CLFTHEROE ADVERTISER HIT b a c k


Ip., Ton Guf^GERiNG; T e r n m e n t .


lOpD . ON NEED TO 3^RE SOPHISTRIES.


lessons of the !pas and the fa'uIts|of


approached in 1 a mind.


then the post-war


ur system realised, itroblems would be ,■ manged attitude o£


J war. The old blue-brints would not do;- iTOey wpuld have fd consider how far I they ihad strayed; from .the itrue Iprmclples of democracy. Everywhere Inationhlism, in itsj zeal to make our ■natdn,: instead of ourkelves, self-sufBclnE, ■and dependent was [centralising govem- ■ment, :giving it moye and more .power ■powerlover the' citizens’ business and Tllfe, putting more and mote power in pne man’s hands, freeing the-Govern- ■ 'meht from its depeiidence on the'citizen


‘ NEW ’ PLANS ESSENTIAL. ! I, there would be opportunities of re-


building to a dififeirent plan after the i-'C


jyhde making him Inlore dependent , on pt on the pretext of jkeeping him inde­ pendent on other Govemmonts. Every­ where the national 'state had tended to Mcome, a super-state in its power to of the citizen, his money, .Job, i


pnd life. 'Everywhere nationalism had leen impoverishing I the citizen with


hat standardised. j Eveiywhere i nationalism was cast-


sm’s robot, mobld, \


Jpose of a more effective prosecution of ■thojwar was by common consent recog- ■nised as necessary. I The British people ■lyere of the' stuff that, would' stand ■ruthlessness if it was for the common ■good and accompanied by efBciency, ■and fair-dealing; I


, ! ■


COURAGE' OUTIVORN


), JETTISON TRADITIONS.


■that was going on now was. no mere Ipetty stniggle to end Fascism and get ! Irid bf the handful of gangsters who had.' Ibetraved: Gei-manyl into a monstrous.; lattack on mankind.! iTo fight this .wdr Isimplv tO: destroy pltlerism would be like burning a great city in. order to- 1 destroy a nest of rats!, ’They fought for 1 |much more than that. 'The peoples of ' the; American Coiitinent, north and i south, the peoples of the British Domin­ ions, the peoples of the United Soviet ‘ Republics, the peoples of India, China i and Africa were being drawil'together ■ into a continuing klhanc'e, not simply


' ’The monstrous kil ing and destruction. \


■banish the possibility of warfare-from ■the iworld'for ever, Id conserve and dis- Itribute the produce of' the earth for |the good qf-all mankind.


for [this war but fqr after the war, to ’. j •


brought into being a Grand Alliance- of freedom-loving people, and the Party, 1 howeycrll constituted that ■ could , play its part In consolidalihg and cementing (hat alliance,in the programme of post-war reconstruc- toii would be the Party to earn arid deserve: the support and confidence of the people. '


The circumstance of war had


Bcttigon outworn traditions, creeds arid Ihreadbare. sophistries. The Part,;y that'


hat Party woulc rould replace


festricting barrierd am' and invite the


ibllcy that .would need courage' thbse


Jdlsfiguring to Party politics and dis- Idreditable to public life had been under- ' Idurrents detrimeptal to the erithusiasm ■ ■esprit de corps, aM zeal for a common ■cause which were capable of being can- lalised in the activities of a great party. Ilf any doubt existed as to the necessity ■for the continuance of Party organlsa'T I lions, he 'hoped his remarks would go ■some way towardl the removal of those ■ doubts. After th,e ,war they would be- Ijfaced with lihat might prove to.be the ■most vital General Election in history..


In particular the I stranglehold of the ' caucus upon the |members,; which' on-' bbled the Party to [control their votes '. pnd stifle their initiative.' Elements so


operation of all-ipyogressively-minded' povemments would-succeed. ,'Whathad; been unhealthy inithe past was not the' Party, system, as siich,-.but its'abuses, i


of selfish natorial- good will attd .cb-.


break down the . things with la


the war some sacrifice of individual liberty and the; vesting of increased’ powers in the Government for’the pur-


governments beforg the war.: During oI had been learned.' • S i r S t a f f o r d G r ip p s ’a flSDIA FOR


LOOKING FORWARD ; By I CAREY


tact. ’The one denotes courage, the other caution.—Anon.


1 havi always -preferred truth; -to


still thinkk about war to the - terras -of NapoleoriTT One of-bur'pubhcists,. giving a lift to » soldier^ found, the latter talked In Such;a way,.that .heiwas led to ask him I If he had no. faith to the Govemraerit. !’Not: much, 'tol be; per­ fectly honMt.”! was ;the prompt ireply. That feelrag. exists outside-the rirmy. Russia may save us Irora-sharini: the fate of Poland, but much more Ithan . that is “


WE move uneasily: between’ a' hazy slumber and a dead system which Rram


an ing the citizen increasinglv in mili- hal was the tendency , in succeeding


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,-; the weather'Hitler may have been-fall­ ing back this .winter, but be sure that ' he will bob' up' again when the winter


remaining one step hphtod.- Thanks'td


is past. He'is’schemlng where’ to strike. Is that what we'gre doing or are we waiting for .something to'turn


selves where .the enemy is strong or getting ready to hit him hard where he m-weak? ;’fliese qugstiohs will resolve themselves J>efore many weeks are over. g We must hit Hitler before ihe can


.a'world revolution, (and'lour enenlles me aflame with the spirit of cnlsaders;


: soon we,.too iwill lhave to! beconle •inspired crusaders. The cause of lib- . erty, the cate, of freedom, is dapable of prpvtdtofe - more Insplfation than


, methods of 1 war havp: performed mto- acles for our enemies.- Quite'true.as far as it goes, but plus the blaztog'coif-


; tyranny; aM sjavert. .We 'are'apt-to tlvnk that only tanks and.modernised


.Tictipn that (hev an destined to rifle the world.,'; -The Japanese have npt


. swanned over ,tihe Eakt like a scorching! flame Solely. because they have the


, fritUlty.-llke;''most of the wars of the '..Pact,, but a Iwar to revolutionise thC'


. Called upon itoi be the lords of Asia.' This is not Just one mord war of


, earth. We too, when we have won the ,; war, will introduce unheard of changes;' it 19 ■


never return' Inevita We. ’The old order will PROBLEM QF.


