-J. [I, ‘ (Stx)


) re ad T e s t im o n y


, ' ' .1 M' I:|i - M . ■ I . . Read the follbwlng Testjmonial^ to the^


to Great Healiiig Methods.


Ability and famous Indii n " rli'n


1 Khan saved He can save


Healing;' Methods > of RveEy


5^necii Specialist


74, Cameron Street, Leigh,


;| 24/2/4^


, Mr^ Khan, I thank I you ior the treatment] 1


j , cataract ■from my left eye. I haye i had a cathraet bn my iSght eye for ; 15 years, but apw it is aowly Kwg ' away.- Lhope the people of Leigh v will benefit a^ I have^ done by lyour


treatnient. -ybu's, etc., I ■ I


: ' jvri'i'THOMASKDN.. "1 • \


Dear!: Mr.,


have received ibr my eyes.' I have only been uncer your treatment for 10 weeks and you have removed]a


the^ Mr.i


these people’s eyesight. your sight.


Consult him at “ Edlsford


bear .'Sir, ■, , , . j ■T 1


’! 3. Dawson Road, I St. Annes-on-Sea, Eebruary, Jlnd, 1942.


' ■ ■ | | , , , _ _


' i For many yeors I Ivave; suCared from ulcers ,asd. ihflatnmatloni cfi


the lid causing! dlschasge,] weakne^j and general infiammatlop.


to-day I am! ftee lfrom those .fils-; tr'esslng condtfibns which] made -ilfe ■miserable. : p,


am ■


i l consulted you xecently, and,|: very.iglad -that I||dld so,;for


my grateful testlmonylfaiong wlth many otheis^t^ your skjlll. | j


Tt gives me tfreat pleasure tb add , r


! ''i ‘ ‘


{ fYours i (MlsS) A. C.


althfully,; tm r iN G j


:2, Eo^ext Streety ’ ■Waterfbot,


great beneflV my daughter] celved fromj your treatment,


and straight. ,"i ,,' .


A .w k H A N i ; ; ■ ‘ 'Again thanklilg you, Touts


I' shoifidPjike to show'royl appreciatlbni of the ■pr^bruary


Phan, K


' j liHer eyes [were turned In t l |. ' v ^ weak;[but now both eyes


middle are strong:


rs sincere y, (Mr.),: D. • ]


■I" find were


again HOLT. Great Indian Eye] Specialist ^:LQ;WERGATE,. ;OLl'jrHi.]R:^Et


I i Consulting Hours—Every Monday, 10-0 aun. to 2-j) and 5-01) 8rl) p.in. Permanent Address;! .35,' REGENT STREET, BLACkpjRN; TELEPHONE No. 44 7 23


] ' ! ' . I • I . 11.;.! ■ I V


argare.t, has re- d, 1942.


». f t z T H i E R o f e ; i b y E R i : i S E R j ^ y p T lM l iS * F r i d a y ,


LOOlUN yiARCH


1:


versy are difllcult to -please. Jf, in replying, 1 try to|be- brief, I am accused of “running awov": if I reply at length I: am reprimanded for taking,,up tOo much space.' Tbk former chMge is the more serious onel and this week I' have taken the precaution of numbering t •‘ Enquirer’s,!’ ,paragraphs and replying


THE CLAIMS OF CATHOLICISM; i sir,—My opponents • in this contro­


o :each-one in turn.


• without' good, ■works,’.’ and this .-.insist- 'Once may well have -been prompted by Martin Luther’s'teaching of “Justifica­ ■tion'by Paith.” I Heaven is the rOward


The gift of faith is no guarantee of sal­ vation. The'CamollB catechism',insists •that' “-Paith alone wiU not. save 'us


confusing the supernatural gift ofjfaith with “the salvaMon of, a man’s soul.”


1 bad 2.—"Enquirer’! is mistaken in ■ ' '


also lives in accordance with his sincere Convictions.,


oflthe man who I'has faith in God and ']


ahd secondly, regular, prayer.” ; w?,--;-If this isfthe case. ‘'Enqub:er”


eet natural happiness in the next life)'. Secondly,'these missionary Joumeyg'are undertaken in obedience to the com-, mand -df Jesus GSirist:. , "Going there­


so many missionaries out to convert the heathen. Firstly,! because a heatheh is an unbaptlsed i {person who, cannot reach heaven uhless he receives the sacrament of 'Baptism (although, the l good heathen wifi he rewarded by per-


historical fact. Catholics, Protestants, Atheists and others have been guilty of. persecuting their opponents. In certain, periods of hlstqry the ' punishment meted out by both Church and State was particularly savage, and. we shhuld thank God that such, barbarities have


matters of


really, wants me 1 to study it and to public the Catholic reply, I shall be 'enr,.pleased to dp lit . . ;


Do .they prove that the Catholic Church is not the true Church? Do they invalid date our claims?] i Not at all. . ‘{En­ quirer” must not] confuse our'historical claims with the personal behaviour of any particular Catholiej. Henry VIII may hav? been a ivioious king, but did the fact of his misbehaviour Invalidate the Tudor claim ito the throne? iNOt at all. The Catholic Church is a divine institution, but her work is carried on by human agents,'hnd all human' beings are capable of falling, into sin. Pppes' are only human, and: it is no papt of Catholic teaching that the Pope cannot


I admit persecution and, I admit]bad ■What do 1 these • things prove?


s in ;... 'Hon:.^d§Cj ;;//! pm sa s JIMPIER plan I- .


cod liver March


The; ir ssent arrahgen i^ts, for &ee and cheap miikj To get yoiir supplies after, —.


oil and fruit' St.


uices. coine to an en^joji that ! date' ’


jou hOTe to ffl in only'ojnp Application Fo[rm vjhii:|]i


coveri ill] tked schemas. TWs form.is rpdy hp^ at your Fooid Office and yin should get it‘ ahd lill it in this V ^eek for cert^, You will find' all' thj^ necessary instructions priated: on' the forjn. lifter AUingli t : n,, you shouldj re thin it immediately ttiti^e Food:()fice hii'fA the applicant who^el'mmeyouime fiUe^ in.


