HOBBY BAYS WORKSHOPS PLANHED
HERE; PRE-REGISTRATION REOUIRED
The local Extension Service
is planning Hobby Days Work
shops, with tentative dates oi
March 6, 9.and 13 set, accord
ing to an announcement made
by Myrtle B. Bang, district
home demonstration agent.
Reservation forms for the
workshops are now available
at the Extension office. All wo
men of the valley who are in
terested in participating in
these workshops are invited to
pick up a form, check their
preferred subjects and return
the forms to the Extension of
fice by February 7.
There are 42 hobby subjects
listed on the reservation form.
These include many varied arts
from cake decorating to coin
collecting. Interested women
are asked to check four prefer
ences. When the forms are re
turned, a committee will go
over the registrations and de
cide which subjects will be of
fered. Miss Bangs noted that
there may in some instances, be
a charge made to pay instruc
tors for time or mileage, or
both. Persons participating will
be notified in advance of the
costs and materials needed she
said.
These will be practical work
shops, where the participants
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will do actual work, rather
than just watching a demon
stration of the craft.
Travel Program
Being Advertised
An advertising program in
the travel trade being launched
by Westours, Inc. is emphasiz
ing “Sell All of Alaska."
"We have found that the In
side Passage cruises are easi
est to sell,” Charles B. (Chuck)
West said when he announced
the campaign. “With little ef
fort we could keep our two
cruise ships full of travelers
taking only the Southeastern
Inside Passage cruise," he
pointed out.
Westours, as the largest
wholesaler of Alaska tours,
works through travel agents
and agencies which receive
commissions on Alaska sales.
The advertising theme is
"Don't sell half a trip—Sell
ALL of Alaska and cash in on
this profitable business!"
This is not only good busi
ness for the travel agent but it
also helps business allover Al
aska, West noted. “A round
trip cruise during Thrift sea
son is $225,” he went on, “but
a 21-day itinerary which fea
tures a one-way cruise, brings
$750 plus $23.67 tax. This util
izes more sightseeing, hotels,
bus and rail services in addi
tion to what visitors pay for
meals, curios, taxis and option
al side trips.”
“We figure that one of our
average tourists spends $40 a
day which contributes directly
and indirectly to employment
of many hundreds of persons.
With the 40,000 visitors sent to
Alaska on our tours of two
weeks average length during
the past 11 years, this has
meant nearly $22 Va million to
Alaska. We spent $1,600,000 to
promote Alaska and our tours
during the same period,” the j
tour operator said.
It’s never too late to learn,
but we often learn that too late.
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REA — the Rural Electrification Adminis
tration, banker to local electric cooperatives
which bring low-cost electricity to rural
America — is entering its second quarter
century with another great mission: To take
the lead in revitalizing those rural areas which
suffer from under-employment and depression
. . . by working through local Rural Electric
Systems across the nation,, to help develop to
the fullest the economic opportunities that
exist around us . . .
•
Cooperation brought light to a dark land
. . cooperation between city and country
folks can open the doors to opportunities we
never knew existed . . . bring a better way
of life to our people ... a better future for us
all! . . .
Matanuska Electric
Association
Persons Earning
$600 or More
Must File Return
Every citizen or resident of
the United States, includinf
minor children, who had gross
income of $600 or more in 1961,
must file a Federal income tax
return, Lewis J. Conrad, Inter
nal Revenue director for the
Anchorage District, reminded
taxnavers this week.
If the taxpayer's 65th birth
day is on or before January
1.962, he is not required to
file unless his gross income
in 1961 was at least $1200,
Conrad added.
He said that even though a
taxpayer is not required to file,
he must do so to obtain a re
fund if any income tax was
withheld from his pay.
Conrad also said there is
one exception to this rule.
Self-employed persons such
as sole proprietors, partners
and independent contractors
must file an indome tax re
turn and pay a self-employ
ment tax if net earnings from
self-employment were 5400
or more.
Taxpayers who have ques
tions about filing requirements
may obtain Document No.
5107. “Filing Your Tax Re
turn,” by writing P. O. Box
1500, Anchorage, Conrad said.
Other questions about Federal
income tax returns may be
called to the Internal Revenue
office at BR 7-2151, he advis
ed.
Estimated Tax Due
Monday, January 15 is the
deadline for paying the last in
stallment on estimated federal
income tax returns for 1961.
All checks and money orders
in payment of federal taxes
should be made payable to the
“Internal Revenue Service.”
Payments by mail may be
made by checks or money ord
ers, but cash should not be
sent through the mail. Pay
ments in cash may be made at
any District or local office of
the Internal Revenue. All
checks should be written legib
ly, and the numerical figure
should be the same as the writ
ten amount.
All checks should be sign
ed by the taxpayer. Many
checks received by the Ser
vice are incomplete and
create a problem in crediting
the payment to the correct
taxpayer.
Checks should be attached tc
the face of the return to avoid
delay in processing of the re
turn.
ALPINE OtVIC
CLUB
Bingo
Friday, January 12
8:00 P.M.
CASH PRIZES
Fourth Annual Tournament
Set For Women Bowlers
Entries close at midnight I
| January 13 for the fourth an
; nual championship tournament j
of the Palmer Woman’s Bowl- j
ing Association. The tourna
ment will be held January 27 !
i and 28 at the Palmer Bowling ;
Center.
