. • i ■ - C lt heroe \A d ver tfser & Times, Ju ly 15,, 1949


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Living Standards Higher Under Labour Policy


iboWLAND Education Cora- ■i? I mlttee wllli^not hold ja meeting In August, Chi Tues­ day, the chairman, .Councillor


Tom Walker, said he thought they were entitled to a holi- dsiy, and as the date for their hbxti meetrng would fall ori August Bank Holiday Monday, they would miss a month. Un­ fortunately, Mr. iWalker made a mistake when, consultmg his [dairy, and ideclared the hext meeting for September


IpING SLOW Yery reprehensible of course, but if you and a


BUOYANT CHAIR get together it ,is the only ' method of non-working. Just a time-


aster one might say, but very comfortable !


yDu lave


We specialise in Coinfort. May wb show- our stock of Upholstery arid Beddingj? 'We many other jthings which niight interest you.


K ^REET, CLITHERpE.! Tel 191 -! V.- you golt an


i f yov need a new Exide Battery for yo IT car,ask your local garage to let us toaow i e type you vyant. Altemativdy, as a fully


equip jed Service Station, we can repair your old batteiy and k :ep it up to its job.


! i - W. & F. DAWSON


lOlb-ELECTRICAL, BATTERy |& TYRE SERVICE ilHTON TERRACE J CLITHEROE


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[pM pRyDGERY — IjSVEST IN AN I AEL-ELECTRIC WASHER!


’ SCO AUrElectrlc Washer .L.[............ £.62/18/-


,UBB'Electric Washer and BoUer with erm^tatlc Control ................j................. £37/15/6


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THE EUTE ; R p iO CO. CASTLE g a t e , CLITHEROE TELEPHONE CLITHEROE 214'


■Vactrlc Sei^vlce Agents.


Sole Agents {o r Pye, Skeo an d Philco RadiO; TRIG CLEANERS, CYLINDER & UPRIGHT MODELS.


!QO Electrld,Washer and Boiler with ^


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win thf Flags, so the promise had to.be duly executed. The Idea or a hot-pot supper at itljelr H.Q. iwas not very appeaimg owing to the ’ “'llllant weather, so what ore than a good meal cooked


[As you know, the Troop did |


site, and Friday evening saw the whole Troop busy fire- lifehting, “spud bashing” and polishing up their knowledge of the housewife’s treasured Aft of cooking. The menu was quite extensive and a jolly good evening was had by, all Just eating!


by themselves? ! Crosshills was the choice of


It appears that camp-fire


cooking has occupied a lot of oiir Scouts time lately, so per^- haps the examiner for the Cooks Badge had better pre­ pare for a busy time!'


HOLIDAY EXODUS The holidays will see quite


an exodus of people from the tbwn, and amongst them many' of our Scout Groups.


No ^ O R O V E R 0 W ^ E K S AFTER USINO, C0dl>ER’S ‘A p p r o v e d ’ Fly Dip (conulnint'“ 6ammex»riD" B H C o n r fO D T )


Minimum protection »s» !n it flyst|rike|— i»n t ro l o f scab In O N E jd ip p in g complete freedom from arsehje and a r b o l ie t h e s e are the main nuitajes of Cooper’s " A p p r o v e d " ;F ly D ip . Eve ry year more and


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ire satisfied users are demandinjf it — because i t is not Just a modified •


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■m of a standard arsenic or carbolic d ard much m ore'e fficient preparation.


p but an entirely nev^, original Supplies fo r "all are available


- i - fr im Cooper Agents, Choose C O O P E l l ’Si the proved fly dip fo r 1949.


C IOPER, McDOUm ROBKTSON EitiitilidM IS43


im , BERUiAMSTED, HERTS. 9C/M


If you are dtinking of buying ~ r,


spent considering various House punduse > methods Mil convince you of the advantages of THE bURNlEY SIMPUFIEO PLAN.


