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Proof of Identity Required for SS

Nearly everyone in the Cap* May Canity area who applies for a Social Securi ty number remember* to brine evidence of age and citizenship, bat many forget to bring evidence of identity, Del Brooks Social Security manager in Wildwood. said recently Evidence of identity ia ptiwiw in wurniH y n

always requested before the Social Security number can assigned, no matter how young the person is. Brooks said This rule applies to infants and small children as well as adults A person applying for a Social Security number usually needs at least two pieces of evidence one to establish age and citizen ship and the other to establish identity THE BEAT evidence of age and citizenship ia a public birth certificate established before a per son's 5th birthday which was issued by a U S state or local government Of course, Brooks said, a foreign bom person needs the appropriate immigra tion or naturaliation records as weU Some people find it dtf ficuH to find evidence of identity for infants or young children. Brooks said Examples of documents that can be used include vaccination cer tificates. newspaper birth announcement day care or nursery school records; adoption record, or doctor clinic, or hospital record Older children can use school record* member ship in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts or other youth organizations, report cards. ID card, or welfare case record IN FACT. Brooks said any document that gives enough identifying data to establish proper identity can be used Parents who apply for a Social Security number for a child must also provide evidence of their own iden tity in addition to the re quired evidence for the child Only original documents or copies certified by the » suing agency can be used Uncertified or notarized photocopies are not acceptable l! S citizens applying for a replacement Social X Secunty card to replace a lost card need evidence of their identity, while foreign bora persons need evidence of current U.S citizenship or lawful alien status as well as evidence of identity

PEOP1.E RFPOHTINC. name change* need evidence under both the old and new name* before a new card can be wooed Although people It or over who are applying for i Social Security number for the first time must apply m

person other* may apply by mail Social Security will return all origmai pro of* submitted to the appfc cant promptly Document* maued by the Immtgra'xm and Naturahzatmn Service should not he mailed More information about ¥

apptvmg fee Social Securt ty number* ran be obtained at the w^idwood Serial i Sonant* office 1.M E | Spacer Ave The 'elephonr number hi WW 277 1 1 SI A free leaflet can he mained wtwcfc left* about other evidence thai can be uned

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The vision of the physicians the expertise of management the support of (lie staff and Burdefte Tbmlm's many friends These are the reasons why the hospxar was able to open a ne w wing add a Cat S can expand its lab and X Ray services, improve its maternity wing and do ei*n more Expansion and nensr* menf s Mse these take longterm planning Expertise Experience And first-hand knowledge of Cape May County s health care needs By restructuring the corporation the hospital

vsaB be at* to continue to gnw wXh the crxjntv ami the merk al r nrnmu mfy s advarx emerXS Without t cnyeTve "ienb r> the hospx.* s services arxt far iff*" a -r tie imxed t\ rhe reguia tions of governmental age»Xies and insurance companies C onticx of the h< rspxal s future belongs hen- m Cai*' May County Atlantic Cxy Medical Center Bndgefon Hospital Kenne< ty Memorial Hospitals Mewcomb Hospital Salem County Memorial Hospxal \M-st Jersey Health System and other fine hospitals such

as AtxngtonWIryn Mass-' ,*xJ i a? >ken9u have - weai N restrix'tured their corpcxatxms m order to (xcxect the* rxjht to prrvxle the heath raie ser v< es trie* f ommunxres '*-ed Now the hospital's Fcxxxlaton members aw ti mvdenrxj X too Next Tuevlay rhey u axe to ensure ftiat the hospxal is fie*' to grew n the ways that best serve Cape May County s residerxs arxt pfVsxiaris Restructuring the < ; xporatcn wXI grw BurdetTe Jbmtri a stronger ' framework wxh which to but) a better future

Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital \t>u'll never know how good we are until you need us.