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. Public Rush To Buy Annuities
Follows Social Security Act
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—Increased
purchases of retirement insurance
and annuities have followed enact
ment of the Social Security Act,
stimulating the business of private
underwriters, according to opinion
voiced In Insurance circles here to
day. The "competition" from the
government in the field of old-age
security thus was seen as having
been a boon rather than an obsta
cle to the progress of insurance
companies.
Insurance men recalled that when
the United States Government
launched a program of policy writ
ing during the World War. under
writers feared the effect on their
business might have been dlsas
I trous, only to find later that they
' were experiencing the most pros
» perous period in their history. They
suggested that the Social Security
Act might have a similar effect upon
private annuity business by stimu
lating interest in the problem of
protection against want and desti
tution in old age.
Best Business In History
At any rate, the Equitable Life
Assurance Boclet yof the United
States, one of the largest mutual
insurers, announced that during
the 16 months since the Social Se
curity Act was passed, it had un
derwritten more group annunlty in
surance covering a larger number
of employees than in any previous
period in its business experience.
Fifty thousand persons employed
by small as well as large concerns,
have been added to the Equitable’s
group annuity program during 1036,
according to William J. Oraham,
vice nreslrient
. Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany executive* reported a similar
condition. They emphasised that
the publicity surrounding the social
security program had stimulated
Interest among many business of
ficials in group Insurance and an
nuity programs for employees.
See federal Flan Inadequate
One aspect of the popularity of
private Insurance while the United
Statea Government is embarking
upon one of the largest security
programs in history was ascribed
to the relatively small benefits pay
able under the federal plan. Many
employers, It Is said, have regarded
the government lnsuranoe program
as inadequate to meet the needs of
their personnel, and thus have ar
ranged supplementary programs to
provide more generous benefits.
Sundown Stories
For The Kiddies
The Flay I
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
The Puddle Muddlers were feel
ing quite pleasantly tired after all
the holiday excitements, the coast
ing and the good cold air.
“Let's have a play," suggested the <
little man, Willy Nllly.
“A play?" cawed Christopher
Columbus Crow. "Well, Sweet Face,
the lamb, could take a leading part
in anything that did not have much
work in it." I
"1 don't know that you’ve been
working so hard lately," bleated
8weet Face. “To be sure you have- 1
n’t been getting into many pranks
and I should think it would be
work to think up all the mischief
you do.” *
"Oh, no," cawed Christopher, 1
“it’s not any trouble at all."
"No one is supposed to work I
hard right after Christmas," smiled
’ Willy Nllly. "That's why I thought
> I wouldn't bother to pull out any- '
- thing to do quite yet.” 1
"I’d be willing to write the play 1
for you," quacked Mrs. Quacko 1
Duck, "exceot that no one can read
my webbed hand-writing, or per
haps I should say webbed foot-writ- '
tag.” i
"Or perhaps you should say noth- 1
tag at all unless you ran say 1
something sensible," cackled Top ■
Notch.
“Oh, don’t be so fussy,” barked
Rip, the dog. "Let's have a play 1
and make It up as we go along." 1
"That’s the best Idea I’ve heard,” 1
exclaimed Willy Nllly. "Each one <
of us will go to the Big Box That 1
Holds Things Just For Fun, and
will find a costume which will fit
the part each of us wants to take. 1
“Well stand up when we’re act- '
ing and sit down when we’re ^
watching. And each will say when 1
he Is acting. I’ve got It worked out ’
now!”
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Havlnf this day qualified ai adralnls
trator of ttae estate of Albert Weathers 1
Riviere, deceased, late of Cleveland coun- ,
ty, N. C. this la to notify all persona hav
ing claims against the said estate to pre- I
sent them to me properly proven on or |
before the 1st day of December. 1937 or
this notice mil be pleaded in bar of any '
recovery thereof. Ail persona indebted to ,
the said estate will please make imme
diate settlement to the undersigned.
