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"’í gc 4 Portland OServer Februars- IO. 1972
Tax relief
clinic set
Figurine
Shaping
Studio
A slim m ing
p ro g ra m
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In s ta lla tio n cerem onv fo r C la ra P e o p le 's appointm e n t to »he
s ta te B oard o f A g r ic u ltu re was attend,si bv H a rold W illia m s
d ir e c to r o f PSI’ E d u ca tio n a l C en te r ( le ft ) and C h a rle s Jo rd o n ’
d ir e c to r o f M odel C itie s P ro g ra m ( rig h t \
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Food stamp confusion
blues
fo r p e o p le on
By Pam S kin n e r
a slim b u d g e t
S p e c ia l F e b ru a ry
rates now
in
b rin g
e ffe c t
this
ad
foi
free tr ia l visit
I give hei an exam ple of
cherk that is not
the c o rre c t monthly sum ami
that has beer co rre cte d , sue
says, but when it happens in
favo r ot the clie n t, they nevei
do anything.
I say but that
is not the situation in point.
She dism isses me.
I get the name ot the f ir s t
intei v lewer who has made tne
m istake and ask the woman at
the long fio n t desk to see
her.
| am told to w a it oi
make another appointment. I
I try again to explain, taking
a note pad on the desk to
use for illu s tra tio n , Anothei
woman behind the desk comes
over ami je rk s the note pad
out from me. By th is tim e
I ’ m beginning to feel the blues.
When the woman savs, I can
’ ’ f ix " the m istake by changing
your next appointment from
F ebruary 22 to F ebruary 3.
That way the two week gap
is made up and I ’m standing
the a in w ondet. I «ay OJC-
but it botbei s me. My second
m istake:
to accept a solu­
tion that is sim p ly a ll to th e ir
advantage and lntorm s no one
about the kinks in the whole
system .
Cut
I need the
stamps.
F ltU ■ I ncle e , :« i ¡er.ee,
but it is representative. It
is extrem e ly d iffic u lt to get
to anyone who can see and do
something, not only about
a w e lfa re
I t ’ s a soi c wesing,bee« ¡se
we knew it. The c o n f u s io n
is that they don’t know and
maybe it s tim e everyone
heard about it.
1 went down to the Food
Stamp Store Novembei 22.
The intei-viewer checked me
out.
Rent, income - D .K. I
qualified. C e rtific a tio n anil
another appomtmen’ on Janu­
ary 22.
1 get stamps then
through the end ,f Novembei
and am told to come back,
but not the f ir s t 3 days of
Decembe , because the e is
always a big rush'
W ell I
think I can make do until trie
fou rth o f D ecem ber. On that
lay I go and get stamps fo r
Decem ber. Right.
so comes January ami I go
back about the 5th figuring
that I m z e itilie ii unt.l my
next interv ew - lo g ic a l’ I'm
told 1 can’ t get stamps for
mt
io n
which is the 22nd. F ir s tm is -
t-’ ke: ! should have demanded
then a new appointment im m e­
d ia te ly, but 1 w ait.
By the tim e the 22nd comes
around, i t ’ s p re tty t.ght and
I go to the in te rvie w e r with
what I think is a solid com ­
p la in t that at least two weeks
of stamps are m issing from
m y c e rtific a tio n allowance.
I'm eager to explain but sne
has a sore throa t and is not
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eager to talk. Wnat happens
cess and tie a tm e n t that one
is that eve rytim e 1 try to
is submitted to in try in g to
explain, she puts on m ore
obtain food stamps.
Food
pre ssure about my situation.
