The Evening Standard from Uniontown, Pennsylvania • Page 6

PAGE 6-UNIONTOWN, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1976 THE MORNING HERALD--THE EVENING STANDARD Uniontown Area Commencement Sunday Stmiar clasx of '156 xludetiltt will graduate on Sunday at Unionltncn Area Senior High School. (Herald-Standard Phuli) Commencemcnl exercises will be held Sunday at Uniontown Area Senior High School. The graduation program will begin at 7 p.m. at the stadium. In the event of rain, the program will he held in the gymnasium, where admission will be by ticket only.

The 456 members of the graduating class include: Michael a i Allison, Myles Elvin A i I Terry Lynn Anderson, Jeffrey John Andrews, Dawn a Rae Antrarn, Mark B. Appleby. Tammy L. Appleby, Robert William Arison, Vikki Lynn Atkinson, Sharon Marie Baer, Brenda J. Baker.

Julie E. Barbai, Mary Catherine Baugh, Randall Scott Beard, Vicki Marie Beatty. Stephanie Dorothy Bell, Thomas I. Bennett, Denise Romaine Bertovich, Joseph Michael Billy Benjamin F. Bloom, Darla Ann Bobak, Robert E.

Bowers, Robert O. Bowers, Jasper a i Boyd, Kenneth M. Brant, Mary Jane Brey, Robert E. Broadwater, Robert George rookie. Robert S.

Brown III, Sandy- Lynn Brown, Ted liurnchuck. Jack A. Burns, Bruc? E. Burnsworth, Dane R. Burn- worth, Jane Ann Burnworth, Mark D.

Burnworth, Jeffrey D. Byers, Brenda Rita Byrd, Barbara Anne Calloway, Robert Lee Campbell, Bruce Atkinson Carr, Marcus Lee Casserly, John C. Chaconas. Frank R. Check, Rebecca Sue Chisnell, Debra Jean Christopher, Barbara Carole Coburn, Mark C.

Cockfield, Charles Eben Colborn, Merrilou Collins, Joyce Renay Combs, Kevin R. Connors, Nick Constantine, Denise Cortis, Paul W. Craft. Patricia Lee Craig. Barbara Jean Crawford, James H.

Cropp, Brian K. Cross, Paul B. Cunningham, Charles John Cutler, Kathleen Donna Cutler, Tammy Marie David, Terry Lynn Davis, Carolyn Dawson, Terri Lynn Dayton, Wayne Scott Dean, Annette Marie DeCarlo, Bartholomew L. DeCarlo A a A. Delsignore, Bonnie Lou Dennis.

Bradley L. Dennis, David Arthur DePaolis, Julianne Michelle DiCarlq, Arlene Mary Discovich, Debora Jean D'lsi- doro, Melvin L. Dolly, Kevin Donovan, Paul Wesley Douglass Colleen Marie Dowling, Tamara Kay Doyle, Louise Ann Drzazgowski, Joann Michelle Dubos, Sheila S. Veterans Have Economic Edge Veterans have a dislinct socio-economic advantage i a counterparts, according to statistics in the recently pub- i a A ministration annual report. Even though the nation's young veterans (20-24-years- old) are experiencing particular difficulty in the recessed job market, they are still faring better than non- veterans.

There were 63 million males 20-years-old and older in the United States in March 1975 in the civilian non-institutional population. Of these, 28.3 million (44.9 per cent) were veterans. Veterans had attained a median educational level of 12.6 years, and during 1974 their median income was $11,360, an increase of $540 above the preceding year. Their non- veteran counterparts had attained a median educational level of 12.3 years, and their median income was $7,430, or $3,930 lower than the median income level of the veteran. As might be expected, income rises i increased educational attainment.

It is apparent that the G.I. Bill is greatly responsible for the rising career eligibility and potential of the veteran population, the report shows. About 90 per cent of all male veterans in the civilian non-institutional population worked during calendar year 1974 compared with 80 per cent of the non-veterans. The annual unemployment rate for these veterans and non-veterans alike rose over the previous fiscal year, especially during the last half of fiscal year 1975. The seasonably adjusted unemployment rate of 917 per cent for young veterans (2034-years-old) in June 1975 compared with 5.1 per cent in the preceding June.