ThU December 1st. 1936
K P RIVIERE, Administrator of
Albert Weathers Riviere St dec le
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
■aV-ng Qualified aa admWUtrator of
the estate of George Durham Dedmon
deceased of Cleveland county. North Caro
lina. tbla la to notify all persona having
claims against the said estate tu present
them to me properly proven on or belote
the Sth day of December, l»J7 or this
notice will be pleaabd in per of any re
cuvery thereof All persons owing the said
estate will please make Immediate set
tlement to the nndersiand.v
Thu Mh day of December,
WRAY DEDMON. Ron's 't Rhelbv,
Administrator of Estate /of Oeorge
Durham Dedmon. St dec Tp
TALK
TO
PARENTS
Collage Pr*>t»r»tory
By BROOKE PETER# CHURCH
Thera was no money available
for sending John away to a special
college - preparatory school! Tha
local public schools! while adequate
y equipped to put a real student
into college, ware not gaareft td give
the special training often necessary
for the average boy. John was
warned by his family and friends
that to make the grade he mult of
his own volition concentrate > on
school work.
He was, however, able to st#y at
the head of his class and peak the
school tests without effort. H«(waa
popular and did not like to give up
his position of leadership. f He
therefore continued his extra-cirri -
ruler activities*, edited the school
paper, played In the achdof Olaya.
and managed the baseball learn.
He was surprised and chagrined
when he failed most of his college
entrance examinations. '-1f
Public schools are necessarily
geared low. They have .to he, or
sl*e the lower half of. tg» largo
classes would be unable‘lb keep up.
To stand at the head of such a
class cannot be taken as an Infal
lible sign of ana'a asadetnkA super
lortty. Many a boy or girt who haa
finished high school with flying
solors la unable to paaa collage en
trance examination#. Or. having
passed, he flnda It hard to keep up
with first-year collage work,—
This la not the fault of* the
schools. They are what th* taxpay
ers make them, machines fair edu
cating everyone. They must, there
fore. have standards to which the
comparatively dull can measure up.
ft la the responsibility of the In
dividual student to get hliqaelf an
sducatlon, and here his parents can
M of help, if they are unable or
unwilling to -afford the private
tohool which caters to the Individ
ual, they must see to It that the
child realises what college prepa
ration means, and sets his own
'tandards of achievement.
(Taken From The Cleveland gtar of
Wednesday, December », 1M8>
Mail going through the local
postofflce was fully a fourth heav
er this year than last, according to
ilerks In the office. The Christmas
nail rush started earlier than usual
;hia year and at 4 o'clock on Chrlst
nas eve, the heavy rush stopped
Ike the flood gates had been drop
led suddenly.
One of Shelby's best known busi
es* establishments changed hands
reeterday when B. Ogburn Steph
enson, formerly of Charlottesville,
/a., purchased Riviere's drug store
rom Zollle Riviere afifl Oanvett M.
3ox. The deal Is conaklei^ one of
he biggest business changes here
n quite a number of mod the.
A $50,000 Issue of five per cent
vater works bonds was sold Tuas
lay for*$51,0M, making a new high
•cord at which Shelby bonds have
iver sold.
Despite the (set some spirits
vere in evidence during the’Oprist
nss holidays Sheriff ttujffl fcogan
ays that in his opinion there wen
ewer drunks during the Christmas
ust past than ever before.
Bom in Charlotte Deoemher 31st
0 Mr. and Mrs. Ouy O. Reid, a
laughter. Nancy NeWman;-at the
hesbyterian hospital. Mra. ttaid is
1 daughter of Mrs. H. L. Newman of
Jhelby.
Misses Montrose Mult and Kath*
een Hord left Sunday for Colum*
»us. Oa„ to visit Mr. and Mrs. H.
Mxon Smith. Mr. and Mrs. ,C. M.
dull left today to Join thfeftt on a
'isit for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Webb and
amily and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Webb
md family returned home Monday
light from a 1,960 mile motor trip
rom Shelby through Florida and
lack. On Christmas day the party
ook a trip over to the GuM -of
dexico and enjoyed a swim- With
■cores of people crowding the beach.
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CLEVELAND DEVQ 09