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‘SCRANTON, PA, DECEMBER 14, 1948) 
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Protecting the Song Birds. 
Seven hundred members of Scranton 
j camp of the United Sportsmen of 
Pennsylvania have placed themselves | 
back of the movement in this city and 
vicinity to. preserve the song birds | 
which, during, the warmer months, 4 
make life more enjoyable in North- }} 
eastern Pennsylvania. 
his action was taken at a recent | 
meeting when resolutions were adopted | 
declaring that the onganization would 
co-operate with the Scranton Bird | 
Club and the Everhart Museum, w hich | 
are doing a good work in the preserva-.| | 
tion of bird life. 
This action is expected to have,a, 
two-fold effect. It is believed that it || 
will check the thoughtless in the | 
destruction of birds and deter the 
reckless from ruthless and unprofitable 
killing of these little “citizens of ‘the: 
air;” and that it will encourage the) 
erection of more nesting places for | 
them. 
The widest publicity should be given 
‘to the acbion of the United Sportsmen | 
so that those who have devoted little | 
attention to this subject can learn of 
the views of others who have studied 
the matter carefully and have had im_ 
pressed upon them the economic value 
of insect genes pirds. 
