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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20
Your Social Security
PART VII
In a series of Questions and Answers on New
Amendments to the Social Security Act.
PART VII

A. $40 q month because the law
limits benefits TO 80 per cent OF q
persons average wage.
q. A man, who reached 65 this
year and had nat previously been
IN covered employment, works ve-
gulaFiy NJ q paTt-time Job for $40
. month from July 1898 through
December 1889, Would he be en-,
titled 10 monthly benefits u he
retired In January 1850 and how
much would be receiver
A, lie weula receive SO .
month, although according 10 the
formula his benefit would figure
up 10 only % ls0 per cent Of slel,
IN such eases the benefit Is In
creased 10 so, the lowest amount
which VIII be paid, u he haS .
wife age % she will receive ~ y
maDih, making . total Of SIS foF
the two.
q, What would his Widow gel II
be should die after 1902
A, She would get tl0wagaln be-
eauke this u the minimum amount
which VIII be paid,
a. A man wba 10 ~ yeaIs IN
1859 works feF ! yeaT NJ $50 \
week, becomes ~, " eul NJ en-
pIymeDl feF 4 years, seeS bach 10
work fer I years, ana then ales,
" he currently lnsnFeaY
4, Yes, henanNa he has worked
. minimum NJ els quarters IN tbs
years pFefsealnE bic death,
q, n q man who n ~ year, old
~ 1887 works f0I ] years, then hes
comes III, and alieE I years ~ ~
DeAs dleA " NE ase " ha, u be
currently insllTedg
A, NO, since DO A0es not hays n
record ~ employment Gov the ~
quarters preceding hls death,
q, May 4 Wemsn VIVA has bsen
algaFeea sol auFylgeFhhlp benefits
haAea 40 hsT ssFasE husbands
~ " fhHfe Haa been ~ ans
selHia alveFes, shs wanla receive
10 benefits because abe V NET he
hwlfe,"
q, what would the baneilla OF
M nhsyearseld father BE- " hlA
bachelor h0n died NJ The Aga OF %
when 10 WAS reeeivlna ~ Oldsaae
benefit OF eh0 month";
A, THE father would be- entitled
10 4 benefit OF $40 4 month pro-
YIdad hlk Ann WAA hIh Anla Annnarl. |
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20

debts of our depression era, can
have no conception of the stag
gering burden under which every
European government labors even
before the war gets well under
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20
-THE WAR AND YOUR PoCKETBooK-LAsT OF 8 ARTICLEs--
Flynn Warns of War Babies:
Initiation And DevaluatiOn
It's Old, Old
Story of Borrow
Then Repudiate'
The last Of three exclusive
articles - by a distinguished
jOurnalist-economist - on THE
War and Your POcketbOOk.
BY JOHN T. FLYNN
written for NEA Service)

New York, Sept. 20-The effect Of
war upon the worlds currencies is
certain in time to alter the size and
shape of the average Americans
pocketbook.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20

The qualifying speeds for the
Greve and Thompson Trophy Races
held at the National Air Races have
been stepped up. The former will
he 220 miles an hour and the latter
240 miles an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20
PART VII
IN A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ON
NEW AMENDMENTS
TO THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT


ANSWERS ON
NEW AMENDMENTS
TO THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
OId.Age and Survivors Insurance
O. A young woman starts 10 work
IN 1898 Al the age OF 20, and con-
tinues IN the same business Office
until she Is g. Having married, she
Then stops working for the rest OF
her llfe, Would she be entitled "a
monthly oldsage benefits In her own
right ~ age 6b9
4, Yes; she would have had more
ulan ~ quarters IN covered employ
menl before she stopped work and
would therefore be entitled 10 4
monthly benefit,
a. Would II make any differ,
fnef " khe were married.
A. " her husband weFe fully
Insured AND received m0nlbly
benefits after aga %, she would
be entitled ~ y supplementary
benefit fgpal ~ halt VI the ~
Il0nnl be w9uIa receive, IN sweh
y eake lhf wife wauld sci either
lbe supplementary benefit ~ her
ewn benfhl, whichever Was larger,
" bfF husband had nel W0Fkea
IN e9gpIed elnpl0gmenl, sha Weuld
receive lbf benFhl " which she
hAs entitled w hfF ewn right
q, 4 nan whose monthly bene-
~ would have been n 4 month dies,
leaving \ widow And three Young
ehlldregi what WI ~ Ne Total
monthly benefits foF hls slrYlY0ls9
A. They wiz receive lhe nakls
mum payable Shp y month
A. A man dies after sagnlnE
sieg y lDenib FeT w geaFS, ~
leaves y wife ana . children, What
Algsygi wesla Nv survivors 90
4, 500 . aeplh The wife wsnla
W. entitled IN three leuglhb NJ ~
primary bensflt VI Nse,ng, And each
eilla Nneshaif NJ such amount,
but klnee lba lev llnlls lhe fatal
Nfnennl NJ benefits parable ~
lelee NE primary aiHsnDl, the
Hlasimgm " so,
q, ~ Individual earning ~
ssffage NJ go u month dleh afler
having beer covered under I've NJ
sllfanee kgAiem f0F AZ years iie
leaves 4 widow ana three children
Hoe nluoh would blk survivors, res
RGlVe1
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20

