TCM POLLOCK KILLED
IN TRAM ACCIDENT
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or cut on the left lop.
Mr. Charlton testified that
he, with McGrew, Larson and
Pederson knew nothing of the
fatality until apprised by Bur
nett, whose hail was heard by
Charlton, who advised Larson
and Pederson that someone
had probably been hurt. Mr.
Charlton said that he .with Mc
Giew and the other two men,
was engaged in clearing up
away the wreckage from the
tower which collapsed Wed
nesday night. The first they
knew that anything had gone
wrong was when the four tow
ers near which they were
working crashed to. the ground,
the released cables striking
McGrew and himself. Mr.
Charlton said he was not
aware of the cause of the
towers’ collapse.
In addition to detailing the
incidents prior to and attend
ing his finding of the body,
as related above, Mr. Burnett
testified that Pollock was go
ing up the tram to look at a
certain part, which was in line
with his duties. Mr Pollock, he
said, was riding the bucket
voluntarily and at his own risk,
as the men were forbidden to
lide on the tramway. So far as
he was aware no one could be
held responsible for the fatal
ity.
r rank VV. risher, oiiperin
tendent of the tram system,1
testified that he knew nothing j
cf the facts attending the j
tragedy, as lie was at the Pre-1
mier mine at the time. The j
accident, he said, was clearly
caused by the collapse of the
towers, which he ascribed to
too much weight at the time
foi the condition of the tow
ers. The towers, he said, are j
customarily maintained in as1
safe condition as possible and
men are on the line looking |
them over every day to see and j
leport on their condition. So j
far as he could say no respon
sibility could be attached for j
the breakdown, as the comp-1
any does everything possible
to guard against accidents.
At the conclusion of the in
quest the juiy returned the fol-1
lowing verdict:
“We, the jury empanelled in j
the above entitled matter, lind
that the above named deceased !
Thomas Pollock, came to his
death as a result of falling
from a tram bucket when four
towers collapsed from too
much weight for the condition
of the towers. That death oc
curred between the hours of
9 a. m. and 10 a. m. on the
29th day of September, 1932,
at about 1,000 feet from Ang
le Station No. 1, on the Premier
mine tram line, in Tongass 1
National Forest at Hyder,
Alaska.”
Mr. Pollock was one of the j
district’s most highly esteemed
residents and his unfortunate
demise was a shock to the en- ;
tire community. He was a nat
ive of County Down, Ireland,
and was 38 years of ago. Dur
ing the 12 years of his resi-1
dence in the district he was em- i
ployed by the Jremiercompany
and and was one of the comp
any’s oldest employees in point i
of service. He was a veteran
of the Great War, having en-’
listed in the North Irish Horse
in 1914 and later was in the
Royal Irish Fusiliers, with
which he served in France,
i During the last three years of
! the struggle he was captured
! by the Germans and held pris
oner until the cessation of hos
tilities. He is survived by a
! brother who resides atKeewat
I
| in, Ontario.
The funeral will be held in
Stewart at 2:30 Sunday after
noon under the auspices of the
Canadian Legion, with servic
es in the Legion Hall.
r-- — ... —*v
Chamber
of
Commerce
-o
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
For Sale—old papers for lighting
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington, D. .0,
September 12, 1932
Alaska is vitally interested in
the final conclusions that may
be reached by the Budget Bu
reau in their estimates of ex
penditures for the period from
July 1, 1933 to June 30, 1934.
Also in the final action in ap
propriations by the House and
Senate. It may be stated now
that most of the department
heads are agreed that the al
lowances for the next yrear will
not exceed those of the present
year.
The Comptroller General has
been called upon quite fre
quently during the past few
weeks to render an official in
terpretation of Pome of the
“Economy” Act provisions.
The question of whether Cong
ress intended to take money
from the funds for road con
struction in Alaska, which are
deposited with the Treasury,
and transfer them to the Treas
ury in cases where savings are
made, was propounded to the
Comptroller General by the
Secretary of the Interior. It
was contended that the im
pounding of portions of these
road funds would have the ef
fect of imposing double taxat
ion upon the peoples of Alas
ka. After citing the condit
ions under which the money
originally was appropriated,
the Comptroller General
makes the following statement
in his reply:
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 from
home-town merchants. And then again there are people is this commun
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 benefit
their community by keeping the money at home and reap the rewards ot
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 thi
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 was
as vitally necessary to community welfare and prosperity than at present.
With business at the lowest ebb in our history, the local dealer stands in
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
ant 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 the news
of the day and provides one of the chief stimulants to community growth
and betterment.
The Hyder Weekly Herald
“Accordingly, it would ap
pear that employees engaged
' upon Alaska road work for
which appropriations are made
by Congress, are in fact paid
from the Federal Treasury and
the fact that contributions in
aid of such work are author
ized to be received from out
side sources does not exempt
such employees, nor the appro
priation, from the provisions of
the Economy Act and all re
ductions in compensation re
| quired to be impounded by
| that act must be deposited in
the general fund of the Treas
ury and may not be returned
| to the appropriation.’’
