I
Social Security And Old
Age Pension Problems Are
Answered In U. N. C. Letter
Siyi Stake Now H«t No Legislation I o Give
Benefits Or Pensions, But Could Have
Easily; Suggests Program
The questions, "What about, social security?” and "When
do I get my old age pension ?” with especial reference to
North Carolina has been answered in a remarkably clear j
analysis by H. D. Wolf in a current News Letter froni the :
UNC Press.
He state* that at the present time
that North Carolina is receiving
only about *8,000 per year from the
Federal government whereas, some
States are receiving as much as *8.
000,000. but add* that with a little
Jagtolatlon the atate can share in
away of the benefits.
In part, the News Letter says:
; The Federal Social Security Act.
"The Social Security Act has as
Ms objective a greater measure of
security far the people of this coun
ts? tram the ordinary everyday has
aids at Ufa than they have enjoyed
ithe past. Those provisions of the
t relating to unemployment eom
uatlon and old-age assistance are
taerhsps the beat known, but, in ed
ition, provision is made for (1) aa
[rfatsnce to dependent and needy
attfdien; (8) the Mind: (3) the
disabled; and (4) the
of public health. With
exception, federal old-age
the activities contemplat
ed under the Act are In the nature
'tf joint federal-state undertakings.
<|ha function of the federal govern
ment. in addition to genera) super
vision over the entire program. Is to
offer financial assistance, buth ad
ministrative and functional, and to
lay down certain basic minimum
standards to which the states must
conform If they are to receive this
financial assistance. Tha states, on
tha ether hand, must formulate
plana and programs to carry out the
several line* of activity provided by
tha Act; with She exception noted
above, they are responsible for the
actual work of administration; and,
certain exceptions, they, together
with the local governments, must
frmlah part of the money with
which to carry out these activities.
No state la forced to cooperate with
the federal government in any of
these undertakings, but If it fails to
do a©. Its elttaena. of course, will .not
rocelve any of the benefits of the
Act where such cooperation is call
ed for.
unemployment Compensation
The manner in which this joint
federal-state undertaking is expect
ed to work out may be clearly seen
to the ease of unemployment com
pensation. If a single state, or a few
states, were to enact unemployment
compensation legislation, employers
In such states would be st a com
petitivs disadvantage with reepect to
anjployers In states not having such
plans. To remove this difficulty,
and also to provide funds with
which to pay benefits to eligible
employee# when they loee their Jobs
through no fault of their own. the
■opltl Security Act levies a federal
tax of one per cent (two per cent
In iWT, three per cent In 1838 and
thereafter) on the payrolls of all
employers, with certain exceptions,
regularly employing eight or more
employees. This. It will be noted, is
a federal tax, and applies to all em
ployer* regardless of whether they
Hve In a state which has an unem
ployment compensation plan or no*.
, Old Age.
The Social Security Act attack
the problem of old age from two
angles First, it enables wage-earn
er? who_ are gainfully employed to
provide for future old age through
a system of old-age benefits. This.
In effect, amounts to a system of
compulsory annuities. Second, it
provides for state age-old pension
systems with assistance from the
federal government for those who
are already aged and dependent.
The federal old-age benefit fea
tures of the Act will be administer
ed directly by the Social Security
Board. As noted above, this Is the
only phase of the whole social secur
lty program where the individual
femes In direct contact with the
federal government, as all the oth
er phases call for state programs
ej*d state administration To carry
cut this part of the program, begin
ning January 1, 1937, ever employ
er again ▼«**» certain ex<-et>tiens,
must pay » equal to one per
cert of h.r pa’.Toll to the federal
government. Thla tax is In addition
to and separate and distinct, from
the tax levied for unemployment
compensation purposes. It will be
increased by half of one per cent
each %ree-year period until 1948.
when it will amount to three per
cent erf payrolls. A similar tax Is
levied on the earnings of all em
ployees engaged In those Industrie?
subject to the tax on employers. Th<
fund to be built up from th»se tw«
gfcurcej, will then be m*d to pa
benefits or annuities to employee:
* when thev reach the age of *5 am
retire from active work The amour
Which a retired employee will re
Wtva numtliiy alter retirement wl
[depend upon his earning* before re
tirement. end upon the length of
time that he and his employer have
contributed to the fund. In no case,
however, will it be more than $85.00
nor less than $10.00 per month.
