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PREGNANCY PLANNINGjffkiANDHEALTHmm by

Mrs. Gloria Riggsbee

Dear Mrs. Riggsbee:Would you please send me

a free booklet concerningpermanent birth control

methods? My tubes were tied

four years ago, and a doctortoie me that I could havethem untied.

I would like very much to

become pregnant because mylast child died from injuriessustained in a car wreck. I

have four other children and

would like very much to haveanother. Is this possible? Please

send me your reply at once.Mrs. S.

Dear Mrs. S.:

Please accept my deepestsympathy for the loss of yourchild. I know it has been anagonizing experience for you,and your family.

When we speak of "tyingthe tubes," it does not actuallymean that the doctor ties aloop in them which can thenbe untied. What happens is

that the doctor cuts each ofthe two tubes in half and

then ties up the ends so theywill not grow back togetheragain. To repair this operation,the doctor must take the cut

ends of each tube and try to

sew them back together again.This is a difficult operation --

it is considered major surgeryand is successful only about

40% of the time. It is also anexpensive operation.

Considering the cost andthe fact that only 40% of these

repairs work, I think youshould give this a lot ofserious thought. I know thatyou feel the loss of your childvery deeply, but you do havefour other children. Since noother child can completelytake the place of the one youhave lost - not even a newbaby ~ perhaps it would be

better for you to devote your

time and your love to the fouryou already have.

This is a decision only you

and your husband (and yourdoctor) can make. I am aonrythat I do not have a bookleton permanent birth control

methods which would tell youany more about repair of atubal ligation than what I havealready mentioned to you.

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Dear Gloria:

Why do some girls skiptheir monthly periods - some-times as long as six months -

when they are not pregnant?M. T.

Dear M.T.:Often when a young girl

first begins menstruating, herperiods may be irregular forthe first year or two. Missedperiods are not unusual duringthis time. It seems to take thebody a while to get on a regu-lar cycle. When established,this cycle is usually every 28days. However, many womenmenstruate every 30 days, or27 or 29 days. As long as the

time between the periods is thesame, we say this is a regularcycle.

Some women never do es-tablish a regular pattern. Onetime the number of days be-

tween periods may be 30,another time 26 days, another

time two months. Apart fromthe inconvenince of not beingable to plan ahead, there isnothing to worry about in

most cases.

This column of questions and answers on federaltax matters is provided by the local office of the U.S.Internal Revenue Service and is published as a publicservice to taxpayers. The column answers questionsmost frequently asked by taxpayers.

Q) It has been more thanthree months since I filed myincome tax return. When am Igoing to get my refund?

amended income tax return,Form 1040 X, which can be ob-tained at any IRS office. Onthis form, you simply recom-pute the portion that haschanged from your original re-

turn and send it, along withany necessary related informa-tion, to the address shown inyour 1040 X instructions.

A) Write the IRS servicecenter where you filed your re-turn and give them the details.If there were problems withyour return, you should haveheard from us by now. Be sureto giye your Social Securitynumber, name, current address,and when your return wasfiled. This information is need-ed to trace your return.

Most refund claims have al-ready been processed and thechecks maile'i out. It is possi-ble that yours may have beenreturned to us by the PostOffice as undeliverable.

Q) During a fund drive, Ivolunteered to help my churchcollect money door-to-door, andI used my car to travel betweenneighborhoods to collect. Aremy automobile expenses deduc-tible?

A) Yes. You may deduct yourunreimbursed out-of-pocket au-tomobile expenses directly at-tributable to services you ren-der to charitable organizations,including churches. If you donot wish to deduct your actualexpenses, you may use a stand-ard rate of 6<e per mile to de-termine your contribution. Un-der this method, parking feesand tolls are deductible in ad-

Q) I just found out that Icould have claimed a credit onm.v tax return for the excessSocial Security taxes withheldlast year because I had twoemployers. Is it too late toclaim my credit?

A) No. Just prepare an

By M. E.GARDNERN. C. State University

A friend called andwanted information aboutthe propagation of roses.Since this is a timely sub-ject, perhaps other readershave the same question inmind.

