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Speaker 1 (0:23)
I We are gathered here on this Veterans Day, November The 11th, 1981 to dedicate the emblems of our greater and lesser allegiance, paying tribute to those who have fallen and lie in graves marked and unmarked on our soil and on farm shores, in defense of liberty and to foot of our allies and in mutual upholding of common beliefs, we salute and honor all loyal citizens and numbers of our Armed Forces past and present, thankful that they have raised our great nations as an ensign and beacon light of freedom to all other nations and peoples of the earth, I believe that it is particularly fitting that these flags will become a part of the daily life of Farmville Public Library institutions such as ours, reflecting as they do, the freedom to be and to think and the will of our people to know our basic to a democratic society, the library board or Farmville Public Library recognizing this fact As it sat in session in the fall of 1980 saw the wisdom of such an installation and ordained and requested that it be served. We would like to welcome our many honored and distinguished guests here today, our veterans, represented by Mrs. Lucille Quinn, the count of Farmville, represented by Mr. Robert Morgan, chief Ronald Cooper of the Farmville police department, and the background of the US Marine Corps, representatives of the Benjamin may chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, representative of the children of the American Revolution. Mr. Grady Daly, representing the Woodmen of the world. Our speaker, Captain Dunn D Lilith Jr, the Cub Scouts and their leader, Mrs. Marion Stowe and Marion today is also representing us as Vice Chairperson of the library board. In the absence, unavoidable absence, of chairperson Anne Walter, I'd like to make a special welcome to a noted authority on local history and quite a genealogist, Mr. Beeper devastate. The Honor Guard and flag escort is composed of numbers of the children of the American Revolution and numbers of Boy Scouts of America. Troop number 25 I welcome you all today as fellow citizens of the town of Farmville. Thank you.

Speaker 2 (4:35)
In thinking of this special occasion, I shall just quote one line, perhaps some of you, and I imagine all of you, called the first line of a poem that says, hacks off the flag of passing by. I will not quote it all. The flag is a symbol of our freedom and our faith. It stands for dignity on. America and protection of all who love liberty and equality and who claim discharge, sheltery protection. It has always given the flag of the United States of America. It speaks without voice of the heritage of America. It seeks, with all authority on land and sea, that our country is the supreme power. One of the objectives of our national society. Daughters of American Revolution is patriotism. Therefore, members of an age division in a Chapter take pride in having a part and giving this flag and being at this celebration. Farmville Public Library, the flag of the United States has seven red and six white stripes that represent the first 13 states, a field of blue with 50 stars represents the union of the 50 states. One star has been added for each state admitted to the Union,

Speaker 2 (6:18)
even before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the flag was being claimed the father of our country. George Washington spoke of the beauty and the integrity of our flag with these words. Quote, we take the stars and the blue from heaven the red from our mother country, England, separating it by white stripes, thus showing we have separated from her. The White Stripes shall go down in posterity, representing liberty. The flag was adopted in Congress on June 14, 1977 and all changes since the adoption of that was done has been made by acts of Congress. Let us be faithful in thought, deed and word, to the flag and to the country for which it stands. May we dedicate anew ourselves to the acceptance of a personal tradition and a responsibility that America is a nation under God, and we want it to continue to be just that. And may we have a renewal of faith, hope and love, seeking peace for all mankind. May we bow peace and quiet

Speaker 2 (7:56)
our Father, may we lift our hearts in prayer. We lift our voices in praise to thee for life. We praise Thee for the greatness of our nation, for our liberty and its symbol as stars and stripes, father of mankind. May we never forget it by divine providence, Thy love and mercy that we are privileged to have a life of freedom which enables us to come before thee to offer our thanks for thy many graces bestowed upon us individually and as a nation. Hear, O Lord, our supplication that thou continue to envelope our hearts, that our actions may have identified thy commandments to keep faith, hope and love within our hearts that others may know thy greatness in thy name we pray on thee you.

Speaker 3 (9:05)
I want to say good afternoon to all the fine friends of our Farmville Public Library and to the veterans here on Veterans Day, I am proud to be able to represent the daughters of the Merrill revolution and the dedication of the flags to this beautiful building that was made helpful by the generosity of Miss Elizabeth Davis, want to thank Mr. Barker and all those who helped get this name together. And I would like to present our chapter flag chairman, Mrs. Herman Baker, better known as Edna Earl, Ms Baker.

Speaker 4 (9:39)
Well, I know clearly had a long speech, but beyond said, just say a few words. It's a privilege and a pleasure to be here this afternoon, but. Particularly because of the historical aspect of the occasion. If Benjamin may chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution, presented the first flag and the first stand to the former public letter at the dictatorial service on May 11, 1954.

