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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 44.
IIYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1932.
BY THE YEAR $3.00
RELIEF MEASURE
APPLIES 10 ALASKA
Complaints received by the
Alaska Delegate’s ofLice from
Alaskans that the Territory is
to receive no benefit from the
1 event act of Congress to re
lieve destitution have elicited
the following statement:
The Emergency Relief and
Construction Act o f 1932,
which also broadens the lend
ing powers of the Reconstruct
i o n Finance Corporation,
makes the same provisions for
the Territories as it does for
the States. A few of the sub
sections of Title 1 are here
with presented:
Section 1. (a) The Recon
struction Finance Corporation
is authorized and empowered
to make available out of the
funds of the corporation the
sum of $300,000,000, under the
terms and conditions hereinaf
ter set forth, to the several
States and Territories, to be
used in furnishing relief and
lelief work to needy and dis
tressed people and in relieving
the hardships resulting from
unemployment, but not more
than 13 per centum of such
sum shall be available to any
one state or territory. Such
sum of $300,000,000 shall, un
til the expiration of two years
after the date of enactment of
this Act, be available for pay-,
raent to the governors of the ■
several States -and Territories
for the purposes of this section,
upon application therefor by
them in accordance with sub
section (c), and upon approv
al of such applications by the
corporation.
(c) The governor of any j
State or Territory may from ,
time to time make application
for funds under this section,
and in each application so
made shall certify the necess
ity for such funds and that the
resources of the State or Terri
tory, including moneys then j
available and which can be j
made available by the State or
Territory, its political subdivis- j
ions, and private contributions, j
are inadequate to meet its re- j
lief needs. All amounts paid
to the governor of a State or
Territory under this section
shall be administered *by the
governor, or under his direct
ion, and upon his responsibility.
The governor shall file with
the corporation and with the
auditor of the State or Terri
tory a statement of the dis
bursements made by him un
der this section.
(f) As used in this section
the term “Territory” means
Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Ri
co.
The foregoing statement by
the Delegate’s office makes it
clear that the Act not only ap
plies to Alaska but also that
the question of securing relief
under its provisions for the
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Regiftered Mail Rates Increase
Recent amendments to the
postal regulations provide for
substantial increases in the
charges for registering and in
suring mail matter, and also
require a declaration by the
mailer of the actual value of
registered and insured matter,
according to postal advices re
ceived by Postmaster Oren F.
Hill. The registry charges
are based upon the actual val
ue of the article registered, as
is also the indemnity that will
be paid in the event of loss.
For registry indemnity of not
more than $5 the fee is now 5
cents; if exceeding $5 but not
exceeding $25, 18 cents; ex
ceeding $25 but not exceeding
$50, 20 cents; exceeding $50
but not $75, 25 cents; exceed
ing $75 but not $100, 30 cents.
Ten cents is charged for each
additional $100 up to $600.
Above the Latter sum and up to
$1,000 indemnity value the
rate is 5 cents for each addit
ional $100.
Postmasters are authorized to
refuse acceptance of articles
offered for registry when there
is reason to believe that the full
value has not been declared by
the mailer and may also de
mand proof of the value of an
article. If this is denied they
may refuse to accept the art
icle offered for registry.
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Fish Creek Tit ail Repairs
Completed This Week
Extensive repairs to the For
est Service trail up Fish Creek
were completed this week by
B. B. Smith, Wm. McGrew,
Sid. Anderson and Al. Phillips
under an authorization of the
Forest Service trail bureau.
The work was done under the
supervision of T. H. Evans, loc
al representative of the Bureau
| of Public Roads.
The work included the re- j
placement of two log bridges |
i near the Mountainview prop
j erty, one 38 feet long, the other i
! 13G feet. About 1 l/i miles of
: new trail was also built above
j the Tonkin cabin and the en
' tire trail brushed out. The
work included about 1,000 feet
I of corduroy at various points.
The Forest Service author- i
I ized an expenditure of $300
for the work and, judging from
j the amount of work done, cer
tainly got their money’s worth,
| as compared to the usual gov-;
ernment work. Which in turn j
makes one wonder why the
government does not see the
wisdom of giving all such work
to the old timers of this and
other Alaska districts, as they
invariably turn in more and
| better work for the money than
1 is given by the professional
contractors.
