Wednesday, April 26th, 1961. THE TEESDALE MERCURY TEN CONTESTS IN These are your Candidates for Tuesday, 9th May ELECTION FEVER BARNARD CASTLE HITS for instant, endless, cheap hot water R U R A L A R E A BOWES PARISH Barnard Castle Urban - Startforth Rural - Barnard Castle Rural RETIRING CHAIRMAN SEVEN CONTEST THREE you FACES KEEN ELECTION SEATS High Etherley, a miner; Havelock Hamstcrlcy (two nominations and retiring member; Alfred Jack- Whorlton, motor and agricultura Out of Barnard Castle Rural Albert Holmes, 10, South Road, for one seat): Frank Featherstone son, 29. South Cleatlam, retired engineer; Reginald White. Holm There will be five contests in simply District's 25 parishes, ten will High Etherley, a miner; Edward Collingwood, Hollin Hall Farm cafe proprietor; Hilda Leonard, Lodge, Westwick. district manager, the Startforth Rural District Front Street, West End, Staindrop, petroleum company. have contests on polling day in McCardle, 75, Low Etherley, a Hamsterley, a farmer and retiring Council Elections on 9th May. housewife; Albert Lock, 6, Corona­ Winston: John Mervyn Dickin­ just under a fortnight’s time. dairy manager; George Patterson, member; Andrew Jameson, Jessa- These will be at Barningham, 42. Red House Estate, Etherley, a mnie House, Hamsterley, a retired tion Gardens, Staindrop, textile son, Station House. Winston, rail­ can’t The outcome at Evenwood and Boldron and Egglestone Abbey, wayman. Barony, where there are five miner; Norman Summerbell Raw, dentist. worker. Toft Hill Hall, Bishop Auckland, Headlain and Langton: Alan Westwick and Whorlton (two Woodland: Joseph Jobling Rutter, Bowes and Gilmonby, Holwick, seats, will be awaited with inter­ a farmer and retiring member; Fletcher Stephenson .The Green nominations for one seat): George Glencoe House, postmaster and and Hutton Magna. beat est for there are eleven nomina­ Joseph Stubbs. Mount Pleasant, Healam, retired and retiring mem­ Thomas Hodgson, 4. Hallgarth,/ retiring member. At Holwick, two ladies, Mrs J. tions for the vacancies. 167, Toft Hill, a retired miner and ber. VI. Archer and Mrs M. H. Bell, Among the candidates at Even- retiring member; Reginald Tallen- Inglcton: William Bousfield, East- will vie for votes for the one seat modern wood is Mr John Bell, the retiring tire, Caldwallis, 280, Toft Hill, lea, Ingleton. retired and a retiring against Mr A. Tarn, of Crosthwaite chairman of the council. a coach builder and retiring mem­ member. arm. Mrs Archer previously con­ In the adjacent Etherley parish, ber. Langleydalc and Shotton: John BARNARD CASTLE URBAN tested Mickleton Parish in 1958 but where there are three seats, nomina­ was unsuccessful against Mr T. W. Evenwood and Barony (eleven Denham. Dent Gate. Langleydale, Randal Herbert Allan, a retiring Wm. Smith and Sons, Grove tions were deposited by seven candi­ nominations for five seats): Bertie a farmer and retiring member. Shearwood and Mr T. L. Atkinson, dates, including all three retiring member, a jeweller by trade, who Works, with which he has been who this year are returned un­ Anderson, 16, South View, Even- Lynesack, Softley and liutter- came to the town 14 years ago from actively connected since 1934, after members. wood, an* insurance agent; John knowle: William Finlay Dowson, opposed in that parish. At Middleton-in-Teesdale, two of Bishop Auckland and since his arriv­ training as an engineer at Bedford Something akin to election fever Bell. 57, Wellgarth, Evenwood, a Wham Cottage, Butlerknowle, a al has taken an active interest in the and Sunderland. A founder and the existing members are again retired miners’ checkweighman and Durham C.C. employee (plant las struck the parish of Bowes and standing. They are Mr J. Gwillim affairs of the town. Mr Allan has past president of the Barnard Castle Gilmonby, where seven nominations gasi retiring member: Thomas Clarkson, operator); Wilfred Liddle, 2. Victor­ been secretary of the Parochial Rotary Club, of which he was and Mr C. T. [.owe, who are join­ 15, Swan Street. Evenwood, a retir­ ia Cottages, Butterknowlc, retired were received for the three vacan­ ed by Mr A. D. Hope and Miss Church Council, a member of the treasurer for seven years. He has cies. The three retiring members, ed miner and retiring member; John stores manager and retiring mem­ Rotary Club, and president of the also been chairman of the Rotary- M. Redfearn in the fight for the George Hordon Denham. 