The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1972 Page: 2 of 6
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8, The Big take (Texas) Wildcat,
Thursday, March 9 m|
THE INFORMED
CONSUMER
'Pa
BY CRAWFORD C. MARTIN
Attorney General of Texa*
n
MARCH
arrow, the elite A « communUi«
listing of Texai jL„,m°re c^plete
Lined free trim "*<,*» °*>-
Department, Travel jnd
Divislo„- Bix 6®6^^Uatin°78708On
- Kl....
^tpurc!,asesaP'°-“'«‘i'atdoi eSc
hMn?tiave JU3t purchased a not work, it is an old axiom
V With yo^puxchasp06* A1°ng ' tee' is “ ttUe’ "A guaran- J1“rfh 1-5 Houston Livestock
:: * "fully writtel o, y°U reoeived 1S °T as 8ood as the per- ^how and Rodeo. Beginning
Vou are assured fS^5fnte?”* ^ ma an8 ir-" Before you buy Leb' h 2?u- and "“““"S' into
V man that 6y,*e sales" f guaranteed item, know the V [ch> <fla 18 one of the real-
>;of«i»«k“gtem,sofP“»- sh„Ze*,*&££• 2
■ Jg„^softhep“d“« ass;
anything that goes wrong 2 Who if mi u- » wfyne Newton, Eddy Ar-
:•*' . Alas* y°ur appliance fails to rantee; ' ang the gua' ^Jd- tlien Campben and David
function properly Armed .Wrh q T1,„ Cassidy. Rodeo tickets $2.50-
your cuaranree d with 7‘ The guarantee is for what- *4-50-
fffcSS “P" •■”.~:Ksr£
t S=H“ "*•«-,
v . salesman who was so helpful sent off; be
’* raust -
ttari”att°n °f,the ““P'6 “OUW'“wig"
it dW T the manufacuter; 8
®“ "K' fte »ppu*nce. 6. What is your recourse in
e event the item ;<•
* * *
March 2, 3, 4, 6 The 36th an-
nual Texas State Golden
Gloves Tournament, Fort
Worth. One hundred and 40
regional winners will slug it
out, {orLtit,es in open, novice
and high school divisions. The
charity event is sponsored by
the Fort Worth Star Tele-
gram.
e-^aiuec, tnat the store did
the mtmufecniref ^pllance* “• vvllrtt iS y°ur recourse in gram.
h£’££t»“‘^eSTf“' M,,ch 3-4 ^^ith
turer'. ttnL cenxer “£ iS, With a SSLE? Brady.
competition (foods, needle-
work, clothing, hobbies &
and flower
arranging) round out the full
schedule.
* * *
March 10-12 Sweetwater Jay-
RoeunH4th AnnUal Katt,e8nake
Kound-up. Rilled as the
2T£l lar«e8t- event and
Coin ^ 6Vent' The Gun ««*
^oin Show sponsored by the
Sweetwat€r Bifle ^
13 000 18 • ®xpected to host
Spotlighted
?£*,. the 8nake hunt, snake
1970 Snake dance' In
a banner year," 9,017
snakes were weighed in (8,886
pounds of them) with the first
place winner accounting for
ed tof™Unf8’ There are
ph<.to^ph^.8PeCta‘WS “d
* * *
March 17-19 The 12th An-
nual Southwest Gem and Min-
eral Show, San Antonio. Two
hundred participants display
precious, semiprecious stones,
Indian artifacts and fossils.
Taxpayers Ask IRS
"to centS wMch item" "* w“" a
“■ “ »•
S?=aasr. -is
^Zl^oZZT 66 taW , 9; «»<> guar“ ie‘2.
you7mL„d^£^nCe- a cerai"uses of the Pr°-
^k0“ sr invaiwata
WtJteT Stack6"?1 Ihen d“^“rt^taolog0ynofUn'
e defeedvt y°U IT «“ara"tee. qulsdon.
euaraniff n part was n°t before y°u make your purchase
guaranteed. Upon close scru- Have a clear understand!? .
guawntee you find *at time. After the pwchase
me guarantee. Occasionally
tne manufacnippr _______
e^^we. occasionally
me manufacturer even sugge
that you may have abused the
appliance thereby exempting
S^p-r tan «***□»
Perhaps you find that the
part would have been covered
by the guarantee ifyou had
mailed in the card
About Your
Social Security
People who are 65 and have
not aReady signed up fof ^
medical insurance part of Med-
icare may enroll now tiirough
March 31 ar _ »
Zri
Heart of
*'“‘7 resuval, Brady.
