Wallasey News Charter Supplement 1946 Wallasey's VC recieves sword of honour from corporation Rakers commence league football Moreton branch library opened in September Wallasey music festival revived 1947 Wallasey ferries goods service closed March 31 Public asked to vote for Sunday cinema 12,147 said "yes", 6,297 said "no" First commercial shore based radar station opened at Seacombe Ferry in September 1948 3,000 Ib unexploded bomb found in Vicarage Gardens by workmen The Chief Constable (Mr J ORMEROD) awarded King's Police Medal 1949 New Brighton Rugby Union club celebrates it's 75th anniversary Miss Edna McFARLANE (Liverpool) chosen first Miss New Brighton Wallasey's 1,000 th post war house opened at Moreton Sept 20 Death of Alderman A H EVANS for many years "Father of the Council" 1950 Electoral rolls showed the number of voters in Wallasey to be 72,076, an increase of 10,000 on the previous Autumn register for 1948 Helen Andrea COATES grandaughter of Alderman F Stanley ATKIN laid keel of Wallasey's 256,000 pounds ferry Royal Iris at Dumbarton in January Mr Arthur Graham HARRISON D.S.C Deputy Town clerk, appointed in March in succession to Mr Emrys EVANS Joe MERCER local grocer and captain of cup winning Arsenal brought the FA cup to Wallasey in May A memorial fireplace was installed in Oldenshaw Grammer school in memory of 72 old boys who died in the last world war New lifeboat Norman Corlett arrives in New Brighton September Caryl