HWMtaffly ftf 0 free copy of‘BUYING YOUKI


ASSE1S EXCEED £23.600.000 I C b t l m a e : !Ot]OmH.Cm,}.f. T H E B I I R N L E Y B |I I L D I 1V6 S O O I E T I ( ^ )


by rail at the unearthly time of 6-13' ajn. to Llanfalrfechan- vfhere their skipper has been fortunate to ; obtain a good camping site just outside the village and not far from the sea. -They are camping in two Patrols and hope to in­ clude Snowdon in their visits. Parish Church Troop are olng by private transport to


Rlbblesdale Troop are off


Austwlck and are looking forward to a really good week, whilst a large party from the G.R.G.S. Troop are making for Devon, where 'no doubt they will add another coat of polish to ithelr. already high standard of camping.!


camptag' at Mlcklehdrst and I 'understand they afe pre­ paring for;the Camping Com­ petition.


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[wish Good Scouting and [ happy time. May .you never pave Occasion to use your wet' weather programmes.


jOff tOithe fields whoiri I have hot mentioned, and the more the better. To all of ' you we


I 'There may be othe^f Scouts OLD SCOUTS The Clltheroe branch of the


i Worsaw Hill There 'vjqsi an Interesting


. Wordsworth. Their route lay I via Up Brooks and the Old iRoman road, the bull-ring and


jjin the running of their -badge i programmes.-1 It is hoped to have a gopil list of instruc­ tions In .various subjects at


[discussion'en-route and the ibranch are ikeenly concerned I with the assisting of Groups


I the disposal of Scouters and to Invite them to 'ask for : assistance. i ..


.. Among , their activities-J^or ithe" ifuture are a [ retunr i cricket match with Wadding- ton bralitto latDhatburn Road ground on [Monday, July 25,


! and a further, ramble on Wed­ nesday, August 3. Will mem- ' bers please note.


' and Chatburn recently and iwere ably ;led by Mr. G.


B.P, Guild of J Old Scouts en­ joyed a ramble to Worston


Toe H. Senior Scouts are


“ "WE cannot help but admire the tireless pnergy ol the. > ___ .JnM Kii^ if coiriAfimpc


busy nian but it sometinies happens j : that


„ man is as! busy as a bee 1 but as useless as a butterfly,” said [the Rev. G. Osborn Gregory, of Lytham, preaching at Glitheroe Methodist; Wesley Church Sunday School Anniversary on Sunda y.


was not always the wisest man, said Mr. Gregory for al-j though he mighj; be so busy; that he had not] a moment; to spare he could still have done little worti while. It was therefore just as well to pause occasional ly and take stock.


The busy man, however, . j No man worked harder thari '


the man who worked for himself, but tha; was selfish industry, therefore before ’ praising a busy laan, find- out what he was busy doing, ad-r vised Mr. Gregorjy.


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busy with secondary or unlm-r portant things that those which really mattered. were left undone. “Yjou can pack your fire so tlgMly with small irons that there is no roorii ,for big ones,” he declared.


It was possible to be so


blessings of life, said Mr. Gregory, but how many people'were really happy,? Happiness was . one of God’s gifts to children, but wer[e they bound to lose it as they grew older? '


Happiness was one of the


sometimes events happene[d which temporarily clouded happiness so l much that people felt they would never laugh; or sing " again. But while : I there might ' be


It was, of course, true that seen nowadays, but It was


useless for people to say “one has! to move with the times.” People must stand up; for the right whatever the cost.


our. principles?” asked Mr.' Gregory, adding ! “ when principles go down it is the collapse of the main girder of a. huge building—the whole collapses.” [- : ,r


1“ What has happened to [■. . »■ There * were * many stai;vlng


- souls In the world, but every­ body was so bpsy no one had time to bother about .them. People had forgotten that they were not here for ever, and would do well to consider what kind of people they rea,llywere.


with a celebration o f Holy Communion by the Rev. G. B, L. Hawkrldge, ;whlch [was fol­ lowed by morning service at which the preacher [was the Rey. G. Osborn; Gregory. Hymns were siing by the:chil­ dren, who had been trained byrthe primary teachers.


