Eodiak Klirror
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Thanksgiving Day
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, a day set apart in the
United States by proclamation of the president and the gover
nors of the 48 states and territories.
The day is observed by religious services, football
games, duck hunting and especially in the New England
states as an occasion for family re-unions.
The Pilgrims, founder of Thanksgiving Day, chose a
day for giving thanks following the first harvest in 1621. It
has become a national holiday.
We, as Americans have much for which to be thankful.
We have freedom in a greater measure than any other country
in the world. We are free to travel, criticize our public of
ficials, to start a business, and participate in the social and
cultural life of the community.
We should be grateful and give thanks to our fighting
men in Korea and to those in other foreign stations.
Everyone who lives under the American flag has some
thing to be thankful for and everyone should observe and
celebrate our traditional'day of Thanksgiving.
Daniel and Edith Nimerow
gave a warranty deed to Wil
liam and Edith Leary for lot
22, block 14 of the Kodiak
tovvnsite and it has been re
corded.
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REFLECTIONS
in HiE MIRROR
THREE YEARS AGO—1948
Work on the new KEA re
distribution system began but(
v/as slowed down because of!
difficulty in obtaining ease-]
ments.
W. F. Meek, Bureau of
Land Management representa
tive, conducted a sale of lots
that are located within the j
city limits.
TWO YEARS AGO—1949
Foundations for two new
generators at the KEA plant
were poured.
Construction continued on
the new Federal Jail. Work
men were having trouble with
freezing weather. They erect
ed wooden walls and put a
canvas over the top to keep
the concrete from freezing.
The settlement of a west
coast shipping strike was
near. Kodiak was without
freighter service for several
weeks.
ONE YEAR AGO—1950
A public auction was held
on the personal effects of the
late W. J. Erskine.
Strong winds with gusts
reaching over 60 knots col
lapsed a partly finished steel
oil storage tank belonging to
the Onion Oil Company. A
workman was injured when,
the wind whipped a tool shacki
over the edge of the bluff.
Hospital news
BIRTHS: ' ;
To Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Car
ter, a son, Nov. 12., weight,
8 lbs,, name. Robert Jay.
Medical attention: Emil Ma
lutin of Karluk, Edward Mc
Kenzie, Peter Ponchene,
Skipper Knudsen, Varya An
derson.
Cangnan To Have
New Trial
Anchorage— The Supreme
Court today upheld a Ninth
.Circuit Court of Appeals de
I cision granting Harvey L.
1 Carignan a new trial on the
| rape-murder charge of which
he was convicted here in De
■ cemher, 1949, the Associated
Press reported from Washing
ton.
j The 24-year old serviceman
was convicted by a Third Di
vision jury of killing Mrs.
Laura Showalter. Carignan
was sentenced to hang, but is
awaiting a new trial.
U. S. Attorney Eerl Cooper
said that Carignan definitely
| would be tried again for the
i Showalter murder. Carignan
1 is now serving a 15 year sen
tence in Alcatras after being
convicted on another charge.
NOTICE
It is planned to have a big
Christmas party for all child
iren under 13 years of age of
military and civilian personnel
serving ot the Naval Reser
vation and Fort Greely, Child
ren from the Kodiak Baptist
Mission will be invited to at
tend.
The party will be held at
the Naval Station gymnasium
at 1:30 pm on Dec. 21.
School Notes i
continued from page 3 !
boxes to make cubby-holes1
for books and other equip-j
ment.
Richard Williams j
Grade 7 |
The seventh grade is work-,
ing on ideas for the carnival. |
The elass is making a;
Thanksgiving picture and also,
writing folk stories on Nickel- ,
off the Kodiak bear. Nickeloff (
was created by the class.
Richard Hartman:
Class Meetings I
Meetings were held by all
high school classes Nov. 9,
primarily to discuss plans for
the PTA sponsored carnival,
which is to be held Dec. 6. ;
The freshman class, under
the supervision of Mr. Wick,:
will run the “House of Her-'
rors.”
The sophomores decided to
hold a penny toss at the
carnival, which will be run by
some of the girls in the class. >
The juniors will run a ham
burger concession, and the
senior class will take charge
of all advertising for the
curhival and put on a dance. I
The senior boys will also help
the freshmen with their
“House of Horrors.”
The sophomores completed
plans for their high school
pai ty to be held on Nov. 30.;
If the weather permits, they
will have a skating party at
Big Lake, but if the lake is
not frozen a party will be
held in the Community
Center.
Dick Skinner
Gene Sundberg
Grade 1
Mrs. Gerard’s first grade
have been writing their own
stories and drawing pictures
about them. They have them
hung on the wall making a
very attractive display.
Both first grades are plann
to participate in the coming
school carnival by being the
side show for the sixth grade
circus.
Many first graders from
both classes have been sick
with the mumps. Their class
mates look forward to seeing
them back to school soon.
Nancy Norman
Grade 2
Miss Slingerland’s second
graders rre getting ready for
Thanksgiving. Besides draw
ing pictures they have written
a hymn.
In their science class they
are going to learn the
characteristics of different
animals.
Sally Heitman
Grade 3
The third grade lost one
student last week, James
Hamblen, who moved to the
base.
For Thanksgiving the third
graders have been coloring
pictures of turkeys and Pil
grims.
Sally Heitman
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TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Office of the Auditor
Juneau •
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
I, NEIL F. Moore, Auditor of the Territory of
Alaska, and custodian of corporation records for said
Territory, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that there has been
filed in this office on the 5th day of November, 1951, the
written consent of all the stockholders of the W. J.
ERSKINE COMPANY, a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory
of Alaska, to the dissolution of said corporation.
THEREFORE, in view of the above premises. I
DO FURTHER CERTIFY that the W. J. ERSKINE
COMPANY, a corporation, is dissolved, pursuant to
Title 36, Chapter 1, Section 143, Alaska Compiled Laws
Annotated, 1949, upon the filing in this office of the pro
per proof of publication of this certificate.
(Official Seal of the
Auditor of the Ter
ritory of Alaska.)
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my official seal, at
Juneau, the Capital, this 5th
day of November,, A. D., 1951.
NEIL F. MOORE,
Auditor of Alaska