THE FRONTIERSMAN
*rtered as second class matter on Oct. 21. 1947, at the post office a»
Palmer, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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1956 SCHOOL TAX
HUE BY HOV. 30
Territorial school taxes for
1056 must be paid to the local
Tax collector PRIOR TO THE
FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER,
S. Commissioner Dorothy Sax
inn reminded this week. The tax
nay be paid at her office and
*11 male and female persons over
21 and under 55 years of age
must pay the tax ($7.50 with the
•exception of the following:
A female person who is unem
ployed and who depends for her
support entirely on her husband
as not required to pay the tax;
persons in the active military or
»aval service of the United Stat
es, paupers, insane persons and
those cared for by the Territory
or who are permanently injured,
infirm, maimed or crippled so as
S/> be disabled from earning a
livelihood are also exempt.
The tax is payable after the
first of January in each year. IF
PAYMENT IS NOT MADE PRI
t>R TO THE FIRST DAY OF DE
CEMBER OF EACH YEAR IN
WHICH TAX IS DUE A PEN
ALTY OF $3.75 ATTACHES
A NI> BOTH ARE COLLECT
IBLE BY SUIT. The tax is pay
able by non-residents as well as
srcsidents. If the non-resident is
merely a visitor or tourist, he or
si e is not requied to pay the!
tax. The tax applies also for
farmers.
Whenever requested by the
^Tax Commissioner or Deputy any
employer who has people work
ing for him are subject to the
payment of the tax, must furnish
a list of his employees together
with the age of each of them to
the collector, and must pay the |
tax from each of them. When
such payment is made by the em
ployer, the collector must give
him a School Tax receipt for
each tax paid and the amohnt
thereof may be deducted from
the employee’s wages. Any per
son who pays the tax when he or
she is not liable therefor, has the
right to claim refund of the
amount paid.
The school tax of $7.50 per per
son is collected to assist in the
education of the children of the
Territory of Alaska. Anyone who
has not yet paid the school tax
for the year of 1956 must do so
by November 30 or be subject to
the $3.75 penalty in addition to
the $7.50 tax.
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VALLEY REPRESENTATIVES
HOMEMAKER’S
HEWS
Palmasilla Club
The November meeting of the
Palmasilla Homemakers club was
held on the 13th at June O’berg’s
home. Christmas cards and wrap
ping sales were discussed. Edith
Olson volunteered to have the
Christmas party at her home. A
committee of three volunteered
to help her. Christmas packages
for the needy was discussed and
the motion made and carried
that we investigate and make
necessary arrangements and pre
parations for a gift and/or food
package for a family or indivi
dual. Marylou Rideout gave the
program. Better Household Effic
iency. Twelve members attended.
Refreshments were served.
Riverbend Club
The Riverbend Homemakers
club met November 15 at the
home of Lillian Pinkham. House
hold efficiency was the topic of
the lesson led by Marylou Ride
out. Each member described the
most practical improvement
made in her home this past year.
Plans for a turkey dinner
Christmas party were made. It
will be held at the home of Sarah
Brewster December 20.
Homesteaders Club
The Homesteaders Homemak
ers club met at the home of Jean
O’Neill November 14 with Doro
thy Anderson as hostess. Six
members were present.
An interesting and informa
tive report on Short Course was I
given by Lcrtha Kruscavage. |
Midge Lebich gave a complete
report on the Fall Festival held
Vovember 10. A substantial sum i
was realized and our club wish-1
es to thank all the good people j
wrho attended and helped make
it a success. Proceeds will go to
ward community hall furnish-1
ings. Contributions wrere approv
’d for each—Cancer, TB, and
Heart Fund drives.
A Christmas gift exchange will j
be part of our December pro-1
gam. Also a gift from each mem- i
ber for some child at Mt. Edge- ;
cumbe School will be made early j
for mailing. !
Our next meeting will be held
Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the home
of Midge Yerbich.
Butte Club
The Butte Homemakers held
its regular meeting Nov. 15 at the
home of Eva Plumley, with 18
members present and two vis
itors. They joined the club later.
