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SANDY
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THURSDAY, JA N U A R Y 21,
1960
a p u b lic u tility , g iv in g each
ate in haste re lish in g the
| $4200 each year fro m 1955 w ill I need to b rin g w ith me
a franchise to supply a given
th o u g h t o f an afternoon in the
w hen I file a cla im fo r social
p ro p o rtio n o f w hat could be , th ro u g h 1958?
woods. Louie then picked up
A nsw er: No, one year o f $48- security re tire m e m b e n e fits”
consumed.
his double b a rre l shotgun p ro -i
The fo llo w in g in fo rm a tio n again, the am onium n itra te
A m ore reasonable answ er- oo along w ith yo u r years o f A nsw er: You should b rin g
vided h im se lf w ith
shells,
w ritte n by Oregon State C o l had been m ixed w ith a w a xy
se cu rity
card,
.nd one in lin e w ith A m erican $4200 w o u ld provide a benefit y o u r social
“ Just th o u g h t we m ig h t tw ig
lege Soil C onservationist A r t m a te ria l somewhat s im ila r to
practice in e ther cases o f ec- o f $119 per month. This is the p ro o f o f y o u r age, the am ount
a few pigeons w h ile we are
h u r K in g is both tim e ly and diesel o il, and w hich provided
on< m ic change— w ould be to firs t ye a r you could pay the o f y o u r earnings fro m January
w a itin g .”
se lf-e xp la n a to ry.
the carbon and hydrogen to
face the hard fact tn a t prices social se cu rity ta x on $4800. 1 o f the present ye a r to date,
B y th is tim e m y cu rio s ity
“ The
recent disaster
in to m ake up the o th e r end of
w ill have to fa ll i f surpluses You w o u ld have to oay the the date o f y o u r spouse's b irth
was th o ro u g h ly aroused b u t,'
Roseburg is causing unnecess the explosive m ix tu re ..
Q U E S TIO N : W hen is the
are to be e ffe c tiv e ly curbed. tax on m any years o f $4800 to
kn o w in g Louie, I ke p t m y j
a ry concern about the use o f
"T h e re is no need to be a-
q u a r'e rly tax report o f wages
G overnm ent could meet d ir- receive the $127 amount.
tongue.
Question: I have an old fa m due fo r domestic help I had in
am m onium n itra te , one c f the larm ed over the n itra te that
We soon found ourselves' c tly as a w e lfa re problem ily B ib le shew ing m y date of Ju ly . August, and September
most p o p u la r and economical m ig h t be stored on the farm
w h a te ve r h a rdship resulted.
s ittin g co m fo rta b ly on a p a r-
used
by
Oregon
Farmer». N e ith e r is there reason to be
T in s m ig h t w e ll be m ore h u b irth but the w ritin g is ve ry 1959?
tra lly ro tte d f i r log. Back o f mane and cheaper than the fa in t. Should I w rite o ver the
M any news stories could have concerned o ve r the thousands
A N SW ER :
The q u a rte rly
us stood stately 60 year old
le ft the impression th a t nt o f tons o f am onium n itra te
p: esent encouragement o f s u r- e n try w ith m y pen to m ake it ta x re p o rt o f wages paid dom
f i r second g row th. In fro n t
was anaonium n itra te alone that are m oving by ra il and by
estic help in J u ly . A ugust and
j luses by a system w h ich m ore clear?
th a t caused the g ig a ntic e x tru c k and w hich are stated
On o u r last lit tle v is it w ith grew th ic k e t of Cascara trees gives lit t le aid to farm ers A nsw er: No. W ritin g o ver an September. 1959 along w ith
plosion, though, w ith due cre in warehouses e veryw here to Louie, o u r old fis h in g and laden w ith luscious black b t r - needing help the most and I old record u su a lly destroys its the ta x money should be file d
d it to the press, most news be ready fo r u ie on Oregon h u n tin g com panion fro m out ries— the best of band ta il p ig m ill;, ns to beg g ri w e is wdio value as evidence o f age. No w ith the D ire cto r o f In te rn a l
I change should be made in a Revenue in October, 1958 I f
stories emphasized th a t it w’as farms.