Highlighted by a mass parade
around Brady square, this
fnlT1! S year drew 16 bands
and 1,400 participants. Begins
rriday night with show band
contest, ends Saturday after-
noon with concert and award-
ing of trophies.
* * *
March 3-4 The 11th Annual
Conclave of the Texas State
hederatmn of Square and
Kound Dancers, McAllen.
* * *
March 8-11 The 28th Mata-
gorda County Fair & Rodeo,
A aJ r!fy; APPr°ximately 500
4-H FhA and FHa youths
exhibit their work in this show
that last year recorded an at-
tendance of 7,500. Rodeo is
slated for 8 p.m. Thursday,
k rid ay and Saturday.
“-I 81,2 The 39th annual
a un/el° Fat Stock Show
and Rodeo. The show’s junior
d™,°„ fCatu/ea 12 events
"ith entries from 1500 FFA
anH 4.W r>i..u L_ . 1A
turns. Are the dollar limita-
ferent°forinOV,n,r expenses d«f-
zzzzzyr""‘"r
ofA>3 addltion to direct costs
of moving, expenses may be
a jea^'housLhu'nUng't^ip^
However, the total deduction
for these three categories
Viir?" and fossils. ca"not exceed $2,500 with the
Villita Assembly Hall 10 a.m.- a‘ter4two limited to no more
hi P m fnday aud Saturday, !hf.n $1*000 in total. The limi
10 a.m.-6 n m y’ tat ion is half the aboi
fax matters is providecTllvTh a*|d a,nSWers on federal a publication on the tax duties
Internal Revenue Ser Y i° l0Cal °ffice of lhe U.S. ca,nd ^-"ibilities of su h^
service °° a Puoiic ~ '*8
mosi -ked by ,ax;;:;r:.answm ques,ion8 is
™nV.° workn't aTTprS
a moving expense V” P i*lacf of Work for w hich
addition, my wife and 'i"’ ,M B o?dDCt‘un is al,owable, or
thinking of filing sepirai Ure w B?th spouses commence
turns. Ar» «"""'L ■.*par*te .«■ work at new principal places
of work wiling i ___
... ...... «J1U sa
ro a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
* * *
£?h 11 ; 1?’ 20 ®Pr*n8 Field
Trials of the Permian Bird
Dog and Sportsman’s Club
Davenport Ranch 25 miles
north of Sweetwater, Fisher
County. From 60 to 135 dogs
will be judged on performance
m the field based on ground
race, class, speed, endurance, ▼
finding the game and man- °
ners.
ceXn^f1’^0 and Wt
seSml 7,ed COUples filing
separate returns. However if
you and your wife file s’eD
arate income tax returns and
one of the following circum
«500CrS efXiStS’ the ^-250 and
3o00 limitations do not apply'
of work which are at le?st 50
miles apart and they do not
reside together at the same
residence during the taxable
year.
Under the second situation,
a husband and wife filing a
joint return may each deduct
P to $2,500 for expenses in
connection with the sale 0r
purchase of a residence or the
termination or acquisition of
a lease and $1,000 for ex-
penses for house-hunting trips
and temporary lodging and
meals at the new location.
Married couples who meet
the. qualifications under the
ievised rules may disregard
the dollar limitations for mar-
ried filing separately listed on
Is,2 M<>vin*Eap™-
Q) Some friends and I are
Planning to form an invest-
ment club. Does the IRS have
^strict offW and ask f
InformalPUbbCnti°n 550’ Tax
Information on Investment
Income and Expenses r.-e
available free. Penses' h s
Q) I should have filed an
estimated income tax return
havcu"' bU‘ ' Will 1
P«»all, ',7 "" '“"'mated
penalty this year after mv
korm 1040 is processed?
forALThe SiX PCrcent pena|Iv
timatederpayment of 1971 eS-
2edi ,n'°me tax does not
apply in the case of single
Persons with gross incomes o?
not more than $10 00() or
ried persons filing jointIv
heads °f households^ and sur-
'>vmg spouses with incomes
01 not more than $20 000
have'mo th®. taxpayer did’not
nave more than $200 ($400 in
he case of married taxpavers
t)Jointly) in income other
vaWer"TS|
year m1PPl,eS ml* tax
Uor more information on
estimated ta^ see Publication
n Tax Withholding and
trict office.
