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ASONSj NOTABLE PART THEDilAL SCHfeME


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of Blackburn’s Sermon at alley Masonic Service


EGT WHICH ANSW AND


ERS DOUBrS, DISLOYALTIES


W HALLEY Parish • Cjiurch was f the . ^ s>,scene of arij Impresdve Masonic j ser- Vlce, lon; Sunday lafterhoon, ^when, 'toj rei^ponse to an appeahby Lord Derbyi the'


ly/ajs worn, i The schoolroo n


Pnvlnclal Grand Maste:', In support'pf' thi Blackburn ICajthedrfil Fund, Free-; masons attended fi|om many, parts of the; Province. ! Full regalia


Eapt Lancashire


representatives of represented, and;


wajs s ;t aside for| the the many Lodged they proceeded' id


chbrch in processlpnal order, headed'I y a numerous company of Provlncl;il Officers. Among; these were the Asslst-j ant Provincial Grand Masters, Worshlp-l fuf Brothers William Hprrocks, P.G.B. ai^ T. H. Hewlett, |P.G.I„ who read! the lessons, and Worshipful Brother A. R'. Corlett, P.G.D.C.i! who ac ted as Dlrebtdr of ICeremonies. | I '


- . ■ /j;, 1' The'Servlce was cbnducped by WorsWp|-


ful Brother the Rev. A. Ei Swallow, Vicar of Ch'atburn, assisted' by Brother the Rev. F. |G. Fuller, Chapjlaln of Calderstdnes Institution. Brother H.B,| Shaw, Mus.flac. was at the organ, land brethren ofith'e Order comprisedi the; choir. The sermon, was preached by the Bishop of Blackburn (trie Very Worsh|pfiil Brcither P. M. Her-


' beijt, :P.G.Chapialn)L I Representative^ of the many lodges ocodpled body of the church,


public helped to au gregatlon. i


iWHALLE^


eslsl, i the Bishop ancient' tradition from manuscript of


Preaching from the first words in [the


imenll the large corif TRADITION.


Bible,I “ In the beginning, God” (Gerij said there was j ail vidilch came to tlienl (the l^th century that


the Gospel was firstspreadhed ln;Wha{ley by St.; Augustine, who; as they vvould remember, landed In Kent' at the, hedd of a Christian band-ln thie year ]596, arid that shortly afterwards a criulrch was erected at Whalley called “ Tile Whitri Church under the Ilea.” ..


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i It was a fact that vyballey was ]the only place in| the area which was marked on the ancient map of Nortji- uihbria, and there we^'e three!crosses in the churchyard which drited, Cer­ tainly from the eighth earlier.


century! if hot •


I detail,—St. Augustine neyer travelled'to 1 this [part of England—was yet In outline probably true. The Whltp Church underi the Lea had long $lnce;dlsapp^?,red,>hutl they might'welli'believel that It stoodi ■ upon the presentislte. ■ I


;They might well;feel, then, that tradi­ tion,! which was certalnlj) Inadequate I in


_ positions in] the and members of jthb


'.who built them—the masons who, gener- atlonj' after 'generation;]; put Into their buildmg] the (best of which they were


capable,] often] giving of^that best where


'the elye of mari would rarely, if ever, see .that I'Wqrt aijid only the angels could [rejoice.; Triej-deslre of the workmen was itci give all they had of Industry and art to the glory pf God. Apld Invariably, on one or other; of the stones, they left a simple, humble testimony of their work—


•their! jmason’sl mark. Now it was Into isuchj p. rich heritage of; EngUSh life, of [religion and cievotion that this genera-!; tlon had entered. They prere heirs to the work! and piety of men of long ago, and 'theyj [in; turn, I had to play their part .so


■thatj future gpneratlonsi would not lack ■what it was their duty to provide. It was ,not ppugh trijat they sliould enjoy con- [tent^ly ,the iyults of past generations ; plearly they had to produce new fruit for |those to, come.! , •, ] ; . ' ! I It was recorded that during the terrible yearj of .the Civil War In England there yvas no church building except in one base] und in that particular church today js this] Inscription:— j


'


