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SOCIAL SECURITY
By JiInmy Vanl~evers
Tyler District Manager
Social Secul'it> Administration
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, I hlw ~ Ilettinl[ I~1 security retiring at age 62. When should I sign up A. If you are already receiving retlr-
for the Nst g years since for Medicare? ement benefits, you will be enrolled In
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Medicare automatically and It will not
be necessary for you to take any action•
You will receive your Medicare card in
the mail about a month before you
reach age 65.
Q. I just received an Explanation of
Medicare Benefits on a claim I filed
recently which I don't understand. If it
says what I think it says, I have some
questions I want answered. Wo do I see
about this?
A. You can now use a toll-free
telephone number to call your
Medicare carrier directly with any
In error we omitted the phone
number of JUDGE WINSTON
REAGAN from our directory.
For the convenience of his con-
stituents, his home number is...
849-6306
Gulf States - United III
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questions about your claim. In Texas,
the number Is 1-800-442-2620.
Q. I am program chairman of a group
at my church and am trying to work up
some programs. Does Social Security
have anything we could use?
A. Yes. Your local Social Security Of-
rice can provide a speaker at no cost to
discuss any phase of social security.
Various movies and pamphlets are also
available. Just write the Tyler Social
Whether you're backpacking across
the Rockies or enjoying a lemonade in
your backyard, nothing can make the
outdoors more unpleasant than biting,
bothersome insects.
"Mosquitoes, chiggers, ticks and
biting flies will bite any area of exposed
skin, no matter how small, just about
any time," says Tom Tuttle of the
Johnson Wax Biology Center,
manufacturers of OFF! insect
repellents.
"But it is possible to enjoy the out-
doors without being 'bugged to death.'
The secret is to take the bite out of you
by using personal insect repellents
effectively and by knowing other ways
of protecting yourself as well."
Mosquitoes and biting flies seem to be
attracted by bright and dark colors,
body warmth, perspiration and scented
materials. Tuttle advises wearing light-
colored clothing like khaki and avoiding
dark colors, plaids and checks.
Expose as little skin as possible by
donning long-sleeved shirts and long
pants, especially in wooded areas.
Tuttle recommends the following
guidiines to help protect your outdoor
Security Office at P. O. Box 62S0 or enjoyment from an invasion by an-
County sales
Q. I have been getting disability
benefits for overs year because of in- of
savings bonds
juries I received in an auto accident.
My condition has improved and I hope
to start working soon. When do I report
this and when would my disability
benefits stop?
A. Improvement in your condition or
a return to work should be reported
immediately. If a return to work is
possible because of medical im-
provement, a disability may be ter-
minated at that time. Disability
payments would be made for three
more months• If there is no medical
improvement when a person returns to
work, there is nine-month trial work
a
period.
are reported
Sales of Series EE & HH United
States Savings Bonds in Henderson
County were reported today by County
Bond Chairman Pat Neill to be $4,514.
Sales for the first four month period
totaled $45,377 for 32% of the 1961 goal
of $140,000.
Texas sales during the month amoun-
ted to $20,913,033 while sales for the first
four months of 1981 totaled $93,198,515
with 37% of the yearly sales goal of
$253.3 million achieved.
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" MAINTAIN AT LEAST $500 IN
CHECKING AT ALL TIMES, OR
• MAINTAIN AT LEAST $1,000 IN l
PASSBOOK SAVINGS ACCOUNT, OR
• ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
NOTE A $7 SOMONTHLY fE[ WIlL ~E CHARGED If CHECKING BALANCE FALl. S BELOW IHE REQUIR[D MINIMUM
The First Savings Spirit Means More.
ASSOCIATION OF ATHENS
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noying insects.
- Get personal! Apply personal
repellent to all exposed skin and
clothing. Complete coverage is
essential. A hungry insect will quickly
discover any unprotected spots. The
scent of grooming aids (hair sprays,
perfume, colognes and after shave)
many also serve to attract mosquitoes
and certain types of biting flies.
- Touch-ups are a must. fteapply
repellents as needed. Two to three
hours is the normal staying power for
most products. Repellents will lose
their effectiveness because of normal
body movement, perspiration and
swimming. When insects start to land,
even if they don't bite, that's the time to
reapply.
Have protection, will travel.
Repellent protection is portable.
Personal repellents are applied directly
to exposed skin and clothing so you
literally wear the protection. As you
move from place to place, the
protection travels with you. Repellents
are available in three portable forms:
By CURT SCARBOROUGII. Ph.D.
Used by permission: all right reserved by [)ATE. St.
Louis. Mo.
Question: Daily use of marijuana by
high school seniors has declined from
11% in 1978 to 9% in 1980. Seniors now
associate health risks with regular use,
and peer disapproval also is on the rise.
What percentage of seniors personally
disapprove of regular marijuana use?
b) 75%
c) 55%
d) 35%
Answer: According to a recent sur-
vey, half of all seniors now believe a
"great risk" of harm is associated with
regular marijuana use -- up from 35%
in 1978. Disapproval of regular
marijuana use has increased from 66%
in 1977 to 75% in 1980. Current usage
during the month preceeding the sur-
vey also dropped from 37% in 1979 to
34% in 1980.
Correct answer - b.
Do yon have a question or a comment about drugs?
Write: TANE Texas Alcohol NarcoUc Education
inc., 6778 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas 75231
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Tammy and Gary
Vernon announce the
Robert Chad. He was
July 1, at 7:58 a.m.
Memorial Hospital.
He weighed 6 lbs.
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Claiming that it
numerous fountains
Kansas City has
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is proposed.
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modern fountain in the,
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Three dozen school
teachers
Mayor Richard L.
deliver a
spur the campaign
funding to attain
completion date.
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