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ne of the e"Irit in lie Iksl Garde" Compedlion, the re nit of which i,jII soon lie an,rou"ced

%, %tag c/otaita/,SOUTHERNELECTRICITYBOARD

DISTRICT MANAGERS'

DIXTRICT

managers have now been appointed for eighteen of the

twen(y-three districts.They are as follows, (with date of appoint-. . . most and Fortner designation) :—

No. 1 (SOUTHALL) SUB-AREA

BRACKNELL . , Mr R. LONSDALF, A.MAE.E. .. (Deputy District ExecutiveOctober 1st, 1949. Officer, former Reading

District).

EALING - . Mr. A. E. JEANS. MAI.E. .. (Deltic Executive Officer,September 1st, 1949_ former Ealing District).

HESTON .. Mr. S. H. FOWLES, &fen (District Executive Officer.. former Heston and Isle-

lune la, 1949. worth District).

(No appointment has yet been made for Greennird. Stough. Staines or Uxbridge).

1N0. 2 (NEWBURY) SUB-AREAMEEKSHAM, , . Mr. F. T. &Equinox .. (District Executive Officer,

lune IT. 1949. liormer Melksham Dis-trict).

NEWBURY .. .. Mr. H. F. Biawrit, .. .. (District Executive Officer.September 1st, 1949. Ibriller Newbury District).

ORFORD .. Mr_ .1. L. To i OR, A.m.ei .i (District Executtve Officer.June I st. 1949. former Oxford District).

READING (District Executive Officer,

smse(H.T. .. __ Ibrmer Reading and Henley

lune Ia. 1949. Districls).

SWINDON .. Mr, H. R. FARRus, isEic.. (District Executive Officer... fornier Swindon District).

September 1st. 1499.

No. 3 (PORTSMOUTH) SUB-AREA

BASINGSI OK F .. Mr. R. I. !kph, B.SC. .. ( District Executive Officer... former Basingstoke Dis-

September 1st. I 949. tran).

CHICHESTER Mr. H. E. TEEN 3, Assfic.i A .1. (District Executive Officer.Septcmlaii 14, 1949. [0 rine r (hichester District).

ISLE OF WIGHT . Mr. L. &MOO.. no& .. (District Executive Officer.

June Isi. 1949. Isle ol Wight).

PORTSMOUTH Mr. H. Roasos. arc.. \ELEA .. (District Executive Officer,

NE.Asticii.E. .. • . .. Cornier High WI:combo Dis-

October 1st, 1949. Mien.

(No appointment has yet been made for Aldershot).

No. 4 (BOLRNENIOUTH) SUB-AREA

BOURNEMOUTH .. Mrs H. W. S3Aro \of E. .. (District Executive Officer,

June Isi, 1949. Renner Bournemouth Dis-iri).

LYNDHURST .. Mr. A. N. Pori. MIA A . - . (District Executive Officer.September Isi, 1949. rormer Winchester Dis-

trict).

SALISBARY .. .. Mi. R. A. Mc( hauxu. NITTA (District Executive Officer,Semen:Ler Ist, 1949. former Salisbury (City) Dis-

tri).

SOUTHAMP 1ON . Mr, H. I. &Es .. (District Execuiive Officer,September 1st, 1949. former Southampton Dis-

trict).

WEYMOL)TH , . Mr, T. Winn IR lust , A.m.1.1.1 . (District Executive Officer,September I id, 1949. lormer Weymouth Dishwo.

lr LOVII , , KG. NI. Orme b .. .. (District Executive Officer,

September la, 1949, former Salisbury (Rural)

Disirici).

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The Editor,

Southern Electricity, Southern Electricity House,

Bath Road, Maidenhead, Berks.

or handed to your LocalCorrespondent.

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SOUTHERNELECTRICITY

THE HOUSE JOURNAL FOR ALL

EMPLOYEES OF THE SOUTHERN

ELECTRICITY BOARD

VOL I No. 5 SEPTEMBER. 1949

CONTENTS

PAGE PAC.F.

District Managers .. .. .. ii No. 3 (PortsmoutIP Sub-Arca .. 23

Ihe Chief Executive Officers .. 2 No. 4 (Boarmmouth) Soh-Area 24

Electricity, Efficiency and Education 3 Mainly ffir WomenThe D.J.A.C. (Southern Area) .. 5 Sowing for the Spring .. .. 29

Timber to Matehwood in Split The ET B.A.

Seconds .. .. .. .. 6 Southern Bells ..

Southern Electricity on Show .. 8 Births

Flood Lighting at Henley-on- Engagements .. .. . 35Sports Fixtures and Results .. 36

News from the Sub-Areas : Book Reviews ..

No. I (Southall) Sub-Area .. 16 Local Correspondents ..No. 2 (Newbury) Sub-Area .. IS

MANY FRIENDST IS Row six months since the first

appearance of Stgahern FE( fridge.We have endeavoured to include

each month as much information aspossible regarding the varied interestsand acttvities not only of the Board,hut of the people who are employedby the Board.

For our part, we feel we have mademany friends It has been a pleasureto us to record the activities of so manypeople in the wide area covered by MeBoard. Many members of the xmff arcnow valued contributors to our pages.There is, undoubtedly, a great deal oftalent in the Area and we trust Matmore people will contribute in duecourse.

We hope that we have achieved ourpurpose M providing a really worth-while House Journal. We shall not besatisfied until every member of the staffhas had his or her name, or photograph,in the Journal in connection with someactivity or other.

Starting wah the October isziLie IIhas been decided to make a smallnominal charge of 3d. per copy. Inorder to ensure receiving a copy of the

next issue it is essential for you tocomplete the order form and hand itto your Local Correspondent or Dixtri-hutor of the Journal. Only a maIlisentnumber or co7i2.S will be printed to

ensure distribution to those who old::it. so please complete the form immeth-etch'.

An article which we believe will beof considerable interest to many peopleat this time of the year is that entitledP Timber to Ma a:MS(8A B1 SOLSeconds- We are indebted to ourLocal Correspondents for the accountsof many of the strange effects of light-ning which are recorded there. Ir any

other readers know of interesting easeswe should be pleased to hear from them.

Many excellent entries have beenreceived in connection with the GardenCompetition, ihe result of which wehope to announce in next month's issue.We have used one of the entries Drour cover picture this month. It is aphotograph of Mr W. R. Philpott'sgarden. Yeovil, which he tells us isself-planned and planted. The standardor the entries received has been veryhigh.

SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

Who's Who in Southern Electricity

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

THE

above photograph miken dui legrecem conDience at Head Office

shows [he Chairman and DeputyChairman, the Chief Officers of theBoard and the Sub-Area Managers

Back Row, from left co right :

Mr. D. S. CUMBERLEGE, Legal Affiger.

Mr W. B. PouLrer, Chief Commercia]Officer,

Manager No. (Sou:hail) Sub - Area.

Sub-Area Liaison Officer,

MEcHs„ Manager No. 3 (Ports-

mouth) Sub-Area.

Mr G. HICKS. Chief Accounia

Purchasing Officm

Mr. N. F. (ikUSDON, Mr., Manager

No. 4 (Bournemouth) Sub-Area.

(4.14-.4., MAAR-Mr. FANINA)A.S..

Manager designate of No. 3 (Ports-mouth) Sub-Area.

Front Row. Rom Fri to right

Chief Engineer.

Mr. R R B. BROWN, ILAN n.sc ,

wrsuciLI .. Chairman,

Manager No. 2 (Ncobiwy) Sub-Area.

SEPTEMBER, 19493

Electricity, Efficiency and EducadonBy A. Ci. BEIel.RSIOCIC, Ph.D., MA., BSc

&Wagon end Troia:to Officer.

"Training IS trerythilig A cauliflower is but a cabbage with a college education.-MARK TWAIP1

enable man not only to be master of themachine but also master of himself_

Herein, I think, lies the real and logical

reason for the increasing developmentof personnel services in industry of which

education and training forms a part.

New IdeasNew ideas are always subject to

suspicion and often condemnation.So it was with training schemes whenthey were first introduced into industry :

they were often considered to be another

evice by which the employer couldincrease his profits by merely making

the worker a more efficient tool of

production and we Must admit that,tri a bike number of cases, this wasdue.

But the situation has nowchanged andto-day training and education is re-

garded as essential for any organisationwhich ts large enough to support if.

There is now a genuine desire amongst

employers Ihat their employees shallhave facilities not only to improve their

position and status but to derive as

much satisfaction as possible from their

occupation and develop their interestsand Risure activities to the fullestexten I.

TotalitarHo or DemocraticThis change in attitude has been

brought about by the almost furiousanalysis of the defects of modern society

which has been generated hy the impactof two devastating wars. Mankind

has been faced, quite simply, with the

choice between two different modes ofliving—the totalitarian or the demo-

cratic. Those who believe in the

democratic community have rightlyrealised Mat the foundation or such a

community is education in its widest

sense—what the theorists call " edu-cation for life" or '' the education of

The whole man."It is significant that in the last speech

which President Roosevelt prepared

just before his death, but which wasnever delivered, he wrote that what

happened during the next fifty years of

human history would depend upon

education and personal relationships,and personal relationships arc very

largely a matter of education,

THE subject of educarion and trainingin industry is one Mat is now

coming rapidly to the forefront

and in our own industry in particular agreat deal of progress is being made.

In the following article it is proposed

to consider briefly the thme Es of the

title and not the three Rls of which manyof us have all too unbent» memories

and which represented almost the sole

content of education before the develop-

ment of new methods and new concep-tions during the present century.

The Three F.'sit is interesting to note, in parenthesis,

that our three Es have almost one thing

in common- they cannot be seen, buttheir eflects can he measured in varying

degree. Measurement is accurate andeasy in electricity, less accurate andmore difficult in the case of efficiency,

and considerably less accurate and

extremely difficult in education as thevest amount of research Into the re-

ha hility of examinations tends to show,

A Question often AskedSufficient evidence has, however.

been collected during the last decade toindicate the sital interlink betweeneducation and elliebney and such

evidence provides a reasonable answerm a question one ts often asked, namely,

why has industry, during recent years,

become increasingly concerned withthe education and training of itsemployees ?

In considering a reply to this questionone must always remember that organ-ised and statutory education is a eon»

paratively new development. The pat-

tern, as wc know it to-day, has eeolsedchiefly during the years of the present

century and during a period of severe

social change.

Man and the MachineIt is commonplace now to say that

we are living in a highly complex

technological society a society in which

Mere is one great danger, namely, thatthe machine might dominate the man.Hence the need for increasing attention

to be give» to an those processes which

arc designed for the development of the

individual personality and which can

4SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

Dr. A G. Beverstock

Graduated at London University %COI honoursdegrees in Mathematics (1st Class) and Physics

(2nd Class). Gained University colours atHockey, Cricket and Boxing Has subsequently

taken the M.A degree in Education Gadsdistinction) and has recently been awarded theDoctor of Philosolihr degree al Tendon kr a

five year research in Personnel studies.Entered the Leaching Profession in 1936.

becoming Senior Physics Master and House-master at Culfurd School, Bury St. Fdmunds,DuMng the war became Enginee• in Charge of

a section resPOnsade roride design"es'

installation of Et-Gnone ground radar stationsin this country, At the same time he sued as

advisor on training and other personnel question).At the end et the var vas invited to join the

staff of Bristol Universio , where he initiated thefirst Education Research Centre in this concursand alsolectured to groups ea-personnel managers

on certain aspects of personnel administration.Elected an A.XI J.EE. in 1946 and was made

an Associate of the Institute of Physics in 1942fur research work on the passage of high fre-

quency pulses in dielectric cables, lin 1946 alsoelected Member of Wc Institute of PersonnelManagement aml is a member of the Executive

Committee of the National Association of Buys'Clubs Has recently been made a Coo ernor ofMaidenhead Technical Institute.

Efficient Members of Society

Education as such, however, mininot be regarded in the narrow sense of

what takes place in the schools. Indus-

try, too, has a responsibility and acontribution to make in preparing and

assisting an individual to live in a com-munity. That is why a broad inter-

pretation must be put on the word"efficiency" regarding it not in We

scientific sense of d output per manhour," that is to say, making an indi-

vidual more efficient on the job. but also

assisting him to hecome an efficientmember of society.

IL is Mr this reason that industry is

considering nor only formal trainingbut also that more general typo of

educadon which gives a wider know-ledge of the pattern of society in whichwe live with some idea of its history

and development_ Firms aw realising

that such knowledge is an importantfactor in building up an intelligent andco-operative staff at all levels. Thus

industry is using to an increasing extentthe facilities offered by the excellent

adult residential colleges in thc country

such as Urchnont Manor, the activitiesof which are recorded in an article to

appear next month.

Education in Our Own Industry

Turning to the particular case of our

own Industry the first important pointto stress is that the Electricib Act of

1947 makes it a statutory obhgation Mrthe Boards to provide facilities for

education and traMine and moreover,they have to do this in consultation with

appropriate organisations. This infersthat the Trades Unions w 41 he brought

into the picture, and rightly so, for indevelopment in this sphere of industryin the past the Unions have rendereda sem ice of paramount importance.

It is significant. for instance, that the

T.U.0 at their 1948 congress spentsome time on this question and showed

that thea were sery conscious of theiMportallee of all forms or train* and

decided to convene separate conferencesoldie federations to study the particular

problems in each industry.

Consultation at all LOOS

In the case of the Electricity Supply

Industry it has been decided that con-sultation shall take place through the

new Joint Advisory Council structure,The constitution of this Council, which

is entirely distinct from the NegotiatingMachinery already in existence, pro-

sides for an Education and TrainingCommittee at National level whose

function will be to advise on programmesof training and make recommendations

to the Boards. It has also been decidedIll the case of the Southern Area to set

up a similar committee to deal with thespecial problems of both Area andDivision. There will also be consul-tation at works level through LocalCommittees. The operation or this

Advisory Machinery, which is some-

thing new in large-scale organisation,will he watched with the greatest

interest.

SEPTEMBER, 1949

A personal MatterWith regard to training within an

area organisation, the problems facing

us are indeed of some magnitude.

Unlike the self-contained niciory or

engineering concern our main task isWe efficient training of personnel

concentrated in comparatively small

groups spread over a wide area. Hence

We methods of training applicable to

factory units are not suited necessarily

to our own particular needs. New

techniques will have to be developed on

a large scale but in doing so it will have

to be kept always in mind that educa-

tion and training is essentially an

indhidual and personal matter_

The possibilities, however, arc ex-

ceedingly attractive for in We new

structure of the industry not only will

it he necessary to arrange for efficient

[raining on the purely technical side

but also suitable instruct Mn in the

commercial and administrativebranches.

including training for management and

other supervisory work.

Training Schemes

All ihis will ta ke time but much already

has been accomplished. The excellent

summer schools organised by the

Celina! Authority have become an

established feature and have made their

mark in the educational world. The

pressing demand for proffissional en-

gineers and technicians is being mei by

the Graduate Training Scheme designed

ffir men from the Universities and

Technical Colleges with a degree or

higher national certificate. This schem

will be extended.

In our own area a thorough survey of

the existing situation has been mwde

and on the basis of the information

obtained certain development plans

have been formulated and these are

now under consideration.

nay Releme SystemThe day-release system Vor appren-

tices and others under the age of 21,

which was already operating in some

concerns prior to vesting date, has been

extended throughout the area and in

this connection the help given to us by

the local education authorities and

principalsof colleges must be mentioned.

A considerable number of graduates

have been accepted for training and

more will be joining us towards the end

of the year. A small number of our

engineers have been selected for short

highly specialised university courses

and we have already made a start with

adult college representation.

In all such work the fullest co-oper-

ation of staff at all levels is necessary to

ensure the success of any policy which '

might he formulated. In my recent

tour of thc area I have been much

impressed by the enthusiasm and

understanding shown by those with

whom I have spoken and I am certain

that in the fullness of time we shall make

a significant contribution to the major

educational developments which are

gradually taking place in this country

and which indeed are already the envy

of the world.