M o la lla w ay, we found him eon feed. Louie shot three or need no subsidizing.
was an explosive rjn x tu re o f
" A couple o f years ago, we em erging fro m
his tim b e r fo u r w h ich fle w over inspect
So fa r we have seen no p o l- I record unless the change is you w ish m ore in fo rm a tio n
am onium n itra te and diesel u n in te n tio n a lly conducted an tra ct As usual he wore his old ing the area
tiria n w ill ng to put s- lutions made by the person w ho made please w rite to the Social Sec
P resently, we hear a th u m p in the e ,e a , in he 1960 p r - the o rig in a l entries on the re- u r ity A d m in istra tio n , 926 S.
o il that caused the damage.
e xp e rim e n t on the safety of red, p a ra ffin coated hat and
“ A m m onium 'n itra te clone fe r tiliz e r grade am m onium n i in h.s m outh was an o ve r among the firs, fo llo w e d by gram. Rut discontents w ith I cord.
W. 4th Ave., P o rtla n d and re
w ill neither b u rn n o r explode, trate. A fire leveled o u r fe r t w orked
corncob
pipe. His another and then another. present dodging a id flo u n d e r Question: I ' l l be 65 in 1960. quest booklet No. 21. “ Do You
“
N
ow
,”
said
Louie,
“
ju
s
t
fu
lle
r
W
ill
m
y
social
se
cu
irty
re
tire
but it is used in various form s iliz e r storage shed on the cam- frayed trousers ended d i.w n -
Have A M aid?"
ing a.e rising. I f wot m et
and in various com binations pus. S e v i-a l tons o f am m on- w ard between his knees and me and I w ill show you how m ir e f a n kly, tr.ey c .u ld pr: - ment b e n e fit be based on m y
Q U E S TIO N : I w ill reach re
g a thering
to make dyn a m ite ,and o th e r ium n itra te were inside. There sh( • tops. There he - at in hi?' to make money
tire m e n t age in June o f 1963.
duce some surplus p o liticia n s. tw o best years since 1950?
A nsw er: No, fo r those reach H ow m any q u a rte rs o f co ve r
explosives. A m m onium n itra te was no explosion, and fu r o- 4 w iieel d riv e pickup, g rin n in g cones” .
He w ent d ire c tly to the
ing 65 in 1959, the b e n e fit is age w ill I need to receive ben
serves as a source o f oxygen th e r than the fact th a t the cov fro m ear to ear.
occuring th u m p in g
usually fig u re d on the three e fits then?
in an exp lcsive m ix tu re . So ers on the outside bags were
Louie is a c ru s ty in d iv id u a l rte a d ily
best years since 1950. For
dium chlorate, potassium n i burned o ff, Mie am m onium n i so we wondered about his ap noises. A n d there u n der a
ANSW ER: You w ill need 24
tra te and sodium n itra te are trate was not harmed.
parent jo v ia lity . "H o w d y “ , he vigorous f i r we found the A Persian D rin k — In Teheran those, lik e *y o u , w ho reach 65 q u a rte rs o f coverage. I f you
iuled.
