Show assistance PAYMENTS FOR AUGUST COME TO sl 1985 A total of cases received public assistance amounting to in iron county in august 1944 david C watkins director of the iron county department of public welfare reported on wednesday both the number of cases and the amount paid represented decreases from the previous month cases were 12 per cent lower and payments dropped 04 per cent of the issued recipients in iron county in august mr said 76 per cent was for old age assistance 9 per cent for dependent children 7 per 4 ent cenit for un employ ables on an general relief P 6 per cent for sight conservation and bus bura bals and 2 per cent for all other as distance ald aid to blind foster care for children and in institutions no employ ables received assistance si in the county in august for the first time in five months public assistance payments in utah showed a slight increase less than eight tenths of one per cent over the previous month according to a report released to day by T david hettig director of research and statistics for the department of public welfare increased expenditures for foster home care of dependent and neglected children and indigents indi gents in institutions accounted almost entirely for the rise payments to recipients under all categories of assistance in august totaled an amount or a proximately approximately P 13 per cent lower than the years high of paid in march august payments benefit bene fitted led casesa c ases cases a slight increase from the previous month but a decrease of over cases from august last year opportunities in war time employment continued to keep employable persons off public assistance rolls throughout the state only 47 employable heads of households received assistance thirty three of these resided in an salt lake city and 6 in weber county practically the only persons included in this category have been those who were temporarily unemployable largely because of illness or sorn some c other incapacitating capaci tating condition assistance is necessary ony until the head of the household can resume his regular activity said mr hettig |