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wit km (jaunty uommiuee ior nf or cement, , which was her# last year by citizens from many parts of the county, )M» been inUrviewing candidates tot. the offico of shM^t of Wilkes A spokesman for the committee, ofWhich J. C. McNeill, of Buck, is chairman, said today that the process of .interviewing the ten candidates seeking the office of sheriff hao- been nnder way for several days and is nearing. completion. There are four Republican candidates, five Democrats and one Independent who seek the office of sheriff, from which Sheriff C. G. Poindexter will retire at the end of his present term because of ill health. — The candidates are being asked their views and plans to enforce the liquor laws in Wilkes county, county. also concerning their intentions to close any places where Tice, gambling and bootlegging are prevalent. - The committee spokesman said that the committee is non-political and that at least one candidate in each party may be endorsed by the committee -pr|or to the primary to be feeld'llay 37.' The Law enforcement commit'' tee has designated May 21 as "Good Citizenship Sunday" in the churches of the county. Ministers hare been contacted'with the request that they speak in^helr I churches on that date on the topic [or "Good Citizen." ^ Our County And Social Security By Louis H. Clement Manager Social Security for children rests on a partnership Of family effort, government services, and private facilities. The welfare of children is a dominant consideration in the achievement of our hope for a better world. The present 8oclal Security provisions represent an Important step toward this achievement. When children are left with no one to support them, how are they to be kept from want? How can their own families give them the kind of home and care that > AY,'' APR Ik' 29 Taken about six p. m., April 29, this scene snows smouldering ruins when the Brown lumber plant and yard were located. In the background are ruins of the ice and fuel plant. (Frank Jones photo through courtesy of Winston-Salem Journal.) children need? How can the home life of America's children ^be strengthened? These question^ are important to each of us. They are Important to every community and to the entire Nation. Today's children are tomorrow's citizens. The whole country has a stake in their security. Through the Social Security Act the Government helps families to protect their own children. We administer one phase of the Act— Old-Age ^nd Survivors Insurance. This insurance plan provides a way by which a wage earner may build up protection for his children. When he worka on a job covered under this system, a worker contributes a small regular amount from his earnings (1 1-2 per cent) which entitles his family to monthly insurance payments under certain circumstances. Our plan is designed primarily to protect children under age eighteen ifhose fathers die at any age, and children whose fathers are receiving Old-Age Insurance. Children of working mothers who die insured may be entitled to benefits if they are not living with or being supported by their father. In most cases adopted children and step-children of a wage earner are included under the program. Monthly, survivors' benefits also are payable to mothers, as well, if they have minor ■ children in their care. Claims for monthly insurance benefits are taken at our office, 303 Post Office Building in Salisbury, N. C. Payments are not made automatically. A claim for benefits must be filed before payment can be made. The worker's family should contact the nearest Soial Security office when the worker dies; the worker should get In i IrriTTarn s
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