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1 MOwwlU 03 1V Response is generous tofirzt25 cases printed VolurJtccThcad reminds that small gifts of cash add up. of last year, which brought hundreds of dollar bills into the Christmas project Those small individual gifts did a great dt-al of gaod, ahe said. Stepwise from businesses has been light she answered a question, but she knew of several such contributions which are anticipated. The Share Your Christmas program is a joint project of the Office of Family Services, a state agency, and Spnng-' field Newspapers. Greene County's SO neediest families and individuals are selected by Family Services, and their stories are printed in The Dally News and The Leader and' Press.

Response should be to the Christmas Desk at Family Services 12M East Trafficway, telephone 862-1781. Twenty-five cases were publicized last week, and an additional 25 will be printed Monday through Friday this week. Mrs. Ikard reviewed the response to the early stories: Most of the needs of a young mother of three have been met; she still seeds dressers to hold the children's clothing. There've been no calls for Mr.

whose broken dentures should be replaced. This is one of the cases in which small cash contributions can be combined to meet the need. Ey ANN FAf2 BCECON 8tnff Writer Cr-'Re Cuuntians have responded generously during the first of the annual Share Your Christmas project, but many needs haven't yet been met, said Mrs. Jolie Ikard, volunteer unit supervisor for the Office of Family Services. Perhaps the greatest current need is for money, Mrs.

Heard said: "Some of our cases have needs far too great for an individual, or even an organization, to handle alone fur. instance, medical and dental expenses. Because the cost is large, people are Inclined to think there's nothing they can do. That's not true, because cash gifts of a dollar or two can be combined to pay those bills." Last week, the family of the late Robejt Williams Love asked that memorial gifts be given to Share Your Christmas, and Mrs. Ikard said several have been received.

-It's the first time a memorial fund has been dedicated to Share Your Christmas, although "People Sharing Fund," a year'-round outgrowth of (be holiday program, has been so designated several times. Mrs. Ikard remembered the "Share Your Dollar" appeal Ozark Brace Company will provide braces badly needed by a young woman he is seriously disabled, but remains very active. She still will require shoes costing about 140, and can use clothing (slacks, since the braces prevent her wearing dresses) in size 12. She Is moving to a new apartment, and needs include a washer, a refrigerator, a small stereo, end tables and chairs.

A mother of four will be able to reunite her Utile family hi a new apartment in subsidized housing, because of gifts of furniture offered through Share Your Christmas. She still needs one single bed, wjth ma'ttress and springs. Jill, who lives with her grandparents, has her doll and a Forsyth benefactor, who will make clothes for her, year-around. Her grandparents still need $130 for taxes. Assistance is still seeded for the mother.

85, and her diabetic son, (0, in need of bedding, clothing, and money for medical treatment not covered by Medicaid. A mother of three, working part-time, needs glasses and dentures which would improve her health and enable her to continue working. Mother and children need clothing. See NEEDS, Page C-J News Leader JLafl sVatl Holiday best sellers: Food appliances Stores report crepe makers going like ho tcakes i Sunday ssntEma, water are big again, too, but a shade less popular than last year, according to most reports. The tendency to eat alone may not define a growing problem of Isolation and alienation, but it IS defined in the appliances that are mak- ing sales records, i Small broiler-grills, and "fifth which are individual electric burners, are practically being snatched By PEG SGBIC Staff Wrtter How conspicuous con-.

sumers or recipients of their purchases will enter the new year 'armed with a cookie gun? To judge from sales in Springfield stores, somebody's building an arsenal of the lat- est cooking novelty, The store "can't keep 'em stocked," managers of table appliance departments said this Sharing star honors with the cookie gun (which is also used to fill crepes) In the 1976 Yule Review of Dollar Grabbers is the electric-crepe maker. Those salesmen interviewed all expressed the opinion that tv commercials had prompted a rush on- the two items mentioned above and caused a great demand for an electric device which shreds and chops vegetables electrically. Several stores were sold out of the chopper-shredder, and -had placed re-orders based on requests and rain-checks issued when the item was on sale. Pemiiefr-and In some dollars can be saved by shopping around for most of the small appliances that are this year. The nation's preoccupation with fast foods is evident in the electric hamburger or sandwich cookers selling equally fast.

