August 5th, 1942. -Wednesday, August 5th. 1942. THE TEESDALE MERCURY. 5

present one fur • ;tr•ying II:: ar to a PUBLIC OPINION. successful concio-ion and st,•.,• of the in- WAR SAVINGS EFFORT. CINEMA AI)DISON & WOODHAMS advisability . of ••xvopping horses while cros6ing a stream." "'Phis eminent has VISIT OF THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER w. CHEESEBROUGH), SUNDAY MEETING AFFORDS AN faults," he said ; but SO would any other Alt) CASTLE. (F. BEER AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ITS EXPRESSION. Government we Illight choose." FAMILY GROCERS AND PROVISION By invitation of Mr Fred Wilkinson, local Answering one•of the soldier "Commun- war savings secretary, secretaries of local Saturday at 2. ists," who addresed the meeting DEALERS, - at. length, savings groups and others met at the Bar- The second of the public gatherings Mr Beverley Baxter explained the difference nard castle Crhan Council's chamber on Nightly. 8-15. between Communisin'iti ittISSia (where it WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, organised under the auspices of the Daily %%'eciliesday evening to meet Mr E. J. B. DAY, SATURDAY : Express for the expression of opinion on• -had a very small lit01)101011 of adherents) Gatenby, the Itegiontl War Savings Cow and that supported in England, saying that BARNARD CASTLE. current subjects was held on Sunday after . The conunissioner was wel- h. 701, sth noon in the Victoria Hall, Barnard Castle, Russia's efforts to emerge from serfdom comed by NIr C. 'I'. Singer, J.P., C.C., Chair- and although the gathering was no larger accnIunted for a great deal of the Russian man of the Urban Council. MacDONALD than that which mark'ed the first meeting Co monistic tendency. Mr Wilkinson reminded the gathering of HE HOUSE where you get the Mr Herbert Mudd, a cripple in a wheel- in the Scala Cinema on a recent market day the derision of the area to set its bask task T best of everything at the least there seemed to be a livelier interest mani chair, pleaded for better medical service for in the summer savings campaign at 1:35,000 possible price. A trial order is fest, and men in uniform were among thosd others like him as well as for war-maimed with tie,000 actual, and said that from THROUGH who at the invitation of the Chairman rose returns received it looked as if the object respectfully solicited. Th e meeting, lasting an hour and a half, with and aired their views. Although Mr W. would be realised and the two tanks concluded with a vote of thanks to Mr Satisfaction guaranteed. Emerson, the veteran ex-schoolmaster, now obtained. The district, lie added, was a , GENE RAYMOND. Beverley Baxter, proposed by llr Boardman. near the end of his 91st year, was President difficult One to cover, but lie had some ■■ hnicolour. Free Delivery in Town and Country. of the assembly, the actual chairman was 0111111 •••• really good hard workers. - Ask for our representative to call. Mr Fred Boardman. These gentlemen were Mr Gatenby expressed the gratitude of the lour and Song ! supported on the platform by Mr Beverley authorities to the Barnard Castle Urban and Telephone 49. Baxter, M.P. for the Wood Green Division BARNARD CASTLE POLIct Rural Districts for the savings work that 'our seat ! of Middlesex, and Mr H. Rose, of the Daily they had done and were doing. The figure Express staff at Manchester. WEDNESDAY. — Before turd Barnard mentioned, lie said, seemed a sound one, In opening the proceedings Mr Emerson, (Chairman), Mr C. J. Smith (Vice-chair. representing 30s. per head of the population DAY, WEDNESDAY: looking wonderfully fresh, alluded to his man), Mrs H. C. Watson, Mrs C. E. spread over the ten-weeks period. It was sixty years' association with the town of Vickery, Mr J. W. Broumley. inevitable that one savings campaign th. ilth. 12th : should follow another, and if the result FOR Barnard Castle, and said that although he Unobscured Lights. had been selected to preside it was Mr aimed at by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Boardman who was really in the chair. - For having unobscured lights at Barnard was to be realised, it meant a saving of 7s. OF KIN TWEED TROUSERS Mr Boardman, an educationist, like Mr Castle during the black-out period in July, per week by every man, woman and child. he vo-operation Emerson, pleaded for the teaching of more Peggy Smith and Ethel M. Draper were They must therefore put their backs into each lined £1. the effort during the coming weeks. The 11.1.1, . Units. The British history in the schools. Let the FLANNELS mouths of July and August were always ss Talk brought to children in the elementary schools he taught - ' Unscreened Sidelight. regarded as the blankest of the year, and it ry man and more of the history of the British Empire woman Cecil Hunter (30). Barnard Castle, who was felt that some stimulus should be d see it ! SHIRTS and what was done by their great fore (lid not appear, was summoned for having fathers, Drake, Frobisher, Davies of the given for the augmentation of savings then. the sideligut of his motor ear unsereened ont British News. North-West Passage. Clive in India, and The object of the• drive was to increase OVERALLS on July 16th. P.C. Bell, Eggleston, proved small savings, and nothing could be more Woolff in Canada to expand the sphere the offence which occurred at 1245 a.m. at of British influence in the world, so that stimulating to their fellows in the field than Eggleston.