The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1970 Page: 2 of 8
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Page Two - The Wylie News - Thursday, February 19,1970
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Taxpayers Ask IRS
Annual FFA Week
1-FA gives emphasis to agriculture by
making significant contributions to the
vocational agricultural education sys-
tem in America and the general
agricultural complex of our nation.
The relationship of FFA with vocational
agriculture is a strong one. The FFA
provides its students-members an
opportunity for practical application in
FFA of lessons learned in the vo-ag
classroom. The members of FFA are
students of vo-ag in nearly 9,000 local
high schools in the nation.
Career identification, selection, and
pursuit are important aspects of FFA.
In fact, the FFA brings together youth in
agriculture - from the farm, ranch, or
town - who have already developed an
intense interest in agriculture. There is
a close bond there, stemming from their
youthfulness and from their anxieties
for the bright future they see in
agriculture. FFA members clearly see
their future and are preparing for it.
They recognize it as a vastly different
agriculture. Fo.' vears the program has
emphasized production agricultural
enterprises. Today, FFA fully recog-
nizes all the agricultures of production,
marketing, processing and distribution.
The result and contribution which FFA
makes to American agriculture is an
annual crop of trained agriculturists
prepared to fill expanding manpower
demands of all agriculture.
A common thread
FFA program is agriculture. In the
final analysis, efforts for FFA and
vo-ag are efforts for agriculture.
running through the
agriculture. In
Public School Week
In the last 50years, man has progressed
more than in the last 1000 of civilization.
Why? Is there anyone who can give a
specific answer? One thing is
certain ... in today's technical
world ... education is the key to the
future.
March 2nd through fith is Texas Public
Schools Week. You're urged to become
acquainted with the schools paid for by
your tax dollars - urged to see your
child as he learns.
Masonic Lodges of Texas, sponsors
of the promotion, invite you to see pro-
gress unfold before your eyes at any
public school near you.
You're always welcome at a public
school, but at this time of year, it's
a good idea to make a special effort
to view Texas schools as they are
today.
Your visit will be good for your child's
schools ... and it will be good for you
and your child, too.
Extended School Term
The News recommends for reading in burdened taxpayer.
the local school' term beginning wit
next September's start.
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The number of days for students attend-
jys
ing classes will be lengthened, and in
addition teachers will put in several
more days preparing for the new term.
All in all, this is a start in the right
direction. For years we have promoted
the idea of longer terms and more usage
of school facilities as being in the public
interest and in the long run a saving for
taxpayers. If school buildings were us
for class instruction twelve months
^ers. If school buildings were used
the year, less a normal time for
vacations three buildings could do the
work It now takes four to do. It doesn't
take a major in mathematics to figure
the resultant saving for the over-
In addition, the story dwells on some
other planned improvements over the
next few years including an increased
vocational training program, extraem-
phasis on special education classes, and
the beginning of a public kindergarten
within the next two to three years.
Also worthy of note are extra-curri-
cular programs which will make good
use of the school's facilities. These
include a community recreation session
and a father-son work night each week in
the vocational trades area.
We commend school officials for
beginning to think in the right direction.
More planning toward the greater
utilization of the community's school
assets is a goal worthy of all our efforts.
Governor Smith's Visit
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All Wylie was honored last Frida
evening when Governor Preston Smit
was here for the reception at offices of
the North Texas Municipal Water Dis-
trict. It was the first time in history that
a Governor of Texas had honored us with
a visit.
The large crowd which attended was
evidence of the popularity and the esteem
in which Governor Smith is held
throughout the state and more especially
In the smaller cities and communities of
Texas. And why not? He is the type
leader who recognizes theproblems and
possibilities of the smaller towns of
Texas and one who is always ready
and willing to listen to their needs. Proof
of this has been In the fact he has been
the first Governor In years to have an
"open door" policy insofar as his office
is concerned. He is available to see
people, to talk to them and to let them
know he is the Governor of all the
people and not just a select few. We like
that and so do the vast majority of
Texans.
This column of questions and answers on federal
tax matters is provided by the local office of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public
service to taxpayers. The column answers questions
most frequently asked by taxpayers.
