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\ ^j?his^s,ldf of the shee/t today is a tribute Intended as a memerial t o
^ William(Billy) Alfred iroore.
CONTRIBUTED BY-A. CHI TIN 4 MOTHER r!
It is fitting at this time to acknow
ledge the debt which the two»remaining
Z members of the Herald staff owe to jx
:* Billy* their assistant editor and cir
culation Manager.
Their debt to him as a .friend is so
immeasurably great that it cannot be
- put into words, Billy’s character was
of the highest type a boy can have ,
Already he was respected for his'hon
esty and sense of responsibilaty* his
clfcBn-mindedness, kindness, and loyal
ty. In intellect he was above the usu
al youth of his age. Ip addition t o
being bright, lovable and high prin
cipled, he had a strong body ready for
all manly games. He was active in his
Sgouting-having passed successfultyrai
his tenderfoot* and very recently h e
was'given his Boy Scout Second Clas s
pin.
These qualities not only endear e d
Billy to his neighbors, but made him
an ideal companion for his two pals .
The three children were a-lmost insep—
erable. Being the only boys in t own
anywhere nearly approaching adolesc-'
ence, they made up a happy triumvirate.
Billy’s was a budding sense of humour
which blossomed out delightfully in the
months of work he gave to our activity
ies as a member of the Herald staff.
rithout in anyway detracting iu •ax*.. -
way from the honor due to Adrian Nebscr
the founder and'publisher of this Ala
skan news sheet,(whose enterprise and
stick-to-it-tive-ness both instigated,
and perpetuated this publication), or
in.any way holding deserved credit ft'om
Philip Nelson,'(without whose enthus -
iastic Support, reporting, and cleric- ■
al work, the paper would have been too
much for the editor.); ——
It is neverless true,, that Billy Moo,*.
re’s v/itt^ write-ups, clever cha.rac.t-I
erzations, .and thd whimsical twists he^
gave to his-items, were among the "Big j
Hits” of the Herald. Letter after let-j
ter (from subscribers in both Alaska & j
all over the States) have made admiring]
mention of this cle&n and subtle -a si
well as sometimes unconscious —— humourj
For these clever items, Billy was large)
ly responsible.
• !
It is seldom that a boy achieve# as I
Fuch as Tnilliam Alfred Moore, in his 12
short years. Mentioning only his succ -
css on this paper, it is not too much
to say that his personality had. reached)
over the wide world. Through hip boyish
articles,fie had extended his influen c el
and scattered smiles over 39,states of
the Union. Kis items in the Herald are
read with appreciation and enjoyment It.
Mexico; Cuba, Italy, th e Philippines ;
Englad;France,•Germany, China, Japan ,
Norway, Sweden,and Australia. . ;
(Cont.on top of page) . % ■
(Over)
&is home town'may well feel that
Billy has ‘done his bit in helpin g
to bring Chitina into the he&rtsof
the public; and the Territory, too,
has reason to be-and is- proud Of
the boy who has been'doing so much
during the last year, to make Alas
ka REAL to the great "outside V Wil
liam Alfred Moore has added as m*ife
a contribution as some grown men
to the sum total of human happiness*
Sarah Clough Kelson#
EDITORIAL
The Chitina rTeekly Herald is ‘no t .
able to express it’s great 'loss at
notBillyto give
his splended assistance in getting
out the paper each week.
T,re feel that we will not be'able
to publish the paper so well, and
make it as interesting as when he
was on our staff.'His articles were
given full credit, and his humour
received many^letter for his succ
ess in that line#
While the paper,will never be the
same as it was, Philip and I plecjg?
ourselves to our faithful subscr -
ibers, that we will try our best to
make the paper interesting, and’in
the best way we can fill the place
that has been left for us, and so
keep our paper up to itfs high ata
ri dar d..
For a year and 5 months Billynhas
seen doing a lot of the finestkind
of work on this paper and it stands
to reason, that'it cannot be the
same without hiip. .
Adrian Clough Kelson, Editor
IK ORDER TO SUCCEED THEY WILL TRY
igain,and Again. The da# after our
last, issue, the- Ch-it-ina • U.S. C ommis -
sioner took Oscar Craig,one of the
best workers,Jerry McCarthy who al
so kn.ows the river very well, and
Paddy King,brother of the Chief,in
a boat clear -down to Mild 102, 30
miles from Chitina,searching both
banks of the Copper River in hope
of restoring Billy's body to his
father and mother.They spent the
whole day searching,then pulled uf
the boat where the R.R.train could
reach it,& started walking the R.R.
ti^s towards home.But Ed Barnett,
in charge of the Chitina R.R.sect
ion, sent down the gp,s seeder to
pick up the men so they would not
have to walk so many miles.Charlie
Coodlata,with his boys & other fine
help, grappled all thru the night; .
the channel where Billy was last
seen. The section men along the k
R* will be on the watch constantly
ulong the river banks fcr the future .