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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14

Changes in the social security law
recently signed by President Kennedy
directly affect many persons aged
81 and older, giving them social Sc
curity benefits for the first time or
increasing benefits already payable
to them. Stewart J. Thomas, manager
of the Helena social security office,
said this week.
The new law makes the following
changes:
1. Men now have an option of retir-
ing at age 62 with lower benefits or
of waiting until age IS and collecting
higher benefits.
2. Widows benefits are increased
by about 10 per cent.
8. Minimum benefits are raised.
A. The amount of work under social
security needed to get benefits is
lowered.
5. People who receive only part of
their benefits for year because they
earn over $1,000 will have smaller
amount deducted.
6. Social security taxes go up
slightly beginning January /, 1862.
Under the new provisions, men can
begin collecting benefits at age 81
if they choose, just as women have
been able to do since 1856. But
workers who decide to take benefits
before they are IS will get less per
month than they would if they waited
until age 65, Thomas said.
The sooner a worker takes his
benefits after age 81, the greater
the reduction in his benefits will be.
However. the reductions are figured
so that on the average people may
expect to receive about the same
amount if they get reduced benefits
beginning before age 65, or wait
until they reach 65 and collect higher
amounts.
Dependent husbands benefits, if |
taken before age 65, will also be re-
duced. but dependent widowers and
fathers can receive full bnefits at
age 81.
1920 INCREASE IN WIDOWS
The new amendments raise the |
aged widows benefits from the pres
emit rs per cent of the husbands re-
tirement benefit to 82.5 per cent, a
10 per cent increase in individual
benefits, beginning with August,
Thomas said.
The same increase will be made in
the benefits of aged dependent wild
overs and those of aged parents if
there is only one dependent parent
surviving.
An increase of up to 81 in the
minimum old-age, survivors, and dis
ability insurance benefits is due be-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14
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request for increased rates to its
customers before the commission. In
recent weeks the Cut Bank Gas Com
pany and the Shelby Gas Association
filed applications for rate increases.
The Cut Bank company alleged the
many economic factors, and ''for the
increasing cost of gas required to
supply the demands of the company's
present and future customers. A
contract customer, the Cut Bank
company buys supplemental gas from
Montana Power Co. They have had
an increase of 21ac per MCF, since
1860
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14
Board of Examiners
Poplar Arnory
Slated For a
Spruce Up

The Board of Examiners Wednes-
day decided to spruce up the armory
building in Poplar, which was built
by the WPA in 1912. Various things
have been tried to get this albatross
off their necks. The Supreme Court
says that they can't sell the building.
Nobody wants to take over it's main
tenance including the present lease
holders-the Corps of Engineers and
the City of Poplar.
Permission was given to the Corps
of Engineers to fence and gravel an
adjoining lot if it will get their con-
struction equipment off the drill
floor. A new lease was entered into
for five years with the Engineers
for $1,000 per year.
Hanley Glass and Paint, which is
decorating a hospital nearby, gave
an estimate of $4,000 to sandblast
and paint the exterior of the armory.
The estimate was accepted because
of the difficulty in getting people
to bid on the work in this remote area.
Now that the Examiners have been
freed by the Legislature of all the
claim approving activities and the
recording of the reasons for out-of-
state travel requests they are taking
off for their various vacations. Sec
rotary of State Frank Murray has al
ready gone while Gov. Nutter is prac-
ticing rocking back and forth in his
swivel chair in preparation for a pack
trip into the Bob Marshall wilderness
area. Attorney General Forrest An
derson is looking forward to his
respite from state duties by lifting
a loss of strength being
noted in his right arm.
Architect Norman Hamill and As
sociates of Butte will design the
to be built adjacent to the
at the Boulder Training |
School and Hospital. The $180,O00 |
required for the structure has come
from the fees collected for the care
If children at the institution as pro-
yided by an act of the 1859 Legisla-
ure. This will relieve some of the
burden of care for handicapped chill
lren from the State Hospital in
Warm Springs.
Architect Sigvald Berg of Helena
will draw the plans for the remodel
ng of the space vacated in the Mitch
IL Building by the Unemployment
Commission. The Fish
nd Game Department will take over
he renaodeled area while the re- I
lainder of the first floor will be
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14
PSC To Hear Opposition To Cas-

