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Iiibluhod cvcry wool: day morning (um 79 days and memory holidays) no 165 Prince Strut. Chylovicfown. P.E.l., by Thomson Nownpapc 1 Ltd. ﬂunrh office: at Sumrnersida, Morifnquc, Alba» ton and Soiirii.

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AdV!ffl|lr\g Service: Toronto, Empire 3-8894, Montreal, 640 Cafhrarf Sfrcof, Un.w.-rnuy o-5942; Western office. I030 Won Geo.-gig ’~irgei_ Vencoivvev (MA 7037).

M¢mr,i=r Canadian Daily Newspaper As.:o:i,;v.r;.n and The Cam-iclian Preu Tho Canadian P.-en .g gxrliisively entitled to the us: for repnh. "cgthn at all nnw: dlspnfrbel in thin noun credited in it or If fhn Associated Press or Routers ‘mg Qlqo to the tor-it newt puhlishad herein All ,-.95., C, rap“;-.I.umnn of ape-rial dispatches heroin ‘ Si-nvripiion rnfsu. | ~.-,a=..l< by c-irriui. l ,i '1‘5li or ri-rill raisins and arm”

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FE.E'4 sAr"i'"i:_nn'. ui:ci:.\ii3i':¥i.2‘iiT__i_'s_{i_3_- , Pressure Politics A,-9 p]"(_>_:_2l]l‘9 givnips as pm.\¢l'flll in this roi.iuti‘.\' 35 lh°.\‘ “Y” in H1‘ Llnjtgd Statn:'.' l-"i;nl'i.'ahl,v not: but the. lafpsf ax.’-imDl(= of politiciaiis l(ni1(-141111;: imrinr to it'll-= Dl‘F'.=.=lll‘P Of a noisy lolwliv at \\’a.:hiugton makcs ' us wonder how far til? P1'-"lCl1~‘9 ha‘ spread. b This an which Anlpyirgn npll‘llt'lI1 \\‘Fl.= (lPF‘Pi,\‘ arrl"-" 9.1, fnllmviiig the assiissiiiation of Presideiit l{i=niicd.V 3* ill“ hand“ “f 8 gun“-[an \\‘hri:¢ \\‘r“a‘['lf"l'l had ilﬂﬂll pin-(tha::pi‘l 3.: ¢>.'l.=li_\' 8.: 8 cill'lSll7lFl§ tnv from a mail orrlcr lioiizc. ’l‘lici'e was rnal hops that rcviilsion (\\‘Pl‘ this appallinz P\‘F-"ll ml2‘l'll Flnallll ] law to control tho iiitr=i'.=tate traffic in

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produce a pi'omi.=r,uoIi= such iveapmis.

A ix-nykalolo if not rIPl”'fB(’.l’ lllil lav hpfni-c the US. Senate rom- mi=l'r‘¢= roriimittno at til“ Hm‘ Ii first applmd only to bavidiziiiis l (‘pistolsl and had mill‘ ll?“ '“°»‘l fephlg pm-l-.;_ Rut fnllmving thﬂ Dallas trazPd.\’. its D!"lm""'“l' amflld‘ ed tho bill to rnvnr all flrcai-rn.= or- dnrcd by mail irirliidiu;-' mall “l"l""l ﬁﬂc; of the kind used in the as- i sassination. i

F,,qr‘l1 potiailiial l'lll?~‘t=t VI‘-‘ZS ff‘! fill out an affidavit swearing to his j nams. ago. af'i(il‘0'-‘SS and any crim- inal record. This affidavit had be be certified in advanco h.V ‘"081 pnlicp, g'ivil1g them A chance to check this biiyci"s claims.

I-Inwiaver. this advance D0569 check was iinsatisfactnry to the National Rifle Association. Accord- ing to the Wilwaiikec Journal. it was heavy pressura from this or- ganization that forced a fI11‘the’!‘ amendment to the hill. l\’ow. after hp gni'..'<’ an nrdcr by mail. the gun dealer is supposed to send a com’ of tho affidavit to police in the biiyor'.= commimit;-__jiist for their riacords. The l“1.\'Pl‘- Whfl mat’ “"9 swam to a false name and address. gets his gun. By deceit. the un-- stable and the immature may still continue tn h|l_V 8 pistol. Pl i')8ZO0k8 ._or a rifle to assassinate someone.

