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last 23 years. Radiogram o


We! have onlv won our hre-eminent positidU excellent and Efficient service we have giv A good instrument or Automatic Requires the


people who hg ' ■ :


type andWnd( !i ;48 hours Service in most casM. il 265 Gt. H aw il I


ood. Three Vank for immediate cijilleption and delivery.


:ve the experience of repairs f machine. ,xvc ^


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Owing to an ad to cover many


IJ I


iitlonal allowance of petrol we aite districts that we have been ' restiiictlons of petrol not to visit.,


Districts. Hunckat, Burnley, Nelson and Colne - • 'tc,


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HIGH oDllied by


Accrington, B to d e n , Church a n ^ sw a ld t '^ i t le jD ^ y S e e HasllSden .and Distritts, maUey, Ch;hjroe, and


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by the xpdnsive sien'ices of


to every Phone


GW6mmenTw(lui^”take tdseeme fuU , idteprogrammewiththejoo^ employment, wes given by Mr. Richard ■ if pious, pteases wtoch cotae rumoimg


oAf the


WARNING of national ration, and an outline ' about in mviridusM


steps


Foftj the rkini


speal evening. Mr.'Hindle


at


Cwiservative' candidate. Mdiham! 'on Tuesday


Blacko, chairmE n ;of the JuniOT Gon- servtitive Assoi iatlon; j Sir Douglas Hacking, ex-M.l». Ifoi |C^orley: and


wasjsupported, |)y |Mr. —


Lord Shuttlewo:thi ■ DKlEirlng thi t


over, the means af Production. Mr. Fort • th e State should ^oiot about th^_t,tqc


the efficiency sof that ey e ^ l^ g jn tte ' industrial garden would be lovely. But


It may no be long now - can again! show you those delightful


before pieces of :


of home. WE RECOMMEND UTILITY


PERMIT AiONG. ;


! ' !


ufhiture which enhanced th.: atmosphere furniture-BRING YOUR


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W j are now booking orders fo r REPAIRS TO FIREPLACES,


w i have a large stock of Spars Ir e


b o t t o m g r a t e s Tel. 312 28-30;R.


lE. ; D A W S O N PARSON IlANE; CLITHEROE


Don’t take chances With you


d XWSON’S supplies th^ needs.


I


E. VEEV Ltd., fcnpire Baker f, Clitkeroe (ILE BAKERS. PROVISION DEALERS.:


WHOLES Telephone; 131. Tel. 382 e In America tiey were once fooll^ : I - I ,


marine. The Government ran the shipping for, foMeen years, and; they lost about £7OOiO0. They pst money


Australia, too, there wap an interesting example, for some! of the railways were Statetowned and iothers were tp n by private enterpriie!. Figures which he had looked up shbwed jthat the wages on the State railways were slightly less


i over a fewer ifumber I of years, i In n the same wa


in ■ Australia, thoughugl : f , , \ , f S 5 r e d


they did not tell the F.bUe , nationalisation had b^n tried times .- without numbei. i!


nough to naticnalise their mercantile j ! U y on^.h* member of


ti»fhrm' ever put . before th6 S o n s form^ liberal part of that


?o ?w scheme,” was the rePly- tsS .‘&r®thi SwSUf


and the running ebsts very much more Uwchih lias alriendship with Mar-­ in Switzerland ;hey once natlonalteed , Churenm nas a gj -g,^ggord Cripps


ther qiibstion. • Mr. Fort V7ill you.


found they werd losing money at; the ] rate of.£7 a minute.


the railways butf^ave It up_^Fn^‘hey ;


when It came to jdeta^. One schMl of thought raid Indus# would be ran by public corpontlons,|but they did not ray such co ^ i atipns | had been: tried


.public corpora ;ldns, | divorced from PMllament and the control: of share- holderk, said ffley 'would 'run todusto


long ago In Gemahy jind were rat up by the Nazis. Other Sralallsts,. fearful of the Inherent totalit^an danger to


through ParUsaelit b^ means of clyU rarvants. But TParlianient was not the plrae to run todu#y. 11


'


of 1 England, under the closest Treasury to finance, such notes, which la


Labour proposes Fort said. One!


EXCEL CREAIw BI®AD food elements


health! your body


IbANKING AOT iINDUS'rBY, “ Now let us look at the things wbl^


toSSai'lstabUlfy; keeping^itic- ally todependent, the Bank oi iSigland had &nndence at honjie and qversera. That todependehce .wasjwortha lot m


ibortEint matters of l 1 the issue ot bank


if theto was the Bank ilch Steady worked instructions from the


y at ithe centre of


. Out hugelriVtel "But Oie Steel toduBtiy , ver to th^pirE^^^^^^ did ri fot of otl|ier thtogs as_welUuch ovw. ^leii at {he h£m__to rae guickly as pos-


nationalise the iron arid steel tadustiy. Most people would inimedlately think of hWe 'toms toanulaCturing immense girders, and ofTQlast furnaces tumtog


keepmg confidence all over the world. The Socialises! also; proposed to


as making maOhtoe tools and a great many househol 1 u te n ^ ‘ ' We^ do not want the- BrllM Government going totojthe hardw irO business, or even the


isation meant. ! . I


jack WJ^NG , p HARRE TWEQ)S BLOUSHS


DR-RAY a:-' ' 'll lit' Tel. 5502.


