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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22


up to $4,000 for a single person
and up to $4,000 for a head of
household or on a joint return.
Charity Made Easier
There is still the 20a6 limit on
charitable contributions in general,
but you can take a deduction for
an additional 1920 of your in
come contributed to religious or
ganiZations, schools and hospitals.
Within the 209o limit you can now
include gifts to non-profit ceme-
teries, as we'll as any religious,
charitable, scientific, literary or
educational" organization.
Taxes and Interest Paid
In general you can deduct taxes
you have paid for yourself or a
member of your household, except
to the federal government. You
can not deduct hidden" sales tax
es( not separately stated to the
customer)' or fees for hunting Ii
censes. dog licenses, water supply
or auto inspection.
Interest paid by you on mort
cages, and on loans is deductible.
Don't forget FILA loans, car loans,
collateral loans, personal loans
and loans against your life insur-
ance.
There is a new provision this
year that may help you if you
purchased anything on the INSTALL
ment plan. Formerly you could
deduct interest if it were separate
ly stated. Now you can deduct the
amount of any carrying charges
up to 6%o of the average monthly
unpaid balance as interest.
Fire and Storm Damage.
Another type of deduction is the
casualty loss. If your home, car
or other property was damaged by
fire, storm, flood, lightning, ex-
plosion or freezing-or if any of
your property was stolen-your
loss not covered by insurance is
deductible. See the official in
structions for the method of cal
culatlng your loss.
Additional information
De sure to read the official IL
structions. You can also get help
from the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, which urges you to consult
only qualified advisers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
MRS. ELLIOTT BREAKS
HIP IN FALL

Mrs. Harry Elliott, q member OF
the faculty of Bloomingburg High
School, fell Wednesday on the ice
as she was entering the building
and broke her right hip. She is now
in Fayette Memorial Hospital,
Washington G. H.
Mrs. Elliott, the 5CrmCr Miss FL
ton Brown of Sedalia, Is a sister of
Mrs. Robert L. Rea and Mrs. Law
renee Grabill, East First Street.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
LONDON LAD ON
TV SHOW THURSDAY

Gene Deffenbaugh, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ward Deffenbaugh of
London, will do a tap routine on
Sally Flowers" program Thurs
day evening, February "a, over
channel 4 at $50 o'clock.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22

A small amount of glycerine add
to the last washing water Will
make woolens feel soft and fluffy
when used. It is good for washing
pigskin or leather gloves too.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22

gan State College, the nations old
est Land Grant College.
Two herds of dairy cows, run
ming through four generations of
each, were involved in the study.
The herds were maintained on a
2l0-acre farm with badly depleted
soil. One herd was fed from an
area the soil of which was treated
with nitrogen only; the other from
an area IN which the soil received
generous amounts of mineral as
we'll as nitrogen fertilization.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
Calendar For The Week

NOTE - This feature will regularly and will be
published each Monday and tuesday The service is Free
Please send copy by Friday for events taking place
the following week. Copy must be submitted before FRI
day noon deadline Thank You'll
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
M RS. BoYSEL IN
MT. CAR M EL-

Mrs. George Boysel, Washington
Avenue, is improving in Mt. Car
mel Hospital, following an opera
tiOn
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
INCOME TAX FACTS No.
Medical Expenses and Other Deductions

hs of series of articles income tax changes The art
information provided by the American Institute
and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Acconants
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
ROBERT DORN'S
HAVE A DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dorm, Lon
don R.R. l, announce the birth of
a daughter at City Hospital,
Springfield, Wednesday, February
16.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22

De sure to read the official IL
structions. You can also get help
from the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, which urges you to consult
only qualified advisers.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
$50 Directors Syplseps
Transferred To Seoul

Ancil (Zero) Syphers, Director
of the local USO, will be leaving
Kodiak shortly after the first of
the year. His replacement, Mr.
Howard Demarest is expected to
arrive next week.
Syphers has been director for
about two years, having arrived
here December 18, 1858. He came
here from Porto Rico, where he
served year. Previous to that he
was General Program Secretary of
the Armed Services YMCA at
Charleston, Massachusetts.
Syphers stated he enjoys travel
ing around and being stationed in
various parts of the world. He
finds it interesting. II have enjoy
ed working in Kodiak, and the
people have been very coopera-
tive" he said. His next assignment
will take him to Seoul, Korea.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
M Capital Site
Convention issue