THE DISTRICT JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL ISOCITHERN AREA)

0

The firsI meeting or the D.J.A.C. (Southern Area) Was held Neatly. Freon :eh a right reread are

Division), Mr. Okleorn (Mandor No. I SubsArea), Mr. Jeans (DistrEi Manageg Ealing)) Mr Butler

Mr. Coate) (Divisional COO-other. Southern DinsionL Mr. Roberts Oetroary NJ,A.C.). Col. Fraser

(Maaager No 2 Subskrea). Hr. Hsman tMember, Southern Consululise &pencil), Mr. D. C. Pyle.

BoustoeL (EH anil Training Officer. representing Mr. Kempioni, Mg Baklvdn Adnun. Officer, J suuArey, represeniine Mr. Cadsdon), Mr. Smart IN.J.I.CS Mr. Drown OlSeParieChairmen)

6 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

Oak Tree strut. by tighntine in the MelksharnDistrict

Pliorographs bY fld permissionof Lord Lansdown.

D raEs Lightning strike twice in thesame place ? Is it unwise tu

shelter under trees during athunderstorm ? Is it better to get weL

rather than put UP the umbrella ifcaught cut in thc open ?

These are some of the questions that

many people start to worry about when

a thunderstorm breaks out in their

There is no doubt that lightning Plays

some queer tricks, a fact that is madevery clear by reports received recentlyfrom some of our Local Correspondents.

The Blasted Oak

The two photographs on this Page are

of oak and ash trees at Dowood Nr.Caine, in the Melksham District w hichreceived direct lightning strikes. In

the photograph of the oak tree, theshattered part is all that remains of the

main trunk which was approximately3 ft. in diameter_ The " tree " immedi-

ately at the rear of the shattered trunkis the top 45 ft. of the same tree whichowing to the speed and complete dis-

integration of the main trunk at approx-

imately 15 ft. above the ground, hasdropped vertically and is supported by

the surrounding trees. The secondphotograph is of an ash tree some

40 yds. distant from the oak and struck

during the same storm. Sonic idea of

Some Freaks of Lightning:

TIMBER to

MATCHWOOD in

SPLIT SECONDS

its size is revealed by the amount of

light its removal has let into the wood.In both cases pieces weighing up to

5 cwt. were thrown 40 —50 yds.A forestry expert's explanation is that

the current in passing down the trunkraises the temperature of the sap to

boiling point and the generated steamburst the tree_

An Electrical Storm

A 60-minuie freak electrical storm

which occurred in the Highworth arca

a few months ago dislocated supplyover a wide arca, and in addition

caused considerable damage to con-

sumers' property at Blunsdon (writesour Cirencester correspondent).

Apparently lightning struck We over-

head house service and via the cookercontrol unit and cooker frame, flashed

over and fractured an adjacent gaspipe. The powerful jet of gas releasedwas ignited, possibly through the hailing

plate of the cooker being switched on

at the time, and the blazing gaS setalight the kitchen curtains and furniture.

Fortunately the occupiers were quicklyable to extinguish the fire but not before

considerable damage had been doneto the interior of the kitchen. Theelectric cooker was damaged beyond

repair.

The stricken Ash lets ii. the light

SEPTEMBER, 1949 7

In the adjoining house, suppliedfronn the same service, the lightningflash resulted in an electric kettle beingblown off the cooker hob.

A third photograph, which is repro-duced here, and which was taken byMr. C. Ford, Installation Inspector atChar!bury (Oxford District) shows thedamage sustained by Post Once Poles-during a very severe thunderstorm.In addition to the Post Orlice Poles theBoard's pole-mounted transformer alsosustained damage,

Lightning Does Strike Twice

So much for sorne of Me effects oflightning. It has been proved thatlightning does strike twice in the sameplace. For instance, the Empire StateBuilding in New York has been struckmany times- In Mgt. on one occasion,it was struck 13 times during as manyminutes during a particularly severethinderstorm.

Trees are Dangerous

It is definitely Unwise to seek theslidter of a tree during a thunderstorm.Trees, in common with anything talland isolated, mnd to attract a lightningdischarge. Strangely enough, the treeitself is often comparatively undamagedalthough animals and humanbeingsntheltering u nder it l,ae been killed orsexerely injured. A case has beenrecorded of six head or male killedoutright mhile sheltering under an oaktree...Mich mas itself unharmed.

Some Strange Stories

Here arc some other strange storiesabout lightning.

A lady with a gold bracelet on her armwent to close a casement Mndow. Atthat exact moment a flash occurredwhich destroyed the bracelet but lefther unhurt although shaken. All thatwas left of the bracelet was a blue markwound her wrist.

Lightning struck a room in whicha girl was sewing. A pair of scissorswas whipped out of her hands and shefound herself sating on top of the

-sewing machine.There arc several instances of churches

being struck M lightning. In one casea is recorded that in a brief second aflash travelled down to the basement,blew MT the furnace door, entered anadjoining room used as a Sunday schooland tossed a piano and chairs aroundlike firewood. One chair was driven

Damage to Pules caused by lightning ofCharthury

into the Ceding and remained suspendedupsidedown. No damage was doneto die fabric of the church.

When another church was struck,the choir boys found themselves stan-ding in boots torn to ribbons, althoughthey were themselves uninjured,

Not all lightning flashes cause chaos.One case Is recorded of an ordinarytumbler which, after it had been struckby a flash. was found to have beenneatly broken about ly in- from the rimBoth upper and lower sections wereotherwise intact.

It is also recorded from America thata man struck by lightning and taken tohospital for treatment grew lbom 6 ft.to 7 ft, in a week—not that we recom-mend this as an ideal method of in-creasing one's height.

LET. COUNCIL AND OFFICERS

MONG the officers elecied to all the vacanciesA on ihoPooricil ofilic instilu lion Elecirical

Engineer, for the 1949-e0 session, are therollcoaing inurnbcrs or the Southern Board andDivision :COUricii

Honorary heusurer It. Nirinno, Chairman,

Local Centres—ChairmenSour/rem : R. FL Coates, B.Sc.(Eng.),

Lona/ Controller.Sections

Supply : R. H. Abell, Dmign and PlanningEngineer, S.E.B.

8 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

Southern Electricity on ShowAt Reading, Southampton, Lyndhurst, Durrington and Southall.

The Entrance in the Royal Counties Shout. Reading

THE ROYAL COUNTIES SHOW, READING

TiNDOt BLIDLY,lle Of the MOS(interesting features of the RoyalCounties Agricultural Show held

at Scanting on June 22nd to 25th, wasthe joint S.E.B. and E.D.A. stand. Itis estimated that out of the 73,000visitors who attended the show, some25,000 passed through the stand duringthe four days.

The stand, which cameunder the direction ofMr. J. D. Markland,was devoted mainly tothe display of electric-ally - operated farmingand horticulturalequip-ment. This equipmentwas arranged CI groupsunder the headings of"Dairy," "Barn," and" Poultry" Appliances.Exhibits in these groupsincluded electrically -operated milking mac-hines, bottle washers,electric poultry. pluck-ing machines, corngrinders, food mixers,etc. A great deal ofintemst was displayed

in the chilled water cooling exhibits and(he new Essex Mill rued watt doubleended ;Ming hammer.

The (tried application of soil warm-ing and greenhouse heating apparatuswas well illustrated by the greenhouseand frames exhibited outside the mar-quee and created considerable interestnor only to the expert horticulturist,but also to the amateur gardener.

H. R. J. Rain Agricultural Development Officer; Mr. Dorn, Com-

mercial Sum. Chichester; Mr. L. F. French, Showroom Manager, Chichester ; Mr. Cameron Brown ; and Mr. R. Lonsd&e, Dept, y

Discict Executive Officer, Reading,

SEPTEMBER, 1949

Some of ihe Exhibits at

The housewiff was also well catered

for by a comprehensive range of well-

chgsen domestic appliances tastefullydisplayed on the main stand. This

display included washing machines,water heaters, cookers, refrigerators ,

food mixers and other labour saving

devices. Demonstrations of fruit bott-ling and cooking were given by members

of the Si,'" staff and were a never

ending source of interest.For the Commercial consumer, a

separate display of Heavy Duty Cook-

ing equipment, including Pastry Ovens,

vegetable boilers and cafe sets, etc.,were on view.

The two main entrances to the

marquee permitted a steady flow of

visitors through the stand, and enableddemonstrations to be carried Out at

the remote end without the usual con-

the Royal Counties Show

gestion in the main aisles. At these

entrances floral displays were arranged,embodying waterfel and fountain

effects.An Enquiry Bureau tastefully deco-

rated withflowers and efficiently manned

by S.E.B. staff, served as a centre ol

focus for all the numerous and variedenquiries which were continuously being

submitted to the staff.

Electrical Distribution SystemThe electrical distribution system to

the show was worthy of nom requiring

as it did the setting up of an I I K:V.

sub-station on the show site, embodying

H.T. and L.V. switehgear controlling a250 KN.A. transformer. From this

Sub-station main distributors compris-

ing bare copper conductors supported

on wooden poles were run to the various

10 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

suPPly points Services tothe various exhibitors weretaken from these supplypoints in TRR. cable runeither direct to the exhib-itors' stands or Laidin theground. As a point orinterest, Mr. Edwards, orHenley, who was respon-sible for the distributionmade use of a power drivenplough for opening up theground for cable trenching.Thisuniquemethod enabledthe T.R.S. cable co he laidwith the greatest of speed—an important factor in workof this nature.

Although the total connected loadfrom the 84 exhibitors who made useof the supply was oi the order of350 K.W., the highest demand registered

The "Ladybirr MowerDtraceed considerable erten-lion at Reading. The inci-entdepicted in our caripan wasactually oerheard D amember of the Board's staff.The drawing is by Mr. A- CWoodier (Bournernoulh I.

On the right is a sceneni De car park.

15

Dear Old Lady: "I &nibDe much lanD"wSweeping it all up, if it all shoonOm De side again !"

SEPTEMBER, 1949

Ihe AIrrHctifl Entrance a rh

during the period of the Show was only

130 K.W., thus revealing a surprisinglylow load factor considering the tyPe or

load connectedMany imporiant visitors (mended the

show during the Mur days. Notable

amongst these were Mr. Nimmo, theChairman, ML R. R. B. Brown, Deputy

Chairman, and members of the SouthernElectricity Board, including Mr. W. B.

Roulter, the Chief Commercial Officer,Mr. Kempion, Secretary of the Board :

Colonel Fraser, Sub-Area Manager ;

Mr. Bates, Reading District Manager :Mr. Hardeastle, Newbury Sub-Area

Commercial Officer ; Mr. Fisher, Mr.Bennett, Captain and the Hon. Mrs.

Leslie Carnage, and many others.Members or the Southern Consulta-

tNe Council also visited the Show.

mem Show at Southampton

NATIONAL FARMERS UNIONPRODUCE SHOW,

SOUTHAMPTON

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever,-

migM well have been the theme of the

Southern Eleciricity Board's exhibit inthe National Farmers Union Produce

Show held on Southampton Common

on June loth to 18th.The entrance was through a rock

garden decorated with effectively placedfountains—a welcome contrast to the

heat and dust of the showground, and

much appreciated by many of We30,000 people who attended the Show.

The exhibit was divided into two

main sections—Horticultural andDomestic.

Sonic ithercired 1(1“ i Mr mil warming demonerration,including NU. Reynolds, Mr. Sparks. Mg Poulter. Mr. Dod.

Mrs. Poulrer. Mr. Baigenr and Mr. Markland

Mr. Cunh (Consumers Engineer. Southampton). Mr. Poulter (Head (Meth and Mr. White (Commercial

Officer. No. 4 Sub.Areal

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Tutor fit to NUM/ —Messrs. Iredel!, Harris, Taslor, Dud, Whin BarTao. Hermon. Garraidn,Crain and Soillard.

HortienItural—Main items or interest

on the horticultural side were electric-ally - equipped greenhouses and several

soil warming installations of varyingdimensions. Fine specimens of flowersand vegetables on show paid tribute m

the effectiveness of the latter. Electriclawn mowers were demonstratedthroughout the show

Domeslie—In addition to a widerange of equipment, demonstrationswere made daily : cookery and bottling

demonstrations were alternated withthose showing the effectiveness and

labour saving element of electricalappliances in the home.

In all, 104 sales enquiries were

received from consumers and thesuccess of the show can be attributedto the staff, the organGation and the

back room boys."

NEW FOREST' AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SHOW, LYNDHURST

Awarded the Society's Gold Medal

for the best Trade Exhibit, the NEB.Exhibit at this Show held at CuffnellsPark, Lyndhurst, on July 27th. occupied

a space of 40 ft x 35 ft. in the main

Trade Avenue. Half of this area wascovered by a marquee in which domesticapparatus of all types was displayed.

The interior of the marquee wasedged with paving stones affording afirm Eye] pavement about 6 fr. wide

right round the inside of the tent.A varied range of domestic electrical

equipment was shown and az one endof the tent an effect of comfort in thc

home was simulated A tiled liresurround in which was a Magicoal fire,

with electric clock together with radioset on an occasional table, and twofireside chairs were placed so as to

SEPTEMBER, 1949 13

sa Ideal Ebbe baba..

ci Bh the eye immediately on entering

e lent. At the other end oashingmachine and %accrual cleaner demon-

st auons %sem held throughoui the day.K tchen and sink units ucrc on dispby

Pith a water heater in operation bornich hot wilier oas constantly dossing.

The ibrecouri was desoted to agrJ-eLi and horticultural displays and

ide range or appliances was on siew.

A Lhe entrance Lu ihe exhibit too largeel civic butter churns were in continu-

s operation and did much to attract

th public eye. Other apparaLus on

vi s; in this section was a chilled water

milk cooler, an Economil, Me newG P.C. steriliser. and a range of canine

pt mps jor all purposes. There was aIa ge Brooks motor display showing a

Brooks mono- running in sawdust,to ether with other Lypes of motors

In addition, there weo a chick brooder,

vorkme model electric pump ffr deepw IL work, a grain conveyor, a propa-ga ing bench electric soil healer, logeiher

with a small garden frame shown incoition. The Woolley Winer steri-

lize( and various other appliances were

on view and working.

HERRINGTON IDEAL HOME

EXHIBITIONThe Second Annual Ideal Home

Exhibition was held at Harrington in

the Salisbury District. on June thh to

I th, and oas attended by 2.500 people.

The Boards exhibit covered a standspace of ISO sq. A. and was tastefully

decomied in the Board's colours, dark

green and gold. A working model ofMc Hoover Washing Machine attractedconsiderable attention and many en-

quiries were received which are now

being pursued.On Friday evening. the Mayor and

Mayoress of Salisbury, Councillor andMrs. S. S. Bigwood, paid a visit to the

Stand.The Bond's exhibit was organised

and arranged by Mr. Cooper. Acting

Commercial Officer of thc Salisbury(Rural) District, who was ably assisted

by Miss Baylis and Messrs. Murdochand Potlinger,

SOUTHALL CIVIC WEEK

EXHIBITIONSouthall Sub-Ama took part in a

Civic Week Exhibition arranged by the

Southall Borough Council and held atlie Soulhall Technical College, from

July 23rd to July 30th.The main feature of the Board's

exhibit was a 7 foot square illuminated

map or ffe area, sectioned off into six

Parliamentary eleciion wards, with theprincipal sub.siations in red and thelarger facLories shown in green.

ed.

Southall risk Week Exhiletion

On the len is the Illuminated Win hich ova

considerable attention

SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

Ro[voiNG

14

Through a control box mounted4 feet in front of the map the visitorcould select and illuminate any one ofthe election wards with its sub-stationsand the faccories in the whole boroughand Men, by depressing a lever, couldsee the possible diem of load sheddingon local industry if each domestic con-sumer in (be selected vsard shouldimpose an additional kilowatt of loadon the Boardfi supply network.

