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Announcement that she was elected for this honor was made Thursday night at the Pike coun­ ty pre-fair training program where she was a guest performer. Earlier this summer the 4-H clubs of each state chose a number for the New Mexico event. These 48 numbers were eliminated to eight for the final talent show sponsored by Monsanto Chemical company at the NACAA. Miss Woodworth, who works summers in the Polk County extension of­ fices at Dallas, will do a “Roar­ ing ‘20s’’ dance. She has promised Dean Geist, who is also dean of music at Willamette University, as well as manager of the State Fair Free Talent show, that she would re­ turn in time to appear on his pro­ gram. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Woodworth of Grande Ronde and will be a jun­ ior at Willamette University this fall. The brown-haired, attractive 18-year old miss, is majoring in Biology. 7-Pc. Metalcraft Din­ ette set. $99.95 Value. Special $Q A 95 Only_____ 0 4 »TORE! WHAT BOATS REQUIRE LIFE­ SAVING EQUIPMENT? The Oregon State Law on Boats and Boating requires all boats to carry at least one U. S. Coast Guard approved lifesaving device. C h ild re n and non-sw im m ers should always wear a life pre­ server or buoyant vest when in a small open boat. Statistics show that during 1960 and 1961 there were 28 lives lost in recreational boats on Oregon waters because the victims of accidents occurring in small open boats were not wear­ ing a life preserver or buoyant vest. Further information on ap­ proved lifesaving equipment may be obtained by requesting “Safety Circulars” from the Oregon State Marine Board, 506 Public Service Building, Salem 10, Oregon. Leonard 14 cu. ft. dble. door refrigerator. Mod. MA1011. Reg. $349.95, w ith Trade___ m I O Young’s own words, “about twelve feet under the earth.” There were bones of an ancient bison, a giant sloth and a "fossil elephant.” Ew­ ing Young gave them to a New England seaman. Captain John H. Couch, of Middleborough, Mass., who took them around the horn with him and presented them to a friend back home, Dr. H. C. Per­ kins, a physician. Perkins studied the bones, made drawings of them, and wrote up the find for the American Journal of Science in 1842. This is generally thought to have been the very first reference to paleontogical discoveries in the Pacific Northwest. Since that time many fossil ele­ phantine bones have been found in our area. The mastadons and mammoths seem to have lived as contemporaries here during the great Pleistocene ice age, when an ice sheet moved south out of British Columbia into northern Washington. These were the last elephants to inhabit our area un­ til the white man brought in spec­ imens for zoos and circuses. Be­ fore the birth of Packy you have to go back through the ages into the past to find the birthdate of another elephant, but there were lots of them born in those days. When did the last mastadon or mammoth exist? Dr. Richard S. Lull, a paleontologist of Yale uni­ versity, wrote in a book on fos­ sils in 1931 that mastadons were here "within the last thousand years or so." That is way too late. Phil Brogan, editor of the Bond Bulletin, and an expert on geology, says "as late as 20,000 years ago.” The June issue of the National Geographic tells of a find in Wy­ oming of mammoth remains defi- nately dated by the carbon- 14 me­ thod at 11.000 years A fine book By Frank J. Laheney QUESTION: Are all benefits taken at any age before 65 re­ duced by 20 percent? ANSWER: The amount of re­ duction in benefits depends upon the number of months you are un­ der age 65. At 62 this amounts to 20 percent. At age 63 the re­ duction would only be 10 percent. QUESTION: I am a construction worker and during the year I sometimes work for as many as a dozen or more different employ­ ers. How can I be sure all of my earnings are reported for social security? ANSWER: Each employer is re­ quired to report your earnings up to the maximum of $4800 during the year. You can be sure that this is done by requesting a statement of your earnings every two or three years. You can do this by getting the postcard form at your local social security office or by letter. You will also find the so­ cial security booklet, OASI-855 helpful. QUESTION: I am an employed wife. I do not expect to continue working until I am 62, but I do entitled "Elephants," written by Richard Carrington (1959), says "Recent methods of dating fossil bones show what the true masta­ dons survived in North America until less than eight thousand years ago.” Well, anyway, it’s been a long dry spell, and Belle broke it by presenting her precious 225-pound bundle of joy on April 14, 1962 want to continue long enough to be sure that I will receive a social security benefit when I am old enough. How can I be sure of this? ANSWER: Your local social se­ curity office has a free booklet (OASI-855) which is designed spe­ cifically to help you with this problem. Ask them for it. QUESTION: We hired a maid in our home in October at $20 a week but she quit after three weeks. Since she did not stay any longer than that, do we still pay social security on her? ANSWER: Yes. If you pay a maid as much as $50 cash wages in a calendar quarter (January - March, April-June, July-Septem- ber, or October-December), a so­ cial security return is due on her. The returns for the October, No­ vember, December quarter are due by the end of January. You can get a simple, envelope report form from the nearest Internal Revenue Service office. QUESTION: Last March I was injured and have little prospect of returning to work. I understand I cannot receive disability benefits until I have been disabled at least six months, but if I then qualify for payments, there will be no reduction in the payment be­ cause I am under age 65. I am 64 years of age and could apply for reduced payments without wait­ ing. I need the money — what should I do? ANSWER: You should contact your Social Security office immed­ iately for a full explanation of the rules involved. You will be given an estimate of the amount of pay­ ments under the disability pro­ vision and also the reduced benefit provision of the law. You can then figure in dollars and cents how long you will be ahead by re­ ceiving reduced benefits. In some cases, applications based on both age and disability may be to your advantage, which will also be ex­ plained.