“
You
are
ju
s
t
the
one
i
ground
litte
re
d
w
ith
fresh
other common m a te ria ls that
"W ith the Roseburg disast
th is d rin k , called S ekanjcbeen in 1960, the b e n e fit w ill usual w ish m ore in fo rm a tio n about
could serve the same purpose. er, deisel o il was an equal I wanted to see. Look at w h a t cones cut and dropped by a is served w ith ice. Com bine ly be based on the fo u r best quarters o f coverage please*
in
the p ic k u p ." We red s q u irre l In fact he paid 1 pound sugar w ith 4 cups years since 1950. F o r those w rite to the Social S ecurity
The other h a lf o f the m ix tu re p a rtn e r in c rim e w ith the am I have in
must be b u rnable (com bust m onium n itra te . As a separate looked, fu ll expecting to see a us not the slightest a tte n tio n w a te r and heat ,o b o ilin g reaching 65 in 1961, the bene- A d m in is tra tio n , 926 S. W. 4th
m a te ria l, diesel o il is m uch dead bedr o r something. In - and dropped, a fresh cone,each p o in t. Add 6 sprigs fresh m n t , f it w ill usu a lly be based on the Ave., P ortland, Oregon and re
ib le ) m a te ria l, u su a lly made
and
m ore dangerous than fe r tiliz e r stead there were tw e n ty w e ll three seconds as we tsood
*
cUp w h ite vinegar. fiv e best years since 1950, etc. quest booklet No. 33e, “ So-
up o f carbon, hydrogen, or grade am onium n itra te , since fille d gunny sacks.
watched.
Boil u n til syru p is slig h tl-. I f ycu have not w o rke d a fte r
Q U E S TIO N : I am a woman
We fe ll to and in short o r thickened.
possibly s u lfu r
in
various i t is both fla m m a b le and e x - . . “ W hat do you have in there,
Remove
m in t 1950, y o u r b enefit is fig u re d 81 years o f age. M y husband
d
e
r
picked
up
8
bushels
o
f
plosive. S till, we store, h a n d - Louie'.’ ” we asked somewhat
combinations.
sprigs. Pour syrup i ito b o t on y o u r earnings fro m 1937 to w ill toe age 65 next ye a r and
cones w o rth $2.50 a bushel. tle s; seal. W hen ready to, the year o f re tire m e n t a fte r I plan on filin g fo r benefits
“ Several years ago, am le, use and b urn diesel o il suspiciously.
w ith o u t any p a rtic u la r con
"F ir cones. Good w e ll seeded B ut then we got to th in k in g .
serve, p u t 2 tablespoons of d ropping out the fiv e 1 west when he does. I have never
m onium n itra te was blamed
“ L o u ie .”
we asked, " t h e , (h#
u
jntQ
lass of years o f c c rn in g ;.
cern, though we have le a rn f i r cones.”
w orked in Social S e cu rity cov
fo r the explosion th a t leveled ed to tre a t it w ith a certain
Q u e s tio r: I am 52 years old ered em ploym ent. S hould I
“ Now, Lo u ie ” , we rem on ccne buyers w a n t cones o nly __
w ater.
Texas C ity , Texas. B ut here respect.
and am re re iv in g m o n th ly so a p p ly fo r a social se cu rity card
strated, we know v e ry w e ll w ith good v ia b le seeds. How
cial e cu ritj- benefits because before I file?
“ T h is does not mean that you are an excellent specimen do you know these are any ■
! am severely disabled. A re
am m onium n itra te should net o f manhood but s till you have good?"
AN S W E R : No. You need a
“ W ell, you m ay th in k you
there any benefits possible fo r social se cu rity card o n ly when
be treated w ith equal respect. no business c lim b in g ta ll trees
know cones b u t you e v id e n t-
| Remember th a t if it is m ixe d p ic k in g cones."
m y tw o ch ild re n who are 13 yo u w o rk in a jo b covered by
! and 15 years c f age.’
w ith an organic m a te ria l, it
“ W ell now, pa rtn e r, the w o- ily don’t kn o w squirrels. No
Social S e cu rity. Y®u do not
T w o carloads o f C lackam as can beet me a par, o f an e x - , man has gone to to w n as usual red s q u irre l is foolish enough
A nsw er: Ye-, there are bene
I m a rrie d
some fits payable to y o u r c h ild re n need a card i f you have not
co u n ty d a iry
farm ers
w ill plosive m a te ria l. D ir tv w a re -; so le t’s have a bite to eat, a f- to cut cones fille d w ith blank Q uestion:
v is it n e ig h b o rin g W a sh in g to n hnuse could, in re a lity become; te r w hich I w ill give you a seed. F u rth e rm o re , th e y leave tim e ago and haven't changed under age 18 You should o r do not plan to p e rfo rm such
co u n ty Ja n u a ry 26 to v ie w d y i ; m ite A n y storage place lesson in practical forestry. n e w ly cut cones on the ground m y name on m y social secur b rin g the c h ild re n ’s b irth cer w o rk. H ow ever, wom en w ho
new developm ents in c a ttle should be kept clean and free C lim b in .”