' • since the fir^ -British occupation; has India been .similarly rthreatened.1 ”


TNDIA-.is of necessity .loomtagi.ltirge -■. •on Britain’s ’political horizon at, the .moment! We are all looktog ,at the map. of India with a' sense of ekpeot- ■ ancy that her' PMse will .be put in


Japanese Premier, Admiral ’Tojo, calls upon' Indians (to establish an India tor Indians by taking their.;place,alongside Japan. I( is[astonlShlng that the wily Japs sho-Jld, ipe so taken In ^ ' Nazi propaganda that they;must adopt it to , Tokio. As a-whole,, the intefligentsia of


• In China. '.W^t for? - For the'teneflt, . of the Chinese: or the totalitarians of


India is not ijlikely. to; have limy inten­ tion of leaping out of the 1 frying-pan Into the fireJI , Obviously they must-be asking ’Pojd: 'ff If India for tne Indians, Why, not China; for the Chinese?! For five; years you ;have been waging war


. , ' the same .status in , the Commonwealth


/blind Us to, l our own' obligations to^ wards Iridiail Though it'is customary in Progressive, circles'to place-all the blame -fOr hesitancy in granting. India


Tokio?’.’ Brit; these; facts must not


Imeetihg was hel^ fn thd School last ' iThursday evening, \yhen Mrs. Asshetoa ; ■ presided over al gqod attendance. I t - I was-announced fhgt the W.I. was to linstitule a Penriy-a-Week Red Cross ■ Fund, with Mrs. P. Driver as organiser. lI while several of thejmembers will assist


WOMEN’S INsiriTUTE.—The March.


I read the report 6f the annual meeting I held at . Prestori; and Mrsi Lindsay Jgave a most intefeting lecture des- I'criptive of a" holiday in. Brittany, for 1 which she was thanked by Mrs. T. Ray- Iner., Refreshments were served during: I the inten'al. The sociah half-hour was. I devoted to a botjmlcal spelling bee'. 1, .


in the collection. Mrs. Rees (Secretary)


I TIDUNG FARME]EIS’ CLUB.-F0II0W- J Ing 1.much. spadb . work by the Vicar


I in (he School, on| Frl-day night, pre- T sided over by Mr R,alph Asshelon, M.P.,,. it was .decided to form a 'Voung Fami- Jers'-Ulub. The following appointments


(Rev. E.- .C. Re^), at a meeting held.


I were made: Club leader, Mr. Cornell; - 1 chairman. Miss! Mary WatMn; vlce- chainnan. Donald Simpson; treasurer, William Jaclcson; secretai-v. Miss Plot-.


Ireland say, ,but a coritlnent of | four hundred mUflon people speaking not less than twdjhundred and twenty-five languages. British India .alone, leaving out the native 'States, numbers three ■hundred milllm , people, ’The Hindus predominate lay about three to one,


ld not.be forgotten that there are -, millions morC of th^’flepressed classes —^the ■ outcastes—thari:'we. number in the.Britfsh ISlea. -that,


shou the. Moslems!;coming ' next. Bul .it 'No small mtor-’*-


minority.;


than a HindfllfWouifi '■ kill a tetle.'that gxjmplKated.!the .problem, of self-government is so


varied sectlorts; are ■other, do not|''trust would no more


X!t l ^ k


nore vote,.! tiutstoe their-’ranks - _____


‘iie


ence Smithies: Mefctlngs are .to he held. : fortnightly, the! first on Wednesday next, when Mh Hotchkiss, organiser* ■ fori the . N.W, I Region, will be the speaker. The, Club’s activities are t0‘ : include the keeping of stock and hortt-r.


cultural work. It: vas decided to hold! ’ the fii-st social even in April, to takfr the form of a-, hotjpot supper.


gra me o e ents connected .with* tph. Cllthcroe and District Warships W^^k, Stonyhurst and Hurgt Gireeri heldlri civic procession an-d service on Sunday.! Those taking part' assembled at War' Memorial," Huirst Gyeen, and pi^- ceeded to Storiyhurst College, where me salute was taken-.tjy the Revd., Father Belton, S.J.;


part with great enthusiasnl in 1le' their picf-- Cramnip nf Pvpnt.«:


HURST GREEN CHURCH PARADE.—Play


1 thfe-


The units taking 'part comprised the- , .. Band of hui-st


-Rector' of the! (gollegfe.'


district Home, Guard,' Special Constab- . ulai-y an-d Fire Fighters.


the'Loyal Regiment, Stonjt- (College O.TiC.; and A.T.C.,


Mooney, j S.J., assisted


was celebrated InT St. .Peter’s Church.; bvl the Revd. Father;Belton. S J j whje was


S J., A most. appropriate sermon was; 1 preached by the Revd. Father! Magee,- .- S.J., arid - beautiful Islnglng -was ,ren-. .. dered by the College Choir throughout:' the very, impressive .ceremony.


by![the Revds. Father' and Father


’Tranmar,-' the-'- High .Mass-'-,!


,!^''Slr Stafford'Cripps has his work ;ut 'out., He Ipust be an optimist or -would not [have thousand ilyi


np ill arms atl'the prospect of an India whbllv under Ijhe thumb of the Hindus.


'travel


____ .. six .attempt ■fiaffied


before EdwtaiJ! Montagu went outi to. India and made hunself , responsible for the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms.


to.'so e a problem whichl has successive


statesmen " ‘


- iHome Rule for India, They were xot. John Morley; had! the -great .ambition to folye t|i(i Insoluble preb- . .lem; and he made;a' start with [the


' Many ‘of[|pur people believe t[iese .reforms were ;the flito istep towards


Morley:Mmw) .reforms.


