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I THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Changes In Your Social Security By MARTHA F. PRESSLY (Manaftrr *f the Grr«wood. S. S^ial Security District Office) Ever since the enactment of the original social security law, mar riage or re-mama ce has often been a reason for ending social security benefit payments to dependents or survivors of insured workers. In many cases, it js still a cause for termination of benefits The law. as recently amended, however, re moves some of the restrictions For example. Mrs. Florence Jackson. 64. was widowed two years ago She has continued to live in the home she and her husband bought soon after their marriage, and has been receiving $81 40 a month as a social security widow’s benefit. Na turally. she's been lonely and has welcomed the friendship of Frank Brown, a lifelong neighbor Frank 72, and a widower for many, many years, lives Sn a small furnished room on the income from the monthly social security checks paid to him because he was dependent up his son. Bill, when Bill died a number of years ago. Recently, it has occurred to Mrs.. Jackson and Mr Brown that it would be both pleasant and sensible for them to marry and spend their remaining years together Until just a month or so ago. their marriage would have meant financial disaster because it would end social security payments for both of them Under the provisions of the social security law, benefits paid to the dependents of a worker—to his child, to his widow (or widower) or to an aged dependent parent-^stop when that dependent marries A change in the social security ’ IF YOU DONT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS Phon* 74 law will now make it possible for them to go ahead with their mar- liage plans Under the change, a de pendent’s social security benefit payments will not stop if she or he marries another person who is also receiving social security payments as a dependent A woman receiving widow’s benefits can therefore mar ry a person who. like Mr Brown, is getting dependent parent s benefits, or she can marry someone who is eligible for benefits as a dependent widower or as the disabled son or daughter of a retired or deceased worker. Marriage to a person who is not receiving social security benefits will still end the benefit rights (present and future) of a dependent- beneficiary. But another change in the law will help dependent-benefic iaries w ho marry persons who arc now or who may bt getting old age insurance or disability insurance benefits. Until now, such a marriage would have ended the dependent's benefits and he or she would have had to wait at least three years to get benefits as the dependent of the new spouse, or in the event of his death, she would not have been able to qualify for benefits as his widow unless the marriage had been in ef fect for at least one year. The 1958 amendments to the law remove these periods. Someone like Mrs. Jackson could therefore, mar ry a man who is getting old age in. sura nee benefits and qualify imme diately for wife’s oenefits based on his social security account In the first article of this series, I touched briefly on the increased benefit amount provided by the 1968 amendments to the social se curity law In my next article, I shall discuss social security benefits in more detail W l ^ ■ ' N T o N AND ’’SMALL BUSINESS" B C WILSON M A B 0 fc R Probably nothing in current policy confusei the average citi zen more than the fact that the United States is engaged in trad ing with Russia. • a * The Department of Commerce licenses exports to nations behind the Iron Cur tain. But while trade with Rus sia is fine. It is tabu with Red China, which seems quite a paradox. * • * In a current! report for the second quarter of 1958. Com merce Secretary Sinclair Weeks reported that export licenses to the Iron Curtain totalled $5 6 mil lion, up slightly from the first quarter total of $5.2 million. • • * Most of the exports in the field of machinery, chemicals, tobacco and soy bean oil. While Poland, East Germany and others were recipients, 25*V or more went directly into Russia. • so But in addition, Russia prob ably gained a much more valu able commodity . . . good old American dollars. • • o Because the report continues, in the first two months of 1958 Americaa imports from the Iron Curtain nations totalled $9.4 mil lion as against export licenses granted to skip Into these coun tries of slightly over $5 million for a three month period. 