9
THE TEESDALE MERCURY.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 1942.
V KEEPING
TEESDALE RECORD SOCIETY.
BARNARD CASTLE RURAL. BARNARD CASTLE POLICE. THE COSY CINEMA
Middleton-in-Teesdale.
COCKCROW "
A meeting of the Teesdale Record Society•
that about this time of
their appearance among st,
or less in confinement,
knows how to prevent,
t on the intensive system,
run which has been worn
y develop cannibalism is
ther. The cause of vices
first of all, lack of necu.
ise alone will not preveni
potion should, if possible;
for foods which are in
und, over meadow-land oruting greenstuff and insect
nd by the birds. If this is.
d, of course,
there
are
Itry keepers who are not
ange for their stock, extra
e given to the diet and in
ineral salts.
possible to see in many
runs several of the birds
ers, especially round
the-
n the breast. The blood
rheated, causing an irrita-
and in
their efforts to
the birds pluck out the ,
oing they get a flavour of
e end of the feather, and
commence feather eating,
to find some birds with
result of feather plucking,
does occur, sure enough thewill be after the bird,
ntil it is either killed or
was held on Saturday last at Whorlton
Hull, by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs 13.
su•tees Bailie. The Right Rev. the Lord
Bishop of Gloucester (Dr. A. C. Headlani)
including Miss Marjorie Brown, 'Miss Edleston, Mr Its Edlesuni, F.S.A., Mrs
liawksley, Miss Rose Headlain, Mr '1'. H.
Hull, Mrs Hanby Holmes, the Bev. C. C.
Lambert, the ,Rev. Lloyd It. McDermitt and
Airs McDermid, the Rev. W. ()liver, F.S.A .
MI•S. R. E. Phillips, Mr and Mrs II. Surtees
Raine, bliss Sowerby, and Mr 'I'. H. Hanby
Holmes, hon. secretary and treasurer. Mr
and Mrs Bolton were present by invitation.
Nothing further was reported as to the
c opying or monumental inscriptions in
Barnard Castle churchyard or about the
supposed missing register. The secretary
announced that Mr G. It. Beeston Bancroft,
the Rev. D. K. Cook, and Mr A. H. Bultitaft
had become members of the Society. Misc.
Edleston reported on behalf of the editors
Of the " proceedings " that a considerabbi
amount of matter was in the hands of the
publisher, much of which was in type, and
that another part would probably appear
very shortly. Mr Raine submitted an
interesting collection of memorial rings
including some of the Freeman family of
Selaby, Gainford, and Botsford, Glouceste"shire, and also monumental inscriptions of
the same family at Botsford., Miss Edleston
showed an old coroner's certificate and
Indentures of apprenticeship. Mr Edleston
showed three rubbings of tomb slabs which
he bad taken during the week, one in the
ruins of the Premonst•atensian Abbey of
in the grounds of Carrie) House Convent,
which
develops
with
ur that they will wait in
another hen is laying her
quite sure of being III time
formed, it is practically
the habit, which is very
first offender must
be
otherwise in a very short
of be an egg left when the
goes round.
EDI%
tendencies are undoubtedly
methods of keeping poultry,
deprived of exercise and eat
ught to them, so the obvious
rovide ample substitutes and
work as much as possible for
v, a deep layer of dry litter
scratching shed and rake it
litter bury old dry scraps of
if you have it. In a corner of
ig heap of dry ashes or a big
hes, and renew it frequently.
food for the hens to peck at.
*c
RITEWASH.
e should receive an applica.
at least twice a year, and
to do it is in the warm
of whitewash in controlling
isease is also to he recom
ashing the house in an outtuberculosis is advised, as it
these disease germs. Applyke it more effective, as also,
r rent. carbolic acid or using
ri et a ry disinfectants. Forma.
disinfectant used for poultry
icularly valuable after an outWhen using it the house
cally airtight to prevent the
The liquid should he roured
hich are suspended, and the
ly. The house should he left
or two, and the fowls should
nntil all traces of germs have
e slaked with a little water is
everyday disinfectant to use
s sodden with rain or otherle. A little of this dropped
✓ in corners will help to 'ke 3P
and clean.
