WILL PAY OUT
$6,000,000 IN
DEATH CLAIMS
As an ndication of its claim? load
for 1937, the Social Security Board
has announced that approximately
323,664 persons or their estates will
be eligible this year for lump sum or
death payments under the Federal
old-ape benefit? plan of he "Social Se
curity Act, and that about $6,000
000 w:ll be paid in these benefits.
The Board also announced that S41
claims for lump-sum benefits, had
been received in Washington, D. C..
office for adjudication as of April 9.
The Board explained that many more
claims are pending- in its regional and
field offices, where they are receiving
necessary attention before being for
warded to Washington.
Lump-sum payments, the Board
stated, will be made to persons in
covered employments who attain age
of 65 and to the families of those
vri" die before reachine that age.
fo-rd es+:r-j>te- that, during
1937, for each person in cov=-od em
ployment. who attains age 65 two
dVr w:’l die before machine ‘hat
?<•-. mv.-s *-he Pcard explained, about
two “death” r'r:T« am evoec*ed to
be *’od for each “alive” claim.
The Poerd ca:d the number of
p,.-„c 1P3T may not
e'"—1 t^e c?+;+rj>ted rubber of per
si r "8’’-e. where small amounts of
mo*- - hr* ? v -n mvo’ved, some of
tv-■ *vr-*—--<■ /-y—cMc. h-ve not ^led a
f1*’***, The Board ptie-h that, as
t1--* —r.**r*r of money >n*reas“. and
p~ -ha rt-'-mo procedure' become
r*—■ - **- Tx-i/i-1-- v-rmwn. the nnn+i*+r of
c’- — -m" 'ncrease each month dur
irtv n year.
c p’cecdv fi’ed. t^e Board
*—'J *--nee from a few dollars each
p-N o,os;
f"";—» r---rme and assistance in ev
11+_ r>*e Board stated, are
,* an - of it' 12 rec’onal
pr*-J ”6 •' - * d -fll-es now ouen a* var
ic-’s r>* *c+« chrouehoot the Th’tsd
c+-*-c. tCorn-s mav also tp obtained
P- *v,„ Srard’s office in Washington,
r C.
A - +i*o load in'-r^ases the
Foe- 1 r+e+oc —o-ar field office? 1 t>P
oT+enod rnt+1 'he number of
pr-royjniate’y 400 offices is estab
lished.
T umu pur? r w rrvphio a+rr,*;nt to
3-;> U'r cor- ..f tho total WEge? rC
ce:+*ed h-c 'he iudrv*d"Bi -n -oveced
em**tm-n*en+ aft-- ir»36 Lump-sum
t**—or*, pre —ado to those persons
jr or—o-/+J i*r+ill»--rprt who Et * h«
j»<*o r" c-n ♦ cnalifv for raontb.lv
her e-c r+i'et Ve+smo fhev have not
re-- —< s t+tad in-h-ded wag's of at
lee.— go r'0' or Keeause wages have
me h'-cn raid hem for employment
in en**h of e-t-o calendar vc?r? a^t'-r
Pe~er~’. - “], 1936, and before the
ag=» of 65.
■ra . es- r-nrod number of persons
n*- +>x=;r ?n Alaska who will be
ell-hy* for t*-nn-=-m or death pay
ment? *n 1 P3”, is 149.
FER GOODNESS SAKES!
Anchorage Ike (to druggist 1—A
few weeks aro you t'ave me a plaster
to eet rid of my rheumatism.
Drurrist—Yes. yes. go on.
Ike—Now I want something to get
rid of the '•>ster.
“And I really do set T°u on fire,
my sweet
"Yes, precious, you're certainly a
match for me.”
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THE SPELL OF THE NORTH
There's somethin* about this great
Northland
1 That few if any car. understand:
A charm that is all her own.
I Het rivers, her hills, her inland seas.
All hint of strange wild mysteries.
That ever remain unknown.