; : ;; jl


■ V ^ h e [Food Office will retiirn. .the Raticjn Book^[ ] v f ^ fortyrpgpt houK,' and will sup ply 'special pages, for ']sTOkirig into tllem. Thete will be you need to get supplies ] ■ i ■


■ ^ I f you Iwve appUed for|/iV«zc? mz/A, your retail^ will, p? direct by foe Food Office; iyou need ^6 nody^g


‘ ! I' ' : ■ ]' ' ! iT' i.''


after ypv lave sent in foe Apjilicdtion Form. Dned Mifk distributed in fo e : same way as at presejnt!..


Li ter Oil and Fruit Jpzcsf wiU, still be bbtamabje


:at i the present distribution: cenixes] and in future ypi:] w ill' 1 i not b b te d tb any nv-particiculla raii centre;


,CDo tl fo g t! to t


liyour jRatioa Bbbks iwifo ybi W ■ life])-


‘ ' '


hen you go to cpllto '


I pril is t a small charge, will. be ] madp j jfo:: cod


liver dii kid Suit juices to 'everyone except those who ,r iceife r f i e e r '”^ ' "


' l o s e


NatiphatNilkScheme;; -r,, J i j i i ld ] Milki— e}«pectant hiothei^ Idren iunder 5i


) i ie d Mjllc — chi dren under-: 12 I t


Cod intollirie


F r u t J I 'U , (Don’t';fqrrgeet:! ^ol talie.


that the unworthiness'of those early" popes is in fact ah added proof ofi the divine guidance pf the Church?] In presentHiay terms, those popes were h fifth columnists.” ; Recent jevientS


which may rome from the v/ork of fifth columnists. . More than, one gteat' nation has crashed to ruin by reason of their- insidious \Vork.' ' ‘The! Catholic Church too has had her fifth-columnists hut Ehedifls survived. For over nineteen hundred years she has withstood! the attacks of. traitors from within 'and- violence Md'persecution from without. This might give us food for thought.


ave shown, us , the; appalling results


!when I Inyitea him to e.xamine theihiS- •torlcal proofs of]the Catholic claim. "What I md hope to do was .to {find someone imo might, possibly know |just : a little more about) the Catholic Chufeh


is'somewhat' bold of him to of running, away!


|


■ 5.—‘ Mquh'er”|!seems to' be worried by the question ] Of whether he or I should bp awarded the prize for superi­ ority of .knowledge. I fail to see how this afl'ects the tpplc .under discussion. But to set his mmd.at rest I gladly award the prize to him. More, than pnee I have said hat I know veiy -little. I have never claimed to be an expert, and my knowledge is appallingly small. Consequentlv I .had no intention what­ ever 01 tmng to (instruct “Enquirer”'


than“ Enquirer” does. I ,gather from' ' his last lettfer that ,he declines Itliis


invitation and that he ' prefers j his present prejudice to pnfliPnest examin­ ation of-our. easel : In these circum­ stances, it ------- ' ’ accuse .mi


-gnore fils statement, 'th a t; I •' evade every issue,” which is obviously untrue.


I . IgnorB Enqliirer’s ” ill-tempered xiwl at my ..’’silly pleasantries!” - I


a quotation from the last [letter wrfiten by ” Enquirer ” h im s e l f ’


,


case fie could safely have Ignored them. columns. :


as' iV.-—It is pleasing to have ’’Enquirer’s’’ , ,


repeat that I have-no wish to wideh the breach between our, two faiths. I am always happy 'to explaip . Catholic ■teaching as far ps I can and I! am, always happy to explain -.Catholic teaching as far as I can, and I] am always -pleksed. to! listen to the other fellow’s point of ylew;'.


surance that he has.no quarrel.with CatoDllclsn}.- For my, part, I can,only


Und I.;-'


■ T lose children ]wh5 re c e iv e ; dried rpill{ ib t be able to get'liquid milk as well.


u ic e s :ch i ld ren .u n d e r 2 . ,U ! ] ’


Ge t your Application Fdrpi no n- I \fo|)d FactspOv87,j Issued fcyThi^MInlstry of Fopd, Londc


Hjaye lY b iu 'N o te i is ^ ^ ' :I t a ld^ d im i ty to y iu jr correspondence^’ - j|W jiidows fo r q u a I i t ] ^ ~ ~ R e a d y in pnei hbijr.


: • - TeL 'W i 8 ; xL....),.::;:


fnehths, w l l


e r O H ; children under 5 (now Ibrpug With th e Natibnalj Hi|k Scheir^e;age);[


ht


Hilton” for his letter.' I agree with everything.'he says,! but I would askihim to go a little further. If God really did send Jekus-Christ on earth.to teach toe truth, [and ] if Christ really] did establish a Ghurch to carry' on | His teaching, surely it is toe duty; or-'all who believe] in GOd to try to discover where this .ChurchSmqy now be found? It will obviqusly be God’s Church,land tve will obviously Jbei pleasing ,Go]d if we seek HiS Church and become mem­ bers'of It. I" , ■ I[_ .


In conciiislon, 'I] wish to thank j ’’ A. • ! of the


doing a corisideraple service to those, who are trying to make the truth aboiit Catholicism more ’widely known. that


' , , BERNAjap. . 'WINCKLEY,': ■Sir,—BernLrd'Wihckley is unwittlhgiv


perceive, toe


that are Inhepent in any attainment of power - by .the. Church.


-would like hele. In p; " ' de


; ,, Consider toe attitude of the Chkroh ■ to the'Ttallan attack 6n Ethiopia. The


In August, 1935,' .thq 'NaHonal Euchar­ istic Congress; at Tehibo sent this tele­ gram to, Mussolini (“Osservatore iRo- mano,”;28/8/35): I


;'! Catholic Italy tfianks Jesus Christ; I- ' - ,• ■


placed it on record that seven ■ Car­ dinals twenty-three Archbishops,' and forty-four; Bishops in-. Italy, were in favour of, Italian [Fascist aggression,


historian Salveminlfi,':for instance,! has


sinister' impHcatlois! ."Of ’’official” Catholic toofight. - . ■ ii, /


d clearly enough whqt I mean:ean.


the last fkw'_centurles shows But 'I


Immense social dangers Its


fall history


too many people, including, many “faltluur'! |toemselvks,


I [fear to


'articular, to go ecade onlyi/and to illustrate )by'actual quotations! toe


f


; 6.—“Enqhiref” Is of-toe opinion toat ny letters}” lack conviefion.” In that


is that an. attack? !,■ ■ • i .


