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By LEETE STONE
by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.!
(WNU Service*
GRANGER was a small town way
up near the Canadian harder
. where winters were still winters. 'I here
was a series of little hatchet et)notches
oiiS-sjme of the big trees ilia, bordered
the stJkle highway which r,n through
(1 inngeni The highest o' these outs
was foutw./s^l a halt about the
level of the siuWwnlk. •* "as *he high
point of Granger>«^sr,'vline
The state ron.lNSi* Plowed, of
course; but the plowlngllH£^0'' uncov
ered the concrete from DeeeTtaJtcr to
March. *■ ’ *—
The winters were tnken ns a matter
of course by the fathers and mothers
of Granger. The fathers rend and
toasted sllppared feet in the evening.
The mothers sewed; or also read ; both
retired early and rose early to face an
other bright clear day of below zero
temperature.
Very different was the feeling among
the few youngsters. In summer they
could drive to Lakeside anil Jackman,
see movies, dance, canoe, play tennis,
tlsh and generally enjoy life. So the
long winter was nothing less than
anathema to them.
Live of rlietu, three boys and two
girls, had formed a little unofficial
clique that braved the bitter wind and
snow once a week, Saturday night,
to talk and chatter of the summer's
games and pleasures, at their respec
tive houses. It was pretty dull, but
It was bettor than nothing.
In February, this particular winter,
Gloria Anies returned front school in
the East. There laid been a tire in
lhe school’s big dormitory and the
pupils were temporarily released for a
few weeks until restoration could be
effected.
Gloria was different. She was
pretty, charming, vivacious—the life
of any party. She had gone to coun
try school with all the little cliques of
hoys and girls. She noticed with a
flush of pleasure that llarry Hanson,
who had always carried tier books, and
been most devoted, had turned out to
be tall, handsome and Intelligent.
The lirst Saturday night after her
return the group gathered at Gloria's
house. They found a hig round table
tn the living room, surrounded by six
chairs; with a pack of cards in the
center, and a little cylindrical roll,
paper covered, which had on it in
black letters, “30 cents.”
••Folks, hurry and gather round.
We re going to piny penny ante poker. |
The stakes are my treat this time. |
When anyone loses the llfty cents they
drop out. When anyone wins fifty they
drop out. The limit het is two cents. ]
1 had quite a time converting Pad and
Mother; but 1 finally showed them it
was the same as if we paid fifty cents
to go to a movie or a dance or for a
boat to fish a couple of hours. . . .:
Now sit down! Anyone that doesn't
know the value of the hands will find
It on this piece of paper." Gloria laid
a slip of paper that was a slice of
Moyle itself in the center of the table.
Marry Hanson had played many a
game of penny ante in the hack ron.n
of tlie store; hut despite all his knowl
edge of human nature, drawing, and
all tlie elements of poker, lie lost his
fifty cents in an hour; quietly dropped
out and pulled his chair around behind
Gloria, who seemed to be the con
sistent winner. According to Gloria's
specifications tlie game was over at ten
thirty; and every one, losers and win
ners. wore a smile, seemed to lie
livened up.
Marry beckoned Gloria into the hall
as the otliers were In animated conver
sation over their losses and winnings.
“I’ve got Dolly’s son Dan hitched to
the blue culler tonight. Gloria. You
remember Dully. Come, Gloria !”
‘•I'll come. Harry,” Gloria whispered.
Crisp snow bathed in moonlight; (lie
musical tinkle-tinkle of tiny cutter
bells; the muffled hoofbeats of a swift
horse and the swish of bright steel
runners all contributed sweetly to lids
north country romance.
"Gloria, dear Gloria," Marry mur
mured as they sped into tlie radiant
beauty of tlie four corners. “I’lease
say you’ll marry me."
"(>h, Marry, this is preposterously
sudden. Can’t we make courtship last
longer? Tell you what! Let’s play!
penny ante every Saturday night until
one or the other of 11s holds a royal
flush. Then I'll nnswer you."
“Say," said Marry a trifle bitterly, 1
“d’ynu know how often a royal flush
turns up a lifetime?”
