What's What About
Social Security
As another service to its real
- the Reporter each week will
give au'horativc answers to ques
tions on the Socia! Security law.
By special arrangement with Mr.
J. N. Freeman, Manager of the
Social Security Board office at
the Nissen Building in Winston
alem, X. C.. the Social Security
Board has consented to pass on
the accuracy of answers to ques
tions on So'ial Security, which
may ba aaked by employers, em
ployees, and others, through the
Reporter. Address inquires to
The Editor, the Reporter, Dan
bury, N. C. Answers will be giv
en here, in the order in which
questions are rfcceS.vd. This is
an informational service and is
not legal advice or S2rvice. In
keeping with Social Security
Board policy names will not be
published.— Editor.
."{6) QUESTION: I have just
started i" business and am desir
ous of knowing what information
I should keep in order to make
monthly reports under the oH '
:'._'e benefit taxing title of the
. vV »ial Security Act.
ANSWKR: The RS-1 form on
which you will report the {'.mount
t»l taxes deducted from your em
ployees and ih? amount you pay
•*'luit'-s: i' 01 employees
1 1 taxa'jh v/ag.s paid during the
»:.-nt!i: !) -myloyrv's tax (one
i r cent. ;>i' f|>i 2): (-1) credit ,>;■
ndjuatm-vit twhich v.ill not apply
!•) first s.'turn); (.1) total em-'
1 .'oyer's ; i..; (one jar cent. of X,..
-': ere Jit op adjustment (no
total er.'pl.ij. e3' tax; (0) total
ill plication in first return); (S);
amount of taxes (No. 8). You
should also be sun* and have ea h
employee's account number. '
(37) Q. How can I get a job
in the old-age benefits office? i
A. The Federal Bureau of Old- 1
Age Benefita js a department of;
the Fedenal Government. All
employees, with the exception of'
a few experts in the Bureau, ar? !
taken directly from Civil Service 1
registers. 1
(38) Q. What must a person'
do in order to qualify for old-age',
benefits?
!i
A. There a'e three require-'i
nwnts which qualify a person for ,
o'diag© benefits: (1) He must be
at least 65 years of age; (2) he')
must have - arn ed not less than j
$2,000 total wages fro m employ- t
ment, not specifically exempted e
from th- Act, after December 31, (
1936, and befor e the age of 65; t
he must have received wages j.
from employment in some day i n n
each of five years afte r Decern- £
ber 31, 1936, and before the age t
of 65.
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(39) Q. Who collects taxes e
under ti>js Social Security Act?
A. The taxes provided by the t|
So ial Security Act ar e collected p
by the Bureau of InternalRRev- t ]
nhe, governed by such rules and
regulations as the Bureau may ji
make and subject to such penal- d
lies as are forth in the Act £
•and regulations |ssuif r
der.
(40) Q. How many people j
must he employed in a store to d
have that store come under the t
Social Security Act? s
A. Foi' the old-age benefit t
Q; at ion, ant» person is sufficient
to bring a store under the Act. 1
For the unemployment compen- '
sation section under Federal Ac:|'
eight or mora employees ar* 1
LETTER FROM
SEN. REYNOLDS
i
The visit of President Roose
' velt to Roanoke Island, coming at
a time when legislation of gre.\t
' importance to the oouth is pend
• ing in Congress and when North
Carolina is making a strong bid
" for streams of vacation travel, is
certain to be helpful to the state.
And tho fact that he accepted the
1 invitation at a pe'iod when af
" fairs in Washington demand close
1 attention is Evidence of his in
terest in the South.
From a historical standpoint,
' the President's trip to Roanoke
Island has great significance. It
means that perhaps for the fi;st
1 time a President of the United
1 States will visit the plaoe where
' was bora the first child of Eng
lish parentage in America and
where the first settlement of the
English race was attempted in the
New World. The result will be
1 . I
that the ey:s of the world will
be focused on the Eastern shorco
of North Carolina.
I What this will moan to the'
economic development of the f
state and to strengthening its'
place on the travel map cmnot
bee told uflequatsly. It is cer'ai" 1
to mean that the wat-r-nichc-d
shores of Eastern N. C. will be-'
com..- a mecea for t! ousaiu':s in |
I
search of new travel thrills ;ni'
I
a'lwaure.
I
Tho Pusident will ttnd ■ ..btodly
t.ik a iv; ntaj-'e of .l i? opp >: ur.i-'
ty to -dedicate the national ef
fort 'o continue to improve th.
mcor.omic stability of our pt-'p!
generally, It will be hi" first
t
public address sin e making hi •!
appointment to the United Slh'e i
Supivme Court. It will be ad
dress that comes noar the end o;
i 'he current session of CongitSi.'.
. And it will be made in a setting
| where the foundation was laid for
our present system of Democracy,
j I am happy that I shall be
• privileged to accompany Ohe.
President to North Carolina. If
( I may again inject a personal
thought into this column, I will!
say that I am hopeful that the
opportunity will be afforded me
t 0 bring to the President's at- !
tenition the situation in North '
Ca r olina from the standpoint of'
current legislation. |'
It is particularly important, if 1 '
tha current wage and hour bill 1
is passed by Congress, that due 1
Regard be given to the differenti- c
als in the South as compared to 1
other sections. Federal aid for *
the farmer, at a time when a 1
bumper cotton citop threatens to '
mean falling prices, is imperative.!