0 0 0 Thus, Communist imports to this nation are running almost twice as much as they are im porting. This may explain how Communism acquires dollars to carry on worldwide propaganda. ® w»iu»mi r«a—ii<i» «c And it la aim of the fact that this the U. 8. la showing the biggest farm surplus ever, to note what comprises these communist ex ports to the U. 8. ■ 0 0 0 A large part of the exports are in the form of canned cooked hams and shoulders from Po land. Probably if there is any thing not needed for the welfare of American farmer right now, it is foreign pork products. • • • Cameras from Esst Germany are another Item, plua furs from Russia. ooo Yet for some reason, perhaps only known to Dulles and The Almighty, trade with Red China is absolutely verboten. But trade with Russia flourishes. • • • And thus is posed a pretty question. In a China where hun ger it not unknown, would there be a ready market for U. 8. farm surplus? • os Of course, there still remains the question of the propriety of trading with any communists, but it seems that trade with European communists is fine; but forbidden with Oriental com munists. os* Of course, according to all re porta, the British Crown Colony at Bong Keag does a nice busi ness trading with Red Chinn. 0 0 0 But one thing should bring joy to Midwest com and hog farmers. ooo They should be eery pleased to learn that while they are taxed to defend against communism, their American market is getting plenty of canned pork from the censed, to Lather C. Lollis. 90 6 acres in Waterloo Township for $2,800 00 Joet B. : Robinson to Charles H. Robinson, lot near City of Laurens, for $10.00 and assumption of mort- gage , , Ora Wood Williams to Grace Fick- lin, lot on - West Pitts St.. Clinton, for $10.00 and other considerationc. C. N Mills and Hattie B Mills, to Tbomas R. Traynham, lot on Lake Greenwood, for $3,000 00. Bradus Edwin Smith, Jr., to Joe H. Bonds, lot on Calhoun Highway, for $10.00 and other considerations. Marriage Licenses Issued Jimmie Earl Gregory, Clinton, and Eva Ruth Whitmore, Clinton. Alvin Nichols Stroud, Enoree, and Patricia Evelyn Crow, Enoree. Lee Mitchell Floyd, Laurens, and Edna Beasley, Laurens. Lee Nickles Cann, Ware Shoals, and Judy Bell Thompson, Ware Shoals. Jack Madrid Cox, Carrobella, Fla., and Katie Fields Hall, Lau- | rens. Bob^y Gent' Lockaby, Greenville, and Linda Lee Lamb, Cross Hill. James Richard Turner, Clinton, and Linda Ray Wright, Joanna. OFFICE SUPPUES At CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 74 Conservation Notes By J. B. O’DELL, Csaserrstlsulst A total of 48,990 blue gill and red ear flngerling were delivered to 34 pond owners in Laurens County on Friday, November 7, for the initial stocking of their ponds. Hie fish were delivered by the Fish and IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DONT GET THE NEWS Phone 74 Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST Phone 784 Laurens, S. C. BACKACHE •itb Tormul. LbM. hs i*4 Vipmin C M 1 to imMmmsm *t stability MM slas- ttdty ia eoanactiai Hums la joints aad body (asoralty Rawlts fu*iaat*«d No hormfal drnfs (Sot Pravo today at dniftists foi mor* comfortable !ivi*t oaty |1 SO. IMS M (4.00. Teas ot thousands ar* *sin| Provo. Doa't yea tMab you rhoald too? McGEE’S DRUG STORE WANT EXTRA CASH FOR HOLIDAY EXPENSES? "HEAD FOR HOME" Make tkia holiday season the best ye<... HEAD FOR HOME CREDIT COMPANY RIGHT NOW and get the extra ea* pw need for Hehdsy Expenses. tCi so EASY to do bnsmess with the friendly foUu at HOC . . . where YOU choose the aaonat of cash YOU want and (he payment pUa tel sain YOU! P*M most convenient for you. HOUSEHOLD • EMERGENCY • SIGNATURE LOANS 10 C0NS0UMT1 MIS Vaa a—wn r cam V*. 