Company at the original hearing held
in Helena on May % and "a, the
only contract customers that have
not received an increase in rates in
the past year are the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads. When
the Montana Power attempted to
negotiate contract for higher rates
the railroads simply changed to oil.
The Great Northern had not signed
a contract as of the hearing date
according to the exhibit, but the
Northern Pacific agreed to a con-
tract with no increase in rate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14
Five Important Changes Written
Into Social Security Statute

| ginning with the benefit check for
the month of August. The present
minimum is $33; the new minimum
will be $40.
Another change lowers the amount
of work credit required for old-age
and survivors benefits. The new law
makes payments possible for a per-
son who has work credit for one cal
endar quarter for each year after
1850 and up to the year he reaches
SIS (62 for woman).
This means that man who has
reached 65 or a woman who reached
81 before 1858 will need credit for
only year and half of work under
social security to qualify for retire
ment benefits. Survivors of workers
who died in 1858 or later and who.
were not eligible for benefits before
this change may now be eligible.
These people should inquire at their
social security office soon.
Another change in the law makes
it possible for people eligible for
social security benefits to earn up to
$1,7OO and receive more in total
earnings and benefits than under
the old law.
Under both the old and the new
law, beneficiary can earn $1,000
a year and receive all of his monthly
social security benefits. The old law,
though, required 81 in benefits to
be withheld for each So earned from
$1,000 to $1,000, and 81 for each
81 earned over $1,000.
Under the new law, 81 is withheld
for each So earned from $1,000 to
$1,7OO, and then 81 for each 81
earned over $1,7OO. Thus, under the
new law, only $3.50 in benefits is
deducted when the beneficiary earns |
$1,70O during the year. Under the
old law, $3.50 would have been with
held.
TAX INCREASE OF ONE-EIGHTH
OF ONE PER CENT
To help finance the changes, the
call for an increase in
social security taxes beginning jan
uary /, 1862. Employees and en-
ployers will each pay an additional
of one per cent on earn
ings up to $4,000 year-a total Of
three and one-eighth per cent in So
,ial security taxes.
Self-employed persons will pay At
per cent on net earnings up to $4,000
4 year. instead of the former As
per cent rate.
The disability insurance program
unchanged, Thomas said, ex-
,ept that workers with long-standing
are given another year,
until June 80, 1862, to file claims
for benefits.
Increases in benefits for widows
and for those getting minimum bene-
fits will be made automatically be-
fore the August checks are mailed
early in September. 1t will not be
necessary, he said, for these people
20 contact the social security office
Some other people affected by the
to the law must apply
before their benefits can be started
Among them are older workers who
formerly did not have enough credit
or work under social security to re-
;eive benefits, workers between so
md 65 who wish to retire now with
educed benefits, and dependent wild
wers or fathers.
These people should get in touch
With their local social security office,
Thomas said. The social security Of
ice in Helena is located at COL Power
Block.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14

Responsibility is like string we
only see the middle of. Both ends
are out of sight.-Wm. McFee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14
MPCo. OFFICIALS TO BE
CROSS EXAMINED

The hearings in Butte starting the
18th of July will open with cross
examination of the Montana Power
Company witnesses who appeared at
the hearings in May. They will be
asked to provide specific figures in
connection with their financial con-
dition, their financing, costs, income,
etc.
On the stand subject to cross ex-
animation will be power company
president j. E. Corette, Frank Woy,
executive system manager of the
rate and depreciation department;
j. j. Harrington, treasurer; Ernest
North, Baltimore, Md, construction
costs expert, and w. G. Gilman, New
York financial expert.
r. d. Corette, gas company chief
counsel, will be running interference
between his experts and the attorneys
digging for material for experts rep
resenting the opponents.
MIR. Knappen, who has appeared
for opponents in two telephone
rate increases, one of which was
denied, recently appeared in a rate
increase request case in Louisiana
that resulted in the utility request
being denied.
The opponents to the present re-
quest for an increase in gas utility
rates contend rate decrease in Mon
tana could be supported on the basis
of the disparity between wages and
net revenues of the company
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14
STIFF JOLT TO SHELBY
COMPANY

