HERALD Official Organ Of The Slvonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas. Founded 189 HUMANITY
BENEVOLENCE
VOLUME 55 — NO. 13
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Postmaster: Please Send Form :3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE, SP,IST, POB 109, TEMPLE, TEX. 76501
MARCH 29, 1967
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER. Life insurance death payments have risen dramatically among two groups of Americans — those under 25 years old, and those 75 or older, according to the Institute of Life Insurance. A study of "ordinary" policies reveals that, over the past decade, the proportion of death payments on these two age groups at opposite ends of the life cycle has risen about onethird. Statistically speaking, there may have been some changes in mortality, but the real reason seems to be that patterns of life insurance buying and ownership have changed. For example, in recent years there has been a trend toward purchases of life insurance at younger ages. And the introduction of the "family plan" policy in 11156 has increased the amount in force on children. This policy covers all members of a family under a single contract. Almost 28 per cent of the ordinary policies on which death payments were made last year covered people under 25,or those 75 and older. They accounted for only 21 per cent of the death payments in 1955. These are the only two age groups showing a consistent and significant uptrend in the percentage distribution. Policyholders under 25 years old represented 3.0 per cent of the 1955 death
SPRINGTIME IN TEXAS n Texas — It's springth bluebonnets are blooming, Warm breezes blowing — scissortails zooming. Mesquite and live oak are greening and growing, Before long, cotton will be ready for hoeing. To Galveston Isle, swimmers are swarming, The climate on Padre is nothing but charming. Sunshine is streaming like bright, shiny gold, goodbye It's hello balmy weather cold. In Houston, the Astros are swinging big bats, In Dallas, the ladies are sporting new hats. From Freer to Floydada, Corpus to Crane, It's sure mighty nice to see springtime again. Not one little thing my happy soul vexes, Things are just fine — it's springtime in Texas! —Don (Tex) Davis
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payments, 3.5 per cent in 196,2 and 4.2 per cent in 1966. Policyholders 75 and older accounted for 18.0 per cent in 1955, 21.0 per cent in 1962, and 23.4 per cent in 1966. Among age group from 25 through 64, the proportion of death payments on ordinary policies has declined, and those from 65 through 74 have shown no definite trend. o Ah . . . Spring .. . spring became a celestial fact Tuesday, March 21st, at 1:37 a.m. The sun crossed the equator and day and night got equal "billing" the world over for that one day. Actually, spring has been teasing us all along only to dance back and let Old Man Winter have his final say. About the time we got our summer clothes out, we had to make a mad rush for sweaters and fire up the furnace. Year after year, spring puts people of all ages under its intoxicating spell. It creeps into factories, offices, classrooms, department stores, supermarkets, and kitchens. Little boys get "lost" on their way to school. Young people fall in love. Housewives go on painting binges. The man of the house gets his garden tools out, buys seeds, fertilizers, etc., Little old ladies tug at weeds and putter around flower beds. Businessmen forget their appointments. The fish seem to bite more.