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by belen aikenhead . A week ago Sunday we decidâ€" e€d to take advantlS"e of the good weather to pay what might be the last visit of the autumn to Victoria Park. While strolling along one of the agoons my husband suddenly exclaimed, with great excitement, inat there were several Canada eese across the lagoon from us. We decided they must have chosen the park as a stopgingâ€"over Loint on their way to the south. point on their wag to the south. .n fact, we decided: m‘{ were Lrobably on their way to the Jack ..iner estate. â€"0 Having our camera with us we considered crossing a nearby vridge and attempting a giecture. but we wondered if we‘d able io approach the birds without disâ€" lurbing them. RMowever, a few moments later we noticed someâ€" ure feeding them and decided, if we approached cautiously, . we e BppIont ct . CHUMUMSLE® _ TCC just nuflht be able to get a mt My husband, a photography nubbyist, was rubblnfi his hands with glee .. . just think, wild Canâ€" wila geese within a short distance Quietl{y he crept up to within several feet of them and snapped a picture. Still more cautiously liom us NEWS AND VIEWS . â€" advanced even further and got L.:other picture. They didn‘t seem ... object to his attentions so I too «_ proached and soon we were « ihin a distance of a few inches i. om the birds. Jack Miner Canada Geese Turn Out to Be Victoria Park Yearcâ€"Round Residents EXPERT EYE CARE _ WHY M _ NOL __ imvan‘ _ KOOL VENT /f'.ic,.:..:afiu j Tews of Interest to Women KOOLVENT AWNING SALES BETTER VISION GLASSES 17 King St. West Wailper Hotel Block Dial 2â€"1971 KITCHENER * 61 King St. North 1. s WITH THE HELP OF A CANMNADIAN When retirement age rolls around, a man wan to sit back and relas without a worry in the world and no need to be a dependent. 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We spent several minutes lm culating about their visit to i RUPRESECNE 10000 CCCA d1 park and their ‘Kmm indifferâ€" ence to humans in close proximâ€" ence to humans i ity. Es clipped! They were obvious ;ur-‘ gound residents of Victoria Park. ing s profl z)ur .ild fouse a w cose fenih dit ie Te s Goad losst s e e & +# We always had a lot of birds around our home out west. In fact the partridge used to choose our back yard to gather and exâ€" 30 8B 2 20000 6â€".4 dhinlhactint S We N90 C chmg:ntLhc latest news in the bird king Unhcppll{..:hcy flocked to our place only w they were out of season or my father was o:t of ammunition. ‘Twas ever thus. A number of the birds that nested around our home were most outspoken regarding their squatter‘s rights and on oevenll occasions definitely inconveniâ€" enced us because of their deterâ€" mination. _ _ _ se on ty eprans A pair of butcher birds built a nest in one of a group of small trees to which we had attached a rather ’:,-fh? but comfortable old hammock. 1 have never heard of the butcher bird in the east, All of a sudden my husband oaned. He had just seen that e wings of the geese were He had just seen that s of the geeu were rhoywereovlomplr- idents of Victoria Paerk. res and our story of a >pro‘d\wwud *uu t to be a dead loss! s e e & +# Phone 2â€"1151 maybe it is known by another name. It is a rather plump and chesty bird of dark brown plumâ€" mage with a snow white “aymn" breast. This apron gave it its name . . . that of butcher bird, since it resembled the aprons worn by the followers of that proâ€" fession. Our particular butcher birds were congenial enough until the eggs were hatched and from then until the young took flight, none of our family mnn-fcd to reach the hammock and relaxation. Oh, there were several valiant atâ€" tempts made but this butcher tefil.?tl made but this butcher bird had a mind of his own and an awful temper, plus a vocabuâ€" lary which I am sure was made up almost entirely of bad words. If anyone came anywhere near the hammock, and his lamil{ headquarters, he let go with suc a terrific amount of screaming and wingâ€"beating and diving atâ€" tacks, that one by one the memâ€" bers of our hcusehold me the job uT as a bad one. y inâ€" evitably strode away with hot words on their lips about butcher birds, even more lnno{ed.bx the realization that a small bird had outâ€"bluffed them. Meanwhile the alert guardian of the nest would return to preening himself with evident superiority. As if it wasn‘t bad enou}h to be deprived of the use of our hammock, a dearly