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»..y—flCv..*'’*- >«* • T®- mm**** 11—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton. S. C„ December 21. 1%H Ml May the joy of Christmas 1m yours. Many thanks for your friendship! l7 HOW CAN I? Happiness, love, peace surround us as we celebrate the Birth of Christ. May joy be yours! Layton Co., Printers 106 W. Main St. 833-0230 Participation Is Key To School Lunch Program * ,4s y,' v Christmas •j: comes, here’s a •j: wish that true merriment sN | may endure all 1 jij through the holidays 1 ^ SlHCCXt Ct^lCCUUCOM. 4&1 C&uUaI •ulaXl***! NEUBERGER 4 CO. Georgia Young — Pat Holt William C. Thompson Sanders Spur Service Station Greenwood Highway RV ADR I. AI OF GANTT Less than 2,000 f the 4,300 students enrolled in Soho.4 Pis- tnct 56 take part in ttie lunch program of the area's pi sch. ds, says Mrs. Carl Crisp, district lunch supervisor. The others bring lunch fr m home r don't oat at all. Whether the students don't eat because they can't afford it r because they find ttie meals un appetizing, the pr Mem is the same -- lack f neaiey. This problem is n t unique t our area. Only about 18 milli n of the 50 million public school children in the United States do participate in the National School Lunch Program, created byCon- gress in 1946 "to safeguard the health and well-being f the nation's children." No more than tw million f the nation's six million school- age children whose families are at the 1 west poverty level are getting free r reduced price lunches through the program. These figure;, c. me from a survey of the National School Lunch Program in 60 varied com munities by five women’s organi zations--Church W men United, National Board of the YWCA and the national councils f Catho lic Women, Jewish W .men and Negro Women. Their findings were summarized and printed in the November issue f The Methodist Woman.” The survey's main conclusion is that the school lunch program is inadequate because there are not enough funds on local, state and federal levels. “Students who participate m the program here pay 35 cents per lunch,” Mrs. Crisp explained, “and the federal government re imburses four cents on each half pint cart .n f milk consumed. Teachers’ lunches cost 43 cents apiece as they do not come un der the federal program. “This yields approximately 39 cents per lunch, which must not only buy the food but also pay for its preparation and lunch room maintenance. Food prices are steadily rising as are labor costs because we must comply with minimum wage and hour laws.” Surplus commodities are dis tributed to schools throughout the nation by the United States De partment of Agriculture, which regulates the National School Lunch Program to supplement the 39 cents. “About four years ago, we were flooded with surplus,” Mrs. Crisp said, “and managing with lunch money wasn’t so hard. ( “Now there is really no sur plus, although we do get flour, | butter, enough meat yearly to j feed everyone about 10 lunches, 833-9835 | some cheese and a very small I amount of vegetables. A Christmas Prayer ‘Way the beautiful meaning of Christmas ... living through the ages to inspire men everywhere... continue to live in your own heart and mind. And may your Christmas be filled with Joy. Gala Motor Inn Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall 407 N. Broad 833-1630 L- May a happy and a peaceful Yule be yours. And many thanks! GILDER & WEEKS DRUGS Right [ Joanna, S. C. "The United States must be headed P r a food shortage lie- cause sometimes we literally cannot buy what we order, in cluding such simple things as Fnglish peas.," Mrs. Crisp feels that the schools will continue to get less and less f surplus commodi ties, because there is no longer any surplus. Accordingly, rising food prices are making it almost impossible to feed the children on what they pay. In return for its support, the federal government requiresthat lunches provide one third of the minimum daily nutrition require ments, Mrs. Crisp said. Fach child must l>e served a two-ounce portion . f protein, a full cup of vegetables and fruit, including a serving f Vitamin C, and the half-pint of milk. Ten percent f the lunches we serve are supposed to l»e free, according to government regula- ti -ns,” Mrs. Crisp said, “but it's hard to do this.” “The welfare society recom mends names of students who should l>e receiving free meals or a parent will occasionally ask, but the teachers usually have to feel their way with students to find out those who need a free lunch.” Although there is no discrimi nation in the district’s schools about who pays and who eats free, Mrs. Crisp explained that needy children very often refuse to eat, making excuses about not eating rather than accepting a free lunch. She added that providing free lunches to 10 percent of the par ticipants really pushes the bud get but that "no one is ever re fused if we know he needs to eat. This is the only good meal some of the students have each day.” Mrs. Crisp, as