Shepton Mallet Journal from Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England • 2

1 1 1 1 Sheplon lallel Joutnal friJoy Deweitfr 3 96j Page Two OBITUARIES 6GDIC1I1 REGAL WELLS LTD ELLS UNDER THE CONTROL OP CLIFTON CINEMAS PHONE SIN SUNDAY JANUARY Fsr 1 Day JANE FONDA mir Last esnwlele arasraaunt 4M TY HARDIN In edow westside ramus (IB RNTRRTAINMINT A42BNCY) Men i urns i cmauti a wmaui otimtmm! i IA FARM IU SYRIKTSom Tal STRUT 23S9 CHAPMAN REPORT CLUE OF THE SILVER U) 71 combe Reeves Reeves Sanders Howell (also husband) Bruce Govier Rabbitts Perkins Kidler The Misses Hill Bryant Pollitt Mary Reeves Vidler (Matron Norah Fry Hospital Shepton Mallet) Hanson (Headmistress Pilton School) Funeral arrangements were by Mr Emery (Oakhill) Mailmv Saturday t'wuinuou 1M Barry' Immortal PETKH PAN by Walt Dlnwy SH EAS: Sat Mat SS3 also- David Wrslou and Bernard Lee in LEGEND OF YOUNG DICK TURPIN (MS only Saturday Mat Into S47 Last compietu prasramme 633 I ii MONDAY JANUARY A Crest Super-Western JOHN WAYNE DEAN MARTIN In eotour GLASTONBURY TOWN HALL Saturday 1st January: THE SONS OF SUNDAY JANUARY SABINA SESSEMANN Canllmiau SA-lf-SO and WILU BARGEL In (Sat SAS) S3S S19 Plus- Hebert CardanS in PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL (C) The West of England's Tep JOHNNY CARR (Sat117) 5S T4S OF Yirirnne Raimon and Ammon in NUDES OF WE WISH ALL OUR PATRONS A VERT HAPPY NEW YEAR THE WORLD (A) SA A 742 Alao one af Bath's Tap reaps THE FIRST LITES 7 AS 11 pm AdmUiba ONLY Il PUBLIC NEXT WEEK i THE VARIATIONS I Plus THE KROWATS I MONDAY JANUARY FOR 8IX DAYS Cant IMS Mat Sat S1S JOHN WAYNE DEAN MARTIN and MARTHA RYER in SONS OF KATIE 116737 Sat Mat SAS Alan Marklntacb and Robert CarHand In A CONFIDENTIAL (U) 117 only Sat Mat 430 Last complete programme 717 SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL TENDERS COMING DISPLAYED ANNOUNCEMENTS under this 126 per single column inch (All Editions) 2in RUATI-S 4d per word (minimum 5-) CONTINENTAL TOURS from SHEPTON MALLET TENDERS are invited for the supply of the undermentioned services and materials for the period lit April 1966 to 31st March 1967 FIRST SCHEDULE 1 Binders for" the manufacture of Pre -coated macadams Bituminous Mortar Cold Asphalt (Supply and Delivery) Grit Gravel and Sand Hire of Lorries Haulage from County Quarries Ready Mixed Concgrete -Road Stone 1 Hards tone Chipping Surface Dressing Binders Tarmacadam and Bitumen Macadam Plant Hire 1 Hire of Paver Finisher Rubber Boots and Overalls Grass Seed fitCHEDUlis Obtaining invtlltra who dbike mau-p rod need holiday boose FRYT the Privato Company apccialiaias in leisure Tours of the his best Quality if ENCHANTING VENICE IS days HOLLAND In BULB TIME days if if PORTUGl'AL A SPAIN 17 days if DENMARK 14 days' if CZECHOSLOVAKIA and AUSTRIA Id days Inclusive Prices from gns COACHES LTO STRATTON-ON-THE-FOSSE Near Bath Telephone Stratton 200 New Tyres Remoulds And Tubes Fuel Oil (Derv only) Petrol Provision and Erection of Fencing Installation of Reflecting Road Studs Laying of Precast Concrete Kerbs Footway Surfacing Plastic White and Yellow line Material Heating and Planing Bitumen Carpet -Cold Asphalt (Su Hot Rolled Asphalt Reinstatement of Hot Rolled Asphalt Surfacing Mechanical Emptying and Cleansing of Gullies and Manholes Road Sweeping and Cleansing Lubricating Oil Particulars