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CARPENTRY

Would like to contract carpentry
labor on new home; best refs. GE.
5076. lie
CEMENT REPAIRiNG-No lob toe
smslli = e. 3 ..G' Gail Hu' 4477' &. from
CLOGGED DRAIN PIPES electrically
razor-kleened or no charge. ROTO-
ROoTER. Phone RA. SSS6 any day.
any night.
CONCRETE AND WATERPROoFING
bsmts. dug out. floors. drives, steps
porches, walks. CONRAD. GE. 1896
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION - Re.
pairs, short circuits, small jobs don't
immed. Call RA. 2222 any time
ELECTRIcAL WIRING-old and new
work; estimates free. GE. 1880. -2s
FENCE-Galvanixed chain link. au
posts In concrete. Immediate erec-
ton" Get the best for less; s$ao 30
evenings and Sunday. NO. 1898
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CASH REGISTER-National, ring
$99 80, good condition; bargain
$195; also Clary electric combina.
tion cash reg. and adding machine
cost $310, almost new; bargain
S195. .JE. $3.50. -19
CHANDELIER. 5-arm, crystal. suit.
able for average-size room. OV. 2S94
CHAIRS. porch. metal; 2 sreen. :
req; perfect condition. So ca. 5000
10th st. NV. .GE. 3937.
CHEST, ehiId's maple chest Of draw.
ers, well:made,. excellent condition:
SIS. SH. TAO.
CLOTHING. lady's: green coat, size
IA, $lS; black velvet eve. wrap with
white hood. $40; mans blue suit
size 81. $40. RIA. 8275.
CLOTHING, children's and baby
turn. We. have, great demand fol
good children's coats and gnowsuits
Arlington's Outgrown Shop. We pay
sash foI baby furn; GOOD AS NEW
ssasason St00 o%. ST. s5s ssa CHS cH see t5Ss
CLOTHING - Evening coat; teaut
white taffeta lined. Bargain. Mar,
overcoat, oxford cashmere. size 40
frSm n'%, az Grosasr; sas5 $40. 5000 10th st
COATS t2).- winter. and suit. siz.
IA. HO. $3.50.
COFFEE TABLE. mirrored center
leather sides; Regency. mahogany;
Practically new. $50. RA. 2420.
DESK, large executiye; soEJ oak. 8
oi1er. Ma. ss27 7taHi sfter 10 'sna. z M. 64 sest
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MtscrL. FOR SALE tcent.,

BRICKS. face: ana common, I Or. Z
co. MA. 1856. OF. 1900.
Good, used, clean brick, Amy cuan.
tity. GENERAL wRECKING co.
BRICK--BRICK
msSass n sssd srsf sssS sscy. 0p co, %, ?abaps bppsss
directly from one Of our many Jobs
ACE WRECKING CO.. LU. 4-0500
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SURPLUS TOOLS
Picks and mattocks. 81: shovels
$50: dHcHsER. sisszssi ssi$ Il II It. Ia,s NV
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WASHING MACHINE, Thor Auto
q magic; requires no plumbing OF
installation: almost new; cost 1926;
sacrifice, $100 cash. ia. $685..
MACHINE. Easy spindrier,
peri. .cond. Lu. 1859. M -ao e'
WATER HEATERS, SIG 10; guar.
John q. WSbster USED APPLIANCE
CENTER. fS39 1st st. Sc. ST. 6100.
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PIANOS ~ Baldwin Aercsonic spinet
sS ea.d dfopsSIds nsIdv Gsss ss sIsldEin de-
aTiteed. Embodies features Of small
Grand snd upright: full resonant
action. lifetime Durability. Available
In wide selection Of eye-appeaLng
cases In mahogany. walnut. light
oak. avodite and ebony.
EXCLUSIVE At HUGO WoRcH
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WASHERS

Famous brands for immed. delivery.
Check our low prices. Open. ewes.
American Service Center
5s5 N. Glebe Rd.. Arl.. oW. 7722.
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CORRUGATED
GALVANIZED IRON SHEETS USED
100000 IT,, good for garages. sheds
roofing and fences. Ii. 3-2602
ARROW, HOO South Capitol st.
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BRICK-RRICK
BRICK