But I do not ignore his complaint that I always “ start the attack.” I reply in


Has it ever.occteed'to “Enquirer”- ’ ' ■. ■ ■' ' Now we come tq the important point. i . luiuw liULUlug uuuui. li riuquiici ,


4.—Persecutions] and bad. popes— these,' unfortunately, are ■


fore. teach ye Bill nations, baptising them.” ‘That is the mission and,the work of the Church. : ‘


•; : ■


assuming that,the gift of faith'is given to! Catholics onyi Not at all, .1 ‘The activity of God’s] grace has no bounds or! limits but is as infinite as.the Ipve of God. Bishop Hedley wrote: “When we say that no man can believe without grace^without ■ the siiponiatural ::help ahd motion' of j |God—we must never forget' that a ’ man, can have thisi help 'if ; he takes the means to obtain it. ■These means ai:4, first, the living, as far. as we can, up to opr natural lightSi


•‘Enquirer” is also' mistaken in ' , i ants to knpw'why the .Church sendS'


■forthe renewed greatness of the Fatherl. .j^^jjy,”iede , stronger by iMUBsollni’s


; Anc. -on OWober 2Bth‘ the Cardinal!- Atch^hop of Milan, added:


Clue toi the reasons actuating Catholic P°'i,9y -which has almost consistently lent 1,self .as the! handmaid! of repfes-


m Ethopia .'. ...opening It,at the saine missionary propaganda'.!’ ^ ibeheve, gives us .the


■Herald,'! of 26/11/32, .stated;! , ■ I The .Catholic Church is' always -pre­ pared'to, com'e to' terms ■wlth 'any dov- enimento-p'agah, tyrannical, dictatorial T the-Church makes ho dlstinctlBn.”


willlhg to sell its iallegiance tb Fascism everywhere-at a' price. When : i t ' 'bet came plear that the price' was not' forthi coming, particularly in Germany, then, and only, then,was the Church’s alttl- tode ireversed. | As the. {‘‘[Cathplle


:^ e (Ihurch nak. always ■ wen


ment,! Md repiember theiwordk of Cardinal Hinsley:“ .lf Italian Pasosnl


wl to ‘ '] cause, goes. : un ier


yrded .an unrivalled demonstration of Catholic politics.!, In .spite of all the controversy at, the time, we can today see o^plV too clearly toe real slgniflcance


nf i.eot ™.fi„ *------- iggj. 'hers


h in Spain, as repayment, toe Church TOf I-tile' Japanese, toe “'Catholic ' !


When 1 Fascism had conquered,-aided' by . Hitler and Mussolini, the Pope sent his congratulations to Franco- whoiin' turn paid tribute tb toe “devoted Span­ ish clergy’’ for their' “efflclent cbllabqr- atlon in the victorious crusade.’f Todiy


against the onslaught of Red'Atheym, - ____ „ Holy


and receives State:. subsidies:, for its' activities. ' . '!. [ .:, ■.;


as complete ■ control over educatl^,' -:- -


cutlohi to our missionaries in •Mah- , churia'., .”■ '. ! •;


“The.M Japanese I are not anti-God., They have brought freedom from perse--


unes” said in its issue of 23/11/34:! • Tn conformity, with their co-religlofi-'


: When-the Rhineland was occupied by ! Nazj '.troops, services of thanksgiviilig ;Were field in , all Catoblid -churches throughout Germany, kiid"hymns, of’ praise were sung to the Puhrer. After toe Saar' plebiscite, toe '“ ICatoolio !Tifnes”. U8/I/36)--wrote in toe follow- :ing vein:. ’,’Hitler| ojyes' this triumph, ; this .vindication qf Germany,' '.-to tfie Catholics.” A year later. Hitler he|d his “elections,’! anij we find the! Catho­ lic .Hierarchy Issqihg a statement.fi>. enable all Catholics of good conscience'


to , vote' ‘yes’ on all questions voted upon.” ! Hitler’s Conquest of Austria was well prepared by a Roman Cafoollc (Dr. Seyss^inquarp), and ■*'


■


Austrian-Primate Issued a proclamatioh; stating I th a t : Catfiolics muri , support ■without hesitation 'toe Gycat :Germah State aiid its Leader. In a similar wa]y Czecho-albyakla was betrayed and dl& tnembered'' with the. connivance .qf leaders !of toe Church. ■ , I" ,


church''bells. Shqrtly afterwards, the' entered Vienna to . _ pealing qf


.since Hitler came to power, the Catho­ lic; press in this-,country .has glossed, /qver most of toe, misdeeds of-.Hitler against; humanity/. ' This is a terrible reflection on toe Church, that toe moral conceptions which guide it have‘en­ abled it tfa'aim forill tfibse ye'aid'.at kn understanding' with Nazism. - Contrast the attitude displayed towards Russia, ulwn whom every conceivable' vlllfica- tion and deprecation has been hurlefi!


'Nor should, people forget that ever ..]. - ■


Even today there'remains here the same hdstllity, veiled thinly-for toe imoment, but only waiting "its- opportunity renewed activity.


expect,' there is only [a scarCely-con- cealed approval. 'Wheh France feu, tfie “Catholic Herald” wrote:“ The new men who form-the present French govern­ ment have always sought a reasonable, dignified and' honest understanding with both Franco] and Mussolini. . .]. All that is vital ih toe soul of France, phrifled and glorified in , heroic suflep-- mg, can look* out once more :Upon- •Europe;wito k'clear Christian purpose/’ For was.not Petaln, "who more than 'any other man seems to personif- the best traditions of fils race ” (“Catholic Herald,!’:' (12/7/40),reviving all tte former: privileges of. the Church, ,as. Franco: had done to Spaip before; him.


