The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-12
4O,OOO ACCOUNT. CARDS D ON FILE.
Local Social Security Of.
 flee Makes Seventh Anni. versary of Service

This week markes the seventh anniversary of the opening of the Social Security Board in Water- bury. This office, located in the Jones-Morgan Building, was estab- lished in June, 1887 for the pur- pose of rendering prompt service to people who wanted social security account cards or desired to file clans for old age and survivors iIi- Stlrance.
 During the past seven years, this office has issued more than 10000 account cards to people living in the Waterbury area" Edward N. Mullarkey, the manager, said. The year 1943 showed a marked accelera- ton in the number of people ap- plying for account cards. Our office issued social security account cards to many people who would not ask for them in peacetime-high school boys and girls taking part-tirne jobs in laundries, stores, or offices to help replace individuals who have been called to the armed services; house. wives who never had jobs before but who feel they can do a patriotic duty and help with the war effort and older persons who had retired from the labor market because of age, but who want to do their part now.
 Our job of course is to issue so- cial security account cards to all those taking jobs in industry and commerce" declared MT. Mullarkey. But wonder if they all realize that they are doing than getting social security account cards-that they re in sense taking a step toward their own and their family's future security. Getting a social &C., count number is really taking out an insurance policy with the Fed- eral Government, not only for the wage earner, but for his family.
 Since January 1, 1940, monthly benefits have gone out not only to the retired wage earner over 65, but supplemental benefits have gone to the retired wage earner's wife if over 65 and survivors benefits to
 widows over 65 and younger wid- ows with dependent children. Benefits have also been going out to denpendent children and to aged dependent parents of deceased wage earners. More than half of the 75O,- 900 beneflciaries in the United States receiving monthly old-age and sur- vivors insurance are women and children"
 The Social Security Board be- NeveS that all persons who work for living should be covered un- der old-age and survivors insurance. The Board has recommended to Congress that coverage be extended to about 20 million wage earners who are now unprotected by social insurance, including some to 2 million farm employees and domestic employees and more than 10 million self-employed persons. The Board believes that "no important oc- cupatlonal group ranks lower in the scale of earnings than farmhands and household employees, even when allowance is made for what these individuals receive in the form of food and shelter. For most in these groups employment is typically un- certain and broken" The Board also believes that the millions of self employed who are now denied the benefits of social insurance are mostly operators of small farms and stores, repair services and the like.
 MT. Mullarkey will be happy to arrange for a speaker from his of- flee to attend labor, business, and group meetings to explain the pro- visions of the social security pro- gram to them. Information booklets can also be had from his office upon request.