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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH SOCIAL SECURITY 4,400,000 People Receiving Survivors Insurance Payments A young man walked into a social security field office recently and said: "I've just started to work for myself and I want to get straight on my rights and obligations under old-ag- e survivors insurance." The conversation developed some interesting facts. His father had been a plant foreman, and his job was brought under social security when the original law went into ef-fect in 1937. At the time of his death in the forties, he was fully insured. By careful management of the family's meagre savings, plus the monthly survivors' benefit pay-ments, the widow had been able to keep the son in school. He finished his vocational school training. He took a job, and then he married. Now he had started his own busi-ness, and so is one of more than four million who are for the first time coming under so-cial security. This particular interview was of unusual significance in that it is an outstanding example of a generation protected by old-ag- e and survivors insurance building social security protection for the next generation. It is proof that social security has come of age. In January, 1937, when the pro-gram was inaugurated it was an frankly innovation and an experiment. For several years, its progress was necessarily slow, and its impact on family economy was limited. Bene-ficiaries added to the rolls did not average over a quarter of a million persons yearly and coverage was restricted to persons employed in commerce and industry. Fifteen years, and the several amendments to the original act, have changed the picture. The wid-ow and the son in our story are num-bered among the three out of every four mothers and children who now have this insurance protection. Moreover, not only jobs in com-merce and industry, but most other kinds of work are now imvpnui k the social security law. In brief, the old-ag- e and survivors insurance program under federal social security now affects three out of every four workers in the nation. Sixty-thre- e million persons gainfully employed or are in work covered by the law. OBVIOUSLY, fifteen years of op-eration has not been a sufficient length of time to bring old-ag- e in-surance protection to even a major-ity of the people past 65. However, at the close of the fifteenth year of the program, 4,400,000 people were receiving monthly old-ag- e and sur-vivors insurance payments. How much in benefit payments does this mean to the average work-er and his family? For the worker who after 1950 earns $250 a month his personal monthly benefit pay-ment will be $72.00; he and his wife will get a total of $108 monthly, and in case of his death his widow will get $54.40. The scale of benefit payments ranges from a minimum of $20 monthly to an individual to a maxi-mum family benefit payment of $150. As earnings up to $3,600 a year are now credited to a worker's social security account, the average bene-fit payment will steadily increase in the years immediately ahead. It is not difficult to evaluate the effect of this social insurance program on the average commu-nity and the average family. As in the case of the young man men-tioned at the beginning of this ar-ticle, it is making it possible to hold many homes together; as illustrated in his case also, it is enabling one generation to acquire the means to build the same protection for the next generation. This, as old-ag- e and survivors insurance enters its sixteenth year of continuous opera-tion, is the most significant achieve-ment of the program. CHD5SWDHP PUZZLE "S 1 tAG5n8Afrfl U U N A Ufc (A I A NjJ ACROSS 2. Dry 20. Placed CRET?tjE,AC S 1. Poles measure 22. A lemon A R. AE13T N S T E P 5. Crowns (Heb.) drink MAHG1NSH.FR.A 9. Send forth '3.Snee, 23. Folds M A K HG y IJt as rays 4. 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IE WL 1 II 2 12 tS I? 15 17 p 19 20 Tl 22 11 24 Hl5 28 Z? 10 pli 51 3 w WWEZ. 37 Wff l 40 421 41 42 45 WW i'l I I w vrm MAHONEY GETTING HIT BY THIS GIANT TULANE GUARD IS LIKE GETTING SMACKED ( Aiv BY A TRUCK. SIX FEET-TW- 280 JU . FOUNDS OF SOLID MUSCLE i FACT IS- - TIMVi HE DIDN'T PLAY FOOTBALL AT ALL A ys IN 1948-T- OO HEAVY. TULANET J WS , AUTHORITIES FIGURED HIS THEN 300-LB- . XW WEIGHT WAS TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN; V' Jf TO CARRY THRU VARSITY FOOTBALL- - mri ' MMMl V'ejRDTDRv rrzrMjy 9 OF BASEBALL THE MfcA l SHE HIT p OF MfpT ul I UMPIRE WORE A .!B U lNT mOV'M fflMEs PRINCE ALBERT 1MB 1ItROe6VP0 YtIDU COAT,CSAILRKRHIEADT f Jj ?