The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-11

@. MY husband recently died af-
ter working for the past year In O
big lumber mill. He did not have
a social security account number.
and the place he worked has gone
out of business. Is there any way
l could file claim for his old-age
insurance?
, A. Yes, You should make ap-
plication (on Form SSH for the
assignment OF an account number
for your deceased husband, giving az
much information required ON form
as you can. Sign his name together
with your own on the form, writing
after your husbands name the word
deceased" and after your own
signature the word claimant. You
may secure this Form ssh at the
field office of the Social Security
Board, where you may also file your
claim for old-age insurance benefits.
Someone In the office will be glad
to assist you in filling out the neces-
sary forms.
q. One of my employees who
has just reached age IS would like
to file claim for his old-age in
surance, but he seems to think he
will have to quit his job IL he does
file this claim. Is that right?
A. No. He may file his claim for
lump-sum benefits and receive pay
ment due him under old-age insur-
ance provisions of the Social Secur-
ity Act without giving up his job.
Monthly benefit payments. which be-
gin In 1912, will be paid to eligible
workers who reach age 65 and re-
tire from their regular jobs; but
lump-sum payments are being paid,
now, to eligible workers who have
reached age IS and their retirement
Is not required.
@. / worked for a garage all of
last year; then l had an argument
with my employer and In the end
quit / have not worked since and
last week 1 reached my 65th birth
day. wish to file claim for old
age insurance, but / understand
there is some kind of statement of
wages that has to be obtained from
my employer before any old-age in
surance benefits can be paid to me.
Will 1t be necessary for me to go
back to my former employer to get
this wage statement, or Is there
some other way 1t can be obtained?
A. You should go to the nearest
Social Security Board Office, talk to
someone on duty there, tell him the
circumstances, and request him to-
ask your former employer for
statement of your wages. While you
are in the Office you should fill out
an application blank for payment of
your old-age insurance, which Ia the
first step in filing claim for bene-
fits.
@. / have worked for q short
time In employment covered by the
old-age insurance law-approximate-
ly six months-and l received In
wages something like 5000. Now I
have reached the age of IS and am
told that 1 can file a claim for a
lump-sum payment Of old-age insur-
ance and go right on working.
Please tell me what it will cost to
file o claim and about how much l
will get out of it, after that cost is
paid.
A. 1t will cost you nothing to
file a claim. You will receive 3h
percent of the total wages paid you
from the time you began working In
a job covered by the Social Security
Act until you attained age IS. II
you were paid $500 in such employ
ment after 1885 and before you
reached age IS you will receive q
lump-sum payment of $21. You
should call in person or write to the
Social Security Board field Office
nearest you for proper forms used in
filing a claim.