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NEW CASTLE NEWS, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1971 Promotion chances at stake Mrs. retires Determined policewoman reduces never was one for breakfast anyway because my daughter (now 13) was asthmatic and she just couldn't take breakfast with all that early morning congestion. So had no reason lo fix that meal, "Skipping lunch didn't bother me, except that I had to do something when everyone else took a break. I'd sip grapefruit or some other fruit juice and work the crossword. "Dinner is my only meal, really.

It's a lean meat, sometimes fish, a vegetable and a salad. I am allowed a little, maybe half a cup of whole milk, far my coffee. "Sometimes Ihe vetegable is a whole package of broccoli. It's the one I've never tired of. But I can't elioke down any more tuna fish.

"Hie 'hardest part is missing the solid meals. I love spaghetti. And eating out is always a problem with ealo By GAY PAULEY UPI Women's Editor NEW YORK (UP!) Never underestimate the power of a woman's will. Especially when job promotion and pride are at stake. Consider the dieting determination of Helena Epstein, police Officer.

In one year, she stripped 74 pounds from lier statuesque figure (fire feet 10 inchesWrom 276 to 202-and there are more to shed. "The loss cleared the way lor her promotion to sergeant in the New York City Police Department (a promotion concerning which she'd gone lo court) and also put licr in a frame of mind unafraid to face a lull length mirror. I asked her what slie was buying now in the way of off-duly attire lhal she wasn't a year ago. "Clothes, clothes, clothes!" she answered promptly. "1 feel much belter of course, but the higgest change has heen my being able to go into a regular store, instead of one of those shops specializing in large sizes.

"Clothes used to be so hard to find. I had to shop for a size 2414. Now I (it into an IS. "I hope to gel down to where I was eight years ago' when I joined the' force. That'd be 160 pounds or so." She thought the gain was gradual because of "not enough activity" in a desk job.

The weigh! loss of the sergeant, just assigned lo the 4 Uth Precinct in the Bronx, where she'll be on car patrol, began in earnest when she was' passed over for the promotion a year ago. Her superior officer told her that her weight, in full uniform and carrying her firearm, did not meet department weight slandards although she was eligible for promotion otherwise. The department held lliat Ms. Epstein, who is 32, should ntliinately get down to W7 pounds including her gear. She brought suit In the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, charging that weight should have nothing lo do with competence as a sergeant and that the guidelines the department had set were discriminatory, arbitrary and capricious.

She'd been dieting anyway under supervision of her physician. Once she had lipped the scales at 28C. she said. The other day when promotion time came around again, she was within the 10 per cent weight range of the department's requirements. Now what happens to her suit "depends on my talk with my lawyer," she said.

Like all ranks promoted, she has a six months probation, and in her case anolher 18 or 19 pounds Id lose to get past that 10 per cent clause. She described her diet, which never ran beyond 1,000 calories per day. Skip breakfast "I from regent's office Mrs. Donald Laughrcy of Wampum, soprano, presented Uie program at a meeting of Uie Lawrence Chapter of the Daughters ot the American Hevolullall. Mrs.

Dennis Hennon accompanied her sister on the piano, the two were introduced by their mother Mrs. Harry Huffman of Wam- Mired Miles presided at the business meeting. Mrs. Gust Sanlilippo announced that Merry Beth Kraus, local and sile winner of the DAR Good Citizen Award, was presented a at Uie Pennsylvania luncheon during the DAR Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. Wendy Sue Bakittin of Laurel High School won honors in Uie same contest A report of the Continental Congress April 15-19 was given by Miss Kalhfyn C.

Hitiner. Elected delegates to the state convention in Williamspart in October are Mrs. Leon G. Wetmur, Miss Emma Patton, Miss Bittner, Mrs Eugene Klrker, Mrs. Samuel Slaals, Mrs.

Sanflllppo, Mrs. Dale Mullen, Miss Gertrude Graham, Mrs. Ralph Fredrick and Mrs. James B. Comstock.

The following officers were elected for a three year term and installed by Mrs. Alfred Lago, chaplain: Mrs. Wetmur, regent; Miss Bittner first vice regent; Mrs. Staats, second vice regcnl; Mrs. E.

W. MeKissork, chaplain; Mrs. Harry Huffman, recording secretary; Mrs. I. Miller Henley, corresponding Miss Fatten, treasurer; Miss Eleanor Collins, registrar; Mrs.

Cumstock, historian and Miss Mary Lou Rankin, llhrariam. New directors are Mrs. L. II, Ilauschild, Mrs. Miles, Mrs.