and Forma of Tender are available now for the items (1 15) in the first schedule and will be available on and after 19th January 1966 for the items (16 31) in the second schedule and may be obtained from the' Comity Surveyor County Hall Taunton Applicants must state clearly for which items tender forms are required No tender will be received except in a plain envelope provided for the purpose which shall bear the word Tender" followed by the subject to which it relates but shall not bear any name or mark indicating the sender and shall be delivered or sent by post to reach the Clerk of the County Council County Hall Taunton in respect of items in the first schedule not later than Tuesday 18th January 1966 and for items in the second schedule not later than Tuesday 8th February 1966- The County Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender WILKES County Surveyor MASS RADIOGRAPHY SERVICE Safeguard your Health Have Cheat X-ray at Commercial Road Car Park Shepton Mallet Monday 3rd January from 1045 ua to 1145 am FREE CHEST X-RAYS FOR ALL OVER 15 YEARS Grsup Recording Star CADILLACS! EVENTS Mallet Firemen's Association BINGO CENTRAL HALL SHEPTON MALLET MONDAY JANUARY 3rd IMS at pm NEW MEMBERS WELCOMED MOTORISTS Here a wonderful chance for you to burn how to act if you find yourself at the scene of a road accident COMB TO THE St John Ambulance Brigade Headquarters Park Close Street on MONDAYS JANUARY l(th aad 17lh at pm Emergency First Aid by DR A BOYD Pallee and Fire Brbade wlU aba be present Coma and bring your friends No axsmlnstioa and no obligation to Join the Brigade Mrs A Prior The death has occurred at St Nursing Home Oldfield Hoad Bath of Mrs Mary Ann Prior of Wells Road Chiu compton Mrs Prior was 86 years of age and was the widow of Mr William Thomas Prior who many years ago was in business as a hairdresser and tobacconist at High Street Midsomer Norton The funeral wag at St Church Stratton-on-the-Fosse Requiem Mass was celebrated by Father Gregory Murray who also officiated lor the burial service Among the mourners were Mr and Mrs Cyril Prior (non and dnughter-in-iaw) Mr and Mrs Roy Phillips (daughter and non-in-law) Mr and Mrs Anthony Prior Mr and Mrs Matthews Mr Guy Mr Edward Guy Mr Clifford Prior Mr Kevin Newman Father John Roberts Mrs Wilfrid Collins MusF Fry Mrs Sheam Mrs Cullen Mrs H' Olivers and Mr A Brady EVERCREECH DARTS AND LEAGUE DARTS 13 II 13 II 13 11 IV 0 24 1 23 1 23 New In SS Knstchbull Bell Strode Arms 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Railway 'B Crown Vk Green Tree New Inn Chlch Prastlcigh Crown Abbey Bam of Grape SHOVEHALFPENNY Abbey Bam 9 9 0 0 18 Crown 'A' 9 2 I 14 Railway'll 9 6 1 2 13 of Grapes 9 3 1 3 11 New Inn Chlch 9 3 2 4 Crown 'B' 9 3 1 3 7 Strode Arms 9 2 2 3-6 Prestlcigh 9 2 1 6 3 Railway 'A' 9 13 3 3 Knstchbull 9 117 3 Lovely Colour TRAVEL FILMS SHOW if ROMANTIC ITALY if SWITZERLAND 17 days IS days if GREECE BALKANS ITALY 31 days Send for Free Brochure ADVERTISE! TOWN HALL WELLS on WEDNESDAY 5th JAN ARY 1966 at 730 ADMISSION by Ticket obtainable from Mr Carver Mr Henry James Carver of Oxford Street Evercreech a retired farmer died at the District Hospital on Monday The funeral is today (Thursday) at Evercreech Mr Henderson A Boer War veteran Mr Walter Henderscn formerly of Board Cross Shepton Mallet died at the home of his daughter