2B THE CAROLINA TIMES Sat, April 14, 1973 Beautification Group Now Well Established .jpjjjfM. E. Gardner N. C. State University Keep North Carolina Beautiful, Inc. In 1966 Gov. Dan Moore appointed a Governor's. Advisory Committee on Beau tification. This group became active rather than advisory with its incorporation as the Governor's Beautifica tion Committee, Inc. In 1967. Membership con tinued to be appointed by Gov. Bob Scott. As the group became more active, many people became involved in the work who were outside the appointed committee. In 1972 the Governor's Beautification Commit tee became Keep North Carolina Beautiful, Inc. and the membership Was opened to any citizen interested in the improvement of the state's visual envi ronment. It is a non partisan, non-political organization continuing to work in a positive manner toward making North, Carolina a more beautiful state in which to The obi organ: ectives of the as a promotional, educa tional, advisory and coordinating agency for the improvement of our physical environment. The organization will cooperate with and augment the efforts of existing local, state and national groups who have common interests in the improvement of our environment. Briefly, here ate some of the objectives of Keep North Carolina Beautiful, Inc.: collab oration with the Gov ernor, the General Assembly, local gov ernments and profes sional' groups in supply ing information on how to do a better Job In improving the envi ronment; to discover and recommend solutions that correct the causes of environmental defi ciences; public education with children and adults; promote,- leadership in organizing public and private action groups ; to promote clean-up campaigns; provide educational materials, conduct surveys and promote a higher appreciation or architec tural design and con servation of historical CONSUMER SOME GOOD NEWS ON HEATING 01 L SUPPLI ES i i m mWmsm mM slit ' ' H ' s SmsKMmsmSKmK .,.,., newest oil re finery is Pattng Jt full capacftyfVrfeobil Oil Corporation facility at Joliel, III., can process 160,000 bar rels of crude oil a day. It is one of the largest oil re fineries ever built from scratch in the world, and the com pany says it is One of the cleanest and most efficient. For Mobil, it more than doubles the company's total refining capacity in the upper Midwesl-an area that has ex perienced severe fuel short ages th is w jjrteft i 2 . vMf Illinois Governor DahTVa Ik er says the . new refinery is "sincerely welcomed in view of the fuel shortage in the Midwest u and the , need for new job opportunities.'"'' The new refinery is a help, but it .ilone will by no means solve the shortage -either now or in future years. "Because of the over-all tight supply of distillate fuels," Mobiltairf,,"We do not expect to be able to increase our al locations tfi contract custom ers, or take on new custom . All the oil refineries in the United States combined proc ess about 13.5 million barrels of crude oil a day. But the experts say some 18 million daily barrels of capacity will be needed by 1980. Just to meet this need, five plants the sizeof Joliet's would have to be completed each year for the next seven years. Once an oil company decides to build a refinery, it takes a.t. least four years before the facility is fully operational. Yet there is no new re finery under construction in the United States now. This is largely because of lawsuits and.regulat ions stemming from environmental fears. Oil men point also. to rising costs and uncertainties ' about oil im ports and drilling for oil in offshore Waters around the continental United States. Meanwhile, theMidwesl has a new refinery--and that's a help. iflBEnSr 'CWST BUCK WOMAN TO BE EMPtOVCD R L 6RADUATC 0F HUNTER COLuSoM ttf HUt PITCHING FOR T rTMCAMOfdO YEAJKIMW ' TED AND MANAGfD IfUKWl AMCMCAt 0FTWC0UNTRW MWT UNUSUAL rmtw banjo PUVEM.HENM mi HIM HER NATURAL FLUTTERV I THE WIND AITHO M-VEAWOUa r SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN BUSINESS WORLD is lovely senior coed Vera Kay Jordan as she enjoys the spring sun- at Fayetteville State University. The vivacious lady from Suqbury, N.C. should have little trouble landing em ployment when sue receives her degree in business education. iKSbta y" ' -.' -internal -v-"Z- agMjggE Vcur OT MP This column of questions and answers on federal tax matters is provided by the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service to taxpayers. The column answers questions