' District Floodedf But Villagers Cariy Water From Wells


'yyHILE many parts of Cli- theroe and district were


flooded a fortnight ago fol­ lowing heavy rain, residents of Hurst Green were carrying drinhing water from local wells because the supply com­


Rev., Pr. F. N. Vavasour, vice- chairman of Ciitheroe Rural District Council, when he pre­ sided at the Council’s meeting ra Monday. He urged that the


During the last week? or io days, said Fr. Vavasour, the


pelled to go for drinking water to a local well, which had not been used for about 6() years The Clerk (Mr. T. P. Rush- ton) stated that the scheme


mitted to the Ministry of


gress on the scheme was long delayed as it was a very ur­ gent matter, commented the yice-chairman. On the proposition of Coun­


cillor A. Brooks, it was agreed to ask the Ministry to - exped­ ite approvjal of the scheme. '


PAST COMPLAINTS


complaints in the past about the Hurst Green water supply. At present, the village is sup­ plied with water’ from the Blackburn Corporation main under an agreement between the two authorities.


There have been many


Bl a ckburn' Corporation’s gathering g r o u n d s in the Trough of Bowland, and al­ though U: certain amount of treatment is administered at the source, the supply is not completely filtered until it reaches Blackburn, where it is


conserved in [storage reser­ voirs.


tapped from !the main en route to Blackburn, and con­ sequently has riot received full treatment before being used by the villagers. A resident of Hurst Green


The Hurst Green supply is I


■ not drink it. They had had to draw drinking water froni the two wells in the village.


could have a (‘decent cup of tea”, she said, adding that the water was always, dirty fol­ lowing heavy rain as the supply was not p r o p e r l y filtered.


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Chatburn I^Kll To Close


I For A Week I I close Stonebrldge MUl. Chat-


TJECAUSE of the trade reces- Sion, it .is proposed to


burn, for a week in Septem- Iber instead of only closing for


I operatives'finish work on the ■Friday night of the holidays, ■they will not return to work ■until a week ■ ;the' following ■Monday. _ The mill will, how- lever, be working normally un- jtil the September holidays.


■district afe at present expec- ■ted to close for the holiday jp^riod only.


|one day'of their Whitsuntide Tioliday to compensate for the addition of one! day to extra holidays, awarded to make up


■and district cotton operatives ■decided by ballbt to give up


'.' Earlier this year, Ciitheroe Other mills in the town'and


I the normal holiday of two Idays. This means that ■ when


It was I the only way they


garded as sufiBcierit, but the quality is the i cause of many complaints. At times, the water from tlie tap is brown in colour and! contains sedi­ ment, but in spite of its un­ savoury ap pe ar an ce ; an analysis of samples taken has shown that the water is satis- . factory for domestic purposes. The water comes from the


The quantity of water is re­ ’


Housing and Local Govern­ ment. It Avouid be a pity If pro­


Council’s Hurst Green water scheme be expedited.


water supply at Hurst-Green had been so bad that many local people had been' com-


ing from the taps was too dirty to drink. ' This was disclosed by the


CUTHEROE’S CORONATION PLANS DlSCmSED AJ


Elizabeth the Second in June next year, This was unanimously decided at a public meeting held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening and attended by more than 50 people, including members of the Council and representatives of


the various organisations in the town, j ^


ern gang show In which the youth of the t o ^ could take part,^the general beautifiylng of Ciitheroe by means of win­ dow boxes and other floral d i s p l a y s , the{imtallatlon of television sets in schodls so that people who have no sets of their own could see,the actual Coronation, entertainment for the children and old people of Ciitheroe, light procession and fireworks display.


other suggestions included the rousting of jUn ox, s mod­ SOUVENIRS


which li^d been'prepared by !the Consulting Engineer for pressure filtration of the ex­ isting supfily. had been sub­


i tions and discuss them. “ We shall, of course, want


F. Dflgdale) expressed his appreciation of the way In which the public of Ciitheroe had responded by attending the meeting to make sugges-


Presiding, the Mayor | (Cnr.


