Sports Trophies for Gainferd School
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H ! m Wednesday, July 2nd, 1958. THE TEESDALE MERCURY. COUNTRYSIDE LETTER. GOLF CRICKET Greenford Win Inter-Factory Cnp Sports Trophies for COMMENTARY Looking after the Worker HOLED IN ONE DURING Several hundred people turned out on Saturday to watch the Gainferd School MATCH. annual Glaxo sports held on the factory sports field at Bar THE CUP TIES. RECORD BROKEN FOR ■ nard Castle on Saturday. ROUNDERS BALL. Modern Amenities in Rural Areas. Barnard Castle Golf Club were To a very large extent for the The Alec Nathan Cup,, for inter-factory relay races and a tug- defeated by 7 matches to 3 by the last few weeks, inclement weather JHarrowgatc Hill Club Darlington. of-war, was won by Greenford with Ulverston in second place. Gainford won both the senior and By WILLIAM DALE. gencn I has played a not-out innings, affect a» Barnard Castle on Thursday ing not only local fixtures and prac The Barnard Castle team was third. junior trophies at the Barnard evening. During the game Mr M. Ued tices but test matches and county In the inter-departmental events Castle and District Schools* Athletics o m Pearson, Barnard Castle, holed out games throughout the country with meeting at the Cricket Field, Bar- reel his tee shot on the 162 yard 15th for employees of the factory at Bar- j snhrd Castle, ort Thursday. The The agricultural worker, like the industry in which he hei serious financial consequences. nard Castle, Sterile rocess were . , , c , n . * . using a number six iron. In spite of the weather and ground • ♦ a girls: 1, Sandra Blackett: 2, Margaret “ Norton*’ and “ Junior” cups are serves, has come a long way in the last 2Q years or so. Wages | J | The results were: G. S. Robinson thee winners withwim 65oj points ana l,., .. A . n ice" ftan, conditions, however, a commence Laboratories■ , , second, with 57.en Waller;, . 3 . Ann. Clements,. rv_ - ll-vear-.£ _ awarded for annual competition be have gone up steadily since the war years and while there will and A. S. Watson, 1, v. H. Harris , .*i* , c. „ old boys: 1, Stuart Brannen 2, tween schools in Barnard Castle and he ment was made at Barnard Castle It was a beautiful atternoon, very ^ *• wt n I . ' . ,(1co and A. Owen, 0; H. A. W. Musto with the Christie Cup Ties last week, , , David MarQuis; 3, Colin Walker, aistrict, and the 1958 event included always be controversy about the so-called difference between E-l] and J. Manning 0, S. Bell and G. warm and very sunny, and alter ,. ., on when Bowes (the cup holders) were several days of almost non-stop 11-year-old girls: 1, Gwendoline irom Ramshaw and Highteams what he gets and what his counterpart earns in secondary in 9? C. H Chambers 1: R. Bryant and T. Thirl- “ de-throned ” by that plucky team Jones; 2, Elaine Buckingham; 3, Coniscliffe. on vell 0, J. Long and F. Jepson 1; R. rain, the track was very muddy and dustry, his position is certainly much improved. :k- mm from the Yorkshire village of Ald slow. One official remarked that Pamela A. Teasdale. 12-year-old A large number of spectators C. Jackson and J. Brown 0, J. Corn- boys: 1, P. Laybourne; 2, John bro’ St. John and the Raby Castle on the Friday evening pools of turned out to watch the events and Nevertheless there is still a great deal, of loose talk about well and R. Glasswell 1; H. Birch team defeated Romaldkirk. Wilkinson; 3, Edwin Foster. 12- later in the evening blue skies and and G. Smith 0. M. Graham and J. water nine inches deep were a com the agricultural worker. Distinct from his wages there are, in fcn'cJ An interesting feature of the first mon sight, resulting from the inces year-old girls: 1, Ann Ewebank; 2, the sun were seen for the first time Craig J; J. Pratt and H. Clark 1, Pamela Betteridge. 13-year-old so many cases, certain other be nefits which when reckoned add mentioned was that Aldbro’ had no sant downpour. that day. occer, P Creek and N. Zissler 0; E. Web less than seven left-handed batsmen boys: 1, W. Raymond; 2, David The track, however, was reck ster and E. Anderson 0, J. Cook and Due to the condition of the track to a more secure living than he has ever had before. This is h a d in their team, while the scorer for it was not surprising that the times Jenkins. 13-year-old girls: 1, Car oned to be very slippery and as a H. Chapman 1; R. Smith and M. ole Simpson; 2, Judith Liddle. 