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PAGE 10 A HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Sunday, January 31, 1960 Girls, Don't Give Census Agent Lip When They Start Counting J By JERRY BENNETT ' NEA Slaff Corrfspondrnt . WASHINUTUN (NEA) Uals, a New Year's resolution you had better make up your mind to keep ;ls to not hide your ae from the census taker. Refusing to reveal .'this statistic or answer any oth er official question can cost you a $100 fine and a 00-day jail sen -tence. The reminder of this little known federal regulation comes from of ficials of the U.S. Census Bureau who arc getting ready for the big gest nose counting operation in American history. . On April 1, census takers will el art compiling vital statistics on an estimated 180 million Amcri cans. This is an increase of 29 million persons since the last pop ulation census was taken in l'JSO. Veteran census officials foresee no relief in the trouble that's al ways caused by the question about age. It's especially unpopular among women. So far, no one who has balked at answering it has been convict cd. Bureau policy prohibits a cen sus taker from arguing with any one, especially a woman, who re fuses to answer a question. In stead, he is supposed to tip his hat, say "Thank you ma'am," and turn her name over to his super visor. The supervisors, who are usual ly pretty adept at public relations, either phone or visit disgruntled women to explain the error of thcii ways. Census omciais say mat most gals then usually utter the secret statistic. Occasionally, though, some will make a last stubborn stand. Onel "I lied to you about my age,' lacuc is id iiiMsi on mailing uie she confessed. "It was because incir age insieaa oi telling it to him in person. This procedure is considered accept- Milic, v.u. uiuu aK" iiisicau u. hshanrl w : , able The usual argument employed to gain cooperation is that answers to all questions are kept in the trictcst confidence. Census takers must swear a special secrecy oath. Any who break it can be fined as much as $1,000 and sentenced In two years in jail. Despite their best cajoling, cen sus takers and their supervisors can never he certain that the age answers they finally get are ac curate. One census taker was startled when a woman he had just interviewed raced after him a.-s he walked away from her house. thinks that I'm six years younger tnan i really am, Census officials say that women who don't correct their fibs may ena up causing themselves a lot of trouble. This is because a con. sus record is legally recognized as a substitute for a birth cer. tificate. There are approximately Ihmo million Americans whose birth rec ords are missing. Any of these persons who have consistently lied to census takers may have a lot of trouble proving their eligi bility to cash in on old age bene fits such as social security. Census officials have developed a new nose counting system for I960 that may help age-conscious gals overcome their embarrass ment. Everybody is going to re ceive a copy of the questions ahead of time. The questions will be mailed to homes late in March. Residents are supposed to write the answers and have them ready for census takers when they call during the first two weeks in April. Thus for the first time in cen sus history, sensitive women don't have to dread answering that aw ful question out loud. A CENSUS TAKER interviews and Housing. housewife in a test run for the I960 Census of Population . . ' - . THls I ... OR THIS I EH hi ' 11960 I 1 1960 1 3) IMf Your Income Tax Information Primer U By RICHARD A. MULLENS f til led to use. Article 11 of thclrule: first, if you were 65 or wfm Written for NEA Service Many things happen during the year which can atfect the way you should fill out your tax return Congress often changes the tax . laws, a ruling by the Internal Rev cnue Service might be important ' to you, or the courts might de- cidc an issue which saves you tax. ' The average taxpayer cannot keep abreast of new developments as they occur. Instead, he must rely, as he fills out his returns. on written explanations which are revised each year to include any changes made during the year This 'is the nineteenth year that NEA's Income Tax Primer has brought to newspaper readers an up-to-the-minute explanation of kow to file a correct tax return at the least cost. Among the items covered in the Primer is the new income lax form called 1040W. This is an op tional short form return which mil- linns of taxpayers will be en Designers :'Go Native' ;For Spring l By DOROTHY ROE .' NEW YORK (AP)-You could I hear the beat of the bongo drums tas the third day of New York's current week of spring fashion showings turned into a jungle jam boree. Nettie Rosenstein, famous as the mother of the indispensable "little black dress," suddenly went wild with cheetah prints, shown in both silk and cotton versions, in dress es, coals and ensembles. Then came Donald Brooks, de signer for Townley, who brought down the house with his python printed chifton evening gowns, shown in both green and yellow, equally sensational. Earlier in the day Larry Aldrich had injected a primitive note to the goings-on with his tiger printed chiffon dance dress. Response of the 2:15 visiting fashion editors attending the 34th National Press Week showings in dicated that it pays a designer to go native now and then. In addition to the jungle theme of the day's fashions. Eva Roscn crans, designer for Mrs. Rosen stein, introduced the "spoon skirt, the "shelf skirt" and scnsauonai wnitc cnitlon evening gown with solidly beaded bodice in a vivid field-flower motif. This latter costs about as much as a new car. The GrenelleRoberts collection features a group of bold black and-while prints in abstract de signs, vaguely suggesting modern ait. Other highlights of the Townley collection are screaming colors, such as a combination of neon pink and poison green in a group of dresses and costumes so bril liant that some editors reached for Iheir sun glases. These, say oung Donald Brooks, the design er, arc selling like hot cakes all over the country. He thinks maybe it's a revolt against the little black dresses. Today's collections, like others of the week, achieve width at the top through many sleeve treat ments, and show a greater variety of fabrics than has been seen in many years. Primer will tell when to use this form. The first question you should settle is whether you must file a tax return for 1959. If so, now is the time to know it, so that you can begin to assemble the infor mation needed to file. Further more, although you have until April 15 to file a return, it is al ways advisable to get started well before the deadline. Then if you have a refund coming, you can file early and get your money back sooner. Or, if you owe more tax, you will have time to ar range for payment before the April 15 deadline. The rule about who must file a lax retr.rn is fairly simple and yet, like so many tax rules, it has exceptions and complications which tend to be confusing. The general rule is that every one, regardless of age or citizen ship, residing in the United Slates who had gross income in 1959, of $600 or more must file a tax return. There are two exceptions to this older on Dec. 31, 1959, you do not have to file unless your gross in come was $1,200 or more; and sec ond, despite what is said above about the $600 and $1,200 tests, if you were a self-employed per son subject to social security tax in 1959, you must file if you had net earnings from self-employ ment of $400 or more. In determining what your gross income is, you cannot first subtract non-business deductions such as charitable contributions, taxes, or interest. For example, a student who earned $650 would have to file a return even though he gave $60 of this amount to a charity. Many students and others who work only part-time during the year do not earn $600. If such per sons had any income tax withheld from their salary, they should file a return even though they are not required to do so. Such persons owe no tax and are entitled to a refund of any that was withheld, but it will not be repaid unless a return is filed. IALII-UKNIA COWBOY 10-oz. DENIM JEANS DOUBLE KNEE For Double Weor! Sizes 2 to 12 Reg. 1.69 NOTICE: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF DOLLAR DAYS! RE VIEW OUR WEDNESDAY AD and SHOP TODAY! SENSATIONAL GLASSWARE! wm T.M. K.. U.I. Pit . ' -.'0 "Here comes my knight in shining armor. Albert polished his hot rod!" RAPID LEARNERS MILWAUKEE (UPIi - A new boys' club here is preserving the sanctity of its grounds with the sign "No Girls Aloud." ARE: AMERICAN LEGION AUX. 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