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11 raiLST gratefuilythankLpgfie Public Clitheroe and suKounding W disWcts for their valued patronage wtendirig ovef ,V(!ry manyi


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’ I i ' * ' ''' J 'I OTICE • • i ^ W H a t ^ ' : ' 'H I _______ ____ Y O U ’P H O N E D I S T A N T F R I E N D lost Phiirib^; Painter & Decor^jf,


3 1 & 3 1 a , M O O R L A N E , C L I T H E R O E , desires to jintimate th^t he will


'tusin^s and has arra^i^ for the MEi^S^ ■ "


'''m " ' 1 i i '\'' together with the, extel^iw selling out trade j .i^^stoincis— •v'-V


P A i t i s i T E R S . E T C p | , I


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TridMPs6N OJXBURGHi|incomf3ieiidipghissuccessors!as'«^^ i oabtsmen and enthuiaastic^WorlceM, resfeitfu^


from |his ,if)ld |


^Work entrusted to them will be guaranteed satisfactory and at rock bottom j prices;


^as well a^jnew--^ coiit^uan^^ bf.thdur loyal sup^rt.... ,Ail i i


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: M^while our surplui stoA in all jejpartments will be chared at , Prices Which will hfe


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shortly bei retiring from: the present transfer«ce of same to employees, :


S u b s c r i b e r s a r e G p u r t e o b s | a n d C o n s i d e r a t e


T H E k E * A R E


'^^HAT Ihappens _. Exchange, when


at


reb^yer 9ft yojur Instrunenii 'a h d ;^ for; ,


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gqcjgbts: ‘brought., Into .use wete lucldl: explained i 1,by '. tyrp - yb ang ladles—Mlsu. Robinson .and,.'JMlss ^ her—to_,CUtherdK Riotailahs ;bn‘ Thuriday-lM^^^' ' Both are;' attached ;t(j) thb Blackburn Exchange,'Ca­ they' vfere, ;k’ccomparjjed by Rotarlan- TSrmder, tbe Postmaster.' Rotarlan W.: Kllner presided.


'Operations'- involved • and' th i ft'lS' ndt usual for lady'speakers, to. ■ / , | -


•Rptarlahs'something'kbout their duties, Miss Robinson created . laughter by salylng: .‘f The last: time, we faced it;as an Qpdeal, .because jour only potion pf Rptarlaris| was /'ihat chce, a week they! w :nt, as it were, Into retreat to meditate on the prbblems and nlserJes of this wprld,' . j'


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I r t h t i i t i tn i tD t


]jlf :ybul?wovdd j like;'deep,! soft waVep that BTO |iriu<^ admired,lidonft hemtate to


l•... I enquire' ahifet this’'Mddemi Treaftnenij, i . M j Kj.lEVERyirtoBEBf^iiiiUT^fREM^ ■ ' t "MENT U pbtalnablB in


;-$al|in;' 7j PRESTON


3 * w e e a re Ir i".: t j O k S E f R Y


^ments pf each, client-alter f^nsultatlon and ; !a paref u ahalyslB of' flg^lcoiidltlphs, j


Each iarcley 'gaiftefit’ is Individually Designed; cUt and madd toithe esact requlre-


I We endeavour' to'glve you longer, service,more ■ccmifort. ibetter health and'better figure lines : ■'than are: procurable from any bther-sourcc-


:r:..:||ple|we;Note only-A^(tt^ i " -. j.'l „ I ' "


NEVilROAD:;;-.': '.' T i;;;l ^ I'BLACKBllRN; Tel. 6^3


• r r p n i r - i i r ! iotowsu L ^ W t ^ E E ^ r ^ ! : , j :


' who' Would' probe'on t knowledge add ,reye.?tl its. Umitatlois. ; They would: probably resent 11 ir intrusion as frivolityand thee ■ wC: learned that Rpterlaias do not fast as an aid jto pieditatibh.


“We plcibred-austire,.mscetlc,men '


■tiiidBlackbdtp.53lchaited:y^^^ automatic' Bystem—dealtf with hours and general conditions df| ejmployment and' rkoreatlonal facilities


scled-.ps ,to,-think that the, preliminary! lunch would !disarm ap r parsh criticism of'the t'elwhone. lAmther thlng„that 'reabsured.us was that the‘ROtarlahs had piroVed' thelr'-adndrailonr'of the Post Otece by borrowing Its Ideal, ‘Service!’'' tfBefore speaking about the actual-work, Mlssi-Roblrlson—always Mth reference! to


That softened'the picture; and It con-, !■ ,[,reckp[ning . .jrf|E '..co^t.


Jahout'She opferktlng prof ef^^MIss'Robln- bpn 'sald the':maln wprj ;in' the clerical Eedtlon.was the.prlclpg'drdalls.


-(iarge;, Yournay, simple ijob


j,,li‘,‘.B'9r;.every(C£dl origin jted In the dls- trlbv'.qxcejilit local calls-which are con­ nected ‘automatically, Ith!e,.operator pte-. pares-a' tldket. Each 'j,:cket shdws rhe!! numbers and Exchanges cdiinectedi and ^ the-tltee and duration of the call. Ati* the Blackburn Exchf nge .^there are .OTpfoilrhately 5,000 of-tf ese tickets pre- fe ed each! day.. The cl( rlcal ofiQcer has ishow on each tlckpt fhe appropriate this a perfectly


j . 7d.Ud, Manchester, I/-1 to


Ijivejpfe, 2/6 tpfendop,! md so on. But lyoii'mnst temember that the charges are


iffiflerent.Unes of the ikhowMsoi' ' " originated ^chmiges pni


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;bafe on d;stance, an til at they vary at ay, You should


price of'a call froUi onb ol the Exchanges is i n o t ' necjessarlly f e ' ■ lothe ).


