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Show Welfare in JanuaryPublic JanuaryPublic January JanuaryPublic Public assistance payments to totalmg totaling totalmg talmg taling $2439 2439 $ in January 1946 1946were 1946were 1946were were authorized by the Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county board of public welfare welfareClara welfareClara welfareClara Clara Ann Gerhardt director of ofthe ofthe ofthe the county welfare weUare department departmentreports departmentreports departmentreports reports These payments bene bene- benefited bene- bene benefited benefited - - fited 59 needy individuals mdlvlduals and andfamIlies andfamilies andfamilies famIlies in the county January Januarypayments Januarypayn'ients Januarypayments payments payn'ients paynients ' represent an ancrease increase ancreaseof increaseof ( increaseof of $4 4 $ from December while the thenumber thenumber thenumber number of cases decreased oneOf oneOf one oneOf Of the total Mrs Gerhardt Gerhardtsaid Gerhardtsaid Gerhardtsaid said $1901 1901 $ of ' 77 9 per cent was waspaId waspaid waspaid paId 46 cases under old age as asslstance assistance assistance I slstance sistance $80 80 $ or 3 3 per cent wasissued was wasIssued wasissued I Issued four families famlhes with depen dependent dependent dent children $137 137 $131 131 $ of 56 5 6 per percent percent percent cent was for < three aid to the theblInd theblind theblind blInd cases $198 198 $ or is 1 per cent centwas centwas centwas was for six cases classified as asunemlpoyable asunenilpoyable asunemlpoyable I unemlpoyable unenilpoyable $75 75 $ of 3 31 1 per percent percent percent : , cent was for ' three 'three dependent dependentand dependentand and neglected children in foster fosterhomes fosterhomes . : i homes $30 30 $ or 1 2 per cent was wasfor wasfor wasfor ' ' for the care of one adult in an anmstltutlon aninstitution ; mstltutlon institution _ and $18 18 $ . or . ? 7 , 1Jr per : cent was lor for one maiviunc malVlaUaI inarviuu " un under w wder " "der der " ' der ihe the 'the ' sight slght ! conservation pro pro- pro- pro program prorarn program - - gram rarn gramSharp rarnSharp Sharp increases mcreases in caseloads caseloadsm caseloadsin : m in the majority maJol1lty niajonity ' of 'Of programs of 01 ofpublic 01public ofpublic - public assistance in Utah C01.l C01l cou C01.lpled coupled coupled . pled with general increases mcreases In InIndIVIdual inindividual IndIVIdual payment levels in m 1me line 1mewith linewith linewith : with 1945 legislative aetlon action aetlonpushed actionpushed pushed January payments of d ofpubIc ofpubic ' pubIc assistance to a new hlgh- hlgh high- high hlgh$742656 high$742656 hign - : $742656 742656 $ or $32145 32145 $ above the thetotal thetotal thetotal total paid an iln January last year |