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.'.i' 1 'T-' ■ TISEE


B OWL A N D RA T E R G W N REDUCTlbr|j\.;:'oii;; .FiVi:


■ 'jr^iMiEE'yiNGv


PENCE AFTER CHARGES.


PAPER DRIVE J FOOD PRODUCTION ; WATERS; SUPPLIES; All


,[ro 'RUSSIA.


JgOWLAND’S rates for‘.the next half-year are to i be 7s. [ Id; In:


the £. I This fact wag revealed at the monthly meeting of Bowland


sided and! others !present, were Councillors It. 'Walker, U., Watson, H. R. ' Hartley, S. i'Walinsley,^T. Holgate, S.l Robinson,' W-‘ Proctor and Major N. Wright. . , ;


last year.- [ .. ■: ■ Councillor R. Hltchln,' J.P., pre­


providing alto, for special rates of 3d. at Glsburn, and Id, at West


\ ■


Goiog to smash bis dreams, Dad? He goes a bit dreamy sometime, doesn’t hei?


But the iboy’s clever enough ; you reckon there’s something .behind those dreams — he’ll get on


- all right And you’re quite ready to scrimj^ and save to see him through. ■


| - | ,


How does a lad of his age get on unde? aj Nazi army of joccupatiori ? Not too well, they tell, us— i


, fair game, for any ibit o f bullying andibruiality, i f no worse.worsi -


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about this w ^ , i f you leave everything : to! the Other mkn ”, that's the; risk you run.


.Let ;’s be blunt about I t 1


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: I/ -- j |


I f you’re too casual: .


Money i s ‘wanted to remove that risk I from; our womenfolk and our youngsters.


The appropriate ■ h resolution, ,


Bradford, was moved by* Councillor, T. Walker^ 'Chairman of the. Finance Committee; who said that; the actual ', expenditure Tor • the current year had] exceeded ' the estimates by £500, , chiefly on account of higher wages, war bonusesi'and the Increased cost of


materials.; CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW.


Councillor Walker said the total expenditure is very little, different, and no Item, called for special commeiit. . The Income, estimated at '£1,714, . was nearly* £100 less than the current year.i Although the salvage Income,of, £203 was virtually; for six months only, it was £150 for the . whole of next year.


Turning ; to next year’s figures.


practically meets the nett excess expenditure for the current year, but also allows me to sug­ gest ; a rate for I this Council’s normal requirements at approxi­ mately the same as the current year,; that, is, 29.52d. as against 29.56Ai” Councillor Walker said.


“ This welcome news not only i


• Your money. You haven’t scrimped lanid saved; anything like enough yet — and you’ve, nothing. to spend your ,money pn one that little fellow’s dreams.


as precious a s , i


i


to be levied, the Finance Com­ mittee Is earnestly askfid to con­ sider the following suggestion. The members all know- the j difficulties, that have' been met In'settling the Grlndleton sewerage scheme, and as has * been previously reported, there Is* a , capital expenditure of £1,358 still- to be met.; - There Is also a n ; overspending, of ' £170 on the housing scheme which • has not yet been raised.'The approxi­ mate loan charges ori these Items',


reduced'by Is. for next year. Owing to the high County rate lor the past few-years, this Council has had not only to cut its etohnateS to the bone, but has actually had. to live on Its fat to some extent., ‘ Before ■ recommending'the rate


“ The County Rate ; has been


Put every penny you can scrape to g e th e r in to ^W a r S a v in g s !


Rural District CouncU, on Monday, when the estimates were-accepted.


The rates for- the whole -year will be 14s. :ld.-!-a reduction of 5d. on


to St:'ess'the ; good ,wbrk ■which had ' been done by Rural District Coun- i cllis,:( luring the present emergency,;


Thj Chairman said he would like ' . ’ - *


aridj'he thbught It : highly im-: portajrit that the conference should;


be attended. RUiRAL „


IClerk, should attend the confer-'; ence.


WATER SUPPLIES. ■1At''the previous' meeting; the


(lljerk was asked to; secure in- fpnnation regarding Govern­ ment grants towards watw supplies pn agricultural .land,* )


ja I'ejanet Issued iby the. Ministry'of i lAgrlp'ulture,! stating- -that the Ministry were; prepared to ;make


TT^e eierkiiiow read extracts frppi;


:grarits. to bwriers ofi, agrlcjultural land, up to: a maximum of 50 per bent.| pf the 'approved net costl Schemes promoted by local authorl- itles i involving any payment out of


Holgate and Walker, along with the ’ It!j-li wui> ucGiut^U luui/


MI?. GEO. tOMLINSON, galls FOR U N I^ D A


paariy of the GoverHmeni'schemes,i. such as ithbse dealing with food,; and| wacuatlon, would;have ended: In apsoluto;j chaos. .


Farhwbrt h, Parllaniehtary Secretary' to the M lilstfy of Lkpour, address­ ing la meeting lat Whalley, bn Krlday evening l i support of CUtheroe and Ruial ‘ D; strict Wars! Ips' ,’^eak.


by Mr.; C eorge TomU^on, M-.P. for


this com try to. b: successful cbnclusibfl.


