Teignmouth Post and Gazette No 4878 Friday 15 August 1975

WICKED TO ROB THE ELDERLY

Miss Alice Cross writes to us that the Rest Centre has been robbed. When they opened up on Tuesday morning - disaster. To try to pick the lock, almost every knife in the kitchen was tried and broken, then scissors, then an axe kept at the rear as a fire precaution.

A hole large enough for a small hand to go through was made, and hey presto! The door was unlocked and the robber had a wonderful time. To say that I am upset puts it mildly.

Our various money boxes were broken open, prize money envelopes taken, a box of old pennies, half pence and farthings which we valued. Nothing other than old people’s hard to come by money was taken. My object in asking you to publish this is that some mother must know if a youngster is overspending. In later years they may remember this and repent.

REGATTA

There was a good entry of over 50 boats in the Teignmouth Regatta, held under the burgee of the Teignmouth Corinthian Yacht Club. Last year, the Saturday events were almost entirely spoiled by bad weather, but this was more than compensated by two good days this year. For the first time ever, the Morgan Giles trophy for cruisers on Saturday was won by a lady competitor, Mrs. Margaret Peace, who is now adding success in yachting to past successes in motor cycle trials and mountaineering.

LOST POST CARDS

The Post Office is unhappy about the amount of mail which piles up in seaside post offices at this time of year. The grumble is that “the Post Office lost it”, but no one is willing to admit that, while he wrote the message and put on the stamps, he failed to put on the address.

VACANT ROOMS?

25 Years Ago. Teignmouth was crammed to capacity for the August Bank Holiday weekend. So great was the number of holidaymakers seeking accommodation that the publicity committee made an appeal by loudspeaker for people who had rooms vacant to come forward. Eighty six residents, who do not normally take in visitors, responded to the broadcast.

WHO WAS THE TRUE FRIEND?

The Rev Arthur Rose, Vicar of St James’, writes; “She was elderly, lived alone and walked with difficulty. With the pension and the bit she had saved, she managed. Relatives had cars but they were busy and lived 50 miles away. Her birthdays were remembered, never less than six cards for company on the day. Her son even sent a pound note on birthdays and Christmas. Her little treat was to buy something special and eat it alone. Then she died. So many turned up for the funeral. It was splendid, so many flowers, too “in loving memory” and “fond remembrance.”

HANDBAG MISSING

A plea to our readers for help has reached us from Atherstone in Warwickshire. While on holiday in Teignmouth, a holidaymaker’s seven year old daughter lost her pink and white shoulder bag, with a green purse in it containing 95p.

Mother of the owner is Mrs, B. Greenway of 109 Lister Road, CV9 3DF. She would be most grateful to hear if the bag has been found.

GETTING INTO DEEP WATER

Should guests taking a bath in hotels be charged extra on their bills, or the cost taken into account in an all-in tariff? The official view of the British Tourist Authority is that water for baths should be available at all reasonable times at no extra charge. However, for some smaller places, this is causing problems, particularly with the escalating fuel costs.