Combined with OUTDOOR GEORGIA Single Ceplea 10 Centa Yearly Subacrlptlon $1.50 'Wildlife Month' Being Observed In Louisiana BATON ROUGE, La.-April is "Wildlife Conservation Month" in Louisiana, and during the next 30 days one of the most pretentious programs ever undertaken for the benefit of conservation will unfold in the Bayou State under sponsorship of the De- partment of Wildlife and Fisheries, headed by Commissioner John G. Appel. APR 12 1~~ I NlYERS\TY Of GEORG\. Governor Jimmie H. Davis has proclaimed April as "Wildlife Con- servation Month" and over 100 speeches will be made, all designed to supplement actual work in the woods and waters. Participants GEORGIA STRIPER- V. J. Irisboris, of Albany, Ga., landed this hope to arouse the citizenry of Louisiana to the importance of protecting and utilizing the vast Fishing is America's greatest outdoor sport. Georgian Fined $ 3 0 0 35-pound striped bass from Mucka- $47,000,000 outdoor indusbry with foonee Creek below the power dam , an eye on the future. The Amerion the Flint River in March. He was can Legion . will take an active using a Creek Chub Pike minnow, part, along with Outdoor Life Pflueger reel and South Bend rod. Bigmouths Mad in Lake Burton For Baited Dove Hunt Magazine, which has scheduled full-pag\! ads in leading daily newspapers. The Louisiana Wildlife Federation. numbering many sportsmen, will old its first post- Violators of the game hws paid $2.317..40 . ; F ebruary < accot;dfng to tlie Georgia Game and. Fish Comrrussion, which--BAYOtJ --~-~,~....._;;..;.:..::. c---__ :t~UR ' _.. war convention at the ' Heidelberg Hotel here April 13-14-. Speakers reported. that judges hav~ ~~en cooperating :angers m enforcement actlv1bes.. , . with wildlife NET "8ll" 239' 066 LAKE BURTON, Ga.-Bigmouth bass began hitting earnestly here the last week in March and Char- on the Federation's program include Governor Davis, Commi:tbaw Sound .....-....-...... 0 09 0 25 St. Cath erines Sound...... 0 30 0 32 Sapelo Light, Doi:Joy S. 0 21 0 21 Brunswick Outer Bar...... 0 09 0 10 Hilton H ead (S. C.) ...... 0 Ql 0 00 At SavHnna h current continues to ebb 1 hr. a nd 30 min. after low water: cur... r e nt contin ues to flood 30 min. after hi g h wnter. EST APRIL EST Ht. of High Tide Above M.L. W. High Water Low Water in Ft. AM F-M AM PM AM PM 7:03 7:25 0:58 1:20 7.4 7.7 7 :48 8:10 I :44 2:03 7.5 8.0 8 :35 8:58 9:21 9:47 5 10:10 10:38 2 :32 3:20 4 :10 2 :47 3:33 4 :23 7.6 7.8 7.0 8.1 8. 1 7.9 6 11 :04 11 :35 5:04 5:17 6. 7 7.5 7 12:01 6 :04 6:18 6 .3 8 0:40 I :10 7 :1 0 7 :27 7.1 5. 9 I :48 2 :22 8:20 8:39 6.8 5.8 2 :57 3:35 9:30 9 :4~ 6.6 5.9 4:08 4 :37 10:29 10:49 6.7 6.2 5:04 5:30 II :23 II : 44 6. 7 6.6 5:53 6: 17 12 :06 6.8 6.8 6:33 6:56 0 :~0 12:47 6.8 7.0 7 :11 7 :;l3 1:11 I :24 6.8 7.2 7 :48 8:09 1:00 1 :5g 6.i 7.2 8:23 8:43 2 :27 2:33 6.6 7.2 8:57 9: 18 3 :01 3:05 6.4 7.1 9:3 1 9:52 3:37 3: 41 6.2 6.9 10:08 10 :30 4:20 4 :17 5.9 6. 7 10 :49 II :14 4 :57 4:58 5.7 6.5 11 :37 5 :43 5:45 5.4 0:02 12 :3;) 6:38 6:42 6. 3 5.2 0:59 1 :32 7:39 7 :47 6.2 5.3 2:0 1 2:~5 8 :40 8:56 6.1 5.5 3 :on 3 :~7 9:39 9:59 6.3 5. 9 4:05 4 :35 10:31 10 :54 6.5 6.5 4 :58 !\ :26 II :20 II :48 6.8 7.1 5:49 6:17 12:07 7.1 7.7 6:36 7 :P2 0 :37 12 :5 1 7.3 8.2 MOON'S PHASES 11M TW-Foot to COJidl.. !iODyour cloe of ba1 lure, except Boltimore Minnow or goldfish may be us~d . Not more than one rod and reel shall be in use at one time by pe mittee. .EASTMAN.-B. D. Parkerson went quail hunting the last week of the season and his dog pointed before he had SOUTHERN OUTDOORS Corner Pryor & Auburn Atlanta, Ga. TIME- Fis hinq will be permitted fr om light unt il dork. asssembled his gun. 1 Before he could flush the Here's my $1.50. Please send a year (24 issues) to: birds a fox darted through Name..................................................................................'