Show Welfare Director Makes Report on December Payments A total of cases received public assistance amounting to in county in December December December De De- De- De cember 1944 Glen S. S Lee di director director director di- di rector of the Garfield county department de do- e- e of or public public welfare reported reported re rc- re- re ported this this' week This represented represent represent- ed increases both In number ol of cases and amount of payments payment compared to the previous month Cases ses advanced ad 12 per cent an and I payments Increased d 21 per c cent Of OC the Issued recipients c In Garfield county in December 44 Mr Ir Lee said per cent was for Cor old-age old assistance per per cent for aid to dependent children 92 per cent for on general relief reller and 01 04 per cent for adults in i Public assistance payments for December 1944 in all counties combined showed a a slight increase in- in L L. crease from the previous ious month r according to a report released by T. T David id Kettle director of research and statistics for the I t state department of public welt wel wel- tare fare to recipients under un der ler all categories of assistance 0 01 1 t cent totaled 22 or per increase os over o er Nove November pay- pay k- k but an amount or orv u v 08 per cent lower than tho the years year's high paid in Mar March h. h December De- De comber cember payments benefited 15 cases a slight increase from the lie previous month but a III decrease decrease decrease de de- crease of oC over cases from fromI gt Or last year lear I |