Sir –

May I take up a little of your valuable space with a letter of thanks to the bakers in Bideford and district.

As Bread Officer it has been my duty to arrange the supply of bread. This could not have been done without the fine cooperation of all the bakers. As I am now leaving the district, I am taking this opportunity to place on record the difficult task these bakers have carried out. Labour has been scarce, yet with it all, I am proud to say, the public have had a good loaf of bread. I wonder how many people have realised how difficult it has been to carry on. To the bakers, masters and operatives, I say on behalf of the Ministry of Food, ‘Thank you. You have done a good job.’

James W Morrison, Bread Officer, Bideford and District

Gazette letter day 15 May 1945