HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue,Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 82
Chas. F. Sandford . Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Tnis newspaper is not connected in any manner with any
stock brokerage firm or other establishment associated in or
interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
formation relative to local min ing development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Watch Your Vote
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With the election only three
days off, voters should take
proper cognizance of the var
ious candidates for Territorial
office and what they represent,
in order that they may exersize
the elective franchise with in
telligence and good judgement.
All too often in the past have
the voters of Alaska disregard
ed both attributes in selecting
those who conduct legislation
and government on behalf of
the people. The result of such
attitude has been that in man}
instances men have been elect
ed to fill important government
offices totally without regarc
to their fitness for the dutie
involved or their capacity to
perform them.
This has been particularly
true of the legislature, when
we have at times assembled a>
motely a crew of incompetents
and misfits as ever were seen in
a legislative assembly. And
the effect of this lack of proper
care on the part of the voters
has been poor governmental
administration and a cluttering
up of the Territorial statutes
with a vast mess of legal enact
ments that mean little or noth
ing or are entirely unconstitut
ional and void.
It is high time this was
stopped but the only way in
which it can be accomplished
is for the voters to consider
well the capacities and general
fitness for office of those for
whom they vote.
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Town Grave-Diggers
In nearly every community
may be found quite a number
of persons who consider them
selves leading citizens, but who
in truth are helping to dig a
grave for their town.
They do it through their fail
ure to support the institutions
which make the town what it
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V
s. They do it by sending away
'or merchandise which might
ie bought with equal ad van
age at home. They do it frc
luently through thoughtless
less, but often through sheer
iisregard for the welfare of
he community of which they
ue a part.
The doctrine of buy at home !
s not advanced solely in the in
erest of individual merchants, j
t is advocated because every
itizen of a town is to a certain !
xtent dependent upon every
ither citizen for his own pres
leiity. Business men arc some
imes as greatly at fault as any
ne else in the matter of out-of
own trading. We know of lo
al business men who buy vir
ually nothing from other loc J
usiness men except the food
hey eat.
If the shoe dealer sends away
or his automobile tires, and
he automobile man sends
way for his furniture, and the j
urntture man sends away for
lothing, and so on, how can |
hey expect to build local pros
erity?
All the fine talk about ci”ic i
ride that we may indulge will
ever make a town, so long as
lie life blood of the commun
.y—the cold cash—is spent
lrewhere. A man may make
oosting speeches until he is
lack in the face, but unless he
pends his money where he \
Jakes it he is a home-town
i-ave-digger.
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Papers Reflect Town
It is recognized that a town
lay. b e rather accurately |
idged so far as its progress- j
reness is concerned, by the j
ray in which it suppoi’ts its
ewrpapers. In other words a
reditable and prosperous
>king newspaper may be safe-1
1 taken as an indication of a
ve and enterprising commun
y. The reason is plain. A
ve town naturally demands a
| representative newspaper or
I newspapers, and there will al
i ways be found someone to
meet the demands. Almost
| without exception it may be !
! found that a town has just !
I about as good a newspaper as
[it deseives; sometimes better I
I than it deserves.
In this connection a quot
ation from an address by Jas.
] J. O’Shaughnessy, former ex- j
ecutive secretary of the Amer-1
ican Association of Advertising j
Agencies, is to the point. In the
\ light of his many years of ex
perience in dealing with news
papers, he says:
“1 have been widely quoted
as saying that the village week
ly newspaper is the corner
stone of American journalism.
No one has disputed thatassert
ion. Modern communities, j
large and small, grow and
[ prosper in the wake of their
newspapers. If their news
papers are prosperous, retail
business prospers and real es
tate appreciates in value.”
Just for Fun
Some Local Wise-cracks
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The following communication
j was found on the Herald’s1
doorstep the other day. We do i
not know who the writers may ;
be, altho we think we can make j
a pretty close guess. Our sur- j
mise, however, would hardly j
justify anyone biting them on 1
suspicion. Anyway, it’s Just for j
Fun and most of the wisecracks
are good, except that one about
the Scotchman. Who ever
heard of a Scotchman loaning
$10 without double security?
Stewai't, B. C., Oct. 21.
The. Editor, Hvder
Weekly Herald.