Many who came with a lust for Gold,
Have stayed and toiled, and at last
grown old
Forgetting for what they came.
Caught in this witches' wondrous spell
They have stayed for what ? They
can not tell ?
The story is all the same.
Many who found the gold they sought
j Squandered it here, with little
thought.
Then turned again to the hills.
: Pljing their boats up long winding
streams
! To the glaciers feet, where the Eagle
screams
And the breeze in August chills.
Those who do not in the North remain
Return to the haunts of men again.
And wondrous tales relate;
These were only partially caught.
In the magic spell the North has
wrought
But the touch they got was great.
C. Edward Cone.
Takotna, Alaska.
BILLION AND A HALF
IS VOTED FOR RELIEF
_ “WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15—
The house appropriations committee
late yesterday afternoon threw Pres
ident Roosevelt’s economy demands
to the winds and recommended a bil
lion and a half dollars for work relief
for the fiscal year beginning July '1.
The action overrode the subcom
mittee’s recommendation which voted
five to four two days ago to hold the
le’icf amount to a billion dollars
which was one third less than the
President asked in his special appro
priation message.
The full committee vote was 23 to
14. The house will now act upon the
approf r:ation measure.
It also adopted an amendment by
Rep. Clift n Woodrun of Virginia, to
limit the VPA appropriation for the
corning fiscal year strictly to a bil
lion and a half. The final action fol
lowed the defeat cf the proposed am
endment to make it a billion and a
billion and a quarter.
As finally approved the bill" would
limit the expenditure V> $415,059,000
for highways roads and streets; $630
000,000 for public buildings, parks re
creational facilities, airports, flood
control and general conservation pro
jects; and $379,000,000 for white col
lar and women’s projects.
TRICK FOR DINING ROOM
MAGICMNS
Here is a good trick to perform at
the dining table. It is necessary be
forehand to cover your fingers with
an adhesive substance such as gum
arable, rubber c«.ment or lead plaster.
At the table you pick up a knife, rub
it briskly on the palm of your hand
as though to magnetize it and turn
ing your thumb upward vress the
knife against your fingers, where it
will stick. In explanation, you can
jokingly say that by rubbing the
knife on your palm you have caused
the magnetism from your body to en
ter the knife, thereby making it pos
sible for the knife to cling to your
fingers.
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I
OATES FREIGHTING
SERVICE
We Haul Anything
Heavy or Light
Where You Want It
JOE OATES, FREIGHTER
TAKOTNA ALASKA
Passenger Service
FREDDIE OATES. Pr»p.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
McGRATH X TAKOTNA
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| A Dragline or Hydraulicing j
| Proposition on Yankee Creek
1 About seven miles long, ex
tending from No. 1 below dis
covery down to the mouth of the
creek.
Pay is located all along for
a distance of about five miles
from the upper end is all pros
; pected and cross-cut.
The average depth of the
■ ground is from seven to 20 feet.
The top is all black muck, that
can be scraped freely. No rock
bigger than one’s fist.
The ground will go from 25
cents to $1.00 per square foot
of bedrock.
Ditch on the ground, three
miles long, together with water
rights. Ground is pretty well
cleared. There is also a drain,
three miles long. Also a water
right on Ready Bullion creek.
»:
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from which water can be brought
to Yankee creek with a ditch less
than a mile long (4,900 feet),
with a pressure or fall of 120
feet, being 1600 feet to the work
from the ditch.
After doing away with
muck there-will be from four to
six feet of dirt to handle.
Only about $11,000 has been »
taken out
Prospecting work during
the past winter has resulted in
finding values that run up to
$1.00 per square foot of bed
rock. I
1 will eithr sell the ground
or give a lease on it. If the
prospect is satisfactory to the
buyer, a cash payment will be
expected.
For Further Information, Terms, Etc., Call
on Ground or Write or Telegraph Me.
ED NOLLETTE
TAKOTNA, ALASKA