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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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BELMONT DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
i Twilight Os Honor
The expose of flagrantcheating
■ in the U. S. Air Force Academy,
: with the subsequent resignation
• of 29 cadets, and possibly others
: impending, should shock America
• into awareness of its moral re
: trogression.
These cadets were carefully
t screened for intelligence, ability
: and character, to receive, at
: government expense, the best
; training the nation could offer in
j one of its finest institutions of
’ learning, where integrity, loyalty
t and patriotism are basic princi
jples.
• America’s survival literally
; depends upon the integrity of
'leaders produced by its institu
■ tions of education, and those of
• training in the various branches
:of its Armed Services. For,
in these leaders will be vested
' the responsibility of defending
the nation, whose freedoms they
i enjoy. We get a queasy feeling
:about trusting the nation’s future
•in the hands of men, who cannot
be trusted to take an academic
■ examination, on their honor.
But, we hasten to add that
these cadets in bringing humi
liation to themselves, their fami
lies and the Academy, have also
r brought an indictment against
our society, for its tongue-in
cheek attitude toward wide
spread disregard for the laws
•Os God and man.
Almost simultaneously with the
- breaking of the Academy scandal,
a state columnist writing es
ipeciallv^to teen-ageiSk mad&..th^
’unethical statement tnat it was
hometimes wiser to lie, in social
situations. Obviously, the writer
‘sought to impress youth readers
rwith the necessity of practicing
tactfulness and graciousness.
The deplorable fact was that it
presented lying as the easy way
iout, despite later admonitions as
•to its prudent use. Such public,
printed acceptance of lying is but
-*• trend of the times.
: Are American homes in the
smain, no longer citadels of reli
gious faith, love, integrity, and
•respect for parents, family and
rfellowman? Are parents no long
er able to embue children with
.honesty, proper regard for au
thority and respect for others,
because their teaching is only
^word-deep ?
• When the decline of morality,
^decency and truth finally begins
'undermining the high ideals and
^standards of such bulwarks of
•American Heritage, as the Air
Force Academy, we face the
-^d truth that unless we meet
■the challenge of Moral Rearma
ment, .we are indeed a nation in
•odr “Twilight of Honor”.
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Junior Achievement
Week January 24-30
Junior Achievement Week, to
:be observed during the January
■ 24-30 period, celebrates what
; has aptly and accurately been
Termed ‘‘an investment in the
: future”.
Its purpose is to give teen
agers fundamental instruction in
'the workings of the American
'economic system--and to do it
un the most practical and in
: teresting way. Under the gui
• dance of representatives of lead
ting local business concerns,
J teen-agers of both sexes organize
actual producing companies, elect
: ; officers, sell stock, buy rawma
•terials and supplies, survey mar
•kets, and get to work. The pro
ducts may be toys, TV lamps,
icoffee tables, or any number of
•other things. A standard record
system is used which includes
•the operating budget, balance
■sheet, profit and loss statement
and so on. At the end of a
'period of months, the books are
•-closed, all remaining bills are
assets are liquidated and
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
Higher Education
Has Higher Price Today
Time was when a doting father
could send Junior to the private
college of his choice attired in a
coonskin coat, driving a Stutz
Bearcat and with money in his
pocket for the best frat for less
than it costs today’s tax-burdened
pater-familias to underwrite
higher education on abare-bones
bases - with Junior dependent on
his own ingenuity and enterprise
for spending money.
Here, for those who can face
them, are the facts;
As recently as the 1950’s col
lege education (four years tuition,
fees, room and board) averaged
from $2,924 to $3,800 at 20
large, publicly-controlled uni
versities; about $4,600 at the
same number of private colleges.
Today, basic costs will range
from $4,400 to $6,000 at the
state schools, and will average
$8,588 at the private institutions.
And, in another decade, figure on
$12,480 for a state university
diploma; upwards on $20,000 for
a sheepskin from a private in
stitution!
One thing we can be sure of,
the dedicated American father
will lay the money on the line.
But where will it come from?
perhaps the expectant father
should look around and see where
it’s coming from now. The
colleges are full, aren’t they?
