axo m vi u >.»c a u r e a Social Security Rates Go Up T he social se c u rity tax ra te for persons whose w ork co u n ts to ­ w ard old-age and su rv iv o rs in s u r­ an ce is scheduled to increase on th e first of J a n u a ry , 1954, C laude E. Dawson, m a n a g e r of th e E u ­ gene social se c u rity office, 1247 W illa m e tte s tre e t, rem inded em ­ ployers. em ployees, and self- em ployed people today. This scheduled in crease in ta x < out ti but ion is in accordance w ith the 1950 am en d m en ts to th e social se c u rity law. and w as e n ­ acted by C ongress in an ticip atio n of fu tu re oblig atio n s of th e p ro ­ g ram . E m ployees in jobs covered by th e law will h av e 2 per cent in­ stead of th e presen t 1 ‘2 p er cent deducted from th e ir pay begin­ ning w ith the first of J a n u a ry up to earn in g s of $3600 a y ea r; th e ir em ployers will co n trib u te an equal am ount. T he new ra te s w ill apply to all tax ab le w ages paid a f te r D ecem ­ b er 31, 1953, re g ard less of w hen earned. The social se c u rity tax for th e self-em ployed is scheduled to in­ crease from th e p resen t 2 N per cent to 3 p er cen t, for the period com m encing J a n u a ry 1, 1954. Since th e self-em ployed w hose w ork is covered by th e law pay th e ir tax ju st once y early a t th e tim e of filing th e ir F ed eral in ­ com e tax re tu rn , th ey will pay th e p re sen t 2 ‘i p er cent social sec u rity ta x on th e ir 1953 incom e th a t co u n ts to w ard social se c u ri­ ty. T his will be d u e not la te r th a n M arch 15, 1954. T h eir first p a y ­ m en ts a t th e in creased ra te of 3 per c e n t will be due M arch 15, 1955, for th e c a le n d a r y e a r 1954. In th e m ean tim e th e In te rn a l R evenue S erv ice re p o rts th a t em ­ ployers w ill be fu rn ished la te th is y e a r w ith incom e ta x w ithholding tab les and F ed eral In su ra n c e C o n trib u tio n s Act (social sec u rity tax es) ta b lts reflectin g ra te s a p ­ plicable n ex t year.. T he n ex t scheduled increase, six y e a rs from now, in 1960. will be to 2 H p er c e n t each for em ­ ployer an d em ployee, and to pt r cen t for th e self-em ployed. Eagles to Dance New 4-H Club Brookings Harbor Pilot 9 THURSDAY, DEC. 31. 1953 Publications ject w ork in 1954. T he re c o rd Ready for Members pro book will count as 50 j>cr cent o f Seven new p u b lications for « gon 4-11 club m em bers have een issued hv the s ta te 4-H club < p a rtm e n t. T hese m im eographed pu b licatio n s will en larg e the scope of 4-H activ ities in Oregon, »«cording to B u rto n H u tto n , s ta te leader. An im pressive group of native d g n iia tic s , who ob.-erved festiv ities d u rin g th e evening. All ocal Cubs p a rtic ip a te d in frolic, w hich w as held at the O dd-Fellow s H all. M AKE QUICK T R IP M rs. Viol t S chiew e and her tw in sister, Mrs. G eorge M osier, left C h ristm as night for the San F rancisco a rea w here they spent S a tu rd a y and S u n d ay w ith t h 'u la .h e i, D onavan T icknor, in S an C arlos. A nother visitor w as an uncle whom they* had not seen lor a n u m b er of years. T he tw o Vi’s re tu rn e d to B rookings M onday m orning. T h re e m en from th e B rookings- H a rb o r area, Lee D rorbaugh, E arl Sim pson and M ike P age, a re all tr Seaview hospital follow ing surgery. Dr. R onniger re p o rts all th re e a re doing fine. O S T E N B E R G S AWAY Mi. and Mrs. K arl O stenberg and fam ily left T h u rsd a y m o rn ­ ing for the Bay area. T he plan to spend tw o days in P e ta ’um a w ith M rs. O sten b e rg ’s p aren ts, and a couple of days in San F rancisco on business. T hey plan to re tu rn to B rook­ ings next W ednesday. BAYVIEW GARAGE A t State Line Specializing in Radiator Repair Call Smith River 337 or Box 151 Brookings tor delivery service • Open Ev«nings 7 to 9 p.m. GEO. SHIPLEY, OWNER ADAMS CH EV R O LET T H E L E A D E R IN P IC K U P S AND TR U C K S Sales and Service For Qirry County,’ , Phone 4 11 Gold Beach, Ore. MR. STU N Z H E R E Em 1 S tu n z of Nyssa, O r »., is ’•’sitin g in ^ rc o k 'n g s fo r few W!