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NOME. ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1949 VOL. LI. No. 124 Per Copy—15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
LONDON, I/P)—The wild cats
of London’s bomb rubble jungle
attacked the ancient fortress, the
Tower of London, Friday night.
The governor of the tower sent
an urgent call for aid Saturday to
the People’s Dispensary for Sick
Animals.
He reported the cast—house cats
turned wild as lynxes — battled
the resident cast of the Tower and
tried to raid quartermaster stores
for a bit to eat.
ANN AROR, </P)— Senator Ar
thur H. Vandenberg was released
Saturday from University hospi
tal. He was ordered, however, to
rO't without interruption for 90
day...
The Republican foreign affairs
leader was operated upon Oct. 3,
and half the le-ft lung removed.
His condition was described as
“excellent.”
Van den berg planned to go to
hi- home in Grand Rapids by au
tomobile.
DENVER, i'/P)—A strike for in
creased wages, higher pensions
and other demands closed the
Gates Rubber Company plant at
7:01 a.m. Saturday.
Nearly 200 pickets patrolled en
trances to the plant on South
Broadway, representing 2,200 un
ion. members.
ENUMCLAW, Wash. i/P)—.A 15
year-old Enumclaw boy, Dale Am
mon, was shot and killed early
yesterday by a hunter who ap
parently mistook the youth for a
bear.
Coroner John P. Brill. Jr., said
Ammon was shot by Chester
Green, 37. an Enumclaw mechan
ic.
His death was the first in King
County, but the eighth in the state
from hunting accidents since the
season opened last Sunday.
SHENANDOAH, la. (/P)—Henry
Field, 77, founded and piesidenl
of the nationally known seed and
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Fisheries Commit
tee to Visit Nome
Word has been received from
Delegate Bartlett that a sub-com
miltee of the Merchant Marine
and Fisheries committee is sched
uled to make a trip through the
Territory the latter part of this
month, leaving Seattle around Oc
tober 25.
In the party are planned to be
Victor Wickershum of Oklahoma,
chairman; Thor Tollefson of
Washington State, John Allen of
California and Delegate E. L.
Bartlett. Joe Flackne of the inte
rior department nad John Drewry
of eht fisheries and merchant ma
rine committee may also be witn
the party. I
Their itinerary includes Kodiak,
Anchorage. Nome, Fairbanks Cor
dova, Seward, Juneau, Sitka, Pe
tersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan.
Fishery and other problems
within the jurisdiction of the
House Merchant Marine and Fish
eries will be the subject of the
hearings to be conducted.
Failure To Make
Tax Return \\ ill
Bring Penalties
Mr. M. P. Mullaney, tax com
missioner for the Territory of
Alaska, arrived here yesterday on
his first visit to Nome, although
he has been with the tax depart
ment since 1945. He is on a rou
tine trip during which time he
will consult with Paul Dryden,
Divisional tax collector whom he,
states is doing a commendable job
in a very efficient manner. He
will also confer with Ted Duffield,
U. S. Commissioner who collects
other taxes for the department.
Mr. Mullaney stated that the
Territorial tax department has
| collected so far this year $4,102,
920.54. This is up to and including
Sept. 1949.
This amount includes funds
earmarked for special purposes,
such as the construction of roads
(Motor Fuel Tax' which so far this
year is $489,438.83; tobacco tax
'earmarked for school) which is
$177,182.88.
The Net Income Tax collec
tions total $556,935.74 and the Li
quor tax for two quarters is $868,
626.16.
Mr. Mullaney stated that con
trary to what newspaper releases
would have the public believe that
the Territory is not solvent, he be
lieves that the Territory may ‘'be
badly bent but not broke,” that
the Territory is a going concern
j that may be a little slow’ right now’
I in meeting obligations, but with
out a doubt will definitely meet
them all.” He realizes, he stated,
that the delay in payment has
w’orked a hardship on those giving
credit to the Territory, but the
problem will adjust itself.
Mr. Mullaney will meet with
the members of the tax board who
are in Nome w’ith an ’ informal
meeting to discuss problems which
have arisen. The members of the
board who are in town are Bert
Bell and A. Castell.
Mr. Mullaney leaves Wednes
day with Pan American.
JUNEAU — According to M. P.
Mullaney, tax commissioner of
the Territory of Alaska, penalties
and interest will be? assessed on all
delinquent declarations of estim
ated Alaska net income tax and
other tax returns.
Quarterly returns of the Alaska
net income tax withheld < Deptax
W.R. 501» and Alaska tobacco tax
return (Deptax Form 71 > for the
quarter ending September 30, 1949
must be filed and accompanied by
remittance for the amount of tax
due on or before October 31, 1949,
otherwise they become delinquent.