illar, call from anotl .......^ _ , ■ -i.. '.-S u r^ t^ ' ^ 'f^ n u l f a ^ r e i* ^ |; /


they must cbhcentral else,, when the accouhts 'subscrlb'ersj-there will


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feertaln the.’dlstanct between'so rngny possible ■ combinations of " Exchanges. Well, there m a very Ingenious'bpok which enables us to find t|he chargeable


.: “ liexpeqt you, ,will i wohder thow;! we '1 :


same as for- a :the- distance


being different So you see to get through : ithbse .5,000 j tickets, the te lephonlstq who


' have: to' price; the 'ddllB m 1st have quick, r'etentiv’


be trouble. e arid ■'dcouralte nemorles, and


e on their job,; or go out ;to the


hat the cEjlls may have been at any .one 0; about fifteen In the dlsfrlciand that the


i I Coriflnlng herself to the clerlcM and eMulry work—Miss Mill;r was-to speak'


vlsft.’iftotary :Qlubs; bat Miss Robinson aind Miss Miller succeeded In interesting: abld amusing : the company with details of their work and verhm experiences with subscribers andiothera.atftbe' 'Rhtoe. j;, ; ppbsefvlng that this 'was- the'- second time - they, had , been : askedy -to- tell-


the Telephone) ly subscribers generally .are more y o u tak e■'y o u r ''s ta n d ln ^ ^ r ■ .


under- j / ,-ij.; | i'


j- i' : fiWeU,'tbb ;indnit(ir’s telepiionp bbr is' 9i)' and subscribers who msH 'to make-enquiries or pomplaliits are, always


O L f f a ^ R O E - ; - U ) V E W H S ^ . ,A S g F R ID A Y , F E lB R U A R Y 10. Theii^ Work


charges for the Exchanges most fi;ei- Ilueiltly; [required., Generally,.I'howfeM','


the Operator.feUeSjOn lief'infeorjfeand she feeds a good 'pne, ife this case, she |wlU 'know that.-the 'cMi feust;'be .routed yla Blackburn .and Lancaster/ She there­ fore [ dials Blackburn ‘ p ’ and asks . f e , Kdhdal. At Blackburn there are al num- bef of lines to Lancaster, and-to And out which Is free the operator tests them In iturii by touching the jack with a plug. [If she hears a click the line Is engaged. lAs soon as she finds a free line she plugs 'in. ' ' ' ■


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i adylsed to rlrife .up ‘iftl.’ f At; Clltherob i you ask. for ■ enquiry' and; tlib' Cllthferne ! operator- pbts you through' to Blackburn ' 91, unless' It Is' isbmevquestlbh'khe i'ean ireply to herself.: The enquiries :recelv.ed arepf all kinds, yf ,a.subscribe^ Is con-


inected to' a wrong! number, she rings up 91, tells her story, and .the monltjor potes


' the particulars on :a docket, which clrcu- . lates to the operators at the j switch­ board,, and when It reaches;the operator


who' has dealt! with the call, she puts the matter.,right,'


i L.'lJliyou wantiib.!get up v fe edfly ' in the morning you can ring i :p 91; tell the operator to give Sfou a fihg atj


ilf she. rings; .pp 91: at, orice .to, ehquire. what 'the charge ls,| .Cqlls.pf fels klnc. are-bettejynnla'strict business fjasls. “ One.ofYhP duties of tfe monitor Is ; to book'tececii time''calls, thaflls, palls


but you don’t call.. ' “ When someone telephone for


____ uses [a neighbour’s r caU, the neighbour is wise


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■fed; ;lThls is! useful, fofi testance, If motofjlorry breaks downtend'the driver has np money or has not the right coins, and wishes to, ring up his employer from;


a kiosk, ; '!


number! of some person more or less In­ accurately described. , If a full descrip tlon Is given, and th e ! person Is telephone: subscriber; the humhfe Is, sooii; found.!' But, It Is not always'so /easy,' On one occasion'd caller asked to- be’ put through to a ihan Whose jnatoe he, didn’t iknow! jbut]wh'o, he :,sg|d, had a wdopenlleg and. bothered With ‘hosses.1, Fortunately, the wanted!maii was a well-; known' character, and the call was con-; nected;' ■ '


-! j, QUEER. -REQlJESTsfe ,. ^ . A common enquiry Is for the .telephtihe


number! of sotee pMson pf whom her knowledge sedfiied jbazy.; Afer some dearch, the monitor sald. i ^’ Atei you surq. you have the jpaftldulars right^’ and thq lady replied, ‘ Well; have ; you .'got lasts evening paper? It’s in


! “Recently a ladyjwanted to [know the . ; ’’ !' ■,


London, the 8ltuqtl6n ;ls..deriofe^ becaUsp there are 21 pages of ‘Smiths ’ In the directory and -each ,,page .has -Ihree columns.' 'feerc ft'a''tre'ditiph that'a lady.'once, mafe-ansehquliy of'thls ifclhd,'! and the monitor sought, and sought, and' lastfeked-lh defealr;,' Are have the Initials right?’


Wednesday’s - there.’ “ If the caller asks for the number of a _ Smith, with an Address in


sought, and,at


they - spell-thi lady made an qulie.'Sobad;o


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are those who can’t, m woh’t,. .^ fe ! fetteotly,:-Aderiplds, riew'falsP tfeth


We' ofifjsr .j-youi'Mppert of '■work.-We ‘Ishpuld


! attention in all .branches ;


[appreciate 'yoftr -[ enquiry. ^ i I '


i j :c iX;'JDEStW) ... ! j ;. it, vl iiCTiiuioscbwRAOTiisl .'; where you:, capi obtain MARCONBPHpNE ^REOlSnREOEliCIRl^ll; '


J iwuwe ,YUu;,cou' uuw KApW ' p rp d fc ■


C a s f l e G l l i te y I d i t h e i r p e A


found , the distance hetwben any |;wo Eblchanfe, ^e make a loose leaf record ter handy reference. . Aptually.the Iqose ibaf' records' oontUln jpartlcurarS |of:the cl^rges pfi Ml the usual conneetipnBi


WHEN . YOff . ask rpR p ENQiniltY.’’


