U.S. Presses Ahead
Toward Goal of
Orbiting Man
CAPE CANVERAL, Fla. OP! —
The United States pressed ahead
toward its goal of orbiting a man
around the world this year. Sci
entists, engineers and technicians
worked round the clock and as
tronaut John Glenn Jr., the chosen
pilot, began extensive preparation
in a “ready room” not far from
the launching pad.
If all goes right, the attempt
could be made as early as Dec.
20. Technical problems could de
lay the launching, and major
trouble could push it into 1962.
Glenn moved Monday into
special quarters on the Cape so
he could be near all key centers
of Project Mercury operations.
Not far away are the launching
pad where the huge Atlas booster
rocket was erected Saturday; the
hangar where Glenn’s spacecraft
is undergoing thorough checkout,
the Mercury control center, nerve
center of the operation, and a
ground-based capsule where he
can run through simulated flights
of his projected three times around
the world mission.
The “ready roam” is the same
lodging occupied by astronauts
Alan Shepard Jr. and Virgil Gris
som for a few days before their
15-minute sub-orbital flights earl
ier this year.
With a more demanding assign
ment before him, Glenn, 40, a
Marine Lt. Colonel, entered the
quarters early to prepare for the
flight. He will undergo periodic
physical and (psychological ex
aminations, bone up on space
road maps so stars and ground
features will be readily recog
nized when he looks out of his
spaceship as it zips around the
world at 17,5000 miles an hour,
and he will hold numerious con
sultations on progress of the mis
sile and capsule.
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Alaska Taxpayers to
Receive Revised Forms
Commissioner of Revenue, Peter
Gatz, announces that in a few days
the revised 1961 Alaska net in
come tax and school tax return
will be mailed to all Alaska tax
payers. The amended school tax
law passed during the 1960 leg
islative session became effective
Jan. 1, 1961. School tax with
held by an employer will be shown
as a .part of an annual income tax
and school tax withholding state
ment, and may be claimed as a
credit on the new return to be
filed on or before April 15, 1962.
Self-employed persons, federal
employes, and others who were
not subject to the school tax with
holding provisions of the law, and
who have not filed an estimeted
tax return will declare and pay
school tax when filing the new
income and school tax return.
The $10.00 school tax is imposed
on all gainfully employed per
sons 19 years of age or over, ex
cept unemployed married women,
persons in the active military or
Naval service of the United States,
paupers, insane persons and per
sons permanently disabled from
earning a living.
You are reminded under the
new procedure the Department of
Revenue does not issue school tax
receipts. School tax .withheld by
employers will be shown on an
nual withholding receipts. Fed
eral employes and self-employed
persons include school tax with
declarations of estimated tax dur
ing 1961 or on their final return
on or before April 15, 1962.
“Wrong no man and write no
woman.” —Elbert Hubbard.
The Miner* & Merchants
Bank of Alaska regrets to in
form its customers that Don
Perkins is no longer the in
surance solicitor for the bank.
However, the bank will
continue to provide the same
complete insurance coverages
to its customers. For infor
mation regarding insurance
contact Don Hoover at the
Miners le Merchants Bank of
Alaska.
— D. M. Hoover
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North Star and Polaris
Rated in New Duncan
Hines Travel Book
ITHACA, N.Y. — Two Nome.
Alaska lodging establishments
have received national recogni
tion in the new 1962 edition of the
Duncan Hines Travel Book
“Lodging for a Night,” Roy Park,
editor-in-chief of the Duncan
Hines Institute, announced re
cently.
The Nome establishments are
among 4,800 lodging places in
North America “recommended by
Duncan Hines.” They are: North
Star Hotel and Polaris Hotel.
Other Duncan Hines books are the
companion travel book “Adven
tures in Good Eating,” also newly
republished; and the Duncan
Hines guide to resorts and holi
day spots, “Vacation Guide,” the
latest edition published in July.
“This is our 27th year oi’ con
tinuous publication and service
to the American traveling public.”
Park stated. “It is also our 5th
year of continuing surveys—oir
public opinion audit of eating and
lodging establishments. This year
we received 60,000 nominations
of more than 12,000 restaurants,
hotels, motels and resorts from
11.000 people who have the mean?
to eat and stay at the best places
in North America.”
Secty. of Army Stahr
Wants Two More
Regular Army Divisions
WASHINGTON UP) — Secretary
of the Army Elvis Stahr Jr. has
indicated that if the Army gets
two more regular divisions it
could cope with future cold war
crises without calling up Nation
al Guardsmen and reservists.
The indication came Monday
when Stahr announced that the
Army has corrected most of the
clothing and equipment .shortages,
poor living conditions, and idle
ness problems which prompted
complaints from citizen soldiers
ordered to active duty.
Informed sources said the regu
lar Army probably will be in
creased to ,16 divisions, with an
over-all strength of about 960,000
men.
The Army now totals more than
a million men — 14 regular di
visions, plus two National Guard
divisions and more than 400 small
er Guard and Reserve units mus
tered into active service.
In all, 119,000 Guardsmen and
Reservists have been called to the
colors since early October and
Stahr said “an Army-wide survey
showed only slightly more than
1.000 soldier gripes.’
Field reports indicate clearly
that “the morale of the over
whelming majority of individuals
called to duty is high,” Stahr told
a news conference. .
The need for an immediate in
crease in the Army’s combat
strength, Stahr said, “could only
be met by calling up trained Na
tional Guardsmen and Reservists.”
Larger draft calls would not pro
vide the needed strength in time,
he added.
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Mrs. U. S. Savings Bonds of 1962
Blonde, biue-eyed Mrs. Emily Terrall, of St. Helens, Oregon,
is the new "Mrs. United States Savings Bonds of 1962." As a
Treasury volunteer Goodwill Ambassador, she will tour the nation
during the coming year in the promotion of Savings Bonds. The
37-year-old housewife won the title from among 51 stare con
testants for the "Mrs. America" title in competition just closed at
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she appeared as "Mrs. Oregon."
The Terrall family is no stranger to Savings Bonds. Husband of
th'e new "Mrs. Savings Bonds" is an industrial engineer, and buys
bonds regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan. Mrs. Terrall, an
alumna of the University of Washington, has been active in the
PTA-sponsored school stamp program. And needless to say, their
three sons—-aged 7, 9 and 12—are ail avid stamp buyers. Mrs.
Terrall is the fifth winner of the “Mrs. Savings Bonds" title. She
succeeds Mis. Vivian Ackerman, of Tucson, Arizona.
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NEW SCHEDULE
Effective September 18,1961
Monday & Friday Fit. 309/310
Lt: Fairbanks 8:00 am. Ar: KotsefeMe 8:50 amt.
Lv: Kolsebua 8:30 amt. Ar: Noma 10:20 a.m.
Lt: Noma 2:40 p.m. Ar: Fairbanks 8:25 p.m.
Wednesday Fit. 309/310
Lt: Fairbanks 8:00 ami. Ar: Kotsebue 8:20 amu
Lt: Kolsebua 10:00 ami. Ax: Noma 11:00 amt.
Lt: Nome 3:50 p.m. Ar: Fairbanks 7:35 pmt.
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Flight 311/312