11, Glam- ber. all seeking re-election, are Mr G. three seats. Chamber of Trade. International Committee. Mr Smith Longstaff. Mr R. L. Close and is Terrace, a retired civil servant Copley Lane (five nominations Mr J. Hartley is seeking election George Arthur Carter, a retiring was instrumental in the re-constitu- VIr A. Zwigelaar. Opposing them A. W. Moore and retiring member; Thomas Dent, for two seats): Arthur Beil, Sunny- again at Staindrop and also at the member, and a Barnard Castle tion of the Old Folk’s Treat Fund are Mr J. R. Alderson, Mr J. T. Painter and Decorator 10. Glamis Terrace, a machinist; dale, Copley, insurance agent and hustings will be Mr A. Jackson, businessman who is well known and is a keen supporter of local Allison, Mr R. A. Hillery and Mr Herbert Hope Hall, Church Farm. retiring member; Sidney Elliott, Mrs H. Leonard and Mr A. Lock. throughout Teesdale. A former charitable organisations. R. Spooner. 38, Zetland Rd., Barnard Castle Evenwood. a farmer and retiring High Summer Hill, Woodland, retir­ Both councillors at Gainford are chairman of the Urban Council, on Stanley Stewart, a retiring mem­ Farming Connections. member; George Heaviside, 2, ed coal miner; Albert Wilson Fryer, which he has served for the past 27 opposed this time. Mr J. Allison and Oaks Bank, a clerk; Dennis Linsley, ber and chairman of the Public Apart from Mr Allison, who is Mr F. Peart are faced by Mr W. “ Rosedale,” Copley, club and years, being the longest serving Health Committee. A Scotsman Bucks Head Farm, a farmer; Harold credit sales agent; James Kenneth a cafe proprietor, the six other McCrickard and Mr A. J. Harvey. member. He advocated the purchase by birth, has lived in the town for candidates have a close connection THE Mason, 9, West View, Evenwood, Sowerby, “ Ashcroft,” Copley, in­ Other parishe s where elections for the town of the castle gardens about 14 years, is married and has with agriculture and five of them a colliery storekeeper; George surance agent; Albert Twentyman. will be held are Toft Hill and in 1958. A former president of the two children, and is employed as a are still actively engaged. Mr Hillery Stokeld. 2, Alpine Terrace, a 53, Linden Terrace, Copley, grocer Lands, Forest and Frith. Hamster- Barnard Castle Meet, he is presi­ monumental sculptor. Mr Stewart the oldest of the contestants, now NORTHERN groundsman; Joseph Todd. 43, and agricultural merchant. dent of the Teesdale Billiards ley, Copley Lane. Westwick and Wellgarth. Evenwood, a miner. is prominently connected with the retired, declined farming some Whorlton. In the latter parish the Marwood: Arthur Preston, South League and has many other local Labour Party and has twice prev­ while ago. retiring member is not contesting Ramshaw: Joseph Hannon. 5, View. Marwood, farmer and retir­ interests. iously contested the Durham Coun­ Automatic return of the retiring ECHO the seat. Gordon Lane. Ramshaw. a clerk. ' ing member. Eric Trice Close, a retiring mem­ ty Council election for the division. jnember will take place in two of BARNARD CASTLE RURAL Toft Hill and Lands (two nomina­ Middleton - in - Teesdale (four ber. who in 1958 was elected County During the war years he served in the parishes where no nomination PUTS YOU WISE NOMINATIONS tions for one seat): John Leslie nominations for three seats): John Councillor for the Barnard Castle the Royal Navy. More recently he papers were deposited by noon on Armstrong, Calf Close. Morley, an Gwillim. 