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t By HOWE EVANS
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FROM her seat In the breakfast
nook, pretty little Madge Burton
looked about her chum's immaculate
kitchen, ami watched wistfully her
preparations for Junior's lunch,
"I ought to go home and wash my
dishes, but as long ns I've taken your
udvlee and given up my position, I
hope you won’t mind if 1 stiffen my
spine a little by detailing the rea
sons.”
"Shoot; I’m going to make you a
cup of coffee before you go.”
"Thanks. I need it. I feel awfully
shaky. I—I was counting up last night
In the four years .Tint and 1 have been
married, he has held an even dozen
different positions."
“You nienn quit that many?" Vera's
energetic young voice sounded explo
sive. Site had none of Madge's yielding
softness of voice or manner. "That’s
the limit, holiest it is. You liave had
the same Job ail that time and sup
ported Jim in between Ids.”
Madge shook her blond head
thoughtfully.
“That’s hardly fair, Vera. He’s never
been lazy or idle very long and when
he has been out of work he has done
everything around the house, cooked
and clenueU and—well, I love him
more than 1 ever did, hut as you say,
I've been spoiling him.”
“Ills mother did that before you
ever met him!" Vera spilled hot wa
ter on the stove emphasizing her
words.
Madge smiled wearily. “You Just
can't blnme him; he is such an ador
able land) when he lias his own way
about everything.”
"Yes, and a stubborn mule when
anybody tries to boss him."
“Fortunately they seem to realize
that where he Is now and give him Ids
head. He seems better satisfied than
he has ever been before and he’s been
promised more money next week.”
Sipping her coffee Madge was gazing
with dreamy satisfaction at the little
bungalow next door. Suddenly she
leaned forward, a quick gasp in her
voice.
"Oh, dear, I spoke too soon! There’s
Jim coming now and I can tell by the
way lie walks that lie's mad and has
quit another job!"
Vera followed her to the door,
catching one slim arm und pressing
It firmly.
'Don't weaken, now! If you do—
If you go back to work you are lost.
You'll never have the nerve to take j
such a stand again."
“Don’t worry.” Madge’s large pansy
eyes glowed. "I'm sure I'm doing the
best tiling for both of us. I'll stick
if out!”
Jim was hanging up Ids coat as she
entered the front door.
“Why Madge, darling, are you sick?
You look so white—and sort of queer.”
Hands grasping her shoulders, he
started at tier anxiously.
The tenderness in his voice, ttie con
cern in his usually laughing eyes was
more than Madge could stand. With
a sob she jerked away from him and
running into the dining room, buried
her head in the couch pillows.
Jim followed and sitting down
pulled her into his arms.
“What's huonened? Are von sick?
Shall I phone for the doctor? I never
saw you like this before!”
Recalling Vera’s advice, Madge
choked back her sobs. She must be
calm. Pressing her head against his
shoulder she murmured shakily.
"You don't need to toll me. I know
you have quit again, Just when every
thing seemed to be going along so
tine and I had planned—” She felt
him stiffen at the unexpected reproach
hut she hurried on, “l.et me finish
before you say anything, Jim. I didn't
tell you I was going to resign my
position today, I want to surprise you.
Oh, Jim, I'm just tired of leaving my
little house and going out to work
every day. I want to stay home like
my friends, do a really good job of
housekeeping, and I hoped I could
with things going so fine for you !”
Jim interrupted in so stern a voice
that she sat up to look at him.
•'You mean you are tired of the of
fice? I thought you were so sold on
the whole bunch down there that you
wouldn’t give up your job, that you’d
give me up first
She straightened, bracing herself,
expecting one of his bearlike hugs.
Instead he whistled, gave her one
long, very serious look, glanced at his
watch and jumped to his feet.
Bewildered, Madge watched him for
a second, then sprang up, catching at
his arm.
“I’m sorry, Jim. 1 didn't think you'd
mind. Where are you going, Jim?”
“Back to the office." He tried to
loosen her frantic hold.
“But how can you. If you’ve quit?"
Somehow he seemed bigger, older: she
was almost afraid of ibis new mood.
“You and I are the only ones who
know that. 1 just walked out when
the chief started kicking on some or
ders, but if I can catch that next
train. I can walk back and tell him
I’ll shoot them through In fine style
and double the company's profits.”
His arms around her, he gave her a
quick, hard kiss.
“We can’t both quit, so since you
beat me to It—" He smiled, his eyes
softening.
“Honest, Madge, I’m glad. I'll be
home at the usual time for dinner.
