Kodiak ftlirror
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Published, Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Owners of Real property in Kodiak will be “nicked"
fou a five dollar penalty on January 1, unless they have
registered their property Wit^ the U. S. .Recorder *(U. S.
Commissioner)
A virtually unnoticed law paaaad by the 1953 Session of
the Territorial Legislature provides for the penalty. The law
is known as the Alaska Registration Law.
The new registration requirement only came to light
here recently when the U, S. Commissioner received a copy of
the 1953 Session Laws of Alaska. The act affects all Alaskan
property owners.
The Kodiak Commissioner has wired the clerk of the
Third District court for additional information and instruc
tions.
We wonder how many Alaskans pay taxes yet do not
know why or when the tax laws were made.
Anyone missing a bunch of
keys on a ring may claim same
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by calling 2011 and asking for
Vickery. t
Business houses, organizations, and persons
are notified that all display advertising must be in
the office of the MIRROR by 6 pm Tuesday to ap
pear in the follow cp Saturday’s paper.
Classified advertisements will be received at
the office or hy phone until Friday noon but must
be paid for by 6 pm to appear in Saturday’s paper.
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Christmas Decorations
Promotes Holiday Cheer
Kodiak climbed into Christ
mas garb this week with many
decorated store windows,
street lights and home decora
tions.
Lights were strung across
Alaska Way from the theatre
to the clothing store and most
stores in town decorated the
interior of the buildings and
the windows.
A huge Santa Claus was set
up on the roof of Norman Sut
liff’s home on Pillar Mountain
and is visible from many parts
of town.
The Kodiak Rotary Club
announced plans for the an- j
nual Christmas Kiddies Party, j
It will be held at the Orpheum
Theatre at 11 am on December
24. John Fletcher, theatre
manager, has donated the use
of the building for the party.
Every child attending the 11
am party will get to see Santa
Claus and will receive a
Christmas gift stocking or
gift.
Kodiak churches will hold
special services for Christmas
eve and Christmas. A com
plete calendar of church ac
tivities will be printed in next
weeks Mirror.
The annual Navy party for
Navy and civilian personnel
will again be held this year.
School will be dismissed the
evening of December 28 and
will convene Monday, January
4, for the High School. Tenta
tive plans for the elementary
grades are that the students
will be dismissed December
23, but will return to school
on December 28. They will at
tend school the 28, 29, 30 and
31 and then be dismissed un
til Monday, January 4, Super
intendent Ivor Schott said
Thursday.
Prospects for a “white”
Christmas was good Thursday
as many inches of snow set
tled on Kodiak and the sur
rounding vicinity."'
Janet Komesu
Married
Miss Janet K. Komesu and
Harold R. Soleim of the navy
were married last evening at
the Community Baptist Church
by the Rev. John Molletti.
I The bride is the daughter
I of Seiji Komesu of Honolulu,
T. H., and Soleim is the son:
1 of Ole Soleim of Eugene, Ore. I
‘ Both work in the supply of
fice at the naval station.
Attendants at the ceremony
were Mrs. Harriett Haslett,
sister of the bride, and Jack
Henderson.
Miss Ella Hobbs of the A
laska Native Service went to
Old Harbor Wednesday on
business of her office. She was
scheduled to return yesterday.
Application for a marriage
license has been made by Al
len E. Strelow and Mildred
M. Dennison.
Peggy Durall
To Wed Dec. 18
The wedding of Miss Peggy
Louise Durall and James
Baron Hayes will take place
Friday, December 18, at Hill
side Chapel on Kodiak Naval
Station.
The ceremony will be per
formed at 7 pm. Miss Durall is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Herman Durall of KNS and
Hayes is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Hayes of Birming
ham, Alabama.
A reception following the
ceremony will be held in the
Bamboo Room at the Civil Ser
vice Club.
Hospital News
BIRTHS;
To Mr. and Mra. A1 King, a
son, Dec. 7, weight, 7 lbs., 4
oz., name, Alexander Cecil.
To Mr. and Mrs. A1 Cratty,
a daughter, Dec. 4, weight. 7
lbs., name, Mary Jean.
Juneau (A»)—The Japanese
owned Alaska pulp and lum
ber company Thursday filed
incorporation papers for one
million dollars at the Terri
torial Auditor’s office.
The papers stipulate the
firm will purchase leases on
land for operation of the firm
and to acquire timber on the
lands. The firm’s headquarters
is Juneau.
School students entertained
the Parent Teachers Associa
tion with a musical program
Thursday night ht the USO.
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Best Wishes
for the holidays & 1954
to oar Alaska Friends
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LIBBY, McNEILL & LIBBY