lE A D Y r .^ i


Jlarch was Ion Sun-


lesentl hi l lentatives


Inci j Service,l, exf rs,! and a


J uniform lised £11


Id by Dr.


Iter's Red I :i ''


I ties. . J Render,


iMr. Holt privileges, Jiust dis- ligatidns. icltizen- Becurity,


lat; were le;|main- I sustaln- 1 defend-


jasb civil Idl^made Itingi die |oh. I


, 1 ii' "


pked !re-. f mather, pb well, pld lady 1 riiht


hat [are! url, strength ]arty,-St. Nursing


tation ol 11 Hilt), 1 defence


iar and t |Brighde,


) n o t ! WANTED!


NOT , READY.” ! ' ■ ! t ■ I ■ .


: f,fjp|dd-,Thatds;what_we.^^ fe^ ' ^ 5


siltaplq and practical. i She* was deter * 4 hat this eruption of iHIti?r h i that; of others must l«


''’^s.your life as a memberiof 'a solemn accoiirit


‘he spirit'of man“dies nd especimy


jtate of ttogs One thing I see 'one 'must do his bit.“ We are


meriace mtecom.i. . i], against


3 eliace; i t . : we


thing," says John QaE the tanglS


'e have ;t6 throW i into the • vast effo 1;:


NAZI: CRIRlESi j ■ !


Gop] knows ' our, own record as a nafim is-not wholly clean. We K


^ S ie n t^ ^here ifask, i s t h fB r S ^ ^ crimes > of nS i the muzzling d£ I


nf”frP-^nf me^r


mirewia U and speech, :the triea^


■idty.th.of oohntry down when she is >


®


,. -i been sands: of


leen liortie-


I century, fc to ky | therejhed , ! Now lisi have


olti 'cpn- Javeicpst’


.Vitory of pltyi like, l pess like


«tll« 1 love thee Pill, JuSt becai weijOTd the motherland, we rise un a


f S h Wot but the s&s that! put her to sham


r n d t e e r ^ a i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B r l j i S?^*


back land 'ot us know how you get o' tecarise, my God, me, world heei&'it.’ T? X n 'true andipohited wlord


I wars-


■sysfei [ination,


[or i men,- .tdilive.


I diffe'r- ■else en- Tie; Nazi


fs after ■ |■' - i' ' '


ve Ithbli' m^tcr,


ertlat ve h.al arid


J has bde.


}eyll must


I. ' arid -J


I 'jhould. ’ crime


defend ty. j .


lofj-clvi- preserve 1 redder nti: rirel


jig-ibacfc le gomgi Ibut ve:


I . ITpet must


J e ’6 rio ■nderful


Int} !uni Iflustirig 1 of her


J obliria- Krustees


nnla'Tpf war-^


r pollti-' iefore


as-’EUiy a; War life and


'


! on ea dh among men. ^ e are chlldrei : of the Living Griid who rule? etemall: thi havens rfd we are bom to plal


thingk that are r our striving-for


! pur p irt in the great plan byiwhich ou) lives nake up Bhe perfect whole. , wl are. cilled to tie pulars of.happiriei hewers of wood? and drawers of watt fpr|tlje glory ofla world that-is comlni


^*1. *Yai“-a Ipid .v'prld


: ■ „ the | eW :' WORLD. ■ - new \vorw must dawn and in tL


? ’t to die In each of usi What L th f is passing W th iS


differ mce to tripse whose lot is hot cm in .suih pleasaip places; the [moral re! “ ptnents, the! social prejudices, tht totelhctiial cohtempts,' the-though) that are nd|t as others, the willini


so improve ; tfiBlr lot. the belief tha and d^eath.' :


£77--=™ jihe kingdom of Goi o n*iu XICO ctciiuur


U


if ,wri dquld put tlk world- right.- / replied fWell. mate; com


if 1 Stockwood,- df


on;l . shelter ____ . ibecause tl* 'Archbldiop


® show to sefe


II "we are to render unto Caesar 'th thingb tha -hat are ojaesar's wd are also as Jesus, said,, to •erider unto Qod the pd's, and that meanj


that of the world, ■ ; u^ ^0 ®ho cannot see in Briteii


her very existence-an I


^ commend,I much to live an i ^ th all f ^


“/ ^hose traitor thlnkeis «u>ning : the


,,*^nrch, the -horrors of tbe ‘he suppressioa


Pp^eoution of the Coil


KttW.d refugees, and shunted humai beipgfe[m trucks .like a load of catHe ?


ie Jews, where, i ask hf«r' other countries'will


the, i^vlTs'Mt:


^ e idea of Britain humiliated was ini ■


adhi laments in pdrbpe, but she h I nd; d6ubt abdur tl^ ultima^ isSo^


' She i marvelled at Hitlei-’a ■ ‘^cr waf am w;is


imlitajy despotism we may save‘s, llvL arid loCems^of su^^^ we irihe|t: jbmit, as Gilbert I Murray says'


rfes


lie K;o


D' IPPING at ranc.om intoia collecj- tlon of documents relating to


'sentence, .bktendmg ito about a hundred word?, si arts, |“ We whose riames are hereunto subscribed for: promoting and' establishing; a Hunt ind keeping a few Beagles'within |he Borough of Cllthefoe, [i . . i fach and every one of us doth . Mutually and severally protalse,” ,


did Clitheroe, to' which I referred last week, I came upohani agree;- ment. beautifully written, [setting forth “Gondltloni of thei,Hunt.r That the agreement, [dated 27th May, 1775,'was legally; I drawn was tulckly apjlarent. iilncelthe opening


