The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-16
Doughton Is Not In Favor
OfRenewing Tax Question
COUNTY GETS $4,000
FROM S. S. PROGRAM

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to the support of 1875 such child
rem. an average of $4.62 each, as
compared with the State average
of $6.18 for the month.
Aid to the Blind in Ashe coun-
-ty was $2,386.O0 for the same 81
months. In January $4,000 went
to 8 blind persons, average $12.-
Is each; State average, $14.90.
In Old Age Assistance and Aid
to the Blind, the funds are pro-
vided one-half by the Federal
Government and one-fourth each
by the State and county. In Aid
to Dependent Children funds
have been furnished one-third
each by Federal, State and Coun-
ty Governments. Now the Fed
eral Government will furnish
one-half, as in case of the needy
aged and the blind.
Old Age Benefits, now Old Age
and Survivors Insurance, is not
available by counties, but a pro-
ration can be made to get coun-
ty estimate. This has been small
lumpsum payments to workers in
covered employment since Janu-
airy 1, 1887, and who have since
reached IS years of age and quit
work, or to the families of such
workers who have died since
that date. The Importance of this
part of the program will be more
apparent now, since payments
have started on a monthly ba-
sis, as provided in an amendment
by Congress in August, 1889.
With an estimate in this one
small item, of $1,95o.OO going to
Sd workers of their families
through October, and practically
accurate figures in the other four
divisions, it is apparent that just
about $50, 152 has been distributed
in Ashe county in these five ma
jor divisions. In the other five
divisions, classed as services"
proration indicates that about
$16,10O has been distributed in
this county since the program
started, divided approximately as
follows; Maternal and Child
Health services, $2,875.OO; Ser
vices for Crippled Children, ST.
Child Welfare services,
81, $4,000; Vocational Rehabilita-
ton, $1,240; and Public Health
work, $7,625.OO
Several factors enter into this
proration, Mr.. Powell explained.
Ashe county had a population
of 21,O19, or about 0.66 per cent
of the population of the entire
State, 1880 census. This part of
the Social Security program has
been in operation about four
years, and the State has matched
Federal funds in almost every in
stance. These facts are consider
ed in making the proration.
Central UCC office records
show that in 1889 Ashe county
had Is resident employers sub
ject to the law and 129 workers
protected by it. Subject employ
ers paid into the State fund &c.
602.49 in the years of 1887, 1888
and 1889, as compared with the
$1O,481.28 paid to unemployed
workers in the county in the two
years of 1898 and 1899.
The records show that in 1888
and 1899 Ashe unemployed work.
ers filed 484 initial claims-the
first claims filed after the work.
er becomes unemployed-and g.
500 continued claims-the claims
filed each week, after the initial
claims.
Employment service records in
dictate that in 1887, 1888 and 1899,
1888 registrations for work and
1896 placements on jobs were
handled in Ashe county.
Employment and benefit pay
ments business in Ashe county is
handled by the Employment Ser
vice office in North Wilkesboro.
that new sources of revenue
chnI11I hn EN,,rI 90 =.