■ Towards- Catholic Vichy, as we migfit


-c'ism Is; of course, itself organised'on a 'totalitarian basis,' and' its ecpnomip ideas have very much to common wltfi


those of . Fascism. ; Also it 'belleves_kj ' that "the!means are.jpstiflei


iv'.theW.”' Therefore, let any ptoeS sec ■ submit’to “co-operation’’ with , it


.lies in'this country ■the demand that Catholic children shall be, taught toe


-of religion”,'! by ensuring compulsort Catholic: education,' Catholic , censofr ship, by making divorce'unpossible, anp other, like measutes, : Equality of: ekuo^ tion'has always meant for loyal; Catock


- which, serves only as a cloak for refpnnk !whlch.dlvide ahd sbgregate the children


- to schools on theBasis of dlflerences which they cannot. understond,,wui not


seem very desirable. The ' idea of ’’Christian; Unity!’ is but an-expedlent so far as Catholicism is concerned, designed, to help:' it to ^^ato i.^owet The .mental; tyranny


: the, brute tyranny of] Ritler. ^ H \


ciose;-rEd'.i,'


endeavour to exert.if; ever it can attaifi that, strength is only less to degree than


. V ‘ i i


• Wtodkley has'a'right of reply, bto J with i this' ■ toe correspondence must


■ :, ' ]! ' I i '


UNLAWFUL SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK.


FINED S200.


iay. advocate’s fee and witnesses” ex- )eBse5,i for'the unlawful slaughter qt ivestook for human consumption, and unlawful po^esslon of meat for human consutoption.' ,


■from becoming waste - ' It was wortfi about £70,.'but if taken hy toe Ministry ' would fiave'yielded, .only £10' for to-i


carcase'and. 25s. for the hide, ‘


- -’Evidence concerning the' meat; was glven'-by: Mr.- J. H. S.| Holroyd,; ; i ■/ j Mr. A; J; Watson,.dfefending, said the COW, becoming a casuklty when injcali, had tq>-be slaughter^ to prevent, it


!


: Mr. A. B. Roebuck, for the Ministry of Food, said toe defendant had a coy carcase that! he himself had, slaugh­ tered and dressed. ;


.. - I


dealer land auotioneeri of 14, Marsh House-lane, Darwen, 'was, at Darwefi, on Thureday, of last week, fined £10,0' to each 'of two cases and- ordered to


Thomas .Tomllnsoq, butcher; cattle ■ . ■ [AS foe original porresfondent Mfo wifi


a tt its,peril.. Where.it.has theipowe toe Catholic 'Church: employs “freedom


!' All foe aforegblng] facts!-and p thousand others: I have not time or space to set forward—lead back irrevq- cably to the 'contention that.-to e^ change ' for the promise of .privilege the cfoufoh is always : ready to, betray democracy and freedom, and -.to use ecclesiastical power'' and influmce' to foster allegiance, to Fascism.:, .Gatooll-!


. ■


ists elsewhere, the , German Catholics from toe beginning showed their' desire ■ to !comfe to terms with Hltler if Only fie would offer them, advantages in- return. .-


I.Franco’s ’’Holy'War” ln-.Spaln pro'- hat, surely, is a'-mOst damning Indict­


. T1;b Italian flag is at this moment triumph.the Cross,of Christ


I '


to ^everybody, , attained hls '60tfi yeat ■toreei'days before his demise. It.-wak said of mm, “under a rough exterior h 3 ■had a, heart of gold.” : f 1


'ardeiit muSiCi lover,; humofous l ehtei- talner. leader, of the . old ;Waddingto:i HapdbeU Ringers and Minstrels.-meip- bel:. of toe Low. Moor Reading Room: the ■; United Methodist Church, . an i actively;allied with' toe'Adult Schocl movement.. “Lonza,” as he was known


on the 19th,' in toe person of Mr. Alonz i Jackson, fish and fruit dealer, of-Low Moor.' ' Mr. Jackson was a man of man attainments,—.botanist, .gedlogisti. a:,


0 - i ' t o his‘res;, :£ '! '■ ■* *


yearsjof age,- and formerly a meihber of .toe ,firm of E. and J. Crabtree] Ltd,;' brewers;, Shaw Bridge,' he'ltyas cibsel/. Identified with SS. .‘Michael and liohn's ChUrkh, and in'-earlier dayff'wasi tos- figurehead- of the Catholic! AnjateuT' Operatic Society; in which both fiejanil Mrs. .'Crabtree: appeared , in princlpEl parts.': ' ' :■ 'i'


tragic! suddenness on toe ilBto, 'wfiei., afterja visit to relatives atiAltrinChkn;,- helexpired In' a tramcar whilst-returr- Ing to Stockport, where he'held k bus ness , post in ! that.; town.! i-Fifty-fouk,


Mr: James Crabtree, known [to kUnost everypody in toe horougfi] died] witi


aged'! 73, of Hawthorne I Farm, of which he was tenpnt for almost forty yearq. Earlier, for fifteen years,^ he had as coqchman and gardener!tq'the.! Mr. John Eastham, Town Clerk. I: * i *


:


Two other clergymen who yofuiiteered for - tills, work ' were: toe Revs.' 'fl - W. Castlkl' vicar of iDalehead, aiid*'W. B. Peacock, vicar of Tosslde.


hUl, Surre: " h top !______


in 'top interest- of. National] Service. G. Acker


lew 'vicar'of Grindleton, left] for-:Re - •y- there to undkrtkke work


Bisnop of Ripdn, the Rev. P. ................... .


h


Having received permisslpnlfrom toi _______ ______


'of ________ ____|for-;Red. '


____ r I ,i


sununer game, Mr.' Tom Banks, secre- ■' j'!!"


In;a]plea for toe continuance of itoe '"!-■■ ■' .1 ■ '! . r


LO O KIN YE\RS AGO FROM OUR 1 sueIs (F MARCH 25th,] 1892]


the h is :,troops At a tea and social held at toe New' Ifin.'ion'the 19 th, rn’


ciation presented toe: retirmi presipent,, Mr. James Ellis, with a marble-clock in tecbgnltlon of valued services I ren­ dered);, Mr. Ellis was succeeded by, Mr.


