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Food Stamp Program Currently Is Helping 103 Chowan County Families Eat Better Foods
(This Is the sixth In a series
of articles on social service In
Chowan County. The last ar
ticle explained the medical as
sistance program. Today's ar
ticle will present the facts
about the Food Stamp Pro
gram).
By ROBERT HENDRIX
Director
The Food Stamp Pro
gram has operated in Cho
wan County since October,
1965. At present it is
helping approximately 103
needy families each month
to buy nutritious foods at
practically any grocery
store in the county.
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point, $3,647.50 has been
spent by participants this
past month and they have
received, free.. $2,746.50
worth of bonus coupons.
This money represents
$6,394 which can be spent
only for food.
Food stamps help needy
families eat better. When
a family does not have
much money, it cannot buy
all the food it wants or
needs. But there is a lot
of good food in this coun
try. So food stamps are
used to help people get
more food for their money
at the grocery store.
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY OCTOBER «. 1665.
Some people think the
stamps are to pay for all
the food they are now buy
ing. But that would not
help them eat better. They
need additional food for a
balanced diet. This is
what stamps can accom
plish. The money a fam
ily now spends for food is
worth more if it is turned
into stamps. That means
the family can buy a larg
er variety of more nutriti
ous foods with the stamps
and can have a balanced
diet.
The amount and kind of
food a person needs de
pends upon the person. A
person once said, "We are
what we eat." Children
need good food to help
them grow. The rest of us
need good food to work, to
enjoy life and not be sick.
Older people need to watch
what they eat, too. They
may not want as much food
as they ate when they
were younger. So they
should be sure to eat the
right kind of food.
To get food stamps peo
ple must go to the Chowan
County Social Services of
fice and sign up. Most
people who are on public
assistance arc eligible.
However, there are a few
exceptions. Other house
holds who are not on pub
lic assistance can get
stamps if their monthly in
come is low. It depends on
how much income they
have and how many people
live in the household.
In the Food Stamp Pro
gram a household means a
group of related or non
related individuals who are
not residents of an institu
tion or boarding house, but
i who are living as one eco
nomic unit sharing common
cooking facilities and who
purchase and prepare food
for home consumption co
operatively. An individual
living alone may also be
considered a household. A
boarder is considered to be
part of the household, but
a person that just rooms in
the house is hot
When we are talking
about food stamps, income
means any money that peo
ple get. This means money
from any kind of work. It
also means money from
welfare checks and from
old age pension, from so
cial security or from unem
ployment insurance. Money
from relatives or from
roomers and boarders is
also counted.
Some people can get
food stamps even if they
have a little more money
than eligibility allows. Also
some people will pay less
than the regular amounts
for stamps. These things
happen if people have cer
tain “special considerations"
expenses for doctors or for
medicine or if they pay
high rent or have to pay
for child care.
“Hardship” costs may al
so be considered. These
include such things as fun
eral expenses or expenses
caused by fire, flood and
tornadoes. The social ser
vices office will explain
how these things work out
They will help to see that
the people who really need
food stamps will get them.
They will also work out
the right amount people
pay for stamps.
Any grocery store can
arrange to take stamps if
the owner wants to and
most of them do. It is easy
to use stamps in the store.
Food stamps are as good as
money for food and food
stamp customers are treat
ed the same as other cus
tomers.
Stamps can be used to
buy almost any food sold
in the store. There are
only a few foods that can
not be bought with stamps.
These are packaged or 1 can
ned food which say on the
label that they are import
ed, but any coffee, tea, co
coa or bananas can be
bought with stamps. Stamps
cannot be used to buy soap
and other things such as
alcoholic beverages or to
bacco that are not food be
cause stamps are for food
only.
When the shopper pays
for his food in the stores
he should tear out Os his
book of stamps just enough
to pay for the food he has
bought. The grocer does
not have to tear the cou
pons out of the book. If
the grocer owes the cus
tomer any change, he will
give back 50 cent stamps
for change or he will give
back a due bill if the
change is less than 50
cents. The due bill can be
spent in his store later just
like stamps.
The grocer must give
back a due bill for change
of less than 50 cents if the
shopper asks for one. A
person does not have to
buy candy or other things
he does not want to make
the price come out even.
The grocer cannot give
back cash in change.
It is possible that soon
the purchase requirement
for food stamps will be
lowered and that more
stamps will be available
See these
authorized
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COLUMBIA:
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Columbia. N. C. 27925
Phone 796-2221
Tyrrell Paraitare Ce.
