Reading Observer 05-1917

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A _etlOg 01 the B,erks ,Al1peaJ, Tr,ibw.aI w..
held at the A.,.,.. Court., &adIDg,
F9~ay ID
I•• t ';'.01<. lfr.:A J Mockey preSldea, 'D~ ther~
were al.o preoent · Mr )W, D Rawlm., K ,C,
Col CoIeiJrooke l'farter' l Mr J · W. Walker, Mr
P Crutchley, Mr. J Y. Downmg, Mr H G
Hawkme, Mr. A T ~Ight, ':'d the Clerk jMr
C G Chambers) CaptaU1 Bartrt m repre~onted
tho m,f,tary Among the C&Be8 heard were the
followmg:_
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perhaps the DlO3t 11~a.l - BUCCeS! won b'v
lD the munlclpa.h ty ·ho.s.. been the cllfe of
(both moral and phYSIcal) an d uol tb.
tr",,,,meut of the pauper ch ild

WOMEN -::.
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tim~ wh." so ma.ny
ha.v6 0r;ned to women m
and p~feSSlon, It IS 0;

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due the cr e~ lt-of
of !jIoral
women vlehms of
the locaJ authontles were
to deaJ WIt)! dnml;'!fd~ many
by short terms of Impn,onmeo,.t"
had establu!i!ied a. -Home
Henry Somerset

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~u,cce.; fu,I treutment of one

w.hen women'!!.

the S ate was barely
..,gorou.ly apposed, to
<lebt of gral.jJ.ude the wOI'ldJIlf
[f e~:~~;:'·.~W~~o~men a.t Duxhurst.
t he
piQneer 'Women of an ol (leJ~8',n'>ra·Lion.
o
proceeded ""d " ,LIU pr()ee',dillg
Certa.iD names st..and
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ofJ pIOncers lD .r.e£onn
Wllha.m
Grey III regard to
of HIgh
Schools for GI1"I.,
a.nd Mr<.
R 'Jer·enc.· b as already bean mado t o Fl()renc6
Henry FAwcett m
tor t he estabhSh·
18 lDttULtmg the proper traInIng of
mtdlt of
admISSIon flo Unl'
SlI' Edward Cool{, In blS recently
of Florence N lgh t.mgale," makes
'VeI1)1tief!i ) FI"".." "" "'180<1I1'g.·I', JOl'-ephine Butler,
H the person ~ho msplred t he
Franoe, Power
Wolstenbolme Elmy,
the SIck poor, and who behind
Dr ~beth
Dr. Garrett Anjlerson,
a. pnmary moyer J,n tho ) e~lsl ar
Dr Jex Blake.
Florence Nlghtw go.J.e ..
L OUIsa 'twunng-thaot.- other
.Aga.ul,
certam women
the reform of tbe. workhouse
with vaJ"IOW;
of org8.lll!lllg
waros
In ,t h,l.t p6Tlod.- a.mphfiu the t ale.
Mary ,C'LIpenter,lfi1oh work for
work for
LAWLWIt h work
whole hIStory '" the reform C1I the treat·
and 1.11"6 Bediloe
qf the workhouSl!! child, and t h e lDtroducand Miss. I sabella.
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of the
boardmg: out ' . 5~tem 1ll ' Sy_b&tltu
the hO'lSmg of tho Poor L.w cqllijrdn m

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IllustratIOn {. of

'.• o,nen' s succecsful ~ror~ m t he Munlclpa hty
of Miss Florcnc~ Da.~ enport Htll ~
familiar m t hlS conpect.lon, bbt the
;"",n(,rV of a. whole
of women
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tmportant ref'O
men, whose na.me!j

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INFANT CARE -

ImprO\emen t In the
lot a.t
of
.-out
chlJd would almost cer ta.mly h ave
care of anot.her generatron
Mre Way, of Brockham (Surrev
Opcrled the first home, a.pat ~ f;p m t he
tile tra.lnmJ,t of orphan guls To

perha.ps not so
hc, or bl bQ4!es
w pon crete examples

own to tbe genera.!
women. Let us t ake l a.

later a Nurse\"Y Home for the ,e.
children of tender a.ge
Devlze(! followed sport!y

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"'~:~b~:'~ of ' Devon opened

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o~" ~~~f~l~n'J

wor!<hou,e llIu:l.

