The Aberdare Leader

Ex-Chairman's Affliction. Mrs. M. A. Edmunds said that Mr. T. T. Jenkins, who was chair- man of the Board last year, was threatened with total blindness. He had undergone an operation at a Cardiff Nursing Home, with the ob- ject of averting permanent loss of sight. On the previous day Mr. Jenkins could only see a glirpmer of light by means of one eve. A vote of sympathy with him was passed on the motion of Mrs. Ed- munds, seconded by the Rector of Dowlais.

Condolence. The Chairman moved a vote of condolence with Guardian Meth Davies on the death of his brother. Mr. J. Lloyd seconded, and the motion was carried in the usual wav. Mr. D. P. Jones said that one of the Board's officers, Dr. W. Ll. Rhys, Aberdare. had suffered a be- reavement by the death of his son. who had been killed in the war. Mr Jones moved a vote of condolence with Dr. and Mrs. Rhys. Mrs. Richards seconded, and this motion was similarly carried.

Increasect War Relief. Mr John Davies. Aberdare, moved That the Board give instructions for all extra war relief to be brought up to a uniform rate of 40 per cent." At present the rate varies from 20 p.c. to 30 per cent., but the Relief Committee have power to pay 40 per cent. over the pre-war allowance where the circumstances call for extra payment. [r. Davies referred to the sub- stantial increases in articles of food. Most things which were in daily use had gone up 100 per cent., while clothes and boots had also advanced. This made it very hard for the very poor to live, and it was difficult for them to make both ends meet. The Merthyr Board compared very favourably with other Boards in granting extra relief, but he thought that the conditions of to-day war- ranted ft further increase to 40 per cent. The Government had recog- nised the position and had increased Old Age Pensions from 5s. to is. 6d. in the majority of instances. The Clerk mentioned that Mr. Bolwell had brought a similar motion some time ago, when it was resolved to treat every case on its lllerit. He (the Clerk) then estimated that an ail-round increase to 40 per cent. would mean an extra £ 2.900 per an- num. Mr. Wm. Jones seconded the motion.

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GUARDIANS AND STIPENDIARY ONCE MORE. At the Merthyr Court last week the Stipendiary criticised the Board of Guardians and remarked that the maintenance orders made by the Board were not consistent, some being too heavy and others too light. At the Board meeting on Saturdav the Rector of Dowlais referred to the Stipendiary's insinuation as to the method we do our work. It should not be tolerated. I notice, however, that we are not the only ones who come under the lash; even the 10 commandments are criti- cised." Mr. J. Prowle The Magistrates ought "to be an authority on the commandments. Rector He has thrown out a chal- lenge to the Guardians and we should accept the challenge and let the public know the facts. I do not think we snould be constantly har- rassed by men who are in receipt of official stipends. The Rector thereupon moved that the Clerk prepare a list of the main- tenance orders made during the last 12 months, and the motion was agreed to.

ABERDARE BANKRUPTCY COURT. Un Friday before Messrs. Rees Williams, Registrar, and Ellis Owen, Official Receiver. CWMDARE LICENSEE'S FAILURE. Charles Samuel, formerly of the Colliers' Arms, Cwmdare, attended for the third time for examination. He was represented by Mr. Dan Edwards (from the office of Messrs. C. and W. Kenshole and Prosser), while Mr. Edmunds (from the office of Mr. William Thomas) was present on behalf of some creditors. Debtor was examined as to the amount of money which he possessed when he entered the Colliers' Arms. He had previously told the Court that he had < £ 600 odd. The Official Receiver in- formed him that, in the meantime, he had received a letter from debtor's wife, who, after explaining the drawing of certain cheques, said that her husband had been obliged to borrow some money in order to meet the ingoing valuation. Official Receiver: Are you in a position to say that what your wife says is not right She has done these things without my knowing. Official Receiver: When she left you, you had to take another house for her in the village —Yes. Official Receiver: Did you have to furnish that house?—She partly fur- nished it herself. Official Receiver: If she paid for the furniture, she did so with your money?- I don't think she paid for much. Official Receiver: How was she maintaining herself?—She was down at our house every day and having her food there. Official Receiver: Did she handle the cash the same .then;- Yes. Official Receiver: For some time was the brewery company charging you heavier prices—as did every other brewery—for your beer?- Yes. Official Receiver: Did you increase the price of your beer ?—Not the fresh beer. Official Receiver: So that would be a reason why you were making less profit than before?—Yes. Official Receiver: There was a piano in your house at the time of the Receiving Order. Did you tell me that that piano belonged to the Buffalo Club, and that you had nothing to do with it?—Yes. The examination was further ad- journed in order to go into the ac- counts.

