FAMILY
TRAITS
By H. IRVING KING
(® by McClure Newspaper Syndicate )
(WNU Service)
KTTIE HAVENS has got a beau
^ ' at last!" The news was all
over the town. It was rather an Im
portant piece of news, too, for Nettie
owned a full dozen or more houses,
wus a stockholder in the local hank
and ran the "Emporium,” the biggest
department store in town.
Nettie was all business. From the
time she was sixteen until her futher’s
deutb she had been his business asso
ciate, and after his death had gone
right on managing for herself. No
time for frivolity and love making
had Nettie had. Her mother had died
soon after her father, and Nettie lived
alone with a couple o{ old servants
In a great Colonial house on the hill,
a fine old mansion—but It needed
palntlDg.
At sixteen Nettie had come hack
from the school on a vacation, out
wardly all that her mother could
wish. She was not exactly what you
would call a beauty, but she wus
comely enough and art and cultiva
tion had rendered her a being of
whom her mother said: “She could
shine In any drawing-room. A few
years more and she will be perfect.”
But Nettie announced that she was
not going back to school. She had had
enough of It. She wanted to learn
her father’s business so thnt she
would be able to handle It when, in
the course of time—which she gra
ciously said she hoped would he a
long time—It came into her hands.
Her mother had wept. Just as Net
tie had aroused In her the only am
bition she ever had in her life she
now caused her to experience the only
grief that she Tiad ever known.
AVhat Jonathan thought about it did
not count. He was rather disappoint
ed on account of his wife; but he was
secretly satisfied on his own account.
So that is how Nettie Havens came
to go into business. She dressed
plainly, almost shabbily; wore her
hair in an unbecoming manner, seemed
to delight In making herself look as
plain as she could—and succeeded
admirably. She laid her little, pleas
ing airs and graces away In moth
halls and became a sharp, decisive
young persons; no nonsense, all busi
ness.
And now Nettie at thirty—and
looking forty—was a rich woman.
Rut In spite of her wealth the young
men of the town would no more have
thought of making love to her than
they would have thought of making
love to an adding muchlne. There was
the goggle-eyed, an anemic, young
man with adenoids, to be sure, who
officiated as her chief clerk and who,
allured by Nettie’s bank account,
often wished in secret that he could
muster up enough courage to ask her
to be his bride. But shucks! Philan
der I.iscomb could not muster up
enough courage to say boo to a goose;
much less enough to propose to Net
tie Havens.
vm ner uuruein- nirimmy rveiue,
coming Into her store and walking
slowly down the main aisle and look
ing about with keen business scrutiny,
was suddenly aware of a young man, |
about thirty-five years old, well '
dressed and bearing every mark ot
breeding, standing nt the glove coun
ter. Passing through the town lie
had accidentally lost one of his driv
ing gloves out of his car, a bright
blue roadster which stood outside, and
stopped to get a new pair. Nettle
gasped—then stood stock still and
stared. He turned and saw her. A
look of recognition gradually came
into his eyes.
Nettle was the first to speak.
“Basil," said she, "come into my of
fice—I want to speak to you.” He
bowed and followed her. “Take a
seat,” she commanded. “You haven't .
changed much, Basil," she said, look
ing at him intently; “a little older
looking, of course—but to me you look
just the same as you did fourteen
years ago."
“There is one tiling, Nettie,” he re- !
plied, “In which I have not changed !
and never shall; my love for you.”
“It Is pleasant, of course." she re
plied, “to hear you say so; but four
teen years is a long time, and I have
changed. Can you not see it?”
“In appearance, yes,” he answered.
“You look old, and worn, and tired—
and lonely. Oh Nettle, why did you
throw me over the way you did? You
know there was nothing In the absurd
story to excite your Jealousy.”
“I have found it out since,” said
she slowly. “But I was young and
foolish then, only sixteen. And now
It is too late. But we shall be friends
just the same, shall we not?”
“Friends?” he cried; “we shall be
more than friends.”
“Philander.” said Nettie to her ade
noid head clerk a few days Inter, "do
you think you could run this shop if
I gave you full charge of It?” Phil
ander mustered enough spunk to re
ply in the affirmative. “Well,” she
I went on, “I am going away for two
• months. Do the best you can.”
For two months Nettle was seen
I no mere by her wondering townsmen.
| Then she reappeared as Mrs. Basil
i I.angton, sold out the shop to n syn
dicate, rehabilitated the old mansion
and brought the good old days back
there, She reappeared In society
looking ten years younger than she
had ns a business woman, took on
aguln the grace and the high breed
ing of her mother, and was the best
gowned woman to be met with any
where.
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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ALASKA INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
By Will. A. Steel
Washington, D. C,
June 13,1932
On June 10 the House con
sideied the bill to create Fed
eral home loan banks, which
provides that continental Unit
ed States and the Territories of
Alaska and Hawaii shall be di
vided into 12 districts by the
Federal Home Loan Bank
Board. These banks are to
function as a reserve agency
whereby building and loan and
other institutions can raise
funds on their seasoned home
mortgage loans. A motion was
made to strike out of the bill,
which had been advocated by
president Hoover, the words
“and the Territories of Alaska
and Hawaii.” Delegates Wick
ersharn and Houston, as well
as others, spoke against the
amendment, which was finally
voted down. Delegate Wick
ersharn said: “Alaska is the
one commonwealth under the
American flag that has no
debt. We have had no failure
of banks in Alaska. We are in
the best financial condition of
any part of the United States.