Speaker 1 (10:18)
we wish to accept the gratitude, the receipts of a North Carolina flag for the library of an anonymous donor, and We commend this anonymous version for their generosity and selfishness. Over half the world. In the world, we are certainly happy to present these flags. On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Farmville Tumut library, I am proud and overjoyed to accept today these gifts from the Benjamin May, Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the children of the American Revolution, the Woodman of the World Organization and an anonymous donor, I would like to, at this Time, extend greetings from Mayor Mercer, who could not be here due personal illness, and also to give greetings From the town board of commissioners for foreign bill.

Speaker 5 (12:26)
The woodman of the world was started back in 1890 and we are a fraternity. And one of the things that we tried to do, of course, is but a society. One of the ways we do this, present flags. Last year, we presented 19,200 flags throughout the United States without a law. Help with these here today, sure, bozo, where our goal for 1984 which we just set, by the way, is it get to be so we present 25,000 a year to work while concerns such as public libraries, courts and other tax exempt type organizations, and we are certainly happy to delegate each flag to Whatever use and to the duty of the surrenderance.

Chief Ronald Cooper (13:29)
my friends and fellow citizens like my cousin, Ed and Earl, I have a great long speech, which I think I'll probably cut down to no more than how and ahead. As John pointed out, there could hardly be a more appropriate way to observe Veterans Day than or to dedicate flags in a library. The library certainly is, is an absolute requirement for free people, though, you folks won't believe it now, and I didn't believe it when I was your age. If you can't read, you don't have the chance to stay free very long, but you don't know what's going on for those others who have learned the value of reading, we know the value of this institution and free libraries like it all over this country and in every free nation in the world, is there are no free libraries extensive enough to be called useful to a free man. You know, in the land dominated by tyrants, the flag is certainly a wonderful symbol, and I will speak to that soon in this country, what we call Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day, and everybody to my left knows why, and I doubt if very many to my right know why. In 1918 At 11 o'clock in the morning on the 11th day of the 11th month, which is November, which is today, in a railroad coach in France, the German High Command came to meet with the British and French and Americans, and they signed an armistice. An armistice means that they agreed to what amounted to the surrender, and that was a day when they were in their uniforms, their winners and their losers, and they signed armistice, which means peace. Now on best day to this, the 11th of November has been a day of remembrance, and that's what they call it in Great Britain, and that's what they call it in Canada, Remembrance Day. And it's on the calendar there, just like it is here. The 11th Hour of the 11th day of the 11th month was when they signed what was then the armistice ending the greatest war was man had ever known. It was the most awful war conceivable, and we did not have another war, as you know, until the Second World War, 1941, now your uniforms are very significant, and I've worn my uniform because I am proud of it, and I know that you're proud of yours. Once, I was a lieutenant junior, grade, in fact, and that was a very low rank, and I got on the train to come home with Mother's Day, I was coming back to see my mother, and I put on my uniform. I said my mother wanted me to wear my uniform, and she'll be so glad to see me. And I started on that train. I sat down, and the train was a night train, and it got dark, and about 12 o'clock, Midnight before it got to Wilson, I felt somebody pulling on my arm, and my uniform was just like this uniform, except it only had one stripe a hair, and I didn't have any lookers. And this lady pulled on my arm, and I looked up and there was an elderly lady, and she says, Mr. Conductor, and you got me find my seat. Well, a little humility some kind of time doesn't hurt anybody, and that humbled me. And my Marine friends do it all the time. They call us boat conductors to carry them wherever it is they want to go, and we have to live with that too. But a uniform was a signal. Rocket is assembled. It tells everybody what you are a member of, and you wear your uniform of pride, and people see it and keep it clean, keep neat, and they will see you as a person. Do that pride and in his ornamentation. Now, these flags are ours. You all may know that North Carolina was given its independence by King George before there ever was the United States. So our state is older than our nation. We honor them both. And as has been pointed out, the 50 stars show what we got now. We got 50 states, and the 13 stripes show what we had when we started. We started with 13 states, and we had been loyal to our nation symbolized Guile flag. Now, what is it that we have as veterans? What is it that we have fought for in various wars? We have always fought for freedom. The First World War had a definite beginning and a definite ending. Second World War for us had a definite beginning, Pearl Harbor and a definite ending, September the second, 1945 aboard the Missouri a battleship. You knew when it started. You knew when it ended. Little more difficult for veterans of the Korean War and for the war I was in the Vietnam War, it didn't have as clean cut a start, and it didn't have as clean cut an end. But nevertheless, we knew who the enemy was. I will show you how you know who the enemy was by their flags. In the Second World War, one particularly difficult to recognize. The Germans, they wore different uniforms, and they flew a flag that looked like that.This is one of their flags. This flag was captured by a man before, and he brought it back. Those people honored it, but we didn't. In the wool I was in another fallible man captured this flag, and he gave it to me. This is a flag that was flown by the Viet Cong and I suppose they honored it, but we did. Our flag we find to be honored, and it had been since the inception of our nation, since 1777 when it was ordained to be our flag. Now in France, as I told you, war, First World War ended in France is a place called Flanders, and in Flanders, a lot of Americans are buried. A lot of Englishmen are buried, and a lot of Frenchmen are buried. Who died in that war. They were the veterans that didn't come back. And every year they are sowed by the American auxiliary, American Legion, auxiliary, Little Red flowers. You see them in front of the post office. And I had thought I would get one this morning, but I think it must have been sold at election. Bert a little red poppy. Was a little red flower that grows in that parade yard. And there was a coin that was made that says, written by a poet who later was killed, and in fact, buried there, and he said, If ye break fate with us who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies rose and Flanders Fields now that say that we have died for your freedom and for this country, and if we have died, we expect you to do the best you can to keep the freedom that we had died to protect. And that's an easy thing to say, but it's a hard thing to live up to. And we've got a lot of problems facing our country, and only through the keeping of the faith, as you, as you all know it to be, and have practiced it for years, and as you are learning to be and are being taught as scouts and as children of the American Revolution, can this thing be done as a as a son, I am proud to have been a Veteran. I'm proud to be a veteran as a father, I hope there will be no need for any more better. [inaudible]

