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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1963)
HERALD AND NEWS, Klamalh Falls. Orr. Sunday, February 24, 19A3 PAGE 7-Ei READY FOR ACTION Ted Drennon of Rsno, Nev., stands up in his floating-boat blind and waits for the ducks to come to him. He had the blind built around his boat so he could maneuver around the lake to the better sites. He also wears a camou flaged' jacket and hat to deceive the ducks. Basin Proves Busy Spot For Enthusiastic Hunters (Conlinurd (rom I'agf 6-E Klamalh areas opening day ot waterfowl season in 1WS!. Almost 200 camps were scattered about the areas U21 near Lower Klam ath. 72 near Tulelake'. The biggest influx nt hunters occurred during the opening weekend of pheasant season when mild weather, a three-day week end and a chance lo hunt water fowl and pheasants both attracted over 2.000 hunters to the area. About 163 camps were set up near the refuses on that weekend. A survey conducted during the 12 season showed that approxi mately 32 per cent of the hunt ers traveled WM) miles or more to hunt on the Basin refuge. Nearly one-fourth of the hunters using the refuges were (rom Los Angeles County. In the survey 58 of California's counties, seven other states and two foreign countries were represented. It was the peak population of hunt ers during 12. This line waterfowl area has been a big boon to business in the area during the seasons, also. A sample economic survey in 1931 of 48 motels, hotels, restau rants, sporting goods stores, and gas stations in the towns of Ma lin. Merrill, Klamath Kalis and Tulelake revealed that 13.3 per cent of the gross receipts was re ceived from hunter expenditures. From this survey it is calcu-l laled that the dollar value of j 5 "T.-rT"1 vww ft ? TSc 1 1 lumling to these businesses for that year was R!,800,OUO in those areas. It is undoubtedly greater now. Completely immeasurable ir dollars, but of tremendous recre ational value, is the pleasure de rived by visitors, vacationists. ornithologists, and others who visit the world lamous waterfowl concentration areas of the Upper Klamath Basin each year. Records for !2 at Tulelake and Lowe r Klamalh Refuge headquarters show lM,3ii4 visi tor days, including persons from numerous foreign countries. For eign students and biologists in variably desire to visit these ref uges above all others. Tile Lower Klamath Refuge had a total of 11,2!I2 hunter days with a total bag of ducks and geese amounting to 12.3118. There were 4.8 goose kills and 7,340 duck kills. Tulelake Refuge had a total of 11,5111) hunter days with 12,050 total kills. There were 5.909 goose kills and 8.141 duck kills. So the total kills on the two refuses amounted to 24,358. There were 22.878 hunter days so the hunters got 1.07 birds per hunter. An estimated 2.874 pheasants were killed on the refuges in 1962. Approximately 4.500 hunter days. of use occurred on I he tw o areas. Average number of pheasants per hunter day was about three fifths of one bird per hunter. Hunter success on Lower Klam ath was 61 per cent and the suc cess of Tulelake was 57 per cent. Total kill was about average com pared to the last five years. There is a total of 84.4116 acres on tlie refuges open. Tule has 34, 997 acres ot which 22,000 is crops and upland and the other 13,000 are marsh and water. Lower Klamath has 29,700 acres with 17,000 as upland and crops and 12,000 of marsh and water. The acreages open to waterfowl and pheasant hunting during tlie season are 9,727 at Tulelake which represents 28 per cent of the total area. Lower Klamath has 6.350 acres open which is 21 per cent of the total area. This is 25 per cent of the total areas. This open area includes about 7,000 acres of agricultural land and 9.000 acres of marsh and wa ter. During the first two days of California state hunting season, about 24,400 additional acres are open to plieasant hunting only. Peak duck populations general ly occur Ihe latter part of Octo ber with the peak goose popula tions occurring one to two weeks later. The birds come through the refuges again in spring on the way to their northern breeding areas. FIRST FEDERAL HUNTER'S VIEW FROM SHORE BLINDS This photo, taken as the sun is about to set over the Tulelake Refuge by staff photographer Don Kettler, shows the marshy sites where the ducks like to settle. A hunter sets ud his blinds near this area around the reeds and waits for the ducks to come in. This is another of the scenic views the hunters enjoy during a hunting excursion to the Klamath Basin. in HAT IS United Grocers? It's on organization of local independent grocers, united to bring grocery commodities to consumers ot the lowest possible prices. United Grocers is a wholesaling and warehousing operation specialists in the efficient handling ond distributing of food commodities. United Grocers is solely owned ond completely controlled by member retail stores. Any profits from the opcrotion ore returned to the owner stores. This in turn enables the United Grocers retail stores to lower the cost of goods to their customers. United Grocers constantly is expanding its services and buying more supplies through its own resources to lower distribution costs ond through its member retailers provide the lowest possible consumer prices. When you see this big United Grocers truck at your favorite independent food store, you know you ore buying your groceries at the lowest possible cost. Our -NEW TT SIGN is ANOTHER First Federal service to YOU ! 17,280 TIMES EACH 24 HOURS First Federal's new time-temperature sign flashes its, message, giving time, then temperature, with accuracy . . . another way that First Federal serves the community of which it is proud to have been a part for more than 28 years. ANSWERS TO SOME QUESTIONS ILLUMINATION is by 96 40 watt lamps, controlled by a huge system of silver contact points. FOUR electric motors power the mechanism, effecting 17,280 reading changes each 24 hours. SIGN WEIGHS about 1800 pounds. , Over 2 MILES cf copper wire was used in the intricate wiring system. TIME is controlled by a self correcting synchronous motor. TEMPERATURE is elec tronically measured by a device similar to mechan isms used by the U.S. Weather Bureau. WIND OR SUN has nodirect effect upon temperature readings. r 1 " J FII R ST FEDERAL SAyiMCS KjLSAVINGSl INHABIT 1 I II ' i JMWk "jfl : 'i STATEMENT OF CONDITION ASSETS f IRST MORTGAGE LOANS AND OTHER FIRST LIENS ON REAL ESTATE LOANS ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OTHER LOANS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITIES .... CASH ON HAND AND IN BANKS OFFICE BUILDING . EQUIP MENT, LESS DEPRECIATION rjFFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS DECEMBER 31, 1962 LIABILITIES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS . 24,l,S.t LOANS IN PROGRESS JIJ.Mt.M OTHER LIABILITIES S,Ji.J SPECIFIC RESERVES .2M.t4 21,040.150. 4 26t,S3I.J 116, 388,14 4,160,000.00 1,543.644 6 342,676 72 J,2J 31 37.S30.61J.07 GENERAL RESERVES 2,22.12 t UNDIVIDED PROFITS 3t1.l71.Sf 2.51,000 27 27,530,62 07 FIRST f EDERAL INC. 540 MAIN ST., KLAMATH FALLS
