The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 6, 1945, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ions for vo! elections been requ Councilman Don Skuse PAGE EIGHT ° 'so they will both be entitled to vote flwhcn such tax is paid regardless of How 'I‘o ASSURE {which spouse remits, City Clerks should take care to see that the names of both husband and wife ap- VOTE ON BONDS oo e v i ° \ Partnerships | “Three business people organized a Make Cenain Name IS On‘purtnfl'ship under the name of A.B. EC. Company. Then buy a lot nnld H building. The Assessor treats only G r l’s VieWS |is upon the property of the AB.C. ney enera Company. The tax is paid by com- e pany check and the company’s name At their last meeting, members of |goes on the taxpayers' list. At a Juneau's Common Council adopted|jater election, assuming no other tax into the minutes an opinion Alaska’s Attorney General, Ralph all three partners are disqualified to J. Rivers, outlining eligibility provis-|vote, as their individual names do v in muncicipal bond | not appear. Yet in the eyes of the The interpretation had|law, partners are liable as indivi- ted from Mr. Rivers by|duals on all their partnership obli- ions, regardless of what busine: order to inform property owners|dividual name on the Tax Roll. | as to what is required to make them| way of cooperation, assessment could eligible to vote in such elections. be directed to A.B.C. co-partners, in-| The communication from Attorney stead of the A.B.C. Company, gndi General Rivers, with reference t0 the names of all three then and Title 48, U. 8. Code 44b,” here fol-|there put on the Roll. Jows, in full “Also, people doing business undc‘r‘ In response to your request for an corporate forms of organization,| expression of my views on how to even though they own no real es- expand exercise of the franchise in|tate in their personal rights, should| yeferendums required for WBonding be checked upon carefully for pay-| an incorporated city, I submit the ment of, at least, a nominal tax on following: personal belongings. It might also Who May Vote |be noted that many people in the| “The Law above cited, which is/employee group who own no town part of Alaska’s Organic Act, speci- | real estate and have heretofore paid fies who may vote in clections to no town taxes, should be chm'kvd’ bond a city for public works of a upon carefully as potential taxpay- permanent character. The pertin-/ers and voters with more than two ent part provides | hundred dolla worth of personal « ‘No bonded indebtedness shall property to declare. be incurred by any municipal cor-| “I hope this will assist in your ef-| poration in the Territory of Alaska forts to induce widespread interest, unless the proposal to incur such and participation in the City's af-; indebtedness be first submitted to fairs involving both the benefits and | the qualified electors of such muni- | burdens which invariably accrue to cipal corporation whose names ap- the people of any political subdivis- | pear on the last tax-assessment roll ion.” or record of such municipality for - - - purposes of municipal taxation, at an election called for such pur- Ma(lEoD 'I'AKES | pose, and not less than 65 per cen- | | tion shall be in favor thereof HARRI MA(H'“E | “It is obvious that in order to s0n must: SHop pos' HERE‘ “1—Reside within the City Lim- AR, qualified elector therein. “2—Have his name appear on the Y PI b H ' gecord. To have his name so listed, | . Y g | he must be assessed on either real ing Expe”en(e | the: City, K. F. MacLe o od; formerly of the Husband And Wife |Crane Company in Seattle, has' of Alaska, neither the taxpayers nor g X operation of the Harri Machine the City Clerks, generally speaking,| o "0 " o0 juneaws oldest ing up a list of persons eligible to | was announced today. lection. To vote in & Taxpayers Elec | A veteran of 35 years in the a bouse and lot with household fur- SbeRE Sivich: | onesonies niture and personal elongingts. The| " PR Catpany, | i be s ot | Mr. MacLeod recently was head of | the real estate. Assessment is made g on all said property with refcrenee'cmn" Company’s Seattle office. goes on the rolls. The wife's name|in8 made annual trips through the | doesn’t. At a subsequent Taxpayers® Territory for the last 15 years. He | The cure for this is for the wife|©f the business, well and will con- to declare the personal property and | tinue to operate the company under | put her name on the roll, regardless| In addition to dealing in plumb- of who actually makes the tax re-|ing fixtures and repairs, the com- “A variation of the foregoing is of electrical and other household where the title of record to the|appliances. both spouses. Yet, for expedience, Seattle to sell their home, will join tax card is sent to the husband|her husband here in the near| ment of the tax and gets rev:cipl.1 ing his wife, all he would have to| do in a case like this would be to re-| OF BRIIAI" M A Y on the rolls. | SUPPOR | premises but own one thousand dol-| I lNDIANS4 lars worth of personal belongings. 8 with reference to him only. He pays| General Secretary of the Indian | only his name gets on the Tax Roll.|0f union workers today that “Even though we do not have the| “British workers will prove true to in Alaska, many of the family be-|the road to freedom.” | personally owned items. There- | declared the union was confident fore they should fill out the City's| that Prime Minister Attlee's Gov-’ the one exemption to which the|the peoples of India and Britain ! be assessed on the balance as Mr.|of the Indian deadlock.” and Mrs. As a result, both their - > — tum of the votes cast at such elec- participate in such an election, a‘per- its. This is necessary to be a | | New Manager Has Had 35! last City Tax Arsessment roll or| or personal property owned within T “In the past, throughout the toWns |\ .., over the management and t1 ion to build-| have paid any attent! 0 plumbing and heating concerns, it lust H husband and wife have Hlugirata. . A Inisbind | plumbing and heating business, all | husband is the owner of record of| the heating department of the! to him only. He pays. His na.ml] He is well known in Alaska, hnv-{ Election the wife is disfranchised.|knew the late Oscar Harri, founder | to insist if necessary, that the Clerk | that name. mittance. | pany plans to retail a full line| house and lot is in the names of| Mrs. MacLeod, who remained in cnly. He mails his check in pay-| future. in his name. His name only goes| on the rolls. To avoid disfranchis-| "Ew GOVERNMENT quest the Clerk to put both names, “Husband and wife live in romnd? Assessment is made on the whole] BOMBAY, Aug. 6-Narayan Joshi, the tax, gets receipt in his name and | Trade Union Congress, told a rally well-known community property law | their pledged word and take us on longings are bound to be the wife's| A resolution passed at the rally tax return as ‘Mr. and Mrs.’, claim|ernment “in the mutual interest of | head of the bouse is entitled, and|will set their hands to the solution names should go upon the Tax Roll, Empire Want-ads bring results! TRY SALTED CODFISH with Egg Sauce and Boiled Potatoes in Jackets This is only one way of preparing an appetizing, nourishing and economical meal from this popular seafood. CASE PHONE 704 Juneau Deliveries— 10 A.M.and 2 P. M. Douglas Delivery—10 A, M. from |jtems are paid by them individually, | |don to inquire if PETAIN IS ROAIDSEI“:IEF“ LOYAL SAYS | “visi satumoa | ! party of the House Committee on/ |Roads, made an overnight stay in| |Juneau Saturday. Due to their late arrival from Ketchikan, the Con-| |eressmen were able to obtain only| (a. brief glimpse of the road system | around Juneau. The party did not land at the Air-| | port here until about 5 o'clock Sat- By RELMAN MORIN urday afternoon. Members of the PARIS, Aug. 6.—Marshal Petain,' Juneau Chamber of Commerce, on trial for his life on charges of headed by Entertainment Chairman treasonable acts, was described to-|Charles W. Carter, were |Marshal De?ribed as Man | of "Perfect Pafriot- ism, Loyalty” France. The Congressmen had expressed a The description was in a telegram desire to drive to the end of the| from Pierre Merilgon, former mem-|Glacier Highway for a view of the ber of the French Embassy in Mad-|proposed extension to Berners' Bay rid, where Petain served. |Lack of time prevented, however.| It was read as the third week of| The Congressional party dined| the trial opened, just before Gen.