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Wednesday, November 6, 1957 SciHiilofr l'pjftisjff Social Security Now 0 usmess Big 1 4 I It Citizens Meet Congressman BOARD DUE TO CANVASS SCHOOL VOTE Answers Questions "Report Given On Volusia for 20 years and are responsible for present day inflation, he said. Herlong said, "it would seem that inefficiency is our most important product." He deplored the attitude of some representatives of Govt who go junketing overseas creating false impressions of our Ameri-ican way of life. The mail brings as many as 300 letters some days, and they are all answered, said Herlong. He said letters are important to any one in government as a means of knowing what folks want. i-ri Food Goes Fast fair saw a good turnout of children, parents and local residents.

The volunteer cooks are rushed at a Halloween carnival last week at George W. Marks School at DeLand. The Friday af P-TA Gives Report $347.50 Raised From Carnival of that atomic bomb." HERLONG GAVE his views on foreign spending by saying that would vote approval to-ward giving military assistance to those foreign governments whose acts have shown them to be aligned with the free world. Caution must be advised in aiding the economy of some not so friendly, he said. Citing the $8 billion interest on our own national debt, the speaker blasted lavish spending and waste which have been practiced by administrations Country -i I I -v Herlong By DOW ANDERSON LAKE HELEN Meeting their Congr.

A. S. Syd Her-; long for an informal chat about the workings of our national Govt, was the privilege given a group of citizens at Blake Park on Monday. They brought sack lunches sharing the snacks with their guest during the noon day peri od with the neighborly spirit much in evidence all round. Herlong pulled his trailer of fice into the park and a supply of bulletins on general Govt functions and regulations applying to social security were handed to those present.

A few words of introduction by Army Col. R. M. Foster, retired, and U. S.

Rep. Herlong expressed his" pleasure in meet-ing and inviting the views of the thousands of constituents in the district he represents. The desire to know what his people want led to this tour, he said. QUESTIONS ON social security brought replies to individuals who were not clear on some personal problems. Herlong scotched a recent rumor that the Social Security plan is unsound and would soon be in the red.

Remarking that there is now some $23 billion on hand and their investment in Gov't bonds clearing a profit of $100 million in 1956 there is no cause for alarm. He went on to say that a sound financial basis is assured through the increased percentage being paid into the fund. Replying to a question as to the national security at the moment, the congressman said, "we have 250 equipped military bases encircling the So-vieLUnion. That should kepn them from starting anything, but a stupid miscalculation could start an atomic war. "He related his experience as an observer of a nuclear test explosion, saying, "it was the most frightening thing of my hfeto see-and feel the impact CofC Aids Center EDGEWATER The Cham- ber of Commerce, meeting here this week, voted a $25 donation to a fund to purchase a water cooler for the Community Center.

In other business the chamber appointed William Piser to attend meetings of the Businessmen's Assn. and give reports. It was announced the youth center room will be tiled in asphalt and 24 new chairs purchased. W. J.

Cozens manager of the New Smyrna Beach chamber, spoke concerning the United Fund and said he thought Edgewater "is not big enough to handle the project yet." DELAND The Volusia County school board will meet at 10 a.m. this Wednesday to canvass votes from the Tuesday trustee andmillage election. aso condut bdef business session. under the U. S.

program. Most are. The Govt pays a funeral benefit of from $90 to $255, depending on how much the deceased was drawing, or had paid in if he or she had not reached the drawing age. Undertakers are not eligible, even if there is no relative. A friend can pay the bill and be reimbursed.

"An undertaker should find a friend," queried this reporter. "You catch on fast," replied Saenger. "They have had 20 years to think about that." He cautioned that such friends are checked out carefully. Traveler Retires To Volusia DELAND James Elliott Dickie.Jiead of a firm that lays underseas communications cables, has selected this area for his retirement home after traveling over the world. Mrs.

Ruth Nilsson, who sold Dickie 20 acres of land northeast of the DeLand Country Club and five acres on Lans-downe Ave. at Orange City, said Dickie descrived this area as the "most beautiful" he had seen. DICKIE now lives at Aruba, Netherlands West Indies, and he plans to move here soon. He has a son attending Mark Karl Vocational School in Daytona each and" who plans with his father to experiment in horticulture on the 20 acres. Dickie is building a home there.

Dick Mertz, also of the Nils-son Realty and Mrs. Nils-son handled the sales of the acreage. They report the price I paid as $6,600 for the 20 acres, and $3,500 for the five acres for investment purposes. Mrs. Nilsson said Dickie bought 100 shares of Florida Power Corp.

stock as a further investment in Florida and this area. Golf Winners Announced NEW SMYRNA BEACH The Women's Golf Assn. began its winter session yester day with a tee-off breakfast at the clubhouse. An 18-hole Callaway tourney followed and was won by Patti Baldwin and Helen Flowers. Janet Pruitt was runnerup.

