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nee Hy) Red Cry ry Thuy, e Still ediest ervice in hy ready 0 pam, rsday, December 80, 1048 The Polar Bear Loved [t By Max fis a funny thing Etor," Chirpie Sparrow ing to Knarf and Hanid, the bdo children with the turn- about names. "Some folks kit and some folks hate it. nat folks do you mean?" id asked. nie Sparrow, who had come Ee sill for his bread ate for a few moments fol A them a visit this morning. B..c werewt many visitors at the cages. It was Sich too cold for them. Tn fact,' Chirpie went on, "it « much too cold for some of 8 folks who live at the zoo. T fficcd quite a few of the cages fc cmpty. But, on the other 80 some of the zoo-folks, who Bn pretty lazy in the summer he, were bustling around with at oxcitement. One of the Lest of them was a big friend nine, who Kept marching up 80 down in his big white fur B0)cine in Who was that, Chirpie?" ask- f. ; replied Chir- t "He fold me he loved the d weather, and said he wish. {lit could be this way all year jg. That's because he comes bm up north, where the wim fi lasts six months and the Trell Polar Bear told Chirpie he loved cold weather. summer time isn't much warmer than our usual winters. "Then," said Chirpie, "I saw Seal and Walrus. They had fur coats on too--fine, silky black ones. They didn't even notice it was cold. They thought it was a fine day for swimming." "Swimming!" exclaimed Knarf and Hanid in one voice, It made their teeth chatter just to think of it. Chirpie ate a few more crumbs then he said: 'Oh, there were lots of others who liked the winter, up in the zoo. There Tord Forty-Miner" Stirling -Dynes ARE YOU READY TO BUILD? } WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE CONTRACTS NOW! W. D. SMYLIE GENERAL CONTRACTOR Building -- Alterations FOR EST: Phone after 6 p.m. or write clo Palermo P.O. ZENITH (No Toll FO -- Cupboards -- Roofs IMATES - Bronte 2516 18.000 Charge) R OF All Your nd Dry Laundry Cleaning Every Tuesday aud Friday ICE (CST DRY CI. CITY LAUNDRY EANERS THE OAKVILLE-TRARALGAR JOURNAL ... 'Oke Oud Lond By Audrey Watts McNaughton Ive just spend a most inter- esting morning perched up on the roof of the ancient barn here getting the gen on thatching. I couldn't resist the ladder so, complete with sketchbook, join ed the two thachers and found it facinating, This old art was dying out but fortunately an or- ganization with foresight was formed before the war to revive such waning crafts and the re- sults have been encouraging, al- though there are still very few thatchers for the amount of work in England. The younger of the two working is carry- ing on a family tradition, He learned thatching from his fath- er who in turn had learnad from his, which is the usual thing. He said it is hard to find ap- Drentices these days. I couldn't understand how anyone would choose to work in a factory when there is the opportunity to learn such a satisfying trade, I told the thatchers if it were spring instead of the beginning of the winter I would love to be- come an apprentice, and they. thatchers in England. There is one in Kent who with her ex- RAF brother took up thatching after the war. As they said, it is a good job, the thatcher is his own boss with as much work as he can handle and moves from village to village. It would be fun to see England from the roof-tops! The new thatch was gold in the November sun, in lovely contrast to the hazy mauve fields beyond and th quiet satisfaction of the thatch- ers as their hands _dexterously straightened and secured the straw so pliant under their trained fingers, was good to see. They started with a long twisted rope of thatch which was placed along the ridge of roof. After it was ured, planks of wood were placed on were Reindeer and Wolf and Fox and Raccoon and Opossum and Buffalo. But they wore fur coats." "Who were the zoo-folks wha "didn't like the winter?" Hanid wanted to know, "Some of the biggest and strongest", said Chirple, "Lion stayed in his house, as close to the radiator as he could get. So did the Tiger and Leopard. So did © Alligator, Crocodile, Hippopotamus, Elephant, Gir- affe, Camel, Ostrich, Monkeys and Idon't know how many oth- ers. They said that where they came from thefe never was any. winter--just a bit of wind and rain. "That's how it goes", said Chirpie, as he finished the last of his crumbs. "Some folks like it hot, and some folks like it cold. But I don't think it mat- ters very much if you've got a good warm coat. It doesn't mat- ter how cold it is on the outside. The important thing is to be warm on the inside!" Chirpie was just about to fly away when Knarf said: "You have been here all winter Chir- ple. Do you like the winter? All you have to keep you warm are feathers." "A good coat of feathers is as warm as a good coat of fur," said Chirpie. "Birds don't wear fur." And he flew off. OLD BATTERIES WANTED Regardless of Condition 1.50 We Pick Up Phone Collect Hamilton 37 WILLY DEE top which both affored a seat for the men as they worked and acted as a press to flatten the damp thatch. Hand-spfit hazel wood held in place by thinner pieces bent to form long staples are pounded down with a wood- en mallet and as the Work pro- gresses the thatch is combed with a rake until all lies neatly in place, Reed thatching which is no longer used can still be seen on some old coftages, after 150 years. On some houses. it is necessary - to cover the roof with fine wire netting if birds take a liking to that particular thatch. I can't imagine