>; Firefighter
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By H. LOUIS RAYBOLD •;
<(o t>v McClure NVw*i>ai>*r Syndicate.)
(\VN U Service)
ANOTHER lire on Bald Peak! .lane.
from her bungalow veranda,
watched the menacing spiral of smoke
rising above the blotch of pines on ihe
distant mountain. Probably the ranger
had long ago detected It and called out
his firefighters. Valiant men who la
bored hard for board end a dollar a
day and .vet over whom Just now hov
ered a cloud of suspicion like that
white smoke now settling upon old
Bald Peak’s slope.
Tor three weeks not a drop of rain
had fallen. Everywhere the woods
were tinder dry. And, In spite of
posted warnings, one lire after an
other had blazed out to be conquered
only after the most arduous efforts.
Already people were beginning to
say, “Are the tires being set?” And.
If they were, what was the object?
What man needed a dollar a day with
board thrown in so badly that he was
willing to run the risk of a Jail sen
tence, to say nothing of burdening his
conscience with possible loss of life?
There were comparatively few men
available in this part of the country.
Jane ran them over in her mind. Men
from the lumber camps, most of them
native sons—the young boys of the
town who enjoyed the excitement—
A sudden snapping of a branch
startled her. She turned to see a
stranger coming up the path. A tall
fellow In disreputable sweater, patched
trousers, shoes that were gray with
dust.
“Wonder If you could give me a lit
tle Information,” he drawled. “Where
do I go to join up with the fire bri
gade?”
Jane looked at him a moment curi
ously before replying. Then she said
a funny tiling, considering the needy
appearance of the youth before her.
“They only pay a dollar a day and
board.”
“Ther# are times when that is a for
tune.”
Jane shrugged her shoulders. “Oh.“
she said. “Well, you go down to the
fire warden's next to the post ofliee.
Likely he'll be glad to sign on an
other man.” Then she turned away,
but fur the rest of the day she found
herself curiously disturbed. Suppose
that he was the man who had been
setting the tires!
For several days she heard no more
of him. Then, at the supper table,
her brother, for whom she kept house,
remarked casually, “I understand they
think they've found the ttrebug. Some
new fellow Just come to town.”
That night, fanned by a northwest
wind, a whirlwind of flame swept Bold
Peak. At midnight the church bells
were started ringing, the fire siren
screeched, automobiles collecting fire
fighters tore up and down the si reels. :
Jane, hastily donning fiunne) shirt, j
llnickers and heavy hoots, insisted on
climhing in beside her brother.
All ipght long the lines of grimy, 1
smoke-stained men labored mightily, j
digging trenches, building back tires,
lugging water. And side by side with
them toiled Jane, herself grimy and
smoke-stained, but thrilled to tier In
most being by the excitement of it.
And most of the lime beside her
worked the gray-eyed stranger who
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glances.
Vet he seemei to work more easily
than any of them, whistling cheerfully
and occasionally breaking into snatches
of gay song.
Sometimes he talked with Jane, ask
ing casual questions about those
around him. "Po you know that fel
low over there in the torn gray jer
sey ?”
‘‘Surely. Known him nil my life.
He’s the town clerk’s son."
“And that man with the pail?"
“Roy Libby. Runs the garage.”
“And that boy in the overalls, the
one that's had seventeen cups of coffee
if he's had one?”
“Why, let me see. that must be—”
But Jane did not finish her sentence.
At that moment one of those giants of
the forest that have stood for genera
tions and seem likely to stand for gen
erations more, shivered where It was.
swayed, hesitated, then crashed to the
ground three seconds after Jane had
felt herself seized In a pair of strong
young arms and thrown clear into a
pile of brush.
And, strange though it may seem,
for the instant that site was In ids
arms, Jane know that she cared for
this man of whom she knew so little
and about such dreadful things were
being whispered.
Pawn found the fire checked, after
acres of green forest had been meta
morphosed into a seared and desolate
waste.
Jane, eating her seventh pancake
passed out by the busy crew of cooks,
looked up to see a tali figure slip into
the seat beside her. "We’ve got the
firebug,” he announced. “As I have
sort of suspected front the first. It was
that boy In overalls. Only fourteen
years old and out on parole from the
reformatory. He has just confessed
he has started a dozen blazes out of
sheer desire to get excitement. You
see. that was what I came here for.
Sent by the state to try and ferret out
the criminal. Thought a stranger
could do the job better. To morrow
I've got to get back to my regular
work, up at the state experiment sta
tion. Then, presently. I'm coming back
in a decent suit of clothes and get ac
quainted all over again.”