Due to the newness of the above
Acts the department of taxation
has been quite lenient on delin
quent filings ahd payments of
these taxes, however, the grace
period is over and in the future
penalties and interest prescribed
by Territorial statutes will be add
ed to the tax imposed under the
respective acts.
m
It is felt that all taxpayers 6b
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A Sourdough Memorial
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The Prospector Memorial Sta
tue, below, is to be unveiled at
Sitka on Alaska Day, Tuesday,
October 18. Sculptored by the late
Victor Alonzo Lewis, the 13Vfe-foot
' statue has been purchased through
the contributions made bv various
J i
Igloos of the Pioneers of Alaska
and by other organizations and by
many individuals, both in Alaska
and the States. Cast in bronze, and
weighing 3300 pounds, the statue
! is being erected in front of the
Alaska Pioneers’ Home at Sitka.
Mrs. Zalmain Gross of Juneau,
daughter of the sculptor, will un
veil the monument and special
ceremonies have been planned for
dedicaion. A large list of promin
i ent Alaskans has been invited.
, In addition to the unveiling
i-ceremonies, a pageant will re-en
act the transfer ceremony which
J took place at Sitka on October 18,
1867. The Army, Navy and Coast
Guard, all of which had represen
tatives in Sitka on the day of the
transfer, have been invited to take
part. Students of the Sitka Public
i Schools, Sheldon Jackson Junior
; College and Mount Edgecumbe
] School will also take part in the
i
day-long program.
Federal and Territorial officials,
mayors of Alaskan towns, mem
bers of the Legislature, officers of
the Grand Igloo, Pioneers of Alas
ka and of individual Igloos, and
many others have been issued spe
cial invitations by the Memeorial
Committee, which also has issued
a general invitation to all resi
dents of Alaska to be present for
the ceremonies and program.
Senator Howard L.vng will rep
resent Igloo No. 1 at the ceremony.
Fonda died in Seattle August 21,
1938 at 80. He was followed eigh4
years later by the artist for whom
he modeled “The Prospector.” Vic
tor Alonzo Lewis, in addition to
this staiue, has created many
splendid works which are prom
inently located throughout the
Northwest. They include the
World War I memorial on the cap
ital grounds at Olympia, Washing
ton, his celebrated “Doughboy”
standing in frontof Seattle’s Civic
Auditorium, his statues of Lincoln
in Tacoma and Spokane, Washing
ton, and Soldiers’ Memorial in
Centralia, Washington.
Eleven Communist
Leaders Hehiiid
Prison liars
NEW YORK. /P>—Eleven of the
nation’s top communist leaders
were behind bars Saturday with
their communis! party in America
facing a fight for its life.
They were convicted Friday as
plotters of violent revol u t i o n
against the country they professed
to love.
The historic verdict, which de
fense lawyers said would be
promptly appealed, ca-t a heavy
shadow over the cure of the
community party in this country".
The Communist ) ly Worker,
of Lond n. England, s. id the ver
dict has virtually made the party
‘'illegal in the United States.”
“For the first time in the his
tory of the U. S.,” said the Worker,
“it has been declaredx a crime
merely to be a member of the
communist party.”
However, the Community Daily
Worker, in New York, said the
party “has not been outlawed”
and that the American people
would defend its "absolutely con
stitutional right” *o continue to
function.
Miss Elizabeth Guriev Flynn, a
party national committee mem
ber, denied that the verdict would
drive communists underground.
She said htat the party will still
"operate as usual.”
Rut some reaction in Washington
was that the verdict put the party
outside the confines of law’. There
also wrere demand- for stronger
! crackdowns on communism.
Rep. Harrison D.-Va.\ of the
House unAmerican activities com
mittee. said the verdict confirmed
; dint the ’“communits party is an
illegal conspiracy.”
Across Capitol Hill, Senators
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I fori) HiUcher
Blasts (!AB For
Stifliuj? \laska
COLLEGE PARK. Md., (IP) —.
The civil aeronautics board is ac
| cused by a member of the Alaska
Development Board oi acting to
| stifle the Territory’s development.
Herb Hilscher of the Alaskan
; board told the University of Mary
land air transportation class that
t the CAB has forbidden independ
: ent. unscheduled air carriers to
continue in business.
“By its legal action,” he said,
“the board is saying, in effect, that
the two large air carriers certified
to fly between the United States
and Alaska are sufficient for the
Territory’s needs.”
He said the independent carriers
last year hauled 73 per cent of all
air cargo into Alaska and 83 per
cent of all air corga out. The rates
of the independents are much less,
he said and a passenger can make
a trip to Seattle on th non-sched
uled lines for $60 as compared to
$150 for the scheduled lines.
“The CAB is deying to Alaska
the same air policy consideration
given to each of the 48 States,”
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