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Wildlife Studies
Help Sportsmen
Irradiated salmon have been
finding their way back to
home waters in the Pacific
Northwest in quantities
significantly greater than con
trol groups that are not irradi
ated.
The question posed by Dr.
Lauren R. Donaldson of the
University of Washington’s
College of Fisheries: “Why?”
He doesn’t .know the
answer, but intends to find
out. And he says the results
could eventually mean a large
increase in future salmon
production.
The case of the irradiated
salmon was discovered by
Dr. Donaldson, his colleagues,
and his graduate students
while conducting studies at
the University of Washington
under contract to the Atomic
Energy Commission.
Eggs Divided
Dr. Donaldson takes
thousands of salmon eggs and
divides them equally into a
control group and an experi
mental group. The latter
group is irradiated continu
ously with gamma rays
(similar to the familiar X ray)
from the day of spawning
until they are fingerlings.
Each group is then fed for
another 90 days, and all are
given characteristic fin marks
or bands identifying one
group from the other. They
are all released into the same
tributary on the University
campus. Two, three and four
years later the full grown
salmon return to their home
stream to spawn; the irradi
ated group in much greater
quantities.
More Alert?
What are a few of the
possible answers? The irradi
ated salmon have more vigor?
They are more alert and can
evade ocean predators better
than the control group? The
irradiated salmon are disease
resistant? They survive stress
better? Dr. Donaldson is con
tinuing to try to solve this
puzzle —an investigation
which is an off-shoot of and
which goes hand-in-hand with
the AFC -studies.
The case of the irradiated
salmon is not an isolated in
vestigation that bears on the
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field of fish and wildlife con
servation. University faculties,
federal and state conserva
tionists, and fish and wildlife
personnel are beginning to
take advantage of the nuclear
age in their continuing
studies, a good many of
which are directly related to
investigations being carried
on by the AEC and its con
tractors.
Since its inception, the
AEC has been studying the
potential bioenvironmental
effects of nuclear radiation.
In essence, the environmental
radiation research seeks to
determine the movement,
fate, and effect of man-made
radioactivity (and perforce,
natural radiation) in the
natural environment, espe
cially the effects upon plant
and animal life, and in food
chains on land and in waters.
Os particular interest to
sportsmen are those investiga
tions pertaining to mammals
and fish covered by game
laws.
Numerous Studies
To name but a few, the
Atomic Energy Commission
sponsors studies of:
• Elk and grizzly bear
through the University of
Montana’s Cooperative
Wildlife Research Unit,
Missoula.
•Mule deer through the
Colorado Wildlife Research
Unit, and the Department
of Radiation Biology at
Colorado State University,
both at Ft. Collins.
•The homing instincts of
ducks through the Colorado
Wildlife Research Unit.
•Fish population predictions
and migrations by the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
in Tennessee, and by
Battelle-Northwest Labora
tory at Richland, Washing
ton.
Hopefully, studies will lead
to improved methods of
establishing fish and game bag
limits, since radiation re
search may allow increased
accuracy in predicting migra
tion rates of wildlife, over or
under population of a species,
effects of predators, abun
dance and nutritional value of
feed, and breeding habits.
Presbyterian
Minister Is
Kiwanis Speaker
Guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis Club today (Thursday)
will be Rev. Thomas J. White,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Covington. The regular
weekly civic club meeting will
be held at the Teen Can at 1 p.m.
* * *
Dr. Harry Faulkner of Coving
ton, Regional Flight Surgeon of
the Federal Aviation Agency, was
the guest speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club meeting Thurs
day at the Teen Can. Dr. Faul
kner showed a color film on “Air
Traffic Control.”
Kiwanian Donald Stephenson,
program chairman for the mon-
Recreation Unlimited • . .
New Booming Outdoor Sport
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Back in pioneer days, men and sometimes women had to rely on
firearms to hunt food and protect themselves. Today, in our more
comfortable “affluent society”, guns are no longer a necessity, yet
Americans are keeping marksmanship alive in another, more plea
surable, way. Shooting has be-
come one of the nation’s most
popular sports. It's estimated
that some 25,000,000 men and
women hunt game for sport or
break targets on sheet and trap
fields. More than 210,000,000
clay targets are fired at--and
usually hit-by shotgun shoot,
ers (like those shown here) in
the United States every year.
