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Evening star., 1950-07-18
NOVA SCOTIA.
From Mrs. F. c. e., Mount
Rainier

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Having grown up in Nova
Scotia, I would like to offer some
suggestions to the reader who is
planning trip there. If travelling
by automobile by way of the
province of New Brunswick, you
will enter Nova Scotia at Amherst,
where there is an information
bureau which will furnish you
with maps and other information.
However, here are few sugges-
tionS:
l. Annapolis Royal, formerly
the historic Port Royal, one of
the oldest settlements In North
America.
2. Grand Pre-, the storied land
of Evangeline; Evangeline Beach
is near the town.
8. Halifax, the capital, built
around a citadel. Visit the north
west arm for boating. Silver Sands
is a rustic beach about 10 miles
from Dartmouth across the har-
Dor.
4. Chester and Lunenburg. two
towns on the southwest shore.
beautiful and an artists delight.
5. Liverpool. with deep-sea fish,
ing facilities and an excellent
beach called White Point.
At Digby you would see the
great difference between high and
low tide in the Bay of Fundy. Have
a wonderful trip!
(From Mrs. j. G. L., Falls Church,
What shame you have only a
week to spend in Nova Scotia! !
don't know when I enjoyed place
or wanted to return more than ]
did our trip there last summer.
Are you taking the boat from
Boston to Yarmouth? If so I'd
suggest meandering up the east
coast to White Point Beach.
Weekly rates at the lodge of the
same name include three of the
most wonderful and filling meals
you have ever tasted; swimming,
both in salt water on a beautiful
sandy beach and in their fresh
water lake, use of the sailboatS,
canoes, aquaplaning, tennis and
dancing. A beautiful nine-hole
golf course is quarter mile away
where you can play all day for 81,
and arrangements can be made
there for deep sea fishing. From
there you also go numerous places
for trout and the famed salmon.
Write for reservations now.
You will find the people most
friendly and helpful in suggest
ing where to go and what to see.
depending on what you are inter-
ested in. The coast is a grand
place to amble along. Take a
picnic lunch with you whenever
possible and your bathing suits
Whenever you see good beach.
and there are many Of them, or a
particularly scenic spot. just stop
and enjoy yourself for a while.
Peggy's Cove is another inter-
esting place to see. but the road
going in to it is really rough. But
it is well worth it though, to see
the tremendous waves crashing on
the cliffs. Also, the one place
every one will tell you not to miss
is driving around the Cabot Trail,
as picturesque. or more so, as the
GaSpe Peninsula.
There is really so much to tell
and suggest about Neva Scotia,
it would take forever In a letter
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09