.necessary receipt? Every man put put his rlghWirad' Ithumb,;' which rtas dabbed on to [a self-inking ;pad. arid the impression' 5f! hls thrimoi.was tfleu made against his name.;. To say every man is not qSto coireto.. iln eym


five hundred there are about half*^ dozen who craislgn their hames. When we came to a man who could slra hls name; with what, ekcusable pride ;)ie straightened himself up ami announced ■ in convincing tories, “Me'SlgOi aahlql,,


impression wou d ihave been to tosuic him. “The one; rky'ot light in Sir SWj ford Cripps’ upward'path Is'.the TacP w that ali sectlorSlof todira poUtltejw


sWith a pat oh. the back we Ict-bgn ign. To tavellnslsted on the thumb


find a way out; Ilf he -has: not started ■out with-one to'! [is'pocket. -He is faci


If'


power without placing a political opoly into the'hands of, the; majority: community? Siif Stafford•.CrlppS'must


ish real -power-!'to. rest in Imura'' hands. But! low 'to; transfer- that;


their: names.' -|At one t^ e I- had 'BOO Indira'Soldiers ! mainly Syces, to pay every week through the usual acqultt- ance roU." , How, 'did we seoure the


____ miles inj an _


voluriteered to ;Already the Mosleriis are


rioti-- tO - lu xj'L men 'A'Aind it


lion ■ the Mot__ is because all the jealous of each each other, l and


as Australia,'; Canada!' South Africa, New Zealand; on the heads of British die-hards, | no. one with the smrillest acquaintance'! with India can go thC full length ifit-h these .critics, j Un­ doubtedly a few die-hards do exist; But India present^ a problem which must be unique. It is not a country.i like


order before; the Japanese .arrive; j Not rhe


■ implements'i of [war, but faause they, have -a'fanatical belief that they are-


. destinies - of, their |own' iandi- other nations .for-the"next thousand'yeart. We «re .goW4 to sh()W them that th ^ ’ are mistakep, but-if we are To do so


To-day’s events are not ohly a *ar but ^ e y believe ,toey [are shaping .the


;


want as leadeju are nien with red blood in [their veins, fighters all of. them; mm who have a passion for destroying the'enemy. I


et in his next J)Iow, .,The men we , , up?. Are y[e preparing to dfiieha our­


war guicm'by' ggtting a step to front of the I enemy instead of etemallyl


all.the weapons we want, we must use what we 'h6ve.; We can only win this


war.^ IVe hgve got to get rid of the idea that the ,war can he won If we only wait. We must'sock the enemy on the Jaw right riotV. ; War is, an urgent business. Wars are not won. by postponements . but by' ’tektog [ the mitiatiye.. The defensive dutlook clogs all idea of Iriitlatlve, and our job is tO rid ourselved of this obvious- weakness at the eaHlest possible moment. pfils Drhke 'did not singe the ilftag J Sir of Spain’s beard to Plymouth Sound but went- )ut and raided the' King’s harbour at Cadiz.,


wahted if'we are to, tvinl this If we have not got )v


o A SETTLEMENT. LORD.


atls wh?re” tee) i; their■ .dlflertnces. tond


'ithout®lifti£ff''t^’’' to te i t and see, iion^i


n a ^ S o i s X,® lo


J


RWn?®® °“t:to finish Amery’s JEoP- t e i good luck to 'him. In any 't^ Iv ed once and for


se approaches'a 'rebelllouB prob- mlnd.land ,a' fixed


Wirit. With good ;wlll all round, India mayjyet go on heV way'rejoicing, or-at least-on her way, unanimously reslst- tag 'either Tojo’s blandishments or


from! a foreign and barbareus foe they wUl each give and take sufficiently to let-lndla on the broad highway of self- jovernment and freedom/ - ■ ,


in iridla’s soli. If Hindus'and Moslems :e', realise, the, 'danger I .they are in


whep it sete loot


niE 'MOSLEM CASE, . would be well, since


. 'I ■ ■'■!.


/Kt of Ireland. In ■ other worfc the ■


Moslems want separate Hindu and Moslem . States. - ■


wnich^Would make'Northern India a separate political entity.: 1 in return, tne constiiutlon of Pakistan would pro­ vide j effective and: mandatory safe­ guards for non-Moslem mmorities t Which would secure! the protection of


ical and administrative rights. Simll-' arly the Moslems -WouId expeot Safe-


e r wigious, cultural, economic, polit­


, Mosite India for the, Moslems, is their '


**1 Hindu .States.


, refpims-were totroduced-ln 1937, justl-' fied then’ claim, to speak for India as a


they 1 obtained. atter the Provincial • ux ■ . Mogul Empire. iCongress ;leriders toci- 25 YEARS i AGO


glam was to danger of absorption into ^duism, a fear which had permeated Moslem feeling smee the fall of - the


-Party; sought to cocitrol India'as a' ' whole and were prepared-to go to great lengtM- to achieve :4hat, end. Hence xAIr. Jtanah was brpright 'to the new f position; in which he [demanded equal-


raratiori: of the war o r! permanently. This left but a short steii to Pakistan, , on .file .other side Pakistan finds little'


ty ofi status between Moslems and HmduS .to whatever form' of govern­ ment was established,' whether for the


fedferal;, features: EvCn' Mr. Jiririah, wh'? is, perfectly sincere,' does nOt go into detail on his Pakistan ideal, but askk fiieiHtodus to accept'-the principle of ieparatton while leaving'the'details t “ ■ thrashpd out afterwards.


f 11935; which :will not i destroy its o


I British policy aims at maintataing political unityter ! did before the departure of. ■ Sir Stafford Cripp; whose proposals arej not yet divulge -rwhicn. the long British dohnection . has [already loosely established in


the country. ; ! : . '*


' ^ d ; fhkt; of epui^-hardly fits' in ^with Pal^tap.-. Thfe problem is;;immensely


•wide; and intractable. ; ■ For example: If the I Moslems as' a discontented minCrity'Secured' their Palastan', the SikhS in .the-Moslem State,'of Euhjab would become a discontented'minority In relation to the Moslem"'majority. " " ‘ — -s comr al att


.the M()Slem-League is aldlrect'result of It is -possible that a


ing them to stir up rafi-CongresS' feel- mg, and to some extent-Congress has asked.'for fi, since it has; inristed that that Its- own- -solution Is^ the one! and only. ! “


nie, -uncompromising';policy of


the uncCmpromlstag policy , of the Con- greas-Ppty.


be 'better-than complete failure. Now that the menace of .wair is-bn India’s doorstep, some- of Its' controversallsts may,^ retoise the; old principle that “•umtod. we stand, -divided i'we'fall.” As a leading Punjab Minister puts; i t :


patched-iup. peace'Will- be reached' for the diiritlon. of the war. ' That would


time, it may pave the way to'an Under­ standing rad cancel out sonle of the existing Su^jlclonsJ which will, be ail to


d ttoyA I,If they can, come .together to


the.godd in-after! days.' The menace of war! often makes strange'i political


to domestic co-operation when the firicniy..ls no longer at thfe-door.! .If the )olitlcal[parties to Indiaiare: to work 'ogetherlinliWhat qt bottom, is a' ooal-' iu ® Government, [for. the'duration' of


bed-fellows,I as we' have witnessed' in our own! country. As a fact Hindus and Moslems are already cooperating for Inflla’s defence. ! Co-operation agalnsy a common 'enemy might lead


the warl, the party leaders: must''.be bSlrV* - - - - -


WlthW reasonable 'limlto It Us ito be hoped 'that .Sir StaffordIhas been left! with a Ifee haiid to give!and;take.! 'If ■he wins through he will have'rendered outstanteg- 'service - to,-four; hundred million.-Iridlbns .as well 'gs'to the rest bf -.the i'.iBritish Commohwealth : of JJatioDB. '


iCoimnonWealth ,of Nations';at the earilest'possible togte after Ifiie^war.!


