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""<jI, "'1">(' A" 'f''t I L11¡lf.;¡t,  'TWE-i?  4' .? I A't"?- ''1 r; f.. GLEANINGS. I At (use u, rrebanos, ?n Alon/Uy .cn:'17 1?.?! there was '1 large '-adH'l: I"z n lu> of the presentation i:E:L' ,iL; II iias recently 1 _■ i't- the district fur Gow ror. -11 works. Sergt. Davics has '•eon in Trebar.ot, fur a humher or v?'-?'. wh?n ho was ve'y popular.  i de d ali-cl Councillor Wm. B: wen presided, and ) presented Sergt. Davies with ?n d1um;i).aLPd address and a photograph of :the rc-cipiprit R«nd> his family. Sergt. Davies ftolingly responded, and a number of eulogistic a-ddroH-^s were jnade. A hüo:nl uf arhitrators has been in uegoteit'eai with theconllnitke of the AHtwT.n' and Pontardawe O-o-pcrativr Society, with a vivw to gcttinSg an in wages for the employees. The arbitrators have successful III, obtaining an all round advance of from 10 to 15 per cent., the payment to be rcstr< :spcrtivc from July la i. 'i'h arbitrators were well Te-celvd, and ti- case .sym;?tthc!L?ty ot-nsiderc:1. A- 'ti?n is 'f?? ia progress fo' a l\ hours week. On Thursday evening last, a novelty tn quem^ was obser\ ed outside the shop of Mr 0. Joseph in Herbert si. when about :200 people from the fancy dresw ball waited '\n a procession for a fish and chip supper. A number cf school teachers hare rendered very valuable services in preparing the 1 rx>a] fc-od cards, and Capt. Phillips had again promised tho s-jrvjees of F. Company of the G. V.R. to assist in the distribution. The offices "will be opened on Saturday and Sunday for anyone to volunteer tli,I, services, 00 that the work may be completed. a,t the earliest possible moment. A special appeal is made to clerks at local oiffces. Much sympathy is felt with Mr and Mrs. R. M. Rees, solicitor, in the sad death of their .seven year oU daugh- ttlr, Evelyn Maud (Lyn), which took b,ok place c-n Saturday. Deceased, tvho died from doaible pneumonia., ra 021 exceptionally bright and intelligent j chid, lld was of a very lovable disposi tion. She took part in the rec-ant children s pageant at Pontardawe. The funeral took place on Thursday at Alltwen, gen t him en only being pre Recruits .aire, being invited for the formation of a detachment of t,he Red Cross Society, which will .bp /died U1)- ■ua to take charge of a Itc-,d Cross hos- pital to be opened shortly at Pontar- dawe. Any ladies desirous of assisting in tliis excellent work, sik-lild com- municate iirunediaitely with Mary Vivian, the commandant.. At the Public Ball on Thursday A t, the Pubi.c Hall Oil Thur{br evening last, a fancy dress ball was befld, under the auspices of the British Workers League, when there was a gi>r,d atendanos. AIr Stanley Crocker, r;f Swansea. was the piav-ist, and Messrs. Andrew Da vies, and 8;,(1 V.a. in waring, Swansea, wore tlie M.C's. The ladies prizes were n'on by Miss M !>avi«i, who appeared a(s «n Indian squaw, and Miss Owen, St. Thomas, ..Swansea, dressed as "billiards." The ??nt?' prices ?'?r? awarded to Mr I Ratr>ld Andrews. Y.?tradovrda:a. at- tir&d a? a duke, a?d Mr David Wi)- f'.ams, Herbert s tract, dresw# i a? I "??e Sa.?. Reffrc? !)T"ent? w?c rnv7v?d.°d by Mrs. Evan Davie.s. of tin' I -i.^titute. and the se?.r'»tri.r:l a r range- ¡ t*. vn+.s ivo;v« e..irrieo '(. t }?