HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Published Every Monday.
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aska, as second class matter, under the Act of March 8,
Chas. F. Sandford...... . Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Everywhere people are com
ing to realize more and more
how in-t "^-dependent we are
unon each other. The only in
dividual who is self-sufficient
is n hermit
The keynote-the foundation
ol *.»vilizrtiion-is the family.
We all concede that. And
we’re rapidly coming to real
ize that our own home town
is a home town family-simply
the family unit a little bit
extended through neighborly
cordiality, friendship, and
pleasant social intercourse.
Common good will and re
cognition of our human obli
gation is a deeper currency
than any money system ever
invented. But it is also to our
advantage on the material
side of life—it redounds in
better practices, living con
ditions, more generous im
pulses.lt make any town a
better place to live.
Let’s make our home town
unit closer knit. Let's be gen
erous with our good will
realizing that the prosperity
of the individual is directly
reflected in an added pros
perity to our community.J
-o
The local paper is the small
town’s greatest asset. No town
should fail to appreciate its
local paper to the extent of a
liberal patronage.-Henry Ford.
The influence of the small
town newspaper upon the
town and its business is often
underestimated by business
men themselves. The news
paper is going to represent
the town to the outside world,
fairly or unfairly. Nothing
speaks better for a town than
a newspaper that is well sup
ported by the business men,
and nothing speaks in louder
terms against the town than
a newspaper that is struggling
for existence and which has
little or no advertising patron
age from- its home business
concerns.
If the business man has a
good, live, newspaper pub
lished in his town he should
never let that paper go to
press without his name in* its
columns in an advertisement
We make, this statement with
out any selfish motive. The
Herald has a fairly good ad
vertising patronage for which
we are indeed grateful, but if
every business concern in this
town would advertise regular
ly that fact would not make
us richer by any means. There
is no such thing on the globe
as riches for the country
newspaper man. He is a kind
of work horse for the com
munity that doesn’t get and
doesn’t expect as- much re
muneration for his labors as
other men receive who do not
do the town and community
as much good as the news
paper is able to do, and as
the newspaper does do gladly
and willingly.
Lots of men and some busi
ness men do not appreciate
their local paper as a thing
of value except to the owner
of the paper, and that is
where their vision needs doc
toring. The newspaper travels,
and is the town’s only repre
sentative that is always work
ing at the job.
Capt. F. Dorin, of the Sal
vation Army, is spending a
week in Hyder in connection
with the annual drive for
funds to carry on the splend
id work of the well known
organization. Capt Dorin is
being assisted by a local com
mittee, consisting of Earl
Hinckley, chairman, Rev. C. T.
Hatton, Chap. F.* Sandford,
Miss Marion Hunt and Mrs.
Merl F. Thomas. Members of
the committee .have been en
gaged in a canvas during the
oast few days. The Annual
Drive is carried on by the Sal
vation Army throughout! the
world. Capt. Dorin states the
movement -has been well re
ceived locally and a hearty re
sponse to the call for funds
is anticipated. During his
stay Capt. Dorin has extend
ed the drive to Stewart and
will proceed to Prince Rupert
after leaving this locality.
The work of the Salvation
Army is a most beneficent
labor, feeding the hungry,
helping the sick and needy
and extending the hand of
kindness to all whom mis
fortune has overtaken, and
its members are universally
hard working and self sacri
ficing and find their chief
recompense in the gratitude
of human hearts and the
knowledge that God smiles
on good deeds well done.
Such people and such a pur
pose is worthy of all help that
can be given and the Herald
hopes that Hyder will give
generous response to its ap
peal.
Just For Fun
The reporter overheard two
of Hyder’s young hopefuls in
the following colloquy the
other day.
“I wish’t it would stop rain
ing/'
“So do I.”
“I like it better when its
dusty, don’t you?”
“Yeh.”
“Do you know why its dusty
when it ain’t muddy?”
“Yeh, because dust is just
mud with the juice squeezed
out.”
That old gag to the effect
that you can’t eat your cake
and have it doesn’t always
apply. For instance indigest
ion has convinced many a man
that it is not impossible to eat
your cake and have it.
An exchange declares that
humanity is divided into two
general classes. Those who
worship titles and those 'who
worship subtitles.
Back in the old days at Cir
cle City, Joe Cooper had a slab
of bacon stolen from his cache.
Qe noticed his loss at once but
made no mention of it to any
one.
A few days later he was ac
costed on the street by a chap
who had lately come up the
river from Eagle.
“Hullo, Joe,” said the new ar
rival. “Say, by the way, I heard
you had some bacon stole the
other day.”
“ That’s right,” said Joe.
