UNEMPLOYED FEDERAL
WORKERS NOW ELIGIBLE
FOR INSURANCE BENEFITS
“Today is a big day for the Fed
eral civilian worker who has lost
his job through no fault of his
own,” according to A. B. Phillips,
executive director of the Employ
ment Security Commission for
Alaska. “This is the day he be
comes potentially eligible lor un
employment benefits under the
new Public Law 767 signed by
President Eisenhower last Sep
tember.”
“The mere fact that an unem
ployed Federal worker is unem
ployed does not necessarily mean
he is qualified for benefits,” Mr.
Phillips pointed out. “He must
meet all the qualifications for eli
gibility as any unemployed work
er in private industry.”
Application for benefits by the
unemployed Federal worker may
be made in the nearest local of
fice of the Employment Security
Commission. One of the five of
fices is located in Anchorage.
Unemployed Federal workers
should provide themselves with
a social security number, if they
do not now have one. This will
speed their claim through to final
disposition. The Territorial
agency, acting as agent for the
Secretary of Labor, through an
agreement recently signed by A.
B. Phillips for the Commission,
will make the payments to the
unemployed Federal workers.
The amount of benefit payments
and the question of eligibility will
be determined by local agents un
der the unemployment insurance
laws'of Alaska.
Too much emphasis cannot be
placed on a much misunderstood
part of the entire unemployment
program. Many workers feel that
part of their wages is being de
ducted from their pay check each
pay day to help pay for unem
ployment insurance. “This is def
initely not true,” states Phillips.
“No part of the unemployment
program is paid for by the worker
and no money is taken from his
pay check for this purpose. Too
often the workers confuse this
with O.A.S.I. (Social Security)
which provides an income after
age 65.” In the SS program, it is
$300 Allocated for
Snow Removal in
Ski; Hunting Area
Word was received this week
by the Matanuska Ski Club that
a work order has been received
by the Alaska Road Commission
for $300 for snow removal on the
road above Little Susitna Lodge
to the tow site operated by the
Matanuska Ski Club.
The information was received
by the local ski club from Irving
Reed and was welcome news to
winter sport enthusists and hunt
ers. The ski club will now con
centrate the balance of the sea
son on promoting what they term
the “best skiing area in the ter
ritory”.
Local Couple
Announce Wedding Plans
Betty MacDonald and Erwin
(Curly) Doyde will be married
January 22 at 8 p.m. by U.S.
Commissioner Dorothy B. Saxton.
The ceremony will be perform
ed at the Matanuska Hotel. Mrs.
Gladys Dawson and Mrs. Bruce
Murray will be. attendants for
the couple.
A reception will be held im
mediately following the ceremony
by Mr. and Mrs. Arch Browning
at the Matanuska Hotel. All
friends are cordially invited to
attend.
Mrs. MacDonald has been em
ployed at the Hotel Coffee Shop
for the past three years, having
come to Palmer from Spokane,
Washington, Mr. Doyle is a min
er, employed at the Evan-Jones
Coal Mine.
true that half of the cost is de
ducted from the worker’s check
and the other half is paid Dy the
employer. But in this case, the
matter of unemployment insur
ance, the entire cost is borne by
the employer alone, in the form of
contributions. No part is paid by
the employee.
The benefit and administrator’s
costs of the new law bringing
Federal workers under the Act
are paid wholly by the Federal j
LOCAL RIFLEMEN BEGIN
SEASONAL SHOOTING MATCHES
The Matanuska Valley Sports
| men Rifle and Pistol club is now
i deep in their winter league shoot
ing. Although minus some of the
“OF Shooters,” the club reports
they are doing pretty well in the
postal matches.