......................................................................:. Serving ~A "Did you say he was a ra~bit hound?" the grass and beat him to it. The fox and the birds escaped untouched. "Just 1my luck:." moaned Parkerson. Address................................................................................... .......City.............................................. GOOD FOOD for over DOttT &tOOK. We can furnish proof you've been fishing I leptune Seafood Co~ 12 North Broad Street Elliott Gatehouse, Dexter Gatehouse Owners Announcing the opening of 16 YEARS PIG'N WHISTLI ATLANTA THE BEST Jor in equipment HUNTING FISHING BOATING KLECKLEY'S 201 So. Main Gainesville HUNTING AND F1SHING is a mo nthly moga- _zine crammed full of hunting, fishing, camp- ing , dog and boatinq stories and pictures, involuable informatior about qun s, fishing ta ckle, game law changes , best plo ce~ to fish and hunt- countless ideas that will add more fun to your da ys ohead. s,..clal Trlol Offer Send 25c in stomps or coin and we will send you Hunting & Fishinq for six months. HUNTING & fiSHING MAGAZINE 297 SPfo-n'o 8ltfg. loo-, Maio. SOUTHERN FISHE.RIES 535 1Oth St. at Hemphill Ave., N. W. FISHING MINNOWS - GOLD FISH - BAIT CAPACITY 100,000 fish Visitors Welcome 7 a. m. to 11 a. m. OPEN FOR BUSINESS APRIL 15 DuPont Forn1s Club Some farmers in early days dis- infected grain seed by soaking in sea water. ~ WILMINGTON, Del. - With a sound wildlife conservation and charter membership of 178, the restoration practices and the fur- first chapter of the Du Pont Fish therance of good sportsmanship, and Game Association has been the association is mapping a com- organized here, headquarters city prehensive program of activities. for the Du Pont Company. Officials It is the desire of the Wil.mington of the new organization predict chapter to assist in the organiza- the membership will increase to tion of similar groups at every 500 within a short time. Du Pont plant throughout the Dedicated to the promotion of country. THE SPORTSMAN'S FRIEND YELLOW CABS WA. 0200 A. G. Hendley, President There i this about outboard motorsyou don't have to guess which one will uit you best. For more than 20 years we've said, "Get into a boat and see for yourself." This, together with the testimony of thousands of owners, is the best way we know to impress you with the QUALITY of Johnson Sea-Horses. There is No Substitute for E xperience Staacil Motor Co. Gainesville, Ga. SUWANNEE RIVER Small camp sites or large tracts for hunting and fishing preserves on this famous stream. Finest bass fishing on earth. Abundance of deer, turkeys, qua il, small game. Accessible by railroad and auto (U . S. Highways 19 and -41). Reasonable. Write- R. D. HOGUE P. 0. Box 11>3 AtIa nta, Ga. we still say that empty seats at game meetings, or indifference on the part of sportsmen, is a sure way to destroy hunting and fishing. ~~ ~unckS AIR MIX 'PUMP ACTION MINNOW PAIL ?reeps em alive/ I 1. ,.r.; . I ;;;;$1 .,. 4'YsA,1N NO'IIS Headquarters for Kudzu Club of Georgia Pulpwood Operators American Legion Conservationists Sportsmen HENRY GRADY .HOTEL ATLANTA Jim Page, Manager Add 30c Postage HOW IT WORKS Upstroke raises minnows. Downstroke compresses air and recharges water with lifegiving oxygen. DO YOU KNOW? The wind and waves are nature's way of recharging water as air contains 21 /o of life giving oxygen. Artificially, this same action results when discharging compressed air under water. AIRMIX is a 12 quart minnow pail with a built-in double duty air compressor. When the disc plunger is raised to the full upstroke, air is trapped above the water; likewise, the minnows have access to free air. On the downstroke, this trapped air is forced into the water. Most damage to minnows results while being transported. Airmix solves this problem. While cold water has greater oxygen capacity than Warm water, temperature is not a rel~able indicator. Be sure to "pump" oxygen in at frequent intervals the easy "Airmix" way. You save minnows- you save money. STREET AT AUBURN ~ ... Where friends and the Outdoors Meet ~ Q., Phone MAin 7137 e Pryor at Auburn, Atlanta 3, Ga. < JOHN MARTIN . ..... Editor and Publisher ASSOCIATE EDITORS CHARLES ELLIOn DEAN HUNTER J,OU WilliAMS PARSON S. GUNN HENRY P. DAVIS JACK PICKEREL Southern Outdoors is a trade and technical newspaper, publishing trade and technical news for sportsmen, sporting Qoods dealers and the industry. Issued semi-monthly by Southern Outdoors, Pryor at Auburn, Atlanta 3, Ga . Yearly subscription, $1.50; single copies, IOc Writers Point To Lookout In May, Georgia will play joint REPORT ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO US AND TO THE POST OFFICE. Your post office will not forw.ard your copies of Southern O utdoors unless forward postage is provided by you. We cannot replace copies not delivered through your fa ilu re to notify us at least 15 days before. the date of issue. Ser:d both old and new addresses. Southern Outdoors is not responsible for advance payments to representatives or agents. All publications are entitled to use for republication all news credited to Southern