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THE CHEROKEEAN CP RUSK, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MaY 22,1969-PAGE SEVEN
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/1th pride. Really, she was
panacea for nearly all my
roubles. By being a con.
¡enlal companion she helped
ne forget my loneliness. Asa
natter of fact she made me
orget all my past woes. We
ere too busy talking about
iach other and the future. We
iked the same foods, same
mtertainment. and the same
Tiovle stars. 1 had never
cnown a person who un
lerstood me as Margie did."
The abrupt change in
Roger showed itself in sev-
eral ways. For one, he no
longer craved the crowds and
:he excitement of gay par
ties. Now he was content to
be along with Margie.
"We got off to ourselves
'very choice we got and used
he time to make plans. It
vas lots of fun talking about
vhat we were going to do af
er school was out. And so
ar as 1 was concerned rhe
parties and dances in Center
Hll could all fold up. I had
vhat I wanted and I didn't
"are about anything else."
Back at rhe church house,
Brother Alnsworth waswres-
ling with the problem of what
0 do about his wandering ado -
lescent friends.
"You see. Brother Hendley,
/ou're an elder of this church
aid any move among the pa
-ents of the congreatton
.hould be instigated by you and
he other elders. This isn't
1 church project, but a home
ffort. What these folksneed
is leadership and there should
be no finer leaders anywhere
In such a good work as this
as the elders of God's church.
N¡ow you'll agree that when you
*ere young you wanted a good
rime. That's natural for
youngsters In their adolescent
years. Where we're falling
town today Is that we're not
meeting new competition.
There's a lor more in the way
of outside-the-home enter
talnment now than when we
were growing up. And a great
leal of this outside entertain-
ment isn't wholesome. ' Some
of it might be good within it-
self, but ungodly people in the
world have taken it over o
that Christians can't engage in
it for fear of harming their in.
fluence. Now here's my posi-
tion. Young people don't want
questionable recreation any
more than we want them to
have it. But they do want
somethlngl And they have a
right tohave somethingl Ifwe
or some other good peo
pie don't provide them with de-
cent fun, what's left but the
questionable and the down
right sinful recreation?"
''But Brother Alnsworth, I
don't see that our young peo-
ple are such a problem. We
lon't have but one or two here
that are out of line. Why should
that disturb us so?"
"Why should that disturb
us? What if It were your
son? Would that disturb
you?"
"Well, if you put It that
way, I guess it would."
"And even if we had only
one case, but lost that young
person, wouldn't that l>e
enough ro cause us some con
cern? I'm going to be frank
with you Brother Hendley,
We're losing our young peo-
ple from the home and the
church too through their rec-
reation. They have more lei
sure time today than you and
1 ever dreamed of having. Now
what are they to do with it?
They don't know all the answ-
ers. They need help. They
want help. But up until now
we've been too busy with ¡ulult
matters to pay much attention
to our kids. That's why we're
losing them. They look to us
for help and we're letting them
down. That's why 1 can't be
too critical of Roger Scott.
That kid's had a hard time and
ju«t between you and me, his
grandfather and grandmother
have done their very best, but
that just wasn't good enough.
That kid'fc gone back into the
world and whether or not we'll
ever get him back is question,
able. Now what we need to do
is give these kHs more good,
solid, genuine home life. The
parents of the congregation
need to quit being so selfish.
They need to Le buddies
to their children. I'm not
even married yet, but I can sec
that. And the church can help
a lot too."
"How can the church help
you man? We're ready to do
all we can.**
'The church can help by giv
ing these boys and girls a
chance to participate actively
in the work of the church. We
need to give o.irboy. a chance
to learn to lead jubile prayer
and lead singing. Ihe girl"
can help In the benevolent
phi * of the work. Pliey car
•Hit the sick and prepare food
for needy families. Together,
the yemig prople can have pal
ntlng parti* ar ' brighter, up
M*T e ®f die •trafc U*kln|
(Ur riKitni, Kktll need thing-
gay and eheer TV )
m la a part or rn* ctwitch few
•• JBM havai"** lit th#m Ve!
<0 hataftg. That'* «U
1 think they want-.just to teel
that they belong."