Practically all of ournative or wild roses willcome true to type whenpropagated from seed butthis is not true of ourhorticultural or cultivatedtypes.

Teas, hybrid teas, hy-brid perpetual 8, grandi-floras, polyanthas andclimbers must be prop-agated by vegetativemeans, usually softwoodcuttings during the growingseason.

The cuttings should bemade when the new growthIs ready to bloom. Whenthe flower opens, cut thestems so that you will have

at least two stem buds(nodes); and at least oneleaf on each stem cutting.Remove the flower by cut-ting back to a stem bud.

Place the basal end ofthe cutting in clean, coarse,

sterilized sand so thatabout one-half ofthe cuttingis covered. If you have a

sand and gravel suppliernear you, ask him for con-crete sand, not plasterers,as it is too fine for bestresults. If you are collec-ting your own sand, Itshould be coarse, as sug-gested, and sterilizedbefore using.

Sterilization may beaccomplished by placing

the sand in a suitable con-tainer (not over threeinches of sand) and beat to

200 degrees for not lessthan 30 minutes.

Locate your box ofcuttings where you can pro-vide protection from directsunlight and keep the sandmoist, not too wet, at alltimes. A plastic cover ona frame covering the cut-ting box will give goodprotection from wind andhelp maintain the moisturesupply.

The cuttings should rootIn four or five weeks. Assoon as each cutting hasdeveloped several roots,from one-half to one InchIn length, they are ready forpotting.

For potting, use a suit-able container, about twoand one-half Inches indiameter. Peat pots aregood and may be purchasedat your garden center. Foryour potting medium, useequal parts (by volume) ofcoarse sand, peatmoss andgood garden soil. The sandand soil should be ster-ilized.

In your rose garden,fertilize your plants once amonth using two pounds ofan 8-8-8 mixture per 100square feet of bed area.Also, keep them protectedfrom insect and diseasepests by spraying with anapproved Insecticide and

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dition to the 6< per mile. De-preciation and insurance arenot deductible in either case.

You should keep records ofexpenses in order to substan-tiate your deduction.

Q) I've been called in for anaudit of my return. Can I havesomeone represent me?

A) Generally an attorney,CPA or someone enrolled topractice before the IRS canappear on your behalf. Detailson what to do if your returnis audited are in Publication556, Audit of Returns, AppealRights and Claims for Re-funds. It is available free atIRS offices.

Q) I work as a waitress in arestaurant, and my employerrequires me to report my tipseach week instead of monthly.Can he do this?

A) Yes. Tips of S2O or morereceived in a month whileworking for any one employer,must be reported on or beforethe 10th day of the followingmonth. However, your employ-er can require you to reportyour tips more than once amonth.

You should keep a daily rec-ord of your tips to help youprepare the written report youmust give to your employer.

Garden mln North Carolina

fungicide combinationspray every one or twoweeks, depending uponweather conditions.

HOME GARDENING

Three senior citizenfamilies, living in a low-rent housing unit nearShelby, insisted on findinga plot of land for homegardens. ,

"I guess I saved ahundred dollars on my foodbill last year by doing myown gardening and foodconservation," one womantold Thelma E. McVea,home economics extensionagent, Cleveland County."I froze or canned about75 quarts of vegetablesfrom my little plot," sheadded.

"Iwouldn't have had themoney to buy those samevegetables fresh," shesaid.

Gardening isn't a hobbywith these folks, the agentadds. It'B a necessity.

SAVE ON SUIT

Beat the heat and in-flation by making your ownbathing suit. That's theadvice of homemakers InVance County, who havebeen buying knit fabrics andmaking their own bikinisand one-piece swim suits,Mrs. Phyllis Stalnback,home economics extensionagent, relates.

Homemakers find theswim suits they make athome cost only a third whata similar suit purchased ina store would theagent adds.