'all the help we can possibly get from Ciitheroe and dis­ trict and I think one Is en- tltled'^o assume that all the people present may be regard­ ed as workers for the festivi­ ties we hope to arrange and carry through with the same success that has favoured past celebrations In Ciitheroe”


ced that ‘''e Corporation had already engaged the Co­ operative Hall for a ball on the Friday night in advance of Coronation Day—Tuesday,


said the Mayor: Councillor Dugdale announ­


of the town must also be in­ cluded in any festivities that might be arranged and, equal­ ly, there must be adequate arrangements for the enjoy­ ment of the children.


ued the Mayor, there must be a main event and It was on this point particularly that they needed suggestions and guidance.


Of the celebrations, contin­


however, was ' that no one knew the extent of the holi­ days that would be allowed: the day of the Coronation would be a holiday and he assumed that there would be other "days’ holiday In the same week.


One of the main dlfiflculties.


ing, the Town Clerk, Mr. G. Hetherington. gave an outline


As a guidance to the meet­


of the festivities which were held in the town to celebrate the Coronation in May, 1937. These, he said, began on May 9th and finished on May 15th.


ing the heavy i rain the water ■ was " filthy ” and people could


told an “ Advertiser & Times ” reporter on Monday that dur­


that a great many of the items referred to by the Town Clerk were not seen by the majority ofi the people of Ciitheroe as. they were at work. He would like to test the feeling of the meeting as to whether or not the mills and workshops of the .town should be asked to take the Coronation week as part of their fortnight’s holiday. In that way people would spend more money and there would be more helpers, he said.


Councillor W. Sharpies said


ley said the Question of holi­ days was taken at national


NATIONAL LEyEL Councillor J. W. D. Critch-


level. Until such guidance was' received he thought the matter should be left alond.


c e l e b r a t i o n s . Councillor Sharpies then suggested a pageant should be held.


For the main feature of the


Mr. S. Westhead said a pag­ eant as the main feature was. to be 'much desired principally because so many more people would be able to take part


Supporting this suggestion,


than [was the case In a Pro­ duction such as “Merrie Eng­ land ’’ during the Festival of Britain celebrations.


better than when be-cos- tumed i n b a b i t a n t s are w a n d e r i n g through its streets,” he added.


“ Clithcroe never looks


fthe summer'fortnight’s break, pperatlves had [to choose be­ tween salcrificing the Tuesday bf their Whitsuntide holiday br the Tuesday of their Sep- Itember break;


;


; Of those who voted, 60 per cent, were In favour of work- png Whit-Tuesdry and 40 per in favour ' ' ' of giving *up


the Tuesday of their Septem- per. holiday. . !


|ay. September 20th, and will leturn to work oh Wednesda’' September 23rd. j


M e d a l l i s t PLOMAS


BRITAIN [ > >


F S I Z E S GS IN STOCK


L I n . ■ • ' rHEROE • 1 i ^


I Operatives will begin their' peptember ho.lldA.v on Satur-


. Coronation. . The Mayor said that j sub­


expressed the opinion that a pageant would: be the most suitable vehicle for expressing the gown’s .rejoicing at the


Councillor' J. Wright also


A STONE bridge is to be erected over the brook at


• pageant but would ' contain different episodes. ^


ject to it being Jhe wlsh.of the meeting. Mr. Arthur Lahg- ■shawj their own local histor­ ian, had generously consented to prepare a manuscript for a peageant whlchf would ■ be different to: those staged in Clitheroe in the past. It would, of course, be a historical


- Councillor Dugdale ; said that if there was a clash of opinion it would* be whether or not to have a pageant such as they had had in the oast, or a musical show.


VERY POPULAR


, been widespread In the scenes of pageants, operas and plays, he thought that, a pageant


Mr. F. Hargraves said that as one whose allegiances had


would.be very PoPfilar. If. h 0 w e V e r,. the celebrations were not confined to one week it might be possible to have a musical show at a later date. The meeting then agreed


unanimously that a pageant should be the main event of Clltheroe’s celebrations.


After this had been decided. ,e Mayor said that Church


,


. Mr: L. Hardy, producer of last year’s p r o d u c t i o n of “Merrie England,” said there might be a feeling that Ciith­ eroe should have a pageant or a m u s i c a l presentation, as “Merrie England” was one of the best presentations to be staged In Ciitheroe.


Waddington and two forms provided on land opposite the memorial gardens as Wad- dington’s permanent reminder of the Coronatmn.


agreed at a public meeting held in the Methodist School­ room on Friday evening when the view was [expressed that there should be. a permanent reminder of tpe occasion as well as festivities.