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Mrs
pu;oll,n"a
forye~rl
befpend
ng orphan 'pauper gtrls ,- Four T'ea.rs l~ an
Orpha.n H ome W3& esta.bltshed ,lDd endow,d by
Mrs HowaTp. for the receptlO)l of dest'tute \,rula
from the Kendal UDlon Then followed 'n
j the H ome for GLrls hom the West Derbv UnlOD 1
e.t~b)lshed by Lady )':mma S,tanley 'and l,.a.dy
atttppt amoI'\g
any Coucclls to
CecilIa ){olvne.u:x. and 'n .1869 t.he dauntle~s ~lSS
milk for b abes
d e~pert a.dnce to uned" eat <1lQ P reusser, of Wmciermere, b ega.n her 8ucce!,ful
m others III the poorer distncts,
camp..,gn for tb. boa.rdinJ! out ..,f pauper cbild.
a.moJ)g ' other
efits, 10 a. decreaslDg
reD bevoud theIr own Umon
On, may t ben
ta.lity, and a. curtaIlment <1: such
cIa-im tb :J.t the orll~m oJ ImUfoved conqltlons for
di~ ..es ... pu.~eral fever \ad mfantile.
' h. workhouse chIld lay entirely III tb. hana. of

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ma.ny ways by tho
The
t railon of the ~ .
lves Act df 1902,
Va.rIOUS Children, barters (culmmatlllg
Children 's .Act of 9(8), toget.her With a. ~'w~:

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B. It th~ remembered that before the
or .the Impp aut MidWIVes Act of 1902. a.
J&1 women aIded by enlightened men_·W,>rk.OI!
ntmuou - :y for twelve years to educa.te
o lDlon a8~ to t he urgen~y of such a. reform
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oup 15 now known a..s the A SSOCiation for
motmg the Tra.mmg and S"pply of
1t wa.s In the yeitoI'fi. precedmg t h e lorma"on
the. A ssocla.tron a.nd the. passm g of the Act
women's- voluntary work mcW.e Its mark upon

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MODERN SANITATION AND PUBLIC
HYGIENE":"
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Hero 8.1~ ma.y be seen th e ma.rks of fe~e
Influence, but It Will be enough for the purpose
of lllu'itro.tlon to cite on e example
Toe 8Â¥ta.b
lI,blllent of pubhc wash bous~3 throughout I the
Ja.n<I-a. remedla.l measure of the ~te;it VaJ~t<l

d'i'VeUers lD mean streets-followed the Intt tIoD
of such jt. tiervlCfl m Llverpool 10 1842, .when t he
Cl1rgy of an obscure WOrK.lllg woman~
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commuwt~

.cathenllb Wi1.kiruon, secured tliis valuable reo

Agam the Children'. Cha.rlel" of 1908
hale de~da.nt of I p revlOu8 Children's C~"rI;erj
<n 1889, 1894 and 1904 Wllh wh«h the

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Ben~ua Waugh will a1wa). be a,~:~:~~,..~~
if one looks bad; to the fin;t pubhc
of the need of na.tlOnal care for the
linds ... mIght bol expected, the call
v~oe'd by\ a woma.n, ~1iss B esba. Stretton
MARTYRDOM OF HUGH FARlNGDON,
• Lifo of Ben)amm ' Va.ugh " ) "aut
desire for such a National So.,..ty (comrrten·t ;
LAST ABBOT OF READING,"
tbe ~uthor of thiS book), even o~ such Im p.!
sbe had ,Indicated, M,ss Hesba Stre~ton . was
advance of t he p.ublIc optlllOn of the year
Not unt.II SLX years later was the urgeDt
In the Royal A ca demy of thlS ye:;u- lIE:; eX]lIblted
J h lCh s he ha.d 50 ea.rnestly ple~dJ met
a. Plctu.re which represents a, famous. event UL t h e
n a.t.ional orga.ni.satlOU for t h o preventton of
1l1!:)tory of Rea.d.in.g VIZ. t he martyrdom and ~l!4tb
to any and .,·ery c1iild lD t be lond ".
of Hugb Farmgdon , the 31st and l..t Abbot (~ D
1539) The patheLlc soene show. tbe aged Abbot
Turning to the prorent MW01Clpal
" h. IS I,>e.ing tIed to the hurdle 0 11 which h. IS
:Sa.bles· "-e}come, oue finds tha.t thes&
a.bout to be aragged round the town JUllt before
l argely pLOneered by women
.>\..mong
e.xecut.LOn on -the scaffold Clooe to t.be Abbot
1£ not tho fi.rst-" School for Mothers " _c .._. 1" ""'0<"' ~ prIest holdmg a. cruCJ(i.x I ~d readlDJ the
cowot~ was tbe on. opened Ul 1907 at
of tbe Cburch , whIle b01!llld h,m IS t h.
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WIth the rope ov~ h,s shoulder
ems? London, mainly through the
spectators are the :b-fo.yor of Read
t.ary work of ladies of tha~ distn et
Mirth, ID a "lack gOWlI, the two
W,tb the progre.. of educatIOn
Burgesses of Parhament, Thoma. V""h.ll and
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Johu Raymood, the Sherif!, aud- a Sergeant a t
ta.ry schools wo men, W 05& na.mes
la.w Hugh Fanngdon. was 'co~denmed to ale t he
~emembered by t he general publIc,
death of a. traitor by a tr1Dunru tha.t bad qo JUltS
to do One mIght select, m .
dictIon ; llldeed ru s so ca.Hed trtal was nothmg
H oare, to whose 5tre.nUOU!, efforts
more than a. ghastly mockery of Justice, 6ltJ,ce the
tI~n of the-" hali·tlmer " SII"
,cr<l>ct had been deCl~e d on l>y Thowijs Cromwell
before the irlal
E ecutlOn, 101 tre••on we,e
Children of the N .tlOn" pay.
fo rmerly a ttended
ith barbarous ' acce!sC'uee
t nbute.
T be "ctim W"" cut own from t be glb~t wblle
stIli alive ; the heart wa.s t hen removed, t he head
severed from the body WIth a. cleaver and the
EDUCATION limbs detached from tbe trwok A cauldron of
Or one mIght , pomt
Ma.rg,..el'lI boIling pitch was k~pt ID readllle", to arre,t
Ma.cMilla.n's ploneer, wOJk
bmmorrhage; t hese With other nccessorles q.re
m the PIcture
gives a. reaitstlc concep·
served foJ." 10 yea.rs on
of a. triUtor's
med..."va.! times The
and to the extenSlon Qf
llama. IS ena.cted
10 View of tbe great
kn of L ouaon 1D her
\Vest Front of
not far froUl
Chruc at D eptfor~
the sttll extan t
picture h a.s
The succe .. ful mo,velne.n
techmcal been paluted by
ARC it. ,
ha.ug.s on
educatwn for
lDltlated and ~t the request of
!.be line m Gallery
hwll8ht to
Educat wn
CoIJUIUtt.ee. of the
CounCIl
B y ~on o f the
bear b v thIS

