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Show Ralph Johnson Wins Bird House Prize For sovoral months boys havo been making bird houses In competition for tho prlzo offered by Mr. James Martin, Mar-tin, our popular Jowclqr. Tho judges thc'folIowingMirtlicir ropoft; Eleven bird houses wore submitted In tho competition, Including six single sin-gle nests and llvo colony houses. Tho Judges, after carefully comparing tho designs, awarded first placo to tho rustic bark colony liouso mado by Ralph Johnson. While awarding first place to tlio colony house, tho Judges wish to commend tho einglo nest houses, bollovlng that many such nests, proporly placed in town, would greatly assist our comparatively fow useful birds in their fight for life against cats and sparrow. It Is probable pro-bable that tho sparrow is proving of ooino uso In saving alfalfa, but stray catB should bo outlawed ami house cats bo fed sutllciciitly to diminish their hunt for birds. JOHN MEEKER THOMAS IIROADUENT ELI J. CLAYSON Many boys havo -built bird houses during tho summer, but tho following were tlio only ones submitted In competition; com-petition; Ralph Johnson, Owen Pen-rod, Pen-rod, Vorn Chlpman. Albort Chcovor, Llowllyn Pratt, Clydo Chestnut, Nn-tlianlel Nn-tlianlel Chestnut, Mr. Faddis, Vern Faddls. |