The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 25, 1942, Page 6

' PAGE SX “— " ~_THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU‘ALASKA * WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 194. A 1942 Thanksgiving Message An Old Day ... a New Way... 3 To The People of Alaska ... i‘J‘LOSE YOUR EYES for a moment and remember. "~ Thanksgiving Day is here! o Down memory's halls drift fragrances and voices taqt belong to no other day. And over all is the warm- ing, joyous sense of togetherness. This day, we are together as families, as Alaskans, as Americans. Yes— even though son, husband or father is half a world away-—he celebrates WITH us. ' For this is Thanksgiving — the oldest of our Na- tion’s holy days. #+ It is our first wartime Thanksgiving in a quarter century—the second in almost fifty years. For that alone we should be richly thankful. Few nations have known 80 much of peace. Thanksgiving Day was born in hours of struggle for existence. It is fitting that we celebrate it even amidst a struggle for survival. . That very struggle makes us more aware today of our great heritage. We give thanks for freedom above all. The right to live, to work, to play. Yes—even the right to die for the things we know are worth fighting for. As Alaskans, we give thanks for special things. For Alaska itself—with particular gratitude tq William Henry Seward who purchased the Territory three quar- ters of a century ago. For the hardy men and women who devoted their lives to its development. We give thanks for the courage of young men . who today endlessly patrol the Northern skies, who guard our seas and shores. For the dauntless crews who blaze new Alaskan trails, For the devotion of those who man the supply ships. w7 ., In'this hour, wqe are thankful, too, that Alaska :s q’i v y upusual opportunities to serve America at w&‘nmqre—thm our peacetime industries could so swiftly put on battle dress. All Alaska — government, 4, “WVictory. industry and labor — welded by the building of the Terrfitory — was instamtly ready to serve the men fight- ing for it. Jsogy We who catch and pack salmon are thankful that we could help speed the war effort. Salmon plants have been turned into barracks. Salmon warehouses salmon boats, scows and pile'drivers and other equip- ment have been put at the disposal of the Governmerit —our contribution to the common cause for which we are all fighting. L Here, hard by the battle lines, we can show. ot thanksqgiving in practical ways. All of us. We can de- termine not to leave undone one thing which will bting victory nearer. We can sacrifice more of our accustom. ed comforts so that we can put 10 per cent or more of our income every month into bonds and bullets, planes and ships . . . to back up our fighting men. Whatever we give up is small compared to the sacrifices they are making. “We can, we will, we must” resolutely carry out our wark so that the cry will never-again be “too little” or “too late.” By systematic, sacrificial war bond pus- chases we can indeed give them something to be thank- ful for — the weapons that may save their lives, the weapons that will bring them home sooner. And — tremendous trifle! — we can share our Thanksgiving with the men in uniform who are defend. ing Alaskan soil. These boys are far from home—far from Mother, Dad, the Girl and the Gang. We can give them the kind of a day we would want our own boys to have — wherever they are. A friendly day. a family day — a day to remember. - By consecrating ourselves again this Thanksgiv- ing to the task ahead, we can make sure that free men everywhere will some day join us in giving thanks, for Pacific American Fisheries MESSAGE PUBLISHED BY PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES TO HELP SPEED VICTORY et e A e