i l l . - !t ^ CLITHEROE I ADVERTISER


pREEMASONSj I N C A T H E D l


td ahns 1 Spain


Jy. Let I t that If ay how IpoUtieal 1 entirely they are pain and f ivlotory I j " ever' device, dr any 1 We .can L Spain, let them 1,matter,


kitorlesi!’


Ijcd in '.a none the Temlse to Indeed


I'thatiwe Signor ai about


led from taking


llussolini f cies arecy were iers and pep over ney had.


tlook-ls


what he J in say-


fiiamber- _e',to


t ETance pr forces ■ heievebt' i at the


Jplldlcta- llibeyond riaggies- berslsted pi eive'B pans not Kppseveit Icbnvince


[istances. nd take bay only


op and pects faith nged.


IS and IfUme


imise. aas , I . for In


,l6 flret jin the Brltlto add


, led, tb ihlssioh, ilaratloh;


.,'lnthe: IbilB for herent.


pond- ■ were Banger.',


It of ofia over Fait


ihder- a and


er that Its own! [estlnel a thei


_ Inutual - |lal rela- ;ope win ‘oh. this


id fArabs'


ijpossi-i Ihome! a !>g the


nd b)f ; I


PROJECT W H KM ANSWERS AND


W \


vice, on Sunday afteiinoon; wheiij in response to an appeal by[L6rd Derby,; the Prortkicial Grand :Mastpr, In support of the Blackburn Cathedral .Fund, .E^ee-


lor from llussollnl:,


:..''(


masohs attended from mjany parts of the fiast; Lancashire Provlnfjft Full regalia


ful Mothers 'William Horrocks, P.gJ , and f . H. Hewlett, P;G.t)., who read lEe lessons, and'WQrshlpful Brother, A. j:R. Corlept, P.G.D.C,,; who abted as Director ,ofCKeraohies.' '


was worn. '|Thfe schoolroom was representatives of I the represented,. and i they church in processional a numerous companyM ui nu dfQcers. lAmong these {pere the ant Provincial Grand 'Miasters, Wor


‘Of Chatburn, assisted by Brother th'eiRev. Gj Fuller, Chaplain !of Galdersliones


stlijution. Brother H.B. Sftaw, MusiBjac. ‘ ,:brethren bf phe


' the many lodges occuplel body I of the church, and public helped to augmei


hert; P.G.Chapian).


was preached by the Bishop of Blackbipin (thb jfery Worshipful Brother P. M. Her- Representatlves! of


At the organ, and comprised the ch


positions In the members of the it the large :cbn-


I WHALLEY TRADITION, r


i !: Preaching from thg ^rst! -words In pfte I:Bible, “ In the beginning, God” (Gen­ esis)! the Bishop 's a l i , there was! Ian


: ancient tradition!,which came to them I from mahuscript of the l4th century, that


|;at) their |i ‘isoretlbn I


. by St. Augustine, whe] as;they; would ■ remember, landed In ,Kent at the hpad of a) Christian band In |Phe year 596, and that shottly afterwards a.'ichurch was ereqted at Whalley, called ‘‘The White, i: Church under the Lea. j’ :


•.phe Gbspel was first preached hi Whalley • ftnly place in. the area which Was j It was a


home never. Moh-


!'!


' j this part of itogland^Was yet in outline probably true. The Wlflte Church imder


! tloh, which :was certalily inadequateiln detail,—St. Augustine lever travelled) to


i y might wefl feel, then, that tradi- I fact that; Whalley was the


I; Wrked oh the ancle nt map of North- ! Umbria, apd there ^ere three crosses |:!,. in,the churchyard 'vhich dated, cer-


alnly! from the eigl th century, if hot larlier. ■ | ■ ' !. .


lir. The sermon


I The service was conducted by Worshlp- ful Brother the Rev. A.' E. Swallowi VlVar


- !■ | I,


?et aside fori the many Lodges proceeded to


?! of Provincial, sist-' 4p-


drder, headed hy


^HALLEY Parish dhurch was |the' Scdhe of an impressive Masonic gfer-


Wh lUey l^asbhic Serviccj DpUBTS^


' . DENIALS.


