Tuesday, August 27, 1974
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By Photographer JOYCE MENDELSOHN
Coupons for cash
The food stamp program in Lawrence is enjoying a boon among the student population. An estimated 150 students will be purchasing stamps by the end of nee. month, which is an increase of about 50 students from the spring
semester. Regulationa of the program allows only the purchase of edible items and strictly rule out beer and cigarettes.
Graveside rite set for prof
The funeral for Richard Schuster, 54,
associate professor of education, was at
10.30 a.m. today at the Rumsey Funeral
Home, the Rev. Benton Hanon officiating.
Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery,
Karachi City, India with a graveside at
2 p.m.
Mr. Schusler is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, two sisters and a brother.
Mr. Schusler died Saturday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
M. Schusler was born Aug. 4, 1920, in Kansas City, Mo. He was graduated from Northeast High School in 1938 and received a B.A. from A.K.C. City Teacher's College.
Mr. Schusler was dean of students and an assistant professor of education at Park Ridge High School.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1969. He was the first person to receive a doctorate in education administration from U.M.K.C.
The Richard Schusler Memorial Scholarship is being established by the University of Kansas Endowment Association.
Mr. Schusler moved to Lawrence four years ago. He was chaplain of the Lawrence Camps of the Gideons International and was active in many prayer groups. He was a member of the Masons and the First Christian Church.
Dick Cohen, teaching assistant in education and assistant to Mr. Schusler, will teach Mr. Schusler's undergraduate courses this semester.
Local food stamp business up; low-income students can apply
University Daily Kansan
A fire Sunday at King George's Shirt Shop, 1035 Massachusetts St. caused about $2,000 damage. Lloyd Hammerschmidt, Lawrence fireman, said yesterday.
DERRICK SAID THERE was little problem for grocers in participating in the program because the grocer could be repaid if customers paid with cash in exchange for the food stamps.
There was about $10,000 damage to the contents of the shop and about $15,000 damage to the building. An apartment above the shop sustained about $300 damage to the contents and about $300 damage to the structure.
The banks then will return the stamps to the government to be refunded. Derrick said stamp users couldn't receive cash for the banks at either the bank or the store.
Jessie Stires, Templin Hall food supervisor, and Floyd Noel, Security and Parking patrolman, were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire Friday afternoon in the Templin cafeteria.
Hammerschmidt said five fire trucks went to the scene. The cause of the fire was unknown, he said.
Fires damage Templin, store
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stores across the state are participating, and I don't know of any grocery store in Lawrence that isn't," he said.
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ACCORDING TO DERRICK, the reason grocers are so eager to accept the program is that food stamps mean more business. He says he'll buy in each month $14,000 worth of stamps.
A marked increase in the number of University of Kansas students using the food stamp program is expected for the fall semester, the director of the Lawrence District of the State Department of Social Services said yesterday.
stamps to any participating grocery store. Derrick said there was a regulation that the stamps be used only for edible items. Beer and cigarettes are taboo.
No distinction is made between students and non-students applying for food stamps, said Director John Derrick. He estimated that 150 students would be purchasing stamps by the end of September, which is about 50 more than the spring semester.
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There has been overwhelming support by local grocers for the food stamp program, Derrick said, because the program helps grocers as much as the users.
DERICKK CITED SHARP increases in college students as reason for the increase.
The food stamp program is a national effort to supply an adequate nutritional base for low-income families and is sponsoring the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Eligibility for the program is determined by the monthly income of the applicant, he said. Any person whose income falls within the government's defined thresholds is affiliated by the federal government is eligible.
"Dillon's had advertised that all of its
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THE PROGRAM WAS begun in the days of surpluses of such commodities as flour, beans, peanut butter and cheese, Derrick said. The government decided that surpluses wouldn't be a problem; couldn't afford to buy essential and expensive high-protein and nutritional foods.
Federal legislation approved in 1969 required all counties to start the food stamp program, he said. The program has been in operation in Lawrence since May, 1970.
Although the program is administered through the welfare department, Derrick said, food stamps were available to anyone who met the eligibility requirements. He said the number of people in the program was much higher between welfare and non-welfare applicants.
DERRICK SAID HIS office had been swapped with applicants during the last month.
Food stamps are issued the first two working days of each month and one-half day during the middle of the month, he said. The food stamp program is designed
ONCE APPROVED TO receive stamps, the student can then turn in the purchased
The food stamp program is designed specifically for large, low-income families.
The top income for a married couple receiving the maximum $82 of stamps is $290 a month, and a family of four is eligible for $150 worth of stamps.
In determining eligibility for students, Derrick said, any income—whether salaries, loans, grants, scholarships or parental aid—must be counted. However, he said tuition for full-time students was considered.
However, Derrick said, many single persons qualify for stamps. He recommended that students who meet the requirements apply for stamps.
If, for example, a student is receiving less than $210 a month in income, Derrick said, he will be eligible to buy $46 worth of food and $57 worth of clothing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
AS LONG AS federal funds are being made available and the person meets the eligibility requirements, then why shouldn't be participate," Derrick said.
THE AMOUNT PAID for the stamps is determined by the income of the person. A single person making $210 a month would pay $36 for $46 worth of stamps, and someone making $100 a month would pay much less.
For a student to apply for food stamps, certification that the applicant is actually a full-time student must be submitted to the Department of Social Services, 319 Perry St. he said.
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