According to tournament i
; rules and regulations the tour- !
| nament shall consist of five
j member teams; two-member
j teams (doubles) and one mem
ber (singles) and the all events,
with all contests on a handicap
. basis. Contestants handicap
| will be based on 30 percent of
I the difference between her le
gal average (as posted at the
Bowling Center) and 170, with
a 57 pin maximum. Each bowl
er may enter the team event on
three teams, but no more than
two on one team may bowl to
gether the second time. When
a bowler enters more than one
team, her first team score will
Unemployment
Remains at Low
! j
The number of major areas
I with substantial unemploy-;
ment classifications during the
! month of December remained
| unchanged from November |
; when such classifications drop
; ped to 60, the lowest level of |
[the year, the Labor Depart
ment’s Bureau of Employ
| ment Security announced.
The report, based on a sur
I vey of 150 major areas made
! each month by the Bureau and ;
its affiliated State agencies, j
shows the number of areas clas- j
sified in the category of sub-1
I stantial unemployment are now
41 below the alltime high of |
101 recorded in March and
April of 1961.
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count toward her all events
score. \
Total pinfall. plus handicap,
will determine the winner in
each event. Total pinfall of the
team, double and single events,
plus handicap, will determine i
the winner of the all events !
contest. A bowler need not pay I
the all events fee to be eligible
for the all events championship
Tax Information
Ready for Farmers
Farmers in this area can
get some valuable tax informa
tion free of cost. !
A “Farmer’s Tax Guide" may
be obtained from agricultural
agents, or the nearest Internal
Revenue office.
The guide explains most of I
the income tax rules which ap- i
ply to farmers and those who j
have tax questions about farm
ing. It should be of assistance,
said Lewis Conrad, U. S. Inter
nal Revenue director, to farm
ers when they prepare their
1961 Federal income tax return.
The booklet is written in plain
language and contains nunier-;
ous examples to show how the
rules in actual situations.
CUT IN PAPERWORK
A major cut in paperwork ;
required in reporting union
finances has been announced
by Commissioner John L. Hol
combe of the U. S. Labor De
partment’s Bureau of Labor
Management Reports. Nearly
40,000 smaller unions will soon
receive a simplified, streamlin
ed 1-page reporting form to be
used for filing the financial
data required under the Labor
Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act.
I
LOOK AHEAD
,vy
Take a long look now at your
fire insurance coverage
The ravages of fire ','r > v •
are bad enough . . .
buf it's even worse i
when your insurance !
isn’t enough to cover
replacement costs. j jl
75S*
rV
Let us check your Tj\
fire insurance cover- ^
age now to be sure.
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PIPPEL INSURANCE AGENCY
PI 5-3260
award. However, only those
who pay the $1 fee will par
take in the all events prize
fund.
All team events will be
bowled on Saturday, January
27; times to be scheduled on a
first come, first served basis.
All VVIBC rules and regula
tions will apply.
Scorekeepers will be needed
for the tournament Those will
ing to help are asked to con-!
tack Genevieve Moffitt to
schedule hours they will be
available.
"Clean
with Sanitone"
ALASKA CLEANERS
NEW PICK-UP STATION
Palmer Hiway at
Sherrod's Vegetable Stand
JOYCE MAY
Agent
PI 5-4900
specialize in fast, neighborly one-stop service. We will
supply you with the finest in tires, batteries, sparlc
plugs and accessories. And for top performance, you
get nationally known, Climate-Controlled Texaco Sky
Chief Su-preme gasoline, specially blended for altitude
and seasonal temperatures, and Advanced Custom
Made Havoline Motor Oil. For an extra ■mcastive of
j service and quality products, drive in today!
NOW IS THE TIME
Winterize and
Tune-Up Your Gar
# See Us for Your Firestone
Town and Country Tires
• We Now Make
Winter Service Galls
RUSS' PIONEER TEXACO SERVICE
Phone PI 5-2848
Mon. thru Sat. 8 a.m, to 9 p.m.—Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m*
I
THE NEW
CENTER
THEATRE
PHONE PI-5-3986
Thursday and Friday
Anthony Parkins
Jane Fonda
in
TALL STORY
Thurs. 7:30 Fri. 7:00 It 9:00
Saturday
KID'S SPECIAL SHOW
2:00 P.M. only
YUKON GOLD
plus cartoons St Serial No. 1
7:00 and 9:00 Only
George Montgomery
Starring in
MAN FROM GOD'S
COUNTRY
Sunday and Monday
In Technicolor
THE CROWDED SKY
with
Dana Andrews
Rhonda Fleming
Sun. 2, 7 St 9;
Monday 7:30 only
Tuesday and Wednesday
Brigitte Bardot
in •;
BABETTE GOES TO WAR
7:30 Only
SLENDERIZING
SATISFYING
DIET
FOOD
Tastes so good . . . it's so filling . . . yet
has so very few calories and so many vita
mins, minerals and protein. For control
ling weight, cottage cheese is one of Na
ture's best foods. And Matanuska Maid
cottage cheese is Alaska's best because
it's Alaska's freshest.
ALASKA
THE HAIRY FARMERS OF
ALASKA'S
favorite
BRAND
FOR
25 YEARS
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