to d ry and cure before storine. i ity card. S hould m y em ployer tifica te s and file a cla im fo r do have cards should b rin g
housing and feeding, accord fro m both d ir t and loose am -
We ro lle d along the old T h is prevents spoilage in the reP °ri m y name as shown on them rig h t away. I f y o u r w ife them along when th e y file fo r
m y cartl ° r as 1 now si8n lt?
in g to Hugh Caton, C la c k a m m um n itra te . C haff, feed, fa m ilia r and b e a u tifu l coun stored cache ”
is liv in g w ith y o u r ch ild re n
though they
T,
ir , 5
.
.-
A n sw e r:
E m ployers
should she m ay also be e lig ib le fo r benefits even
mas C ounty Extension Agent. s u lfu r, o il, and molasses are trysid e s ile n t lik e , each e n jo y
'
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t
*n
P
a<(
|ls
alw
ays
re
p
o
rt
y
o
u
r
wages
u
n
have w o rke d lit tle o r not at
Planned by the Directors especially
benefits.
dangerous.
A n y ing the company o f the other. ow n m te rn re ta tio n upon the ,
H
■
.
, ,
,
.
, der the name shown on y o u r Question: W hat in fo rm a tio n a ll in covered em ploym ent.
of the D a iry Herd Im p ro v e m a te ria l w ith broken o r le a k There re a lly w asn't a n yth in g ethics
o f robbins and sq u irre ls
.
.
,
v
card.
You
social
se
cu rity
V n"
m ent Association, d a irym e n ing bags should be swept up to say. That is there wasn’t fo r p ro fit. F o rtu n a te ly o r u n
should
have
y
o
u
r
name
on
w ill se w in ie r feedlot m a n and rem oved fro m the p re m i u n til we reached the orchard. fo rtu n a te ly , it is a common
y o u r card changed to agree
agement, herrin g b o n e m ilk ses. B u rn bags as they are There Louie stopped and dug practice, we are told.
w ith
your
present
name.
in g parlors, b u n ke r silos, and em ptied.
in to the w e ll tille d earth. P re
Form s fo r th a t purpose may
loose housing system s fo r
sently he nroduced a w e ll f i l l
V h e n y o u u n d e r s ta n d
T axpayers look at the rec be obtained at y o u r Post O f
large herein
h e S c ie n c e o f e f f e c
A p ro m in e n t forest -r, who ed glass jug.
ord $9 b illio n of crop su rp lu s fice o r at any Social S ecurity
D a irym e n
p la n n in g
to
tiv e p r a y e r , y o u can
"N o th in g lik e a little year
re ce n tly
visited ' o u r office
O
ffice.
es
and
uecry
the
federal
sub
m ake the to u r are V erl Fleisc-
p r o v e th a t n o t h in g i$
made th is observation. " I re old sweet cid e r fo r th irs ty
im p o s s ib le to G o d
sidies w hich encourage m ore Question: W hat is the least
htnan o f Sandy, A lb e rt Em-
ce n tly saw a p la n tin g o f pines people before a m eal,” he re
am ount a 65 year old person
surpluses.
Farm
ers
look
at
the
m ert o f M o la lla , Paul Weber,
in one o f the Southern States. m inded us.
and sh o rte r can receive as a social secur
John and Richard Gale, and
A n d we agreed up to a h ig h e r prices
E very o th e r row consisted o f
A d in Hester of Canby, and planted seed in place. A fte r | point, b u t we w ere not too hours o f nonfarm producers ity re tire m e n t payment? W hat
Gordon Schoonover o f Oregon 10 years the trees fro m seed sure o f the sweetness o f his and p o in t to the 15 per cent is the most?
