100 YEARS AGO
Saturday
October 10, 1908

MECHANICS INSTITUTE - With October the winter quarter in connection with this old established institution commences and the committee are as usual getting in a supply of new books for their many readers.
It is hoped that others will be induced to become members and take advantage during the long evenings of the comfortable reading room and the very extensive library.
Particulars may be obtained from the librarian at the Institute, Exchange Street, every evening.

THIRTY-SIX HOURS IN FOG - Henry Marshall, a native of Penzance, was landed at Cardiff on Monday with his wife and four children after being 36 hours in an open boat without food.
Marshall is a wireworker who goes from port to port in a 14ft punt. He left Weston-super-Mare on Saturday for Bridgwater but was lost in the fog. He rowed about all day and through the night, but he could not find the shore and finally had to give up exhausted. The fog lifted for a short time on Sunday afternoon and Mr Harris, in the Bristol Channel, saw the boat and rescued the occupants who were in a state of collapse.

MR CHAMBERLAIN'S HEALTH - Mr Neville Chamberlain authorises the Birmingham correspondent of the Times to say that there is no truth in the statements published in a Sunday paper that his father intends to retire shortly and that he is preparing a message to his constituents.
Mr Chamberlain is better than he has been for a long time past, and on Sunday he spent some hours in the grounds at Highbury, while during the week he has taken several long drives.

HULL MOTORIST’S DANGEROUS SPEED - A young man, named Lowry of Hull, was summoned at the police court on Saturday on a charge of driving his motor car at a dangerous speed on September 13, the speed being put at 14 or 15 miles an hour.
Thompson Walker, newsagent, agreed in the estimate of the speed, and said a great many people had to scurry out of the way in Prince Street. Mr Cooper (solicitor): ‘But you are not so young as you were’? Walker: ‘No, but there is a good deal of steel left yet - (laughter). I am a good walker. I was a Walker when I was born - (laughter)’. Defendant and a witness put the speed at eight to nine miles an hour. The bench imposed a fine of £3 and costs.

50 YEARS AGO
Friday
October 10, 1958

GLAXO (DRIFFIELD) HAS COME OF AGE - On Wednesday last a Driffield factory celebrated its 21st birthday. It was on October 1, 1937 - with the delivery of the morning milk - that the Driffield factory of Glaxo Laboratories Ltd began the production of dried milk at that time a new British enterprise.
A mere 2,500 gallons was delivered on that first occasion.
Today the factory has a battery of milk drying machines for dealing with the thousands of gallons of milk that arrive each moring.
Last week (October 1) 10 men were looking back over the years and remembering the factory as it was in 1937.
The factory manager Mr E H Farmer, and the nine men who joined the factory at its opening: Messrs J Parker (foreman), H Arnold, J A Welburn and C W Smith, drying room; J A Consitt (foreman), J T Leggett, stores; G L Walker, laboratory; J Saunders (foreman), H Garner, milk reception and drying.

FIMBER NEWS - Permission has been granted by Driffield RDC for Mr R Bretherick to have a telephone installed at 4, Council Houses, Fimber, on condition the work is carried out to the satisfaction of the council’s housing manager.
CAR RACING - Miss L M Owston reported last week that there were no further developments with regard to holding car race meetings at Carnaby.
She said: “Nothing will be done until the council meets in the third week of October.”
Then it is expected that the council will discuss whether or not to meet officials of Bridlington corporation, who are interested in the project because it will mean a boost for the town, as Carnaby is only two miles away.

FARMING  VENTURE WITH A DIFFERENCE - A new kind of farming is being introduced in the East Riding. Only five miles from Driffield, Mr and Mrs D Allan of North Frodingham have started a mink farm.
Mr Alan who has read many books on the subject said mink originally came from Alaska; they like a cold, dry climate and the East Riding is supposed to be very suitable.
They mustn’t get damp as they may catch pneumonia, and we prefer them not to have any bedding at all in their boxes because if this became damp it might prove fatal.
For most people the word mink conjures up a picture of a costly luxurious fur coat.
The number of mink skins required for a coat depends of course on the size of coat and size of mink but usually it is the male skins which are used for capes, stoles and ties while 150-200 female skins would go into the making of a full length coat for an averge sized woman.

VILLAGES COMBINED SHOW AT LECONFIELD - The annual horticultural and industrial show of the combined villages of Beswick, Arram, Leconfield and Scorborough proved a great success, no fewer than 250 entries were on view, and considering the recent wet weather the exhibits were very satisfactory especially the fruit and vegetables.

20 YEARS AGO
Thursday
October 13, 1988

HOUSING BOOM BUILDING UP - While other parts of the country experience a levelling off of demand, Driffield’s house boom continues apace with a record number of houses completed.
East Yorkshire Borough Council planning officer Mr Stephen Cook said 61 houses had been completed in Driffield alone from January to August of this year, against 58 throughout 1987and only 31 in 1986.
Mr John Rudd, of S Rudd and Son Ltd, of Nafferton, said there was plenty of demand for building work throughout the Driffield area.
And a spokesman for one of the town’s estate agents said that developers were taking advantage of an improved market in the town but building quickly to meet an increase in demand.
He added that an increase in house prices in Driffield indicated a buoyant market with buyers from away creating demand and forcing prices up.

SILVER JUBILEE - Beeford Darby and Joan Club celebrated its 25th Anniversary by holding a reunion of as many people as possisble associated with the club over the years.
The WRVS county organiser, Mrs R Priestley and the district organiser, Mrs M Buckton were invited to attend the celebrations.
Following a speech of welcome, Mrs Sue Warkup, The club Leader, asked Mrs Alice Lister, the original leader and organsier to speak abut the formation.
Everyone learned how following an intitial meeting in the Beeford Chapel, the delapidated schoolroom was transformed by a willing band of helpers.
It was pointed out that three of the original helpers - Mrs Bette Storey, Mrs Margaret Storey and Mrs Veronica Blanchard have helped with the club for the 25 years. Mrs Bette Storey who has retired this summer was presented with a china candlestick as a thankyou.

BESWICK BOUNCE BACK TO FORM - Beswick 3 - 2 Nafferton - On this second outing of the season a near full strength Beswick side overcame the previous week’s heavy defeat to record a useful victory over Nafferton in the Driffield League Division One.
The home side took a shock lead in the early stages when Phil Bolton glanced a Mark Tate cross from the left. Nafferton settled during the half taking advantage of the strong wind to score twice through Dave Sach before the half-time whistle.
During the second period Beswick pinned the visitors into their own half for long periods and were finally rewarded when Andy Tate’s corner was headed home by John Pickering.  With 15 mintues remaining a long, high ball out of defence was not cleared in the Nafferton box and John Parkinson had the final touch with a headed goal.