- -r T K dwar d s. F I- (I LLy of this week clio two days allwiatod for the ftag days in "aid'Of the blvnded sqlders and? sadnrs t St. Dimstan's hospital in I.i:M)don. These days have been ar- ranged as el'e result of by Sir Art.iiur Pearson to the various distriot, and tlie lodges who are taking < ol lections are the Edward Bevan, Dy?rytt Tawe, P<'nt<n?daw?? Logan D<tJ;i]e, Ailtwen; GLmtawe. C?vdach; H. M. Glli.s 1, 11""tn Birohgrove; and W. J. Lewis, Ystaly- fora. The cause is one which should appeal to the general public and it is to be hoped that ,av stti)stvntial amount will be realised, so that P,5,000 will be collected in South Wales, which j will qualify the institution to benefit by a substantial amount, as Mr Gould, a Cardiff shipowner, has promised a donation of £ 2,000 iif this amount can be reached. Mr Dd. James, manager to the South Wales Transport Co., has given permission, to several ladies to ride 0<11 the 'buses, and to sell flags. Capt. Lindsay, chief constable, has also kindly consented to THE hold- ing of the flag days. Rcnicmbcr, blinded for you* ——— ——— Mr Jack Lewis, the well-known singer of Clydach, who is tong tho ooiuitry with Tom Ov\en's troupe, and Geoj-ge Dance's Opera- Conip-any. hao recently sacrificed'»• good position with the latter to uo National Service work, and he w engaged at LlalJ- kftoew. During His it a- at the place, he h"'S taken o.u-); ?i m?ny charity* j functioits.  A Pontardawe sweep cam plains cf being the ecltr, oi interest in "ehimiiey queue. After cleaning a ohiirjii/cy at Ciydach. no less than four people were wait:cig b" him to make )r.s exit from the hou- ■, so that they i might claim hi« sejrvi At a meeting of th" PubEc Hall coni'initteie on Thursday t.,t., Mr Strick of Pontygwaith, was appointed bilEaJ"d o:?n.er instead af Mr .Jdw Edwards, who recently volunteered to do the duties tcimpor&rijy. Second-Lieut. Phillip ?Œorgan Da vies, son of Air. and Mrs. Wm D.tvie,i, Victoria buildings, who wa.s recently awarded the has been home on short visit. He i.s now under treatment at Lhujdaff hospital. Whilst following his employment as a. painter, Mr A. S. Mills, Alltwen, fell from a ladder, and fractured his arm H!d l'eg. He is progressing a-s favourably as can be expectcd. | Though the kindness of Councillor L. W. Francis and Mr Steele Parry, a .sacred concert will be hold at the II P,ntar(la.v,-e Pavilion on Sunday, March 3rd, in aid of the R.A.O.B. war memorial fund which has been estab- lished to provide comforts for aged and dis.a,hl,ed brothers of the Order, in convmemoratiion of the gallant lads that have fallen in the present war. Tho Council has grajiteid permission for holding tho concert, and an excel- lent pn>gra;mme has been arranged by a commit tee from the Dr. Logan Dahno Lüdig. Further partiemlars will ap- pear next week. On Thursday evening last, a. recep- tion was heid at the Gwyn Hall llti honour of Gunner George Bennett, Roya.) Marines. The Rev. G. Jones, pre>sid«d., and Mr David Price made ¿ '1; ll. t 't .otl I, t: the presentation of treasury notes on I' hehali of the Pontardawe S. and S. Welfare Association, which wrs siiit "blv ack'Uiwledged by the recipient. The following artistes crntributcd t« the Triune: Sokxi, Mr W. J. Morgan; recitations, Miss Marjorie Mills and Miss Leila,h Lewi's. With the singing of the National Anthem by Madam Powell. an enjoyable evening c'.j.me to a closc. News has been r:ceived at Dany- hnn. Edward street. Alltwen, that Private John P. Da vies, S. W.B.. nefw in India, was successful in winning the "final" bout of a boxing tourna- ment contest. Bravo, Pontv kid. "BaTtimeiiF." the now famous -rvaral write)-, who in private life is Lieut. Lewis do C'oKfcat Rioci, cf Pontardawe, luui. alter a dashing oaree.r at sea, in the course of which he took part in the Battle of Jutland, now accepted an imjmrtant post at naval headquarters. This gives him some time to devote to his literary work and it is stated that a new epic of the sea may soan I be expected from his pen. He has recently done some brilliant sketches of naval life and character for the London press. On Saturday evening last, an en- joyabla evening was spent in the Allt- wen Chapel Vestry, when a competi- tive meeting was held, under the aus- pices of the Alltwon Young People's Mutual Society. Tlio chairman was the Rev. W. J. Rees; adjudicators: j Music: Mr G. T. Jenkins; recitations, etc. Mr