Pacts About Your
Income Tax Return
1. You must file if you had $600
or more income in 1948,
2. Fill out either Form 1040 or
Form 1040-A.
3 Try to do it yourself. If you
need helj, ask earyl to avoid long
lines.
4. File early. Don’t wait for
March 15.
Collector of Internal Revenue
Tacoma, Washington
LUTHER BILLIKEN
PASSES AWAY
Luther Billiken passed away at
the M. C. Hospital Wednesday
night at the age of 41 years. Lu
ther was a member of the well
known Billiken family whose cor
rect native name is Komonaseak.
He leaves a family including
two children, Annie and Jerry;
three sisters, Sara Warnke; Freda
Larson. Hazel Nuipuk; mother,
Mrs. Komonaseak; and two broth
ers Harry and Silas.
The funeral date has been an
nounced for Monday afternoon at
kvo o’clock from the Lavinia Wal
lace Young Mission.
PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN
INSTALL OFFICERS
Wednesday evening the mem
bers of the Women’s Auxiliary of
the Pioneers entertained the mem
bers of Igloo No. 1 for the annual
installation of foficers of both or
ders after which a card game fol
lowed and refreshments# were
served.
Installed for 1949 were the fol
lowing officers: Mrs. Charles Pen
nvcook, president; Mary Roell,
vice-president; Helen Bochman,
secretary; Grace Roell, treasurer;
Mrs. Fred Rohn, chaplain; Carrie
McLain, historian; Ellen Wald
heim, inside guard; trustees, Mrs.
T. Scott and Mrs. H. Hagen; mar
shall Mrs. Norvin Lewis.
Pioneer men officers are Henry
Ullrich, president; Hilky Robin
son and James Walsh, vice presei
rtonts; Robert Baldwin, secretary;
Oscar Lay, treasurer; Pete Olson,
chaplain; Charles Jones, historian;
Jake Overbaugh, librarian; door
keeper, Alfred Hansen; trustee.
Chas. Pennycook.
Installing officers were past
grand president A. Polet and Mrs.
W. Boucher, past president. M. J.
Walsh and Mrs. Ole Hay were
marshalls, and Christie Wald
STEPHEN REID CAPPS,
NOTED GEOLOGIST. DIES
WASHINGTON? \JP) — Stephen
Reid Capps, 67, U. S. geological
survey geologist noted for his
Alaskan exploratory work, was
stricken with a heart attack in
front of the White House inaugur
al stands last night and died in
Emergency hospital shortly after
ward.
Also recognized for his World
War II geological studies. Dr.
! Capps was an expert on glaciation
| and his reports 6n Alaskan miner
i al fields were among the earliest
which helped to develop mining
there. He had been with the geo
logical survey since 1907.
|
helm chaplain, and Mrs. Pierce
Walsh, recording secretary.
After the installation outgoing
president Ann Walsh was present- !
ed with a past president’s jewel
by the members. The presentation j
was made by her mother, Mrs. M. j
J. Walsh, also a past president.
Prizes for the card games were
won by Mrs. Charles Fagerstrom, j
Mrs. Pete Reader and Mrs. W. j
Boucher; Dick Roell, Ole Hay and
; George Waldheim.
Committee were Mrs. Dick
Roell, Mary Roell and Mrs. E.
Straub.
WALLACE SAYS TRUMAN
MADE DECLARATION OF WAR
NEW YORK. (/P) — Henry A.
Wallace says President Truman’s
inaugural address “comes closer
to a declaration of war than the
inaugural address of any peace
time President in our history.”
The Progressive party chief said
last night Mr. Truman asked the
United States to prepare for “a
war against almost half of the
people of the globe.”
Wallace said Mr. Truman’s
“statemen* that capitalism and
communism cannot live together
in one world makes war the only
eventual alternative.”
FAIL TO LOCATE JET FIGHTER
LOST NEAR FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, (iP)—An all-day
aerial serach for a jet fighter plane
missing since Wednesday was fu
tile yesterday and was to be re
sumed today.
Ladd air force base reported the
pilot became separated from his
wing man while their two planes
were flying through a cloud layer.
The pilot’s name was withheld,
pending notification of next of
kin.
Fifteen planes searched the Ne
nana area for nine hours yester
day, in spite of a heavy snowfall.
OH. DIANA! THE MISS THAT’S A HIT
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WORLD, KITT* I fAEAN THE STRONG,
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THOSE ELEPHANTS THROUGH
THE JUNGLE, WE PE5BS/E
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LEGAL AGVLR li iLMtNT
IN THE COMMISSIONER’S
COURT FOR THE WADE HAMP
TON PRECINCT, SECOND
D I V I S TON, TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, IN PROBATE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF CHRIS BETSCH,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, George F. Marsh and
Louis II. Keir, as executors of the
last Will of Chris Betsch, deceased,
o the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to file them, with the
necessary vouchers attached with
in six months after the first pub
lication of this notice, or, to ex
hibit them with the necessary
vouchers attached to the execu
tors, at their office in the town of
Fortuna Ledge, Alaska, and also,
any person or persons knowing
themselves to be indebted to the
deceased will communicate with
'he said executors at Fortuna
Ledge, Alaska.
Dated at Fortuna Ledge, Alaska,
December 18th, 1948.
GEORGE F. MARSH,
and
L. H. KEIR,
Executors for the Es
tate of Chris Betsch,
Deceased.
Pub. Dec. 24, 31, 1948, Jan. 7, 14,
1949.
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