13, 1972 10 corn low sev; cluri •i I know that I am entitled to a deducM^n of up to $400 a month for the expens<.»s of child care servioes performed in my household while l am out work ing. But would I still get a de duction if I iiaid a neighbor to take Ckire of my children in her own home? Ai Yes. Expenses incurrer out side the tax4>ayers' household for the care of dependent ? who are under 15 are deductible to the extene the expenses in any one month do not exceed: $200 in case Of one such individual; $300 in the case of two; and $400 in _the case of three or more. Of ^^jurse, the expenses are deduc- ^Wole only if they enable the tax payer to be gainfully employed. For more information on the deduction for household and de pendent caix* expenses, see IRS Publication 553, “Highlights of 1071 Canges in the Tax Law.” It’s availahit' free by dropping ■a postcard to your Internal Re venue district office. Q) I'm planning to sell my house next (fall. Does the IRS have any publications on the tax effects of selling my home, At Yes. Write your Internal Revenue district office and ask foi- a free copy of TRS Publica tion .523, “Tax Information on Selling Your Home." This book let will tell you how to report Uie gain or loss on the sale of your residence and under what conditions you may be able to postphone the tax on any profit from the sale, Q) I take and develop photo graphs as a hobby and occasion ally earn some money from it. I know I have to report the income hut may I deduct the expenses of my photographic hobby? A) From your hoj-by income, you may deduct itenus that arc* ordinarily deductible, whether in curred in a business or nonbusi ness or nonbusiness activity. Examples of such expenses, are interest and taxes. Under propos ed rule>, if your in(?ome still ex ceeds these expenses, you may deduct other rela-ted expenses from the excess income in the following onder; l) other busi ness expenses that do not in volve adjustments to the basis of property; and 2) depreciation and other such deductions that in volve adju.stmonts to the basis of property. In the event that your expenses for taxes and interest e.xcee^l the the hobby income, that excess may be deducted on Schedule A if you itemize deductions. Losses sustained in pursuing the hobby are not deductible. B K Zi * V. ■ J . . WHO “OWHS" YOUR PRESCRIPTION This is a question that many people are unsura about the answer. When your doctor hands you your prescription^ you then become the owner nrui hare the choice of having it tilled by any licensed pharmacist you may wish tc select Once presented to the pharmacist you have chosen, he becomes the custodian of that pre scription and it goes into his files. Sometimes, your doctor bos indicated that you may within a certain specified time have that prescription ogain and you mery ask the pharmacist to {get '^your'’ prescription out of the file ond refill it for you. We carefully follow the lows, the doc tors instructions and your wishes^ YOU OR YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US when you need a delivery. We will deliver promptly without extra charge. A great many people rely on us for their health needs. We welcome reqiiests for delivery service and charge accounts. KINGS MOUNTAIN DRUG COMPANY ’’U E C ' r'"S M J.'f RN SI Or - SHONE 73ft>2571 Ways Cited To Fight Lawn Ksease Homeowners have four ways to fight the destructiv'e “brown patch” lawn disease, according to J. C Wells, extension plant pathologist at North Carolina State University. Pi'oper fertilization, mowing, raking and the use of chemicals can all help in the control of the common lawn problem, Wells said. “Bixjwn patch is probably the most dominant and destructive disease of e.stabliihed law^ns in North Carolina,’’ he add^^d. Blue- grass and tali fescue are ev- tremely susceptible to it.”' The disease Is caused by a fun gus that thrives in hot, wet wea ther. It appears as inegular brown patches, ranging from one-inch to several feet in dia meter. At first, the di.se.xsed grass ap pears w’aier soaked. Soon it turns ■dark and wilts. When the grass dries, it becomes light brown. During hot. humid weather a smoky gray to black border of wilted “webbed” gniss may be seen in the early morning bor dering the light brown diseased area. • Wells said that proper lawn management Is essential in brown patch control. Avoid overstimua- tion of growth by the excessive use o'' nitrogen. Mow frequently, and rako clippings if there is a hea\y ac'cumulation. If it is ne cessary to water, apply enough water to wet the soil six inches deep than watering lightly at frequent intervals. Wells said that chemicals can control the disease if they are properly applied. However, the chemicals siiould l>e aoplied be fore the disease develops and continued throughout the gix>\v- ing season. Here are the chemicals which WeUs says have given excellent control of brown patch: Acti-dione, plus thiram, two to three ounces per 1,000 square feet, applied at 7 to 10 day in tervals; Daconil 2787, two to four ounces per 1,000 square feet, ap plied at 7 to 10 day intervals; — I>>Tone, four to eight ounces per 1,000 square feet, applied at 7 to 14 day intei^-als; — Fore, four ounces per l.OiX) square (feet, applied at 5 to U day inter\’als; Terraclor 75 percent wetta- ble