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Married By Filing Editor's note: This If the second of five dispatches on how to file your Income tax without having to pay more than required to. Today's dispatch covers the rules for filing ft joint return. By EDWARD COWAN Washington - IUPD - Tucked into one section of the tax law is the government's ad mission that nowadays two cannot live as cheaply as one. Congress was not so brash as to debunk the old romantic adage in so many words. It did so indirectly by giving mar ried couples a special money saving tax advantage. A husband and wife usually can reduce their income tax by filing a joint return. They may do so even if only one of them received Income of any kind in I960. Income Split A joint return reduces a couple's tax because their in come is split in two and each half is taxed separately. This means a lower tax rate is levied. The rate is lower because the tax schedule Is "progres sive." The higher your income the larger the percentage of it Uncle Sam takes in taxes. So, when a couple reports all their income jointly, the tax is lower than the rate which would apply to the total. To show how the joint re turn saves taxes, here is an example: A man filing a sep arate return and reporting a taxable income of $7,000 has a tax liability of $1,660. But if that man gets his non-working wife to sign a joint return with him, the tax bill is $1, 460 - a saving of $200. M. B. LEONARD, SR. Frigidaire salesman, says: I like the Frigidaire Washer be cause it washes all types of fab rics safely, thoroughly and for its trouble-free service it main tains throughout the years. A SWEETHEART CP A PAIR AT Warranty LEONARD ELECTRIC COMPANY "Medford's Leading Appliance 309 EAST MAIN STREET It's Time Again To LOOK AT BOATS! Emigrant it filling up. The new boat launching ramp is ready for use. The early birds have already cruised the lake and declared it great. Never before has there been as many waterways in which to "put your boat" and . . . it's only 12 weeks until fishing season opens on the lakes. For Fishing, Skiing & Fun You will always be glad you put your dollars into a Dorsett. Now priced from CTQE Buy Now and Get Our Q0I Early Season Bonus EARLY SEASON BONUS We have packaged up a BONUS for EARLY SEASON BOAT BUYERS. It's enough to make it "worth your while" to buy now. You will get many extras, without charge, as a buy now incen tive. For instance, we'll Include, at no extra charge, water skis, ski tow lines, boarding ladder, speedometer, plus a long list of extras of your choice. Headquarters for Marine Supplies EVINRUDE MOTORS MASTERCRAFT TRAILERS DORSETT BOATS DILLABAUGH KITS JOHNSTON STORES 112 SOUTH RIVERSIDE Couples Given Advantage Joint Income Tax Returns When botli husband and wife work, it is sometimes cheaper to file separate re turns. The only way to decide what to do is to figure your taxes both ways on scratch paper, and take the cheaper way. You may file a joint return this year even if you filed separate returns last year, and vice versa. You are barred from filing a joint return: -If you were divorced or legally separate on or before Dec. 31, 1960, -If you are married to a non-citizen who does not live in this country, -Or, if you and your wife report your income on the basis of different tax years. For example, for business rea sons you may report your in come for a 12-month period ending June 30 while your wife uses the regular calendar year. ' For purposes of filing a joint return you are consid ered married for the entire year of 1960 even if you wed late in the year - even just before midnight Dec. 31. Ask Attorney If your spouse died in 1960 and you did not remarry you still may file a joint return. Sometimes a surviving spouse may claim the income-splitting benefits of a joint return for the two years following death. For details about this rule ask your attorney or of fice of the Internal Revenue service. A joint return probably would be to your advantage A SWEETHEART OF A PRICE! Exclusive Automatic Soak Exclusive Somersault Washing Exclusive Flowing Heat Four Automatic Drying Cycles Budget Priced ... 5 Year Dealer for the Past 30 Years" PHONE SP 3-4541 17-ft. Cruiser New swlngaway windshield puts your boat in your garage. Long the west's best selling cruiser now with a host of new features. $1695 if your wife earned less than $600 last year. She would get a refund for taxes withheld if she filed separately, but you would lose her as an exemption. A couple filing jointly may use the short form, 1040A, if combined income is not more than $10,000 including not more than $200 of divi dends, interest and wages on which tax was not withheld. Or, the couple may use the middle form, 1040W, or the long form, 1040. Rules gov erning use of forms are the same for couples as for indi viduals. They were set forth in the last dispatch in the Little Chance Seen Windsors Home in Britain London (UPD Royal circles say there is little chance the Duke and Duchess of Windsor ever will make their home in Britain even if a petition for their return is presented to Queen Elizabeth. Donald Barrington-Hudson, Liberal Party candidate for Parliament, opened an old wound Sunday when he an nounced he was organizing a door-to-door poll to make clear that the Windsors would be welcome in Britain. Plea for Tolerance Barrington-Hudson said his idea was to get up a petition in the town of Windsor which would be handed to the queen with the request that she in timate "beyond all shadow of doubt" that there is no bar rier to residence in this coun try by the duke and duchess. "This is a plea for toler ance," he said. "Many Wind sor people have personal memories and associations with the duke and there need be no conflict of interest if he returns to live with his wife in a private capacity." ' First reactions to Barring-ton-Hudson's proposals were cold. Other Liberal party lead ers and Conservative and La bor party spokesmen took the view that the proposed peti tion infringed on purtly pri vate matters involving the