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mm t THE CAROLINA riMEa Sat, March 31, 1978 Choose Tax Help Carefully IRS Advisers Payers GREENSBORO - Taxpay t who seek the assistance of If mil 111 income tax re 1M MM should choose 9$kJ lfji' -WWff nputable .0Umm will provide ho -4PliNhriKht assistance, Robert Lefiaube, IRS Acting Director for North Carolina advised taxpayers today Even if someone prepares the return, the taxpayer is still responsible for the accuracy of the information entered on the return and the full Pay ment of any additional tax, penalities, or interest charges, JLeBaube said. Most tax return preparers are competent and honest, but taxpayers should, be on thdr guard against unscrupulous pre parers, emphasized LeBaube. Here are some Never sign blank return; Do not aton a tax return prepared in pencil because it can be changed later; Do not allow your refund check to be mailed to the pre parer; Avoid the advisor who "gua rantees" refunds, wants a per centage of the refund, or sup posedly knows all the angles; and Avoid the preparer who advises a taxpayer to overstate deductions, claim ficticious de pendents or omit income, he aid. , ,.. A reputable , tax ; preparer will sign the tax return he pre pares on the line provided and enter his tax identifying num ber. In fact the tax payer should insist on ths, eBaube said. And the taxpayer, should record the preparer's name and address for future reference. i n ... iii.i- , COSTLY PEST Weeds are one of the most expensive pests farmers must contend with. One j estimate indicates that weeds cost farmers around $3.5 bil lion a year. In North Carolina, the crops that require large expend itures for weed control include cotton, peanuts, corn and soybeans. Two of the most expensive individual weeds are morning glory and cocklebur. Nature Winning At Niagara NIAGARA FALLS - Nature seems to have won out over technology in preliminary studies over what to do about erosion at the American Falls at Niagara. the International Joint Com mission, a Canadian-Americar board entrusted with policy decisions on the international future of the Great Lakes and all border waterways, five years ago established a sub group called the American Falls International Board to make a complete study of the American Falls Many feared continued rockfalls and ero sion by the powerful waters would reduce the famous tour ist attraction to a mere cas cade in coming decades. The AFIB, however, in a re port just released on the aes thetic aspects of the mighty waterfall, cautions against any tampering with the cliff face of the cataract. The process of continuing rockfalls is "part of the spec tacle" of the natural wonder and should be permitted to continue, read the report. The board did feel removal of the talus tons and tons of jagged, piled-up rock at the base of the American Falls would return a dramatic steep and vertical plunge of water and prevent the watefrall from deteriorating over the years into a less-impressive sight. The report said "there would 1 be some point in starting the new era of rockfalls on an empty canvas, letting the pic ture take shape entirely as nature will direct." . Basically, the interim report advised nature should take her own course at the Falls. To preserve and enhance the beauty Of the Falls the writ tea. pttirpose of the study "does not mean .that -they should bifrozeh dead" lii their present appearance," said the AFIB. The U.S. Army Corps of En gineers had made exhaustive studies of the cataract, includ ing a much-publicized dewa tering in 1969, and suggested subsequently that the rock mass across the crest and , ''3 -' mmS li tilt ' SmwM M ' .- jJ&SKstiwBm BSr . - u.;,- Jaw mms (Photo courtesy Ontario Hydro.) WATER ON THE ROCKS This scale model of Niagara Falls is being used to study the problem 'of clearing the talus rock from the base of the American Falls. Colonel Ray S. Hansen and B. E. Russell, toint chairmen of the working committee of the American Falls International Board discuss the work of Mother Nature and how Canada and the TJ.S. can improve Niagara Falls as a great natural spectacle. flanks of the Falls should be engineering and concrete shor ing techniques. stabilized by modern feats of The AFIB disagrees. "Can a work of human artifice ever claim to be more beautiful than