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THE MATHIS NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 27, 1977
WHEN GATE is open to the city sanitary landfill (dumpground), trash haulers are welcome
to drive to proper spot and unload. However, some unthoughtful people in the past have
dumped their unwanted items just outside the gate in violation of the law. City workers
would appreciate the proper disposal of your trash. Otherwise, you'll be fined if caught.
THE SANITARY LANDFILL is open to the public daily at specified hours. Located nor-
thwest of West San Patricio Avenue, dumping is free to city residents. This sign and one
other were erected again this week after being torn down by vandals.
CITY MOTOR GRADER shown here inside city warehouse is another piece of new equip-
ment purchased recently by the city fathers, at a cost of $27,108.
Food Stamps Without Cash
By January 1st Is Proposed
Texans participating in the
food stamp program may not
have to spend any of their own
money for the coupons after
January 1st, if a recom-
mendation from the Texas
Department of Human
Resources is adopted.
Merle Springer, Deputy
Commissioner for Financial
and Social Programs of the
Texas Department of Human
Resources, supported the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Friday in its proposal
to eliminate the recipients’
cash outlay now necessary for
participation in the food stamp
program.
The USDA, which supplies
the funds for the food stamp
program, is proposing
elimination of the purchase
requirement but has set a
target date for implementation
of next July. Springer says
Texas is prepared to im-
plement it six months earlier
on January 1st, if present
eligibility rules are kept.
Testifying at a public
hearing in Pharr before of-
ficials of the USDA on the
proposed food stamp program
changes. Springer also called
for strong regulatory measures
to prevent abuse in the
program.
One of the reasons he favors
elimination of the purchase
requirement, Springer said, is
that it will end the transfer of
any cash, and this in itself will
reduce program abuses.
But the most compelling
reason for the change, the
Deputy Commissioner for
Financial and Social Programs
pointed out, is that it will
provide needy Texans the
same amount of nutritional
subsidy, while permitting them
to retain more of their limited
resources for other necessities.
“Many poor families in
Texas now are confronted with
a very different choice between
paying their rent and
utilities, or buying food stamp
coupons,’’ Springer said.
“Eliminating the purchase
requirement would bring about
another 26,000 families into the
program,’’ Springer said,
“with the result that thousands
more Texans would have a
more nutritious diet and gain
the benefits of improved health
and well-being.”
The Deputy Commissioner
for Financial and Social
Programs said thousands of
people in Texas “simply do not
have the money to buy the food
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Dangers
Many Halloween accidents
occur when excited children
dart from between cars,
oblivious to traffic, or walk on
dark roadway shoulders with
thier vision and movement
severely restricted by face
masks and cumbersome
costumes.
The Texas Agricultural
Extension Service urges
parents to consider these child-
savers:
- Map out a route for your
children, marking stops at only
those homes where you know
the residents.
- Review pedestrian rules of
safety with the children.
- Tell the children to cross
the street only at authorized
crosswalks and never between
parked cars.
- Remind them to look in all
directions before crossing the
street and to watch for and
obey all traffic lights.
-- Instruct them to use
sidewalks and not streets for
walking from house to house,
and remind them always to
wait on the curb-not in the
street-until the street is clear
to cross.
- Make sure the children are
easily visible to motorists;
select a lightcolored costume
and generously apply reflec-
tive tape to the back, front and
sides; decorate the trick-or-
treat bag with reflective tape,
and give a flashlight to at least
one of the children.
- Even better, encourage
children to do their trick-or-
treating during the daylight
hours.
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TENNIS ANYONE? Asphalt paving began last week at the
high school for two new tennis courts to be located next to the
cafeteria building at right. The paving is being done by
Sanford and Son of Alice at a cost of $7,092. The long-
discussed tennis courts may become a reality soon.
- Make sure costumes fit
children properly and do not
restrict their movements or
vision; remember that makeup
will not impair the child’s field
of vision as masks often do.
- Always try to have an adult
near the children throughout
the evening to serve both as a
guide and a quieting influence.
-- As an alternative to ran-
dom trick-or-treating, consider
joining other neighbors in
staging a Halloween party
where each family is
responsible for a Halloween
game and prizes.
A little extra time devoted to
safety instruction before all the
little goblins go out can make
for a more enjoyable
Halloween evening, says the
Extension Service.
Sweaters once guarded
warriors from the rough
leather of their armor, reports
Marlens Odle-Kemp, clothing
specialist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice.
Fluorescent lighting is three
to four times more efficient
than incandescent lighting,
reports Sue Young, housing
and home furnishings
specialist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice, The Texas A&M
University System.
Women should probably
marry younger men. At
present, reports Debby
Johnson, family life education
specialist with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice, The Texas A&M
University System, life ex-
pectancy of women exceeds
that of men by almost eight
vears.
City Street, Sanitation
Supervisor Work Report
This report consists of work
accomplished by the Street and
Buffalo Barbecue
To Sell At A&I
A buffalo from a ranch near
Sabinal will provide meat for
the Homecoming barbecue
sponsored by the Army ROTC
at Texas A&I University
Saturday.
