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iiigans Receive One-Half lion Social Security Benefits A a of February 188#, oldage, eunrtvors. pad disability Insur ance monthly benefits were being paid in the Hickory service area at the rate of *7,112,556 a year. 0 according to Don W. Marsh, man ager of the Hickory Social Se aurity Offiei- fm tabulation was prepared from the offcsl pay ment rolls of the Social Security ?3 Administration. Counties included in the Hickory service area are: Alexander, Burke. Caldwell. Ca fStawba, and Watauga. Mr. Marsh stresaed that while the benefits are intended pri ( marily for the beneficiary's ec onomic srurity, the payment of social seceHty benefits at the rate ef ever $% millloe ? year la Watauga County helps busi ness la the community general ly because most ef the money Is spent Immediately far feed, clothing, and other necessities. According to the tabulation the exact amount for Boone end Watauga County la I549.SM. This figure dees net Include several thousand dollars ef lump sum death payments to sur vivors ef deceaaed workers* "Payments to a retired work 1 er la Watauga County with ae dependents receiving benefits averaged fft2.lt a month and to a retired couple I7S.M a month," Mr. Marsh said. The average for a widow with two young children was |1M.4(. The maximum payment for a family Is 1254. Throughout the entire I State ef North Carellaa, the sverage monthly old age iasur aace benefit Is fM.M as com pered with a national average ef K7.5*. "There were several reasons for the increase in beneflclsrles over last year," Mr. Marsh said. The long-term growth of the aged population and of the proportion of the aged population eligible for benefits are important factors in the continuing Increase in the num ber of beneficiaries. Other reasons for the Increase of beneficiaries are found in the provisions of the 1958 Amendments to the Social Security Act which now make it possible for the wife, dependent husbsnd, and children of a dis abled worker beneficiary to re ceive monthly payments. These amendments also provide for bene fits to aged dependents of a de ceased worker even though other survivors are entitled to |MytnenU. Moreover. Mr. Marsh police* out, it is now easier for a disabled ' worker to qualify for benefit pay menu Ha do longer fit ihH fffii) security credit for ltt yean of work In the Ust three year* before be became disabled. If he worked under social security for at least five years out of thfi ten yean before he became disabled he may be eligible for disability benefits. " Increases hi average benefit pa > ments reflect the 7 per cent raise In henefit amounts which be es me effective with the checks at the tx-mnning of 1909," Mr. Marsh said. Average disability benefit payments ?1'? reflect the elimina tion of the so-called "offset" pro vision in the old law. Disability benefits under social security are now payable in full even though benefits are alse payable under State workmen's compensation or under some other federal Govern ment program. The table below shows the num ber and amount of each type of benefit being paid in Watauga County at of February 28, 1990, the date of the latest available tabulation: Retired Workers, MO; Payments of 1341,700. Wives and Husbands, 299; Pay ments of 173,060. Widows and Widowers, 47; Pay ments of 926,304. Mother*; Children, and Depen dent Parents, 224; Payments of 992.992. Disabled Persons, 28; Payments of 916,260. The Hickory District Office of Social Security located at 216 Second Street, N. W. now services more than 12,279 active benefici ary accounts under the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance provisions of the Social Security Law. These services include the issuance of original account num bers; processing claims for bene fits; awarding, suspending and terminating benefit payments as indicated; adjusting, investigsting and correctng wage listings and self-employment reports, ss well as other details in connection with the administration of the Social Security law. Mr. Marsh stated that residents of the area served by the Hickory Office should contact his office for assistance in individual So cial Securty problems or ques tions. Regular trips are made to Morganton, Lenoir, Newton, Tay lorsville and Boom. Appointments for diacussion of Social Security matters can be arranged by writ ing; or filing the Hickory office. ^ flfafrr hope for* gain In Nassau. MM BAKE-OFF WINNER, Nn. E.niee Sarin ml Lmkm Charles. La., la eongratalated b j movie Oscar winner, Creer Carton, and Mr*. Eleanor Pilbkary, when her Mardl Cras Parly Cake was the |25,#00 imp prlae la ike 11th annul Ptlwbury Bake-Off. The oaks which won 135,000 (or the newly crowned "Cook of the Year" la a delightful tante adventure from the deep (outh. Mn Surles iayt it's delightful on two other count*, too: limpliclty of recipe and eue of biking. Here'* the way to make it MARDI CRAS PARTY CAKE PUltbury't Beet 11th Grand National Recipe and Baking Conteit Recipe Adapted by Ann Pillebury H cup butterscotch morsels 1 cup augar V4 teaspoon double-acting baking powder , Melt butterscotch morsels in water in saucepan. Cool. Sift flour with salt, soda and baking powder; set aside. Add sugar and brown sugar gradually to shortening, creaming well. Blend in eggs, beat ing