The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
ald Building in Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford
Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter
at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March
3, 1879.
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An Independent Newspaper
America Ready if Parleys Fail
On the eve of the much an
ticipated World Economic Con
ference comes word from
Washington that the Adminis
tration is prepared to embark
on a policy of comparative
commercial independence if ef
forts at international action
fail. Unless lowered trade
barriers are achieved, efforts
will be inaugurated looking tc
a more self-contained national
economy, leaving the rest of
the nations to their own devic
es. Legislative machinery to
provide for the independence
of this country has already
been rnn irlprpfl it wn a ca VI
This is truly welcome news
to that by no means inconsider
able element of our people
who fear that the strong
nationalistic feelings of the
European powers will prove so
cerious a stumbling-block to
successful trade and monetary
negotiations that there is little
hcpe for any worth-while
agreements; at least insofar
as the United States is con
cerned.
It is unfortunately true that,
despite the amiable agree
ments achieved by President
Roosevelt in the recent Wash
ington conferences, subsequent
statements by foreign diplo
mats have indicated clearly
that some of the European
power? are far from being in
full accord with the under
standings arrived at by their
lepresentatives. More than
one ministerial utterance has
left little doubt that national
self-interest will be the domi
nant spirit behind most of the
conference negotiations.
With world cooperation and
desire for mutual helpfulness
a first requisite to the success
of the Conference, persistence
by the Europeans in their old,
get - all-you-can-and-keep-all
you-have attitude can result
in nothing materially benefic
ial to this country. Faced with
such a prospect as this it is
well that the President and his
advisers have decided to pre
pare for the worst.
The United States under cap-:
able direction is fully able to.
follow an independent course I
through this period of econom
ic travail and should have no
hesiia ion i n doing s o it
Europe will not consent in
such a time of world emergen
cy to forego its usual inordinate
greed and selfishness and con
sider the universal welfare be
fore nationalistic self-seeking.
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Gcod P. M’s. To Stay on Job
Democratic aspirants for
postmaster.-hips were handed
another severe jolt the other
day when the Postoffice de
partment announced that a
change in postmasterships of
fourth class offices is not nec
es arily indicated by a change
n administration. A post
master of a fourth class office
:s subject to removal only for
cause, according to a ruling of
the department. If the duties
)f the office are performed
1 satisfactorily the fourth class
postmasters retain their posit
ion1, whether the administrat
ion be Democratic or Republic
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Just for Fun
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A lot of us are not appreci
ated at our true worth. Which
is fortunate for us.
The saddest Scotch joke is on j
the fellow who buys it thinking
r is reany scoicn.
Many a spirited young fellow
I declares he will never take or
ders from anybody. And then
gets married.
Experts have determined
that there are 26 different
kinds of disagreeable noises.
| And one can get at least 25 of
j them over the radio.
Henry Fiord says woman’s
place is in the home. But her
| refusal to stay there has appre
ciably increased the demand
for Henry’s product.
j The problem at Geneva, as
I we understand it, is to balance
I military strength so nicely that
' each nation may be certain of
| winning the next war.
The A. P. recently drew a
nice distinction by classifying
i visitors to Jerusalem as “de
vout pilgrims” and “American
tourists.”
A reader asks whether we
believe other worlds are inhab
ited. We don’t know, but if
the inhabitants aren’t getting
better breaks than those of this
old world we hope not.
“James,” said the teacher,
“have you whispered today
without permission?”
“Only wunst,” said James.
“Leroy,” went on the teacher
to another boy, “should James
have said ‘wunst’?”
“No, ma’am; he should have
said ‘twict.’ ”
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i TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
March 7, 1923.
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George Frizzel, the Prince
Rupert meat merchant who
formerly operated a market
here, was a visitor this week.
C. A. Banks, manager of the
B. C. Silver, and Mrs. Banks,
arrived from Vancouver.
Jack Littlepage, manager of
the Riverside, returned from a
trip to Ketchikan.
Work at the B. C. Silver is
progressing steadily and with
satisfactory results in the drift
on the big vein recently cross
cut, following the footwall of
the ore body. A second com
pressor and tool sharpener are
being installed and a new bunk
| house and compressor house
are under construction, accord
ing to Major C. B. North, sup
erintendent.
Preparations are being made
by the Hyder Lumber Comp
any for a summer of unprece
nted activity and to handle the
business in sight the capacity
of the sawmill is to be greatly
enlarged and additional ma
chinery installed. The steam
er Latouche brought in a new
125 h. p. boiler, an edger, plan
er, stack, log-haul, sawdust
\,uuvc^ui aim an eiectnc iigni
plant,which are expected to be
installed by April 1.
A large shipment of powder
for the Indian mine arrived
this week on the Anyox and
the Chilkoot brought in 215
barrels of oil. A big steel stor
age tank arrived on the Prince
George and is being hauled up
to the mine. The large curved
plates are 5 feet wide by 12
j feet long and each weighs 600
i pounds. Six four-horse teams
! will take the new outfit up the
hill.
INTERESTING NOTES
; The Gen. Sherman big tree
! m California’s Sequoia Nation
j al Park is estimated to be 4,000
years old.
Civil and government air
craft in the United States con
sumed 54,058,431 gallons of
gasoline in 1932.
Yarmouth, England, exports
more than 80 per cent of the 1,
000,000,000 herring landed
there annually.
A treatment of chronic bron
chial and lung infections by di
rect application of medical sol
utions to the interior of the'
lung was recently described. I
More than 1,600 roadside
markets were operated in Ohio
in the summer of 1932, a sur
vey has shown. *
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
Hyder
Methodist Episcopal
Church
* Rev. F. Bushfield, Pastor.
* Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church
* Sunday School at 10:30 a. m.
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. ni.
Everyone is cordially invited to
* the services.
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