There are still some “rich”
men in America - even after tax
es. And the number of scholar
ships - providing various de
grees of assistance - grows
eveby year. But What father
can depend on becoming a tycoon
in time for sonny’s matriculation,
or on the chance of an adequate
scholarship? Few men are equip
ped with either the capital or the
know-how to make a killing in
Wall Street. But father need not
gamble the grocery money, mere
ly invest quietly in a mutual
fund that will watch the ticker
for him. Some 600,000 of the
more than three million such
investors, in fact, have report
ed that concern for their child
ren’s education decided their
purchase of mutual fund shares!
Poor boys have worked their
way through college, we suppose,
since higher learning was invent
ed - and some have come out
with money in the bank! But
more have fallen by the way
side - through poor marks or
failure to find remunerative part
time jobs. And fathers who
tended furnaces at good old
Siwash will do well to remember
that furnaces don’t need tending
any more - also to consider
which of the nation’s mutual funds
(which now represent one out of
every six Americans owning
equities and S3O billion of as
sets) will help most to get Junior
that degree!
reports to stockholders prepar
ed.
This is learning by doing. And
vitally important, the experience
the teen-agers gain banishes
many of the common miscon
ceptions that so often becloud
youthful economic attitudes.
The hope is that more and more
young people will be given the
opportunity to become a part of
a Junior Achievement enterprise
--and that this splendid invest
ment in the future will grow
apace.
ST. ALBANS, VT., MESSEN
GER: “The sovereign state of
Montana has abandoned the ju
venile court system whereby
young and fragile offenders are
shielded from public gaze while
their peccadillos are weighed in
judicial seclusion. Montana has
found that the public glare, as
the names of parents appear in
’ print along with their delinquents,
is salutary, if not on the male
factor, at least on the parents.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
OUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
Sunday School
JUDGMENT
AND
INVITATION
Devotional Reading: Isaiah
55:1-11.
Memory Selection: Come to
me, all who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and
learn from me; for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you will
find rest for your souls. Mat
thew 11:28-29.
Intermediate - Senior Topics:
The Great Invitation.
Y>ung People-Adult Topics;
Rejection or Acceptance.
Last week we observed Jesus
arousing great opposition among
his contemporaries. He was con
demned because he associated
with persons the religious lead
ers considered to be unclean.
He thus took occasion to point
out to his followers the neces
sity to be prepared for the per
secutions that they would inevi
tably face.
Our lesson today follows last
week’s theme as we are given
the opportunity to trace the de
velopment of the rejection or ac
ceptance of our Lord’s claim to
Messiahship. Because he was
what he professed to be, and
because so few accepted him as
such, Jesus found it necessary
to condemn the hardness ofheart
of those who had witnessed his
mighty works.
When we refuse to take Jesus
at his face value we condemn
ourselves and not him. Never
theless, Jesus never grows weary
in his kindly invitation to men
to learn of him. Though he
laments the indifference of man
kind and men’s lack of under
standing of who he is, Jesus
nevertheless calls men to come
unto him. The gracious invi
tation is extended to “all who
labour and are heavy laden.”
Jesus offers us, not a life of
ease, but a yoke. He entreats
us to become students, learning
of him that he is gentle and
lowly of heart. In the light of
such knowledge his followers find
rest for their souls and a “peace
which passeth all understand
ing.”
The invitation of Jesus is ex
tremely personal, and it requires
a personal answer on our part.
As our lesson today opens we
find our Lord filled with con
cern. Had he not sought some
illustration to exemplify his gen
eration? Had he not said that
men were “like unto children
sitting in the markets, and call
ing unto their fellows, and saying,
We have piped unto you, and ye
have not danced; we have mour
ned unto you, and ye have not
lamented”? Our Lord pointed
to John, of whom he said that
the Baptist came “neither eating,
nor drinking, and they say, He
hath a devil.” He showed them
also that ' 'the Son of man came
eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a
wlneblbber, a friend of publicans
and sinners” (11;19).
