Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 14, 1970, Image 25

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    For Full Market Reports
Read Lancaster Farming
PARADISE
SUPPLY
PARADISE, PA.
Phone 687-6292
Garden Pride Vegetable Seeds
Black Beauty Peat Horticultural
Hi-Orgnite Peat Humus
Bark Mulch
Garden Hose, Shovels, Brooms, Lawn Rakes
ALSO New Rubber Border Fencing
HARDWARE & BUILDING SUPPLIES
Hammers, screw drivers, small wire coils, rakes (steel
and wood), saws, files and many other items.
Fly sprays, washing detergent for home and farm.
Flashlites of all kinds, bird feed, rat and mouse bait,
dog feeds, Wayne animal feeds.
Come in and see us.
STARTING SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1970
WE WILL BE OPEN SATURDAYS TILL
3 P.M. EVERY FRIDAY TILL 8 P.M.
Gordon B. Ressler
60" or 72"
Mfg. by
SEE YOUR LOCAL w K J HI
FARM FQUIP. DEALER + Hlf BIIq
Siller LOADERS
“Fits” Many Makes and Models of wide Front Axle Tractors
MODEL "D" NEW SERIES “F" LOADER
OFF OR ON IN 3 MINUTES OR LESS
LOADER ACCESSORIES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE
cnti arc allowed to deduct work
Quiz on Public Welfare
and a variable amount as work
O i j 1 incentive They continue to rc-
It! I TTlf*" fl iSf* ccivc assistance if their incomes
kJLO-LC: VJIVCO AAUC A are lower than the regular grant
6 False. There is no dura- deductions
tional residency requirement True. Fifty-five per cent
UJI S for applicants for assistance J" cceive l ess than the maximum.
1. True. The highest percent- other than that the aDD i, can t Payment is based on need. Some
age of dependency is a rural hve m the stal ‘ c l ine 3PP ' persons have free shelter and
county; second highest, a semi- „ p . n 10fl » 35 per cent have income from
rural county, both some dis ' 69 2 9S)o'cases OcDresentme em P lo y ment - social security,
tance from metropolitan areas 83 ’ 2 00 ’receiots) wenf off cash sup Port Payment, and the like.
2 False, Only 3.2 per cent of , rece * pts) went r off c , ash
the total number of persons re- becau . se ® f employ ' Lnnrnet(lr . r .
ceiving assistance are employ- menUn the family. The average County Gets
able. Most assistance money K® f ‘‘“f ™ V h ®' olls ° $169 Million From U.S.
goes to children, and the , D pe ent Chdd,en - tot
mothers who provide their care exan ? ple> * s °" e ,„ year and “ . T , he «°“ ntie ? of Adams - Cum ‘
and persons unable to woik ™ on ! hs About 19 per c e" t of ber and Dauphin Fianklm, Lan-
The percentage of employables * he families leceived assistance caster. Lebanon. Peny. and York
varies as peisons are removed for six months but less than one in the Piedmont Region of Penn
from the rolls because of cm ear ' sjlvania received $1,038,793,411
ployment, oi added because of a l sc ’ Only 40 r c of all ie- in Federal Government outlays
job losses, cipients in the State aie non- duung Fiscal Yeai 1969, Penn
-3 False. As of Sept 30, 1969, w h de 60% aie white sylvama’s US Senator Hugh
27 per cent, or 4,592 of the 17,- 9 False. Effective Januaiy 1. Scott annol ' n ced
(Answers to questions
on Page 20)
251 employables on assistance 1969, allowances weie laised to Adams County leceived $23,-
were working full or pait-time 90 per cent of the minimum 970,506, Cumbeiland County
Their low earnings made sup- standard for decent living set $236,167,406. Dauphin County re
plementary payments neces- by a State survey, just one year ceived $245,480 816; Franklin
sary Of the total number of later, January 1, 1970, they weie County leceived $88,469,300;
employables, 56 per cent were raised to 100 per cent, piovid- Lancaster County received $169,-
handicapped, limiting their job ing, for example, $286 10 per 063,715; Lebanon County receiv
potential. month for a family of four ed $63,226,300; Perry County re-
4 True. Allowances aie made 10 True. In addition to a ceived 810,568,020, and York
for food, clothing, incidentals, money payment for the essen- County received $201,847,348.
shelter, and utilities, but no pro- tials of living, the public assis- The Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vision is made for replace- tance program pays for health vama received a total amount of
ments or repairs, nor is any care and provides helping ser- $8,770,274,023
money provided for beds, furni- vices that include job training These funds were spent by the
ture, and necessary household and placement, family planning Denartment of 4<>riciiltiirp- Com
equipment and counseling, legal aid, home 6 - Sc e; Defense eS
5. False. A lien is taken on ™ aker service and other bene- tion and Welfaie; Housing and
resident property for repay- flts Urban Development; Interior;
ment of assistance granted, but II True. Low-income persons Justice; Labor, Post Office;
repayment is required only whose earnings fall below fixed State; Transportation, and Treas
when the property is sold or standards are eligible for food ury; the General Seivices Admin
transfeired outside of the stamps and medical caie istration; and 24 smaller federal
family 12 False. Employed recipi- agencies and commissions
F4B (48 in. Wide)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14,1970
h r*
325 W. MAIN STREET
NEW HOLLAND, PENNA.
PHONE 354-8721
F6O (60 in. Wide)
-t v *
F 72 (72 in. Wide)
25