All of which explains tlie tense mo
ment in tiie grout) game tlie following
Saturday night. Gloria had opened
witli Jacks or better. All bin Marry
Hanson had dropped out when he
raised the openers n penny before see
ing cards. Marry drew one card.
Gloria drew two.
"Up to you!” Marry said with a
queer look in his eyes.
“Two cents!” Gloria promptly con
tributed.
“And two more!”
“And two more!”
"i'll call you—just to save your
money; because it’s the first time In
my life I've held the unbeatable hand.
Head 'em and weep; or better still, re
member your promise!” Marry laid
his cards down in from of Gloria one
ai a time. “I drew the queen," he
whispered a little awed.
They read, front top to bottom, the
ace, king, queen. Jack and ten spot of
diamonds—a royal flush!
Gloria chucked her three nees and
two kings Into tlie discard and smiled
into Marry Hanson's eyes in a way
that made him strangely hilarious, J1
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HVi MUSTO or RIRMS IS
l'F.CTFU BY WKATHKIL—
e song of birds Is affected
by\ Wen liter changes, according
lo sh Kngllsh naturalist, II. G.
Altftniler, who lots been mu king ,
a study of the effects of utmos- $
ptitrlc conditions 01 our feath- $
e»d friends, says Charles Fltz- *
gh Tnlman, in his Science *
rvice feature, “Why the Wcath- >■«
(Washington): ^
"Changes In weather, especial- S
I * Ily the onset of severe cold or *
I 5/snow, have an influence upon the $
I ?' amount of bird song, but the *
| 1 effects are different for different *
1 £ species. Hj
! * “Freezing weather reduces the *
Sp-ftaiotmt of song of the ground- *
jjj feed!ng spectPs, SWb .ftajtky larks *
* and thrushes, while cold winds *
J have the same effect upon more S
* arboreal feeders. *
!ji “Some species. Including the *
y coal-tit, respond vocally to sun- '*
|jj shine, and some, such ns the *
j blackbird, are encouraged by *
sjt rain. The investigator sug- $
* gests that sunshine or ruin *
•is may affect the food supply sjc
of these birds and thus Induce ^
song, hut rain stimulates black- *
birds more than either thrushes *
or robins, though the food Is *
very similar.”—Literary Digest. *
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How Element of Chance
Evolved Safety Glass
Twenty-five years ago M. Cdouard
Benedictus, a French chemist, while
at work In Ids laboratory, readied up
for a bottle on a high shelf and acci
dentally upset its ueighbor. The over
turned hott le fell with a crash to the
stone floor some six feet below. Mr.
Benedictus was astonished to find that
though t he glass was cracked in all
directions the bottle was not broken.
Mis attention was attracted by the strik
ing appearance of the cracked bottle.
Me picked it up and examined It. Then
it occurred lo him Mint tlie bottle had
originally held a solution of liquid cel
luloid. This had evaporated, leaving
the glass inside covered with a trans
parent coating.
Mr. Benedictus Immediately con
ceived the Idea of safety glass hut at
that lime there was lit tie use for It.—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
How Plant Snares Insects
One of the most curious of all New
foundland plants says Nature Maga
zine is the little sundew whose white
blooms enliven the woods in July and
August. It is one of the carnivorous
plants, tlie leaves of which are cov
ered with little red hairs each tipped
with a drop resemblnig dew. When
these hairs are excited by an insect
alighting on the leaves, they slowly
bend, and the insect is rolled to the
center, where It soon dies. If an in
organic body, such as a stone, which
it cannot digest and Is ttierefore of no
use, is placed on the leaf, the ten
tacles respond and close over it, but
i lie plant soon discovers Its mistake
and they open again.
How Bookplates Originated
From the rime Hildebrand Brau
denbttrg of Itiliehrach presented a gift
of books to the Carthusian monks of
Ruxheim witli a colored wood cut of
an angel bearing u shield, ns a mark
of his ownership of the books, the
art of tlte bookplate lias flourished
and developed.steadily. The earliest
bookplates generally bore heraldic de
vices, with mottoes and armorial
bearings, not counting many whim
sicalities. Tlte early American book
plates were nenrly always imported
ones. They were either engraved In
England or by English artists here.
