Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1960 — Page 12

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■■ to » ; Wf WSW?“ B*U«e* Health Official In Warning On Attack ST. LOUIS (UPI) — A government health official warned Wednesday that 45 million Americans would be killed and another 15 million would suffer radiation burns or other injuries in a nuclear attack on tire United States. Jerald M. Michael, chief of training for the division of health mobilization of the U. S. Public Health Service, said only 135 of the 130 million Americans would survive such an all-out attack, and only 120 million of these would be able bodied. e < Michael said major cities hit by atomic warfare would be destroyed. Water supplies would be cut by 30 per cent and huge quantities of medical supplies would be lost, he said. "Survival of this country following an all-out attack will depend upon its ability to reconstitute social. environmental, industrial and governmental structures,” Michael said. Michael, in a speech before the

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Southern Medical Association urged a program to teach people first aid in the event of an emergency. Recent Changes In Social Security Law The recent changes in the social security law have made it easier for all iof today’s workers to qualify for payments, according to Christian H. W. Luecke, manager of the Fort Wayne district social security office. Fewer quarterly work credits or “quarters of coverage” are now required under the program.

Luecke explained that “quarters of coverage” refers to the amount of time a worker must put in, on a job or in self-employment which is covered by social security, before he can claim a disability, or a retirement, or a death benefit. Luecke noted that the amount of work needed depends on the

VOTE FOR EXPERIENCED, COMPETENT CANDIDATES VOTE REPUBLICAN NOVEMBER 8 ■ Willi _w> " ! IIHII.I . nwxnyn. Ijmijwwn.mil 5 f ■ I a «■ * ■koHHBBI RICHARD M. NIXON HENRY CABOT LODGE For President of the United State. For Vice P^kident“ the United States CRAWFORD PARKER ~Z ~ — For Governor of Indiana Experienced- 8 years in the President's Cabinet ... Experienced! 7 vears as U S ' —*—■■■ • m the National Security Council ... the U. S. Senate. Nations - America's Voice te the Worldl Experienced! Present Lieutenant-Governor of Indiana. ■ IM l ' MI ih £ F . a .iflr ' Kb ■ E. ROSS ADAIR FLOYD ACKER STANLEY D. ARNOLD CARL FLUECKIGER r " c ~a NOVAL D. FUHRMAN WALDO J. STAUFFER MRS. LAVELLE DEATH KARL F. JOHNSON For County Treasurer y or County Auditor For County Recorder For County Surveyor ADAMS COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE JOHN M. DOAN, Chairman MRS. ELEANOR SNYDER, Vlce-Cbalnnan OLENN NEUENSCHWANDER, Secretary CAL E. PETERSON, - Pol. Advt.

worker’s age, and the time when he applies for his payments. A misunderstanding of how many such “quarters of coverage” are needed and how to find out how many they need leads some workers to ask “So and so only had to work so long. Why must I work longer?” “Under the amendments passed this year,” Luecke said, "the basic rule is that to be eligible, or insured as we call it, an applicant must have credit for one quarter of covered work out of every three calendar quarter years after 1950, or after his 21st birthday and up to the first of the year in which he attains the retirement age, becomes disabled, or dies. A man who reaches age 65, or a woman who reaches age 62, in 1960 must have 12 calendar quarters of work in a job or occupation covered by social security. After December 31, 1960, they will need 13 quarters.” The younger you are the more quarters you must earn. Once you’ve earned 40 quarters you are insured for life. “On the other hand,’* Luecke

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* / ' ■ « j - M # U« ■* said, “an workers who have reached the retirement age in 1956 or earlier need only six quarters of coverage to be Insured for social security payments. This is true even if they continue to work after they are 65 or 62. And these quarters may be earned in various ways and anytime after the year 1936.” i Luecke explained, “anytime you work in a busmess and are paid SSO or more during any three months period beginning in January, April, July, or October, you have earned a quarter of coverage If you are in business for yourself or in a profession and report a net profit of S4OO or more in a taxable year, you have earned four quarters of coverage. You can also earn such quarters doing farm and domestic work, or by working in government or private employment.” Luecke pointed out that the recent modifications in the law made it easier for all workers to qualify. He suggested that any workers approaching the retirement age might find it advantageous to visit

their nearest social security office beforehand and find out how many quarters they need and how many they have. “And while you're in their office also find out what proofs you’ll need when you apply and what your monthly payment will be.” Latex Helps Lawn NEW YORK (UPI) — If you’ve ever tried to grow a lawn on a hillside, you’re probably acquainted with the erosion damage that a heavy rain fall can cause. Chemists of the Alco Oil and Chemical Corp, find that if they seed erosion-prone hillsides, then spray them with latex, grass grows unhampered and erosion is resisted. Tailored Casual Look NEW YORK (UPl)—That rumpled look beneath Cuban Premier Fidel Castro’s beard strictly is tailor made, says one New York haberdasher.

Three Distinct Categories Os Church Donors By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International According to a report issued .this week by the National Council of Churches, the average American Protestant gave $69.13 to his church last year. If the Average Protestant were a real, live human being, it might be worthwhile to lecture him for being so stingy toward his church. An annual contribution of $69.13 figures out to 19 cents a day, which is less than the price of a pack of cigarets. But the Average Protestant is an altogether mythical fellow. He exists only on the scratch pads of church statisticians who divide

total contributions by total membership. In real life, Instead of one “average” kind of Protestant, there are at least three distinct categories of church members, who vary widely in their attitudes toward giving. At one extreme is the tip-giver. He is rather numerous, accounting for perhaps half of all the total membership claimed by the churches. When he comes to church, which is an uncertain and spasmodic phenomenon, he drops into the collection plate whatever change he finds in his pocket. If he feels that he might be embarrassed by the clink of coins, he fishes a dollar bill from his wallet. The next largest group are the dues-payers. They give systematically to the church through an annual pledge or a weekly envelope system. But the amount of their contribution is not related to the size of their income. Finally, there are tithers. They are a definite minority in most churches, but there are more of

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r them than you may suspect In fact, if there weren’t a fair-sized core of them, the churches could not operate. The tithers regularly give at least 10 per cent of their income to church and charity. They do not think .there is anything sacred about the 10 per cent figure; to the extent that they have grasped the real spirit of tithing, they feel that they are probably being greedy in keeping for their own use 90 per cent of the material wealth which has come to them through the providence of God. More Like Parchment RICHMOND, Va. (UPI) — A chemically treated paper that has a theoretical life of 300 years has been developed by researchers at the Standard Paper Manufacturing Co. here. The project was sponsored by a grant from the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Librarians find that most pulp paper begins to disintegrate after only about 50 years.