T;Whatthese seven lodal sportsmen agreed was that, each at his own- Expense should [provide, - nialntain and keep, .a couple of Beagles for the hunting seaso i during a period of seven ybars, the season being defined' as Mlcha'ilmas to Candle- ma? They also agreed toiact for a year In turn as Dpg-ladiand it was made very clear that the Dog- lad was to "have ;he 'sole direction of the Hunt. .: Tor Instan^ce. the Agreement lays down that “ ho sub- tcrlber prSsunie tp take all | or ai Part of the Beages out.a-huntii without leave of the Dog-lad fdr (he time being,’] and the Dog-lad 1 empowered “ ainnually to [dispose ally amongst the g care to; supply 1 hares who shall


M the Game eqj subscribers; takli those persons wit.--------


■ hers agree to pay ' to thb Dog^lad an equal part or share of any r damage done by the Beagles worrying Igmbs


tunes might occuf 'ir sheep.


Recognising that certain misfor­ the sever! inem-


'i ;,


jurlng the hunting season, the members of the Bunt agreed;to pay the Dog-lad fift-jen shillings for bach Beagle so d,eflclent. Provision


For failure to keep two Berigles


was made lii the agreement for the admission of new members “ by consent of the majority of the sub­ scribers.”


vided always ithat If anyone or mote of this Sodlety happen to dlfe.' or go to reside but' of tjhe neighbourhood


The final 'clause reads :-i-“Pro­


of Clitheroe [b.efere the e'xjjlratlon of the Said tern, and shall have fulfilled and periprmed this; agree-’ nient up to tha:'time, then this, a^eement, so far as relates Itb him, of them, to be void.”


[!


'town and. !dls;rlct, andi . r ’ do not doubt that some :'of their,


27th May-, ;1775, by Jno. Parker. Seth Wood, Rd; Wright;’JnoiParker Junr., R. Patklnsoh,'Thomas Bul- epek and Rlchd. Halghton^l Un­ fortunately the addresses of these genyemeh are net given, but it will not escape notice that all the names mentioned are stall-common In the


descendants are I still -living' In the neighbourhood, doubtless cpntlnu- inlg the sporting Interests Of their forebears. I ['


A


ness t ) !diri rich] while so many Uve podS the re lucthnce to bear our share of the t burele IS, • the!sjlom for those! who seek


the-icea- that health gives rights ana that -hpsp, wif i power can -use it ai they plerise. All these must die in that new v'orld whijih is now being shaped tt


ome are bom fto toil and some to rule,


jagain our lives in seiwice to lour cbml- mumriv and jC


Let uS this -yhar consecrate' our soou. to Goi and Hii purpose, let us pldd^


- furnaci of sacrifice, j-suffenhg ] ■ ; “


O intry.


End'hot warireb, than to be! wanted Endnottherej


Wned. Bu ‘itls bette^To'VeTh^? ;


you ler dc: sve nfit been called' upon


Vnil hOtfA r, .1 ,j


•Wher1i, as the writer puts it: all" in_____


all 0 .....


breaking, and eibW man smiles atU IJ neighlxiur and tolls him his soili is h


m. arise t), the noise of fetten ,iZ } o* w S/*jf iiioii oiUllCO U


____


,ffay God, bless lou all.'i We appreclat the vork 'youj j are doing for ou: I safety and' security, .i. , ani us,;I kripw, pray for that da; ‘Suddenlj


I , ':


fteidyi'at tt 3 post of duty somerif I the s( tyice for whieh you i


t i___ aT -‘The’ agreehien;-was slgtied. on;


keep a dog (bffonging to this goclety) gratis.”


. ! ' !


one|dhor, at the epd facing the hill: and the door opened I'lnwards. ’Tls a smallish place, ps you know, and' even |n those distant days It wasn’t harilly big enough to hb}d all In comtort.-■ Terribl; hot It used to, get.jlr, there, and they would have the;d)or open In i untmer-tlme, for there was little or- the roads then.’' Mofe likely a horse yfould shy to hear them strike up;their praises


thah a passer-by would trouble thelnj ■


; -, r -


Pellow and me. boys both of us, were going out thl^ wpy for a walk, Thp folks In the phapel were sing-: ing' spmethlng wonderful. In spite ofs the heat. As we tame past we saw the door open ,aild. only a few yafds off, a donkey grazing in the llttfe'grass patch'by the hedge! The blg[ key was hanging In the door.


“iWpll, one day In fine July,


“ |iLOOKED at Ifellow, and Pellow »] looked at irie.. ! The same th()ught had stru(lk ris both. Then a ivild look came )nt() Pellow’s eye. ‘Alleluia!’ he hoileys, and In' less time (han I take in te)lirig you, we’d catched hold of


hliji thropgh the dporibefore he[had time to stick his| feet out,


- too much, (he


thri b o r shut, and i turned the'key. ‘I ’Twas done sol quick we hardly could realise it. hrid a drop


thlng^s Idone.' t. at door,' -w


h ... door, wiitth f bright as could bi rinott there


that donkey, run prilled


Like when you’ve and'i the


tK6uriht| nave come llito: your head to, do'a thing, and jthefe. behold; the w e


rartta,cket you evey heard. : ..'osper chuckled arialn. ^


er, too scared to laugh,„Then came the Imrist wonderful- '


looking' at one


stood: outside sun


shining


self In there so spdden among all thoseliscreechlng folk, he up with his nqlsei and began to.hoot i,: and then ’twas fair Bab to! orir,'heels, aind Blnccimbe Hill with windJ [There wa! road.l and, so far |as nobody had seen us.


