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NEW NATIONAL SOCIAL
SECURITY AMENDMENTS
NOW’ BEFORE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON. D. C. — Old
age pensions or annuities for all
(persons who have passed 60
years were recommended to the
Unemployment Conference of the
House by its committee on Soc
ial Security and Old Age pen
sions in a unanimous report this
week. The report will have to be
considered by the entire confer
ence as part of a final master
report which will be made after
all committees have completed
their recommendations. The Soc
ial Security & Old Age Pensions
Committee which has been work
ing for nearly two months on its
report consists of: Frank B.
Keefe (Rep., Wis.). chairman;
Homer D. Angel' (R.. Oregon),
Franck R. Havenner (D., Calif.),
Gerald W. Landis (R.. Indiana),
Martin Smith (D., Calif.), Jerry
Voorhis (D., Calif.), and R. T.
Buckler (Farmer-Labor, Minn.).
The report contains a careful
analysis showing the major im
portance of an old age pension
system for our whole economy,
•and then makes five comprehen
sive recommendations for a “na
tional old age annuity system.” It
emphasizes the vital relation be
tween adequate consumer pur
chasing power and national re
covery, showing that purchasing
power must keep pace with pro
duction or under-consumption
and unemployment result. Point
ing out that production tends to
increase faster than employment,
that because of scientific methods
•of production, part of the people
are able to produce enough for
ail the people and that if all the
people do not consume their rea
sonable share of production with
out contributing to that produc
tion, then obviously this group
should be those people who have
worked the longest and contribut
ed most in the past to our nation
al wealth and the building up of
our very efficient productive ma
"thine.” The Committee showed
tli : in 1939 the level of produc
tion was equal to the record
(braking year in 1929 but that
nevertheless more than a million
less persons were employed in
19“ 9 than in 1929.
The specific recommendations
of the Committee were as fol
lows:
(1) The annuity system should
be on the pay-as-you-go basis.
The present social security sys
I tern is criticised for “its serious
'deflationary influence,” since dur
ing the fiscal year 1940-41 the
Old Age and Unemployment In
surance funds together will col
lect $1,200,000,000 more in pay
roll taxes than will be paid out
in benefits.
(2) Pensions should be paid to;
all American citizens over 60'
years of age who are retired j
from industry. "If it is desired
to deny the pension to persons
who clearly do not need it, it!
could be required that persons,
who are liable to the payment of
federal income tax must return, j
at the time the tax is paid, any !
1 money received as pension pay
ments during the previous year.
This would leave the pension sys- j
tern as possible, requiring no in- j
vestigator staff or individual re- j
cords.”
(3) There should be no differ
ence in the amounts paid to per
sons in the various states. The j
states may, of course, supplement
the Federal payments if they de
sire.
(4) The revenue should come
! from a broad general tax such
I as the gross income tax as well
! as from taxes calculated to re
duce the volume of idle funds,
such as individual income, inheri
tance. estate and gift taxes.
(5) The size of the pension
should be determined by pro
rating the revenue derived from
the special taxes levied for this
purpose among all eligible to re
ceive the annuity.
The Committee concludes that:
S “Such a system as we have out
lined would avoid the eomplicat
! ed system of bookkeeping now;
required on the part of individ
ual employers and on the part
of the Social Security Board. It
would make possible elimination
: of the cumbersome payroll taxes
on employees and employers and
of the attempt to maintain indiv |
dual record on upwards of 40
million workers. It would make
possible the inclusion of all occu
pational groups of citizens and it
would bring to an end the serious
deflationary influence of the cur
rent attempt to accumulate re
serve funds.”
The House Conference on Un
employment is a group of sev
enty Members of the House of
Representatives who organized
two months ago for a thorough
study of the unemployment prob
lem. The general officers of the
Conference are: Jerry Voorhis
(D., Ctelif.), Chairman; Karl
Mundt ,R., S.D.), Vice-Chairman;
and John Murdock (D.. Ariz.),
Secretary. The Conference is or
ganized into twelve sub-commit
tees, each of which is working
on a special phase of the unem
ployment problem. General meet
ings are held weekly.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE
Residence and restaurant build
ing fully equipped. Inquire John
White or Nugget Office.
FOR SALE
Reasonably Priced
Complete set dishes, service for
12, and various household ap
liances in first class condition.
Inquire Mrs. Russell Maynard.
Experienced camp cook wishes
job. Best of references. Inquire
at Jack White’s Restaurant or
Nugget office.
FOR SALE
Mining property on Oregon
Creek, 15 claims, 7 patented, all
with clear title. Three ditches
Will sell reasonable for cash. In
quire A. Polet.
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POSITION WANTED
Colored woman wants work as
cook on the creeks. Inquire Nug
j get office.
Write to your friends and rela*
; lives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
; lick out of it
COOPERATE TO PREVENT
TUNDRA FIRES
The Tundra is highly inflam
able.
Tundra fires leave ugly, life
less country. They kill small
birds and animals, destroy eggs.
They ruin the slow-reviving rein
; deer pasture.
Don’t throw lighted cigarettes
or matches from your automobile
or tractor.
