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Monday, January 20, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5 ers Residents angry about lunger county’ label Associated Press /ERNON — Retired ranch hand ail Standlee says “nothing has te ofbuli It kicked up as much dust” in Wil- ' v een4ji IgerCounty as the announcement evenij; la it’s a place where people go onsashs I'gO- ^ report compiled by a Harvard- led research group and released esday by the Harvard University )! of Public Health and Physi- jisTask Force on Hunger named barger as one of 150 “hunger Iinties” across the United States, pas has 29 hunger counties, the irt said. iunger counties are those where ipercent or more of the residents I below poverty level but at least ^-third of the eligible participants (receive food stamps, the report iber of tnd buli: ervices lorexics 1 and llhat report id. “Tf made us mad,” adlee said. “This is not a hungry nty. This is not a poor county. I’d e to be pretty darn hungry to gel bod stamps.” tandlee’s sentiments are reflec- of those of many of the 16,000 leirdep; lidents of the largely rural county inti-dtpi Ifar north central Texas. While |y acknowledge that there are alistic ft to doti I d.itioni I people who need help, and some who could use more to eat, they re sent being labeled a “hunger county.” Residents complain that the report ignored their efforts at taking care of their own. “Here we are doing all of this stuff here. We think we are doing a great job. We are trying to provide any program that we can,” Wilbarger County judge Bob Arnold told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Besides food stamps, food pro grams offered in Wilbarger County include the Meals-on-Wheels pro gram that serves 62 people daily with another 10 to 12 on a waiting list; Red Cross; a meals programs provided by the local senior citizens group; and free and reduced lunch and breakfast programs at the school that serve about 870 students daily. The county also has a federal commodities subsidy program that provides cheese, butter and dried foods to about 1,000 people monthly; food closets provided by churches and the ministerial alli ance; the Women, Infants and Chil dren’s Program; and the Salvation Army. they '61 n B site dm ributioii iph spa police,! igation. ; child ly idenoi en four; lecompo as ifter am ;ed io heads ivestigai >odv wo nstead, ire ihaa : shedis have 1 S P ™ What’s up Monday MSC VARIETY SHOW: applications are available in 216 MSG and are due Feb. 14. For more information contact Staci Parkman, 846-6348. MSC TRAVEL: is showing “We’ve Never Been Licked” at 9:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Admission is $1.50. For more information call 845-1515. OFF CAMPUS AGGIES: will meet at 6:45 p.m. at Rudder Fountain. ALPHA PHI ALPHA: will hold a program celebrating Dr. Martin Lather King's birthday beginning at 7:30 p.m. in 501 Rudder: F<jr mote intornuuion contact Edward Has- kin at 260-7701. MSC TRAVEL: is taking applications for Mardi Gras and spring break trips. CaubJo-1515 for more information. CLASS OF 86: Elephant Walk party pictures are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 216H MSC. For more information contact Sheila Michalski at 845-1515. Tuesday LITERARY ARTS: will meet at 7:00 p.m. Those interested are to check the MSC monitor for room number. For more information contact Susie Boyer at 696-1264. INTER—VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will have a New Year’s Eve celebration at 7:00 p,m. in 201 MSC. “If someone needs help, all have to do is ask,” Arnold said. Barbara Evans, spokeswoman for the Department of Human Services, said that an average of 815 people in Wilbarger County receive food stamps every month. She said that more people are probably eligible, but there are many reasons they don’t take them. People in the rural counties are independent, she said. “We find that people in these ru ral counties are the last ones to apply for food stamps. . . . They have rood pantries and other programs that serve them, too,” she said. Social service agencies said they don’t know of anyone who is hungry and not receiving some form of help. Kathleen Hindman, director of the local Meals-on-Wheels program, said it is not uncommon to find peo ple who will participate in that pro gram but not seek food stamps or ac cept government commodities. “Usually they are old. . . . They grew up during the Depression when everyone was hungry and they can’t ask for a handout now,” she said. Residents vote for truck stop incorporation Associated Press CARL’S CORNER — Neighbors' of the popular Carl’s Corner truck stop have voted to incorporate the area as a town, making a dream come true for Carl Cornelius, the business’ owner. The business drew attention when Cornelius began building a truckers’ paradise. The truck stop has a 24-hour res taurant, two saunas, swimming pool and a park area with a pond. A truckers’ drive-in theater is in the works, designed so drivers won’t have to leave their rigs for the show. The 58 people who went to the polls at the truck stop make up about 75 percent of the registered voters in the 1,200-acre area. The votes will be canvassed, and the Hill County judge will then call an election for city officials. Cornelius said he has been asked to run for mayor, but “I don’t know if I will. Tm tired.” rwo i RuM" 1 ified . killed ngine J ir Gainf of Ru* ofSalinj i, 24> lie's ieir lout ef' ville,! : of acckM : extra 1 ] said. ■johnA ppared 1 a.m-'l e dipf 1 yer. "No Aggie’s education is com plete without MTV, Leave It To Beaver, ESPN, Dr. Ruth, and Mouse- terpiece Theatre. 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MSC SCONA 31 is looking for students to rep resent Texas A&M during our annual conference February 12-15,1986 as: • Host/hostess If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, we invite you to attend an informational meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 7:30 p.m. 308 Rudder. Applications are available in the SCONA cubicle 216 MSC and are due January 24,5:00 p.m. These positions are open to all TAMU students. GET INVOLVED!