TAX HIKE ON CIGARETTES
EFFECTIVE NOV. 1
Collector of Internal Revenue
Clark Squire issued a statement
last week calling the attention of
manufacturers and importers of,
and wholesale and retail dealers
in, small cigarettes (including
the standard and so-called ‘king’
sizes), to the fact that the Rev
enue Act of 1951 provides for
an increase in the rate of the
Federal tax on small cigarettes
from $3.50 to $4.00 per thou
sand. effective November 1, 1951.
The act also imposes a floor
stocks tax of fifty cents per thou
sand (equal to 1 cent on each
standard package of twenty) on
all stamped (tax paid) small
cigarettes held by manufactur
ers. importers, dealers, and other
persons, for sale at the first mo
ment of November 1, the day on
which the Tncivase became ef
fect ive.
The collector emphasized the
need for every manufacturer,
importer and wholesale and re
tail dealer, to take an actual in
ventory of all stamped small
cigarettes on hand at the first
moment of November 1. in order
to prepare and file with the col
lector's office a return and in
ventory covering the tax due.
The floor stocks tax return
and inventory forms, Form 187,
Revised, prescribed for the use
of wholesale and retail dealers,
and Form 188, Revised, prescrib
ed for use of manufacturers and
importers were in tlie hands of
the printers and efforts were be
ing made to have these forms
delivered to collectors of inter
nal revenue in time for distribu
tion to manufacturers, import
ers, and wholesale and retail
dealers by November 1. Every
person liable to file return and
pay floor stocks tax on small
cigarettes who does not receive
the forms from the collector's
omce by mail within the next
week should apply at his nearest
internal revenue office for the
necessary forms. The Act re
quires a complete and accurate
floor stocks tax return to be
filed and tax paid to the Col
lector of Internal Revenue, Ta
coma, Washington, on or before
December 31. 1951.
Collector Squire also empha
sized the importance for every
manufacturer. importer and
dealer to keep a copy of the
cigarette floor stocks tax return
and inventory filed by him, as
well as any other records show
ing the details of the inventory,
and how and by whom it was
taken, and other information suf
ficient to enable the collector to
determine whctiier tiie correct
amount of floor tax has been re
ported and paid.
SEWARD WOMAN'S CLUB
TO SEE MOVIES
Tiie Seward Woman’s Club
will meet at the Seward Me
morial Church Thursday, Nov.
8, at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Robert Duffy will be in
charge of the program. There
will be musical selections by
the Misses Betty Boyd, Peggy
Dollivcr, and Audney Horton.
Miss Martine Burdick, a nurse
at the Seward Sanatorium, will
review the book “Florence
Nightingale.” Others are asked
to come dressed to represent
their favorite book.
Carlos Carson of the Fish &
Wildlife Service will show
ovios of wildlife in Africa.
^tCsses for the evening will
be Mesdames L. T. Kirch, George
Evcritt, Joe Guthrie, Gordon In
glis, and Miss Bessie Estep.
WOMAN'S CLUB TO GIVE
CARD PARTY
The Seward Woman’s Club
will give a card party in Hard
ing's Cafe banquet room on Sat
urday, November 10.
Bridge, canasta, and pinochle
will be played. The public is in
vited to attend.
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SEWARD, ALASKA
SANE HALLOWE'EN. NO
SERIOUS DAMAGE.
SAYS POLICE CHIEF
Police Chief Evans told a rep
resentative of the Record today
that no serious damage by Hal
lowe’en pranksters was reported
to his office this year.
Seward youth confined them
selves to the traditional soaping
of windows and emptying of
garbage cans, and even instances
of mild mischief were few, he
added. “Trick-or-Treat” seemed
to keep the youngsters occupied
this year.
STARTING A NEW BUSINESS?
CHECK WITH OPS
Juneau—Persons starting ucav
business:s should check with the
Office of Price Stabilization first
to avoid difficulties later. Fred
G. Hanford, Territorial OPS Di
rector, warned this week.
Hanford pointed out that all
new retail businesses which han
dle merchandise shipped in from
outside for resale must first ap
ply to the OPS for approval of
their price lists before placing
goods on sale. Retail sales are
cover, d by Regulation S).
Established businesses which
add new lines or items which
they did not handle during the
base period (December 19-Janu
ary 2(5) should also apply to the
OPS for approval of their pro
posed ceiling price on that par
L.cular article or line. Hanford
said.
Procedures for applying in
both instances are outlined in
the regulation. Copies may be
obtained, with instructions, by
writing or contacting the OPS
office in Juneau or any of the
branches in Anchorage, Ketchi
kan and Fairbanks.
WAGERS TO LE TAXED
The Revenue Act of 1951 im
poses a 10 per cent excise tax on
certain kinds of wag rs, it was
announced this week by Clark
Squire, Collector of Internal
eRvenue.