Miss Florence Olson, a sister
of Mrs. Holger Johnson, ar
rived Monday from Seattle on
| a two weeks visit.
COIL Til WILL HOT
IFFECTMIINM
Local coal users who have
been apprehensive of an in
crease of $2 per ton in the price
of coal next winter since the
passage of the 1932 Revenue
Act will doubtless be glad to
learn that, owing to certain
provisions of the Act, the im
post will not be applicable dur
ing the present year, although
it may be next year.
It was expected that the tax
would apply to coal imported
from Canada into the United
States and Alaska, the item in
the Revenue Act reading as fol
lows :
“Coal of all sizes, grades,
and classifications (except
culm and duff), coke manu
factured therefrom, and coal
or coke briquettes, 10 cents per
100 pounds.’’
However, the law also pro
vides that the tax should not be
imposed if during the preced
ing calendar year the exports
of such articles from the Unit
ed States to the country from
which such articles may be im
ported have been greater in j
quantity than the imports into
the United States from such j
country.
The Treasury Department
has informed the Alaska Dele
gate’s office thatmore coal was
exported from United States to
Canada in 1931 than was
shipped from Canada to the
United States, hence there
will be no duty on Canadian
coal shipped to Alaska or the
States during 1932, although
this condition may be reversed
next year.
Local Lady Is Contest Winner
Mrs. 0. F. Hill, of the Hyder
Drug Company, was among the
number winning prizes in the
big “Phony Alibi Contest.”
held recently by the True Story
Magazine, for which a first
prize of $500 was offered.
Mrs. Hill was one of several
dozen contestants whose sol
ution of the “phony alibi” of
fered by a character in a mys
tery tale won them a prize in
the shape of a check for $5
The magazine’s announce
ment of the winners discloses
that thousands of solutions
were submitted, some of them
by the best minds in the count
ry, including noted scholars,
judges, executives, and many
others, hence Mrs. Hill is as
suredly entitled to be proud of
her achievement.
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The big Standard Oil tanker,
Alaska Standard, arrived Mon
day evening with a supply of
oil and gasoline for the local
Standard Oil agency. The ves
sel remained here several
hours before leaving for Ketch
1 ikan.
CANADIAN WARSHIP
DUE HERE MONDAY
II. M. S. Skeena, one of the
two vessels composing the Can
adian Navy, is scheduled to ar
rive here next Monday on a
three day visit to the district.
The exact time of the ves
sel’s arrival is not known at
the time of writing and prob
ably will be announced later.
Preparations for her recept
ion and the entertainment of j
the officers and crew are in
the hands of a committee com
posed of representatives of the
Stewart council, Board o f
Trade,Canadian Legion, Moose
lodge and other local organiz
ations including the Hyder
Chamber of Commerce, which
will be represented by Mr Ern
est Blue, Ilyder attorney.
The entertainment program
will include field sports for
children and acfults in Stewart
the afternoon of August 16,
followed by a dance in the
North Star hall in the evening.
During the following day a
portion of the crew will be tak
en on a trip to the Texas glac
ier and the officers will be en
tertained by Mrs. Bert Smith
at Premier.
From the available data it ap
pears that the Skeena is a ves
sel of the destroyer type and
carries a crew of about 150 of
ficers and men, under the com
mand of Commander J. C.
Jones, R. C. N.
The visit of the Skeena will
be followed later in the month
by a visit from II. M. S. Delhi,
one of the large vessels of the j
British Navy and flagship of
the commander in chief of the
British West Indian squadron.
The Delhi is scheduled to ar
rive Friday, August 26 and will
remain here until Monday,
August 29. Extensive prepar
ations are being made for the
reception and entertainment of
the personnel, in which Hyder
will also participate.
M. S. P>Ince of Wales
Is Nearly Wrecked
The former Hyder-Ketchikan
mail vessel Prince of Wales,
was badly holed by going on
the rocks 10 miles north .of
Aleit Bay on the B. C. coast
last Saturday, according to
press reports The vessel is
now owned by Dr. L. P. Dawes,
of Juneau, and is operating be
tween that port and Seattle on
a regular run. Eighteen pass
engers and the crew of nine
were rescued without injury.
I The vessel was expected to get
off the rocks on the next high
tide.