The visual effect of the factories" going out " was most striking andattracted great attention from theYisitors to the Exhibition

The map was des ised by Mr. RStainer, Sub-Arca Showrooms andDevelopment Officer and was con-structed in the Display Studio atUxbridge by Mr. F. Humphriew TwentydO7en flash lamp bulbs were used forilluminating the sanous sections. andthe control box and wiring work wascarried out by Mr. L. J. Swan, theDistrict Distribution Engineer.

The map will be displayed in thelocal Showroom during the winter.

A large and yaried display of eleclrica/equipment for domestic and general usewas also shown at the Exhibition.

THAT'S WHAT

MANY

strange and unexpected ex-pressions arc sommimes foundin letters received at District

Offices and Showrooms. Here are threechat Caused some amusement :

From NEWIKRYDear Sire- I am very soro about the

bill bur I have been in bed. I hoe hadthe mumps wry bad so I am sending

by post in you. Hoping you will tmderstant.

From MARLOWDear Sir, I enclose 1973 for my

ElectrichyYou sent nue a bill in for El 5s. M.

I don't think I have to pay that because

THEY SAID !

the wire. should hoe been put in at thefirst place I have been in the HorseNo years why should I pay I did with-out I'm nearly to years why put it inI don't mind paying for 8 - for mendingor putting wire right up stairs the menput that in louny not your men yousent but the men who put the Electricityin the first place t hope you will 'Looksinto (his as it a lot to pay. Thanking you_

From UXBRIDGEDear SircWe have decided nor to

have an electric cooker, and so wewould like TO have our metre alteredfrom all in to the pay as you burn.

Yours sincerely.

IS

FLOODLIGHTINGall

Henley-on-Thames

His Itc, 1111,1111

SEPTEMBER, 1949

No, one visiting Henley-on-Thames

lor the first time can fail to be

impressed with the charm andsimplicity or this old-world town, andthe view of the Bridge and St. Mary's

Church Tower from upstream, is one of

particularbeauty (Writes1HIG.S.IArlotO-

For die competing crews and Wethousands of overseas visitors to HenleyRoyal Regatta this year not the least

:attraction was the floodlighting of thebridge and Church Tower.

Henley Bridge and Church TowerThe Bridge which links Oxfordshire

with Berkshire was built tn 1786 of

Headington stone and embraces an

elegant design of five arches. HoraceWalpole, writing in 1785, says L

just getting into my chaise nith Mr.lerninghem to go to Park gime. ne tan the neg.

bodgeat Henley, high is complaceneutside.andis most hi:aunt-oh the bentlog ihe etch nas mettle.-

Zed roCeneral Connan him

seff, on three eenn an°for grace does not mil the

honnei to the Pomo deTriniis at Florence-

It is nol so easy to

place the date of thebuilding of St. Mary'sChurch. The earliestmention gives the year1204. The tower, ofblack flint mingledwithstone, was erectedby Bishop liongland.confessor to IlenryVIII, in or about 1530.

The Regatta, whichnow attracts compet-ing crews from all over

the world. was first held in 1839 as a one-

day event and took place, as now. over

the beautiful reach downstream beyond

the bridge to Temple Island, a courseof a little over It miles in length. Thisgaily coloured scene so loved of rowing

men and tbitors alike has often been

described but never more aptly than

by Mrs. Winston Churchill, who, whenpresenting the trophies on finals day

this year, described it as " this lovely

pageant of English life."

The Floodlighting Installation

The lighting of the Bridge and Church

Tower was carned out by the Board's

staff at Henley using narrow anglefloodlights lilted with 1.000 watt tung-sten nlament lamps. Eight floods werc

used on Lhe Church Tower and two oneach side of the bridge.

Thllis Court Club. (Photo by leo re D

16 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

NEWS from theSUB-AREAS

I (SOUTHALL) SUB - AREA

the day but this time accompanied hyvarious interpretations of past andpresent song hits rendered by members-

of the Stores and Installation Depart-

ments_The outing was a great success and

congratubtions must be awarded to theorganisers, Messrs. Hussey and Powell

(Slough) and Messrs. Robin and Hop-

good (Ascot).

Ascot Staff AdditionsDuring Me past two or three months.

we have been pleased to welcome toour office staff Mr. D V. R. Dickens,

Assistant District Engineer, Mr.Tubb, Mains Clerk. Mr. E. K. Burton,

Stores Costing Clerk. and Mr. F.Cundy, Meter Reader.

No

ASCOT

Staff OutingThe morning of June 16th dawned

with the prospect of the weather being

none-too-bright when some thirty mem-

bers of the Ascot Branch of the SouthernElectricity Board sallied forth on the

first of their Annual Outings, the venuebeing Brighton, (writes C. Harris, In-

stallation Dept.).Wc travelled via Bagshot to Guildford

where some comment was aroused by

the large and strange building away onthe hill, subsequently identified as theGuildford Cathedral which is still in

the course of erection.On reaching Brighton, members made

their way to the beach where they weremet by Mr. W. W. Franklin (District

Engineer. Ascot) and Mr. P Barter

(District Commercial Superintendent)who later joined us in an excellent

lunch.During the afternoon visits ware

made to the Aquarium. Swimming Pool

and to the Mine-Sweepers laying off

shore, while a 1Lw indulged in a swim.Our return journey took us along

roads which we had traversed earlier in

HESTONAnnual Outing

Hastings was the venue for the Heston.

Beanfeast, on July kb. On arrival theparty of SO dispersed in small groups

to enjoy the amenities provided forvisitors. The whole party re-assembled

at 6 p.m.. at thc Sun Lounge. MarineParade, where a splendid " High Tea "

was served. During the course of the

Heston Annual Outing

SEPTEMBER, 1949 17

meal Mr. S Ft Fowles, Heston District

Manager, welcomed everyone and hoped

all had enjoyed a nice day and he tookthe opportunity of thanking the organ-isers and trusted that similar functions

would be arranged for Me future. Mr-Fowles also reareued that Mr. E. C. T.

Oldcorn, Sub-Area Manager, was un-

able to be present owing to a priorengagernent at a similar function at

Margate.During the afternoon all exciting and

inmresting interlude was witnewed byour party in the launching of the

Hastings Lifeboat which went to theassistance of a boat in distress off

Leonards, sonic o11 our number

assisting in the good work of launchinghe lifeboat,

DeathWe regret to learn of the sudden

death of Mr. A. Scott, aged 62. He

has been employed as a Wu-email at theElectricity Works. Heston, for the past

len ycars.

Staff MovementsWe congratulate Mr. H. F. Alden.

Cashier, on his transfer to Portsmouth.

Mr. Alden is interested in AmateurTheatricals- now Portsmouth it is uP

to you to make use of his art in this

direction.

We welcome—Mr F. R. Baines on his appointment

as a Cashier in the Heston District

Offices.Mr. 1. Sintaby on his appointment as

a Clerk in the office of the Consumers

Engineer, Electricity Works, Heston.

Congratulations to Mr J. Thornton,

Meter Repairer. who has Passed Wilkdistinction in " Maths'' his first year

senior course in Mechanical and Elec-trical Engineering.

MAIDENHEAD

We are pleased to reproduce th following note which appeared in

recent issue of the Maidenhead Advenise

A DATE WITH YOUR

WIRELESS

Tommy Sartain, star banjoist

and guitarist, of Slough district,can be heard in Variety Bandbox

on the Light programme On Sun-day evening, September 18th.

Well done. Tommy, we'll all belistening.

Bill harken, Foreman Cable-LarenMaidenhead

(Cartoon by courtesy or thc Maidenhead Advertiser)

Every householder in Maidenhead

should have a feeling of gratitude forBill Luckett, when switching on the

electricity. He is the man who has

helped lay power cables in everY Partof the BorougX For thirty years he

has worked with the Maidenhead Elec-tricity undertaking—twenty of them as

foreman cable-layer. Born and bred inMaidenhead, he follows the tradition

of his f allies, now retired after 40 years

in the employ of the Corporation. Mostof Dill's spare time is spent in the

garden at his home, "Almora," BrackenRoad, Cox Green. He was a keen

member of the Home Guard in the war.

UXBRIDGE

Whist Drives and Outings

The Autumn session of Drives willbegin on September 2nd, and arrange-

ments are in hand TO hold a specialChristmas Drive on December 16th

Arrangements will be made to

organise Theatre Outings when theholiday season is over. Suggestions are

invited, please.

SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

No. 2 (NEWBURY) SUB-AREA

CIRENCESTERStaff Activities

On completion of his period of

National Service, Mr. Peter Godfrey

has resumed his duties as EngineeringClerk Peter served with the I st Haug.Gloucestershire Regiment, and Mr the

last 18 months was wationed in Jamaica.We also welcome the following new

staff : Mr. D. C. Harris (Waylcave

Clerk), Mr. L. Vodden (Electrician).

Burning RefuseThe accompanying Photograph 84-1s

taken when it was recently necessary to

call out the Cirencester Fire Brigade todeal y it h a burning refuse dump atSiddington. where a newly laid I Ikvcable running alongside [lie dump was

in danger from the fire. It is believedthat the disused pit had been set alight

about a formight earlier to destroy rats

Annual Outing

On July 23rd some 140 members of

the Newbury Sub-Area Office andNeal bury District went M coach toWeymouth for their Annual Staff

Outing Although the coaches left Sub-Area Office al the early hour of 8 am.,

the parn were already in happy spirits.The weather Yas perfect and the partyreached their first stop at St. Leonards

Dote], St. Ives. near Ringwood. slightlyin adsance of schedule. On arrival atWeymouth Were was just time to have

a quick look around before assembling

at the Clintoa Restaurant for luncheonHere the party wcre joined by Mr.Whitehouse, the Weymouth D.E.O. andMrs. Whitehousu Mr. Brandreth was

unfortunately prevented from attendingowing to ill health.

After lunchthe party splitup into my

IOUS groulpsto take ad-

\ vantage of the-2.)many aurae-

_a lions whicharc available

at thispopularseaside resort.These inclu-ded me to rboat trips.speed boattrips and s tea-mercruises tosuch places asLulworthC v e. Inci-den tally, wehear it rum-

oured that a member of the Sub-Area

Office staff was seen wearing his yin's

hat in reverse for protecl ion against thesun. No names, no pack-drill, hut the

accompanying earroon does seem to re-mind us of a certain sery popular person !

The party reassembled Mr high teaat the Clinton Restaurant at 7 pm.ln a short 4peuch, Col. H. G. Fraserexpressed his hope that everyone had

had an enjoyable lime. Mr Brewer,

Newbury nao,, replied to Col. Fraseron behalf of the Stalr The party Eft

Weymouth at 8 p.m. and arrisud back

at Newbury around midnight, and itwas generally agreed that the organisers

were to be complimented on arranginga very satisfactory day's outing.

and that the intense heat damaged the

old cable running through che MI. Thelire spread underground so rapidly that

the new length of cable laid in substi-moon was soon in danger and it was

necessary to isolate by digging a trenchalongside and filling with sand and

water, about two thousand gallonsbeing used. Superintending operations,on the extreme left of the photograph.

is Station Officer D. Skinlm. Account-ancy Assistani ai District Office andnext to him are Mr. J. L. Rushby,

Mains Engineer and Mr. H. Nash,Sm itchgear Ether.

HENLEY

PresentationOn July 19th, an interesting ceremony

took place at Hie Henley-on-Thames

Offices, when the staff presented a silvercigarette case and lighter to Mr. H. R. J.Baigent as a token of their esteem andin recognition of their happy associationwith him during his term of office as

District Manager

SEPTEMBER. 194919

Col. Fraser and Mr. Irchek in the hadeground

ran be seen Mr. H F. Brewer, on the ertreme

rMhr is Miss Blackford.

Mr. Bowden, Mrs. Bowdm, Mrs. Birdwell.

Mr. Meese, Mr Collins, Mrs. Collins and

Mr. Read and daughter, Mr.. MackinMiss Blackford.

Miss Anthony. Mr. Fishek Mr. Brewer, Mr. " Bill," Simhens, Mm- Morse.

Hillman, Mr. MODII and Col. reamer. Mrs. hairy. Mr. Fairy and Miss Collins.

20 SOUTHERN Et ECTRICITY

Reading tell lo right ihe photograph shoo--

Garnham.

Presentation in Mr. Baigent

The presentation was made on behalfof the stair by Mr. J. L. Bates, whoexpressed his appreciation of the friendlyteam spirit existing in Me HenleyDistrict and extended the good wishesof the staff to Mr. Baigent on his

appointment as Agricultural Develop-ment Officer to the Board

Following upon this ceremony, thePresident's Challenge CUP. given byMs. Baigent, when he was President ofThe Henley Social Club, was presentedby him to Mr. T. Garnham, winner for1949.

Retirement of Mr. OttGifts of an electric clock and desk

lamp from the Henley-on-Thames Dis-t let Staff were presented by Mr. J. L.Bates, Reading District Manager, onI le occasion of Mu Ott's retirementa ler 13 years service.

This was a special occasion as My Otti. the first member of the HenleyDistrict 10 reline.

Presentation to Mr. Ott

HIGH WYCOMBEMr. A. O'Sullivan and Mr. R.

McLaren, have recently taken up dutieson the Wiring Office staff.

We are sorry to say goodbye toMr. C. Davies after 27 years service asWiseman. Ho has Ell to join his sonin local business.

MARIAM%Summer Outing

The Social Club arranged a wholeday trip to Brighton on July 17th.Although the hot spell ended withthunderstorms and iiery heavy rain inmost parts of the country that week-end, our party of 53 had warm andsunny weather for their trip and spenta very happy day.

Congratulations to Mr. K. V. Botham(Foreman Electrician; on his appoint-ment as Service Representative atMarlon.

\ Se Welcome Miss Kitt who joinedus on August 15th, as HouseeraftAdviser.

MELKSHAMMr. Marsh, Agricultural Representa-

tive for Melksham District. left at thecnd of July to start in business on hisown account. Mr. Marsh served hisapprenticeship with Messrs. Haywardsand Wooster, of Bath, in the capingand casing days and subsequently joinedthc Edwards eic Armstrong organisation.Since those days he has continued withthe West Wilts. Electrical Supply Co.,Wessex Electricity Co., and the SouthernElectricity Board making in all acontinuous service of over 25 years.We wish Mr. and Mrs. Marsh allsuccess in their ncw venture.

Mr. Essington, Commercial Assistant,who has been with us since 1939, leaveson September 1st to take up an appoint-

SEPTEMBER, 1949 21

ment at Bournemouth Sub-Area Office.

We wish him every success in his new

position.

The Broken Crown Mheel

A member of DierrictBCC staff . as

recently unfortunate enough to break a

Crown Wheel during her driving lest.

A few days later r he following anony-

mous notice appeared on hcr [yfiewriter

SPECIAL OFFER

How to Drive in 6 Easy Lessons.

Is there a bee in sour bonnet ?

Do you feel tyreil or elk ing diking

lest ?

Does your wffid screen or sour handbrake '?

IF SO, remember whex [here's a

'wheel there's a Nsay. send fee lbekelessons and neser look back when

going forward_IKw to Drive in 6 Easy Lessons.

By Maurice Minor.

Apply for this illustrated leaflet to-day.

Send S.A.E. to Ray Dieter, School

of Driving, 4. Cylinder Road, Clinch-

worthy. Keep Death off the Roads.

Crown Pinion Copyright Reserved.

From the notice we gather she has

same slight difficulty in reversing !

OXFORD DISTRICT

Oxford District leX disposed to issue

a challenge to other Districis on Lhe

subjcer of long service. The under-

Brasenose College Kitchen

Combined Chiller end Fneezer Coldroom

thvzing Roiwo ,I O cu. h. refrideramd by

Pomo:old AR. 150, Condensing Una with

I i ham mom,.Chiller A 00.1 • 380 co_ h. refrigerated by

Ihresacold A.R. 50 Condendng CCM %%ids

h.p. motorfully amornatic inmallation carried out by

takings comprising [he Districr have

suffered orbits changes of ownershipover the wars, but a surprisingly large

number of employees—manual and

clerical—have Iffirally spent the whole

of their working lives with the same

underraffing,We have recently looked into [his

miner and have compiled the following

[able :Ores 44 i east' icoke Kw/ s

e. W. Brooks 48

S..1. Wright 47

30-44 yarn lerriff .

