Re: Looking Back - Herald files
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 8:25 am
From the Archives of the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald published on October, 24, 2007
100 YEARS AGO on October 25, 1907
ON Friday afternoon last, Mr JB Orr, science master at Kyleshill School, was presented with a handsome marble timepiece by the staff, on his leaving to renew studies at Glasgow University.
THIS week Mr William Wylie has introduced to his boot-repairing premises in Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, a new combined finishing machine. It is the only one of its kind in Ayrshire.
AT the Industrial Exhibition held at Edinburgh this week Mrs Albert Beard, Saltcoats, has won first prize for drawn-thread, cocchet and embroidery work.
MR Harry Gaul, Saltcoats Public School, has obtained his BA degree, and is the first teacher in Saltcoats to secure it.
AT the annual meeting of Ardrossan Unionist Club, office-bearers appointed were:-President, Mr JB Chrystie; vice-president, Messrs RM Watt. J Nicol and JR Robertson; secretary, Mr Arthur Craig: solicitor, treasurer, Mr J Stewart, Royal Bank.
MR H Cosh, Garnock House Dalry, has successfully passed his final examination as law agent.
MR JAMES Coats Junior of Ferguslie House, Paisley, has presented to St Palladius RC School Dalry, and St Winning RC School, Kilwinning. each a handsome bookcase with 200 volumes for the use of the scholars.
ON Tuesday evening at a meeting held in St John's Church Hall, Ardrossan, it was resolved to form a branch of the Women's home Mission of the United Free Church, and office bearers appointed were:-President, Miss A Black, secretary, Miss A Smith; committee, Mrs Adamson, Mrs Tannock, Mrs Stitt. Mrs Goodwin, Misses Alison, Connel and N Hogarth.
50 YEARS AGO on October 25, 1957
THIEVES who broke into the booking office of Ardrossan Town Station at the end of last week blew open a safe and also got away with over £100. They also opened parcels which were in the office and stole articles of clothing. The theft took place during Thursday and early on Friday morning, and so quietly did the intruders carry out their job that not even the stationmaster whose house is in the station building, heard anything. To muffle the explosion, the safe-blowers used sacks which they took from the coal yard at the rear of the station.
LAST Saturday Ardrossan Flute Band travelled to Glasgow to compete in the Championship Flute Band contest. As this was the first time they had been in a contest they were placed in the fourth grade. They won the shield for first place, and were also placed first in drumming. The band taught themselves, under the leadership of Mr Herbert Lee and Mr James McKenzie, and the drummers were under the tuition of Mr William McCourt. Their thanks are also due to Mr Tom Smith, the conductor.
DR JAMES Craik, Nobel Division charman made the presentations when more than 80 employees of ICI received in the Concert Hall of Ardeer Recreation Club last Friday awards for 40, 30 and 20 years' service.
ON Tuesday evening the Woman's Guild of Saltcoats EU Church held a successful hostess tea in the Church Hall, which was filled to capacity The Rev Charles Moore opened the proceedings with praise and prayer, and then introduced Mr Hugh Mullen to compare what proved to be a most enjoyable concert. The programme was of high standard and varied character, the following artistes taking part: Miss Jean Lewis, soprano Mrs Frew, contralto; Mr JB Crawford, tenor: Mr T Williams, bass; Miss Duff and Mr William Archibald, plano duets, and Mr Toni Wood, accordionist.
25 YEARS AGO on October 29, 1982
THANKS to a Royal Navy exercise off the North Ayrshire coast, a blazing ferry was saved from being scuppered on Wednesday night. The passenger ferry, St Olaf, sent out an SOS about 5.30pm when its engine room erupted into flames. The 15 crew members fought the blaze while helicopters from HMS Gannet at Prestwick were alerted.
The Royal Navy were, luckily, nearby and a firefighting crew from the warship HMS Yarmouth was airlifted by the rescue helicopters to the blazing ferry. St Olaf, owned by the P and O Line, normally operates on the Orkney service between Scrabster and Stromness, but was sailing four miles south west of Pladda on sea trials following a re-fit when the drama began. As firefighters from HMS Yarmouth were landed on the ferry, all but essential crew were air-lifted to safety.
After two hours below decks, the firefighters put out the blaze and returned to their warship
But moments later a second SOS was transmitted - the ill-fated ferry was on fire again. A Coastguard spokesman explained: "Apparently there were smouldering remains of the first fire behind part of the engine and that is what started the second fire. Some of the crew were landed at Prestwick late on Wednesday night by the Royal Navy, while the remaining crew on board stayed on the ferry for the undignified tow to Girvan Docks, where the ferry will be repaired. The St Olaf was towed out of Ayrshire waters at 8am on Thursday morning.
THE West of Scotland Industrial Clothing factory in Kilwinning is making a clean sweep of success-new contracts are being won, new jobs are being created, and Mr Gio Benedetti, owner, announced this week that more than £100,000 was being invested in new machinery. The machines -- highly sophisticated cleaning units -are due to be installed within a month and will increase the capacity of the factory in West Byrehill Industrial Estate by about 30 per cent. Mr Benedetti said that business was doing so well that in the past two weeks five new jobs have been created at the factory.