By SID rORTER 'Stair Writer DELAND Social security, which can be paid to persons In any age group under certain conditions, is big business in Volusia Karl Saenrer. S. S. field representative, says this coun ty's residents get about three-fourths of million dollars annually paid out in Volusia, Flagler and Brevard counties. THIS DOES not include pay ments for permanent disabili ties to persons as young as 50, and which started last July, says Saenger.

He sees from 50 to 60 persons each Tuesday when he is at the DeLand Chamber of Commerce Bldg, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tom Camps, another field man, also does a rushing busi ness when on each third Tues day he is at the DeBary Com munity Center from 9:30 a.m to noon and at the Orange City town hall from 1 p.m. on for the CATEGORIES for eligi ble persons are numerous, and surprising even to one who, like this reporter, has main tained contact more or less with the S. S.

program. However, it's no use to try to retire too young, as occasionally does some person of 30 or so who is tired of working. Saenger says he not only runs into this situation at times but he more often has some person of 40 or so who is retired from military service and wants to retire on social security too. THE FIELD representatives have booklets for every typaol employment arid will explain how to qualify. Right' now there are numer ous applications from disabled persons 50 or over.

But Uncle Sam is tough on this. You might be drawing service disability or from several insur ance companies without making the grade under social security. On the other hand, you can draw your insurance checks, too, without affecting your social security disability checks, but you can't be able to do any kind of work now or in the foreseeable future. ONE CATEGORY not widely known is that of a handicapped child whose parent, under social secuurity, has died. Such a child may continue to draw payments beyond the usual age 18 stopping point Dependent parents of a deceased, person may be eligible for benefits.

There are even cases of the Govt paying a wife who was divorced from a man who died, but such cases are rare. ONE CATEGORY affects the relatives of anybody of any age who dies and who was Stove At Carnival School Halloween Sentinel Photos The very young lady at the country store booth isn't for sale. She just stopped there temporarily the George W. Marks A'eic Ciai mi cut Presides City Council Approves Sausage Plant Permit By DOT CARRIER ORANGE CITY The an-nuaj Halloween carnival sponsored by the Orange City P-TA has come and gone, and should not be passed by lightly, because it was not only a fun success, but a financial one too. Mrs.

Clare M. Marshall, P-TA president, reporting to date that $437.50 has been received, with donations still coming in. Much credit should be given to Bob Griggs, a local businessman and' a bachelor, for his civic mindedness, because this is the fifth consecutive year that Bob has given a large walking doll to the lucky girl and an army truck outfit to the lucky boy, says Mrs. Marshall. THIS YEARS WINNERS for the girls, Joanne Kirby, and for the boys Gordon Lesslie.

The 12 silver dollars 'given by the Orange City Volunteer Firemen for unusual costumes were awarded to: Barbara Scott, Carol Breaney, Kevin Clinic Held DEBARY Howard Sharp, president of the DeBary CofC and former secretary of the Wyoming commerce and industry commissions, was a panel member of the eighth annual public relations fall clinic held at Stetson U. last weekend. Sharp's talk centered around various methods of attracting tourists to any given area and the economic value of this tourist business. "The state of Florida should make a more aggressive bid for tourist business," Sharp pointed out, "through the medium of sports, travel and vacation shows which are held in most of the metropolitan cities throughout the U. Circle To Meet SAMSULA The Juvenile Circle of SNPJ Lodge of Samsula will meet at 5:30 p.m.

Sunday at the lodge hall. Vtf -T S. "'i 5 4 '4 8 Maylone, Tom Houser, Peggy Gallahan, Ronnie Lowery, Hugh Strickland, Weston Well maker, Forrest Gallahan, Sandra, Lesslie, Clinton, Frinstad and Donald Leinfelder. JUDGES WERE Osman Thomas, president of the Fire mens Social Club, Mrs. Mary Culp, Mrs.

Sally Waller, Mrs. Lillian Lederer, George Kampa and C. J. Faber. Mrs.

Marshall is joined by John T. Coopen Jr. who was general chairman in extending thanks to all the individuate who helped in anyway to make the Carnival a success, whether by donations of time, talents or materials, to the Orange City Lions Club for the use of their shelter, also for the bushel of apples they donated for dunking, and the Orange City Council for five dollars, and to all those who gave untiring hours to prepare and serve the supper. Basketball Team Sets Scrimmage DELAND The Stetson Hatter basketball team will concentrate on team offense and defense said Coach Glenn Wolkes. The first three weeks saw the candidates drilled in individual formations.

