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Page 2, Fort Wolters Trumpet, Friday, March 11. 1968
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tyW RED CROSS
9*i Actio*.
By Earl C. Skinner
EDITORIAL-
Idea of Grass Roots Aid
Nothing New to Military
When the late President Kennedy created the
Peace Corps by Executive Order, March 1, 1961, the
idea of providing foreign aid on the grass roots level
was new to many Americans Not so for those in the
armed forces. For many years men and women in uni-
form stationed overseas have been giving this kind
of assistance.
The military man's off-duty efforts to aid those in
other lands has had many names—People-to-People,
Civil Affairs, Community Relations—but only one pur-
pose. This purpose is simply to aid those in need where
help will be the most effective—in the home and com?
munity.
... AIDING
THOSE
IN NEED
WHERE
HELP
IS
MOST
EFFECTIVE
Today, in many places, including Vietnam, this
program has become a very real part of official policy.
But for every official project there are dozens being
carried out quietly by individuals and small groups of
service personnel. They are devoting to these projects
their own time and labors.
These programs, the official and individual, the
large and very small, are all part of the American tra-
dition of selflessness and America's struggle for a better
future, not just for ourselves, but all the peoples of the
world. (AFPS)
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SLiies *
O Applications not acted upon for Army enlisted MOS
slots in MAAG Missions and international and joint head-
quarters are now routinely discarded after one year, accord-
ing' to the Office of Personnel Operations which handles the
Army's Special Assignment Application Program. The ap-
plications were formerly considered valid until withdrawn
by the applicant or until he became ineligible for the assign-
ment. Soldiers with pending applications are being asked
to keep their personal data current.
What are some of the Red
Cross services?
— Assistance with Communi-
cations Between the Serviceman
and His Family.
Tax Rulings
Will Affect
Soldiers
WASHINGTON (ANF) —
The tax status of non-resi-
dent servicemen in states
where they are stationed
has been clarified by two
I'. S. Supreme Court deci-
sions, according to Army
JAG officials here.
The cases, from California
(Calif, v. Buzard) and Mis-
sissippi (Snapp v. Neal),
concern a host state's right
to tax a non-resident serv-
iceman's m o t o r vehicles
when he registers them with
that state. According to the
Court's ruling, non-resident
service personnel must pay
only those licensing fees
essential to the host state's
licensing and registration
laws. Revenue gaining taxes
are prohibited.
The Court's decision is
based on provisions of the
Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief
Act of 1940 which bar host
states from levying personal
property taxes on non-resi-
dent military personnel.
House Trailers
An important part of the
Court's opinion in the Mis-
sissippi case concerns the
host state's right to declare
a house trailer subject to
motor vehicle licensing and
taxation.
While declining to rule on
whether the non-resident
serviceman's house trailer
was properly classified by
the state as a motor vehicle,
the Court did hold invalid
Mississippi's imposition of
an ad valorem tax on the
trailer.
The decision makes clear
that host states are not pre-
cluded from requiring a non-
resident serviceman to regis-
ter his motor vehicles under
their laws if he has not al-
ready done so in his home
state.
Military personnel are ad-
vised to consult their local
Legal Assistance Officer
when in doubt about the reg-
istration requirements of
their host state.
# At the end of 1965, 19,000 DA personnel were author-
ized to serve in non-Army assignments with DoD, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and the other Armed Services, according to
Army tabulations. Nearly 18,000 of these jobs fell under the
Joint Chiefs because of their responsibility for manning
international and unified commands as well as various De-
fense Department agencies.
9 The officer's Assignment Preference Statement 'DA
Form 483) is being stressed by DCSPER officials as an im-
portant tool for career branch planners when selecting
CONUS assignments for officers returning from overseas.
The statement should be submitted about nine months prior
to rotation to the U. S.; assignments are normally made five
months prior to rotation. AR 614-100 and DA Pamphlet 600-3
have details.
• Another recent DCSPER reminder for officers concerns
special efficiency report reviews which may be requested by
an officer, who feels that his regular report is biased or in-
accurate. If there is substantive evidence of inaccuracies,
the officer is urged to collect that evidence and visit the
counsellors in his career branch before submitting his
reclama.
% Soldiers who receive a variable reenlistment bonus will
be paid in yearly increments over the individual's reenlist-
ment period. The annual payment policy will result in lower
income taxes for the soldier by reducing the amount of his
taxable income for any one year.
