CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY CzflilAl. SElpllTY r I I QuestiongaodJisvtri ‘ m m -iriiyg^j George Dietrich, field representative ol Ihs Social Security Administration, is in Edenton every Thursday in ike Court Room in the Chowan County Court House. Many of today’s children are born with double protection un der social security. A .claim tak en in office last vyoek brought this fact forcibly home to employees of the District Of fice in G reenville, N. C ; *\ \ * The claim was filed by a young father, Tom Smith,?.fdr His daughter, Mary, just 3 months old. The birth of Mary vfafc a very blessed event because the parents had been childless dur ing their first six years of mar riage. Knowing that his wife had a very weak heart' made Tom feel doubly blessea as he prepared to move the mother ». and child home from the hospi- A tal. But, as Mary slept bit £er little crib at the hospital, ner i young mother died—the birth of } her child being just too' much for her heart. Tom waited nearly 3 months after the mother’s death, before coming to the social security of fice. There were a lot of things he had to look after—finding someone to take cave of Mary was just one of his big' prob lems. When Mary left the hospital she was greeted at home by her paternal grandmu thf r who had moved into the h .me to help raise * her. When Tom came to the social security office, he couldn’t un derstand at first why the repre sentative he talked to was so interested in the work history of his wife and the fact that he had a small child. He had come because he was told that \maybe social security would pay something toward the burial ex penses of his wife. He never even considered the fact that monthly payments might be due hijn for Mery. As we questioned T,:r. about his wife's work history, we were able to determine that the child was deemed to be dependent on her mother at the lime the mother dncl. This was explain ed to Tom in this way. The so cial security iaw recognizes the dependency of a child hving with a natural father without question. Under the provisions, however, a . child living' with both parents at the time ot the mother’s death ir. considered de pendent only if she was either supporting the child or had worked in a job covered by so cial security for at least 1 x h. yean in the 3 years before her death Since Mary’s mother had until about 4 months before she died, Mary was deem ed to be dependent on her. Imagine Tom’s surprise when A\e told him he would receive 'a lump-sum death payment to help with the burial expenses and also monthly payments of $51.80 for Mary beginning with the month in which his wife died. These payments to him HELP 9RH WANTED! n-- wl*' ■*4 '7 THIS SEED alone cannot do : the job for you. It needs help! -[^o^o y ° ur s ° il c ° n ,e<< ?° u ,iow ■ y f W*/' much help . . . lime? Nitrogen? ' «* Phosphate? Potash? ' HAVE YOUR SO,L w TESTED! - ’ BEFORE THE BUSY SEASON SETS 114 • ill , a” ’■ See us ) to plan r .. For More Bushels Carteret St. EikotaL W. C. for Mary will continue until she reaches age 18, unless in the meantime she died, marries, or is legally adopted outside her fami ly circle. , This double protection for children is becoming more and more common in our society as many mothers today are working in jobs covered by social securi ty. In Tom’s case, he plans to put the monthly payments which he receives for Mary, aside for her college education because, as he said, he is making enough money from his , own work to adequately support his family. Health And | Safety Tips From ’tye American Medical Association — HEARING LOSS Have you noticed lately that other people just aren’t talking loud enough much of the time? It could be that your family and friends have all started mumb ling. But it’s much more likely that your own hearing is begin ning to fade. Or, has someone in the family, or a close friend, recently begun to ask you to repeat words, phrases and sentences frequent ly? Even when you’re reason ably certain you spoke loud and clear? This friend or relative may be suffering hearing loss. To find out whether hearing is fading, the first person to con sul! is the family doctor, says a pamphlet of the American Medi cal Association. < The physician may find that Ihc hearing loss is due to im pacted wax in the car canal or some other obstruction. Or there may be an infection that can block the transmission of vi brations inside the ear or affect Ihe nerves of hearing. Certain drugs and industrial chemicals can affect hearing, and mumps and scarlet fever, a cold or acute sinusitis frequently cause swell ing of the mucous membranes associated with the ear. A very loud noise or a sharp blow may damage the ear-drum. 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