Show Even Gebel c a oft Eviction P I WAUKESHA WIS VIS Indicating that the current housing shortage has extended even to the animal population tion squirrel residents of a a acre 40 w woods near here attempted to prevent eviction from their hollow hollow hollow hol hol- low tree homes by tearing down their eviction notices At the same time they proved that they ac are ari better bet bet- ter judges of timber than foresters Trees in the area were marked for cutting last Jast summer by Cal 0 I 0 I Stott United States forest service On each unsound tree tree tree- unmarketable and full of hollows that squirrels ls like to convert into apartments Stott had stapled a white tag Trees so tagged were tobe vo to be cut down and weeded out On each tree that was ready for market Stott stapled a red tag lag When he returned to the woods recently to measure log lengths I Stott discovered that squirrels had had o oS S SI f o i S o I removed all aU of the white tags from horn their doorsteps I The squirrels also demonstrated that they are smarter than foresters when it comes to Judging trees One red tag also was missing so Stott decided to more thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- although the tree had seemed to be sound enough when it was originally inspected The squirrels were right the right the tree was full ull of holes I Io 44 i i |