TIIE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager
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Alaska Sportsman
Has an Interesting
Bunch of Stories
Which shellfish are good to eat.
and which, if any, are not?
If certain shellfish are unwhole,
some or poisonous, as vague rum
ors intimate, how does a person
recognize and avoid such?
These and other questions about
Alaska clams and other bivalves
are answered in an interesting
way by C R Snow in a featured
article, "The Elements of Clam
Gunnery" in the February num
ber of The Alaska Sportsman,
just out.
Mr. Snow has made a thorough
study of the question and pre
sents it with many humorous
sidelights. Mr. Snow has writt
en on many Alaska outdoors sub
jects and his previous articles on
"Vegetables of the Alaska Wild
erness”, "Cohoes, Kings and Oth
er Things” and "Bears of South
eastern Alaska" have been read
with great interest, Mr Snow'
makes him home at Ketchikan.
Dr Ales Hrdlicka, curator of
physical anthropology at the
Smithsonian Institution in Wash
ington, D. C., who has made eight
trips to Alaska, has an article en
titled "Alaska—An Appraisal” in
which he discusses Alaska's ass.
ets and liabilities. He urges the
establishment of a publicity body
on the style of "Commission on
Alaska" to make studies, reports
and issues publications to help
make the Territory better known
and better liked.
John Q. Adams of Matanuska
tells of "Trailing the Kodiak"
in a story of the taking of four
Kodiak bear in an exciting hunt
last spring. Mr. Adams is a
favorite writer for the magazine.
Edward A. Herron of Juneau
contributes a humorous article
about a fishing trip. “There's Al
ways a Beginning" explaining
that to be a fishing enthusiast,
you've got to start to fish.
Jack Allman of Palmer has the
second installment of his fiction
story, "The Water Trail".
The cover picture is of ‘Friend
Porcupine" up a tree. The fron
tispiece shows a “Clam Gunner"
pursuing his favorite sport. The
1x1:100131 urges truthful public
ity for Alaska. Department are:
The Sluice Box by Victor Shaw,
Arms and Ammunition by Claude
Aiken and the Mulligan Pot.
Telegraphic Briefs
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4,—
Chief G Man Hoover announced
today that federal agents had
arrested Sidney Reynolds, 19, an
Alabama University sophomore,
and charged him with attempting
to extort seven thousand dollars
from Mrs. H. B. Warner, wife of
a Tuscaloosa paper manufacturer.
SEATTLE, Feb. 4, — Vic My
ers, Lieut. Governro of the State
of Washington revised his plans
today and is now advertising for
CHEECHACCOS ATTENTION
The first Nome Kennel Club dog
race will take place Sunday, Feb.
7th at 1 p.m.—Open to Cheechac
co men and women combination
driving team who will drive in
relay around a three mile course
on Bering Sea. Race to be run in
two laps—man driving first lap,
woman second lap. Owners of
dog teams or representatives to
ride in sled. Please register
teams and driver.combinations
with Secretary *‘Cappy" McDou
gall at Nome Drug Store as soon
as possible. Drawing for place
7 p.m., Friday evening. Prizes
will be announced later. Follow
ing dog race Novelty skii races
will take place on Main Street.
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three girls—a blonde, brunette,
and a red-head who must be
neat, sweet and discreet and able
to sing—to serve as hostesses
when his trackless trolley is
tried out here as an experiment
the last of the month. ^
•They are going to inspire the
passengers to music, and pedes
trians who hear the trackless
trolley full of people singing,
will hurry to buy a fare and join
in the fun," said Myers.
Income Tax Re
turns Must Be
Filed March 15
TACOMA, Jan. (Special) —
Approximately one hundred thou
sand federal income tax return
forms for the year 1936, which
must be tiled on or before March
15, are being mailed to individ.
ual taxpayers today, it was an
nounced by Thor W. Henricksen,
Acting Collector of Internal Rev
enue.
Except for a few minor chang.
es in the form, covering the re
porting of dividend payments in
come which is now subject to
normal tax rates, the forms are
similar to those used by taxpay.
ers who filed returns for the year
1935. The normal rate of tax of
four percent for individuals re
mains the same, as do the sur
tax rates in the lower brackets.
The Revenue Act of 1936 now
in effect, however, covering 19.
36 incomes, has increased the
surtax rates in the upper brack
ets of income.
The filing of duplicate returns
on the green forms is again a re
quirement under the law and
each taxpayer is being furnished
such duplicate copy which must
be filed with the original on
March 15. This requirement be.
came effective in 1935 and is con
tinued under the present law.
Corporation income tax forms
are not, as yet, available for dis
tribution to taxpayers but will
be mailed immediately upon their
receipt from the government print
ing office. The new revenue act
requires corporations to pay a
graduated rate of normal tax
ranging from eight to fifteen per
cent, replacing the former flat
rate of thirteen and three-quar.
ters per cent. All corporations
are also subject to the new ex
cess profits tax and the surtax
on undistributed profits, the rat.
i
es of which range from seven to
twenty two percent.
The statutory filing period for
all calendar year income tax re
turns begins on January 1 and
ends on March 15. Taxpayers are
privileged to file their returns
on 1936 incomes up to an includ
ing March 15 with the Collector
of Internal Revenue at Tacoma
or at any of the district offices
which are located at Seattle, Spo
kane, Bellingham, Everett, Yak.
ima, Aberdeen, Walla Walla and
Juneau, Alaska. The return and
the remittance covering the tax
due must be filed in the Collect
or’s office not later than March
15 to escape the penalties for de
linquency.
As in previous years, single
i persons who had net incomes of
i $1,000 or more or gross incomes
of $5,000 or more and married
persons who had net incomes of
$2,500 or more or gross incomes
of $5,000 or more, must file fed.
eral income tax returns regard
less of tax liability. The law re
quires alfi partnerships and cor
porations, regardless of amount
of income, to file annual returns.
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QUESTION: How many Alaska people depend on the Canned
Salmon Industry for all or part of their income?
ANSWER: The industry furnishes employment for over
11,000 local workers and fishermen. The canneries give
more jobs to Alaska workers during the fishing sea
son than any other industry does.
(/fidpe U/e&k.
SALMON COMBINATION GRILL
I lb. can salmon
Mashed potatoes
Melted butter
a large or 4 small bananas
8 grapefruit sections
Thoroughly chill salmon in can, drain
and slice into 4 even circles; place each
circle of salmon on a mound of mashed
potatoes. Place on a baking sheet. Pipe
potatoes around edge of each salmon
round and brush with melted butter. Sur
round mounds with fruit prepared as
follows: Cut bananas in half lengthwise.
Roll in flour that has been seasoned with
salt and pepper.Then roll floured banana*
in melted butter. Sprinkle grapefruit sec
tions with dash of salt and sugar. Place
baking sheet containing salmon mounds
and fruit under broiler (or in very hot
oyen, 475* F.) and broil until delicately
brown. Remove from heat and arrange on
serving platter, putting salmon mounds
down the center, banana slices at both
ends,grapefruit sections along sides.Gar
nish with parsley. Serve with mixed sweet
pickles and hot rolls. Serves 4.
This recipe is typical of those appearing in the national
magazine advertising of the Canned Salmon Industry
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