How Barnacle feedi
It is literally true that every time a
barnacle opens his mouth he puts his
foot in it. When exposed to air, the
barnacle keeps the trap door across
the top of his shdl tightly closed. But
when the tide comes in and covers
him, the trap door opens and out comes
several pairs of feathery feet which
wave about, politely kicking small
atoms of sea food into the hungry bar
nacle's mouth, says an article in St.
Nicholas.
How Congress Is Numbered
Since tlie senate is a continuous
body only the house of representa
tives Is considered in numbering con
gresses of the United States. The Con
stitution went into effect March 4,
ITS'.t, and llie first congress was the
congress between that date and
March 4, 1701, when the second con
gress came Into existence and lasted
two years, and so on. A congress Is
elected In the even years and takes
otilce in the odd years.
How “Silencer” Works
The National Rifle association says
that the Maxim silencer works on the
same principle as an auto mulTler.
The tulle is screwed on the muzzle of
the gun. This tube consists of series
of baffles that cnuses the gases to
Issue -lowly instead of with a sudden
rush, it Is this rush of powder gas
from the muzzle of the gun which
creates a vacuum, causing the report
when discharged.
How to Mend Umbrella
One of file best home methods of
mending a tiny hole in an umbrella
Is to place a piece of sticking plaster
under the hole. Before applying the
plaster dampen it and then press it
firmly Into place.
ALASKA INTERESTS j
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By Will.
March 28, 1932.
The recent death of the great
philantrophist George Eastman
prompts the Eastern newspap
ers to call attention to the fact
that two years ago, at the age
of 75, Eastman went to Alaska
on his last big game hunting
tup, and brought down two
giizzlies, a feat of which he
•was very proud.
Lee. D. Wakefield, president
of the Pacific Herring Packers
Association, who has himself
operated in salmon canning
and hernng mild curing in
Alaska for many years, was a
visitor in Washington during
the past week. Mr. Wakefield
says that because of the lowr
price of herring, oil Md meal,
the herring men are uncertain
whether they will operate in
Alaska this season. From here
he went to New York to dis
pose of a carload of herring for
any price he could get.
Delegate Wickersham recent
ly appeared before the Senate
committee on Indian Affairs,
in support of a bill similar to
the one he introduced in the
House, conferring jurisdiction
upon the Court of Claims to
hear, adjudicate andi enter
judgment upon any claims that
the Tlinget and Haida Indians
of S. E. Alaska may have
against the United States. At
the completion of the hearing
the Committee decided to re
port the bill favorably to the
Senate, which was done the
following day, and it is now
on the calender.
One of the old pioneers of
Alaska who is now living in
the east wrote an interesting
letter to the delegate the other
day and sent him a sample of
(presumably rich ore, stating
among other things: This ore
comes from Alaska and from a
place where the prospector has
r.ot yet ventured. It looks like
a real find. I am gathering all
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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Relative To
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MINING DISTRICT
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IT
IE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A. Steel
data concerning this district
and if all turns out as it is ex
pected we will have another
Klindike which will help end
the depression. As soon as
weather will permit an outfit
and men who are seasoned
prospectors will be sent in.”
This sounded so interesting
that the ore was analyzed, and
alas, was found to contain on
ly metallic lead, which cannot
likely be profitably developed.
As the House committee on
territories has made no report
on the bill to repeal the Alas
ka Bone Dry Law and probab
ly intends to' allow it die in
committee, the Delegate on
March 22 introduced a new bill
to amend the penalty for vio
laton of the Alaska law, and
w h i c h reads as follows:
“That every person hereafter
convicted of any violation of
the Act of Congress entitled
“An Act to prohibit the manu
facture or sale of alcoholic liq
uors in the Territory of Alaska,
and for other purposes, ap
proved Felb. 14, 1917, shall be
punished only as provided for
in similar case in the National
Prohbition Act and the several
Acts amendatory of said Nat
ional Prohibiton Act.”
