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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1957)
4 THURSDAY. JUNE 13 1*57 THE EAGLE VERNONIA. ORE THE LAKE STURGEON Adaptec from ar. article by Johr. Var Doster Tht lake sturgeor is the giant ’ CHIT fresh-water fishes OI th, species of sturgeor. found ir. North America, this one. wtuef. range* up tx- 314' pound and attains a length, of over sight fee: is considered to tn th, most •enousiy serious!! endangered Ir. the Grein Lakes rt has suffered the greatest depletion of any one the once-abundant varietie- Sturgeon that art lounc in Dm tec States Th, Great Lake* Sturgeon likt all Other sturgeon*, is a prim itve fish It ha* retained the sartilagm.-us skeleton of its an cestors It is easily recognized by its elongaied. cylindrical body -.•verec part.'v by f;ve longituti.- x.al rows of heavy, bony shield* many disappear with age i and by the numerous, inconspicuous, spiny scales. The snout is coni cal and flattened on the top Be- rath it are four fleshy barbels that are used to locate food on the bottom Behind them is a protrusible. thick-lipped mouth ♦ capted for sucking up bottom materials from which mollusks, crayfish, insect larvae, worms and other food items are strain ed The upper lobe of the tai) like that> of a shark, is much longer than the lower The oldest lake sturgeon on t.cord reached the age of 152 years when it was caught m 1953 in Lake of the W’oods It mea sured 6 feet. 9 inches and weigh- ♦d 215 pounds It is astounding to reflect that this ind.viduai was hatched in 1801 and manag i ed to escape the fishermen and it* ememie* until 1955 In a fiat which was m all pro- babilit' even older than this», weighing Sift pounds and nwa curing 7 feet 11 inches was tak- <1 iron Lak, Michigan Th, Jaki sturgeon may reach I'tua maturity whei about 22 years old males may attain it edr her Spawning usually takes place IF. May and Jun< either tn th< larger rivers ar or in the shaliov water the lakes iargr f ema 1« may product 5IM •’** egg- or more in on, season Although once considered i nuisanc, in th, commercial nets th, Great Lakes sturgeon u unv the highest priced fresh-waist tiah on the market bringing the tisherm m about SI.25 pet pound Current profits howevei are -ncons.-quent lai because of the small i annua; production The recent average yearly take OT 1’nited State; and Canadian fish v i n vei troni all of the Great Lakes amounted to only 40 92( pounds which the former pro- due Mi 150 pounds and the iauet 26.670 pounds In earlier - ear* (1679-1890 the combined m Id averaged 6.358.300 pound Ever since the early nineties this r Mai production gradually de timed until the fishers virtue?' duiappearrd th, catch having been reduced som, 99 4 per cem • • Thu tremendous redurtior took place m ever* ont of th. Great Lakes A telling factor in the decline nf the Great Lakes sturgeon wi the deliberate efforts of the con. merica. fishermen to wipe nut th, species not only because it hac nc> nr market value in those years, but primarily be- ea cause the monsters ripped and tore the nets every time they Later, when a got mtr them market developed for caviar and smoked sturgeon the fishermen constructed specia gear to take greater quantities of these e.x pensive fishes both mature anc immature mdivi- unfortunate!' duals Spawners ana the young were not given proper protection until it was toe late to be very effective i. Ever. tber. illega! fisr>- inj. va- 1 sc- extensive that pro lertivt measure* wer, of little Early ana very destruc avai. w-ftshmg anc man-made tlVf changes m th* sturgeor ’* envir- ontnent becam- important am cimating tartars Among the lat- ter pollution dredging anc dan mint of those rivers usea lot spawning were the most serious No one can say with, assurane1 that the i cturgeor. populations of the Great Lakes can be brought back U norma, even if complete protection is jrc’vioec by law It it a weli-knowr bioiogica. fact thaï I when a population i* redur ed beyond a certain threshold i* virtually imposs..bk to restu The lake- sturgeon reached this pou tne Grei he near species prior fact that n years, more adt/.hood maxes it obvious a s.gmficar.t increase ir. p <pu;a- tion would require more than two decades, even if a big surviv al of th? progeny was obtained every year However, the nor mal survival of fishes in nature is very small, and the female sturgeon does not spawn every year The restoration Lakes sturgeon is a not hopeless task tion is required protection on both international boundary and hea vy stocking of fish beyond the fry stage . suitable water seems to b, the c r.ly method* t" which it can be rescued from complete t xterrnmation Sp.-radi: fish-cul- rural effort* of the past have not beer too sucreasful. and the spe- cíes has never been reared be- von fl the try stage Reaearch it needed U ove retimi these ob- sta: les Tht National Wildlife Fédéra tion centered attention on tht plight of tht Great Lake stur geon and other endangered an- mai. during Nationa Wiidlift Wet-k last March This is a part of its continuing educational pro gran t< protect wildlife and otne: naturai resources For turthe’ information on endangers; mais and the Tederatio »trvation activities writs National Wildlife Feders flees at 232 Carroll Street Washington D.C •Dr Johr. Van Ooster associated with fisherit on the Great Lake.- for son« 3 years His work and many pub i testions havt brought him cognition a.