Friday for Campbell, MINI. The!
were accompanied as far as Glen.
dive by Judy Bloom who will be
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Manue
Greke and family.
Mrs. H. A. Carlisle is a patient
in st. Vincent's hospital, Billings.
The condition of Mr.. Carlisle, who
is also a patient there, is reported
as unchanged.
The birthday of Mrs. August
Metzger was marked by a dinner
at her home, attended by Nh. and
Mrs. Theodore Bieber and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Siemsen,
Mr.. Metzger and children and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Zahn of Billings.
Friends called Thursday after
noon on Mrs. Emma S~cheidecker at
her home to celebrate her birth
day. That evening other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Scheideck-
er and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Elton
Scheidecker and children of Bill
lings.
Mrs. Allen Livingston and three
children of Cody, Wyo., r guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scheidecker.
Dinner guests at the Scheidecker
home Monday evening included the
people and Mr.. and Mrs.
R. B. Sanderson of Billings and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Brodrick of
Vallisca, Iowa. Lynne Livingston
will spend the week with her cou-
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Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Bieber
and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs.
August Metzger we're recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Danes in
Nibbe.
Cpl. Floyd Koch, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Koch, came by plane
Tuesday to spend five days at his
home. He had served the last year
and a half in Germany with the
occupation forces. He left Sunday
evening for Fort Knox, KY, for
reassignment.
The birthday of Gaylord Easton
was marked Tuesday evening with
a surprise event arranged by Mrs.
Easton. Three tables of pinochle
provided entertainment. Mrs. Phil
lip Cox of Greybull, Wyo., was an
Out-of-town guest.
Richard and Floyd Metzger left
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sins, Andy and Rodney Scheidecker
DR.. and Mrs. D.. A. Nottingham
went to Fort Benton last week to
attend the funeral Wednesday of
DR.. Nottingham's brother-in-law,
Scotty Mackenzie. Mr.. Mackenzie
died Of a cerebral h~emorrhage. Sur
vivors include a wife and four chill
dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Anderson
and three children toured Yellow
stone park last week. They have
Mike and Susan Hofacker of Liv-
ingston as their guests this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Bieber and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. August
Metzger and family were guests in
Bridger Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bieber.
Mrs. Roy Detlor of Portland,
Ore, was the guest last week of
her sister, Mrs. l. N. Smith.
Mrs. Fred Hilgert and Mrs. D.
H. McCauley were hostesses when
the Past Matron's club of Zidonian
chapter, o. E. S., met Saturday
afternoon at the Masonic temple.
Mrs. Paul Brohaugh presided at
the business meeting which fol-
dessert luncheon. Bridge
prizes went to Mrs. j. F. MacDon-
aid and Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. Mrs.
Fred Graft received the draw prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Freeman
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. AL
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The Outlook Says

Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Benson and
two children were guests last week
Of Mr.. Benson's sister. Mrs. D. A.
Nottingham. and family. The Ben
sons were en- route from New York
to San Francisco where they will
make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Giblin
drove to Glendive Saturday to ac-
company Mrs. Giblin's mother,
Mrs. Vogelpohl, that far on the
return to her home in Mandan,
N. d. Mrs. Vogelpohl had spent
several months at the Giblin home.
Mrs. Phillip Cox of Greybull has
been a guest of her sister, Mrs.
Anton Koch.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Waddell
and children spent the week end in
Bozeman, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Coombs.
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.bertus and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Harding drove to
Valley, Wyo., Sunday to visit Mr..
and Mrs. R. C.. Brown.
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its touch. Dozens Of local mer
chants had posses out trying to fix
the blame for broken windows
Many a neighbor had his hat
knocked off by it. I once plugged
my schoolteacher with it from an
alley. And I'll never forget the
most exciting runaway in town
the day 1 shot Lutz's grocery
wagon horse in the rump."
"The slingshot is really the
great American weapon"
Elmer went on. ''In it man has
through the years found express
sion for his earliest yen for
craftsmanship. 1t has done
more damage than all the Win
chesters and Colts in history.
I'm talking of the oId-fashioned
American slingshot made from
the fork of a tree branch, with
good stout rubber for a sling
and a piece of real leather to
hold the pebble or slug. The
script on which 1 am working
will tell the story of the part
played in history by this primi-
tive troublemaker.
"Of course, I'll need ballyhoo to
put the picture over, so I am 60
ing to hire press agents to claim
that Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley,
Wyatt carp and all the great
marksmen began with a slingshot.
I'm even going to offer rewards
for the earliest types sent in to
me for exhibition in theater lob
bies."
Mr.. Twitchell admitted he also
had in mind some movies on yacht
club cannon, rabbit guns, pea shoot
ers and putty blowers. There is a
great opportunity for a modernis-
tic film to be called Water Pts
toll 49," said Mr.. TWitchell. This
is the current weapon of the young,
and l think it a sign of decadence.
When 1 was a boy the water gun
would have been scorned by any
kid owe five years of age. Today.
young men almost old enough to
be candidates for public office are
delight in it. The other day
they arrested some seniors in an
American college for running
around town with squirt guns.
Imagine it,"
"There is no limit to what a
writer can do in the field of
weapons at the moment" he
admitted. "Have you thought
of the common red brick or
paving ~stOne?"
81 am thinking of the keaved
rock and its place in American
craftsmanship" he said. "The
bar bottle, too, is worthy of
consideration. 1t ended many a
tough fight"
what about vegetables?" we
Elmer leaped to his feet. His
yes cleaned. Il have it," he
:ried. 1.-THE perfect title. Ripe To-
nato 75!'"
Gary Cooper's new movie is a
tory of the tobacco industry. An
pportunity for a big cen in
,hich he ambushes a parade of
Cigarettes on the parade ground !
yaS overlooked. :
A Harvard psychologist h as
,ained pigeons to play Take Me
tut To The Ball Game on the
iano. That's nothing. Yale has a
ird that al say, Game called
n account of rain"
ANISf1lNU AlME
Lets not do anything I'M
fair"
"After all, the public has
some rights"
81 love my job"
1.-THE New York State Bar as
expressed resentment at
Dewey'S charges that
and alcoholic judges were
,pt on the bench and stated that
standards of judicial fitness in
ew York are u~nexcelled by any
ate in the country"-News item.
that good?
Nothing has scared as many
nerieans in years as Secretary
,bin's recent declaration that ]
ere could lever again be a big
preston in this country. I
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A Harvard psychologist a
trained pigeons to play Take Me
Out To The Ball Game" on the
piano. That's nothing. Yale has a
bird that can say, Game called
on account Of rain"
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VANISHING AMERICANISMS
"Let's not do anything un-
fair"
"After all, the public has
some rights"
81 love my job"
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~fSIingshof 355'