Moor News room and Club, Mr 'Wil|iam Lambert took the chair at a sooial. Prizes ;won in a billiards handicap.were presented to Messrs., Richafd ■ Wood- worth' R. T. Trotter, and R.'|Sltoger; and whist competition prizes'to Messrs. Eccles. Thornbef, -Christy,' knd W. SltogCr'. ' The village band-parpded toe


streets,prior..to toe supper, and played Belections during the evenmg. I, ■,1


cribed as ” formerly, of Clitoeroe and how of Bolton,” conducted private 'ex­ aminations and gave; a series of lectures H in the' Liberal, Club Assembly Room.


■Professor Roberts, phrenologist, des­ . * . *,... ,];'.. •,,,.


-is subjects were; "Love, courtship and marriage,” "Faces,.]-noses, eyes . and


brows.”. i !-■ I'


Mr.'Richard Pye as I surveyor pf roads; Messrs: Henry Waddington and Joseph Robirison,''overseers;I and Mr. John Hy. Holgate, Guardian of the pooh- ■ ' | i


Gritidleton Vest§ Meeting! elected


Scars Farm, Grindleton. - • ■ I • ^ ^


BoItoh-by-Bowland, on the 19to'. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson diep within four days of each; other at Swallow


A! double Interment took place: at . * * . . .


ated, their decision to hold a public inquiry into the proposal of the Cfithe- . roe Rural Sanitaiy Authority tp borrow.


Thii Local Government Board intim­


£1,473 -for carrying'.ouf a waterworks scheme for, Grindleton..


■ ■ ThP annual sermons on behalf of toe .Clitheroe ’Wesleyan {Day Schools were preadied by toe Rev. B. Waddy Moss,


, ' j i ' ■*,.'"!


$ARL ASSURANCE CO.,' LTD.


SIR) GEORGE mLEY REPORTS CONTINUED PROGRESS.


S i


.-Catholic religion by' [Catoollc teachete in 'Catholic, schools at - toe'| pubUb expense. To . non-Catoollcs, equality


! COMPANY’S SUPPORT-1 OF VERME^T !WAR LOANS. I


ireacnea B Ordinary Branch newi business . . : I


■substantial advance on toe production of 1940. The total premium mcome of £5;419,613 showed an - increase ; of, £369,1M


£9;525,295: in sums assured, a


To!this result tfie Company’? ” 3 per cent.iSavlngs Bonds policy ”■ materially contributed. Introduced ihH940; -toe policy) 'was immediately ‘ taken up by foe public, who appreciated tie tunitji to acquire 3 per cent, lBonM b]y instalments and the


2 over toat .of the previous year.


mium Income of £9,838,461, sfiows. an Iricrefoe of! £317,463 lOyer that of , the


same contract,. ■ The Ordinary Branch valuation reserves,; have been further strengthened. ' - In IhB'. Industrial Branch’the pre­


ife assurance cover provided in toe


phaslsea to those subject to tax for. toe first fime. the, Value.'of life pssurance as a .'iofoi of thrift,, by reason o f ; the rebate Obtainable in respect of pre­ miums. The already'-strong basis of valuafldp in tfie Industrial Brtach has been forther: strengthened..-; I In'spite/of unusual difficulties toe


t prevloua year. The extension of Income ax tq lower ranges of income[ has em-


e oppor- Savirigs valuable


GEOBCIE TILLEY, [ P.C.i.I„ lirman of toe Pearl Assurance ly,! Limited, has reported con- ;e progress during 1941 in spite y difficulties created by the war. ,000 members of the riaff are the Services.


■ I i ■ . 'Following toe annual suppe:’ at 'Low IClitoe'roe brpnch of toe Spinners’ Asso­ emlfe of'the " I - '■


asking toe Post !Offlce autoirifles to plapeletter boxes'toere and'a,t Mr.) 'Thomber.'was.re-elected of roads; Mr. Pearson was ii Guardian; aiid Messrs..HargPii, G. Ellison churchwardens for gndj Barrow respectively.


convenience'of having- . „ to letters at Whalley. i A.' pet drawn up and signed by all


ion m


y ; and c' Having decided to establish , 'T; ' I ]!*','* I *


appointed a committee of seyen hers of toe Reading: Room;


lub, toe fyoung men of W'


Rookes, toe schoolmaster, sec .


and Guardian' of toe poor.: Along with Mr. G: Kenyon, Mr. Haworth w is also eleo;ed an assessor, and-Mesris.|W. S. Airey and P.IS. Holden, auditor!


■Wfialley Vestry Meeting fe-pppointed :Mr, G.'HaWbrto as'surveyor of] roads


■:| ■ .■* * 1 * 1:


Thfstlethwaite, ' Ribblesdale Anns, as roads surveyor, with Mr. Adam [Tabayl assistant, and Mr. Hartley,' .Gueirdian. ■ II'' '


GIsbufo Vestry Meeting selected Mr. i , . ] . * ! *' ■ '*= I]■ "


rariPed in price from £15 to £Ip. and heifers, £14 to £16. '


■ I .'


askied to support a bill, to be in Parliament ■


J_-4m) '


CloSing of' Publfc-houses on Nojhction was taken; Mr.;G. , wfip moved, the necessary!: resq declared himself to' 'favour


Mr. Thomas Robinsoh, Es'iton Ter- racb, Clitheroe; died on the' ?0tfi 74 years.


body being allowed freedom'and II


! MITTON


Ff)R ST. DUNSTAN’S.^As tod result' of a whist diive and! social,'meml. .hers of the Women’s' Institute have I >eefi able :o send . £4 to . St. Dunsfan’s Home for he! fomd. Whist prifos'took hie; shape if baskets,


ijngi The duties of pianist were shared ly.Miss Prankland and, a, niemlier of foe'A‘T.S.


