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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29, 1973
Services Available For
Visually Handicapped
The Pennsylvania Bureau for
the Visually Handicapped
reported that its stepped-up
campaign to find and help people
who have sight problems is
bringing good results.
The Bureau, an agency of the
Department of Public Welfare,
launched the expanded program,
a three-year effort, during 1972,
relying principally upon the mass
media-newspapers, radio and
television-to spread the word as
a public service.
During the past year, ac
cording to Ralph E. Beistline,
director, the campaign, known as
“Project Vision” turned up 1,075
referrals.
“We are delighted with the
response,” Beistline declared,
“and are most appreciative of the
way the newspapers and radio
and television stations around the
State have pitched in to help.”
However, Beistline emphasized
that the Bureau still has a big job
ahead of it.
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ANALYTICAL SERVICES DIVISION
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Dairy Products, Water, Waste Water
Bacteriological, Physical, Chemcial
2425 New Holland Pike
Lancaster, Pa. 17601
Telephone (717)656-9043 or
(717)656-9868
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N. G. HERSHEY & SON f^^VRIE,
Manheim EQUIPMENT INC.
R.D. 2, Ephrata, Pa.
CHAS J. McCOMSEY
& SONS
Hickory Hill, Pa.
A.L HERR & BRO. NISSLEY FARM SERVICE
Quarryville
“There are additional
thousands of Pennsylvanians
whose vision has been impaired
and who either are unaware of
the services available to them or
do not realize they are eligible for
help,” he said. “And there are
probably thousands more who
feel that they are in a hopeless
situation and simply never get
around to seeking the help that
could make such a difference in
their lives.
“The help available from the
Bureau for the Visually Han
dicapped is available to all
Pennsylvanians, regardless of
age, race, sex or creed. An im
portant thing to remember is that
a person need not be totally blind
to qualify. Anyone with a sight
impairment, whether through
injury, disease or other causes is
urged to contact the Bureau.”
The Bureau program covers a
broad spectrum of services,
including counseling, home
ZOOK'S FARM STORE
Honey Brook, Pa.
Washington Boro
Loan Program
Rates Increased
The loan interest rate in the U.
S. Department of Agriculture’s
farm storage and drying
equipment loan program is being
raised to reflect increased
borrowing costs of money to
Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC). The interest rate will be
increased from 6.0 percent, to
8.75 percent, per annum, com
puted on a daily basis.
In addition, the amount of down
payment required by borrowers
is being raised from 15 to 30
percent because of the ac
celerated pace at which on-farm
storage is being added. The
changes were effective for loan
applications filed on or after
September 17, 1973.
The changes are designed to
maintain program activity at a
level which will more nearly
reflect the current storage
situation rather than the situation
that has prevailed over the past
several years, and they should
result in a reduction of federal
government expenditures in
fiscal year 1974, the department
explained.
Under the farm storage and
drying equipment loan program
farmers can secure CCC loans to
finance on-farm storage and
drying facilities needed for grain
and other commodities. Record
use was made of the program
during fiscal year 1973 when
41,046 loans were made for $156.6
million representing more than
313.5 million bushels of storage
capacity.
Storage and equipment loans
have been available since 1949.
teaching for blind adults, training
and rehabilitation. The work may
be carried out in the home, on a
job, at school, or wherever cir
cumstances dictate. Some ser
vices are free, others are based
on the individual’s ability to
pay.
Anyone knowing of visually
handicapped persons who might
benefit from die Bureau’s help is
urged to send the names and
addresses to Vision, Post Office
Box 2675, Harrisburg, Pa., 17120.
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