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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
BY Robert B. YOumans, Manager
of the GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Social
Security District Office

Some important changes have
been made in the old-age and
survivors insurance program as
a result of the Social Security
Amendments of 1853 which
President Eisenhower signed into
law on August %, 1858.
All of the changes, directly or
indirectly, affect the American
public as a whole. Working per-
sons-employed and self-employ-
ed-need to know about them;
their families need to know
about them.
In the articles to follow | shall
describe the changes singly and
in detail; today, | shall restrict
myself to summary of the most
important changes designed to
strengthen this Federal social
insurance system which provides
partial protection against loss of
earned income upon the retire
ment, death, or total disability
of the worker.
Most important, because it af-
fects practically all working
people and their families, is the
increase in benefit amounts. This
applies to those now getting
benefit payments and to those
who will become beneficiaries in
the future. Most monthly bene-
fit checks will be about per-
cent higher, with a minimum in
crease of at least $500 in the
amount payable to a worker who
retired at age 65 or later. (Wo-
men workers who began to re-
ceiVe benefits at any tins be-
tween age 81 and age IS will re-
ceive slightly smaller increases)
The maximum monthly payment
family may receive is increas-
ed from 5000 to 1854 a month
Families now receiving maxi
mum monthly benefits under the
law will receive increases from
$3.50 to $54 depending upon the
decreased workers average mon
thly wages.
Right here want to point out
that people now on the bene.
ficiary rolls do not have to get
in touch with the social security
Office to obtain these benefit in
"reases.. The larger amounts are
effective with January and will
show up on benefit checks for
that month which will go in the
mails early in February.
AS you know, benefit amounts
are figured from a working per
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
The Journalists Creed

81 believe that no one should write as a
journalist what he would not say as a gentle
man; that bribery by ones own pocketbook
is as much to be avoided as bribery by the
pocketbook of another; that individual re-
sponsibility may not be escaped by pleading
another's instructions of another's dividends.
II believe that advertising, news and edi-
torial columns should alike serve the best in
terests of readers; that single standard of
helpful truth and cleanness should prevail
for all; that the supreme test of good journal
ism is the measure of its public service.
Il believe that the journalism which sue
ceeds best-and best deserves success-fears
God and honors man; is stoutly independent,
unmoved by pride and opinion or greed of
power, constructive, tolerant but never care
less, self-controlled patient, always respect
full of its readers but always unafraid, is
quickly indignant at injustice; is unswayed
by the appeal of privilege or the clamor Of
the mob; seeks to give every man a chance,
and, as far as law and honest wage and recog-
milton of human brotherhood can make it so,
an equal chance; is profoundly patriotic
while sincere promoting international good
will and cementing world-comradeship; is a
journalism of humanity, of and for today S
world"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
The American Way

croachments on private enter
prise have been expanded so
that today some 700 federal
corporate activities have taken
over 40 percent of the land
area and 20 percent of the in
dustrial capacity of the nation.
Instead of a 25 percent cut, the
costs of government have been
increased 1000 percent.
Actually we cannot blame
the politicians. We have let
freedom slip through our fling
ers because we have glorified
the ACT of voting rather than
making sure that our vote is
the clear expression of inform
ed public opinion applied to
questions of public policy.
Fortunately, we can retrieve
freedom, sovereignty and JUS
tice by again imposing Con-
stitutional limitations upon
those we elect to represent us.
We can do this by applying
the terms of the Proposed
23rd Amendment" now pend
ing in Congress as H. J. Res.
355 1t provides that:
"Sec. One: The government
of the United States shall not
engage in any business, pro.
fesSicnal. commercial. finan.
rial or industrial enterprise ex.
cent as specified in the Con
Gtitution;
Sec. Four: CONGRESS shall no
lew taxes on personal incomes
Continued TO Page 4-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Retired Noble county workers, and their
families, will soon start to reap the benefits
of social security in added measure.
Beginning in February, their pension
checks, which jumped in dollar volume more
rapidly last year than in most areas, will be
still bigger.
Thanks to the recent legislation, there
will be a new increase, on an annual basis, of
$4,000 locally.
In addition, pension funds entering the
county will be accelerated even further be-
cause more and more people are applying and
qualifying for retirement
The additional money will give shot in
the arm to local buying power and, conse-
quently, to local retail business.
AS of the beginning of this year, pension
payments to retired workers were at the rate
of $343,000 year, reports the Social Security
Administration. They went to 524 men and
women, who received an average of 1858 a
year.
Also, wives of retired workers, who may
now qualify at the age of g. have been col
lecting benefits of $4,000 year.
Others getting payments under this Old
Age and Survivors Insurance program in
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
How New Social Security
Changes Will Affect You

