Wage-Hour
Restitution
Payments
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Since July 1, 1941, the Seattle
Branch Office of the Wage and
Hour Division has authorized
and confirmed payment of $60,
381.64 in wage restitutions to em
ployees working in Alaska in oc
cupations covered by the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, an
nounced Michael J. Haas, Snecial
Agent of the Wage and Hour Div
ision at Juneau.
Haas stated that statistics iust
Issued show that since July 1,
1941 the 15th Region has inspect
od 2,830 eases. 585 of them by
the Seattle office. Total restitu
tion for the region amounted to
$1,818,078. < f which Seattle ac
counted for $188,397 in 318 oases.
Restitution within the region
amounted to $312,093 n January
and $272,436 in February. The
February payments in the Seattle
office area amounted to $20,39'l.
while January accounted fur
$36,930.
In the regional area 28.550 em
ployees received wage restitu
tion payments, while in the Sent
tie Branch Office area 5.913 in
dividuals received restitution
checks from their employers.
There were 267 cases in the re
gion closed without restitution
payments since July 1. 1941.
Region 15 comprises Washing
ton, Oregon, California, Nevada.
Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Hawa'i and
Alaska. Tine Seattle office terri
tory comprises Alaska, Washing
ton and Northern Idaho. Michael
J. Haas represents the Division
in Alaska as Snec al Agent, and
the Seattle office is under the
direction of Walter T. Neubert.
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
TO ALL WHOM THIS MAY
CONCERN:
In accord with Chapter 29,
Session Laws of Alaska. 1919.
and amendments thereto, all male
persons between the ages of 21
and 50 years who are not “sail
ers in the United States Navy or
Revenue Cutter Service, volun
teer firemen, pauper or insane
persons,” are required to pay an
annual School Tax of FIVE DOL
LARS ($5.00).
This tax is due and payable
after the first Monday in the
month of April and shall be paid
before the first day of May, pro
viding you are in the Territory
of Alaska on said first date; if
not. the tax is due within thirty
days after your arrival in Al
aska or within ten days after
written or oral demand is made
upon you by the School Tax
Collector. Taxes not paid in ac
cordance with the foregoing re
quirements shall become delin
quent, and each person delin
quent shall be subject to a fine
of TWO DOLLARS ($2.00).
All persons, firms and corpora
tions employing labor in Alaska
shall furnish to collectors a list
of all employees subject to tax,
and employers of labor as above
set out are authorized by pro
visions of said Act to deduct
amount of the tax from the wag
es of each employee who is sub
ject thereto. If any such employ
er shall fail to report and deduct
as herein specified within the
period designated for payment of
said tax, the said employers of
labor shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor and subject to a fine
of from $50.00 to $509,000.
All persons subject to, and re
fusing or neglecting to pay, said
tax, are subject 1o a fine of $25
or imprisonment in jail for a per
iod of one month; and all such
employers of labor as herein set
out who neglect or refuse to col
lect such tax from employees
may be proceeded against and
shall pay the amount of each in
dividual tax, and a further pen
alty of $25.00 for each such tax.
The receipts will be furnished
by the tax collectors.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this
13th day of April, 1942.
Carrie M. McLain,
Duly authorized and qualified
Alaska Territorial School
Tax Collector for Nome Dis
trict.
Send your school-tax to collect,
or by mail or pay upstairs pf City
Hal Monday, Wednesday or Fri
day afternoons.
$750,000 for Bene
fit Payments to
War - affected
Mr. Hugh J. Wade, Director of
the Alaska office of the Social
Security Board, announced that
he has been notified of the allot
ment of $750,000 to the Social
Security Board for temporary
monthly benefit payments to de
pendents of American civilians
affected by enemy action out
side the Continental United Stat
es. The allocation was made by
Paul V. McNutt, Administrator
of the Federal S«curity Agency
out of funds designated by 'he
President to provide temporary
aid necessitated by enemy action
resulting in the death, total dis
ability. detention by the enemy,
or disappearance of American civ
ilians outside the continental
United States, other than enemy
aliens, and other than the de
pendent' of persons in military
e'tabh'bments of the Federal
Government.
