Show WELFARE DEPT REPORTS ON FEB assistance PAYMENTS A total of cases received public assistance amounting to in iron county in february 1945 mamie C eyck director of the iron county department of pub public lic welfare reported during the week compared to the previous month the number of cases increased 2 per cent while amount of payments increased 26 per cent of the issued recipients in iron county in february miss eck said 77 7 per cent was for old age assistance 11 per cent for aid to dependent children 08 per cent for aid to the blind 63 per c cent ent for unemployable s on general relief 26 per cent for foster care of children 07 97 per cent for adults in institutions and 05 per cent for sight preservation public assistance payments continued to drop for the 2nd and month of this year february baym payments ants in counties combined showed a four tent tenths s of one per cent decrease from the previous month according to a report released wednesday by T david hettig director of research and statistics for the state department of public welfare in only one out of the ten assistance programs administered by the public welfare department was there an increase the he cost of care of children in foster homes domes increased slightly over the previous sr evious month february payments in all ten assistance si programs bene fitted cases ases a slight decrease from the previous month |