[1 f‘And npW| as iegarde:the enquiry work. Qbvlously, the telephonist at the, swl|bh- be;ard,.’tbho,may be handling several dplls dt: once,' qafinOt have :her attention .decupled with enqulrles-^^nqt even :■


appear to!be ;the simplest, because'tlijese often develop iinexpeCTedlyj Besides,'It would not be possible, for thd gpefatof at


the switchboard In 'a large ;tehdhgq to have all the : necessary taiormfitloh at hand,


.e j c f I n s i V e A


the old w i o p : I S E L E f c x i O j S ^ T I N


us|*e f


'- " ^ " E R N ' ' b.:, :_^ _: J


■.style 'raji^e Com|| and hpye:: ■.ai '^ a t' -.about ij !.j N E W I D E S I G N S . i I


_____ ,, ^ replace is ! E ^ bM IC A L of..„, Co_rr-^


looks more '.ihvituijg than


f e e , differe; it - :dr6as I. dnd i subscflbbrs’' carda . These cards.teu the kindtef.terr i|lce each hr mber Is entitled te, arid give additional ' Intermatloh , m - fegdrds,


bailed mohiiorB,[ are employed:, on the wqrk, arid tt.ey: sit at a table with q small iwltehboard Ih'froht cjf theirlr'for refer­ ence - they ■


experienced girls, ! who'dre h ive telephone^dlrectprles'ifor;,


dhangea of iiddress, o r change of tel#- I hone numb er, fed fe;on. -!:'


numbers thfe are out ptfedeii.: ' During the gales Hast Autumn . this 1st at pne. time' Includfe 600 numbers. You can Imagine' ho’ V: busy' the’' englifeers wqre,


‘‘ Then there Is-a p t of telephone


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We are Agbnt^ for the TRIPLEX 382.


TELEPHONE


fang up' agdln, and'-said; ‘ Yoli havent been, to my ’phone yet; when are You going to put It rlghtY ! It was-explained that the gdie had done a gres.t deal of ■damage,' but she replied, 'Impatiently, I don’t warn to,he&r about the sale; I want my ’phone put fight.’ . Fprtundte-


was out: of dfder, ;anq;!yery Soon, making the necessary/'repafrs. .Orte


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subscriber :cpmplalnedjithat per ’phpne , after


aineoj^rr'" what


', “OnecalleA,agradelyLancashireman/i asked for a'AUhiberi and pteholinced the| name of the Exchange In natlye fashion,.- The monitor asked him to repeat thA name several times,, but i each time It esdapAd'he'f,!so:at last she- fed; ‘Will' you spell It,-please?’ . ‘ Spell It,’ said the! caller Indignantly, ‘What, thee .a. Post OfflceAervahti' Mid-tha’ corn’d spell'fit! How the hec-’dpst t'a expect me to spell It, iftha corii’d spell it thl-selY ’’ :


:! .Aftectatiph or'jlalect:can be equally ildlsQpnfe'rifhgon'the telephone. I, .


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[fiverybody. After a)i,:it ls.-youf jervjce; ihd It Is .much more .pehslbft, te , talk ..to ..fe etaff ;hr Yftlt the'TSchange and get


glephone .service'the better It :1s for


‘:fehpys ybuAfelihes;you cfe’t'fe without ;it, so you 'musi; make.'the best of it.”: 1 these words iMfts Miller Introduced


ite kno.w! all.ypu. can about,:,the service i.fean to'write Icomplalningiletters to the ‘newspapers. : However much'the ’phone


ifeplpihliig the; apparatus!And the mail-' sfer of Its opefelon! automatic illy.


'M i l l e r A a l d . : - ! v-iv j “ If you Were at 'ftlackbufh ybu'would


dial!‘O’ to f e n the .attention of an operator At Clltheroe ypuitake off your receiver. A, lamp glows at.the, exchange'. A disengaged operator plugs al cord Into the jack Indliated.' She,;records on a ticket your number and the Exchange Mid number yoji iirant. There ft no direct Une/to, Kendalfand the miist there­ fore follow thq authorised route. Each operator has 11 list of the routes and


i:!niustratlng jwhat jhappens If, say, one TOnted an ordinary’ call to- Kendal, Miss


iher talk about work at thepwltchboard; ,


OPERATOR DESCRiBES HER ; ■ ,, -ROUTINE ' WORK . ! / , ; ! . . ! : .The ‘.motel ,you| know :about the


“ Some oi! the imost |difflcqlt people : '. -V; < -


you sure yoi ‘.Oh,'.qufeiute'j;but!do.feu knofe'I thlife fVioTT'.'OrtollffViii lAoitrtci. *


tiame, -Smyth;’ [ -Another enquiry of this klnd-r-not- :',CDurse-butlttqo:


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tlmeiAriS fefe.fee;.was-Myeri feeFfium-- her,'shh’sald fePetly, ‘I'musf’cohgratu-- late you on-having the numbers at your fingers’[ends.’ Cattish, wasn’t It?


i DON’T B l i i ^ THE OPERfeOR! :


/:i“'lf. In the, middle of , a, call, you arel suddenly cut-off,- 'dbn’t -assumelthat: It Is the fault of^a stupld operator. -It May be .diie!to a faulty cord; or ^there-may be a storm somewhere and ;a tree. May have


which are; booked! , hi )ddvanpe for, : a specified, time] ‘ ' This sery ce.ls used very much ,by>;hewi3paper men when, for m-’ stance, they have to ‘report!' football, matches. . ‘/Monitors Mso look after transferred 'charge calls, lhai Is calls wherd the per son TOO Is called accepts liability for the,