rural Bngland without thatched cot tages, it would be a tragedy if the art died out. I am reminded of what a-land-owner in Devon told me, He said nowadays farm labourers refuse to live quaint cottages, much ring the brick council which are found in ugly tical rows wherever progress is council houses which are found in ugly identical rows wherever progress is felt. "So," he said, "the old cottages are sold to Lon doners for anything up to £5, 000, ($20,000)! England's first motor show in ten years has been drawing ter- rific crowds in London for the last two weeks. We were there Tuesday and from the gallery it was one seething mass . of hu- manity, inter-spersed with gleaming cars. What impres- sed me quite as much as the last- est models was the surprisingly good-natured interest and enth- usiasm shown by the people in something which they haven't more than the slighest chance of getting for their own enjoy- ment for a long time. The fam- iliar sign, 'For Export Only' kept the beautiful samples of their own workmanship tan- talizingly beyond their reach. I was somehow reminded of a gay. toyshop window at Christmas and a small face pressed agaonst the glass, so near and yet so far! It wasn't -hard to understand the soaring export sales figures for the salesman were on their toes every minute. A simple comment in my dollar-country accent and up popped one or more bright-eyed young men with all the overseas facts and figures at their finger-tips. One even offered to take us for a run in a gorgeous long, low, sky-blue Lea Francis convertible, all on the strength of a Canadian ac- cent! There were twelve familar American makes, also French and Italian cars on display with the British, One of the most sur- prising was the Austin 'Atlantic Convertible'. Only in the name did it bear any resemblance to its small cousins that have long been familar at home, This dazzling model was designed for overseas consumption as the name implies and should bring many thousands of dollars into England. If it hasn't already been on show over there, wait until you see it! The export order figures from the show were well over the staggering figure of $400,000,000 most factories. hav- ing so much work they had to turn down huge orders. And pes- simists insist Britain has had it! BY JIM HARRISON INSIDE BRIEFS!!! Back to nature movement??? Viv Mature, decoratively but briefly attired in real wolf skins wrestles a lion in "Samson and Delilah."; Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson are tossing pretty gals all over the place in a wild Parisian Apache dance for "Two uys and a Gal' at Warners; in "Wake of the Red Witch"! = Rossano Brazzi, was the box- ing champ of Italy when he was 18 years old; Marguerite Chap- man was reared on a farm in Chatham, N.Y., and was active in 4H Club work. No honeymooning at all for, the just-married Edmond O'Brien and Olga San Juan. He's star. ring in "Somewhere in the City", and she's in the midst of make- up and wardrobe tests for "The Beautiful Blond from Bashful Bend." his Glenn lessons. Frank Sinatra is selling Toluca Lake home and Ford is taking flying Sight of the Week: Danny Kaye, seductively attired in a beautiful, very frilly and hand- embroidered nightgown, i bedroom scenes for "Happy Times", Viveca Lindfors is get- ting ready to apply for her first American citizenship papers. Chuckle of the Week: Doris Day's philosophy about singers: "Girls interested. in do-re-me- often go gal". You never can tell: Gene Lockhart, famous character star, began his career as a Scottish dancer! CRAWFORD SAVES Joan Crawford suffered a bit- ten hand recently when she bravely pried her pet poodle from the jaws of an angry bulldog. The incident occurred during the noon hour in front of her dressing: room at Warner Bros., where she is starring in "Flam- ingo Road". / Miss Crawford waded into the canine scrap, it is said, because there were no men near the scene. The bite was not severe, and she was able to £o on with the picture. DISRESPECTFUL Gene Lockhart, noted charac- ter comedian in "Happy Times" at Warner Bros, has confided to certain friends that he some- times feels that his daughter, June, a famous actress in her own right, doesn't show him proper respect. On the mirror of her dressingroom table at home there's a sign that reads: "Don't shopt father. Save him for laughs." NOT REALLY BAD Dan Seymour, a very evil sort of meanie in "Johnny Belinda, isn't that way at all when he's off the screen. He's very gentle and has a great love for all na- ture's creatures, especially the feathered ones. His hobby is the raising of parakeets! ON THE SETS Knighthood still flowers Cinemaland. In a clinch scene for "The Fountainhead", Raymond Massey, Gary Cooper's rival, clutched beautiful Patricia Neal unto his manly bosom. Miss Neal winced, perceptibly, which caused Director Vidor to halt the "take" and say a few things to Miss Neal. "Cease and desist," cried Mas- sey. "The blame is all mine. I tromped on her foot." Guest of the Week John Shields, and an- other guest, 23 Stuart St. E. in New To One TELEPHONE 711 A Happy and Prosperous H. B. LOFQUIST RADIO and REFRIGERATION Sales and Service Year and All COLBORNE ST. SNAAARAAY, Oakville Ready-Mix CC OR CFB Ei EE Phone Oakville 928 TO CHEERS UP MEESTER CROW... SANTA CLOS FORGOT HEEM THEES YEAR! I'LL GO WITH YOU-- MR.CROW MUST FEEL AWFUL BAD! = STAMPS Pld Canadian Preferred Collections and Accumulations BOUGHT Send description to BOX 500 f kville-Trafalgar "Journal THANKS, GRAMPS! YA MISSED ME!