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THE TRIBUNAL AID
Consumer's
Corner
by Barry L. Boneno
Executive Director
High Point Consumer
Credit Counseling
Observance
Held In
Washington
For Dr. King
Automobiles will conti
nue to be one of the most
expensive espenditures out
of the family’s budget and
should be bought only after
careful shopping.
It is common in this
country, considering how
many Americans are car
owners, for us to pay for
convenience rather than
service. The purchase of a
car can eat away at your
budget without you realiz
ing it, so you should be very
careful before buying this
all-important item.
If you buy a new car for
W A S HIN G T 0 N—Secretary
of Labor Peter J. Brennan,
keynote speaker at the sixth
1) If you drive less than annual memorial program
8,000 miles a year, consider honoring the birthday of
a new car and keep it for Martin Luther lOng,. Jr., told
seven or eight years. Lalx>r Department employees
2) If you drive from a‘‘ve
the things Dr. King stood
for and the things he was
trying to do for all
WEDNESDAY, FEBEIUARY 13, 1974
Health Hints
by
Benjamin A. Williams, DDS
High Point, N. C.
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Ask 11
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.
hope that “a
discrimination
the
> can see
eliminated
10,000 to 12,000 miles
year, consider buying
used car (two or three years mankind.”
old) and trading it about Brennan expressed
two to four years later.
3) If you are a traveler
■' once and for all. And as the
and drive more than 15,000 gooj doctor said, we can
miles a year, consider only do it together.”
buying a new car every year Nothing this was a day of
or two. special and private meaning
for many, the Secretary said
Watching'-fhe trading that “legal solutions to
season. The real net price human problems are at best
$3,189 cash and keep it for ‘^nds Uy be lower just only a partial solution. We
before new models come in ® climate of good will
and when the car market is mutual trust and
slow. There are even “'’“‘‘‘"S'’:
While we have not fully
greater swings in the prices that climate, we
)t used cars. Observation have come a considerable
and patience can pay when way since the days of
buying a car. Try to Martin Luther King,”
anticipate the need for an Brennan said.
The Secretary described
Dr. King not only as a great
^ r American, but as a great
If you want further ^eing. He urged each
ntormation, call High Point person in his or her own
one year, for instance, the
cost to you will be
approximately $172 per
month, including gas, oil,
depreciation, taxes, insu
rance, repairs, tune-ups,
maintenance and interest
you could have earned on
that amount had you put it automobile and plan your
into a savings account.
Follow this guide to see
whether your purchase is a
budget accordingly.
necessity, or a luxury you Consumer Credit Counsel- way to keep Dr. King's
can't afford:
ing at 885-0041.
dream in mind.
Ms. Doris Wooten Named
To New Labor Position
Doris D. Wooten, a
Federal compliance specia
list, has been appointed to
the new post of Special
Assistant to the Director of
the Labor Department's
Office of Federal Contract
Compliance (OFCC).
Ms. Wooten has helped
develop and implement
equal employment oppor
tunity regulations for Fed
eral contractors since 1970
as Chief of OFCC's Division
of Policy Development.
OFCC Director Philip J.
Davis termed her new
appointment “an affirma
tive step in Secretary of
Labor Peter J. Brennan's
effort to promote qualified
minorities and women to
high-level Department
posts."
As Special Assistant,
Ms. Wooten will help Davis
in administering Executive
Order 11246, which re
quires equal opporlunity
for minorities and women
in the more than 250,000
firms holding Federal
contracts or subcontracts.
Ms. Wooten's varied
career as a licensed social
worker, training officer and
contract compliance specia
list began in 1964, upon
receiving her master's
degree from the Howard
University School of Social
Work. Before entering the
school under a National
Institute of Mental Health
Fcllov\'ship, she earned lier
bachelor's degree from
Hardee’s Refunds
$82,034 To Patrons
GREENSBORO-Hardee’s
Restaurants, Inc., of' Rocky
Mount, has voluntarily
refunded $82,034 in
overcharges to its customer?
in North Carolina.
The firm, a subsidary of
the $100 million Hardee
Food Systems, Inc. Rocky
Mount, operates 250
hamburger-style restaurants in
the state.
The refunds, which were
made by absording cost
increases that otherwise
would have been passed on
to the consumer, stem from
a price hike put into effect
last August by the firm.
An investigation by the
IRS determined that the
increase was not in
compliance with regulations
of the Economic
Stabilization Act.
