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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
OBITUARY

hospital, Meriden, last night. His late wife, the former Jennie Landon was born in Waterbury. The sur- vivors include two sons, Fred L. and Lester D. Fowler, of Middle field; one daughter. Mrs. Fred St. Arnauld of East Hartford, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral will be Sunday at 3 p. m. from the South niayd- -Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 Church street, Middletown, with Rev. Cedric Layman of the Mid- dlef1eld Federated church offlciat- ing. Burial will be in Middlef1eld cemetery.
 McILROY-Mrs. Margaret (Man- son) McIlroy, 83, widow of James McIlroy, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Moore, of Marion avenue, Plantsville. Born in Ireland, she lived in Nova Scotia as a young girl, and then for 60 years lived in Waterbury and vicin- ity.
 The survvors include six daugh- ters, Mrs. Katherine Theriault of Cicero, TIL, Mrs. Nettie Moore, Mrs. Eva Traver and Mrs. Mary Beard, all of Huntsville, and Mrs. May O'Connor and Mrs. James Sincaster of Waterbury; one son, James Me- Ilroy of Florida; one brother, Jos eph Manson of Nova Scotia; 21 grandchildren and two great grand children.
 The funeral will be held from the home in Plantsville, and burial will be in Riverside cemetery. The time and other details will be an. nounced later.
 BARTOLUCCT-Jo John Bartolucci, 55, of ~ Sylvan avenue, died sud. denly yesterday while at work at the waterbury Manufacturers Foundry O., as the result of a heart attack.
 Born in Italy, he had been 2 resident of this country for 3o years, living in New London at first, and in Waterbury for the past 26 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Esther Bartolucci, and two sons, Guido of New London and Louis of Camp Blanding.
 The funeral will take place on Monday at 8 o'clock from the Cole santo funeral home, 928 Bank street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, for a solemn high Mass of requiem at 9. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today, tomor- row, and Sunday from 3 to Il p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors, for floral offerings and the express sions of sympathy and kindness shown us during our recent be- reavement, the death, of our beloved husband and brother Patrick Haugh. r MRS. ANNIE HAUGH, MRS. H, BOULANGER,
 MRS. JAMES KILBRIDE, MICHAEL AAUGH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

THOMPsON-A months mind Mass of requiem will be celebrated Sat- urday. morning. July 18th, at $500 o'clock, at the Immaculate Concep- ton church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Mary Thomp- son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18
MASSES

COONEY-An anniversary Mass of requiem will be celebrated tomor- row morning at 7:30 o'clock at St. Patrick church, for the repose of the soul of the late Mrs. Andrew J. Cooney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-18

FOWLER = Luther W. Fowler, Sl, of Middlefleld died at Crosson
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
To Spend $4,000
On New Houses

Building permits totaling ex-
penditure of $4,000. for construc-
ton of a half-dozen residences,
were issued by City Building In
spector c. S. Mccormick Friday.
Permits were issued TO Hotes a
woodall for a $4,000 residence at
1901 No. 18th ST; e. J. Hudson,
TAT So. Tacoma ave. for a $4,000
residence at 1929 So. c st: Frank
Gratias. 6s07 Pacific ave. for g
$4,000 home at 1910 10th st.
James H. March. $50 Commerce
St, for a $4,000 house at 461s No
S1st st; George c. Mccullough
1922 40th ave. N. Z. Tacoma. for
a $1,000 cottage at 1929 Ssth ave
N. L. Tacoma, and to George An.
tush. 1425 So. 47th st. for q
$4,000 residence at 1904 No. De
fiance St
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

stees. Bremerton. Robert {. Nc
Comb. Seattle. and c. n. Palmer.
Tacoma. Visiting grand officers
from Oregon grand commande-y
win BE- present
Church service viii be in the
Gothic room At 2:s5 p. m. Monday.
followed by parade and review II
400 led by Seattle commandery
band and drill team. 4 banquet
will be served IN the roof garden
at $50 open 10 all York Rite Ma
sons and their friends. followed by
the grand commanders reception
and ball at p:45 In Fellowship hall.
On Tuesday there win be cleo
ton and installation Of officers.
On Wednesday. May :. the 4sth
annual assembly. Royal and Sc
lect Masters win open with IL
lustrious Grand Deputy Master
Walter II. Steffey. Seattle. presid-
ing for Most Illustrious Compan-
ion William Ferguson of Tacoma.
On Thursday morning the b7th
convocation OF the Grand Chapter
OF Royal Arch Masons Of Washing
ton viii open with Lee Allen of
Pullman. grand high priest. presid-
ing. The address OF welcome win
be given by Most Excellent Com
panion Frank Mccandless. PIP.
The Grand Royal Arch banquet
will be held at $40 Thursday eve
ming. On Friday there will be cleo
ton and installation Of officers and
adjournment.
Arrangement are In charge OF
VIM. A. Stancer. assisted by
George y. Allen. Fred Alleman,
c. n. Palmer. r. p. Mccormack.
Charles II. Fritz. a. P. Allen and
George Cooley.
Tacoma Masons are requested
TO assist In entertaining the Wis
itors and those having cars avail
able are asked TO report 10 Charles
II. Fritz at the Masonic temple.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Aarri;aqe
licenses