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SAMMY DAVIS JR. WATCHES DOCUMENTSIGNING President Nixon announced theappointement of Sammy Davis, Jr. as a mem-ber of the National Advisory Council on Eco-nomic Opportunity for the remainder of aterm expiring September 22, 1972. The Coun-cil serves as a general advisory board to theDirector of the Office of Economic Oppor-

tunity, reviewing the effectiveness and ope-ration of programs in the agency and l advis-ing on matters of administrative policy. The21-member Council also coordinates the ope-

ration of OEO programs with other Federalprograms developed to assist low-income in-dividuals and families

However, sux months is

quite a long time to go with-out having a period. I wouldsay a checkup with the doctoris definitely in order to make

sure everything is alright.

Address letters or requestsfor i. free booklet on birth

control methods to: Mrs.

Gloria Riggsbee, 214 CameronAve., Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514.

JLNCSU Vet OffersHorse Health Plan

There is more to horseownership than enjoying aride now and then. Pleasurehorses require car&fu;

attention to keep them

healthy, including immuni-zation against certain dis-eases and treatment forparasites.

"We have some serioushorse disease problems in

North Carolina," said Dr.Robert F. Behlow, exten-sion veterinarian at NorthCarolina State University.?' And our humid climate isvery favorable for para-sites."

He added, "As our horsepopulation continues togrow, the need increasesfor horse owners to followa sound health program."

He outlines the follow-ing program as a guide:

1. Horses should be

vaccinated for encephali-tis. This disease had beena serious problem in someareas of the state in thepast and is a constant threatto the horse population.

2. The animals shouldreceive a tetanus treat-ment, followed each springby a booster shot.

3. To control virusrespiratory-abortion com-plexes, a planned infection

program with modified livevirus vaccine is recom-mended for all horses onthe farm. It's best to eon-suit with your veterinarianabout this program.

4. Keep horses awayfrom public feeding andwatering facilities.

5. Isolate sick horsesfrom healthy animals.

6. Prevent or controlparasites by followingthese practices:

?Provide adequateacreage, use temporarypasture rather than perma-nent pasture, and practicerotation grazing.

?Provide good sani-tary facilities and adequatenutrition.

?Pasture young stockon clean pastures. Neverallow young stock to grazeon an infested area unlessthe area has been eitherplowed or left idle for ayear.

Pick up droppings atfrequent intervals whensmall fields or paddocksmust be used.

?Keep pastures mowedand harrowed.

?Prevent fecal con-tamination of feed andwater.

When external para-

Listen, Ladies: Shall We Spray ?

Have you counted the aerosol cans around your houselately? If yours is a "typical" household, you might findat least 25 different kinds of household products forspraying yourself and practically everything in your house!Just for fun, go and look-and make a list.

Chances are, your list ranges all the way from hairspray-to furniture wax-tocheese (and before long,mayonnaise). There are nowover 300 types of aerosolproducts on the market, andmore being added every day.

When aerosols were firstdeveloped in the 1940's theinventors were mostly inter-ested in putting insecticidesinto spray form. They prob-ably never imagined thataerosol bombs would laterbe used for talcum powder,deodorant, starch, ovencleaner and even plasticfilm. Certainly in their wild-est dreams they could nothave foreseen birth-control-in-a-bomb!

Yet Delfen contraceptivefoam-released from an aero-sol by the mere push of afinger-is rapicfty becomingone of themethods of family planning.Even newer than the muchr,publicized pill, it has promen highly effective wit»virtually no side effectsand is available at drugstores without a doctor'Bprescription.

Entertaining should be asnap, what with hostess aids,

like tasty hors d'oeuvres to,spray decoratively on cracksers. (Have you heard about*

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You can spray lemon juicein your iced lea these days.

the spray vermouth for dev-otees of the dry, dry mar-tini?)

Obviously, ladies, youcan really "enjoy being agirl," if you'll just keepkeep enough aerosol cans onhand. You can start by shav-ing your legs with your hus-band's aerosol shavingcream...after your bath, youcan use spray deodorant,cologne and breath fresh-ener...and perhaps last, butnot least, a new boon to'birth control, an aerosoldash of Delfen foam.