L. Hodge 40

V. Brice

In addition to Mese examples or long

service, no bss than twenty-seven em-

ployees have between twenty andtwenty-nine years' service.

We wonder if any other District

could equal our record of nsk or the

total molls ees with over 20 years'

service.Appointment

We offer our congratulations to Mr.

Tregoning on his appointment as Senior

Waylease Officer, Area Headquarters,

South Western Board. Mr, Tregening

came to Oxford as Wayleave Officer in

1930. and was always a keen memberof Me Sporn and Social Club. playing

Tennis regularly for many years. His

colleagues marked ihe occasion ef his

leaking by presenting him with a hand-

sorne eleciric clock, and svab an electric

iron for Mrs. Tregoinng-

PEWSEY (Andover District)

Annual OutingPcwsey S.E.R. employees and friends

spent an enjoyable day in London on

lune 25th, this being the occasion of

their annual outing.Pesvsey Carnival

Members of ihe Pewsey Staff will be

pleased to welcome friends from other

Branches at the Mother of Carnivals in

ihe West of England, to be held at

Pewsey on September Iiih. A lull

clases programme has been arranged

and the celebrated illuminated pro-

- -to be beamed.

READINGMr. NI. Boyleit

It was aith mixed feelings Mat

members of the Reading Staff said

" Goodbye" to Maurice Boylan, Show-

room Cashied who has left 'he District

22SOUTHERN El ECTRIC1TY

SWINDON

MANUAL

srAFF

OUTING

to take up an appointment an the

Board's Head Office at Maidenhead, asa Junior Audit Assistant.

Mr. Boylea joined the Reading Cor-poration Electecio Department in 1936.

and served in the R.A.F., being takena prisoner of war in Siam. He worked

on the now well-known " Railway ofDeath " between Bangkok and Ran-goon. On his release from the Forces

in 1946, he returned to his post of

Showroom Cashier.Follow i ng privag study, he was

successnal in passing the Interim Exam-ination of he Chartered Institute of

Secretaries in 1948.He will be remembered most by

Reading. Henley and Marlow districts.

as an active member of N.A.L.G.O.,and for the sterling services which berendered to he newly-formed lhames

Valley Electricity Branch. whose Secre-tary he was from November, 1948 up

to the present date.Whilst Reading members mourn the

loss of a good friend. they are happy

to feel that Mr. Boylett is passing on

to a sphere where his undoubtedcapabilities and initiative will stand

him in good stead.Mr. Lansdale. President of the

Thames Valley Branch of N.A.I..C.O..presented Mr Boyleu with a coalscuttle and fireside set on behalf of

the members as a token of their regard.

RetirementC. J. Mace. a plumber jointer in the

Reading District retired on May 12th

after 29 years sera ice. He was tirstemployed by the Reading Electric

Supply Co. in the Mains Section andremained in that Section until his

retirement. We understand that mostof his spare lime is taken up with hispig farm. We wish both Charlie and his

wife health and happiness for the future.C. H. Rex, junior clerk in the Records

Office joined H.M. Forces on July 21s1,

We wish him good luck and an eadyreturn to the Market Place Offices.

SWINDON

Manual Staff Outing

The Manual Stan of the SwindonDktrict Office held their Annual Outingon June 25th. Journeying by Motor

coach to Southampton the party crossed

by boat to Ryde. in the Isle of Wight.After spending an enjoyable time onthe island, the return journey was madevia Portsmouth and from there by

coach to Swindon

We welcome Mr. A J. Kinnett, Mains

Draughtsman. to the staff of theSwindon District Office

WALLINGFORD

This yeaes broadcast, by the B.B.C.,

of a Haoest Festiol Thanksgiving

Sera ice is coming Irom the 15th CenturyParish Church of St. Mary, Ewelme,

Oxon, on Sunday, September 25th, at7,40 ffila.

Mr. T. S. H Ceather, Costing lerk

(Wallingford District( is the Organist.

Mr. A. E. Ayes, Engineering Clerk, andMr. H. J. Winheld, Jointer, both sing

bass in the Choir.In 1946. the Wessex Co. installed

75 KW. of tubular heating throughoutthe Church.

Annual Outing

A par) went by coach to Brighton

or the annual Outing on July 16th. andnjoyed brilliant sunshine—those who

layed behind had to be content withh Linde !storms.

A DATE TO REMEMBER

An E. Dance will be held

on November lih at Olympia

Ballroom, Reading.

SEPTEMBER, 1949 73

Nu. 3 (PORTSMOUTH) SUR-AREA

BASINGKI ONE

We extend a welcome to Mrs. Toy,who has joined us av Accountanc4Machine Operator and to Mr. M. H.Berry. late of hymingion, who has takenup the position of Sub-station Engineer.

Retirement of Mr. J. R. Waterman

On July 24th a representative gather-ing from all Departments bade farewellto Jack Waterman. when Mr. R. J.Hades, District Executive Officer. pre-sented him with a barometer andsmokers requisites.

Jack noired on pension alter 20 searsat Basingstoke and 45 years in theindustry. It would be true to say thatJack Waterman was one or the mostpopular employees, always ready to ffivethe younger man the benefit of hisexperience, a fine craftsman, quiet andunebstrusive.

CHICHESTER

Mr. Ferrigan leaves for Head Office

Mr. T. J. Ferrigan, a Clerk in theCosting Office of the AccountancySection at Chichester. has obtained anappointment as Junior Audit Assistantat Head Office, Maidenhead.

Mr. Ferrigan commenced work withthe Chichester Corporation in theElectricity Accounts Section of the CityTreasurers Department as ExpenditureClerk in March, 1948.

On behalf of members of the stall,Mr. H. E Taunt, the District ExecutiveOfficer, presented Mr. Ferrigan with asuiffase, which should prove useful inview of the fact that his new appoint-ment will involve a considerable amountof travelling. The Chichester staff wishMr. Ferrigan every success in his new

\ Nit to ForbriOge HorticulturalNurseries, Runcton

Next time we hold a packet of seedsin our hands, wc shall regard it withmuch greater respect and admirationthan hitherto, thanks largely to MissD. E. Brown, Demonstrator at Chiches-ter. who organised a visit, on Thursday,July 7th. to Forbridge HorticulturalNurseries, Runcton. where plants aregrown entirely For seed (writes Miss M.

Mal thews)

Our party of about twenty includedmembers of Lhe Chichester ElectricitySocial Club and their friends, and wasconducted round by Mr. Horn, amember of the Nurseries' staff, towhom we are indebted for his interesting

" running commentary:"The tour began in a section cif the

Nurseries in which sieves used in thegrading of the seeds are kept. Here wesaw sieves with holes large enough fora bean to fall through, and others—likesilk -with 80 or more holes to thcsquare inch.

We were then shown round the geldsof flowers and treated to a dal/ling

display of larkspur, marigolds, petunias,etc., not to mention dozens of otherflowers with unpronouncable names !The Nurseries also produce vegetablesfor seed and there was a good deal oflaughter when it was discovered thatwhat looked like a waist-high species ofVirginia Stock, was really next yearsradishes !

At the end of the tour we felt wereally had covered every inch of ffie90 acres of ground which comprises theNurseries, but in spite of the stoic ofour feel, it was unanimously agreedthat we had spent a pleasant and highlyinstructive evening.

COWES

Wiring Foreman's Bravery

Congratulations to Mr. 1_ GibbonsWiring Foreman, Cowes, LaW. Dis-trict, who has received a letter fromthe Chairman of the Cowes UrbanDistrict Council, expressing thanks forhis rescue of a child from drowning inthe sea at Gurnard, while fully dressed.

PORTSMOUTH (District)

Staff Appointments

We welcome the following new staffat Portsmouth District :

Mr. J. F. Ponchaud (Senior TestingAssistant).

Missl. Fayrer (Junior Clerk, Records)Miss B. E. White (Junior Clerk, Con-

sumers Engineer's Dept.).Miss M. M. Hughes (Junior Clerk,

Gosport District).We offer our wishes for a speedy

recovery to both Miss J. Kingswell andMiss J. Hancock, of Gosport (Mice,who are at the moment on the sick list.

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PORTSMOUTH

PORTSMOUTH (Sub-Area)

AppointmentsMr. E. A. Logan, the District EVC13-

the Officer of Portsmouth District has

been appointed Sub-Arca Manager

Designate and we can assure him that

the present staff will give him their

loyal support and full co-operation in

his new duties.We would also welcome My F. C.

Wood, who ha> joined the staff from

Messrs. R. K. Dundas, Portsmouth. as

an Accountancy Assistant.

Sporting ActivitiesThe fine weather has aroused the

sporting instinct among the staff of the

Sub-Area and it is a pleasure to report

that much hidden talent has been dis-

covered on the tennis court, the cricket

pitch and on the sca.

Two fierce engagements have recently

been fought out between cricket teams

representing the Engineers and the Rest,

under the noms-de-plume of 'Dynamos'

-and Dynamites'. Honours so far are

even and a deciding match has been

arranged when iodine, bandages, splints

and stretchers are being Supplied.

The combined Sub-Area team have

had several friendly matches with out-

side clubs and are well satisfied with

their performance.A rowing crew has also been formed

and after a number of training runs up

and down Portsmouth Harbour, ihey

managed a Sunday morning trip to the

Isle of Wight, which was guile an

achievement. A few mean-spirited gents

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on Me staff suggested that it was merely

to avoid paying the boat fate.

The Electricity Service Association

Tennis Club, which embraces members

from the Sub-Arca, Portsmouth District,

and Southern Division, B.E.A.. are

having a successful season. They have

played several friendly matches and are

so far undefeated. The monthly

American Tournaments are proving a

great source of enjoyment and Me

standard of play is becoming higher as

the season progresses, The Club's mem-

bers are hoping for bigger and better

things in their next season.A Tennis Dance was held on July 8th

at the E.S.A. Club Room, Dovercourt

Road. Cosham, at which over 200

members and friends were present

Without a doubt it was an unqualified

success and the heat-wave instead of

keeping the crowds away seemed toencourage them to attend and patronise

the well-stocked bar.

(See also muter Sports Resultt and Fixtures).

Staff Appointments

We welcome the following new staff

at Portsmouth :

Mr. R. Alden, Cashier Dept.Mrs. E. A. Newman, Costing Dept.

Mos J. Parer. Application Dept.

Mr. K. F. Tee, Student Engtheer

(Ma inshMr. D. N. Corbin, Student Engineer

(Mains).We congratulate—

Messrs. Wright and Barnes upon

their taking positions as Mains Draughts-

No. 4 (BOURNEMOUTH) SUB - AREA

BOURNEMOUTHDramatic Section

Most Dramatic Clubs, we imagine,

have less trouble in casting plays than

in persuading their members TO under-

take the les> glamorous work in COn-

nec!ion with play-presentation.

lhe experience of thc Bournemouth

Electric Club, however, proves that

there are exceptions : at a working-

party arranged recently, nearly 50% of

the Dramatic Section's members turned

up to repair and re-canvas flats, and to

spring-clean the scenery Store.

This would appear to be one way of

sustaining members interest in an

activity which normally goes into a

form of reversed hibernation during the

-summer.

Annual OwingAl 7 45 a.m. on June 25th, the road

and pavement beside the Bournemouth

Pleasure Gardens were deserted except

for a milk roundsman and an odd body

in search of a taxi (writes R. K. Golds-

worthy). Gradually, in mos and threes

folk began to arrive, all blinking at the

early morning light, and appearing to

have had little or no breakfast. As

small groups began to assemble an

inquisitive caretaker was informed that

there was going to be an outing. the

KEW Bournemouth District Staff

Outing. Puzzled, he retired -who or

what is the S.E.B.

One by one coaches embed, and it

was pleasing m sec that amongst the

150 who flopped into their respective

SEPTEMBER, 194925

vehicles, there was a silleil COTILingent

from Sub-Area, headed 1-0 Mr. Baldwin.

Each coach filled and departed with

clockwork regularity : enough to warm

the hearts of the D-day organisers.

Archie Coles, thc Secretary. marshalled

his troops with the skill of a Whitehall

Beadle crossed with [hat or a well-

trained Welsh sheepdog.Our destination was Hampton Court,

where we found waiting for us a steamer

mai bar—all to ourselves—except for

four old ladies who relhsed to gel offl

The river mip to Twickenham and Eel

Pic Island was extremely good, and at

the Island we were welcomed by a

member of the committee, Jack Symes,

who couldn't make the early hour of

7 45 am. and Came by train.After lunch, Mr. Sears. our District

Manager, said a few words. He rose

steadily, surveyed the room, its many

faces, its fewer chairs, and still shorter

tables. He claimed that the Mains

Choir had been unsuccessful in their

generous attempt to make him speech-

less. but said that he did not intend

speaking for long. He hoped thc day

would soon come when he would be

able to meM us individually on the job.

When he comes among us he doesn't

isth

want to find anybody leaning on his

shovel, or if the individual must lean on

his shovel, DOE to make iL Me obvious

to him- -rest assured, we won't I Mr.

Sears x t down amidst cheerY

%SW

After this the Mains Choir was called

upon to sing, but insufficient liquor Ium

produced only spasmodic outbursts..

We did, however, heat a selection el

laza jive, boogje-woogie and high speed

'music by Michael Saunders, who doubt-

less played all the notes on the piano,

and a few others besides. Even this

was not enough to rouse the MainsChoir

Later, we found our way TO Twicken-

ham. Only two punts were available,

old punts at that, and even older boat-

men—Dunkirk all over again Each

punt could carry comfortably a load ol

9 people. No wonder the first load of

30 bodies came nearly to disaster, the

I h inches of free-board hardly being

able to cope with he abundant ripples

on that piece of river. One worthy

boatman unaccustomed to so vast a

human cargo nearly lost his pole and

punt simultaneously, and only bargee

lingo and grim determination was re-

sponsible for the safe landing. The

two punts and a rowing boat finally

ferried our company to the mainland

in safety_Once again on the coaches we were

taken to Victoria Embankment Those

who so desired could come home at

630 p.m. The others, brave souls,

infiltrated into the London underworld,

and did not emerge again until II p.m.

As we flopped out of the coaches,

tired but contented, at 3.30 am, on the

Sunday, we found the old pavements

and roads as at the start, deserted.

DORCHESTER(Weymouth District)

Staff OutingIdeal weather conditions prevailed ffir

the Annual Outing which took place on

June 18th. A circular tour, calling at

Salisbury, Stockbridge and Winchester,

proved very acceptable. The evening

was spent al Bournemouth which

allowed the members to attend a show

or otherwise enjoy themselves without

the inconvenience of a long run at the

cnd of the day.

a (1)..ir 7 ti'a a

310 -443

Buurnemoutb ()ming. Sketches by NI.. leddsborthy (Parkssone Office) lc;

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DORCHESTER

STAFF

OUTING

By careful planning ample halm weremade for refreshment and a treasurehunt and various guessing competitions

kelt( everyone happy. A rousing sing-song on the way " home,- the choristersbeing in good voice, put the finishingtouch to a most satisfactory day.

All agreed that much praise was dueto Mr. A. U. Legge and his Committeefor die splendid arrangements whichmade this year's Outing one of themost successful ever.

FROMEMiss Bright, Demonstrator at Frome,

was successful, recently, in gaining herE.A.W. Diploma at London.

Annual OutingOn July Ifith Frorne District Staff,

with some friends and families, departedin Iwo coaches for their annual outing,this year to Oxford.

Driving through the countryside.picturesque A ith fields of ripened andharvested crops. the coachcs passedthrough the counties of Somerset. Wilts..