Who built them- aploni jafter. ■ generation, I put


capable, often giving of that best where! the eyepf nian would rarely; If ever, see that '.work and!only the angelsi could


ijolcfe The' desire of the workmen was I, glvi all they had of industry and art


to, the| glory:of God. And invariably, on bhe or. other of the stones, they deft a simple, humble testimony of their wbrk-- leir' mason’s |mark. : Now it was into


Bbch la rich: heritage of j English! life, of religion and devotion that this genera; t|pn had entered!! They were helfsl to the 'brk; and piety bt men of :long dgb, and!


they,! In turn, had to play their j part sb that !futiire genwatlons'would not lack That|it was thblr duty to provide. It was bt enough thkb they should en|oy! con.*:


rontedly-the fruits of past generations i clearly they hhd to produce new fruit lor; pjhose po Come.;


: i •


It was recorded that during the'terrible vears'of the^civll War In EtaglAhd there


“ sa9red were]’ either, demolished or, “ profaned, tftis Church was built by “ one whose singular praise It Is tb have done: the' bPst things; In tfte I worst


“in


Inscription:— the yeEj! 1643; when all .things


“ times and to,;have hoped them jin the “ mosticalamitbus."


task bf building a new cathedral, ihat It i night Ibe no le^s ia monument of devotion ioncVlVed In (^fflcult days. Tier by tier | !lt was' rising, fhklnly through the small iMftSjof humble folks scattered through- ibiit the Iparishek In that! great diocese !and it) was fittlrig* nay inevitable, that It


V ! rii~' ^ ^ f J F


^


' ■ " alt day. Its history was not a, ishort one. F^art of the south-west porch


'; jdated back lioni IISA, !while columnsl.hi ’ itl


rlfiiift-Ptil’/vViorv/vol "


, .!j(bars, while'the exlktjlng building was, I vbry largely, ,some 700 years bid. S uw ,


...getherl that aftenibon, therefore,' bn j truly halloweJd ground. That place, they, 'might wbll believe] had been the slte’^ d i; centre of worship fbr someth^ like 1,300


durch was modernise'


' In; these facts, there iwas eloquent t^stl- i mohy to the abiding character of English religious life.' It helped them to remem-


dhubcIh I OLDERj i4ci0, roughly,5d0


'fl'inin 19.90' , THAN STATE.


d back lioni IISA,^while coliimnslln ie north aisle! and i:he whole of .the autifui chancel datV 1 from 1220.


years ago, jtlhe They were met


I'lthle Lea;hadTong shicA dlsappeared.,„ouft ; they: might jwell ,believe; that it stejod' uhon the present'Site. I ;or| the Ichurch hi which they were


i bbf that the Church bf jEngland was .older, i tl.ah the English State; that, Indeedi the; I,English [Church wap bne ,of the prime


Icled the [yijlagfe kulgaris/


tbfecoiiie


■shot by IchUd' of „ f act bfant to ‘


as was ft? the,


I'-'Elec-' I'while


. is ? # before] As isettlements of popul!a-j ' tloh had,! taken place; In towns or vlUAgps,;


plAcd of various kingdoms which had haid|


: sl5e bi: aide had alwAys gone the erePtlph ''olfa'pArlsh church. '


AUltMongh the kojry of English] life,; parish churches had been the cpntoe of the [best activities of the locality,


the training grobhd of scholars, tpb honle oi humble, !Gpd-fearing folk aM decent bitizens.


m was ^dped a trll, ,


diopern: ht my:


flow.: ihad^


lisheer jistop :


ed on


i' waSs very dhe


|ed to ffiame. sent has


int the I -


ot


!of i which they were rightly proujl. 1 Pro*- bably there was no other single factor jin; EngUshlllfe that had been stronger; or [more constant |than; this. Its repglous.


.manifestation. i


I [MASONS’ MARKS.


[as tbiy'thougbt bf those^anclent pari# which;'Were sUU the glp^y di.


life, they reflected on the men'


u. J t ihcholas’ 'institute held a suifer - atlwhich! 40 membera ^rejpresrat


SABDEN. ■Last Friday eventog,


" wafe P By water, H., Bridge, H. C“^D'i®y’. i Mtoohsi A. JabcBon and H..ParsQn8, w, h


: Soffis werA given,


leiiiien- >but it


,kifaDck.: El bills [cularsi: :haps iwlU it: we rm


iphone lul ,ar-r, ;■ 'li'i ; E-


. i Mr) W. RAtcliffe ja icompanist, .I PRIZE I j is 'm U u x ibN -^


iDutoen' accompanied the primary. jChUto who took|paft inithe service.' ■ 1- ,' !; .!