He also estimated six more jobs in the coming weeks.
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original
100 YEARS AGO on October 25, 1907
ON Friday afternoon last, Mr JB Orr, science master at Kyleshill School, was presented with a handsome marble timepiece by the staff, on his leaving to renew studies at Glasgow University.
THIS week Mr William Wylie has introduced to his boot-repairing premises in Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, a new combined finishing machine. It is the only one of its kind in Ayrshire.
AT the Industrial Exhibition held at Edinburgh this week Mrs Albert Beard, Saltcoats, has won first prize for drawn-thread, cocchet and embroidery work.
MR Harry Gaul, Saltcoats Public School, has obtained his BA degree, and is the first teacher in Saltcoats to secure it.
AT the annual meeting of Ardrossan Unionist Club, office-bearers appointed were:-President, Mr JB Chrystie; vice-president, Messrs RM Watt. J Nicol and JR Robertson; secretary, Mr Arthur Craig: solicitor, treasurer, Mr J Stewart, Royal Bank.
MR H Cosh, Garnock House Dalry, has successfully passed his final examination as law agent.
MR JAMES Coats Junior of Ferguslie House, Paisley, has presented to St Palladius RC School Dalry, and St Winning RC School, Kilwinning. each a handsome bookcase with 200 volumes for the use of the scholars.
ON Tuesday evening at a meeting held in St John's Church Hall, Ardrossan, it was resolved to form a branch of the Women's home Mission of the United Free Church, and office bearers appointed were:-President, Miss A Black, secretary, Miss A Smith; committee, Mrs Adamson, Mrs Tannock, Mrs Stitt. Mrs Goodwin, Misses Alison, Connel and N Hogarth.
50 YEARS AGO on October 25, 1957
THIEVES who broke into the booking office of Ardrossan Town Station at the end of last week blew open a safe and also got away with over £100. They also opened parcels which were in the office and stole articles of clothing. The theft took place during Thursday and early on Friday morning, and so quietly did the intruders carry out their job that not even the stationmaster whose house is in the station building, heard anything. To muffle the explosion, the safe-blowers used sacks which they took from the coal yard at the rear of the station.
LAST Saturday Ardrossan Flute Band travelled to Glasgow to compete in the Championship Flute Band contest. As this was the first time they had been in a contest they were placed in the fourth grade. They won the shield for first place, and were also placed first in drumming. The band taught themselves, under the leadership of Mr Herbert Lee and Mr James McKenzie, and the drummers were under the tuition of Mr William McCourt. Their thanks are also due to Mr Tom Smith, the conductor.
DR JAMES Craik, Nobel Division charman made the presentations when more than 80 employees of ICI received in the Concert Hall of Ardeer Recreation Club last Friday awards for 40, 30 and 20 years' service.
ON Tuesday evening the Woman's Guild of Saltcoats EU Church held a successful hostess tea in the Church Hall, which was filled to capacity The Rev Charles Moore opened the proceedings with praise and prayer, and then introduced Mr Hugh Mullen to compare what proved to be a most enjoyable concert. The programme was of high standard and varied character, the following artistes taking part: Miss Jean Lewis, soprano Mrs Frew, contralto; Mr JB Crawford, tenor: Mr T Williams, bass; Miss Duff and Mr William Archibald, plano duets, and Mr Toni Wood, accordionist.
25 YEARS AGO on October 29, 1982
THANKS to a Royal Navy exercise off the North Ayrshire coast, a blazing ferry was saved from being scuppered on Wednesday night. The passenger ferry, St Olaf, sent out an SOS about 5.30pm when its engine room erupted into flames. The 15 crew members fought the blaze while helicopters from HMS Gannet at Prestwick were alerted.
The Royal Navy were, luckily, nearby and a firefighting crew from the warship HMS Yarmouth was airlifted by the rescue helicopters to the blazing ferry. St Olaf, owned by the P and O Line, normally operates on the Orkney service between Scrabster and Stromness, but was sailing four miles south west of Pladda on sea trials following a re-fit when the drama began. As firefighters from HMS Yarmouth were landed on the ferry, all but essential crew were air-lifted to safety.
After two hours below decks, the firefighters put out the blaze and returned to their warship
But moments later a second SOS was transmitted - the ill-fated ferry was on fire again. A Coastguard spokesman explained: "Apparently there were smouldering remains of the first fire behind part of the engine and that is what started the second fire. Some of the crew were landed at Prestwick late on Wednesday night by the Royal Navy, while the remaining crew on board stayed on the ferry for the undignified tow to Girvan Docks, where the ferry will be repaired. The St Olaf was towed out of Ayrshire waters at 8am on Thursday morning.
THE West of Scotland Industrial Clothing factory in Kilwinning is making a clean sweep of success-new contracts are being won, new jobs are being created, and Mr Gio Benedetti, owner, announced this week that more than £100,000 was being invested in new machinery. The machines -- highly sophisticated cleaning units -are due to be installed within a month and will increase the capacity of the factory in West Byrehill Industrial Estate by about 30 per cent. Mr Benedetti said that business was doing so well that in the past two weeks five new jobs have been created at the factory.
He also estimated six more jobs in the coming weeks.
Thanks to Tom McGrattan for the original