School lunch perceive the cothacfcs u a threat to uMN programs h iMmitot the Hou* Educaboa aad Labor CMnattte m pripni< cuts, Depvty Secretary of Agriculture, Richard Lyu? stated that the administration does aot hekeve that ?choob will discoatiaue the chiM Htiitioa programs or that the hertut "I would hate I* have breakfast cut ML tat I feel we cmU serve son She said that parents concerned about the effect of proposed cutbacks it the utritioa program should immediately write Oorfressmea aid Senators Childbirth group sets meet The Albeaurte Parenting and Childbirth Education Association has set its second annual meeting and all day conference for Saturday, April 11, trom 10 a.m. until S p.m. at the First United Methodist Church on the corner of Church and Road Streets in Elizabeth City. The theme of this year's meeting will be "Choice, Change, Challenge." Special guest speaker will be Margaret L Clancy, at torney, from Rochester, New York, who will speak on politics of women's health care, discussing the trends. affect maternity cut, how they are influenced and how to Two other presentations will offer a look at the pwl?wu in matenuty care aaoom women in the Albemarle area and proposed changes ia North Carolina laws that affect child hearing options. Three films will he shown: Five Women, Five Births - a film ahoat choices; "Fathers" - a film portrait, and; "Free to Be.....Yoa and Me" ? an animated film featuring Msrtow Thomas aad Alan A Ida A panel m the afternoon will lend a dwmwi on raising children m a changing and challenging world that will explore the rale of the in volved and nurturing father and the issne of non-sexist child-raising Michael Chapdeiaine, classical guitarist and artist in-residence at College of The Albemarle. will share some music. APCEA will report on the past year's activities and proposals for the coaling year, and new officers will be elected by the membership. Doors will open at 1:30 a.m. with a coffee and cake buffet and a bookstore available. Those attending should plan to brine a boxed lunch. Childcare will be available by reservation only. Call Dee Spaeth at S38-2382 prior to April 4. Advance sale price of tickets is $4; admission at the door will be $5. APCEA members qualify for a discount. Tickets may be obtained by writing APCEA, Box 2082, Elizabeth City, or by calling Kate Shales in Hert ford at 42643*1. Community watch ( Continued from page 1) He called the community watch program an information network. There is a watch chairman, a block captain, and watch members. A watch member might report a suspicious looking vehicle to the block captain, who reports it to the chairman. If ike cktinui sets smrtl calls, he reports it to law enforcement authorities and they check into it Block captains would warn other f hen to he on the lookout. 1M are also large sips that wars the potential housebreaker. "This community is watching yon." It's enough to make a thief nervous. and that's just what the community watch is designed to do. Perquimans County Sheriff's Department deputy Joe Lothian has said the department hopes to get citizen's watch groups organized across the entire county. For more information, contact the sheriff's department. Tax tips Do-it-yourself GREENSBORO - Last year more than one million North Carolina taxpayers prepared their own federal income tax returns, an In ternal Revenue Service spokesman said. With no change in the forms this year, even more may be able to figure their own taxes, according to the IRS. This is especially true if the taxpayer files the short form 1040A, the spokesman said. This one page form contains only 17 lines and comes with 3tep-by-step instructions explaining how to fill it out. The IRS offers a service to 1040A filers that enables the .taxpayer to complete the return down through line li, sign it and send it in. The IRS .will compute the tax and send the refund or bill the taxpayer for the additional tax. For those taxpayers figuring their own tans this year, the IRS offers more that M free publications on various tax topics. These publications can be ordered by calling the forms toll-free number, NHU-JM. For personal assistance with the forms, call IRS toll-free at l-Mfrga-MN. Campaign fund North Carolina taxpayers filing a Federal tax return may choose to help finance the 19M Presidential Election Campaign at no obligation, according to the Internal Revenue Service says. When filing ISM Federal tax returns, taxpayers may designate, or choose not to designate, a dollar of their taxes to the 19M campaign by checking the appropriate box or boxes on the tax form. Designating a dollar per taxpayer to the fond will not increase a tax bill nor reduce ? refund, the IRS said. The Presidential Election C*apii|i Paid