■i^todanto to scholars Of the ^ ) a short address on |AU-a ghod:pame.” Mr. H. « o i^ ifinah. 1 A collection was taken iior


and


priz4 of was


_ gave


last Sitoday afbetnoon, Mr. J; Wata^y,. M Ravdohieollegei distributed prizes


B ^ IS T SCHOOL.-In the f


dayt'Schdol la s t [Sunday Mtemooffi HaMsori.iot Padtoam.jifflciating. j m..J- Tlttorington was the chairman,


kisWbutidn took -place to the i"' . | ; -j.,


I if German' residents have bee^ln toe lablt of [flying


the swastika.


flags. i Of the goods


|ln Afgenthiai schools for the children nru,


now be barred prohibiting allo __schools for: the children of foreigners from flying their national


' ryJast yeAr ^mqst half—49’9 per cent.' • ■


___exported from this coun-


-were sold to the Empire. Since; 1932 ur Empire trade, exports and imports,'


as risen by 45 per c#t.


under an official decree I 4^ 0! Es®t®*'® ^ffigton, near Glasgow. ' llnn'di [vwill have a floor '


This will,!


, factur,^ at the biggest fActiory which has j. jjggW planned joji the Scottl# Indus-


tanley: Mr. and MrsL Coggtos.' Scientific instruUents [are to be manu-


It will cost £ 60,0()0 a space of 86,000 squAre feet.


trolley-hus deveiopment. Exports have ^ b t ahead, and qnglneAfs and transport managers-have come; here .from many foreign land Empire countries to study bur methods.


This Aountryi noW leads the world In


' thatlEngllsh character which stood; in ; iriany toJS aloii6‘lii the worlds life spd


■Iblite itothebuil^ghp] ^ ^


THE NEW cathedral.' L


Case, and hi that particular church today Ip this


aiding 'the best of which: they were!|


•the masons who, genet; | Into their!


if Blackburn’s Sermon I' H I', 'iii ■ n


at DiSLOYALTIES PASSING I OF


AlHALLErS GRAND bu) MA^


RECALLED FIRST CRICKET .


“ ROSES: BATTLE.” ii V : ^ ■


Thomas i Bulcock,| resident, died at his


■ I': .


bowls and tbpk long' walks, retaining much of the virility which had Charac­ terised hlsiactlve association withnlmost everylhstltutlon In [Whalley. ■


■


street, oh Friday morning,: aged ninety. Last summer hC frequently played


Whalley’s home in


Queen-


■ A natlvb of Whalley^hls lather was at one time licensee of the Red Lion Hotel,


-


As briefly reported in our last issue, Mr. oldest


TRY OUR TIMES CUTHEROE’S FIRST


FRIDAY, FEBRIIARjr WOMAN


V()l[jUl|rEE^^ FOli; NAT!lONAL SERVICE r ^ Orders Promptly Deli^ HOME CURED R\MS :■;! [ : ; - . | ] . 'a n d b B A C O N . ] ’


FINEST: QUALITY | B E L f [ [ a n d M O T I O N . DELICIOUS


PORK.


Clltheroe.i-Mr. Biilcofck enjoyed^^but a comparatively brief term-at the National School. When nlii^j years Old hejeeiit to learn weaving at; the'Judge mlmsley mill, but turned'hls attention to farming twelve months later] entering the service bf Mr. George Langtojn, at iWhlte House, Whalley. with Mr. j Thurston two years


with Mr. John Inghaii,; He was also for; some time at theiDe Lacy Arms, which hostelry then enjpyel the title of 'The Shoulder of Mutton. | Having attained the age of 18, and still


was at the Whalley Com Mill


He had 'lirther experience 'omllnson, and for


[Left to right; wlrs. 'J.IH. Ramsbottoffl,|Mrs; [Pefclvil (Chatbum), The Mayoress (Mrs. F. Bentham), Miss B. Parkinson (first .lady AJlP Warden takihg the oath), Mrs. A. H. Todd, Mrs. J. H. Sattcrthwalte.


'


AN "IT,


hot havli^ found! his niche In life, Mr. Bulcock became apprtatlced to Mr. Hod- klnson, of iClltherde, painter and decora-


c....


dras ho chutch :buUdlng exception oiie | After the lapse-of ten years he nunrled Mrs. Yates, who had k butchery business in King-qtreet, and later forsook the brushes and paint ca i for the kiflfe and cleaver, continuing. In the butchery'busl-.


.„ho had a branSi shop at Whalley.


ness until‘1917, when Mrs. Bulcock died. UNPAID


WORK.


servative Club, he|,voluntarily performed the duties of steward for some years after his retirement from business. In this way. ! helping the committee through a period


One of the fouhdeirs of Whalley Con-


of, financial dlfflcuityi Hls'origlnal under­ taking was .to do the Work for 18 months, butj he stayed-bn as [unpaid steward for le'riyears.