Jane threw him an odd little smile.
Would site ever, she wondered, dare
admit to him that It had been a cane
of tore at first sight? -
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I HOW- I
HI’S ON PLAYING GAUDS ?
GOT NAMES THEY GO BY.— Z
When you suy you are calling ‘‘a
spade a spade,' you mean that
you are not mlne.ng your words,
hut are using tii >.;e that exactly
describe whatever you are talk
ing about. At that you would be
all wrong If your remarks were
applied to the queer looking ob
jects called "spades” on a pack
of cards. They were originally
rapiers, and they derived their
names from the Spanish word,
"espadu." meaning a sword.
Another misleading card name
Is "clubs." The first playing
cards came from Spain, via
France, and this particular suit
In these early packs was stamped
with a baton, or club. But the
French substituted for this em
blem a trefoil, or clover leaf, al
though they did not trouble to
change the cr.me.
Hearts have nothing to do with
the organ that pumps the blood
through the body. They were
originally called "cups.” You
can trace the resemblance even
now if you look at tlie pips
turned upside down as they are
In the two top rows of, say, the
six of hearts.—Chicago Ameri
can.
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How the Word “Rival”
Got Meaning It Holds
Many words are so changed in mean- |
ing from their original significance j
that there remains no logical connee- !
lion whatever. And yet to be Initiated,
their course from their earliest begin
nings is as plain and clear as the
course of a well-mapped river llowing
from Its source to the sea.
And “river” brings us to the story
of “rival'' our word for a competitor,
for one of two people who are striv
ing to reach Urn same goal, both of
whom are trying to get what only one
can possess. Hardly a relationship
I here, to I lie naked eye, with a river.
And yet “rival" comes to us from the
I .at in rivals, which means “pertaining
to a brook.”
The sfbry is that in Latin “rivnles”
acquired the connotation of "neighbors
who got water from the same stream,”
and the Unman Digest discusses the
contests that sometimes arose between
such people concerning their riparian
rights.—Kansas City Times.
How to Hang Picture*
The charm of u beautiful picture
may be ruined because It is hung
either too high or too low. Some
rules to go by in hanging pictures
follow. Place the picture so that one
standing can see It without ruislng or
lowering (lie head to do so. The
center of the picture should fall di
rectly on the eye level. Hang pic
tures so that they will be well bal
anced. If you have a large, heavy
picture in the center of a wall space
on one side of a room, balance It with
some tall piece of furniture or a wall
hanging on the opposite side of the
room. Groupings of small pictures
help to create that feeling of balance
—only he sure that the pictures
grouped together have some feeling
in common.
How Play Teaches Child
Denial of a child the chance to
play not only deprives him of pleas
ure, but mbs him of some of the
fundamental lessons of Imppy living,
ttie children's bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor stated in announcing
the publication of a bulletin on child
care, “The Child From One to Six.”
In play, the bureau says, the child
learns to (day his part, to wait Ids
turn, to pay a penalty If he plays
out of turn, and to adjust himself
to the demands and ideals of the
group.
How Lamp* Differ
The filament of a carbon lamp Is
made of absorbent cotton that Is dis
solved in u zinc chloride solution
which forms a thick viscous liquid
that Is forced, under pressure,
through, a die, thus forming a long
thread-like filament. It Is then dried,
shaped and afterwards carbonized.
The lilament of a Mazda lamp Is pure
metallic tungsten that Is drawn
through dies, the same ns any other
wire, the final drawings being through
diamond dies.
How Capital Wai Chosen
When congress voted that the
capital should be located on the
Potomac river, it also decreed that
President Washington should be
permitted to select the exact spot.
He did tills with the assistance of
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
These two, with the three commis
sioners appointed to prepare the
new seat of government, named the
city Washington, and the district
Columbia.
How to Freshen Leather
Leather work. If embossed and
stained, loses a little of Its color In
time. It will retain Its freshness long
er If rubbed with a good leather polish
after the color has been put on. Be
fore ri staining, remove the old color
with methylated spirit if a spirit stnin
was used, or with hot water if the col
or was a water stain.
How Brao Is Made
Bran is made from the broken coat i
of the seed of wheat, rye or other
cereal grain, separated from the flour
or meal by sifting or bolting.
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT
. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington,, D. C.,
March 24, 1932.
Stephen Capps of the Geo
logical Survey, has written a
brief account of his studies in
glaciation in Alaska. He pre
dicts a possible recurrence of a
full her ice-age in the distant
future, which h e explains
would require only a lowering
of temperature between 10
20 degrees.
