0 THURSDAY. APRIL 25. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Many To Trip in Income Tax Evasion Try
Br JOSEPH D. HUTNYAN
Uited Pru International
Washington - dlrD - For a
minority of taxpayers, the
April 15 federal income tax
deadline was the start of the
waiting period - the sitting
back and contemplating the
chances of getting caught.
Some will be tripped up be
cause of misguided notions
about the foolish sport of
jousting with the tax collect
or. The person who has talked
himself into cheating usually
has pacified his conscience
with one of these three argu
ments: -"They won't fool around
with piddling, little me.
They're after the big boys."
-"It isn't like I went whole
hog for a big chunk of cash.
I just kinda stretched things
a bit here and there."
-"My return is such a work
of art that I'm starting to be
lieve it myself."
The man who thinks his tax
return has to look like it was
drafted by an Inept embezzler
before the government gets
auspicious Is in for a sad rev
elation. Si Factor
And the sire of a person s
income isn't necessarily the
factor that will decide wheth
er the internal revenue serv
ice (IRS) is going to take that
fatal second look.
The aovernment usually
gives a good going over only
to about 5 per cent of the
returns, although it checks
every return to maxe sure mc
arithmetic is correct.
The IRS uses a variety of
standards that change irom
year to year in selecting the
5 per cent sample.
Chances are that most re
turns reporting an Income of
more than $30,000 will get a
pretty close look. About 25
per cent of those between
$10,000 and $30,000 receive
similar treatment.
Other samples may be se
lected because of some suspi
cion that, there is a soft spot
In enforcement policy in a
certain occupation or section
of the nation.
Chacks Tips
For Instance, IRS sleuths
may suspect that waiters in a
southern resort belt are fudg
ing on reporting their tips.
They will then pull a large
chunk of returns from this
batch and include them with
the sample.
Tax detectives searching for
that little flicker of irregular
ity look for different things
In different income classes.
Take the case of the man in
a comparatively low income
group who uses the standard
form. The IKS knows irom
experience that If there is go
ing to be some cheating here,
ft probably will be in ex
emption claims.
The taxpayer's information
is recorded on cards and fed
Into a computer, the comput
er is set to kick out any card
where the exemption looks
suspicious - or as the IRS puts
It - "where It is not a usual
family relationship."
For Instance, if you arc
claiming an exemption for
your aunt Mable and she is
living at another address, the
machine will spot this unusual
situation and out comes your
card.
Aunt Mable may turn out
to be a perfectly legitimate
exemption but you may have
to prove it by providing some
additional information which
the IRS will request by mail.
In the upper bracket tax
payers, the IRS searches lor
inflated deductions and unre
ported Income. It has records
showing the average deduct
ions for medical expenses, In
terest, charity and local tax
es in each income class.
If a return shows a loosided
claim, the IRS may ask the
taxpayer to show his can
celled checks.
Just because a person
makes less than $5,000, it
doesn't mean he's gone free.
Hie IRS will look at other
things before they decide to
okay the return.
For example, agents will be
a little skeptical if n man re
ports that he made $4,500 and
claims a $1,000 deduction for
charitable donations. That's
Four Men Appear
In Circuit Court
James Kenton Young. 17B
A St., Ashland, pleaded guilty
in Jackson county circuit
court this week to uttering
and publishing a false check.
A pre-sentence report was or
dered. Young was charged with Is
suing a false check on Dec. 2!)
to the Oregon Food Stores,
Inc. for $30.
John Chaney was appointed
attorney for George Brainard
oaoin, wen Creek, Ashland,
charged with rape. Karl Clin
kinbeard was appointed to
represent James Albert West.
Lincoln, Neb., and Ashland,
who is charged with burglary
not in a dwelling. West is ac
cused of breaking into the
Phoenix Hardware store, 114
South Main at, Phoenix.
Raymond Ernest Maddox
Phoenix, pleaded innocent to
charge of concealing stolen
property
a lot of money for charity for
a person in this income group.
Sometimes the source -rather
than the size - of the
Income decides how much at
tention the return gets. The
auditors may pass without
question a $100,000 return
from a man who works for an
employer. That's because it
can be verified easily by
checking his employer's tax
return.
On the other hand, the gov
ernment may pull out a $12,
000 return from a taxpayer
who claims he got the money
from several sources associ
ated with his business.
If. the sources just don't
look right, more information
will be requested.
A lot of taxpayers purpose
ly limit their fraud to little
nibbles. The idea is that even
If caught, the IRS won't pros
ecute. The taxpayer will just
have to pay up and the whole
matter will be forgotten .