59 Leekworth Gardens, Division while still chairman of the has taken a prominent place in and Thursday. These are at Brignall and Bolani, Hilton and Morton Tin- assurance agent and retiring mem­ Middleton-in-Teesdale, railwayman Urban Council. He is a member of is currently chairman of the Romaldkirk, where the respective BEFORE month: Joseph Christopher Town- ber; Jack White, 77, Manor Grove, and retiring member; Andrew Davy the Darlington Hospital Manage­ Barnard Castle Playing Fields members are Mr E. R. Green and son, Emmerson House. Hilton, a Cockfield, an education welfare Hope, Middleton House, retired ment Committee and chairman of Association. Mr Roy Walton. farmer and retiring member. officer. butcher: Clarence Thompson Lowe, the board of governors of Barnard Alfred Ernest Stoker. A bank STARTFORTH R.D.C. Cleatlam, Streatlain and Stainton: Forest and Frith (two nomina­ 7, Hill Terrace, road transport con­ Castle Grammar-Technical School. manager who moved to Barnard NOMINATIONS Clifford Sykes, “ Craggknowle,” 12, tions for one seat): John Gibson, tractor and retiring member: May Over the years he has been a staunch Castle from Richmond in 1950. A Stainton, assurance agent. School House, Forest-in-Teesdale, a Redfearn, 3, Masterman Place, campaigner for local hospital facili­ native of West Hartlepool, he has Barforth and Ovington: John Cockfield: Lawrence Corner, 35, schoolmaster; Thomas Surtees Wal­ spinster. ties. He is employed as a cost worked in various towns in County Graham. Barforth Hall, farmer and Front Street, a fitter; Henry Dow- ton, 7. Victoria Terrace. Middleton- Neubiggin: Gilbert Cyril Wat­ accountant at Glaxo Laboratories. Durham and the North Riding. Mr retiring member. son, 37. Front Street, a club stew­ in-Teesdale. a retired farmer. son, Garth Head. Newbiggin, farm­ Robert Elliot. Came to Barnard Stoker has consistently advocated Barningham (two nominations for ard; George Watson Linton. 10, Gainford (four nominations for er. Castle in 1953 while serving with the the development of Barnard Castle one scat): William Stubbs Metcalfe, AN D AFTER Bleak Terrace, Cockfield, a retired two seats): John Allison, Westwood, Raby. Keverstone and Waeker- 58th Medium Regiment, Royal and Teesdale as a centre for holiday­ Barningham House, farmer and miner; Henry Russell, 27, The Fal­ Gainford, an estate agent and retir­ field: Rosemary Myra Gore-Booth, Artillery, in which he was a regi­ makers. He is a Rotarian and is retiring member; William Hilton lows. a wood machinist. ing member; Alexander John Raby Castle, Staindrop. housewife. mental Sergeant Major. Mr Elliot treasurer of the Friends of the Nicholson, West End, Barningham, THE Eggleston: Frederick Clark, I, Harvey, 10. Eden Crescent, school South Bedburn: Robert William served 21 years in the Army and Bowes Museum and is actively builder. South Terrace, Eggleston, a retired meals service; Wilfrid McCrickord, Walton. Low Bum Lea, Hamsterley, retired on pension. He was for a associated with other local organisa­ Boldron and Egglestone Abbey: naval officer and retiring member. 5, Main Road, Gainford, a house­ farmer. time in business locally but has tions. (three nominations for one seat): Staindrop (four nominations for EVENT Etheley (seven nominations for master; Featherstone Peart, West since taken an appointment as a Roy Watson, a well-known Bar­ John George Allison, Cottage Farm, two seats): James Hartley, Dun- three seats): Norman William View, Gainford, retired and retiring civil servant. He previously con­ nard Castle man who has served on Boldron. farmer; Robert Thompson, MO&VWGI holme. Staindrop, garage proprietor Charles Allen, 16. The Crescent, member. tested the election in 1958 and is the council for many years, three of North Fields Farm, farmer; Michael again standing as an independent. which were as chairman. He has Stephen Welsh. The Cottage, Bold­ Mr Elliot, who was born at Dunston- three times topped the poll, in 1946, ron, retired and retiring member. on-Tyne, Gateshead, is married with 1949 and also in 1958. recording Bowes and Gilmonby (seven a family and lives at 58 Galgate. He 1,186 votes. An agricultural dealer, nominations for three seats): James is vice-president of the Barnard Mr Watson is one of the longest Robert Alderson, 2, Station Ter­ W hy this is the time