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the nottinghamshire FREE PRESS

a weeks news dated - September 27th 1940

HUTHWAITE

Mr. Jack Havenhand, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Havenhand, proceeds to Leeds Training College this week, having this summer finished his studies at Mansfield Grammar School. Mr. Havenhand's brother Arnold was intended for college last year, be he was of military age and the outbreak of war found him, for the time being, a fresh career.

That "hardy annual," the exhibition of the Woodend Celery Growers Association, proved to be as successful as ever when it was held on Saturday at the Railway Inn, Woodend. The judge was Mr. H. Johnson (Pilsley), who has officiated in that capacity for 25 years. There were 25 entries (one stick) on view, and a good deal of interest was taken in the show by local growers. As a rule the celery was of exceptionally good quality, and the results were as follow:- 1, Mr. E. Barnes (Sutton), 3lb. 15oz; 2, Mr. W. Ward (Huthwaite) 3lb. 8oz.; 3 Mr. Vardy (Huthwaite), 3lb. 5oz. The three prizes were respectively £1 7s. 6d., £1 and 12s. 6d., and Mr. Jack Neale carried out the secretarial duties.

Harvest festival services were held at the New Fall Street Methodist Church on Sunday, the preacher being the Rev. G.A. Lofthouse...

PROBATION FOR HUTHWAITE WOMAN

Annie Dykes, 21 of 5, Allsopp's Yard, Huthwaite, appeared at the Guildhall, Nottingham, on Monday, and pleaded guilty to stealing a wrist watch and gold ring, valued at £2 15s., from Mrs. Florence Parker, of 154, Winchester Street, and stealing 8s. from Jack Hatfield, of 19, Hope Drive, The Park.
Det-supt. Ellington said that after some trouble with her husband defendant left home and came to Nottingham, where she took lodgings with Mrs. Parker. On August 2nd the property was missed and was later traced to a pawnbroker's shop in Wilford Road, where the defendant had borrowed 8s. 3d. on the articles.

With regard to the second charge the complainant was friendly with Mrs. Parker's son, and the defendant got to know this and went to the house in Hope Drive and took 8s., all in halfpennies, from a drawer. She also stole some clothes and other articles from the landlady and from another subtenant. Defendant desired both these cased to be taken into consideration.

Dykes was placed on probation for two years. It was stated there was a prospect of reconciliation with her husband.

VICAR OF SUTTON AND THE WAR
"Why Does Not God Stop it?"
THOUGHT PROVOKING SERMON

PREACHING at St. Mary's Parish Church, Sutton, on Sunday morning, the Vicar (the Rev. H.N. Wrigley) based his address on the thought-provoking subject: "Why Does Not God Stop the War?" Taking for his text the words: "It is of the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed , because His compassions fail not." (Lamentations, c. 3, v. 22) the Vicar said:-
A little over a week ago I was sitting down in a subterranean ballroom in London. We were a queer company of people - men and women, rich and poor, old and young - but there were several things common to us. We were all human, all children of God, and all quite defenceless. For hour after hour, through the long dark hours of night, our ruthless enemy wrought his havoc and destruction. I will not venture into details, but just this: that in such times, perhaps, one's thoughts become excessively active. One thinks more seriously of life, when it is in danger, than one does perhaps in ordinary days of sunshine. ...
I do not profess that a complete answer can be given, but I do think that enough can be said to arrest any hasty conclusion, and to bring home to us that God is more powerful and more merciful than ever we had realised by allowing it to go on. What I am going to be bold enough to suggest is that in the midst of all this we are, to-day, witnessing a more amazing instance of what is called in the Bible "The long-suffering of God." In a word - that God could stop the war, but in loving mercy He abstains from doing so....