“Fof that little service we charge! 3d. get a I cup of tea with! the


say, 4!-0 a.m., and she:wi!l arrange it. ' ' 't' ■


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nheeter, for which there'are many llnfer the fext free line Is Indicated by aidot ,6x; light above the jack. The moment thfe line! is taken, th® dot of line moves fe automatically to the nexf free Uhe. This'


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; In the caseAf Man-


• j“ y/hen Lancaster comes , on the liiiel; the I Clitheroe' operator. asks, for'! KendM; i and; thw asks Kendal .for the isubscrt^! ber’s number.’ ‘ When; 'that,',subscriberj


'of dburse saves time when the lines ate; riunierous. '


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feswers, the piitiieroe operator iyerlfles; me! number and tells the subscriber to; fgo !ahead.V'j She .Immeplptely operates; a! flming key which sets the timing/device; In motion, and she also books the tlmp' bn the ticket. When th® teilshedi' you hang up iyohrltecelyer -and, ,ln upA jto-date exchahg'es/thfeactlbh automati-f cally.stops.the timing deyice. : . I ;;


“IWhile tfe call 'ftfe.televcj; fechah-


/YTmlhg key 'to its normM poMilori, ;% light on the switchboard shows the number of minutes.


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Tf: the operator lde|ays a little :ter any.- teateh; It doesn’t affect the duratlfe lndl- '


‘timing device by hfegihgAp his feicelver. The operator May be dealing with‘SeverM cMls, but the,.timing'devicewill|count


'bated.'’. becausA'thefshbscrlber stohs the


,feem:‘ali>fe:the isariie time. , /. There ft a! B'eparate.titelhg .key for. each call. | ,/ /' ,‘jThe, operator then bboks the,dumber


there >that-'She»'can-'Cllsconnect'the Lan­ caster line, and so on._ ,-!. '


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!|i,,‘. . 'lrtfti8E::..’‘'MolKS!,. ], j ■ ,dI --‘!That Is the sort of thing the opierator


As I describe it here. Biit Imagine havlhg a number of cMls on at once, keeping each call separate In your mind, sopthlhg fractious subscribers, all ready to [blame! ■feeropbrator'for aU faultsithe/equipmehf may/,develop,!and all aifttMces. far-away Subscribers or operatbrs- .mfe . iinake;- (Elghthours ofthatl;.; And eteW few and then a call from a .kiosk: these snow up-' ,a';red;,llkht onvthe'/swltchboMd, so thati Ae 'f e ^ hbt forget to cbllSfcf 'the! coins/ And be lt said tha^ red Is the rightiCplour hefeaiise kiosk calls so often mean trouble,: Very bften the callers don’t, knovy iany-; thing about telephones, or they haven’t the right money; You'say, ‘the charge, fell:b0 Is. 2d.; haveyou the mohey'iready,', please?’ and then you get hold of the: person, who, Is,/wanted. ; When you are ready! you tell the caller to put his money


;tni and the yoice.says, plalntlveljf, ‘But I’ve only a shilling and four half-pfeies.;


'f e e r says, ‘ Oh, I’ve put thp pennies In' feeady,’ and you know perfectly |v/ell: it


'yolce/has ,found';the.necessary pennies, you,have probably lost the person-at the .pther'end of the llne. , Qulte- often the'


what shall 1 do?’ And.by th®i tfe® *’1^® I


of imlnutes oni’thei tlcket, and she also niakes a note, of any special-clrcura- btajnees or dlfflbultles. :As:the Clltherpe operator disconnects the Blackburn line a iSnip at Blackburn warns' the operator


' (ste'’hfe' bedri;cbfewhg; .the fehutes, ; 'And when the'oferator testfees the;


FREE llNESi ■ »f finding a free llri,


/ t h a t ; ' m i g h t n f e b e ! t o o i ' f e a c u l t a / c o n c e s s i o n ‘ .’t o m f e i f o r p e a c e i f a h y b n e d o u l d t l e U w h a t


. ■ y e r e . i H e ' m a j l b e a h o u s e p a i n t e r , b u t h e i s c l e v e | - e n o u g h I t o p a s s t h e b u c k t o t h e o t h e r s i d e , [ b y w h i c h I [ m e a n t h e d e s i r e ' f o r w a r . H e i s a l l f o r p e a c e , s o h e p r o c l a i m s , I t i s o n l y t h e b t h A f e l l o w s ! w h o d e s i r e w a r . j _ B u t h e s a y s ! n o t h i n g I a b o u t t h e t e r i n s . : ' f e a t h e r e a l l y m e a n s ; i s t h a t p e a c h , c a n i b e i b d u g h t b y t h e d e i r i o c r a c i e s i f / t h e y a r e w i l l i n g t o / p a y t h e p r i c e . ’ A n d ! ' h i s p r i c e I s ' ’ t h a t t h e y . a c c p m m p d a t e h i m w i t h , a l l h e ! w a n t p . E v e n


/ ■ M r t e s i t i o n I s v e r y m u c h , . w h a t ? A s ' y o u > Y t e D R


- l r t ‘ ' t f e c o m p l e t e l y - ' b a n k r u p t ! - a p p e a s e m e n t , w h i c h n a t u r a U y - A i e a n s s o m e e n d - t o ! B e r l i n ’s - I d e m a n d b A i t i m e b n s a n y t h i n g a t a l l , , f e l c h *


' t e l l , f e d i m o u g H . f e n e o f , t h e p r o - N a z i s p r o f e s s : t b i f e o w t K f e f e t n f e t f e y / f e o l a l m ! t h e l r . f a i t h .