Castle Meet and a close supporter race, Bowes, farmer; John Thomas serving members of the Barnard of the Old Folk's Treat Fund. Castle Cricket Club, of which he is Allison, South View, Bowes, cater­ William Bailey. Is a native of a past captain and treasurer. As er; Robert Abel Hillery. Moor Barnard Castle and served in the chairman of Teesdale Billiards View, retired; George Leslie Long- Army during the war. Mr Bailey, League, he has given much service staff, Swinholme, Bowes, farmer to choose Solid Fuel who is employed as a process work­ to the game. He is a choir member and retiring member; Richard er, is married and has one child and at St. Mary’s Parish Church and Spooner, Ivy Hall, Bowes, farmer; resides at 29, Green Lane. member of the Parochial Church Alebrt Zwiggelaar, North Side Farm, John Blackett. Was born at Butter- Council. He was responsible in 1959 Bowes, farmer and retiring member; Robert Lionel lose, Hazelgill, Bowes, knowle and moved to Barnard for donating the coat of arms to Castle in 1920. During the war years Barnard Castle at his own expense. farmer and retiring member. Central Heating Brignall and Rokeby: No return. he was in the Air Force. Mr Black­ Col. W. I. Watson. A member of ett, who has never contested the Cotherstone: Harold Boscawen an old and well-known Barnard Leveson-Gower, The Green, Cother­ election before, is a process worker Castle family and a past chairman stone, ex-regimental officer and AND HOW YOU CAN AFFORD IT NOW employed by Glaxo Laboratories. of the council. He is a practising retiring member; James Frederick He is married and has five children. Central heating costs much less than you solicitor and clerk to the magistrates Smith, Kirkside, Cotherstone, solici­ think with solid fuel. Look at the typical Ralph Brian Finch, the retiring at Barnard Castle. Greta Bridge and tor and retiring member; June Wil­ installation costs below. As for running chairman of the Council and form­ Darlington. A former commanding liams, Lancelands, Cotherstone, costs, and depending on the variation in fuel er committee chairman and is at officer of the 6th Battalion The married woman. present chairman of the Barnard Durham Light Infantry, he has had Holwick (three nominations for costs in different areas: eleven shillings- a life-long association with the worth of solid fuel can give heat costing 13/- Castle Meet and Old Folk's Treat one seat): Jessie May Archer, Committee. He is very closely regiment and is treasurer of the Station House, Middleton-in-Tees- from oil, 16/- from gas, 18/- from electricity. regimental fund. A Deputy Lieuten­ Plan central heating now—and it will be connected with many local organisa­ dale. housewife; Mary Hannah Bell, tions, including the Operatic and ant for Durham County, Col. Wat­ Strathmore Arms, Holwick, inn­ ready for winter! Experts, appliances, and son is secretary of the Friends of fuels, are all in plentiful supply now. Dramatic Society. Mr Finch, who keeper; Alexander Tarn. Crosthwaite lives at 6, George Street, is married the Bowes Museum and a Lord in Farm, a farmer. Trust of the Manor Bowes. In the a f f o r d in g it no w with one daughter and is in business Hope and Scargill: Archibald in the town. 1952 elections he was second by 10 Hudson, Lodge Farm, Scargill, The NCB will arrange a loan—under Robert Railton. A well known votes, while in 1958 he was in the farmer and retiring member. “ top three.” he has noticeably the Housewarming Plan. You pay no deposit. Methodist local preacher and circuit Hunderthwaite: Luther Thwaites, You have five years to pay hack loans over £50. steward, was returned to the Council concentrated his activities on the Briar Dykes, Hunderthwaite, farmer improvement of the town’s facili­ Interest is low and eligible for tax relief. in 1955 when there was no poll and and retiring member. For more details, see examples of appliances was an unsuccessful candidate in the ties. Hutton Magna (two nominations George Alfred Wilkinson. Suc­ illustrated below! 