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THE TRIBOKfAL AID
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1974
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outreach
Human Resources in Action
in North Carolina
Mimi Cunningham
It happens in housing
projects, community cen
ters, school lunch rooms,
senior citizen centers,
churches and in one
instance a national guard
armory.
It is often accompanied
by singing, games, hand
work, lots of conversation,
and occasionally some
flirting and courting.
And, most of the time
participants are given a
free ride to and from the
scene.
Beauty contest? Flower
show? Social?
It may be considered a
social or sorts, but the main
purpose of the happening is
to provide 4,600 North
Carolinians over age 60
with a nutritious, hot lunch
and a little fun thrown in.
North Carolina is cur
rently participating in a
nationwide effort to provide
nutrition and opportunities
for socialization to a portion
of America’s growing
number of older adults.
Congress enacted legis
lation in March, 1972,
which established Title VII
(nutrition program) of the
Older Americans Act. In
June, 1973, the legislators
appropriated money to
implement the measure.
In mid-August the N.C.
Governor’s Coordinating
Council on Aging received
a federal grant of $2,218,-
000 to provide hot meals
five days a week. Funds
were to be allocated by the
Council to areas interested
in contributing matching
funds on a 90 percent
federal/10 percent local
basis.
By the end of this past
December, 24 projects had
been funded covering 54
counties, with approxi
mately 100 meal sites
designated.
The project is expected to
become fully operational by
March 31. To date it has
met with enthusiastic
approval from the older
folks it was meant to serve
as well as from most
communities which are
involved.
The program is aimed at
older adults who either
cannot afford to eat
properly, who lack the
skills, desire or knowledge
to prepare nourishing
meals, or who have limited
mobility, according to
Robert 0- Beard, director
of the Governor's Council
on Aging.
The program offers one
meal at lunch which must
provide one-third of the
adult minimum daily nutri
tion requirement. A typical
meal includes a three ounce
portion of protein (meat or
fish), one-half cup each of
two vegetables, bread,
butter or margarine, one-
half cup of fruit and
dessert, with milk available
if desired.
There is no charge for the
meal and no income
eligibility requirement.
Any person over age 60 is
eligible, but participants
may contribute if they wish
to do so.
While serving partici
pants a nutritious, whole
some lunch is of key
importance, the program is
not in existence just to
provide food. At the same
time other supportive
services are being provided
at the meal site.
All meal sites provide
some type of transportation
to get participants to and
from the site, either by bus,
through volunteers recruit
ed from the community,
civic clubs, carpools, etc.
Informational programs
on nutrition education,
health and welfare counse
ling are presented along
with recreational opportu
nities. Eventually each
local meal program will set
up an information and
referral system to help the
older adults find answers
and direction.
For further information,
contact your local Council
on Aging or Jamie Hatfield,
Governor's Council on
Aging, 213 Hillsborough
Street, Raleigh, N.C.
27603.
Pre-School
Shots Set
RALEIGH- A preschool
immunization roundup for
children who will be
entering school this fall for
the first time will run
through April, according to
Dave Collie, assistant
coordinator for North Caro
lina’s Immunization Pro
gram.
Collie warned that it will
take all the period from now
until school starts for
children who have not had
the required immunizations
to catch up. Because of
spacing requirements, he
said it normally takes about
a year to give the whole
series of shots if a child has
never had any. Some
13,000 North Carolina
children attempted to start
to school last year without
the proper shots. Many
were turned away.
Minimum immunization
requirements for a child to
start to school are three
DPT shots (diptheria,
tetanus and whooping
cough), three polio doses
and one of red measles.
Collie said admittance can
be granted on a provisional
basis provided written
evidence the shots have
been given is presented
within 30 days after school
starts. The public health
specialist urged parents to
check their child's immuni
zation record now and make
every effort to bring it up to
date before the /all term of
school.
Consumer's
Corner
by Barry L. Boneno
Executive Director
High Point Consumer
Credit Counseling
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.
Cars and furniture seem
to be two consumer items
that help to put most
families behind the eight
ball for the longest time. I
am going to concentrate on
cars in this article. At a
later date. 1 will give detail
pointers on purchasing
furniture.