Outdoors. Entered at the Atlanta post office as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1879. host to the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Some 400 writers, from all of the 48 states, will meet in Chattanooga, where officiiils from North Carolina, Ten- nrssee, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou- Bob-White Incorporated isiana and Georgia will take part in the program to show the scrib- From deep in the heart of Texas there has come into our blers of outdoor copy just how conservation picture a cheery note that could ultimately fast the South is moving ahead in mean more to the South's. quail population than anything since the days of the small-patch farmer. A group of Houston sportsmen proposes to organize a fight to bring back the bob-white quail within shooting range of the man of the game and fish conservation work. Affable Lou Williams, writer, ftyrod artizan and general chairman of the occasion, has arranged a complete program. The outdoor street, from whom sights this great game bird gradually is writers will have more than a disappearing. taste of trout and bass fishing in The Houstonians have expressed a desire to undertake for four states. They will have a the quail what Ducks Unlimited has done for waterfowl. chance to compare Georgia and Ducks Unlimited has channeled the duck hunter's donated Louisiana sea food. They will see dollars into restoration work that has paid off with increasings flocks in the flyways and over the decoys. The news from Texas is the first development in what we sincerely the Tennessee Valley, the Great Smokies, the other beauty spots of the Southern highlands. There will be boat races, beagle trials, hope will become a sweeping movement over the whole South skeet shoots, southern barbecues to restore the quail, the grandest game bird in the world. and as much other activity as a Sportsmen in other states where this No. 1 game bird is 40-ring circus. Interwoven into it decreasing in numbers-and this applies to every southern a:ll will be the part that the South state-have been waiting for an answer to their problem. is playing in national Bob-White Incorporated has the makings of providing it. servation. The far-sighted gentlemen who foundEd this organization FISH IN GEORGIA have our moral and active support. We hope it will grow far The outdoor writers themselves beyond the boundaries of the Lone Star State. are an interesting group. To the association belong the men whose oens and typewriters bring to the Fisherman's Prayer p~ople of America the facts "nd stories of the out-of-doors. Some are outdoor editors of daily news- D ear Lord, w h en Gabriel blows his blast And I come hom e to rest at last, Don' t m easure m e for harp and wings, papers, some are owners and publishers of magazines. Some are writers who make their living by writing the stories you read in the L et me have instead these things: Som e tackle and a rod and reel, A pair of waders and a creel, hunting and fishing magazines. Unfortunately, the scribes will see only a small part of Georgia. 'ust as they will see only bits of A gushing, frothy , glacial stream, A quiet lak e by which to dream; the other states. A fishing trip has been arranged for a small group of the association on one of the An angel pal with w hom to angle, Magic lin es that will not tangle; trout streams, and a sea food dinner has been proposed on a Georgia brow of Lookout Mountain. And permission, Lord, with fingers crossed, To lie about th e fish I lost. -Federated R. I. Sportsman There will be other side trips into Georgia for those who want to know more about the -history and beauty of the .Cracker State. -~;;~~~~=;:;::;::;::;::=:;;=;;;;~;;;;=========~ =;~~;:===~' ~ouTthhiesrnis one example of how states are working the to- gether as a team in conservation work. Lou Williams could have uandled this meeting alone, be- ._.., .