Mary Lou Rideout gave a talk
an kitchen efficency; a mystery
box was auctioned off, with Lila
Newville as winner. A farewell
gift was given Lu Sandvik, a ;
lovely pair of earrings. We are
losing a good member whom we
will miss very much. The Christ- j
mas party will be held Dec. 20
at the home of Deana McKech-1
nie.'All members are urged to
attend.
Cheechako Club
The Cheechako Homemakers ;
club met November 12 at the j
home of Treva Hardage. Mrs.
Hardage and co-hostess Pat
Lawton served a delicious desert
and coffee before the business
meeting was called to order. Dur
ing the business session Presi
dent Lawton named committees
for the year; Homemakers’ pro
grams were distributed to the
15 members present; plans were
made for Thanksgiving and !
Christmas, and other business i
was discussed.
Mrs. Mary Lou Rideout pre 1
sented a most interesting and
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FUNERAL CHAPEL
WM. BOUWENS, Mgr.
ALASKA POPULATION
FIGURES SHOW LOSS
The annual population study
released by the Alaska Resource
Development Board this week
shows a net loss of 2,274 persons
for the 1955 fiscal year.
“While these facts should be
cause for sober consideration,
they are in a large measure off
set by the fact that more people
are living in Alaska on a year
round basis,” A1 Anderson, ex
ecutive director of the Board
said. He stated the loss was not
considered too significant in
view of the tremendous mobility
of Alaska’s population.
The report shows that 123,681
civilians traveled to Alaska in
1955, and that 133,315 traveled
from Alaska. The net migration
loss of 9,634 persons was largely
wiped out by the excess of births
over deaths.
The growing permanence of
the Territory’s population is
borne out by increased school en
rollments, which show an in
crease from 25,121 for the last
school year to 28,079 for this
year.
The military population of Al
aska increased from 49,000 to 50-,
000 during the period covered by
the report The leveling off of
Alaska’s population crest was
first apparent in 1954 when mi
gration figures showed a net loss |
of 355 people, the report indi
cates.
The population study publish
ed annually by the Alaska Re
source Development Board was
prepared by E. J. Huizer, re-'
search for the Board, and is
available for public use. Copies
may be secured through the of- j
fice of the Board of .Juneau.
thought provoking talk on “Effi
ciency”.
In December members will
meet at the home of Frances j
Marcus for their Christmas
Party; Dorothy Hurley will be j
co-hostess. We hope all Cheech
akos will be able to attend.
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NEW BABIES
Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin G.
Roth, Jr. of Wasiila are receiv
ing congratulations on the birth
of their first child, a daughter,
who was born at Valley Presby
terian Hospital November 15.
She has been named Christian
Ann and weighed six pounds, 10
ounces at birth. She is the coup
le's first child. Mr. Roth is a
teacher in the Wasiila school
system.
Redmond
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Red-1
mond of Spenard are receiving j
congratulations on the birth of
a son. Their new family member
was born at Valley Presbyterian I
Hospital November 19 and weigh ]
ed nine pounds, 12 ounces at
birth. He is their fourth child. :
Mr. Redmond is with the B & C
Auto Electric Company in An
chorage. The Redmonds are for
mer Palmer residents.
Pettit
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pettit of*
Geneva, N V nr*' waiving eon
gratulation* on ih® birth of twin
son*, who wm' horn November
15 at Strong Memorial Hospital
in Ilochenli'r, N Y Timothy
Neal and Thorna* Alan are the
name* chosen try the parent* for
their final children I Imothy
weighed five pound*, four ounce*
at birth and Thomas weighed In
at *ix pound*, eight and one half
ounce*. Mr*, Pettit I* the former
Bernice Traphagcn who at one
time wrs* on tile valley hospital
staff and more reeently Palmer
school nurse 'Ihe Pettit* plan to
leave New York in late Decem
ber for Culver City, California
where Mr Pettit will join the
Hughes Research and Develop
ment Laboratories a* an elec
tronics engineer. While living in
the valley Pettit was employed
as engineer at the Kklutna Hy
droelectric Plant
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