JACK W ING FOR fiOOD W O M LORD STREET, BLAOCBURU


Tel. 5502


p k iR T S . DOUBLE-TWO I


. I ; .1 Stockists. of Matita! Dorville, C leiiy, etCv


the SoclaUstewahted] to natlonallra- rallWayS and buseb. Tpe railways, how­ ever were the biggest, dock owners to the tountry. was thO State to see to the loading of ships? i Tlmt wm toe sort [of thing toe iSociallsts did not tell


Inland tramport'wris, anotoer thing ..


*^An^'***toere was aliotoer dlfflcul^. Howl were they going to get the civil servants to n n these [concerps? Dur­ ving toe war, maiw temporanr civil ot-


QuaUflcatlons, had conWbuted to toe succiess Governinent’s working wittl industry'. j They | had ^ d to advktage then pre-war taowl^ge and connections rath thejerigtoeertog bUsl- nm But after the! war those men


anfe. like hlSeif, who had technlral


, men who were employ^ by toe State would from time to time make appUc^


There was yeti another point. The THIS WOOERS.


la:NCASHIRE Ir eq u ir em en t s UNDER MILK ORDER


'• 01 The Rural


monthly meeting of (Dlitheroe District Council, held[i on


Monda I, lasted less' than 'ten mln-j ubes, cnly foijmril [busiriess being


coriduqted;


others Be'rry, J. l F.


V


Ri 'T. VayasO' ■The


the d i Courcillor Jv Gfeen presided, and


present w E, flolgate


er'e! Ckiuncjllois J; i.' Rlch.icoionei


I. Robinson,' J. G. Sharpe,


tfarley [and [the Rev. F. F. lU^S.J.j i Clerk [r.i


bported that ' the


Counc Vs architect had been re­ Miil-


' Istry nerit housing [si the Surveyor


expedite the


quested to ej^pqdite' submission of etalls required by the


)f Health I about the perma- « at Chatburn, and was requested to


Council’s tempmary and permanent housing! programme.


gested ----- — : - ,


...„ sribmission of suk- sites for the rest of. the -»


■ | Oolimel Robinson was appointed


represent the Council fo .serve on the District Advisory Committee set up under the Disabled Persons (Emmoyment) Aetjof 1944. .


mltte i by the Clltheroe- Borough Coundl for overhead electric high and 'ow tension lines from Daub Hall ',0 Moses Hrillj pipping. ^ '


The Council agreed to plans sub-


THE MAYOI- SEEVICES’


iW; Jackson) had reported on the number and coMltlon of ashpits to the district, the! Clerk was Ih- structed to write ^ e ovmers con-


After the Sanltafy Inspecloi; .CMr.


cerneid, suggest ng that ashbins p provided, and the Surveyor (5&. W. (j. Booth) was instructed to


purchase ashblis for.sale to rate­ payers.


OF CUTHEROE tVELFAEE FUND.


SPreviously aefc lowledged .. 894 12 4 I


Subscriptions received to 27th June I .


■ ■ I' . .. £ S.: d.


tarkle Arms B;)!x . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5; 7 Proceeds of RI.'Band Con-


. cert, 24/25U1 Vime . . . . . . . . 11 19|10 .


Mayor’s Parlom, dlitoeroe.


I


To al to date. .£908 17i jAmES WILKINSON,


Mayor,


DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS Recently the


Council suggesting that It would be desirable to state the standards upon which licences were granted for! accredited rtillk licences, jto reply, the Cle rk to the County Council stated that as each'farm varied in charrcteriand design. It was difficult to [lay down regula­ tions applicable! to all ,buildings, and each case must be condderw on its merits I but the County council’s requiremehts; under the Milk (Special Designations) Ordej;, 1936, could be sufnmed up under the following headings;—


write to the


Olefk whs asked to Lancashire County


(1) Compliance with-the Milk and ' Dairies Orcer, 1926, and Regu- ' lations male thereunder, par- I tlcularly fo risecuring the clean­ liness of d liries and cowsheds,


(2) Steam sterilisation of utensils:


(3) The provisloii of separate rooms ; In the dairy for washing and steam sterlisatlori of utensils,


' and the (poling, storing and ' bottling of milk.


; 'tions for- increases of] wages. OMously i frorii toe men’s polnf df view toe best ' time to make the approach would be [ just before a General Election, .It ' would be a srorig Government mdeed ' which would refrira slich an amlication ; in [those clrciunstancesi ‘‘Idon’t;ray


'i emDloyment 'ireaklne out on us again? Mr. Fort ask'id. [You remember all too


! 'f '^ a t steps should we take then to reduce the chances rif the frightful un-


. - i


'Japanese hands. ThMsands_ of ' roung men have gone Over, or are .go;


that we ourselves havq 60,000 men_ta


[this[struggle oyer f e ”


hu.- -


machtoe tool bueiae“ -" declared. But that wra[what national­


„ ,


slble^’ raid Sir Dm T^Ue agreeing that


who' said -that would be a Peace


a great war leadm, in >re were people they! did not think Mi: Cljurchlll WM[


« , Chmhm-I.


toe' nextParliament Parll'iment, and that


wVtoout changing the-. Prime Minister. After the disaffectionjbyer [the d l ^


a leader for peace-time, althougli it was i S l ^ - t o change tie Government-


trous Norwegian campaim,^ the of M P.’s were full of’ letters from


constituents, ^ d “ ® opinion, Mr. Ghamberlpln felt linpeuM


to resign If' the public should be dls- S r iT w l th ' Mr. ^iSchUl 'In peace- an eventuality which' Sir Douglas ffid not think would con e' to pass--tom toe remedy was In tlie hands of the


people,


would not bi with toe Govenmrat, whp would find it difiqoiilt.to 'obtato the, services of sqchjpeoplej


j [' i .