According to information just
made public by Commissioner
Henry O’Malley of the Bureau
of Fisheries, the United States
and Alaska produced 75 per
cent of the world salmon pack J
of 1931, compared with 58 per
cent in 1930 and 66 per cent of
the average pack in the years
from 1926 to 1930, inclusive.
According to the estimates, the
world pack of canned salmon
amounted to 9,018,121 stand
da rd cases of 48 cnc-pound
cans. The pack was allocated
among the producing areas as
follows: Alaska, 5,403,811
cases; Pacific Coast states, 1,1
336,234 cases; Siberia, 1,134,
702 cases; British Columbia,
685,104 cases, and Japan, 458,
270 cases.
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Gold quartz prospects are re
ported to have been found by
Martin Strand in the Strand
and Hed quartz property, 34
miles from Nome.
Drilling operations have been
resumed by the Fairbanks Ex
ploration Company in the Chat
anika district and a force of 40
to 50 men will be employed in
the Chatanika camp soon.
William F. Harris, 79, who in
1904 discovered the Big Miss
ouri mine, north of Hyder, died
recently in Port Angeles,Wash
ington as a result of heart fail
ure, following an attack of in
fulenza.
Endorsement has been given
by the Ketchikan Chamber of
Commerce to a request of the
Halibut Fishermen’s associat
ion that the federal govern
ment through the Farm Board,
devote $1,000,000 to the stab
ilization of the halibut indust
ry.
Walter Gamble, self-admit
ted slayer of H. C. (Lyle) Dav
is, Juneau gas boat man, was
sentenced to serve1 7 years in
the penitentiary by Judge J.
W. Harding in the district court
at Juneau a few days ago.
Needy persons may obtain
free-use permits to cut timiber
for fuel for themselves, accord
ing to notice given Petersburg
and Wrangell by J. M. Wy
ckoff, forest ranger at Peters
burg. The usual charges are
50 cents per cord for spruce
and 25 cents a cord for hem
lock.
Thomas B. Judson was re
elected mayor of Juneau in the
city election held April G. T he
election brought out one of the
largest votes polled in the city
for some time. Mayor Jud
son won over hi. opponent, Al
fred Dishaw, with a vote of 630
to 362. The total of votes reg
istered was 11G1, the total vote
polled, 1011.
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Do You Buy From
Home Town
Merchants?
I HELP STIMULATE PROGRESS
H In legal parlance there is a term, “caveat emptor,’’ which means “le
the buyer beware.” And that does not single out any class of buyers.
There are people in Hyder who buy everything at home and fror.
home-town merchants. And then again there are people is this commur
ity who buy very little at home, thoughtlessly spending their money out c
town where it is lost to the community. Those who buy at home benefi
their community by keeping the money at home and reap the rewards o
buying from business enterprises that depend for their very existence upor
their reputation for fair dealing.
The home town merchant gives his patrons and his community th
fruits of his industry and his community’s patronage.
There never has been a time in the history of this comunity wher
patronage of the local merchants and other ousiness institutions war
as vitally necessary to community welfare and prosperity than at present
With business at the lowest ebb in our history, the local dealer stands ir
imperative need of all the patronage the camp can provide in order to re
main in business.
The same principle which urges people to patronize the local merch
ant who has his money invested where it serves them most should also urge
the merchant to advertise in the community newspaper. This paper it
the camp's best advertisement and its principal means of letting the work
know why and for what Hyder is in existence. Day in and day out it is
working for the community's progress and prosperity. It is a fixture with
a heavy investment and like the merchant is dependent for its existence
as a booster upon the patronage of the community.
Merchants advertise in newspapers primarily to increase their busi
ness. Consumers read newspaper advertisements that they may buy with
the least expense of time and effort and to the best advantage with re
spect to price and quality. Both advertiser and buyer often forget thai
this advertising makes possible the newspaper that brings them the new?
of the day and provides one of the chief stimulants to community growth
and betterment. ,
The Hyder Weekly Herald
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception (luring the
earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Sunday, April 24.
5:00 Talk by David Lawrence, NBC.
5:15 Album of Familiar Music, NBC.
5:45 Voice of Pan, NBC.