Yet, the very popularity of
shooting has brought with it a
problem: where to shoot? Less
and less land is available to
hunters, and private gun clubs
can't accomodate all the men
and women and youngsters who
want to take up the sport.
Now, one solution has been
provided by a leading diversi
fied manufacturer, Olin Mathie
son Chemical Corporation. Its
Winchester-Western Division is
opening the country’s first na
tionwide network of franchised
commercial recreational shoot
ing areas. Just as golfers can
buy a bucket of balls and smack
them out on public driving
ranges, shooters will be able to
plink day ' birds" thrown up at
public shooting fields - both day
and night.
After operating three such
clubs experimentally in New-
Jersey and Texas, Winchester-
th of December, Introduced the
speaker Thursday.
Three visitors attended the
meeting, Judge Jim Morgan, pre
sident of the Covington Rotary
Club; and Clay Summers and
Bubba Sammons of the NCHS Key
Club.
Rev. Guyton Is
Sunday Speaker
Church Os God
Rev. Terry Guyton will be the
guest speaker at the Covington
Church of God on Newton Drive,
Sunday morning and Sunday night.
This young evangelist Is an in
spiration to the young and the
old. Come and hear him.
Western announced recently
that it would have between
40 and 45 franchised clubs func
tioning coast to coast in the
next twelve months. And, it’s ex
pected that by 1970 there will
be 400 such trap and skeet
shooting facilities, operated un
der local franchises. Many loca
tions are still open.
Both trap and skeet are
governed by national organi
zations that establish the rules
and specifications of registered
shoots, and local, state and na
tional tournaments are held
each year. International trap
is an Olympics event.
According to William L. Wall
ace, vice president and general
manager of the Winchester-
Western Division, Americans
may be shooting up to 300,000,
000 targets and shotshells year
ly by 1970 in Winchester gun
clubs alone —in addition to those
normally expended by sports
men—which looks as though
shooting is going to be a bigger
form of recreation than ever
before.
BY 808 BREWSTER
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PLAN YOUR ATTACK
Fishing, like fottball, re
quires a bit of strategy. And
a good job of “double-teaming”
will work just as well on bash
ful bass as it does on a bruis
ing fullback.
Since many fishing hours
are consumed in finding the
right combination of lure and
fishing depth on a particular
day, say the fishing experts at
Mercury outboards, the use of
and teamwork is highly rec
ommended.
Before casting off from the
dock, spend a few minutes in
a skull-session with your part
ner. Discuss the "playing field”
— its bays, rocky points, weed
beds, dropoffs, etc. How is the
weather likely to affect the
fish? And what are the scout
ing reports of yesterday’s an
glers?
As the plan of attack is map
ped out, each man is given
a specific assignment. In a
boat, it’s usually a case of "you
hit ’em high and I’ll hit ’em
low.”
If the waters are strange and
you’re in the fish-finding stage,
you’ll probably elect to troll.
With two men, both the shal
low and middle, or middle and
lower depths can be tested
simultaneously. The inshore
angler works the shallower
level, while the offshore rod
probes deeper —an efficient,
hour-saving arrangement.
When fish are known to be
in a certain spot, different
combinations of lures should
be tried: floaters and sinkers,
spoons and plugs . . . even
various colors of the same
lure.
"Ganging up” in this manner
may often cut experimenting
and prospecting almost in half,
note the Mercury lads. The
only rule is that two different
approaches should be used at
the same time.
Instead of copying your part
ner’s choice of lure, snap on
what might be his next selec
tion.
My Neighbors
Guv*
“This is our new reward/
punish unit.”
THE COVINGTON NEWS
David E. Dickson
David Eugene Dickson, the
infant son of Sp. 4 and Mrs. Do
uglas E. Dickson of El Paso,
Texas died on December 9. The
baby’s mother is the former
Diane Carter of Covington.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at the graveside at Corn
ish Mountain Cemetery today
(Thursday) December 12, at 11
a.m.
Surviving besides his parents
are the grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. (Billy) Carter, Cov
ington; Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Dickson, Oxford and great-gr
andparents, Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie McGlboney, Covington; Mrs.
Bell Carter, Atlanta; Mrs. Ina
Butler, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Dickson, Rutledge and gr
eat-great-grandmother, Mrs. C.
