The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-04-21

@. My son, who has been In q
CCC camp for nearly two years, was
advised recently to apply for Soc
ial security account number. Why
should he have social sec1:lty ac-
count card when he Is paid by the
government?
A. Any CCC boy who is ready to
leave camp and find job In the
business world will need socisl
security card. Many companies re-
fuse to employ person until he has
a. social security account card. II the
boy obtains one before he leaves
camp he Is all set to apply for job.
Every employer In business or in
dustry is required to know the ac-
count number OF each employees.
This Is necessary in order to make
the tax and wage information returns
to the government as required By
the Social Security Act. The employ
err, In reporting the amount OF wages
paid, must give each employees ac-
count number as well as his name.
1t Is from employer reports that the
Social Security Board keeps track
of the amount of wages each worker
has received. The account set up for
each person Is a permanent, growing
wage record. When the time comes
for old-age insurance, the amount
received will depend on past wages.
Therefore it is very important for
every young person to have his
wage record accurate and complete;
and unless he has social security
account number this will be inn
possible.
@. My father, who was me-
chanic, was employed In mill for
many years. But he lost his Job last
summer and he had not worked at
all for six months before he died.
Could we collect any of his old-age
insurance money now?
A. Survivors are entitled to q
payment under the Social Security
Act IL the worker had been employ
ed in a job covered by the cld-age
insurance provisions at any time
since this program started on Jam
uary /, 1887. The amount will be
paid in a lump sum equal to 3h per-
cent of his total wages in the mill
from January l, 1887, up to the
time he lost his job. The fact that
your father had not worked for
some time before his death does
not prevent your filing claim for a
benefit payment. The widow or near
est relative should write or call In
person at the Social Security Board
field office and file claim for bene-
fits.
@. What do I do about my Soc
ial security account card when I
change jobs? Suppose 1t is necessary
for me to leave home and move to
another State in order to find work.
Will that have any effect on my
social security account? Is 1t neces-
sary to notify the Social Security
Board Of the change in my address?
A. Once a worker has obtained
his social security account number.
he keeps that same number the rest
Of his working years. It makes no
difference about changes in his
work or changes in his address.
Federal old-age insurance is the
same all over the United States. It
does not matter in which State he
works nor how many times he
changes from one job to another. AL
an employee needs to do is to have
and to keep-one social security ac-
count number. When worker takes
new job, his new employer simp-
ly writes down the workers name,
address and account number on the
company books. The worker is not
required to notify the Social Secur-
ity Board when he changes jobs. The
notification Is done through the new
boss who hires him.