Free Lecture Entitled
A nsw er: The least an in d iv i
C ity.
so. decline in farm income since dual w ho file s a claim fo r
were double the size o f those product and to ld him
Cars w il l load
at
the
“ W e ll.” he said, w ith a shy 1958.
tra n sp la n te d .”
A c tu a lly o nly o n e -fifth o f benefits at age 65 o r o ld e r can
C ounty A gent's office, Oregon
w
in k , “ It tastes sweet to me.”
When asked fo r an e x p la n
A DEMONSTRABLE
the
farm ers g ro w crops w h ich receive $33 per m onth. The
C ity, 9:30 am. January 26 and
F o r lunch we had c o u n tr y !
EA ERYD.AY RELIGION
w ill re tu rn at 3:00 pm. O ther ation he replied, “ W hen you ham — Lo u ie cures his ow n— ' come u n der the p rice -su p p o rt most an in d iv id u a l can re
By
interested persons are in v ite d tra n s p la n t you are sure to b u tte rm ilk , fresh home made program , and a fra ctio n of ceive (n o t co unting 1959 e a rn
to attend.
d is tu rb the root system and bread and apple sauce. We that f if t h — the big, m echaniz ings i f over $4200) is $116 per
Ralph
(.astle.
C.S.B,
o
f Belvedere. (California
ed grow ers w ith lo w p ro d u c m onth.
tio n costs— get most o f the Q uestion: W hat happens to
M em ber c f the Board o f Lect ureship o f The M o th e r C hurch
m y social se cu rity tax money
subsidies.
The F irs t C hurch o f C h rist, Scientist, in Boston. Mass.
I
paid
in
to
the
fund
i
f
I
die
be
In today’s economy farm ers
fore re tire m e n t age and I
o fte n w o rk u n der tw o disad
vantages in re la tio n to o th e r j have no dependents?
Gresham ( nion High School Auditorium
producers. They are subject A nswer: W hoever pays y o u r
1300 N. Main Ave.
b
u
ria
l
expenses
w
o
u
ld
receive
to vagaries o f the w eather;
and they cannot co n tro l prices a lu m p sum death paym ent
Auspices o f First Church of Christ
by c o n tro llin g supplies. M ore- | not to exceed $225 The re
Scientist. Gresham
. over, in the last few years m a in d e r o f y o u r tax money
b etter seed, fe rtiliz e rs , and w o u ld rem ain in the fu n d to
machines have re vo lu tio n ize d ' pay those in d iv id u a ls w ho liv e
m any phases o f farm ing. On longer than norm al o r ‘ hose
the farm the average p rcd u c- w ho are le ft as su rvivo rs at
tiv ity
has increased m ore i young age. Social S e cu rity
than in the fa cto ry. This has paym ents are insurance p ay-
le ft a surplus both o f land ments. They are paid to in -
and labor.
d iv id u a ls w ho meet the re -
These surpluses — land, la- qu ire m e n ts set by law.
bur, and the crops they p ro - Q uestion: I have a m aid in
duce — constitute the farm m y em ploy. Y esterday she
problem . In one sense it is a file d a claim fo r social secur
p o litic a l problem . F o r p o liti ity benefits. Do I now stop
cians do not re lis h t llin g h o ld in g out the social secur
’ tïiV
farm ers that there are too ity tax?
iS.“ •?
m any farm ers. M illio n have A nsw er: No You should hold
had sucli a hard tim e they out the ta x because the w o rk
have moved o ff th? land To is covered by Social S ecurity.
day it is estim ated that 1.200. It does not m a tte r w h e th e r the
000 are barely scratching out person p e rfo rm in g the w e rk
is y o u rg o r old: receiving so
a liv in g .
