Little Likelihood
< >f More Tax On
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Also, if his social welfare pro
>sals vie enacted millions of
orkers and their employers will
t jve larger payroll taxes.
Republicans shouted for econ
»my, they pointed to the spectre of
j deficit formed by the budget the
President sent to Congress Mon
lay.
The Democratic heads of the
Senate and House tax-writing
romnuttees, Senator George of
G eorgia and Representative
Doughton of North Carolina, main
jined a cautious position. They
>j;d they wanted to see how much
< Congress votes to spend before
ansidering tax raises.
As a result, there is a strong
possibility that the legislative bud
get provision of the Congressional
eorganizaiton act will be sus
pended. This provision requires
Congress to set an estimate on ap
propriations ‘and income by Feb
ruary 15 each year. It hasn’t been
effective in past years and the
Congressional income-outgo goals
have not been binding.
Rep. Cannon (D.-Mo.), who will
head the* House appropriations
committee, sad ihe will ask the
committee to take the initiative to
suspend the budget ceiling re
quirement.
“It isn't workable,” Cannon told
hie newsmen. “You can’t tell with
iccuracy by February 15 what
you are going to do in the follow
ing months.”
Cannon said he would work to
•nit off every possible dollar from
hie President’s budget, hall of
which Mr. Truman has earmarked
for the cold war with Russia.
Mail Flights To
The North
In response to many inquiries
'about mail service to the North,
Postmaster J. McLean has com
piled the following information
showing the movement of mail to
Teller, Wales and Shishmaref. out
of Nome.
In October scheduled mail
flights were made by the Alaska
Airlines, who has the mail con
. tract, to Teller on Oct. 2, 7, 21,
29 and to Wales and Shishmaref
and Wales on Oct. 7. Scheduled
| flights for these towns were also
made on November 4, 23, Dec. 7
and 30.
In addition to these contract
j trips flights have been made by
j other airlines taking the mail gra
tis on Dec. 1, 11, 19 and 30 to Tel
ler; 17 and 30 to Shishmaref, and
30 to Wales.
Tientsin Falls
To Communists
NANKING. i/P)—Official sour
ces yesterday indicated the Reds
either have occupied the great
northern industrial city of Tientsin
o rthat terpis have been agreed on
for its surrender.
These sources conceded that
“Tientsin is gone.” They declined,
however, to furnish details.
The northern city has been un
der heavy attack for several days.
On the central front, communist
troops were reported systematic
ally mopping up the trapped gov
ernment armies on the northern
approaches to Nanking.
Alaska Airlines
%
NOW
NOME to
EVERETT WASH.
STARLINER
DC-4
Scheduled Daily
FROM ANCHORAGE
FREIGHT RATE
NOME to EVERETT
22 Cents per pound
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WXLN
Wednesday, January 12, 1949
5:00 p.m.—News
5:15—Lum and Abner
! 5:30—Time For Music
6:00—Spotlight Bands
6:15—Words With Music
6:30—This 1.-* The Story
i :00—Just Jazz
7:30—JuLniee
8:00—Mail Call
I 8:30—Family Theater
9:00—You Asked For It
9:45—Today’s American
10:00—Suspense
10:30—Rhapsody in Rhythm
I 11:00—Sign Off
Thursday. January 13. 1949
7:00 a.m.—Melody Round-Up
7:15—Sunrise Serenade
7:45—Morning Devotions
8:00—Fred Waring
8:30—Record Shop
9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G. I. Jive
9:30—Coffee Shop
9:45—Chiquita
10:00—Turntable Time
10:30—Heard At Home
11:00—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—WXLN News
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around the World in Music
1:15—Club Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Westward Ho
3:00—'Matinee Melodies
4:00—Remember
4:15—Jerry Wayne
4:30—One Night Stand
5:00—News
5:15—Lum and Abner
5:30—Time For Music
6:00—Guest Star
6:15—Words With Music
6:30—Nelson Eddy
7:00—Noah Webster Says
7:30—Phil Harris
8:00—Armed Services Review
8:30—Baby Snooks
9:00—You Asked For It
9:45—Today’s American
10:00—Broadway Playhouse
11:00—Sign Off
Friday. January 14. 1949
7:00 a.m.—Red Harper .
