TWO I'i' I: Asbirin


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H E R O E 'A D V E E T B E B T W E g , F R H ^ OCTOBER 19,


CANDOUR & GOOD ■ ‘ • ' i '


A Moderns World Necessity ' ' ■ ■ . :


MAGIC AMONG I THE ARABS [BY CAREYl iiOliD]


_____we condoned a reversion to


I gerous. The only thing tnat: can I separate us is the';survival ofi egp- j I tismsJ Already the: semblance of


I antiqi ated practices for the sake of harmony.; Yet security never lay - m the pi'inciples of the United Nations, in which reaction and tradition'are now ilmnecessary and therefore daq-


first m i! i<'i' 'll.


of the purest aroirin’ together witji the'stomach-soothing and antacid'properties ,of| ‘Alocol ’. Th4t l8 why ‘ Alapjl ’ vaD, be taken i y everyone -r eyen hy those with sen s itiv e idigestions —and whyHt helps to: overcome, the digestive unrest frequently associated with most.forms of nervous pain. i


‘ A LASIL’ Tablto; x>. ftiU',p£tin-reliev


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speolallBts. by whom areiirtdely presorlbedi 'JUaslf' Tablete


Ha^ng 'tbe aidvantage of breaking, up at once In water, ‘ Alasll ’ T^lets' are


i>ii


*Alasll ’ nex wuu? o-v ““v” Toothache


and delighted with the result. Uv U w J I it 'il’ii i **7!he women hdpeif win v l ' i ‘ war and the winning of the


peace depends on them ** —Lady Montgomery i:


(Mother of the Field Marshal). ’ Will ftJl justice ever be done to the


pkrt women pl% in our nation^ life;?; On lthe whole, they have had mbre to ehdurodurihg the War than the resliof vis. \ Ani the'pe^be is going to t a x ^ t h ^


platieijce and fortitude. , I ’ ^ I Any relaxation of wntrols that tj/ill ease


their worries is &e least we can do for theiji. I Aldstly, women can get the brand of t ^ they prefer.


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^ Before long, |we b p e they w ^ always be able to get what they want, every time.


liWith the ex;enemles, I Nippon, we have developed ourcustom-


[T^ARS are easily shot is fired.


lost after the last iln our dealings whether Nazi or


|! ary habit of over-caution. We have i forgotten that' prophecy is .necessary to our immediate salvation. To-day toe


I duty of candour, as! well as good will ! and kfaowledge, lies; heavily upon In oiunMtary statejof 1940 we set toe world an unmatched, example of ; deter-, mlnatlon. Since the j tide tumto, wC; have ‘been steadily'[losing toat, !d^r-| minatfon, just as the world aS a’whole has already forgotten toe, Atlantic Charter. Our ffllied, Foreign'^ecre-


; tariesl get to work; and immediately find an Insuperable i obstacle m toe


! disposal of the respective Eritreas.- whue rthe tone nation of supposed enlightenment,. which has done with the old order of defended frontiers and balance of power diplomacy, lekds the


way m putting k blanket round the Balktos and claiming ;a' share in T r to lltanid across toe Mediterranean. The


world Is harking back to toe spirit of acquisitiveness, ■ whicp , involves toe


dU V OUU'. A vU IIAA wA w


MOQlaacn€, wuvn «r Cold,. Rheumatic Pain, Periodic Paint or Dieestioe Trouble ue to acidity You will be surprised


to'ta'ke' and'aulck In action.; Take )Xt time you have Headache, Cough o


In Bottles l l l l i d r l i s .Carlow 6di , At oil Chemiitt : A


B 5J ing benefits: ide the|


i wiU-b|-the-wisp—expansion." , LCt fis not i Mow,, it. The world has not reachted the stage Jof observance of


security isigiving place to that other


I its pledged The result is a loss, of and faith is the world’s crymg Without it .we shall founder, thinking soul is aware of this


need. Every


h, avert faitP*


dang*. What is ' being done to it.?—Lord Vansittart. i‘ ,


,'bf Hithr. and has “ occupied” m^y more countries, including our own. We, fought Hitlerism to the death ini order V to pre^rve our, libetties, and In the


It seemh likely that it will take us six years to get out of It.; The atomic ;bomb aid more than destroy’ Hiroshima: • It enabled Cffisar to Invade the province bf Christ. Cffisar has taken the I place


HAwNG taken us six years to get into our present wretched'hole, •pr___


j totallt&ian 1 despot or a tyranny of numbers. In either event we are slavea'l So we unresistingly render unto I Cffisar the things that' are Cffisari For half a dozen years we have .suffered unrec^ised this!:mon- strouslftyranny of Cffisar, and j it ; Is


process we installed' an even greater .tyrant, the Crnsar , j of—among : other things aere at home-^a swollen bureaur craCT. Apparently!'there is nothing lor It put that we niust have either a


I not have believed ,it possible, i But instead of kicking we ask for'more.


