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Show ,ii N- X Tuesday, July 12, 1955 TIIE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE Page Six Social Security A person receiving social se- curity benefits will be able to earn up to $1200 during 1955 without having any of his social security benefit checks suspended, Kesler T. Powell, manager of the Provo social security office said today. In announcing this ghangL in. the Social Security Act, Mr. Powell pointed out that this liberalization of the retirement test affects both the retired wage earner and the person who was but that the biggest change will be in the way it works for the wage earner. In the past, and up until the end of 1954, Mr. Powell said, the retirement test for a wage earner was applied on a monthly basis. If a retired worker earned over $75 in any month in a job covered by the Social Security Act, his benefit check for that month had to be suspended. For example, if he earned $150 a month for six months, he could not receive his benefit checks for those six months. Starting this year he can earn up to $1200 during the year, whether he earns it in one month or 12, and still be eligible to receive all of his benefit checks. However, this new limit applied to all earnings from work, whether the work is covered by social security or not. In the past, only wages in a job covered by social security were considered in applying the retirement test. This means, Mr. Powell said, self-employ- ed, Utah Beaver Furs Sold in Denver Utah beaver furs sold for an average price of $7.25 at a Denver auction last week. The total 1,920 hides consigned to this sale were purchased during the auction. i Sen. Wallace Bennett North Ogden, Utah, For the first time in this century a President of the United States can and will bargain from strength international conat a ference. This was the viewpoint expressed here Monday at a Fourth y of Day celebration by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R., top-lev- el July-Cherr- The Department of Fish and Game said the average price was considered good in view of the fact Utah). When that most of the furs were taken President Eisenhower the first session of the during late winter and spring opens at summit in Geneva the months when fnany of them were meeting weeks from today, he will not prime. This condition was ex- two stand as the most powerful man in pressed in the varied price return the lawmaker stated. when many small late spring pelts history, The strength he can command brought as lo was 25 cents while has never been equalled in any some large prime furs were sold other time or nation because he for as much as $24.50. draws it from the immeasurable The price increase during the resources of our land and its peopast few months lends encouragement to permit trappers in crop- ple.Sen. Bennett also praised the ping the beaver increase in many personal strength of the president sections of the state. The depart- and said he had proved his greatment said that taking nuisance ness of character, his spiritual debeaver in several water ways con- - votion and his unmatched international experience. that'some beneficiaries who had He said that the strength of the been earning over the limit in American position was work not covered by social security have been able to receive ben- sumes a large share of the time efits. Under the new law, some afield for the limited number of of their checks will have to be especially department trappers suspended if they earn over $1200 during the irrigating season of during the year. spring and summer months. A representative of the Provo The record shows a more equitsocial security office will be in able harvest and decreasing probPrice on J uly 19, 1955, at the Car- lems from these industrious bon County courthouse between whenever a fair return 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. can be realized from the hides. five-fol- d: fur-beare- rs Mr. and Mrs. Chauncie Taylor have returned from California, where they visited with their children and got acquainted with their fMr. and Mrs. Savillio Garcia, new granddaughter, Cynthia Disons Rudy, Raymond and Man- ana Trabolet. uel, spent their vacation in Colorado and New Mexico. Dickie Mr. and Mrs. John Maxey, are spending their vacation Trujillo is visiting his grandparents for three weeks. in Hannah, Wyoming. Donald Hackney, son ofMr. and Mr. and Mrs. Pernal Coleman Mrs. Morgan Hackney, Dfagerton, and family, Columbia, spent their was home on furlough over Invacation in Nevada and San Fran- dependence day. Donald is serving cisco, California. with the United States Navy on the Destroyer Escort USS Hanna. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tratos and sons, Mark, Jr., and Steven, have Mr. and Mrs. Bill Preston and just returned from a vacation Bi- family visited relatives and friends ble school in Camas, Utah. Mrs. in Nampa, Idaho, last week. Tratos received a back injury when the horse she was riding Mr. and Mrs. Frank Colette and and threw her. family, Columbia, along with their Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tullis Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stevenson guests, from Summerset, Colorado, spent and baby daughter are visiting the week end in Brigham City and at the home of their parents, Mr. Salt Lake City. and Mrs. Glenn Stevensen, Drag-ejtoand Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ungaro Malaby, Columbia, Mrs. Stevensen and family spent their vacation is the former Pat Malaby. in Peonia, Colorado, with friends Mr. and Mrs. Harley May left and relatives. Saturday for a two weeks vacaMr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, tion. They plan to visit Virginias are enjoying their grandsister in Baltimore, Maryland, and mother and father in Knoxville, children while Mr. and Mrs, HowTenhessee. Then on to Cumber- ard Ellis, are on vacation in Salt land, Kentucky, to visit Harleys Lake City. mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rose and (1) economic, (2) political, (3) daughter, Rhea Viges, spent the military, (4) spiritual and (5) wil- past week at Yellowstone National Park. lingly realistic. . . Locals . . Sun-nysi- side-stepp- ed n, Sun-nysid- The Beer thats . Altitude the Stowed to BpaMle goes good with a bite i 5 Fishing and Fisher Beer are congenial companions. 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