Stamps ire not ■
e , but
I get quiet awhile until she
the Ieeling they are is very
c e rtifie s me, then 1 tr y again
strong in this governme
c a re fu lly showing her tne
system atize: office. The re­
problem . She adm its it is a
sponse I got in try in g to ask
m istake of the last intei viewe.
w hat and why this had happened
and says th a t’ s too bad. I
was negative threatm ent. The
say it is a m istake that can
issuance of food stamps is a
su re ly be set s tra ig h t. She
government program which
says no, com plaining that sne
u ltim a te ly takes pressure off
IS ju s t an interx lewer and can’t
the problem of surplus food
do anythings. I say well there
as a threat to food p ric e s .
m ust be someone to talk to
I t is a tw o-forked benefit.
about .t and she says, " T a lk
As I said, we sing the Food
to the governm ent.’ ’
Stamp Confusion Blues.
Ask the dentist
T h is is the second in a series
of six a rtic le s or.dental healtl
Published by The Poi tland o b ­
se rve r, in cooperation with the
A m e n an Dental Association,
in observance of National
C h ild ie n ’ s D e n t a l
Health
" eek, F ebruary 6 -1 2 .
O ur fa m ily always seems to
have gum problem s although
* e see our dentist regular ly.
W hat exactly is the cause of
gum disease?
Dental scientists know tne
process that causes guru d is -
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mechanism that trig g e rs tne
the pioce ss.
Plaque - - a co lo rle ss and
transparent film on the teeth
- - is a chief v illa in in g u m d is -
ease. Plaque is composed of
oral d ib ris and ba cteria . If
plaque is allowed to fo rm w ith­
out intei ruption, it hardens in­
to what is called calculus. As
plaque and calculus continue to
accumulate on the tooth, tne
gums eventually become i r r i ­
tated, break away fro m tne
tooth and begin to recede. As
the gums recede, pockets are
formed where id liUonal food,
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d e b ris a n d bacteria co lle ct.
T his causes inflam m ation. If
calculus and plaque continue
to grow unimpeded, the gums
and bone may become so d is ­
eased that tlie teeth lose then
v ita l •■upport and m ust be ex­
tracted.
Dental scie n tists know that
plaque is also a rnajoi factor
in decay. T h u ., it is doubly
im p ortan t that the form atio n of
plaque fe halted o r in te r­
rupted .
I he plaque-form ation p io -
ess is halted, fir s t , by e ffi­
cient and reg ular toothb. ush-
lng after every m eal, including
snacks. \ Id .tio n a lly , dental
• loss or tape should beused to
clean the teeth in spaceswhere
the tooth brush cannot reach
such as between the teeth.
Your dentist w ill show you how
to use floss p ro p e rly .
A v e r y good way to n a ke
certain that you are cleaning
your teeth e ffe c tiv e ly is to use
a disclosing t a b l e t . A fte r
T h e re w ill b e a p u b lic in f o r ­
m atio n m eeting on Hom eow n­
e r s ’ I ’ ro p e rtv T a x R e lie f at
the G ra n t High School L ib ra r v
F e b ru a ry 14. fro m 7 :00 p .m . to
lo n o o .!ti.
T he purtxvse o f th is m eeting
Is to a s s is t the people o f the
c o m m u n ity
in o b ta in in g the
g re a te s t p o ssib le tw m efit fro m
the new Hom eowners* P r o p e r ­
ty Tax R e lie f p ro g ra m . V o lu n ­
te e rs tra in e d by th e O regon
D e p a rtm e n t o f Revenue w ill )>e
p re se n t to answ er q u e s tio n s
and a panel o f tax e x p e rts w ill
a lso Ive a v a ila b le th ro u g h dt
re. t telephone and T .V . c o m ­
m u n ica tio n to a s s is t in a n ­
s w e rin g te c h n ic a l q u e s tio n s .
T hose planning to attend
should b rin g t h e i r q u e s tio n s
and a copy o f the ta x r e lie f ap ­
p lic a tio n i f p o s s ib le ,
A b r ie f PTA m ee tin g w i l l f e
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publli m e e tin g . R e lre s h m e n ts
w ill tie se rve d and deim tv Re­
g is t r a r w ill tve a v a ila b le tie -
fo re the m eeting to a s s is t
those who w ish to r e g is te r to
vo te .
H ow ard U.
