1974 - 50 Years Ago - August 2024 Part 1
1.—Opportunity knocks! The Battle of Flowers took place in beautiful weather and thousands of people enjoyed the colourful spectacular. Hughie Green was the guest celebrity who accompanied Miss Battle (Sue de Gruchy) around the arena. The Prix d’Honneur was won by “Olé”, the float entered by the Parish of St. Clement. “ The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe ”, the float entered by the Parish of Grouville, won the Prix d’Excellence.
2.—The States Industrial Relations Advisory Officer, Mr. Bernard Heptinstall, is retiring at the end of the Year and it is the intention of the Industrial Relations committee that he be replaced by a part-time officer. Mr. Heptinstall said he was retiring for “ personal and domestic reasons ”.
3.—Jersey’s second big event of the week began this morning at 8 a.m. It was the ten-hour bike-a-thon, a, Sponsored cycling event organized by the Variety Club of Jersey to raise money for under-privileged children.
5.—Positive steps are now being taken towards the provision of a colour television service for Jersey. The foundations of the Independent Broadcasting Authority's Frémont mast are being strengthened to allow a 17-foot extension to be erected at the top. If all goes according to plan Jersey will have colour television and BBC 2 in 1976.
6.—The £19,000 top prize in last Friday afternoon’s Battle of Flowers Lottery draw was claimed by a visitor from Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, from the States Treasury this morning. The winner wanted no publicity.
8.—Jersey is to be represented in the official “ Miss World ” contest in London, in November, for the first time, The invitation from organizers Mecca Entertainments was accepted by the Tourism Committee at their meeting this afternoon.
12,—Daily average sales of the " Jersey Evening Post " for the first six months of this year rose by 374 copies over the same period last year, to give- an official circulation figure for the January/June period of 21,300 - by far the highest figure ever achieved for the first half of a year.
13.—Jersey may lose between two-thirds and three-quarters of its total tree population because of the outbreak of a particularly virulent form of Dutch elm disease. This forecast was made today by Mr. G. Journeaux, superintendent of parks and gardens at the States Public Works Department.
15.——A one-day token strike by members of the TGWU has brought work at the land reclamation site at La Collette to a halt. The strike concerns the alleged victimization of a shop steward by a site supervisor.
16.—Jersey house prices are dropping but people are still finding that they cannot afford to buy, two Island housing experts said today. Prices have come down considerably in some cases in recent months, said estate agent Mr. E. G. Fame. who gave the main reasons as the virtual ban on rich immigrants to the Island and a shortage of cash on the part of would-be local buyers.
1.—Opportunity knocks! The Battle of Flowers took place in beautiful weather and thousands of people enjoyed the colourful spectacular. Hughie Green was the guest celebrity who accompanied Miss Battle (Sue de Gruchy) around the arena. The Prix d’Honneur was won by “Olé”, the float entered by the Parish of St. Clement. “ The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe ”, the float entered by the Parish of Grouville, won the Prix d’Excellence.
2.—The States Industrial Relations Advisory Officer, Mr. Bernard Heptinstall, is retiring at the end of the Year and it is the intention of the Industrial Relations committee that he be replaced by a part-time officer. Mr. Heptinstall said he was retiring for “ personal and domestic reasons ”.
3.—Jersey’s second big event of the week began this morning at 8 a.m. It was the ten-hour bike-a-thon, a, Sponsored cycling event organized by the Variety Club of Jersey to raise money for under-privileged children.
5.—Positive steps are now being taken towards the provision of a colour television service for Jersey. The foundations of the Independent Broadcasting Authority's Frémont mast are being strengthened to allow a 17-foot extension to be erected at the top. If all goes according to plan Jersey will have colour television and BBC 2 in 1976.
6.—The £19,000 top prize in last Friday afternoon’s Battle of Flowers Lottery draw was claimed by a visitor from Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, from the States Treasury this morning. The winner wanted no publicity.
8.—Jersey is to be represented in the official “ Miss World ” contest in London, in November, for the first time, The invitation from organizers Mecca Entertainments was accepted by the Tourism Committee at their meeting this afternoon.
12,—Daily average sales of the " Jersey Evening Post " for the first six months of this year rose by 374 copies over the same period last year, to give- an official circulation figure for the January/June period of 21,300 - by far the highest figure ever achieved for the first half of a year.
13.—Jersey may lose between two-thirds and three-quarters of its total tree population because of the outbreak of a particularly virulent form of Dutch elm disease. This forecast was made today by Mr. G. Journeaux, superintendent of parks and gardens at the States Public Works Department.
15.——A one-day token strike by members of the TGWU has brought work at the land reclamation site at La Collette to a halt. The strike concerns the alleged victimization of a shop steward by a site supervisor.
16.—Jersey house prices are dropping but people are still finding that they cannot afford to buy, two Island housing experts said today. Prices have come down considerably in some cases in recent months, said estate agent Mr. E. G. Fame. who gave the main reasons as the virtual ban on rich immigrants to the Island and a shortage of cash on the part of would-be local buyers.
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