INSURANCE BENEFITS AVAILABLE
FOR SELFERPLCY-D FiitiHbio
oc it-e:np. :>yed farmers and
ranchers can become eligible for
insurance benefits under the. so
cial security law as early as Ap il
1956 if they hove earned as much
as $400 from farming in both cal
endar years 1955 a.4d 1956, Arthur
S. Bufwell, Alaska Extension
Service associate director, re
minds Alaska farm operators.
Along with this goes the re
sponsibility to report earnings
from farming and pay the three
percent social security tax no.
later than Apiil 15. 1956. The So
cial Security Administration has
suggested that payments be made
as early as possible after Janu
ary 1.
The form for making a report
and remitting the required tax
for social security insurance
comes with the Federal Income
Tax Return, Form 1040. If net
earnings from farming were as
much as $400 in 1955, farmers are
obliged to fill out and file this
return and pay the social secur
ity tax, Buswell said, even if they
do not owe any Federal income
tc;: for i955.
Ulcer farmers, those 05 or over,
an retire alter March 1956 and
'■ t getting monthly old-age in
ti anov payments if they have
net the earnings requirements
and paid their tax. Other farm
ers, regardless of age, will acquire
family protection in the form of
monthly payments to surviving
dependents in the event of their
death, provided they meet the
ame requirements.
In either case, the payment of
re social security tax must ac
e mpany income tax declaration
>r return. This responsibility is
required by law.
COURT NEWS
Frank Gibson, 37, received a
93-day suspended sentence when
found guilty of a charge of be
ing drunk and disorderly in a
public place. The complaint was
brought by city police on Janu
ary 14. Gibson appeared before
City Magistrate Frank Connelly
in Magistrate’s Court on January
18.
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fiiatehaak
Charles Wilson, territorial con
si rvationist, returned to Palmer
un Tuesday of this week follow
ing his attendance at the Opera
tions Management Conference
held in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Samuel Rt.ger of the Soil
Conservation Service, is attend
inig a Soils Conference being held
Ja nuary 16 to January 20 at East
Lansing, Michigan.
Cliff Marcus, work unit conser
vationist with the Sod Conser
vation, Service, leaves for Aita,
Utah where he will attend a
now survey training course
January 23 through January 28.
He will be attending courses on
avalanche characteristics and res
cue, and snow measuring and de
termination of water run off in
relation to streams.
Mrs. Harry Nipp of Muncie, In
diana, is visiting with her son,
Llr.yd Law'ton and his family.
Mrs. Lowell Simpson, Star
Route, was guest of honor at a
stork shower given at her home
by a group of friends on Janu
ary 13. Mrs. Simpson was the re
cipient of many beautiful and
useful gifts.
The Rev. John R. Buchanan, S.
J„ who lives near Copper Cen
ter .called on Delegate E. L. Bart
lett last week while Ln the east
OUrKiay ViSllor ill raunci mis
past week-end was Dr. C. Earl
Albrecht, commissioner of health.
Dr. Albrecht recently resigned
his territorial position to accept
a position with Public Health
work in Ohio.
The Community Ambulance
was called out on Tuesday of
this week to transfer Mrs. Peter
A. Walker from her home off
Walker Street to the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital.
James Wilson, commissioner of
agriculture, is in Juneau for a
few days this week where he will
attend a meeting of the Alaska
Development Board. He expects
to return to Palmer Sunday.
George Crowthers of the De
partment of Agriculture is spend
ing a few' days in Anchorage this
week where he is working with
food merchants, acquainting them
With regulations pertaining to
grades of eggs,
Mrs. Bill Cook is back at work
at the Palmer Post Office follow
ing a vacation spent in Texas,
Northern California and Seattle.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
VETS’ MAIL BAG
VETERANS NEED NOT V/RITE
VA TO GET
INSURANCE DIVIDEND
Only eligible GI insurance pol
icyholders who wish to change
the method of payments for the
regular 1956 dividend are requir
ed to notify Veterans Administra
tion of the payment method de
sired.
For veterans who fail to state
in writing how they want their j
regular dividend' to be handled, j
VA is required by law to set up i
a dividend credit to their Losur- |
ante account and to use this cred
it to pay premiums as they be
come due and are not otherwise j
timely paid.
Unused dividend credits will ;
draw interest compounded an- j
nually until they are withdrawn
by the policyholders or are paid
out at the maturity of the polic
ies in conformance with the pol
icyholders’ wishes.