Q) My son purchased a car
year. Docs the amount “e
whiT!* tOW<,rd his suPP°rt
when I figUre out whetht>r
not I can claim him as a de-
pendent?
A) No. The purchase of an
automoblla, whe,her t,y you “
.nt' is "ot ""7s
w. d when 'lelermininir total
support. a
Q) If I let the IRS compute
r y^aiX’ Wd* ** delay any re-
lund I may have coming?
nutV i^°‘ The IIGS can
Pute the tax ami issue a re-
th? di,th!i4 6 weeks froni
Withd?he hG retUrn iS flle<J
ith the service center. So
actually, your refund will not
comniayei hy having IRS
compute the tax since the^'
computations are checked on
all leturns received.
ta^tnM yOU have t0 use Bales
instr .cr68 your tax lurms
instructions to compute your
•sales tax deduction?
A) No. If you kept records
you can deduct the act >
for°197i ynU Paid in tax
ioi 1971. However, if you use
the sales tax tables- to ,leter-
£Ur* deducti(?V you may
add to the amouht shown
sales tax paid on tlm purchase^-
of automobiles, rffrplanes
>oats, mobile homes and ma-
home8 '>U,W rr »*"
—
* * *
I
Match 25-April X Tyler Catm- a
ty Dogwood FAdival Mr__J ■
c
I
namenf* Hubbock. Held everv f
mailS^hnteeif y°U had ICare may enro11 noTtotST divisioTTeaturee^lI 8 ITT three,years> in 1969 the tour- 2
nTTJ* ^card y0U received March 31 at any social security uith entries from 1500 F?a S T™ J’500 PaHicipants, |
Purchase. Your off^- * and 4-H Club bovs and , Tiding championship bridge ?
/allure to do so has invalidareA The medical n,rr . Included are various fat s*to k ?iayerS.°n national and intef- A
----- — x iyn
ty Dogwood Festival, Wood- I
vdle. Event includes art show, ?
trailnde parade, dances °
queen’s coronation and pag-
eant and, the finale, West-
ern Day. Ten to 12 thousand A
visitors take part in the fes- I
tivities. f
c
♦ ♦ *
c King o
Cotton Regional Bridge Tour- i
nament, Lubbock. Held every f
tnree vprvo iw* in^ J o
Lets go
n™ pTaX- h Ce‘ y°Ur TTP'»n-,er Bib.
• p°s,rard - >™“r ms ,ns? srfzjzr*m,d-
“ ——— — .. _
Church
o —.1.,y,unsnip nndge
national levef For * CfheMn- I
sam*of Purchase. Your offic^ y and 4-H Club ^ 3 ,
the ^larantee^rlcf3 lnvalidated h ,The medical part of Medicare<JnfIuded are various fat ftock
the E,mr h d y0U flnd tilat h lpS, pay dle doctor bills for ^ ,teg°ries> p’ant and livestock
at all Pany ^aS 00 obligacion P^ple 65 and over. "Almost Judgln8r’ Six rodeo perfor-
eK -
-• SHES? 1
in it are required to paymo^rh- f Wlthin 3 years aftet the end be^lf of million people,
lv nrpmiinvi. .i.. ^ p y month- of your first enrollme.nr norinj For more information mr,
" ‘ '-l
Sunday
I
h **:m
’ ^1. *"'■■■
But if die seller coes o^of Medi " vwlullLary part of
S6® Wh° WlU service your in iSreqS^'601011. r ”Within 3 years after the end be^lf of million p^pleT I
PUnfonrne Under the guarantee? ly premiums that are mamh^' °f ^ firSt enrollment period, P°^m°cre ln/ormation, con- I
Unfortunantely, the average by the Federal rnvpr latcbed you can still sign up during anv £aCt the 500131 Security Office a
cas« bas It supplements MedlcaSo'spi- ITS’ b^T"* “ MarCh* '* fp TzTmT* t
tal insurance, which is fimrtiw vif Said* But* y°u enr°U and , * Box 3808) ln San Ange- l
by social security contributions „^!.?fnCel y°Ur medical in“ iTJT.T T see the repre- |
C
I
X" many cases It suppX^e™ 01 ^ ~ X HOTis A'
yissajyasS1' zzjfgzss?