Old Age Pensions.
Because certain classes of work
ers are excluded from the federal
old-age benefits plan, and further
since no old-age benefits will be
paid prior to 1942. there is need for
some method of taking care of those
who are aged and needy at the
present time, as well as those who
in the future will be ineligible for
benefits under the plan Just dis
cussed. That part of the program
relating to old-age pensions, as dis
tinct from old-age benefits, was de
signed to meet this need. Here the
states must take the initiative and
enact old-age pensions legislation.
While having considerable freedom
in determining the eligibility re
quirements for pensions, the amount
of the pensions, etc., the states must
nevertheless conform to certain
minimum standards laid down in
the Social Security Act. This having
been accomplished, the federal gov
ernment stands ready to offer fl
nanmtal assistance to states both
for the payment of pensions, and
for the administration of the plan
In no case, however, will the fed
eral government contribute more
than $15.00 per person.
The security act als o deals with
and carea for dependent and crip
pled children, provides for maternal
and child health, makes provision
for welfare work and occasional re
habilitation and aupervtses a pro
gram of public health. In conclus
ion, Mr. Wolf says:
It Is evident from the foregoing
that North Carolina is already en
joying the advantages of the federal
Social Security Act to a greater ex
tent than is perhaps realized. It is
equally evident that positive action
must be taken by the state before it
will be In a position to take full ad
vantage of the opportunities which
the Act has to offer. It will be nec
essary to enact legislation providing
for the unemployment compensation,
for old-age pensions, for assistance
to th* blind, and for dependent
children.
Lutheran Synod!
Elects Officers
_
The Southern conference of the
' United Lutheran Synod of North
Carolina, meeting at. Bethpage
l | Lutheran church last week, elected
the following officers for the eom
I ! ing year.
President. Rev W G. Cobb, vtce
, president. Rev. L. C. Bumgardner of
. Concord; Veasurer, Rev. W. A.
; Ridenhour of Kings Mountain
Two topics were discussed during
, the day. "A Workable Program for
a Working Church" was discussed
by Rev. L D. Miller, and Adequate
and Accurate Church Record?.'- was
discussed by Rev. J D Die:*. D. D.
Res. L. Hamm and Re\. M L.
Ridenhour
The conference sermon was deliv
ered by the vice president. Rev W
G Co’cb. and fto’y communion was
admin strrrd ‘n ministers and lay
delegates.
The night sermon was iellvered
by Rev. R. L. Patt*rsc>n. D. D. of
Charlotte ^_
"he nexi meeting will be held in
Februarv at Mt. Gilean Lutheran
church at Mt. Pleasant.
pofo-jcsr
T'HE thickness of a whale's
skin varies from two inches
to two feet, very similar to
to that of politicians.
i That Delaware. O., man who
: offered a 5 and 10-eent bounty
| for snakes slain along the Olen
; tangy river wasn’t sure he did
; not have th? D. T.'s when he
! received 124fl
* . .
We wonder if that German
, , scientist who claims he can
! convert sawdust into food has
i thought of a way to convert
: people to its consumption.
• • •
1 i Arthur Sherman traveled
20,000 miles from Liberia to
* attend the Montana School of
» Mines. Grandpa would have
■, had to walk it every day
„ through deep snow.
' Belgian Congo ■ girls wear
arge discs of bread as earrings
t The boy frie U probably pro
’* 1 ride the donah.
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! Tops in Tennis
After Comeback
Looking forward to new tennis
worlds to conquer, Alice Mar
ble, above, reigned supreme in
the women’s side ol the sport
after defeating Helen Jacobs in
the national championships at
Forest Hills, Long Island. Miss
Marble had been considered
definitely out of competitive
_ tennis after collapsing in a
match two years ago. Her vic
to«* ended the four-year nafarr
of Mias Jacob..
Just Ten Years
Ago
(Taken From The Cleveland Star
Of Friday, Oft 1, ISM.)
