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ter, Donna Mae, helped her sister,
in-law, Mrs. Henry Rees, with her
work Thursday.
Bertha and Ira Quistorff were
Sunday dinner guests Of their sis
and brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Quistorff and family.
Mrs. Ferdinand Belize and son,
Otto, and her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Weir, mot
ored to st. Cloud Wednesday.
Arnold Quistorff visited at the
Mike Ahrens home Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Henry Rees and daughter,
Louise, helped her sister-in-law,
Mrs. George Sukke, with her work
Tuesday.
Mrs. Emil Quistorff and son, Ar
mold, helped her sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Massmann and family, with their
work Friday.
Arthur Warner, Of Fort Smelling,
visited the weekend with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Walker
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Trierweiler
and daughter, Mary Jean, were
Wednesday dinner guests Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quis-
torff and family.
The teacher and pupils, of Fairy
Lake, School Dist. 6, surprised
Richard Ireland with a farewell
party Friday afternoon.
Albert Kind was busy shredding
corn in this community the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quistorff help
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Quistorff, with threshing Thursday
afternoon and Friday forenoon.
Clifford Weir was Tuesday and
Wednesday overnight guest of his
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Belize and family.
Miss Florence Engel is employed
at the Mike Ahrens home.
Emil Quistorff and daughter,
were business callers on
Pete Anderson Friday.
The sale at the SEVERN Adrian
home Monday afternoon was large
ly attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert
Parkinson are living there now and
Mr.. and Mrs. SEVERN Adrian are
living at Sank Centre.
Mrs. George Sukke and family
visited Tuesday with Mrs. Emil
Quistorff and family.
Friends and relatives helped
Belize. Harold Weir and
Henry Quistorff celebrate their
anniversaries at the Jesse
Weir home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Korf were
Saturday overnight guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Sukke and family.
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Mike Essler home Thursday morn

Mike Essler home Thursday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Rouslang spent
Wednesday night at the Henry
Nugent home.
Gene Nugent spent several days
at the Al Rouslang home last
week.
John Ley, Of Mankato, spent
Tuesday night at the home Of his
brother, Hubert Ley.
Raymond Essler and Henry
Schmidt called at the Mike Essler
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gruber
were Sank Centre callers Saturday
evening.
Rose and Marie Essler spent
Saturday evening at Rose Rous-
lang's at Sank Centre.
Gilbert Heying left last Monday
for Sank Centre where he is TAX
ing shoe-making course at An
dy Sorensons.
A. E. Rodgers, who purchased a
farm west of Brooten, moved last
week to take possession of their
new place.
Peter Meyers, who purchased the
A. e. Rodgers farm, took posses
sion of the same last week.
Mike Essler and Matt Jennis-
sen transacted business in Atwater
last Tuesday.
A large number of relatives and
friends helped Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Bieringer celebrate their third
wedding anniversary at the Hubert
Ley home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thil Niles, Mrs
Eleanor Plant and son, Bobby, and
daughter, Patsy, Of st. Paul, Joe
Selensky, Of st. Cloud, Rose Rous-
lang, Veronica and Arlene Essler
and Charles McCadden, of Sank
Centre, were dinner guests at Mike
Essler's Sunday.
The farewell party held for Ell
mer Barchenger- who is leaving
for service training, was largely at
tended Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rouslang were
supper guests at Mike Essler's on
Sunday.
Richard Oelrich was a supper
guest at the Henry Evens home
recently.
Mrs. Ferdinand Wiener, Mrs.
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MOVIE NEWS
Previews of Features

Million Dollar Baby" starring
Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn and
Ronald Reagan, will be shown for
three days, Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday at the Main Street
Theatre. In the featured support
ing cast are May Robson, Lee Pat
rick, Helen Wesley, George Bar
bier, Nan Wynn, John Qualen,
Walter Catlett and many other
well-known players.
The new film is a delightful
romantic comedy dealing with the
adventures of shopgirl who
inherits a million dollars. Pretty
Priscilla Lane, star of the -Four
Daughters" series, is, of course, the
Million Dollar Baby" and Jeffrey
Lynn, her -Four Daughters" sweet
heart, is the young lawyer who
first brings her news of her inherit
ance, then stays to sue for her
hand. Ronald Reagan, popular
young star of Brother Rat" who
won such wide praise for his work
as George Gipp in "Knute Rockne-
All American" Is cast as the
cynical young composer who is in
love with Priscilla, too, but pre-
JUDGED against her money. Veter-
an May Robson plays the eccentric,
wealthy old woman who gives
Priscilla the million dollars for rea-
sons Of her own.
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BirchdaIe
Week of October 10th

