Show Food Stamp Plan To Go Into Effect Here Soon Meeting Hold Tuesday With Merchants Representatives of the Surplus Marketing administration of the U. S. Department of Agriculture held meetings with county merchants here Tuesday where plans were completed to launch the food stamp in this The food stamp plan which has been very successfully carried on in other parts of the country is being extended to nine Eastern Utah counties and It is estimated that the plan will increase surplus food consumption in the county by Under the plan all families receiving any kind of public aid will be given the opportunity to buy orange colored food stamps and to receive free blue stamps in the ratio of 50 cents worth for each worth of orange stamps With the orange stamps any kind of food may be purr chased at local grocery stores while the free blue stamps are used to obtain surplus foods The government will redeem the stamps collected by Thus a wider market for surplus farm products is created and pro-ducts are moved through established trade It is estimated that families or persons are eligible to purchase food stamps in the county and based on per cent participation each of the 32 stores in the county will increase its annual revenue by Among surplus foods raised in Duchesne county which may be obtained with the free blue stamps are shell fresh potatoes and corn |