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PAGE EiGH’I BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON th ese su rroundings, because she is plain brow n all over. And th e W hen an Idigo B unting alig h ts m ale seem s to be playing the in a fru it tre e and nibbles a t a trick of changing colors. In the few blossoms, it's easy to forgive rig h t light, he is a rich, deep blue, him , because he is so helpful in but in a shadow he m ay ap p e ar d estro y in g insects. A fra g ra n t bud to be an y th in g from dull g ra y to tem p ts him now and then, but o r coal black. d in arily h e’d ra th e r be e a tin g c a n T h ere is seldom any doubt about ker-w orm s, beetles, grasshoppers, who he is, though, because he is and o th e r pests. alm ost c o n stan tly singing a lively, T h at is why people in th e e a s t cheerful song. It is p leasan t on a ern half of the U nited S ta te s are hot su m m er day to h e a r him saying: “S w eet-sw eet, chew -chew , sw it-sw it, sw eet-sw eet, s w a y sw ay .” The Indigo B un tin g does his singing from a high perch, but he and his m a te place th e ir nest I in a low bush o r sapling, about L , four feet from th e ground. F o r building m a te ria ls th ey use tw igs, co a rst grass, leaves, h a ir and a Notional W ildlife Federation few fe ath ers. Indigo Bunting A fte r th e ir new’ hom e is fin glad to see Indigo B untings a r ished, th e fem ale lays th re e or rive each spring. T he sm all birds four sm all eggs. T hey a re pale a re welcom e visitors ail th e way blue o r greenish w hite, and they from N orth I)ak o ta to M aine and hatch in 12 days. A fte r th e first so u th to Texas and F lorida. T h ru - brood is big enough to get out out this area, says the N ational of th e nest, th e p a re n ts ra ise a W ildlife F ed eration, Indigo B u n t second fam ily la te r in th e season ings m ak e th e ir su m m er hom es in By th e tim e th a t th e second bushy fields, along hedges, and brood is fully on its own, fall is am ong sm all trees. near, and th e Indigo B untings It is h ard to see the fem ale in h a v e for t h e i r w in te r homes. W hile it is cold in th e U nited S ta te s, they a re enjoying th e w arm w e a th e r in Mexico, C en tral Am erica, and Cuba. INDIGO BUNTING Don't forget Curry County Fair Will Attract Crowd You can do better at F o r the first tim e since th e Pilot began publication has the so u th ern p art of th e county been really cognizant of th e fo rth co m ing C u rry C ounty F air, booked for A ugust 22, 23 and 24, a t Gold Beach. Possibly m ost responsible for all this in tere st m ay be th e p a rtic ip a tion of th e C hetco W ranglers, who will have ch arg e of th e e n te r ta in m ent fe a tu re s of th e fair. A logging jam boree, w hich is m ore appealing in a tim b e r co u n try th an a m ediocre rodeo, will be a su rp rise aw aitin g th e pat rons of th e fair, this year, Roy B rim m assu red th e P ilot l a s t week. K nowing whom to see. B rim m is a rra n g in g am ong th e county logging and tim b e r in te re sts to I fas anything you need tUCTR/CAl Appliances, Radios W irin g and Supplies Carries only the top lines, radios and ap pliances! Repairing Guaranteed! M [AT&T IM P O R T A N T N O T IC E ! Effective immediately, for a limited tune and nnt.. further notice, (.rescent City burniture is pleased to announce its w illingness to tuianee retail sales on Kel \inator freezers listed Ixlow, on terms indicateli with each model: ( ap. ( u Lbs, P oien Monthly Model Feet Froz. Food Fay me nt Payment ER 6} 6.0 210 Si p x ) ‘ Si <(H) FR 93 $15.00 94 S i 5.00 IR H3 12.1) S15.00 455 S i s ()t ER jo 20.0 ;ix) $25.00 $25.<x 1 he se tenus aie on brand new 1052 Kel\ in ers and include 1'cderal Excise Pax, State * ' .......... . hursday, August 14. 1952 com pete for th e best in tre e -fe ll ing, high clim bing, and such feats w hich go to m ak e up a good log ging show’. ONE- AND TW O -RO O M COTTAGES S o u th e rn C urry, also, w ishes to see h e r princess, P a tric ia Hyland, have an o p p o rtu n ity , for th e first tim e, to becom e fa ir queen, which will m ean a trip to th e s ta te fair SUNSET MOTEL OFFICE Pilot Class Ads get results? COMPLETELY FURNISHED HOUSEKEEPING—by week or month SO U TH O F B R O O K IN G S Do you wish to trade, buy, or sell - Try Pilot Want Ads- The Construction of Your Home or Commercial Building is no better than its Concrete Foundation INSIST ON THE BEST! OUR SAND and GRAVEL IS Screened, Washed and Weighed TO INSURE A PRECISION MIX “ ■“ » “ •»-M l«- VIBRATORS, CEMENT CHUTES, WHEELBAR- ROWS, CONCRETE HOPPERS AND FINISHING MACHINES AVAILABLE! v>um g, n e e service ami parts for I year and additional 4-ycar w arrant' on refrigeration unit. Abtobtately X o tiu n j more to pay! ( heck these figures against any other p la n ’ CRESCENT CITY FURNITURE 1220 2nd Street Phone }S6i Brookings Red-E-Mix Concrete Co. Phone 2442 u) Central Building