Gloucester. Herks and Oxford. andarrived at Shillingford Bridge to boarda waiting river steamer—hought for theday to lake the party on the five-hourjourney to Oxford. The river at Shilling-ford was delightfully tranquil withwillows gracefully bending to the water.

Half the party (i.e., 1st Sitting) wassoon in the cabin for a most appetisinglunch A hile the boat passed throughnew countryside and man!. locks, allfull of great interest, not least of whichwas the rowing hy Radius' College.Soon, or so it seemed, Tca." Aascalled A hich was voted as enjoyable aslunch.

Without haying heard a cry of ManOverboard," perhaps to the disappoint-ment of some, Oxford was reachedwhere some time vas spent sightseeing,shop gazing and further refreshment.Coaches were rejoined at eight o'clockand through drenching ram, arrivedhome in the very early hours of Sundaymorning.

The outing Aas unanimously voteda great success.

Scenes al Frame Annual Owing

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al4EurLYNDHURST

New AppointmentMr. C. Barlow has been appointed

Commercial Assistant at Lyndhurst.Before joining the S.E13, at Lyndhurst,he had worked for the SouthamptonCorporation Electricity Dept. for 25years prior to Nationalisation.Staff Outing

Members of the West Hants SocialClub from Lyndhurst district. enjoyeda day's outing in London on July 16th.

The party arrived al Waterloo Stationabout 10 am., and from there it wasovary man for himself, and the partybroke up into little groups.

Among the many places visited werethe Zoo, the Tower, and the twoSkating Displays at Wembley and EarlsCourt. In the evening the two showswhich attracted the largest groups were" Sauce Tartare " at the Cambridge and" Harvey " at the Prince of Wales.Both were very good.

The train left Waterloo at midnightwith a tired but happy crowd on board.

All the transport arrangernents (which1St a .complicaled job in our scattereddistrict) were arranged most compe-iently by the Secretary. Mr.S.Croucher,and his assistant Miss F. Hudson, towhom we owe a vote of thanks for thesuccessful clays outing,

SALISBURYAnnual Outing

Thirtydwo members of ihe SalisburyElectricity Social Club took part in anouting to Brighton on July ind. Thelovely weather made the. coach ridefrom Salisbury very pleasant particularlyas the Eourney was through parts ofHampshire and Sussex. A stop wasmade at Cawdry Park for mid morning

Annual Outing

refreshments and Brighton was reachedat o'clock.

After spending an enjoyable day byIhe sea the party left for home at6 o'clock. Calls were made at Chichesterand Portsdown Hill for refreshments.A wry tired but happy party returnedto Salisbury at 11 p.m.. and it wasagreed by all that the 1949 outing haJbeen a great success.

SOUTHAMPTONTest Room Staff Outing

An outing arranged by the Staff ofthe Test Room for their wives andfamilies, took place on July 23rd. Theparty crossed to the Isle of Wight andon arrival made a lour of the island,

isi ting thc many well-known beautyspots. Tca was taken at Totland BayThe weather was ideal and the tripwas voted a complete success.

Retirenient of Mr. A. PeckhamOn May 1st, Alf Peckham was forced

by sickness to retire. He joined theRifle Brigade in 1907 and went toFrance with the Old Contemptibles in1915. As a result of action he suffereda shattered leg and numerous shrapnelv:ounds.Joining the SouthamptonCorporation Electricity Department in1917 he took a keen interest in sportand became Captain or the Cricketfearn. In spite of his disability Alf wasa fine hat and otused his team-maws todo a good deal of running for him,Unable to take part in other sports hessas a keen supporter.

On the gerions side Alf wag a keenand indefatigable worker, and ssasmember of the Electrical Trade Unionin rhe early days, and a D.J.1.0delegate.

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MAINLY FOR WOMENELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION FOR

WOMEN

sot

RAL our women readers -laveasked for some information rG.avd-

ing the Electrical Association forWomen. We have, therefore, askedMrs. Edith Grace, the Southern ArcaOrganiser of E.A.W. to keep us informedof any activities which might he ofinterest to our readers_

Mrs. Grace tells us that the Directorof the Association is Dame CarolineHaslad ORE_ Companion LEE. Theheadquarters of the Association arc at35, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.1.and at [Ns address there is a Clubroom for Members of the Associationwhere they can meet in a very congenial

atmosphere. There am already numer-ous branches or the LAM. all overthe country.

The aim or thc Association is to giveall women a wider knowledge of Deuse or electridty ill the home and as itaffects (he file of women and the nation.Branches arrange yisits, demonstrationsand lectures of interest to wonlen.

A( present there is only one EA.W.Branch in this area, at Oxford. Da it

is hoped in the near future to loonbranches at Ryde, I.o.W., Reading,Bournemouth. and one in the Wiltshiredistrict. Housewives would enjoy andgreatly benefit from being an E.A.W.member.

Cookery Reminders

Dry Herbs now—Mint, Thyme andMarjoram.

Always remember to use the correctsize and type of saucepan, cosering thewhole of the boiling plate.

DC) wipe oth the oven after using.DO use the " left over " heat.DON'T be persuaded to have any-

thing but an Electric Cooker.DON'T be afraid to tackle any kind

of cooking if you have an ElectricCooker,

SALESWOMAN FOR — —

miss M. L, Mail, District Demon-strator, Wallingford, was inattendance on the BoardN Stand

at the Oxford Agricultural Show (May19th 21st) and on the Thursday she wasdemonstrating a food mixer. A well-to.do lady, after having been shown themachine, turned to Miss Mail and said,

"Actually I am more interested in your

shoes." Miss Mail was wearing blacklow-heeled slingbacks_

SOME USEFUL RECIPES

Tanty Biscuits4 ms. flour.2 ozs. lb! (I 07 butter and I 07. lard).2 level Lahti:spot us <mull.2 heaped teasfmons drinking chocolate.I teaspoon bicarbonate of soda.

Melt Dt and syrup, then add flour,chocolate, bicarbonate of soda and mix.to dough.

Put on dry tins. Cook 10 minutesapproh in moderate oven.

I et cool, then place in airtight tins.FPm .—Never grease tins for biscuits--Sent by Mrs. T. E. P. Searson.

Shorthand Typist, Chichester. Thisrecipe. of Swiss origin. has been triedout by various people and thc resullwas very palatable.

Savoury Yorkshire Puddingvt lb. flour.

I Pint milk.Pinch a pepper and a little cayenne

Penner.I egg.

2 oes. grated cheese.Chopped parsley.Cold cooked vegetables—carrots, potatoes.

peas, leeks, ew.

I or 2 tomatoes.Any fell over cold meat, corned beef or cooked

fish. if available.I— 2 tabtespoonsfal dripping or lard.

Beat egg into Hour, gradually addhalf the milk— beat until air bubblescover the surface. Allow to stand ina cool place as long as possible. Addremainder of the milk, the seasoning,cheese and roughly cut up vegetables.

Melt fat in a baking tin, 8-9 ins.square When fat is smoking hot,pour in the hatter mixture and bakein a hot oven ror 30 minutes.

Put in at 475 degrees and switch to"Medium" or set oven Thermostatat 425 degrees.

Emergency Sandwich Spread

When sandwiches are wanted andyou have nothing interesting to use,try mixing a little bottled tomato saucewith a pot of meas or fish paste, usingenough to make a soft spreadablemixture. Use alone or syith lettuceor watercress.

The two recipes above were sent byMiss D. E Brown, Demonstrator,Chichester.

SEPTEMBER, 194929

The Month in Your Garden

SOWING FOR THE SPRINGBr L. EIGHTEEN (Readtng)

A v'E"prepared compost heap willprove a good substitute for farm-

yard manure which is almost un-obtainable these days. No plant cart

thrive and give good return for your

labours unless its roots can ewloreand anchor into soil containine de-

composed organic matter— humus, It ispossible then, if you believe in them to

administer artificials -inorganic man ures.

It is not WO Tare to start a heap now

and it will be ready Mr digging in laterin the autumn.

If a bale or two of straw is placed

on order, and this is not expensive, anincreased amount of better compost

will be in condition for trenches anddigging in the spring_

At this lime of the year weeds are

plentiful and if these arc pulled andmixed with surplus leaves such as the

yellow ones from the base of the" Mussels," potato haulms, that row

uf lettuce running to seed, plus theheap of lawn mowings and all theleaves that are asking to be swept Mk,

and accelerated with one of ihe pro-

ppetory brands of accelerators, this willbe ready to mix with the straw, with

lots more leaves, when it arrives When

using straw, much more water isnecessary, and the heap should he

turned regularlyIt is possible to compost succesfully

in autumn and winte , and is not un-

usual to find a w II-prepared heapsteaming away mem ly at Christmas

when the earth is frost mund.This is a good tim to make a start

for next season. Choose a site wellaway from the house, children, and

stray fowls. The latter will Play havocwilh the compost hea if not protected.

so drive a Rw stakes into the grouad

and surround the bee with galvanizedricking.

During Re dormant season plantsome flowering shr bs around it,

leaving a path wide enough for the

barrow, and you have then an attractive,well hidden, permane at receptacle for

all scraps, tea leaves, etc., which help

to make good compost.

VegetablesSome useful planti g and sowings

can be made this month,When the soil is in condition, plant

spring cabbages. Put t e larger varietiesa little wider than the others, or else

plant as usual and emove alternate

ones before spring gr wth really com-mences. A supply of young greens is

then available whca most needed.

MOUTH WATERING MELONS

MR. HFRRIDOR

Head Gardener at

the Board's Head Office, is justlyproud or his melany His superb

crop of scarlet - fleshed Superlativemelons which he has raised from seedmake a wonderful sight. No artificial

heat was used in die greenhouse.

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At the beginning of the month, it isnot too late to sow sonie lettuce for

heading-up in the spring. A goodvariety is &Wong " Imperial." which

stands We winter well, and produces

very large well-hearted plants on goodground, ready for cutting early 'Me

ground for these must not have been

recently manured. Some can he trans-

planted later on to better ground.Continue to earth up We celery, and

dig all ground that is cleared of crops.

A sowing of onion, for next year,can still be made at the beginning of

the month. Two varieties respond well,producing large crops. the old fauounie

Ailsa Craig, and Solidity- if you can

get the seed. Autumn sown onions areless liable to he attacked by the onion

11y.

Flowers - AnnualsIf you would like a mass of colour.

both in and out of doors, not spring.plan; annuals Sow early in the month

on well !impaired soil, in drills, and thinearly.

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Almost all the well-knonn varieties

can be used, hut if the following arc

sown as a trial, the reward will beworth it :

Calendula—Orange King and IndianMaid Chryeanthemum—Tall and

dwarf ; Clarkla :Cornflower : GodeliaLarkspur. Shirley Poppy, Scabious ;

and in front of these Silene, Viscaria,Nigella, Miss Jekyll, Nemophila.

The sweet peas also can be sown in arow in ihe open.

Keep die borders clean and note the

losses, for re-ordering later,

Greenhouse

As We tomatoes finish, clear the

house ready for the early chrysanthe-mums. Well wash down the glass and

woodwork, including some "JQes " at

first in the water. If shading had co

be used wash this off from the outside.Look over the stock of Primulas,

remove all old leaves and renew the

top ] inch of soil with a nett balancedleafy mixture.

TIIE E.I.II.A.Cot/rib/do/ Pr G. D. PILKINGTON

WUm is the ELBA. Theseinitials stand Mr the Electrical Industries Benevolent Associa-

tion, a body which since 1905 has helped

non-manual people in the electricalindustries, and their dependents. Oneof the reasons why people do not

readily know Ghat El BA. doesarises from the commendable policy ofdoing all case work in confidence sothat diffident people are not reluctant to

ask for help.ELBA. is unique in the nay it works

and it is hoped that this and futurearticles will be of interest to all non-

manual readers of the House Journal.

E.I.B.A.'s PhilosophyRule No. 2 of the L. IM.A. Con-

Slitulion flatoo-- To assist directly or indirectly any

deserving and necessitous persons.whether male or female, excludingmanual worker:9 who are or have been

engaged primarily in any branch of theelectrical industry. andior the dependentsof such persons."

A Deserving Case and what theELBA. is Doing

The following is a typical case in Me

Board's area

Mr. Married. T.B. suf-ferer, aged only 28. In sanatoriuni.E.I.1-1,A. has paid for the cosi pi a

special drug required for a course of

treatment. Cost. £120. Payment for afurther course of treatment has now

been authorised. lloping to get BritishRed Cross to share in this block grant.

ELBA. has goi the Regional HospitalBoard co agree to pay half the cost ofsanatorium treatment.

The E.1.343 share of the cost of

sanatorium treatment is at presentf:6 I 6s. Gd. per neck.

Hake you Ger thought nhat your

position nould he if you eat TAT?One Way in which ou on Help E.I3.A.

By joining as a member or associate

liDmher, under deed of cm enam, ifpossible so as to increase ihe value of

the s LIhscripcion at no extra cost to your-self. If you do subscribe you are far

more likely to think of E.I.B.A. if you

or a colleague fall on bad times.(The author. %kilo is hon. sec. Berks

and Rucks Branch of Me E.:.B.A., w IIwillingly give more information or put

yOu in touch with the name of yournearest local committee member. Hisaddress is: clo No 2 Sub-Avea H Q.,

7, Oxford Road, Newbury—ED ).

SEPTEMBER, 194Y 31

SOUTHERN BELLSJ. S. B. Caldicolt (Head Office,

Maidenhead)

The marriage took place at St.Cudiberls Church, Edinburgh. on April27th, of Mr. John Caldicou, TransportAssistant, Head Office, Maidenhead,

and Miss Joan Aleson Martin, Amongmany useful presents received was awireless set presented by the staff atSouthern Electricity House.

Oxford WeddingsBest wishes to the I Ilowing stair on

their marriage : Miss (3. Gibbons(Secretarial Dept.) to Mr. Hollobon,on June l Itla Miss B. Allen to Mr.R. con (both of Cowley Branch staff)an July lath.

E. H. Hood (Oxford)Congratulations to Mr. E. H. Hood

(City Mams Assistant) on his marriageto Miss P. Knight, on July ath.

Portsmouth WeddingsBest v ishes to Mr, R. S. DShea

(Mains Dept.). who was married toMiss Nlitchell, at St. Mary b Church,South Hityling. on July 20th. and toMiss M. Ranh (Correspondence Dem..Drayton), who was married to Mr.R. F. Penwarden (C.F7s Dept., Cosharti)on July 30th,

4.5Y

Mr. R. Griggs(Southampton) i

I IThe wedding of ‘L.4Mr. ffi Griggs,Accounts Department, Southampton District, to Miss Janie Speigal. took

*shit

place at St. Michael and All AngelsChurch, Bassett, Southampton, onJune 25th,

Miss NI. Kempster (Newbury Sub-area)Miss Mary Kempher, a Shorthand-

Typist in the Commercial Departmentat Sub-Area Office. was married to Mr.Troi- Jones on July 23rd, at NewburyMethodist Church.

The bride wore a gown of whitefoulard and carried a shovgr bouquet

of deep pink roses. She was attended

by two bridesmaids dowsed in pastelshades of blue and pink and carryingbouquets of mixed flowers. One of thebridesmaids. Miss J. Burgess, is alsoensplayed at NewbuD Sub-Area Office_

The honeymoon Was spent as Bourne-mouth.

Prior to the wedding, Mr. Hardcastle.the Newbury Sub-Area CommercialOfficer, made a presentation on behalfof the staff of the Commercial Depart-ment at Nevibury Sub-Area.

32 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

Mks Jean Funnel] (Newbury)

The wedding took place on July 2nd,at St. Nicholas Parish Church, Newburyof NUNS Jean Funnel! and Mr. KenHomer. When we first heard of Jean'sengagement we were reasonably hopefulwe should continue to enjoy her pleasantcompany in Newbury as her Mneec

was at that rime employed in the Sub-Area Testing Station, but a month orso before the wedding Ken obtained apost in lhe CITY'S SurveYON Office atSalisbury, his home town. and Jeanwill be leasing us as soon as they areable to obtain accommodation inSalisbury. Jean Joined the WessesElectricity Co. in 1444 in the CD.Drawing Office, w here her ability

quickly became apparent.