It's true that the justice de
partment usually is reluctant
to tie up its legal talent just
to collect a few hundred dol
lars from a handful of cheat
ers. However, the 1Kb nas
gone after violators where the
cheating was small but will
ful and where it extended
over a number of years. Or
it may crack down on some
one who has influenced oth
ers - perhaps a tax advisor
who helped his clients hedge
a little bit on their tax bills.
Circumstances Count
Again, it depends on the
circumstances .The amount of
the cash involved is not nec
essarily decisive.
This also is true in the case
of refunds. Many a taxpayer
who is expecting a $1,000 re
fund also is just as sure that
he will get a letter from the
IRS.
This is not necessarily so.
It depends on the size of the
refund compared to' the tax
payer's income.
The IRS has plenty of help
outside of its regular investi
gative precedures in the wr
against tax violators. Some of
it comes from the most un
likely sources - such as neigh
bors or your home town news
paper. Last year, tax agents re
ived 125,000 tips. Some of
them were in the form of an
onymous letters or phone
calls. Quite a few were picked
up by regional IRS staff mem
bers. For instance, the IRS will
read with interest a news
item about Mr. so-and-so win
ning a house, two compact
cars and a pony in a soap jin
gle contest.
Odds Stacked
The item will be carefully
The taxpayer who is con
templating fraud might change
his mind just by reading some
of the statutes dealing with
the subject. The odds are
stacked against him.
The law allows the IRS to
go back three years in check
ing income tax forms, and the
taxpayer can be prosecuted
for fraud committed as long
as six year ago.
And at the end of the six-
year period, he still hasn't es
clipped and filed for refer-1 raped. The government at any
ence when income tax report-1 time can bring him into court
ing time comes around. I and sue him for the back tax
es and penalties unaer ravu
laws.
Statistics on tax cheating
generally are encouraging. In
fact, IRS Commissioner Mor
timer M. Caplin frequently
cites them in his speeches to
emphasize his feeling that the
U.S. taxpayer is basically hon
est. The IRS anual report for
1962 showed out of 97 million
tax returns, only 13,698 re
quired a total investigation by
agents. And of this number,
prosecution was recommend
ed in only 2,128 cases.
New Cemetery
For Ashland Area
Ashland-New cemetery fa
cilities soon will be available
in Ashland with the formation
of a new corporation.
The cemetery will eventu
ally provide all types of me
morial services and will have
space for grave plots covering
at least 100 years. C. M. Lit
wilier, an Ashland funeral di
rector, is one of the incorpor
ators. Negotiations on property
for the cemetery are still un
der way and the proposed lo
cation will be announced lat
er, Gerald J. Scannell, corpor
ation lawyer, said.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
TUfftiefl ntiT. iu.
Million Said Using Fluoridated Drinking Water One-Legged Skiers Receive Respect on Slopes of Mr. Hood
Washington - HOT - More , February at ..... I -. , ......... .... JT eTw" w"
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than 43 million Americans in
2,302 communities are now
drinking fluoridated water, it
has been disclosed.
Officials of the U.S. Public
Health Service reported that
about 100 additional com
munities fluoridated their
water supplies in 1962.
The agency said the trend
of adverse feeling toward
fluoridating drinking water
supplies "has at last been re
versed." But a PHS spokes
man said "A great deal re
mains to be done."
The statistics on the num
ber of persons drinking fluor
idated water were disclosed in
February at a closed session
of a House appropriations sub
committee. The testimony was
mace public Wednesday.
Source oi Controversy
Fluoridation of dri n k i n g
water has been a source of
controversy since it was in
troduced on a wide scale after
the war. Many communities
vited against fluoridation pro
posals following bitterly con
tested campaigns.
Government agencies and
most scientists encourage the
fluoridation of water as a
means to protect the teeth of
children. Studies have indi
cated a lower percentage of
cavities among youngsters
living in fluoridated commu
nities than in those living in
communities where the water
is not treated.
The American Dental As
sociation strongly supports
fluoridation.
Some opopnents charge that
fluoridating amounts to tam
pering with water and can
lead to harmful effects for
those who drink it. Others
claim that fluoridation is an
abridgement of a citizen's
rights.
Immense rocks imbedded
with dinosaur tracks flank
Dinosaur canyon, 60 miles
north of Flagstaff, Ariz.
By ANN H. PEARSON
i United Press International
Mt. Hood - IVJPB - Nine one
1 legged skiers skim down the
I snowy slopes of Mt. Hood
! these days, and nobody bats
! an eye.