Mr. Buldock had peen a) member 'of , j


00^ ' bear thb) masons’; mark-—that It ouldi have a ,part In which the masons if this ! generation would for ,'ever be issoclated]—not only : the 'active, but the


'ree ai|d accepted and speculative as well. m I the great south ! porchway—the


The jCathe^al had been'so planned that


ost'interesting and remarkable fea­


ture bf the exterior of the building- should be provided by the! gifts of Frebinasohs.j!' ■ , , ' , ! ' ! !


Nothing shreljf could be ai more fitting or eloquent testhnpny. o f ; their sympathy ‘


anddePlre to share In the work.! To that end they were”asked to'give;their alms.


. any’: “jlh the beginning, God. ” That was] ! the ' primary message of. all


I But yetit seemed to him that behind It all was anotherhargel: thought. A group- of ciergy were; discussing !texts, and after 'several ihpd bebh mentioned, one of the groiip Suggested, that the! first four words in the'Bible fomed a greater text than


;rellgibri. iBehli^d and beneath all, other religious questions was]phis: Whom do you;regafd as the master of life ?: Quite clesiriylthrough|!a large part of the world today the ansvfer was ‘*man.” Pride In mah’s Achievement ahd the capacity of the! brain to; discover jnew things had ’ that there


the) happiness‘and prosperity! he desired.' ANSWERS T0| OOiDBTS AND FEARS '


A Alance at) tne world around today showed'rione the less clearly where such A creec| Inevltaply iled. h Belief in man alohe'ledtha!glorification of selfishness;


tive? Surely [there ■was only one: a return: to' that belief!: In Godwhich marked the ilves of our] ancestors. ’The World was not 'man-made; It was made by Godl Mail’s true happiness did not lay! in what he; had, or what he could get,


but! in- fellowship with God! and obedl- ' 1


him..1


[“ Th^'Cathedral we are answer—not [the


yaltles and denials of these, da;^, 11'yjjjj-ge interests. Anong those attending [the Bishop asserted;


a inoteblci answer.tq the :ioya,ties


in the end nbthlng else counts compared vrith goodness; land that goodness grows j


..the^words: jin' the beginning, God.’)’ *7 The ofiertbiT} In aid of the! Cathedral Fund, realized £30.'


the children’s wind at Burnley hospital.


’ LA’i'E am. S. COOK.—The funeral of Mr.'| t Samuel iCookj: of| Pendle-view, took placq to


The Rev. Ri R. Hothersall [conducted; the services [at the honied church grav^ide.


he Methodist burial ground last Satiny. :[ ‘j It Is bur decjaratlor} of the belief that ]


out of faith in .Jlod. and obedience to His laW.i Itjls our assertion that In the long run there Is ho botto finer for the world, 1 for the nation,! for .the individual, than I jack, Jahle, Jim and


''


Carlton [and and Mrs! H.


^rness and War]! 'What-was the altema- ' i


Whalle'y Cricket Club for seventy-seven years without a break. And he was In almost daily ;attend|nce at the ground during successive summers, i


-:j At oirle time he|jplayed cricket, and


his registration as a player with the Ribbletdale Leagve was not cancelled until he was over eighty.


rather thAn see Wh Alley take the field With fewer than eleven players! ; In recognition of his long association


Even then] ’he said he would turn out


With the club he.wafl made a vice-presi­ dent and; k life menjiber.


i first' - ..rwo^cd' ;hi itcftep - between thq cbunties -Wereiplayed In -that season, the teams . .nieeting three times—at Old ITrafford,: Mlddlesborough! and .Whalley. Two seasons earlier,'he watched twenty- two picked players of Whalley and .dis­


between LApb'ashlre And Yorkshire played oh;the WhAUgy grourdiln June, 1867. The


-Mr! Bulcock clearl;: recalled the match


trict play an all-England eleven at Whalley.,! I-'


j , j BOWLER AND WALKER.


one of the keenest boilers oh the Cricket Club’s green, and'Was well over eighty when he),captained |a team of .Whalley veterans who played ^everal matches -w^tii


In recent years- Mr. Bulcock has been


imghtlhess ofj.Hls! own power to produce hehig taken for charity. I ^ -----—! J .


. All his life, Mr. Bulcock! was: a greajt — ------ -


Walker. * He and a -few j companions thought nbthlng of a twenty miles tramp, and rarely a year passed! Without phem Walking I from Whhlley ! ithrough' the Trough of Bowland to Lancaster.


