MR. S. M. TAYLOK ABOUT TO RETIRE PHE fund for supplying a of Christmas fare c needy blind of Exeter a " v South-West of England- which the Devon and Gazette' was associated twenty years, is recalled • d announcement that at the jvir- April there will be 0 Samuel Matthews Taylor.

County And School House Councillor J. Cock presided over meeting of Broadhempston Parish Council. The clerk read a letter from the Devon County Education Committee intimating that they would be giving up the tenancy of the School House as soon as possible. It was assumed from th

Enjoyable Event At Crediton outstanding performance the Devon Music Competitions prizewinners' concert, at Hayward's Girls School. Crediton, on Thursday last, was by Miss C. Parkin (Rudd and Pugh Trophy winner) when she gave a piano solo of " Sea Rapture " by Moscowsky. She also

Town Council Levies Increased Rate TMDEFORD TOWN COUNCIL JJ on Thursday last adopted a rate t'dr the coming year of 20s. 6d. in the £—an increase of 6d. on the current year. Water rates would be 2s. the £—the same as the present figure. For Aid. T. Burton (Finance Committee chai

and GARDEN FURNITURE Get our Prices Herbert J. Gray, Ltd. 16 & 17, Bridge St., Exeter Phone 2590

St. Thomas R.D.C. Appoint An Engineer TN spite of advice firmly given by - their chairman (Major H. C. Gould) not at this stage to appoint a technical officer to supervise their water supply schemes, St. Thomas Rural Council on Friday decided to make the appointment. A Ministry

Children Playing Around Memorial 1 \AWLISH schoolchildren have been playing around the town's war memorial outside the parish church and have exploded fireworks on the base of the cross, the urban council were told on Wednesday. letter of complaint was read from a resident, who

(Phone 3225) TUESDAY NEXT. November 7th, 1950. TAPHOUSE FARM. MARSHWOOD. Final Notice of the attractive Sale of 50 tons of Prime MEADOW HAY FARM IMPLEMENTS, which MESSRS. R. & C. SNELL are favoured with instructions from M. A. Pinney, Esq. to Sell Auction, above, commencing at 2

Sz LAING (G. W. Wnitton, A.R.1.C.5.: S. S. H. Stroud. F.A.1.1. i Auctioneers and Estate Agents, 20, Queen-st., Exeter Phone 2509 i: OKEHAMPTON. —Freehold BUSINESS PREMISES in good trading position, to be sold or let. D.F. shop and good living accom. Rent £130 pa. Price £2.500. U

Inquest On Axminster Man A verdict ol "Death by accident" was returned on Monday by a jury at the resumed Exeter inquest on Albert Strawbridge (76), a retired gardener, of 4, Loup - cottages, Axminster. who was involved in a road accident on November 9th. 1949. A rider was added