The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 23, 1949, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT TILE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 23, 1949 TAXES CUT IN CANADA | 'el Company was low with a bid of | {$22.126 on pl Gold Creek chs reve 1t repeirs, according to jword rec L. H. Hewitt OTTAWA, March 23 Canadian government as to cut taxes sharply and more consumer goods for the peo- ple. A 32-per cent reduction in income taxes and liberalized striking the names of come taxpayers from the rolls are features of the program It also calls for a cut in taxes on carnings of small business firms; repeal or reduction of a variety of | other levies; removal of price con- | The !, moved | provide F E in- | trol of many commodities; and re- 4, laxation of import restrictions on a long list of commodities. Announcing the program, Finance | Minister Douglas C. Abbott toid | parliament that at least another year of “almost unexcelled prosper- ity” lies ahead of Canada. He said the danger of inilation seems to have been passed, and “prices have ‘FUNERAI. SERVICES FOR was the father of Al Slagle, {known man in |lived in Alaska for 15 years, spend- ing the past 5 years at Tenakee. SUBMITS ONLY BID ON | GOLD (CREEK REPAIRS The Lemon Creek Sand and Grav- ed Gold Creek chan- D od here today from Col. | ;o District Engineer, St ttle | Only one bid was submitted. The | gy, ed cost was $17.446. | (o ngineers’ estir study of the project is com- |y ,—e— — 1 Ji JAMES SLAGLE FRIDAY x: al who died Saturday at Tena-! Slagle, who was a retired logger, |10 well- this area. He had |kn begun to recede to more healthy | levels.” Swift approval is expected. Prime Minister Louis | St. Laurent’s National Liberal par- ty has a majority in parliament and he is prepared to take the tax cut issue to the people in a general election. He said the government can still wind up the fiscal year 1949-50 with a budgetary surplus of $87,000,- 000 after expenditures of $2,390,000,- 000 despite the tax cuts. This is possible, the Finance Minister ex-'bott said, war time price ceilings plained, because of the country’s|are being abolished infmediately on prosperous condition and the $574,- | many foodstuffs. Controls will re- 000,000 budget surplus piled up in | m the current year ending March 31. and steel. of the program |exemptions to be raised from $750 te $1,000 for a single person from $1,500 to $2,000 for a married per- son; |each dependent child. | repeal The program would lop $270,000,- | commodity taxes on chewing gum, 000—about 32 per cent of last year's | candy, tax revenues—from the national in- | tickets, come, Abbott estimated. [ The 25 to 35 per cent luxury taxes m jewelry, cosmetics, smokers sup- | i plies, and pen wowld be cut 10 per cent. The income tax program calls for and from $100 to $150 tfor The tax relief program calls for of the 5 to 35 per cent soft drinks, long distance telegrams and transportation telephone alls. cablegrams. and pencil sets | Fl Because supplies are good, Ab- «np on primary forms of iron! Cross LEMON CREEK COMPANY /KIWANIS T0 MARK ANNIVERSARY OF ALASKA PURCHASE Next Wednesday's luncheon meet- ing occurring as it will on Seward ay, has been chosen by the Kiwan- Club for a 100 percent attend- ance According to Gene Vuille, pro- am chairman, a talk of timely in- rest about Alaska will mark the No eward will be made until fur- gong anniversary of the Alaska pur- ther pleted hase, At today’s noon meeting in the Baranot Hotel Gold Room, President m McClellan reported on another future event-—the annual Children’s Easter Program sponsored by the iwanis Cluz. This year's tradition- event will be Saturday, April 16 the day before Easter Sunday—in Funeral services for James ~1Aglc,‘ the Capitol Theatre. Today’s program had been ar- kee will be held Friday afternoon, ranged by Bob Shellenbarger. It was |at the Charles W. Carter Mortu-|a ary. pif poignant and dramatic motion cture, “Danger Is Your Compan- ' loaned by the Juneau Red chapter. After seeing how nowledge saves lives, the average spectator would be ready to sign up for a first aid course before the lights go on. Home, industry, farm and high- jway accidents were dramatized. Today’s meeting adjourned after special acknowledgment of the work being done by Kikanians, Dr. D. D. Marquardt, chairman of the current Red Cross drive here, and Henry Legge of the committee, ———ees HOSPITAL NOTES Disci arged trom