THERE WAS a large do Not
L Disturb" sign on Elmer Twitch-
ellis door. 1t developed he had be-
come a victim of the rash Of west
ems called Colt 49," winchester
49," etc. And, hearing of others to
be titled Remington %" and
Smith & Wesson 49," he had
plunged into a series of scripts
featuring outstanding American
weapons. On his desks were slips
Of paper bearing such suggestions
as "Bazooka H." "Gatling 49,"
"Mauser 49," Enfield 90" and
rabbit Gun Ill"
At the moment he had settled on
a movie to be called "Slingshot
1885," 'It was the most devastat-
ing weapon Of my boyhood," he
declared. Hardly a window in my
neighborhood back home escaped
its touch. Dozens Of local mer-
chants had posses out trying to fix
the blame for broken windows.
. a ny a neighbor had his hat
knocked off by it. I once plugged
my schoolteacher with it from an
alley. And I'll never forget the
most exciting runaway in town
the day 1 shot Lutz's grocery
wagon horse in the rump."
Laurel outlook., 1950-08-09

Nothing has scared as many
Americans in years as Secretary
Tobin's recent declaration that
there could never again be a big
depression in this country.
Evening star., 1950-12-17

tive restrained me from winking
back at a particularly lush red
head and following it up with
''Ps-s-s-t! Don't let these whiskers
fool you. honeyr' Thus, alas, the
vanity of man. even in silly red
suit!
If l have inadvertently given
the impression that functioning as
a department-store Santa Claus
involves only and solely running
engagement with hordes of entants
terribles, let me correct that i'm
preston thoughtfully and humbly,
here and now. The definition Of
St. Nick in the syllabus at Santa
Claus school starts off, There
is a Santa Claus in the hearts of
children :" found it so.
Like most men. l am essentially
a creature of logic. Now. a man
can't live ii months of the year
clean-shaven and wearing business
suits, and then expect to assume a
whole new identity by putting on
fantastic red rig and false whisk-
ers. The first time you put on a
Santa Claus suit you're going to
feel like a plain fool. did. And
took that feeling with me when
faced my first 1000 children.
My awakening started when /
found l was forgetting about the
suit, and started doing that when
realized that children actually
do accept the outward seeming
for the reality. Once that warm
but still slightly troubling fact is
Evening star., 1950-12-17