have to deal with wai a &bmsatlon. The generab prtociplri


PREFERIENCE FOS BUILDERS. The first thing the C overnmrat wouldl


was again'to be iwe ind length of rar-;


X.^After toe l^ t war, to Iw exceptions-were mad;, with toe re ^ t that there was ,co)u^erable itoest


amongst the toxm That would not have 10 happen tnS, time, although he favoured one except on,


iesired.


i that would h ippen, but It is a danger. " 'We in this country haye a big reput^


tlori for incoiruptibillty, and we shpul^d hesitate to tike! any step that might •'tafnlsh our ]eputatlpn.| ■


'! well those duys 'of ten [or fifteen years ■ agp, when far, ,too many people were I out of work, 'lere, and Iri so many other ' parts of the country. [It was particu­ larly bad In 'ilaCes like East Lancashire


; the qharity__„ of the country, as others : dM, thatat E;(st Lancashire’s plight was ; nqt so well known.’.'


was only be a stiff uppe; P f


ea^t. Coast ,


ijiause Lancashire folk kept : lip and .did not appeal to


SPRE LDING INDUSTRY.


' and for p« tectlng milk against i infection aid contamination;'


' be used to make peacetime goods. [ Conservative Caretaker Government ! had placed on | the statute book the ' Distributlori of; hidustrles Bill just ' before Paimment dissolved. The Bill provided special facilities for factories


looking intt the; probleiri, and were try­ ing to get new industries Into such areas, ’fiaalng [estates had been rat up on top North-east coast. The war gave a tremendous iiripetus to the plans, - .industry had to[ be widely scattered a protection' against air raids, and in order that [labour should be available. What had been!done In the war would continue. Many of the factories could


' Bfefbre the war the Government were


' where there was only one industry • which disposed of Its products overseas. : ,It| was much the same' on .the Nortn- ,d In South Wales, and it


asplratlonri for toe 'uture. ^ Mi;, firt knew those hopes, [ai d he and membp of hiri partlk had ajpJactlcal pr.ogresslye programnie; whereby those hopes would fructify. 'It was ess jntial; that toe war in toe Fari East sl ould [not be long-, drawn-out. I There i/as no desire, after D-Day, to depose Mentgomery or Eisen­ hower after the Rhine had been crossed. In [their hei ,rts, every man and woman knew' toat Mr, Churchill was the best man' to continue to lead us to a victory; over Japfi. Nor should he be drooDfid when ariotoer job remained to be finished. Britm wanted a strong' foreign policy, and she vfould play her part in' toe int iraatlonal security organisation. A 'C mservative Govern­ ment would brln^ realism to those aspifations


Mr. Hall Davies spoke of youth s - ! , , ' [ ! ■ ELECTORS’ POWER.


!! |


election time the riandidates asked and perhaps even told toe people how they . should vote. After polling day, hOWr


Lord Shuttleworth observed that at WOMENS


wlsries according to the'mandate they ■rin"'tuesday] evening, on T h f Bfilsh had given him. Tfiy miist not let thSit;... Health' Freedom Society, • to. A. power slip from their harids,'for so long- j MMiTey dwelt at sopie rengto; on toe


ever, the selectors had the power and, on'majew matters of policy, to demand- that their M.P.’sfiuId qfiy out their,


as' toe electors hjid that ppwer, could ensure that Parliament carried out. the • country’^ wishes. Candidates were elected to Harliament


rind for no other purpose. They wejje not elected on tnelr abilities to driye railway engines, run a coal bUBlrie?s, organise; a train


to govern, like that. There was a.'great


work to elected manage


' to be set up in areas where mass, un­ employment seemed likely to start again. The Conservatives had improved toe Bill by taking out a cause, so that a factory could exnand without having to seek the Government’s permission to do this. Novir that the Act was on toe statute book, If It was found that cotton was absorbing all the people who were desirous of working in'the industry, it would be up' to the M.P.’s from thlq district to get Lancashire declared as


, ' an area w'lere special help was needed to bring 111 new industries,


■


Labour party’s programme, they wouldj not have the time to do It properly; :j they would have to Ipt; others do tnei work, arid there was an old raying -to' the ;effrat that “ If you want a -toin'g'


M.P.’s were going; to try to f i toe ' ■tipSigs''suggested M the


' .........


do in the country, and if tfi' t c


( In


0-OPERATIVE! GEILB [ an address given before the G^d


they .: to -he ’Wt resistive and curative powers


..... ............. oote


'of toe human body and how disease; is alwfis a process of cure; ani expres-


' "


service, or anything; mprove the'health of the naUon, or o( '


'sionTof the'organism’s refijustment-to ;tho complexity 6f . artificial ' .human habits and I riustams. Regretting toe i Obvifis failure of toe Panel system'to


l. lavuvuc V -• buifi [bouses. The Con- tmt_for


servatives stood for full; freedom for leople to live and to trade as they


ca:


Although Labpur talked a lot about nationalisation, [they were very vague i


Stelta


deny! that Mr. alter]two years


, i u . * i ^Auotoer question:- Wlri did the Con-


^ChurcWll wfll tame thM, as he hae Itamed a lothf othere.


