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Established 1845
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 21, 1954.
MRS CHIDLEY'S LINE IS CANVASSING
But she
A
-
prefers to be called a 'plonker'
LONG with John McAdam, the Earls of
Sandwich and Cardigan, and Captain Boycott, Charles Macintosh belongs to the select company whose names have entered the currency of everyday language.
Ironing in the Dunlop factory
Is Ms Margaret King. 18. of Teltenham.
Her hobbies are skating and dancing.
man
In
The dictionaries have put a Kin mackintosh, but the the afreet hax dropped the last two syllables, und BRIA the homely name of "mac" for the
which im-
garment
mortalises the inventor of ru' berised fabrics.
He was a Glasgow man, b
speed at Jae-
151 1768, use: Fir
kory in Manchester That fate- is tuning part tfire
ngunisation, whbhek-
Tory
plans the presence at a5a- sured possession in the Edruzeste- ton factory of Dunkey Cloth-
and Weatherproofs Li Hermetically scaled in glass,
it is kept to the offire of Me 4.
manager
The Keneral It is it
piece of the Digital double-texture cloth, which Mackish waterproofed
ver 120 years ago
nf
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t-
by
Harold Harris
William Lemkin is the man who planned demobilisation
clothing.
with rubber sulation wind
མ་ས It is a far cry from that old phtin between the two layers, letter to the stream of water.
this
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On July 13, 1830. wrote a proofs, showerproof raincoats letter, still clearly legible, on made from impregnated cloth, sample, recommending is sports jackets and trousers, and
"V doing
sults, engravings Two-piece
which pour upon,"
atul also for "envelope, from the conveyor belts of the rovering portfolio purpose, anni Edmonton factory. for binding bols instead leather of vellum."
Eighteen-year-old Iris Tyler is happy as a queen-which
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of Edmonton and of Dunlop, and Miss Industry of Edmonton.
buildings, for the processes are very different.
In the older building is the Tuineout factory. The cools are cut out by band-knife, an end- Jessly moving. ruzor-sharp blude, that culs its way through så thicknesses of wool cloth us amoothly as you or would slit pen an envelope with a sharp kalfe.
Skilled work this, as you would realise if you watches) Mr Ronald Duncan, of Eallek!, deftly manoeuvring the cloth su that the blade slides precisely along the faintly chalked lines.
JOURNEY
When Mr Duncan has finished his cutting, and the pieces havo
into the been separated
parla for individual coats, each gar- ment starts its journey Blong
moving the slowly
conveyor beit. Forty-two places, counting Hning
and interlining, for a ragian-sleeved showerproofed wool raincout.
One square of the conveyor bet, car an the pleves for one coat, may take from six to eight minutes to pass each giri.
See
In the clothing factory, where Juckets
end trousers are made, you w
plonking machine it work. Its purpose is to at tach
the cutvus to the jacket fronts, Mrs Joyce Chidley, who operates it, appours on the coin- as a "canvassCT”.“ pany records 198 fer
Job 1129 nothing to do with bol
Mrs Chidley says: politics. always call myself a plonker. There are, In reality, throo
The
Jackets
be cut out factories in the company's two by band-knife for,
far. If there is & check in the pattern, the cloth mal be
In such a way that Cul the checks match up, on sewins, pockets, sleeves, when the coat So cach jacket is is completed. cut singly with tailoring slicars.
In another part of taiz
She is beauty queen what she is.
Iter awards included a week at an Isle of Wight holiday camp, as well as cash and other prizes. She has been in the
factory for three years.
Two young workers with colds-Gladys ("the name's the same") Cooper and Maureen Stephens (right)-make good use of the factory's modern surgery.
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factory operatives attach Dun lop's specially designed rubber insertion to the waistband of shirt irousers, to prevent the riding
up. as well as elastic bands, to prevent the trousers. falling down.
But it in the waterproof factory that the spirit of Charles Macintosh Ungers on. His process perfected, is still carried on in the Manchester factory,
the rubberisea
and
Cloth BITIVES
at Edmonton where it is made into water- proots under the watchful eye of The fabulous Mys Amy Darbyshire.
55 YEARS
Mr Durbyshire is the fore- Wornan She joined the com-
That pany when site was 13. was in 1899, so she is clocking up her sath year of service.
Although her work is super- visory, she can still make coats with
of any
younger workers,
When Dunlop took in three factories
an interest
the
in Holland in 1948, it was Mrs Darbyshire who was sent train the Dutcn workers.
Light,
single-texture water- proots, rubberised on one alde, are made on the conveyor.