Sanlilippo and Mrs. Howard P. Ward. Memorials were read bv Mrs. Comstock in memory of Mrs.

H. M. (Maybelle Denniston) Ringer, Mrs. CI. E.

(Nettie Hinksan) Muff ley, Mrs. Claude M. (Maria Smith) Patton and Mrs, Verio (Harriett Leeper) Mitchell. Mrs. Leona Moore, head of the conservation departed was in charge of plnnlinR a da redwood tree at the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts as a reminder of Mrs.

Miles' term as regent. Sfiereured Uie office Saturday and handed the gavel tn Mrs. Wetmur. Mrs. Kirker and her committee were hostesses at Uio meeting in the Hoyt Institute.

The tea table was centered with a bcuuuet ol lilacs and'matching tapers. A Flag Day tea will he held at the home Df Mrs. Wilbur Flannery of 427 E. Moody Ave. The speaker will be John G.

Lamoree, farmer judge of Lawrence County. HliMEMBRANCK Mrs. Leona Moore shows Mrs. Alfred Miles, retiring president of the Lawrence chapter nf DAFt, the dawn redwood tree planted at the Hoyt Institute in her honor. FeMale Focus spots wedding plans Nelson Miss Emily A.

Nelson Robison officers Miss Judith Robi: Tax increase threat reality for millions By SYLVIA PORTER While Washington's vole-huuling politicians mumble about giving us a tax cut to make it easier far us to survive today's murderous cost-of-living squeeze, ihe brutal fact of the matter is lhal millions of us earning more Hum 513,200 a year arc facing a certain tax increase in 1075 and so are all those who employ us. This lax hike will come in Ihe form of another hike in the wage hase on which we pay our Social Security taxes from this year's record high of $13,200 to another new peak of at least $14,100 and it maybe more. The reason: the law now ties the Social Security tax wage base as well as Social Security benefits to changes in the cOit of living. Even Ihe administration estimates (he rise in the Consumer Price Index (our cost of living index) will come to 7 per cent in 1974. That now "conservative" rate of rise would put the wage base at $14,100, up a Full 59DD in 12 months.

If the rate of inflation for the full year is higher, sd may be the hike in the wage base. Let's say, though, that later In 1974, today's horrible, destructive dnuhle-digll inflation rate can be reduced to such an extent that, by year-end, the pace for the full Vi motidis comes lo only 7 per cent (believe it or not, that would be great, goad news); Then, all of you who are employed and earn more than and all of your employers and all the millions of self-employed at this income level will pay higher Social Security taxes. If you earn $14,100 or more, you'll pay a Social Security tax of (824.85 as against $772.20 this year and as recently as 1973. Your Social Security tax has more than doubled just since 1970! All of your employers must watch that tax of $824.85, so the combined tax on employe-employer will come lo 51,645.70, up 5386.10 or more than 30 per cent in only two years. If you are self-employed and earn $14,101) or more, your Social Security tax will rise to $1,113.90 in 1S75, up from 51,042.80 this year and SRGt in 1973, And this increase is taking place with the Social Security tax rate standing still at 5.0 per.

cent. That rate won't remain there much longer; under today's law, it will rise ahove 6 per cent in 1878, a combined rate of more Ulan 12 per cent, And with the wage hase. going up in automatic leaps, the burden of this form nf (nx will become heavier and heavier. For millions ol you in the middle-income brackets, the Social Security lax you pay each year is now almost as large as your total federal Income tax. For millions of you in the low-middle intume brackets, your Social Security tax is higher than the federal income fax you pay each year.

For instance, a married man with two children earning $5,000 a year who uses the standard deduction pays about $120 in federal income tax. This same man has deducted over the year for Social Security laxes, more than twice as much. And for millions in the low-income brackets, Hie Social Security tax is the big load, not the income tax. That married man earning 4i year who has five children owes no federal income tax if he uses the standard deduction. Bui he'll have deducted from his weekly paychecks for Social Security.

As for employers, the load is particularly oppressive on tltose in industries In which wages arc a major operating cost, such as restaurants, all sorts of resort businesses hospitals and health care in general, Under the law as it now reads, there is no end in sight. It is inconceivable lhal we, as a nation, would refuse to help our elderly and disabled stay alive in this horrihle era by hiking their benefits from time to time. It is inconceivable that younger workers would simply refuse to pay the taxes that finance Ihe benefits. But again, and with increasing urgency, I ask; is it not time for Congress to take up the entire question of financing some of Social Security's benefits out of the Treasury's general revenues so income laxes would bear more nf a share? As recently as 1957, Social Security taxes represented less than 9 per cento! all federal laxes we paid. Mow they swallow about 25 per cent.