“ ^['the yerir 1643, when all things “ sacred were either i deiriollshed or


[I “ clorie'j the, best things iri the worst “ times and to have hoped theiri in the ;| "inost calaniltous.” j


!' 1 the new CATHEioRAL. !l In sUch asplirlt did they set about their


task of building a new cpthedral, that It


riilgrit he no less a monument of devotion conceived in dlfacult days, .Tier by tier it ,was^ rising, mainly through the small glftip of humble folks scattered through­


put trie I parishes in that great diocese;


amd It] iyas fltttag, nay irievltable, that It should bear itlie masons] mkrk—that It phould hriye a part In which, the masons Of this i generation would for, ever be iasspbf^ed,—hot only the active) but the :jfreri"arid acceptied and speculative as Well.*


lure of the ^hpuld be Freehiasons


'^hb patheial had been so planned jhat ithe great south] porchway-r-the ost;intere<ting and remarkable fea- exterlor of the building- provided by the gifts of


Nothing; surely could be] a' more flttlrig or eloquerit


an; des ;ilre to Sl|are in the] work] l j | As for the church In which they were| I ' ; CHDRCH OLDfeR THAN ; STATE.


,gath that dayj ilts history was not a’ short one., Part of the sc uth'-west porch dated;back from; 1188, wMle columns;In the north aisle- and the whole of the beautiful chancel dated from 1220. ! i '-'L'' ' L i ■ ' i


■ In |1430, roughljr; 500 ^ears] ago, the church was modernised. [They were riiet together that afternoon] therefore,-1 on truly fallowed ground. That place, they


: might well belleve.thad bejen the site and centrii of worship for something like 1,|300


1 years,! while the ;existing building was, very largely, some f700 yeajrs old. Surely, in these facts, there was eloquent testi­ mony [to the abiding character of English religious life. ; It helped triem to remem-^ her that the Churchjof England was older than the English State; that; indeed, the English Church was onej of the prime factors, In produclrig that-unity which enabled one State to be established In place of various klng'doms [which had held sway iefore. As;settlements of popula­ tion h id taken plqce In toWris or vlllc^es, side bi'i side had 1


of a p Irish churcll. i


always gojne'the erection i


All through the story] of English [ife, sh churchejs - had -.tieen the centre


of the| training gtound .^ scholars,'! the


home'of humble, God-^fjeriring folk-]and decent citizensl I ;


It was Indeed! a tribute to the building up of that'English criajacter which stood Ih


of which they were;rightly proud bably there was np other ' ■


EngUsri life that I had more ionstant than th manlfeptatlori. . . .■


churches


many ways alone lln the world’s life l and ---------- -— proud. ; Pro ilngle factor in


been stronger or B,. its reli^ous


MASON^![ MiiRKS.


............s which ijvere still; the glory of Engllsri life, they lieflected on the men


As the; y thoughti of those ancient parish


testliriony of their sympathy To that


end they were (asked to give their alms. : But yet it seeped to him that bphhi^ It-


all was rihother .larger thbught. A group of clergy were (Use,usslng (texts, and after several jiad befen meTitiloried, one of the grtiupjsuggested that theiflrst four words' In thri Bible forimed a greater text than any: V In the beginning. Grid.; . ” ’That was the primary 'mebsage of aU rellglori. Behind and herieath aU other religious questions was this: Whom do


;you regard as'trie master!of Ufe ? Quite clearly, througlt a large partnf the world today (the ;dnsrafer wasman.” Pride In mrin’s|:achlevement and the capacity of the brain to ( discover' new things had


helped irian, to believe that there was


nothing; he could not achieve by the mightiness of his (own (power to produce th^ happiness and prosperity heideslred.


ANSWERS T0| DOUB’TS AND REARS.


