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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1955)
Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday, Jen. 21, lW5-See. 3)-9 I j Farmers Find They're Under Social Security hi n 0 V I W ) kLJiUvAZ-v-uA LJ Ux UJ V7ZA 8 These feqhires effective at all : ' Salem IGA Stores and Dewitt's 1GA Foodlincr Thurs., Fri., & Sat.. Jan. 20. 21 & 22. ir.Am.ms Independent Grocers' Alliance, a notional organization of food stores individually owned and operated. Every IGA. Store is a ImnTtv Builder in the best America; tradition. JGA's operating ot, both wholesaU and retail, or. at low, or lower than those of any ZZSZkZXL food Industry today. This fact plus mass buying power enables IGA Store, to sell merchandise at rock bottom pnee. every da of the week. In Salem there are Four IGA Stores, conveniently located, in Dallas ana surrounding area, visit roe nw vawnia rw- liner. Tou II do amaxB r - - Campbell's Tomato With Purchase of NBC Snowf lake CRACKERS u. .27c Mh'-forOhlV'cW - - .;., CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP - Mc (3 CMSCO-"lt's Digestible mnnriro' 3 Lb. Can 1 l-S. No. 1 Desefcuw T N J Siinkist Juice II I Medium or Boifer II j (D Cvl (D CvJ 3",b' Ce" jj jjz 1 1 I Fresh ' 1 1 1 1 - - ' B,,..,,, 1 I i- SPRECKELS Brown or Powdered J: j-" " " jnAfk IGA Enriched ! "T -J pii(o)ruF) W I Carnation Evaporated j iwilDDj'CS Case oM8 98 L I IGA Fresh Creamery I IGA Stores Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities Morrell's Pride Smoked i . r - : 1 . :-'r"- i I IGA TABLE -RITE i j Ready 7 7 Eaf ;o V A IB. VVy ( IB. KPti U.S. GOOD GRADE STEER BEEF BOAST Well Trinussd IB. It Br LILLIE L. liXDSES .... Farm Editor, The Statesmu The federal social secarity law amendment passed by ' Congress in 1954 are still a puzzle to a num ber of farmers, according to more than a score of letters which toe Statesman Farm , editor has re ceived this past sweek., One farmer, in a final clause to his letter, admits the reason for this puzzlement: ''Somehow I did not think it would affect me and so didn't pay any attention to the first information on it Now it seems I'm in it, too," he wrote, when asking for further informa tion. . ' Host of the inquiries settle around the same thoughts: Whom do the amendments affect? When do the new rules begin? How much do you. have to make be fore you have to report? i Manning Becker, farm manage ment specialist -at Oregon State College, has been"given over" to assist farmers in understanding these new amendments. In reply to. a request for a brief explana tion, Becker gives the following, which I hope will answer most of the "first" inquiries: Most farmers and farm work ers in Oregon will be affected by the amendments. TAe law brings federal old-age and survivors' insurance to most farm families. Over $400 Profits ; Beginning this month . (Jan uary), persons who farm for themselves will be included in social security if they make as much as $400 a year profit from their fanning operations. Farm I workers are included If they are paid cash wages of $100 a year or more by any one farmer. Earn ings of that amount on several different farms do not count The $100 must be from one farmer. Farm earnings may now count tnward social security benefits for both farmers and their fam ilies. These benefits - are - in monthly payments in old age, and monthly payments to surviv ors in ease of the breadwinner's death. A lump sum payment will also be made at the time of an insured person's death, at any age. This payment may range from $90 to $225. After 1 Years Farmers must have worked under social security for at least 14 years before entitled to any rfit benefits. These benefits are payable to 'a retired individ ual at age of 65 or to his 'survivors. The benefits aren't paid auto matically, however. It is neces sary to claim them. Information on how to do this is available from local social security offices. The first thing farm operators and workers should do now is to get social security cards if they don't already have them. It's Compulsory ' ' Social security, like income tax, -is compulsory. - The farm oper ator has the dual responsibility of reporting his own earnings at the end of each year at the time h files his income tax return. and the wages he paid his farm employes. j- j; -- ... Farmers are to pay 3 per cent social security on their net earn ings from the farm. However, no tax is paid on earnings of over $4200 a year. To simplify re TMtrtinff. a farmer is allowed to report one-half of his gross in come if this isn't over $1800. If his gross income is over $1800 during a year, ne must report nis actual net income. It the net income is less than $900 he may have the option of reporting $900. The farm operator is required . to withhold 2 per cent of each nf his emoloves' oav UD to $4200. He must match this amount, and make a report to the director of internal revenue showing the worker's name, social security number, and -amount of wages paid him. If there are any special ques tions it is advisable to check with your local social security offices. In each county, the county exten tion offices have information as to where the social security offices are. '0 OlC snnaxjcu rein PICKLES- PICKIES;... I can SOS can Chun Kins Bean Sprouts no. 303 Chun King Chop Suey Vegetables Chun King ChowMein Noodles can Chad King ' Soy Sauce 8M.bottie 117' 33 LEAN, TENDER IGA TABLE-RITE SMI Dowitt's IGA Foodlincr XlXS State 1 Street NjA Market 1230 State Street ' Vista IGA Market 3045 South Commercial I I I I f II V 2' : mm mtm 1 ; ' j NBC Chocolate Chip QA IB. IB. pxe. read Sf Orcutt's IGA Market 42C0 N. River Read Emery's IGA Foodliner Wallace Read ft Seventh St. West Seism DR. ROSS If! 'It's Dog-gone Good" Whit, Kinj vAra w softh:er r 25' ... ... -' 1 White King CLEANSER :i '!. KM: for Unons! LIQUID DLEACH Jug IszJ- Kansas City Star Solicitor Denies Refusing Ads KANSAS CITY Uh A former I advertising solicitor for the Kan sas City star testmea Tuesaay ne told advertisers they were wasting their money on ads in a competing newspaper. - w ; Neither he nor two other lormer solicitors testified they had re fused space to ' advertisers who would not use the Star exclusively. This is charged Dy we govern ment, which contends the Star and its advertising director, Emu bees, used unfair advertising practices in an attempt to monopolize the I dissemination of advertising ana news in the Kansas 3ty area. They are being tried . in VS. Dis Itrict . Court v. on - ' misdemeanor charEes of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. ; One former advertiser saia &ees once told him if he didn't stop advertising to other; publications the positions of his ads in the Star were going to get worse, uhwiw I testified that eacn time ne pawu advertising in other publications the fact was called to his atten tion by a represenuuve ,ot ine Star. ' , LUCKY DAY .... - CHESTER I tLU, Pi.n. itrj i xr.uKsv ; nf tho two occupants was seriously , injured when an automobile here weni out 01 con trol, ripped out 10 guard-rail posts, somersaulted repeatedly, tore out utility lines went down an embankment, unaea oh i I roof and rouea over to wui m
