SHORT COURSE
EXTENDED 3 DAYS
This year’s annual short course
for homemakers at the University
of Alaska has been lengthened
by three days and is now schedul
ed for October 8 to 16. Under
the new dates delegates to the
fifth annual short course will ar
rive at the University October 8
and depart on the 16th.
Features of the short course
will be two-hour workshops
each day, conducted by Mrs. Ly
dia Ann Lynde, family life spec
ialst of the Federal Extension ser
vice staff. The workshops will
pertain to human relationships,
demonstrations by the home ec
onomics department at the Uni
versity and special social events
both on and off the campus.
Homemakers attending the
short course will be given stu
dent rates on railroad tickets
from October 8 to 19th. Housing
will be provided in University
dormitories and at faculty mem- 7
bers homes for one dollar a night.
To date three homemakers
from the valley have indicated
they plan to take the short course
this year, Marylou Rideout, home
demonstration agent reported
. this week.
PHYSICALS PLANNED
FOR ARMY RESERVISTS
Many members of the Army
Reserve in Alaska are scheduled (
for the physical examinations
they are required to undergo
every four years, it has been an
nounced by the Office of the
., Senior Army Adviser, Army Re
serve, U. S. Army, Alaska.
A Federal law required the ex
aminations, and the Senior Army
Adviser’s Office is in the process
of notifying individual Reservists
who are slated for them this year.
The examinations will be con
ducted without expense to in
dividuals concerned.
Men enlisted or commissioned
before July 1, 1949, must be ex
amined by June 30 of each four
year period. Persons who entered i
the Reserve subsequent to that j
date are to be medically examin
ed at four-year periods in the ;
month of enlistment or commis
sioning.
The physical examination re
quirements do not apply to the
Retired Reserve nor to the Na
tional Guard which operates un
der its own regulations.
Mrs. Barbara Smart, teacher in
the local schools the past few
years, left this week for the Uni
versity of Washington -where she
will major in remedial reading.
The course is of one year’s dur- ,
ation. I ]
For What It’s Worth
Grayson E. Murphy
District Agriculture Agent
Social Security for Farmers
Farmers are now covered by
Social Security. The new pro
visions of the law go into ef
fect Jan. 1, 1955. Farmers do
not have to pay on their earnings
during the 1954 calendar year.
Early in 1956, all farmers must
make a social security report of
their 1955 earnings and pay the
social security tax on them. The
report is part of the income tax
return. For farm owners and Op
erators the tax is 3% of the net
profit.
If you are a self-employed
farm operator with a net profit
of $400. or more in a year, you
should get a social security card,
unless you already have one. If
you once had a card, but lost it,
tell the social security office that
you want a duplicate.
The nearest social security of
fice is in the Loussac-Sogn Build
ing, Anchorage. The address is
Social Security Administration,
P. O. Box 734, Anchorage.
E. C. Cummins, field represen
tative of the Social Security Ad
ministration, plans to hold some
meetings this fall to explain the
details of the new law. I will co
operate with Mr. Cummins in
scheduling these meetings. Watch
for the dates and attend these
sessions to know exactly what
you have to do.
Social Security for Farm
Beginning January 1, 1955, farm
workers are also covered under
the new provisions of the law.
Any person who does farm work
and earns cash pay of $100 or
more in a year from one employ
er is covered by social security.
Each worker must have a soc
ial security card. The employer
must keep a record of the name
and social security number cff
each worker.
The farmer must deduct 2% of
the cash pay (for social security)
of each farm worker who earns
$100 or more. In addition, he
must pay an equal amount for
each worker to the Director of
Internal Revenue when he makes
his social security report. For ex
ample, John Doe works for Joe
Blow in 1955 and John Doe earns
$200. Joe Blow must deduct 2%
or $4 from John Doe’s wages. Mr.
Blow must add $4 to this and
send a total of $8 to the Director
of Internal Revenue along with
Mr. Doe’s name and social secur
ity number.
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RECEPTION PLANNED
FOR PALMER COUPLE
:
A wedding reception will be :
held Saturday evening, October j
2 at Moose Hall following the ;
marriage of Miss Lorene M. Uze- ,
lac, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
.Nick Uzelac to Joe Lentz, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lentz, all
of Palmer. All friends of the
famlies are invited to attend the
reception, planned for 8 p.m.
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SCIENCE CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD AT COLLEGE
Scientists at the Fifth Alaskan
Science Conference held in Anch
orage earlier this month, select
ed the University of Alaska as
site for the 1955 meeting.
Approximatly 500 scientists and
others attended the Anchorage
meeting. Next year’s meeting win
be late in the summer before
the fall semester commences at
the university.
Members elected Dr. Neil W.
Hosley, university dean, as presi- i
dent for the coming year. He re- j
places Hugh A. Johnson of Pal- I
mer. New vice president is John
A. Dassow, chief of Fisheries
Products Laboratory, USFWS,
Ketchikan, who replaces E. K
Day.
Secretary for 1955 is Arthur S. j
Buswell, associate professor of
agriculture and associate direc
tor of extension. Galen Smith of
the Aero-Medical Laboratory at
Ladd AFB is the new treasurer,
he formerly was assistant trea
surer.
Conference go-ers elected Dr.
Troy L. Pewe, engineering geo
logist of the Alaskan Branch,
USGS, as councilor to the nation
al American Association for the
Advancement of Science. Dr.
Pewe formerly was executive
| secretary and treasurer of the Al
askan organization.
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