The Milwaukee paper blames the bill's promoter in this instance. for‘ yielding to organized pressiire. But isn't. the whole systcm to blame. and the electorate generally for tolerating it? Which brings us back to wondering if We're rcalll’ any more alert than our American neighbors in safeguarding our in- terests against this kind of thing.

The Final Chapter

The British connection with Africa has lasted three and a half centuries. It has been a long and complicated story. And now. with the emergence of Kenvﬂ and 713'“ zibar into independence the final chapter has been reached. What this means is the subject. of an ar- ticle just rctooivod from British Information Services. which we found of much interest but of which we can give only a summary here.

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Kenya. with its tribal and racial divisions. has proved a difficult. problem; but in solution has been found. 7.anzibar's politics was so inextricably tangled with race and religion. this time last. year. that thc degree of national loyalty med- ed to give 3 new country ii chance of survival seemed impossihlc of realization. But Zanzibar. too. has gone forward into independence.

Gambia, which at prosonf has internal self-government. pros:-nts a different kind of problem. The ter- ﬂtory is so small (4,003 sq ua re miles) that one cannot but ponder arm pmupoctc of standing on its

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own feet as a sovereign state. If the Gambians (310.000 in number) choose an association with tho neighboring country of Senegal, Britain will certainly not oppose. At present a United Nations team is visiting Gambia and Sene- gal. and will report in January on ways in which such an association can be achieved. Rut-——and this is tho important point.-Britain wants the Gambians to decide for them-

selves. When mic looks further smith. tn the three High Commission

territories of Rasutoland. Bechuana- land and Swaziland the picture is f?niil‘f‘i}' different. Here are ter- ritories which an» not only wholly or partly inside the body of Smith Afl’l(‘R——\\'ll'i'l it rigid apartheid p"‘lloy-..i1llf are also heavily depend- ent on that country in the Pconomic seiisn. Jntn l‘,l'lf'-7 bargafm. .Britain has to bolster up their economies with finahrial assistauro for day- to-da\' needs as well as for develop- mmll piirpnscs.

Nyasaland will be independent in July and Nf‘|l‘l’-l'l‘.'-‘l"f1 Rhodesia. on this same road with an African nia_ioi'1ty in parliament. will hold elcrtions under a new _=elf-governing constitution early in l964.

Finally tlierc is Sr-iit hcrn Rhodesia. \\'ilPl‘P the goal to he aim- ed at can be simply stated. Hero is a coiiiitr_\' of great promise which ncods to offs-ct the political ad- \-ance of the African majority of iicarly three million. while at the samc time retaining tho invaliiable cnntrihiitinn of the 240,000 Eur- opeans. particiilarly in administra- firm and in tbs (=coiiomy. Rritaiii has no aiitlioi'i'ty to impose its wi'!l as far as tbs coiiiiti°y's internal af-

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fairs arc concerned: but if the ‘ fears and siispicions of the two race: can be dispslled. Southern

Rhodesia might still provide an example of racial co-operation which not only Africa but the world as a whole nccds.

Wliat is clear is that Brit;-iiii'.= intention in Africa is to pursue the policy which has had such marked siiccess in past years-—--that of guid- ing hcr depPI1rlPn(‘.lP.= to a point wh(=re they can take their place in the community of nations as in- dependent states in a climate "of stability and goodwill. She will not dosort the-m in mid-stream. nor will she abandon them to chaos in an effort to disentangle herself from seemingly dangerous situations.

Let's Keep Slogging

The Fredericton Gleaner thus describes conditions in the Atlantic area: "No huge grain orders from behind the Iron or Bamboo Ciirtains are available to give our ieuonomy even a tomporary lift. For us there is only the slow slog- ging away at tbs basic problem of thin region. the development of 5| network of processing indiistrios, using our own raw materials and keeping our own people busy doing it. and the attracting of the neces- sary capital. public and private. to get. these industries started."

