| Show I Pension Checks I ITo To Be I Bigger in Davis Special to the Clipper The changes In the Social Security program recently voted by Congress and approved ap ap- approved proved by the President will add approximately a 3 year jear to the site size of retirement payments in Davis County This is without regard to the large natural increase resulting resulting re re- I suiting from new pen pensioners who are arc qualifying at a rapid I rate The local residents now no nore receiving receiving re re- receiving benefits will get a n total of 1024 a year starting next February as compared with the they received ed last year The windfall for them willbe will willbe willbe be one also for the merchants mer mer- merchants chants in in the county since most of oC the money it is expected expected expected ex ex- will soon find its way into the cash registers of the local retail stores In Davis County according to data released by the Old- Old Age and Survivors Insurance Bureau 1550 local residents I were colI collecting e c tin g pension i checks at the beginning of this year I Of this number were retired workers Their checks check's which reflect the size of their earnings before retirement and therefore their contributions contributions contributions to the pension system were at the rate of a year or per person Wives of these workers who are now qualifying ing for benefits as early as age 62 have been collecting a year in addition Also profiting under the program are disabled workers and the widows children and parents of deceased workers By Bj January 1 I 1958 the to total total to- to tal going to Davis County residents under the retirement program was at nt the rate o of f a year It had been a year ear earlier The rill increase 30 2 per cent I was greater greiter than that shown foi tor the rest of oC the United I Stiles Stats per cent The State Stale of Utah had a n rise of oC 28 1 per cent The pension payments represent rep rep- resent benefits earned by I workers I through their contributions contri to the lund fund They arc are not welfare or relief grants I notes the I More and more people are qualifying f for r the old old age age pro I lection afforded This is due in part pail to the fact that the i program is beginning to speed speedup up and partly to the fact that new groups are arc being bi brought blought ought in |