A. I glarice at the world j around, today showed none the less clearly where such a( breed Inevitably led.’ (Belief In man alone led to a.gjorlflcatlon rif selfishness; the result wasja clash of ariibltlon, the lowering of nioiral standards, strife, bit­ terness and wiir. 'What wa(s the alterna­ tive ? j Surely; there was [only one :. a returii to that " belief lil God 'which marked the liyes of our ancestors, ’The wrirld 'was not man-made:j .It was made bj] Go|d. Man’s true happiness did nrit; lay in [what he had, orlwhat.he could get, but In fellowship with,God and obedi­ ence tri the purpose for. which He created hirii. !, ■: ; ] ];■ ' j ■ |l-


“ The Cathedral we] are bididing is our


i answer—noi the only one, but surely a notable, answer to the doubts, dls- loyjaUtes (arid denials of these days,” : the Bishop [asserted. ;


lb the end nothing else counts compared with goodness: ( and that [goodness grovra


‘ It[is our declaratlpn of the belief that:


out of faith]in Grid'and obedience to His* law. It Is our assertion that In the long, run. there,Is, no iriotto finer for the wijrld,' fori the nation,] for the Individual, than the words; ‘ In the beglhrilng, (5od.’ ” ] The offertory, In aid cjflthe Cathedral Biiilding Funjl,’realized '3330.


of St. Nicholas’ Institute l,eld a potato-pie supper lat which 40 bembCrs were presm. Solos wire given by Messrs E._Hirst, B. By­ water, If. Bvwater,iH.lBridg'!, H. Chamley,^^ Moorho ise,. A. Jacksop and H ‘ Mr. W: Ratclifle aCcompanUt,


SUPPER.—Last Fnday evening memebera -. Parsons,-with


- PEIZ E' DISTRIBUTION-fThe annual prize distribution' took place in'the Methodist Sun­ day Sihool last ISuriday afternoon, Mr. M- ........pfflqlating.


■Harrlsoi,' of Padihain, TItterur’ ........


. who took part; in trie BAPTIST SCHcjoiJ,


Duerde i accompanied the rglbh 'was Mr. ]I,


chalnrian, arid Miss J. n-lmary cl^ildren,


service.


last Sunday afterhoqn, n, Mr -J. (Walmsley, of „.oL,j


i ,—In tile Baptist Scho(dl


Rawdon College, distributed prizes for tegular attendance to schplais of •


and gayd a,short address on “ The greatest prize of alI-*-a good name.’ Mr. H . (Bolton was ebtomnn. i A (jollectlpn itias, taken fqr


t le Sunday j school jOf'the goods exported from thls,boun-(


try last year almost half—49 -9 per cent —Wre sold (to; trie Empire. Since 1932 oir Empire trade;, exports and imports, has risen by'45 pbr cent.'


trolley-bus diot ahead, —


■ • our methods. This country, now leads'thri. world In


• ' development. Exiports have 'and engineks and transport


managers hrive'' crime ■ foreign and


Empire


. .here from many cduntries to study


Samuel Cook, (of Pendle-vlew, took place in the Methodist burial grouiid last Saturday; The 'Rev. R: H. Hothersall -conducted the setvices qt the home, churep and graveside, i


thi cllildren’s .^l•d at Burnley hospital., ], ' LATE MB. S. COOK.—’The funeral of Mr.


: I .1 ; ■ ll :■.■ • ■ ,( , In Argentina, schools for the children


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of; German (residents have been 'In the habit of flying the swastea.i - This will now ibe barred under an official decree prohibiting ; all schools for->the children of fqrelghers from flying their national flags].


;] “ i rofaned, this Church was buUt by ! i “ c ne whose ^nguiar praise it is to have


WHALLEY OLD


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itHEROE [ADVERTISER AND TIMES; FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I


u PASSING OF, g r an d MAN RECALLED FIRS!


■ Y “ ROSES BA


CRICKET TTLE.”


