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McCORMICK Ma^o •r • it.' * iJ»A« ■' >v#X. SOUTH CAROLii^A Thursday, I\wvc*nber 24, 1938 Helpful Facts On Old-A■ ' Insurance (By Martha Pressly, Manager Greenwood, South Carolina, Field Office, Social Security Board.) Q. Should an employee who has reached 65 years apply for his lump-sum benefit at that time and should further deductions be made from his wages? A. Upon attainment of age 65 he should notify the nearest So cial Security Board Field Office and request the necessary forms for filing his claim. No further deductions should be made from his wages and his employer wil be required to pay no further taxes on his earnings. Q. If by the time a worker at tains age 65, and he is eligible to receive monthly Federal Old-Age Retirement benefit, will he have an option of receiving a lump-sum payment instead? A. No. A lump-sum payment is , made only to workers who quali fied in some, but not all particu- lars-Tor monthly Federal Old-Age 1 Retirement benefits. A worker qualified to receive monthly pay ments has no option of a lump sum benefit instead. Q. After securing an application for Social Security Account Number card from the Postmaster, what preaution should be taken to assure the applicant of getting his card properly filled out? A. F'ull instructions for filling out applications are on the back of each form. They should be carefully followed, names written out in full and date of birth in agreement with age at last birth day. Applications should be mail ed to Social Security Board, Greenwood, S. C., and the appli cant’s return address should ap pear on the envelope. Q. Does the exclusion of agricul tural employment and domestic employment in private homes mean that no farm workers or domestic servants will ever re ceive Old-Age Insurance benefits? A. Not at all. People in this country make frequent changes in their occupations. Relatively few spend their entire working lives In one type of work. Many now in excluded employment may, before the age of 65, shift to other em ployments and become eligible for Federal Old-Age Insurance bene fits. Q. As the owner and manager of an unincorporated grocery store, ■will I qualify for Old-Age Insur ance benefits? A. Earnings of self-employed people, that is, those not working for an employer, are not wages and under the law cannot be used as a basis of eligibility for Old- Age Insurance benefits. Disasters Strike 41 States Daring Year Red Cross Aids 420,000 Persons Following Catastrophes That the past year has not been an easy one for the American Red Cross is shown In a recent report listing dis asters necessitating Red Cross reliet throughout the United States during m J tho past twelve months. The report reveals that 129 domestic disasters called for Red Cross aid in 247 counties of 41 states, and tbat assistance was given to 420,QUO persons who were disaster victims. -That this has been a very active year is obvious when one compares this year’s operations with the average of 92 disasters requiring Red Cross aid annually for the past 15 years,” Chair- mau Norman H. Davis said in com menting on the Red Cross Disaster Relief Service report. These catastrophes Included cloud bursts. cyclones, epidemics, fires, floods, forest tires, hailstorms, mine ex plosions, a school bus accident, a ship wreck. tornadoes, typhoons, and wind storms. “Disaster relief was the first humani tarian work of the American Red Cross after its organization in 1881,” Mr. Davis said. “In the ensuing 57 years the flag of the Red Cross has flown upon every scene of major disaster in the United States. The Red Cross has carried relief—food, clothing, shelter, medical aid. rehabilitation of homes and families—to more than 2,200 scenes of disaster at home and abroad, and has expended over $140,000,000 con tributed by the American public In this work of mercy." The Red Cross policies of relief, the i.ational chairman pointed out, have been established over a period of years Helpful Facts On Old-Age Insurance (By Martha Pressly, Manager Greenwood, South Carolina, Field Office, Social Security Board.) Turkey Dinner At Campbell’s Cafe Thanksgiving Day r ■ We will serve Turkey Dinner at our cafe on upper Main Street on Ttianksgiving Day, Nov. 24th, from 11:30 a. m. until 3:30 p. m. or later, at reasonable prices. CAMPBELL’S CAFE, S. B. Campbell, Prop., Upper Main Street, McCormick, S. C. W. H. McCurley & Son Granite Co. Monuments, Markers, Coping. The Best Elberton Blue Granite. Prices And Quality Guaranteed. ELBERTON, GA. J. T. FAULKNER Representative McCORMICK, S. C. through actual experience of its work ers in the field. Relief is