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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1932)
Tn C04ÜI1XI TAIXSY 8HTHNSU COQÜILLB, ORMO*, ÊRÎDAY, ÉÍBÍÜAÉY li, irai. 55H" SS— our campfire was burning brightly at its roots. I would certainly know bet By Lans Leneve ter now than to sleep beneath a dead Here comes another old timer— tree, lot alone build a fire at its base. "Dad,” R. IB. Rogers. This old timer But as I said, we were both green to has hunted and fished for'years and the woods and never thought a thing years. His hobby is collecting guns about it. Being tired out, we both al and he has, I believe, one of the finest moat imsnediately fell into a deep collections to be found, owned by a slumber. I’ll never know what awak single individual, anywhere in the ened me and have pussled many times Northwest. Upon being interviewed, over.it, since that night; but suddenly this gentleman, like many of the old I came wide awake and even as my timers, scratched his head thoughtful eyes flew open, I leaped to my feet. ly and said, “Mamed if I know just At the same instant I raised my ayes what is, or was, my most unusual to the tree above us. The Are had experience.” But I insisted that he oaten its way to the very top of it tell me something and he related the and the whole great top was swsying 1891 a young fellow | ___ an<j bending, in the very act of fall- following: “ 'In 1 and I left - New —* York York for for the the wilds wilde of of ' ¡ ¡„g lrg. I shouted wildly at my compan- Maine. T* *_________________ We were ................................. both tender feet, ' ¡on an(j grasping __________________ him by the shoul- neither of us ever having been out of. lifted him bodily to his feet, s city to any great extent, up to the [ Then the tree top let loose and came time we struck the Maine woods. We ( crashing down, just as we leaped from were in search of game and adven- under lt. It struck, amid » shower of tore and encountered plenty of both.' iparkg and biasing dead branches, ex Oar first pilgrimage into the wilds j actlz aCTOaa the spot where we had was in the northwestern part of the been fast asleep, a scant few seconds state. We hit out through the great ( before.” wilderness, for the Blsck river. Fol Many thanks, Mr. Rogers. That lowing directions as beat wo might, was, indeed, a narrow escape. It we hit along an old military road for should serve as an object lesson to several miles seeking to get around “tenderfeet’’ who read this column, a great swamp that we had been not to build campfires beneath dead warned lay in our path. When we trees. Can any of you readers dope figured we had gone plenty far enough out what caused Mr. Rogen to awak to miss the swamp, we left the road en so suddenly, obsessed by the end plunged into the woods. The first thought that hie life was in danger? thing we knew we were in the very Perhaps it was the seventh sense midst of the swamp that we had with which we nr» supposed to be en sought' to avoid. Talk about your dowed. The very instinct of self work, well we had it making our way preservation no doubt exerted itself through the swamp. Finally, com to such an extent that Mr. Rogers re pletely exhausted, we reached the sponded. Any way, that was a mighty shore of Black river. After getting good yarn and I am sure that you our evening meal we bedded down be have all enjoyed ft. neath a great pine tree that reared its I sure get a kick out of watching head some hundred and fifty feet into the ducks along the highway across the heavens. The tree was dead and the river. They are certainly enjoy- OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF coloring in patches on his wing« and a yellow line over each eye. There is a distinctive black collar across his breast, just beneath the throat. Jones, ia really the corect name for are our little snowbirds but they known as snowbirds throughout the West. There is no use describing them, for I believe that everybody ia acquainted with these friendly little Our old yellow hammer’s fellow». true name is flicker. They wear a brown crown and have a gray throat with a black collar, not unlike that of the myrtle robin, and big dark dots A upon their breasts and wings. white spot ia displayed at the root of the tail while they-are in flight They seldom fly far at a single flight and usually alight upon some high tree or post and give vent to a sharp call. These birds may be seen upon your lawns and in your back yards. They are usually busily scratching. Their diet consists of anta, sow bugs and the hated earwig. There are several species of vireas, the one most com- mon here being a sub-species of the They have white warbling vireo. breasts, a yellow throat and brown wings with Vte wing bars and are about the site of Our* snow bird. A brush wren is slightly larger than our snowbird and of a dark brown shade and they are usually in paira A hermit thrush, as the name implies, is usually seen alone and holds aloof from other birds. Ho ia a bird about twice the site of our snow bird, brown in color and with a speckled breast Chickadees may be readily identified by their happy- go-lucky little chirp of “chick-a-dee- deo.” The onee