____ for bl partnership


eferidjUieir combined Interests in-war


"Let Indians realKe that if they ‘miss theYbus’ now, -they .miss their des-


Moslem: rule as' the Moslems ihave for Hindu iriile. Hence. the ; Sikhs; are likely , to;- demand an Independent Paklstra..: :And so each section follows on, '-.Whether .Sir Stafford . Cripps' carries .in ..hls pocket, a' proposed -solu­ tion oni Pakistan-: lines remains to be seen, 'but/.; .even so, much'! will 1 remain to be’- solved. Pakistan has' proved a vfonderful aid to the Moslems in help­


-----— ........ -.Hiking


pr! no;,.support' outside ! the Mosleiri League, i and even, somer pfomtoent mEcnbers of the Moslem League do not favour! -the creation, "of; independent Stqtes for the two communities, though o they, desire-readjustments!of the Act


toat^wtot they think best 'for Intila Mould be, accepted by all; But the Moslems won’t have I it. .'to their atti­ tude to the_; war. too. Congress encouraged - the Moslems to their torrady fixed belief that the (jongress


?Ptolly are only too prone to assume


ITEMS' ! FROM' OUR OF MARCH 30th,


ISSUES 1917. .


humape and eConomo interests of the nation, w.e urgeitheitotBl prohibition o f , the manufacture and sale of intojclcat-


In view of the urgent moral,


.'resolution, carried without a dissenti­ ent, at a mass meeting, of Clltheroe Nonconformists,! promoted by the Free


ing drinksidurlng the period of the war and for six months after.”’ ’This was a


.Church Council and'ihrfd in the Co­ operative Hall on Suriday evening, the


Eades, F. K Blake, ahfl .J. 'W.- Johnston, -


Mstal staff at Clitheroe, .was' appointed head of toe staff'at Stretford.


f Wllmslow and for many -years on the ■ ■ ' k 4 . '■ ! apMr. Leonard! King-Wilkinson was |


pointed by the Bishop of Manchester hcensed lay reader. [ -


at.Wilkin-street., He had been in Meso­ potamia since early July. 1916


. y * - ■ '


smilar appototments at the. Church 'of the Sacred Heart. Accrington, in con­ nection with which he established a very successful (ihoral [society


.and-C. D. Eades to remain a thhd year m the .circuit. | - |


vited. .Wesley Quarterly Clrpuit Meeting In. - - -it- ■ "it ■ •


Lower (ropy Nook, Bolton-by-BowIand’ f dipped off the edge of-the platform and


' At CJiatburn StaUon, [in the darkness on the night of the 28to. John Finder


ractured Ifis leg. ' j


slipped-down the:steps leading to toe cellar,


■ I--- ' , I,•.,[■ ' *1 '


elected Mr. Harold Longworto to-toe sresidency, to succession-to Mr J R Thompson,,who had hkid toe position for many years rad who had expressed a -wish .to retire. Mr. W. Baron'was re­ elected secretary;! Mr.i-Jamea Green hon. secretary; Mr. Jj Jackson, hon' treasurer; ,and Messi-s. J. W- Chew and J, W, Dewhurst. auditors.


years; ' Mr. Lukei Duckworth. Stoops Farm, Rlriiington.'|59 years. | , \


fiPME il’SCRAP.” '


. ' A Voritshlre station-master-- who Is also a sCout-mapter. '. organised ■' - hls scouts to brixis oxxogp mciui 10 um sia-


Won.; ;On the .first day toeyl'brought: two.tons to the new, dumps.


mate machine Itog is a slot-machine ra ‘ • ■ - -


coin; push a knobi; and toe typewriter Iq,yoUiS for half ra,hour.' ■ *


typewriter, ---------


message, from New' ,i'S'ork. . Jric


Associated Press ;you Insert-a


The latest; develcpment In .the auto­ says


,, ‘


! Deaths 'recorded iwere:! Mrs' Margaret Hitchon, -Pox-street. iClithferoe.. ag& 55'


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' ■" ■- . #1 * - I-. 'I'"-'' -


■Members, of ■.'WhalleJ- Cricket Club now! SAWLEY ; NURSING ASSOCIATION EFFORT


-dance arranged by a local (rommittee tor which Miss K Clarke was the raie secretary, took place to-toe SchooIroMi a Friday evening, there being a good


;r!>tori: the. benefit of toe Ribblcsdale Nurslpg Association; a whist drive rad


ffirected by Messrs. W. Proctor’-andTs.- ^owtes. TDip iprize-winnert were as' follows., Ladles: 1, Miss A, Dawsohi 2,


,^ e attendracej^was-sub3tentlally;Mg-! ment^ at-the dgnee, tor Which music was"^ supplied .by : fiie Ribble Daflce; Ban id


by Messrs. W. Beten and W. ’Proctor The prizes .were distributed by Mm.Te!!


d; The duties !6f M.C., were shared ! diifies sha: ^ Briggis (sub.); 12, Mr.[.c.' Jacten.! " Gentlemen: l. -lirs.


middle of April. Ammonia per aer earlier grazing fc


For a late segsoit top-dress for ear


e will igive a fortniglit's r -2 o/|3 e<jws. ■


• • 1 ■ 1 ■ ' - -


Roberts,! Bank House- BaWIey. The financial resfllt whs -most gratifying ■ Including several ^nations, the total


with-all who assteted -'to! make the effprt to"successful, have.-the cordial thanks of the'-committee, : ■ . 1-*


