1930 continued
THE HISTORY of the
MIDDLESBROUGH & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB
PART 2
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A Dispute between Mrs Smith (widow of Albert Smith) and Phil Blake respecting an
account for repairs to a motor-cycle football machine, was taken to the County Court
and was subsequently settled by the Club.
Secretaries' Honorarias. Hon.Sec. was granted £35, Hon.Treasurer £25,
Assis.Sec.£2.10.0d and the Clubhouse Secretary £7.10.0d. Committee is reported
as having said that the amounts were inadequate in comparison to the amount of
work which had been done.
Affiliation Fees. A sum of £27.1.6d was paid in respect of this.
Hospital Insurance Scheme. The necessity of. continuing the Hospital Insurance
Scheme was discussed seeing that this was being covered by the 3rd party
insurance in the Road Regulations. It was pointed out however that the payment for
hospital treatment under the Road Regulations 3rd party insurance was for people
injured and not for the man driving the car or motorcycle. 322 members were
covered at a cost of £12.1.6d and £l6.5.6d was paid by way of claims. Reported that
the Yorkshire Centre were to take up this Scheme at a rate of 9d per head and it was
decided to carry on with our present scheme until 31st March when it was expected
the position would be clarified. Following its adoption by the Centre it was decided to
apply for 200 vouchers at 6d per head.
Club Magazine. The offer of Frank Barker to produce a Club Magazine was
accepted and he reported that he hoped to bring out the first issue for April.
Advertising space had been let for 6 months on contract and the income would be
£7.12.6d whilst the cost of printing would be £6 per issue. T.A.Hanson was
appointed Sub-Editor. An appeal was made for members to submit contributions.
Walter Upton offered congratulations to the Editor on the first Issue and the
President, John Gjers, expressed his delight with same. It ran into trouble when
member complained that an article contributed by “Tom McSennet” in the June issue
was a slight on his character the Editor said he was sorry that the member had taken
what was intended to be a lighthearted comment in that way. The Journal had a
very small circulation and recipients would know that it was ridiculous in the extreme.
He was prepared to publish an apology. "Tom McSennet" contributed a series of
articles which were written with the object of debunking certain members, but he was
debunked himself when 'Trixie', an anonymous, glamorous female contributor, was
introduced with a photograph and he made frantic attempts to date her. In the
October issue she wrote - "McSennet, it is no earthly use pestering me with your
attentions and if this persists I will have no alternative but to display your absurd
letters on the Club notice-board".
The cost of printing the Journal for 8 months was £85.5.10d, receipts from
adverts £71.18.6d. The cost of printing the monthly programme was approx.£8 and
it was thought that when the cost of printing the former monthly programme was
taken into consideration the Journal would show a slight profit.
Frank Barker was congratulated on his efforts, which met with universal approval.
Billiards - Decided to obtain a copy of up-to-date rules for display in the Clubhouse.
