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The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24

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other deductions.
For example. a business man can
deduct his reasonable and necessary
expenses for travel that keeps him
ava from his hons city overnight
before arriving at hts adjusted
gross income. So can an EMPLOYEE
when travelling for his EMPLOYER.
This was true under the old law
and remains in effect.
The employee was at q disadvan-
tage, however, when deducting other
expenses IN connection with his
work. These could not be treated
the same way-unless they were re-
lnbursed By his employer Tin which
csc. the reimbursement would be
counted as mcconnell. Otherwise. he
could only deduct such expenses
smong his itemized deductions. II
he used the 10% standard deduc.
ton he would lose them entirely.
transportation Expenses
The new law allows the employee
e. deduct before determining ad.
fusted gross income all his trans.
BcrtatiOn expenses In connection
With his employers business. These
include fares, automobile expense
and (if in connection with over.
uicht travel) meals and lodging.
Employees expenses other than
these al only be deducted IL the
standard deduction or tax table is
not used. The expense Of commut-
ing between home and place Of work
Is not deductible at all.
An outside salesman" Zone who
Rsually works away from his en-.
ployer's place OF business) can de-
duct all his business expenses be-
fore arriving at adjusted gross
income, just as IL he we're in bust.
neas Cor himself.
Automobile Deductions
TO deduct automobile expenses in
connection with business travel you
should first add up the total cost
e. maintaining your ear, including
depreciation. gasoline, oil, repairs,
garage rent, etc. Divide this total
81 the number OF miles you drove
In 1854 to find the average cost per
mile. then multiply this by the
number Of miles you drove your
oar for business travel only. This
Ell give you the amount you should
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24
BY Helen Hanson

The members of the Richey
Royal basketball team, their dates
and their leaders, Coach and Mrs.
jim Copas, superintendent and
Mrs. Donald Blair were guests Of
The Commercial club at a ban
0uet Friday evening in the Meth
OdiSt church parlors. About one
hundred interested persons be-
sides the honored guests attend
ed the banquet which was served
by the WSCS.
Miniature basketball courts
were outlined on the table where
the team was seated. Place cards
were decorated with a basket, a
ball wearing the team emblem, a
crown. They were done in the
school c~olorS, royal blue and
white and were made by Lynn
Richey who was in charge of dec
orations. Blue and white stream
ers were arranged from the cell
ing above the tables.
A. c. Williams, master of cere-
monies, was the referee who call
ed the plays. Miss Deanna Jar
muth and Miss Barbara Wirth
rendered two vocal duets, to open
the program. They yer "The
Johnson Rag, and Papa Loves
Mombo", accompanied by Miss
Mary Helen Scully. Invocation
was then given by the Rev. H. G.
Mecklenburg. Following the din
ner the mems chorus consisting of
Chas. Fowler, Keith Waters, Bob
Richey, Lloyd Eggum, Lloyd
Johnston and Mario Eggum, sang
"Oh Baby Nine" The welcome
was given by A. c. Williams and
the response by Supt. Donald
Blair. Mr.. Williams then intro
duced the coach who gave a talk
and IN turn introduced the team.
Two piano solos we're played by
Milton Anderson of Sidney fol-
lowed by a song, Montana, by
the group. Benediction vas given
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24


oeduct for business use OF your car.
Even If you don't use your car
lor business, there are still some
oeductIons you can take IL YOU
oont use the standard deduction or
tax table. For example: state and
iocal sales taxes on purchases OF
car auto registration fee. state
gasoline tax, and losses from an
accident not due to your s'willfuI
negligence" and not covered by
insurance.
Home Owner Deductions
II you purchased a home during
1903 you probably agreed with the
previous owner on a schedule OF
adjustments for taxes, Insurance..
water rates, and similar items. I'M
DER the old law you were not al.
lowed to deduct any OF the property
TAX Ii it was q lien on the seller
mt the time of sale.
Inc new law says: you and the
previous owner can deduct this tax
IA proportion to the number of dayn
OK the property tax year that each
or you held the property-whether
or not you agreed to apportion the
tax. You r considered to have paid
your share OF the tax when yow
bought the home. This applies to
any other real estate you may have
purchased.
Other deductions for q hons
owner include: the interest portion
OF your mortgage payments, real
estate tax paid directly or through
the bank, interest on FILA home
Improvement loans and other loanA
and damage caused by IRE or other
casualty.
If you sold your home at a PROBE
In 1854 read the tax instructions
carefully to see how you can avoid
tax By building or purchasing 10
home costing no less than the net
proceeds Of the sale OF your former
homa.
Addisionai Enfca4nauom
Be sure b read the o6acial instruep
lions. You can also get help 3rona
the Internal Revenue Service, which
urges you 70 consult only qualified
advisers.
Next articles MedieoS Expenses
and Other Deductions.
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24

