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Show Social Security CJaims Claims CJaimsI CJaimsI CJaimsPaid ClaimsPaid ClaimsPaid I I Paid by Governmen Government GovernmentA ) A good many employees emplooees ) or thelr their thelrrelatives theirrelatives thenrelatives relatives in this area have money moneyconung moneycoming moneycoming conung coming from the United States Statesgovernmentand Statesgovernmentand Statesgovernment government-and government and - - and don't dont ' ' know itClifford itClifford it itClifford Clifford C Leuenberger , . managerof manager managerof of the Grand Junction field offlceof officeof offlce office officeof of the social security board made madethlS madethis madethis thlS this statement Friday after an ex- ex examinatIOn examination ex examination - - amination of the number of clalms claims clalmsbeing claimsbeing claimsbeing being put in by persons entitled entltled tofile to tofile tofile file them foi fOl lump-sum lump sum lump-swn swn - payments paymentsunder paymentsunder paymentsunder under the old-age old age - insurance pro- pro provisions provisions pro provisions - visions of the social sOClal securit security ' act actMr actMr actMr Mr Leuenberger estimates that not notmore notmore notmore more than 10 per cent of thosehaving those thosehaVlng thosehaving haVlng having money due them have made madeapplication madeapplication madeapplication application , . and without this ap- ap application applicatlon ap application - - plication plicatlon the social security board boardIS boardis IS unable to foiward foi fOl ward claims clalms to toWashmgton toWashington tcWashington tcWashington'If Washmgton Washington , 'If If ' If an emplo employee ernplo3ee ) ee In trade , . com- com corn- corn commerce cornmerce com commerce - merce and industry becomes 65 65years 65years 6 6years years of age currently , said Mr MrLeuenberger MrLeuenberger MrLeuenberger Leuenberger . , , "he he " is entitled to filea filea file a claim clalm for 31 3 { ' pei pel cent of his tota total totalwages : wages beginning begInnmg January 1 , . 1937 , , . up upto ui to to and including mcludmg the second day daybefore da before his 65th birthday blfthday Whlle While Whilethese Whu Whuthese < these amounts are not large at th the thepresent ( present time tlme because these provi- provi provi.ions proviIons - - - .ions ions : . t > ions of the social soclal security act have havebeen havebeen hav < been in effect only since the first firstof firsof ) of the year they should not be neglected neglected ne- ne neglected - - - glected glected'Let 'Let Let ' , Let us assume as an exampl example examplethat examplethat < that a \ worker \ > orker in a mine mme rnme has work work- worked worked worked - ed ten months and received $100 100 $ f a amonth amonth month since smce the flist filSt fist day of 1937 . , before reaching 65 He would bi be beentitled beentitled entitled to file a claim for $35 35 $ If Ifhe Ifhe II [ he had earned $3 3 $3000 3000 $ 000 he would be beentitled beentitled b < > entitled to file a claim for $105 105 $ In Inorder Inorder Ir i order to obtain the payment the theworkman theworkman th ( ; workman must send sene senci ! . to the social socialsecurIty socialsecurity security board three simple form forms formseasily formseasily ; ; easily made out The first is en- en entltled entitled - - . , titled tltled 'wage wage ' earner earners s application , . - ' the second 'statement statement ' of employer employerwhich , ' ! which shows how much he ha haearned has hasearned hasearned earned , . and the third is a slip sl1p Slgn- Slgn sign- sign Slgned signed sign signed - . ed by two of his friends indicatingtha indicatingthat indicating r tha that t he is the man he says he is is"Theie isTheie , ' " Thel Theie e is a second group of ofclaims ofclaims 01 claims 1 icsultmg esultmg icsultrng when a worker in incovered Incovered ir \ covered employment dies cl1es In thL this thiscase thiscase case it makes no difference what whathis hat hathis ; his or her age is , . provided it is less lessthan lessthan les ; than 65 years yem'S yemS ' The widow or close closerelative closerelative ( relative of the deceased deceasea s worker orker is isentitled