Reading Observer 08-1917

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A quarterly meeh"g 01 the County CounClI

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h&ld at the Shire Hall on Saturday mOlUmg. when
there were preeent AlderlDe'll- J Hetben ' Benyon
(~f..rmaD). P' I E I p mtcbley., ,. C. A Ferar4.., & J

a,m.er,

11[ P ., SIr W Cameron Gull, 1'. Latham,
Capt. F C Loder-Symonda, E D. Mun,a.ld. G H.
Petent A E.l..Preatonf G ¥ SIBde. J W { Walker;
Col. G S W,ll •• ,and R. G. Wllhuk, CquuoiJ1ors
... R G Ada.me, G. L Ba.ker, F • .Bate, W. Brewet"t
J. 0 Corm;, P. d. M. oann, R. Cbandl.r, ·O
W Cox, F J. K: Cro .., J. FatrhUrAt, H. Goddard,
C.JE. Keyser, A.' J La.wrence, J P Lookwood, J.
!Justoy. G. Mltcbell, E PlITfitt. F J. Patton, G ~
, ~. Platt. Lord G Pr&,*, J. Rftnkin, 0 W. Ray!'_r,

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"Wl ! ~. Romaine, P Sole,.H T Shawaoss, T.
Skhrray, E W K. /?I.do, 13 G.O Smltb, J W.
8lone, T t S TI\1:1or~ .Major C. 'i'umet', ' G L.
"ena.blel!l, C. B. Wil:son. Slr G\ Young. Bart. . .

THE VICE-CHAIRMAN
The Chauma.n saId he had rcoclved a
from 'Mr Mo~tJ the Vlce ch:urman, r.,,,..I,ti,,"
h. w,," un"bl. ~_be ;present th.t day

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tTHE, IfA'»jjf DEPUTY CLERK
The Chairman Bo.~d be had received a. letter
the wIdow of the 11'\e DepuLr Clerk, Col
tliank.ng th. Couttc.]>!or Lhe" leLter ~I aY'mp,.tb,)'i
-:. ~ t he 0c03l510n of the deau:.. of her h~:~~~;~~
_l ie UJdeed • gall3Dl deaLh , th~ ,
• every letter from France reBs me so,

ITould be'bett<lr-for .t to have th •• end If .t had
b .. Th~ C,4all"DlllJl mentioned In thi~ connectIon
thaL tho Standmg Jomt Comnl.tte. had appointed
Mr Chambers as Deputv Clerk In I place or the
late Col Thomo, and h. had no doubt that g'1"U..
man wOuld ~l'l'Y ~ut his dut Ies .. .ably .s when
h. performed the ' aultet of actmg clerk
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SUPPLEMENil'ARY EDUCtTION GRA.NT~
In eonheetlo" WIth the report 01 the EducatlQn
Con imttee3
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Willmk made reference to the

supplemell~' .&!ants wll1ch the Council \'f'ould receIve In tl.D1~en P arhament ~aS.5CS
Mr Fuher's reoommentl~1I1oDs The COMCt! wo~ld

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lrom tl(e rf,port t ht tbe H •• ber EducatIon
Sub Comnllt1eo had c..."lully conSlder.!d th. way
which they th()Ughe 5uch portion of the .n-nnt
to be made lU trespeet. t.h hl ~e r educatlon
FJlou1d be do~t wIt h They hn.d pI?~entecl cert.am
~ccmmcndatrons entirely of a provlslonar character A hne badi been dru d dO'\'fn Jn ~,eTV cleaT nh'l
wise ~tel'IQS U Wl tlie l WiLy In which' the sunnl e
tr:entarV grant should b e R.unhed It would {OO
aop1led m a ccnrdance 'nth' the exp ress wh.bcs of
t1ie.~Jloar d of E ducatIon towards lDlp'rovmg th e.
srumos of the t eil.ch :!Ts m the eecon (Jary schon Is
of the COlmty
co urs. t he ~r:t.nt would nnlv
be a.pphchble bY'-. tl1'3 outhor·tv In "TCSnect ,,{
kachel'S 10 .the stbooJs thev m.nmt.3.l0 It w pu1cl
n ot be avaJlll ble In t.h'J Cntint v for teltcher:s )n
6Chools whl c!l the Councll only tmbwhsed Thp.
~ovemlng bodiesl wuuld recel\ e thro. grani" and
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L'S DISTErtjPE
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A GENEROUS RETURN
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""ply them m su.eb ~ ... ~y .. the, tbought fit ond
they would be deAlt WIth ID a proper "'"' WIth