by Kew. MecklenDurg.
The regular meeting of the Luz
theran Ladies' Aid was held on
Thursday afternoon. The mis-
sion program was in charge of
Mrs. Vernon Culver at which let
tiers were read from our mission
aries in Formosa, Japan, South
Africa, and Sudan. The letter from
Madagascar will be read at the
next meeting. Devotions were led
by Mrs. Robert Knudson. The
business session was turned over
to the president, Mrs. Vernon
Scheer. Hostesses for the after
noon were, Mrs. Ed BAIL, Mrs.
Alton Olson, Mrs. Wilbur Gibson
and Mrs. Ruthvin Eggum.
A pie and box social was held
at the South Valley school Friday
evening sponsored by the South
Valley PTA. The program preced-
ing the sale included two selec-
tons by the Rhythm Band of the
lower grades under the direction
of the teacher, Mrs. Essie Ramp
schror; an instrumental number,
harmonica and guitar, by Henry
Schell and Jerome GRADER; Mrs.
Verne Stoker gave a reading fol-
lowed by a trumpet solo by Paul
Holzworth accompanied by Evelyn
Unruh on the piano; a skit by
Evelyn Unruh, Myrtle Unruh and
Janice Klempel; a vocal solo by
Jerome GRADER who accompanied
himself on the guitar. The pro-
ceeds from this social will be
used towards the purchase of
folding chairs for the school.
The March meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary was
held in the Ralph GRADER home
with Mrs. Leon Cummings as CO.
hostesses with Mrs. GRADER.
About % members and two visi-
tors were present. Mrs. GRADER
presided at the business meeting
Donald Blair gave a talk on the
history of the American Legion
Mrs. Fred Callison read a report
of a recent convention Of the
auxiliary. The hymn of the month
Rock of Ages, was sung by the
group and the auxiliary song
Lead by the music chairman, Mrs
August Scheer.
The End and 3rd graders of the
Richey school featured two skitS
and a song at the March meeting
of the local PTA held Monday
evening. Mrs. Roland Grundmeyel
was their director. The opening
PRAYER was led by Mrs. Wilbur
Gibson. Other numbers on the
program were, Beautiful Words
of Jesus by the c & M A chorus
directed by Mrs. William Howard
"White House Conference or
Education" by the study club lee
by Mrs. Chas. A. Johnson. Tbs
Mems Chorus rendered two songs
ooh Baby Nine" and GIVE Beer
Working on the Railroad" They
accompanied themselves with
banjo, guitar, mandolin and base
violin.
The Tuesday Bridge club wa
entertained dL tnC AAOAAA~ ~
H. Miller. Three tables we're II
nlav after dessert was served. The
high award went to Mrs. Harolt
Berry. second to Mrs. Raymond
Libby and low to Mrs. Georg'
Boles. Mrs. Chas. A. Johnson wol
the deuce prize.
A study group of the WSCS
met at the home of Mrs. Donal'
Blair Tuesday afternoon. Tn
study on "Jesus' Teaching Con
corning Women" was continues
with Mrs. Paul Jones giving
lesson on "The Two Sisters.
Thirteen were in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Eggun
made a trip to Billings the frs
of the week. Mary Ellen was CUES
in the Robert Eggebrecht hom'
during the absence of her par
entS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Carlson an'
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24

ding date ha!; not been set.
Twenty people from the Young
Peoples society of the Methodist
church attended an MYF rally in
Glendive Sunday afternoon and
evening, March 81.
The honor roll Of the Richey
high school for the 4th six week
period has been released as fol-
lows: Dolores Nelson, Susie White
man, Deanna Jarmuth, Karen
KnudSon, Barbara Wirth, Jackie
Adkins, Jackie Whiteman, Wayne
Miller, Marjorie Wirth, Roger
Janke, Sharon Kemmis. Larry
Wlrth, Robert Williams, Mary Lu
Lee, Leslie Swanson, Orris Egg
gum and Lorna Rae Sampson.
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24

Word was received here of the
death of Mrs. Tom Watson at
Port Orchard, Wn. Mrs. Watson
will be remembered here as 5th
and 9th grade teacher in the
Richey school in the late 192Os
and Mr.. Watson was janitor of
the school.
Miss Mary Helen Scully, Eng
lish and music teacher of Richey
high school, has announced her
engagement to William Spoja of
Lewistown. Both are graduates of
the College of Great Falls. Her
parents are MI. and Mrs. Edward
Scully of Butte and his parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Spo-
ia OF LewiStown. As yet the we'd
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24
THE SIDNEY HERALD
Thursday. Mar. a. 1855

