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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1951)
Page Twelve BROOKINGS-HARBOR P IL O T, BROOKINGS, O R EG O N Barren-G round W Caribou They also m ove n o rth w a rd and season to season, B arren -G ro u n d I so u th w ard w ith th e changing sea- C aribou also ch ange a bit in size sons T he N a ,io n al W ildlife Fed- and shape. In th e su m m er and e ra tio n re p o rts th a t in th e fall laM. they sto re up fa t along th e ir N e a r th e top of th e w orld — B arren-G round C aribou head to l eeks. In som e spots, this hum p from A laska to G reenland—is th e th e south. W hen they reach th e o f tallow grow s to be fo u r to six hom e of the B arren-G round C a r fringes of the C anadian forests, inches thick. ibou. As you m ight guess from T he C aribou use th e ir fa t d u r its nam e, it spends m ost of its ing th e long w inter, w hen th e re tim e w here th e re a re no tre e s is little to ea t. It slow ly passes o r grass. Moss, lichens, and th e into th e ir e n tire bodies and keeps d w a rf sh ru b s are all it can find them stro n g . By spring th e fa t is to nibble on. all gone. T his w ould not be n e a rly su f | T he anim als a re slim m er then, ficient food for th e C aribou if I hut no one w ould have an y tro u - th ey sp en t th e ir tim e in one sm all jb le in recognizing them as stu rd y region. So they keep on th e go. t m em bers of th e re in d e er fam ily, R oam ing in herds, th o u san d s of j T he m ale w eighs about 300 lbs. th em ra n g e back and fo rth across He is fo u r feet ta ll and a little th e n o rth e rn w astelands. W ith over six feet long. T he fem ale is th e ir broad, sh arp hoofs, they slightly sm aller. Both th e m ale h av e w orn p erm an en t tra ils in and fem ale w e a r broad a n tle rs th e ice, snow, and frozen e a rth . w ith m any prongs. • , - Se easy Y j \ io we A»* whole whi Hhe 7 * * 5 ^ For re s u lti w e only es d b e c te d . W h > suffer when »«»'"•»hing will help you* A,ter yowr »ymploms have b * * " d 'a e"°««d °» Asfhma or H ay Fever you owe il Io yourself lo Investigale. A sthma N êfr T n It you ore a user of A tth naN tbm , please bring in your nebulizer for free •nspetlion and servicing, C H ETC O DRUG STO R E "Your R rxnll Store" As they roam , th e C aribou know how to defend them selves ag ain st © National W ildlife Federation wolves and o th e r anim als, but Barren Ground Caribou they a re no m atch for h u n ters. T here w ere m any m ore of the the husky an im als find s h e lte r ing tree s under which they spend i ein d eer in th e days before o u t siders cam e to th e n o rth w ith the w in ter. guns. In the spring, th e herds tro t F o rtu n a te ly th e Eskim os are n o rth again. As the snow thins m ore ca refu l. They, too, kill c a ri out o r disappears, they can graze bou, but not recklessly. The on th e ir fa v o rite plants. They also grow th e ir su m m er coats. n o rth e rn people do not w an t to T he new h a ir is long and softv— wipe out th e herds, for they eat g ray o r light brow n on the ends caribou m eat and m ake clothing and te n ts from th e hides. Bones and w hite u n d ern eath . By th e following fall, th e d ark are tu rn e d into needles, awls, and ends are ready to b reak off. This knives, and th e a n tle rs into fish- I h a v e s th e caribou alm ost w hite hooks and spears. So th e Eski- in color, and it is h a rd e r to see m os would be poor, indeed, if w hen th e snow covers the land. B arren-G round C arilxiu w ere to disappear. J u s t as they change color from Thursday, December 20, 1951 Eagles Book Dance For Saturday Night A erie No. 3087, F ra te rn a l O r d er of E agles, in addition to the New Yeas E ve D ance, has also booked a n o th e r dance for S a tu r day evening a t th e V. F. W. hall. The V o lu n teer F irem en of th e a re a h av e booked a C h ristm as dance, n ex t T uesday, a t C hetco G ran g e hall. F unds from this big event a re reserv ed for th e an n u a l C h ristm a s tr e a ts to kiddies. erected in fro n t of th e C e n tra l building, a w aitin g th e C h ristm a s eve festivities. Weather Report F o r th e w eek ending on S u n d ay : M ax. Min. R ain D ecem ber 10 ... ..74 41 D ecem ber 11 78 54 D ecem ber 12 ... 72 54 D ecem ber 13 ... 54 39 D ecem ber 14 ..55 36 D ecem ber 17 ... 42 34 T D ecem ber 16 53 44 .33 T he C h ristm a s tre e h as been R ain fall fo r the w'eek ... .33 il err self-appointed San ta’s helpers — carrying good cheer to all — far or near. E. E. HANSCAM & SONS Pioneer Merchants—at the end of the Bridge WANTED TO BUY!! Small Second-Growth Sawmill Logs 8 ft. Lengths and Longer! ANDERSON LUMBER CO. Three Miles north of Brookings On Hwy. ioi To ait. on this glorious day, whether you are near or far, we wish the most sincere greetings f o r a most blessed Christmas. Not BUILDING CONTRACTORS— HOME OWNERS! MOORE'S VARIETY & APPAREL Fred and Madge Moore THE CRESCENT CITY SASH & DOOR H ;// Mal^e \ our B indows and Frames to Your Individual Measure A t Reasonable Prices! WE USE KILN DRIED REDWOOD! WE MAKE ALL KINDS OF MOULDINGS OF REDWOOD AND FIR! Let us furnish your glass, Crystal, Plate ami W indow Glass! FREE DELIVERY TO BROOKINGS! PHONE 3921 ON HIGHW AY 101 A wish of good cheer from S a n t a a n d us. I han^s for y o u r loyal patronage a n d Merry Christmas. CHETCO DRUG STORE Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Arrell