Marriage license applications
have been filed with the Pierce
county auditor by Earl Vincent
Coyle. 81, Mcchord field, and Dor
othea Fern Galnover. rs. spana-
way: Lee Charles Malott. 20, 1902
SO. Puget Sound ave. and Lillian
Margaret Vargo. Is. 5610 So. Puget
Sound ave; James Edward Hunt,
%. 800 Fawcett. and Isabelle NJ
Suchsnek, %, 1856 Fawcett; Alex
Otto Ebert, ~, 1902 So. Fife. and
Virginia Ilean Sherman, 20. $500
SO. 7th: John ID. Moore, 40, and
O'Leta Gilmore, 20. both of Seat.
tie; George M. Van Vracken. 20,
McChord field. and Fredia WEIGH,
20, Big Cakes. Mt. highway; Ar
thur Curtis Assay, "a. Fort Lewis.
and Wanda Loreen Kluth. 10. 413S
No. 7th; Everett c. Wilson. "a,
medical detachment, Fort Lewis,
and Marie Madelyn Johnson. rs,
Route 2, Box 2O3A1. Olympia; Ar
thur c. Morgan, "a, Young apis.
and Dorothy Mae Hill. 21. 908 No.
X ST.; Jack Curtis Lowe. 1921 So.
Park ave, and Isabelle Alice eau
cult, LaFarge, Wis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
York Rite Masons' Sessions
Starring Monday at Temple
FiftyF Fourth Annuol Conceive Will
Keep Members Busy for Five Days

York Ttite Mssons Of ne state Of
Washington viii begin = five-day
session Monday. May 5. in Masonic
tcmple.
The t4th annual conclavs Of the
grand commandery. Knights Tenn
plRr Of Washington. viii convene
81 2 a. m. Monday with RI En-.
Sir Leroy Smith. grand command
er. presiding.
En-. Sir Smith IL = past com
nander Of lvanhoe comnandery Of
Tacoma The address Of welcome
will be given By I'm. Sir William
A. stsncer Of Ivanhoe command
cry. The grand officers on his
staff include Benton =. Bangs,
chelan. w. II. Soaring. Seattle,
Everett Jones. Everett. ]. Roy
Mari. Renton, VIM. r Graves.
Vancouver. Rev. Newton r. Notes,
Seattle, Leslie Cramer. Seattle.
Wesley c. stonr. Spokane. VIM. j.
Holloway. Spokane. Harry w.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Large Busses
Go in Service
7. r. & p. Operating
: New Vehicles

In service Friday were at least
three Of the dozen large busses
ordered by the Tacoma Railway 4
Power Co. last February. 1t was an
nounced by company officials.
The new busses, each costing
more than s11 900. are in operation
over the Point Defiance route.
They are much larger and carry
Z third more passengers than the
lnrgest husses previously pur-
chased by the transportation COM
pany.
The busses were made by the
same company that built all the
company's vehicles - the Twin
Coach Co., Of Kent. Ohio.
Other busses Of the dozen or
dered will be placed In service
as quickly as possible after ar
rival here. II was stated. They
are expected to relieve greatly
overcrowding of the transportation
system, resulting from enlarged
Industrial activity during recent
months
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Evan Boddingion
Dies in Peialuma

Evan T. Boddington. 90. former
wholesale candy dealer in Tacoma
before moving south Il years ago,
died Thursday in Petaluma, Calf,
according TO word received here.
The body Of Boddington. who,
while In Tacoma was a member
OF First Presbyterian church. will
be received here by Buckiey-king,
which viii announce the funeral.
Boddington. whose wife. Annie,
died in 1925. leaves three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Ads r. Randall and
Mss Lily Boddingfon Of Petaluma
md Mrs. s. A. Randall Of Santa
Rosa: two sons. James 7. of Ia
coma and George L. Of California
four grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
The former candy dealer came
70 Tacoma in 1901 from Rice lake,
Wis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
New Phone Books
To Be Out July |