towns of New England. Recruiting
Stations have been directed to re-
main open until 900 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-20
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Courtesy Foreign Policy ASSn0
graphically porrayng change
debts which
and costly conflict
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

You never can tell-maybe out
board motors baffie even Supreme
court justices. But william o. Doug
las. youthful associate justice, his
son, william Jr., and Colonel" his
dog, are an set for an expedition
after bass near Alexandria Bay,
N. Y.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22
Speaking Of Sports
It's l,727 for
Gabby, Veteran
Cub Backstop
BY ROBERT McSHANE

Nv HEN Charles Leo Hartnett,
Chicago Cub catcher-manager,
strapped on his protective armor to
catch his 1,727th game, he estab-
hshed a record which is expected
to stand for decades to come-if not
forever. -
The new mark was made with
"Gabby" catching Bill Lee in the
second Wrigley field series with the
runner-up st. Louis Cardinals.
Though a Cub victory would have
been in order, the Cards had no
sense Of the fitness Of things in gen.
eral, and whipped the Cubs 4 to 2.
The previous day the situation had
been reversed, with the Cubs on the
long end Of an II to 3 count.
Thus was relegated to the ash
heap the long-standing l,726-mark
set by Ray Schalk with the White
Sox from 1912 through 1923 (l,72l
games) and with the Giants in 1929
Give games).
No other catcher in the two major
leagues has ever approached these
marks, and it will be long time,
il ever, that another one does. Sim
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

Emmett W. ("Punkin") Wood,
Navy's most valuable back, can't
quite remember when he didn't play
football.
After graduating from the vacant
lot gridirons in his home town Of
Williamsburg, Pa, where he was
born October "a, 1917, Emmett at
tended the local high school, where
he won letters in both football and
track. This tw0-way sport love car
ried over to the days he attended
the Staunton Military academy.
There he did the kicking and pass
ing for the football team, and was q
valued member Of the track squad.
Entering the Naval academy
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22


ton informed the team by cable
that it agrees the team complete
original program and return Octo-
Der TO-"
The groups action was welcomed
by officials of the United States
Lawn Tennis association. The Aus
tralian victory was a popular one
with the huge throngs who Witnessed
the battles on the Merton Cricket
club courts at Haverford, Pa.
One reason for the popularity Of
their victory was that they came
from behind to win the cup. When
Bobby Riggs beat Bromwich and
frankie Parker beat Quist in the
opening singles matches, II seemed
that an Australian defeat was GER
tain. The odds still seemed insur-
mountab!e when the Aussies defeat
ed Joe Hunt and Jack Kramer at
doubles.
A complete reversal of form en-
sued in the finals. Quist played
with everything he had, defeating
cocksure Bobby Riggs 81, Ga, SO,
SO and Ga. Parker's forehand col
lapsed, and he was whipped 60, 6-3
and 81 by Bromwich.
It is likely that Australia will re-
tain possession of the cup for sew
eral years to come. The present
European situation will see to that.
Friends and tennis fans can only
hope that the champions escape the
fate that was Tony Wilding's.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22
Merriwell Finish

According to Gabby, his greatest
moment in almost 20 years of big
league ball came last year when he
hit a pennant-turning home run dur
ing a dark ninth inning against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Thousands of
fans were just as thrilled as the
great Gabby at the great Frank
Merriwel finish.
Gabby, nearing his thirty-nint
birthday, joined the Cubs In 1922
when he was q 22-year-old rookie.
He has lifetime batting average
Of an even 800, and perhaps is
most admired by Cub fans as q bat.
ter. In 1880 he brought in LIZ runs.
In 1887 he put on the longest hitting
streak Of the season when he clicked
in Is straight games.
Leo the Lion Hearted lays claim to
no greatest" single game. The mo
hit'' charm has always eluded him,
but. he says, ''I've had the pleasure
Of working with a lot Of great pitch.
ers."
And . lot Of pitchers have had the
pleasure Of working with . great
catcher.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22
Explorers Demand
TOnsorial Aid