the accidents of nature? asks the report. From the Niagara escarp ment at Queenston and Lewis ton near Lake Ontario to the present position of the Falls is a distance of seven miles. The mighty Niagara River has slowly carved the 320-feet deep Niagara Gorge through a per iod of but 12,000 years, with the Falls receding at an aver age rate of about three feet a year. The recession has reached a point where the river is now taking a right angle turn and in doing so is divided into two channels and two Falls, on either side of Goat Island. The report predicts the main stream which plunges 171 feet over the Horseshoe Falls and 182 feet over the American Falls will continue to carve out the great gorge until it reaches upstream of Goat Is land and becomes a single wa terfall extending across the whole width of the river. That probably won't happen for another 2,000 years, says the report. The American Falls reces sion, because it has only one tenth the amount of water roaring over it, is considerably slower than that of the Horse shoe Falls. The most desirable policy, the AFIB held, would be re moval of virtually all the talus at the base to obtain the most thrilling majestic scale of the waterfall and at the same time to do nothing to hinder the continuing process of geologi cal evolution through rock falls. The talus would probably not have to be removed again for another five centuries, said the report. The AFIB is scheduled to make a final report to Con gress and to Parliament in January of 1974, at which time it will make its final recom mendations. In the meantime, score the first round for Mother Nature. Greet Spring With A ' Highland Fling'' Was ever a race so maligned as the Scots? They've been called dour, humorless, parsi monious, and perhaps worst of all poor cooks! Well, it's time to set the record straight. The fact is that the Scots, a people commended for ". . . kindly, genial humor, which half loves what it laughs at . . .", have been chuckling up their sleeves for quite a while at such caricatures. If you've ever had the pleasure of at tending a Scottish party, you know how the Scots really get it together with the good sim ple food, superb baking, and fine highland malt whisky that truly represent their gus tatory tradition. You can add the flavor of warm Scottish hospitality to your own spring entertaining with a "highland fling". . . a dinner party featuring fine Scottish dishes and spirits. Make the aperitif an unblended Scotch such as Glenfiddich MXPo malt whisky, so much richer in flavor than the fam iliar blended Scotch whiskies usually served. This is the original Scotch whisky, still favored in the Highlands where it's made. Serve roast lamb as the mam dish and add a delightful tang with a baste of the same unblended malt whisky. No Scottish repast would be com plete without Scones, the leathery biscuits so beloved in every Highland home. Be sure to say the name right it rhymes with "gone", not bone." Nothing but a Glenfiddich Trifle would do for dessert . . . ladyfingers and macaroons sprinkled with the whisky and topped with jam, custard sauce and whipped cream. The whis ky tempers the sweetness of the dessert and adds a haunt Ingly subtle taste. Don't forget the Shortbread, an utterly de lectable Scottish cookie made with just butter, flour and ' sugar. And for a delightfully surprising after dinner sip, serve the same deep-toned un blended Glenfiddich whisky in ,tpiBtfter. If all this largesse surprises you, note that it harks back to an old tradition. According to the "Annals of Edinburgh", in 1561 ". . . people went .to so great an excess in eating, drinking and banqueting . , . .vSt K required the interfer ence of m art of the legislature to repress on these occasions, so extraordinary a consump 'Wm. not only of articles of produce, but also of confectoures. and : brought from tor- m eaawrlai . . ." Who says no MelMsh was ever lavish! Dumb-Dumb 's The Name Cat Thwarts Burglar-Wins Hero Award Tempting Glenfiddich Trifle, with a dollop of the unblended Scotch in a snifter, show how the Scots themselves cap a delic ious dinner. Sprays of heather add to the true Scottish ambiance. SCOTCH ROAST LAMB 1 leg of lamb, 5-6 lbs. A cup 2 tablespoons y2 teaspoon salt Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky 's teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons orange 'A teaspoon marjoram marmalade ig teaspoon garlic powder Trim excess fat on outside of lamb. Sprinkle with mixture of salt, pepper, marjoram and garlic powder. Set lamb on rack In roasting pan and place In preheated 350 F. oven. Use the 54 cup Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky to baste the lamb occasionally as It roasts. Roast about 25 minutes per lb. for medium-rare (165 F. on meat thermometer) or about 30 minutes per lb. for well-done (175 F. on meat thermometer). One half-hour before meat Is done, combine 2 tablespoons Glenfiddich with marmalade and spread over roast to glaze. 6-8 servings. SCONES 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoon salt 'A cup butter 2-12 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg, slightly beaten A teaspoon baking soda cup buttermilk Combine dry Ingredients. Cut In butter until mixture is crum bly. Stir in egg and buttermilk; mix Just until combined. Divide dough in half, pat each Into a round about y2 Inch thick. Cut each into 6 wedges and place on buttered baking sheet. Bake In preheated 400" F. oven about 10 minutes, until golden brown. GLENFIDDICH TRIFLE 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 13 cup sugar Pinch of salt 2 cups hot, scalded milk 2 teaspoon vanilla 12 ladyfrngera, split in half 6 macaroons, coarsely crumbled S4 cup Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky y2 cup strawberry preserves Y2 cup heavy cream, whipped and sweetened, fresh strawberries, washed and hulled Beat eggs and egg yolks with sugar and salt in top of double boiler. Gradually beat In scalded milk. Set pan over simmering water; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats spoon. Stir In vanilla, remove from heat; cool. Arrange spilt lady fingers along sides and in bottom of glass serving bowl. Add crumbled macaroons and spoon Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky over all. Top with preserves and cover with cooled cus tard. Chill until serving time. Spread whipped cream on top and garnish with strawberries. 8 servings. SHORTBREAD 1 cup butter 2 cups sifted flour y2 cup confectioners' sugar Cream butter until softened. Gradually beat In sugar until light and fluffy. Mix flour in well. Cover dough and chill about 2 hours, Divide dough in half. Peat each half Into a round about y4 inch thick on a lightly buttered cookie sheet. With the back of a knife, mark each round into 16 wedges. Prick all over with a fork. Bake in preheated 325" F. oven about 25 minutes, until pale gold. Let cool slightly on baking sheet and then cut into wedges where marked. j SOUTH WICHITA, KANSAS. Somewhere in Kansas there is an embarrassed burglar who was thwarted by Dumb-Dumb, a 5-year-old half-Siamese watchcat living with the Russell Carter family of South Wichita. For her ex ceptional bravery, Dumb-Dumb has just been named Hero Cat for 1972 by the Friskies Cat Council. A normally gentle feline, Dumb-Dumb leaped to the attack when a would-be burglar threatened her mistress and home. Mrs. Car ter was busy in the kitchen unaware of the impending danger. Startled by the crash and clamor in the garage', she hurried to investi gate. She saw Dumb-Dumb whirl to the back of the intruder, clawing and biting at his head and shoulders. Mrs. Carter watched, as tounded, as the burglar bolted out the back door unable to shake off the furious cat The Carter's 10-year-old Chihuahua, Che Che, watched Dumb-Dumb's performance without apparent interest or appreciation. For her heroic deed, Dumb-Dumb received a $100 U. S. Savings Bond from Felicia Ames of the Friskies Cat Council, a year's supply of cat food, an engraved silver feeding bowl and her very own Beware of Dumb-Dumb" sign. Dumb-Dumb is the sixth winner of the national Hero Cat Award. Nominations for the 1973 award may be submitted to the Council at 5045 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90036. Distaff Deeds Simple Purchase Can Be Difficult for Some JANICE By CHRISTENSEN Getting enough money to buy seeds to plant a vegetable garden is almost impossible when you are an elderly widow, who has seven grand children and a disabled pon living with you. The only income this Edgecombe County fam ily will have until the summer crops can be worked is a check on the