& JIM RHODYFt How It Works An ultra high-spee- d photographic technique developed by ballisti-clan- s at Western-Winchest-makes it possible for the first time in history, to see the mushrooming of a bullet after it passes through a gelatin substance equivalent to animal tissue. In a series of remarkable pic-tures of the new Silvertip bullet, technicians of the sporting arms and ammunition firm have been able to show the progressive ex-pansion of a 270 caliber bullet after it has penetrated varying thicknesses of gelatin. Bullets "Stopped" Bullets were "stopped" in mid-air, by photographic exposures of 3l,O00ths of a second, a short dis-tance after they had gone through the gelatin blocks, which varied in thickness from half an inch to three inches. Each picture In the series gave visual evidence that the bullet does not begin its maximum ex-pansion until penetration of the vital area. The Silvertip has a lead core encased in a tough metal outer jacket except for the tip which has a thin jacket of softer metal. The Olin (Western-Wincheste- r) technique which led to these pic-tures was first disclosed when the series showing mushrooming were reproduced in the current Sports Afield Hunting Annual. Bullet in flight before striking gelatin block "stopped" at 3l,000ths of a second. A 270 caliber Silvertip bullet shown after penetration of half-inc- h block of gelatin. Expansion (mushrooming) of tip begins after bullet has pene-trated one-inc- h block. Greater degree of mushroom-ing evidenced by Silvertip after penetration of one and one-ha- lf inch gelatin block. Bullet, after penetrating two-in-ch block, retains considerable energy for maximum effect. Bullet penetration at three inches delivers to vital area the energy conserved by controlled expansion. AAA Ruffed Grouse Do you tknow what upland game bird led all others in the number of birds killed in 1950? No. not the pheasant, but the ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge. The 1950 calculated kill was 936,351; the calculated kill of pheasants was 890,837. Although the 1950 grouse season began slowly and there were many disappointed hunters during the first two weeks, hunting conditions improved as the season progressed and more and more birds were seen in most areas. Another point that should be remembered too, is that ruffed grouse is the average man's main game in N. Minnesota. Equipment Inexpensive Little is needed in the way of expensive equipment or extended trips. For the average hunter a rifle, or e shot-gun, plus an hour in the woods in the late afternoon, often is suffi-cient to secure a bag limit of the tasty birds. The ruffed grouse is a brown, fowl-lik- e woodland bird, about the size of a bantam hen, possessing a dark, partially concealed neck ruff, and a fanshaped tail, having a broad, dark subterminal band. Two color phases, gray and red occur. I5y INEZ GERHARD JAW Commander Arthur God- - frey made a promise about a year ago that has developed into one of radio's favorite Cinderella stories. While on two weeks' active duty at Pensacola Godfrey was asked by enthusiastic shipmates of Julius La Rosa to heai the young man sing. Godfrey did, said if La Rosa weren't in the Navy he'd give him a job at once, told the young man to look him up ir Now York. t i , I i I ' sr , J ' I M I - miin-- -i Xs&A" - fyh.v..,vf , ARTHUR GODFREY La Rosa appeared on the CBS Radio "Arthur Godfrey Time" while on leave, and recently, one week after he was discharged, became one of the "little Godfreys", a regular on the star's daytime program. Ginger Rogers ".nd Fred Allen should make a wonderful couple in "We're Not Married", which Edmund Goulding will direct for 20th Century-Fo- x. It's the story of five couples who find their marriages upset by a legal technicality. Allen's last film was "It's in the Bag", way back In 1945. Zsa Zsa Gabor, George Sanders' wife, will be one of the other wives. Dick Powell, ABC's sleuth on the Friday night "Richard Diamond" air series, now is grounded. He re-cently sold his plane, at the request of June Allyson Powell; they'll use the money toward payment on a ranch in northern California. When a movie or radio star first tackles television, usually in guest shots, the results are usually pretty horrible. If they step out with their own shows murderl Dinah Shore is a rare exception. After some try-out- s on other programs she has settled down twice a week in the Dinah Shore Show, on NBC-TV- , and from the very first she has been an outstanding success. I SPORTLIGHT Texas, Missouri Keep Gridders By GRANTLAND RICE NEW YORK "If you want to size up a football team," writes L.P.S., "take a look at where most of the players come from. There's the answer. Teams that have many players from out of their own state were benefited by the heaviest proselyting, recruiting and subsi- - S"1 dizing, as a rule. Did you notice that in a recent team, nine of the eleven men came from the north? I just made a check and found t lie majority of the Southern stars pamfl from well "Why," writes in one sideliner, "don't we have three divisions: Professionals, and Amateurs? Each team to play among its own group?" The trouble is the professional casts would in-sist on being labeled amateur. The chief trouble will come from athletic scholarships and scholarship ratings. A big number of colleges will stand up and howl at the idea of abandoning all athletic scholar-ships or forcing football players into courses too tough to be passed. For a great many foot-ball players can only pass sim-ple courses. This doesn't apply to everyone, of course, especial-ly to colleges with much higher standards. If the athletic scholarship and scholarship standards can be han-dled effectively one won't have to bother with spring practice, bowls or even proselyting, i A fellow isn't going to a college largely to play football and then pay his own way and take up a tough student course. You can bet a carload of bullion on that and! collect every time. But If there are groups of col-leges who want to continue ath-letic scholarships