One that cooks two burgers at a time Is in short Supply at most stores this week, and merchants said they hoped the reorder delivery, on that item will come in time for before- ACTION Investigates eetnplalati, seeks salatleas to year problems, gets aaswers; and staads ap for the righto tt the people. Only signed inters will be ctasidered, and names will be pablished except la specific eases where initials are requested. Mall qiesttsas aid problems to ACTION, Springfield-Newspapers, il Bom ville, 65896. Letterj will be answered oaly through the ACTION Cslama. ACTION 1 have tried, without success, to get information through the local Social Security office.

Can you help? My Social Security number is (deleted) and my official signature is (deleted). I just want to know my earnings, how many quarters I need to receive Social Security benefits bow many I now have, and whether I can earn enough quarters to get benefits. NAME WITHHELD Springfield ACTION: Earlier this week we mailed you a card that was forwarded to us from SS. Larry Cbaney, district manager of that office, said you may earn additional quarters for each calendar quarter in which you are. paid $50, or more in covered wages.

If you run a' business, you may earn four quarters of coverage for each year your business has a net profit of at least $400. www ACTION DATUM: Caution is advised in the handling of glass bottles, especially those containing carbonated soft drinks, the Health Insurance Institute warns. In a newsletter, the institute explains that compressed gas inside these bottles can propel glass fragments with considerable force over a wide The Consumer Product Safety Commission 'estimates that some 30,000 people are injured each year in accidents involving glass bottles, both exploding and other types. And two third of the victims, are children the CPSC reports. Of 109 consumer complaints received by CPSC, 91 described explosions and IS said the caps blew off.

In some cases the glass reportedly traveled as far as 25 feet. ACTION I was stopped at an intersection in Ozark in April when I was hit by a car. The other party carried MFA Insurance, and the accident report showed that the. accident was the fault of the other party. I had a repair bill of $214.18, but MFA Insurance would not pay it.

Can you help? from shelves. The "fifth burner." of course, could be used for serving at a buffet, or at the family dining table. At any rate, it's popular and one salesman said, ''Sure it sells, 'cause it's quick, handy and cheap." (At about $12.) Hair care and personal care items are not going as swiftly as they did last year, and those that are selling-are the new versions of old big-sellers. Bo 1 it 'J A'J published new regulations, which brought the Lake Limestone project within its jurisdiction. Tbe U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, one of a number of agencies contacted, said the permit should be denied unless the Authority would purchase another 15,000 acres of land for use as "wildlife management areas" 4n addition to the 15,000 acres required for the dam and lake. The Authority last March 19 noting that It works with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to "provide maximum fish and wildlife benefits for free public enjoyment" at all projects within its jurisdiction. Purchase of double the amount of xes of an expensive hair care center with several attachments sat ignored on one shelf while a relatively inexpensive blow drier moved briskly. While Christmas shoppers still buy blenders, mixers, can openers and toasters, and the like their preferences seem to -be lor less expensive novelties and most especially for those tempting them from the tv ads, the sales clerks surveyed said. Table appllaices, especially those ased to fast-feed prepa- are wtaalag all the best-seller prises far 1 Christmas gifts this year.

