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Pajr* Fourteen THE CLINTON CHRONICI Thursday. October 9. 1958 Changes In Your Social Security c * By MARTHA F. PRFSSLY (Manager of thf (irmiwood. S. C., S^lal S«-uriiy Wntricl Oflkr) Som«' important changes have been made in the old-age and sur vivors insurance program as a re sult of the Social Security Amend ments of 19.S8 which President Ei senhower sign«>d into law on August 28. 19.S8 All of the changes, directly or indirectly, affect the American pu- lic as a whole Working persons- employed and self-employed—need to know about them.dheTr families need to know about them In the articles to follow 1 shall describe the changes singly and in detail: today I shall restrict myself to a summary of the mast important changes designed to strengthen this Federal social insurance system Which provides partial protection against loss of earned income upon retirement, death or total disability of the worker. Most important, because it af fects practically all working people and their families, is the increase in benefit amounts This applies to those now getting benefit payments ami to those who will become bene ficiaries in the future. Most monthly benefit checks will be about 7 per cent higher, with a minimum in crease of at least $3 00 in the amount payable to a worker who retired at age 65 or later. (Women workers who began to receive ben efits at any time between age 62 and 65 will receive slightly smaller increases) The maximum monthly payment a family may receive is increased from $200 to S254 a month Familes now receiving max- imum monthly benefits under the law will receive increases from $7 50 to $54 depending upon the de ceased worker's average monthly wages. Right here 1 want to* point out that people now on the beneficiary rolls do not have to get in touch with the xicial security office to obtain these benefit increases. The larger amounts are effective with January and will show up on benefit cheeks for that month which will go into the mails early in February As you know , benefit amounts are figured from a working person's average earnings Right now, only earnings up to total of $4,200 a year can be credited to a worker's social security account Beginning with 1959 however earnings up to $4.- goo will be creditable and taxable for social security purposes Social Security taxes will be in creased beginning with 1958 An em ployed person will have 24 per cent taken out of his pay instead of the present 2 l « per cent; his employer will contribute 24 per cent also The self-employment social secu rity tax will be increased H of 1 per cent of net earnings up to S4 - •no in the year Self-employed peo^ pie will pay at this increased rate for the year 1968 with the tax re turn they make early in I960 Importain changes have been mad*- in the disability insurance provision m the law If a worker, age V»44 is getting monthly disabil ity benefit because hr is too dis abled for further substantial gain ful work, payments can be made to his .Viwndrnf just like the pay mrnt- mad* to old age beneficiaries Moreover, a entitled to social security benefits nt. longer has the <4 his benefit payment reduced or withheld because he M receiving disability pay menu from ts»mr oth er Federal or Slate source The amended law also makes it easter for people whose disabilities develop gradually to qualify for either cash disability benefits or th« disability frorte ” Hus 4 brought about through a change in the work requirements It is no longer necevsary that the worker have- at lest 14 years of social se curity credit out of the $ years be fore he became disabled The stand ards for determining disability re main the same A person must still be unable to perform substantial, gainful work The new requirement is that the worker be fully insured and have 2U quarters of coverage out of the 40 calendar quarters be fore he became disabled Other change's have been made in the social security law. including several relating to benefits for de pendents 1 shall discuss the latter in my next*article X T. Hill. Jr., Crons Hill, and Janie Mae Brown, Chappells. Fred Pulley. Laurens, and Louise Sen. Thurmond Reports PUBLIC RECORDS The following public records were filed the past week in the office o; the Clerk of Court of Laurens Coun- 'y. Property Transfers ' Loretta B McAbee to J G. Bow ling and W W Taylor, lot on Lake j Greenwood, for $10 00 and other valuable considerations I. S Cook to Rav Dixon. Jr. 6 10 acres in Dials Township for $500.00 L S. Cook to Ray Dixon. Jr , lot in Dials Township for $300 00 Larce Gary and Minnie L Gary to Josephine Wright. 2 acres on the Cross Hill-Mountville Highway, for $5.00. love and affection 1 T F. Smith and Lois S Smith, to M G. Burdette 1 acre in Water loo Township for $75 00 C. F. Ray to Maggie R Fuller, let on Hooker Ave . Laurens, for $25.00 Marie Free to Wiliam M Ale- wine, lot near Waterloo for $5.00 and the premises William - M Alewine to Clyde Mann. 1.9 acres in Waterloo Town ship for $150.00. Travis J .McCarty and Kathleen and Ray Adair to Mary E Watkins, M McCarty, to J. D Williams and 21 acres and 25 acres in Dials Ora Wood Williams, lot on Mus- ! Township for $2,500.00. grove St , Clinton, for $10 00 and Ru ,h A Augustine. W. G. Adair, Elnora Smitherman. Clinton other consideration.'