| Show County Notes 1st Anniversary Of US USDA DA Food Stamp Pro Program ram On Jan 1 1966 Davis County became the sixth county in Utah to participate in the Food Stamp Program SINCE THAT date more than in food stamps has been issued and about worth were free bonus stamps pumped into the economy of Davis County Coun Coun- ty There are currently over people taking advantage of the program m. m I I Twenty-seven Twenty retail outlets including dairies are currently authorized to accept USDA Food Coupons in the county THE FOOD Stamp Program is a method of sharing our agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural abundance with low tow and marginal income people through normal local trade channels With the substantial b bon bonus o n u us s t i stamps disbursed the economy of f Davis County is materially j enhanced Due to some recent adjustments adjustments adjustments adjust adjust- ments in income exclusion and property consideration some previously ineligible p people eo pIe may now find themselves eligible eligible eligible eligi eligi- ble for Cor this program Net in income income income in- in come ceilings start at for forone forone forone one person and progressively Increase with the addition of the size of the household I A HOUSEHOLD of nine could have a net income of a astill ai 1 still be eligible to e participate in inthe the program m. m The Food Stamp Program Is a voluntary method whereby low and marginal income people purchase food stamps at a dis dis- count In this way it becomes a help sell program which lends i dignity to the Individual because I he uses his own money to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase the stamps 4 i Through a local nutrition com corn committee people receive instructions instructions Hons and demonstrations in food preparation food bud budget budgeting eti n g sanitation and sound health habits j THE US U.S. DEPARTMENT of r Agriculture has designated thet the t Davis County Welfare Office a under the direction of oC Woodrow J A Taylor t to o process and certify applicants after which food 1 stamps may maybe be purchased at the Davis County Bank in Farming Farming- ton Food fit It for human con- con U s s jt r r 4 r i S ear li r. r f i r r r ri rs i r f s r 1 r 1 4 Now that the thc Food Stamp program ha has been in operation for a year car Davis is County County's Welfare personnel have ha been reviewing rc l' l the effects effect of the thc program gram on the thc Count County County's s economy and feel feci quite elated about the first years year's earM results Shown here di discussing the program arc are Woodrow Taylor Talor Davis Da Count County Welfare Director Di Hi- rector left and nd Herbert Eriksson on on field officer of the United States Stater Department of Agri Agriculture supervisors of the thc Foot Food Stamp program may be purchased at most retail grocery stores With the exception of bananas coffee and tea foreign foods may not be purchased with food stamps also alcoholic beverages beverages beverages bever bever- ages and tobacco may not be purchased with food stamps PURCHASE requirements r rem e m e n t ts s sand and free bonus stamps are based on income household size and ald hardships People who may qualify for food stamps are re retirees retirees retirees re- re unemployed welfare re recipients recipients recipients re- re students and low salaried salaried sal sal- aried arie employed persons Through the food stamp program program program pro pro- gram the disadvantaged the aged and children of these households are offered nutritional nutritional nutritional guidance and service in ma a dignified and effective manner HERB HERBERT ERT Rick Eriksson of the USDA Consumer Food Program Program Program Pro Pro- Pro Pro- gram and former staff member member member mem mem- mem ber of oC the Davis County Welfare Dept said that the food stamp program Is so much better than the former plan of oC distributing surplus commodities to welfare recipients So often the surplus foods that were available were not the right foods for many of the older people who are on the welfare rolls he said So besides being able to buy the foods they can more easily digest the new food stamp program program program pro pro- gram not only has helped to eliminate waste but has boosted the local economy by during this first year jear the pIa plan has been in operation he add add- ed |