sons average earnings. Right
now, only earnings up to a total
of $4,000 in a year can be credit
ed to a workers social security
account. Beginning with 1859,
however, earnings up to $4,000
will be creditable and taxable
for social security purposes.
Social Security taxes will be
increased beginning with 1859.
An employed person will have
212 percent taken out of his pay
instead of the present ga per-
cent; his employer will contri-
butte 212 percent also. The self
employment social security tax
will be increased 3i8 of l per-
cent and will become 3s4 percent
of net earnings up to $4,000 in
the year. Self-employed people
will pay at this increased rate
for the year 1859 with the tax
return they make early in 1860
Important changes have been
made in the disability insurance
provision in the law If a work
er, age 50-64, is getting monthly
disability benefits because he is
too disabled for further substan-
tial gainful work, payments can
be made to his dependents just
like the payments made to old
age insurance beneficiaries
Moreover, a person entitled to
social security disability benefits
no longer has the amount of his
benefit payment reduced OF
withheld because he is receiving
disability payments from some
other Federal or State source.
The amended law makes il
easier for people whose disabili-
ties develop gradually to qualify
for either cash disability bene-
fits or the disability freeze
This is brought about through 6
change in the work require
ments. 1t is no longer necessary
that the worker have at least
u years of social security credit
out of the 3 years before he be-
came disabled. The standards for
determining disability remain the
same. A person must still be
unable to perform substantial
gainful work. The new require
ment is that the worker be fully
insured and have 20 quarters OF
coverage out of the 40 calendar
quarters before he became dis.
abled.
Other changes have been made
IN the social security law, includ-
ing several relating to benefits
for dependents. l shall discuss
! the latter in my next article.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Sl
Despite this confusion, public
devotion to basic principles
has been reconfirmed at every
election where principles have
come under discussion.
For example, the Democrats
won in 1882 by contending
they could cut the cost of gov
ernment (then nearly four bill
lion dollars per year) by 25
percent, by removing govern
ment from all fields competi-
tive with private enterprise.
The Republicans, in turn, won
in 1852 by much the same kind
of contention.
Unfortunately, no effort has
been made to remove govern
ment from direct competition
with its citizens. Instead, en-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

technicians and Pepper Mission
personnel in Chicago, III.
Word has been received by
Lucy Jennings, clerk of the local
draft board, that the first pre-
induction physical examination
for Noble county draftees called
in the peace time draft will be
held in the army recruiting sta
ton, Steubenville, on Wednes-
day, Oct 27.
For the first time in the his
tory of Amazon chapter, No. 80,
0. E. S. a member of the chapter
will be signally honored Satur-
day evening, Oct. Is, when Mrs
Mary Wiley, 80. beloved resident
Of Caldwell for many years, will
be presented with fifty-year
pin.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
COUNTY FARMER PREFERS
JAIL TO MILITARY SERVICE

Jefferson = Because his AmiSh
beliefs forbade him to help in a
military program, Andrew E.
Shrock, %, an Ashtabula county
farmer, was sentenced to two
years in prison last week in the
US District Court. Shrock pleaded
guilty to a charge of violating the
Selective Service Act. He refused
to accept the judges offer to al
low him to serve in a state hos
pital for the aged in lieu Of mill
tary service. The young mans re-
ply was that his consent to the
offer would be acceptance of the
military program and that woulc
be against his religious beliefs.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
ELECTIONS AND
PRINCIPLES
BY Willis E. Stone