Don’t build fires on plant life,
but on bare open spaces. Put out
sparks.
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AVOID TUNDRA FIRES
'SPEECHES FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN — meaning U. S. where public men had
1 L-en attacking dictator methods—drew Duce’s ire when he addressed Genoa thousands (above) in
Mar 1938. He said "We must be ready to defend peace when we hear speeches from across the ocean”
and warned that a totalitarian bloc would fight if "so-called democracies" threaten a “doctrinal war.”
I LOWER INCOME TAX
EXEMPTIONS AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON, June 5 — A
Senate Ways and Means subcom
mittee agreed tentatively today
to an amendment to the new ad
ministration tax bill which would
lower income tax exemptions to
$800 for single persons and $2,000
for married persons.
The amendment was adopted
to the original $656,000,000 em
ergency tax proposal as a means
of providing the most recent bil
lion dollar defense request made
by President Roosevelt. Subcom
mittee chairman J. Cooper, of
| Tennessee, said it was estimated
I that the lowering of income tax
exemption would impose income
levies on 2,190,000 new tax pay
| ers. It also would increase the
amount of tax paid by persons al
ready taxed under the existing
laws.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE RETIRES
Shirley Temple, film star vet
eran at the age of eleven, has
■ terminated her contract and, for
the next five years, will lead a
normal life with other girls and
boys of her own age in school
land during recreation hours.
The dimunitive screen actress
burst upon public favor in 1934
and for years led all other Holly
wood favorites in box office ap
: peal. She earned around $5,000 a
week and is said to have a trust
; fund established for here bene
fit that totals more than $3,000,
: 000. She earned $20,000,000 for
studio company. Her parents feel
that Shirley should not be depriv
ed “of the normal, natural bene
fits that may be derived from
mingling and competing with a
large number of other children.”
In addition, it is said, the studio
does not consider Shirley the No.
1 star of the screen. Her mother
expresses the opinion that this
may have been due to the selec
tion of unfortunate story mater
ial for the young actress.
Proof of Labor Blanks can now
be had at the Nome Nugget office :
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NOTICE
The N. W. Alaska Chamber of
Commerce regular Tuesday lun
cheon scheduled for tomorrow)
has been postponed until the
j next Tuesday, June lltli.
FDR ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
SECRETARY NAVY EDISON
—
; WASHINGTON, June 6 (JP) —
President Roosevelt accepted the
resignation of Secretary of the
Navy Edison effective June 24 in
la letter made public at the White
I House.
1 Secretary Edison asserted that
in general the objectives sought
in the past three and one-half
years have been realized in great
, part, and the “shipbuilding pro
gram, planes and its expansion
| are in good condition, as is the
fleet.”
i Edison is resigning to run for
j the governorship of New Jer
; sey.
BERGDOLL WILL SERVE
HIS FULL TERM
WASHINGTON, June 5 — The
Supreme Court wrote a final chap
ter to the 23-year-old case of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll by re
fusing to reveiw his conviction as
ja World War draft dodger.
The Supreme Court dismissed
| his petition for review without
' comment. The court’s action ex
' hausts the former Philadelphia
sportsman’s last resource and
, means he must serve a prison sen
tence of seven years. Bergdoll re
i turned to the United States from
; Germany a year ago to face
charges after he had esaped from
prison on Governor’s Island in
J 1920.
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FATHER’S DAY
Greeting Cards and appropriate
Gifts for this occasion
The date: June 16
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Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
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Partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional light rain tonight and
Tuesday; colder tonight.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
Highest temp — 72 Lowest temp — 48 Precipitation — T
Total precip this month, Trace Total since Jan. 1, 1940, 2.50
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight ..— —.— •• 57 57 NE-13 Pt Cldy
8am ..-.- •• 52 93 ESE-13 Rain
12:30 p m .... 51 80 S-13 Cloudy ^
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 47 Lowest te mp — .37 Precipitation — 0.02
Tomorrow: Sunrise 1:17 a. m. Sunset 10:42 p. m.
The Peninsula: Temp. Wind ..Weather
Deering ...-. —.— 36 W-5 Cloudy
Council .. ..— —.— 65 S-5 Cloudy
Golovin ......_ ........ ........ ........ -. 53 SE~15 Cloudy
Kotzebue ..— —.— ‘ 35 W-10 Foggy *
Solomon ....— .—.- —-.- 58 SE-18 Cloudy
Teller__— 48 E'8 Pt Cldy
Wales ...— — — -—-.. •••• » • i
Weather Elsewhere: 1:00 am Nome Time ’
Temp. Wind Weather Precip.
Anchorage --- 49 s'6 Cloudy 0
ggthel...... 49 SE-3 Cloudy 0.21
Cordova .. ........__ 45 E-3 Cloudy 0.66
Dutch Harbor-- -- - 44 E-6 Cloudy 0.10
Fairbanks ....— —... - ........ — 51 N-3 Cloudy 0.23
Juneau___ 44 N’3 Cloudy 0.19
Pt. Barrow----—• 29 NE-15 Clear 0 ^
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