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The Summerville News, Thursday, March 5, 1987
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Social Security News
Despite longer life spans,
early retirement continues to
be po%ular and most people
retire before 65. But it takes
more plahning to achieve suc
cessful retirement over an in
creasingly longer term.
The period between stopp
ing worE and receiving Social
Security benefits may pose
special problems for the early
retirees, particularly those who
work for employers who en
courage or permit retirement
as early as 55 to 60, such as
policemen, fire fighters, and
the military. Full Social Securi
ty benefits are payable at 65,
but reduced benefits can start
at 62.
One problem results from
the way Social Security
Members of the Summerville Recreation
Center’'s Midget Girl's All-Stars team in
clude, from le%t. in the front row, Danielle
Landrum, Heather Mosley, Robin Bolden,
Suzanne Cargle, Monica Adams and
The Junior Boy's All-Star team sponsored
by the Summerville Recreation Depart
ment includes, from left, in the front row,
Chad Burse, Kevin Perry, Chad Anthony,
Vincent Moore, Jack Brewer, Jared
Hosmer and Mikkey Perry; in the back,
Summerville Recreation Center’s Junior
Girl’s All-Star team includes, from left in
the front row, Tara Foster, Mack
Bankston, Lisa Bankston, Angel London,
Staci Smith and Kristi Tucier; in the
benefits are figured. Benefit
amounts are based on average
annual earnings over a person’s
working life. When your
benefits are figured, the years
after retirement from your
regular job up until 62 will
count also. If a person had no
earnings or low earnings dur
ing this period, this could lower
the lifetime average earnings
and result in a lower bene?it
amount.
Another problem occurs
with people who retire early
from companies that have pen
sion plans that takes Social
Secuntéy coverage into account
and reduces the company pen
sions. The Social Security
benefit a person would receive
at 62 is usually estimated by
Stephanie Price; in the back, coach Pam
Thompson, Lisa White, Ronna Jean
Thompson, Tonya Lowrance, Kim Price,
Nakia Brown and Preston Cash, assistant
recreation director.
coach Tim Adams, Lemont Simpson,
Ralph Shropshire, Jeremy Herod, Adam
Hawkins, Randy Smith, Jerry Padgett,
Dennis Johnson and coach Larry
Anthony.
back, Denise Lawrence, Teicher Mon
tgomery, Kristi Winters, Dawn Roach,
Loretta Cabe, Jill Studdard and coach
Ricky Canada.
projecting a set rate of wage in
creases over the years in
cluding the years just before
62.
However, employees should
note that they may request
their employers to use the ac
tual earnings histories
available from the Social
Security Administration. This
may mean higher pensions for
workers with uneven earnings
histories and/or gaps in wages.
This is because the lower the
Social Security benefit, the
higher the private pension
under the company plan. Inter
nal Revenue Service rules also
require employers who
estimate past year's earnings
to use the annual wage index
published by the Social Securi
By JANE DAVIS
Social Security
Field Representative
Chattooga County
ty Administration or to
assume salary increases of at
least six percent.
The problem of health in
surance coverage after a person
leaves a regular job and gfafore
Medicare begins at 65 is also
an issue. You should consideri
retaining the group health in
surance coverage provided by
your employer if (fossible. You
may also consider joining a
health maintenance organiza
tion with the provision t%xat the
coverage wil? be changed to
supplement Medicare protec
tion at age 65.
Other groblems that crop
Us) can be dealt with by careful
planning and looking ahead. If
you have any questions, you
should call us here at Rome of
fice at 291-5601.
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Hawks, League
Tourney Winners
Recreation News
ACTIVITY CALENDAR
Thursday, March 5-
Wednesday, March 11
HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday —
10 am.-9 p.m.
Saturday — 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday — Closed.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
ATHLETIC CLUB
Ist Monday — 7 p.m.
CUB SCOUTS
Monday — 6 p.m.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Tuesday — 10 a.m.
BOY SCOUT TROOP 7
Tuesday — 6:30 p.m.
CALICO KIDS
CLOGGING GROUP
Tuesday — 5:30 p.m. and
Saturday, 10 a.m.
KNITTING CLASSES
Wednesday —lO a.m. ‘
CHECKER CLUB
Thursday — 9 a.m.
ROME REHABILITATION
REPRESENTATIVE
Thursday — 9:30 a.m.
SEQUOYAH SQUARE
DANCE CLUB
Thursday — 7:30 p.m.
BASS CLUB
2nd Thursday — 7:30 p.m.
BIBLE STUDY GROUP
Friday — 7 p.m.