'f Dbnkey, of course! finding him­


nobody on the we could tell,


■ | r f


:ey were lii : there,” pursued Yospef, “ upwrirds of two


hpurri' before' anyone came to let them out. 'What lylth the doot


brilng shut, and everyone used to a goodly [amount c^f 'noise 'coming ffomlthelr rirorshlp, I don’t suppose


'the first passers-by I noticed any-l thing I peculiar : unless they heard the dbnkey. ; Arfyway. they were


you a


all that time Jn tfiere, donkey and 1.


irihoever shbuld give Information Ho |put the dopkey in ‘araohg thf nifl, ,:but,,( there; - were ■


reward of one pound sterling for


I They-were r^al they were ma('


angry.' I tell They'put up


only twh


chaps knew, and they werejn’t golnri _ of my readers writes: , Youij


CUtherop Townlllall Nbws Room.” No date Is given, jbut it may be pre­ sumed that the News Robrn was established ifoiinq about 1850. The rules are signed by “ John Eastham, Secretary,” .rind l! gather that after the Moot Hall [had ibebn converted into the Town riHall, the City Fathers, finding • up- special use- for what Is now the Mayor’s Parlour; let It as a news roomi I-am also given to understE nd that this news room was really the forerunner of the District Club now established at Castle Gate, and it Is. (ibvlous that the members were'mentof sub­ stance. seeing that the annual subscription was .£1,-quite a cortr slderable pum' In'those days.' [The rules provided that the news room was to be managed by a committee of' three members, exclusive'of| the, treasured and secretary. ' Sbme of the rules make interesting reading. For Instance .'"That no perkon shall be per­ mitted the -exclusive use of any paper beyond the period of ten minutes. If the same'be required by any other member. “That any member -abstracting-


lllectori tliose;


I whose 1 irlaii-


tessriryi • some,-


lid! In' lit was ; to ai


Jiei bf ps.:The- byl K


l i n m riepri:


las St ills


btheifi- ‘ -de- in


L - X ptstory of assoflatlon wlthnotorlou pn n,to arrests. ; ,


iwherj ph'id


,|


|g', t ie keysIdatlng,fr<m the 15th centu forks dating'froE


tdfl of


llectlon I in its ■asst to


Is a ma ern. the


tnlves an 16th to thi


19 th-century, Pbriple [' who


theLgeneral Jptroductlon of book of matches ha|; given' them a nev, llnel Already!one collector Is safd '


bt nave 15,000 I Sihoblboys «


fas pf lelson,


ad tp f Ilk' jthe


‘ ori |A [ ofl an


.thel’- i rWO"


students at a LOndon; college are lo , rrtof+o» fVrw otiTm nf all


fello’vs, ,1


from Omnibuses, and hen’s lari ;ems fr ' fnnH .


oadU,;, ,. ■ J hC


latest Ideafl In stiid the collection of


__ ___ collect the lids;of ipoxes ar[ fairly common, ahtl


"''"Oj different specimens^ ape and [will remali lollectors One of


ents’ circle destination


-1|T Alle - CIIgUlCCAUXb


om holes englneerfiiK


nfatter th e . envy of all thel: • . Another mat collected locks and


[Sin ijar In Ide'i Is' a^ collection of 500


(ieis a!


Ifh a' I (Cor tinned fro- ri preceding Column); Amedlcpn:| whc seispeclallty 'Is thri


the; the'


acquis sitloti -of ||j


brltlfs'ln-theliir men'! tfunch


batons I'palhte different: tori


-photographs of cele4 j motor I cars. - He ha ions, most of thd


,(l! with the names or v,.,wM. Some had'


U d -


II, Hg >meto


j Sh( ' see i'He times


“Darling, will you [man “ yp5


father. ’ Oh. I';


the same,”.! , but hwi nt


'e seen him several a to marry: you jusi


,' r ,


but oughtii’t you '■ 1


, Jwas at j he local bdrough’i couhtll meetln;, and [there' was a pls(ju:islon rega|:dlng the amount of


hiilk'which-shtiuld be: provided fo the] school chlfJren. : . |


; Sail one-couh .c,Wldi'en need! jnllfc 3very day the bull by thf I t !’


iclllor: “Whatthb s a supply of freS


and we should takri horns and demand


to subscribers an' and no person s' stfanger wpo.resf within four mile! f'That . a i r pariers the Room; shall'I be


a':paper, or book, from the room shall be subject 10s. '["That-the R-


the penalty of


highest bidder at a public meeting dfi the subscribers convened for


that purpose. • ■ “That liquor, or smoking, shall


(all be deemed a; es in the town or' thereof. I belonging to sold to - the:


not be permitted iln the Room. nor[ any game at Cards, Dlpe. Back-;


