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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH i, ; This Portable Stand Handy for Mending Who's News Allowed Deductions .Treasury by Many UERE This Week n Can Worker On Income tax; Every Delos Wheeler Lovelace New Levy Claim Credits Under the time -- the lid cf a phonograph cabinet By upside down and screwed wooden box to make a portahi container for your mendine the required for mending Release. Consolidated Features.-Wusually taken up in getting eVPr7 TEW YORK. First there were thing together at a This portable Art Nehf's own three World time. of equipped and ready can be piac.5 Series victories over the Yankees beside your easy chair in a iiff the Ruthian years; no other pitcher with everything handy t0 rnak can claim as We ve 3 Times 3 any Tnen mending for victory a pleasa Victories Chalked came another three, ob If you can't find a Pair Up for the Nehfs viously un- - metal drawer handles thereof old many designs at the dime store! motPf twn sons and a daughter Now, in 'a drift of pungent smoke over the Solomons. Art Junior racks up three Zeros. The friends who walked and talked with Old Art he is barely 50 when he was about the best ;'n0r r.f thp twenties, read of and began young Art's three-tim- ?S l NU keteased by Western Newspaper Union. FUTURE WORLD PEACE CALLS FOR REAL PLANNING WHAT EFFECT would the establishment of international free trade as a world policy, following the close of the war, have on the United States? I would not attempt to express so much as an opinion on such a subject. I can only ask questions. We are both an agricultural and industrial nation, with our interests about equally divided insofar as numbers of people are concerned. Can we exchange automobiles and trucks, farm machinery, sewing machines and typewriters for Argentine beef and corn at Argentine prices? Can we exchange machinery and ga3 and oil for cotton goods made in India, Japan, China, or othg er countries of scales, at the prices of such products in those countries? Can we exchange machinery products for the boots and shoes made in Czecho-Slovaki- a, where labor is paid but a fraction of what it receives in this country? It is expected that the peace program now being prepared will be based on a new world order of internationalism, with equality of trade throughout all nations. Such a program would not mean a serious problem for England, for she is an industrial country only. She exlow-livin- changes her manufactured products for food and for raw materials. She has been the world's banker. She has supplied much of the world's shipping and its marine insurance. She has been a creditor nation. We have been a debtor nation, at least until very recent years. Between England and the United States there is a vast difference in conditions. How can we adjust ourselves to a system of international free trade? I do not know and can only ask questions. To accomplish such a change without lowering our farm prices, our wage scales or our standard of living will call for the best brains of the master minds of America, regardless of political affiliations. If it must be done to insure future world peace, it is a patriotic job which cannot be handled on partisan lines. MANPOWER NEEDED FOR AMERICAN FARMS IF THERE IS ANY MAN in the nation who knows the job that lies ahead for the American farmer in providing food for a starving world, that man is Herbert Hoover. He tells us there will be 500,000,000 people for whom food must be ready when the last shot in this world-wid- e conflict has been fired. It means millions of tons of grain, fats and meats, and of all those things produced on American farms. It is to the American farm a starving world will turn for succor. To meet that call is a big and important job, of as much, or more impor- tance than providing war equipment" while the war lasts. Meeting the demand will mean the possibility of preserving world civilization. Failure to meet it will result in anarchy. Right now the American farmer must have the opportunity to prepare for the job which lies ahead. He must have help the needed manpowerto cultivate every possible acre, to raise every possible food animal, and he must have an immediate cash market for what he produces. To provide that manpower and that cash market is the job of government. OUR MILITARY OFFICERS AND THEIR CONDUCT "FOR CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN" is the statement found in a considerable percentage of court martial charges, for one of the first requisites for being an officer in our armed forces is being a gentleman. I think of that as I watch groups of young men in training for commissions when they are away on leave. For a time they are away from the restraints of the strict discipline of the training camp. If any lack the instincts of a gentleman, that lack will show under such conditions. In places where numbers of these young men congregate, you will find officers of the army keeping a watchful eye on the cadets. mittv mey uu Miiu in wnai condition they return to camp will be recorded on their disciplinary records. If they cannot be gentlemen when away from the discipline of the camp, the armed forces have no place for them as officers. Many a promising career has been blasted because of an orgy when there was no one present to enforce discipline. The theory back of it all is