That's the way it goes. But looking back ovei- the past year we can see that we haw: made progress in this direction. and that the "slow slugging away" is paying off. even though by comparison with other more industrialized areas our gains may not. bn noticeable. There is rea- son to believe that the coming months will see more processing plants established here. and more of our people employed. If that in- volves the exercise of more ini- tiative on our part. probably it is just as well. Certainly the results of the last federal-provincial con- feri-nce should taach us that self- holp is about the only dependable form of aid that we can look for- ward to.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Consider. says the Ottawa Jour- nal philosophically. how angry the Hmisa of Commons might have be- come if it hadn't prni-ogued in the Christmas season!

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Using a 107-ycai--old rocipe. the Canadian National Railways has concocted 30.000 plum puddings for serving on its trains during the current holiday season. Some of the ingredients in this mammoth pro- duction of gustatory good cheer included 107 gallons of rum. 2.000 pints of stout. 3.575 pounds of raisins. 1.716 eggs and 429 tins of ounce ind lemon jufu.

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TILTING WITH WINDMILLS

DICKENS RE-EXAMINED Was Scrooge Really A Curmudgeon?

(‘mild it be that Ebenezer

blood rushed out. Scrooge was not rcally such a ‘asked ‘if he might "go out and

Montreal Ga-zzolle Leigh Hunt

bitter m i s a l’! t b rope after all. , wash the mouth.

even in his grim and unconvcrt- :

ed years’! Something of pictur- 2 ere. cruel Bover— became

In a moment Boyer— the sev- *

esquc good humor may have ‘ allothel‘ P9l'S0l!- "G0- Ch‘“d-'' 119

lurkcd and lingered. even when Scrooge was pronouncing him- self the least. jovial of men.

The Dickonsian scholar. Prof. Edgar Johnson. believes he has defocfed clues to the mingled nature of Ebenezer Scrooge. There is in his speech in thing of an almost bouyant rail- lerv It appears 1-von when he denounces Christmas and all who celebrate it.

"It! could work my will. every idiot who goes about with ‘Marry Christmas‘ on his lips should b9 boilcd with his own

robbers. who strip him even of ed

said. in a tone full of an almost paternal compassion. And Leigh Hunt remarks: “Now ‘Go. child‘ from Boyer. was worth a dozen

;tender speeches from any one

56. STRANGE MINGLING

This strange mingling of the elemeiits—the hardness of those: who should be benevcienf. th e benevolence of those who seem so hard-— is in Henry Fielding‘:

‘description of the adventure on the road in "Joseph Andrews." Joseph Andrews is waylaid by ‘

pudding and buﬁed with a stake ‘, his clothes and leave him. ble - =

of holly through his heart. He ‘:3 d... .

shou’.

Prof. lolmson believes he may well be right) that this ‘. kind of bubbling langu a go makes the ferocioiisness of

Scrooge s 9 P in more like the i “’°"”‘y °m7-€“‘5v “’ the "9941 0‘ 3

masqueradc of a man who 3 could be quite genial. if he would I only allow himself. As Johnson asks: "Is that

nt of a genuine curmudgeon of a man trying to sound more violent than he feels?" FAR MORE HUMAN

If Ebenezer Scrooge is recon» l

ized as oniy a man _ 'ng o . sound more violent than he feels 1 then he hecomos far more hu- man; and his explosion of good- will on Christmas morning he- comes far more credible. For it i is probably true that in m ost people the c'.emcnt._< are strang- ely mixed. and it is never safe to say that anybody is quite what he seems. It is strange how even a word of unexpected kindness from a harsh llFl‘SDfl may come to mean more than many k i nd words from those whosc motives may nnf scam clear.

Leigh Hunt always had a word of tribute to pay to oycr. of the hard masters in school—l.niidon‘s "Blue scho0l——he attended in 1790's Boyer was "a severe. : na.\'. a cruel master." Once he . struck Leigh Hunt in the mouth l with a copy of Homer. The How

th e A Coat"

knocked out a tooth. This was 5 sh

not so bad as it seemed. for e tooth was loose. and likely to drop out at. any time. But the

Our Yesterdays, (From tho Guardian I-‘llosl TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (December 28 18)

Members of the staff of the Prince Edward and Capitol‘. Theatres were entertained last night by the manager. A. E. Cooper and Mrs Cooper at an enjoyable dinner In the Queen . _ extending best wishes, from F‘ G. Spencer. John, was read by Mr. Cooper.

