Evening star., 1936-12-06
SECURITY BOARD
DELAYS DEADL|NE
Applications Tagging, Work.
ers Have Until Midnight
Tuesday to File.

rolling for old-age Dement'S, the SoclaI
Security Board last night announced
that the deadline for return Of appli-
cations had been extended until mid
night Tuesday, December II.
The forms for the estimated 26,-
000,000 workers eligible were due back
in the hands of the local post offices
handling this phase Of registration al
midnight last night, but it had beer
evident for several days that there
was a decided lag, with the result
that the board was moved to grant
the additional leeway and after con-
ference with the Treasury. on which
the tax collection devolves, the new
date was set.
There was no estimate forthcoming
as to the approximate percentage OF
returns nationally at this time, but an
indication might be had from the sit
uation locally, where the figure was
put at "a per cent, with huge volume
continuing to roll in.
Postal officials were inclined to as
cribe the delay to the well-recognized
propensity of the public to hold off on
any proposition until the last minute
rather than to any unwillingness to
comply with the law.
Estimate Might Be in Error.
1t was recognized, too, that the
number of persons to be covered might
easily have been overestimated, though
of course not to the extent of account
ing for the evident discrepancy in re-
turns.
Concurrently, a check-up was in
progress over the country as to the
employers who have failed to get in
their applications, which were due No
vember "a, but without any determine
ton being made as to the action to be
taken against these.
While the Social Security Board
was willing to give employees additional
time to comply with the law, it was
emphasized that no concession Is be-
ing made formally to employers, hut
here. too, those conversant with the
difficulties of registering this group
are satisfied that q certain allowance
will have to be made for excusable
error.
$4,000 Forms Delivered Here.
For example, in Washington 10000
employer applications were delivered
on the basis of reports by carriers as
to the number on each of their routes.
BY noon yesterday $500 actually had
honv
cent c. Burke feels that this repre-
sents mighty near 100 per cent show
ing. Some returns, it is felt certain,
undoubtedly have been made to the
Social Security Board or the Bureau
Of Internal Revenue, rather than to
the Washington post office, as should
have been done. Some persons were
probably mistakenly thought by car
riers to be employers, and in other
cases eligibles have not realized It was
incumbent on them to file applica-
tions.
A number of instances have been
brought to light where employers. be-
coming confused between the Fed
eral unemployment compensation law
and the old-age benefit law, have
thought that they must have a mini
mum of eight employes-the requisite
for the first named-before COM
pliance with the latter was required
Again it was emphasized that even a
single person on the pay roll must be
reported for old-age benefits.
When postmasters get down to check
ing delinquent employers, the task will
be q relatively simple one. As the
employers applications, describing
their businesses and giving the num-
Der OF employees, were handed out the
local post offices recorded the names
OF the recipients. Checking this list
against returns, of course, shows up
those who fail to file, and this data
will be turned over to the Social Sc
curity Board for further action.
Pensions Federal Affair.
The pension system Is entirely q
Federal affair under the law. Un-
employment insurance is left primari-
ly to the States. Within a space Of
"a hours Pennsylvania had Joined the
Is States with insurance laws, and
Virginia, West Virginia and North
Carolina scheduled special legislative
sessions for the same purpose.
Information from Maine and New