most common here are the little black-crowned ones with a band of white across the sides of their heads and dark throats. They are no larger than your thumb but al ways seeming to fairly bubble over with happiness, which they some how seem to convey to human beings. Re gardless of the weather, be it rain, snow or sunshine, they are always happy just the same and sounding their cheerful little “chkk-a-dee-dee,” with a few minor notes thrown in now and then that could easily bo taken for chuckles. They seem not to care a hang where night over takes them and will porch In a nearby bush, a bird house or an old box ly ing about in the yard and sometimes even on an upstairs window sill. They are one of the moot loveable little birds we have. And as for Tom-tit, a brush tit as he ia sometimes known, he is a dusky brown little follow, with a little, pointed, fan-like tail and not much larger than a humming bird. He is forever seeking about in quest of insects, usually beneath old logs, but sometimes he pays your yard a visit One could never guess that from the throat of this little brown fellow there issues one of the sweetest songs of any bird. And, of course, you all know our sparrows. Though there are twenty-eight dif ferent species and many sub-specie« of them scattered throughout the country, only a few species are found here, the foremost being the■ English sparrow, that iitltle cocky,1 fighting urchin. | One would naturally suppose that; birds that invade a city and are raised within the sight of man would be-' ing themselves. Moot of them are sprigs and it is comical to watch them feeding. They are possessed of an un usually long nock and food a lot from the bottom of the ponds. It is not an unusual sight to see a dozen or so of them tipped up at one time, their long tails sticking straight skyward and their heads and necks, as well as part of their bodies, immersed. Our flock of birds which started with about a dosen has now increased to at least two hundred. There are sparrows, robin rod breasts, myrtle robins, snow-birds, chicadees, vireos, grossbeaks, yellow hammers, a hermit thrush, a brush wren, a Tom-tit and a pair of blue birds. 'A small feeding stand has been built and it is never deserted from morn until dark. At certain times of the day the songsters perch upon the limbs of the fruit trees and trill forth their Spring song, in spite of the fact that wintery days are very apparent. And those cheer ful songs more than repay for the trouble and small expense of furnish ing the cheerful little follows their rs- tions. Birds are known by certain local names in all districts. For instance our myrtle robin is known in many parts of Oregon as the Oregon robin. This bird’s true name is varied thrush and it was first discovered in Alaska, where it is known as Alaskan robin. Few who have observed him really know that this bird utters anything else, except hie seemingly endless chirp, as he hops from one branch of a tree to another. But 'no has a short little song that he sings in I early Spring, just before ho takes his I departu'o *rom our woods. This bird come far tamer than the birds that is easily icrr.tified. His form is about . are raised out in the fastness of the the same ar robin redbreasts, though gnch the he myrtle robin, breast isorange[ ¡enc. ,howa the instead of red and he has the same; Umer . I quicker than the former. | ■^■msmns^^MMi^Bma It’s on|y a matter of a very ahort NOW ONLY GENUINE EASY Washer Greatest Washer Value Ever Offered PHONE FOR FREE DEMONSTRATION Mountain r States ♦ | Power Company time until the birds ’way out in the Jungles are taking food from your hand; but not the city-raised bird, though he becomes quite tame, it takes a lot of patience and time to have him eating from your hand and ’ nestling on your shoulder, in fact perching ail over you, as I have seen them perched on my wife, up at the homestead. I have about taken up my space with this discumion on birds and I sincerely trust that it has not been in vain. I hope that some of you wiP begin to take notice of our little feath ered friends. I know that a lot of you do. Still there may be some who take them just as a matter of course and really do not appreciate the songs that are tendered them each season. A few crumbs scattered about will be enjoyed by all sorts of birds and they will repay you by their songs, as well as their presence. A little bird house built and mounted on a pole will fur nish lota of amusement for the kid dies, as well as grown-ups when nest ing time arrives. Watching the birds and detecting their habits is really a fascinating study for grown-ups as well as youngsters. Sport Briefs By Mark Seeley No doubt, the sport fans of Coquille have been noticing the close scores of the basketball games played in Coos county high school circles this season. Every team but Bandon has partici pated in a real red hot game, and some of them have featured in more than one. Take Coquille for instance. In five games to date every game except the contest in which the Bod Devils swamped Bandon, 49 to 11, they have had to fight tooth and nail all the way, winning two and dropping a like num- ber. Myrtle Point was met twice and in each the