ONLY FEW DAYS
REMAIN FOR
UNO REGISTRATION
Beginning January 1, 1956 all
owners of land lying outside in
corporated towns, Public Utility
Districts and Independent School
Districts will be declared delin
quent, f they failea to file State
ments of Ownership with the U.
S. Commissioner in the Recording
Precinct wherein their property
is situated.
W. A. Chipperfield, land com
missioner, instructed all U. S.
Commissioners to charge a pen
alty of $5.00 beginning January
2, 1956 for late registration of
land owned prior to 1956 that
comes under the provisions of the
Alaska Land Registration Law
and persistent neglect or failure
to comply with the law may
mean the loss of title to the land.
Only a few days remain, Chip
perfield pointed out, during
which filings can be made with
out' penalty, and urged that
every owner who has not already
filed a Statement of ownership
under this present Land Regis
tration Act or under the 1945 or
original 1953 Act do so at once.
He emphasized that only own
ers who actually have title either
patent or deed—need make this
filing. People who are buying on
contract but have not received
their deed, homesteaders who
have not received their patients,
and “squatters” who are occupy
ing land but do not actually own
it do not have to make the filing.
Owners of newly acquired land
should file their Statements of
Ownership at the same time they
record their instruments of title,
but in any event during the cal
endar year in which they get
that title.
Forms for filing may be secur
ed from the nearest U. S. Com
missioner. A filing fee of $1.50
is charged by the Commissioner
for each Statement of Ownership
filed. This fee should accompany
the forms.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
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Notebo&h
The board of trustees of the
United Protestant Church will
meet tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in
the study. All trustees are invited
to be present.
Charles W. Wilson, territorial
conservationist, leaves Palmer
January 6 enrout to Phoenix Ari
zona where he will attend the
Soil Conservation Service plan
ning conference being held Janu
ary 9-14. Attending will be re
presentatives from seven western
states, Alaska and Hawaii.
Bill Rouwens, who has been
confined to his home the past
few weeks because of illness, -is
being welcomed back on the job
at Bert’s Drug store this week.
Over 20 teenagers staged a sur
prise Christmas party for Kelly
Boy, manager of the Palmer
Drug, last Friday evening at the
drug store. The youngsters ar
ranged the surprise complete with
decorated tree, cake, and gifts.
12 INSTALLED IN
MASONIC OFFICES
Twelve valley residents were
installed in offices in the Matan
uska Masonic Lodge No. 373 in
ceremonies held at Carpenters’
Hall on December 27.
• C. Clarence Hoffman was in
stalled as worshipful master.
Other officers installed who will
be serving with Master Hoffman
during the coming year were:
J. W. Curtis, senior warden:
Oliver Onkka, junior warden;
Art Madison, treasurer; Walter
Teeland, chaplain; C. Ivan Bran
ton, seereatry, George Ed Smith,
marshal; Emil Larsh, senior dea
con; Carlos Driggars, junior dea
con; Frank Gagnon, senior stew
ard- Harold Dinkle, jumior stew
ard; and Oscar Johnson, tyler.
HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Sourdough Club
Members of the Sourdough
Homemakers’ club will meet at
the home of Nan Curtis on Mon
day, January 9.
YOUTHS HAY FULFILL
MILITARY OBLIGATION
M ARMY RESERVE
Young men between the ages
17 and 18 V2 who wish to ful
fill their military obligations
without being inducted into the
active Army, can now do so by
joining the Army reserve, accord
ing to Lieutenant Colonel Geor
ge D. Bruner, Senior Army Ad
visor, U. S. Army, Alaska.
Under the 1955 Reserve Forces
Act, Public Law 305, young men
mav enlist in Ready Reserve un
its for eight years and undergo
six months of active duty for
training purposes. Two branches
of the Army, transportation and
engineer, are available for Alas
kans to enlist into. Persons from
Alaska who enlist under this law
will receive eight weeks of basic
training at Fort Ord, California.
Young men who are attending
high school v/hen they enlist
may defer the six months basic
training period until they gradu
ate, cease to pursue their studies
further or attain age 20, which
ever occurs first.
Under the provisions of the
Reserve Forces Act, a person who
enlists in the ready Reserves will
no longer be liable either to the
draft or for further Reserve
training, except in case of war.
Upon completion of basic train
ing, Reserve members will be
sent to a service school for 18
weeks training in the branch
they have enlisted in. Engineer
service schools are located at
Fort Bel voir, Virginia, and Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri. The
Army Transportation school is
located at Fort Eustis, Virginia.
They will then return to home
town units in Alaska to serve the
remainder of their enlistment.
During enlistment in the Army
Reserve, youths must participate
annually in 48 drills and 17
days active duty training. Both
are required by law. If unable to
train with their units, some may
be permitted to serve 30 days
active duty for training each
year. A Reservist will draw full
pay in the grade he is in for
each drill period and time served
By Bob Klem
Ogre: “Here, have some cow. It’s
good!”
Me: “I don’t like it! It don’t taste
good to me!’’
Ogre: “Heck, you only took one
bite, Come on eat a lot of it
You’ll like it better when you get
used to it,
Here, eat the whole hind leg, eat
the front leg too—it’s good!
Everybody likes cow! This is Sac
red Cow, did you know that?
Come on
Eat the whole cow! What’s the
matter now? You still don’t like
it?
Eat another cow! It’s good! I rais
ed this one myself, come on
now,
Don’t be stubborn. Not everybody
gets all the cow they want, not
these days they don’t! You
don’t know how lucky you are,
you don’t know what’s good
for you!
“Now what’s the matter? You
still don’t like it? Say! There
mifst be something wrong with
you!
“Here! Swallow this one WHOLE!
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on active duty.
Reservists who skip the drills
and training periods may be or
dered to active duty for 45 days
; for the first delinquency, and
have their deferments cancelled
and be inducted for two years
active training for further offen
ses.
SNUG
By Bob Klem
There was a little bug
Who had a little rug
But oh! he was so lonely
And when it was cold
It was very, very cold
(He committed matrimony)
Then two little bugs
In a pretty little rug
Found Home Sweet Home so
handy
In the middle of a hug
He said, “It’s snug”
She said “It’s fine and dandy”
Then three little bugs
Then a lotta littel bugs
They gathered in a huddle
Tin one old rug
Was a buggie little rug
Where only bugs could snuggle.
ou can be calm
and serene at your
time of sorrow la
the knowledge that
our services will
provide for your
dear one a beauti
ful memorial ser
vice.
PALMER FUNERAL
CHAPEL
William Bouwens, manager
New y&ak Patty
Fun - Fun - Fun
Hallea Lodge
DECEMBER 31
Free Bar-B-Q Served
at 1:00 a.m.
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