Morgan State College, later as a human relations
Baltimore, Md. trainer for a special
Her first professional program involving Black
experience included social and Spanish-speaking
work with health, welfare freshmen at Wesleyan
and family and child service University in Connecticut,
projects in Washington, She went on to become a
l^ C. training consultant to the
Ms. Wooten became a Model Cities Program of
training officer in 1967 with ^the U.S. Department of
Policy Mariagernerfi '5!ys» Wousing and Urban Deve--
tcm. Inc., New York, where lopment, later joining the
she helped train VISTA OFCC.
Volunteers for urban ser- Ms. Wooten lives in
vice work. Washington, D.C., where
She spent the next year she is a member of the D.C.
working an Office of Commission on the Status '
Economic Opportunity con- of Women; the Professional
tracts with another New Women’s Caucus; the
York firm, Daniel Yankelo- Advisory Board Committee
vich. Inc., and returned to of Federal City College's
Policy Systems Manage- Department of Community
ment in 1969 as special Planning and Develop-
assistant to the firm's ment; and a charter
training center director. member of the D.C.
In mid-1970, Ms. Wooten Women's Equity Action
worked first as a vocational League,
counselor at the City She also is a member of
University of New York and Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
PREVENTING HOME ACCIDENTS
Q: Dear Dr. Williams -
My gums often bleed when
I am brushing my teeth.
What is the cause of this
and what can 1 do to stop it?
A: There are many
causes of bleeding gums.
Most of these are serious
and certainly deserve
prompt attention by your
dentist or physician. Food
accumulates on the teeth as
a result of not brushing or
improper brushing and
forms a gellike mat called
placque. Placque has
germs on its surface and if
it is not removed it becomes
a hard w'hite or yellowish
material called calculus.
Calculus is usually found
around the necks of the
teeth at the gum line.
Pockets are created be
tween the gums and teeth
because of the accumulated
calculus around them. As
food pushes down into
these pockets, more calcu
lus is formed.
Teeth rest in bone and
when calculus continue to
form this leads to the
destruction of the bone.
When bone is destroyed
around the teeth, bleeding
and oozing of pus from the
gums and around the teeth
occurs. This will certainly,
if not treated, lead to
further loss of bone and
loosening of the teeth. The
presence of pus and blood
in the mouth is the reason
why many people have
foul smelling breaths and a
general bad taste in the
mouth. This world-wide
problem of the gums is
commonly known as Pyor
rhea.
Many teeth are lost
because of Pyorrhea, which
could otherwise be saved
with prompt attention and
the proper care. When
teeth are lost, prematurely
or otherw'ise, the remaining
teeth move forward thus
causing one to bite in an
abnormal manner. This
eventually leads to other
problems such as, pain in
the jaws, ringing in the
ears, pain in front and
behind the ears. The eyes
are sometimes affected
also.
Again Pyorrhea is a
disease that can be treated
and controlled by proper
and regular brushing of the
teeth, water sprays and
flossing, and by regular
visits to your dentist for
cleaning and check-ups.
Other causes of bleeding
gums may be due to more
serious diseases such as
cancer, diabetes, leukemia
and anemia. These dis-
sease may be detected by
your dentist or physician.
Q. My auto insurance will pay
for the medical care of all per
sons injured in my car. Can I
deduct the portion of the prem
ium attributable to medical in
surance as a medical expense?
A. No. The portion of the
premium stated as medical in
surance is not deductible as a
medical expense since the med
ical portion of the insurance
pays for medical care of per
sons other than the taxpayer,
his spouse and dependents and
the portion attributable to the
taxpayer and his or her family
is not separately stated.
Q. 'iVhat kind of deductions
can homeowners take?
A. The primary deductions
taken by homeowners are in
terest paid on a mortgage, real
estate taxes, utility taxes im
posed at the same rate as the
general sales tax, and unreim
bursed casualty losses in excess
of $100 per casualty. If you use
your home for business pur
poses, you can deduct a pro rata
portion of your maintenance
and depreciation expenses,
home insurance including fire
and mortgage insurance, the
wages of domestic help and re
pair expenses. Whether you
use your home for business or
not, you cannot deduct im
provements (as opposed to re
pairs) or assessments for local
benefits that tend to increase
the value of your property.
These must be added to the
basis of your property, to be
taken into account in the event
you sell your home.