T


he n ^ d for an': [on t ie part ,4f


--------- --------- , was stressed as; decided ‘tjiat Councillors I fui. Issue .but ;to drlvq ; money to carry the,■wattolaguc


bring th ; thanks; of ment to thelpeoplUi and; vilh ges Of iLa othpr ;CO' mtleb .who. Warships - Weeks ■ arid endeavou ting.* not bn


___ ___ ______ly


“AvE M jST SEE IT (through.” Mr. To:nlli:woh .sild


In the towns icashlrejarid were holding


be ■wanted to the Gbyern-


people at, large ,the! putting e verythlngi th the ivar ( ffort. J'bllb break of war, '2i i.yi beg£|n to learn soiriei the conii ig bf the Botohe mearit In those countries whlc:i were'over­ run! and with bne voice we “Whatever happens we nai see thi ough.” FevreaUseo near we (ame to being bn the .wrorig side- partlcularly after DUiJklrk, when ou ■ brave lads had not tol leave behind them ma' whlbh hid been laboriously .together, but had tb riish home


holne tip the for


rears- a'^o, we tjhlng of what


said, i to how


terlal got


only


The product of a penny rate had increased by approximately £7— from £145 to £152. :


local (rates could not bfe considered (for ;grant aid. ,,, Each; application would be considered on merit, but In rib pase would .an application ibe approved unless the-County War jAgrlcultural Executive Committee certlqed, that the increased food :production expected* to result from the* proposed work Justified the expenditure; of the amount of State [assist ince irivolved. The scheme of gh;nt.ald would be administered :on behalf of the Ministry by the [Coupty War Agricultural Com- mitte >. ' I* I , ;


I Councillor Robinson said he con­ sidered sudh a scheme could be helpful to such a parish as Bashall ;Eavesl„


i , - AID TO BliiSSIA.


•villages In i the Bpwland I area for ;Mrs.i Fund,


; The datel been


[not


no less a sum thari £375 had raised throughput various


Clerk reported that, up to Detaied yet


Churchill’s 'Aid; to Russia while* certain villages had cbmpleted


; 15s. ;■ i Rlmlngton,. £35', 7s.; Slaidburn, ;£24 6s.; ■ Waddlngton, i£54 |7s.; Mlest Bradford, iWhit; lew i;well


:£29i7s.; Glsburn, £22 9s. ; Mltton, ;£8


followsBolton-by-Bowland, 15s.;' Biowshplme


contributions and


even assuming conserit to raise a loan can be obtained, would be- £82 13si per annum .foy 30 years, and. would mean .a payment bf Interest ’ charges alone ' over the whole period of £951.' I suggest that .We [utilise 7d. of the reduced county rate to wipe dUt this debt and free the district- of this burden ;altogether. I [[.feel sure In adopting this' wise pfecautiori, we ishorild .only be anticipating


would also be of great Value to the district when further work' has' to be carrlbd out after times have come back tc-riormal. *


'■ j iGOOD ■ -'NEWS.- ' .


of the general rate. I am pleased' to announce that none Is required for next'year.I; This i^ gobd news


“With[regard tb addH.lonal items


for Bblton-b'y-Bowlarid, -West Bradford; Slaidburn. JiVaddlngton and' Glsburn,.'the first' three of' which had an extra !({1. rate, arid the last two: 2d. I haye also good; news of [especial interpst to Gls-, burn and Waddlngton.


have had a lighting rate of’9d. fori the icurrent year. Only 3d.. ls| required for next year. Waddlng­ ton. had d special rate for lighting] of- 5d.—nothing is ■ required next I year] lyest Bradford will require a special! rate of Id. as! before.- If these , proposals; are adopted.- the rate] for Glsburn. (gjeneral . and special) will be reduced by Is. Id., Waddlngton by Is. Wpst Bradford and Bolton-by-Bowland' and Slald- bum by 16d , ;. and. the remaining parishes iby 5d.


Glsburn i


the salvage Income | has been! allowed'[for. ; I suggest .that in* order- to* encourage.[■ salvage* we' show as [a special deduction on the’


“ In the figures quoted above,! 'j - i.. H


back, of; the demand note the* amount of a Id. as salvage Income.;' Although unfortunately we are' unable to separate 'ithe costs of salvage and scavenging, I feel that this [would represent approximately] the itruej figure, as far. can- be ascertained.”


unanimously. AFTER


Councillor Walker i then moved resolution


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which i was carried THE‘.j WAR,'' j;


received to send delegates. In addl-{ tlon jto an, official, to A special con-i ference. df the Ruial: Districts Couriclls pf England and! Wales tb. be held [In London, [on [May 6thi The 'conference would I be addressed by the Minister of ^ealth and a discussion would take! place on. thq posit,loh of -Rural District Council^ In Local povernment.'


Trie Clerk (Mr. C. E. Clarke) re-i >rted triat.an Invitation'had been


there would probably be,a'tendency, towards, centralisation, the: ChairjV man] said] that lfi this came about. It might do away with the status of Rural- District Councils which, *hb felt certain, [would be a ivery bad thing Iridbed.


Pointing out that tofter, the war, ' : ' [ ; ' ' ' -, On this contrary, if Rural His-:


Have Y6ur Notepaper It adds I dignity to your correspondence. 'See Windows for;[quality.-H—Ready in


trict ' Uboncils had more authomy, and more mOncy tp spend' he' thought it would bp a I bettor thing for the country as a whole.; , . j',


He had had sufficlent'.experierice of local! government to satisfy himself on that .point. , , i ' i . i


CQUnclllbr S. Robinson; Had ;ll not been tor the local authorities.


