Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-02-23
NEWPORT ROD AND GUN
CLUS CHANGES NAME

When the Newport Rod and .
Gun Club was being inaugural
ed, and a name being chosen, |
it's organizers were depending
largely on Newport and the low
er bay for membership, hence
the name. Now, however, like !
the boy who had outgrown his
clothes, the name is perfectly
good but it doesn't fit.
Our present membership COM
prises men of all vocations from
all parts of the county and in
deferance to them, and also to
demonstrate that we are not
trying to keep a good thing all
to ourselves, the club, on Feb.
7th, changed the name to Lin
coin County Rod and Gun Club.
Our purpose in so doing, is
the betterment of fish and game
conditions throughout the coun-
ty, and we earnestly solicit the
cooperation, from all districts,
on those who are familiar with
local conditions. The club is af-
filiated with the Oregon Sports
mans League, which is cOmpos-
ed of ninety five Rod and Gun
Clubs of the state, and for the
support OF which, a per capita
tax of only fifteen cents per an
mum, IS asked. The object of
the league is to assist in the
propagation OF fish and game,
and the fact must be patent to
all, that a convention composed
of delegates from ninety five
clubs, would receive more at
tentiol at the hands of our leg
islators than would a delegation
of like number from a single
organization.
Our local club now has
membership of two hundred,
with a record of one hundred
seven renewals and new men,
bers since Oct. 1916.
The club has fatherad and en-
dorsed a petition prohibiting the
fishing with net or seine, for
salmon, between the hours of
8 A. nj. Sat. and 6 p. NJ. Sund.,
thus giving the fish an oppor-
tunity to pass up stream during
the spawning season. A bill to
that effect has passed both
houses and is awaiting the gov
ernor's signature. Thru the eff
forts and influence of the club
one half million Chinook fry will
be liberated in Yaquina Bay in
April or May.
We have the promise of a cal
load OF trout for country streams
next Sept. and the assurance Of
fry for several consecutive years
thus is the clubs influence DEM
onstrated and when We pause to
think that fish and game are
among the county's CHIEF as
sets in attracting tourists, We
feel assured that all right mind
ed public spirited citizens will
assist us in every possible man
ner.
If each member will pledge
one more member our roster
will show seven hundred names
by May first.
By the way if you happen to
be one of those misguided in
dividuals who predicted early
failure for the club and have
contributed your mite toward
that end with vigor that neces-
STATED changing hands with
the hammer" allow me to sug-
gest a remedy for "knockitis." I"
Call on our genial president,
"Dr" Schumacher and be in
oculated with his famous men,
tai serum, Boosterine. 1t takes.
Fee for one years treatment on
ly one dollar.
The club will give it's annual
st. Patrick's dance the eve of
March 18th thus enabling us to
uance on, st. Patrick's Day in
the mornin'." You can't afford
to miss 1t.
Remember we have fine club
rooms with reading and card
rooms and billiard and pool ta-
bles. Also the best dance floor
in Newport for rent at $500 all
night or $500 10 II o'clock. A
large number of our members
probably do not realize the min
imum monthly outlay for main
tenance of club hall is. approxi-
matelly, $1,000. 1t will readily
be seen that a membership fee
of $1.00 is insufficient to meet
that expense, and that we must
depend in part, upon rentals.
1t will be to the interest of the
club for each member to use
his influence in renting the hall
for any social function.