given on the basis of need of sufferers—not of losses. Loans, be pointed out. are never made, but relief is a gift from the Red Cross in the name of its members and contributors to its work. “It would not be possible for the Red Cross to carry out such widespread relief activities without the nelp of thousands of volunteer workers." Mr. Davis said. “Volunteers are the main stay of the organization, and In the past year’s work assistance from many cooperating agencies has made it pos sible for us to answer the many calls for help.” While relief was being given to vic tims of natural catastrophes, the Red Cross was not unmindful of the neces sity for preparedness plans to meet emergencies that may arise in any American community. Red Cross chap ters In hundreds of counties have or ganized disaster preparedness commit tees charged with responsibility u> map relief plans in advance of need, and to organize resources of communi ties to prevent duplication of effort and waste of materials when calls for help are received. These plans are proving especially advantageous in localities subject to frequent floods, tornadoes, or hurri canes. and actual tests of sucb plan ning have demonstrated the necessity for such measures. “The administration of sucb relief for disaster victims is made possible by annual memberships of millions of Americans in all walks of life,” Mr. Davis pointed out. “Tbe extent of Red Cross aid to sucb sufferers is entirely dependent upon unselfish sharing on tbe part of all of us.” Red Cross Nurses Aid Million Sick are the sales taxes now levied by 24 states. Income from this one source last year amounted to ap- prcximafl r $70,00^,000. “Besides the state and munici pal taxes the federal government takes heavy toll in excise taxes on motor vehicles. The Carolina Motor club strongly opposes con tinuation of federal taxes on nev; vehicles, parts, gasoline, oil and accessories and it is hoped that the next Congress will remove these levies.” X Names Fertilization For Peach Orchards Clemson, Oct. 31.—Three years’ data on fertilizer demonstrations in peach orchards show a step-up from 107.4 bushels of peaches per acre from trees receiving only nitrogen to 576.7 bushels per acre from trees having complete ferti lizer, sa /s E. H. Rawl, extension horticulturist. This is over 400 per cent increase; and the yield of U. S. No. 1 peaches two inches and up in diameter shows an even more striking increase—484.2 bush els per acre—from trees receiving complete fertilizer against only 29.7 bushels from trees receiving only nitrogen. The fall fertilizing recommenda tions advised by Mr. Rawl on the basis of these tests call for 300 pounds per acre of 16 per cent acid phosphate and 100 pounds of 50 per cent muriate of potash, mixed and applied broadcast, preferably in October, before planting of orchard cover crops. Nitrogen fertilizer is recommend ed for application in the spring. Since the dry weather has de cayed most orchardists in planting continuously in five consecutive cover crops, Mr. Rawl suggests years to qualify? ) ,hat ^Jf sti11 ^ 00 /. ol ~ * ^ J; » i • low this orchard fertilization A. No. One day’s work in cover- p rac tice ed employment in each of five j Orchards that are too acid for different calendar years is suffi- optimum growth of cover crops cient to meet the five-year re- ! trees should be given * , I the necessary amounts of dolomit- be i ic limestone Q. Will monthly Federal Old- Age Retirement benefits be paid to everyone after age 65? A. No. Monthly Federal Old-Aye benefits will only be paid to in dividuals who attain the age of 65, after working in covered em ployment at some time during a' least five different calendar years after 1936, and before age 65, and their wages from such employ ment must total at least $2,000 Monthly benefits will not start until the worker retires from covered employment. Q. What benefit will be paid to workers who receive wages of $2,- 000 or more in covered employ ment but who attain the age of 65 before they have a chance to work five different calendar years after 1936? A. The worker must meet both requirements to be eligible for monthly benefits. Otherwise he will receive a lumpsum of 3 l-2c on each dollar of wages received in covered employment after 1936 and before age 65. He does not have to retire from covered em ployment to get his lump-sum benefit. Q. Must the worker be employed Red Cross public nealtb nurses made more than one million visits to or on behalf of the sick during the fiscal year 1937-38. The patients live in mountain com munities. on Islands off the coast, in isolated swamp regions, and in crowd ed industrial sections. During