6:00 P. S. P. & L. Co., Musings, NBC.
6:15 The Old Singing Master, NBC.
6:45 Sunday at Seth Parkers, NBC.
7:15 Totem Broadcasters Soloist.
7:30Jesse Crawford, NBC.
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
9:15 Seiberlin gSingers.
9:30 Texaco Half Hour, NBC-LA.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes; LA.
10:15 University of Washington Edu
cational Hour.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, April 25.
5:00 P. S. P. & L. Co., Hill Billies.
5:30 General Motors Program, NBC. '
6:00 National Radio Forum, NBC.
6:30 Demi Tasse Review, (M. J. B.)
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Fisher Mills Co. Program.
7:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC.
8:00 Rudyard Kipling Story, NBC.
8:30 Best Foods Incorporated, NBC.
8:45 Spratt’s Dog Story.
9:15 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
■0:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Globe Trotter Program.
rO:30 Olympian Quartet, NBC.
11:00 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, April 26.
5:15 Just Willie.
5:30 Texaco Half Hour, NBC.
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Memory Lane, NBC.
7:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC.
8:00 Dr. Strasska Program.
8:15 P. S. P. & L. Co., Male Quartet.
8:30 Best Foods. Incorporated, NBC.
8:45 Dixie Memories, NBC.
9:15 Greater Washington Hour.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Globe Trotter Program.
10:30 Medicine Show, NBC.
11:00 St. Frances Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, April 27.
5:00 Goodyear Co. Program, NBC.
5:30 Mobiloil Concert, NBC.
6:09 Coca Cola Program, NBC.
6:30 Artists Service Musicale, NBC.
7:00 Amos n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Caswell Coffee Concert, NBC.
7:30 Wesson Co., Team Mates, NBC.
8:00 Quaker State Oil Co.
8:15 Frigidaire Corpn. Program, NBC
S:30 Best Food3 Program, NBC.
8:45 Baldy Homespun Melodies,
9:15 Fisher's Blend Hour.
l0:00 Richfield News
10:15 Globe Trotter Program.
10:30 Nationa Concert Orch., NBC.
1:00 St Frances Dance Orch., NBC.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, April 28.
5:00 Chevrolet Motor Co. Program.
5:30 General Food. Sales Program,
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos 'n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Monlag Fireside Hour
7:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC.
8:00 Dr. Strasska Program.
1:15 Standard Symphony Hour, SF,
9:15 Best Foods Program.
9:45 P. S. P. & L. Co., Male Quartet.
10:00 Richfield News
.0:15 The Nomads, NBC.
10:30 Globe Trotter Program.
0:45 Totem Broadcasters, Vocal,
i. 1:00 Varsity Vagabonds.
2:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent. *
Friday, April 29.
5:00 Friendship Town, NBC.
5:30 Armour Hour, NBC.
6:00 Paul Whiteman Orch. NBC.
6:30 R. K. O. Hour, NBC.
7:00 Ainbos ’n Andy, NBC.
•’•i" irvieridairp Co. Program. NBC.
7:30 M. J. B. Demi Tasse Review,
j.»ii utnon tti Co. Voice ot 76, NBC.
8:30 Best Foods Program. NBC.
8:45 P. S. P. & L. C. Program,
c 15 Mozart Concert Hour.
10:00 Richfield News
..is G:oue Trotter Program.
0:30 Fisher Mills Male Quartet.
0:40 Fox Theatre Friday Frolic.
1:10 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday, April 30.
5:00 Goodyear Co. Program. NBC.
5:30 Campana Corpn. First Nighter.
6:00 Lucky Strike Program, NBC.
7:00 Amos 'n Andy. NBC.
7:15 Santiseptic Program
7:30 P. S. P. & L. Co Orch & Vocal.
8:00 Dr. Strasska Program.
S:15 F. S. Lang Male Quartet.
8:30 Associated Spotlight, NBC.
10:00 Piano Pictures, NBC.
10:30 P. S. P. & L. Co., Musical, NBC.
10:45 Globe Trotter Program.
11:00 Varsity Vagabonds,
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
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