Many New Eiiglanders are ex- pected to come to tho maritime: for New Years. a coach excur- sion is bclng operltcd out of Boston with return date Jan. 4. Thu last exciirsions from Boston attracted large numbers. and if is expected the patronage of this one will also be heavy.

TEN YEARS AGO

tnccember I. lissl VATIFAN CITY. llleufersl — The pope uve audience Sunday to noarly 10.000 Christmas pl- gi-uns The T7 - your - old pontiff was canted on till portable

the Vatican Palace. From I gofden tlimne In the Ball of Be- nedmons be later spoke in the pilgrims.

WA ITANGI, New Zealand.—

KGCQICNCIKIIM.

(and igroans one

and naked by the roadside. stage coach comes by. the . The coach l stops. The respectable passeng- ers might have been expected to respond. with the dutifulncss of

vlct.im of violence. But the lady in the coach re- ;

prof’ t fuses to drive with a naked man “,9 ac, = An old gentleman urges. "let us

quite I

.make all haste imaginable. or bbed .

we shall be to too" This coachman refuses to take the man in unless somebody pays for him. No one was even ready to lend him I coal. In the end it is the poor posti- l lion. a mere lad with few advan- itage.=_ who speaks with the ‘ voice of conscience and concern, . and puts fhcui all to shame. He l voluutari-ly strips off his great coal, at the same time swearing I a great oath (for which he was I rebuked by the passcngcrsi . ‘That he would ratlicr ride in a shirt all his life. than to suffer a ‘ fellow-creature to tip in so mis- ‘ erable a condition‘ "

And Henry Fieding. the most ‘l‘?3llSflf‘ of novelists, adds that this same lad, who alone had acted that day as the good citi- zen, was later sentenced and transported to a colony "for robbing a lien-roost."

As Charlotte Bronte had sold in dealing with this same prob lem of the mingled elements of

human nature: "Ones and again I have found that the run at ‘

cross-gained are by no means the worst of mankind."

From Rubber Lion

Ottawa

Those who seem surprised that the second leader of Ge rmany since Hitler. Dr. Ludwig Erhard is standing up to President do Gaulle may have listened too much new Chanceflni-‘s

d critics

The man who became the sym- bol of Germany's regained pros- perity—~ what an apt. symbol his cheerful figure is—did not ac- complish his "economic mirac- le" by being the “foam rubber lion" that Dr. Erhard’; enemies have dubbed him. He did it by taking hard. sometimes unpop- ular decisions.

The record shows that the new Chancvllor can be as tough as Dr. Adenauer if the need arises. Dr. Erhard’: self-effacing de- sire not to wreck his party (and perhaps dcmocratic government in Germany) in the face of Dr. Adenauer's public humiliation » ould never mistaken fo r lack of backbone.

No rubber lion would have ab- ' olished price controls in Ger- , many against the advice of the . Allied occupation powers and his own economic advisers. Dr. Erhard stuck to his po s l t ion though prices soared and didn't

‘- defence p ol 1 cl e .1 were with

M1 in , Germany that Dr. Erhard would ‘seek to increase his country‘:

Journal

‘ level off for months.

It took more than some jovial Santa Claus to revaluo the Gor- maii ma_rk against the strongest

. of opposition

Even Dr. Erhard‘: challenge

« to Gen. de Gaulle on the Co m-

‘ prising. The chancellor of Ger- ‘ -. many a c c e p t s the German-

French treaty. But nothing he has said since becoming leader suggests he accepts Gen. do Ga- ul-le's concept of a little Europe with Paris at the centr 9 and Bonn off to one side. He has al- ready insisted that Germany’:

NATO. not with Gen. dc Gaunt’: more independent approach. And if has long been

trade with Eastern Europe. Chancclilor Erhard wears the public mask of a genial. rotuiid

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mon Market should not be sur-i

man—a zero. as one unfriendly

crltlc called him. But his pnllfl- , cal opponents. such as M a y or .

Willy Bandt of Berlin. the Social- ist leader. do not sec any weak-

. new around the jowls nor con-

fuse girth for lntol-lectual or mor- almsoftiiess. Neither should his I es.

Coribouagnmliew Trail

A few days ago. Ievent e en shaggy caribou from Newfound- land nosed their way around a new and strange home on mile- hlgh Mount Kntuhdln in Maine.

