■ I ■ _ 1!' .1 Cliiheroe Advertiser & Times,\Fepruary 10, 1950


SKIPTOK ADOPTED


Tj'OR i ' 4 / l by f OUIS


«IXTY-FiyE Tehrs ago the ^1 people o f ! Cl?theroe like others in horth-East Lanca- coiicei^ned pollti-


of I seats rerommepded by a Boundary D o 'm m is s i on. Clltheroe was! one of fhe. Botough sciieduled to cease to exist ais'. isuch, and a newspapiTi l comment of thbse days I wqs t h k t Lancashire, on


were about


____ aj redistribution THE OLD EASY CHAIR I '


That, is the particuh.r missioii of a good mtal.


TT ^as not old whe -^1 acquaintance, but itself so [naturally to that It was: destined to


incid


your Idea of comfort becoihe ain old friend


EasyjChair—to minister t Its distinguished aipeara: ' ' ^


MAY WE


SHOW YOU OUR STOCK UPHOLSTERY?


WE SPECIALISE IN COljiFORT YORK S


SAT^RTHWA TREET, CL


TE XHE


SON ROE. 191


ice| is merely OF


yOur comfort.


a your first made it seems^d to adfipt


its


by the new and St. Helens, representation |of will now be thq present Liberals and vatives.


15 |will be n bers. The lobs and Wigan g:


Nelson. Llbei'al edmment Nelson was not be sent count their tacked on to


Clltheroe missions


unde scheme


Clitheroe, which Was not in­ creasing as N6lsop was, nor did it show the same amount intelligent pollt cal life.’


votes such


over of Division to which! Clitheroe The new M Y


WilS svys


FATHER A MEI BER


. divided intq j the' following polling districts: Barrowford, Brlercliffe, Brl^rfleld, Burn­ ley, Chatbprn, Clitherqe, Cliviger, Cqlrie, Foulridge, Halbergham,: Nelson, New- church-in-Peindle, Padiham, Reqd, Sabdeh, Trawden, Worsthorne.


North-East Laheasnire. The voters, numbering 12,698 were


Whalley, and Quiet Clitl eroe


'Hah ax'land live been a member eve:j- since. The balance in my account was jjusti what I needed when I pad the deposit on my house. ‘Halifai’ helped m4 with the j i


“HeI started my savin js in the remainder.


peopjle, eroe:dally those who believe in He me own er^p, to save regularly inthi‘Hhlifai'.i’


“ Ij recommend ;dl young L L a r g l s t in th$ W o r ld iim ****"


.ASSETS £148,600,000 RESEByES £8,


SOCIETY 00, 000


contested' the December, 1885 General Eleefioni he candi­ dates being Sir, Uglitred Kaiy- Shuttleworth and Mr. John Orinerod Sc ylett Thursby. The former was elected by a ma|ority of 2|359.


Liberals ar.dl Conservatives


ceeded quietly. There was nothing approachmg the bustte and exqiteme:it associa­ ted' with past |parliamentary elebtions. ' The | mills did not stop, neither were there great crowds in the sitreets to indulge in the tim'3-honoured .occupation of j cheering i or j hooting according to the 'Colour of the riassers by. As a master of fa'ct colours were di's


In Cllthercje polling pro­


Tmyn, Hall ,^ d ithe Parish Church neweihool, it each of which 10 pollihg sta ;• erected.


Polling took 'plade at the . lisplayed. tonslwena


tive programrhe wai will bait


A report ori the


a stage tart 'that shrlvgl; to rio thing as 'sodn touched.'


f t n e f g y A ! I


While you sleep 'Ovaltine’i provides concentrated, easily digestible nourishment which does much to restore the tired body, renew strength and energy and enables you to awake ' feeling and looking your best, '


refreshing sleep of the best kind. The unique pr6pertlea : of j ‘ Ovalti le ’ — derived fr'qm Nature’s finest foods — soothe nerffles land body, ani are quickly conducive to sleep.