But the heavier, doubls. texture waterproof garments ure iond-made throughout, cach u, by a single operative.
to
It took about 18 months Leach Gerald Norris, of Palmers Grem, to do this work.
Now
at 17, he is on the production making about 28 coats a ng to get up to 32, which is about as many as any man can make.
the
One of the trickiest jobs he han to do is to make stripped scams, Wherever tho. coat is stitched, one thickness
of the fabric must be removed,
and
OVET
that
o rubber channel formed
the stitches, to ensure
no drop of water can percolate through,
froin
Nearly one quarter of the raincoats exported from the UK to North America come this factory, Mr War Lem- kin, director and general manager, will proudly tell you. He has reason to be proud. For he travels from
coast to coast in Canada and the USA, where he is known not as the Dunlop man, but
the Macintosh man.
TRADITIONS
In that market, the traditions of the proud old Glasgow name combine with the rollablilty of
RE
One way to find out if a waterproof is waterproof is to pour Blonde a bucket of water in it and leave it for a few days. Brenda Hammett (17), of Tottenham, has no doubt about this one.
Slowly, almost imperceptibly, never stopping, the conveyor belt takes the plecen for each garment between two rows of girls. Each plays her part in the assembly, will be paid a bonus for anything, over the output target for the belt.
SIN
Her official ütle is canvaser. "But I call myself a plonker," says 24-year-old Mrs. Joyon Chidler, of Tottenham. Her*
plonking machine attaches canvas to the jacket fronts.
operation when the Forces were At Edmonton, as elsewhere in demobilised. He remembered the the clothing industry, one of the end of the 1014 war when he, chief difficulties today is shortage along with other ex-servicemen, of labour. The Dunlop organika- was given an ill-atting blue serge on fackle the problem in two sult, white collar to wear with ways. old khaki shirt, and cloth cap,
Determined that the services They have installed every men of 1045 should be given a modern production technique, Six Hongkong newspapers last-named being, owned and | Union on all matters which the modern product to make an better start in civilan lifa, Mr with incentives to productivity, have been admitted to mem-published by tho Overseas affect, or might affect, the free-outstanding dollar corner, Lemkin drow up the plan for such as a bonus for everything bership of the Commonwealth Chinese Daily Nours, Ltd.
dom and efficiency of the newe- At home, many millions of self-service depois, where nach above the output fargut. They Press Union according to in- The objects of the Common- paper and periodical Prees men who have never heard his man could select for himself a also energetically looking formation received yesterday wealth Press. Undon, whose throughout the Commonwealth. name have been clothed by Mr complete new outfit.
for new workers. from London.
headquarters are in London, To promote conferences of Lemkin.
Each outfit cost the nation be
The
latest innovation is # The papera are the South are:
members in various parts of As director of clothing and twech 20 and 20. Mr Lemkin training centre in the factory, China Morning Post, China To promote the welfare of the Commonwealth or also- textiles at the Ministry of Supostimates that the same clothes where girls of 15, wraight from Mall, and South China Smday the Newspaper Press of thewhere.
ply, he was responsible for would have cost about £20 in school, are taught to use the Post-Herald
group of Commonwealth and of those To watch for and to oppose clothing wil the Briush Forces the shops it the shops had had machines. South China Morning Post concerned with the dissemination by any legitimate means bogata in all parts of the world from them. His plan to supply the Zimited, publications),
Operatives who go to night information the lot maya" "and
Initive or other proposals likely July 1942 to the end of the war. complete outfit, Instead of mek- school have their dees refunded Hongkong
**Tigor Standard, newspapers and oilter periodi- to be harmful to Press freedoms And it was Mr Lemkia who ing a financial groet, me, many by the company and receive a and the Wat Khu Yat Po and cals, and to give effect to the and the maintenance of sadovised, planned and carried to people wanted, saved the tax cash award when they pass their Wah Kiu Man” Po, the two opinion of members of the effective Pross.
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The Big Killing
L
IKE rich men roiling up in a limousine to make their kill at the tables in some palm-fringed casino, Alfred and Joe arrived in state in an ancient car out- side the pin-table saloon.
They had much the pame purpose in mind as those who vialt ensin A notion that it would be pleasant to put the place out of business by break-
says." He turned to deal with Alfred,
"He is married also," the officer sald, "and hus a child nged 18 months, Ele has quite a good work record as painter, bul he gave
up his last jub, which pald 28 week. Last December. Since then, ho telis me, he has been selling logs on his own account,"
can-"IT'S quite clear,"
ing the bank. As money not he won at pin-table saloons. Alfred
anki Joe meant 10 achieve their end by robbery.