Isentitled 1 ; entitled to file a claim for3i for 31 3i 3 " ! . ( per percent percent peicent cent of the total earnings in 1937 1937up 1937up 193 ' ] up to the time of death In this thiscase thiscase thi ; s case there must also be the state- state statement statement statement - - . ment of employer , the application of o ofthe : the widow or close relative , . and a astatement astatement s statement either of the physlclax physician physicianor or the undertaker , together with a asUp aslip s slip sUp signed by two ho to fi fliends filends lends indlcat indicat- indicat indicating indicating - - - ing that the claimant is the person personrepresented personrepresented represented " . Leuenberger urged that all per- per persons persons per - sons having claims present them at atonce atonce a once The social security board offlee of- of office oflice - fice lice will w1l1 give all help required He Heasked Heasked Hasked e asked that employers form torm the thehabit thehabit th habit of making imiUng out the statcmen statement statementot statementof of ot employer whenever an employee employeedies employeedies dies or attains age 65 65I I , 'The The ' The forms are very simple , " said Leuenberger , I ' 'but but Ibut but v . we e find that thatwhere thatwhere where employers , who are used to tomaking tomaking making out forms assist the ' \ worker sork- sork sorker ork- ork orker - - er or relatives relathes , the papers ar nre are generally correct and can go forward forward for- for forward - - ward at once " Issuance of social security accountnumbers accountnumbers account - numbers is progressing progressmg rapldly rapidly . , many applications being recelvec receh receis ed eddaily eddaily * dally daily by mall mail or in person Applica- Applica APPhca- APPhca APPhcations Applicatlons ApplicaJ Applications - - - " r tlons tions are made on Form SS5These 555These SS-5 SS 5 55-5 55 - - J , These can be obtained at the fieldoffice fieldoffice field office or at the post offices in towns townsthat townsthat that do not have social soclal security securityboald securityboaid boaid boald field officesLeuenberger officesLeuenberger offices Leuenberger pointed out that it itis itis 11 Is necessary for11 for \11 11 'iU iU " ' \ "all all employees in incovered incovered covered occup occupations occuyttions ttons < ! to have social socialsecunty socialsecurity socialsecurity security secunty cards in 111 order that their theirwage theirwage wage credits credlts may be kept by the theUmted theUnited United Umted States government The size sizeof sizeof of the monthbr monthlY check they will wi11 re- re receive recelve - - - celve ceive when they become 65 years of ofage ofage age depends upon accurate report- report reporting reportIng - - ing by employers of the wages ol of of ofeach ofeach each worker The monthly check checks checkswlll checkswill ; will wlll not be paid , however , untilJanuary untilJanuary until January 1 , 1942 and then only to tothose tothose those persons who have worked at atleast atleast ( least one day In each of five calen- calen calendar calendar - - - dar years beginning in 1937 , . before beforereaching beforereaching reaching age 65 , . and also they musl must musthave musthave have earned at least $2 2 $2000 2000 $ 000 in cov- cov coy- coy covered coyered - - ered employmentMany employment employmentMany employmentMany Many questions are being asked askedLeuenberger askedLeuenberger askec Leuenberger by mail and in person personOne personOne , One question frequently asked Is . ' "How How " much will wiil my wife get If I Ishould Ishould : should die in about 10 years years"I1ie yearsI1ie years"I1ieanswer ? " " $ e ennswer , answer nnswer is that tha the wife or close closerelative closerelative & relative would receive 3Y.s 3Ys 36 3 . per cent centof centof of the total earnings . Thus , If a aorker aorker l worker \\orker orker \ orker received $2000 2000 $2 2 $ $ 000 a . year fo tor for 10 yeirs ye'1rs ye1rs ycirs ' and then died cUed , his earnIngs earn1ns earnIngswould earn1nswould would be bc $20 20 $20000 20000 $ 000 , and Ills his wife wifewould wifewould would be entitled to file n a claim for fo 3U 314 3 per cent of that amount or $700 700 $ _ - |