H. R. Oliver (Southamp(on)

The wedding of Mr. H. R. Oliver,Local District Engineer, Mains Dept.,SOU rhamplon District, to Miss PearlCole, took place on June lath atSt. James Road, Methodist Church,

Southampton.1adr. and Mrs. Oliver were the re-

cipients of a four piece pewter tea set,presented by Mr. Kyte, Mains Super-intendent. on behalf of staff andcolleagues at Southampton District.

L. T. Golden-Hann (Swindon)

A time switch attendant at Swindonand a member of the St. John Ambu-lance Brigade, Mr. Leonard ThomasGolden-Hann, was married at St. MarysChurch, Rodbourne Cheney, on June 4.His bride was Miss Ruby Haddrell.Wearing a dress of figured brocade and

l;SIPIPPC.

a head-dress of orange blossom, ihebride was given away by her brother,Mr. S. Haddrell. She carried a bouquetof red roses. Mr. Golden-HannN fellowworkers presented him with a BedsideCabinet.

SEPTEMBER, 194933

Miss P. Crocombe (Head Office,

Maidenhead)

A. Eede (Lyndhurst)

Congratulations to Mr. A. Eedc,

Jointers Male at Lyndhurst, whose

wedding took place on June 4th, atHazelmere, Bucks. The bride, Miss

B. N. Channer. was dressed in blue

and a spray of lilies of thes alley. One bridesmaid was in attend-ance. The honeymoon was spent at

Newbury, Berks. Mr. Eede joined the

On July 4111, at St. Michael's Church,

Minehead, Somerset. Miss P. Crocomhe

(Accounts Dept.), Head Office, to Mr.E U Absolon lhe bride wore pale blue

Miss J. Young (Ringwood)

The wedding took place on July 2nd

at Ringwood Parish Church. of Miss

Joan Young and Mr. C. Downer.Miss Young has been a member of

the Ringwood staff for three years ;

West Hampshire Company in June,I 939_ He spent three years in the Navy

on and-submarine patrols in the WesternApproaches and service in the Pacific.

On lune Dth, Mr. Street, on behalf of

Mr. Eede's friends at the Works andon the stalt presented him with a

cheque.

Peter Fisblock (Pewsey)

Peter Fishlock, Linesman, PewseyBranch. was married to Miss loan Laye,

on July 30th. at Milton Lilbourne,Marlborough.

Ii is of interest that while servingas a Seoeant in the RA.C., he was

captured in Crete during the last war,and spent some period of his captivity

in chains,. Members of Pewsey Branch

hope his Frew chains will not be mirksome.

she was presented with a pressure

cooker and saucepans upon leaving.

The honeymoon was spent at theIsle of Wight.

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Miss Elizabeth Shales (Southampton)The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Shales,

Above Bar Showrooms, Southampton,

to Mr. F. J. Mearing, cook place at

All Sainis Church, Fawley, on July 23rd.Mr. and MrA Mearing spent their

honeymoon in Dorset

Miss J. Gulliver (Salisbury).The wedding of Miss Joyce Gulliver

and Mr. Tex " Ranger, took place atthe Methodist Church, Milford Street,

on May 219.Miss Gulliver joined the Wessex

Electricity Company in April, 1941, and

is now fulfilling the duties of AccountsClerA Mr. Ranger, also an old Wessex

employee since October, 1940, is now

employed in the capital costing depart-ment of the rural district.

John Line (Southampton)The wedding of John Line, Meter

Reader, Southampton District to Miss

Margaret Byron, took place on July

91h at St. Jameg Church, Shirley,

Southampton. The honeymoon wasspent ac Bridlington.

SEPTEMBER, 1949

C. Bernthal! (Abingdon)Congratulations to Mr. C. Bernthall,

Electrical Fitter Charge-hand. of Abing-don District, and his bride, Miss JeanPeers, vsho were married at Abingdonon July 23rd.

F. Gilbert (Lyndhurst)Congratulations to Mr. E. Gilbert

who was married to Miss M. Rowe onJuly 9th at St. Michael's Church,Lyndhurst. Mr. Gilben, who is afitter's mate at Lyndhurst, has workedfor the S.EB. since April, 1948. Thebride, a Lyndhurst girl, was in whiteand attended by three bridesmaids.The honeymoon was spent near Wey-mouth in Dorset.

Before the wedding Mr. Bryant, theDistribution Assistant, presented Mr.Gilbert with a cheque on behalf of hisfriends on the staff.

ENGAGEMENTMiss Eileen Edwards. Typist. New-

bury District to Mr. D. P. Ridge. iMiss Rosemary Smith. Costing Clerk

at Pangbourne Branch and Mr. G. W.(f oldney.

Miss K. Field, Marlow, to Cpl. IanWalker of the Royal Engineers.

ME W. L. Macfarlane, Rental Clerk,Ascot, to Miss M. D. Brown, ShorthandTypist, also of the Ascot staff.

Miss Joan Lane, Portsmouth DistrictCosting Department, to Mr. RoyBailey, Portsmouth.

35

TWENTY-ONECongratulations on attaining their

majority to :Miss Marion Davie, Shaftesbury

District Costing Department.Mr. Roy Searle, Shaftesbury District

Mains Department.

BIRTHSSpecial congratulations this monffito :Mr. A. Chaffer, CE's Dept., Havant

Sub-District. Portsmouth, and Mrs. A.Chaffer, Twins (Derek and If ncla).

We also offer out congratulations to :MT G. Morgan, Clerk, Cowes Office,

1.0 W. and Mrs. Morgan, a daughter,ME A. Grant, Jointer, Cowes district.

I.O.W. and Mrs. Grant, a daughter.Mr. L Belcher, Refrigeration engin-

eer, Abingdon district, and Mrs. Belcher,a daughter

Mr. J. Dunsire. No I Sub-Area CivilEngineering Dept., and Mrs. Dunsire,a son.

Mr. A. Broomg Records Clerk,Portsmouth district, and Mrs. Broome,a daughter.

Mr. F. Tovery, (ashiers Section,Portsmouth district and Mrs. Tovery,a daughter_

Mr. II. J. Holton, Wirernan, War-minster and Mrs. Holton, a son

Mr. A. J. Whistler. Assistant SectionEngineer, Godalming, and Mrs. J.Whistler, a son.

Mr. B. Hare, Melksham. and Mrs.Hare, a son

Mr. B. G. Smith, Clerical Staff,Ealing, and Mrs. Smith, a son.

Mr. W. Irons, Wireman. Fleston, andMrs. Irons, a son.

Mg L. A. Woodley. 1-1ffih Wycombe,and Mrs. Woodley. a daughter.

Mr. A. .1. Pearce, Draughtsman,Reading, and Mrs. Pearce. a daughter.

Mr. E. Hedgecock, C.E's Dept.,Hakant Sub-District, Portsmouth, andMrs. F. Hedgecock, a daughter.

Mr. A. E. Prince-Cox, Meier ReadingSection, Drayton, and Mrs. A. E.Prince-Cox, a son ( David

Mr. R. McKeand. Wages Dept., Sub-Area Headquarters. and Mrs. McKcandInce Miss P. D. Cada nd, Shorthand-Typist, Sub-Area Admin. Office), adaughter.

Mr. I C. Browne, Branch Clerk,Wallingford, and Mrs. Browne, a son.

Mr. F. Young Engineering Assi8tant,Wallingford, and Mrs. Young, a son.

Mr. A- Bracey, Wireman, Frome, andMrs. Bracey, a son.

Mr. D. Skyrmg Installation Inspector,Frome, and Mrs. Skyrmc, a daughter.

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SPORTS FIXTURESAND RESULTS

CRICKET

Fast Wittering Yon by I yiekra.June NEL 5.1 H. Chichester y. Cliiberme

sway( SAM. non by 10 WILIcels,July 2nd, S.E.B. Chichester Y. hadlesharn

Orme( Chishesier mon by 39 runs.July nria NEB. Chiehester 1 ast M menng

(Immel. Chichester Non by NS runs.Els lath. NEB. ChiChester 1, ammo',

(assay( Chichesrar lost by 4 'Nickels.

(home( ( hiehmter lost lra 3traskers.

MuraT, Chicheyter win hy 8 yrckera.

Elindon scon stieket,August 711. NTH. Chiallwer s. 5.111,

Porranuunh luarty k Chichester von by 47 Ens.

Wrath 1301. SE.11. Clirahesrei Y. artlurn

Moira( ChB-Wier "Yon by 3 yEskers.FRONIF

A return game or cricket Yas played a:

Warrilinsrar on lune 22nd. Marmnisrar monthe tom aral sere all out For 86 runs. Fromegassed 111P.Ware NMI a loss of 7 %Iickut...

HINTON1r' the Griffiths Clrallenne Boral therni-Final

Roundr North Zone. olayaid at Sahhill Recrea-

tion Ground, on July 2nd. Heston had a closeImiya yoth Slough hefore ginning Fy ; runs

and this rakes them into ihe Zone Final. (BeamTatted lirm and soon ty-rar nth raisIeis but the

remaining players boned sell m bring the mialco 126. Good ocyling by Williamson 18 for 541

rraulted ni Sloogh being dismissed Fol 123. thelast batsman being skin howled by Milliamyony hen Nat 4 run5 very required kir Slough to vin.

Heston are Le Om Bucks County Courier/ In

the Nonh Zone Final of the NA,1.0.0. CockerCorarratamn at Aylesbury on August 13th. rindan exciting much is anticionied_

Ando1f ( riekra Ivan;

LX NDIR RSl

32 Smirk ((or hI S. Forestry Commission, 56

(R. Bryant. 3 tor PE.July I lih. Lyndharyt 5.1,11„ 36(K. Bushrod.

6 for 241 V. Nomanyland. 65 lor 6, 22 owl'seach rade, olnyv1 at Nomansland.

84 tor 5 (E. Page, 3 kr 211. 22 (wry each side_

played at I yralhurst.

August ?rd. L)ndhurst NEB.. 72 for 6

duld 6 for 14. Allan I for Ink

August Nih. Lyndhurst NEB. 102 thr 7(Allan 29. Sutra 231 Y. Southampton SETT 06

kr 7 (Tree 251. L. Collins ul Lyndhurst titress

awn a sichei froni the boundary to run outSouthampton Mayer.

Head Office, Maidenhead y. Uxbridge Uxbridge Te11113.

SEPTEMBER, 1949 37

INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS CONTEST

WALLINGFORD s, TITTLES' Henles—Drar Thorns; : C. Praia OTWallingford Dismet entertained Ilenley Underwood, 12 R. Hughtnr 9 r J. ErnIF' 112

District on July 2401 on the Bull Croft, Walling- A. Jones, 0 ; R. Taylor, 0 : C. Hoskins, 2 ;Forth Teams from Mew LoLl Distrists compered D. Hams, 2 : 5, Whiting, I; A. Robinsonut Cricket, !LIM'S and Book. Wallingford were I nor out : L. Ashby, 4 ; Lstras, 4 ; Total. 55the winners ill nil three events but Henley are BoWing . Winfteld, d for ; Amu, I for 21keen to avenge their defeat and it is hoped thnt Brooker. I Rr 4.arrangements will be made for a return march Second Inning,: : J. Underyood. S ; T. FisherMr, W R. Anderson, Chairman of the Walling- (subtsituring for J. Smith), I C. Hoskins, 4 ;ford Social ChM Tim operadons for Prait. 1 D. Harris. 0 R. Hughie, 13 :Wallingford. Jetails of the three events aw R Taylor, 2 A, Robinson, I; S. Whiting, 7

as foltow A. Jonek 0 L. Ashby 2 not ota: Extra, 1 ;Torah 40. Be Brooer, 4 for 3. Andrews,

Wallingford won lw an innings and 59 runs. I ha 4 Bailey, I for I Diyon, I Rr 6 Wellingrord batted lint and litre soon in Anderson, 3 for2.difficurnes 5 yickels being down for only 40 TENNISruns. A. Brooker came to We rescue with n The Tennis match was decided oil the besthne innings of 93, with a result that the

'Walling-

of 9 s ones and Wallingford were the winners byford renal reached a respeerable Muni of 154. - hin to 29 roma. The learns mere as Follows

Healey were won in dilliculuey J. Winfield --Wallinglord—Miss M. L. Mad, Miss B.being in hne form yah the ball. laSille X nickelsfor 18 runs, Henley

Ashley Cox Mr. T. Harper, Mr. CL Harper, Yew out for 55 and fared T

little barer in their second innings in whichMr. Shepherd, ML Polley.

Herdc—Mrs. Gray, Mrs, Wingame, Mr, H.they goad ona muster 406 A. Brooded (4 AT 11)1 Be'L•ken Mr. C. Gray Mr. Richfield. Mr.and W. R. Andersen d; im 21 caused most en • •

Wingrosathe damage

Wallirolurd—J. Wes!. 4 H. Winheld, 4 ; BOWLS

F. ANOS, 12 ; MLR. Anderson. 7 : J. Webb. I: This match consisted of one rink of 1! ends,A. Brooker, 93 nor out ; D. Daon, 19 ; C. Wallingford yinning by 33 to 18 shots- The Beasley. I/ B. Andeees. • L. Bailey, 0 ; warns mere Wallingford T. E. Leppard.J. Ountmon, 0 : Rands.) loch 154, Boolton F. Young, C. Maddock. E, R. Morgan (Skip).Taylor, 4 for 80 Hughie, 2 for 38 ; Smah, Henley ; R. headand, R. Waller, 7, Garnharn.

f or II. S. Marker /Skip/.

HEAD OFFICE, MAIDENHEAD

July 5th. Head 011ice, Maidenhead, 54 for 4Woods, JR v. Uxbridge, 50 (Beare. 6 Dr 28).

Played on Maidenhead and Brm Cneker Club

ground,On July 24th, the Social Club Cricket Team

visited Cranbournw Cranbourne baned firsiand scored 117, the highest scorer Dr the homewarn being Wells, who scored 37 before beingnaught by L. J. Pratt oT Welford's bowling.

In reply to the Cranbourne total. the SocialClub XI scored 98, thereby losing the Mandl try19 runs. C. M. Wellord Marled Nei, well for46 heRre being bowled hy Malawi H. C. Ruddwas nest highest scorer with 19. Rudd bowledy ery aonsiztendy for 20 overs (a task no one

envied in We blazing heat) ro lake 7 makers for

52 runs. Stroud also howled well, taking 2 fo18 and Welfurd's average yas 2 or 19.

N1ARLOW

On July ralt we played Chlunnolll BritishAnimation. LW., ar Cookham. We have nupermanent crighert ream and so our playeryere nor roo disappointed at being isearen bslb runs. The hero of the evening Tag RoyFulker, yho took 7 ickets for 12 runs.

OXFORD DISTRICTResults of Cricket Matches played so far this

swoon are P15 5 2

John Spickernell (Costing DePartmeni) wasrecently selected to play for the Oxon CountyClub and Ground versus Northana Club andGround.

Hnd Olfice. Maidenhead v. Uxbridge Head Office Team

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Oxford Dishier 2nd XI.

From lob to right—(sram/Mg) 1 E. H. Whke, J. Hornbuckth, H. Thomas. L Foster. A. Bern an. .1 Wiltshire (Silting)J: I Sansorn. 'N. Evans, A. Lees (Contain). E. Dareth, J. Wells.

On June 13th se received a visit from MrI.. B. Th mpson, Commercial SuperintendenlActon, w 0 was captaining Middlesex in theircricket match against Oxford University.

OXFORD DISTRICTThe Or Lord District 2nd XI recently returned

From an ' Away " march, proudly exhibitiN aprofession Ilydaken photograph of themsdon,taken during the tea interval. Doubtless the1st X1 mil soon provide us with an opportunityof gying hem simdar publicly !

