Extracts from
1937
relating to Brosel=
ey and
District
Broseley
Local History Society
2009
23rd January 1937
UNITED BROTHERHOOD. — =
The
monthly meeting of the Men’s Own was held in the Town Hall on Sun day=
.
CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.— A large and representative gatheri= ng of the residents of the district attended a public meeting in the Town Hall on Monday, called by the Borough Council, for the purpose of considering the s= teps to be taken to celebrate the forthcoming Coronation in the Broseley Ward. Ald. Nicklin (as Chairman of the Ward Committee), presided, and was supported by the Members= of the District Council. Mr. Nicklin said that the Council had agreed to assist the fund to the extent of one penny in the pound in the rates, if needed. T= he meeting decided to follow the same lines as with the Silver Jubilee celebration, and an executive committee was elected, comprising the same pe= ople who acted on the previous occasion, with additional names. Mr. Nicklin was unanimously re-elected chairman, and Mr. A. J. Garbett was appointed secret= ary to the Executive Committee, with Mr. A. Wilkinson as assistant secretary. M= r. R. Nicklin (manager of Lloyds Bank, Broseley), was elected treasurer. Vario= us sub-committees were also elected. Representatives from Jackfield attended t= he meeting, and the Rev. F. J. R. Mason (rector of Jackfi= eld), said that they had already had a meeting in their district, and had decided= to proceed as they did for the Jubilee, and have a house-to-house collection. = His object in attending the meeting that evening was to learn what assistance w= ould be given to them by the District Council if they should need any help. He w= as assured by the chairman that the Borough Council would augment their fund if necessary.
LATE MISS J. J. MOORE.— The
death occurred on Tuesday at Bournville,
Thursday.—Before Judge Samuel= .
Workman’s Claim Disallowed
An application was made by Samuel Jones, Speed’s =
Lane,
Broseley, for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, the
respondent being Major A. Boswell, public works contractor,
Mr. E. G. H. Beresford (
Mr. Beresford said that applicant was a tile presser by= trade, and until about four years ago was employed by = John Doughty and Son, Broseley, afterwards working at the Prestage Tile Works. He later became unemployed, but in March, 1935, he obtained employment with respondent, who was then a contractor at the Buildwas Power Station. On Sep= t. 12, 1935, while engaged in braking skips down a line, his left hand was bad= ly crushed. He lost part of his little finger, and the ring finger was also damaged. He was paid compensation until Dec. 26, 1935, when it ceased, and applicant later secured employment with John Doughty and Son, but owing to = his injury, he could not follow his original employment as a tile presser, and = was doing work of a labouring character.
Applicant said that he could not do the work as a tile presser to make his money, owing to his injured hand. In reply to Mr. Coley= , he agreed that he was employed by respondent as a general labourer.
John Farnell, manager to Me= ssrs. John Doughty and Son, said that Jones applied for work as a tile presser, a= nd was engaged as such, but he could not get through his work as efficiently as the others. He presumed it was due to his injured hand.
Arthur Thomas, foreman tile presser to Messrs. John Dou= ghty and Son, said that Jones could not do the work as a tile presser to make his money.
John Wm. Lee, manager to the respondent, said that Jone= s was engaged by his firm as a general labourer.
Mr. Coley said that when the accident happened Jones was employed as a general labourer. There was partial disability, but it did not prevent him from continuing work as such.
Evidence in support of this was given by Dr. Mackie (
His Honour said that he was of opinion that applicant w= as fit to do a general labourer’s work, and under the circumstances he could= not give any monetary compensation. He would give a declaration of liability, b= ut on the general issue he found in favour of the respondent.
30th January 1937
THE JACKFIELD PRIZE SILVER BAND held their annual meeti=
ng on
Monday at the Black Swan Inn, Mr. W. T. Hudson (chairman of the committee)
presiding. One minute’s silence was observed in memory of the late Mr=
. E.
Shinton, who was a member of the committee.—The chairman in opening the proceedings,
congratulated the band on having had a successful season. In addition to cl=
earing
off the balance of £25, outstanding on the new uniform fund, the gene=
ral
account showed a balance in hand. The hon. secretary and treasurer (Mr. G.
Stewart) presented the accounts for the past year, showing a credit balance=
of
£18 15s. 11d., which were considered
satisfactory and adopted.—Ald. A. A. Exley was re-elected president f=
or
the ensuing year. The committ=
ee was
re-elected en bloc, with one addition and Mr. W. Ellis again appointed
bandmaster, and Mr. C. Hudson was; chosen as deputy bandmaster. Mr. A. Evans
was re-elected as members’ representative on the committee. The remai=
nder
of the evening was devoted to harmony. Songs were contributed by Messrs. R.=
Duce,
“A terribly sad case”, said the Coroner (Mr=
F W
Derry) at an inquest at
Deceased, it was stated, who was aged about 52, leaves a widow and eleven children, six of whom are under 14 years old, and three un= der school age.
On Monday morning, at about 7-13, Morris, who was emplo=
yed by
the County -Council on road repairs at Cosford, near Shifnal, was pedal cyc=
ling
to work. When riding down High Street, Madeley, he was involved in a collis=
ion
with a motor milk van, owned and driven by Mr. E, Brown, milk retailer, of =
3,
Morris was badly injured, and after being attended, by =
Dr.
Mitchell, of Madeley, he was removed to the
Only evidence of identification was taken when the inqu= est was opened on Thursday,
Leonard Charles Morris, son of the deceased, of 37,
The Coron= er, expressing his deep sympathy with the widow and relatives, said that it was= a terribly sad case, particularly because of the large family who were left.<= /p>
Inspector Machin (Iron-Brid= ge), on behalf of the police, associated himself with the coroner’s expressio= n.
6th February 1937
THE adjourned inquest into the death of Mr, Charles Her=
bert
Morris, County Council roadman, of the “General Gordon” (former=
ly a
licensed house), Werps Road, Jackfield, aged ab=
out
52, who died in the Broseley Lady Forester Hospital on Jan. 26 from injuries
received in a road accident in High Street, Madeley, the previous day, was =
held
on Tuesday at the Broseley Hospital by the borough coroner (Mr. F. W,
Mr, E. C. S. White was foreman of the jury.
Mr. G. H. Butler, of Messrs, Ansell and Sherwin, Inspector Machin (Iron-Brid=
ge) represented
the police. The inquest was opened last week, and after evidence of
identification, was adjourned. Mrs, Elsie May Morris, widow of deceased, stated that h=
er
husband was a Salop County Council road-man, and had been so employed for a=
bout
seven or eight years. He was working near Cosford waterworks at the time of=
his
death, and it was his practice to cycle to his work, He had to commence wor=
k at
7-30 a.m. He left home at about a quarter to seven on the morning of the ac=
cident.
Her husband had been riding a bicycle since a boy, and had the reputation of
being a careful rider. Dr. J. G. Boon, medical officer of the P.C. Bailey (Madeley) said the accident occurred at abo=
ut
7-20 a.m. He gave measurements, etc., and produced a plan of the scene. He
stated that the gradient of the road was 1 in 20 sloping in the direction of
Cuckoo Oak, the direction in which deceased was travelling. The scene of the
accident was on a gradual left-hand bend, In reply to a question, witness said deceased would hav=
e a
good view; the bend in the road did not obscure the visibility in any way.<=
/p>
Van
Driver’s Evidence Edward Brown, the driver of the motor-van, said he was
driving his three-wheel commercial van along High Street, Madeley, from Cuc=
koo
Oak in the direction of Iron-Bridge. He estimated he was travelling at 14
m.p.h., and when he was near to Mr. Cartwright’s butcher’s shop=
, he
suddenly saw the pedal cyclist travelling towards him about 15 yards away; =
he
could not see any greater distance away than that. The cyclist had no light,
and came straight on, not altering his course, and witness had no time to w=
arn
him. He did not think the cyclist saw him. Witness jammed on his brakes and
shut the engine off as he saw deceased was heading straight for him, and the
car had actually stopped at the time of impact. The cyclist was travelling very fa=
st and
struck the van on the front on the off-side, and deceased’s head stru=
ck
the board at the front of the car over the wind screen. There was no other
traffic about at the time, Witness added that he had been driving the van since Ap=
ril,
1936, and for 14 years a motor-cycle and combination, had never been involv=
ed
in an accident previously, “Van
on its Proper Side” Mrs. Phyllis Johnson, widow, 17, Station Road; Madeley,=
who
was on the pavement near the spot, said she first saw a small motor-vehicle
coming from the direction of Cuckoo Oak. It was coming very slowly on its
proper side of the road, She next saw the bicycle coming down High Street a=
bout
six yards away, and when she was turning to go down an entry she heard a lo=
ud
crash and saw that the cycle and van had come into collision. The van was s=
till
on its proper side and had lights on, but she could not say how many. Frederick Cyril Cartwright, butcher, 38, High Street, M=
adeley,
who heard the crash, said that after the accident, the position of the van =
was
on its correct side of the road, and there were lights on the van, Richard Gregory, 56, High Street, Madeley, who also hea=
rd the
crash, gave similar evidence. The Coroner, in his summing up, said that after hearing=
the
evidence he considered that no blame could be attached to the driver of the
motor-van, and he did not see any other verdict but “Accidental death=
”. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. Mr. Butler, on behalf of his client, expressed sympathy=
with
the widow and family. Mr. White also expressed sympathy on behalf of the jury=
. The Coroner mentioned that he and the police had alread=
y done
so at the opening of the inquest. The
Funeral The funeral took place on Saturday. The coffin was take=
n from
the mortuary at the The family mourners included the widow, Leonard, Albert,
Cecil, Jack and Harold (sons), Mr. William Morris, Claverley (brother), Mr.=
and
Mrs. Harold Jones. Bridgnorth (brother-in-law and siste=
r-in-law);
and Mrs. Jessie James, Endon (niece). Deceased was a native of the Bridgnorth district, and h=
ad
only resided in Jackfield a comparatively short time. He served in the Great
War. “LA REVUE SPLENDIDE”. — A revue, prod=
uced
by Mr. P. G. F. Jones, Wem, was presented by the patients of the King Edward
Memorial Sanatorium, Shirlett, in the Dining Hall on Jan. 29. It was attend=
ed
by the resident doctor, Dr. Turner, the Matron and the majority of the pati=
ents
and staff. Those taking part were Mr. Jones, Mr. Sam Hall (Oswestry), Mr. H=
arry
Swinnerton ( SOCIAL CLUB— The annual
general meeting was held at the club on Jan. 30. Owing to illness, many mem=
bers
were unable to be present, and there was only a moderate attendance. In the
absence of the president (Lord Forester), the chair was taken by Dr. J. G. =
Boon
(chairman of committee). The secretary (Mr. R. B. Weekes), in presenting the
financial statement, informed the meeting that, in consequence of the illne=
ss
of one of the auditors the accounts had not been audited. These were passed
subject to audit. The Meeting confirmed the action of the committee in
appointing Mr. R. Nicklin (of Lloyds Bank, as auditor in the place of Mr. R=
. E.
Piper, who has left the district. The three retiring members of the committ=
ee,
Messrs. J. Watkins, J. Tisdale and T. Goodall, were re-elected. In the plac=
e of
two members of the committee who had resigned, Messrs. A. Fielding and Matt=
hew
Davis were elected. Mr. J. Tisdale conducted the sale of newspapers and mag=
azines. WOMEN CONSERVATIVES. —=
The annual
meeting of the local branch of the Women’s Conservative Association, =
was
held on Wednesday at the Town Hall. There was a good attendance. Lady Norah
More, of Barrow House, presided, and Mr. W. M. Ridgwel=
l
(Wrekin Division agent), and Mrs. H. P. Sykes (vice-chairman of the Wrekin =
Women’s
Association), attended. The statement of accounts for the past year, showin=
g: a
balance of £1 6s. 10d. in hand, was presented by Mrs. P. W. Parr (hon.
treasurer), and passed. Lady Forester (Willey Park), was again elected
president, and the following officers were re-elected; — Chairman, La=
dy
Norah More; vice-chairmen, Mrs G. Potts (Benthall House), and Mrs. Renwick =
(The
Grange); hon. treasurer, Mrs. P. Parr; hon. secretary, Mrs. A. Crawford;
assistant secretary, Mrs. E, Walker. The committee was re-elected en bloc.<=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Refreshments were afterwards serve=
d by
Mrs. Jas. Evans. TENNIS CLUB, DANCE.— h=
e annual
dance in connection with the Lawn Tennis Club, was held on Jan. 29 in the T=
own.
There was a large attendance, and the hall was tastefully decorated, while
novelty prizes were distributed during the evening. The M.C. was Mr. alter =
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—Bible Sunday w=
as
served as follows on Sunday. In the unavoidable absence of the Rev. Gwynn R=
hys
services were held in the morning at the Wednesday, Ald. J. Nicklin presidin=
g. The town clerk (Mr. F. W. Derry), reporting on finance,
stated that the general district account, after cheques being drawn that da=
y to
the amount of £149 6s. 2d., would show a d=
ebit
balance of £34 2s. 1d., but after the Febr=
uary
precept of £189 11s. 8d. was paid into the account, would show a cred=
it
balance of £155 9s. 7d. as against a debit balanc=
e of
£183 10s. 10d. at the corresponding period=
last
year. He reported that the collectors had paid a sum of £66 4s.
9d. into the water account during the past month and after cheques being dr=
awn
that day amounting to £13 1s., the account=
would
be in credit to the extent of £178 13s. 10d., as
against a credit of £145 4s. 2d. last year.—=
;
The chairman considered that their financial position was satisfactory. The collector (Mr. A. G. Fenn),
said that he had collected £171 19s. 8d. of the current half-yearR=
17;s
water rate, and the gross outstandings amounted=
to
£138 11s. 7d. He stated that he had banked a further amount of £=
;16
4s. 2d. the previous day, which had increased the balan=
ce mentioned
by that sum. Mr. C. Thomas, sanitary inspector, reported the distric=
t free
from notifiable diseases. Mr. C. K. Jones suggested that before repairs to the Co=
bwell
road were carried out, there were properties where the drains should be fir=
st
connected up with the sewer, to save taking up the road again. The inspector
was instructed to make inquiries as to these. The surveyor reported that he had received a letter fro=
m the
Ministry of Transport in connection with the repairs being carried out on t=
he
short length of road near the railway bridge at Jackfield, requesting that =
a kerbed
footpath be made there, and also stating that the grant had not been cancel=
led,
and that he would be quite in order in proceeding with the work. He stated =
that
the kerbing had been provided for in his estimate of the cost, and the work=
was
being proceeded with.— member remarked that the work alrea=
dy
done was a great improvement: Mr. Parr mentioned the dangerous position in which some=
buses
parked in the 13th February 1937 LATE MRS E. POUNTNEY. —=
; The
death occurred on Feb. 4 at the age of 79, after two weeks’ illness, =
of
Mrs. Elizabeth Pountney, at her home, 11, Fiery Fields. She was the widow of
Mr. Alfred Pountney, town postman for over 30 years, who died 28 years ago.
Mrs. Pountney was staunch member of the Church of England, and up to about
seven years ago, when her sight began to fail, was a
regular worshiper and communicant at the 20th February 1937 SEVENTY-FOUR-years-old Mr. H. Whitmore, of Benthall Lan=
e,
Benthall, which is in the ancient borough of Wenlock, who has been engaged =
in
the making of pottery—the oldest of the arts known to man-is shortly =
to
retire, but not until he has completed his work in connection, with the
fashioning of Coronation souvenirs. He is engaged at one of the oldest pottery works, the
Benthall potteries, established over 200 years ago, and some of the present
employees are third and fourth generation descendants of
Shropshire potters. Although Mr. Whitmore is not a direct Salopian—he=
was
born at Bilston—he can be claimed as one of Shropshire’s potter=
s,
for he has been employed at the Benthall Potteries for 53 years, and for ov=
er
40 years he has been at the potter’s wheel, one of the oldest of the potter’s tools. Professionally, he is styled as a “thrower”=
, and
when a JOURNAL representative called at the works this week, Mr. Whitmore h=
ad
just a lump of clay on the wheel and with his deft fingers was fashioning t=
he,
desired article—a Coronation beaker. Fragile cups, bowls, exquisitely-shaped ornamental vase=
s,
tea-pots ready for the process of “baking” were on, his bench, =
and
they were all request. hand-made articles. In conversation which followed, the JOURNAL representat=
ive
was informed that a number of special Coronation orders had been received f=
or
handmade souvenir cups and beakers, and it is on this work that Mr. Whitmor=
e is
at present engaged. He was on similar work for the Coronations of King Edwa=
rd
VII, and King George V. An
Expert Although modern methods have been introduced, Mr. Whitm=
ore is
still engaged on the old treadle-worked wooden wheel, which was at the works
long before his day. No one dare challenge him at “throwing” fo=
r he
is an expert in the shaping by the hands, and his work has gone to various
parts of the An expert from The comment is a tribute to the skill or such men as Mr.
Whitmore. CINEMA SHOW.—In aid of Dame Agnes Hunt’s ap=
peal
for the building fund of the new 27th February 1937 LATE MRS. J. ROE.— The=
death occurred
on Saturday at the Old Post Office, LATE MR. W.H. LEWIS. —=
The
death occurred on Feb. 8 at 25, METHODIST CONVENTION. —=
; A convention
of the Methodist Churches of the Madeley Circuit was held on Wednesday in t=
he 6th March 1937 IMPASSABLE roads, with delay and inconvenience to traff=
ic,
hundreds of telephone wires and trees blown down, electricity pylons broken,
causing light failure in many parts
so that lamps and candles had to be used in houses and for church services<=
span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> . This is the story which comes from various parts of Snowdrifts were 12ft. deep in some parts, while trees f=
alling
across the roads added the motorists difficultie=
s. In some minor roads the drifts stretched from hedge to =
hedge,
and some motorists, abandoning their cars, had to spend Sunday night in nea=
rby
towns or went home by train. Some of the cars on the high ground could be s=
een
almost buried in the drifts; some were dug or pulled out and the owners
proceeded with difficulty. It was not surprising that there were many skids=
and
accidents on the roads. Bus services in many parts had to be suspended, and tel=
ephone
communication was cut off in many cases by fallen wires. Church services were completely disorganised, and in so=
me
cases abandoned as there were no congregations—only the vicar and
organist, being present. The snowfall followed heavy rain, with severe floods in=
many
parts. With the thaw on Monday conditions rapidly became norma=
l. Below are given some the principal items of storm news
— other items will be found under the various district headings. Considerable inconvenience was caused by the failure of=
the
electric light on Sunday, due to the violence of the blizzard in the
Iron-Bridge district. Many inhabitants were only able to obtain light by the
use of candles. The evening serviced at Holy Trinity
Coalbrookdale, was abandoned, while the service at As was the case with the last blizzard, the high ground=
round
the town suffered badly in =
; Sunday’s
storm. Road communication with Broseley was impossible until Monday morning,
and the road to Broseley through Willey was blocked up to Tuesday morning. =
The
usual bus service to the Sanatorium on Sunday was cancelled. During the storm on Sunday afternoon, Mr. E. Hands, a
councillor of the Wenlock Ward, was proceeding from Wenlock to Broseley when
his car developed a skid at the bottom of the Bell-hole Bank, and turned on=
its
side. Mr. Hands was pinned between the wheel and the door, and it was some =
time
before he was released, help being obtained through a passing pedestrian. M=
r.
Hands was taken to the Royal Salop Infirmary for examination, and later
conveyed to the A milk lorry from Bradeley =
Farm was
being driven in Farley on Sunday morning by Mr. Reg. Wood, when the force of
wind caused it to turn on its side. The driver escaped with bruises. =
; Ald. J. Nicklin presided at the Council Meeting on Wedn=
esday.
The town clerk (Mr. F. W. Derry), reporting on finance,
stated that the general district account was in credit to the amount of
£38 2s. 7d., and cheques being drawn that =
day to
the extent of £342 19s. 4d. would show the account in debit to a sum =
of
£304 16s. 9d., which, however, would be re=
duced
to £71 15s. 1d. after- paying in the March precep=
t and
another cheque for £43 in hand, as against a debit of £82 2s.
2d. at the corresponding period last year. He reported that the collectors had paid into the water=
account
during the past month a total amount of £94 18s. =
2d.,
and the account was in credit to the sum of £271 4s. 4d.,
but cheques to be drawn would reduce the credit balance considerably.. The collector (Mr. A. G. Fenn)
reported that he had collected £190 18s. 10d. of the Current half yea=
r’s
water rate, and the nett o=
utstandings
amounted to £76 14s. 3d., which was about =
the
same amount as last year. The sanitary inspector (Mr. C. Thomas) reported one cas=
e of notifiable infections disease in the district. The Mayor reported an offer made by a resident in Jackf=
ield
to give to the Council a narrow strip of land about 60 yards in length on t=
he
road side near the Free Bridge, on condition that the Council would erect a=
n unclimable fence there in place of the present old fe=
nce.