The most serious political
error of our times is the accep-
tance of the idea that "it makes
no difference how you vote
just so you vote"
This assumes that the ACT
of voting is the primary func-
ton OF citizenship, thus con-
cealing the purpose of voting,
which is to give each citizen
voice in the determination of
public policy.
Unfortunately, recent cleo
tions have played down this
purpose, making them some
thing of an auction with the
p"ize going to the best promis-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
EXHIBITORS VIE FOR
MERCHANTS AWARDS

jefferson - More than $3.50 in
cash Or trade awards were pre-
sented by Jefferson merchants
and businessmen in a variety of
contests during the Jefferson
Homecoming festival.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Mai. Gen. Wilton B. Pearsons
has been named as President
Eisenhower's assistant to sue
ceed Sherman Adams, recently
resigned.
Because of the strike of Ohio
Greyhound employees there was
no bus service along u. S. Route
Il much of the time of last
week, which was of great incon-
venience and much disappoint-
ment to the travelling public.
With the ending of September
East time in Cambridge and
GAINESVILLE came to a close for
his year, which will be ap-
oreciated by upper Noble county
'esidents. 1t certainly caused a
vast amount of confusion in
.;me, especially in connection
With radio announcements and
otherwise
President Eisenhower will
make three political addresses in
the western states in October
On the goth he will speak at Los
Angeles, Calf, at San Francisco
on the 21st and in Chicago, H.,
on the 22nd. Later he may de-
liver an address in Philadelphia,
Pa, and he may also deliver an
address at Cleveland.
Some of the leaders of the ma
| ional Democratic party are
| manufacturing homemade the
| orieS of their own as to the rea-
son for Sherman Adams, the
rhief aide to President Eisen-
hover, recently resigning his
position as such. Of course this
is purely for political reasons
and effect and should be taken
for none other.
Only another month of the
1858 political campaign period
remains. Thus far, other than
the trailer caravan" by Republi-
| cans on Tuesday of this week,
but little effort has been made
in Noble county by either party
something never before heard of
However, local Republican nom
inees for office are on the
move, mainly in their personal
political interests.
The hurricane that struck the
United States the latter part OF
last week caused millions of dol
lars damage in the Carolinas and
other states bordering on the
| Atlantic. However, not a single
loss of life was reported. At the
same time a typhoon struck
Japan with the loss of life plac-
ed at 800, missing over 1,500 and
100000 driven from their homes
The voting registration for the
November election is reported as
the highest ever known in the
state of Ohio. The AFL-CIC
leaders have endorsed Mike Di-
Sale for governor while it is
firmly believed the vast majority
of the voters in the state will
support Governor c. William
O'Neill for reelection. The pro-
posed amendment, the Right te
Work, is the principal bone o.
contention during the coming
month which is approved anc
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

81 believe that journalist should write
only what he holds in his heart to be true.
II believe that suppression of the news,
for any consideration other than the welfare
of society, IS indefensible.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
Political Matters and Otherwise
BY JESS S. HARRIS

