The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, November 30, 1951, Image 3
That Time Again
Yes, for all but the southern-
dwelling members of the angling
fraternity, it’s that time again—
that dismal time when fishing gear
must be put away until Spring
comes again.
However, even in this depressing
act there can be instilled a meas
ure of prolongation of one’s fishing
fun, for the preparation of fishing
tackle for the long winter months
of storage can be engaging and
interesting.
No angler worth the title, any
way, would consider storing his
gear for the winter without putting
it in as good shape as possible for
the months of inactivity.
Re-Store Lines
And that means:
Taking lines from reels and stor
ing them on large-diameter con
tainers, hung where dry air may
circulate through them.
Giving casting reels a good clean
ing and greasing and seeing to it
that automatics are oiled and
greased where they should be and
that single-action reels are well-
cleaned and oiled.
The storing of reels in places
where the cold will not cause
grease or oil to congeal.
The wiping dry of all fly rods,
inspection of ferrules and guides
and taking care to store bamboo
rods In places where there will
not be a great variation in heat or
cold at any one time. A very thin
coating of fine oil on steel rods
will protect the finish during the
winter, but glass rods will need no
care other than a good wiping-dry
of the surfaces and an inspection
of the guides and wrappings. Win
ter offers a good time to repla'ce
worn eyes and rework frayed wrap
pings.
Clean Tackle Box
Going through the tackle box and
cleaning much-used plugs and re
furbishing the metal hardware on
same.
Checking one’s fly book for worn
or frayed flies and steaming wilted
hackle to bring back its erectness.
Looking through upcoming cata
logs of next season’s tackle offer
ings—probably the brightest ac
tivity in the angler’s indoor sports
during the winter season.
AAA
Now You Know
During the summer months, fish
ermen, resort owners and others
are occasionally disturbed to find
dead fish floating in the water or
washed up on shore on some of
the many lakes in Wisconsin.
Although sometimes the mortality
is small, at other times the dead
fish are found in sufficient num
bers to warrant a fishery investiga
tion. The appearance of a fish
mortality mi a lake during July or
August is aptly called “summer-
kill.”
In any discussion of the reasons
behind a summer-kill on a lake,
reference should be made to some
of the factors that could be re
sponsible. These are:
1. Natural mortality due to old
age.
2. Natural mortality following
spawning.
3. parasites and diseases.
4. High temperature of the water.
5. Depletion of dissolved oxygen
in the water.
6. Beaching of fish by storms and
stranding of fish in pockets
by rapid changes in the water
level.
7. Shortage of the proper kind of
food or consumption of improp
er kind of food.
8. Pollution.
9. Mechanical injuries due to (a)
wave action (sand in gills,
etc.); Cb) commercial and state
fishing gear (various types of
nets); and (c) sport fishermen.
10. Detrimental effects of aquatic
plant Bfe.
AAA
About the only protective weapon
the toad bat it a milky fluid which
they can give off and which is ob
noxious tm dogs.
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Trolling for Perch
Both white and yellow perch of
ten are caught by trolling. Most
fishermen use fly rods or bait
casting tackle, and they troll bright
spinners with blades about an inch
long, followed by a snelled hook
baited with worms. The problem
here, just as in fishing for perch
by any other method, is to find the
fish. They usually strike readily
once the proper depth and the right
location are determined.
Shallow trolling will help you find
the fish.
AAA
Fishing Frogs
There are many anglers who do
>t like to fish frogs and won’t do
because of the humane element
solved, but for those who haven’t
iy such scruples, here’s a tip:
hen fishing frogs below the sur-
ce, they should be fished like
Innows and a float may be used
not, as fits the desires of the
gler.
There are two schools of thought
i the frog as bait, but most will
gue minnows are better.
NATIONAL AQUARIUM
1,500 Species of Marine Life
Housed by National Acquarium
WNU Washington Bureau
The National Aquarium in Wash-
ngton, although housed in the De
partment of Commerce building,
has been operated by the Fish and
Wildlife Service under the Depart
ment of Interior since 1940. In that
year, the service was created by
the consolidation of the Bureau of
Fisheries of Commerce and the
Bureau of Biological Survey of the
Department of Agriculture.