When Commander Donald b. Mac
MILAN arrived from an Arctic ex-
pedition with his crew of college
boys at Boothbay Harbor, Maine,
the first demand was for shaves-
and not "once over lightly" Here
Mrs. Macmillan shaves DR.. Wayne
Moulton of Massachusetts general
hospital, ships doctor. Left to
right, Harold Evans of Waltham,
Mass; Mrs. Macmillan, DR.. Wayne
Moulton and James Wiles Of Nor
way, Maine.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22
Popular Champs

II ISTORY, which has somewhat
furnished record for not repeat
ing itself, broke down completely
when Adrian Quist and John Brom-
wich, two young tennis stars, an
nexed the Davis cup for dear old
Australia.
Just quarter Of a century ago
two other Australian youngsters,
Norman Brookes and Anthony Wild
ing, received the trophy symbolical
OF International court supremacy.
After they won the title they
marched of to war. Tony Wilding
never returned.
This years gallant twosome from
down under received their sailing
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

chunky lad, S feet inches tall, and
weighing It's pounds. He can kick,
pass and run, and was Nays high
est point gamer last year, having
scored six t0uchd0wns and nine
goals for extra points.
His classroom record isn't dimmed
by his gridiron prowess. In 1884
he was selected as all-scholastic
halfback of western Pennsylvania,
and in high scool won the highest
combined scholastic and athletic
honor which can be accorded by
the student body.
Navy has only one regret concern
ing "Punkin" Wood. That's the fact
that he graduates this coming year.
(Rslsassd b. Western Nswspapsr Union.l
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

ORDERS from the
Austr allan war
office less than an
hour after their
vi C tory. H o W.
ever. the orde
for immediate
S a ling W a S re-
scinded through
the efforts of
T e a m Captain
Harry Hopm an.
The council of the
Australian Lawn
r~sc 1re>@,-
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

pie mathematics proves that it will
be at least half a decade before
another challenger will stand a
chance to better the marks.
Bill Dickey, Yankee catcher, has
the best chance. He stands closest
to Hartnett with more than 1900
big league contests behind him.
Dickey Is only 80, and may in 1913
catch mp to the 1,727 record on a
basis Of 100-game seasons. However,
Gabby is confident that he will have
the record well up in the 1,800s, at
least.
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

NJ EW York; this means "the
end of civilization" it might be
better just to hand Herr Hitler the
works now, accept a slave state,
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

at Annapolis,
Md. in June.
1886, he con-
centrated his
efforts on foot
ball. During
h ! 8 p ! e b e
(fres h m a n }
year he played
quarter back,
and for the
past two sea-
sons he has
played half
back and full
back on the
varsity squad,
winning a n
IN" each sea-
son.
Up u n Xxi n"
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22

and democrat
cy - and for
CZecho : Slova-
kia - in this
s a m q wider
Glacier County chief., 1939-09-22
Dispute Settled