We cry' aloud for moreiof the dope that {nHItrlHlIol rUcmilV. And W


istimulate the growth' of the bureau- free us ! from


!dulls cur individua dign ty, look to


'cratlc lacquislttvehess. Cffisar


the i same Governments that to


'astonishing to what we can acclunatlse ourselves m that time. We get used to it. llOur ancestors no farther back than two or three generations would


6


haunted by the ^ they are ' ‘


iiti? - The evil eye' is the; power pos­ sessed by certan people,! mostly against their! will or intenkloni of casting a’ blight cur b r in to iiisfprt.une,, -They have! an imhappy time,-,,, Neighbours dftadMd; shim - the possessor of the


!they combat disease' Fjear ;of the evil eye heads tha Ust of superstitions. It preva^ almost eve^here; 'What is


'Which peopleT pf'ptect themselves pgainst ill luck or I he [evil eye; tod many magical! method with which


_____ _______^jabiteil by are the iinns created by AIM, and preferably- spurits mostly friendly ratter ;than demons. Hence many petty! ceremonies with


ghosts of the departed.


evil eye. Hlsitoilly look.upon hlin’as an infliction, tod nh Ip an^unw.elcome guest at tide speial festivities. Amongst the tribes a mpn divorce his ^ e commonly reputed Ope possessor lof tl


the w


the infliction.I they! begin to trade, on ■ it—Is said to have boasted that before a ship] thep' sailing down the Tigris .-had reached! the next bend of the rivet he .would, by the; power of " el aln.-:^^'break thb mast. Bets were said to'have been-made against it, but


time comes when,' witche es here


the old days, the able to shake off


the 'bpttlngi sceptics lost, for the mast broke I


'community in ny timw-hang blue beads on the Iswit :h.‘ It s unlucky to admire anything withotit\ addhig the protective “Mashallah!|:’ If^one womah admires another .woman's robes, the reply comes: ‘ La tesibni bll ain!” (do not draw the evil eye bn me). - ' lEggs are not 01 ly used for throwing


protection -agamst;the evil- eye.-Not only do horsea mules and donkeys, but children as w^. wear them. The nver Tigris is crowded with j, bashwhi basket boats rendered iwatertight ' . bitumen. They toe known as gufas; Into the bitumen 1,he owners'stick blue beads and oowres, tod the Arab drivers o f ; motor ■cars-r[an increasing


Blue beads i are'the! one efBcaclous


. capabilitied;! nor have I ever , sougpt the limelight; but during thei past four years il htoe been Chairman of the Housing Committee, and haye bem confronted with one of the most diffl'


I have no desire to toast of my own


into the Tigrfl in Hdeii to bring success to the thrower’s desire,! but they are frequently employed fn sorcery p d incantation.r'I Old women perfprm


to beg an. egg with which to make an eye-salve and > received toe reply : “iCome to-morrow'and you shall have a hundred; t^ fg h t riot one!”. 'What


is known as a in toe hot ffektoeril Writing from


ghdad boil attacks you


!agalnst it which there


s


experience of very painful.


boil gradual^ to d appear. until


which relieved tie p r ata and caused'the 0 fliss


‘


;netood emplbyfed by] toe Arab masses j t ■ ■his:: Take “ ■ a sp.krrow and kill It ,.


thread , across toe street (top, streets j| are very narkW)., The'flrSt pas^r-by breaks toe ttokad, apd gets toe .fever, I [so toe sick mkn recrivers;


drles'in toe heit, sojwill the sore! Fever is cure 1 by sending two of the sick man’s family out to tie a piece of


Then apply to i fresh warm blood :of the sparrow [to toe sore. Next, hang up toe dead iparrow. As toe. body


after m^h i pato. A simple L----


. i v m i - i b .


entry Into k new dayk age. Molotov will have no collective trusteeship of the old Italian; colonies,' but prefers individual .trusteeships, which mean a repetition of the mandate’’ system inaumated in tok peace-making of toe lEtst war. To hold a mandate, as' we have found in Palestine, is I to be a- mug.- You hold some lesser peoples territery, take all the. brickbats from


lobkt® II i'i


Appetite-the proper 'fimeiioning of the stoma^ a n d i other I digestive organs—tests upon the condition of the whole! nc^ous system. Dr. GasseU^s Tablets contain one ingredient whose


®! ' 1, ! ■ 1 .


the wnoie networR mes


he^th.; to-dayi;


body cells Wth energy and ennehes the blood. Appetite co|mes though amMwahif we^^^


pnnV


Start a course of Dr. Cassell s Tablets ijriee 1/4 and 3/3 inch purchase tax,


ViPQ tnfi blood* ■ ,


, j / NlVtt WEOIKT


eolelpWpose is to settle!the stomach. But of course !they do far mote than that. Dr.Cassell’slsacbmpoundwhichre-phosphorizes


the whole Network of nerves. It replenishes the * ' * ” wit'"


TOUR HtRWS. IWAICHfOR THEtt RIONSii Head Pains j


|SleeplMsne$s 1 I Depression ' Dizzln^s Pool- App etiti Neuritis


| ; Backache | TABLETS


J I / V e ^ ’ I


r ijl


^ Neuralgia j , i


have the old world 1 all over again., True; collective trustkeshlps have not yet bsen tried; that is all toe more, reason why they should be. ’The Allied Natiois would then-share the iliabih-, tles^nd the glories; if there are any, Were there an Alliqii; Truesteeship to Bales ;toe,, the Americans at least would have [their share with Brltato of the rotten eggs thrown: at them; by the Jews because the: present mandatory Powe:: will not alienate toe Arab world to oker to “appease”^ toe Jew& Whlll weary of the past, the world looks for an early , arid definite depark, lire from the mesmerism of the presentj In the Old days,: to the victor wept the srioils; To-day there are no apoils, whether for the victor or the defeated;


the dlsghmtled, and, if you succeed, it is nptomg you canj call your own. To establish individual itrusteeship is to


