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Past 65 By Carl Eiblet Jr. Q. "A friend has come to me for advice. He came to this country from Mexico 30 years ago and has worked and paid Social Security ever since. He is 62 and wants to retire to Mexico. He has his SS card and a record of his earnings which he got two years ago. "However, he fears that when he claims his benefits under SS he will be denied them because of his situation and will be deported. What advice should I give him?" - William S. A. If the Mexican friend is worried about the possibility of being deported, then it would appear on the face of it that he is an illegal alien. That's what the word "situation" in William's letter means to me. When the friend applied for a SS number 30 years ago. he must have been required to establish iden­ tity, age, and citizenship or alien status. Otherwise, he would not have received a number, and illegal entry would have been revealed. The question is: did he submit false documents? The SS will want proof of the right to benefits - birth certificate or the equivalent, a census record of 1920 or 1930; probably not later. Generally, unlawful entry of a person who is discovered and deported, results in loss of SS benefits. The ahswer to William's request for advice may be forthcoming through the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives. William can telephone NOSSCR free at 1-800-431-2804. They may refer him to their lawyer member in the big city near him, who will, of course, charge a fee for advice and services. Such a charge may well be Worth it. Now, I will add my two- bits worth of opinion: I would feel more sympathy for William s Mexican friend if he were not intent on high­ tailing it back to Mexico at the first opportunity of living under SS, and where he presumably was living illegally. It is difficult to cry for anybody who defrauds the SS system and then runs off with the proceed* J now brace myself for tne letters that will knock me on the head for my attitude. Q. "You published a letter from a nurse in a nursing home who did not approve of elderly patients of opposite sex expressing their love for each other by holding hands, and kissing. <V . _ - "I am a nurse practitioner at a nursing home. I and others on the staff have no such ideas. As dedicated practitioners we strongly disapprove of the busy-body nurse's attitude. You wrote that you would not report her because you never reveal identities. I plead with you to change your mind and report her to the agency and to the A m e r i c a n N u r s e s Association and to her state's survey team. Get her off the nursing home's staff. It is sick thinking to treat the elderly that way. Elders in nursing homes have a right to fall in love and express it just the same as anybody else." - Bonnie Jean S. A. I stand on my resolve never to reveal names. Most nurses who have written on the same incident are of the same mind as Bonnie Jean - age is no barrier to ex­ pressions of love. There is one registered nurse who thinks the letter that frowned on smooching and handholding is a phony. Here is the letter: "I do not believe a nurse wrote that letter. I'm sure you compose some letters yourself, Mr. Riblet, in order to provide interest in your column. I have been a nurse for 40 years and now work part-time in a nursing home. I have seen much more than mere kissing and holding hands. The only way I would interfere would be if one party objected. The only time I have ever known of an objection was when a 99- year-old gentleman actually raped two old ladies." - BillieD. A. As anyone can plainly see, it is not necessary for me to compose interesting letters for this column. The letters that come in the mail are much more interesting than any I could make up. Now I will turn about on Billie. I think her story is a story of imagination. A 99- year-old rapist in a nursing home! What a story! Billie ought to try it on the Guiness Book of Records. Q. "I am past 80 and have made a will leaving money to my children. Who will receive the money when I die if the children die before I do? Would their wives or their children get it? I am afraid that if I make a new will it might be contested because of my age." - Julia HS A. Please read on. Q. "I am a widow. I like to be independent and not tell anyone my business. I have a will which a lawyer keeps. A copy is in my possession. I would like to update that will and make a few changes. Could I write it up myself and have it notarized? Would it be legal without going to a lawyer? I know if I write a new will the first one will be no good. But would the second will be legal?" - Mrs. Joe S. A. Mrs. Joe could have her lawyer show her how to make a will in her own handwriting • a holographic will, one that no one else would need to read. Both Mrs. Joe and Julia H. should mind the advice that no amateur should monkey around with a will. To make the provisions of a will stick after death, it must be drawn properly. If expense is a problem, both ladies could get in touch with prac­ titioners of paralegal ser­ vices. They are people who are not lawyers but who are especially trained and supervised by lawyers to render legal services to the aged. They do not charge much for those services, if at all. Coincidentally, Mrs. Joe and Julia H. live in the same town. There is no paralegal service I can find listed there, but they may obtain help if they telephone their county or state bar association, and inquire where they can get such help, or they can telephone the nearest council on aging. At any rate, they both need Tt legal advice. "I am desperate for help. I am 64. I have been married 46 years to a drunk who never gives me a penny, drunk or sober. He burns curtains and he smashed furniture with an axe. He sells produce from his farm and gets a veteran's check every month. He said he buries money where I'll never find it. I called the Crisis Line but they didn't stop his bad treatment of me. If I had a way I would move out. Staying here is torture. Please help me." - Grace T. A. If Grace has stated the facts accurately, then the best thing to do might be to ask a lawyer about divorce or legal separation. She should inquire in the big city near her for the name of a tough divorce lawyer. Any old lawyer won't do. He has to be forceful and on the ball. If he handles her case properly, then she can get a legal separation or divorce that will provide for her financially and permit her to live alone. He will know how to make Grace's husband get in line or he will nail him to the wall, so to speak. Grace can ask for advice in selecting a lawyer by consulting with the state Division on Aging, Depart­ ment of Human Resources, telephone 733-3963 in the capital city. Q. "There is a good way for elders who can't see to protect their bank accounts. When I sign a blank check I write first over my signature the words 'Void Over XX Dollars.' What do you think of the idea?" - W.P. A I think it is a good way to protect a bank account. For information and ad­ vice on the problems of aging, send self-addressed stamped envelope to Carl Riblet Jr., P.O. Box 40757 Tucson, Ariz.85717. All questions will be answered, either in this column or direct, if possible. No identities will be revealed. CANDY SALES Camp Fire members will be offering choices of peanut butter miniatures, mint truffles, toffee miniatures ant. almond clusters, selling door to door from Feb. 2 to 13. Candy will be delivered in mid-March. The children will also be selling in shopping malls and down­ town areas during March. Pr*|Mnt, NEED HELP? 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Entries judged in the 5th district of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were spon­ sored by eleven Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and-or auxiliaries. The first place essay submitted by Dundee Post and Auxiliary 2296 was composed by David Bergland. David's essay had oeen forwarded for the State of Illinois judging which was held early in January. The results of the state judging will be an­ nounced at the Voice of Democracy banquet which will be held Feb. 14 in Springfield. Joe Gattone of McHenry, sponsored by Post 4600 and its Ladies auxiliary, was awarded second place. Brian Brodrick of Algonquin, sponsored by Post 5815 and Ladies auxiliary of Car- pentersville, received third place. Fourth place was awarded to Jane Fenton of Libertyville and fifth place went to Pat Schendel of Harvard. Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 and Ladies auxiliary who at­ tended the banquet were Eva Snell, auxiliary president; i Susan Wallace, auxiliary Voice of Democracy chairman; Dave Hansen, post commander; Leo Bujak; post Voice of Democracy chairman; Mary Kuemmel, Gerry and Wally Kuck Smart Man The wise man doesn't expect to find life worth living; he makes it that way. -Grit. Bang' Reputation is a large bubble which bursts when you try to blow it up your­ self. -Golbe, Atchison, Kan. I PAGE 23-PLAINDEALER -WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY4.1961 Law For Today...I Q. A lawyer prepared my will several years ago and, in the meantime, both of the witnesses died. Does this make my will invalid? Q. No. Your will may still be admitted to probate if proof of the witnesses' handwriting is presented to the court to authenticate their signature. 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