bid for future patronage IN the
form of a candy cane or other
sweetmeat. As these gifts are be-
slowed after the child greets Santa
Claus. the imaginative nipper who
desires to accumulate a stock has
to repeat in the line.
The conscientious Santa Claus,
l discovered, finds it a tiresome
bore to spot the same dirty face
and sardonic leer appearing before
him in each fresh batch of Is chill
dren, but only completely in
experienced performer such as |
would dare try to do anything
about it.
~Ya Cxuznb Buzn!"
BLIssFUL in my ignorance, |
started by demonstrating with one
of these little free-loaders that
once around was par for the course.
Joe went around five times and
he wasn't stopped" was the imne-
diate rejoinder.
We'll, Joe shouldn't have done
that. :"
You mean I'm not as good as
him?"
mo. that's not the point. Now,
l won't bring Joe anything for
Christmas. -"
Jaw. come off it. va crumb bum!
You'll probably be drunk Christ
mas, same as my Of man"
The only answer I ever found
for this was to stand and deliver,
although I did try to smooth my
ruff1ed feelings by flinging some
such remark as you miserable lit
tie Al Capone, you! after each
retreating but victorious adversary.
As a clinical note might add
that, while sitting as Santa Claus
in MIR. Macy's big department
store. l was winked at by more
pretty ladies in mink coats than l
ever hope to see at one time in
future. Each of them, of course,
was accompanied by progeny, and
elementary reasoning kept telling
me Look, Bub, they're not wink
ing at Ken Jones; they're winking
at Santa Claus!" Still and all, only
a suspiciously alert Macy execu-
Evening star., 1950-12-17

grasped, self-consciousness disap-
pears and one is free to act the
part without any undue inhibition.
1t was a little girl who took me
the next and final step along what
may prove the most interesting
and significant road shall ever
travel. She was seven or eight. I'd
say. She wasn't beautiful, but
the light in that childs eyes
was the clear, brilliant fame
Of faith and hope and love.
She looked at me, smiled and
held out a little flower. AS l took
it she told me - carefully, seri-
ously and without undue haste -
of the only present she wanted for
Christmas. 1t was just toy, and
it wasn't even for herself but for
her little brother who was i'll and
couldn't come down to see Santa
Claus himself. She wanted me to
give her present to him. Then she
stepped back. dropped me a grave
curtsy and vanished.
Its Not Gone
l SHALL never see her again, nor
she me, but | shall carry her image
a long time in my heart. For she
summed up in one look. one impul-
sive childish gesture. so much of
the warmth and the hope and the
love which too many of us have
lost so long and need so desper-
ately. But it's not really gone; it's
there - like Santa Claus - in the
hearts of children. The End
Evening star., 1950-12-17
& u,z ,rn
Questions and answers from current news

TREKKER HoV many trips
out Of the United States has Presi-
dent Truman made since entering
the White House as President ON
April IL, 1916?
His Wake Island meeting with
General Macarthur was his sew
enth. TO-, Leland, Mss.
GLAMOUR How WtU build
iugs for coms, chickens and horses
be "glamorized" if agricultural en-
gineers hare their W0y?
They will have picture windows.
Evening star., 1950-12-17
MY TEN DAYS AS A SANTA CLAUS
Continued from page thirteen

