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Glory Days & maturity SSI benefits; resource limits for Social Security McClatchy-Tribune News Service Q: Can I receive Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits at the same time? A: You may be able to receive SSI in addition to monthly Social Security benefits if your Social Security benefit is low enough for you to qualify for SSI. Whether you can get SSI depends on your income and resources (the things you own). If you have low income and few resources, you may be able to supplement your Social Security benefit with an SSI payment. You can find out more about SSI by going to www.socialsecurity.gov and select- ing the "SSI" banner at the top of the page. Q: What are the limits on what I can own to be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? Can I have money in the bank, a car, and a fur- nished house? A: We count real estate, bank accounts, cash, stocks, and bonds toward the resource limits on what you can own. You may be able to get SSI if your resources are worth no more than $2,000. A couple may be able to get SSI if they have resources worth no more than $3,000. Keep in mind that we usually don't count the house you live in, personal items such as furniture and clothing, or the car you drive towards that resource amount. You can find out more about SSI by going to www.socialsecuri- ty.gov and selecting the "SSI" banner at the top of the page. This column was prepared by the Social Security Administration. For fast answers to specific Social Security questions, contact Social Security toll-free at 800-772-1213. LINCOLN PARK, N.J. (MCT) — Sixty-eight years since he was first catapulted from a World War II aircraft carrier while strapped in an F4F Wildcat fighter, John "Bart" Barteluce of Mah- wah, N.J., hasn't lost his taste for the wild blue yon- der. father and decorated veter- an of three wars is still fly- ing. The 89-year-old grand- He's the oldest crew member of Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 10-01, whose 1st Southern Region planes fly security patrols each day, extend- ing from the Canadian border to the Manasquan Inlet. lifestyles Veteran flew missions in 3 wars As a pilot on a small carrier — called a "jeep" or "baby" carrier — And Barteluce, who will be 90 on Aug. 29, has no intention of retiring. "I'm going to go on as long as I can," he said before he was honored Monday as a patriot by the Coast Guard at the flotil- la's monthly meeting at Lincoln Park Airport. "The guy's a legend, a national treasure," said Eric Fields, 74, of Upper Saddle River, N.J., a senior pilot for the 1st Southern Region. For those too young to remember World War II, the Wildcat was the tough and scrappy fighter plane that carried the day at the critical Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 and again at the Battle of Mid- way in June 1942. Those two sea battles shattered Japan's expansion strategy after its attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and marked decisive turn- ing points in the war in the Pacific. Saturday, August 11, 2012 – Daily News 7A MCT photo The Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 10-01 honors member John Barteluce, 89, of Mahwah, during their monthly meeting at the Lincoln Park Airport. Barteluce is the oldest pilot in his USCG auxiliary flotilla, which patrols skies over North Jersey and New York. Barteluce protected vital supply vessels such as oil- ers and ammunition ships that replenished the big carriers. In one engagement, he recalled, a Japanese twin- engine Mitsubishi airplane got too close to his group and "I chased him away … he outran us." Pacific Theater was, Barteluce said his hairiest moment came during car- rier qualification at the Glenview Naval Air Sta- tion in Illinois. As dangerous as the first landing, you were so relieved," he said. Barteluce later flew two "When you made that more World War II leg- ends, the F-6F Hellcat and F-4U Corsair. In Korea, he flew F-9F Panther and F- 2H Banshee jets. Described by friends as modest, Barteluce was rec- ommended for his actions at Wonsan Harbor in Korea, where he circled over a downed pilot until a rescue chopper arrived. He dismissed the incident as "overblown." In Vietnam, he flew transports, ferrying troops, supplies, Navy brass and U.S. diplomats such as Ellsworth Bunker, the ambassador to South Viet- nam. Navy S-2F Tracker trans- port plane, flew astronaut Gus Grissom to Grand Bahama after Grissom's ill-fated splashdown in July 1961 when Grissom's capsule filled with water and sank. He gave Gris- som the opportunity to fly as co-pilot on a carrier takeoff. Barteluce, piloting a "He really liked