disabled son, reports Evelyn Wilson, home economics extension agent. An aide in the county' s Expanded Nutrition Ed ucation Program worked with the homemaker to try to find a way to solve part of the money problem. The homemaker agreed to pickup and save every carbonated bev erage bottle she found. Later on she sold the bottles to a local mer chant and had enough money to buy some garden seeds. " I plan to do this again so I can buy more seeds," the lady told the aide, "but the money I have now will give me a big start." CRAFT HOBBY Craft hobbies are an inspiration to many Rockingham County homemakers including Mrs. Isabella Pinnix, Reidsville, Rt. 5. Mrs. Pinnix, a mem ber of the Grooms Exten sion Homemakers Club, has made and sold more than $150 worth of decoupage and bead craft items since the beginning of the year. Since she works out side the home part-time, Mrs. Pinnix doesn't have a lot 6f time to devote to her hobbies, adds Mrs. Zadie Jackson, home economics extension agent. But she is looking forward to the day when she can devote all of her time to crafts. LAMP REPAIR Got some ' non functional lamps at home? Rework them and bring more light into your home, advise members of the Meadow Creek Extension Homemakers Club, Alamance County. During a' recent work-, shop the women made repairs, ranging from replaced cords and new plugs to new bulb sockets and lamp shades, says Amelia Watts, associate home economics exten sion agent. KN0W your y hk BANKER lpl When you live in a community, there are cer tain professional people you should learn to know rather well . . . including your banker. The better you know your banker . . . the bet ter he knows you . . . the better your various financial needs will be fulfilled. . Come in and talk with us. We want to know you better. 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THE FIZZLE FAMILY BvH-T.Hma 'use Plenty ofthrt) novi sou crn make) HT ym riT 'T ju5t- TENDBRIZIHS SRUCE!y DELWSBIES WTTM THE) JV J the Sf TENDERIZED RZZLBy---' r IX fTl, JM THE FIZZLE FAMILY ByHT.l VOU SHOULD VISIT OUR DOCTOR FOR, A CHECK-UP!, f vea at it- OUR DOC IS TOO ANXIOUS TO RELIEVE OWE OF . MONEY f LET'S TRY A NEW ONE! HE MfiY BE DIFFERENT! THE FIZZLE FAMILY r TAKE OFF YOUR 3HIRT, PLEASE... Unto TAKE OFF YOUR IfNOVJ INHALE DEEPLY ) I 3HIRT, PLEASE....J3 A.ND COUGH UP f. By H.T. ELMO 7 DON'T BE 1 IRIDICULOUS , PEftgj r&Bdf WHAT HAVE ANYTHING f SURE'. A OU BEEN DOIN0 TO WRONG V IT WON'T 1 mv rsr-w , y V 'y 1 1 cadbd YOU MEAN TO SAY VOUR BEARD IS fousHee THAN THE LINOLEUM 7 A A PUGGY HEY! MOKL! LET'S SU WUO CAN MBKt R QnCAW-MmN QUICKEST! TW LOSER VJUX isfSuRE. pueevn PETEY AND HIS PALS y J maxwell YOU KNOW, MISTER, I'M LEANIN" HOMES CAUSE X SOT A SPANKIN YOU'RE MIGHTV LUCKY TO HAVE A LOVINO MOTHER AND DAD WHEN X WAS YOUR AGS, WAS LEFT AN ORPHAN fj VOU SHOULDN'T") I 1 lKC wvn y y TRIVIAL Km WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT? Continued from front page period, September through De cern b er. A 1973 Unit Ac tivity Award to the unit leader whose unit qualifies as follows: For packs at least two vaca tion period activities; For tro opsConduct a long term camp during the summer, preferably at one of our council camps; For posts-Conduct at least one super activity (See page 120 of the Explorer Leaders' Refe rence Book for an interpreta tion of what a super activity is. A Commissioner or service team member qualifies for these awards when the units he serves, qualify. A Den Mother may qualify for the "Boy a Month" recruit ing award by recruiting eight new boys for her den andor one more other dens. She may also qualify for the Fall Round Up Recruiting Award, in the same way. The mugs have been ordered and are expected to be delive red in late April. They will the n be available for presents tion as leaders qualify. Our certification and requi sitioning system will be very simple. Commissioners and ser vice team members will simply certify leaders as being eligible for the awards and will requi sition them through district executives. tat, MM 81, 1973 TELL ME WHY VANS THE WHITE MOUSE IN WASHINGTON PAINTED WHITE? THE BUILDING WHS okioinhuuy PAINTED WHITE TO CONCEAL THE RRff MARKS ON THE WALLS, RETER IHE BRITISH FIRED T IN 181 J WHAT IS THE AkYERftOE AGE OF TREES CUT FO THE CHRISTMAS TRADE? WOW MAAN SPECIES OF I BEESARETMERE? vk