The future site of Alaska's capi-
tai city under statehood arose as
an issue on the floor during a con-
stitutional convention session. The
delegates found the issue too hot
to handle.
The matter. has been brewing
for some time. 1t was introduced
on the floor when Thomas Harris
Of Valdez made the motion propos-
ing the convention be silent on the
question. His main argument was
that the issue was no business of
the convention, and that direc-
tive regarding it does not belong
to the convention. Several propos-
ais and resolutions had been intro
duced previously calling for a ref
erenduna by the people of Alaska
to decide where the capital should
be.
These proposals are now in COM
mittee, as is the proposal of r. E.
Robertson of Juneau, that the CAPT
tai remain there.
There has been a great deal of
hallway discussion since the mat
ter was brought up 10 days ago.
The effect of tabling action today
gives those who favor including
the issue in the constitution extra
time. 1t was tabled mainly because
the delegates had been in plenary
session for three hours and were
debate weary.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
PROSECUTORS COURSE
ENDED LAST NIGHT

The prospectors course conduct
ed by Ed Barnes came to conclu-
sion last night. This course was
sponsored by the University of
Alaska, and is given in many of
the cities throughout the territory.
More than thirty people in town
attended the course, and keen int
crest was evinced by those who
attended. During last nights ses-
sion, a party was held by members
of the class as a gesture of appreci-
alton to their instructor. Mr..
Barnes was presented with a Sam
sonite brief case as farewell gift.
Coffee and cake was served.
While in Kodiak, Barnes con-
Quoted classes here in town until
$3.50 p. m. and conducted classes
on the Naval Station from 8 to
IL p. m.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
]. Anderson Death
Probed BY Jury

An inquest was held in the death
of John Anderson who disappear
ed following the burning of the
fishing boat he was purported to
have been on. The verdict of the
pury was death by drowning.
The boat, the GPC Ia, was an
chored in Litnik Bay at the time
of the accident. The date was De-
cember /. There were several
bots around ii. and the GPC 100
was tied to it. Fire apparently
started next to the bunk on which
it is believed Anderson was lying
at the time.
The circumstances Iaeding up to
his death are obscure. 1t is not
known for certain if Anderson left
the boat previously, and fell into
the water, as he had stated he was
going home. His skiff was still
tied to the GPC 100 following the
burning of the boat.
Witnesses called were Roy Noya,
Billy Yearioff, Oscar Peterson,
Fred Fomin, and Nick Anderson.
u. S. Marshall Dizney testified al
so, having made trip to Link
and Afognak investigating the ac-
cdent. ~
Court convened at the U. S. Com
missioner's office, December at
10 a. m. and again the 7th of De-
cember, when witnesses testimony
was completed. The jury consisted
of George Frank, Howard McLinn,
John Malutin, w. A. Cannon, Clar-
ence King and Ards Fenner.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
JAPANESE SALMON SOLD
ON THE AMERICAN MARKET

Seattle brokers are importing
between 100000 and 100000
cases of Japanese salmon be-
cause of the short American catch
this last season, trade sources re-
ported.
Sam Rubenstein, whose broker
age firm is Whitney & Co., handl-
ed most of the Japanese imports,
made the estimate. Most imports
are cases of 48 half pound cans or
half the size of American cases of
IS one pound cans. 1T is a very
fortunate thing for the industry"
Rubenstein said, I'VE are able to
supply the American market and
keep salmon on the grocery
shelves. Fishermen in Alaska had
a disastrous season this year. The
Puget Sound pack fell below ex-
pectations."
Rubenstein said that in some In
stances Japanes salmon was sold
to American wholesalers for the
same price as the American pro-
duct. He said that in other cases
lower prices were quoted where ii
was felt advisable to encourage ad.
ditional consumption.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
RAY MARTIN RETURNS
FROM STATESIDE TRIP