IslandersBanishHippies

IBIZA, Spain ?The lifeof sun, surf, sex and pot wasover Sunday for the hippiecolony of this Mediterraneanholiday island. For most, it wasexile?voluntary or imposed-forsome, a Spanish jailhouse.

The tenuous coexistence be-tween two opposing cultures?-the anything-goes lifestyle ofthe hippies and the quietrectitude of the local farmersand fishermen?broke downafter a wild night of fighting,shooting and arrests Friday.

Sunday, a U.S. consularofficial said the Spanish author-ities will deport to the mainlandmost of the 50 hippies theyarrested and may charge someof them with disorderly con-duct.

Some of the young people,many of whom are Americans,said they would seek otherhavens.

Spanish authorities main-tained official silence on whathappened Friday night. Severalhippies and tourists said policeroughed up young people andfired warning shots into the air.There were reports that twoyoungsters were wounded, butthe U.S. official said they werenot true.

The trouble begin when hippieleader "Blind Bob" Bergc, 44, aCalifornian, led 300 followersinto the fishing village of SantaEulalia del Rio for what he saidwas to be a birthday celebra-tion.

sites are present, apply therecommended insecticide.

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WHAT EXPERTS ADVISE ABOUT INVESTMENTSThe great financier Bernard

» Baruch was often asked for ad-rice on investing. Among theprincipal lessons he had learnedfrom his own experience, heonce noted, were these:

Don't speculate unless youcan make it a full-time job;

Before you buy a security,find out everything you can

about the company, its man-

agement and competitors, itsearnings and possibilities forgrowth;

Don't try to buy at the bot-tom and sell at the top. TTiisjust can't be done.

Make a periodic reappraisalof all your investments to see

whether changing develop-

ments have altered theirprospects.

Most people realize thatthey simply don't have thetime to make "speculation" afull-time job1,, nor even to un-dertake much research on themanagement and growth pos-sibilities of every companywhose stock they might beinterested in.

For these reasons an increas-ing number of people arechoosing to put their moneyinto mutual funds, says the In-vestment Company Inatitute.

Mutual funds pool themoney of many people andinvest it in a portfolio of manydifferent stocks, which arebought and sold on the adviceof professional investmentmanagers. The individual mu-

tual fund shareholder ownsshares of the total portfolio, inproportion to the amount ofmoney he has invested.

Mutual funds provide full-time attention by profeasionalinvestment advisers. They haveaccess to the facilities neededfor proper analysis of a com-pany's earnings and growthprospects, and for reappraisingthese prospects as develop-ments change»_Funds also oper-ate with maximum public dis-closure, so investors can findout about funds' policies andinvestment records.

During the past two years,says the Institute, the numberof mutual fund shareholderaccounts has grown by sometwo million. And many of thepeople turning to mutual fundsare busy professional and busi-ness people who realize the

gigneed for more time and atten-tion to their investments thanthey can spare themselves.

"This trend to mutual fundinvesting wUI continue," saysInstitute Economist Alfred P.Johnson, "as investors becomemore sophisticated and de-mand better returns on theirmoney." During the decade ofthe 19605, Johnson points out,the average annual rate of re-turn on stocks, according tothe Dow Jones average, was a

little over five percent. But thesverage for mutual funda was

nearly eight percent and forgrowth mutual funds was al-.most 10 percent.

For many investors, too,mutual funds solve the prob-

lem of tryjng to "buy at the-bottom and sell at the top."They do this in two importantways. First, full-time profes-sionals decide when a fundshould buy or sell a particularcompany's stock. Further,funds offer shareholders thebenefits of dollar-coat averag-ing through regular purchase ofa constant dollar amount. Thismeans that the shareholderautomatically receives moreshares when prices are lowerand fewer shares when pricesare higher, so that he actuallypays less than the average priceof all the shares whether thestock market is up or down.

According to the Institute,nearly half a million of theseregular payment accounta withmutual funds were started lastyear alone, bringing the totalto more than four and a halfmillion.

Information about mutualfund investing, and the variousservices provided by mutualfunds, is available without obli-gation from {he InvestmentCompany. Institute, 1775 KStreet, N.W., Washington, D.C.20006.

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