Speaker 1 (23:13)
may we all rise and Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States in America, I pledge allegiance in my estate station and [inaudible] nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. In viewing the North Carolina flag, you will note two dates. The first date in 1775 is the probable dates at the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, and the second date in 1776 in memorializes the molding of the Halifax revolves, and hence the statements that North Carolina was among the first in freedom. These were early efforts and movements toward the American Revolution against a mother, consecrate Britain. Now, if you would rise again, I would like to offer a symbolic coach to the state of North Carolina. Please join me if you know it. Here's to the land of the long leaf pine, the summer land for the sun. Doth shine for the weak growth, strong and strong, but great. Here's the down home, the Old North state. May we observe at this time a moment of silence for the fallen heroes of Our nation.
let us pray, Lord God and hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget, lest we forget, amen. We thank our donors most kindly, and we thank all of you for being here today and invite you to view the exhibit of United States and North Carolina history books on the shelves in the main reading area, thank you.

Speaker 7 (26:35)
cost of required tools, supplies or uniforms used in your job and so on. Read these instructions carefully so you will not miss taking a deduction for an expense that would be allowed. Then total lines 30 and 31 on line 32 and enter the total on line 38 of the summary, stop the tape and complete this section, all itemized deductions summarized on lines 33 through 38 of Schedule A should now be totaled on line 39 enter your zero bracket amount on line 40. Subtract the amount on line 40 from the amount on line 39 and enter the difference your excess itemized deductions on line 41 and also on line 33 of form 1040 stop the tape. Now we are ready to pick up the instructions for Form 1040 again. Subtract line 33 from line 32 and show the difference on line 34 stop the tape and complete line 34 your tax goes on line 35 read the information between line 34 and line 35 if you cannot use the tax tables to figure your tax, check the schedule T C box on line 35 read the instructions on page 12 of the 1040 instruction book and on schedule T C and use Schedule TC to figure your tax. Enter the amount from line four of schedule TC on line 35 if you can use the tax tables to figure your tax, check the tax tables box on line 35 and find your tax in the tables in the 1040 instruction book, be sure to use the correct tax table for your filing status, use tax. Table A, if you checked box one, use tax. Table B, if you check box two or five, use tax. Table C, if you checked box three, use tax. Table D, if you check box four, read down the income columns until you find your income, as shown on line 34 read across to the column headed by the total number of exemptions you claimed on line seven, the amount shown at the point where the two lines meet is your tax, enter this amount on line 35 remember the deduction for exemptions and the zero bracket amount are included in the tax tables. You do not figure these items separately. Stop the tape while you figure your tax and enter it on line 35 additional taxes are shown on line 36 these are added to the tax on line 35 and the total is shown on line 37 read the instructions for line 36 on page 12 of the 1040 instruction book. If any apply to you, tick the proper boxes on line 36 fill out any needed forms and enter the total on line 36 if you have no additional taxes, enter the amount from line 35 on line 37 stop the tape while you complete lines 36 and 37

