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chfevvs of cAmerica's Last frontier
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving day, which Kodiak
will celebrate next Thursday,
along with the rest of the nation,
is truly one of our finer national
holidays, dating back to the Ply
mouth settlers in New England.
The practice of setting a day apart
'did not originate there, however.
President Lincoln issued the first
national -proclamation which set
apart the-last Thursday in Novem
ber as the day to be observed. This
was on October 3, 1863.
The first New England day of
thanks for a bountiful harvest was
in the autumh of 1621. Under or
ders from Governor Bradford, the
■colonists went into the forests and
shot a number of turkeys, bring
ing them back to the settlement
to be cooked. A feast was held. A
number of Indians heard of the
celebration and came to the settle
ment bringing several deer. This
was the first celebration of thanks
giving.
Much could be said about the
giving of thanks. Many things
could/ be mentioned for which'we
should be thankful. One thing we
can be sure of. Few of us will have
to go hungry. One sure way to give
positive thanks to a provident God
is to see that no one in this com
munity doesn’t have enough to eat,
at least for one day.
Though you may suffer from
over-indulging, pause long enough
to give thanks for ample food, the
opportunities you have to provide
for it, and the privileges that are
yours in a free world.
Motorists Must Stop
It might be brought to the at
tention 9$ Kodiak motorists that
■when driving behind a school bus,
and it stops, there is a territorial
law that states that all cars must
istop also.
An accident occurred on Mission
DRoad that might have been ratal.
The bus was discharging school
children. As is quite common, a
child ran across the road, and col
lided with the front fender of an
oncoming car. The driver was ex
onerated of all blame. But we re
peat, the accident might have been
fatal.
All the laws that might be writ
ten will not prevent a little tot
from doing the same thing over
again. It is up to the driver of a
vehicle, with his matured judge
ment to exercise it. “Stop” on the
back of a school bus means just
that. That’s the least you can do.
Discriminatory Taxes
The 84th Congress will be urged
to repeal all the special taxes on
transportation services - - - both
freight and passenger - - - when it
reconvenes in January. The moti
vating organizations behind this
drive is the National Conference
for Repeal of Taxes on Transporta
tion.
strong case. The special taxes on
transportation were strictly a
World War II measure. Their main
purpose was to discourage traffic
and travel during that period. It
was generally believed at the time
that the taxes would be repealed
once the war emergency ended.
Certainly, remedial action is long
The Conference certainly has a overdue.
Officer Witnesses
His 0 An Accident
If you have an accident, don’t
have it with a law enforcement of
ficer, is the advice of Mrs. Tommy
Gallagher, who collided with a car
driven by Clarence Dizney, last
Thursday.
Mary Gallagher was driving a
Ford and Dizney his Dodge. The
two met at 7th and Mission. Both
skidded and a collision was un
avoidable. Mrs. Gallagher’s first re
mark was, “Of all people to have
an accident with.”
The left rear^ fender of Dizney’s
car was caved in. A broken right
side headlight and a few scratches
were all the damages on Mrs. Gal
lagher’s car.
It was brought out from the ac
cident that Mrs. Dizney wouldn’t
make a very good character wit
ness for her husband in an acci
dent case. 'She pronounced him
“the world’s worst driver.”
Dizney duly reported the acci
dent to the office of the U. S. Mar
shall. In other words to himself.
CITY BRIEFS
The p a v i n^g done recently
through the cooperation of the
Navy, cost the city $24,198, accord
ing to figures released by the City
Clerk.
APW Units 1, 2 and 3 are about
ready to turn over to the city.
These are the water and sewer pro
jects on .Mission Road.
The City Clerk will have floures
cent lights installed in his office.
Notices are being sent out to de
linquent tax payers next week.
It will take until January to
make necessary preparations for
annexation papers to be drawn up
and ready for voting, according to
the City Clerk, Dick Berg.
Buying or selling—Use the Class
ified Ads—They get results.
No sound argument for main
maintaining these taxes can be
presented. They are purely dis
criminatory - - a variety of class
tax. They undoubtedly riscourage
traffic and are thus a drag on the
economy. Their repeal would re
sult in more business - - and more
employment, more purchasing, and
more spending by our vast trans
portation industry as a whole. It
would also increase government’s
revenue from the income tax.
Everyone in the country would
benefit one way or another.
The Hijab quadruplets, children of Mr. and Mrs. Wasfi Hijab, Moslem students from Jordon who
are aliening the University of Flo *ida, at Gainesville, go for a walk while eagerly awaiting their
second birthday Friday (Nov. 18). Sounding off, from left to right, they are: Dora, Ann Carol and
®mar i (AP Wirephoto
Luke Sewell, former manager of
the Cincinnati Redlegs, has been
named manager of the Seattle
Rainers of the Pacific Coast Lea
gue. (AP Wirephoto)
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Four Hundred Attend
Stylo Show Loot Week
Kodiak’s own style show proved
a{ great success,’ and was highly
praised by the more than four hun
dred who attended. Carol’s Dress
Shop and the Junior & Miss Shop
cooperated to put on an attractive
show. It was held at the Casino on
Friday, November 11.
Beautiful dresses were modeled
for Carol’s by Rachael Rogers,
Nita Nelson, Phyllis Sundberg,
Tenora Rockney and Pat Claydon.
They modeled cocktail dresses and
formals.
The models for the Junior &
Miss Shop were Sandy Claydon
and Johnny Watson. Jules Radin
sky was Master of Ceremonies.
Flower arrangements were donat
ed by LaLande’s Kodiak Bakery.
A door prize was won by Dorothy
Haag.
Jean SiegeL is manager of
Carol’s Dress Shop. Ruth Claydon
is the owner of the Junior & Miss
Shop.
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