2 THE TEESDALE MERCURY W ednesday. A pril 8th, 1959, YOtfS SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT TWENTY FAMILIES BARNARD CASTLE LEICESTERSHIRE BRIDE FOR FORMER BARNARD CASTLE MAN SC ALA. HONG-KONG BOUND R.D.C. The plight of deprived little Phone 2135 children in a London Reception SCALA CINEMA WITH “ FUSILIERS.” Mr J. C. Hodgson & Miss C. Lambert Centre, is featured in “ A Cry from Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 9, 10, 11. First House 5-45. Contmued from Page L A CRY FROM THE STREETS (v) the Streets,” at the Scala this week. Sparkling spring sunshine greeted wore lilac nylon over taffeta, floral! starring Max Bygraves, Barbara Murray, “Smileyn and “Shlralee” As unobtrusively as they came, Authority will ever allow one single The theme runs the entire gamut the bridegroom, Mr Joseph Charles headdresses and sprays of mixed] of human emotion—a small-chikl also Kathleen Harrison. so did the 1st Battalion of the industry to be diverted into this Magnificent. A film worth seeing. Hodgson, formerly of Barnard flowers. Susan wore a white nylon appeal, mother-love, stark tragedv, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, area.” Saturday at 1-30 p.m. Episode 15 The Green Archer His suggestions * for easing the Castle, escorting his Leicestershire dress over taffeta and carried a! and even horror when a boy swag­ commanded by Lt.-Col. R. F. B. unemployment situation were the bride as they left the church at basket of flowers. gers about with a revolver which Hensman, O.B.E., depart on the Sunday, April 12, at 7-45 p.m. establishment of a sugar-beet Melton Mowbray on Easter Mon­ Mr Hodgson’s brother-in-law, Mr he does not know is loaded! Yet it first stage of their journey to Hong DUEL ON THE MISSISSIPPI factory, the extension and develop­ day. In a full-length white lace Bernard Mansell, was best man. is by no means an entirely sombre Kong early on Tuesday nurring. starring Lex Barker, Patricia Medina. Also VOODOO TIGER ment of the quarrying industry, and crinoline, Miss Celia Lambert, For their honeymoon, at Matlock, canvas, for the kids are delightfully The main body left arna-d C.»stle the extension of the timber and the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs in Derbyshire, the bride travelled in amusing at times with their quaint Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13, 14, 15. Twice Nightly at 6 and 8-15. railway station in two parties, each sawmills trade, especially with regard J. E. Lambert, Melton Mowbray, a cream and beige suit with beige philosophies, and there is also a of about 250 troops, one at mid­ A LIGHT IN THE FOREST (o) to the preparation of timber for the was given in marriage by her father, accessories. pleasant vein of romance registered night and the other 45 minutes starring Fess Barker, Wendell Corey, James McArthur, Joanne Dru. collieries. at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Both the newly-weds are employ by a couple of likeable grown-ups. A motion picture with a difference. Walt Disney’s latest. later, in special trains bound for In reply to Coun. Tallentire on the where nuptial mass was celebrated ed by the aircraft construction firm But the children scoop the enter­ Southampton, where they will em­ matter of training facilities for by the Rev. Fr. Newsham. of A. V. Roe, at Langar, Netting tainment pool, however, for the bark in H.M.T “ Empire Fowey.” young people, the Chairman pointed The ’groom’s parents are Mr and hamshire. Mr Hodgson is a membei central characters of a child and her VICTORIA HALL ph0"e2,55 At the station the band of the Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 9, 10, 11. Twice Nightly at 6 and 8-15. out that a technical-grammar college Mrs C. E. Hodgson, of 47, Mar wood of the R.A.F. Association. two small brothers remain a delight 1st Bn. The York and Lancaster Burl Ives, Christopher Plummer in Budd Schulberg’s was nearing completion at Barnard Drive, Barnard Castle. throughout. Highlights on the Regiment, by permission of Lt.