Speaker 7 (30:25)
The next step is to list any credits you might claim on lines 38 through 46 turn to the section on credits on page 13 of the 1040 instruction book and read The instructions for each line. If any credit fits your situation, claim the credit on a correct line. If more information is needed, refer to the schedule or form called for in the instruction book for more detail, then total all credits on line 46 stop the tape. If you have any credits to claim next, subtract line 46 from line 37 and enter the balance, but not less than zero on line 47 you may have other taxes to add. These are shown on lines 48 through 53 read lines 48 through 53 and if necessary, read the other taxes section on page 13 of the 1040 instruction book. For more information, if any of these taxes apply to you, complete the schedules or forms called for and then show the amount of tax on the appropriate lines. Then add lines 47 through 53 and show your total tax liability on line 54 stop the tape and complete this section. Line 53 shows advanced earned income credit payments received in 1979 if you expect to qualify for the earned income credit in 1980 and want to receive advance payments, file Form, w5 with your employer. Line, 55 through 61 are for payments first on line 55 show the total amount of federal income tax withheld from your pay, as shown on the w2 form you received from your employer. If you had more than one w2 total all federal income tax withheld, if this is a joint return, show the total federal income tax withheld on the w2 forms of both you and your spouse, stop the tape and enter the total federal income tax withheld on line 55 line 56 is where you show the amount, if any, that you sent To the Internal Revenue Service for estimated tax payments, including any amount allowed as a credit on last year's return. Generally, you would have only needed to send payments if you had income that was not subject to withholding tax. If you are a taxpayer who paid your tax quarterly by estimated payments, you have a record of the amounts you paid. The total of these payments is shown on line 56 stop the tape if you must show estimated tax payments. Line 57 is for the earned income credit. If the amount shown on line 31 is less than $10,000 you may qualify for this credit. Read the instructions on page two of the 1040 instructions book, and if you qualify, complete the worksheet on page two, you will use the earned income credit table on page 45 of the 1040 instruction book to find the amount of your earned income credit. Stop the tape and complete line 57 if the earned income credit applies to you, to determine if you have credits to claim on lines 58 through 61 read the instructions for these lines on page 14 of the 1040 instruction book, if you worked for more than one employer in 1978 pay particular attention to the instructions for line 59 if you had two or more employers and they both withheld Social Security Tax too much may have been withheld. You pay Social Security tax on wages up to $22,900 in 1979 so if the total Social Security tax you paid was more than $1,403.77 you may claim the amount you paid. Aid that is more than $1,403.77 as a credit on line 59 if you had only one employer who withheld too much Social Security tax, do not include it. Here ask that employer to refund the excess. Also, if this is a joint return, you have to figure separately for you and your spouse. Do not combine social security totals for this credit. By reading the information in the 1040, instruction book, you will know if you may claim any of these payments and can complete the appropriate lines and attach the necessary forms stop the tape and complete lines 58 through 61 now add together the amounts on lines 55 through 61 and enter the total on line 62 compare lines 54 and 62 if line 62 is more than line 54 you have overpaid your tax. Show the amount overpaid on line 63 this overpayment may be refunded to you or may be credited on your 1980 estimated tax, if you must make estimated tax payments, show the part of the overpayment you want refunded to you on line 64 and the part, if any, you want credited to your 1980 estimated tax on line 65 if line 54 is more than line 62 show the difference on line 66 this is the amount of tax you still owe. Stop the tape and complete lines 62 through 66 now the most important thing sign and date the return. When you sign the return, you declare that the information is true and correct to the best of your knowledge, if this is a joint return, your spouse must also sign attach the w2 forms and a check or money order if you owe additional tax to the front of the form, 1040, and attach any appropriate schedules and forms you've completed to the back of the return. Be sure to put your social security number on the check, or money order, mail it to the Internal Revenue Service Center for the place where you live. Use the addressed envelope that came with your tax package, or find the address for your state in the list on page five of the 1040 instruction book. If you find after going through the tape and reading the instruction book. You have any questions still not answered, you can call the Internal Revenue Service toll free from anywhere in your state for assistance and information. The 1040 instruction book lists the telephone number, remember, the instructions on this tape are to be used for completing your 1979 return only. Oh, yes, there is one more thing. Since you have finished with these instructions, please push the fast forward button until the tape stops, then the tape will be ready to go for the next person.