Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 27, 1957, Image 14

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    TOUSTgEK MEDrOP.D 'OPEGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday. Junt 27. 1957
Hunting and Fishing
Southern Oregon
By MEL PEES
,Ai I wrr.e this article I have
my trailer parK'.-d undr-r the
pines on Tr.e edge of Paulii.a
Lake o:;'n of Bend . The lake
is dotted 'Aith antnored boats
ind th" duii 'Ah;i.e of ounioarri:-;
identifies the trollers. The weath
er in this 6.300-fo;jt altitude is
on the crp side v.i'h frost last
ritght. After a toupie of w.eeks
of reported foul weather, tilings
are su.Mjv ar.d clear.
Seems everyone here is catch
ing lis.i and v.i. lie most of the
fish run in the 8-lJ-inch class
there have h-en some excellent
catches of 15-13 inoers. Most
of the larger fish are being taken
on flashers wln trailing worms.
The fisiiing at Last lake which
is only fie miles from here is
tavr to ood wnii larger Iish be
nut taken on the average. Carnp
ut facilities are excellent at
both lakes and with the excep
tion of a couple of trailerites w ho
ran t stand the quiet so keep it
jvnsy with their portable gen
erators, tilings are nearly ideal.
These two lakes are among the
frtore famous of Oregon s lish
injjjpits, well stocked and cared
for. They are nestled among
the trees w itn a backdrop of
volcanic peaks. The waters are
ver cold and extremely clear.
A paved road leads from the
Klamath Falls-Bend high way
right to each lake. Boats, motais,
meals (at the lodgesi, cabins ajid
tackle are available.
BETTER KNOWN SPOTS
It is may plan on this trip to
give the people in southern Ore
gon an accurate account of some
of the better known spots in the
Deschutes area so they can have
this information in case they
want to drilt away from the old
homestead fo"r a spell. While here
I am u telephone contact with
the verious spots at home and
will report on them also.
Klamath lake Bob Sloan of
Harriman s Resort says that fish
ing there has picked up with
plenty of fish in the three and
four pound class being taken.
Fishing at the tail-end of last
week was slow but by Sunday
it was in stride again.
Hank Dnrig.of Medford boat
ed one of 4' j poiuids. Don Quick
andX'ane Dickenson of Klamath
Tails picked up a 5' i and a 4
pound in the big fish class. Dick
Harrison of Phoenix. Ore., hit the
big time with a whopper of 8D4
pounds and Liilian Baker of Fall
brook, C alif., took ladies honors
with a 514- pounder.
Cabin reservations are neces
sary here for the week-ejid but
boats 6re always available. Call
Rocky Point No. X for reserva
tions. Diamond lak The Diamond
Lake Lodge phoned that the fish
ing was terrific now with plenty
of fish in the 3-pound class be
ing taken and some running as
high as 4' 2. Flashers fished deep
with flatfish in green, orajige and
white are producting the big
ones. Fly fishing in the early
I morning and evening is good.
; Beit f.shing is reported in the
middle of the lake.
Fish lake Lloyd Morris of the
Fi-h Lake lodge sas that begin
ning with Saturday afternoon
the fisiiuig really took hold and
trout to 18' 2 inches were taken,
they are now hitting flatfish on
'.range. green. eilovv. Trolling
fender and worms is producing
and still fishing with single eggs
is very fcood.
4-Mil lake The only reports
from this lake have been scarce
recenUv but several fishermen
said thai it wa on tnp slow side
et. This may have picked up in
the l;.-t few dsjs.
Willow Creek reservoir The
fishing has been very good here
recently with still fishing, troll
ing and fly fishing producting ex
: cellent limits. This lake w hich
has been regarded as only an
; "opener" is really coming into
i its own as is proved by this
! year s fishing. It caji be regarded
now as one of our major fishing
spots here in this section of the
state. Boats, motors and supplies
including tackle can be obtained
at all these spots now. There
are boat landing spots,
j Each of the lakes has a free
' launching site and a site main
tained by the lodge for a minimal
charge of 35c.
AH coast fishing with the ex-
ception of bottom fishing and
j perch fisiiing in the mouth of
! the Chetco is at a standstill now
and will be for a week or two.
Postal Worker Pay
i Increase Approved
Washington U" The House
I Post Office Committee ignored
the objections of President Eis
enhower today and voted to
i raise the pay of 518.000 postal
workers by S320 million a year.
The vote, taken behind closed
doors, was reported by commit
tee members later to have been
20 to 3.
The pay raise bill, if finally
enacted, would provide increases
ranging up t- S546 a year.
Only a fe days ago. Eisen
hower opposed a pay hike for
increases by other government
workers and upset efforts to hold
down government spending.
But the committee agreed to
day to meet next Tuesday to
lonsider raises for other federal
workers.
Eisenhower said raises for all
classified workers would be in
j flationary.
TO ARGUE SERVICE
Salem HP A request to
eliminate Sunday and holiday
service by the Salem-Silverton
and Valley stages betwe'-i. Sal
em, Silvcrton and Mt. Angel will
be argued July 18 before the
Public Utilities Commission.
