• • " - 1l. 1, . ■ , . 1 ' '


— 1 • ^ •. ..• i \


. ,f> r y j k ib b l e


F l o l a i n r if


SPECIES


|eet.. Admittance ito; thesot d apartments, in,, which wiljli ■ibrown spots evenly :distri-li


T to; view th^ nest. i. Rathen


)ur luck in the undergrowth i for ite nest


loftin' seenf irirT tH'is par V '


WRENS & |WARBLERSi f I;'"-'


i Jtethroat,t both detlghtfuJ dtory songsters.: .! ! ; ; -1


rl in luck we oughfto find the Wiilow Wren;dr Willow _ d possibly ‘that of the


id in ‘ the mass or l^heath r irgrowthr It will jresemble a


w warbler's nest tyill be I.'iand, unlets it has b«n diS


I have onlV a small ehtrancr li ;h which w6 may ’ iobsera


i more closely, lettus b( h to repair the entrance s^


t t of the tiniest white eggi i must . Inspect the interior o


ted,:withlred; i : !1. >


Icome upiin the stvdtch: o: [immediately at theifoot d p d quarryl I Amongst thi


ae oivner Imay not bi to forsake her hope. | [ 'to the water, we , .


iof the Water-hen, or iMoorl i i flood. Thej bird,! being |somcf


'rhlaced in the loweif brand I anglpg: trees, b


ry frail sort of, nest, whlchl n, is washed away wpen thd


a will leave her nestpat our wnd, unless she dies ncross i ith legs trailing behind hefl,


d will Eventually e to the bank, but


e


rke a dive into the jwdter anc* i she can swim I yards unde:


T the river.' It is here come to 1further upstream; W


f colodred bird of I the rivey. t t is in-this.bank that


ewarded i i ' ; i OF mngfieh|ers.


r take a peep at the


[the surface, is gained by a;i I side^f the canopy.11 expech you would preferV to i pass I I tree; rather itl}ani;attemptl


u I six to nine eggsi lof- ^ ^ nd colour thickly marked i


Horace G. Becki 'jPrivate . I


the Lancashire Fusiliers ,ln ^ last. Previously he waS In tl^e em­


Private Horace G. BeclE 1 Leading Aircraftman Ifdward Car- [


ploy of Messrs. James [Carter hnd: Sons, Ltd., Bellman and Salthlll llmeworks and quarried.


I veil, eldest son of Mr. and the .late Mrs. H. Carvell, Thei Bungalow, Waddlngton, joined thp Air .FErce In 1938, and is at presqnt attawed to the medical department. [ He


Aircrailtman' '■ Edward Caryell


I Private hn Hanson


served In .France , fro: week,of hostilities; an the advanced striking last winter. He is antoL Cilthefte Royal Orjamin


[orce th boy of


the was


ir Scho


first with


s


year-old son qf the late Mr. Mrs. Frederick [Hanson. Beech C


Private John Hansonj is the 26-


tage,! Waddlngton, and orother- law of Drlveij Frpderi :k , Hatt Before joining the , King’s C


Frederick Hatton' L


Driver Mech. !


Light Infantry in June last, he was in' the service, as tester, of a York­ shire oil company.


ton, of the. R:A.O.C., whose home is a t ; Chapel Cottage, waddlngton. was chauffeur to a Preston business gentleman before joining the Forces in August. Mr. George Hatton, his father, served In the South African


Driver; Mechanic Frederick Hat- and the Great Wars AFEW'fiveeks ago a reader, sent


IN AND ROUNI


itill.pool aid, dn qurislde df I sandy bank, five or six feqt « o discover the nestj of thp,t


f [quietlyarfrom that we


isher,; Hai we bdeh earlldr r we should almost certainly


I outset of ray remtirksj I sa Ihould know where to; look fi [will go further and Isay th ]h very many cases, encourag nest where me desire. I SuchP with the k ngflsherl Of cdurte I be familiir with Ithe habits


rtain limufc moVoivi e .wish.


iter and about the _ l111, the kirgflsher


a start .


Fetch of sahdbank pyerlookipB ratfvely still ;poal :ih fhe rb , It is in this sandbank, I r_


r , — ,-Tn


bank. If this be dp) std| 2 inches


I where a deposit of Sipall,fijsh i U be made] and on wlich sixJor


nd of whifch a cavity:


„ Inches from the! tpp of I If all has gone acpordinf, ..


fdestroyed Is foi'sake. I have prep;ired, the; w I earlier vitit' to the j hole will have, beer.


.1 scattered on the: sane J Itrance,—procure a ; compm-


Ich is established by'adew avlng been thriist; oht “


■ simple mitter to carry out a :■ obsertatidn of the nest, mt — ■


; - 0 1


lnd, highly-glossed! w hite e^s aid.