This WAS u nj a nim o u sl y


by 23 people who were all elected, to form a Coronation Committee. Mr. D. WalmsleyJ chairman of tb e Parish Coun/ cll, was elected chairman df the committee Mrs. A. CoulV thurst, secretary; and Mr. R. ■Nelson, treasurer.


The meeting was attended


Walmsley said] the first deci­ sion they wouiq have to make was whether or not Wadding­ ton Intended to have any special celebrations.


Opening the meeting, Mr,


thati the vlllake should stage some event. [Mr. Walmsley announced that they already had £19 15s. ^ , ln hand to­ wards the cost of any cele­


After it had,, been agreed brations. I ■ ''


balance of the[ money obtain­ ed for the Festival of Britain celebrations lakt year. ;


This sum. he said, was the


ject of television had to be time, the sub-


,1 ■ T.V. ASPECTS For the flrst


June 2nd. Provision for the old people


services were


other events which were! In­ evitable in Ciitheroe celebra­ tions Included a torchUght procession and a fireworks display.


and a torch- desirable land


Six plaster casts of the Queen in , profll^ have been approved by the Coronation Medals Panel; for the medals to be struck next year by local authorities.


■ have already been ordered,” said Councillor Dugdale.


“ I might as well tell you at once that the firewprks


meeting that at the time of the Coronation, it was Lght, until late In the evening. It) was not necessary to have a procession at; night anq if such an event was held; It need not be so: grotesque as in the past. There would be llkht, he said, to see more artistic entries.


The Mayor reminded the i


homes watching the television or listening to the wireless. He thought [the preceding Sunday would be the most suitable time. I


e same dajf as t i 0 n as most be in their


I


had asked whether or hot Church processions could! be Included, the’ Mayor said he wanted to keep the Civic Service as a Civic Service. The S u n d a y School ^processions could be arranged for another date.


After Councillor Sharpies j I


Hardy was that the bandstand could be utilised on the days the pageant ^as not being staged, for community hymn singing by those taking part in Sunday School processions as had been occasions.


Another suggestion by Mr. GANG


similar to thb duced during


Advocating


done on past SHOW


Hardy said that^ this would give‘the teen-agers a chance of taking part In something different from a pageant.; He had found that teenrakers were not the back-bone bf a pageant. The cast could; i be confined to young people un­ der 24 years oi age.


a gang show, one he pro- the war, ;Mr.


thought it was possible to new the old cdstom of ox- roasting. He understood that the Ministry of Agriculture would give permission’ for a beast to be imported from Ireland providing it was given and not bought.


Mr. J.‘ C. Cowgill said


suggestion thak Clit he i; oe should attem'Pt something in the nature of] window boxes and gardening features. He would like tq see Ciitheroe


Mr. H. Cahill put forward a


•flowers. « A mannequin parade to be


and district, in the month of June, famed fir its beautiful


organised by the women and held at the Castle bandstand was also meritloned by Mr.


Hardy. • [ '


decorated hpuse was pro­ posed by Co|incillof Sharp­ ies who said p a t this would encourage ppple to get out their flags and bunting and give the streMs of Ciitheroe a real festive atmosphere.


A competition for the best


the Mayor said It was nqver In his mind that this should be held on th the Co r o n a people would


Referring to a Civic Service,


connected with an organisa­ tion which was prepared to organise a soap-box “ derby” pnd to supply the prizes.


Mr. B. Sharpies said he was


•' In view of the fact that many people did not possess television sets, Alderman H. Cook s u g g e s t e d that sets might! he Installed In the various schools so p a t those who fvlshed could see the Coronation ceremony.


Comic sports with i approp­ riate costumes was suggested


byi another member of the meeting. WATER SPORTS


a lease from Waddow Hall and organising water sports,, and other river ■ events was men­ tioned by Mr. J. H. Cowgill but In reply, the Mayor said that this was tried some years ago and proved a complete flop. They had not the necessary materials and they could not guarantee to have a river at all in June.


The possibility of obtaining


Mr. T. P. Rushton that Gllth- eroe s h o p k e e p e r s could arrange a window dressing display, Mr. J. Lord, president of the Ciitheroe and District Chamber of Trade, said the tradespeople would be ar­ ranging something of this nature.


