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lit t le w h ite birds are le ft in the U n ite d States. A t one tim e th e y 8, 1953 were common in C a lifo rn ia and not unusual fro m coastal Texas to F lo rid a and n o rth to O k la homa and South C aroline. T hey have been recorded fro m M ic h i- 6 Brookings Harbor Pilot TH U R SD AY, JA N U A R Y THE WHITE-TAILED ■ - KITE IK Y O U see a b ird th a t looks lik e a seagull w ith a head of an o w l, don’t shoot it b u t n o tify the N a tio n a l W ild life F ederation. 3308 F o u rte e n th S tre e t, N W ., W a sh in g to n , D.C. You have prob a b ly had the ra re experience of fin d in g a w h ite -ta ile d k ite . C on s e rv a tio n is ts are tr y in g to learn ju s t how m any o f these b e a u tifu l News Notes From Alexander Studio W e are s o rry to announce th a t w e are leaving B rookings. T o o u r custom ers, w'e w ish to say th a t we have enjoyed w o rk in g w ith you. T o o u r gtxxl frie n d s and boost e rs in B rookings, we w a n t to ex press o u r deep a p preciatio n fo r y o u r frie n d sh ip . W e have never kn o w n a m ore congenial com m u n ity . W e hope th a t m any o f you w ill keep in touch w ith us. D IC K * E S T H E R A L E X A N D E R . A U N T SUE TO BE H O N O R E D J U N IO R C LASS TO | spicuous w herever it is seen. B lack ' P R E S E N T M IN S T R E L coloration about the eyes gives O N N IN E T IE T H B IR T H D A Y The ju n io r class o f B U S w ill the o w l-lik e appearance. O ften it Members of Chetco Grange are present an old-fashioned m in s tre l stands, o r rem ains motionless in m id -a ir by c h a ra c te ris tic slow’ planning an old-fashioned com- show w ith a ll the pep and gaiety beating of w ings o r by rid in g the m u n itv get-together of the friends of by-gone days. T hey have been t -» v * »Un w o rk in g hard fo r some weeks now a ir cu rre n ts lik e a c h ild ’s kite . of A u n t Sue Benham at the be ta k in g The b ird alw ays a lig h ts on the Grange hall th is S aturday e%e' i shape There s till is room fo r topm ost branch o f a tree w here it ning, Jan. 10, at 8:00 p.m., t o , SO mo o th e r acts, so i f anyone tilts its ta il fo r balance. These her n in e tie th b irth d a y , (club, etc.) has a good act and habits m ake it an easy and un honor s o r t in g ta rg e t. Thoughtless boys w hich occurs on Thursday. A cor- w ould lik e to be in the show’, w ith guns a ttra c te d by th is u n dial in v ita tio n is extended to a ll we>(i be happy to have you. Get yo u r ticke ts e a rly as there usual b ird are probably the p r i her friends. I t is requested th a t those attending b rin g cake o r is lim ite d space. m ary cause fo r its scarcity. The w h ite -ta ile d k ite is some- sandwiches fo r the refreshm ents, tim es called the w’hite k ite o r ; and small co n trib u tio n s fo r a Find what you w’ant through black-shouldered kite . I t is an b irth d a y g ift w ill be accepted at the P ilot Class Ads. especial fa v o rite among b ird the hall. w atchers not on ly because of its j ___ __________ ra rity , its soft, delicate colora tion and exquisite grace in flig h t, but m ore because o f its happy, confiding personality. L ik e a hum an it enjoys companionship, several nesting w ith in a few hun dred yards. I t is almost alw ays A ll Sizes and Models seen in pairs, be i t h u n tin g o r B A R G A IN PR IC ES playing; and it loves to play. I f Guaranteed R epair Service a large haw k o r crow’ comes w ith-1 in range the p a ir w ill pursue the hapless b ird w ith seeming delight, ta k in g tu rn s d ivin g at it fro m a considerable height. W hen no Center St.—Next to Davis Truck and Tractor Co. such ta rg e t is at hand they w ill p la y fu lly fly a t each o th e r in m ock b a ttle . They have long slim w ings w ith a 40-inch spread FO R New Electric Lighting Fixtures * -i ” »?<*.'♦ ..i t*. White-Toiled Kite C l 952 J Nationet W ild lit* Federation gan, Illin o is and Massachusetts. N ow they are in danger o f being com pletely k ille d o ff. The w h ite -ta ile d k ite is too frie n d ly fo r its ow n good. Its Z 7 . '7 ± , 'Z 'i, Z . . under parts, pearl g ray back and 413 A lb e rta , A p t. C and soar fo r hours lik e swallows. je t black shoulders m ake it con- P o rtla n d , Oregon. T h is sm all 15‘^-in c h haw k seems gay and carefree even in !♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * its hu n tin g . It doesn’t circle high in the sky w a tch in g in te n tly fo r its prey, nor perch ready to plunge w ith half-folded wings, nor sail low over the swamps and mead ows lik e a m arsh hawk. Instead C om plete lin e o f Gas Appliances - w a te r heaters it flies about in a random sort o f ! furnaces - ranges - floor furnaces w ay u n til it spots a mouse, its S ervel re frig e ra to rs and space heaters m a jo r food. Then ra th e r leisure ly it raises its w ings and w ith legs dangling, drops u n h u rrie d ly. J T anks fo r sale, rent o r lease Despite its unorthodox m ethod, the w h ite -ta ile d k ite is a h ig h ly PllOIlC 2<Soi beneficial mouser. O nly in C a lifo rn ia between the desert and the sea, fro m the up per Sacram ento V a lle y south, is the w h ite -ta ile d k ite m a kin g a successful stand. P ro te ctive leg islation is good, says the N a tio n a l W ild