The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1973 Page: 3 of 16
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Thursday, September 13,1973
The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Page 3, Sec. 1
MS Appeal Is
Set Sept. 24
Jim Williamson,
vice-president of Kermit State
Bank, is the Multiple Sclerosis
Campaign Chairman for Kermit
and Wink this year. The appeal
will be held on Monday,
September 24.
- Williamson said, “1 feel
honored to head this campaign,
and I know that Kermit and
Wink can be counted on to
cooperate in making the 1973
drive the most successful effort
ever held here. The Permian
Basin Chapter of M. S. is into
its third year and has been able
to help many patients and their
families. The sixty per cent of
all monies contributed that
stays here makes it possible to
provide services and equipment
for local M. S. patients. Forty
per cent goes to the National
Research program and will one
day soon enable the many
scientists working on M. S.
research to conquer this tragic
disease.”
Multiple Sclerosis is a
progressive disease of the
central nervous system. It
distorts and blocks nerve
impulses that control all bodily
functions. This disease
generally strikes young persons
between the ages of twenty
and forty, the productive,
child-rearing years. With
one-half of the population of
the United States under
twenty-eight years of age, it is
imperative that we find the
cause and cure for this crippler.
According to Williamson,
>'_•_____________
Master’s
Degree To
Mrs. Price
DENTON - North Texas
State University, the fifth
largest state supported
university in Texas, awarded
degrees to 1,134 graduates at
summer commencement in the
NTSU Coliseum Aug. 18.
Some 36 doctor’s degrees,
470 master’s degrees and 628
bachelor’s degrees were
awarded. Of the bachelor’s
degree recipients, two were
graduated summa cum laude,
23 magna cum laude and 57
cum laude.
Mrs. Mary Jo Price of 627 N.
Cedar Street in Kermit, was
awarded a master’s degree in
elementary school supervision.
COAT OF RESIN
Statues atop Wat Arun, a
Buddhist temple in Bangkok,
Thailand, are receiving a coat
of epoxy resin to protect them
from weather and
disintegration, National
Geographic says. Colorful bits
of broken pottery and
porcelain donated by the
devout decorate the shrine.
The Winkler
County News
Published each Monday
and Thursday by the
Golden West Free Press,
Inc. at 109 South Poplar,
Drawer A, Kermit, Texas
79745.
Second class postage
paid at Kermit, Texas.
Subscription rates, 10
cents per copy; carrier
rates, 20 cents per week;
mail rates in the county,
$5.00 for 6 months, $7.95
per year; mail rates out of
the county, $5.75 for 6
months, $8.95 per year.
All carriers are
independent contractors
for The News. Checks for
advance subscription
payments of more than
one month should be made
payable to The Winkler
County News, as agent for
the carriers. Collection of
subscription at other than
published rates is not
•authorized.
“This year’s drive in Kermit
will be organized by the two
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Chapters
here. E. S. A. has voted M. S.
as their district project. Mary
Bell Whitehead, president of
Iota Delta, and Mittie Akin,
president of Theta Gamma, are
working hard toward
September 24. The Beta Sigma
Phi Sorority is working in
Wink. Mrs. Charles Dennis is
president there. There will be
hundreds of volunteers giving
of their time and efforts to
organize this campaign. We
hope you will support the
effort by walking your block,
if called, and by welcoming
your neighbor on drive night.
This is our only fund-raising
event of the year, and I know
you will make it a success.”
DOIARS &
GOOD JENSE
by WILLIAM J. MARTIN
Special Consultant to
Avco Financial Services
Dear Mr. Martin:
I’m 65 and about to retire.
I plan to move to the South-
west and buy a home there,
but I’m worried about the pos-
sibilities of financing it at my
age. Will I have any prob-
lems, or should I think about
something else?
M.R.
Dear M.R.
There is really no age limit
on buying a home, and for
most people your age, buying
at the start
of retirement £ $ d
is a practical £ • * * €
step. r *
Being a re- df f
tired senior * ,
citizen is no f f f
barrier to ob-
taining a mortgage loan, says
Jackson Goss, president of
Boston’s Investors Mortgage
Insurance Co.