UNDESIRABLES.
e to weed out all those hens
Ily worth their rations. In
economic to keep only pullets
class layers among the hens.
s food and space be wasted by
dull eyes, yellow legs. loose
;low• slovenly walk. The next
✓ should be the birds that are
rs old. All of the latter age
t },e worth keeping, and only
among the two-year-olds.
ly hens worth keeping are
rt from a known good record•
youth, freshness and vigour•
age,
activity, thinly-fleshed
'II iant combs, and show no
ting.
Hine is worth keepine. Look
wing no, or a few feathers. at
head. This denotes' not onlY
lities but lack of vigour and
alities as well. Probably such
be a early moulter. You can
e moulting by rubbing t he
wrong way. If any feather s
reckonthafisg
commencing. Early moulting
by being broody, by illness or
t is not then, of course, a sigp
SCHEME.
THE JOINT AMBULANCE
was voted to the chair, those present
Shap, Westmorland, and two now preserved
and lack of occupation is.
. If the egg supply falls
advisable to look into thet is possible that eggs are
re being eaten by certain
there would be a sticki, due to broken eggs,
may be left. Overcrowd' , lack of shell and grit„
f
low nests, are usually
egg-eating. Where open
which are low down near
bird will get in, scratch
tually break an egg, after
-eating habit is quickly
irds sometimes become so
BUS SERVICES DECREASING.
Darlington. Mr Reim read the greater pelt
of a most interesting biographical memetr
of Dr. Thomas Sherwood, of Snow Hall,
Gainford, a relative and one of the chief
collaborators of Robert Surtees,. the historian of Durham. It was decided, on the
invitation. of Miss Edleston, to bold the next
meeting at Gainford, and - the meeting
closed With a vote of thanks prOposed by Mr
Edleston, td the Bishop of Gloucester for
oceupying the chair. .
' A meeting of the Barn rd Castle Rural
Council was held on Wed resday, Mr C. W.
L. Robson, J.P., presiding
• The Clerk (Mr 1'. W. Da
316 evacuees in the area
330 a month ago. As to
bay at Headlam Hall, no 1
abridge) reported
s compared with
he proposed sick
tter had yet been
received from the Ministry.
Mr G. F. Kennedy, Salvage Officer, _re-
ported that the month's sale of waste paper,
weighing 33 tons, had produced £65. The
amount of paper collectechduring the month
was Iii ton's, rather less than usual. It had
been decided to acquire, a salvage trailer
for £69 from a Barnard Castle firm. A tender
for the provision of • 67 yards of fencing
round the Staindrop dump, costing D27 10s.,
was accepted. It was I reported that a
quarry at ackfield considered suitable for
storing tills, was the property of the Raby
Estate, whose owner world have no objection to its use provided that the lessee did
not mind., A letter from Miss Gent, Gainford, thanked the Council for their expression of appreciation of ffort and enclosed
a cheque for 14 9s. 2d. f m the sale of odds
and ends. Mr H. Hall d been appointed
salvage collector at . Even ood at £1 per day
for man, horse and cart.
It was left with the Clerk and the Salvage
Officer to try to hire Mr P. Beadle's light
steam roller for the flattening of tins.
It was agreed to release at his own request
Stainton water
extension scheme from his responsibility,
the contractor for the
WEDNESDAY. — Before Lord Barnard
(Chairman), .Mr C. J. Smith (Vice-Chairman), Mrs H. C. Watson, Mrs C. E.
Vickery, Mr John Wiseman, and Mr C. T.
Singer.
•
Licensing.
Phone 31.
Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat., Twice, at 6 and 8-15.
