TAX RATES
CHANCED
Notices of changes in miscellan
eous tax rates under the new rev
enue act are being prepared by
the Internal Revenue Office for
distribution with regular mon'hly
return blanks prior to April 1,
according to Collector Clark
Squire.
April 1 is the effective date of
:s these increases with few excep
tions. First returns based on the
new ra'es will be filed in May.
Higher rates on amounts paid for
leased wires, wire equipment ser
vices and local telephone services
become effective May 1.
While the law provides for
numerous rate increases, it im
poses only one new tax. This is a
Retailers’ Excise Tax on luggage
which applies to sales on or after
April 1 Each class of ‘axpaycrs
on the collector’s mailing list will
receive a notice giving the new
rates, the effective dates and
forms on which the tax is to be
repor'ed.
The law also requires every
person holding distilled spirits and
wines intended for sale or for the
use in the manufacture of articles
intended for sale, and every per
son holding fermented malt liq
uors intended for sale, to *ake an
inventory of stock on hand before
beginning business April 1 and
file a return before May 1 cov
er ng all such taxable liquors on
hand.
Return blanks and instructions
are being mailed to these individ
uals by the collec'or but dealers
who fail to receive them should
obtain the necessary forms from
the Internal Revenue Office.
Among increased tax rates af•
fecting the largest number of ♦ax
payers are:
Admissions from lc for each
10c or fraction thereof to lc for
each 5c or major fraction thereof.
Cabaret tax from 5 per cent of
charge to 30 per cenh Club dues
from 11 per cent to 20 per cent.
Initiation fees from 11 per cent
to 20 per cent. Jewelry (except
watches retailing for not more
than $65 and alarm clocks retail
ing for not more than $5) from
10 per cent to 20 per cent of re
tail price. Furs from 10 per cent
to 20 per cent of retail price.
Toilet preparations from 10 per
cent to 20 per cen‘ of retail price.
Passenger transportation from 10
per cent to 15 per cent of charge.
Long distance telephone calls for
which the charge is more than
24c. from 20 per cent to 25 per
cent of charge. Local telephone
services from 10 per cent to 15
per cent of charge.
The new Retailer’s Tax on lug
Nome Directory
HENRY JOSEPH
LALLEY
ACCOUNTING. INCOME TAX
AND SOCIAL SECURITY
P. O Box 156 Nome. Alaska
IRA I) ORTON
Attorney At Law
Boom 1—Nevada Building
Nome, Alaska
Seattle Office:
1912-18 Smith Tower
Telephone Elliot 8209
O. D. COCHRAN
Attorney At Law
Phone Main 1S1
None, Alaska
N. STRAND
nw YORK LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
Phone Black 156
NOME, ALASKA
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Oonrt Hone la Opposite fh
Phone Main M
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L O. O. F. No. A-5
NOME, ALASKA
Meets Every Friday—8:00 P. M.
Odd Fellow Hall
Ice Pool Dates
disposal, the following list are the
official dates on which the ice
moved at Nenana:
1917— April 30 . 11:30 a. m
1918— May 11 . 9.33 a. m.
1919— May 3 . 2:33 p.m.
f 1920—May 11 . 10:45 a. m
1921— May 11 .6:42 a. m
1922— May 12 . 1.20 p. m
1923— May 9 . 2:00 p. m
1924— May 11 .3 10 p. m
1925— May 7 . 6 32 p. m.
1926— April 26 . 4 03 p m.
1927— May 13 .5:42 a. m
1928— May 6. 4:25 p m
1929— May 5 . 3:41 p m
1930— May 8 . 7:03 p m
1931— May 10 . 9:23 a. m
1932— May 1 . 10:15 a. rn
1933— May 8 .7:30 p m
1934— April 30 .2:07 p m
1935— May 15 .1:32 p. m
1936— April 30 . 12:58 p m
1937— May 12 . 8:04 p. m
1938— May 6 .8:14 p, m
1939— April 29 . 1:26 p. m
1940— April 20 . 3:27 p. m.
1941— May 3 . 1:50 a. m
1942— April 30 .1:28 p. m
1943— April 28 .7:22 p. m
ENJOY PARTY AT
NEW HOME IN TELLER
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnson
enter'ained recently at a delight
ful party in Teller. The evening
was spent playing pinochle. Deli
cious refreshments were served at
midnight Mr. Johnson is^he new
resident unit manager and Mrs
Johnson formerly taught at Una
lakleet.