, : i


;£10(J;, Sawley, i The Chairman said.he considered It to| be a very excellent effort on the part of "the Bowland villages, [arid [thanked everyone Who had contributed' In any way' towards the' sucepss achieved;;^ '' The villagers of White well and Dunsop Bridge, were


] and £32. Dunsop Bridge, £60


to bp congratulated upon heading the.l^st.


;■[■: II BOWLAND’S PAPER DRIVE,


[In : the; Ybrkshli;^ area;, toy' the national waste paper drive. Bow-' -land[l^nlshed ninth In the list, i .Drawing [attention, to- this fact, the Clerk-said that only one:;rural


never again have such a good:fr “ p" - ^ chance of doing so. This course


.most! of the I authorities competing represented much bigger areas .[than [Bowland.


.splendid achievement, .especially as. they jhad.to'Collect salvage In such


Thp Chairman said It was a .'


;a scattered ;J district' and] from so [many-outlying farms. . ' ; i VILLAGE [JOOD TRODUCTION.


i Councillor Colgate. (Grlndleton) [drew attention to the fact that 12 'mbritis ato It wto suggested that [a sp^ial coipiirittee be set -up to [encourage : gardening and hortl- [culture In rural districts, and rate­ payers • ; ln ; his district; were/now


asking* that some 'further steps be taker!. . i | It jwas pointed out that each


parlsp had appointed its own


represerif^fives -tolbe on ,a I central coirir(ilttee,! but difficulty h'ad been experienced Jn calling them to­ gether on lany oi\e' day;'owing to their llvlng at scattered points In the area. : The; | suggestion , had since been' made; that the Parish Courclls should give assistance and: advlc b In their o<vn areSs, seeking the asslataricb of the County Coun­ cil sjould i there be a demand for lecture's by; experts which could not be m(et locaUy.'! : ' [


visited they refused to have any­ thing tb dol with the, proposed scheirie for Increased cultivation, unless their gardens , were dug bveri for them.


Chairman j, of .thgt I original Com-i mittee, salcj- that pt one village he-


; j


; orie cut off all. the heads of the cabbages and then pegged-them ['back again, j -


'


That [kind of thing tended to check enthusiasm ■ and, 'H ' p'erslsted In; would-,ruin any scheme that was put'forwar<J] I , ':


Councillor; Watsbn spld that at Slaidburn an[ experienced'gardener


. ' '


had been appointed to supervise the schpirio. and;’he suggested some­ thing isimllar could be done In each village. ■ \ i i . .


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said he was quite ■willing to' give assistance [and advice where it was deemed necessary;' and It was de­ cided to urge Parish Councils to be responsible for their own schemes


The; Surveyor (Mr. J. Hlnchllffe) ‘ -


he had received complaints that a hbuse at Sawley was not being put


; A . SAWLEV query. , , Councilor Proctor, (Sbwley) said;


to full use, and he would like to ask the Billeting Offlce^Jf he had any liifoririatlon on the subject. The Clerk, ■who i f Chief [ Billeting


O'rie resident decided to grow cabbages ,1)ut iri: the night some-


Major Wright, who Was appointed; happen to 'fs.' ■ He '' i ge


ence at Stockholm at which there were 1 !0 [delegates | .from ten different countries. About , three weeks ago when checking up what had ha; ipened- to. these men, he found tl at onl^ 40' could be traced.


Just before the outoreak of. war he attended an-[!lntematlonal ' confer­


that


Most of the otheb wfere -lh con­ centration camps lor fleeing from the'ternr of the Gestapo:, What had thise men donei that they- should have' met with such a terrible fate 7 Thelrionly cflme' wa!s that hhey toe,re Irade Uiilon sedretarles of textile organisations.'


I TH HR ONLY CRIME.


.tal?e that.as'his iri' thq fighting [Services; making iriunl- tlofis of war, or doing home 111 orfier oriler could


Becentlj hei came which toad; “fit; he; suggested in the


me,” am Inqiyldu^l


e :


va?uable war work; Whatever we wiejre doljig we should dojllt with the one motive of


be release’


tha't ^


common enemy arid be the menace with now faced


Officer, said that his attention had' been drawfn to the ; house in the past, [and he had 'been ln,com- fflunicatlori with the owner. The; local: billeting officer had men-, tibnedlto him that she hrid experl-; enced difficulty In placing evacuees, becaiisb It was alleged the; house In (Continued foot bf column 6.)


ven tp efforts of should he the people


llage only


obrcbmlrig ' the whl(


Job In the


all depends! on Bvei'y slpgle


5L---------— , ss a poster


Cou itry should otto, whether In


earer! vlslbh of what worild rtoalled


.mat ;r!. vl;


Oulj of 165 authorities Competing' were


efforts, as


Dunsop Bridge, their


re-assemjle on this side of water to defend theli in Its ho ir of danger. Since We had received ne'vs of vatlous kinds,- some of which Was not too


