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Thursday, January 31, 1957 Brookings-Harbor Pilot DIMMICK BROS. BROOKINGS M KT. Prices E ffective T hursday, J a n u a ry 31 to S atu rd ay , F eb ru ary 2 2 pounds O L E O ____ 3 9 c H O L ID A Y 3 0 3 co n LIBBY 23c Fruit Cocktail CAMPBELL Tomato Soup BEST FOODS QT. Salad Oil ROSEDALE GREEN 303 can Lima Beans 10* 57* 19c LIBBY 12 oz. ROAST BEEF 43d W illam ette 3 03 can Cut IJ ■p/rsw S T R IN G B E A N S fruits »! V egetables S outhern C alifornia Fancy NAVEL ORANGES per box CAULIFLOWER 9c per lb. YA M S& SWEET POTATOES LGE CELLO s3°° 2 lbs . . . 23c 2 CARROTS pkgs 19c Hurst Mkt ■ P u o litu M E A Lean Eastern per pound SLICED.BACON Hal 591 pound LEA N ST R E A K E D 11 T S 27c B A C O N JO W LS . „ Fresh Ground Hamha.yer R IB S T E A K S u C o § d lb. 73c South Fork Smith River B locked by H uge Slide L ate last w eek a huge slid e slip ped in to th e road up th e S o u th B ank of S m ith R iver, according to re p o rts, an d it took th re e dox- ers th re e d ay s to ev en m ak e th e road p assab le. T he slide cam e in ju s t ab o v e Rock C reek , b etw een th ere and th e M cC lendon Lodge. Bob S te v e n s is re p o rte d to have told th e W ilson F re e m a n s if they h ad a notion of going out, they o e tte r tra v e l, as he on com ing in to Big F lat, had seen th e slide s ta rtin g to b reak. Mr. and Mrs. F reem an flung th e ir stu ff into th e ir c a r and ju s t m an ag ed to get on th e o u tsid e of it w hen the w hole hill slipped in behind them . Income Tax Tips ARTICLE Nt). 4 SIKH LI) r o t FILE JOINT OR SE PA R A T E RETI RNS? ( E d it o r s N ote: W hich provides i c a te r ta x saving jo in t o r sep- u a te fede .1 re tu rn s ? T he O re gon A ssociation of Public A c c o u n ta n ts ’ ta x in fo rm atio n com m itte e has prep ared the following i discussion, p resen ted by B rook in g s-H al o r Pilot a s a read er ser- ' vice., W hen you have determ ined w hich fed eral income tax form is m ost ad v an tag eo u s, y our next ste p if you are or recen tly w ere m a rrie d likely should lie to de te rm in e w h eth er to file jo in tly o. se p a ra te ly . M ost couples save ta x money 1 v ia the joint re tu rn in ste a d of th e sq; a r a t c one. T his is tru e because th e ta x is fig u red on a joint re- j tu rn a s th o u g h hubby an d w ife had h a lf th e to ta l incom e. T his in co m e-sp littin g m ay place th e couple into a low er b iack p t. B ut, bew are of exception , for th ey m ay prove costly. F o r in stan ce: 1. If you had c a p ita l losses or excessive m edical expenses, you p robably should fig u re both jo in t ly and se p a ra te ly to see w hich re su lts in less tax 2. On a jo in t re tu rn , both hus band and w ife are liable fo r the en tire ta x . T his could be q uite a blow to a widow when a deficien cy is a sessed a fte r th e h u sb an d 's d eath . 3. If both have n early equal in come, it is doubly im p o rta n t th a t you co m p a re th e re s u lts from both th e jo in t and s e p a ra te filin ; A dvice from y o u r public account- uit m ay help you d eterm in e how to file to o b tain the g re a te s t uav- ng Som e o th e r fa c to rs to rem em her in deciding w h eth er to file '’ jo in tly o r s e p a r a te ly : 1. H usband and w ife m ay file a jo in t re tu rn even though one I has no incom e nor deductions 2. A jo in t re tu rn can be filed if th e ta x p a y e rs w ere husband an d w ife on the last day of th e ta x y e a r o r on th e d a te one spouse died, provided th e su rv i vor d o e sn 't re m a r.y d u rin g th e i y ear. 3.Spouse» who w ere divorced or legally se p a ra te d by the la .t day of th e ta x a b le yeur. or on the d a te one spouse died, cafinot file jo in tly . B ut they still can if all th ey had w as an in te rlo cu to ry d e cree. 4 Spouses filing s e p a ra te ly ra n ch ange to a jo in t re tu rn a t any tim e before th e lim itatio n s ta tu te ex p ires— g en erally , w ith in th re e y ears from th e d u e d a te of the re tu rn . But a f te r th e due date, they c a n 't sw itch from jo in t to se p a ra te re tu rn s. z 5. F iling s e p a ra te d e c la ratio n s of e stim a te d tax does not p re clude filing a jo in t re tu rn , or vice v ersa. 6. The spouses w ho file jo intly m ust have th e sam e tax ab le y e a r (ex cep t in cases of d eath , If the tax y e a rs are d ifferen t, perm ission m ust be obtained from th e com m issioner o f in te rn a l revenue to ch an g e to th e sam e ta x year. 7. If th e spouses use d ifferen t acco u n tin g m ethods, th ey m ay still file a joint return, provided their accounting m ethods clearly reflect income. 