The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ~ Daily Alaska Empire Publishet ‘lo the editor asking why we don't spell names cor- rectly comes this jolly communication, mimeographed | and addressed to “My dear ‘Associate Collectors’ of | Withholding Tax” and for the information of other | associate collectors, here’s the pitch: every evening except Sunday by the PIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Ala: HELEN TROY MONSEN - - President | e i “_Y,'.":;:_";'d"."::‘ “Cometh now that hour for the speeding of Yule Business Manager messages to all our 53,456 ‘Associates’—you Washing- | ton and Alaska employers who withhold tax monies | from those who toil and spin, and, with prompt re- mittances, help to replenish the Federal exchequer. ‘And jolly old Uncle Sam, ever the good Santa | Claus, hastens to join in sending greetings of the season unto all his non-professional collectors. “Once more, as in Decembers pasv.: we humbly yet earnestly plead for cooperation in this enterprise of early income tax filing and refunding, albeit we take e credited in this puun and also the local news published | smely by the holiday rush with nttendkmt counting- ein ALFRED ZENGER - - . P, Entered tn the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATE: Deliverec by carrier in Juncau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months, $5.00; one year, $15.00 By mall, postage paid, at the tollowing rates: One year, in advance, £15.00; siX months, 1o advance, $7.50; \ advance, $1.50. {bers will ccafer a favor if they will promptly motify | s¢ Office of any faiure or irregularity in the delivery : News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PAESS house grief. “Your ready response to our appeal last year re- sulted in a steady flow of income tax returns from ‘mrl_\- January to mid-March, enabling us to schedule more than $27,000,000 in refunds for 466,000 indi- viduals by April 15. Incidentally, this represented |a substantial saving to the government through re- duction of interest payments. | “And could you but see the faces of our mail- | room eager beavers light up at sight of those jumbo | tubs chock full of fat returns so early in the filing ‘perlod, your heart would fairly burst with pride for | having had part in expediting such a program! “In hearty appreciation whereof, Dear Unk has !resolved to reward all ‘Associate Collectors’ good and | true by presentation of Form 941, designed to do the | work of two—Fform W-1 and Form SS-la. In other lwords, come next April you can report Witholding tax | NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 surth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. CENSUS TAKING Alaska’s census will be taken next year and right THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA DECEMBER 19 Marjorie Tillotsen Eli J. Post Gordon Gray Betty Reed Charles E. Johnson Sadie Durant Mrs. P. J. Nichols CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that bids will be reecived up until Decem- | ber 20, 1949, on the Diesel Screw | vessel KENMORE, official num-w ber 205458, a fish packer with home] port at Ketchikan, Alaska. Regis- tered length, 78.1 foot; beam, 185' feet; draft, 9.2 feet. Powered with D-17,000 Caterpillar marine engine; | her engines, machinery, masts, boats, anchors, cables, rigging, fur-| niture, and all appurtenances ap- | pertaining and belonging to said| vessel. The right is reserved to ac- cept or reject any and all bids. ZARUBA and SCHAUB Box 2161 | Ketchikan, Alaska. Publish: Nov. 21 to Dec. 19, 1949.| PUBLIC NOTICE * 1 In the District Court for the Terri- | in line with this you should read today's “These Days” and FICA tax on one combined form. Easy as that! by George E. Sokolsky, one of The Empire’s column~ “Here, in a nutshell, is today’s pitch: ist's features. There are several important points in| “From employers we ask cooperation through every | “These Days” that should interest all, so read it today. preparation and delivery of Form W-2, giving em-i | ployees their wage and withholding figures as soon | as possible. i “From employees we request (1) filing of returns Next Saturday mgm is Christmas Eve and next in the slack period from January 16, to February 24, Sunday is Christmas Day. Every boy and girl, every and (2) preparation of their own returns, freeing man and woman knows that but what we are getting i more deputies for other work. at is—do your shopping now. Many stores will remain ! “So come, fellow taxgatherers, let us be of right open until 9 o'clock on several evenings of this week good cheer, each and every one! Merry publicans all, to permit those unable to buy during the daytime to forsooth!” make purchases. But don’t wait until the last hour,| those who wait on you are having a busy time also| “Nudism is greatly on the increase in Great Brit- and they don't want to end up the season of shopping ain."