The surveyor explained that this would add an extra four feet to the width =
of
the road and the Council agreed to accept the offer. The surveyor presented then tenders for scavenging for =
the ensuing year and
the tender of Arising out of various complaints made by the members o=
f the
bad state of foot paths in the district, the surveyor was instructed to giv=
e attention
to repairs to a path from The clerk reported that the Ministry had approved of th=
e plan
and tender for a house to be erected in Jackfield, and the Public Works Boa=
rd
had agreed to lend the money for a period of 10 years. Sanction of the loan=
for
the erection of the public convenience at the bottom end of Birch Row had a=
lso
been received, and the work was being proceeded with. The water engineer (Mr. A. O. Call=
ear)
reported that be was experiencing much difficulty with the distribution ser=
vice
main between The clerk submitted to the meeting his estimates of the
proposed expenditure in the Broseley Ward for the coming year, amounting to
£2,448. The principle items included highways £1,030: housing s=
ubsides
£237; public lighting £175; and sewerage £265. This sum is
equivalent a rate of 6s. in the £, and it =
was
decided to recommend to the Borough &n=
bsp; Council
that a rate of 6s. in the £ be fixed for the Broseley Ward in levying=
the
general rate, to which will have to be added the County Council rate and the
additional amount to cover the expenditure of the Borough Council. It was decided to increase the water rate 1s 9d. to 2s. in the £ for t=
he coming
year. The increase is made necessary to meet the expense of the new bore ho=
le,
new pumping station, plant, machinery, etc., at the Harrington Water Works.=
13th March 1937 THE annual meeting, of the Shropshire Society in Mr. Cyril J. Wosencroft (th=
e hon.
secretary) said he had received a letter from Sir Charles Grant, expressing=
his
sincere regret at being unable to be present. As most m=
embers
were aware, Sir. Charles had recently been appointed Commanding Offi=
cer
for Mr. S. A. Williams proposed the adoption of the report =
and
accounts, which was Seconded by Mr. A. Dovaston=
. Mr. George Palmer (the hon. treasurer) said that the ac=
counts
showed the Society to be in a flourishing and progressive position,
was due very largely to the excellent work put in by the secretary and the =
committee.
They commenced the year with a balance of £126 and ended with a balan=
ce
of £108. He went on to speak of the good work done by the Benevolent
Fund. The accounts Were adopted. Mr. S. A. Williams proposed a vote of thanks to the ret=
iring
president, Lt. Gen. Sir C. J. C. Grant, paying tribute to his work in many
directions and his interest in the Society. He also referred to his disting=
uished
military career, and said it was owing to military duties that he was unabl=
e to
be present that evening. Mr. F. E. Price seconded the resolution which was carri=
ed
with acclamation. Mr. D. M. Sutherland proposed a vote of thanks to the
committees, secretary, hon, treasurer, and offi=
cers
of the Society. Mr. Kynaston seconded and this =
was carried
with acclimation. The chairman then proposed the election of The resolution was carried with acclamation and Lord Fo=
rester
was then decorated with the insignia of office and took the chair. Lord Fore=
ster,
responding, said he would like to thank the members for the great honour th=
ey
had done him. He hoped he would be able to carry out the duties of presiden=
t to
their satisfaction. Certainly=
, any
Society to do with A distinguished list of vice-presidents was elected, an=
d then
Mr. E. Clark proposed the re-election of the general committee and said that
the amount of work they had done was astonishing. This was
carried. Mr. Tom E. Davies proposed the re election of Mr. Cyril=
Wosencroft as hon., secret=
ary, and
paid high tribute to his work. The motion was carried with applause. Replyi=
ng,
Mr. Cyril J. Wosencroft said they could, he tho=
ught,
congratulate themselves on having another very successful year. During the
period they had lost by resignation or death 25 members, but against that t=
hey
had elected 24 new members, so they stood very much as they were. To =
elect
24 new members during the year was, he supposed, quite good, but in view of
their losses it was not quite good enough, and they could do better if they=
had
the co-operation of members. Members could help the committee tremendously =
to
further the interests of the Society, and if they were going to be really
successful it was essential that everyone should co-operate, which he felt =
sure
they would do. Since the last annual meeting the committee had decided=
to
introduce, associate members. That meant that the sons and daughters of mem=
bers
of the Shropshire Society in In conclusion, the secretary expressed appreciation of =
the
work of his assistant, Miss Cripps. He added that the committee would appreciate any sugges=
tions
from the members for improving the Society or for the perfecting of any, of=
the
rules or methods which were already in existence. Mr. George Palmer was re-elected hon. treasurer of the
Society; and Mr. E. G. Douglas. Evans hon. auditor, Mr. F. C. Hoyle proposed the re-election of the hon.
correspondents of the society, who, he said, numbered nine and represented =
the
principal towns in the county. They were very grateful to those gentle men =
for
the services they rendered to the Society from time to time. Miss A. Woosnam seconded the resolution, which was carried.
Mr. Wosencroft reminded mem=
bers of
the annual banquet of the Society which was to be held at the Mayfair Hotel=
, Mr. Wosencroft concluded by=
moving
a vote of thanks to Sir Alexander Stanier for t=
aking
the chair. Lord Forester seconded. Afterwards the newly-elected President and Lady Forester
received members and friends in the Grand Hall, where dancing followed until
midnight. During an interval in the dancing Lord Forester express=
ed on
behalf of his wife and himself, his great pleasure to be among them. He tha=
nked
the committee for all they had done to make the evening such a success. MOTHERING SUNDAY was observed at the This meeting for the Borough of Wenlock was held in the=
Town
Hall on Tuesday, before Alderman J. Nicklin (chairman), Alderman T. H.
Thompson (Deputy Mayor), and =
Mr. J.
Barker. Mr. G. Espley, 20th March 1937 FINED AT =
; C.
AND U ASSOCIATION In connection with the annual general meeting of the lo=
cal
men’s branch, a smoking concert and social evening were held on Monda=
y.
In the absence of the chairman of the branch, Ald. J. Nicklin took the chai=
r. Mr. J. Floyer-Benthall, Ben=
thall
Hall, was elected president, and Dr. Boon and Mr Hugh Welsh (Willey Old Hal=
l),
as vice-presidents. The following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:—Chairman, Mr. E. H. Shorting; vice-chairman, Mr. J. G. Broadhur=
st;
hon. treasurer, Mr. W. S. Instone; hon. secreta=
ry, Mr.
W. R. Pountney. The committee was re-elected en bloc, with the addition of
three extra names. The nominations of the officers, delegates and
representatives of the association for 1937 were accepted: Mr. C. T. Harris=
on
was elected from the local branch committee to serve with the respective br=
anch
officers on the Divisional Executive Committee of the association, and Mess=
rs.
W. R. Pountney, F. Oakley and W. W. Ward were elected as representatives to
serve on the Wrekin Fete Committee. The chairman announced an apology from the Member, Mr. Ridgwell gave a brief a=
ddress. The Society gave its tenth season’s annual perfor=
mances
in the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday, presenting “The Ghost Train,=
”
a drama in three acts. Mr. R. Steventon, The: cast was as follows Mr. Norman Ball., Dr. S. Hoy, =
Mrs.
Charles Davis, Mr. J. B. Dixon, Miss M. Oswell,=
Miss
A. Lloyd, Mr. Walter E. Davies, Miss Louie Garbett, Mr. Jam=
es Aston,
Mr. Matt Davis, Mr. S. Sargeant and Mr. J. Harris. Mr. W. E. At the intervals Miss Nellie Thompson, Much Wenlock, pl=
ayed on
the pianoforte. The stage effects were carried out by Messrs. C. Davis, J.
Harris, Mrs Walter Davis, Miss Woodland and Masters K. Davis and F. Roberts.
Other helpers behind the scenes were Miss Freda Roberts (prompter), Messrs.=
G. Gittings and. H. Harris (stage mangers). Mr J. Braddon, Oakengates assistance with the “make-u=
p”
and was also responsible for the scenery, while Mr. A. O. Jones and Mr. C.
Davis were door Stewards. 27th March 1937 Lily Gallier (married woman=
), High
Street, Broseley, was charged with stealing a pair of leather gauntlet glov=
es,
valued at 8s., from a cloak-room at the Town Hall, Broseley, Jan. 27, the
property Of Miss Sybil Ruth Harvett. Defendant
pleaded “Not guilty.” — Miss Harvett=
of 23, An application for the recovery of possession of a hous=
e and
premises at 8, Barratt’s Hill, Broseley, by Ellen Watkins, of 5, Queen
Street, Broseley, from George Tonkiss, 74, Abbey Foreg=
ate,
Shrewsbury, was heard, and an order made for one month. 3rd April 1937 CRICKET CLUB DANCE.— T=
he
annual carnival dance was held in the Town Hall on Easter Monday. Mr. P. Jo=
nes
was M.C., and Hal Jones’s Dance Band, PARISH CHURCH.—On Good Friday evening the augment=
ed by
members of ‘other’ choirs in the district; gave an excellent
performance of Stainer’s “Crucifixi=
on,”
the rector (Rev. C. S. THE MARRIAGE took place at the Methodist Church on East=
er’
Monday of Miss Edith: Malines Oakley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oakley,=
22,
high Street, and Mr. Walter Raymond Batchelor, =
elder
son of the late Mr. G. W. R. Batchelor and Mrs.=
J.
Bryan, Woodlands Road, Broseley Wood. Both are well known in the district, =
Miss
Oakley having been formerly a Sunday school teacher at the Methodist Church,
and for some time engaged on the nursing staff at the Iron-Bridge Infirmary,
While Mr. Batchelor has been for some time head=
of
the laboratory at the, works of Messrs. Craven Dunhill and Co., Ltd., Jackf=
ield,
and a late secretary of the Broseley United Brotherhood. The officiating
clergyman was the Rev. R. H. Osborne, Methodist minister. The service was c=
horal,
with Mrs. Arthur Harris at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her =
father,
was dressed in pink crepe-de-chine, a pink veil, with a wreath of orange bl=
ossom,
and pink gloves and shoes. She carried a bouquet of white tulips and fern. =
She
was attended by Miss A. Morris, Willey, chief bridesmaid, her cousin, and M=
iss
V. Bryan, stepsister of the bridegroom, who wore powder blue crepe dresses,=
with veils of blue and silver
leaves, and silver shoes, and carried bouquets of pink tulips and fern. The
best man was Mr. Arthur Batchelor, of the Royal=
Air
Force, brother of the bridegroom. A reception was held at the Methodist Sun=
day
schoolroom, and later the happy couple left to take up residence at their n=
ew
home in Coalbrookdale, the bride wearing a light tweed coat over a bottle g=
reen
tunic, with a fawn hat and shoes and gloves to tone. They received gifts fr=
om
the Methodist Sunday school scholars; the choir and members of the Crusader=
s’
Club, the nursing, staff of the Iron-Bridge Infirmary, the staff of Messrs.=
Craven,
Dunnill and Co., Ltd., and the managing director. A PRETTY WEDDING took place at the Congregational Churc=
h on
Saturday, the Rev. C. E. Wright, minister officiating, between Miss Alice
Beatrice Corfield, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Corfield, Broseley Wood,
and Mr. William Henry Boden, third son of Mr. and Mrs. John Boden, Madeley
Wood. Mrs. W. Williams was at the organ. The bride, who was given away by h=
er
father, wore an ankle-length dress of ivory satin, with a wreath and a veil=
and
carried a bouquet of Madonna lilies and carnations. Three bridesmaids were =
in
attendance. The chief bridesmaid, Miss Margaret Corfield, cousin of the bri=
de,
wore a dress of blue crepe-de-Chine, with a silver headdress, and carried a
bouquet of pink tulips and maidenhair fern: and the Misses Kathleen and Phy=
llis
Roden (sisters of the bridegroom), were wearing dresses of taffeta blue, wi=
th
headdresses to match, and had bouquets of pink tulips with maidenhair fern,=
the
gifts of the bridegroom. Mr. Dennis Boden, brother of the bridegroom, was b=
est
man. At the reception, which was held in the schoolroom, over 40 guests were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Boden will live at DISTRICT COUNCIL Wednesday, AU. J. Nicklin presiding.
Reporting on finance, the town clerk stated that on the
general district account, after cheques being drawn that day to the sum of
£123 1s. 3d., the credit balance would be
£15 14s. 8d. The water account, after cheq=
ues
being drawn to the amount of £301 15s. Pd., would be in debit 15s., and taking the two accounts together, the debit =
would
be £28 0s. 4d., as against a credit last y=
ear.
He explained that the adverse balance was due to expenses in opposing the
Wolverhampton Corporation’s Water Bill, and increased expenditure on =
road
repairs during the past year. — The chairman, commenting on their
financial position, said they would have to go very carefully in their expe=
nditure
during the coming year, as they had no reserve to draw upon. The collector A. G. Fenn, r=
eported
that of the last half-year’s Water rate, the net=
t
outstandings were £7 18s. 8d., which low =
figure
was stated to be a record.—The meeting decided to continue the practi=
se
of issuing summonses during the last month of each current half-year’s
rates against defaulting ratepayers. Mr. E. H. H. Shorting reported a complaint of the condi=
tion
of the footpath, on the steep part in the Dingle, and the surveyor was
instructed to have it repaired with a heavier material than ashes, which was
soon washed away during heavy rains. Mr. T. W. Howells mentioned the awkward position in whi=
ch a
lamp standard had been left in the middle of the pavement in The sanitary inspector reported on the progress of the
erection of the public convenience near Birch Row, and a cheque for £=
100
was -drawn in favour of the contractor. Mr. A. O. Callear (water en=
gineer),
reported that all water rents had been paid, and there were no outstanding
arrears. He stated that the new pipes to carry out the repairs to the water
main at Jackfield had arrived, and it was decided to lay the pipe line on t=
he
upper road at a lesser depth than the original service, to give easier acce=
ss
in the event of further repairs being needed through the general movement of
the landslide there. 17th April 1937 OLD FOLKS’ PARTY.—Upwards of 30 of the old =
folks
of the parish spent an enjoyable evening on April 8, at St. Mary’s Ha=
ll,
Where they were entertained to their annual party, which was made possible =
from
funds obtained by the parish choir of carol singers; when touring the distr=
ict
last Christmas time. Eighteen meals were also sent out to the homes of the =
old
people who were unable to attend.—Mr. Hayward Davis (Broseley), and M=
r.
J. W. Harrison arranged the catering, and the meals were served by lady mem=
bers
of the LATE MRS. G. LEWIS.—The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Lew=
is
(widow of Mr. George Lewis), whose death occurred on the previous Thursday
after a short illness at her home, The Cottage, took place on Saturday. A
service was held at the CONSERVATIVE
DANCE A grand dance, organised by the committee of the local
branches, to choose “Miss Broseley,” who will compete in the fi=
nal
dance, to be held at Mr. and Mrs. Coxon ( Spot dance prizes were won by Mr. S. Heighway
and his partner. Miss S. Watson, the prizes for which w=
ere
presented by Lady Norah More (Barrow House), chairman of the women’s
branch. Refreshments were served by Miss Potts (The Deanery), assist=
ed
by Mesdames J. G. Broadhurst., Renwick and P. Archer. The door stewards were
Mr. J. G. Broadhurst., Mr. W. W. Ward and Mr. Renwick (The Grange), and the
secretarial duties were carried out by Mr. W. R. Pountney (secretary of the=
men’s
branch). A
LEADING FIGURE OF INDUSTRY IN MADELEY DISTRICT The death occurred on Saturday of Ald. William John The son of the late Mr. George Leg=
ge,
of the same address, Ald. Legge was one of the
leading figures of industry in the district, being a roofing tile manufactu=
rer
for most of his life. He was also a director of Maw and Co., Jackfield
(encaustic and glazed tile manufacturers), and chairman of the directors up=
to
three years ago, and he served the directorate until his death. He was also=
a
director of the Neway Manufacturing Co., of Coa=
lport,
and chairman of the directors of the local Gas Company until it was taken o=
ver
by the Severn Valley Corporation. Ald. Legge was the oldest m=
ember of
the Wenlock Borough Council, having first been elected in 1887. He was rais=
ed
to the aidermanic bench in 1904, the same year =
being
made a Justice of the Peace for the borough. For many years he was chairman=
of
the Madeley Sanitary Authority and retained his membership of the Council u=
ntil
his death. Always of a retiring disposition he refused honours
frequently offered him, declining the office of Mayor of the borough and th=
at
of the freedom of the borough. Members of his family have a fine record of public serv=
ice.
His brother-in-law, the late Ald. A. B. Dyas, w=
as
also a member of the council for 49 years, and his nephew, Ald. W. G. Dyas. O.B.E., has served t=
he same
local body for 33 years. As a Churchman Mr. Legge lo=
ng he remembered
for generous gifts. He was. a sidesman
at St. Michael’s Church, Madeley, for many years and a churchwarden f=
or
over 30 years. The renovation of the church from 1911 to 1914 owes much to =
his
liberality as a leading benefactor. &n=
bsp; His
generous donation toward the building of Madeley’s
Old Age Pensioners’ Rest Room will always he remembered, his n=
ame being
on one of its foundation stones,—Mr. Legge was
a manager and treasurer of the C. of E. elementary schools, Madeley. He responded to the late Duke of Cambridge’s appe=
al for
the Royal Salop Infirmary with a gift of £1.000 In the realm of sport he was well known as a cricketer,
playing many years for the Madeley club, and for the county. In the hunting
field he was a keen follower of the Albrighton =
and
Wheatland Hounds. He was also interested in the A lifelong Conservative, he was vice-President of the W=
rekin
Conservative and Unionist Association. He was a member of the Anstice Memorial Hall committee. 24th April 1937 CORONATION WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE.
— A successful whist drive and dance were held in the Town Hall on
Wednesday in aid of the Coronation celebration funds. The event was organis=
ed
by the dance committee, and Mr. Walter E. Davis carried out the secretarial
duties. The whist was held in the Conservative room and the dance in the Ha=
ll,
both being gaily decorated with emblems and Coronation colours by the male =
members
of the Committee. Mr. E. H. H. Shorting carried out the duties of M.C. for =
whist,
with the assistance of Messrs T. W. Howells and POLICE
COURT Tuesday, before Ald. J. Nicklin (Ch=
airman),
Col. G. G. Heywood, Ald. T. H. Thompson (deputy Mayor), and Messrs. E. J. E=
xley
and C. W. Edwards. Before commencing the business of the court, the chairm=
an
made reference to the great loss the Bench had sustained in the death of Al=
d.
W. J. Legge, of Madeley. He said that he was on=
e of
the oldest magistrates in the borough, having held office since 1904, and as a magistrate had given most valuable help=
in
the discharge of their duties. Capt. A. H. Thorn-Pudsey associated himself =
with
the chairman’s re- marks, as also did Inspector J. H. Machin
on behalf of the police. At the express wish of the court it was decided to
send a letter of condolence to the relatives. Herbert Davies, 42, DEATH
of MR. G. BALL The death occurred on Thursday at the age of 67, of Mr.
George Ball, at his home, 1, Mr. Ball was widely known throughout the districts of
Broseley. Iron-Bridge, Coalbrookdale and Madeley, principally through his
occupation as foreman fitter to the Harrington Joint Water Works, by which =
body
he had been employed for the last thirty years. A native of Jackfield, he came to Broseley at the time =
of his
marriage 46 years ago. Mr. Ball was an important member of the He is survived by a widow, two sons (Harry and Norman) =
and an
only daughter (Mrs. Fred Aston, Strethill, Coalbrookdale). 1st May 1937 A PROTECT by The Inspector of the Ministry who held the inquiry was.=
Mr.