Tues. and Thurs., One Performance, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Matinee 'at 2 p.m.
The wine and spirit licence of Messrs
Addison and Woodliams, Market Place
Barnard Castle, was formally transferred
to Mrs Irene Cheeseborough.
Wed. and Thurs., September 2nd and 3rd :
LUCAN and McSHANE in
OLD MOTHER RILEY'S GHOSTS.
Unlawful Lights.
Fri. and Sat., September 4th and 5th :
LESLIE HOWARD and MARY MORRIS in
Sheila Barnes admitted having unlawfully
displayed lights at 85, Galgate, Barnard
Castle, and on the evidence of P.C. Holt.
PIMPERNEL SMITH.
who said that three lighted windows were
observed, she was fined £1.
Drinks After Hours.
Charles A. Roper (31), George W. Jolurson
(29), and Vivian G. Arnold (38), soldiers •
and Lavender. I. M. Down (38), Barnard
Castle, were charged with consuming
intoxicating liquor at the Coach and Horses
MOIL and Tues., September 7th and 8th :
WALLACE. BEERY and VIRGINIA WEIDLER
ill
BARNACLE BILL.
UPPER TEESDALE.
Hotel, Barnard Castle, during prohibited
hours, at 10-40 p.m. on Sunday, August
!BY OUR CORRESPONDENT.'
9th, and Arthur ' McLeod (56), the licensee,
was summoned for aiding and abetting the
Jumble Sale.
consumption. Arrii Down did not appear.
Mr J. Ingram Dawson appeared for all the
defendants. •
Evidence was given by Sergt. Valks that
while in Galgate at 10-40 p.m. he saw a
soldier leaving the Coach and Horses by the
yard &tor and heard the clinking of glasses
and the sound of voices inside the house.
Going in he found three of the four
defendants, with the licensee and his wife,
with glasses of liquor before them. The
licensee said he had given the soldiers free
drinks, and Mrs Down, who was behind the
Organised by the Middleton-in-Teesdale
Women's Institute, a jumble sale held on
Saturday in the Council Schools realised
over £8.
Mechanics' Institute.
The weekly whist drive was held on Wednesday evening in the Mechanics' institute,'
Middleton-in-Teesdale. The prizewinners
were Mrs Christisen, Mrs Glass, Mrs
Walton, Mr Atkinson, and Mr Thompson.
For the Red Cross.
The total sum collected on the recent
flag day for the Duke of Gloucester's Red
Cross and St. John Fund in Upper Teesdale
amounted to £36 15s. 7d. Middleton-inTeesdale St. John„Ambulance Brigade and
Nursing Division are grateful to all who
have assisted in this great effort.
bar, said she had only come in for a cup
of tea. When the soldier came in from the
yard all the others claimed their respective
glasses of beer, and Mrs Down picked up a
Mr Smith said the job could be finished , glass of whiskey and soda as if to consume
inaboutsxwek. it, but the Sergeant said he would take the
Mr A. Marshall's (Staindrop) tender for glass and its contents. Mrs McLeod said
the erection of two garages at Cockfield for she was paying for the drinks next mornL.N.E.R. Appointment.
£315 was accepted.
ing. as she had no money with her just
Mr T. W. Walton has been appointed
then.
Mrs
Down
lived
only
five
minutes'
chief
clerk at Bishop Auckland Goods
Direct Scavenging.
walk from the Coach and Horses. She ran Station. He is a native of Middleton-inThe Clerk reported that the Minister of out and said, " I'm not here."—CrossTeesdale, and commenced his railway
War Transport had granted licences to pur.