The original aquarium, estab
lished in 1888 by the former U.S.
Fish Commission, occupied an old
pre-Civil War building in another
part of the city. When the present
Commerce building was built in
1932, the fish were moved to the
new and larger aquarium wider the
main lobby, but operation contin
ues by the Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice.
EvSCRE
By INEZ GERHARD
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D OROTHY L A M O U R, Para
mount’s “Road” girl, who
landed in a circus when Cecil B.
DeMille picked her to play the
worldly wise “iron jaw girl” in
“The Greatest Show on Earth”,
will always be associated with the
sarong that she made famous. Yet
she has worn it in only 12 of her
many films But it made her fa
mous a year and a half after she
broke into films, following three
years as vocalist with Herbie Kay’s
band and a short career as a radio
singer. She probably has more
DOROTHY LAMOUR
friends among the studio “little
people” than any other star; she
says they’re the ones who have
made it possible for her to get
ahead.
Gene Tierney, one of Hollywood’s
best dressed women, says she al
ways gets caught in slacks and a
sweater on Beverly Drive, in Bev
erly Hills, where she does most of
her shopping. Just as sure as she
dashes out in a hurry to make some
purchases “There I am in my
slacks, and I meet somebody like
Joan Crawford looking like a movie
queen.”
Jean Simmons, the little English
actress under contract to RKO,
who will have the starring role in
“Pilate’s Wife”, has had a spec
tacular career. Her “Ophelia” in
Olivier’s “Hamldt” made her fa
mous, and she ranks fourth in
Fame’s poll of international film fa
vorites. She is currently before the
cameras in “Androcles and the
Lion”.
CHOKW
The present aquarium occupies
a floor space of about 14,000 square
feet, and has 50 tanks which hold
about 30,000 gallons of water. The
water is changed on an average of
three times a day. Since the aquar
ium is situated below the sewer
level, the water is drained into
underground reservoirs which
must, in turn be pumped out, an
expensive operation.
The* heavily chlorinated city
water supply, which the aquarium
uses, is a constant problem because
chlorine would mean overnight
death to the fish. All the water used
must therefore pass through car
bon filters. Temperature control
must also be watched carefully
The hot Washington summers re
quire complete refrigeration of the
tanks of northern fishes, and the
warm water of the tropics must be
duplicated in those tanks which
have fish accustomed to that cli
mate.
The aquarium now houses 1500
individual kinds of fish of which
the rarest is a collection of albino
catfish—the only such collection
now in this country. Another great
attraction to the 250,000 visitors
each year is Siamese Sue, a tiny
turtle with one body but two
heads. Sue is a perfect example
of turtle frustration. Each brain
controls the set of legs on its side
so that indecision as to whether
she’s going to move or stay still
is a major factor in Sue’s life.
Each head must be fed simultane
ously or. the other one will try to
grab the food. Sue has grown from
the size of a quarter to about the
size of a silver dollar in the two
years that she’s been at the aquar
ium. A two-headed turtle usually
lives only a few months.
THE NATIONAL Aquarium seeks
primarily to maintain an attractive
display of the principal fresh-water
game fishes which are propagated
and distributed throughout interior
waters of the country, John C,.
Pearson, director of the aquarium,
says.
Reactions of aquarium specta
tors are watched as carefully as
the behavior of the fishes them
selves. It has been noticed that
women like the fancy Oriental gold
fish, the black Chinese Moors, and
the multi-colored Shubunkins. Men
seem to prefer the rainbow and
brook trout while Siamese Sue re
mains the favorite of most chil
dren. The most generally liked at
traction, however, is the shallow
pool filled with turtles of all vari
eties.
Future improvements to the
aquarium call for better lighting
effects in the display tanks. They
are all electrically lighted now with
the surrounding area kept just a
bit darker so as to better show off
the displays. More naturalistic
backgrounds for the exhibits is
another aim. Real moss grows
in the tanks, but most of the green
ery used is bamboo because it re
tains its color under water for a
longer period than most other
types of greens. Aquarium officials
also hope for a more complete dis
play of native food and game fish
so well appreciated by many mil
lions of American fishermen.