'Then we'll call the meet
lng you're asking for. We'll
get these parents together
and see if we can't work
something out. Maybe we
can't get Rogerback, but we'll
try to keep any others from
following his lead."
"Thank you. Brother Hen-
dley, And I assure you you'll
never regret it."
The elders of the Lord's
church at Centerville called
a special meeting of all mo-
ther and fathers of adoles.
cents. The session took place
in the home of Brother Hen
dley.
"I don't know what all Bro-
ther Alnsworth said to those
parents, but the elders agreed
wholeheartedly and the pa-
rents came home cheerful
about It. I found out later
that the parents agreed to
start giving more attention ro
the need of their children. And
after that meeting, things rea
lly began to happen. Back
yards were equipped with bar-
becue pits and tables and ch-
airs. I awns were lighted for
outdoor recreation at night
and the members began to
open their homes up to the
young people more. Then
there was the Green family
who had a large empty room
in their home. They let the
church kids come over and
paint It to suit themselves and
let that be their game room.
The room was cleaned and
painted red, white andblue,ac-
cording to their vivid imigi
nation. One of the men in
the congregation was a car
penter o he made two ping
pong tables for the game room
and some smaller one^ for
quieter games. Soon there
were enough donated tables
and chairs tocomfortable fur-
nish the room"
Sister Green's spare room
made quite a hit with the
young people. And she was
quite popular with them too,
being a jovial person who
loved to make cookies for
young people and serve iced
drinks onhotdays. But when-
ever she had ro be in town
she merely hung out her sign,
"Come back la'er, please"
and the young people re
spected It. She never allowed
the young folks in her home
when she wasn't present.
"The new recreational plan
included outdoor activities as
well as Indoor. When Bro
ther Ainsworth explained the
idea to our class 1 like it
from the start. When he men-
tioned fishing trips, picnics,
and hikes I got Interested. I
had wanted to do all those
tilings all the time,but Grand-
pa never felt like it any more.
In addition to these get-togei -
hers the preacher handed
every member of the class a
list of activities and we were
allowed to choose what we
would do that week. The list
included;
Outdoors; Skating Party
(roller and lee); Miniature
golf; Sunrise Breakfast; Hay
ride; Ball games (softball,
volleyball, basketball, foot
ball, baseball and soccer);
Barbecue; Treasure Hunt;
Steak Fry; Watermelon Feed;
Bicycle Hike; Horseback Ri
ding; Scavenger Hunt; Bio-
logical Hike (collect bugs and
interesting Insects), Hiking;
Fishing; Tramp Party (Hobo);
lee Cream Supper;Sight-see-
ing Tour; Boat riding; Wie-
ner Roast; Picnic; Lawn-
game night badminton, cro-
quet); Nature Hunt (inusual
rocks, etc); Unmixed swim-
ming; Camp-out (boys and
men); Horse-shoe Tourna.
ment; Tennis; Golf; Indoors;
Bowling; Tacky Party; pro-
gressive dinner; Hamburger
feed; Banquet; Table game
night (dominoes, checkers,
42, etcfc Costume parry; Hal-
loween Party; Buffet Supper;
Leisure Night gust come),
Craft party (bring a project);
' Parent's Night ( all games,
kids against the parents);
Public Speaking and Drama
night; ling Pong Tournament;
Book Review Party; Come as
yew are party; Hobby Party;
Charade Party; Candy Party;
Fish Fry; Suprise Birthday
Party; Produce a Home Movie
Party; Youth Sing for Sick
•Friends and Shut ins; Start a
Neighborhood Chorus, Slum-
ber party. Talent Program
night.
"But this was only the beg
inning. In addition to all these
activities the group of young
people began driving to near
by towns for Sunday afternoon
church singings, and gospel
meetings. Occasionally they
met with groups from other
churches of chrlst and had
ball games on Sanjrday af
ternoon after a picnic. Too,
they started visiting the sick
members of the church and
singing a few songs to them.
In the summer time some of
them went off to the Vacation
Rlbl* School camps «nd i few
of tham went to the singing
normals."
it n't long umtt the f<«i"ft
peoplr In the church at On
tervllla llrtn't miss ihe plea
«ure of the world at alt. 1 hey
*«r* too husy enjoylngChrt*
Man a* ac I at 1 or with other
ymng paopto of 'he churett.