—Press report. To a much greater extent than tired out and just able to “drag” home. Do your shop- | we had realized, it seems, the British are getting down ping now, before next Saturday at 6 or 9 p. m. to bare essentials. C HRNT\ \S NE SARING A‘(ES—HERE S THE PITCH The Louisville editor whe brands the pumpkin pie | kg revolting concoction” must have gotten hold of a Maybe the tax problem is getting under the skin | piece of pumpkin pie made of pumpkin instead cf of Coliector of Internal Revenue. Maybe he has sweet potato. reached the stage where he has to kid about them ... | because, after all, what else is there to do? i “Every cloud has a silver lining”—but so often Along with our Chsistmas cards and usual letters we are on the wrong side of the cloud. !ror the bfg companies. daving been, vestigation of the Maritime Com- | close to procurement while in the| mission’s extravagance, could hard- Armed Services, they know how to|ly believe his eyes when he openec swing contracts to the private cor-' the mail the other day. In it he porations they now work for. found tywo congratulatory letters For instance, able Gen. Harry|from indivicuals whose toes he had Ingles, once in command of the |stepped on. . Signal Corps, now works for the Radio Corporation of American, that; ! manufactures a gregt deal of equip- l;e Washingfon Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page One) The first was from his colieague, Rep. Schuyler Otis Bland, also ' tory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau. In the Matter of the Regular Janu- ary, 1950 Term of the District Court, at Juneau. | | | | i NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN” That pursuant to an Order of thew Court dated November 9th, 1949, a Regular January, 1950 Term of the District Court for the First Division | of the Territory of Alaska, will be eral Building at Juneau, Alaska, be- ginning at the hour of 10 oclcck in the forenoon of Tuesday, Janu- | ary 3rd, 1950. In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the above entitled court to| be affixed at Juneau, this 28th day of November, 1949. (SEAL) J. W. LEIVERS, Clerk of the District Court. | | No. 6227-a ] SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION In the District Court for the Terri- | tory of Alaska, Division Number One. At Juneau. PAUL XARLOCK, Plaintiff, vs. MARY BAZICK KARLOCK, De- | fendant. | The President the United | States of America. To the above | named defendant, GREETING: You are hereby required to appear " of from THE EMPIRE ]l 20 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 19, 1929 The third edition of the Gastineau Breeze, a special-holiday number, made its appearance. Aili Niemi was editor of the Douglas High School publication. Mrs. A. P. Kashevaroff left on the Queen to spend the holidays in Seattle with her daughter, Xenia. Later, both will go to Cali- fornia to visit Mrs. Jack Calvin (Mary Kashevaroff), Natalya and Cyril. The Juneau Melody House was ably demonstrating the appropriate- | ness of its name by “shooting” music to the street via an electric-cynamic The music could be heard as far as the Triangle Building. loud speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Brice Howard and their children, Betty and Brice, left to spend the holidays in California, expecting to return February 1. Howard was Juneau agent for the Pacific Steamship Company. In Douglas, Mrs. Elsie Waldal had taken the former Shudshift resi- dence, where she was to keep house that winter, “with several juvenile | charges.” Seven members were elected to the Chamber of Commerce Board, which later would name a President and Secretary. They were f}unnar | Blomgren, G. E. Cleveland, J. J. Connors, E. M. Goddard, H. W. Holl- mann, H. J. Turner and H. G. Watson. Cleveland was the only hold- over member. President H. L. Faulkner and his officers were to serve | the remainder of the year Bishop J. R. Crimont, who had been East, was Juneau-bound aboard the Admiral Rogers. Weather: High, 27; low, 24; clear. i Dally Lessons in Enghsh W. L. GORDON “ WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We cannot express an opinion a sto his idea.” Say, “We cannot express an opinion ABOUT his idea.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Surety. The preferred pronunciation | held in the courtroom of the Fed-|is with two syllables, although it is correctly pronounced with three | syllables, too. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Antedate; ANTE. Antidote; ANTI. SYNONYMS: Caution (noun), cauiiousness, prudence, discretion, }* ircumspection. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | FORMATIVE; giving or having the power of giving form; plastic. “These (xpenences date back to the formathe period DI my life.” 123 _.