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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1936)
OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF extinct. The blue grouse as well as teas millions of birds nesting there, the ruffed grouse or native pheasant are pitifully scarce of nesting birds. is even now heading rapidly toward The ducks are on the way to extinc I eiJd up the last issue of Out- extinction in southwestern Oregon. tion, there is no doubt about it. Soon Doors Stuff by stating that I had I As is usually the case, just as it has they will be just a memory of the glimpsed something from the window j occurred in the past, man lets the past, like the carrier pigeon, the that was fast darkening the sky. I species of some certain bird or ani- heath hen and the buffalo. What was it? It was a flock of black i mal die almost entirely out, and then A great army of men who classify birds—the largest flock that I have I starts a frantic campaign to save the themselves as sportsmen are prepar seen in yean. They swept by in a pitiful remnant of a a once numerous ing to gre~t the ragged remnants of black cloud, the sound of their voices species. The time to preserve any the once gieat flocks from the north. and the whisper of their wings mak animal or bird in numbers is to start This last pitiful flight will be greeted ing an eerie sound. They were head protection of it while it is still num by the thunder of shotguns in the ed east and heeded not the fields of erous and not wait until it is practi hands of 7,000,000 so-called sports the valley but continued on in a cally wiped out, as the case of the men throughout the United States. straight line, finally rising above buffalo. Yes, 7,000,000 hunters bent upon the wooded hills to the eastward and The state of California is responsi- slaying the limit of the remaining disappearing from sight. | ble for the slaying of more ducks and birds will be in the marshes, pre They were flying higher than I , geese than any state in the Union. serves and baited ponds to greet have ever witnessed them before, be ■ According to reports filed by hunters them the day of opening season and sides being the largest flock I have in different states of the Pacific to keep after them until the end of ever seen. Where they were going is coast, California hunters killed one- | the season. Few spots there will be a matter of conjecture. It was no fifth of the whole Pacific supply of where a duck can alight in safety doubt a migration to some distant geese in IMS—from Puget Sound to without one of these noble (?) point. I Mexico. sportsmen blasting away at it. It is But of all the birds I have seen There were 704,256 ducks killed in mighty poor sportsmanship on the while residing here on the ranch, the California in 1M5 and 70,208 geese part of the .American gunners, this most unusual was the large flock of killed there. display of bloodthirsty lust to kill and sea-gulls that wheeled about over the Real I have secured the following data not give the birds a chance. valley during one of the big storms the state of Minnesota: "In | sportsmen should demand that the last winter. 1MJ 2,363 OOJ wu’erfowl were slain | season be closed for at least two I have also seen Jack-snipe in a in that sta'e, In 1»31 n-ly 517,000 years and give the poor birds a little boggy spot only a few yards •—re killed. In I9M 120JJO0 Red- chance for a comeback. But the square, located at an elevation of heeds were killed and in 1M0 only hoggish shooting preserves whose of- 3000 feet and in the heart of a tim 13,000. During the year IMS 84,000 ficials cash in on ducks by selling bered district. These birds are na canvas-backs fell before the guns of them commercially on the wing won’t turally a marsh and field bird. They hunters and in IMO only 14,000. Dur stand for it. Big munition concerns are conceded to be the most widely ing 1M4 (the latest year figures are and the manufacturers of firearms distributed migratory bird in exis available) the waterfowl kill com stand in with the wealthy sportsmen, tence. bined was 707,000 with only 16,000 for the former concerns reap a gold To those who do not associate with canvas backs and Redheads Included en harvest each duck season. The Nature and never give a thought to in the total.” season is shortened with the result the different birds and animals of In 1M4 the estimated number of that the birds are hunted twice as the woods and air-lanes the notice wildfowl in existence was 34,000,000, hard and more of them are killed. able decrease in wild life il not ap having been reduced to that figure’ It is really a disgrace to America, parent, but to one who is accustomed from hundreds of millions. The fol- 1 this last great onslaught upon the fast to paying strict attention the decrease lowing season the hunters cut that' vanishing birds of the air-lanes. It is apparent to an alarming extent. figure in half and now in 1936 our | is deplorable that men who call Each season sees the numbers of wild waterfowl face their worst year themselves sportsmen should keep up many species becoming more scarce. in history. More hunters will be In this ceaseless welfare upon the last Chickadees, flickers, or yellow ham