WIFE OF GEN. TRAPNELL
RESCUED FROM OCEAN
SAN FRANCISCO, (41 — Mrs.
Alys S. Trapnell, 46 identified by
the Army as the wife of Brig. Gen.
Thomas J. H. Trapnell, was res
cued from the Pacific Ocean here
Monday night.
Patrolman Paul McGoran said
it was a suicide attempt, but the
woman’s mother, Mrs. Hulda N.
Snow, discounted that possibility,
saying: “I think she must have
fainted on the beach. She often j
goes for walks there.”
Mrs. Snow added that Mrs.
Trapnell, who returned only two
months ago from Indo China,
where Trapnell is stationed, was
“depressed because the general
must remain overseas another
year.”
Bill Kelsey, Nome Pioneer,
Northern Chief of Seattle’s
Alaska-Yukon Pioneers
SEATTLE — William H. Kel
seyT long-time Alaskan—Nomeite,
to be specific—for many years a
city councilman of Nome, a build
er and one of the leaders in re
building Nome after the 1934 fire
is to be installed as Northern
Chief of Seattle’s Alaska-Yukon
Pioneers,
In the same ceremonious instal
lation, Nathan Kresge, who cele
brated his 95th birthday Jan. 9,
an Alaskan since 1897, a veteran
of the Klondike Gold Rush and
credited with having made the
discovery of gold at Gold Hill,
near Dawson City, will be instal
led as chaplain.
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YOUR INCOME TAX
WHEN TO ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS
OR TAKE THE TEN PERCENT
(Fourth of Six Articles on How
to Make Out Your Federal In
come Tax Return)
By FRANCIS J. KELLY
WASHINGTON, LP)—It may pay
you to itemize your non-business
deductions on your federal in
come tax return, instead of taking
| the standard 10 percent allow
ance based on your income.
A comparison of the tax com
puted under each system certainly
is in order if you paid- out a lot
of interest on a home mortgage,
or incurred heavy medical or hos
pital bills.
The government neither wants
nor expacts yop to pay more than
the minimum tax due, honestly
figured.
You can itemize deductions
only if you use long-form 1040.
Otherwise you are automatically
given a credit of about 10 per
cent of your income.
The principal allowable deduc
tions are state and local taxes;
interest paid; contributions to re
ligious, charitable and educational
organizations; property losses by
fire, storm or theft; and—under
strict limitations — some medical,
dental, hospital and nursing ex
penses.
Limits on Coniribulions
Contributions to religious, char
itable and educational organiza
tions are deductible only up to
20 percent of your income. You
don’t get anything off your tax
bill for gifts to needy individuals,
or to political organizations, or
chambers of commerce.
Medical Expense Limits
There are maximum limitations
on medical expense deductions,
to‘o. A single person who claims
only one exemption entitled to
put in for not more than $1,250;
a married couple filing a joint
return, $2,500; married, three ex
emptions, $3,750; and married
i with four or more exemptions, an
overall top of $5,000. Those lim
-its apply regardless of age.
Allowable medical expenses in
clude doctor, dentist, hospital and
nursing bills; drugs and surgical
appliances; false teeth and eye
glasses; x-ray examinations or
treatments; crutches, hearing aids
and ambulance service; premiums
on health accident, medical or
hospital insurance and cost of
travel necessary to get medical
care.
However, you cannot deduct the
cost of travel suggested by a doc
tor for rest or change or funeral
expenses, or life insurance pre
miums.
If you keep securities in a safe
deposit box, you can deduct the
rental cost. You can’t, however,
if it is used only for jewelry, in
surance policies and mementoes.
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Land of Plenty is
Alaska Float Motif
WASHINGTON, UP) — Beauty
and the beast in the land of plenty
featured Alaska’s contribution to
the inaugural parade marking
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s induction
yesterday as the 34th President.
The beauty was Miss Shirley
Burnett, 18-year-old comely Uni
versity of Alaska student, who
graced the territory’s parade float.
The beasts were the five-dog
team of Alaskan huskies hooked
to a wheeled sled and driven up
snow-free Pennsylvania Avenue
by bewhiskered Charley Cannon
of Anchorage.
Dominating Alaska’s colorful
float were replicas of modern
buildings flanked by the tradi
tional totem t>ole. A cornucopia \
spilled furs, gold and salmon at
the foot of'snow-covered Mt. Mc
Kinley. A huge gold star, symbol
ic of Alaska’s hopes for statehood,
rose from the rear.
Missing from the parade was
the territorial governor, Ernest
Gruening. Scheduled to ride in the
open car which had been reserved
for him at the head of the Alaska
section were Robert McKanna of
Fairbanks, Alaska’s Republican
national committeeman; M r s.
Wesley E. Dunkle, of Anchorage,
chairman of the territory’s inaug
ural committee; and Mr. and Mrs.
Elton Engstrom of Juneau. Eng
strom is chairman of the GOP’s
Alaska central committee.
Delegate Bartlett watched fes
tivities from the reviewing stand
opposite the White House.
WASHINGTON, UP>—The Hous
ing and Home Finance Agency
announced yesterday an $800,000
grant to Fairbanks, Alaska, for
extensions to its water system.
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Thursday Luncheon
Boyd Harwood, Pres.
George Bayer, Secy.
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Dorothy Young
Worthy Matron
Rosa B. Hagen
✓ Secretary
Meets the third Monday of each month.
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Boyd C. Harwoo^, W.M.
Karl F. Dewey, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month.
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Chamber of Commerce
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EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Larry Galvin, President
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