'1 nn> atl'he«e«t?|vt*te go*
«' «r«a> Hrothet \|n *or>*
rama ta nat in! tramt ww ta
change my mind about the
gang and to start going around
with the church group. I told
him I would think about It and
did, but I decided not to quit
the club at school. I thought
I had really grown up since I
met Margie. Now I was go-
ing steady and felt much too
sophisticated to act like a kid
again. And too, in her field,
Margie was tops, She was the
life of the party; she had been
around. She knew how tacon-
trol a group and when $£a got
through with them sh£ had
them wrapped around her
little finger. I just didn't un.
derstand why at first, but la-
ter he found out.
"1 was very embarrassed
and ashamed the first time the
gang offered Margie a drink.
Since she was my idol I didn't
think she would do anything
like that. But she did. She
took the bottle and showed
even the boys a thing or two
about drinking. That sure
disappointed me, but there
wasn't much I could do about
it. She drank and smoked both
without my knowing It at
first. There's no question a-
bout it, she really had me
fooled with that false front."
The Hortons had heard ru
mors down town to the effect
that Roger and Margie planned
to get married secretly some
time soon, so they were dis-
tressed about adverse gos-
sip had been circulating
through the usual channels
about Margie for some time.
Her parents had no reputa
at all among the church peo
pie. They were steady drin-
kers and were seen about
town drunk once in a great
while. That didn't sound good
to the Hortons at all. There-
ports were that the Scofields
had already granted their per
mission for Margie to marry
Roger any time she wanted to,
so the Hortons were afraid
they might before he was
through school. They knew
Roger would have a hard e.
nough time getting a job with
a high school education. A-
bove all, they wanted to see
him get his high school di-
ploma.
"Grandpa called Brother
Ainsworth and tried to get
him to see me again, but the
preacher didn't want to."
"I know, preacher, but we
got to try to do something.
That boy hasn't breathed a
word about getting married to
grandmother and me. He's
the tightest lipped kid I ever
saw. He doesn't tell us any.
thing. We thought maybe
he'd talk with you again. Just
get him to promlsenot to quit
school. We'll settle for that.
If he will, you tell him I'll
give him a handsome grad-
uation gift, say $100.00cash."
"Yes sir, I'll tell him, but I
warn you, Roger Isn't lis-
tening to anybody but Mar -
gie these days."
"Say wait a minute. You
say Roger won't listen to
anyone out Margie? Then
why not talk to Margie. Sure-
ly she can see the wisdom
in waiting awhile. No girl
wants to marry a boy who
can't support her. Approach
her from that angle. Maybe
it'll work."
Roger went over to a nel
ghboring town the following
Sunday afternoon with a
gang of boys. So Brother
Alnsworth took this opportu-
nity to talk with Margie a-
lone. He called her first
and then went to her house.
She Invited him in and as he
entered he sensed the strong
smell of beer and tobac-
co smoke. He wondered to
himself If this was truly the
the kind of home Roger wan-
ted. The ensuing conver-
sation lasted about twenty
minutes. The preacher was
frank t>ut kind as he presen-
ted h's views.
"Margie, surely you and
Roger realize the folly of
your marrying ¡efore you get
out of schooL Today a high
school diploma Is worth no
more than a grammar school
certificate was twenty years
ago. Why even a B. A. degree
from college Is considered
little better than ahl^h school
diploma fifteen years ago or
so. Competition is getting
stonger all the time, and if
Roger doesn't have a mini
mum of a high school dip-
loma he will have a hard time
finding the kind of job that
pays anything. Now you don't
want to marry a boy who
can't provide an average home
for you, do you?"
"l ook here. Roger and I
are going to get married. We
love each other. And that's
settled. But if you say his folks
will help him get a start fin-
ancially If we wait till summer
then maybe we'll consider the
matter. Maybe we'll wait till
then to have the wedding."
"I think you're being smart,
Margie. Any girl In her right
mind would rather aerifico
a little time with her hoy
friend for a stable life with
him later."
