Kiwanians Hear
Good Reports On
Varied Activities
Some keen Palmer high school
student will have a scholarship,
thanks to the successful Kiwanis
Minstrel show.
Full proceeds from the perfor
mance are not yet in, but the
gross will run well over $1000,
advance returns indicated. Half
of the net will go into the schol
arship fund. Minstrel show prop
erties should be turned in at once
to Bill Rempel for storage.
Twenty-eight members heard
varied and interesting repprts at
the April 30 meeting. Bob Burk
holder, agent for Fish and Wild
life Service, and adviser of the
Kiwanis - sponsored Explorer
Scouts, told of their recent activ
ities and the need the group is
filling. Dr. Foster Sims reported
progress on plans for the Fire
men’s Ball, of which the Kiwanis
Club is a co-sponsor.
Among the guests were Burk
holder, Carl Meier, and Clifford
' Marcus, S.C.S from Anchorage.
President Hugh Johnson an
nounced the appointment of the
Rev. Father James P. Snead of
St. Michaels Church as second
vice-president.
The baseball committee was
authorized to act for the club if
a baseball league appears feas
ible.
Munsey's Have Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Park Munsey, Pal
mer, are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of a daughter,
Donna Adair, April 21.
The Munseys have made their
home in Palmer since com-,
ing here last fall from Laconia,
New Hampshire. Mr. Munsey is
employed at the Co-op Creamery, i
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Jobless Benefits
Decline During
First Quarter
Jobless benefits dropped very
sharply during the past three
months of this year.
That’s the report of John T.
McLaughlin, director of unem
ployment insurance, employment
security commission, Juneau.
He reported 3,184 beneficiaries
drawing at least one benefit
check this last quarter compared
with 5,006 last year, a decline of
37 per cent. Actual cash paid
out to jobless workers through
March 31 thisc year totalled $1,
500,000 last year, a drop of 45 per
cent. Dependents’ allowances
amounted to $61,600 during the
three-month period compared
with $103,000 last year, 40 per
cent less.
“The figures indicate a sharp
er decline than do the figures for
the three months”, McLaughlin
said. ‘First payments’ for March
1950 were only one per cent less
than for February 1950, but this
year the March first payments
were 40 per cent less, 764 as com
pared with 1,672.
Increase in weekly benefit a*
mount, from a maximum of $25
to a maximum of $30, goes into
effect on all new benefit years
begun after June 30.
New Ruling
Likewise, beginning July 1st
beneficiaries will receive de
pendents’ allowances for the full
term of their unemployment,
ranging from eight to 25 weeks,
depending upon previous earn
ings. Before the enactment of
the bill passed by the last terri
torial legislature, a worker who
was entitled to maximum bene
fits, or $25 a week to a total of
$625, who was also entitled to de
pendents’ allowances, was re
stricted to a total benefit of $625
regardless of the length of his
unemployment.
After June 30th, an unem
ployed worker entitled to a max
imum, who has three dependents
residing in Alaska, will draw $30
per week basic benefits, plus $18
allowance for dependents, or $48
a week or $48 for 25 weeks if el
igible in all respects.
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