The policy of grab no longejr Mows victoi-y. True, the; world'is.(dealing magnanimously with Frrace. She have all her old Empire back, te that not-only was slie unable


most is to despivv, —


to win it back agam, todo-Chma for exanfele, but that afie treacherously yielded the pass at the first onslaught of the enemy. De Gaulle is riven now talking again about Syria. Syria, how­ ever,! “was only a | “ mandate ” like Palestine, tod- the lArabs will want their say before Prance goes back therl We must! have - a clean break with] grab : we must go forward, not backward, though we may be helped! by research into the backwatrirs. Italy, however, is toe first ex-enemy on the


- r - . ,, mat.


ships of her colonies. A new policy thle 'biAte'r t^|prospects of a lasting


ptoce. There must be no re-creation the' old sores.


of 11 1 1


among young stock from weai ling to 2 years old. Every of potentkl milkers die from unMspected worms— stlil more|become unthrifty or permaneiUy stupted. i Bnt such losses can now be avoiM.' Write to the address below for a free copy of * How to Control Worms in Cattle ’ — it tells you howi .'Routine Dosing with Phenothi^C (2 . ; . doses in' the antmhn) wfll protect yonr herd.


M


oat cattle have wbnns, and 1 hwe parasites cause, great losses, especially year thousands


I


COOPER’S P.T.^J worm] DREjicH (For Calves aild-C^ttle).


itHazine. No! fastisg or'fading precautions nbccssarjr*


Hie most^eetire fonn b£.Pbeno, 6 CALF DOSES Coer; Mog R


op cDuall &oienso Ltd., ........ , ,


WEDDING “ ADVERTISER


, Bhm erts. E 8/v


erhasted, H : ' ! , 1 , ' ! istd. 1843 C.W.I


64 CALF DOSES !- 32/- and BIRTHDAY


CARDS & TIMES,” CLITHEROE.


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othdr’s expense of the Balkan countries muse' be stopped; and while Stalin is right to wanting only ■'friendly” Goveriiments ini the Balkans, he must reco^ise that that to 1 itself is not enough—the Governments must repre­ sent toe peoples as a whole and not small' sections of them. Established superstitions die hard. We' have had enough of Hitler’s livtog-spkce, elbow- room; and of toe bid Powers’ buffer States, security! zones and •’protecto­ rates.” If war has 'to be. abandoned— anq we can only hope, we | can never be pure, not at'-'least for one or, too generations—we[ shall but achieve that endfby mutual confidence. The Atlan­ tic pharter stands for live and let llye. ■What have we kot so far ? -Russia has amfeed territories inhabited ■; by twenty million 'people, and; has estab­ lished “puppet’’ Governments m other couptries. She! wants a “say” about disposal of all the rrat. We .ato stand for co-operatipn; to t ;


The riternal |“ grabbing” at each


the Bri


legkimately becom:_____g , mistrustful of 'failure of the .Atlantia


conscience is 1 words.


. I A :ny 'lo i


spint if not on the flesh of the world. But we must hot yield te sceptimsm, evem if we cannot shake it off .witoout justification. It is. never too late to make a -fresh; start.. T h e postewar period is not getting off the mark so well. The atomic bomb destroyed maSiy war-time fallacies. ! Experience is [now exploding many pre-conceivrid theories as to how toe new world shall helrun.


would! leave a on 'the --


Muslim religion’prevents them practl^ tog unlioly rites or anythirig approach) tog the voodoo mysteries of, the negro world. Fob example; They do ,rio


_______masses of toe Arabs of , Baghdadi are superstitious, thelT


rHTTiE the


: stratorid.; We are ic ux v**v


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!ffolotov wants individual trustee­ required, and toe less selfish it is


Whooping Ictogh-is known as " hu- melra" (iiule [oonkey)


D


(toue pig), coj hi amtaais oetog unmen- tioname m Muslim'circles, A cmid


brayraymg noise


ri l C it brings, or “kritoezira” - '


- TO,,*.... — ..___ because of 'toe


wiih Whoopi ag coufeh Is taken by its fatner to a supper-seller (khafaf), who is asked to maxe - a! oog lor. it, Tne Blipper-seller miles; ana cuts out ^he snape oi a cl')g Ironi a scrap of leather. This is him f round; the child’s neck. tod toe whBoptog I cough disappears! .tot; tq'vwnom recourse is


.him, candles bilmt to his honour, and offerings ma le to.his name, to Bagh­ dad he is known as Sheikh esh Shatt, or the Riv^’ Sheikh. ' From time to time are tc be seen on toe TigrD, drifting dowi stream (the river ran by my office wiiddw) small floats bearing


made to tin 3 of: trouble, is known as Khidr Elias (toe prophet Elijah).; He is honoured by | Christian, Muslim and Jew alike. ' rne more so, since if one mentions hi name he is immediately present, so much interest has he m the human anlUy. Vows are made to


A favourite — , . , ,


‘Should toe point with more lightej


watched by


one, I lean say they are I [cured mine by placing slicM- of! water-melon—of m-i' plerity—toe ] juice of ■'


as been known to because she was have the evil eye. etU eye—as. with


,


TH E | M U N IC IPA L ELEXTTIONI 1945


TO THE BURGESSES ClilTHERbE.