The couple parked their car und sauntered into the saloon.
tu
103 THREEPENNY-BITS
LFRED and Joe selected a
machine
3d. that cost play. They changed a half- crown into the right coin.
Then, while Allred
over the game to mask
Joe
leaned his really
AND ALFRED'S FUTURE
Bald Mr Reece to Joe, "that you are a pest of these arcades. Go to prison for six months." turned to Alfred, “Your case is said. somewhat different," he "Pay £10 fine."
The two young husbands left, glum-faced us gamblers whose Infallible systems have fulled. The whe would have time 10 ponder where things had gone wrong.
Upon the other, the present friend's actions.
The problem of pressed hard. opened the drawer where the finding 800 threepenny-bits to machine kept is earnings, and
pay for
such temporary part- helped himself to what Was ownership of 193, and still have Inside --- 103 threepenny-bits
and one
aluminium disc used
for testing the machine,
The job done, Joe shut the
enough loft for food and rent for his family, at a time, of year when the bottom must just about have fallen out of the log-
drawer ogain. und the war selling business. gauntered off.
But the robbery had bren A polleeman was called and Alfred and Joe were stop-
scen.
ped. They were asked turn out their pockets, and 235, 9d.
threepenny-ufts
came
In
light. So did the test-disc.
FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
10
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
News, Signal: 1.15. Weather Report and Special An- nouncernenta; 130, Hongkong Con gor Orchemea. Farewell Concert to Members of the Orchestra trom "Newcastio". Conductor:
T Bow Street next morning, HMS.
A Alfred and Joe both plead-Remedios.
Victor Ardy. Londor: 11. Dos
the magistrate, Invited youths to
sion,
friend
by
Introduced (Becorded at the
Diana China
of England (BUCTS);
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ed not guilty to stealing the Harris money, and when he had heard Fleet Club on Bunday Night 18th 2.10. Varjely Fantare-from the story, Mr Bertram Reece,, the Nort
TQ APEN);
the 2.46, bongs of the Bouth; 3.15, Jazz
Club - wish give him their ver-
Humphrey Lyttelton and him and (DECTS); 3,45, Firmi Miano Quartet plays Gershwin; 4 Alfred from the dock said: "fotantho" (Gilbert and Sullivan) "It was raining, an' wo
min by the Principals and Chorus Just ut the 'Oyly Carte Opera Company went into the arcade for shelter with Orchestra cond. by Izidore and played a few games
6.30, Music for you; 0, for Guatrey *** | Tuno Bignal and Programme újm- amusement like.
Then
* mary; 8.09, Lucky Dip-Variety Re- stranger come up and he play- questa prosented by Margherita ed the machine we was ol." (Studio); (7, "Mute for Romance"
He paused. and added, es 11
Anne Ziegler and Webater Booth; 7.10, Orchestra of
Wook - the to clinch the matter: "If you Orchestre De La Sule Romande want to know, there was an 7.43. Letter from America Indian and his
helay? Alistair Cook giri
(Recorded London
B 7.40. Weather Report; standing there all the time." Time Signal and World News Lon
Mr Reece peered over
hdon Relay) Ble, News Talk (Lon- ginssca, as if trying
Relay) or Special Announce- to follow ments: 3.15, A Special Progra the reasoning, waiting for some for the Queen's Birthday played by clue or key word.
the Band of the Hongkong Police cond, by Mr W. B. Foster, AR.C.M. JOE'S PAST...
(Recorted); 4.45. Recital by Sumon Mutman ('collos with Moya Ros (Piano) (Concert Hall): 1, Time Alfred subsided into Signat.
Wednesday Theatre. silence, and Joe would add for Radio by Janet MeNiell. Pro "Mildred Dear (DBCTS). A Play nothing. The case was found duced by John Gibson; 10 "A dar- proved.
Jand for the Queen" Madrigala dedicated by Gracious Permission to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and Bung by the Golden Age Singers. The Cambridge Madrizal Suciety [BBCTS): 10.30, One Night Bland. Percy Faith and his Orch: 1050, Weather Report; 11, Time Signal. Radio News Reel (London Relay); 11,15, Goodnight Muia:
BU
UT
out a on the
A policeman brought file with Joe's name cover. "There are two Bindings of gullt against this man," he said, "and three convictions," He began to read details.
Among other things, Alfred had been gaoled nine months for a dozen cases of stealing money from automatic machines. "He's a married man, sir," the oficer said, "and works on his own account as a dealer, he
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