G. Carlyle, M.C., A.M.Inst. C.E.,
and the case for the Corporation was conducted by Mr. F. W. Derry (Town
Cleric). Mr. H. The Town Clerk of Wenlock, after giving details as to e=
stimated
population, etc., said that the proposed water undertaking, affected the
Madeley and Broseley sanitary divisions, of the borough and a small part of=
the
Barrow division. The product of a 1d. rate in the Madeley and Broseley areas was £117.=
The
general rate for Madeley was 13s. 7d. with a water rate=
of
1s. 6d., while the general rate for Brose=
ley
was 13s. 4d., with a 2s. wat=
er
rate. The new works proposed to be erected would be situated =
on a
site selected by. Professor Boulton, adjoining
Harrington—Beckbury road and about half-a=
-mile
from the present Harrington pumping station, and the Corporation had entered
into a provisional contract to purchase one acre of land for the purpose fr=
om
Major Foster. Continuing, the Town Clerk said the period of loan aske=
d for
was 30 years. Annual loan charges were estimated at £850, equivalent =
to a
rate of. 7d., and the proposed works would be ch=
arged
on the Madeley and Broseley Wards. Growth
of Water Undertaking In order that the Inspector might appreciate the growth=
of
the undertaking, the Town Clerk mentioned that in 1913 the total quantity of
water pumped was 84,808,000 galls., and last yea=
r it
rose to 169½ million gallons. The area of supply for the year was as=
follows:—
Madeley, 71,658,000 gallons; Broseley and part of Barrow, 19,000;000: Shifn=
al,
30,260,000; Dawley, 33,833,000; part of Wellington rural area, 5,204,000; p=
art
of Oakengates in urban area, 2,761,000; and the Apley Estate Bridgnorth, 6,=
760,000. The Town Clerk intimated that Shifnal Rural Council had,
recently commenced their own water supply scheme and had given notice to te=
rminate
their agreement with the Wenlock Corporation, but, the Town Clerk added, any
relief which might be anticipated as a result of the withdrawal of Shifnal,
would be more than counter-balanced by the anticipated as a result of the
withdrawal of Shifnal, would be more than counter-balanced by the anticipat=
ed
increase in the borough’s requirements and those of outside authoriti=
es
who had agreements with the Corporation for the supply of water. Principal:
Grounds for Application The principal grounds on which the =
application
for sanction to a loan were made were:—the necessity of implem=
enting
the present supply; the necessity of providing an efficient works to ensure=
a. good
supply; and that the yield from the present works had decreased in the last=
few
years. Great
Housing Activity Dealing with the growing needs of the area, the Town Cl=
erk
mentioned that the Council had erected 157 houses besides granting assistan=
ce
to private enterprise; a further 32 houses had just been completed, and 130
more were in course of erection, and a contract for an additional 27 houses=
had
been provisionally accepted. Further, in order to complete the Corporation&=
#8217;s
overcrowding and slum clearance schemes it would be necessary to erect an
additional 124 houses, making a grand total of 470 houses, of which about 3=
13
had still to be connected, to the main water supply. Also a new intermediate school, to accommodate 450 scho=
lars,
had recently been opened; the public assistance institution had been conver=
ted
into a hospital, and the estimated consumption of water was 2,000,000 gallo=
ns
per year; while recently the Corporation had executed two sewage disposal
schemes at Madeley and Iron-Bridge, and the Ministry of Health, had also
instructed the Corporation to submit a similar scheme for a considerable pa=
rt
of the Broseley Ward. With regard to the supply to adjoining authorities, the=
Town
Clerk mentioned that Dawley Urban Council had asked for- an increased suppl=
y,
while the supplies to Oakengates Urban Council and Wellington Rural Council=
had
also increased. The Ministry of Health, Salop County Council, and Welli=
ngton
Rural Council were pressing, the Corporation to provide- a supply of water =
to
an area, known as New Works, but having regard to the difficulties under wh=
ich
the Corporation was at present working and the demands on their resources, =
they
had had to refuse, but the Ministry and the authorities mentioned had been
informed that the Corporation would favourably consider the matter when they
were in a position to do so. In conclusion, the Town Clerk said that the Corporation=
felt
that it was absolutely imperative that they should have a modern and
well-equipped works, to ensure a maximum supply of water in the minimum per=
iod
of time. The present works had become inefficient and inadequate to meet
present needs. Evidence as to the need for a new waterworks undertakin=
g was
given by Professor W. S. Boulton ( In reply to Mr. Revell Phil=
lips, sen., Prof. Boulton said =
that the
new works would not, in his opinion, interfere with any existing water
interests in the area. It would not affect the districts of Badger, Beckbury or the Grindle S=
prings.. Major Waters expressed similar opinion. With regard to =
the
scheme he said it was necessary that it should be carried, out as expeditio=
usly
as possible. During recent years the yield from the present source of supply
had decreased. Major Waters added that in deciding that the existing source
should not be further exploited, but that a new source should be developed,=
the
Council had borne in mind the fact that the existing source must be kept in
full commission until the completion of the new works. On completion, the u=
se
of the existing well and pumping station would be discontinued though they
would be kept in readiness in case of emergency. In reply to Mr. Phillips (jun.), Major Waters said that=
he
could not speak as to any additional cost for supplying water at the present
juncture. Dr. Gepp, medical officer, =
said he
welcomed the guarantee for an adequate supply of water. Shifnal
Council’s View Mr. Phillips (sen.) said th=
at he
did not appear on behalf of Shifnal Rural Council in any contentious frame =
of
mind, but rather to help with regard to the proposed new works by the
Corporation, he said his opinion led him to the conclusion that if carried =
out,
they were likely to interfere with the supply at Beckb=
ury.
Shifnal Rural Council had launched a water supply scheme, which was but
completed, and during the summer they would be in a position to supply thei=
r own
area and they would have a surplus whereby they could supply Dawley if nece=
ssary.
With that end in view the Council informed the Ministry, after the inquiry =
that
they proposed to enlarge their pumping main. By being able to do that, he a=
sked
the Inspector to take into consideration the question, as to, whether it wo=
uld
not be better for that step to be taken and so relieve the borough of Wenlo=
ck
of undue expenditure. Shifnal Rural Council wished to help, he said. Conference
Between Authorities Suggested. Mr Phillips (jun.) said he had been, instructed by Dawl=
ey
Council to make a request that the position should be fully explored, and t=
hat
time should be given for Dawley Council to confer with Wenlock and Shifnal
authorities. Dawley had been offered a supply of water by Shifnal at a chea=
per rate,
and he thought a conference of the authorities concerned would be helpful. =
The
existing agreements could then be considered fully. Mr. Marshall, of Messrs. Wilcox, R=
aikes
and Marshall, consulting engineers, In reply to the Town Clerk of Wenlock, Mr. Marshall agr=
eed
with the remark of Major-Waters that the present works of the Wenlock
Corporation were inefficient and inadequate. When the inquiry was held in
connection with the Shifnal scheme no mention was then made of supplying
Dawley. The Rev, R. A. Giles (chairman of: Shifnal Rural Counci=
l)
said that the parishioners in the neighbourhood were anxious about the spri=
ngs
as a result of the proposal of Wenlock Corporation. He added that his Counc=
il
had passed a unanimous resolution in favour of a conference being called of=
the
authorities concerned and he understood Dawley Council had passed a similar
resolution in the hope of getting co-operation. It was thought that it migh=
t be
possible to explore means whereby, the three authorities might co-operate. =
A suggestion
had been put forward that the water undertakings would at no distant date b=
e included
in regional areas, and he thought therefore that, the question of co-operat=
ion
was of great importance. The Inspector: The question you have raised will get sp=
ecial
prominence in my report. The inquiry was then closed and the Inspector afterwards
visited the site of the proposed new works. THE WEDDING took place on Monday at All Saints’,
Halifax, Yorks, with Mr. D. Wood, A.R.C.O. (org=
anist
of the Parish Church, Heckmondwike, Yorks.) at =
the
organ and the Lord Bishop of THE MARRIAGE was solemnised on Saturday at the parish <=
st1:place
w:st=3D"on"> 8th May 1937 THE JACKFIELD PRIZE SILVER Band gave its first open-air
concert of the season on Sunday at the WOMEN CONSERVATIVES. —=
The
members of the Broseley women’s branch of the Conservative and Unioni=
st
Association enjoyed a very interesting evening at the Town Hall on Wednesda=
y. A
lantern lecture was given by Miss Jenkinson on =
“ DISTRICT
COUNCIL Wednesday, Ald, A. A. Exley
(vice-chairman) presiding. The Town Clerk (Mr. F. W. Derry), reporting on finance,=
said
that the General District Account, after paying in the May precept, would b=
e in
credit to the extent of £144 9s. 2d., as a=
gainst
a credit balance of £124 14s. 3d. at the correspo=
nding
period of last year. After cheques being drawn that day, the Water
Account would show a debit of £63 4s. 11d., as
against a credit balance of £145 9s. 2d. last yea=
r.
He explained that the adverse balance was partly due to the payment of char=
ges
in connection with the opposition of the Wolverhampton Corporation Water Bi=
ll,
but it would right itself as the year went on. The sanitary inspector’s report showed the distri=
ct
free from notifiable diseases. Arising out of a complaint received respecting the depo=
siting
of tin cans and other rubbish on pasture land adjoining the 15th May 1937 CORONATION CELEBRATIONS. =
212;Linley,
Willey, Barrow and Posenhall parishes joined together for the celebrations =
and
Willey was made the centre. The programme was as follows— 2-30 p.m., =
service
at 22nd May 1937 THE MARRIAGE took place on, Saturday at the CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.— As a
grand finale to the rejoicings in the town, a dance was held in The Square =
on
Whit Monday. The music was supplied by a local jazz band in comic dress, un=
der
the direction of Mr. Sidney Colley and at 11 p.m., the proceedings closed w=
ith
the National Anthem. DEATH OF MRS. W. EDGE—The death occurred on Thurs=
day at
the Broseley Lady Forester Hospital, after an illness of a few months of Mr=
s.
Ethel Edge, wife of Mr. William Edge, Church View, registrar of births, dea=
ths
and marriages for the Borough of Wenlock and Relieving Officer for the
district. Mrs. Edge was the youngest daughter of the late Mrs. and Mr. John
Dixon (a former registrar for the Broseley district), of the Delph, Broseley. A member of the Church of England, s=
he was
up to the last 12 months, staunch worker and worshipper at the BRITISH
LEGION DINNER To celebrate the Coronation a dinner was held on May 14=
in
connection with the British Legion. The arrangements were carried out by a =
sub-committee
of the local branch, consisting of Mr. W. J. Ritchings=
(chairman), Mr. H. H. Wase and Mr. T. Goodall
(secretary). The president, Lt.-Col. Lord Forester, presided. Apologies wer=
e received
from Major Rowland Hunt, Col. G. G. P. Heywood, Capt. E. D. Collins, Mr. J.=
Floyer, Benthall, Dr. T. Hoy, The Rev. C. S. Jackson proposed the toast of the “=
;Navy,
Army and Air Force,” which was replied to by Capt. Boon. The toast of=
the
evening, “The British Legion,” was submitted by Ald. Nicklin an=
d responded
to by Mr. J. A. Madeley. Mr. J. R. Nicklin proposed the toast of “Our
President,” which was drunk with musical honours. Lord Forester repli=
ed
and gave a description of his impressions of the Coronation ceremony at Wes=
tminster
Abbey. Mr. E. Heighway, Dawley, ga=
ve humorous
songs, impersonations, monologues, and solos on a musical saw and spoons, w=
hile
songs were also contributed by Messrs. F. S. Francis and R. Picken,
with Mr. Matt. A DANCE, organised by the St=
. Mary’s
Hall entertainments committee in aid of the Parish Church Sunday School chi=
ldren’s
outing fund was held on Whit Monday in the St: Mary’s Hall. The M.C’s. were Messrs. Norman Hudson and George Th=
omas.
Spot dance prizes were won by Mr. A. Bryan (Broseley) and Miss Phyllis Huds=
on,
and in a competition for a carton of eggs Miss Olive Hudson was successful.=
The
prizes were presented by Mrs. H. Preece (Coalpo=
rt),
and Mrs. T. J. Hearn respectively. The refreshment department was in the ch=
arge
of Mesdames G. S. Williams, J. T. Perkins, E. Green, and E. Poole. The
secretarial duties were carried out by Mr. Lawrence Hearn. The effort reali=
sed
over £7. BAND CONCERT. — On Whi=
t Sunday
evening, by permission of Mr. E. J. Exley, J.P., the Jackfield Prize Silver
Band gave a concert in the grounds of the Rock House. Under the direction of
Bandmaster W. Ellis an interesting programme, which included a euphonium so=
lo
by Bandsman P. Jones, was carried through. A collection was taken for the B=
and’s
funds. CORONATION
CELEBRATIONS The sports, postponed on Coronation Day owing to the wet
condition of the field, were held on Saturday in fine weather. At 5 p.m. the
children of the parish assembled near the The prize-winners were as follows:-=
Pillow fighting, ages 9 to 11 1, H. Maiden; 2, E. Welsh. Ditto,
11 to 14: 1, T. Bird; 2, D. Jones. Tug-of-war, men: 1, P. Preece’s team; 2, T. W. Evans’ team. Ditt=
o,
women: 1, Mrs. J. Hatton’s team; 2, Mrs. J. Pumf=
ord’s
team. Ditto, boys: 1, Harold Storey’s team; 2, W. Leach’s team.
Musical chairs, men: 1, P. Preece; 2, A. Rogers.
Ditto, women: 1, Mrs. L. Langford; 2, Miss M. Harrison. Ditto, girls: 1, C.
Welsh; 2, I. Evans. Ditto, children under 9: 1, Miss Rogers; 2, Miss E. Wal=
l.
Three-legged Race, men: 1, R. Poole and C. Williams; 2. L. Langford and H.
Handley. Ditto, women: 1, Misses Audrey Ellis and Mary Harrison; 2, Mrs. T.
Green and Miss Ethel Perkins. Ditto, boys: 1, C. Rogers and S. Gilbert; 2, =
T.
Rogers and C. Groves. Ditto, girls: 1, Misses J. Bright and O. Arnold; 2, M=
iss
J. Bradley and N. Phillips. Egg and spoon race, men: 1, T. Green;. P. Preece. Ditto, women=
: 1,
Mrs. T. Green 2, Mrs. J. Pumford. Ditto, boys: =
1,
Eddie Wylde; 2, P. Jones. Ditto’, girls: =
D.
Leach; 2, I. Groves. Flat race, boys under 9: 1, F. Ga=
llier;
2, D. Johnson; 3, Eric Hughes. Ditto, girls under 9: 1, L. Colley; 2, H. Ev=
ans;
3, V. Hadley. The prizes were presented by Mrs: T. C. Gibbs. LATE MR. A. PREECE. — =
The
death occurred on Sunday at his home, 16, Hockley Bank, of Mr. Albert Preece, at the age of 73 after about four weeks’
illness. He was a native of Broseley and died in the house where he had liv=
ed
the whole of his life. Up to the time of his retirement from his work as a =
waggoner he had been in the employ of the Broseley Ti=
leries
Co., Ltd., for over 58 years. <=
/span>From
his youth he had been a member of the Modern Masons’ Friendly Society=
. He
is survived by three daughters and four sons. His
wife died eleven years ago. The funeral took place on Tuesday and a service=
was
held at the BROSELEY
DISTRICT C=
OUNCIL
40 YEARS AT THE POTTER’S WHEEL
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Much Wenlock
BROSELEY
DISTRICT
COUNCIL—RATE FIXED
SHROPSHIRE SOCIETY IN
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ELECTED PRESIDENT
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ADJOURNED GENERAL ANNUAL LICENSING MEETING.
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AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY
MUCH WENLOCK
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DEATH OF ALD. W. J. LEGGE
WENLOCK BOROUGH COUNCIL’S OLDEST MEMBER
Wenlock Boro=
ugh Council’s
Oldest Member.
BROSELEY
BROSELEY
WENLOCK WATER SCHEME
PUBLIC INQ=
UIRY
INTO £15,650 PROJECT
SHIFNAL AND
DAWLEY COUNCILS VIEWS
BROSELEY
BROSELEY
JACKFIELD
BROSELEY
WILLEY (Broseley)
BROSELEY
JACKFIELD
JACKFIELD (with Coalport)
BROSELEY
JACKFIELD HOSPITAL COMMITTEE.
— A meeting was held in St. Mary’s Hall on Monday, Mr. Hayward
Davis (chairman) presiding to allocate the available funds to the hospitals=
and
other institution This was done us follows:— Shropshire
Sanatorium £3 3s.; Royal Salop Infirmary £2 2s.; Shropshire Eye,
Ear and
The funeral of Mrs. Ethel Edge, whose death was recorde=
d in
last week’s issue, took place on Saturday at the
Among those present were Ald. J. Nicklin, Ald. R. A. Rh= odes (Dawley), Mr. J. Thompson, representing Ald. J. H. Thompson, Deputy Mayor (= Much .Wenlock), Mr. W. E. Davis, Mr. E. S. Owen (Madeley), Mr. E. H. H. Shorting, Mr. W. S. Instone, (churchwardens) and Mr. W. A= ndrews (hon. treasurer of the Parish Church), Mr. J. R. Nicklin (Lloyds Bank), Mr.= J. S. Griffin, Mr. E.. H. Stanley, assistant to Mr F. Mole, (relieving officer, Dawley), Mr. G. Ellis, representing the Master, Matron and staff of The Beeches, Iron-Bridge, Mrs. A. H. Thorn-Pudsey (Broseley Hall), Miss M. Potts (The Deanery), Mrs. D. L. Prestage, Mrs. E. R. Instone= , Mrs. J. G. Broadhurst, Mrs. E. C. S. White, Mrs. W. T. Street, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Stoner, Mrs. P. E. Hartshorne, Mrs. J. Eaton, Miss P. Eaton, Mrs. Albe= rt Jones (Church Street), Miss Edith Jones, Miss E. Wilkes, Mrs. G. Taylor, Mr= s. Jas. Colley, Mrs. W. Taylor, Mrs. M. Molyneux, Miss L. Burnett, Miss Annie Bagley, Mr. and Miss. F. J. Brooks (Ivy House), Mr and Mrs. Walter Hartshor= ne, Pumford (formerly works manager of the Broseley Gas Co.), Messrs. T. Francis, H. Mason, C. Edwards, N. Ball, H. Roberts, E. Harris and P.C. Bett= s.
Later in the afternoon and on Sunday morning the
Beautiful flowers were sent by—Bill; Will and Lil=
lie;
Amy and Jack; Louie; Arthur, Ada and family; Arthur, G=
ert
and family; Mary and Sis; Eddie and Peggy; Marguerite and Vinen;
Mrs. Kitson (Much Wenlock); Mr. and Mrs. Thorn-
Pudsey; the Misses Potts; Mrs. D. L. Prestige; Mr. and Mrs. J. Nicklin; sta=
ff
of Messrs. Thorn-Pudsey and Derry, and Mrs. Harris; Mr. and Mrs. L. Harris =
and
Patrick; Mr. and Mrs. Hopley and staff; Mr. and=
Mrs.
Seabury; Mrs. and the Misses Davis; Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Brooks; Mr. and Mrs.=
Walter
Davis; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Price; Mr. and Mrs, W. Andrews; Mrs. N. Smith and
family (Forester Arms); Mr. and Mrs. Betts; Mr. and Will Oakley; Hilda and
Bill; Mr and Percy Hartshorne; Mr. and Mr., Broadhurst; Mr. and Mrs. C.
5th June 1937
BAPTIST CHAPEL. — The =
Sunday
school anniversary was held on Sunday. The service in the morning was taken=
by
the Rev. T. Lloyd Morgan (pastor). A musical service was held in the aftern=
oon,
when Mr. E. Correll (treasurer), presided, and =
an
address was given by Pastor E. Evans, Oakengates. The church was filled to
overflowing for the evening service, when a sermon was delivered by Pastor =
E.
Evans. During the day hymns were sung by the children, who had been trained=
by
Mr. Harry Evans, Sunday school superintendent. Solos were given by Miss Pay=
ne
(Wellington), and Master George Mason, and recitations by scholars, Mary
BROSELEY DOMINO LEAGUE
The presentation of the Col. Baldwin-Webb silver challe= nge cup took place, at Iron-Bridge on Monday. The chairman of the league commit= tee, Mr. J. Plant, who presided, was introduced by Mr. E. Wilde, who congratulat= ed the Bird-in-Hand team on its success. The cup was presented to the captain,= Mr. A. Stanley, of the winning team, by the league secretary. Mr. Fred Watson. = The health of the winning team was drunk from the cup, and a social evening followed..
Songs were contributed by Messrs. J. Goodall, F. Watson= , E. Wilde, J. Potts, J. Parkinson, E. Tristan, and A. Drew= ball; a duet by Messrs. J. Gooddall and Potts; and a pianoforte solo by Mr. W. Heighway; who also pr= ovided the accompaniments, assisted by Mr. J. Goodall, comedian and banjoist.
POLICE COURT
Tuesday, before Ald. J. Nicklin (Pr= esiding), Col. G. G. P. Heywood, Messrs. E. J. Exley and J. S. Barker.
Percy William Parr, of 54, High Street, Broseley, coal
merchant, was charged, under the Borough of Wenlock by-laws, with failing to
carry a correct weighing instrument on a vehicle on which coal was being
carried for sale or delivery, on May 21, at Broseley; under the Weights and
Measures Act there was a further charge of possessing for use for trade all=
unstamped
weighing instrument, at the same time and place. Mr. W. F. Blakemore, of
Bridgnorth, appeared for defendant, and pleaded guilty on his behalf. ̵=
2;
Mr. Harold Birchanall, Inspector of Weights and
Measures,
Arnold Betts, 13,
FORMER RESIDENT’S DEATH.
— The death occurred suddenly on Monday at her home, Brose-Lea, Ash
Grove, Werrington, near Stoke-on
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Wednesday, Ald. A. A. Exley (vice chairman) presiding.<= /p>
The Town Clerk (Mr. F. W. Derry), reporting on finance, stated that the May precept of £204 had been paid into the general district account, which stood in credit to the sum of £125 8s. 9d., a= nd, after cheques being drawn that day to the amount of, £64 5s. 4d., the account would still be in credit to the exten= t of £61 3s. 5d., as against a credit of £= ;55 19s. 5d. at the corresponding period last year. = He reported that the collectors had paid £87 7s. 11d. into the water account dining the past month, which account stood in debit to the am= ount of £31 5s. 7d., and, with cheques being drawn that day, includ= ing the contribution to the Harrington Joint Water Committee, the debit would h= e increased to about £117, as against a credit balance of £64 last year.
Mr. Fenn (collector) stated= that he had collected £101 1s. of the current half-year’s water rate, o= f £42 6s, 7d. was not paid into the account before May= 31, and the water account would thus be better off to that extent on the date of the meeting.
The sanitary inspector (Mr. C. Thomas) reported the dis= trict free from notifiable diseases. — A letter= was received complaining of rubbish being deposited on land close to the Brosel= ey Wood Mission hall premises, and the inspector was instructed to inquire into the matter and, if necessary, arrange for a warning notice to be fixed ther= e.