We want, however, to continue
to develop and build up the
Territory. I have listened to
the speeches in favor of this
bill today in the hope it would
pass and that we in Alaska
could get the benefit of it. I
hope you will not strike out
these Territories, but will let us
have an opportunity to build
them up and make them what
what they are now—great as
sets of the United States.”
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 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
The Delegate has been in
foimed that the Department of
Agriculture is now giving ser
ious thought to the preparation
of regulations for the open
season on migratory birds for
11932. It is expected that soon
after July 1 the Secretary will
announce the conclusions
reached. Assurance is given
that the desires of Alaska on
this subject are being carefully
considered, with the probabil
ity that two different periods
will be fixed for the shooting
of birds, to conform with the
different time of flight in
northern and southern Alaska.
Senator Wolcott’s Special Com
mittee on the Conservation of
Wild Life Resources has rec
ommended that the open seas
on be either 45 or GO days, be
tween October 1 and January
15, bag limit 15; the exact date
for each state to be determined
by the Biological Survey after
consultation with the game of
ficials of each state. Last year
but 30 days shooting was al
lowed.
Senate bill 3502 that earlier
in the session caused consider- j
able anxiety and discussion in
Southeastern Alaska has not
been favorably reported by the
committee and is not now like
ly to even pass the Senate. The
bill prohibits foreign vessels
from transporting passengers
between ports or places in the
United States or its possess
ions, embraced within the
coastwise laws, either directly
or by way .of a foreign port, or
for any part of such transport
ation, nor on a continuous voy
age terminating at the port of
departure or at any other port
in the United States. It was
feared that the passage of this
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Dogs in the far north who are
fed exclusively on fish, refuse
to eat caribou or seal meat un
til it is badly decomposed,
while dogs raised on caribou
will not eat fish until they are
trained to do so, according to
a story making the rounds of
the press for the edification of
chechackos.
M. D. Snodgrass, head of the
colonization department of the
Alaska Railroad, reported a
few days ago that four new
settlers arrived at Matanuska
in one week, with a carload of
household effects, five cows,
and seven horses.
Temperatures in the far
north above Point Harrow and
near the Pole are far higher
than lower down in the Terri
tory. Fifty degrees was the
lowest experienced by several
explorers, while inland it is
frequently 70 or 80 degrees.
Robert Reed, a white man, is
being held at Chitina on a
charge of murder in connect
ion with the death of Goodlat
aw, a Copper River Indian,
whose body was found buried
in Reed’s cabin, together with
20 gallons of moonshine and
part of the Indian’s clothing.
The two men had been enemies
for some time.
Hyder
Chamber of Commerce
Incorporated
Regular Meeting Second
Wednesday of the Month
RADIO PROGRAM
K O M O
FISHERS BLEND STATION, INC.
Metropolitan Center, Seattle Wn.
(Owing to poor reception (luring the
earlier part of the day in Hyder, the
programs printed below will include
only such broadcasts as occur after
5 p. m. daily.)
Sunday, July 3.
5:00 Elina 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.
bill would interfere with the
transportation of tourists from
Seattle or Vancouver to Alaska
ports, altho the intent of the
bill was to affect Atlantic coast
traffic. Another bill intro
duced in the Senate which has
not been reported out, would
license the fish traps operated
within the Territorial waters
by the Secretary of Commerce.
Each license would apply to
but one trap and would be for
a period of five years.
ALASKA NOTES
Culled From the Newspapers
Of the Territory.
Ketchikan will hold a big
Fourth of July celebration this
year.
A large snowfall in the hills
insures a good water supply for
Nome miners this summer. All
dredges are ready for operat
ion and many outfits are being
moved.
The Prince Rupert Fisheries
Experimental station has been
advised by a New Jersey con
cern that it will pay 60 cents a
pound for shark fins and will
alas buy all the shark skin? it
can get. They are to be used in
the manufacture of leather
goods.
Members of the crew of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey ship
Explorer have seven black
wolf pups for mascots. They
were found in a den at the foo'
of a tree while the vessel was
at work on Rehm Canal. The
pups are doing well and grow
ing rapidly.
Monday, July 4.
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 G. Washington Coffee Program.
S: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.
10:15 Globe Trotter News Flashes.
11:25 Hotel Biltmore Orchestra.
12:00 Fox Fifth Avenue Organ
12:30 Silent
Tuesday, July 5.
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.
10:30 Bluebird Melodies, NBC.
11:30 Hotel Biltmore Orch., NBC
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
Wednesday, July 6.
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 Meyers’ Orchestra.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital
12:30 Silent.
Thursday, July 7.
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 8.
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.
10:15 Vic Meyers' Orchestra.
11:00 St. Francis Hotel Orchestra.
11:30 Hotel Biltmore Orch, NBC.
12:00 Fifth Avenue Organ Recital.
12:30 Silent.
Saturday, July 9.
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 Schwabaeher Bros. Program.
I 7:30 P. S. P. & L. Co. Program.
8:00 Mona Low, NBC.
S:15 Santiseptic Program.
8:30 Associated Spotlight, NBC.
10:00 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.