- .se Chattanooga and the State of Te ' essee are behind him and his pru..; ram. But he gave his sis- ter st.u.es a chance to participate in th~ 1.rogram. He issued the invitati H as a regional instead of a city or state affair. And the states Cast your eye on the fish luringest Ay and spinner assortment that e\er set fish to strikin'l Only thing is , some fellers claim they responded as a group. SOMF. ' HI NG TO OFFER Geo!"gia now has a program of attracting visitors to our state catch their Jimit too soon frorft all over the nation. Business -one swore a trout men who are thinking ahead real- grabbed one o' these sterling silver spinners right ize that we are entering an age off'n his shirt! You'll like of travel, in which the south's em- these 01' Skipper Charmers pire state should be a focal point .. . they're different! for those who seek out history, beauty and hospitality. They real- SURE LURES FOR BASS, TROUT OR PAN FISH ize, too, that. any state which has something real to offer the trav- Imagine fishin" with a sterling silver spinner! Yon get two in a set of 01" Skipper Charmers, plus my new magic cloth for darkenin ' or brightenin' the spinner to suit your own fishin' notions. Also three tan talizin' de luxe Hies with exclusive "lucky tails." All comes in a stout, handy pocket case. Makes a great gift. At .good dealers . Or clip the coupon right now and send $2 .95, plus 5 cents for postage. Immediate delivery! eling public, can make a big busi- 01' Skipper, Dept..G, \Vynne Precision Co., Griffin, Ga. ness out of recreation. Therefore, the Outdoor Writers' I enclose S for sets of 01" Skipper Charmers ($3.00 per set, meeting so close to our northern 1 boundary may be one of the prepaid). means of bringing to the atten- Name_________________________ tion of our neighbors in all the other states the possibilities of Street Address.________________ finding complete relaxation or en- C_L~ity~~ ::::::::::::::s:l:at~e~===== 11 joyment Rt"d ge. in the southern Blue True, story of the opossum in pictures. Family Facts The Lowly Opossunt Few wild animals have stirred the imagination of man as much as the lowly opossum. The nature of their birth and nurture has been cause for much speculation even among students , of natural history. The reproductive organs do not differ essentially from those of other warm-blooded mammals nor is there essential difference in the act.Tht embryonic condition in which the young are born and the way in which they are nurtured is, however, quite differ- ent from other native mammals. According to careful observers who have reared opossums in captivity, the young are born within 12 to 13 days after a successful mating. At birth they appear to be very poorly developed and measure less than an inch in length. Immediately after birth the opossum sow licks the embryonic fluid from the new-born young, which work their way by a crawling motion to and into the pouch. The pouch is furred and encompasses the teats, of which there usually are 13. Recor<,ls indicate that as many as 18 young have been born in a single litter. The number of teats is not, of course, sufficient to accommodate this number of young and presumably those unsuccessful in finding a source of food perish. The usual number of young found in a pouch is six or seven. Seven was the number found in the female shown in the accompanying photographs. The pouch can be almost completely closed by muscular action and thus afford considerable protection to the young. After four to five weeks of . confinement within th~ pouch the young attain a size approximately that of a small rat and venture forth from their shelter. The brood remain together with the mother for about two months before separating and going their separate travels in quest of food . and shelter. Only one brood a year is generally raised by each female in northern states. However, in the South, sows often contribute two or more litters in a spring and summer. JAMES G. WILCOX INSURANCE. COMPANY GENERAL INSURANCE 301 Ten Pryor Street lulldlng ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA Phone WAlnut 4410 By HENRY P. DAVIS America's hunters and anglers spent more than $26,000,000 for the mere privilege to enjoy their during the fiscal _ .,.....__, year ending June 30, 1945. The amount, w h i c h totaled $26,092,5 6 3, represents the purchase of 8,190,001 hunting licenses and 8,280,232 fishing licenses in the 48 states of the nation. This does not necessarily mean that 16,471,133 different sportsbought licenses to hunt or for many of these individuals purchased both. Nor does it mean that only 16,471.133 sportsmen wet lines or fired guns, for in many states it is not necessary for a landowner to procure a license to hunt or fish on his own property. PERFECTION What sport to glide silently into and around your favorite haunts .. How rest ful this vibrationless aetion as you slip along through the glistening water .. Qu iet, smooth, de pendable .. A Le Jay ELECTROL brings all these ad- vantages to the thor- 'ough sportsman who wants eomplete sports