•Ing himself ,or disturbing the peace of the Room, shall 'for the first; offence, forfeit the kutn pf two shillings 'and sixpence to the. Treasurer for the b e of the Room;: and a repetition of such misconduct' shall be considered no'longer a member.


i 1^1 your Issue of ^In evpnts n


last week,:I read Fifty 'Years’


gamtaon ,or the like. “That any member misconduct--


im shall be open strangers only j;


nother dip into the oldlrecords brings to- Ight the printed rules “ for the, i;egfiMtloniof the


rimurierrient to th'e writer so l ami ikssing'' on to you the following,’ iyhlch was given to! me as -a true storyl:


c(ulp5 are alwiys a source of


usually indoors duflng the “ black- cut,”j:h£ppened to irilsmanage her' affaire one evenirig. She was' tremblingly returning home about'


Aniblc lady hailing from Northolt, i , . :


iorailli lady brled


11-0 'p.ih. when ftom out of the blackhere a voice bellowed : “ Halt ’’ Before the' challenger could etc his confmand, the old


In her distress had plaintively there ?’’


“Who -gbes


:'elauhg to the coftbri trade of -1883, njy hands a few


'HI 3RB: came into days! agq .a b


The


nd fro! :e. an­ ight


itoh of papers


eports (accounts of [ shipments rii


papers » a frleni patlson


bmdle • contained market to


fluSntltles wlth|i those ruling ll accordingly submitted'the the .cotton


stanbes bperated lii 1863 I do not knbvq but'the price 0f;raw cotton was roughly three times as dear, as now. i Shipments to 'India were very hesmr Indeed il T s(ippose the,, clotlil seit then Isl how made In Indli. , The trade was bpvlouslv of a repetiUon order and my cotton trad f frlurid said that] In [those days manfifac ;rirers of that; cla6s of goods In one day would book orders to k ^p heir big m ils rUnplng for six’ irion ;hs. Manri jofj these old , papelrs 'werei,hand{wrltten and I was struck by the pearitlful, clear caUgraply.'-. One' fariely- finds;


bxistbnt as far as : Lanqathlre Is icoheernf d. - What d Id' emerge from jthb bkaiilnatlon of the papers was that far more Indian cotton than [AAerlcai | cotton' kas then used, Whe ,hei


trade referred Is now virtually non-


or 'not pfecullar clrcum-


wrltlpg £S 'go3d as thrit nowadavsi- ' ' ■ In a newspaper ofiace!'


certainly not . ;


was on the way! back from the funeral at Walkhdrapton of an', old and noted man of the moorlands, one Peelow Ifarley, that a boyhood’s


companion, their most Here It Is.


“


old Vosper, told of memorable escapade.


' Jlford Town Hall, as It Is norir ?”— Yes.”


know the old chapel at the too of Blncombe Hill—the


“Well, in old lilmes It-had but


cal joke'which local band ot- an occasional ECtlcal joking, ; old days, has ij By a coln- e upon One In y of Dartmoor (A6802 In the amused: me so ontoyou. It


TfflE spirit 1 ' rixeraplif letter which,


' riixeraplifl'id 111 of our


dar; pas beeri: received by a Clithe­ roe business firm:— 'I ^


pur Calendar for l!'4l which w - : trays one of the small [bits of toe England we' are fi^htlnri for and which we love so, wf ill -l ,,


-" We h()pe You will like rind accept


......... . bnclosqdiwlth ri calert- i


fered Its tlon, orir Intact. Vta In Bristpil ai)e'In great hear:. - Angry jwe mriyjbe, but more deteimlni


but ma


of 01 r cause, more di


ever to crush the Nazi dictatorship and-all Ita stands for I ' | :


and bonslabratlon.ln thfelpast year, [and with this letter!go ouf'best wishes for yoi|r security! and hrippl- ness in 1941.”


"We thahk-you for [your support


hav3 given jand ietelyed heavy blowk 0 ir country uld pur Empire has stooc ithe strain and stress of war With magnificent! cciurage and determination. Our Ann hris suf-; share of Wahtoh: destruc- weirire glrid to say that; n 'produtjtjonj i remains


“ ifhe old yoar h is passed. We i


d than eve of |toe justice! -ermlned than


pebple Is well the


■following :e to compare the prices


India,[pr ce-lists and the It was


sjiggested that I


b It when I wel h$ declared any such com-


& t to see hlrii


would be I valueless, since to in the old


il. ■ We took ^away down us like the


ourselVes 'do ‘ proves llho'w


ND a. Ixmdoi|i!firm with


bombediiareak are carrying on in spite of i treinendbus difficulties. It came; to hand in November:-x^ j ; “We much ijegret the uhavoldablb delay In the’executibh of the order to which toe' attached: involc'e refers.' Since [the -first serious air raids On London early In September pur buildingJhas suffered severely on threes different occasions! In addition, we nave lost toe services of 60 per cent; of our trrilned staff due tb evacuation on riccount of their homes having been-destroyed. Eyery effoyt has been-f^and Is


being—made to cause ouii customers as little Inconvenience as possible, anp we feel sure they will a'ppreci- ate the difficulty [of carrying on


wbrk In a Iriffie building' without windows,: window franies, 'doors, heating, wate • and gas. (o, mention just a few of toe minor Inconveni­ ences, we havj suffered during the past two months.”