Rev. and Mrs. Schumacher visit
ed at Mrs. J. Hartung's Sunday
evening.
Mrs. p. Stewart and son, Ray
mond, were dinner guests at ngen's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Anderson
and baby and Mrs. Mae Anderson
were dinner guests at the Stanley
Hanson home Sunday.
Joe Ahrens and Norbert and
Henry Van Havermaedt are husk-
ing corn for Henry Hartung.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Anderson
visited with Mrs. Anderson's folks,
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Close, at Gar
field, Sunday.
Mrs. G. D. Ilgen and children
and Mrs. 0. F. Ilgen spent Mon
day at Sank Centre with Mrs. p.
Stewart.
Mrs. Joe Ahrens visited with
Mrs. j. Hartung Tuesday.
Mrs. Vesta Trumble moved to
Long Prairie last week.
Elaine, Imogene and Leland An
uCISOu NAoAtCo WIFI MIS-. -. AIoi
tung Sunday.
Mrs. o. F. ngen, Mrs. Oscar H.
gen and son, Carl, Mrs. Clarence
Ilgen and daughter, Essie May,
and Mrs. P. Stewart visited at the
Adolph Lietz home Sunday
Herman and Ben Keller and
Casper Lambeck and son, Richard,
of South st. Paul, visited at the
Fred Ahrens home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Thiesing and
son visited at the Ivan Lyon home
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. George Schwanke and
daughter, Olive, visited at the Mrs.
J. Hartung home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kemper, of
Melrose, visited at the Fred Ahrens
home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Barton and
son, of Grey Eagle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Johnson, of Little Sank,
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Padua

Mrs. Al Rouslang spent Wednes-
day and was a dinner guest at the
Mike Essler home.
Joe Wiener, Of Sank Centre, was
shredding corn in this community
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rouslang and
son, Arnold, were Sank Centre
callers Tuesday.
Emil Ripka and son, Don, called
at the Mike Essler home Wednes-
day evening.
AL Rouslang and Erwin Proell
called on Albert Baggenstoss We'd
nesday.
The farewell party for Geo. Ess-
Ter, which was held Tuesday eve
ming, was well attended. He left
Saturday for California.
John Gruber, Of Lake Henry,
spent Friday at the Leonard Grub
err home.
Felix Gruber helped Leonard
Gruber with work Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Rooney spent
Friday evening at the Mike Essler
home.
Ben Essler and Sylvester Stein
hoff called at the Mike Essler home
Monday.
Matt Rouslang, who purchased a
farm east of Sank Centre, moved
Monday to their new home.
Geo. Essler was an Elrosa caller
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hubert Rouslang, Anthony
and Lorraine, Mrs. Joe Rouslang
and Mrs. AL Rouslang were st.
Cloud callers Monday.
Ernie Cook called on Jake Eb-
ensteiner Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Herbie Majerus called on
Mrs. Royal Armstrong Wednesday
morning.
Little Larry Brink spent a few
days Of last week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerrit jan
sen.
Anna Jensen helped her sister,
Mrs. Edwin Brink, with her work
a few days last week.
Albert Bissaillion called Jake Eb-
ensteiner Wednesday
A. E. Rodgers and son, Edward,
were Brooten callers Wednesday.
Lawrence Rouslang called on the
AL Rouslang home Thursday morn
ing.
Erwin Proell helped Leonard
Gruber with work Thursday.
Jerome Ebensteiner called on the
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South Unity

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hummer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Goodpaster Wis
tied Tuesday at Bertha with Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Goodpaster and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Below and
Ella and Alvin visited Wednesday
and were supper guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Below and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
daughter, Marcella, and son, Ger.
: aid, and Arvin Kind attended the
wedding of Pauline Rosenow and
August Rueckert Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Kind and
sons were Thursday dinner guests
at the Walter Kind home.
A number of relatives and friends
surprised Alvin Betow on his birth
day anniversary Friday evening al
the Martin Fritzlar home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
children and Arvin Kind were Sun.
day visitors and dinner and supper
guests at the Herman Rosenow
home, at English Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Betow and
Ella and Alvin were Thursday af-
ternoon visitors at the Walter
Kind and VIM. Hummer homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Fritzlar and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Betow
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Kind and children, Mr.. and Mrs
Alvin Hummer, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Quade and Richard, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Quade and Orville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Meters, Mrs. Tillie Rit-
ter and Glen and Rosina, Walter
Hummer and Lester, Luella, Don
aid and Aaron Cheadle, Arvin Kind
Eleanor Proell, Clara and Henry
Wiehe attended the farewell party
on Leonard and Alvin Betow Sun
day evening at the home Of Quade
Bros. The boys left Monday to be
indicted into the army.
Miss Maria Hildebrand attende"
the MEA at st. Cloud THURSDAY
and Friday. The pupils had two
day vacation.
Arvin Kind and Marcella Kind
were Thursday dinner guests at the
John Fritzlar home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Hodel and
family, of Albany, were Sunday
visitors at the Quade Bros. home
Jerry Proell spent the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. Alvin Kum-
mer.
Merlund Wiener spent from
Thursday until Saturday at the
Clemens Hummer home.
Miles Cheadle left Friday for
California.
lone Hummer visited Saturday
afternoon at the Chas. Hummer
home.
Elmer Rapp called at the Walter
Kind home Saturday forenoon.
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Fairy Lake News