Among young mate non-veterans (203 4 a employment rate increased 4.6 percentage points, from 5.4 in June 1974 to 10 per cent in June 1375. Among the youngest Vietnam era veterans (20-24-years-old), the unemployment rate was 19.9 per cent in June 1975, more than double the rate of 7.6 per cent for older Vietnam era veterans. Duncan, Richard A. Durst, Anita Dvorchak. Leslie A.

Dziedzicki, David William Miriam Ruth Eck, Susan Lynn Edenfield, Tamara Ann Elefante, Paul James Elias, Lee W. England, Don Pamela Jean Ewing, Cathy L. Fieldson, Bryon J. Fike, Diane L. Fike, Michael Fike, Robert W.

Fike, Mark J. Fornili. Charles Frankenbery Carla Ann Frankhouser, Kenneth A. Frazee Jackson Friend, Laura A. Gabler, Georgia Gaines, Taylor W.

Gall, Mary Ann Monica Gallik, Carl M. Gebe, Blair J. George, Michael P. George, Harry Wade Gerhardt Julie Ann Gleason, Douglas H. Glisan, Eric N.

Glisan. Gregory Richard Glusica, Raymond Gogola, Louis Goodman, Mary Ann Granchi, Lynn Rose Grandey, Timothy C. Gratchic, Karen J. Greene, Lu Ann i i Debra S. Grim, John David Grimplin, a a R.

Hackney, James Richard Hager, Tammy G. Hairston, Patricia Jane Haky, Davis Robert Hall III. Sherry Pat Hall. George Hallo, Kevin D. Hardy, Timothy William Harris, Vernon N.

Hart, Kurt Robin Hawkins, Brenda L. Hayden, Thomas W. Heeler, Joseph Henning, Marlene Jane Hercik, Melody L. Herring, Deborah Ann Hilling, Susan M. Hilling, Terry Lynn Hilling.

Keith Harlan Home, Joanna Horning, fiottie Hovanic, Mark Hozak, Michael Robert Hrivnak, Terry Lee Humbert, Frank E. Hutzel, Michael H. Imler, Todd Eric Jackson, Russell C. Jackson, David E. Jenkins, Brian Alan Johnson, Donald P.

Jones, Jacqueline Sue Jones. Candice Ann Junk, Victoria i a Gerard a a Michael G. Kacmar, Susan Dawn Kapalko, Michael Max Katz, Leonard Donald Kaufman, Max Roger Kaydo, Thomas Francis Kearns, Will i a C. Kearns, Patricia Lucia Kell, Timothy E. Keller, Scott Frank Kennedy.

Patti Kerns, Douglas A. Kessler, Cindy Jo Kieta, Ronald D. Kilgore Susan Marie Kilgore, Edward Allen King, Thomas R. King, Robert D. Kitta, Edward Knapp, Luann Kopacko, Susan L.

a Krueger, Polly JoAnn Krystofiak, Larry Kubina. Cary R. Kurtz. Cheryl Larena Kushak, Karen Elizabeth Kustron, Chere Kutek, Joseph Michael Lahuda Mary Louise LaCava. James Eugene Lape, Toni Elizabeth Lappa, Lisa Theodore Laskey, Regina Louise Laskey, Larry Lear, Mona LeBlanc, Don W.

Lee, Roy A. Lee, Deborah Ann Leslie. Donald Leslie David Ashton Lewellyn, Douglas N. Lewis, Wayne A. Lewis, Wendell Ray Lewis Timothy Lmderman, Sheila Ann Lininger, Sam L.

Lint, Gerard I. Lion, George C. Liston, Larry E. Livengood, U. Tamara Loewenthal, William M.

Lohr, Jo Ellen Long. Gregory Lorenzo Lucas, M. Delayne Lucus, Kathy Rae Lynn, Frank ,1. Machnik John D. Macho, David L.

