The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. from Perth, Tayside, Scotland • 7

1, 1945. PERTHSHIRE ADVERTISER. Retail Traders Are Urged To Organise GERMAN EXAMPLE An attack on monopolies was made by Mr J. L. Davidson, Counnational organiser of the when cil of Retail Distributors, to Perth traders in the he spoke Salutation Hotel, Perth, on "We as a people," said Mr Thursday night.

Davidson, believe in free enter- but prise as still opposed to monopoly monopoly, can industry in such some say organise small traders never a com- way can that we pete with it. better They conditions say for monopoly the can working people. That is not the give case. thing this world Monopoly is the most evil has ever had to It was used in the period 1918-39, not to increase production in the country, but in order to restrict production and keep up prices. This system of business has nothing in common with free or private enterprise.

Any system which allows even thousands. at one time hundreds of tens of thousands, and thousands of men and women to be out of work fails in its bounden duty to the country and the world. When people say private enterprise was not a success in peace, we say private enterprise was gradually being crushed by the stranglehold of financial power and monopolistic tendencies in the city of London and A monopoly, as Mr Davidson defined it. was a group of firms who tried--and succeeded--to control the production and distribution of a particular commodity or series of commodities. This, he said, was a primary cause of war.

To illustrate. he said that Germany was the most highly monopolised country this world' had ever seen. Its iron and steel industry alone was controlled by half a dozen firms. After the last war, when the Treaty of Versailles allowed the German people- he thought-to have an easy time, there was hope for democracy in Germany. But the big monopolies of Germany decided that democracy, such as we knew it in this country, might be dangerous to their business, and so increasingly they financed the Nationalist Socialist 'Party.

It was their money which put Hitler into power and crushed democracy in Germany for ever. Retail distribution, Mr Davidson continued, was one of the last free enterprising institutions in this country, but its existence was being threatened. Independent traders had not declared war on the cooperatives and combines. The and combines had declared war on independent traders. Since the last war there had been a great development in the variety of chain stores and multiple shops.

It was absurd to say that chain stores were doing all the business, but it was estimated prior to the war that there were 750,000 retail shops, and 10 per cent. of these shops did 45 per cent. of the total turnover. The growth of the Co-operative movement in the last 25 years had been phenomenal. No Christian person could quarrel with the ideals of bettering the conditions of working people with which the Death Of Former The Perth death Railwayman day's illness of Mr David after Barker one occurred at his home.

No. 6 The Crescent. of 69. at the age Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, Perth and Barker was a native of Mr at Kinnoull School. received his education school he On leaving of the entered the telegraph office Caledonian Railway Company at Perth.

He served a ber of years numwas at Perth Station and mouth. later He transferred to Grangevarious stations was employed at up and down the Station, country, Princes Street Edinburgh, and Buchanan after Station. last Glasgow. Shortly Carlisle. and while war at he that went to telegraph rose to he chief clerk station in the from a long office.

In 1935 he retired career. Mr Barker and active railway quiet disposition, was a man of a assuming manner gained and him his unfriends in the district. many strumental He the was inriggs Veterans' Association, Easthe was secretary of which his death. He and treasurer until of the Eastriggs was also A.R.P. secretary mittee during the Comlocal Bowling war.

On the figure be Green his familiar His wife predeceased missed. him in 1933. 7 Perth Airman Presumed Killed movement was started in 1844, but the movement as it was now organised constituted a threat to the livelihood of the independent trader and to the democracy of Great Britain. The Co-operative Societies, with their nine million members, were seeking to create a machine which would control undemocractically the whole life of the people. NEED TO ORGANISE Mr In the last House of Commons, tive Davidson stated, the Co-operaSociety had eight Members; now they traders 23.