Mr.. and Mrs. George Sukke and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Korf were Sunday dinner guests of
the ladies' sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hanson,
at Little Falls.
Lucy Quistorff was a Tuesday
and Wednesday overnight guest of
his brother, Emil Quistorff. He
assisted him with shredding corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Haesely
and daughter, Trudy, and Miss Bev-
erly Ireland, of st. Paul, visited
the weekend with Mrs. G. M. Mag
nuson and family.
Arthur Warner left for Fort
Smelling Wednesday where he be-
came a soldier of Uncle Sam.
Mrs. George Sukke and daugh-
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Leander Imdieke, and Miss Betty
Imdieke attended the Teachers In
stitute at st. Cloud last week. They
also visited with relatives and
friends while there.
Mrs. Mike Essler called on Mrs.
Gerrit Jansen Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rouslang call
ed at the Ted Hansman home Sum
day afternoon.
John Ley, of Mankato, called on
friends and relatives in this COM
munity last Wednesday.
Loretta Rademacher called at the
Jake Ebensteiner home Wednesday
evening.
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Bill Herdlicke visited with Mrs.
G. M. Magnuson and family Sun
day.
Clifford Weir helped Emil Quis-
torff shred corn a few days the
past week.
c. A. Thompson and Otto Belize
helped Jesse Weir with his work
Friday.
Arthur Warner and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Ahrens and family were Tues
day callers on Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Quistorff and family.
Merlin Magnuson helped Herman
Hultgren with his work Wednes-
day.
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(@slBB4NEeeM7

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ahrens and
sons, Bernard and William, and
Mrs. Eva Ritter and son, Raymond,
were Sunday visitors of the Peter
Ritter family.
William McDougle, Of Camp
Claiborne, Louisiana, visited re-
Gently with the Richard Farrow
family. He is a nephew Of Mrs.
Farrow.
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Ward Springs

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son, Eugene, of Birchdale, were
Wednesday visitors of Mrs. E.
Harmeling.
Mrs. Mike Albers and children,
Beatrice and Cyril, of near Brow
erville, were Monday afternoon
visitors at the Ed Albers home.
Mrs. Gregor Zimmerman spent
Tuesday with her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Barbara Zimmerman, who had
been Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Uhlenkamp
and children, Doris, Ralph and
Rodger, were visitors of relatives
at Melrose week ago Sunday.
Paul Bluth, of Grey Eagle, was
q caller here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Rudolph and
Mrs. Ward, who spent the summer
months at Little Birch Lake, re-
turned to their home in Sank Cen
ire last week.
Dolores Schwanke, of Grey Eag-
lie, visited Wednesday afternoon
with the Ed Albers family.
Jim Purcell, of Grey Eagle, was
q CdACA AACIC ShC WIEN.
Mrs. Vivian Veneer and son,
John, and Mrs. John Veneer were
Sank Centre visitors Friday after
noon.
Mabel Swartfager, Jerome Kuhl-
man and Adella Albers enjoyed a
one day vacation from high school
Friday while their teachers attend.
al "A TvNRTA 81 -
Viola and Othmar Keller, who
are working near Sank Centre,
spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keller and fam
lily.
John Tieman, of Sank Centre,
was a caller here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peckskamp
and children, who reside near Sank
Centre, spent Sunday afternoon
visiting here.
Saturday afternoon visitors at the
Ed Albers home were: Mrs. Pete
Grams, of Cold Spring; and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Paul Lechner, of st.
Cloud; Mrs. Ed Ritter, Of Sank
Centre, and Mrs. Ben Peckskamp,
Of Little Sank.
Boyd Ilgen, Of Spaulding, was a
Saturday night business caller
here.
Cecilia Veneer returned to her
home here after a week spent with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Grant, in st.
Paul.
John Kinzel was a caller in Sank
Centre Friday.
Mrs. Anton Brake spent Wednes-
day with her father, Mr.. Tieman
and her sister and brother, Rose
and John Tieman, near Sank Cen.
tire.
Regina and Alice Kicker, Of Sank
Centre, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Surene and
children, Margaret and Earl, of
Coleraine, accompanied by his
mother and brother, were recent
visitors Of Mrs. Surene's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Kicker and
family.
Mary Ann Van Havermaedt, of
Birchdale, is assisting at the Paul
Ritter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Farrow
and daughter, Lillian, have return
ed to their home after visiting with
relatives at Bancroft, Iowa.
Ed Albers and daughter, Adella,
motored to Swanville Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Albers and
children, Bernadette, Victor, Beat
rice and Cyril, of near Browerville,
were Sunday afternoon visitors of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Albers. They also called on friends
near Melrose, where they formerly
resided.
Joe Uhlenkamp and Anton Brake,
who are employed near Glenwood,
came home Thursday evening and
remained until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mason, of
Swanville, spent Sunday afternoon
at their Birch Lake cottage.
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre, MINI.

