The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 30, 1943, Page 2

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Ask for Phoenix Celanese Rayons today! < THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA 3 COLLECTION OF ALASKA TAXES SHOW INCREASE Amount for 1943 Fiscal ' Year Five Times that of 1940 1§929,14331, BN Rehrends QUALITY SINCE /887 Lois of Worry Now As io Who Will Get info Berlin Fi;sl Bist.” 3) BY JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. — A heater-dealer (plumber to you and me) got a contract from the War Department to install 40 heaters That it's a lot further ansk than it is from the Straits of Messina or the Channel coasts, in lm.* sentry boxes that surround pjcy, may become a “third front” the White Hcuse, State Department ;nv qay now. and other government buMdings anq 4) That if the “blood-thir- here, sty Russians really do start knock- He inz on Germany’s front door, the o war-wise Huns will open the back Inent door to let the “humanitarian” Al- ::'“‘;" lied Nation's armies in first ha been Army the amaze- gone to work on much to his cancelled. Trying to the reason, he discovered the original requisition had drawn by an old regular sergeant, now a first lieu- tenant, who had written: “Forty heaters for dog-houses.’ The coltnel to whom it went was too soon out of civilian life to be aware of Army slang. He killed the requisition, with the indignant post- script: “I can see no reason for spending taxpayers' money on cod- dling dogs.” had when it w Lend-Lease has had its ups and downs. But from now on, Washing- ton observers are predicting freely, it won't have such easy going. The prineipal reason: U. S. industry is getting plenty worried about post- war competition. Why, industrial- ists ask, should American taxpayers pour out billions to strengthen foreign industries which will be competitive in post-war world trade? It probably will take a five-foot shelf of books and séveral post- war years of world trade realities to answer that question. Neverthe- less, the sideline crew here is pos- itive that lend-lease is in for a real drubbing before the next ap- Probably the worst pun that ever came out of OPA is this one: There being no ceiling price on snulff, the dippers will have to pay through the nose for the duration. And one of the big laughs here today is thic worry in some pretty h places that the Russians will reach Borlin before the British- American mies do. The reasons for the laughs are r-fold 1) That only some ths ago, the big question was: the Russians hold out until get there? (2) That if the Russians do get there first, the British and Ameri- yans will be sitting at the right and left of the peace table and the man presiding will be “Papa” Jo- sef Stalin, whom, less than a few s ago, both nations had tagged No. 3 man on the “Liquidation this coming spring and early sum- mier) get to a- vote. fc it Cen w YOUR BROKEN LENSES Replaced in our own shop. Examined. Dr. Rae Lillian Oarlson. Blomgren, Bldg. Phone 636. adv. e PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Have a portrait artist take your pictute. Hamersley Studio. Opposite Federal Building. Phone 294. adv. - BUY WAR BONDS BRINGING UP FATHER ISN'T IT WONDERFUL TO [ LOVELY-IT WON'T THINK MY FIANCE 15 | BE LONG BEFORE RECOVERING HIS HEALTH' || HE CAN GO TO HE WALKS WITHOUT HIS RK-THEN YOU CAHES AND EXERCISES |\ICn CAN RELAY! A\ ALL THE TIME- 5 DONT FORGET " SLOGAN CONTEST TUESDAY NIGHT The boys and girls of Juneau: and the Gastineau Channel area are again reminded that an award of a 18256 war bond will be made at the to| Bond Rally tomorrow night, after | Berlin from Kharkov and Bry-| the parade, in ‘the 20th Century | s ¥1$1.332887, or 2013 percent. Theatre This $25 bond will be given to the boy or girl who displays the best slogan about the Third War Loan Drive. The drive starts September 1 and continues through Septem- ber 15 The rules are simple and consist of only a few musts. . The entrants must be in the parade which will form at the corner of South Frank- lin and Admiral Way. The slogans must be displayed and carried in the parade by the entrants. In addition they must be legible so as o be read by the judges who will be in the reviewing stand. Finally, the .en- trants must attend the rally to-re- ceive the prize should he or she win. All entrants must be 15 years of age or under. In this way the Gastineau Chan- nel boys and girls can do their part in this great drive for victory. