THREE PERISH IN
SAD AUTC TRAGEDY
Continued from Page 1
smith. Although all possible
efforts were made to revive
him, they were without effect
and later examination by Dr. ,T.
R. Robinson of Premier re
vealed that he had died as a re
sult of shock, probably sus
tained when the falling car
struck the rocks in its down
ward plunge.
Efforts to recover the bodies
of Mrs. Neysmith and Mowatt
continued fruitless until Thurs
day, although a crew of divers
from the Delhi located the
wrecked car, which was lifted
from the bottom of the Canal
to the underside of a scow,
which was towed to the Stew
art dock, where the cranes of
the ore steamer Griffco lifted
it to the dock. Examination
of the wreck revealed that
virtually the entire upper
structure and engine had been
torn off and almost every rod
and bar of the chassis had been
bent and twisted by the fear
ful impact with the rocks.
Efforts to find the bodies of
Mrs. Neysmith and Mr. Mowatt
were continued but it was not
until Thursday that they were
recovered by dragging operat-1
ions.
In the meantime the Coro- j
ner’s jury, consisting of II. P.
Gibson, P. S. Jack, Jas. Mor-!
rice, S, McNeill, Duncan Mc
Leod and J. Murdock, carried
on investigations concerning
the death of Mr. Neysmith,
which included a trip to Pre
mier to take the testimony of
Mrs. Mowatt, who was c 1 •
fined to the mine hospital.
The verdict returned was to
the effect that the deceased
had died from shock caused by
the car accidently going over
the embankment and declared
that the accident was cause 1
by the driver misjudging his
distance and striking the
parked car. Continuing, the
verdict read: “After striking
said car, he apparently lost j
control of his car. No criminal
blame is attached to the driver
of said car.”
The verdict also suggested
that if adequate log guards
had been installed at the edge
of the highway, it is probable
that the accident would not j
have occurred.
A verdict couched in almost
identical terms was returned
following an inquest held on
Thursday on the remains of
Mrs. Neysmith and Mr. Mow
att.
The fatality was the worst
automobile accident that has
ever occurred in the district
and brought profound sorrow !
to virtually every individual in
the camp, nearly all of whom
were personally acquainted
with one or more of the vict- j
ims. The tragedy was given
increased pathos by the fact
that Mr. and Mrs. Neysmith
wrere but recently married at
Premier and returned from
their honeymoon trip only \
three weeks ago.
Both Mr. Neysmith and Mr.!
Mowatt had resided in the dist
rict for years, the former hav
ing been employed by the Pre
mier Gold Mining Company for
the past eight years, while Mr.
Mowatt had been in the comp
any’s employ for eleven years, i
Mr. Neysmith was employed
as blacksmith’s helper and Mr.
Mowatt as storekeeper at the
time of their unfortunate de
. mise.
The remains of Mr. Neysmith
j and his wife will be taken to
j his family home in Nanirno, B.
| C., for interment. Mr. J. Ney
I smith, father of the deceased,
arrived Thursday to take the
bodies out Monday. Mrs. Cran
ston, mother of Mrs. Mowatt,
also arrived from Vancouver,
where the body of Mr. Mowatt
will be taken for burial.
Do You Buy From
Home Town
Merchants?
HELP STIMULATE PROGRESS
In legal parlance there is a term, “caveat emptor," which means “lei
the buyer beware." And that does not single out any class of buyers.
There are people in Hyder who buy everything at home and frorr
home-town merchants. And then again there are people is this commur
ity who buy very little at home, thoughtlessly spending their money out c
town where it is lost to the community. Those who buy at home benefi
their community by keeping the money at home and reap the rewards o
buying from business enterprises that depend for their very existence upot
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 wa
as vitally necessary to community welfare and prosperity than at present
With business at the lowest ebb in our history, the local dealer stands ir
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 urgt
the merchant to advertise in the community newspaper. This paper if
the camp's best advertisement and its principal means of letting the worlc
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
! ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington, D. (\
August 15, 1932.
It is pointed out that the red
salmon run this year appears
larger tha never before in the
history of Alaskan fisheries.
