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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1947)
Out Door STUFF... By Luns L e n m e Rrm olr. Orceou Bum Gartin of Bandon, a pal of the writer since childhood, and the writer took a cat fishing trip together when the cats were striking last spring and, although that trip is now many months behind us and lies back there just a memory, there was a remark that Bum made that has stuck in our mind ever since. It was Coquille Valteÿ State Positions Open Now Nine Million Eggs Taken Fall egg-taking operations of the Game commission so far have yielded more than 9,000,000 eastern brook and fall-spawning rainbow trout eggs to help take care of the department’s hatcheries. Brood stock at the Oak Springs and Rock Creek hatcheries furnished 5,- 369,827 rainbow eggs. Of the eastern brook, 2,780,180 eggs were taken from wild stock at East and Pauline lakes and the remainder from brood stock at Fall River, Hood River and Wal lowa hatcheries where collections are still being made. Taking of silver salmon and chum salmon eggs also has been started at the Cedar Creek hatchery on the coast. this: “If I had a million dollars or The guns that handle only two and so, bans, I would make It a point to one half inch shells are models ’round place in the hands of every kid who 35 years old. All of them, we believe, . . . . • . r • I T" J did not own fishing tackle, a fishing are equipped with nickel steel bar- W n i t e T I S h I TO DD Cd arage rels and have practically the same r r I believe that Bum Gartin really action as the latest model Winchesters Several tons of Whitefish were has something there, for if every lad and it may be that they will handle trapped by the Game commission In was given fishing tackle, coached in the new ammunition okay, but don't November from Trapper Creek, inlet the art of casting and sent forth to take our word for it—better be safe to Odell Lake, to reduce the excessive the streams instead of being sent and consult a real expert on the sub number of these fish in the laake forth to the streets each week-end, ject. where they compete with rainbow It sort of gives a fellow a pain in trout for food. that lad would develop into a real citizen and so far as boys are con the neck concerning the land otter The Whitefish removed are being cerned the Juvenile problem of de th?t was killed up the coast a short fed to trout in Game commission linquency would be over for all time. while back and aroused the interest hatcheries as fish food is very hard A kid cannot go wrong with a fish of so called naturalists and biologists to obtain now and is also very ex in’ rod in his hand and the love of the to a feverish extent. In fact, by their pensive. game instilled in his youthful heart. admission, this land otter stumped Whitefish were declared a- game Once there where the air is fresh and them. It is an animal that frequents fish in_.1941 not for their own protec clean, where streams chortle in glee and has frequented coastal streams tion but of protecting the trout that ful song, old and young- alike profit since and long before the coming of dccurr in streams along with white- by it, for such surroundings are build -the early trappers and just why these fish. Many people formerly dip- learned students shouldn’t have rec- netted whitefish and accidentally took ers of morale. Show me a youngster who can j ognized it for what it was, is indeed or injured many stream trout Com scarcely wait until the clang of the 1 a mystery. It was classified as a sea mercial exploitation was common. gong that announce the closing of otter by many. Who ever heard of a There is no bag limit now on white- school for the week-end or for spe- sea otter raiding a chicken pen, the fish but they may be taken by the cial holidays, in order that he may land otter was doing that was shot general public only during the regu grab his rod and set forth for a fishin’ i and killed? ar open season for trout. stream and 111 show you a downright, A lot of the learned (?) guys called • • honest to goodness typical American the animal a fisher and whatnut. And youth with no thought but good in mind you, folks these are same outfit Four SOC Players his mind or heart. Those are the sort of men that sally forth into our woods of kinds that hold the future of Amer and enumerate our wildlife each sea M ake "U . P." Squad ica in their hands—the little eager son—our otter, our fisher, bear, deer, beavers of today—the men of tomor elg, marten, etc. And moreover, it Four Southern Oregon college foot was this class of men who, something row. Recreation centers are okay. We like fifteen 'years ago, counted 73 ball players have been honored by in have nothing against