( own c'o'4htry ;hen


___ —, the ^ n g toej ou^- mields In, he Middle E?st, The Qer?' into


• ,Sir William expressed-the belief tha' f the war .vould moye towards the bill


, !


and william said that some of our workers aoxing matches,; dog races, cinemas,


haw no reason why people should not leisure.


ave these relaxatibhs during hou'rk of '! ' .


|,v


of you—1 he fears We had of,'what would tal e place In ths event'bf Nazis bdng successf il have ,t een borne out by the experience of those in the countrle i which liave beeri ove'-run by the. enemy, Tonillrisoi contliuiec,. “ I afraid so netlmes as I go about country that the majority of pebple do riotnallse the urgency of Jthe task we have i at-1 an 1. They| do not Ireall!e the necessity of putting Into: the war effort every moiri that cap be' spared In order accompli


; the


Mr. am


to Ipave t to the other fellowi— men In t le Forces, [the se on the and! our airmen who have alre;


night afi er night havb lives for our sakes! We are to leave t to the men m the pla of Libya and to those people in parts of; the world Who are fight on bur b;half.- Sbme'of the pla where ti e fighting Is taking pi seerii a long way off ani In our sblf- sufficlency we are-ppt to forget they are 1 dep indent uppn us for the means o' carrying on the fight.'


dont so much on I out behalf u risked th


action on the -jpart this cou itry, [Mr. . _. ___


Stresslig : need pf.


i Inited Iacfion. 'the


h our task, We are ipt


right' and the Government, whfch, with Minister, should be supposed


like Mr. Oliver! Lyttleton who, [he hoped, would' be inot only Minister! of Produotloi) but also a Minister of fbfe- imagiriation. M.P.’s should


cheerful,, nbri; cpuld we expect it under th j circumstances. “ t^ q t we ihave Iparnt' durlrig those-2i years of war,Is this, and thls jls a Ipsson 1 want tb'brlni; home to all


“ GINGEll THE GOVERNMENT/’ v Sir .'WilUam went on to express the


iejv that W e- had needed a Minister


and elr ipt Ins all ng :es ice


he sea dy


.Special.Constables taught to, shoot gnd told to jo n the. Home Guard. Some could easi y be drafted into the fighting Seiylces. "


nvaded;


; ' made ; pemaii,


I'! vices t


(! quite I : pnporti


[ years.


) the organisation daring Mr. Dcmain resigned th'e post scently* in order to take ,nt war work. .


- in 21 up


to make every posilblb; sacrifice order to wlA the wjar i.nd to win it a's [qulcHy as posjslbl;. Only moblllslr g the whole of resburcei and, bridging them Into action'ai:alnst our [enemy could we pre-yail. I t therefore lehoved e'n ch single Individual to g;ve of his or her;best. Soriie might think that the;£l tpey could contribute tb the i'emed to little In view'


that' It was necessary for all ofijils to put e rerythlng, In we -knew.and


Tbrillnson sbld


wari effoi t seel_____ of the v£ sf amount! we Ingleach day'on the would rei olnd thetd of evety £ l ^ e n t other than on n er


war| efioft, or on jnecbssitles, ijvas utilising a poundsworth of human enetgy li Its productloa that could well be d ivoted to a, more Iraportaijt task.., I t , was: better tc ' give money: for I the lurchase t of ■ I uying aero­ planes than for the pur ihase of new suljts aid clothes; what- good Would thise things] do is If we bad no aeroplanes with wMch to* keep theieneny.at-bay. | Le; them'make no 'I-mist ike aboulj It, there were times dui'lng the past 24 years when mbriey gIveni towards [the.'cost of t an.'aeroplanei was bf more value to


were spendr war, but]he ;he fact tpat ;he


the: suit! that the tailors of this country corild -turn lout. ' He appealed to [all of them e ............... ,tl '


he peop e of! this country than all


enjoyed cur [liberty anS freedom so long


of heed.


the! country-.at this time country w'e had


they


visualise vhat It meant to lose them or that tiey could be l i peril. them think for a moment or two what


t la t


[In this ! We


scarcely Let


Hltlerls domlhatlon apd they would ett] a clltore:


countrie ]luntrles^ which H


ha.'d happened hiad


In all those 'alien under


_____


verything spare to


couljd -possibly, ______ coi.ld


to lend


THE RES JLT OF WORRV AHD ARXIETV i ■


system thai worry. It playb such liavoo tn^t under its i ifluence you soonj become a-nervous wreck. You grow Repressed, irritable, cannot sleep-and-worry eveh over trifles. You dp not want'to worry,';but'your nervous system has bccora I so dispirganised that you cannot help It—you-Tire “ all nerveb.”


INoAing imposes a greater strain on tuc ■ ■ ' --------■. I nerves uiiu robust hcallh.


