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Show THE HELPER j if IX AGE v TT 1 ARTICLE EXPLAINS CHANGES IN PUBLIC 1 nn kt n w A I. Welfare by ir Legislation July 1 approximately railroad employees in Utah will be protected by the new sickneBS Insurance system for railroad workers, acording to George S. Brown, district manager of the Railroad Retirement ' oBard. He estimates that $280,000 in sickness benefits will be paid out in this area in the coming year. The program was established by amendments of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Aet passed by Congress last July. Under this plan, railroad employees will become one of the first groups in the nation to be insured under a Government plan against loss of wages from temporary disability. "Any kind of illness or injury will be covered, regardless of how or where it occurred," said Mr Beginning Wm INJECTOR' BlADES WS&k Brown. The new sickness benefits, like the benefits now payable for unemploy. ment due to lack of work, will be financed entirely through taxes paid by the railroads under the Railroad Insurance Act. No Unemployment tax for this purpose will be paid by the employees. Here is how the new program will operate : To become eligible for benefits after July 1, the employee must (1) have earned $150 or more in railroad employment in 1946, (2) be unable to work for at least 7 days out of a consecutive period, and (3) mail an application and a doctor's statement showing that he is unable to work to an office of the Railroad Retirement Board within 7 days after the first day he wishes to claim. Claims for sickness benefits, like L. & A. DRUG Phone 17 Helper MEAT CoroiSoct There tlnue to receive their regular wages, vacation pay, or pay for time lost Moreover, employees are not entitled to sickness benefits for any day or days for which they are paid insurance benefits, or sickness, maternity', or unemployment compensation unler some other Federal or State law.-- If retirement bene fits are paid under the Railroad Retirement Act or the Social Security Act,' and the sickness benefits are greater, only the difference may be paid. However, if employees belong to a railroad relief association or a fraternal order or carry insurance with a private firm and receive benefits from one or more of these source, they may be paid sickkness benefits also. The freedom of employees who disabilities to suffer recover damages through the court action or to make settlements with any way by the sickness insurance program. Mr Brown said. The law provides, however, that if sickness benefits are paid for the same disability, the Board is entitled to recover the amount of the sickness benefits fro mthe railroad out of the settlement. usem-ployme- work-connect- fJ MM T ILL MAfiftVl Hi MAS TO 'iHOOT Of THE ONE ( HE HAS TO SOCtT Off THIS THINS I TOO NOISY-- ) ; " I.... &MZElT ' utYynru)wuD 1 1 AO i.Lil rT) tToSIl IK M ! mtUI I VOU 40-MV CA nnnu to be a ship builder are thwarted by admirably done by Royal Neilson. the family's state of penury, was Phone nwi Itemt to The Journal "BUT NOT GOODBYE" SHOWN TO LOCAL AUDIENCE SATURDAY Theater lovers of Helper and vicin itv were afforded a rare treat Sat urday night when the University Theater Players presented "But Not Goodbye" at hte civic auditorium. The play was an offering of the Utah Centennial Commission in line with their program to bring high class entertainment to every corner of Utah. Not "But The presentation of Goodbye" qualified to the letter of the Centennial Commission's intent and purpose. It is high class comedy that kept a capacity audience on the edge of their respective seats. Vern Adix was excellent in the role of Sam Griggs, who dies in the first act and then comes back in a spirit role to dominate the evening. He was ably supported by Donald Asboe as Benjamin Griggs, the spirit of Sam's father who isn't very much in favor of ghosts roaming all over the place but does decide to stay around and help Sam's hgost straight en things around so the family won't be left penniless. Arch Heneley played the role of Howard Baker in rare form and Nor ma Tovart was was excellent in the role of Amy Griggs, the bereaved widow. Beth Calder was the daughter whose marriage plans are blighted by the sadi financial plight in which Sam leaves his family at his demise. She combined grace and good voice to; bring forth a fine portrayal. The son, Jimmie rGiggs, whose ambitions : ON ALL LIVING ROOM FURNITURE AND STUDIOS BENDIX WASHING MACHINES (For Immediate Delivery) PALACE FURNITURE & APPLIANCE 182 So. Main ' ''r Helper ' ; r- 1 , benefits, for unemployment cover periods of 14 consecutive days. In the first claim period, an employee will 'be paid tyr every day of sickness over 7. After the first period, he will receive benefits for each day over 4. Mr Brown went on to explain that the amount of benefits an employee may receive will vary from $1.75 to $5.00 a day depending upon the amount of his 1946 earnings. The lowest rate $1.75 is for the employee who earned from $150 to $199 and the highest $5.00 is for