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VOL. 30, NO. 51
Social Secu
AGE CAN BE PROVEN
Charles H. Myers, manager
of the Greensboro Social Security
office, advises there is no
such thing as being unable to
prove your age. The possibilities
are endless. Since no two
people have had the same experience,
no two people have
the same potential resources.
Most people born in the South
before 1915 cannot secure a birth
certificate unless they have recorded
their birth by establishing
a delayed birth certificate.
But many people who were
christened or baptized, as chil
uren, can get a baptismal certificate
from the church which
shows their date of birth. Others
have family records, usually
written into the Bible, which
show when they were born.
DISABLED MAY BE HELPED
BY REHABILITATION
People who receive monthly
disability benefits from social
security are severely disabled,
yet many are helped by rehabilitation,
according to Charles H.
Myers, Social Security District
Manager in Greensboro.
"Social security disability benefits
are paid to ellgihle people
with severe, long-lasting physical
or mental Impairments,"
Myers said. "Still, one in five
receive* rehabilitation corvimg
paid for by state, federal, local,
or private agencies. Of those
beneficiaries, one in 10 receives
financial help for vocational rehabilitation
from social security."
Rehabilitation Includes Job
training, physical therapy, and
similar services.
Veterans
VETERANS TRAINING
UNDER GX BILL INCREA8E
Veterans Administration records
reveal a 46 per cent increase
in the last fiscal year in
veterans training under the G.I.
Bill for policemen, firemen or
related "protective services" occupations.
VA officials report 38,000 veterans
took such training last
fiscal year, compared to 26,000
a year earlier.
Of the 38,000 veterans who
pursued protective services
training in the last fiscal year,
officials noted, 17,600 took policemen
- firemen on - the - job
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Myers advised that these recorts
when presented In their
original form, are usually acceptable
and complete evidence
of age. But even people who
do not have this kind of record
can prove their age without a
lot of effort.
The Social Security Administration
prefers evidence of age
be in the form of a record made
in early childhood, before the
age of 18. In addition to the possibilities
already mentioned,
there are school records, insur- j
ance policies, dated newspaper i a
accounts, dated photographs, I
school census and federal cen- I
sus records. Help in figuring out I
what you need and how to r?- I
quest it is available. Just call I
275-9111 or come by the Greensboro
Social Security office for
assistance.
About 1.5 million disabled
workers and 1.5 million dependents
receive about $3 billion a
year in monthly disability benefits
from social security. About
has been allocated
by social security to help pay
for rehabilitation services for
selected disability cases this
year.
"Since the social security beneficiary
rehabilitation program _
began in 1965," Myers said, "more
than 7,100 people who I
nad been receiving social secur- g
ity disability benefits bad those 1
benefits terminated because they 1
were able to return to gainful 1
work." p
Disabled workers with a good |
potential for rehabilitation are |
referred to state vocational re- |
habilitation agencies by social |
security, according to Myers.
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training (OJT). Another 8,500 p
enrolled in college level police |
science, criminology or fire pro- i |
tection courses, and 10,000 others!
trained below college level.
Also Included In the 38,000
protective service trainees were T
nearly 3,000 veterans who sought ^
skills in other than policemenfiremen
fields such as game I
warden, bailiff, etc.
VA officials said the agency
encourages veterans to enter *
OJT In areas of public service
as recommended early last year
by the President's Committee
on the Vietnam Veteran. *
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A&T All
Dr. Lewis C. Dewdy, j
S. Brooks, president of the
initial donations to the $100
Mrs. Loalse Pearson (centei
Mrs. iMtf H. Miller
^Irs. Isaac H. Miller,
Vomen's Day Speaker
\t St. Matthews
Sunday, November 28, 1971
/111 be Women's Day at St.
tatthews United Methodist
:hurch, 600 E. Florida St.
During the 10:55 a.m. service,
Irs. Isaac H. Miller, Jr., wife
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A&T National Alumni Associi
,000 alumni giving: campaign,
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G.T.I. To Offer Ba
Of Sport Parachu
Jamestown, N. C. ? Another:
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stitute! And what a first it is.
Beginning December 2nd, the
Continuing Education Division
of Guilford Technical Institute
will offer Basic Fundamentals
of Sport Parachuting. The
course, as designed, will introduce
students to the basic concepts
and skills involved in preparation
for and participation
in the sport of parachuting.
General aspects of the class sessions
will include an introduction
to aerodynamics, weather
control, packing, and maintenance
of the parachute. Practice
sessions in applying the information
are given. Physical conditioning
and training in procedures
of leaving the aircraft,
form while in the air, and proper
landing are stressed in simulated
conditions.
While actual jumping is not
included in the course, the student
will be prepared and may
elect to make a jump.
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srsity (right) and Mrs. J alia
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Chairman of the drive la
sic Fundamentals
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The course, the first of its
kind in the east, has been offerI
ed at the University of CallI
fornia for two hours credit.
The instructors will be Bill
Womble and Charles Spillman.
Womble is a native of Greensj
boro and has been jumping for
nine years. Among his aceom{
plishments are high altitude
' jumps (18,300 feet), night and
' water jumps, 85 second delayed
j freefalls, and cross-country navI
igational jumps. He holds the
highest license, Class D or ex'
pert, issued by the United States
Parachute Association. His cre'
dentials also include a Jump'
master Rating and an appointment
as Safety Officer for the
Tar Heel Sport Parachute Center.
Bill qualified for his "Cross
County Navigator" patch by
jumping from an altitude of 12,500
feet at a distance of 7 miles
from the target and then flying
his parachute in for an unprecedented
7 mile dead center.
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