Industry

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

Father Christmas stepped out of a chimney to hand out presents for all the children attending the East Yelland Power Station Social Club’s annual Christmas party on Thursday of last week.

Father Christmas was Mr T Dipple, of Bideford, and the chimney had been temporarily ‘built in’ with screening against one of the walls.
A tea for the children was paid for out of Social Club funds.
There were about 60 children present. They were children of the employees with the exception of a group specially invited from a Barnstaple children’s home. Mothers of those children who were aged up to five years were invited to attend.
This party was for children aged up to 10 years. On the previous day the Social Club had provided a thrill for employees’ children from 10 to school leaving age. This party of 66 children went on a trip to Exeter pantomime.

Home Secretary Orders Suspension of Act

Christmas Shopping

The Home Secretary has made an Order under the Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928, suspending the operation throughout, England and Wales of the provisions of that Act relating to general closing hours from Saturday December 18th to Friday December 24 1937, both days inclusive, but excluding Sunday December 19 1937.
This Order has also the effect of suspending the operation during the period in question of evening Closing Orders made under the Shops Act 1912. It does not, however, suspend the operation of the provisions relating to the closing of shops on the weekly half-holiday, and a shopkeeper will not therefore be entitled to remain open on the weekly half-holiday before Christmas, except under the conditions laid down in the Act of 1912.
Nor does the Order in any way affect the operation of the provisions of the 1912 and 1934 Acts relating to the shop assistants’ half-holiday and the regulation of hours of young persons.
The provisions of the Licensing Act in regard to the sale of intoxicating liquor will not be affected.

Gazette article is dated 7 December 1937

Was Manageress of Glove Factory

The funeral has taken place at the Higher Cemetary, Bideford, of Mrs Gladys Nance-Kivell of Homealong, Kingsley Road, Bideford, wife of Mr Leonard Nance-Kivell.

Before her retirement in 1971 Mrs Nance-Kivell had been associated with the gloving industry for over 50 years.For 24 years she was the manageress of Messrs Sudbury’s Appledore factory.

The Rev Walter J Joyce officiated at the service. Immediate mourners attending were: the husband, Mr Victor Harvey, Mr David Harvey , Miss Louie Squire, Mr George Rumsam, Mr A Smale, Mr and Mrs T Nance-Kivell, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Nance-Kivell, Mr and Mrs G Prouse, Mr and Mrs S Moore, Mr and Mrs W Boundy, Mr and Mrs H Nance-Kivell, Mr B Nance-Kivell, Mr and Mrs B Smale, Mr and Mrs S Brown. Unable to attend were: Mrs V Harvey; Mrs D Harvey.
Bearers were Messrs S Harris, A Balsdon, H Daw, A Poole, A Parsons and J Walter.
Representing Sudbury Gloves Ltd were: Mr R E Day, Mr R E Sawtell, Miss B Tatem, Mrs A Tucker, Mrs M Bond, Mrs B Evans, Mrs B Mortimore, Mr R G Halbert (also representing Mr F I Spry), Mrs M Kryczka.
Others attending included: Mr and Mrs W Cann, Mr and Mrs S R Hearn, Mr and Mrs F J Walters, Mr and Mrs S M Hill, Mr and Mrs J Walters, Mr and Mrs Pascoe, Mr and Mrs W Axford, Mr and Mrs J Andrew, Mr and Mrs T Heal, Mr and Mrs Spry, Pastor G J Hacker (representing Bideford Town Mission), Pastor C C Capener, Messrs R E Poole, B Beer, A Davey, O Andrew, H Bailey, W H Axford, R Risdon, H and M Allin, Mesdames A Poole, A J Hearn, Beavis, I Hearn, J Davis, A Balsdon, R Balls, H Bewes, S Luxton, S Harris, L Hockin, Lake, R Axford, E Heard, H Heal, Misses L Richards, K Trewin, O Parkhouse.
Flowers were: in ever loving member of my dear wife Gladys from Leonard; brother Vic and Percy; David, Hazel and family; Louie; L and B Smale, Ruth, Fred and family; Rene Burnard and family; Arthur, Ruth and family; Lawrence and Millie; Stan, Mary, Will and Edith; Edith and Betty; Tom and Winnie; Barbara and Bill; A H Gooding; Greta and Fred; Stan and Sylvia Nance-Kivell; Albert and Flo; F and J Walters; Dick, Elsie and Henry Wonnacott; E and G Wrey; Mrs M Poole; Mr and Mrs M Johns; Pamela and Marilyn; Mr and Mrs B A’Court; Capt and Mrs Steptoe and family; directors of Sudburys; officers and members of the IOR North Devon district; Wesleyan Reform Union; friends at Sudburys (Appledore); friends at Sudbury’s (Bideford); staff of Polypress; L and W Cann.
Full article is dated 10 November 1972