The offen-sive ability of the indivduala was shown in a 108-70 victory 4 Kir ihn in the first intrasquad game of the season. The second game scrimmage is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Hulley Gym and the public! is invited without admission (hage. Jim Kitchens and Mel Gregory, co-captains for the year, led the Whites in scoring. Gene Wells, a newcomer ta the squad this year, counted 10 of 26 attempts and had two free throws to be the third man in white to exceed 20 points.

Don Iverson, Ietterman center, led the losing Greens in scoring with 23 points. Tructes 3 1 carnival at DeLand. Gilmores Entertained At Shower ORANGE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Claud Gilmore of W.

French Ave. were given a shower of cards by friends and relatives in observance of their 35th wedding anniversary last Monday. Sunday the occasion was observed by a dinner in Orlando at the home of Mrs. Gilmore's sister and husband Mr. and Mrs.

R. T. Taylor and their daughter Lorene. Other guests included the Gilmores' daughter Claud Anna and husband, Earle Hunt of DeLand. Mr.

and Mrs. Gilmore were married in Leesburg at the home of the bride, by her uncle, the Rev. L. W. Simmons.

Gilmore has been an Orange city councilman for the past 10 years and last year served as chairman. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore have another daughter, Jo who recently returned from Germany after two years with her husband Harry T. Settle, SFC with the U.S.

Army, now they are at Fort Pope, La. They also have two grandchildren. 1 ORANGE CITY Orange City council held its regular meeting last Monday night, with James L. Donaldson, the new council chairman, presiding for his first full meeting. Due to illness the city clerk, Arthur Bowkley, was unable to attend, and Francis E.

Fertsch was named clerk pro tern. William Fiveash local con- Dr. Hood Takes Over New Post i DELAND Dr. George W. Hood as assumed the duties as president for 1957-58 of the Florida Assn.

of Deans and Counselors. Dr. Hood is director of guidance and dean of men at Stetson University. After serving a year as president-elect, Dr. Hood began his administration at the close last week of the annual clinic at Pensacola.

Miss Mary Edna Parker, assistant dean of women at Stetson, served as recorder for the final clinic Session at Pensacola. Others attending were Miss Marie Broetzman, of the staff of the dean of women, and Harold Marks, president of the Volusia County Guidance Assn. Dance Planned NEW SMYRNA The governing BEACH board of Smyrna Yacht Club set Nov. 16 as the date for its dinner dance this month. Chairmen will be Tom Palmer and Russ Welch.

The executive committee will be in charge of the Christmas party. A cocktail party will be given Christmas Day and the annual New Year's Eve ball will be Dec. 31. The executive committee is composed of Commodore Jim Robertson, Bill Owens, Ralph McQuiddy and Bob Fuller. tractor was named by the council to fill the unexpired term of Willard T.

Richey, who recently resigned. At the council meeting last month a permit to erect a sausage plant in Orange City by Felix Matzat was, refused, but Mrs. Matzat came to this meeting and personally requested that the council reconsider its previous action, which resulted that a building permit was granted to Mr. and Mrs. Felix Matzat; The plant is to be erected at the corner of Lee and N.

Volusia Ave. and construction is to commence immediately. Also approved was the national building code and the national firemens code. 11 Traffic Accidents Reported DELAND Eleven traffic accidents, with no injuries but $18,848 vehicle damage, were recorded in October by De-Land police. Sgt.

J. G. Richardson said $17,000 of the damage was for one accident when a Parrish Concrete Products Co. ready-mix truck overturned and burned. The wreck record was 18 in October of last year and total damage then was $4,380.

Last month's accident scenes, with most of the mishaps occurring after 3 p.m., were N. Clara Ave. in the 200 block, Wisconsin and Florida Aves Boulevard and New York, Rich and Kentucky, Boulevard and Voorhis, Boulevard near Pennsylvania, Voorhis near S. Alabama, W. New York and Clara, S.

Parsons and Walts, Plymouth and Orange and N. Alabama and Indiana. Work Day Set SAMSULA Members of the Samsula Baptist Church will have a work day Saturday when they work on the Educational Bldg. of the SNPJ Lodge. Tl me ft Kit i ip 4 I I I- fi? 1 i it 3 I 1 I 4 A 1 I X- K- If iAv-.

ft 4 A i Postoi Sice Patio DeLand Gets Special last weekend. Deane Smith, who leased the building to the Govt, supplied the landscaping and patio. Sentinel Photo A patio where residents can read their mad draws the admiration of DeLand postmaster Ned Grimes as he looks over the yard of the new annex that was dedicated a total of $12,500. Servicers already im- proved. Sentinel Photo Public Works Supt.

B. Ford checks the packing operation of two new garbage trucks purchased by the city of DeLand for.