They've proved that skiing
is the sport for amputees.
I Using a single foot ski and
j a pair of outrigger arm skis,
they keep pace with the more
experienced skiers as they
! ride the tows up and then
come weaving and plummet
; ing down the steeper slopes.
They are graduates of a spe
cial, perhaps unique, class.
At first apprehensive, they
now want lo tell amputees
around the nation why they
should take up skiing. In fact,
amputees start out with some
skiing advantages.
It's great," says Jerry Hen
dricks. 22. "It's the orte area
where you can really com
pete on equal terms."
"I'm able to get out with
my boys again. It's brought us
closer together," says Cal An
drews, 32.
The group's instructor is
Dick Martin, a former skier.
The class of eight ranges from
9-year-old Richard Lange to
45-year-old John Blaine. It
includes one girl, Kay Hick
man, 20. Blaine is from Se
attle, the rest from Portland.
Five never skiied before
The idea started when Mar
tin lost his leg and heard of
two Cleveland amputees who
had learned one-legged skiing
as practiced in Austria. Martin
learned the technique, and
improved on it, on Mt. Hood.
Real Force
The real force behind the
class is not an amputee. He is
skier Lee Perry, a member
of the Portland Jaycces, who
one day saw Martin skiing.
The Portland Jaycees spon
sored the project and supplied
the special equipment: A sin
gle ski plus two 22-inch skis
fastened to arm crutches in
place of ski poles.
Perry rounded up the class.
Using films of Martin, he con
vinced them to give skiing a
try.
Since the one-legged skier
has all his body weight on
one ski, the friction is greater.
Thus he needs a steeper slope.
His outrigger arm skis auto
matically put him in the for
ward position that other skiers
must learn. He doesn't have
to learn many of the control
movements needed for two
skis. And he starts out with
"exceptional balance" and
"more guts than average."
"We eliminate the first two
years of skiing," says Martin.
Tricked Into Skiing
The first day Martin took
his class up the chair tow.
"We tricked them," he
laughs. "We said, here's where
we ski. They didn't know any
Deiicr. rney skiied.
Amazing as it sounds, some
were accomplished skiers aft
er one day. Others have taken
up to four full days to feel
comfortable about it.
As for the steeper slopes,
one says, "when it comes
right down to it, we're so
good that's all we want to
ski on."
Some of the nine are think
ing about entering competi
tions. A new class is being
lined up. Perry is preparing
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LARGE RIPE CALIFORNIA BEAUTIES
Juicy plump California
berries. Firm fleshed with
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40-oi cm
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the right to limit.
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Save with SAFEWAY
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4-ROLL PACK
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Willer's Model Bakery
Old-Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls 50c doz.
Crispies 3 for 27c
(Take home a chocolate champagne cake this week.)
Frozen Dessert
Lucerne, Vanilla or
Triple Treat Vi Gal.
49c
MORTON'S FROZEN
PIES
lemon cream and coconut
cream.
DINNERS
Chicken, turkey, si. beef
and chopped steak. Reg.
package.
3 for $1
SHASTA PURE
Preserves
Apricot, apricot pineapple, grape,
strawberry, peach and delicious grape
jelly.
a manual for other amputees.
It all the other skiers who
flock to Mt. Hood's resorts
had sympathy at first for the
the amputees, it has changed
to solid respect.
Court Records
JUSTICE COURT
Gold Hill District)
Jean Moore Goff.
Dwuc rule, sio, iuspended
"""ifi i-ioeriy
of
violation
'nded.
McCarty, no
truck
abloom, violation of
Decker, no muffler,
44-0Z.
jar
79
trnller license. S3.
Joseph Otii Adklnson,
peed na. Sin.
Billy Charlei Edward Newman,
four In driver's seat. $10, sus
pended. Clarence Buiter Burget, disobey
ed stop algn. $10.
John Clyde Anderson, obstruct
ed vision. $13.
Vickl Kay Miller, violation of
basic rule, $13.
Howard Bruce Smith, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Lee Roy Hanscom, disobeyed
stop sign, $10.
LeHoy Glenn Porleous, no opera
tor's license. $3.
Richard Gano Scurry Jr., viola
tion of basic rule, $10.
Merlyn Glenn Johnson, violation
of basic rule, $1,1.
Donald Thad Stewart, no opera
tor's license, $3.
Gerald Yawn, disobeyed stop
sign, $10. r
James Herbert Cummings, no
fixed load license, $3.
b.rfnrkuE',foErvln' v"""'n
chain"." ,I0Y"brOU,h' n "'lir
g'llon Eugene Scritchdald,
Theodore GoldMoc
bailc rule, sin
Naney Chrltlne Mlkenu. viola
tion of baric rule. S25.