» this, avoid digging into uie , ’m the front, or thei .entrai ce


’ beyond ^repair, tdid


ay aright n sifey pie started


dihe eggs have be^ laid-a


■ Ithe to


i tralght stick, or walkhig stick,


task of ti nnelllng; d hole into ( to the ertent of |3 or. 4 feet, .


to what .mutt mutt be the [be of the Club ;'A.D. 53 while! uider iie influence of


national, loan National Loan


nauiuiii**


Normally, this document reposes;in. the town chest with many, more


oll of Clltheroe’s CourtjLeet of J720.


Iwhere the folds occurred, and the iletterlng was as clear as when It iWas-'written mofe thdn 200 years ago. The callgraphy was bold and clear, and It proved interesting to skim through the fist, finding taany names [stUl familiar [n the itowit. This old list of about 120'names


ancient' papers. It had been got out. for copying. Insitead of the musty almost indecipherable piece of t'dttered paper one expected to find,'here was a sheet of strongly woven paper, showing wearioiuy


gessfes named were abEent uud each was [ .fined the statu ;ory 3$. 4d., though it is to be doubted whether [that sum was colledted. Afjer^all,


represented the attendance at the Court Leet which assembled at the Moot; HaU. Only twci of thE bur-


ts of -thisTbird. , dltet ibelrtg i we can actually Indu"


liicd her, her nept


part of March thatl'we musE i...iall hole kbout U


iln days when jolnefs sarnedj about |6s. a week, 3s. 4d. ■was a big sum, i and’court I officials .were appointed ito dfeclde how muchjsf.ould of could


■ ' - The/Court chamber of the Moot HalL^forefunner of the present


'


ame depth fe : and jail 111 accept


[ ■ ' I ■ f ' i 1 '


• Town Halil was reached by an ex- ; terlor i stairway,' and [the ground ! floor was' let as shops.


T -


■ ,VOU would be amused, or perhaps I annoyed, ff soine trader ito


[whom you were paying £2Qjor £30 ■ in treasury notes prpducedja mag­ nifying [glass, or a bo|ttle of [chemi­ cals, and tested' each one, pf your


would [be pretty icrovded: with 12v burgesses come to do their suit a,na iservlce, . ’ '., ;


court,


•;WE chat with the i istruch [he passes from nfan to


.Correcting here, commending 1 HIS lecture is one of a series deputed to give on the wide S' of map work, and before his bus Is completed every man Ip


__________ , _ the


le'is iject ylla


lan, .ere.


as


junlt Ml” have [covered”the course of study mapped! out for him by the officer responsible for trainln From to-night’s tutor we glean


ABOUT iBy “ QUIS.”


tpIE other day I was privileged tp attendance


One of the members drew atten tion to the first instance iof . a on reeprd. | This


I I ,


and ; Institute for one | of i their pamphlets.' iHere Ie an paterestlng extract from the recent proceedings


to the Economic Reform [Club


ii r


- .^ I . F o r c e s ! 'Ft?'*! ■ ■ - ! ...... .......


C L f l |« E k 0 E ! R U R ^ D I S r a t c T COUNCIL’S SHELTER - p p C B to N .


rillTHE cil, a


ROE Rai'al District Court Monday?s monthly njeet-


ing,’approved a scheapc/for


eiectiort' of; communal shelter > ' at; fYhalley,* Cn; and'CWpping.


./'.I ,1Somestic atpUin,


the coRnmunal. vsehemp \ for, Whalley, CMtbum and Chipping. The^ pre­


TTie Surveyor' Was! asked to pre-; [pare and,submit to ,the Council a


Councfflpr .j. preen presided, and members present were Couqculors


vious 'redolutlori in’ favour of shel- ter^tolbfe erected for .the benefit of people’cMght ' In the .stReets was


rescinded,' '


R. T„ y%leyr,C.- R Seed T- Duerden, J. Berry/W. Hhn- son, Colqrtei J. F. M. Rbbinson. and the.'Revl Father Vava^ur. S.J. . Mr. Ti’P., Rushton .(Clerk) ipade


p-


iders'i for] A.F.S. uniforms had met. and thaR orders had been [placed.


iThe Ctork'reported that [the com- inlttee 'appointed to consider ten-


'Council 10 stirrup pumps to be sold ..to Industrial and commercial con­ cerns, b ouseholders ;and , occu piers of other premises, especially g^ups of householders • fonnhig.. unofficial fire ;pa:*tles. iat') SUfiac|L/J/The Finance and ^ General, Purposes Commit :ee haff reCornmended|that circulars be''sent to the Parish Councils informing them oil this fact, then, if there vfas no satisfac­ tory response, the matter shoifld.be adverted locally.


the statement that tho AHnlstry of Home Sf curlty had allocated tp.:the


------


that first-considera tion will'ke to those villages which ; hav other nre-flghting facilities.!