St. Ann's hos- tal yesterday were Mrs. Glenn etcher, Mrs. Louls J. Anderson, Anthony Johnson and William Field. Discharged from the Government hospital was Emily Cool of Ketchi- kan. - e Antheny Johnson of Tenakee is registered at-the Gastineau Hotel. A NEW SCHEDULE OF HOURS TRIANGLE CLEANERS 116 Franklin Street Telephone 507 Ld Closed Saturdays----Starting March 26, 1949 The Management of The Triangle Cleaners and The City Cleaners hereby announce that the shops will close Friday evenings, and’ will remain closed until Monday mornin; This change in. hours is necessary as the result of complying with demands of the Union for a forty-hour work week. The new forty-hour week will, maintained at the same “take-home” however, be wages as were formerly paid for a forty-four hour work week. This means a wage increase of ten percent, plus the loss of four production hours per week. TRIANGLE CLEANERS A, R DUNCAN Girl Scouts Models~ LAZETTI-GLOVER In Fashion Showing CASE GIVEN T0 A Girl Scout Fashion Tea will be JURY TH'S NOON given Saturday afternoon at 2:30 gclo:ls fat the l}a]aranof Hrlnel. with -+ presentation yesterday, the couts from each Juneau troop mod- " ¢ e, Lazetti vs. A. G. Glover, | was argued this morning by Attor- eling fashions, entertaining with songs and dances. neys M. E. Monagle and Howard | D. Stabler. | Silver collected at the tea will be put into a fund for sending, for =) "oyt sought $1,244.10 for beef he | claimed Glover failed to deliver| | | the second year, a First Class Scout to the Western Hemisphere encamp- | from the Spruce Delicatessen; Glov- | men yee”twAasn;:ara;el; W;s“ge‘:! ?Sl er, in a counter-claim that he had. Denses Hor Juneau delegate. Alite |dclivered more than the full amount, | Jean Davis. i asked $247.80. | i Miscellaneous matters will be| Friends and mothers of Scouts . . n pefore the court tomorrow | and those interested in seeing fash- ”‘m ;\*iday will be motion day. ;(;m:::s yg;lnngs:erirzro:: 2;'::::: :s‘ Members of the jury panel will atleynd wid report at 10 o’clock Monday morn- The Western Hemisphere Scout "¢ b Al | encampment will be held July 19 to M CALIFORNIA August 12 at Muskegon, Mich. Two | FRO girls from Alaska will be chosen to attend. SALES DISPLAY ROOM IN GEORGE BUILDING A sales room for display of sam- |ples by traveling salesmen is being constructed in the George Bros. building on South Franklin, Approximately 400 square feet of | floor space in the tuilding has been partitioned off to be used for sm- | ple display. The remainder of the George Bros. building, including more than 6,000 square feet of space and 50 teet of street frontage is being readied for renting purposes, ac- cording to Joe George. The build- ing was formerly occupied by Hutchings Grocery. ‘Workmen at present are partition- ing off the display sales room and nutting in a wall at the rear of the building, George said. —— .- - FROM HOONAH Jack Templin of Hoonah is at the | Baranof. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hewes of Alameda, Calif., arrived on the Baranof and are registered at the | Gastineau, | .- s e 8 v o000 . . o o WEATHER REPORT (U. 8, WEATHER BUREAU 0 This data is for 24-hour pe- @ riod ending 6:30 am. PST. e In Juneau— Maximum, 41; @ minimum, 36. At Airport— Maximum, 41; minimum, 36. FORECAST (Juneau and Vielnity) Mostly cloudy with light o showers tonight and @ Thursday. Lowest tonight @ near 36 degrees. Highest on 0 ‘Thursday, 43 degrees. PRECIPITATION ¢ (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. todnv & In Juneau — .20 incies; ® since March 1, 293 inches; since July 1, 94.93 inches. At Airport — .03 inches since March 1, 1.09 inches; since July 1, 58.39 inches. ® o 0 o " 0 0 & 0 0 W eivie v o arrangement is already effective. ber the Saturday closing and bring in your dry cleaning EARLY IN THE WEEK. or phone for service promptly. N\ CITY CLEANERS South Franklin Street Telephone 877 This change creates a short week. The new Please. remem- Send Cleaning Work -Early in the Week We will do our utmost to maintain the same service that was previously given. In our endeavor to meet problems the new situation creates, we respectfully ask our Patrons not to request special service unless it is absolutely CITY CLEANERS . WAYNE JOHNSON necessary. GUS GEORGE SAYS “Thanks for Keeping ' Our Business Booming” Our Plédge to You... “We Will Keep Low Prices in Junean” LOOK AT THESE.... 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