The Democratic National
Committee, tha t has its head
quarters in Washington, is try
ing to keep tab on the prefer
ences of national delegates,
and is a little perplexed as to
where Alaska’s six delegates
really stand. After the Terri
torial convention in Fairbanks j
on January 23 the report was'
sent out that the six delegates j
were for Franklin D. Roosevelt j
for president. Ten days ago j
the A. P. sent out word from
Oklahoma City that a letter!
had been received from O. B. I
Skidmore, ait Ketchikan, stat
ing that Alaska’s six delegates
were lined up for “Alfalfa'
Bill” Murray. A few days ago j
.rv.. r ai icj, L/ciuJuaia
State chairman of New York,
announced'the receipt of a tel
egram from Fairbanks saying
the Alaska delegation had
been instructed to vote for
Roosevelt. Incidentally i t
might be stated that the dele
gates to the convention will be
elected at the primary to be
held on Tuesday, April 26th.
The Washington office of the
Vermont Marble Co. states
that the specifications for the
new federal building at Fair
banks requires considerable
“Tokeen” marble. As a con
sequence the operations at To
keen, hear Wrangell, which
have been idle for the past two
years, are about to be resumed
with a crew of 75 men in the
quarries.
Chamber
, of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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The Hyder Weekly Herald
Delegate Wickersham has
been trying to get the Postof
fice Department interested in
the inauguration of air mail
service between Seattle and
Juneau, but it looks as though
the House determination to
keep d o w n appropriations
would prevent immediate act
ion along the desired end. Post
master General Brown has
written the Delegate, in which
he said: “ Under the Act of
April 29, 1930, the Depart
ment is prevented from plac
ing into service any new routes
except where the appropriat
ion for air mail service is suf
ficient to cover the same. The
appropriation for air mail serv
ice during the present fiscal
is not sufficient to cover any
new service of this kind, and it
is doubtful whether our appro
priation for the next year will
be sufficient. This Depart
ment is glad to note the inter
est in the air mail service as
manifested in this joint mem
orial and wilj give the matter
every possible consideration
consistent with the appropri
ations available.
The second term of office
of Judge Cecil H. Clegg, who
has presided over the Fourth
Division for more than ten
years past, expired some time
ago. The Department of Just
ice has indicated that he would
be nominated for another term
but would be assigned to the
Third or Vaidez division. Be
fore there can be a vacancy
there Judge E. Coke Hill will
be nominated for the Fourth or
| Fairbanks division. After con
jfirmation of Judge Hill, the
; nomination of Judge Clegg will
be sent to the Senate. The ap
pointment of a new Judge for
the Second or Nome Division
(to succeed Judge G. J. Lo
men, who has declined another
appointment) is expected to be
announced in April.
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ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Nicholas Kolevenikoff, form
er Fairbanks resident, was
frozen to death recently in the
St. Michael district, where he
had resided during the past
year.
George Brown, dog sled mail
carrier between Fairbanks and
McCarthy, froze both his feet
after having made about one
third of the way between Fair
banks and McCarthy in a bliz
zard a few days ago. The snow
was so deep that five miles con
stituted a good day’s travel.
Brown reported encountering
on his way two half-starved
moose, which would hardly
move out of the way of his dog
team. He is in danger of los
ing one foot.
Thomas Moriarity raced his
dog team 150 miles in 52 hours
in an effort to save the life of
his friend, Thomas Kennedy,
according to March 12 reports
from Fairbanks. Moriarity
started down the frozen Black
river with Kennedy in his sled.
He covered 20 miles, then Ken
nedy’s condition became so ser
ious Moriarity was forced to
leave him at a neighbor’s cabin
and continue 130 miles to Fort
Yukon alone. Mushing night
and day, stopping only long
enough to feed his dogs, Mori
arity finished his trip with his
dogs and himself exhausted.
At Fort Yukon a radio was
sent to Fairbanks and Pilot Ed.
Young flew to the Black river
country and took Kennedy to
the hospital at Fort Yukon,
where doctors gave the patient
a fair chance to recover.
James “Window Shutters”
Bates, aged 60, reputed the
first man to take window
shades into Dawson, died re
cently in Vancouver. He lost
$40,000 at one time whenscows
carrying potatoes sank in the
Yukon river. He is also said to
have sold the first Outside
newspapers to Klondikers for
from $1 to $5 a copy.
Do You Buy From
Home Town
Merchants?
HELP STIMULATE PROGRESS
In legal parlance there is a term, “caveat emptor," which means “let
the buyer beware.” And that does not single out any class of buyers.
