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Social The Social Security Act became law in 1935. President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against ... povertystricken old age." SS IMPROVEMENTS In the beginning, social security beneifts were for retired employees only. Over the years, the law has been amended so that monthly Cafe C ?Wha What do you do? You are sitting at the dinner table, laughing over a funny story, when suddenly the person next to you turns pale and ^collapses. At first glance it looks like a heart victim. But then you notice that the victim can't talk-he is choking on a piece of food caught in his windpipe. You have four minutes to save his life. Should you slap him on the back? Should you offer him a glass of water? Should you reach into his mouth and try to dislodge the chunk of food? Those were the old methods of trying to help a choking person, but now a doctor in Cincinnati has come up with a new solution. Dr. Henry Heimlich, director of surgery at Cincinnati Jewish Hospital, offers this advice: "Stand behind the victim and put both of your arms around him. Let his head, arms and upper torso hang forward. Grab your fist with your other hand and place it against his abdomen slightly above the navel and below the rib cage. Press up rapidly against his abdomen. This forces the diaphragm up and compresses the lungs. Hopefully the food will pop out like a cork from a champagne bottle." "If the victim is too heavy for you to hold, lay him on his back and sit on his hips. With the heel of your left hand pressing against the back of your right hand, push forward into his abdomen just above the belt. A second person should be prepared to remove the ejected food from the victim's mouth-particularly if he's on his back-with a spoon or fing ers." Apply artificial respiration if the victim still has trouble breathing after the food is removed. Then get him to a doctor to have him checked over. If you choke on something while you are alone, use the technique on yourself by pressing your fist rapidly up against your abdomen. Dr. Heimlich's discovery was triggered by a newspaper I Secur benefits now are paid to eligible retired and disabled employees and their families, and to dependents of deceased employees who worked long enough in jobs covered by social security. Originally, social security covered jobs in commerce and industry only, and about 26 million persons had the protection. Today, more than 9 out of 10 iobs are covered, and about 100 million employees and their families have social security roronai it To D< article. "Until a year ago, I hadn't thought much about choking because I didn't realize it was a big problem. But then I read a report from the National Safety Council that choking causes 3,900 deaths a year. So I decided to do something about it. "The idea of the champagne cork came to me, and it seemed logical to try to drive the plug of food out from below. I experimented with beagles and developed this method." The "Heimlich manuever" has already chalked up a number of successes. In Ohio a doctor reported saving a friend who was choking on a piece of steak at a Rotary banquet. The doctor had read about the new method just the day before. In Illinois another doctor used the method on a young woman who was choking on a piece of food at a garden party. In Seattle a retired restaurant owner saw an article on the Heimlich maneuver in his Sunday paper. He was particularly interested because death by choking occurs so often in restaurants that the problem is often called "cafe coronary. Hours later he used the method to save the life of a neighbor's wife who was choking on a large piece of chicken. Those early successes seem to indicate that the Heimlich maneuver could save a lot of lives. But don't you rely on it. Instead, use common sense and good table manners so that you won't choke in the first place. Don't drink too much alcohol before eating. Chew your food slowly and thoroughly, especially if you have dentures. Don't eat and laugh at the same time. Above all, don't bite off more than you can chew! An auction is where you get something for nodding. Mom: "Where are you going?" Son: "Out to play." Mom: "With those holes in your shoes?" Son: "No, with the kids across the street." ity Is 4 protection. Survivors benefits for dependents of deceased workers were provided for by a 1939 amendment to the law. Disability insurance was added in 1954 to give workers protection against loss of earnings. The first benefits were paid to about 222,000 people in 1940. The average monthly payment was about $22 to a retired individual and $47 to a widowed mother nitk ?u:u X? 1 niui nfu tiuiui cii iii iicr care. Today, social security pays ry Made An Made any changes lately? Changed your last name through marriage, moved and got a new address, gotten a new telephone number, had a baby, or watched your child grow right past the legal age Can Yo Christn There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas Day...and that is keeping Christmas. Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, and to think what you owe the world; to put your rights in the background, and your duties in the foreground? To see that your fellow people are just as real as you are, and try to look behind their faces to their hearts, hungry for job; to own that probably the only good reason for your existence is not what you are going to get out of this life, hut what vnn are c?mnt? to give to life; to close your book of complaints against the management of the universe, and look around you for a place where you can sow a few seeds of happiness? Are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas. Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and the desires of little children; to O Year benefits to about 31 million people. The average monthly payment is around 3202 to a retiree and $472 for a widowed mother with two small children in her care. COST OF LIVING Under a 1972 amendment, social security benefits are now tied to the cost of living. Unless a general social security benefit increase is enacted, benefits are increased automatically once a year to keep pace with price y Changes of being your dependent? Although these seem like "personal" things, they are often happenings that you should bring to the attention of the Personnel Office. For example, if a female u Keep ias ? remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough; to try to understand what those who live in the same house with you really want, without waiting for them to tell you? To trim your lamp so that it will give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in front so that your shadow will fall behind you; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts, and a garden for your good thoughts, with the gate open? Are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas. Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world...stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death...and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of eternal love? Then you can keep Christinas. And if you keep it for a day, why not always? Henry van Dyke s Old increases of 3 per cent or more. HOW rrs FUNDED Social security benefits are funded by contributions from employees, employers, and Mlf-#mnlnvMl nonnlo ployees and employers each contribute 5.85 per cent of the first $14,100 of yearly earnings from work covered by social secirity. Self-employed people contribute 7.9 per cent. s Lately? marries and doesn't change her name on her records, she may find that she's not getting credit with the federal government or Social Security Administration for withholdings from her earnings. And aside from all the excitement of a new baby, there are some practical considers tions, too. A new dependent can effect the amount of income tax you pay and a new baby may be someone that you'll want to insure at the proper time. If you've moved or changed your telephone number, it needs to be reported, too. These are two essential items for almost any employee records and - in case of emergency they become vital. It doesn't take long to drop by the Personnel Office to make these ehanees. Pro cedures are quick and simple and, if you have any questions about what changes should be repci. d, your Personnel Office is the place with the answers. | WANT APS FOR SALE - Adapter to convert car radio from AM to AM-FM frequencies. Contact Mrs. Nell Haggart, Clinton Plants 1 & 2 Clinic. WANTED TO BUY - Good used piano suitable for beginners to use for practice. CaP Mack Parsons, Clinton Mills, Ext. 54 or home, 833-4938.