They represented the begui- nlii; of an experiment designed to enable the once - abund a ti t caribou to again become all part of the Maine fauna. ‘

Also known as American rein- i deer. ca rlbo u roamed the Ma wilderness In large‘ numbers imtlll the turn of flie' century when they became ex-i tfnct as I result of averliunt j Inc, disease. and ex-i fcnaive umber operations that! sharply reduced their ii u p p lyl of tree mou.

The Katahdlii area was ac.-lec-l fed as a home for the Newfnund j lllld animals because of H I now abundant supply of caribou! mass. 3 lichen on which that gray and beige iuilmals feed.

Two U.5. Navy M helicopters provided transportation. but with 10 cnrlbour ferried in pain. to ii plateau on tho mountain. a snow storm tpmporarlly Inter- ruptod the flights. Even ii fl dﬂ‘ tlic but condfttonl. caribou are excitable creatures. and t Ii 9 so were shot with tl"l!1llllllll‘l| dull and bundled up an tni-pcu In to protect mm from fl: 0

chill blasts of the chopper ' 5 jets dur In 3 flip ride :10 ft in cargo slings.

e caribou were not exact- ly a gift. Newfoundland traded them at the rate of one a nl mal for 16 Maine ruffed grouse from

which Joey Sﬂ'llllW00d'I pro-‘

vince a to build up sufficient numbers for bird hu

ntlng.

Newfoundland takes pride in the caribou. which appeared promlne ntly on If: postal: sump: before u m 9 in Canadian province —— expects!- ly the "Trail of the Caribou"

series issued In World War One ‘

to honor the exploits of Newfoundland noi-vieei-non over- sou. «

STALL FREIGHT INCREASE

OTTAWA ,(CP)-—The Board of Tniispot-1 Oommluiloneu has amended its suspension of pro-

fnldlt rate increases on

bulk [mu clilprnents from

elevator: to But

cunt and . Lawrence River

export terminal: until June a.

1901. The liilveiulon. mined

on cabinet direction. no fun!

put mo effect in only 1961 and

bu been extended every on ninth not ﬁn.

Several Cures Fort Psoriasi

5 By Dr. Theodore B. Van Dellon

In paorlula. I cliro c skin disease. tho lesions are covered with adherent. GIT. silvery scal- es. The eruption come: and goes and tends to [Ct worse with amo- fional stress. obesity. or alcohol- lam. Injury is another factor: new patches often appear over cren subjected to-repeated tn- uma. such as elbows. knees, buttocks, and scalp.

Most victims are healthy. and no one ever dies of psoriasis. Sunlight has a beneficial effect and. in addition. many good remedies are available. Small lesions are treated by removing the scales and applying a lubri- cating ointment like pefi-olatum. Salves containing salicylic acid help soften the scales. and sul- phur is said to have a healing effect. Small lesions that refuse fo improve under simpler meth- ods may respond to the injection of one of the steroids under the scales.

salicylic acid and sulphur also are recommended for scalp lea- ions. These chemicals are less messy when incorporated into a washable ointment base that can be washed out easily with shampoo.

Widespread involvement is more difficult to eradicate. A good treatment is to apply a synthetic corticosteroid in a cream or lotion and cover t h c area at night with a plastic sub- stance like Saran Wrap. Remova- it in the morning. In some in- stances. the entire body is wrap- ped in this fashion. but this is best done when the individual is hospitalized. Occasonally. dra- matic improvement is noted.

The safest remedy is the old reliable — tar and u l t 1- fl violet light. Prolonged exposure is nec- essary and the patient must be taught how to use the lamp saf- ely and effectively. The far is applied at night and removed with mineral ‘oil In the morning. After a tub bath, the areas are exposed to ultraviolet. T h l 5 daily routine should be followed until the skin has healed.

Aminopferin is the latest inter- nal remedy. This antic a ii c e 1' drug is tricky to use and is po- fentlally dangerous when em- ployed over a long period.

INTURNED EYELIDS

J F‘. writes: Is surgery the

only cure for spastic entropion? REPLY

The eye specialist often sug- gosfs the use of adhesive tape to keep the lid from turning in. [f this does not work. he may cau- ferizc the openings of the lash- es nr inject alcohol into them. Surgery may be needed if no re- lief is obtained with these simpl- er procedures.

