Eodiak Mirror
‘'ctyenus of (America's Last frontier '
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Lamine, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor__
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for republicatiou of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein.
Seattle Representative — The Alaska Newspapers,
1011 American Bank Building, Seattle, Washington.
" . . . that government of the people, by the people,
for the people shall not perish from the earth.'—-Lincoln
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Scout Week
(continued from pane l)
War Information at the request
of the OWI I he Scouts in Kodi
ak have assisted very effectively
in collecting .-crap, rubber and
distributing the posters.
The local T-o.»p of Boy Scouts
is sponsored foi the entire com
munity by the Community Bap
tist Church. All bus from 12 do
16 years of age ate eligible re
gardless of ebureh affiliation.
the Troop meets every Tuesday
evening from 7:15 to 9:30 in the
social room of the Baptist
church
The Scoutmaster is Mr. Max
Folsom, a trained and experi
enced Scoutmaster. Besides th s
he came up through the scout
ranks and is an Eagle Scour., the
highest rank a scout may earn.
Mr. Folsom is at present plac
ing emphasis upon an activity
program of crafts. He said, “Tell
Sccrclary Morgan; tiia Rccanlly Said . . .
The soldi rs on the various battle fronts are wor
ried. The reason beim- that they feel that after
they are through fighting our battles and return
home they will also have to pay the cost of this
war for many years to come.
They fight with guns and give their lives. The
least we can do is to aid their fight with our money
for which we are being paid. Buy an extra bond
this time to show the boys we are backing them up.
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BUY MORE BONDS
Classifieds
FOR SALE—All or part of Is
land Transfer trucks & busi
ness; includes own garage,
parts, equip , etc. W. F. Lewis.
ATTENTION — Will person
who borrowed desk-size 2-hole
punch from C. Blankenburg’s
office please return.
ROOMS FOR RENT—Dayr
week, monthly rates. 203 or
204 Mill Bay road. tf
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f
FOUND—Black & gold cap for
fountain pen. Owner may
identify and pay for ad at
Mirror office.
NOTICE
For garbage hauling from re
sidences contact Star A. Cab or
P. OBox 1168, Kodiak.
Clyde Galbreath
the boys any craft they want we
will try to get”.
In connection with the annual
Boy Scout week it i- the nation
al custom of Scout Troops to at
tend church in a body on a
Sunday during Scout Week. The
twelfth Scout Law is Reverence
for God. In keeping with this)
custom the looal Troop and thel
Troop Committee will attend ini
a body the morning serviee at
the Community Baptist church.
George Maunusen and Jacob
Simeonoff both underwent minor
surgery at the GM Hospital
yesterday.
Mrs. Alta Disney is now em
ployed at Pinch’s Jewelry store.
She was formerly at Pierce’s
fountain.
Salt Lake City (-fP)—Every
able bodied soldier must, be re
leased between now and June
for field duty, post commanders
and personnel officers of 49 army
in;-tal)aiions of the 9th Service
Command were told at the open
ing of a 3-day conference.
“Necessary replacements will
be made by using less able bodii d
soldieis>a;d Maj. Gen David
McCoach, Commanding General
of the 9th Service Command.
Memphis (if)—Twenty-four
were killed when a midnight
Transcontinental Airlines plane
crashed in the Mississippi and
sank immediately 15 miles below
; here Eyewitnesses saw the plane
hit the water and sink in seconds
after it was enveloped in flames
alter a terrific explosion.
At least 10 aboard were mem
bers of the armed forces.
Valentine’s day will be mark
ed with a ladies’ night by the
Rotary Club at their meeting
place in the Masonic hall. The
dinner end entertainment have
been arranged for Tuesday night |
at 7 o’clock so as not to conflict
with the regular council meeting
Monday evening. The regular
noon luncheon will be omitted.
Seattle (/P)—Wendell Wiiikie
described himself as a “young
man with a mission”, the mission
being for freedom “as long as
continuance in power means loss
of freedom and I am dedicated
to ending such power” in a pol
itical rally- here, during which he
and his wife shook hands with
nearly 2000 people in 40 minutes.
A Frank Statement
to the Merchants of Kodiak
Because of the huge federal debt the tax situation will pre
sent troublesome problems for many years to come.
The United States has adopted the pay-as-you-go system
which means that audits, preparation of profit and loss state
ments, and calculation of taxes cannot be left until the end of
the year. Your annual profit must be estimated four times a
year—on March 1st, June 1st, September 1st and December
1st. The estimated taxes must be paid on or before the 15th
of the months mentioned. If you underestimate by more than
20 percent the minimum penalty is 6 percent interest on any
amount paid after the end of the year.
The only way to be safe is to have a quarterly audit or
scrutiny of your bo^ks made by a competent accountant, and
a financial statement prepared. This will not increase your
auditing expense; it will merely spread the work out instead
of bunching it. at the end of the year.
With respect to employees’ wages merchants are by the
new law made trustees of large government funds. Many peo
ple are incorrectly calculating the withhold'ngs required, fail
ing to obtain proper exemption certificates, etc. The quarterly
returns, which fall due January 31st, April 30th, July 31st and
October 31st, should be prepared by a qualified accountant
At t;he same time he could attend to the socia1 security returns.
There is plenty of work in Kodiak for a qualified account
ant, perhaps working with an assistant. However, ihere is not
enough income for him at reasonable rates if he has only the
smaller accounts and not all of them. It would seem beneficial
to the merchants of Kodiak to have available the services of
a trustworthy local man whom they can consult whenevei a
problem arises
To keep in touch with all the tax chang s. decisions and rul
ings requires a public accountant to subscribe to a reliable tax
service The expense is considerable, and one needs legal
training to make such study.
I was graduated from the Brooklyn Law School in 1920 and
have ha l more or less to do with taxes since that date. In lat
er years I entered the field of public accounting, and received
my certificate No 9226 as certified Public Accountant in New
York in 1941 During the latter part of my work at the Nav
al Operating Base on Kod ak Island I was acting as heart aud
itor for the construction work and during the past year I have
been bookkeeper for O Kraft & Son At both these places my
work has reccved commendation and approval.
I solicit your accounts, and sincerely hope I shall get enough
of them to enable me to make Kodiak my permanent residence.
Howard L. Keeler
"We shall soon become an agricultural state, Fritz.”