YOUR
SOCIAL SECURITY
%—I have heard about a dis
ability provision in the new
amendments to the Social Secur
ity Act. What is it?
A.—It is a provision for recog
nition of a worker’s disability in j
figuring his monthly old-age and
survivors benefits when he retires.
Q.—How does it affect benefit
payments?
A.—If you qualify, it has the
^effect of freezing your earnings
record while you are unable to
work and the period of low earn
ings or no earnings need not be
counted at all in figuring earn
ings or the amount of work you
need to be eligible for payments.
%—What qualifications are re
quired for a disability freeze?
A.—Only a disability severe
enough to keep you from doing
ary substantially gainful work
can be considered and it must
exist for six months or more. In
addition, you must have Social
Security credit for both:
1. Five years of work out of
'ten years before disability.
2. One and one-half years of
work out of three years immedi
ately before disability.
ALASKA PRINCESS
i Alaska will be represented in
Washington’s Cherry Blossom
Festival by a Petersburg girl now
working m Washington for the
federal government.
A man’s character can be judg
ed by the elevation of his head.
lor oil
PALMER VICINITY NEWLYWEDS
(over 21 years and wed since Jan. 1, 1955)
Saesis and Public Invited
SATURDAY, MARCH 12-8 P.M.lo 11
• SMORGASBORD
• PHOTOS WILL U TAKEN DURING
THE EVENING
• SPECIAL DANCE MUSIC ft BAND
featuring
Norma - Russ - Dona - Bon
A SALUTE TO THE
GIRL SCOUTS
Early in March, .912, Daisy
Gordon and ten other young girls,
gathered in a stable in Savannah,
Georgia. That meeting resulted in
the organization of the first patrol
of Girl Guides.
The Girl Guides, in time, be
came the Girl Scouts. The Girl
Guides was begun at the sugges
tion of Mrs. Juliette Low, who
married an Englishman and who
had become acquainted with the
beginning of the Girl Guides in
England.
Mrs. Low maintained a home
in Savannah, Ga. and in London,
and, therefore, she became ac
quainted with Sir Robert Baden
Powell, the founder of the Boy
Scouts. Thereafter, she likewise
I became interested in the Girl
Guides and when the Girl Guides
| headquarters was moved to
i Washington, D. C. the name was
changed to Girl Scouts.
Today there are hundreds of
thousands of Girl Spouts and they
are organized into troops, as are
the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts must
go through the usual stages to be
come Golden Eagles, the highest
Girl Scout award. Before a young
girl can become an Eaglet, she
must move from Tenderfoot class
ification to that of a second-class.
Scout. To be promoted to a first
class Scout, she must be able to
make maps, judge heights,
weights and distances, send code
messages, swim and pitch a tent,
and go on over night hikes into
the country.
In addition to all these things,
merit badges are given in the Girl
Scouts for archery, athletics, bird
knowledge, cooking, care for chil
dren, dress-making, life-saving
and so on. Girl Scouts are expect
ed to do a good turn for someone
every day and are generally one
of our most inspiring organiza
tions for youngsters,
i We salute them on the anniver
sary of their founding and urge
all citizens to support the Girl
Scouts.
Courtesy always pays — but
don’t pull up on the road to suc
cess and let the other fellow go
ahead.
l! Home Demonstration
Notes
By Marylou Rideout
Although the three weeks of
clothing classes held at the Ex
tension office have ended; you
are welcome at any time to bring
clothing problems to the office
for help. Naturally, as Spring
thaws arrive, we feel like crawl
ing out from under our winter
attire into new garb; and if you
sew, what a wide selection of ma
terials you have to choose from
this spring. Our synthetics have
added more variety to the selec
tion. Not unusual to see orlon,
nylon, or dacron alone or in
blends or combination with our
natural fibers and rayons.
A recent survey of 1,149 reprei
sentative farm homemakers in 11
western states showed that 88%
did some home sewing. The Mon
tana Experiment Station reports
that sewing is one of the chief
household activities of most
homemakers. Only work con
cerned with getting meals and
cleaning and care of the house
take more of the homemaker’s
time than sewing and mending.
The chief reason for home sew
ing is to save money. Montana
homemakers also added to this
.reason, to get better workman
ship, better fit, and more individ
uality in clothes. Mending also is
an important money saver in
many families. An hour spent in
patching overalls or a dress may
double or triple the life of the
garment, thus making this ore of
the best paid hours of the day as
far as the family budget is con
cerned.’ If you don’t sew or mend,
perhaps the Extension Service
can help you. In> addition to our
assistance, there are many fine
bulletins which may be of help to
you. Do stop in.
“Vegetables Varieties for Alas
ka” is again available at the Ex
tension offices. As a help to farm
ers and home gardeners, the list
includes sources of seed. Many
recommended varieties are avail
able locally. Stop in and get your
Every bad habit acquired by
a person actually places a chat
tel mortage on his personality.
copy if you are planning on gard
ening this spring.
Many Alaskans will start their
flower gardens within a month in
spite of the snow on the ground
. . . Seeds for such annual flow
ers as pansy and snapdragon
should be planted in pots or flats
indoors this month to be ready
for transplanting. Stop in; at the
Extension office for a copy of
“Flowers for Alaska”.
HEADED FOR TROUBLE
Any person who accepts favors
from others is placing a mortgage
on his peace of mind.
W* A
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FELLOWSHIP NIGHT
AT UNITED PROTESTANT
A church fellowship night will
be held at the United Protestant
Church Sunday evening, March
13. A potluck supper will be serv
ed at 6:00 p.m., followed by a
program featuring Mrs. Norma
Hoyt of Anchorage who will show
pictures on- Christian work in Al
aska’s remote areas.
A cordial welcome is extended
to everyone.
No nation has netter citizens
than the parents who teach their
children how to pray.
There's room in every pockeibook (however slim) for a
program of systematic saving. In fact, the size of the
pocketbook (however large) means little unless it does
include such a program. It's not what you EARN, but what
you SAVE that makes the difference between wishing
and HAVING! If you'd rather HAVE than WISH you had
. . . open a savings account here NOW!
MATANUSKA VALLEY BARI
Palmer. Alaska
Open Thursday Evenings 6 — 8 P.M. — Daily 10 A.M.—3 P.1
Gold Fish
COMPLETE WITH BOWL
TWO GOLDFISH
Only 98c
WITH EACH
$5.00 GROCERY PURCHASE
ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Reg. *1
value
LOAD OF THESE
IM
mmm ^
Friday--Saturday--Sunday--Monday
DARIGOLD — SHARP
Cheddar Cheese
lb.
CAMPBELL'S
BEEF SOUP
2 for
II
590 390
CINCH
CAKE MIX
3 for
Apples & Oranges
2 lbs. for
S & W — No. 303
Big Delicious Peas
2 for
LIBBY'S — NO. 1
Small Ripe Olives
SAN JUAN
Halibut Cheeks I
Sole lb.
;
■
s
BARS — QUALITY
PICNIC HAMS
lb.
490
OCOMA BONED — 5 oz.
Chicken & Turkey
2 for
FIRCREST — No. 2'/2
Freestone Peaches
USD A GRADED
RIB STEAK
lb.
1
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