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Weekly War Diary for 1939 Extracted from the Wilts and Gloucester Standard by Peter Grace Weekly War Diary for 1939 Extracted from the Wilts and Gloucester Standard by Peter Grace 7/1/39 Economics Letters to the Editor War and Property “Wave” of Cirencester states that Lloyds give only a 32% chance of this country being at war in the next 12 months. A householder in time of war with the cessation of building would hold a commodity with scarcity value. The question is to estimate how much property would be left in a habitable condition. Since aerial bombing is not as fatal to humans who take precautions it is a different matter with property. It would seem wise to sell as others did six months ago before prices fell. Local Authorities with large schemes to be in a delicate position. RAF 400 pilots required to complete record intake The Air Ministry announces that 400 short service commission pilots who will enter from civilian life to complete the largest intake of short service officers for any year in the history of the RAF. The grand total hoped for would therefore be 1,700. Between 17½ and 25yrs with approximately standard school certificate and medically fit. 14/1/39 Politics/ ARP Long report on the Prime Minister meeting with Mussolini in Rome. Chit Chat reports Sir John Anderson’s spirited reply to critics of ARP at Westminster. ARP An ARP device for auto switching off street gas lamps will be on show in Engineering and Hardware Section of the British Industries Fair in Birmingham next week. ATS Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service [ATS] Speaking on the West of England programme from Bristol on Thursday, Lady Apsley broadcast a talk on the ATS of which she is Senior Commandant for Gloucestershire. She said that it had been called into being and Gloucestershire she had to raise eight Companies. Three types of women were needed, drivers, clerical and general duties (cooking, form filling, store keeping, orderlies etc.) They can be married or single between 18 and 25 yrs old. Each ATS Company is attached to a Territorial Army unit for peace time training and will work with it in time of war. Of the eight companies for Gloucestershire, one will be in Gloucester the rest in and around Bristol. One is a clerical company of highly skilled women to work at Southern Command with HQ in Salisbury. One a local service company which will stay in Bristol. These companies are affiliated to 66 th Anti Aircraft Brigade 6 th Gloucestershire Regiment (who are going to be tanks). The 4 th is to be a Searchlight Regiment and so on. Women will give an hour or so of free time for training in PT anti-gas field cooking First Aid and so on. The only obligatory thing is a fortnight’s camp in two years. Entertainment/RAF For the visit of Bertini and his famous band next Thursday in the Corn Hall buses will be laid on from Swindon and Stroud with specials to RAF South Cerney. Entertainment / RAF Advance Notice - Empire Air Day Empire Air Day will take place on Saturday May 20 th . There will be an increased number of stations open due to the expansion of the RAF. 21/1/39 Transport A meeting of the Cirencester Traders Association decided that One Way Traffic was undesirable. HGVs should be diverted from main streets and traders and shoppers observe a time limit on parking. (There was quite a heated discussion) RAF Formation of the Auxiliary Air Force Reserve The Air Ministry has announced the setting up of the RAAF for ex airmen to return in case of emergency. They must be under 53yrs old and sign on for 2 years. For peacetime training airmen will be issued with overalls, brassard and forage cap. Full uniform will be issued if called out for service and a bounty of £2 per year paid in arrears in November of each year. Evacuation Letters to the Editor Mr Scrutton Chairman of the CRDC writes explaining the need for advanced planning for evacuation of particularly children to country areas. The Government has asked all Rural District Councils to cooperate in working out what accommodation would be available. Representatives would call in the next month to ascertain accommodation possibilities. There would be allowances of 10s 6d per child with 8s 6d per child where more are taken. Children would be moved school by school with their teachers. Transport / Evacuation CUDC Meeting At the meeting of the CUDC it was decided not to proceed with the One Way traffic system. There was discussion about suitable volunteers to take a census and visit householders in connection with evacuees. 3,000 letters had been sent out to explain Government requirements. 28/1/39 Evacuation Letters to the Editor In his letter to the Editor Mr Elwes says that he is quite sure that the women of the countryside will work during time of war but not to scrub or clean for a lot of idle, probably undesirable and possibly alien, or semi alien refugees from the big cities. Bombs are not the problem, but starvation and panic. Immigration should be stopped and agriculture expanded. The last thing an intelligent enemy would do would be to destroy our civilian population. The objects of bombing are:- (1) destruction of war materials and stores (2) disablement of armed forces (3) causing panic. Therein lies the danger of liquid mustard gas which disables. No provisions have been made against it, the chief protection being eye shades of which there seems to have been no issue. Evacuation Letters to the Editor Mr Wearing of Tunbridge Wells feels a certain amount of sympathy with a previous correspondent, Mr Swanwick but he must remember that no government would be so unwise as to settle children near the airfield obviously known in Germany. Evacuation Letters to the Editor E.C.B.T. A correspondent E.C.B.T. states:- (1) Water and sanitation in the countryside had not been considered nor the poor medical services. (2) In return for full board a meagre 10s 6d and 8s 6d were to be received to say nothing of the damage to property and women’s nerves. (3) It might be necessary for our own children to mix with undesirables and share all household utensils and facilities. (4) What about our own children coming home from boarding school and men coming on leave. (5) The burden is all on the women. It will be interesting to see women’s votes in coming elections. (6) They will not be able to volunteer for WAAC WRNS WRAF and WATS (7) Now the Prime Minister has gained breathing space perhaps more reasonable scheme can be produced. Evacuation Letters to the Editor J Goudie of 65 Castle Street castigates certain members of the RDC, UDC and gentlemen farmers (note they had petitioned parliament re evacuation scheme) Why should the pressure of their social position should exempt them from national duty. They don’t think of the poor people who will have to live them. Evacuation / Refugees Letters to the Editor Dear Sir With reference to the announcement in your paper of the sale of the Oaksey Manor and Park Farm to the Bruderhof. There are many in the district who, by virtue of their love for England as the home of the English look with increasing anxiety on the encroachments of the Cotswold Bruderhof and the growing incursions of aliens of all nationalities in our midst. The foreign population in this country everywhere creeps up silently in numbers. Can this state of things tend to our ultimate good as a nation? Is it not time that some strict and very definite limit should be imposed ? We are well aware of the hardship to which refugees are exposed - those expelled from Germany. Italy, Austria and Czechoslovakia but is there any reason why a small and already overpopulated England should be expected to receive, welcome and aid all the rest of Europe’s unwanted? Evacuation / Refugees Letters to the Editor The “Little man of Cirencester” is ready to do his duty both to king and refugee and if the “country” is not then let’s have it compulsory as soon as possible. Evacuation/ Refugees Letters to the Editor Mr Wilson (Oaksey) referring to the Daily Express of January 23 rd (this itself referred to the petition to Parliament re evacuees by some local gentry) He says that it misrepresents those whom they term “Cirencester Snobs”. Why not set up camps where all would get the same treatment not according to the family they are billeted with. He then hits out at the Bruderhof. They would become a hindrance and burden they are all pacifists and of no use at all in time of war. They would have to be put under guard in camps. Their buildings could then be used for a large children’s centre. Crime / RAF RAF acting Corporal Darrell Clarke from South Cerney was sent to prison for seven days for taking and driving away a motor car. Evacuation CRDC Meeting At the meeting of the CRDC there was a long discussion on the evacuation and it was decided to ask the Ministry of Health to supply further information. (a) Will the population to be evacuated be divided into (1) Those suitable for billeting (2) Those unsuitable for billeting (b) How is a householder to get rid of undesirable evacuees at short notice. (c) Will compensation be paid in respect of damage to houses furniture gardens and livestock. (d) What was the insurance position in respect of companies and future theft.
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