The Shelby Association alleges in
it's application it 'shas been required
to pay substantial increase in the
contract price of gas purchased from
the Montana Power Company :"
In 1860 the Shelby utility paid 1850
per thousand cubic feet of gas. The
new contract with Montana Power
calls for 27.5e through December
1862, and then an increase to 80 ~ g..
The Great Falls Gas Company is
the only contract customer of the
Montana Power Gas Company that
has been included in the request for
an increase. This means MPCo. no
longer cares to negotiate with the in
dependent Great Falls company.
Great Falls citizens interpret
the tactical change as a move by
the power company to put the
independent company out of bust
ness
According to one of the exhibits
presented by the Montana Power
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14

Since there will not be full Board
of Examiners meeting until Septem-
Der labor dispute in the Registrar
of Motor Vehicles in Deer Lodge will
not be aired until then. A job open
ing had not been posted and this is
an open breach of contract with Lo-
cal 1864 of the State, County and
Municipal Workers Union.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-07-14

allocated to the Department of Publ,
instruction.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-03-11

lance of the trustees position.
He, too, strongly advocated the
voting o ia straight ticket
Theo other candidates for
trustee, William Posey, from
west of Crawford and Jimmy
Young from Robbins Park both
called upon the voters to con-
centrate upon the straight tick
ct. This of course would allow
all candidates, weak or strong,
to get into office-which means
the public would not necessari-
ly be getting the best men in
office. A split ticket in this
election is best for Robbins.
The program included some
very talented musicians such as
the Scott Brothers and King
dom Bound Singers, directed oy
NH. Lotion.
MIR. Paul Rayon, president of
I.CP., called for q united ticket
to push the slate into office.
He said they had a fight on
their hands and asked that the
workers call friends on the tele-
phone, have house gatherings,
to make their friends acquaint-
ed with party principles, ideals,
aims and discrimination. Mr..
Rayon and Mr.. Bibbs, master
of ceremonies, introduced the
guests who were onhand to en-
courage the vote in the town
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-03-11
"Mazey A Puppet,' >.
Says One Speaker
At lie. Party Tea
Name-Calling Characterizes
Independent Citizens Tea
BY Violet Weaver

At a tea sponsored by the
Independent Citizens Party to
introduce it's candidates for viii
lage office, name calling was
one of the factors that manned
an otherwise interesting affair.
Chris Washington, a leader in
the organization and noted for
his dramatic" talks called Pres
ident Maxey "a puppet" who
would "fall flat on his face if
we would cut the strings" He
continued to say that Mr.. Maxey
could not help but do the things
he does because of Atty. Black
who pulls the strings the way
he designs. This brought cheers
from the large group of work.
ers and party friends.
Suggesting a better way to do
things, Chris Washington said
it would have been better If
he (Maxey) had listened to his
three grade" conversation ON
the important issues.
Attacking not only the presi-
ent, Mr.. Washington felt it nee
essarv to informth public of
the different types of heads"
il the Village Hall. He named
them-"Chuckle head, Sw i
head and Hard-head," with Chief
Aaron Stout taking the role of
"Chuckle-head" and the other
two by Maxey. Stout" said
Washington, must be little
insane-four years ago he was
sitting in Manteno and now he
is Chief of Police. I surely
wouldn't approve crazy man
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-03-11

washington forgot to menClon
the fact that Stout had been
there to lick fight with al
coholism and had had both the
knowledge and know how TO
take over the job at the time.
Chris Washington followed
another illustrious speaker,
Rev. Felix Taurvin, pastor of
who used very colorful words
to emphasize the fact that 1--WE
are going down there and re-
duce tax Immediately. Might be
something in the woodpile down
there that you can't reduce the
tax. He continued by saying,
Vice has caught on in Rob
bins. He elaborated upon this
point, too. Completing his talk,
Rev. Felix Taurvin touched upon
such topics as progress, higher
AK, the Poicy rocket, qualified
men to do the job and speaking
Of Mn. Smith, candidate for the
presidency, he said, IF you look
at him you wouldn't like him;
)ut deal with him and you'll
love HIM" He closed by saying
you had great fine admin
'stration and they have done all
the can-to drive more tax in
your shoes!"
Marion Smithspoke in more
concrete terms, stating that pro-
gress was of kind not needed
now. He felt that a much wiser
us of the money iould have been
made by the administration in
the las four years. BY jug
Cling funds, Robbins now owes
'RFC as much money as they
did when they started" said
Smith, and the village govern
ment has no dignity, no respect
and no credit.
1.-THE amount of money collect
ed is q secret to all but Maxey,"
continued Smith who closed by
saying, IF you wake up one
morning and find you don't live
in Robbins and haven't moved
a chair, you can blame it on
Maxey."
William Jones, candidate for
Village Clerk, was then intro
duced. He spoke seriously and
firmly advocated straight
ticket vote by the public. He
promised to put into effect inn
mediately a system Of codes
which woold be readily access
ible to those who desire it. He
said they (Maxey) don't know
what codes have been passed
to- the point that the have been
passed on again"
Farrell Moore (incumbent)
trustee, emphasized the impor-
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1961-03-11
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THE ROBBINS EAGLL
Saturday, March IL, 1861