More than 1000 Tacoma tele-
phone customers in all parts of
the city viii have new numbers
in the July issue of the telephone
directory.
This is chiefly because of the
coming change of Garland tele-
phones to dial. according to
George w. Gahan, Tacoma man.
ager.
Telephone customers affected
are being notified of their num-
Der changes by letter. First let
ters went out this week. After
the Garland change, Tacoma tele-
phones will all be dial operated,
Gahan said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Annual Rose Show
To Be June 7-8

Tacoma's annual rose show will
be held at the Armory June and
s. an announcement by the Ia
coma Rose society indicated today
Meanwhile. the society plans e
caravan on Mothers Day. May II,
70 visit a number Of rose gardens
in Tacoma and vicinity. Details
are being worked out and the itin-
ersry will be made public early
next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

Tacoma Junk Co. 21s4 Com
merce st.. reported 70 police Friday
the theft Of between two and two
and q half tons Of motor blocks
from a truck parked near the CON-
psny's building Thursday night.
Police said the theft was accom-
plished by thieves who transferred
the blocks from the compsny's
truck to a truck Of their own
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
F aiher in Jail,
Son Is Released

Herbert Aiken. elderly Puyallup
berry rancher, still was in the
county jail Friday after pleading
not guilty before Judge Joseph A.
Mallory on a charge of assaulting
neighbors Clifford and Susie Doyle.
with a hoe, with intent to kill
them.
Aiken's son, Brett, charged only
with third degree assault, was
freed in custody of Attorney b. r
Jacobs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
ERE'S MORE ABOUT
Main Street

1T A HTS ON PA q u u N
Tacoma General hospital. 1t was
announced recently. He viii re-
port at the hospital July l.
Miss Genevieve Martin. city
clerk. is limping slightly. She suf-
fered minor bruises Wednesday
when she accidentally lost her bal
ance and fell.
Burr Anderson and Abe Olsen,
Tacoma printers. are spending
most Of their spare time these
days on several acres OF property
adjoining Flctt creek. which they
recently purchased as home sites.
Richard Meyer one of the city's
best tennis players and city bad
minton champion. has been mildly
sighting those sports lately. He's
invested In a set OF clubs and
may be seen on the golf course
almost as often as on the tennis
and badminton courts.
Deputy Coroner George Hoffner
returned to Tacoma in his new
car Wednesday. following a as
day tour of the south. II might
be noted by the Tacoma Chamber
Of Commerce that George considers
Tacoma the finest city entered
during the entire trip.
Carl Klitgard. local representa-
tive OF the marine department OF
the Standard Oil Co., has enrolled
in the ranks Of the local Propeller
club.
New members of the Stadium
chapter OF the National Hi-Y or
ganization are Paul Barber, Wal
ter Blomberg. William Buck. John
Collins. Frank Cumbo, Donald
Gerris. Jack Getaz. Eugene Gjer-
stem. Arthur Gravatt. Sandy John
son. Harry Mansfield, William
Ross. Lloyd siivers. Kirk Stewart
Darrell swenson. Jack Tueil
Frank Walters and Barton Wood
Mrs. James ". Lyon, so2 No
c ST., and Mrs. Mary Norton. Of
Seattle. have gone to Victoria,
B. c.. for few days.
Dick Ross. KMo program direc-
tor, and wife. Wanda. viii leave
Tacoma Saturday for California.
They expect to return in two
weeks.
Jean Hawley announces X. Il
Wemp. OF Toronto. field secretary
for the British-Israel-w Fed.
GRAFTON. will be in Tacoma next
week. He will speak at Hotel
Winthrop Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings at o'clock under the
auspices Of the Anglo-Saxon Fed.
Grafton. His subject Tuesday will
be ~Britain's Secret Weapon" Hi,
subject Wednesday win be This
Doom Of the Dictators" Thes.
lectures are free and the public il
invited.
DIR. and Mrs. J. 7. Coffman anc
son. Melvin. and Miss VI Hammer
and mr.. and Mrs. Ray kIelhart o.
Sumner spent last week end Al
Copalis Beach.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Outward Bound
Opening May Is

Outward Bound" already one
Of the theater's near-classie fan
tastes. Ia TO be the next offering
OF the Tacoma Drama league With
opening scheduled for May i. II
was announced Friday
Under direction OF George Boil
ton. rehearsais are In progress at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Two Men, Woman
Fined for Liquor