Ray Martin, agent for P. N. A.,
returned Tuesday from a month
long yaction outside.
He visited his son, Raymond, Jr.,
in Los Angeles for a short time.
Then they flew to Mexico, going to
Acapulco and Mexico City. Ray
stated they found the cathedrals
and gardens in both Mexican cities
very beautiful and interesting. He
ook several rolls of movies while
there.
The Martins then flew ack to
the States, and went to the Grand
Canyon They also stopped in
Phoenix; arizona, Las Vegas. Ne
vada and 81 Paso, Texas.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
BOY SCOUTS TO HOLD
COURT OF HONOR DEC. 10

A court of honor will be held
Monday, December 10, by the joint
Boy Scout troops from the Naval
Station and Kodiak. The Court
will be held at the Elks Club.
The Kodiak troop will engage in
an all out drive to get as. many of
their parents out for the meeting
as possible. They have won the at
tendance contest for the two pre-
vious honor courts, and with win
this year, they viii have perinan+
ent cutody of the Totem" the an
nuaI award for the troop having
biggest representative attendance
of parents and interested people
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10

The cooperation of Alaskans
who are planning Holiday Season
telephone calls to the States was
requested today by Colonel M. r..
Kunitx, Commanding officer of
the Alaska Communication System.
y Col. Kunitz stated that an adj
vance call reservation is the best
assurance that the call will be COM
pleted during this period when
the tremendous volume of requests
often exceeds the available facili-
ties and may result in disappoint-
ments to those persons who fail to
make reservations in advance. Pa
irons are requested to contact the
local ACS office at the earliest
possible date for reservations.
Even with the filing of an adj
vance reservation, patrons are
cautioned that no positive assur-
ance can be given that their calls
will be promptly handled at the
reserved time due to the extreme
iy heavy loaded circuit conditions
that may exist throughout the US.
during the Holiday Season.
Telegraph patrons may file Holt
day kilograms early for Christmas
or New Years Day delivery. Sug-
gested greeting texts ere available
at the local ACS office.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
VA PREPARING TO MAIL
ANNUAL INCOME QUESTIONS

Annual income questionaires
soon will be mailed to nearly a
million veterans and widows and
children Of deceased veterans who
are receiving disability and death
pensions, the Veterans Administra-
ton announced.
OF this total, approximately
$4,000 questionaires will go to resi-
dents of the four Northwest States
and Alaska. VA urges all those
who receive the questionaires to
fill them out completely and re-
turn them Immediately to the VA
offices which sent them.
Unless properly filled-out ques-
tionaires are returned to VA with
in 80 days, pension payments, IN
der the law, must be stopped, VA
said.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
ESKIMOS CLAIM RUSSIANS
DEPICTING WALRUS SUPPLY

The Russians are engaging in a
large scale slaughter of walrus, it
was disclosed by a missionary who
returned from st. Lawrence Island
in the Boring Sea. AS a conse-
quence Eskimos are no longer
hunting walrus for food, as has
been their custom.
These facts were reported by
Rev. Elmer E. Parker who return
ed to Fairbanks after five months
on the Island as a Presbyterian
missionary. The missionary said he
was shocked at the resulting poor
economic condition of the island
natives. He stated they are now
turning to whales to save them
selves from Starvation. He added,
however, ice was coming in when
/ left last week and they are get
ting few walrus.'
Parker said Eskimos saved them
selves from starvation this summer
by consuming a small number of
whales brought in by native hunt
ers this spring. He said they re-
Trained from hunting the shrink
ing herd of reindeer introduced
into the island by the Presbyterian
missionaries half century ago.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
Delegates Battle
Over Recess Cost

Fairbanks. (AP)-The longest
tussle to date broke tooSe at the
Constitutional Convention. 7 h e
delegates engaged in a verbal bat
tie lasting more than three hours
over the cost of the year end re-
cess and the expenses on the pro-
posed territory wide hearings.
In an economy fight which Yule
Kilcher of Homer led, it was final
Iy decided the delegates should
get transportation costs plus per
diem allowances during recess,
both ways, but no salary. This
means a reduction in total costs
from $4,000 to $6,543. This
amount includes $3.50 per diem
allowance for out of town dele
gates who remain in Fairbanks.
The delegates also decided
against the payment of salary, per
diem and travel costs of hearings.
This was contrary to original re-
commentator by the administra-
ton committee. The session also
set the dates for the recess from
December 20 through January 3.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
BODY OF MRS. ANDERSON
TAKEN. TO AFOGNAK

