Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1959 — Page 7

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Social Security Quiz Answers Many Queries

(Editor's Note) Do you have any questions about Social Security? We all do. don’t we? Send any question you might have to Social Security Quiz, c/o Daily Democrat. You’ll find your answer in this column, which is published regularly.) 1. Q—My husband is receiving disability benefits because of a heart condition. We have a mentally retarded son who has never been able to work. He is now 30 years old. Are there any payments for him because of the change in the social security law? A—You should visit your social security office promptly to apply for benefits on your son’s behalf. The 1958 amendments made it possible to pay monthly benefits to children over 18 if they became disabled before age 18, and the parent upon whom they are dependent is receiving monthly payments under the social security program. 2. Q—ls there any increase in widow’s benefits at age 75 under the new law? A—No. Benefits are not increased because of age, but are based on the average earnings of the worker. 3. Q—l started drawing social security benefits at age 72 but I am still working. My salary was raised $lO a month on. January 1, 1959. Can I get a raise in my social security benefits because

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form to complete and return with your old card. We will also enclose an envelope so that you can mail the completed form back to us. It is not necessary that you call in person. 7; Q—ls it necessary that I completely retire to draw monthly social security benefits? I’m not sure that I can get by on the monthly check alone. A—No. you may partially retire. You may restrict your earnings to SI2OO in a year, and get benefit checks for all 12 months of the year. If in a year before you reach age 72 you earn more thah SI2OO, the number of checks due you for that year will depend on the amount of your earnings and on how much work you did in each month. Beginning in 1959, no matter how much you earn in a year, you can get monthly payment for any month in which you neither earn wages of more than SIOO nor render substantial services in self-employ-ment. 8. Q—My question pertains to lawyers with no social security coverage before the profession was covered. What Is the earliest date at which a lawyer would have enough social security credit to be eligible for disability insurance benefits? A—Lawyers were first covered on a self employed basis in 1956. The minimum number of quarters required for disability insur-, ance benefits is 20. Therefore,’ October 1, 1960, is the earliest date on which a lawyer could have the 20 quarters required for disability insurance benefits.

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-1 ■■ YOUNG ARSON SUSPECT—James Enriquez Jr, 15, Left, is taken tote Chicago police station oy a detective shortly after bis arrest as an arsonist The ooy tas reportedly admitted setting 10 fixes Id one day and police will question bim aoout the Oui Lady of the Angels School fire which took 95 uves last Dec 1.

NOTES FROM I AFTER THIRTY | By JACK HELLER WHO KNOWS? The number in the name of thui column is well known to members of the fourth estate as a sign-off. The origin of it is not so well known. In fact it’s not known at all. A new movie starring Jack (Dragnet) Webb, —3o—, was previewed in Indianapolis, with Webb present. The movie is about the newspaper business, but doesn’t answer the Question. One answer put forth comes from the old telegraph days. One particularly good telegraph operator was named Thurty. After every story, Thurty would sign off with his name. The sign-off became a byword along the Morse lines, and soon all the operators would close their stories with Thurty. Then someone with an education changed it to Thirty, and from there it went to —3o—. Whether this is true or not, it’s interesting. BIG DOINGS Gary Shoaf, who celebrated his 20th birthday last Saturday had what is probably the largest birthday party in the county this year, although it wasn’t exactly planned that way. A total of 110 persons stood and sang “Happy Birthday” to the young man at the annual rural youth golden harvest jubilee

banquet. Gary was also installed 1 as president for the coming year. THE NOBLEST OF THEM ALL ( Anthony, on first seeing Cleopatra: < “Wow, a perfect XXXVIII? XXII, XXXVI!” IN DAZE OF OLD W. Guy Brown, Decatur’s super- ' intendent of schools, can claim he ■ either held up America’s space program for twenty years, or sav- ' ed the limb of life of a pair of students. Several years ago, Mr. Brown got word through th* grapevine that a pair of his more intelligent students were planning to launch a rocket. While the boys were very good students, it was doubtful that they had the latest figures on pressure, thrust and how far ten pounds of homemade gunpowder would blow them. Before the scheduled countdown, Mr. Brown arrived on the scene, quite “by accident.” The project was praised, far as it had gotten, but an actual shoot was discouraged. The boys decided against any further attempts at launching, and thus prevented any serious accidents. And yet, who knows ... BYLINE BITS A former Decatur resident was heard from indirectly recently. Bob Johnson, brother of auction-eer-real estate man Ned, is on the (editorial staff of TV Guide. The November 21-27 issue included an article on Betty Hutton entitled, “She Rules The Roost," written by Bob after an interview with the

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blond bombshell. REBUTTAL! Tom Lutes couldn’t pass up the chance for a come-back. We were talking this week, and he informed me that the reason they didn’t hunt in Michigan wasn’t because the season wasn't in, it was because it was too cold. In Wisconsin, though, the season hadn’t started yet. Tom did announce that he felt much more sporting than some other cars he saw coming back from Michigan. He said there must be an open season on everything in the Wolverine state. Most of the cars, had deers tied across the top. A lot of them had Christmas trees tied on top, and it figures they would be in season too. Tom had to do a double take on the one with a washing machine tied on top. He still wonders what kind of ammuntion the guy uses. FINALLY GOT TO HIM Everyone feels at one time or another that his particular job is about the worst there Is, and that it will cause disorders of the nervous system if something isn’t corrected. Merle Affokler, Adams county's fine sheriff, is no exception. Recently, he was sure the job had caught up with him. He was traveling to a state institution as part of his duties, and was killing time until he could start home again. The next thing he heard was . . . “the next patient to be I admitted is Merle Affolder Needless to say, the situation was quickly corrected, but Merle didn't loiter around the grounds on his way out.