I


MR. CHURCHILL’S I npehed in


struck by the fact wiat , party to the State; whic


Sir I Douglas HMtog . PAR


|o claim Mr. OhurchUl Even the leaders of thi had till paid tribute to


■leadership. [rather more lukewtom iMr. Shtowell bnd lhofe


iX A D E B S aW GE


. did not wish s their leader.


,1s magnificent em had been an the rest— ir Liaski. But


Labour party


isaii-s ffs iK oS s I Imf remind you ^


CTerilthoselwo gentlemOri W


War and Japan has stUl to .be oeaien. ^


S te n


Let me----- . , [Churchill gave a ' E o l e m k ,


late President


alra remind J you: that t*. • " promise to the


that Brffato


but' Goq was o:


I iti and a


secret was knoMedge ol far too many lives then


said 01 Christ, 'all had, to admit He wari a jtrong man, strong enough to fade i hostUej world,' arid strong enough to dharige the CJross from a tihlng of dishonour and shame to an ! Instrument [of peace end Rojver.


„ strong, one., ■Whatever men


lyj one (tod—fleff. j > ■ist thej? had a groat leadei'


Chrilst t#m could fight


squalor, sickness and disease janl bad relatloriships, both at homq|anq


s Btiengih was trielr’s tol ald In' the fight In Which; they take! a glorious'| part-fth3 afilnst : Ignorance, poverty,


abroad. WHALbEY CHASE


taking away a motor-qar 'wl.^ut thfe consent of the owner, Mr. Thos. Latham, of Nelson, proceedingri;aIto, beingi' taken; 'against Herdman for


E


disappearance of the efi was given on toe'police wireless'system, and this was picked up at WhaUey'by P.C.S Wood and Birch', who found the oar Ini a recess on the Clitheroe road. The accused meri were leav­ ing the car 'arid ran riff when to® pollcri appeared.. They were tow- and triken to Wfialley Police


[ It statfi toat a report of the


taken . Statlbn In; the police ear. Helrdmari told the Bfich' he took


for taking the car away, and Herd- mfi was [also ordered to pay' 4s. costs on each of the other, sum- monses, plus 10s, for pamaglng the


Both the accused were fined £2 | ■ pollrie statidn window.


thf par to drive his [pal back to camri.: Lunt' said he,only came [out of hfipital "on Saturday, :and was feeling groggy. -He hap had one or two drinks.,' •


drivtoig the I vehicle ; without ]a Ucende,'and further fOi|; not having In' forcri a policy- of- Insurance in respect iof third party risks. There was ilea of *


d 'soldiers from a milltai[y I, Wllllaih Aithujf. Herdmqn


said he waq there Was no


:i If that is «, I exprat Nto


that ttonptptlon and'that spirit. Most people were out to,‘take and hot to Jive;' out to be served anc hot to serve.' They woul^ have; tc face thJose facts, but the ■


hot like faclng[ facts. Unpleasp facts the world called problems, anq


world die


subject'd' to discipline, they would| go out Into a world where, for the most p|art, they could: do as tpey ‘ and they would have tc


shelved triem. !,Froni school where triey'were[


he K M Goverlfments. Had


I f all depended on whether they go a truce Was arranged whereby 'fie mey wwe; determined it should be could send hrinto!e^p|[ lomes tto^^^ the lines, under'whit j


school had won! honour, and glory.,


so. i 1 . ■ ' I i i '■ [ LITTLE TEAM SPIRIT


I tion' they 'recelyed at schpol sum clerit? They; were going out into a I world vvhich would ,be far different; froiri trie' school. In school 'they ■


Why [did they need God in all! this? Was riot I the general edu^


'' ' ' '


.knew the team splritj but they; would find very I little of that to thp[


world. iTliey! would find t^at mos rr^rA niitJ fnr t.hptnsGlves anc


_ ______


food fpr the! Dutoh! pbpulationj The ananAmentt were, made at 'Wingenm- gen. [I heard -of a smkrt little Fnver- sation which'[took placb there. Though the Commander if thC German Forces in Holland; General Blascowlti Is (or 'was) not on'fthe'list Of;war criminals,


bearing


passing] at the time,.' driving tliefr norse-draWn caits away from the town. 'The Dutch just looked! pn quietly, a


riis Chief of Staff was [list. The Canadian C the cqnferende, went ub to this German aiid raid to him, “Yoi^know, vyhen we


'get you. we toe going [Germanme obl'l.’;’ ”-That’s lust


! “ ’TERWIC W ^OM I


' Howew, t^contiriv e,; the triice was 'artanged . arid food- started ] tp go itorough. At, toe sqme time) ’p.anes ibegan to drop food further no^, but 'e it W'drily a, matter cf days betoe toe


; you,’] [the' Canadian


to kill you.” To replied,! " Your,


lace was quite I public | rind, ari ^t lappenOd, some Germans; were ^lu^t


the Old [ advoca ■ted "tha 't Ithfe


i NATIONALISATION. ! the i Labour


n m ta^ | p ^ y presided, and' Mr.; Fort.