Madison, Karen Ann Majka, Douglas John Malchenson, Bernard William Manyak, Mich-ael Mar-inich, Jacquelyn T. Maruniak, Andrea S. Marva, Bonnie L. Mar.va, Cynthia Lee Marek, Holly Jay Mathias. Harold R.

Maust, James Edwin May, Kim Mayne, a Charles McCormick, Kerry J. McCormick, Laura Emily McCormick, Judith Joanne McDowell, Thomas Earl McDowell, Robert McGill, Vickilynn McKinney, Colette M. McLee, Marny Darnell McLee, Reginald Kenneth McLee. William M. McLee, Keith Alan Meadows, David L.

Means, i Jo Means, Christine Renee Middleton, Don Miller, Jamie Halcomb Mills, Wayne R. Mills, Scott E. Minerd, Michelle F. Min- nis, Carlene Raye Minor, Karen J. Minor, Tim Miscovich, Jeffrey L.

Mitchell, Catherine Joan Mlinarcik, Mary L. Mlinarcik, Edward Stephen Monaghan, Jane Megan Monaghan, Rhonda Gaye Moore, Kelley Ann Moxley, Stephen J. Mulligan, Robert Richard Murray, Kimberly Grace Myden, Wendell E. Myers, Yvette Symantha Ned, Cathy Mae Nedley, Deborah Lynn Nehls, Charles Nelson, James R. Nelson II, Michael J.

Nemchik, John Nesnec. Diana Lynn Nicholson, Dina M. Nicola, Jaci Elizabeth Null, Jeffrey Null, Mark Andrew Nypaver, Sonya Oleynik, David Patrick O'Neil, Mark Peter Orlmann, Cindy a i a Ostrosky, Gregory James Owens, Wayne M. Papincak, a i A Paroda, Maryellen Paull, Randolph D. Paull.

Roberta Ann Paull, Gene A. Payton, Kevan T. Peer, Robin Diane. Pegg, Michael A. Pell, Kelly Ann Pellegreen, Cynthia Jaye Perno, Brenda Lee Peroni, a i i a Peskie, Elizabeth Ann Peters, Richard A.

Peters, Gary T. Phares, Tamela Renee Piccolomini, Robert C. Pierno, Tod Grey Pike. Steve Pindrock, Michele Pishko, Valerie Pishko, Bernard J. Polkabla Consetta A.

Polkabla, Diane Average Home Cost: $100,000 By JOHN CUNNIFF AP Business Analyst NEW YORK (AP) The average new single-family home now costs about $100 000. Shocking as that price might be, it is a fact if you include the cost of financing which over the past 10 years has added much more to the price of housing than have building costs. In 1966 a new single-family house cost about $25,000. If a $5,000 down payment were made it would leave $20,000 to be financed at 6 per cent for 25 years. Total cost; $43,661.

A comparable house in 1976 costs $45,000. After a $9,000, 20 per cent, downpayinent, $36,000 would remain to be financed at 9 per cent for 25 years Total cost: $99,636. In terms of monthly payments, the 1966 purchaser must come up with $128.87 -generally rounded ofl to $129 while the 1976 buyer has lo pay a note of $302.12. SMITIIFIELD PROGRAM SmltMleld Elementary students present Bicentennial program entitled, "Happy Birthday, From the left: Greg McLaughlln, Lee Baker, Amy Demaske, Barbara Crlmbly, lirlan Black, Shelly Myers, i Shaffer and Beth Ann Wilson, (Hernld-Slnndard Photo) Stated starkly, the typical purchaser cannot afford the typical house, and no agency of government or private enterprise seems able to resolve the dilemma. Builders have literally cut corners, reducing the size of models.

They have cut out the extra bath and the fourth bedroom, have left attics unfinished, eliminated the garage, reduced the quality of cabinetry. Individuals have resorted to their own devices. On a small scale, some companies offer kits to individuals capable of erecting their own homes. Many young couples have bought and refinished older, run down homes. The over-all problem remains, however.

