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Show THE Thursday, January 18, 1951 New Manager Named For SS Field Office Kesler T. Powell, a native of Utah, has replaced Sherman H. Ruesch as the manager of the Provo field office of the Social Mr. Administration, Security Ruesch recently accepted a promotion to the central office of the same governmental agency located in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Powell and his family moved to Provo from Butte, Montana. "The year 1950 was especially significant for all men, women and children who have a stake in social security, declares Powell. "Since the Social Security amendments were passed on August 28 of last year, we in the Social Security Administration have been busy putting into effect the provisions of the amended act, and hclyiftg people to an understanding if their new rights and responsibilities. First service under the new law, was to the 3,000,000 people who of were already beneficiaries old age and survivors insurance. their Under the amendments, payments were immediately increased. Mr. Powell states that in the Provo area, approximately 2400 began to receive sub pele en now taking part in the expanded program, we see 1951 as a year of real challenge to the Social Administration, Security says Powell. His office at 41 East Second North in Provo serves the people of Carbon and Emery counties. The office stuff is assisting both employed and people to get social security account numbers, and is helping employers in obtaining information about the new program. Powell especially calls attention to the variety of informational publications on the new law in general, on household employees, farm workers, and other groups now covered by social security. These leaflets are available free to anyone calling at the Provo social They may be Security office. secured also by telephone call to 729, Provo or by postcard request. A representative of the Social Security office at Provo will be in the court house at Price on Tuesday, January 23, 1951, from 9:00 am. until 3:00 p.m., in accordance with a regular semimonthly schedule of providing assistance to Carbon and Emery county people who desire help or information on Social Security. stantially larger monthly payments. These increases came in the September checks, mailed to reach beneficiaries the first week of October a little over a month after the enactment of the new law. Under the reviseed law many more thousands of men, women, and children became eligible at once for monthly insurance payments. More than 725 claims have been filed in the area serviced by the Provo office since the amendments became law, says Mr. Powell. He pointed out that this is about four times as many claims as were handled by this office in the some period last year. The expansion of the old age and survivors insurance program under the new law is strikingly illustrated by national figures. For instance, in December 1949, about 2,743,000 people received monthly benefit payments totaling to about $58,000,000; for Dem cember 1950, approximately 3, Married men are considered to 500,000 beneficiaries were paid a be the best listeners. Its probtotal of about $127,000,000. "With three out of every four ably another case of practice gainfully occupied men and wom makes perfect. ed SUN-ADVOCA- Pag Sunnyside LDS Ward Stages Annual Gold and Green Ball Additional Safety The annual Gold and Green ball of the Sunnyside ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, themed as "Stars are was the Windows of Heaven, staged last Saturday evening in the Sunnyside school gymnasium. The floor show began at 10:00 p.m. Reigning as queen was Marion Larsen attended by LaRae King and Loretta Anderson. Max acted as crown bearer. Flower girls were Marilyn Wilson, Cherie Preston, Avon Otter-stroand Leslie Alger. Chairman of the affair were Mrs. Catherine Monson and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jones. Mc-Co- m Price Fruit Market Closes Suggestions Made For Sego Mine Farthest north units of the Boy transportation of blasting materials, eliminating remaining elec- Scouts of America are a troop and trical hazards, and the use of Explorer post of Eskimo boys at goggles by all employees doing Barrow, Alaska, sponsored by the work. town council. us Recommendations aimed at reinforcing recent safety improvements at the Utah Grand Coal company's Sego No. 1 mine at Sego, Grand county, are presented in a Federal reinspection report issued today by the Bureau of Mines. At the time of the November safety survey by Inspector Thomas T. 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