Teignmouth Post and Gazette No 4882 Friday 12 September 1975

DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS

In an article drawn up by teachers, police and probation officers, etc. experts have set out a blue print for guidance for maintaining discipline in schools of the County. “When the present middle-aged generation were at primary or junior schools, their responsibilities to their fellows and their community were drilled into them.Their teachers were conscious that they held the power of grooming their pupils for the future welfare of the country, more than just academical subjects.

“They taught the children to really behave. Has this conscientious approach disappeared over the years - has it been overwhelmed by a succession of teachers whose attention to pet theories in other directions have left no room for character building? Such a plan could be evolved nationally, but there is nothing to stop Teignmouth doing something now, to lay the foundation for the future well-being of the community.”

READING APPEAL

Five hundred people in Devon have responded to the County Council’s call for volunteers to help the estimated 40,000 people in the County who have difficulty reading and writing. The drive is part of the national adult literacy campaign’s second stage “Help With Reading” - inviting people who need help to come forward.

Posters showing the slogan “Help with Reading" and a phone number of the nearest tuition centre are being displayed all over the County, in Post Offices, health centres, supermarkets, etc.

FOUND BY AN HONEST MAN

The holiday maker who lost her handbag containing £200 worth of cash and jewellery in Teignmouth last week was lucky. The bag and contents was found by an honest man, Mr. Bill Feeney, of Liverpool, staying at The White Lodge Guest House, Shaldon.

The owner called at the police station the same night, and had the relief of having her property handed to her by the police. She took the name and address of the finder.

COBALT UNIT GIFT

The League of Friends of Torbay Hospital have made an offer to provide a £75,000 cobalt unit for the treatment of cancer at the hospital. They are concerned, however, lest bureaucratic delays in accepting the gift may force up its costs alarmingly.

It would be the largest gift ever made to the Hospital in its history. At present, people have to travel to Exeter from the Torbay area, and their journeys, sometimes daily for 20 trips, were extremely distressing. Combined with the exhausting treatment, it placed a great strain on the patients.

FIGHTING FIRES IN SHIPS

Devon’s chief fire officer, Mr. Ralph Havery, will be going to Egypt next month to advise on the setting up of a school at Alexandria to provide specialist training on fighting fires in ships. He will be away for a month, and his costs will be borne by the United Nations.

PONY EXPRESS

Dartmoor National Park Committee propose to continue their summer Pony Express service into the winter. The mini-bus service is intended to relieve some of the pressure of cars on Dartmoor. It carried more than 2,000 people in the summer months in a circular route, starting at Haytor Vale, calling at Widdecombe, Hound Tor, Manaton Chard, Becka Falls and Bovey Tracey. The main difference is that it will operate on Saturdays as well as Sundays, providing a shopping bus service for local people.