There are people in Hyder who buy everything at home and frorr
home-town merchants. And then again there are people is this commur
ity who buy very little at home, thoughtlessly spending their money out o
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 thf
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 Business institutions wa
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
)nt. who has his money invested where it serves them most should also urge
the merchant to advertise in the community newspaper. This paper is
the camp's best advertisement and its principal means of letting the world
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 that
this advertising makes possible the newspaper that brings them ttje news
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
i FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception during the
earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. dally.)
Sunday, April 3
5:00 Enna Jettiek Melodies, NY
5:15 Collier’s Radio Hour, NBC-NY
6:15 American Album of Music. NY
6:45 Buick Motor Co., NBC-NY
7:15 Barbasol Co.; NBC-NY.
7:45 Sunday at Seth Barkers. NBC-SF
8:15 Baldy Homespun Melodies.
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
0:00 Chase and Sanborn Program,
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 4.
5:00 Fisher Milis String Quartet, NBC
5:30 Pacific Coast Borax Co., NBC-NY
G:00 Maytag Orch., NBC-Chicago.
G:30 General Motors Program; NY
7:00 National Radio Forum, NBC-NY
7:30 M.J. B. Demi Tasse Revue.
8:00 Amos and Andy
I 3:15 Fisher Mills Popular Duo.
.8:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC-NY.
9:00 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
j 9:30 Best Foods Inc:., Program,
I 9:45 Fisher Mills Vocal Ensemble.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, April 5.
5:00 Fisher Concert orch. & Vocalists.
5:30 Heel Hugger Harmonies, NBC.
5:45 U. S. Rubber Co., Just Willie.
6:00 McKesson Musical Magazine, NY
6:30 Fuller Brush Man, NBC-NY
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch, NY.
S:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Gen. Pet. Corp. Memory Lane.
8:45 Sperry Smiles, NBC-SF.
9:00 Caswell Coffe Concert NBC-SF
9:15 Oldsntobile Melody Speedway.
9:30 Best Foods Inc. Program
9:45 Fisher Mills Vocal Recital.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Greater Washington Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:25 Hotel *St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, April 6.
5:00 American Taxpayer’s League.
5:15 Willis Overland Program, NBC
5:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Program
6:00 Goodyear Rubbe rC'o., NBC.
6:30 Mobiloil Program, NBC-NY.
7:00 Coco Cola Program, NBC-NY.
7:30 Fisher Mills Program.
7:45 Phoenix Hosiery Co. Program.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 P. S. P. & L. Co. Vocal Recital.
8:30 Wesson Oil Snowdrift Sales Co.
9:00 Santiseptic Program.
! 9:15 Baldy Homespun Melodies,
i 9:30 Best Foods Inc. Program
! 9:45 P. S, P. & L. Co. Vocal Ensemble
10:00 Richfield News
; 10:15 Fisher’s Blend Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotters
11:30 Hotel Olympic Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, April 7.
5:00 Fleischmann Sunshine Hour
0:00 The Big Six of the Air. Chevrolet
0:30 Maxwell House Melodies, NY
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour, SF,
9:15 Sperry . Smiles. NBS-SF.
9:30 Best Foods, Inc. Program.
9:45 P. S. P. & L. Co. Vocal Ensemble
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Mozart Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
11:30 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Friday, April 8.
5:00 Fisher Mills Orch. and Vocalists
5:30 P. s. P. & L. Co. Orch & Vocalists
6:00 Cheesborough Friendship Town.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC-Chi.
7:00 Pontiac Automobile Co. NY.
7:30 RKO Hour NBC-NY.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Quaker State Oil Co. Program.
8:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC-SF
9:00 Unon Oil Co. NBC-SF.
9:30 Best Foods, Inc. Program. NBC.
9:45 Fisher Mills Vocal Ensemble.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 P. S. P. & L. Co., The Coquettes
10:30 Globe Trotter.
10:40 Fox Theatre Friday Frolic.
11:10 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 silent.
Saturday, April 9
5:00 Health Products Corporation;
Danger Fighters, NBC-SF.
5:30 Totem Broadcasters, Program
under auspices of National Ad
visory Council on Radio in Ed
ucation. NBC-NY.
6:00 Goodyear Tiro & Rubber Co.
6:30 Campana, The First Nighter.
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
S:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Piano Pictures, NBC.
8:45 F. S. Lang Male Quartet. ,
9:00 Rainbow Harmonies; Fisher Co.
9:15 Santiseptic Program.
9:30 Associated Oil Co., Spotlight
Revue, hfBC-SF.
11:00 Globe Trotter .
11:10 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Orgau Recital.
12:30 Silent.
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