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Somerset County Herald and Taunton Courier Saturday 06 Jan 1940
Page 12 Column 3
BRIDGWATER COUNTY SESSIONS
CHAIRMAN'S NEW YEAR WISHES
PETHERTON WARDEN'S “BLACK-OUT” LAMP
The
Chairman of the Bridgwater County Bench, Mr. C. B. GREENHILL, at the
Sessions on Friday, wished all present a happy New Year, especially
the Clerk, Deputy-Clerk, legal fraternity, police, and Press.
Thanking them for their courtesy and kindly help, he remarked that in
all the 20 years he had had the honour to sit on that Bench that had
been a very pleasant feature of the Court.
The Clerk, Colonel E.
TREVOR, and Supt. S. C. EDWARDS acknowledged the Chairman's
remarks.
The Clerk announced that the Bench had appointed Mr.
GREENHILL as chairman for the ensuing year, and Mr. H. H. BROADMEAD
vice-chairman.
INN TRANSFER.
On the application of Mr. Arthur KING the licence of the Lamb Inn, North Petherton, was permanently transferred from Henry Geo BAKER to Robert Chas. WILLIAMS.
EXTENSIONS FOR DANCES.
Mr. A. KING, of the George Hotel, North Petherton, was granted extensions until midnight on 11th and 16th instant for dances in connection with the Cricket Club and Lifeboat Institution respectively.
UNOBSCURED LIGHT.
Arthur JONES, bricklayer, of 21, Hyde Park, North Petherton, was summoned for permitting an unobscured light at his house. Mr. Arthur KING appeared for him and pleaded not guilty.
P.C. CHAPMAN said that 6.45 a.m. on 13th December, when about 100 yards from 21, Hyde Park, he saw a light coming from an upstairs window. He went up to the house, and found that no curtains were drawn in the room.
He
asked defendant why he had not obscured the light, and he replied,
“This is a 'black-out' lamp and I thought it was all right.”
He showed witness a small lamp.
Mr. KING produced the lamp, and
mentioned that defendant was an A.R.P. warden. He had had some people
staying with him from London who introduced the lamp to him. They
said the lamps were in common use in London and were called
“black-out” lamps. If Mr. JONES committed an offence he
did so unwittingly, because the lamp was bought for the purpose of
complying with the regulations.
Supt. EDWARDS said there was no
authority for the issue of the lamps, and pointed out that the window
should have been curtained.
Defendant
was fined 10s.
CYCLISTS FINED.
The following were fined for cycling without proper lights:- William PARKER, Newton-road, North Petherton, 10s; Fred DUDDERIDGE, North Moor, North Newton, 7s 6d; Elmer WEST, factory hand, Southwick, Mark 10s; Gladys OBURN, factory hand, 62, Clyce-road, Highbridge, 10s; Stanley KEARLE, unemployed labourer, Kent-avenue, Bridgwater, 2s 6d; Leonard WILLIAMS, unemployed labourer, 106, Bristol-road, Bridgwater, 2s 6d.