7:15—Sunrise Serenade
7:45—Morning Devotions
8:00—Fred Waring
8:30—Record Shop
9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G I Jive
9:30—Coffee Shop
9:45—Bob Carlton
10:00—Turntable Time
10:30—Heard At Home
11:00—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—WXLN News
12:45—Hymns From Home
1:00—Around the World in Music
1:15—Club Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Westward Ho
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—Remember
4:15—Jerry Wayne
4:30—One Night Stand
5:00—News
VOLUNTEERS GO TO RELIEF
OF SNOW ISOLATED TOWN
LEAD, S. D., </P)—Volunteers
pulling toboggans yesterday were
to start to the relief of Tonton,
snowbound Black Hills community
of 35 persons reported short on
food.
The hamlet, high in the hills 15
air miles west of here, has been
isolated for nine days. Near the
Wyoming border, the town has no
store.
REAM
THEATER
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1 Show, Wed. and Thur., 7:30 p.m.
"TROUBLE WITH WOMEN"
Ray Milland Theresa Wright
Also "Equestrian Quit"
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2 Shows Friday, 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"ROARING RANGERS"
Charles Starret
Also Chapter 1
"The Lone Ranger Rides Again"
* _ _ _ _
Special Session At
Last Gets Down
To Work
iGarnick, Republican, Juneau;
Mining and Manufacturing, Ed
Anderson, Democrat. Nome; Mun
1 icipal Affairs and Public Utilities,
Gunned Engebreth, Republican,
: Anchorage; Territorial Offices and
! Institutions, William Munz, Re
| publican, Nome; Transportation,
l Highways, Frank Barr, Democrat,
j Fairbanks. *
i The House reached full strength
J for the first time as William Egan.
: Democrat arrived after 11 days of
i trying to get from Valdez to Jun
eau. He flew from Whitehorse af
ter being turned back twice previ
ously by weather after reaching
the Juneau area. Once he landed
at Whitehorse with one engine of
his plane crippled.
Gruening’s message broug h 11
j enthusiastic response from Demo- i
i crats and his tax proposals drew
endorsement from the Republi
cans.
Senate president Peratrovich I
commented “It is good. He cov- j
ered the tax proposals and I’m for
’them.” |
Senator Collins, long-time Fair
banks Republican, said “We will
give it consideration. We need
more revenue but I’m unalterably ;
opposed to extravagance and
would hate to see a vicious tax i
system which would drive out in
dustry. His proposals would, if
carried to the extreme. One weak
I ness of the message was a failure
to propose powering the budget
to help meet the financial prob
lem.”
Engebretson said "They were
chiefly his recommendations of
the past; well received and I pre
dict will receive more favorable
! consideration.”
Rep. Stanley McCutcheon, An
Nome Hi Cagers
Beal U. S. Meres.
Monday evening the Nome High
School cagers won a closely fought
game from the U. S. Mercantile
by a score of 36-31.
Both teams got off to a slow
start by not being able to make
their shots. U. S. Merc cracked
j ihe ice with a field goal in the
first few minutes of the game, but
the Nome High soon tied up the
score and led at the end of the
quarter 6-4.
The second quarter started a
scoring spree by both teams and
some very fast ball handling. U. S.
Mere forged ahead to lead at the
half 20-18.
The thrid and fourth quarters
were characterized by very fine
defensive plays by the Hi School
which showed in the score 36-31.
High scoring honors go to Mc
Dowell of the U. S. Merc with 17
points, followed by Bell and Rose
of Nome High with 14 and 10
points.
Another game is scheduled for
next Saturday evening.
chorage Democrat, thought it a
“very inspiring message. I’m con
fident the House is in unanimous
sympathy with his program.”
Rep. Doris Barnes, Wrangell
Republican: “That’s a good tax
start; we’ll get the job done from
there.”
Rep. Warren Taylor, Democrat,
Fairbanks: “It lacked the brickbat
throwing of some previous mes
sages: It was constructive, concil
iatory.”
Reps. Clarence Keating and
Jack Conright, Anchorage Demo
crats, agreed it was an “excellent
speech.” Two Senate critics of
Gruening—Jones and Munz of
Nome—withheld comment.
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