10s. and toe donors, together


ttendee. -Whist at 17 t a l l e s t Meeting was held it the Schoolroom oh' wonday [eyenlngiv Mr. -Wm. Ptoctor


T. Barnes, IV. for^ and toe C


Smithson] will [ con;lnue as' Ilbfarlah with the' following '({ommittee’: Mrs w' Townson;! Mp. 'R. T Eatnshaw' Mes'“ ‘


R. H flgate, W. a Pi erk. ■'


parish represeritatite b n 't f isS i iS d " Rattag Authority, and


Kckup a s ' ylcMha rmari; and iliir’ o KhowleS'BS clerk, MesSrt. N. P. Plc'kun and Hr H. Kiijder ■ verC appointed the


m PARISH MEETCING -The 'annual" as iib-elected toalrmra, .with Mr N


! J J • ■ I ! keepers, especially to-


disposal 6f toe W to i tte e toteteerd^ hdlp out .farmers X ’ are


help out. .famert who! are to [ special need durmg this 'period. - In the' toloca- tion‘_of this, special icdnsideratibr ft„g>ven -to the-tote idlstrlcts. ■' ■ Protein 'coupons for this reserve


E M iroductlpn. Is given... f ■ . 1 'JALVEiS. r;l -: J ,1


two-thirds being valid in any pr food. There -will be no basicTr ror .hbusehold milk, but milk lisk : luman cOhsumptlon will bA allow


ank as sold, if satisfactory, evlden' ’ ! "|


PpllcatloiV, be allowed 421b. off* per month. These calf rations'


De endorsed “D,’:j:larmers will f t filed with undecorticated cotton I hr one^hird of toe- value, the-,


will will


)teln ition .tor


ther


d to :e of


k ealvM up ,.te six months will on I K h e S t S W


:ood are


dts.tocts wtee turnmgteut time, ft late. I c^i A limited .reserye'has°ten'p^^ I t toe’


'oTf I "12“ '' “““ oeoo uoie to plough-only i a small'propomiTof Kind,


hand, farms, in hfllsi,


grt e 'azlt.j habit Of doing such a thlng, if


steitsi*'


an It winter.. Therefore it 1, ati farmers in such dlstric


f'L..co'»d be carried, ito dummer ..........................


hoped ikould


® ■J'ks not, fttog fully .utited the- Cdmrc(lttee might , find It, nedertary tte take: over farms, or -parts of Tflirms, 'Mk provide i summer grazing, but 'fixer hoped there would f t no; neetlTfor the. aitoptnn of such a course. Mi- Greem asked that farmers, who.eSm trike .extras stock would let him have particulars, rad he .would put them into tofleh with.'


ree to this course, they would'be reii- Tlng a great service to'toe cbuntty to -e-present emergency. -WheiS tess--


hey did W dls-


y bite! up to about the 1} cwt. oflSulphate of


lucA as this you can'


Mrs. Kenyon, ' Bay -, Horse Hotel, Barrow,’, rttoctured a i leg when-., she


the.Reys. J.iBritton; P j Howden


Aye.' A popular baritone vocalist -he was a teacher of music and singing Prom SS. Michael and John’s Church CUtheroe, where,!he was orgahlst and choirmaster ..for'several yeara he' took


Edward (3udgepn, .qf Cowper Avenue died on toe .24th, at the age of fortv-


few days illness. Mr! Never before has it been necessary to move so


much tolso many-with so littleihelpi. 1 I Producers of Sulphate of Ammoma are doing


and wiUj continue ito do their bit. /They have producfiii the goods—all the mtneate! machinery for distribution is ready to saosfy thei demand— but 1,unless you order at once the machme cannot funcuon I at 100%'efficiency. 1


G ' I ' I 1 1 , ' iye your merenanf a chancel Give Ihe


railways a chance- Give yourself the safisfacfion of delivery 'ion ifinlie.' ,j J . ■


O r d e r jfo sir ■- r I'


Private James Robinson Pye & ) East Regiment,-whose home was


^ e death- in action! was reported Of o Mi;-, Robert ivl. Robinson, Postmaster


25th. Councillor J. Thornber presided, , the speakers being toe Revs. Cecil D,


P 4


whole; the (Jongress: leaders operied a pampaign-to entice the i Moslem masses mto the Congress fold. On -reply, the Moslem leaders galsed the cry that


?sliaving; that. .the support


stronghold, and -they must ;be com­ pletely independent of Hindu India. ■'rords, a form of secession


out tor Pakistan, which, substantially s separation from;the Hindus as the separate from the


nationdl home lands for the Moslems to liorthera India,.;'which is fhelT


heir Iowa way. - But; the: Moslems go ,, ™ey, want the creation of


-rhen ■ -both can - go


iiramme. , ’Die Moriem;T League of vlMh Mi\ Jlnnah is President, are all


*■ .the Moslems are the chief minor unit,, if -1 set oiil briefly their n


pottom^dog, and he has an understand- tenacious


lU time. His sympathies:are with the


J t e jKen » weir prepared to-day that roero than twice -.Sir Stafford


ion ' e f e S J h


S f n a ®


to solve Its dome! |He could only have ^tieceeded, India would without qualiflca- n


d would accommoda- IJNKJUE CORONER’S COxM BNT OF


DEATH - OF CLlilHEROE ." WOMAN, i ; I ■'


M C ' U B R t S ?


hisj- way. • Kvelyn.Stopforth (33),, a ,weaver,,6f■ 10. Bonnygrassrteriace,! who


took com- He proved


- '^ 8hly: Placed.states- India long,


away at 16-50, the following morn­ ing. |.