The actual number of games
caught by Hartnett during the past
10 seasons wasn't settled until re-
Gently. The National league, through
its baseball service bureau, was do
ing its outstanding backstop an in
justice. The "Red Book" listed Cab
by at 1850 games throughout 1888,
whereas the American league,
through its official statisticians, un-
covered game Hartnett caught in
1929, and listed his total at 1851
games.
The one game Gabby caught in
1929 caused the mix-up. That was
the game which had been lost-a
game played in Chicago against the
New York Giants on September %.
It was the only game Gabby worked
behind the plate in that season Of
the great sore arm, battling all
ment that came and went with nei-
Their rhyme nor reason, but which
kept him inactive through all the
year save that almost forgotten aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Nike Thompson,
Dean Of Football
Officials, Dies
Heart Attack Is Fotul
To Coach and Teacher
At Several Colleges
- the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press
EMMITSBURG, Md, May 81
M. j. (Mike) Thompson, dean Of
football officials, who spent major
part Of his 81 years teaching others
how to play, died of heart attack
early today.
Death came at 1890 am. (E. S. T)
after his fourth attack in two years.
Mr.. Thompson had retired from
active refereeing but continued to
serve as burgess of Emmitsburg, a
post he held for six years.
Mr.. Thompson was master of
arts with degrees from two COL
leges, teacher Of history, chemistry
and physics, coach of almost all COL
lege sports, news reporter and pub
Usher of a weekly, magazine writer,
operator of hotel and one of the
most beloved characters in sports
dom.
A twice-broken leg started him
In helping others play games. A
physician warned him against
permanent injury after it was
broken in baseball games during
his school days at Suffield Conn.,
Academy in 1898.
Undaunted, he entered Holy Cross
College in 1895 and although a
freshman, was named coach of the
first football team to be produced
at the college.
His first job as an official was to
referee the football game between
Boston College and Brown in 1897
for which he received IS.
Mr.. Thompson dated the actual
start in officiating from the George
town Virginia Military Institute
game at Lexington. Va, in 1901. AS
the first graduate manager at
Georgetown, he accompanied the
team and its coach, Dr. AL Bull,
famous Penn center, on the trip.
The referee didn't show up, so
DR.. Bull suggested Mr.. Thompson for
the job. After the game, Richard
Armstrong of Yale, the umpire, took
the young referee aside and told him
to keep on officiating because "the
game needs men like YOU"
Mr.. Thompson caused a furry in
sports circles when he allowed the
1dIilOuS IuuueIl Udll play Oh Llle
Carlisle Indians against Harvard in
1908.
After obtaining his bachelor of
arts degree in 1900, he was unde-
cided what to do. The Rev. John
F. Lehy, president of Holy Cross,
advised a legal profession and
Mike entered Georgetown Univer-
sity. Leaving the District of Co.
lumbia school with a master of arts
degree and part of the course COM
pleted for doctor of philosophy
degree, Mr.. Thompson returned to
his home in Waterbury, Conn.
The following summer, DR.. James
A. Cain, president of Washington
College, in Chestertown. Md, asked
him to become athletic director and
assistant to the professor of chemis-
try and physics.
In 1911 he accepted an offer to
become athletic director and history
instructor at Mount St. Mary's
College in Emmitsburg The town
adopted him Immediately and he
left only to be an official at football
games.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Dangerous Smallpox
Condition Reported

By the Associated Press.
SPARTA, Tenn, May 31.-Dr. E.
B. Clark, county health officer, last
night reported 100 cases of small
pox in White County and declared,
THE situation is dangerous
TWenty-nine new cases were re-
ported yesterday. When first cases
of the disease were discovered DR..
Clark said, control was hampered
because they were diagnosed as
chickenpoX.
At least 5000 persons have been
vaccinated here in the past two or
three months. More than 1000 of
these were vaccinated in the last
three or four days.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Boys Escape From Home

Police are on the lookout for two
white boys, clad only in night
clothes, who escaped early today
from the Industrial Home School,
245O Wisconsin avenue NV. Earl
w. Cassie, school superintendent,
said the boy just walked out"
Evening star., 1939-05-31
orig. 7.95 to 1926

Only 20 Of these! Short top
pers, Sports tweeds. jacket
suits Of many uses. Redin9ote
striped coats. Toppers and many
one-ot -o-kind eoots that you'll
find 50 useful II this f0H Sum
. ,aer. Only sixes fof misses.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
Orig. 1895 to $500

Grond buys! Dressy suits. 3-pe.
wordsobe suits, furred suits.
Psintxess coats. swoeeer eootsf
Hollywood eoots. Coots II
tweeds. Reefess and toiiored
toots. And severoi fured. Size.
for misses, women, holt sizes.
Evening star., 1939-05-31
CLEARANCE! Spring and Summer
COATS & SUITS
s. so SIS
Uris I6. 95 % Is 90

80 ia oil. swossas suits. Jockst
suits. Soft suits and tweed suits.
ToiIored classic suits. Fitted
coats. sports eoats. REFER coats.
swoseers. Plenty Of navy ond
biaek but all e-of q kind.
Misses and womens.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14
aH NH Ns Ns ' H

JUST LIKE 4 LU3BLND. - Tot long ago 2lin docid2d to buy 0 present for lis wife and sur ~riso her,. go he won't into the Gtcro to
 buy her Q new dress. Ilo s0id.
 to the clerk, 1T Wa.nt . drQas, forH my wife. Just some thing to Wocr around tho housc'. O.I." replied tho clerk, "what <s iz2 is your t> houao?"
 It+;:
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14

