The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-24
Let's Go Fishing
POLLUTION OF
EAGLE CREEK is
CITED BY SIGN
Sherif'S Warning Found by
Anglers on Sunday
Fishing Tour.
BY LEFTY LEE
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor


While touring Sunday, Walt Jones
and the writer found every creek
had received more than its share Of
the Saturday night deluge and was
muddy We finally came TO Eagle
Creek, north Of the city and saw
this sign:
"Warning-NO swimming here as
the water IS polluted" It was signed
BY the sheriff. Pollution only can
be caused by some one violating
state law and yet one is able to run
into a sign Of this kind, without
finding any record Of any violator
being prosecuted for the offense. In
this case it not only spoiled the fish
ing for the angler, but also spoiled
the old swimmin hole. Come on
you sportsmen get together and put
a stop to this condition. Join an
organization that has the courage to
fight for its rights. Pollution is
legally and morally wrong, but as
long as the polluter can get away
with it cheaper than obeying the
law. he will do so. Your only hope
of stopping him is to organize and
make this filthy practice cost the
guilty ones more than 1t would 10
keep the streams clear.
Bill Hurley and Jack vending
were trying all Of the lake, rivers,
creeks and gravel pits in the south
ern part Of the state in their maj
attempt to land a prize-Winning bass
to enter in The Times bass con-
test. Our efforts to locate them 10
find out what luck they had was
futile. SO we suppose that they still
are at some body of water, tossing
that Jacks dual spinner at the big
ones.
The Marion County Fish and
Game Protective Association will
hold it's annual banquet Thursday
night at the washington. A fish
dinner will be served at $50. After
the guests are filled with wall eye
pike. o. Stewart Imhoff, president
of the organization, has arranged a
program that is sure to please every
one present as it includes fish stor-
ies-the anglers only reward. All
anglers are invited even though they
are not members Of the host organ
ization. A charge of so cents a plate
vii cover all expense. If you plan
to be present, you are requested to
call Dick futile at Ii. 1l07 or drop
him a. line at 233 East Ohio street.
Hunters in the northern part OF
the state are putting up a real bat
tie to abolish one of the bluest Of
blue laws that remains in force
in this state, the prohibition OF
hunting on Sunday. In an editorial
the Gary Post-Tribune takes up the
battle for hunters and condemns
the resolution of the Izaak Walton
League, that voted against the re-
peal of this law at their recent state
convention in LoganspOrt. The Wal
tonians commended that the opening
of Sunday hunting would cause ir-
reparable damage to the cause Of
conservation in Indiana. Others
claimed there would be no point in
permitting Sunday hunting as there
is no game left, anyway. 1t is true
that game in this state is scarce but
that does not excuse this blue law
that in our estimation discrlmlnates
against the working man, business
man and farmer. The working man
can not hunt under this condition,
the business man must take time
away from his business to enjoy
this sport. while the farmer is not
even permitted to hunt on his own
land on the only day of the week
away from his labors 1t also pre-
vents the farmer from entertaining
his Sunday guests as he would ike
to entertain them and as his guests
would like to be entertained. If the
WaltonianS are afraid that Sunday
hunting would shoot off all game
why did they not 60 on record to
prohibit Monday or Tuesday hunt
ing and let the law open on Sunday
for the benefit of the ma iOrity? The
state would benefit greatly from the
added revenue received for hunting
licenses and from thousands of peo-
pie who would enjoy a day in the
open if they could plan it without
losing time from their duties. This
revenue would revert to the conser-
walton department and it could in
creace breeding grounds, and pro-
vide more game for the sportsmen,
with the added income. Theaters,
ball parks-in fact every kind Of
sport and pleasure-iS open for the
people on Sunday. so why discrim-
mate against the hunter?
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