The barbecue, at $3 a plate
will be served from noon until 7
p.m. at Mesquite Grove.
coupons. Many of these are
elderly, on fixed incomes,
attempting to survive solely on
Social Security or Sup-
plemental Security Income.”
It is persons confronted with
marginal existence such as
these who will be able to>
participate regularly in the no-
purchase program, and who
will benefit the the most in
nutritional value, Springer
explained, adding that
inadequate diets hasten
deterioration in the elderly and
frequently bring on premature
institutionalization.
Under current food stamp
provisions, participants pay
out of their own pocket a
specific amount of money
according to their family size
and net income, which is
determined by certain stan-
dard deductions. The dif-
ference between what
recipients pay and what they
receive in coupons is called the
bonus value of the stamps.
For example, a family now
may be getting $170 a month
food stamp allotment. For this
amount, the family pays $63 of
its own money, amking the
bonus value of the coupons,but
would not have paid the $63.
“The subsidy to the recipient
thud stays the same,” Springer
pointed out. “but frees some of
the family’s food stamp pur-
chase money to be used, if
necessary, to provide shelter,
clothing, and some hedge
against high utility costs.”
The Deputy Commissioner
for Financial and Social
Programs added that the intent
of the proposed change is not
that families cease spending
the purchase requirement
money for food.
“A nutritious diet is still the
goal of the food stamp
program, and there is no intent
to diminish this objective. We
will encourage food stamp
recipients to continue the use of
their own money to supplement
the bonus coupons so that
dietary requirements do not
suffer.”
USDA also is proposing a
change in standard deductions
that Springer described as “an
improvement over the present
system.”
At present, the average
deduction is about $67 per
month in determining net
family income. The new
regulations propose to increase
deductions to about an average
of $103 per month.
Springer estimated that the
additional deduction would
further lower net income and
make about 32,300 more Texas
families eligible for the food
stamp program.
If adopted, the higher
deductions plus the elimination
of the purchase requirement
will bring a total of 46,000 new
Texas families into the food
stamp program, Springer said.
The Deputy Commissioner
for Financial and Social
Programs said that if food
stamp recipients no longer will
be required to pay any cash for
the coupons, the Department of
Human Resources will con-
sider the feasibility of mailing
the coupons to users. He
pointed out that many people,
particularly the elderly, have
transportation problems
getting to food stamp centers to
trade their money for coupons.
stopped.
Wastewater Department:
Daily and routine checks were
undergone on liftstations and
sewer plant during the month
and no problems were en-
countered. At the High School a
standby 2” suction pump was
installed so that no single
failure could put us out of
operation.
The city of Corpus Christi
B.O.B. sample report gave us a
good rating on chlorine, Ph.
B.O.D., dissolved oxygen and
fecal coliform for this month.
City Water- Wastewater
Supervisor’s Report
Water Department: Monthly
reports along with bacterial
samples were completed and
turned in. There were no
coliform organisms found in
bacterial samples. Daily and
routine checks were done on
wells during the month and no
problems encountered. Water
mains were flushed as monthly
routine work. Sewer line ex-
tensions that tie on to Fifth
Street were continued. At
present 1650 of 8” vertified clay
pipe and three manholes were
installed, with only 2 blocks
lacking. Minor and major
water line leaks were repaired
this month. Several sewer taps
were made on the Mesquite
Street sewer line project.
Several sewer lines were un-
At Courthouse
Comptroller’s
Representative
To Answer
Tax Questions
If you have questions about
state taxes, or need some
assistance in reporting them,
circle Friday, Oct. 28 on your
calendar.
On that date, the State
Comptroller’s office will have a
representative in Sinton to
meet with taxpayers. He will
be in the county courthouse,
and is scheduled to be there
from 10 A.M. till noon.
However, should the need
arise, he will remain on duty
there as long as necessary.
Sanitation department for the
month of September.
Patching was done
throughout town covering
major pot holes. Patching was
done on the following streets:
Redwood Drive, N. Hidalgo, W.
Magnolia, N. Live Oak, N. Lee,
So. Hidalgo, So. Duval, So.
Encinal, Freeman, St. Mary’s,
Front, Nueces, and Bee St. A
culvert was installed on
Magnolia and Frio St. Drain
ditches were installed
throughout town and the dit-
ches on Wilson and Encinal St.
were fixed and prepared for
drainage.
The tractor mower was used
on all streets and alleys north
of Chiltipin St. all the way up to
the “Y”j The blades on the
mower were replaced this
month. The motor grader was
used on Cherry St. Dirt was
hauled from Mesquite St. to
Fulton and Front Street.
The daily garbage routes
were picked up throughout
town. Trash along the landfill
road had to be picked up due to
people completely disgrading
the “NO DUMPING” signs
which had been torn down by
vandals. Brush was picked up
all over town during the month.
The dump truck and back hoe
were used to help pick up the
brush.
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Everyone is cordially invited to attend a reception
honoring Rep. Wieting and family.
Sunday, November 6, 1977
at the Gregory-Portland High School Cafeteria
from 3 to 5 P. M.
Informal dress.
J. W. Atkins, Coordinator
(Pol. Adv. Paid for by Leroy J. Wieting, P. O. Box 546, Portland, Texas, 78374, Treasurer)
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