at Minchinhampton Gloucester last week aged 84 He was bom at Wells and was a plasterer and tiler by trade He married Miss Sabrina Lavina Vernon at St Church Wells and they came to Shepton Mallet in 1923 when they resided at Leg Square later at Board Cross Mr Henderson' retired from business some 20 years ago and had been living with hi daughter Mrs Evans at Gloucestershire for the last two years He leaves five sons and a daughter Mr Henderson who served in the Somerset Light Infantry and was a Boer War veteran served' under three reigns The funeral was on Friday at Shepton Mallet when the Curate the Rev Bruce Curry officiated Principal mourners were Mr and Mrs Henderson Mr and Mrs A Henderson Mr and Mrs Henderson Mr and Mrs Henderson (sons and daughters-m-law) Mr and Mrs Evans (daughter and son-in-law) Mr and Mrs A Henderson (brother and sister-in-law) Mr Henderson Mr Henderson Mr and Mn Francis Mr and Mn Ryan Mr and Mrs Edwards Miss Henderson Miss Henderson Mr Henderson (grandchildren) and Colin Other sympathisers were Mr am Mrs Pullen Mn Flowers Mrs Giles Mr Batts (also rep his wife) 1 Unable to attend were Mr anc Mrs Henderson (son and daughter-in-law) Mrs Henderson (sister-in-law) Mr Henderson (grandson) all of Canada Floral tributes were from: Harry Joan Victor and Pansy (Canada) George and Mildred and family Arthur and Gladys and family Burma Grace Pauline David and Colin May Dennis and family Reg Ella Maureen Thelma and Royston Dolf and Gert Shirley and Chris Pam Bill and little Tracey Mr and Mrs Flowers Mr and Mrs Stockwell Mr and Mrs Batt and family Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Mr A Connock Shepton -Mallet ji Mr Hiscox The funeral took place at Stoke St Michael on Friday of Mr Edward George Hiscox of Yellow Marsh Farm Stoke St Michael whose death at the age of 57 was reported in our last issue He had farmed at Yellow Marsh since 1939 The Rev Renouf of Shepton Mallet conducted the funeral service at Zion Methodist Church and also at the graveside at the Parish Church Organist was Mrs Boyce Principal mourners were: Mrs Hiscox (widow) Miss Hiscox (daughter) Mr and Mrs Hiscox (son and daughter-in-law) Messrs and Hiscox (brothers) Mrs A Hiscox Mrs Stock Mn Phelps (sisters) Mn Hiscox Mn Hiscox Messn Stock Turner A Hiscox Phelps Harold and Tom Weaver Mr ant Mn Young (brothen-in-law ant sisters-in-law) Messn Ashley Peter Colin Era Miss Hiscox Mr and Mn Beal (nephews ant nieces) Mn Berry Mn A Emblin Messn and Hiscox (cousins) Mn Rideout (aunt) Mr Payne Mr Warren Mn Chapman and Joy Mr and Mrs Corp (friends) Mr and Mn Hill Mr Gilson Memben of Zion Methodist Church were represented by Messn Lansdown and Francis Floral tributes were from: In ever loving memory of a dear Husband and Dad Phyllis Jean John Hilary and James Reg Iris Len and family Winnie and Em Jim Lily Hazel and Margaret Harold Norah Clive Betty and Philip: Ivy Art and family Edna Jack and Tom Ron and Mary Violet and Art Evelyn and Bra trice Aunts Flo and Jane and Mr Warren Mr and Mrs Pagram and family Mrs Phelps Members of Zion Methodist Church Mrs Chapman and Joy Mr and Mrs Starr -and Margaret Stephen and Mr and Mrs Payne (Frame) John Wainwright and Co Shepton Mallet Mr and' Mrs Douglas Corp FOB NX DAYS KATIE Last complete prasramme TJl NOTICES XDl Allen) PRINCES ROAD WELLS S336 For poor Second-hand Radlee