A letter from Timothy Rogers,. son of chase two refuse collector vehicles of six examined : McLeod asked him to tell the career at Middleton station as a clerk in
Chief Inspector that no money had been 1906. He also occupied posts in Barnard
John Rogers, Minister of Barnard Castle.
cubic yards capacity ineonnection with the passed and he told him that he could come
Castle goods station office from 1919 until
B.M. Add. 4276. 73. Birch MSS. Letters of Council's direr scavenging scheme. The and see Chief Inspector Roche on the followbe took up an appointment at Bishop AuckDivineS.
delivery of one vehicle a as expected by the ing morning. He saw no money passed, but land in 1935.
end of tie month.
Reverend Sir,
he definitely heard someone cry, "Cheerio!"
The Clerk said a message had been He did not hear Mrs Down say she had been Church Annual Effort.
The bearer Mr Morton one of our CongreOwing to unavoidable circumstances, the
gation an industrious and a good man, received from the Cockfield Fell Reeves
to see the landlady's sick daughter, who
designing to carry on a Trade into several asking for the nettles to be cut on the diswas upstairs. He did not see the licensee annual garden fete in connection with St.
Mary's
Church, Middleton-in-Teesdale, has
pts of ye' North, and amongst others to used refuse tips on the fell. The Council
draw the drinks. but all the defendants had
this year had to be cancelled, but by other
Leeds he desired my letter to you and I beg however, terminated the tenancy last June.
liquor in glasseS before them.
It was decided to take no action.
yr kind direction and assistance to him so
Answering Chief Inspector Roche, witness means 227 149. 11d. has been raised by subas he may know how to order his affaires
said the licensee was responsible for all that scriptions, collections, sale of cakes, and a
Bus Services
whist drive. The various sums were : Subto ye best advantage I pray God to bless
Mr G. W. Dickinson, or behalf of the com- took place in his premises, whether he was scriptions, £14 145.; collections, £9 7s. Id ;
your Studyes to the Conversion of:many
present
or
absent.
One
of
the
soldiers,
Sgt.
souls. I shall be glad at any time to hear mittee appointed to consider the proposed Arnold, drank from his glass in his sale of cakes, £1 ls.; whist drive, £3 13s. 10d.
cessation of duplicate buses from Monday
The whist prizewinners were Mrs Cooke.
f your wellfare and am
to Thursday in each week, reported that the presence, and Sirs Down made as if to con- Mrs Green, Mrs Eldridge, Mrs Lewis, Mrs
Yr servt and Brother
committee were of opinion that duplicate sume her whiskey. None of the glasses F. Walton, and Mrs Kipling.
TiNI. ROGERS.
noon on Monday. were full. He saw no sign of other refreshbuses should be run fro
London 7ber 27, 1699.
Sheep Dog Trials.
'ments being provided.
Wednesday and Thursd y both ways from
Address] for
Mr Dawson submitted with regard to the
A further meeting of the Sheep Dog Trials
Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland and
the Reverend
licensee that he was not guilty of aiding Committee was held on Friday evening at
Darlington to enable peeple to attend the and abetting the other defendants in an
Mr Thomas Whitaker
Middleton-in-Teesdale. Mr J. W. Dent premarkets at Darlington, Barnard Castle, and
at Leeds
offence of which he was not preiiously
Bishop Auckland. They were prepared to cognizant. As to the other four defendants, sided over a good attendance. It was reIn
ported
that the trials would be held in the
approve the discontinuance of duplicates on
Yorkshire.
three did not consume liquor in the
Fridays. With regard to the suggestion preSence of the Sergeant. Consume, accord- field in front of Middleton House,, kind
Seal blank]
ro
that during the winter months the us ser- ing • to the West dictionary, meant. the permission of Lord Barnard. The ceeds
would be divided between the Red Cross
vices should finish at 7 .m., the cofnMittee
actual drinking of the liquor, and there was funds and the Merchant Seamen's Benevorecommended that it s1 ould be -at49 p.m.
no proof that any but one of the defendants lent funds. The provisional date, Saturday.
with no reduction in services after 7 p.m.
actually consumed liquor in the police- September 19th, has been confirmed, and
It was decided to senpppp the report to the
man's presence. Further, the landlcird was details of the verities events will be pubTransport Board.
entitled to entertain his own guests, as was lished very soon.