Matthew proceeds to tell us
how, with such concern filling
his soul, Jesus began to upbraid
the cities where he had done
most of his mighty works. His
miracles and acts of compassion
had not resulted in true repen
tance on the part of those who
had witnessed his power. Be
cause of their lack of contrition
Jesus issued his several “woes,”
saying, “Woe unto thee, Cho
razin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida!”
The cities which Jesus men
tions are little more than names
to us today. Chorazin may have
been the ruin Keraze northwest
of Tell Hum, or it may have
been Capernaum. As for Beth
saida, the scriptures give us no
account of any mighty works being
performed there by Jesus, save
that Mark in his Gospel records
Jesus’ healing of a blind man in
that place (Mark 8:22-26). Tyre
and Sidon were notoriously hea
then cities. Capernaum appears
to have been a city where Jesus
had met with some apparent
success (Mark 1:1-2), yet our
Lord pointed to this people who,
though prosperous, were more or
less indifferent to him and far
from penitent. He also mentions
Sodom, the great counterpart of
Gomorrah and notorious for its
wickedness and sin.
We may wonder why Jesus
singled out the cities of Chora
zin and Bethsaida and Caper
naum. These were doubtless
typical cities, though perhaps
more prosperous than some. In
fact, they were at one and the
same time prosperous and indif
ferent to Christ, and their af
fluence resulted in their indif
ference. They had been stirred
by the zealous preaching of John
the Baptist, who had denounced
their sinfulness, calling upon
the people to repent. John had
been followed by Jesus, whose
ministry announced that the king
dom of heaven was at hand.
However, their enthusiasm soon
waned, and they slipped back
into their lethargic ways. It
was their indifference and luke
warmness that Jesus would con
demn.
Twenty centuries later we
come under the same judgment
of Jesus Christ when by our
lack of zeal we reject and cast
aside the ministry of our Lord
and slip back into our former
ways.
Because of their lack of re
pentance Jesus pronounced his
judgment on Chorazin and Beth
saida. He says, “If the mighty
works, which were done in you,
had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago
In sackcloth and ashes. But I
say unto you, It shall I* more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at
the day of judgment, than for
you.”
Tyre and Sidon had not had
the privilege of hearing him, and
Jesus felt that if they had heard
him, they would have responded.
Sackcloth, originally worn as a
loincloth by slaves, was a coar
sely woven material which the
Old Testament (I Kings 20) tells
us was the mark of suppliants,
penitents, and mourners. We
find the same connotation in the
New Testament (Rev. 6). Stew
ing ashes on oneself or sitting
in a pile of ashes likewise be
came a symbol of repentance,
and was customary in Old Testa
ment times.
The day of judgment points us
to the consummation of all events
when Christ will come again to
judge the living and the dead.
At that time we shall all be
called upon to give an account
of our deeds, and Christ’s ap
proval will depend upon our con
trition and repentance.
Matthew now turns to Jesus’
prayer of thanksgiving. Having
pointed out the need for repen
tance on the part of the un
godly who had witnessed the
mighty works of Jesus, Matthew
tells us that Jesus offered his
prayer of gratitude to the Father,
who has hidden certain things
from the wise and prudent while
revealing them unto babes.
The words which in the King
James’ Version and in the Re
vised standard Version are tran
slated “I thank thee” may well
be translated “I confess to thee.”
Our Lord was confessing his
thanks to God, whom he ad
dresses as “ Lord of heaven and
earth” and who, he says, is the
God who is pleased to disclose
Himself yet also hides Himself
from the wise and understanding
man. When Jesus spoke of God’s
revelation of “these things” he
doubtless had in mind the teach
ings which he had presented or
the truths concerning the king
dom of God.
Those who are characterized
as wise and prudent, as, for
example, the scribes, are not
always those who truly under
stand the mysteries of the king
dom of God. It takes more than
knowledge for us to appreciate
what God has done for us.
It is probable that as Jesus
spoke of the “wise and prudent”
he had in mind the scribes and
Pharisees of his day. Their
knowledge of spiritual things and
their desire to follow rigidly the
letter of the law did not pre
clude their gross ignorance con
cerning the Saviour and his mes
sage. A sort of stoic philoso
phy which believed that theolo
gical education alone could make
a man spiritual was not enough.