--Ei tied IA. (Brace and Bib). when they came to the secondary schools to see tanks coming along bearing the they could pass an examination in that sub Illegal Coal Dealing. names of places from which they came or near which they had lived. Much depended Let us Quote You. ject. He was no apologist' for the British William Down, .111.11I II WWII, Edwin Empire. There may have been dark pas. Down, and Frederic': Do \ ■ 11, trading as the on the individual work of the groups, for sages in its history; but personally he was Newgate Foundry, Barnard Castle, were there was no last minute effort available. IA HALL convinced that the British Empire was one summoned on lour informations for having The coming tin weeks had to he spent in of the greatest factors for good in the furnished coal to each of the several mem solid slogging wqrk, and they wanted people to realise the value of the work they D CASTLE. FRED NEVISON history of the world. No.other nation had hers of the firm and nut being licensed to treated the native races so well as we had do so. and the four brothers severally named did, for even in the smallest hamlet they Nightly. 8.15. 29, Market Place. done. We were still too much inclined to were each accused-of having acquired coal could do much for the success of the move- treat the units of our far:flung empire as other than irchn a licensed merchant, ment. RIDAY, SATURDAY : colonies instead of as self-governing between April 1st and sill. Mr J. Ingrain Mr Roy Kellett (Barnard Castle Rural) dominions as they now were. He urged Dawson prosecuted on behalf of the asked if the ,f1fmre of f35,4100 had been 6th, 7th, 8th : that young people should be brought up to Ministry .of Mines Department. The defend accepted by headquarters. judge the facts of the case for themselves ants were represented 14 Mr Frederick Mr tiatenby : I think you may take it for NES and Fine Cast in gibe Xee5baie Aiercurp. and know what these dominions stood for. Down, who pleaded gililty of acquiring, but granted that it. had been and you may go The best method of gaining a closer union not of supplying. Mr W. Down wrote ahead. N OF THE BARNARD CASTLE, AUGUST 5th, 1942. with the colonies was to let the children pleading guilty of supplying. Replying to Mr Wilkinson, Mr W. D. know how we got them, what we had done Mr Dawson said the Ministry regarded Croft, postmaster, Barnard Castle, said he PIMPERNEL with them, and what they had done for us. the case as a very serious one. The four had received no instructions to deduct 45 LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS. He suggested a resolution to ask the Board per cent. of savings to cover withdrawals Thrills in the true defendants were partners in a lirm known of Education, the examining authority for as the Newgate. Foundry at Barnard Castle, from Post Office savings. las style ! Mr Gatenby said the 45 per cent. deduction SUN SETS. the sohool certificate, that the history of and being engaged on GoVernment work the .British Empire should be taught in all they were entitled to obtain a certain quan- has been agreed upon. the schools. Mr Boardman then introduced Mr Wilkinson having received an assur- Next WednSday 8-30 tity of coal for trade purposes. At the SDAY, WEDNESDAY: Mr Beverley Baxter, M.P., whom he beginning of April a truck of coal was eon ance that the campaign would be duly described as a distinguished writer and signed to the lirm, the weight of the con- advertised in the Press and by means of posters and bills,. Mr Singer thanked Mr • politician, a Canadian associated with Lord signment bitting 11 tons 17 cwt. Of this 11th, 12th : Gatenby for his attendance. Her Majstey the Queen celebrated her Beaverbrook, and one who served with the amount 3;i tons were supplied to a man at 42nd birthday anniversary yesterday. N, JEAN PARKER Canadian Army in the last war. Startforth nanied"Peacock, and the remain- Visitors to the Bowes Museum, Barnard Mr Beverley Baxter toadied on many der,. 