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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
Assignee's Sale
OF Valuable Personal PrOpert

Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a GER
tain Chattel Mortgage from
Quality Cleaners, Inc. to John S.
Santini and his wife Viola R.
Santini dated July II, 1850, and
recorded among the Chattel rec
ords of Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Liber PIT, at Folio
1872, which said Chattel Mort
gage was thereafter assigned to
Leonard T. Hardy, Attorney, for
the purpose of foreclosure, de-
fault having occurred in the
terms and conditions of said
Chattel Mortgage, the under
signed, Leonard T. Hardy, AS
Sipnee. will on:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
Order of Publication

DeIenudntS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

MAY % - Friday Strawberry
Festival at Rockville Christian
Church; strawberries and ice
cream, Csc. Parsonage lawn,
corner w. Jefferson & S.
Adams Streets, Z to 10 pm,
100
MAY % - Burtonsville Annual
Parade and Dinner, sponsored
by Burtonsville Fire Depart
ment; parade 800 pm; Dinner
4 to 8 pm; Dancing 9 to IL
Drum and Bugle Corps exhibit
ton. Sc
MAY 20 = st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Olney, Md, will hold
their Annual May Day Festival
with fried chicken and coun-
try ham dinner with hot vege-
tables and home made bread.
Beginning at II noon until 8
pm. In Parish Hall adjacent to
church. Also Annual Flower
Mart. Many other attractions
included. 1877
MAY 90 - Fried chicken and
country ham dinner with hot
vegetables and homemade rolls
at the Damascus Methodist
Church. Beginning at 3 pm.
1914
MAY % = Fried chicken and
baked ham dinner at the Oak
Chapel Methodist Church, Lay
hill, Md, 4:30 to $3.50 pm. Given
by the ladies of the W.S.C.S. Pro
ceeds to go toward bath room
for the church. Adults $1.50, chill
dren under II years 75c. 1868
JUNE 5 - Fried Chicken and
Country Ham Supper, sponsored
by W.S.C.S. Trinity Methodist
Church, Germantown, Md, $3.50
to 500 pm. Homemade cake and
ice cream for sale. 1888
MAY 81 = Annual Memorial Day
Dinner, chicken, country ham
and hot vegetables. Hours 2 to
8 pm. To be held at Upper
Seneca Baptist Church, Cedar
Grove, Route 81. 1892
JUNE 5 = Strawberry Festival
and Fried Chicken Supper, Oak
dale Emory Methodist Church,
a pm. Adults $1.5O; Children
75c, desserts included.
JUNE II - Wesleyn Service
Guild of Washington Grove
Methodist Church, will present
"The Grove Album, at The
Grove Auditorium, at 8:15 pm
Bake sale will begin at 7:45
76
JUNE - - Combination Straw
berry Festival and cold plate
dinner To be held at The Hunt.
ing Hill Methodist Church Par.
ish Hall, 4 to 8 pm. 6
JUNE 26 - Ham and Fried
Chicken Supper at Epworth
Methodist Church, Gathers.
burg, sponsored by Friendly
Bible Glass and Mems Brother.
hood, Gaithersburg. Cd
JULY 10 - Fried chicken and
country ham supper, st. PauTs
Methodist Church, Laytonsvil1e,
3 to 8 pm. Pony rides, cake
and gift table. $1.50 adults, 75c
children. SO
AUG. II - GAINESVILLE Picnic, at
st. Louis Church, GAINESVILLE,
Md. *
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

- OFFICE - Three room suite,
Rockville, $500 per month. Tel.
Poplar 2-346O. 1902
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

~CONVERT TO CLEAN -
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Enjoy day and night comfort with
less work. Pressure atomizing gun
type conversion Oil Burner with 3
automatic controls for $t29.75.
Oil Storage Tank 275 gallon ca
pacity $43.95. Up to SO months
to pay-no money down. Let your
fuel savings pay for the Better
Heat. One day, Guaranteed in
stallation if desired. Call day or
night. Gaithersburg 565 for furth-
er information. Crockett Bros,
Heating, Plumbing, Roofing,
Spouting, Water Heaters, Sheet
Metal Work. Prices subject to
change without notice. $50
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

The fatality rate on the New
Jersey Turnpike for the first
quarter of 1854 was 2.83 per 1OO,-
100000 miles as compared with
approximately 6 on New Jerseys
parallel highways and Z for the
nations highways.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