The escapement of red fish to
spawning beds in one section
alone amounted to 8,492,405
;reds, according to the Bureau
of Fisheries count at the wiers !
on the Kivchak, Egokik, and !
Neknek rivers.
According to preliminary fig
ures reported from Juneau, the !
pack of salmon this season to
July 30 amounted to 207,500
cases in the Kodiak district;1
199,760 cases at Prince Will
iam Sound and Resurrection
Bay; 149,471 at Cook Inlet;
194,500 at Ketchikan; 128,421
at Chignik; 493,346 at Alaska
Peninsula north and south; 28,
558 on the West Coast; 20,654
at Wrangell, and 321,459 cases
at Juneau.
Inquiry has been made as to
where the Federal Home Loan
Bank, that would serve Alaska,
was to be located. Franklin
W. Fort, chairman of the new j
board, states that it has not yet ;
been decided as to how many I
banks would be established—J
whether eight or twelve. And
until that was done, the differ
ent sections of the country
would not be apportioned, but
it was expected that a bank
would be established in one of
the cities of the Pacific coast
states, to which Alaska would
be attached.
There may be a reason-and
j possibly it is political—but ev
ery few days some report is
wafted into the office of the
Delegate from Alaska from the
far-off Territory that is entire
ly without truth or reason. The
latest is that wages on the
Alaska Railroad have been cut
but that the wages on the gov
ernment operated railroad in
Panama have not been dis
turbed. This declaration is ab
solutely untrue, as the War De
partment, operating the Pana
ma activity, states that the re
cent congressional act made it
mandatory that reduction of
wages be effected. The em
ployees took the matter up
with the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen and their attor
ney submitted a letter stat- j
ing that in his judgement, and ,
under the wage agreement
made with the government. j
the cut of 10 per cent in the
wage scale was fair and legal.
So the insiduous rumor circu
lators in this instance are about
as near correct as was the
learned politician who recently j
declared that “Anchorage and !
the rail belt is practically solid j
for the Democratic ticket.”
The eastern newspapers ;
have had accounts of the arriv
al in Boston harbor of the for-!
mer Coast Guard cutteir “Bear 1
of Oakland,” which consumed
22 days in coming from San
Francisco and arrived on the
night of August 10. The Bear
j had been purchased by Rear
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, who
plans a second journey into
the Antarctic. In recent years
the Bear was famous for her
annual tiips to Nome and the
Arctic ocean. One memorable
trip was made during the win
ter of 1897, when San Francis
co newspapers sponsored an
expedition for the relief of
j whalers whose ships were ice
j bound among the floes of the
! Arctic. The Bear pushed as
j far north as possible and then
! a land expedition was formed
that successfully rescued the
almost starving whalers.
Cardboards, in varied grades
and colors at the Herald office,
Phone 82.
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»»*»***» *•»
* Hyder
Methodist Episcopal *
Church *
* Rev. F. Bush field, Pastor. *
* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church ♦
* Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. *
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. •
* Everyone is cordially invited to •
* the services. •
RADIO PROGRAM
Iv O M C>
I 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
i6 P. M.
Sunday, September 4.
6:15 The Old Singing Master
! 6:45 Sunday at Seth Parker’s
I 7 :15 P. S. P. & L, Program.
7:30 Schwabacher Program.
| 8:00 Stoess Orchestra, NBC.
8:30 Readers Guide, NBC.
9:00 On Wings of Music, NBC
9:30 St. Francis Orchestra.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Paul Carson, Organist.
11:00 Silent.
Monday, September 5.
6:00 National Radio Forum.
6:30 Demi Tasse Review.
7 :00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Maxwell House Program
7:30 Musical Memories.
8:00 G. Washington Program.
8:30 Best Foods Program.
8:45 Fisher Mills Quartet.
9:00 Gold Shield Symphony.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Vic Meyers Music.
11:15 Organ Recital, NBC.
II :30 The Rytham Vendors.
12:00 Silent.
Tuesday, September 6.
6:00 Lucky Strike Dance Or.
7 :00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7 :15 Memory Lane, NBC.