As briefly reported In obr last issue, Mr. ’Thomas Bulcock,


resident, died at his ___ street, on Friday riio]rnlng Last summer, he


bowls, and took' ion: much'of trie virility


. J,.


qnej In Queen- aged ninety,


fredu^tly: played wallft, retaining


which 'had charab-


terlsed his; active assqclatlbn|with almost every institution iri Whalley. ' i A native] of Whalley—1 .one time licensee of the Clltheroe-^iMr. Bulcprik comparatively brief term School. W ' IVhen nine yt


father was at ;ed Lion Hotel,


ears old he went to


with Mr. Thurston Tomlnson,; arid for two years jwas at the] Whalley Corn Mill With Mr. John Ingham.' He was also for some time; at the Dp] Lacy Arms, which hostelry then rinjoyed ithfe title of The Shoulder of Mutton. ]


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] Having attained the agejof 18, and still not having found -his niche In life, Mr. Bulcock became apprenticed to Mr. Hod- klnson, of Clitherpe, jjalnter and decora­ tor, who had a'branch shop at Whalley. After the lapselof ten years he married Mrs. .Yates] who had i butchery business in Kin _


g-street, and'later _______ ness until:


brushes and paint can for cleaver, continuing In the 1917, when Mrs.


forsook the the knife and


butchery buM- Bulcdck died.


lUNPAID WORK. j One of the founders of Whalley Con­


servative Club, he voljmtajrliy performed the duties c)f steward for seme years after 'his retirement from business, in this way helping the committee, through a period of financial] difficulty, ^ s original under­ taking was to do the work jfor 18 months, but he stayed on as ippald steward for thirteen years, i '


Mr. Bulcdck had teen a member of


Whalley Crjlcket; Club] for seventy-seven years without a br^ak, and he was in almost dally attendance at the ground during successive suminers.


At one‘ time he played cricket] and I until he jwas over eighiy] ]


his regisiration as a player with the Ribbiesdkie League] wa^ riot 'cancelled


rrither thail see ] Whalley [take the field FIRE FIGHTING A CHARGE ON RATES '(Even theri; heisald ne would turn out


•With I fewer than elevein players. In recognition'of his long association


Vfith the club he' was'made a vice-presi­ dent and a life memb'er.


, Mr. Bulcock clearly recalled the match


betweeh-Laricashire and Yorkshire played on the (Wh'alley grqqnil In jfune',-1867. The first!; recogrilsed :riiajchejs ,between the epuritfes were played In that season, the teams meeting: ( thrqe times—at Old Traffprd, Middlesboro igh and Whalley. ■Two peasoni I earlier, hj watched tvjrenty-; two picked trlct 'play Whalley.


BOWLER players of


Wri^iiriy and dls-


an 'all-England eleven at • wliLKER. i [


AND In (recent I years,; Mr. Buicock has been


one of the keenest bowlers' on .the Cricket Club’s green] and wai well over eighty when^he criptalned a| te!,rii of Vfhalley veterans who played seyteil matches vith frbm( other areas', collections for charity.


old bowlers being taken


' ‘ All; his 1 m e, Mr. Bulcocfc was a great


walker. He>and a [few companions thought nothing pf a tfventy miles tramp,' and' rarely, k] year passed- Without them walking from ’|yhalley through the ’Trough of Bciwland to Lancaster.


A member of the cpnmi ;tee qf Whalley ;


Agricultural he hkd undertaken off clai than'fifty shows, and it via apriolritnien; to him i{vheh impossible to cohtlnui


Association f )r many years. duties at more as a-great dis-i' it was found


th|. exhibition. • INTERMENT." ■ i ]'■ Many friehds were present to pay their


last respects i t the intemleht which took place In the Parish-Churchyard on-Mon-: day,( (being 'rireceded 'byj a service in (liiurch'‘ Trie; Rek. B. H. WlUlams, Vicar of Altham ind a|foririer curate at Whal­ ley; officiated, and;ln the course of a brief, address referred io Mjr. Bulcock’s several


_____,, Bui______,____


village Inteijests. ( Among those attending were; ‘representatives of the 'Whalley Cricket, BoWllng! and - 'Tennis. Club, (the Conservativk Club, the; Directors ofthe i^sembly Rppms] an(j veteran friends of Mr. Bulcrick.


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family; May], I and Jim; '(Ethel and Walter; Carlton . and (Janie;! Miss Yates, (.Mr. arid "Mrs! H] Yates;! Mr. and' Mrs. J. ptilcock; Mrjqnd Mrs. Clark; Mr. T. Bulcock, Mr. and 'Mrs. R.' Parsons; Mr. and Mrs. Tailor, Geoffrey and Dlprotriy; Amos, Emmib Jack,(Lizzie arid family; Clara aj'Ethel arid Alec; Mr. J. Wood; the (Assembly Rooms; ( Members (Conservative Club; ^mmittee


(Floral tributes were sent riy ' Jack, Janl^, Jim and (iucy; Jack, Lizzie arid


' .


