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♦ BUY EASTER SEALS
i The National Soo:et.v for Crippled Children and Adults, I
TncOfporeted, is sponsoring another Easter Seal campaign
ybe Sociotv is asking millions of Americans to sunnKrt pro
grams designed to provide care and treatment, education and i
research to benefit crippled citizens
Last year, the Society treated more than 100,000 crip- ,
pled children and adults and it is hoping to expand its ser
vices to reach an even greater number this year. j
The 1954 campaign clones April 13th. Bv that time.'
more than 1,200 Easter Seal affiliates in forty-eight states and
ffe territories hope to have concluded a successful Easter ■
Seal campaign. ,
In past years the Easter Seal campaign, in behalf of
crippled childrens and adults has appealed to most Americans..
This is only natural, and the citizens of this community
should once again purchase Easter Seals. While there are a<
number of charitable drives at this time of year, they have'
not been so numerous that the more fortunate of us cannot'
spare a few dollars for the benefit of those not so fortunate, ,
and not fortunate enough to be able to take proper steps to
remedy their condition.
. CHANGES IN CREDITS AND COLLECTIONS TOO
There was a time when farmers, planters, ranchers and
■Plhers paid their bills once a year. That is diffiult for new
C'cmers to realize, but oldsters in business recall this, *Mer
•<&ants were virtually bankers for the farmers, planters
'fumbermen, etc.
30 day credit later became the vogue. Now bills are
payable on the first of the month following the purchase,
•where bought on credit.
Merchants and business men today don’t want to be
bankers or finance companies either. If appliances, motor
vehicles, and real estate are bought on the installment plan,
the paper is financed through a bank, finance company, or
other lending institution.
To make money in business, turnover of merchandise
and turnover of money is essential. The high cost of doing
•business makes this necessary. High rent, taxes, salaries,
.pow«r, delivery expense, packaging, and other operating
items make it essential for a business to turn ever its capital.
Frompt collection of accounts receivable and prompt
payment of accounts payable are more important now than at |
any time in pas* economic history. It is better to cat down ont
-bad accounts than on advertising or salesmanship. ,
Expert Collector Publication I
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Sign-carrying longshoremen march on the sidewalk
ulcng Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in
Washington (Mar. 29). in protest against the government's
handling of the bitter dock strike that has tied up the port of
New York. (A’wirephoto)
Mirror Clarifies
Misconception
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nrq^rg rnMny rpaders. in thp "
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nrposioo at the :mprnvp
lYlimtt VctPrl n A and B WPro
(tin pn]<; imnrnvprnpnto to bp
<rqin«d ’■w t.hp passage of thp
nroorvoo-i salrp t^X bill. This
assumption in incorrp"t Tf thp
hi)i wp™ to he passed it. wotild
el-'O rover th« follow TIP cpo.
tions. in addition to A and B.
in the order of their recom
mended priority:
Unit. 1. Kodiak Street Im
provements. Resurface (As
phalt) Existing Concrete Pave
ment.
Alaska Street, Brooklyn to
Mill Bay.
Mill Bay Road, Alaska to
Main.
Main Street. Mill’ Bay to
Mission Road.
Grading. Drainage. Curb
and Gutter, with 6” Base
Course
Mission Road, Main to City
Limits.
Rrookyln Avenue, Kraft to
Mill Bav Road.
Mill Bay Road, Intersection
Brooklyn to City Limits.
Estimated Cost of Construc
tion $428,810. Engineering.
Easements and Contingen
cies, $84 434. Total $513,244.
Unit 2, Kodiak Street Improve
ments. Grading. Drainage,
Curb and Gutter, with 6” Base
Course.
Marine Way, Brooklyn St.
to Mill Bay Road.
Harbor Avenue, Alaska St.
to Marine Way.
Alaska St.. Brooklyn St. to
Shelikof St.
Shelikof St., Alaska St. to
Dock Road.
Mill Bay Road, Marine Way
to Alaska St., and Main St.
to Intersection with Brookyly
Avenue.
Dock Road, from Shelikof to
North Approach.