You won’t have to rush so, getling
things ready, maybe you'll feel like a
movie afterwards.”
Another kiss, which left Madge
tingling, and Jim was nut of the house, :
running for his train.
:: NOSEY NORA
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! XT OR A hail always been what the
i-N family vulgarly called “nosey.”
, She always wondered what the people
I at tables round about her were eating
! and what shoppers hml In their
numerous bundles. She even surmised
at sight of trunks and suitcases just
j what their contents might he.
Nora didn't mind being kidded about
! her curiosity.
"It’s a perfectly harmless amuse
ment,” she always said. “And 1 get
heaps of fun out of it.”
“You should be a detective instead
of an editor,” some of her friends told
her.
So in order to be nearer her editorial
chair Nora took a small apartment in
an old house down town.
| There were two rooms on the sec
ond floor with a large dressing room
connecting them and Nora had scarce
ly decided' on them when she fell to
wondering if there was anything in ttie
cupboards that lined the wall above
the ample wardrobes. They were so
| high that she figured she would have
to climb on a table top if she were to
make use of them. Soon after she
had settled in her new quarters she
climbed up on her small kitchen table
to pull open the old mahogany door.
“Humph!" she commented, “there’s
not much here. The former tenant
took everything along—fine place to
put away winter curtains and coats
and hats. What ho! I believe I've
discovered something.” She strained
on tiptoe and dislodged a panel of
wood that had made the cupboard a
few inches more shallow than Us
mates. Nora was getting excited.
She dislodged the panel and exclaimed
with surprise.
Tlie little compartment so carefully
concealed was filled with papers and a
diary. Nora sat down on the edge of
tlie table, her feet swinging animated
ly, her eyes swiftly scanning the pages
of tlie diary.
“Well, of all things!” she exploded,
"this is some poor struggling writer's
farewell to a career and oli!—how
broken hearted he is.” She reread
portions, “With the sealing up of
tills panel I am hiding away all that
makes life wonderful—my soul and nil
tlie best of me is here—the rest is go
ing Into a world of business and a hunt
for the filthy lucre that enables one
to live and—marry. I am doing it for
Amy—1 regret she could not give me
a longer trial at writing. 1 know I
should have won out. However, there
seems to he penalties attached to lov
ing so—good-by—fair dreams." A tear
splashed down on the diary nnd Nora
dabbed her nose with her handker
chief. She jumped up swiftly nnd
hauled down a tot of the manuscripts
packed In the cupboard.
For n long time Nora read tlie
stories. When she had finished about
a dozen she went down to t he house
keeper and made inquiry as to the pre
vious tenants in tier room. She got
much information. Stifiieiont anyway
to make her fling herself into her coat
and hat and take the subway up to
Seventy-second street.
It was about seven in the evening
as she made her way to a most re
spectable hoarding house and asked if
Mr. Tom Webber still lived there
• Is lie in nt present?" nskeil Nora,
ami being told to have a seat in the
reception room she waited.
She glanced up when a sort of mis
erable looking young man came ques
fioningly toward her. Stie told him
straight off that she wished to talk
with hint about some stories and diary
that she hud found in her studio.
Tlie light that swept suddenly over
Webber's face brought a swift lump to
Nora’s throat. lie was transformed
from ids misery Into radiant life and
interest, lie sat down close beside
Nora.
"Mr. Webber,” said Nora severely,
"you are a very wicked and very weak
young man.”
Webber had not expected anything
like this and lie looked his surprise.
“Worse!” continued Norn. “You
have deliberately tried to strangle a
brain child—to cast it off for the sake
of some woman. You should be thor
oughly ashamed of yourself—to have
knuckled down to a paltry money
making position when you have a won
derful gift.”
Webber gasped, then laughed the first
hearty laugh lie had felt since leaving
Ills old studio. “There must be lots
to tell me,” he said swiftly and eager
ly, “won’t you come out to some quiet
(dace with me for dinner? I’m so fed
up with this conventional boarding
house with its three square meals a
day that I feel I will hast—if I don’t
get out.”
Nora laughed In complete sympathy
and wondered tiow a tine manly man
like Tom Webber had ever let Idmself
lie stepped on hy some female. “Love,”
she thought. "Is a funny thing.”
"A good idea,” Nora said, "so get
your hat. I can hardly wait to tell
you how good your stories are."
Webber snatched both her hands In
Ills and gave them a squeeze that hurt
before dashing upstairs three at a
time for his liat.
“You will be a very large, red feath
er in my editorial cap," she told him
later. "I am annoyed that you never
tried my magazine—with any of your
stories.”
