SOCIAL SECURITY FIG URES FOR FRANK LIN COUNTY Franklin County residents and communities have benefitted about $181,6(0.00 through operation of U ie Social Security program, it is estimated by Charles Q. Powell, Chairmun of the North Carolina Unemployment Compensat i o n Commission. Unemployment Compensation, or benefits to workers temporar ily out of Jobs, is usually the lar gest item in the ten divisions of the program, in counties with fairly large industries. In the two years of benefit payments, 1938 and 1939, &he distribution was $22,123.22, included in 3,300 checks to county residents. Through cooperation of Mr. Nathan H. Yelton, State Director of Public Assistance, and Dr. Roma S. Cheek, executive secre tary of the State Commission for the Blind, and with figures from Washington and in the Central , UCC office in Raleigh, it is possi ble to get a fairly accurate picture of the benefits distributed in Franklin County. Old Age Assistance, help for the needy passed 65 years of age, in Franklin County in 31 months of distribution amounted to $59, 743.00 The January amount was $2,634.00, going to 307 needy aged persons, an average of $8.25 each, as compared with the State average of $9.72 for tihe month. Aid to Dependent Children, help in the support of children depriv ed of their natural breadwinners, | o amounted to $20,177.00 in the same 31 months. The January amount was $772, going to the support of 161 such children, an! average of $4.80 each, as compar- j ed with the Stat? average of , $6.18 for the month. Aid to the Blind in Franklin , County was $4,014.60 for the same 31 months. In January' $147.00 went to 12 blind persons, ! average $12.25 each; State aver-' age, $14.90. in uia Age Assistance ana Aid to the Blind, t<he funds are pro- 1 vided one-half by the Federal Government and one-fourth each by the State and County. In Aid to Dependent Children funds have been furnished one-third each by Federal. State and Coun ty Governments. Now the Federal Government) will furnish one-half, as in cases of the needy aged and the blind. Old Age Benefits, now Old Age and Survivors' Insurance, is not available by counties, but a pro ration can be made to get a coun ty estimate. This has been small lumpsum payments to workers in covered employment since Janu ary 1, 1937, and who have since reached 66 year* of age and quit work, or to Mie families of such workers who have died since that date. The importance of this part of the program will be more ap parent now, since payments have started on a monthly basis, as pro vided in an amendment by Con gress in August, 1939. With an estimate in this one small item, of $2,715.00 going to 75 workers or their families through October, and practically accurate figures in the other four divisions, it is apparent that just about $108,775 has been distrib uted in Franklin County in these five major divisions. In the other five divisions, classed as "servic es," a proration indicates that about $23,785 has been distribu ted in this county since the pro gram started, divided approxi mately as follows: Maternal and Child Health services, $4,250.00# Services for Crippled Children. $3,575.00; Child Welfare ser vices, $2,775.00; Vocational Re habilitation, $1,835.00; and Pub lic Health work, $11,350.00. Several factors enter into this proration. Mr. Powell explained. Franklin County had a population of 29,456. or about 0.93 per cent of the population of the entire State, 1930 census. This part of the Social Security program has been in operation about rtour years, and the State has matched Federal funds in almost every in^ stance. These facts are consider ed in making the proration. Central UCC office records show t-hat in 1939 Franklin Coun ty had 17 resident employers sub ject to the law and 625 workers protected by it. Subject employ ers paid into the State fund $22, 123.22 in the years of 1937. 1938 and 1939, as compared with the $22,123.22 paid to unemployed workers in Mie county in the two years of 1938 and 1939. The records show that in 1938 and 1939 Franklin unemployed workers filed 1.095 initial claims ? the first claims filed after the worker becomes unemployed ? For Only 10/Now Lett than a dota Dr. Hitchcock s LAXATIVE POWDER I mm mm ? g* "where styles If ?? jT 7 V OF TOMORROW ARE ? A |# SHOWN TODAY" PRESENTS Nylon L Stockings By Townwear $1 Pair Elsewhere $1.15 You've been waiting for them. . Here they are! NYLON, the modern miracle fibre, makes its ' ? long awaited appearance in Town wear famous stockings. They're a delight to wear, smooth and sleek .. yet so practical because of their amazing elasticity and resistance to friction and strain. Spot repellent, too! Wonderfully clear, exquisitely sheer . . and you'll treat thii sheerness carefully to avoid snags and runs. SUMMER LOVELY COLORS FOX'S DEPARTMENT STORE "ALWAYS FIRST WITH THE NEWEST" and 7,455 continued claims ? tbe claims filed each week, after tbe initial claims. Employment service records in dicate tbat in 1937, 1938 and 1939. 2,250 registrations for work and 573 placements on jobs were bundled in Franklin County. Employment and ' bene til pay ments business in Franklin Coun ty is handled by tbe Employment Service office in Kaleigb. BRILLIANT KUTURK IXKt.HS FOR YOUNG RALKIUH ARTIST Meet Robert Rurwell Redwine, Jr., wbo's on tbe road toward be ing Raleigh's Walt Disney? He's a serious-faced 12-year old wbo's determined to be a fa mous cartoonist, and already shows remarkable talent for sket-j ching real and imaginary persons. Bobby had rather draw than eat, i *1.45 FULL QUAOT THE FRANK L. WKtMT DISTILLING CO LO?i r>. MAjrruwe but he's not interested in land scapes and deadfish still life. Already he's mapping bis ca reer, Mrs. H. W. Redwine of 16 Nortb Boylan Avenue, bis mother, said Thursday. Bobby started It all a few weeks ago by writing the Federal Art School in Minne apolis. and enclosing a drawing. His mother was surprised when she received an answer, because her talented son had done it with out ber knowledge. Tbe reply em phasized Bobby was too young to enroll at the school, but urged Mrs. Redwine to keep the artist interested in designing and illus trating. Since then Bobby has written Walt Disney Studios and has re ceived an Instruction book on car toon sketching. 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