’


‘ . Albert Webster, a drawer-ln, of I 33, Newton-street, said ithat s te e


toato Iri'theljstomach. A neigh­ bour was sent for to assist,, but his daughter appeared to go.worse and a doctor ■'was summoned. His daughter -dlqd at,,6-30,a.m. She was conscious only a few minutes before her death and on one occa­ sion asked'for her husband.


his daughter!had been periodically under [the cafe of Dr. Barker for pains In the head and shingles but since 'last September had- not stopped off her w(3rk.|,


r Dr. W. eJi .Parker',' the Police Her Wltpess told the Coroner, that


she confined 'herself to drliiks of hot water. jAbOut three o’clock In the .tpcinitog.! she! called to her mother complaining of pains and she broke out In a reddish-blue rash. ; hater, she complained of a


In the mill asl a [cotton weaver, and on Wednesday' .noon came home (jqmptolhlh^ lof feeling cold and pains Ipithe arms and legs;, After having her dinner, she want-to bed and! stayed there, l ^ i s t ■


in the Forces; followed lief etoployr ment until Wednesday-tonner-tlmei blit tvas then taken suddenly 111 at her- parents’ home, and passed


street, the previous day. Mrs; Stopforth, whose hrisband Is


Mrs., Albert Webster,- 33,j -Newtcinr l l C T t ' r a *u.


at the -home of her parents, Mr. and 1


I nces,- - ■


uvir.,,c.; .Rowianq) at a uutnqroe I; a,', .the; Australlkn GoveiteenFf'To'rtv Inquqst on Friday;morning, on Mrs. r^honsand -Horsemen,’.’ a drilling saga |"SLJ^a.:iPM».I>ftS«d'--Jy.- OeiAustralia I Wteciayalrylduiing the Pdlestine cam-


a “ T h i s i s a m o s t I n t e r e s t i n g c a s e , . I s n d - o n e u n l Q U e ! i n m y . e i t p e r l f e n c e , ’' , . a i d t h e E a s t L a n c a s h i r e C o r o n e r 1


( M r . - , F . R o w l a n d ) a t a C l l t h q r o e I ■ ■RObuOED with the co-operation of fetoe out-


' Horsemen to npicuIar, ’’Red’’ G^^ gher, jhn and Larry, adventureflovtag pals and heroic sons of a virile young


and ifihlps’-Rafferty, kt the . S of a tfle fine cast,, give excellent peirform-


' Grant! Twlor, Betty, 'Bryanf, ■. -’^■i


her. husband; A.C.l Marcus Stop4 l-opporturiity, of scetog tefy favourite i forth, ,R!A.F.j had!' been In thd I a; special' prografmle throughout nex Forces, .his daughter occasionally came home. She worked regularly


HAPPT DATS .WITH DEANNA. ____


week;. ■ l- ^


ipeclal'p '


t y '• _


-World’s Sweetheart,” from the adorable child of “Three Smart Girls” on| Mon-


In bed


apt "name for this prgsentatiosi; 'for perhaps ;no othCr screen star;to the world has brought so much gCnuirie happiness into cinema; Guided arid nurtured by the.geniris of Joe Pasternak who has .produced all-her pictures, the g(rl has risen frdm success to success. t,jin “Three'Smart Girls” Dearina'is


from,Robert Stafck on Saturday, i. .'-.i • '. ;‘Slx Happy Days.with Deaima’l is an


whole of deceased s organs appeared I sparkles; her yolce is 'divine; she is to be normal' and. there was no I adorable. S i g n . . o f !


'"Those who .have already . Seen'thCse ■ ’ ' ■


could only say-that tflefe was a! disorganisation of blood nob com­ patible with fife.. The Colonel::' I t is most extra­


althdugh I know there-are many; cases like' It on record.


Dr, Barker: Not personally; A U T t l E H C l f a a ' s -


from acute leuchaemla due to -un- ascertalfiable 'Causes,’- the Cordnen | expfesseci,’ hls deepest' sympathy with -Mrs; Stopforth’s husband and'' parents In their, sorrow.


R'ecbrdlng. a vepdlct' of “ Death I


UWKW TBOBWA II WiiiWiAtlC FAli PAINRILjOtHn U AHOliil^GO


Sfimu iat^ Laxy Kidr


TF more p«te, were 11 •L poisonow.wastet whito iwbi


would be bettemndeistanding the- whole b te juflfcw when


hire hoakh most iatetaatly bb out of the blood bythe Udiie;


backa^ .rh^imado' pains, I p^iitent hcada^e, attada of okrawij, gettkg at nights, iwtUInfs, poflness .undv tha


tbn| may bej a wanting or! dii kidoey iiiKtkm. 'Ibo may


m Doans PlUs. You can! rel' ] r edictne that has won wdilii’]


ecocunendatioQ, Aikfo/jDoiAW S, IJS,3/s4lip^


SUMMER FEED FOR farm St(3 CK M R . J . J . G E i E E N S U M M A I


, P O S I T I O N J F O R I F A R W i: DIFFICULT iyioivriu!


tural Executive Commlttee^a has, for’two years, filled'enei„ and with conspicuous success.' succeeded by Major Fitzherberf


holes, of Cldughton, who .has i long and wide experience of ag:


this week dealt with the ■ question of summer grazing.- He gave thelfollow- ,mg details irelafive to toedtog-q-uffs;


- The Executive' Officer, Mr. Grd- :n, has n. the county. 1 ' DAIRY, COWS;


.,!> Rations will be issued on to of milk sales two months eariiei toe May issue will!be according 'March.returns.: ! No Issue will &


ipn The-average there'will: be alratioa of I 281b. per cow, -with an extra 141b; each'


for yields under IJ gallons. IfiMarch sales exceed IJ gallons per cow pfer day,


00 a hafi-ewt. ptr cow; over 3 gallons, 701b. per now, and so on.'


are to be issued Hinder-two gaUras-ner cow per.'day, but 281b,-wifi be-afiowed


cpw.tor every half-gallon Incrtee in toe average. If toe average'yield is- over 2J gallons alday, toe allowai ce will


. Thus,, to toe I made


basis 1


Obliged to relinquish the post of man of , the LancMtoe WariA^'lcul- ...... te t he


OWING to pressure- of'othe- Captain JJ J. ; Williams! hiL 'LIrg(


rM T


'rt:


otically He Is


ISES IRS.


the trouble grew vmtttt, ! i ' Burning, tacty or too fremeni


notion la a.i, Dote brand'Badadu Kidney Pine woold be taken before


eyf ttot


dlnl)


Surgeoni ^ who- ,.conducted a post 1 /-sna has her fimt grown-ub kiv! Th mortenl examination, said th a t the


I ali her pictures*^r personafity simply • •


pati'ons'who have!missed any of them will be able -to Imake up for their' mistake.


ordinary. Have you ever come | across a,'similar 'case ?•


'Invents”, an explorer lather—and. then gets song-writer I Herbert Marshall to play, the part>l| | "ThatiCertatarAge” finds her with a violent “ cruto” on charming Meivyn . Douglas.' • She . is a “ Smart -Girl ” a ^ to In “ Three 'Smart Giris Grow Up,"'and to “First Love” modernised version of “ Cinderella ”