Ladds AND .Gentlemen, ’


of the community of diflerept views, and haviiig served a! probationary period of five years as. Town Council­ lor during the war, I feel Justified in again! offering my services to you at the Municipal election! on November 1st. May I j say that I am now mdre convinced than ever before that Party politics ha-^ little, if any,- place' in local I government, and . w t : Electors should, if they are desirous of progr^ sive adminls^ation. vote only'for'the


Havingibeen approached by members . . .


best type of candidates available, wl, ate prepared to give their services f p the commbn go(


. . . .. ., OF


the nine Labour candidates for toe tunlcipal Elections,' Councfilor: nmby'is reported to have!told, lat Labour believed as deinbcrats latl only those elected by: ghe


TEE MUNliClDPAL ELECTION iS l^A t the adoption meethiLl of


peopte should represent the Pieopje. I would respectfully point ihut to him that he himself ' has beto a towi: councillor for nearly six yw s , and was not elected hy toe people. If Councillor Trimby’s ^issertlop is


correct,! then !he condemns'! Kiia- self and the respdnsiblle autoorlty who pade him a representative of the people.


LEST WE FORG:


[Dufing the -war there have been no Municipal Elections, .tod as vacancies have ^ occurred meui- bers have ' been co-opted(, ElITOR.]


“HELP THOSEiWHO ARE LljFtr BEHIND”


Now that toe quesitlto of Wai iMemorlals is again'under !djls-,


[ments and toe like serve no useful [purpose, and !I feel sure that, our glorious dead! would be more ■fit“ tlngiy remembered if sometomg concreite werd done .for toc iUvlmg.' y not a Cottage Hospital' 6r| a


Home for the! Aged ? Several " sands of pounds were r a l^ by subscription for toe purchase lof toef Castle as |a memorial toe last Umie, 'and It jshouldnt be dlflacult •to talse a similar sum to start eitl.er of these estahlispnen Aftjrwards, surely, no one; wot Id objMt to a slight Increase lin tie raits to keep such places! goirg, until such „ttme that they 'hecoipe state-owned) H. -


) • 39, Castle View, Clitoeroe.;


. to be.unable to assist them!to obtain ' and conditions. But. that we have over 300'


tovmsfolk living under shocking cqn ditions. It has been heart-breaking


applicants [for houses, and that these; may easily be extended to 500 on toe completion! of demobllisatioh,' it viill


be recognised how tremendous is the responsibility placed upon Local Au­ thorities, and what tact andlsympatoy Is necessary to deal with the situatlpn, 'Vhen hope and patience


, ’ But ,npt | committee I have


and my attendance has been well over 90 per cCnt. out of several hundred In addition to many Council * have served on [the Court


served practically} — and many submommlttees,


ALICE M. WILKINSON, cult positions in an attempt to Mpe; j for a'Membrial’for our fallen? This £w,--.May I put forward,'a pl la,'


useful brie. I am sure Ifi those ,'wiib ha' re given their • lives could.' 'spes k, thqy would say, “ Do something to, help those we have left behb' ^ a t more fitting thing coiild thpre be than a CJottage Hospital' CUtheroe (where sick'people


can be nursed' back to health) amd a l(tateriilty Wlpg included?'Realis­


are exhauSild by those who to some dwellings Pombine three families of jail ages and ;iex.


on every


' really, greai exception.


the al! 'attitude


c As to agnosticism being the only u rather say it was the !ohe illogical s


scientists for a scienust, I shd


attitude ink the spl ' would mean denial of all


of his own


thing could Induce andisoftenir To refuse! conSti


.tonoiisly “ I don’t


tude. . It ClOi de#ihg (or intellect can self.! For k scientist! to carry


g one’s! mind k I the’evidence, Is it doubting?) that


i«n be-'achieved only


know; anything outside of ere of. science; it


he Ijcould. ndt be certain of, anything, neltoer' of external piilitles. nor dven existence


univers ill doubt and certitude gnd truth, shce


inttoect to utter Jlidl g of the hfaih. this colild.


tthis, to my mind sa than of luntoy. I t :


est, but the abdicati -Yours, etc ,


that the intellect ejari achieve khow- ledge, tod t i sit doiyn: charting njono-


, to allow lent on the .>vld- ubt)


lUectuai; de: pall the


Surely if


qw, I can’t kr ours less of ipgic not toe sup


Leito?n, Nottlnghamj [THE.'VALUATlbiyj OF LAN,!^ S lr ,- |n i | tetter jiy fPlrst-iilme


of the.lnteiiect; W.i KENYQN.


cuslion, w^d*not somethiiispn,c- Voter *Ms to the point* ^ e re j ls a be consider^ ? Stone


mu__ 1 belief anio:igjDiany|geo^e tha> ftne


pajty system is breaking down;: apd many are, hoping that Imen! wojnen of moral' principles and “■ convi Jtions vfljl come forward


and flight on thoto» lines Irrespec­ tive of r arj;y Issuks! and ' party dominations.: ,; | ! ' - ' ■ :' . , (Jouncll bee tings! jaxb driven into'


committeef. usually because: toey are buying , land or jha,ve a scheme which 'whl nece ssitate the pur^ ■ chase of land, . qtherwlse .it wolild give Information jh the lahd,®etu- lajipr. He would |thenikhoyi:W}ilch! way-to turn. ,