equipment. Operates on 6 or 12-volt ry , starts at snap of switeh, has variable speeds and 360 steering. For troll- ing, bait. easting, fly. easting and many other sports purposes- the LeJay ELECTROL is a motor pal whose aequaintanee you'll be mighty happy to make. Full line of equipment for all OUTDOOR SPORTS NEAR-EVEN COUNT It does mean, however, that a total of 1,135,398 more hunting and fishing licenses were sold than in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944. Hunting licenses increased 685,643 for an additional. revenue of $1,965,100, while fishing licenses bounced upward 449,755 to the tune of $740,238. Hunting and fishing licenses are much closer together than usual, for almost every year anglers outrank hunters by a considerable margin. The $26,092,563 which the sportsman paid for licenses was a mere white chip in the sporting game the hunter and angler play each year. His licenses to hunt and fish merely represent his ante in the pot of sport . . . and generally, if he plays the game fair and square -and smart-he'll get more out of it than he puts in. NO PENNY-ANTE The outdoorsman plays in no penny-ante game. To get the most out of his sport he must fortify himself with a sizable stake of proper equipment and be willing to risk much for little.. But some times he hits the jackpot and the thrilling pleasure won will last a lifetime. Pots won, and even lost, in the game of hunting and fishing are played over and over again in , memory; self-criticism for mistakes made runs rampant; resolutions of remedy solemnly vowed (only to be forgotten, of course); and the cost of the game seldom counted. No, bridge-players hold no monopoly on this habit of "re- hashing." When the sportsman tosses in his license-fee-ante he has merely registered as one eligible to par- . ticipate. It's a toss-up between the hunter and the angler as to who spends the mo;,;t in the furtherance of his sport. Varyiug. conditions, tastes and habi+;s 'lre 1eflected in th e inJ, ; ':mat exp~ndltLaes and very, very few sportsmen, and this certainly includes me, have nerve enough or any desire, for that matter, to keep an accurate account of this expenditure each or any year. Anyway, what's the use? The sportsman gambles his mcney not for profit but for pleasure and he doesn't play the game with white chips. H. L. JONES General Manager SALISBURY SPORTIIG GOODS STORE 115-17 E. Innes St., Salisbury, N. C . LOUISIANA AGENTS APPREHEND 199 Louisiana agents arrestejl 199 persons in February on charges of violating the game laws. Offenders were arrested for many infractions, ranging from hunting deer out of season to possessing undersized shrimp. PARSONS AT PLAY-Herb Parsons, shotgun-rifle exhibitionist deluxe, scrambled eggs, water, vegetables, fruit and metal in a performance last week at Atlanta's Capitol Gun Club. Here he is erasing cans filled with water with a Winchester rifle. Parsons amazed a large crowd of gun and rifle enthusiasts. 6 TROUT PER MAN IN TELLICO AREA TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. Nine thousand trout were caught during the summer of 1945 in the Tellico W i I d I i f e Management Area. This was an all-time record. Fis~ermen bought 3,084 permits for the privilege of fishing in waters of the area, which includes Tellico River, regarded by many authorities as the No. 1 trout stream east of the Rockies. This means over six trout per fisher- man. Seventeen boars and 10 bears were killed in the. same area last October and November. 7 3/4 -Pound Bass -;>g t"" JACKSON LAKE, Ga. -Johnny Berry, of Covington, used worms ,_. and a cane pole to take a 7*- :f pound black bass !J.ere last week 0'1 G-A- ALL-SILK \ \ DOGWOODS'' Spring in Atlanta woatllands is music . . . antl in these unusual ties you'll lind that artists . have captured the keynote in pointing beautiful Georgia dogwoatl into aft silk. Full bloomed blossoms rise in perfectly proportioned relief against strikingly rich backgrounds ol maroon, blue or brown ties ore so file-/ike they appear to be freshly picked lrom an early Spring dogwoatl tree. Pick one to blend with your Spring wardrobe, or as a gift lor some special person. $7.50 Mail Orders W h e n orderlnl' by mall, state lhe baek cround color you desire. Maroon. Blue or Brown. ST., N . E. I' CCI Virginia Chief Denies Dr. Gabrielson To Head Club Offers . . . . .C.C,.I a..>.. .... Charges of II nfairness ~~'!'N. !~~~if~ !.~~~~~~~~~" $50 Reward ......:I, I director of the U. S. Fish and rate a service and research pro- CLAYTON, Ga. - A $50 cash RICHMOND, Va.