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Dr. George Hansen, of the
Dominion Geological Survey,
is camped at Georgia River
1 and engaged in geologically
mapping the territory adjacent
to the head of that stream and
across the divide to Hasting
River.
Hew Home Loan Bank
Bill Will Operate
In reply to queries by a num
ber of readers regarding the
manner in which the recently
enacted Home Loan Hank Bill
will operate in the relief of
home owners, we submit the
following explanation received
from the Alaska Delegate’s of
fee in Washington:
The purpose of the bill is to
establish a series of discount
banks for home mortgages,
pei foaming a function for
home owners somewhat similar
to that performed in the com
mercial field by the Federal
Reserve Banks through their
discount facilities. There are
to be 8 to 12 such banks estab
lished in different parts of the
country with a total capital of
$125,000,000, to be initially
subscribed by the Reconstruct
ion Finance Corpor atio n.
Building and loan associations,
savings banks, insurance comp
anies, etc., are to be eligible for
membership in this system. The
member institutions are re
quired to subscribe for stock
of the home loan banks and to
absoib gradually the capital
and they may borrow’ from the
banks upon their notes, to be
secured by the collateral oi
sound home mortgages. The
home loan banks are in turn to
obtain the resources required
by them through the issue of
debentures and notes. These
notes have back of them the ob
ligation of the members, the
mortgages pledged as secur
ities of such obligations, and
the capital of the home loan
banks themselves. The deben
tures and notes thus will have
a triple security.
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Liquor Violations Show
Decrease In June
Violations ot the liquor laws
in the First Division showed a
marked decrease in June, as
compared with May, according
to the monthly statement of j
[ the U. S. Marshal's office in j
[Juneau. The total number of j
j cases developing was 82, eight |
1 less than in the preceding;
j month. Of the 32 cases, 24!
plead guilty and 8 not guilty.
Of those pleading not guilty
one was convicted by jury, 3
were dismissed and 4 were
pending at the time of the re
port.
There were 14 violations in!
; Juneau, 12 in Ketchikan, 2
[each in Haines and Petersburg,
and one each in Craig and Sit
| lea.
Total fines assessed amount
j ed to $2,485. Jail sentences ag
gregated 2 years, 9 months and
| 25 days.
Mrs. Bushfield and family re
turned this morning from a vis
it in Prince Rupert.
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Roy Priest and S. Tomlinson,
j of Premier, returned this week
! from visits in the south.
JULY COMMERCE
SHOWS FINE GAIN
Alaska exports in July, in
cluding gold and silver, at
tained a total value of $3,753,
341, according to the monthly
statement of Customs Collect
or J. C. McBride. This repre
sents an increase of nearly a
half million dollars over the
| same month last year, when
i the total of all exports was $3,
1309,990.
Shipments of merchandise
'during the month were valued
at $2,740,954, as compared to
$2,516,155 in July, 1931,
while gold and silver ship
ments exceeded those of of the
same month last year by $218,
552, with a total of $1,012,
387, of which 1,005,443 was
represented by gold.
The itemized statement fol
lows:
Curios . $ 325
Fish: Fresh and froz
en (except shell-fish)
Halibut . 8,154
Salmon . 20,424
All other . 145
Canned (except shell
fish)
Salmon. 1,905,821
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish)
Cod .
Herring .
Salmon .
Shell-fish:
Clams .
Crabs .
Other fish products:
Meal .
Oil.
All other fish and
fish products .
Furs and fur skins:
4,595
26,099
148,804
128,307
5,152
64,183
76,938
1,913
beal skins . bb
Blue fox . 130
Silver or black fox 825
Red fox. 1,689
White fox . 195
Mink. 2,760
Muskrat . 22,423
Beaver . 23,093
All other . 4,728
Manufactured furs 656
Oil: whale . 30,280
Ore, matte, etc.:
Copper . 97,810
Lead . 6,014
Stone, marble, etc.: 42,694
Trophies, specimens,: 1,170
Wood, timber, etc. .. 7,554
All other articles .... 5,250
Total value products
of Alaska . $2,650,369
Products of United
States returned . 90,535
Value of foreign
products . 50
Total value shipments
of merchandise. $2,740,954
Gold . 1,005,443
Silver . 6,944
Grand total of all
exports.$3,753,341
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Mrs. Dill and daughter, of
Vancouver, who have been vis
iting the Bushfield family, left
for the south Saturday.