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THE CHINA MAIL - WEDNESDAY, · OCTOBER 1, : 1958,
PEOPLE
in the news
"Sandwich Boys" Prepare For
The Atomic Age
By JOHN HALL
HE first of the "sandwich boys," the boys who seemed doomed to bottom-rung jobs, have shown they were worth a second chance. Now they will take their place with university graduates as Britain's top technicians in the Atomic Age.
Thirty-four students have won diplomus in technology, 28 of them with honours, after a tivo-year sandwich course alternating six months" bench work and six mouths' studying.
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What is the backgrund of the sandwich boys? Take 22-year-old Bernard Patchett. call him "Try-again" Patchott because that is what he did.
Three times he tried for a place at Birming- Three times he hum's King Edward's School. failed... and that seemed to be the end of his ambition to be an engineer with a university de. gree and the letters AMLEE. after his name,
He was disappointed, but he started studying at the technical college at Handsworth, an in dustrial suburb of Birmingham. Every night he shut himself into his room and studied while others boys were enjoying themselves.
BERNARD 'TRY-AGAIN' PATCHETT
Girls and study don't miz.
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1 French brondy (8).
5 Sqerit (5).
Huth's mother-in-law (3),
→ Confection long in shape, but
short in duration! (8).
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12 Is it cool for them? (4).
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18 Feollig of disgust (6).
20 Mr Gast (5).
27 Famous desert (4).
23, Bottomless pit (5),
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20 Mediul preparation (0),
27 Prosing accessuales (6)
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29 Eats groedly (6).
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1 Emblem of the moon? (8).
2 Jelly base (8).
3 What a crab mint give one
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Venezuell's call (7).
Not, presumably, un viephan- tine ailment Ch
Venellan bridge (6).
7 Wuld decoration (5),
14 Revenue in Mhe coin? (0).
13 Simplicity (8).
'Not easy'
It was then that G.E.C. an
first "sandwich- sounced is course," From a food of appli❤ nis Bernard and 48 other boys were chopen, Molly they grammar school boys, Low frem technical cohoals, one or two public schoolboys.
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were
Early on half a dozen boys were weeded out. Of those left, 34 have won diplomas and the other six have second chance. "IL has not been easy," said Bernard Any chap who thinks a 'sandwich course' is the wany way is in for a shock.
"Naturally I would have liked to go to university but this has been a Arst-class substitute
"After the first year you don't nued to ask your parents for a penay. Nothing lavish, mind you, but you can get along,
"ÁL the start, I was getting about 3 a woek but as soon as got £5-£9 a week it WOR parlen and I've managed to Kathe about £200.
"Girl friends? No. I don't think ginis and hard study mix." Three married
Not all the sluderis Kivunned
gir friends. Tahoe have married and another is engaged.
21alked with 23-year-old
passed
Colin Parker, who tes with scoond-clagi hondumu.. "I pot · engaged two year ago and
The treasure
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said the solicitor
to the old lady
is yours
BOWLER-HATTED Bold-
tor with brict ones and umbrella rang the bell of o tall, while-fronted Regency
house in Kensington and was admitted to the bedside of a frail
old vainan.
"Good news, madam," said
the solicitar, bending forward.
"The treasure is indisputably
'SANDWICH BOY' COLIN PARKER
My wife made me work,
Pat and I were married last month," he said.
Colin, also from Birmingham, went to the Central School where he won two G.CE. A levels, one short of university entance standard.
A Weekly Mail Feature
A Socialist Of Temperate Habits
· By RICHARD BERRY
Mr Norman Manley, the Chief Minister of Jamaica, is a grey-haired distinguished-looking intel- lectual who has sometimes been called the "Cripps of the Caribbean."
lako tho Into Sir Stafford he showed a special interest in Cripps, who attended the meet- politics. ing which launched Manley's People's National Party, ho is a Socinilet of temperate habita and has had a brilliant caroor as a lawyer.