- one of th, lead: fisheries management authontie ol tht countrs YESTERDAYS S.S. Account Data Available Poasiblv you’ve wondered re- cenliy how your social security account stood You mat’ have noticed that the social security number on your income tax with- holding alip was wrong Or mav- be a friend or neighbor has just qualified for social security bene, fits and a discussion with him ha* started you to wondering about your own social securitv record You’re entitled to ask for a report fron th« Snc in Security .-¿ministration telling y ou how much has been reported to your number Wes Sherman field re- n-osenmtivi oi the Socio Secur ty administration's administration’s Portland fice ha- a word of caution, how eve r Hr states that such a re port I will not show last year s earnings until after July 1 at tht earliest Because of tht size of the re- cord-keeping yob She-mar. com- mentec that th, posting if wages wiL always bt from six to nine month* behind the actua. earn - mgs of those wages The Socia. Security administration suggests that you check or. vour account every thre; or four years, and. t- make ttu* checking easy wii. supply you with a post card font. : - tnu purpose If you scant card forms Securitt FIVE YEARS AGO From The Eagle. June 5. 1952 The high school board named 1 Eugene Dove for principal of the high school to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Warne I Empey A report on the recent sale of poppies by the American Legion auxiliary showed a total oi 1110. 60 taken in Girls chosen to attend Girls State at Salem June B to 15 were Faye M.llis, ^xmsored by th, American Legion auxiliary; Mildred Thacker. Rebekah iodg' and Ora Mae Smith. V.F W aux iliary and F L Girls TEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle. June 5. : m 7 The city council passed an or dinance Monday night prohib.it- mg both the sale and use of fire works within the city limits Vemoma was without a fire chief due to the resignation of Ck-ve Robertson Mayor George Johnson was authoriz“d by the council to interview applicants for the job. Vernoma was without power E«> a.m. Tuesda from until f a.m Wednesday due to a break ir. the mam transmission from Bonneville betv Johns ana St Heiens FIFTEEN YEARS AGO From. The Eagle June ical unnoun J W —-J.-hn Re* Charles A Thomas Jr . son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Thomaa, enlisted m the air force May 9 and was sent to Lackland Air Base near San Antonio, Texas for basic training which he com pleted Jun- 5. He was then sect to Chinook Air Base. Illinois fur jet mechanic training Friends will remember Charles as the boy who was hotpitalizec for so long with spinal injuries after a fall from a tree while picking cones in 1955 Sell il with an Eagle Classifiée ?>: îTlGc ' L I» ‘LTl New Granddaughter 1£ Viiiled by Mrs Wolff .BURG — M: Adam S. He à » Extension acqua.ntanc Laughter. S r. Ef.h home Suncay Mrs dinner g uest of M r.ora Frick oi Hood Bi ver Mr and Mrs Clarence L and ch.idren oi Redm ond V-S.tors for a few* days last at the Hebert Lmdsay h.-mt DetVeere HersüUy moiortd Portland last Saturday V J. 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Washington to work for the Bonneville admin istration on field construction Anna Hanberg went with Mrs Ed Meier Donald and Glenn to attend the wedding of Tommy Wage of Jewell at Seaside last week. Mr and Mrs John Goodwin and four children of Portland visited with the Robert Bergs Sunday. They also attended the pioncer meeting Mrs Winifred Huit and two daughters of Horton, Oregon came in to attend the pioneer meeting Roger Berg, son of Mr and Mrs RusseU Berg was also here from Eugene where he has been attending college He will now go to his home at Fortuna, j California The next regular square dance will be on Friday. June 14. at Vic Berg s bam.. Lawrence Jepson is under treat ment for a strep throat but is j r.ot hospitalized. tan !,t School Meeting Is Monday Night MIST—M: and Mrs Sam De | vin, were in Hillsboro Friday I evening wh*n the' attendee a I oance rrcita m which their Marvin Kamhi-'r gianaoaughiei appeared Editor a’ Publiaher Th< annua, actuak meeting *■ will b, Monday from 2 till J Officja Newspaper at 1 p.m for the election of one d>- b-nnnia ¿Vrgor recto- for four vears and one far Enteren a> secanq cia» mai five vears r alter August 4. !922 al tta Mrs Nellie Eastman wa_- here po«t nffice m Vernennt Orego» .roti- Forest Grove or. busm ss »Mn tbr oct of Marrr 3 1679 fcubarriptior price E5 M warb Mr- Georg, Mathew- ha.- re sr. th» Ni-hakst Valley Eise rent? beer a patient in tb< has wher» $3 56 j pita: in Hillsborr, Mr anc Mrs Clark Fenton a. a • c s a , (fii ' _c I _a A trnrr Castk Rock. Washington V ‘ ' I ! . .. cams Suruta' tr attend th, pi<* • TR • ___________________ neer meeting at Birwer.teld H, returned home., but Mrs.. Fenton •rmuinec tot a visit with '-tends Charles Thomas Taking Jet Mechanic Training Coyotes and Bear Are Trapped by Robert Berg mart I | * I I - , • ■ I ‘ . eople su p •. $U»P V|A SPiSRy - . |. .. T ., Mm' northwest fcrrr.s have learned that it's smart business to ship via the northwest s own railway Besides g;ving personalized service designed to meet the needs of local shippers. S. F* A S has convenient schedules and assures on-time delnerv Whether you ship to close-bv points m the northwest or to Ur aw as places in the east, you II get faster, safer aervice via the Spokane. Portland and Seattle Railwav a L. JOHNSON Railroad Stäben •'M* K5L \\|> xHTTIt RUi«U SVSTFV