A


CUP of delicious ‘Ovaltihe’ at bedtime will help; to brin^ you


I There is no suhstitute for m e I t s ta n d s in a c la s s byi i ts e l f j Uie ’.744A V


addition of a pig, arid' on of that the Liberals free I muck. ! The motto, the Conservaiives said shpuld be changed muck, Jree milk pnd free morals.’’


that been and been was


he


a cow.” This jumped at s6 sweetened '!


Liberal programme agricultural labour promised | “ three


ment


contained allj that; the pd ple desired whereas'It is


propounded flourish of trunipets as much pride! as


the J Conservafiyes dark* for so


morel like as


3 (Acres—^Arid 'A. 'Gow t Conservative | corn:


by the top


promised Liberal


the dose had! a


\vas had eres not


.on


hard-headed I voter: division. The | poli


long with


not be, fcjuhd a] tempting to dangle before: the


ey which had Ikept has peen much


of i the


and with hough It qor


onserva- that:“ lt


no party


gave its najme contained: larger number of electors thqn Any , cbnstituency !in


i Parliamentary ;hich


Towns to be


gains 25 me,nbers, seats


and


iw Cobnty mem- ses at Clithetoe re compensated


the whole Of these,


)8: Members. Of Members .21 are; 12 Conser-


cqupled with the Corn- Included


that hey should Pendle to or to he a place As


at Barrow The total he County,


: a! man with their Imperial i;interestk' 'We caririot believe thqt ' the majority of the


elecfotsi will be so forgetful 'of whqt Is!due, to thelil own self- respect as to coi.ntenancel a ;genUemhn whose | simplicity is I only, equalled | by his pompou:!'vanity 'arid his want of lyisdom and prbd'ence.”


M Reyoir!


Rotary 31ub of Clitheroe. Mr. Norman jTaylor, ;i/ho lived at 262,: i Hottiby-road, pBlackpool, left Efldand on Thursday for vqrld.


y , this Snewspapklfor many


South Africa and then later yielbourn^,


Star! he


p trip: TDUnd the Oh t bpard the Will first


journey I ! bn to: Australia.


handi | about their problem^.


ithe tlireq million of Australia and first Tate facllttle ahd air:services. I Eventually he


cbntadt imany industrialists so that I he|: can leu:


i Wlill'3 abroad I e intends to at flr6t


I ward 'to seeing a kr6at deal df sqliare milbs


Mr.;jTaylor Is looking for?


toj enjoy the f her rail


Tasmania; and Ne again to see for scenes! y/hich h only been revealed |to him by .the Way of the cinema screen. [ : Though as yqt, ' enow I his move: Visiting', New Z4a


W jZealand— hjmself the &ve so far


jwlll visit


he does riot m erits after


jtrip d gesture'!


iTaylorlljintends fjo imake nis , goodwill thank the minions for


People! of the Dc.................... and. to


Ribblesdiile Mri wishes' to say not but “ All Revoir’ sure, !tiliat In friends! Iwill wisA iVoyaga.


R.I.P. ^H E


In ,th epltapbj


tself. I Proof


their practical helb to this country.! , To 'His many


return, shim


“ poodbye ’’ and I


friends in Taylor


Boil


am his


ibe quellb'd—not eV


by some' poetic wlf v?ho was a jfriend- of : the deceased. ■ i These jepitaphs


. written,


to, be found resu I amusing


written !| in verse occaslorially we ic


fates :tp:a man who: was ex toiread and


only recently I came across three loflthem In 1 an old book: ously re-


Needless to saj' lalways liriterestlng


- ime The first one . . obvlo


‘Here lies] poor Burton, He was] both hate' irid stout;


he local,' i' ' |


Here lied'John Bun, He was, killed by i gun, His ^anie whs nqt (Bun, but


abouti Another: one rea,ds


left to the! Imaginatlbn of the reader.


