THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by The
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
Nome, Alaska
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday, June 25, 1948
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BY THE NUMBERS - COUNT OFF -
THE U.S. OFFICE OF VITAL STATISTICS makes
clear that it does not favor tatooing numbers on
all babies born in this country after January L 1949.
It seem a lot of folks got that idea, and other ideas
just as out-of-this-world, when the Office backed a
proposal for standardizing the numbering of birth
certificates in the States.
The standardization project was generally agreed
upon by state registrars of vital statistics in a "work
conference" sponsored by the statistics office in
Washington last March. The idea is merely to make
the registration of all births in the United States
"simpler, more positive and cheaper" by a standard
method adopted by all the states. There would not
be a central federal file of birth registrations, and the
project if carried out depends on the states' adoption
of the system.
Montana and the District of Columbia have al
ready voiced approval of the idea and other statees
are following suit, says Herbert P. Dunning, acting
chief of the Office of Vital Statistics. He says that
although there are approximately 3,750,000 births
in the United States annually, it would take more
than a generation to get an appreciable portion of
the population included in the newly-numbered
group. If the project goes through it will be done this
wav with three groups of figures printed on each
birth certificate.
1. The first serial will consist of three fugures
indicating the registration area in which the child i
is born. The first figure will be the numeral 1, which
will stand for the United States. The second number,
or second and third number, will represent the state,
territory or city. (Canada uses a similar system. Its
serial numbers start with "2." If other nations joint
the system they will use "3," "4," etc.)
2. The second serial will consist of two didgets,
indicating the year of birth—'49—'50—'51 and so
on. Births are already filed and indexed by year
in most registration offices throughout the country.
3. The third serial will list six digits, indicating
whether the registration lists the first, fortieth, 600th,
or 999,998th certificate to be filed in that office with
in the year.
At present most people accumulate from five to
twenty-five numbers in their lifetime anyway—So
cial Security Numbers, numbers on driver's licenses,
insurance policies, bank accounts, and charge ac
counts.
Let's count off, by the numbers. (1-48-1,650), Nome.
TAXES UNDER THE NEW U S LAWS
JIUGE CUTS IN THE FEDERAL TAX on big estates
11 will result from the law recently enacted by
Congress. For a $10,000,000 estate there is a possible
reduction in tax from $6,088,200 to $2,468,200. For a
$3,000,000 estate, the potential tax cut is from $1,
263,200 to $528,200.
Many sizeable estates which under the old law
would be taxable will be entirely exempt from fed
eral tax. (This, of course, is entirely separate from
state inheritance taxes.) Compared with the in
come tax cut under the new law, the estate tax slash
affects only a few families, and only under certain
' DEWEY
conditions. That's because every estate has a $60,000 j
exemption from federal tax after debts have been'
paid and state inheritance tax deducted.
Estate tax reductions under the new law are
brought about by allowance of 'marital deductions'
under centain conditions. There must be a surviving
spouse for an estate to get this deduction. The es
tate of a widowed or unmarried person does not
get the deduction and the resulting tax cut. Whether
a marital deduction is allowed also depends upon
the nature of the bequest to the spouse. For ex
ample, if a surviving wife gets a life interest in an
estate with the provision that it goes to her children
when she dies, the deductions is not allowed.
The maximum allowable deduction is 50 per cent
of the value of the estate. The amount of the deduc-!
tion depends upon the amount willed the surviving
spouse. If there is no will, it depends upon the size
of her share in the estate as fixed by state law.
The new law's requirements are being advised to I
obtain the counsel of financial and legal experts on
wills and trust agreements.
Here are some simple cases of how the new law
works: John Jones dies, leaving an estate of $120,
000. That's the estate's value after debts have been
paid and the deduction taken for state inheritance
tax payment. Jones has willed all his property out
right to his wife. Under the old law, the estate would
pay a federal tax of $9,500 on $60,000. The other
$60,000 would be exempt from federal tax.
Under the new law, there would be no federal
tax on the Jones estate. That's because there would ’
be a maximum 50 per cent marital deduction, am- i
ounting to $60,000 and the remaining $60,000 would
be exempt from tax. Suppose Jones leaves $40,000
outright to his wife and $80,000 to his children.
Only the $40,000 is allowed as marital deduction.
Then $60,000 of the $80,000 is exempt from federal)
tax and there is a tax of $1,600 on the remaining
$20,000.
Say Jones leaves the entire $120,000 in a trust ;
fund with the interest to go to his widow during
her lifetime and the principal of the fund to go to
the children upon her death. In that case no marital
deduction is allowed. The tax is the same as under
the old law.
Because of this situation, persons whose estates
may be affected are being advised to have wills
and trust arrangements studied with a view to pos
sible revision.
The rates of federal estate taxes are not changed
by the new law. They range from 3 pe$ cent to 77
per cent of the value of the taxable patt of the es
tate. The tax on a $65,000 is $150, the 3 per cent ap
plying to the $5,000 above the regular $60,000 ex
emption.
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Saturday 1:30 p.m. Catechism
Class.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors - Rev. H. R. Amundsen
and Rev. Theran McGrew
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening/Service.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Sunday
No morning services at the Fed
erated Church, except the Sunday
School as usual at 10:00 a.m.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:30 a.m.
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study.7:45 pm.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Corner of Third and Division
Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins, Pastor
Prayer cheers the heart and
clears the brain.
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School Classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning message.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and spe
cial music.
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8:00 p.m. Evening message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welccme to attend
these services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelisation Society
Rev. Vern Rimling, Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:30 p.m. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday:
3:30 p.m. “Vit-Em-In Childrens'
Bible Class.”
Friday:
7:30 p.m. “Know Your Bible
Class.” Verse by verse study
in Hebrews.
You are invited—Everyone is
welcome.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Fred H. Wagner, Pastor
All services now held in pastor’s
residence located on Fourth Ave.
and Division St.
Sabbath School 11 a.m. Saturday.
Evangelistic Service, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday.
The Public is cordially invited.
Girl Siout News
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
The Girl Scouts party Saturday
night was well attended.
We played various games. Priz
es were given for Bingo.
Sunday afternoon several of our
members picked flowers which
were used at the banquet given
for the University of Washington
Men’s Glee Club and seven of our
girls served at this banquet.
Professor and Mrs. Charles Law
rence were very much interested
in the Alaskan wild flowers and
expressed a desire to get enough
to press for a table top. The Girl
Scouts will gather wild flowers
Friday and press them, then they
will be •sent on to Prof. Lawrence.
Kay Coulthard