I^ILWARY [vlctoryl do XU the con-iueror’s troubles, as - -„'s|not end


Hitler Is now .learning to', his cost (says “Truth”). From almost every


country he has occupied reports and rumours of unrest i are multi­ plying and—however cautious one may be before accepting'them—old Euphues was I'lght that f‘ there caii


no great smok; arise'but-there must be'some'fire.” ,


toe Quisling sts, surrpUnded by malcontents, have | abolished the pledge of professional sCerecy, thus bompelllpg chrgy, doctors, lawyers, etc., to give evidence against those who have trusted them'!


From :Norway comes |news that I ''[ '


the Gerpians and’toe Vichy [Gov­ ernment has I become so obvious that ,lt iican ho longer be denied,


i | . In France toe frlctlom between | ::


and a similar situation ;is blowing up in Denmark.


adds) that the final blow in toe -present war Will have tp be struck by the European -natlbns them­ selves. 'Britain-can I create favour­ able conditions for a general'rising,' but We rely dn Hitler’kl victims to


It hari often been said (“-Truth”


take advantage of it to free them­ selves from (ferman domination. ' This aim must be steadiiy borne


In mlnp. I tih not rinotifeh to| con-, gratulate ourrelves on the unpopu­ larity of the^ (German “riew order”; we have to convlftce'people that we offer Iri exchange a “ iSew order” Which Is worth struggling for! I • - ' Europe, It serims; will spon be I ripe


TTHE need for more emergency fire A fighters in Clitheroe, arid the


organisation of smrill fire flrihtlng parties, was stressed iby thei


suneyor (Mr. F. MargeflSoil) Iri' the course of an Iriterestlrig talk'to


I


gave' a resume of the peace-time equipment of the ClltHiferoe Fire Brigade, afterwards dealing wltp •”ar-tlme emergency arrangements.


members of GJlthefoe RptarV Club yestereJay week. Mr. Mrirgerlsori


_


Fire Brigades’ Division had! Iss a iuqef.ul mece


maxfmum-capacity ___ lUte.'The:Horn. .


the ' light concerned,, ari


Climax large trailer pump iwit] i capacity,of 350 [Mallons amln and he hopM that when to e ' was ovejr they would be able -till


. .


atlon' of th e ' Fire Brlfe ide,' Mr; Margerison nientloned toe covering agreements with ! Clitheroe. rind Rowland Rural District',' CorincllS, observing .that the 'Brlgaide’s perl sPnnel consisted of a supebmtendeni pnd nineteen -.firemen.; - Theh .appliances included a 500 gallori per minute Leyland engine; comf plete with a 40 ft. extension laddeV, Merryweathei- engine (?50 gallon^ 6X


Ipdder, a Bedford tender] mthi a 32 ft.


irilnute trailer pump. ladder, house; when [an outbreak occurred; and these werp


rilso possessed some 6,500l fe'et of 2i Inches delivery hose.


pells were [fitted to each fireman’s, sounded^


Sirens and


organised around toe 11 volunteer fire brigade and Iln accordance with a niutual.rild scheme, (in which


i EMERGENCY EQUIrijUENT, I The emergency' fire scheme rivas'


and a. 120 gallon per Th'e Brigade


Outlining the peace^tinli organist


It. Inpludeld with'toe pii: a large,, am mnt | of delive: Should a fire occur In the of'the liown then] in all pn water Woult haye'to, be from N&arle:r Brook arid thlk Wq pecessltate) i onslderable lergtj hose being ' employed.-


HEEPuiG, j NEIGm()ljlRl


being heavily attacked, a s/steri, mutual aid hrid! been Int rod' wherebjr; thrioiigh the medium


Central! - orgapisritlon, >the'' ti aftacketl- coijld summon 'the as£


“ ffocal authorities,! powever, had brigade] iof- their -owri, be: rig'


time Clltherjori was called fipo: fulfil such a;i obligation wail bn occaslonl of J a recent enemy- Pn apJorth-West'towi. Mi


for revolutloiW but not every revo­ lution ' Is- pro-British: I t Is up to us to. see' that when this one breaks out It Is under our leapershibj | We can only achieve,; that ;py defining, beforehand Wijiat ■W


" 1 'i: ’• 'l


p p% to do.:.- '


German occupation; forces Is'this story of question and answer'In a -town in Brittany, rilveh by A.F.I. (the Independent French agency). A German soldier'stopped a stri­


T'yPI(/AL of the attltiidej of' the I Frejdch population towrirds toe


“ Between Calais and Dover,” the student replied.


: '


He was promptly prestedi ' j ' I


| i I , [ -■ i -


“ IT’S all very well talking abdut t ’ 1 Government wanting ten mil­


lion moleskins but jwho’s going to get 'em?” wrisla question heard in a dales I Inn during the week-end In a dlspusalon on toe latest effort at home- prodmlori, writes “York- shlreman’i In ‘fThe'YorksHlre Even-| ing Post.” The trapping of moles' Is most certalmy a skilled job,! and mole catdherslare riot often fOurid even In district?, where “mouldles” abound.'


poor deriiand for molesklri owing to ' the - popularity of ilmpdrted furp, and slrice [farmers riiust keep down the numbers of moles In their fields toe work In recent times has mostly been,done with mole-kllling pre­ scriptions} Destroying i! moles by