Capt. II. N. Goss, U. S. N.,
| and noted authority on naval
affairs and international sea
I power, has written an interest
ing article for the Hearst news
papers urging the construction
of a naval base on the Aleutian
Islands, Alaska. He declares
j it is vital to the United States
j in defense of the Pacific Oc
! can. Capt. Goss explains how
Japan, sweeping northeasterly
[across the Pacific, could rav-j
age our Northwest coast with ;
seaplanes, because of our fail-*'
lire to establish a naval base :
in these islands, the strategic j
point for forestalling such at
tacks. He adds that “The re
strictive clauses of the Wash
ington treaty, which prohibit
our establishing a naval base
on one of our own harbors in
the Aleutian Islands (at a cost
i of less than a modern cruiser)
are not required by that treaty
to remain longer in force than
the end “of 1936.”
Hyder
Chamber of Commerce •
Incorporated
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Wednesday of the Month j
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RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
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
6 P. M.
Sunday, October 2.
6:00 Enna Jettick Melodies.
6:15 American Album of Fa
miliar Music, NBC.
6:45 Shaeffer Review, NBC.
7:15 The Old Singing Master.
! 7:45 Sunday at Seth Parker’s.
8:15 People’s Bank Program.
8:45 P. S. P. & L. Program.
9:00 Union Oil Co. Progarm.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Paul Carson, Organist.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, October 3.
6:00 Sshwabacher Musicale. |
6:30 Genl. Motors Program.
7:00 Natl Radio Forum, NBC. I
7 :30 Demi Tasse Review,NBC !
8:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
8:15 Maxwell House Program
8:30 Musical Memories.
9:00 Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes, NBC.
9:30 Best Foods Program.
9:45 Vocal Recital.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Gold Shield Symphony.
11:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
12:00 Silent.
Tuesday, October 4.
6:00 Fisher Mills Program.
6:30 Texaco Band Program
7:00 Lucky Strike Hour, NBC
8:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
8:15 Memory Lane, NBC.
8:45 Schwabacher Program.
9:00 Fisher’s Blend Hour.
9:30 Blue Ribbon Orchestra
10:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
11:15 Bal Tabarin Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Marimar Orch.
12:00 Silent.
Wednesday, October 5
6 :00 Goodyear Co. Program,
6:30 Mobiloil Concert, NBC.
7:00 Corn Cob Pipe Club.
7:30 Fisher Mills Program.
7:45 P. S. P. & L. Program.
8:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
8:15 General Foods Program.
8:30 Wesson Team Mates.
9:00 The Music Masters, NBC i
9 :30 Best Foods Program.
9 :45 Agnew’s Orchestra.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 One Man’s Family, NBC.
10:45 Vic Meyers’ Music.
12:00 Silent
Thursday, October 6.
6:00 The Orange Lantern.
6:30 Tompkins Corners, NBC
7 :00 Lucky Strike Hour, NBC
8:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
8:15 Standard Symphony.
9:15 Montag Fireside Hour.
9:45 P. S. P. & L. Program.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Greater Washington.
11:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
12 :00 Silent
Friday, October 7.
6:00 The First Nighter, NBC.
6:30 Armour Hour, NBC.
7:00 Paul Whiteman’s Band.
7 :30 Concert Ensemble, NBC.
7 :45 Soloist,NBC.
8:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
8:15 General Foods Program.
8:30 Gilmore Circus, NBC.
9:30 Best Foods Program.
9:45 Eva Gruniinger, NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes. ,
10:15 Mozart Concert Hour. t
11:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
12:00 Silent ,
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
—
James Wilson was adjudged,
insane and committed to the
Morningside asylum at Peters
burg a few days ago. He had
been a resident of Alaska since
1921.
Excellent placer gold pros
pects on Alder creek, a tribu
tary of the Gulkana river in
the Paxon district, about half
way between Valdez and Fair
banks, has caused a small
sized stampede from Valdez
and is expected to occasion a
rush from Fairbanks.
John Rosenbaum, former ho
tel clerk at Ketchikan, com
mitted suicide recently at Sa
linas, Cal.
Dr. J. H. Mustard of Ketchi
kan has received notification
from the War department that
he has been appointed chief
surgeon of the fifteenth com
munication hospital. Recently
he was named chief surgeon of
another hospital unit but the
present order supercedes the
first one.
Frank Manley, well known
Interior Alaska mining man,
was seriously hurt in an auto
accident in tell states, but is re
ported out of danger, although
he will be forced to remain in
the hospital several months, as
he has a fractured vertebra.
Tacoma young people who
are direct descendants of men
and women who pioneered in
Alaska have organized an ex
clusive club there. Member
ship is limited to Tacomans
who were born in the far
north.
The club will function in con
junction with the Alaska Sour
dough Club, which was formed
there recently.
Indications are fairly well
'ettled that Ketchum Creek in
the Fairbanks district, which
was the scene of a small stam
pede last summer, has a pay
ttreak at least two miles in
length. Prospecting to be car
ried on this winter may prove
the pay streak to be even long
er. The creek is only a few
miles from Circle Hot Springs,
tt is said the ground is not rich
enough for pick and shovel
work but carries much better
ralues than other creeks where
nydraulicking is being carried
)n.
Saturday, October 8.
6:00 P. S. P. & L. Program.
7:00 Lucky Strike Hour, NBC
8:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
8:15 Caswell Concert, NBC.
8:30 Rhythmatic Shadows.
9:00 Fisher Mills Program.
9:30 Spotlight Review, NBC.
11:00 Vic Meyers’ Music.
12:00 Silent
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