The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-08
NEWS ITEMS
 FROM SITKA
Special Correspondencel

SITKA, Alaska, April 2 An amendment to the City Sales Tax Ordinance was presented for the ap- proval of the City Council Tuesday evening. In offering a choice of two amendments which provided for the exemption of ships gear" from taxation, City Clerk Calvin recom- mended that the entire Sales Tax Ordinance be rewritten as this, the fourth amendment, created con- tradictions throughout.
 The suggestion was accepted and the amendment accepted on it's first reading will provide for the exemp- tion of all ships supplies with the exception of groceries and personal clothing, and all services such as building, repairs, etc.
 When the amendment came to a vote, Councilman Gilpatrick ex- pressed his sincere conviction that the Council was jeopardizing the entire tax structure and sabotaging the towns chances of paying for hospital and schools. After tile amendment was passed over his lone nay he resigned and left the Council chamber. Mayor Doyle re- fused to accept his resignation.
 Considering sales tax deiinquen- cies, Council decided against in- mediate publication of names of de- linquent firms in favor of sending written warnings that taxes must be paid by the end of April or ac- tion will be taken. Warnings were also voted sent to owners of the Anchor and B Taxi Cab Com panies and Rhea Black, owner of the Fishermen's Building, that their respective buildings must be com pleted, that is, covered with suit able fireproof materials immedi- ately to conform with their build ing permits.
 A letter from Don Foster stated that the ANS had no funds which could legally be used for tuition of ANS children in Sitka schools; that such funds would have to be granted by Congress.
 Considerable time was given to the problem of handling a local nuisance. the destructiveness of dogs which roam about town in packs and, being licensed, cannot be con- trolled even though there is fear they might conceivably injure . small child. No satisfactory solu- ton to the puzzle was offered.
 Mrs. Ella Muir, public health nurse, left Saturday enroute to Georgia where she has been trans ferred to work on health survey Mrs. Al Lobo, former local public health nurse, will substitute until new nurse arrives.
 Commander Henry B. (Scotty) Campbell passed away in his sleep Monday night, March 24. Funeral services were conducted at St. Peters by the Sea, Friday afternoon and burial in the National Gene tery.
 He is survived by his wife, Lucia Wakefield Campbell, of Sitka, his mother, Mrs. Josephine Campbell and sister, Mrs. Robert Power, ot Norfolk, New York, where ;iie Campbells were planning to vislt this summer.
 Commander Campbell was retired because of ill health from the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1944 at the age of 52 after over 30 years ot service.
 The Sitka School Band gave its spring concert Saturday evening at the school gym. The large audience which attended responded warmly to the interesting and varied pro- gram offered and expressed plea sure at the very noticeable im- provement in not only performance but quality of tone.
 Warmest applause went to MT. Birkeland's duet for piano and band with Berna Boettcher as soioist Excerpts from TchaikoWsky's "18l2 Overture" and Sousa's March, The Thunderer."
 Walter Birkeland, band director, was given high praise by an audi ence prepared to be hyper-critical in comparing his work with that of past band conductor, T. F. Jones.
 A first child, Steven Wayne. weighing seven pounds five ounces, was born to MT. and Mrs. Norman Arnold, March 25 at the SJS Com