-That old bone of contention, the distri- has been named gram designed to better correlate reward has been posted by the Ra- Q:: Q., bution of game farm quail, was laid bare again here last president of the work of agencies in wildlife over bun County Wildlife Club for evi- < week when 14 Northern Virginia sportsmen protested to 00 l:l:: 0 Governor Tuck against "unfair" practices by mission. the State Game Corp- TRUMAN URGES 0 Executive Director E. Talbott MORE FOR GAME ~ Denmead promptly denied the Wildlife Restora- the country. The Institute will dence leading to the arrest and tion Institute. He took office April continue to sponsor the annual conviction of persons for seining, dynamiting or poisoning fish. 1. Gabrielson was North American Wildlife Confer- The club has long offered a sim- head of federal ence. ilar reward for information on un- wildlife 11 years. A foundatiop, headed by Fred- lawful turkey and deer hunting. E;:l 0 z charges and explained the state's system of distribution. The sportsmen petitioned the governor to investigate the com- President Truman recently recommended an increase of $2,000,000 in the budget of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 1946. The new or- eric C. Walcott, president of the ganization -w i I I American Wildlife Institute, has The Gila monster is the only absorb all pres- been formed to give moral and poisonous lizard in the United of the American financial support to conservation. States. =Q:: ~ mission's practices and to require this department to liberate birds E- on farms for propagation pur- ;:l poses. 0w. The group of complainants protested against "the practice of fur- nishing quail to dog t_rainers "who use them in their own personal business." The practice of using state birds for field trials also was attacked. STANDARD POLICIES Clarke declared that his depart- 1i1ent had standard policies for the release of quail for restocking which provided that the available supply go to counties showing, after a five-year game census, a decrease in quail population of 50 per cent. He said it had been the policy of the commission to supply birds for field trials with the provision I t~heaatr they not and that be the shot at stocked for one area be I open. to the public after the first 1 year and not posted. He also said it was a practice of the commission to supply any field trial group 1 with birds for its first trial, pro- ~ I I. vided the organization had not less than 10 members, but that additional supplies of birds could be had by a field trial g roup only if it scheduled its trials with the American Field Publishing Co. Clarke said 59,448 quail had been released in the past 10 years on the 12,441 square miles of open and suitable land in the state, an average of 4.7 birds per square mile and, on the basis of the 174,885 farms in the state, an average "of 2.9 birds per farm. VALUE QUESTIONED Approximately 1,200 quail are being readied for release in some 40-odd counties, now, the director said, pointing to the fact that the limited supply of available birds made it necessary that the counties showing the greatest popula- tion decrease get those available. rl "The quail population is deter- mined," he explained, "by surveying 25 representative farms in each county over a five-year period. Even so, this can give us only the 'population trend' and not the actual population." The director expressed doubt that restocking helped the game population and cited figures showing that _both nonstocked and restocked areas show gains when weather and food conditions are good, whereas both types of areas show declines, regardless of the amount of restocking, where weather, fo od and cover conditions are not good. Signers of the petition, which ' was postmarked at Manassas, were J. M. Bolding, 0. J. Trenis, J. R. Eagle, L. H. Hamner, J . L. Mayhugh, C. L. Seeley, George Harrison, J. W. Murphy, J. H . Eagle, B. F. Blumer, 0. J. Fitzwater, Harry P. Davis, George B. Speer and R. Jackson Ratcliffe. Marcus tailors are most enthusiastic 'about the/ new woolens that we were so fortunate to obtain last we"k. These woolens will please the . most fastidious tastes in quality of fabric, patterns and colors. ' Marcu& Tailored To Measure Suit& for Men and Women t Y~~rREDCROSS c1rry 11 T .Is Sport Worth It? The delights o( the sportsman are t-oo numerous to list. Every person who reads this message knows what it means to take a