most frequently asked by taxpayers. Q. Can every taxpayer partici pate in the Presidential Elec tion Campaign Fund Check off? A. Yes. Every individual, other than a nonresident alien, may participate if he has a tax liability of one dollar or more. Participation in the check-off will not change any of the fig ures on your tax return. Taxpayers electing to par ticipate must complete Form 4875 which is included in their tax forms package or is available at any IRS office) and attach it to their Federal income tax return. Q. I pay finance charges on my bank credit card and oil credit card purchases. Can I deduct these finance charges on my income tax return? A. Yes. Oil company credit card customers and bank credit card plan users can deduct finance charges as interest if they itemize their deductions. In addition, amounts levied by retail iiliiiiOljSmiiil" 're volving charge' accounts and designated "finance charges," are deductible as interest Q How 'does income averag ing work? A. The income averaging meth od permits a part of an un usually large amount of tax able income to be taxed in lower brackets, thus resulting in a reduction of the over all amount of tax due. To use this method, your averagable in come for 1972 must be more than $3,000, you must have been either a citizen or resi dent of the U.S. throughout 1972 and the four preceding years and, with certain excep tions, you must have furnished SO percent or more of your support during each of the four base period years. For a more detailed expla nation of these requirements, see IRS Publication 506, "Computing Your Tax Under the Income Averaging Meth od." It's available free by writing your Internal Revenue district office. lyL f: ;:'$P Q. I received an estimated tax forms package in the mail. Do I have to file the Form 1040- ESt. ,',',J required -J A . Whether you are to file a declaration of esti mated tax for 1973 depends upon how much you estimat your taxable income will be and how much of it you estn mate will be subject to with holding. You must file a Form 1040 -ES if your estimated tax is $100 or more and 1) your estimated gross income for 1973 includes more than $500 in income not subject to with holding, or 2) one of the fol lowing situations applies: You are a single person, head of household, or surviv ing widow (or widower) and your estimated gross income exceeds $20,000; You are mar ried and entitled to file a joint declaration, your wife (hus band), has received no wages, and your estimated gross in come exceeds $20,000; You are married and entitled to file a joint declaration, both you and your wife (husband) receive wages for the tax year, and estimated individual gross in come exceeds $10,000; You are married but not entitled to file a joint declaration and your own estimated gross in come exceeds $5,000. Q. Do you have a free booklet that shows you how to fill out your tax return? , A. Yes. Just write your In terna) Revenue district office and ask for IRS Publication 528, "Information on Prepar ing Your Tax Return." It's available free. Q. I don't have enough income ff ;ftle a' return thjs year, but some tax was withheld from my pay. Should I file anyway? A. Yes. To get a refund for income tax withheld, you must file a return even if you are not otherwise required to file. and cultural resources of the state. You can see that all of these objectives are commendable and should be supported. I have condensed this column from seven pages of carefully prepared in formation. It occurs to me that this organization is well formed and is in position to accomplish the established objec tives if supported by the citizenship. The officers and directors represent the state from the mountains to the sea. MEN e fpVpfjr ' 5m on Wheels 1 1 m Plymouth's Liz Stimley In the Driver's Seat Get The "Buckle-Up" Habit I wish that some of our famous people actors, ath letes, and leaders in various fields would begin encour aging drivers and passengers to use lap and shoulder safety belts. We are likely to imitate those we admire. Perhaps if we knew our heroes consist ently wore belts it would become con tagious, and more of us would habit ually use this i m portant safety equip ment. ' Since belts were in vented, study after study has clearly shown that injuries are minimized when the belts are, wom. But the sad fact re mains that too many motor ists regard them as more of a nuisance than an asset. One safely engineer stud ied 160 accidents in which the