7 :45 Famous Foods Parade.
8:00 Paul Whiteman Band.
8:45 John and Ned, NBC.
9:00 Fisher’s Blend Hour.
9 :30 The Story Teller, NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes
10:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
11:15 St. Francis Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Marimar Orch.
12:00 Silent.
Wednesday, September 7
6:00 Corn Cob Pipe Club.
6:30 fisher Mills Program.
6:45 Vocal Recital.
7 :00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Maxwell Tune Blenders.
7:30 Wesson Oil Co. Program
8 :00 Fireside Melodies.
8:30 Best Foods Program.
8:45 Fisher Mills Program.
9:00 Schwabacher Program.
9:15 Goodyear Program.
9:45 Out of the East, NBC.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 P. S. P. & L. Program
11:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
12 :00 Silent
Thursday, September 8.
6:00 Lucky Strike Hour, NBC.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy. NBC.
7:15 Caswell Coffee Concert.
7 :30 P. S. P. & L. Program.
7 :45 Famous Foods Parade.
8:00 Fisher Mills Co.Program
8:15 Standard Symphony.
9:15 Reveries.
9:45 Male Quartet.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
11:15 St. Francis Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Marimar Orch.
12:00 Silent
Friday, September 9.
6:00 Paul Whiteman Band.
6:30 Phantom of Crestwood.
6:45 Vocal Ensemble.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Maxwell House Program
7:30 Gilmore Circus, NBC. •
8:30 Best Foods Program.
8:45 Fisher Mills Program.
9:00 Mozart Concert Hour.
10:00 Richfield News Flashes.
10:15 Vic Meyers’ Music.
11:15 St. Francis Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Marimar Orch.
12:00 Silent
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Whaling in Alaska will ex
ceed that of last year, 180
whales having been taken by
the Port Hobron station. The
season closes next month.
Tourists visiting McKinley
Park have been provided with
the services of a physician and
a nurse in the event of illness
or accident, under new park
regulations.
I
John Hirsch, an oldtime pros
pector, is said to have discov
ered an extensive deposit of
good quality coal on Canyon
Creek on Chichagof Island, al
so evidences of oil deposits.
The Ketchikan council recent
j ly discussed the feasibility of
j commercializing oyster beds
found near that city. Two of
the council members said they
had eaten Japanese oysters
taken from local waters and
declared them delicious. The
oysters, they said, were plant
ed a few years ago.
Radium-bearing ore giving
satisfactory laboratory tests
has been discovered on Quadra
island, near Prince Rupert.
Samples sent to Ottawa dis
closed a radium content of 28.9
per cent, which at the present
price is worth $6,000 per ton.
The ore also carries thorium
and vanadium. The mineral
is found in the form of carnot
ite, which is the chief source of
radium.
Reports from Nome say the
| big drive of reindeer from the
I Nome country to the Macken
J zie river for the Canadian gov
j eminent had reached a point
I near the mouth of the Cannin
j River on July 29. Andrew
Bahr, leader of the drivers, ex
: pected to cross the Mackenzie
land deliver the 3,000 deer to
| the Canadian government dur
i ing the coming winter. Bahr
reported the animals in good
condition, despite the extreme
winter, the coldest in that sect
ion in 20 years.
A monument has been erect
ed in Skagway to the memory
of Mollie Walsh, Irish girl
whose generosity aided and en
couraged numerous miners in
the great gold stampede to the
Klondyke in 1897 and 1898. It
bears the inscription: “Mollie
Walsh— Alone, without help,
this courageous girl ran a grub
tent near the Log Cabin during
the gold strike of 1897 and 18
98. She fed and lodged the
wildest gold-crazed men. Gen
erations shall know this inspir
ing spirit. Died October 27,
1902.”
Saturday; September 10.
6:00 Lucky Strike Program.
7:00 Amos ’n Andy, NBC.
7:15 Rythmatic Shadows.
8 :00 Fisher Blend Program.
8:30 Spotlight Review.
10:00 Vic Meyers’ Music.
11:00 St. Francis Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Marimar Orch.
12:00 Silent