TfTie anniversary day began ■ [^


thousands who had lost hfippl-, ness In that way, there were thousands more who had let happiness go—they had been too busy to bother about: it. I In its search for happiness,


which the children under the leadership of: Miss' Davina Margerison- gave a demon­ stration “The standard bearers,” was preceded by the annual reunion in the school-, room. Mr. J. W. : Gorton, superintendent, presided and Miss J. Reeday welcomed the visitors.


The afternoon service, at i l l


the present: genetatlon - was spending, more money than, any other, but it could not,' find what it sought.


vance of better standards In life Mr, Gregory i said people, knew right from-wrong but' were not always prepared to fpllow' it. Much that was wrong, dirty and Impure was


Appealing for the. obser­ - * | ,


Rev.- G. Osborn Gregory gave a lecture, “ Some things, worth saylug,” to a crowded: audience in the schoolroom. For the seventeenth successive year the Wedey Male Voice Choir attended. They, were j under their conductor Mr. W. Taylor. -Miss' Sheila Talr- weather presided.


Ori Monday evenlhg the' ’ The week-end\5-‘ collectloiB


were £132, an Increase of £7 on last year, j


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to the military, cemetery, and the. following day was spent visiting Ferrara apd its 112th century castle-andi moat. The return to England on Friday [was uneventful anti was made by ’plane.


i Mr. and Mrs; Astin told the


!4J; As this date is a Sunday, the fault was soon pointed out iand he quickly: relieved the 'qualms of members by ichEmging it to the 5th.


jls |lt Worth It


irilljTHEROE I Town Hall i V ! boasts a lovely Ooundl iQhamber. Antique fittings, icaryed woodwork and latticed ‘wlndovfs, as well as a bright i atmosphere, all amalgamate ;to form a quiet, reserved place where the welfare of the dis-


T AteST fashion in pets is set j by this ■ youngster, Ian


itrlct can be discussed. But, ! there is one thmg wrong—ugly idelapidated [seat cushions iseem-.to obscure the better [qualities.


: : ;The ohalrs themselves are [ wobdpn and sturdy, and with iai Coat of varnish could be : mide .to look ^ like new, but thb red leather cushions are ani eyesore with some of them fn and the paddmg on view,


Grant,, with Mrsj| Hedgehog amiably ' perched i on his shcjulder and her two off­ springs qultb . content to curl up [in his hands. ' iThey were, discovered when Mr. C. Sagar, of Buccleuch-avenue, went to his; allotment to move a cabin, and found the hedgehogs in a nest of straw underneath.. Children in the neighbour­ hood showed a keen interest in the animals and;Ian quickly made the little creatures his fitm pets.


Suyely it would be- worth spending a few shillings to brmg these mto keepmg with the remamder of the fittings


■iLwzat! :


iT>URING a friendly cricket ^ match at Waddlngton, bn Monday night, one of the tome batsmen; hit a six and


the first resting place of the balttered leather was In the he'adlamp of a motor cycle. “Well held,” cried the specta­ tors. “ Hard luck,” echoed the owner of the bike.. .


eroe Scouts In


Holiday Exodus by “ Broad Brim”


ilirHEN a promise was made ■ y to the Parish Church Scout Troop that a celebra­ tion “feed” would be held ould they win the Flags


^ jmpetltlon, little did the Sbouters know what they were letting themselves in


I^orse Sense


^aOME say that ;necesslty is ^ the mother of Invention. Evidently, a horse:! saw in a field this week is of the same obinion. To be correct, there


^er e two horses, and for the sake of this article we will call them Jess and Bess. Jess was standing in the shade close to the hedge but poor Bess was left out [in the cold —apologies, heat^and con- isequently was getting more than her fair share of flies. Deciding that something must be done about this sorry, state of affairs Bess moved up close-; to Jess’s rudder which, \yhlsking. furiously, made an effective fan and eliminated the fly trouble by hitting Bess across the face at regular in­ tervals. Presumably that Is what one means by horse- sense.


