Slasher Magazine Summary: Publication No. 241 - January 1968
The digitisation of the Slasher was undertaken by, and images courtesy of, the Forest Research Knowledge and Information Management staff based at both the Northern Research Station in Roslin, Scotland and Alice Holt in Surrey, where the original copies are currently located.
The content summary below was very kindly compiled by Diane Birkett, Bedfordshire. See PDF attachment link below the text to view the full document. A total of over 400 issues were produced between 1948 and the final issue in 2010.
Appointments
Mr Fred Hummel, Director of the Management Services Division since 1966, will be the new Commissioner for Harvesting and Marketing.
Mr J.Q. Williamson will succeed Mr Fred Hummel as Director of Management Services Division.
Staff Movements
Miss J.M. Davies promoted From Senior Scientific Officer to Principal Scientific Officer.
Dr W.H. Hinson promoted From Senior Scientific Officer to Principal Scientific Officer.
Mr R.S. Howell promoted From Senior Scientific Officer to Principal Scientific Officer.
Mr R.E. Crowther moves from the Dean to Harvesting and Marketing, North Wales.
Mr R.M. Hewitt moves from HQ to Harvesting and Marketing, New Forest.
Mr J.V. St.L Crosland moves from Planning and Economics, HQ to a new post in HQ Work Study.
New Year Honours
Mr Tom Taylor, Commissioner has been made a life peer.
Mr Fred Sellers, a Commissioner until retirement, has been appointed a C.B.E.
Mr Walter Watson S.E.O. in the office of the Deputy Surveyor, New Forest has been appointed an M.B.E.
Mr William Fairburn, Chief Forester at Devilla has been appointed an M.B.E.
Mr Francis James Johnson, Senior Clerk of Works in the South Scotland Conservancy has been awarded the British Empire Medal.
Retirements
Mr Joseph Liddell, Chief Forester has retired after 41 years' service with the Commission.
Mr Percy Yapp, Head Forester has retired after 41 years' service with the Commission.
Mr Tom Dalgleish, Senior Superintendent of Works, West Scotland has retired after joining the Commission in 1948.
Mr Gordon Jackson, Executive Officer at Dumfries has retired after 18 years' service with the Commission.
Sir Henry Beresford-Peirse is to retire as Director General of the Commission after attending the Commonwealth Forestry Conference in India.
Farewell to Sir Henry
On his retirement, Sir Henry Beresford-Peirse intends to use the money presented to him, on replacing the archway doors in the brick wall surrounding his garden at Bedale. The new doors would be made of English oak by Thompson of Kilburn, Yorkshire. Following the company's tradition, a mouse is carved somewhere on each piece.
New Depot Opening
The new depot at Quantock Forest in Somerset was opened by Mr Jack Humphrey J.P., County Organiser of the National Union of Agricultural Workers. Also attending were Mr N. Banister, District Officer, Mr C.A. Connell, Conservator for South West England and forest staff, their wives and the builder Mr R.C. Kinglake of Ilminster. Foot and mouth disease precautions necessitated the small gathering.
Presentations and Tributes
Mr Joseph Liddell, Chief Forester, retirement presentation at the Verderers' Hall of the Queen's House at Lyndhurst.
Mr Percy Yapp, Head Forester, retirement presentation at the end of a Foresters' tour of Radnor.
Mr Tom Dalgleish, Senior Superintendent of Works, retirement presentation at the Cairnbaan Hotel.
Mr Gordon Jackson, Executive Officer, retirement presentation.
Another tribute to Bob Wood (retirement) from Mr Michael Brown, Alice Holt.
R.H.S. Medals
The Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Silver Medal and a cheque for £50 have been awarded to Head Forester E. Leyshon for the high standard of work he has carried out at Westonbirt Arboretum.
For the first time, the Commission exhibited recently at one of the Royal Horticultural Society's shows -and won the Lindley Silver Medal. The Commission's stand was crowded throughout the period of the show.
Mr Alan Mitchell of Alice Holt, who played a considerable part in organising the exhibit also credits Mr A.W. Westall of Bedgebury and Head Forester Tom Wilkinson and Mr Peter Howard.
Northerwood House Club Committee
Standing for election to the Committee are Miss M.A.E. Frost, H.E.O. at HQ London; Mr H.W. Gulliver, A. & F.O., S.E. England; and Mr E.G. Winterflood, District Officer, New Forest.
Bloodstained Highlanders
Mr J.J.R. Marnie, District Officer, reports on the appearance of up to 40 Redcoats in Fort Augustus. These bare-footed, bare-legged, blood-stained Highlanders, dressed in rags were there as extras for the Scottish Television filming of D.K. Broster's "Flight of the Heron".
The Commission constructed some of the props - in particular the mock stockade used in the battle scenes in the siege of Fort William.
More about Forest Names
More comments following recent articles on forest names.
A reader says West Scotland conservancy disputes the earlier pronunciation of Achaglachgach. It is made up from Achadh (Acha), a cornfield newly cut; glac (glachg), a hollow or dell (actually the hollow of the land); ach (ach), a qualifying suffix. It should be written Achadhglacach and pronounced Acha glachg ach, the ch's probably not so guttural as lowland Scots. It means "The field of many hollows".
Mildmay in Kent is named after the late Lord Mildmay of Flete.
Forester D.F. Anderson of Watermeetings, South Scotland says the name is derived from the farm situated near the confluence of the Daer Water and the Powtrail Water. These waters form a river which meanders northward to be joined by the Clydesburn tributary. From there to the sea, the river takes the famous name of Clyde, passing through Clydesdale, which gives its name to another Commission forest. Visitors to Watermeetings are often in search of the true source of the Clyde.
Many and varied, however, are the names of the hillburns which flow into the Daer and Powtrail waters, the longest is the Crookburn, which rises on Queensbury Hill, not far from the boundary of the Forest of Ae. To add further confusion there is a rhyme which runs: 'Annan, Tweed and Clyde, Rise a'out o'ae hill-side', while Kenneth McKellar sings in the 'Song of the Clyde' that it 'flows from Leadhills all the way to the sea'.