BROWNIE TROOP
Ist and 3rd Friday — 6:30
p.m.
FOSTER CHILDREN
ASSOCIATION
4th Friday — 7 p.m.
JUNIOR GIRLS
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
HOST: SUMMERVILLE
GAME RESULTS
(Thursday, Feb. 26)
Pickens (34), Gilmer (27).
FINALS
(Saturday, Feb. 28)
Summerville (60), Pickens
(30).
JUNIOR BOYS
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
HOST: SUMMERVILLE
(Thursdaf', Feb. 26)
Summerville (54), Bremen
(34).
(Friday, Feb. 27)
Pickens (29), Murray (24).
Summerville (75), Gilmer
(32).
FINALS
(Saturday, Feb. 28)
Summerville (80), Pickens
(40).
JUNIOR GIRLS
STATE TOURNAMENT
The Junior Girls will be
representing the sth District in
the State Tournament held in
Waycross. The girls first game
will be held Friday, March 13,
at 8:30 p.m.
JUNIOR BOYS
STATE TOURNAMENT
The Junior Boys will be
representing the sth District in
the State Tournament held in
Millen, the weekend of March
14.
IN THIS TOWN.
Give blood.
American Red Cross
Blood Services— Atlanta Region
The midget boys Hawks won the league
championship and tournament sponsored
by the Summerville Recreation Depart
ment. They include from left in the g'ont
row, Jonathan Haggard, Dell Price,
Chuck Johnson, Kevin Mickley, Garrick
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Members of the Tigers junior boys
basketball team incluge from left in tKe
front row, Jeff Edwards, Tip Young, Guy
Chambliss and Eric Brown; in the back,
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Members of the Chiefs junior boys basket
ball team include from left in the front
row, Lemont Simpson, Chad Burse, Tracy
Hines, Kevin Perry and Dennis Johnson;
Benefits Reach High In ’B6
Federal benefits and ser
vices received by Georgia
veterans, their dependents and
survivors reachege an all-time
high of $1,450,321,773 during
1986 according to the Veterans
Administration. That's almost
$450-million above the 1985
fiFure. Georgia Commissioner
of Veterans Affairs Pete
‘Wheeler said the substantial
increase was due largely to GI
Home Loans which more than
doubled during 1986.
Veterans' benefits encom
pass a variety of areas: com
pensation, pensions, insurance,
educational assistance,
automobile grants, direct and
guaranteed GI loans, medical
services in state and federal
facilities, and various licenses
such as for business, driving,
fishing and hunting.
Wfieeler said, ‘“These are
earned benefits and services
Evans, Jeff Covington and Dagivell
McDaniel; in the back row, coach Mike
Simpson, Matt Edwards, Ashlelyq' Farrar,
Adam Beck, James Hudson, Josh Pilcher,
Cedric McClinic, Kyle Duke and coach
Ronnie Pilcher.
Tigers Junior Boys
coach Freddie Frazier, Chad Green, Jared
Hosmer, Shane Tucker, Mark Ballard and
Matt Martin.
Chiefs Junior Boys
in the back row, coach Wayne Perr(?',
Adam Hankins, Jeremy Herod, Randy
Broyles and Brian Norton.
that are provided our veterans,
their dependents and survivors
in recognition of honorable ser
vice to their country.” Pointing
out that the costs of a war con
tinue 10’:18 after the fighting
has ended, Wheeler said, ‘“The
effects of a war uf)on its par
ticipants often are long-lasting.
Wartime disabilities, coupled
with the normal maladies
associated with aging make the
needs for high quality medical
care and attention more acute
every day.” To help meet these
need); Wheeler said that plans
are underway for the construc
tion of a 150-bed skilled nurs
ing care addition to the
Georgia War Veterans Home
in Mfi;edgeville.
Wheeler is quick to point
out that such needs are not
confined solely to older
veterans. ‘‘Medical and
technological advances saved
many lives in Vietnam,” he
said, ‘““and this resulted in a
greater percentage of disabled
veterans coming home from
the war in Vietnam than from
anf' of our previous wars. Our
ob igation to provide for their
needs must be fulfilled.”
PLANTS
Plants grown in containers
without dgrrainage holes are
much more subject to over
watering, which can cause root
injury or drying and lead.to
crown or stem rot, say hor
ticulturists with the Georgia
Extension Service.
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& SI?VE TIME
impli our groceery
shoppin%. {ouyll save time and
money if you shop with a list
and organize your shopping,
say specialists with the
Georgia Extension Service.