d e c l a r i n g t h e m d e l u d e d p e o p l e ' f o r I I . g o ! s o f a r a s t o s a y t h a t H i t l e r h i r i i s e l f d o e s / n o t k n o w ! w h a t h e ! w a n t s , s o h b w c a h t h e y k n o w ? G r a n t h i m o h e ' t h i n g a h d h e h a s n O ' h e s i t a - ^ . h t i o n i n ! p a s s l n g / b n t o a n o t h e r d e m a n d ^ / a n f l ,


v e r y i i u c h d o i i b t , I h a v e n o h e s i t a t i o n i n h e f t c l e v e r e n o u g h t o m a k e a g r i e v a n c e o f


d e m b c r d c l e s . i r i t h e p o s i t i o n t h a t t h e y e i t h e r g r a n t h i s d e s i r e s ! o r - t h e y p e r p e t r a t e / a ' - c r y i n g m j u s t i c e ; ' O n e o f h i s d e f e n d e r s I n o n b o f o u r m o s t ! r e s p o n s i b l e n e w s p a p e r s [ h a s s a i d t h a t H e r r i H l t l e r h ^ n e v e r d e c l a r e d t h a t ’ h e . w f e t s '


i s f i V e i i y d e m a n d , c l e v e r e n o u g h t o ; p u t t h e


t o d o m i h a t e ' t h e u n i v e r s e . C a n h e t e l l U s t h e n a m e o f . a n y - m a h ' i n h i s t o ' r y w h o ! m a d e s u c h


■ w o r l d f e m m a t l d n . B u t . e v e n t h a t | i s j n o t e n o u g h . ! S u c c e s s i s a h e a d y w i n e ; s u c c e s s h b e g e t s :s u c c e s s . , : , ! ; . A n d n o t h i n g ' . g o e S . t o - * ^ ®


p a r t I o f , h f t ,, p p p o n e n t s , w h e t h e r / t h e y b e , d e m o c i i b i e S / b r ' / w h a t , a r i d s o i w e a r e a l l l e f t , , w 6n d e r t o g : , w h e t b j e r , t h e r e - i s a n y l i m i t t o t h i s ' m a n ’s d e s i r e s w h a t e v e r l a r i g u a g e h e ; u s e s t o c o v e r t h e m u p . H o w w e l l w e k n o w t h a t t h r e e t i m e A a l r e a d y H a i r H i t l e r h a S t e W t o e ! w o r l d f t h a t | h f t a m b i t i o r i s w e r e f u l f i l l e d ; T h e y w e r e


a e a d ! o f a d i c t a t o r s w i f t e r , f e d ' m o r e e f f l e - c i o u s l A t h a i i c o n t i n u o u s s t a m p e d e s j o n t h e u l f i l l e d w h b r i h e r e - o c c u p i e d ! t h e - R u h r , t h e y


hft 'bosdm as a-hen___ , and they were,fulfilled to overflowlrig.when Mr. Ch'amberlalri made him 'a present of Czechoslovakia;! Now he.alternates between Eastjmid Wfe.fpr his next inove. , 'i- '


Qed again when he took Austria to 1 igathereto Aer ichlckens.


! .-Only-a fool/can belleve-that he means to go neither i Way for the !Germaii Press, ' which is! Hitler’s megaphone,: tells ,us


! eVerteday tha t the Germans want more breafehgi'Space and that-they are await­ wing j ’withihcreasihg ■ Impatiende the


lIUngneSsAi|Brltaln and! France jto con­ oes-all day, pud It .may seem a soft jbb Thai} is why feby want colonies.':Npt that


■satisfied with tMngs As they are-ft a stpryi to tell jto, the marines. ' He Is merely, hiding: hls tlmje.. i’!' j-


-Rome Mr. Chamheriam assured the House of Commpns that/Bignor Mussbllril had/ under-


m , ;.j / / ! ,


BSGLINIj/. equaily ft; not.lto be- depended;[On.: on hft 1 return from'


-takeri that at the moment of ithe ternfination of the!’Spanish I war aU remainmg .lltallan : volunteers—mark. the - word:'/ tolunteers ’ wlU Iforthwlth' leave Spanish territory.,"In, other' words we jwere asked: to believe! that


ftinot so.' One man tries that regularly,; .and-the/operators know what to .expect AsAoon as they hear his vblce. . ■ 1 ! ; , .|,,|‘.Receptly twp mehrentefe'd A kiosk ;;


Ane evidently Mood’: In the 'dOorivay whenj the number was given.' The operator;


isfed cMier said to; his pal, ‘ Bllmle, Bill,' 'she'can'see US;’.. ■. ■!.


-I . | !


menacftaiid that hafeg accomplfthedi that object fat -eriormoup cost- she was;:WiUtog to withdraw.; But i a / week' is a long time for: words ;deUvered.-to' speed away the departing' guest to be, still remembered. So . very, quietly arid'.uriohtfurively/Musspltoi’sjmoath-l


t ested :|motlves‘:[Bhe' had 'rglveh;' MopdS'end; sreasure for ;t\TO,'tears to/Sbato’-splely to-


er'day/lhat'frbmipureft^dftintor- ave! the -Spanish Troin, some . Imcgtaary


piece, |Dr. .Gayda. ncw telft! the wcrld teat “victory must flfstibe complete'politically as


(fefenued frcrii preceding pofttom); i


Is no uncoirirnari. experience to- be '.feked/ ‘Cahiyou tell/ine what picture ft/fen..at! the fe a t d’youicall'ltjcinema?’ br ‘.What; /time, ft there .A train to .so/Tan-so?,’|,. Not long ago an unexperienced motorist, had a puncture. i’He rang.up from aikloski and! tried to get In touch f e h an :B.A.G. : mari.lbrit failed! !So he Tell back on the telfehbjfe/operator; f Can/you toll; me. how to !|ack, uft/p car?’fee ashefel And: the'loperator wds able.to glvehlrii'iireclBe!


!fallen'across a Hne;-aWay In the-country la.bmalliboy, may be gloating, bebapse.he [has dished Mi/lhsulatpr! with a well-jalmed stone; the maii at' the other - end may have -had -hls . attention- taken Jfor A moment, and forgetfully hung, up his: rebelfer. ..AlLsort of possibilities lurk In elferjcal equipment. : . ,j!