\i Q. .Should two men always shake hands when being introduced? A. Yes, always, unless of course circumstances make it awkward It would be very awkward to try to shake hands across a issuffi- to do so. dinner table, and in this case, a pleasant “How do you do” cient. Q. Is one obligated to send wedding gifts again to a friend who is marrying for the second time? A. This is optional, and you may send a gift only if you wish to. ,Q. Is it proper to curve the little finger when holding the handle in the District Court for the TerritorsAor a cup? of Alaska, First Division, at Juneau,| A. Noj; this is an old-fashioned custom, and always was an affecta- tion. . MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1949 [ CHRISTMAS TREES ON DISPLAY BY C. Y. 0. MEMBERS NEAR THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL AT 5TH AND GOLD PRICE: Spruce, 50c per foot SPRUCE BOUGHS FOR SALE Catholic Youth Organization PHONE GREEN 600 or GREEN 360 | DON'T WANT TO FRIGHTEN YOU - JUST RE= MIND YOU THAT YOU ONLY HAVE DAYS LEFT 70 DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT—" MEETING " United Trolliers of Alashka iy C. 1 0. Union Hall TUESDAY — DEC. Zfl, 1949 Valley of Californis, to Pacific Gfls‘m § Tavetbls Sianal Coror: Or Adis, from Virginia and Chairman of the | Alaska, within thirty (30) days after and Electric, despite the fact mmwAEE" “‘” 5 Ernfm mw‘é exeoutive | Merehant Marine and Fisheries}the last publication of this sum- it is Truman's fixed policy to fa-|AD Committee. Bland was tossing fmons, in case this summons is pub- vor public power in this area. Brass Hats and Big Business Secretary of Commerce Sawyer: published shocking figures recently i about the growth of monopoly in the U.S.A. Yet not far away, in another government building, Se- cretary Sawyer could find one rea- son for monopo! It is the incorrigible, at times illegal, determination of the Armed Forces to place their orders only with their old friends, the big cor- porations, Istrictions on information. All you need do is examine the published figures of the Armed Forces to see that the average busi- | eum Board, now is employecd ky a officer of the Army-Navy Petrol- subsidiary of the Arabian-Am: 0il Company which sells cil to the Navy. Another way the big military or- ders are controlled is by curtailing bid information. Naturally no com- pany can get a military contract unless it knows what contracts are open, and this information is not easy to get. Furthermore, the procurement brass hats have just drafted a new! directive propesing even tighter re- So many loopholes have been written into the proposed new di- rective that the military could cut brickbats at Hardy when the probe (40) started, and had not been enthus- lished, or within forty of waste and incompetence leveled | upon you personally, and answer the at the Maritime Commission by|plaintiff’s complaint on file in said Comptroller General Lindsay War-lcourt and in the above entitled ren. But being a fair-minded Con-|.qyse. gressman, he changed his mind. The plaintiff in said action de- The second congratulatory Mle"'mands the following relief: a dx-‘ was more amazing. It came fromi ... on the grounds of incompati- i Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming, ReW|,.itv of temperament. Chairman of the Maritime Com-| " p ovent you fail so to appear and | mission, who, while not IeSPOn-).nyer tne plaintiff will take judg- | sible for the agency’s fouled-upl oo " ooi ot vou for want thereof, affairs, had resented the Hardy - z i and will apply to the court for the | the M“mmff]rellef demanded in said complaint, jand as herein stated. Witness the Honcrable judge or‘ said court, and the seal of said probe and claimed Commission was being “persecuted. General Fleming's letter to Hardy, however, was just the opposite. Tt days | A after the date of its service upon|| iastic about going into the charges|you, in case this summons is served | | newscaster? ANSWERS: 1. Sixteen. 2. Los Angeles, Calif. 3. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 4. The chow dog and the polar bear. 5. Floyd Gibbons. poTT— PAY —_ == = = |.00K and I.EARN ?\1{ C. GORDON H | Nomination of Officers for 1950 = = ! How many tablespoons are equivalent to one cup? In what city was the first motion picture theatre opened? What gift did the Three Wise Men bring to the infant Jesus? What two animals have black tongues? 5. What well-known war correspondent was the first rapid-fire ~ o o nessman has more chance of get-)off contract information to news- ting a government contract thanpapers almost at will. For example, he has of making an atomic bomb.