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Page 4A — The Allen American — Wednesday, September 21, 1994
Private
finishes
course
Army Pvt. Christopher D.
Young has completed the heavy-
wheel vehicle mechanic course at
Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Military
Young is the son of Nathan W.
Young of Allen and Sandra K.
Young of Garland.
He is a 1993 graduate of Allen
High School.
Ruffin
Army Pvt. Michael W. Ruffin
has completed basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesvil-
le, Mo.
Ruffin is the son of Belinda G.
Ruffin of Mandeville, La., and
Gary D. Ruffin of Allen.
He is a 1993 graduate of Allen
High School.
Small-claims court may be right forum for case
We’ve all been in this situation: tomers and will do as much as they appropriate one, look for a justice of ably take at least half a dav - out who owns a business at the coun-
You feel you’ve been cheated, and can to keep them that way. If local the peace in the phone book — the Once you decide on the court tell ty courthouse. Ask to see something
you’re hopping mad. complaints get nowhere, draft a let- justices are responsible for running the court clerk that you want to file a called the assumed-names records
While most problems can be fixed ter to corporate headquarters. small-claims courts. Call the court lawsuit. You will need to provide the file for the business you need. . @
by bringing them to the attention of In your letter, briefly describe clerk if you have any questions. clerk with the correct name and If the business is a corporation,
the proper person, sometimes you your problem. Send copies — not You can choose to have your claim address of the business and the you can callthe Texas secretary of
simply cannot get satisfaction. This originals — of documents to support heard where the person you are name of a person at the business state, (512) 463-5555. Ask or the
problem can be even more irritating your claims, like receipts, credit- suing lives or where the business in who can be served with the proper name and address of the corpora-
if your dispute is too small to justify card statements, etc. End your let- question operates. papers. tion’s agent for service. This is the
hiring an attorney. ter by stating what they should do to ■ In some counties, there are two person the company has designated
If you find yourself in such a pre- satisfy you. Send your letter by cer- justices of the peace for every pre- If the business has a sole prop- to accept legal papers,
dicament, you might consider a solu- tified mail with return receipt re- cinct. Which is better for you? Ask rietor, you can serve and sue the Dan Morales is the attorney general for
tion that is often overlooked — a trip quested. around, or sit in on a justice’s court owner directly. You can usually find the state of Texas.
to small-claims court. If complaining doesn’t help and the to see which one you’d feel more
Most complaints can be resolved amount at issue is less than $5,000, comfortable with. If you decide to
on the spot. See the store manager it may be time to consider going to sue in small-claims court, keep in
— most businesses want happy cus- small-claims court. To find the mind that the proceedings will prob-
Survivors’ benefits also provided
By JOY CROUCH . . daughter. Families grieve and try to widows and widowers), children and
I read a sobering statistic the pick up the pieces of their lives, dependent parents. Right now, 98
other day: A person dies every six The personal grief is too often out of every 100 children could get
minutes in the United States as a accompanied by considerations of benefits if a working parent should
result of an accident. And accidents how to replace the loss of income die. In fact, Social Security pays
are the leading cause of death among caused by the worker’s death. Insur- more benefits to children than any
young men and women in the 25-44 ance helps in about two-thirds of the other federal program.
Representative attends
seminar on retirement
age group. deaths of younger workers, but only
These statistics represent real as a lump-sum payment and usually
tragedies in life — the loss of a wife in a much smaller amount than many
or husband, mother or father, son or would suppose.
Investment representative
Harold E. Solomon of Allen was
one of 56 Edward D. Jones & Co.
representatives who recently
attended the firm’s Retirement
Planning Seminar in Dallas. Edward D. Jones & Co. repre-
The purpose of the seminar is sentatives regularly expand their
to teach representatives how to knowledge of retirement planning
better assist their clients in pre- and other investment topics by
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Social Security is a bulwark that
most survivors can rely on, though.
This fact is seldom thought of when
people think about the Social Secur-
ity program.
The Social Security taxes you pay
also go toward providing survivors’
insurance. In fact, the value of the
I know that many young workers
in their early 20s haven’t started
their families yet. Some still live with
their parents. In cases where a
young worker provides one-half or
more of the support for parents ages
62 or older, the parents may be eligi-
ble for Social Security survivors’ be-
nefits based on the son or daughter’s
work record.
For more information about Social
paring for their retirement years, attending seminars such as this
Highlights of the seminar, one.
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What was the smallest school ever to play major-colleges
football? ... Little St. Mary’s College of Moraga, Calif., oncer
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150 ... Despite that small size, they had a combined record of"
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the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, 1946, against Oklahoma
State.
than the value of your commercial
life insurance.
When someone who has worked
and paid into Social Security dies,
survivor benefits can be paid to cer-
tain family members. These include
widows, widowers (and divorced
7 p.m. any business day. Lines are
busiest early in the week and early in
the month, so it’s best to call at other
times.
Joy Crouch is Social Security manager
in McKinney.
Who were the greatest quarterbacks in the history of profs
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... Joe Montana ... Sammy Baugh ... John Unitas ... Otto
Graham ... and Dan Marino.
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Watterson, Tim. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1994, newspaper, September 21, 1994; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1670809/m1/4/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.