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T ATEST Clither'onlans lo ^ travel to Italy under the British Legion scheme are Mr. and Mrs. Astin, [of Mytton- vlew, who on Saturday flew to Bologna -to visit the.grave of [ their son Bernard; who was killed during the war.


They enjoyed a comfortable plane journey which occupied 5i hours, and were served


with a meal en route. From Bologna they were taken on a 40-mlle motor cokch journey


'Advertiser & Times that the arrangements for the journey were excellent andithey appre­ ciated [the good services of the British Legion which, in con­ junction' with tljie Govern- nient, had made the visit' possible.


' There’s a Coincidence .


(COINCIDENCES are invarl- ably entertaining, I and


here is another to add to the collection. A Clltheroe young man going away for his holi­ days last Friday,! arrived at the station to catch-the 5-30 p.m. to Helllfleld, on the first stage of his jourhey north to Kyle of Lochalsh. [ Also on the platform [ v/ere two young ladies, one of whom had been a contemporary’of his at the Royal Grammar School, and on enquiring where they were bound for, he was astounded to hear-that their destination was Tofridon-Mjnly 35 miles from Kyle. Even more re­ markable was the fact that


the three of them were the only passengers to join the train at Clltheroe.


Polish Worker Died From Injuries


AN Inquest was opened at Blackburn! Sessions


House on Tuesday by/the Blackburn Coroner, Mr. G. ■Wlghtman, ori Poleslaw Stolarski, a 26-year-old Polish general labourer, of the Polish Hostel, Low Moor, Clltheroe.


■ ployed at Clitheroe Cement works, was found unconscious with head Injuries on the footpath in Clltheroe-road, Whalley, near Lamb Roe, early on Sunday morning, and was rushed by ambulance to Blackburn Infirmary where he died a few hours later.


. Stolarski, who was em- The man was found at


about 2-35 a.m'. by Police offi­ cers Hankln and Peake who were on patrol car duty. He had apparently been in con­ tact with a passing motor car. The inquest was adjoqmed .yntil August 9. j


: . [ NO LATE POST The Postmatoer - General


says [ that the; pre-war. late collection faclllUes cannot he restored because" of the over­ riding necessity -to conserve man- power.


Anniversary! Swvices At Wesleyj Church


Preacher Apj^als For Better Standard of Ijfe|


Good Prospects For The Fuixure- Sa^k Coiuicillor EniWisU^


“I ’ day.


■peace hi! the| future,’! said Entwistle fepeak-


of affairs Is Councillor J.,


To obtain ! security collec­ :


AM -no that -the


at all certain , present; state ij guarantee' for


Irig on “Currelnt politics ” at the Labour Rooms on Tues- 1


tively we had been forced Info a series of alliances with our neighbours ,ofi both sifles of the Atlaritic.j [IVe had main­ tained • fairly [ large armed' forces /arid a j high level of armaments, and some . may worider if we [were to follow the same [road as before, said Councillor Entiwlstle, but per­ sonally he* tolt' that [outside those agreements we hSd through i trhde agreements cultivating! a


closer relationship between peoples, [ arid that j when temporary distrust has gone we should, through Inter­ national I trade talks get to know one ariother still better. Councillor I Ent\^stle added


succeeded


that he helleyto .the high level of armairiehts and the num­ ber K)f,. riieAllh the


were a temporary expedient only, and that , when jt could be ended; .thej release of men would do] much to relteve the labour shortages in Industry. “ But,” he ideclaredj “ The time Is riot ripe for that step arid will not* be untU ^e have a more stotled 'world arid until we can feel j assured .that our Eastern European neighbours have no i intention of [making further attacks against the


I Forces West.”