Finally ;there is the epitaph in prose.! The nepning Is


un would. -*


the accidental disc large of a pistol'by i his oreefly, ■ 14th April,; 1^81|. 'Well qone, good and fai


Major, Artlller Sacrel 'to the memory of


James Bnfsh. Royal who war kilted by


ul servar t.! PS 25 yS a r s ago


to “ Free ' Extracts from oui' issue of February 13,


1872; was as 'follows: “ The Radical candidate has taken a rather i curious step ifor proving to! the electors that he Is in no way qualified to represent any donsti mencyi . . He has proved himself |ln- capabte of exercising a sound and discreet judgment; and how can thoughtful fleeting; electors entrus


id re- tesiich


AITHWAIT i y 'T i M t h


EXCLUSIVE SHOE .STALES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. PRECISION GRADED IjllGH-CLASS' S!


AMERICAN FITTING SHOES. HOE REPAIR SERVICE.


OUR \a6 dresses RETAIL P EA AR TMEN~'S


! SH O E : REPAIR CTORY


FA \


W H A L L E Y R O A D , C L I T H E l ^ O E . I c k S T L E 5T R E E T , ; C L I T H E k O E .


TON street, RAMSBO : ■ ■ ■ ■


TOM; BACK YORK STR.EET, CLIT!HEROE. Phone. 483 Comment oma Cahdidatiate In:


who th'dn i competed N.E. Lancashire


tejL : apnouncemen that Clltbeiroe F.C.,


1925 suggest-


Comblna|tlqn shoifl the : Lajneashire tlon aroused muc|t sponderifie 1 In the tiser .'arid i Times.” .who had been invite lelr


Cjomblna- corre-


bination' ' The am hunt of money', |reriulred tc i run a strong team was ond of the m a in i | problems Hand a Cltiheroriian suggested that one of the, first steps to take Would bd to form active supporters’ club.


repaid :|'out i of the rates customarily levied. I


jivere quickly filled ah doubtedly Helped', to " the presiUre.” i


Society! presented the rind Sqllivan ; Opera: Mikado”;;In the Co-operative Hall, i


I The;! Church


_____ , Amateur : , Clitheroe


within bounds. The [excava- Jons' m'ade with a view to widening! the stream in Duck- treei ! and' Greenaers-street


d un­ relieve


Operatic Gilbert “ The


parish


flooding,' I but though Mearley Brook! •was rfinning rjigh at everril points, the strehm kept


at the bPginning of toe week naturalliy gav6 rise to fears of


‘The torrential downpour


port indicate the extent of the grants they will make. The money ffir the aipbitious, but badli( heeded scheime is to be raised | by loan.j to be


subjectriito ; re-consfderation when trie Ministry of Trans­


of their plans, Bowla District Council pro' approved, a road’s refeonstruc- tion’scririme'estimated to cost £26,500j I but the rifatter is


‘ Without [dl^closin


d Rural isionally


details


ithink : that Clltherdb would not be! I able ■ to mmmand enough isupport In the Com­


mit their ' views, sdbmed to


'Readers, 1 to sub-


Football join


in the “ lAdver- 50 YEARS AGO


Extracts from Februaiy


fear of a dearth cjf operatives, for, no sooner it announced that work is awaiting them that many olci Clitheronians will be ready tjo come back to the town.’


facturlng at Bridge Mills , n


Clitheroe dlstri


Battalion Eapt Regiment wer to the Mayor Major Parker pi' Bfowsholme for safe keeping' during the time the reglmerit is away from the couni.iiyj iNbbody is more fitted a idj capable of this duty than Mnjor Parker, J.P. who belongs to bne of the oldest


“The colouis famll:


1 The Clltheroe Evang’.filcal Council held meeting in the School. : ; ,


whole of the T: !Connection: wa: Sunday, when held in the Mo(ir


observed ' thr Missionary


'presented a I Colne to th


Sir U. Kay Barr., Member


In the


tee Church heir ; annual ongregational


DrighouE (the ee Methodist eetebrated on services were -lane Chapel,


(under rhe age (of Obituary: Thenas Whalley


I Commons, askih iprohibitirig the toxicating liquer


;to, children sixteen.