-ersj Games, interspersed: with terrnmated a most enjoydble


fis existence'is, afforded,in the. Branch two


ett the; District Organiser, attended tiyo'qf the meetmgs.tb speak ibout the ork :of other Branches, and Emer- enoy Best Centres;] A coiisldfoable mount of knlttmg,,sewing 'aid niend- ig'was done, for eifacuees - snd'lmem- - of the Forces, and a.qiantlty of disci icarded clothing, brnfis and toy's was cfoilltlected for] evacuefo, sick layq eto. parcel of clothing j was alsp: sfoit tefidents.pf ]a, bomefo area in Liver-


eport. In jail 19 'meetings I and pottage, meetings.were held.! Mli


............................ , Gar- ucia


- ofo Knitted comforis were forwarded men to toe Services, aite:i. fouling,


Mjpourse of the year, thei'W.I.ncoin- fo(rt? Fmid was amalgamated mtfi toat


War.lRlSk Insurance Act, 1939, which affords lover .against war damage to commM ties, and also assisted,-in toe Goveriimenb .schemes for insurance against damage to house property, bustoefo equipment and private" Chattels under Itt.e War'Damiage Acti.: 1941...: Furfof f legislation'enlarged toe num- ^rsons insurable under National hsurance and ..materially aided Its to'those Incapacfiated by.


gentlToj: toe Board of Trade under toe


gamat activlti expap;;,


her of Healtl i toe hi


llness,


Compan; pound? issues.


Approved Sopiety tfie I'Pearl’s” •- this field continued to


Through, tfie National Amal- dnnmvor?


fHt* ,


■info-foe beginning , J , , ,


’ has invested over 18i million, in Government 'Wap fioan


of the' War the


premitmi mcome 'in toe Fife 'Depart­ ment] increased, although ; losses in some Paris of the world showed a-ten- deneyf to rise.-. The General' Branch: had ri foost. successful: yean a The Cpmpany has been aotiqg as an


istOJ: prder being included jin eabh of e [parcels, pin addition, ‘aipareel of itted articles was tent to tie Friend- B iBritlsfi and Allies Association. In


Eofoel 'activities Included a; (forritmas paty arranged for ”'Idlers.L C LpH E EQ E AWbTION


seIBIDAY;


prifos matotained for faettef cafo?’


ason.' Li


to Slfl: .lylng-off summering c £3^lhelfers to,£30. | l- T


'ri'ry^AY; A gcod'-show-'


£63( £45i lam): price


tomiirs.. £61' £48 best


'cattle ipade from -.


fo: [Trie latest sfiov I: Little .defofod, ::bu; ..fi


m a r t the


^ea? Agricultural Fund, the ai tori,subscribed beinr'£l4 5s, 0d,"lTfie


foe W.VB, Comfewts Fund Several lal , 'efforts were prompted}' for erving National and Intdmatllonal .aes.: Monthly collections w'erel taken Wood, for the .Red Crpss -Rural


W.V.S.-rAnj illuminating' survey of ,6: work achieved by Mltfonjwqmen’s ’olqntary Service in'the first'year of


'


ilipded ex-Service ihen, !and-1 lese were 'oh by . Mesdames Wilhamsoi,. rimith, '.oore. Corporal H. I Fox and Messrs, .'ilton and'W. Maudsley, seni 'aSipfovided and served by! w.1.


stools and trays mpde by


qupper mem-, danc- even-


. lOlitoeroe, Board of Guardfanp were by. toe Societ


.* i„


iponsored . tor- toe]


Si ndays. Hi (worth' -jution,] Bvery-!


At Clithero'e IVtarch' Pair cal vir g cows .!


' ■ ; * ] * ! : I i I . iswell


wil h iMr. rettry. I


iricket ngton mem-


Piswell. ratepayers' qt foeii Vestry Meeting, (tomplained't f


Bical anp mathematical sbury' College. ' Manchester!.


tU!■or, of


innual he in-: their' was


■ ' h f . I h i . h i , I I - ' I ' paAntitoer well-known Clitherpnlan iwh j * '! '*■ ■ *-| ' . 1! I i ssed to his rest was Mr. John Ec'clei, 'Twice a member of toe Town dounc 1 '


TWENTY FROM 0


■FIVE


[NF ,df the -best .known IpersonalitiA , ? p a s s e d i


2 0 , 1 9 4 2 , BACK


YEARS AGO OF MARCH 23rd, , 19lJ. '


taiy qf Clitoeroe Crlckei; dlul skid at D6re. . Let us content ourseveiS with


^ L '1 .medals and records.’! ■ (to t^ I f ’peeeffl champlonisiil is,' cuds


item of expendlturk, season i91§ left a bank balance'of ^11 i8s- ,7|- * 1'*: !*':!


Cllfoetoe,' was bravery


S


vested with'the 'Serbian 'citoef^f tfe Eagle. .Lieut. MusSoriTerVed to


tlon of, toe deatnictlon of store! Given leave of absence;,he,reached Marseilles oply to be recalled to jolfi'itHe "Ilown- hend relief force; in :Mesopp^atilaj|


last'to leave the:-ppninsula orycomple-


cnurch, on toe I6to, or Private Nqrman Taylor, East Laneashirp Regln ent) son of! Mr. and Mrs. Henry'Taylor, Pimlico road,-six! weeks , ;aftdr enlistmpnt. | He was but 18 years: of age. ]


, News reached lYaddingtoh that Pvte. Medal.


. |1*! !


J. Jacksori had died'ofi wouidi. Only a week earlier it: was announi e'd that he] had been awarded ,th: Military


' , ] :,


BoWIan'd Rural District Council, secured toe post of. surveyor to Totnes 'Devon- shipe) District Council;—!fhe I'owland Council levied “tfie usual pate” lor the


'■Mr.: James' Hartley, iwho tied! at Chapel Hill, Downham, dh toe 18th, had spent almost the whole of fiisjSl years'.under the Shadow of'Pei die. ; i I


# I I , : ' 1’


^ A former. ClltoeronianJ ; Mr ' John Edward Moore,(30), died,at Sasl:, Swift Cupent,. Canada,] on; Febfua|v 26to.j


, * i : * ■# 1 i Mr. Bert 'White] assistant :pur 'eyor to *';,!'* ; ,:•!■:


ensuing half-year] at 6d.'in toe £. i ■, ' I


i ■


British Restauirant Foi’ Qitherqe


. EXTENSION OF ARRANGEMENTS COJ


I OR [UNAL, MEA1.SJ


To' the Oaterlng! Committee} the lorough Treasurer reported'[that following. a meeting of repiesenta-


tlves of .tt.e Committee with repre­ sentatives of the Wesleyan ’trustees. proposals


of the .Wesley School as a British Eqstauran rfoad been forwarded to tfie Ministry of Food, whosd repre­ sentative had made suggestions as aj result of, which 'certain]fieavy'' 'equipment had been ordered. ] He also reported on a further meetihg ■with the Trustees, relative to]ftak­ ing: additional rooms, and parrying out certain .structural alterations, and the use : of /the premises generally.