Samuel Vette
Samuel F . Y ette, i black
c o m m is s io n
to in v e s tig a te
re p o rte r fot Newsweek maga­
New sweek’ s employ m e n i (Mil
teles,
zine until rece ntly, w ilt head
the jo u rn a lism departm ent in
I he \y i . i, i,;t in Post q u ii »1
the new School of Com m unica­ Osborn E llio tt, editni - in -
tions .it Howard D n iv e rs ity , ch ie f and president of News­
W .ishmgton, I ,.C .
week, as saving the decision
I he
announcement
that to d ism iss Vette was made
Yette had been retained to r the "p u re ly
on
p io le ssio n n l
position w is made by Pony
grounds.’’
th e W ii l i u i ; , « i
B ro w n , dean ot the school,
Post Company owns News­
week.
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coincident w ith the filin g ot a
Yette saxl his book w is
com plaint by Yette that lie w as
published m I obru.iiy 1971
fire d by Newsweek because ot
.irsi lie was given d is m is s a l
v ie w s expressed in hla book,
noti, e at New sweek in septem -
" I he Choice:
I he Issue ot
le i on the ground l is work
B lack surv ix.il m Aniei te a ."
had (alien o il s iin e publica­
Yette sax! he had hired
tion ot the book. I lie w iite i
C liffo rd L , Alexander, J r ,,
said he rejected o tfe is ol
fo rin e i chan man ot the Equal
severance pay, tra n s le i to
Em ploym ent tipp ortun uy c i ­
anothei New w eek b u ie n u and
lic e , to le his l.iwvei in ask­
help in finding a new |ob. In s
employment In Newsweek’ s
ing the KEO and D is tric t of
Washington bureau was te r
Colum bia
human r*la *'» i...
nimated C h ristm as Eve,
Electricity is
20years
behind the times: In price
I he average cost of a mul ol residential electricity ix
less imlav than ii was 20 years ago Really! No. while pnecx
for almost everything else have riven, electric service is u
real bargain
llul while electricity may lx- Ix-lnnd the lim e s in pine,
it s as m odem a- Imlay in convenience I lie typical home
now has twice as many work saving appliances as u did 20
years ago After all wc'lc ccnnomic.il. not old fashioned
Pacific Kmvr&Light
Sale. Our famous Big Mac
matched work sets.
Rough, tough and no-iron.
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Shirt
Reg. $4.98. P e n n -P re st F o rtre l p o ly e s te r/
cotton sateen for no ironing. Machine wash
and tumble d rv . In khaki and olivewood
Sizes S, M, L, XL.
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Pants
^eg. $5.98. Handsom e, long wearing F o rtre l o
p o ly ester/co tto n sateen . Is P enn-P rest® for
no ironing. Soil re le a se . In khaki and olive-
wood. Sizes 30 to 42
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Sale p rices effective
thru Saturday.
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solve a disclosing tablet in
your mouth. T h a c o lo r(re d ) in
the tablet w ill stain any plaque
on the tooth w h ic h you have
m issed, i se of disc losing tab­
lets w ill quickly teach you how
to keep your teeth clean, Y ou
m ight use the tablets at pei i-
orlic in te rva ls to m akecertain
you continue to brush and floss
e ffe ctive ly.
Not even the te s t of us can
keep our teeth com pletely
Clean, so regular v i s i t s to
your dentist are necessary fo r
rem oval of any calculus that
has accumulate«).
A ll these m e a su re s-- regu-
la i awl e ffe ctive to o th b ru sh -
ing, use of (lo t and pei iodic
d e n t a l checkups- - w ill help
prevent g u m problem s Bom
occuring. But If youdodevelop
gum disease, it is irnpoitant
that you have treatm ent by a
dentist ami tlien follow care­
fu lly his in stru ction s fo r home
care of your teeth and gums.
P re v e n tio n is the key to gout
d e n ta l h e a lth .
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Men’s oxford work shoe
with elk finished cowhide
upper.
Has cushioned
inso le, q u a rte r lining and
long wearing outsole.
Sizes 7 to 12. ^
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JCPenney
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