His speedy arrival in Briem, following riots between white and calgured people, is no real surprise. He has always been a man of action, determined to see things for hirnnolf at first- hand, and quick to help his countrymen in a time of great noed,
Some years ago he flew to Britain at his own expense to defend a fericos and peant- less West Indian who was DC- cused of murder. The man was ;
Ecquitted.
Norman Washington Manley was born on July 4, 1893, on a small forms in Jamalon. After his father died he went with his mother to dive at his grand- lather's ramshackle home.
Distinguished Athlete
7.
That year he took a leading
in the part
foundation at Jamalga Welfare Ltd., a co- operaliva scheme for promoting ideal industries, which also did much to improve the lot of tho poor.
Led The Opposition
The following year he formed the People's National Party, which is now a member of the Socialist International. Among the founder-members was flerý Alexander Bustamante, soon to become Manley's greatest political opponent.
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The two mon worked together. In pioneering the tende union movement in Jamaica anti when Busta was aricated shortly. before the last war on a nobiliari charge it was Manley's great defence that secured this refonso,
But there was not room in one organisation for two leaders of such, eqmpletely opposite They went their soparate ways in 1942, Busla eventually coming to power sa loader of the Jamaican Labour Party and Manley heading. the Opposition.
Manley won an open scholar- ship to Jamaica College, where ho distinguished himself as ún Grummerathlete. Ho set up five new Jumaican schools track records and his imb’of ten seconda fer
In 1950, Marley's party wES the 100 yards was not equalled victorious in the General Elec- his o, Douglas. until some forty years later-by Lons, He had broken Busta's run in office el en historic time,
"I didn't find being engaged any handicap to study. Pat în- sisted I kept my nose down to the work," he said.
I met these boys three years ago at the invitation of their "headmaster," Mr D. J. Rolka son, who has done more to help them than anyone size.
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The change when I met them again
remarkable. found youngsters who had been poised, diffident and uncertain sure of themselves.
They were velloved to have MAXOR their diplomes but they Wynne aware that now they will острое for top
engineering Jobs. The Joke which will bring In £3,000–£4,000 a year and
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not
After leaving school Manley when the West Indian Federa- was a teacher for a short ume tion was at host within sight.
a Rhodes Success has
greatly beforo winning Scholarship to Oxford, Ho read changed Normer Manley. He is for the Bar at Jesus College ettil he austere, dignified anti and Interrupted his studies to respected figure who first won
gunner in World fame as new advocate. War I. Ho won the Military
Likes Fast Cars Medal.
servo s
war QC,
Like the
Manley, now E
lete Gin Stafford called to the Bar in 1821. In Cripps, he is a vegetarian and a the same year ho married Edna non-smoker. But he now drinks Swithenbank, a vicar's daughter a little at official functions. Ha and a soupires of distinction. chief private interests aro
return
his Following
geology, ballet neid to Jamaica Manley's name became emophone records.
collecting
a logend in legal droles and he He also has a fortress for appeared in every big case in rast driving. He has confided in Jamaica from 1928 onwards. friends that he has driven 1U3 But it was not until 1037 that "fast as" 120 m.p..
SIX-YEAR-OLD FISHES
WITH A BOTTLE OF POP
Panama.
landed a 101
pounds heavier, ibs sailfish, beating her little
100 say it la valued at A 6-year-old fisherman who catches sailfish brother by one pound.
£100,000.**
"Thank you," said 60-year-o71
Miss Gertrude Hall. Then, wils
a chuckle; "How line our family
to leave things around like that.”
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with a bottle of sada pop (saft drink) may have established some unclassified world deep-sea fishing record.
Later, she sisa boateță a empl« ler, 75 lbs sollfish.
Fisherman Frank matches Margaret's second catch with
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story of "the one that got away."
