The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 05, 1968, Image 8
8—THE CHRONICLE, CUbIml & C, December 5. IMS
How Do You Apply
For Social Security?
HANDBELL CHOIR — Members of
the Handbell Choir of Cal'ary Bap
tist ( hurch, shown above, and the
.•hunh's Youth Choir will present a
Christmas Cantata, ‘Love Transcend
ing.’ Sunday evening, Dec. 8, at 7:30
at the church. Music director is Mrs.
Iv a Land. Organist is Miss Kathy
Foster, a n d pianist is Miss Jean
Nelson. They will be assisted by
church musician, Mrs. Emilv Tram
mell, and Mrs. Frank Lee. Members
of the Handbell Choir, shown above,
front row r , left to right, Donna Lee
and Terisa Foster; second row, Mrs.
Land, Jean Nelson, Lynn McGee.
Kathy Davenport, Martha King, Do-
minia Ward, Mrs. Frank Lee; third
row, Steve Brown, Kathy Ficklin.
Kathy Foster, Lisa Franklin, Debbie
Bagwell, and Keith Cannon—(Photo
by Truman Owens)
land City, Tenn.
in the wreck.
also was killed
Other survivors
bry include three
and two brothers.
of Mr. Ma-
>ther sisters
According to J. E. Gunter,
Social Security Representative,
the question uppermost in the
minds of people thinking about
putting in for social security
payments is, “what do I need
to take with me when I go to apply
for benefits? , ’
Gunter pointed out the follow
ing are needed as indicated:
(1) The worker’s social se
curity account number card (in
all cases).
(2) The social security number
of the wife, and the social se
curity number of any child for
whom a claim is to be filed.
(3) The W-2(WithholdingState
ment) for the previous year and
an estimate of what current year
Here's How
To Contact
SS Office
"Better service to the public
is our aim", Mr. Gunter of the
Greenwood Social Security Office
stated recently. Gunter explained
that he makes weekly visits to the
Employment Office in Clinton to
serve those who are unable to
visit the Greenwood Office.
Crowds at the Employment Of
fice are sometimes large, neces
sitating a long wait The Social
Security Administration regrets
this and suggests one of these al
ternatives:
(1) If possible, visit the office
at 219 Magnolia Avenue, Green-
wood, S. C. The staff of inter
viewers there is able to serve
you with little or not waiting.
L. F. Pitts
SILVERSTREET - Leonard
Floyd Pitts, 67, of Rt. 1, Sil-
verstreet, died late Friday
Newberry hospital.
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He was a native of Newberry
County, a son of the late David
Reeder and Mary Longshore
Pitts. He was a retired dairy
man and poultryman, and was
.i member of Trinity' United
Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Marie Epting Pitts five sons,
James Reeder Pitts of Hender
son, N.C., Leonard Floyd Pitts
Jr. of Westbrook, Maine, George
E. and Billy L. Pitts of New
berry and Grady Lee Pitts of
Nmards; two sisters, Mrs. Eva
J >hnson and Mrs. Veda Dorroh
( Newberry; six brothers, Hugh
Herman, Jesse and William Pitts
of Newberry, J. Milton Pitts of
Chappells and John Pitts of Sil
ver street; 10 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
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Mrs. Owens
Mrs. Frances Smith Owens,
34, of 220 Shands St., wife of
Joseph Lee Owens, died early
Friday in a local hospital.
She was a native of Ruther-
fordton, N.C., a daughter of J.
Y. and Bertha Wright Smith of
Boiling Springs, N.C. She lived
in Clinton since 1962. She worked
for the Mayflower CarpetCo. and
was a member of Walls Baptist
Church, Bostic, N.C.
Surviving also are a daughter,
Mrs. Richard (Connie) Ballew of
Greenville; a son, Ronald Lee
Owens of the home; three sisters,
Mrs. Ivo (Donnis) McCurry of
Casar, N.C., and Mrs. Ronald
(Revonda) Humphries and Miss
Debra Smith of Boiling Springs;
five brothers, Jimmy Smith of
Ellenboro, N.C., and Bobby, Bil
ly, Johnny and Freddie Smith of
Boiling Springs.
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday at Walls Bap
tist Church, Bostic, N.C. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Nickols
Mrs. Bettie Moore Nickols,
92, of 602 E. Carolina Ave.,
widow of Thomas Allen Nickols,
died early Saturday morning in a
local hospital.
She was a native of Laurens
County, daughter of the late Eli
jah W. Moore and Elizabeth
Moore Lipford. She was a mem
ber of Waterloo Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. E. B. (Lucille) Baity of
Winston-Salem, N.C., and Mrs.
William M. (Lois) McMillan of
Clinton; three sons, Lyonelle
Clifton Nickols of Orangeburg,
Thomas Jackson Nickols of
Hollywood, Fla., and Julius Allen
Nickols of Pacolet; several
grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday at Gray Funeral
Home.
Burial was in Waterloo Ceme
tery.
Robert Cannon
CROSS HILL - Funeral ser
vices were held Thursday for Ro-
bert Cannon, 64, of Route 1,
Cr ss Hill, who died Saturday,
N v. 23, in a Clinton hospital.
Services were conducted at
Zion Hill Baptist Church with
burial in the church cemetery.
A son f the late Ervin and
Lizzie Cannon, lie was a mem
ber of Zion Hill Baptist Church
and Masonic Lodge No. 327.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Bessie Cannon; four daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Lizzie Williams,
Mrs. Lillie Richard and Mrs.
Janie Belle Lindsay of Cross
Hill and Mrs. Josephine Suber of
Juanna; a sun, M. C. Cannon of
Cross Hill; 14 grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren.
