Julian M. Rice, well known Montgomery bird-lover, died on January 27, 1958, after a short illness. He was 70 years old and he had been a lifelong resident of Montgomery.

Mr. Rice had contributed the column “Bird Notes” to the Montgomery Advertiser for several years. He organized the Montgomery Audubon Society of which he was a former president. He set aside some land in Lowndes County as a bird sanctuary.