The attendents are occasionally
offered bribes by thoughtful vis
itors who want to take a fancy
goldfish home to the children. A
“gem collector” once offered $5
for a pearl-bearing oyster from
Hawaii. As Mr. Pearson says, a
good motto for any aquarium man
agement is: “If it fits into a
pocket, keep it locked up.”
ACROSS
1. As aforesaid
6. Talk
10. Climbing
plants
11. Part in
a play
12. Shun
13. Puzzle
14. Twining
plant
15. Tie
16. Fish
17. DirUes
19. Novel
21. Indefinits
article
22. Prepare for
publication
26. A split
28. Dropsy
29. Serf
30. Affirmative
vote (var.)
31. Pen point
32. More
uncommon
35. Sign of
Infinitive
36. Floods
39. Glacial
ridges
41. Wall
tapestry
42. Leaves
out
43. Patron
saint of
Norway
44. Anoint
(obs.)
45. Like wire
46. Endured
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2. Former
Russian
czar
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3. Surges
4. Elevation
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5. Bone
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6. Intersected
7. Throng
8. Toward
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bird
12. Demon-
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13. Chum
15. Paddle-like
process
18. Tree
20. Pale
23. Lair
24. Copied
25. Small
drums
27. Validate
28. Organ of
seeing
30. Land-
measures
33. Roman
money
34. Famous
Shake
spearian
character
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BRIGHT SUNSET
By Frances Rider
A BOVE the brow of grim El Huer
fano a pale pink cloud was
fluffing out her rose-edged ruffles.
Desbah lifted her dark, eyes from
the blanket she was weaving. For
a moment the
brown hands were
still, then they
took up the wool
again and the de
sign continued to grow. She must
work while there was still light upon
the mile high mesa about her, for
inside the hogan it was difficult to
blend the grays and browns of the
sheep’s fleece.
A breeze stirred her hair and
again her glance sought the cloud.
Ah! Just as she had expected, the
wind from the north had brought
another cloud and although at first
the pretty pink cloud slipped behind
El Huerfano and pretended to hide,
soon the two would touch and
merge. Desbah had watched them
often.
"For quilted clouds are mating,
high
Above the plains in the summer
sky— n
she and Yazza
Yazza the Long was a silversmith.
Like many Navajo men he fashioned
sturdy enduring jewelry from coin
silver and engraved it with simple
lines signifying good fortune and
long life. Desbah looked down proud
ly at her wrist.
Yazza was different from the
others. It was he who had made
the bracelet she wore. He had deco
rated it with the thunderbird. A
square turquoise was set on either
side and beside them flowering
cacti, symbolizing courtship. It
meant that Yazza and she would
like to marry and build a squat
GRASSROOTS
Officials Should Be Legally and Morally Honest
By Wright A. Patterson
r ’ MAY BE within the letter of the
law, but it is not within the
spirit of the law for those holding
government positions or having
government influence to use their
influence cn behalf of people or
corporations seeking government
loans from R.F.C.
It is verjT possible that the man
holding the position of head of the
Democratic party could not be con
victed for indicating to officials of
the R.F.C. that he might have a
hand in keeping them on the job.
or naming someone for the job of
director of R.F.C. What he did was
undoubtedly legal, but it represent
ed a lack of morality the people ex
pect from those holding positions of
public trust.
Had the same thing happened
daring the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt, Boyle
would have continued on the
job he held for just the few min
utes it took the President to fire
him. But we have degenerated
morally since the days of Theo
dore Roosevelt and are doing
now what was done during the
days of Harding. But the Hard
ing crew was not wise enough
to violate only the spirit of the
law. They violated the letter of
the law, and were caught in the
toils of justice.
Abraham Lincoln said “the re
public cannot live half free and
half slave.” Today he would say, as
others are saying, “the nation can
not live half legally honest, but
half morally dishonest,” and moral
dishonesty should not be counte
nanced.
