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Show buruov till 15 ran touniv 18 fire K-ftiililias-In. Hinli inmiiifi Rrsrf or mccins rcopi jigible For Food Stomps (Special to the Citizen) . How well are Utah County families managing in these day3 of high inflation? To what extent have their incomes in-comes been moving up to compensate com-pensate for the rise in the cost of living? For most local families, the wage and salary gains have been substantial. As a result, a greater proportion of them are now to be found in the middle' and upper income brackets and fewer in the lower brackets than ever before,; according to a nationwide survey of income distribution,; There has been a progressive shift upward. The changes are detailed in a report released by the Standard Rate and Data Service, a marketing mar-keting publication; It lists the percentage of local households in each income category. The survey was designed to give a better picture of each community's earning picture and buying power than was afforded af-forded by its average income alone. AM. FORK JR. HIGH ANNOUNCES HONOR ROLL The American Fork Junior High released their first-term honor roll and congratulates the following students who earned an A-average: Seventh Grade; Barbara Adams, Suzanne Birk, Roger Brady, Clark Burgess, Pamela Bylsma, Linda Chestnut, Janet Clark, Shirlene Devey; Diane Eddington, Janet Ellison, Mark Engberson, Kurt Fraughton,: Steven Garlick, Tamra Gerber, Brett Glines, Meg Green, Shanna Hall.. Carolyn Hahhrom. Brock Hampton, David Harris, Arnold Haskell, Diane Raymond, Ray-mond, Valene Healey, Rae Hol-man, Hol-man, Cherie Iverson, Leisa Jacob, David Jarnigan, Sandra King, Douglas Kitchen, Lynn Kitchen, Lesa Larsen, Julene Marsh, Douglas Mayne, Robert Mendenhall, Anne Merrell, Steve Monson, Connie pace, Diane Ranck, Laurel Shelley, Becky Shepherd, Kimball Taylor, Tay-lor, Michael Thomas, Diane Wagstaff, Venae Walker, and Trudy Withers. Eighth Grade: Cynthia Adam-son, Adam-son, Marti Anderson, Shirlyn Beck, Trina Boley, Paula Bringhurst, Sharon Burk, Sean Catherall, Paul Delinar, Carl Durfey, Lloyd Evensen, Keith Garland, Jalayne Garlick, Cherie Cher-ie Hall, Caroline Harvey, Leisa Hoggan, Kathy Howlett, Heidi Hubbard, Patti Jeffs, Marcia Johnson, Leisa Laycock, Charles Magleby, Liz Monson, Joel Richards, Michele Robertson, Robert-son, Howard Sagers, Kerri Sax-ton, Sax-ton, Barbara Smith, Jeri Turner and Charlene Wyler. Ninth Grade: Bradely Adams, Liesa Andertson, Sandra Ap-good, Ap-good, Gam Arnold, John Brady, Cindy Chipmah, Mark Ebert, Annette Frisby, Sherrie Gates, Karen Gray, Sharance Healey, Kim Hanse Darla Heaton, Terry Hutchinson, Yvonne Jensen, Jen-sen, Melanie Johnson, Paul Johnson, Nancy Laursen, Larry Laycock, Loren Morse, Doug Miller, Holly Murdock, Keldon Paxman, Shelia Pedersen, Karen Kar-en Pratt, Martin Reimschissell, Barbara Steiner, Glen Strong and Diane Holley. It shows whether there are a small number of families with high incomes balancing out a much larger number with small incomes, or whether earnings are well spread. In Utah County, the figures show, both the level of earnings and the distribution are relatively relati-vely good. Locally, during the past year, tne proportion of households with effective buying incomes of $3,000 or over, after payment of their personal taxes, was 61.8 percent. It was a larger proportion than was reported for previous years. Three years ago it was 58.4 percent. - ' As to the various income groupings in the local area, the survey report shows that 17.7 percent of the households have a net of $5,GO0 to $3,000. that 11.0 percent have between $8,000 and $10,000, that 27.4 percent are in the 110,000 to $15,000 bracket and that 20.4 percent have incomes in-comes in excess of that. The remainder have $5,000 or less left after taxes. Although incomes have been rising, year after year, they have not been advancing fast enough lately to match the increase in-crease in living costs. At the present rate, income gains will fall several percent behind price hikes by the end of 1974. Junior is already asking if Santa Claus this year will have to hold his speed to 55 miles per hour. ,, Tne Peach Bow, played in Atianta, is sponsored by Lions Clubs to finance ws blind. rk for the ir . ff. vr.-rt E. IK ' Z 1 ll Watch for the GREAT AWFUL, AWFUL MALT ' ' ' : 1 CONTEST "Awful Big" ; tt ; "AwfuiGoof : I ! Would You Dare to be the ! Yjj ' Chaasplsa? , ;! M ; Watch for More Details : H in Next Week's Paper i ( ICE CREAM SH0PPE 1 ' I American Fork "Food Stamps make the difference" dif-ference" is the motto of the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Stamp program. For thousands of Americans and Utah residents too, Food Stamps do make the difference between a poor or nutritious diet. For thousands of other Utahns. though. Food Stamps are not available. These are the low income people, peo-ple, especially the lower paid working men and women with families, who are eligible for Food Stamps, but are not aware of it. One estimate is that over 170,000 people in Utah are eligible eligi-ble for the program. The program now serves some 42,000 people. The Utah State Department Depart-ment of Social Services which oversees the program administration adminis-tration is trying to reach more of these who might qualify for stamps. A "Utah Food Stamp Awareness Aware-ness Campaign" aimed at informing in-forming potentially eligible Food Stamp recipients began in mid November. The campaign started with Governor Calvin L. Hampton's declaration of November 10-17 as Utah "Food Stamp Awareness Week." "Our hope is to reach the working family man or woman putting" in a full day but still earning low wages", says Food Stamp campaign worker, Mike Burgoyne. "There are many elderly and working people who qualify for Food Stamps but don't know it. If we can heip them out, we will," Mr. Burgoyne adds. According to Burgoyne less than 8 percent of the "lower income working persons" in Utah are using the program now He says the campaign goal is 10,000 new participants in three months. Food Stamp information is being distributed everywhere in the State. Local food stores have joined hundreds of others in the State by passing out Food Stamp literature to customers. Central to the information effort ef-fort is a network of telephone hotlines that any interested person per-son can call to find out about Food Stamps and where to apply. ap-ply. Food Stamp information is available by calling either the THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN THURSDAY NOV. 28, 1974 statewide toll free number: 1-800-662-5431, or one of the following follow-ing area numbers, Gaden - 621-7420, 621-7420, Salt Lake - 485-8157; and Provo - 377-9220. The telephones tele-phones are in service from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday -criday. . The Chicago Board of Trade has banned smoking on the trading trad-ing floor between 9:15 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. f T'iS ruciCTMAS SHOPPING? - R ll W-lw' for Selections- mi BODY FOOT Hi PWXTKCRK ,:'r-ts3?.:3i.. 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