TENNIS, ANYONE? Gus
sie Moran had nothing on
American tennis player
Karel Fageros shown here in
her Grecian style tennis out
fit she wore attending the
annual Overseas Reception
of the International Lawn
Tennis Club of Great Britain
at Wimbledon, England, on
the eve of the Wimbledon
championships.
David O'Hara To Be
Honored at Party
Salem IP David O'Harra,
who retires July 1 as state elec
tions chief, will be honored Fri
day at an open house in the sec
retary of state's office.
O'Hara. who has been with
Oregon state government for 42
years, said he had no plans for
the future. He plans to remain at
home for the next several weeks
until his wife recovers from a
recent heart attack.
O'Hara's old desk, the only re
maining rolltop desk in the cap
itol building, will be presented to
him.
O'Hara's job will be assumed
by Freeman Holmer. executive
secretary of the interior commit
tee which made major revisions
in the election code.
British Report
Links Cancer To
sjSfl i Cigarette Smoking
London IP A British
today that a major part of the
very great increase in deaths"
from lung cancer in males during
the past 25 years was caused by
smoking, particularly heavy cig
arette smoking.
John Vaughn-Morgan. Parlia
mentary secretary to the Minis
try of Health, told the House of
Commons in a long awaited re
port: "In their annual report and
more particularly in their special
review of the subject, the Medi
cal Research Council advised the
government that the most reason
able interpretation of the very
great increase in deaths from
lung cancer in males during the
past 25 years was that a major
part of its was caused by smok
ing tobacco, particularly heavy
Three Boys Sought in Shooting of Woman
Albany. Ore. IP Three boys
; w ho accidentally shot a woman
in the back and then stood and
! stared at her as she pleaded for
i help were the objects of a search
cigarette smoking."
So Everyone May Know
"The government feels." the
spokesman said of the cancer
smoking announcement, "that it
is right to ensure that this latest
authoriative opinion is brought
effectively to public notice so
that everyone may know the risk
involved in smoking."
"The government." Vaughan
Morgan added, "consider that
these facts should be made
known to all those with respon
sibility for health education . . ."
"Local health authorities will
be asked to take appropriate
steps to inform the general pub
lic. Once the risks are known, ev
eryone who smokes will have to
measure them and make up his
or her own mind and must be re
lied upon as a responsible person
to act as seems best."
here today.
Mrs. Marie Salsma. 49. Albany,
reported she was shot in the
back Wednesday while fishing in
the Willamette river two miles
north of the Albany bridge. She
was taken to Albany General
Hospital where she is in an oxy
oxygen tent. Mrs. Salsma. who
could be questioned only briefly,
said the boys were on the oppo
site bank of the river. She said
she shouted at them that they
had shot her but that they ignor
ed her. She was forced to crawl
up the bank and then stagger to
a nearby farm where Russell
Hibma, Springfield, took her to
the hospital.
COPS AND ROBBERS
Portsmouth, Ohio tP Patrol
man Homer Webb reported
someone stole an envelope of
money from the compartment
on his motorcycle while he was
away tagging cars for overtime
parking. The money consisted
of contributions to the police
man's ball fund.
Warning Issued of
Blasting Cap Danger
Police Chief Charles Champlin
issued a warning to children to
day about the dangers involved
in blasting caps.
The caps are short, shiny, pen
cil sized cylinders, l'.i to five
inches long. Made of aluminum
or copper, they contain a sensi
tive explosive.
The caps may or may not have
a fuse attached, and may have
covered wires leading from one
end. "A child picking up a blast
ing cap is in deadly danger,"
the chief said. Anyone finding a
cap has been asked to report it
to the city police or other law
enforcing agency immediately.
The police will dispose of the cap
safely, Champlin said.
Tfie Dalles Pageant
To Observe Centennial
The Dalles IP A historical
pageant in observance of The
Dalles' 100 years ss a munici
pality will be held here this
week end.
Centennial events have been
held weekly but will be climax
ed by the pageant which will
feature dancing girls as well as
historical figures, the sponsors
said.
FEW CARS PERFECT
Salem 1P The Junior
Chamber of Commerce reported
today that only 25 of 200 cars
given safety tests here Wednes
day were found to be mechani
cally perfect.
Sixth Nuclear Blast
Delayed in Nevada
Las Vegas. New 'in The
Atomic Energy Commission
Wednesday night was forced to
postpone for 24, hours the sixth
nuclear blast of the 1957oserics
because of "technical reasons."
The shot was rescheduled for
4:45 a.m. Friday. The sixth de
tonation was scheduled to equal
10.000 tons of TNT 10 kilotons
and be touched off stop a 500
foot steel tower.
There are about 1,900.000 4 H
club members in the United
States.
Occupants of Trainer
lane Escape Crash
Lind. Wash. M Both oc
cupants of a T-22 jet trainer es
caped serious injury Wednesday
night when they crash-landed in
a plowed field near here.
The fliers. 1st Lt. Alma W.
Skousen and 1st Lt. Wayne A.
Sweetnam. both of the 83nd
Fighter Intcrcepteor Squadron
at Travis Air Force Base, Calif,
were en route to Larson Air
Force Base.
An Air Force spokesman said
both men attempted to bail out
at 5.000 feet when their jet flam
ed out. but were unable to re
lease a stuck canopy. They were
both taken to Larson Air Force
Base.
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