The "thing". included £50,000 diamond tioru, He is Frank Sharp, who, top off it and whamme, he Mr Violette and Mr Sharp con- parrings, bracelets, jowels, while on a week's fishing cruise struck and I got him." gold, and liver.
Locked safe Miss Hall, who is bed-ridden,
in Panama Bay with his parents and grandfather, raised and boaled 100 lbs sailfish, ut
50 lbs.
10 Tuke Ellin oenous? (7), is the inst of the wealthy Hallssisted Frank himselt weighs
17 Taying to vex (7).
10 Rock-phant (0)
21 Women's que (6). 34 Fair (4).
TA, TUESDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Morta, 6 Sifts, 8 Doit, D Weasel, 11. Igloo, 12 Retall, 14 Mezs 16 Inuue, 10 Operaj 19 Idea 20 Tolour, 24 Eilte, 25 As-algezi 20 * 27. Sanche, 26 Donkey. Dowat 1 Mown, 3 Roar, 3 Abet; 4 Rolis, 3 Sülted, ... đi Pulnata,, 7 Snooker, 10 Sover, 18 Forceps, 14"* Mention, 19 Baddens, 17 Nogus, 19 Inialch, 21, Oslo, 22 Mink 23 Ons.
| of" __ Bryanston Square, Lenkton, and Exton Place, Brighton. The Halls kept some of their treasure
in a heavy black mufo,
to
the
- firm that the boy played another
sallfish for quffe a ilme before.
It took Frank 35 minutes to losing fl. Frank cannot imagina
alongside bring his fish
how he' mlamanaged the sođa Inunch. By his' own nëcount, pop play in this case, but his good deal of this time had to be elth in the basle strategy is un- devoted to calming his exalted shaken. Onco back ashore at Balboa, grandfather, Franic Violattờ, and ho gave a falovision audience his mother,
the benoût of bis successful "Grandpa
It was that sto, given es a tip method. It was an informal in-
removal man, which found
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Mr Viclotte, who hià a long, record as a fisherman iri Púnema” screamin' waters, had formally entered
His way to the Ofep omco Furnierview. At one stage, Frank Bring him la! Bring him in both youngsters in the Pamana
even found it more comfortable Company in Vauxhall to talk while lying face Bridge Road, Victoria, eat work on the studio floor.
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It was still locked, -
down
told him not to worry," he said. Rod and Reel Club's animal Frank's father, Mr Roy Sharp, marlin tournament before tak- who works for the Panama' ing them out on his later; trip. Canal Company, admits that the. Although blager fehlgere
The Inohager, Mr. Frank tsThe Loglifah always waita boy is the family weight-for-ago "boated, Frank, was awarded the Ofard, bought it for 201. Twenty til he thinks you're going for a fishing champlon, but not by silver cup for the "most, out- "minutes" · Jaler ond of his staff. Į soda berörs, he atrikos"!! „Frank much......AS
standing catch" of the fourpa cracksman (Alt Prior,, had the (explained Hut I fooled him. I Two days after Frank:Janded- ment, Like his salihah," the cup "safe" openi" and the treasure -took an empty bottle pË Modused his xiisti, ħile sister Chines was about twico Frank's, site. poured out People Special, #just pretended:1 wan lekker the igarat, two years older, and two People Special.
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COVER GIRL HOSTESS
LIFE
THE International edition of Life for Sept. 29, used a photograph of the 24-year-old blonde, blue-eyed Birgitta Lindman as the cover illustration for a story on how major airlines salect and train hostesso
Birgitta, who joined SAS in 1956, was chosen as "cover girl" from among 54 hostesses representing 54 airlines. She speaks English, German and French. Born In Eskilstuna, west of Stockholm, she began a nursing career after school, and spent some time in the United States, training as a nurse.
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She came back to Europe in 1954; studied in France for a year, and then returned to Sweden where sho took to the air..
Hobbies....ballet, gymnastics, interior decora-
tion, and Girl Guide leader.
ROLEX