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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1953)
10 served m ay be Back Skim m ers. <*gss in a m ere depression. The Black Skim m ers breed from eggs are 1 2/3 inches, white, THURSDAY, F EBRUARY 5. 1953 *" southern New England to Florida, greenish or brown and are spot- I had known Dwight E isen -' < ________ ♦ Texas and south to C entral Ar- ted or blotched w ith brown, gray hower as a hero of the world as E. L aurence P almer eentine on the A tlantic coast and ° r lavender. W hile the birds nest he directed the Allied invasion ’ lying in spectacular unison from Ecuador to Chile on the Pa- in colonies, the individual nests of a Nazi-ringed Europe and then By C L IFFO R D P. ROWE coRSb They w inter from are ndt too close together. Incu close to the w ater of so m e 1 solidified those Allies in a com- AM convinced that the most nion defense against an ever- river m outh, bay or harbor is a North Carolina southw ard. Some- bation is probably by the fem ale im press ive thing th a t cam e out menacing, creeping Communism, relatively compact flock of good times the birds are found as far only and th ere is but one annual of the recent inauguration was a . Now he, too, stood ready 1o be sized birds that appear conspic inland as Tennessee and one race brood. In the northern p art of the lecture taken teated In the crucible of public uously black above and w hite be lives in central South America. range the nesting period is from I in a m ateu r pho- opinion. Using the past as a yard- neath. They look much like slen- The presence of the birds in the the middle of May to the middle northern part of their range may of Ju ly The young birds have lographer. stick, one would hesitate to pre be erratic. H urricanes may be bills th a t are m ore nearly equal dict, but he certainly should fol S tand i n g at responsible for their appearance in length than are those of the the rostrum on low the new leader's exam ple byj in regions where they have not adults and because of this they the platform w as!*,(‘‘ni» willing to pray. may pick food from the surface been seen before. H a rrv S T rn - The mate Black Skim m er is of the ground, a feat th a t is n,an. Ins luce re slightly larger than the female. practically impossible for the fleeting the w ear He may be 20 inches long includ adults. The birds are them selves in ing a 6-inch tail w ith its l ’a- inch fork. The wing-spread may edible but the fresh eggs are y e a rs as the! Th»‘ introduction of the amend- be to 50 inches. If the bird can sometim es eaten, in spite of the sountry’s c h i e l j m e n t to the Oregon Produce law be observed closely, identification fact th a t it is illegal to collect executive. H e | jn this session of the legislature Black Skimmer may be made simply through the them. It is quite probable th a t © 1 9 5 2 National W ildM « federation was leaving his is m eeting with some opposition bill. The lower p art of the bill egg collectors have done much to post firm in the conviction that from the Oregon N urserym en’s h isto ry would eventually establish association. dor-billed gulls but fly more rap is definitely longer than the up- reduce the range of these in te r esting but not economically im him am ong the great. The am endm ent has been idly and on close exam ination Pe r Portion and the whole bill is portant birds. The N ational Wild conspicuously compressed. W ith a At his side was the incoming I draw n up by the Lily Growers with glasses we may see th at the P resid en t. Dwight I). Eisenhower, ’ requiring dealers who handle lily bills are red w ith black tips. The stru c tu re like this the bird may life Federation joins w ith other serious in his aw areness of the bulbs to take out a licensed in- birds m ay fly one way across a skim along the w ater surface organizations interested in the trem endous problem s aw aiting his surity bond in the sta te of O re stretch of w ater, wheel* and come surface while flying with the bill protection of wildlife in urging solution. To all who saw him gon. hack over the sam e path. On in position to quickly pick up a the protection of these birds. he represented the future. The main points of opposition occasion one may dip its bill into small fish or other anim al that They do no harm and only prab- able value lies in providing for Behind them and in the back w ere brought out af a m eeting the w ater but continue its flight may serve as a meal. some natu re lover an interesting ground, a (XTsition which had been ol ........................ . with little interruption. I you Black Skim m ers nest in colonies the Oregon N urserym en’s his since 1932, stood the nation’s council held in P ortland an Jan. are in the proper place at t h ' on bare ground such as shell field adventure. oldest ex-president, H erbert Hoo- 27, at which tim e Clifford W alk- proper tim e the flock being o b - ' beaches or sand flats. They build no nest but lay to three to five WT. He reflected the calmness of er, secretary to the Pacific Bulb) Read the class ads. They pay! th e past a past distant enough Growers association, representing th a t already his place In h isto ry ,th e growers. Rod McKenzie, leg- wns coming into focus as high islative from this district, attend- and honorable. ed. A business and professional guide to friendly C R E S C E N T C IT Y concerns who As I studied the scene the last A nother m eeting is being ar- q u a rte r of a century came to mean ranged by John F. W eim an of suggest y ° tl patronize your home merchant first, but stand ready to serve you in an m uch m ore to me than ever b e -(the S ta te D epartm ent of Agricul- fore; for I had lived with these tu re for Clifford Jenkins and admirable way when these services are not available in your home com m unity. m en * | Have Shaw, of Gold Beach, to I had known H erbert H oover'm eet with the nurserym en in an i +- as the g reatest hum anitarian in attem p t to work out a satisfac- th e world, and I had seen him tory compromise so th at this HAMILTON - ELGIN For price quotations on all driven from office, cursed by the am endm ent may be introduced in Chevrolet-Buick Sales & Service WYLER - WADSWORTH A uto Repair, Painting m illions who had form erly adored this session of the Oregon legisla- Building Material W ATCHES R adiators Repaired him. J tu re Telephone 1881 Heirloom - S terling I had known H arry T rum an as IRRIGATION M EETING Telephone 471 Fine W atch and Jew elry Second and M arket S tre e ts a hum ble man, acknowledging to F ebruary 9, 10 and 11 are the Repairing all his inadequacy for the posi dates when E. R. Jackm an, farm G IF T S tion into which an untim ely death crop specialist, and Marvin had th ru st him; and I had Tom ’s c lendon Se<'? Sherer, irrigation specialist, from him transform ed into an arrogant O regon S ta te college, will be in little m an who had lowered the C urry county to help farm ers JEWELRY figure out specifications for in O ldsm obile-W illys-C addlac Radio Sales and Service 809 2nd St. Ph. 2202 From and M S tre e ts S tew art W arner Appliances dividual sprinkler irrigation syi- 260 K. St. Phone 2612 tem s and to develop seeding anil fertilizer and a pasture improve Flowers for A ll Occasions ment program involving seeding fertilizer requirem ents, irrigation, etc. Three m eetings will be held Sheet Metal and Plum bing Furniture Exchange in the evening, the first one at We W ire Flow ers Anywhere Household appliances. Sheet M et A rm strong Linoleum s! Stoves the Sixes Grange hall on Feb. 9, Ex'erything For the H om b! at the county a g en t’s office in Bulbs - P lan ts - Floral Designs al, P lum bing and heating sup plies Ph. 6251 Ph. 631 Gold Beach on Feb. 10, and at 91 h & L Sts. 900 fourth St. 858 Third Street the Chet co Grange hall on Feb. 11. These will be m eetings to develop» a p astu re im provem ent Nunn Push Shoes: Arrow program and subject m a tte rs in b i .llilll. Del N o rte’s largest and most Shirts; Genuine Levis; form ation on irrigation such as Pendleton Shirts; Jantzen Com plete H ardw are and increased production through ir Sw eaters; W hite Stag Line; Appliance Store rigation. irrigation costs, irrig a Phone 253 Portraits - Commercial tion laws, use of w ater, etc. Complete line of W ork Clothes During the daytim e individual Free D elivery To Oregon Sporting Goods farm visits will be made to those X'omplcte Buy and Save W ith Gold fanners requesting assistance in laying out irrigation system s for HOME FURNISHERS Arrow Stam ps their resjH'etive ranches and for and 508 11. St. Phone iOQi developing a pasture improvement program . The farm ers wishing KELVINATOR “Store For M en’’ CRESCENT CITY help in this field should contact 836 3rd St. ifford Jenkins, your county APPLIANCES Brookings Harbor Pilot °f , ,he,. high position Black Skimmer For W hat It's W orth I x , (¡0. EXTENSION agent news WHERE TO FIND AND BUY IT IN CRESCENT CITY Crescent Chevrolet M C M otor Co. Crescent Lmbr. Co. WADSWORTH Radio Service Serving Brookings Since 1933 Redwood Gardens L. A. Carr & Son NICHOLSEN Nielsen Hardware 1’* * ^ CAMERAS ROEDER Funeral Home Gordon F. Johnson Ha rris Studio agent, p rio r to Feb. 9. Crescent City Furniture TR EN C H IN G W ORK DONE M argaret's DAVJDSON'S Linen and S p ed r'ty Shop Office Supplies 1220 2nd St. Phone 3861 House Dresses Crildren's Line! Costum e Jew elry Linens! Chas. W. and Anna C. Robinson 1210 Second S treet SEWER LINES, WATER LINES. DRAINAGE DITCHES, ETC., At $12.50 PER HOUR Del Norte Laundry / hree Oar L Frank's Plumbing & Electric Shop P. O. Box 1240 HARBOR, OREGON h r t t H onfc South of Sunset Motel Service Leave orders at the G ur-D tl Cleaners Gamble's HERB N EW M A N’S H 'r.fZ rr// Auto Supply Auto & Home Supplies and ap pliances Cononado Radios. 1150 9th St. Phone 3001 CRESCENT CITY SURPLUS MART T ypew riters, Adding M achines 1010 2nd St. Telephone 2212 IVr D eliver in Brookings! CARRELL'S CRESCENT CITY RADIO J “ H’e Sell the B est and Service the R e st" | Magnavox. RCA Victor. Philco Clothing £ Shoes for the E n tire H e d t ‘i c k E l e c t r i c Com pan \ Fam ily - H ardw are - Sporting ' . ’ r t Records - All labels and speed» Goods - Housewares - Logger H ardw are and L le ctn c a l Supplie* 1 l'ooîs - A tlas Power Tools Your H o’P” int S tore 301 H. St | 810 3rd St. Phone 1512 12S0 - 2nd St. PHONE un Phone 2732 I
