Monday 17th July 1939

No orders. Garforth and Wellham have three small schools jobs this year. Starline has one and Mr Garforth intends to give them the other two. A losing but bitter fight against Starline in my Southend district. Being a local firm, whose managing director is a Councillor they have lots of “pull” and use it.

There is battle after battle, most lost, but each desperately fought!