cur occupants were known to have worn lap and shoulder belts. In 158 of the accidents, only minor injuries were suf fered. The other two accidents were of such a nature that no kind of passenger restraint could possibly nave lessened the injuries. After Australia enacted laws making the use of lap and shoulder holts manda tory, reports from New South Wales indicated that serious injuries and fatalities were re duced by 24 percent - al though less than 50 percent of the cars on the road in that country have belts installed. Beits really help. Let's make wearing them one of our best habits. Membership is divid-j ed into five categories: making it possible for individuals and groups to participate to the fullest extent. , For information con cerning dues, and other; information, write! Virginia Melville, Executive Secretary, 3238 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, N. C. 27100. FEWER SHEEP Sheep numbers de clined to a record low in North Carolina last year, dipping to onJjr4 12,000 head, according to North Carolina State University livestock specialists. This is a decline of 8 percent compared to a nationwide drop of 6 per cent. The NCSU spe cialists suggest that prices for lambs and wool are moving into the range where sheep should become much more attractive to farmers. It's Gone Anyway Freddy-Grandpa, did you once have hair like snow? GrandpaYes, my boy. Freddy-Well, who shovel ed it off? Seagram's s P'JIB Wslsl MP 7 Crown. It's America's whiskey. t fit mtik ' WFJt s2S BeaS' l llM LsHH UHBj'jr, . ' ilfcfcm trsmjBffV3ssPWBr!ii. ns iT Start Cropi with Good Stand, Uniform Growth bed should be irrigated, SMUMM DISIHUKS CO.. N YC. AMtKICAM WHISKtr-A BUND 6 PROOF. fli new crop year is cranking up in North Carolina with the beginning of tobacco transplanting. The first goals for this most important of all Tar Heel crops is a good stand and uniform plant growth. North Carolina State University extension tobacco specialist Ben Kittrell offers the follow ing tips to help growers increase their chances of getting a good stand with uniform growth. One of the first precautions concerns fertilizer placement: don't get it to olose to the plant roots. The fertilizer salts may draw moisture away from the roots and cause injury and possibly death of the plant. This is partic ularly true under dry conditions. The band of fertilizer should be three to five inches to the side or under the plant roots. Some growers are starting to transplant and apply fertilizer in one operation. This helps locate plant and fertilizer more accurately, but It requires special equip ment. Another precaution: guard against plant injury from soil fumigants and wireworms. The injury from soil fumigants can be avoided by waiting the prescribed length of time from time of application to transplanting. Where wlreworm damage is a problem which is generally throughout the eastern part of the state' an approved insecticide may be needed. Select good, healthy plants for transplanting. The ideal size plant is one that measures five to six inches from root to bud. Tall, spindly plants don't survive as well, and short, stocky plants tend to flower prematurely in the field. To prepare plants for the stress they will be under in the field, cut down or stop irrigation a short while before the plants are pulled. Then water . the day before pulling the plants. This will make the ground softer and help save more of the roots. The plant depending on moisture conditions, after each pulling to help settle the soil and straighten the remaining plants. Use around 200 gal lons of transplant water per acre. Not many growers use this much. This water will help settle the soil around the roots in addition to add ing important moisture at a time of high stress. Guard against the spread of mosaic disease by eliminating the use of all forms of tobacco cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco by those workers involved in handling transplants. These important prod ucts can be the source of mosaic infection. These manufactured products can be the sources of mosaic infection. M lie urn... by Joe Black Letters. We get letters. We get lots and lots of letters about the various things we discuss in "BY THE WAY." Not all the letters we get agree with us either. Not by a long shot, sometimes. And that's good. You see, I am not a preacher. Nor a teacher. I am simply Joe Black, citizen. A Black man for tunate enough to speak up and speak out, and reach