well as school lunch administrators inter viewed in the national survey, really does not know Imw to con tinue supplying good lunches with present funds. The Methodist Woman’s sum mary says the school lunch pro gram “must be accepted as a means of providing good nutri tion from all children in order to insure their present ability to absorb the education that is offered them, to help insure their present and future health, and to help insure their future function ing as responsible citizens.” With more paying participants, the schools could supply better food and still meet federal re quirements. “We have to serve appetizing foods to appeal to the students who eat well at home,” Mrs. Crisp said, “If we don’t, they will quit buying lunches and in crease our problem. Giving them what they like is usually more expensive.” People who could afford to pay for their children’s lunches could help by participating in the pro gram rather than sending child ren to school with a lunch. She feels this would also benefit their children, who need the same daily food groups as everyone else and who are not getting them in a sandwich. Friend in Need TRACY GREENWOOD, 5, Velma, Okla., and his friend. Susie, share a thoughtful moment. The 1969 National March of Dimes Boy symbolizes 250,000 Ameri can babies born each year with birth defects. You can help fight birth defects by giving to the March of Dimes in January. The Rirht Drug Store 697-6580 i with every good _ wish for a beautiful Christmas! And may we express our sincere joy in serving you. Your patronage is appreciated. Dell's Beauty Salon MARJORAM BARBECUED STEAK 2 cups Burgundy wine cup salad oil 2 tablespoons instant minced onion 14 tablespoons marjoram leaves 1 tablespoon salt 4 teaspoon instant minced garlic 4 teaspoon ground black pepper 3 pounds (about 2*2 inches thick) round or shoulder steak Combine all ingredients except beef; blend well. Place meat in a plastic bag or in a snug-fitting dish or pan. Pour marinade over meat. Fasten bag or cover meat with aluminum foil. Marinate 18 to 24 hours, turning or spooning mari nade over meat 2 or 3 times. Broil over hot char coal a total of 30 to 40 min utes, turning with tongs about every 8 minutes and basting with marinade. Makes 8 portions. SCHOOiTT^ BY ANNE ASFLFY Q. What can I do when per spiration odor still clings to have been laundered? A. Soak for an hour or more in warm water containing three or four tablespoons of salt for each quart of water. Or, sponge the stainedparts with warm water containing a little vinegar, apply powdered pepsin, and work into the cloth. Let stand for several hours, keeping the spot moist, then brush off the pepsin, and rinse by sponging with clear, warm water. Q. How can I deal with oil spots on my concrete driveway? A. You can uftentimesdoamce job of removing these simply by pouring naphtha on them, then brushing away with anoldbroom. Q. Please suggest a helpful and soothing bath I can prepare f"r tired feet. A. Warm water and vinegar is a good answer. Q. How can I make a cleaner fur silk, satin, or any cloth 0 A. An excellent cleaner for these fabrics is a paste made of granulated cornmeal and clean ing fluid. Cover the soiled sec tions with this, leave on for a short time, then brush off thor oughly. This leaves no rings or streaks. When brushing silk, use a piece of velvet. q. How can I, while painting rooms in my house, prevent the paint from spattering on my eye glasses? A. By covering each lens of your glasses with a cut-to-fit piece of that familiar, tr . s- parent, thermoplastic kite ien wrap. Q. What is a good emergency repair for a hole in a man s trousers pocket' 1 A. Turn the pocket inside out, and cover the hole with adhesive tape. Q. How can I remove a nail or screw that is stubbornly stuck in wood? A. Try dropping hot paraffin on the head of the nail or screw, then pulling or twisting it out. A hot iron can be used in the same way, placing it against the head of the nail or screw, then re moving the stubborn piece of me tal while it is still hot. Q. What is a good "homemade” repair for holes in the soles of shoes? A. Plastic rubber does a good repair job of such holes. After sanding the sole lightly, apply rubber cement, then when this has dried, applyyour plastic rub ber. k LUNCH DOL || MENUil Pr-* District 56 Week of January 2-3 THURSDAY - Milk, sliced cheese, sliced ham, orange juice, green beans with whole potatoes, hot biscuit, butter, chilled pine apple. FRIDAY - Milk, hot dogs with chili, mustard, onions, potato sticks, whole kernel corn, hot dog bun, butter, glaced donuts. To help to prevent ex-convicts from returning to a life of crime, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Manpower Administration and the U.S. Office of Education will give job training and counseling to 10,006 prison inmates in 1969- 70, then help them find jobs through local public employment Carols echo in the crisp night air spreading Christmas cheer. 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