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70 SHADES.i' '

~1Lrd to the elementarv deparltnent th~ S chool
Manalle.ru ent Commlttee bad conSIdered w}lat they

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Eb()uJd do 'WIth .that part

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QuaTl~r ..se:;8JOnS

for the ~orough ,.,aa ~~
Set.,wns H ouse on W edn eadllY ~rtup.g
R-ecorder. ~ir A H Spokes, who ......

on the llencllf by the Mo-yor ' (Mr F
SIr P erey l ~der8on, K
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J \'if Martt;1 E P Collier,U IV
G F ield, \V IH SmIth, A G West,
J CRUey,
E 0 Farrer and
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c,len.oIar "as a " e light one, there liemg

d eTk, ~r Sh.ir~YJ hh wa!'J gin jJ tb e Comml~tee
b!lil a.~d tn' recoTend Rn 9 vance of sa.la.ry

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Rnd t,hat j!Ontleman :t!'a. ent!t led to tlmr waml •• t
commendll.tion Tlnt onlv for the a.nner in which
,,~ camp(~ out th~ duties dpvo' n~ upnn h'im In
Ius n (\fl1tl0n but lor/ t hf' w,"m!pl ss bA h.ad shown
m b l'l lnq: instrvrnental In uten mg the ,vork of
the Educa.t1on Commltlee. and h.'\t htid 0.1wa. ... 8
),001'\ none in a manner "pprove 1:1'1' the Co~ncil

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fur tl'lkll, u,nd as eaClaj of these

the ~,.~ure of the ~ ",.ere,

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proeeedlDg, dId not. occu,P~mON
hou r or so
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hlCycle, and !>f wotOt4-

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Brreo\.6d ppsono,

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R"order an d he

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recommebdatlon

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Ilrogramme, but to grve valuable aid
It-he gr:ower tht'OU,I!!hout. the Countv

lbeon di3tnbuted £3,000 worth

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out the country was enormous

had brok.ell hI..! recognu.a.nces ... t

!made Another meihod they
the }'W'.opJe was the DeoeJ'I8rty of
The Loca.J Government. Boaro
pn.!i.ment 11M l~ed a. la.rge
I!Pr&n.~ mochm .. and the

Rer.ol'der sent pnsoner to ,BOTstal for tb.rtw
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UNEXPIRED SENTENCE. , ,1•
J ohn Baker, 54, dalI'Ym3ll I "U
"reaking mto the shop oJ .~
and aLLem p,mg t.o steal eett:ai6
a fLc ,.,.m~d. Wlt.h ntt.cm~Lj.ng aWJ!lde
gmll) , and a.dnnltt.ed, a. preV10UJ

fifteen months gIven by: him
ru,1._S;h.e",·,ood pr olSQcut.mg, sa id prisoner hnd.
Iun'eXl,i",d sentence fl f eleven months to ,g~f!.
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bAd never ,asked for

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chance

he hoped the Recorder would gIve hUll
time

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prisoner to tlreo
labour ond sil ld the lipme Offioe
detennme bow much of t he une.xptred ~ enpnsoner mue-t serve
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OPPORTUNITY. ',',
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qUflntltv than 40 gallon. h ad

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W IHI :l. v~rv good
ahd wnuJrl no douht. he acted upon , And

he'~"CI!lbod to the Council tbe system h. adopted
ror his oWn use

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prepa.nng quantltl" for spray '
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The report WIle then adopted
: 8M:ALL HOLDINGS AND ALLOTMENTa
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COMMITTEE
On 'tbe mntlon 01 Mr F J K eros., tho re
PO~f the Sm.n HoldIngs and A1lotmen\_ Com·
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GJl..W..AYS AND BRIDGES COMMl'ITEE
,. Committee ,reported that further portlon~
,I t.he g;a.t)lte BIde. 01 tl':': B.tb road between
Readiilg .,,4 Rungerford tb. Read,,!, I\JId Aecot
_4 fld the IAscot nnd Wtnd,qr mod hove bP.en
d•• trOyM ';'y .hB<\.VY mihtnry. tra'flic
The Road
Boud '''M were fUl"lIslii!d "'It] eshm,teB for r.
insta.tin\r -t.lUjJ....damap;~d sectIOns With tamulc, have
Of)tuldq.red the matter and par lculan 'Of an oBer
In- tBern liih'e bi!en ,forwarded to the Fmance Com·

mlttee

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FINANI(C~:E:~~~I~:;f~~:h.d

ThIS Committee ;,
them a.