The surveyor (Mr. F. Richards) gave particulars of his expenditure in labour, etc., for the past month amounting to £21 3s. = 7d.
A complaint was received from ratepayers in the Quarry = Road district that no ashes could be collected from their premises or coal deliv= ered by vehicles to their houses &nbs= p; owing to the posts erected at each end of the footpath on the Quarry Bank.—= The surveyor was instructed to report as to the advisability of removing one se= t of posts to a lower position down the bank in question.
The Water Engineer (Mr. A. O. Call= ear) gave particulars of the repairs, and extensions carried out in the district during the past month.— He was instructed = to make arranged merits for the laying on of the water supply to the public convenience at the end of Bir= ch Row, now nearing completion.
The clerk reported that the Ministry had approved the t= ender for the erection of a house on a piece of land at the Holly Grove, Jackfiel= d, arid he stated that he was now arranging for the contract to be signed and = also for the loan to meet the cost.
The Clerk submitted a letter from the Chief Constable o= f the county, as supervisor to the county committee, in connection with the precautions to be taken in the event of air raids, asking for the names of = the stations selected in the district. It was suggested at the meeting that the Broseley social club would be the most suitable building for the purpose, a= nd it was decided to communicate with the secretary of the club on the matter, asking for permission to allow the council architect and surveyor to make an inspection of the premises.
WOMEN CONSERVATIVES. —= A joint effort by the members of the Coalport and Jackfield branches of the Women&#= 8217;s Conservative and Unionist Association, was successfully organised in aid of the Lady Yale Memorial, when a concert was held at the Coffee Room, Coalport, on May 26. Mrs. Pre= ece and Mrs. Hearn presided, supported by members of the joint committees. The artistes included the Jackfield “Cheerful Chirpers”—Mr. E. Fox (Dawley), Mr. P. Davies, Mrs. Phillipson, M= r. R. Duce, and Mr. Roy Harper, of Madeley; compere, Mr. F. Jeffrey, Madeley. Mrs. Bowen and Mrs. Davies, Coalport, were the win= ners of a special competition. Refreshments were provided by the Coalport and Jackfield branches, the members of the catering committee being Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Barber. Miss Smyth (women’s organise= r), spoke of the subject of the concert, and thanked the artistes and the compa= ny preset for their support.
12th June 1937
LATE MR. E. PEAKE
The death occurred on June 1 of Mr. Ernest Peake, at his home, 86, Lloyds Head, at the age of 37, after a long and painful illness. He was a native of Weston, Shifnal, but h= ad lived in this neighbourhood for many years. Up to the time of his illness he had been in the employ of the Broseley Gas Company for over 13 years. He wa= s a member of Coalford Methodist Chapel, a Sunday school teacher, a member of t= he I.O.O.F. Friendly Society, “Lord Frederick” Lodge, Shifnal.
The funeral took place on Saturday at Broseley cemetery=
. The
bearers were Messrs. A. and E. Pritchard, J. Cox, R. Colley, S. Jones, W. H.
Poole,
On Sunday a memorial service was held at Coalford Metho= dist Chapel by the Rev. R. H. Osborne.
10th July 1937
A RUMMAGE SALE was held on Saturday in St. Mary’s= Hall, in aid of the Parish Church Sunday School outing fund. The effort realised = over £3, to which has to be added the proceeds of a competition for a port= able wireless set. The stallholders and other helpers were the Misses Ethel Perk= ins and Audrey Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas, Mr. Roy Greg= son, Mr. N. Hudson, Mr. C. Hughes (door steward) and Mr. Lawrence Hearn, who was also responsible for the arrangements.
BAND CONCERT. — The Ja= ckfield Prize Silver Band gave a concert on Sunday evening at the Salthouse, under the direction of Bandmaster W. Ellis. A collection was taken for the = Band’s fund.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. ̵=
2;Sunday
school anniversary services were held on Sunday. The preacher was Mr. E. Mi=
lls,
THE WEDDING took place at the
DISTBICT COUNCIL Wednesday, Ald. J.= Nicklin presiding.
The town clerk (Mr. F. W. Derry), reporting on finance,
stated that the June and July precepts had been paid into the general account, which stood in
credit to the sum of £469 11s. 9d., against
which cheques being drawn that day would leave a credit of £326 19s. =
9d., as against a credit balance of £331 5s.
Mr. A. G. Fenn (collector), reported that he had collected £130 6s. 10d. of t= he current half-year’s water rate leaving gross outstanding= s of £203 13s. 2d.
The sanitary inspector (Mr. C. Thomas), reported the district free from notifiable dise= ases.
The surveyor (Mr. F. Richards), reported that the repai= rs to the road from the Free Bridge to the hairpin bend, Jackfield, at the cost of over £700, were now practically completed, and he was complimented by= the members on the excellent job which had been carried out.—Replying to = Mr. Shorting, the surveyor said the repairs to the Cobwell Road —Bridge R= oad, were now about to be done.
The question of air raids precautionary measures was fu= rther discussed, and Mr. Collins reported on inspection, together with Mr. T. W. Howells, of the Social Club premises, saying they would make an excellent p= lace for a first-aid post, while a disused malthouse= at Delphside could be used as storage for gas masks, etc= . If permission could be obtained from the Social Club, these premises, together with the hospital, would cover their requirements. He said that the gas instruction would be carried out through the police authorities and the Bri= tish Legion branch, and he also referred to other arrangements which had been ma= de. Mr Collins and the other members of the Air Raids Precautions Committee, were thanked for their work and report, and= the clerk was instructed to report accordingly to the county authority.
Mr. W. L. Davis raised the question of a public playing= field for the district, and suggested that, it being Coronation year, it would be= an ideal opportunity to do something for Broseley while a grant for these purp= oses was obtainable. After discussion, it was decided to write the trustees of t= he Bathurst Playing Fields, asking them if they could see their way clear to h= and over the field to the public authority during Coronation year, when a grant could be obtained.
17th July 1937
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL annual summer outing took place on
Saturday, when 8O scholars and teachers, with several parents and friends,
making a party of about 140, in the charge of the Rector (the Rev. F. J. B.
Mason), paid a visit to Llandudno. The journey was made via Llangollen and =
Corwen. &n=
bsp;
The Rector presided at tea, and the return journey was made via Rhyl,
THE MOTHERS’ UNION summer outing took place on Tu= esday, and the resort chosen this year was Llandudno The party, numbering 57 membe= rs, was in the charge of Mrs. G. = Broadhurst, the enrolling member, who was responsible for the= arrangements. The route taken was via Llangollen and the Horse Shoe Pass. At tea, the par= ty was joined by the Rector of Broseley (the Rev. S. Jackson), who presided. T= he return journey was via Mold, Wrexham and Ellesm= ere.
THE WEDDING took place on Saturday at the
LATE MRS. H. COLLIER. —=
; The
death occurred on Sunday, at the age of 79, after a few weeks’ illnes=
s,
of Mrs. Rebecca Collier, widow of Mr. Herbert Collier, of
METHODIST GARDEN PARTY
In connection with the
The Rev. R. H. Osborne (Methodist minister) presided at= the opening, ceremony, which was performed by Lady Forester, who was supported = by Mrs. J. G. Boon and Mrs F. Howell’s. A vote of thanks was accorded Lady Forester, Mrs F. C. Howells and Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Howells on the prepositi= on of Mr. A. O. Jones (secretary), and Mr. C. B. Jones, in seconding, made app= reciative reference to the great interest the Forester family for generations had tak= en in their church. At the close of the ceremony little Miss Doreen Pace prese= nted a bouquet to Lady Forester, and Mrs. F. C. Howells also received one from l= ittle Miss Vera Colley.
Afternoon teas were served on the lawn of Field House by
Mesdames J. Casey, A. Harris and C. Thomas, assisted by the members of the
ladies’ committee, and the refreshment buffet was in the charge of
At 6 p.m_ the presentation = of gifts by member scholars and friends was conducted by the Rev. R. H. Osborne, and= the amount received was £54 0s 10d.
In the evening the Jackfield Prize Silver Band played selections under the conductorship of Deputy Band master Cecil Hudson, and = they also played for dancing on the lawn of Field House from 8 to 10-30 p.m, Mr. Percy Jones being M.C. There were numerous attractions, entertainments and competitions.
In a cake competition organised by Mrs. A. O. Jones and=
Mrs.
A. Harris, the winners &nb=
sp;
were:—
At intervals there were displays of folk dancing, under= the direction of Miss Enid Davis, for which Mrs F. Davis (Benthall) played the pianoforte accompaniments.
The Methodist girls’ choir gave selections of pop= ular songs, under the conductorship of Mr. A. O. Jones, with Miss Williams at the piano.
The (H)
The games included:— Houp-la, in the charge of Messrs A. O. Jones and Arthur Evans; ringing the pegs Mess= rs. C Thomas and Colin Jones; aerial bagatelle; Messrs S. Colley and S. Bryan; = off with his top hat, Messrs N Ball. H Barnsley and T. Eve= rall; darts, Messrs R E Gywnne and Stanley Williams; = wobbly wheelbarrow, Messrs. H Ball and J Casey; table tennis, Mr L Morris; magic f= ish pond and flower pot game, Mr Frank Davis; gofstacle (miniature golf), Mr Ernest Humphries; skittles Messrs. G Gittings and B Bradley.
The proceeds of the day were in aid of new heating appa= ratus, etc., and amounted to a grand total of £84 5s.
The secretarial duties were carried out by Mr A. O. Jon= es.
24th July 1937
WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.—At the invitation of the former chairman, the Rev. C. S. Jackson, of the Broseley branch, a representative and interesting gathering spent a pleasant social evening at the Rectory on Monday, when a brief survey of the past activities and the future prospects of the movement formed an important feature, as al= so a discussion on “Psychology”, which is the subject for study duri= ng the forthcoming session. At the conclusion a vote of thanks was accorded the Rector for his hospitality and to Mrs. R. Nicklin, Mrs. Ogilvie and Mrs H. Seabury for their assistance with the refreshments.R= 12; In responding, Mr. Jackson expressed the hope that the class (which had bee= n in existence for 12 years) would long continue.
LATE MRS. R. COLLIER.—During the morning service =
at the
BOY”S SCHOOL CAMP.— The
annual summer camp was held from July 9-16, at Pwllhel=
i.
The party consisted of 38 boys, in the charge of the headmaster (Mr. A. Wil=
kinson),
with assistant (Mr. T. Brookes), and the journey was made by rail. Mr. Walt=
er
Pountney accompanied the party as camp cook. A certain portion of each day =
was
devoted lessons, chiefly connected with the local work and the geography the
district, also physical training, while plenty of time was spent &=
nbsp;
in bathing and other amassments. During the period visits were made to vari=
ous
places of interest which included the Penrhos A=
erodrome,
near
THE Borough of Wenlock Coroner, Mr. F. W. Derry, opened= an inquest at the Lady Forester Hospital, Broseley, on Monday, on the body of George Bright, aged 42 years, tileworker’s charge-hand, of 201, Ferry Road, Jackfield, who died at the Hospital at 2-3= 0 am. on Sunday as the result of injuries received in a collision on July 16 between his pedal cycle and a motor-car driven by Cyril Duncan Watson Bartlam, of South View, Iron-Brid= ge.
The accident happened at the junction of
Deceased was riding from the direction of Blest’s Hill, Madeley, and Bartlam was proceeding from Coalport to Madeley. The cyclist was rendered unconscious and conveyed by ambulance to the hospital.
After evidence of identification had been given by dece= ased’s brother, Francis Bright, of Sinclair Grove, Ketley, who stated that his brother never regained consciousness after the accident, the inquest was adjourned to a date not yet fixed.
Deceased leaved a widow and four children.
The Coroner, Inspector Machin (Iron-Bridge), and Mr. Archibald Watson Bartlam, on behalf of himself and his son, expressed sympathy with the widow and family.
The
Funeral
The funeral took place on Wednesday, when a service was=
held
in the
Deceased was well known in the district, and had been i= n the employ of Messrs. Maw and Co., Ltd., Jackfield, for many years, and at the = time of his death held the position of shift charge hand. He was a member of the I.O. Oddfellows, “Rose of Sharon” Lodge, Broseley, and a member= of the R.A.Q.B., “Lord Forester” Lodge, Madele= y.
The bearers were six neighbours and six workmates:̵= 2; Messrs. G. Morris, C. Leach, W. Arnold, W. Storey, G. Harrington and A Pritchard, a= nd Messrs. W. Taylor, J. Beaman, A. Haynes, E. Syk= es. J. Perkins and J. Smallman.
The family mourners included the widow, Willie (daughte= r), Teddy (son), Mrs. E. Bright, Benthall (mother), Mr. William Bright (Mobberley), Mr. John Bright, (Tr= ysull), and Mr. Frank Bright, Ketley (brothers), Miss A= nnie Bright (sister), Mrs. John Bright (Trysull), Mrs H. Jo= nes (Crayford, Kent), Mrs. W. Waring (Wilmslow), and Miss B. Bayliss, Wolverhampton (sister-in-law), Mrs. G. Forster, Market Drayton (aunt), Mr. and Mrs. W. Haynes (Benthall), Mr. Edwa= rd Haynes (Much Wenlock), Mrs. A. Cooper (Broseley Wood), Mr. and Mrs. J. Kitson (Much Wenlock), and Miss B. Hinsley (cousins).
Messrs. Maw and Co. Ltd., were represented by Mr. W. Pr= ice (works manager). Members of the Odd fellows Society and the R.A.O.B. attend= ed, also a large number of neighbours, friends and deceased’s workmates.<= /p>
The interment was in the
Among the numerous wreaths sent were tributes from the directors or Messrs. Maw and Co. Ltd., also the workpeople, and his ‘‘ shift” mates, mid the members of = the R.A.O.B., “Lord Forester” Lodge, Madeley.
7th August 1937
BAND CONCERT — On Sunday evening Jackfield Prize =
Silver
Band gave a concert on the lawn in the beautiful
THE MARRIAGE took place on Saturday at the Parish Churc=
h, the
Rev. C. S. Jackson (rector) officiating, of Miss Olive Instone
Lloyd, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Lloyd, of Birch Row,
Broseley, and Mr. Walter Britton, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Britto=
n of
Toll Gate House, Cemetery Road, Broseley. The bride, who was given away by =
her
father, was dressed in crepe suede, with shoes to tone, and wore a picture,=
and
carried a bouquet of white lilies. Her bridesmaid was Miss Harriet Olive
Wednesday, Ald. Nicklin presiding.<= /span>
Mr. D. Ferguson, town clerk’s assistant, reportin= g on finance, stated that the general district account was in credit to the amou= nt of £230 19s. 11d., which after cheques bei= ng drawn that day for the sum of £47 11s. 8d. would leave a credit balan= ce of £183 8s. 3d., against a credit of &poun= d;127 5s. last year. He reported that the collectors h= ad paid £59 4s. 11d. into the water account during t= he past month, which had brought the account into credit to the sum of £= 38 11s. 5d., and after a cheque being drawn,= the credit balance would be £35 1s. 5d., as ag= ainst a credit balance of £225 15s. 1d. last year.
The collector, Mr. A. G. Fenn, reported that he had collected £217 19s. 10d. of the current half-yea= r’s water rate, and the outstanding amount was £125 0s. 2d.
Mr. C. Thomas, sanitary inspector reported the district= free from notifiable diseases.
The surveyor, Mr F. Richards, reported that the road in=
Broseley
Wood to the Woodlands had been repaired and that the Jackfield end of the <=
st1:Street
w:st=3D"on">
LATE MR. W. JONES.—The=
death occurred
on July 29 of Mr. William Jones, at the age of 67, at his home, 62,
14th August 1937
THE MARRIAGE took place on Saturday, at the
FELLOWSHIP CAMP.—The tenth annual camp was held d=
uring
Bank Holiday week at Dysserth, near Rhyl The party travelled in the charge of Mr. T. Goodall, and on the Sunday,=
the
camp was joined by the rector of Broseley (Rev. C. S. Jackson), Mr. Fred
Perkins, (headmaster of Arley Schools, Worcs.),=
and
Mr. G. O. Jones, (assistant master of Broseley C. of E. Schools), while sev=
eral
members cycled there on the Saturday night to join the camp for the week-en=
d.
Glorious weather prevailed, and a most enjoyable week was spent in games,
bathing and visits to various, places of interest. Several Broseley residen=
ts
visited the camp during the week, and were entertained to tea. This year, a=
fter
the morning service, a series of lectures on “What religion means to =
me,”
were given by the rector, and Messrs. F. Perkins, Hins=
ley
Dodd, G. O. Jones and Ernest Harris, members of the party, and interesting
discussion followed. On the Sunday the camp attended Divine service at Dysserth C. of E. Church. The campers returned on Sat=
urday,
and attended their annual camp service at
LATE MRS. E. DAVIS
One of the oldest residents of the town passed peaceful=
ly
away on Sunday after a short illness, m the person of Mrs. Martha Davis, at=
the
age of 85, at her residence in
The funeral took place on Tuesday at the
The family mourners included Mr. Walter E. Davis (son),=
Miss
M. Davis, Mrs. Ernest Walker, Badger Farm, Miss Pattie Davis and Mrs Talbot
Thomas, Risca, S. Wales (daughters), Mrs. Walter
Davis (daughter-in-law), Mr. Ernest Walker and Mr. Talbot Thomas,
(sons-in-law), Miss Mary Walker, Mr. Graham Walker and Mr. Roger Thomas
(grandchildren). Mr. F. H. Bangham, Doseley, Mr. A. O. Jones, Benthall, Mr. W. E. Price, =
Jackfield,
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Francis, East Dulwich, London, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Franci=
s, Willey,
Mr. Edwin Francis and Mr. F. S. Francis (nephews and nieces), Mr. Charles
Davis, Mr. Cyril Walker (Morville), Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Shaw (Morville), Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Edm=
onds,
Among others present were Mrs. R. A. Instone,
Mrs. E. R. Instone, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Instone, Mrs. R. Smitheman, Mrs. Edith Jones, Ald. an=
d Mrs.
J. Nicklin, Mr. C. R. Jones, Messrs. T. Broadhurst, N. Ball, G. Gittings J. B. Nicklin, W. Andrews. P. W. Parr, Mr. C=
owan,
Mr. and
Wreaths included a tribute from the members of the Moth=
ers’
GARDEN PARTY
A garden party, in aid of the funds of the Broseley Cri= cket Club, organised by the rector, (Rev. C. S. Jackson), was held on Wednesday,= in the grounds and gardens of Whitehall, (by kind, permission of Dr. and Mrs. Boon), and at the Rectory.
The opening ceremony was performed by Mrs. Boon, who was supported by Dr. Boon. The rector, in introducing Mrs. Boon, spoke of the g= reat interest both she and the doctor had taken in the Broseley Cricket Club for= a great many years.
Mr. T. Wilfred Howells proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs. Boon, and also to Dr. Boon and the rector for their kindness in lending the grounds and gardens for the occasion. The Jackfield Prize Silver Band was in attendance, and played selections during the afternoon and evening, and also for dancing, under the conductorship of Deputy Bandmaster C. Hudson.
Teas were served on the lawn in the
Short whist drives were held in the rooms at the Rector=
y,
organised by Mesdames A. Ogilvie, W. Darlington and M. Jones (Wesley House),
for which Mr. Matt.
There was a large company at the dance, which was held = on the Rectory lawn, which was flood-lit, kindly installed by Mr. Eric Lloyd. Mr. George Roberts was M.C.
The gate steward was Mr. T. Goodall, assisted by playin= g members of the club, and the hon. secretary was Mr. J. B. Dixon.
The primary object of the effort was to obtain funds fo= r the repainting of the Cricket Club pavilion and repairs to mowers, or, if possi= ble, a new machine. The receipts for the day amounted to over £20.
21st August 1937
TENDERS are invited for the S= upply of Goods as under, delivered to the Sanatorium for the six months ending 31st March, 1938;—
PREVISIONS, BREAD, MEAT, FISH, HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
Forms of tender may be obtained on application to the Secretaries, to whom they should be returned on or before 4th September, 19= 37, in a sealed envelope marked “Tender.”
ASBURY, RIDDELL & CO
Secreta= ries,
7, The=
Square,
13th August, 1937.
BRITISH LEGION PARADE
The annual parade of the local branch of the British Le= gion took place on Sunday. The branch formed up at the Rectory in the charge of = Mr. Jas. Clapton (hon. secretary) supported by Capt. E. D. Collins and Mr. T. W. Howells (vice-presidents). The service was conducted by the chaplain, Rev. = C. S. Jackson (rector), who also preached an eloquent sermon. The choir sang an anthem, and special hymns were sung, with Mr. Ronald A. Yorke (organist and choirmaster) at the organ.
After the service a concert was given by the Jackfield = prize silver band in the grounds of The Lawns, by permission of Mr. E. H. H. Shorting, under the conductorship of Bandmaster W. Ellis. A euphonium solo = was given by Bandsman Percy Jones.
A collection was taken for the branch funds, and amount= ed to £72, Mr. Albert Jones was gate steward, and the arrangements were car= ried out by Mr. Jas. Clapton.