a trout or kill a bass ... to flush a covey of quail ... to bring down a deer . . . to hear a hound bay at the tree . . . he understands the deep pleasure of the woods . . . the :r.est of camping beside a clear stream . . . the earthy joy of tramping the fi-elds. But nature does not always stay in balance. Through all the ages, man in his migrations westward has left .a blight on many of the earth's most fertile areas .. Lands and streams once teeming with nature's gifts have been made barren ..bY man. When nature ceases to be in balance we can no longer have the beauties of nature-nor fish, nor game, nor trees . . . not even water to drink or use for power. Often we cannot survive .except by moving on. Only recently have we become aware of the need for restoration and replenishment . . . soil conservation . . . forest and flood control ... vigilance against the pollution of our rivers .. . breeding and feeding grounds for fish, fte~;h and fowl. On these billions of dollars have been spent. Much more remains to be done. It is all worth it! A. L. BELLE ISLE Atlanta Baf!;gage and Cab Co. Automobile Finance Co. Belle Isle Airport Service Belle Islt: Realty & Investment Co. Yellow Cab Co. Harlem Ca b Co. Belle Isle U-Drive-lt Belle Isle Truck Rental System Helle Isle Building 20 Houston Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Anglers Gird 1946 Laws -:J On Fishing 00 For Tarpon Sp~cie1:1 Diad< baao Bream ALABAMA Size Daily Limit Limit none 10 none 30 Open Sea.son N~ closed Not closed 0 c t:-:3c Rock baoo none 20 Not closed ~ In Florida Crappie none White baao nonE' Jad< oalmon none Licenses: Res. $1; 7-day $2. 20 15 15 non-re1:1. Not closed Not closed Not closed $5 ; nonrea. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Full- moon in May. This is the time to Blad '"0 t"" ..... j Myers and other tarpon "capitals" are preparing for big runs-both fish and fisherman. Favorite spots on this coast. are Boca Grande, Charlotte Harbor and Caloosa- Bream 5" 20 Not closed Tarpon n o n t! none Not closed Lice n ~es: Rel-i. $2 ; no~-res. $7.50 ; non-res . 10-d?. y $2. 25. Trout Black ban GEORGIA 7" 10 Apr. lNov. l !i 10" 10 Not closed ..... ~ "a">' hatchie others, River. There are many all easily accessible by Rock ba88 Striped ba&R Kentucky bass 5" 12" 5" 10 10 10 Not closed Not closed Not dosed auto. Guides are back on the job, Crappie 7" 15 Not closed and handling the parties looms Perch and bream 5" Pickerel 12 " 25 15 Not closed Not closed as a problem. Wall-eyed pike 12" 3 Not closed The big runs generally hit Ven- Musky 15" 2 Not closed Licent~e s : Res. $1.2 5; non-res. $5.25 ; non- ice, Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa res. 10-Ja y $1. 50 ; non-rea. 30-day $2.50. and St. Petersburg in May. KENTUCKY -;;;;===============;!Black bass J- White basa 11" 10 May all-Ap- ao none 15 May 30-Apr. ao There's Still ... Rock baas none 15 Crappie 8" 15 WaJI.eyed pike 15 " 15 May 30-Apr. 30 May aO-Apr. ao M~ty 30-Apr. ao Chnnnel catfish 15 " none Mny 30-Apr. 30 Li cen ~;et; : Re~-; . $1 ; non-res. $2.50: non-res. 7-d}ly $ 1. WILS ree ges on Gil- A LOUISIANA Black bass 10" 15 Ap1. 1-Jan. 31 Yellow bass 1o" 15 A'" 1-J" n . at Crappie Sunfish 7 " 25 non e 50 Apr. 1-J "- n . at Apr. 1-Jan. at Li r.f'n sf':-;: ReM . $1 ; non-res. $5: non-res . 4-dy $2. bertsville Lake in western Tennessee is expected to improve waterfowling this season. Shaded areas on the map show loca- tion of the refuges. Big Sma' llmouth New Refuge At Yonah Lake In Tennessee YONAH LAKE, Ga. - This power lake yielded a 6!/z-pOund smallmouth black bass to H. E. Pulls Ducks Atkinson, of Demorest, last week. The bass struck a Hed- don's River Runt, a deep run- ning lure. By EARLL. SHAUB The smartest togs for gunning, field trials and outdoor sports. LIGHTWEIGHT MEDIUMWEIGHT NASHVILLE, Tenn. -The new Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge along Gilbertsville Lake in West Tennessee looms as an important step in the development of waterfowl feeding and shooting areas. The refuge will cover approximately 50,000 acres of land and water, about two-thirds of which is normally flooded. Three distinct areas will include the embayment!! of Big Sandy and Duck rivers and a smaller section near B~sseltown . Intervening water and land will not be a part of the refuge. Headquarters have been established at Paris, with Chester Markley in charge. Hunters are being informed of boundaries now, and should be acquainted with them before the next gunning