nlffic1l1t
LOdCT SvmnTld" "lI.ld ,t

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Ithl OO\Illtl' the

Mr, Pl»ttn., !llC'.r-~ed the 1\,~1Cll1tur81 ot'cu\l1isPr's
lIN:tl"n fhouJrl U'n(l out a. (ommla. faT n~p ;lOng
t.hf' D'\1Xture which WI'L'I: at nre.c: ."'nt 6f':nt out m b"l:ts

n.i,.nn,,, to BortltiJ for tb1et

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Mr T.ousley sccnnded

hi e:: reC0lt'IllZ.l.!nce. nnd had:. 6een
P etty Sel!!81om ~., \
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Record. r tb ~nke~ the member. ol~oam.
JUT' filt' th elll ' nt.t('n~ance and dIBmJ
t-:bAJn.
th e th ank" of the Borough lor th,1f
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The report WBS a"dopt.id

tf".....~ to b,- the Commlftee

WeIler. 16, I, """rer, who had ~ Won·
loreony , " as b. ou~bt up for brea6g ha
"f~i~j'~I'bi'l~a~~n:d
to recel " C, sentence
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the lJrobatllon Officer SfU9. ;prl-

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T~ANKED

e4_ prevlOlI!ly reJ)Ort.eJ\.; Up'oD i£jn' r.m&ln under

I tlnn ~f pntR~ was. . . mcreased bv t",n tons
aereJ nn 311 :tver:-ge by ~rnvmg
The enet
FnTa.vtnp. might be abcmt 8& peT Ra'e.. and If thPlv
obt!ll'led a.n mcreasfOc nf t.'f4r., toDS to an RCTA be t:\id
not '\mew anv 3t!Tlcultura.l operat1of) w1:lIch a.t, l ~ o
1!11ta.U '" coat would Vleld I!O ptlOd a- J"eRolt the
Committ,pft were anXlonl! for a llotment holdtp"S t.o
~ va.nr ttie.ir ort"lr)s <l:nd not t.n grow potat""s Iln the
'Mne n,ece nr lV'ollYld E'acb sea"oTt
Th:J.t wns
hr011"Tht t9 tben noti,." lw 'M!!:!! Elhott whose re
rr,,,rkl! ~"rc "er- ,".,h."ble and would be gl'rcn

A~01HER CASE FOR BORBTAL! ~

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C~mmlttee

dtS(mSO W8.4 JouQd W rbq.ve el:lIted ID one
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Eight suspected outbreakl of para-81tie mange
been reporte~ . Five places ~maUl under
1'68lpctI008: two b~ve heon ~eclnred I.... and In
tb. remam'n!!.... tbe lu.pected anlm ~1 WO'
IOUnd nol> to be sulfen"~ !<om 1he di...... th]'06

tlon the

~trlctlon~

Or;o1-QUleT. h ..d had imtnenSfl experience
dred.; of Beres tn GloDceste:rsblre . and bf,

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pr~&d agmnS"t '~;\i~:~';;~;:;.
\ID~" p'1 d, ..... l1J1on'
vlotea alld fined 40s
Three suspected outb",al<~ of -antltra.'x h9.ve been
reported durmg the quarter, , , , but alter mve5tlga.IDstance only

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and 1t
ho".d tb.t advant"!!" would
~! the .. faellttlC8 ."d t hat every""dy
the" "ot••..-. Mr Bed(ord th e

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$ald be had B. long hst. of 'JIrtI-before b lm, a.od flDlong them

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As an mst(I.Doo quarter one J8 IIttl)
case ~I on. O\ltbl'Oak

01 tb!" be h'pp"ned to ba... beard of " .,... where
An .~dmU'al ana. twb o,t' three ot.her officers had
v""ed their duties 01 wo.tchtn~ pver' the b.g pun.
of ...blch they were in bbaNe by taJnng an allot)lIent "Ild thu. ma.,..mg the food supply 01 the
Itlnd by ta1cing eommand of a.~~~~~~:::t-.:~r:~de~~n, 1

H Hardy, whl' ~l'08eCl\ted, saId ~t,
' .P',isol~~r had boon fID custody be 4..a 'lad.
. " - " "'0 . another cycle on July 13£h , Be
over some t ime agel to be qf ,,/(iOd

tjald

to allotment

and the Agncnltunl Ol1<anlser reported'
that b. hod a b.lance In hand of £260 Th. tOtal
r..uli of tb. mereaaea AttentIOn to tbe IITOwmg Iinlecll.ef
of pot.a.toea and other kinds of vegetahles throu_b·
l'Cll"a~n6<l

