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thirty valley residents enjoyed
# week-end flight to Nome this
pAsI Saturday and Sunday. A
side trip on their return permit
toil a short visit with Sara Mach
e»tans at Unalakleet., Fred was
away from home at the time of
th*tr visit. Arriving in the val
ley area at the height of a hard
Wiinl storm, the pilot decided to
land in Anchorage. The trip
earn* to an end with a bus ride
tKfr Palmer from Anchorage.
A large group of outdoor sports
enthusiasts viewed a free show
ing of the film, “Cheechako Tale
of Alaska” on Tuesday night of
this week. The film was produc
ed by the Mercury Outboard Mo
$®r Co. and depicted a boat trip
along the coast of southeast Alas
ka. The film was dedicated to the
f*ish and Wildlife Service of the
lerritory and shown by the Mat
anuska Valley Sportsmen.
Word was received this week
fnosn Larry Cox, who is stationed
at Sangley Point with the U. S.
Kavy. He wished to be remem
bered to all his friends in Palmer,
Wasilla, Knik and Anchorage,
lie sent along the following ad
dress for those who wish to drop
a line: Larry Cox, SK3, USN;
U. S. Naval Station, Sangley
VwOiWWWtilHO I.. ...
Point, P. I., Box 3.
Earl Brown of Palmer is in
Paradise, Calif., where he was
called following the sudden death
I of his mother, Mrs. T. J. Brown
on March 13.
Charlotte Barry is working in
the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation j
Corporation office.
Mrs. William Zahradnicek was j
called to Rocky Ford, Colo, on'
Tuesday of this week upon the
sudden death of her brother, Le
roy Watkins of Rocky Ford.
Guests at the Bernard Bou
wens home this past Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jensen
and two children of Blackwell,
Wisconsin. The families are long
time friends, coming from the
same home town.
Acting Mayor Betty Mears is
spending a few days in Juneau
this week. She plans to attend
sessions of the Legislature.
Past Department Commander
Foster R. Sims was speaker at the
American Legion birthday din
ner held last Thursday., The plan
ned pot-luck dinner was given
by members of the Auxiliary and
was followed by dancing.
V. Louise Kellogg of Spring
Creek Farm, was called to Pase
dena, Calif., again this week by
the illness of her mother, Mrs
Leroy Kellogg.
Visitor in Palmer and Wasilla
this week is Walt Westek of Lcs
Angeles. He is visiting the Court
ney Flemings of Wasilla.
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Regulations Change
In Small Tract Law
A number of important chang
es have been made in the new
small tract regulations which be
| came effective March 11, it was
announced today by Lowell M.
! Puckett, area administrator,
Bureau of Land Management for
Alaska. In addition to permitting
the classification and use of un
surveyed lands under the Small
Tract Act, the qualifications of
those who may file were expand
ed so that not only an individual,
who is a citizen of the United
States, is eligible but also part
nerships, associations, corpora
tions, states, territories, munici
palities or other governmental
subdivisions, it was pointed out.
Provision has been made also
for the acquisition of community
sites under the Small Tract Act.
The uses which were authorized
formerly are the same, that is,
people may obtain small tracts
for homes, recreational purposes
or for business sites. Leases are
issued and then the land may be
sold to the lessee, if he has com
plied with the terms of the lease.
Puckett pointed out that there
has been one imporant change in
the requirements for purchase
and that is the lessee does not
have to wait 11 months from the
time his lease becomes effective .
to apply to purchase the land, but
he may apply as soon as he has
constructed the improvements
which are required by the terms
of the lease. As formerly, the
lessee will be advised at the time
he enters into the lease agree
ment, what the final purchase
price will be.
An additional point which will
not be effective much in Alaska,
according to the BLM official, is
that which permits the direct sale
of land under this act. The direct
sale method may be used only
' where local communities have
adequate authority to establish a
building, sanitation and health
requirements for the protection
of adjacent property and the
community as a whole. There are
few places in Alaska where there
is a local organization which has
real or implied authority of a san
itation district, outside of towns
and cities, so that there will be
few cases of direct sale under
this regulation, it was said.
The regulations require pay
ment of fees in more situations
than was formerly the case. At
the time an application is filled
on a certain form, a fee of $10 is
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LOCAL SHOOTERS
TAKE MANY PRIZES
Results of an approved NRA
I shooting match held in Fairbanks j
i during the week of March 5-12 ;
! show Palmer shooters winning a j
large majority of the awards.