Washing Machine Televisiosia Record Plarere The Knitting Shop 62 HIGH STREET GLASTONBURY Annual Clearance Sale WILL COMMENCE 9 AM SATURDAY JANUARY I Save up to 46 per cent on all KNITTING YARNS A especially Machine Knitters Please Also BUG WOOLS 10 per cent off aU DRESS FABRICS in stock daring toe Sale FOB YOUR SMALL ADVERTISEMENT Ring: WELLS 88618 LEGAL NOTICE Bertram Grant McPherson Deceased Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 any person having a claim against or an interest in the estate of Bertram Grant McPherson late of Fletcher House Wells Somerset who died on the 15th day of November 1965 is required to send particulars thereof in writing to Westminster Bank Limited Trustee Department PO Box No 238 32 Corn Street Bristol 1 or the undersigned on or before the 4th day of March 1966 after which date the Executor will proceed to distribute the assets having regard only to claims and interests of which it has had notice Dated 30th December 1965 GOULD SWAYNE Solicitors fqr the said Executor 31 High Street -Glastonbury enclose ths Wells Bus Station BRISTOL OMNIBUS COMPANY LTD TEE BRITISH LEGION CLUB STREET BINGO EVERY FRIDAY EVENING at SB nm sharp CASH OHh PRIZES I A Grand New Year CIVIC DANCE win ha held at tha Glastonbury Town Hall on Friday December 31 INS taring pm te 1 la the SKYMASTERS DANCE ORCHESTRA MCY The' Mayor of Glastonbury Coun MorUnd A Aid Holland Tickets 7L Licensed Bar' BuSet Proceeds for Town Band Instrument Fund SHEPTON MALLET TOWN BAND SUPPORTERS) CLUB BINGO CENTRAL HALL SHEPTON MALLET FRIDAY DECEMBER Mat pm SNOWBALL Membership Id IIORRINGTON YOUTH CLUB Beat Spectacular TOWN HALL WELLS NEW YEAR'S EVE 1 am Presenting Dale Martin The Mysteries The Drover aad The Survivor Admission only 5- (by ticket 4-) No admittance after 10 JO Bights of admission reserved Light Refreshtnpnta available OAKniLL BRITISH LEGION NEW YE A WHIST DRIVES JANUARY (th and lllh al the CHURCH ROOMS OAKHILL Ml pm Many Valuable Prises Admission SSd w' SOMERSET MORAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AN EPIPHANY SERVICE will bo held in THE BISHOP'S CHAPEL at THE PALACE WELLS (by kind permission of the Bishop of Bath and Well) on Thursday January 6 at 7A pjn SILVER COLLECTION UKBGCW (OfJlWG 0UQCRV Qa0igz JANUARY Thursday Executive Committee Meeting Priory Lodge Wells 10 pm Saturday Young Conservatives' Somerset Federation Speaking Competition Wens Town Hall 3B pan Dancing Midnight 1 I i I i 1 'ii i i i 1 -1 i 1 i i i 1 1 I I i 1 -1 I I -'I i if S': S' A i 0 Mr A Gait and Mrs Gait All Saints Church Oakhill was packed with representatives of many local organisations for the funeral service on Christmas Eve of Mr Arthur Denis Gait and his wife Mildred Annie of Trelawney Pilton who were both killed in a triple road crash at East Compton last week Mrs Gait a teacher at Pilton School was headmistress of Oakhill School for 18 years and the family moved to Pilton soon after the death of their eldest son John wno died in a road accident about four years ago Mr Gait head gardener at Norah Fry Hospital Shepton Mallet was the elder son of Mrs Gait and the late Mr A Gait of Gurney Slade He moved with his parents ana family to Pitcote Farm Stratton-on-the-Fosse when he was 16 and helped in the running of the farm This is now run by bis younger brother Douglas He married the former MisS