"ery unf avourabl ~ r~eord againit hIm,

t reatment

had

01 potatoes m

!\Uantltle& of 'one cwt al)d upwa.rds

guilty,
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eViaenee Iwas fu)ly I reported ' d~
rece ntly~ The I bb) had ]olDed."Wte
buL now tbat hIS I age w.~ dtaCJ~ecd
not. allowed t-o remam there. ~
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td ,Illa;n
freshany
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did
not thulk
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the IJ!lOOrtaJlt eX{)enments
Dh. \SChem. had been entered
the Gounell to emwk upen • mlmi,cip,.1

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b cycle, the- pt"<Ipett

POTATOES. I '

n.e,~ry It was until they had

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to btl curne.d out of Court
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R ecorder u!5ked the oOiClals -to expl~ to
mo'thc.r the nat.ure of the 6entenC6 when
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SUlliClCr t1Y l'ecoverit
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SENT 10 BORST AL

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Tb" report was tht.n pnt nnd agreed to unanl
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the sentence the mother, who had
III the witness box to answer p. Jf;:W
tbe ReL.qroer, suddenly coUap'ed

Cha.rles Ml lehan, 16,

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THE IMPORTANCE OF F)RESH SEED

n_ot a.llbwed to s.nd <

B()r s t-at ()u account. 01 hi. age, but ba

him to sp: months

In CO'll1

Mr PtUtoh !lJee""nd~ J\l'I~ &zIIOClate;i h""e,.lf
with th. rem<y'"Jn. tbpt W {('I11en rrllm tbB Cha.lr
Il\i'n with re-~rd to Mr Shirley, who had proved

~c~~:de:0~l:; who prose01jted, pomtecl
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work

.tnll Inr the op\rll tb ... h.ri
,rested In meet·
i"'ll th'. ~xtrt\ """rk ).f,. W,11mk ct"l"chldl"d bv
tnovin~ the adoption of the EducatIon Commlttee'
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Tbere were also further
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to tlle

Ill, tructlOn, ~ndlcra(t, and ~ k~T"'"
'Droner
adn\ll)i~hlllln ancl I"Onducl. \ ,,( whIch
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Tlnde~en by :!olr Shu'lev
Hl dutlP!lt
h-n.vv In cnnseqllenr.., of t.he w
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w...- 'ndehted t,o h,..... n.nd md d to the

lllCYCLES AND MALICI SLY
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Cbarlton, 17, harman, "'11'01
' & bll')'cle, the property of
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gn.nt to have TeI\Rrd to the I" t that thero were
other dl,Jti~ ca.at uPQn them , hv ~e Teaula.hons of
tbe Board of EducatIon w.hereb~ I; ,would be neces
"1fT for them to ret::ttn ! control 0"
ba.lance
There WM a. .!Strong .1eelinJP'
t he ,!bole 01 . til. RupplementaTV P''''' . _ ,uu".
distl'lhnt.ed &.mon~ the soJl\nes of
tIIoul;bt ).to ,bould be neg)eetmg his
beld out t r the teacbel'1l anv' promIse or
tbe, Co\Illell wopld be able to applv the
t.IIeJ:hpplementaiy j!l1IDt m that wj>y The Com·
mittee "D,~ld J:U.v~ to Mit the Coupcll to leave 1\
bl\l ~ce. hewe~ ama,ll Jt .mlght. be to carry out.
I b. exte~d.<I $tles tr.;.crnln uJ><>n them hy the
1loa.rd of EdUlliltion Mr W Ilhnk then l>m..eded
, I.!> reler.. to tho. I... the ConncU hRd .,,.!ained by
• the ~ on ' iiUlttarv s.... re~ of Mr V,eOrs. on.
of their ~chooJ m~ ann fI.nd he Wafj; sure thev
1111 regretted h,. deaUt W,th re ....rd to tbelr

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the matter had been Teferred back to t.h e f41nance
Committee and School M ll nagernent ~mml"tee
for fu rther c0t.tf1Pc;:a.lldn He hoped the amount
of the gt'lUlt to .be · recelved would ennbl~ the
Council fo maLA the accrehoDI recomm~nded. bv
tb. Commllt .. 'ib addilton to the bonu,~, whI ch
were already oe1ug received. But t.he Counell
would be bound tn al\oc&tmg t.he su'Pplemental'f

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