SEWARD FOLDER BEING
PRINTED BY A.V.A.
Lack of graphic literature de
picting various Alaskan com
munities is one of the intra
Alaskan problems currently be
ing remedied by the Alaska Visi
tors Association, according to
a statement from Ed Coffey, the
Association's president.
"The Association will under
write the cost of producing and
distributing a folder for each
community in Alaska, if the
local Chamber of Commerce, or
some other responsible organiza
tion will provide the necessary
copy and pictures,” he said.
Further outlining the offer,
he explained that the AVA
would furnish each community
up to 10.000 copies of the folder
free of charge, as the local need
dictated. Should additional cop
ies be desired, they could be ob
tained through AVA at cost.
“The Alaska Visitors Associa
tion plans to utilize 3,000 copies
for their annual travel agent
portfolio mailing and maintain
a supply in their office for an
swering inquiries,” he continued.
Coffey urged the Chamber of
Commerce in each town in A1
aska to take advantage of the
offer so that all of the Territory
could be properly publicized.
At present he indicated that
folders are being prepared for
Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau.
Haines, Port Chilkoot, Skagway,
Seward, Homer, and Nome.
“We will need 500 to 1000
words of copy giving a general
description of the town, the main
attractions for tourists, fishing
and hunting, guide service, ac
commodations and resorts, back
ground and history of interest
to tourists and any other perti
nent data along with a map and
12 glossy black and white pic
tures or slides,’’ AVA’s president
explained.
Coffey advised that requests
for further information and all
materials be directed to Mary B.
Barrer, executive secretary, Al
aska Visitors Association, Sec
ond at Franklin, Juneau, Alaska.
NO LIENS TO BE FILED
UNDER NEW PROPERTY
REGISTRATION LAW
Following publicity given to
recent filings in the Office of
the U.S. Commissioner by Third
Division property owners, W. A.
Chipperfield, Territorial Land
Commissioner charged with the
responsibility of administering
the Territorial Land Registration
Law, reiterated statements made
by him after taking office in
August, that no foreclosure of
the $5.00 liens for failure to file
would be likely. The law is a
counterpart of the Alaska law
that stood on the books from
1945 to 1949, without enforce
ment by Territorial officials.
“The intent of the law,” Chip
perfield said, was to provide Ter
ritorial records of property own
ership following repeal of the
controversial Territorial Proper
ty Tax. Opponents of tax repeal
urged a registration law for the
purpose of obtaining title to
abandoned parcels of land on
which no record of ownership
existed in order to bring such
lands into production or get
them into the hands of private
owners who would utilize other
wise idle parcels of real estate
and mining claims scattered
throughout the Territory.”
Chipperfield pointed out that
no liens could be recorded
against property owners until
his office compiled delinquent
lists covering the entire Terri
tory, which would be an impos
sible financial burden under his
present budget.
“Although the intent of the
law is good,” Chipperfield said,
“its purpose, to a great extent is
fulfilled by registration records
maintained by the various U.S.
Commissioners and also by city,
school district and public utility
district tax assessors.”
The Land Commissioner said
he would be fully occupied for
some time with the more im
portant duties of his office, in
cluding management and leasing
of property owned by the Terri
tbry: determining the extent and
selection of Federal Lands to
which the Territory is now en
titled. which are estimated to be
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These responsibilities, when
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