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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS. MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Thursday, June 30, 196S
nilSOCmtECUlTy
A jury in Feder^ Ck>urt in
Memphis, Tennessee on May 12,
1966 reached a verdict of guilty
on two counts against a 64-year-
old man charged with falsely
pretending to be an employee of
the Social Security Administra
tion. This was announced today
by Lex G. Barkley, district man
ager in Gastonia.
Mr. Lewis Green was convict
ed on two counts of falsely rep
resenting himself as an employ
ee of the Social Security Admin
istration and in such pretended
character obtained the sums of
$220 and $120. The violations oc
curred in 1964 and 1965. United
States District Judge Marion
Boyd sentenced Green to three
years imprisonment on each
count, the sentences to run con-
ourrenll3rr''ji®ge Boyd also fined
Grem ^50 ^ each of the two
counts. Prior to sentencing
Green, Judge Boyd stated that
he was in complete agreement
with the verdict of the jury, and
he felt that the evidence present
ed was ovrwhelmingly in favor
of Mr Green’s guilt.
Barkley urged all residents of
this area to be on guard against
anyone who attempts to collect
money alleging it’s for social se
curity purposes. “All representa
tives who work from- our office
have identification cards”, he
stated. If you are contacted at
home about anything concerning
social security and you have
somedoubts about the caller, im
mediately ask for some identifi
cation. If he objects to revealing
his identity, then refuse to dis
cuss anything with him. “Fur
thermore, if there is any suspi
cious character operating in a
community, alleging that he is a
representative from social secur
ity, jot down his auto tag num
ber and motify the police or our
office”, Barkley added.
A Break in tlie News
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A prolonged drouth has creat
ed a serious water shortage in
Cuba.
A Wilkes County reader is
having trouble with her box
woods, which she values very
highly.
Sh ewrites: “I am enclosing
samples of boxwoods which ap
pear to be dying from some
cause. I wonder if you could help
me with diagnosis and treat
ment.
“My bushes are more than 100
year-old English boxes, and have
always been free of disease un
til last year when some of them
developed cm orange and brown
appearance on the tips of some
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of the branches and then
whole branch died back.
“Last fall I cleaned up all the
old leaves under and inside the
plants 'and sprayed them but
note little improvement this
spring.”
I must compliment this reader
for sending in excellent speci
mens of the trouble (s) she is
having. The samples were ade
quate and nicely sealed in a plas
tic bag. So often samples which
are not representative and which
are in such bad condition that
diagnosis is practicaliy impossi
ble are sent in.
This is what we found: evi
dence of general decline which
you would expect in plants over
100 years old; definite evidence
of leaf damage caused by red
spider imites and lace bi^s, both
sucking insects and difficult to
control, unless you do a thorough
job of spraying, especially the
undersides of the leaves; evi
dence of nematode injury to the
root systm, a common ailment
with many ornamental and oth
er plants.
Suggestions: For spider mites
and lace bugs, use malathion,
either the emulsifiable concen
trate, IV2 tea^oonfuls to 1 gal.
water; or, 4 tablespoonfuls (lev
el) of the wettable powder to 1
gal. water. Use good pressure
when applying the spray onix-
ture.
If plants have not been ferti
lized, I would-apply from 4 to 8
ounces Nitrate of Soda around
each plant. The amount used will
depend upon the age and size.
To keep older plants from
reaching a state of rapid decline,
the recommendations I have giv
en will be helpful. Also, liberal
watering during prolonged dry
periods should be practiced.
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Fust Medicare
Nofices Mailed
First medicare premium not
ices were recently mailed to
more than 2 million of the elder
ly people who-signd up for the
voluntary doctor bill insurance
to supplement their basic hospi
tal insurance under medicare
Lex G. Barkley, Manager of the
Gastonia Social Security Office
announced today.
Another 15 million older peo
ple enrolled for the doctor bill
insurance will not receive prem
ium notices, Barkley said. Their
$3 premiums will be deducted
fram their monthly social secur
ity, railroad retirement, or civil
service benefit checks, beginning
with the checks due early in
July.
The premium notices now be
ing delivered, Barkley said, call
for quarterly payments of $9,
payment for the doctor bill in
surance protection for the
months of July, August, and
September. This is one-half of
the cost of the protection; the
other half is paid out of general
Federal revenues.
With the punch card premium
notice is a return envelope pre
addressed to one of six social
security payment centers which
are located in New York, Phila
delphia, Birminghaim', Chicago,
Kansas City, and San Francisco.
Payment should be made by
check or money order payable to
“Social Security Medical Insur
ance,” Barkley said.
Older persons who cannot
manage to make the quarterly
premium payment of $9 may
send in a payment of $6 for two
months coverage, or $3 for one
month. Or if they have any ques
tions about the premium pay
ments, they may get in touch
with their local social security
district office. Premium pay
ments for medical insurance are
due on or before the first day of
each month of coverage.
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Q—I will be 65 years old this
year. I plan to continue to work
and will earn $8,500 this year.
Do I have to retire to get medi
care benefits? Must my employer
be notified if I do file an appli
cation?
A—^You don’t have to retire to
obtain medicare benefits. All
that is required is that you file
an^ application and prove your
age. When you file an applicai
tion you will receive a full ex
planation of how and when reg
ular monthly benefltis can be
paid to you. You should file
three months before you reach
65.. Your record at social secur
ity are confidential, so no one
needs to know that you have fil
ed.
Q—I will be 65 years old late
this year. When should I file for
medicare benefits.
A—You will have snedical in
surance protection at the earll
est imotnent (the month of your
65th birthday) only if you apply
during he three-month period
before the month of your 65th
birthday. If you wait and do not
sign up until the month in which
you are 65v your coverage will
not begin until the first day of
the next month. This delay can
mean a lost month of insurance
against doctor billa and other
medical expenses. If you wait to
file after your 65th birthday,
there will be an even further de
lay In your coverage. As for the
hospital insurance part, you will
be covered for this as soon as
vou apply. So, If you want com
plete onedical coverage when you
reach age 65, we suggest that
you file within three months be-
tore your 65th birthday.
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