Sharp Increase In
Personal and Excise
Taxes Next Month
Washington l/P) — A $5,750,
000,000 tax increase which
among other things would boost
the levy on most individual in
comes by about 11 3-4 per cent
was approved yesterday by a
Senate-House conference com
mittee.
In addition to the income tax
rise—effective Nov. 1—the bill
calls for sharp increases in the
excise taxes on whisky, beer,
wine, cigarettes, gasoline, auto
mobiles and a number of other
articles.
Corporation taxes are jumped
by upward of $2,300,000,000
retroactive to last April 1.
The individual income tax in
creases are integrated into the
regular bracket rates. As a re
sult of rounding off the figures
to produce,even numbers in the
rates, the increase for most tax
payers actually varies from 11
1-2 per cent to about 12 per cent.
The excise (sales tax) increas
es go into effect Nov. 1, if Presi
dent Truman signs the bill by
Oct. 21.
They include the following in
creases:
Whisky and other spirituous
liquor, from $9 to $10.50 a 100
proof gallon, or about 26 cents
a fifth for ordinary liquor. Beer
from $8 a barrel to $9. Wine
taxes up an average of 12 1-2
per cent.
Cigarette taxes increase from
7 cents a pack to 8. The tax on
chewing and smoking tobacco
goes down, however, from 18
to 10 cents a pound.
Gasoline tax up from 1 1-2 to
2 cents.
The excise tax increases are
to remain in effect until April
1, 1954, when the rates are sup
posed to go back to the present
level—provided Congress doesn’t
change its mind.
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the debt at no time to become an
obligation binding upon the tax
payers of the city.
The mortgage is protected by
lull insurance on tne property
until final settlement is made, la
case of default on payments, six
per cent interest on the amount
in default will be paid, but no
interest on the principle will
ever be involved;
Anticipating tne need tor im
mediate work on mains and leak
ing lines before the winter
freeze, Mtiyor Lanier appointed
Richard O. Myers superintendent
of the water system. Mr. Myers
was reluctant to accept the posi
tion. “At this time of year,” he
said, “there is so little that can
be done of any permanent
value.” He took the matter un
der consideration, however, upon
being pressed, and will give his
answer at the next regular meet
ing of the council Monday, Oct.
15.
Mr. Myers said that he would
probably not be available for
more than seven or eight months
as he has other plans. The coun
cil expressed the opinion, how
ever, that since he is more fa
miliar with the present system
than most other available per
sons, he is the best choice at the
present time for the position of
superintendent.
Plans were discussed for op
erating the water system under
a public works plan which would
include streets and sidewalks,
protective inspection (building
and plumbing) water, engineer
ing, sanitation (sewers, garbage
removal), and the city garage.
This system is being used in
other cities and found to work
out very well, as equipment and
employees of the various depart
ments are interchangeable.
Anywhere in Town—50 Cents
NORTHERN CAB
Phone Main 54 or Main 55
BAY SERVICE
Main 171 228 4th Av«.
WSB GRANTS PAY RAISE TO
SHIP RADIOMEN
Washington Ul’> -*-='Wage Stab
ilization Board (WSB) approval
of a $8$ to $50 monthly pay raise
for ship radio operators appar
ently has prevented a threatened
walkout.
A spokesman for the CIO
American Radio Association said
last night the operators “prob
ably” would sign on ships de
layed in sailing. However, he
said, the WSB action was not
entirely satisfactory because it
did not grant the retroactivity
sought by the union.
The board voted 8 to 4 yes
terday to make the pay raise
effective Sept. 1 instead of last
June as the union wanted. In
dustry members who dissented
said they would issue an opinion
today.
The 1.350 radio operators had
threatened to remain ashore if
the board refused to correct
what they called “inequities”
between their pay and that of
other ship crew members.
Some ships due to sail from
New York yesterday were held
in port.
ITALIAN PEACE TREATY
BEING REVISED
Washington I/P) — The State
Department gave notice today
that regardless of Russian ob
jections the West intends to go
ahead with plans to revise the
Italian peace treaty.
FARNSWORTH
SOI.DOTNA, Al.ASKA
General Freight
and Hourly Rates
OIL - FUEL - LUMBER
Seward - Kenai
Hcmer
and Way Points
When in Seward It's - -
The New Seward Hotel
Oscar Dahl, owner
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223 Central Bldg.
P.O. Box 592
Ph. 3-4401
George Hutton
District Mgr.
FAIRBANKS
M. J. (Bill) Wilcox
DisL Freight Agt.
T.-f i.J.
Jameson Eng. Bldg.
SEWARD
ARR Freight Depot
Main 164
Captain T. Bie
Operating Mgr.
i Modern Coastzvise Steamship Transportation
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HEART OF KENAI
KENAI JOE'S BAR
Cocktails
Lunch Room
Cabins - Gas - Oil
MATANUSKA VALLEY LINES BUS STOP
FREDDIE MILLER
JOHN CONSEIL. Pro*
THE PLACE FOR—
BEER and LIQUOR
One-Fourth Mi*e West of Moose River
on the Sterling Highway
Stop in and Get Acquainted
Tom & Florence Harriso
CLAM GULCH STORE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Gcs - Oil - Cold Beer - Groceries
PER OSMAR
FRAN OSMAR Proprietors
Clam Gulc
Posioffice
MUk from Your Local Dairy■
REGULAR DELIVERIES or AT YOUR GROCER'S
SEWARD DAIRy
PHONE MONROE
or GARFIELD 51
Anchorage - Seward
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TKE ALASKA RAILROAD
EACH MONDAY end FRIDAY
Depart Seward lor Anchorage . 8:30
a.rr
EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY
Depart Anchorage for Seward .1:30 p.n
EACH THURSDAY
A boat connection will be operated from Anchorage 1
Seward and return each Thursday. Time of departui
will depend on arrival of vessels at Seward.
The passenger train Aurora leaves Anchorage for
Fairbanks each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30
a.m. after September 24. It departs Fairbanks for
Anchorage on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 8:30
a.m.
/ Ride the safe and dependable
way this winter—
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FOR INFORMATION CALL MAIN 153