that," Barteluce said. After a 30-year Naval career, Barteluce could have rested on his laurels at his beloved "Bart's Acres" home in Mahwah. Instead, he volunteered for the Coast Guard auxil- iary in March 2001 at a time when there was a dire need for personnel. He never mentioned his Air Medals for 50 combat mis- sions or his Philippine Liberation Medal, Korean Service Medal, or Vietnam Service Medal. But auxiliary officers quickly found out he was special. "I have 10,000 (flying) hours — he makes me feel like a rank amateur," Fields said. "He is proba- bly the most capable pilot I've seen in my life." And after four wars and 27,000-plus flying hours, Barteluce has few regrets. "I'm counting my blessings," he said. Talk, talk, talk: How to escape a dull chat MINNEAPOLIS (MCT) — We've all been there — cornered at a party, in the grocery store or while on a simple neighborhood stroll, ensnared in an inter- minable conversation, our Niceness stymieing the vehement desire to cut off the talker and cut out. But not all of us have experienced "the Johnson goodbye." Since Tom Stangl married into the Johnson family decades ago, he has learned to chuckle at the clan's perennial penchant for an adieu ritual that is extremely kind and incredibly slow, bidding godspeed with no speed whatsoever. "I've seen them intro- duce new subjects all the way to the curb. One time, one of them followed my son to his car and then got in the car with him and stayed 30 minutes. And my son actually had to go somewhere." Because family mem- DAILYNEWS in Discount Coupons were published last week in the $ 65 00 $ RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY offering percentage discounts, two-for-ones and Free-with-Purchase offers! … And that does not count all the ads Don't miss a day of it! Subscribe Today 527-2151 It pays for itself. 00 bers are so fond of one another, and the practice is so well established, "it's fun to watch," Stangl said. But getting button- holed by a boor or a bore, an egotist or a polemicist, can be quite the chal- lenge. True experts — a politician, a psychologist and a bartender — use proven exit strategies. It should be little surprise that a favored tactic among these seasoned veterans of dealing with gabby gasbags involves modern technology. "The cellphone is kind of a get-you-out-of-any- thing excuse," said T.J. Akerson, bartender at Mission American Kitchen in Minneapolis. He said customers "will look at their phone and that will give them an excuse. 'I've got to call this person.'" Cutting someone off is probably suited only for one-way, soapbox situa- tions, psychologist Mindy Mitnick said. "When you want to have a conversa- tion but the other person wants to have a mono- logue," she said, "you're going to get out of that sit- uation sooner." said Mitnick, who works at the Uptown Mental Health Center. She added, "if you're an honest per- son, you follow up. But some people, when they say, 'It's so great to see you, let's do lunch,' what it really means is 'I can't stand to talk to you for one more second.'" A similar tactic can More genteel options abound. When running into someone, "you can say, 'I'd love to catch up with you more, but right now I have to fill-in-the- blank, pick up my child,'" work at a neighborhood or other social gathering. "It's always acceptable to say, 'It's so good to see you. I just want to make sure I catch up with Jack over there.' There's noth- ing wrong with saying you want to see so-and- so." Another potential ally, especially for hosts, is self-deprecation. "Some people make jokes about their age," Mitnick said. "'You know, we don't stay up as late as we used to, we've got to clean up and go to bed.' If you have children, you can say 'the kids are up real early in the morning.' If you know in advance that you invited people who linger, you can even say in the invitation, 'We've got to make this an early night.'" Above all, she added, "Say something gracious. 'We just wish we could talk all night with you guys.'" That's generally not as necessary in the work- place, where it never hurts to form a "buddy system" to take the air out of wind- bags: Anytime one mem- ber of this tag team spots the other one being shanghaied by a blabber- mouth, she can butt in and say, "Hey, did you know so-and-so was looking for you?" Get more home for your money with a Clayton Home! Under New Management Trade-Ins welcome any age, any condition. In house financing, even for challenged credit. Any new purchase in the month of August (2012) will receive a 32" flatscreen T.V. (Application with deposit required: TV delivered with home at end of sale) 26 Sale Lane, Red Bluff (530) 529-2191 www.Claytonredbluff.com