To deal w ith th is labor cia l se cu rity benefits o r not.
hum an- I H the w o rk is covered the tax
lo g ica lly a’
ely
a w elfare problem C an- I is payable.
g it ss has | lit fo rw a i 1 on< re l- | Q uestion: E a rly in 1958 m y
a tiv ly sm flll e ffo rt—the ru ra l ch ild w ho has been disabled
developm ent program . It i seeks since before her 18th b ir th -
to help farm ers fin d new job# I '"’ ay was denied social secur
ity benefits because she was
o ff the farm . It
ould
not dependent on me fo r at
pushed harder.
T hrough
acreaj
centrals least o n e -h a lf her support
and the so il ban
Congress Has th a t changed?
s.-ught to reduce ti
land sttr- A n sw e r: Yes, it has changed
p lm \ (I
p o litic a lly safer to In most case- a ch ild is found
tel! acres that they are not to be dependent on her fa th
needed ' B u t w ith e xtra fe r er even though he m ay not
tiliz e r and w o rk devoted to a ctu a lly be a p p lyirrp o n e -h a lf
th e ir best land farm ers in his support T h is is also tru e
creased p ro d u ctio n in the face in some cases between a ch ild
and hi« m o th e r i f the m other
o f acreage cuts.
Congress, u n der the u rg in g w orked ste a d ily up to the
of Secretary Benson. has also tim e she file d a claim fo r
trie d reducing the level o f benefits fc r y o u r disabled
n- ice supports It trie d it w ith ch ild
ci rn this year B ut farm ers Question: I notice that m v
made up fo r the price cut by name is m isspelled on m y
b o stin g acreage and produc social se cu rity card Is it a ll
1 he i.nsw er is a ll over ‘ own First o f course to th e re a lto r and b u ild t r
t io n Even so. th is was a m ove rig h t if I correct it in in k '
in the rig h t d ire ctio n and on A nsw er: No A lth o u g h y o u r
b u t th a t's o nly the b e g in n in g ' A hom e needs fu rn itu re , carpets, dropes
longer tr ia l m ay prove useful card w o u ld then be correct,
app lia nce s
the list is a lm o st endless Yes, h o m e m a k in g is .m p o rta n t
But the tru th is that one it w o u ld no longer agree w ith
segment o f A m erican a g ric u l our record in B a ltim o re You
business, especially fo r M r and M rs H o m e m a k e r' T h a t's why they ta ke
tu re has gone a long w ay to should stop at a social secur
such care to ^ e f the m ost fo r the m oney fhev spend on everv ite m Best
w a rd socializat.on. It is sub ity o ffice o r obtain a "Request
Serving the fastest gran ing
sidized and co n tro lle d — but fo r Change in Social S e cu rity
communities
in the U .S .A
way to do thrs, th e y've fo u n d is to study the ads in th is paper c a re fu lly ,
Records" card fro m y o u r lo
the control« are in e ffe ctive
Some
fo
lk
are
adv
eating
d
i
cal
Post
O
ffice.
com pare values th o u g h tfu lly , th en shop wisely on the basis o f th is
I am 65 th is year
rect paym ents to farm ers to Question
sound b u yin g in fo rm a tio n
pnxluce— the B rannan Plan I f i re tire a fte r I earn $4800
AVEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY
Others suggest it w ould be this year w ill I receive $127
m re logical to m ake farm s per m onth fo r m v s e lf’ I had
NOTES BY THE W AYSIDE
to lose a nu m b e r o f feeder
roots. I suppose th is m ay e x -
p la in w h a t happened.”
T h is is not to suggest th a t
we p la n t f i r seed in place, at
least u n til research points the
way. B u t i t is often possible
to sca rify the land in ques-
tio n so th a t n a tu ra l seeding
can take place. This is espec-
ia lly desirable in a year w hen
the seed cone set is heavy,
Such is the case th is year. B u t
me is short F ir cones w ill
n be shedding seeds at lo w -
e r elevations
Kitchen T ric k
YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY
Dairy Tours
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Sunday
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3 P.M
MAKING
COSTS
WHERE DOES IT GO?
An extension phone for the kitchen*
keeps you in touch, saves steps and costs
only about four cents a day. Available in
colors, too. Call our business office today.
*or in shop, den, laundry room or bedroom.