There can be no place in American
Public life for either those who exert
influence through holding places of
power, or for those who demonstrate
that they are susceptible to influence,
whether that influence be paid for in
the form of deepfreeze units, mink
coats, free hotel bills, free vacations,
or as attorney fees. All such rewards
are but bribes, and both the bribe
taker, and the bribe-giver should
be summarily discharged from any
form of government service. Our
public officials must be both legally
and morally honest, whether they be
cabinet officers or clerks.
To the men folks of the nation it
seems hardly fair that they should
have to pay the present exorbitant
charges of the barbers and at the
same time must collectively pay for
the “prettying up” of the members
of the United States senate. But the
recent action of the senate forces
them to do just that.
The senators will get their hair
cuts, their shampoos, their shaves,
and all the other items the barbers
can suggest as something needed at
public expense. The tickets will be
handed to the tax payers.
Each hair cut will be the same $1
charge whether the senator be a
baldy, or one having a luxuriant
crop. The tax paying public will
pay the $1, plus the charges for all
the extras. The cost to the people
for the tonsorial needs of the sen
ators will be more than 51300 more
for this year than for last. But the
senators will pay their own tips, if
any.
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At about the time of the starting
of the Korean war, living costs
were going up faster than at any
time since then. At that time, con
gress gave the President control
legislation which he then said' he
did not want, did not need and
would not use. Now the President is
condemning congress for not giving
him the control legislation he did
not want, and did not use, and now
living costs are leveling off at
about the point they reached at the
start of the Korean war. Congress
feels the President is inconsistent.
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Instead of raising the postage
rates, which the people must pay.
congress might well cut out better
than three billions of cost for the
propaganda services that are of no
benefit to' any one unless it be the
heads of departments who wish to
justify their existence. It does not
present factual information regard
ing the operations of government.
Because it is propaganda, not fact
ual, reputable publications will not
use it. The some 30,000 people em
ployed in its production and dis
tribution, costing more than three
billions a year, is an entirely un
warranted expense. Saving that
three billion would represent a real
economy that would mean far more
than the adding of a few hundred
millions in an increase In postage
rates.
Farm Scrap Harvest
Reported a Success
Farmers Can Sell All
Scrap Iron and Steel
The national farm scrap harvest
conducted between October 15 and
November 15 has been termed a
success by the steel industry, pro
ducing millions of tons of scrap
iron and steel badly needed for
making new steeL
Although the drive is over, farm
ers should continue to collect the
scrapped machinery about their
farms and sell it to dealers. It is
a good way to keep the farm prem-
harvest and sell
year SCRAP
to help produce the
thiegs yon need
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' 7Uv& St Tfaur/
Coming toward her was a tall
figure black against the flaming
sky.
round hogan of their own. If only
they had the money for a license.
The winter had been long and
cold; and the summer rains
scanty. Her father’s sheep had
died off. The few left were weak
because they hadn’t enough
gamma grass. Desbah looked at
them now, grazing at a distance
among the sun-baked stones.
Among them several children
played a game with pebbles.
The blanket was nearly finished
but she could not try to sell it. She
would have to trade it for overalls
and calico and flour. The few re
maining sheep' needed salt.
E L Huerfano’s far lonely peak was
afire with the sunset as Desbah
rose aad went to the door. Yazza
had gone to the mission that after
noon and soon he would pass on Ids
way back. When Desbah was twelve
she had spent a few weeks at the
mission school. Only orphans could
stay longer. There was too little
money. Remembering the services
she had attended there she moved
her lips in unaccustomed prayer.
When she lifted her head she saw
a tall figure black against the flam
ing sky. It was Yazza. Coming to
ward her he held out his hands
showing her many bills and much
silver. Desbah had never seen that
miich money all at once.
“Oh, Yazza! Tell me.”
Yazza spoke with no excite
ment in his voice.' “At the mis
sion was a letter. The irdy read
it to me. A store in California
wants all my rings, all my pins,
all my bracelets. When I make
more we will get more money.”
Beneath the beaded band his
eyes sparkled with th£ glory of
the sunset and his own pride.
