Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1975 Page: 7 of 20
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BISCUITS
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Bastrop (Texas) Advertiser, April 17, 1975
Page 7
STAR - LITE
FOLGER'S COFFEE
Lb. Can
BREAD
35
each
or Hamburger
CRISCO
$
Delivered Fresh Every Morning
8 Oz Size
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SUPERIOR DAIRIES - REGULAR
COTTAGE CHEESE
Lb. Ctn
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SUPERIOR DAIRIES
COTTAGE
CHEESE
L E S
12 OZ. CTN.
LIBBYS
VIENNA SAUSAGE
3 CINTFORSI.OO
Armour
VAN CAMP
PORK & BEANS
300 SIZE CANS
MONTE
Grapefruit
REGULAR OR PINK
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SWEET
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DEL MONTE
PEAR HALVES
303 Cans
DEL MONTE - SLICED
PICKLED BEETS
I IG ROLL
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4 *oll Pack
49*
69
STAR LITE SAl-AD
DRESSING
QT. JAR
79*
PFIFFER SPRING GARDEN SALAD
DRESSING 801 47
FRENCH'S CATTLEMEN'S - B.B.Q.
SAUCE 18 OZ. JAR 69*
INSTANT TEA
NESTEA
3 OZ.
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.39
40 Count
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NABISCO PREMIUM
CRACKERS
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Food
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PRINGLES POTATO
CHIPS
TWIN PACK
89
KEEBLER HOLLOW TREE
ICE CREAM CONES
BLACKBURN'S PEACH
PRESERVES Tumbler 79
HERSHEJY JUNIOR - CANDY
BARS Reg, $1.23 Bag 99
STAR - LITE
MILK
JELLO
ALL FLAVORS
3 Oz. Pkgs. C
Blue Boxes of 12
$100
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LONG'S
Beer & Wine
Sold Only At
STAR MART
STORE
1203 CHESTNUT STREET
STORK HOURS
WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS
8:30 a.m. till 9 p.m. I p.m. till 9 p.m.
FA I ST AFF
Beer
6 Pack - Cans
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Beer
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99
2 Stores
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SUPERMARKET
BLUEBONNET AREA
BY JO MILLER
The Cancer Crusade is on and
many of your neighbors arc
helping in this annual fund
raising drive by knocking on
your doors and asking if you
would like to make a
contribution to this very
worthwhile cause. If you were
not at home when the crusaders
came by your home, and you
would like to make a
contribution, bring it to Mrs.
Nancy Carrington or mail it to
Mrs. Jack Claiborne. 1202
Pecan St., Bastrop 78602. Your
contribution, no matter how
small or large, goes a long way
in combating this disease.
Leon and I went to Smithville
last Saturday April 5, and rode
the Model A in their Jamboree
Parade. We represented the
B.C.F.F.A. and we got a white
ribbon, third place in the old car
division. We enjoy going to
Smithville and joining in the
festivities with so many of our
friends and relatives.
There was a little excitement
when a fire siren went off and
much to our surprise, the Fire
Truck stopped on the street
where all the floats and cars
were lined up. We later found
out from Erwin Heptner that
the Armadillo from San Marcos
had caught on fire. The gas
tank was being filled and the
car had slipped, splashing the
gas on the battery which
ignited. The young man got
some of his hair and eyelashes
singed a little but every thing
was under control in a short
time, thanks to the Smithville
V.F.D., and the Amadillo with
her little ones trailing behind
made the parade in great
fashion.
The Smithville V.F.D. will be
holding their annual barbecue
on Sunday, May 18. This is
their fund raising project, so if
you like good beef barbecue,
don't forget the date. I believe
serving time will start at 11:30;
I'll check it out.
On Saturday night, April 26,
the Southeast Travis County
Fire District is sponsoring a
dance at the Watterson Hall.
"Big Annie's". The dancing will
be from 9:00 p.m. to 1 a.m. and
there will be door prizes given.
So you all come and have a good
time while helping another
worthy cause.
Well, folks, the fish fry held
Monday night was a great
success. Everyone had plenty
of fish to eat; sorry that some of
you men missed out on this one.
Ray Barron, Ed Richardson
and Leon Miller attended the
B.C.F.F.A. meeting Tuesday
evening, April 8, at 8:00 p.m. in
Bastrop.
On Saturday, April 19, at
9:00 a.m., there will be a
training session on the use of
USD A Tel l s Of
New Food Stamp
Outreach Plan
State agencies will be
required to take effective
"outreach" action, using a
full time state outreach coor
dinator, under an amendment
to the Food Stamp Program
Regulations has been announc
ed by the U.S. Department, of
Agriculture (USDA).