14- not a case for objecting to further improvements. The ability of led to each side was of the fair sex, and were below previous standards. But result times were not so fagt as • mead Pearson 0, A. Robinson and F. the neatness of their score books year-old boys: 1, R. Laybourne. might have been possible on harder the worker to secure higher wages depends on the ability of Hamilton 1; T. H. Walker and E. whatever the state of the ground it tS p u f was a credit to them. was generally acclaimed as a very 14-year-old girls: L, Jean Cole; 2 ground. In the senior boys 220 B. S. Coates 1, J. Bolam and R. Joan Matthews. Boys’ sack race, the industry to pay them—it is as simple as that. successful and enjoyable day. yards final, M. Walton, of Middle- a® Sewell 0; R. Ewebank and C. Hodg 90 in 70-minutes innings. 9-11: 1, Allen Jenkins; 2, Stuart ton did well with a time of 27.3 Perhaps one of the biggest steps son 0, J. Haithwaite and S. Mount- First in Three Events. Brannen; 3, Neil Riddell. Girls* secs., but the only record of the forward has been in such directions ford 1. Aldbro’ were fortunate to win the sack race, 9-11: 1, Sandra Blackett; evening was made by Miss J. Elmer as bousing. The farmer with his LOT | First Class Scheme. toss and bat first, which is always In the Alec Nathan Cup events, 2, Elaine Buckingham; 3, Jennifer who broke the record for the girls’ worker—and if ever there was a Is C( an advantage in evening matches. Shepherd. Boys’ sack race, 12-14: rounders ball by 2ft. 4ins. sound and loyal partnership we have The gossip in the countryside this- 1 mcafel the Greenford team proved their As usual, Bowes were led by that superiority to other factories. They 1, R. Laybourne; 2, R. Clements; it in agriculture—have succeeded in week has really nothing to do with ubs is i | TO AID popular and great-hearted cricketer 3 P. Laybourne. Girls’ sack race, Handicap too much. bringing about considerable devel the weather or the state of the crops. bip § recorded 15 points, being first in Bernard Donald, but in spite of his each of the three events. 12-14: 1, Mabel Longstaff; 2, Jean opment in amenities and facilities. Agriculture has been the 6nly in :h o la s RESTORATION OF height and speed he could not get Cole; 3, J. Liddle. Although regular placed in the Five Minutes to Shops. dustry without a pension scheme a n d The Barnard Castle team, al a kick out of the soft wicket and al though placed second and third in races, the Barnard Castle Modern Like m^ny others I can boast for its workers and now there is 4 1 SCOUT HUT though he and his brother, E. Don the relay races, were beaten by the Adults’ Events. School found that their scratch good cottages with all the modern suggested what I firmly believe to be tittee. ald, bowled well, they could make Greenford team in the first heat of handicap was too hard to make up, aids to living that one normally ex a first class scheme and an hones)! NG dersfaip little impression on their Yorkshire Mens egg and spoon race: 1 J and they finished well down the list. pects in a town, and, recently, after attempt to provide an aid for4 work ib I the tug-of-war. REPAIRS SCHEDULED SOON. rivals, who went for the runs and After it was announced that the Lodge (S.P.); 2, C. Stubbs (S). In all 12 schools from S.W. Dur long negotiations, I have got an ers when their working life is over. sennet actually scored 90 in an hour and Greenford team had won the Alec Ladies’ egg and spoon race: 1, C. ham entered teams at the meeting official bus stop at the end of the The National Farmers’ Union teage ten minutes for the loss of nine Nathan Cup, excitement mounted Stephenson (L); 2, J. Wright (P); in both senior and junior events. At farm road. That means that with have given a great deal of thought the! The Barnard Castle Troop of wickets in this 16-over each game. 3, K. Vasey (P). the conclusion the trophies were in five minutes anyone of those liv to a farm workers’ pension scheme, Scouts are well on their way in pre towards the inter-departmental re K The The fielding on the Bowes side was sult. Ladies’ 100 yards flat: 1, S. Bran presented to the school captain by ing on the farm, including our own and now a draft scheme is being > with paration of restoration of their head good and two excellent catches were Leaders on the Wednesday even ham (Greenford); 2, C.