Main Street
Columbia. N. C. 27925
Phone 796-3281
Tyrrell Hardware Co.
Columbia. N. C. 27925
Phone 79G2451
CRESWELL:
Crr-wrll Balra aad Service
P. O. Box 38
Creswcll. N. C. 27928
Phone 797-4319
EDENTON:
Byrum Hardware Co.
218 South Broad Street
Edenton. N. C. 27932
Phone 482-2131
Goodyear Service Store*
Edenton. N. C. 27932
Phone 482-2477
Harrell'*, lac.
409 South Broad Street
Edenton. N. C. 27932
Phone 482-3310
Klrby’a Electrical Service
Oakum Street
Edenton. N. C. 27932
Phone 482-2207
Allatate Ballders Supply
301 N. Hushes Blvd.
Elizabeth Cltv 27909
Phone 335-5455
Carolina Furnltnre Ce.
609 Eaat Fearing Street
Elizabeth City, N. C. 27906
Phone 335-5502.
W. T. Grant Ce.
Southgate Mall
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Harrell's, be.
1019 North Road Street
\ Ssr%3& N - c - 77909
H. G. JferrWette | Sea
105-106 North Water Street
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JawyCT’a Hoaae el Paraitare
602 Hughes Boulevard
PM N C. 71906
Rears, Heebaek M Ce.
Ehrlnghaus Street
5»SsSk N - c 77909
207 North Poindexter Street
N. C. 27906
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East Colonial Avenue
lEnaK Nc 77909
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for the price than are now
given. The Food Stamp
Program is at any rate an
excellent program and the
best way to distribute good
nutritious food to our peo
ple. Certainly it gives the
needy the opportunity to
purchase food where and
when they want and in
amounts suitable to them.
The Food Stamp Pro-
The "In" Metal
One hundred types of
low • denomination coins
minted of pure nickel,
nickel brass, nickel alum
inum bronze, cupro-nickel
clad copper, nickel - clad
steel, nickel silver and sil
ver containing from 1 to
23 per cent nickel were cir
culating in 54 countries in
1968.
NOTICE!
TO ALL VOTERS OF
CHOWAN COUNTY
SPECIAL ELECTION
Thurs., Nov. 4,1969
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 1228, Sessions Laws
1969, a special election will be held in Chowan County for the purpose
of submitting to the voters of the county the questions of whether or not
a one per cent (1%) local sales and use tax will be levied and collected
in the county, at which said election there will be submitted to the quali
fied voters of Chowan County the following propositions:
FOR The One Per Gent (1%)-beeaF -
Sales and Use Tax
AGAINST The One Per Cent (1%) Local
Sales and Use Tax
REGISTRATION PERIOD
FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
WILL BE HELD
Sat, Oct 11,18, 25
FROM 9:00 A. M„ TO 6:30 P. M.
AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES
East Edenton Chowan County Court House
West Edenton. Edenton Municipal Building
Rocky Hock Rocky Hoek Community Building
Center Hill Rosser Bunch Store
Wardville H&H Grocery
Yeoptm Edenton Airport Building
Challenge Day Nov. 1,1969
9:00 A. ML, to 3:00 P. M.
Election Day Tues. f Nov. 4
6:30 A. AL, to 6:30 P.M.
\
A new registration of voters is NOT required. The registration books
of Chowan County in the election precincts named will be used. The
books will be opened as stated for persons not previously registered. A
person wishing to register must have resided in the State of North Caro*
lina for one year and the precinct for 30 days.
The registrars and judges of election, appointed by the Chowan Coun
ty Board of Elections, shall be the election officials for said special elec
tion. ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL NOT BE USED.
CHOWAN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
- Mrs. George C. Hoskins, Chairman
gram is operated' through
agreements with state so
cial service agencies, who
are responsible for opera
tion within the state. The
federal government pro
vides the coupons and pays
the full cost tit the sub
sidy plus about one-third
of the local administration
cost.
The U. S. Department of
Business Opportunity
FOR
Service Station And
Grocery Operation
APPLY
LEARY OIL COMPANY
Edenton, N. C.
Agriculture' is .responsible
for authorizing- and super
vising the participating
grocers. The families pay
about what they would
spend for food each month
and receive food coupons:
worth considerably! Jimore
than that amount. On the.
average, these families pay
about $6 for $lO worth of
coupons.