Fines totaling $3.50 were assessed
BY Justice Clerence Layton Thurs
day afternoon 20 two men and =
woman tried for Illegal liquor
dealings
Joe Berta. charged with sale Of
liquor by the drink at 522s South
Tacoma way. April 1s. and Vincent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Engineer Meyers
81 ZIP. Refires

gNDz Of the longest and steadiest
railroading careers with Northern
Pacific was over Friday with re-
tirement Of Engineer C. w Meyers
Of Orting, who has been running
n. p. locomotives 50 years.
Meyers started working as q
fireman when ne was barely Fl
years Of age. on Aug. %. 1889.
He was promoted TO engineer Jan.
8. 1900, and has been an engineer
ever since.
For many years on the North
ern Pacific Buckley line, which
leaves the double track just east
Of Puyailup. Engineer Meyers took
his train over that run for the
last time the night Of April so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
Three-Day Leave
For All in 4lsi

FORT LEwIs-Maj. Gen. Ken
Won A. Joyce. commander of the
ninth army corps, today an
nounced authorization Of a three
day leave for $4,000 soldiers of the
41st Division May 40 as a
"reward" for their participation in
This week ends severe maneuvers.
The maneuvers mark the end of
field training prior To departure
May 10 for the annual summer
maneuvers In California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

shakespearesn interpreters.
Outward Bound" IL a modern
comedy drama delicately woven
with a thread Of unreality. holding
considerable promise for : talented
expression by the local group.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

Riegio. charged with Illegal pos
session at the Little inn, S6th ana
Sales road. on April Fl. were fined
500 each.
Theresa Toccini charged with
sale OF liquor on the 10th at 4o4s
So. Union ave, was fined $50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

the Little theatsr.
A native Of New York. Bolton
has gained a measure Of theatrical
prominence In the Northwest for
his work with the Duffey Stock
Players. the Globe Players. famous
for their streamlined versions Of
Shakespeare.
His studies have included
theatrical work At the University
Of Washington. Cornish school. the
intimate theaters Of California and
New York. and with several noted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Divorce action was filed n 81
perior court here Friday By John
V. against Marjorie 3. Cunning
ham. on grounds o. desertion- A
final decree was granted 70 Ken
meth from Eva Baker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

Or. Emmanuel Poppen Of Co
lumbus. o.. president Of the Amer
ican Lutheran church. will take an
active part In the convention Of
the Northwestern district OF the
American Lutheran church In Lu-
ther Memorial church, So. 9Th and
I SITS. Tuesday through Friday. He
also will speak at the church Sun
day at IL a. m. and at Peace Lu-
theran church. SO. 21st and cush.
man ave, Sunday at 7.30 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03
DRIVER ARRESTED

RE. kennedy. se-yesr-old bar
ber. vas arrested by the state
patrol Friday morning for driving
while drunk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

You know lastex suits how fex-
tble they are when you move A.. how
figure-flatterinK In repose. This just
arrived shipment includes all the 1871
styles In a wide variety Of col0rs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

Wear them with summer shlrtwaists
with little sweaters and odd Jackets.
Extra Stacks are a must" for summer
spur-of-the-mOment activities. Wash
able cottOns with novelty trims. Sizes
IL TO 10. .................
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-03

DIR. and Mrs. J. I. Coffman and
son. Melvin. and Miss Vi Hammer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray kIelhart Of
Sumner spent last week end at
Copalis Beach.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-08-21
REXF0RD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marvel were
callers in Kalispell Tuesday of last
week
c. w. Howe, who now lives in
Whitefish, was caller here Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Douglas and
family have moved to Eureka MIR
Douglas has bought an interest in
the Eureka Feed Store. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Owens and family are
residing on the Douglas ranch al
present
Chas. Conrad of Kalispell was q
business caller here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ed Olson and daugh.
ter of Whiteflsh were Sunday call.
ers here.
Sheriff Frank Baney of Libby
stopped here for short while Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Griffiths anc
daughter, Ann, were visitors II
Spokane the first of the week.
John Harmon of Libby was ;
Sunday caller here.
4 Mrs. Jess Sweet of California
spent the first of the week visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Et
Arnold.
VIM. L. Fewkes was Sunda.
caller in Kalispell where he tool
flying instructions.
L Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Wehr, forme
residents of Rexford, stopped her
briefly Monday to call on oil
| friends. Mr. and Mrs. Weir nov
reside in California and were en-
route to Havre for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Madden an
son, Ralph, and Miss Madge Melvi
were Sunday visitors in Kalspel
Mr.. and Mrs. Val Davenport :
Butte were guests at the W. {
Fewkes home the latter part of tn
| week. Mr.. Davenport lived her
with his parents 20 years ago.
Mrs. Danny Paolini was White
fish caller Friday.
! Mrs. Cleo Torrey and childre
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-08-21
Mexicans Say They Have
Cure for Broken Hearts