Dr. Cullum
JOHNSTON - Dr. George Wil
son Cullum, 45, died late Mon
day, Nov. 25, at his home in
Marina Del Ray, Calif. He was a
brother of Mrs. Mary Stickland
of Clinton.
Other survivors include six
other sisters and two brothers.
David Coleman
Funeral services for David
Coleman Sr., 33, who died Nov.
23, were conducted Saturday at
New Bethel AME Church. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Corine Coleman; a son, David
Coleman Jr. of the home; three
daughters, Mildred, Mary and
Martha Coleman of the home;
a stepfather, Arthur Young of
Clinton, two brothers, Gus and
Matthew Young of Clinton; and
two sisters, Miss Vernisha Young
and Miss Delores Young of Clin
ton.
Mrs. Tmluck
Funeral services were held
Thursday for Mrs. Susan R. Tru-
luck, 88, who died Tuesday, Nov.
26, in a Lexington nursing home.
Services were conducted - ' at
Shelly-Brunson Funeral Home in
Sumter.
She was the mother of Rem-
bert S. Truluck of Clinton. Other
survivors include three daugh
ters, Mrs. H. R. Burke and Mrs.
T. D. Kinney of Sumter and Mrs.
D. E. Langston of Moncks Corner;
and another son, George W. Tru
luck of Gaffney.
She was a member of St. Mark’s
Methodist Church in Sumter.
O. O. Mabry
Otis Oliver Mabry, 45, for
merly of Inman, died Sunday in
the collision of a car and a truck
near Kingsport, Tenn.
A school teacher, Mr. Mabry
had been living in Ashton, Tenn.
He was a brother of Mrs. Ray
Melton and Mrs. Eugene Reynolds
of Clinton.
Thomas M. Capley, 35, ofAsh-
Laurens County
Education Assn.
Holds Meeting
The Laurens County Education
Association met on Nov. 21 at
Clinton High School with Mrs.
Frances Crawford, president,
presiding.
Mr. K. C. Hanna, Superin
tendent of District 55, introduced
Mr. Claude Chester and Mr.
Hugh Dunn of the South Caro
lina Retirement System. They
spoke to the members on the
benefits derived from the retire
ment system.
A musical group from Clinton
High School, directed by Harry
Bouknight, entertained. Refresh
ments were served prior to the
meeting.
(2) Phone Greenwood at 223-
1711 (the cost is 35C from Clin
ton, S. C.). Many questions can
be answered over the phone. Also, worker involved,
certain reports can be made by
phone. Following are some of the
events that can be reported by
phone: Death of a Social Security
Beneficiary; Failure to receive a
check that is due; change of ad
dress; return to work after re
tirement; student drops out of
school; or marriage of a So
cial Security Beneficiary.
earnings (wages) are or will be.
(All cases involving salaried
workers.)
(4) The retained copy of tax
returns (Forms 1040, Schedules
C and/or F, and if partnership
involved, Form 1065) for the pre
vious year, evidence of payment
of taxes to Internal Revenue Ser
vice (Cancelled Check, Money
Order Stub, etc.), and estimate
of what current year earnings are
or will be. (All cases involving
self-employed workers.)
(5) Evidence of any military
service after September 7,1939
(all cases).
(6) Proof of age. A public re
cord or a church record of age
established before the fifth birth
day will suffice. Persons who
have neither of these documents
to prove their dates of birth
may secure a census record from
the Department of Census, Pitts
burg, Kansas. This is a good re
cord which is being used more
and more when records made be
fore age 5 are not available.
(The social security office will
furnish the form and assist you
in getting a census record of
your age.) Proof of age is need
ed in all old age cases.
(7) Marriage Certificate (cases
in which surviving spouse is
claiming benefits on deceased
husband).
(8) Statement of Death (Form
OA-C721) completed by the un
dertaker or a death certificate.
(All death claims on which first
claim is being filed.)
(9) Statement of Burial Ex
penses (Form OA-C719 com
pleted by the undertaker. (Only
death claims in which worker was
not living in same household
with spouse.)
00) Details as to dates and
places of all marriages and term
inations of marriages of the
Boland Retires
As Liberty
Life Manager
When R. W. Boland retired
December 1 as manager of the
Clinton branch office of Liberty
Lite Insurance Company, he com
pleted a 33-year and four months
career with the company. Thirty-
one of those years he headed the
office in his hometown as man
ager.
Mr. Boland graduated from
Clinton High School and then went
on to Presbyterian College. Upon
graduation from PC, he spent the
next 10 years teaching school and
then became an agent for Liber
ty Life in Clinton and two years
later became manager of the
office.
He and his wife, Jessie, a
Louisiana native, have a daugh
ter, Mrs. Betty Ann Major. They
reside in Clinton on N. Broad
St., where he enjoys flower gar
dening for relaxation.
A civic-minded man, Mr. Bo
land has been active in the Lu
theran Church and is a past pre
sident of the Chamber of Com
merce. He is a director of the
Clinton Kiwanis Club, of which he
has been a president and secre
tary; and is a past lieutenant
governor of the 9th Division
Carolinas District and a past
member of the International
Committee on Attendance.
Mr. Boland was honored at a
dinner upon his retirement.
7/fc Old. I6m&i
Gunter encourages everyone to
clip this article and keep for
ready reference. It could save
them extra trips and time
“A kindergarten teacher is
a woman who knows how to
make little things count.”
If the call cannot be complet
ed in three minutes, the staff
member in Greenwood will sug
gest that the caller hang up. The
staff member will immediately
return the call at the expense
of the Social Security Adminis
tration.
A skeleton crew is on duty at
Greenwood on Saturday monrings
from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon
to serve those who work and are
unable to visit the Social Se
curity Office except on Saturday.
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