NELAYTONSVILLE = y acre,
modern 3 bedroom with chicken
house, garage, stable; next to ele-
mentary school grounds, $500,
$500 cash.
GERMANTOWN = Y acre, Z
room dwelling with water in
kitchen and 24x40 work shop
building, across from elementary
school, $9,250, 1870 cash down
payment.
HYATTSTOWN - Y acre, 3-yr.
old brick, 8 bedrooms, full base
ment, 1/3 mi. w. of Route 240
Clover Leaf, $14,500.
HYATTSTOWN - 7 room frame,
not modern, $1,000, 1870 cash
down payment.
URBANA - 1 acre, modern 2
bedrooms, expandable attic; full
basement, $500, $1,000 cash
down payment.
STOCK OR DAIRY FARM -
One man commuters farm, desir-
able dwelling, convenient to vii
lage. Less than $4,000. Reason
able cash.
BEN L. LaGARDE, Buckeystown
4164 with Sandoz Inc, Dupont
7-1234. 1888
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

1t cost $33.65 per pupil to carry
kids to school by bus in 1858. The
total bill for transporting a re-
cord 1880, 1853 students was $751;
577,543 asst year compared with
$239, 385, $50 in 1852.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
D. E. Belts, Sol.
Rnnlr1rilln Md

d. E. Belts, Sol.
Rockville, Md.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Sitting as a Court of Equity
FRANK HAMILTON HIGGINS
and
MARY GARRETT HIGGINS,
his wife,
Forest Avenue
Rockville, Maryland
Plaintiffs
VS.
MARY ]. BLACKBURN,
HARRIET G. PACKARD,
WILLIAM G.. PACKARD,
ELIZABETH G. PACKARD,
JOHN PACKARD,
HELEN PACKARD,
KATHERINE PACKARD,
MATTE PACKARD, and all 9TH
Aer persons having or claiming
No have an interest in property
in Montgomery County, Mary
land, known as Lot IL, Block
u, 'West End Park, as per
plat recorded in Liber JA-13,
folio 444
Defendants
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

HOUSE - 8 rooms, 33 acres
on Rock Creek, close to Rock
vile. Surrounded by hills. Call
Pc. 2-292O for further Informal
ton. 1884
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

- HOUSE - 4 bedrooms, 2
stone fireplaces, full bath, screen
ed back porch; shower, laundry
room and storage room in base
ment, plus 3 other rooms. Apart
ment over 2-car garage with 3
rooms and bath. Approximately
over acre enclosed with white
board fence. All russo storm
windows. Located 1/8 mi. from
Gaithersburg on Route 240. Tel.
Gaithersburg 329-M. &C
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
REAL ESTATE

HOUSE - In Twinbrook,
Rockville, Md; 4 bedrooms;
house 3 yrs. old. Air conditioned
first floor; electric dryer; dish
washer; disposal; fireplace; 16
#. picture window with view;
pine paneling. $12,750. Phone Pc.
2-3772 after $50 pm. 1888
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
THOMAS MORTON CUTTINGS
Attorney for Petitioner
9Sl5 Georgetown Road
Rafhacda MARYLAND
Bethesda, MnryInnd

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
Subscriber of Montgomery County, has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery County, in Maryland. Letters Tes-
tamentary on the personal Estate of
CHRISTIE DAVIES
y lite of Montgomery County, deceased. All
Persons having Claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with vouchers thereof, legally authenticated
to the subscriber on or before the 2Sth day
of November next: they may otherwise by
law be excluded from all benefit of said
Estate. All persons indebted to said Estate
are requested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 25th day of
May in the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and fifty-four
MARGARET d. DAVIES,
RXecutriX
5000 Grove Street
Chevy Chase, Maryland (10S)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
FOR SALE

wLARGE STEAMED CRABS
-. Every weekend. Cooked fresh
every Friday, $3.50 a dozen. En-
erson's Cash Market, Travilah
Road, Rockville, Md. Tel. Pc. 2.
9757. 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

- APARTMENT - First floor
apartment for rent, living room,
bedroom, kitchen and bath. Call
Pc. 2-4801 after 5 pm. P1
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
STRUCTURAL STEEL

W STRUCTURAL STEEL -.
Auto Parts, beams, pipe angles,
plates, small motors, odds & ends
of metal for machinists & tool
makers. Visit our yard in Rock
vile on the new 240 bypass. Mont
gomery Iron & Metal Co. Phone
POPLAR 2-3924. 2630
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
HELP WANTED
MALE

- MAN - For general farm
work; must have drivers license,
drive tractor, milk 2 cows and
regular farm labor. Good hours.
Must have references from pre-
viouS employer. Good house for
the right man. Write Pc. Box
272-W, Rockville, Md. &c
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
Notice Of Special
Stockholders Meeting
Suburban Trust Company