The county agent, Howard Will
son, brought Extension Soil Con-
servationist Rex Campbell to the
Richey high school Tuesday,
where he gave a As minute lee
ture and showed slides on Soil
Conservation. Mr.. Campbell is
from the Montana State College
at Bozeman.
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24
-INcOME TAX FACTS No. -
DOn'' Forget Job Expenses, Home and Car Deductions

flMs = on o q series Of articles o. income tag changes Ts c,srl..
are based Q Information PROVIDED by the American Jnx6,, ~ h~oouS~
ass On ne m0Rtoa0 Society OF Certified Public AccountoutsJ
What dinerence does 1t make whether yu tai a foaou., 49,
DEDUCTION before or after determining your adjusted gross ncom rncop me Ia
cor fro n S an o . taken before you arrive at your adjusted
gross COZ TOT which you can still deduct I0S - : stondeTG
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-24

HasIam Hans@m
Sanitone cleaning is best.
Agency at Reynolds Food Store,
Riehey. Sidney Cleaners and
Laundry. 42-Gfc
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16
CARIBOU CREEK DAN STUDIES BEGIN

Initial work involves securing
water supply data, to be sup
ported hy periodic stream gag
ing records. Detailed topography
is to be studied, and surface and
subsurface geologic investiga-
tons are to be made at the pos
sible sites Of dam, tunnels, pen
stock line, and power plant.
Such work will be followed by
office studies based on data OBJ
tanned in field, to evaluate merits
Of the project.
Recent news reports from
Washington indicate that the
Caribou Creek survey will be
one Of 200 preliminary studies Of
potential sites that will have
been made in Alaska by the Bur
eau of Reclamation.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16
Continued from page y

Continued from page l.
local Experiment Station IS
working not only on existing
problems but in their basic work
before the problem arises"
DR.. Grey is veterinarian with
the Office Of Experiment Stations
and is making his first visit to
the Territory.
Another guest at the Chamber
meeting was r. G. Gardner Of
American Forks, Utah, guest of
Stuart Durrant.
Chamber president Everett
Adams appointed a committee
of FL. p. Gazaway and Stuart
Durant to work with him on
Chamber participation in the 1855
Matanuska Valley Fair. Lucille
Mick, James Wilson and one
other were named to a commit
tee to plan Chamber participa-
ton in the League of Alaskan
Cities convention which will be
held in Palmer in early Novem-
Der.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16
New CD Signals
Announced Ibis Week

New public action signals"
for this area were announced
this week by Harold E. Pom
eroy, director, Department of
Civil Defense, Territory Of AL
aska. The new signals, desig-
mated by the Federal Civil De-
tense Administration, are in
effect as Of June /, 1855 and
all previous signals are res
cinded.
ALERT SIGNAL: "A steady
siren blast for FIVE minutes.
TAKE THIS ACTION: Fol-
low instructions issued by
your local Civil Defense di-
rector.
TAKE COVER SIGNAL:
Wailing siren for THREE min
utes.
TAKE THIS ACTION: Take
best available shelter.
Emergency instructions and
! shelter information can be OBJ
tanned from the local Civil De-
} tense director. During alert
) periods listen to $40 &c on
your radio for Civil Defense
; messages.
) Cards with the above in
) structionS and information are
s now available and will be dis
5 tributed by district CD direc-
s tors, Al V. Hagen, Greater
s Palmer CD director said this
s week.
s In the Palmer area, Ralph
s Moore, director, announced
s Ruth Ann Moore, Amber
5 Downing and Sally Burnett
! will distribute the cards from
} house to house on Friday Of
; this week.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16

(SPECIAL) Field studies were
started this past week at Carl
bou Creek, Mile 107 on the
Glenn highway, by Bureau of
Reclamation crews. Studies are
being made to determine wheth-
er or not dam will be feasible
at this site. Base camp was es-
tablished on the north slope of
Sheep Mountain, above Caribou
Creek canyon.
According TO information re-
leased by the Bureau last spring.
this is only the first step In
longtime program of project
evaluation. No construction is
presently planned. and author
ization for the project will moi
he sought unless justified by
present investigations.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16
Mystery Show
Scheduled Next Week

