Tinch Is Manager
Alaska State Fair
Charles B. Tinch of Palmer has
been named general manager of
the 1960 Alaska State Agricultural
and Industrial Fair, Inc. He will
assume full-time duties June 27.
Tich was manager of the grocery
department at Koslosky’s Depart
ment store in Palmer the past
year. Prior to his residence in
Palmer, he came from Houston,
Texas, where he was employed by
the Kroeger Company, second larg
est chain store in the nation, where
CHARLES TINCH, Manager
Alaska State Fair, Inc.
his duties included head of cus
tomer relations, safety director,
and personnel director, at different
periods of time.
“Even though this is the State’s
biggest fair by reputation — we
plan to make this year’s event even
bigger — and lots better,” Tinch
stated.
Shuyak Wins Radio
An 8 transistor portable radio
was awarded this week to B. G.
Groteclose, skipper of the M/V
Shuyak.
The prize presented by John
Trent, owner of Reliance Radio,
was the culmination of a contest
registration quest for the oldest
installed radio transmitter on a
boat in the Kodiak Island area.
The Shuyak, owned by the late Bob
Von Scheele, is equipped with a
Northern Transmitter, type 370D,
serial 14.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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card was in it. I’m working right
now and don’t need the card, but
I would like to have a duplicate
anyway. Can you tell me how I
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A. If you happen to be near a
social security office, all that you
have to do is fill out an application
for a duplicate account number
card. But in your case, since you
are at some distance from an of
fice, you can get one of these
applications at your local post
office. After you complete the
form, you should mail it to P. 0.
Box 1331, Juneau, Alaska, and in
about two weeks you’ll be mailed
another account number card —
the number will be the same as
your old card.
Q. I worked under social secur
ity from 1937 to 1953 when I en
tered civil service. If I don’t work
and pay social security anymore
until I’m 65, will I be eligible to
any benefits.
A. Yes. This is because anyone
who has worked for a period of 10
years (40 quarters) is permanently
insured under the social security working life, you wouldn’t be able
program. Of course, since the to receive as much as the person
amount of social security payment who always worked under social
is based on average earnings under security. But you would be eligible
social security throughout your to some payment.
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