When purchasing a used
car, there are somethings
to check.
Interior: Check all lights,
windows, doors, safety
belts, accessories. Don't be
discouraged if an otherwise
sound car has a bit of soiled
upholstery. It can be
cleaned or re-covered at
little cost.
Tires: Evenly worn tires
of the same brand suggest
a well-maintained car.
Beware of new treads on
tires with worn or painted
sidewalls. They're probably
cheap recaps.
Under the Car: Fresh oil
means a leak, but a drop or
two is normal in older cars.
Get down on your knees
and study the color of the
exhaust pipe: light gray to
white - engine is running
hot; medium gray-healthy
engine; black and gummy-
engine is burning oil and
piston rings may be worn.
In the Driver's Seat: The
car should start promptly,
smoothly and without
unusual noise. Check the
dashboard gauges and
w’arning lights. Listen to
the engine idling and wide
open for strange clicks and
grinding that w'arn of
trouble.
Road Test: Don't just
drive around the block. Run
the car in stop-and-go
traffic and on high-speed
roads. Acceleration should
be smooth and strong in all
gears. Rear-end rumbles
usually mean a worn
transmission. Apply the
brakes lightly at 50 mph.
They should respond im
mediately without pulling
the car to one side.
For further information,
contact Mr. Barry Boneno,
142 Church Avenue, or call
885-0041.
Black Artist To
Have Exhibit At
NCCU Today
Health Hints
by
Dr, BENJAMIN A. WILLIAMS
Dentist
High Point, N. C.
Q. Is it true that a retiree may
be entitled to a tax credit for
1973 when he files his return?
A. Yes. If you are a retired
U.S. citizen or resident, had
$600 of earned income in each
of any 10 calendar years be
fore 1973, and had retirement
income during 1973, you may
be entitled to a tax credit. In
ad(dition, just by filling out a
few lines on Schedule R and
your tax form, you can get the
IRS to compute the retirement
income credit for you. See your
tax form instructions for de
tails.
Q. My husband and I are
legally separated. I have cus
tody of our daughter. Does this
mean I can claim her as a
dependent?
A. That depends. First, you
and your husband together
must have furnished more than
one half of the child’s support
for 1973. Secondly, the child
must be in your or your hus
band’s custody for more than
half the year.
If these conditions are sat
isfied, then generally the par
ent having custody of the child
for the greater part of 1973 is
entitled to the dependency
exemption. However, there are
exceptions to this rule. Your
husband may be entitled to the
exemption if he contributed at
least $600 toward the child's
support during the year and
the decree of separate mainte
nance or a written agreement
specifies that he is entitled to
the exemption.
Another exemption arises
if he paid $1,200 or more of
support for the child in 1973
and you do not establish by a
clear preponderance of the
evidence that you furnished
more for support.
Q. I heard that there are five
tests that must be met for a
taxpayer to claim a person as
a dependent. What are they?
A. For a person to qualify as
your dependent for 1973, the
following tests must be met:
1) You must furnish over half
of the dependent’s total sup
port during the calendar year;
2) Unless the person is less
than 19 years of age at the end
of the year or a full-time stu
dent during five months of the
year, you may not claim him
as a dependent if his gross in
come is $750 or more; 3) The
person must be a member of
your household and live with
you for the entire year or be
closely related to youj 4) He
must be a citizen or national
of the U.S. or a U.S. resident,
or a resident of Canada, Mex
ico, Panama Canal Zone or the
Republic of Panama for some
part of the year; and 5) The
person must not file a joint
return unless one is not due
but was filed merely to obtain
a refund.
Q. I had a part-time job last
summer to pay college tuition,
r didn’t earn enough to pay
income tax, but I’m going to
file a return to recover income
tax withheld from my pay. Can
I check off $I of the tax with
held for the Presidential Elec
tion Campaign Fund?
A. No. You can only designate
$1 ($2 if married filing jointly)
If You Don't Voie-
YouJust Don't Count
if you had at least that much
tax liability.