Directors Of of Whalley


and Mabel; and C.C.;(Ao


and : Members I of •'WhaUey CriclKet CHub; Neighbours ip Queen-strebt; -.the Veterans; and Mrs; ^ g^s.


Stanley; Mr. Scientific


factured'at


ihstnime trie blggek


yet been pi trial Esetatri It will cost space of 86,


ilinned on ' 3 at HUllr £60,000 E 0t)0 square feet.'


ats are io be.manu- iffactory'which has the Scottish Indus- gton, neEii: Glasgow. ,nd will have a floor


SIR SAMUEL HOARE REPLIES I TO CLITHEROEj R.p.Ci, PROTEST.:


SETTLED POLICY.


(jlitheroe Division Sir Samuel Hoare, ',the Home secretary has replied;to a protest by caitheroe Rural Council; last month, : against ‘,‘ ,trie serious burden to be thrown upon rate­ payers, particularly in rural districts, as :a result of 'the Fire Brigades Act, 1938;” The Council pointed out that V voluntaiy Are brigades have been largely maintained: by contributions'received from owners of prop­ erties ebneemod. Ini' fires, usually through insurance companies but under the provision, of the Act, no claim against ajowner will lie, so'(that in (the absence oI.;any voluntary offer! from insurance companies, the whole of


Through sir William Brass, MP] (for the


the rimlntainarice dostS,!etc., of fire brigades, which in rural districts must be considerable, will fall bri the rates With advantages to the irisurance companies far in excess ofjthe £600,000 to he paid by thCiri to the Ex(ihequer.


Sir William Brtss to the;(Home 0£6ce,,and in reply 'to,; Sir 'William, 'dated; January 31st, Sir Samuel Hoare says'; ■ • '( ; "I should explain that apart from certain statutory coritribiitioris; by insuranee cOrii-


I LIKE STREET-LIGHTING. ' ] IA copy of this resolution was forivarded by


panics to three ladge towns In Eriglanbi' all payments by insurance companies;to,flire


brigades] have beeri purely px-gratla'. ] The Royal!Commikiop on Fire Brigades, whO' rgf ported' in 1923, were; not iri favour Of the principle of ; payments by insurance com­ panies to fire brigades; arid Ithe RiverdMe Committee,' whose 'recommendations formed the basis of, the Fire Brlgadejs Act, contem­ plated , that, j .protection., ,f rdpi fire; should become a general community service,!,as freely available to Vail ratepayers as' other public; services, like..'street llghtmg and'the police. . The provisions of the Act which make It no longer lawful for a fire autriority: to charge owners or occupiers of preriiise? to the- fire authority’s district, and ori which


i BLACKBURN LANCASHIRE


ANP EAST INFIRMAI^.


( The monthly meeting of the Board of


! Mr. (H. I. Parkinson, Clitheroe; ,and Mr. ] Arthur Procter, Whalley.


' The ;warm thanks of' the Board , .were accorded tb Messrs. James Hargreaves and Sons Ltd., Blackburn (for £100; tp the com­ mittee of the Glsburri Infirmai^ effort (for £55 17s. 6d;-to the epmmittee of the Hurst Greeri and District Inflrmaiy. effort ( tor .£32,


: ' ,,(


10s,; Wilpshlre and Salesbury 'Junior hnps (proceeds of a dancel, £8 4s. Od.j Rev; J. Cloligh, 169, St., Andrew’s Road, South, Lytham St. Annes, £5 5s.; Manchester arid District Machinery and Metal Merchaints Association, £5; and to.patients and friends of patients for donations amounting to £11 (16s.