Often it was, and is, the unlearn
ed and childlike that come closest
to a true knowledge of who Jesus
is and of what God’s plan is for
his life.
Jesus indicates that it “seem
ed good in thy (God’s) sight”
to withhold the truth from the
wise and understanding and to
give such knowledge to “babes,”
or infants in the faith. Our
Lord was saying that it was
God’s gracious will to hide from
some and reveal unto others;
in other words, intelligence alone
is no criterion of true discern
ment of the kingdom of God.
Then Jesus turned to his pray
er of thanksgiving. It was in
striking contrast to the woes
which he had pronounced upon
the indifferent. In this prayer
he shows us that he is joyous
that some men receive the gos
pel. They are the “babes” of
the faith who believe, and gladly
so. Jesus had encountered many
such folk. They were not always
the educated and learned. They
were often the common men of the
world, of whom it is said that
they “heard Jesus gladly.” They
were not the pseudo-intellec
tuals, nor were they the self
satisfied folk who prided them
selves on their knowledge. They
were, however, people who felt
a desperate need for a faith in
the sort of God whom Jesus re
vealed and proclaimed.
Jesus’ implications are plain
faced. He is warning us against
spiritual pride and self-attain
ment, yet he does not condemn
the man who grows in knowledge
and depends on God for true
power in his life.
Jesus asks us to make an in
ventory of our motives. He
entreats us to steer clear of
the sins of the scribes and Pha
risees, “the wise and prudent,”
and to become like little children
who typify the kingdom of heaven.
He pleads with us to examine
ourselves to see if we are truly
committed to God and if we are
seeking to discover God’s will
for our lives.
Jesus tells us that he has
received his insights from God
Himself. “All things,” he says,
“are delivered unto me of my
Father: and no man knoweth the
Son, but the Father; neither know
eth any man the Father, save the
Son, and he to whomsoever the
Son will reveal him.” Jesus
had been brought up in the Jewish
tradition, and this was God’s
plan for his Son. He had re
ceived his knowledge from the
Father, and no man can come to
a true and saving knowledge of
God the Father save the Christ,
or the man to whom the Christ
will reveal Him.
The chief function of Jesus
Christ is to act as the redeem
er who truly reveals the nature
of God.
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SENSORS KEEP SHAR’"
IN THE SWIM OF THINGS
FEW ANIMALS ar* better
adapted to their environment than
the shark, which has been around
for one million centuries, say
Cornell University marine ex
perts. Sharks outlasted prehis
toric dinosaurs and are virtually
unchallenged in the sea because
of their remarkable sense re
ceptors. The finny predators
have acute senses of hearing,
smell and vision which direct
them to food and alert them
to enemies.
PYORRHEA, a disease of the
gums and one of the most pre
valent maladies tn the world,
could be conquered by proper
oral hygiene and cleanliness, ac
cording to University of Michigan
researchers. Although there is
no medication that can cure the
disease, dentists can eliminate
it by careful cleaning of the
teeth and teaching the patient
proper methods of maintaining
cleanliness . . . URANIUM FOIL,
In cigarette-paper-thin sheets,
is used as a fuel for a low-power
nuclear reactor at Argonne Na
tional Laboratory. The foil is
sealed in stainless steel enve
lopes. These are alternated with
stainless steel strips, some of
which contain boron, clipped to
gether to form fuel “plates” and
fed into the reactor.
AUTOMATION has revolu
tionized the food Industry, parti
cularly meat processing. Neatly
packaged supermarket bacon, for
example, is prepared at whirl
wind speeds thanks to a micro
scopically honed circular blade
that slices up 3,500 pounds of
bacon an hour. The machine,
developed by Allbright-Nell, Chi
cago, turns out more than 1,100
slices a minute, with the thick
ness of each controlled electroni
cally . . . SENSITIVE pine trees
are being developed by the U.S.
Forest Service to help identify
toxic substances in the air. The
researchers are testing species
that change color, wither or die
in the presence of traces of
fluorine, sulfur dioxide and
ozone.