Dealing with principles of Labour ' Ppllcy and' its achleveriiehts; Councillor En­ twistle said


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years following the -^ar the face o f Britain had been [Changed icoippletely, both. In­ dustrially and socially. In 1922, after the first world war, the nation [was in a difficult economic' and financial posi-


I that In the four


tlon. There y?ere two million upemployed people. Now, fopr years ' after


another * and greater war some of i thi * same conditions had reappehred—but-1 Instead


of two imllllon people being


unemployed 300,000 Of y/hich the majority only about


had been less than a work. ; . Things had been run in a


iinemploj^ed for year, were out of


different nianner this time, because: thbte had [been a Labour ; Goyemmerit


in .power. [ , . 11 . ’ I HOUJSE^G PROGRESS


The LapPur Government had set to work to provide the


people,.with! tootoes, Ip fact [it, was^'the' -dOTafed' pbllcy Jof the Government' t6 make houses i available to every family, and in spite of all the difficulties there were now more houses per head of population [than,there were in


1939. been


housing; tonditlons which existed before 1939.


had aggravated the [ housing position w;as the fact that people were marrying at an earlier iage, there were mor6 families, vsthlle the increased old age' pensions had resulted


One of the things which


in old * pedple being | able to keep theirj homes going in­ stead' of gblng to live with relatives or entering a Poor Law Institution. 1 The Tory Party, said Coun-


clllor Entwistle, claimed ; to believe in a property-owning


democracy... and that was a desirable state of affairs, but what had actually happened under,their rule?


people owried less than £ 100 of property. “That is whto I call lip service to a bellefl” added Colinclllor Entwistle; “ No concrete step -vfas taken towards iriiplementing it.[On the contrary thq number of people ovhilng !'property; of more thaii[£ 10,000 find more than £jp0,000 Increased While there was a drop In the number of [smallholders there was an increase in the num­ ber ownlnfe a large amount of property. That was the result of thq policy of toccetolve goverrnrieiits . between , the wars.


By 1939 seven-eighths of the I


TAUNTS About planning The Labour Goi/ernment


had beeri taunted about planning, [said Councillor En­


twistle, but planning was. very necessary for the p[rogresslve execution of any task. Before ,the war tiere had been what became .known as distressed areas—particularly [in coun­ ties suchtoS Durham; Cumber­ land, i Lancashire apd South Wales; All were arqas where there was h high proportion of permanteijtly unemployed people, yet apparently little was done] 'to rectify the :dls- tressing conditions.;


When-the re-armament pro­ ,;


gramme was started some lm- provement took place and by; the middle of 1939 i the num­ ber of unemployed had fallen; considerably, but It was. not[ productive industry; on which they 'wer,e engaged, rielther was the ! ;employment of really permanent nature.


The Labour -Government


had put !ln-hand a policy of industrial ne-constructlon In! the ftinner distressed areas,* and nearly. 600 factories ihad been t- erected. ■ The people were ho'longer oppressed;wIth a feellngi'Of social tosecurity and given, through trade,-q' better understanding among the nations It should bei pos: sible to reduce, the number of men in the armed Forces;;anc deploy them In industry/ The policy lor overcoming


economld difficulties was;that of full einployment and an In


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In addition a start had iriade on improving


iriuch was heard, was not riew as many people thought.


crease of dollar-gap.


It existed before the war apq, was even then gettlrig bigger arid bigger. [ |Conditions to-day were less favourable.. Ov«- seas Investments were swal­ lowed by the war, and nriich of the nation’A shipping w!as l6sf - ln fact whenj ithe w'ar' erided th e ! hatlon was hank- rppt. This called [ for new ways' of overcoming! old dlffif culties andiOne:Of them was the Marshall Aid Plan.


