60 YEARS AGO
TRAINS PACKED: Trains from Hawick to Edinburgh were well filled on Saturday for the international against France at Murrayfield, and packed before reaching Galashiels. Crowds on the platform at Galashiels squeezed into the compartment
s as best they could, and it was most uncomfortable travelling after that. The 8.11 train in the morning was filled before leaving Hawick, but in some ways or other many more got in at Galashiels. The same was repeated with other trains.
CALLANTS' CLUB GUEST: The principal guest of Hawick Callants' Club at their annual dinner to be held in the Tower Hotel in March will be Mr Wm. B. R. Morren, CBE, MVO, Chief Constable, Edinburgh City Police, and a son of Mr Morren who was formerly Chief Constable of Hawick Police and later of the County.
40 YEARS AGO
"SMOKELESS" HAWICK: The Town Council decided last Tuesday night to nominate Hawick's first "smokeless zone", which will include the area Lynnwood Road, Loan, Drumlanrig Place, and the Crumhaugh, Longcroft and Rosebank areas.
Hawick has fallen behind Galashiels who already have smokeless zones, with others due to come into operation shortly.
ON THE MARKET: The former Allars Church Hall in Lothian Street is shortly to be vacated by Roxdale Knitwear, who will be moving to St Mary's School, and the premises are to be advertised to let.
20 YEARS AGO
WORKERS UPSET: A revolutionary working system introduced at Lyle & Scott last year involving a 43-hour week during the summer when the mill was busy and 36 hours at quieter times, is to be scrapped following Union claims that it caused depression and unrest among the workforce. The 700 employees originally voted 54 per cent in favour and 42 per cent against the experimental scheme which management hailed as a success.
CANOPY ROW: A row over the controversial hotel canopy at the Roxburgh Inn, Bridge Street, is likely to be transferred to the Secretary of State. Inn resident manager, Jim Borthwick, said over 500 customers had signed a petition in favour of keeping it.