which''a Conservative siid. “ I ask you to cont^t tnis aen •(


of the inherent dangers i for| helping in that wl


out from the jopposition.’ qUESTIONt


Hall Davies, of made" that private


A quktloner said a ch4 ge had been' , the Cb^rvative party f#y


' S d ? i^ ° to “w^.‘"He''ii^ eSuded to ' monopolies which, he “ lament i ^ ^ K o r t ^ S t h a t a“


deal quieter) thit there would be,cm- : truth or pulBOw directiSn of labom.- The Consemw^ r S T.U.C. mWifesto kept ve^ i tlgating aniL if


said that whilst they also raid (a gMd , po les qtoges haa^^n Jort repue^^^^^ ^


vvas responsible tor the ^ « F I prnnnmiK conditions to oDtain


s of


of the, charges, action, taken


_ Butler had CONSERVATIVES’ employment POUCY


“!l think ,I had some iualihcations , .r,. I . learnt


'Mr. Fo „rt


] jk . FORT! DiSGUSSES “ lif^HEREl^T DANG ERS b p SOCIALIST PLAN


A JUNE 29 1945:


FOl C.R.G


if bo|ys of


commemora­


t io n ; DAY SERVICE accqrdance with, an j^ncient


I ;l„,


S c h o o l i attended a service 1 at Clitheroe Parish Church, on Satur­ day,' in j cotamemoration of the foundation of the school in 1554. Many parents arid;old boys of the school were also|pr^ent, along With the two jParllamehtary candidates, Mr.,Richard Fort and Mr. Bi'arry; E. iRandalL ! i | !! ■ -


statute,, the governors, staff and ' Clitheroe Royal Grammar


ra:


!; The service, which was coi|d,ucted j.^ad with keen interest; :by the 'ylcar of Clitheroe (the Rev. he w r i t e s :


i, L,


i '' i ij


'H. A. Bland, M.A;), opened With the song, ana lessons were read by the headmaster, [Mr. L. Hardy, M.M., M.Ai, and'the head boy, .James!A.


[Stephen iold boy ithe [war 'chapter o[f Olir


Is beglhning in the school.l’ he said.


[ they, themselves add to its honour? ‘They were called to fight in the 'battle .if recoristructlon, a battle [


I content [tlradltio:


of, the school, Ob would look back upon in Europe Is over. S


Whiteside,, formerly a staff, whose!home is streevt. His earlier


. xua coiu i


[Slater. Ah address was given by the Rev Fell; B.A:, [of Preston, an


of the school., “Npw that a new history What


iwar- generation! to


: strangely, eriough, I yras told Jby me 'Dutc^ that it was to the GrebIra'Ltoe ■that -thO Germans had thepnselves


advanced a few miles to the ylUage of Wagentogen,I near, thWGrebbe ^Ltoe, which Was to mark the end jof the fightingpin Holland to this campalm


: advanced to '1940, i? W® T tion, before the


[would b^ recorded there? The boys- fl.-rtimnrel la_ at school would be the post- S eA ^ h a tlf f w"e ! Would


' the Germans to Holltod would have been only tpo glad toj surrender, me-


were already dytog ffom staCTation. We were also told corifldentiaffy that


. . . . -- q -- . j.pct of


hus, on both occasions, the iViUrige of Wagenirigen was the demarcation line.


tfhey be ; ail the Way, we would not be t po time the | tg save the Dutch, whem we iwere told


____if we weSe'going to fight |o fight wa


It was then that the (^rmansjstarted ..... Hand, and.it wasiobvioufly


'Afto lithe (capture 6f. tonidm, we ' Soldiers’ |GRIM I


I M A N Vid


'■1■i'1 : ■ ! ■


! ■ l" 1 .


T i ■ ‘ i


ws on


and Non-Frateriiisatioiii c o n d it io n s !


ONDllnONS in Ge desertbedj by SigiiatoiM


,-L----.. g-Q J j I


ci)ut i letters hav


member to ■ Rad


H. A, of our iclyfle- been


iD: CLliliEROE i SIGNALMi^^


■many ;a)W are I ransideration.'i Somejthtogs:they world, (you hWe ■


friend, I when I Chatted with a , doctor whose Utrecht' had-asked:me to call,


no obylOus signs oi


the 'world, but theyl; would, part with '-‘~ixettes.| There were starvijng people, but


fori all the money to


refrained froin serve tneir [ene _ tion, had :'turned troops, I Tpat just turned the result dozens pf,n iw


he tffid'me that rii'opt were lust, Mriny, he! said, had,


caseb. ; he


walking about to con-, ■gy, but, op! the libera-.


„ but 'toj greet me little extr i' effort had, scales sufqciently, wifh hiinself had had


G'ermaii bSality,' Offd of how almost every hbuse to Amsterdam had a secret room where trie jyoung men of tpe family ihidT Moreover,' it was ,pot sufflcieilt td go|to these rooms at times of particulto danger, Pto itastance,lif a the.'Germans entered a house at night


iOnbe again we lljeard' the tales pf [": [ I'f


■the -war In matf milk: produitlon Mr. : J. : E. (Harg


^H E remdtkabll 4, British dairy


, years.” | T lis young | man also showed me thej sf ot, riow[ marked by a cross


us just to walk'thelstreetO apm, after being prisoners inj pur own houses for


feel to see if the[ bed -Was warm, to make sure someone had nbt just bolt :d from it] Cine yburig mat said to ne. ' You dpn'I know what a 'hrlll It is for


nd foiindlan empty bed, [they would


,[ to [the dairy, 'rirmel . 'Wales, particular ■remembered |that


.• ! pad made J avail , I seventh of-the ai " trates available b- i ' The demand for i.dfi the public ha I mendously, ind t:


, poflcy had mean ' that the rat pnlng


. 1938-39 the [^tota through; the Boar j ilon gallons. Lasif were 1,188 mllllo crease of 1C 8 mill pre-war; pro luctloi ; 'Were, In- themselvf


.tJfflcer to thi Mill! and editor cf Jn addressli&'me. Rotary Clui on The meeting was i jr. Provan] chiei Board. Mr Hargteave.


m


Mr


J .