wan after each. Add butterscotch morsels; mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry Ingredients. Bland well after each addition. (With mixer use a low speed.) Turn into two 9-inch round layer pans, well greased and lightly floured on the bottom. Bake at 375* for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool; spread Ailing between layers and on top to within V4 inch of edge. Froet sides and top edge with 8?a Foam Frosting, or whipped cream. Makes two 9-inch layers. Butterscotch Filllngi ? v Combine ty cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cornstarch In 2 -quart saucepan. Stir in '/4 cup evaporated milk, V4 cup water, H cup butterscotch morsels and 1 beaten egg yolk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove from heat; add 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup coconut, chopped, and 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped. Cool. Sea Foam Frosting i Combine in saucepan Vi cup sugar, Vi cup flrmly packed brown sugar, H cup water and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Cook until a little 'syrup dropped in cold water forms a soft ball (236* F ). ? Meanwhile, beat X egg white with Vi teaspoon cream of tartar until stilt peaks form. Add syrup to egg white in slow, steady stream, beating constantly until thick enough to spread. News Brevities "Gas" electricity slated with space generitor. Psychic research urged as part of cancer study. U. S. urged to end bar* on farm imports. Bankeri oppose Interest rate celling. World sugar futures rise, then dip. Noah Wheeler (Continued from page me) both of Bristol, Term.; ? brother, Don Wheeler of Clearwater, FU.; ? fitter, Mr. Mary Eller of Bri* M, Tenn.; 87 grandchildren and M great grandchildren. Many Tennessee (Continued from page one) and Tenneaaee has ]uat recently completed conatruetion of their aide. Until Tenneaaee built their link, the road almost dead-ended at the state line. A listing of all the officiala from both atates expected to come to Boone for the event, but W. F. Babcock. director of highways for North Carolina. Raleigh, will head the highway officials group, ac cording to Mr Wilco*. More Than 350 (Continued from page one) ty agent in Lincoln for SO years.. He retired about nine years ago, and has spent most of his time working as he had taught ? as a farmer. In 1096 he was cited as a winner of the Tree Farm Award. This honor Is the result of good management and harvesting of for est landa, and this phase of his career should interest several Wa taugans. aa many trees have been planted in the area for future use. RANGE FIRE TOLL 18 HIGH This has been the worst fire year since 1947 for the eastern range lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Di rector Edward Woozley has re ported. Mr. Woozley said that by late August range and brush fires had burned more than 420,000 acres and the weather continued hot and dry during September in parts of the range country. The 1947 fire toll was 600,000 acres. Customs men sentenced and fin ed as smugglers. DEMOCRAT ADS PAY please care... hunger hurts! ?very jl sends a Food I Crusade packages Nam* hungry . . . of bread and milk, are a children. Mora than half the world do not hove enough to oat. Your dollars do to much . . . Send at many as you can CAM 6*0 First Ave., Now York 14, N. Y. or your nearest CARE address Hero 1$ $ to tend Food Crusade packages. Address Wo hove such plenty to shot* . . . From our farm abundance the U.S. Government gives CARE milk powder, flour, corn meal. Then, to help even more, CARE buys other foods to match the various needs of hungry people In other lands. You can bo their friend . . . Every $1 you give provides one food package based on country conditions. Your packages reach needy families, schools, welfare institu tions ? delivered with your name and address, to bring a message of friendship from you and our country. Join CARE's Food Crusadel This advertisement is one of ? series of facts about the lawful sale of Malt Beverages Temperance and Moderation Start With Control Any system that operates outside the bounds of law and order breeds excesses. When it becomes smart or fashionable to break the laws of the land, it becomes an easy step to break the laws of common sense. Because beer and ale are beverages of temperance and moderation and are accepted by the great majority of the people, local prohibition laws are more irritating than effective. North Carolina law offers a system for the control of the sale of beer and ale, which is the legal answer to the moat practical method devised in the best interests of all law-abiding citizens. Counties and communities that have adopted the system find that it works, and they like it. Most of our State lives under this system. Even discounting the tax revenue advantages, which are substantial, a workable and legal control system in itself appeals to a law-abiding people. It helps to build respect for temperance and moderation. * Only by setting the example of a tolerant and enlightened approach to this matter can we put it in its proper perspective. Only the "legal control" system has proven to be in the best interests of all law-abiding and progressive communities. % h UtttA (2*>uUiK4, Tfalt SttACMHft P. O. 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