The independent had to see that they were adequately represented in the House, and the Council of Retail Distributors was in the process of forming an all-party committee of M.P.s to voice the views and grievances of the independent trader. If the this country wanted to traders of of the other side," they had compete with the political influence to organise themselves. Ex-Treasurer J. R. Lindsay, who presided, urged the traders to see that they were represented in elections were held in November.

municipal affairs when the municipal He cited what he called the grossly unfair" right of members of the Co-operative Society in Town Councils, including Perth, to have a vole in the awarding of contracts in which they had a direct interest. The tendency was, he said, to give conwhen tracts to. their the Co-operatives, even offer was equalled by a private trader. Perth Man Died In Captivity News has been received by Mr J. Thomson, 43 Dupplin Road, Perth, that his brother, Pte.

Ernest Thomson, R.A.. died on October 11, 1943, while in captivity in Thailand. Pte. Thomson, a single man aged 36, joined the army as a volunteer at the beginning of the war, leaving his employment in the carriage dePte. Ernest partment of the Thomson.

L.M. Perth. He was captured during the Malayan campaign and reported a prisoner three years ago. Air Crash Victims Buried At Perth The funeral service of two members of the R.A.F.. Flying Officer Eric Alfred Frost and A.C.2 Stanley G.

Tilford. who were killed in an aeroplane crash near Coupar Angus at the beginning of the week. was held in St Ninian's Cathedral. Perth. yesterday afternoon.

A large number of R.A.F. personnel. twelve of whom acted as pall-bearers, were among those who attended. The Cathedral and burial services were conducted by Canon Gladstone. The deceased were buried in Wellshill Cemetery with full military honours.

Perth Man Off To Open Hong Kong Bank Mr Johnston Fenwick, elder son of the late Mr Thomas Fenwick and of Mrs Fenwick, Hill Crest, Brompton Terrace, Kinnoull, Perth, left for Hong Kong on Sunday to reopen the Hong Kong Bank, the principal bank in the Far East. Mr Fenwick, who held a high position in the bank before the war, was interned with other members of the staff when the island capitulated to the Japanese in 1941, but made his escape after eight months in enemy hands. The head of the bank died while in internment. Mr Fenwick's escape was effected with a friend. with whom he made his way to Chungking, and from there travelling by air to Assam, Delhi.

Calcutta, Karachi, Bombay, Cairo, Uganda, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Dakar and Lisbon, arriving in this country after a three months' journey. His brother, Halley, a major and adjutant with the 1st 6th Punjab Regiment. was home on three months' leave last Christmas, when the two brothers had a re-union. They had not seen each other for almost ten years. R.A.F.

Association Wing-Commander F. D. Nugent, A.F.C., has been appointed first president of Perth branch of the R.A.F., Association, open to all members and ex-members of the R.A.F., W.A.A.F., and kindred services. Other committee members are as follows: -Chairman, Mr G. Young: vice-chairman, Mr G.

Ruxton; secretary, Mr J. T. May (from whom Mr R. Marshall will take over in a fortnight); treasurer, Flight-Sergeant D. Smith; welfare officer, Mr C.

T. Anderson: ladies' welfare officer. Mrs Hunter: other members-Mrs P. Nugent. Sgt.

A. Beckman. and Flight-Sergeant P. Begley. At a meeting of the branch in the Assembly Hall at Scone Aerodrome on Tuesday night.

members agreed to send Mr C. T. Anderson and Sergeant A. Beckman as representatives of the branch to the R.A.F. pageant, sponsored by the to be held in the Albert Hall.

London. on September 19 and 20. The representatives will carry the branch's banner to the pageant. which will be in aid of the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund.

It was decided to hold a dance in the Aerodrome Assembly Hall on September 13. and a small dance committee was appointed. 66 No Ceremony Notable's Will Railway. PERTHSHIRE ESTATES Mr Albert E. Pullar, retired railway director.

formerly of Durn, Perth, who left expressed in his will the special wish that his funeral should be private with no ceremony, certainly no minister," and that there be no service of any kind. He also instructed that his coffin be very simple and inexpensive, and that should his death occur where cremation was possible, arrangements should be made for his body to be cremated. Mr Pullar was formerly head of J. Pullar Sons, Perth; deputy chairman of the old Highland Railway, and Scottish director of the The following inventories of net heritable and moveable estates have been lodged during August at the Sheriff Clerk's Office, Evans Pullar, retired railway director. formerly of Durn, Perth, £175,642 15s 10d.

