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Show October The Eureka (Utah) Reporter Page Four Bird Lore . i.j 1 . THE RLI'K JAY How many times on then early summer mornings have we been awakened In our beds by the shrill Of piercing shriek of the blue Jay? our to come that birds all the homes each year, the blue Jay Is for us perhaps the most difficult to understand. ts While it is true that such g the as pests beetle, grasshoppers, eggs of the various caterpillars, make up of his daily meals, about the blue jay is also accountable for the loss of many of the more useful birds whose beauty and value make our world a much hapto live. pier place in which How can one kind of bird be all these things? The answer may easthe ily be found in the records of Natl. Wildlife Federation, which has carefully charted the history, growth and habits of soAmerica's that we birds and wild animals, a better understanding have may of both the two and four footed friends who we see from time to time each day. A resident of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and who is quite often seen as far west as the I.skotas, Colorado and even Texas, the blue Jay actually has two personalities, lie is cautious and silent in his how home, or nest, but once away from his own home and family, he is noisy and bold. He will cry "robber!" for the is genslightest cause. That cause broken as the eggs himself, erally of the nests of other birds will grimly testify. During his mating seuson. he steals unmercifully from other birds, thus depriving us of oher members of the feathered legion who could and would do us a lot more good than the blue jay himself. s of his daily About meal is composed of vegetables. This does not mean spinach, string beans am! other table greens, but more likely acorns, chestnuts, beechnuts, und the like. But if you do have ears of corn growing in your garden, beware of the blue Jay. From the tip of his bill to the end dull, V breast and the creasted head. He to the U p of his ,1 ' has and seven inches is a fast flyer abotit mllIe H t d been known to swoop down can spread anu ms.w.n eat. long, the attack his greatest enemy, out to a width of eleven inches. The female Is slightly smaller. its THE DIC KCISSEL The DR'kclssel family makes calls a summer home in the heart of the from Texan ami bird perchod on a fence. he continues. country northward to Canada. The Then he signs off. tt least for bird was one found along the Ata few moments, with lantic coast, but the National bk 1 ,,, Mum-issip- Ud-li- fe Federation reports that today It la almost never seen east of If you were passing by and say to the Alleghcnim. turned to look, you might reminds As the summer draws to a close, yourself. Why that bird wood-baorin- me of a miniature meadowlark. There's a patch of yellow on his jminted breast, and he's wearing aBut hes bluek Inti under Ilia chin. too small for a meadowlark." At that moment, the bird might break fortli again with h one-fift- pi "Ihck-ibck-dieli- issel! issi !!" Tb.! notes would the Dickclssels leave. Going by Central way of Mexico, thev fly to of them and South America. Some travel as far as Venezuela and -i Dirk-dirk-dir- MEDIC AT ODDITY . . . Mm. Ilea trice Aviles, 21, rests la Hanford. Calif., hospital where she was taken when her unborn baby started crying. idly, as tril'yii imne lap hough In- were trying to uthiit lux name i Dickcln-- 1 - t ,5,1. Mbu !... 'Pli,, tins advi-r- - the family, is iimre ti.mg f..rcolor-lhan the femali te biigliHv breast is paler, of his tail the him- - jay is about 11i Tin yellow on her black lab. Both brilund Vh. bus no a pn-ltinches lung, lb- st ripcs white have female and and n anil tail, jib of him! wing liant on feathers The - combined llieir the with eyes. anovit these culms black orescent and the upper -i J 1950 Pay Highei Half of the working population of the United States received higher incomes in 1900 than In lW New according to a study by the AverYork Journal of Commerce. age Income increased 8$,to with permost of the rises going insons in the middle and lower tlus popof lO'f come groups. The Jn ulation receiving the highest tocome got a amallcr share of in any than income consumer tal vear since World War II. IncanWHAT'S NEdescent lamp keeps itself clean by and shrugging off" dirt particlm than ordinary 00 '.i longer burns W- skin, according to Congressman cost N. if. Mason of Illinoia. The Mr. Mason added, to five times what it was when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president. Senator Martin of Pennsylvania thei governcharged recently that inment's plana for dispersal of of decisions would usurp dustry management uproot communities, and curb the private enterprise system. Our Republic and ita pres will rise or fall