There Is great variety aid same appliances have nifty featares that make the tob eas- ter. i SUtl photo plaiit land required would be costly, not only to the Authority, but to the governmental agencies which would lose tax revenues from it. Additional persons would be dispossessed of property now in agricultural use. Water from Lake Limestone is committed partially for public water supply, the remainder for cooling water for power generation by utilities which supply electrical energy to "about one-third the people of Texas," and they would be required to pay, through rates; for the additional cost estimated at more than $8 million. The matter is still under discussion and the permit haa not been issued, according to Plank's Information.

and costumed Interpreters and audio device would provide Inrnrnialinil at fcev DoinU OA tha tnair "Despite Inadequate fa- -11111 k.MlAfial my Christmas sales. Crepe makers, selling like have varied tea-turess Some double as small frying pans giving them a second purpose perhaps worth a few extra drachmas, and some have a light to show when the iron is hot and ready for the batter, and when the crepe on the. iron is done. Hot doggers, little gadgets which cook several hot dogs in a blink, are' back with a new it- 9-r I The cost of a plant of 30 million gallons dally treatment capacity at that location is estimated by CU's engineering department at $18,063,000 in 1978 dollars. (It would take that long to get construction underway.) That's a little more than at' the Kinser site where the estimate is $13,123,000, and a little less than at Lake Spring-" field, where cost would approximate $17,079,000.

'These figures do not include the cost of protecting archaeological sites said to be numerous at both locations. None has been iden-. tified at the B(ackman Bead location. f- "i As the board discussed maa- agement's report in late No- and 7:30 a.m. Saturday.

Armond Smith, 2141 North Main, reported the theft of a circular saw valued at about $50 from -his garage between 12:30 and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Carthage housing project to be topic KANSAS CITY Members of the Missouri Housing Development Commission will consider a housing project for elderly persons in Carthage at Us Wednesday meeting here. Commissioners will decide whether to grant a "firm commitment" to construct the 44 unit project and provide permanent- financing when they meet at 11 15 a.m. in the commission office, 20 West Ninth.

Tbe proposed project would cost about $700,000. a i 1 earing to. conider site for water MBS. EMMA FITZGERALD Sparta design and selling better than earlier efforts, stores Good sales this year, too, are reported on the drip coffee machines, and some shoppers said they were buying them, for gifts because of satis-faction with the ones they re-" ceived last year. Fixtures which attach to the shower and fondle or thump and thwack your neck and back muscles with streams of iff.

i7 vember, member Bill Hoyer said cost is the major factor! "I don't agree about the importance of arrowheads. The question is one of another million dollars." CU Manager John McManan and Dave Plank of the engineering department reminded that a permit from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will be required for excavation of archaeological sites could cause years of delay and escalating construction costs. The board asked additional information on that point.

Micnaei s. wetchman, senior archaeologist. Office of Historical, preservation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, assured Plank Officer Stockham said thieves broke a padlock off a door to enter the garage. Four kitchen chairs worth about $30 each were taken from a house trailer on the lot of Fairway Mobile Homes, 2869 West Sunshine, Officer IBob Niehouse reported. Nie-house said a door was pried open on the trailer.

The break In occurred between p.m. Friday and a.m. Saturday. A carton of cigarettes and about $10 in change from a cash register were taken from Ole King Cole Cleaners. 1052 West Sunshine, during the night, Officer Bill Bragg said.

An employe arriving to open the business Saturday morning discovered tbe i Bragg saii a rear door waa standing ajar but showed no evidence of being forcibly opened. 1 Public hearing on three pro? posed sites for a new water treatment 1 plant will be conducted by the Utilities Board at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall: The sites: K'Between Blackman Road and U. S. 69 north of Bat-'" tlefleld; isda James River just north of Kinser Bridge; 'On the south side of the 'upper arm of Lake Spring-.

field. After an opinion-survey of national, state and local agencies directly Involved or interested in the project, City Utilities' management has recommended the Blackman site. ACTION: We talked with Howard Winget, attorney for MFA Insurance, and be said that the claims adjuster for the insurance company bad given you an estimate of $165.21, and that you bad been paid this amount a few days after the accident. Winget said you returned the money as unsatisfactory a fact you did not include in your letter to us. The-attorney said the company is "always willing to talk it over with a shop, and work with them if there Is a discrepancy," but added that -they had not beard from the shop where your car was repaired.