A special meeting Of the stock
holders Of Suburban Trust Com
psny will be held al the Hysits-
Vile Office, 52I4 Baltimore Ave.
nue., HyattsviIe, Maryland, on
MONDAY. JUNE IA, 1854
800 o'clock PM. tD.S.T.J
for the purpose Of considering an
increase Of capital stock Of The
bank from 10000 shares 10
100000 shares and for The amend
ment Of the Articles Of lneorpore-
tion TO provide therefor and all
matters incidental thereto and for
such other business as may prop
erIy come before that meeting.
BY Authority
Board Of Directors:
J. ROBERT SHERWOOD
IS Vice President 8 Treas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
COMING EVENTS

Organizations may list their pic
mics. suppers. eorniVols. ETC.. In This
column at the rote Of Toe per line
"a pr. Incl per week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
OOFING MATERIAL

~ROOFING MATERIAL =
Aluminium and Galvanized. Build
ers felt, nails, roofing cement.
Full line of paints. Order yours
today! Call Coop Service Agency,
Cloverly, Md, Evergreen 4-7171.
2722
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

- MAN WANTED - To work
on farm Can move in immediate
ly. Must have knowledge of work
ing machinery. Furnish reference
and habits. See Mr.. Main or w.
r. WinsloW, Pc. 2-2408. 70
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

"ACREAGE = 4 mile from
Wheaton Triangle on Maple View
Drive. VIII make 2 large lots,
will sell one lot; 1873 foot front
age; gas and water. Tel. Gath
ersburg 488-W-2. 105
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
LIVESTOCK

FEIGHT COWS - Five Hol-
stems, three Guernsey, one fresh,
others to freshen in about ten
days. Reasonable. Phone Gathers
burg 427-J-1. 70
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

WWANTED - To rent with OPP
ton to buy, large pony or small
riding horse, IS hands. Must be
broken. Call w. M. Hill, Gathers
burg 576-J-1. %
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

~WHITE MAN - With small
family to work on dairy farm.
House, fuel, and milk furnished.
Write Post Office Box %, Der
wood, Md. 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27

NCAB DRIVERS - See Mr..
FitZsimmonS at Hickman's Cab
Stand, Rockville, Md, or tel. Pc.
2-2700. 80
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-25
FOR SALE-1949 Pontiac

FOR SALE-1949 Pontiac 4 door sedan, Hydromatic, good R&d an d seat covers, back lights, new paint. Con, tack Gardner, HE. at 6l5 during working hours or 497 Aviation Hill after 100.
 1925 1y
 FOR SALE-I95l Willys Sta tion Wagcn-26, GOO miles-ex- cellent condition. Mahogany Spinnet piano like new, Call Naval Station 0-732
 1925 In
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-25
NOTICE

If you can not get us on phone 3131. call 43O3 for oil delivery. Office hours, l pm to , pm Monday through Thurs day, pm to ' pm Friday.
 Thompson Transfer
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-25

FOR SALE 2l Foot Alumin- um house trailer, with at- tached bed room, al q laun- dry room. Navy approved. i'm T ediate occupancy. Lo- cated Pratts Trailer Court, Mill Bay Road. See It. CIV, Lockwood 1749 Mill Bay Rd. AIutian Homes or call 758 Naval Base during working hours. 12-18 2y
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-25
Clossifieds

CROOKED ISLAND FARMS Can supply fresh whole milk to a limited number of customers. Daily home de
 livery. Contact truck driver or card in the 20 Al Nixon
 6 26 IF
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-25

FOR RENT-2 bedroom house corner of Spruce and Mis- sion Rd. FOR SALE-11 GU. fit. International Harvester deep freeze. Phone 1863
 1925 1y FOR RENT-Smal Dwelling Suitable for couple. Phone 4581. 1925 ly
Kodiak mirror., 1954-12-25

FOR SALE electric portable sewing machine. Repairs on all makes of sewing ma chimes. Write Sewing Ma chine Han, P. 0. Box 37l Kodiak. If.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06
Clio Says Economy
Says, Needs age
Boosts and Tax Cuts
BY Me Assoeiatsd Press