ship election on April 4. Town
ship represented were Bremen
and Worth. The program was
closed by Pastor VIII. Stephens.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Soroptinists
To Celebrate

Twenty five years of service
to the Alexandria Community
will be celebrated by the Sor-
optimist Club of Alexandria
on June 6 at the George
Mason Hotel.
President Irene Pancoast
has appointed a special COM
mittee, headed by Mrs. Libbie
Scherr, to make arrangements
for the dinner.
Mrs. Scherr announced
that the installation of new
officers of the Soroptimist
and Venture Clubs will be
conducted. Also presented
that evening will be the
Outstanding Woman of the
Year Award"
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Auxiliary Names
New Officers

The new officers Of the
Women's Auxiliary of the
Greek Orthodox Church of
Northern Virginia will be
installed at a luncheon on
June 8. New president of the
auxiliary is Mrs. George
Johnson.
Also to be installed at the
luncheon at the Westbriar
Country Club are Mrs. Peter
Security, vice president; Mrs.
StameS Mastorakis, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Mary
Polychrones, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Christ
Latsies, treasurer.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
kindergarten
ADDIicotions

Applications are being ac-
cepted for the fall term Of
the Prince Georges County
Board of Education kinder
sarten at the Brentwood City
Cooperative. Held at Oxon
Hill Methods Church from
9 am. to noon, for 5-year-
olds, the school is monde
nominational.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Garden Fete
Is June Ia

The Arthritis and Rheu-
matism Association Of Met
ropolitan Washington will
hold an Oriental garden
party June IA from 4 to $50
pm. at the Chinese Embassy.
The party is being held
through the courtesy Of the
Chinese A m bassa dor and
Mrs. Yeh.
The Association, Of which
the honorary chairman Is DR..
Janet Travell, Is under the
presidency of Brig. Gen. Will
liam J. Flood. United States
Air Force, (retired).
Evening star., 1961-05-28

Picture on Poee 81
skin and dry fruits, and last
ly there was the aromatic
"yakhni pulao" consisting Of
rice cooked in saffron to
which was added the "kor-
ma" or chicken curry.
Food fit for the gods"
commented one guest on re-
ceiving his third helping Of
"murg pulao."
500 at Reception
More than 500 guests
crowded the reception room
of the ambassadors resi-
dence on Wyoming avenue.
filled the patio and spilled
into the verandah.
Centering the buffet tables
were exquisite flower arrange
ments of yellow pom-poms.
red roses, white and pink
snap dragons. yellow daisies
and white baby's breath.
Also lending color were two
large cakes with the Afghan
and the American flags on
the icing.
Commented a lovely AZ
CHAN woman on the signifi-
cance Of the occasion: Elm
yuk marasim bisyar khoosh
ast." which is Persian for
This is a very happy gather
ing"
No wonder the guests stayed
late. although the reception.
which began at 6 pm, was
supposed to end at 8 pm.
They sat at little tables dis
cuSSing Laos, space explora-
ton, the weather and gen.
orally enjoying themselves.
Mrs. Dean Rusk, wife Of
the Secretary Of State, arrived
at pm. and stayed about As
minutes. She was wearing a
pink and purple print dress,
and Scandinavian silver ear
rings.
Distinguished Guests
Also present were the As
sistant Secretary Of State
for African Affairs q. Men.
men williams, and the AS
sistant Secretary Of State
for Near Eastern Affairs and
Mrs. Talbot.
Among the first to arrive
was Ambassador U On Sein
Of Burma. Am bassador
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khayyal
Of Saudi Arabia was seen In
conversation with the AS
sayed (meaning a descendant
Of the Prophet Mohamme0
Ahmad Ali Zabarah, the
Charge d'Affaires Of Yemen.
Ambassador c. M. Chagla
Of India, who will be relin-
gushing his post next month
Evening star., 1961-05-28

ming for city council and at
torney at 8 pm. June 8, at
the Madison School. Copies
Of questionnaires which the
league has sent to the can
didates will be released and
distributed at the meeting.
At the meeting each can
didate will have four min
uteS in which to speak. A
question period will be held
for candidates to sWer
questions from the floor.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
BY MOHAMMED A. RAUF, jr
Star Staff Writer