8. Jo in t re tu rn s m ay be filed on fo rm 1040-A, rh o r t form 1040 o r long form 1040. 9. On s e p a r a te re tu rn s, If one spouse Item ises deductions, the o th e r m u st also item ize and c a n no t file a sh o rt fo rm , re tu rn nor claim th e s ta n d a rd deduction 10 If one spouse dies, th e o th e r can g e t split-incom e b en efits fo r tw o y e a rs a f te r the y e a r of d e a th , if c e rta in c o n d it io n a re m et. T he su rv iv o r and th e d e ceased mu.-t h ave been eligible file jo in tly in 'h e y e a r of d eath . T h e su rv iv o r m ust o b tain a hou se hold w hich is the hom e of a child o r step ch ild fo r w hom th e su rv i vor is e n title d to claim an e x em ption. T he su rv iv o r c a n 't get i th e benefit on form 1040-A. N a t u rally, if the su rv iv o r rem arries, th e only w ay to sp lit incom e is to file jo in tly w ith th e new spouse. Brookings, Oregon Would You Believe It's Ten Years Since: Rixi & G u n R am rods, b a sk e tb a l team w en t to H u m b o ld t S ta te col lege and com bed out a 52 42 w in d esp ite th e ir coach, A rt G u th rie, being u n a b le to m ak e th e trip . T h e sco rers w ere: Benson, E. H anscam , 10; Cal M usser, 13; M at son, 3; J M iller, 3; K em p, 2; Rea gan. 8. • * • n e a r R edding v isitin g cou ins, B arb an d Bev S to ller. * • • P ete L estim e ste r ad v e rtisin g 4»8 ocean frontage, b e a u tifu l »me fireplace, p ic tu re w indow and glassed in porch for $7,000, H aggerty Tw in serv t ‘c S h ell sta tion leased from Roy S u n d e rla n d , has g ran d o p en in g follow ing one of th e tw in s, H orner, h a v in g ac lu ire d a b rid e, R ickey S ilv a, F eb ru a ry 6 at E u rek a. A huge com et is h ead ed to w ard the ea rth , according to an a n n o u n cem e n t from B ritish astro n om ers, and w ill be m ost b rillia n t to w ard the end of A p ril, “ A rend- R oland,’” nam ed for th e tw o Bel gium astro n o m e rs w ho found it, and th e o th e rs w ho h av e been w atching the visito r, p re d ic t it w ill be th e b rig h te st of th e c e n tu ry , o u ts h in in g th e fam ed H al c y ’s com et, last seen in 1910. W hen n e a re st th e e a rth it w ill on ly be out show n by th e sun an d m oon anil m ay be so b rig h t as to be seen d u rin g d a y lig h t h o u rs w ithout the aid of a telescope, T he com et, fig u red to be aro u n d 1,000 m iles in d ia m e te r, w ill con sist m ostly of gas but w ill h av e •hunks of rock in it too. A stro n o m ers p red ict it w ill com e to ab o u t 30 m illion m iles from th e e a rth , a th ird of th e dis- nice from e a rth to sun. • « • D inty M oore, O S.C. m a rk e tim specialist, a d d resses local lily b ulb g ro w ers association and w arn s th em to e x p e c t com petition now th a t w a r re s tric tio n s arc lifted. • • • M ary Lou Hill up front hom e MERLE WA1II. M erle W ahl, fo rm er re sid e n t up he C hetco, is re p o rted to have died su d d en ly last J a n u a r y 3 lb w as m a n a g e r of th e P o rt Q rfo ri b ra n c h of th e F irst N ational Bant of P o rtla n d at th e tim e of his d e a th . COM ET C O M IN G Need more electric outlets? us finance adequate down aymei 24 months to pay alano added to your low , monthly power bill Your e l e c t r i c a l c o n t r a c t o r has com plete d e t a i l s r e g a r d in g a C.C.E.C. Adequate W iring Loan. See him soon, won’t you—while earmarked loan funds are still available. ELECTRIC CO-OP Inc.