Local Mems. BY MEMO. The public are told that the object which grocers have in view when imposing conditions on the bale of sugar is to prevent people to hoard sugars But does not that system also encourage hoarding, a system which compels a person to purchase a number of things which he or she does not require, in order to be en- titled to one or two lbs. of sugar. There are hundreds of houses in Aberdare to-day which contain goods, including flour, far in excess of immediate requirements, simply be- cause they had to make up their pur- chases to a certain sum so as to secure the precious pound of sugar. Councillor Bruce Jones, Aber- cynon, does not nnd the -libs, of bread per week, alloted by Lord Devonport, sufficient. To miners and others, who have to take their dinners with them to the colliery, the allowance might be short, be- cause io is inconvenient to carry any- thing except bread and butter or bread and cheese to work. But to the person who eats his three or four meals at home there should be no difficulty whatever, provided sub- stitutes are used. If ',he bacon and eggs for breakfast were varied with porridge; no bread at dinner; a mixture of maize cakes and oat cakes with bread and butter for tea, the task would be simple. The Rector of Dowlais is a very thin-skinned gentleman, notwith- standing his many years of public life. A breath of criticism from the Bench of Magistrates rouses his ire, and the following Board of Guardians meeting sees him on his feet defending the honour of his colleagues and himself. He objects to criticism from persons "in receipt of official stipends." From this are we to assume that if one of the great unpaid, a colleague of the Stipendi- ary, were to criticise the methods of the Board, the Rector would take no exception thereto? The "Talking Member" has re- turned to the Board, so the public may look out for squalls. Mr. David Evans talks for talk's sake, and with an impatient chairman the meetings of the Board this year promise to be interesting. Last Saturday the chairman asked a member to sit on him (Mr. Evans). The Board have brought this trouble on their own heads by co-opting Mr. Evans. On the previous occasions the electors sent him there, and the members and everybody who attend had to put up with him. It was not very manly on the part of Mr. Henry Owen to move that Mr. Evans be co-opted, and then protect himself by keeping away when he knew Mr. Evans was likely to attend. Mr. Owen ought to be made to drink his own wormwood. Apart altogether from the fact that the food problem is being eased, the allotments help to beautify many ugly spots, and in some places the allotment holders have turned a desert into lovely ornamental gardens. The field behind Richmond Terrace looks exceedingly beautiful now with the vegetable leaves be- ginning to appear above the soil. Quite a wilderness at the back of College Street has also been con- verted into a dozen or so excellent gardens, very neatly arranged.

B.W.T.A. The monthly meeting of the Aber- dare Branch was held on Monday. Mrs. J. Griffiths presided. Mrs. (Rev.) R. Williams read a portion of Scripture. Mrs. W. TJ. Lewis con- tributed a solo. Miss Olwen Evans was the accompanist. Mrs. Rich- ards, the secretary, read the minutes of the previous meeting, and a meeting of the Y Branch. The Rev. S. Harper. English Wesleyan minister, Aberdare, ad- dressed the meeting on the opera- tions of the Liquor Control Board m Carlisle and other places in the North. Mr. Harper quoted ex- tensively from statements made by the Rev. Wilson Stewart on this subject. Mr. Harper spoke vehe- mently against state purchase of the drink trade now when it was getting to be worthless. Great latitude was allowed the Liquor Control Board in Carlisle and district with deplorable consequences, and this was an argu- ment against state ownership and state management of the drink traffic.-Colllments on the subject were made by the president, Mrs. R. H. Miles and Mr. George Parr, all speaking strongly in favour of Pro- hibition.—Mrs. R. Williams moved and Sister Louise seconded a vote of thanks to. the Rev. S. Harper for his excellent address.—The President extended a cordial welcome to the Rev. W. E. Roberts, Trinity. The meeting expressed sympathy with Mrs. Joshua Davies in her ill- ness.—Condolence was also expressed with tlie*fanii] i, of the late Mrs. Evan Davies; the relatives of the late Sergt. D. J. Williams, whose mother is a member of the B.W.T.A., and with Mr. and Mrs. Rees, Morgan Street, in their bereavements. Also the meeting recorded appreciation of tno bravery of the victims of the repent oil explosion in Aberdare.

ABERDARE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. On Thursday the opening cere- mony of the new premises of the Society in Cardiff Street took place. The new premises is a magnificent building, comprising the following departments: — Grocery and pro- vision, boots and shoes, furnishing, butchering and boot repairing. The premises were designed by Mr. E. G. Henton, architect. The builder was Mr. John Jones, and the fixtures were made by Messrs. John Morgan and Son. Mr. John Davies, chair- man of the Society, congratulated the members upon owning such fine premises. Mr. Aneurin Davies, secretary, read a letter from Mr. G. R. Protheroe, late chairman, ex- R. Protheroe, late chairman, ex- pressing regret at being unable to be present. The chairman then called upon Mr. John Jones, builder, to present Mr. T. H. Roberts, vice- chairman, with a gold key, with which to open the door of the premises. The key was the gift of Mr. Henton, Mr. J. Jones, and Messrs. J. Morgan and Son. Mr. Roberts stated that nearly 50 years ago the co-operative movement was started in Aberdare, and he was proud that his father was one of the founders. He complimented the manager, secretary, and all the em- ployees on the admirable manner in which business had been carried on whilst in temporary premises, and thanked the members for being so loyal during the last 18 months. Mr. Roberts urged the members to give the new system a fair trial. r The present membership was nearly 4,000, with a trade of over £200,000 per annum. The premises were open for inspection until 5 p.m., when a large number of people visited same.

