July 3, 2021 Issue, Page 7 of 8

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elk ciTy 7 JAil logLco. July 3, 2021 BeckhAM ifestyle JAil log Quartz Mountain One Hundred years Ago News July 1921 Happy Independence Holiday Weekend! BeckhAM co. Please remember that all camping (both tent & cannot use any open campsite. You must use The town of Cheyenne host- July statements and newspa- John Lord liked chicken JAil log the designated “Day Use Area.” In the “Day ed the largest July 4th celebra- pers published weekly stories. feet and gizzards so well that, RV) is by reservation only. Use Area” the picnic tables say “Day Use” -it is If you’re planning on coming to swim/ski/or tion around. Their picnic at- One little boy brought in 129 whenever he was threshing, usually written on the legs of the picnic table. tracted folks from fifty miles! rat tails just from his home he always notified the cook in fish at Lake Altus-Lugert a Parking Pass is re- quired. A day use Parking Pass can be purchased Picnic tables that have numbers are campsites. Among the amusements for farm! advance. When he threshed at a kiosk (kiosks are at the new Park Office and These must be reserved- prior to use. Day Use the day were a baseball game While returning from a dea- for James Hurt, he put in his up near Live Oak campground) or on your Smart visitors must depart by sunset and camping is between Elk City and Chey- con’s meeting at the Baptist order, as usual. Mrs. Glascow Phone. Annual Parking passes can be purchased not allowed in “Day Use Areas.” enne (we won 3-2), goat riding Church, Robert L. Stokes no- didn’t disappoint him, for at online again via your smart phone or your com- contest, and foot race. Most ticed a stranger following him dinner he found his plated Please remember that Fireworks are prohib- puter. farmers worked the Fourth but with a second stranger lurking filled with gizzards and chick- ited in all areas of Quartz Mountain. So even celebrated that evening enjoy- nearby wielding a club. When Oklahoma residents age 62 or older can get en feet. if you’re at the swim beach or ATV area, you ing ice cream and cake. Stokes paused near the laun- their Annual Parking Pass free. Just go to your Newspaper subscribers tra- nearest State Park Office with your driver’s li- may NOT use fireworks. The same is true in the Deputy U.S. Marshall, J. A. dry, he saw one of the men pull ditionally brought samples of cense and vehicle registration. Also be prepared campgrounds, at the lodge or at a cabin. Standerfer arrested W. P. Bell a revolver. With presence of their produce to the editor’s to provide a valid email address and a phone Why do we have the “No Fireworks” rule? on distilling charges. Thirty- mind, Stokes called to the men office. Miss Lou Bartholow number. Honorably discharged Oklahoma vet- Many years the grasses and vegetation are start- three gallons of corn whisky, to look behind them and when brought a big dish of dewber- elk ciTy erans also can get a free Annual Parking Pass. ing to dry out from hot summer days w/o rain. 250 gallons of mash, five sacks the two turned, he ran until he ries. She had gathered seventy elk ciTy JAil log If your Oklahoma driver’s license does not have the flag in the left hand corner, you will need to Fire is a grave concern, in a park that only has of sugar, five sacks of bran and other moonshine supplies was out of range. Mayor Brown hired Jacque gallons with another ten to go. JAil log show a copy of your DD-214 for proof of Honor- ably Discharged veteran status. one road in and out. We of Quartz Mountain wish everyone to were found on Bell’s property. He was bound over on a $1000 Rone as Elk City’s first mo- tor cop. He was instructed to She ate all she wanted, sold over thirty gallons at seventy- have a Safe and Happy Independence Day Holi- bond (slightly more than arrest anyone travelling the five cents a gallon ($11.28), If you’re coming out just for the day (you’re $15,000 in today’s money). streets with an open muffler canned over sixty quarts and not going to camp) and you wish to picnic, you day weekend! Beginning the first of the or exceeding the speed limit of made more than thirty large month, Beckham County twelve miles an hour. glasses of jelly. Several readers launched an intensive anti-rat Wheat heading and wheat gifted plums; Archie Wilson How does Social Security BeckhAM co. fit into campaign. Thomas J. Eldredge, and oat binding were finished. picked a big sack of fine green BeckhAM co. County Agent, organized the The price for threshing for beans, and John O’Donnell JAil log boys’ and girls’ agricultural dependent machines was ten brought a mammoth peach JAilretirement? log clubs for this thirty-day en- deavor. Local banks sent out cents per bushel ($1.50) and for independent machines it that weighed half a pound and measured eleven and one-half “get the rat” notices in their was twenty cents ($3.01). inches in circumference. Here’s something to think