“ocale - of , “ Matt ' About - Musie ’.’. She


gaged organlstag an orchestra and per­ suading .tamed .conductor Leopold Sto­ lkowski to conduct it. In the Swiss Alps


nails. In 'that'glorious musical Ifeast, ‘11,00 Men and a Girl,” she is busily en­


^ .916 Jlovely. young lady, of 'tvho gets her,


kiss


screen, the Dearna Durbin 'Week pro: gramipe will shoW, day by day, the rise rad growth' of /Deanna, the “Second


be made by tils wonder girl of the „ the first half-dozeri fllnis ..................... .


down"the! gang and the leader and a novel'dramatic, twlit solvte t e Of,toe l t e r t , - t e t o t B t ^ ® toe, rolepf -qetectitearid.Dan Dall-sy


hg s g s a s s s a t t * detective ultimately trat


omboyish, dimpled, prone to' bitirigTier News eke put toe programme.. A| ROUSING NAVAL FILBL


^medjr honours go to'Charles Tyinri n- geriM toe gahg’s /’ physician.”' " Interest shorts” and -toe Movietorie ^


much j hea^burning. Set ngalnst ^ ...antic


. . . . . . . y


Glorid Stuart rad DorothyTrte t e roe causepf


the story blends g much greater variety of s t e r entertainment value than ahv previous i Cagney picture, comblnlhK 'wlse-crocktog comedy, plerity


^ , 'topical.- - Certaknv


of, thrills, and go, [and an aiimlrable supporting cast. [“-Here 'Comes the Navy’f -isi a picture with ,a genefiil appeal. ;It will be preceded by toe Movietone t News seiwlce. ■ r


^vy.J is a flrst-rafe entertainment to dc.Prtented on Thnrsday. for the -w4 k Gagney and.; Pat O’Brien, a *


between;two membeis of .the 'Americto


FERE (lOMES ’THE NAVY” a yam of the ratagonlipi


is heraduarters. iin thp Interim meets tte g'apgster’s sister, vtho'has Sn


lall on love. | Tom between hk rad-loyalty to u


many admirers of lovely Staging r 'Deanna OUrbta will ha've^the m i


the GRAND, lOKK STREET WITH THE “ANZACS.” ' '■


king l ^ ’E PICTURE I’riai.T,


JDaSED bnj ^ x-iicu aaana Kemar


Fi 'R FREEDOM.


Anna Sten, and many others famll. ■to, ctoema-gripm. Itfls.the movto!


t toe-eyesfif political refugt


poterat|-jove story! of Ruth-'™ rad Ludwjg Kern, f.'Unfolded rairopean capitals, it is told


rivei-to cross the .(tontlnem triumph over oppression.


?$r?*'.§yKavan and Frances Dge/mtoi E r l* v^nHtronhelm, Glfrm *0


So £n^.. Our Night,” presented-' coptars 'Fredrlo March; x


the famous sic.,, Hrich, Maria Reman


«<>TStars ‘Fredilb M a i te l f f i ' [ THE PALLADIUM, DUCK ST^BEjra; CHARLES boYhs’s , 'm o i ip h


in maoy ' torouih


Who c(n- ' orderl-to


DpTECrryE’S DILEMMA, . SfWtepackei' stoy,


'st 'K te .te f pictures'of toe yei,r,'lt.foh-


foUowlhg the ’’News,’.’ rad R tltorefore behoves, patrons to be seated- in good


ltutesi-the whole of toe tegranmie,


detectives strive lagatost The Gel-AWay,’* which


essful stage,,... Ellen Drew and


-■


Drew, to toe role of the deadlmagnai ' secretary, is arrestod'for muiider. - A pear relative.'of one .of toelfinancler’s ;a*)ciate,Pftston. turns amatour deteo-


supports castape a number


ra the gahg feader;F Dopiia’ Reed' n >w “dkeovera,” 4 a b e a u t i f i lh e S ’ a id


outstanding perfonnar ce


White, Cecil' Kellaway and ,<311ff . Naz- irro. I. ' , '


TWO PICTURES FOR HOLIDAYS,


film- t o a special week:end‘a .holiday' programme. | Mary Lee is sem as ^'”-


audiences, is the premier 'erc ertaming B , spirlted leader of toe 4.H ClubloMa


-who.itry to get their benefactod “Papi Cheshire out of -trouble-.br""’'--’-^


arnyard follies,”! a p Ideally' suited for all! typ^ of


,T . r~. of Hojly;


ginning Monday next.- The story tunis on the murder of a financiei and toe discovery of: the dlsappearariCe’of five mUIlqnpoun^.of c’


o - 'hM been :aaripted,'fr<>ffi' ■. the -'suc- leading, role’


; AN ExciTma nnrsTERi ' “ rpHE' Night of January wl s, comes' for.,thrde|!'days ite


. (Ayri RMid, with 'liect Prestop in'; toe


ompray fimds. Miss THREE MEN!AND


.’PUteA'VING its delightful! , ” , around the, hectic I


&


,Ih direct (lontrast -to her-iiiore dram* atic performance, in “ Klttjl [Foyle’,”


jj-ereditli appear dppdsitertoe. vPrtatUe rtar,_ whose current characterisation is


sparkling comedy role al’ George Murphy i'


atti


son,of'the town’s wealthiest man. Orc her way home from wort; prie evening, too young lady; boldly' stebs into the


itor- w p Is engaged to .George MurW (go-ahead young salesman.' Ginger 5te®%,yeims to meet; Aliri ■


Marshal,


“Forced Landing,” comes with a'flurry of‘whirling propellers, roaring engines Snd deadly fifth columnists! 01 toeisky. Starring Richard 'Arlen in ;an excitirig' drama toat takes place On a troplcdl island in theiPaciflo, the prodiiction is the first screen play dealing wfllh hfenjl- sphenc defence., •


and convincingly, she as a .teacher of -the orphanage and he. as a. nightclub entertainer who, through a'stitagi of circumstances lands in! the sll little' town' where Jun'e lives. | P | The. supporting picture, Pardmoun


ers , portray toeir rolss liSinctely


raic. HC is , Burge^ Meredith, a care- fjree,^ irresponsible rad quite! a! charm­ ing fellow..' After an exciting evening at, a penny arcade. Ginger''agrees to


_wealth’-.bih merely a grirage mech-


ch-man’s .lavish! PlotorrCar. ; Later ,e discovers the drtver is! riot toe man


become affianced'tp him. Thence for- war’d, the romantic little''telephone gW; .gets further entangled. She - jepte a date, with! the yoimg socialite -rshal, -and he flies her [to Chicago


'tlted Ginger is returned] home, she “ gaged again..