Wor^toii & Me^rley GIFT fTO THE , ?fATIQN.—


'■ I '. result. 0 handed


committee'represe ti districts,


drive,' 'the


'the natlc n. A competition for. cigarettes • was. .wop by Mr, ■ % Preston, if Blackburn,-and another for a ; bottle of swebts,' by Mr, f. Siiigletori. Other coriipetltions


Warshlpj Week Fund as a gift to


sjplendld sum of £ 1[? 9s. has been n im u


to


now reveals that, the the,


resenting the a' ^ bo^e, *


arranged. 'by . the ji


treasurer, of


and [


the


■ting -iback we were


every to vri and v! th^ country, not couragenent to gl this kin 1 but attempts made to bring! ho ne to generallj the serlousndss of the sltuationi,/'aild yet " fldence


'the people In this country, victory |s [assured,”: Mr. Tomllnton said in.


effort, or the pari


that glvdn an! allround of the; whole -of.


they! have A'on^


‘f'3[The Goyemmimt a e .partlcu-* lar?y, anrious, at. this tine that [lii


throughout should en--


were won by Mrs. I J. Parker and Mr. Layfleld, of Burnley, The con|-


irilttee wish to -thank rill those who arranged these competitions, Whlcli proved ,a verv profitable source of Income.'


(Continued from [Column 4.)


irestlgate asking ’ (support I leemed I t wai


question full purp|o!


five thi night jbjectlvb.


lecessary to take. , unanimously decided; to ! Clerk arty support; he desire to achieve ; his


;hat the [Council would him' In, - any - action* he


was not being used to lijs ise; He promised to Ip-* . the matter still furtheir,


1? recerit whist


I •' !


unless prompt styis are takpn there is danger of ncurastnenia.'.Remember, the nerves cannot be directly! reached with medicine. It is onljr through t y blood that the tierves.can be fed. • j To remedy nerve "trouble you must biiil(i up the bioop, and riie one medicine which go« direct to the- blood, .enriching and purifyink it. Is Dr. Williams Pink Pills. The new rich, blood, created by these pills supplies’ to tw starved nerves just the elements they itecq. In tills way these pills havd banished nerrous trouble in V a t Dr. Wi increased e and


llTic trot ble. is'due to nerve starvation, and ’ , ‘ J-


feany tliousand^ of cases. A'ceursp' Hams Pink.*Piltd will quickly give ticrgy, keen appetite, strong steady


r incdc


(sell them, s. Sd. a box (triple size 3s. .^d.), including purchase tax. : J ^


1 So build up your ncryous .system by taking Dr. Willians brand Pink Pills. All chemists;


, ‘ • ' 1 Mumauyu


While several, tff the members will atoist in the collection. Mrs. Rees '(Secre|ary) read the; report of the annUaTmeeting held at Pres ;on; . and'. Mrs.' Lindsaj gave 'si' toost interesting lecture I des­ criptive of- a holiday In Brittany, for which she was, thanked by Mrs. T. Ray- t ner., Refreshtients were served durmg:


mWOMEN’S msxmHE.-The March, Teeting was ;held in th4 School' last phursday eVemng, when’ Mrs.lAssheton wresided I over a good attendance,; It inas announced that the W.I. was; to F stitute ; a, Penny-a-Week Red Cross


und, 'with Mrs. F. Driver as organiser, dhe interval., ‘ The social half-hour Was evoted to'ia, lotanical spelling bee. j ,


- [ YO'Un'gmFABMEBS’- club!—FoUpw- ing much J sp ide , wprk by | the Vicar


were made: Club leader. Mr;, porhell chairman, Mm Maryi Watson; 'vlcb- ohalrmah, Donald Simpson • I treasurer William; Jackson; secretary! Miss jPlor ence Smithies! 'Jdeetlngs are , l o be heli i. fortnightly,', the first on Wednesday next, when ;dr. Hotchkiss, 1 organiser for the N.W. Region, Will be;' the speaker) The Club's'activities a'rei to- include ;the. keeping of stock rind hoftij- cultural: work It was decided tb hdld.- the first sociiii event in April, fo-takb the form of. V hot-pot supper.


sided over by ;df. Ralph'Assheton, e it was declpec [to form a Ypimg.Eafm


n the Schoo .i on Pri-day jiiigh!


i (Rev, E;- C. liees), at a meetlnr ’ rs’- .Club. (Tl-ie following appointments


gramme of events connected with th^ Clitheroe and District Warships Week, Stonyhurst find' Hurst Green held. - civic pfocessfori and service on SUndaj.;


paChurchrt with gi'i . . _ at enthusiasm'm the pro-! PARADE^—Playing


HURST GREENJe. tlieiri


ceeded to St< nyhurst College, where the salute was tiken by. the.Bevd. Patper- Belton,; S.J., - Rector of the, Cbllege.- The' units tiking:part comprised:®: Band of the Loyal Regiment. Stohy-' hurst College O.T.C. and A.T.C.',*'th: district: Home Guard. Special CoiJstBlJ- : ulaiy and Ef® Fighters. HighiMass; was celebrated in St. Petefis Chufch-! by theiBevd. Father BeltonllS.Jj.whp-' was .assisted' by the Revds. Father Mopnev. S.J., 'and Faffier'iTrahmari: SJ. -A ttiott appropriate sermpn 'jvap;; preached by the Revd. Father Magee,; S.J., and ■ 'b >autlful: singing,' -was, rei?-! dered-by the College Choir throughbut;


Those /taking’.part' assembly at th:; War-Memorial, Hurst Green,; and pre- i


for' united i.he people of


o' Mr.- B. [C. Asshetoh, J.P., C.A.,-D,L;, ef pownhpm Hall, was unanimously: ye. wlected President of the, Associatipn, Cith Mr. John D, Greenwood, Clitherbe, ( hairman; and Mr. E. Drew, Vipe- -