LECTURE BY A GERMAN FRAU.
was
reported
that
t
e
resignation
of
51r
It
done in this case. In the circumstances he
Mickleton Women's Institute.
Kennedy as Sanitary Inspector had been asked that the cases be dismissed.
received.
After
an
interview,
however,
Mr
The monthly meeting of the Mickleton
•lo an audience numbering approximately
Chief Inspector Roche pointed out that
in the Witham Hall, Barnard Castle, on. Kennedy had agreed to carry on from manta the duty of an advocate was to defend his Women's Institute wa,s held in the Church
to
month,
on
the
understanding
that
his
Institute on Wednesday, Mrs Dent presiding.
Wednesday night, Frau Iringard Litten, a
clients and not question the Acts of Perlis
Berman evacuee, gave an - address on daily resignation still held good.
meat tinder which the charges were Mrs Thompson gave a very interesting
The
Sanitary
Inspector
(Mr
J.
G.
Middlelecture on "Reconstruction," which was
life under the Nazis. Mr C. '1'. Singer, J.P.,
brought.
C.C., Chairman of the Barnard
Castle ton) reported that there were many farmers
Mrs McLeod, wife of the licensee, said greatly enjoyed. A hearty vote of thanks
Crban Council, presided, and with him on in the area who had tarted selling milk that the three soldiers were being• enter- was proposed by Mrs Shearwood. The surthe platform were Mr W. B. Smith (vice- without first registerin with the Council.
tained to sandwiches, and tea-making being prise box, given by Mrs Catchpole, was won
It was decided to give Public notice that all impossible, she served them with glasses of by Mrs Flemming. The competition for
• liairman of the Council); Mr W. Maxfield
milk
sellers
must
register.
Acting Clerk to the Council, who organised
beer, and Mrs Down, who was with them. vegetable salad, in charge of Mrs Morton,
the gathering), and the Rev. B.. Selwyn.
had a small whiskey and soda. Mrs Down was won by Mrs Flemming. A social half. The Joint Ambunce Scheme.
Smith (Vicar of Barnard Castle).
had been to see her daughter, who was in hour included a pianoforte solo by Jean
A letter from the Ba rnard Castle Urban bed. None of the defendants paid for the
Emmerson and a vocal solo by Mary Clarke.
Introducing the speaker, Mr Singer said
Council in reference to the position set up liquor. Witness " stood " them all. Only The singing competition was won by Mrs
she was the mother of Hans Litten, a brilliStartforth
Rural
of
by the withdrawal
ant young lawyer, who had appeared for
One had just had a sip of their drink before Morton, Mrs Thompson, and Miss A. Raine.
'lie prosecution in- a case against Hitler. Council from the proposed joint scheme the Sergeant arrived. They were all just Community singing and a game followed.
ambulance
for
the
provision
of
a
motor
for
Later he had been arrested by the Nazis.
on the point of going home.—Cross- The singing of the National Anthem brought
accident cases, asked whether the Barnard
Still after five years in a concentration camp
examined : The soldiers came in about nine an enjoyable evening to a close. Mrs Shear
:ad died. Subsequently Frau Litten had Castle Rural- Council wbuld be prepared to .o'clock and she invited them to have simper. wood and Mrs J. Sowerby ably acted as
uncil
in
the
provi
,
taped with another son to England, where join with the Urban
but said she could nor- get thin) anything hostesses.
sion of an ambulance, o-thirds of the cost until after ten. Witness indignantly repudi, Ite had attained a reputation as a speaker
Council
and
one
Ru
al
to
be
borne
by
the
and a writer.
ated the suggestion of the Chief Inspector
third ,by the, Urban C uncil.
firs Litten, as we shall call her, spoke in
that she was her husband's " servant."