The] 01erk replied that only the men designated to the trEiller pump


V ' [..!


, Colonel Robinson asked ItpRPper linlforfns - Mre to be .supplied, or only overalls.' *


were' entitled to uniforms., As .pifly; seven plots, on land at,


Whalley] sewage wbrks have been let fOr allotment purposes, the Surveyor has been Instructed to let the remainder to a farmer In the viciriltW i ;■.'■ ■' ' ' ,.


' ■ ■ .1' ^ SHOPPING HOURS.


Counor)ll6r Clayto:i: Ifithe demand Is in mtcess. of thrt suMy, I


j ? ; ' | ,


T j^Qpg jtven e no


there would be[a firther alloqatlon of j stirrup pumps. f :om the Mlpistry ini the jnear ,future . ,


The- p e rk /sald he undeRstood [ jj! ■ CHATBURN. ITRS'T AID. was made byi Nero


Seneca, a Stoic phllpsppher by pro- ■ • ' practice a grinding


uouici. ...A/v capital of this man amounted to pearly 15 Pifllirtns, of


modern money. T^o nil^^®?,.® •this he advanced on the, security of


their public buildings, to the, Iceni of Britain. The record conttoues. In A.D. 60 the Boedlceari war In ^ e East of Britain was added trt that ofi the West upder lArvlragus/ The cause of it.wasps foUovys;: Seneca the capitalist had,, without due


the information .that training classes are held every night ip!, the week. Including week-^rtds, witp hn experienced and knowledgeable in­ structor for each subject. For;ex ample, to-morrow an ex-maepine gu'n sergeant,! with the same] rank In the Home Guard, will pass bn the results of, his war service and his recent studies. On W sdnesday the Home (Guards’ ; secre; [, weapphis demonstrated by a rian with the requisite, information


fingertips.,


i^UR next visit Is to the Pla,toon ' “^[parade. [Here v;e. have! the opportunity of seeing the C!om- manding Officer drill has men!in a school, assembly [ hall No , leener squad ever faced a regular armjr officer than these st£,lwarts of the Home Guard; who can perferm an th e routine drill' of the nqdern army with precision after their in


* I •


tensive training. , _ .. Lv, Following half an hour on th


..


notice given, demapded immediate payment of his loan made to tne Iceni, with Interest charged [at an exorbitant' rate'.; On]M® !


senate demurring! t° ferte ^rate of Interest and i requesting, time to


County CQuhcn stated thap [there was nb-rtbjebtioil to ChatJjurn’s


■ K letter frdm frte Clerk'to. the


first-aid PolRrtj being' transferaed to the Church Institute, provided that


the Institute RRustees had no'bbjec- tldn to ' the [ 'first-aid ; box, accessible ■ at ' all times and, — there was no danger of interference irith th f equipment. It must be underitdod. hbwever, that ho finan­ cial ccmnflt^ehts must be involved In the urran^ment. It Was .decided to move thdrfirst'


with.]-


reported that during the past the gm detector board erected at


The Surveyor (Mb. W. G. Booth) 1


' possession rtf all the public temples, .castles and pplacRs belong to the State. The order was rigorously executed.^ See pages IW and 118 of “Hldtory of Britain^’ bvjR. W.


realise the necessab funds to^ dis­ charge the principal, orders at the Instigation of Senqca were sentiby Nero to,.the[Romap prefect to take


Morgan, published! by the Marshall Press*


card which is being clrcularlse^y a member, Mr. Glyn Thomas, The card briefly aski “Which] came first, the Value oif the Token, the Goods or-the Money ?”1 In another corner of the'card is the request.


The meeting; discussed the! post­ ' !'' ■ '" peace and plenty jiepends upon It.


square” the Medical Officer come; along, a'nd the next lOur is profit ablv spSnt in learning the Rudi­ ments of First Aid, ■Vfith an enjoyr able period at the end for practical work in bandaging.


notes.; I have never heard) of fhis being done, but the idea occurred to me after examining what; I think were called guinea scales, j ■ A friend suddenly produced frona


his trouser pocket a piece Pf wood. I took It to be eight Inches long, an


oiit


I nest and }n the diraction | the Jis found to go. ! I ’ 11.,


down uion the infest atlp e lame, end oi the borm^;


'