1958 elections. Mr Railton, who is for one seat): Joseph Bridge Gos- a storekeeper, and lives at 81, cessfully contested in 1952 when he Ask your nearest Approved Appli­ coyne, Oak Tree Inn, Hutton Mag­ Harmire Road, is connected to the was placed 12th with 717 votes. In na. innkeeper; Joseph Henry Hodg­ ance Distributor or Heating Engi­ 1955 he withdrew his nomination to Barnard Castle Liberal Association. son. Hutton Hall, farmer. neer for details of the Housewarming avoid the necessity of an election. SOLID In addition, he is secretary of the Lartington: Olive Julia Field, Plan that saves you money at every Mr Wilkinson is a native of Barnard Barnard Castle Council of Churches. Lartingotn Hall, widow and retiring step. See list below for name and FUEL Castle and is employed at Glaxo member. address. Henry Ewbank Rainc, a retiring Laboratories. Lunedale: Robert William Raine, For central heating installations, M ore heat member, who was first elected in Dorothy Patton Dodds. The only at less cost East Park Farm, Lunedale, farmer consult either a Heating Engineer, 1952. He has had over 40 years' woman in the Urban field. Mrs — and and retiring member. or one of those Approved Appliance experience in Local Government, Dodds is a housewife who has never it's British Mickleton: Thomas Lawrence Distributors marked in list with an first as a council official and for previously contested the election. Atkinson, The Mill, Mickleton, asterisk. about 20 years he was employed by In her spare time is actively farmer and retiring member; Thom­ the Barnard Castle Urban Council. associated with a number of local as William Shearwood, Laitfckirk, Holder of the M.C.. he served in organisations. She has devoted much ♦ * * * * * * * * * * Middleton-in-Teesdale, retired and 4 OPEN FERE 4 GRAVITY-FEED the 1914-18 war and was a prisoner )f her energies during the past 4 INDEPENDENT retiring member. Find out of war for some years. year as secretary of the Old Folk’s with large back boiler BOILER BOILER Romaldkirk: No return. Norman Jackson. Topped the Treat Committee and has been a about Sunbrite warms one room, runs with thermostatic controls with automatic controls Startforth: John Davey Cookc- radiators, towel rail and poll in 1952 becoming chairman of member of the Townswomen's Hard Coke heats four radiators, towel heats six radiators, towel Hurle, Startforth Hall, J.P., farmer hot water. rail and hot water. rail and hot water. the council the following year and Guild since its inception and in and retiring member; Joseph Lay- The smokeless COST: About £100 for COST: About £240 for COST: About £360 for a close second in the 1958 elections. which sbw has occupied official bourne, West View, High Lendings, fuel made complete installation. Or, complete installation. Or, complete installation. Or, He qualified as a chemsit in 1939 positions. specially for engineer and retiring member. approximately, 9/- a week, 21/3 a week, paid for over 31/- a week, paid for over and is the branch manager for Alan Wilkinson. An Oxford boilers and paid for over 5 years on the 5 years on the NCB House­ 5 years on the NCB House­ Wycliffe and Thorpe: David stoves Messrs Timothy Whites. He is a graduate, he is on the staff of NCB Housewarming Plan. warming Plan. warming Plan. Stephen Peat, North Grange, farm­ *********** member of the Barnard Castle Barnard Castle School and house­ er and retiring member. Rotary Club and has served on master for Teesdale (day boys) several committees in the town. In House. His first excursion into local HEATING ENGINEERS 1957 he was appointed chairman politics of his native town. A ELECTRIC & BRUSH of the Barnard Castle Urban cricketer of local note, he is a CHIMNEY SWEEPING District Road Safety Committee, a member of the local club. Chair­ GEORGE G. BARKER. 31. Galgatc. Barnard Casllc. position which he still holds. man of the dramalic section of the For a Clean Sweep apply— Charles Refer Smtih. a retiring Barnard Castle society, he has had member and council chairman in a number of successes both as pro­ J. M. CARTER 1956. He is a partner in the firm ducer, actor and critic. 24, ZETLAND ROAD