Iron County Record | 1958-12-11 | Page 10 | Proper Papers Speed Social Security Pay

Proper Papers Speed Social Security Pay Would you like to help your local social security office reduce the length of time necessary to process applications for retirement retire-ment benefits? According to Mr. Kesler T. Powell, manager of the social security district office in Provo, Utah, people making application ap-plication for their retirement benefits can speed up the handling hand-ling of their applications If they bring along the papers necessary to establish their right to benefits. bene-fits. These papers should include their social security card, proof of their age and proof of recent earnings. Mr. Powell explained that your most recent W-2 form furnished by your employer, or your last income tax return along with your Schedule C or Schedule F and the cancelled check showing payment of the self-employment social security tax, if you are self-employed, will suffice for proof of recent earnings. Mr. Powell added that a birth certificate is not necessary neces-sary for proof of age but that any old document giving your date of birth, an old family Bible, or an old insurance policy might possibly be all that is needed for proof of age. Mr. Powell cautioned that no one should delay filing a claim because he or she does not have one or more of the documents necessary to establish right to benefits. The people at the local office located at 159 West 5th North, Provo, will be very happy hap-py to give assistance to any one i in securing these proofs. Also a respesentation of that office 'will be at the Utah State Employment Em-ployment office, Cedar City on Dec. 16 between 9 a. m. and 3 p. m.