THE NOME NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
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LETS SWIM WITH SAFETY
The swimmng season in Alaska
as well as in continental Amer
ica, is here again. Tragic losses
of life in this vicinity in past
years should serve as a warn
ing to all to exercise the ut
most precaution.
But all the admonition in the
world will not give absolute pro
tection. However, those in author
ity and those who engage in the
pastime^—and parents and cus
todians of children who venture
ih the water can do much to re
duce the casualty and accident
list, by a little foresight and com
♦non sense precaution. Proper
provision for safety devices and
means of rescue at popular swim
yping places also will help a lot.
Swimming appeal to nearly ev
ery person. It is a sport that de
serves its popularity, but, just
the same, it is dangerous. No one
can tell when peril is near and
the water is no place in which to
take chances.
Swimmers should be careful
if they want to live. The idea
that “it can’t happen to me" is no
protection against cramps that
drown the strongest men. It does
not protect the occupants of over
turned boats who cannot swim a
stroke. It gives no strength to
the foolhardy swimmer who
weakens himself, or herself, by
prolonged and solitary expedi
tions in the water.
—Fairbanks News-Miner
Nobody knows exactly what
the “theme center” of the New
York World’s Fair means, but it
looks like a giant billiard ball
and a three-cornered cue. Per
haps it means that civilization in
1939, is still behind the eight
ball.
They used to say the people
should support the government;
today it seems to be the other
way round.
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live within your income, but
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Proof of Age Important
In Claiming Old-Age Insurance
Inaccuracy in giving one’s age
when applying for a social se
curity accoun tnumber may delay
the payment of old-age insur
ance benefits when the time
comes to make a claim, Mr. Hugh
J. Wade. Territorial Director of
the Social Security Board’s office
at Juneau, informed insured
workers recently.
"Under the Social Security
Act,” Mr. Wade explained, “old
age benefits are not payable un
til 65, except in the case of
death, when a lump-sum pay
ment is made to the wage earn
er’s relatives or estate. Proof of
age is required of those who file
claims for the single cash pay
ments made to workers now
reaching 65. provided the claim
is for more than $100. Proof will
probably be required from all
workers claiming the regular re
tirement annuities scheduled to
begin in 1942.”
The Social Security Board
must therefore know the exact
date of a worker’s birth before
it approves his claim. If the age,
as stated when the claim is pre
sented, does not tally with the
birth date which was given in
the application for a social se
curity number, complications
may arise, so that the worker
may have to wait before his
claims can be paid.
In handling the records of the
42-odd million men and women
who have already applied for so
cal security account number, the
Bureau of Old Age Insurance
has found evidence that not ev
eryone has exercised the proper
care in stating age on his appli
cation. Probably the most fre
quent reason for misstatement
has been fear on the part of
some workers that they wculd
lose their jobs if, in some way,
their employers should learn
their real age from the inform
ation given. Reports of the Bu
reau of Old-Age Insurance indic
ate that workers rapidly come to
accept the Board’s repeated as
surance that the information giv
en it by the employee will un
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dcr no circumstances be passed
on to the employer. Many peo
ple, realizing the later difficult
ies which may result from inac
curate age statements have sent
the Board further information
and asked that their records be
corrected. The Board is prepared
to make such corrections on re
quest from the account-number
holder.
Mr. Wade stated that the
Board also wishes to make proof
of age at the time a benefit claim
is filed as simple as is consistent
with businesslike procedure. Its
experience to date in the settle
ment of lump-sum claims indi
! cates that most people will have
j little difficulty in producing evi
] dence that will be accepted by
! the Board as proof of their age
| declarations.
It was explained that accept
j able evidence may be obtained
from a wide variety of sources.