THE MARRIAGE took place on Saturday at St. Mary’s
Parish Church of Miss Mary Harper, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Harper, The Werps, Jackfield, and Mr. John Hort=
on,
jun., son, of Mr. and Mrs. John Horton, Hall Green,
28th August 1937
SOCIAL CLUB FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SHOW
The annual show was held at the Social Club on Saturday= and Sunday, and was well attended. The entries, as usual, were confined to thos= e of members only, and the exhibits were staged in the large upper room of the c= lub. The quality of the exhibits was well up to standard, and the competition was keen throughout. The judges were Mr. E. H. H. Shorting, The Lawns, Broseley, Mr. George Potts, The Grange; and Mr. George Thomas, head gardener at Benth= all Hall.
In the competition for the Col. Baldwin-Webb silver cup= , to be held by the winner for twelve months, P.C. Ogilvie (Broseley) was successful, having gained 24 points. The runner-up was Mr. Chas. Shaw, who = was awarded 17 points. The holder of the cup for the past, 12 months, Mr. W. Ro= berts, Chapel Terrace, gained 15 points.
The show was opened by Dr. J. G. Boon, of
The Jackfield Prize Silver Band attended on Sunday even= ing, and gave a concert on the lawn in the grounds of the club, under the conductorship of Bandmaster W. Ellis. In a competition for an iced cake Mrs. James Jones (Council Houses) was successful.
The presentation of the cup and the prizes took place on Monday evening at the Club, and P.C. Ogilvie decided to send his prize mone= y to the Shirlett Sanatorium for the purchase of tobacco and cigarettes for the = patients there.
LATE MISS L. P.DIXON
The death occurred on Sunday at G, Church View, of Miss Louisa P. Nevett Dixon, after a short illness. She formerly carried, on the old established business of newsagent and stationer in High Street. Miss Dixon was the third daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Dixon, Broseley.
She had been in failing health for some years, and sinc= e her retirement front business made her home with her brother-in-law and sister,= Mr. and the late Mrs. W. Edge, at whose residence she passed away. During her lifetime she took a keen interest in the social welfare of the town and for many years was closely connected with the S.J.A.B., the and the Broseley Am= ateur Dramatic Society,
The funeral took place on Wednesday at the
4th September 1937
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Wednesday, Ald. J. Nicklin -presidi= ng.
The sanitary inspector (Mr. C. Thomas) handed over to t= he chairman the keys of the new public convenience, which, he stated, was now finished. The chairman said that the job had been carried out in a most satisfactory manner and that the building was a credit to the Council, which remarks were endorsed by other members present.—It was decided to hav= e a lamp fixed on a bracket to light the approach froth the main street to the building, also a prominent direction indicator fixed on the same bracket.—The inspector, was complimented on the manner in which the w= ork had been carried out. As this had involved extra work upon him in getting o= ut the plan and the supervision of the work, he was granted an honorarium of £10.
The tender of Mr. B. Wood for the supply and erection o= f 35 yards of chestnut fencing and oak posts around the public convenience, for = the sum of £10 15s, was accepted.
Mr. Parr reported that some repairs were needed to the =
Mr. W. E. Davis called attention to a drain which had b= een stopped at the Isolation Hospital.— The inspector stated that it had now been cleared, and suggested that a manhole= be fixed there to avoid a recurrence of the trouble. He was instructed to have this carried out.
The clerk read a letter from the County Council in repl=
y to
an application to them to make an order prohibiting vehicles of over eight =
tons
laden weight travelling over the
ARTS AND CRAFT SECTION PROVES POPULAR
FINE WOODWORK EXHIBITS
AT a public meeting held early this year to consider the Coronation celebrations for Broseley a suggestion was made that it would be= fitting to mark the Coronation year by reviving the old Broseley Flower Show, which before the War had such a long run of success and did much in creating an i= nterest throughout the district in horticulture.
At that meeting Mr. W. Andrews was elected convenor,, l= ater a meeting was held at which a strong executive committee was formed with Mr. = E. H. H. Shorting as chairman, Mr. W. Andrews vice-chairman, Mr. J. B. Nicklin (Lloyds Bank) hon. treasurer, Mr. D. Mason assistant treasurer, and Mr. T. Goodall and W. Bull joint secretaries. The Rt. Hon. Lord Forester was elect= ed president, and, sponsored by the Coronation Executive Committee, with the support of the townspeople, the effort seemed as= sured of success.
This proved to be so when the show was held on August 2= 7 and Saturday in the C. of E. Schools, Broseley, and attended by over 1,000 peop= le.
In addition to horticultural classes there was added an= arts and crafts section, which was a great attraction, the officials for which were = Mrs. J. Nicklin (chairman), Mrs. F. J. Brookes (hon. secretary) and Mrs. C. Thom= as (assistant secretary).
There were over 700 entries in the two sections, and to= stage these all the rooms in the boys’, girls’ and infants departments were needed. The decorations were carried out m red, white and blue colours= by Mr. J. B. Dixon.
The judges were as follows:— Horticultural sectio=
n:
open classes, Mr. G. Thomas (gardener at Benthall Hall) and Mr. George Potts
(The Grange, Broseley); cottagers’ classes,
There were several exhibits not for competition, outsta= nding among which was a display of begonias admirably staged by Mrs. F. C. Howell= s, Field House, Broseley.
Opening
Ceremony
There was a large and representative gathering at the opening, at which Mr. E. H. H. Shorting presided and introduced Lady Forest= er, who performed the opening ceremony. Her ladyship was presented with a bouqu= et by little Miss Joan Smith, Fox Lane House, Broseley.
On both days the Jackfield Prize Silver Band, under the= conductorship of Bandmaster W. Ellis and Deputy Bandmaster C. Hudson, played selections of music, and also for dancing each evening in the schoolyard, for which Mr. H. Watkins, Barratts Hill, was M.C.
In the arts and crafts section, the competition was ver= y keen in several of the classes. This section also included an exhibition of work= not for competition, organised by Mrs. W. Andrews, which included specimens of woodcarving, wool rugs, needlework and water col= our drawings.
Special mention must be made of exhibits in the woodwork
section of a model of the Royal coach in fretwork, entered by W. Gittings, a model of
The great success of the show has been re-established, = and it is hoped to hold it in future years.
THE FUNERAL, took place on Wednesday of Mrs. Annie Step=
han,
widow of Mr. W. Stephan, 58. Lloyd Head, whose death occurred at
11 September 1937
LATE MR. H. MASON.— Th= e death took place on Thursday of Mr, Henry Mason, of Fiery Fields, Broseley, at the age of 60. Deceased, who saw service with the Royal Engineers in the War, w= as for many years employed as a tile presser at Messrs. Maw and Co’s wor= ks.
LATE MR. A. HARRIS
The, death occurred on Sept. 2, at the age of 71 years,= of Mr. Abraham Harris, at his home, 33, Duke Street, after a few week’s illness. Deceased, who was a native of Broseley, was the second son of the = late Mr. Richard Harris, sawyer. He had been in the employ of Messrs. Maw and Co= ., Ltd., Jackfield, for over 40 years as a tessellated flooring tile presser, = up to the time of his retirement about six years ago. He took a keen interest = in sport, and surviving contemporaries will remember him as a prominent playing member of one of the old Broseley football teams, and in his day he figured= in many of the county football cup competitions. On many occasions he acted as umpire for the Broseley Cricket Club. Of late years his chief interest was bowling, and last year he was a finalist in a cup competition at, the Brose= ley Social Club, of which club he had been a member since its formation by the = late Lord Forester in the year 1919. He was formerly a member of the local fire = brigade. His wife predeceased him in the year 1919, and he is survived by two sons a= nd an only daughter.
The funeral took place on Saturday at the
18th September 1937
THE “JOURNAL” representative for this distr=
ict as
from Sept. 25 is Mr. R. Allan, c/o “Holly House,”
LATE MR. H. MASON
The death occurred on Sept. 9 at the age of 60, of Mr. = Henry Mason, at his home, Fiery Field House, after a prolonged illness,
For 33 years Mr. Mason had been in the employ of Messrs=
. Maw
and Co., Ltd., as a tessellated flooring tile presser, with a break of
5½ years, when he spent two years in
From boyhood he had been connected with the
He took a great interest in cricket and was for many ye= ars an umpire for Broseley Cricket Club. In 1933 he was elected an honorary life member of the club. His keen interest in football caused his name to be fou= nd on the management committees of all the principal clubs in the district from time to time, right up to the present.
For 50 years he had been a member of the OddfellowsR=
17;
Friendly Society, the local “Rose of
The funeral took place on Saturday at the
The chief mourners included the widow, Mr. and Mrs. W. =
Ball
(son-in-law and daughter), Mr. Dennis Mason (son), Mrs. James Lovett,
Many members of the British Legion, with their standard carried by Mr. J. Bowen, attended, and also members of the Social Club and = the Oddfellows’ Society, representatives Broseley Cricket Club and many former workmates. Mr. J. Williams (works foreman) represented Messrs. Maw a= nd Co., Ltd. Others present included Mr. E. H. H. Shorting and Mr. W. S. Instone (churchwardens), Messrs. F. S. Francis, P. E. Hartshorne, A. O. Jones, E. Francis, W. Evans, A. J. Garbett, J. Higgins, A= . Cleobury. W. T. Hudson. J. Walki= ns, F. Powell, Jos. Jones, J. Casey and A. Pountney.
The Oddfellows’ Oration was read at the graveside= by the rector at the close of the committal service.
Among the wreaths were tributes from the directors of M= aw and Co., Ltd., the workpeople of Maw and Co., Ltd., Broseley Social Club, Brose= ley Cricket Club, Benthall Cricket Club, and Broseley branch of the British Leg= ion.
LATE MRS. E. JONES.—The death
occurred on Sept. 9 at the Royal Salop- Infirmary, of Mrs. Emily, Elizabeth
Jones, aged 48, wife of Mr. Edward Jones, salesman, of 32,
25th September 1937
THE MARRIAGE took place on Saturday at the St. MaryR=
17;s
The ceremony was performed by the rector, Rev. F. J. R.= Mason. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Jack Evans, of Broseley, = was attired in pink Satin with wreath and veil to match, and carried a sheaf of white lilies. The bridesmaids were the Misses Doreen Mason, J. Pumford and M. Evans (nieces of the bride), who wore dresses of mauve flowered georgette with pink halos and shoes to tone, and carried bouquets of pink carnations. The best man was Mr. S. J. Williams (a friend of the bridegroom).
The reception was held in the
Coalford Methodist Sunday Schoolroom, and afterwards Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher left for
THE WEDDING took place on Saturday at the Parish Church=
, the
Rector (the Rev. C. S. Jackson) officiating, of Miss Olive H. Instone, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Instone, of the Woodlands Farm, Broseley, and Mr. Tho=
mas
Alfred John Parker, only son of the late Mr. Charles C. Parker, formerly of=
Hednesford, and of Mrs. Herbert Evans, of Calcutts Ro=
ad,
Jackfield. Given away by her brother, Mr. S. W. Inston=
e
(jun.) the bride was attired in a pale blue satin gown and blue felt hat, w=
ith
shoes to tone, and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maiden hair
fern. Her chief bridesmaid was Miss. Ethel Parker, of Jackfield (sister of =
the
bridegroom), who wore a pink floral georgette dress, with hat to match, and
black patent shoes, and carried a
bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. The bride̵=
7;s
little attendant was Miss Alma Owen, of Madeley (bride’s niece), who =
was
dressed in blue crepe-de-Chine, with white kid shoes and white stockings, a=
nd
carried a posy of scabrous and maidenhair fern. The other two bridesmaids w=
ere
the Misses Annie and Gertie Evans, of Jackfield
(step-sisters of the bridegroom), who were dressed in electric blue taffeta,
with halo head-dress to tone, and black patent court shoes. They also carri=
ed
bouquets of bronze chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. The best man was Mr.
Cyril Beeston, of Iron-Bridge (friend of the bridegroom). Afterwards a
reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents and later Mr. a=
nd
Mrs. Parker left for their new home at The Lloyds, Coalport. Among the nume=
rous
presents was a handsome
LATE MR. C. Edwards. —=
The
death occurred on Thursday at the
FRIENDLY
SOCIETIES’ HOSPITAL
PARADE
The forty-second annual church Parade of the Broseley a=
nd
District Friendly Societies was held on Sunday. The meeting place was at
The procession, led by Mr. W. Watkins carrying the unit=
ed
Friendly Societies’ wreath, and marshalled by Messrs. J. H. Cross, W.
Haynes, H. Bill, P. Archer and J. Madeley, was headed by the Jackfield Prize
Silver Band, under the conductorship of Bandmaster W. Ellis, and marched
through the principal streets of the town to the
There was a large congregation at the church service, w=
hich
was conducted, by the rector (Rev. C. S. Jackson) and commenced with the
singing of the National Anthem. The preacher was the Rev. T. Dysan Thomas ( The Col.
Baldwin-Webb shield, given for the best collecting box returned from the
licensed houses, was won this year by Mrs. T. Marlow of the Lord Hill Inn, =
Broseley,
whose box contained £4 1s. 7d. During the 42 years this Friendly Societies’ Hosp=
ital
Committee has been in existence, over £1,500 has been contributed to =
the
hospitals. Mr. J. Watkins has held the office of chairman for over 30 years=
; Mr.
R. Whitmore is vice-chairman, Mr. J. Burne hon.
treasurer, and Mr. J. Minton hon. secretary. 2nd October 1937 THE
FUNERAL of Mr. Cyril Edwards, BROSELEY
THE WEDDING took place at the Parish Church on Saturday= , the Rector, the Rev. C. S. Jackson, officiating, of Miss Alice Margaret Mullard, third daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. G. <= span class=3DSpellE>Mullard, 11, Buildwas Road, Iron-Bridge, and Mr. Robe= rt Henry Burns, only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Burns, 4, Cape Street, Broseley. T= he bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. William = Mullard, wore a dress of pale green satin with a hat and shoes to tone. Her bouquet = was of pink rose-buds. The bridesmaids were Miss Eileen Mu= llard (the bride’s sister) and Miss Evelyn Shepherd. They were dressed in m= auve crepe-de-Chine and carried bouquets of pink carnations. Mr. Percy Gilmore w= as best man. A reception was held at the home of the bridegroom.
THE WEDDING took place at the
ROSE DAY.—The amount collected on Sept. 24 by the= sale of roses in connection with the annual appeal of the Alexandra Rose Day, was £5 4s, 11d., and this has been forwarded to the secretary (Mr. George Fryer) of the Royal Salop Infirmary, Local arrangements were made by Mrs. J. Aston, and the sellers were Mrs. Betts. Mrs. Sea bury and Miss Brookes.
STRIKE POSSIBIL= ITY
THE wage dispute in the Broseley tile industry reached a
further stage this-week, and a ballot, organised by the Transport and Gener=
al
Workers’
A “Journal” representative was informed yeste= rday (Friday) that over 70 per cent. of the papers had been re= turned, and that these so far were 100 per cent. in favo= ur of strike action.
If the ballot favours a strike, sanction will have to be
obtained from the Union headquarters before it is officially supported by t=
he
The
16th October1937
SALOP COUNTY COUNCIL=
.
ROAD TRAF= FIC ACT, 1930. Section 46. ROAD and RAIL TRAFFIC A= CT, 1933, Section. 29.
WHEREAS in pursuance of Section 46 (1) of the Road Traf= fic Act, 1930, as amended by Section 29 of the Road and hail Traffic Act, 1933,= the Salop County Council have made application to the Minister of Transport for confirmation of an Order made by them on the 16th October, 1937, the effect= of which is set out in the Schedule hereto.
Notice is hereby given that objections to the Order may=
be
sent in writing to the Minister of Transport, Roads Department,
A copy of any such objection should be sent at the same= time by the objector to the undersigned.
Dated this 16th day of October, 193= 7.
W. L. EDGE. Clerk.
Salop County Council.
=
; Shirehall,
THE SCHEDULE;
To prohibit the driving over the
To restrict the Speed of Vehicles o= ver the said Bridge to not exceeding Five Miles per. Hour.
IT is understood that Mr. Ernest Hastings Hamilton Shor= ting, “The Lawns,” Broseley, is to be nominated by the Broseley Ward Council for= the forthcoming choice of Mayor of Wenlock.
Mr. Shorting entered the Council in 1931 and is seeking re-election on November 1. At the 1934 election he was unopposed.
The youngest son of the late Mr. E. W. Shorting, of Bro=
seley,
who was a J.P. the Borough of Wenlock for 27 years, Mr. Shorting is a nativ=
e of
Broseley, where he has spent most of his life, and he has taken an active i=
nterest
in many of the town’s organisations. He has been a warden of the
He is keenly interested in gardening, and is a Fellow o=
f the
Royal Horticultural Society. He has acted as judge at many local flower sho=
ws
and was chairman of the recent Broseley Coronation Flower Show. Other thing=
s in
which Mr. Shorting takes an interest are the Shropshire Society in
LATE MR. BAYNHAM. — The
funeral of Mr. Frederick Baynham, 125, The Cros=
sing,
took place at St. Mary’s Church on Saturday. The Rev. F. J. R. Mason
(Rector) conducted the service and Miss E. Perkins was organist. The chief
mourners were the widow, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Baynham
(son and daughter-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. C. Baynham,
(son and daughter-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. A. Baynham,
of
23rd October 1937
A special meeting of Wenlock Town Council was held at t= he Guildhall on Thursday, Lord Forester presiding.
The clerk (Mr. F. W. Derry) read a communication from t= he County Council with reference to the Police Station at Iron-Bridge, which it was stated would be closed on March 30, 1938 and new premises had been purchased known as Eastfield.
Air-Raid
Precautions
The clerk intimated that he had received a letter from = the County Council on air-raid precautions
Ald. T. H. Thompson said they had made little progress = in the Wenlock Borough with regard to air-raid precautions, and he felt they should take steps in the matter. He believed the Government had agreed to pay 90 p= er cent. towards the expenses incurred by local authorities, so that their expenses would not exceed a penny rate. There was not much to be done as far as organisation was concerned. He believed in the Wenlock Ward they had appointed wardens, and the British Legion had underta= ken other duties, It was their duty to organise the Boro’ against air-raids.
It was stated that Broseley and Madeley were moving in = the matter.
Ald. Thompson suggested that Maj. Golden should hold a = public meeting at Madeley at an early date and then people would get to know the seriousness of preparing against air-raids.
The chairman said it would help a great deal if people = were more aware of the grant of 90 per cent. towards expenses offered.
Free
Bridge at Jackfield
The clerk read a letter from the County Council saying =
that
they did not intend to proceed for the time being with the construction of =
the
new bridge at Iron-Bridge, owing to the greatly increased amount of the ten=
der
due to the rise in materials. The Roads and Bridges Committee had given
consideration to the amount of traffic the locality and had considered a re=
port
of the county surveyor with regard to the
Ald. W. G. Dyas moved that = the Council agreed to those terms. In his opinion they were making a very good bargain = with the County Council. The County Council originally wanted the borough to pay half the cost of repairing the bridge, which he believed would be quite a l= arge amount. The bridge was at present in very bad order. Fortunately they had b= een able to persuade the County Council to pay more than half towards repairing= the bridge and maintaining it until the new bridge was built. He might add that= the contract for the new bridge had more than doubled what it was estimated at = when the bridge was originally intended to be erected.
Ald. W. Roberts, seconding, said that when the
Mr. E. D. Collins moved an amendment that the tonnage of eight tons should be increased to twelve. Unless they increased the weight = it was going to hit the Broseley and district manufacturers and haulage contractors rather hard.
Ald. J. Nicklin said he thought the amendment a very reasonable one. The bridge had got to be strengthened before the County Cou= ncil would take any responsibility at all. The bridge was only erected for ordin= ary transport of under eight tons. Here was an oppor= tunity to get a bridge for the time being safe enough to deal with the transport of their manufacturing firms. Mr. C. R. H. Kane and Mr. O. D. Murphy also supported the amendment.
Ald. Dyas said he agreed wi= th Mr. Collins’s point. He tho= ught he was correct in saying that it was the borough that asked the County Coun= cil to restrict vehicles going over the bridge to eight tons.—Ald. Nickli= n: Yes, that is so.
Ald. Dyas said he did not t= hink the borough knew the bridge was in such a bad condition until the county survey= or examined it.
Mr. Murphy said they had no iron-bridge in use now. He thought it was a disgrace to the County Council that they should have shelv= ed the matter in the way they had done. A bridge at Iron-Bridge was absolutely necessary, and it was a disgrace to the County to see it lying as it was.
It was decided to incorporate the amendment with the or= iginal proposition.
Mr. R. A. Jones moved an amendment that the County Coun=
cil be asked to proceed with the new bridge. It was all ve=
ry
well to go on shelving things, he said. One hundred thousand tons more steel
was being produced in the next 22 months, and yet they were being put off f=
or
an indefinite period. To strengthen the
There was no seconder to th= is amendment.
LATE MR. A. PRICE.— Th=
e death
occurred on Saturday of Mr. Alfred Price, 5,
BAND WHIST AND DANCE. —= ; Members of the Jackfield Prize Silver sand held their annual whist drive and dance = at St. Mary’s hall on Oct. 15. The M.C. for the whist was Mr. T. C. Gibb= s, and Mrs. Gibbs presented prizes to:- 1 Miss L. E= vans, 2 Mrs. T. Wright, 3 Mrs. G. Britton; 1 Mr. A. Rogers, 2 Mrs. A. Harris (pla= ying as gentleman), 3 Mr. C. Garbett; consolation, Mrs. J. Goodall. For the dance which followed, Mr. H. Fergusson was M.C. and the spot waltz winners were M= iss M. Seabury and Mr. J. Wilson. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Williams, Mr= s. Green, Mrs. Poole and Mrs. F. Dodd. The event was organised by a committee,= of which Mr. George Stewart is secretary, and the proceeds were in aid of band funds.
