South Yorkshire Timjes – Saturday 24 April 1943
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Holidays at home will be arranged in most industrial areas this summer.
Dearne Urban Council are to have an official seal made from a design by the Surveyor (Mr. W. H. Adams). It depicts the unification in 1937 of Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Bolton into one urban district.
Arrangements have been made for short Easter holidays, including Saturday and Monday at a number of works in Rotherham and district. In others the holiday break is for one day only.
On Monday 169 employees of Darfield Main Colliery received seven days’ notice. The step is stated to be due to concentration and to have been taken with the approval of the Regional Controller of the Ministry of Fuel and Power. The men affected are employed in the Melton Field seam. As many as possible are to be re-absorbed in other work at the pit.
Mr. Frank Williams, of Mexborough, has been appointed headmaster of the Hill Boys’ Modern School, Thurnscoe, in succession to Mr. T. H. Bollans, who is retiring. Mr. Williams is headmaster of the Denaby Main Junior Mixed School.
At the annual meeting of the Yorkshire District of the British Commercial Gas Association Mr. J. W. Brearley, Engineer and Manager to the Swinton and Mexborough Gas Board, was elected vice-chairman of the Yorkshire District. Mr. Brearley was also elected to the National Executive of the Association and the Association’s Publicity Committee in London.