endorsed by O'Neill and opposed
by Disable The laborer of what
ever kind has the American priv
ilege of choosing whatever en-
ployer or concern he may care
to, without interference from
any outside source.
The threat Of war against
Uncle Sam at some future time
seems to hover over and about
the United States. In the event
Of such it might be best to have
Republican president as COM
mander-in-chief and a Republi-
can congress to stand squarely
behind and back of him under
all conditions. Then let's sup
port Senator John w. Bricker
and Congressman John E. Hen
derson for reelection at the polls
on next November 4th. None
better qualified could be found
in diligent search. And at the
same time remember with your
vote Ohio's efficient governor,
c. William O'Neill, Noble
county's next door neighbor and
friend, for reelection.
Under Virginia law six
schools in Norfolk have been
closed because a court failed to
grant a years time in extension;
the governors of fourteen south
ern states held their annual con-
ference in Lexington, KY, the
forepart of last week and ad-
journed without taking action in
the integration affair in the
south; beyond all doubt the clos
ing of public schools in Arkansas,
Virginia and other states in the
south will be most damaging to
scholastic interests in this nation;
the election held at Little Rock,
last Saturday, was won by a 3
to l vote by the side favoring
segration, but the matter is far
from being settled at the pres
ent. United States marshals have
served restraining orders on the
governor of Arkansas and others
from attempting to open the
Little Rock high schools this
week.
The most destructive flood in
the history of Duck Greek was
occasioned by a cloudburst on a
Sunday evening and night dur
ing the middle of July in the
year 1913. The ioWlands from the
top to the bottom of the stream
were completely flooded with
an immense damage resulting.
The roadbeds OF each railroad
near Belle Valley were greatly
washed and the same resulted
to the railroad from south Of
Caldwell to the Ohio river. The
Narrow Gauge trestle from
Spruce street in Caldwell to the
hillside across the bottom, the
old covered Olive bridge, the
Socum covered bridge and many
| other bridges to the south were
washed away as were a number
of railroad bridges between
Caldwell and Marietta. From
Cumberland to GAINESVILLE many
Narrow Gauge railroad and
| country bridges were washed
away and it was month before
the first train over the railroad
between the two points were en-
abled to run. 1t was two weeks
before a train could get down
from Cambridge to Caldwell and
UP from Marietta. This flood
| followed the one in the Mus
kingum Valley during the previ-
| Gus month of March.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02
From journal Files
+. .. Ten Years AGO

Time, a fleeting element in all
modern events, caused a special
meeting of the Caldwell village
council to be held Monday even
ing at the city hall The meeting
was held one day early in order
that action could be taken on
the proposed resolution in which
the village paid $6,112 as their
share of an $80,400 contract to
be let by the state highway
director for widening and resur-
facing of SR 78 through Cald-
we'll from the western corpora
ton limits over Young, East,
Main and Olive streets to the
eastern corporation limits.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Births - Mr. and Mrs. John
Farmhouse, Sharon, are the par
ents of an eight pound boy, Sept.
%.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Mazgay, of
Belle Valley, are parents of a
son born Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson are
announcing the birth of a son,
named Stanley, Sept. IL. Mrs.
Carletta Morrison, of the Olive
community and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Wilson, of Dexter City
route, are the grandparents. The
Wilson family is now residing
in Cambridge, where Stanley is
active in all Junior high sports.
Walter Velosky, an employee
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co,
was seriously injured when he
fell across an iron rail while
working on the Pennsy line
south of Macksburg.
A 1887 Plymouth, stolen three
| weeks ago from Ray Hoag, was
recovered in GAINESVILLE by of
ficials Of that city, while Sheriff
Clayton Mckee was in Kansas
to return Jack Loundy, to thi.
city to answer charges for theft
The Life of Mary Reed will bt
shown at the Mary Reed Me
mortal church at Crooked Ire,
N Oct. Is and at the Caldwell
Methodist church, Sunday, Oct
Ia, but it will have its premier
| 3lowing at McConnelsville, Sun
cay evening, Oct II, in tn
high school auditorium. The film
was first seen by the sisters O
| Mary and was then shown befor
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

1t is especially fitting that during the OBJ
servance of our Tooth anniversary, we join in
the 18th annual observance of National News
paper week, October to 8.
AS we are rounding out our 100 years of
service to Noble county and the surrounding
area, it can best be described by The Journa,
lists Greed, written by Walter Williams, dean
of the school of journalism, University of
Missouri, 19O8-35. 1t is being reproduced on
the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the
founding of the worlds first school of Journa-
hsm at this school, and the Tooth anniversary
of this paper. 1t is as follows:
II believe that the public journal is a
public trust; that all connected with it are,
to the full measure Of their responsibility,
trustees for the public; that ac Z 4 National 4 4
ceptance of lesser service thar NEWSPAPER WEEK
the public service is betrayal of $MAE&NAIMI
this trust. Eax14M lea11alzasz -
az believe +bot claar think sSaEcuARps YOUR 81
np and 9eese clear shas sfsteen n5eat 'an ace-
racy, and fairness, are funda-
mental to good journalism
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Pearsons
has been named as President
Eisenhower's assistant to sue
ceed Sherman Adams, recently
resigned.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Time was equally divided be-
tween daylight and darkness last
Friday, the 26th, each being
twelve hours in length.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