DhairmanJ Mr. Alan Noble toll cpn- tirii»e .as hon. treasurer. ■


i


whilst ttere existed the .inexorable pressure >1 action in an all-out war effort, it was surely not'inimlcal to that t efiort to suggest that they were entitled


i NEW PARTY POLICIES. a. ikpresshg thanks for his re-election


s Chaim an,'Mr. Greenwood s^id'that


so yiew things in perspective and cqn- bldPr whe: hCu^their organisation should be kept ir. being, and how that wasjto


baric' principle of dempcracy as ex­ pressed-by Lincoln in his Gettysburg orqtion, ,‘fthat the government of the people, by the people; and for the pebple,' spall not perish from the - earth,’’."was- it not implied that, this


thT[liey ;ixlieved they were fighting lor otalitarianism. If they accepted the


e 'done; ■. ' . . . 1 '


e'copW be achieved only -by the' free tlection bf the people’s]representatives


we nbw Party labels at the end of the I - |


'Democrai b It might well be that thete -would


Under tha Party system of government? The Party system was Ithe essence pf


o (Parliament by the peppfe.themselves


ar. inhere certainly would have to be neu Party policies.


Shakesp.eare wrote “’tsjsald.'fKSt men are moulded of their faults-” " ’Ue


elate that as at the He did those we lad at:the beginning of ,the war would recur. The; one ' thing ,'we had to prepare for was invasion. -He would thirefore like NF.S. officials, A.R.P. wa 'dens, and a large number; of


mum effort, but the Government shpuld give a prpper lead., It did not apprC- conditions were not the.same beginning of the- war. :' ; not think that attacks like


ido [Very li ;As things stood, they could ------' ----------------


Dufirig the meeting. Sir William “ ’ t presentation to Mr. Toni 1


tle if this country should! be recognition of his ter-


to the -ufinost. ..!People wanted-to Ibe ttold to do things.; He was not satisfied


hat the.ieople. were making the: maxi­


apanese 'vlthou'ti much difficulty. WTurning to the home front, Sir b ere abusto for going to race meetings, snd so onj but that was all wrong. !He[ ',


East oil. Oiir Government must not be. blamed every time we had 'a... retreat. Germany was our main enemy. Once she was knocked! out, Italy iwoulfi fol­ Jlow. and ; hen we could deal with the


greater supplies of-this vitally neces] saiiy fuel. They had only the Ruman] c ian fields .so that , they were almost


were * thus to pr wide cess-


ll-round bffort [the peop e of the: war to a


,.irr


SIR W. BRASS, TO; h i t b a c k


' • ■ O gingering N THE ■ Government.


J- D. GREENWOOD CN NEED TO STTISON THREADBARE i SCPHISTRIES, !


Iland inexhaustible resobrees, will hit; ;back, and hit very hard in the Pad- jiflc, and ,then we;shall see what


; "I d( : United n]t hesitate to say that the


J 1 1 th its; tremehdods happeris to Japan.” “


-1[ M.P. [for- -the Clitherbe . Dlvisioi/l when i addresslnKi the annual meetina


m m s was said by Sir William Brass' of [the' Division Unionist iRegistratioi


Association at Great Harwood, on Mon?' day nightt ■;


ans, he said, could riot risk the-wad, golrig -on another, year or -two without


-


approached mrnd.


f


;iessons of the past had been leamedJ t and the faults of our systeih realised,!


b' There wotod lbe 'Opportunities' of-re- i uildlng to; a different plan'after the :TOr. The oldlmue-prlnts would not do. t^ey; would have to consider how far ph?y i hud I _sirayed /from the true,


[NEW .jPJj" ertain to try for; the control of Middle ,OTe man’s hands, freeing; the Goveril-


l power pyei'i the Citizens' business And , ife, putting ipoto and more power In


nf


ment from its dependence on the citizen While making fhmi more dependent-on '■^® PfetexTof keeping him inde-


?rid llto' Everywhere nationalism!had the citizen ^ith


o^Jhe citizen, his money,;job,


pmdent onlother Governments. Everv- natlorial state had tendCd to 'powln to'


taxes, imempioyinent, depression, i and. innS?


desert, • not | the


mEvenwhilre nationalism was cast- . ■ ansm S'ro^bt mould,


nised as neceria^. The British people ''' ♦’’“ ’stuff that- would (Stand ... it was' for the common


the war 'was:t)y ommon consent recog- ose of a more


Jvernmenf for.the'pur- t iffective prosecution of


,, COURAGE |;


..OUTWORN The monstrOuri killing and deriruction. pthat was going on now ' was! rio mere


TO JETTISON TRADITIONS. !


l simply to- destroy Hitlerism would! bb dike burning :ri great city (in' order i to-


retty struggle] to end .Fascism and get - Jkihd. To fight this war


she American Continent, north and iouth, the peoples of the British Domin­


estroy a-nest o: [rats.. They fought for t much more' thatothat.. The peoples of ons, the'peoples of the United Soviet.