ROYAL ACJ\DEMY.

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concession Wa.8

County Councd . t h e

~ experlDlent n..l cllJ,SS

e;bould offer te'::i;'U~lt~;I'ii~~ to &n Is bcforo
and non alter
the mdu stna.l
'World Thus
school for gals

ca.m. 1Dk,
InstItute lD 1904,

1l0rough P olytep"lIe

HOUSING-

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communal welfare, Itn Vlew

1Ul!''''''''''ln of her hfe by

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and to MIl! Mary HIggs, of
H Glimpses
mto the Ah\"Ss ,"
and Dlg bt as a. tramp," a.nd m
E<Lward E H ayward, .. Where
") wid It. IS a. satIdaction to know
mUniCipal lbdgmg house for women
in
WI!.! opened LD 1910 m ~Manch ..ter,
chteJlY throu~h the e xertIons of the well-Jmowu
COlDcillor llargaret Ashton, aher.
the . 1O
.t~UtIOIl Asht<ln H ouse I. tightly
The
d!iveIopment of this branch of
~.g at pre"",t through
inI.ern ..ttonal body of I
mg h oatela for women throU!:Ii'"t
, i!1 memory of that friend of
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Ta.ylor, 27, ma..rned (GI), agamst "'hose e.~emp

tlOn until July 23rd tbe mIlitary a"pealed It
Wag st<l.ted tha.t Mr Taylor 15 secretary and man
Ilger to MCSSL:; Standen and Taylor, Ltd. , had
u. la.rge number..... of guls tralIllDg m l short ha.nd,

stl'on,1i ,·<!s,on/ee.f energy
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made clothes for
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~as confirmed Ktng, Tailoring
poPular favour.
fou get style, a perfect fit,
d above all-quaIHy. We

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crutc h~!I fo r the wounded, and was ~ skilled mall
The appeal was a.llowe?
The Cba ll'Dlan said !'!lat. anonymohs letters had
been apdtcesed to members"of the Tnb un al, ~ ho
tho)lgbt It was a mosv Ul1prope r thmg to do, and
~ di sa,ppTO',ed of it ont.ire}y None of the members
of r eadmg t hose letters

ndard

To Ord.r

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0lu ghness. What wb say, we
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There IS no higlie r
than King-Tailored.

and upwards t

ClotbHm~

Stewart.,
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SA TURDAY _ Before

Griffith (In t b. 'c haIr),
Colouel ' Valt'Cr t I hlrl"llton,
C,n, Mr C. E K eHor
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NEGLECT OF COWS
A fine of :£5 wag Impused
_la.irylllan,
of
Rca.dm n !Or
ReadlDg School and Wiltol;l House School Md,
' uJIerlPg Lo co ,, S I1)J not "ro,o',rlv
tary appeal dism ls,ed
)>et" een },t~ch Itll and
Tb. Trlbwoal dl.Smls,ed the appeal brough t by of Shm.field'l CO, i an, \\ as a.lso
J R Coles? 35, ma.rl1ed (A), U'onmonger
; he case a.g;l'nsL lID , \ c.s dlSmJSSeu
typewutmg, etc , and was commercla.l ma.ster at