Funeral services were held this
week for Mrs. Anderson, mother
of John Anderson, who apparently
died following the burning of a
boat he was said to be on.
Mrs. Anderson's body was taken
to Afognak Wednesday. She died
at the Griffin Memorial Hospital
early Sunday, of heart failure. She
is survived by a daughter, Mary
Lane, who is postmistress at Afog-
max, and two sons, Bill and Nick
of Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10

The gerritory's births have al
most doubled since 1850 with 7040
recorded I'M 1854 Alaska's 1850
population figure was $4,000
while last years was (estimated)
208. 0O0.s There were 1882 deaths
reported In 1850 as compared with
1,195 in 1854. .,s.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
Death Toll Down
Says ADJ Officer

Results III the IlSHt 10 COAIAOa
tuberculosis, Alaska's first cause OF
death for decades, are tremend-
ously encouraging, according to c.
Earl Albecht, M. D., Commissioner
of Health in Alaska, in his annual
report. The death rate among the
native peoples, where it takes the
highest toll, has dropped from
584.3 persons per 100000 popula-
ton in 1949 to 225.1 in 1854.
! "Chemotheraphy or drug treat
ment,' he said, plus hospitaliza-
ton of larger numbers Of patients.
have shown us we can predict that
within five years tuberculosis viii
be down to q level much more easi-
ly controllable.
"But now we find we have an
other health problem TO overcome.
Accidents. nearly all of which are
preventable, are now our chief
cause of death with the proportion
of accidental deaths being nearly
three times that of the states"
Health department work in 1854
SIS was carried on through three re-
gional offices in Anchorage. FAIR
banks and Juneau, an adniinistra
tive office in Juneau, public
health nurses working. ont OF 70
health centers througout Alaska
and the MIS- Hygiene serving resi-.
dents along the Alaska peninsula
and Boring Sea Coastlines. Total
hospital staff, including profession
al technical and clerical, number
ed ITS members.
Expenditures for the year July
1. 1854 through June 80, 1855 were
S., 621, 1O2 SO, including territorial,
federal and local monies. These
were expended for the following
health programs and services: Can
Ger; Crippled Children's Services.
Heart Disease; Health Education.
Laboratories; Maternal and Child
Health; Medical Social Services
Medical Facilities; eMntal Health.
Sanitation and Engineering; Iu~
herculosis disqualification and Con-
troll. Venereal Disease; Vital sta
t;stics; and Administration.
Varied services are available 70
Alaskans through their Territoria.
Danartment of Health. Some Oh
these are: Diagnosis and treatment
are available for children under
q years of age who have rhuema-
t;c or other heart conditions. care
is provided by heart specialists AZ
San Francisco hospitals through
the Alaska Department of Health
under the u. S. Children's Bureau
Regional Congenital Heart pro-
gram.
Working on an itinefant basis,
the ADJ mental health teams hold
neriodic clinics in Fairbanks, Sew
ard Nome, Cordova, Kodiak, Sit
ka. Ketchikan, Wrangell, Peters
burg. Haines and Skagway; health
films: inspection of water supplies
vaccines; birth cards; inspection
of public eating, drinking ana
housing installations for compli-
ance with sanitation regulations;
orthopedic clinics and diagnosis
and treatment of eye, ear ana,
throat defects of Alaskan children
During the past fiscal year, Al
aska statistics on chief cause OF
death became available over con
secutive five year period for the
first time and showed accidents
at the top of the list as a takeS Of
lives. Heart dieases were in second
place and tuberculosis IN third ~
" m ~, 7. n
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10
AUTO LICENSES ISSUED

AUTU LICENSES ISSUED
Automobile licenses may be pur.
chased at the City Hall after De.
cemher Is, according to Dick Berg,
City Clerk.
Licenses for taxicabs and buses
have already been issued. Licenses
purchased December Is can be
used anytime after that date.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1955-12-10

Christmas trees are being offered
by the Kodiak troop of Boy Scouts
and will beion sale near the USO
on Saturday and Sunday, Deem
berf17 and is.
During Operation 'DeepfreeZe, "
the Navy's newest Antarctic Expe-
dition, Navy planes will take off
and land at the. South Pole. "a ssxs
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-01-12
Measure Would Tighten
Canada's Control of
International Rivers