them and espe fisher in one national forest of Ore clusion on the United Press little All- cially where they are established for gon. This is, indeed, interesting when Pacific Coast football squad for 1947. Chuck De Autremont, famed Red the youth of the larger cities, but on Stanley Jewett, Oregon naturalist, the other hand, we firmly believe that comes forth with the statement that Raider backfield star, was named on were the money expended that is the last fisher known to have been the first team backfield along with spent on such spots was put into out trapped in the state was away back in Eddit Lebaron, College of the Pa door equipment, outdoor camps and 1913 and that the animal is practically cific; Darwin Horne, Pepperdine; and Bruce Orvia, College of the Pacific. spots where the youth could go and extinct in this state. At the time ot the statement re Tex Gatline of the Raiders was listed enjoy camping, hiking and fishing, second team end. SOC backs that a big step would be taken in garding that crazy enumeration of the future curbing of this so called fisher we made the statement that Gaylord (Suffy) Smith and Chuck it was doubtful if the enumerators Jandreau were given honorable^ men- juvenile delinquency. Juvenile delinquency is very'tare would recognize a fisher if they met tion. SOC's Red Raiders placed more in the ranks of the Boy Scouts and the one on a forest trail, or would they imal. men on the squad than any other Camp-Fire Girls. Why? The an recognize the track of such an anima swer is very plain. It is because that Yet they counted 73 of these practi Coast college except the strong Col these boys and girls associate with cally extinct animals in one national lege of the Pacific team, which led the Great Out of Doors and not with forest This all-goes to prove that with five men. • __ a huge juke this enumeration of our dance halls, cocktail parties, etc. of ’*8vike” Leene fer Start the boy or girl out with a wildlife actually is. Jtfc 5 or 95-L. The best hunters and woodsmen in fishing rod in their hand instead of a cocktail glass and above all, let their the country wouldn’t stick their necks parents break out their own fishin' out to even start to estimate the pos tackle instead of the cocktail glasses sible number of deer, bear and fur and encourage the youngsters to go bearers in any one bnishy, fishin’ instead of dancing, and juven lar district of southwestern ile delinquency is whipped before it yet these super-duper, enumerators plunge into the brush and within ever gets started. We have made a rather startling the space of a few days emerge with discovery. It pertains to the new a full count oh all the animals in that crimped 20 gauge two and three quar district. We are wondering just how long ter inch shells recently put on the market. We have discovered the fact such a farce is going to continue— that on account of the new crimping Just how long the gullible public is of these shells that they will function going to swallow all that hooey? Just in a 20 gauge Winchester pump gun how long 1 »the sportsmen’s money that is chambered only for two and going to be squandered in such sense one half inch shells. The owners of less gestures The funny part of the whole thing such guns know that the two and three quarter inch shell would never is the fact that when one of the ani work in the action of these little guns mals that have so often been counted in the past, but as we have stated, actually shows up. as the case of the they will now. However, before fir land otter, none of the wise boys are ing such shells, as they come in high able to identify • it. • It is to laugh! speed loads, it would do well for the BUSY? We will address your owners of these old model 20 gauges to get the green light from a ballistic Christmas cards and stamp them for expert before trying out this am you. Call 121-R, CoquiUe Typewriter Shop. 47t3c munition. The Oregon State Civil Service commission has announced open- competitive examinations for the ition of Employment Security .juty I with the State Unemploy ment Compensation Commission and the State Unemployment Service. Applicants must have had one year of experience in business or govem- rqent work and have completed at least two years of college, preferably with courses in public or business ad ministration or appropriate social sci ences, or have any equivalent com bination of experience and training. Examinations will be held in Coos Bay If a sufficient number of applica tions are received. There are at the present time two vacancies in the Coos Bay Employment Service office. Application forms may be obtained from the State Civil Service com- 444 Center Street. 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