For more details, see IRS
Publication 530, “Tax Informa
tion on Deductions for Home
owners.” Use the order blank
on your Form 1040 package to
get a free copy.
Q. Can a taxpayer check off $1
of his tax money to go to a
specific party?
A. No, because of a recent
change in the law, tax dollars
cannot be designated to specific
parties. However, you can check
off $1 ($2 if married filing
jointly) to the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund,
which will be distributed among
eligible candidates. If you did
not check off in 1972, you can
still do so for 1972 on your
1973 return. Remember, check
ing off tax dollars to the Fund
will not affect your tax liabil
ity and will not reduce any re
fund you may have coming,
Q. Do political candidates have
to report income from political
contributions?
A. Yes, if the candidate has
income from political contribu
tions, such as interest on bank
deposits, dividends on con
tributed securities, and net
gains on the sale of securities
contributed prior to October 3,
1972. Political campaign con
tributions received by a candi
date and used for campaign
purposes are not taxable to the
candidate, and campaign ex
penses are not deductible.
If a candidate has income to
report, he should use Form
1041, U.S. Fiduciary Income
Tax Return, available at any
IRS office. Returns for 1972
and 1973 are due April 12,
1974. In hardship cases, the
IRS will make appropriate ar
rangements for deferring pay
ment of tax due, and up to six
month extensions will be grant
ed for filing 1973 returns and
paying the tax that may be due.
Q. I received an estimated tax
forms package in the mail. Do
I have to file the Form 1040-
ES?
A. Whether you are required
to file a declaration of esti
mated tax for 1974 depends
upon how much you estimate
your taxable income will be
and how much of it you esti
mate will be subject to with
holding tax. You must file a
Form 1040-ES if your esti
mated tax is $100 or more and
1) your estimated gross income
for 1974 includes more than
$500 in income not subject to
withholding, or 2) one of the
following 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-
'^ome exceeds $10,000; You are
married but not entitled to file
a joint declaration and your
own estimated gross income ex
ceeds $5,000.
A&T Receives $100,000 Grant
. .1. DENNIS th«
So says the V*...
WUEM I efcm UP r«
GREENSBORO - A&T
State University has been
approved for a grant of
$100,000 from the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation as part of
a nationwide effort to
increase minority partici
pation in the engineering
field.
The grant was announ
ced by A&T Chancellor
Lewis C. Dowdy, who said
the award was one of the
largest ever to be received
by the School of Engineer
ing.
“We are extremely
pleased in the Sloan
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faith in our commitment to
provide quality engineering
education for the state and
the nation," said Dowdy.
"With these funds we can
now continue our program
of searching out potential
engineers wherever they
may be found."
“We feel that this grant
really responds to a need of
society," said Dr. Reginald
Amory, dean of the School
of Engineering. He pointed
out that blacks and other
minorities, according to the
best available information,
make up well under 1
percent of the approximate
ly 1.1 million trained
engineers in the United
States.
"Total engineering en
rollments have declined to
the point where serious
shortages of engineers in
many fields are foreseeable
for the near future," he
said.
Amory will coordinate
the new program, which he
said is basically designed to
recruit and retain more
minorities in the univer
sity’s five engineering
programs.
Amory said A&T hopes
to increase the size of the
freshman engineering class
by 50 percent in each of the
next tw'o years. He said this
will be done through a
pre-freshman summer en
richment program, which
will permit up to 100 high
school seniors to study
mathematics and other
engineering subjects on a
correspondence basis.
Continued on Page 8,
Most accidents happen at home . . . and most are
preventable. To keep your house as accident-proof
as possible, follow these suggestions.
IN THE KITCHEN: Keep cooking utensil handles
turned inward ||i the stove, out of reach of small
hands. Knives should be put away immediately
after use — out of sight and out of reach.
IN THE BATHROOM: Keep radios, electric heat
ers, hair dryers and other electric equipment out of
the bathroom.
IN ALL ROOMS: Keep matches, scissors and all
poisonous substances out of children's reach. Be
sure scatter rugs have non-skid backsand. Keep
stairs and passageways free of clutter.
A well-stocked medicine cabinet is a must in any
home. If there are small children in the home, make
sure all medicines are locked safely away from
inquisitive hands. Few medicine cabinets come
equipped with locks, but there are special ones
available that can easily be installed.
Follow these suggestions from the new 1974
St. Joseph Family Almanac Calendar, available free
at- participating pharmacies, and you'll avoid cm
accident-prone home.
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