Those who like excitement will
thrill to the Merlin the Magic
ian" show. Merlin is profes-
sional magician, mind-reader and
hypotist. He is also one Of the
few magicians who have mas
tered the escape from the stra-
ight jacket, which is generally
considered to be the most diff
cult of all the magicians accom-
plishments.
Instead Of escaping from
thoroughly examined and pad
locked box, as the Great Houdi-
hi used to, Merlin locks a young
lady in the box and then mat
ter of seconds, the lady is out
and Merlin Is in. The box is un-
locked, the lid removed, and out
jumps Merlin.
Were Houdini alive and active
today, undoubtedly, the two ma
gicians would be close competi-
tors for the top position as escape
experts.
Merlin appears at the Valley
Theatre on June 19 at 2 pm,
and on Monday, June 20 at
pm.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16
City Council notes
Continued from page ID

Continued from page ID
mated as business sections IN the
proposed zoning plan. His re-
quest will be studied by mem
bers Of the planning and zoning
Members of the health and
safety committee reported there
is definite interest being shown
in the possibility of the city leas-
ing or contracting the use Of the
city garbage dump. The city is IN
hopes of acquiring another site
for the dump, it was pointed out.
Following discussion on the
feasibility of leasing the dump q
motion was made that the City
of Palmer call for proposal bids
for the operation and maintenance
of the city garbage dump accord
ing to minimum sanitary and
service standards set by the City
Of Palmer. The motion carried
with Al vote. Councilman
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16

Alfred v. Hagen cast the oppos-
ing vote.
Plans for a 49, by lOO-foot
garage to be built by Ed Chris
Jensen were approved by coun-
ell members, and authorization
to issue a pert upon payment Of
proper fees was given.
Bills approved for payment
out of the water fund were as
follows: Pacific Water Works
Supply, 81, 32764; Union Oil Co.,
$1O.85; Matanuska Electric As
ISOLATION, $115.41 and Macs
Plumbing and Heating, $14.
The next regular meeting will
be held in the clerks office on
June 81 at 7:30 pm.
The frontiersman., 1955-06-16
LOCAL KIWANIS WIN
FRIED CHICKEN PICNIC

Members of Palmer Kiwanis
Club will be guests of Anchorage
Kiwanians at fried chicken pic
mic to be held at the Ranch at
Kings Lake this Sunday, at 2
pm. The picnic was won by local
Kiwanians in an attendance con-
test held between the two clubs
in which Palmer outdid the
neighboring club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07

Better program urges that hous-
ing rehabilitation be linked with
neighborhood-wide improvement
where needed. Some cities are
already carrying out this coord-
mated work. Schools are brought
up to physical standards, streets
and street lighting facilities are
made adequate, garbage collec-
ton services are improved, and
some unfit houses are demolished
to make way for Fairgrounds in
a rehabilitation neighborhood.
This wave of housing and COM
munity improvement demon
strates that private and commun-
ity action can meet the challenge
of urban decay and provide ade-
quate loW-cost housing for all.
Mrs. Dunkley said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Wheaton Groups Fine
Hot Weather Cuts
Meeting Attendance

10 for 10 days on the Church
Grounds.
So mammas and poppas in this
area better start saving their
pennies and nickels. This is al.
ways one of the best well-run
carnivalS that come to these
parts.
There will be nine big rides,
games, car-raffle for a So Pom
tiac and lots of other activities.
ITO Be Refreshed Mentally
Well as PHYSICAL, See Frank Del
Balzo At The Refreshment
Stand"
You'll just have to go to the
carnival and talk to Frank for
an Interpretation of what is
meant.
Art McNerney and Bill Kane
are co-chairmen for the big event
and have been spending days get
ting the big show together 1
understand that much of the
credit for the tremendous amount
of work that is being done at
the refreshment stand is due to
the efforts of "Ronnie" Stout.
Make sure you mark your cal
endar and take the children.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
90 Women Backers of General
Hospital Plan Benefit Supper

May. Of these 68 were new born.
Patients came from two States
besides Maryland and the District
of Columbia. Six counties of
Maryland we're represented.
There were II emergencies and
11S operations, of which 81 were
major.
Air-conditioning of the operat-
ing room has been started. This
has been a special project of the
Howard County auxiliaries, and
Mrs. E. Brooke Adams reported
that the recent cotillion raised
about $500 for the air-condition-
ing fund. The Women'S Board is
also helping with the cost.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Homes Getting Best Care Ever,
County Real Estate Official Saws