7 tons 16 cwt., was divided among the Bring and Buy Sale. Ill Castle, at the week-end, numbered on points of interest, beginning with the sub- four partners at their private houses, each Yesterday's " bring and buy " sale for the Saturday, 519 ; Sunday, 658 ; Monday, 637. ject of the," second front," of which he said receiving •nearly two tons. Two of the Barnard Castle Comforts for the Forces The Bishop of Ripon (Dr. G. C. L. Lunt) everyone was in favour when it could be defendants were registered with certain Fund at Spring Lodge. the residence of Mrs BURGH KID done, but when it could be done depended will unveil a memorial tablet to the late coal dealers. Edwin was registered with H. C. Watson, was a great success. a very upon the means of doing it. He thought it Y ROGERS in Rev. Alexander Campbell Fraser, Rector, in Mr Dowsoti and William with Mr Stevens, large number of frietids attending. Tea Rokeby Church, at 6 p.m., on Monday was right for the public to express a desire Cockfield, The other two Were not regis- was served. for a second front without saying when and August 10th. tered at all. ' R.A.O.B. where it should take place. The position Mr W. Maxfield,. acting clerk to the Bar DA CITY At the session of the King Edward VIII. Organised by Mr C. T. Singer, J.P., C.C., of Russia was very serious indeed, but nard Castle Urban Council and Fuel Over- Lodge (7342), of Barnard Castle, the follow- etogiamine. and ladies of the Barnard Castle W.V.S., in Marshall Timoshenko had shown great seer for the Urban District, said the' New- ing officers were elected : W.P., L. Nelson, aid of the Air Raid Distress Fund, a flag genius and • if winter comes with the gate -Foundry were not registered coal C.P.; C.M., S. Tilling, C.P.; C.Ch., 1'. Smith, day and house-to-house collection at Bar- Russian army still intact then the situation merchants and Edwin and William Down mont British News. C.P.; C.Ty., It. G. Jackson, K.O.NLA.; nard Castle on Wednesday, brought in £37. may take a rapid change.' If Germany has were registered with the merehantS men- Osborne ; to keep her main armies in Russia this Dawson. II.. J. W. Nelson, C.P.; C., R. T. Dance at Newtharn. tioned by Mr C.W., A. Tromans, C.P.; C.Treas., Thos. winter instead of merely an occupation Mr F. Down said lie had heard the case A dance in aid of the Rokeby Auxiliary Stamp, C.P.; -:.Sec., H. Brown, C.V. force the tide may begin to turn swiftly. for the prosecution and pleaded guilty to Hospital, held at Newsham on Monday " But," he asked, " can Timoshenko keep the charges against him with the reserva Rotary Club. night, was arranged by the ladies' com- ICKET. his armies intact ? I don't think it will be tion that what he had done was done in Among the guests at yesterday's weekly mittee. The M.C. was Mrs Bowman and E v. 1.T.C. long before we know." Therefore he urged innocence and without thought. For thirty gathering of the Barnard Castle Rotary kilICHAIOND) the amount raised was £12 8s. 3d. lust interesting cricket that everything should be done to assist our years he had been a partner in the firm and Club was Dr. Herbert Schofield, of Lough- Visit of Bishop McCormack. gallant allies. Italy, he said, vas no good, a lung time on the Bar- as such he had assumed the whole respon- borough, a Past President of Rotary Inter- whether she was for us or against us, and lid was witnessed last The Bishop of Hexhani and Newcastle sibility for the clerical work. In addition to national in the British Isles, who. speaking it was a pity we did not sink her fleet at the TOWli defeated the the Rt. Rev. J. McCormack) made his that he had taken on all the -commercial of the significance and value of the Rotary the beginning of the conflict. France was side of the bushiess. He personally by the rrow margin of canonical visitation to. the Barnard Castle movement, referred to his world-wide quite out of it, and America at the end of ordered the coal and he wanted to lay • newton' rs appealed ill Catholic, Church on Sunday. He celebrated experience of it, describing it as the great- the third year of the war was better pre- 11. Coleman, the former Mass at 8-30 a.m.,. and was present at the special emphasis on that. The coal was est movement for human understanding player, and E. T. Long second Mass at 10-30, at which the celebrant pared than she was at the end of the third ordered on the printed form of the firm. It and goodwill that the World has known— year in the last war. Apart from the ague]. The former played was the Rev. Father Knuckey, parish priest. was not ordered as commercial coal. It was one which had done a great piece of wok tragedy of Pearl Harbour America was ✓ his 46, while Mitchell After Mass the Bishop gave the Absolution, ttennitely stated that household coal was and still has a great mission. The appointed deft% better than some people thought. And with a well played 31. catafalque being erected in front of the required. When • he put in the order to the speaker was Mr \V. Maxfield, acting clerk as if to justify the apparent lull ii i Japan's the Town's most SU•ces,S- Sanctuary. At night the Bishop confirmed Coal Company he had no thought whatso- to the Barnard Castle Urban Council. s!who activity in the Pacific he related the little four wickets for 40, while 36 candidates and subsequently gave the ever of sidetracking or of making it appear gave au interesting address on HoW the ✓ Pontifical Benediction of the Blessed Sac- known feat of the American airmen over that the coal was needed for the foundry ratepayers' money is spent." By means of 51 , and Lowson 2 for 7. lament. The assistant clergy were the Rev. the harbour at 'l'elugi, where flying • un- and not for themseives, as it was ordered as a chart 'he showed