thousands of people through the press and broadcast media. Still, I am only a single voice, trying to remind you and me and all of us how important it is to constantly re-examine our attitudes and solutions to Black problems. I have been labeled a "Tom" by some, because I don't relate to racism as strongly as some think I should. My answer to that is simply that I deeply believe in the importance of unitingpeople of good will more than I do dwelling on those things that divide them. I don't believe that rap sessions like "BY THE WAY" have to be filled with hatred, profanity, and despair to jog our minds, our sensitivities, and our sensibilities. I do hope, though, that when I communicate my way, more and more of us will give just a little more honest thought to what we are all doing what we can do to more realistically solve more of the problems facing the Black community. If we get letters because of it even those that disagree with what we say we must be doing something right. At least, someone out there is reading and thinking. rj Hi; ..I 11. '.' ! 9 JoeBhck Vice President The Greyhound Corporation Alloy DECK 21" CUT ROTARY MOWER Deluxe 3.50 H.P. Briggs & Stratton Engint with Easy Lift Starter Handle Folds For Convenient Storage Our finest power mower that gives you the top quality features you want. Here are the outstanding features: big 3.50 H.P. Briggs & Stratton engine, easy lift starter, full 360 baffle, washout port; 8" roller bearing wheels, fuel gauge, oil dip stick, individual wheel height adjusters, anti sealp disc, chrome folding handle. Long lasting, self-sharpening carbonized cutting edge on Mad. Completely assembled. 13-TS213 94 88 18" ELECTRIC MOWER 10 Amp Motor Remote OnOff Switch 6" Wheels Folding Handle Powerfully-geared motor starts and stops at touch of switch! Full 360 baffle with side ejection for efficient grass catching. Easy to handle, cuts clean, quiet running. All these quality features at this low, low price. 4-TE183 44 88 tut C LYON C mm 3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Downtown Durham Chapel Hill Wellons Villaae 213 1. Chapel Hill St. Op.m 8,30 'til 5:30 Dally Friday 8 30 'til 9 15-501 Bypass at Opn 8.30 'tMS30 Doily ExctptSat. -8. 30 'til 6 etleml live, Durham Optn 8,30 'Ml JO Daily ExcpSot. -8:30 'til 6 Cherry Blossom Viewing Via Japan's Bullet Train In Japan, it's sprinetime and cherry blossoms, just as forsythia symbolizes the spring season in the Western world. Weather forecasts begin to include the state of "The Blossom," reporting on the various stages of the cherry blossom buds as they begin to bulge and finally burst into the five-petaled delicate pink bloom. Japan's four major islands are covered in the forecasts, and with the report of the first sight of the pink flower in full bloom, cherry blossom season is officially open. Some of the most beautiful cherry blossoms are to be seen in and around the former capital city of Kyoto. Whole mountainsides and valleys are transformed into a haze of pink blossoms providing breathtaking settings for hun dreds of shrines and temples. And with the sakura in full bloom, Kyoto awaits the arrival of masses of tourists from all over Japan to enjoy and celebrate cherry blossom time. The Japanese National Railways, operators of the crack 125 mph bullet trains between Tokyo and Okayama to the west, put on extra runs at the peaJt..of the season. Speed ing through some of Japan's most beautiful coastal scene ry facing the Pacific, the 4-hour ride in clean, comfortable coaches is an experience well worth trying. The promise of a balmy spring day's outing among the cherry blos soms, with an occasional stop for refreshments, makes it a must for springtime visitors to Japan. You and your pet By TED KAVANAUGH, DIRECTOR, ALPO PET NEWS BUREAU 6D Training Your Dog: Part One A dog just naturally is a good companion. But you will enjoy that companionship more if he is well-trained In the five basic commands that every housedog should know and obey. These are heel, sit, down, stay, and come. Like children, dogs are curi ous about trying various ways to behave and do things. It is up to you to channel these natural urges if you want a well-trained companion. Equipment needed Includes a chain choke collar, the standard 6-foot leash and a long lead or nylon cord of 25 to 40 feet. Don't expect endless concen tration from your dog. Two 15-minute lessons a day are enough. Be patient, and praise, praise, praise your dog's efforts no matter