powder, three to four ouenes per 1,000 square feet, applied at 7 to 10 day intervals; — Ter.san two ounces per 1.000 square feet, applied at 7 to 14 day intervals; and Tersan 75, three to four ounces per 1,000 square feet ap plied at 7 to 10 day intervals. SUPERMARKET The supermarket is well named. For a typical store in the U. a stocks 8,500 different items of which nearly 38 percent are non- (foods. In the dairy department alone, there are nearly 400 items, including 150 kinds of cheese, 60 ice cream items, and 25 fluid mDk items, notes Mrs. Ruby Uz- zle. entension consumer market ing economist North Carolina Ftate University. MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Families participating in Cum berland County’s “Explorr Cu cumber Project" have high hopes of getting some needed house hold items from the sale of iheii’ wares. Those enrolled in Uie program are growing cucumbers for neai- by pickle packers, under the gui dance of an agrIculUral techi- clan. Ali participants are small farmers. One Fayetteville area grower hopes to buy a now refrigerator with her axlditional family in come. “Our present refrij^eraiar has Ijcen repaired twice ajid stiB isn’t dependable,” she tol(j B. T. MciNel!!, agricultural extension agent. The homemaker, one of 30 Cumberland County families en rolled in the program, usually plants a good gaiden on her se ven acres of land. 'But this Is her first try at cucumber pro duction. “The woman, who plans to fol low all recommended production and harvesting practices, sees no reason why she can’t make enough money <:rom her cucumber sales to buy a new refrigerator.” the agents adds. easy cleaning Working homemakers from the Eskridge Grove Community, Cleveland County, recently learn ed how to make housecleaning easier. Planning daily, weekly and sea sonal jobs; and getting each fam ily member to assume certain responsibilities are two keys to success, adds ^rhelma MeVea, home economics extension agent. One homemaker, the mother of four, agrees that planning pays off. “Prevention is better than cure,” she said. UNIQUE HOLDER ■Mrs. Wingate Morris, Angier Rt. 1 recently received a unique hot dish mat as a gift. Tech Schedules G.E.D. Exams The G. E. D. (HJgh School E- quivalency) test will be given at Cleveland Technical Institute Fri day, July 14, 1-6 p.m. and Sat urday, July 15, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. 'The Rev. F^red McGehee ad- hinister the exam. According to Mrs. Judy Young, l^eaming Lab co-ordinator, adults interested in taking the G. E. D. should make application to her prior to exam hour. A fee of $3.00 will ‘be oharged and collected before the test 13 given. DEEDS The attractive mat was made of old canning jar rubber rings and knitting yarn, observes .Mrs. Patricia Brown, associate home economics extension agent, Jqhn- Sion County. One ring is used in the centci and six rings are split and in serted on the base. Each ring is finished by crocheting kJiil ting yarn around it to make the ring a completed circle again. 'nien the circles are arranged so they are just touching each other. Depressive Illness Depression, or depressive ill- ne.ss, is a very widespread dis order or group of illnesses just about everyone know.s. But there are ways in which p.ationts suffering from this af fliction can be helped. For example, it has frequent ly be(*n observetl by clinical psy- chiatiists and p.sychologists that patients suffering depressive ill ness are helped bp successful ex- ]:eriencos in a variety of kinds of actions. A tangible demonstration to a depro.ssod j)aiieni. llu.tr he can successfully attain a stated goal can lessen his ix'ssimism, improve his .self-e.stei.Mii, and eiiliaiicv mot ivation. Re.search scientists have be in Penn sylvania aided by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Uenith. The theory tested wa.s that the depressed patient i.^ .so .sensitive to positive or negative informat ion about him.=<.‘:} that a minor succe.ss or failure even on a seemingly irrelevant ta>:k would affect his self-evaluatioo. tam i'*s, and performar The scientists deveio] e 1 the study wdth the coopei ati. n ol male patients at two Phihuicl- phia p.sychiatric out)}atienl ciin- ic.s, using both depressed ami non-depressed patients. The depressed patient.s wore more pessimistic from the out set about doing well on an ex- peiinjeiital ta.sk o; sorting out some cards. When asked how they had done, the dc;)re.s.sed gave lower r.aing.'j to the r own per formance than did the non-de- rnivet. pi’essed groups. The ref^archei’s found, howev'er that the actual output of the depressed groups was ju.st as good. A second, more difficult card- sorting task was given. Some de- I>ressod patients who had suc ceeded on the first test were told of their succes.s. Others were not told, but continued to think that tliey had failed. On the second test, those who had been tolld of in«r success .showed more opt imism, had higher goals, and ■;uve a better performance than did those who thought that they had failed. The scientist concluded that specific, 'favorable information a- bout successful experience not only improves the depressed pa tient’s outlook and level of as piration, but also can in crease hi-' productivity. 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