■ id, after which!'Cross Plfe®.s Is or turf can be plaEe. Imnipdi-


Itrance ,hoi 5 is thus left intMt, W


H eggs dr jbung blrdsfc I


ver the nfestj and: the soUlpre- Tdug out rfeturaed: i I ., ' |


lANDPIPE a’S .TRrcks. I ^ I ng the: snene of | qur: digf:ing


J > Yellow I Wagtail, icsrefully hid ■a tuft of gi'ass in one of the l alongside the river, - i Also m iame fleld4 Plovei-s,; ,ISpit»,|fl^'


ons and: walking .upstream, we asonablv! nope tO;fiiidi


pd other ground bli'ds'will ttake homes. [! '■,


ITpon 'ali'giitfy''wQoded banting. ipe' ■ annual nesting place pf trie


I Nature, hr s provided :the S ina- Iwith protectve !cololurings


ng ;West Bradford bridge, we £ r. Her hest will pot be


] red unlesrtwe .keep a:veryj:eea


so that I lave on occasion oeea J lo capture !ier on the nest.j ' ■


| .»mere scrape, with a' few strW^ Iss placed on the sloping |ban^ is la very close sittiing birtt so


icefl, she vdll leave the nw oh ^proac^. ,


ble about on the|grolmd.i Tnis | I done to RstractMohr attCTtJO“


" follow he:', she; willl periorri tne ; antics for quite a tune -j < :


n has a broken wirig or she owy m the ncsi, of cours?, and^omo


e have ImI, all sense as to (where Ir these parts we caii


hesv was placed . and thus tne | bird mavl get the better pf Ps.


v ._ been sc misled, we i^yi


' These birds are very mi|chjw J with thE Cuckob;j shC dhpyg.hwhett This


d of finding the pests Pipit and the 'fit- a^k or Mmow


ed- preference for | them i lecting for foster lparents.|


his’ strengthened lyhen T i U, you' fat was at this very, spot, sot


lo go, that'I actually disepV


w pipit's nest IcOntainif lo’s eggs. It crto; safe


Ih the limited time at Id


rest. -.,5


, .place when, thi J.would, foraibly eject


os chanced to [be! 1 time, asjonly one


I on thi4 short stretch Cf r i ^


ot' been TOSsible to of all the birds


k of you , :o Interest life, I car assure yph^hatwou ^ I c i c tVip'Riihlcct


neid, I think, that there by'the sr.— — be iritarestihg !to [ know


nest, tod' tbe the


whidi i can w


; If wtoat I havp[sai^liMUcg •


mut the per- it


me few ered,» gttwo ly be re not So. .ItWhat young


in 'doing so she will Probablj give ; ■ impressicn, by her Bight, U>a*


stage of ircubatlon is not top.*j“ ■ .


I Ji . 1


P her natufal surroiiiiidings. dll be fourd to be npthmgjmore,


I extent of the boring. Int of the bank measure ! rtie [stance on he grass dbove fipm rtamediately over, the! entrimce,


ert it into the hole to. measure


II this poinl commence a mmia- pi excavation, when' Vou shbma ,


J —„ A- ,k„«„ kivHsinan safely: pieces


balance of of


days when our colna !e waS In gold l r


the . little ' case a b r " ' delicate


guineas, it wasirather Important to .


know whether I those guineas wen full weight, and] traders [used tc carry these lovely little scalps aboul with them to test [the coins thej were offered. “Llghjt gold ’ mean; serious loss. On this neat balancf could be tested not only guinea: i but half-guineas anc third-guineas or seven-shilling pie ces.


CALMON Sunday was observed as usual at Paythdirne Bridge laqt


week-end, and I hear that man/ more salmon than for mapy yeaijs were seen spawning in tq beds of the river.


• i - ^ .


nPHE boys have a Savings associ. ■A tlon at Rlbblesdale Scfiool, and


recently have been respondir g gamely to the appefl to save [more. The weekly contribitions ion Octo­ ber 8 totalled £1 Ids, 3d. [The su n has mounted steadily and this week reached £4 7s. 5d Memhersh.p has grown from 25 to 60 In a.^w weeks. Carry on, Rlbblesdale


I AM'Witlng about one particular


; twenty-four hours time.) | After I e- ing challenged by the alert sentry, our escort takes us , one by one, ii)i,to the guardRoom, Mere we sighs of activity that, co' everything, Adolf would


any I Home Guard depbtjfin t ie county. It is Monday night, about 20.00 hours. (The Hoifie'Guard, now I part of the Army,! uses the


headquarters, hut It inflght_oe


fld he liee assure lly


fln^ sibh


. be discomfited. Afdent students of mddern wfur-


-ire, varying In ate frpm 17do sit Round a green,|table, arable


which many stern tussles . - ~ r fought in tjqose peaceful'days when table tennis leagues weRe; popi lar