how feeble. The following mini-lessons are intended to spark your in terest. For best home-teaching results, read one of the good books available, such as "Dog Obedience Training" by Milo Pearsall (Charles Scrib ner's Son's, N.Y. $7.50). So, with that advice, let's start with "heel" and "sit." HEEL. The purpose of this command is to teach your dog to walk quietly at your left side, either on leash or off. Take the end of the short leash in your right hand and use your left hand to keep the leash close to the dog's neck. Standing, his right shoulder is about even with your left knee. In a firm voice give the command "HEEL" and walk forward. For the first lesson, just try to keep him moving with you, his head about op posite your loft knee. Use the word "Heol" often. Be busi nesslike: let him sense this is not a frolic. In succeeding lessons, keep , the dog fairly well in the cor rect position. When he gets ahead or drops behind, bring him back, commanding "HEEL" and at the same time uBing quick jerks on the leash. Do not use a sustained pull against a choke collar. Brief tugs on this type of training collar are sufficient. Allow some slack when the dog is heeling correctly. After he has learned to heel on leash, continue the training without it until he is profi cient both ways. Purebred Fox Terrier Distaff Deeds Refiiiishing Provides Big Furniture Savings By JANICE CHRISTENSEN A bargain. An extrav agance. Back to a bargain again. That's the way the purchase of a second hand living room suit seemed to the young Rowan County man who bought it. The sales price was a bargain. But the three piece suit needed refin ishing and reupholster ing, and the estimated price for that was $400. Not a bargain. So Home Economics Extension Agent Edith Hinshaw suggested the man refinish the fur niture himself, then buy some upholstery fabric and have someone else do that part of the job. After a few weeks of debating, the man called back to get information on refinishing. Within 10 days, the enthusiastic student had refinished all three pieces, purchased upholstery fabric and had the suit in the upholstery shop. Final price $90. The young man is proud of his new refinish ing skills, Miss Hinshaw adds. Since completing the living room suit, he has refinished a large table, two stools and a small table. SHELL BLOUSES Do you have a lot of shell blouses that are no longer in style? No need to throw them out. Instead, take a tip from Mrs. Roy Brown of Smithfield who has found a way to make these blouses useful and stylish again. After making a skirt for her daughter, Mrs. Brown used the leftover fabric to cut out sleeves that could be attached to a shell blouse. The result: an outfit featuring the layered look currently in fashion favor, says Mrs. Patricia Brown, associate home economics extension agent. HOUSE PLAN If you can't find a suitable house plan, check with your county extension office, sug gests Mrs. Joyce Hildreth, Rockingham County home economics agent. The Extension Ser vice offers numerous plans in the moderate to low income levels and is available for assistance in plan selection, site selection and interior decorating. Or, your Extension agent may be able to help you redesign part of a commercial plan to suit your family needs. mm IDEAS DEPT. a 1 SIT. Use the short leash as in heel training. Walk the dog at "heel." Stop, grasp the leash about 8 inches from the collar with your right hand. Give the command "SIT," tug ging upward on the leash and pushing down on his rump with your left hand. Hold him in this position, repeating the word "Sit." Then praise him as a "good dog." Resume the walk at "heel" command and repeat the "sit" performance for about 10 minutes. Continue the daily "sit" les sons until he obeys on com mand both ways, on leash and off. Throughout all lessons, praise is important. And I like to add a training treat from my pocket, like Liv-a-Snaps, as an extra reward for good work. My next column will have training tips on the other commands for "down," "stay" and "come." Sending Pictures By Telephone Now they've come out with a portable machine into which you can put a drawing or photo, and then have a copy of it come out of another machine thousands of miles away. The system is called docu ment - facsimile transmission, and businessmen use it to send out pictures, letters, pages of data and other documents. Taste Windsor instead. remarkably . UK Hi 1 jBj''' Just taste Windsor -and you may never go