States now have outreach
programs, and submit annual
outreach plans. But court suits
have been filed against 19
states and USDA, alleging that
programs in those states are
ineffective.
Judge Miles Lord of the U.S.
District Court of Minnesota
ordered the Department to
review all state outreach pians,
assess their implementation,
and provide remedial action
where necessary. USDA's
review and assessment of the
states' plans demonstrate the
desirability of having a state
outreach coordinator who
spends his time on the outreach
effort.
USDA's Food and Nutrition
Service received 60 comments
on the amendment after it was
published for 30 day public
comment period on Feb 19.
Forty three of those comments
were in favor of the amend-
ment. and 17 were not in favor.
The final regulation will be
published in the Federal
Register of April 9 and will be
effective immediately upon
publication.
CARD OF THANKS
My sincere i hanks to my
many friends and relatives for
the phone calls, visits, cards,
flowers, and prayers while I
was in the hospital. Thanks also
to the doctors, nurses, and
hospital personnel.
Jack Burns
the crawler tractor with tire
plow by the Texas Forestry
Service, at Hubert Linenber
ger's place on the Elgin
Highway. Only two to four men
from each V.F. Department will
take this training and they in
turn will train the other men in
their Departments. The Unit
will rotate from one V.F.D. in
Bastrop County to another each
month. Each Department will
know where it is stationed
incase of an emergency and it is
needed elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer of
Elgin were recent visitors with
the Jason Carrington family.
Worth repeating: "Don't let
yesterday use up too much of
todav."
Rhonda Gail rode in the
Sheriffs Posse in Austin last
weekend at the Horse Show.
She rode in two events and won
first place in both, receiving
two trophies. She also was
voted Best Individual Western
Rider in the Smithville Jam
boree held April 5th.
Croups Back
Amendment I
The Bastrop Retired Teacher
and Retired Persons are
sponsoring the Amendment No.
1. to be voted on at an election
to be held on Tuesday, April 22.
Passage of this Amendment
will enable all people under the
Teacher Retirement System of
Texas, the Texas Municipal
Retirement System, the Texas
County and District Retire-
ment System, and the Em-
ployees Retirement System of
Texas to reap better benefits.
It will not now or ever
increase the taxes, because the
money is in surplus now. It
merely gives the State permis-
sion to increase the State's
contributions from six percent
to a new ceiling of 10 percent.
Following are the detailed
reasons for the support of this
Amendment:
Amendment #1 authorizes
the State of Texas to increase
its contributions to the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas,
the Texas Municipal Retire-
ment System, the Texas
County & District Retirement
System, and the Employees
Retirement System of Texas.
The proposed permissible
increase in State contributions
is from the present maximum of
6% to a new ceiling of 10% of
the total salaries paid to
members of these local and
state systems. This applies only
to State contributions; employe
contributions are not increased.
Amendment #1 is the second
step in a procedure to make a
direct State appropriation to
increase benefits to some
40.000 retired teachers who are
victims of inflation. The Texas
Constitution at present prohib
its the State from contributing
more than 6%.
increased benefits for retired
teachers were authorized by
enactment of SB 62 this year,
appropriating $102 million to
pay the higher teacher retire
ment benefits effective Febru
ary 1. This is s one-time cost.
However, only $4 million can be
used without Amendment #1.
If Amendment #1 is not
approved by voters in the April
22 special election, retired
teachers will immediately lose
the higher benefits which
began in February.
Approval of Amendment #1
also would permit possible
future increases in benefits of
future retirees. That would
require future legislation.
The 40,000 older retirees
affected by Amendment #1 now
receive checks which average
less than $250 per month. The
increased benefits at stake in
Amendment #1 are: 18% for
those who retired before March
31, 1969; 12% for 'hose who
retired from April 1, 1969 to
May 30, 1971; and 5% for those
who retired from May 31, 1971
to August 31, 1973. Current
retirees fare better under later
legislation and are not affected
by the amendment.
In 1973 the "proverty
threshold" was $4,540 for a
nonfarm family of four.
Although this doesn't fit most
retirees, it is an indication, and
the imount would be higher
now. The average retired
teacher affected (See above)
receives less than $3,000 a year.
The present dire circum
stances for retireii teachers
arise primarily from two
sources; (a! Inflation, and (b)
perennially low teacher salar
tes, the key factor in benefits,
with no protection for inflation.
Retirees can do nothing about
either of these conditions.
Amendment #1 ls the only
solution.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser and Bastrop County News (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. [122], No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1975, newspaper, April 17, 1975; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238513/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.