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Rod and Gun Club Doings—
Too much cannot be said in
p' n e of the enterprising and al
ways alert Chetco Rod and Gun
( iub lor its successful opposi
tion too the proposed closure of
• r < ’hetco river above Bruce
Hole. This proposed measure
could have served no useful pur-
and was undoubtedly the
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result of bad advice received by
the game commission.
Major credit for the river re
maining open its entire length
is due Bob Perkins, chairman of
th* cbih’s wild-life conservation
and legislative committee, who
mei wi ihe game commission
at an o|wn hearing held in Port
land and convinced them of the
error oi such proposed closure.
It is also certainly to the* credit
<>i the game commission and to
DOUBLE-HEADER
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949
have two games scheduled for Saturday evenings, the final one
being Feb. 26.
tonight.
The *A’ string will meet the
Gold Beach independents, and the
‘B’ squad will meet the fast ag
the embarrassment of its critics gregation from Klamath, where
hat, when the evils of the/ pro basketball means much to them.
posed closure were brought to
The first February’ meeting of
their attention, they saw fit to
Chetco Grange was held Friday
immediately rescind such pro
evening, w i t h routine business
posal.
disposed of during the busine s
Every business man and public
session. Two applications were
minded citizen in this area as
voted on, and another was re
well as every sportsman should
The Feb. 5 card party, given ceived. Plans for a ladies degree
thank their lucky stars that we
an active and progressive organ- by the Rebekah Social club at team were discussed.
zation in our midst as the Chetco the 1. O. O. F. hall, was high-
An interesting lecturer’s hour
I od and Gun Club. For it cannot H*”hted by birthday cakes, hon was conducted by M r s. Hazel
be denied by even the most con oring the birthdays of William Hendry with a spelling bee, and
servative person that a good part Wridgp a n d Vai Mendenhall, Mrs. Harriett Payne as teacher.
of our economy is based upon the both falling on that date.
A social hour was enjoyed af
There were ten tables of pin ter the meeting, with refresh
recreational advantages so abun-
ochle in play during the evening ments served by Mr. and Mrs.
dant in this area.
with high scores being held by I Elmer Asche, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Thousands of Varied Thrushes Fred and Tora Gustafson. This1 C. Thompson, Mrs. Melita Kamph,
have been forced down from their is the first time in this series: Mrs. Laura Vincent and Ray
usual mountain haunts by the that both high scores have been mond Asche.
snow and arc now seeking food held in the same family.
and refuge closer to the ocean.
Low scores were held by Mrs. I
These birds, sometimes called Robert Chambers and John Van-
swamp robins, are m a weaken- p(qt. The pinochle prizes were
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ed condition and are now being held by Mrs. Gustafson and her
Mrs. Clarence Stoller was able
slaughtered by house cats and partner, Mr. Zirbel, at the end to be brought home from the
highway traffic'.
of play, The door prize was won Seaside hospital the first of the I
A feeding program should be by Mrs. Ina DeMoss.
week after having undergone a
carried out by every family in
The nice wool blanket that is major operation about ten days
this area in order to alleviate the prize to be awarded the ago.
the plight of these beautiful and person having the highest total
Old-time residents say that this
useful birds.
score at the end of the series, is the worst winter for sustained'
Wilson Freeman, for one. has was on display. The card parties cola that they can remember,
been feeding chicken scratch and will continue for the next three Unncr
I’nnrr Chetco residents are snow-
every evening literally hundreds
of these birds are gathered be
hind the Chetco Store, indulging
in this delicious repast.
Chetco Grange
Met Friday Evening
Birthdays Hocnred
At Card Party, Sat.
LOCAL NEWS
ed in as there is reported to be
four feet of snow on the Wilsor
Prairie, which stops all travelV
by car and almost by horse.
Watch your step—on the pave^,
ment and on the gas.
f
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Rural and Farm Buildings
Anything in spray or brush work.
Dodson Painting Co.
Across from Pilot Office or
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Deep Snows Affect
Chetco Residents
Brockinqs Ramrods
Gold Beach
SECOND CAME
Brookings Ramrods
Klamath, Calif.
High
School Gym
Thurs., Feb. 10
Adm. 50c
(kune at 7:30
:
Residents of the Long Ridge1
road, in the Upper Chetco re
gions, are experiencing difficul-
ties comparable, to those of the
people of many snow-bound sec
tions of the nation.
Monday a county bulldozer, to-
qether with many local people
aiding, made an effort to clear
the roads sufficiently to permit
them to come to town for their
mad and such provisions which
they may need.
Snow in that area has been
falling almost nightly for past
two
and has reached a
depth too deep to negotiate by
modern means of transportation.
Oi ite a number of families are
affected by this condition.
For Brookings and Harbor Ambulance Fund
Ramrods Schedule Two
(James For Tonight
With the high school teams at
week-end
Langlois
ball fans will not be without any
thrills, since the Chetco Rod &
Gun Club teams, the Ramrods,;
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