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ffcnin
Q I am a widow with three
minor children receiving soc,jj
security benefits. I plan to re
marry in the near future Will
all payments stop since my new
busoand will lx- fully supfiortitig
us?
A No. Your benefits will stof
when you re-many. Your ehil
dren, h iwever. will continue t<
nivlvp social security benefits at
long as they are under age is.
unmarried, and are not ad ipt«xl
by someone other than a steppar
ent. aunt, u tele, or grandparent.
y I have lxs*n getting social
security benefits while having
m> only son in my can*. 1 am
only 45 years old and my son is
17 years an<l he is now away in
the army. Do I have to report
this, and w >uld my social securi
ty la* terminated?
A Yes. Since you and your
child are not living together and
you do not exercise benefits for
the months he is not in your
care. However, your son's entitle
ment to monthly benefits will
not terminal!* and he would be
eligible to reeeive his ehecks for
those months in which he does
not earn more than $1(10 in
wages nor renders substantial
services in self employment.
(J I am ready to apply for so
cial security benefits. My wife is
still too young to receive hers
and she is working and earning
Skim a year. Do her earnings af
fect my benefits?
A No. Only > mi own earn
ings can affect your benefits.
You may earn up to $1200 yearly
anil still receive all of your social
security checks.
Q I have lieen getting social
security benefits for 2 years hut
plan to go back to work this year.
When should I report this to so
cial security'.’
A When you return t » work I
and find that your earnings will ,
lie fiver $1200 in the year. y.»u
should report this to the social {
security office immediately.
ij 1 had paralytic polio as a
child and w is never aide io work
I {or,iiis«> ,f this. I have continued .
to icieive child's t«enefits based
on mv d* i* isi d father's w ck
even tin- igli I am now over l>
years old. When I fded im apph
cation for d.sable<l child's lien*
fits, the Serial security office re
ferred :re to tin- Stale vocalion
,i I rehabilitation agency to see if
I could he tt a n**<l for s mie use
fill iKCU|>alion I il.iv.- he«*n t its
ing training since then and now
I am going to work. Wiill my
checks Is* stopped now '*
A Not immediately. You will
be given a 9-month "tt. d poiiod'
in see if you are able to do the
job. We vv.il get ,n touch with
you in the 10th month to see if
you an* working satisfactorily
and if Ihework you an* doing is
substantial. If you are doing sub
stantial vvoik and doing it well
your checks will t>»* slopped i!
ter a 2 months' grac** period
For example, il v *u tiegin work
in Jatv.iaiy. your trial work pel
iod will end in September. W«
will gi*t in touch with > hi in t >
loiter, and il you are vvork'.n
well, your btnefits will e stop
ped after Docc r hei
Q I am completely retired am
receive social security. I also gi
a VA |H*nsion. ami interop? fmi
my savings in the bank. Do tr
VA payment- and interest in
come count as earnings.’
A No. Your VA pens; -n an
interest income fr- m sin ings d
not count as earnings in f.gut •*
your total yearly earnings. ^ •>'
count wages you earn from war
as an employee ami any earning
from self-enipl i.vment. For spec
fic information about what i'
considered wages and self en*
ployment earnings, get in touc’
with your social se» irity offiit*.
LETTKK TO PI IK EDITOR
Dear Sir:
1 would appreciate very muc*
il you would publish the follow
ing:
"I would like to take the
means to publicly thank, on Ih
half of the Shelby City Schoo»
Board and the administration
the lay committee consisting o'
Hush Hamrick. Chairman. D”
Wvan Washburn. anti Mr (leoi-p*
Mauney. who <li<l such a fine i *'
in promoting the State Schoo
Bond issue The results of th<
elect ion is evidence of the fin<
job tins committee <tul m inform
in-4 the people of Cleveland Coun
ty of tlio imp >rlance of this is
stKv It is gratifying to know that
we have people like this who are
willing to lake time from thcir
occupations to help provale the
physical needs in our s« hoots
whicli our boys and girls need so
badly. At the sime time I would
like to thank each person who
supported this issue. I am eonfi
dent that you will Is* gratified
with the results achieved as a
result of the successful passage
of this bond issue.'*
Sincerely.
Malcolm E Brown
Superintendent
What are some advantages to
own'ng Series II V. S. Savin’s
Bonds” You never have to check
financial pages to >«v where vou
stand; the value raiitiol flue
ftiare; yo original investment
is returned inn |hu cenf upc.n re
demption. Interest is paid semi
Manually by Treasury cWxk.
Farm-City
Jlfeek Planned
All of North Carolina's civic
clubs. womens clubs. FFA and I
I groups, area development as
social ions, business mens organ
/ations. and Chambers ol t'ura
merer arc being called upon to
•bserve National Farm • City
.Veek. Nov. 20-26.
Oil Stamper, farm director of
he Jefferson Standard Broad
asting Company's Charlotte sta
tions, is this year's state Farm
My Week chairman. In > nlisting
the active participation of ever)
citizen in the- state, rural, urban,
or su turban, he says:
"We in N .rth Carol,in art
perhaps as await, if not more
1 so, than the citizenry of any oth
! er state of the viial : in<e
of agriculture to <»ur burgeon n.’