from other sources, you’re $18,960. During the year you about: You could spend two, in good health and you have reach full retirement age, your or even three, decades in re- longevity in your family, or tirement. To meet your in- you’re still working, it might be benefit will be reduced by $1 Providing Comfort and Support for End of Life Choices come needs for all those years, worthwhile to wait until your for each $3 you earn above a you’ll generally need a sizable full retirement age, or perhaps set amount ($50,520 in 2021). amount of retirement assets. even longer, to start collecting. Hospice care provides medical services, emotional support, and spiritual re- But once you hit the month How will Social Security fit into Another key consideration is sources for people who are in the last stages of a serious illness, such as cancer the picture? spousal benefits. If your own at which you attain full retire- or heart failure. Hospice care also helps family members manage the practical For most people, Social Secu- full retirement benefit is less ment age, and from that point rity won’t be enough to cover than 50% of your spouse’s full on, you can keep all of your details and emotional challenges of caring for a dying loved one. the cost of living in retirement. retirement benefit, you would Nonetheless, Social Security generally be eligible to claim benefits, no matter how much For questions regarding hospice service or eligibility, contact: benefits are still valuable, so spousal benefits, provided you earn (although your ben- you’ll want to do whatever you you’re at least 62 and your efits could still be taxed). Carrie Perry, RN/ Adminsistrator can to maximize them. spouse has filed for Social Se- One final point to keep in Your first move is to deter- curity benefits. mine when you should start Survivor benefits are anoth- mind: The more you accumu- Pat Welsh, RN/ Coordinator of Patient Care taking Social Security. You can er important consideration. late in your other retirement begin collecting benefits when When you pass away, your accounts, such as your IRA and Some of the most common conditions are: you reach 62 – but should you? spouse would be able to receive • Cancer • Failure to Thrive • End Stage Cardiac Disease (CHF) 401(k) or similar employer- If you were to turn 62 this year, up to 100% of your benefit or • End Stage Cerebrovascular Disease (CVA) • End Stage Amyotrophic your payments would only be his/her own retirement ben- sponsored plan, the more flex- about 71% of what you’d get efit, whichever is higher. Thus, ibility you’ll have in managing Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) • End Stage Pulmonary Disease (COPD) if you waited until your full re- delaying Social Security could your Social Security benefits. • End Stage Liver Disease • End Stage Renal Disease • AIDS/HIV tirement age, which is 66 years not only increase your own • End Stage Neurological Disease such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s and 10 months. (“Full retire- benefit, but also the benefit for So, throughout your work- ment age” varies, depending your surviving spouse. ing years, try to contribute on when you were born, but An additional issue to think as much as you can afford to Carrie Professional, Passionate Passionate for most people today, it will about, when planning for how these plans. Perry, RN Professional, be between 66 and 67.) Every Social Security fits into your month you wait between now retirement, is your earned in- Advance, Attentive... Advanced, Attentive and your full retirement age, come. If you’re younger than This article was written by Ed- your benefits will increase. If full retirement age, your ben- ward Jones provided by Robert ..OurDifference Our differenceIsisOur our Care care you still want to delay taking efit will be reduced by $1 for benefits beyond your full re- each $2 you earn above a cer- Stephens of Edward Jones Finan- tirement age, your payments tain amount, which, in 2021, is cial Advisor. will increase by 8% each year, Have you ever considered becoming until you’re 70, when they a hospice volunteer? “max out.” Regardless of when you file, you’ll also receive an A fulfilling experience in the spirit annual cost-of-living adjust- of giving and receiving. ment. Edward Jones, Member SIPC C So, when should you start claiming your benefits? There’s d Jones | 2014 W. 3rd | Elk City, OK 73644 no one “right” answer for ev- (580) 225-3156 | r omforting H eryone. If you turn 62 and you need the money, your choice Robert Stephens | F might be made for you.ephens if you have sufficient income But |(580) 225-3156 Financial Advisor | [email protected] ands Hospice LLC How are you or your kiddos during this time at home? We would love to see your creative ways of keeping everyone busy and entertained while practicing social distancing. Please send photos including names, ages and a description of the photo to [email protected] or via Facebook!