A survey by "Professional Builder Magazine" indicates that at least 40 per cent of potential buyers in the age group to 34 years cannot afford to pay more than $35,000. Moreover, the trend continues to worsen. Often ignored in time and price comparisons is that worker income, while increasing, is not i i as fast as housing prices. In a commentary on the housing market this week. Rinfret-Boston Associates notes that early in 1976 it took the average manufacturing worker 203 weeks' pay to buy an average priced house.

In 1971 it took only 251 weeks. Once purchased, the typical house also proves to be expensive to operate, with costs of taxes, fuel, repairs and general maintenance all rising swiftly, in some instances much more sharply than the general inflation level. Curiously, however, discussion of the problem seems to be absent from public debates, or at least treated with apathy. So long as it persisted, it seems that courage to face the issue seems to have waned. In the political campaigns it appears lo be hardly an issue at all, and yet there arc no more basic needs than food, clothing and shelter.

And quality shelter, a home of one's own, remains one of the great American aspirations. Poole, Duane Edward Price, William M. Priest, Kerry Zanc Prills, Fred A Rankin, Paul Michael Rat- lenbury, Darneise Ray, Darlene R. Raymond, Karen Sue Redmond. Robin Lee Rehanek, Sang H.

Rhee, Sue Ann Richardson, Michael Thomas Rider, Steven H. Ridgely, Robert Lloyd Riggen, Johna- Ihan J. Risha, Darrell Rishel, Terri Lee Robinson, Elizabeth A. Rocheck, Bcnton E. Rodeheaver Joyce A.

Rodeheaver, Tamara Rohaley, John II. Rohlf, Floyd Allen Rosinski. Answers For Tax Problems Q. I have filed my 1975 tax return and am expecting a refund. However, 1 failed to report several itemized deductions on Schedules A which will probably increase my refund.

Can I correct this error and if so, how? A. You may correct errors you discover after filing your original relurn in one of Iwo ways. You may file an amended return on Form 1040, or file a Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Tax Return. The Form 1040X has been specifically designed to amend a previously filed return and to expedite processing.

Your amended relurn must be filed within three years from the date of your original filing, or within two years from the time the tax was paid, whichever is later. Returns filed early arc considered filed on the due date. For more in- a i see IRS Publication 528, A Guide to Preparing Form 1040, available at IRS offices. Q. During the 1975 tax year, I received unemployment compensation from my state.

Is this income taxable? A. This depends upon the type of benefits you are receiving. Unemployment benefits paid to you by your state a employment Trust Fund are not taxable. If you were a Federal or stale employe, unemploy-ment benefits paid are not taxable. However, if you are a slate employe not covered by the stale's unemployment compensalion laws, but under collective bargaining arrangements thai are comparable lo Ihose provided under the stale's un- employmenl compensation laws, payments made to you by the state are taxable.

For more detailed information, see IRS Publication 525, Taxable Income and Non-taxable Income, available at many IRS offices. Francis Warren Rosinski, Richard Rossi, Charlotte Lynn Sabick, A R. Sanders, Kathleen Marie Santilli, Gregg Edward Sargent, Kelly Lynn Sargent, Gary E. Savage, William J. Scar- danello Jennie Marie Scasserra, Sandra L.

Seeman, Wendy Darlene Seese, Deborah Ann Sellong, Jesse Earl Shaffer. Sharon Ann Shartzer, Stephen S. Sheba Cheryl A. i a Joseph Shimshock, Gerald E. Shirky, Henry Clay Show, Michael D.

Show, Charles Anthony Shuford, Vivian Ann Shultz, Joanne Marie Sies, Geralyn Silbaugh, Nancy C. Silbaugh. Richard R. Silbaugh, Nancy- Joan Sintich. Richard Allen Sisler, Gloria a i a A Sleighter, Stephanie J.

Slominsky, Donald A. Smalley, Robert Dale Smalley, William Russell Smiley, Jamie Lee Snowdpn, David F. Sofia, Shaun Elaine Spangler, Lawrence R. Spaw, David L. Speshock, Leonard A.