In reply to a suggestion by


Winner of the challenge cup, :J. D. Whalley, of P a d 1 h a m (North Lancs. Clarion) leads the field in the t h r e e - mile point-to-point at [the Rihblesdale Grass Track Racing Asso­ ciation’s meeting at Whalley on Saturday.


i ACODENIS aU SE MORE DEATHS


rjTHE Medical ! Officer of Health, Dr. H, P. Lambert,


THAN A ll [ 1NFECT101K5 DISHES . Bowland MediOal Officer The circular,adds that; rural


has , told .Bowlahd;' Hural District Council that accidents account for far! more, deaths than ail the iiHecfious diseases put together. He[ Suggests that consideration | be j given to the possibility of Reducing the number of road accidents by securing the | reinoval of advertlseineht sighs ad.ioining the highways! which tend to


distract the attention of motorists. | i i


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demands • bn labour ■ and' materials, lt|wlll|be necessary to concentrate on the most vital needs ainong the services on which local authorities re­ quire loan-sanction or grant.. Housihg arid !its ancillary services, water and sewerage, together with! certain import­ ant water Schemes essential alike for rearmament and exports, have jthe[ first claim.


In order I to' | relieve the


This is stated! in a circular received from the Ministry of Housing and Local Govern­ ment, calling! attention to the need for ecbhomy in further


expenditure I i under present conditions. '!


/


\ suggestions out to the meet- ihg by Councillor Sharpies.


CIRCUS VISIT


suggested that a' circus should be invited to visit the area for the benefit of the children who should be admitted free of/Charge. He also suggested that a choir of good singers, amusing and lively, should lead] the old people in singing old-time songs.


The Rev. C. J. Guildford


i Coronation, ; such as the opening of isome kind of


The establishment of a permanent reminder of the


the various firms in the, town would erect a stand showing the work which was done,, in Ciitheroe, and which could be housed In a large marquee in the Castle grounds, .was also put forward by Mr. J. Cowgill.


building was suggested by Mr. E._ Crossley. A trade exhibition for which


that attempts had been made quite recently to arrange trade shows but had met with very little response.


Councillor Dugdale said


made were noted and will be considered by the Coronation Comm i t te e of the Town Council.


All the recommendations i .VILLAGE DEGDES ON A PERMANENT


considered and It was felt that whatever festivities were arranged should not be held on Coronation Day la? most people would either be watch­ ing their television sets or listening to the wireless. „


being held In Cllcheroe on Tuesday evening. It was not found possible to arrange a date, for Waddlngton’s cele­ brations although it was agreed that If Ciitheroe chose the first Saturday aftei* the Coronation, the following Sat­ urday, June 13th, wasthe-best alternative. .


the form the celebrations should take Included child­ ren’s sports, a fancy dress parade through the]' village for children and adults, a United Church service oh the morhlng of Coronation Day. a fancy dress ball, a trip for the old age pensioners of the village, an exhibition similar to the one. staged during the Festival of Britain celebra­ tions, and some sort of- memento for the children.


The many suggestions as to


■ These will all be considered by the Coronation Committee at a future meeting.


IMMEDIATE NEED


explained, was for the raising of money for the erection bf


The Immediate need. It was


the bridge over the brook for which the Parish Council would obtain an estimate, add for financing whatever festlvr ities were decided upon, (Continue^ foot of next column)


In view of a public!meeting


ministry in j Lancashire, and before going to [Blackburn he was for four years - In the B 1 a c k p p 0 1'. North Circuit, where he !was a colleague of the Rev. 'Waite:: Foxon; who commenced ! his! ministry at Chatbum. [Previously, . Mr. Richmond had [five years at Barrowford, hear Nelson, after terms in the' Leigh and Bolton Circuits.


HP has spent! most of his


ceeded by the Rev, Francis A. Payne, who has /been a junior minister of the ! Albert-road Circuit, Colne, for five years. He entered ' the ministry In 1933 after! training at Hands- worth College. ! ;


Mr. Richmond will be suc­


cided to hold 4 whist drive and dance| bn October 3rd.


a sub-cornmitte'ei should be formfed to'organise this event, a member'qald she was not In favour of sub-cbmmittees as they had a tendency to pre­ vent people froiri helping. It was better for the whole of the committee tb work to­ gether. '! '! ■'


■When It'was suggested that


I The bridge! and the forms, however, [would: he the vll- lageis contribution and would be suitably Inscribed. ■


which the forms would be placed had been glye.n to the Parish Council, Mr. Walmsley feld It was. the i.lntentlon of the Council to keep the land tidy and to arraiige a lay-out.


