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hursday, August 9, 1951 BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON Know This Bird? of the pool. Stirring through the When the Avocet wings his way mud, he finds tiny water crea northward each spring, he is like- tures which he likes to eat. If !ly rto enter the United States the pickings are slim there, he [somewhere along the Gulf of raises his head and watches for insects on the surface. Mexico. He may remain in Texas, The Avocet is well built for or he may alight anywhere along this kinds of life. He is a fairly [the way up to Canada, but he seldom goes east of the Mississ- large bird, measuring 16 to 20 inches from his bill to his tail. ippi River. His legs are long, and so is his His stopping place is al wavs ! bill, which is slender and curves upward toward the tip. You’d know’ at a glance, says the Na tional Wildlife Federation, that he is made for wading, and that his bill is a good tool for scoop ing around in the mud. Another conspicuous thing about Avocets is their color. Both males and females have black and white wings. The rest of their feathers are white, ex cept for the head and neck, which । are a light, pinkish brown dur- j ing the summer season. Their j feet and legs are bluish-gray, and ’ their bill is black. For a bird that is so attractive and graceful in the water, the Avoceet seems slopping and so careless when building a nest. It CNational Wildlife Federation is poorly constructed of rushes, Avoce» weed stems, and water grasses, along the borders of a shallow j and placed on wet ground. In it lake, a pond, or a grassy, muddy» are laid three or four eggs. pool. There he can wade, hunt You aren’t so likely to find the for food in the water and build Avocets tending their brood as a nest on some swamp spot. you are to see them wading in The Avocet knows how’ to swim the water. Sometimes they step’ too, but he never goes far from off the edge of the bank into their the bank. He would rather stay pool, but often they come in from in shallow’ water, where his feet flight and light where they are can easily touch bottom. Tnere going to wade. Before settling he can gracefully pick his w’ay down to hunt for food, they will along the fringes of the pool. stretch and wave their wings With each step, the Avocet above their backs and bob their holds his head near the water heads. Now and then, the Avocet and sweeps his long bill from side to side across the bottom pauses in whatever he is doing and excitedly calls, “Pee-eek, pee-eek, pleek-leek, pleek-leek, peeeelk!” He can be heard for some distance, because the call is loud, clear and shill. Á M. G. BECKER Real Estate Broker *4-mile north on Highway 101 SMITH RIVER Lake Earl Grange met in reg ular session Thursday evening. Roy F. Sunderland, Salesman Hours: 9 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. Several important matters w’ere discussed during t h e business It is said there aren't any bar meeting. Twelvel members, ac gains any more, but here are the companied by their Master, Kath ryn Reekman, of Chetco Grange, best buys: were visitors. Several meftibers Lots: various locations, with and their Master, Harry Man- view or without, city w ater, priced trom $700 to $875. Pick one now‘ning of Crescent Redwood Grange were also present. Jack Bennett, for best choice. chairman of the Grange booth at BUILDERS, ATTENTION: 2-a. Del Norte County Fair, reported view tract about 2 miles from city that work was progressing. The center. Mills close at hand. Ideal Grange Secretary reported that for building rentals. 2 springs on Grange Day at the State Fair Sacramento, Sept. 5, was an in property. vitation to all Grangers to at tend. A social time was enjoyed home right in town, 4-bedroom good condition, attractive yard, at the close of the meeting in city sewer. $10,000 with $3500 the banquet room. down. Everyone w h o attended the Sunday school and church picnic Cabin-type home, 2 bedroom, at Buckner Island Sunday after excellent 43-ft. well, 16x20-ft. church service report having a concrete-floored double garage: splendid time. A bountiful dinner and laundry room, not far from was served at noon on long ta- town but outside city limits, 2’j bies on the lawn. The afternoon acres of ground, protected from was spent with a social time, w ind. Priced right at $7000. And The young folk enjoyed smimming Terms. and boat riding. The men had ffunf pitching horseshoes. Plans I 1 naw have exclusive twauanv listing on uu ex- ai*eTp make this an annual event, cellent highway frontage, outside Mrs. Jack VanZee and city’ limits, about 1 mile fi^ i sypt are taking a two-weeks city center, all cleared, lays ley- ] vacation, in the Santa Rosa and el. good business site. Cash or Woodland areas, to visit rela- terms. 4 tives. Mr. VnZee is inspector at • the quarantine station at the Other homes, ocean frontage, Oregon-California line. lots and acreage. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reichlin re Kturned Friday from a trip to Ohio, where they took over a new I Sell The Earth! school bus from the factory and drove it to Smith River, to be used by the school next term. ma Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spooner are enjoying a visit with her sis ter and husband. Mr. and Mrs Roy Campbell of Portland, who are on vacation and are travel ing in a trailer house. Mr. and Mrs. William Jarvis and children have moved from the Cooper apartments to the upstairs apartment at the Oasis club room, vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Vern Marker who are on I an extended vacation trip north. Mr. Jarvis took over the Oasis Club room from Marker. during the congressional recess. Eds Note—Regardless of what Pilot readers may or may not think of Ellsworth opinions, he is always regarded as honest in his actions and work. Pilot read ers are looking forward ¿o his report. Vernon Goldizcn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Goldizen, will arrive Friday from Albuquerque, N. Mex., where he remained for Summer school at the university. After a short vacation he will re turn for opening of school in the fall. Photography The Week In * Washington, D. C. By Harris Ellsworth. M. C. Continued from page one This, then, will be my last weekly letter for some little time. I shall not attempt to make reg ular reports while we are gone! but will give a complete story of! the trip, on the installment plan; in my weekly letters, after we return. P age N ine COMMERCIAL and PORTRAIT ILL BRANCHES! Copies of Photos and Legal Documents; Photos of Auto Wrecks for Court and Insurance Claims! INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS! Of course, j-hcre is the pure ly personal part of our decision j to take a trip to Europe. We have had very little actual vacation time these last several years. Be ing a member of congress is not like most other jobs there is no set vacation. I find I am just as busy when I am home in Ore gon during a congressional re cess as I am here in Washington. So Helen and I propose to make this trip a business and pleasure combination w’hich means, of course, that we shall not as us ual, bet at our home in Roseburg Machinery, Industrial Sites, Farm and Fann Stock! ‘‘If We Can See It We Can Shoot It! ANYWHERE — ANY TIME! ED INGRAM ; Brookings, Oregon To Readers There arc but few of us who has forgotten that we could buy top and a good pair of shoes for about six dollars. Of course, in those days tvages were m proportion, too. We refer to these as “the good old days." Lots of us would like to live in such times, if we could. 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