Springer Twila S. Sproul. Perry K. Stark, Robin i a Sharon Stewart, David Foster Stillwagon, Colleen Susano, Donald Marcus Sutton, Sharon 1. a a Swenglish, Mary Kaye Swift, Cindy A.

Swords, Joette Lynn Tantlinger, Rita Grace Tate, Deborah Kay Teets, Daniel Ray Thomas, Harry William Thomas. Raymond Thomas, Ronald C. Thomas, Deborah A. Titt- nich, Peggy Sue Tomasek, An- gela Marie Townsend, Vivian Townsend, Ramona L. Truley, Maureen Tuckish, Eric Wood Turner, John M.

Turner, John Robert Turner, Scott Albert Umbel, Anita Mary Vallango, Thomas Lynn Van Bremen. Perry Frank Vanderglas, Peggy Lou VanSwearingen, Adrienne Diane Vargo, Jane Anne Vaselenak, Leslie A. Victor, John Michael Vrabel, Linda J. Wanler, Lequita Tonitia Walters, Monzella Ve- veeta Walters, Lena Michelle Walton, Suzanne Kaye Waltz, Keith Lawrence Warchol, a a a a a Richard Kevin Cheryl A. Waggle, Tim Wardell, William Wardell, Amy Louise Watson, Donna J.

Watson, Kathy Marie Watson, Pamela A. Weakland, i a Whoolery, Rebecca Ann Wilhelm, Lynita Ann Willey, Jon Thomas Williams, Keith Williams, Mary Margaret Williams, Patty Ann Williams. Douglas Russell Wilson, Harold W. Wilson III, Sidney a i a A Wirick, Bruce D. Wolfe, Joanne Elizabeth Wolinski, Shelley Elizabeth Wood, Roberta Ann Wooddy, Earl W.

Workman, Mary Jane Elizabeth a a a a A Yocum, Darby A. Yohman, Karen Ann Young, Barbara Marlene Zack. Edward G. Zapach, Edmund A. Zehel Daniel Jeffrey Ziegler, Fredrick Foster Zeigler II, Dennis F.

Zinn, Jack Eugene Zwolcnik, Jacquelyn Sue Zwolenik. Keep Gasoline Tax Deduction AAA WASHINGTON, D.C. --The Senate Finance Committee should reconsider its decision to eliminate the first $50 of state and local gasoline taxes as a federal tax deduction and i a the American Automobile Assn. said. In a letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee which voted last week to exclude the first $50 of such taxes as a deduction -AAA's managing director of public policy, John de Lorenzi, said that loss of the deduction will cost wage-earners an estimated $1 billion annually.

"The motoring public is already the most taxed segment of our population," de Lorenzi said, "and the elimination of the deduction is clearly an unwarranted and unjustified federal tax increase." The AAA official pointed out that the elimination of the federal tax deduction would have a multiplier effect since "the increasing number of states which base state income taxes on the federal returns means that the motorist would be paying more in state income tax," in addition to the $400 million federal tax increase. "Since many states are increasing motor fuel taxes, the federal action will be even more burdensome," de Lorenzi said. "The net effect of this proposal will be to increase the motorist tax burden by from $750 million to $1 billion annually." AAA has opposed similar legislation successfully -in 1963, 1969, 1973, 1974 and 1975. Mr. de Lorenzi said that instead of eliminating the gasoline tax deduction, Congress should "reinstate auto registration and driver's license fees as legal deductions for federal income tax purposes.

"In most states," the AAA official said, "these payments greatly exceed the cost of administration and so can no longer be considered as fees. They are, in fact, a major source of state tax revenue and should be deductible items." HATFIELD BROWNIES Hatfleld Brownie Troop 3060 holds' Investiture ceremony. From the left are Jamie Stickle, Kelll McClaln, Laurie Browell, Wendy Hanlford and Denise Ryan. In back is Mary Taylor, assistant leader. '(Herald-Standard Photo).