SOCIAL SECURITY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
INCREASE IN ’57
District Director of Internal
Revenue William E. Frank today
reminded Washington and Alaska
employers that recent amend
ments have changed tax rates un
der the Federal Insurance Con
tributions Act (Social Security)
and filing requirements under
the Federal Unemployment Tax
Act.
New F.I.C.A. rates on wages
paid on or after January 1, 1957
will be 2Vi percent each for em
ployers ;and employees, a total
of 4% percent, Frank said.
The changes in the Federal
Unemployment Tax Act, he ex
plained, provides that employers
who had four or more employees
on at least :one day of each of
20 calendar weeks during 1S56
will be required to file Form 940
by January 31, 1957. The filing
of Form 940, Annual Federal
Tax Return of Employers, was
formerly required of employers
who had eight or more employ
ees.
Frank said that copies of this
return have been sent to most
of the employers ;in this district.
However, he suggested that em
ployers who have not received
this form by January 9, obtain k
copies from their local Revenue
office.
Aliens Must Report
Address During dan.
District Director A. C. Dyer,
Jr., of the Immigration and Na
turalization Service this week
reminded all aliens that they
must report their address in the
Territory of Alaska during the
month of January; Director Dyer
estimated that 25CK) aliens will re
port in Alaska under the Federal
Alien Address Report Program.
The immigration official said
that almost 2000 aliens reported
their address during January,
1956. The announcement follow
ed a statement from Washington,
D. C. in which Immigration and
Naturalization Commissioner J.
M. Swing estimated that more
than 2,750,000 aliens in the Unit
ed States will report their ad
dress next month in compliance
with the law.
Commissioner Swing said in
Washington that with few excep
tions every alien in the United
States must report his address to
the Service under the provisions
of the Immigration and National
ity Act.
Director Dyer of the Alaska
District Office said that all non
citizens, except those in diplo
matic status, foreign representa
tives assigned to the United
States, and Mexican National
Contract laborers, are required
to file the address report.
He added that any alien who
wilfully violates the address re
port requirement may be fined
up to $200, Imprisoned for 30
days, and deported.
In addition, aliens who are not
in the United States during Janu
ary must report their addresses
to the Service within 10 days af
ter their return.
The district director said that
address report cards will be avail
able at the Immigration Service
Office in the Central Building,
Anchorage, and local United
States Post Office beginning
January 1, 1957.
EASTERN STAR
TO INSTALL NEW
OFFICERS JANUARY 16
Open installation of the recent
ly elected officers of the Matan
uska Valley Chapter No. 14, Or
der of Eastern Star, will be held
Wednesday evening, January 16
following the regular meeting.
Officers for the coming year
were elected at the December 19
meeting of the Chapter as fol
lows: Isabelle Severns, worthy
matron; Lloyd Severns, worthy
patron; Faye Hoffman, associate
matron; C. Ivan Branton, associ
ate patron; Eileen Branton, con
ductress; Dorothy Onkka, asso
ciate conductress; Rose Johnson,
treasurer Priscilla Bacon, secre
tary; and Oliver Onkka, sentinel.
FOE FAST RESULTS TRY A
FRONTIERSMAN classified
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' Royal Yacht Britannia in pic- f
turesque setting near ancient \
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TIMELY note in bathing
suits for 1957 is this one
with a built-in waterproof
5,917,415 man-hours without
lost-time accident at Republic
Aviation wins plaque for presi
dent Mundy I. Peale (left) from
Liberty Mutual’s v-p William
Seymour. Thunderstreak build
ers set airframe industry safety
t
of Mazie.
an amazingly tolerant collie of
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Special Stamp
Honors Polio
Volunteers
March of Dimes volunteers
here and throughout the country
have ben honored tor tne ngnt -
against polio in the issuance of j
a special three-cent postage |
stamp. The Post Office will place j
the stamp on sale throughout the !
country Wednesday, January 16. >
The stamp is a “long vertical” |
and shows a woman with a pro- j
tective arm around a boy and j
girl. She also holds a shield with |
a medical emblem symbolizing ;
the partnership between civilian ;
volunteers and the medical and
science professions in the battle" ,
against polio. The legend reads, ;
“Honoring those who helped fight !
polio.” !