HALF-MILLIoN GOOD USED BRICKe
ARROW WRECKING CO.
HOO s. CAPITOL St. II. 3-226l.. al
BUFFET, mahogany. 66-in.. S22;
fireplace set. 2 PC, SIS. Ju. s-S763
BUILDING ITEMS-open Sats.. 8 to /,
RUCKER LUMBER. 1920 Wilson
blvd. near Key Bridge. ia. 4.1234.
BUILDING MATERIAL
Used lumber, 2x4s. 2x6s, 2xSs. 2x10.
sheathing; also radiators, doors
GENERAL wREcKINa CO.
Brentwood Rd. and w st. NV
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
ANTIQUES

ANTIQUES
Furniture, bric-a-brac, china, glass
ware. oriental art objects, jewelry.
rugs, sliverware. paintings, Dor.
traits; highest cash prices paid. Call
.1URRAY, ia. 1898.
ANTIQUES BOUGHT
China. furniture, silyerware. jewelry
and Chinese art objects. Any guam
tity Call LOUIS SEGAL. CHI. 6333;
ewes. EN-. 6765.
ANTIQUES WANTED
SILvERwARE ANY CONDITION
Jewelry. china, glassware and bric-a-
brac. D. Milestone. North 0300.
HOUSE OF GIFTS, 1893 Wis. ave:
BASINS. BATHTUBS, SINKS. toilets.
windows, doors; used. Call AK. 1900.
-...1 -l 22s
BEDROOM. ETC. CALL TILL o PM.
FURNITURE BOUGHT
co. 1886. ABBOTT d LANDoN.
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ANTIQUES
THE SEVENTH SILVER
SPRING ANTIQUES

Opens Monday. October 22nd through
at at the he's SILVER ~ sPR1Nd AR ARMoRY ed.S
with a select stock of items for
collectors and home makers.
and Early American fur
niture. porcelain. glass, jewelry,
dolls. prints and guns will be for
sale az teaSonaoie 9nr ,,c.
courtesy tickets may be secured at
Stanley Galleries. 3218 M st. NV;
Browns Pewter Shop. 3210 o st..
NV; Penny's Treasure Chest. 2311
Wisconsin ave. NV. Walter Reed
Antique Shop. 6640 Georgia ave.
by calling -TU. 2727 or GE. 1908 and
tickets will be mailed out to you at
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GOLD
Bring your dental gold. platinum
A. KAHN, INC.
50 YEARS AT p36 p ST. NV.
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Famuos brands for immed. delivery.
Check our low prices. Open ewes.
American Service Center
6S5 N. Glebe Rd., Arl.. oW. 7722.
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5 ROOMS AND BATH
905 C st. NE.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ADDING MACHINE, s35; Royal type.
writer, S15; mimeograph! S36. CEN
TRAIL 2019 l4th ST. NV. Hu. 5121.
ADDING MACHINE, Burroughs elec.
trio. Reconditioned. Guaranteed;
$7a.50 UNITED TYPEWRITER CO.,
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Air Compressors, New
"a S55; 2hp. $500; 5 hp. $3.50; others
DECO. 353 w. SO st.. New York City.
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DESKS

Just received 100 student desks; ex-
includes matchine' chair. 92e b st.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-05-23
About The Farm and In The Home
By VIRGINIA D. GOODWIN

house packing the strawberries
so I didn't take up any of their
time in going to the house one
can't write about it today, but
I will be back to see them again
when they aren't so busy. I did
spend a very enjoyable morning
talking though, and thank you
Uncle Zeno, Aunt Iona Bell, VAL
ma, Esther and Pat, for giving
me so much information and also
for the strawberries.
With graduation under way
with most of the schools this past
week there are many pleasant
memories for all. Class Night at
Williams was really nice and 1t
was wonderful to see the twenty
eight Seniors present such ar
interesting program. think al!
of you for your invitations ana !
had a very lovely evening. l wish
the entire class the best OF LUCK
and sincerely hope that all OF
you obtain your goal in the III
ture.
The Bethel w. S. C. S. hello
their regular meeting Monday
ningh May IA, at eight o'clock
Mrs. John D. Jordan was II
charge of the program and the
topic was "Be Strong In Th|
Lord" Taking part in the pro
gram were, Mrs. Sa moore, Mrs
James Long, Mrs. Lloyd Hinson
Mrs. J. E. Long, Mrs. Johnnie
Powell, Mrs. w. B. Ward Mrs
Bruton Long and Mrs. J. c. ware
Jr. There were fifteen members
present.
It was a pleasure having az
and Mrs. Robert Randall SI'
children as visitors in our com
munity this past Sunday, and
hope they will come again soon
Now in closing Friends remem
Der; No-one can walk backward
into the future.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-05-23
ELLIS SARVIS

