Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 21. 1973
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How To Protea Against Lost
or Stolen Credit Cards
Suppose those plastic credit
cards in your pocket or purse were
lost or stolen. Would you know
what to do?
You should, says the Pennsyl
vania Bankers Association. Other
wise you might end up owing
money for purchases you didn’t
make.
Fortunately a new law recently
passed by Congress limits your
liability to the first $5O worth of
purchases made with your lost or
stolen credit card. But if you
have several credit cards, you can
easily see how quickly this loss
could mount up. On half a dozen
cards, for instance, you could
conceivably be held accountable
for up to $3OO in purchases made
by a thief.
But, says the Pennsylvania
Bankers Association, there’s a
way to possibly save yourself
from paying even that first $5O.
Here’s what to do:
First, sign any new card you
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MARVIN J. HORST
Dairy Equipment and Ammana Appliances
R.D. No. 1 (Iona) Lebanon, Pa,
Located on Route 897 between Schaefferstown and
Lebanon, over 30 years in business at same place.
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Pannsylvonio lonktrs Association
MAKING YOUR
MONEY COUNT
(Number six of a senes)
receive and want to use. An un
signed card is an open invitation
to fraudulent use.
Second, look over all your cards
and destroy those which are out
of date or which you don’t really
need. Cut or break them in half
before throwing them away.
Then, write down the name of
each card you keep. List the name,
address and phone number of the
issuer and the serial or account
number of the card. Keep this
list in a safe place in your home
or at work —or both places.
If your cards should be lost or
stolen, inform the issuer imme
diately—first by telephone, then
by letter or telegram. Having an
accurate record of cards issued in
your name and prompt reporting
of the loss or theft, the Pennsyl
vania Bankers Association ad
vises, is your best protection
against liabilities you don’t want.
You’ll find it’s a good way to
make your money count.
CALL 717-272-0871
Ag Department Economic
Research Is
The economics research
program of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture was reorganized
recently with new priorities on
commercial agriculture, con
sumer, and environmental
quality issues. Issue-oriented,
team research will be em
phasized in this first agency-wide
reorganization of the Economic
Research Service (ERS) since it
was formed 12 years ago.
“The organizational cnanges
are designed to produce more
timely, more accurate, more
sophisticated, and more up-to
date research information,’’
according to ERS Administrator
Quentin M. West. “Initially we
intend to concentrate on the
adjustments facing commercial
agriculture, how well agriculture
is providing for consumers needs
and the effect of agricultural
operations on the environment.”
Greater flexibility in con
centrating resources on new
problems and issues is an
ticipated from the ERS changes,
Mr. West said. Organization
barriers among divisions have
been lowered to facilitate a team
approach torissues that cut across
entire subsectors of agriculture,
such as the livestock industry or
the grain industry. Cooperative
relations with universities and
agricultural experiment stations
are being strengthened.
Dr. Linley E. Juers is Associate
Administrator with the
responsibility of overseeing
ERS’s relations with universities
and coordinating the
geographical location of the ERS
staff. Deputy Administrator
Kenneth R. Farrell heads the
Food and Fiber_ Economics
Group. The other main group is
Resource and Development
Economics headed by Deputy
Administrator Lyle P. Schertz.
Three divisions make up the
Food and Fiber Economics
Group. A National Economic
Analysis Division headed by Dr.
William T. Manley will deal with
the entire agriculture sector and
center around the more general
issues cutting across commodity
lines such as consumer demand,
rural adjustment policies, long
run projections, and agricultural
inputs. The Commodity
Economics Division headed by
Dr. John E. Lee, Jr. will focus on
situation, outlook, and per
formance of agricultural com
modities such as grain, cotton,
and livestock. The Foreign
Reorganized
Demand and Competition
Division’s research of overseas
farm production and marketing
will explore profitable alter
natives for U. S. agriculture in
the world economy. Mr. Joseph
W. Willett heads this division.
There are two divisions in the
Resource and Development
Economics Group. The Foreign
Development Division under Dr.
William A. Faught coordinates
USDA’s participation in U. S.
foreign technical assistance and
training programs. The Natural
Resource Economics Division
directed by Dr. Melvin L. Cotner
will perform research on en
vironmental quality issues as
well as on the use, conservation,
and development of natural
resources.
The Division of Information is
headed by Mr. Wayne V* Dexter.
Additional information on the
ERS reorganization is available
from Division of Information,
ERS, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
20250.
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Mt. Joy Sewing Club
Names Posture Queen
The Mt. Joy Second Year
Sewing Club held its meeting last
week. Our club has a regular
attendance of 16 members.
We played a game and learned
a new song.
We were sewing skirts and
putting zippers in. Some took
their skirts home due to the lack
of adequate sewing machines.
Jan Eyer is our posture queen
for this year.
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News Reporter,
Marcia Groff
Lancaster. Pa