Thos. E. Jones, A i It wen ae- wmpanisbs, Miss Gertie Francis AE.d I Mr Evan H. Davies. The awards ¡ were as follows:—Solo for children (under 12), divided between Ernie Thomas, AUtwcn, and Glyn Williams, Rhos; &oJo (underlG), Ce.Jilt WiHiams, Alltwen soDrano solo, divided between M is>es M Lewis and Gertie Francis; baritone solo, Mr John M Bale, Dany- grarig, Alltwen; reading without full punctuation, divided between Hannah Mary Davies, Alltwen. and Blodwen Bowyer, Danygraig, Alltwen for three best verses, Mr Lewis Jones, Alltwen, and Mr Rees Thomas, Gellynudd jjfst story, Mr D. R. Lewis, Alltwen; pnze bag, Mis&es Annie Jonas, Railway ter., Alltwen, and Annie Lewis, Alltwen; children's double quartette, Alltwen, j who were ti-i'ined bv Mr- LIew. Lewis, ?oxt Wedii:os-day evening the ]1<1".1 Ben Dnvit?. PanLteg, will give a lec- tUf, "R¡rù-don:C"lh Watcyn 'Yy¡¡" j at Altwon Vest! The many friend-; of Mr Dan:d I HowdL", and Mr Wiliie Sutfon are v'ry glad to se? them home, looking so well. The-e tads have heeTi an active service for a considerable time, and before they return a reception meeting will be given to them at the Alltwen Chapel Vestry. Another of the Alltwen lads who is home on leave is Stoker Ili-n who has had some exciting exper- ience at sea. J

PoBtardavve Farmers Refuse to Dump." NO BUTTER OR MARGARNE THIS WEEK The Pontardawe Food Control Com- mittee ni^t on Monday, when Council- lor D. T. Jones, J.P., presided. Mr. Morgan Davies, executive officer, re- ported tlii,t he had eommunicated with the Pontardawe District Farmers' As- sociation, with a view to getting their co-operation in regard to the local production of butter. He had now re- eeived a letter from the secretary to the effect that although they were willing to do everything to assist the country in the present crisis, they would have nothing to do with its ruination. A .member sarcastically commented, "WcU. that's a. patriotic farmer. 7, "Did he rejily ea his own behalf, or on behalf of the Association," asked another member. The Chairman- said he thought the man was writing on his own behalf, as lie felt sure tha.t all the farmers did not hold the views expr&sse^ in the letter. He felt convinced that so far as some of them were concerned, they did not want any power takem. away from them. By the letter that had come to hand, they could only con- clude that the secretary was not will- in to do (anything. Mr Da v'd Evans SJld that no farmer would bring butter along and dump Jt at Pontardawe for 2s. a lb., when he could get 3s. a lb. for it. Mr D. D. Davies saiid unless they had figure.. to show what butter was being produced locally, they could not properly gauge the supply. Mr Morgjam Davi-es agreed, and re- marked that under present circum- stances, people could get butter from tho farmers and from the shopkeepers. His idea was to malke the whole scheme a success. The least they could do would be arrange a conference. Mr L. W. Francis said he would not bdiieve for one moment that Mr Ohas. Gilbertsan, the president of the As- sociation, knew anything about the letter, and he moved that the Execu- tive Officer be asked to write to Mr. Gilhertson asking h'lm to try and get the farmers to moot the Committee. Afterr a long discussion, it was de- cided to t),sk the farmers to prepare a statement of milk and butter supplies- lb was reported that the dump was now ready for butter, and it was de- cided that a week's supply be kept in ha:nd. and that all butter should go into the flitmii) for next week. Owing to the dumping arrangements made at Pc-ntardaiw; this week, no butter or margarine will in all prob- ability be available for the Pontar- dawe district for next week. This iis on account of the Food Gmtrol Com- ,n a,(rotiit -)f tne (")Iltrol snp- ply on hand. All the local grocers havo t>a":c.n to the dump.