All eligible policyholders also
may request VA in writing to pay
their regular dividends to them in
cash or to apply the dividends in
payment of future premiums.
Permanent plan policyholders
have one more choice. They may
request VA in writing to place
their regular dividends on de
posit drawing interest compound
ed annually and subject to their
control.
Eligible policyholders who
want to change the method of
paying their 1956 regular divid
end should notify the VA office
handling their insurance account
in sufficient time before the pay
ment date to enabie VA to make
the change.
Question of the Week:
Q. I have a lapsed World War
II G1 term insurance policy.
Since it hasn't reached the end
of its term period, I want to re
instate it and, at the same time,
convert to a permanent plan.
How much money will I have to
pay?
A, You will have to pay one
monthly premium at the term j
rate plus your firs* premium pay- !
ment at the new permanent-plan
rate. Any VA office can tell you
the amounts due.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Carpenters. Rememberl
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 4ih Wednesday
Each Month
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ALASKA WITNESSES INVITED
T9 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HEARING
Arrangements have been mad* •
by Delegate E. L. Bartlett for the j
appearance January' 26 of any
Alaska witnesses who desire to j
testify on Interior Department ;
appropiafions far the 1957 f seal >
year.
The Interior Department sub- j
committee of the House Appro
priations Committee started hear- i
mgs on the budget requests on j
January 13 when department wit- j
nesses were the first called, and j
present plans of the subcommit- j
tee call for final consideration the j
first week of February. The date !
of January 26 for Alaska witnes
ses has been tentatively set but
Del. Bartlett in announcing the
date and requesting advice from
Alaskans interested in appearing
stated that it is possible the Al- j
aska hearing could be arranged
Jan. 27 or the following week, de- ;
pendent upon response from the j
Territory.
The President’s budget message
was expected on the Hill on Jan.
16 at which time the Alaska items
in the Interior Department bud
get ,such as Alaska Public Works
and the Alaska Road Commission,
and other departments were re
vealed.
It had been hoped that the Sen
ate subcommittee would be hold
ing Interior appropriation hear
ings approximately the same time
as the House hearings so that any
Alaska witnesses coming down
from the Territory' could testify
on the Senate side shortly after
the House hearings. However,
present plans call for hearings
not before the latter part of Feb
ruary or early in March with out
side witnesses probably not to be
called until some time in March
or the early part of April.
FERTILIZER CIRCULAR
RELEASED BY
EXTENSION SERVICE
Farmers Who buy concentrated
fertilize s will get more plant
food for their money.
To help farmers and home gar
deners choose the fertilizers
they need, the University of Adas
ka Extension Service* has pub
lished "Fertilizers for Alaska
1956 1957 ’. The recommend. -
lions compare costs of fertilizers
available in Alaska last year. As
sociate Director Arthur S. Bus
well said this week.
Recommended fertilizers .
amounts to use for such crops as
forage and grains, lawn grasses,
potatoes, root crops, peas and
leafy vegetables and greenhouse
plants are listed in the circular.
The publication’s authors, also
suggest when to use fertilizer for
different crops.
Authors of the publication are
Soul Scientists * W. M. Laughlin
and Allan Id. Mick, AgronorrfTst
H. J. Hodgson and Horticulturist
M. F. Eabb, all of the Alaska
Agricultural Experiment Station
in Palmer.
CiiTJular 513, "Fertilizers for
Alaska”, is available in district
extension offices,
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
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ESKNIK MINES
AN ALASKAN CORPORATION
Offers for Sale to Bcna Fide Residents
Only cf Alaska
250C SHARES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF ESKNIK
MINES, PAR VALUE $10.00 PER SHARE
1 REVENUES FROM SUCH SALE AND INVESTMENT
TO BE USED IN PROSPECTING FOR RADIO ACTIVE
AND OTHER STRATEGIC MINERALS
FOR INFORMATION, WRITE JAMES FREY, ESKNIK
MINES, INC.. PALMER, ALASKA
THIS OFFER ONLY OPEN TO BONA FIDE RESIDENTS
OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Weekly Specials
THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY REMEMBER THURSDAY NIGHTS DRAWING 7:00 P.M.
KING SIZE
ChesQerfield Cigaretts ctn. $229
I Ground Beef 4 $1.001
U. S. SELECT
Beef liver
WHOLE OR SHANK HALF
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Malanuska Dairy
Sherbet Demonslralion
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