Q) I'm a full-time college I Copies of the schedules
student and think I will get a ' taxpayers will most likely
tax refund, if I don't have to need were included in the tax
count a $750 scholarship as package mailed to some 75
income. Is it income? j million taxpayers.
A) Scholarships are gener-j
ally not taxable and do not
have to be reported for tax
purposes. Since there are
many different types of schol-
arships, you will want to
check with the organization
that gave you the scholarship
to see if they have informa-
tion on its tax status.
Q) I got married in Decem-
ber. Can my wife and I file a
joint return for 1969?
A) Yes, if you are married
I on the last day of your t^t_
Q) Why did IRS drop the
short form 1040A?
A) One important reason
was to make it easier for tax-
payers to claim all the cred-
its, deductions and exclusions
they were entitled to under
the tax laws. In recent years
more and more taxpayers
have found it to their advan-
tage to itemize deductions as
their income increased.
The new Form 1040 is one
basic page and actually calls
for just about the same in-
formation that had to be en-
tered on the front and back
of the old card form. Over 30
million returns will need just
the one-page Form 1040 to be
complete, while another 22
million will have to attach
only one additional schedule.
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turn. Your wife then can
be claimed as a dependent on
the return of another tax-
payer.
Q) Does the new tax form
make any difference in the way
a farmer handles his credit for
gas used on the farm?
A) No, the gas lax credit
should be claimed as it has in
the past by attaching Form
4136. The amount of credit
claimed should be entered on
line 21 of Form 1040.
Q) What is the surcharge
rate for 1969 and how do you
figure it?
A) The income tax sur-
charge is 10 percent for 1969.
Tax surcharge tables are in-
cluded in the tax packages
and can be found on page T-
1. These tables show the
amount of surcharge based on
the amount of tax liability
and your filing status.
Remember that Schedule T,
the tax computation schedule,
will be just a worksheet for
most taxpayers and need not
be sent in with the Form 1040.
Only if the taxpayer claims a
special credit such as retire-
ment income, investment or
foreign tax, or has to pay self-
employment tax, should Sched-
ule T be sent in with the re-
turn.
Q) I rent out some land to a
farmer nearby. Do I include
the rents I receive as farm or
"rental income?
it AV Enter 'tW, ripnU "jrou re-.,
"cfr v<^ fttfm *^rc>ur "larut on'
Schedule E, as rental income,
and attach it to your Form
1040 when you file.
Unless there is material
participation in the business
of farming, the rents you re-
ceive are not considered farm
Q) Are there any tax bene-
fits for those 65 and over? I'll
be able to file that way this
year.
A) Yes, there are several
benefits for those 65 years of
age and over. For example,
there is an extra $600 exemp-
tion for age, and special pro-
visions covering the sale of a
personal residence.
These are explained in Pub-
lication 554, Tax Benefits for
Older Americans. Send a post
card to your District Director
for a free copy.
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Governor Smith,
honored by your
wish you may make
often.
people of this area were
visit, and we join In the
your visits more
If You Have Suggestions Or Constructive
Criticism For Wylie As A Whole, Write Us
Out of^rbit
"Now they won't bo able to do oithor."
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YOU THE FROGMN?
Poet's
My wife wants me to pi
A dlnkv little hat, Bi
Status Quo
put on Style;
A dinky Tittle hat. By Carl
1 tell her "Let s Just wait a while
I like my hats just like they are
She doesn't want me looking shabby.
She thinks I need a brand new car
If I ain't sounding too durn crabby
Why can't we leave things like they are.
She says that I should make new friends
Or else I won't be gettlnjg far
"But shucks! Why bother? I contend
"I like my friends Just like they are.
I'm too old for always changing,
I still like my old cooky jar
My wife Is always rearranging
But I like things just like they are.
When men are tired and want to rest
And caa't find that old easy chair
Wives can be the darnest pestl
Why can't they leave things like they are?
My last year's work Is still unfinished
'Cause I've been scoring less than par;
My big ambitions have diminished
Things look all right just like they are.
If I'm descended from the ape
And I can't prove I ain't, so far,
I guess I'm In an awful shape
But let's just leave things like they are.
Now I ain't doing no more evolving,
Well maybe so that ain't no sin
If I get problems that need solving
Guess I'll just do the best I kin.