In recent years there'has! been [a : , : |


placing polsoiilmpregnritpd! worms In their'runs is easier--work than catching them, thorigh! — Job needs: a jgobd deal of about the habits of animals. January and February! are! the


eyen' that knowledge the jtlny


! frosts) that moles can operate: inost [easily In their undergrourid search ifor worriis, which (I ani itold) are- [put into'store for the srinimef.


ofl farms which they '.visit' each year. - It is in these months -riihen toe soil-Is wet and soft' (between


[Uslest monthafor the riiole-klllers, -0 usually have a regular round


; In an address to!: the! New York State Congress of' Pa'ents and Teachers, Dr. Ignatius | Paubeneck said: “Woriien of this coriritry must istop playing the Fascist [game of bridge.'and have more Phlldren, if we are to preserve democracy In the world.’;


i' 'll ' " J ' [


publicly , denounced a s : Fascists i(says a' ‘‘London' Star” ' gossip, .'writer.!' ' '


B


ridge players will be shocked to; learnj 'that they have been


dent and asked hlmiy' “ Where Is the swimming-bath?” | |


<H-toe smallest Item of equlnmenit issued by | the ' Government - for emergency ‘ fire fighting (purposes. 'These had been placed In strategic positions In the town. He wished tP make It clear, however, that these sriiall trailer pumps were splendid items of equipment. Three of theip had eight h.p. engines', fitted to them and at 100 lbs.-pressure had ri capacity of '140 gallons [ a [minute. In this connection it was Interest­ ing to note that In the, peace-time equipment toe Merryweather engine had a capacity of 350 -gallons a minute, so that It would be seep at opce the pujnps-'would .be-iivery useful. In addition other, appur­ tenances and [equipment for special purposes had been received. Com­ munication' to toe auxiliary fire stations was established! by tele­ phone, but' they had toitfake Into consideration the possibility of the telephone service being damaged ris th e ! result of enemy action and alternative systems hrid; to be thought out to meet such; an emerj- gency. A | system of messengers had-therefore been introduced,! but this did not work altogether satis­ factorily owing to lack of ibersonne).


! [ ,'


ilwo. suggestions. The i|flrst was to relay supplementaryi supplied by means of : long]; lengths of hose pipes, and the second Intro'p duced ri system of mobllp dams.’He favoured toe [first scheme, because In his opinion [carrylhg , largb qurintlties of water about Jn motol iPrrles presented certain- obvlou! difficulties. . They .had .'noi need to consider toe' matter setlously Ip Clltheroe, however, as the! amount' of equipment Issued to them was too small to serve i toe purpose. The 5,000 gallon |steel daip erected at'the-rear of the White LlomHotei was. part of toP Govern): ment equipment recelvep! for-the provision of an l eraergericy water supply. The reason for plaplng the dam in-such a'position was thut 'J,t was conveniently situated;-in'toe “ high risk” district of the town. I n ' addition three other ' canvas dams had been received wlpch could be easlh movep from oointj to point


by motor transport. Theiinaxlmum total dapricltyl of'these three damri was 2,000 griffons, but it| coul(j be


clearly seen that they be of .


great ,service


ould so


not far


claimed for several days, .(ijenl the Owner nrdved to be a solcjjer. [The Baths has; a not InconsldCTablej lost pfoperty office, Ideritlty discs land gas'masks being frequently fPund In the cubicles these day?. ' Of! the former they tell you at the BathS they have a “bucketful.”:'


!


I I always thought' (coipments the, gossip); .that the ’ favoiiflt'e'[ Axis games were “Brag,” and [‘‘Beggar- my-Nelghbpur.”


^ On a recent night} ;(vhen'visi­ bility was particularly bad; aipedes- trlan came across an elderly'man who appeared to be talking to him­ self. As he drew nearer;!however,! he found that Impression was' wrorig. The old man had'company.! It was h telegraoh' pole,;-abuttlng on the' footpath, 'to which he was: apologising most profusely. ! : .


I- '■ .!'• ■ i ' * i ' ■, ! in ' __ black-out has Its funriy side.


' . 1 ' ' ' ’S' ' ' 'i A WILL is not the sort! of thing'


leave’ lying about In a! bathing: cubicle; yet (says toe " Accrlrigton; Observer”) that Is: jvhat happened i a little;time ago at [the Accrington' Corporation Baths.! It!was not!


you'would expect anybody to


useless problems' like co'untjng' tori hairs on a beetle or analysing toe light from distant istars,] as Pro ­ fessor J. B.'S. Haldane remarks In his book “Peace and Waf.” Mos; of the researches, however, are fa:' from being unpractical. 'Astron­ omers, for - example, stUdy - the chemical make-up of the stars b;r riieans of the, spectroscope; which reveals gases InAhelr atiripsphere. Helium, the lightest norillnflam - inable gas. was discovered in thi> sUn before It was found (jn -Parto. Its main use Is for filling airships, and It is mainly found In U.S.A, Hitler wanted it-for hl3' Z|eppellnq. but, as in many! other things,- hi» was disappointed,-and the; U.S.A. refused, even In that hectic-period called peace-time, to let [the Nazi; have supplies. '


TO the' layman, many ScientistsI Sclent! appear to spend their time on


£ '


emergency fire organisation [wris the provisionof, adquate writer supplies. Experience had proved that the normal wateri'supplies were not always available, which, of course, was a serious ' matter from the fire fighters’ point of vlety. To overcome : this dlfllriulty, [ toe Central Government -hrid made


