The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-15
SociaI Security
Is Bosic Form OF
Family Insurance
Wives Should Fdniliarize
Themselves With This
Protection

Social security is a basic form of
family insurance, it was said today in
statement made public by Mr.. Glenn
H. Pittenger, manager Of the Social
Security Board field office in 1oungs-
town, O. His statement was based on
study of social security from this
aspect as prepared today by Mrs
Ellen S. Woodward, member of the
bipartisan Social Security Board.
The statement of Mrs. Woodward
follows:
"Housewives and mothers Of Amer
ica have vital interest in the Federal
social security program-partlcular
in the old-age and survivors insur-
ance part of this program This new
form of insurance is an important
factor in the lives of the woman who
form the center of American family
life. Consequently they should IA
miliarize themselves with the family
protection which results from their
husbands participation in this insur-
ance system. The wife of a worker
covered by old-age and survivors in
surance can take definite steps to see
that her family has all the protection
to which it is entitled, and she should
learn what these are.
"There are three groups of women
who have special interest in social
security. First is the wife whose
husband is approaching the age Of 60.
| I In{, f,ly hn Of pt
who has a husband 62 years old.
Through the years they have been rel
atively successful. He has worked for
company that paid him a good wage,
and his salary from 1887 until the
present time has averaged $225 a
month. That salary of 1928 month
may be expected to continue until
1913, when the husband reaches the
age Of 65. At that age he expects
to retire.
"When this man retires in 1913, a
Government check for about $40 will
be paid to him each month. When the
wife reaches 65 two years later, an
additional check equal to half the
amount of the husbands benefit will
; be paid to the wife. And that will
bring the family benefit Of this aged
couple up to $59.63 month.
"How much this aged couple will
, eventually receive depends, of course,
on how long they live, for these pay
, ments will go right on until they die.
!. But if each of them lives until 1855,
= their social security income will have
:, totaled more than $4,000. If they both
live to be S5, the total will be more
! than $4,000. And if either Of them
- dies, checks will continue for the one
who is living.
O "Let us now take a second group
@ of women who have two interests in
social y-middle-aged wives
\ These wives and their husbands are
f building toward independence in their
: later years on better level than was
O possible for previous generations. With
f the basic security afforded by old-age
s and survivors insurance, they need not
= worry as their parents did about a des-
t titute old age. That is the personal
O interest which middle-aged wives have
: in this insurance system. But in adj
d dition to this personal interest, they
= have an interest in the kind Of future
r which social security is making pos
e sible for their children who are growr
i and who are the young workers today
T.. membership or activity in said Labor
Il organization;
!; (h) Notify the Regional Director fol
y the Eleventh Region in writing with
y in ten l0) days from the date OF
o this Order what steps the respondent
), has taken to comply herewith.
y AND IT Is FURTHER ORDERET
/ that the complaint, in so far as il
e alleges that the respondent has dis
e criminatcd in regard to the hire anC
l. tenure of employment of Jack Flick
II Walter Denham, Gordon Rumfclt
: Frank Glenn, Russell Dunlap, anc
r, Charles Moran, be and it hereby is
n dismissed.
n n Signed at Washington, d. c., this
!" day of, 1910.
~ J. Warren Madden, Chairman,
q Edwin S. Smith, Member.
q National Labor Relations Board
>, Appendix A
l. Charles f. Brown-January T, 1899
d Thomas Budd-April %, 1897.
5; James Coe-Apri 2S, 1887.
n Glenn V. Diilman-April 7, 1887.
If Raymond Downing-March 16, 1897
e Karl Dresch-April 16, 1887.
l. Ellis Fowlcr-May l3, 1887.
5, William Glover, April 20, 1897.
= Orvile Groves-April !, 1887.
= James Grovcs-April II, 1897.
IS Fred Hale-Decembcr 7, 1888.
Harley lsaacs-Apri 26, 1897.
n r. Y. Jackson-April 2S, 1897.
d Ewing karnes-April %, 1897.
: Frank Lloyd-March 20, 1897.
# Glen McCarter-May g, 1897.
Levi McCarter--May Is, 1897.
IS Paul Otiker-April %, 1897.
l. Dave Partlow-April 7, 1887.
y Fisher Peel-April %, 1897.
# Verne ID. Phil!ps-April 27, 1887.