queen and other members of the royal family. Visited Briefly The duke abdicated as King Edward VIII 25 years ago to marry the American divorcee Wallis Warfield of Baltimore. Since then they have lived in Paris, the Bahamas and the United States. They have visit ed here from time to time but only for periods of a few days Royal circles said there is no legal obstacle to their liv ing here. But the duke always has refused to consider it un less his wife is granted the by Dorsett Buy Now and Get Our Early Season Bonus UPI tax series. Both husband and wife must sign a joint return and each becomes individually 'i able for any tax owed the government. For example, a woman could be legally re sponsible for a tax debt even if she did no work and re ceived no income during the year. One matter which concerns many couples in tax filing is profit on sale of a house. You may be able to get a break on this. If you sold your house in 1960 check on this with Internal Revenue. Next: Rules for claiming dependents. Will Make precedence of a royal duchess to match his own. This is not considered prob able for reasons that go deep ly into the shock the royal family suffered during the abdication period. Oregon State To Be One of Nation's Leading Centers Corvallis - Oregon State college will be one of the nation's major centers again this summer for special sci ence teacher institutes spon sored by the National Science Foundation. The college has received three grants totaling $179,300 to offer advanced training for 150 U. S. high school and college science teachers. The institutes will be chemistry, mathematics, and science ed- u c a 1 1 o n, President A. L. Strand said. They are part of a giant program organized by Nation al Science Foundation to "im prove science and mathemat ics teaching, to increase the U. S. supply of top-flight sci entists and teachers, and to stimulate greater interest among young people in sci ence." OSC was named to give these institutes: College Institute A six-week chemistry insti tute for 50 college professors, under -a $49,500 grant. Dr. A. V. Logan will be director. An eight-week mathematics institute for 50 junior high, high school, and junior col lege teachers. $64,200, Dr. A. R. Poole, director. An eight-week institute for 50 junior and senior high school science teachers, $65, 600, Dr. Stanley Williamson and Dr. Fred Fox, directors. Teachers selected to take the training will receive $75 a week, plus tuition and fees and some travel and depend ent allowances. All U. S. high school and college teachers will be given information about the institutes planned at top colleges around the country and will then have an opportunity to apply at the school of their choice. OSC was one of only 16 U.S. colleges picked by NSF to start special academic-year institutes in 1956 and has been on the select list each year since then. It has become the outstanding center for science teacher training programs in this part of the country, Presi dent Strand noted. Western Airlines Asks Hawaii Route Washington (UPD Western Airlines has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for per mission to begin jet service between Hawaii and the Cali fornia cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. The route was awarded to Western as part of the CAB'S recent decision in the trans pacific route case, but the board delayed putting the do mestic order into effect. Presi dent Eisenhower, shortly be fore he left office, disapproved the major international phases of the complex case. Western maintained that the CAB had "no discretion" In the matter once it made its decision on the mainland Hawaii route. The airline con tended that "the law requires issuing the certificate if it (the CAB) finds such transpor tation is required by the pub lic convenience and necessity." Beaverion School Bond Issue Defeated Bearverton -(UPD- Voters in Beaverton School District 48 have voted down a $3,550,- 000 bond Issue which would have provided funds for three 900-s t u d e n t junior high MEDFORDsWBPTRIBUNE SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1961 PAGES 1 to 8 NEW STATION WAGON New models of tile all-purpose Scout produced by the Inter national Harvester company are now on display at the International Harvester Mo Cormick farm equipment store, 2232 Biddle rd., Mcdford, according to Manager James Pollard. The new Scout is designed for low cost transportation of passengers and cargo. Senate Committee Urges Huge Effort To Clean Up Rivers Washington (UPI) - A Senate committee has warned the economy will be thwarted, se curity undermined and health plagued unless the nation im mediately launches a massive effort to clean up the rivers and save water. The National Water Re sources Committee recom mended spending $54 billion in the next 20 years to pre vent these disasters. The recommendation was contained in a final report to the Senate covering the most complete study ever under taken of the country s water resources and needs. The re sults were projected to the year 2000 and an action pro gram outlined for the next 20 years. The House Science Commit tee warned Sunday that the United States probably would face a critical water shortage by 1970 The House group said the nation must start new sleppecl- up research programs on con verting salt water to fresh water if the country is to meet its water needs of the next decade with confidence, Serious Threat Looms In a report to Congress on salt water conversion, the House committee said th United Slates was likely to be the first of the world's largest industrial nations "to find itself seriously threat ened by fresh water short ages." ' The report said revised es timates of water use and sup ply now indicate that cheap conversion methods might be essential to the country by 1970. It added that large-scale use of salt water conversion could be the only ultimate so lution. The Senate report said "the entire nation is confronted by critical and complex water problems. 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