, : j ;(80), Castle Vie'v,;


pqtltion from House of


rShuttleworth, fori. Clltrieroe,


!! for' a bill sale, ;of in-


u n d a y, and (district


rif the 3rd ! Lancashire Handed over elf' Burnley- by


Firms who coMrence nianu- the Salford ed not have a


way of manufacturing. ThlS: week has seen | the; taping machines runrilhg, and there' are some fifty the place rea going this


Bridge Mills fp years are llftf flons are so fa: work has comlr


“T'HE ominou; hung '


arivanced that lenced In the


our issue of 9, 1900.


over : Salford the past three g! and altera-


clouds which


But 'Wood would 'not rhymp B with 'gun, but


tceptionally fond of a drink at! ’' ' ■ ' ■


Death fald himj. oiT^is bitter ! bier,|j:


Now in another wolrld he>hops 'tbsey are


one'written in prosej ome across


are usually form but


......mably,


'f this is many


of some peop e can never


|X|atural AxAuberanefe eni by death


friendly,


aHand, M:Mh hfs


: economic


liner Saxon of all visit


j ears raid a member of the TISING manager of I


ment was Liberal Pa and the class brains manifold problei


years


fighting as and non-class


his adoption week. Liberals,


the f^stjtime in .20 a Liberal Govern- pq^siblej and the rty I'hdd the men


ing the na|iohl Mr. Eric Greenwood of DeV Skipton Divii


WoriiCn! with first- tackle the s confront­


ion Liberals at meeting last


would have between 400 and! 500 candidates.' There would'


party, and they


said, were Independent


Sunim arising his policy, Mr. i Greenwood said: If it is right! I will'do it; f| itj is wrong I will not: Arid deliberations | I guided by' priricip! the Christian eth that the poll lies pedlency , anp 1


be no pact with either Tories'; or Socialists. ' | j


dogma were .hprind to end in disaster.


, ! )u


attitude of m: spiritual mateers material one^ concerned w th fibre of our leople. It looked with alarm a l thq upsurge of chiild neglect, | and


asserted that it w'as based on r i ;


Dealing wl :ih policy, : : Mri


It


crime, divoro|J thoughtlessness manners,


i


provided for large families by Increased farrilly allowances. Income tax n


Ust be reduced. ABOLISH


went on, would reaching reforih tlon system, 'ih-„,_____„ „ flat rate of ta:hbn ;all Incomes to a certain teyel rind abolish the P.AjY.E4 I complicated system of inepme tax assess­ ment. . '


Liberals, 1\M.


adopt a far- of the ,faxa- nstrioduclng a


P.A.Y.E. Greenwood


must concenti: ing productior commodities which suited opr climate. The term policy guaranteed; assured mark ducer, and a i subsidies whic which prote efficient farmer.


ri?as based on |i(7es and an


(Liberals’ long-


eyision of those ■i were uiifalr or ped the in-


; for' the pro-


•all matters relating production.


bank to provide idhgap credit for the farm provide everj hill and mat They would duties on live; ing stuffs, anc; Minister of responsible to


They would (set up a land


er, and would assistance to


glrtal ! farming, abolish import lock and feed- Would have a Criblnet rank rllament for to food


Mr. Greenw()bd said they ^te op Ipcreas- of .agricultural


Speaking 6h, agriculture,


ment was a riijajor concern of the Liberal Pkrty, and; he be­ lieved that full emplbymenlt could be aijihieved. , Their policy of owriefship for all! sought to rescrie man from the machine; !tb bring about a wider mstributlon of personally owned wealth and to open up opportunities of ownership fof ! every adult citizen. 16 was| their aim that everyone who ri^ished to , own a home of his' own should have the oppe rtunlty of doing so. Old age pensions should be related to' 'trie cos6 of living, and llelp should be


criminal avoidance of taxa­ tion, so apjarerit In their,' midst. “ Liberallsrh,” he said,! “ calls upon every individual ; to examine limself, to Im-; prove himself |ahq to take an active part iri the church, chapels a:ijd voluntary organisations |! to! help to remedy these growing evils.” The question of unemploy­


absenteeism, 'J laziness, the: 4 th e spivery, wilful bad


it looked to as well as was most the moral


es based on c. He added due to ex- materialistic


the Liberal Greenwood


In these shall be


| iwsbury, told Ir.