The law also provides a $50.00
annual occupational tax on
gamblers and their agents who
receive wagers which are sub
ject to the 10 p:r cent excise tax.
Also subject to the tax are oper
ators of pools (such as baseball
and football pools), numbers,
ltteries, and punchboards, and
their agents and runners.
Instructions, return forms, and
the special tax stamps will be
available in a few days. Taxpay
ers desiring forms or further in
formation should contact their
nearest Internal Revenue office.
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Juneau—A representative of
the Office of Price Stabilization
will now be available to act as
liaison man between small busi
ness men and the OPS, the Terri
torial Office of Price Stabiliza
tion said this week.
J. Herbert Meighan of Wash
ington, D.C., Director of OPS
activities in all the territories,
said he has appointed Fred G.
Hanford, Alaska Director, to be
“Small Business affairs repre
sentative in Alaska.”
“This means that, in accord
ance with terms of the National
Defense Act, we will set up a
procedure to render special as
sistance to small businesses,”
Hanford said. “We will make
available a representative of this
office to attend meetings of
business men, governors’, county
and municipal committees or any
other organization interested in
the problems of small busi
nesses, to hear their problems.”
Hanford dt fin d a “small busi
ness” as one which is “independ
ently owned and which is not
dominant in its field.” He added
that most Alaska busiess could
be classified small in compari
son with stateside standards.
“When developing regulations
or applying present regulations,
we will work with merchants.
We want r gelations to be un
derstandable because an under
standable regulation is an ef
fective one," Hanford said.
Hanford said the Juneau of
iicc would make speakers avail
able for meetings of business
men or any organizations which
have an interest in the affairs of
small business.
FORREST EOGARD OFFICER
OF COLLEGE PISTOL CLUB
Oregon State College, Corval
lis, Oregon — Forrest Bogard,
senior at Oregon State College,
has been elected executive offi
cer of the Memorial Union Pistol
Club for 1951-52.
This club, organized last year
for men interested in hunting
and shooting, provides training
in marksmanship and safety. A
number of marksmanship rec
ords are held by the crack M.U.
Pistol team.
Bogard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Troy Bogard, Seward, is major
ing in education.
Leora Marie Estes was born
at 4:30 this morning, Nov. 2, at
the Seward General Hospital.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Estes of Moose Pass.
ALASKA MARKET NEWS
The October 15 copy of Alaska
Market News from*the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture reports
that practically all crops pro
duced in the Territory found
ready markets at fair prices this
season. Some losses were in
curred by small operators due
to iack of organized markets.
This condition can be remedied
by farmers setting up wholesale
and retail markets. Prices in
1952 are expect d to be as high
or higher than past season. Mar
ket demand will be strong due
to growing population and in
creased consumer demand for
the higher quality produce mar
keted. Farmers are realizing that
improved methods must be used
to lower costs of production to
meet Stateside competition.
xvenai Peninsula
Hmer: Crop yields were aver
age. Acreage in production in
creased over 25 per cent tins
year. Estimated increase for
1952 is 25 per cent. Several new
farmers are beginning to get into
production.
Principal crops are potatoes,
hay, and some truck crops. Live
stock is increasing as fast as op
erating capital permits.
Naptowne: Cabbage and car
rots were harvested by Septem
ber 30. Potatoes and turnips
were still in the ground.
“The deepest indentation in
this section of the coast of the
peninsula is Resurrection Bay,
which was long years ago uti
lized by the Russians as a ship
yard. This bay affords the only
harbor in the vicinity, though its
entrance is beset with islands
and the approach made difficult
to sailing vessels.”—Ivan Petroff
in Census Report of 1880.
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Seward to Homer:
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RETURN from Homer Tues., Tiiurs., Sat. 9 A.M.
ANCHORAGE TO SEWARD:
ROUND TRIP DAILY
LEAVE ANCHORAGE. 8A.M.
Arrive Mile 38 . 11:30 A.M.
Connecting with bus for Homer on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
SEWARD TO ANCHORAGE:
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MRS. JENSEN BACK AF'
VOYAGE TO DENMARK
Mrs. Jensen, mother oi
Watsjold, has recently ret
from a long sea voyage tc
mark. SI12 sailed via fre
from Seattle, travelling th
the Panama Canal, and v
numerous European ports
en route to her homeland.
During her visit in Der
an old country birthday ce
tion was given in her hono
ing three days. “People i
country don’t know how t
brats a birthday properly
said, adding that she grea
joyed every minute o
lengthy voyage, and w£
troubled with seasickness
once, although severe
were encountered both w:
If all the employes wer
starters the boss wouldn’
to be a crank.
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