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■ ■ ■ Htyir iHflli 1 j* 1 iM W * ) | •yj- x-:-. THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. m. JJMJRHODYJ WAof floss Eat Largemouth bass eat a wide variety of foods. Insects and small fishes form a large part of their diet, and crayfish and frogs also «re taken rather frequently. The young bass feed largely on water fleas during their first few weeks, after which aquatic insects and small fish comprise an increasing ly large part of their food. Largemouths in the southern states grow more rapidly than do those in northern waters, because the growing season is longer. How ever, the southern fish seldom live longer than eight years, while a maximum age of 15 years has been recorded for northern members of file species. As a matter of interest It may be noted that the world’s record largemouth, caught in Flori da, weighed slightly over 22 pounds. The baits used successfully in bass fishing are many and varied. Some of the more widely used natural baits are minnows, cray fish, grasshoppers and helgramites. Artificial baits include a large variety of both surface and under water lures for use on casting rodi; or flyrods. Among tflese are flies, popping bugs, floating and deep running plugs, and spoons. It may be safely stated that no matter when, where, or how you fbh, you’ll never forget the thrill of landing a largemouth which can qualify for the proud name “old lineside.” . AAA Duck Outlook All signs indicate that the masses of waterfowl breeding in western Canada are determined to make 1951 one of the most productive*sea- sons in recent years. Their chief ally is Mother Nature, this sem ester apparently in one of her most beneficent moods. Summing up general waterfowl conditions in the June issue of the “Duckological,’’ Bert W. Cart wright, chief naturalist of Ducks Unlimited (Canada), reports, “Duck •breeding conditions and surface waters are more uniformly ideal from Western Ontario across the prairies to the Rocky Mountains and from the International boun dary north to the Peace River dis trict in north-westem Alberta, tha*_ they have been in any previous year since Ducks Unlimited started in 1938." AAA For The Defense The persecution of beneficial hawks has gone on for centuries, and from the files of the Cincinnati Conservation Society, which is making an extensive study of hawks and owls, some of the rea sons for this persecution have come forth. English game keepers shot hawks for centuries. These were the true “bird hawks’’, similar to our blue- darters, the sharp - shinned and Cooper’s hawks. When the colonists came to these shores all birds of prey were considered hawks. The sicw-flying Buteos, like the redtail, which were called “buzzards" in England, became lumped with the damage-doing darters. All hawks, to the layman, are “chicken hawks". Our beneficial hawks have suffered ever since. The soaring hawks, or mouse hawks, are easily hit with a shot gun, and they bear the brunt of the persecution. These are the birds you see strung up along fences; a tribute to the farmer’s ignorance of the good they do. AAA No "Kid Stuff" Richard Cameron, Pittsfield, Mass., is a candidate for the Alger- story fishing hero of the year in Maine. s With an $11 trout-fishing outfit, young Cameron confounded, re cently, all of the seasoned Atlantic salmon fishermen on the Narragua- gus river, Cherryfield. It was his first Atlantic salmon fishing trip, yet with a 4-oz. rod, four-lb. test leader and No. 8 buck- tail fly, he took two huge salmon in one day. The first, an 11-pounder, provided such a thrill that Cameron moved up-river from Academy pool to Little Falls pool and proceeded to strike a “One-That-Didn’t-Get- Away dub" lunker weighing 16 lbs. and 11-ounces. Cameron played his second salmon 2Vi hours. “He is one of the best fisher men we’ve seen in this section," said Game Warden Wally Barron, Cherryfield, afterwards. “He had to be good to land such fish on trout tackle." In Black & White Melanism is that condition of an oversupply of black pigment in the skin. Hence, an occasional black deer, squirrel, rat or other animal, and the Melanistic Mutant pheasant which has been bred from occa sional Melanistic offspring of the Ringneck. Albinoism is the condition of a lack of pigment in the skin. So, we have an occasional white deer, squirrel or other animal, and the White pheasan* By LenKleU SUNNYSIDE by Clark S. Hoc* RIMIN' TIME ^AlD VlSHINSKY, A RUSS IN THE NEWS. % 'I've got those ol' Soviet \ blues — "At meetings and such, I WALKOUT SO MUCH — By POSEN There are holes in the soles OF MY SHOES/* MUTT AND JEFF ^ I PUT TWO BUCKS ON THIS HORSE EVEN MONEY, TO PARLAY' I'LL PLACE TO SHOW FIRST/ what the V i'll bet DEUCE \ vou FIVE W.NNEP'/ /COME on, XSOMETHfNS? SOMETHING/)™*^ COME ON.' HORSE IN THIS RACE BY THAT , NAME/ By Bud Fuhcr / r CAN'T LOSE/ I BET TWO BUCKS OH EVERY [/ HORSE IN THIS RAC COME ON/^ # something' V JITTER TW/DDLE - TRANSFER Co aaovers r* I’M YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR MAY I By Arthur Pointer WYLDE AND WOOLY ^ AH/ MAE WEMM, BELLE OF CACTUSVILLE/ HOW ABOUT A DATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON ? By Bert Thomas / WOULDN'T KNOW! YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK ffER // "I've always been a bait fisherman. c <d I guess I'm too old t' change—anyway until I con afford to buy some flys." f 'Mom. can I borrow one of your dresses? Our Club's giving a 'Gay Nineties' partyP Wise Men Say “Women like to sit down with trouble as if it were knitting.”