the same period the nurses Inspected 559,187 school children for health defects In cooperation with local physicians, and gave instructions in home hygiene and care of the sick to 58,754 mothers and young girls. Red Cross Volunteers Assist War Veterans Red Cross workers In chapters. In hospitals and on posts of the Army. Navy. Coast Guard, and Marine Corps, assisted 122.365 active ser vice men or veterans or their faml lies durlns the past 12 months. Red Cross service to thest men In eluded such personal help as letter writing. shopping and recreational leadership, but It also Included finan clsl assistance to their dependents, help In locating missing members ot ibeir families, and assistance in fll iug necessary applications for pen Rtons. disability pay. hospitalisation, or for discharge from active service because of home aeeda. The average number of men as sisted b> Red Cross workers each month was 18.790. according to a recent report. Can Rebuild And Paint Bodies Like They Came From Factory. John Thomas Mc Grath, McCormick, S. C. quirement. The five years may separated by unemployment or periods when the individual works in excluded employment. Q. W\ll the fact that a worker loses his Social Security card and secures another card affect his Old-Age Insurance benefits? A. No one should ever have more than one Social Security Ac count Number. If the card is lost a duplicate card bearing the nnmi'er of the original card should be applied for. Q. Should a change of jobs be snorted to the Social Security Board? A. No. You only need one So cial Security Account Number during your lifetime, regardless of where you receive your card or in which state or states you work thereafter. Simply show your ac count number card to each em ployer for whom you work in covered employment. The em ployer reports your wages quarter ly and all wages received in covered employment in the United States will be posted to your ac count. or basic slag, Mr. Rawl advises. If the individual orchard allowances under the AAA program have not already been earned, credit will be given for use of superphosphate, basic slag, or dolomitic limestone applied under leguminous winter cover crops. • XX Extension Service Greeted Favorably ml Throughout State ONE DAY - SATURDAY - NOV. 26 The grandest day in the whole year at WHITE’S in Augusta, or in the entire section! Thousands upon thousands of gift and staple items to sell at 1.00 . . . hundreds upon hundreds to sell at more and less than a dollar. Every one a value extra ordinary. WHITE’S BOOKS ARE CLOSED! . . Charge pur chases Saturday will not be due until next year, January 1939. 936-46 Broad Street Augusta, Ga. New Mercury 8 Town-Sedan More Than Half Of Tax Revenues Come From Gas And License Plates Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 29.—More than half of all tax revenue? raised by the states of North and South Carolina come by way of the gasoline pump and motor ve hicle license plates, according to Coleman W. Roberts, president of the Carolina Motor club. Out of $56,227,000 total stat 0 taxes in North Carolina $31,284,000 or 55.6 per cent are registration and gasoline taxes while in South Carolina $12,591,000 out of $23,- 584,000—53.4 per cent—accrue' from this source. Total state taxes for North and South Carolina arc 79.811,000 and over 54 per cent or $43,875,000 represents motor vehi cle taxes. “Highest proportion cf automo tive to total taxes was shown for Vermont, where auto taxes ac counted for 86.1 per cent”, Roberts said. “Other leaders elude Georgia, 73 per cent; braska 72.6 and Florida 67.7. lowest proportion was shown Mr in- Ne Th' in the District of Columbia with 12.1 and South Carolina with 22.1. “In only 13 states besides North and South Carolina did motor ve hicle taxes exceed 50 per cent of the total levies. Total state taxes from all sources amounted to $2.- 828,000,000 last year of which $1,- 156.000.000 or about 41 per cen were automotive taxes. Thus, tlv Carolinas are well above ihi national average. “Property taxes, once the prin cipal source of state gov^rnm^-o income, long aeo were replaced b special automotive taxes. In addi tion to the registration fees ant gasoline taxes, the automobile i. c subject to a wide variety cf speeia 1 state fees, not the least of which Columbia. Nov. 21.