^ ou don't need to concern
yourielf about Roger ami me,
nor atikit hi* ¡ütura. Ht'll
make <mi fine, Ptn «aalng to
that,"
"What do you mean?Ha* can
v«i hety him*"
'My father hat cornacclana
in Se Vori. Hi iMai a la*
filara af
As a matter of fact Roger al-
ready has a chance at a good
job their. Oad has already
asked for it for Roger."
The Hortons were relieved
when they heard the good news
about the wedding date, but
they were very disappointed
to learn that Roger planned
to leave Centerville after
graduation. They had hoped
that he would stay close so
they could keep watch over
him.
'The spring months were
passing very rapidly for us
now and Margie and I both
began to realize that our high
school Ufe would soon be a
thing of the past. This set-
tled both of us down a lot. Our
grades got better because we
took more time to study and
we always studied together.
After this we didn't give any-
one trouble. Everyone seemed
to appreciate It and the princi-
pal even took notice of it and
complimented Margie and me
one day as we were strolling
across the school grounds."
Graduation night finally
came. Margie was seated
next to Roger since her name
was Scofield and his was Scott.
They were very proud of
themselves that night. They
were sitting on top of the world
when their "sheep-skins"
were presented to them.
"When the graduation exer-
cises were over we felt that
we had a new lease on life.
Somehow we felt we had a
born freedom which elevated
us above the adivice and sug
yestlons of others. We felt
educatéd now. We had our dl-
plomas I What else was there
to learn?"
Roger stayed at the Horton's
place a few days after gradu
ation, but he was anxious to
get on his way so he was
packing all the time.
"1 began to really feel funny
now. It wouldn't be long un-
til I would leave home and
that thought made me klnda
uneasy. Another thing I wan-
ted to do before I left was to
make up to the folks for the
way I had treated them. I
tried to be considerate and
understanding and catered to
their wishes all I could. They
realized what I was trying to
do and they did everything
possible to make my last few
days pleasant ones. When I
wasn't at home with the folks
I was out with Margie making
plans for our wedding. But
after a few days of this I be-
gan to get restless. A few
days before, I was being hon-
ored as a June high school
graduate. Uit now I felt like
an unemployed bum."
Grandpa Horton took Roger
aside the night before he was
to leave for New York. He
tried to give him all the fa-
therly advice he would need in
a strange city. "Roger,
your a mighty young man to be
going all the way to New York
by yourself to find work.
There's work around here and
I can help you find a job."
"I know, Grandpa, but Mar-
gie's father got me this job
and I guess I'd better take It.
Anyway, I want to get away
from Centerville. Maybe,
someday we'll come back here
to live."
"But Roger, you don't know
a thing about the big city.
There's all kind of trouble you
can get into. Up there they
play for keeps. Once you get
in trouble up there they'd as
soon kill you as look at you.
You know that. Grandma and
me just don't want you to get
Into the wrong company up
there and get yourself hurt."
Roger was adamant. He
didn't Intend to change any of
his plans at this late date and
he convinced Grandpa Hor-
ton that this was so.
"All right son, if that's the
way it's gotta be, then your
grandmother and me want to
help you. Here's a hundred
dollars to help you ger star-
ted on. And if things get too
tough up there you know you
can come home to us any
time."
"I accepted the hundred dol-
lars reluctantly. "Thanks a
lot, grandpa, but do you think
I deserve this money? I've
been a pretty hard fellow to
get along with you know."
"Yes son, I know, but mama
and me feel like we're partly
to blame. You can forget al!
about the trouble you've been
to us. You've been a blessing
to us too, you know. It was
good to have a youngster a-
round the house. It kept us
from being so lonely wltout
our kids. Rut just one thing.
Take your Bible with you and
read it every day. And too.
find the church up there as
sooi as you arrive and don't
neglect the services. You'll
need them up there by your
self. And the Christian peo.
pie will be your friends and
can help you out a lot. We
think you ve got a falrl) good
background now and we hope
you don t let It go to waste.