MACKINAC ISLAND, famous
resort center off the northern
tip of Michigan, has a medical
center supported by a cook book.
After raising money to build
the facilities, the islanders pub
lished a 226-page “Historical
Mackinac Island Cook Book” to
provide maintenance funds. The
book contains favorite recipes
from such notables as President
and Mrs. Johnson and the late
President and Mrs. Kennedy, as
well as old family formulae.
PHILATELISTS in West Ger
many caused the post office some
embarrassment by discovering
what appeared to be a likeness
of Adolph Hitler in a corner of
a brand-new 50-pfenning stamp.
Nonsense, said the post office
and the artist who designed the
stamp. The collectors subsided,
but still maintained that Der
Fuehrer’s forelock and tooth
brush moustache were clearly
recognizable.
“Plant Resistance
To Insects,” Is
TV Program Topic
“There are more ways than
one to skin a cat” and research
scientists have long been at work
in the field of insect control to
apply this old adage.
While insecticides are readily
associated with efforts to con
trol insects, other approaches
have been tried with some suc
cess. The highly successful
sterile-male campaign against
the screw-worm in the South
east is a good example. Chemo
sterilants have also been used.
The development of insect
resistant crop varieties has
sometimes been used. It’s on
this latter approach that a 30-
minute television program has
been planned.
It will be presented on WGTV’s
Growing South program, Channel
8, Wednesday, February 3, at
7 p.m. Guest for the program
will be Dr. K. J. Starks, a U. S.
Department of Agriculture en
tomologist at the Coastal Plain
Experiment Station, Tifton. Dr.
Starks will discuss the research
developments concerning plant
resistance to insects.
Other Growing South topics
and guests next week are as
follows:
Monday, February ^-“Re
lease and Reapportionment of
Cotton Acreage,” James Jack
son, Extension agronomist, Uni
versity of Georgia.
Tuesday, February 2--
“Transplanting Tobacco,” Ro
bert Miles, Extension agrono
mist--tobacco.
Thursday, February 4—“ Pr
eservation of the City,” Robert
P. Nicholls, professor of land
scape architecture, University
of Georgia.
Friday, February s—“ Dollars
and Sense,” Miss Nellie Boyd
and Mrs. Rita Waters, Extension
nutritionists, University of
Georgia.
Growing South is televised each
weekday evening at 7 o’clock on
WGTV, Channel 8, the University
of Georgia’s educational televis
ion station. The program is
produced by the Georgia Center
for Continuing Education in co
operation with the College of
Agriculture. Ronny Stephens is
host.
I By J. Shelby Cook, Pastor
| Loganville and Walnut Grove
. Methodist Churches.
THE GREATEST THING IN
THE WORLD (and other addres
es) by Henry Drummon, Collins
Pewaa, London and Glasgow, 156
pages.
Henry Drummond (1851-1897)
gave the outlines of the address
on “Love” in the United States
in the summer of 1887. This
devout man of science was in
tensely aware of the perfection
of writing. Adjectives especial
ly, were carefully selected and
used by Mr. Drummond. He
wrote, “a Nineteenth Century
article should be written at least
three times, once in simplicity,
once in profundity, and once to
make the profundity appear sim
plicity.”
Based on Saint Paul’s I Cor
inthians 13, this address Is one
of the most penetrating and touch
ing ever written on the subject
of “Love”. Men from antiquity
on, have asked, “What is the nob
lest object of desire, the su
preme gift to covet?” The ans
wer is discovered in Paul’s
words, “The greatest of these
is love.” Citing the words of
Peter, “Above all things have
fervent love among yourselves,”
and John, “God is love,” the
author again goes back to Paul,
“Love is the fulfilling of the
law.” to emphasize that love
is the supreme gift.
Beautifully dividing this re
markable address into three
parts, Mr. Drummond has en
titled them: “The Analysis,”
and “The Defense,” following
closely Paul ’s chapter on
“Love.”
First, there is the contrast.