Captain Archibald John CampbellColquhoun, Killermont, Garscadden, and Ballaig, Crieff, £172,645 3s 8d. William Henry Cox. Snaigow, Murthly, £139,905 145 10d. Walter Garden Duff. Meigle House, Meigle, £27,280 7s 11d.

James Douglas Campbell, Broich, Crieff. £25.040 7s 2d. William Cairns. Dalchruin. Comrie, £16.889 12s 2d; Malcolm Morgan.

timber merchant. Ravenscraig. Carrington Terrace. Crieff. £14,470 7s 3d.

Rev. Percy Mallett, The Tore. Rosemount. Blairgowrie, £12.506 17s 6d. William Pownie.

Broadlands. Abernethy, £9564 14s 6d. Miss Christina Macfarlane. Arrochar. Bridge of Tilt.

Blair Atholl. £8508 12s 1d. Isabella Ewan. 19 Crieff Road. Perth.

6690 0s 6d. Miss Jessie Ann Menzies. Breadalbane Villa. Auchterarder, £6626 17s 11d. Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Burn ClerkRattray.

Senior Commander. A.T.S.. Easter Drimmie. £6033 13s 0d. Mr.

Jessie Hutchison Pople. Strathearn Terrace. Perth, £4509 19s 6d. Mrs Elizabeth Logan Scott or Macintosh, Albert Road, Scone, £4315 10s 6d. Caterers Had To Queue Up The unusual spectacle of caterers themselves queueing for food- and cheerfully--was witnessed in Perth Art Gallery on Thursday afternoon.

A special cookery demonstration and display was the occasion. and appetising salad dishes were the cause of the queue. The display was given in the Lecture Hall of the Art Gallery by the Public Relations Division of Pall-bearers leaving St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth, yesterday, bearing the coffin of one of two airmen from Scone areodrome, accidentally killed, who were given a military funeral to Wellshill Cemetery. Wish In Perth Charles Bertram Sheriff. grain merchant, Muirton of Ardblair, Blairgowrie, £4011 6s 11d.

Thomas Rankine, Foxhall, Coupar Angus, £3042 2s 0d. Mrs Isabella Suttie. Welltrees Farm, Madderty, £2876 7s 8d. John McNeil Edmond, Wester Ballindalloch, Comrie, £2296 15s 9d. James Fraser, gamekeeper, The Anchorage, Carsie, Blairgowrie, £2171 2s 1d.

Willia mSmith, Yewbank, Rosemount, Blairgowrie, £2030 17s 2d. William Moncur Gibb, Baledgarno, Inchture, £1738 10s 4d. Miss Jemima Moffat. 9 Fraser Terrace, Perth, £1371 14s 2d. Joseph McClemont, retired master, Ben-y-Hone Cottage, Comrie, £1359 1s 4d.

Mrs Betsy Wallace, East Haugh, Blairgowrie, £1225 2s 3d. David McLeish, 106 High Street, Auchterarder, £1017 11s 10d. Flight E. S. Ross.

Mrs E. S. Ross, 76 Tay Street, Perth, has recently received word that her husband. Flight Lieutenant E. S.

Ross, R.A.F., is now officially presumed killed as the result of air operations in September of 1944. Flight Lieut Ross, who was previously reported missing. is a native of Largs, and previous to joining the R.A.F. in 1938, was a member of the Metropolitan Police Force. He was aged 27.

Mrs Ross resides with her father and mother, Mr and Mrs Iggo. Hydro-Electric Scheme Suggestions for making the posed dam at Pitlochry to visitors when the Tummel-Garry hydro electric scheme comes into operation were made at a meeting of the Pitlochry Mercantile Association. with Mr J. Robertson in th: chair. Mr J.

