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HUY NGUYEN/The Battalion
Leap Frog
Texas A&M swimmer Susie Geyer leapfrogs Geyer and two other teammates were training
up the steps of Kyle Field Monday afternoon, for the upcoming swim season.
Proposed sales tax increase spurs
movement to repeal 1968 ordinanc
By Melody Dunne
The Battalion
A proposed increase in the
Brenham city sales tax has
spurred some of their citizens to
petition for a complete removal of
the tax. .
Brenham City Council member
Jim Rothermel said the council
voted Monday to place a 0.25 per
cent increase of the 1 percent city
sales tax on the ballot for the up
coming May election.
Rothermel said he would prob
ably support the increase, which
would be give funds to the Bren
ham Industrial Foundation for
economic development. Some of
the Brenham sales tax money is
spent on land for new businesses,
he said.
"It is a good incentive for new
businesses here," he said.
Connie Wilder, a Brenham res
ident and merchant, said she is
one of a group of citizens petition
ing Brenham residents to repeal
the entire 1968 city sales tax ordi
nance for many reasons.
"I feel the sales tax is adequate
ly high, and there is no specific
plan for the increase," she said.
When Brenham was presented
with the proposed tax increase,
she said, some residents decided
this was the time to do away with
the entire tax.
"It's a trade area's exercise on
the democratic process," Wilder
said. "It's a way to get the demo
cratic process in full swing."
Wilder said the tax, which is
7.75 percent now, would rise to 8
percent. She said the increase may
not seem like a big raise to many
people, but small merchants' sales
go down when the tax is raised
because customers don't expect
the prices to be higher.
Many people who retire in
Brenham live on a fixed income
and can't afford any increase, she
said.
"You can't just dive within a
weekly paycheck," Wilder said.
Craig Cantey, an attorney rep
resenting the people trying to:
peal the tax, said holding the
under 8 percent would be use
to the merchants because itwo:
help them to do better in busiu
"It would create the image 11
people here cared," he said,
would be attracted to a place
kept the prices down."
Gail Baker, a merchant and:
ident of Brenham, said if the
crease is passed she would tiki
see the money used to attracth
ness to the retailers. Most
tomers, she believes, do notnft
the tax and do not care or fa:
where it is spent.
Brenham resident Audi
Boney said it would be better
merchants to have the tax
moved entirely. Customers*
shop in Brenham while they
traveling notice when thepri:
are inflated because of taxes.
Wilder said that if enough
natures on the petitions are
lected, she hopes to put theoi
nance on the ballot of a spet
election sometime this summer
American Cancer Society stresses changes in diet to reduce cancer rislt
Editor's note: The Battalion will run a
weekly health column on health matters pro
vided by the education department of A.P.
Beutel Health Center.
By Karen S. Jensen
Special to The Battalion
You can lower your risk of certain can
cers through simpJe, inexpensive changes
in diet. As part of National Nutrition
Month, the American Cancer Society and
the Beutel Health Center would like to
promote the Great American Food Fight
Against Cancer.
The benefits of the Great American
Food Fight Against Cancer can help save
a few extra dollars in the budget of Texas
A&M students on a weekly basis. Making
small changes in your diet can quickly
add up over a year's time. You may even
save enough to have a more fantastic
spring break than you had this year.
The financial savings in medical costs
over a lifetime can be significant, because
following American Cancer Society
guidelines is in line with nutrition prac
tices for better health as recommended by
dietitians and other health organizations.
The guidelines make an impact upon
reducing risks for heart disease, diabetes
and other diseases related to diet.
For the next two weeks. The Great
American Food Fight Against Cancer will
continue in our community.
The program encourages seven steps to
reduce your risk of cancer. They include:
• Avoid obesity.
• Cut fat intake to 30 percent of your
total diet.
• Eat many fruits and vegetables.
• Eat more high-fiber roods such as
whole grain products.
• Use alcohol in moderation, if you
drink.
• Eat less smoked, salted and nitrite-
cured foods.
• Eat more cruciferous (cabbage fami
ly) vegetables such as broccoli or
cauliflower.
These are easy-to-follow guidelines.
You don't have to buy any special health
or diet foods or dietary supplements, all
of which can be expensive. A well-bal
anced diet, all that is being recommended,
comes from the foods we eat everyday.
Choose more fresh fruits and vegeta
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duce your saturated fat intake and ulti
mately reduce costs. When dining out, se
lect fresh fruits for dessert or iced tea, in
stead of a sweetened cola drink, as your
beverage. The fruit will increase your
fiber intake, and the tea will cut down on
caloric intake overall.
Methods of preparation also will save
money. Poaching, steaming and broi
meats, poultry, fish and vegetables*"
out expensive fats and oils can be(]ii
economical.
The Great American Food
Against Cancer isn't about denial. M
positive changes without feeling a
you're punishing yourself. Consul
can call the American Cancer Societyl
free at 1-800-ACS-2345 for special
about saving money. Other tips ons:
ping, cooking and dining out accordin
American Cancer Society guideline!
available. For more information con
the Beutel Health Center at 845-1341
Jensen is a student assistant with A.P.
Health Center.
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