“r^e-off ’ in thoiland racketfhasj bejen solve i % committee sUenck <T


hope 10; one belleyes that: the: [ ! with.many:,terrible.cases of: worthy; I tinje, n o t t o ' s t p n e , b u t a h y i n g a : i d , v f ( l u a t l o i i w)iich _


by [ the power of cqmpulsoryi pur-: chase. To lelleve to is not to under­ stand. They are.merely makbgl the' best of things as tljey are.!', | ■Ihe only tiibgi that [will end'l thlS' k b d of fluslness is |'a IpubUciand,


r,


would serve as} .I'lpasis for taxa- tloh, or for compensation ■When local- or. natiopll :igovemn|ents' needed, lahd. T te , price cduld| be; brought 10' -the- ■test i of recorded


fact.'


ing what imohey was raised [for tph j pjid p re s ^ g nekdpf [the moment, --.--1 -~ -i-j, jjggujjjingi our


offer nothing better than Ooplpw criterion t 1o0- which' We can always h e n :;mak.: ig 4^cisions or in


Red Cross 14 war-time, I feel .sure I noiv'that we -ark, —______ _ we can do h for the pe^c®j I t Is a,' reconstfuctloh,' Is] ' to' estabUk a disgrace to our borough that It c p standard of . moral' ‘ v a l u e s a rt,«i


foii us to a fcrisls. : ' lever ■will the stigma-, he re­


of Referees, Hardship Tribqnals, hkve acted -as !De]^t Coal Manager tod. Assistant Regional Coal Officer, Pehol Organiser,! and to many other capaci­ ties both prior to and dlirlng toe;\yar. In no instance'hkve I accepted, a, Rkld or salaried position governed by any ^ Mtoisteries under which 1 Indeed, to'some instances I


of'.H.M. worked, have not which, I


assistance either for meetings, canvass, or the circulation of literature; but I am willing at all times tO meet any Elector to discuss any problem or to give my personal views on local govern­ ment or toy other subject that seems difficult, or questlrinable.


to serve toy townsirien and [womenJ i have' no fipanclal backing: ni


for your support at the poll is that I may continue to act- to the develop ment of the housing problem until it. is finally I arid satisfactorily [solved, [and every citizen has a permqnent home of the beqt.knd most modern type that; can be reasonably built,


One of! the main reasons .why I j


Therefore I trust that my inability to see or :reach every voter persorially


lighted cant lies! : 'They ; are aMously ............. those who launch them. rail craft -reach a certain


River Sheikh has| accepted the vow made, and jgra[ite the request. On


t leastlofle of its seven 5 I candles still alight, the


occasion, women prepare to receive 1 ^ oV tori 'Prophet El.


their homeriJ ’They' make ready a room at night b^ placing 1 to it a large tray of cakes, a tray of [ lighted canffies, a


bowl of water, a cqmb and brush, and some celery The i cakes are spread thickly wit 1, sugar, since the next morning, wf enj she gets up, the Matron will find Ehidr Elias’s marks on toe cakes toatarmeft. 1 The celery is for


will not prejudiee my candidature,! but that you! will giVe m.e a sufficiency of votes as will give me that stunulusiand encouragemfent to carry on with local government, to the best interests of our old borough.—I ^m,


j


Yours obedienUy, j FLETCHER.


' DAVID 2, ThomI street, Clithqrpe,


WADDINGTON METHODIST LADIES HOUR.


At the Ladies’ Talbot,


his mare. to eat, and toe comb and brush are]provided so that he can comb his long beard and; make his toilet. If hete.f re no marks visible, the momtotf after, the woman comforts herself witli toe reflection: 1 Never ‘ e ym rial! .next year!’- . It .m


believed to' Mpslins that Elijah will return to earth vith the tonteenth Imam and Christ.; Christ is not dis­ honoured 'ly jthri Muslim; He is


regarded £! a only to Mq


Childn iiomimd.


riew-bom baby, W keep away evil spirits. The i strengther e 1 if


[die by (he hiindreq. swore, is often placed beside a 'P


art, but alas! only too often the observancs of erdinary health; pr^ cautions is so neglected that infants


fs tied roilrid il;s neck. -----


egg, and qrieri;,l‘‘( ' angels; good angels, do not hiir; qs.” [The child soon re­ covers from the all 1


kindles a throws sajt


mall fee. Into this she ante bran, then breaks an


many a motoer vfill only venture into toe dark when she!can have her little girl by herTside. ’prie jlnns, however,


Since ti e linns never harm children,


are not aiwiays ii a jolly mood. The story is tqld of a girl who was roused one night by a vcice crying her name. She got up told frent doTO to toe


voice caiqe woke up and ■She hear; am here the sirbad forced to.


is so univfeteal thi,t to toe days;of toe Turks a ’fifkito law laid it doiro that .sefflThi'


marriages. water-peopl who is sup pi is known a: strange lajf-hiim


ferir the dead) and their houses are no; MUfid,” printed an


frequent^ * 4'*® with their :iefe[ of treasurehjf but wher. tM ■ swims awairond. The nati ve


!


betwei iiiorroi Tm'nlp'hpihg I over ! a. [fresh house, until hri knows to e ‘t m I ^ I whether; it is lucky or unlucky. Only


,e I erij Lagrua'.. “ humans”;


to nOrUIlti


aghiad newspaper, account of a strange


tl ley. will-release him, “ toermen comply he' inocks his dehyerers.