"I didn’t dare aspire so high—I
thought you only took good names,” he
said modestly.
“Only good stories,” said Nora, and
when she saw the look In Webber’s
eyes, that was all for her, she knew
that for once her nosiness had led her
ipto real romance. .
ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington,, T). C.,
March 3, 19.'52.
A writer inquired of one of
the evening newspapers:
j “What State or Territory of
the United States has less than
: 100,000 population?” And the
; reply was “Only one State, Ne
vada, and one Territory, Alas
ka, are in this class. Nevada
had 91,000 and Alaska 60,000
in 1930.”
The Alaska Radio Service
Company, of Ketchikan, has
been granted permission by the
Federal Radio Commission to
install a 100-watt transmitter
immediately and on September
15th, to add additional equip
ment to increase the power
transmission to 500 watts.
When Delegate Wickersham
introduced his bill for the cre
ation of a Supreme Court for
the Territory of Alaska it pro
vided for a membership of the
four district judges and a pre
siding judge to be appointed
by the Attorney General. Be
cause of the expense of an ad
ditional judge, the Judiciary
Committee of the House did
not favor the bill. As a conse
quence the Delegate has pre
pared and introduced a new
bill that provides for a mem
bership of only the four dist
rict judges, three of whom
shall constitute a quorum for
transacting the business of the
Supreme Court. The judge in
the First Division shall be the
presiding judge for the first
year, the other judges in the
order of their number division
shall serve a year as presiding
judge. Neither of the judges
shall receive extra compensat-1
ion for their services on the Su-j
prem Court. As this bill car- \
ries no extra cost or appropri
ation, it is expected to meet the
favor of the Department of
Justice and the Judiciary Com
mittee, and thus pass Congress.
Chamber
ot
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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Reliable Information
Relative To
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MINING DISTRICT
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ABLE IN ADVANCE. This is the com
mon practice of newspapers through
out the world. The rates charged are
the lowest asked for a newspaper
anywhere in the North and are not
yond the means of anyone. The profit
at present prices is too small to per
mit us to carry the burden of delin
quent subscriptions. ..For this reason
we ask *:hat you keep your subscript
ion PAID UP, or we will be compelled
to discontinue delivery of the paper
when your paid subscription expires.
The Hyder Weekly Herald
The Chamber of Commerce
of the United States has been
cooperating with Delegate
Wickersham in the effort to se
cure air mail from Seattle to
Alaska, but this organization
has about concluded that (the
general cry of economy in pub-,
lie expenditures will tend to
destroy any hope of having this
new project carried out under
the appropriations being made
for the fiscal year starting July
1, 1932.
The nomination of Charles B.
Jones for a second term as U.
IS. Marshal in the Nome divis
ion has been favorably report
| ed by a sub-committee and his
confirmation is expected in a
few days.
Appointment of judges for
the Second and Fourth Divis
ions are expected to be made
very shortly by the Department
of Justice.
The Ketchikan Chamber of
Commerce is anxious to secure
the erection of a fisheries lab
oratory in their town and is
urging Commissioner O’Malley
to give serious consideration to
the advantages offered by
Ketchikan as the logical locat
ion for such a station.
The House passed the Inter
ior Department appropriation
bill for the fiscal year begin
ning July, 1932, on February
16th. So far as Alaska is con
cerned, there were no decreas
es from the amounts recom
mended by the Appropriations
committee—neither were there
any increases.
Nearly every mail brings
from one to four requests that
the Congressional Record be
mailed Alaskans for the pres
ent session. The small quota
allowed the Delegate was dis
posed of in early December,
when the mailing list was com
piled, and not all could then be
accomodated.
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Mrs. Ida Scott of Valdez was
adjudged insane recently and
committed to Morningside.
Otlto Edvorsen was instantly
killed at his wood camp a few
miles from Fort Yukon when a
tree he was cutting fell on him,
striking him on the head. He
had been dead for days when
found.
Albert Heglin and Emil Ol
son have applied for a license
to operate a hand-packing
clam cannery under the name
of Hand Packing Company on
Kulak Bay, Kodiak Island. The
clam beaches are about 50
miles from Kodiak.
Dan. A. Sutherland, former
Alaska delegate to Congress, is
now located at Ogintz, Pa.,
wiith his family. Mr. Suther
land plans to visit Alaska this
summer if his health permits.
Last summer he suffered a
broken clavicle in a fall and
this was followed by a nervous
breakdown.
