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
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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
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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
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playing; and it loves to play. I f
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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
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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
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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
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under parts, pearl g ray back and
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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
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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
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- 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
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ry in g a gun is helping to save it.
Curry County Gas Company
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Caterpiller D-7 or D-8
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Phone 2589 or Write Box 417
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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.
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2863
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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.
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