Dear Sir:
Please find enclosed a few
humorous selections for youi
“ Yoost for fun” column. Kind
ly put these in your next issue
and sign our names to them:
The Humorous Twins, Harold
and Hippo. If there is any re
muneration for these much
tooted works of art, just forget
it old man and please accept it
for an old Spanish custom,
where Prohibition is nix.
A Scotchman saying good
bye to an Irishman just aftei
lending him ten dollars: “Well,
I’ll be suing you.”
i
The immortal Shelly was once
hgard to say, “Fourex bread
for bigger and better indigest- 1
ion.” You tell ’em, Shelly; <
vou got lots of crust. <
In this modern age the de
ration of the skirts has caused
the downfall of the eye.
She was only a tram-man’s
laughter and many a shiek
kicked the bucket on her ac
count. Savings 22776 First Nat.
Bank.
Then there was the man who *
Jaid: “I simply will mot get *
married and I am going to per
suade all my children to be- r
iome bachelors too.”
Pete Wilson says he knows of: f
i car driver around here who ^
s so affectionate he hugs all ;
:he curves. Whoopee! i
As the Knight of the Gaiter 1
aid to hi» comrade, “I get so :
iarned tired hanging around
hese joints.” t
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Mussolini may be right there i
vith this spaghetti stuff, but <
when it comes to good old bo
logny you gotta “See America
First.”
Well, that will be all for
this week. We can’t let t^o
much of this rare humor out at
one time. We know that you
will be wanting to get in touch
with us for more contracts af
ter hearing this, so just address
us at the local sorting of the
mail, Harold and Hippo, Genl.
Delivery, Hyder, Alaska, or
Stewart.
We hope that with our co
operation you will be able to
put College Humor off the
map.
Yours for bigger and oetter
Wisecracks,
The Humorous 1 wins
Harold & Hippo
There appeared before me
Harold and Hippo and swore
in my presence that all the
foregoing wisecracks were of
the sheerest originality and
were not copied from any hum
orous magazine, but compiled
in the Twins’ spare moments,
the efforts of much meditation
and thought.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in my presense this 21st day
of October, in the year of our
Lord 1930.
S. Copilk
A Notary Public Appointed by
Film Fun.
All Rights Reserved. U. S.
Patent Office, 1930.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From Hyder, Alaska Miner of
November 7, 1919.
Oren Hill’s big drug store on
Premier Avenue is practically
ready for occupancy and Mr.
Hill is expected over from
Ketchikan on the next trip of
Lhe Taku.
Across the street from the
Jrug store and a little to the
aorth, the two-story bank and
eal estate building is receiving
ts finishing touches.
Small and McDougal have
heir big building on Nevada
■treet finished and are com- i
’ortable at the forge.
The Premier Gold Mining
Company are getting the lum
>er on the ground for their
lowntown offices, and superin
endent W. G. Harris is also !
preparing to build a residence
across the creek from Dan Lin
leborg's abode.
Bill Murphy has his new
lome on the Lindeborg town
;ite. His fireplace will be one
•f the sights of Hyder, being
onstructed of Salmon river j
ire.
Nelson and Foy, the wood
nen, are building a residence
n the townsite, and Gus John
■on, who makes concrete chim
leys, is also building.
Bob Jamieson is putting up a
Iry house at the Hotel Hyder,
ind the Alaska Hotel is receiv
ing the last of its weather
>oarding.
A good sign painter could
nake a clean-up in Hyder.
Blondy Charlton took a crack
t the High Dive club this
veek by building a fence
icross the foot of Main Street.
]an’t take the dive there now
vithout busting the railing.
Wild geese estimated to num
ber more than 10,000 have
>een seen at the bird sanctu
iry of Jack Miner in Ontario,
Canada, at one time.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Waltham 17 and 23 Jewels
Hamilton 19 and 21 Jewels
Elgin 7 and 15 Jewels
Wrist watches, Waltham, El
gin & Hofes, $12.50 to $25.00
Jewelry made to order, repair
work Anything in jewelry fur
nished on short notice.
Crosley Radios on Hand. Come
In And Look Them Over.
THE NUGGET SHOP
We have temporarily discon
tinued the local manufacture
of rubber stamps, but will re
ceive orders for outside deliv
ery. Phone 82.
PROFESSIONAL
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JJgbrr, .Alaska
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FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
tl. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
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