VI‘-IN PROBLEMS J H. writes: It thrombopble- bitis different from phlebitis?

REPLY Phlebitia is inflammation of a vein. Tlirombophlebltiii is the

same except that blood sucks to the inflamed wall and a clot ithrombusl develops. It usually without

is difficult to have one the other.

NOTES BY

THE WAY

no trouble with contradicting om’: wife In that ll’! your word aufnnt a thousand of han.—Ot- fawn Journal.

Knowodu In what you loan from othcn: wisdom is what you teach ,yourulf.-—sudbun Star. *

Whntcufafglffdoyuinnko

G1 . mind him when payments are due.—siu-nia Observer.

should the confrontation be- tween people and pigeons coca‘.- a-te into I not war, New York- ers will have the dubious consol- ation of knowing that they out- number their feathered foes- there are 7.5 million cliff dwelf- en in the with I million pigeons roosting theme.

-—bondon Economist.

- effects of excessive cigarette smoking lhould be set their proper place In the daily

then the government’: campaign

is almost certain to fail. There '. too

doubt that more stamping on a ‘

habit is enough to put 1 out of existence.-— Hamilton Spectator.

Roof-Thatching Craft

National Geotnplilc Society

Be it ever so humble. 1 that- ched cottage is becoming a lux- ury in England.

Consequently. I postwar de- cline in the art of matching has

reversed. The country’: 750 craftsmen are hard pressed to meet the demand for their high- ly skilled services.

The price of emphatic rustic- ity now comes high. A roof of Norfolk reads, the most durable covering, costs up to 400' pounds ($1,120), put it will last 60 to 80 years if maintained properly. Devon reed remains intact for 25 to 40 years. wheat straw 10 to

Whatever the material. a top- ping of snug. thick. tawny. well- lald thatch will keep a cottage cooler in summer and warmer in winter. admirers say. H: a n factory-made roofing.

FOUR MILLION REEDS

A master tliatcher needs deft fingers. perhaps two months of time. and some fou 1' million reeds or straw cut in five- foot lengths to cover a cottage of av- erage sizc. l-[ls tools are tried aiid true—m alle t. trimming lmlfe. sheep shears, and I log- getf which looks something like a lacrosse stick and is used to beat the bundles of thatch into place. One present difficulty in get- ting enough thatch. English farmers are abandoning long- stemmed wheat in vor I high- yield, short variety. There are plenty of reeds; but as the London Sunday Times has ob- served, Norfolk people find it an “uncongenlal occupation" to cut reeds while standing knee-deep in icy water with northeutors blowing in their faces.

Though I matched cottage is possibly the most charmingly bucolic residence ever created by man. thatchlng in early Eng- land was merely a matter of making do with materials at hand. A small landowner built his home of local stone or brick, timbered with wood from his

forests. and topped with reeds or straw grown in the s a m e county.

The British scholar Palsgrave, tutor of Henry VIII's daughter Mary, wrote peevfshly in "I am but a poore man. sytlie I

can not tyle my house. I must be

fayne to thacke it."

Colonist; brought thatching, essentially an English art. t o the New World. They laid thatched roofs over log cabins and split-board huts. But Amer- ica's weather was harsh, and thatching never really caught on.

BROUGHT DECLINE

In England. the proud craft was handed from father to son century after century. It went into a decline and seemed doom- ed— except for replacement of thatches on historical landmarks such as Anne Hathaway’; cot- tage—-wlien England entered a period of threadbare after World War II. Thatched roofs became rare in places where they had been a feast for the eyes. It was not uncommon to see fine old fhntches shame- lessly patched with sheets of corrugated iron.

The British Government did much to save thatchlng with an apprenticeship program which attracted young recruits to the trade. The British Rural Indus- tries Bureau estlmates the pre- sent number of thatched cottag- es at 50.000 to 60.000. Craftsmen have waiting lists of customers.

Many thatchers live peaceful- ly nomadic lives, moving from job to job in comfortable house trailers. One thatching family has become so prosperous that the father drives a Rolls-Royce. the son 8 Jaguar.

The th A tc hing trade urges householders to give their expen- sive new rooftop: loving care. one prominent firm, in a broch- ure for customers. says. "If you possess a good thatch, do be fair to it. It is up to you!"

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