Explaining that the: land on


! (Continued from previous col.) As a beginning, it was de­


sports on the Castle field, a silver spoon for the first baby born on Coronation Day,, a competition amongst school- .children and a howling-'and tennis tournament were other


An old-time field day and


Rev. J. H. IGchmond To Leave


SUPERINTENDENT minister of the Ciitheroe Wesley


Methodist Circuit fof the past five years, the Rqv. J. H. Rich­ mond will preaclf his farewell sermon at the Wesley Metho­ dist Church!on Sunday even­ ing before leaving to take up duties in the Glbssop, Derby­ shire, Circuit. !


where he succeeded the Rev. W. Hartley Totty, Mr. Rich­ mond was superintendent minister of the Clayton-street Methodist Circuit. Blackburn.


Before coming; to Ciitheroe, ■ ! .t


water supply schemes for supplying areas where there is no piped water at all will be given a higher priority than thdse for improvement of existing piped supplies, i Rural sewerage schemes niust he limited, to those that ' are necessary for new housing or on grounds of public health.


NEW OFFICES The Council have approved


the purchase at a price of £2,750, of “Brook Lyrih,” ,32, Pimlico-road, Clltheroe, for use as Council ofilces. i ’The purchase is subject to the necessary loan sanction being bbWined.


i ' A charge of £1 10s! per


annum is to be made for, water supplied from the Council’s mains to the Wesleyan Chapel at Rimlngton.


report it is stated that'fairly good progress, has been! made on the six Council houses at Gisburn; the four houses at Rimlngton are completed and occupied: some progress, but very slow, has been made on the four houses at [Main- street, Grindleton; and the flrst twelve of the 24 houses at Queensway, Waddington, are completed and occupied;


In the architects’ progress


! Queensway housing site at [Waddington.


ted to press the architects to proceed with the plans for the erection of garages bn the


The Clerk has been Instruc­ j HOUSING TARGETS


to consider the housing! needs o f : theis .respective .parishes for 1953'and 1954, and] bring forward proposals for; con­ sideration at a future meeting.


Members of the Council are .( ■


the Principal Regional Officer of ■ the Ministry o f . Hqusing and Local Government,; stat­ ing that the Minister had decided to discontinue the practice of controlling; local authorities’ housing i pro- grairimes by means of alloca­ tions and instalments. |


Thi? follows a letter! from In order to facilitate the


expansion of ’ the ' national housing programme In accord­ ance wife, the Government’s policy, eaCha authority should set Itself targets for 1953 and 1954,


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respective targets for Bo'wland Council should be 40 arid 59. Private buflding licences should not be issued in lexcess of 50 per cent, of the annual target.


It was suggested th a t ' the . . |


the Lancashire County Coun­ cil are not prepared to support any proposal for an Order be­ ing made prohibiting [motor coaches travelling through the Trough of Bowland, the [Coun­ cil are to ask the Licensing Authority for Public Service Vehicles if they have any powers to restrict traffic using the road.’


After being Informed that | Ex-Stonyhurst


Officer Beat btf Communist Attack


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McBride (25), of West Coates- avenue, Edinburgh, ha's been mentioned in despatches for gallantry under heavy fire during a raid on the I Korea Communist lines by the 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment.


]PDUCATED 4,t Stoiiyhurst College. Captain ! Stuart


j


platoon to help another which was; being attacked [by an overwhelming force of Com­ munists. After enabling sur­ vivors to withdraw, he led his platoon to attack a hill in the face of heavy Communist fire.


I GUN JAMMED


Captalii McBride seized an­ other . from' a soldier: behind him arid advanced, firing from thehlb.' '!'


When his] Sten gun jairimed,


On reaching the crest of thC; hill, he lay down alone and'


provided covering fire while his company commandeif re-


[turned to [ bring reinforce­ ments.