; ; demand,' it had ',; maintain tfi'Natl. ' ■ Yfhlch gave Irlorlt i to [expectant [and i ! babies, scho )l-chil ' ! lids.' Ration Ihg of


despite trie fact that all of them were in to prlsOn' at the;tiriie of the alleged


possibly!


lave been [connected with, it ,e8ale deva{


station


toflGermans hrivelpald a terril their sinsJ I ihrive travelled it in the Rrihr ■ and in the big


IGH the DyteWj jiave suflere


0 find one single (whole bulld- aabruck, further [ north, is an-


'i f was toe end of the war., My unit 'then advanced to the area of-Utrecht,


_ JZ._ nn«to«.ol /^QVD tlflP ntire iGerman Army surrendered, and


[fid got anotoer terrmc weltome, but happened aff the wayRromlNorman^^^^^


I our H GermI [ for ofders, ! ping In wit!


[cither,' In fact!


had been tearing the guts out | of each ___ the same town.


■ 3r.i Walktoir g about


a te to offliers


;i shan’t borf yoU''W}''h,the detm^ quarter^of Ifis destroye4 and weJial tiey Bfe ‘'^ery , shnfiiir toi wlw had requistoQned the' reinalfier, so whe


The orily strange point about it was i ■ i-'_i 1


Germaris stpod; stric# by riient,! ,and disorder. ■' a Once' the


! Oosterbeik, Where toe airborne trciops put upisucn a great s low in September. Since’^toen, time rafiiB to five stood ^.(11, for all over toe countmide for raUes! around, one efi see the equli>


qack to Germany, W3 returned to the area jdf Atohem, iri the village of


rmed [and ?ot read d} fdr their ir march


rinent; [that had be:n 'dropped I innumerable graves of soldiers, mostly


unknown. I ' ■'


I - of bumt-out gUder i, some wdth ,|raps I sUU'Inside theV i'»d[by toe gbders ard gravfi marked wRh nothing but a parat'rrioper’B helmet; a ^ten gun,


On a broad beat! 1 there are dozens i ,


(24)! :md (jriijstopher <3eorge Lurit: (28), were charged at- Burjnley, Magistrates’' Court .on' Monday iwlto


and i perl laps here and there some chriired ^eces of h bald, or a soldier s • scorched, payhook. :' ■ J


One of toe graves at Qpsterbeik is a mass one, containbig thirtyrflve un­ known'soldiers. i s li hfi lreto from toe Utrecht ana earlier! than tfi rest of mV-unit. It ■


.


bourhdod of Oosteibelk that I spfit YE-Driy. Whenever/I remember that • ■ ■


daly i 1ll the rejijoolcings


cases] and'Herdmaii also asked for - Guilty ” Iri the ,toree


a case of dolhg wilful qamage tq a windriw' atiWhalley Police Stat]on to be takeh Into consideration. - ;• j ;


poignanv ^ ^ I D IN AMSTERDAM


lol to take up was[ in the neifrh-


■ kuture, it- wiU not be of great that I tiink, but of toat scene of (ulet desolation.


______ an occuLational role. Every maVr was giveiftwo days’ holiday, to go where "he wanted. ' My pal and I decided to'make:o(u - way to, Amsterdam and the rirst trtick W'stopped was ra


T7\OR a week or to we had a restful J2 trine.


prior to going to Germany


coal j lorry. Rather than | miss the oDportunity,' we decided to jmake the best of the coal,


curiosity.' As this part of HoUand |]ad. -dvery man would ibe rbquired to do his it,-' whether Duke or dustman, an 3 riot lerply leave thbj defence of the boun-,'


something of a I Mio rfov-’-, it would share the load, and to haye conscri ,ption ,


beenl'liberated by the'[first'Canadian Army, everycne^ took-it for fianted rat first that-[we wrire Canadians, but when we told toemf we! vefe' English ri was then that the' fuss- really staHedi, They had printed-a pamphlet,


pd sihed irito our


It addressed us in iiost 'flattermg terms, and ;included thjs Once in your- history you chcjse one


_____ .. lands as we passed


lyhich they - .


‘ On to bur chlldrfi as an 'everlasting ■ debt of gratitude. • ■ [


'kings-tkings'of our hearts; Never to our dying day shall we foreet what we owe to you. and We shall pass it


of our race to be your king. Now you return to Hollarid,- and you are. all


■It ilontin'ued like that for several pages,' and I riiust say it made one; feel, proud no to be British.: Let us hope we shall


t miss the opportunity tlpat Europe presents to us now.


even to deal adequately withi lts dis­ eases, the speaker asked iwhat prospect faced the nation when the State medi­ ical tervlce became law. rThora people


doing well, do it] yourself.” Mr. Eden' and Mr] Churchill held 'dominant pc^l-! tibns In: world affairs. They; were men' of long and wide experience, and they had ' estriblisheq • relationships with other Allied statesmen which were Mo valuable to losej - [That ,was for the electors services then they must


to decid:. • If they wanted the of these tWo experienced men vote Conservative.