was established in 1JT1 to enable the American public to take part in the nation's most ex pensive political campaign. Only those candidates qualifying nnder the guidelines of the Federal Election Commission ean receive money from the fund. Free workshop Free tax assistance will be available at the Municipal Building this Tuesday, March MftromMpkm. Volunteers In Tax Assistance, sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and Elisabeth City State University, will help fill out personal state and federal income tax reports. One faculty member, who is a licensed CPA, and two business majors who have completed a course on taxes will be on hand for questions. Anyone interested in receiving this free help, should bring the necessary tax forms (such as the W2) along. Tax help set for seniors Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is made available for elderly and low income persons by the Internal Revenue Service at the Masonic Hall, located at 210 Hyde Park, in Hertford. This is a free service available to help elderly people in preparing basic tax forms. The service is available Monday through Friday until April IS. Hours are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. NOTICE All unsightly and unseasonable flowers should be removed by owners, from all Town maintained cemeteries by April 6, 1981 or the Town of Hertford will remove same on said date. Your cooperation will be apprec iated. TOWN OF HERFORD Bill COX. MAYOR WOODSPLITTERS FOR SALE MOTOR AND TRACTOR MODELS ? PLUS ? A wide variety of flower and vegetable seeds; candytuft and geraniums! VISIT OU? OAROCN SHOP FOfc fur ? _ -1 ?? M.,4, uTTicr ana noose rune |M Peat Mess Fertilizer S Bird Baths Mr H??w M ester C.hnrgr and Vma. LEARY PLANT FARM 1 1, Becky Heck Rati, Eteotea, B.C. C$19) 221-4S71 r B.-BB a.a.-5:3B p.n. Slop home poisonings Pfearmac?ts across America support Paisan Preveatiaa I Wtrt ? aa effort la spotlight the proper usage and storage A single swallow at iw hone products can be fatal. So. ?mr a tare pefcaaaue iihsUwi ia drink bottles or food 'A >w? Hyisp Ot %nat hand; In case induced vomttirg is cnBed for. Ml in e? igsnths call the Nsea Centra) Cantor, fir*, tar advice You. ako, ought to "spring Upside down car Washington Vera Lyons tort control of his car Monday night and It wound up upside down in the swamp at the end of Covent Garden Street Lyons was unhurt but his car Car goes haywire, crashes into swamp Hertford resident Washington Vera Lyons had a real scare when he lost control of his vehicle on Covent Garden Street Monday night. The accident had Hertford policeman Vernon Brooks Hart scratching his head over what he felt was a very unusual auto accident. Lyons was attempting to make a left turn to park his car in front of his barber shop on King Street when the car went haywire, he said. The car's steering, and brakes failed, and the ac celerator got hung up. Instead of turning, the car roared straight ahead, right up Thomas Roger's driveway at the end of Covent Garden. Lyons' 1973 Chrysler tore down the fence in Rogers' back yard and continued ISO more feet before coming to rest upside down in the swamp and brush behind Rogers' house, Hart said. Lyons' car was demolished, and an estimated $250 in damages was done to the fence, Hart said. ( Lyons came out of it unhurt, though a little shaken. Take ? minute on thli special day to think about agriculture: ? Our nation's *1 Industry - assets of >927 billion ? Our Nation's *1 Employer? over 15 million people. ? Our Nation's *1 Inflation Fighter? productivity growth ! times greater than non-fdrm industry over past 3 years. ? Our Nation's ?! Exporter? ?40 billion In 1980. The efficiency of CI.S agriculture helps make it possible few us to spend less of our after ta? income on food and earn food items i" less time than consumers in other nations around the world | For example the typical American works 16 minutes to earn I pound ol sirloin sleak ? compared to 34 in France 60 in the Soviet Union. 174 in Japan, and 455 in the People s Republic of China * Agriculture? the heartbeat of our nation s economy. It s a big part of what makes America strong A story that every American can be proud of. Let s salute it on Agriculture Day, 1981! ALBEMARLE PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION If your stock of bills get higher and higher eoch month, see your neorby Federal Dank Association about a debt consolidation loon A lot goes into ogriculfure your Federal Land Dank Association covers it . . . including debt consolidation 428 McArthur Street 'Mi TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BIG FACTORY ALLOWANCES "We're ready to deal!" ? Big MF 2000 Series tractors ? 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