Robb made a statement as to the promotion of the electric scheme in that area. and was appointed. with Mr Charles Pope. to meet the Board in Edinburgh and ask them to provide a bathing pool, a pier from which boats could be used. and other attractions.

A further suggestion by Mr Robb that Pitlochry be formed into a burgh, so that they might have control of their own affairs and make it into a first class resort. was also approved. The suggestion is to be considered at a public meeting of ratepayers. Garden Marriage Miss Helen Mairi CampbellColquhoun wore a short dress of petrol-blue, and carried red roses. for her wedding in the garden of her home at Ballaig, Crieff.

on Thursday, to Mr Claude Bernard son of Professor and the late Madame Alexis of London and Geneva. The bride is the daughter of the late Captain A. J. and Mrs Campbell-Colquhoun. Oak Leaf Emblem For Perth Major Major Russell M'Queen.

The King has approved of the award to Major Russell M'Queen of the Oak Leaf emblem for mention in despatches for gallant and distinguished service in Italy during 1943-44. Major M'Queen is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas M' Queen, 29 Wilson Street, Perth, and has been in the Army since the outbreak of war. He was in Belgium when France capitulated and was fortunate to get away at Dunkirk. Since then he has seen service in Burma, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Sicily, Italy and is now with the B.L.A. in Germany.

the Ministry of Food. with the cOoperation Department of and Perth the British Corporation Restaur- Gas ant. Miss M. D. Huxley, who was in charge of the exhibition, was assisted by Mrs M.

Fisher. Invitations were sent to commercial and industrial caterers, domestic science teachers, school and canteen cooks. and all concerned with largescale feeding of the public. Design of the exhibition. as Miss Huxley pointed out, was not to teach the caterers how to cook.

It was to show them the results of successful experiments in how to serve vegetables in such a way that they looked attractive and appetising, and at the same time retained their content of vitamin C. which otherwise was found only in fruit. After the opening ceremony, performed by Treasurer A. Latto, chairman of Perth Food Control I Committee. a short talk on the necessity for vitamin in the diet was given by Miss G.

Warnock, Ministry of Food dietitian. Miss Huxley demonstrated the correct cooking of cabbage. which is rich in vitamin C. and the making of a colourful rainbow salad. Many dishes--all incorporating vegetable salad in some attractive form -were on show.

and Press representatives had a foretaste of these at lunch-time. The main dishes. which were designed with a view to economy in rationed goods on short supply. made use of fish. cheese.

sausage meat. and dried egg. The guests. who were given tea. were allowed to sample the dishes.

to ask questions about them. and to offer suggestions which the demonstrators might incorporate in future displays. Miss Huxley and Mrs Fisher have found these questions and suggestions helpful in the demonstrations they have given to caterers throughout the country. They toured the main towns of Scotland last year. and before coming to Perth on Wednesday they were demonstrating in Stirling district.

Retiral Presentation To City Official the end of the war. In making the Mr William Christie, depute city chamberlain, was presented with wallet of notes from the staff of Perth City Chamberlain and Collector on Thursday evening on the occasion of his retirement after forty-five years' service. Mr A. Philip, city chamberlain, spoke in appreciative terms of the assistance he had received since coming to Perth from Mr Christie, and in par.icular for his help in continuing in office until Mr William Christie. presentation Mr John Lockhart, who has forty-six years' service, recalled the many changes which had taken place since Mr Christie's first association with the Gas Treasurer's office.

and referred to his amiability and helpfulness to those placed under his authority. He conveyed to Mr Christie the best wishes of his colleagues for many happy days in his reinement. Other members of the staff also paid tribute. Mr Christie, in thanking the members of the staff for their gift. recalled many incidents ssociated with the gas and finance ments and voiced his appreciation of the loyal co-operation of the staff during his long period of service..