—The Uni versity of South Carolina’s new program of extension service to teachers and schools throughout the state is meeting with enthu siastic response, W. H. Ward, di rector cf the division of extension, reported today. Mr. Ward reported that the services of Dr. Ellison M. Smith, extension professor of elementary education who is retained by the University to assist schools in the study and development of their elementary curricula, had been contracted for until the middle of next spring. In addition, more than 250 teachers are now enrolled in ex tension classes conducted by the University, for which regular col lege and certificate work is given. This work is conducted, for the most part, by Dr. Fred W. Alex ander; extension professor pf edu cation. Doctor Smith holds several con ferences each week with teachers and trustees to assist them in studying and planning develop ment of the educational programs in their respective communities So great has been the demand to lis services that the time Doctoi Smith has available for this pur pose is filled up far in advance and it has been necessary to post pone compliance with many re quests. Extension classes for teachers now are actively in progress at Florence and Lake City, and mam more classes will be established ir the future. These classes cover r number of varying educational fields. Teachers can take as many as {our credits of , work, sufficien. for renewal of teachers’ certifi cates. The purpose of such classes i: four-fold; to give training to teachers while teaching; to es tablish credits for extension ol >tate certificates; to secure credit toward a college degree, and tc Ir - prove the educational equip — nt cf teachers serving th< f 1 te. T HIS Mercury 8 town-sedan is one of the four body types cf the newest car in motordom. It is a bis car, with lie-inch wheelbase and measuring more than 16 feet from bumper to bumper. Its V-8 engine develops 95 horsepower. Brakes are hydraulic enabling the driver to slow down or stop quickly with light pedal pressure. The town-sedan is the “flagship of the Mercury fleet.” Both seats hold three passengers comfortably. Interior appointments are luxurious. There is an exception ally large luggage compartment. White sidewall tires are extra. 4-H CANNING WINS 1 J: ' World*. No.l FIT-SITE Plate, for men and 1 ■ I nave* — fro™ impression.taken In jronrl TRIAL SAC*»ToU*FiawtS.■ i TRIAL Satisfied. 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Columbia, Nov. 21.—Education by phonograph will soon be given a trial in South Carolina under the auspices of the University of South Carolina division cf ex tension. W. H. Ward, director of the ex tension division, said today that the Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning, headed by President James B. Conant of Harvard, had agreed to make available to this state without charge several sets of two groups of recordings for use in elementary schools. These transcription groups, one consisting of 40 elementary science records and the other six art appreciation records, have been used with marked success in Rochester, N. Y., schools. Three sets of both groups will be placed by Mr. Ward in elemen tary schools, three sets will be placed by Miss Mattie Thomas, elementary school supervisor of the state department of education, and one set will be turned ever to A. C. Flora, superintendent cf Columbia city schools. Mr. Ward and other representa tives cf the University last week '•tteno d rb« Sr jt'*'<‘* n Confe v encc on Audio-Visual education in At lanta. Securing the records from W ILLTEN’ WEST; 16, of Cassatt will be one of the South Caro-. llna delegation to the 17th National 4-H Club Congress opening Novem ber 25 in Chicago.. Awarded by State Girls’ Club Agent Harriet F. John-j eon to the state’s most worthy 4-H’er In canning projects, the trip climaxes a seven-year record. • • • She canned 1,(164 pints of foods, ga,ve one public demonstration on can ning,.and won $33.50 on 4-H exhibits, at county and state fairs. She will compete with other state winners in the Southern Extension Section for a $200 college scholarship. • • • A na tional winner, chosen from the four sectional champions, will receive an additional $200, provided with trips • and county awards by the Kerr Glass Company. Cora Lyn Baker of Cades was named alternate state winner and receives a 25-quart can- ner retort. Sara M. Kinard, 19, of Prosperity^ a delegate for outstanding work | in food preparation, is a six-year club member. Her 4-H products are valued at $176.60. Miss Kinard will compete with other state winners in the south for one of two Electroivx refrigerators given by Servcl, Inc., rnd also fer four national scholar- : hips totaling $1,000 provided by Ike : aine firm. Insn ranee ( Fire Insurance And All her Kinds of Insurance In- the Committee on Scientific Aids o Learning is only one cf the tending Life Insurance. ally steps in the extension divi- un's pregtam for a adio-visual HUGH C. BROWN, state. McCORMICK, S. G.