beloved famâ€" ily relic, we were also denied the use of a ?rett& shaded garden path that led m the front to the back of the house. At the side of the house was a semiâ€"cirâ€" cle devoted to flowering shrubs and flowers. Right against the house were a number of large hone{::ckle and other bushes and wind amongst these was the pathway. For some reason, probably he was expelled from his usual comâ€" munity, a redâ€"winged blackbird bushes and presented her with a nest of sorts. And she accepted it, much to our chagrin. munity, a redâ€"winged blackbird _htou_u{t his spouse to one of these Hundreds Guard Slough Now across the road there was a h‘:se slough where these birds nes: on the ground by the hunâ€" dreds. Why our winged friend left this area and chose our garâ€" den, Ill never know. It was worth your life to venture into the sloufla since flocks of the redâ€" winged blackbirds would dive at you with malice aforethought unâ€" til you ran for safety. _ til you ran for saiety. ‘fiu fact that this bird was usâ€" ing our property didn‘t soften his he set up housekeeping there, he assumed ownership. h;,one of our Every the lunch box chl- returns to us. When mnu-%euun-.u hm.km\u-x nlblou&nuoahlddlhlr mmhusltlbwl ing faogs they Tike ang wane 'fi"ua-ir.amcm“ want a % concenâ€" trated m‘m-cnt in mhmh in the milk not -&h Junior‘s ;mfiu. it also increases the nutritive value of mm Bovril in lunch box fulfillis exactly the same fu nutrition without increased bulk. For this British beef extract conâ€" uiumutviunlunvclluudmumu.-mmd-on necessary for energy. It is particularly valuable for children since it also stimulates a te. How to use it in the lunch box? If you are giving the child hot tomate soup, stir in a teaspoon of Bovril bdou‘on {wr it into the thermos. Use % teaspoon to flawor a stuffed egg. Mix it halfâ€"andâ€"half with butâ€" family was brave enough to walk Use % teaspoon to flayor a stuffed egg. Mix it haifâ€"andâ€"hail with butâ€" ter or margarine to spread his und\vE\ bread. Or make it the basis of a delicious meatâ€"flavored uudv!_kl\. like thu:' & _ Extraâ€"Energy Sandwich 1 tablespoon cream cheese % teaspoon Bovril* % teaspoon cream or sour cream ° Mix ‘til smooth and spread on whole wheat bread. Sprinkle liberally with chopped nuts or grated carrot. ‘I‘O{ with another slice of whale wheat bread, wrap in wax paper and pack. *British beefâ€"estract. HE TREND today is for new, bright, lively things, siniple designs, Tfnd\p.int-ndmhbfia.Ywanmrnmmmmom one. You can do it yourself slowly but surely and first thing you know you‘ll __ Here is a "hot tip" in botcshee seta. How often have you lookedâ€" at {Your old ones and said I simply MUST never get around to it. How often have you looked at the marks on your table made from hot dishes and -do-moulmhdonm.h‘i: about it? You owe it to yourself the family to have a fiing at a new what fun it is. You‘ll be delighted with your efforts. You‘ll want more and mare of them. Choose different calor combimations to go with the season and to match Lour table deeâ€" orations. (se them in the kitchen, dmxroon and on the tea table. Use them,for breakfast, lunch, dinner Needlecraft News Câ€"â€" by l’au»ll’e Roy the gauntlet of the garden path nmuf his infuriated l!uch. 9* Once again bowing to the wishâ€" es our little feathered friends, we abandoned the path for the duraâ€" tion and took the long way round! We gradually came to the conâ€" clusion that our feathered comâ€" iunions greatly misunderstood us. n fact we developed a m:com lex about them that was ci by the last attempt my father ever made to stretch the hand of friendship out to the bird world. It was a Sunday afternoon and Dad was in the garden when a bewildered young robin flounderâ€" ed down beside him in his first attempt to take to the air. With an air of freat benevoâ€" lence Dad reached into his pockâ€" et for the crumbs he always took to the garden in the event that there were any hungry birds about. e â€" Just as he was stooping down to present these to the young robin, a streak flashed down 5rom a nearby tree, landed on Dad‘s bald dome (a rer(ed target, shining in the sunlight!) and gave him a good hearty tweak. Some ‘)u'enu just don‘t trust their children w,fth anyone, cerâ€" tainly this robin didn‘t, Strange, but Dad gave up carâ€" rgina crumbs in hi:‘gockdt aiter that and his relationship with the bird kingdom sufloreJ a strain that has never quite dhlfpeand. M~+ L2+ La