Alaska Income Tax
Shows Highest
Increase in U. S.
Alaska leads all the states of
the nation not only in growth of
population—as demonstrated by
the 1950 census—but also in the
increase of tax payments to the
Federal treasury, the Alaska De
velopment Board was advised
last month by the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue.
Internal Revenue collections in
Alaska in the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1951, were 122.8 percent
greater than in the previous year,
the Bureau reported. Collections
of corporation income and profits
taxes, individual income and em
ployment taxes and miscellan
eous internal revenues in the Ter
ritory totaled $38,762,327.11 as
compared with $17,393,930.93 in j
the previous year, the Develop- !
ment Board was advised.
*-The increase of 122.8 percent
in a single year compares with
the nation-wide average increase
of but 29.5 percent. Delaware,
the state showing the greatest in
crease in total internal revenue
collections, marked up a 58.9 per
cent advance during the year.
Alask’s increase, therefore, was
more than twice as great as that
of the leading state.
The large increase in collections
in the Territory was accounted
for* mainly by individual income
and employment tax collections
which went up in the single year
from $14,349,235.78 to $34,940,189.
29. This increase of 143.5 percent
was not even approached by any
state.
Alaska’s citizens who, including
the military—comprise only .085
percent of the nation’s population,
last year contributed .13 percent
of total individual income and
employment tax collections by
the United States.
Collections of corporation in
come and profits taxes in Alaska
amounted to $1,954,671.84 in the
year, an increase of 34.9 percent
over fiscal 1950. Miscellaneous
internal revenue collections to
taled $1,867,465.98, aw increase of
17.1 percent. Most of the corpora
tions in Alaska, the Development
Board noted, make their tax re
turns in outside states and the
amounts thus are not reflected in
the Alaska totals. If tbey were,
the Board estimated, total inter
nal revenue collections from
Alaska would be found to be in
excess of $50,000,000 per year.
Training for Schools
Juneau—“After extensive
study and research a comprehen
sive program on Civil Defense
training for the schools has re
cently been completed and is now
available,” said Colonel Landreth,
Territorial Director, last week.
The course consists of a number
of drills instructing children in
the necessary steps to minimize
casualties in event of an enemy
bombing raid.
“Whether inside a building or
outside in the playground,” Lan
dreth said, “the children will be
taught exactly what must be
gone and at the same time allay
the fears to a great extent, of
anxious parents.”
Also included will be movies
and strip film on Civil Defense
to aid the teachers in their
course of instruction.
Local directors will handle dis
tribution of program to all the
schools in their community. Al
aska Native Service will handle
their distribution through the
main office in Juneau.
U. of Alaska
Enrollment Shows
2.5 Men for Each Co-ed
Enrollment at the University
of Alaska stood at 260 students
as the first week of the 1951-52
school year ended September 21.
Alaskan residents accounted for
228 of the total.
This influx of students fills the
men’s dormitories to their capaci
ty of 131, and although the 42 wo
men living on campus do not
quite fill Hess Hall, only senior
women rate single rooms.
Classes began at 7:55 Wednes
day morning, September 19, with
the largest enrollment (48) in the
Department of Arts and Letters,
while Civil Engineering and Min- 1
ing Engineering tied for second
place with 36 students majoring
in each department. The two new
departments on-campus, Wildlife
Management and Electrical En
gineering, have both begun very
well with a total of 22 majors and ,
12 majors respectively. The grad
uate department in Wildlife,)
which opened for research and !
work toward a master’s degree
last year, has a capacity enroll
ment of 8 and had to refuse fur
ther applications more than a
month before the opening of the
University.
As is usual with a school which
specializes in the scientific and
engineering fields, the University
of Alaska has more men than wo
men students; however, the pro
portion is not so unbalanced as it
has been in former years since
there are now a mere 2.5 men for
each woman attending this fall.
The incoming freshman class
has maintained its traditional nu
merical superiority and is the
largest class on-campus, and this
year, for the first time in many
years, the senior class far out
numbers the junior. Forty-four
seniors have returned to the Uni
versity of Alaska this fall, while
the junior class numbers only 28.
Late registrations, which are ac
ceptable until October 3rd, may
change these figures, but with
Fairbanks Seeks
Added Federal Funds
For City Services
The city of Fairbanks is seeking
$10 million from the federal gov
ernment in order to improve its
facilities to serve the influx of
persons now in the area because
of the defense effort.
The city council is making the
request, but the need for the
funds is backed by the chamber
of commerce and other civic or
ganizations.
i
Fairbanks city fathers believe
their city too poor to be able to
afford the cost of all improve
ments necessary at this time, es
pecially since many of the im
provements will no longer be
necessary after the present emer
gency is over. They believe that
city taxpayers should not have to
pay over two or three decades for
full dormitories and a large num
ber of special students from Ladd
Field taking morning classes, the
University is operating now at
close to maximum capacity and
does not expect any radical
change in totals or proportions.
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NO INCREASE IN RAIL RATES
John J. Johnson announced this
week there will be no freight rati'
increases on the Alaska Railroad
at this time. He said the cancella
tion of the proposed 10 percent
increase has been approved by
the secretary of the interior.
improvements made to accommo
date the temporary influx.
According to plans being form
ulated, the mayor or the city
manager will be sent to Washing
ton to plead the city’s case per
sonally before the congressmen
who are responsible for allocating
money for the defense effort.
Northland Pioneer Grange No. 1
will hold election of officers at
the October 11 meeting, it was
announced this week. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
Following the meeting there
will be a pie social and members
are asked to bring a pie to the
meeting.
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