ORTSMOUTH DISTRICTOn July Nth, Portsmouth Disirici eniertained

Newbury Sub-Area at Cricket and Tennis (seeunder Ten is). The Cricket match resultedfairly eas victory for Portsmouth District by68 runs, he scores were as follows tPortsmouth Oretrie I

First Dr Ars : Parsons. 9 Webster 5. Ramage17, Foyle 0, Fuse 9, Castle 24 nor out. Melbourne10, Street 0, Kingsuell 15, Ogden 0, Collins 4.extras 5, T ral 98. Nouride : Wingrove I for N,Hesketh 7 for 4 I, Rolfe J. 2 for 24.

Second Innings . ParSCEIS 8 not oui. WebsteT23, Ramage 4 not out, Foyle 2. Pon' IS Castle5. Melbourne 5. Sireet 0, Ogden 46, Collins 0,Kingswell did not bat, Estras /2, Total 120 for S.Bowling : Brooks 3 for 17, Langdan 2 for 25,Vallis 2 for 19, Rolfe W. I Cm 17.Newbury Sub-Area.

flerl Inningr Rolfe .7 I, Langdon I, Rolfe 0,Hesketh 2, Wingrose 0. Brooks O. Washbourne4, Rolfe W. 19, Digweed II. Van 0, Poole 0not out. Extras 2. Total 41. BoWling : &mem 4for 25, Ogden 4 for 5, Collins 2 fer 9.

Second Innings : Rolfe 3. 12 not out. Langdon7, Rolfe R. 18. Hesketh 24. Wingrove O. Brooks20, Washbourne 15, Rolfe W. 0, Digweed 1,Vallis 2. Poole I. Extras 0. Total 109. Bowling :Powe 2 for 10 Castle 2 for 10, Parsons I for 14.Webster 2 for 26, Kingusell 2 fur 23, Collins/ for 0.

PORTSMOUTH SUISARLAOn August 7th. Portsmouth Sub-Area enter-

tained Chichester at Cricket a. the Club Groundof the Portsmouth Pompons' Service ASSOCia lion.Chichester were the winners by 47 runs Chi-chester mon the toss and batted EWE. The

Portsmouth y. Newbury Cricket Teams

SEPTEMBER, 1949 39

opening pair made a good start and the scoreeventualX reached 125 (Whitfield 41, Reed 17).The most successful howlers were, Paice 6 for42, Aylmer 3 for 28.

After the tea interval the weather cond,Lionsdeteriorated and when the Portsmouth opening

Pair went out to bat, gusly I sin showers were

by the opening pair (Aystin and Jones) notmuch resistance was offered, the innings closingfor 78 (Jones 23, Auxin 18) after the last threemen had batteb in a downpour of rain. Thesuzcessful Chichester bowlers were French 5 for12 and Reed 4 for I X

1'01'0110ln Sub-Area, 30 v. Connor RoadBaptists. 31.

Portsmouth Sub-Area. 57 (knkin, 30) V.Lake Road CC., 29 (Sennett. 5 for 5)-

Sub-Area Staff, 11 I for 5 (Oakley, 49 N.O.,Foster, 33 ; lenkin, 20),v. SuXArea Transport,108 (Jones, 41).

Subarea Engineers. 71 (Paice, 24 , Butler,19) (Sennert, 6 for 34) v. The Rest, 68 (Fa, 20 ;Jones, (Admer, 6 IN- 24).

READING

W. Hopkins, of the Meter Room Staff,playing in a local cricket riff :eh for Tilehurstrently, made 88 runs and Look 3 wickets for9 runs.

In a recent match played between the MainsStaff and the Meter Section, the former dis-missed their opponents for a mere JO runs.This reflects well on the bowlers, It Beasley,who look 4 wickeLs lbr 6 runs and the 56 yearold " evergreen " Fred BrOwn, who took SIXWICKETS FOR NO RUNS, with his beguiling" slows," there being 4 byes.

In a 24 over limit match the Clerical Staff

jun pipped the Mains staff by 4 runs in thelast over, but Fred Brown again showed usskill by getting 33 of his sides hi runs.

SALISBURY

An amusing evening match took place on theSalisbury District Cricket Ground on July 11111,when a team of ladies played against a men'sream. The latter played left.handed, bolls forbaiting and bowling, and in cnite of this handi.cap a severe defeat was infficted on the ladies(most ungentlemanly I). The lathes' ream wereall out for 12 runs, whilst the men obtained77 for 7 wickets, alLhough rho ladies tried 8different bowlers. Two of thew 7 wickets werethe result of disqualifications, the Iwo menconcerned forgetting themselves, and Miringboundaries right-handed

The highest score for the ladies was Miss B.Collier's 7 runs. D. RLISNell's 25 nod our, wasthe best score for the men's ream,

The teams were : bodies—Miss V. CockleSadlier, V. Edwards. E. Trott, M. Goddard.

H. Sparks. J. Doyle, M Wheadon, B. Collier,Dthben, Mrs G. Sier.

Men—L. Hawkins, E. Fahey, E. Hawkins,Godwin, R. Mont. P. Kid, W. Firstbrook.Wood, R. Herb 11) Russel!, D. Anderson.

SALISBURY

The long awaited visit of a ILEA. PortsmouthCricked Club XI Look place on July 3Dth(writes S. Anderson) The visitors, some sixteenin number, arrived here at II p.m. and were meLby Mr. C.Downdon and Mr. E. Fahey. Chairman

and Secretary of the Social Club. Mr W. First-brook and Mr. C. Ratlee, Chairman and:Caplainof the Cricket Club, and Mr. H. Brazier StationEngineer, of lhe Salisbury Generating Starion.

As the match was not due to start until2.30 p rn.. the visitors, under the guidance ofMr. Brazier, were taken on a row of the Gener.ming Station and from there to the Clubroomswhere, together with twenty members of theCricket Club a cold lunch was served. Mr. C.Downron toasted, and made welcome thevisitors. Mr. E. McCabe responded on behalfof the visitors, and hinted that when in futurethey should entertain us ar Portsmouth, theywould find it difficult to provide so good alunch or such pleasant surroundings for theoccasion Mr. C. Reline welcomed the visitorson behalf of the Cricked Club, Mr. F. Marrinresponded for the visitors.

Despite good fielding, Portsmouth raised thcnice total of 91 (18. Buckley, 32 : P. Hugh, l5and S. Allehurch, 13)5 The bowling honours went

to R. Sheppard. 4 for 66, and the "Skipper" 3 for60.

91 looked loo good for the home side, asA. Parnell Lod. 2 wickeds for 2 runs in his first

Salisbury v. ILEA., Portsmouth

40 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

four overt, but as POITE51110LITh bad na other 20 overs and won by 2 wickets, scores being :

bowler of his class, liberties were taken with the Health Depanmenb 63 ; Southampton District,

others. With the score at 8 for 89, W. Croom 67 for 8 wickets.

made sure of victory with a well hE 6 off his

first ball at the wicket, but was caught when UXBRIDGE

trying Me same shot with the next bah The two marches versus Head Office. Maiden-

Salisbury were all out for 113. chief scorers head, one at home and one away. were both

being A. E Ford 20, W. Firsibrook 13.0 Rattue lost by narrow margins. The two against S.E.B.

and D. Russell 12 each. A. Parnell took the Staines, however, were won, as waS the game

bowling honours with 81 wickets in 4 overs, 9 of against Hillside C C.

them maidens, for 26 runs. Thanks to Mr.Maras' 33 runs the home Side managed to YEOVIL

scrape home, and no doubt. Portsmouth won. We were pleased to renew acquaintance with

dered how this non-barring player managed to our Newbury friends on July 3rd, when Cricket

reach such a large total for their opponents. and Tennis Teams competed against the local

REA. Portsmouth XI consisted of the " Sparks." In brilliant sunshine, Yeovil took

following players : R. Buckley. F. Martin (Capt.) the field and knocked up a brisk 108, Chief

P. Smith, A. ParnelE C. Parkin, W. Hansford, contributors being L. Callow. 22 ; P. Withers,

E. McCabe, S. Allchurch, W. Shelly, P. Heat. 20 ; D. Spinner, 19 ; G. Raymond and M.

R. Selway and A. Mathews. S.E.B. Salisbury MacDonald, 13 each. Newbury were soon in

were represented by C. Rattuc (Capt.). 1 Collier, difficulties when they batted five useful men

W. Firsibrooa W. Knott, R. Sheppard. A. Ford. being hack in the pavilion for a meagre 28 runs

A. Andersoft R. King. W. Croons. D. Russell on the board. Hosmver, W. Rolfe. stopped the

and H Brazier, rout, knocking up a useful 49 runs, and with

the visitors tail end showing some life. the

SOUTHAMPTON game was brought to a tight finish. Newbury

Southampton District registered their Ms/ being only 6 runs behind the home team at the

win of the season when they entertained the finish of the game.

Housing Department, Southampton Corporation From the tennis angle. although Yeortl were

The Housing Department scored 71 and South. superior in numbers the result of the games

ampton District passed this total for the loss left no doubt that Newbury were the vrinners'heir CM I .

Southampton District played Health Depart- Afterwards the complete party were enter-

mem, Southampton Corporation in a match of Wined to Ka on the club grounds.

TENNIS

CHICHESTER NEWBURY SUB-AREA

In the second round of the N.A.L.G.O. Tennis The Tennis Section has Played many matches

Competition (Southern Division). a Chichester this season, not only against other Districts, but

El/ airicity Team were defeated by 5 matches to also local tennis clubs around Newbury, and we

9 when playing Bournemouth Corporation Team give below the results of our matches played

at Bournemouth on July /7th. against S.E.B. Teams ;The Chichester Team gm as follows ; May 15 Bournemouth SuftArea A Lost

Mr. French and Miss Matthews—fon 2,

won I. Mb Marlin and Miss Weston— June 4—Reading .. .. .. A Won

lint I, won 2 Mr. Bryan and Miss Middleton ... I I Salisbury Lost

—lost 2. won 1.In the finals of the Chichester Lawn Tennis Lost

Club Singles, which were played on July 23rd, Won

Mr V. a Martin, Chief Clerk and Local ,, 24 Portsmouth Sub-Area .. A Lost

Correspondent at the Chichester Offices. dis- Them arc three matches left to play.

tinguished himself by winning the Gentlemen's939 Level Singles Cup (wrdes Miss M. M. OXFORD DISTRICT

Matthews). The final play-off of this Cup— Results of Tennis Matches played so far this

which now becomes the property of the winner season are : P W D L_was "postponed" ten years owing io the 8 4 — 4

outbreak of wan Mr. Martin beat his opponent PORTSMOUTHin two straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Portsmouth E.S.A. Tennis Club welcomed

In the final of the Gentlemen's Level ClubChichester District to an evening match on

Singles, Mr. Martin lost the first set 24 but July 19th. Owing to short notice Mr. V Martinturned the Lables On his Opponent by Mnning of Chichester was unable in field 3 mixed pairs,

the next 6.2. In the third and final set, althoughthe last couple being composed of TVIO ladies.

3-5 down and 40-15 on his opponent's service, Due to some misunderstanding of the order of

he pulled up to win 7-5. play all the games could not be finished, but ofMr. Marlin holds this cup for one year only, those played Chichester won 2, Portsmouth I

but we have no doubt lhat in 1950 he willand 4 were drawn.

defend his tide as sportingly as he woe it in

1999.Mr. and Mrs. Moore, beat Mr. Aping and

Miss Middleton, 6-3, 6-1 ; lost CO Mrs.

HEAD OFFICE, MAIDENHEAD Seansion and Miss Matthews. 3-6, 5-6 ; drew

In I he return march with B.E,A, played at with Mr. Marlin and Miss Weston, 3-6, 6-2.

Horsley on July 141h, the Head Office Team Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Wilmot-I, drew with

lost by 5 snitches to 4 an exact rewersal of the Mr. Martin and Miss Weston. 5-6, 6-3 ;

result of the first game. The full results were ; drew with Mrs. Stanton and Miss Matthews,

H. Nimmo and A J. Fossey Mal Lane and

Piermy. 6-3 ; Harris and Fennell, 6-5 ; Mr. Jenkin and Mrs. Nikes, lost to Mrs.

lost TO Bottrell and Crossrnan. 3-6. Searston and Miss Matthews, 5-6, 1-6 ;

R. R. B. Brown and D. J. Millington lost to drcw with Mr. Astir's. and Miss Middleton.

Lane and Piercey 1-6 ; beat Harris andPennell, 6-3 ; hear Boum!! and Crossman. RESULT

6-3 Portsmouth Os/duster

R. Abell and I. Moses lost to Lane and Piercey, Events / 4 drawn 2

4-6 ; Harris and Fennell, 1-6 ; Bartell Sets 6 8

and Crossman, 4-6. Games 66 61

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Portsmouth A Newbury Tennis Match

On July 24ih, ithe Newbury Tennis Section

were entertained at the Canoe Lake Courts,Southsea. The weather was perfect but a trifletoo -.yam For tenths and the specutors were thecoolest, all crowding under thc shade of thepavilion. The games were fast and funous andthe match vas in doubt until the final sets were

!eared. the scores being 3-1, 6-6, 8 & thefinal score being 10-8 in Portsmouth's favour-

Mr. and Mrs. Sarstedt, lost Lo Mr. Wyles andMrs. Barden, 1 6, 1-6 ; drew with Mr.Langdon and Miss Willis, 3-6, 6-3 ; lost toMr. Tones and Miss Thorn, 2-6, 4-6.

Mr, Anderson and Mrs. Anderson beat Mr.Wyles and Mrs Barden, 6-2, 6-2 ; beatMr. Langdon and Miss Willis, 6- 3, 6-1 ;Nat Mr. Jones and Miss Thorn, 6-2, 6-4.

Mr. Jenkin and Mrs. Htlls lost in M6 Myles

and Miss Willis, 6-2 ; drew with NITJones and Miss Thorn. 4-6, 6-1.

RESULTPortsmouth Newbury

Events 4 2 drawn 3Sets 10Games 82 73

PORTSMOUTH SUB-AREA

Portsmouth Electricity Service Association TennisClub v. Sr James Hospital, Portsmouth.

This mfitch was son by the Eleetriedy Team,the results being :

Moore V. West_ 6-4, 6-4. Anderson V.Philbrick, 6-4, 64-4, Thomas v. Davis, 5-7,6-1, 6-1 Jenkin v. Hobbs. 7 5,1 6,6 'Thomas and Jenkin v. Flohbv and Davis,1 -6, 6-2, 6-1 Moore and Anderson v.West and Philbrick. 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.

PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT

The team representing the NE.13 in the" Lubbock Cup Competition " consisted or dimemixed doubles. They were Miss Chapman andMr. Davis. Mrs. Lee and Mr. Martin, andMrs. Bales and Mn Kirby. They entered dieMst round or the competition after only two

Practice matches. Their opponents were thePassenger Transport Department, and contraryto the usual practice Transport Lere taken fora ride to the tune of 9 sMs to 0, not one game

going to more than 6_2

Flushed %ehh victory arrangemems were madefor the second round of the Cup we were setfor the semi-final but unfOrtallately the CityArchitects drth ihe line at 6-3 Not wishingto make excuses in any hay, we might add thatthis score does not gthe a true picture of thestandard of play. A number of sets went to7-5 and must games reached deuce.

SALISBURY

The section have played seven marches againstother districts and local clubs and have beenFortunate only to lose once-

On July 9th an A rnerican Tournament washeld in which Delve couples participated.Playcommenced at 2.30 and continued, with abreak (or tea al a nearM hotel, until 9 prn.1 he final, Mr. Wardell and Miss Rowe y Mr.Ireland and Mrs. Elliott, resulted in a narrowwin for the latter.

