The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-19

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Mr.. Fixit: II one receives fed
eral income tax forms through
the mails, must they be filed
even II there In no income tax
to pay. I have filed for several
years and have been exempt and
also come under the exemption
again for 1899. q. o.
II your income, II married. 10
under $500. or II single, under
$1,000, you can discard the tax
forms mailed you. They are sent
as a matter of convenience to all
persons who have filed returns
the year before, but liability for
filing a return for each year is
determined by the income that
year.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you tell me
where the CCC headquarters are
and how old you have 10 be?
H. w. J.
Enrolling office in Tacoma Is
at the Pierce County Welfare de-
partment, So. oath and Pacific
ave. Age limits are II TO %
years.
Mr.. Fixit: Will you please tell
me II n Japanese born In this
country can vote for president In
the polls and win you please tell
me II there was n native Japan
eve got his naturalization papers
for being in the army In France
fighting for the United States?
STEVE q.
An American-born Japanese
not only can vote for president
but under the constitution
could run for president, II he
wished.
Many japanese born in Japan
obtained their citizenship after
the war by right of special law
making 1t possible for those who
were in the service. There are
some in Tacoma.
Mr.. Fixit: How much wages
do the school janltors receive:
How many hours do they work
and how many rooms does each
man take care Of. A READER
The scale is almost too varia-
BILE to explain. Some work on an
eight-hour schedule, some five,
some four, three or two hours.
Those working half time, for in
stance, get little more than
half pay because it costs them
Just as much in transportation
to work as full timers. Taking
an average of all II janitors,
full-time pay averages $121.21
per month. But some get over
time because of the evening rec
reation program. With that the
average is S126.07.
In the high schools each man
In considered to be handling
about 1900 square feet. In
elementary schools 1t may run
as high as $4,000. though in
those schools the jobs are a lit
tie simpler, less service and more
nearly plain heating and clean
ing work.
Mr.. Fixit: 1 want to settle an
argument. When sheep are be-
Ing counted rs they 20 through
n chute, do they say like two
sheeps," or 'two Sheep" G. G.
The word never is varied. 1t
is sheep" singular or plural.
Mr.. Fixit would like TO advise
G. A. H., who inquired about
estimating tine number OF shing-
lee needed for a roof, that he
can figure one square, which In
four bundles, TO 100 square feet
Of roof AREA.
Mr.. Fixit: Can you please tell
me II the WPA In still teaching
piano: II No, where are the
places they are teachingr I am
IL years old. Ii that too young
for their CLASSES. b. w.
There are many WPA piano
Glasses. You are not too young
for some OF those taught in
churches. halls and other places
not IN the schools around Ia
coma. Phone Garland 45S5 to
get the address Of the class most
convenient to your home.
Mr.. Fixit: Where would one
apply for n blind pension.
II. l.
Aid to the blind il handled bv