William Betty Lane. vloiaUon ol
bailc rule, .10.
Donald Eugene Roll, violation
Guy Albert De
$10.
John Glenn Ermold. improper
muffler, 5. iuspended.
Mavis Ladeane Tidwell, viola
tion of baiic rule. $10.
Donald Jamei Roblnion, viola
tion of basic rule, $15.
llcense$aCl N,nce' n0 Pewter's
Leo Was'tley rosbu:i. atooeyed
stop sign, $10.
u. , ed, Charryholmes rrost. no ve
hicle license. $3.
Jlmmle Nell Grtner, violation ot
basic rule. $10.
Huh Clay Combeat, disobeyed
btop sign, $3.
.lonrrb,Vic0yrul.Ar$T5,r0, V'"-
ho?;,rig.!l;y,iund)''""ui"m
Robert William Knight, violation
of basic rule. $20,
David Lee Ferguson, violation of
basic rule, sio
Jesse Lee Starns, no vehicle
license, $3,
Jack David McLaughlin, viola
tion of basic rule, $20.
Lester Eugene Mosley. violation
of basic rule, $23.
Donald Michael Doran, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Mildred Alberta Modahl. viola
tion of basic rule, $23.
Rohcrt Hamsun Mayfleld, truck
speeding, $10.
rmi np Leavitt Yoland, no ve
hicle license. $10.
Robert Wtlford Berthiaume.
truck speeding. $10.
Butler Bruce Copley, four in
driver's seat, $s.
Dayle B Wheeler, violation of
basic rule, $10,
Ruben Gary Strong, excessive
noise, tlO.
James Ernest Turner, truck
speeding. $10.
, Marvin Duane Lee, no vehicle
license. $3.
Patte Llenc Hopkins, violation
of baste rule. $10.
Joseph Alexander DeLorme. vio
lation of basic rule, $50,
Carl Edward Borg, disobeyed
stop rifgn. $3.
Lawrence Howard Mattingiy,
truck speeding, $10.
Donald Lesfer Baldwin, no red
flag on extended Joarf, $10.
William Rabiinn Hall etimnhmv-M
stop gifn. is, '
Edawrd Louis Mlnoggle, failure
to dim headlights. $13.
David Lawrence Riirna in lo
tion of basic rule. $10.
najpn Huptrt Rjoxal, disobeyed
np slim. $13.
John Mum Cushman, obstrucled
vision, $3. suspended.
Marlene Essie Pearson, disobey
ed slop sign, $10,
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atfiastaSr
Fresh Spareribs
Sliced Bacon
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Sliced Liver
Spencer Steaks
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Small, lean, and
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Safeway or Armour Star
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Aged and tender.
Tender, young beef livers.
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Travel-Talk Given
At VA Domiciliary
The seventh In a series of
Travel-Talks sponsored by the
American Red Cross at the
Veterans Administration dom
iciliary, White City, was given
on Monday afternoon in the
Domiciliary theater by Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Wend.. It
was one of the events of the
Domlciliary's program for
National Library Week.
The subject of the talk was
the trip taken last summer by
the Wcndts with 72 other
county officials from other
parts of the United Slates to
meet and talk with their
counterparts in European
countries.
With Wenclt projecting the
color slides on the screen, Mrs.
Wendt began her lecture with
their arrival by jet in Hol
land. From Holland, the
Wendts made a special trip
lo the birthplace of Mrs.
Wendt's father, a 300 year old
farmhouse near Bielefeld,
Germany.
The party's itinerary also
included France.
Following the talk there
were refreshments. Among
those who helped in the serv
ing were Mrs. Leatha Jones
of the American Red Cross,
Mrs. Elizabeth Shea, Medford,
and Miss Enid A. Holmes,
chief librarian at the domiciliary.
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Draperies, Home
, Should Harmonize
Ithaca, N.Y. - lUPH - From
the outside, curtains and
I draperies should harmonize
; with the architecture and col
or of the house - not attract
1 undue attention because of
conspicuous color, pattern, or
the way Uiey are hung.
Ruth B. Comstock, of New
York State college of home
economics, makes that point
in a primer for drapery and
curtain buyers, "The windows
seen, as you pass by should
appear to be treated alike,"
she added.
NO DIET
New York - IUPI1 - Soldiers
in U.S. Army training campi
consume an everagc of 4,200
calories a day caeto, accord
ing to Science digtist.