F. Saxon, Miami, Florida.
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home is in charge of arrange
ments.
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dowels are needed for horizontal
bracing. Get spindles from retail
lumber yard.
Do your Christmas shopping
early. It’s easy, if you buy Sav
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mes Tarrance, Covington; Mrs.
Bessie Tarrance, Atlanta; bro
thers, Robert Allen Reed, with
the US Navy, who was enroute to
San Diego, California from Jack
sonville, for a tour of duty in
Vietnam; Bruce Tarrance, Atlan
ta and one sister, Mrs. Ann Yale,
Atlanta, t.
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More Doubleheaders-That s Ticket
For The Braves 1969 Home Schedule
A record six doubleheaders
are included in the Atlanta Br
aves 1969 home schedule ann
ounced today by President Bill
Bartholomay.
The most attractive Atlanta
home schedule ever also inclu
des more day games, the first
‘Opening Night’ here since 1966,
and seven home games in the
first week of the season aga
inst the Braves chief adversar
ies in the National League’s new
‘Sunshine’ division, San Fran
cisco and Cincinnati.
Opening Night Monday, Apr.
7 at 8:05 p.m. begins a big week
for the Braves, who have ope
ned on the road for the past
two years. San Francisco is
the opponent for the first of
three games, followed by Cin
cinnati for a four-game series
starting Friday night, Apr. 11.
A Sunday doubleheader Apr.
13 against the Reds is the first
of three for Atlanta at home in
1969. Other Sunday twin bills
are June 8 (Pittsburgh) and June
22 (San Francisco).
Twl-night doubleheaders are
scheduled for Monday, June 16
(Houston); Friday, July 18 (San
Diego); and Friday, Aug. 8 (New
York).
The total of six scheduled
doubleheaders is the most to
appear on a Braves schedule
since the club moved to Atlanta
after the 1965 season.
Braves day doubleheaders will
begin at 1:35 p.m. and twl-night
doubleheaders at 6:05 p.m. Si
ngle day games will start at
2:15 p.m., night games at 8:05
p.m.
Division play, 12 Saturday ga
mes, and three games over the
Labor Day weekend against Chi-
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Thursday. Friday, Saturday
December 12, 13, 14
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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
December 15, 16, 17
Ernest Borgnine
Jim Brown
"THE SPLIT"
cago and Pittsburgh are other
home schedule highlights.
Each division opponent—San
Francisco, Cincinnati, Los Ang
eles, Houston and San Diego—
appears here nine times, clubs
in the other division six times.
League champion St. Louis will
be in Atlanta May 26-28 and Aug.
15-17.
The Braves 75 home dates in
clude nine in April, 14 in May,
17 in June, nine In July, 12 in
August, 13 in September and one
in October--a season-ending
game with the Reds Oct. 2 that
could be climactic if the race is
as close as expected.
‘‘Fishing with an Outboard,” a
free 24-page booklet which tells
how to use the mobility afforded
by an outboard rig to catch more
fish, is available from the Kiek
haefer Corporation, Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin.
** * *
Before casting off, a wise skip
per conducts an inspection of his
rig, say the Mercury outboard
people. He should make sure
there is ample gas aboard, as
well as life preservers and em
ergency gear. He should also
check that steering controls and
fuel line are properly connected.
MOONLIT
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Thurs.-Fri., Doc. 12-13
William Holden-Cliff Robertson
"THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE”
In Color
Saturday, December 14
Glenn Ford-George Hamilton
"A TIME FOR KILLING”
In Color
Also
Rod Taylor-Yvette Mimieux
"DARK OF THE SUN”
In Color
Sunday, December 15
"THE YOUNG RUNAWAYS"
In Color
Glenn Ford George Hamilton
"A TIME FOR KILLING"
In Color
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
CLOSED
Thurs., Fri., December 19-20
Hank Williams
"A TIME TO SING”
Also
George Hamilton
"YOUR CHEATING HEART’
Thursday, December 12, 1968
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Also
"STRANGE AFFAIR"
(Color) with Susan George
Saturday, December 14
(Double Feature)
"WAR WAGON"
(Color) with John Wayner
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Also
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Sun., Mon., Tues, Dec. 15-16-17
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