AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: My former em
ployer has closed the plant. I
am no longer employed. Al
though I am only 45, I have
been unable to get a job up to
this time. Since I have 10 years
credit under Social Security,
can I “freeze" my record at
this time’
ANSWER: No. The only pro
vision for freezing a social se
curity record is in the case of
permanent and total disability.
In your letter you did not men
tion being disabled, therefore,
this provision would not ap
ply in your case.
QUESTION: I'm 74, and I
applied for social security re
tirement benefits in October
1961. I was turned down be
cause I had not worked long
enough under social security to
qualify. Would voluntary pay
ments into social security made
by me be acceptable?
ANSWER: No. Voluntary
contributions cannot be ac
cepted since the Social Secur
ity law makes no provision for
this arrangement. You must
work on a job covered by so
cial security or have self-em
ployment income from your
own business in order to pay
the social security tax and get
the credit.
QUESTION: If I earn over
$1200 during the year I retire,
will I lose my social security
benefits for the rest of that
year?
ANSWER: No. Regarding
how much you earn in a year,
you can still get benefits for
any months in which you
neither earn over $100 in wag
es nor render substantial ser
vices in self-employment. Even
if you take a job after you re
tire, you may still be able to
get benefits for some months,
depending on the amount of
your benefit and how much
over $1200 you earn
QUESTION: I will file a
claim for benefits when I reach
age 62 in March, 1963. I have
been self-employed as a fish
erman and have had some good
years and some bad ones. When
should I file for benefits and
what shall I bring with me at
that time?
ANSWER: Get in touch with
your Juneau social security of
fice at any time after the first
of January 1963, and file your
application for benefits. Bring
your birth certificate or other
documentary evidence to prove
your age. It will also be neces
sary to submit a copy of your
1962 tax returns (Form 1040,
schedule C and proof of pay
ment of your 1962 taxes). So
please file your return with in
ternal revenue service before
you file your claim.
WOMEN VOTERS TO
HEAR DR. MICK
The League of Women Vot
ers of Palmer will present the
program originally planned for
Feb. 18 at their Monday. March
4 meeting in the home of Mrs.
Max Clements at 8 p.m.. Mrs.
Noel Woods, president, said
this week.
Guest speaker will be Dr.
Allan Mick of the Alaska Agri
cultural Experiment Station,
who will discuss “The Role of
Agriculture in World Trade.
All interested women are in
vited to attend the meeting.
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PRETTY VALENTINES ENTER SKATELAND CONTEST
ST. VALENTINE himself would have been
delighted with the pretty representatives
of his commemorative day who turned
up at Palmer Skateland on Feb. 14 to take
part in the "Best Valentine's Day Skating
Costume" contest sponsored by proprietor
Curly Sutton. From left are Nancy Jensen,
Lola Jensen, Ivy Jensen, Linda DeJulio
(first place winner), Cindy Bettine, and
Karola Moore.
Republican Committeeman discusses
Benefits of Precinct Organization
Benefits to be gained from
organizing tighter precinct Re
publican units in all areas of
the state were discussed by
Bob Ross, executive director of
the Republican central commit
tee for Alaska, at the Lincoln
Day smorgasbord sponsored by
the Republican Women's Club
of the Matanuska Valley on
Feb. 8.
Ross, who has been working
throughout the state on pre
cinct organization, reported
that there are now 22 organized
precincts on the Kenai penin
sula. He stressed the impor
tance of public education, say
ing that each Republican
should spread news by word
of mouth about what their lo
cal representatives and sena
tors are doing.
According to Ross, organiza
tion, money, and candidates are
of primary importance in an
election. He said money must
be raised the year before an
election to be of the most use.
The executive director said
he would like to see the Re
publican conventions held in
the odd years instead of the
even. He added that he had
hoped that the Republicans
w uld not organize the House
this year, but since they have,
he feels there will be more
necessity for good precinct
work.
"The party is now in danger
of being misunderstood and
misquoted. We must be vocal
and loud in our explanations of
the workings of our elected leg
islators.”
“It is admittedly true that as
a society we are over-organiz
ed and some families belong to
so many clubs that they have
no time to themselves," he said.
“However, government is our
biggest and most important
business, and should take prior
ity over other club work."
Ross concluded with a refer
ence to the Greek word, “idio
tus", which means, “A Person
who does not work for good
government!"
Smart - Ainsworth
Rites Are Today
Miss Sandra Smart, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G
Smart of Palmer, and SP4 Roy
Ainsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Ainsworth of Muncie. In
diana, are being married this
afternoon at four o’clock in the
Palmer Church of God, with
the Rev. William Miller per
forming the ceremony.
Friends of the couple are in
vited to the ceremony and to
the reception which will follow
at the Moose hall in Palmer.
Miss Smart is a student at
Palmer high school, and Mr.
Ainsworth is stationed at the
U. S. Army Missile Site at
Campbell Point.
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REID HAS PART IN DEADLOCK BREAK;
REPORTS ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Eugene Reid, District 7 re- j
presentative in the Alaska
House of Representatives, was j
involved in some behind the
scenes activities during the
caucus that preceded the
breaking of the deadlock, it
was reported recently.
Reid, who became Increas
ingly disturbed over the fail
ure of the membership to set
tle on a speaker, finally took
the floor and vehemently ex
pressed his and his constitu
ents’ feelings regarding the
waste of tax money and recom
mended that his party cooper
ate with the Democrats is settl
ing the deadlock. After he
strongly urged that the White
head proposal be accepted, it
was brought to a vote and was
accepted unanimously
This broke the deadlock and
shortly thereafter the speaker
was chosen. Representative
Binkley moved that the group
owed Reid an expression of
thanks, which was given in ap
plause.
Reid wrote from Juneau re
cently that in morning sessions
of the legislature a number of
bills have been introduced,
some quite controversial, and
the most of the time in session
has been taken up with first,
second, and third readings of
resolutions.
Committee meetings take up
most of the afternoon, he said.
‘'Monday afternoon in the
Health, Education, and Welfare
committee meeting we heard
the director of vocational re
habilitation give a review of,
the department's activities.
Last week we were given a
rundown on activities in the
Department of Education by
Mr. Keefe.” This committee
has not as yet acted on any of
the bills put before it, he stat
ed.
Reid reported that he has I
attended all the Resource;
Committee meetings so far,
where most of the bills consid
ered have dealt with fish and
the fishing industry.
In 11153 King was Washing-,
ton’s 7th largest county.
SANDERSON COURSE
TO OPEN MARCH 18
To open March 18, the San
derson audio-visual ground
school course is again being of
fered under the sponsorship of
Hamilton Flyteways with the
cooperation of the Palmer
Community College.
The six-weeks’ Course which
will he taught by Laurine Niel
sen, is FAA-approved
Prospective students are ask
ed to see Alvin Okeson, com
munity college director, or Dick
Hamilton to make arrange
ments for enrolling. The course
will run until early May.
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