|Saturday evening at the Goyernor's| Henri LaCaille testified that Winston | House, stopped overnight at che; Churchill told a Vichy representa-|Baranof Hotel and took off for tive to Great Britain: | Haines Sunday forenoon. | “We have been momentarily sep-| From Haines the group is to trav-| Let us try not to dflmi\gel[‘] the Haines link to the Alaska| | Highway, then traverse a major por- a Col.|tion of the Interior highway system, States arated each other any further.” The representative was Groussard, whom the defense des-|flying back to the cribed as a former member of the Whitehorse. pr cist Sagoulard and as pregent| Gov. Ernest Gruening accompan-| representative of the De Gaulle gov-jed the Roads group here from ernment in Switzerland. The Gen- Ketchikan and went along to Hains rd was sent to Lon-|with it. He plans to leave the Great Britain|Rcads Committee in time to return could assist the French with military | here to meet members of the House aid in North Africa. from eral said Grou | Territories Committee, due in Juneau Wednesday. Maj. Carl F. IT‘“.C"] agidhogo o v.h‘uhmA e Scheibner is also accompanying the British made commitments, most U”Roqu roup north from here his testimony was concerned with|RO04® ETOUP : the material weakness of the French s MRS. E X E Army in the years immediately pre-; e, SOK (‘i(())sG:FATTLF TRIP Cedite the st Mrs. Joo George, accompanied by Some 35 defense witnesses r?mflin:‘mr D PATaE. ) to be called — Generals and ol)wr:(‘mm’e‘i('f:“[ ga‘\?,er;n;]:;-sep1a::"m lleagues of the 89-year-old Mar-| o' 3 colleagues of the 89-year-old Mar-j o, u.” “petner, who has been including Gen. Alphonse Juin, i i P F‘ronch:”’""dmg the past three weeks va- | cationing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. return shal, one-time commander of forces in North Africa. on hand| z |day by a French delegate to the San/Wwith cars in which the group was| It was the Council's reaction that|name they use, so each would be en- | Francisco conference as a man of taken for a trip around the Men- | the opinion should be published inftitled, upon request, to have his m-i ‘perfect patriotism and loyalty to denhall Loop to Old Auk Village. l‘ By — e, ASHCRAFTS LEAVE enjoy a combined vacation and; Ray A. Kohls and Olaf Pearson, business trip of about 10 days,| of Whitehorse, arrived in Juneau while Mrs. Ashcraft will remain Saturday and are guests at the with her mother for a longer time.' Gastineau Hotel. | IR GRS EORGE BROTHER LIQUOR STORE Open to 12 Midnight THREE FEATHERS Pre-War Whiskey 5h-$3.95 | SO Fare from Juneau 85 ONE WAY 10% Discount on Round Trips Tax not included ) (b ~ HWORLD AIRHWAYS Tom George, was to } to training at Providence | Hospital, in Seattle, yesterday, —_— | while Mrs. George will visit her Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Ashcrau!parpnts, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clarke, left by plane yesterday, enroute lueon their farm near Everett, Wash., their former home in Saginaw,|where she plans to spend about near Eugene, Ore. Mr. Ashcraft,|three months. who is on the staff of the Ludwig - eee —— Nelson Jewelry Store, expects t": WHITEHORSE MEN IN TOWN CHINA TEAPOTS $4.00 Value Continues This Week POTTERY FOR$3.00{ TEAPCTS o Hundreds of Items Still Left! $1.50 Value FOR $1.00 KENT COFFEE M AKER- WITH CREAMER AND SUGAR UTILITY WERE WAS §5.95 - NOW $4.50 PARING WERE KNIVES §100t$30KNIVES 50c and 60c NOW - T 5cl0 $2.25 SMALL BOWLS FOR ELECTRIC MIXERS - WERE NOW $1.00{ TRAYS COFFEE BOTTLES What-Not SHELVES ==cczuze- GOLD SEAL GLASS NOW ---- 4 Qcand 50« TILE SERVING WERE 3.50 1.25 2.75 $1.65 value for $1.00 WERE —$7.50 -NOW §5.65 NOW 4.135 3.20 2.00 COFFEE BREWER - - -$2.75 value for $2.00 ROUND AND SQUARE REFRIGERATOR SETS ALE PRICE VALUE MARBLE $2.00 - 95¢ 45¢ - 25¢| SETS FIGURINES - $1.15valuefor $1.25 VALUE SALE PRICE Perfume $6.735 - $5.00 WITH MIRROR TRAY 30 VALUE SALE PRICE VALUE SALE PRICE HAND 10.00 - 6.00|0CCASIONAL 4.95 - 3.60 PAINTED 4.75 =3.6GO0{PITCHERS 3.00 - 2.25 2.00 - 1.50 125 - 95¢ 33e- 25¢ BOTTLES 3.50 - 2.65 AND 2.75-2.00 2.25 - 1.70 JARS POTTERY AND CHINA (Formerly Harri Machine Shop—Gift Dept.) f I LT vy ull o o) "