_____ on havehien


65,


' [the nelghbourhooa, the tioplc of this iparticular[ lecture. Is map reao ing. 'Every valley, eveiy streaim and finy


down all the saliiht points In the iCouRse of the sneaker’s repiarks. JBut all betray ^slgns bf Inrtnse Merest in the sut ject. ’ithe insti uc- (tor has gripped ; theiri atten fon [from the first; hts scalfe mode; of


in [the district. Some fully, obviously out of practice, whlie their [neighbours’ [pens, tike


! brooklet that from the,,hills


model. No wonder the Home |Gi lard his


!)ubblesi seawir^ is sh o ^ on the


DViCO;£U I***'* -—


commander asserts know;every nook district. "They table, and they military oneratk itself in all kinds of weather.


y.


and corner!of the have all on that have carried out ns on [the gr< 'und


.— „ jf; precl^on.j In


inch wide, and half-pn-inch thick. It proved to be a box which, open­ ing on hinges at one end. j levered ■ - “ ■ '


speed except when the MiO.,gives hlS students time to fnsert a sketch to illustrate some vital poin ; in hjs Ibsson. When question time comes, there are queries from all;s!des; so many Indeed that the lectuRer has to remind 'his listeners of other lectures in store for them.


Yet again the pens work at,full ^ [; [OW long does


not know, because, when I ipt, .late in the evening, after the First Aid tuition had! ended] there I v/as j!


period last? yod Inqulrd the in ti


insfruction I do


I hours ” by one of the N.C.O. s ketry.


results as good as those away back; In 191'J and 1918. much [for the Home Guards’ st ^ dard weapon. He obviously uses it with skill. 1 There are otteri wea pons and ihstructo's who enpw aU


present, class] Is pR


story for H.G.S’ only, v ' '


I ■


about them': but that’s another ' ■ :


rrSTHEN fpidng up floor 'lioard^ in T» a part rtf tWe Starkle Aims


Hotel; joiners brqiight tol light a printed ticket f01' the Cllthexoe


those days.'! Unlike the there would be -pe rk with out; mu


group voluntarily engrossed in Ip formation being imparted put of


specialist job appears to be mus­uis An old erlfcketer, a jerab-


shot in the last war. declaRe, his


that READ SPIE SUPPER.—T


and social evening in their new head­ quarters last Friday evening. Tollowine


abden A.F.S. held ale members of the


wFOR MISSIONS-rMissionaiY services Sere held- at the Baptist Church on


. potato pie supper


supper the evening was spent m social entertainment.


Pleasant Baptist CRiurch, Buml^'’'® * E in the evening tpe ^ v . H. Kay. of


unday. The preacher in the mornmg was the Rev. G. H. |D. Mann, of Mount


t mest-street Bapti?t Churc^ Accring­ ^°WH?ST AND SOCIAL[.-^In St Nich-


on. Collections weRe taken throughout the day for the [Baptist ■ Missionarj-


olas’s Sunday-Schbol, on Saturday a whist drive and darice took place, mist


winners were; Ladies; V, 2 Miss Badger,. Gents , L Mr. ,C


enda^: ^M r . H] G. Nuttall. 'T h e music" for. dancirig was ^supplied' by. members of H.M. Forces/


).


are to be devoted Ro the stail of Miss Alston’s Class at the forthcommg Christmas tree and sale.


wGIFT WEEK-END;Tast week-end Mas set apart'by ,toe;^members of the


' '


as a special gift webk-end. On Saturday M


by Mr. Melville Hai-rison, and the Rev.; H Hothersalli was chairman. In the, evening an entertainment was givM by; the young .peoplq^ of [ St, Stephen s,| Burnley. There were special services on Sunday, when the preacher morning , and evening'wasf Ah'.; J. Reeves, of Chorley. As a result [of these efforts; over £34 was .raised.


ethodist Churched Sunday School., in the SundaMchool was opmed;


. two shillings. ThM would be a fair charge for , a sumptuous fqast] In


Agricultural Society’s dinner jin the year 1843 . ; . . and the charge was


iMy conscience, that’s about ithe price of hblf-a-dosen eggs tpc|a|y


! ■ ■ ]


'■i’The Yorkshire Evening I o?t< had the following- comment anPi.t I a


TN his column [Humoirly Still ■Ij Unrationed,” Thomas Jw .o f


remark-“Keep yc'ur mouth|S^ff In publlh plabes”—niade by Mri.“


off, the eminent Eiuthority onis';nng has so neatly put it. Is ar. ap'erture which functions asi an entijance


“The mouth, as Profeskor ^Dglt-. wii


Mullins, the Lohd Dn South Wps tern Police Court Magistrate, itb defendant:—


Claud


pose “-Maggle-Anii ” was .mp^i In the hosteffles, f i r [ thete i wciuld always be;: abundant suopUfesi of good beef! dripping., Two MRRrtgs!