Grand aggregate winner in the
Inter-Territorial Gold Nugget i
Championships was John R. |
Dodge of Palmer with a total j
score of 773. Ken Westenbarger
took second place in the Master
class with a 768 total and Noel
Woods’ score of 767 earned him
first place in the Expert class.
In Match No. 1 Ken Westen
barger took first place with a
385 total in the Master class.
Shooting in the same class, Dodge
brought home second place hon
ors with a 382 total.
Expert class winners found
Noel Woods of Palmer in first
position with a 380 total. Third
in this class was G. Smoot with a
371 total.
Other awards earned by Pal
mer shooters were second and
third place respectively to Dodge
and Woods in the Any Sights
class; first place in Expert to
Smoot; first place in Sharpshoot
er class to Stan Lowe, third place
to Norma Richie in the Women’s
Match and in the Two-Man Team
Match Westenbarger and C. Lohr
of Fairbanks took first in the
Masters class.
required and also when applica
tions to purchase, to renew the
leases, or to assign them are
made, a filing fee of $10 is requir
ed. These fees are not returned
to the applicant even though his
application is rejected. However,
when a special drawing card is
used to determine what individ
ual is entitled to each tract under
the veterans preference regula
tions, no fee is required for the
filing of the card.
Generally, no person will be
permitted to obtain by lease or
purchase more than one tract un
der the act, according to the regu
laions. This has always been the
rule. If an applicant makes a
strong showing that it is neces
sary that he obtain another tract,
his application may be allowed.
Minerals are still reserved by
the United States Government. In
other words, oil and gas leases
may be issued over lands which
have been leased or sold under
the Small Tract Act, but at the
present time, no mining claims
may be filed on such lands after
they have been classified under
the Small Tract Act.
Tanana Shooters Win
Match by two Points
On March 12 Noel Woods,
Vern Donaldson, George Smoot,
Lynn White, Allen and Norma
Richie, Norm and Terry Hartung,
Rip and Wilda Harris, John
Dodge, Ken and Marie Westen
barger, and Stan and Gwen
Lowe participated in and attend
ed rifle matches at Fairbanks.
On Sunday a shoulder-to
shoulder match between the Ma
tanuska Valley Sportsmen and
the Tanana Valley Sportsmen
Rifle clubs was held. This was
the first time the Tanana Valley
team has ever beaten the local
shooters. The summary of the an
nual event follows:
TANANA 1st TEAM
P S K oh tot.
J. Guitar.... 100 99 99 93 391
C. Lohr ...... 100 99 100 90 389
E. Elliot . 100 100 98 92 390
► Kouldelka .100 99 97 89 385
TOTAL 1555
P S K ob tot.
Matanuska 1st EAT
MATANUSKA 1st TEAM
K. Westenbarger 99 100 97 75 391
N. Woods _ 100 99 97 93 389
L. White 100 100 97 90 387
G. Smoot ..100 99 96 91 386
TDTAT
TANANA 2nd TEAM: R. Hay
! ford, 384; E. "Johnson, 383; J.
I Beckley, 381; B. Wiese, 378. TO
TAL, 1526. MATANUSKA 2nd
TEAM: J. Harris, 386; V. Don
aldson, 379; J. Dodge, 377; Nor
ma Richie, 375. TOTAL, 1517.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Q — If a self-employed person’s
business shows a loss or his net
income is less than $400, does he
pay a tax and get credit for any
quarters of coverage?
A.—No. In this case he does not
make a return for social security
and he gets no social security
credit.
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|> We very seldom turn a car ;
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1 but every day we practically <
turn ourselves inside out to !
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Fr. Fries, Salad, Coffee
TOP SIRLOIN DINNER STEAK ... $2.00
Soup, vegetables, salad, hot rolls,
dessert, coffee or tea
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and heater, undercoat, oil bath a ir cleaner, directional signals,
seat covers two tone paint perfect condition.$1695.00
1941 CHEVROLET 2 dr., radio & heater, very good transporta
tion. Full price only.$99.00
1952 STUDEBAKER Champ, 2-dr., radio, heater & overdrive.
Full price only.$895.00
This is just a few of the good us ed cars and trucks we have. So
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