A review of the county court blot
ter shows that with half of the
county fair event over there has
been little drinking at the county
fair ground*.
To date, only seven drunks have
been arrested, and up until Wed
nesday only one case of speeding
had come before the court although
hundreds of cars are on the roads
to the fair grounds.
Cleveland county will produce
between forty and forty-five thou
sand bales of cotton, Alvin Hardin,
county agricultural agent, told The
Star Friday.
The John K. Well* plantation
near Casar la advertised to appear
on the auction block the eighth of
October.
H. A Mills of Mooresvtlle has
arrived In Shelby to be identified
iWtth the Kelly Clothing company.
; Mr. Fred M,, Fields, who for a
: year or more, has been with the
Kelly establishment her# left the
city Thursday for Statesville.
During the three days of the
Cleveland county fair already paw
ed the paid attendance has cover*
i ed 17,094 people. The opening day,
with over 7,000 paying admission at
i th" gates leads the list On that
day. however. 12,000 school chll
dren were admitted as guests of
the fair and other attendance not
' included in gate admisiions will
reach around 3,000, making an ap
proximate total for the three days
of more than 30.000,
| A dispatch from Duke university
soys that. Roy Self, a former Shel
; by high star, is going good at the
bird base position of the Duk»
.team in fall baseball, practice of the
freshman baseball team.
J. G Dudley and family have
moved from N. Washington street
to their new hrme at Cleveland
Springs and are living in the gar
age until the home is completed.
Mr. and Mrs. J O. Dudley, jr.. will
occupy the Dudley home on North
Wa'hmgton street
Avondale Church
Has Debt Lifted
AVONDALE, Oct 3—The pro- i
j sreestve member* ©f ’the Avondale |
I Methodist church have lifted the !
church debt, and on Sunday morn*
inf at 11 ©clock the church was
! dedicated. Bishop Paul B. Kern of
j Greensboro, preached the dedicate*
ral sermon to a large congregation.
: Others a ho participated In the
service were: Rev. H. E. Stimpson,
i pastor of the Cilffside-Avondale
I charge. Presiding Elder P. W.
| Tucker, of the Marlon district: the
I Rev. E. N Crowder, the Rev. M
W. Heckard. pastor of the Henriet
ta Methodist church and Bate
Moorehead. jn officer of the Avon
dale Methodist church The corner
stone wav donated by Bate Moore
head, one of the founders of the
church, in honor of his (.tlltcr and
mother.
Today’s =
SMALL
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jl FEEL VERY APOLOGE"
Dicsrenen' lamp, it’s been use
have a light of some sort to 1<
one else for that matter, who 1
No social editor, who valued her
reputation, would dare write up a
wedding, or even a hoity-toity patty
where a florist had anything to do
with the decorations, for that mat
ter, without referring to swaln.-ona
somewhere in the floral display.
And, so far as my scanning of
social pages goes, the word is al
ways spelled swansonia. Not only is
it commonly misspelled, but also
commonly ml.-pronounced, being
called swan-so-nia. Not only that,
they look askance at me when I
pronounce it swaln-so-na. I con
tinue to hope, each time I get one
of those questioning looks that
someone will call me down on It,
1 but they never do
Each time 1 find it spelled
swansonia or hear it pronounced
that way I become panicky, think
ing "Maybe I've forgot; jn the cor
rect spelling myself’ or Perhaps
because everyone spells and calls it
swansonia that has become the
correct form,-’ and I rush to the
dictionary to check on it. I’ve prac
tically worn out an unabridged
dictionary checking on that one
word since I* first wrote it. some
several years ago, and apparently
Mr. Webster still agrees with me,
that swain-so-na is correct.
Just back from another trip to
the dictionary! This thing of spell
ing down everyone else In the class
Is so new to me that I’m quaking
in my mind but what Cleo, as she
subject in the first place and feel
sure that all the adherents of the
’•swansonia" school will come for
ward with a new dictionary to
prove that my tirade on the subject
is all wet.
