Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1980 Page: 11 of 26
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Burleson Star, Thursday, July 31,19M—11A
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Proper Grazing Methods Needed To Protect Soil
Proper grazing of native
vegetation at an intensity
that will maintain adequate
cover to protect the soil and
maintain or improve the
quantity and quality of
desirable vegetation is
essential in managing our
rangelands.
Through proper manage-
ment of our native grasses
we can: l. increase the vigor
and reproduction of key
plants; 2. accumulate litter
Your Social
Security
Copley News Service
Q. When a married couple
gets their Social Security in
one check is it all right if
only one of them signs the
check before cashing it? —
Anonymous
A. No. Both parties should
sign the check. Combined
checks are less costly to
issue than separate checks.
If either the husband or
wife dies, the combined
check for the month of death
or a month before the month
of death can be made over to
the survivor.
Q. I was 18 in May 1979. I
didn’t apply for student’s
benefits because I thought
my earnings for the year
would be over the allowable
amount.
As it turned out I earned
less than the allowable
amount and I wonder if I
can claim benefits for May
and June, 1979, when I grad-
uated.— G.M.
A. Yes. You can claim the
retroactive benefits by call-
ing or visiting your Social
Security office. You should
be ready to supply the
names and address of your
1979 employers and the
amounts earned.
Q. My husband was in-
jured in a car wreck and will
be confined to a wheelchair
for the rest of his life. He hd
to wait five full months be-
fore his Social Security
checks started.
We have been told we
can’t get hack pay for the
five months we waited. That
doesn’t seem fair. With three
small children we could use
the money.
We only received a small
amount in SSI before the So-
cial Security came. —
L.T.W.
A. Most people who be-
come disabled generally
receive some form of dis-
ability payment from some
other source (e.g. state dis-
ability, company plan, etc.)
for up to six months after
they become disaled. Those
who do not have disability
income from other sources
and who have limited re-
sources can generally
receive SSI (Supplemental
Security Income) payments.
A waiting period is also
necessary in those cases in
which the duration of the
disability cannot be immedi-
ately determined. The law
requires that the disability
must have lasted or be ex-
pected to last for at least 12
months.
Q. My son died Match 24.
1976, and the only help I got
from Social Security was
$255 toward the burial ex-
penses.
He was living with me at
the time and taking care of
me and my other two sons.
What can be done about
this? — M.J.E.
A. Benefits are payable to
a surviving parent if the de-
ceased had worked long
enough in employment cov-
ered by Social Security In
addition, the parent must be
at least age 62 and must
have filed proof within two
years after the date of death
that he or she was receiving
at least one-half of their sup-
port from the deceased.
If the parent is entitled to
a retirement benefit that is
equal to or larger than the
amount of the parent’s bene-
fit, no parent's benefit can
be paid.
I would advise you to con-
sult your local Social Securi-
ty office for further advice
on your problem.
Q. I will be II years old
Jaa. I, INI. What are the
•pea enrollment months for
mo to apply for Medicare
baton I reach to?
Also, I would like to know
how much money I would
to be eligible
Social Secur-
I only have
of now up to
A. Since your birthday is
Jan. 1 you will attain age 65
in December 1980.
You can enroll for Medi-
care anytime from Sept. 1,
1980 through March 31, 1981.
However, if you want your
Medicare coverage to begin
in the month you attain age
65 (December 1980) you
must enroll between Sept. 1,
1980 and Nov. 30, 1980. Oth-
erwise, your entitlement to
Medicare benefits will be
delayed.
To be eligible for Social
Security benefits you would
need a total of 29 quarters.
This year you earn a quar-
ter of coverage for each $290
of earnings.
Q. I lost my husband six
years ago and, one year ago,
at age 661 started collecting
my widow’s benefits. It’s not
very much and I wonder if I
remarried what effect that
would have on my check.
Also, conld I collect SSI? —
M.D.
A. Remarriage would
have no effect on your check
since you are over age 60.
To qualify for SSI (Sup-
plemental Security Income)
you have to be age 65 or
blind or disabled with limit-
ed income and resources.
For more information on
SSI call your local Social
Security office.
Q. If a widow receiving
Social Security survivor
benefits were to start living
with a man without benefit
of legal marriage and were
to use his name socially
among friends, neighbors
and relatives while using
her own name for legal pur-
poses, would she be eligible
to continue receiving the So-
cial Security survivors bene-
fits? - K.H.
A. If the widow was age 60
or older there would be no
reduction in her benefits
even if there was a legal
marriage.
