An former driver at Henry Cooke’s mill at Milnthorpe, Dudley Allen, who worked part time for us after he retired used to tell a tale or two about his antics during WW11 when he drove for R O Hodgson a Milnthorpe haulier and quarry owner. One tale was about a regular job he did delivering loads of turnips down to East Lancashire, and there was this police sergeant who would occasionally stop motors to check them , well this particular day Dud had on board, bagged up, on top of the load of turnips an old Tup he was delivering to a Butcher in East Lancs. Well, bugger me, he gets pulled by this sergeant ! "What have on the lorry to-day “Milnthorpe” ? “usual load of turnips Sarg” says Dud. THEN there is "bah! bah! from over the side boards !! “Aye OK” says Sarg "carry on then but drop me off a few Turnip chops next week then " !!! 
Cheers Bewick.