^


V in


juslt over [11,000. _;^Most]^^^^ 1 problem arises you can depend on the,


RHEN an urgent sociaj J smaller ih^strial


Ol ------ - - tovm they said;


!, wI have nothing but praii e, for the ' ;, , .!. DUNSOP BR©GE llylrtg happily with her t w v


done this' Jab,.and_ my; Surpassed! only by that of doners themselves. Lit "Itesr. Chipperton,


hnns and'bnions i . u . arid'hhtter • of Blackburn’s Red Cross Fund by in^lenty fSR the cook. Iflon’ttsrtp- \ means bf^ a]whS


RED GRQSS EFFORT.—A sum of £9 6s. 8d. was raised; for the Mayor


by Mrs.lEcclek, [of Rlshop’s House, and held at hcR home on Tuesday week. A most enjoyable time was spent by,a goodjeompany, who werp also entertained to supper. [Prizes were won as follows. (Ladles: 1, Mrs, Leemlng;. 2, MRs. Porter; i 3, Mrs. Wbrswickj 4, Miss Woods; consola^ tion. Mrs. Fox.! Gentlemen: 1. E- Rushton, senr.';[2, EJ Rushton, jnr ; 3 C' Seed: 4.' Miss Berry; - cpnsola,- tion/ Mr: Nowell:- Lucky; taWe awards went tp-Mrs. Leeming, Mrs. McBride, Miss Porter, Mrs. Howard, MessrsJF. Lawson and E. Rushton.. Prizes "ifor [highest! score; .a,t the Interval! were | awarded to Mrs. Leemlngl and Mr. B. Rushton and those for the lowest; to MissjHadle- wood atJid MrJ iW. Worswick. In addition, trav^ng prizes were won by Mrs' ^ortwick ahd Mr. Ijugdale.


and an exit. I; is the haunt of [ the to ague wl fuclus describes as i‘a llttlep hing


which has [overtliroyn eijaplRes.’ . “ For rndking lDvei: ruining I’epu-;


the Army! to dlstmgulsh the ence betv/een soi p and cpcM except during a war iwhen isn't any difference.]’


And-again Thomas, in |a |


■ Sood cubS; trt strip the jpeddpws and the law i. i ! , •


to Winter ’];— I;; ', Chilly Dovebber 'vlthits cpilly,


October’s; suddy days are past. Ad subbers gawd.


SABDEN


tatlons, gargling and rertthDera-' tlon it is! situated' most; kti^van- tagebuslyj j The mouth Is; listed in


Services "effoRt in, aid of!-Read’s Spitfire Fundi was held on Friday and Saturday eyenlngs - in the Church! School. This “ Two Nights Ball”; proved! highly successful,;; a number of sopt prizes being offered.


SPITFIRE [EFFORT.—The! joint his band. ii-. I :.i,. ,|, ,


Friday’s music was I provided , by to® Sabden Homb Guard Dance Band, and on Saturday by Eric Green and


about It;


,-'j “A GRAND, P w !“When niv husband


iCE.”


to me! ‘You needn’t wotn^. You we going to a wand, rtlace. :^ d


ere going to Laflcashlrei/he ^^id


Heard !we , he


the people will loo|i afteRlyou. .] 1“ And they have looked' after j usj I flever thought’ people, [couldr be


In' a communal house spared i by fob]- other - women and their fan Hies, tell you, what tpey think


,


just like'purselves. I t is up_ to ps to|glve trtem the best sort of homes we pan offer.”


Here are hundreds of people as th e s e Clitheroe pepiple have


praiseTis the Lon-


who ! is childRen


who has' already shown a keen [ntierest In the refugees, came into ;he office to say that he wanted!to la t all the commuffaF houses thpt


while she was speaking the iayor (Councillor P. Benthatn)


i-and the townspeople have Re^ spbnded marvellously Mth glRs of all! kinds,” said Mrs. Todd, ‘‘each hotise has been ‘ ad o p ^ ’ by a number of neighbours. This toeans that Instead [of being isolated, tfie, Londoners are; In conatent touch ydth these ‘ Adopters,’ who help m


^T-Sart from what he have dorie Prtt]