visited Sunday at the Ira Lyon
home.
Herman Schmiesing visited at
the Fred Ahrens home Monday.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Moscow Mission Heed

w. Averell Hartman, whose ap-
pointmenf to head the American Aid
Mission 20 Moscow was announced
by the President yesterday, seems
we'll qualified for this important
assignment. In close cooperation
with British group, the mission will
work out plans to furnish war sup
plies to the Soviet armies. AS
"expediter" in London for the lease
lend program during the past six
months, Mr.. Hartman has a good
understanding Of the needs OF Great
Britain. Earlier, as chief of the
Materials Division of the once Of
Production Management, he obtained
a similar first-hand knowledge of the
requirements of our defense effort.
Because of his background of ex-
perience here and in London, he
should be able to give the admins
tration competent advice on means
of extending to Soviet Russia speedy
and effective aid.
Prior to entering the Government
service, MIR. Hartman had won a
high place in the business world. His
craftsmanship Of the board of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Tux Tactics

Nothing is sure but death and
taxes, says an old adage, and it is
the tax collectors job to see that no
one lodges his billets doux. For this
purpose he carries bills as light arm
ament. If these prove insufficient,
and the going gets tough, he has ar
tillery behind him in support, and
can call for barrage of writs, court
orders. sheriff's sales and the like to
win the day, if he is not in a hurry.
For quicker results, something like
the parachute corps is required to
carry the attack to the defense
and paralyze it. Such a method was
devised by tax collector of Wood
ridge, N. j., who attacked an espe-
cially stubborn strong point by prying
off a door when the occupants were
away, taking $2372 from a bureau
drawer, and leaving a receipt.
At the moment he is facing q two
pronged pincer counterattack in the
form of charge of burglary and q
damage suit for $500. Upon the out
come rests the success or failure of
new treasury technique-blitz tax
collection.
Evening star., 1941-08-30

gave him a broad grasp of modern
transportation. If the occasion arises
he will thus be in a good position to
offer the Soviet government counsel
on its transportation problems.
American railroad men, in the past,
have given technical assistance to
the Russians, and Soviet Russia, in
It's fight against Hitler, again may
seek the help Of American tech
nicians.
Though the Nazis have made deep
inroads into Russian territory, and
have won many tactical victories, the
Soviet armies have put up gallant
fight, and their resistance remains
unbroken. There is every indication,
furthermore, that this stubborn re-
sistance will continue Indefinitely,
thus smashing Hitlers hopes for a
quick knockout victory over Soviet
Russia. For their gains, the Nazis
already have paid a heavy price,
both in men and materials. With
the help of American war supplies,
Russian resistance, it is logical to
assume, will be an even greater OBJ
stacle to Nazi plans for world con-
quest. BY preparing feasible plan
for aid to Soviet Russia, Mr.. Harri-
man and his mission, therefore, can
contribute much to the final defeat
of HitleriSm.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Portent

A hint Of fail is in the air today,
A faint, uncertain sadness IN the
breeze;
An embryonic outumn in the Ddp
Those tetO leaves drttted from the
murmurine trees.
The candid light OF summer is more
pale,
More pague, as IL reflected through
q mist,
And there are silences Uhen bird
songs fail,
When memories come thronotng to
keep tryst,
Meeting NTH other days like this rue
knotDn.
Nostalgia ouercomes my thoughts,
my heart,
Because of red rose, too tDidely
bloiDn,
Because of loUe that played too slight
part.
Before the blazing colors OF the tan,
There comes this sloU, chill presnpe,
like q pail.
MARY WILLIS sHELBURNE.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
Suggests Placing Statue Of Lafayette
In Center of Lafayette Park.

