The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-14
FOOD STAMP PLAN
TO START TUESDAY
Continued from Page One)

The Inauguration of the f o d
stamp system of surplus com1no-
dity distribution will make sweep
ing changes in relief setups
throughout the county. Any person
en- the WPA, or awaiting assign
ment to a WPA project, or any
person receiving public assistance
through the Associated Charities.
the social security agency or any
other form of public relief will be
eligible for participation.
Employed WPA workers, if they
care to participate, will be re-
quired to purchase orange food
stamps and will be given blue
stamps in the following manner:
They will be issued blue stamps
in the ratio of so per cent OF the
value of orange stamps purchased.
One member family cases will
buy orange stamps at the rate
of six dollars per month, two per-
son cases at the rate of $12 per
month, three person cases at the
rate of S18 per month, if the WPA
wages received totals $50. If the
WPA wage amounts to less than
$50 per month, the case will be
allowed a maximum purchase OF
81 and a minimum purchase of SIG
monthly. Four person families will
have a minimum of $18 and a max
imum of S24 per month.
All family cases having more
than four members may purchase
| orange stamps at a minimum rate
Of 81 per month per- person, so
long as they do not spend more
than half their monthly wages for
orange stamps.
Other types OF relief clients will
buy stamps at the rate of 81 per
month per month per family mem
Der so long as they do not spend
more than the present monthly food
allotment.
For general relief clients, the
plan will work in a slightly differ
ent manner. The practice of Civ
ing out food orders will be per-
manently stopped and clients will
be given food stamps in amount
exceeding in most cases, but never
less than half, the amount they
have been receiving in direct re.
lief.
The orange stamps will be good
for any food intended for human
consumption other than that ordin-
arily consumed on the premises OF
a retail food store. They cannot be
used to buy beer, wine, liquor, to-
bacco in any form, or other items
such as poultry food, dog food, and
other such merchandise.
Blue Stamps can only be used in
the purchase of those foods desig-
mated by the secretary of ayr
culture as surplus. At present, this
list is as follows: butter, shell egg.
dried prunes, raisins, fresh cab
bage, fresh carrots, fresh tomatoes,
rice, hominy grits, dry edible beans
wheat flour and whole wheat flour,
pork lard mot compounds a n d
shortening), fresh snap beans, all
fresh pork, and corn meal.
This list viii be altered and re-
vised periodically as new surplus
es become apparent on the food
market.
The stamps will be honored by
practically all retail food estab-
lishments in New Hanover county,
including dairies and bakeries with
established trade routes.
If foods costing more than Is
cents and less than so cents is
bought, and it is necessary that
the customer be given change, the
retailer must give a credit slip
redeemable at a future time. No
cash will be issued for the stamps.
The regulations under which the
plan operated have been set up
by the federal government after
long experience in other parts of
tn nation, Batemen said, and will
be strictly enforced. Any violations
will result in heavy penalties. 2