- i an£ | Rav Adair to Mary E Watkins, | Bobby Tucker. Woodruff, and Bet- M 11 Hunter. Jr. to William E 24 acres in. Dials Township for W AnnXawson, Pauline. Byrd and Dallas R.’ Baker, dba $6.500 00 Tyrone Young. Fountain Inn, and Baker Construction Co . lot in South Ben T. Bishop to Marion Earl M ae Gcter, Fountain Inn. Heights sub-division. Laurens, for Pinson, lot on^Newman St., Laurens: $10 00 for $5 00 and assumption of mort- Franees Watson Crisp to Robert gage. E Jones and Toxie M .lone's, lot on J A. Nickols to John C. Billings i Lamar St, Laurens, for $4,800.00 ley, 66.84 acres and 148 acres in; William C. Gault to Hovie C School District No. 4 for $10.00 and Brooks, lot in Dials Township for other valuable considerations. $550.00. ! M H Hunter. Jr. to L R. Rum- T,IE RErORD OE John R Madden to Nora Morgan felt, lot on the Laurens-Greer^wod Last week I devoted my Report to Madden. 50 acres in Waterloo Town- Highway for $3,500.00. the People to a discussion of sortie ship for $1.00, love and affection j. T Hollingsworth to Clarence of the unwise and harmful things Richard Wasson to Robert B , P KeUett. lot in Cross Hill Town- done i,y the 85th Congress during Jester, lot in Cross Hill Township ship for $10 00 and other valuable . . , j. for $700 00. ' ! considerations . ,he sess,on reC€n{ly closed By way Fred Hill to Herman Cheatham ! Roy Long to Renzie L. Cooper, i en< it n g this series of Reports, 1 lot in Cross Hill township fgr SlO.do! Jr., and Harold L. Cooper, 9.9 acres shall summarize this week some of and other'valuable considerations. Youngs Township for $495.00. Lee Simpson. B Frank Simpson.' Fdna Henderson to Fred Hender- Sarah Simpson Simmons, William sun, one-half interest in 44 acres Alex Simpson. Nancy Simpson near Brevverton School for $100. Roach. John W Simpson, and Roy lave and affection. ,1 the constructive work of the session. NATIONAL SECURITY The enti^p session was marked by a sober concern with our national defense position. C Simpson, to Iris Simpson. 1.2 1 Mrs. Ida \ Pressley to Albert, Congress approved a much need- acres m Sulliv an Townsjiip foi Huffling and Vera Huffling, 5 acres ^ reorganization plan for the De- $10 DO and other considerations Lee Simpson. B Frank Simpson Sarah Simpson Simmons, William $10 00 and other considerations Joe Warren Henderson to Mrs. AUie D Knight. 71 8 acres in Sul livan Township for $2,800.00. Henry Kennedy to Miss Ruby m the Big Poplar Sestion for $4,90(^ ( f ense Department, which should Elizabeth Young Dick to Mar- 1 help promote efficiency and econo- garet Dick Wyman, lot on North my. while reducing waste, duplica- Alex Simpson, Nancy Simpson [ Broad St, Clinton, for $1.00. loveition, and inter-service rivalry. Roach. Iris Simpson and Roy C and affection. Congress made some progress in Simpson, to John W Simpson. 90 x Marriage Licenses Issued helping the Defense Department acres m Sullivan Township, for James Elbert Carter, Owings, prepare itself for the new concepts and Mattiel Thompson, Philadel- ! of warfare brought about by ad- phia. Pa. vances in rocketry, nuclear power Donald Howard Hudson, Fountain and space exploration, but further Inn. and Sara Delano Mullinax. | efforts are needed. In addition, Con- Fountain Inn gress recognized the necessity of THE NATIONAL ECONOMY As I mentioned last week, the im mediate and unfortunate reaction to the recession, on the part of many Congressmen, was an im pulse U> spend a great deal of money on unsound government pro jects. In considering the problems of the national economy, Congress did succeed in epacting some mea sures that will be helpful in sustain ing busniess activity and improving employment activities. Noteworthy in this respect are acts to encou rage small businessmen and alle viate hte critical problems of the railroad industry. The economic problems of the farmer were considered in detail. The general farm bill finally en-. acted will not solve all our farm problems, but it does prevent fur ther reductions in acreage allot ments for cotton and rice farmers. This was the best bill obtainable after two earlier ones were vetoed. Congress succeeded in removing from the tax law’s some of the in equities which have had a depress ing effect on the national economy. THE BALANCE OF POWER Although Congress failed to enact the States’ Rights Bill, voting 41-40 to recommit it to the Judiciary OFFICE SUPPLIES At CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 74 Committee, I am hopeful that a climate of opinion baa been devel oped which will make it poasible to enact legislation along this line during the next session of Congress. During the session I got the Senate to eliminate from the housing bill a provision which would have per mitted integration by infiltration in public housing. Later the Senate ignored a proposal to commend the Supreme Court for its dedakm against school and transportatioe segregation. Todd, 4 40 acres in Dials Township Cleophus Young, Clinton, and maintaining strong ground forces,! for $176 00 : Doris Mae Denero. Philadelphia, including Reserve and National Ruth Ar Augustine, W G Adair. Pa. Guard units. ■'» J. R. 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