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«» \ SECTION 2 - PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17,1984 Simple kitchen tool can relieve nagging itch By Carl Riblet Jr. Q.-It is a terrible nuisance to have an itch day and night that is situated just below the left shoulder blade. The der­ matologist said that I should bear with it unless I want it cut out with a surgical knife. I don't want that so I guess I am doomed to a life of scratching. The trouble with* that is that I can't reach the itch without a backscratcher. The backscratcher I have is my wife, but when she scratches me there her fingers wander all over my back and I don't get rid of the itch. Then I try scratching against the door jamb, the wall, or with a rough towel like drying after a bath. What I need I think is one of thse back-scratchers sold in curio shops many years ago that were made of bamboo. Do you have any idea where I can get one like that? -- Jake W. A.- There is no need for Jake to look for a commercial back­ scratcher or to scold his wife when she does not concentrate on the itch. Jake can open the utensil drawer in the kitchen stove and find the perfect back­ scratcher ~ a spatula; not to fry with but to scratch with. If it is a metal spatula of just the right weight, not too sharp and the right length to suc­ cessfully assault the out-of- reach itch, there's nothing better. Originally designed to handle fried eggs, it is a handy instrument for relief from torture from an itch. Q.- "The union I belong to has had an insurance policy for each member with benefits of $3,000. Also, a death fund on the death of a member. We pay dues of $3 as retired members." "Now, the union is voting to change things so that when we are 65 years old our insurance will be for $1,500, not $3,000, plus $500 donation from the in­ ternational. ""When we got this insurance at the time we joined the union, we were told the in­ surance would never be taken away or reduced. We have all been members up to 25 years. Do you think the union's in­ surance change is discrimination against the aged?"- Florence D. A.- If Florence's facts are correct it may be that union officials are monkeying around with the insurance policies of retired members because they think they can get away with it. Younger working- members would be more likely to fight. Was the promise to never reduce the benefits ever made in writing? Florence should study her copy of the policy. She should also write to the union officials asking for a full ex­ planation. Then she might write the State Insurance Com­ mission. Q- "My husband is a disabled war veteran. He had a good paying job until he had to quit it at age 54 due to a nervous break­ down. Since then, 1977, he didn't earn enough to pay into Social Security. He could not draw SS disability benefits. Could he freeze his SS benefits at the 1977 wages?" A.- The question is too im­ portant to answer without help from the Social Security office. They can do it clearly and quickly. Lucille or her husband should telephone SS at 763-9222 in the big city. Q.- "I am 91. Send me a list of all the benefits I can get as a senior citizen." - Mary Jane L. A.- Mary Jane can go to any number of senior citizens groups for such information. The first would be her local Council on Aging. Then she can look in the Yellow Pages under "Senior Citizens" and call a few organizations listed until someone tells her how to obtain the list she seeks. Q - "One picks up the paper or a magazine only to read about movie and TV actresses living together without getting married. And then they have children out of wedlock. Nobody seems to have any morals anymore. What good does it do to grow up and go through life with a good moral outlook and behavior when women with so GOT THE BATH TUB BLUES?? 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A.- If Jonas remembers some of his history he will recollect that most of the women who lived to pep up the history books were not exactly virtuous- -Cleopatra, Madame DuBarry, Molly Pitcher and Lola Montez, among others. But Jonas mustn't let those and other examples mislead him into thinking that it does not pay a woman to be good. I cannot think of a ready example, but perhaps some woman can. Q.- "Why did the Blue Cross cut me off when I reached 65, after I had paid into it for a good many years?" - Mary K. A.- I don't think Mary's un­ derstanding of the cutoff is correct. I think she can get Blue Cross under a past-65 plan. She should phone Blue Cross and ask. They will tell her. ' Q- "I had surgery on my eye that cost $2,400. Medicare ap­ proved half and my other in­ surance took care of only what was not paid by Medicare for their approved half. We were in California and now have moved back to Oregon. I am 75. 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In 1933, my mother-in-law invited us to move into her home, saying to us that some day it would all be ours. She died in 1938 without changing the title to the property and we lived there ever since, paying the taxes and paying for remodeling. My husband died in 1964. Now, his six nephews and nieces want me to sell the house so they can get their "share". Is there any way I can get clear title? I have been told I can keep the house under a provision in the law known as 'squatter's rights'. I have no money to hire a lawyer. Will you help me?" - Dorothy S. A. - Dorothy will have to engage a lawyer if she wants competent help. A lawyer can Jae obtained through the Lawyers Referral Service. Dorothy may be surprised to find that arrangements can be made for a relatively small legal fee. Write to Carl Riblet Jr. with self-addressed, stamped en­ velope at Box 40757, Tucson, AJ 85717, if you have any question on problems ot aging. 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