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on August 26, 1943, ih the Commissioner’s Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, WAL- TER F. SHARPE was appointed propriation bills (due to be passed administrator with the will anrexed ' of the estate of JAMES F. DENNIS, deceased. All persons haying claims against said estate are required . to present them, with verified vouehers Eyes as Tequired by law, ‘to said. admin- | istrator at the office, of his attor- ney Howard D.. Stabler, Shatfuck Building, Juneau, Aliska, within six months from the date bf ‘the first publication of this \otice. WALTER F. SHARPE Administrator: w. W.. 4. ‘I"ir.sl Publication: August 30, 1943.' t Publication September 20, 1943. , increase Uncle Sam’'s collections from | Al taxpayers increased nearly | one-fourth during the last year. | Exactly $4944678.24 in all forms| of internal revenue was collected | in the Territory during the 1943 fiscal year ending June 30th, That | is five times the amount obtained| in the fiscal year 1940, | These figures were disclosed today: by Clark Sgquire, collector of Inter- | nal Revenue for the district of Washington and Alaska. They do not include Victory tax, which for the fitst three months amounted to $326,986. Figures for the second three months are not available be- cause reports for that quarter were not made until after close of the fiscal year. For the collections for 534.93. The increase for 1943 was or 23.1 percent. The ‘increase for the entire country was 714 percent, total collections hav- | {ing jumped from 13 billions to 22 | billions throughout the nation. For the state of Washington, [alone the increase was 127.4 percent. The amount collected there ad- vanced from 126 millions to 287 millions. The “total for the district| (Washington and Alaska) for the; last fiscal year was $291,970,440.31, Reason for Drop Principal reason why Alaska| showed such a small percentage, is that corporation in-! come taxes dropped half a million | dollars—from $730,859 to $227,312,! a decrease of 68.9 percent. Washing- | ton, however, showed an increase of 41 percent, making a net in-| crease of 383 percent for the dis-| trict. Only one collection district | showed a net loss—Pittsburgh dis- | trict in Pennsylvania, for 7.8 per-} | decrease in this kind of | s due to the fact that some| | large corporations have ceased op-i erating during the emergency and! |others have moved their offices Outside and are filing returns else- where. Individual income tax collrclimm‘ here increased 19.5 percent (from| $2463,706 to $2,943572) but not quite enough to offset the corpor-! fiscal year 1942 total than ene percent. Alaska Is Sixth From the standpoint of miscel-| laneous internal revenue, including excess profits, only five districts had a larger percentage increase than Alaska. These taxes in the Territory soared from $442,360 to! The |increase nationally was 88.2 percent Employment taxes in Alaska ad- vanced from $378,608 to $440.906 or 164 percent. The national in- {crease was 164 percent and for the whole district of Washington and Alaska, 625 percent. These| ligures, too, were affected by the filing elsewhere of returns covering | employment in Alaska. Percentage increases for Alaska were heaviest last year and two' years ago. Total collections here :’wem from $975,799 in 1940 to $1.-1 550,680 in 1941 and to 34,015.534‘ in 1942, for successive increases of | 59 and 159 percent. | Admission—Dues | Taxes on general admissions and | club dues in Alaska jumped from $60,93C for the 1942 fiscal 1o $172464 for the 1943 fiscal year,| ending June 30. » | The. increase amounted to $111,-| 524, or 183 percent. Throughout the nation the increase was 32 percen’. Figures on collection of miscel-| laneous. taxes- in Alaska were re-| poried today by Clark Squire, col- cotor of Internal Revenue for the| district of Washington and Alaska,| with headguarters in Tacoma. \ For the fiscal year 1940 the ad- inission taxes in Alaska was only} $26,026. .In that year the tax on telcphone and telegraph messages ¥as $2,040, but it mounted to $35.-| |The amount. collected on safe de-| posit, boxes increased from $605 in 1940 to. $2]728 in’ 1043. 1 The tax on retail sales of jewelry, | furs and toilet preparations became effective less than two years ago. ich sales in Alaska for ! Taxes on s Copr 1943, iding Featutes Syndicate, Inc, World ¢ Alaska were $4,015,- | ation loss, so the income tax col-j lections showed a decline of 1e85{§sncous internal revenue, | vear 682 for the fiscal year just closed. ¥ | CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO GET THAT WELL! Find Lost Canadian Airliner Thirteen passengers and three of the crew of a Canadian Pacific liner lost their last December 20 and for many months no trace of . the bodi®s or wreckage could be found in the wilds of British Co- lumbia. Kecently these were located by plane scouts. The tiny ringed spot on the vertical face of this 7,000-foot peak in the F) Yalley, 75 miles cast of Vancouver, B. C.,, is where the huge airliner crashed against the mountain top in a dense fog. This photo was taken from the plane, which sighted the wreckage after an eight months’ search. Ground parties had considerable diffi culty reaching the site. RUSSIAN COURSE T0 BE OFFERED IN SEPTEMBER In answer to many request nd because of the interest shown last spring, an opportunity to learn the n language ill be offered aga this September, the Rev Makary Andrew Baranof announces Beginning classes in' thé cour which was taken by ma Juneaun people last will be held on Mondays and Fridays at 6 A cl for advanced stude 1eduled for 7 o'clock on tk da; The first meeting of ai has been set for Septer All the interested i the 1942 and 1943 fiscal years, re