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BROOKLYNITES FIND H&R BLOCK TAX COURSE PAYS OFFThousands of people are learning the skill of income tax preparation from H&R Block and are earning money as income tax preparers.H&R Block, the world%u2019s largest tax preparation service, is offering a basic income tax course starting September 8th and 9th with morning, afternoon and evening classes available. Classes will be offered at 6 area locations.During the 13 week course, students will study various phases of income tax preparation and receive actual experience in preparing individual returns. Experienced Block instructors will teach tax law, theory and application, as practiced in Block offices nation-wide. There is a classroom discussion on each tax subject and many practice problems. Courses are programmed to teach students increasingly complex tax problems as study progresses, students will find the course both interesting and challenging.Courses are ideally suited for people who want to increase their tax knowledge and learn how to save money on taxes or who are looking for a rewarding career. No prerequisites are required to enroll.Qualified course graduates may be offered job interviews for positions with Block. Many accept employment with Block because of the flexible hours available. However, Block is under no obligation to offer employment, nor are graduates under any obligation to accept employment with H&R Block.One low course fee includes all textbooks, supplies anrifor completion. r> r *r*t*%u2019. . %u2014 'orms necessary1 me course*.T_uucates and 7.5 continuing education units will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.Registration forms and brochure for the income tax course may be obtained by contacting the H&R Block office at 368 Livingston Street, Downtown Brooklyn or call (718) 624-1151.Flatbush Furniture II Corp.Serving Brownstone BrooklynAntiques & Quality ReproductionsOAK & MAHOGANY PIECESARMOIRES, FRENCH INLAY,HALL AND FIREPLACE MANTLES, ETC.P lease Com e A nd See Ou r D isplays7500f t S H O W R O O MWE BUY & SELL QUALITY USED FURNITUREORTHOPEDIC BEDDING QUALITY JUVENILE FURNITURE BRASS BEDS ORIENTAL RUGS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!ALL BRANDNAME FURNITUREEXPERT REFINISHINGWORK DONE ON ALL ANTIQUES & QUALITY USED FURNITURE ALSO COM PLETE RESTORATION ON ALL WOODWORK in.Your H om e%u2014GUARANTEED FREE PICKUP & DELIVERYCALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 71H-21ft-92fi1296-298 FLATBUSH AVE.CORNER OF 7TH AVENUE BROOKLYN NYGolden Defends FundsContinued from Page 5tionary tunas tnat ne received from the Board of Estimate among a number of different projects in Brooklyn. He allocated $1 million to the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation, an organization that works to attract businesses to Brooklyn and extends a number of services to over 5,000 small businesses in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Industrial Development Parks received $400,000.A program that Golden has advocated for years, a separate discretionary fund for principals in local schools to make minor repairs on their facilities, received their first funding of $1 million from his fund.%u201cThere is a waste of millions and millions of dollars because minor repairs must go through the Central Board of Education and a small leak becomes a big project when it is finally fixed two to five years later,%u201d Golden explains.His education allocations also included two studies that will explore the space needs and repair needs of the borough%u2019s schools. The Ida Israel Ambulatory Clinic in Coney Island was granted $300,000. %u201cWe did not use the money frivolously. We used it for priorities in Brooklyn,%u201d he says.According to Golden, the split in the money this year came about unexpectedly when %u201csomeone from the Comptroller%u2019s office%u201d indicated to the Council leadership that their request for a discretionary fund exclusively at their disposal would be honored. Council leadership, Golden says, was adamant in their demand for the split.%u201cAt that moment a number of things were not addressed in the Mayor%u2019s budget because it was in deficit,%u201d he says. As regards the City Council%u2019s own fund, %u201cThe Brooklyn delegation went along with the Council leadership,%u201d he adds. %u201cThe question is seeing that and knowing that we would end up with only half, what was the duty of the City Council delegation of Brooklyn in terms of addressing the needs of Brooklyn?%u201d%u201cInstead of the needs of the borough, they voted for a budget that did not go to projects in Brooklyn,%u201d Golden says pointedly. Previous to the splitting of the money, Golden says the Council leadership came to the Board of Estimate a number of times, but after the creation of the separate blocks of funds, no more negotiations transpired.%u201cThey asked us for a list of our priorities and we gave it to them and they gave us their list,%u201d he says, adding that it was not part of his responsibility to pursue the allocations of the Council%u2019s budget once they had claimed it their own. He declines to make predictions for the future relationship between the Boardof Estimate and the City Council in terms of the budget process.