;scho6l age, and we are. using the [same room ,as a club, where toe refugees may meet for social inter-:


centre in. ai Sunday School Tor mothers, and' their children ohder


run |a ; communal feeding


so kind. They, would [never db It in ■ London. But here, why ! people


cartnot do too vve want- them tp know how grpte2 ful we are. The: nelg, ibours, are alv'ays dropping in to see wnat they can rto for us, ai.d we


do auLUuniics refugees decided


concerned in the welfs re of the to wort on com-


iboritie and ----


'ouiert ^ thi ' billeting the ,0&ler bodies


, munal houses, yhich. tor a town OfTthls size. Is remarkable. These


mr ^1 lines as fhr as P assibleJ Vlreadv the | Coirtoiiatlon |has relulsltioned and filled 14 epm-


vhotos have been furnished w, the 'WW.S., and when I say furiiished , T mean “ furnished.” ' They


are [-repl/homes; [ « NO COMPLAn|TS. said one mother. ’


‘We are 'haVing, a good tlme.’f! “ The kids don’t


bod meal;. And, my.jwprd, Rvhat K^and meat yiou rtan .buy, herd. :We never get iUnythii g, like flt ih


want to go honle.”, ^ ■ i - „ g?‘We all joli^ In'together for. a


UMrsT. H. Todd, of the 'W-V.Sj, explained to me how tfle commun-i-


^°^Oace' a week we propose to give tort mothers- an- afternoon O T from the care of their childrep.; Educational and medltal services Clltherrte are ■ also | organised mmunaUy. ,


oohool, ■where special teRnP<J]a^ •clrtsses have been smarted. i_After trie criildreo riay.e settled di)™, and. been graded they, toll be, dra,fted Into the orl%arv school classes. The locarielfate centre is ppen


tool age -are now . attending


to the refugees, ana is bemg much UMd by irtotliers,


[The ■ doctors of the town hav^ t organised themselves Into a Vplunr


' j- ; I


ary panel:-which Is prepaRed to arrangefl for medical aid for adults.


private ' householders, compulsory | powers ha've not’been needefl. Thus Mr. and Mrs, Foulker. of


GAVE UP OWN ROOM. Where refugees are billeted; on


Brook-street, threw open ithelr home to a 21-years-old mother and two young; children, because [ they; “'felt so s6rry. for her” after-she; had' gone to another,billet In the.; street and' found the householder ;


'absent.; ; ! This good couple have j vacated .■nlal houses have beep, organised/: - I (Continued foot of next Column) 1 . .' (Continued from preceding Column 1


their own bedroom and are keeping the'refugees until the mother gets,


some money through.


months, I had I a severe chill ; on arrival, ! which developed into


[The ydunger child, aged only-lO ■


pneumonia, and Mrs. : Foulker nursed her until the doctor advised her remloval to hospital. My last visit was j:o the com-,


mother, and- 4d. for a : child,- and


what value ! 'ih j - 1 ,! „ ^ ; ^ 1 Minced beef,! cabbage, boiled ,and. baked potatoes- follov/ed/by, apple pudding andcflstard. Secondihelp-. Ing were-plentilful and free.- -;


'There is only one conclusioh jfo hpi drawn the pkljdren of SAUSAGES


■nruilu;iu.uA--3 f NO COUPONS BEQUIBED


Trade Enquiries to Wm. Tattersall K Sons, Ltd., Blackburn. m I" ust such a town Is [Clitherpe., jit work In the local mills and live. .own*; of Lancashire to nse to the occasion., owns pi Lancas ^ population ik


fold everywhere In'tablet iVr’po|»fleR Wito'l/3 and; 3/*. I I I


,yrt'5uLtoto/toi) 1 Single Dose |2d,. Cephos does not affect rthe heart. ;ui a/. By JOHN VniNTE® IN[ ‘‘■'d'aILT DISPATCH.”


ilomb I unauthorised person, matter had been reported


Pendrtton. had been remoVed by The


to the


police, , [ ] !i With reference to the ■ Gbvern-


inent’s evacuation; scheme, I t .was stated that the Clerk had ot talned the consent of the Senior Region^


■for taking Venture ViUas ISest, at Cliatburh, as an emergency hostel for a further period.'-


Officer to the Ministry of ^Health


nnu fl contribution of £10 to the Jrianchester Royal Infirmary


a i Thp Council decided to rer ew the COMMUNAL SHEI/TERS.


ceedl with the scheme for erecting kheltiirs for people caught In the stree t, at WhaUey. ChatbuRn and Chipmng. the surveyor-jjnd Clerk


Arising out of the declMn to pro-


Iwhlc 1 it -Was-'Suggested that the iDlstwct Council should give ffirst [consideration to the extent to I 'which .it was proposed to provide


had 1 ntendejws with represenMWes of t ie County A;R.P. Department. [The.Olerk now submitted a^lbtter In


communal domestic shelter accom­


modation (which might wl°^^yu in hdrt, meet public shelter needs), Ihavliig In mind the rural and scat- Itere'd nature of the Counci ,’s area. Attention .was also drawn to the


[ ■ |!