zi m m m mm s vsri J m WfiT .u, ""f.' H t I I MSK x.xw jmw m mm I 1 ' TA A ADWOSTOK.SlBERt A . FAR NORTH COMPARED TO EUROPEAN CITIES FROM 5 TO 10 YEARS OLD.' GENERALLY, A TREE 6 FEET TALL IS ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD,' BSD I NO! THIS COLO SIBERIAN SEAPORT IS ABOUT AS FAR SOUL AS THE FRENCH wWIERA ! -Resigns TILL ME Continued From Front Page dispute. "I have been an advocate of welfare changes in the direc tion tnat the department is now moving and have been a principal spokesman for the social services reform now un derway," Rutledge said. "I have been interested for sometime in making a job change purely as a career ques tion unrelated to departmental policies." Rutledge also said he has been "discussing a number of options inside and outside the department" with HEW Secret ary Caspar Weiberger. "No decisions have been made," Rutledge said, about his continuation in federal service. HOW OLD 16 THE TUNE OF "YANKEE DOODLE? 7pdv m n Poo ix raT foom THE iota CENTURY f THE WORDS OF "YANKEE DOODLE" WfcE WRITTEN DURINK5 THE TIME OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAP What animals were the first ancestors of birds? Ofcr THE BELOVED SONGSTERS OF OuR WOODS ARE DESCENDANTS OF THE REPTIUAN CLASS AGES AGO REPTILES FLEW LIKE SiRDSl THE FIRST BIRDS HAD REPTILE-LIKE CLAWS ANO HOW MUCH OF GREENLAND IS COVERED BY GLACIERS? Over f of the whole area of GREENLAND (.100,000 SIMILES) is Buried beneath glaciers that ARE RB0UT SOOO TO 9000 FEET fc4l IN THICKNESS ? "Which is the most precious gem of all?' xht mr .X'- 'B ssassBsesssaBaBm, THE ORIENTAL RUBY... FOUND CHIEFLV IN BURMA AND SlAM'. IT IS n CORUNDUM... OF GREAT HARDNESS AND IS A PERFECT STONE ... HAVlNS NIANV TIMES THE VfiLUE OF A DIAMOND OP THE SAME SIZE1. IT IS TVS MOST VALUABLE OF ALL PggPQUS GEMS HistorictI Briefi About America'! Fint Food The fint scarecrows used to protect growing corn were the whistles hung on polee by American Indian children which frightened away field pests when the wind blew through them. TELL ME HOW MUCH RADIUM IS THERE IN THE WORLD? Early colonial farmers, on the other hand, had their own system for "guarantying" a good crop. During planting, they would chant this rhymed One for the cut worm One for the crow One for the blackbird And three to grow. NO MORE THAN ABOUT 10 OUNCES! VwVttCH STATE HAS THE? "-LINE LONSTmT COAST EHIA MAINE r IT'S COAST IS SO INDENTED THAT THE LENGTH ftlMOST sfOQQ MUSS IK 'iUrW I nntL. MP. Wm GRASSHOPPERS ABLE 1 g-tt'-tf I. . f ST NO! IS MEAT FROM BULLS SLAIN IN THE BULL- FIGHTS OF SPAIN-SOLD FOR HUMAN CON SUM, VES ! Their ears are back of THE HIND LEGS AND THEY POSSESS VERY KEEN HEARING! TON! THE I NATIVES BELIEVE THAT BULL'S MAD FURY SO HEATS ITS BLOOD -THAT THE FLESH IS ACTUALLY POISONED ? M.J.,MW6eP TO FKCP 212 MIM THKtt MOL A PAY PUBiUfr WOKlP WAR I-AT A TOTAL PAIVlf COST OF OMLV 40- HOM PIP THSW fCONOMICAl. Ml Al , A5Tf A:,. AMY SOl-PlER.' F you rAfrcs'kuu TO MOKE pet-ICATE FABt THAN ARMY CHOW, ii SHOUtP Bi i Mi t Kesri ml TO KNOW THAT ITT JASftPIVIION MAKES PUMf5 FOR tS FOOD IWPU47HY-THAT CMt PUMP P(t.lCAClCS LIKE PATE PAS I t OR . Hi. i. I n LIVER ' "OKI cut PLACE TO AMOTHEt ! TRENDS IN FEDERAL DOLLAR OUTLAYS 1955 1974 (estimated) HUMAN AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES OTHER GOVERNMENT HUMAN AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES OTHER GOVERNMENT Q aorS Washington Carver! found 300 now commercial! urn for thsDosnut AMIPIIUIirUT AND TECHNOLOGY 1.2 NATIONAL DEFENSE SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY .1 In less than two decades the proportion of federal outlays for National Defense and Human and Physical Resources has been reversed. Outlays for National De fense, as a percentage of the federal budget, have been cut in hail. During the same period, the percentage of outlays for Human and Physical Resources have nearly doubled. These outlays cover education and manpower, health, income security, veterans benefits and services, agriculture and rural development, nat ural resources and environment, commerce and transportation, community de velopment and housing. The slight gain in space research and technology is due to the tact that the space program was just getting underway in 1955. This program peaked in 1tl$ and has been declining since that time.