- WIND ACROSS THE EVERGLADES (a) Castle and another college was The bride, carrying an ivory Get your action side are the varied escapades Col. J. V. Hawkins, was in attend­ backed prayer book, and lily of the with Gypsy Rose Lee, Tony Ualento, Emmett Kelly, Sammy Renick, Mack inlay Kan tor, ance, and played popular selections expected to be built at Staindrop. of the kids in the “ dorm,” the furi­ Ghana Eden In Technicolor. valley, was veiled to shoulder- ous fisticuffs of a teenager and his as good-byes were said. Repre­ * Boring for Minerals? length, the head-dress being held by AUSTIN mother’s lodger, the tragic end of a Monday, Tuesday and Wedneday, April 13, 14, 15. First House 5-50. sentatives of other establishments a pearl coronet. Her three sisters, in the garrison were present, in­ deserted boy’s drunken mother, a GOD’S LITTLE ACRE (a) Coun. J. Gwillim (Middleton-in- Pauline, Christine and Susan, were —and superb service cluding Col. H. P. Williams. carefree picnic wi/th its attendant starring Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Teesdale) said that when the Tees the bridesmaids and the 'wo elder O.B.F., of District Headquarters. from ditty, “ Gotta Have Rain,” and the co-starring Buddy Ilackett, Jack Lord, Vic Morrow, Fay Spain, Helen Wes tootL. Valley and Cleveland Water Board Also travelling to the Far East final runaway adventures of the The most sensational adult film ever made. had completed their reservoirs in L. SMITH & CO., with the battalion were 20 families kids which features the revolver the next five years, the unemploy­ COTHERSTONE Automobile Engineers, MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE which entrained at Darlington dur­ episode. The ending is good al­ THE COSY CINEMA ment situation in Middleton-in- WEDDING Phone 231 ing the late afternoon and travelled BARNARD CASTLE. though a little sad: one of the in­ Mon. Wed. Fni. Saut., Twice Nightly at 6 a n d 8 -IS. Tues. Thun. Otoe Performance at 7 Teesdale would become serious. He with the earlier train. Phone 2129. mates stands at the gate with a sor­ Price® at A d m issio n : lO d ., 1/ 9 , 2 / 5 . Half-Pries® 5d ., lO d ., 1 /-. thought the Council should support Lyon's Ice Cream, Sweets and Chocolates Bold C in em a, The “ Fusiliers,” part of the MR F. H G. RABBITTS AND rowful look in his eyes as he says m the Board in the attempt to utilise goodbye to a friend who is being ; Wednesday and Thursday, April 8, 9. Fusilier Brigade, came to Barnard MISS J. J. MULLEY. the sources of water supply in the Joel McCrea, Gloria Talbott, Don Haggerty Castle earlier this year from Ger­ adopted. in dale. t Bambridge Brosj many. where they staged at Deer- A Children’s Welfare Officer est­ CATTLE EMPIRE (a) He added that the area was also The marriage at Cotherstone on % Monumental Sculptors In Technicolor. Cinemascope. bolt Camp. ablishes three small children at a rich in minerals and yet barytes and March 28th between Mr Frederick Memorials in Stone, Marble I reception centre, following their * Friday and Saturday, April 10, 11. lead mines had been closed, all be­ Henry George Rabbitts and Miss and Granite mother’s murder. When one of Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Phillips in SEASON OPENS cause of fierce competition from Joyce Jean Mulley took place at <§> Showroom and Yard : them is accused of theft, the child­ PEYTON PLACE (a) abroad. He also suggested that the St. Cuthbert’s Church, decorated for HALL STREET ren run away, together with a boy J m Technicolor. OinemaScope. the occasion with daffodils, tulips The ladies of Barnard Castle Council should strongly support the in possession of a revolver which he $ and lilies. The Rev. J. E. Lee, % BARNARD CASTLE Golf Club started the competitive proposal of the standing conference] is unaware is loaded. There is an Monday and Tuesday, April 13, 14. Rector of Romaldkirk, officiated, *§* Works: Northgate, Darlington, j season at the week-end, when the to try to obtain grants for deep bor­ immediate hue-and-cry for the Jeannie Carson. Donald Sinden. Roland Cotver in ing for lead in the west of thej and the organist was Mr R. Law- D e s t . 1909. kids, headed by the Welfare Officer ROCKETS GALORE (a) section held an opening day event Phone Darlington 3773 In Technicolor. in aid of the International Match county. son, and her new-found boy friend, and The bridegroom is the eldest son Designs and Prices on j Fund. The leading return was Coun. J. H. Shaw (Middleton-in- the little party is safely rounded up of Mr and Mrs Rabbitts, Balder <%> Application when a raging torrent overwhelms made by Miss M. Peacock with a Teesdale) agreed and added that a before harm can come to them*. BARNARD CASTLE cheese factory in Middleton could Cottage, Cotherstone. The main action is played out a working party from a nearby nett score of 70, followed by Miss prison. Howard Keel is an excel­ K. Helmer, runner-up. also be a great help. The bride is the elder daughter of before backgrounds of a children’s DOMINO LEAGUE Mrs P. Mulley, of 9, Corn Close, lent choice for the vengeful convict Tea and refreshments followed Coun. J. J. Rutter (Woodland)] Reception Centre, humble London Startforth, and the late Mr Muiley. New and he is colourfully partnered by Results to 24th March: Black for the participants. expressed the view that the Council apartments, an up-river boathouse had been just a little too