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HOW
METAL STRIPS ARE CSEP
TO WATERPROOF WAU.S.—
Krlck walls of the modern home
are not waterproof even though
chemically treated, hut may be
made permanently so through
the use of metal strips, it np
pears front a report to the Amer
ican Ceramic society, holding I's
annual meeting In Washington.
This radical method of brick con
structlon was presented In a pa
per prepared by L. H. Mintou
of New York city.
Under the new method, it was
stated, a V-shaped groove three
eighths of an Inch deep Is mold
ed along the center line of the
longitudinal surfaces of each
brick as well as In the corre
sponding position at the ends.
Into this groove goes an L
sltaped metal strip, of a non-cor
roslve alloy. The hook of the
L fits into the vertical groove on
the brick.
As the bricks are laid, the
grooves of successive layers
meet so that the metal strips,
which overlap from one brick to
another, form a continuous mesh
to re-enforce the wall and keep
out the moisture, Mr. Minton
said. It was also stated that
use of the metal strips made the
task of aligning the bricks easier
besides giving greater Are resist
ance and heat insulation.—Kan
sas City Star.
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How Emblem of Piracy
Got Name “Jolly Roger”
The word “roger” In the Seven
teenth and Eighteenth centuries was
synonymous with “rogue,” both being
derived from the older spelling “roge”;
and meant, as it does today, a vaga
bond, rascal, trickster, thief, etc., and
was, therefore, synonymous with "pi
rate.” The word “Hover,” which is
sometimes used in place of roger as
the name of the pirate's flag, had the
same root as the word “robber," and
e similar meaning to “roger." except
that it applied more specifically to
wandering rascals. The adjective
“Jolly” may have been prefixed: (1)
In the present sense of merry, jovial.
Joyous, ns an ironical term; (2) in
the sense of “small,” as a “jolly-boat”
is a small ship's boat, the origin of
“Jolly” In this sense being uncertain;
and (3) as a synonym for “nautical”
or "marine," in the same way that a
marine was called a “Jolly.” “.lolly
roger," once applied to the vessel,
would certainly sooner or later lie ap
plied to its ensign—a black flag, with
white skull and crossbones.
How Stilt* Were Evolved
Stilts were originally designed for
use in crossing rivers and marshes.
As a means of amusement stilts have
been used by all peoples in all ages,
as well ns by the inhabitants of marshy
or flooded districts. The city of Na
mur, in Belgium, which formerly suf
fered from the overflowing of the
Hi vers Sarahre and Meuse, has been
celebrated for its stilt-walkers for
many centuries. Not only the towns
people, but also the soldiers used
stilts. The home of stilt-walking at
the present day is the department of
I.andes, In Gascony, where, owing to
the Impermeability of the subsoil, all
low-lying districts are converted into
marshes.
now rttenti Are Istued
Patents are issued in the United
States to any person who has invent
ed or discovered any new and useful
art, niacliine, manufacture or compo
sition of matter, or any new and use
ful improvement thereof, not known
or used hy others in tlds country be
bore ids invention or discovery (here
of, and not patented or described In
any printed publication in this or any
foreign country before Ids Invention
or discovery thereof, or more than two
years prior to his application, and not
in public use or on sale in this coun
try for more than two years prior to
Ids application for patent.
How to Drill Glua
A common steel drill, well tempered, 1
or a piece of steel wire heated to a
dull red and then quenched in
metallic mercury, makes a good tool
for drilling glass. Make a solution of
1 oz. camphor, 1 >4 oz. turpentine and
3 dr. of ether, and keep the end of
the drilling tool wet with this. Hydro
fluoric acid Is the acid used for etch
ing or eating away glass.
How Beet Help Clover
As the humble bees are busy dart
ing from one clover heud to another
In search of nectar they are no doubt
entirely unaware of the service they
are rendering to the plants by carry
ing bits -of pollen on their hairy legs
from one plant to another. It Is said
that if it were not for the humble bees
the red clover would die out entirely
for want of fertilization.
How to Write on Celluloid
When It la desired to write on cellu
loid articles, such as draftsmen's tri
angles, it can be done by dipping tiie
pen In acetic acid and using It 11s ink,
says I’opulnr Mechanics Magazine.
Writing done with tills acid will, when
dry, have a dull appearance on the
surface of the celluloid.
How Nitroglycerin Burns
Nitroglycerin burns quietly in the
open air, hut Is exploded by percus
sion or by heating in a closed vessel.
It produces by detonation about 10,000
times its own volume of gas.
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington, D. C,
June 20,2932
The report sent out from
Seward that Governor Parks
was to be replaced by the ap
uointnient of Gen. James G.
Steese, former president of the
Alaska Road Commission, was
news to the Interior Depart
ment, General Steese, and Gov
ernor Parks, and proved to be
entirely unfounded. The term
of the present governor of
Alaska will not expire until
October 1933.