Republics, the peoples pf India. China and Africa! wCrd!being drawfl' together; f into a continuing allfarice, not'Simply;


he good'of all mankind.


id of. the handf il of gangsters who had into- a monstrous.


g the; citizcb increasingly in mili- j ( '


■ .Lr5._y .®hd t]^^ VMtlng of increased ppowers in the;>


Goveminents [petore the war. DUrlng rame Sacrifice of individual


succeeding


naton, Insteadjof ourselves, self-sufflelne and dependent vtas centralising govern­ ment, giving It more and more piwer


rinciples of democracy. 'Everywhere zeal , to S e S


■4ns ESSENTIAL.


hen the post-war problems would; be* a changed attitude of;


LOOKING FOR-


to ask him if he had rio. f;iith in the • 'Govemlnent. “Not milch, to be per-


,op Ithe jaw right rioWi; i'Variis an lugebt business. Wars are inot Won by ' postponements, but by t iking the


'TVarif- T^e have got to]get rid of toe o idea; tlmt toe war can; be', won if we


' fate' fate':of Poland, but mhch; taore than nlvl wait.: We must sock, the enemy


fectly honest,”'was toe prt mpt; reply: -That feeling exists, ou|sidel-the (army, ay-save us from aiaring the ’•


-unai. l cim cAiju, umiiiu i in Russia [m ..............


t thati'lSI-W- ____ ____ _ '-'■■'tf'' w '


ra


hat!,lri?wanted if , we .are ito win this __ .................. ' ■


rid purs fives of this obvious [Weakness . at; the torliest posslbld nipiritat, Sir


of Spain’s beard in; Plymorith Sound butjwent- out and raided*me King’s harbour at Cadiz. If we have not got all. the weapons we .wariit, wb muit use . what wei have.' '.We cari only win this


, the weather Hitler may havi been'fall- ■ inglback this ■winter,-but bt surelthai


selveb where , toe enemyj is-[strong or gettlpg ready to hit him Hardl where he


atrike. Is that what iwe. an doing or ure^^ we waiting for somethirg to luni


.war quickly by getting,ri step in front r of ;toe (enemy instead ol eternally


he will bob up again when: ;he winter s IS past. He is-,scheming where tP p? (Are we preparing to dSendlour-


good and [acconpanied by lefflciericy and fair dealing [ -


. o-day’g events are not only a war but


wet in his next blow.! The men we b ant as leaders are men [with red t ipod In their veins, fighters all of dhem, men who have [a passion for T estroying the enemy.! j 1


^ weak?, ■piese questions will resolve themselves before many Weekf are over g I We must hit Hitler Ibefoi-e he caii


are aflme with the spirit'of (crusaders. They believe , they are: ishahing i toe destinies! of -their own: arid other nations for the next thousand years; Wp pre going .to show them hat they s a*e mistaken, but if we [are To do so


a world revolution, and’ ouf enemies


Qrty, the cause of freedom, 'is capable tyrr;anny and slavery.


J ni*A«?HlrnT rrsnMA of providing- more


bor this war bup: for; after the war,: tb; t anish theipassiblllty of warfare from the world fpr ever, to conserve and dis­ tribute the] pto luce , of'the earth for


fwa.rmed over -the-East like a ilame solely because they hmplements of war, bull bee;


!! ;


arly, Jiowbver constituted ilihat, , c«uld play ils part in consolidating !


b•The circuristarice, of war i had orought linto being a( Grand Alliance Ef freedom-lovirig people, and the*


and cenienti ig that alliance in the programme jf post-^war reconstruc- , tbn ivould be the Party to earn and


of the peop!;;


That -Party' would , need courage; to Jettison outwori: .traditions, creeds; and w threadbarelso itotries. The Partylthat


_ould replacb .jthese things with' a r__ -,that wopld-(break down| the


d e preservation of the principles !of Governments t emocracy against the I alternative ibf


oism and invi peration [of


caucus:updn t le members, which abled the Paitv. tp.torilvol their


been unhealtljj i Party system,


n particular


arid stifle their initiative. Elemei disfiguring' to


sions. he'hope:i his’remarks would; go dome way towa,rds the removal of (hose


currents datrlri ehtal to the enthusiasm eSprit de'-corp^, and zeal for alconrinon cause which wire capable of being [can­ alised in 'the activities of a great party. If-any doubt existed as to the necessity t for, the coritim ahee of Party organisa­


creditable to pi I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -nuunc 'o-,


faced with!whatimight prove to.b? the most vital Pen^eral Election In' history.


oubts, After the war they would'be


estricting jba.r!-lers of selfish natonal- e. the good will and co- w ;ill progressively-minded


I he stranglehold of; the i cn-: votes entsiso


ould-succeed. .yvhathad in the past was not the is such, .but its 'abuses.