Estimated Cost of Construc
tion, $362,845, Engineering,
Easements and Contingencies,
$72,581, Total, $435,426.
It is to be kept in mind that
the revenue collected by the,
proposed sales tax will not
cover all the expenditures re
quired to complete this long
range improvement plan. The
money received under this tax
1 will be used to cover the bond
1 expenditures so that these im
provemeuts may begin in 1954.
[ Peter M. Trones. Halferty
Cannery foreman for twenty
years, died March 25, 1954 at
1 his home in Stanwood, Wash.
Trones came to Alaska in 1920.
jHe was employed by Halferty
for twenty years and spent ten
of these years at the Kodiak
Cannery.
He is survived by his wife
Ruth. The rest of his relations
! live in Norway.
r*hie<« in tbe wild
fry* snorted from No"-p anii
TCwethlnk th* latter T>*rt of
Febmarv wa« confirmed as
rabies this week by the H. P.
Department of Agriculture
laboratories Washington.
D. r. Confirmation was by
wire to the Anchorage labora
tory of the Alaska Department
of Health, Dr. C. Earl Al
brecht, Commissioner 0*
Health, said.
Clarence Hinkelman of the
Moravian Children's Home at
Kwethluk, submitted a fox
head to the Alaska Depart
ment of Health laboratory at
Anchorage. accompanied bv
the following report: “We
would like this fox bead exa
mined for rabies. This fox at
tacked Fred Att.o. age 20. of
our borne when be was on his
way back from his trap, lines.
He grabbed its neck and
choked it to death.”
Police Chief of Nome shot a
white fox attempting to at
tack some dogs, after it had
been reported to have attack
ed a local resident.
Both fox heads were exa
mined in the Alaska Depart
mentrof Health laboratories in
Anchorage and portions of
brain tissues were forwarded
to the U. S. Department of
Agriculture laboratory in
Washington, D. C. for animal
inoculations and further mi
croscopic study.
On the basis of these posi
tive findings. Police Chief
Glass has put into effect, con
trol measures to protect the
human and animal population
of the Nome area. The elimina
t»on of '♦■ray dogs w!*h symp
toms of rabies has been oar
red oot by Chief G'ass with
thp shooting of eighteen dogs.
Rabies was suspected in this
area in 1953 but was never
confirmed by laboratory exa
nm’nat’ors. The absence of
qualified veterinarians in most
parts of Alaska, makes it im
possih’p to diagnose rabies by
clinical findings,
Alaskan Sourdough
Succumbs Thursday
Emrev Walter Chambers died
Thursday evening at his home
in the Tnvlor Court. Apart
ments of a heart ailment from
which he had been suffering
for the past two years.
“Walt” as he was more. fami
liarly known to his host of
friends, was born in Lalah
County. Tdaho, on July 7th
1884. making him 69 years of
aee at the time of his death.
The only known surviving
relatives are Miss Cermelita
Chambers, and Clifford Sisk,
b«th believed to be in Oregon.
Mr. Chambers worked in
the Kecreation Parlor for the
past five years and was very
well brown to many Frd'ak
people Pe was a member of
the Elks Lodge 1772 Kodiak,
h avirp trarsfered from the
Anchorage Lodge when the
local ledge was organized in
1949.
Mr Champers was know to
have worked on theRichardson
. Highway near Fairbanks, back
in World War 1 days, In 1920
he worked for the Dan Creek
Mining Co. wnich is 27 miles
out of McCarthy, Alaska.
BANK MONEY ORDERS
To send money to other cities, use Bank Money Orders j
They are easy to buy.They are cheaper than postal money
orders, safe id the mails, and can be cashed without
red tape. Quickly replaced if lost.
Next time ask for a Bank Money Order. Any teller -
will serve you.
SCHEDULE OF COSTS
Less than $15.00
$15.01—$20.00
$20.01- $100.00
Over $100.00
15 cents
20 cents
25 cents
25 cents
per $100
Closed every Thursday
Banking service at N. O. B. Fridays, Old Administration Building. 3:00 *:30 F. M
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