BY /. ~ n 3 q + ~
Wage increases and income tax
cuts, the CIo says, are what's
needed to give a lift badly need.
ed for a sagging economy" !.
Citing Commerce Department
figures showing the Nations
wage and salary income dropped
from 1902 billion last August to
1913 billion in April, the Clio
publication Economic Outlook
said yesterday the best way to
halt this recession" is to put
more money in the hands Of the
consumer.
The wage increases to be ne
gotiated this year in collective
bargaining and an increase In
the personal income tax exemp-
ton. taken together in combina-
tion." it said. 'tcan probably
offer the quickest and most di-
rect way of lifting consumer
spending"
Both Senate and House have
turned down general income tax
cut amendments proposed for the
tax revision bill now in its final
congressional stages,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06

blood program which serves so
hospitals in "a Red Cross chap
ter communities in Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia and the
District. The program has just
been asked by the Red Cross ma
tional organization to supply an
additional $4,000 pints Of blood
for national defense use during
the coming year.
Mr.. Boothby was chairman of
the 1851 Metropolitan area Red
Cross fund campaign. He is a
director of the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co., the Nc
Lachlen Banking Corp, the
American Gas Association and
the Washington Board Of Trade.
He is a Mason, member Of Almas
Shrine and a past president Of
the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association. III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06

gional Blood
Program.
Mr.. Boothby
was named by
D a MEL w.
B ell, chair
man Of the
District Red
Cross chapter.
to succeed C..
Carney Smith.
who held the
post for two
years.
AS chairman.
Mr.. Boothby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06
{. ]. Boothby Heads
Regional Blood Drive

Everett J. Boothby. Washing
ington Gas Light Co. president,
today was named chairman of
the Red Cross Washington Re,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06
OUR TRAVEL-WISE
THOMAS COTTONS

IA. 8 w. Thomas weoves eottons to
go round the world. round the col
endor. Woodies has them for you
"a. in suits, dresses, ensembles that
follow foII's foshion lead toward the
tweedy look. off to the Poconos, OF,
Poris !. 4. look poised, be cool, in
these cottons.
i. grape essence Of color flot-
tey :. suit-toiIored to show off its
subtle stripes. $500
2. ensembled ... oroy cop-sleeved
dress and red or blue striped iocket.
The dress q sheath, but pleots
mokine the waking cosy. 22.oS
W5L-Misses' Dresses. Bird Floor
-. u" oIso OF Chevy Chase and alexandria
5. Young Viewpoint plans q suit /.
beautifully fitting for q woman SIS"
or under. Adds discreet sporkle to
charcoal or navy. l2Dz.22Hz. 1925
4. tweedy weave cotton, looking J.
not actually s. very slim. Velvet
spiked charcoal or navy. Very easy
to wear. l2h-221z. $500
WGL-Women's Dresses. Ord Floor
=. also Chevy Chose and Alexandria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06
COME, SEE
"TRAVELOG'

fourth in our vacation
movie series
Wednesday, July 7 at 400
,Feo Room, 7th Floor
"A Date with West Virginia"
courtesy West Virginia industrial
and Publicity Commission
THE Miomi Beach Story" ~
courtesy Of National AirIines
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Private Works Program

Benjamin F. Fairless, chairman of the
board of the United States Steel Corpora
ton, has hit upon theme which deserves
the thoughtful attention of all Americans
concerned with the health Of the national
economy. It is that the private works pro-
gram" which has made our industrial COM
plex the greatest and most productive in
the world must not be sacrificed in favor Of
dependence on Government paternalism.
Private industry be recalled, invested
nearly $28 billion last year in new plants
and facilities. It was an investment that
meant jobs, not only temporarily but in
definitely, to more than. two million work.
9ers. And 1t was an investment that our Gov
ernment could not safely afford, either
through taxation or through imitation.
Yet whenever Congress tries" he
added, ito encourage that type Of invest
ment, It's actions are universally denounced
by the very people who loudly insist that
their hearts are bleeding for the unem-
ployed Their solution Of the problem would
be to diminish existing incentives not to
enlarge them. And, Of course, it doesn't make
sense"
What MIR. Fairless said does make sense,
and this Is truly an appropriate time to
think about It.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Arlington Fairgrounds

The controversy about the three
Fairgrounds in the Oak Ridge, Aurora
Hills and Virginia Highlands precincts
grows louder and the average voter gets
lost in the fog.
We in the southernmost part of
Arlington have needed additional play
grounds long time. The six-year pro-
gram developed by the Arlington Plan
ming Commission in 1851 called for a
playground in the Virginia Highlands
area to be purchased during the fiscal
year 1952-53. The burning question
is why the present county board did
not purchase these sites early in 1858,
since the land was for sale and the
money was available. It is quite pos
sible also, that the land could have been
purchased for considerably less than
$4,000 per acre, the excessive price
paid this past September.
It seems to me the conduct Of the
present county board is as changing as
the winds. Without plans, without prof.
ects, without ideas, it let's itself be
swayed by the whims of few citizens.
It's instability. it's capacity to create i'll
will and incapacity to act wisely has
reduced its effectiveness to the point
where change will not only be welcome
but decided advantage to the county.
Alice E. Campbell.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
UnreoIistic Pay Ceiling