*b h ’1' ’-’«'♦er A kers. Mr. S tu n z w as called to R oseburg by the b irth of a g ra n d ­ child, and s com bining his visit , ’ Here w ith his sta y w ith th e A kers fam ily. i CONVALESCING AT SEA VIEW HOSPITAL M em bers of th e F ra te rn a l O r ­ d er of E agles and th e ir g u ests will c e le b ra te th e N ew Y ear w ith a dance New’ Y e ar’s eve. T he dance will be a t Jak lew ic z’s A n­ chorage, and will begin about 8 o’clock. PA Y N ES HAVE R E U N IO N T he P ay n e fam ily had th e ir C h ristia n ity is C h ristlik e only C h ristm a s p a rty and d in n er in th e as it re ite ra te s th e word, re p e a ts V FW H all w ith about 50 at the th e w orks, and m an ifests th e tables. T his is an an n u al event spirit of C h rist. and th e P ayne kin freq u en tly — M ary B ak er Eddy ravel q u ite a d istan ce to a tte n d . • S M IT H S R E T U R N Mr. and Mrs. W a rre n S m ith r e ­ tu rn e d W ednesday m orning from a holiday tr.p to W ashington. Just About Folks M IK E HAS A S IS T E R Mr. and Mrs. H arold S erg e an t, G ra n ts Pass, are th e p a re n ts of a d a u g h te r, B renda Sue, born D e­ cem b er 19. M r S c rc c a ^ t in th e local high school for a n u m b er of y ea rs before arr«” ’4 -»- th e position at G ra n ts P ass High school last fall. T h e ir address is 459 N E. B ak er Drive. A C h ristm a s ca rd from Mr. and Mrs. Dan Johnson, nee S h ir­ ley Sisk, gave w’ord th a t Shirl« y ! w as w ork in g nt the O regonian ip the dispatch d e p a rtm e n t. , YOUNG IN H O S P IT A L C h arles Young e n tered Seaview hospital W ednesday, for a m inor operation. He is expected hom e in fo u r o r five days. A R R E L L S HAVE V ISITO R S Mr. and M rs. C h arles W atson of C oquille a re visiting at th< horn.’ of th e ir son-in-law and d a u g h te r, Mr. and M rs. French} A rrell. o v er the holidays. T h ey ’ll be h e re for tw o w eeks. M rs. A rre ll’s b ro th er, Wayn« W atson, and fam ily from Coquill» w ere also here for C hristm as. M ANLEY S HOM E Mr. and Mrs. Clive M anley re t u r n 'd M onday from F a irfa x , C alif., w here they spent C h ris t­ m as w ith Mrs. M anley’s m other, Mrs. E dw ard G raff M O TH ER H E R E Mrs. A nna M uchm ore of Salem spent th e holidays at th e hom e of her d a u g h te r, M rs. M ildred B yrne, in B rookings, re tu rn in g T uesday. Also here w as M rs B y rn e’s d a u g h te r, Joanne, who is hom e from school in Arizona. ¡W IN’S H O U SE Mrs. R u th E nglish w as the w in­ n er of th e g in g erb read hous«1 mad«- by M arg aret P hillips a nd given aw ay • C h ristm a s Eve by P hillips Dad ‘n ’ Lad. - . .J—:a. W IN S BOY DOLL You can throw aw ay y o u r tic k ­ e ts now S am G ille tte claim ed ¡T o ts to T e?ns Boy I>oi, in tim e I for C hristm as. I hree of the seven publications re p roject o u tlin es w hich list purposes, req u irem en ts, op p o r­ tu n itie s and sug g estio n s for club r lum bers Revised req u irem en ts for th e tegon 4-H saddle hois? project iv r been de\elo{)ed to put tP.> oi et on a p ar w ith o th e r 4-H livestock p rojects. E. L. P o tte r, ofessor e m e ritu s of a g ric u ltu ra l »enom ics a; O regon S ta te cof- ge, has prep ared tw o pam p h lets ' h o rsem an sh ip and horse tra in ug. One is for beg in n ers and th e s ta te office. Cal G. M onroe, s ta te 4-H c lu b agent, p a rtic ip a te d in th e d ev el­ opm ent of tli«' new publications. Offices Completed In City 1 kill N’t ? co n stru c tio n at the c ity hall has resu lted in tw o new io< ris to r city officials. Newly com pleted offie *s h a v e » ■’ p built tor ('ity Building In ­ sp ecto r O. D. Arp, and for C ity R eco rd er Gladys K anick. A new i«st room has also b«»en finished. C om pletion of the offices gives , tho city hall a larg e m eetin g room to r public fu n ctio n s a n d council m eetin g s w hich will not h am p er the w ork ot th e city h all staff. j You've Never Seen Anything ; Like It! ' See It Jan. 8, 1954 C H O IC E P R O P E R T IE S Highway Frontage (Highway 101, Oregon’s Main Street) CHETCO RIVER FRONTAGE - RESIDENTIAL LOTS NEW HOMES - RANCHES - FARM LANDS ACREAGE - INDUSTRIAL SITES INCOME PROPERTIES Beautiful Scenic, Parklike Ocean Frontage G a rd n e r Bldg. P h o n e 2801 W. H. BRADY Brookings, Oregon REAL ESTA TE BROKER "W ho tries to do the common thing» of life uncommonly well.” AUTO REPAIRING 0WMSW&S . . . And because our ONLY business is the care and repair of your car (plus your COMPLETE SATISFACTION with our services) you can be sure that we have the best interests of both you and your car at heart. Drive up for a check up, ttxlayl B R O O K IN G S G A R A G E Phone 2334