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GWAUNCAEGURWEN A public meeting was held at tlie Public Hall on Sunday evening, Feb. 17th, to support the Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind. The chair was taken bv Mr G-odfrey Evans. and the meeting was addressed by Mr R. il. Turral, the blind organ- isar of the Institution. Mr Joseph Dicks, secretary of the G.C.G. Lodge, and Mr J. J. Jamas, Miners' Agent, supported. Air Turral dealt with the history of the Swansea Institution since its in- ception in 1863, stating that it had provided a home for some hundreds of blind children throughout tho whole of Wales for the last fifty years. It is the only institution of its kind in the whole of Wales. The organiser, who lost his own sigiit some years ago in tlie Argentine, stated that jil -LIIL(' past they had to rely for their support on the casual subscriptions of the well-to- do cf Swansea, and district, but the campaign which he had. now io hand had as its aim the placing of this servieable institution on a sound a He further posited out to his audience that not only did they provide a home far the blind, but also taught to many of them a trade which they could profitably fol- low in after life. Mr Dicks supported the appeal made on behalf of the institution, and aaid that lie had lately paid a visit to the institute and had seen the blind at work following various occupations; mat-ma king, chair-caning and basket- making. This had at least two good effects upon them; it kept their minds engaged upon soimie interesting work, and thus prevented them from continu- any pondering and reflecting upon their own unfortunate position in life. Also it enabled them to gain some skill in these trades which would pro- vide them with some .economic assist- ance and independence. The speaker contended that the proper place for the authorities of this institution to appeal for fuiwjs was the National Treasurary, and not to the wa^e-e^rnor.- of the principality. The reason for that being that the workers were only able at best to secure, as wages, that amount which served as a minimum standard of life, whilst the National Treasurary had control over those sources of revenue which provided in- comes which were far in excess of the weekly income of the average working- man. But the workingmen of the princi- pality in the past I)o.,Aessed the repu- tation of the "Good Samaritan." and '.t was to this humane instinct 'that the institution for the blind waa now appealing, and he hoped not in vain. Mr John J. James made a stirring appeal to the audience on behalf cf the blind, both at Swansea and at the St. Dunstun's National Institution. He stated that the Executive Council at Cardiff had been approached by Sir Arthur Pearson on behalf of the Xati-onal Institution. He said that it w as the duty of all thotie who possessed the invaluable fai.ulty of sight them- selves to assist those who had been less fortunate in life by contributing towards their maintenance, in a prac- tical way. The speaker (ontended that the main afrce behind siidi causes wa.s the IHKIV of workingmen in the country with their pennies and shillings. Under the auspices of the Caegur- wen Gardening Society, Mr Isaac Jones, N.D.A.. N.D.D., lecturer at the Uiviversity College of South W^ ales and Monmouthshire, delivered an In- structive lecture in Welsh oil thia principles cf manuring, to a large and appreciative audience at at fhfc Gwauncaegurwen Ctatmeijl School oai Wednesday evening of last week.. He dealt in an able manner with nitro- geiwus, phosphatic, nitrogenous-phos- phatie, and }K>tassic manures, and also I with the effec-tive use of artificial, as well as with farmyard ma-tiures.

0. JASPER JONES x PHRENOLOGIST, Can be consul ted bv appointment at "II iiRECON RD., YSTKADGYNLAI8. Advice on Health and Diet. ——- Natural treatment for all diseases. All Parents having the welfare -r,f their children at heart should ccnsult a phrenogolist before deciding upott a trade or profession. Jy7 PiANOFOBTE AND OKGAI TUMNC. PIANOS TUNED FROM 8e.6d. REPAIRS of MVKRY DKSURiJfTlOK Firtt Class Work, Moderate Charge*. JAMES TARR, Compton flitu-,c SEED POTATOES I FOR 1918. J The Cheapest in the I Valley. Immune Varieties for J Immediate Delivery. D. Joseph, Herbert Street, PONTARDAWE. 2 1, -M 2 .(O.i).>G.)G<+& .G.)G.G.+.+,,+ .+G+E).:+G+ + + @ .tt t< <. Q !th .I 'h Q | HOWEL (" C Lr & ¡;: 1. < Q (:11, 'IiiII' 1'$", WI' '\)rq' 11' .) 'if:' Q Q S TUB SWANSEA VALLEY » Q i* S Drapery & Millinery Centre. ?  Q ❖ h I The Leading House |    I for Best- Value. I t | 7, High Street, I ? PONTARDAWE. 1; ♦> ..— „ A llillllBIB I■■lllllillIBWII1 I 111! IIIHH"1" J WUIL.JGMN •> ♦ Orders Promptly Attended to. ? i *> Mourning Orders Promptly Attended to. I