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Page Two FOREST PARK REVIEW Thursday. March 15, ITour Income Tax by John T. Jarccki, Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois Exemptions The new Revenue Act of 1950 has not changed the exemption of $600.00 allowed to each taxpayer nor the additional exemption of $600.00 allowed for the taxpayer's spouse, if the spouse has no gross income, is not claimed as the dependent of another person, or does not file a separate return. Even though the spouse's income may be less than $500.00 and a separate return filed to recover the tax withheld, that spouse may not be claimed as an exemption It is usually advantageous to file jointly and report both incomes. The exemption allowed for each dependent remains $600.00, and the tests for dependency is listed below are the same as they were when you filed your return for 1949.

1. He or she received over one- half of his or her entire support from you in 1950. 2. He or she was closely related you. 3.

He or she did not have $500.00 or more gross income of his or her own in 1950. (Although the exemption allowance is $600.00, no one qualifies as a dependent who has more than $500.00 income). 4. He or she, if married, did WHAT'S THE ANSWER? not file a joint return with his or her spouse. 5.

He or she was a citizen ol the U. or a resident of the U. Canada or Mexico. Each taxpayer who has attainec the age of 65 years before the end of the year will be allowec an additional xemption of $600.00 when he files. The allowance for the additiona! old age exemption is limited in the same manner as for the ordinary exemption.

A married taxpayer can claim old age exemption for his spouse on his. separate return, if she has no gross incomi and is not claimed as a dependen of another taxpayer. A further exemption of is allowed to each taxpayer whc is blind at the close of the tax able year and files a return. A married taxpayer may also claim an additional exemption of $600.00 for a blind spouse if she does not file separately. The same rules govern the allowance of the blind exemption for a spouse as govern the allowance of the ordinary and old age exemption for a spouse.

It is to be noted that neither the old age blind exemption may be claimed for depend- enst, but may be deducted by a husband or wife only. Thus a taxpayer who is supporting a relative who is over 65 years old or blind is still entitled to one $600.00 exemption only for the dependent relative. While the ex- 1 emption for each dependent is $600.00, the test for dependency remains at and no exemption may be claimed for a dependent whose gross income for the year is $500.00 or more. You are cautioned against claiming dependents whose support you cannot substantiate by proper evidence. The mere act of writing the names and addresses of those for whom you claim dependency on the tax return does not mean such exemptions will be allowedi When the audit of your return is made, the exemptions deducted on your 1950 return for unqualified dependents will be disallowed as well as those disqualified persons claimed on prior year returns.

Interest charges will be added on all additional assessments. Assistance in preparing your income tax return will be given in Room S. Dearborn and Adams Streets Chicago (Dearborn Street Entrance) and any of the Division offices. Be sure to bring your papers and necessary information. Please do not come to 22 West Madison Street for assistance in preparing your returns Please do not forget that you must attach to your tax return the forms W-2 that you receivec from your employers for 1951 salaries or wages.

To proven the loss of these forms you should pin or staple them to your return. The next article explains thi income splitting method of compu ting your tax. Q. Why do Catholics who are carried uy a Justice of the Peace laVe to have their marriage lessed? K.D. A.

The expression, "having a carriage blessed," is very mis- eadmg. It would seem to indi- ate that a true marriage has been entered into, and now the Church bestows her blessing upon the nantal contract. Whereas, in eality, according to the legisla- ion of the Church and its teach- ng, a true marriage, has never existed. In other words, in the of God a Catholic so mar- is not married, but merely iving with the party of the legal ceremony. What a Catholic so united actually does is to have me union made valid before God.

Why does the Church have a to declare such a union sinful and not a real marriage? According to her claims tne Catholic Cnurch has jurisdiction over all the Sacraments instituted by Christ. Among these is the contract of marriage. In her code of laws under Canon part 1 the Church states: Our Lord raised to the dignity of a sacra- Tient the marriage contract itsell between baptized persons. The essence of any contract is the con- of tne parties of the contract is the consent of the parties ol the contract to the terms therein The conditions under which that consent is to be given are what are determined by Church law. i'or Catholics, therefore, the form or required conditions under which to enter the marital contract validly is that the consent be given before an authorized priest and two witnesses.

The claim of the Catholic Church to jurisdiction over all spiritual follows logically from her stand that she is the founded by Jesus Christ. A person who believes and accepts the dogmas of the Catholic obey her laws to remain a mem- Church is normally obliged to obey her laws to remain member in good standing. If, therefore, a Catholic puts himself out of the Church by not marrying according to the laws ol the Church, to become a Catholic in good standing, he must rectify the invalid marital union. This column is conducted by St. Bernardino's Church.

Send all questions to Rev. E. Schreiber, 7246 Harrison Street, Forest Park, Illinois. Match Stand-in A vexing problem for the head of the household is the filling-in of worn-out screw holes. A wooden match hammered into the offending hole will do the trick, allowing, with ease, a re-use of the same spot.

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FORE We deliver Please place your KLIMMER'S GREEN 812 DUNLOP AVENUE AT DESPLAINES FELLOW CITIZENS OF FOREST PARK HENRY C. (HANK) MEYER During these next few weeks, rather than try your patience relating to you the story of "Who is the best man for Commissioner and Why am I believe it would be both constructive and informative to give you some early historical facts concerning this town of ours we are all so mighty proud of: In the year 1831 the territory where the villages of Forest Park, Oak Park, River Forest and much of Berwyn and Cicero now stand, was known as Oak Ridge. It was virgin land with not a sign of civilization visible. Chicago itself, at this time, was just an outpost village with very few settlers. There were no roads in Oak Ridge, in fact the territory was not yet opened by the Government for settlement.

The land was swampy for the most part and wild ducks and geese abounded in the sloughs and marshes which centered around what is now Elgin Avenue and Franklin Streets. It was in this year of 1831 oh the Aux Plaines River (Desplaines River) that a saw-mill was started by an Englishman named Geo. Bickerdike. In 1935 when the land was proclaimed open for settlement Bickerdike's partner, Joseph strings purchased a quarter section of the Oak Ridge because "it was the driest land between Chicago and the Aux Plaines and not very dry at that." In about 1848 a Mr. J.

H. Quick of Harlem, N. Y. acquired enough of the Oak Ridge land to start a town which he promptly named Harlem (a name which was not changed to Forest Park jjj until 1911). .1 si III!.