By Sally Sandusky Eads
:XTANCY POWERS counted her
' egg money, then put it into
the teapot and set it on the
mantle. There was more than
enough to pay for that pretty
blue silk dress she had tried on
at The Style Shoppe. Cyrus would
be mighty proud when he saw her
in that dress. He was going to
town right after dinner to try to
swap cars with Tom Newell, but
Cyrus would have to pay boot.
Nancy hoped the boot would not
' be too much, because Cyrus had
his heart set on having that al
most new car for them to drive
to the New Year’s Party.
She glanced at the kitchen clock.
“IVly goodness! Cyrus will soon be
here for his dinner.”
When Nancy saw Cyrus walking
slowly dow nthe snow-covered
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*'No, Nancy. That’s your dress
money.” He pushed the money
away from him.
path toward the kitchen door, she
said, ‘'Somethin’ musta hap
pened.” He looked tired, and dis
appointed. She hoped somebody
else hadn’t traded for Tom New
ell’s car. Well, she wouldn’t ask
for awhile.
“What’s the matter, Cyrus Pow- j
ers?” she asked when he had fin
ished eating. j
f “Nothin’ Nancy,- only I’ve de
cided ag'inst tradin’ for Newell's
car. I’ll have the old one greased
and washed, and it’ll look pretty
good, agoin’ to the New Year
Party.” -
“Cyrus Powers, you know bet
tern that.” Nancy accused. “You
was proud when we was young,
and you've not changed Why,
ou ..sed 10 take me io the Parties
in tfce finest rubber tire buggy in
the county Your horses always
matched your buggy in looks, and
you still want a good lookin’ turn
•out, when you go some place.”
Cyrus laughed. “And I had the
prettiest, best dressed gal of all.”
An Old Story
Nancy smiled. She’d heard that
before. She started clearing ~ff
table. “Cyrus, teU me the
Q—I operate a fishing boat.
Am I covered under Social Se
curity?
A.—Yes. If your earning after |
expenses equal or exceed $400. for '
the taxable year. Also, those who
work for you are generally cov
ered. On January 1, 1955, all fish
ermen will be covered, regardless
of the nature of catch or boat
tonnage or if on shore.
Q.—How do I report my earn
ings as a self-employed fisher
man?
A.—You file Scedule C, profit
or loss from business or profes
sion, with the Collector of Inter
nal Revenue at the same time yoa
file your income tax returns. Lf
you have an employee, you re
port his wages by filing Form
941 with the Collector every three,
months.
Q.—How can I be sure I receive
credit to my Social Security Ac
count?
A.—Contact the Social Security
Office in Juneau and ask for
Form OAR 7004. The Baltimore,
Maryland, office will advise you
of the wages posted to your ac
count. If you have always used'
the correct Social Security Num
ber in reporting your self-em
ployment, your Wage Record will
be complete, i
truth. Why did you change your
tnind about tradin' for that same
as-new Ford car?”
“Nancy, you’re too inquisitive.
But the truth is, I had Bud Carter
take my bank book to town this
mornin’ and have it balanced. We
lack fifty dollars havin’ enough
boot money. I could borrow it, but
that would worry you and me
both.”
“Uh-huh.” Nancy reached for
the teapot and laid thirty-three
dollars on the table in front of
Cyrus. “Now, get to town and
trade for that car before some
body else beats you to it.”
“No, Nancy. That’s your dress
money.” He pushed the money
away from him.
“Shucks! I don’t want a new
dress. Get goin’ before I spill
dishwater on you.”
A Good Cry
After he was gone, Nancy sat
down and, woman like, had a good
cry. It had been so long since
. she’d had a new dress, but she
wanted Cyrus to have the car
he’d set his heart, on.
She mended and pressed an old
dress to wear. Late in the after
j noon, she went to the barn and
I fed the cattle and horses, and
i milked the cows. Then she locked j
j un the chicken house. It was get- I
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Uug dark when she saw Cyrus
coming into the driveway. She
wouldn’t get to see the new car
until morning.
Cyrus was laughing when he
came in. “I found a place in town
where they paint cars while you
wait, and fix them to look like
new. They said our car was in
good shape.” He was holding
something behind him.
“You don’t say! Cyrus, what’s
that you're holdin’ behind you?”
He grinned and set a dress box
on the table. “Since we only had
a paint job to pay for. I knew we
could afford something else for
the party.”
Nancy took off the box lid and
lifted out the blue silk dress. She
smiled, then her face crumpled.
Cyrus really had wanted her to
have the dress. She mustn’t cry
“Cyrus,” she scolded, “I told
jou to get the Newell car . . . But
you can’t trust a man to do as
you tell him.”
Cyrus grinned, again. A Happy
New Year Grin.
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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
END VACATION JAN. 3
Scores of University of Alaska
students began heading home
ward last Wednesday, following
dismissal of classes for the Christ
mas holiday which will extend to
January 3.
Pre-Christmas campus activities
were highlighted when President
and Mrs. Ernest N. Patty held
open house at the president’s resi
dence for all students.
The first semester will end
shortly after the students return
to campus. Mrs. Irene Gardner,
registrar, today said ending date
is January 19. Registration for the
second semester will be January
21. Classes will commence Janu
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Mining Course at U of A
Last week was "commence
ment” for 100 persons who suc
cessfully completed the Univer
sity of Alaska school of mines’
mining short course—the largest
class to attend the on-campus
course.
Dr. Ernest N. Patty, president,
issued the completion certificates
to the graduates. The former dean
of the school of mines and mining
engineer spoke about “Prospec
tors and New Discoveries”. He
listed the geiger counter for uran
ium searches, geochemical pros
pecting, and use of electrical de
vices for locating certain types of
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territory should be prospected by
traversing them with an auto or
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Several who completed the
course are pilots and evidently
plan to use the scintillometer for
prospecting.
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