, , ,


'if£ctbrs in producing ithat unity whlfchj lowerlng!of moral standards, strife, bit- !Agricultural Assocla,1Jon for many years, ‘enabled Ioiie State toi'be established jlni ■ ----- - • -‘- j —


________ _________ — ........— ----------


lie had ui than fifty I shows, ai


THE INjrjEEMENT.


Many friends were present to pay thelr !last respefcts at the ihtefnient which took


Aiice to the ppriibse for which He created; I [place in'the Parish [Churchyaid on Mon- I


' day,'belrg precede by^a service, in


i 4 offleSted, and liifthe course of a brief rAferred to lkr..B[ulcock’s several


were representatives of. the , 'Whalley Cricket, Bowling apd Tennis Club, the Conservative Club, the Directors; of'the Assemblyj Rooms, ipni veteran friends ;of Mr.Bulcfjck.


Floral tributes were sent by .:—


Bulcock; Mr. and Mrs) Clark; Mr. fT.'Bulcock; Mr.; and | Mrs. R. I Parsons; Mr. and Mrs. Taylor,‘ Geoffrey and Dorothy; Amos, Emmie and Mabel; Jack, Lizzie and family; Clara and C.O.;|-Ada, Ethel,And Alec; Mr. J; Wood; Directors lof the Asseinbly iRooms; Menirere of Whalley Conservative Club; Comimttre N I Members of Kroalley Cricket Caub;


Jan!e Yatis;


Mfi and Mis. 'J, Seighbours In Queen-street;, the 'Veterans;


family; May’, and iJlm; Ethel and Walter' 'iMlss Yates,.'' Mr.


___ _______Lucy: Jack, Lizzie and


the' result was a clash-of ambition, the | A member of the qpmmlttee of Whalley ifflclai duties at morenr«


I It was a great dis­


appointment to h l i l when It was found Impossible to continue the exhibition.


, . 'j ,; I' ' '] , PROTEST.


SIR SAMUEL HOAREjREPLIES ! TO CLITHEROE [ R-DiG. i j


CUtheroe Division, Sir Simuel Hoare, the Home secretary-has repUed.to a protest ;by


[ ; ' SETTLED POLICY.' ■);;•] Through'Sir Wllilam Brass,, M.P. for the


Clitheroe Rural CouncU, l^t mbnth, against


“ the serious burden to be thrown upon rate- nayers, particularly in rural districts, as a result of the Fire Brigades Act, W38.’ '^ e CounbU p.blnted out. that “ yoluntare to brigades have been lajigely maintained ;by


sf the Act, no claim against a.pwner wlU lie, oo that ' in the absence of any voluntary


ffer from insurance'companies, the ^ole of w the maintAinance costs, etc , of fire blades,


the Insurance companies far to excess of ;toe- £600,000 tA be paid by them toThe Exchequer,


which in riiral districts must-be considerable, ill faU on-the rates .wlffi advantages to


Sir WUllam Brass to the Home Office,.and to reply to. Sir William, dated !January: mt, Sir Samuel. Hoare .says:


statutory,' contributions by insurance com­ panies to three large:towns In Englmd,lau payments i iby Insurance companies to to brigades have been purely ex-graUa. ^ :'pe Royal Commission bn,Fire Brigades,,who|re-, ported to T923, were ' not In'favour, of: ;the prlnbipie lof payments by Insurance com; pariies to: t o brigades; .and the Rlvey^e


1 “I should explain that apatf from c e r ^


i LIKE. STREBt 4 iGHTING. • A copy of this' resolution :was forwArded by


^


fifes loctur, for ,t o fighting services, are' among hose "which give effect to : this; re'eomme idation. The power to; charge fori attendan:e at tos.on premises outside the, district served- by the Brigade will not,;, however, wholly cease for tWo years from the; -cf the A c t . : ' ■ ' -


contributions received from owners of pro^ ertles concpriied in fires, usually through o insurance companies but under the piomon


Act, ahe when it was .posstole:;'.fcir;;to brigades h certain cases to charge property owners ::or attendances at fires, it' was' custdihary for' insurance companies ■ volun-, tardy I tq reimburse the t o brigade con­ cerned, either wholly or in parti for toe ex-: penses of attending fires occurring on insured property. When toe service becomes h general Coinmitoity service, ratepayers will po langur be responsible for paying these chargds, and. Indirectly, the insurance com-


panies' wiU be relieved of the payments to®? haVfi-hitberto been making. The question Was 'fuUy diBoussed when the. Fire Brigades


.wmounded' in the House, under'which they ate mAlitogl a contribution of £600,000 to be allocatjeff as- the-Government 'may decide;


Bill wisf before Parliament and a settlement jrbadhedi' with ’toe': Insurers- and


'The pbation is explained- to-certain-passages' bfi an e r '


:was isti iberi ''


planatory'circular on the Act which, ed to all to authorities last Septem-!