season. Fishing and boating will not be affected under the new set-up. Under the refuge plan special feeding grounds will be provided by licensees of TVA agricultural land who will operate on a sharecrop basis, leaving a portion of their crops in the fields for use by wildfowl. The area is adjacent to the M;is- sissippi flyway and this year should provide the fastest gunning since the lake was built in the fall of 1944. HEAVYWEIGHT Clothes for all occasions AHEAD There~is still a uemendous construction job ahead of us before we can furnish telephones to all who want them. New switchboards must be first manufactured and then installed in a great many cities and towns. At other places buildings mu'st be eon strueted or enlarged to provide housing facilities for this new central office equipment before it can be installed. We are well along with our three hundred million dollar expansion pror;ram to provide more and better service (or the South; However, in some of the more congested communities considerably more time will be required to catch up on held orders for service. But we can say that we are on our way to furnish service to those .waiting. Trout Black bass MARYLAND 7" 10 Apr . 15-JuL 15 (above tide) Black bass (tidewater) P :ckerel Perch Catfish Striped bass 10" In 10" none 14;" none 7" none 7 " 10 Jul. !-Nov. 30 Jul. 1-Nov. 30 Jul. !-Nov. 30 Jul . !-Nov. 30 Fe b. 15-Nov. 30 Jul . 1-Nov. 30 (above dam) 16 " 10 Mar. 15-Nov. 30 (Below dam) 16" 10 Mar . 1.; -Nov . 30 Wall-eyed pike 14" none Licenses: R es . $1 .50; non-r~8. $5. 5u: non- e. a-d a y $1. 75. : : = -.J!J!ipSlS.SreJ_ Black bass 10" 15 May 1-Feb. 2H Sunfish 5" 50 May 1-Feb. 2H. Crappie 8 " 15 May 1-Feb. ~"'! White perch 8" 50 Ma y 1- Feb . 2S Lic:e n ~f':- : R es. $ 1.25 ; non-n:>N. $3. 25 . NORTH CAROLINA Black bass 12" 8 Striped and spotted bass 12" M Trout 7" 12 Muaky 22 " 5 Wall-eyed pike 15" 5 Ma y 20-Apr. 5 M"y 20-Apr. !i 0 A PI'. 14-Sep . 1 May 20-Apr. s May 20-Apr. 5 Yellow perch Crappie and 8" 20 May 20-Apl'. 5 whlte perch Other panfi.sh 7" 20 6 " '2 ~ Muy :W-Ap1. 5 MRy 20-Apr. s Lic:-n!'iea : R eA. Ht a l e $2. 10 ; res . . co. $1.10; re~;. 1-dny 60c; non-1e.s. $5 .1(1 ; non-res. 1-d:t:r SI.IO. SOUTH CAROLINA Brook trout 7 " ?, fl f' No ~ tate-wide Rr inbow trout 8" 20* closed season O ..;er speC"'ies no n e<: none o. Li cE' n SE'B : Res . $1.10: non-1e~ . $i>.25; non- es. 2-d:ty $1.1 0. TENNESSEE Trout 7" 10 Ma 1-0<1. 1 Black bass 10 " 8 May 30-Mar . 81 Wall-eyed pike 15 " 5 Ma y 30-Mar . 31 Sau..er 10" 10 May 30-Mar. 31 Musky 20" 5 Ma y ao-Mar. 31 Crappie ' 8" 15* Mny 30-Ma r. 31 White and yellow ba.. none 15 Ma y 30,Mar . 31 Rock bass non e 15 Mav 30-Mar. 11 Other panfish non e 25 Not clo!led Catfi s h 12" none Not clo"ed Liee n ses: R eR. $2 : non-res . $5 ; non-ref!. 3-d}ly $1. TEXAS Black bass 7" 15 Not clooed White bass 25 Not clooed Blue. channel & Not clooed yellow "atllsh 25 Crappie 7" 25 Not clooed Ra:nbow trout 14" 5 Notcloaed Lice nses : R es. $1.10; non-res . $5; non-res. 5-d a y $1.10 . VIRGINIA Black bass (east) 1 Black bass 10" 15 Jun. 20-Mar. 15 (west) 10" 15 Jun. 20-Dec. 31 Rod< bass (eaat) none 15 Jun . 15-Mar. 15 Roc:k bass (w~st) none 15 Jul. 1-Dec. 81 Trout non e 15 Apl'. 20-Jul. 31 Pike (west) non e 20 Jun . 20-Dec . 31 Pike (east) none 20 Not closed Crappie none 25 Jun. 20-Mar. 15 Bre&m non e 25 Not closed Lice- nses : Res. ~ 2 ; non-res. $5 ; non-re8. 2-'da y $1 ; res. co. $1. Consult State Game and Fish Department. Small Mouth Bass .. MaU Orders Filled P"tae Prepaid // Large Mouth Bass Shell-Cracker Bream (Strawberry Bream) Blue Gill Bream Crappie Live delivery guaranteed . Write for prices and information. Ju. H. Reeve Calhoun, &a. I : Colquitt Club Maps 5 Projects for 1946 : MOULTRIE, Ga.-The Colquitt and guests may have suppers, fish planning board's report on the the publfc. .-4 County Conservation Club, headed fries, picn!cs and _other _outings. project of stocking the lake at ~h ~ W. W. Pope and C. J. Sampley .-4 by Ashburn Harper, hopes to set 3. Obtam movmg pictures of new golf course on the Commumty reported on the status . of certain an example for other sportsmen's wildlife, hunting and fishing to Trust property south of Moultrie, ponds and lakes in Colquitt county == clu\)s in the South by executing a s_ho~ club members and the pub- and club ..members unanimously and. the po~~ibili~y of improving ~ greatly expanded program of res- he m gene.ral. . .. voted to carry through on the fishmg conditions m them was dis-