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EMILY BOUCHER..Society Editor
Entered as second class matter
October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Aci
of March 3, 1879.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1945
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SKULDUGERY
Mails for the past few
weeks have brought many
orders and requests from
all parts of the United
States, for cigarettes, but
ter, whiskey and other
items which are being ra
tioned in the States.
This cluttering up of the
U. S. Mails is caused by
some misrepresentations
of conditions in Nome, by
Russel Anabel, the United
Press “reporter”, we use
the term loosely.
This information, or ra
ther, misinformation, has
led the “outsiders” who do
not understand conditions
in the “far north” to be
lieve there are great quan
tities of “goods” which are
being rationed in the
States, whereas the sup
plies now on hand, will
not last the balance of the
nine months of “winter”.
As it happened this, week
one# merchant chartered a
plane to bring in about
1,100 pounds of fresh meat
from Fairbanks.
Many necessary items
which the civilians on the
outside enjoy daily, Alas
kans must do without be
cause of the great distance
from the source of supply.
Among these, the most im
portant being fresh fruits
and vegetables, which ex
cept is rare instances, are
unobtainable.
Anyone receiving letters
from friends outside, are
cautioned by the Office of
Price Administration, that
the law prohibits the ship
ping from Alaska, of any
article which rationed in
the States.
The gullible and misin
formed public is partly tc
blame for accepting every
thing they hear about Al
aska.
BUT, aside from the fact
that we do not like un
fair treatment at the hands
lof “unscrupu louse” repor
ters who would rather
make the headlines, than
[tell the truth, we like our
TAX MESSAGE
The following is a part
of the Governor’s message
to the present legislature
requesting new tax legis
lation.
“Need of a New Tax
Structure—
“It was clearly the view
of the analysts and it wasj
mine, that our tax struct
ure was a patchwork that
bore no relation either to
the finanial capacity of the
Territory, to its needs, or
to its possible fluctuations
in income. It it not my
intention to rehearse the!
whole subject here in great
detail. Those interested
will find it in my 1941
Message to the Legislature.
It was not, and was never
designed to be, a burden..!
some program. It advo
cated abolition of virtually
all existing Territorial
taxes, the elimination of
Federal taxes paid in the
Territory by crediting them
against the new taxes, and
the substitution therefore
of three relatively simple
taxes—a personal income
tax, a corporate income tax
and a property tax. All
were to be light. The
property tax was designed
to equalize the existing;
unfairness of having Alas
kans who live in the incor
porated towns pay proper
ty taxes, while those just
outside, a number steadily
increasing, do not. It
would not have added one
cent of property taxation
to those living in towns,
and it would have borne
lightly on those outside,
since the Organic Act es
tablishes a maximum of
one percent; and moreover
as drawn, personal prop
erty, such as furnishings,
household goods, was to be
excluded from the new
taxation.”
Certificate Must Be
Obtained Before
Buying ’42 Cars
No one knows when the “gc
sign” will be given on new cars
But that day is certainly a lonj
I
I way ahead of us — which just
emphasizes the fact that the cars
we know have are “all there is
and there isn’t any more.”
In recent weeks it has come to
the attention of the Rationing
Division of the Territorial Office
of Price Administration that the
public isn’t aware of the serous
hess of the situation which de
mands that eligibility Of appli
cants for purchase Certificates be
given the strictest examination.
This prompts us to again warn
the public that a used 1942 car
may be sold only to a person who
has received a purchase certificate
of eligibility from the local OPA
board,” said Glen Muncy, chairma"
cy, chairman if the ratiining
of the rationing panel.
The prospective purchaser is
required to call at the iocal board
office for an application blank
and full instructions. If he is
found to be eligible for the used
1942 car he may wish to purchase
he will be issued acertificate but
he may not acquire the car until
such a certificate has been ob
tained.
The public’s voluntary com
pliance with, this restriction is re
quested by the local OPA office..
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