To date the club has had com
petion with LaBrea Rifle Club of
Culver City, Calif, and have tak
en five out of five matches
against them. The local shooters
have been running a nip and tuck
eight-match series with the Tan
ana Valley Sportsmen of Fair
banks. The match has been very
interesting, the shooters report,
as it is being run on a point sys
tem, giving all shooters as equal
chance of getting on a team. Us
ing everyone’s classification such
as Master, Expert, Sharpshooter
and Marksmen, the club, was not
allowed more than 11 points per
team. For example, Master scores
four, Expert three, Sharpshooters
two, and Marksmen one, permit
ting four tables on which to work.
Up to and including Match No.
7, Palmer has won four and lost
three. The following are scores
for match seven.
PALMER: M. K. Westenbar*
ger, 394; EX Alen Richie, 390; SS
Larrie Woods, 383; SS Leona
Dickow, 383. Total 1550. FAIR
BANKS. M Bob Elliot, 392; EX
Bob Hayford, 385; EX Ivan Thor
all, 385; MKS Mark, 374. Total
1536.
Second teams have won five
matches and lost two. In match
seven the scores were as follows:
PALMER: EX Ed Bellringer, 3U9;
M John Dodge, 387; EX Dan
Fleming, 387; MKS George
Smoot, 375. Total 1538. FAIR
BANKS: M Chuck Lohr, 391; EX
LeRoy Shebal, 379; SS James
Beckley, 375; MKS Thomas, 374.
Total, 1519.
In the Illowa Rifle and Pistol
Association Indoor League Pal
mer came in third during the
first match, having been beaten
by Fairbanks in first place, and
government and no part is paid
either by the worker or by the
Territory.
Chugach Kitle and Pistol Club
of Anchorage in second.
In addition the local club is
also entered in both the Inland
Empire League and the Utah
State League again this year, the
first matches being fired on the
week ending January 8. Final
scores have not yet been return
ed on this match.
The Rifle Club again extends
an invitation to all interested
shooters to participate in the
club’s activities. Everyone is wel
come to shoot, they stated, whe
ther or not they are members.
Marie Westenbarger, rifle club
secretary, this week requested
that all shooters show up on
shooting nights so that scores can
be made on time.
AVA PRESIDENT
URGES ATTENDANCE
AT ANNUAL MEETING
All individuals and companies
interested in the future develop
ment of the tourist industry in
Alaska are invited to attend the
annual meeting of the Alaska
Visitor’s Association at the Bar
anof Hotel, in Juneau on Febru
ary 7 at 1:45 p.m., according to
Ed Coffey, the association’s presi
dent.
Plans will be formulated for
wise-scale national advertising
and promotion, as well as assis
tance to local communities where
possible. Any problem pertaining
to tourism in Alaska may be pre
sented, he continued.
Mr. Coffey pointed out that at
this meeting 12 persons will be
elected to the board of directors.
In accordance with by-laws, vot
ing is limited to those who hold
paid-ujp, participating member
ships. Members unable to be in
Juneau for the meeting may des
ignate a representative by pro
viding a written proxy.
The association president
strongly urged that all towns send
a representative to this important
meeting.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
Scout Pack Meet
Slated for Jan. 30
The Palmer Cub Scout commit
tee met on January 7 in the Pal
mer School cafeteria and planned
the January Pack meeting.
All parents of Cub Scouts and
anyone interested in Cub Scout
ing, is urged to attend the Pack
meeting to be held Sunday, Janu
ary 30 at the Church of God from
3 to 5 p.m. This month’s theme is
railroading, and the program to
be presented will be worked
around the theme. Mrs. Martin
Sherman has requested that all
Den Mothers give her their den
roll calls prior to the Pack meet
ing.
The next committee meeting is
a '1
POT-LUCK DINNER
FELLOWSHIP MEET
AT ST. JOHN'S
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Palmer will hold a pot-luck din
ner arid fellowship hour Sunday,
January 23, following the 11
o’clock service.
New officers will be introduced,
the budget for the coming year
will be reviewed, and plans for
the future discussed.
All members and friends are
invited to stay for dinner and
fellowship.
slated for February 4 in the school
cafeteria.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
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