1


we found that t f i greatest demand wps for cigarettes! and I gaSped when a young fellow offered me;p guilden (about £2 10s. ;0d.) for ten' cigarettes. Apparefftly under Gerinan ;riile, cigar­ ettes-were fantastically dear,' and those made ftom real t ibacco cost 6/- each. As money is of .no real use' to us, we usually gave our cigarettes away, s thobgn one had to be careful not to be


As in imost placies we had liberated, i •


otherivise the whple town would have been surging around us In a matter ol seconds..


.braotltloner.l The British Health Free­ dom, Society, now nearing a member­ ship of 10,000, is a lay orfinisation ! formed to protect this'right.


tainj each other with “-Guild Experi­ ences” and happy memories.


N^xt week, the members will enter- '


whol for any reason whatever, objected to iMmpulsoryi medical'treatment ■ pre­ ferring to (riiobse their own method of treatment arid to have orthodox or lin- brtliodox attention as [they wished, should be rible to contract out of ; a Btate medical scheme, or at least have the (right to| choose their own' kind [of


een' d,olng so by too many people, t


I had [previously met,in Utrecht and had [asked me to visit-them.- ; i ]


lol) CIGARETTES WORTH £60 My' hosts were t; young couple whon,


- In, part'fetui n for all the kim nessis they hail shown-]me, I gavi th'em 100 clgai ettes. 'fiey near! fa|nred, for, a( their price, I wa! dying them, no less than £60, thong] the bigarettes cost me 3/4d. I stayei


sterdam for


sfee, in most [circiumstances, people ; a peculiar racer-singing'their songs. would' not accept money ' under


(night, at ihe poshest hotel' five cigarette.s!


-ry |to those who couldn't find workj Dlher porilts were that young men' would, benefit physically and! meitally by a.spell jin the'Army, would learp more about[theiy fellow be, able | to see; ' the Government’s expense, of a 'staridingi (Army was ; re


-men, and would world af thb The alternative


.join it. ;I think;the result interesting because orierWould hfidly think that mefi who have khowri all the -trials of Arpiy life should vote that their sons sh(juld have a j taste of it as well! though they argued that it would be beljter for them to serve a year'in peacb than five' or klx'ih war. If that'fdebate 18 anytriing to go by, there has c^ertalnf


bee luse it 'was argued Ifhat at 'th^ we [could'maintain only about; fourteen Dimonsi which [would be 'insumcient[ and that, in any case, we could ne""^ mafi the [Army | attractive erioi gh persuade I even that number of men


I my^lfiapi in; favour of consef -inion Interest


.lefiers are being - listened to witb keenness, In my opinion there has neyer been ,


thp commg Gerieral Election, and the broadcast speeches of (the various party


ly been a i elf'£vely


big swing in public oT - ......... ^being taken


ran election io difficult to . ........ -


are o;^n[i^g| other entertainments, ™e-othw[day fve had a football riiatch with a team of Russians, and before


seriously Apart ifrq'm ^______ ____


t f i kick-off their


^Russians were [very' enthusiasts, and .Wrieneyer'they(scored they performed' all sorts of antics, such-as dduble back*


with! a bunch' bf flowers^


; night the! strains of\ " Lili Marlene ” come floating out Into the ears of pass*. ing Germans. (They must think!'


;w£ird somersaults, to celebratb. wf also have ;our own "pub ” whefo every


we ary. captain pr: !


but most fellows !fic taki; business •


of casting i their first ail these activities, .we


sented Thri


.............ml


At Amsterdam -we found there were very ■ feW troopd there, soldiers y^ere . still


fid ,away ive went. apd Britisn


rind Gerrian soldiers sHp- mesrag'is.' However, the ■ ' toe agree


iephone 1 ue was laid from ,he Gerii an, H.Q. iWe had (railing at our offices


there were [no scenes of German! had bpqn dis-


My' pal-and I hayri a'riice little fifi including a living rdom, .complete with writingFdesk, bedrodin wiljh spring beds, and a bathroom. iOur other modem convenienceri jnclude such things asla vacuum cleaner, electoic washing macrime. electric kettle, | stand lamps,


;e as ClitoriroeJ J About tor^e- ■ 'e civ lianS are ijVingj I don’t knp'


erants to-day. ! | The town I billeted in is Soest, about toe


v/nui.cw,.. _____ __ , u..ii , ;e Munster apd Hamm, it is


[dly hit town, but I have neV-er A wholesale-devastation as the


cident 1 arid, thbreforO, could n■it.


' ioitput-hls 'figure ■ iraJiown' the ttlg in ; production—f it t [ t f i milk sipply


r imposed by the " ' bit.this was 'not


,; scheme i a,nd ihe 'g, '.denjiandi ' In j wlnt ■ ''fieded jsu'pily, ;h


;.fimarii'edj'th3[ fact [■eppply of'thljs ebu; 01 d


I.all-tlme redoi


: agriculture’s ' contr i war effort;


ably the' ov tstah TRIBUliE TO


iWfireas iri j is 38-39 < i.mllk output had't


It; was int irestln


i.man[ufacturec),l;the i liqui


.rind btosidei table.' - Considering that dnly a,' few; weeks ago rprining -water was f i ■ undiieamtwif luxury, we are quite satisfleq with orir billet! In' additipri, we pave taken [over toe local baths, jvhere, we can haye hot showers dr a,swim ijupt as;often! as we-Wlto rind toe cinema, for ouki own privrite Showsljlt is ri cosyilittlpjplace, allied plush


these m------------- we have now got our eyes'on a pie; 4afA ■ ■ ........... N.A./.


aj 4 I[N't id


hot espe


Om - r i'l^RNISA’nON’


N-FRATERNISATION is; gi -er than you 'w[ould imagine.'