[ 'I :


‘.‘ If your 'wireless/suddenly falls, or .your Tvife complains that the iron


'gone off, or/yoUr radiator fafe'out, .youlprobably kick the cat; and.if th'e^.;


telephone fails, most people blame the operator oh the same prindpli.; ; ! /


•jw}io wiil find blit -what: all the tro'uble ft 'about. ,•


j ,“ If the number .you want is: engaged loir some time, the operator, will, .at yper request, cMl.you wherii.the nuinber is at ulierty. If you have/to wait A/|fe' mo- 'mbrits, please don/t shovv you^ j dlsapr jpfoval with the wom^out saicasm, ‘ Have! ydu enjoyed your cup bf tea; Mlssn Ughl And don’t forget that the operator Is just busy on Sunday .as on other dayp; If


' :.'.v ’ , ■


e traffic Is less, so Is the staff; which: is sed on the average traffic. : if., )' ,


:iot escape queer inquiries, ialthorighltlls : lot really her job to feal with tlj'eta. It


(Cohtlnued at foot of next colinnn.). “ ‘The operator at the switchboard does.


„_ways free: from blame, but manjyl'of^the vexatious failures are qulte-beyofe their control. If this sort of tiiihg hafeens to you, just be patient; Operate th'efecelver rbst or hook; this causes’a lamp; tpjflicker arid draws the:attentloh-;6f',thei6ferator. Ifj this fMls,'ask for’enquiry at putheroe, br dial 91 at'BIack'bu'rii, 'arid, this IwUl.'put, you In touch with the subscribers’ friend,


1‘1’m not claiming fe a t operalofsliare Instructions.,,:!


/ [j ‘ ■' 'APraASEfeteNT'!./!:/ “ Arid now something aftout the,-----


/ i. ■ .'T , -' - .J_ !.. ■ ' ■ . ■ beha-/


AreiCourteous: Mid 'considerate,: afe I’ni 6urb all telephonists: would/llke me.te take this opportunity to express their fepre-j piatlbri of the Igerieral attitude or sub-,


serfters.- - ., '!■' ■


tempcvamental and- dlfeatorial with such; persoris. G®ntlemen, : to-appeaseftent.


'■ !nOT ' ALl|?A¥S;!;'“ pFFICI^A:


mefeiy, ‘Not aft this end,! sir,' / | “ bk tlie other hand, orie-ftfe-'whtlfead


'USe of the operator because she. Is tongue-' tied!,, Notbingfet tlmesgives ynufecH an; urgA to .'express, yoprself ris a ’telefepne, but itft fee wrong way.: There Is- a lot of dlflCTfece between ‘Press button ‘,B ’.and ‘ Press the B— button.’ . | :


/ I


phras ;s that the PPst Office fetnicts an opera/or to use] You must/riot imagine, feat t hese phrases are laid dpfe tor the


“ M ich fun is poked ./at the ftnriM / ! |! ‘ . j


dlfflclilty with !a! long-distance call one eVeifihg. ■ Exasperated, -he;[burst out fiercely; ‘Is fefee a blithering Idiot 'on; thto line?’ aiid the operator answered


; ‘f Patience arid the sMt!fesweftMe part of the e'atoprrifet'bf a telfehorie operator but d soft answer is riot always soothing; An irritable old/ geritletoan had] some


[


received prompt attentiop, said/j^|rhank youj very much| Miss Round.’ ‘ put my name is not Round,' replied the opMator; surprised. /‘Perhaps not,-but yoift ser-, vice ft just as good.’ :


our poUfe yiouii of subscrlhers; iTheigreat majority 1


■ Buti.teleptoftep can bft-,aggra|vafe»g festrumeritsi and subscribers can bej


-to wMtfor!a'/call, He worrled/thetopern ator past endurai ;cei.. / .‘. f e a t /about my call? f e a t aboptmy call?t until lriisnee|r exasperatlpnf'ehe said, .‘.Wffi i’you!/stop bullying me? f e p do,you think you:'are?’ And, do you.knowl hft was as meek after|: ftards as'rlf lift Awn; Alto liadltumed on


On brie occasion an . . . ‘Patience doesri'l'


/him.!, , , I ■ ,| . ■ |- ft “Another ‘weli-feofe'' ijian/'who- wai


atmbyed aboufafel one eyerilrig.Alid he took it out! of the .frighten him by


itio G


can always trace dealt wife ft call.)


‘f e o are ;y6nj?;, said fee angrAsnbr ; scriber, and thftopftatoft replied mild


Indue alty-jfor was ferth It.


course fee 'operator paiq fee pen- >r this, unofficial answer-^but


I


'go/ aWay after abjput.A mlriuto, but!A^ '


' '"■“f e -a ..................


call as welcome /as. the; postmaja’k'lqidck/’ The iftstman cariiload you up wife bills and Income/Tax;'demands .and, circular^ but you always welcome him. | . Perhaps we are a bit too inftsterit; ft poftnian wfe


‘‘f e should; like torsee ithe telephone'


persftt,',everi if ybp .are fe ybUr bath.-' Pm afrMd we shall riever be reklly popular- just useful,Y Mis j Miller concluded.


iwe don’t 'fe e tiames; fee department the operator who has


ly, ‘ Oh,! I’m fee ’fellow that put fee salt in I J the ocean ’!


always difficult! to'-, dfel wjlfe; / wfe.’/very !VD


operator, and tiled to: afehigrtor -fels; name..


flii


( ter, F.l Bjwrhouse, ■ 'W.iRatcji


. os were:


iUiPFEB.- iiperljat;


.filZEDIfi ifilbUtibn y spitoei!


