DISTRESS IN BRITAIN

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1934, Page 6

DISTRESS IN BRITAIN

Problem in “Black Spots” (British Official Wireless.) (Received October 6 at 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, October 6. In spite of the steady progress toward prosperity in most parts of Great Britain there remain, notably in the north of England, distressed areas where the inhabitants have little hope at present of a return to their former days of activity in the branches of industry with ‘which they are concerned One of the blackest of these black spots is Jarrow, on the Tyne, where approximately three out of every four work people are unemployed through no fault of their own, and where the great shipbuilding works to which most of them looked for employment are (dosed down.

How to help such areas has been one of the most difficult problems of the last few years. A new and hopeful movement, however, has now been started by the High Sheriff of Surrey (Sir John Jarvis) who has organised a. scheme whereby Surrey 11 adopts” Jarrow. The scheme is being warmly sup ported throughout Surrey, and there is every prospect that other derelict areas will be adopted in the same way by more prosperous districts, notably in the southern counties. The movement, has received the warm approval of the King.

The plans include not only the provision of financial and other help, but the finding of employment elsewhere for Jarrow unemployed and the creation of fresh industries in that town.