up-river quintet met defeat before the red and white, 24 to 19 and 16 to 14. In these frays it took a final rally in the last two min- utes of play to put over the winning points. Competing against the Coos Bay schools the locals were nosed out twice, 26 to 26 by North Bend and 22 • gach ot tjlj- to 20 by Marshfield. brace waa fast and furious all the way through. In other than Coquille games, Myr- tle Point has had tough encounters Marshfield with two others teams. won over the Pointers, 21 to 20, while North Bend defeated them, 18 to 9. North Bend won the latter contest on foul shot conversions, and therefore the score does not indicate how close in the the affair really was. And ___ ______ 'feud of feuds” game, the Marehfleld outfit won from their neighbors low- er down the bay, 23 to 21. Not only is the basketball closer this year, but it is faster and classier than in the 1931 season. Most of the players are veterans of one or more years of play. •*B” League, results last week brought out Arago as winner over Lakeside, 24 to 12, and Riverton over Bridge, 44 to 18. Coos River was idle but tonight the bay school meets Riverton in a game which will have much bearing on the race. If the Co- quille valley quintet defeats Coos River they will gain the lead as each quintet has now won three and lost one. Arago, in the early part of the week, put in a protest before the state board asking that their 17 to 16 defeat by Coos River be reversed as they claim that the winners were using an ineligible player. Rice, center, ac cording to scant word received by the J e-tasc— writer, had recently tranferred from North Bend and immediately he made the first string. Now Arago comes out and claims that his name was not listed on the eligibility papers and he should not have been allowed to com- The “B" League pete in the game. standing is: Won Lost Pct. 1 .760 a Coos River .750 3 1 Riverton .760 8 1 Arago 8 . 1 Lakeside 4 0 Bridge Thia shows that if the protest is allowed Arago will receive undisputed possession of the leadership. In the early part of last week Gold Beach, perhaps Curry county’s beat, won over Riverton, 34 to 31, while Lakeside de feated Reedsport, 26 to 17, in another inter-county fray. Intsr-distriet basketball games in outside parts of the state are bring ing out Medford as a strong contend er for the state title. Last week Medford defeated the fast Salem team, 83 to 17, in a game played in the southern city. Previously Salem had won from Astoria, 17 to 16,. while Tillamook was downing McMinnville, 23 to 21. Astoria is supposed to be the master of Tillamook. Bend won from Klamath Falls, 36 to 22. Marriage Licenses Feb. 6—Ray Cooper and Ruth Gas- lin. both of Coquille. They were mar ried Saturday by Rev. Jos. W. AngeH at Gold Beach. Feb. 6—Loran Elwood Mattoon and Marlyn M. Luthe, both of Marshfield. They were married Thursday by Rev. D. J. Ferguson at the bay. Feb. 11—W. L. Cassady, of Marsh field, and Sadie L. Shields, of Bridge. i I ÄwiLl’ A 20,000 Man-Size Job Men must eat. Trainloads of butter, eggs and poultry move every week into New York and Chicago. Car loads move every week into hundreds of smaller cities. Shut off the supplies for a brief time and millions would go hungry. Men must sell. Trainloads of produce move every week out of the farming centers. Stop buying for a little while and eggs would grow old, butterfat lose its value, poultry pass its prime. Hundreds of thou sands of producers would lose money. Regularity of supply can be assured only by wide spread buying. Transportation costs must be kept low by shipping in carload lots. To obtain good prices from the men with the dinner tables, there must be efficient salesmen and accurate, hour-to-hour reports on demand everywhere. A man-size job? More than that. Swift & Company makes this a 20,000-man-size job. That many, and more, of its employes devote all or part of their time to buying, processing, selling and distributing poultry, dairy products and eggs. Over a hundred Swift produce plants pay cash for what the farmer produces. Leased wires 7,500 miles long keep experts informed where demand is greatest and supplies are shipped to these points. Branch houses and car routes serve 10,400 cities and towns. The same salesmen who sell meat take orders for butter and eggs. One delivery suffices where two would be needed if produce and meat were distributed sepa rately. Handling them together makes workers more efficient. Therefore, cost of distribution, both of meat and of produce, are lowered. Swift & Company is a national marketing institu tion. It is also several hundred local institutions. Packing houses, branch houses, produce plants—more than 650 in all —employ local men whose pay checks help to keep their communities prosperous. A rounded line of foodstuffs enables these men to give a better and a less costly service to all classes of producers. Charges are reasonable. Profits of Swift & Company from all sources, over a period of years, have averaged lees than one-half cent per pound of product handled. Swift & Company Purveyor» of Fine Food» J* Swift's Premium Quality Brookfield Cheese and Butter prepared by Coquille people. On sale by local dealers. 9
