HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Published Eve*" Wednesday.
Application mede fdr entry at the post office at Hyder, Al
aska, as second iass matter, ub^-h’ the Aet of March 2,
1879,
Chas. F. Sand ford.~. Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
An editorial article in last
week’s issue of the Herald rel
ative to the mail situation has
been misconstrued by a few
readers as a covert criticism
of Ketchikan and Ketchikan
interests. We believe, however,
that a fair and unbiased perus
al of the article in .question
will reveal no real cause for
offense. At any rate there was
no intention of “slamming”
anyone or anything. The art
icle had no other aim than to
warn the public against what
appeared to be an ill advised
propaganda which threatened
to be distinctly harmful to
this community. An attack up
on Ketchikan or Ketchikan in
terests was as remote from the
editorial mind as denying the
laws of gravitation or cultivat
ing a stomach ache. The Her
ald believes and has frequent
ly exnressed the view, that
the closest cooperation and
amity should exist between the
citizens of the two towns. Mut
ual confidence and depend
ence should be the guiding in
fluence in all intercourse be
tween the two communities.
Ketchikan has been for some
time the leading factor in local
mineral development. The Riv
erside and Mountainview are
permanent evidences of the
value of Ketchikan’s interest
and influence. Ketchikan can
and probably will give to Hy
der a large share of the capi
tal necessary to the develop
ment of her mineral resources
and with the growth of local
population and industry Hyder
should become of great im
portance to Ketchikan’s com
mercial interests. There is
much to be gained of benefit
to both communities by the
perpetuation of cordial relat
ions and much harm can result
from rancor and hostility.
Whatever resentment we may ]
feel at the acts of individuals I
who seek to use Ketchikan in- j
fluence to further their own
ends in Hyder, it should not
be directed against the com
munity of Ketchikan, which at
present is doing more for the
camp in promoting its develop
«.v,n a„y other commun
ity or interest.
This paper heartily indorses
! economy in government—that
is so long as it is applied at
the proper place.
When a man, to keep fit,
starts to reduce, he does not
begin by cutting off his hands
and feet to bring down his
weight. He gets rid of his fat.
Uncle Sam has plenty of fat.
Generally speaking he spends
money like a drunken sailor.
In the past he has poured bar
rels of it in promiscuous pro
: jects like water down a rat
hole. Congressmen, purely as
vote-geting propositions, have
fought for, and obtained, huge
appropriations for things ut
terly unneeded. Other con
gressmen have supported these
wasteful appropriations in ord
er to get votes for similar pro
jects of their own.
That is the place to trim ex
penses—not by abbreviating
the already inadequate mail
service of a country like Alas
ka, that needs mail communi
! cation probably more than
anything the government can
or is likely to give. The few
thousand dollars deficit in the
i maintenance of the Alaska
I service is a mere trifle com
i pared to the vast sums the
government fritters away an
, nually on things in no way as
important to the welfare of its
people.
i
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Billie Hart is a Texas weather
prophet, and what’s more,
j his prophecies nearly always
j come true. Wall Street men
j wire him, farmers write him,
j and trip takers consult him
; with reference to advalnce
; weather as it concerns their
| particular interests.
Billie is the International
bridge tender at Eagle Pass,
Texas. That is his regular
bread and butter job, but the
j fun he gets out of life is along
j the predicting line. He pre
! dieted the Galveston storm,
| and as he hits it right about
nine times out of ten, the folks
down his way have a heap of
confidence in him.
When asked how he account
ed for his success and the
trust reposed in him, he said,
“Well I think the secret of the
whole thing is faith, As soon
as I got to be sure of myself,
other folks began to believe
in me.”
The average preacher could
stretch out an hour’s discount
on Billie’s text, and a maga
zine writer who had made a
name for himself could fatten
his bank account several hund
red dollars by stringing many
words on the same thread,
but we simply want to repeat.
his formula and allow you to
fill in the gaps:
‘‘As soon as I got sure of my
self other folks began to be
lieve in me.”
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You may have overlooked
the fact, but Christmas is just
around the corner. Uncle Sam,
through his post office depart
ment, is already making his
'preparations for ..the holiday.