Mildred Annie the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Nurse of Lark Farm Lottisham at Holcombe Methodist Church Mrs Gait educated at Elmhurst School Street and later a student at the Goldsmith Training College London had been teaching at the Stockhill village school Some time after their marriage they moved to Oakhill During the 18 yean that Mrs Gait was school Mr Gait was working as gardener at Ashwick Grove and subsequently at Oakhill House and Norah Fry Hospital On moving to Oakhill Mr Gait who had played cricket for Stockhill was instrumental in the re-formation of Oakhill Cricket Club and was its captain and later secretary His earlier sporting activities included soccer 'and hockey and he was secretary for some yean of the Holcombe mixed hockey club Mrs Gait was also actively con with village affairs among them the playing fields committee tennis club parish council and parochial church council At Pilton the was also active and performed services on behalf of Norah Fry Hospital and was a valued member of the Women's Institute The Rev Ridler (Vicar) conducted the funeral service assisted by the Vicar of Pilton the Rev Walker Principal family mourners were Mr and Mrs Alan Gait Mr and Mn Michael Gait Mr Philip Gait (sons and daughters-in-law) Mr and Mrs Douglas Gait (brother and sister-in-law to Mr Gait) Mr and Mrs Dudley Wilcox Mr and Mrs Sidney Howell (brothers-in-law and sisters to Mr Gait Mr and Mrs Nurse Mr and Mrs A Nurse Mr and Mrs Nurse (brothers and sisters-in-law to Mrs Gait) Mr and Mrs Trippick Mr A Bristol also representing wife Mr and Mrs Look (brothers-in-law and sisters to Mrs Gait) Mr and Mrs Cottle (also rep Mr and Mrs A Cottle aunt and uncle) Mrs Gibbons also representing husband Mrs Wason Mrs Cottle (also husband) Miss Cottle Mrs Varney Mrs Appleby (aunts) Messrs A Nurse (also wife) Nurse Cottle (also Cottle)- Cottle (also Cottle) James (uncles) Mr and Mrs Norman Miss Howell Messrs Peter Look and Howell (nephews and nieces) Mr and Mrs Harris Mr and Mrs Harris Mrs Clothier (also husband) Mrs 'S Hawkins (also husband) Messrs Tucker (also Mrs Tucker and Tucker) Tucker (also Tucker) Howard James (also Mr and Mrs James and the Misses and James) Cottle (also wife) Nurse Nurse (also Nurse) Gait and Gait (cousins) Miss Holman Mr and Mrs Nurse and Mrs Gait (parents) were unable to attend Four members of Oakhill Cricket Club Messrs Cox Lambert Gilling and Humphries were bearers for Mr Gait and for his wife Messrs Phelps Francis Chappell and A Alvis Other sympathisers included: Mr and Mrs Siminson Mr and Mrs Emery Mr and Mrs Sheam Mr and Mrs Tucker Mr and Mrs Hawker Mr and Mrs Fairbaim Rita and Sheila Fair-bairn Mr and Mrs Trippick Mr and Mrs Dark (alio Mr and Mrs Wilcox) Mr and Mrs Candy Mr and Mrs A Wit-combe Mr and Mrs Hill Mr and Mrs Witcombe (also Miss Saviour and Mrs Parsons) Mr and Mrs Higgins (also Mr Keirl Chairman Pilton British Legion Mr and Mrs A Bryson and Pilton Legion Section) Mr and Mrs Boyce Mr and Mrs Bevan Mr A John headmaster of Waterloo Road Junior School Shepton Mallet represented Mr Deacon the Chief Education Officer for Somerset and Mrs John Dr Clare and Miss Horrell represented the schools health service Mr A Saxon (Whitstone School Shepton Mallet) and Mrs Hilliar and Mr Lambert (Ashwick Parish Council) Messrs Hugh Hobhouse (also Oakhill School