— Ellen Glasgow. “Lettuce is like conversation, it must be fresh and crisp, so spar kling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it."—Charles Dudley War ner. “Justice is what we get when the decision is in our favor.’’—John W. Raper. “The only war I ever approved of was the Trojan War. It was fought over a woman and the men knew what they were fighting for." —William Lyon Phelps. “Recipe for having food taste like that which mother used to make: Walk five miles before dinner."— Elbert Hubbard. Worth It Beginner’s Lack FAIR PAIR The man on the bridge ad dressed the solitary fisherman. “Any lack?" he asked. “Any luck!" was the answer. “Why. I got 40 pike oat of here yesterday." “Do you know who 1 am?" “No," said the fisherman. “I’m the chief magistrate here, and all this estate is mine." “And do yon know who I am?’’ asked the fisherman, quickly. “No." “I’m the biggest liar in Vir ginia." x 5 s Y* r Y‘ u s; Paw Knows Everything Willie—Paw, what does flattery mean? Paw—Flattery is when some liar tells you the nice things you have always thought about yourself, my son. Scott the explorer applied to Lloyd George for assistance for his last polar expedition. The Chan cellor, as he then was, advised Scott to see a certain rich landowner who was interested in polar research. The explorer did so, and again called on Lloyd George. “Were you successful?” asked the Chancellor. “He’s giving me a thousand," was the reply, “but he has under taken to raise 50,000 pounds if I can persuade you to come with me, and I’m to have a million if I man age to leave you there." They Always Do Tommy came home proudly from his first day at schooL “What did you learn in school?" asked his mother. “Nothing,” said Tommy; then, seeing the look of disappointment on her face, he added, “but I learned a lot during recess!" Misery After a girl gets married, she does all she can to get her girl friends into the same kind of trou ble. And yet we talk about Man’s Inhumanity To Man! He had joined a golf club, and on his first round he hit the ball a mighty swipe which by some mira cle landed it in the hole in one. At the second tee came another miracle. Again he did the hole in one, and as the ball disappeared into the hole he turned round, white and trembling. “Gosh!" he breathed. “I thought I’d missed it that time." * Remedial The teacher wrote on the black board: “I ain’t had no fun all sum mer." Then she asked a youngster in the front row: “Harry, what should I do to correct that?" “Mebbe—get a boy friend?” he suggested helpfully. Deflation Note A successful businessman after eight years of absence alighted at the station of the old home town. There was, despite his expecta tion, no one on the platform he knew. No one. , Discouraged, he sought out the station master, a friend from his boyhood. To him at least he would be welcome, and he was about to extend a hearty greeting, when the other spoke first. “Hello, George." he said, “Going away?" rjrj'sSJjr*’. That’s a Poke, Son Down the street came the politi cal boss and his hand-picked Con-, gressman. The latter was inclined to vanity and, as they rounded a corner, he remarked with a self- satisfied expression, "Say did you see that good-looking girl smile at me?" “Smile?" shot back the gruff political boss. "Why, the first time I saw you. I laughed out loud!" Tour to Hades? The American visitor was gazing down into the crater of the famous Greek volcano. Finally he commented, "It sure looks like hell!" "Oh," retorted his guide, “you Americans—you’ve been every where!" Saving Gesture How much to carry baggage? Ten Cents the first parcel, then five cents each for each additional parcel. ,1 will carry the first parcel and you take the other. Angel Identification Scene: The pearly gates. Offstage: "Knock, knock." St. Peter: "Who’s there?" Offstage: "It’s me." St. Peter: "Come in." Offstage: "Knock, knock." St. Peter: "Who’s there," Offstage: "It is J." St. Peter: "Oh, another one of those darn school teachers!" FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE BY ROGER C. WHITMAN Selecting A Water Heater QUESTION i I’m contemplat ing buying a water heater. My water supply has a high lime content and I’d like to know if lime will collect on the walls of a glass-lined heater. 1 don’t know whether to buy a water softener or not. If 1 can get a satisfactory length of service with a glass lined tank, minus a softener, it will mean a real saving for me. Glass lined tanks are guaranteed against rust and corrosion, but 1 wonder if the same holds true when there is lime in the water. ANSWER: The lime would be less likely to stick to a glass lin ing than it would to a rough metal surface. It sounds like a good investment to me. Regarding a water softener, I believe you have the wrong idea as to the cost of of these units. The Architects Samples Exhibi, 101 Park Ave., New York 17, can furnish you with names of manufacturers and you may find that the price of a good one would not be at all excessive. Wheels Are Useful On Lawn Furniture Lawn Furniture On Wheels ■pHIS chaise and chair have rope ^ foundations for the pads, and may be wheeled from place to place. Two patterns are needed for making the set. No. 315 for the chaise and 316 for the table and chair. Patterns are 25c each. Send order to— WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE Drawer 10 Bedford Hills. 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