From the Gazette & Herald of Friday, January 27, 1956 (From Gazette & Herald)

From the Gazette & Herald of Friday, January 27, 1956

WITHOUT its branches of the Women's Voluntary Services, Malton and Norton would undoubtedly be very much the poorer.

In six years, the organisations have been established firmly on a peace-time footing and become a force in the life of the community. In the two branches, a staunch band of about 60 local women unceasingly give a tremendous amount of time to ensuring that old people, mothers and their babies, and many who are unfortunately placed get so many of the little comforts that make life sweet. And as is the way of these things, the work goes virtually unsung. But the industrious ladies who wear the WVS badge find ample reward in quietly going about their job.

From the Leader column:

THE new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Harold Macmillan, is preparing to launch a drastic and bold new drive against the inflation that is undermining Britain's economic health. Exactly how the new Chancellor proposes to tackle this formidable problem is not known but the word is circulating that he means business. There are urgent political as well as economic reasons why Sir Anthony Eden's new administration must vigorously attack and conquer inflation. "The battle against inflation is on." With Mr Macmillan, the Prime Minister must show by deeds that his fighting words had meaning.

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