To the Editor of The Star:
In regard to the proposal to move the
statue of Andrew jackson, I think it
should be moved to the park just south
of the Willard Hotel Fifteenth street
and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. This park
then should be called Jackson Square.
The Sherman Statue should be moved
man had no official connection with the
United States Treasury.
The Jackson Statue should be replaced
by moving the Lafayette Statue to the
center of Lafayette Park and new
statue should be made of Count de
Grasse, who did so much to make the
Yorktown campaign a success. WASH
ington. Lafayette and Rochambeau
would not have conquered CORVALLIS
had it not been for this French admiral
and his French fleet.
The Lafayette statue would face the
White House, if it were placed where
Andrew Jackson now is riding the ''mer-
ry-go-round" horse.
AS to placing the Washington eques-
trian statue in Lafayette Park, the horse
is such a miserable work 1t should not
be placed in the most hallowed park in
the Nations Capital.
To have an exceedingly mediocre
statue of Washington just north of the
White House and the Washington Monu-
ment, one of the worlds most renowned
memorials, just south of the White
House, would be absolutely ridiculous.
ZACK SPRATT.
Evening star., 1941-08-30

result in a minimum sacrifice OF
Army efficiency. Some units will be
reduced by as much as 80 per cent,
while in other cases discharges will
be permitted up to only 4 per cent
of units strength.
This indicates that the Army COM
mand, while willing to release men
who have valid claim to be dis
charged, intends 10 do so without
sacrificing the Army's military effec-
tiveness, which certainly would have
been seriously impaired had the
service extension legislation been de-
feated. In this, there surely is cause
for national qualification.
Evening star., 1941-08-30
EAST FALLS CHURCH, Va.
Dear Sir:
Friend Of all small folk In fur and

Dear Sir:
Friend of all small folk In fur and
feathers-
please overlook my use of pencil. I
have been confined to my bed for year,
fiat on my back and cannot use ink.
I'm last nights Star you told us of
sun-bathing sparrow. Perhaps you will
be interested to hear of my sun-bathing
brown thrasher. Last winter my hus-
band placed a small feeding tray on a
post outside the window where II vas
visible from my bed. A great many
birds patronize it, though all we can
offer them Is baby chick feed. For a
number of weeks young brown thrash
er visited this tray two or three times
a day for a prolonged sun bath. He
would lie on the feed like dead bird
When some other bird alighted to feed.
he would shake himself, scattering the
feed every which way, and seem to hiss
at the intruder. He would finish up by
dust bathing in the feed, again show
ering it all over. A couple of weeks ago
I suppose, for such baby tricks He is
by no means the first bird I have seen
sun bathing, but the most constant one.
II have many towhees, began the sea-
son with three pairs. These brought
their offspring while they were yet COM
pletely sparrowlike, and it has been fun
to keep track of the various broods, easy
to do because of the slowly spreading
and deepening coloration. There must
be about 20 of them now. ! understand
towhees to be mainly insect eaters, but
these do consume plenty of grain.
MY one pair of cardinals also brought
their young. three OF them, and, l
thought disappointedly, all females
However, in a few days the breast of
one of them seemed sprinkled with
scarlet spots, and before long he glowec
all over. One OF the females is almost
entirely drab, with only a faint wash
of red on her tail. They eat freely OF
baby chick feed, though I know from
the experience of former years that
they much prefer sunfiower seeds to
anything else
"Other visitors TO my little tray, l(
inches by Is inches, are blue jays. a!
many as five croWding in at once While
most of the other birds fly away when
blue Jay lights on the tray, they ar.
not really afraid of him. often returning
almost Immediately and feeding along
side the jay, entirely unmolested by him
The bird with chip on his shoulder
is the toWhee, who seldom permits any
bird but another towhee TO occupy the
tray at the same time. He regularly
chaSeS off the blue JAYS.
MY experience with the mockingbird
Is that his belligerency lasts only during
short period in early spring, and thai
he stops as suddenly as he begins.
Other regular visitors to my tray are
song sparrows and chipping sparrow.
and, during the winter, titmice, chick
adees, nuthatches, hairy Woodpeckers
and downys. The two last named fine
suet tied to'the pole which supports tht
tray. Then I have migratory visitors
purple flnches. fox sparrows and white.
throated sparroWS.
Believe it or not--in 10 years o.
bird feeding I have never had an Eng