-EDITORIAL- - - - -
IT'S NOT A CONTEST . . Fishing is One
of the finest forms of recreatidn
available. It comes in a'variety of
methods, so that everyone may take
part. If bank fishing does not appeal,
bait casting may be had and he can
toss his spinner, or spoon:;to his
hearts content* . -
Each to his own, whether he be eight
or eightyJ Thp lakes, resevoirs, and
streams of Adak provide opportunity
for everyone to relax from the daily
toil and stress of existence,
The way to obtain true enjoyment from
tp sport of fishing is to adopt a
ilosOphy of respect for the fish,
respect for other fisherman, and real
ization that angling nowdays is recre
ation -“-not a do or die effortto
load up the deep freeze ‘for a long
winter. The Commissary isn’t far away,
and natures bounty of fish isn!t nec
essary to. keep us alive’. Fish does
furnish some tasty meals, but it does
a lot more to help us enjoy life when
we head for the streams to enjoy the
outing - - not to ”get the limit”. ! !
Probably the biggest draw back to this
attitude is our built in ego in our
fishing prowness. In many ways fishing
relatively simple, and because at '
Wmes the fish bite like mad, many
folks get the idea that there’s nothing
to it. The Cold Hard fact of tth a
matter is that about 10# of the fisher
men catch most of the fish-they know
quite a bit about the habits and living
places of ‘fish. They use many different
kinds of bait and tackle, arid they 'go '
fishing a lot more'than‘most of us..
But we know that we all cannot • be
experts, we all can’t fili the creel
every trip. So let’s accept the fact.,
and settle back and have a good time.,
on our next fishing trip.
This is the time to practice good man -
ners and courtesy on a lake or stream.
Forget about trying tp. get. the limit
or the largest fish. This is the time
for a little fun,., rest, and enjoyment.
Remember—-it’s not a contest!
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^'G H O S Of
^THE '~WlLLlftAW',$
Anyone interested- in ; stories fcf
Alaska, will want to read an article
on page 120 of. tjhe Jyly . issue of.
Coronet magazine entitled ”Andy Bahr!s
Magnificent Obsession,fby ^Reed Milland*
This is the truly wonderful story of
personal sacrficie made by Andy Bahr
by driving a herd of reindeer 1500
miles to save starving eskimoes. Batt
ling arctic ’storms and stampedes was
only part of his accomplishment - the
fact that it took him 5 years on the
trail to get to his destination is. the
clincher. ’.
"Tommy'11 Thompson's wife like the '. .
Btiick her husband, BT1 Thompson bought. :
so much she wanted to ship it baclcto ,]
the states when they left here, Seems
like one of my. brother Williwaw'a
tried to oblige by shipping part if it
for them the other day - When Thompson
came out to his car parked bythe,,
Bering Building it was minus a hooi —*
he looked, up the street and lo and be
• hbld - making.like a demented sputnik .
high in the air was the hood to the
Buick, ‘ Last repprts had Thompson
trying to ' buy bdek the Plymouth he
sbld to 'get the'Buick,
'Naval Station personnel may see
another change for the better some
time in the future by the change to
colored plastic dinnerware instead, of
stainless steel mess trays. This is'
all part of a general mess improvement
program being undertaken by the stafticn
; proving' again that your Supply Departs
" ment is'constantly striving to improve
operations for the mutual benefit of
ALL HANDS. . v* •* 1
Congratulations to the Officers of
the Medical Service Corps on the
occasion of their 13th Anniversary of
its founding on August 4th, i960. As
very important members ofv the Medical
Department Team at stations throughout
the world their contributions toward
the accomplishment of the Medical Dept
mission are immeasurable.
Keep Smllin1
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