--------------- CHMGE LIKELY.


Morrisor . ment dc


Committee,: -„ho58 rec.omtoendatioM foitoed p the basis of the Fire Brigades Act, contem­


)


leglslatdc Parilaih'ihtary /question by - Mr. R. ; C. ■ ” ■ Dirithe lst December, the-Govern; not,contemplate'any action to the plabtag insurance companies; under to contribute- to,the cost Of fire


‘To’give effect to What appears to be thq desire o) the District Councils | would require and as ■ I ; stated hi reply to a


matter: cf a, llabii.l y brigades a!“ It 'll the case that no Government,


become a : general cgmtounity service, l as freely available to, ah; ratepayers as other public services, like street lighting, pd- toe police. ' The provisions^: of the- Act wmch make it no longer lawful|for a Am autoority t to charge owners or occupiers of premises to


BLACKBURN LiWCASHIRE


lated that protection : from, fire ^shoulu ■


I Something too it our' Wolf (Tubs.'; And;; by the way,"the doubt'lexistlng About the


rkeep , promise 'of giving‘ you- week, hilt I can


coimecti oh :;Wlth the development Of local | t o sep ices for,normal peace-time purpose? As requ red by , the Fire Brigades Act.’ In j


ssistAAfe is Available to fire authorities to j he t o Authbrity’s district, and i on which


AND EAST INHRMARY.


'Management was held at, the Royal Infllna^ on Monday, February 6th, at 3 o’clbek to the afternoon,' the chair being, occuplAft by, Mr. W R HArgreaves. Among those present was


The, monthly , meettog of , :theiBoord. of


Mr. 'h.'! L ‘Parkinson, CUtheroe]' and' Mr. Arthur Procter, WUalley._ . _


■ The warm ::thanks of the Bpajd,,were accorded to Messrs. James Hargreaves' and Sons .Ltd.; Blackburn for £100; tq-fhe_com- mittee 6f the Gtoum tofinnay .effort fm £55 I7s.l6d; to the committee of the H i^


"


[(proceeds of a dance),'£8:4s. 9d.;;^V., J. i Clough 169, St. Andrew’s Road, 'South, [ Lytham St. Arines, £5 5s.; MMchester rad District, Machinery and Metal Merehante Association, £5;: and to patients ^ d Irlen^ of patients for donations amounting,.to #1


Green and District Infirmary effort for £32 10a- wilpshlre'and-Salesbury Juhlor Imps


' chocolates, flowers, toys, sliver paper, babies C S o ^


I ^^^e nateful thanks of the Board were also I accorded to the varioub donors of magastos,


knitted coats, etc. .■ i . , ThesMedical and Surgical rerort fpMhe


month'ol January natients 2459: In-patients, to Infirmary, from


month;i401:i discharged 360r .r^intag to the InfltmAiy 237. Patients awaiting , admisslpn


rAontb..l60: admltted-durtog the


. hpplian :es Issued to kind by toe Home Office and of percentage grants, to respect of ex; pendltip-e|, under approved schemes of the local adthorities.”_ •


Aonnect oh with local emergency, t o , brigade j measures under' the Air Raid Precautions ' Act, hb wAver, Exchequer assistance.' will. be, forthcomiag 'to' the' shape of 'fire'fighting;


I agesiof these m jmbers'pf the Scout move- men|i' !can be sj.ttled.now;


I; [not pbritlhue To be A I'i'reAched' his twelfth)


tlohs tiade.' 311 operations were performed ' ;


122. 614 patients received 2,849 appUcations of treatment to the' massage and physio-: therapfuilc departments. There were f,5p9 t raffiogiaphs taken and 206 screen examtaa-'


o ihe large operating theatre-jtind 61 to,the Casualty operating theatre.


[Royal: jAspital, Buxton and one to the South- port'Cilildren’s Hospital. ' „ '


One pAtletlt . was sent to'the Devonshire


Jamiaiyj sixjmembers bf the Blackburn, an^ District'lBlood Transfusion Service bad very , t geriero My acted as donoisto Cases of blood ,,


It .wiiAl reported that, during the month of


Board were very highly appreciative of the services [of these gentlemen. .


lackl'um, was appointed' bn the staff'of the RbyAl.