Isn't there a better formula than this? My answer is revealed in my question. MAY QUEEN Miss Karen Sloan, a junior, was crowned May Queen Saturday at Westminster College. Miss Sloan is the granddaughter of Mrs. Samuel Sloan of 330 W. Vine New Wilmington; her home is in Virginia Ueach, Va.

She is a speech and drama major. Crowning the queen is Miss Linda Slilwell, last year's qtir-en. Also piciured are, from left, Heather Van Dale and Na.onii Carver, flower girls, and Brook Perkins, crown bearer. A rri i Joan Joan solves dilemma of handling mom's day Service Star installs Stoner Miss A. Nelson and Harry James Stoner are planning a spring wedding.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mrs. Agnes W. Nelson of Ellwood Cilv, RD 1 and Robert L. Nelson of Baltimore, Md. Her fiance is the son of Mrs.

James Stoner of RD 2, Harbor Road and the late James w. Stoner. Miss Nelson is a 1370 graduate of Lincoln High School and will graduate from Slippery Rock State College May 17.. Mr. Stoner is a 1969 graduate of New Castle High Schonl and attended Arizona Western College in Arizona and Hillsdale College in Michigan.

They will wed at 2 p.m. May 25 at the home of the future bride's aunt, Mrs. Robert W. Jones of Ellwood Cily. Mrs.

Phillips has received a master's degree in graphology. She has given more than 500 lectures and has taught classes on the subject at (he Buhl Girls' Club in Sharon for four years Following her talk, birthdays of members born in May were celebrated. Refreshments were served and games were played. The dale of Uie visit to the Shrine Circus in Pittsburgh has been changed from May i-1 to May 17 The bus will leave the church at 10a.m. The club membership is open to anyone over 60 years of age.

Further details are available at the church office. installations. State Division Bintrim, with MeCunc, Nicely, wilh The convention Perm Hotel in Mrs. Flynn cards lo (he Mrs. Lena Alt Pitiller Veteran's Mrs.

Emma president, and were and luncheon The next In the New Penn. Mrs. Charles KLmberling, state president from Pittsburgh, was the installing officer when the New Castle chapter 17G Service Star Legion received new officers. Mrs. James McCracken is the incoming president; other officers are Mrs.

Emma McCune, first vice president; Mrs. Lenore Raymond, second vice president, Mrs. Loyal Parady, secretary; Mrs. Samuel C. Davis, treasurer; Mrs.

James Flynn, chaplain, Mrs. Steve Kitzko, historian; Mrs. Esther Martin, Guld Star chairman; Mrs. Harvey Bintrim, conductress; and Mrs. Mary Nicety, guard.

Trustees elected and installed were Mrs. Jack Blundo, Mrs. Joseph CJilhnn, and Mrs. Marie Knight, Mrs. Ida Suber is flag-bearer and Mrs.

ilium is banner bearer, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Flynn assisted with the Delegates elected to attend the Convention June 9-11 arc Mrs. Mrs. Gillum as alternate; Mrs.

wilh-Mrs. Knight alternate and Mrs. Mrs. Raymond, alternate. will be held at the William Pittsburgh.

reported Uial she sent gifts and Buddy Boys and hospital chairman man sent Easter lilies lo the Administration Hospital. 11. Sehcib, past national Mrs. Mildred Miller from Pittsburgh guesus at Uie installation meeting in the New Penn Hotel. meeting will be at 12:30 p.m.

May 21 Jordan A family wedding is planned by Miss Judith Ann Rnhisan and Thomas William Jordan. Their vows are to besolemniied at 7:30 p.m. June 3 at the First United Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Russell E.

Perry will perform the ceremony. Miss Hobison is the da tighter of Mr. nnd Mrs William C. Hobison ol 422 Lawnview Ave. Her future is Ihe son of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Jordan of Brigantine, N.J. The bride to tie is a 1SSB graduate of Nesltannork High Sdiool and a graduate of West Chester Stale College, West Chester, Pa. Shu teaches in Ncsltaminy School District, Lang home, Pa. Mr.

Jordan is in business wilh his lather in Brigantine. Diners meet The Gourmet Diners metin the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Rosen nf 27117 Old Plank Road. A seven course dinner of (he hostess's favorite dishes were served.