Councillor i'[Entwistle; we had received considerable assjs- tariice,. but I It shouldvbe re­ membered [that the -Americans •were not philanthropists. The terms of the loan lyere hhird, and it was [not purely a gift. As a result of the war the United States had become the g r e a t e s t manufacturing


lurider that plan,: [continued | i


now faced obtaining goods.


[production., The about : which to


Houses For Farm


Workers At Gisburn And Rimington


■■■DOWLAND Rural -Council •M has agreed, to the West Riding ; Agricultural [Execu­ tive’s'lequest to reserve two houses !at Rlriiington and two at Glsbum for agricultural ‘ ' Triprketo. The Council is also to ask the -Ministry to consider increasing the district’s allo­ cation 'of houses so that the accommodation! sought by . the Executive can be provided. *The,: tender of .Messrs. W.


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XpRIESIAN enthusiasl gathered iri thelj


Banks and Son, of Wadding- tori of £9,538 9s. 8d. for houses at Glsbum, and that of Messrs. T. Frankland and, Sons, Chatbum, ^or ;£ 6,310 10s. for houses at Rlmlhgtoh ]»' has been accepted,'subject to ^ approval by the Ministry o f . Health.


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approved (under building bye­ laws only); Cow-shed at Eastham House Farm, Mltton, for the C.W.S.; , kitchen and other"' accommodation at Gtlndleton Shirtings, Ltd.r ■bathroom at Spring Gardens, Waddlngton,


nation in the world, and wto ' with the task I of


markets for her


afford to buy American goods, uneriiployment would r e ^ l f and probably a financial crash


I financial CRASH [ If other nations [ could not


wbuld occur. To avoid sUch an occurrence the lAmerlc^ris were prepared to finance Europe. Thereby they hoped to keep people employed arid to maintain their own


standard of living. Blritaih had


accepted


! 1952 the[ country would be I self-supporting. | ;


Marshall . Aid becaflse |she must re-equip her factories and re-deploy her Indiri- tries. It was hoped that by


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[. Mentioning the health ser­ vices Instituted ! by the Government, Councillor En­ twistle said These ■ services cannot be [provided except jat the expense of the people. They are! not manna from heaven but have to be paid for out of the pockets.” I


Robinson and Spensley; garage at Bblton-by-Bowland for Mr. John Hodgson, Slaid- bum.


for Messrs. ' ! I Subject to agreement by


Settle, R.D. Council, a supply ' of water Is to be provided at Tbsslde Institute At! present the Council


cannot extend Its scavenging service to, the parish of Mlddop. Following, discussion with


the Ministry of Health a re­ vised regional water supply scheme is to 'be submitted to the -Ministry, , Infomatlon concerning the laying of a


main-to Eaves Hall, and the purchase of the Gisburn Water Undertaking, it to be supplied to the Ministry, and all steps taken to expldlte approval. Sanction is being sought" to the borrowing! of £6,250 for a new 4-lnch main fromj Eaves Hall to Grindleton Brow' and the scraping and recoatlng of 2,780 yards'of the existing 3-lnch main. At' the request of the


taxpayers’.


[ Britain was no,t a pioneer in health services, he con­ tinued, but had . been shown the way by New Zealand [which introduced old age pen­ sions in \1900, hospital ser­ vices in 1885 and state life in­ surance in •'1869; Britain had developed thd Ideas to marked degree. (


tlons Act, Councillor Entwistle said thatlwhlle iriany'peofile considered far [too much money was being spent [on


Speaking of the 1944 Eduqa- [


education the amount was only two per cent of the national ihcome. [In spitej o: kll'.the difficulties the Govern­ ment hadi put into operation parts of the Act and It was. Its declared Intention to im­ plement the Act to the full as soon as possible. New schools were being Ijullt, . free secondary education was