spectively, were: Jewelry, $50,866 and $13 $8,819 and $21,- 077; toilet preparations, $15,872 and $22,276 The tax on transportation of per sons increased from $27,75 : 458. Other increases w Liquor $116,996 to $141,455; coin devices, $4,355 to $12,808; documentary stamps, $242 tp 51,394; bowling al- leys and pool tables, $890 to $987 Collection of capital stock fell off from $48, 844 to $36,956 Individual income tax collection here increased 19.5 per cent (from $2,463,706 to $2,943,572) but not quite enough to offset the corporation loss, so the income tax collections showed a decline of less than one per cent. \ar, ka Is Sixth standpoint of including districts increase in the ,360 to The per- From the the course Richard H. f the the only five had a larger percentage than Al a. These tax Territory soared from $4 1,032,887, or 2013 per cent. increase nationally was 88.2 cent. Employment taxes in Alaska ad- vanced from $378,608 to $440,906, or 164 percent. The natio increase was 26.4 percent and for the whole district of Washington and Alaska, 625 percent. These figures, too, were affected by the filing else- where of returns covering employ- ment in Alaska. Percentage increases Alaska we, heaviest last y and two ago. Total collections here went frem $975,799 in 1940 to 51,- 550,680 in 1941 and to $4,015534 in 1942, for successive increases of 59 and 1569 percent — e excess profits, secret 404 m. ary n Byrns class, hours of 4 and 7 p. at Bl betwe for ARTHUR CRITES ON WAY TO INTERIOR SAMPLER 313 the famous assortment of best-liked confections . . . here direct from the makers - §i1.50 0 $7.50. BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “The Rexall Store” Arthur Crites, retired banker fronr Bakersfield, California, arrived here over the week-end and is enroute to the interior where he will inspect some mining property. While in Juneau he is a guest at the Bar- anof Hotel. ! MOTORSHIP PATRICIA PLYING BETWEEN JUNEAU, HAINES and SKAGWAY LEAVES JUNEAU ‘l'uesdéys and Saturdays at 8:00 P. M. TICKETS and INFORMATION at PERCY'S CAFE Where all small packages may be left. OH-CLEO-BRING ME SOME _BIRD SEED AND SOME VITAMINS - -1 AM I HAVIN' A RELAPSE! T ights ceserved | returning | They MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1943 | ROYAL CAFE Specialties: CHOW MEIN CHOP SUEY AMERICAN DISHES | ROYAL CAFE Phone 738 162 S. Fronklin CONSTANCE RUDE LEAV Bound for St. Olaf’s Colleg orthfield, Minnesota, Miss tance Rude, daughter of Dr. Mrs. J. O. Rude, left yesterday steamer. Miss Rude spent the vaca- tion here with her family and is to school for her senior Con- and vy ear. - SOFOULIS FAMILY HOME J. A. Sofoulis and two chil- Mary and Jimmy, are home visiting Outside this summer, | arrived Saturday evening. | . Mr. Sofoulis is the proprietor of | the Star Bakery. Jar e | ORDER YOUR sifieds Pay! wer \RABBIT SKINS | NOwW Tanned, cleaned and all ready to make wp. VALCAUDA FUR COMPANY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Mrs. dren, from npire CI WINDOW WASHING RUG CLEANING SWEEPING COMPOUND FOR SALE DAVE MILNER Phone Blue 510 ‘ ™HEBARANOF |} Alaska’s Largest Apartment { Hotel * EVERY ROOM WITH TUB and SHOWER * Reasonable Rates * Phone 800 ® Perrect comfort @ Centrally located ® Splendid food and service McClure, * Large Rooms— Mgr. all with Bath ALASEANS LIKE THE PASSENGERE FREIGHT REFRIGERATION L D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 812 | 77 Buy war BoNDS ; : ] S ey YOU CAN FLY JUNEAU to Anchorage Kodiak Fairbanks Yakutat Valdez Nome Cordova Seward Bristol Bay Kuskokwim and Yukon Poinis Wednesday Friday Sunday * ALASKA STAR AIRLINES Phone 667 Office BARANOF HOTEL Woodley Airways JUNEAU ANCHORAGE Via YAKUTAT and CORDOVA Connections to ALL INTERIOR Alaska Points Loclkheed Arrives Juneau 2:00 P.M. Electra Leaves Juneau 2:30 P.M. Tuesday-Friday FOR RESERVATIONS ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES Phone 612 Agents Juneau ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska Passengers, Mail, Express SITKA TRIP—Scheduled Daily at 9:30 A. M. Hawk An- Pel- Kim- Chicha- Inlet Hoonah goon Tenakee Todd ican shan gof Juneau ...$ 8 $10 $18 $10 $18 $18 $18 $18 Sitka ... 18 18 18 10 18 18 10 10 Chichagof 18 18 10 18 10 5 Kimshan.. 18 18 10 18 10 Pelican 18 18 Todd ........ 10 10 Tenakee .. 10 Angoon Hoonah .. 10 Haines and Skagway—Scheduled Daily at 7:30 A. M. Haines Skagway $18.00 $20.00 Sitka $18 Juneau Skagway 2 4 10.00 Express Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge 60c ‘Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, less 109 Excursion Inlet—Scheduled Daily at 9 A. M. and 2 P. M. Juneau Hoonah Excursion Inlet SN $15.00 $10.00 Express Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge 60c SCHEDULED TUESDAY and THURSDAY Ketchikan Wrangell Petersburg $45.00 $35.00 $30.00 Petersburg 30.00 10.00 Wrangell ... 20.00 Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.00 to Ketchikan Express Rate: 10c per pound—Minimum of 60c to Petersburg and Wrangell : PHONE 612 Juneau . Above rates applicable when passenger traffic warrants. Schedules and Rates Subject to Change Without Notice.