Because of the strike of Ohio
Greyhound employees there was
no bus service along U. S. Route
Il much of the time of last
week, which was of great incon-
venience and much disappoint-
ment to the travelling public
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-02

technicians and PEPPER Mission
personnel in Chicago, III.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-28
Avenue WSCS

"The March of Missions in Heal
ing" will be the theme of the pro-
gram for the April meeting of the
WOman's Society of Christian Ser
vice in Avenue Church. The meet
ing will be held Tuesday evening,
April l, at seven-thirty o'clock. In
order to make the Mission of Heal
ing more real TO the group, special
emphasis will be given 10 the mis-
sion of Drs. Elizabeth and Edgar
Miller. formerly of Wilmington and
medical missionaries from Penin-
sula Conference of the Methodist
Church. The Millers are now as
signed to one of the reweSt mis-
sionary fields of Protestant Christ
ianity. Their station is at Nepal,
a small independent mountainous
country, lying between North In
dia and Southern Tibet. Hindu and
Buddhism are the beliefs there
Participating will be Mrs. Laur-
ence Fitchett, Mrs. Leslie Blades
and Mrs Ralph Lewis. Mrs. Her
man Kopf is president of the So
ciety and Mrs. Byron Gibson is
chairman of devotiOnS. Each meet
ing of this year the March of Mis-
sions has been accented and has
been informative and interesting
Mrs. Robert Z. Green is vice presi-
dent and in charge of programs.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-28
Surprise Party

On March at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lance Lynch in Spring
Hill group of relatives and
friends gathered to help celebrate
the birthdays of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mills, Sr. 1t was a great
surprise as they thought they were
only invited for supper. Those who
helped make their birthdays happy
were their daughter, Mrs. Lance
Lynch and family, their son, Mr..
Thomas Mills, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Jen-
nings Mills and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Mills and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Willy and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles West and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Delbert Mills and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Mills,
Mrs. Garfield Sharp ;.ld grand
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Paris Sharp
and children. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Coverdale, Mr.. Edgar Bennett, Mr..
and Mrs. Granville Shockley and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Davis and son, Mrs Mills mother,
Mrs. Alice Shepard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Hayes and children, Mr..
and Mrs. David Robbins and chill
dren, Jimmy Ward and Donnie
Donovan. After playing games and
gossiping with one another, Mr..
and Mrs. Mills opened their beau
tiful gifts. Homemade cake and ice
cream were served. The evening
was enjoyed by all and each one
wished them many more Happy
Birthdays
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-28

SUPPER - Oyster, ham, chick
en- salad and dumping supper will
be held at Union Church, Burrs-
vile, Maryland, on Wednesday,
April 8, starting at 4 p. m.
Take-out suppers from to $50
p. IN.
Prices: Adults, $3.50; Children,
SIS.
AIR POLLUTION = A meeting
of the Air Pollution Authority was
held in Dover on March 10, 1858
and regulations governing the dis
charge of air pollutants from new
industries as well as regulations
governing existing sources of air
pollution were adopted. The effec-
tive date for these regulations is
May /, 1853.
FASHION SHGT = Initial plans
for Spring Fashion Show on We'd
nesday, April 23rj, have been
made by the Auxiliary of st. Mary's
Episcopal Church, Bridgeyille. The
affair will be produced in coopera-
ton with the Nancy Lee Shop and
j. P. Scott's Mems Store of Bridge
vile, jG the auditorium of the
Bridgeville School. Further plans
will be announced later.