Just stay close to the lord
and his Rook and 111 ptople
and you'll get through life -uc
ce*%tolly. Then one of these
«ay* we're going to be real
proud of you and we can say we
helped a Utt|e to mike a fine
mil ou< of you,"
'My *epenur the «# d*>
#a - n't as plea^a^' t ha*t
iM*tgf • |t «•(l* f or
i i•♦!*>*•< | ha>? h«er ingt*
•arty tar tkii time, ha*
that it ws here I dreaded it.
When I got down to the sta-
tion I remembered the day
I first stepped onto that plat-
form. I was scared and 1
cried because I hadn't want to
come. Now I was uneasy a-
gain, but this time I didn't
want to leave. I was sorry I
was going away."
The Hortons and Margie went
to the station with Rog-
er. When the train came Into
sight he bade his grandparents
goodby and they went to the
car.
"Margie, I'll do the very
best I can for you in New
York I'll save my money and
we'll get married soon--real
soon. I love you very much.
And I want you to be with me
more than anything else In the
world."
"And I love you too, Rog-
er. I'll be waiting for your
call. Work hard honey.
There's a lot at stake, but
I know you can do It. I've
always believed In you and I
know you'll never let me down.
Goodby darling, I'll be anx-
iously awaiting your let-
ters."
"Then I reluctantly boarded
the train. Margie looked a-
round at me once and waved
and ran home crying. I was
crying too."
(To be continued next week)
Saturday's
Show Winners
Announced
Smith County Saddle Club
at Bullard hosted last Sat
urday's regular show in the
Fast Texas Horse Show and
Rodeo Association. The All-
Trophy show was attended by
numerous Rusk riders.
Among the winners were the
following;
Kathy Clark-first palee in
western pleasure; slsty In
flag race; sixth in poles; sixth
in straight-away barrels;
Ronnie Jones-3rd in straight
away barrels; fourth in flag
race; and fifth in poles;
Frances Stover, second in
cloverleaf barrels; second in
western pleasure; Judy Scott,
fifth in cloverleaf barrels; Jay
Norwood, sixth in keyhole; Jon
Thompson, fifth in keyhole;
Cathy Copeland, fifth in
straight-away barrels; Kim
Quinn, fifth in flag race; Wen-
dee Whitehead, fifth in clover-
leaf barrels.
Next Saturday's show will be
hosted by the Starrvllle club.
Whitr or
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graduations
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BUILDING A BANK-The new home of First
State Bank Is taking form and shape as con-
struction continues on South Main, across from
City H.11. Completion is anticipated about
September 1st for the new and modem, drlve-
ln facility. STAFF PHOTO
ChaBibli
Thou preparest a table be-
fore me. —(Psalms 23:5).
This day is God's Rift to us.
It is ours to plan, activate and
enjoy. It is laden with limitless
opportunities. It is like a feast
prepared especially for us. We
can take or do as little or as
much as we desire. Knowing
this let us fill up this day with
worthwhile thoughts, words,
and deeds. And with these
thoughts make it a successful
day—one where God's love
warms our hearts with grati-
tude.
Graveside services for Mrs.
Gwendolyn Chapman, 50 of
Bartlesvlllq Oklahoma were
held at 11 ;00 a.m. Wednes-
day morning at Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Interment was
under the direction of Wallace
Funeral Horn of Rusk.
Mrs. Chapman died Sunday
morning in a Bartlesville
hospital following a long 111
ness.
She was born May 17, 1918 in
Hallsville, Texas. She was
the daughter of the late Dr.
Lovelace, former Rusk den-
tist.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Charles C. Chapman of
Bartlesville; two sons, Bruce
Chapman of Tulsa, Oklahoma
and Charles Chapman, Jr. of
South America; her mother,
Mrs. Cora Lovelace, for-
merly of Rusk, now of Mad-
isonville; one sister, Mrs,
Frances Nicosia of Houston;
and three grandchildren.
MEN IN SERVICE
Army Trlvate First Class
Freddie J. Freeman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thusas Free-
man, Jacksonville, Tex., re.
ceived the Army Commenda-
tion Medal April 16 while ser-
ving with 4th Infantry Divi-
sion near Pleiku, Vietnam.
Pvt. Freeman earned the a-
ward for meritorious ser-
vice as a machine gunner in
Company B. 1st Battalion
of the divisions'35th Infantry.