COALFORD METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL. — The children’s harvest festival service was held in the Schoolroom on Sunday by the Rev. E. W. A. Barber, Madeley, the newly-appointed minister. The devotional part was conducted by Mr. J. Pumford (superintendent), assisted by Mr. W. H. Poole (assistant superintendent) Choruses were sung by Misses A. Cleobury, I. Weale, D. Fox, and J. P= umford. The soloist was Mr. W. H. Poole. Mr. G. Sheward= was at the organ. The Schoolroom had been decorated by the following teachers a= nd friends:—Mrs. W. H. Poole, Mrs. J. Pumford, Mrs. 3. Evans, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. W. H Anderson, Mrs. <= span class=3DSpellE>Peake, Miss Stokes, and Miss Ken= worthy, Mrs. J. Poole, Mrs. Gibson, Mr. J. Pumford, Mr.= J. Evans, and Mr. S. Blackford. On Monday the sale= of harvest gifts took place in the Schoolroom, conducted by Mr. J Pumford, assisted by the teachers. The proceeds, with= the collections of the previous day, amounted to £5 5= s., and were devoted to Sunday school funds.
THE WEDDING took place at St. Mary’s Church on Sa=
turday
of Miss Winifred Summers, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Summers, of
Ladywood House. Jackfield, and Mr. Norman Arthur Dudley,
eldest son of Mrs. Weston, of 31, Aqueduct, Madeley. The Rector (the
Rev. F. J. R. Mason) officiated and Mr. Gerald Edge, who was at the organ,
played “The Voice that breathed o’er
APOLOGY TO
BENCH.—When Francis H. Whitehead, aged 36, of the White House,
UNITED BROTHERHOOD. — =
The
first meeting of the winter session took place at the Town Hall on Sunday a=
nd
attracted a large gathering. The Rev. C. S. Jackson (chaplain) presided, an=
d an
address on “Child Psychology” was given by Dr. John Hammond, of=
30th October 1937
A SOCIAL is held in the Town Hall on Saturday in connec=
tion
with the
LATE MRS. E. NICKLESS
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Nick=
less,
of 3,
The chief mourners were Mr. and Mrs. F. Ellis (son-in-l=
aw and
daughter), Mr. and Mrs. F. Corfield (son-in-law and daughter), Mr. and Mrs.=
H.
Bowen (son-in-law and daughter), Messrs. Harry, Sydney, Fred and Harold
Wreaths were received from Ellen and Fred, Annie and Fr=
ed.
Mabel and Harold (daughters and sons-in-law): T. Webbl=
ey
(brother-in-law). Freda. Grace, Gertrude (granddaughters); Fred, Harry, Syd=
ney,
Harold (grandsons): Lizzie (niece); Mr. and Mrs. F. Poole: Mr. and Mrs. T.
Poole: Mr. and Mrs. J. Poole: Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradeley=
(nephews and nieces) : Miss Lears:
Mrs. Ellis, Will. Alice and Audrey: Annie and Lottie: Mr. and Mrs. Roe: Mrs.
Williams: Mrs. Morris: all at Broseley Hall; Mrs. Nelson: Mrs. Seabury; Mr.=
and
Mrs. Heighway: Mrs. Hewson=
;
Mr. and Mrs. Beddoes and Arthur; Mr and Mrs. Brazier: Mr. and Mrs W. Bowen:=
the
A memorial service is being held on Sunday evening at <=
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A RUMMAGE SALE was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday, = when over £11 was raised on behalf of the Coal, Shoe and Clothing Clubs. T= he organisers were Mrs. Broadhurst, Miss Lister and Miss H. C. Potts, and the helpers consisted of Mrs. Broadhurst, Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. J. Jones, Miss A. Jones. Miss Lister, Mrs. G. Potts. Mrs. Bayfie= ld, Mrs. White, Miss Horton, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Roberts, Miss Lloyd, Miss M. A. Po= tts, Messrs. E. C. S. White and J. Lloyd, and others.
BRITISH LEGION
The annual meeting, of the local branch was held at the= Town Hall on Thursday, when Mr. C. T. Harrison was in the chair.
Mr. E. C. S. White (treasurer) presented the statement = of accounts for the past year, and this showed that there was a balance in han= d of £17 10s., an increase on the previous year= .
The auditor, Mr. J. B. Nicklin, complimented the branch= on the way the books had been kept, both by the treasurer and the secretary (M= r. J. Clapton).
Mr. P. Archer (secretary) presented the report of the Benevolent Fund, which showed that a number of cases had been dealt with sympathetically, upwards of £20 having been distributed.
The Benevolent Committee was re-elected, with the addit= ion of Mr. Owen Jones.
The president, Col. the Rt. Hon. Lord Forester, was unanimously re-elected president, and other appointments were:-Chairman, Mr= . C. T. Harrison; vice-chairman, Capt. E. D. Collins; secretary, Mr. J. Clapton; treasurer, Mr. E. C. S. White; standard bearer, Mr. J. Bowen; auditor, Mr. = J. B. Nicklin; committee, Messrs. T. W. Howells, P. W. Parr, W. R. Pountney, L= . Wase, W. Wase, T. Goodall= , P. Archer, W. J. Ritchings, Owen Jones, A. Haynes,= and Towler.
A letter was read from Lord Forester inviting the branc= h to attend the handing over of the old colours of his regiment (the Royal Horse Guards) for placing in Willey Church, on Nov. 7., It was unanimously decided that the branch be represented, and a letter be sent to Lord Forester thank= ing him for the invitation.
A small sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. T. Goodall= , W. J. Ritchings, and B. Wase<= /span> was appointed to arrange for the annual dinner next month.
Mr. White and Mrs. Ogilvie were appointed to make arrangements for Poppy Day.
6th November 1937
Many congratulations were extended to Mr. and Mrs. Fran= cis Hayward, of 62, Shirlett, near Broseley, on Wednesday on completing 60 year= s of married life.
Both have reached the age of 80, and are enjoying the b= est of health.
They were married in
Mr. Hayward is a member of a family well known in the <=
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w:st=3D"on">Montford
A keen Methodist, Mr. Francis Hayward was well known as= a local preacher, and for about 30 years he was engaged in the Hadnall circuit.
“A
Human Scarecrow”
He started work at the age of nine, and was employed at=
Ensdon Farm,
“I used to scare the rooks away”, he explai= ned in an interview. “I was what you might call a human scarecrow”, he added with a twinkle in his eye.
He has held various other positions, including those of footman, coachman and gardener, and since he went to live in a little thatc= hed cottage on the Willey estate—some 30 years ago—he was a woodman= on the estate, until he retired some 10 years ago.
He has worked for three Lords Fores= ter, and can recall five holders of the title.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayward have a family of five sons and sev= en daughters, and there are also 38 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. All the sons served in the war.
AN INNOVATION. — A ple=
asant
time was spent by about 70 people at a social evening held in the Town Hall=
on
Wednesday and organised by the church social committee. Lady Forester, who =
was
accompanied by her sister and Lord Forester, acted, as hostess and the soci=
al
took the form of a conversation, all joining in to make the function, which=
was
the first of its kind held, an enjoyable and extremely friendly affair. Dur=
ing
the evening a programme was provided by the Misses. Bar=
bara Heas, Hazel Price and Edith Buck=
ett
(accompanist), and Messrs Harold Francis and Bryan Jones, all of
13th November 1937
ALTHOUGH the construction of a new bridge at
The following property which was included in the schedu= le of property to be acquired compulsorily, had been acquired by agreement:-Groce= r’s shop and dwelling-house and florist’s Shop, £650; chemist’= ;s shop and dwelling-house, conf= ectioner’s shop and flat over, £2.250; cottages, £275
This property comprised practically the whole of the is= land block of property at the northern end of the old Iron-Bridge.
DANCE. — About 150 were present at a dance at the= Town Hall on Nov. 5, organised by the Sunday School o= f the parish. Mr. George Roberts was M.C., and refreshments were served under the supervision of Miss H. C. Potts, assisted by teachers. Mr. Gerald Oakley was responsible for the arrangements made, and the proceeds were devoted to the physical culture club, which has recently been formed in the town.
COUNTY COUNCIL AND CHURCH STREET SCHEME.—At a mee=
ting
of the Salop County Council on Saturday, the Roads and Bridges Committee
referred in their report to the decision made by the Council in February la=
st,
to eliminate a sharp curve in Church Street, Broseley, as the result of the
vicar of Broseley having generously offered, subject to the approval of the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, to allow the Council to demolish part of the
vicarage and some of its outhouses, which occupied the inner side of the cu=
rve
without requiring alternative accommodation or compensatory works. It now
appeared, the committee stated, that payment of 1s. a
yard for the land and the execution of numerous compensatory works, the cos=
t of
which was roughly estimated at £500, were required. In view of the
altered conditions, the committee saw no reasonable alternative but to
recommend that the scheme be not carried out. The Council agreed to this.
LATE MR. J. WOOLLAM.—The
funeral took place at the cemetery on Wednesday of Mr. John Woollam,
6, POPPY DAY. — Arrangeme=
nts were
made by Mrs. A. Ogilvie and Mr. E. C. S. White, who had the assistance of a
large number of helpers. The sellers who had charge of collecting boxes on
Wednesday were: For Willey, Mrs. Hugh Welch; Linley, Mrs. Rowland Hunt;
Jackfield, Mrs. W. Price; Benthall, Mrs. G. Jones and Mrs: G. Whitmore;
Broseley, Mrs. Ogilvie, Mrs. C. Hall, Mrs. M. Molineux=
,
Mrs. J. Aston, Mrs. C. Harrison, Mrs. J. Harris, Mrs. =
Towler,
Miss Jean Clapton, Miss M. Gainham, Miss O. Bro=
okes
and Mr. J. Sankey. ARMISTICE DAY.—At the =
open-air
service held near the War Memorial the Rector of Broseley, the Rev. C. S.
Jackson, said special prayers and gave a brief address. DEATH OF MR. T. WILDE. ̵=
2; The
death occurred on Sunday after a short illness, of Mr. Thos. Wilde, who had=
completed
over years in the employ of Messrs. Maw and Co., Jackfield. Mr. Wilde, who =
was
72, commenced work at the age of 13 at the old Benthall Works, and he was
employed as a fireman for the greater part of his service. — The fune=
ral
took place on Tuesday, the Rev. R. H. Osborne (BROSELEY
BENTHALL (Broseley)
THE presentation to
A colour party consisting of four officers of Royal Hor=
se
Guards,
Lord Forester then took the King’s Colour in his = right hand and the Regimental Colour in his left, and after the colour party had presented arms, he advanced to the altar and said: “This consecrated = standard, formerly carried in the service of the King and Empire, I now deliver into = your hands for safe custody within these walls”. Then followed the flourish of a trumpet, and the rector, accepting the standard = on behalf of the church, placed it upon the altar. The ceremony closed = with the singing of the National Anthem. During evensong, which followed, Lord Forester read the lesson.
The rector was supported at the service by the Rev. R. = F. J. Sawyer (rector of Astley Abbotts) and the Rev. C. S. Jackson (rector of Broseley), while the Rev. J. W. Isherwood (rural dean and vicar of Wenlock)= was the preacher.
Among those present at the service were Lord and Lady Forester, Lady Maitland. Lieut.Col= . the Hon. Francis H. C. Weld-Forester. Hon. Mrs. Weld-Forester, Major-Gen, H. D. O. Ward and Mrs. Ward, Lady Norah More, Mr.= Mytton More,Mr. and Mrs. = Hugh Welsh, Capt. Boon, Dr. Turner, Lieut.-Col. Key-worth, Mr. Keyworth, Mrs. and Miss Keyworth, Inspector J. H. Machin, Mrs. Beale and Mrs. Isherwood. Mr, C. T. Harr= ison (chairman) was in charge of the British Legion, who attended with their standard-bearer, Mr. J. Bowen,
20th November 1937
Mr R. J. W. Clarke, Midlands=
divisional
organiser of the Transport and General Workers’
Mr. A. Flavell, Wolverhampt=
on,
district organiser of the
He referred to Col. Baldwin Webb’s efforts to get= the employers to meet them, and said that it now appeared that there was only o= ne thing to do and that was to fight.
Mr. Clarke said the result of the recent ballot advocat= ing strike action’ had been forwarded to the Ministry of Labour, who had asked the Union to defer any action until the Ministry had had the opportun= ity of getting into touch with tile various firms concerned, to see whether it = was possible for them to get a changed point of view from the employers.
Firms’
Letters
The speaker then read copies of letters from the four f= irms concerned.
The copies had been forwarded to him, he said, from the
Industrial Relationships Dept.,
The
He knew there was something to be said possibly for the= ir geographical point of view, but the firms put this matter “out of cou= rt” if they were not prepared to accept, as the men were, the decision of an independent tribunal.
“Competition Not Co-operation”
The firms had mentioned their inability to pay extra wa=
ges.
They met that type of argument in almost every tile works in the Midland
Counties. The real reason, he alleged, was that the manufacturers in the tr=
ade
instead of being prepared to co-operate to get reasonable prices for their
products, preferred to compete with each other. In the North Staffordshire
districts there were probably some 20 firms on which the Union had members,=
who
complained that they were faced with severe competition, particularly from =
the
They in Staffordshire claimed with justification that t= hey were paying a standard wage which was considerably higher than was being pa= id in that district. The wages there were anything from a penny to twopence an hour higher than those in that district.<= /p>
He advised them to review the position calmly as to whe= ther they would take action now or defer it until after Christmas. He could appreciate all the complications of the position, and any course that they decided to take needed courage.
After the meeting had had discussions in private, it was stated that another meeting would be held in a fortnight’s time to consider the matter further,
A similar meeting was held the same evening at Madeley,= where it was also decided to have a further meeting.
NO OBJECTION AT PUBLIC INQUIRY
A PUBLIC inquiry into the Wenlock Borough Council’= ;s application to the Ministry of Health for sanction to borrow the sum of £8,800 for works of sewerage and sewage disposal at Broseley was held= at the Town Hall, Broseley, on Wednesday, before Mr. F. G. Hill, M.C., M.Inst.C.E.
Among those present were the Mayor (Mr E. H. H. Shortin= g), Ald. A. A. Exley, Councillors T. W. Howells, C. R. Jones, W. E. Davies and = E. D. Collins, Mr. F. W. Derry (Town Clerk), Dr. M. Gepp<= /span> (medical officer), Mr. C. J. Thomas (sanitary inspector), Major A. H. S. Wa= ters (consulting engineer), Mr. H. Mallinson (county= sanitary inspector), and Mr. L. Hugh Milne, Swansea (representing the Ministry of Ag= riculture and Fisheries).
The
Council’s Case
Mr. F. W. Derry (Town Clerk), presenting the Council= 217;s case, said it was proposed that the loan of £8,800 should be spread o= ver a period of thirty years, which would involve loan charges of £485, a= nd the working expenses were estimated at £200 per annum. The Broseley Sanitary committee, o= n whom the scheme would be charged, had a sufficient water supply, the loans in respect of which had been paid off, but another loan was contemplated for t= he sinking of a bore-hole at Beckbury with the obj= ect of further ensuring the Council’s water supplies from their water supply area.
The grounds for the sewerage scheme were: —There was no-sufficient system of sewage disposal in Broseley; the abandonment of privies and earth closets; the provision of se= wage for housing schemes for the accommodation of the working classes.
Representatives of the Council had seen Ministry offici= als with regard to the question of the provision of sewerage in connection with= the Council’s housing scheme, and the Ministry had advised the Council th= at any scheme of sewage disposal for the housing site should be such as to be capable of dealing with as much of the drainage area as naturally fell to t= he site of the proposed sewage disposal works and requested the Council to sub= mit such a comprehensive scheme. Accordingly the committee instructed their consulting engineer, Major Waters to prepare the scheme.
The area proposed to be served by the scheme was roughl=
y the
eastern half of Broseley, which would gravitate to the intended disposal wo=
rks.
The scheme would provide immediately for a population of 1,720 persons and
would also make provision for the Council’s proposed housing scheme o=
f 80
houses and also for the 28 houses already erected by the Council. Provision=
was
also made in the scheme for dealing with any future developments by private
enterprise. In addition, the scheme included the
It was not possible to obtain a rate in Broseley which = would effectively deal with the sewage for the whole of the township of B= roseley ,and the Council had accordingly submitted the scheme suggested by t= he Ministry, The site proposed for the treatment plant was situate in a field about ?0 yards due east of the centre of&n= bsp; High Street, Broseley, and a provisional contract had been entered to with the owner to acquire the necessary land for £150.
Application had been made to e County Council for a gra= nt and they had replied asking for certain data to be completed which the Council would submit later the scheme had been approved by the Ministry.
Rate
Involved
The estimated rate to cover the scheme, assuming they h= ad no grant from the County Council, was 1s. 8d. No objection had been received to the scheme.
Replying to the Inspector, Mr. ??
Dr. M. Gepp, medical office= r for the borough, said he considered the proposed site the most suitable they could = find in the area. Such a scheme was absolutely necessary Broseley.
Mr. C. J. Thomas, sanitary inspector, said that 420 properties should be drained in the area if the scheme was adopted.
Major Waters submitted a detailed report on the scheme.=
The Mayor, on behalf of the council, said the members o= f the Council were unanimously in favour of the scheme and he thought it would be of great advantage to the town.
The Inspector, who during the inquiry had expressed the= view that the scheme should not exceed the amount stated, intimated that he inte= nded to inspect the site selected, and he would report to the Ministry in due course.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY was observed at the
BRITISH LEGION. — At a= meeting of ladies interested in the work of the British Legion, held at the Town Ha= ll, Broseley, under the auspices of Broseley British Legion Branch, a branch of= the women’s section of the British Legion was formed on Wednesday. The ch= air was taken by Mr. Clapton, secretary of the local British Legion branch, in = the unavoidable absence of his chairman, and the meeting was addressed by Mrs. = G. H. Slater of the Midland Area Committee British Legion Women’s Sectio= n. Mrs. Whitmore was elected branch chairman, Mrs. Ogilvie the = hon. secretary, and Mrs. Goodall hon. treasurer.
BRITISH LEGION DINNER
The annual dinner of the local branch of the British Le= gion was held at the Forester Arms on Monday.
Lord Forester (president) was in the chair, and was sup= ported by Mr. C. T. Harrison (chairman), Major Rowland Hunt, Capt. E. D. Collins, = Rev. C. S. Jackson. Dr. J. G. Boon, Dr. T. S. Hoy, Dr.= S. W. O. Hoy, Professor Kelly (Benthall), Inspector J. H. Ma= chin, Mr. T. W. Howells, Mr. P. W. Parr, Mr. W. S. Instone, Mr. R. Nicklin, Mr. J. Clapton (secretary), and about 70 members of the bra= nch.
Major Rowland Hunt proposed the toast of “The Imp= erial Forces,” Mr. T. W. Howells responding.
Mr. E. C. S. White, who proposed the toast of the Briti= sh Legion, commented favourably on the strength of the local branch. Mr. F. S. Francis responded.
The toast of “The president” was received w= ith musical honours, being proposed by Dr. J. G. Boon, Lord Forester, replying, expressed his pleasure at being present and said one had always the unhappy feeling that the British Legion was bound to die out, but it was pleasing in this connection to see that the Broseley branch was gaining strength. While they should remember those who fell in the war, it was more important that = they should remember those who came back and that was= where the British Legion came in.
Mr. W. J. Richings proposed= the toast of the hostess, Mrs. Smith.
During the evening a programme of entertainment was pro= vided by Messrs. T. Gower (Bridgnorth), R. W. Picken,= C. Hough, P. Heighway and T. Nock.
The arrangements tor the dinner wer= e made by a sub-committee consisting of Mr. W. J. Ritchi= ngs, Mr. A. H. Wase and Mr. T. Goodall.
POLICE COURT
The Mayor, Mr. E. H. H. Shorting, made his first appear= ance on the Bench at Broseley Police Court on Tuesday, and was welcomed by Col. = G. G. P. Hayward and Inspector J. H. Machin, on be= half of the police. The other magistrates on the Bench, in addition to the Mayor= and Col. Hayward, were Maj.-Gen. H. D. O. Ward and Messrs. J. S. Barker and E. = J. Exley.
Incident
In
An incident at the Boat Inn, Jackfield, was mentioned w= hen Frank Taylor, The Werps, Jackfield, iron moulde= r, was charged with assault. — Ralph Roberts, 8, The Lloyds, Iron-Bridge, labourer, said he was sitting in the Boat Inn talking on the evening of Nov= . 1 when defendant jumped up, came across the room and tried to strike him but = was held back. Witness’s companion had ordered some beer and defendant pi= cked up an ash-tray and threw it, breaking one of the glasses. He did not say a = word to defendant and why he did it he (witness) did not know. He denied that he made an objectio= nable remark to defendant. There were women in the room at the time.
