SOCIAL SECURITY
NEWS
By: D. C. Nichols
Q. About two years ago my
mother enrcied fcr the hospital
insurance part of Med.care. but
not for the other part. Now we
want her to have this supple
mental or “doctor bill” insuran
ce, too. Isn't there an enroll
ment period go ng on right now?
A. Indeed there is. Futher
mcve Congress has just recently
authorized a 3-months extension
of this “general enrollment
period.”
Now, people over 65 who could
have s gned up for this supple
mental insurance during the first
general enrollment perod, but
did not do so, may enroll during
the period October 1967 through
March 1968. The coverage (pro
tection) of such enrollees will
begn July 1, 1968.
And here’s an important
point: People who were eligible
to sign up during the original
enrollment period that ended
May 31, 1966 but did not en
roll then should think ser
iously about do ng so during the
present enrollment period. For
this may be their last chance
to get this important protection.
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the last chance for people who
signed up during the cr ginal
period <or during the 7-month
period ava lable to them when
they reached 65, if later than the
original enrollment period) but
who later dropped out or termn
nated the r coverage. During the
current enrollment period of
October 1967 through March 1968
they have their last chance to
re-enroll.
And one last fact about late
enrollment, or re-enrollment,
must be explained. When a per
son first enrolls for this supple
mental med cal insurance after
the first enrollment period open
to him, or re-enrolls after ter
mination of h s coverage the
monthly premium he pays for
this protection wll in most cas
es have to be increased sliehMy.
The increase will be effective
July 1, 1968.
Congress felt that lb would be
unfair to those who enrolled in
the beginnng and have paid the
monthly premium all along, If
the late enrollees or re-enrollees
could now secure this full In
surance pro*ect ! on at the same
premium cost.
Moreover, Congress recogniz
ed that the late enrollment or
re-enri/ument ot at least some
ot u,ein would resuu direcuy
from uieir having become id
anu in uiimev-.ave neeu ot these
spec.ai Meuicare benefits. Ine
itu.*e a certain adverse “selec
tion of insurance risKs” wou-d
naiuraily occur, with increased
cost to the program.
ts. The new UIAL 5N FILE
service of the Asheville Social
Security Off.ce sounds OK. When
I’m ready to fiie a ciaim I phone
your office, and answer a few
questions over the phone wh.le
a social security specialist at the
other end of the ljie fills out
the application form. The spec
ialist tells me what records or
proofs may be needed and how
to get them, and arranges for
my claim to be promptly com
pleted and sent to the Payment
Center. Is that right?
A. Yes! You simply call the
special DIAL ’N FILE number
254-8121 (to file for Retirement,
Death or Survivors benef ts
or for Medicare coverage at age
65). Call this special number
only to file appl cations. To get
information or any other social
security service call 252-8773.
Cane River H.S.
Celebrates
Veterans Day
.1
By: William Baker
On November 10, Cane River
celebrated Veterans Day. It was
a beautiful and touching pro
gram. A hush seemed to fall
over the students and faculty
as Susan Howell opened the
ceremony w : th a devotional.
Wanda Robinson followed with
a solo. Elena Peterson followed
with a poem written by her bro
ther who is serving in Viet Nam.
After the pcem the Glee Club
sang three songs. Teresa Letter
man then read the names of all
the beys who graduated from
Cane R ver High who are now
serving our country. ,
The climax of the program
seemed to be the raising of our
We have tested DIAL ’N FILE
carefully and with many claim
ants. We’ve found that it is the
fastest, easest, mst convenient
and best way to file applications.
It saves the applicants time and
money.
So we urge you to use our
DIAL ’N FILE servee. Call 254-
BiJM F ; ’» your applications by
telephone! <
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flag and the Pledge No students
laughed everyone was serious
and thoughtful. A few m nutes
of silent prayer followed the
Flag Raising ceremony. During
the prayer even head was
bowed and all eyes closed, and
I honestly think every person
present prayed that o ur boys
w r o'd return safely.
Th s past week was named
“Patriotic Week” bv Mr. Wil
son Mrs. o>x contributed a very
pe“v bulletin h-ard : n the Mil.
There was a scroll on it w : *h the
tit'e who
Sene”. Under the hea'i’ng were
the rarre- of the hovs from Cane
River who are serving in the
arov°d fTces.
TV's was a 'veofc to he ve—iCTn.
bered fcr a long, long time!
MONTHLY REPORT
The following Vouchers were
issued:
General Fund: $10,278.80
Poor Fund: $30.00,
I, Grace M. Ayers, Register
of Deals of Yancey County.
State of North Carolina, do here
by certify that this is a true
copy of the minutes of the meet
ing of the Yancey County Board
of Commissioners, as of Novem
ber 6th, 1967.
I, have hereunto set my hand
and offical seal this Bth day
of November, 1967.
Grace M. Ayers, Register of
Deeds.