Something must be done pending
the time when new farm legi3- *
lation is enacted. And there is
evidence that when such legisla- "
tion is drafted it will attempt to
treat the farm problem on a more
ptrmanent basis than has been
the case in the past-
One of the most hopeful signs
in Congress at the moment is the
desire of members of both the
Senate and the House to spend
moiV time ii» the*r
afcates. During the last five
years most legislation hys been
drafted on the basis of represen-1
tation made to Congress by
spokesmen for various cross sec
tions of our people. The need for
necessary. Under the State acts
this varies according to the dif
ferent States from one to eight
persons. i
THE DANOURV REPORTER
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I I ERE you see one of the most modern freight locomotives used by American railroads.
i It develops 6,500 horsepower. It can haul freight 70 miles an hour. It can highball a string of
i loaded box cars more than a mile long.
That the railroads are using such mighty engines is a good thing for everyone.
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Take shippers, for instance. Costs, and therefore rates, are directly affected by the number of
cars which modern locomotives can pull. If trains were as short as they were thirty-six years
ago it would add more than three quarters of a billion dollars to the annual freight cost, based
j on 1935 traffic.
Or take wages. The railroads' ability to meet present-day pay rolls depends on low cost operation
1 and the length of the modern treight trains largely determines such costs.
Or toke scfety. Longer trains reduce the chance of grade crossing accidents and collisions, be
cause the iro'e trains you hove on a track, the more chcnce of accidents. As a federal court
ieccrt!y scid, "The frequency of train and train-service accidents is directly related to the number
of train units operated."
I
Everyone knows the great safety record of the railroads today. And during the period from 1923
to 1935, whsn the ierath and speed of trains showed a striking increase, the frequency of train
accidents of all sorts dcc.eased 58.5 per cent, and liead-on and rear-end collisions decreased 64
per cent. _________________
SINCE 1923, the railroads Here in plain terms is the great story W/HEN freight depended
have spent more thon L„ w F U- ,_:I J c L„-_ on such power,
eight billion dollars in im- 0 0W the roiJroods kee P obreas t of Q , t h e little engine shown
provements, much of it to the times. "and woa«
provide more powerful loco- times bl ® h , wa 9 c J
• u.«*. ..J w cre only a fraction of what
cors, strengthened track and American railroad rates are the low; or. today f . fteen
bridge structures, ond re- est in the world; American railroad yeors clone, the overoge
duced grades and curves revenue received by the
that make possible modern wages the highest. roilroods for hauling a ton
methods of railroad opera- of freight a mile has stead
tion including the running t° r that, give a good part Ot the jly declined until it is now
of longer, heavier and faster credit to the "big fellow" and the less than on.cent-o de
trains. crease ot Zi7o
- modem trains fee ruHs. ' _
NORFOLK AND WESTERN
RAIL W A V
speed has evident on many
occasions.
I But with better conditions gen
erally, it is important that mem
bers of Congress have a closer
contact With constituents. The
viewpoint of the man at the
crossroads store and on the fam
is much needed. The election of
the membership of the House and
a third of the membership of the
Senate is nc* so far away. And
these elections next year will be
an index to public approval for
the program now underway and
contemplated.
COMING! 7.
WINSTON-&ALKM fj;
AND FORSYTH B \
COUNTY V 1
Hints for Homemakera
By Jam Regan
HERE is an Mm that coom di
rectly from on* of the moat
famous kitchens tn New York: Um
% canned Hawaiian pineapple Jutc»
and H water whenever yon baste
meat. Thla gives tt a new and dif
ferent keenneaa of Savor, fry tt
the next time you rout meat
• e e
Everyone who revela in aa eve
ning in the kitchen a pent in candy
making will want this recipe tor
Brazil not fudge to add to her file
of apeclal candy recipe*. Cut t
ounce* of chocolate into five or six
pieces and pat with V 4 cap cold
water into a heavy saucepan. Stir
over a low fire until the chocolate
1a melted. Stir In I enpa granulated
sugar and add % cup milk. Stir
over the Ore until the sugar Is dis
solved. 801 l over a medium flame
until the thermometer reada >2B* F.
or untQ a soft ball will form when
a little of the candy la dropped Into
cold water. Place pan In cold water
and cool to lie* P. or until luke
warm.' Add 1 cup ground Brasft
nuts and stir nntU mixture begins
to thicken and loses its ahlhe. Pour
Into a wet pan upon which 1 cup of
cut Brazil nuts have been sprinkled.
Cool and cut into squares.
Advertise in The Reporter. It
pays to advertise.
■I M A NEW WOMAN j
THANKS TO PURSAWGj
'/ 7et.PunanKcontaina.in properly
f balanced proportions, such proven
elements as organic cepper and iron.
Quickly stimulates appetite and
nature in building rich, red blood
oven in cases of simple anemia. When' BaSsl'
this harpens, energy and strength I mbl
usually return. Y-.u 4 oml like new. |V|
Get Pursang from your druggist. Ug
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