Harry Balmforth, Coalport, = said he was sitting next to Roberts in the room when defendant jumped up and tried = to strike Roberts in the face, but missed him. He then picked up an ash-tray a= nd threw it very viciously, but it missed Roberts. There were no words spoken between the defendant and Roberts. Witness’s glass was knocked on the floor and he got up and walked out. Asked if they were sober, witness repli= ed that they were. Defendant was nimble enough on his feet, but he was not so = good with his aim, he added.
Defendant, who pleaded “Not guilty,” said h=
e had
had about three glasses of beer, but he was not drunk. Roberts and Balmforth were talking about condemned houses and he
(defendant) said they could not get rent for condemned houses. Roberts then
made a remark and he (defendant) rushed at him to hit him, but he did not do
so. Someone caught, hold of him. He tried to hit him with an ash-tray, Jack
Evans,
Defendant was fined 10s. and= 5s. costs.
6th November 1937
PICTURE
MANY congratul=
ations
were extended to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hayward, of 62, Shirlett, near Brosel=
ey,
on Wednesday on completing 60 years of married life.
Both have reac=
hed the
age of 80, and are enjoying the best of health.
They were marr=
ied in
Mr. Hayward is=
a
member of a family well known in the
A keen Methodi=
st, Mr.
Francis Hayward was well known as a local preacher, and for about 30 years =
he
was engaged in the Hadnall circuit.
“A Human Scarecrow”
He started wor=
k at the
age of nine, and was employed at Ensdon Farm, <=
st1:place
w:st=3D"on">
“I used =
to scare
the rooks away”, he explained in an interview. “I was what you
might call a human scarecrow”, he added with a twinkle in his eye.
He has held va=
rious
other positions, including those of footman, coachman and gardener, and sin=
ce
he went to live in a little thatched cottage on the Willey estate—som=
e 30
years ago—he was a woodman on the estate, until he retired some 10 ye=
ars
ago.
He has worked =
for three Lords Forester, and can recall five holders =
of the
title.
Mr. and Mrs. H=
ayward
have a family of five sons and seven daughters, and there are also 38
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. All the sons served in the war.=
AN INNOVATION. — A ple=
asant
time was spent by about 70 people at a social evening held in the Town Hall=
on
Wednesday and organised by the church social committee. Lady Forester, who =
was
accompanied by her sister and Lord Forester, acted, as hostess and the social took the fo=
rm of
a conversazione, all joining in to make the function, which was the first o=
f its
kind held, an enjoyable and extremely friendly affair. During the evening a
programme was provided by the Misses. Barbara Heas,
Hazel Price and Edith Buckett (accompanist), and Me=
ssrs Harold
Francis and Bryan Jones, all of
13th November 1937
ALTHOU=
GH the
construction of a new bridge at Iron-Bridge
has been deferred for the present, the Roads and Bridges Committee reported=
to
the Salop County Council on Saturday that the acquisition of such of the la=
nd
and property as would eventually be required, particularly that in the isla=
nd
block on Tontine Hill was being proceeded with.
The following property which was included in the schedu= le of property to be acquired compulsorily, had been acquired by agreement:—Grocer’s shop and dwelling-house and florist’s chemist’s shop and dwelling-house, £650; = confectioner’s shop and flat over, £2.250; cottages, £275.
This property comprised practically the whole of the is= land block of property at the northern of the old Iron-Bridge.
DANCE. — About 150 were present at a dance at the= Town Hall on Nov. 5, organised by the Sunday School o= f the parish. Mr. George Roberts was M.C., and refreshments were served under the supervision of Miss H. C. Potts, assisted by teachers. Mr. Gerald Oakley was responsible for the arrangements made, and the proceeds were devoted to the physical culture club, which has recently been formed in the town.
COUNTY COUNCIL AND CHURCH STREET SCHEME.—At a mee=
ting
of the Salop County Council on Saturday, the Roads and Bridges Committee
referred in their report to the decision made by the Council in February la=
st,
to eliminate a sharp curve in Church Street, Broseley, as the result of the
vicar of Broseley having generously offered, subject to the approval of the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, to allow the Council to demolish part of the
vicarage and some of its outhouses, which occupied the inner side of the cu=
rve
without requiring alternative accommodation or compensatory works. It now
appeared, the committee stated, that payment of is. a
yard for the land and the execution of numerous compensatory works, the cos=
t of
which was roughly estimated at £500, were required. In view of the
altered conditions, the committee saw no reasonable alternative but to
recommend that the scheme be not carried out. The Council agreed to this.
COALFORD SUNDAY SCHOOL. R=
12;The
monthly Pleasant Sunday Afternoon service was held on Sunday in the schoolr=
oom,
arranged by Mrs. E. Peake and Mr. W. Gauton (teachers). Miss Barbara Ayres presided and an=
address
was given by Mr. J. Pumford (superintendent of =
the Sunday
school), the devotional part being conducted by Mr. W. H. Poole (assistant =
superintendent).
Mr. G. Stewart was at the organ. Choruses were rendered by the following
scholars:— Joan Pumfo=
rd,
Alice Cleobury, Elsie Stewart, John Owen, Lawre=
nce
Beech, Graham Dickens and Roy Wilkes. During the service Mrs. J. Evans rece=
ived
donations for the National Children’s Home and Orphanage.—On Mo=
nday
a social was held, a pleasant evening being spent in games, etc. Dennis Edw=
ards
contributed to the programme with a recitation. Mr. R. Colley presided, and=
the
following teachers were responsible for the arranging of the programme and
serving of refreshments:—Mrs. W. H. Poole, Mrs. W. Anderson. Mrs. F. =
Peake, Mrs. J. Evans. Miss E. Sto=
kes,
and Messrs. J. Pumford. W. H. Poole. J. Evans a=
nd G.
Stewart. The proceeds were for the Sunday school funds. LATE MR. J. WOOLLAM.—The
funeral took place at the cemetery on Wednesday of Mr. John Woollam,
6, POPPY DAY. — Arrangeme=
nts were
made by Mrs. A. Ogilvie and Mr. E. C. S. White, who had the assistance of a
large number of helpers. The sellers who had charge of collecting boxes on
Wednesday were: For Willey, Mrs. Hugh Welch; Linley, Mrs. Rowland Hunt; Jac=
kfield,
Mrs. W. Price; Benthall, Mrs. G. Jones and Mrs: G. Whitmore; Broseley, Mrs.
Ogilvie, Mrs. C. Hall, Mrs. M. Molineux, Mrs. J.
Aston, Mrs. C. Harrison, Mrs. J. Harris, Mrs. Towler,
Miss Jean Clapton, Miss M. Gainham, Miss 0. ARMISTICE DAY.— At the
open-air service held near the War Memorial the Rector of Broseley, the Rev=
. C.
S. Jackson, said special prayers and gave a brief address. MOTHERS’ DEATH OF MR. T. WILDE. ̵=
2; The
death occurred on Sunday after a short illness, of Mr. Thos. Wilde, who had=
completed
over years in the employ of Messrs. Maw and Co., Jackfield. Mr. Wilde, who =
was
72, commenced work at the age of 13 at the old Benthall Works, and he was
employed as a fireman for the greater part of his service. — The fune=
ral
took place on Tuesday, the Rev. R. H. Osborne (JACKFIELD
BROSELEY
BENTHALL (Broseley)
20th November 1937
MR. J. W. Clarke, Midlands
divisional organiser of the Transport and General Workers’
Mr. A. Flavell, Wolverhampt=
on,
district organiser of the
He referred to Col. Baldwin-Webb’s efforts to get= the employers to meet them, and said that it now appeared that there was only one thing t= o do and that was to fight.
Mr. Clarke said the result of the recent ballot advocat= ing strike action had been forwarded to the Ministry of Labour, who had asked t= he Union to defer any action until the Ministry had had the opportunity of get= ting into touch with tile various firms concerned, to see whether it was possible for them to get a changed point of view from the employers.
Firms’
Letters
The speaker then read copies of letters from the four f= irms concerned.
The copies had been forwarded to him, he said, from the
Industrial Relationships Dept.,
The
He knew there was something to be said possibly for the= ir geographical point of view, but the firms put this matter “out of cou= rt” if they were not prepared to accept, as the men were, the decision of an independent tribunal.
“Competition
Not Co-operation”
The firms had mentioned their inability to pay extra wa=
ges.
They met that type of argument in almost every tile works in the Midland
Counties. The real reason, he alleged, was that the manufacturers in the tr=
ade
instead of being prepared to co-operate to get reasonable prices for their
products, preferred to compete with each other. In the North Staffordshire
districts there were probably some 20 firms on which the Union had members,=
who
complained that they were faced with severe competition, particularly from =
the
They in Staffordshire claimed with justification that t= hey were paying a standard wage which was considerably higher than was being pa= id in that district. The wages there were anything from a penny to twopence an hour higher than those in that district.<= /p>
He advised them to review the position calmly as to whe= ther they would take action now or defer it until after Christmas. He could appreciate all the complications of the position, and any course that they = decided to take needed courage.
After the meeting had had discussions in private, it was stated that another meeting would be held in a fortnight’s time to consider the matter further,
A similar meeting was held the same evening at Madeley,= where it was also decided to have a further meeting.
A PUBLIC inquiry into the Wenlock Borough Council’= ;s application to the Ministry of Health for sanction to borrow the sum of £8,800 for works of sewerage and sewage disposal at Broseley was held= at the Town Hall, Broseley, on Wednesday, before Mr. F. G. Hill, M.C., M.Inst.C.E.
Among those present were the Mayor E. H. H. Shorting), = Ald. A. A. Exley, Councillors T. W. Howells, C. R. Jones, W. E. Davies and E. D. Collins, Mr. F. W. Derry, (Town Clerk), Dr. M. Gepp (medical officer), Mr. C. J. Thomas, (sanitary inspector), Major A. H. S. Waters (consulting engineer), Mr. H. Mallinson (county sanitary inspector), and Mr. L. Hugh Milne, Swansea (representing t= he Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries).
The
Council’s Case
Mr. F. W. Derry (Town Clerk), presenting the Council= 217;s case, said it was proposed that the loan of £8,800 should be spread o= ver a period of thirty years, which would involve loan charges of £485, a= nd the working expenses *were estimated at £200 per annum. The Broseley Sani= tary committee, on whom the scheme would be charged, had a sufficient water supp= ly, the loans in respect of which had been paid off, but another loan was contemplated for the sinking of a bore-hole at Beckbur= y with the object of further ensuring the Council’s water supplies from their water supply area.
The grounds for the sewerage scheme were:— There was no sufficient system of sewage disposal in Broseley; the abandonm= ent of privies and earth closets; the provision of sewage for housing schemes f= or the accommodation of the working classes.
Representatives of the Council had seen Ministry offici= als with regard to the question of the provision of sewerage in connection with= the Council’s housing scheme, and the Ministry had advised the Council th= at any scheme of sewage disposal for the housing site should be such as to be capable of dealing with as much of the drainage area as naturally fell to t= he site of the proposed sewage disposal works and requested the Council to sub= mit such a comprehensive scheme. Accordingly the committee instructed their consulting engineer, Major Waters to prepare the scheme.
The area proposed to be served by the scheme was roughl=
y the
eastern half of Broseley, which would gravitate to the intended disposal wo=
rks.
The scheme would provide immediately for a population of 1,720 persons and
would also make provision for the Council’s proposed housing scheme o=
f 80
houses and also for the 28 houses already erected by the Council. Provision=
was
also made in the scheme for dealing with any future developments by private
enterprise. In addition, the scheme included the
It was not possible to obtain a rate in Broseley which = would effectively deal with the sewage for the whole of the township of Broseley ,and the Council had accordingly submitted the scheme suggested by the Ministry, The place proposed for the treatment plant was situate in a field about 100 yards due east of the centre of High Stree= t, Broseley, and a provisional contract had been entered to with the owner to = acquire the necessary land for £150.
Application had been made to the County Council for a g= rant and they had replied asking for certain data to be completed rich the Counc= il would submit after the scheme had been approved by the Ministry.
Rate Involved
The estimated rate to cover the scheme, assuming they h= ad no grant from the County Council, was 1s. 8d. No objection had been received to the scheme.
Replying to the Inspector, Mr. Norry said he thought the County council would make a grant as similar schemes in the county had rece= ived one. They would erect houses ultimately, and they opposed to put up 25 to 3= 0 immediately.
Dr. M. Gepp, medical office= r for the borough, said he considered the proposed site the most suitable they could = find in the area. Such;a = scheme was absolutely necessary for Broseley.
Mr. C. J. Thomas, sanitary inspector, said that 420 properties could be drained in the area if e scheme was adopted.
Major Waters submitted a detailed report on the scheme.=
The Mayor, on behalf of the council, said the members o= f the Council were unanimously in favour of the scheme and he thought it would be of great advantage to the town.
The Inspector, who during the inquiry had expressed the= view that the scheme should not exceed the amount stated, intimated that he inte= nded to inspect the site selected, and he would report to the Ministry in due course.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY was observed at the
BRITISH LEGION. — At a= meeting of ladies interested in the work of the British Legion, held at the Town Ha= ll, Broseley, under the auspices of Broseley British Legion Branch, a branch of= the women’s section of the British Legion was formed on Wednesday. The ch= air was taken by Mr. Clapton, secretary of the local British Legion branch, in = the unavoidable absence of his chairman, and the meeting was addressed by Mrs. = G. H. Slater of the Midland Area Committee British Legion Women’s Sectio= n. Mrs. Whitmore was elected branch chairman, Mrs. Ogilvie the hon. secretary,= and Mrs. Goodall hon. treasurer.
BRITISH LEGION DINNER
The annual dinner of the local branch of the British Le= gion was held at the Forester Arms on Monday.
Lord Forester (president) was in the chair, and was sup=
ported
by Mr. C. T. Harrison (chairman), Major Rowland Hunt, Capt. E. D. Collins, =
Rev. C. S.
Major Rowland Hunt proposed the toast of Imperial Force= s, Mr. T. W. Howells responding.
Mr. E. C. S. White, who proposed the toast of the Briti= sh Legion, commented favourably on the strength of the local branch. Mr. F. S. Francis responded.
The toast of “The president” was received w= ith musical honours, being proposed by Dr. J. G. Boon. Lord Forester, replying, expressed his pleasure at being present and said one had always the unhappy feeling that the British Legion was bound to die out, but it was pleasing in this connection to see that the Broseley branch was gaining strength. While they should remember those who fell in the war, it was more important that = they should remember those who came back and that was= where the British Legion came in.
Mr. W. J. Richings proposed= the toast of the hostess, Mrs. Smith.
During the evening a programme of entertainment was pro= vided by Messrs. T. Gower (Bridgnorth), R. W. Picken,= C. Hough, P. Heighway and T. Nock.
The arrangements tor the dinner wer= e made by a sub-committee consisting of Mr. W. J. Ritchi= ngs, Mr. A. H. Wase and Mr. T. Goodall.
POLICE COURT
The Mayor, Mr. E. H. H. Shorting, made his first appear= ance on the Bench at Broseley Police Court on Tuesday, and was welcomed by Col. = G. G. P. Hayward and Inspector J. H. Machin, on be= half of the police. The other magistrates on the Bench, in addition to the Mayor= and Col. Hayward, were Maj.-Gen. H. D. O. Ward and Messrs. J. S. Barker and E. = J. Exley.
Incident
In
An incident at the Boat Inn, Jackfield, was mentioned w= hen Frank Taylor, The Werps, Jackfield, iron moulde= r, was charged with assault. — Ralph Roberts, 8, The Lloyds, Iron-Bridge, labourer, said he was sitting in the Boat Inn talking on the evening of Nov= . 1 when defendant jumped up, came across the room and tried to strike him but = was held back. Witness’s companion had ordered some beer and defendant pi= cked up an ash-tray and threw it, breaking one of the glasses. He did not say a = word to defendant and why he did it he (witness) did not know. He denied that he made an objectio= nable remark to defendant. There were women in the room at the time.
Harry Balmforth, Coalport, = said he was sitting’ next to Roberts in the room when defendant jumped up and tried to strike Roberts in the face, but missed him. He then picked up an ash-tray and threw it very viciously, but it missed Roberts. There were no words spoken between the defendant and Roberts. Witness’s glass was knocked on the floor and he got up and walked out. Asked if they were sober, witness replied that they were. Defendant was nimble enough on his feet, bu= t he was not so good with his aim, he added.
Defendant, who pleaded “Not guilty,” said h= e had had about three glasses of beer, but he was not drunk. Roberts and Balmforth were talking about condemned houses and he (defendant) said they could not get rent for condemned houses. Roberts then made a remark and he (defendant) rushed at him to hit him, but he did not do so. Someone caught, hold of him. He tried to hit-him with an ash-tray,
Jack Evans,
Defendant was fined 10s. and= 5s. costs.
FIRE.—An outbreak of f= ire occurred at the Ladywood Clay Works on Wednesday morn and Capt. P. Davies, = of the Iron Bridge Fire Brigade, who was called to the scene, found the engine house ablaze. The fire caused an explosion through the crude oil pipes behi= nd the engine becoming overheated, but there was little damage done to the mac= hinery. The engine house was completely burnt out, but thanks to the helpers who we= re on the spot shortly after the outbreak occurred, the fire was prevented from spreading.
TENNIS CLUB EFFORT.— T= o help to pay off the debt on the court now in course of construction, the newly formed tennis club organised a whist drive and dance at the Parish Room on Wednesday. There were 14 tables for whist, and the number of people present increased to over 100 for the dance. The M.C. for whist was Mr. Cyril Hughe= s, and the prizes were presented by Mrs. F. J. R. Mason, wife of the rector. T= he whist winners were: 1, Mrs. N. Hughes; 2, Miss P. Jones; 3, Miss A. Gallier; consolation, Mrs. George. Coalport; highest = score first half, Miss P. Jones; 1, Mrs. E. Poole; 2, Mrs. Smith, Queen’s H= ead, Iron-Bridge; 3, Mrs. Sykes (all playing as gent.); special prize, Mr. G. Rogers. For the dance that followed Mr. F. Clay was M.C., and the lucky spo= t winners were Miss Winnie Goodall and Mr. Ken Evans. The catering was undertaken by the lady members of the club, who were assisted = by St. Mary’s catering committee. The secretarial arrangements were made= by Mr. G. E. Britton.
LATE MR. C. OAKES. — T=
he death
occurred on Saturday, at the age of 63, of Mr. Cecil Oakes, at his home,
27th November 1937
POPPY DAY RESULT. — Th= e total collected on Poppy Day for Broseley district which included Benthall, Willey and Jackfield, was £25 17s. The individual collectors were Mrs. Ogilv= ie, Mrs. Rowland Hunt (Linley). Mrs. C. Hall, Mrs. J. Aston, Mrs. H. Welch (Willey), Miss O. Brooks, Mrs. Molineux, Mr. E.= C. S. White, Mr. J. Sankey, Mrs. G. Jones (Benthall),= Miss M. Gainham, Mrs. G. Whitmore (Benthall), Mrs. C. Harrison, Miss J. Clapton, Mrs. Towler, Mrs. J. Harris, Miss Instone (Jackfield) (per Mrs. W. P= rice).
BROTHERHOOD.—The month=
ly meeting
was held in the Town Hall on Sunday afternoon, when there was a large gathe=
ring.
The Rev. C. S. Jackson (chaplain) presided and led in prayer, afterwards
reading the lesson. The speaker was Mr. H. P. Gray, of
LATE MRS. M. TAYLOR. —=
The
funeral took place at the
MAYOR’S SUNDAY
The new Mayor (Mr. E. H. H. Shorting) attended divine s=
ervice
at the
Others present included the Mayor of Bridgnorth (Mr. .H= . E Whitney) and the Town Clerk (Mr. R. Elwin Price), Mr. J. Fox-Davies. Mr. E.= C. S. White, the Rev. C. S. Jackson (rector of Broseley), Iron-Bridge Territorials under 2nd Lieut. K. R. Jemmett, Broseley branch, British Legion, under Mr. C. T. Harrison (chairman), Iron-bridge Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade, under Supt. F. Hill, Nurs= ing Division, under Mrs. F. M. Preece, Madeley Boy Scouts, under Mr. R. M. Cowdell, and 1st Jack-f= ield St. Mary’s Girl Guides, under Miss W. Perkins (c= apt.) and Miss E. Perkins (lieut.)
The service was conducted by the rector and included the
anthems “Let Thy Hand be Strengthened” and “Thou wilt keep
him” a tenor solo, “Great Lord of Life” being rendered by=
Mr.
R. Francis. Mr. R. A. Yorke (organist) directed=
the
choir. The rector preached on the text, “Seek ye first the
THE Hon. Charles Cecil Orlando
Weld-Forester, uncle =
; of
Lord Forester,
The eldest surviving son of the fifth Baron Forester, h= e had served as a lieutenant in the Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry. He was born in 1= 869.
The funeral takes place to-day (Saturday) at
4th December 1937
LORD and Lady Forester were present at the wedding at <=
st1:place
w:st=3D"on">
The bride, who had been employed as a nurse at Willey H=
all,
is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Griffiths, of 9, Posenhall,
Broseley. The bridegroom, who is batman to Lord Forester, is the youngest s=
on
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Russell, of Merstham,
The wedding was of a military character, the bridegroom= , best man and groomsman all wearing the striking uniform of the Blues.