that the young man who does not discipline himself is not qualified to discipline others. A CONGRESS HAS HEARD from By ALFRED SIXCLER Released bjr Western Newspaper Union. Although wartime necessity demands that Uncle Sam collect the highest income taxes in history, there is nothing unpatriotic in taking advantage of legitimate ways to lower your payments, as provided by law. Tax laws are carefully written instruments. In writing them, congress included a list of deductions which taxpayers may claim. These deductions were included for excellent reasons and with the expectation that all taxpayers who could honestly claim them would do so. The big taxpayer usually finds it advantageous to hire an expert who is familiar with each permissible deduction. The smaller taxpayer is not so likely to secure outside assistance. The latter would do well to determine for himself the deductions he can make legitimately. For the person who makes not more than $2,000 of taxable income which means a single man earning not more than $2,500, or a married man or head of a family earning not more than $3,200 every $100 of deductions claimed will mean an $18.40 reduction in income taxes paid. Where larger incomes are involved, savings are proportionately greater. The following are important deductions which will aid the average taxpayer. You Can Deduct License Fees, Business Expenses, Contributions, Interest, Taxes. All contributions, for public purposes, made to the United States, any state, city or town, are deductible, as are contributions to a domestic nonprofit organization operated exclusively for religious, charitable, literary, educational or scientific purposes or for prevention of cruelty to children and animals. Church contributions include pew rent, assessments, etc. Organizations such as USO, Army and Navy Relief, Red Cross, community chests, etc., come under the charitable heading. Literary and educational organizations include such institutions as nonprofit colleges and schools, the Boy Scouts, voters leagues, and study groups. The scientific heading includes all nonpartisan scientific societies. It is not permissible to deduct contributions made to a bar association, a medical association, a prohibition association, political campaign committees, volunteer fire per cent. A 50 cent theater ticket, which cost the customer 55 cents, represents a 5 cent deduction. Automobile owners are entitled to deduct state and local license fees, the federal use stamps (which cost $7.09 in 1942), driver's license fee and state gasoline tax. Automobile owners may not deduct the federal gasoline tax because it is constituted as a tax on the manufacturer and not on the consumer, even though it was passed along to him. It is the general rule that the taxpayer gets credit only for those taxes levied directly upon him. For that reason state and federal taxes on cigarettes and liquor are not deductible. They are stamp taxes levied on the manufacturer or dealer. The transportation taxes paid on railroad, airline and other personal transportation last year is deductible. The rate was 5 per cent of the fare for the first 10 months; 10 per cent for the last two months. The tax on transportation of goods, amounting to 3 per cent on all freight and express bills, is deductible. Taxes imposed by the federal government on jewelry, furs and toilet goods are not deductible. They are excise taxes levied on the maker or dealer and are not collection taxes levied on the taxpayer. Also deductible are traveling expenses required by one's employer when such expenses are not reimbursed by anything over salary, wages or commissions. When your car is used partly for business and partly for private purposes, deduction is allowed only for the portion used for business, and then only when the driver is not reimbursed. The loss on the companies, social fraternities, ath- sale of a car, used partly for busiletic clubs or gifts to needy friends ness and partly for private purposes, or relatives. is divided similarly, but only when Generally speaking the taxpayer actually sold and not when used as may deduct any interest paid on bor- a trade-in- . rowings, including business, personIn addition to deducting the three-ceal and family debts. Because instate tax on all used terest paid on behalf of a relative in your car, you cangasoline also deduct or friend is not a legal obligation the cost of the gasoline and ether on the taxpayer, such interest is not supplies for business use of the madeductible. chine. As a broad general rule, the inDues to labor unions, assessments dividual can deduct all taxes he per- by unions for out of work benefits, sonally pays to the tax collector, ex- but not for sick, accident or death cept federal income, estate and gift benefits, cost of indemnity of fidelity taxes and state and local benefit, bonds required by your employment, inheritance, estate, legacy or gift and cost of tools and patterns necestaxes. sitated by the type of work, are deFederal taxes which are deducti- ductible, but only if their life is less ble include those on admissions, dues, than one year. If their life is longer telephone, telegraph, transportation, than one year the owner can disauto use, safety deposit boxes, etc. count depreciation only. Admission taxes collected at theNo deduction is permitted for medaters and other places of amuse- ical and dental