with: regard to th^ use •eseht,:


Treasurer’s report, foe- Borough Engineer iubmitted scheme] and estlriiate of the! cost of carrjnng out the nq'ces laryi structural' altera­ tions, .iand alternative schemes ofi table and seating accommqdatlon, ■It was resolved, (1) That.tnejplan:


Arising . out ' of the' Borough ]v, i-.'!"};! I


proval and submitted for cqnsider-i ation by the Ministry of F(M (li) That the scheme for ■ table and. seating : accommodation for. 144 persons I bf approved ; ' and (Hi) .That' tenders ' for, the suppjy of- tables he .nvited locally and that,, ,oh ' recelp; o f : the - tende: -s.. the Chairman (Councillor J. Wll clfison) Iri: consultation with the I orpugh Treasurer, be empowered tc either apeept a tender or obtain thi> tables through tile Ministry, of Fcodj The Committee consldeil 'fo the


and estlmite for the structural alterations be' given gpnerali ap­


' : ■ ' . . , !]:'■.


beHis many old school chiiras a Id'mem­ v rs of Clltheroe. Cricket (Club learned


' -■'K '.] *] :■# I ' , ; i ; ' ato sorrow of the death' ct ''Wfilt- Sold


■tablet /orm


everywhere in or powder 1/3 & -3p.


Cephos does' not affect the he^t


oil from top landing at sVik Bav until, toe evacuation, being bile of toe


! ally presfofi on the frontiers Empire. jlBut) the] more


1 war agairist Germany, who ■ ■S '.... I ' f-'.


OUR cm R


]n Sending Sir


SUCCESS By


INCE the®XBtdmon of Haiimi the Roman I generals lad coi fined their ambitions to a lefonsii


I


[banks of the Elbrand the Nfoka [He was fully convinced that fiotl jing qould reconcile the iriiilds M tl ■ [barbarians to peace 'finfessf thi r experienced in their, bwif counf 1 r the calamities of war.—Glfoofi


Probus passed the Rhine [and dis played; his invincible eaglfo ofi tli


: JW7HAT {was' tftie'! eitfier p’ " bori’s-day—about 150 —or In 'th e days-.'of Ih^


■ ]


' ]what war is untll they expf on their own soil. - Tfoe'Alr


, has Just .promised Ithat t: - But we mitst wait and see. j had these’ promises! before ! the good that, the .process 0 fog up the nation cbntiriui -.not alone ithe masses ”|wj jglnforingup. Sdme'gingCTi


in Gib ■ears agi


:'-Empire is] true to-day. |T! ie tbarlans ” will , never real


'fifoil


■Rb' ian ar-


ey I will "e fiave . ,M1 to


gir ger- ' It is


,am afraid' we have hot g3t At least we have, seefi no q


required higher ub. Wefiad some super-brains at thejtd'


tents.


years and] years! before !t! broke out j we had men Ii who dreamed 'dreams 'ai visions of a Hitler' In ange They not merel.v ,doped the; hut they doped th e .! publ: their No More War slofon.', ■Us In this ‘


- not obtain |ln other countr! especially Germany] Itils su: act as if; war were Imnosslble. fifThls


war, but so {long] as-that fefoi countryf-warit a: P ■


purchase [of small equipment for use o f the refoaurant. 1 it: was resolved, that; the Chairman, in consultatim with the 'I'orough Treasurer, be [ given -dlscfotionary powers wl'h regard to the purchase | of small e lulpment. .


1 EQUIPMENT.


'.berty.', aged


gestion m ide by the Tnistfos. that owing] to the additional tibe';now being . made of the heatfog sysiem and to th-> present'condltiori of the bollep, w rich wotild require re­ placing l i the near fvture, isome contribution should be m ide to} ward's thd cost of such repla lemehtj I t ; was afeteed, th a t provision [for a new boiler be 'Included Ih thd scheme when submittell fo' the Ministry-bf Food.- The Committee airo


The;,Conmlttee considered a sug­


the -iiufotldn of stafiB: restauraht, and it wall that the Chairman, in


ject to ‘t bfEduca kitchen School.


becomes A’new


tion. ' Amery is , a , well-lnte! Secretary of State for India,


time we, must make it ImfosMble, hut take no risks unless‘'fod Imtll we are guaranteed a’galnsl foror finder that head! A kind Providence may not', continue to knock at! our {door If we dre always ih'the middle ■of a dream.' However, Mr. iCHurchlll ■ lias done a! good stroke o f l r” ' - - - since,last I wrote. He Is serii Stafford: Crlpps out to, India fortnight ago I asked In tills fotumn yvhat on earth Amery was] doing and why. he did'riot go!out!ti fodia. 1 Churchill has gone one better j ' Sir Stafford Crlpps Is just'foe'njafi for Iridla. He' has 'imaglnatlcni| and that Is what Is required to biiri[; the Indian problem tff a succejssf


ness ;Slr, A


a codfish. He hfo a raf India is now in tiie fi]yei


has the feelings and Imaglm tlqn of


I Unly a united India can act with ! the necessary enthufoasm


guard of the'war ivith fopari.


coi jsldereli th'e


s resolve^, consulta-’


tloh wltl the Boroqgh, be empowered to! engage addi­ tional . staff as . and ifhefi. -ithtit :iecessary.' ventilating systbm.ls, sub- e approval of the Boafd; on, to be Installed In tfie at Elbblesdple Senj.tir


Trfosurer,


I The bxpressec


applied Ito employees' in British Restauraats arid' School Cantedns. The Borough Treasurer ripoijted


to HJ4. Inspector of Schools Scheme was agreed.


