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8 THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1956 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. Social Securiy Benefits Noted SWAINSON'S HAWK white belly are separated by a widish collar of chestnut or brownish gray. The under side of the tail at a distance at least appears to be white or nearly so. This white does not appear on the rump as is the case with the Marsh Hawk. The young Swainson’s Hawk may resemble the young of the Red-shouldered Hawk but it lacks SWAINSON'S HAWK the characteristic red-shoulders ©1954 National Wildlife Federation of that species. There are two The Swainson's Hawk breeds color phases of the Swainson’s from the interior of British Co Hawk. In flight, these two differ lumbia through Fort Yukon and rather conspicuously since the Great Slave Lake country to Ma dark phase appears from beneath nitoba and south to northern to be almost wholly gray except Mexico. Obviously it is primari for light areas just back from the ly a western species. It may be wing tips and at the base of the found as a casual visitor east tail. to Quebec, Maine, New York and The Swainson’s Hawk is es Florida so it is not necessarily a sentially a bird of open prairie complete stranger anywhere in country. It is tamed and is easily the United States. It normally and frequently shot as it flies winters in South America and low back and forth over fields in even there is found in the winter search of its food. It may also season only casually north of the to its detriment perch for long Equator. periods of time on a low conspic The Swainson's Hawk may uous perch such as a fence post reach a length of 22 inches with from which it does not readily the tail measuring to 9 inches. take flight. Superficially, it might in one form The killing of a Swainson’s be taken in flight for a grayish Hawk is a reflection on the in Red-tailed Hawk with more telligence of the user of the gun. pointed wings and a slatish gray On rare occasions one may take tail bearing numerous dark cross poultry but the overwhelmingly bars instead of the typical red large portion of the food is grass dish tail of the Red-tailed Hawk hoppers and reptiles. One sur The under part of the wings ap vey in the State of Washington pear to be with few marks al indicated that about 90 per cent though the borders and tips are of the food of a Swainson’s Hawk darker. The throat and nearly was ground squirrels, the arch enemy of agricultural crops. Swainson's Hawks build their ! nests in trees from 30 to 80 feet above the ground. In the nest I are placed 2 to 3 eggs measuring from 2 *4 to 1 % inches. The eggs are highly variable and may be dull blue-white or creamy and unmarked or may be spotted and blotched with cinnamon brown. Foresight beats hind i There is but one brood a year sight. Better to have 1» and the incubation period is just protection — and not i under four weeks. need it — than to need | Here is one species of hawk about which there is no disagree it and not have it! ment on the part of those who are informed. It is a useful species See Us FIRST for and as such deserves every pro tection as a rule. Unfortunately Insurance of ALL Kinds it does not always get this and more unfortunately the bird does not seem to be as wary as it should so far as it own interests are concerned. The National Wildlife Federation asks your cooperation in understanding and Phone HA 9 6058 — Riverview in helping others understand this bird. —E Laurence Palmer Monthly payments of $10,333. to 274 widowed mothers and mi nor children accounted for 11 per cent of the total monthly old- age and survivors insurance bene fits of $91,137, in Columbia coun ty as of December, 1955, accord ing to Robert Hamill, field re presentative, Social Security ad ministration. In all, 1722 people in Columbia County were getting $91,139 each month in old-age and survivors insurance benefits at the end of 1955. This was an increase of 11 per cent over the number of beneficiaries at the end of 1954. Aged people accounted for the greatest number in the County’s increased beneficiary total, he said. In Columbia county at the end of last year, 1029 retired workers were getting $65,521 monthly; 296 wives and depend ent husbands were receiving $9,- 637 monthly; 123 aged widows, widowers and parents were re ceiving $5,648 monthly as sur vivors of deceased insured work ers. “With the bringing in of many groups of employed and self-em ployed persons previously exclud ed, the old age and survivors in surance program achieved almost universal coverage at the begin ning of 1955,” Hamill said. He pointed out that an estimated 68 million persons had taxable earn ings under the program in calen dar year 1955. Some 70 million workers were insured as the year came to an end. Of this number, 32 million are permanently in sured and can qualify for ola- age benefits at age 65, regardless of future employment; likewise, in the event of death, their sur vivors can qualify for monthly benefits, lump-sum death pay ments, or both. When a worker retires or dies, June 11-22 at College 4-H Summer School Set Training older 4-H club mem bers in leadership methods will be a major goal of this year’s annual 4-H summer school, June 11 to 22, at Oregon State college. Four hundred selected club members are enrolled in work shops that will cover principles of democratic leadership, accord ing to Burton Hutton, state 4-H leader. Counties are expected to send about 1800 young people and 100 extension agents and 4-H leaders to summer school, Hutton reports. More than 50,000 class hours will be devoted to subject matter in agriculture, home economics, re. he or his survivors are urged to visit, phone or write the Portland social security office for assis tance in making claim for bene fits. “In fact,” he said, “the so cial security office should be contacted (1) when a worker reaches age 65, regardless of re tirement, (2) when he reaches age 72, regardless of earnings, (3) when an insured member in a family dies, and (4) when a work er becomes totally disabled for any gainful employment or self employment. A field representative is in St. Helens every Monday, second floor County court house, 12 noon to 3 p.m. The Portland office is at 926 S.W. Fourth Avenue. creation, health and civil de fense during the 4-Her’s stay. Girls will be housed in sorori ties, dormitories and co-resident houses at OSC. Eleven men’s fraternities and two cooperatives will house and provide dining facilities for 4-H boys. 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