“Yazza, Yazza, it is good. Now
we can get the license.”
“Not yet, my patient one. My
parents have debts. I must help
them.”
“But you said there would be
more money when you make more
bracelets and pins.”
“Yes, my patient one, but first—”
Yazza drew from his pocket a jewel
like piece of petrified stone. “Why
do you think I polished and polished
this tiny stone?”
Shyly Desbah looked into Yazza’s
eyes. “For our wedding ring?”
“For our wedding ring. Tonight
I will burn the candle low while I
make the ring for you.”
‘Then tomorrow you will make
the things to sell?”
‘Tomorrow, vaf patient one, I
will make the things to selL”
Shadows slipped along the sides
of El Huerfano and filled the ar-
royo. From behind the tall lonely
peak slipped into view one cloud
with just a tinge of pink ruffles at
one edge.
Loading Platform
• The above sketch of a loading
platform is one any farmer
handy with tools can build. The
main Idea is to build it on skids
so it can be moved about the
farm as desired. The railing
can be made detachable to
make it easier for loading farm
machinery. The uprights would
require 4x4 lumber and the
platform V planks.
Shearing Lamb Faces
Will Increase Gains
Shearing the faces of heavily-
wooled feeder lambs will increase
gains, according to Graydon Blank,
extension animal husbandry spe
cialist at Michigan State College.
Blank explained that lam^s can
see better without a heavy crop
of wool around their eyes. After
shearing they’ll find the teed trough
more quickly, will eat better and
will gain much more rapidly, spe-
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JOAN STUART TRANSFERS
Waterlilies in Soft Greens, Pink
Sleepy Horse Loved by Children
ises cleaned up and, although scrap
does not sell for big prices, the
fiancial return does mean some
thing.
The steel industry continues to
need the broken tractor parts,
rusted and worn out implements,
plow points, outdated horse drawn
equipment, old cultivators, broken
shovels and similar equipment thal
can be found on almost every
American farm. There are about
25' tons of iron and steel on the
average farm.
Farm scrap can be a major
source of the 36,000,000 tons ol
scrap that are needed by the stee
mills this year. It takes that much
scrap to produce 110,000,000 tom
of steel that mills in our country
have as their goal for 1951.
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to be ironed off onto your materials. Simple, easy to
make gift-making inexpensive!
D OTTIE, the Sleepy Horse is beloved by children when used
pajamas, quilts, towels, play suits. No embroidery needed;
are red and black; motifs measure 3 and 4 inches.
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Cheaper Way to Fatten
Beef Cattle Outlined
G. A. Branaman, Michigan State
College animal husbandry author
ity, reports that full "feeding grain
is the quickest way to get a steer
to market, but it isn’t necessarily
the cheapest or the most profitable.
Plain cattle, for instance, should
be fed longer and more cheaply
than u*ll-bred steers of good type.
“Corn silage full-fed along with
protein supplement may replace
all the grain for plain steers when
fed a longer time,” he comments.
“Yearling steers usually are fed
from 4 to 7 months, depending on
their grade and quality, and the
amount of grain fed. Calves require
a longer time to fatten and 2-year-
olds a shorter time.
Wintering calves on roughage,
then pasturing for part or all of
the summer without grain results
in cheap gains. Under present cat
tle and feed prices it is possible
to pasture cattle for two summers,
feeding roughage in winter. These
animals may be grain fed for a
short time or sold' as grass-fat
cattle. ^ .
Flower Holder
You can make a handy flower
holder by sticking a potato full of
holes with an ice pick for the
stems. Then cut a sliver off the
bottom to make it steady.
• • •
Wiring Load
If your electric light blinks when
you plug in your iron or other elec
trical equipment the wiring is
overloaded. When this happens
it’s a good idea to see what can
be done iq relieve the load if you
want to prevent a fire.
• • •
Salad Rule
A time-honored and approved
rule for choice of dressings is to
use French dressing for dinner
salads which accompany a meal,
and mayonnaise or cooked dress
ings for some of the more substan
tial salads.
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