back to your usual whisky. Windsor is the only Canadian made exclusively with Canadian grain, with water from glacier-fed springs, and aged in the clear dry air of Canadian KocKies. S4.80 fs auart $3.05 pnt mndso "Tfelill Tfil! ., '"-ir.'it'tW.' The smoothest whiskv ever to come out of Canada. VETEf '- NEWS In effect, the machine that sends out the picture tele phones the machine that re ceives it. Instead of conversa tion there is a series of beeps which the receiving machine translates into words and pic tures. Distributed by the 3M Com pany, the machine can trans mit an 8V2 x 11 inch docu ment in only three minutes. It costs about $1,500 to buy one of the Versatile Remote Copiers, and one can be rent ed for about $55 a month. Free literature on the new transmission system is avail able by writing on a business letterhead to the 3M Company, Dept. DU2-23, Box 33686, St. Paul, MN 55133. Veterans are returning to civil life at a much slower pace than during the 1970-71 peak period for military dis charges, but the Veterans Ad ministration has not relaxed its "outreach" program for vet erans. A checklist of important deadline dates to one of the timely reminders issued perio dically as part of the "out reach" effort. Other steps in clude counseling at all military separation points, in military hospitals and even on aircraft carriers and mobile van visits to home towns and direct mail follow-up to veterans after dis charge. The veterans' timetable to take full advantage of various benefits and program is: Within 90 days, apply to former employer for reemploy ment. As soon as possible, register with local state employment service office. (Veterans have up to a year to apply for un employment compensation, but applications filed after a long period of unemployment could result in a lower rate of unem ployment compensation). Within 120 days (or one year if totally disable at time of separation), convert Service men's (hoop Life Insurance (without examination) to pri vate, commercial policy. Within one year from date of notice of VA rating on dis ability, apply to any VA office for G. I. life insurance based on service connected disability. Within one year, apply to any VA office for dental care. As soon as possible, apply to any VA office for G. I. educa tion or training. Education or training under the G. I. Bill must be completed within eight years of separation from mili tary service. In 30 days, register with Selective Service or any local board, if not already registered. In ten days, report address to Selective Service through Sat. April 14, lfTS THE CAROLINA TV'S CAMERAS TYPEWRITER RECORD PLAYERS TAPE PLAYERS SAM'S PAWN SHOP PHONE 612-2573 122 EAST MAIN STREET DURHAM, N. C. local board (in person or If mail). Then are no time limits for veterans to 1 Apply to any VA office for 16.L loan guanaaty to boy a farm, or boy, baud at to prove a home. File claims with any VA of fice for compensation for ser vice connected disabilities foe Apply for hospital am emptoysMBBt otVato for tofo itPPIMM. VA aaM Its 72 anKinn eten arosmsl foe i nnllf ready to hsfo vetonw pat s auick start is civilian life EBONY DIRECTIONS With Your Host, KYSER WILSON This Week Directions In Politics SUNDAY 10:30pm Durham-Raleigh mm m mmm msmmm mm mm m i a mm 9 M S8BliiK Jjk': r Jmm mmT!? lex' ISb&K jsaLpkeK IHrV Wmm mamm PeSSn i 1 ,ssP49Eb? raiv nonus where you work ...now that you can. 1903-a time of no credit, a 12-hour workday, and no Payroll Savings Plan. It's sort of like your grandfather telling you he usclto walk 15 miles through the snow to get to school. But it's true: today's working men and women have more advantages than their grandparents. One of them is the Payroll Savings Plan the easy, safe, automatic way to build a nest egg for the future. When you sign up for the Plyroll Savings Plan, an amount you specify is automatically set aside from your piycheck and used to buy U.S. Savings Bonds. That way, even if you spend all your take-home pay, you're still building a steady savings. Grandpa would approve, V Tkkc . stock : Buy U. S. Savings Bonds Now E Bonds pay 5H interest when tojcMturity of 5 years, 10 month. (4 the J5r.t yar). Jfoefo r. replaced if lost, stolen, or ucuu,. y - "7T" tt -can be cashed at your hank. Interest not .object to state or local income taxee, and federal Ux may on state or local income taxes, deferred until redemption. I II u MfM M lM -jW "f.'!lg 2?T MM

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