This technique of anticipating
the small fry proved useful in deal
ing with the Il gotta have proof
types, too. The "Igotta have proof
types were the whisker pullers.
Cynics at very early age, they
are likely to run to muscles and
agility. The first one of these /
handled got through my defense
and was yanking on my chops
when flung both arms around
him and smothered his attack.
Twas faster in meeting the next
one. broke up his play completely
by jabbing fast finger not entirely
painlessly into his ribs and inquir-
ing sweetly, And now, little man,
what do you want for Christmas?"
(Note: the rib jab should be sym
chronized with the accented you"
This makes it look very playful
and harmless from distance and
keeps the mother out of what
should be purely private fight
anyway
There is, however. a danger in
this reply to the whisker-pulling
gambit. Sometimes. after a
tough hour or SO under fire. a
Santa Claus doesn't realize his
own strength. After almost
knocking one of the little beggars
clean off my knee and into the
adjoining rug department. | was
warned by anxious Macy execu-
tives that I'd have to give up that
technique.
Token of Esteem
AS TIME went on learned to play
the offstage bells, stamp my feet
and shout, "Ho, Prancer! Ho,
Dancer!" all of which noises are
appropriate to the working Santa
Claus. AS the guarded stance and
the quick eye. the ready elbow and
the fast duck became instructive !
was able to give more study to my
Clients
OF them all, the "repeaters"
probably were the most trouble
some. 1t pleases MIR. Macy's store
to bestow upon each visiting ur-
chin at the happy Christmas sea-
son small token of esteem and
Evening star., 1950-12-17

Studies on experimental farms
show that animals are healthier IN
buildings that have windows big
enough to admit germ killing
sunshine.
-L.JM., Virginia. MINI.
HOMEWORK Where has q
sbeciaI class in arithmetic toT por-
euts been started because Of too many
wronp answers on children's home
work2
Stockport. England.
Mrs. As, Vietorrille. Calf.
CONDUCTED '' w M..~
NOTE: We will pay So for question and
answer used in this column. Questions
are based on current news and clipping OF
news source must accompany answer.
Address: Tom Henry. THIS WEEK.
42O Lexington Avenue. New York IL.
NY. Unaccepted contributions cannot
be acknowledged or returned.
Evening star., 1950-12-17

because they are destructive ro-
dents. They climb to tree tops and
eat the tender bark, thereby kill
ing or deforming thousands of
young pine trees.
Mrs. H.L.C., Berkeley. Calf.
SATISFIED Most European
countries hare long waitsng lists OF
emigrants who want to come to the
U.s., but there is one country whose
quota remains untitled year after
year. Which nation is this!9
Sweden. 1t has a quota of 1914.
= W.M., Milwaukee, Wise.
Evening star., 1950-12-17

IL IDS How is "The Voice OF
IN Americas" freedom campaign
reaching the children behind the
Iron Curtain?
BY broadcasting messages from
Hopalong Cassidy and other idols
of the worlds kids.
HIS, Kansas City, Mo.
PETTICOATS Which state
has the fe,oest Appointments Of vons-
en- to key government bosttions9
Vermont. Delaware leads in the
greatest number of women appoint
ments.
A.C.L., Fall Rirer, Mass.
FIRE Why has the US. Forest
Se1rice asked hunters and other for
est tr0peieys to shoot borcubines on
sigh?
The porcupine population has
been increasing rapidly, and they
are not protected by game laws
Evening star., 1950-11-19

UWlKeSt-lOOkmg dragon ever want to see. I"
A Boat Trip
IHAr same wayward dragon gave him an
other rough time at night water parade
in Chicago. When the show was over. Gros
counted noses. No dragon. 1t had to be
somewhere. But the only place it could be
was out on that now pitch-black lagoon.
Evening star., 1950-11-19

IN feet above the enraptured throng But
then he tangled with a building. gashed his
eide and swooshed earthward. settling into
Evening star., 1950-11-19

a shapeless mass. The crowd
but Jean Gros shivered - he
hole in his pocketbook.
Balloons can give kids ide
sters aren't malicious" say
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harmless but valuable +. use no hooks"
50 eros decided he would start out to find
it himself.
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e located it in a cellar cocktail
In and out of everything, its
on the bar.
ever got it in," Gros says,
Ill never know. 1t was the
Evening star., 1950-11-19

the temptation just OVeFWhetms them.
One newspaper, the day before Santa
Claus parade, featured picture of the
dragon with sketched-in St. George astride
it. The caption read: "If St. George had
only had pin" That was enough. The next
day youngsters from a hundred miles around
lined the parade route. armed with every
thing from pearl-headed hatpins to diaper
Evening star., 1950-03-12