and Lady Hobhouse) A Cooper (also Parochial Church Council) Franks Gardner (also wife) and Lintern (engineering staff Norah Fry Hospital Shepton Mallet) A Peppard (also RDC refuse collectors) Howell Rossiter (also wife) Cox Keevii Barkle (also Turner) Hamblin Symes Dark Dark Ashman Butt (also wife) Harris (also the families of Culverwell Cottages Pilton) Oatley Dando Edwards Edwards JBown (also wife) Arthur Candy (Foxcot) Col Pye (Chairman Oakhill Ci kket Club) Messrs Barnett Smith (also wife and Mr and Mrs Roy Lambert) Hunt Taylor Michael Humphries (also Miss Humphries) A Maloney (also Maloney) I Candy (also Candy) Hircjx (also district education committee) Michael Reeves A Reeves Gait Boileau Powell (also How and Lloyds Bank) Rev Walker (also Mrs Frazser) Mesdames Thorner (also husband) Thorner Griffin (also Mr Cram) Macdonald Bown (also husband) James Humphries (also Mr and Mrs Jack Stevens) A Crook Bissex (also husband) Horler Francis (former teaching colleague at Oakhill) 1 Wit THE GRILL ROOM at ROSE COURT THEALE RESERVATIONS Telephone a WEDMORE 220 GOOD FOOD' and WINE at prices that won't spoil your appetite ic DINNER until 1030 pan CLOSED SUNDAYS Your Host i TOM HENE AT THE PIANO Will Patrons Please Note iThe Oak House Restaurant Axbridge will be CLOSED until February 2 NOTICE -UNDER SECTION 15 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1988 Proponed development at Fylle Shepton- Mallet- Somerset (OR Non 865 and 866) NOTICE is hereby given that application is being -made to the Shepton Mallet Rural District Council by Turner Partners for planning permission in respect of a Petrol Filling Station Garage Dwellinghouse and Cafe with a septic tank drainage- system 'to -serve the same A copy of the application and Of the plans and other documents submitted with it may be inspected at all reasonable hours at the offices of Nalder Addle-haw 8c Rickards Solicitors Shepton Mallet- during the 21 days following the date of publication of thia Notice Any person who wishes to make representations about the application should do so by writing within that period to the Clerk of the county Council County Hall Taunton NALDER ADDLESHAW RICKARDS On behalf of LES Turner Partners 23rd December 1965 PARDROOIC SCHOOL 'WEST BRADLEY Nr GLASTONBURY TERM STARTS JANUARY 18 Premises made available by Min Hodges The Portrait Artist BL BLAIR GOULD (Prin) Orchard House West Pennard Baltonsbo rough 498 COACHING Evenings Holidays Boys and Girls Mr A Yeoman The death occurred at Yeovil and District Hospital on December 19 of Mr Arthur Yeoman Hillside East Pennard- who was 81 years of age Mr Yeoman who leaves a wife and family of two daughters and three sons was sexton at East Pennard for maiyr a position held by his late father A funeral service was held at All Saints Church on -Thursday prior to cremation a 3Mb FILL IN SPACE AND INCLUDE NO BOX NUMBER) To: CLARE "bn Th cret is snnli as Six wd IT PAYS TO ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM 9 iawt my advertisement as below toe I of 6 POST THIS FORM TODAY Adrtrlliliie Manager SON A CO Ltd Mko-Sasmara Ssunr 9-11 Hjoh Stuit WkLLS par wt Ira OfOre piss Is far psstaee sf wsliis WRITE ONE WORD IN EACH NAME AND ADDRESS OF TV AT SHEPTTOK KIAIULEY TOWN STREET YOUR ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE SEE) BY WELL OVER SO fiOO I i nr1-.