Several more Alaska Cham
bers of Commerce have wired
the Delegate that they are op
posed to the bill transfering
the Alaska Road Commission
and its activities from the War
Department to the Interior De
partment. Some of them want
the road work administered un
der the proposed Public Works
bill.
The bill to suspend the annu
al assessment work on mining
claims for the year ending June
30, 1932, was particularly
urged by the representatives
from California, Arizona and
other mining states, but includ
ed Alaska in its operation.
Since the act was signed by the
president on June 4, various
telegrams have been received
by the Delegate from Alaska
operators, prospectors and
Chambers of Commerce. Some
complain that the act will be of
little benefit because most of
the work has been done for
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 of
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 of
buying from business enterprises that depend for their very existence upon
their reputation for fair dealing.
The home-town merchant gives his patrons and his community the
fruits of his industry and his community’s patronage.
There never has been a time in the history of this comunity when
patronage of the local merchants and other ousiness 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
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the year ending June 30, 1932,
and asking whether it cannot
be made to apply for the yeat
ending June 30, 1933. Others
object to the passage of the act
because it may deny many
prospectors and miners secur
ing work from large holders
who have been accustomed to
employ them in doing the an
nual assessment work. A simi
lar bill may come before Cong
ress next December and prior
to that time Alaska should be
i on record as to its general de
sire on the subject.
Delegate James Wickersham,
accompanied by Mrs. Wicker
sham, is on his way to Puget
Sound, after having made all j
necessary arrangements t o j
protect Alaska’s interests un- j
til Congress adjourns. After i \
few days in Seattle, they will j
sail for Alaska, to their home
in Juneau, from which point
the Delegate will make visits j
to various sections of the Terr
itory. He will consult with his
constituents as to their several
needs and at the same time give
an account of his stewardship
during the session, and explain j
the efforts put forth to improve j
the condition of Alaska and its j
people. The Delegate’s office
in Washington, with Secretary
Steel in charge, will remain
open at all times and matters
concerning Alaskan interests
before the various departments
will be given close and active
attention.
OUTSTANDING RADIO VALUES '
The New Crosley Battery Show Boy— ■
Screen grid, new 2-volt tubes, push- ;
pull output, uses new cell “A” bat
tery, no light current, no batteries 1
to charge—$49.50 complete, less bat- \
teries.
The Crosley Play Boy—Eight tube !
superhetrodyne pentode, screen grid, (
moving coil dynamic speaker—com
plete $52.25.
THE NUGGET SHOP (
■Jewelry made to order—repair work,
anything in jewelry at short notice. '
PROSPECT YOUR GROUND j j
In the Most Economical and ‘
Speedy Manner by Means of
Boyles Bros. “X-Ray” Surface
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Contracts Taken for Immediate !,
Work. Estimates on Request.
Henry Hummel, Hyder, Alaska i
Get your Canadian Customs
Invoice forms for Exporters
(new type) at the Herald
office.
The Hyder Herald - Now $3 per year
Rubber Stamp pads and Inks,
all colors—Herald office
Subscribe to the Herald, $3.00 a year
Want Printing? Phone 82 Her
ald office.
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* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church * j
Rev. II. R. Cross, Pastor • I
Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. •
Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. •
Everyone is cordially invited to •
the services. •
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Spring cleanups on Poorman
creek are reported very en
couraging. Eight outfits are re
ported working on the creek
Monroe Kast, a paoneer resi
dent of Talkeetna, passed
away in his sleep at that place
a few days ago at the ripe age
of 79 years. He had made his
home at Talkeetna for many
years and was interested in
mining on Poorman creek in
the Cache creek district.
John P. Clum, a famous
character of the early days of
the north and former postmast
er at Fairbanks, died recently
in Los Angeles at the age of 80
years.
The Richardson Highway
was opened earlier this year
lhan ever before. The snow
was gone from Thompson’s
Pass by June 15, which is about
two weeks earlier than usual.
The current season marks
the return of more than 200
men to work in the placer dig
gings at Dawson, on the Yu
<on. Four big dredges with
Full crews have begun operat
ons on a large scale. Drills are
unking holes for thawing
joints ahead of the dredges,
he cold water system of thaw
ng being employed.
Late reports from Seward,
Alaska, say the discovery of
Tee gold ore estimated to run
550,000 a ton and equally rich
loat specimens in the Nuka
listrict, 70 miles west of that
own, have sent prospectors
itampeding into the district by
:very available mode of con
veyance. The free gold was
liscovered in a deep tunnel of
he Babcock and Downie mine,
rhe float was unearthed by |
Charles Goyne, an old-timer of
he north. The Nuka area has
tlready produced much good
)iay ore.
