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New Stamp Regulations
ATLANTA, Ga. New
food stamp regulations,
matting the first major
overhaul in the program’s
history, have been unveiled
and will take effect by
January 1, according to
David B. Aispach, Southeast
regional administrator of
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Food and
Nutrition Service.
Aispach said the the
regulations, which im
i plement the Food Stamp Act
jof 1977, are aimed at
'• “eliminating those who
should not be receiving food
stamps, while assuring that
we do get food stamps to
those in need.”
He added that the changes
tighten administration of
the program and redirects
benfits to needier people.
The regulations, Aispach
said, were announced in
: Washington by Secretary of
Agriculture Bob Bergland.
-• The most significant
change included in the
: regulations, is the
: elimination of the purchase
" price of food stamps.
Recipients now pay for then
stamps the amount
depending upon the family’s
net income and receive
bonus stamps. Under the
: new regulations, the family
will receive the bonus
stamps and not be required
to pay any of its own money.
Aispach gave as an
example a family now
paying S6O for SIOO in food
stamps —a S4O benefit
will instead simply receive
the S4O in stamps. No cash
payment will be required.
He estimated that several
million low-income people
who currently cannot afford
to buy food stamps will now
be able to receive
nutritional assistance
through the food stamp
program when this change
becomes effective. In his
opinion, most of those who
will enter the program when
the purchase requirement is
ended will be the elderly
poor and the working poor.
Aispach quoted Bergland
as saying that all states will
eliminate the purchase
requirement by January 1.
Under the new regulations
the program will be sub
stantially tightened, he
added. This is expected to
eliminate over a million
current recipients those
with highest incomes —by
lowe-ing the program’s
income li nits and ending
the use of most itemized
deducations in the pgoram.
‘ These changes are
important,” he said,
“because they will make it
impossible for middle in
come people to claim
enough deductions to qualify
for food stamps.
The new regulations make
it difficult for families
owning luxury cars to
participate on the program.
It also eliminates some
students and requires most
students remaining eligible
to register for work or leave
the program.
There are also
procedures to bar persons
found to have committed
fraud from receiving any
food stamps for periods of
three to 27 months.
These provisions must be
in effect by March 1, 1979.
Other changes in the new
regulations include more
flexible certification
procedures for elderely and
handicapped people. These
persons will be interviewed
J MEDICINES AND DRIVING
DON’T ALWAYS MIX
Consult your physician about the side effects of any
medicine prescribed for you. They may affect your
driving ability. Even certain commonly used drugs
like antihistamines, cold tablets and sedatives may
dull your reflexes or lessen coordination.
Avoid alcoholic drinks while taking medication.
The double impact may dangerously affect driving
akUI. Do not ever take sleeping pills the night before a
trip. Their effect may handicap you the next morning.
•
YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US when yon
need a medicine. Pick up your preacriptiou if
•hopping nearby, or we wB dthver promptly wtthont
extra charge. A grant many people eatnmt as with
thdr prescriptions. May we rmapo—d yuan?
HOLLOWELL and BLOUNT
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through home visits or by
telephone if they are unable
to come to the food stamp
offices.
In addition, the changes
in the deduction structure
will result in several million
persons receiving increases
in benefits, while several
million others will receive
decreases in benefits. In
general, the poorest
households will receive
benefit increases, while the
less poor households are
more likely to receive
benefit decreases.
Aispach said the depart
ment will propose additional
provision based on the 1977
Food Stamp Act in coming
months. Included will be
state plans of operation,
accessibility of services,
special procedures for
use in disasters, and
operation of the food stamp
and commodity distribution
programs on Indian
reservations.
Centralized
School Menus
Centralized breakfast and
lunch menus in cafeterias of
Edenton-Chowan Schools
for the next week include:
Friday—Juice, cinnamon
bun and milk. Sloppy joe
with bun, french fries,
ketchup, cole slaw, peaches
and milk.
Monday Juice, cereal
and milk. Tuna salad on
lettuce, sliced tomatoes,
green peas, pineapple, rolls
and milk.
Tuesday— Apple sauce,
sausage biscuit and milk.
Meat loaf with creole sauce,
potatoes, buttered broccoli,
fruit gelatin, rolls and milk.
Wednesday Juice,
sausage biscuit and milk.
Seafood plate, french fries,
cole slaw, lemon cake
squares, cornbread and
milk.
Thursday Apple sauce,
cheese toast and milk. Beef
vegetable soup, sandwiches,
crackers, apples and milk.
Jones Finishes
Recruit Training
Marine Pvt. Kevin C.
Jones, son of Anthony B. and
Cleo E. Griffin, Route 2,
Edenton, has completed
recruit training at the
Marine Corps Recruit
Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
This nine-week training
cycle covered basics of
battlefield survival and
provided an introduction to
the personal and
professional standards
traditionally exhibited by
Marines. While par
ticipating in an active
physical conditioning
program, trainees gained
proficiency in a variety of
military skills, including
first aid, rifle marksman
ship and close order drill.
Jones received special
recognition for superior
achievement during the rifle
marksmanship training
phase, scoring 235 of 250
possible points and
qualifying as the unit’s high
shooter.
A1978 graduate of John A.
Holmes High School, he
joined the Marine Corps in
October, 1977.
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if their palms itched they
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Thursday, October 26, 1978