,, month' of January, was as [follows:—Out­ patients, 2,459; In-patients, iniinfirmary from the prerious month, 160; admitted during the


' The :Medlcal and Surgical, report; for the ' ’


’ month, 461; discharged 360; remaining in the ' Inflnnaiy . 237. Patients awaiting admission


( The grateful thanks of the Board were also a(;corded to the various donors of magazines, chocolates, flowers] toys, silver paper, babies’ knitted coato; etc.: '


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( Management was held W the Royal Inflmak; pri Monday, February 6th,'at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the chair being occupied! by Mr. ' W. R. Hargreaves. " Among those present was


fires occrir, for fire fighting services are among ijhose which give effect to this recommendation], The power to charge for attendanie at'fires on premises outside the district terved by the Brigade will not, however, Iwholly cease for tW'o ybara from the passing of: the; Act.


-ber. I ' I


Act,' and j when it .Was possible for . fire, brigades In certain cases to charge property owners for attendances at fires, it was customary! for Insurance companies volun­ tarily, to. I reimburse the fire brigade con­ cerned, dther wholly or in part, for the ex­ penses of'attending fires occurrmg on insured property.] When the service becomes a general community service, ratepayers will no longey be responsible for paying these chafes, (and, indirectly, the Insurance com­ panies wil)i be relieved of the payments they have hitherto been making. The question was fully [discussed when the Fire Brigades Bill wastefore Parliament .and a settlement was reached, with the Insurers and arinouncM In the House, under which they are] tokkiiig a corifribiltion of £600,000 to be ■ ailockted !as the' GoVimment .may. decide. The positSDn is explained in certain, passages of ari exp anatory circular on the Act-which was issued to all fire authorities last Septem-


“ Prior,tb the passing of the Fire Brigades , • 0 CHANGE LIKELY.


Morrisori ('“ To give effect to'what appears to be the


'a .llabilitji brigades] ] ■ “ It Is! the


placing Insurance' to contribute to


desire or the District Councils would require IegiSIaticjr| and as I stated in reply to a parllairientary question by Mr, R.. C. on the 1st December, 'the Govern-'


merit do lot contemplate-any action in the matter (if


, XU AO LUC . c a o c - bimu ixu* i\ .zu v c im u c iU ) !


;mpanles under •eicost of fire


case that no), (Government'


assistance is available to fire/authorities Inj fconhectidri with ithe develomknt of ipeal


fire servlies for normal pqa(?e-tlme pmposes as requjred by. the Pire-’'Brigades Act] ( Irii! connectipk wlth' local eniergency fire brigade' measure i ririder: the Afr Raid "Pfecatitiorik ■ Act] however. Exchequer assistance will bd. foythcoming in the • shape of Ifire fighting appliances; issued in kind by the (Home Office' and of.lpefcentage grants In respect of ex-)(| pendituiier, under approved ^schemes of the ' local aulb'orlties.”


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.Royal Hrisipital, Buxton and one to the Southi port [Childiren’s fidspltal;


122. ] 614 patients received 2,849 (’appllcat ons p.f: treatment iri- the massagejand physlo- thera'peiitic departments. ' ’Therq were' 1,509 fadlogra(phs taken and .206 screen exairiina;j tions mWe. 311 operations wefe perfonnecl in the Ikrge operating theatre and 61 in the casualty!operating t h e a t r e . ; 'i : ,( One patient was sent to the Devonshire


: It was (reported that during! the month of, January](six members of the Blaokbum and District I Blood Transfusion' Senl65 had verji: generously acted as donors in.cases of; blood transfusibn at this Institutlori, and the Board.,,wqfe ,very highly appreciative of tlk sbrvibes cif these gentlemen. ; '


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Blackburn, was appointed-op-the staff of the Royal Infirmary ' as';; ail Honorary


Dr. R Bendiebury Of 55, (Preston New (Road] lAnaestlqtist.


reservi pfotec Inches on top.


order South


Two (■ ■ !( Blrn liigham’s new^ 18,006,p0() gallon


'(illi:, now under construction, will be ;ed by a roof composed of seven


colii


of reinforced conefeto, supported imns, with 15 inches of, earth W


Of stedl


British firms will share a £500,00(i, just placed in this country by a African' Water, Board for 77'miles ' pipe line.