This recognition by the U. S. j
Government points up the work ;
of some 4 million March of Dim- ;
es volunteers for the last 19 years ;
in supp’ying financial aid to pol- ;
io research and patient care. The ;
crowning achievement of the pro- ;
gram was the development of |
Salk vaccine.
However, as March of Dimes
spokesmen warned, much re
mains to be done despite the pro
tective power of the vaccine.
There are 80,000 Americans dis
abled by polio who may still need
treatment and rehabilitation.
Thousands of trained personnel
to administer care are needed.
In addition, research must be |
continued to improve the vac- j
cine and develop new treatment i
techniques for the disabled.
These are the needs to be met !
out of proceeds of the 1957 March
of Dimes.
Officials of the current drive
urge residents to use the new
commemorative stamps to send
in March of Dimes Mailers—the
little cards that hold coins and
bills—to help finish the polio
job.
Mrs. Ted Buzby left for Fair
banks last Thursday evening and I
will be spending a few days in
that far-north city.
PALMER MOOSE ,
TO PLAY ANCHORAGE
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
The Palmer High School bas
ketball team will play their first
home game in the 1956-57 Rail
belt series this Friday evening,
January 4, in the Central School
gymnasium. All basketball fans
and all others interested in back
ing the local team are urged to
turn out for the game between
the Palmer hoopsters and the
Anchorage Eagles. The Palmer
and Anchorage games have been
some of the best drawing games
played on the local court. Anch
orage sends up a large delega
tion to root for their Eagles and
Palmer has the same opportunity
to turn out and support their
home team.
Coach “Chip” Chatterton said
this week that the following
Moose will see action during the
evening: B. Estelle, L. Trow
bridge, F. Loyer, B. Verrall, M.
Ltek, D. Boulter, J. McKechnie,
R. McKechnie, N. Herman, J.
J. Pearson, T. Pearson, and J.
Wilson.
The junior varsity teams from
each school will open the even
ing with a preliminary game at
6 p.m. The varsity game has been
slated for 8 p.m.
Admission will be $1.00 for ad-*
ults; 50 cents for senior high sch
ool students; and 25 cents for
students in the junior high sch
ool.
The Palmer Moose lost their
last practice game played against
the strong alumni team. The
score was 61 to 30 in favor of the
alumnus.
I The Office of the
Matanuska Valley
Federal Credit Union ij
is now located upstairs ij
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Open Mon., Wed., Fri. j:
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Payments and Deposits will be ;>
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in nylon or rayon
Valley Distributors for
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New and Used Farm Equipment
0 New Holland
Q International-Harvester
FOR SALE
’53 WILLYS JEEP, 4-Wheel Drive
Also Used Trucks
Co-Op Garage
Matanuska Valley Farmers Cooperating
Association
Early Settler
Passes Away in
West Virginia
Alvin Walter, 85, pioneer farm
er of the Matanuska Valley, pas
sed away at his home, 4418 Mo
Corkle Ave., South Charleston,
West Virginia, according to word
received recently by M. D. Snod
grass.
An early settler of the Valley,
Walter’s homestead was located
on land now occupied by the
Henry Harrison farm, and later
the Walter home was located on
what is now the Harold Thuma
farm.
Many old-timers of the valley
will remember the Walters, Al
vin, Aima and their son Russel,
who was born in the Valley in
1922. The Walter’s farm was the
largest acreage in production
during the early years, the first
to ship a carload of potatoes to
market in Anchorage, and the
first self-supporting farm in the
valley.
Mrs. Walter came to the valley
to teach in the school at Mat
anu^ka. Alvin, as a member of
Camarot Named to
Legislative Council
The Alaska Legislative Coun
cil has announced the appoint
ment ok Henry J. Camarot, for
mer assistant attorney general,
as its executive directors at the
Council meeting held early last
month in Fairbanks.
During the four day meeting
the Council reviewed reports and
proposed bills, and heard testi
mony on proposed legislation re
lating to mental health, fiscal re
organization, liquor, highways,
territorial bond issues, and other
subjects.
A final meeting of the Coun
cil will be held in Juneau prior
to the convening of the Legisla
ture.
the school board, met her at the
train—decided the school board
clerk needed a wife more urgent
ly than the school needed a teach
er.
The Walter’s moved toTVlrs.
Walter’s West Virginia home 22.
years ago.
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