Anaen‘t aHill admira _ Not that he doesn‘t still admire the birds . . . he does . . . but only from a safe distance. BUY CANADIAN APPLES BY VARIETY AS WELL AS BY GRADE November is right around the corner! The leaves have left the trees, the flowers have withered with the frost and all the vegetaâ€" bles have gone from the urden;! but there, on the table is a fruit bowl, a reminder of thl:egeur'r colorful harvest, shiny, apâ€" ples just begging to be eaten. The great viériety and > the choice quality of this fruit on the market today represents years of development and hard mental farms and scientists have worked hard and patiently to produce today‘s extensive apple assortment. Even the poorest specimen found on the market today is an improvement over the acid, astrigent apples which were known in ancient years. Cauz‘h the Third Century BC., is said to Ekn-d with your efforts and get a ft out of your new Mlti Ilnn. it‘s new and it‘s practical. You‘l ove it. ‘This hot plate set pictured above is made of quilted chints. The center design is made of broadcloth in conâ€" trasting color with sealloped spplk" patterns. One pattern is oval shape for your toaster or long dishes. The other llthehnd{cireh’fl]ofirh‘(* coffee pot. If you wish to make a set, ia direction leaflet is available if you wi:l send a :amprd. selfâ€"addressed ol'- vel to this uesting Leafâ€" let No. Eâ€"2108, HOT PLATF Je : Ts to match i{«“ china and your linen. Try one all white for your more formal occasions when Jo‘gou use your all white dinner cloth. th'liy be . MENU PLANNING E‘pen wop‘t handle t:;.m‘ T& Jt 13, t'uuu&mz vea tine uvw: _'.'}._fln produced, have to &'p ey are called are probably quite !;“gnhr to s l:;‘lnil\lklfg. but afl:‘u'e.finhtu which mny.u:t sumers hesitate to buy these vaâ€" rggenris “”‘.o‘z?.,""""“m% thige she doesn‘t know about. For reason the home economists have sent us some information about the various varities in good supâ€" ply now and what to use each vaâ€" en a on market now and wh& will be on lotenmd weeks are the Mcintosh, Jonathan and the wealthy. For cooking the Intosh and Joaathan fair. The Eastern varieties such as Wealâ€" thy, Jayce, Atlas or Lobo are dual mwplu, that is, they are & cooking or eating. The olf River, Baxter, Gravenstein are excellent ccoking apglu. the Jonathan, Mcintosh and Fameuse are fine for eating. A relatively mwl tut\lx;e is ‘thh:t mk"to‘ the apples sold on market today are sold by variety, so buy by variety, as well as by grade. Of course, not every variety is availâ€" able in all glms so, the homeâ€" maker should become familiar with the ones sold in her particuâ€" lar part of the country. . Wealthy is excellent and the Mcâ€" Many homemakers have visitâ€" ed fruit packing plants where women were sorting and packing apples, but did this sight bring to ful work entailed in packing the high grade apples we receive toâ€" day? The greatest percentage of apples are sold today by grade as “Btn Fancy", "!‘tl:ncyiÂ¥ and "C", This is a recent change in gradâ€" ing as formeriy these grades apâ€" a&)lu. but did this sight bring to their minds the amount of careâ€" Elfed to apples sold oal{ in boxes. Now it tp%l(i)n to apples packed in barrels, boxes, crates, hampers or baskets. When selecting apples, the first and most important point is to seâ€" lect the right apple for the right purpose. Some are dessert apâ€" ples, others eating while .:51 others are better for cooking. Know the purpose the apple is Know the purpose the apple is to be used for before shopgi.:’;. When Mrs. Homemaker 8 these crisp, colorful bails of fiaâ€" vor, she should look for firm, Many models of this watch of world repute to choose from. BUL OV A 29.75 . smack tin. Home is the best place hen the teenagers are "cookâ€" to cote ooth Hiareiy Tor ts 28 Bridgeport Road \ _ Sformy E Weather Beat whites stiff. Sift flous with baking powder and salt and add Beat yolks until thick, then add 8 KING STREET EAST KITCHENER Phone 4â€"4766 CLEANERS ° For Her Won‘t mean a thing to you if you hove remembered to send â€" your topcoat to Regardiess of color, style, or material, we con meke thet Foll Cosot of yours look like new. Jessop & Whaley and had it cleaned and showerproofed. The season of unsettled weather is now with us. Be sure you will be property prepared for it by sending your coat The Finest in WATCHES For Him Young‘s 1 top. salt | | _ a ;:thbmmw‘a 4 1fsfm 1 (Continued pa Page 5 WATERLOO built by