THE LATE MR. J. C.
BICKFORD SMITH

FUNERAL  AT  CHYNHALE

The funeral of Mr. John Clifford Bickford-.Smith, J.P. High Sheriff of Cornwall, of Trevarno, who died last week fit the age of fifty-nine, took place at Chynale Methodist Chapel  on Monday the interment   being in  the  family  vault in front of the chapel. 

Ministers   taking  part   were the Revs. F . H. Pritchard  (chairman of the Corn-wall Methodist District), E. J. Chappell (Porthleveui, R. F. Haslock (superinten-dent, Porthleven Methodist Circuit) E. H. Chappel (Marazion), and A. R. Stephens (Porthleven). The organist was Miss F. Dale, and the hymns sung were " O, God out help in ages past," and " Guide me) Thou great Jehovah." 

The entrance to the vault was lined with flowers and evergreens. 

Mourners were the   Widow, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bickford-Smith (son and daughter-in-law), Mrs C. B. Bickford, London (sister), Mr. J. Bickford (nephew). Colonel G. E. Stanley Smith Miss Laura Smith (also representing Miss Margaret Smith),   Dr.  Enid  Smith,    Mr.   and  Mrs. L. W. B. Smith,   Miss N. Strutt   and   Mr. W. D. Tyack (cousins). Miss Burgess (sister-in-law). 

The general public present included Lord Seaton,Lieut.-Colonel E.H.W. Bolitho (Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall and chair-man of Cornwall County Council), Major E. Hare (Chief Constable of Cornwall, also representing Mr. A. Browning Lyne, chairman of Cornwall Standing Joint Committee), Lieut.-Colonel R. C. F. Edyvean (representing Mr. Clive Burn, Duchy of Cornwall secretary and the Duchy of Cornwall), Lieut.-Colonel G. T. Williams,Perran-ar-VVorthal (representing Cornwall  County Cricket Club),      Major J. A. Ford, Gwennap (representing Cam-borne-Redruth Miners' and General Hos-pital), Dr. J. H. Mood (representing the hon. medical staff the Royal Cornwall Infirmary),       Dr.  R.  H.  Blair     and   Mr. J.     H.      Donovan    (representing the hon.  medical staff   of Camborne- Redruth      Miners'   and    General Hospital), Revs. F. A. Bond (vicar of Sithney),  H. J. Skewes (vicar of Ctowan), E. P. Thomas (Chynhale), Messrs/ C. E. Venning     (Under-Sheriff  of   Cornwall), C. H. LeGrice (also representing St. Ives Division ConservativeandUnionist Assoc-iation), Michael P. Williams (Lanarth), Barrie B. Bennetts (Penzance),   Jocelyn V. Ratcliffe (Helston), C. L. Bryant (Harrow), J. R. Paull (Truro), Walter H. Graham, Tywardreath (president of Corn-wall Law Society and representing Colonel E. Treffry, Fowey), L. W. Oliver (Mayor of Heiston), R. Arthur Thomas (representing East Penwith Bench), C. H. Beauchamp (Trevince),   P. H. Williams, C. Rows and J- H. Eddy (representing Kerrier Bench), H. Rich (chairman of the Governors of Camborne School of Mines, also representing Messrs. W. Rich and Sons), J. L., A. T., and K. J. Holman (Camborne), P. M. Holman (also repre-senting the Special Constabulary, Cam-borne Division),  H. Tresawna (Probus), C. L. Fox  (Falmouth),    E. T. Verger (acting clerk of the Peace),  M. H. Martin, Falmouth    (joint  district treasurer with the late  Mr. Bickfbrd-Smith  of  the General Assessment Fund, also repre-senting Cornwall District Methodist Synod), A. C- Owen (general manager, Cornwall Electric Power Co., Ltd.), H. J. Coward (secretary of Mullion Golf Club, also representing Mr. H. E. S. Dransfield, headmaster of Helston County School and   W. H. Griffin, Redruth,  hon. treas-urer  of     Camborne-Redruth  Hospital), J. H. Dawe (also representing Mr. J. Lionel Rogers), F. Walters (Barclays Bank,  Helston),         R.  E.  Newman (also       representing    Mr.   S.     F. Hough, Falmouth).   H. Morgan (Ply-mouth), H. P. Nicholas (manager of Helston-Porthleven Water Co.), G. Whit-worth (representing Camborne School of Mines). A. J. Roberts (chairman of the Governors of the Royal Cornwall Infirm-ary), PI. A. WilliSms (district education clerk, alsp representing Mr. P. Cowls, headmaster of Trannack Council School), R. Trend  (headmaster of Sithney Coun-cil School),   G. Uren   (representing  Mr. D. W. Thomas, clerk to East Penwith Bench); J. G. Menneer (president of Camborne Literary Institution, also re-presenting   Mr.  F.  Warren,     secretary), J. A. Thomas (clerk Helston Borough Bench, also representing Lieut.-Colonel A. S. Head), J. Pryor  (representing  St Ives Division National Liberal Associa-tion    and      Mr.   A.    Beechman , M.P.), R. E. T. Kinsman(representing Camborne Savings Bank and   Mr. J. F. Odgers, actuary), E. A. Rowe (Barclays Bank, Camborne), W. C. Smith (representing the Governors of Truro School), F. M. Marton (Truro), L. H. Mitchell (repre-senting Porthleven Methodist Circuit and Mr.  H.  H.  Griffin,    joint circuit steward), D. K. Thomas (representing Truro School prefects), J. Meredith,  H. N. Trevaskis and W. S. Pawlyn (Porthleven), J. H. Benney (representing the Managers of Helston-Sithney group of provided schools),Police Superintendents(R. Row-land (representing the police of East Penwith  Petty Sessional Division),   and T. Morcumb (Falmouth), Messrs. G. Delbridge (Tuckingmill Wesley Church), and A. Adams (Helston), H. Williams, Redruth (formerly gardener at Trevarno), J. D. Pascoe, Mr. and Mrs. W. Lidgey (Camborne), Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Richards (Helston), Mr. and Mrs. E. Harris (Lowertown), Mr. and Mrs. H. M. King (Chynhale), Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams and   Miss Williams (Sithney),     Messrs. N. E. N. May   (St. Austell),    J. V. Geach, W. J. Jenkin,   Z. W. Thomas,    T. J. Treloar, A. J. Trezise and W. Eddy (Sithney),  S.  Adams (Nancegollan),  A. J. Clifton (Camborne), E. S. Williams, Police-Sergeant G. A. F. Stone and P..C.'s Osborne and Firth (Cornwall Constabu-lary). 