A letter on this page from the Mont
gomery County Personnel Board stresses
the Importance of an issue which voters in
the county may overlook in their preoccu-
patton next Tuesday with balloting for "a
State and county candidates. This is the
question (number eleven on the ballot) as
to whether to abolish the present $4,000
ceiling on salary of the county manager.
AS the board points out, the pay linita
tion was written into the Montgomery char
ter as political concession to those who
feared the new form of county management
might bring one-man rule, unresponsive to
the people. No other county in the Washing
ton area has written such pay restriction
into the law. It is generally recognized that
an inflexible salary provision serves to limit
the field of selection of candidates for man.
agerial posts. The Montgomery County board
has found itself severely handicapped in
seeking qualified candidates for the vacant
county manager job at Rockville. The cause
Of better government in the Maryland
county will be served by elimination of the
unrealiStic pay ceiling.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Letters to The Star !.
Pen-u0naes may be used If letters carry
writers' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation.

money for salaries. The removal of the
$4,000 limit does not mean that we
shall necessarily have to pay much
more than that to attract well-quali-
fed man. But who can expect q man
with high potential to accept such
limit on his future? The rate of growth
Of Montgomery County, the increasing
complexity Of the managers job. re-
Quires that the council have bargaining
leeway in seeking a man to fill this
position.
There is no economy In hiring sec
ond-rate men, or in losing good men to
areas more willing to pay for service.
AS members of the Personnel Board,
appointed by the council, we have
nothing to do with hiring manager
or department heads, or with fixing
their salaries. But we are in position
to know the problems of recruiting for
public service and of holding ,well-
qualified employees. Montgomery County
citizens must face the ratio between
increased living costs and top salaries
and refuse to have their hands tied by
a salary restriction that blocks its
entire personnel program.
Montgomery County Personnel Board.
Lewis B. Sims,
Chairman.
Edith A. Dinwoodey,
Vice Chairman.
Malcolm HI. White.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
BY Charles E. Trocewen

have lived long and happy lives in
doors.
Some pets catch mice in under
ground warehouses In the great city
Of New York.
It is noticeable that house cats
never stay in the sun in summer, but
only in winter, and then only to get
warm.
They like the heat rays. but the
actinic or tanning rays mean nothing
in their small lives. They can't get
through all that fur.
Another correspondent expresses
doubt over the statement that some
mockingbirds migrate. IF she had read
the article better she would have seen
that it said ''some mockingbirds, just
as our correspondent above does.
There have been several Knockers in
our own block every winter for years.
but the remainder leave for points
South. Some investigators say that
only the females leave, to rejoin their
mates next year.
This reader also doubts that the
wood thrush stays as late as October
Is, as we said.
In most neighborhoods, wood
thrushes are among the latest migrat-
ing birds to leave. Just before they
depart they become even more tame
than usual.
Once we sat down on one end Of q
short log. The wood thrush perched
on the other end. did not nv away. but
remained until we got up. A very
polite birdy, indeed! This was Octo-
Der IL. l94es true red-letter day.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Spring VALLEY.

"Dear Sir:
II want to tell you my experiences
with the wood thrush. For several
years pair built their nest in a
large rhododendron bush close to the
screened porch, and had habit OF
talking to the little lady when she was
on the nest. SO that she got very tame.
THE past spring they did not build
in that bush, possibly because we took
out large tree and it looked so diff
ferent. They built down in the woods
near our garden.
aBut they were often coming up
near the house and not minding me
at all, so / kept talking to them and
the lady would come to q table very
near where I was and eat the raisins
that supplied. and at last she got the
male to come and eat, too.
.All at once we noticed she was not
around any more, and was sure that
one, OF our neighbor's cats that was
always nearby had eaten her.
The male started singing morning.
noon and night. he sang for weeks. and
then one day he flew up to the terrace
with brand-new spouse. They sat
on the maple tree nearby and I am
sure he brought her up for me to see.
"She evidently didn't think much Of
me as sponsor as she new away and
he followed her.
Neither came for raisins after that.
but he would be In the lower garden,
and when ! called to him, he would
ny up into 4. tree and seem to hide.
'aThe catbirds. brown thrashers and