j ■ *BS PRCPARCD- iJedl Arrow


MOT mUoh news this weel^, but I can r ’ keep my promise [ ofi giving you


something about] our ilVqlf Cubs. And, by the Way, the'itoubt emtlng about tlie kges of these meriibers oflthelScdtlt 'moVe] meiit can bO tettled hO’


/


[To become., a (Cub,! a [boy mpst have ptalned the agdiof eight but not have iached his (eievehth [birthday. [ He may


nbt continue I to be a C reached his tw; fifth! b: 227).,


1 ' 'j ,


pdeks at age( of |71 .yeaJs^]a'ilra;ctlc6 T endorse, or would endorte i f lt ]Were riot against regulatms: ^ah^em,!): for, many


Certain group! aJlbw entiT .lnto local


Clltheroe boys are , as IpteUigeht at the. a|e of 7[(years a&boj|sbf 8:yiBeyfhere h


: iTo get to descnptljin pf "the icilt^^ and District am.ual jPup party held, on January 25th. (3olng .to the jdirammar Sphbol] the “Pres 5” cf aSlieid'ln on 49 local Wolf Cubs wolflf i a lovely [tea! Despite' the show failing, outside, the jellies soon disappeared, mixing [without >


11 effect 1


with the many Sandwiches ,md cakes that delight the Ihteridt Of [the] boy. 1


: [’There was an exceiden; attendance,]the. few absentee (piibs(,;mlsslng [ only; on account of slcknes^ ; Cubmasters—all ihdies—were In ;iqrce,; vltii'j thelT: assist-. wCll [and -was thej gymnasium,


ahta. .The."meal] we; followed by gamte 1 dour teams were] foi


fpom one Pack 'were qriother, each tearii jjCo from Clltheroe ^astle,


(ed, So. that.Cub's, “ '■fed ' UP with psistlng of boys Ciltheroe Parish


hurch,. and Clltheroe iRoyal “Grammar


School. Each Cub wpre| a lpbel identify­ ing him with some specle'of life, so that the four teams became‘“Insectsl’’.‘‘Birds,’’ ;


:‘^l^es’’ or“ Anlmais(” and eachmember won some; prize at the qnd df ihe even­ ing. • The games jWere Organised by Cub piasters, each officer being responsible for


(Scouting'terms fof. the .usi ( ested readers, but I wjll


; tion. Just 'addffiK enqulr! ! news-hawk, “Red Arrow,”


som e other time,., If you lent paper] (


ib after he has rthdayl (P.OJB,


T ^VEN’T heard much fro -lately! but promise you Ih next edition; M.waS vioit •Diuuiuiuuiixoop,,pUt £U. for a week or two that‘pleai;


.the time Lshould:be pleased^' various Scoutmasters—Just news of their boys. ' ; • ! j


;:n our’R( vers ijiews'of((ffiem


' lo hopin]g”to ■ve.to put off ure. Ndwls,


to hear from for a little


arranged; for Thursday„Fqb mary, 9th, at'; the. Grammar School, at w ilch sugges- tiqns raised at the-' Scqitors’- ‘,‘ Qet-


Ari .Executive Mihmlttee meetlnjg Is'


:T6gether ” meeting will,he lealtlwlto. . ] T have also had notice; fi'o n Oarweh of


a celebration of ( thirty (years: 'Scouthlg].


;I Imagine several pf'jClltheroe’s Sprats ; will be'present,-so I might [b,e excused tor giving particulars, ' The pbclcworth Group, Darwen, give their)’’Gang Show”


bn SaturfJay] March'4th',’bnj Tuesday the 7thi and'Satufday the' lltm gf the]'^-'" operative' HaUs,;( Schoplrsfrpet, Daiwen. This very strong gr()up (feels' that 'mahy


•of Its Scout friends In the arfea-t^ould Uka to te present, and further paftlcularei'r?


'Sehtlng, etc., may be obtam^d-ifrom Mto (Mary Jepson, Whlnfleld, 'Whitehall' pdr- Wfen.'


Darwen “do” last year, and again I shall obtain a report,


T did think of writing, but Some Clltheroe ROvers attended (the;


Iftpey attend ry;Of


;f pur Iij^tor-.