the relative amounti hard Castle. Father Keane (Bishop's secretary) and expectedly over a sheltering mountain " household coal." They were a very old needed for .the administration of various Father Knuckey. The officials taking part range they attacked the Japanese fleet in firm—led years old. and there was no other public departments. He was thanked by 7 ill the ceremony were : M.C., Mr Boxall ; the harbour and sank all but one of the mark against them. They were not. black notarial' A. S. Barris, who expressed 'sur- lordue 13 crozier and mitre bearer, Sydney Smith and nineteen warships there sheltering. He niarketeers.. Fur 36 years he had been with prise that the Urban Council of Barnard 31 I.aurence Smith • acolyte, G. Bousfield. Mr said only the Manchester Guardian dared O.' well-known firm of local solicitors and to- Castle had been so backward in regard to Views to quote this great feat front the American and Mrs C. J. Smith were sponsors. Mrs day he held a high position of trust in their the water supply. Rotarian C. B. Pickard, ck b Simpson ... 46 Rutter was at the organ. The church was Press, and then not as news but in a lead- office. That trust had not been misplaced. President. was in the chair, and others hey crowded at each of the three services. ing article. Regretting the lowering of is, business career was without reproach. present included Sir Frank W. Goldstone, 6 British prestige abroad, and even at home, is responsibilities were very great. He whittingham, at one time secretary of the Simpson 17 Bowes Nursing Association. Mr Beverley Baxter said there was nothing id not know whether their Worships National Union of Teachers. and Mr David 0 At the annual meeting of the Bowes, finer than the British Army when it had a .alised, in the abseince of the principal, Adamson, Newcastle, District Chairman of tiilmonby and Boldron Nursing Association, chance of showing what it could do. Regard- what work fell on his shoulders, and that the International Committee. 0 held in Bowes Schoolroom on Thursday ing the prospect of a General Election, he with the exception of the conveyancing de- 14 evening, Mrs Hart presiding, Miss Dugdale expressed the opinion that the country )artment a. large portion of the business of The Editor of the Teesdale Mercury will be was reappointed president, Mrs Hart secre- would not collapse under it, but it would the office was under his control. He had grateful if secretaries of local organisa- 146 t ',11, and Miss M. Turner treasurer. The have to be arranged so that the Army could tad no holiday since 1938, and all the• work tions will kindly send reports of meetings 4rernittee was re-elected. A substantially registet its vote. !onneeted with•the foundry had to he done and other happenings of an interesting Coleman increased balance in hand was reported. In the discussion which ensued several after he had left the office at night ; so it character. The Association has now £160 in the bank soldiers took part, some of them apparently' 35 Was quite possible for him to make the mis- 'earmouth b \‘'atson 5 and £200 in war loan. It was stated that with undoubted "Communistic" tendencies. take in ordering, coal contrary to present Births, Marriages and Deaths. Ong b Watson 2 Nurse Brown had paid the following visits One soldier suggested a " different " type regepupliajetisons in force with regard to personal 0 Alitchell b Coleman ... during the year : Midwifery 98, maternity of men for the composition of the House'of DEATHS. 31 60, general 329, ante-natal 38, infants 3t1, Commons. " What type?" asked Mr Mr Dawson contended that Mr Down by 10 and school 14. It was agreed to hold a Beverley Baxter. " Deeply religious men," his address had proved the ease against HARLAND.—At 52, Beckenham Avenue, lit -hell b Coleman ... 191 garden fete in the Vicarage garden on exclaimed a woman from the rear of the himself up to the hilt. East Boldon, Herbert, beloved husband of we b Watson August 29th, to be followed by a whist drive hall. A soldier from Rochdale said M.1 3 .'s The Chairman said the bench had come to A. Harland, late 1, King Street, Barnard 24 in the,school. The use of the garden was should be men who had the interests of the the conclusion that they had no other Castle. 'atsoli ••• ••. ••• IcindlYtOffered by the Rev. N. C. Lece (Vicar) people thoroughly at heart—not necessarily courseu.e0;ned to ageree that the case was proved. SHERLOCK.—August 4th, at Rosemount ••• 13 and Mrs Leece. Votes of thanks were men of the upper classes, but men who had would b cCe5alin each of the Nursing Home, Mary. wife of the late F. biassed to the Nurse and the officers, and had at least a secondary school education. four eases of furanihshiliengef R. Sherlock. Interment at Barnard ... 143 also to Mr S. G. Lonsdale, Barnard Castle, Mr C. T. Singer questioned whether there vase (acquiring coal) eacahndefetnndathnet Castle Church Cemetery at 12 o'clock on for auditing the accounts.' could be a better Government thin the would lie fined £5. The total fine was £40. Thursday, August 6th.