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get ltired
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The Jruhtary appeal I was a.llowed IJl the ca.se of l,IH, soilcltor, of rJ.ollcloll. plosecutcd
A C Louch , 25, slOsle (e1), seed tester
b, Rop l SocletJJ for tbe
The Tnbuna.l dtsmlssed the mIlItary appeal ill
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case of W P Godfrev, 28, Inarned (C3), ,.ndAntIua.ls,
Mr E D ,\
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g r ocer 's rna-n ager, employed ·by Mr G 'turner
IIf t hs R S P C .J 1) stated that
J Blunden. 25, marrleq. (A)) clerk to the Read }!'alDl, Scmfi,;!ld, r'n ca mpal'" ,\ lth
I nsurance Commlttee. had b een given exemp- 'f hey were taken h:\ \Vlckeus mto
unt.tl June 15th AgaIll.st t hIS the m -lta1'Y , nd there found 9 COW!;) tIed up
<J.ppea.led Mr E P Colher, Cham:nq,n of the ood 'W hn,tever 10 t he sh ed On the
Gomn:llttee, saId e~emption \'i as oolv a ~ked for lust
'1 b..e '" hole of t he cows were
\JnbI thiS date Appeal a.!lowed, bu't nut to ba <"tate 1 he bones
standIDO'
ca.lIed up until June 15th
If them The anIma s looked In a
The Tnbunal dicmlssed the m1hta.ry aptleal In ' tate, and In IllS! OPIllIO[l they wele
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the case of W Buckl er, 32, manled, mU,51C ~ Fo m 'n ant of food· He potn ted out
teacher, who had be~ n exempted untll June 23rd n on to W,cke",
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The military: ch allen ged t h e exemptIOn gl' en lood I ca.n't g l\ e l ~ to t hem J I feed
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unt"' July 19th to J ~ane, 40, marned (C1), corn l:S I can I ha t c ~b cil\ Ide out " hat
Ah! wbat relief SInce I havl) U80d '1'.1. !I ('O~ &!
!'; tores foreman
Alloned l\1l Hatt a.nneared
'vould ha'ie It (111
day and none
Iff a n tght' s du fy fechDg <'!s frr,h <'l!\ when
F ~t tot
Tho T1'lb,lDal adJotlrned the case until June CIO" ') exammed I her o had been OJ
rom lloOle No..more tJr.ed ieet! no mOl !) I UII! I '
23rd of F E W!ndIb- (A), laboratory asSIstan t ~ettl[lg gram, but he did TIGt.
e(:L - no mort) SWOUCol , pcrsplrmg feet Nt,! ll lV;'
at the Roval Berkshm, H,,~pltal
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'>ccn such respc ctu ~ ha r There
;oren ess In corne, h 3rd sinn , bUD 0 lS, chtlbJ ~Jn s
Tho mIhtary appeaU was a llowed lD t he case of he muscles, _and I t elr bonp~ "ere . "",omg
No matter ~ bat aIl ~.., our feet or what vou'\r trlql
E W B!nckwell, 34, !mll.ITled (C2), ~dener, who ·no!O:t proDllnentlv All were sllffe nng
:othoJt getung Ir elief, Jllst u"" '.rIZ TIZ" lh(:
had been exempted until July 30tb I I
l)f food
Evel Y ·CO\t- bad ItS hc,Ld down,
mly remedy t hlit draws U l1t all th ft pOl::KJ r1011.. E"xud l
me \\ as chewlng the cud - MI
Bel"P)
Ions whieh puff up the i f:d t I TIZ {: He'; v"m f t
BR.JDFIELD
The TrlbuDa.t dtsmu:sed t he employer's a.p peal !enCrallj w ere In a. poor condltwn tUIS w,nb,r·'_ 'I· rouble so that you Will ne ver hmp ~~!lU w th t,
lilt! YOUI feet will never, Dever hurt or g-t. -ure :ltlI
m tho case of .A J Allen, 28, married 1,\), N ltv.C55 Yes- 4upt T Randall ca\e
w ollen
T hInk of It-no m or a {out ro lf.en no mora I
:ll3.ughtermn.n, employed by Mr Saunders, but- l Ive eVldence H e said t he co," s
19ony from corw, hard skin, yr b UllIOns I ¥'
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ch er, of P ingbourne 1 ~1r Sydney BraID, who vretched con a tion r Dd were very
Get & l /1t bQ:I: at any chemlst',.-or !fior I'S fln ,l ~".,
appeared, Isald tha.t A llen actua.l1y d Id t ho slaugh l>elllg worse t h t.!l o tae\!: A blac1t cow
md white cow ~rr httl e more than
I~stant relief. Just once tr y TJZ, Get a wltrl l
termg for ' three butcljers
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none, t.he latte r bemg ;veTY III
y~r'8 Ifo ot comfort for oD1y! , I II \' 1 Th ln~ of It. I
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: WOKING;HAM RURAL
~artlcle of food in a.ny of the
\nd rem ember It'S Just as usoful f(,1your fnl..' nd
' he ~'''Int
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The mlht ary appe~)e d ag,un,t th~ ""emptIOn ,'x"",med He bad not ID all h",
l..
m
l!::ctab
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state
of
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ffalrs
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gra.nted until Junc 1st to -p G Sapt, 36 ma.r
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' led, dra.per, _of Spencers \Yood ~Ir F \V herd.:; thiS ,\ mtel, h~t none \Vas to
condlilon -p
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;Kartm appeared, a.ud saId tha.t Sant aSSisted to \lth thiS herd a:s
look after hls brother's bu~ eu at Mort lmer his 'tatlOoed at Shmfiel also .poke of
qHA Ir~1S.
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the
cows
-Mr
erbert
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brother havmg Jomeq u p , II'llc Duhtaty a.ppeal
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was a.llowed, lbut respondent not. to be ca.lled untIl "letermarv ~ur~e0!1" Readtn~, saId
'ow,; on .Marrh ~ Ot
Speakmg
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June 15LIi
.Dot cOIlSi,der'
St.,ted to be t he only fi ' hmonger at Wargrave, hodi h· condlt lfln wa p oor H e
A LESSOl:! FROM KING AND
H M essa.m, 39, marned (01) , had his exempt10D Ibat Lbo co,," had h, d sufficlenL food ' and
unhl June lst 1 challenged by the IDlhtary I ,lId noL do tbo!!! , ' y ~ood - ).iT B, rrv
KEIGHL:EY. 'l!
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VOU colne acro{t o£b r berds as thm ~
Allowed, but not to be called until June 15th..
,ha.'V6 not 1 fi h oultl he astonished. lJ I
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Ranch f 'lld ho w as 1Il paltoers hlp
qutter ldge. who me wltb a seh ous ac."d"l'It
t he qommenr:r rnrmt of th~ year. and
The Food Sa:Vtngs Commtttee, wh 'ch bas j'ISL
!,ettmg about ag~m H e was
' pened offices at 172, Fnar street, , end, us Ih
work dnnng the da.y and
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THURSDAY'S SITIING.

