Show Social Security Official Will Make Visit Are Arc you throwing money I away You may be if you are area i a year old woman or a 65 y old ear man and have not checked check check- ed up on your social security i rights Leonard M M. Smith district manager of the Grand Junction i Social Security Office cited the case of or ora a 69 year old local man who is in business for himself i This man in recent years has been earning less than 2080 net profit a year yet he did not apply apply ap ap- ap ply for social security benefits because he thought he had to retire re- re retire retire re re- tire completely before he could get old-age old insurance benefits This Is a common tion The fact Is that if It you Ou have reached retirement age 65 for formen formen formen men and 62 for women and earn 1200 or less in a year you Ou are eligible to receive your social security benefits for 12 months of ot the year If It you work in all aU months are earn between 1200 and 2080 for the year you may still get payments for some months And no matter how much you earn you can be paid your benefit checks for any months in which you OU neither earn wages of ot more than nor are active In a business of your own For example you may receive ben ben bene fits for tor any full lull calendar month I you Ou might have been ill or gem gon gemon gone on an extended vacation Also Atso I after you reach age 72 benefits may always be paid regardless of how much work you do The important thing to ber bel is to check your social security se h I cu curtly office when n you reach reech retirement re- re I I age and particularly it If your yearly earnings are running 2080 or less Ho Vowel well Culbertson i field representative invites y you u uto to visit him at the Employment Office in Moab on March 8 from I 10 HI am a.m. to 12 noon |