gMPH.ASISING that oy re


country could bq


^ ttin g down drastic illy lichard Fort, Conseivhtiv


Division, told an audience ! ervative Club, Clithefoe ion iilorie was! dpsting! more thaii


Fort, was costing 'twice ijnuch with one Civil or every four sailors


The Admiralty, ' said


riiuch with a ratio | of Civil Servant to' every airmen.


jbe made and the ..Couse! atiVes will make them. Mr. Fort.


Ian ■ ‘


i .naqng them of bringing ' 01 do\it


penditure ‘ and there rio ta


s lear 0


( government publicity, 11 i: i- ( ludlng two million pouriqs (^n sjiicklng up posters. Njor,' seen any value for tl


nillion pounds they | spent trying to raise 'mbhki 1 uts in Africa.”


' AVill


srivings possible,”' Mri, v'ent on. !‘We will also down on controls by Id away with; much unnecesjsa foym filling and' will 'prii c^own the cost of printing ationery-i-at preseht rjiffilon pounds a year,” !


“First of all Conservri pick up all! the


Mr,


njumbers by doing! away, wi le endless form flllirig. B the war therte- !we:


Regarding Civil Sgrvrin . Fort said that,they wo eflnitely cut down] ;.{h'


f )re 4 JO 7)0,


p|resent .the number w ,


,000 Civil Servants 000.


lyhlte ^t IS apoi t


INCREASE OF 106,000


Would cut down th^ !ciyl ervlce by about AO.OOO,


“ Two years ago,” ^aid M Fort, “ the Socialists s'aid'th;


nee th a t , time there'! !en an increase of 1)13,000.’


nieant that' industry \youl fourishing


triin


C.ivl bi!


country. of


s4)nnel becriuse the Cohsei|v ' ves were' pledged; tb| iri full e!mploymentl.| Tj ■ Wl


The decrease would, not great hardship on (heihef


' be


id would iconsequeptly l b eding moire labouri ''The Servririts would! easily able to'find work in oductive ' Industry


and expanding


drvatiyes and the Sbdialikti e say that If we are tb erijoy e good things we !all wrihi


“The choice for tfie elpc m,” continued Mrij, F tes only between the C


wi; ,y in fh'3 world.” | j The only th in 'g


; can only get theiril if ip relying on the gifts •eigners and earn! oiir


e ralutionary p o 1 i c jy iitionalisajilon. It is opary because it


(clallkts offer is a |fur


ajklng away from the pe| 0 show, initia'tive


about what tdey trying to offer. |


rev mean


Scclalis'Es rire trying! to keej qi let really


rjterprise and turning!it o the Civil Seiwants. is a long one arid


said


W: th|a


The. Conservative I Mr. Fort, meant ari otdei


ev e ':’he


full beams in dy for under­ taking [process...


njiploymenfi and in doing echoed! the thought


ofitlcal issue of our times ed Mr. Fort


PRESENT DANGER produce enough goods ! „


(im what may happen lain but the fact! tliat itain might not be able


To-day, the danger was hot in


oiintry had the moriey e ;ded to buy raw materirils keep :fhe 'factories runnirig,


i/ajges for that would oilly •( duce unemployment arid


.ces could! not and must not brought! down by cuttlhg


;ri


'e Conservatives ! w e r e ,ged not: to do‘ tha'E.; I .


ifhey w o u ld , however, ourage the factories [to


i:ojld roild


bduce more cheaply by ing more efficiently. :'phby ’ 1 ensure that the worker rewarded for producllig e and 'this would thPn


ories had the incentive enterprise neehed to sell iltlsh goods' abroad,


[


wil low alo 1; anc, the


er,” - said! Mr. F o r t . “411 g the lin? taxes are paid We are having to pay fjer cost of the Government.


