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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
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Nome, Alaska, Monday, January 14, 1952
IT'S STILL CASTOR OIL TO WILLIE
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TAX EVADERS CAUGHT BY INFORMERS
Few people realize that our Federal government
pays about a million dollars a year to informers who
tip off authorities on income tax evaders. John B. Dun
lap, Internal Revenue Commissioner, says the tax
scandals sweeping the country are increasing the num
ber of informer pay-offs to the point where he will
need additional funds from Congress.
The way this spy system works is that any person
who submits the name of a “crooked taxpayer” can
collect up to ten per cent of the total amount brought
into the Treasury as a result of the tip-off. The ten
per cent fee is given only when the Department of
Internal Revenue is furnished complete facts, which
lead to catching the evader. Lesser amounts are paid
for fewer facts about an evader.
Our first reaction to this informer system is that
it is not the most desirable way of catching evaders.
We do not like a system which encourages one neigh
bor to spy on another. Increasing suspicion and encour
aging individuals to reveal confidential information for
a few dollars is not a desirable social goal.
On the other hand, it must be admitted that this
tip-off system is one of the Government’s best weap
ons in catching up with people who cheat on their in
come taxes. It must be admitted that each person who
cheats our Government increases the tax load on every
honest taxpayer.
INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL DEBT
During the last seven months, our national debt
has increased by about $4 billion. This amounts to a
boost of $21 for each man, woman and child in the
nation.
It is now becoming apparent that our national
debt will reach its present legal limit of $275,000,000,
000 in about one year.
It is worth noting that $1 out of every ten paid to
the Federal Government in taxes is used to pay the
interest on our national debt. Unless we can get on a
pay-as-you-go basis, it is very unlikely that our taxes
can ever be significantly reduced. The American tax
payer pays the interest on the national debt.
We have no idea what Sherman would call the
sort of war now going on between the United Nations
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Pioneers Hold Joint
Installation Ceremonies
The Pioneers of Alaska were
hosts last Saturday evening at
a turkey dinner for members of
the Women’s Auxiliary and all
those who assisted with the Roof
Garden. Fallowing the dinner the
annual installation ceremony was
held for both the men’s and wo
men’s organizations.
New officers installed were:
Mike Kelly, president; Dan
Jones, 1st vice president; Bob
Scott, 2nd vice president; Henry
Ullrich, secretary; A. Polet, treas
urer; Charles D. Jones, historian;
Pete Olson, chaplain; L. Mattila,
marshal; Karl Hill, sergeant-at
arms; Gus Bjornstad, trustee.
New officers for the women:
Lillie Lewis, president; Vallee
Scott, vice president; Karen Bald
w i n, secretary; Betty Walsh,
treasurer; Carrie McLain, histor
ian; Ellen Waldheim, chaplain;
Rosa Hagen, marshall; Lyda
Rohn, inside guard; Grace Roell,
trustee.
Installing officers were Charles
D. Jones and Emily Boucher, past
presidents; Christie Waldheim and
Rube Cramer, installing m a r
shalls; Fred Bockman and Phyllis
Roell, recording secretaries. Mu
sician was Mary Roell and flag
bearers were Eric Hay and Violet
Glass.
Presentations were made to
outgoing presidents Mary Allen
Walsh and Robert Baldwin with
appropriate remarks of appreci
ation. Gifts were also presented
to Fred Bockman, retiring secre
tary, and to Gus Bjomstad, trus
tee, in recognition for his unex
celled work in maintaining the
Igloo.
Thrilling Basketball
Games Run Into Overtime
By HERB WILLIAMS
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The fans that attended last
Friday’s basketball games at the
Nome High gym were treated to
a couple of thrilling over time
games. In their first appearance
before the public this season, the
high school girls put on a real
battle. The champs beat the Hus
kies 16 to 14' and the Army Base
edged the Polar Bears 37 to 35.
The Army trailed throughout
the game until midway in the
fourth quarter when they tied the
game at 27-all. It was also tied
at 29 and at the end of regulation
play at 31. Cutch hitting by Dutch
Baughman pulled the game out of
the fire for the winners as he hit
for 13 points., followed by Peter
son with nine.
This was the High School s
third loss in 14 games.
In the girl’s game, the scores
at the quarters were 4-all, the
Huskies let at halftime 10 to 4
and the third quarter 14 to 12.
The champs were paced by Lucy
Fagerstrom and Lolita Haver
camp with six points each and the
game winning basket by Madeline
Piscoya in the sudden death over
time. The highlight of the game
was the fine shooting of Betty
Hurlbert for the losers who scored
14 points.
Tonight’s game at the base
starts at 7, Army Base against the
Blue Devils and at 8:15, the 32nd
Detachment meets 142nd Radar.
Tuesday games at the Nome
gym finds the Polar Bears vs.
the AACS at 7 and in the second
tilt, the CAP against the Com
munity Church.
Walt Kirklin of N.C. Cat de
partment is scheduled to spend
the next month at Lost River
where he will be working over
Caterpillar equipment. Guy Elam
is also going to Lost River as
mechanic. ^
Artillery Gun
For Shooting
Atomic Shells
WASHINGTON, W—The ar
tillery gun for shooting atomic
shells may be fired with a con
ventional propelling charge like
any big caliber gun. No nuclear
explosive is needed to throw the
missile at the target.
And a major problem in the
design of the weapon, a model
of which was shown to the joint
congressional committee on at- j
omic energy Friday, probably has
been to hold the weight of the
gun down to a point where it is
practical for battlefield use.
If the words used by Chairman
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McMahon (D-Conn) of the com- j
mittee were used advisedly, the
new weapon appears to be a gun !
instead of a rocket launching de
vice. He described it, in talking
to reporters, as an “artillery gun” 1
designed to handle atomic shells.
Gen. J. Lawton Collins, army
chief of staff, said in a radio in- j
terview last month that artillery
capable of firing atomic missiles
has been tested. He said that did
n’t mean “it has been tested as
an atomic weapon; it doesn’t have
to be.” j
25 Per Cent Cost-of-Living
Allowance In Alaska
Is Taxable Income
Taxpayers in Alaska in the em
ploy of the United States Gov
ernment are reminded that the 25
per cent differential or territorial
cost-of-living allowance is taxable
income, it was announced by In
ternal Revenue Collector Clark
Squire. The allowance must be
reported on their income tax re
turns as part of their salary. The
government agencies paying the
differential to Alaska employes
must apply the withholding tax
to the gross amount of their em
ployees’ ordinary salaries plus
the differential.
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