Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
First Child Survivor Benefits
For County Farm Workers Are
Paid by Social Security Agency

,
iel Printz, of Dickerson, has be-
come the first child-Survivor to
receive Social Security benefits in
Montgomery County under the
recent extension of coverage to
agricultural workers, according
to an announcement made by the
Social Security Administration.
Following the death of his ia
her, Kirby Ashby Printz on Feb
.uary 9th in an accident, Clifton
Skippy) Printz of Dickerson, 33
ear old brother of Ernest, made
ormal application to the Social
security Administration for
Monthly benefits for his brother,
commence with the month of
'ebruary.
Under the coverage for agricul-
Lral workers, payment will be
lade to Clifton PrintZ for Ernest
ach month until Ernest has
cached age 18. No other funds
Jere left for his care. o. w. And
rson, however, county agent, and
irby Printz' employer, has off
red Ernest employment at a
lodest wage which will enable
i'm to receive his monthly Social
,ecurity benefits.
Ernest and his father had been
wing with Clifton PrintZ and his
amily for the past ten years. Err
est will continue to live with his
lder brother. Referring to the
act that this case is the first of
IS kind in Montgomery County,
vhere payments to the survivors
ire based solely on agricultural
employment, Mr.. Anderson's Off
ce was philosophical.
1--WE always try to show the
armers how these things work.,
t was explained.
In addition to being philosophi-
cal, Mr.. Anderson's office was in
Strumental in initiating the claim
for benefits, securing the neces-
sary papers and placing the fam
lily in touch with Mr.. PlatFy,
Montgomery County representa-
tive for the Social Security field
office in Washington.
Kirby Printz, late father of Err
nest and Clifton, began farming
over thirty years ago in West Vir-
ginia and soon afterward moved
his growing family to Maryland.
In all, twelve children were raised
by the Printz', six low living in
Montgomery County where Mr..
Printz moved twelve years ago.
While this is the first case of
payments going to survivors of
farm workers here under Social
Security, many payments are al
ready going to retired farm
workers who came under Social
Security for the first time in jan
uary, 1851. On a country wide
basis, it is expected that Social
Security beneficiaries will in
crease in number until about the
year 1880, when they will level
off.
According to the latest avail
able figures for Montgomery
County, there were approximate
ly 5000 persons receiving some
type of old-age and survivors in
surance payment for a total of
S135, 900 a month. OF these, old
age beneficiaries and their spous-
IS and children under 19 years
number almost 1000 for total of
$4,000 monthly. Survivors, in
Guiding widows, widowers, chill
iren under 18 years and depend
ent parents, numbering 1900 re-
'eive $48,000 a month.
While Montgomery County has
I great number of farm operat-
'rs and farm employees, only a
ortion of them are covered
lnder Social Security at this
ime. Social Security coverage is
provided only for those en-
>loyees who are regularly en-
'loyed on a farm operated for
'rofit. This provision of the law
xcludes from coverage seasonal
workers. and the farm operator
limself.
Neither is the farm operator