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FRO!:! TH7 SURPLUS PROPERTY OFFICE
Five leading veterans organizations recent-j
ly announced that they would support r.~
efforts of the Par Assets Administration
to wipe out ab uses of certification to
buy surplus property. The announcement
followed a meeting of the Veterans Folicy
Committee of the Par Assets Administration
consisting of representatives of’the organ
izations, with the FM, officials.
The Veterans Folicy Committeo declared a
benefit which Congress had conferred upon
veterans as a group was being jeopardized
by unscrupulous persons who were perverting
the provisions of the Surplus Property Act
and the procedures of the V7AA to acquire
Goods which should go to veterans socking
legitimately to avail themselves of their
right to purchase them.
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OTOT JONES FAMILY and UR. DORSEY FAMILY
MAKING TRIP TO STATES OVER HIGH7AY
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Mr. and Mrs, Owen Jones and children, Dona
Rao and Oven Jr,, who formerly'were resi
dents of Palmer; along with Dr, and Mrs;
Frank Dorsoy and sons,Arthur and.JDonald,
arc nlanning a trip to the states over
the Alcan Highway, They will have two
automobiles with trailers completely
oquippcd'vith supplies of food, tents for
sleeping, first aid and everything that
will bo necessary on a long trip of this
kind, * '
Dr, Dorsoy, former dentist of Palmer, and
his family are else well known in the
Valley,
DONALD R'JCTY TOTS $25 IT. S, SAVING BOND
It has boon learned that Donald Barry, son
of Mr, and Mrs, Earl‘ Bdrry of Palmer, has
recently won a $25 U,S. Saving Bond in
a Nation ride contest conducted by the
Pillsbury Institute of Flour Hilling
History. Donald’s entry v;as "Food Plank
for Peace,"
DOROTHY SOU®. 'IH.L MARRY SOON
A marriage licence has been issued to
James G. Jordan, operating engineer from
Avalon, California, and Dorothy Swanda,
daughter of Frank and Minnio Sranda of
Anchorage, The Sranda family came to the
Valloy in 1955 from Pine City Minnesota
and have many friends in the Valley,
Members of veterans organizations who are
approached with proposals for misuse of
their certificates to buy will be'urged td
report 3Uch proposals to Joseph F.Carroll,
Director, Compliance Enforcement Division
HZA.A, Railroad Retirement Building, Washing
ton D.C., it was announced.
The veterans group also will assist the
WAA in combating violations of the law in
surplus disposal which involves abuse of
the priority or-preference of any ot&or
group under the Surplus Property Act,
Mr. Carroll told the committee that 'repre
sentatives of his division had uncovered
indications that a small minority of vet
erans had acquired surplus property for
others after certifying that the property
was for their own use. Ho pointed out that
such veterans laid themselves open"to pro
secution for violations of the U,S, Cfimi- •
nal Colo and the Surplus Property Act,which
call for severe penalties for obtaining
government, pronerty on false representatiori.
Under a ’lar Assets Administration regula
tion, any evidence of irregularity in the
acquisition of surplus property is reported
to the Department of Justice. Investigation
and prosecution is made by the Department
of Justice.