The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-23
SOCIAL SECURITY
BOARD NAMED

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the joint-federal-state unemploy.
insurance.
For the annuities, individual rec
Drds will have to be kept for each
worker. showing the amount of his
wages, as a basis for calculation OF
the pension to which he will be en-
titled at age 65. These pensions
will not start until 1912.
Plenty of Work
Even prior to operation of the
permanent pension or annuity plan
the social security board will have
plsnty of work. 1t must see that
stste old-age system comply with
the federal standards before II
pays out up to SIS a month per
person to match state pensions
Payment Of this money will start
as soon as the board can get Its
organization set up and can certify
the existing state plans.
Who The Men Are
Winant, closely identified with
labor problems, especially in the
recent textile industry controversy
was educated at Dartmouth and
the University of New Hampshire.
HIS political career began In New
Hampshire in 1917 and he later
served two terms as governor. He
served in the World war, becoming
an officer In the aero squadron.
Miles was born at Marion, Va,
and educated at the University of
Virginia and at Washington and
Lee. He began his law practice at
Fort Smith, Ark, in 1907. Re-
Gently he was regional adviser to
the federal emergency administra-
ton of public works. He was a
captain Of infantry In the World
war.
Altmyer has been associated with
the Roosevelt administration as as
sistant secretary of labor and pre-
viously was chief of the NRA com.
pliance division. He was born In
Depere, Wis, educated In public
schools and the University of Wis
consin. He held various statistical
posts with the Wisconsin state COM
missions and Is author of q publica
ton on labor law administration In
wisconsin. His home Is In Madi-
son, Wis.
Who Winant Is
New York, Aug. 23-(UP)-John
Gilbert Winant, named by Presi-
dent Roosevelt today as one of
three to administer the new social
security program, pioneered In
economic and cultural decentrali-
cation during his three terms as re-
publican governor OF New Hamp-
shire.
He believed that the most good
could come from social relief worK
In divisions of regional units rath-
err than through application 10 the
nation as a whole. His ideas of so .
cial reform led to the share the
work movement OF the Hoover ad-
ministration and Is credited with
being the nucleus OF NRA.
The New Hampshire plan pro-
vided work by shortening the work
week. Winant told his people the
plan was not q cure-all but that II
was a constructive program that
could be as progressive as sclen-
tific management, as conservative
as an arithmetical formula and as
humane as the golden rule"
Humaneness has been his great.
est achievement and his one de-
sire. He resembles Lincoln and his
one ambition is to be second
Lincoln"
Wirant staked a World war bud
dy in an Oklahoma oil venture and
became a millionaire but he never
lost that desire for Lincolnian
greatness.
HE went into politics because
he wanted to be of service" an edi-
tor friend wrote, land he stayed in
1t for the same reason"
Winant is known to New Hamp-
shire folk as "Cap'n Johnny"