Ellis Sarvis, A, Tabor City
route 3 farmer died in the Duke
hospital, Durham Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock after being q
patient there. for two days. He
had been in declining health for
about four years.
Funeral rites will be held from
the Mt. Sinai Baptist church this
afternoon "wednesday at q
o'clock conducted by Rev. Zettie
Ward. Burial will follow in the
Forest Lawn cemetery.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Flaudie Sarvis; three dau
ghters, Geneviene, Helen and
Linda; two sons, E. w. and
Wayne; two brothers, Boss Sar-
Wis of Tabor City, and Woodrow
Sarvis of Hallsboro: a sister
Mrs. Dallie Blackburn of Mollie.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-05-23
FfnkIea News
BY LISTON TOMPK1NS

Mrs. L. M. Willis is spending a
few DAYS in New Bern this week
Mrs. Eugene HARRISON IS
patient in Duke Hospital Dur
ham. s
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Bullaro
Sr. and son, Macarthur were olh'
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs Lew
ey Tompkins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Tompklns
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Iomp'
kins visited Mr.. and Mrs. nolan
Tompkins Sunday. ,,,r
Mrs. Herbert HARRISON, MIS-
| Lille Strickland and Pfc Eugene
Harrelson visited Mrs. Eugene
Harrison at Duke hospital last
week. ,,:aa
Mrs. Lula Tompkins and MISS
Doris Tompkins were olil nei
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. dewey
Tompkins Sunday. 80,
Mrs. Corlie Billiard and emil
dren were dinner guests OF MI
and Mrs. Liston Tompklns SUN
day.
Mrs. John Roberts is spenolhs
some time with her sister, MIS-
Herbert HARRISON. -,
The fifth, sixth and seVentl'
grades of the Finklea school, en-
ioyed a picnic at Brook Green /,
Gardens Saturday. The chlloref
with perfect attendance RECORDS
also attended the picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Tompklns
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
i-cucond Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp Floyo
were tourist of Washington ano
Virginia last week.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-05-23

Today I am going to write
about a very well known family
of the Mill Branch section. Mr..
and Mrs. Zeno Ray and children.
The morning I went to see them
they were picking Strawberries
and I think they were the incest
T have ever seen. Uncle Zeno said
that he has five acres of straw
berries, but is only picking an
acre and a half as he has all the
berries that he can handle him
self on that one field. He sold one
hundred and twenty-four crates
during one week, and only picked
three times.
Uncle Zeno and Aunt Iona
Relic have been married twenty
three years and have four chill
dren. Floyd, who is now in the
Army and at the present station
ed at Camp Crawford, Hakkaldo
japan, and Mary Valma, Esther
Gray and Pat who are at nome
Aunt Iona Belle has a large
flock of Guinias, and has raised
about one hundred and thirty
two fryers this spring. They have
thirtv.one head of pigs, ano
twenty of them are tops. Also
three brood sows, two COWS anc
calf, four mules, a tractor
truck, car, and most any kind Of
farming implement that yol
could name.
They farm and raise the usua
crops, They have twenty-toul
and 2-10 acres of tobacco anc
nine tobacco barns. Uncle Zenc
does lot of hunting and fishing
and has two real good hunting
dogs and a Spitz.
Uncle Zeno invited me to e
along with him to Tabor City anc
see him sell a load of berrle:
the morning I was there, and
would really have enjoyed 1t
but just didn't have time. They
were ususually busy at the pack
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-05-23
CARD OF THANKS