late in Given away by her father, she wore and suburban woods. Anne Heywood as his fellow flood Horse “A” 2, Raby “A” 1; Red Their next fixture in the pro­ Houses & Bungalows Well 1, Black Horse “B” 2; Odd­ pressing for light industries. Now a dress of nylon and lace with a VICTORIA. sufferer. At the week-end “ The gramme, covering six months al­ Built to Order. Square Peg ” is a happy-go-lucky fellows 2, Beaconsfield 1; Raby “B” most, is a medal competition on that the effort was to be made, he nylon net veil decorated with small With the publication of a twenty- was in favour of putting on all stones and pearl. Her bouquet was comedy of the last war with the ir­ 2, Old Well 1; Red Lion 3, Ex- Tuesday of next week. O. & M. BUILDERS LTD., fifth anniversary edition of two-, repressible Norman Wisdom essay­ Services 0; Royal Star 3, Golden During the previous week-end. possible pressure to get something] of red roses and lilies of the valley. million copies, Erskine Caldwells ing the dual role of a corporation Lion 0; King’s Head 1, Red Lion Barnard Castle players acquitted done. Two sisters and a cousin of the RABY HOTEL YARD, j 4* God’s Little Acre,” reached the navvy and a German General. He 2. P W L F A Pts themselves well in a tournament at Another suggestion, made by bride and a niece of the bridegroom Coun. C. Turnbull, was that suitable] BARNARD CASTLE. ten million mark, and with it the is seen as a bit of a practical joker Red Lion ... 26 16 10 Appleby Golf Club. Out of a total were the bridesmaids. From the distinction of being the all-time who finds himself inducted into the material and a site were available] ’groom they received gifts of Black Horse A. 24 14 10 entry of 86 from 14 clubs, two pairs ' * All classes of Alterations.^ best-selling novel. Army and while abroad is able to Oddfellows ... 24 13 11 tied for second place in a four-ball at Cockfield Fell for a brickworks. I diamante necklaces and crosses and This achievement coincides with rescue some underground workers. Black Horse B. 24 16 8 better-ball Stableford competition. As a long-term policy, the Coun­ chains for the two small attendants. I * Estimates without obligation cil should first concentrate on the the motion picture version of the owing to his striking resemblance Raby B. ... 24 13 11 P. M acnamara (8) and W. Leeson Mr W. Hodgson was best man, beauty of the countryside as an earthy, lusty story of a Georgia to a German General. Honor Royal Star ... 24 15 9 (11) Kendal, (he winners, had 43 and the ushers were Mr R. Mulley attraction for visitors and look into farmer and his racy family. The Blackman is the co-star. Ex-Service C 24 12 12 points. Other leading returns of and Mr D. Rabbitts, brothers of the the industrial possibilities at a later film adaptation opens on Monday Red Well ... 22 13 9 Barnard Castle players were: W. D. bride and ’groom respectively. Septic Tanks, Sludge Tanks date. So far as the immediate needs att he Victoia Hall through United The prizewinners at the Scout Commercial ... 24 13 11 Ascough (8) and E. B. S. Coates For their honeymoon the pair Emptied and Cleaned by were concerned he thought the only Artists release. whist drive were as follows: Ladies King’s Head ... 24 9 15 (14) 41; A. L. Snodgrass (13) and travelled in the Lake District and Vacuum Tanker. chance was for the Council to con­ “ God’s Little Acre ” has also —1, Mrs Kellagher; 2, Mrs H. Golden Lion ... 24 9 15 B. Snodgrass (18) 41; W. A. Carr Scotland. The former Miss Mulley centrate on Evenwood and Cockfield Apply:— been prominent, over the past 1 Croome; sealed, Mrs Fenton. Gents Beaconsfield ... 24 9 15 (18) and E. Webster (18) 40; J. L. wore on departure a donkey brown j because those two districts could JOHN R. STEPHENSON, | —1, Mrs Shepherd; 2, Mr Hutch- Old Well ... 24 9 15 Birkbeck (10) and M. McDonald coat over a pink wool dress with provide the housing and the sites for 16, Corn Close, Startforth, . inson; sealed. Mrs Grice and Mr Raby A. ... 24 7 17 (17) 37; J. Garbuttfnow of Guis- dark beige hat and matching shoes. jlight industries which would serve Barnard Castle. 