RELAYING WATER SUPPLreSi [One of the inalri features of! the


Clltheroe co-operated rilong with other torims.- I t was p o t . found possible, at first, to estimate toe number of persoritiel requlrod fori tpe emergency i.scheme. [ as no definite IpfonhatlOn was fortocomM Ipg from the Ceritral Government as to the Issue of equlpriient. brit Ultimately it was discovered that 63 part-time auxiliary flremeh wPre needed to form squads, act as' drjvers, telephonists, etc., In addl-| tlpn to four whole-time men who had been engaged since October,I, 1939. The, Brigade had- now beeni Issued with: five light trailer pumps;


pendentiripen covering agr-iemei with llargpr bodies, Iti jtoe memorandum which 'accoriparued the Re'glomi . Qfder - It v'as llkld down that only 'major apiUriffbes were t o .


for mutua. assistance md| l r i Clitherpe U was!-understood 'tnat toe only itpm ot![eqUlp!ine rt they


Leyland extreme be asked


would have'jto supply iWpuM bejtoe ps. only|]ln


em( rgehey that to! upply other


PROMT r ACTION local


ever, the riiemts District Ri ylew


eri|:lne. | Iti'w


they wbUld eqtlpmr-‘


InJtoe Cpse-c f the Fire.,Seyvli


operated frem the! •Report' Ceritre, as part! pf tl e scheme coritrolledlby the SUli-CohtroUer at leicfthe'Plr


|Blackbu( pUl l^iClV of'jthe need-for savlngjiall


.urged that!'he oritorpak si Oulu be reporteu by th e ! [quickest; me,' possible


the time'possible, should rictlon 'caudf fires In the tpwni||he


Y U1 DUC ilCCU iUJ. i>a


[people spptt :d a fire, and tl|'ey w^re 'near rimai xlliary, fire s tf ' [the central;-Irei station, the' report tjberf as soon as jppssl


unit. : 'mai meant to sajf' thqjp If .the ! nearest'OTallrible -in’


-quickly; us losriblej Some iriohihs OT(


ago the Gmeinment [decided 'if , small


itltin sHcrald a flre 'be repitted any pi these ' placeri.; ' 'wanted toe i mbllc'^enerally to lit Was hot n ;cessriry that a[: nessrige ishould'gb first of'all to the 'Report jCentre.; T1 le iliriportrint to Jng ivas to' get t ie lelp of' a flyU^-rsiuadlas


jArrangemerits, hald beeri made coriimufflcations [to . be sei ddlritely. to the jcentral bi’gai


,'Jvcrei dealt with


' were asl ed jto ,organise sUpplemen- ,‘taty: fire parties. „ | Each f- paity consisted or three men rind they werei sutipllCd with a stirrup primp.


promptl;' th^eyJcbiild result|!iotoUly In a consldeteblp saving of [prbjjmy but toe 'qalhng|' out of],-major appllapc es and ;sd locril aUthorlUes


'Station'[and these'would- bd dlstH- fbuted as soon as more parties wCre


'puMs -would [reach the fire statibn In toe ri^ar future,; I He had mdlde


fortned.; ,Ii. .-addition three more


; every C: fort to ' obtalrt volunteers arid If'- any mpre i name i wpre received he wpuld be brly.-tioo


!Dleas'ed||to organise more parties. The ■ tfaanli K was' veiry essy apd would'ilijit take more thrima couple df;hoUirB. In ' toe'.'event . of tin eniergeri ;y, these j sriiall parties


could do very, useful rind Important work., '


- " - - RRDDCmG;L:DPIAG|.


In cb icli slon,'; Mr] Mai gerisbn discussed the ndw Eire Watcheh’ Order.'tod suggested that hou®- holders! tool Id hold meetings arid


makeittelr own;'rirfringerile nts pn' similar;; hies to those outlmed'in the' reg'u atlo is. | EVeryjhlng 'j tossiqle shouldIfce doipllhthls dlreqtlpn In order tP. reduced‘as much as possible- damage-tb property by fife as the result -0) enemy actloa I Aftejj; his ' trilk,' 'Mr. Mafgeris(in


answered a] number (of iuiestlons arid [vrai wamly ; thanked (or iris- Interest! ig address by Ithe President (Mr. W]p. Riad).


Well reVplrifionlse] jloriiestlc arc', tecture,! s 'telrig carried bu; on lb small plot o! land-In Hertfordshlip. The 'IncreaEed demarid .fqr away from -t oriibed ureas occrislorieb' by toe 'want in destructlon iPl wbrF Ing-clriM ,'aiid suburban dvelllnL, has: set] toe Goverririierit, tifctoltec^E and builders; a problem whlc ri mui be i solvra [at | short' riotlqe. i A - hoU: capable lof constnictlon W( ;hln period of da rs Instead: of Wcf ks hi beePme'k necessity;. '[ j


A


n 1 ejperlmbnt'i 'ln| rapid . cori- brPWS'whibh mriy


' The solutmn to'[this prollem ,


claimed to h ave beto!fouiid! by top designer of i house whlch'lr effecnl is made In ti e faetbryj taken to-the site on Iprrl^ and erected'within ( week.


ting tired of gested a chahge of-stations,


nA- ) arou) had beei Italian oi lera


eldest boy, “ Let’s llstfe do.l’


“Oh, ho;