life Federation, but the fu tu re of this rem arkable lit t le b ird I is not secure u n til everyone c a r TO RENT BY HOUR OR BY DAY ry in g a gun is helping to save it. Curry County Gas Company MATOT BUILDING PROPANE GAS Caterpillar No. 12 power road grader Caterpiller D-7 or D-8 PUTNAM LOGGING COMPANY Phone 2589 or Write Box 417 BROOKINGS, OREGON N O T IC E BRW K1N G S G A R B A G E S E R V IC E Will llr Known Hcrrefter SMITH GARBAGE SERVK'E S e rv in g th e u r n s o u th fro m th e Chalet» H ir e r B rid g e to S m ith R iv e r, C a lif. O a ra g e D u m p lo r «ted 7 10 o f a m ile u p s o u th h a n k o f C hetco R iv e r w ill be open S u n d a y m o rn in g w a m to 12 00 noon fo r the convenience o f tltoae w h o w iiiii to h a u l th e ir o w n re fuse. i M l . \ < T S N T K O i t S TO I M M I * ) F o r S ervice in T h ia A te n W rite SMITH GARBAGE SERVICE BOX «2« BROOKINGS, O R I Cur-Del Cleaners Fast, Efficient Cleaning & Pressing! PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE! PHONE SALE! 2863 Agents for Del Norte Laundry Just About Folks! BROOKINGS WASHING MACHINE & REPAIR SERVICE B ut Do You R e a lly UNDERSTAND the Bible? Many people maintain that the Bible is so simple and clear that anyone can understand it. Yet today the Christian woYld is divided into conflicting opinions as to what the Bible means. Sin cere and equally learned Bible scholars take different meanings from the same words, and there are many Christian sects which disagree on basic Bible questions T he average C h ristian who wants to understand the Bible, finds all this confusing. . . wonder The beoks of the Bible were ing which interpretation to accept, given by God through writers who whom to believe. The result is that addressed themselves to people the Bible often gathers dust on the who already possessed faith in God family bookshelf, when it should be and to whom the divinely revealed bringing joy to the hearts of men. message was, to some extent, al Catholics, of course, join with ready known. Hliese books seek to Christians everywhere in recog explain and confirm this message nizing the complete Bible as the and to induce readers to conform inspired W ord of God. It could their lives to it. They were certain not l>e otherwise, for it was the ly not intended to teach all of G od’s Catholic Church which assembled revealed truth to those who were the books of the Bible nearly 1600 learning it for the first time. years ago, and which preserved its precious message on parchment for a thousand years before the invention of the printing press. It is unfortunate, however, that some of the most devoted Bible readers do not understand it. As a matter of fact, Holy Scripture The Bible, properly is seldom correctly understood understood, can exert a tremendous power for good in your unless we have certain preliminary knowledge concerning G ods re personal and fam ily life. B ut to under stand it. you should know something vealed truth. about those who wrote the B ib le . . . - In wriring the New Testament, the way they thought, spoke and the its authors took into account that characteristics o f the language they used By whom was the B ible trans a knowledge of G ods revelation lated . . . bow can we know these trans already prevailed. The books they lations are correct? W h a t are the wnxe were intended to instruct sense rules to be follow ed in and confirm teachings already common understanding the Bible? These and known — not to announce some other im portant questions concerning thing entirely unknown W hen the intelligent use of the B ible are you have this preliminary knowl answered in a pamphlet w hich we 7 ° ° fr w 00 W rite edge, the Bible is neither contra- M r. and Mrs. Hans Nelson and son. N eil, and fa m ily , drove to Roy. Wash., before C hristm as and celebrated w ith Bud and Jean E lston on th e ir 144-acre ranch. The Elstons are patents of B e tty Nelson and were icsidents of Easy street fo r several years. Friends w ill rem em ber those luscious stra w b e rrie s they used to grow. The> send th e ir regards anti best wishes fo r the com ing year to ohl friends. E dw ard G rootendorst, who has been a tte n d in g the P alm er C h iro p ra ctic school in D avenport, la., was home fo r the season's vaca tion. A ll o f o u r students going to colleges anil u niversities have re turned to th e ir respective in s titu tions of learning. Mrs. IX ira Beaulieu was d riven to Coos Bay by her husband last week fo r a few days' tre a tm e n t to her eyes. M r. anti Mrs. O tto T u rle y spent C hristm as in P o rtla n d w ith son C alvin and fa m ily, re tu rn in g to B rookings before New Year's. when son Owen and w ife o f the dictory nor confusing. Bay area came fo r a visit. They usually b rin g " l'é té ,” th e ir ta lk SUPRE ing lovebird, who is greeted w ith m uch pleasure by a ll w ho are acquainted w ith him . M r. and Mrs. L e ste r Larson of R E L IG IO U S Misswa. M inn., are at the home! o f the Roy D ra ke fa m ily. They 4 4 2 2 I I N 0 I I I • l V D visited in S eattle and Gladstone, Ore., before com ing to B rookings and art* looking fo r a perm anent sc.’ ustion p r Tour Pamphlet No. KC-22. ME C°P7 Ask far C O U N C IL OF c o iu n iB iis IN FO R M A T IO N F ST tO U IS BUR EA U I, M IS S O U R I r*ia « Hemflten, RrneMef« KJ3