The lable was decorated in white wilh gold accents. The next meeting will be June 1 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Orr of 1313 Wilmington Road. DIAL 65B-B511 for WANT ADS FASHION NOTES Written Especially For You By I.OISSCOIMO Pockets are ever so important bill not the teeny decorative type it's the one lUl's t.R and useful Wonders DO happen.

Whal? you're not a knit: picker? you don't stand a chance she who picks knits jiicks fashion. Halters and tiltlo bra tops are under many a shirt jacket it's a lock confined to all the gal.s in Ihe family Trom mother down to little sis. Fly inlo your prcltlcst pajamas turn out the tiehls snd leave the huuse today's pajamas nrc inteaded for your waking hours not sleeping lime. Remember, Fashion your best SOCIAL security. SHOPPE Your children can handle it well; they have a special knack lor remembering mothers.

Every night they remember you by saying, 'Mom, do we have to go to Irene wagged her finger. "What mare do yon want? A lecture by your sons about toilet water being a stupid name for perfume?" Would you believe I didn't believe them, and I had lo ask my daughter what she thought about Mother's Day? And would you helieve she said, "I think it should be on a week day so I wouldn't have to go to Well you'd better believe after hearing that, I learned in a big hurry what to do about Mother's Day. Sunday I'm wearing a gigantic pin that says, "Temporarily Out Of Order!" Club sees graphologist May 11 bride honored at shower By JOAN CAPAROULA I just rememhererl Sunday is Mother's Day. Usually it's not on my mind. Like, in July, or October, or even hi April, I don't walk into a room filled with people and say, "I'm remembering Mother's Day." And now that remembered it, I don'l know what to do about it.

If I wear all the Mother's Day pins my children have bought me over the years I'll look like a five star general who has been decorated ahove and beyond Ihe call of duly in New York City. (Most of the pins are inscribed with the word mother over a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Feeling down in the dumps, I mentioned this predicament lo a few friends. "What do you want to do about Mother's Day?" asked Irene, "That's just it," I said, "I don't want to do anything, but I feel as if should. Everyone makes such a big stink about it and here I am making no stink." "You're in worse shape than I thought," said Phyllis.

"Name me one mother who makes a big deal ahout Mother's Day." "You're crazy," added Irene. "You don't have to do anything. If you want lo do something take a nap. And furthermore my dear child, what makes you think your children need Mother's Day to celebrate?" "That's right," said Freda. "Do your children wait one year to raid the cookie jar? Do they wait one year to dress up in their thread-bare jeans, or to entertain stray dogs, and cats, and grasshoppers in your kitchen?" "You shouldn't worry your pretty little head of about doing something for Mother's Day.

Sock makes comebqek The traditional cable-knit knee-high sock is making a big comeback this spring in lively new pastels and medium shades to coordinate with spring and summer sportswear. Still another revival is the triple-roll bobby sock, this lime in the brightest colors imaginable. SJ Hour set The Junior Woman's Club will hold Story Hour Thursday at Uie New Castle Library. Mrs. Ralph Brooks Jr.

will read "Whisltu for Willie," by Ezra Jack Heate; "Mr. Tall and Mr. Small," by Barbara Brenner; "The Bad Hear," by Neumann and "Dear Garbage Man," by Zion. Nature gave you a ring finger. Columbia makes it beautiful.

Columbia Columbia wedd ing bands from aides. Games' were played and 10 prizes won. Mothers of the couple were special guests. Miss Donofrio will marry Mr. Ponziani at 3 p.m.

Saturday at St. Mary's Church. Invitations have been issued. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs.

James T. Donofrio of 312 Doyles Ave. and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ponziani of 12th Street, West Miss Lou Ann Donofrio, who will marry Michael Ponziani, was honored by her bridal parly at a miscellaneous shower at Pnpo's.

Decorations were in rainbow colors and included a floral arrangement and an umbrella made by Mrs. Patty Costa. Hostesses were Miss Cheryl Crawford, Miss Mary Jo Canfora, Miss Beverly Greaf, Miss Mary Kay Donofrio and Robin Donofrio. Mrs. Mary Varley and Mrs.

Lee Anne Nard were Mrs. Hazel K. Phillips, master graphologist, interpreted the writing of the members of the First Presbyterian Recreation Club. The analyst explained tn the club how handwriting analysis is being used in the business world and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She said it is also being used to train children and In (he selection of companions for senior citizens.

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