Mr A J Mackey pr.,.;,jed at a &ltting of bb<>
Berko Appeal Tribunal OIl ThW"llday, wben Lbo
foUov.;mg cases wue dealt Wlth _ t

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'';uttendge h a.d been
be farm b1d fallen
I.(} hIS b.-no"Iedg-e t ha.
uf fno 9,.. At th~ co m
]>urclr&!5td eight tons
fwo toqs, of uoJya.ntb

Id u'~o~~t~e~'~~~1.e~~, ft
h IS s
t here had
encement
f hav, two
IJ and {our

J F. Woolford, 38, m : Cl. buy.". o.nd Wesmall Ilunila.r stuff had been bought smce
rOt" corn merchant, Mr Sydney' Br
aEpea.rcd r.OW8 to WIckens. wh w.a.s a r good
-Appeal aIlo~ ed, not to be, called up ! till Jun. ')lui feeder He had n t staT'Vcd t.he
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15th
he had had enou.h hay np t )lI the
It. W Pantmg, 37, to. Cl, boot re~r In the - )lr T h omas Sta.mton, ~( R 0 V
doInploy of Mcrti'!"':<: F I"e.€man. Ha:rdy a.ud ,\Villis. I~t Readmg, sa id he sa.w t h'e herd
.l1r E T H. ' ~ apJlC'ltoo - Appea.l allowed
.... nda.v, Apnl 13th Se\ era.l were
• G T Cbaool'lICJ", 23, s . paa.sc.d for geners.! ser.
j lon , but t hree or four wen., rather
Viae, bu.ilder, l Ot W1l0m Mr BeiDard Col.lin.s a.~
pearoo - AppM I allowed.
Not to be ailed till . omewha.t spare Tc e cows were --",. ,._- ,
Juno 15th
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·\hat h e shoul d call suffen ng fl om ,ttlfv,aLi"n .'
E C Aust, 32, fi , C2. baker's machIne b:an.d _ had seeQ herdf: 11"'1 as '\>Oar a, -cc,nd;tion',
60 &trong dOIDe6tlC glcunds the appeal was dIS- \:Ir Georgo RIchard
\rborlield, dallY fa.rmer,
,
R T t,el<ler, 32, m clerk -Appeal allowed, "' he CO\1,:S they were III i1
act to h9 c:.tUc-d Up till July I t.t
m~ the f;tate or the meadou'
bad
H Phllhps, 27, &, G2, ta:n-<iTl"'u, eI1l·p loyed ~ xuenenced q~ rtn~ the wllltel'
to
oy M€$."'!. Vmcent., had been given t ill A~lr1,lSt . Idered. ~]80 the shortq.ge o{ foodsluff5
7th Mr E T Ratt &ppea~d -Appeal .dismJ6S- tot form the concjuElon tha.t the anlD".ls ~
ed on d omestic grouDds and OD a..ooount of Mr been ~tarved.
Philhps' oonhnued Ja.ntbness, remltin.g upon a,n
,
acc;oont.
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W J H6.mblillll, 39, m , Bl, clerk emp.tcy.ld b)
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Mes6If6 Hunt ley aod Palmers
:Mr,1E, D Berry
FO~
a.ppeaJ.1\Xl. fo.r Mr Hambling, who, Ilia H8Jd, Ml ffem to a. vocy £e.rlOUS 'erle.nt. from D'E'Unt's The
Local Tribunal bad granted Ol:C:~l1ptlcn till August
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7th, With lea\(~. ' -rome of tho m.em bets Lelllg
f&p:l.ilia r w"ith the ClrCU!nsta.oces of tho c.a.se. -AppeaJ d ll!l1'issed.
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\V S IKoo.ge .' 37, m , Cl. duper, f or whc~ Mr
T R Kent appeared ba cl been graut.ed exemp tion
till Augu~t 7tb, on bUSJ.D.CS6 and domestIC grounds
Appeal allowed, not 10 be caned up till ~une 15Lb