Red Cross field directors and
chapters offer communications
assistance when the serviceman
and his family are unable to
communicate with each other
direct or to obtain desired in-
formation through correspond-
ence. There are many circum-
stances that may prevent the use
of normal correspondence,lack
of time often being a factor.
Red Cross assistance may take
the form of counseling, arrang-
ing direct communication or
securing reports about the
whereabouts and welfare of fam-
ily members.
Emergency messages are giv-
en priority handling. Such mes-
sages may involve notice of
birth, death, serious illness,
critical family problems and
similar urgent situations. The
field director personally deliv-
ers or participates in the de-
livery of all Red Cross mes-
sages he receives from the
chapters, particularly death
messages. Presence of the field
director makes possible pro-
viding any additional Red Cross
service that may be needed.
When messages cannot lx? trans-
mitted to Red Cross personnel,
for example, when they are sent
to ships at sea or to stations
where Red Cross staff mem-
bers are not assigned, they
are sent direct to commanding
officers.
When hospitalized or when ill-
ness or injury makes letter
writing impossible, servicemen
may have Red Cross assistance
in writing letters to their fam-
ilies. If the illness or injury
is critical, the Red Cross may
be asked to send reports to fam-
ilies as needed. These reports
are supplemental to the periodic
reports from medical authorit-
ies.
Next week I would like to dis-
cuss some of these Red Cross
reports with you.
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JAG TAX TIPS
This is the last in a aeries of AXF articles prepared
bij First Lt. Paul M. Little, Chief, Personal Tax I'ranclt,
Legal Assistance Division, Office of the Judge A(lroc-it<
General.
A loss incurred in the sale of a personal residence is
rrt deductible, but the profit from such a sale is a capital
gain.
Section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code allows a
taxpayer to defer recognition of gain on the sale of his
principal residence where the proceeds are reinvested in
a new principal residence within a year before or after
the date of sale of the old residence. Unusual types of
residences, such as house trailers, are included within the
definition of principal residence.
Although the period of purchasing a new home is one
year, where construction of a new residence is begun prior
to the expiration of one year after the date of sale of the
old residence, an additional six months' qualification
period is allowed. The running of these limitation periods
is suspended while the taxpayer serves in the Armed
Forces, up to a maximum period of four years from the
date of sale of the old residence. This special suspension
rule applies to sales made before or after the taxpayer
enters the service.
Under Section 1034, gain is recognized on the sale only
to the extent that the adjusted sales price of the old
residence exceeds the cost of the new residence. The ad-
justed sales price, essentially, is the selling price minus
any brokers' commissions or other selling expenses, and
minus any expenses of "fixing-up" the residence prepara-
tory to sale. The adjusted lales price includes the amount
of any indebtedness to which the old residence is subject,
whether or not the debt is personally assumed by the
buyer. Likewise, the cost of the new residence includes
the amount of any indebtedness to which the new resi-
dence is subject, whether or not the taxpayer assumes
the debt.
Application of Section 1034 to gains which qualify for
deferred recognition is mandatory; the taxpayer has no
option or election. Hence, service personnel who are plan-
ning to sell their residences should consult their local
Legal Assistance Officer for advice on the tax aspects of
the transaction. (ANF)
Famous
Herculon Carpet
BjfC
FURNITURE COMPANY
Largest Sleep Shop
in Palo Pinto County"
Sam and Louise
Whatley
Piggly Wiggly Bldg
207 S. E. 1st Avenue
HONORED BY CHAMBER—Iranian officers, from left, Lts.Jamshid
Motamedi, Bahman Khaghan Abbassi and MohammadHossein Jalali were
made honorary members of the Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce
during the chamber's board meeting Monday evening. The three officers
are members of U. S. Army Primary Helicopter School Officer Rotary
Wing Aviator Class 66-16.
EORT WORTH REPRESENTATIVES—John W. Oswalt, second from left,
president of the Fort Worth Chapter of the Association of the U. S. Army,
and other chapter members arrive at Fort Wolters to attend the March
5 joint Wolters and Fort Worth AUSA Chapters meeting and social.
/
§
TOUR BEGINS—Members of the Fort Worth Chapter of the Association
of the XT. S. Army dismount their bus to tour maintenance facilities at Fort
Wolters' main heliport during the March 5 joint Wolters and Fort Worth
AUSA Chapters field trip to Wolters.
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The Wolters Trumpet (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, March 11, 1966, newspaper, March 11, 1966; Mineral Wells, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth417085/m1/2/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.