The passenger train on the
Alaska railroad is still being
held up pending the removal
of snow from the tracks. The
rotary, which is digging thou
the drifts, stil has a big job
ahead of it. Drifts cover the
track to a depth of 20 feet near
Nenana.
Alaska volcanoes are display
ing unwonted activity this
spring. Shishaldin on Unimak
Island has been in heavy ei’upt
ion for several weeks and oth
er volcanic peaks in that local
ity have been reported smok
ing. Trappers arriving in Sew
ard recently reported that Mt.
St. Augustine, at the entrance
to Cook Inlet, is also showing
quite a bit of activity. While
steaming intermittently during
the past few years, the ci'ater
has now become quite active
and some heavy earthquake
shocks have been felt. Red fox
trappers left the island before
a major disturbance occurred.
Do You Buy From
Home Town
Merchants?
HELP STIMULATE PROGRESS
In legal parlance there is a term, "caveat emptor,” which means “let
rhe buyer beware.” And that does not single out any class of buyers.
There are people in Hyder who buy everything at home and fron
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 upoi
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 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
int who has his money invested where it serves them most should also urgi
he merchant to advertise in the community newspaper. This paper is
he camp’s best advertisement and its principal means of letting the work
'now why and for what Hyder is in existence. Day in and day out it if
working for the community’s progress and prosperity. It is a fixture with
» heavy investment and like the merchant is dependent for its existence
ts 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 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
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. daily.)
Sunday, March 4.
5:00 Enna Jettick 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 Parkers, NBC-SF
8:15 Baldy Homespun Melodies.
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
9:00 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, March 21.
5:00Fisher Mills String Quartet, NY.
5:30 Pacific Coast Borax Co., NBC-NY
6:00 Maytag Orch., NBC-Chicago.
6:30 General Motors Program; NY
7:00 National Radio Forum, NBC-NY
7:30 M.J. B. Demi Tasse Revue.
8:00 Amos and Andy
8:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
8:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC-NY.
9:00 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
[9:30 Best Foods Inc., Program,
19:45 The Stebbins Boys, NBC-NY.
I 10:00 Richfield News Flashes
! 10:15 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
! 11:15 Globe Trotter,
j 11:30 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
! 12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
j 12:30 Silent
Tuesday, March 22.
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.
8:00 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 Oldsmobile Melody Speedway.
j9:30 Best Foods inc. Program
I 9:45 The Stebbins Boys, Swift & Co.
; 10:00 Richfield News
! 10:15 Greater Washington Hour.
| 11:15 Globe Trotter.
1 11:25 Hotel St. Francis Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, March 23
5:00 American Taxpayer’s League.
5:15 Stock Quotations
5:30 Goodyear Tire Co. Program.
6:00 Halsley Stewart Hour NBC-Chl.
6:30 Mobiloil Program, NBC-NY.
7:00 Coco Cola Program, NBC-NY.
7:30 Spratt's Dog Story;
7:45 Phoenix Hosiery Co. Program.
8:00 Amos and Andy.
j8:15 Vermont Lumberjacks, NBC-SF
[8:30 Wesson Oil Snowdrift Sales Co.
I 9:00 Rin Tin Tin Thrillers, NBC-SF
9:15 Baldy Homespun Melodies.
9:30 Best Foods Inc. Program
9:45 The Stebbins Boys, Swift & Co.
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, March 24.
5:00 Fleischmann Sunshine Hour
6:00 The Big Six of the Air. Chevrolet
6:30 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 The Stebbins Boys, Swift & Co.
10:00 Richfield News
10:15 Mozart Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter.
ii..5u uiympic note! Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Friday, March 25.
5:00 Cities Service Concert Orch.
6:00 Cheesborough Friendship Town.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC-Chi.
7:00 Pontiac Automobile Co. NY.
7:30 RKO Hour NBC-NY.
S:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Brownbuilt Footlites, NBC-SF
S:30 MJB Demi-Tasse Revue, NBC-SF
9:00 Unon Of! Co. NBC-SF.
9:30 Best Foods. Inc. Program. NBC.
9:45 The Stebbins Boys, NBC
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, March 26.
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 Tire & Rubber Co.
6:30 Campana. The First Nighter.
7:00 Lucky Strike Dance Orch. NY
8:00 Amos and Andy.
8:15 Piano Pictures, NBC.
S:45 F. S. Lang Male Quartet.
9:00 Rainbow Harmonies; Fisher Co.
9:15 Santiseptic Program.
9:30 Associated Oil Co., Spotlight
Revue, NBC-SF.
11:00 Globe Trotter .
11:10 Olympic Hotel Dance Orch.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
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