6.1 USaMhly Fi nts THTT IIIJS tut 41 tl lH mu 13-73 mas 1373 I71A7 WJS 234 47 1073 2*3 a* 27 JS 31370 2275 237 JS 23l73 27274 2773 •dAai 4773 4SIJ0 2273 ^omt Cu&ft Cciwparo* 112 Worth Broad Stroot • Phone 432 OTHER CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HCC OFFICES: Talaphono Talk M. L. C AMPBELL Yt*ur Telephone Manager PUBLIC RECORDS ■ — The following public records were I filed the past week in the office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens Coun- i ,y . Property Transfers Mrs. Janie H. Bell to Mrs. Willie Mae Ferguson Copeland, lot on South Carolina Highway No. 72, Clinton, for $10.00 and other val uable considerations. Mrs. Janie H. Bell to Mrs. Willie Mae Furguson Copeland, lot on South Carolina highway No. 72. for '$10 00 and other valuable consid- I crations J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate Judge, to Margaret Boland, lot in Waterloo Township, for $750 00 Margaret Boland to Robert Louis Elledge. lot in Waterloo Township for $1.400 00 Lizzie Lou Young, individually, and Minnie Young. Irene Y Diller, and Marie Young, by Lizzie Lou Young, their attorney in fact,, and Mrs Gray Young Rye, to W. G King, Sr., lot in College View sub division. ClmUm. for $10 00 and other considrrations W. G King. Sr . to W J Dees, lot in College View mb-division. Clinton, for $10 00 and other val uable considerations Mattie T Leopard to A C. Mc Combs. Sr. and A C. McCombs. Jr, 29 acres in Dials Township for $1.290 00 Samuel S HiU and Elizabeth H • 'hapraan. to Garth Wtlhs and San , G Willis. 45 1-2 acres in Dials I Township and also part in Green ville County, for $2,000.00 and ex- ! change of property. Garth Willis to Samuel S. Hill, lot in Farrow sub-division near Foun tain Inn, for $5,500.00. W. A. Baldwin to W. S. Mahon, 56.17 acres in Sullivan Township for $10 00 and other valuable con- ; s [derations Ruth T. Wakirop to Ruby Todd, 51 acres bounded by lands of Jack Bur gess, for $10 00 and other consid erations. W. L. Benjamin and Henrietta Benjamin, to L. L. Baker and Kath erine Baker, 10 acres in Mountville for $1.00, love and affection. Margie H. Gray to L. D. Arm strong, lot in Dials Township for $18 79. Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association, to Gideon H. Hellams and Lois M Hellams, lot on East Main St., Laurens, for $9.000 00 Stillwaters, Inc , to John R. Fra zier, timber on 800 acres in Water loo Township for $10 00 and other valuable considerations. R T. Smith to Wilharo E Lan drum and Mrs. Minnie B Landrum, lot near Watts Mills for $950 00 John Franklin Chalmers, as Ex ecutor of Ernest William Craft, de- Add Up To Profitable Investment Returns • Plus regular earnings by check 1 Minus charges or fees when you invest EARN liberal dividends twice-yearly on in vested savings! Yet never pay a cent for our many convenient services! INVEST YOUR LUMP SUMS OF $100 NOW! Laurens Federal Savings AND LOAN A990CIATI0N t n r srcuMiTv or a nation Lirs iNTMr homis oriTiPtoPLt LAUR1NB, 201 W. Main St. CAROLINA Telephone 25012 Wildlife Service and were grown in the Federal Fish Hatchery at Or angeburg. The ponds vary in size from one- half acre to four acres. Hiey were constructed during the past year by fanners cooperating with the Lau rens Soil Conservation District. In many cases farmers were given cost-sharing assistance through the servation office in the construction Agricultural Stabilization and Con- of their ponds for livestock water and irrigation purposes. However, these ponds will also grow^fish and furnish food and recreation for the farm families and their friends. ThtJr*day, N« i RiutvaaiVrxoveni y, November 20, 1958 XV* IMS FOR Heating Service CALL BENJAMIN PHONE 117 or 596 LAURENS COUNTY Tax Books Now Open The tax books of Laurens County will open for pay ment of the following taxes: County Wide Special School School Bonds School Deficit Board Educ. 59 e y 18 34 1 58 18 30 4 1 53 i 18 38 % 56^ . 