the field. Their nesting grounds in flocks of our birds. It makes a per mers, meadow larks, blue birds, blue many places have been converted in son wonder if there is no justice or jays, wrens, fly catchers, myrtle to harvest fields and their great na fairplay in a so-called sportsman’s robins, jack-snipe, all species of tural nesting grounds in the far make-up. It appears that the thought ducks are growing less and less in north where in past years a duck which dominates all others in the numbers. It is only the matter of a could scarcely find a spot on which to mind of the majority of sportsmen is few years until some species will be build a nest on account of the count to kill, kill and kill until there is none By Lana Leneve Proverb Rules The proverb answer is ..._________________________ _ My name ie_____ .______________________________... Address ___________________________ ._____________ (Save UntH Six Cartoons Appear) UNDER THE BLEACHERS (By Mark Seeley) We’re wishing Harry Elliott lota of luck in his initial start as a wrestling promoter in Coquille. Elliott is put ting on his first show tonight in the Community Hall and he has a very attractive card line up, the grapplers being a few of the same who headline the rip-roaring affairs Herb Owens puts on for Portland fans on Mon day night, these the same heard over KEX. Elliott first gained prominence as an University of Oregon grappler, later becoming well known as a com bination referee-wrestler, during one period feuding for quite a few moons with the famous Bulldog Jackson. Tonight Harry will be the third man in the ring and because of his own ability he’ll likely keep Messrs. Jack Clayburn, Pascual Costello, Bobby Burns, “Sneeze” Achiu, Danny Mc Shane, and the other boy well In hand. The Chinaman Achiu is down for a preliminary, but he’s a headliner and a real showman with plenty of spaed. His difficult name is pro nounced like a sneeze, "ack-chew,” thus giving him the added moniker of “Sneeze.” Now, I have always warred against the present day wrestling game, but it’s got to be admitted that these middleweights put on a real exhibi tion. One thing sure is that, ■s yet, these lighter boys haven’t reached the high handed hippodrome tactics of the heavyweights by employing the use of beer bottles and coat hangers. The midleweighta mix up just enough speed and rough stuff to provide a merry evening. Tonight’s the night, folks, to see the “rastlers” at the Community Hall. Theatre-man Lloyd Claver said he’d like to read our opinion on the Schmeling-Louis fight after I saw the fight pictures. Well, we’ll give it, but since the new sensational news about the Louis doping has been an nounced, things are a Mt in the air. But as tor the bout as It was, I have my opinion. For one thing. Max fought an extremely smart fight, one of the smartest ever fought Ev erything he did seemed planned, his every move meaning something. And for another thing, at thirty years of age, the dean-living German is the same as the avearge boxer at twenty- six er twenty-seven, the prime ages. Louis and his camp were mightily surprised and Joe was suffering large portions of overconfidence. His timing and snap, apparent in previous fights, were lacking. He was having an “off” night as did the other Joe, Joe Di Maggio, the day of the big league all-star game. Joe Louis, however, had been preparing for this climax for months, but his peak wasn't gained. Max fought a great fight and so did Joe, inasmuch as Joe proved that he is tough. Personally I can’t ap ply a grain of salt to the theory that just because he’s a negro, Louis won’t be able to come back after taking a beating. If he isn't rushed too fast again, he’ll be up there again, though for that matter, he's still up there. Yes, I bet on Louis, but, boy, did Max beat him! And Max will beat Braddock it they fight When the donkeys arrive for the donkey baseball to be played here on July 25th and 28th, I don’t hesitate for a moment in saying that I fully expect to see some real Coquille cow boys among the ranks of the Twenty- Thirty Club, the Eagles and the American Legion. Among those who may be able to get by without “pull ing leather." are “Doc” Rankin. Bill Fortier, Bill Barrows, J. C. Penney Brown, Ken Simmons, Dave Rackleff Charles Haglund, Carl Gilbert and others. There's no reason either why Mayor Berg and Recorder Leslie shouldn’t be drafted for duty. You bet, this donkey ball must be i kick. The donks are well trained ind no one gets hurt It’s a hard hitting, hard-riding game. Lariata. spurs, and anyone Imbued with a semblance of a “two gun” complex is barred. One of Southern Oregon Normal’s basketball aces is my guest at the present time. He is Mordell "Mank” Walton, former roomie of your sports writer at "collitch." Walton has served two years at Ashland and now that he’s got his J. C. certificate, he's bound for another institution and more basketball During the 1935 season, "Monk" earned his letter as a reserve on Coach Hobson’s great quintet that went to the A. A. U. meet atZDenver, but this last season saw him become Coach Eberhart’s mainspring on another great Sons team which piled up a great record of wins. Dr. C. G Stem, Chiropractor. 2M Moulton St., phone MJ. Mtf