SOUTHALL

NE. No. I Branch Tennis Team entered thefinal of the NA.L.C.O. (Northern Section)Competition by defeating High Wycombe 5events to nil with two halved and two unfinished.The team was the MIMS ea in sIM previous rofinGIn the final Lie (Northern Section) the leant lostby 5 events to 9 to West Wycombe who arcmint holden of the Challenge Cup.

TABLE TENNIS

LYNDHURST

Lyndhurst were beaten in an enjoyable -tabletennis match against Southampton SALIN onlune 30th, at Southampton. Southampton monby 16 games to 9. When our table tennisenthusiasm have had more practice, and betterfacilities for playing are available, we hope Lohe able Lo send some winning results.

SOUTHAMPTON

A newly Waked 'able tennis team summisingM. KinN B. Marsh, R. Spencer, L. Harris andA. C. Smith, entertained Lyndhurst District onlune 30th, and were successful by 16 matchesto O. The witor5 nere entertained afterwardsin the Works Canteen. It is hoped to arrangea return match in the near future.

42 SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

GOLF

BOURNEMOUTH

The Bournemouth Electric Club Goff Sccoonbeat the Bournemouth 1 oun Hall by 2 matchesto I in a Greensome Foursome Match atMeyrick Park. on 'Tune 24th, J. F. Reid andR. L. Gamble, 4 and 2, and G. Toms andA. Phillips, 7 and A winning the matches forthe Electric.

The Foursome Knock-out Competition waswon la J. Sluancr and F.. Noad, who beatW. R. White and T. Clarke in the Final by3 and 2.

Wareham Gold Club entertained the Bourne-mouth Elecirtc Club at Wareharn on July l'hh,The match finished All Square, each side simunfive games. Scores (Wareham players first" :W. Clarke(I & 3).. I G. E. Mamba'sMr. Donnelly() & 2) I J. F. Reid • .H. Miley 0 CI. Toms (6 & 4)Major Lovedw 0 R L. Gamble (5 & 4)

W.Darville(4 & 3) I H. W. SearsW, V. Sherwood I. Skinner

R. P. Coombes .. 0 P. Phillips (5 &R. G. Murray 0 R. Gowenlock(e & I) Dr. Cunningham

01111111,. 0 T. nantes (4 et 3)

5

I en members of the Bournemouth ElectricClub Gulf Section were en ten ained by theHight:Idle Golf Club on August 4th, at High.

The match took the form of five 4-ball gamesand the Electric Club sultcred a 44 to * defeat,

the face-saving I being secured by Mr. H WSears and his partner.

Dunne the celebrations at the " nineteenthafter the match, the Hahcliffe Club's President,Sir Donald Bailey. (designer of the famousbridge) replied to Mr. Sea N' speechof thanks

The Bournemouth Electric pairs sereH. W. Sears and G. E Martheab J. F. Reidand J. Skinner. W. R. White and R L. Gerible.T. Clarke and A. Phillips, and L. How ant'

A return much in Bournernouta followed bysuitable entertainment at the Electric CluldsPavilion, has been arranged.

OXFORD

Congratulations to Mr. J. J. Williams onreaching the final of the Men's Singles 41 NorthOxford Golf CluA where he is a membeb andplays ofl 19. We understand that the final willIce played sometime in August over 34 holes.

Mr. Willianis was successful also in the LongDriving Competition in thc over-I2 HandicapGroup on Caplainli Day.

BOWLS

CIRENCESTER

Mr. R. W. Broom. District Executive Officerat Cirencester, is again haying a•ery successfulseason and up to the present he has rcpresemedGloucesiershire in matches with Monmouthshire,Middlesex andNorthamptonshire. Another wellmailed honour was his recent ithitation to plavfor the English Bowling Association Ili esident'sTeam agairel. Herefordshire.

OXFORD

We hear chat Mr. C. H. Smythe (CowleyDepot) recently gave an excellent account orhimself in the Bowls Tournament at Margate.

PORTSMOUTHSubsequent to last months commena, having

reached the semi-final of the competition, wehave to report a defeat.

The City Treasurer's Section rinks well andtruly put oui our " INhts." Although we werebeaten by better sides we have gained goodexperience, which will help to improve on•standard of play in the future. Next year wehope to be in the final.

However, we managed to collect one pointfor reaching the send-final, and now all hopesare concentrated on the remaining survivors,i.e. Table Tennis and Golf Sections, who shouldthey be victorious may sin the " LubbockCup " for the Southern Electricity Board.

In the lint round of the Lubbock Cup Compe-tition, Portsmouth District heat the EducationDeportment by I point. They followed thissuccess by beating the City Architect's Depart-rnent by points in the second round, and arenow qualified to meet the sinner of the matchbetween Cia Treasurer'sDepartment and HealthDepartment in the semi-final.

CYCLING

ASCOT

The Ascot Branch of ihe Southern Elect riciaBoard have one or two cycling enthusiasts intheir ranks and ',mild selcome nese of anyproposed ELEA. Time 1 rials within the area

Please write M C. Harris, Installation Deparl-mend, Ascot

Two Ascot Cyclists—Mr C. Harris and Mr. J. Colmar-

SOUTHALL

The 30-mile Road Championship Promotedby the London Electricity C.C. and open to allemployees in the industry, was wan by F. C-

I hr. 17 mins. 40 sem. second was P. Donley.S E.B. No. I Sub-Area, ILO. in I hr. 19

soc.These two also won the fastest team award,

(Iwo riders from the same area constituting alearn) and, in addition, took second and thirdhandicap awards.

SEPTEMBER, 194943

The Uxbridge Team which as repnded rerendr. won the " Perm' Herring " CuP

SWIMMINGHESTON

A.T II South West Middlesex Squadron,

Bgan White, Junior Clerk, age Is years, Heston.a Ist Class Cadei of the HE (Heston and

Islewordid Squadron A.T C. took part in aDivisional Swimming Championship m Ealingnaths on August 2na and .0,, 1, Prire in the

Diving Compoilion which was open to allcadets. He now hopes to compete in the Offith

Group Finals which will be held at MarshallSweet Baths, Oxford Circus, London. in Sep-tember. We nit FiesLon wish him CuCry success.

DARTSUXBRIDGE

It is proposed to enter two teams in theUxbridge and Diseric Rosiness llouw Leaguenext season, last season's Licensed Victuallers'

Leayue Team forming the nucleus of ourBusiness House League " R " Team.

Anyone wishing to play fur the Club shouldcontact the Hon. Secretary at Waterloo Road,

Uxbridge, as soon as possible, so ifial practicematches may be arranged.

ROWINGPORTSMOUTH

The Ponsnnoulffi SuffiArea Office RowingCrew, consisting of Miss Wallis (Cox), Messrs.

Brooman, Foster. Oakley and Russell enteredfor the Lewis Cup (presented by Alderman

Lewis) on August 7th. which is rowed forannually belween the departments of the Ports-mouth Electricity Service They were unlucky

in being beaten by ale evenival winners, thePortsmouth Ow Mains Deperemem.

WALLINGFORD

Messrs. 3 C. Alwell and N. J. Green rowedin the Wallingford Rowing Clob's Junior Eight

hoc which entered the Maidenhead AmateurRegsLILLI and Henley Town Reason over the

August Holiday.

ANGLINGOXFORD

Efforts are heing made to form an Angling

Section to mke advantage of die excellentfricilides which exist in Ihk District,

ATHLETICS AND SPORTS

CHICHESTER

The Chichester Electricity Social and SportsClub of the Southern Electricity Board held their

first Sports Mewing on Angus'. Oth, at a sportsground at Westergale by kind permission ofWingard MA.) Ltd., Chichester.

This meeting proved to be a great success

and much praise and credit are due to Mr, L. E.Snelliiffi and his Organising Commatec, whichconsisted of the lialoying persons : Mrs. E.

in a very varied programme, the highlights or

the afternoon were the Wheelbarrow Race, theGentlemen's Obstacle Race and the " grand

one mainly representative of the office staff andthe ocher composed of Installation staff To

the surprise of nearly everybody (most of the" avyweields" Wing on the Installation side)the Office Team won.

Other results were as follows :100 Yards (Men).

80 Yards (Ladies)Miss I Chase 2 Miss E. Suter.

30 Yards (Children under 63I Sandra Reyes, 2 Alan Ligersage.3 Paw Wickens.

Wheelbarrow RareI Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. 2 Mr. Stammers

Children (6—R)I Sheila Snelling_ 2 Anita Gardner3 John Miling.

Thread Needle (Ladies)

3 Mc, Lambeth. Thread Needle (Men)

Children (8-12)I Agra Ayling. 2 Jennifer Norris,

3 David Chive.

SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY

J. AleMeehan. R. Paris

Three-legged RaceI Mr. Carver and partner 2 Mr, and Mrs_Beach. 5 Mr, f). Baker and Miss E. Sides

220 Yards (Men)

Obstade Race (Men)

Bun Race (Ladies)2 Mrs. I infield-

3 Miss E Suter.Sack Race (Ladies)

Miss J. Chase. 2 Miss E. Suter.

Sack Race (Men)I Mr R, Garra it. 2 Mr. C. Maxma.3 Mr. V. G. Martin

Throwing Cricket Ball (Ladies)1 Mrs_ C. Maxwell. 2 Mrs. A. Kin&3 Miss NI. Matthews.

Throwing Cricket Ball (Men)

Relay Race (Mixed)1 Miss Chase, Mr. R. Daniels, Mrs. Maxwell,

2 Mrs. King, Mrs. LinlielL Mr. R. Linfield.

3 Mr. R. Osumi, Miss M. Middleton. MissMatthews, Mr. Mertin_

Veterans Rate

3 Mr. F. Fiends.

Special thanks are also duc to Mrs. A. R.Humphreys for assisting with the leas and

Presenting the prizes, Mr. Oriffen of the Chi.chester Athletic Cub. bho acted as Starter andMr. T. J. Keyes. Superintendent of the MitionDivision nf the St, Julio Ambulance Brigadeend a member or the Inriallathm SAL 15hodealt with severel casualties, none of whichfortunately. was of a serious naluce.

Mr. S A mop, Progress Dept.. at PreSeni'crying with the PAK. was successful in theSomerset County 1 Mile Junior Championshipheld at Yeovil on the 1st August, 1949 clockingthe time of 4 rnins 416 secs.

This is the second year that he has won the

Running in the futurw"

Tug.V.Wa• learn entered by AfresfordS.E B won the Final of this event, by twostraight pulls at the annual Alrmaird SportsMeeting held on June 29th. The learn pulledvery well in this, their rsi attempt incompetitivesport, and it is hoped that ocher local spansevents will " feel Me weight " of the seam.

CHESSWEYMOUTH

Another of our Conroy Chess players, Mr. F.Normington Local Execulive Officer ai Portland.has resigned his game in the British ChessFederation's County Correspondence Champion-

Mr. Normington represented Dorset againstan opponent in )(cm in a game which wasplayed by correspondence over a period ofSeven therms.

SOUTHAMPTONOn August 3rd an inaugural meeting Of the

goalie marm Electricity Football Club washeld. Mr. W. Oakley was elected la the Chair.It was decided In elect a General PurposesCommittee to explore ihe possibilities for alltypes of Sports, in the future, and to press onimmediately with Football arrangements for thecoming semon.

'ARMOURThe club have decided to compete again in

the Uxbridge League, Division I, but arc ex-perieneing difficulties in obtaining a ground. alast season's ground is not available.

1100K REVIEWS" STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS"

(Editor in Chief, ARCHER F. KNOWLTON).

(McGrav-Hill Publishing Co. CR 2,311 PP.

There are probably kw electrical engineers

who have not at some time or other had occasion

to consult former editions of the "StandardHandbook %r Electrical Engineers." FiraL

Produced in 1907, il is now in its 8th edition,and as might be expected, in view of the tremen-

dous wahtime Progress in man/ spheres of

elechical engineering, ii bac been round necessary

to enlarge the work to bell over 2,000 pages.Imended mainly for the practical man, thi,

massive hook is dhided into 26 main sections,

each of which is easily located by means of

thumb Labs. Over 100 specialist contributors

have played their pail in producing a volumewhich covers not only purely electrical uUh.lecEs

but such aspects as properties of materials,

mime movers, illumination and power econ-

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mainly with American practice, it is nevertheless

an invaluable source of reference for all engineers

and the new sections dealing wall the nes,magnetic maserials, nes, insulator,, eignonics

and electron tubes, radio, ruder and corn-

municaiion circuits will be found particularly

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Paragraphs, a particularly suitable arrangementwhich makes it easy tu find one's way about this

%luminous handbook, so On the utmost

advantage can bc taken of the great mass of

useful and instructive mrormation.

" ELECTRIC WATER HEATING

HANDBOOK "

(British Electrical Development Association.153 pp.

This handy lithe honk th intended ror cs eryonc

whose work is concerned with practical Problenth

involved in the design and installation ul electric„,,,, heating „grams.

As one would expect from an CITA, ruhileiff

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reader is first introduced to the thermodynamicsand principles of hot water engineering:then to

ihe basic requirements of hot water in the home

and the layout of piping and pipe siring. This

information is followed by details of the types

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gas and solid-fuel methods of water Mating.combined solid-fuel and elects systems, and

all-electric installations. Some useful informa-

tion is given on wiring regulations, maintenance

and complaintsThis book is well dissipated and contains

many useful and practical table,.

(George New nes 1 td. 688 pp. 211.)

This comprehensive book, written by eight

spccialisi contributors, corms Re Principles of

radio, television and radar, It provides areadable and opoo-date aniline of the principles

upon which the whole science of radio is based,

and will, we believe. be of considerable interest

to the many keen radio amaieurS throughout i hearea covered by the Board,

The hrsi chapters deal with the nature of

matter and electrons, methods of Producing and

using electrical energy and measurement or

electrical guanines. This is folloved by chaplerswhich sin, h„, the necessary „moos", of

;I radio CirVuit are designed lo RIM thc theoretical

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Radio frequency amplilication, detection, the

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service man end amateur should have no

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type of radio or television receiver.

Particular mention should be made of ihe

excellent line drawings, charts and circuits, of

which there arc mole than 500,

We can confidently recommend this book to

anyone who is radio-minded.

" ELECTRICAL SERVICING OF THE

MOTOR VEHICLE"

( f he Trader Publishing Co. Lob 150 pp, 316).

This is a book for ihe automobile electrical

specialist and has tyo main purposes as as object'

(I) To help and guide the service man in the

wisest choice of equipment for the scope ansl

narure of work to be underia ken.

(2) To offer a simple and easily followed Oul-line of the basic principles of auto-elecricaltesting and Lest appliances.

The hook is well illustrated.

" MATHEMATICS FOR ELECTRICIANS'

135 MARIUS. M. Knit%

(Meth:H..1Ln Publishing Co. Ltd

aral Edition 372 pp.

Anybody who bas the slightest doubt about

the application of mathematics in the solution

or practical electrical problems, will load this hook

extremely useful.Thc method adopted is to give a brier descrip.

lion of the malhematical Process, followed byvorked examples and problems for the modem.

Ily ihn means it is possible io check one's

progress as one gths along. A similar nhElhOd

is adopted for ihe chapters dealing with parti-

cular electrical applications, such as parallel

hreuip, generan and moior problcmc boner/

problem5 Kirchhoff's Laws. etcIn this revised edition there is a chapter

resieving the lundamenial provisions of circuits.

a chapter op logarff luaus, and two charters on

alternating current work, including problemsdealing with balanced three-phase circuits.

" PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY AND

1..I.ECTROMaGNETISNI '-

Sy G. P. HARNS...SI L

McGraw.Hill Publishing Co Lid. 670 Plis 361-)

This is the Acond edition of a book for

advanced students First published ten years

ago it incarporates ihe ninny develuprnenis inelectricity which have Wen made since that dole

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to particularly soluble Problems.1 he book is intended as an introduction to

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and covers electrostatics, physical characteristics

or dielectrics and conductors. Witch cupent

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electric LAWS. thermal %es Lim tubes, magneffe

properties of ITInitcr. eleno.rmignelic machinery,madam etc,

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