.3] to ;youi:| old c/o this excel-


;e ,the.(8pace Int infb^a-


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learn weaving at .uhe Jildge Wfatrisle; mill, but turned his attention to farmlnj. twelve months later, Entering the service of Mr. George Langt([n, at White House, Whalley.


i He had further ( experience Todd, Mrs. J. H. Satterthwaite.


I^Left to right:, Mrs. J. H.-Ramsbottom, Mrs. Perciv|| (Chatbum), irie Mayoress;(Mrs. F. Bentham),;Mlss B. Parkinson (first lady AJt.P. wkden. taking the oath),',Mrs A. H. (


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|a N Enrolling,Office for the Women’s Voluntary Services for Civil Defence


vyas formally opened at Mytton; House; Church-street, on Tuesday, afternoon, vyhem the Mayoress (Mrs; F. Benthim) enrolled the first volun^ek, MIss,B.;Par- kmson, of Westbank,.Plmlico-roaci. There was a, large, attendarijee of ladies, arid 44 vblunteeredi for service.' ; v


which they; were, engaged might never have to be put'lnto effect through actual warfare, the Mayoress ,,said she ](yvas


! I Expressing the hope that the work in


pleased-to have the privilege of Swearing the first volunteer. Preparedness for the possibility of an eventuality did not mean tljiat the country was out to provoke I t ; on the contrary, Britain Was In the fore­ front of the peace makers and peace pre­ servers. Still, It 'would (be folly If she were not ready should the need arise. Efforts under the Air Raid Precautions sdheme were to be taken seriously, and, expressing the hope that Clltheroe would set a good example in recruiting for this purpose—after all. In was-for the defence of their homes arid all theyi held dear,— Mrs. Bentham said the presence of so niany.ladles led her to believe triat the hbpe'would'rie realised. If, any were in doubt as to the service they; should take ,


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,pp, the [qommlttee, would gladly advise and assist ln( any way possible.


As thb;]flrst volunteer. Miss Parkinson'


wished jlihb ^movement success, adding; that shejfelt sure. If ever the need arose,;


• the wonibn of Clltheroe would do all that was expected of them.


Floraij sprays, were pr^ented to the


Mayoress] and Miss Parkinson, on behalf of the Cfommlttee, by 'Susan Hetherlng- ton, daughter 'bf the Town Clerk. In'aril (expression of thanks to the


Mayoress] Mrs. Todd pointed but that not only specially trained volunteers were re­ quired, but ‘-the assistance of housewives


■would be'lgreatly appreciated. If ever an emergeridy arose and refugees arrived In this' dlsklct, there would be plenty of - Wdrk to be dbrie.


Mrs. ’Tq'dd went on to say the presence doubt bii;


.and, the]( . _ lend thei^ assistance.


of such |a large company, was Indicative of the irijterest'that was being taken in the movement. The office would be open each dkjri from 2-30 io 5 p.m;, and' from 7 to 8 p.}ii, ] Officers would be present, and If t|jalning were required, other than that aljiqady provided for, she had no ■' ■ t that the Ambulance Brigade Borough Police would willingly


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one; game. Our D.C., Mr.l J, ’Walmtley, came in during a “ quiet ” game,'th(iugh he didn’t know It was such ■filll l 'sRdwed (him the programme. "If l describe^me of the games; as “ noisy',’’ I am Jacklnfe.an adjective; to (speak 'Of the supposedly .“ quiet” ones. However, the Cubs rOaily '


(enjoyed them all; ■ high spirlts.naturally pause explosions. '


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i , Mr. R. I. Kay told an liitrlgulng yam (to the Cubs, arid then the .(hfterest'lwas grept .at 'pt'esentation hfi pnzes. ’ '| Mr (Walmsley presented the^e.iarid the boys ipve.hearty cheers as'thante to hlmlarid ,to alMwho had madeitlie^pdrty possible. (It wascerfalniy a'good party; an'd all iClitheroeiCubs look torwdid-fo another Joint affair ;in, the summei,-perh'apS' a revival of .the old " Jungle |liay."'‘ ' i ' ' ' , . believe .something, Is, belhg done about


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