■Tlti ; h!! iM Rr ■A ft: chat


irrlsqm-f >irden. taok’A


iw.


theft colonies before..1914;.however, pell/ or. badly ahminlstemd, ever accommodated, more than! a handful of Germans, fpr'the Germans' of the ernlgratmg type preferred!/ more civilfted quarters! than the Africah<ve)dt /and went pfl'. ini drfeesj'to the United'States t)f' AmerloL '-! until h'the ■ latteris /jimmlgratlbn'' reservaiioris made it rather difficult, to. qross! tee boirier especially: when,, the dividing/.line, ms -sea ahdTahd.' But teat 'Hitler'ft'quite:


a d e p l a r a t l o n i ? ,1 N a p o l e o n c e r t a i n l y n e v e r d i d , ' n e t e r t h e | e s s ! i t w a s B r i t a i n w h o | s t o ' o d , i n h i s b a t h t o w o r l d d o i n i n a t l f l r i . . I . w l U / e v e r i ' g r a n t t h i s B r i t i s h e r w i t h N a z i s y m p a t h i e s t h a t i H i t l e r ' h f e s e l f m a y b e ' s i n c e r e , i n , h i s - p r o c l a m a t i o n t h a t h e h a s n o d e s i g n s o n


i t q / e x p e U y f e ' a t ; h e w a n t s . B u t n o o n e c a n , 9 3 9 . WE


TIHE DICTATORS’! TWO j


. .1, , , 1. .. ii I , ■ ....... ,By! CAlfei!, LORD. h H l D b h a s s p o k e n S n d : t h e


f t e l l a s m i l i t a r i l y , a r i c t h a t t e e R e d a r m s t o l d a r m i e s m u s t / b e c l e a r e d u p f i r s t t o S p M n f e d


m e a n s . C a n [ a n y o n e t o t h i s c o u n t r y s a y h o w l o n g i t w i l l t a k e s o t o d e f e a t a n y p o U t l f i a l b a r t y t o B r i t a i n t h a t i f t e n c m l M c a n e n t i r e l y l e a v e t e e f i e | d - b i i . t l e | g r o u r i d i t h a t t h e y a r e n o l o n g e r r e q u i r e d ? A p p l y t h f t t o S p a t o a n d ! i w h e r e a r e w e ? I f c o i p p l e t e p o l i t i c a l v i c t o r y ! f t t e q u f t e d n e e d t h e i J t p U a n i . ’v i i l u n t o e r s ” e v e r m t d e v i c e


P o l i t i c a l l y a s w e l j . a s m i l i t a r i l y . L e t u s


t t y o u t w h a t t h a t


t o t h e n e f g h b o u r t a g t e m t o t l e s i i ’ t o i w o r k


THE VO! ES.


!-!::-!!!!'!:i!


IN '■ I!ii Bi


■ N e v e r t h e l e t e : l i t t l e | c a n b e h o p e d f o r f r o m l F r a n c o , - s i n c e h e o w e s t o o ! m u c h t o M u s s o U m t o k i c k h y e r t o e t r a c e s ; '■


/ a r r i v e a t . i s t h a t T f e U a W t r p o p s / a r e t o S p a i r i i t o s t a y , t h h t f t A ’t l f t ^ ' a n f t r i f t w i f i l e t t h f e m - w h i c h m a Y ' | u m ' " P u t t o b e a n o t h e r ; m a t t e r /


' ! / j .


l e a v e S p a i n ? - . . A m o L „ , w a s n e v e r f c f t t o d / q l t h f e i ' g n B r i t a i n ’ o r a n y ! o t h e r n a t i o n /.. : T h f e p a i y t ' t e n c l u s i 6n : i w e C a n '


■ tesi fPte


; the n ia


, . j


' ' S o ' S i f u s ' s b i t a i f t p b i i o h s l y e n f e e d t o . a . . . c h a r a c t e r f t t i o a t t e m p t ' t o / p o s t p o n e t h e , . d a t e . . D t t h e . K d e m p t i o n , o f . h i s . p r o m i s e t o ! M r , , C h a m b e r I a t o . [ ! V e r y t e o r t l y : i n d e e d , ’


M u s s b l i n i i m a d e a n y - p r o m i s e a t a l l a b o u t ’ I t a l i a n t r p a p 3 ’e v a I c i f t t i n g - S | i a i n ;


• ' D r . - G a y d a w l U b e ^ i j e l l i n g B r i t a i n | t h a t w e | ’ . w e r e m i s t a k e n i p I m a g i n i n k t h a t S i g n o p


//i' D e s p i t e - / t h e s e s e t e b f e k s t h e o u t l o o k f t d e c i d e d l y e a s i e r . B p t h H i t l e r | a n d ! M u s s o l i n i a a r e / n o w r e a l f t f t g t e a t o t e e ’i d e m o c r e c l e s a r e


/ t h e i r t e r r i t o r i e s q u i t e j s o e a s i l y a s ' t h e y h a d . i n t e r i d e d . H a v i n g t h e j n s e l v e s j e m e r g e d f r o f t t h e j i t t e r s o p r G o v e r n m e n t a r e n o w t a k i n g I d ' . e v e n | M r . ! ’C h a m b e r - - V | u p O o j i r a g e ' t o i j n o n s / w h a t h e


l i v e t o t h e ! m e n a c e A i t h / w h i c h t h e y w e r e c o n f r o n t e d > :b y ‘ t h e ; . t o t a l l t a r l a h p o w e r s a n d t e a t t h e y w i l l n o t b p f e l e t o f e o s e - M e p o v e r


; j vice


J.C1M Q : JlackbA. _ atten,


Sedne Ot !onj Sub ihseite ap


3JEC MiLEY


Efell Lancashll


ieto.’/.Ari Rroviricia irotheirs' H. &.