To all persons that gave me
graduating gifts I express my
thanks in the humblest manner
7 know how, for I do not have
words to express my thanks and
appreciation for the wonderful
gifts you have given me. May
God ever bless you and may he
keep me doing things for the up
building of falling humanity.
Christyne Johnson
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-05-23

Edward Granger of the u after visit win ms parents
NJ left Sunday for Key West Mr. and Mrs FRANK Glsnss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D: c.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8.
The Passing Show
Jessico 7 ondyAdds Delight
To OIney's Comedy of Love
By Joy Cormody

THE Fourposer twocharacer married love with
Jessca Tandy Hume Teater
to its standing the leading errment in this
division of credit Hartog who wrote the
and its performers this strongly in favor of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08

4 The Sante Fe trail was in use
before Columbus discovered Amer
lea.
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HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
Everything is happening for Ed
die Bracken. after years of not
wanting or getting pictures, I'm
working my head off," he tells me.
eff you check with Paul Jones at
Paramount, I believe he'll tell you
about my starring for him in
Pleasure Island" do as Tn told.
And if he doesn't go into Pleas
ure Island he'll do Sad Sack, "
says Jones. This follows About
Face" a musical version OF
Brother Rat" at Warmers.
Betty Cradle is the big enigma
at her studio, goth Century-Fox.
Betty has been on suspension for
many weeks. There's still no sign
of her wanting to work. In fact,
Betty has rented a house at Del
Mar for the rest of the racing sea-
son. If Betty doesn't report to the
studio in the near future, her Won
derful role in II Don't Care" goes
to Mitzi Gaynor. 1t looks as if
Betty doesn't care.
It's Robert Ryan with Robert
Mitchum in 1.-THE Korean Story
for Edmund Granger. The boys
have just finished co-starring in
The Racket" Mitch and his Dor
othy are doing fine, with another
baby on the way. They already
have two sons.
James Mason will play the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08
Hollywood Diary
Brocken Swonped by Jobs
After His Iona Loyoff
BY Sheiloh Grohom