I «“conomy. The rapidly growing
expansion of the food pi K-cssin’
I industries in North Candin i dai
ly attest to the fact of our un
derstanding and co-operation.
"There is not i4 member of any
community whose life is not dai
ly touched in s inc manner l>>
some phase* of agri-business
There is not a facet of our State’s
economy which is not daily af
fix led hy the well tieing of North
Carolina agric nltui-e. Therefore
it is imperative to the continuing
growth of our Agr. Business sta
tus that each if us understand
better the nature of this intei
relationship which is so indis
pensihle to our state's economic
and sociological position among
the other stales of the nation."
In proclaiming the week of
Nov. 'JO-26 as National Farm
City Week. President Johnson
says: "...never before in history
has so much fo.xl and fiber l>cen
produced hy so few farmers for
so many |ieop|e throughout the
world at so reasonable a cost;-.,
and the < onsumers' stake in as
suring the continuing vitality of
our agricultural system -becomes
more apparent each day as the
Scottish Poet
HORIZONTAL.
1.6 Best known
of Scottish
poets.
11 To turn vpty.
12 One of the
United
Creeks.
13 The check.
15 Vucouj.
16 Amber.
16 To allot.
19 Court.
20 To fir.iih
21 Eleclrical
I term.
22 South
America.
24 Onager.
25 Tree. .
28 Devoured.
130 Neither. i
31 Monoreros. !
34 To be ill. 1
35 Female horses I
37 Broader. 1
39 You and me. !
41 Evening j
moisture.
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73 14
Htn't the A—wer
■EX 3 9
nrs 3A»
Esia.eVa
Mi
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riiytvfsi
idiga
Si
13 ISashan king.
14 Rested.
17 Cotton fabric.
19 52 weeks.
iO I .ess common.
>2 Was in debt
>3 Perishes.
>5 Still
>6 Small bir<L
'7 Magistrate.
«Alluvial 1
materials. 1
5 r
1 Tatter
2 Manifest
3 Animal
4 Obliterates.
5 Right
6 Bushel.
7 Uneasiness.
S Tumultuous
disturbance.
9 Barks of
necks.
0 Eye tumor.
4 Conjunction.
U V,
>7 Guarantees.
It To wander
It He lived In
the 18th -
23 He is the
author of
"Auld Lang
Syne."
24 Branch.
25 Sloth*.
26 South
Carolina
27 In what way
29 Or fan of
hearing
32 More modem
33 Jockey
36 Loved.
31 To call for a
repetition
40 Shabby
43 Scented
45 Ache
46 Any flatfish
47 House cat
4t Inspires
reverence.
51 Wagon track.
54 Tone B.
SOYouat^T
world’s exploding population cre
ates an ever-inrreasing demand
upon us for food and fiber. Farm
anil cily families should better
ree agnize their interdependent*.’’
Governor Terrv Sanford said
X n t ItSi Ollt«‘tul
natlng the week as Farm-City
Week in North Carolina: “Farm
City Week points up the fact
that wo are all partners in pro
gress.”
Social Security
Payment Based
On Earnings
"flow onn I he srrp my family
and I get lull s ».-ial scinirity cre
dit for the wages I've earned?"
This question is t»?ing ask si
more and more, a, cording to Lex
O. Batklcy. distric. manager for
so lal security in Gnat miu. N. C
"It's a very important question. '
Barkley said. "t>e. j jse all s,k\.iI
seiurity benefit payments are
ased n a worker's part earn
tugs. We’re very pi nud of the
accuracy of our records, but we
need the worker's help to keep
them accurate.”
There are two ways a worker
an help the So -,a! Security Ad
ministration to keep his wage
tei.ird accurate. First, he should
make sure his employer has his
nam» and social security number
exactly as they are shown on his
s i.il security cant. When an
employer reports t h ? wrong
number or name for a worker,
there's a go<>d chance the work
er won’t get an\ social security
credit for his work It'* imptssi
hie for social security to credit
wages when no number at all is
tep >rted.
Ttic second step a worker can
take to help social security pre
vent errors is to check his record
every three years. The social sc
curity office has a free post card
form that a worker can use to
request a copy of his social se
curity record. If the worker spots ,
an error in his record, social sc
curity will help straighten it ,
out. The Gastonia social security
office at 1320 E. Franklin \ve.
will send one of these free card
forms to any worker who wants
one. The only expense to the
w >rker is the stamp for the post
card.
When fine investment quality
if combined with important aid
to our nation. Series E and H U.
S. Savings Bonds make a strong
bid for your high regard.
Speaks softly -
carries a big
kick!
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Dec. *63
Nov. ’64
1st Union Christmas Clubbers started buying
their Christmas gifts last year!
Thousands of First Union Christmas Club checks are being delivered right now! Just in time for
worry-free holiday shopping I
If you’re wondering how you’re going to make ends meet this
year, make next year different. Simply set aside a small
amount each month in a First Union Christmas Club account.
Come next November, you'll receive the full amount — enough
to buy all your Christmas presents easily. Stop in soon at
First Union. •. join the Club! .
MwMa Riiitvi mus • M(V|U MM** ••••#•*■ on
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