iesefylce ifbfeerthi iatbuiri,/


itt, P.G.D iremonles


is,/aridt


appears to have had some reluctance] to say-j- tog [elsewhererrpamely; that 'just / as/ Friance has‘telHnrily.'imd^kBn/that: all;her forces, will be at tee disposal Of Brltafti in thc event' of war, so'the forceslof Britain,.will be at thfe disposal of/Frarice ’ to; Ishriilar/jchdUiristances.' ■feat .wM iftake Mustelinl sit’rib land take , notice,,.There ft on^ Aky’and one'Aay only - of stemming/the perpetual aggression hf dlctaf tors'iknd thfe Is .tofilet them! kriow.!':beyond the least shadowtof dpubt thpt thelrfaggres* t Sion-will be met at tie rigbt time if persisted


good dearmore tean we get.. That irieans not wa/r but peace.': Bullies, as Mr. RPosevelt rightly sayaj are gftantic - bluffers;/'(ionvlncd them of.your. powerlto defeatj.them/at their own game, arid- they|;Aill conalder discretion the better part of valour,


o and that I we, are Iria’posltlori tplglve a ' i . )


ITIHIS A .Tph


-petoonally, howeverfeopeless the, prospects ’ appear to be, I am not without sbtoe faith '


J week the pbrifererice of’ Arabs knd ews jls 'being : held.'in Lofeon and


;for-the Jews was a pasty decision fetf-never . brdperty,' tho.ught /opt. / As redently/'as MoM


that a suitable'comfemlse can be arranged. This ft, essentially:ja ;case for comp'roitose. Wrlttog' Off-teft 'sUhJcqt'/before Christmas 1 ■'expressed the 'obtoloniand gaVe ressfeifor it that'the-British I declslbn'In wafejme ft favoufiof maktog .FMesttoe a jnatloiidl home


'following remarks ;r, . ‘f-They j (the liBrltlsh Ministers - cohcemed|' triust attempt,! to find some fteansj of ’ obtaining tbej agrefeent of . boto-Jews arid'Arabs to. the eettlfcment of A dispute' which has j bden- tofikmed iby: over two years ofidestruollve vlolerice.


’day of this/week tee! ‘“limes’’ to to first leading article Confirms that oplrilorill to tod


'excusea, for war-time:, commltments/l'toder- taken! f t .haste, 'fehout cq-ordtoatioh and under i'i.tee. pressute/i.of ■; expreriie llpangei'. There ,was less', excuse: for .perslstfecefln toft effort, I bu'rsped'with the best|-toteriti6ns:lor ’ so manys years, to reconcile the./ifeerent


Italy Was the most , benevolent/nation! of thft : br.fe'offi’


■uridOrtaklng,! It y'iematas , that. - PMesttae .crinffot: accominOdate aU fee Jews jft the / universe arid a'comprotnfte ought to! beSpossl-


will - have, to stond j by i its own 'ble/whereby -a ilmitedlnational Jewfthmome


British/Government’s caqpot escape feponsl- ' blllty for'■teft.;tote!hf..atolri...-Theft were


t Pasft


pubic helped :Mlori, ’,i ft


gre felAEl


Blb| esft anc fioi the


“■■ft, “In;to jl the.'Bll fet tradltl maiiiuiscrii


i Plleachlng j


.fey; reriHeinbfer.Tp Chffttla


' ■ 'A'’'--- r-T i.imbria, ai


lj|ily placi larked pii


It was|:


/ i)i:the.chp titoly froft


[T h r ! tl'b


■j, I. :! thb pro


; fee; i'upA


:sh6i


contradictions/of, a |policy which’hfts.Ted to ’ an Iriipasse.’f This ft !a reluctant: admlsslop of the. haste to which the Balfour-declaration was planned; The jpoSltlon ft however that while. Britain ■


‘friendliriess if-,riot iri the moSt cordial’relad I tldnshlp,, That ftf'what I sincerely.: hojft will' come out of the coherence in London thft week.:. ■ |-' !'■


can be established feei-e’withdut oustmg thd Arabs! who / belong rto toe country: fed’ by which 'with! collaboration on b->th siaeSt|ArabS and Jews'-'can: live ; together to /‘muturil


ITiEMS:,,bF:,IN'rEREST’


, Wolves mriddened SO" bold that they ' backyards of homes


nearest their/’ Sofia reports coi Hunter 'Btojkchocsl


hft’mouto.


by hunger ha'veV ■


fourteen-mohths and: Aas kUled/fe 'toe apt of leading, a cottage


fence with the -Irifant to


•tihe town wft ’ to |darkness/a! baby boy . wi bom in Blackpool Maternity Home/ 1ft ;thi light of fedl®t


. Blackpool trlcity; IMled to the 4lc..VUTVU tw'-iaa [V


/


II n y . , . whlth''fe!


..jlyfeere 'p f tk ‘


4


itte ftoifttu i tilfi ■ ■


A!(u. ■


■ ■


■'Cl ■ E ti


ilftfi


hft ft 'black out baby;”.'-i'Ele(i- clty last week,/and while


natiVe - [forests to [ Bulgaria, One: wolf, shot,by had seized a /child of


have evkri invaded iuie to the town and yfflfeek


dat fee


!.det thls{ part of 1 jtrrie;’ .


whlcli/v


,ea,|todi;tol mlghfc’.'M


gafeered feat! q ‘ ' 'one,:,/Pari


beat tlful-clia chi


Cl URCH it


i


_.babki!lfp| north:


■ch Aas!! ler ifei


1430,irpi


aftA’whllie Ar{'largely, sd


>n re of wpi|


. , „ 5louBlUe bfetlthatlth


bliliVi bl


tki !En


lens bled ; one plaMof yarl(


fapOfS'/lrij:


8w|y betote. tton had tak^ s'lftiby side! ft p.arfthi;


of


Mi ft h r l , parish ch pf/fee;,. the ItrAln! hpnieo decent


feese:fM:w,| witor^'"’ '


ifeft! lfth!,C|drd


for. thA;,,™


:;e»rlleft:i:;r-j might i


iQPSpellwp 3t,‘ Aug


/'erected at/T^ 'Chi rch under


__ shortly.fal


. P.G.Chai many/lpdg- fef feftc;


itutloni’ B |at the or }r Sompris preached! Very. Wo


FMler,;


fe in prs iriiero.pi


worn. ! ': I'i school ri esentatlve sented,!


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