: deserve Ithf support and confidence* his is' not


methods of war have peHorned mir-' acles for our enemies. Quit; true as farias it goes, but,plus the blrzlnglcon- vjetion that they;are destine 1 to rule. sthe, world, 'The Japariese'


thi:nk: that only, tanks and niuuciuii.cu


inspir'at .We a'


on than ■


1.1__ demsed'


Talled; ppon to be -the lords of Asia.! futility like-most of the! wars- of! the


cave, a' fanatical belief that t use [they hey; are]


avei the'


past, but a wpr to revolutidriisej the earth.; We,-too,'when we;have war,, will introdlice unheard of n it) is inevitable. The bid'c


ever return. ' 1 ' PROBLEM OP INDIA. I


' moment. We ;are all /looking at! the map: of India with a sense of expect­ ancy - that her - house will be put in order before toe Japanese arrive. ! Not • since the first British occupation! has


on (Britain's political horizpmat the


■ into I the fire. Obviously they must be - ive (years you have been; waf ing 1 war


Japs sho'jld be so taken in!ly Nazi propaganda that they must ad ipt it in Tokib. As a whole; the intelligmtsia of India is: not likely to have apy inten­ . tion I of leaping out of the fi-yingjpan


India been similarly i threfitenM. The Japanese Premier. (Admiral Tpjo, cails upon Indians to establish an| India' for J Indians by taking their place alongside


apan; It is astonishing that the wily


in China. What for? For th-; benefit of the Chinese or toe totalitsrians of Tokio?” ; But these facts : must j not blind Us! to our own obligations! to-' wards'Inma., Though it is cistomary in Progresive;circles to place alii toe t blame ;for hesitancy in grantirig India . he same status,in the Commdnwealth


asking Tojo: If India for, the Indians, f Why; not China for the Chine ;e? |For


as .Australia, Cfihada,'SduthJ Africa, ■ New! Zealand, on the heads of British


hundred million people. The Hindus predominate by about three jto dnb, the Moslems,icoming next.' But il - should not be (forgotten that tl.ere are


angiiageq. British India alone, leaving - out the native States, riumbeis thi'i


j at,' not ,to mention toe Moslem


tthan, a Hindu would kill a.be.ete. that ■he problem of self-governmen, is so


nindrity. And it is because all the varied sections are jealous of each other, do not trust each ’ othi r, and ( would no move vote outside; thei ■ ranks


bttempt to solve a problem yvhi :h has baffled successive statesmen since Iefore Edwin Montagu'went; :)ut to


the |lIontagu-Chelmsford retornls. r [Jlany of our people .believe these


Mlem, and he marie a start wi :h the TThe I difficulty is further aggrava ed by


orley-Minto reforms, i [ ,i| | , ■( 1


'the fact that not more than five nillipn of these four hundi'ed million (can read 't a newspaper, and few more (can sign


..ance roll. How did we securfe'the . .necessary receipt? Every m^ put,out


-dabbed on to a ’seU-inking pad hnd ■■the'impression o( his,thumb “


made against his name. To say eve^ .man is (not quite oo‘'rect., Im eve^ five' huridred there are about taii-^


dozjm who can sign h' ."we came to a man who could ismn|hip


h i I right-hand | thumb which [was tom


him. The,one ray of light m Bill 9tm- .ford Cripps’ upward .path is jtne fact


opoly into .the hands of the majqnty community?. Sir Stafford-Crippqpust


ower without placing a political mon­ find,a way out, if he has not;^taited


h ish real power to rest m 'Indim parids. I But' how 'to tranye,r| p a t


w that all sections of


■With a ( pat; on the back ,we|te) hjm sign. To have insisted on the tonb Impression would, have been to ;1


name, with what excusable piidp, he straightened himself up and announced in convincing tones, “Me sign, ^hh).;


MU1c


heib names. At one time I; h&] 500 Indian soldiers, mainly Syces, itojpay every week through the usual ai qliiri-


ndia and made himself responsible fpr


Home Rule for India. Ihej weye not. John Morley had the great ambition to solve the insolubld prob­


eforms were the first step [towards


cut out. He niust be an optinist or he would not have voluntee:-ed to a travel six thousand - milep 1 in an


up in anils at the prospect of ag wholly under .the thumb of the! I So Sir Stafford Cripps has! his work


complicated. Already the Moslejms are


millions more of ,th‘e depressed classes —the dutcastes—than wg nlnpber in fh the!British IsM. No small minority


pliqiorfcalti(f sei Wtop(f onltaiininis|hi [thf (till


Hi


tt LihJin! left Sirift;


d Asf


:glipalthd be]


thcl


polil itbgqlioil


bed qui'l nmr fori aga| ento el


luOII ear: Willliopl


the! cbnl spedequ|


J less than two hilridred and twdntyfflve


die-hards,' no one with the imallest acquaintance with India can go !the full; length with these cfitici. Un- -doubtedly a few die-hards do!«ist. But .India 'presents a problem which -must be unique. It is not a cbiinti'y; 'like .Ireland say, but a continpnt of four hundred million people speaking [not


PIDIA is of necessity loom,ng large . changes; 'der 1 will emaining one step behind, i Thanks to


Iriitlatlv:, The defensive oitlook clogs' , all idea of initiative, add oir job is to' Francis Drake did not singe the'King


■ ■


, Napoledn. One of our' publlidsts, giving' ta lift to a; soldier, found the ilatter , alked m- such a- way that he was led


f • ■ I slumber and a dead syptem [which . itUllthlhks about war in the terms of'


‘ j ■ ' I - ‘ i t il haVe[ always'-preferrel truth to, E move uneasily between a hazy


act. The-one denotes courage, the! other caution.—Anon., [ 11


• I ■ :: ■ j ■


'.I -i 1


oon ! we, too - will have te become] e inspired crusaders. Theicaube of lib-;


oe apt to[


have; not l scorching]


Just one riiorC ,v , war of! won the


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