1 Robinson (shared). Competition, Red Lion have now the borough) (11) and O. M. Williams When they return they will take the whole of the rural area. league. (13) 36. up residence at Featherstone Tel. 3311. ory. But, at the same time, more “ Develop cheese and butter House. Cotherstone |h an 1,000 newspaper editorials] factories in Middleton and other have appeared defending the bookl | light industries elsewhere by all against its would-be censors. means,” he said, “ but these will Robert Ryan and Aldo Rav jeome only by our own efforts.” share top-starring honours in “ God’s Little Acre,” and co-star­ Dairy for Teesdale? ring roles are played by Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord, Fay Spain, Vic Coun. A. E. Sams (Cockfield) Morrow and Helen Westcott with suggested that rehabilitation centres Lance Fuller, Rex Ingram, Michael should be re-introduced to absorb Landon, and, in a sensational film for its AUT0MA TIC convenience those men who were thrown out of New debut, the red-haired Tina Louise. work. Two of the most spectacular Coun. F. F. Colling wood (Ham- make-up jobs in recent film history sterley) supported the suggestion Creamy Formula were an important part of the pro­ made by Coun. Raw that agricultural duction of “ God’s Little Acre ^ projects should be developed. He Lipsticks the ageing of Robert Ryan, and the saw no reason why all the milk ** albinicizing ” of Michael Landon. produced in Teesdale. for example, The transformation of handsome should be transported out of the Robert Ryan into the decaying Ty area to be processed and then re­ More lustrous, smoother than Walden was a make-up job of I © O delivered for consumption. He any lipstick you have ever used, such subtlety and a completeness maintained there was sufficient milk yet the colour lasts and lasts. tha even the stubble on the actor’s produced in the area to warrant the setting up of a dairy in the dale. In the Click-Change Case 11/9 face was greyed hair by hair. Refills 6/9. Throughout the production, Ryan I The Clerk (Mr G. Guyll) said the arrived to be made up at six-thirty crux of the matter was that the in order to be ready for the camer­ standing conference could not as at nine o’clock. direct any industry to the county. Even more astounding, perhaps, The need for new industries was T i m o t h y Wh it e s was the turning of brown-haired, fully realised, but it was up to the tanned Michael Landon into an committee to try to make the county CHEMISTS albino, complete with white hair as attractive as possible to new 24 HORSEMARKET, BARNARD CASTLE industries. and alabaster skin. So elaborate 9 \ The one way in which the Bar­ F was the process that it cost more nard Castle Rural Council could JlllillNIUimitlUaillllllllllllllllllllll*liBllAU|||lllllllllltil!Mi!ll!luii!ll!G!:BMIIIlllfttllUaUI!lllltUIHfMiniHll (than ten thousand dollars in mater­ help would be to provide in the ■ ial and labour to turn Michael into rural area facilities such as water an albino and keeping him that wav supplies, sewerage disposal works, during the shooting. and housing accommodation. The I Maintain Your Car COSY. Barnard Castle Rural Council, he 5 Jeanne Carson and Donald Sin­ added, had always helped industries den co-star in “ Rockets Galore ” in the past but the way to help in —Out of Income at the Cosy Cinema, Middleton-in- the present position would be to Teesdale, on Monday and Tuesday. provide those facilities. “ It is all ■ 1 Consult us for details of April 13th and 14th A comedy in very well saying we would like in­ Eastmancolour, it is concerned with dustries to come, but we must first the inhabitants of an island in the make the area attractive enough | OVERHAULS, R&SPRAYS Outer Hebrides who fight the auth­ for them,” he said. orities against using the island as a Coun. Raw said he would like to rocket base and of a cute lass who see a revival of rural crafts. Mak­ | REPAIRS, ACCESSORIES I turns the scales in their favour. ...and I’m saving! ing pit props was not the only use I Their indignation and resentment that could be made of timber, he | through our are revealed in a variety of well- said. It did not mean that because chosen characters and their methods the Barnard Castle rural area had of dealing with the invaders both in the past derived its livelihood amusing and spectacular. “Floods from coal that they should lose CREDIT PAYMENT PLAN of Fear,” an escaped convict melo- sight of the value of rural cratfs. dram.a is the mid-week attraction, Coun. J. Hartley (Staindrop) said 9 MONTHS TO PAY and the havoc wrought by flood in See all the new cookers, and ask about that one industry that could be an American township has been re­ new easy purchase terms at your extended and developed in the GRETA BRIDGE GARAGE markably well conveyed in this Staindrop district was the quarrying production. The opening scenes, and dressing of stone. Hundreds of (Proprietor: Stanley Thompson) indeed are gripping in their real­ ELECTRICITY SERVICE CENTRE tons of stone had had to be import­ 3 istic reconstruction of dam-bursting ed from Derbyshire in the con­ ■ TELEPHONE: WHORLTON 237 and drownings—and convicts mak­ Issued by THE NORTH EASTERN ELECTRICITY BOARD » ois struction of the Selset reservoir in | ing the most of their opportunities Lunedale, be said. Eintwiw— Mini HStttMMaUHHMMiltfl