HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue, Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 82
Chas. F. Sandford. Owner and Publisher
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Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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TTiis newspaper is not connected in any manner with any
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interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
rormation relative to local mining development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Jobs The Important Thing
As the presidential cam
paign progresses it is becoming
more and more evident that the
restoration of national prosper- j
lty is what interests the voters
most. Prohibition, war debts,
tariffs and other matters which
interest certain groups are rel- ■
atively unimportant to the gen
eral public. What is most de- j
sired is jobs for the unem
ployed, and whichever party j
can convince the electorate
that it can best lead the way to
his goal is the one likely to get
he most votes in November.
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Preparedness
The complexity of the prob
lem of national defense is quite
bafiling to the mind of the lay
man, otherwise the taxpayer.
But the expert? evidently know
all about it; at least we can on
ly hope so.
Recently a naval expert gave
an inkling of the situation
when he urged the building of
a number of light cruisers, say
ing: ‘ The building of light
cruisers to cooperate with and i
protect the destroyers is of
very great importance.” This
is plain enough to be under
stood by everybody. But it is
not all. We have a lot of sub
marines, which, owing to their
lather fragile construction and
limited speed, require the pro
tection of destroyers. The de
stroyers, as the expert convinc
ingly states, need the protect
ion of light cruisers. Natural
ly the light cruisers require in
turn the protection of heavy
cruisers, while the heavy cruis
ers must be protected by bat
tle ships. Then the battle
ships must be protected by
formidable battle cruisers, and
these obviously must have the
protection of aircraft.
For the protection of the air
ciaft it appears that for the
present we must depend, as in
the past, upon the inscrutable
workings of a benign Provi
dence.
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The Smaller Stores
Pessimists have long predict
ed the gradual extinction of
the small stores and their ab
sorbtion by the national chains.
One observer of the trend to
ward the dominance of capital
n the retail trade wrote:
“It is not pleasant to the
mall merchant to be dragged
jehind a counter as a salaried
jmployee; a little spoke in a
:'.g wheel.”
The assumption was that the
mall independent merchant
,-ould not survive in the face of
.•ompetition by these large or
ganizations.
But it happens that this dole
ul prediction is not of recent
oiigin. It was written and
>ublished in the Springfield
Republican in 1895—37 years
ago. At that time the big de
partment stores were just get
ing under way. Since then
we have seen added menace to
the small retailer in the form
of mail order houses and chain
stores. Yet thousands of small
retail stores have survived,
many of them becoming big
stores.
Naturally those which have
succeeded are the ones which
have kept abreast of the times,
adopting methods and policies
as occasion demanded to meet
keener competition present
ed by the larger enterprises.
And a most important factor
which has contributed to the
success of retailers large and
small has been intelligent, per
sistent and adequate advertis
ing.
Just for Fun
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A psychologist says women
are happier than men. Anyway
they seem to enjoy their mis
ery more.
Timidity is not much of a vir
tue, but it sometimes keeps a
fellow from doing things that
would get him in bad.
Most campaign speeches are
insulting to one’s intelligence,
if any, but somehow we fall for
the bunk put out by our own
side.
A man who claims to be the
original Jesse James has ap
peared in Missouri, but his case
is weakened by the fact that he
can't pay a $10 board bill.
When one sees a girl who is
the picture of health he may
suspect nowadays that she
painted the picture herself.
A doctor declares that fast
ing for 15 days will restore
one’s basic metabolic rate.
Fine, if you care for that sort
of thing.
A New York man who was
fined $25 for beating his wife
said he thought amusement
taxes had been repealed.
To fond mothers we would j
say don’t worry if your little !
boy is fond of playing in dirt.
He may become a great poli
tician.
A magazine publishes let
ters requested from readers on
“What I would do if I were
President” The letters go a
long way toward explaining
why none of the writers is
president.
Insanity is decreasing, ac
cording to an alienist. But not
among people who do murder, i
INTERESTING NOTES
James Palmer of Walker
aquarium at Toronto, Ont., is ;
said to be the only fish doctor
in the world.
A. S. Rogeis, railroad agent
of Letohatchie, Ala., claims to
have shipped 1,000,000 pack
ages of bees without once be
ing stung.
In more than 200 feet of wat
er 60 miles off the coast of Vir
ginia, the expedition aboard
the salvage ship Salvor has lo
cated the sunken treasure of
$5,000,000 that went down 20
years ago with the liner Meri
da.
According to the Postoffice
Department, postal savings de
posits on July 31, 1932,
amounted to $860,026,982, as
compared to $347,416,749 on
June 30, 1931. On these de
posits 2 per cent interest is
paid.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
September 20, 1922.
Attorney Ernest Blue re
turned this week from attend
ing the convention in Moose
heart, Ind., of the Loyal Order
of Moose, as representative
from Alaska.
Hyder’s first ship launching
will take place soon. Dr.
Hawes’ cruiser, which was
built in the woods handy to
timber, was warped down to
the waterfront Sunday and will
be placed in the water as soon
as the propellor and rudder
are set.
H. P. Crowther, U. S. Miner
al Surveyor, has finished sur
veying the Stoner group for
the Federal Mining and Mill
ing Company and also four
claims for H. B. Stoner. He is
now working out the lines of
the Virginia group and Char
lie Lake’s Cascade claim in the ,
same locality.
Morris Pederson and Albert
Johnson, who are working on
their Bayview group 18 miles
down the canal, came up
for supplies and said that the
work done so far has shown
ore even beyond their expec
tations.
An agitation is on foot for
the establishment of a hospital
in Hyder. A meeting presid
ed over by E. R. Stivers with
W. S. Orr as secretary, was
held Friday in Pioneer hall and
a committee consisting of O. F.
Hill, Mrs. P. R. Backus, D. W.
McLeman, A. A. Frazer and
W. S. Orr was appointed to
canvass the town and devise
ways and means for the con
struction and maintenance of a
hospital.
Fall and winter social activ
ities of the district commenced
Friday with the opening of the
“Chicken Inn,” the attractive
wayside hostelry built this
summer at Fish Creek by Mrs.
Helen Bell and Mrs. Elmer W.
Smith. More than fifty friends
of the hostesses motored out
from Hyder, Stewart and Hy- j
der, B. C., and all are full of j
praise for the hospitality
shown them. Among those
present were:
From Stewart— Mr. and Mrs
Crosbie, Mr. and Mrs. Dann,
Mrs. Tolin, Miss Lois Comer,
Miss Phyllis Cameron, Jack
Gray, Allan Carolyn, Pat. O’
Hara, Geo. Turner, Mr. Mabee,
G. Stewart, Master George To
lin. j
From Hyder, B. C.— Mr. and !
Mrs. Tooth. From Hyder, j
Alaska: Mr. and Mrs. Bunt
ing, Mr. and Mrs. Backus, Mr. j
and Mrs. Baynton, Mr. and Mrs j
Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Mayer,:
Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Watson.
Mrs. Davis, J. F. Ritchie, Jr..
F. Dorey, G. C. Turner, F. H.
Hanford, C. S. Blair, Mr. Kline,
E. R. Stivers, A. Baynton, Jr.
Wm. McGrew, J. Williams, Dr.
Hedger, R. Stuart, H. H. How
ard, F. Reichenback, Mr. Nich
olson, J. Comer, Bud Collier,
H. Hucke, F. Seppi, W. Orr,
Walter Blanton.
PROFESSIONAL
JZrmzt ^81nt
ot a r u public
JJg&er, Alaska
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ' ALASKA
CHAS ,F, SWORD
NOTARY PUBLIC
HERALD OFFICE
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Howard Campbell, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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