RPbOL i [family i gtoupe- ,d (he drawjng-roo llstjehlng for'some ( ___ wheh the fpthe r, get! the 'musical feaj t, sugf


father,” ; pleaded thk please'don’t switch.of®. !n tb'somethlng the^ really


^ l^MORIAL Service for the Ctolef Scout will be held, as lUost’Seouts


-: together, wO Wllllpay our 'respectsito the' ■


Scoiit 'promise lead ' I. .


be' conducted'by [Mr.-Helm with the as5lstance ,of|other clergy'of the town, besides'; being' fane -of commemoration will also provide ah; opportunity. lor re- dedlcritlOnP The. District .pfammissloner will


■ ' Ihief now called to -e service, "Which will


Guides Will' repeat their promisO, Old Scouts' -and Guides


public will feel E, service.


hoped'thaf |ma—I man'y' members' of .n.v.i.t.e..d ,to! ga the Other with us


consisting' of a armlet: to be above thei elbow month. This. when in' uhlforn .


! is surely fitting to include the! i Scout’s last message to the Boy foouts. '’ This message recalls ithe pi'ratp chief;


There is li(tle i Chief!


i came for him toidie he might hot have' - time to get iJ. faff his chest,


'


the-Chief Scout) I and so, although I am! not! at this infament dying, I


want each one of yoii to nave as-happyi a life too. - Happiness, doesn’t come from being rich, nor naerely from being successful! ini TOUT career, hor'by seli- indulgencc. (One step towards [nappl-, ness IS to make yourself healthy and strong while I you are a boy.- ! (


'F by' giving 'But the :


your turn. comfes to' die you jcan die' (Continued at foot of next efaiumn) -


pe joplie. Try and-leave this world a little ;ter


happ uif" ‘ ' "


_ .outwav to get happiness ls[ than! you [found[it, anrewhen


ness -to [ Other,


doing so one of these days-and 1 want! to send you riipatting word of good-bye.i I have had a most happy life' and l!


It is tnricH the same .with mfa: (said' [shall be!


are particularly us , while It


desire to come to the .. the is


• Scouts shfaulc, note that moUrning,- w tw6 'inch'wide] black


orn' on .the left arm will-be ,worn for one- if efaursfa' fanly applies'


else to'add,rthdugb It! .............


[ -his, dying spefach because' hfa was[ afraid, that |possibly : when the time,


In ‘Teter Pan” ,who waslilways making!


Scouts In renewing thei and,' afterwards ' the:


afternoon. - ffh|! Girl Guides are'also, -joining us Ion! this solemn occasion and


will alfeady;' knoW, - In , the 'Paflto (Jhurch on Sunday next at: 4-30,in the


brought forward, makes £2,575.310. out pf. wnlch the 'following anbro'-' ons : amounting to beeff 'toade:!, i'!


SI, bad 093


priatjons have To


,257,931 !


1940, acturil, . £7|7,93:


'apcoi nt -for] war| damage’ to iTank premises,' :£250,opO; to- reserve' for futuie contingencies,£250,000; leaving a i sum or £1,317,379 from whlc]i| thei directors retjommend a


'nterlm dlvlderid pild July 15, at thb rato ' ofi O ;per cent. contingent


dlvid:hd; payable' 1st! Pebruriry next, lat. thle rate of fl per cent. actu£ 1, £697,297; and a' balance to be ca rrledj 1 irwaijd o f -£620,082. '


(CoEtlnued 'rom preceding column)',


toppj jin''fee: Ing tnrit a(| kny rate'you have not wa ;ted 'your time but have done tourtost. Be prebared in this way to live; 1 appy and; to! die happy- stlck tp yom -' See ut, promise always, even pfter yop Bavg c e ^ to’ be a boy.


Castle Troop who at lesst; BOfan will' for n iW; heac guartjers. -The premises which they nave b^n ipslng for the past ;wo-yeara have‘now'been taken t over for'lnduatrlal purpores and though


'Hifre Is ju welcome are ews from , the


_ fahee again, or le, ori-jthe look out


“home.” ; uriderpresentlcondltlons a vacant room br. hUt is a[ rarity but if anyore regdlng t|hfare notes should’ know Of [suitable; accommodation, the Castk Scotits would bb [Very grateful


shey liave aiffaw weeks grape It is neces­ ary to be thihklng abput another


for-tte opporhinity to make use of It. Oui represfantqtiye to 'the Oounty


wiU b 3 held rit Blriakburri’s new Scout headquarters, The bank Road. All detalli will be foui Dafiy Telegraph’' Saturlay.' '


'


Scout! meeting reports thfat there Is to be a Patrol Lfeder’S wees-iend at Black- bum )n[ January; 25th arid 26th. This


t In' the' 'wind >w notifying;tot public ;to!thls; effet fc. Further volunteers 'were nPeded for this Service'andl'at I the* priseh;: M e he hrid two stirrup'! )UmPS at the central fire


(At the; house where the] stlmip pump wi?s kept, a card was exhibited


mu ,ual assistance riiranSe- are co-i-ordtnatedl' byifj a flicer [ at JUnilfey.


Mr. Mrirge risen [added toa t all toe c vll, defericeil-prkarilsatUjns


In the, e"ent 'of any bile tPWn - ^ the form of a (Ipveritry ‘ ..... t.o... k^Ci


be It anedi under the schCriie


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