When taxes are lower We And .that prices'


v'ernmenp expen'dlEure, chase tax can be brought n by about two-thirds.’’


rieaking j bf the fobd stion, Mr. For: said 'thjit present,! ^ood subsidies


; taking ; t\yo shillings in y pound' the Government spending.' The Cori-


Purchase tax is paid 'by •yone on everyday articles. We can cut off only ofie Ing in ev’ery pound ,'bn


fin lower; taxation. They have to make sure that managements of trie


• 0 ( lot


It go, whe a some


' many on


thou pen


pep Ifriolp


Reejmse many peop/e did * heed out; warning


againtt the grain vvith oiir District Enr^itibers :tiey have to cut off the electricity sup^pll ifi


jareas4but what else can they do vvlieri so Ijpeople-snll switch '


iwateir■rb waters in the peak , ■i([dls 4 j


hoir radiators and I


.—th( cuts. selfis peri days,


(ds j


kopleiiseelectricity ,| ' tlessly()uringpeak i i,|ii//;can Iiave.some |l


rh ijvill jbe no more ; Biilif they switchon ih|duriiig the peak ; c^n cold and foggy


, switc brou The their pleasf


m iriyhomesm(iybe le j off and factories ' t (to a standstill, jignieers are doing


iitrnqstto help you— help them. |


The IV' SERV


8 o.m.-9-30 a.m. ON WORKDAYS


4 LEI


' ces the (foreigners' coUld lord, to ensure that


iflji 'ia


■ ' '-pi ‘'Af , - I S . "


int was the grearibs'i


ry true Conservative.;' question of full bmp!


nston Churchill pledgee t they wpuld maintain


steady improvement gress for everyonje;


ol wl Policy


opl an ve: Thu ;h|


arc wn


at be


sriiall Fo ‘t c ,t


VES oil million pounds in onelyeir (^n


ndltufie. .6


jirices and; helping! all this country. The pnswer to :fhe proble ft Government expe he Socialists 'have sjperit'


“The Socialistsi'ipralse ' Force, two-thirds


&efva: and the'


hi: le


( “We are sure that savin sa.


Addresses! ' !! I


Clitheroel Meei:ing t|)


on (jiovernmient I expenditure, Mr, many of; ifs duties Gandidat e Tor the Clith' iroe


of the chief ways in which red to economic stability wa| by '


this


f about 150 people at the c rin Tuesday, twice as much as beforp


war and that one Civil sdrvr.nt was required to look a ;very nine soldiers. 1


veS! would turn


hat the War Oilice- the fter


servat: the btyirig of food abra those_ wriose business it was. Consei vqtives would stop the presenc System of buying food and t'lerij the experiences of Britain would be like those of


food w could be'cut


' Also 'proble and b would benefitls


S


the m(Dst pensions. ourselvtes womeri oi


“ We reduce dally 1


fall a Id IIthen the subsidies 'w


other Countries. The prices of ould gradurilly begin ,;


shillings per week. ■fe


nefits. Large fariiilles receive addltiional of at- least i -two


linked with th ( ! food were the peiisions


ad to over


themselves whether ;the|y given things at prices can ' afford; whether


Government was fair. To all the questions the answeri “ No!”


satisfied and whether; compensation paid | by]


ii- I "


the the


owners if they wish tc^ and we , will re-orgahlse ___, re-arrange (the otheir ilnlus- tries so that they work Wtter than at present.'


said Mr. Fort, “ and what happens—whether profit loss—we, are the ones lose. We wljl sell back transport To ,fhe (previous buy. and


“We all know of .the losses, |


shrill buyjfood cheaper, ta|(ation rind malce our (more easy. Cine' of important fac'.ors Is I I We have pledged