and soft courses they should certainly be allowed to play among themselves. No one is going to get all colleges to take the same route, to follow the same road. The point is that these groups should be sharply divided, each one carrying a different labeL each playing in its own for its own set of ratings or cham-pionships. It is completely unfair to compare college teams that don't have athletic scholarships and have high student standards with colleges that do have such scholarships plus moronic student ratings. Another Entry I doubt that anyone in the fight game was as well conditioned as one James Joseph Tunney, or knew more about conditioning. Tunney spent just seven years in getting ready for his first Dempsey test. In those seven years he never broke strict training for as long as a split second. He handled his own program, and this also in-cluded mental training, working for better concentration. He set up program and followed it faithfully. ' Tunny's road work covered an SJ enormous span of ground. Even playing golf he wo'uld hit a drive, toss his club to the caddie and then start running and punching. Grantland Rice above the old Mason and Dixon or Smith and Wesson line. Pennsylvania is the main recruiting ground. "On the other hand," he continues, "Texas teams are nearly all packed with Texans. Missouri has nearly all Missouri boys in her line-u- p. Pennsyl-vania, I'd say, gets the heaviest raiding. They travel from 1,200 to 1,500 miles to grab the best talent Pennsylvania has to of-fer. I'd say Pennsylvania could field a team that would out-match any in the country, in-cluding Ohio " and Texas. But one state can't take care of fifteen or twenty colleges. Or maybe many more." If any heavy cut is made In football's present system the loudest squawk will come from Texas. Texas has from 800 to 900 prep schools that go in seriously for foot-ball. These myriad schools supply Texas, SMTJ, TCU, Rice, Baylor, Texas A. and M. and one or two others. The Texas athletic scholar-ship list is also heavy and if there is any big reduction here Texas may secede again if not from the United States, at least from the N.C.A.A. Texas could lure in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and have all the fun and action wanted. Football in Texas is a civil war and the teams really go all out. The high schools in Texas battle it to the hilt from September to, Decem-ber. I don't know whether Texas has the phony courses for football players that so many other col-leges have or not. I doubt it, since most of the complaints that have come this way haven't blown in from Texas. Split-U- p May Follow There is a good chance that the end of this football argument may lead to a big split-u-p to different ways of running the game. SUMMER STORMS CORNER By Ralph Blanchard FOR a week it had been raining. sat on the porch of the re-sort hotel and looked over the lake. "Why in thunder doesn't it stop," he asked? He threw the newspaper at a fly on the railing. Gail was sit-- I ting " the 3 --Min'.ute swing. She was FlCTIOn pretty with a few . freckles over her nose and cheeks just a few. "There's no use letting it get you, Ken," she said, knowing inwardly that she was tired of it, too. "With this thing on your leg, you'd be fed up," he snapped, thumping the heavy cast. He had been in an accident two weeks ago. Now that there was rain he was doubly un-happy. "Maybe by tomorrow I can take you for a ride in the boat," Gail suggested. "It looks as though it might stop raining tonight." Ken kicked his good leg against the steps. "I'll go by myself. I'm not a cripple." Gail felt her face redden a bit. She, too, was nervous and on edge. The rain had been so bad for the last week that no one had done any-thing but play cards. She turned her face from Ken. "I'm sorry," he said. Gail turned abruptly, "But, Ken, you know the doctor warned you about being on the lake. What If you should have an accident?" "I'm not an undernourished school kid, you know!" She knew what he was thinking and answered, "Of course, you can take care of yourself, but it's better to be safe than sorry." "Will you please shut up!" Gail looked at him. He had never A wave nearly swamped the boat and he was thrown back-ward. come right out and said that he loved her. but she knew that he did. And she understood him. It wasn't that he was angry at her, but it was the whole business of rain and a broken leg. THE next morning the rain stopped a while. Ken was up early and down by the lake walking along the shore with his crutches. He felt better than he had for several days, and when he came to a boat he decided that he would go out just a little ways from the beach. With his crutch, he pushed the boat out, and laboriously placed himself between the two oars. He heaved a sigh as he felt the boat move over the water. For a while he thought the sun was coming out from behind the clouds, but the sky grew darker. As the boat sped through the water, it would snap at the waves. After a few minutes. Ken realized that he had gone further than he had planned. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was just on the verge of storming. As he looked up, one of the oars slipped, slid down into the darkening water just out of reach. The rain poured down as though someone had taken a knife and slashed the under side of the dark clouds. Quickly, he took the other oar and used it Indian fashion, but the boat was much heavier than a canoe, and it was hard to lift the heavy paddle. The waves grew larger. The shore was at least three-hundre- d yards away, probably more, and the wind seemed to push the small boat fur-ther away. If only he had two oars, his arms would not have been so tired. In his mind he saw Gall sit-ting on the porch. He wondered if he would ever see her again. His wrists ached and sharp pains shot through bis broken leg. A wave nearly swamped the boat and he was thrown backwards. His head hit the side of the craft. He was having a crazy, ugly dream. Multicolored spots swam up and down before his eyes. A sicken-ing hum rang loudly hi his head. Suddenly the dots disappeared. The hum stopped abruptly. When he opened his eyes, he saw Gail blurred before his vision, and he heard her voice, softly, "It's all right, Ken. It's alright, now." "She must have missed me and gone for help," he thought. Then, her voice faded away. As he closed his eyes, he knew she was right. Everything would be fine. He felt her soft hand on his face. He wasn't quite sure whether he was sleeping or awake now, but he kissed her fingers as they caressed his lips. Save Lumber Coat the open grained ends of stored lumber with boiled unseed oil to prevent it from absorbing moisture. GRASSROOTS Truman and Tafi Will Be Opponents in Election embrace those things he considers as of value to the nation as a whole, and not only those of one or more minorities. It will, in no sense, be a "me-too- " platform that has resulted in Republican de-feat in the last three campaigns. The 1952 campaign will be a real political battle. It will not be lost because of a n on either side, but it will not be won until the votes have been counted. By Wright A. Patterson AT THE TIME this is written it entirely safe to name the candidates for the presidency on both the Democratic and Re-publican tickets in the political race of 1952. Truman has not definitely said that he will seek another term, but has so broadly in-timated that he proposes to do so, that there can be no chance of a miss in naming him as the Democratlo nominee. His is the last chance any one will have of being named for the job for more than two terms. The new law providing for a two term limit specifically exempts the in-cumbent, which in this case is Harry S. Truman. Whether he is elected or not, he can at least have the glory of being the nominee of his party for a third term. The President will start his cam-paign with an advantage of some nine million votes, representing the army of government bureaucrats, their rel-atives and friends. With such an ad-vantage he believes he can win, and it does represent a big handicap for the Republicans to overcome. Many Republican leaders, who have in the past figured that Sen-ator Taft was not a vote getter, did not have popular appeal, and did have organized labor against him, changed their opinions on both points following the last election in Ohio, when Taft carried the state in his fight for reelection by a majority of better than 440,000. It proved to the doubting Thomas-es of his party that the senator could attract votes, and that union labor leaders did not control the union labor vote. They want a candidate for 1952 who will not take success for granted, but will fight for the needed votes. The limited demand for Eisenhower has largely petered out because the general has not made any announcement of his political affiliations, or ut-tered any desire for the nomin-ation. Had he done these things, by this time the result might still be very much in doubt. In. his campaign it is reasonably expected that Senator Taft will have the enthusiastic backing of Mac-Arthu- r. As a participant in the campaign on the Republican side, MacArthur will do much to offset that nine million vote handicap Taft must overcome to win. Taft is not the type to be overcon-fident and count the votes before they are cast, as did Dewey, Regardl-ess of straw polls, or the opinions of political leaders, he will figure he can lose up to the counting of the votes next November. Taft will stand for the mainten-ance of our free enterprise sys-tem; he is opposed to all forms of socialism; he believes in helping those who are down, but he does not believe in making us a nation of indigents by the voting of in-discriminate doles to all who are willing to accept. His platform will undoubtedly We need airplanes to wipe out the Communist nests in Moscow, but the planes we need have not yet been ordered. It is said the French Commu-nists do not like Eisenhower. We hope Stalin and his compatriots in Moscow do not like him for the same reasons. HOW tOFnMi? READING WITHOUT YOUR GLASSES IN AN EMERGENCY CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY CROOKING THE FINGER AS SHOWN, AND READING THROUGH THE HOLE, WHICH MAGNIFIES THE PRINT, MacArthur and his plea for Americanism will largely deter-mine who will be inaugurated as President in 1953. Let us hope the "too-big- " are successful in perfecting an Cheer up, Mr. President, it could be worse. Not all of the less than 3,000,000 for whom you have pro-vided government jobs, even those from Missouri, are bad. Some of them are both legally and morally honest, even though dumb. |