J.? ®


prlicipals. HALLEY


Pelfcornered by the thrCelmen who fiand a decision. Joe Citonlngham, 1 Seymour, Lenore Lonprgan and


Silvers are in lupport pi the four PICTURES


1s to work to schedule. N [J; Carrol Naish lis the irises and should aeUghtlill


Bmg Crosby is presented -Pter .who acts as “ghds 1 ithbone. The comedy sta:


HYTHM on file River picture flUed with lilt: this week-end’s ■ special


fght at. Earl CairolI's,’f 'sical comedy which- hw


ce (rad for toe week out) whehJoan. , awford and Melm DoupIaS will be seen in the Metn>teldwyn Ma.ver pro- duction, f’A Woman’s Face.’ , This Is a tense drama of a woman wl ■os^ scarred face is restored by plastic i brgery, but whose mind remains twiste. struggle


ight entertalnmenv -The led in the early part', contrast' is “


rhunEdas 'n


provides the theme of toe!i|ict|ii e;r which tor her fegenera lon V . i r i used to replace milk. li ;;. It ts the


I.other caftle except young fleiigree bulls- between the age oil s' ' .reared for .service.


topt they have beeif used to: ahy other ^ lose, further coupons v) 11 be 'with-, . No rations ^111 be iss; led tor any


six tp 18 [months. ' 'n t e E s , ■ I or potatoes to place


m cases of need, th u is.'wh ire ifaimers have not got suitabl oats. Or 'Where they


agricultural horses. Noh-4g'rlcultural hortes, used for milk delive y or other h^uposes, are allowed one unt a'month. eavystalpdns- ar


Brock- bad a mlture-


for] nding .or caijriage hortt' PH3S.’: '


and four forJCMejdales. [This Is for May and June. [ There are no rations riding


allowed five units a ...... ii


have toeir rations based oh whey enn- surcption at toe- rate of ll). df tor three gallons of whey


I s iteuroed. [SHIEP.' I .. rejiied tor service next autujmn] ^


portion of one oI protein!,to one of cereal. '


- . . , t |A 1 TYPICAL E^IUPLjEJ]


■mis would average just over 2 gaUoM' p6r cow. The allowance would'ft 421b.


'total rfition ol


A -lanner has 120 cows,'' of .whSch -15 I 'to mUk, giving, 2J gallons L day.


with 141b. foe every halfigalloh increase.. Septemter rates]are 'to be the same as tor May; - The average Is'oalculiited on the total number of cows, not jurt cows ta'jnllk.! The issue will lie to ttie pro­


, In ‘June,. July gnd August no, -ations mplusive, toe basic allowance 'All' be exceeds -two gaUons,'


| 0i f t r cent higher than (furirig toe unit for


WJoats, selected pou% stodrand to? pedi'ree pigs. - ■


[GRiZING FOR DRY" (lAlTlE. Oi; the question of providlM smmer tor dry stock. MrLC'reeh said


|lrtricts°^ fationai This had been dOhe inte.rest, : in cd-


,m to districts such, as the Wide, suit- bte tor, arable cultivation, fa -mert had plough, up a muck blggw pro- •lying


than ifl (ugll-l.v e 1 toe


lence^ I Note tnat there are special: allowaTicp*5: 80 bir^ k£ipt pre-war.] T ■ I |i. pedigree ram lanbs beingr


iPOULTRY. . D'lring toe ^ur months, May-Aueiist:


tor sheefl;except to,


acreage deduction. 0 change is mad; In the allowance


P,lgs.-Tto is pnf unit for.each: six . kept before -the


o( whey may choose to con- meal


war, sflijedt to arc Pigkeeiers uslrig


Imum allowance tor May is 2; units, and J 'mere are no-ratibns for horses save


,e land' lor growing have, grown wheat of oats. The maxi-'


j 1 units for June to Sep .ember for -


;, on i raplicatlon. month fori Stores,.


lt|is'tound ' “


A musical a melodies


:or Basil when he


imany sur- a lov'ers of


stajr of “A a


romantic


im will be pertorm-


1


ttraction. a song-,


”tortqinment.! iWhen the ! i[ i '


(frammed from rtart to finish with, ■rious situations arid.;spkr|ding dia- le, -toe ghy story mounte ito a side- -ttmg , climax When ' Ginger . finds ■


II The sprightly stonr prStots . Ginger S a drepmy, romantic telephone oper-


1 fid Harry,” which comes ( ‘ ' p -the,[week, start Glngei'


w ! ■ tom, iDickr .engagda to ■ torea


n:-Monday Hegel’s in. ■ lan Mar-


[obiances. of -


GIRL. gay Story


-i’ ) t


Jiaywrignt, is seen as! liis- daughter’s ' .mscrapulqus ‘loVer, •- b ^ i s -


' M*8\tor, fa played WiDterah Kero vho has risen to fame'


pylor,'James: Mason and 1 j iiaye Important p Arts'to fi


arbara,". “Love 'V 1 thfi ,„Penn of Pennsylvania.! ,


iroduction. ■ • ■ ^ p: ioij,vtootag characterlsatta


to ."Major >oIe" and lid Stamp, inry Oscar* - excellent;


■pugh he 'r -


are lovely Paulette Goddard a to Walter Abel. Deservedly ranked arc ongsti toe


Paramount Studios.


The Dawii,” which! emanates froMjthe ’In to e cast___, wv.


;too


::raiE-;RIALTG,;'";B^ic!'SBURN. !(?R65HN’.S'!'nRst


. Rack. Lito. ^


liotabb achievement%Sfi 'P a i^om t 'S tu to o sT a r iK ci^ t ^


picturisation' of a .t pm-’ -novel, lowing tils* WM Is


®A8TLF,i*j..toe- drama- [ t ■iv :!■ " !


FRIDAY.


MARCH 27.


1942.


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