Q. To help meet college
expenses I work part time
cleaning some of the sorori-
ty houses. No Social Securi-
ty taxes are deducted from
my wages. Is. this legal? —
C.B.T.
A. Domestic service by a
student for a local college
club, fraternity, or sorority
is not covered by Social Se-
curity if:
1. The domestic service is
performed in or about the
club rooms or houses.
2. The student is enrolled
in and regularly attending
classes at a school, college
or university.
Q. 1 will be 65 years old
June 31, 1982. How soon
should I apply for my Social
Security?
My wife and I are both
working now. When I retire
she will quit work, too. She
will be 57 years old Oct. 16,
1986. Will she come into any
Social Security with me?
She has paid into Social Se-
curity for 30 years.
A. You might want to in-
quire as early as January
1981 if your earnings for the
first six months of 1980 are
not substantial. If the earn-
ings are high you should
inquire about March 1981.
Your wife will not be eligi-
ble for benefits either on her
own account or yours until
she reaches age 62.
Q. I am 38 years old and
receive Social Security Dis-
ability and SSI. My Social
Security check comes to my
wife for me but the SSI
check Is paid directly to me.
Is there any way that I
can have the Social Security
check paid to me? — J.T.E.
A. Checks are normally
issued to a substitute payee
when the entitled person is
incapable of handling his
(her) own benefits.
If SSI recipients are end-
ued to payments because of
alcoholism or drug addic-
tion, a substitute payee
must be appointed to
receive the monthly bene-
fits.
and mulch necessary to con-
serve soil and water; 3. im-
prove or maintain conditions
of the vegetation; 4. increase
forage production; 5. main-
tain natural beauty; and 6.
reduce the fire hazard on
forest land, said Willie L.
Twitty, District Conserva-
tionist with the Soil Conser-
vation Service in Burleson.
The composition of the
plant community on the land
and how well the plants
grow depend largely upon
how livestock and wildlife
are permitted to graze the
forage produced. No.amount
of mechanical or other treat-
ment on such lands will
result in lasting conserva-
tion benefits unless accom-
panied by sound grazing
management. The land user
must be able to determine
the degree and season of use.
He must have a clear
understanding of his forage
resources, their limitations
and requirements, the graz-
ing habits of the animals us-
ing the forage plants, and
what effects grazing will
have on these plants. His
understanding must be
thorough and his decisions
timely, Twitty continued.
When planning how the
forage plants will be utilized,
an on-the-ground inventory
field by field and pasture by
pasture should be made.
This inventory is essential in
determining amount and
quality of forage that is
available and how many of
UNHELMETED RIDERS
Unhelmeted motorcycle
riders are more than twice
as likely to die or be serious-
ly injured in an accident
than helmeted riders, the
Texas Transportation In-
stitute says. A state study
shows that motorcycle acci-
dent deaths more than doubl-
ed in the first four months
after the helmet law was
what kinds of animals for
what season or period of
time he can profitably graze
and still attain proper graz-
ing use.
After completing the
forage appraisal, stocking
rates can be determined in
conjunction with accessibili-
ty of the land to grazing
animals and adequacy of
water or other facilities
which influence grazing
distribution in a pasture.
The land user should select
a key grazing area and a key
specie in the key grazing
area for determining the
degree of use. Normally, the
selection of one key specie is
adequate if the area will be
grazed by one kind of
animal. If grazing will be
done by two kinds of
animals, and the grazing use
by both is great enough to af-
fect the plant community as
a whole, then two key
species should be selected.
Select a key specie fro each
kind of animal. The key
plant must provide more
than 15 percent (by weight)
of the readily available
forage within the key graz-
ing area.
Check the degree of use at
the end of the grazing
season, about March 15 for
warm season plants and
Sept. 15 for cool season
plants. Manage grazing so as
to remove no more than 50
percent by weight of the key
specie(s) during the growing
season and no more than 50
percent by weight of the total
growth of all grasses during
periods of dormancy. Insure
that sufficient ground cover
is being maintained at all
times to prevent erosion.
Plan for fire, drought and
other unforseen hazards.
For additional information
on proper utilization of your
rangeland, contact your
local soil conservation ser-
vice personnel. In Burleson,
this office is located in the
Montclair Shopping Center
or call 295-4501.
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EIGHT YEAR
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SIX YEAR
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Hutson, Wayne & Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1980, newspaper, July 31, 1980; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760937/m1/11/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.