iVlrDSP PASS MINER
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF MOOSE PASS AND OF KENAI PENINSULA., . . •
Vol. 2
Moose Paes» Alaska - October 30. 1941
No. 29.
NE^ TAXES ASSESSED
BY INDIRECT METHOD
As an individual citizen,
you have no immediate obli
gations under the new reve
nue act, which became effee
tive October 1, except as
you buy merchandise or ser
vices on which new taxes
have been levied or old tax
es increased.
Individuals will be af
fected directly by the new
tax when income tax payment
time comes around or when
they are involved of estate
or gift taxes.
As a consumer you began
paying additional taxes on
October 1 on such articles
and services as»
Playing cards, safe de
posit boxes, distilled spir
its, tires, automobiles,
matches, refrigerators, the
ater admissions, club dues
and telephone and telegraph
services.
And you will pay new tax
es on such articles ast
Sporting goods, luggage,
home appliances, photograph
ic equipment, electric signs
business machines, miscella
neous rubber articles, com
mercial washing machines,
optical equipment, electric
light bulbs, jewelry, furs
and toilet preparations.
Emil Norgarden, chief
forester for this section,
spent an afternoon in Moose
Pass last week. He an
nounced completion of the
road to the new refuse dump
for use by the people of
Moose Pass at Mile 31 - one
mile north of Moose Pass.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Dan
ielson of Uganik, visited
Mrs. Danielson's sister,Mrs.
Anton Velanis and family for
several days last week.
The hospital at Point
Barrow, built just two years
ago, was completely des
troyed by fire one night
last week. This calamity
deprives a large area of
hospital-afforded welfare.
CIVILIAN POSITIONS OPEN IN
ARMY POST EXCHANGES
Among the civilian posi
tions open with the Ninth
Corps Area Army are the fol
lowing: Post exchange mana
ger* assistant manager, of
fice manager, branch manager
restaurant or grill manager,
soda fountain manager, gro
cery or market manager,
cashier, bookkeeper, sales
clerk, truck driver, bar
tender, taproom attendant
and service station attend
ant.
Applications for civil
ian positions in Army post
exchanges in Alaska are be
ing received by Curtis Shat
tuck, president of the Jun
eau Chamber of Commerce,
While applications are
ceived by Mr. Shattuck, act*
ion on the applications is
by the Army and pay will b«
arranged in each case betwet
th^ individual and the offi
cer who hires him. Salaries
are W.id to agree with thos«
paid by civilian organisa
tions.
Report of Moose Pass Ter*
ritorial school for month
ending October 24:
Percent of attendance •
99.14 plus %.
Percent of Punctuality-100^
Names of pupils neither ab
sent nor tardy:
Iris Smith
Helen Velanis
Edith Hacking
Beverley Seater
Garwin Smith
Donald Smith
John Thurston
Evelyn Velanis
Marjorie Velanis
Teddy Velanis
Orah Dee Clark
Teacher.
A Hallowe’en party will b<
given the Moose Pass school
children at the schoolhouse
beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
Game8 and refreshments will
be the order of the evening.
Parents and the teacher will
be hosts and hostesses.
OSCAR PLOWMAN IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Following a long illness,
Osear B. Plowman of Lawing,
a resident of Kenai Peninsu
la as long as 30 years, died
at Seward General hospital,
.Sunday, October 12.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, October 15,
from Seward Undertaking Par
lors, conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Knight. Lieut. Locke
sang "Crossing the Bar" and
"God Be With You 'Til We
Meet Again" accompanied by
Mrs. Lester Busey on the or
gan.
Among those who attended
the services from Moose Pass
were Carey P. Tolson, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Gillie, Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Schindler, Mrs. Fred
Laubscher, Mrs. Ralph Reed,
Mrs. Roy Thurston, Mrs. Frank
Hielo, Mrs. Charles Clements,
land Charles Chesnutt,
Mr. Plowman was born at
Idaho City, Ida., November 4,
1876. November 25, 1900,
he married Miss Edith Oliver
of Boise, Ida. He is sur
vived by Mrs. Plowman and by
two sisters, Mrs. L. Thomas
of Colville, Ida., and Mrs.
Grace Durbin of Weiser, Ida.
Thruout his life Mr. Plow
man followed the profession
of mining. As is the way
with mining, he was some
times richly rewarded and
sometimes suffered bitter
disappointment•
He was a man who inspired
loyal friendships#
A nan by the name of Bean
or Behn was found dead near
Mile 49 Wednesday. He had
been working at Oscar Dahl's
mine and had laid off for a
hunting trip. When he did
not return, a search was made
and his body found-. The
body bore no marks of violent
death and it is assumed that
he suffered a heart attack.
Marshal Metcalfe and Oscar
Dahl are investigating.
Lewi8 Tulare will sail on
the Aleutian to winter at
San Diego, Cal.