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PER,SONAL CASE.
33, ., B2, la-haurer, ~ ... Iglven e,·
W
emptIon cond lt-Ional u pon hiS conti.nwng to a.ttend
b.is father, wh.ile bed-ridden
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WOKING HAM BOROUqH.
S, S W'h:a.l~y , 34.. tn., P ~ for ge nenl servIce,
survoyor for East Bcrk~ to the IBerks County
CounC1I, had bee.o gl~cn conditional -exemption It.
ooas statoo that ho had the wuole of the roads 10
East Berks uuder hl., control, ood In vIew of h.c.a.vy
Ultlt t:UY tra.ffic a.nd of -GO\ CI OlTU)!1t reqlU61UOns for
new rc.t.ds, \\ £5 9llJ.fyIDg out "'Olk Qf Dn..tiOnal lDl
P'lrt.8.n~
Al!jlcn'ua!l C A l"cmld! ch:urma.n of
~he Highwa:ljs, Clll'llmLLee, n.skcd the 'l'rihun31 to
ocntmuc. 1£1
\Vhdey'~ condi tIonal c!l:cmptlOU
Ma.ny m e.n who \\~m c;I perlcnced l.n road-making

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TRY MAGNESIA
YOUR
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DoubUess you bv. already tried pePSin, bismuth

~a , ollarcoal. drugs. eto" aud 80 you know l thaI
(bese thIUg:') wIll uot t:UTe your U'ouble-lD I
!U1e 8 they d o uot eV('D give reli~f-but before
up hop:\<1ud d~cl t.l;in ~ tbat
I
pepttt} JU8t l ~r1 t be effect
!he ordmar,y
nat8, o~J.des or
Bisurated :Magn~8., ",hlch you
oractically jll nyoh(lml!t, lD eIther
rorm, T8~e LG.lf a teaspoonful of
!ompressed tablets Yilth a llttle
Jext meal, land SOOr \vflat 30 chfferellC6
WIll n.eutraijso the harmful aCId m
lispel the I find.. soothe and h eal

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,toruach and qUlc1dy cure your inil;.·,,,li.on .
Many hundreds of suffe rers
from thiS slwple remody, but the case

leserves purt.ulUla.F m~ llhon, 1.Vntln ....
H one co
.ofleFed fUf ~o Y<:fl.rs With glol.!ltrlC
because t hey 'o1i 6ro ell pJ r>eady domg & great d(!:.W Jemg lD h9sPltai eevera.l t.mteg and
I) f cicTlC31 work, caUtoGd by sh ortage of staff'l'ho 'rrlbunal col!."'>.:<ielEx'l that r..be mattEr v.:.as of )f llledu:nllf i bcgap. to
I)ueh tlI8..tlonal UllportauC6 that they dlSlUlssed the .mtl! t.hree w~cl~l!!. RgO my dau"ht>' ,,>e>l':uad,q
a.ppea.l.
.r y BJ~urn. ad MlllfUe8,a. I anl 8u t~"~::~"'l~o~,~~'::
W H 'V'.J.ee1er, 27, in~ genera ~ 5ClVlccA boot ,or I am better alreudy-I feel hke a.
md bemg !tbe mother of a large fauuly
repa.lrel -Appc-al a.1lo,"ed
I
ot to me. I 6hall c~rtAlnl y re" u" ""I,nd Bisu,\""'"N~BURY BOROud H. I
Mn.gneSlU, rvhenever the Oppt(-tuDlty
The a.ppeal of P 'l'aylor , 3.3, m~ , Bl, grocer's
Your Hkjmach trouble wily not J et bo
ma.oa.gel , was diSUllsscd
I
i o not lo~ flight of the d ~ nge~s of del~y and
Lhl"cO surveyors It. \'jculd not be pp slblc fo.r two
of them t.o do tlw whole cf the work llD., t ho cou.nt.y ,

~treet. Manohestel, Mr>l

pea.led,.-Mlht.ary appeal dism1&SCd I
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.:Iy Wgb-O!!t~ chemillit.!!. everywhe ro lD Isealed
c, 'Y, lIoUoway, 24, s I pa86ed for general Bel"- ,'ontalOlUg 8uffiUlunt for about SIX weeh' t"",t'Pent i
V100, grocer's manager. was appe-.aJed fqr py his
md a.s these large bottle. OO8t only 3 /- It
em ploy-EP" -The appeal was dtem.issed I
teen that ·'k e treatment IS 8 :; economical
A B. Ardmg, 25, m , general
·)1fecbve-the cost work.tng out at lcss ilian n.
fL.ppeaJed -DlSDJ.L""S'Cd, but not to
lio day. lA.nottier very IWportu.n t pomt 11 that
Juoo 1511r.
1
'P8o:okage of gellUlll6 Blsurated Magne81a.e:,.~~~~~~
WL"1DSOR.
m~uf~ttt.ren· guarantee to refulld I tb.e
:>noe to an1suiferer who gl"es Buul'!'lted
The &mp~oyer '6 appeal
... faU" tru.:!! and ~alla to gerlve benefit f j om lts
ClelJn..nd, 39, m 'l coal me.rchanf,"