,fin creature, and is up by the fishermen 3e offers all manner


would last for ever and tpey would all die of starvation ! No Arab will take


the Fast bf Ramadan which event 1 swallowed, to uniu ne Kno


a house were told that it! was-haunted : by [“housemaid’s .knee,]’ so many: having suffered from that complaint. Many more examples could ’ but iny [space is used up. I


wheri he is satisfied does he take over. Some Europeans who were taking over


caficfioH #^rtoa V »o fotro mror S 'week; Desert 'Ways er Dweller.


iri ^ven. and the


iresu nu


except a Me Tin the ground! ^ Belief in mfermiids or water:people


drior locked, a- way was but dothtog was . found


liSt£lit voice answer: “ I otoj down and finding


ill id for her daughter. all, toe mother goes to the spot and


a portion of the Quran ■ Should a child


sifeguard . is doubly


itfs liv'is^ are protected by j imagiriable in the magic |


animal :rkt Prophet, second | ,


received my expenses, all of toink, proves' my ^iUtogness


moved, and to any case w e 'w p t the best. Something up-,to-date ana modern. :Can we a s 'a - to p __|te for -this, and put laslde ml political’ and religious differences to build something'to comfort (|ur loved ones,, and leave behind us, when we pass, something' which, starting'from a small begtonmgj m^ght .eveiitually .grow into 1 a holspltal tq Isupply 'all our needs? Somebody has


urilted we can lay the foundiatli n ^ .


With evexyt ................... 3astlegate, Clltheroe. THANKS TO WHALIEY LADIES


■ Sir,—May I express i iy .'thaiikiS ard-appreciation to th^ Women’s


War Comfort Fund for thri area ccjvering Whalley, 'Wlsw'ell! and'


hlng worth ; while, : E. CASSON (Mjss)


refer w! a. crisis, As yet


-tori' Labt ur Pariyrwqil give to toei coijunumty' the jlland -values'that: . 'brilbng iM


there 14 46 lhdlcri,tloni[thatll ), toe' ciilriinunlty, and! in'


itoiriy WBoe free frorii 'toelr party dpmln.atlon.


to make .a :start.


both parties will .pxonilse these, and! no| doubt in gDOd'.'Wme produce toem. But the


'Housriq are irfority No. 1, and. ' ]• ■ l.'l- of . high rents,


high raiete and] taxes are ithe'de- termlnli g factors'. Shall' we have a continue us proeeiss [ of betterment or'shall w6 cone to almost a'dtad!, stop ? 'When [the i people realise' that lanjdi rent ptodot be fixed man-made law 3,1-then they


I-realise that as arid rent Increases a;id; In-toeit fall, 'and there-


Barrow ? I am sure 'll Voice -the I hylhshMS .my.B|ory,; IjWiall'jy,


opinion of many other comia#s who reside In, that 'arria: when I s4y! “ Thanks a million ’’ to all our kind friends -who have} sacTlflced hburs and hours to 'bring comfort and haopiness to those! servng .


and here in Germany, and of the difficulties of winning ' the! peace, which we,,failed to win' qfter 1914- I -am a regular reader of toe


F.G.f


THE DITCH PIJOPLE NEED KEEP Sir,—Some -time I ago Clitheroe


toelr King'and countiyJ Now tiiat hospitality to trie war Is over we are fully aware pAn Assure I -the situation on the contto'ent | qPFociated. !


,-r— =-•


“ [Advertiser.” and each; week re­ ceive ;a copy, -and have [done since coming over on D-Day,' I'ahvlays shall read “ the mOst 'interesting p4per of .all”; you can’t ‘[whaqk” believe me !


iti.


did address on “ Wotds.” ,'The chalrmrin was' Mrs. Graves, and duties bf tea hostess were under­ taken ,by Miss Banks, [assisted by Mrs. Veevers and Mrs. 'l^olfenden.


fortnightly meeting ofi the Hour on Tuetoy, [Mrs, of Blackburn, gave a splen­


A. Bland, M.A., has been appointed by the! Bishop of Blackburn to be Rural Dean of Whalley] In succes­ sion to'Canon Lambert, who re­ cently


The [Vicar of CUtheriie, Rev. H.


same river-demon. It described the animal! as resembling gBneraj -appearance, but and figure were human, that of a fish. The newspaper recorded


resigned the office. which was believed to be this


. cairielto its ' forelegs Its tail!'was


not harm it. very great.” '


that the natives fired on it but could “The excitement was !


j


I .to.be Jews he either permits them to pass in peace,or miraculously tran­ sports: them to their ! destination ! But if they happen to be Muslims or Christians, he ' belabour^ and robs


sirdar (ctolar)j where she thought toe from, i Later toe mother


less,


the irioon should appear |red, it is un­ lucky) At my last Ramadan there was a great hullabaloo one riighti caused by the


them,! frequrintly leaving them sense- If during the month! of Ramadan


)Ours _ ^ ___ SCIENCE a:.jId :RELIGION.


trumpets,'and other discordant noises. The. moon was afraiq


beating of she would be red,


tins' blowing of arid thriy. were,


Interest in religion .only, when they have I Jeached ■


d'• .Sr ■" ■ ■ ■ ■ "


i Research has shown that!out of the 300 greatest scientists of thri last three itilrle


espair tod their mental faculties have becoriie atrophied. !


Lister, ;Sir James Jean, Hersbhel; Fabre; Linacres, Volte, Ampere,;jffierk Max­ well, !Dumas, KafLGalis and hundreds of other brilliant scientists I could list, of Space peripi(;ted.


j Kepler, Newton, iPasteuf, Lord


achievements 'isbbw thalr brains were sound enough.