At the historic Juarez market
where Mexicans shop and where
American tourists come to see
strange products of Mexico's inte-
rior, peddlers and vendors offer
herbs from Mexican soil that will
cure anything" even broken
heart.
In the tiny booths grizzled wise
men do thriving business in herbs
and charms which they say their
ancestors have found effective for
centuries.
For bad cold they offer a RENE
dy the Mexican swears by. It's
called yerba de vibora, or snake
hair.
A little green herb, it grows in
the mountains. Brew tea of yerba
de vibora, mix it with sotal-po-
tent Mexican alcoholic beverage
and the cold will disappear. the
vendors assert.
For rheumatism, huachichile is
recommended. Gourd tea is report
eddy the best cure for chest ailments
and tuberculosis. For hangover,
orange leaves mixed with - you
guessed it--sotol, is supposed to be
the best cure.
Barbas de elote, cornsilks in Eng
lish, is widely used in brewing q
remedy for kidney ailments.
An herb called ruda is used fol
the earache. For stomach pains
merchants advise gordolobo (mul.
lein). An herb called coleomeca il
recommended for the blood.
Snakeskin the real thing = Il
rubbed on leprosy victims. Savilla
is supposed to be good for wounds
as is mole root for dandruff. The
hair is dyed with the latter prepare
ton, which is made from the organ
cactus.
In affairs Of love the herb doctor.
offer many remedies.
Peyote. cactus seed. will make
boy friend care if worn. in sache
over the heart, vendors say. S.
will red beans carried in the Same
place.
A dried humming bird also is rec
commended as love charm.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-08-21

eggs are laid The young emerge
from the nests when partly grown
and attach themselves to the side Of
the wall.
Mans first large-scale contact
with the chimney swift came prob
ably in 1925 when Herbert L. Stod-
dard attached numbered bands to
some 200 chimney swifts taken in a
special trap. Since then over 324,-
400 chimney swifts have been band
ed by Fish and Wildlife Service per-
sonnet and cooperators.
Approximately $500 of these
birds have been retrapped and their
band numbers recorded. BY this
means the Fish and Wildlife Service
has been able to study the flight
habits of the bird.
The largest number Of chimney
swifts banded in one trap was g.
OBS by Harold S. Peters, now a
Service flyway biologist, in Atlanta,
Ca, in 1881. In all, Biologist Peters
has banded 23,450 of these birds.
John B. Calhoun and ]. c. Dickin-
son, operating a banding station at
the University of Virginia, Char
lottesville, Va, have banded IT.
400; Mrs. F. c. Laskey, of Nashville,
Tenn, 1880, Ida Merriman. of
Kingston, Ont, l5,400; and r. J.
Fleetwood, manager of the Piedmont
National Wildlife Refuge at Round
Oak, Ga, 1850.
So far as is known the chimney
swift migrates in the daytime only
For years it was not seen in win
tertime, and it was thought by some
that the bird hibernated Then II
was discovered on migration in the
West Indies and Central America
No winter specimen has ever been
collected, but it is thought the swift
winters in Central or South Amer
lea.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-08-21

North American Continent in sum-
mer but never, except by accident,
sets foot on land. The bird even
eats and mates on the wing.
Like six-day bike rider who
speeds around the wooden saucer,
the swift is noted for its speed and
tireless energy. During daylight
hours throughout the summer, it
has the habit of continual flight,
sailing, circling on set wings, and
then with a rapid beat of wings
squirting off in a burst of speed,
racing along like a bike rider dur
ing a sprint or jam.
Probably the most unusual sight
afforded by flock of swifts is seen
at night, when literally thousands
gather and wheel in funnel-shaped
clouds over a large chimney into
which they descend to roost. It's
roosting and nesting habits have
given the bird its popular name,
chimney swift. Ornithologists know
the bird by its scientific name,
Chaetura pelagica.
The chimney swift cannot walk,
but its feet and legs are strong
enough to hold the bird to the well
of a chimney as it roosts at night,
braced by its spinelke tail feathers.
The bird. incidentally, has been
benefited by civilization. Before
white men settled in the New World,
the bird roasted and nested in hol-
low trees. Now it lives in Chin
neys, crowding from the top to
about 70 feet below it.
| Though it roosts in flocks, the
swift does not colonize during the
nesting season. Usually only one
nest is found in a chimney or hol-
low tree. The nest is described as
little half-saucer made of dead
tWlgs and glued to the wall by a
salIvary secretion. From four to six