Record Tax Collec
tions From Alaska
,k Ivloref than four times as much
federal tax money has been col
lected so far this year in the
Washington-Alaska district as was
cbllected during the entire fiscal
ydal- of 1940, Internal Revenue
Collector' Clark Squire reported
las week in Tacoma.
Up to Friday, February 16, the
collections since January 1
amounted to $143,410,000 as com
pared to $32,680,000 for 1940.
They are running about 44 mil
lions ahead of revenue for the cor
responding period last year.
Expansion of the tax progrm
will increase the work load, which
is turn will require additional
personnel, Squire pointed out. Re
placement of men going into mili
tary service and employment of
qualified men for new field posi
tions have become serious prob
lems, he said. While the starting
salary for deputy collectors is but
$3100, there are good opportuni
ties for both grade and within
grade promotion, according to
Squire. Top deputies in the field
receive base pay of $4,600 and can
advance to $5,350.
23 Soldiers
Injured By
Mortar Shell
. CAMP ROBERTS, Calif., (JF)—
Twenty-three soldiers were in
jured by the accidental explosion
of a 60-mm. mortar shell yester
day.
Nineteen required hospitaliza
tion. One was reported critically
wounded and three hurt seriously.
iLt. Edward F. Stewart, com
Ratify Law To
Ban More Than
Two Terms
WASHINGTON, (/P)^-From now
on, no president of the United
States—except for Harry Truman
—may be elected to more than
two terms.
And under the 22nd Amend
ment to the Constitution, which
for all practical'purposes became
law last night, no man or woman
may serve more than ten years in
the White House.
The amendment, while limit
ing future presidents to two elec
tive terms, allows a person who
has served two years or less of an
unexpired term to be elected twice
on his own.
As president at the time the
amendment was approved bl the
Republican-controlled 80th Con
gress, Mr. Truman was specifical
ly exempted.
Utah and Nevada legislatures
acted in quick succession last
night to approve the amendment.
Nevada completed action at 7:30
p.m. (EST), becoming the 36th
state to ratify the amendment.
The Constitution requires that
amendments to it be ratified by
% of the states—-or 36 at present
—to become law .
manding Company C of the 141st
Engineers combat battalion, said:
“The company was marching in
an extended platoon formation
through a training area when one
of the men picked up what ap
peared to be a dud.
“He was warned to put it down
and one way or another threw or
dropped it.
“As he did so, the shell explo
ded.”
No names were released.
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WE CARRY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FINE LIQUORS, BEER AND WINE
Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
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Juneau Ketchikan
Petersburg Seattle
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Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
SS. Denali Mar. 22
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Juneau Ketchikan
Petersburg Seattle
SS. Baranof Mar. 29
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FAIRBANKS. ANCHORAGE or SEWARD
The Young People's Society
(The “Covenant Navigators”) are
sponsoring a bake sale to be held
at the N. C. Store on Saturday,
March 17. Swedish breads and
cookies will be featured.
NOTICE
Persons claiming Alaska I n
i come Tax refunds on account of
excessive withholdings are r e
minded of it that returns for the
purpose of claiming such refunds
must be filed not later than March
15 of the taxable year. Thereafter
no claims of this nature will be
allowed unless an extension has
been granted* Dept* of Taxation
25,3 Nome Branch
NOTICE
The regular meeting of the Civ
ilian Defense will be held this
evening at the U.S. Federal Court
Room at 8:00 p.m*
CoL Alexander. Alaska head of
Civil Defense is scheduled to ar
rive today or tomorrow to discuss
bomb shelters for the community.
NOTICE
Tickets for the Basketball Ap
preciation Dinner to be given
Thursday night at the Pioneer
Hall are obtainable at Drug Store
or Service Barber Shop.
NOTICE
Rotary International Anniver
sary dinner will be at the Bering
Sea Club Saturday evening,
March 3, at 7:30 Formal. 24,3
NOTICE
I -
Gaasland Co. office will be
moved on March 1 uptown to the
Arctic Shop Bldg. 23,3t
NOTICE
The Right Reverend William J.
Gordan, Jr., Bishop of Alaska of
Protestant Episcopal Church will
hold services in American Legion
Hall on the 9th or 10th day of
March, according to an announce
ment in a letter received by Vera
Huff and Reggie Joule. Everyone
is welcome.
WANT ADS
ORDER RUBBER STAMPS at the
Nugget Office.
FOR SALE—Electric Roaster and
Grill, almost new. Bargain. Call
at Nugget. 16-tf
When BOMBS start falling, you
won’t have time to run far. Be
prepared with a GIBRALTAR
BOMB SHELTER Mail $5.00 to
day for plans for model No. 108
(single-family size). Comp 1 e t e
plans, (building instructions, list of
materials needed, list of emer
gency equipment needed. Write
immediately to Pilot Rock Con
struction, Inc., P. O. Box 1461,
Medford, Oregon.
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THEATER
"THE GALLANT BLADE"
Larry Parks
Marguriie Chapman
Also Chapter 8 of "Congo Bill"
2 Shows, Fri., 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"ROSE or THE YUKON"
Star* Brodie Myma Doll
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Fractures Leg
I SAN DIEGO, Calif., The1
organizer and commander of Alas
ka’s Eskimo National Guard unit
said Monday his troops were “a
human radar system” for spotting
aircraft.
Lt. Col. Marvin Marston, a visi
tor here, organized the Eskimos as
a scouting force of the Alaska
Territorial Guard during World
World War II.
They are now reorganized, he
said, to spot aircraft and serve in
search and rescue work.
Marstcm’s left leg was fractured
in a dog sled accident at Barter
Island, on the Arctic Ocean, three
weeks ago. He is making his first
visit to the States in two years to
recuperate.
Pilot Safely Lands
Blazing Plane
TULSA, Okla., (/P)—A veteran
pilot who skilfully crash-landed
h i s crippled mid-continent air
lines plane yesterday is credited
with saving the lives of 29 pass
engers and three crew members
aboard.
j -Capt. Paul C. Walters, 43, of
• Kansas City, was hospitalized
j with undetermined back injuries
but not before he and hostess
Cecilia Litell herded everyone to
safety. The craft was consumed
in flame seconds afterwards.
Co-pilot Forrest Hull, 28, of
Kansas City, and four passengers,
| all Tulsans, were also hospital
ized but none was seriously 'hurt.
The two-engine Convair had
just taken off from municapal air
port for Houston, Tex., when a
motor quit and caught fire, pass
engers said._
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Price Stabilization
In Alaska Is A Fact
Fred G. Hanford, director of the
Office of Price Stabilization for
Alaska stated last week that the
OPS organization is now taking on
permanency of establishment
with concrete authority and duties.
The whole economic stabiliza
tion agency being based upon mu
tual benefit of equitable commod
ity pricing between the producer,
middlemen and the consumer
9
meetings of the director in the
near future and the merchants as
sociations in the various cities of
the Territory in a friendly and
constructive attitude will be most
enlightening and afford a some
what better foundation for under
standing and agreement if and
when additional regulations are
required and invoked.
Hanford believes by such meet
ings that misunderstandings of
teh application of ceiling price
regulations may be ironed out.
Attempt will be made to consis
tently explain the provisions of
the act with the proper legal in
terpretation as to the require
ments of records, data and other
information to be furnished price
stabilization by those to whom the
act applies.
Hanford further requests that
merchant associations or individ
uals who desire conference or
clarification on such matters to
direct their communications to the
director, P. O. Box 2481, Juneau,
Alaska.
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TONIGHT
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