—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 9. 1975 52 DER facing budget roadblocks , „ , . . incmHlng elimination of major programs involving some 'BURG Secretary of Environmental 300 employes, Goddard declared. urlce K. Goddard released today a com- “The budget which the Governor recommended for us 'm for operating his department In the contained Just enough money to carry our last year's -Ith a budget shortage of 56.7 mu ion. e[fort f orward w |th no new positions, no new programs he has directed his staff to take and no improvements In operations,” Goddard said. "The <m estimated $3 million im- $54 million currently appropriated to us by the General t cut made by the General Assembly simply is not enough for us to live on and ser 'nclude the furloughing ot v i ces to p eo pj e 0 f the Commonwealth are going to appropriated to the xhe largest item in the first reductions, amounting to 't, as currently $953,000 in 'sary to fake a equipment, unless It is with Federal money; holding •>n snoritaii, SU ppiy purchases to a cost of no more than five per cent higher than last year, despite rising prices for goods; and not filling vacancies without the express approval of the Secretary. A $550,000 saving will come from doing -no forest pest spraying in the fiscal year which ends June 30. Goddard explained that since it is the Department’s basic policy that forest pests should be combatted with parasitic in sects rattier then chemical sprays, DER cannot fund any HARRISBURG Secretary of Environmental Resources Maurice K. Goddard released today a com prehensive program for operating his department in the current fiscal year with a budget shortage of $6.7 million. The Secretary said he has directed his staff to take actions which will cut an estimated $3 million im mediately of the $6.7 million cut made by the General Assembly. These actions will include the furloughing of some 48 employes. , 4 . A .. If an additional $3,8 million is not appropriated to the Department in a supplemental budget, as currently proposed in House Bill 1333, it will be necessary to take a second level of cuts to reach the full $6.7 million shortfall, Farm credit loans top $3O billion EAST LANSING, MICH - Loans made to fanners and farmer cooperatives through the Farm Credit System topped $3O billion during the year ending June 30, ac cording to figures released today by the Farm Credit Administration. The $30.4 billion in loans made represents a 19.7 percent increase from the $25.4 billion in loans made the previous year. Loans outstanding through the System totaled $30.0 billion at June 30, a 21.9 percent increase from the $24.6 billion of a year earlier. The lending totals were presented by W. Malcolm Harding, FCA Governor, at the annual National Institute on Cooperative Education of the American Institute of Cooperation meeting here this week. YOUR PIONEER SALESMAN IS READY WITH SUPERIOR SEED AND SERVICE • Hybrid Corn - high yielding single and special crosses. • Alfalfa Seed - for any rotation or plowdown. • Forage Mixes - A mix for every . r -eed (pasture, hay, haylage, greenchop or green manure plowdown). • Hybrid Sorghum - grain, forage, and sorghum - sudangrass hybrids. Don't Delay. m. See Your Pioneer PIONEER. 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Other areas for significantly high savings include: dismissal of most State Park summer employesi Im mediately after Labor Day and closing of many of the 4« State Park campgrounds, or portions of them, at that Umc (list will be announced soon), $350,000; reduction In supplies for the air quality and water quality programs, $200,000; furloughing of 24 Bureau of Forestry employes after Labor Day, $228,000; elimination of all stream clearance work, $200,000; and furloughing of 12 field staff In the Office of Resources Management, $lOO,OOO. Goddard said he regretted the decision to furlough staff most of all but Indicated it was unavoidable since more than 80 per cent of the Department’s general government operation expenditures are for personnel costs. “Special teams from the Department’s Bureau of Human Resource Management will work closely with all those being furloughed,” he said, “to provide aU the help they can in securing new employment for the people and seeing that they receive all Commonwealth assistance and benefits owed them.” PUMPS • • PLASTIC • WATER CONDITIONERS • DISTRIBUTED BY: • (Branch) 1668 Wyoming Ave. Rt. 11 Forty Fort, PA 18704 WILLIAM S PHILLIPS HARDWARE Route 1 Stem s Corner Pa 18066 PHONE (215) 285 6290 RICHARD M SCHAEFFER SALES & SERVICE Route no 1 Box 88 Lenhartsville Pa 19534 Tel (215) 562 8362 SCHULTZ WELDING SHOP Route 2 Easton Pa 18042 PHONE (215) 759 1951 CLARENCE R SEAMAN Dauberville Pa 19517 PHONE (215) 926 8341 TANKS PIPE • WARRANTY FMM IMTAIUTIM MK SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS (for 4" wells) Capacities to 3400 GPH, well depths to 900 feet, “Exclusive” 3 year Warranty from date of installation. “EJECTO” PUMPS (convertible) Shallow well - Capacities to 1800 GPH; Deep Well Capacities to 1260 GPH with well depths to 180 feet. 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