The Christmas rush is always j
a real problem for the post of
fice department. Even though
j he shops early'—and he usual- j
I Iv doesn’t—the average citizen
always puts off his Christmas
mailing until the last minute.
The post office department is
, already preparing and sending
I out propaganda urging early
! shopping and early mailing,
j There is no departmental sel
j fishness in this move; it Is
| made in the interest of every
! patron of the post office. Early i
! shopping means a selection
! from complete stocks of mer- j
| chandise; early mailing tht ,
certain delivery, on time, or
the gift upon which both the
giver and the recipient place
much store.
| It is less than two months un *
| til Christmas; and that shor:
j time will pass in a hurry. It is
NOT too early to begin your
Christmas shopping.
Just For Fun
i
Lots of fellows stand around
and make excuses while lots j
| of other fellows are making a
I success.
A man who fails to get whai
he deserves, says Ben Oien,
should be thankful.
A woman likes being called
; a vision, but bristles up at be
ing called a sight. Funny, isn’t
Two’s a couple. Three means
they go to the picture show. |
A Townsite resident who had i
spent the evening on the other I
side of the line came home in
the small hours last week and i
was disrobing, when his wife I
awoke and after a glance at
her belated spouse exclaimed:
“Why what in the world have
you done with your under
clothes? You haven’t got them
on! I am sure you had them
on when you left this morn
ing!”
Hubby glanced down at him
self for a moment, in puzzled
manner:
“Good Lord,” he exclaimed, “1
must have been robbed!”
-
There are plenty of go-get
ters. What we need, is more
come-backers.
Once a fisherman and a golf
er met in the washroom of h
Pullman car, and even the flies
got weary presently and left
the place.
A maiden fair in dairy cloak
Went out to milk a family
goat
. She patted, cooed, and said
“Nanny, be still”
The animal said - I ain’t
Nanny, I’m Will.”
“Where’s your daddy?” u
little girl was asked by a
neighbor the other day.
“He’s down in the basement,”
*he innocent child replied,
“squeezing grapes with the
potato masher.”
Mrs. Smith (after ten min
utes’ conversation) —“Well,
Mrs. Brown, I must be getting
along to the plumber. My
husband is home With his
thumb on a burst pipe, waiv
ing till he comes.”
“Safety pins,” a Cleveland
Ohio, doctor declares, “have
killed more babies than fire
arms.” Shooting babies does
seem to have gone out of
fashion.
Here’s another jail break:
At Athens, Ohio, a prisoner in
the County Jail fell off the
cell block and broke his left
leg1.
Much good English is wasted
on a billiard ball; much bad
English is wasted on a golf
ball.
The human mind is said to
emit radio waves. But, the
IIYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
at 8 p. m.
Sunday School at 11 a. m.
Everyone Welcome
Rev. C. T. Hatten, Pastor
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
Blueberry Kid says, like most
of the other stations, the big
gest part of the program Is
jazz.
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I
“It frequently happens,” mus
es Oren F., “that the wolf that
formerly lurked around the
back door, nowadays infests
the vicinity of the garage.”
There’s no place like home.
It’s the only spot where you
can spit on a runner in your
best silk hose without getting
thirsty.
The test of any form of gov
ernment is its ability to ring
the dinner bell.
Now it goes: “In the Blue
; Ridge Mountains of Virginia,
j on the trail of the lonesome
pints.”
LIFE’S LITTLE AGONIES
A Stewart girl was entertain
: ing
■ Job Printing Neatly Done At i
The Herald Job Shop.
A Hyder young man one ev
ening.
Her mother about to enter
The room, said;
“Hello, Mable, are you
alone?”
And the girl looking
On the davenport beside her,
Answered: “Almost.”
John Hovland
Assay Office
Hyder, Alaska
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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JJgber, .Alaska
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Your Business
j ANY BUSINESS THAT tries to get along without a bank
is a very small business, even then it is not too small but
that its financial affairs should be handled through a bank.
A BANK IS one of the most important factors in the busi
ness life of the country.
TRANSACT YOUR business through our bank, no matter
how small it is now—the bank may help make it larger.
Bank of Hyder
J. A. HALL, Pres. E E. HALL, Vice-Pres. E. D. HADDON, Cashier
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