{before a newspaper would be elig- When you consider that military lible to receive procurement infor- talked about good will, cooperation, and a promise to clean up the Maritime Commission. Note—Insiders say Fleming hung: up the boxing gloves because: | court, hereunto affixed at Juneau, Alaska, December 19, 1949. | (Seal of Court) J. W. LEIVERS, Clerk of the above entitled court. Dr. Robert Simpson OPTOMETRIST | on Clipper Fares orders comprise the great bulk of our gigantic federal budget, you can understand how the company vhich gets on the inside with brass also gets the inside on mon- amazing thing is that the appear to be violating not T ne spirit but the letter of the law regarding government pur- That law (Public Law 413) is sup- posed to provide all businessmen an equad chance, through compet- itive bidding, to compete for gov- ernment orders. However, it specifies 17 minor exceptions where compet- itive bids are not necessary, and the military have now stretched these exceptions to cover 90 per- cent of all procurement. ! In other words, 90 percent of all Army, vy and Air Force contracts are now let by private negotiation with favored companies which have done business with the Pentagon building in the past, Despite the law, competitive bidding is almost completely out the window. No Emergency Now During the war, competitive bid- ding was abandoned on the excuse that speed was necessary. Huge contracts were let overnight on a lus basis on the plea that the y period to receive bids meant loss of life. But today the govern- ment is on a humdrum peace-time ba; Offices aren’t open on Sat- urday. The brass hats get off Iur, golf an extra afternoon a week.| mation, it must not only agree to publish all “synopsis of bid infor- mation” but also publish them “in the same detail in which they are received.” This is a condition few newspapers would accept. - Another lcophole would permit the Pentagon to rule any newspaper in or out of the' picture. In very small print it is stated: “The pub- lication must cater primarily fto manufacturers and producers of actual or potential needs of the Armed Forces.” This tentative directive was drawn up by Rear Adm. Morton L. Ring of the Munitions Board, now in charge of Pentagon “Procurement Policy.” When asked how the brass hats got away with violating the | law by negotiating 90 percent of all contracts, Admiral Ring’s oniy answer was: “That depends upon your interpretation of the law.” Noe—Last summer, the Senate Expenditures Committee staged .|‘ healthy probe of “five percenters, the influence boys who try to swing government contracts. As a result, Maj. Gen. Alden Waitt was eas(‘“ out as head of Chemical War(nre‘ and Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman, the Quartermaster General, was also caught dabbling in favoritism. Though Maj. Gen, Harry Vaughn was revealed as a potent wire-pul- ler, it is only fair to point out that his influence was used on the side of small companies. i Since September the committee has rested on its oars, but if it He learned that the charges made By P. D. E. McIVER, by Lindsay Warren and investigat- Deputy Clerk. ed by Hardy were true; and 42)|1’18in'~iff'5 Attorney | President Truman has directed! HOWARD D. STABLER, Fleming to cooperate fully with Shattuck Building, the Congressional Committee in!Juneau, Alaska. putting the Commission’s house in First publication, Dec. 19, 1949. order. | Last publication, Jan. 9, 1950. ossword Puzzle : MAbr;?s:“ 35, Paradise . Movable 37 Lock ¢ Bl 39. River In Italy 12 swedm coln 40. Blessing 13. Helped 42, Luster 1. nm exRe 44, Roman road 15. Not 45, That from 17 S0 thinga which any- 19. Accept thing springs 20. Read 46, ght metrlcally 48, Whart 21. German state 51, Trouble 237 Symbol of oyl 42 Contained in of 54. English 21. (‘Z’un{rncll&)l 65. S )ek!er o 3 Brietie - Bo, Miariesn Solution of Saturday's Puzzle 30. Gypsy 66. Daughter of & 32. ilcomh“ukc :mther or 4 DoDo'WNI. 3. Trials . Masculine ster . Dove's note name 57. Little child 2. Sphere &iSmpatow. Split American writer . 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'ors can perform a real service, not, ding. for business but for the tax-| Nevertheless, it remains a fact' Im\gls who pay higher prices as a} that the big companies still have result of no competitive bidding. | the inside track and get most of | Maritime Commission Cleanup the contracts. i Congressman Porter Hardy, Jr. One way this is done is by hiring "of Virginia, who has stepped on top Army-Navy executives to' work a lot of people’s toes in his m-‘ . Insects’ eggs . OQutbuilding . Writer of na- ture stories . Decre: . Meditarranean sailing vessel . Container . secretary WATCH %i‘l . 33: Cilnese m 3 easure of distance Federal Tax—12c—Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB C0.—Phone 22 and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. ‘'HIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! 2w AUERICIN 5 WorLo Alrways \ ®Trade Mark, Pan American Airways, Ine.