FUNERAL OF MIKE POWERS
TO BE HELD THURSDAY
The funeral services of Mike
Powers, old-timer of the Bluff
district, will be held Thursday
morning at 9:00 o’clock at the
Catholic church in Nome.
NOTICE TO VOTERS!
The Municipal and School
Board election is held Tuesday,
April 4, 1944, at the City Hall,
from 8:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
The following officers are to
be elected:
Mayor; three members of the
Council for a term of two years:
a City Treasurer; a City Attor
ney; and one member of the
School Board. Filing for office
closes March 30, 1944.
Ordinance No. 301, entitled:
“An ordinance of the City of
Nome, Territory of Alaska, va
cating certain streets and alleys
within its incorporated limits
and providing for its ratification,”
is also up before the voters.
CARRIE M. McLAIN,
City Clerk.
Publish March 27 and 29, 1944.
gage is 20 per cent of the retail
ers price and applies not only to
traveling bags, suitcases, trunks,
etc., but to toilet cases, purses,
handbags, pocketbooks, wallets
and other related articles.
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FORMER NOMEITE
DIES IN SEATTLE
Isaac Kracower. 75. who with
his bro'her Jacob operated a
men's furnishing store in Nome
during its early days, died in Se
attle on January 4th Born in
Rumania, he came to the s ates
in 1888. The two brothers went
4o Nome where they were known
as fine citizens and were highly
respected by the entire commun
ity. The deceased was known
throughout the ent re Seward
Peninsula as “Honest Jonn". Af
ter several successful years in 'he
North, they sold out and came to
Seattle to live so that the children
might be well educated. He is
survived by his widow, Yetty;
two daughters, Mrs. lsadore Pin
cus and Mrs Emanuel Secord; a
brother, Jacob, and a sister, Re
becca, all of Seattle. Services
were held in Temple dc Hirsch,
followed by burial at the Hills of
Eterni'y cemetery.— (Contributed*
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ON TUBERCULOSIS
CARDIFF — ■ AP — Wales is I
launching an intensified campaign
against lung diseases with a mo
bile x-ray unit installed :n a bus
The unit, said to be an advance
on those about to oc operated in ;
England, uses ordinary miniature
movie films and can take more
than 500 photographs a day. The
tiny pic ures, each one inch square 1
are projected on to a screen, and \
the presence of active tuberculo- i
sis can be detected.
Selected groups of people will
be examined first and later the
mobile plant w.U "mass radio- !
graph” workers in factories and
children in schools, reaching the
remotest country district
CAVEY’S
FINEST IN WINES
BEERS AND
LIQUORS!
See Us When in Need of
Spirits!
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TERPILLAR WORK
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YOUNG PEOPLE
FORM SOCIETY
The Christian Young Peoples
Society has peen recently organ
ized for the Junior and Senior
h.gh school students.
This group of young people, un
der 'he direction of Miss Todd
and Mr. C Homer, was organ zed
to promote Christian fellowship.
They plan to give their first
party of the season on March 31.
at 7:30 p,. m. There will be
games, refreshments, and lots of
April Fool fun for all.
Each Junior and Senior high
school surierh is invited and each
one is encouraged to bring a
fr end.
Remember, the fun starts at
7 30 p m and each person please
bring 25c, and the MORE the
merrier.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE—Pair of hickory Skiis.
6-ft , 9-in steel edged with steel
poles See Wheeler at the Fire
Hall. 3t
YOUR “SHIP WILL
COME IN” Sooner
By the Aid of Newspaper
ADVERTISING
GARDENING
HINTS GIVEN
If you are still envious of the
lovely outdoor tomatoes grown
by your neighbor last year, you
may want to try plan'ing some of
your own. Seeds should be plant
ed now in shallow boxes indoors
Sift r ch soil ‘hrough 1-4 inch
mesh. Bake the soil in a covered
pan to sterilize it Backed with
out a cover if dries out too much
Sift it in‘o a “flat” (shallow box)
and pack it smoothly. Mark rows
two inches apart one-fourth inch
deep. Plant the seeds and sift
d rt over the ‘op. Pack it firmly,
and cover with cheese cloth or pa
per toweling. Keep it moist but
not wet, in a warm place protect
ed from cold a* night. When
seedlings are two inches high
transplant them to separate cans;
when three or more inches high
pinch out the terminal hud to
make them branch out With
:oo much sun or moisture they
row too fast. Keep them shr'dy.
Transplant to large cans to be
set ou* into a protected sro* as
soon as ‘here is no danger of frost
at night.
Other plants to start indoors
are celery, peppers broccoli, caul
iflower. cucumber squash and
cabbage.
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