“But say, Bill,” he added, low
ering his voice confidentially,
“Don’t you give it away. You
and I are the only people who j
| know anything about it.”
NEAR DISASTER AT THE
RIVERSIDE MINE
Continued from Page 1
fresh air. Atkins in the mean
time had been overcome in
the drift and with Willis, who
had also -succumbed before
reaching the surface, was
carried out by later rescuers.
In the meantime, Dr. Car
son, the mine physician, had
been sent for and arrived to
find Atkins receiving resusci
tory treatment but apparently
dead, as there was no sign of
respiration or heart beat. Wil
lis had been restored to con
sciousness by this time and
the others, with the exceptions
of Watson and Ukovich, were
recovering from the effects of
the gas but were still sick and
dazed. Watson and Ukdvich
were restored to conscious
ness under the direction of
Dr. Carson, who also worked
over the unfortunate Atkins
until 4 p. m. before abandon
ing the effort to bring him
back to life. Fully a half doz
en others who had ventured
into the mine were affected
by the deadly fumes and it
appeals a miracle that several
others did not share the fate
of Atkins. '
No blame attaches to the
mine management for the sad
fatality, the curiosity of Wat
son and his companions and
their failure to observe the
common sense rule of avoid
ing danger whenever possible,
being primarily responsible for
the whole sad affair. That
Atkins should have been the
only one who failed to sur
vive is believed to be largely
due to his having been gassed
while serving with the British
forces in France and also be
cause of his not being used to
powder fumes. .
Following the inquest the
Coroner’s jury, composed of
Holger Johnson, Earl Hinck
ley, Merl F. Thomas, Wm. Ry
an, Pete Lowe and C. G. Ston
ing, returned a verdict of ac
cidental asphyxiation.
Wilfred Sherburne Atkins,
BODY OF “SCOTTY”
SIM FOUND IN CANAL
The body of Wm. C. (“Scot
ty”) 'Sim, who was drowned
August 15 in Portland Canal,
as a result of a boating acci
dent, was found by Mr. Law
rence, of Lawrence and Work
man, floating near the mouth
of Bear River early Monday
afternoon. Mr.1 Lawrence was
making his way to Stewart
from the Lawrence and Work
man mill, on the east shore of
Portland Canal, when the boat
struck an object in the water,
which on investigation proved
to be the feet of the unfor
tunate Sim. The body was
floating head down,— feet
above water, and was badly
decomposed.
Sim, who ran the Stewart
Opera House last winter, was
drowned when a leaky row
boat in which he and a com
panion, H. I. Platt, were pro
ceeding across Portland Canal
to the Lawrence and Work
man saw mill, capsized near
the middle of the Canal. Platt
came to the surface at once
but saw nothing of Sim, who
apparently never came lip.
Platt then paddled the water
filled boat to a poifit near the
mouth of the Marmot River.
who is described by his friends
as a man of splendid charact
er and personality, died a hero.
His action in going to the res
cue of Watson and Ukovich
was purely voluntary, as was
that of all the others engaged
in the rescue. They too are
heroes, tho fortunately not
compelled to make the su
preme sacrifice of life. Brav
ing a deadly and unseen dan
ger without thought of self,
they risked their lives to save
the lives of others. And from
somewhere in the dim and
distant past there has come to
us a Voice, speaking to all the
sons of men through all the
ages: “Man hath no greater
love than this; that he lay
down his life for a friend.”
Thus Wilfred Atkins died,
and his companions and the
community at large mourn a
hero and a splendid gentle
man.
The deceased was born at
Kingston, Ontario, Canada,
July 28, 1891. During the
World War he served in the
battle front from 1915 to
1919 with the 10th Battalion,
Canadian Mounted Rifles and
was discharged with the rank
of Sergeant. He is survived by
a father, five sisters, one
brother and a young wife to
whom the sympathy of the en
tire community is extended in
the hour of her sad bereave
ment.
In accordance with the wish
of the widow, the remains
were shipped Monday to New
Westminister, B. C. for inter
ment.
FIRE PROTECTION
DANCE A SUCCESS
Continued from Page 1
ing trip to the camps along
Salmon River valley and dis
posed of $40 worth of tickets.
The cake' auction held dur
ing the evening was made a
splendid success as a result
of the versatile efforts of Wm.
Tooth, who acted as auction
eer and kept the crowd donat
ing dollars for cakes, even
after all the cakes on hand
were sold.
The Chamber of Commerce
committee, composed of Edgar
Provinse, Walter Blanton and
John Ho viand, is justly entitled
to warm praise for their
excellent management and
splendid efforts; and William
Bunting is also deserving of
special mention for his ex
cellent work as floor manager.
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