When a piece of muk-tuk
vas sent from Point Barrow to
he St. Michael postoffice, it
vas an innocent looking pack
ige, but the heat from the of
ice stove caused it to become
lynamite in power. It blew up
iolently and a small panic en
ued among the postoffice em
doyess. Muk-tuk i s whale
kin and blubber, prized by the
Eskimos. It is not bad eating
f one shuts his eyes, swallows
[uickly and can keep it down,
t is used as a preliminary to
Eskimo banquets and has a
kin an inch thick and a thick
ayer of blubber. It is very oily
nd resembles castile soap, if
he latter is decayed enough.
Location Notice Forma and
'roof of Annual Labor Blanks
or sale at the Herald office.
Hyder
Chamber of Commerce
Incorporated
Regular Meeting Second
Wednesday of the Month
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RADIO PROGRAM
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FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception during the
eariier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Sunday, July 10.
5:00 Enna Jettick Melodies, NBC.
5:15 Album of Familiar Music, NBC.
5:45 Fisher Mills Program, NBC.
6:15 The Old Singing Master, NBC.
6:45 Sunday at Seth Parker’s, NBC.
7:15 P. S. P. & L. Program, NBC.
7:30 Schwabacher Bros. Program.
8:00 Stoess Orchestra, NBC.
8:30 Carnation Contented Hour, SF.
9:00 Readers Guide, NBC.
9:30 P. S. P. & L. Program.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Paul Carson, Organist, NBC.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, July 11.
5:00 Music Doctor, NBC.
5:30 General Motors Program, NBC.
6:00 National Radio Forum, NBC.
6:30 Demi Tasse Review, (M. J. B.)
7:00 Amos 'n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Maxwell House Tune Blenders.
7:30 Voice of Firestone, NBC.
8:00 O. Washington Coffee Program.
8:30 Best Foods Incorporated, NBC.
8:45 Gilmore Oil Co.. NBC.
9:00 Gold Shield Symphony Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Vic Meyers’ Dance Orchestra.
11:15 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:25 Hotel Biltmore Orchestra.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, July 12.
5:00 Coffee Matinee, NBC.
5:30 Texaco Half Hour, NBC.
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy. NBC.
7:15 Memory Lane, NBC.
7:45 Famous Foods Parade, NBC.
8:00 Rainbow Harmonies, NBC.
8:30 The Oleanders, NBC.
9:00 Fishers Blend Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Vic Meyers' Orchestra.
11:15 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:30 Hotel Biltmore Oroh., NBC
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, July 13.
5:00 Fisher Novelty Program.
5:30 Mobiloil Concert, NBC.
6:00 Larus Tobacco Company, NBC.
6:30 Vacation Land Review.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy. NBC.
7:15 Maxwell House Tune Blenders.
7:30 Wesson Co.. Team Mates, NBC.
8:00 Schwabacher Vocal Recital.
S:15 Golden Memories.
8:30 Best Foods Program, NBC.
8:45 Gilmore Oil Co., NBC.
9:00 Out of the East, NBC.
9:15 Goodyear Program, NBC.
9:45 Fisher Mills Co., Program,NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes, NBC.
10:15 Greater Washington Hour.
11:15 Globe Trotter Program.
11:25 Vic Meyei’3’ Orchestra.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, July 14.
5:00 Twilight Tunes.
5:30 General Food Sales Program.
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos 'n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Caswell Coffee Concert, NBC.
7:30 P. S. P. & L. Program, NBC.
7:45 Durkee Famous Foods Program
8:00 Fisher Mills Program, NBC.
8:15 Standard Symphony Hour, NBC.
9:15 Montag Fireside Melodies.
9:45 P. S. P. & L. Co. Male Quartet.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Vic Meyers’ Orchestra.
11:15 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:25 Hotel Biltmore Orchestra, NBC.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Friday, July 15.
5:00 Friendship Town, NBC.
5:30 Armour Hour, NBC.
6:00 Paul Whiteman Orch, NBC.
6:30 Vacation Land Review.
7:00 Ambos 'n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Maxwell House Tune Blenders.
7:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Program.
8:00 Evening Reveries, NBC.
8:30 Best Foods Program, NBC.
8:45 Gilmore Oil Co., NBC.
9:00 Mozart Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
L0:15 Vie Meyers' Orchestra.
11:15 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:30 Hotel Biltmore Orch, NBC.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday, July 16.
5:00 Goldman Band, NBC.
5:30 Campana Corpn. First Nighter.
6:00 Lucky Strike Program, NBC.
7:00 Amos 'n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Schwabacher Bros. Program.
7:45 P. S. P. & L. Program.
8:15 Santiseptic Program.
8:30 Associated Spotlight, NBC.
.0:00 Vic Meyers' Orchestra.
11:00 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:10 St. Frances Dance Orchestra.
11:30 Biltmore Hotel Dance Orchestra
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ RecitaL
12:30 Silent.