The Board will accept as unques
tiorvable proof: First, a copy of a
birth certificate; second, a copy
of an infant baptismal certific
ate; and third, the sworn state
ments of two persons, such as a
physician and a nurse, who have
personal knowledge of the date
of birth Recognizing that in
many cases it is virtually im
possible for older people to ob
ta n such primary evidence, the
Board has provided for the sub
mission of secondary evidence. It
has ruled that when the applic
ant for benefits explains in writ
ing that such evidence cannot be
obtained without great difficulty
and considerable expense, other
evidence will be considered. In
general, documents or copies of
documents of many types show
ing the individual’s age may be
submitted, if dated prior to Aug
ust 14, 1935 —the date of the
j signing o fthe Social Security
I Act. Much evidence of this sort
| will be accepted by the Board,
| especially when supported by
supplementary material.
For example, the birth record
in the old family bible may be
brought forward, or a search of
old school records may reveal
the worker’s birth date as record
ed in those years before he felt
i the desirability of lowering his
age by a year or two. Even if a
man or women is unable to lo
cate any of these records dating
from his childhood, other possib
ilities remain Almost everyone
can get copies of age statements
made at the time of joining some
fraternal, civic, or religious so
ciety. or when he took out in
surance, obtained a job in any
branch of the Government serv
ice—Federal State, or local—or,
for that matter, with a private
business concern. Still other
sources for verification may be
found in the enrollment records
of the War and Navy Depart
ments. Passports, marriage cert
j lficates, and other Government '
records will also be accepted as
I corroborative evidence.
Write to your friends and rela-1
i tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
kick out of it.
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medico once in
Nome is suicide
Dr. B. F. Brooks, who at one
time practiced medicine in Nome
ond other Alaska camps, last
week ended his life by putting a
jshotgun charge through his heart
Dr. Brooks, 61, has been re
siding and practicing his profes
sion in La Conner, Washington,
|for many pears. He was recently
i implicated in a narcotics case in
| which he was accused of furnish
1 ing narcotics to the inmates of
the Skagit County jail. The phys
ieian held the position of county
health officer. Dr. Brooks plead
guilty to the charges lodged
against him by Federal author
ities, adding that, “the prisoners
just got to working on my sym
pathies and I fell for it.”
MOVIE ACTRESS OWES
USA LOT OF MONEY
NEW YORK. June — Marlene
Dietrick sailed for a European
vacation 40 minutes late, after
government agents seized her |
baggage because she was alleged
to have failed to pay $284,000
in income taxes in 1936 and 1937. |
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Women sigh for the days when
men were men. Men sigh for the
days when women weren’t.
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Notice of Filing Final Account
and Petition for Final Distribu
tion, and of the Time and Place j
of the Hearing and Settlement
Thereof, and Adjudication of the
Heirshiu and Distribution
Of Said Estate
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No. 541
In the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, Second Division.
In the Matter of the Estate of
P. M. Danielson, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that E. K Johansen, administrat
or with the will annexed of P.
M. Danielson, deceased, has filed
in the above-entitled Court his
final account and petition for fin
al distribution of said estate, and
that the United States Commis
sioner and ex-officio Judge of
said Probate Court has entered
an order fixing the 24th day of
August, 1939, at 11 o’clock a.m.
of said day, and the courtroom
of said Court in Nome, Alaska,
as the time and place for the
hearing of said final account and
objections thereto and to the set- j
tlement thereof, and directing no i
tice thereof to be given by publi
cation once a week for four con
secutive weeks of a notice of
such hearing in the Nome Nug
get, a newspaper of general cir-1
culation, printed and published i
at Nome, Alaska.
All persons interested in said
estate are therefore notified of
said hearing to be held on the j
24th day of August, 1939, at 11
o’clock a.m. at which time they
may make objections to said ac-!
count and the approval and set- j
tlement thereof.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that at the time and place of said
hearing the said above-entitled
Court will adjudicate and decree
who are the heirs, devisees and
distributees of said P. M. Dan
ielson, deceased.
Dated June 23. 1939.
E. K. Johansen
Administrator with the will
annexed of P. M. Danielson,
Deceased.
Ira Orton, Attorney
Publish June 23, 30, July 7,
14, 1939.
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