OTTAWA, R-The federal gov
eminent Monday proposed to
tighten its grip on the use of water
in international rivers and to loos-
en- its control over the export of
gas and oil.
Two measures were introduced
in the Commons by Trade Minis
ter Howe, the first government
bills of the session
The water measure originated
in part from a disagreement be-
tween the federal and British Col.
umbia governments over the use
of Columbia River water for cleo
tricity, and its passage would as
sure the central government of
the whip hand in that dispute
The relaxation of gas-oil export
provisions, federal authorities
said, should have a favorable eff
feet on US. Federal Power Com
mission treatment of two applica-
tons involving huge Canadian
natural gas pipeline projects.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-01-12
Delegation Agrees
To Fight to Keep
Airline Service

WASHINGTON, Rl-Members
Of Congress from Washington and
Alaska agreed Monday to insist
that present airline service from
the Pacific Northwest to Alaksa
be maintained.
After a meeting of the delega-
ton, Sen. Magnuson CD-Wash
said they would fight to maintain
present air route structures Mag
nuson is chairman of the Senate
Commerce Committee which deals
with commercial air matters.
The meeting was called to dis
cuss reports the Civil Aeronautics
Board may not renew the permits
of Pacific Northern and Alaska
Airlines.
Magnuson said the matter
would be taken up with President
Eisenhower as we'll as with the
CAB. Inc president makes the
final decisions on air routes out
of the country
Sen. Neuberger D-Ore), one Of
the conferees, said the Oregon
delegation will 60 along with the
Washington and Alaska members.
Conferees, besides Magnuson
and Neuberger, were Sen Jack
son D-Wash); Republican Reps.
Pelly, Westland, Mack, Tollefson,
Holmes and Koran; Rep. Don
Magnuson Cd; Delegate Bartlett
of Alaska; and George Thomas,
Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-01-12
ADULTS RETURN TO SCHOOL

The National Commission Adult Education Fl
recently announced that more than three million
American adults attend todays public school class
rooms The commission reported that the back-to-
school movement for adults had made rapid Roadway in
the last II months and that the trend continued and
aid to the movement provided by states,
future adult enrolment might reach the ten million
figure.
Phillip Klein chairman of the commission reports
that ten states provide adequate support for adult
education and the rest of the states provide such aid
total adult enrolment would quickly reach five million.
The cost of education for adults is surprising low,
mainly because the plant and facilities already in
existence for the comunitys children 1t is estimated
that the cost of adult education for each individual in
the last year only $2660, in contrast with about
$235 for the cost of child education the period
It is a recognized fact that adult education is a
trend of the times and that schools offer great
opportunity to upft the standard of education
grownups We might add it is the ignorant who think
they have nothing left to learn and the intelligent who
seek to improve their education through continued
study, into the elderly years
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-01-12
Eisenhower Urges Congress to Boost
Civil Service and Postal Workers
Paw and Increase Postal Rates, Too

WASHINGTON, R-President
Eisenhower urged Congress Tues
day to boost the pay of govern
ment civil service and postal
workers by about 5 per cent and
at the same time raise postal rates.
He also proposed a health insur-
ance program for government
workers.
The President estimated the pay
raise would cost $3.50, 100000 a
year and the cost to the govern
ment health program would be
$50, 100000 a year.
Eisenhower sent two separate
messages to Congress-one deal
ing with a pay increase for civil
service workers and the other
with a pay raise for postal work
ers and with the proposed in
creases in postal rates.
The tieing together Of postal
rate and postal pay increases
amounted to a repetition Of the
Presidents stand of last year to
boost federal pay because it did
not include higher postage rates.
Congressional comment since
the new session began has indi-
Gated the lawmakers are receptive
to the idea of a pay boost for gov
eminent workers but still reluc-
tant to raise postal rates.
In Tuesdays postal message,
Eisenhower recommended that:
l. Congress create a permanent,
independent commission to adjust
postal rates in the future Rates
now are established by Congress.
z. In the meantime, Congress
should raise existing rates on the
first three classes of mail. EiSen-
hover didn't specify by how much
but the administrations position
has been that letter postage should
60 up from three to four cents and
air mail postage from six to seven
cents.
The President said second class
rates which apply on newspapers