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Number of People Getting Insurance Benefits Increases Zioo _ four < _ ties served by the Rock fice of the Sodal Security Ad ministration are receiving $29,000 monthly in old-age and survivors insurance benefits, according to James P. Chick, manager of the office. Mr. Chick says that the growth of the old-age survivors insurance system as shown in the Federal Security Agency report to Con- gres, is reflected in this area. As of June 30, 1948, when the data in the agency report was com piled there were 1,806 people in the five counties w ho were receiv ing $25,379 monthly as compared now to 2,100 people receiving $29,000 monthly, a general in crease of about 16 per cent. The Social Security Administra tion’s section of the Federal Se curity Agency’s report to Con gress, covering operations of the Children’s Bureau and the Bu reau’s of Public Assistance, Em ployment Security and Old Age Insurance, is being received with special attention this year because of several proposals for changes in these programs now study in Congress. Under mandate from Congress to submit recom mendations for needed revisions in the lay, the administration proposed in the report, with re spect to old-age and survivors in surance, that (1) Coverage for wage earners be extended to farm people, the self-employed, domestic workers, and moat other gainful workers now excluded; (2) 1710 rat& of benefits be sub stantially increased, from (he present maximum for a family of $85 up to a possible $150. Most beneficiaries, present and pros pective, would nave their monthly payments increased 70 per cent or more. (3) The age eligibilit; en to receive benefits from 65 to 60. (4) Beneficiaries be permitted to earn as much as $50 per month in employment without losing eligibility for their monthl mpnts. The present limit is per month- <5) A worker’s earnings up to $4*800 per year be subject to tax —and corresponding credit to ward benefits—rather than the present limit of $3,000 per annum. The Social Security Adminis tration also urged enactment of a system of cash benefits for dis abled insured workers. This plan, integrated with the present old- age and survivors insurance, would provide monthly benefits on a similar basis when a Worker insurred a period of extended dis ability or was permanently dis abled. Legislation embodying such proposals has been the sub ject of hearings in the House of Representatives during recent months. Warning Is Issued About Old Shells In view of the close proximity of Fort Jackson to the county, the following statement from the headquarters of the Third Army is of special interest hera; “Early this year, five, persons were killed and two injured by the explosion of a shell, which was removed from a former army iustallation for the purpose of sale to a scrap dealer. “Recently six unexploded pro jectiles were loaded in a scrap yard in the Third Army area. "Several instances have been reported within the Third Army area recently where individuals have trespaned onto inactive ar tillery impast areas, and have f licked up such unexploded pro- ectiles or Muds’ and have sold them to scrap iron and metal dealers. “The public is warned of the inherent dangers of removing un exploded projectiles from impact areas and that it i sillegal for any one to trespass on these areas. It is also unlawful to purchase or sell material removed from im pact areas without proper authori ty and inspection. KENNEDY TELLS— (Continued from page one) for wom- t reduced ben W. Barkley, an invitation to come to Columbia and address a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Mr. Barkley has accepted this invita tion and will speak at the Jeffer son hojeb July 1 at 8 p. m. “No official invitations are be ing extended to any individuals or groups. However, I would like to extend to you this personal word of greeting and say that I hope you will find it possible to attend this dinner. Tickets may be obtained from Ransome Wil liams, Room 309, Owen Building, 1325 Lady street, Columbia, S. C., or if I can be of assistance to you in obtaining tickets I will be happy to do so. The price of tick ets Is $15.00 per plate. This is a compromise between what the National Committee wanted us to charge, $25.00, and what I felt we should arge, not over $10.00. will be only one corn- chart “There plimentary ticked issued and that will be the ticket to Vice Presi dent Barkley.' 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