Anaeshetist, oya


BDr. R.l Pendlebury of 55; Preston New Roadi Infirmary


as; an Honorary


Bir nlngham’s new 18,000,000.. gallop reser rojr] now under construction, will be !


proteited'by A riwf composed of seven r inched of reinforced concrete, support^ on cdilmhs, with 15 Inches of-'harth on


top. Two [British firms wfll share a £500,00f) [


ordei' just placed In this countryibyi]a [ Sout'i African TYater Board for 77 'miles of stepl pipe hue)


-i.


rahsfilSon at this Institution, and the ' • . 1,


l lage (if'-7^tybarf as hilys,of 8 elsewhere:!;-, :


jendOTse, or' wou) iagalnst regulptloi Chtherbei boys are,


fra get to d^cripttpLb|(the'Clitheroe, and' District a nhual Cu&^party held on ijanhary 25th. Goiiig to the Grammar


[school, the “F'ess” crashed.ln bn 49 local '■Woif Cubs wolfing a Ipyely tea'. Despite


[disappeared, ihlxink without [111 effect with the mapy saifdwlches pnd cakes


the 'snow f alU ig outi Ide, the • jellies soon


ithat delight the, inwlprpf th® boy. There was an' excellent .atten lance, [the!


illadies—were, m fotc^," WltJi their - asslst- iahte. The meal [went well [ and was followed by 'gamra in the gymnasium Four teams- vrere Ifojmed,. so that Cubs


,fCwi absenteej,. Cubs|. !mlsslng ,only:[ioh 'account of.' Mcknfess.' ' Cubmasters-f-all


from one Pi.ck jwe’re ■ nilxedi up .with another, each tearA consisting of ;boyii


Chpreh,


Toii hecome <1 Cub, a boy must ha'ye attained the a^e-of ; reaclfed his eleventh


|ght but not have birthday,;, He may 'Cub After he'has birthday., (P.O.R.


!'227)|!:' . - ■'■' ;j 'Certain groi ps' allojy, entry Mp local


pac4' at, age! of 7i ,y;eArs--a practice: I


rt4brse if It!were hot ahem!) for many


Intelligent, at the: - “ Prjbr to the: passing of the 'Pire 'BrlgBd.ea, "i",!


,'enrolled tlie first volunteer, Mlss B. Paf- klison) of Westbank, Plmllco-road. There was a large attendance of ladles, and 44 voiunteered for service. • '


wAs formally opened! at Mytton House, Cliurch-stTeet, on Tuesday afternoon, when the [ Mayoress (Mrs. F. Benthani)


• Voluntary Services Tor Civil Defence


which they were jengaged might never have to be put in^o effect through actual warfare, the'Mayoress said she wAs pleased to have the privilege of swearing the first volunteer. Preparedness for; the possibility [of an eventual|ity did not mean that .'the country was out to'provoke I t ; oh the contrary, Brltalh was; In the fore; front of the peace makers and peace pre- seders. Still, It would be folly If she were not ready should the need arise. Effbrts under the Air Raid iPreeautlons scheme were to be takep serloiuly, and, expressing the hope that) CUtheroe would set a good example in recruiting for this,


Expressing the hope that the work In 1 [


,Mrs. Bentham said the presence of so mAny ladles Jed her to believe that the hope would be realised. If any were; to


purpose—after all, In wasTor the defento of [their homes and all they held dear,-)-


doubt as To the service they! should take - '


Enrolling Ofide'e for the Women’s /up, the committee would gladly advise '"'"’'H In any way possible.


wished the movement success, adding thatjshe felt sure. If ever the need arose, the Fom,en of Clitheroe would do all that wAs exp< cljed of them.


flfst volunteer. Miss Parkinson '


Maybesii and Miss Parkinson, on behalf of the C oihmittee, by Susan Hetherihg- ton, jdawhter of the Town Clerk. • ! :'In!an expression of thanks to the Mayores s, Mrs. Todd pointed out that not bnly Ape dally trained volunteers were ije- qulred, but the assistance of houseirives would b( greatly appreciated: 'If ever an emergency' aqose and refugees arrlybd Ih this, idisjirlct, there would be plenty, of work to be done.'


Floral brays were presented to the


Of the .Interest that was being .taken In, the movement. The office would be open! each [da:' from 2-iO to 5 pjn., afid- fromi 7 to 8 p in. Officers wopld be present,! ahd If training were required other than that [already provided for, she had no 1 doubt bbithat the Ambulance Brigade and th® Borough Police would willingly | lend then'assistance.