Star STAN Writer
The Eastern rice dish
called pulao or pilaff now
is quite common the world
over. But one has to turn to
Afghanistan to taste differ
ent varieties Of it.
And when the Afghan Am
baSsador and Mrs. Moham-
med Hashim Maiwandwal
held a reception yesterday
In connection with the Inde-
pendence Day celebrations
Of their country, guests were
sure of tasting all the many
varieties of the dish.
First there was the "murg
pulao" or pulao with fowl in
it; then there was the "kabli
pulao" with chopped orange
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Officials Attend

Also among the first to ar
rive was Mr.. William H. Nc
Cahon of the office Of the
Food-for- r-Peace, and his
lovely daughter Miss Mary
McCahon.
Other guests included the
former United States Am
bassador to Belgium and Mrs.
Myron Cowen; Mr.. William
Lehfeldt, in charge of the
Afghan desk at the State
Department; Mr.. Robert E.
Read, also of the State De-
partment and Miss Donna
Read who works at the En-
bassy Of Morocco.
The First Secretary of the
Jordanian Embassy and Mrs.
Yacoub Tail Farouki were
present with their charming
daughter Miss Reema Fa-
rouki, who holds a diploma
in journalism from Ohio Uni
versity and also is a poetess.
Mr.. Theodore F. Koop, vice
president of the CHS. was
long in company with the
President of the National
Press Club and Mrs. John
Cosgrove.
In addition there we're Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Kennedy,
Mr.. Nicholas Thacker. Mr..
Edgar Morris, Mr.. Jagdish S.
Rama of the Nepalese EN-
baSsy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
aid Campbell of the USIA,
and other officials from va
rious embassies and Govern
ment departments.
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Candidates
To Speak

The Falls Church League
of Women Voters will hold
a meeting Of candidates run
Evening star., 1961-05-28
Afghoniston Party
InnDresses Guests

to run for the Indian Parlia-
ment in general elections
next year, was being hidden
farewell by the distinguished
guests who had not already
done so.
Ambassador Of Pakistan
and Mrs. Aziz Ahmed were
there. as also the retiring
Ambassador of Ceylon and
Mrs. r. S. S. Gunewardene.
Ambassador w. M. Q. Hahn
of Ghana arrived in a cor
rect Western business suit
instead of his flowing ma
tional costume. Ambassador
j. M. Udochi Of Nigeria also
was present, as also Ambas-
sador Louis Rakotomalala Of
Malagasy.
Evening star., 1961-05-28

Picture on Puee E-l
Evening star., 1961-07-07
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

500, WTTG (5-Five Star
Feature. This Thing Called
Love-" Newlyweds agree to
a three-month platonic ar
rangement to test their love.
Rosalind Russell, Melvyn
Douglas (194D.
1880, WTOP (9-PerSon to
Person. Guests are Movie
Star Jayne Mansfield and
family, Bandleader Spike
Jones and his wife, Helen
Grayco.
11:OO, WTTG (5)-PM East
PM West. From New York.
the topic is Courage"
Guests are Gen. Anthony
McAuliffe, DR.. Carl Hoff-
man, Stanley Wartenberg,
Nina De-Nur and Folk
Singer Oscar Brand. From
San Francisco, another eve
ming at the hungry club,
with Singer Frank Darone.
1920, WTOP (9)-The Late
Show. THE Flame and the
the Arrow" Story of medi-
eval Italy. Burt Lancaster,
Virginia Mayor (195O.
1881. WMAL % - Friday
Movie. House on 92nd
Street" The FBI's battle
against the fifth column.
Lloyd Nolan, William Eythe
Q945).
100, WTOP (9)-The Late,
Late Show. Johnny Comes
Flying Home" Three ex-
Army flyers establish a one
plane commercial airline,
but are handicapped by
money matters. Richard
Crane (1946).