'h u rsd ay , July io, 1952
B R O O K IN G S -H A R B O R P I L O T , B R O O K IN G S , O R E G O N
PA G E E L E V E N
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nquiry Made Of
'Tan Oak' Uses
m eter, freshiy cut straight logs,
surface clear, butt cuts preferred.
e believe we could also use a
1 small i>ercentage of 18- and 19-in.
diam eters.”
In a com m unication from John
People ol this area having tan
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nil : tan nnk in (Initions should contact Mr. For-
C urry count\ Pile letter is s e lf - lisch at once.
explanatory:
J. R. PleifTer of the Oregon
Potest Product» I aboratory has
suggested we contact you in re
paid to tan oak logs. W’e have a r
ranged for a sample carload of
these logs to b e shipped to us from
California. However, if (his ex
perim ent works out from a point
closer to our own s it is' action We
would prefer to art mge c a r sup.
ply from a point closer to our mill
so as to minimize the freight.
"E verything for the Fisherman'
"It i”. our opinion that we will
need logs 20 inches and up in dia-
J. J. Gallagher
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Flowers, such as the beaut ful lilies, which grow in p -
io» •» this
. <• used each
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for a parade in this section the Lily Blossom Tim e parole. Tak . for inst, • c the float entered by
.corge F unk, can depict the old woman who lived in a shoe, shows up well set in lilies. Floats this
tear, promise to be even more beautiful t , in the former parades. Some wonder how this could bo
roam s h I oik or in small groups.
They move ak lg gracefully, tu rn
ing their bodies from one side to
the other and holding their m ouths
wide open to catch their prey.
If they are feeling lazy, they
bask in the sunshine. But whefl
they are in , hurr>, th(.y
ni)s,
Find w hat you w ant through
he Pilot Class Ads.
Islanders of the Pacific are brave
People, but they shudder at the
light of a XFanta. This strange
tiant has broad, flat fins which
"•etch u u ' from the .ides of its
tody likes the wings of a bat. fly through h v / r, leaping and
flie natives believe that if a man crashing as they skim over the
should get near a M anta in the waves. As they leave the w ater,
a careful observer can see th a t
they are brown on top and light
er underneath. They get d ark er
as they grow’ older.
' Though they are called Pacific
M anta, these m em bers of the ray
family are found in many p arts
of the world. They usually stay
in the warm w aters of the tropics.
They
are also known as Devil Rays
(r 1951 N a tio n a l W ild life F e d e ra tio n
Vam pire R a y s, Sea Bats, and
Pacific M anta
Devilfish.
■ ater, the c re a tu re would cover
h m with its wings and devour
h m.
T h i s really wouldn’t happen
ys the N ational Wildlife Fed-
ation, for the Pacific M anta is
(armless to m an. But it is enor
ous, and sometim es its actions
lie enough to cause alarm.
I Hie most terrifying thing it does
f t to leap in the air and some
ft>wn on the w ater with a t re-
Ik uidous crash. When“ its wide
* ngs strik e the surface, it is like
great hand slapping the waves
n a quiet day, the noice can 1 m
ard for several miles.
The Pacific M anta also puts on
; big show when it is harpooned,
lie moment it feels a stab, it
f tv e s to the bottom and uses all
its weight to keep from being cap-
ftjreil. t ’sually it is hauled in only
after a long and exciting battle.
I If a deep-sea fisheman does man-
K c to conquer a Pacific Manta, he
f ttd s tin t he has a big trophy on
f t s hands The c re a tu re m a\ mea-
s ir ' m ore than 25 feet wide and
*cigh m ore than 3.000 pounds.
B
i I »bj Manta is lik» l> tO
1 five or six feet wide.
B< tween its two w ing-like fins.
ftio M anta has a thick body. At
f tic end is a ling, slender tail. At
ftie other end is its head and its
fto u th . In front of its mouth are
i<’h look hk»'
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The M anta uses these to
?oop all sorts of small fish into
ts
ith.
P looks for its victims near
c surface of the ocean. Tl
a sunny dav, Pacific Manta
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Livestock
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HAULING
Brookings
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Livestock &
Trucking Co.
BRO O K IN G S, OREGON
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A vast area at Riverton, south
( Coquille. Ore., is underlaid with
r good grade of »ub-bituminou
coal. It was once mined extr*
s'vely and shipped to San Fran
cisco by railroad.
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Cheese
K eep er
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features and value at the price
ACE AND CROFT
Vos, a com plete luxury re
frig e ra to r
w ith
B uilt-in
Freezer, F ully A d ju stab le
Shelve», T w in C risper». In
a d d itio n , th e P H IL C O
D A IR Y BA R w ith exclu-
n iv e C h e e s e K e e p e r a n d
B u tte r K eeper. New K ey
L argo color. Size» 7 to 11
cu. ft. U n m atch ed for value.
PURE S T R A IN
D IS E A S E F R E E
A pproxim ately 400 boxes available .it
fall digging.
O w n a new 1952
Philco for a t
little a t
h e l d Inspection In v ite d Nou>!
• R educed prices for q u an tity lots!
MACK HEDDEN
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