European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              By Odice staff writer women use them to carry restaurants put Rolls and bread in and they Are comfortable to sit in and sip a Cool one after a rough Day at the laundry bread baskets and Basket chairs Are Only Throe of the hundreds of types of baskets Woven in the Little Community of 30 Miles Northeast of my Chclan is a town of Basket in almost every All the things that can be made out of Wicker or Ham no Are produced by Basket making is one of mans oldest crafts but it has declined with the production of which can More quickly and economically of metals or for Konrad Shartt and Many other of Basket weaving remains their Whoso father and Grandfather were Bas Ket weavers before is the director of the towns Wicker Michelau lies in the upper main River Valley near it has a popu lation of three fourths of Annm make their living by plying the Bas Ket making Trade of their the things produced Are sold throughout Europe and some Are exported to tie United the usual raw material for Basket besides Bamboo and Bast imported from India and is Willow Micholay is the Center of Germany Basket weaving said Shartt As lie and his 11 new crop of Willow it Lslie near their of the Willow rushes conic from and Spain Hiward they came from to to Mike in inc warehouses in much Elan Sture and sell the Willow rushes and other materials necessary for making Wicker Hasket Makini has in the past been a matter of family continued but Many members of the older generation of craftsmen have died while younger people accept belter Job in Wicker items made n individual Homes am produced after have placed orders with their work includes knitting lamp serving bottle shopping baskets and paper All sizes and photo by Bob Milnes museum director Konrad Shartt tries 100yearold Cone and hat made of Wicker on his townspeople of Michelau Moke uie of their own goods like elderly gentleman wearing a Wicker one of Michel aus Small factories where products Are made on order by december 1964 the stars and stripes Page 11