In checking the file, Winget said that apparently a painted bumper which they estimated would be straightened was replaced, accounting for the additional cost. action DATUM: Have you run away from home? Want to let -your parents know you are all right? The National Runaway Switch Board can help. They will discuss anything to do with running away, in fact, wlttiout asking your name. The number is toll free so that even if you call from a pay telephone booth, your money will be returned. Call 1-800-621-4000.

i i ACTION In I ordered books from McGraw Hill Publishers, paying $23.00 by check. I keep getting bills and I keep sending them copies of my canceled check. Today I received another bill. Can you get any results? I'm fed up. i SUSAN BATTLES 'r'V.

'''V Marshfield, ACTION: Refund of $23.06 has been mailed to you, Mrs. Jane Hayter, supervisor of retail customer services told ACTION. -ACTION My daughter was born id Germany and- Is still living there with my German ex, wife. I'm an American and want to bring my daughter over but I am nor sure about ber citizenship. Where can I call for answers to my problem? R.B.S.

f', Joplin ACTION: Federal Information Centers at St. Louis or Kansas City could answer your questions and direct you to agencies that can help. The Kansas City number Is 816-374-24S8; and St. Louis' Is 314-425-4108. Five burglaries reported Battlefield plan ready for review that Corps permits require 'Identification and evaluation of all archaeological, historical or architectural resources" which might be eligible for Inclusion in the National Re- gistry.

If the project would affect these "resources" ad- -versely, then review by the National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is required, resulting in agreement on means, of "avoiding or mitigating" the effect. Tbe latter could include 'salvage excavation, "potentially costly and time consuming," Weichman wrote. The archaeological "hot spots" noted by Dr. Robert Cooley of the Archaeological Research Center at Southwest Missouri State University at both the Kinser and Lake Springfield sites are of the. type which would require "identification and Weichman added.

He concurred with Dr. Cooley's earlier opinion that choice of tbe Blackman site "would circumvent the possible destruction of significant archaeological resources." From Texas, Plank obtained a report of the Brazos River Authority'on delay In tbe construction of Sterling C. Robertson Dam and Lake Limestone, resulting from application for a Corps of Engineers permit. The Authority obtained all necessary state permits, and asked the Corps if Its approval also was required. The Crops thought not.

In June, 1979, the Authority sold $30 million in revenue bonds for the "first Increment" of financing, bids were Invited, and the contract was awarded en July 31, 197S. Meantime tnt Corps of Engineers, In response to a federal court Interpretation of the ceived approximately 41.500 visitors In said Beal' "With construction of addi-tinnat facilities, nlannera Several business and garage burglaries were reported to Springfield police Saturday. John Williams, owner of Dick's Machine and Motor Supply, 623 West Chase, told Officer D. A. Stockham ar- Ucles valued at about $1500 were taken from a machine shop and garage at 117 West Chase between p.m.

Friday and I a.m. Saturday. Thieves who knocked a pad- lock off a set of double doors took numerous hand tools, three air Impact wrenches, I two timing lights and a dwell meter, Stockham reported. A chnttf saw and a tool box containing various tools were taken from a garage at 2031 North Main by Paul Wright. The loss was valued at about $300.

Wright told Officer Richard H1U that a door which had been nailed shut was pried open between 4 p.m. Friday A proposed master plan for Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, which Includes a Visitor center and audio devices throughout the park, is ready for public review. Public comment on the documents will be accepted during the next 45 days, according to Merrill D. Beal of Omaha, National Park Service midwest regional director. A major park service objective in developing and managing the park will be resto ration of the Civil War battlefield to IU 1861 condition, according to the master plan draft.

A proposed visitor center on the periphery of the battlefield would prepare visitors for tour of tbe park, the draft said. foresee 309,000 a year." Copies of the master plaa and environmental statement are available for review at battlefield headquarters; at headquarters of Georg Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond; and at park service regional headquarters In Omaha. 'Written comments on the documents may be addressed to Supt Ensrene L. Colbert, ACTION DATUM: Questions about the safety of toys, or cbmplrlnts about such products, should be directed to the Consumer Product rfty Commission Hotline toll free line: 1-800 638W.8: i r.u. tx uiamooa, a.a.

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