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"
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. Salem,
DECEMBER IL 1MB-
COQUILLE, OREGON.
egon, or from any local office of the
Oregon State Employment Service.
Applications must be on file with the
Civil Service commission on or before
December 27, 1947, or must be post
marked before midnight of that date.
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License Renewals
Due, State Says
Several thousand application blanks
will be in the mails before December
15 for industries and enterprises li
censed under the state department of
—
agriculture's division of foods and
dairies. Reminder is given th*J per
sons or firms subject to license but
not now holding a license should
make application for same, even
though they do not receive blanks,
prior to the first of the year. The li
cense applications going out cover:
Commercial fertilizers; insecticides;
commercial feeding stuffs; bakeries;
egg dealers and egg breakers butter
and cheese makers; non-alcoholic
beverages, dariy grading including
b u tte r and cream graders and pas
teurizer operators; and gasoline
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