SI5.:. alJ- T5ocrot"-- 52v~ rel rcrsons uoro seen smoking strong cigars last week. Then asked who the new Daddy Wcs, they replied, Ton IrWinn.
 Now thct is news. Jo rovor su&~6cFod \ thing ano whom Don Wcs ~slze3 for q st t3mcnt, he just gave us t}r, t Ci5 rodiating smi1o of his and s@t&, "Tcl1, we nj ght adobt ono. .".-
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14

Anyono intoroatod in putting up ice ccn Tut in thoir bid at the general office. Your bid will 5o accertod up till the 2Oth of Lpril ct #hich timo they will Dc opened.
 
 s>.. 3>43 43S; 3E>>ss,,3s, ;<-3s. =
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14
I-l.TGl.-EY ANNOUNCEMENT

 Tho following people aro roquostod to call ct tho hate tchery on April 22 for tlaoir baby chicks. Grant Kcnsor Tom LCPCk Joc lontz IF. .Mc4- -llistor .. l.aricn Pcorc Bo suro to. bring boxos~ for your chicks. Thoro will still be chic available one Wook old for Hay. l3 delivery. Ehot about your ordor, do you want so12o moro? To dato, orders at tho local hatchery hcvo amounted to approx imotcly 7,2OO. The domond for Metanuska Valley ogss hes never boon satisfied. llony ordors gre turned down be- cause thorc ere not enough eggs to. supply the market. Take this into const iteration if you orc interested in rais ing poultry.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14
Ns Ns Ns ts N O ~ sN N ~

Hrs. Synder will o1so bo leaving for the States while r.Syador will romoin in the Territory in- definitely.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14

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Evening star., 1939-01-28
Real Estate Bourd
Makes Plans for Dance

The Program Committee of the
Washington Real Estate Board has
outlined plans for the 9Th annual
dinner dance, which will surpass the
affairs held in previous years.
Following a meeting of the COM
mittee, j. Hawley Smith, chairman,
announced that the dinner dance
will be held in the main ballroom
OF the Mayflower Hotel on Tuesday,
February 81, at Z pm, the sale of
tickets for which began on Janu-
ary %.
The following committee chair
men have been appointed: Milton
F. Schwab, tickets; j. Lee Donnelly,
souvenirs; Richard D. Stimson, din
ner; S. S. Spruce, entertainment, as
sisted by Thornton w. Owen and
Richard D. Stimson. Other members
OF the Program Committee are
Charles L. Norris, J. c. Weldon, jr.,
and H. G. Cryer. The Reception
Committee will, be headed by Past
President F. Eliot Middleton.
Tentative plans call for an evening
of entertainment that will hold the
interest of members of the board and
their guests.
Accommodations will necessarily
be limited to approximately 500. Fol-
lowing announcement of the party,
which was contained in a notice to
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Survey
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building. therefore, the data ex-
Guiding New York City are of much
greater significance than are the
data for all cities including New
York. When the New York figures
are included, there is a decline of
per cent in total building con-
struction. comparing the current
month with December. 1887.
There was a decrease of one
half of l per cent in total permit
valuation In December as compared
with November. This decrease is
considerably smaller than the usual
seasonal decline. The value of new
residential buildings decreased IS
per cent and the value of additions,
alterations and repairs showed a
decline of 3 per cent. In contrast,
there was an increase of % per cent
in the permit valuation of new non-
residential buildings. These data
are based on reports received by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics from
2y078 cities having an aggregate
population of 60,230O0O.
The data collected by the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics show. in addition
to private and municipal construc-
ton, the value of buildings for which
contracts were awarded by the Fed
eral and State Governments in the
cities included in the report. For
December, 1888, the value of these
buildings amounted to S12,426 900,
for November, 1898, to $17,496 900,
and for December 1897, to Sc, ,479 900.
Permits were issued during De-
cember for the following important
building projects: In Providence, R.
l., for fire station to cost over
S500000: in Bloomfield, N. j., for a
school building to cost $1,230,00O; in
New York City, in the borough of
the Bronx, for apartment houses to
cost nearly S4,00O,OOO; in the borough
of Brooklyn, for apartment houses
to cost over S2,200,000; in the bor-
ough of Manhattan, for apartment
houses to cost over $3.000000; in the
borough of Queens, for apartment
houses to cost over $6,5O0,OOO, and
Tor one-family dwellings to cost
nearly S2,000000 in Pittsburgh. for
school buildings to cost over ST ,OOO,-
600; in Coatesville, Pa, for a school
building to cost over 100000; in
Mlff1ln Township, Pa, for a schoo
building to cost over S600,O0O: in