18 42 *4 60% Laurens No. 55 Laurens No. 56 (County-wide includes: ordinary county, 9 mills; bonds, 8 mills; hospital, 1 mill—total, 18 mills.) (Mauldin-Simpsonville-Fountain Inn Water District levy, 8 mills.) Every male between the ages of 2l and 60 years, who is not physically disabled is required to pay $1.00 poll tax. Tax books open November 1, 1958, and will remain open without penalty through December 31, 195$. Taxes will be collected through April 16, 1959, with penalty added, and will go into execution April 16, 1959. The fol lowing penalties will be collected: January, 1 per cent; February, 2 per cent; March, 3 per cent; and from April 1 to April 15, 7 per cent. ALLEN D. COLEMAN COUNTY TREASURER DON’T MISS LISTENING TO “OLE” JOE HOLLAND’S JAMBOREE On Wednesdays at 12:30 Hear Ole Joe Do His Show He’ll Guarantee to Keep You Laughing the Entire Program TUNE IN— WPCC RADIO — 1410 ON YOUR DIAL OSFR I HI. KIN tR and through the wood* ..." but sometimes it 9 no! quite that vimpie to get to Grand mother s house. Nowadays Grandmother often lives many mile* away At Thanksgiving, especially, we’d like to have her close by to share our turkey . . . add her own magic seasoning to the dressing . . . pull the wishbone with Johnnv \ke tan be thankful, though, that we can seem mighty close just by picking up our phone! Wherever loved ones arc. they can share the fun and all the goings-on by a l.ong Distance call. Costs so little, especially with bar gain rates after six and all day Thanksgiving. UP IN THE AIR — Ever see a row of big metal cans perched on telephoM poles? Down Mobile, Ala bama way, an interesting experiment is going on: a cluster of ordinary cam have been placed atop telephone poles! You see, the telephone company k looking for the best w«y to prevent telephone line interference during storms. iSo we hooked the cans to a jungle of tiny wires and instru ments which record the adverse effects of rain on die Hum. Results of the experiment may benefit telephone service everywhere. It’s another way of looking ahead and tryi^ to keep your telephone service the best in the world. THANHS FOR CALLING!” Since I don’t get Che chum to meet and speak personally with everyone of our cua- tomers, I’d tike to say something hare to let you know how we do appreciate your use of telephone service. Sometimes I think we aort of take our good customen for granted, bnt actually, you know, we phone folks get a special kind erf setisfactioe from provxlug the service Ant the thcnifiM tota^u.Bsi MOTOR MAIDS Miss Smith First Aid Tips For Emergencies By Jranne Smith, Dodg* Safety Conaulldnl IF YOU should ever be called upon to aaaist at the acene of an automobile accident, when it’s impossible to secure immediate medical aid, it may be vital that you know the basic first aid techniques for helpinjc the in jured. The Amer ican lied Cross, in cooperation with the Amer ican Automo bile Associa tion, has pre- pared this guide for mo torists which they suggest be kept in the car at all times. 1. Do not move sn injured per son unless there is immediate danger. If you must move him, pull him by the shoulders or feet while others support body and head. 2. Stop bleeding by applying pressure to wounds with dean cloth. Hold against wound until bleeding stops. 3. If the victim is unconscious, even temporarily, suspect head injury. Keep him quiet. If yod must move him, keep him hori- xontal. 4. Since shock la present In most injuries, keep the victim lying down sad comfortable. Care fully watch those who insist upos walking about. ' 5. Cover bsrna with cleaa cloths, allowing sir to circulate to relieve pate. 6. If there is 8 stoppage erf breathing, toy to compress and expand the sixe of the chest alter nately. Gear month and throat, and keep them dear. 7. W hen there are cheat hk> furies, limit ■stien if the cheat by placing n wide strip ef cloth snugly around tower rihe. De With Liberty Life’s family insurance, you can make run that every member, of your family-Mom, Dad, Sis, and Son—has maximum protection. Call your Liberty Life man today— he’ll be glad to show you how to get the most from your insurance dollars. 8. Karp the Keep joints R. W. 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