He adds that with the rap-
idly growing number of new
financing programs, such as
the 95% mortgage loans,home
buying is now easier than ever
for retireds.
Townhouses and condomin-
iums of one sort or another
are very popular because of
the lack of maintenance nec-
essary on the part of the
owner. Just select your choice,
finance it in the usual way
and have a great retirement.
Readers' questions are wel-
come and should be sent to
P.O. Box 863, Phoenix, Ari-
zona 85001. /
No Dumping at
9th's Birthday
FORT L E VY 1 S . Wash.
(ANF)— Officials planning
the Oth Infantry Division’s
anniversary celebrations can
avoid one hazard by telling
the engineers to leave their
dump trucks home.
In August, 1941, the Divi-
sion held a farewell parade
for its commander, Maj. Gen.
Jacob L. Devers.
The motorized columns in-
cluded tanks, artillery, ar-
mored cars—and some brand
new dump trucks.
Everything went smoothly
until an inexperienced truck
driver kicked the wrong lever
and dumped a load of sur-
prised troops in front of the
reviewing stand.
(From the office of the In-
formation Officer, 9th Infan-
try Division and Fort Lewis)
Medicare
Coverage
Is Extended
On July 1, 1973 thousands
of people across our country
who have been receiving a
disability benefit for at least
two years became entitled to
Medicare coverage of hospital,
physician, and related health
care services.
According to Erven L.
Fisher Jr., District Manager of
the Odessa Social Security
Office, many more people
receiving some kind of
disability benefit from Social
Security for 24 months
become eligible for Medicare
coverage each month. Persons
who receive disabled workers,
disabled widows, or disabled
adult child benefits will be
automatically enrolled in both
Part A (Hospital Insurance)
and Part B (Supplemental
Medical Insurance) effective
with the 25 th month of
entitlement to disability
benefits.
Automatic enrollment
means that as people become
eligible for Medicare coverage,
they will be mailed their
Medicare card showing
coverage in both parts of
Medicare. Nothing need be
done by the person who
receives a card in the mail
unless he does not want to pay
the premium cost of Part B.
The premium cost for Part B
will be $6.30 per month and
will be deducted from the
social security benefit. If you
do not care for the coverage,
you must check the block on
the card after the statement “I
do not wish to enroll in
Supplemental Medicare
Insurance”, and you must
return the card showing
entitlement to Part A -
Hospital Insurance only. There
is no premium cost for Part A.
There are two groups of
people who are also covered
who will not be enrolled
automatically. Generally, there
are women over the age of 50
who receive a widow’s benefit
from Social Security because
of age or because they have
children under 18 in their care.
If they believe themselves to be
totally disabled, they should
contact their local Social
Security Office for more
information.
Also, individuals who have
chronic renal disease requiring
dialysis or kidney transplant
may be covered. These people
should also contact their local
Social Security office for
information about Medicare
coverage.
According to Fisher, these
new provisions for extending
Medicare coverage to disabled
individuals should relieve a
tremendous financial burden to
these people at a time of great
need.
It takes less than half as
many hours of work to “earn”
a new appliance today as it
did in 1955, according to the
Association of Home Appli-
ance Manufacturers.
So says the VA... ’235
I’M BROKE'
WHY COULDN'T
I HAVE TAKEN
THIS SPILL
BEFORE I SOT
MY ARMY
DISCHARGE?
IT WOULD BE
SERVICE -
CONNECTED
NO SWEAT M
ASA VETERAN
YOU CAN STILL
GET IN ANYVA
HOSPITAL THATHAS
A BED VACANCY
NAT1. N.~i Syn HMM
/cncPiwq.
For information, contact the nearest VA office (check
your phone book! or write: Veterans Administration.
232X. 810 Vermont Avr.. NW. Washington. D C. 20420
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Mrs. Baird baked
her bread the old-fashioned
yeast-rising way for
wonderful flavor and soft texture.
Today her family still
uses that baking method...
because they still care
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Maikell, Elgin L. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1973, newspaper, September 13, 1973; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009255/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.