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Letters, Postcards, Clippings
[Note: For more background on this story, of their lives emulating their elders and
what follows appeared in the Port Angeles being a credit to the Port Angeles Salmon
Evening News, Monday, September 14, club, joint sponsors with civic organizations,
1936, the day after the Junior Salmon of the interesting event.
Derby.]
There was triple transportation provided
to take all the youngsters to Ediz Hook, cars
leaving from the Chamber of Commerce
1000 YOUNGSTERS FISH IN DERBY
rooms at 6:30 o’clock and fishing starting at
SALLY PRICE AND KENNETH 7:30 o’clock.
RUDOLPH, SALMON FISHING
CHAMPIONS OF THIS CITY CEREMONIES
YOUNGSTERS CATCH 150 FISH, William J. Conniff acted as mast of
AMONG WHICH THERE WERE 44 ceremonies at the prize presentations after
SALMON, OFF EDIZ HOOK SUNDAY the derby. Mayor Ralph E. Davis praised the
derby and introduced Charles Davis, chief
One thousand children, between the ages engineer of the department of labor and
of eight and 15 years, caught 150 fish, industries of the state, who with Dr. J.C.
among which were 44 salmon, in the first Hay and W.J. Conniff, originated the Junior
annual Junior Fishing Derby staged off Ediz Derby idea and contributed one of the major
Hook Sunday. The whole junior population prizes. Davis officiated in presenting all the
of the city literally took to the sea in one of prizes.
the most colorful events for children ever
staged and the first junior derby ever held At least two thousand people witnessed
anywhere. the presentation ceremonies. A wind storm
from the west hit Ediz Hook while the prizes
About 750 of the children had registered were being presented and brought with it a
to fish, but 250 more poured on to Ediz driving rainstorm that drove everyone to
Hook and every craft in the harbor that shelter and cut short some of the planned
floats was pressed into service and every program.
boy and girl was given an opportunity to
fish. PLENTY OF EATS
Showing the versatility of the youthful With Chef Bob O’Brien of the Shrine
fishermen and the variety of fishing here the club in charge, the thousand children were
kids caught and weighed in salmon, trout, fed with about half a ton of hot dogs and
Irish Lords, cod fish of about six varieties, buns, gallons and gallons of milk and freezer
rat fish, dog fish, red snappers, bas, perch after freezer full of ice cream, garnished
and several other kinds of denizens of the with cakes. There were also 30 boxes of
sea. apples.
The children rolled in from the fishing O’Brien was assisted in preparing and
grounds with fish in their hands in a serving the refreshments by Boy Scouts and
seemingly endless stream and had the time
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