All other things are inferior
when compared to love. Con
trasting love with eloquence, Paul
wrote, “If I speak with the ton
gues of men and angels, and have
not love, I am become as sound
ing brass, or a tinkling cym
bal.” There is the contrast with
prophecy, with mysteries, with
faith and with charity. Love is
even greater than sacrifice or
martyrdom. “Love is the uni
versal language.”
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Article No. 1 In Covington News Series:
I STATE AND LOCAL TAXESi
“You may deduct certain state
and local taxes on Federal in
come tax returns,” A. C. Ross,
Director of Internal Revenue for
the Atlanta District, said today.
He explained; “If you elect
to itemize your deductions, you
can deduct personal property
taxes, state income taxes, and
real estate taxes. You can also
deduct state or local general
sales taxes, and state gasoline
taxes.”
The Revenue Act of 1964 gen
erally denies the deduction as
taxes of auto license fees. Also
state and local taxes levied spe
cifically on cigarettes, tobacco,
liquor and certain miscellaneous
taxes are not deductible.
The total state sales tax which
you paid is deductible. If you
failed to keep accurate records
of purchases to which state sales
tax applied, you may deduct the
amount indicated on the Sales
Tax Table published by the In
ternal Revenue Service.
If you had state income taxes
withheld from your salary, or if
you made estimated state income
tax payments, you can deduct
the amounts for the year in which
withheld or paid.
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CHARUS CARTER
We are proud to announce that Charles
has joined our sales force as new and used
car salesman.
Charles joins us in invitinghis friends and
neighbors to drop by for a chat and cup of
coffee.
Charles has spent his life in Newton
County. His family consists of wife,
Barbara and son Charles Jr.
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Thursday, January 28, 1965
“The Analysis” Is the second
part of this memorable work,
ijove Is like light. Even as a
man of science Is able to take
a beam of light and pass It
through a crystal prism, seeing
It come out on the other side
“broken up into its component
colors—red, and blue, and yel
low, and violet, and orange, and
all the colors of the rainbow—
so Paul passes this thipg, Love,
through the magnificent prism of
his inspired intellect, and it
comes out on the other side bro
ken up into its elements.” This,
Drummond calls, “The Spectrum
of Love, the analysis of love,
which has nine ingredients;
patience, kindness, generosity,
humility, courtesy, unselfish
ness, good temper, guilelessness
and sincerity.” Then, Mr. Drum
mond comments on each of these
nine ingredients In “the Spectrum
of Love.” These are only a
few of the elements of love for
“love Itself can never be defin
ed. . .love Is an effect. . .con
template the love of Christ and
you will love. Stand before that
mirror reflecting Christ’s char
acter, and you will be changed
into the same image from ten
derness to tenderness.”
The last part of this volume
is “the Defense.” The reason
Paul singled out love as the
supreme possession is that “it
lasts.” “Love,” wrote Paul,
“never failed.” It is love that
lasts, for “the Eternal God is
Love.” We are admonished
therefore, to covet that everlast
ing gift, that one thing which is
permanent. Eternal life is in
extricably bound with love.”
The author challenges us to
read Paul’s chapter on “Love”
(I Corintians 13) once each week
for the next three months. Per
haps, even better is to read
it every day. Your life could
be changed as these words take
root in your own heart, for the
“test of religion, the final test
of religion, is not religiousness,
but Love.”
If you are a tenant-stockholder
in a cooperative housing corpora
tion you can deduct your propor
tionate share of the real estate
taxes paid by the cooperative.
A refund of state income tax,
real property tax, or other taxes
must generally be included in
your income if you deducted such
taxes on your Federal income
tax return for the year in which
you paid them.
In most cases, you cannot
deduct special assessment for
pavements or other local im
provements, including front-foot
benefits, which tend to increase
the value of your property--Nor
can you deduct Social Security
taxes paid on the wages of your
domestic help.
Mr. Ross said you may not
deduct customs duties or Federal
excise taxes on services or ar
ticles acquired for personal or
family use, such as automobiles,
jewelry, cosmetics, telephone,
or airline, rail, or bus tickets.
Document 5075 which furnishes
more detailed information on this
subject is available upon request
from the Internal Revenue Ser
vice.