'Who hrive been insured tor the period—to draW lOsl


to allow those 60 and men of| 65-^


necessary per week if they wish|| and then draw 26s. per week five years later. While :Ehey are still working they will not


have to pay insurance contri- butlon:


befeire their pensions a(e re­ duced ; arid women ' with depenclentls, who are'drawing retiriement; pensions, f can earri up to 30s.- per week.


to allow vvidows with ch to darn rip to 45s. per


SOCIALIST LIE said It


I record as|;rinyone for bul! !up great services. They all (the |(!)th'er parties,, pledgqd tfiemselves to up those Services.


the breakf(up of the Coalition Govern neht and it was( also 'the ponsgrvative Government which pas&ed the Colntri- butojry -Eerisions Act. That wlyiit was a He, to' say Conserivatlves woulq do


weri' 1945 Gov(^__


The larriily allowance passed In the summi by,|'| the Conseryiitive ______________


rnmqnt which succeeded acts


nothing to improve the | pen- sionri and; Social Services


vices bjroqght about by Consgrv . education;


Oile of '['le great social


it would whol fruit e generation to bear


Act wcull prov? the system of|


schoirils, were brin thought by r tlons petit:


Referring (luite.


Mr.


atives was the preserit 1944' im-


ser- the


the country though probably take


slajxing building restriid-.- and .thus ensuring cclm-


down costs and this could be ;done


Fort, said '; they determined'


' to Church to


thpy


sysEjem. The charige and' whole educatibnal


would cutjl'the Social Services. Conrieri ratlves had as fine! a


build


ding like had


;r of


wisi jusD a Socialist He, Mr. Fort, that the llories


“We hrive pledged ourielves Idren week


,[hem i natiorialised,” said Fort. The reason 'is thrit cannot turn these gre'qt dustries upside dowjnl five years. ■ ;|


“Yori, might ask why! i every


leave Mr. you in-


policy which I would Ibr'i „ happier an(l toesher England.


the Conservative Policj clear ,and definite. It-•was a


Ih conclusion, Mr. Fort:


said was


February 23 so that (we shall' again ' see England marichlng- along ' the ' road toj s' epdy,' prosperous 'progress for selves ' and I for| -the chile who will come 1 after u s' added.'


“ yote Conservative! I on '


the I meeting qriestidns reply to'a th e '


' | HOUSING QUESTION


There were no inci'derits at and


were


policy, Mr.' Fort jvhlch


Conservative would still riesfrlct the sliz!e of


would relax many of; tpe strictions hamper


builders.


Conservatives wanted ',to: b jlld palaces and luxury flats. The Conservative . Govrirriment, would not!'buy timber brit would allow, the trade, yvl lch had so much i3xperlence,(to do this." Whether for sale o:r for lloirises


built at a (cheaper added.


rent; let'us get more rdfri,” he


from a lady who! asked whether the Conservat ves would take off the rent rest rid Eion as, at the moment,


Th'e other question canie


property owners’ hands! 'V' ere tied I and they were riot get ting'any returns.


the


going to keep ,!he rent' resttlc- tlon 'in force until


Mn Fort; said they


would, however, have 'another Commission to try and -the Acts more understan and : less unfair than were! at present.


wished to enough


houses rent


them; for j


Mr. D. E. Fitton of Burr ley who spoke on Empire matt-;rk and Col.l W. R. Peel vvho( (dis­ cussed the agrlculEurall poTlcy of the 'Conservative! Pa:‘ty. Councillor J. Driver presided.'


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thdre' vv ere rill


tolle I'e:


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houses.'j^That was the answer to, the' Socialists who said th(e


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tinue with .the'plan, started by! Mr. George Tomlinsoa ,ol putting , up schools rather simpler standards The teriching at the scpools


w.i.ds necessary -to qualified men and women into that great profession,


depended upon; (the! tea: and ! they, must have th


ment was stressed byj Mr. who sa id 'th a t the Soc


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hers re­


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