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p!'ovrd1Og lodgmg hOUl~e accommo
fo!.rJ'grrl .. w()rk."'1' and 1>ther bomeless women
fall~n to women's share In

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Keep yourjstomach free from bauuf ul ~cId
WANTAGE
Mr E T , B a.tt appeared for W D;).rmer, 32, .m. • I. htUo ~pmrH.ted AfB~plesla a ftcl every
pllS6ed f ()r O'e Dera I ~rvlce , mecbaruc ,! agaJ.1lSti 70n then -qeed lle'9'er fear any BerlOU!I fbrm of
whose exemptIon tlil J uoe 1st tbp military ap- :.lVe or stomach trouble_ • Bisuratcd M~gne91a

e]:amlOe t he quu tion of
womFn pIOneers also In
t he aspect of t he re'I !rom WIthin," who shaH
Hill's c1a.J.m to Its 101tl&tJOn 1

however, to dwell on.

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CASES!
So rqihtLuy ~ppea.l
agamst the exemptIon which ha!I been granted
him ' wotd July 23rd:'.iJ, W. Henderson, 29, mar·
ned. (Cl), Igrocer, was seized wlth a. fit ' and had to
be earned out of the C<lurl, The appeal Wall d,S'
mISsed Mr. T R Kent apr_ed
The T rIbunal dli!DU'sed an appeal brought by
W, Knapp , 35, marned (A), greengrocer, H e
however, l~ not to be called until
15th
A SImIlar deClslOn w as arrwed at tn the case of
II A Brwot<ln, taI lor, 35, m'ITI~d (A).
The Military ~ Representa.tlve·s appea.l W;as dIS
mISsed In the case of W . Langley, 40) ma.rrled
(Bl), coa.l merchant, who had been granted eXr
emptlOn untIl July 30th Mr S Bram appea.red
Mr F W M" tm appeared 10 the cuse of W
A Rendell, 38, mamed (Cl), <abIDet moller,
ag.mst whose exemptIOn until J uly 30th t he mill
tary appea,led It was stated that SIX da.ys'1l. week,
fro m 9 till 6, Mr Rendell g~v. his servIces volun
tartly to the 'Var, Hosplta.ls Supph eg Depot,
Duke street, Reading He rnado sphnts and

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power of lDfil1encmg I

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lS~ I~ m tolcra;ble, and )yet tbe c1amoUl ler
:o~ulslon aga lllst. lour seU mdulgJoce b'TO"", ~ t;:')I"
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' ou~r {and more UlSlstent, eDCQUrtgmg the peUJ
lrustic VIew. of those who think 60 httle of Lh, 'r
Reading belDg a. Roy~~ Bor dugb, nue wOlll,l
'la,ve liked to think It. worthy of It:. diS' 'u cllu n
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3umble, bu t I!tore pa.tnot lc to,vu ill YOl k ~ hl~ 1
It IS a. pleaSIng t hought, w~lch JUstifies nne s fa rt h
In monarchy , that K Ing G~org:e IS eHT re<ld\ t.o
set th~ pace ill what. IS good" and noble .Enrl\
:n the war he ba.nned frotrl the Royul hOU"l'hnld

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' h e use of a.lcohol, an d now r far some w eek s pa~t
b.e, toge ther WIth hls fawly ' and a.ttenda.n ts b . .
1een foll ow rng the F ood Controller's rahen '" lli~
las cvkn gone one better , eaLtng SOUle t't"o QUl.h..... ~
J[ bread pel da.y le<!s t ba.n
offit.:la.l l.i.n:.lt
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...hat glonous little Yorkshire town be-gmnmg \("tth
a. kUl~ly lID tIal. all grIm y I that It 18 ouL\\ .rd!
'S clean WltJ.rin, and has loyallv fa 11ov.oo ' he
~umnle of the Kmg Keighley '\111 go d,) ,,"Tl to
poS!.e1?Ly .,. a lown t~ l",ed Its «,"C O"
whereas our sma...-rt clean tqwn of bISCUlt f.llI:!~ L5

.!read)' the subject 01 J,bel an d Jeer a.; t bIS "
"rilet from an C\TeDlllg pa.W sbows ~ ReiJJIO~
r;he hom e of t he blSCUtt, 1$ serlOush can sl(.!c l1.n;
he rOasonableness 01 econof) r n the In,t IOrt
"gbt lLh,s tOW D of ' SO,OOO people has reduced to
;onSuDlptwD of brca.d by some 400 lbs per \\ eel,