together. Joseph Mc-Elr- fr fn-ld- s . i.l... , flnviilir SAVINGS! SPECTACULAR ABOVE THE hundreds of anniversar Vt. LINE is congested THE BATTLE ordnance socks, heavy bras, shorts, and unmentionables. The line is short, but it Is the scene of more military .ritual than most battlefields. You might call this narrow front of strategy Just a clothesline, hotly contested by my wife end the lady In the upstairs apartment, but the beck fence field marshals call it No Man's Land. One washday, the enemy arrived fuslest with the mostest," forcing wet my wife te retreat with ear wash. Thea my wife retaliated with like enslanght the next Monof the day. Each Monday, one n generals manned battle slstlone little earlier. Soon my commander had me on dawn patrol tor nightshirt reconnaissance) looking for the enemys approach. When either woman pinned an item on the line first, she won the with fray. They'd make a dash heavy wash baskets, and one would withdraw when the other had slapped a wet sock on the line. Why all the maneuvering with heavy artillery, 1 asked, when a light foray would do? I pinned a hanky on the line Sunday nb'.ht a; J il repelled the enemy's dawn at'.i rk Hut the enemy' t bnhhy n a lidtei '. r diplomat, lie replaced my haul y dc'iitt-of-lb- e Sunday might with a precedent Mem (uaihtmh protocol) in which diapers presided benkiet because " baby it crying lot dry pantos tborts preceded diapin t lor mo practical reason; tinmen preceded shorts. Continually, one waih was tossed on the ground as we were outflank eJ by pink Panties with precedence. to 60 10 52-P- c. ' During our Birthday Sc'c ail furnishings in our store are subject to a minimum of 1096 discount. Hundreds of other items SllVEKWAR have been reduced as much as RED HOT BIRTHDAY Reg. Ann'' erry Sale Price , 195 J ea K OFF ON ALL MERCHANDISE Set 60. SPECIALS We have combed the market for hundreds of specials to bring you "cost-plus- " prices. There are exceptional opportunities to save handsomely during this sale. Come in and check the hundreds of wonderful values offered. 1 GALLON FLOOR WAX $3.00 Value included with every room installation of inlaid linoleum durina sale. Horn-Me- PADDING AND LABOR INCLUDED WITH EVERY CARPET JOB The enemy's hubby and 1 observe diplomatic amenities. We converse amiably, never mentioning wet underwear, 'though it's continually on our chests. Now hes evolved a precedence In color In which flagrant huei supercede mild ones, because. h says, the bright tints fade unlesi dried at once. His wife threw my white shirt olT the line last week and victoriously flew his yellow om But my wife. I'm In 1U place. ashamed to admit, held the line thli week by unfurling my orangi shorts. Next week, the criterloi will be size in place of color (largs garments shrink If not dried tm mediately, he says), and my me dlum underwear will become eb installed durina sale. 75 PATTERNS WALLPAPER 50 c-- ; dun: a Famous Air!ume VENETIAN BLINDS sotute-mUlUerit- 18" to 36" wide x 64" long. Reduced from $4.15 to $2.19 during tale larger Size reduced in proportion. For Sale ! Heavy Carved Wilton Jonathan Delicious - Romes Pick Your Own $1.00 Bu. (Bring own containers) Trucks Loaded HUNDREDS OF OTHER EXCEPTIONAL VALUES IIROADLOOM Reg. 15.95 aq. yd. Sa, 1295 Include! padding and inntallation Harding Orchards 4lh Smith "th Went I'nyoun. I lull After A n'rlork mil at Smith Main or I'hnne SID Ilkl-- AM Arlvortbrcf Merv,NancT:-- Prior Sale. Subject to NOTICE TO t'lIEDlTt.K Estate of Edward Fox Creditors will vouchers to Eureka City, the 14th day 1951. present eialnu'tUl' the umbra, Utah on or of November oy --- - - T Harold L. Fox, adimr.w.r.t and Merle Corcoran admin, trix of Estate of Kdwar." D r. Deceased. Published in Eureka 14, 21, 28, and u,t. Sept. must citizen Every loyal, honest obey the law, even while seeking to improve it. Robert McNutt three-fourth- HULLABALOO LEGAL NOTICE Columbia. lanimi. free- While they are in the United With 293 employees now on the Our liberty depends on thecannot our States each year, the birds help and White House payroll compared and that farmers by eating insects of A family seeds. weed single Dickcissels eats as many as two year to run the President's man-- , Thom is Jefferson. hundred graHtihoppiTK a day. By tli destroying so inanv pests. little the THOMAS M. HALL, MD.; and SAMUEL H. MAJOR, birds more than pay take. which of bit they grain MD of Paysoii will hold clinics in Eureka on Monday, fund Heir for hunt in, of each week, at the They Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and meadows. A favorite jn an alfalfa patch, whose offices of the late Dr. Steele Bailey. and t wider fragrant blossoms Office Hours 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. leaves attract some of the insects 't 5, 5 |