Mn] lodd went db to say-the presence! of sftch a large company was [Indicative;


' ! !


remeniber-4-af w ^t the jfines butter ladci lor


fifom many [Clauses,


is'^ Iw ^ s t l^ lenic


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varies m |Tm Roseb(^ei|‘^^tte^


it so. . alfe


i[cause'expibslons.|' !.' Mr.,'R. I,,Kay[.toid ’aii Ihtrigulhg ’yafii: 1.[


j“ quiet ” ones. However, 'tt ,e CUbs! really .eiijoyed.them all!; high sp rite naturally i '


bne game. pur[D:c.,'Mir, came’In during,a .“ qulej;!”, he didn’t know ft whs such hlin the programihe ■ .:,If ,1 bfithe games asj'noisyi’i l i adjective to , speak; of I th|i


: WaltnsKy presehted'these, and the, boya 'gave hearty cheers As thanks to hlnl and i , ! tp all whp had'made the party Tposslble. ' :’ ilt ; was certainly a igood. pAfty, Tuid .'all c lelltheroe'iCuhs' look forward to another [ [joint affair to Ithe; summer, perhaps a ; ' I revival<‘of-the old)” JunglejDAy.’”' !' A ‘ i I believe something Is'belng doiie abqpti I


[to the Ciibs, ahd then ithe: hiterest was ' ’ [great' at presentation’! pi pflzesi.'''Mr, .'


flndtog a Dtetrlct CUbmastpr;!so rmay be i i able to announce this soon, i r ' p:! , ■ i :


T HAVEN’T heard much from our Rovers ! lately, but-bronilse yop news of them ' »


In next edition]' I was also hoping' to I -t visit BrockhaU Troop, bht have to put off : for A week or tvyo that [pleasure. [ Now Is the time I should bepiejased to heAi; from i -, various Scoutmasters-i-just for a Uttle | faewsof.their.bbys.!.' I ■ j'-;'.: '


the Grammar Bchool, lat i which sugges- ' ! tlonS raised qt the j Scourers’ " Get- 11 i Together’;’ meeting will be dealtjyrith. ■


atrehged for Thursday, February igth, .At | , Ah Exec'utlvA' comnfittq'e; ;meetiiig‘, la i ,


! ■;■, !)


!' ,1 have also h id’hotlAe' ixon| Darweii of]: ! a; oelebratlon-ol thirty-years’! gcoutmjg.] ] I : imagine 'sevefal iof CUjiheroe’s, Scouts!; '!;! will be ptesehft so I mlghftbe|ekCused for'; ! giving: particulars. [ ' ’ThejTJiiCkwbrth' St.) Group,!Darwehj give their ‘‘ (Jang Show'”;' on' Satuird'ay, March'4[th[Jon Tuesday the;. [ 7th' ahd 8atUrday''the’l-|th, at w®, Cb"’]' operative' HaUs, Schopl-fstfeet) [ Darwei.';. : 'Riis verylstrong group reels-that many' ! ' of Its Scout fttehdsta the}area wMd Ilka; ; 1 : to be present, and lfurthe,r particulars roi ]' seating, etc., may be' obtained from Miss! ; , MaiY Jepson, Whlnfleld, 'fVhltehali;; Dar-;


wen. Some cutheroe i Royers attended , the


from Clitherce. Castle, CUtheroe Parl^. and CUtherbe -Royal [Granmiar


School. EaeJ Cub vyore a label Identify - Ingl him with sbni'e Specie of lfie,[ so that thefour teatok becAtee ."Insecte,” [[[Birds,; "Fishes” or ‘’tohAals," and each member


won some; prize at-the end of! the eyen- ' The games [were ofganlsjedj by. Cub


m^ersreacbfoffiireJbetog


for 'lent paper; news-hawk, -“Red! Arrow


Sebutihg-terms! for th[e ifse of pur Inter-;; , ested readers, biit -I ^ 1 uSe;the -spaca some'othef time.' If; jfoi) want , tlon]'just;' address enqul rles: to.


lagaln j shall obtain a I did think! of wrltlhg;.ciut a glossary of I


Darwen."do”last year and If^they [attehd " c/o tms excel'’' ]


Iflforma-!' ybur.old: 11 i


: ,.[ •


#ila ck l# 'an I' ! supposedly


jJ; Waitoisley, I 1 fame.ithpugh r [ jtfll I shbwe(l 1'. j (escribe some:' v!


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