Their ' scientific iTruth is, that amongst


a stage of intellectual : ; : .


centuri s, 92 per cent, believed-in the existence of God. According I to “ Cee ]Bee,”i they "are' all suflemg! frorii soft­ ening of the brain. - Men'like! Coperni­ cus,


sometolng which has no foundation in cbal OfficersTof ‘ the Mlriistry of fact, jnamely, that scientists show an | piuel a id Pow#^


Sir,—Your correspondent “ Cee Bee puts forward as a de facto statement


|JUvO iXUiW<*AU 0.0 IV -\4C XmOw U OLC«vCIXlcll<t> „ ' ; tOjgll. ______ ....... „


' passers-by at night and plays tricks on them.! Hq is said to stand as high as a minaret I The Jews - have a [demon of their- owri, known as Shabattai. Like Tantal, he is of great height. He waylays travellers, and if; they happen.


There is a hobgoblin known as Tan- tal, v?hich leaps on the: backs of


i ' ‘ “ Thorneyfiroft;” ■Whalley.; ! F. BULLOCK ,(Bdr.t).


WANTED: POPPY DAY SELLERS Sir, — The British Lfeglon is


tflcts on Saturday, November 19th; We are trying hard for a !new and ohtstanding Poppy Day record! for 1945, ^n d are, aiming for a total of 'ell oyer the million. Last y#r,' ' t o ' ■


lers for Poppy selling In all


ito^t' respect to # ! ajrei no different' ftom toe Tory Party.'Nevertheless,' tobre are gOod laen ln both parties would; do 'toe - ifght thing if


! - -


of Our’land ?! ’Vf ^ y, should wq not know? ■ Purthemiore, the great.


Anyhow, ■'What' Is i the valuation' -:J-j i - j i ’


ow,” eme


kny- lir


his the


the agnostld'


at- their [monthly Town:Hall, (ffiitmeroe, afternoon, approved ii


! Howland Rurdl


regional scheme .to sb'utriern- pojrtlon of.


prepared, by M.i Inst.C.E.,iM.]ta submitted i to -thfa for their obs#vatlbns. I t was decldeil that In;


r;


. Committee were the approval [of! Officer) -as folio; biers, ''Mrs. ' G. Tattersail,: -Mis] Mrs.. L , Smith, [Mrs, Messrs. R.- lEtttehln, ■Watson,! A. Garrard


.-triade worth


mrimbeKBi Mi R. H^d,


tjrade! eriiplolfei


[olgate.l R. iSf) ?akmi I niem


members of 'trie Co butedl-to a -collejctlon T ^ a to 'ln cofanrietlon tee: Sunday. jltHs Intel & memorial 'serivlce Parlsri Church.' The; Surv#oi


'rowri. ')!;: !-l FoUpwlng the us


,to _ Imllar trie


ion


-t.W| -Coif


7s.i-9s.'lri toe i£,!imakir® toe y eari6f!l5.s.[[5d. Nominatloris to the


,e coriilng |half-yeai ........


made the R'


Llste V


me™


bowlaH RATE


...... ....


cllffe)) .i.and’:|Co’ •were fappbliitedl 'tiinber houses (, bb. built ifn'this- In-i course,of,en l i t was',declaed[[tosen!


(Mr clllo:


slded,i| and, others pr Councillors J 'Watson, . lyi WilDiigdak' T. Holg ( ley, T. Walker, il S. W


Tatteri^Ji, W Procter, ipnd 'T. -Rob]


toe ■


The’ corisuijfipt on Gbuncil’s n ains


•eeks ended] Septemb(b


Jflndleton, 439fi00.gal L,.-. . riroxlrii-ately42,543'gall


Sawiey,: 06,00]) 1 (2,743); 3071000 ■ (8 ,7 7 1 )New (2,030). These fltorea V mately the sdriie a sln five weeks; I ] ■ . I 'A letter 'from trie te


qd-mlBW r QR nfWl lO t i t s •


M m


Three Plsheq 'Hfatel,!; i plained of the linsatls of -the j'lwaWr , supp out that on qccaslons-j rieen jobtalnable durlrii ■the' d,ayi.-,i I t w resol aw'atteritlbn


aedled. :


a view to fthe'p l Ministry of Heip flitl


luring tlib war" m ''cbh| damps, hostbls or lac] resolved to make ,a] tel Mlntet#:


would proba] ne'nt j toe ^


icampj nearTay ilyb


- supply at Glsbum w|a itotlsfactoiY cbnditli


- It ilfas reiorted to


part ,of the!.short i# stoned by a leak from_^ the nelghbourhobd of iC


people did goot work in providing -xlsts a great need in HoUand-p-an


pteH children] I


,eln I It was ;-muoh lere .still, however,


opportujfity :f#l helping hands, Th^roug contac‘


the itiedijim of personal I find .tjhe! [greatest need


■gently wanting many new volun- T i is - '


,,to [be fot boots, shoes andi clothing, either, rew or :>econd-hand, and I can mare 'arrangements for t|ielr dlstrlbu'lon wh^ere'jtoey are, most n e e d e d . Parcels' are getting through, -though j there can be no absolute guarantee of delivery to a specific person, jThe members of the Dutch Es>e[rarito Society In Rotterdim, whom [Ti know person­ ally, worild carjr; out - the dlstribu- tton. 'They arp fafrly strong, and ow :


are no


being ground worked M-r.