• Mr G. W. Smith sal the district needed "I'm his wife."' she said decisively. Mrs
;tiniest faultless English, telling first of her
'`.Periences under Nazi rule in Germany for an ambulance, but is wondered whether Down sometimes assisted her in the bar.
years. Hitler, she said, hall never for- it would not be bette -for this Council to but she did not do so on this occasion. They FRIDAY.—Befdre Lord Barnard (Chairman),
- u her son for the way he showed him have one of its own. I might not be advis
all had supper except the licensee.-11eLady Barnard. Captain F. Scarth Beadon,
n the court and had his revenge at the able at once, but after the war there would examined : There was no concealment of
Mr J. \V. Broumley, Mr W. l.iddle, and Mr
of
ambulan
es
available.
be
plenty
opportunity.
She
showed
how
anything done in the house after ten
'
G. W. Dickinson.
Answering Mr Brou ley, the Clerk said o'clock that loot, and no payment was
ly powerless the people of Germany
No Light.
under the Hitler regime and said that the rural population as - nearly 20,000 and
and to continue the work by direct labour
under the supervision or the Sanitary Surveyor, Mr H. A. Smith.
LIFE UNDER THE NAZIS.
STAINDROP POLICE COURT.
iirafty was the Gestapo that they could
trust anyone in Germany, even their
friend. She told of the encourage• i , t of sexual intercourse between boys
"ir1 girls with the 'object of producing
hildren, and of how in the Lord's Prayer'
the name of Hitler was joined with the
liPity. I n conclusion, she told the story of
hIstor Mueller, now languishing in a con
Hitratio» camp, where he has been for
• PSt.
sf el'01 years.
\lr W. B. Smith, moving a vote of thanks
Mrs Mien, complimented her on her
physical and moral courage. and urged the
is
audience to be wise as to the intentions of
t he Germans to gain world-conquest. warnT."; them that if Russia should be beaten.
Enemy No. 1, Great Britain, would be the
heat objective,
the Urban Council's pOpulation 4,500. There
was an ambulanCe at M iddleton and one at
Evenwood.
think the one at
Mr Geo. Robinson :
Evenwood is out of o er.
Mr Dickinson said t e ratio of expenditure seemed perfectly fair. On the other
hand, as it was a big matter, he suggested
that trie committee should consider and
report.
m
Mr Broumley moved that the Council
carry on with the sc eme with the Urban
Council, • and that t e . proposed ratio be
agreed to.
Ultimately Mr Dick nson's proposal that
a committee should g into the matter was
adopted, and Messrs G. W. Smith, Anderson. Broumley, Dicki son, with the Chairman, were appointed the committee.
•
made for any of the drinks.
The Chairman sail the bench found all
The licensee would be
the cases pr ,, v.od.
Eric Yates (19), Roby Park, was summoned for riding a bicycle without lights
at Keverstorle. The offence was proved by
P.C. Kennedy, and the defendant. who said
he had walked his bicycle from Evenwood
Gate and had only ridden it for about
200 yards. was fined 5s.
fined £5 and the (Aber four customers 10s.
a
Th
p oti
esINoVne .r P sorry to see Mrs Down in
such
Apnlieation was the , male for the transfer of the licence of the Coach and Hoes
Hotel from Arthur McLeod to Joseph Bell
Chief Inspector Roche. in asking the
bench to defer their decision until they had
examined the agreement between the old
and the new tenant. said this was the fourth
conviction against this house in Hve vet - s
and the third in two veers. The incoming
tenant;. he added. was a very 'respectable
person and well worthy of being a licence-
The bench having examined the agreement, decided to grant the transfer.
(Continued from column 3.)
Remanded.
John William Johnson. soldier. was
remanded on a charge of obtaining money
by false pretences, Chief Inspector Roche
stating that it was alleged that by means of
a worthless cheque which he had got some-
one to change he had unlawfully obtained
the money.
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