A NOTE YE8TERDAY FROM
that attractive Mr*. W. K. Dupre,
Jr. of New York City, who visits
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hoe/ here, re
new* her subscription to The Star
and postscripts that she "enjoy* it
tremendously," which leaves all us
Star makers beaming. We do so
love to be bragged on.
In the same note she passes on
to us a delicious Democratic crack
at the Landon sunflower emblem:
“Black at heart and all the res,
yellow.” She adds. "Am I having
fun being a Democrat. in this
neck of the woods," and I gather
from the tone of her remark that
it's about like being a Jew in Ger
many. Or, maybe like being "Dan
iel in the lions den" would be a
better comparison. for the Jews
haven't held their own so well in
Germany, and there isn’t a doubt
in my mind but what Clea. as she
is known to friends here, can hold
her own with all the Republican
lions who happen to be in the same
cage with her.
And besides, the gods are on her
side, aren't they?
HARKING BACK TO THE DAY
President Roosevelt passed
through Shelby, comes the report
of two women, a young one and
another somewhat older. over
heard talking as they walked
across the court square.
Said the younger, eager that her
companion should miss none of the
sights of the town while they wait
ed for the coming of the president,
Edward D. Willi*
At Berea College
BEREA. Ky., Oct. 4—Edward D.
Willis of Cleveland county. North
Carolina, registered as a Junior in
the college department of Berea
college at the opening of it* fall
session, September 18.
Young Willis is the son of Mr.j
1 and Mrs Edney Willis, Lawndale,
North Carolina. Before entering
Berea college was established in '
college. Brevard. Ncrth Carolina.
Berea colege was established in
1858.
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May Attend Meeting
Of Wildcat Grohp
A number of Cleveland veterans
of the 81st or Wildcat division are
| expected to attend a district meet
! ing of the division to be held at
Hickory October 11 and 1J. Wives
of veterans are invited to attend
the meeting.
Plans for district meetings were
made at the recent state reunion
held at Cfreensboro The first day
of the meeting, Sunday, there will
be a memorial sendee and on Mon
day there will be a business ses
sion. a parade and a dance.
NOTICE or 81’MMONR AND WARRANT
OF ATTACHMENT
North C«rolin», dinliM Countv,
In Superior Court.
Vaetine C. Washburn. Plaintiff
v».
O 8. Washburn. Defendant Turner Man
ufacturing Company. Oarniahee.
To O. 8. Washburn. Defendant
Take notice that aummons in the above
entitled action has been issued by the
clerk of superior court of Cleveland
county for the purpose of recovering
•344.10 lor breach of contract for sup
port. complaint being filed erlth said
clerk returnable on the 10th day of Nov
ember. 1030, and that warrant of attach
ment has been Issued against your prop
erty. and you are reouired to appear be
fore the said elerlt on or before said
da" and date and anreer or demur to
•he complaint or the relief prayed for
therein will be granted
This the Snd day of October. 1IJ0
A at HAMRICK Clerk Ruperlor
Court.
u T. Kails, Attorney for plaintiff.
at ocl be
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TALK
V MRS. RENN DRUM \
riC ABOUT BORROWING'
id too much already, but I must !
50k for a social editor, or any- j
cnows how to spell swainsona.
J “This Is the new court house." And
i the other answered. “Un-huh, 1
j haven't seen It. before.”
The “new" courthouse was erect
ed In 1907.
Of all the stories growing out of
j ihe president's passing through
| this section I like best the one
; about his visit to the Orthopae- !
| die hospital at Gastonia.
He didn't make a speech thsrr
1 but simply walked into the room
I where those crippled children were !
| waiting for him. and talked to |
j them a few minutes as naturally j
as one of their doctors or nurses j
might do, and when curious adult."!
; crowded about him in their eager
1 ness to see and be near him he re
buked them simply with the re
quest:
“Won’t you stand back, please. '
the children want to see the presi
dent.”
Heads Ladies’ G. A.R
Mrs. Frances M. Kuhns (above),
superintendent of the Ladies’ G. A.R.
home in Swissdale, Pa., was elected
national president of the Daughters
of the G.A.R., at their Washington
, convention.
