Show social security plan outlined in article from office at richfield editors Edi tois note ote this article is ii of how the federal gov erni nent ls is preparing to handle the old age und and survivors insurance program in ili utah and the rocky rock mountain area aira with the beginning of the amended program this it t is being published serially lit in those these columns since 1930 1036 working men and women lit in the rocky mountain area established ansur mice accounts with the federal government which will assure them atheni of retirement annuities or survivors benefits as a matter of right of this figure are tit in arizona in colorado am in idalio idaho in montain lit in utah and in fit wyoming it Is extremely difficult it was wag explained by manager sherman H of the social security boards office to estimate the number of persons who will lie be entitled to monthly benefits before the end of 1040 1940 for ex ninale no one knows just how many insured workers will ft ill die or how bow many widows and children and dependent parents Tin rents will be left to claim survivors benefits for the same nine reason there as not a com coin plemely lile tely nc fic curate way to estimate the lie number of workers who will retire during the year approximate estimates for the n nation ilion place the figure at nearly one million persons who will re ie cehe monthly benefits in 1040 1940 therefore on oil the basis of tile the limn her ber of covered industrial and coin coal iner cial workers worker i in the rocky kock area in in with the cintli e nation a coise cons inathe estinia to that there will ill le ile a total of 1840 poisons persons entitled to aliese benefits in ili these six ii states this would divide the benefits into all ap proximately old age ansur mice ance that Is 1 workers 65 37 or older ahn lin me are fully in ill in their own right 2000 2500 wives and widows over gi 5 years air old young d 0 ws with dependent children ISSO depend dent children find dependent parents claims me are now beang received from the public every cery lay in each of the 25 social security board field offices in the six states of this region mr said these offices were established in the key kev cities of the rocky moun tain area to bring administration of the program closer to the peo pie affected and to assure insured workers of prompt settlement of their claims in utah we have 3 of such field offices where the public may call or write for information concerning claims they are located in continued oa 03 last lart pw pace so social cal becart security y pla plan n outlined from office continued from page oue one the union pacific building salt luke lake olty the federal building ogden and la in the peterson bank building richfield Gartl Garf leid eld count ty Is in the area served ened by the richfield office rep repts reports ts show that claims from the field offices of this ahls state and throughout the nation are now being in g r received ec elved in washington at the rate of a day and are being adjudicated at the rate of one every 60 seconds of the average working day after a claim Is adjudicated it is certified to the united states treasury department for monthly payments to be continued next nest week |