Show 1 c TATE JACKPOT GLADDENS AGED DENVER DENVER ENVER Colo Jan 7 UP uP- uP e old and indigent of Colorado S Fund nd a bonanza today in the state stated d 1 fund Payments for January will range f t high as 1277 per person and 1 cases where a man and wife th have ha qualified for the old age ageA A tension ision the income for the two ill be The The reason was that the fund ac- ac a surplus 85 per cent the liquor and sales taxes to tonto tonto tonto nto it and it was now time to tot lit t t the jackpot of at was left over from 1937 lat Pensioners Rejoice The ahe states state's regular pensions of monthly are liberal by con- con ast with most states where pay- pay range as low as 12 monthly a less and the January pensions ore re were far beyond the largest 1 er made available for old people b this is country One Ope e pensioners' pensioners organization pro- pro ted fed i the paying out of so much 4 oney this month on the theory at t it would deplete the fund and ight ight result in reduced payments ter in the year But most of theL the K L Ii needy men and women Iter t 60 years of age were over- over I with the present prospect and ande e e law was plain on the point at the surplus had to be e dis- dis at once The he bonus checks must be mailed t. t fore January 10 next Monday he regular 45 pensions for the Tenth already have been mailed tI f Jackpot Upheld Ih The pension was voted by the ople c in November 1936 and betS bee be- be tS e a operative in September 1937 t I ments are a maximum of 45 ss income Thus if a a. pensioner ns San an income of 20 a month he a pension of 25 o The however is divided equal- equal among all the pensions pension- pension s Asin s in Colorado As token of the a states state's genit gen- gen Sity it only 1919 pensioners rei re- re i ived ed regular payments of lessan less ui an 30 The jackpot means an anra antra antra tra ra 2777 for everybody I Iwas It was the National Annuity ague that sought to prevent the thee e distribution of the year-end year sur- sur us us and District Judge Stanley ruled against the league r C. C A. A Ellis the leagues league's t nt it v had recommended that the g plus be used for regular pension 1 pm Vouchers Approved Instate State Auditor Thomas Annear Cod ad State Treasurer Homer Bed Bed- ind Bed yd agreed with Dr Ellis They iid d they would refuse to approve j jackpot vouchers until they had written opinion from Attorney General Byron Rogers Rogers de- de vered the opinion today and there thereas gas as nothing left to do but pay the I ie ney ey I |