3 Yes, even today, one Of Lacy's
representatives will demonstrate won-
derful teleyision for your conveniencs
and pleasure 30 that you can see after
noon or evening telecasts In the privacy
Of your own home. Please call early
first calls receive priority.
II you prefer to have Lacy's Il
demonstration visit your home on any
other day in the week, either phone ME.
521o or please fill in coupon and state
day and approximate time you would
like him to call. There's no obligation.
Evening star., 1950-03-12

Demonstration will even be made i'm
your home TODAY, SUNDAY, SO that
your entire family can be present!
, 1950-10-12
Pokiston Govt Gives
It's Approved to U. N.
Action in Koreu

The Pakistant Parliament
has voted overwhelming APP
prevail Of the action Of the
United Nations in Korea.
Premier Liquat Ali Kan said
that Pakistan will always re-
sist aggression. He added that
the 18th parallel had never
been recognized as a real
boundary and the communists
destroyed it asia deA facto line
when they launched their
invasion.
, 1950-10-12
Lurqe Audience
Heors Haywood Moke
IstC umpuign Speech

"A large audience gathered
in the Christiansted Market
place last night and heard Her
bert Haywood make his first
campaign speech in a bid for
election to4the Council from
the Christiansted Town. His
speech was impressive and
drew forth heavy applause and
footing Of horns.
Mr.. Haywood explained that
he had resigned his position
before appearing before the
voters since he held a federal
post.
, 1950-10-12
DE CASTRO

0AAS
tn G !
ern be authorized toeprovide
direct nonstop service be-
tween San Juan randl New
York City. You w~illremember
that Eastern incorporates be-
tween San Juanand Miami,
and 5 subject to a 528-mile de-
tour in its present San Juan
Miami-New York service.
IF Eastern is awarded the
direct route between New
York and San Juan, it will be
Eastern's purpose to make that
an i~nstrumentality for great
est usefulness in the develop
ment of Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands. Captain Ric-
kenbacker will want to confer
with the Governor Of Puerto
Rico and you and other Off
Gals to the end that Eastern's
schedules and Eastern's imple-
mentation in the Islands will
be SO designed as to give the
greatest possible benefits to
the citizens Of the United
States who reside in your To-
cality.
II have no doubt that you
and Captain Rickenbacker and
I and others Interested will be !
, 1950-10-12
CARD of THANKS

We wish to express our sin
cere gratitude to all relative
and friends who so kindly as
sisted Us during sickness and
death Of our dear mother.
Mrs. olTic I. Francis & family
Mrs. DELTA E. Keveier
, 1950-10-12
yIcoRP LOAN No. 8

The Virgin Islands Corpora
ton will make commercial e
industrial loans to finance the
establishment, maintenance,
operation, construction, recon
~struction, repair, improve
ment, or enlargement of any
commercial or industrial I'M
dertaking, or activity in the
Virgin Islands.
No loan may be made if the
financial assistance applied for
is otherwise available, and
loan funds may not be used to
refinance existing loans.
A loan cannot exceed $40,
900, and is payable within five
years. Collateral shall be of a
character and amount which
considered in connection with
other factors, such as the in
tegrity and ability Of the Dor
rover and ability Of the earn
ings, will afford reasonable as
Surance of repayment.
Applications can be secured
from the Loan Division of the
Corporation at the main of
flee, and also from Mr.. D. Vie
tor Bornn's Office in St. Thorn
as. No loan shall be considered
unless applied for on the re-
gular application forms.
All applications will be
passed upon by the Credit Re-
view Committee and SUBMIT
ed to the Chairman Of the
Board Of Directors Of the Viz
gin Islands Corporation for
approval.
NORMAN S. OLSON
President
, 1950-10-12

There will be a campaign
meeting on Friday night, oc-
tober 13 at the Christiansted
Bandstand.
Henry E. Rohlssn
Cand. for Member-at-Large