to the County Council had refer­ ence to] the ShoDs Closing Act. I t was pointed but that under new regulatlons.shops would close at 7-0 o’clock nightly; except on one par­ ticular night, when an. extension! of one hour would be permitted. | Thd ,Clerk' said' he understood from H the communication' thatj If-


A letter presented from the Clerk ‘


Now, more than ever, e^elVofife'-1 realizes that intense vigilance means that we must keep alert, and strenuous duties require that


we keep fit. i , i


shopkeepers made proper applica­ tion-they could be granted two late closingl night?. When last tWs matter I arose, some . difficulty yras create'd, because one hart of, the area, [wanted to keep open until 8-0 on PRlday s; and another wanted ithe Satiirday.late hbur.'^'' As there was a cholfce (of; two late, lilghts,: there shouldibe no repetition of any pre­ vious difficulty. ' ’ I


Lanlw-------------- - I----------- 1 Dist rict Councils Association man-j


rtpbrtlng on a meeting of the icaRhire branch of the Rural;


__ _L J,


aid pbint to [the Institute. Subject to thU- conditions being complied


ageiaeht committee, which he and! the Surveyor attended, the-. Clerk' referrfed to a discussion which took place Relative to the wages of high­ ways Mpfoy®®S- It, transpired-that the irate of RemuneRation of Rural District roadmen differed from that of thrt County [Council. Frequently the! irien'worked side by side/ [thus an invidious position was created. The Association ftieRefore agreed to send 'a deputation, to the County autflonty with a view to uniformity


being! reached.


I a relief fund for people in bombed areas^ had been opened by the Dl5- trlctlcouncil, and; that £203 11s. had already been received. Of this airipunt, £77 had been pald'rtut. ■ Councillor Varley inquired If any '


, !]' I -, RELIEF FUND. ■ The Clerk further reported that ]


action had yet been taken in res­ pect to theinumberlng. and namlng| oflWhailey streets. The matter,! was frequently raised at meetings, of] the Parish Council. Unnamedi sfireets occasioned difficulty; to the,


pbstmen and others who were not, fdmUlarwith tl]ie_


matter would be dealt with In thp riearl future,


VI It was mentioned that CouncilloR


.Tlhe Clerk intimated that thp i


. . . j i


inspected the site of a proposed jbiner’s shop, garage, and builders,


irtrley and Father Vavasour,had


•plan had been submitted by Messrs. Wi Wilson and Sons. They recom^


yard at Hurst Green, for which a mended the Plan’s approval,


Dolrit as to! whether it would serve any! useful! purpose if conmunal shelters were provided in my but the I largest! villages.


when Councillors Varley and Father Vavasour will represent the Council. , ■ ■ I ,■


to, and the plan will go before the Regional Planning Sub-Committee,


. i , . i. I Tlie recbmmendatlon was agreed, 1 i


ThlVwas the tematk of a lady in a NorthfWest T < ^ whose experienceiof the war-time value of Ceph^,


! has been shared by thousapds of people in all pjarts ; -


;of the country,. i


Cepbos is very effective in soothing the distq^ed nervous system and in relieving headache cau^Jiy gSnfire noise. It is excellent also as a means rfbte- venting cOlds and chills after, a night in the shifter.


i I


ASKED HOW AIR RAIDS AFFECTED


HER SHE SA ID -


;D.aO S0rtl'-(llO£lT!J'qC)(’l ilJli •tj i ?


.0


To help' maintain alertness and fitness, chew a few pellets of WRIGLEY'S delicious; Gum daily, as millions do. The chew­ ing relaxes your nerves and gives you that extra spark of energy that is needed in emergency. The , delightful flavour pleases you/ and the small amount of sugar satisfies;


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that natbral, yearning £0^1 svyeets, [ while conserving foodstuffs. Buy | several paejeets of • jljuRlGLEYS,; Gum to-day and always: keep 9‘


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supply; handy; In yout I pocket, • purse! or at home. Give'some to } the children too—it is: good for; their teeth and gums. I 1 . If yoti-want to b'e really; helpful,; send;a. practical glf^ of a.fe'W, packets of'WRIGLEY’SlGum'td our gallant defende|s on land, in the Mr, Or at sea. Its Cost Is small (only Id. a packet) ap'd notiiing


pleases them inore.1 : I. I ■ ■ -I


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■ After a bomb: had ] fallen: on a London • stree^',' market the lother day a- sta’l [hoidpr was seen shak-.


munal feeding centRe for the mothers and youngsters. There, arp. two other centres for-school chil-, dr'en. The charge w'as 7d. fpR a


Ing 'the rubble!! off a bunch of car­ rots. and heard to say: !‘I wlsh the blighters would' lay' off on a Satur­ day; it’s my busiest day ”:


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