; , 1 The Captain later beat off a


Communist attack and main­ tained his position under heavy lire, until prisoners and had been


British casualties evacuated.


to consider ways In which this could be done, (fee Vicar, the. Rev. S. Blrtwell,- presided,


evening at thq Instltite’s annual iheetlng, held to decide whether I or not the Institute should be contln ied. A committee was appolpted


ciitheroe Parish Church Men’s Institute for playing billiards Is not sufficient to keep It functioning ,lt is proposed to extend the fad lltles of the Institute. ( This was agreed on Monday


Church Ihs.titute B


ecause the I number of members 'who use the


Captain .McBride [led a A HISTORICAIJ pageant, to be' staiged in the Castle grounds, will be the central feature: ^hen Ciitheroe celebrates when o


PUBLIC MEETING the Coronation


of Queen


Alec/ .Denton i[and Frank Cowslll, of Accrington, who broke the Lands End to Jbhn O’ Groats I tandeni' record a few weeks ago, circled [the track on their famous tandeih


During fhe ah er n o p ri ,


VfS HOLD THE^ largest STOCK IN I —IN NUMErI


Mayor o f ; Blackburn,' Alder man J. Shprrpck.l .


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day—the | three-:mlle point- to-polnt—crack Wders fforii Manchester were defeated by J. D. Whalley. of Padlbam. who gained every point and the


before belng_lntrqduced tojt^e In I the main event of 1 fee


held a half-lap lead to finish.


In the final of fee two lafe


scratch,H. iHardcastle, Abbots­ ford, Park,[was the winnejr fe a close race between ;flye riders. His time of one min­ ute represented a, speed of 25m.p.h. j ■


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were presented by. the Mayor of Blackburn.


After tpe meqtlng, prizk : ^


RESULTS


Halshaw, Lea-road Club; 2, A. Richardson, Preston Wheelprk; 3, J. Smith, Blackburn Eagle's.


440 yards handicap; Ij F.


Walkden, Manchester Wheel­ ers; 2. S. Ryall, Manchester C. and A.C.;: 3, R. ~ Heywood.


Bosher, Nofth Lancashire. [ j Two miles, polnt-to-polnc:


Double-harness J. D. 'Whalley


T. Grlmsh^w. W; G. Roberts, Wheelers.


Devil-take-the-: _____ and „H.: H. One-mile handicap: 1,' A.


Gfeenwood, pursuit:! fl,


Smith, Blackburn Eagles; '3, K. Pearson, Wheelers.


1, M. Sutcliffe, Preston; 2, !j. Manchester


•Iiindmost: 1, plkden; 2i, B.


Manchester


Hardcastle! Abbotsford Park 2, D. Jee, Manchester C.


j


A.C.;,3, Ni Dove, Manbheister Wheelers. [ ■.


Olympic RiC.; 2, H. N. Bosher; 3.D.K. Roberts.! j


Three-mile, point-to-point; 9 fl. J. D.'Whalley. J


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Weavers^ Secretary Appeals Fpr ies!s Faulty Cjotli


the amount of [faulty cloth that Is being prpduced. [was made by [ Mr. R, Robinson, secretary of th'e Clithbroe ■Weaver s’. Winders’, and Warpers’ Association, whefi he presented his report a t ! the Association’s halff-yearly gen­ eral meeting in the Co-opfera- tlve Guild Room on Monday


.AN appeal to cjllthe'roe pot- ton operatives to reduce


night. “Let us face the fact”,


stated Mr. Rob nson, “that employers are having diffi­ culty in selling perlect cloth, and the buyers are finding every excuse to return iiiuch of it to the producer.


]


appeal on'behalf of the [em­ ployers, but in the. Interests of our own menibers, as the Inahlllty to dispose of the cloth only leads to more un­ employment and! this is [what we are trying to avoid]’ he added.


“ We are not making [this ! TRADE REqESSION


cession, Mr. Robinson ■ said that it was with regret that the report was [presented in circumstances that were fey- thing but [bright! and rosy, as they were less than 12 mo iths ago.


■ Referring to the trade re­


,Do you get piping hot water when turn on your tap, or have ypujtp dijaw-


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■ and at the present time there did not anneal- to be any glim­


subjected [to the' ordeals and trials of being ori,,the “ dple


mer of light upon the porl" zon, or any silver lining to the dark cloud that had over­ shadowed 'the Industrial skies of Lancashire. ■ |


I This had been the flrst year


that they had 'had a.,fort- nlght’s holiday with pay.[but due to the unemployment feat had fallen upon'them, inany operatives; could not afford the holiday.


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had done, and were still d )lng their utmost to[ bring some relief and stability to the in­ dustry. I They insisted on the right to, full employment with


. 'The textile tfede uiilons


the full wage pfeket that- It gave, and they.knew that all operatives iwould [rather dp an


honest week’s work than celve the: plttahce on "dole” for doing nothing.


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