The service was fully choral, the hymns sung being R= 20;Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us”, and “O Perfect Love”, the = organist being Mr. W. Wase.
The officiating ministers were the Rev. L. J. B. Snell,
rector of Holy Trinity,
Given away by her father, the bride wore a dress of whi= te satin, with hat and shoes to match, with wreath of orange blossoms and lace veil and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums.
The chief bridesmaid was Miss Olive Griffiths (sister o= f the bride), who was attired in red crepe-de-Chine, with hat and shoes to match,= and who carried a bouquet of cream and bronze chrysanthemums. She also wore a g= old pendant, the gift of the bridegroom. The two small attendants, the Misses E= lsie and Margery Jones, had pink crepe-de-Chine dresses, with hats and shoes to tone, and wore posies of chrysanthemums. Both received gold brooches from t= he bridegroom. Masters Cecil Griffiths (brother of the bride) and Bertie Timmins (cousin of the bride) acted as pages. = They were dressed in white silk blouses and wore gold tie-pins, the gifts of the bridegroom.
Trooper H. Islow, of Bilsto= n, was best man, and Trooper C. Gittings, of Broseley, groomsman.
As the couple left the church a horseshoe was presented= to the bride by Master Alan Jones. A photograph of themselves was also present= ed to the bride and bridegroom by the Hon. Christine and the Hon. Juliette, daughters of Lord and Lady Forester.
The reception was held at Willey Hall and was given by = Lord and Lady Forester, about 50 guests being present. Lord Forester proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom.
The honeymoon was spent in
A large number of wedding presents was received, and in= cluded household linen from Lord and Lady Forester and an eiderdown from the Dowag= er Lady Forester.
At the monthly meeting of the Broseley District Council= on Wednesday, Ald. J. Nicklin was re-elected chairman, and Ald. A. A. Exley vice-chairman.
The surveyor (Mr. T. Richards) reported that the cost of
piping in the
Reference was again made to suggested road repairs at B=
all’s
Lane and
At a meeting of the Burial Board he= ld immediately afterwards. Ald. Exley was appointed chairman.
SMOKING CONCERT. — The= Boat Inn Bowling Club held smoking concert at the Boat Inn on Monday. Some sixty people were present, with Mr. Cyril E. Leach in the chair. Mr. W. M. Ridgwell, Conservative Agent for the Division, deputi= sed for Col. Baldwin-Webb, M.P., who was unable to attend, and he presented the Lichfield Cup to Mr. J. Smallman and prizes to Mr. A. Colley and L. Bowen, = the runners-up, and to Mr. R. George for the best average. An entertainment was contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Hadley, Mr. H. C. Burton, Mr. E. Turstham, Mr. and Mrs. T. Wilde and Mr. H. Gill. Mr. = R. Smith also gave medleys on his piano-accordion, and the accompanist was Mrs= . E. Hadley. A happy evening was terminated by community singing.
EMPLOYER, FINED.—A fine of £1 was imposed, =
at
Broxton (
A TERRIFYING experience befell Mr. J. Floyer Benthall, of Benthall Hall, Broseley, on Wednesday morning.
It is understood that he was inspecting an old disused = stone well near to the Hall when he had the misfortune to fall down it—a dr= op of about 80 ft. It was not until some time later that his plight was discov= ered by Mr. George Thomas, the head gardener, who immediately went for help.
Some ropes were obtained from Mr. J. Evans, who lives n= earby, but these were found to be too short, and further lengths of rope were fetc= hed from Broseley.
=
Lowered Down Well
By this time, Mr. J. Rowley, of Hu= ngerdale Farm, Benthall, had arrived on the scene, with others, and at great risk to himself he was lowered down the well by means of joined lengths of rope.
He found Mr. Benthall in about four feet of water and m= ud, and after attaching a second rope to him Mr. Rowley was raised to the surfa= ce. Then Mr. Benthall was hauled to safety.
He was unconscious, but it appeared that he was not bad= ly hurt. He was immediately taken to the Hall, where he received medical attention. On inquiry at the Hall on Thursday, a JOURNAL representative was told that Mr. Benthall had had a good night and his condition showed improv= ement.
11th December 1937
The funeral took place at Broseley cemetery on Monday o=
f Mr.
Thomas Legge, 26,
The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. =
E.
Roberts (rector of Iron-Bridge). The chief mourners were the widow; Mr. and
Mrs.
Wreaths were received from:—Wife, Ada; Syd, Ethel and grandson, Norman; Ethel and grandchild= ren, Horace, Margaret and Ken; Hilda, Walter and grandchildren, Beryl and Joan; Lily, Norman and Raymond; Maggie and family, Wolverhampton; Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt, Madeley; Mr. and Mrs. Jelly, Leicester; neighbours and friends, Wes= ley Road; Directors of Maw and Co., Ltd.; employees, Co-operative Society, Iron-Bridge; committee and officials, Co-operative Society, Iron-Bridge.
A SOCIAL EVENING, organised by the
CONSERVATIVES’ SUPPER.=
—
The Broseley men’s and women’s branches of the Wrekin Conservat=
ive
and Unionist Association held a supper in the Town Hall on Tuesday. Some 60
guests sat down, including Mr. E. H. H. Shorting, who presided, Lady Norah
More, Miss N. Foster (hon. secretary of the Association), and Mr. W. M.
CONGREGATIONAL BAZAAR
The Congregational Schoolroom presented a colourful appearance and a scene of much activity on Saturday, when a Christmas sale = and a bazaar, were held, in aid of the renovation fund.
The opening ceremony was performed by Lady Norah More, = of Barrow House, who expressed her pleasure at being present, and wished the bazaar e= very success. She was presented, by Miss Norah Hough, with a bouquet, which had = been given by Mr. C. Hough. Supporting Lady Norah More on the platform were Mrs. Howells (Field House), Mrs. Renwick (The Gables), the Rev. C. E. Wright (minister), and Mrs. Wright.
The minister, who presided, before welcoming the opener= , said they were sorry that the Mayor (Mr. E. H. H. Shorting),= was unable to attend. He had sent his good wishes, and a donation of one guinea.
The winners in the cake competition, which had previous= ly been judged by Mr. Towler, were announced by La= dy Norah More as follows:-1 Mrs. C. Thomas, 2 Mrs. F. Williams (Broseley Wood)= , 3 Mrs. Owen Jones.
During the afternoon musical items were given by Messrs= . H. Fergusson (piano accordion), and C. Gallier (dr= ums).
The stall and stall-holders were: —Hoop-la and ca= ke, Mrs. J. Bryan; Mrs. L. Ball and Mrs. C. Hough; flowers, Mrs. R. Heighway and Mrs. A. Brazier; millinery, Mr. and Mrs.= E.: J. Glover; mystery
Archer, Mrs. A. Bowen and Mrs: T. = Denstone; fancy work, Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams; trinkets, Mist Molly Denstone and Miss Joyce Roberts; sweets, Mr. R. Heighway= and Mrs. Wright; produce, Mrs. A. Harvey; lucky dip, Miss Kathleen Hartshorne, = Miss Miriam Moore, and Msis Mavis Watkins; cover the shilling, Miss Violet Brian; refreshments, Mrs. Densto= ne.
COALFORD SUNDAY SCHOOL. R= 12; The Pleasant Sunday Afternoon service took place in the Schoolroom and Sunday a= nd was arranged by the following teachers, Mrs. Anderson, the Misses F. and M. Poole and Mr. T. Heighway. The address was give= n by Mr. G. Stewart. The lessons were read by Gertie= Beaston and Graham Dickens, and a recitation was give= n by Dennis Edwards. Choruses were also rendered by a number of the scholars. Du= ring the service Mrs. J. Evans received donations for the National Children̵= 7;s Home and Orphanage. — On Monday a social was held, presided over by M= r. W. H. Poole. Recitations were contributed by Lilian Pardoe and Brian Pumford,= and the rest of the evening was devoted to games, etc. Those responsible for the arranging of the programme and refreshments were Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Pumford, Mrs. Peake, Mrs. Evans, the Misses E. Stokes. P. Bird and N. Hanley, and Messrs. W. Poole, J. Pumford. J. Ev= ans, G. Stewart. T. Heighway and A. Cleobury. The proceeds were for Sunday School funds.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
Organised by the Parochial Church Council in aid of the Parish Hall maintenance fund, a Christmas bazaar took place at St. MaryR= 17;s Parish Hall on Saturday. Much work had been put into the effort, the stalls being attractively arranged round the room and there was a brisk trade.
Mrs. Benthall (Benthall Hall) who was supported on the platform by the Mayor (Mr. E. H. H. Shorting) and the Rev. F. J. R. Mason (rector), declared the bazaar open and was thanked on the motion of Mr. W. Storey, seconded by the Mayor. Among others present during the afternoon we= re Lady Norah More, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Murphy and Mr and Mrs. T. W. Howells.
One of the chief attractions at the bazaar were the two presentations of “By the Zuyder Z= ee,” a short play written in rhyme by the rector. It was splendidly performed by= the children by means of gestures. The characters were “Martin the Miller= ,” Clarence Groves; “Olga,” his wife, Clarice Hadley: “Grete= l,” Vera Hadley; “Hans,” Alan Yorke; &#= 8220;English maid.” Nancy Phillips: “gypsy maids.” Mary Dodd, Ivy Groves and Enid Hadley. The scenery was arranged by the re= ctor and the children wore appropriate costumes.
The stallholders were:- Magi= c pump, Miss Mary Harrison and Miss Marjorie Dodd: fancy and toy stall, Mrs. F. J. = R. Mason; produce. Mrs. W. Storey and Mrs. A. Aston; variety, Mrs. Fred Dodd a= nd Miss L. Evans: household. Mrs. T. J. Hearn; china and pottery, Mrs. E. Sykes and Mrs. F. Clay; fruit, Miss E. Hadley; toilet, Mis= s W. Perkins. Miss E. Perkins and Miss A. Ellis; photographs, Mr. D. W. H= earn; skittles, .Mrs. F. Clay: hoon-la. Mas= ter Stanley Gilbert; “The Grand Dashional,” Mr.= N. Hudson and Mr. T. Green; refreshments, Mrs. J. Perkins. Mrs. E. Green, Mrs.= G. Britton, Mrs. G. Williams, Mrs H. Price and Mrs. E. Poole.
18th December 1937
CHILDREN’S PARTIES. — Two Christmas parties= took place at the School this week. On Monday the younger boys were given tea and afterwards spent a pleasant time at various games and carol singing. The helpers at tea were Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. Archer Jones, Mrs. Hough, Mrs. Tonkiss, Mrs. Brazier, Mrs. Wilkinson and Miss B. D. Grierson. The following senior boys served at table:—Terence Mason, Eric Venn, Ernest Bowen, Colin Watson, Derrick Pountney and Tom Meadows. The party has been arranged by Messrs. H. Evans and R. J. Jones.—On Tuesday the sen= ior boys held their breaking-up party, when the following managers were present:—The Mayor (Mr. E. H. H. Snorting), Rev. C. S. Jackson, Mr. C= . R. Jones and Mr. Mr. Broadhurst. Others present included Mrs. Broadhurst and M= r. Fred Francis (attendance officer). Following tea the children took part in games and carol singing, the programme having been arranged by Mr. A. Wilki= nson (headmaster) and Mr. S. R. Brookes. Assistance in providing the tea was giv= en by Mrs. Anthony, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Broadhurst, Mrs. Pugh, Miss P. Davies, Mr= s. Wilkinson and Miss Grierson, while the children= who served at table were Frank Armstrong, Terence Mason, Gerald Southorn and Er= ic Griffiths. To enable the parties to be held, money had been raised by whist drives and a dance and this had been augmented by generous contributions fr= om many friends of the school.—The infants’ department held a part= y in the school on Dec. 17, given by Mr. J. A. Downes, when a Christmas tree, provided by Lord Forester, added extra gaiety to the festivities. Tea was served by Miss E. White (headmistress), Miss A. Smallw= ood, Miss I. Smitherman, Mr. and Mrs. Broadhurst, Mr= . C. R. Jones, Mrs. G. Potts and Mrs. J. Nicklin. After tea the children took pa= rt in an entertainment, one of the outstanding items being the performance of a Nativity play. Another pleasing event was the four folk dances by Edna Simmonds, Linda Meredith, Iris Lloyd, Hilda Bradley, = Joyce Tristham, Elsie Pace, Jean Owen and Margaret Everall. The Nativity play and other items were repea= ted at the school on Tuesday afternoon before an audience of a large number of parents. The girls’ and infants’ departments broke up on Wednes= day and return on Thursday, Jan. 6, while the boys finished on Thursday, until Monday, Jan. 10.
WOODWORK DISPLAY. — A =
joint
exhibition of woodwork done by the pupils attending Broseley and
ACCIDENT. While walking along the
CRICKET CLUB DINNER
A jolly evening was spent by members of the cricket clu=
b and
friends at the annual dinner on Dec. 10, with Lord Forester (president) in =
the
chair. Among those supporting the chairman were the Mayor (Mr. E. H. H.
Shorting), the Mayor of Droitwich (Mr. E. R.
After the loyal toast Mr. A. Wilkinson proposed that of= “The Mayor and Corporation”. He referred to the big improvements which had taken place in the town of recent years, especially in regard to roads and housing he hoped that the Mayor would, in leading the Corporation, take advantage of various funds available for improving the health and physical well-being of the youth of the town, and of the adults too. The education authority was anxious to start a recreative and physical training class in Broseley, and he had been asked to submit names. While Broseley needed these extra facilities for physical education, he tho= ught it was still more important that they should be well fed, and he hoped the council would play its part by providing work for the unemployed in carrying out their various improvement schemes.
The Mayor, responding, said he could assure them that t= he council did its best not only for those people who had shown confidence in = it, but for the town and the interests of the borough at large. With reference = to physical fitness, he thought they did a great deal to promote the developme= nt of physical health. A scheme was on foot to purchase the Birch Meadow Chape= l and convert it into a gymnasium. He was wondering whether they might be interfe= ring with existing organisations, and suggested that the money might better be s= pent on their present clubs, the school, the Town Hall or the Victorian Hall, wh= ich could probably be fitted up as a gymnasium.
Mr. T. W. Howells, proposing the toast of “Brosel= ey Cricket Club”, referred to the fact that they had with them that nigh= t a member who had been connected with the club for 50 consecutive years—= Mr. W. R. Shaw.—Replying, the Rev. C. S. Jackson remarked that the club h= ad a good first eleven, and he congratulated the captain, Mr. L. Shaw, on whose behalf he was replying to that toast.
The toast of “The Officials of the Cricket Club&#= 8221; was submitted by Mr. W. Oakley, and he coupled with it the names of Lord Forester and Dr. J. G. Boon. The toast was received with musical honours, a= nd Lord Forester and Dr. Boon. replied.—Mr. A. J. Garbett proposed ̶= 0;The Visitors”, and the Mayor of Droitwich replied.—The health of the hostess was drunk, on the proposition of M= r. M. Davis, and Mr. J. R. Lloyd responded on behalf of Mrs. Smith.
Musical items were given by Messrs. R. G. Harding and H.
Francis,
The arrangements for the dinner were made by Mr. J. B. = Dixon, secretary, assisted by the committee. =
25th December 1937
SOCIAL CLUB DINNER.—About 50 members attended the annual dinner of the Social Club held at the Club Rooms on Dec. 17, with Dr= . J. G. Boon in the chair. Others present supporting Dr. Boon included the Mayor (Mr. E. H. H. Shorting), Inspector J. H. Machin= , Mr. J. R. Nicklin, Mr. A. Dixon, and Mr. A. J. Garbett. An apology was received from Lord Forester, who was unable to attend. Afterwards the company adjour= ned to the billiard room, where a programme of songs and community singing contributed to the evening’s enjoyment. Songs were rendered by Mr. R. Molyneux, Mr. A. Fielding, Mr. Frank Davies and Mr. F. Francis, and communi= ty singing was led by Mr. Molyneux and Mr. Arthur Wilde. Mr. M. Davis was at t= he piano. Thanks to the social committee for arranging the function and to the artist= es were voiced by Mr. J. Watkins. Mr. F. Francis thanked Dr. Boon for presiding and mentioned the great interest he and Mrs. Boon took in the affairs of the club. Dr. Boon returned thanks, The secretarial arrangements were made by Mr. R. B. Weekes.
WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE. —Organised by the headmaster, Mr A. Wilkinson, and staff, a successful whist drive and dance took place at the school on Dec. 17 in aid of the children’s Christmas parties. Ten tables were occupied for the whist,= Mr. Wilkinson acting as the M.C. The prizes were distributed by Mrs. Ogilvie and the winners were Mrs. G Oakley, 2 Mrs. A. Tonkiss, 3 Mrs N. Ball; lowest sc= ore, Mrs. Deval. 1 Mr. F. Mear, 2 Mr. R. Perks, Mrs. Casey (playing as gentlema= n); lowest score, Mr. F. Lawrence. There were about 10(present for the dance, Mr. S. R Brookes and Mr. R. G. Jones being joint M.C. The refreshmen= ts most of which had been made al the school cookery centre by Miss Margery Anthony, were served under the supervision of Mrs Anthony.
FUNERAL OF MR. J. W. ROPER.
—The funeral of Mr. John William Roper, 3,
BROTHERHOOD.— The Dece=
mber meeting
was held in the Town Hall on Sunday. The Rev. C. S. Jackson (chaplain) pres=
ided
and led the prayers and reading. An interesting address on “Evolution=
”
was given by Mr. G. Horswill of
CAROL SERVICE.—The ann=
ual
carol service took place at the
LATE MR. J. TAYLOR
The death occurred at 24,
The funeral took place on Tuesday, a service being cond=
ucted
in the Parish Church by the Rev. C. S. Jackson (rector), assisted by the Re=
v.
L. S. Beale (North Hammersmith, London), Mr. E. C. S. White (diocesan lay
reader) also took part. The chief mourners were Miss A. Taylor (daughter); =
Miss
E. Taylor,
Wreaths were received from: Annie, Edith and Mabel; his
little friend, Kenneth; Mr. and Mrs. G. Chadwick; tenants at
LATE MR. G. GITTINGS
A service was held at the
Wreaths were received from His loving wife; sister Lizz= ie, George and family; sister Jane and gamily; Mr. and Mrs. T. Meredith and Lin= da; George, Marie and little Jean; Sarah and Allen; Harry and Lizzie, Shrewsbur= y; Mrs. Howells, Field House; Mrs. F. Halley and family; Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey= and Celia; Mrs. D. L. Prestage; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Collins; Mr. and Mrs. J. Nic= klin; Mrs. H. Seabury; Mr. J. Burns; J. Hearn, Den and Lol; Mr. and Mrs. Oakley and family; Mrs. G. Ball and family, Dark Lane; Broseley Amateur Dramatic Society; Bon Marche, Broseley; members and friends, Brosel= ey Labour Party; employees, Prestage and Broseley Tileries Co; Broseley and Jackfield Fire brigade; members and friends, Methodist Church; directors of Prestage and Broseley Tileries Co.; trustees, Broseley Methodist Church; fe= llow workmen, Caughley Pit; Broseley United Friendly Society.
A report of the inquest on Mr. Git= tings will be found in another column.
THE resumed inquest on George L Gi= ttings, aged 64, of 42, Bridgnorth Road, Broseley, the captain of the Broseley Fire Brigade, who died on Dec. 16,was held at Iron-Bridge on Thursday by the cor= oner (Mr. F. W .Derry) and a jury, of which Mr. H. E. Rowley was foreman.
Mr. R. J. R. Haslewood, of
Bridgnorth, appeared for the Prestage and Broseley Tileries Co., and Mr. B.=
D.
J. Hayes, of
“Lump
of Clay Fell”
Charles Henry Boden, of 19, Hockey Road, Broseley, clay=
miner
employed by the Prestage and Broseley Tileries, said he was working with
Replying to the inspector, witness said that when hamme= ring the “tree” into position the clay might have been disturbed.
Geo. Reginald Edwards, of 75,
“Employed
By Firm for 40 Years”
Capt. Edward Duppa Collins, director of the Prestage and Broseley Tileries Co., said Gittings had been employed by the firm for about 40 years. He had been a foreman in charge of the Caughley pit for about 17 years. He was a most experienced man and witness could speak very highly of him. Gittings did not report the accident, but witness was informed on the following day = that Gittings had met with a slight accident. He wen= t to Gittings’ home to see him. He agreed that Gittings would not have left his work if he had not b= een seriously ill.
Mrs. Rebecca Gittings, the = widow, said her husband returned home at about 2-30 on Nov. 19, and said he had ha= d a blow in the back. He seemed in great pain. Her husband had never had a day&= #8217;s illness during the last 40 years.
Medical
Evidence
Dr. T. S. Hoy, Broseley, said he saw deceased on Nov. 2=
0, the
day after the accident, and he found he was tender on the muscles covering =
his
left hip and there was a small amount of bruising and swelling there. Decea=
sed
was a muscular and powerful man and his general health was good. His condit=
ion
improved somewhat, but later he advised calling in Dr. Stote,
a specialist, of
The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medi= cal evidence, stating that in their opinion the death was contributed to by the injuries accidentally received while following his employment.
Sympathy was expressed with the relatives by Capt. Coll= ins (on behalf of the company) and by others present.