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Mirrored Reflections..
By SIG DIGREE
TAXPAYERS NOW CAN
WHISTLE WHILE THEY WORK
—Friday, the 13th, has its good
side this year.
It marks the first days of 1960
that the average American citizen
can start calling his earnings his
own.
To explain, the earnings of Mr.
Average American up until May
13th just about equal his annual
local, state and federal tax pay
ments.
If his total 1960 tax bill was
withheld before his take-home
pay started, tax payments would
have taken all wages earned dur
ing the past four months and 13
days.
This is on authority of the Free
dom Foundation, which sanctions
the National Tax Freedom Holiday
originated by a Florida man in
1948.
If there is any ill omen, it is
that the holiday first was observed
on April 27th. During the past 12
years, the ever-increasing tax bur
den has added 16 days to the aver
age American’s tax-work debt.
The Internal Revenue people
have gotten tougher about wining
and dining on expense accounts,
and the flossier nights clubs were
hurting. Across the land many
clubs had given up providing en
tertainment because of the 20 per
cent tax Uncle Sam added to the
waiter’s dubious tally.
The Government at last realized
that the tax was putting a lot of
people out of jobs, and snipped it
in half. But the expense account
crackdown continues, with skepti
cal agents trying to figure out how
many martinis a salesman should
be allowed to pour into a prospect.
Style Show Held
During Festival
The latest in fashion styles for
the ladies were displayed at a
fashion show held at the Elks Hall
last Friday evening as a part of
the King Crab Festival.
Merchants who participated by
loaning apparel were Donnelley &
Acheson. O. Kraft & Son, the
Wardrobe, Mar Lou’s and Knud
sen's Outfitters. Modeling formals,
coats, dresses and sportswear were
Festival Queen contestants Sandra
Koenig, Judy Beck, Tina and Helen
Simeonoff. Polly Perry. Linda Ze
lesky, Judith Strickler, Rolanda
Vickery and Delores Gallagher,
the winning candidate.
Assisting show director Mrs.
Simone Talbott as dressers were
Mrs. Marion Marconi, Mrs. Mary
Frost and Mrs. Nettie Amason of
Kraft’s, and Mrs. Ann Souter of
Donnelley & Acheson.
“I wish to thank all those who
helped so much,” said Mrs. Tal
bott, ‘and my thanks, too. to the
merchants who so generously
loaned the clothing and accessor
ies.”
Meanwhile, the State Depart
ment a few blocks away from IRS,
seems to shed legitimacy on the
effectiveness of the 100 proof
means of reaching accords by ask
ing $835,000 worth of liquor at
taxpayer’s expense to entertain
foreigners.
What emerges is the picture of
the Government hurting the night
eries with a bluenose tax, hurting
them with a crackdown on money
spent with the clubs, and then
helping them out with a tax cut.
There has been plenty of experi
ence to show the ill effects high
taxes can have on a business, yet
a new tax is raising the price of
air conditioners 10 per cent. It’s
the closest so far that we’ve come
to a tax on the air we breathe.
—From the Twin Falls, Idaho,
Times News.
Farewell Party
For Bill Cogley
A potluc-k farewell dinner hon
oring Past Post Commander Bill
Cogley will be held by Veterans
of Foreign Wars Katmai Post 7056
and the Ladies Auxiliary at 8 p.m.
on Friday, May 13 at the Post
Hall.
Cogley, who has been stationed
at Kodiak Naval Station the past
three years, and his family will
leave next week for his new duty
station at Bethesda, Maryland. He
was commander of Katmai Post
during 1959.
Rainbow Girls
To Install Officers
Installation of officers will be
held by the Order of Rainbow for
Girls at 3 p.m., May 15, at the
Masonic Temple.
To be installed are Joan Benson,
Worthy Advisor; Peggy Heglin,
Worthy Associate Advisor; Luana
Garoutte, Charity; Lois Andrews,
Hope; Chickie Zehe, Faith; Ther
esa Whittier, Drill Leader; Char
lene Frost. Chaplain; Kitty Wilson,
Confidential Observer; Judy Walk
er, Outer Observer; Mary Spring
hill, Choir Director.
Others are Virginia Valley,
Love; Ellen Sundberg, Religion;
May Valley, Nature; Nancy Waller,
Immortality; Candace Wilson, Fi
delity; Judy Brooks, Service.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the installation cere
mony, according to a spokesman
for the Order.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
MEMBERS TO BANQUET
The annual Commercial bowling
league banquet will be held Sat
urday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the
Elks Hall.