The homes of America-includ-
ing those in Montgomery County
are receiving the best care in
history, according to Margaret j.
Dunkley, President of the Coun-
ty Real Estate Board.
Home owners and occupants
are spending nearly as much for
home improvements annually as
others are spending for the pur-
chase of new homes" the board
leader said. "The annual outlay
for new residential construction
last year was estimated at $12
billion.
Much of this. expenditure for
repairs and remodeling has gone
toward improvement of neglected
houses of the cities. Individuals,
community organizations, and To-
cal governments are all part of
this unprecedented housing re-
juvenation.
Cities have always recognized
the need for protecting the lives
and health of their citizens. But
they now see, in addition. the
necessity of overcoming apathy
TO do so. In short, urban com.
munities are awakening to the
need for firm enforcement of ade-
quate housing codes. Where their
codes are inadequate, they are
taking steps to bring them up to
usefulness.
The result is that the record
breaking total of 237 cities are
now actively engaged in enforc-
ing housing and sanitary codes,
according to the Build America
Better Council of the National AS
sociation of Real Estate Boards.
This enforcement usually
means that improvements of in
dividual home units are required
in some cases, bathrooms must
be installed by the owners, totter-
ing porches are replaced, shaky
timbers reinforced, and modern
plumbing and heating equipment
is installed in place of outmoded
items" Mrs. Dunkley said.
With the solidifying of homes
generally in these cities in
countless individual cases else.
where painting, refurbishing,
and attractive home touches un.
usually accompany these efforts.
In addition, the Build America
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
Tax Assessors
Hear Experts
In MI Glass

Wilton T. Allen, Supervisor of
Assessments; Mr.. Roger w. Bur-
dette, Assessor; Mr.. F. Kinsey
Metzger, Assistant Supervisor of
Assessments; and Mr.. Garner w.
Duvall, Field Supervisor of AS
sessments, of Montgomery Coun-
ty, will participate in the 10th
Annual School for Maryland AS
sessing Officers, now being held
at the University of Maryland.
The one week short course is
aimed primarily toward improv-
ing and standardizing tax assess
ing methods throughout the state
through discussion and field ap-
plication instruction on tax legis-
lation and tax problems.
DR.. Albert L. Afford of the
University of Maryland Bureau
of Governmental Research and
Coordinator of the Tax Assessors
School, stated '"The present prog
gram, as well as programs in
the past, have been designed to
standardize and professionalize
assessment practices in the State
of Maryland. The success of the
program has depended upon not
only the experts brought in from
outside the state, but also upon
the unSelfish contributions of the
local county assessors who serve
as moderators for group discus
sionS.
"The high attendance in the
tax assessors school in previous
years, DR.. Afford concluded, ain.
dicates a desire and interest by
Maryland assessors to improve
upon assessment practices"
The short course is sponsored
jointly by the Maryland Associa.
ton of Assessing Officers, the
National Association of Assess.
ing Officers, the Maryland State
Department of Education, the
Maryland State Tax Commission
and the UniversityS College OF
Business e Public AdminiStra
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07

and thickets; generally mounts a
high perch to deliver his attractive
songs; in some places is called
SANDY mockingbird." Feeds almost
entirely on insects, including grubs,
beetles, army worms, grasshoppers
and wasps; less injurious to small
fruits than catbird and robin.
MANAGEMENT: Protection dur
ing nesting season by supplying
good cover is helpful. The depreda-
tions of dogs, cats and hawks, are
reduced where weeds, brush, thick
cts and other concealment is
preserved.
VALUE: The brown thrasher's
delightful songs and his incessant
war on injurious insects make him
one of our valuable bird agri-
cultural assistants; the danger to
fruit is negligible in comparison
to the good accomplished.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07

which will be for sale at the
supper. Mrs. Thomas Ladson, Jr.,
is chairman of the apron table.
A new booth this year will be
the play pen where small chill
dren may be left for an hour or
two while the parents enjoy
supper and visit the various
booths. A modest fee will be
charged for the care.
Mrs. Katharine Carr, hospital
administrator, reported that 800
patients were treated during
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-07
BROWN THRASHER
TOrOstomd rufttm)

RANGE: Breeds mainly from
south Alberta and north Michigan,
Quebec, Maine and south to Gulf
States; winters on Atlantic Coast
in North Carolina southwards;
common in Maryland throughout
the summer.
DESCRIPTION: Length about -
inches including long tail; female
smaller; sexes colored alike. Upper
parts, tail and wings are rufous,
underparts white or buffy streaked
with black or cinnamon.
BREEDING: Nest usually built
with twigs, sticks and leaves in
brush, on ground, or low shrub
berry; lays So white or greenish
eggs dotted with reddish-browYI;
one brood annually in Maryland,
possibly 2 or farther south.
HABITS: Frequents hedgerows,
shrubbery, borders of woodlands.