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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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
<in for advanced riders.
New ex h ib its for 4-H fo restry
' isiops I and II have been out-
:ned for club m em bers by C h arles
v. Ros-, ex ten sio n farm fo restry
snecialist. T he 1954 exhibit m ay
consist of pressed specim ens in
stead of th e lo re stry hoard for-
terly exhibited. M ounting card s
or th e pressed specim ens will he
u rn ished by th e s ta te 4-H club
office at OSC.
A revised crops p ro jec t o u tlin e
ind a new record hook have bc< n
leveloped by W. G. N ibler, ex ten -
ion sp ecialist in farm crops. T he
project includes such crops as
•orn, {xdatoes, sm all grains, for-
ige seed crops and oth ers. Mt n i
ters of th e 4-H crops p roject will
lave an o p p o rtu n ity to choose
•ither an ow nership, p a rtn e rs h ip
or m an ag em en t plan in doing
the club m em b er’s crop exhibit.
I A revised sh eep pro ject lis tin g
all th e re q u ire m e n ts and su g g es
tions u n d er one co v er has also
been published b> 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.
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