CWMDARE NOTES. BY RAFFLES. It was unfortunate, Bingo, that the posey of lilies fell in the mud. It cost fourpence, too. Hope you explained the sad case to the girl of your heart. Mary Elizabeth Ann has decided to take in washing. Hope she can wash better than she can sing or else she can put the shutters up. Some coal has been missing from the corner house. However, the thief left his gold ring behind. Sherlock Holmes is on the scent. I saw old Razorface down town last Saturday. No wonder the weather has changed. Sorry the wheel came off the car. I understand you finished the day in the usual way, tea for two, bill and coo. Popcorn's c-ousin's brother-in-law and Shonny Pikelet's sister-in-law are to be married on Whit Monday. The ring is being cast at the Foundry.

Minister and National Service. Rev. T. E. Roberts, a Merthyr Cong. minister, wrote stating thnt he had volunteered for National Service, and was prepared to take an appointment as temporary clerk at the Warrant Officer's office until the present clerks, who had been called up for military service, returned. He added that he did not wish to compete with any possible appli- cants for the post, as a means of livelihood. The Guardians did not accept the offer. The appointment was given to Evan Davies, of Merthyr, already a clerk in the Board's employ. A discharged soldier from Aberdare, C. Jones, was offered the clerkshio previously held by Evan Davies.

Scraps. BY THE SCRIBE. Speaking as a member of a hous- ing deputation which waited on Lord Hhondda last week, Mr. Illtyd Hopkins, J.P. (chairman of the Aberdare District Council) said that in the Aberdare Valley GOO houses were now required, but they were luced with the difficulty of acquiring land at a reasonable rate. Tene- ments are as scarce as tubers in the Aberdare Valley just now. The degree of LL.D. of the 'Welsh TJnnersity will be conferred on the Right Hon. W. Abraham (Maboii), M.P., at Bangor 011 .July 18 in honour of his services to the indus- trial community of South Wales. lDi. Mabon will sound all right. A local veteran is mentioned as one who has rendered "yeomen" service. Does that mean that lie has been serving in the Yeomanry or that he has been doing two men's work or more? A contemporary mentions the bad habit of writing "Calvanistic" and "potatoe." It would be surprising to know what a number of people refer to a nephew's sister as "neice" and to the place where the dead are buried as "cemetry." Of course i they "beleive" they are right. A Merthyr placard announces an event to take place in Aberdare on Whitsun Monday and Tuesday." Are we to understand by this the first three days of next week? He careful, ye Merthyrians, we have very strict Sabbatarians this side of the Merthyr mountain. The former Minister of Munitions has settled the munitioneers' strike. Mr. Lloyd George is unrivalled as an industrial arbitrator. He won his spurs ten years ago when he, as President of the Board of Trade, brought to an end a bitter feud be- tween railway employers and em- ployes. When the fulness of the v tie arrives he will doubtless play the role successfully of an interna- tional peacemaker.

LOCAL CASES AT APPEAL TRIBUNAL. Before the Glamorgan Recruiting Appeal Tribunal at Pontypridd on Thursday, Alderman W. R. Davies presiding, the manager of an Aber- dare grocery business appealed for exemption of an assistant, a B2 man. —The appeal was dismissed. The military representative (Capt. Buchanan) appealed against the ex- emption of an Aberdare credit draper, who said he had book debts- outstanding to the value of £ 4,000, and his stock was worth £ 1,200. The military appeal was allowed, but they were asked not to call up the appellant till June 20th. The Military appealed against months exemption given to an Aberaman grocer. The exemption certificate was varied to one month final.

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Mr. J. Prowle supported, and re- marked it was a mystery how the poor .managed to live these times. They were the helpless section of tr.< community. The Board need not They were the helpless section of tl- community. The Board need not fear the ratepayers. The increase was necessary, and he believed that before long they should have to in- crease it to 50 per cent. The Rector wanted to adjourn the motion for a fortnight because so many members had left. Mr. Prowle: Some members have skedaddled because they don't want to show their colours. They have funked the question. Mr. Meth Davies supported the motion and remarked that there was always opposition when the re- lief of the poor was raised, but when officers' salaries were discussed there was no criticism. Proceeding to speak of the rise in food prices Mr Davies said that some things had gone up 300 per cent., such -is potatoes. Rector 'Where are tlien (Laugh ter.) Mr. David Jones, Hirwajn, op- posed the motion, and said it was much better to treat every case on its merits. They could vary the percentage. Mr. J. Prowle: No, vary tha standard rate and let the percent- age be 40 per cent. in each case. The motion was carried by 11 to 9. and the Rector demanded the names of those who voted.