expenses, including ment during 1942 amounted to 10 accident and health insurance pre nt 5 per miums, unless they exceed expense Any income of cent your over 5 per cent of income, and up to a maximum of $1,250 for a single person or $2,500 for a family, may be deducted. This includes hospital evbills, treatment, diagnosis and medical with connected erything and dental care. Farmer Deductions Vafes, Seed, Repairs, Tools, Fertilizers, Depreciation. In general, a farmer who operates a farm for profit is entitled to deduct from gross income as neces- sary expenses all amounts actually expended in carrying on the business of farming. The wages paid for hired labor are deductible. The value of products furnished by the farm and used in the board of hired labor is not a deductible expense, but food purchased and furnished to hired hands is deductible. Farmers may deduct the cost of grain and hay, amounts paid for grinding and processing feed, amount paid for hire of machinery, cost of farm supplies, gasoline for farming, repairs and upkeep of cars. Amounts expended for repairs and maintenance of farm buildings, (except the dwelling), fences, drains and other farm improvements, and for repairs and maintenance of farm machinery and equipment are deductible. Amounts expended for replacement of, or additions to, farm machinery, farm buildings, or other farm equipment of a permanent nature are not deductible as such expenditures are regarded as investment of capital which is returned to the owner through depreciation allowances during the useful life of the property. The cost of small tools of short life may be deducted. The cost of commercial fertilizers and lime, the benefit of which is of short duration, is deductible as an expense. The amount expended in the restoration of soil fertility preparatory to actual production of crops and the cost of liming soil to increase productiveness over a period of years are capital expenditures, and thus are not deductible. Fees paid for advertising farm products; expenditures for stamps, stationery, account books and other office supplies purchased for farm use; expenditures for travel in connection with the farm business and other similar miscellaneous expenditures are deductible. An allowance for depreciation oi buildings, improvements, machinery, or other farm equipment of a permanent nature is deductible. The amount claimed on account of depreciation should not exceed the original cost of the property. Repairs on depreciation on the dwelling occupied by the farmer or on his personal or household equipment are not deductible. It is not permissible to claim as a separate item depreciation on livestock or any other property included in the farmer's inventory, as such depreciation is taken care of in the reduced amount of the inventory at the close of the year. However, depreciation may be claimed on livestock ac quired for work, breeding or dairy purposes which are not included in the inventory of livestock pur chased or raised for sale. Here's One Gang That Can Come Along! ...., va S left-hand- er Arthur Newcomb Nehf, Terre Haute-bor- n and a graduate electrical John McGraw sidewhen engineer tracked him into the Polo Grounds, has lived so long in Phoenix, Ariz., that he is a legendary shadow across the big league trails, but the friends made him a man alive there once more. They made him a man to be remembered for more than baseball, too. They spoke of him as D'Artagnan, Porthos and Aramis spoke of Athos, the thoughtful, the just. Art Junior did only what they expected of Art Senior's son when the Japs bore in from five compass points. He was scared but, "I knocked off three of those monkeys," and damaged the other two. Then, "They bit me and I couldn't do much so I ran like h 1," and crashed. Now, however, he is as fresh as new paint again. In some such whirl of action Art Senior took his first game from the Yanks. For eight innings the bats of Ruth and the cocky others bore in from all the compass points. Nehf had a 0 score, one out and one on Baker in the ninth when Home-Ru- n hit a ball like a bullet. A good judge who saw Johnny Rawlings race for it off second base still calls the stop the greatest play of baseball. Kelly and the marvel ous Frank Fnsch, that day at third, finished the double play That was in 1921. Nehf won his other two High-pocke- ..PLASTIC VOODjJfimSli. wPM'lfyM ftp 'AWmWrii !yL ; AND TACK "SKIRT THROUGH IJilWPb or CARDBOARD "j made of composition and wood 'lhe lid may be painted or stained as desired and the box will be masked by the full skirt tacked to the under part of the lid edge. If you wish to line the upper part, cut pieces of cardboard to fit the sides and bottom. Cover these with chintz; add a strip of belting ribbon to the side sections, catching it down to make holders for equipment; thenjglue the sections in place. NOTE: If you missed the article illustrated how the body of the which phon- ograph cabinet was used, it is contained ia BOOK 9. together with thirty-onother conservation plans. Copy o BOOK 8 win be sent for 10 cents plus 2 cents to cova postage and mailing. Address: e MRS. RUTH WTETH SPEARS New York Bedford Hills Drawer Enclose 15 10 cents for Book No. 8. Name Address ts in "22 IF viftH MARKS to think back. and Maj. '23. Gen. Reybold Eugene NO ASPIRIN FASTER than genuine, pure St. Joseph Aspirin. World's largest seller at 10. None safer, none