the man who made $2500 or more. The maximum that any worker can draw in a benefit year ranges from $227.50 to $650. This will provide benefits for a continuous illness of 26 weeks after the waiting period. Since the benefits are intended as insurance against the wage loss resulting fro mdisability, no benefits are payable to employees who con- their employers Is not affected in 00" those flEnroitrg gnu enmnt cees qj will la An DEALER In Your COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT COAL & COKE COMPANY co jf 0 5 SUNDAY, MAY 18 230 PJl Yby would foot I Look out! There's another big rail- road wagedemandheadedyour way! The unions alone whose members do not actually operate trains are demanding a flat increase of 20 cents an hour. These demands would cost the railroads of the country five hundred sixty-eigmillion dollars a year! Last year these employes had an increase of 18y2 cents an hour. This was their third major wage increase since 1939. Their average weekly pay has gone up 75, as against a rise of 54. non-operati- Sflelper Ball Park UTAH DISTRIBUTORS (Helper - Industrial League) VS. BRIGHAM CITY ADM: jg KIDS 2 Tax included IT TO BKYNEVS THt MOST 14-da- Sip ABERDEEN By Merrill WAET, THE SPEED COP the State Legislature 20,000 MAY 1S. 1947 THURSDAY, ITT '1- R i ii WELFARE LEGISLATION passed from real property was a determin- be many clients, who now own prop ing factor in determining eligibility erty in addition to their home, who changed many eligibility re- and size of grant. The allowance of will become ineligible July 1, 1947. quirements for Public Assistance in $300 and $600 in personal property Asssitance will be discontinued for Utai. The Welfare Legislation plus and or $500 and $1,000 in Convertible as many months as the amount of the he application of the appropriations Life Insurance for singles and fam- present grant will go into the "Real fcill places many limiting factors on ilies respectively was for the pur- Market Value" of excess property public Assistance which did not ex- pose of protecting against emergency owned. Other factors, of course, may ist before. An attempt is, therefore, medical, hospital, and death erpenses. alter the time. These clients are urgEffective July 1, 1947, one major ed to contact their caseworker and made to explain to the public how the program has changed and, es- change is made. Eligibility will now discuss heir case with them in order pecially to the recipient and pros- include a limitation on Real Prop- that hardship, caused by becoming pective applicant, how it will effect erty. The same limits as previously ineligible before havng a chance to tlm. The following is No. 1 of a ser- applied to personal property still make arrangements, can be avoided. ies of articles to appear in this paper apply tout added to any personal prop Offices are open as follows for inexplaining the program. erty owned will be the "Fair Market terviewing: PROPERTY OWNERSHIP (Real & Value" of any Real Estate owned exPrice: each morning; Moab, each REQUIREMENTS: Personal) cepting a home owned and occupied Tuesday; Monticello, each Monday; e (This article applies to unemploy-bl- by the client, the lot on which it Blanding, each Saturday; Castle Dale families only). stands, and in some cases (as deter- each Tuesday (North Emery and Prior to July 1, 1947, in order to mined by Welfare Department) a each Wednesday (So. be eligible for assistance from a small additional lot which is being Caslte Dale), and Orangeville). Emery used to produce an income for the "Property standpoint, a client must The next article will explain propnot have owned more than $300 worth family. liens. erty of personal property (cash, bonds, It is readily seen that there will one or for for $600 livestock, etc.) two or more in family. He could also have $500 cash value of insurance SICK BENEFITS PLAN FOR THE RAILROAD for one or $1,000 for two or more. No Jimit was placed of Real Property WORKERS GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST fwnershfp. Only income produced Public recently nnTDVD n r, t j r n il ht the bill 1946, with the largest peacetime traffic in history, the net income of railroads went down to the equiva- special payroll taxes on railroads have recently been increased; and passenger traffic has declined. lent of only 2?4 of the net property investment. Where Would the Money Come From? What About 1917? Even with the recent freight rate increase, preliminary figures indicate that the railroads will make only about the same low return in 1947 as in 1946. This will be because: the wage increase made in 1946 will be in effect for ail of 1947; We can't pay out what we don't take in. And we are not taking in enough now to meet to costs present 105 WEST itwwo n j.i j a it and complete the improvements in service that you need and that we want to give you. ? cost-of-livi- Since 1939, railroad wage and material costs have gone up more than three times as much as freight rates, and five times as much as passenger fares. That is why in S p . Would Foot "" w the Billl -- Ifc |