%u201cThey have said %u2018we address citywide issues,%u2019 but they are a Brooklyn delegation. Nothing they funded was a priority of Brooklyn and a Brooklyn need. Had I had that $15 million I would have allocated it to the LDCs and the other Brooklyn needs.%u201dHe also questioned the practicality of the Council%u2019s budget, declining to list specifics but saying that the allocations made to certain not-for-profit organizations overlapped with funding in the City budget for agencies undertaking the same plans. %u201cI%u2019m not saying they should not be funded but when you have a tight budget, you have to make priorities.%u201d Golden says that he has been in contact with the Mayor%u2019s people since the budget was passed and that they understand my concerns.%u201d%u201cTo what extent and how much, I can%u2019t say.%u201dWomen Now at ShelterSeventy homeless women will soon replace the male residents at the 14th Street Armory in Park Slope who are being dispersed to some of the 19 other male shelters around the city.According to Stella Schindler, of the City%u2019s Human Resources Administration, the State has given permission to make the armory a female shelter and the move should be made by mid-August.%u201cI can%u2019t explain it exactly,%u201d said Schindler last week, %u201cbut our census shows that we have about 980 women which is nearly as high as it was in winter.%u201d The census for men is much lower.Despite complaints raised by members of the shelter%u2019s community advisory committeethat Resources AaminiiUnmonhas not communicated with local residents about the agency%u2019s expansion plans for the armory, Schindler says that the committee has been aware of the change and that she has not received any complaints about the action. %u2014 R.T.Volunteers NeededThe Brooklyn Public Library%u2019s Literacy Program needs volunteers to serve as tutors to satisfy long waiting lists of students. The Library will conduct a tutor training workshop for volunteers to help them learn necessary skills.Tutors work one-on-one with a student for two hours per week. The tutor training workshop is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, lOam-lpm. from August 5-11, at the Bedford Branch of the Library, Hancock and Franklin Streets. Pre-registration is required. For further information and registration, call 778-9330.All%u2019s Quiet In Prospect Park No-Radio ZonesTwo sections of Brooklyn%u2019s Prospect Park have been designated as %u201cquiet zones%u201d where violators of the anti-radio rules may be fined, but no one may be aware of decision since the park%u2019s landmark status doesn%u2019t allow the posting of signs showing the order.The City%u2019s Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, Henry Stem, has designated the grounds of Prospect Park%u2019s Litchfield Villa and Prospect Park Boat House for no radio playing, but no signs may be posted to indicate the new rules, even though violations may result in a $50 fine.The special zones, now in a trial period, were created after the success of similar designations in Central Park, Orchard Beach in the Bronx, Rockaway Beach in Queens and South Beach in Staten Island. In addition tothe Prospect Park spaces, this year Stem has added parts of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens and the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park to his list of quiet places.In all these zones, the playing of radios is prohibited unless earphones are used. According to Diane Knox of Propsect Park%u2019s Enforcement Patrol, violations of the rule could be punishable in Criminal Court with a fine of up to $50. But with no signs in the two Prospect Park locations, officials are not sure if they can enforce the new quiet zoning regulations. Ray Wiggins of the Park Administrator%u2019s Office, says current interpretation forbids posting a warning notice, but that warnings from the park patrol will keep the noise level down. %u2014 R.T.If You Teach At Hom eW e%u2019ve W ant to Hear From YouL E V O L O RVERTICALIn O ur Sept. 4 Edition, The Phoenix w ill bereporting on people w ho teach courses andsubjects in their Dow ntow n Brooklyn areahom es.To accom pany our report on this thrivingactivity in our neighborhoods, we are com %u00adpiling a free listing of courses and w e invitey u u iG uG p a i i Of it.BLINDS5 0 %OFFT o be in c lu d e d , ju s t s e n d u s a b rie f d e s c rip tio n o fw h a t you te a c h , w h e n , th e c o s t a n d h o w to c o n ta c ty o u as w e ll as s o m e p e rs o n a l in fo rm a tio n a b o u t yo u re x p e rtis e . A d d re s s m u s t a ls o b e in c lu d e d , b u t w ill bew ith h e ld on re q u e s t.Deadline: Aug. 22. All Information must be submitted In writing. Send to: Home Instruction Guide, 395 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn 11217* D an T O o n k raftIn Park Slope145 7fhAve.Bklyn. NY 11215636-1550P %u201c 5 %u201c 6, T H E PHOENIX A ugust 7. 1986