surer. Demand St. Joseph Aspirin. hadn't decided 16 years ago that he was on the wrong track the army corps of engineers would jump for g a different reached Fad of a d- - r m Dig uun man chief today. incredible heights during the reigrt Starts Afresh and He was a of James I of England. As many gun as three pairs, all richly ornEngineers Profit big man then, amented, were worn at one time. ten years out of the coast artillery school at Fort Monroe; and come to think of it, pretty old to be mak ing a fresh start, 42. But young MISERIES Well-Glov- ed glove-wearin- enough. Eleven years later, when the Mis sissippi went on a rampage and an army engineer was needed, he got the nod. The block and tackle he threw then has kept Old Man River quiet ever since. Now a thick-se- t, d commander of 58, he directs all engineers through an encyclopedia of special jobs that this global war has added to the traditional bridge-buildin- g, map-makin- r OF Baby's Cold Relieved As g, and construction. Reports from Africa and Britain, where he has just been, are that nothing of any great shakes is lagging. Here camouflage and there the material may be a little short, but in such a pinch the army engineers work wonders with baling wire, shovels and the sergeant's motherly coaxing. The general got his corps prepared for war a year ago when he streamlined it into nine divisional units, each overlapping those of the army's own nine service commands. The honor lists already give General Reybold a Distinguished Serv- Sleeps! Now . . . here's wonderful home-prov- ed medication that works 2 ways at one to relieve distress of Child's cold-ev- en while he sleepsl and Just rub throat, chest bed- back with Vlcks VapoRub at time. Instantly VapoRub starts to relieve coughing spasms, ease muscular soreness or tightness, and invite restful, comforting of sleep. Often by morning, most the misery is gone. For baby's sake, try VapoRub tonight. It must be good, because when colds strike, most mothers use Vlcks VapoRub. ice Medal. month fresh signs arise p VERY that after peace there will al- ways be a better England. Now the word is out that this will hp with How High Bobby some help from IreChief Has Climbed land. King taps From How Low! George H a f K a t Morrison, Londonderry born, Gal-wa- y schooled in part, to be minister of town and country planning He is to see that dream cities become visible where Nazi bombs have now heaped rubble. The new minister already is home secretary, head of England's police. . Morrison's father was a London-bobby- "" may ursi appear, it auows ior many aeaucuons. Mr. above Is seen with a host of exemptions, including state gasoline tax, state sales tax, licenseTaxpayer pictured fees, amusement . ... tax, Communication!! tax. charitahlft anil einn i nnf,i1.tin. ch,, vi- ...... can letltl' iuu il. uie xuu.i.uuuvuii, cvEijr taxpayer mately deduct, he saves $18.40 in taxes. ra.lio-in.i- - -- the farms. Organized farmers have demanded a week for war Income production plants as a means to victory. They demand of workers in war production' plants somewhere Vnear the same hours the farmers How much money did everybody miiat work if we and our allies are make in the United States in 1942? to eat. With the factories of the nation being thrown Into high gear and IT SEEMED a long road before the farmers producing record crops, we reached the turning where the national income jumped to almost sign post pointed the direction to 114 billion, the department of commerce reports. This was approxivictory. Thanks to the Allied fighting forces, we have reached it mately a 20 per cent increase over 54-ho- ur Record 1941. . Reported for Nation in '42 f 300 Kin Serve Auxiliary Olivia Eubanks of th Second WAAC training center has 300 relatives in service but she is the only WAAC. There are enough memoers oi ner ramily, counting inlaws and third cousins, to make two The department of agriculture figures that farm income reached 18 billion in 1942. That would represent an Intake of $2,800 for every one of the 6 million farmers. companies. A total of 79 billion dollars was Chief anions those in service from In paid out wages and salaries. At Auxiliary Eubanks viewpoint is her the end of 1942, it was estimated husband, Technical Sergv Sidney J. that 58 million people were gainful- Eubanks, who is overseas in the ly employed. signal corps. In a dozen other posts over the years the home secretary and minister of planning has become known as one of the government's most able executives. A pleasanter boss than he is seldom to be found, but, despite this, he gets the work out in jig time. And without a trace of nonsense! He fires backtalk-in- g aids on the spot without batting au eyelid, and makes all his hands dig in. Yet never any harder than he digs In himself. He often can be found on the job long after the time clock has run down. As a younger man, his chunky figure, towsled hair made a fine tarfor get conservative students at debates in Cambridge university. UNITED STATES AND STAMPS When raw vndC tut like a m i - CHAPPED LIPS SOOTHED QUICKLY! Cracked Bps o cruel and P"1"! Caused when raw, bitter wnathtf driesskin cells, leaves them thirsty-Skimay crack, bleed. Menthnlatuffl acts medicinally : helps 1) revive t ninry cells so they can rts.;n reeded moisture; 2) proteeC ehnpped skin from further Irritation. Use Mentholawm for sore hands, cheeks, lips. J" |