The Social Security B >ard was
named to administer the $750,000
fund. Mr. Wade stated, because
its Bureau of Old-Age and Sur
vivors Insurance already has in,
operation local field offices thru
out the country fo taking social
security claims of wage eearners
and the r dependents. These of
fices will handle the emergency
benefit program along with their
regular tasks.
A widow or wife without child
ren will receive between $30 and
$45 monthly; with one child be
tween $40 and $60 monthly; with
two children between $40 and
$75: and with three or more chil
dren between $60 and $35. This,
scale is based on monthly earn
ings of the person affected by
enemy action.
Army Jeep
Goes Over
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India Route
Chungking, China — A
United States Army jeep,
one of the tough little 4
passenger ears, has cover
ed the route of China’s new
supply route from India.
Officials at Chungking
said the new supply route
will be open for movement
NOTICE OF
PRIMARY ELECTION
To the Electors of the Town
of Nome, Division No. Two,
Territory of Alaska.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that, pursuant t:> Chapter 39.
Ses.-'.nn Laws of Alaska. 1919 and
all subs; quern Territorial Law
and al! Federal Legislation, and
in conformity therewith, a PRI
MARY ELECTION will be held
on Tu -div. April 28, 1942, be
tween the hours of 8 o’clock A.
M.. and 7 o’clock P. M.. of said
day, for the purpose of nominat
ing candidates of the various pol
itiea parties of Alaska for the
following offices to-wit:*
Delegate to Congress
Territorial Treasurer
Territorial Labor Coramission
er
) Territorial Senator
4 Territorial Representatives.
The Common Council of the
Town of N me, having hereto
fore. hy ordnance, duly d signat
ed v.e polling place of said place
of .-ni l Town of Nome, the Elect
ors an hereby notified:
That all duly qualified voters
residing within the Town of
Nome will vote at City Hall
Building, located on Front Street
in and upon City I>ot which is
owned by City, the same being
the Inly designated polling place.
Dated this 16th d y of Febru
ary, 1942.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF NOME.
By M. J. Wal-h. Clerk
of traffic within a short
lime, probably within a
month It was understood
that four U. S. Army men
took the jeep over the high
way.
The exact route of the
new road has not been an
nounced.
The Chinese are con
structing two additional
highways into India to
make possible movement
of a greater volume of sup
plies, and to leave alterna
tive routes open if the Jap
anese succeed in closing ad
ditional approaches.
One of the new routes
will be paved so that it can
be used during the tropica!
rainy season with no inter
ruption of supply move
ments.
SAILOR DRAWS LAST NUMBER
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Albert Carter (left), sailor from Albany, Ga., smiled,
as he drew the last number from the bowl at Wash
ington in the war’s first draft drawing. Standing beside I
him is Brig. Gen. Lewis B Hershey, selective service,
chief. The draw ended in a little more than 13 hours!
after it started.
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BARIiEIlING IS EASY ON CONVOY TO AUSTRALIA
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; Soldiers on a troop transport enroute to Australia made hair cutting simple—they
; |ust had it all taken elf. This picture was made while the transport, part of a con
ay. was enroute. It was brought back to the United States by the U. S. Navy,
vssociated Press Photo from U. S. Navy.
CULVER CITY CITY HALL PROTECTED BY SANDBAGS
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Civilian Defense Co-ordinator O. B. Olsonf right), points out protective features of
t.he sandbag'barricade erected at the main entrance to the Culver City, Calif., citv
hall to Mayor Ad in Randal! (left), and Marian Rurns Heavv anti-aircraft fire
occurred over this community during th< " i a;d" over the I, »s . ' ■ . i.
MECHANICAL MIXER FOR NATIONAL DRAFT LOTTE’ Y
When the national draft lottery began this mechanical mixing machine was used
was the first time. It rotates and tilts from end to end, A. W. Cliiner, building
superintendent at he interdepartmental auditorium, where the lottery was held,
inspects the installation and points to hole from which capsules drop into historic
fishbowl, which has been used for every draft drawing since the World War.