Frank W. Hooper
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This is a very complex
world we live In. Some-
times you start trying to
figure things out and you
find yourself up against
a brick wall. For a long
time we have been trying
to figure out the connec-
tion between mini-skirts
and birth control pills.
We know that each one
of these have an influence
on the other in some way,
but for the life of us we
can't put our finger
on the connection. We can
remember back in our
"hey-day" when the
"flapper" came Into
existence and raised her
••dresses -tn the extent that
her knee caps were visible
it wasn't but a year or
so until the birth rate
jumped enormously. In
fact at that time there
was much discussion of
over population. But then,
no one came up with a
solution to stop it. We've
noticed through the years
that when man comes up
with new ideas and
changes the customs,
someone else has to come
up with something to
equalize the thing or
balance it out. Through
the years the dresses have
kept getting shorter and
shorter, until they
reached the mini-mini
skirt stage. Each time
the hem line was raised
the birth rate increased.
Finally the population
explosion was getting so
serious someone had to do
something. In despera-
tion the pharmaceutical
boys came up with a birth
control pill as a solution.
This seemed to solve the
problem to a certain
extent, until some smart
guy threw a fly in the oint-
ment. They finally dis-
covered that women were
having side effects from
the pills, In fact, doctors
suggested that there was a
possible connection bet-
ween the pills and cancer.
Now we see where the fas-
hion experts are suggest-
ing that the dress lengths
be dropped to half way
between the knee and the
ankle. Now the question
arises in pur mind, will
the lengthening of dresses
act as a contraceptive to
prevent pregnancy, or Is
man going to have to come
up with some other idea?
ft has also occurred to
us that by lengthening
dresses, the dress manu-
facturers could sell more
merchandise and the
druggist less birth con-
trol pills. Anyway you look
at it It's still a problem
to keep the birth rate from
soaring.
When you look back over
the years when our grand-
mothers and grandfathers
were raising families, if
they did not nave at least
6 or 8 children they were
considered as falling down
on their community res-
ponsibilities. In those
days the women wore their
dresses down to their
shoe tops. Now, if there
Is any connection between
miniskirts and birth con-
trol, we shudder to think
what would have happened
if grandma had wore mini-
skirts. It Is very likely
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that the united ataies
would have been over-
populated before we
arrived on the scene.
In order to stop pregnancy
man has tried dress
lengths, pills, king sized
beds and even shot guns,
but to no avail. We wonder
what experiment they will
come up with next.
Speaking of inventions,
sometimes when a guy
comes up with a good
idea, he has no way of
knowing what It is going
to lead to before It is
over. Very often it can
be a disaster instead of
Erogress. We can't help
ut think what has
happened since old man
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone. No
one will try to deny that
it was a wonderful inven-
tion, if people had only
used it for the purpose
for which it was intended
and not abused it. It was
a wonderful means for
contacting anyone in an
emergency, such as doc-
tors, family and help. But
there was always one on
the party line of 6 or 8
that had to gossip for an
hour or so each day. Con-
sequently the private line
had to come into exis-
tence to balance the thing
out, which cost almost
twice as much per month.
However, when.you got on
a private line you missed
out on all the community
gossip , where the next
tee cream party was to
be held and who was about
to get married. The pri-
vate line was supposed/
to solve all the problems
though. Instead it created
more problems for the
Individual family. If dad
wanted to contact mom
at home he could never
get the line. Mom, Jane
or Bill were always talk-
ing on the line. To solve
this problem, dad had to
buy an automobile so he
could drive home and con-
tact mom about some-
thing. This worked out
very well for a time, until
Jane and Bill got old
enough to drive tne car.,
Then dad could neve* get
the phone or the car either.
This necessitated the pur-
chase of another car for
dad so he could find the
first car or have some
means of getting home
to convey a message to
mom. The next worry dad
had was fixing up the car
that Jane or Bill had a
wreck in. Now all this
worry and Inconvenience
would never have
happened if dad had only
kept his horse and never
had a telephone installed
In the first place. You have
no way of knowing what one
little invention of con-
venience will lead to.
People never change very
much from generation to
S;eneratlon. There were
ust as many careless
drivers 75 years ago as
there are today, but the
horses had more sense
then.
Many Newspaper men
make enemies by telling
the truth.
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