TROOP 6.S NEWS
By Billy Lee
Troop 63, sponsored by the Cove
nant Church, had a wonderful
time at Scout Camp. We had
chances to get our Tenderfoot,
2nd and 1st Class Badges.
The main event was the Mt.
Osborne hike. Those who went on
this trip were: Erwin Tucker, Joe
Dexter, Art Johnson, John and
Luddy Towner.
The boys who received the
Nome Camp Badge were: Tom Lee,
Harvey Miller, Charles Tucker,
Owen Sundstrom and Wendall
Smith.
Cheechako Badge was presented
to Owen Sundstrom, Harvey Mil
ler, Tom Lee and Charles Tucker.
Second year at camp: Billy Lee,
Erwin Tucker and John Amund
sen.
Third year at camp: Joe Dexter,
Art Johnson and John Towner.
The hoys who received recog
nition were: Wendall Smith, reg
istration; John Amundsen, photo
graphy; and John Towner, bugling.
"4-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
Available at The Nome Nugget
2 Social Security
Officials Visit Here
Two officials from the Social Se
curity Administration are visiting
the Seward Peninsula this week.
They are Don Sutcliffe, assistant
regional representative from the
Social Security West Coast head
quaters in San Francisco, and
Ralph Seward, assistant manager
of the Juneau District Office.
The problem of failure by some
self-employed people to take the
necessary steps to get social se
curity protection is one of the
big reasons for the visit.
Business and professional people
who are self-employed get this
social security protection by pay
ing the social security tax each
year along with their regular in
come tax.
But according to Sutcliffe, a dif
ficult problem has arisen in the
Seward Peninsula area in con
nection with more than 20 rein
deer herders scattered between
Unalakleet and Noatak.
These herders are not only self
employed, but are classed as
farmers, and as such have a choice
of filing their tax returns in two
different ways.
A reindeer herder can get so
cial security credit if he has at
least $400 of net earnings for his
year’s work. He can also get credit
if he had at least $600 gross earn
ings.
The last choice for getting social
security credit is not open to any
group but farmers — including
reindeer herders. Congress includ
ed this option in the law because
it is recognized that frequently a
farmer, after paying his expenses
for the year may actually wind up
with no net profit.
Many of the reindeer herders
have never had reportable income
before and do not realize that even
though they may owe no income
I tax, they must file an income tax
I return and pay the social security
FIRE CALL
An alort city patrolman, Robert
Dickson, on night patrol at the
cast end of town saw smoke from
the Andy Peterson home, alerted
two boys asleep, and at 2:31) a.m.
called the Fire Department avert
ing what could have been a dis
astrous fire.
A)i investigation following the
fire indicated that the fire was
caused by defective wiring.
tax. This is the only way they can
start building up social security
protection for themselves and their
family.
Sutcliffe pointed out that a tax
return from a reindeer herder does
not have to be a complicated af
fair. All that is needed is a basic
list of expenses and sale income
for the year. By adding up all the
different amounts of money re
ceived for the sale of reindeer
during the year, a gross income
figure is established. By adding
up all the expenses in running the
herd during the year, a total ex
pense figure is established. The
net profit is found by substract
ing total expenses from the gross
profit.
This need for sales and expenses
requires a note to be made when
ever a transaction occurs, Sutcliffe
said, emphasizing the need for
keeping basic records was the big
point in discussion with the herd
ers seen so far.
Any herder with a question about
how to pay his social security
should write to Lee Christensen,
manager of the Social Security Of
fice, Box 1331, Juneau, Alaska.
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Alaska's Grnrral
Fund Kevt4iiiM*s
Tola I 871.822.193
JUNEAU /? Alaska's general
fund revenues during fiscal 1962.
ending last June 30, were $71,822,
195, an increase of $29,715,994 over
general fund receipts for the pre
vious year.
In disclosing the figure- today.
Director Richard Freer of the Di
vision of Budget and Management
said the largest share of general
fund receipts for fiscal 1962 came
from income, excise, occupation
and property taxes.
Funds which accrued to the gen
eral funr! from these sources in
fiscal 1962 amounted to a total of
$31,460,290, compared with $24,
422,951 in fiscal 1962.
Receipts from state lands ac
counted for $21,334,301 of the fiscal
1962 general fund receipt total. In
fiscal 1961. receipts from this
source was $1.727,42.3.
Business licenses and permits
brought in .$1,016,052 during fiscal
1962, compared with $1,023,849 dur
ing fiscal 1961.
The actual total of $71,822,195
in general fund receipts for fiscal
1962 exceeds by $3,387,104 an esti
mate submitted by Freer’s division
to the 1962 legislature in January.
More people in the world use the
milk and other products of dairy
goats than of dairy cows.
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NO Ml-; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
LAST WEEK WAS 4.7 PER CENT
Tilt- rate <■ >;:.par*' v .' i. 4.6 > r
cent orevmu -..<■< k and 8.fi
per cent during he a me week a
year ago.
Continuing um inpic.yment -.vas
1,558. while new we a : loyn.
totaled 22.".
The insured unempiyoment ra“e
by area included Anci rage, 4.8
per cent; Fairbank.-, 6.9; Juneau,
2.8; Ketchikan. 3.3: Nome. 4 7;
Petersburg, 2.5; and Sitka. 2.4.
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