;omethiug UDder an ounce per hca.d ' The Ieoe t
P""1II 1 w..ther has liad • gn"d deal to do ;iltb
h 's red!l.yLlon Ul Rea.dtr.g lald ~ other to'," Uf!
~her6l a DllCro.::copIcal d UHUlUtWD ,S r"t!purled I
'lhis hat ,"':"!d of self d.. u'al~ !..hls w IllmgTlCEs te! e
bou!:i " ra.ther th:tJl tree 15 ,l. cbol: ug: a.ud
::mllllha.tmg thoug ht and unw orthy 0'" our g re:l.t
' raditlOns But then bur;;;ts ! 'l. upon U5 6h ~t l.
LITesJ.S.tlble thought of what pur gloll oUS mc.u
yonde'r" h ayc I;uffeled for us and
"'~
').fe ashamed-and a.U of lU I v,; ho ha.ve a. ~(l n ul
!.lllI.Dhood left 'i ow that we WIll do for theu ~3.' ..
-;yh<!t '\l e <JIe reluctaut t o do f~ oni 0\\ n [11'
~hought. that our bel l!:.!.. )es~ ~h uld rendet ::lh
.. l'e t he sacnficc of those Ibra
me.il. 18 IN't.._l
~du ran ce The whl~per of JL
Idea! C,CC I
' cto ur souls an d we resolve ~o Uc l"\u n£!~ d
Lhose \\ho bo.,ve died fer u ~ 1
~
I I t L5 ' \ It.i.l t !nS\ b ghcr \ ~ t at a j!123t t' ')1 :1
~,art mov~ tncn~ c."Unc lUto b~m ('\' !.l) t tl€' '[.1'1(' !\
l1it!ollr recently
\, !lr~ 1::: s a!.i~~ C.JUli d l. .::J
md an cnQwl1 offi~ has
n o~enl!J. ~ n til,:- ll c
'lllsesi lately o<:cumed by u. gr eat t.)) 1 ", . . Clo:I
Messr3 I....:. e,t\on .. .. d L o\ 6'S) 1 Full pa tlctl1a .,
If th~ ~chcme w.lI be annpJnccd L,tcr hl;t Pl 1tlil':
'neantiroe It ruav be l;Lilt ccl t nar.1t o ~ (.. 'd': I ~ t '
he Vl31 8,1\ mg::o C'0ll11nJ tt "e ",ll be utl lJ ~e1 (' ,
')Icmentut bv others W I ! 'g' t') help T ic
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)f th e 'Food Contlol (ampntgu ' "htch b b '
l r.d~ttak " D ... t lll~ t::l lla.L.r: n and "l':,l,)
luth~ ntY of the ?thmsn>, of F ood, IS " to 111 I
"1cr 01. :: to cut down tb e CODS UmPLron , of r,00
<ot uff of;;l1 kinds un ttl the mmlli1Uru J ne c"~"';:

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for eHiCH!l1cy h us be ' U reat.:hed "
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T~e S<L"'"l.ng nf t'me U1 gett mg t.h 5 sch c ;:' 11 , I
' ull I;wmg 15 of para.rnount l m1j<lrtR.nc(! :\\ J
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h ose, therefore ,\ho ale" llhng to heln HI In l (r
'l10rf1 of th e followmg '>;"flY~ ill ¢ Ill\ It cd 1 ) " 111
!.helr names Immedmt.ely to I t be la.ddr~ss !' j\ C.'l \

,ow

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dlstnbutLOn of L 't:11 \p",'
envelope:;--o';l.11el"'s of font! _, 1
confectlor.er!>, I etc '\\ 11hn{: •
(supP]lef! frcc) or t o dl:l!' ~\
de mon strntlOll s Ln (-("Jok1 ng _nl I
109
towards Lh l::' \+(lfkm l! f XPI':r:
l.nd 1last
not lellst p" Ft.dhe1i1t,g' Stl dh f''' \l·
t.o the Controller's or hettel' . . tll to lhe Kt 11 .t f!b'lf:no, ~mg respechvf"l:r ~ -Co trdll ers
l ("1'
Bread 4 Ihs mea.t 2! Ib ~ 1 sufilr i Ib" 1 \
Keighley mtlOn Bre.td 3 lbs i l oz , m t: It S 11
i U'!:M' un der ~ Ib , and tnbse , "Aho d'~ l1'c ~II
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,,'illlll~ tf) e:tb tplt a notlc to t ~:tt effect. I II 1"""
~lielr h onse
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Fma.llv, let U fl all make a1mttrb t'\" l' .. s ~,e '( (ll'
ourselves for Km~ and C~\mtl'tI and
('ul l 1
not e.:tC6l. that httle -pat.r IOtlc Ln\'m In ttl' '\ ) 1
"elOforcmg thetr I!rl'at c~~m ple that
HlIl I....
, never sha ll be f:]a.c:l. "
F r,od SR-Vlng Commltt.ee i l \
172, Fn<Ll',street, Readmg

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