]Educatlo:i. He had arrdng :d, that ■the Chalarian of the Mariag irs, the Head Tfo--------' '' |6f ‘the


fo the Catering Committee t lat " scheme for the provision, scullery. acqomidodatloh it - Bomafi Catholic School, as mitted by■ the Managers, had been approved by thq Be arc


acher and repfosentaijives'


Committee! should meet ------- -- • Tjic.. '


[ciiss the position, and teh-m meeting was held' a n "altefndtlve


to dls- this:


issentlal Works ' Order, she uld | be the !opinion th a t ' foe : Comm tted hive


: ■way out [of jthe' difficulty 'is tqurid, they are permanently in po'ver. A : Hindu, will always vote for' a Jllndu


irianently out of office. ] mforally he replied “No.’’ That is-the posi­ tion of the Moslems., The voter in Iridla does not vote Tory. Libqrfil or Labour, but; according to his]race bi[ creed.'. As the Hindus'are an -overwhelming majority! of, fodia’s four huridrfo millions, unle:? some


day why our Government' Iriimedlately grant India po(i|: status. What, he asked], tiiouble betweenI the Hindus A Moslems? ] They could still their differences if they.rulec selves.' In reply I asked hifi pfirty would consent to be|ke


A Labour friendiaskedifieitfo other


';iS the the


fi not jnlon


la' e em-


If his ;jper-,


‘ l o


incd, van).


Itfoned It he


IsolUr


steadily weeding out the — That is all to foe foi


;pf them yet. If we had beeifi led by A perfect tet of flats] we: could [not I have been ,in a much worse position ' than we ale now: The' defeiisive I spirit has-been! our undoing] jand the -danger of the defenslVfi folrlt remains acute. Our new Mir Ister of | 'War, however, has taken Up | the offensive against' coriiplafifocy in the hlfoer jranks of the army fod Is iqippe- For ] war


-Ower had |!


q leed g ipls


perneti if t l i line


ii-


I<


Staf T() Cl*


.erice ; ' Unistei


:no ’


■ for example, otherwise'the ’fun-, fouchables.”. The Moslems ]foe out for a dual order—Pakistan—1 foause they are not satisfied that they] will get a fair-deal from the Hiric fis. It Is! useless to pqint out thai sqme Moslems Are members of'Cfolgress, which Is [prpdominantlyifohdu.


, ariti-Hltlerltes: in Germany ; All sfiades'of political opinion lure at home will sUpnort the Govenrnlent


They are: an] insignificant] body land 'count for' no more.thai)-, siy,.'the


which bind statesinen of tijbjO.d 'order, men who qre tradition- lound, obsessed by what India was refifie •old days and convinced thatjlfieiold rJuys are still with us. Always I ■ have had some sympathy wl;!i ;the


■ instead of putting their brains [ to ' Steen in an effort: to get foe two ■ 'sides together and see whe,l[l fo a ■scheme could be thrashed outj.wWch "Would give satisfactlon-'to the! MOs- ut


lerii, minority. -Wfiy trouble, minorities,,dots someone ask?J


'Ount >SUF'ERINGS AT MIDDLE ilGE


;|of middle ;|not B


rfoent quality,


e offwed.to a bg Company ofTcuS' 'in'o.


'glydip, to of iqairy


Ifc.; plainer kinds, £24:lOi.folS35; .Scotch and' loial helfera. £4'8 fid othei-s;- includihg Irish


Ing ewes was nt of: 60 hpi-ned A, conslgnmd old ■ at satilsfai tory IGs... other usefoj milkerri fila-lto Best cowi. £50ito


- lime, you .ced hot think that you You; may have rather lost your


; O yoUnj lare one ol


jwell and h a]ppy., ‘ •


j. .lorribly. Headaches i assail you <(nd I become exhausted; but all youi’.ailnti


] tbings,' theyou get. tired easily, and your old -vigijur and energy B


I M A i l t M 4I 1 A A f . _ Sl


your back seepis ready to breaje, ( .What his happened [is that your [i readily yie d tb the strengthening infli ijo badly i eeds.


m ' , . # i M f l .


£ ‘23 'to- ’ younger (very day,, because the {; bloocTcrea :ed oy these pills will,{give , jenergy anl'vi$our. Of all chemi.st4 1a bbx (trijileisize 3s..5d,), including


I I Take a 'loursc of Df, Williams b; I Pills, an^ the nerviness, jicidacl: i! appetite a id feverish flushes will ■


' I^uy i box now. 1 : i


Dr. Williams Pink Pills, because uese Iactually criate the'new rich bloo'd yo Jl


- - - lU t l I


I thing of He past.'; You will ftjel ballet


. .. , - gnj> ott ( cm ,to b»


;


....- jjgj acDs- * oftea


)lood has enis will ce ofi pill5 ir system


1 L- , you


rind Pink poor


fand •rich'


> li sd. purchase


Most women upon' reachio? tit's trjinsf ever, yott


age begin-to realise [that ic ax^'tney were. If, how . i those..passing through tlpi


is cjitical lannot bs


, comparatively, mind you—th dus arq not. Outnumbered o


wide as many irien for the ar th e Hindus. Perhaps I will re the problem of jndla In article. ] ,(; '


or five.to one the Moslems sti * '


! ^^! the effect that he does not with my! recent ’werSlons" cl mah history., With due respe ■writings! are comments on. ■thaih versions bf,' Genrian:


GERMANS AND POLES. qftNE'of-my' readers writes


. And ,thls week'I am golnt ■with: Germany's treatment


me to igree per-


t, my ither


i|$toty. .deal


Po-


- Is to bury one's head in ihq sand. , Add to that that the -MoslemdJ|re a fighting race while cqmparah


we here are a country of fort million inhabitants. The Mr in [India are twice thM n 'Some minority that! To p, th a t such a'mlriorlty can he ' i , ,


-fiye ems her.


'fol,


]Hin- fopr


:afiqther


prp- .y Os fo to


empf othatl


fori oppd tod higlij


f ;a|


orpI miisl


ignel 'lyfo


' -other. But successive Ministers, of State have followed a, policy of drift


British Government’s fear of; 'ailing between two stools, the Mo?leriis on the one side, the Hindus,or, foe


Ol


. and Sir 'Stafford Crlpps: 1 Why ? Because he Is free from theslfofiles


, and a Moslem for, a Moslem.; That is I the problem, in a few wore ?,i sur­ rounded,]'however, by a' multitude of! side Issues. The'dspressed aasses,


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