srzzxs*,*
A. F. & a m- the hospital bills nf L And« y°u pay a hinher nr«mi„». 10 meet with him are ei
---A1U.
A F. & a. M.
Stated Meeting
Second Tuesday
of each month
W.T. Mills, See.
E. T. Miller, w. M.
Aimer, W. M. i61 UJJ uunng the 3 montl
.................... fore you’re 65, during the
month you reach 65, or during
NURSERY STOCK
All Kinds of Trees
AND
Ornamental Shrubs
You have 7 months to sign
up for the medical insurance
part o f Medicare die first time,"
Mr. Talbot said. "You can
sign up during the 3 months be-
fore you’re 65, durinc rh*
repre-
. y____.n your
^ kc-enroll only once f 6a* Persons who are unable
And, you pay a higher premium TTT1 Wi,th Ilim are encour-
tf you sign up after your first A8ed to Cal1 tbe office in San
J Aneelo at QdQ-Aano
u --U1& UlliU
Angelo at 949-4608.
WE CATER
TO
_ GREEN/
THUMBS
4.
still
Janqys
Greenhouse Florida
Sifl Mifocai
Established in 1925
"“SSTfiSW"
office at BX^Ute/TraaTuSir rhar. 2> 1926, at P°SI
3. 1879. * • UndertheA« of Congress of March
M a*. SUBSCRIPTION RATES
s«^X^rte^&c,e6:00 per r“[ a~-
Mt. and Mrs. ,. L. Went. *......Edlmn and
Unix ___________ _
1 me management.
« typ°8raph-
may occur other than to make com>nH ? advertising that
tar it ii brought to hii attention. Ctlons In ** nexl i»ue af-
ON THE
MX gCdMg
successful son
STILL DEPENDENT?
yeafold^I?' uJ°es seventeen-
year old son Harry p|ays drums
Drettvra(k Hband The band is
.g°od and Harry made
$3,000 in 1971, most of which 4 PURi-|c -.ervice
■NET'S B FRIT
ONE FOR
tne books /
The largest
in the
world ("the
6TORV OF THE
fOJTH") MEASURED
6 FT. 10 INS. IN
HEIGHT, 12 INS. IN
THICKNESS, AND
WHEN OPENER
MEASURED 9 PT
WIPE it’
took the HIDE OF a
LARGE SIZE OX POR
THE BINDING!
H
v;S;
MOON GLOW
^^■obrighter •
i
Alone in a Field
•,«alfeee3.field ^ f°r Sprin«
• • • ^ planting
fruit trees, laden1 with^bfosMms" didn't Srth didn t “Jusl haPpen-” Those
wanted to look pretty. d'dn 1 choo8e to b'«m just lLause they
raeret %££££% & “ '*« *•
Xmracle embedded in each blade of grass ° °arth ltself- Ther« i* «
The man i
yet he too may very well be unaware of'iTtl
th.s awareness by going to churlh regllarly
I
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It
0
1
V * v
u*'sRiZlAnJS*
S,^N UP AND S££ /
J?***
Joe M. Daugherty
GULF PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTOR
Phone 884-2191
I
| Southwest Butane Co.
jj Phone 884-2188
j Jesse's Sirloin House
“Serving yoa Is e plearar^ Pheac 884-22M
| J®*»e end Von Deen Clement
o Catering to All Tour Food Need.
j Turner Bros. Oil Co. .
| »our Shell oxx Prodnet. DLitHhuattr ® iolfe Wildcat 4 !
? Phone m-txia Poor Bo^e-Town New^epe, !
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Werst, J. L., Jr. & Werst, Mrs. J. L., Jr. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1972, newspaper, March 9, 1972; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth615244/m1/2/?q=matagorda+county: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.