Division in particular, Coun­ cillor Entwistle said the main industries included . textiles, mining and agritulture, >nd he believed that none em­ ployed in those three progres­ sive industries -Nould dqny that to-day those industries


available and the[ number of state scholarships had been increased from 360 to 750. '■ -Mentioning ,the Clitheroe


(Continued toot of next coi.) i The; following plans were ;


on Tuesdaj^ when the Herd of pure-bred Att by the latt| Mr. Ji E.jFtj of Harry Hobson, and


The ■ weather, wai ekti


hot and it was rathel fortunate that the said conducted finder ebyerJ


- venue was'a large dutch and though it was fill capacity, ihany prosp' buyeii were unable ,to , place and had to stand side the building. ; 1 The lane ■ appfoachlr


farm was one solid mj vehicles arid latecoriien toabandon their jeara walk the half ifalle or sol farm. Once there, j hoi they Were [amply I'rev* for their troubles at[ the! of the 143 [head o? eat| this extreiiiely high; (


.herd, the majorltyj of- 'were in the|pihk of|Cpni


Mr. Fattbrinl, whose sj


death was I deplored! b| many, friends throUghoif North of lEngland, fifid 'i mendous enthusiasm;, io black and ! white breeC ■his work on its behal always, be [remembereii appreciated in British Fq


circles. - He purchased the ex I i'*"


Sawley Abbey estatri liL and founded the Dpckbel In 1941. Since, thfiti tin bad built [up one!* ol largest, best and itioit ;a[ tlvely bred herds in .the | of England.! -


National Fanners’ Union, the Council is to ask the County Council to authorise the pro- vlsiori of road grids at Newton Fell Gate; all gates through the Trough of Bowland and all gates on the Slaldburii to Bentham road.


Grindleton jWomefls Insti­ tute’s request for the Grindle­ ton bus route ito be extended to Sawley. The request has been; forwarded to Rlbble' Motoir'Servlces, Ltd. -Following a complaint of an


The Council is to support


i Surveyor-Eind the local repre­ sentative are to Inspect the footpath and report.


alleged obstruction of the footpath from the Slaidburn to -Bentham Road, to Croas- dale House and beyond, Ooun. Williamson, the Clerk and


. fine herd has-unfortfinaf be dispetoed and there I doubt that * its break-uj be a heavy [loss tfi the:


THREE


Such JlS'/the- 'size! 'od herd—450 | head-i-thatJ


' though 143 animals tveri on Tuesday, a furjihei sales will [be [ necessa^ disperse it completely, expected ■ that the hex will be about the ihidl - September, i ' | , i


Now, owing to the; sL Ing effect of estate* dutlel


i [ [


As - is [well-known 1 I


• were, strongly supported! ' magnificent; nucleus i wa|


established. I ; S No betteq evidence


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were: more - progressive than. they had, ever been. There was, full employment,


wages were higher, and the workers’ standard of living


was higher, and there were good* prospects for the future.^. Without doubt, the people were better off four years after the second world war than' they were four years after the first. All this was, undoubtedly the result of the progressive policy which , the


, Government hid for industry arid [agriculture.


*


Dockbef-Herd and of tfil • with -y/hlcri it hps ibeej


average for*the'last! ebJ year of rec'cfrdmg;/ : : ,' In '1947-48 the 131M


cows In the] herd; ayeraa less than 10,3561bl o t mu 56 heifers-8,5711b. in 30j or less. The average j cows in the Laneslde


L I I M


Brook Strd C L I T H E R p a


i G a n n o w n ’c e l p r o d u c t i o n , a n j


i I r i n o n - F e i | r o u G e n e r a l * A u t q


ENQUIRIES


But Modern Homes are furnished by the f


veloped and managed cl lurnlshed than by the!


Fattorinl [spared,] trouble nor expense , search for the best,'andl leading herds in EiiglanI Scotland wejre drawn upl cows and heifers |Whlcn| up to the standard] relj Important ! ,disp[ers,al ,1


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