Milford chronicle., 1945-07-20

were held with the Governor to
achieve the successful result Of
the work of the Council.
The special committee ON Eco
nomic Security (Retircment and
Disability PlanD under the chair
manship of +. V DUPONT and with
the assistance of AdOph A. Ryd-
grcn. president of the Continental
American Life Insurance Company
and prepared an outstanding bill
inStituting a retirement system for
all state employees. This bill pro-
vidcS a minimum OF $4,000 and a
maximum of $l50.00 per month for
all state employees. This bill was
included in the message of the
Governor to the one Hundred and
Tenth General Assembly and the
bill with some modification was
passed by the Legislature and APP
proved by Governor Bacon The
Governor has never advocated any
retroactive pension plan but has
always favored Social Security
principles and sound State En-
plOyccS' Retirement Plan.
At this time may ! contradict
the various reports and statements
published by various agencies and
organizations to misguidc the peO-
pie on regard to- the origin of this
Retirement Plan Bill. The present
State Retirement Law is the direct
product of the Councils work un-
der the guidance of Governor Ba-
con.
The Council studied matters per
tanning to a salary increase of state
employees Governor Bacon was
WhOlc-hcartediy for the payment
of permanent increases in salaries
of all state employees who received
less than $4,000 year and in his
most recent message he recon-
mCndCd that the Legislature ap-
pr0priatc $3.50 600 for the fiSca'
year beginning July /. 19l5. and
ending June 80. 1916. and the sun
of $590,000 beginning July /, 1916
and ending June 30. l947. thus on
y
increase the salaries of its en-
pIOyccs at higher level than the
previous two years This WAS in
COrpOratcd in House Bill No. l3>
which was passed by the Lcgisla
turc and approved by the Cover
nor.
In addition to this. House Bill
no. 2S7 provides for an increase o
one hundred dollars in the salar
les of school teachers whose sal
aries are less than $4,000 a year
This bill also was passed by tn,
Legislature and approved Ivy tn,
Governor.
Thanks to the Unemployment
Compensation COMMISSIONS adC
quatc studies of their future prob
F. lens and to the foresight of Gov
ernOr Bacon in having recommend
ed in his inaugural message a ser
les of liberalization bills of tn
I Unemployment Compensation Law
} the average war worker is nov
2 eligible for benefits of $500
week as long as % weeks. prOvid
r ing he is unemployed and avail
= able for work. These items wer
2 incorporated in House Suhstitut
$ for House Bill No. 224. which wa
1 passed by the Legislature and az
; proved by the Governor
: Thanks to the Industrial Acc
S dent Boards recommendations. tn
: Legislature passed House Bill
e Nos. 224. 255. and 226 all of whic
+ were carefully studied and seriOu!
s ly considered by Governor BacO
e and approved; thus increasing tC
e tai disability from $50 weeks to
o maximum of 500 weeks and raj:
a ing the maximum compensate
y from $500 per week to $21.00 pc
e week
e Governor Bacon in his inaugur;
message recommended a more adj
If quate provision for the needs
/ those dependent upon Old Age A
4. sistance. House Pill No. s pr
e vidcs for such IN increase.
IS Through the efforts Of Il