The Army Commendation
Medal is awarded to personnel
who while serving with the
Army distinguish themselves
by heroism, meritorious
achievement or meritorious
service. The medal was
established by the Secretary
of War on December 18, 1945.
He entered the Army in No-
vember 1967and was stationed
at Ft. Polk, La., before ar-
He holds the Combat Infantry-
man Badge.
ART EXHIBIT
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Place in the world where all
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sionist!"
CLASS OF "69
most
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to
succeed
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Congratulations and
sincere best wishes.
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SERVICE STATION
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amended, and the same is
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"Section ill-a. The Legisla-
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tleneral Laws, to provide, sub-
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tained, and such other limita-
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•Assistance grants to and or
medical care for. and for re-
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they may hereafter be amend-
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to help such families and in-
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medical care for, and for re-
habilitation and other services
to or on behalf of:
"( I ) Needy aged persons
who are citizens of the I'nited
States or non-citizens who
shall have resided within the
boundaries of the United
States for at least twenty-five
(«Í)) years;
"i I Needy individuals who
are totally and permanently
disabled by reason of a mental
or physical handicap or a com
bination of physical and men-
tal handicaps,
| making matching funds avail-
j able to help such families and
individuals attain or retain
rapabil'ty for independence or
self-care, to accept and expend
funds from the < Government of
I the I ; ed States for such
! purposes in accordance with
the laws of the I'nited States
as they now are or as they
may hereafter be amended, and
to make appropriations out of
state funds for such purposes;
provided that the maximum
amount paid out of state funds
to or on behalf of any needy
person shall not exceed the
amount that is matchable out
of federal funds; provided that
the total amount of such
assistance payments only out
of state funds on behalf of
such individuals shall not ex-
ceed the amount of Uightv
Million hollars ($80,000,000')
during any fiscal year.
"Supplementing legislative
i appropriations for assistance
payments authorized by this
Section, the following sums are
allocated out of the Omnibus
Tax Clearance Fund and are
appropriated to the State De-
partment of Public Welfare for
j the period beginning Septem-
i her I, lami ending August
'•'I, ID7I: Three Million, Six
Hundred Thousand Hollars
i $:i,fino,000) for Old Age
Assistance, Two Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Hollars
i K,">00,000) for Aid to the
Permanent Iv and Totalis' l>is-
Ni
I)
hhnil persons,
dependent chil-
caretakers of
abled, anil
lion, Nine
Dollars i>,
to Familif
Children. S
approprmt i
as tillable o
m o nth) v
'wentV Ihree Mil
ret
Hund
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« with
«hall
Thousand
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made
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the state for these purposes,
then and in that event the
Legislature is specifically au-
thorized and empowered to
prescribe such limitations and
restrictions and enacts such
laws as may be necessary in
order that such federal match-
ing money will be available
for assistance and/or medical
care for or on behalf of needy
persons.
"Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to amend,
modify or repeal Section 31 of
Article XVI of this Constitu-
tion; provided further, how-
ever, that such medical care,
services or assistance sh^.ll
also include the employment
of objective or subjective
means, without the use of
drugs, for the purpose of
ascertaining and measuring
the powers* of vision of the
human eye, and fitting lenses
or prisms to correct or remedy
any defect or abnormal condi-
tion of vision. Nothing herein
shail be construed to permit
optometrists to treat the eyes-
for any defect whatsoever in
any manner nor to administer
nor to prescribe any drug or
physical treatment whatsoever,
unless such optometrist is a
regularly licensed physician or
surgeon under the laws of this
state."
Sec, 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall be
submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday in August,
At the election the bal-
lots shall be printed to pro-
vide for voting "FOR" or
"ACiAIN'ST" the proposition:
"The Constitutional Amend-
ment providing for assistance
to and or medical care on be-
half of the
needy blind,
ahleil. and the
children and
establishing
Dollar* (|ko
maximum am
paid per year
for asmstnnci
iind (iniironv
needy aged, the
the needy di«-
needy dependent
their caretakers;
itfhtv
o.ooo
Million
as the
thut may l>e
stale funds
i'i allocution
¡ additional
irrent
iti<|iHttiiini for
it ; ami aothor
ilatutr* t>* enact
av be votary
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