$25,000 For Foot
GASTONIA. Oct. 5.—N-'thaniel
Hogans. 19-year-old Mount Holly
negro, has filed suit here through
his father. Will Hogans, Mount
Holly shoemaker, asking $25,000
from the Richardson Memorial hos
pital “needless amputation of his
riht foot and part of his right leg".
LIQUOR CASES GAIN
IN WET COUNTIES
RALEIGH. Oct 5—Oscar Pitt#,
i noting director of the penal divi
i sion. announced today a check of
I court convictions in the IB coun
I ties which permit the legal sale of
1 whiskey showed 11 had an increase
j from direct and indirect liquor
| charges last fiscal year as com
pared with 1934-35.
Six counties—Craven, Greene,
Beaufort. Halifax. Moore and On
slow—had decreases and Warren
county showed 24 such convictions
in each period.
Throughout the state there was
i a decline in total court convictions.
| A number of counties not per
j mitting the sale of liquor, such as
i Alleghany. Bladen. Buncombe,
Burke, Caldwel. Cleveland. Chero
i kee, Camden. Forsyth. Haywood,
Henderson. Mecklenburg. Montgom
ery, Orange. Perquimans. Robeson,
j Rockingham. Sampson, Scotland,
Wake and Yancey, also reported
Increases in the number of convic
; t.i:ns on the same charges consid
| ered for the wet counties.
The central-western district of
the U. S. secret services in New
| York has been shifted from Syra
cuse to Buffalo.
The University of South"H
is proud of the mckntme* -V. ^
jl936 eridders Amor.r r.h/
I nyms: Butch Kiss, Ship^aT^I
I ley. Checko Mskovitt. Cnkr ,• * J
ICow Stillwell. Bis; CHm Tah^11
; Pinhead Henson '
Dr. J. C. Estriag^
Osteopathic Physic!,,,
509 Independence
Telephone 2-32]ty
CHARLOTTF, V. (•
LET
Rogers Motors
REFINANCE YOUR
CAR
— CASH WAITING -
ADMINISTRATRIX’S NtVrirT"
Ncrth Carolina. Cleveland Con™
Having thla dav quelifled ,,
tratrlx of the estate of ,1 v,n Or?*1
ceased, late of Cleveland ,o„m.°
Carolina. This 1, to notify WrJM
lu vmg claims against the
sold deceased, to exhibit them tn .Ji
derslgned at Shelby, North",”,? 1
or before the 14th day of Sent mV
I his notice will be plead-d In bar at V
iecovery. All persons md.bt.d to
tate will please make Imniadia'a
ot said obligations. *’* u*
This 12th day of Sept 193*
fhDeDrLf.OST°,N
the Estate of J. Van On *
Joseph C. Whisnant Alt-, s, |4j
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Cleveland
County’s
13th And
Greatest
To The South’s
Largest and only Comph
Opening Tomorrow — TUESDAY, OCT. 6th
SCHOOLS CELEBRATION DAY — ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN ADMITTED
TO TFT GROUNDS FREE.
CONTINUES ALL THIS WEEK
FIREWORKS PROGRAM
Big Enough for a National Celebration
EVERY NIGHT AT NINE
The Ohio Fireworks Company of New Castle, Pennsyl
vania presents to the fair goers of North Carolina the
most beautifully elaborate display of fireworks ever
shown in this State under the personal supervision and
direction of the Company’s President, Mr, Tony Vitale
Each evening at Nine O’clock.
SEE THE FAIR BEAUTIFUL*
AN EXPOSITION
UNEQUALED-UNSURPASSED
ANYWHERE IN THE SOUTH!
Attend Every Day —^Every Night,
SEE THE FAIR COMPLETELY!
Wednesday Only
Lucky” Teter and his Hell Drivers WEDNES
DAY ONLY, conceded to be the greatest consist
nt drawing attraction in America, the greatest
Thrill Show in the World: consisting of crashing
itock car over and over at 60 miles per hour, rac
ug car on two wheels, driving cars in head-on
crash with both drivers remaining in cars; .imp
ing motorcycle over large truck, ski-jumping at
SO miles per hour; hurtling auto six feet into the
air over a large truck, and dropping off the rear
of a car at 70 miles per hour.