Q. I pledged $100 to a chari
table organization in December
1973. I was billed in January
1974 and just paid the bill. Can
I deduct this amount on my
1973 return?
A. No. Contributions must ac
tually be paid before the close
of 1973 to be deductible on your
return for that year.
Q. Can I file my tax return
without my Form W-2?
A. You should make every
effort to obtain your W-2 form
from your employer to insure
a proper return.
However, your return must
be filed on time. If you do not
have all your Forms W-2, re
port all your income and at
tach a statement explaining
how you computed any tax
withheld for which you claim
credit, but for which you have
no Form W-2.
If, after you have filed your
return, you receive a Form
W-2 for income that you did
not include in your return, or
if you find your estimates of
income and withholding tax to
be incorrect, file an amended
return. Form 1040X. This form
is available at any IRS office.
Q. Do you have a booklet that
describes tax law changes for
1973 Federal income tax re
turns?
A. Yes. IRS Publication 558,
“Highlights of 1973 Changes
in the Tax Law," is available
free from your local IRS office.
Taxpayers seeking more de
tails may purchase IRS Publi
cation 17, “Your Federal In
come Tax,’' from Internal
Revenue offices and many post
offices for $1.00. Mail orders
may be made to the Public
Documents Distribution Cen
ter, Pueblo Industrial Park,
Pueblo, Colo., 81009. The price
for mail orders is $1.25.
Freezone is for corns that hurt.
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DURHAM - Paintings
by David Driskell, a
42-year-old black artist and
educator, will be shown at
the North Carolina Central
University Art Museum,
March 13 to 28.
Driskell is professor and
chairman of the Depart
ment of Art at Fisk
University, Nashville,
Tenn. He is a native of
Georgia, attended public
schools in North Carolina,
and holds the A.B. degree
in Fine Arts from Howard
University and his Master
of Fine Arts Degree from
the Catholic University of
America.
He has studied at the
Skowhegan School of Paint
ing and Sciilpture, and the
Netherlands Institute for
the History of Art. He has
traveled in Europe and
Africa under grants from
the Rockefeller Foundatio n
and the U.S. State
Department.
His work includes oils,
acrylics, encaustics, and
collages. Many of his
recent works reflect African
motifs, but they may also
embrace the rural land
scape of his native South or
of Maine, where he has a
summer studio in Fal
mouth. There is the
symbolism of the black
Baptist Church and the Old
Testament and the images
of the contemporary black
ghetto.
"In recent years, 1 have
turned my attention to
images that reflect the
exciting expression that is
based in the iconography of
African art,” Driskell says.
"In so doing, 1 am not
attempting to create Afri
can art; instead, 1 am
interested in keeping alive
some of the potent symbols
that have significant mean
ing for me as a person of
African descent."
The formal opening of
the Driskell show will be at
7 p.m., Wednesday, in the
NCCU Art Museum. A
reception for the artist is
scheduled, according to
Mrs. Nancy Gillespie,
director of the museum.
Museum hours are from
2 to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and from 1
to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Dear Dr. Williams:
Sometimes 1 have severe
headaches. Is it possible for
my teeth to cause this
problem? K.W.
The answer to your
question is yes, but let us
examine more closely some
of the reasons and other
symptoms related to your
question.
Dental problems that
most often cause headaches
are impacted teeth, tissue
growing over wisdom teeth
and the loss of several back
teeth.
Many people do not have
the required space in their
jaws to accomodate the
third molars commonly
known as wisdom teeth.
When there is not enough
space in the jaw, the
wisdom teeth may come
through the gums rotated
or pushed against the tooth
in front of it. Sometimes
teeth may not come
through the gums at all due
to obstruction by bone or
teeth. This is called
impaction of the teeth.
Some of the reasons for
impacted teeth are here
dity, rickets, anemia,
syphilis, tuberculosis or
malnutrition.
The most common symp
toms caused by impacted
teeth, whether they be
wisdom teeth, cuspid or eye
teeth, or any of the other
teeth or simply teeth that
never come into the mouth,
are severe pain in the upper
and lower jaws, pain in
front and behind the ears.
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