Representing Imperial .Chemical In-dustries, Ltd., and the staff of Messrs. Bickford, Smith and Co.. Ltd., ,
      were Messrs. E. N. Wise, Welwyn Garden City (Assistant Secretary, Im-perial Chemical Industries). J. Birwll (Explosives Group, I.C.L), G. H. Escott (representing 1.0.1. London Office), H. Stewart (Imperial Chemical Industries), Brigadier   J.   E.  T.  Barbary, C.B.E. (works manager of Bickford, Smith and Co.. Ltd.). Messrs. A. Cross (secretary). J. W. Lean (late secretary), S. Buddle (former accountant). J. R. Negus, S. Rowe,   W. D. Prisk,   S. C . Giuyas, J. Cory.   T. Bolitho,   T. Luke, G.„ M. Richards, W. E. Phillips, W. J. Veale, L. Jelbert, A. Vernier, H. Teague, M. Harry, and T. J. James (present staff), F. W. Bennetts (late staff).  Mrs. H. Edwards and the Misses P. Warren. A. Bray. A. Bennett,   C.  Bodilly,   P.  Rowe,   F.  Ellis, P. Capel,  F. Lawry,   J. Coliick,  V. Wil-liams,  M. Rule, L. Daddow, R. Head and E. Warren (,present staff), Mesdames B. Eva and  A. Gay,   the Misses B. Bryant and B. Rundle (late employes). 

Tenantry  present were   Mr. and  Mrs. G.  Eddy.     Mr.  and   Mrs. G. P.  Jenkin (the former also representing Sithney Parish Council), Mr. and Mi-s. T. Pryor, Messrs.  F. E. Dale.   S. Hock.ng,  C., R. and   R. J. Wimbleton,    A. and  W.  Pryor, E. Corey, O. Davies, A. Lobb, P. and J. Harris,   J. Treloar,   L. Adams,  W. Harris, D.   Bloomfield,    Mrs. A. E. Mann and Miss M. Eddy. 

Representing the home staff at " Tre-varno were  Messrs. W. T. Slee (steward), H. King  (chauffeur).   S. H..   W.  B.   and E. F. Angove,  .A. Symons (head gardener),   J. and E. Dean (game-keepers),  P. O.,  E. H. Rendle, Helford, and Mr. A. Freeman (late staff). 

Ladies present, included Mesdames J. A. Thomas, (Sithney),   J. P. A. Harvey (also representing Mr. Harvey, Lower-town). A. R. Stephens (Porthleven), J. Roberts (Crenver), E. V. Jenkin (also representing Mr. Jenkin). A. J. (Roberts (Truro), L. A. Hards (Camborne), E. Wil-liams,  F. Rogers,   W. Burge,  W. Mewton, A. J.  Heath.     A. and   H. C.  Wimbleton, B. Freeman,   F. and S. H. Angove, Edson Williams,  Jose,   M. Bray.    H,. D. Sollo-way,   N. Sully.  and    E. W. . Richards, Misses M. E. Peeke (matron of the Royal Cornwall Infirmary),   E. Eddv (represent-ing  Chynhale Weslev Guild),    Nurse E. E. Maudsley, the Misses D. Oliver. A. Davies,   L. and R. Adams, D. Treglown, L. Curnow, and J. M. K. Northcott. 

The only floral tributes were from the family, who had requested that outside tokens should not be sent.