Trophies will be awarded and
officers for the coming year will
be elected. League members are
invited.
State Revenue
Is On Increase
JUNEAU —State tax collec
tions in the first 10 months of the
fiscal year amounted to $22,719,
447, the Governor’s office reported.
It is a $1,728,905 increase in re
ceipts over the $20,990,541 for the
same period in the 1959 fiscal
year.
The report is based on collec
tions ending April 30. Receipts
last month were $3,349,366, up
$31,178 from April a year ago.
Major increases were in income
taxes, up $729,804 over the same
period a year ago; motor fuel re
ceipts were up $348,579. Addition
ally the state reported income of
$10,154,065 for the first 10 months
of the fiscal year from the sale
of lease lands, mineral lease re
ceipts, and other items adminis
tered. This included $4,111,812
from state mineral leases, $5,705,
797 from the Federal government
as Alaska’s share of revenues from
royalties from oil and gas leases
in the state.
Alaska Building
On Upward Trend
SEATTLE UP)—Alaska reversed
the trend in Washington and Ore
gon by having an increase in the
and Hawaii to keep in fast touch
of $1,200.00G over April a year
ago, Pacific Builder and Engineer
reports.
The entire Pacific Northwest
volume in April was $51,723,255,
a drop of 11% million from a year
ago.
CRAB POT TOURNEY
DRAWS 48 COUPLES
48 couples were entered in the
first annual Crab Pot Bowling
tournament, which was run off at
the Elks Bowling Lanes over the
weekend as part of the King Crab
Festival.
First place winners were Glad
ine and Ab Stewart with 1230
pins; second place, Boots and Lou
Csolak, 1201 pins; and Lee and
Don Burgey with 1195 pins for
third place.
Aim To Increase
Fisheries Export
WASHINGTON (4*1 — A confer
ence aimed at increasing the fish
ery exports of the U. S. will be
held June 20, the Interior Depart
ment announced.
The Winners
Winning fisherman who brought
in the heaviest crab was Joe
Malutin. His crab weighed 18
pounds 1 ounce. The largest crab
measured 4 feet, 7 inches. This
was entered by Lloyd Cannon.
Photo by Ameigh
ACROSS
1. Cut in cube*
6. Boring tool
8. Fruit drinks
12. Periods of tim*
IS. Negative word
14. Weight allowance
15* Largest amount
,16. Treaty
18. Between time
20. Pauses
21. Part of to be
22. Consume*
24. Beard
26. Totals
28. Trial
32. Capital of
S. Dakota
34. Bother
36. Within
(comb, form)
37. Endure
39. Greek letter
40. Prevaricates
42. Neither
44. Tipped over
47. Soiled
51. Metal container
63. Exist
64. Fish sauce
65. Single
66. English school
67. Emit vapor
58. Summer <fr.)
59. Changes color
DOWN
1. Prefix, half
2. Press
8. Smalt clapper
4. Compound ethet
6. Against
6. Heatsd
7. Soap ingredient
8. Certifies
9. Raised platform
10. Formerly
11. Looks at
17. Crnft
19. H.ndmost
23. Viper*
24. Mimic
25. Conquer
27. Take out
29. Endless time
30. Place
31. Musical syllable
S3. Act carelessly
36. A volcano
38. Agree
41. Possessive
pronoun
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44. Mark of past
injury
46. Wan
46. Arrow poison
48. Woody plant
49. Wild cry
60. Lairs
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Latest statistics show the U. S. —
exported 31 million dollars in fish
ery products in 1958, while the
value of fisheries imports amount
ed to $327,171,000.
CHILDREN’S PARADE
(Continued from Page 1)
Vosher; Girls, 1st, 2nd and 3rd,
Cindy Thrasher, Debbie Beck and
Tillie Cooper. Best dressed dog,
Linda Pullo, 1st, and Clare Cich
oski; Best dressed cat, Della Ray
Fannin; Best float, Harold Alex
ander family. Gun draw, boys,
Billy Anderson, 1st, Andy Wolf,
2nd, Robbie Hall, 3rd; girls, Robin
McFarland, 1st, Judy Scott, 2nd
and Linda Gunderson, 3rd.
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No one ever found a pot of gold at the end of
the rainbow unless he put it there himself.
Even today, there is still no substitute for
old-fashioned thrift . . . the sure way to get
what you want by saving.
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