heavy in "Five Fingers" which, as
you know, is from the book, "Op-
Grafton Cicero" One thing the
book didn't tell and I hope Joe
Mankiewicz shows in the picture
how did the British Ambassa-
doris valet manage to get access
to the very secret documents?
I lunched with Director Richard
Sale at 20th-Fox. He is a busy
boy. Everyone was congratulating
Dick for his Betty Cradle picture,
Meet Me After the Show" His
next is Father Does a Strip" with
Dan Daley, June Haver and Glo-
ria De Haven. Then he does the
sequel to "I'll Get By" called
THE Husband Who Ran Away"
with the same swell cast-Bill
Lundigan, June Haver, Dennis
Day and Gloria De Haven.
Clifton Webb is having a bit of
food at the next table. He goes to
Venice after "Elopement." For
fun?" I ask. What else?" saws
he. And you won't find me in a
gondola."
Mary Pickford fingers on in Eu-
rope while Buddy Rogers returns
to New York for his television and
radio shows. Mary is thinking of
turning over her beautiful Pick
fair" estate for use as a rest home
for needy people. Unlike Chaplin,
who made his fortune in the same
era as Mary, she has been gener-
GUS with her movie money.
June Haver is at last coming
out of social retirement. I saw her,
a beautiful vision in pastel or
candle. dining at the Beverly
Hills Hotel. Her escort was Joe
Campbell. She is also dating Pat
Palumbo.
jeanne Dru is due for another
appearance in court-to collect
back alimony from Dick Haynes.
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dition that this is the Lunts' sort
of thing, they play house Gin a
bedroom setting by the way) with
a facile charm that makes one
wonder why Off stage humans are
so dumb as to let marriages fail
They give the game a grace, taste
wit and wisdom that redeems their
marriage from the succession of
threats to which all human unions
are vulnerable.
j. The manner in which Miss
Tandy and Cronyn accomplish all
this Is one that implies that this
huSkier, slightly older voice of the
turtle tale might turn into one
OF Broadway'S popular comedy
entries this fall. In view of the
fact that there are so many un-
satisfactory structural details in
The Fourposter," this could be
an over-cheerful forecast, of
course.
1t is the sort Miss Tandy always
inspires in those watching her
work.
De Hartog in writing THE
Fourposter" has wisely avoided
the temptation to think that he
could shed new light on married
love. Realizing that nobody has
talked much of anything else ever
since the species learned to talk.
ne is content to do as bright and
clever digest as possible. He has
enjoyed a considerable success in
this, but he has not found even
q playwright's escape from the
fact that few marriages end
brilliantly. Fact is, he has not
found the ending that such a
pleasant play deserves and will
have to have to sustain itself.
In life, marriage may just come
to a stop, but more IS expected
OF plays about it.
The daring of The Fourposter"
is not that a bed is the dominant
item of furniture through the set
tings Of the three acts. 1t is much
more intrepid of De Hartog to
have written a two-character
play and to have plunged those
two into almost three decades of
entrapment in a bedroom.
Even an economists delight
such crisp organization in a play
would be modified by the truth
that there is little beyond talk
that two characters can do and
remain circumspect. And, even if
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08
Where and When
Current Screen Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
Arena-"The Importance of Be-
ing Earnest; $3.50 pm.
Carter Barron Amphitheater
Rock. Creek Park-"Faith of Our
Fathers; $40 pm.
Screen.
AmbaSsador-"Captain Horatio
Hornblower";; 100, 3;05, $40. 1920
and $50 pm.
Capitol-"Half Angel; 11:00
am, las. 4:30, tbs and 1000
pm. Stage shows: 1885, $40, 6::25
and 9:10. pm.
COlumbia-"Show Boat; HOO
am, ITO, 1925, 5:35. 7:45 and
1000 pm.
DupOnt-"Kon- Tiki; los, 2:55,
4:45, $50, $40 and 1910 pm.
Keith's-"Alice in Wonderland:
9:35, 11:40 am, lao, $40, $40,
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Little-"Lifeboat;;" 1885, 4:25,
7:05 and GAS pm.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Horatio
Hornblower";; HOO am, 1:O5,
3:l5, $40, 1880 and $40 pm.
National-"On the Riviera;
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they are no end cleve at working
themselves vocally through stu
ations as standardized as those of
marriage, well, this adds up to a
lot of talk.
\ \ Il X
Happily for THE Fourposter, 2"
Miss Tandy and Cronyn make a
marvelously attractive couple. He
is writer (most ideal husbands
IN plays seem to be- and she is
the type that Divine Providence
has been good enough to bestow
upon such incompetents. She
knows that she will have to be
a combination mother wife-mis-
tress-comrade to her inept, but
artlculate, spouse and that this
can be a dramatic kind of doom
for a woman who can get her
heart into it.
Miss Tandy gets her heart into
it, also humor, tenderness, under
standing and whatever of laugh
ing resignation is required to as
sure survival.
De Hartog has had no choice
but to write a series of episodes
in the plausible shape of a play
in 1.-THE Fourposter." He starts
his couples long bedtime story
with the night of tl.eir marriage,
leaps thereafter across the years
through the first baby, the hus-
bands first philandering, the
narrowing discovery tn t the chill
dren have grown up, the end of
parenthood in the children's mar
riages, and finally the sense that
an end to it all is near.
These high spots of a marriage
that is really based on love pro-
vide Miss Tandy and Cronyn
with virtually the entire gamut
of emotions.
BY the time she. especially. is
through illustrating them every
wife in the audience should be
giving hopeful thought to where
she has been failing in wit, grace,
taste and understanding of the
clod SHE married. Not even Miss
Fontanne. who has been at it for
years longer than Miss Tandy.
gives more engaging illustra-
ton of the irresistible and perfect
wife.
Naturally, her much-tested
quality is her sense of humor.
Its survival of all the wear and
tear of helpmeet's helplessness
is the secret of The Fourposter'S"
comic charm.
1t is with no intention to be
ungallant, even for a paragraph,
that one says De Hartog wrote
more engagingly for Miss Tandy
than for Cronyn. Hers is the
richer part. no doubt for the rea-
son that writing about a writer,
the honest author of THE Four
poster" had to admit his husband
lis the standard case of arrested
development.
1t has worked out quite pleas
antly for those with the time,
money and good taste to get
themselves out to Olney this week
regardless of whatever tinkering
the play still demands. Summer
theater seldom sees such quality
acting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08
Not That Again,
|Ldughton Insists

HOLLYWOOD.