'here argue;-tliat there’s;no chance re-eclucatlng toe Germans when we allowed


„,.-.lklly in riatlyd propagi teen yet.


solltaiy civiilfi. .Most of the soldiers


[very [difficult; notj to talk fo a rin-


soori. 1 I know ■


agrfi! wiith'the official view, becriuse ■- aid I we all ,tend


even.' to; talk to; tlem, the absence of the ri ter- :anda,' whidh we haven’t ;Hti (iweyel, I( am inclined to


stre et', and, see toe! quite normal-loo drig chi'dr^n ariq old'folk, Tm temptel to' soften towards them, arid argpe with my-ielf that probably toby were power­ less to do anything! to stop the war, and so forth. 'The fact reijiains, howivCr, thc.t (the great (majority of jsolliers coiidemn. the present- order,, ibut, [of course, they obey it, we had'a debate onLtoe 'supject a few l ights ago, the i|ote was pifiticalD 100 per cent, in 'favour !of fraternisation. So' there


vihen 11


to forgive too go about the


...... ..


y q u ^ . ! 1 SOLDIERS


hands d'o'wi. ’The arfiments inj sup­ port [were'principally that Britain must rjsmain strong, arid that the only way to ,do so was


ids down ! ’Tlje arguments in I'very.interesting: the “Ayes”


peace'... . Ofjj CONSCRIPTION


(Ariother debate jwhic i gave ,us rame orig arfifients'was on conscription J----- time, - arid afiin [the! result


----------- 1. . gyp, won'


nd soft lights. Lpckily none of as dariiagedj in Ijhe raids, tjnd. ,nt'


make a» | lovely


..’'wheni.'unllmhpd sii ■;;ce: Urates weve av£ '[.million gallons! mor- ;-42, when wlnfef pn 'lts[lowest epb :, Referrlngl td the w|


iPrpductlonjIlakjt win [ilori fillo ns nppre tl


^summer,was iithja [ability, ..........


d6[risumed iir winter increas and [as milk ,ito procure


'tqred,.-now .liufact


1 was -muc' n' w.


furtl the


'.Mdrketlrig Bo ird In (itsl exlstende, 'LP'ointed out! tn [no small measure [.sedurfty, afforded to .[tfi regularity of; pa? prices. In [ t f i [ffr iexistonce • th e : [Bpar ..milllph pound!


[ .Board to the! prpdii been [more than a


! erbasd, of 4 nil i preceding yea' :. ’ ’The' 'adm’lhstrkti.


[ duberis. In t f i ' ia^t 'the Board sum bf ,101 'ml.


Iijllm lien


[iisatiohi at the| heado Board: at 'TWafies - spfiker quotod the f


[iyears"the ca. icollecfed, in'


'Die :pa:tm’ents, apcl was [jy little girlsjstjralgh


cash 'and.poj.jjal ordi polinqs, and;fid' pehny.'ln'splto of neyi passed


.'-hrou MOREpuk fn ai referenjeje to


' -tof [Increasing]}! bet' [ -That milk would hai ' ifrqm a greaflylinen


' ithe he'r,d. TfilBpar, ' 3ts[full part ir ashst


'.than ever 'wp'uld be jthe: war,land 'mat th


■Hqrgreaves smd!d jtlh;


' herd,'hut from [a hlg. ' -coTV and a Better


.; -torrect lines ..One ■ ; [thby were prmding


; jthd future' of Ipry f;


. i operation of'a l-servl i dnseminatioh.' The B , given power [td mak ;available[ for 1 phe


,' -was by . under ;akirig, ,| jthd MInlstr}T( (if-;Ag


' cattle-owners, I and-, ;''l5 hopqd that-TOen t. ! -opdrating natwnally possible to bredq. hig


i codfs by! ma'k.iri g'' i ifarpiers, through arti ! Qtlbn centres;- ; ani^estfy.. The


DOIN ulls


ioard


no th;


:[ penny, per "gallpn of Illustrative Ipf the <


ier he for.


jiv* to ear and


I Asia food wis nov 'In! spite' of [the


fieeting; was, hem in Thirsday'evening, .un p 'dency of. Mrs.' P. Driw:


WOMEN’S IN3TIT


! and[Domiham.! ''gave a'most intfistmg


(kvas taken up by a sele phoie' records I (jposen


aico'mpiiehensive, report, at-, 'the ! annual Natlor meeting! held. [i;i Lond| attmded [as de' egate


reSiderit'of. the 3rlnd]


ijcorcially thanked thrpui and Mrs. Hornby. The ;


.of glove'making, for '


Ithe coiripany with songs itest piece which (gained] iplac'e at the. Alderley rFestival.' The hbscesses R. Roh’


Mtt' Miss I. Gpulston Mito J.-; Watson] Xcontr;


:E. Hanson, and Miss L. : WELCOME IWME first-effort In - s id of ■Which itfi - Vica: ' and


msoh, S. Rbbriisp:


'(the [till


treasurer 'and, seifetary SchobForilTOday-


[tables, iwas under A* Hartley. Mrs


form (Of a vnist di was .well attended


the c Price


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