The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
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Chas. F. Sandford
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Less of the Akron
Again the highest modern
engineering skill has been set
at naught by the elements, re
sulting in the loss of the
world’s greatest airship, the
Akron, with a loss of 73 lives,
only three of those on board
being staved. This marks the
most disastrous tragedy in the
history of aeronautics.
The Akron’s fate recalls that
of three other American dirigi
bles—the ZR-2, the Roma, and
the Shenandoah.
The ZR-2, built in England
for the American Navy, buck
led and exploded over Hull,
England, on August 25, 1921.
causing the death of 62 of the
66 men aboard, 17 of whom
were Americans, the nucleus of
a crew sent to bring the ship
to the United States.
The Roma, built in Italy for
the United States Army, went
out of control at Hampton
Roads, Va., struck electric
wires, which broke, setting fire
to the airchip, causing the
death of 35 out of a crew of 46,
on February 25, 1922.
The Shenandoah broke in
three pieces and fell to earth
during a storm over Noble
county, Ohio, on September 3,
1925, killing 14 out of 41 on
board, and seriously injuring i
two ethers.
At present the United states
Navy has two large dirigibles,
the Los Angeles, temporarily
out of commission as an eco
nomic measure, and the Ma
con, sister ship of the Akron,
just completed. In the light of
what has happened to nearly i
every dirigible sooner or later,
we may well ask whether they
are worth while. So> far they
have demonstrated no capaci
ties a: commercial carriers.
More than 100 German dirigi
bles were destroyed during the
war without inflicting any ser
ious damage upon their ene
mies. The allies lost a dozen
or more, practically all they
ever had. Of all the large dir
igibles built since the war by
various countries, only two or
three remain, the rest having
met with disaster.
The whole history of dirigi
bles, like that of submarines, is
one of wasted money and wast
ed lives. The world would
perhaps be better off if neither
of these death-traps had ever
been invented.
Just for Fun
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. It appears that fixing de
pression-guilt is as difficult asj
fixing war-guilt.
After fighting a war to end i
war, Europe is no w fighting a |
war to end war debts.
Although the lame duck3
have been eliminated from
Congress it still appears to
have as many political quacks
as ever.
Americanism: worrying |
about foreign trade when our|
own people are suffering for
want of our surplus wheat and
cotton.
In 1930 Mr. Eabson predict
ed that business would improve [
in the Fall. We hope his pre
diction will come true in the
Fall of 1933.
Another fine economy move
would be to reduce the mem
bership of Congress by 50 per
cent. Even 75 per cent of them
would never be missed. If you
don’t believe it, just read the j
Congressional Record for a
few weeks.
Here is an old one that has been
going the rounds of the press for
years but is “good stuff” in the pres
dav:
WHY WORRY
Either you are successful or you are
not successful.
If you are successful there is nothing
to worry about;
If you are not successful, there are
only two things to worry about.
Your health is either good or you are
sick.
If your health is good, there is noth
ing to worry about;
If you are sick there are only two
things to worry about.
You are either going to get. well or
you are going to die.
If you are going to get well, there is
nothing to worry about.
If you are going to die, there are only
two things to worry about.
You are either going to heaven or
you are not going to heaven.
If you are going to heaven there is
nothing to worry about;
If you are going to the other place,
you will be so busy shaking hands
wih old friends you won’t have time
to worry.
INTERESTING NOTES
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There are 250,000 miles of j
railway in the United States, j
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London has 257 motion pict
ure houses and 87 theatres and
music halls.
Finger prints recorded at
Scotland Yard lead to the dis
covery of 15,000 people a year,
on an average.
Matches that go out after a
definite period after they have
been lighted and self-extermi
nating cigarette tips have been
developed by the United States
Bureau of Standards to lessen
fire risks.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
February 21, 1923.
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John Hovland left this week
on a business trip to Rupert.
Work has commenced on
widening the approach to the
Premier dock.
Mrs. A. A. Frazer left Thurs
day to visit her old home in
California.
A company has been organ
ized to operate the Gloria
group of 12 claims near the
head of Bulldog creek. The or
ganization was perfected by E.
B. Fugier of Great Falls, Mon
tana, who is president.
Ice which formed at the head
of the Canal during the last
cold snap and was driven down
by a north wind, did some dam
age-to the Hyder wharf, taking
out one corner pile and loosen
ing; several others. The north
ern dolphin, consisting of five
piles fastened together at the
top, was also taken out.
Ore that goes 35 ounces in
gold to the ton is something
worth talking about, even in a
high-grade camp—and no one
has yet had the termity to call
this a high-grade camp, in
spite of the “sweetening” that i
occurs in the cross fissures cut
ting through the big low-grade
veins. Yet 35-ounce rock is be
ing taken out of the Alaska
Premier right now from a vein
that is four feet wide and as
says from that figure down to
five ounces, besides carrying
substantial values in silver.
Authoritative announcement of
the facts was made by Wm.
McGrew, foreman, who was in
town Friday.
ABOUT WOMEN
Miss Myrtle V. Murray is the
head of California’s depart
ment of public works which ex
pends $36,000,000 annually.
Charlotte Field, chef at the
Hotel Lexington, is said to be
the only woman chef in New
York.
Representative Florence P.
Kahn of California is the first
woman ever to be appointed
to the vitally important House
appropriations committee.
What Alaska Buys From U. S.
Alaskans purchased from the
United States in 1932 for their
own consumption 4,746,470
pounds of condensed milk; 1,
436,296 pounds of butter; 303.
576 pounds of cheese; 1,507,
445 dozen eggs; 40,419 pairs
of leather boots and shoes; 38,
469 pairs of rubber boots and
shoes; 952,852 pounds of rice
and rice flour; 46,707 barrels
of wheat flour and 827,675
pounds of biscuits and crack
ers. The combined value of
these products was $1,743,280.
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FRANK A. METCAIF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
l). S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
Hyder
Methodist Episcopal
Church
Rev. F. Bushfiehl, Pastor.
Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.
Evening Service at 7:30 p. m.
Everyone Is cordially Invited to
the services.
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P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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