Charles Laughton's most IA
nous line. which he first delivered
some is years ago as Capt. Bligh
in "Mutiny on the Bounty" was
MIR. Christian . . come here!"
Comedians and impersonators
have been initiating him ever
since.
That's why the portly actor in
sisted that a certain line he was
supposed to deliver in 1.-THE Blue
Veil' be changed. It read:
Miss Mason come here"
Laughton says he couldn't take
another Is years of kidding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-08
The Art of Eotinq
By the Associated Pres.

~ FIIS FHSSocIoEed FEeSS
HOLLYWOOD.
David and Hickey, the young
sons Of radios Ozzie and Harriet
Nelson, have had to be weighed
daily since they started work in a
movie.
Seems there are a lot of eating
scenes in the f1lm-so many that
a portable kitchen was sent to the
set. The youngsters ate so much
they got too plump for their
costumes.
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11:25 am. 1:05. ESQ, 4:30, 6:15,
1855 and 9::35 pm.
Palace-"Ace in the Hole;
1920 am. 12:45, 800, 500, 1885
and 9:55 pm.
Pix-"Quartet";; s;15, 6:25 and
9:35 pm.
PlayhOuse-'Tony Draws q
Horse; 1l:10 am, Ills, 1920,
5:25. 7:35 and GAS pm.
Plaza-"La Ronde";; 10:4O am,
1915, l:55, 3:35. Sis, 6:55, $3.50
and 1910 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Four in a Jeep";;
1925 am, 1870, 3:35, $40, TEAS
and $50 pm.
Warner Captain Horatio
Hornblower"; l1:00 am, los,
BIS, SIS. 7:35 and GAS pm.
Smyrna times., 1951-09-06

their name, Prairie Warblers don't
go any farther west than the east
ern fringe of Nebraska.
Most of them, the National Wild
life Federation reports, stay in the
east and south. In the summer,
they are found in Florida and Mis-
sissippi, and northward to Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New York, and New
England.
In this region, they like to live
in brushy country where low trees
grow. There is also a good chance
of finding them in a dry, barren
pasture. They stay away from
thick forests and wet, swampy
places.
After choosing a summer home,
pair of Prairie Warblers sets
about to build a nest in small
tree or a low bush. At a point
about four feet off the ground, the
parent birds construct a dwelling
of plant stems, bark, and leaves,
with softer materials for a lining.
They often use cobwebs to tie the
larger pieces together.
The nest is finished by May,
which is egg-laying time for the
Prairie Warblers. The female lays
three, four, or five small, greenish-
white eggs which are spotted with
purple or brown. After she sits on
them fourteen days, they hatch.
With hungry young mouths to
fill, both parents get busy at the
job of collecting food. The entire
family lives on insects of all kinds,
and each day they devour hundreds
of bugs. Throughout the summer,
they are big help in destroying
harmful pests.
The young Prairie Warblers
thrive on their share of the food
and they are ready to leave the
nest in July. By the end of the
month, the family may begin its
journey to the south, though il
may wait until nearer fall. Nc
later than September, all Prairie
Warblers are bound for their win
ter homes in Florida and in the
West Indies.
BY this time, the young birds are
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beginning to look a little like their
parents. The adult male is plain
and dull on top, except for a few
chestnut spots. Underneath, though
he is bright yellow, with some
streaks of black on his sides. There
are also two black marks near each
eye. He is a fairly small bird
only four and a half to five inches
long.
The female is about the same
size, and almost the same in color.
The main thing different about her
is that the chestnut marks on her
back are so faint they can hardly
be seen.
When they sing, the Prairie
Warblers seem to be saying Zee
observation-disclosures" Each Zee
is a note higher than the one before
it, making the birds sound as
though they were practicing
scale.
Another interesting fact about
the Prairie Warbler, according tc
the National Wildlife Federation
is that it wags its tail.
For interesting information about
other wildlife species, write to the
NationalWildlife Federation, Wash
ington 10, D. C.
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Prairie Warbler
@Noiionol WildIiie Federation

You might think that the best
place to look for Prairie Warblers
is in the wide open prairie country.
But if you try to spot them there,
you will be disappointed. Despite