
o’clock and
an day Saturday
Wally & Bessie 'Kline
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1956 is HOME
IMPROVEMENT YEAR
Now b the time to redecorate with
COOK'S quality PAINTS I
HELENA
L B KING Manager
LUMBER CO
Phone 64 - Helena
Star Subscribers
We acknowledge with appreciation
the following new and renewed read-
ers of The Helena Star: -'
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E C York Enid
D D Unruh Rlngwood
Pvt Curtis Piersall Camp Chaffee
Ark a birthday gift from Mrs Alto
Piersall and Iris of Enid-
M O Redfern Helena
Lawrence Coleman Helena
A McCall Helena -Ray
Hartman Helena -(Men
Hubbeli Helena ''
Mr and Mrs “Cotton” Snider No-
wata birthday gifts from the Olen
Hubbeiis ' i
Leo Redman Helena
Vernon Stanley Sheridan Lake Colo
John Powell Pauls Valley Okla
Mr and Mrs Charlie Young Blu-
ings and Mrs Cathren Caton of Enid
were Sunday dinner guests of their
parents Mr and Mrs O A Young
Mrs C A Young who had spent last
week in Enid for medical treatment
was returned home on Saturday by
Mrs Caton
Miss Lorene Ford Mrs Etha Ford
and Mrs W T Werner visited at Amee
Sunday afternoon In the new home of
Mr and Mrs Chas Harris former He
lena teachers '
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