Soppy sellers, we raised I £980,000' to finance the work of the British Lrigloh -for ex-Servlce ihen [and lyomeri.; ,


rith toe help o f '339,000 volunteer ■ ' ' ! •


■and we believe that for this many other blessings B r i t i s 'h people throughout th e ! country will wish ,to make this first jieace- time Poppy Day the greatest of all Poppy Days; to make ft a [real thank-offering for all that our men have [endured and . achieved [ iri toe 6lx__longj years of war. [ : - 1 Tile first essential to Success Is' that jwe:; should have an i adequate number qf Poppy sellers We carinot have! too -many, hope] therefore,


Flylrig bombs are now :no more.


][lovember 10th will voluntebr their 1 Cropping Servipes


Poppy Day Committees. once, to


readers who can spare trie tlnie on a t


tha t


their :


!


W. G. WILLCOX (Captain); Organising Secretary, Earl Haig’s British, ■ Legion Appeal; i


-local |


limited wriioh


and


those bf jyour | other Mtolstrji has


I [sincerely


aiined and! driven under- under Hit|er, when they In .toe Sabotage -movement;


gro-wlrig; i rapidly after ............... ..


avenue. former


consented to t ■this appeal, a id get for donors a ledgme:it ; from


Dutch


T. H. [lhft, of 6, iMllton- ClltoeTOe^secretary 6f the 'e:


itlfy himself with will endeavour to personal' acknow- ith^.. recipients.


’6rt[ has kindly WI


Cigarettes, tob;iccoi arid irioney to pay the cost oi'-ttensport woluld be equally welcome. | !- Will [ anyone charitably • disposed • kindly! send ■thelf g|fts to, me|o]r; to Mr. '[['aft.


Up-Brooks,


WILLIAM BRIERLEY. lii|hjroe.


' I GLASSHO CHOPPING


Flsherles,''iaftef- porisultatl.on with Minlstr revoked


'The Mlnlstr;'' pfiAgrlcuL— - Oijd#s, other than toqsei oj food. FqeljriU


could! be devoted to crops n.'«/vl Ttdil-


the urea


who undertake tl. tokn, 75'per ceni


£_J T


be; made, available to those! growers devote not less bf their jheated.


glasshbuse -area to food crops. The County Wax Agricultural Executive


.


Committee hive ibeen as|£ed to prepare 'a list ofrsuch growers for toe’ Information! I of the Regional


•


This, arrangement does riot aj>ply - houses In [private! gardens,


or| which are not'producing pM.te for[; sale;:. As regards .speclatei 'growers, produces' of plants- for - eitport, and fawners of [specially, valuable [: plant j collections, me existing ; arrangements for -fuel, supplies 'Will, contlhue. Glasshous®.


' sorlbep above iwllLbe alloca’ted omy a! minimum supply of fuel for prieservayon of toelr nucleus s p ’ of!pl|ants anp flowers.


growers [who lare not prepared to enter into an undertaking' as' de"


to'?


risfarid the N.F.U., allure arid


Horticultural, which! 'have , [in glalsshouses


BEAF 'iM t ;


Well-known to '


'tend.”- Some] forth,'it can' tes or ’bus,'-, ;if '


and satisfact, d week: prevlc™ Fellowship acquired a


' ’There Will o ' M


n 111 tous


lart of -it, has'come into ' le National i-Trus efibrts of trie;'lo:al] Pi


A ]’■- i ']];[■]■ tnside; Knott, pr[ .a


rind Yorkshire J folk ^ho the -countryside, the Kn


’formerly', a tesid^tial rie-qtlllj’


description of ‘f a bit of it" mill


OEb (SPBl IT i i


be fei fu


!am ,the


as Parl!Bide!”j siteatid The Itoott, In order' which! Grey LCbiift, .]H« carried ton sb I successful sively.i and whereii some people; havd i beeril enat f enjoy iaj restful arid, reci


i a t r I T4^ 1*4 - l / \ n i


estuary I and i’command view of ithe 'Lakeland: mi


ORDER SEED POTA’J ; ;


’ill--'


.1 Seed potatoes ■ to,England end


!


and: sea. October, ' oemberi are Uie mi


®jfaotlyi; how] they able to, arrange t «me for early deli


a r's planting as : :


Way companies traffic.;; Potato ;grf advised" to order


' is. done.iisupp. cai


fanUia; ,ni bi


: rom I- ales Nover


IVefies


'fiefs-1 Stenc lelr £ti


pwers heir fe so6n a:


m


It; .was-' resolved thi draw [ toe ’’a'pentibn tols


?e


.ecessary rt pairs be UGGESTEf); R^GIOp


is matter i nd


scheme! to] [supply [t'fs portion of'trie distrlfct Solved- that! the Couricl principle'a SQheme, an- of the repo:’t be subr forYt


County Council ■tIoris.[


‘


bUNSOP [B UDGE i WATER UNDER')


. Further cbnslderatk ta the offer|fan behalf of, 'Laricaslier, jhalj '


Arnold Bteoksb Winst; W.E.] In 'a hls pi'bposals fo W


-


’ ,to - he jdlspo: -'^^fac! lines ^an ^an« -rovl(!ed.by.,th<-l


df


drinking water stora stalled: In jcontiectldr 4.A.F: ' ■


!'(4t Pay too; toortage. r u


imdstic. jift durin


e usei^ w i i l m


cpngxatulatlon 'ijo Cqu' rptd onjhls|_appoInta position-,; qf Euryeyot -the Ddcriy ofLtocas! Councillor R. pltc!


contal ned the tollowinf t CdNSI DION OF


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