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RECTOR'S
WEEKLY LETTER
28th (?) June-1940
Rector's
Letter.
My
dear Lads,
We in Tarleton, as in most Lancashire parishes are very blessed
because our Religion is truly a part of our life. We can talk about
it quite freely and it does not seem strange to you that I always
include a prayer in my letter, nor does it seem strange to me when
you, as so often happens, write to me of your inner spiritual thoughts.
It is all part, and an important part, of our normal life and it
is right it should be so. But all are not so blessed. Already you
will have come up against pals to whom religion is something outside
their lives. Your duty is to pray for these and have a talk with
your Chaplain about them. Then leave it to him, apart, of course,
from your continual prayers, and let him tell you what to do. It
is his job and he wants to do it. May God bless you all and keep
you safe.
A
Sad Loss
On Tuesday the Rector buried at St. James Moss Side, Leyland, Arthur
Brown the husband of Alice Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Coulton, Kearsley
Ave., He was killed instantly while on his motor cycle. He was 28
Hoole
News.
Alec Barnish, brother of Edward has joined up. Thomas Bradshaw,
from Walmer Bridge Co-op is in R.A.F. Albert Worthington, of School
St., is in the Guards; J. Chadwick has joined the Cheshire Regt.
Ronnie Wilde is in Scotland; Jack Storry is in R.A.F.; Sidney Patterson
has joined the Navy and his brother Edward is in the R.Es (M.T.)
Harry Forrest is in the Signals and is with Tom Tindsley in Wales;
so far no news has come from L/cpl. Jimmy Hunter or from R. Watson
both of whom were in in France.
Competition
The Rector offers a prize of 2/6 for the best Navy, Army, or Air
Force story. The story must be clean, short, ( not more than 10
lines) humourous and inoffensive. Every joke sent in and printed
in this News Letter from week to week will be paid for at the rate
of 2/6 per joke. Only men actually serving in one or other of H.M.
Forces may compete. No offence must be taken if the rector does
not think any story or joke suitable to be put in his letter. The
Rector is the sole judge.
Promotion.
Mr. Dennis Seddon-Brown the youngest son of Colonel Sir Norman and
Lady Seddon-Brown, late of Bank Hall now of Caton, has been promoted
Captain in the Royal Artillery, Serg't. Stanley Baldwin is in the
same Battery.
L.D.V.
Mr Stanley Dean, Manager of the District bank, has been appointed
leader of the Tarleton Local Defence Volunteers. Well over 100 local
men have now joined this Force.
Lost.
A circus was advertised to come to Tarleton on Tuesday. Hundreds
of children flocked to the Recreation Ground at the time advertised,
but no Circus has appeared. No one knows what has happened to it.
Ronnie
Iddon is now home on leave, back from France. Herbert Barron home
for Sunday only looking very smart in R.A.F. uniform.
Extracts
from Letters
Tommy Burns is billeted with people who make him very comfortable.
Spends part of each day in Corporation fields digging for victory
and planting cabbages. Ronnie Pilkington wishes to pass on his best
wishes to all the Tarleton Lads. Bert Price is on duty from 9pm.
to 7am. has been in several air raids and is keeping as a souvenir
a "piece of shrapnel which almost has my number on", sends
best wishes and God's Blessing to all the lads. Jimmy Burns says
that letters he recieves from the lads have done him more good than
anything else. Says " I hope that all my pals are praying for
the other lads safety''. Frank Timperley writes cheerfully and points
out that his Squad. Instructor who was a L/cpl. has now become a
L/Sergt. George Burns writes that he is now fast becoming a fully
fledged Guardsman. He saw Frank Timperley on Sunday. George West
is now back with his Unit but is still under the Doctor. L/Cpl.
N. Dewshurst sends his photograph and also a very interesting letter.
He is now on the Depot staff as a musketry Instructor. Jack Robinson
is somewhere right out in the mountains miles away from anywhere.
Aircraftsman Bert Barron writes cheerfully from his depot. Gunner
Tom Harrison wishes to be remembered to all his friends in Tarleton.
Is quite settling down to Army life. The rector has received 31
letters from the lads this week. more extracts in our next issue.
Hubert Tindsley sends a letter and an excellent photograph of himself.
Mislaid
The Rector has mislaid a letter from a lad saying that he was saving
his Letters and having them bound as a souvenir. He read the letter
right through but has forgotten who sent it. Will this lad please
write again.
Bring
and Buy
Mrs. Richard Wignall (Fulwood Ave.) and Mrs. Coupe, Moss Lane, organised
a Bring and Buy Garden Party Sale at Mrs. Wignall's to raise money
for the Mothers' Union Comforts Fund. They made £37. 0. 7.
British
Legion
The Women's section of the B.L. who have already given 10/- to each
lad serving have also given an additional 10/- to each lad back
from Dunkirk or France.
Tarleton
Scholarship
This took place on Monday and there were eleven candidates, A County
Council Official supervised the Exam. and he is letting us know
the result next week. You will see the results of the County Scholarship
in this month's Parish Magazine.
Chaplain's
Job
Week by week we remind our lads that it is the Chaplains job to
be the friend of all. He will advise you on every difficulty you
come across and will help you in a hundred and one ways. He cannot
do this unless you know him. This is soon done. Whenever you meet
him give him a salutation and a cheery smile. Some one has to talk
first let it be you.
Short
Poem.
Bert Price asks us to "include a short poem in the next issue".
Here it is.
"May Golden thoughts enrich each passing day
Then hope is ours however dark the way."
A
Prayer.
Watch Thou, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep to-night,
and give thine angels charge over those who sleep. Tend thy sick
ones; rest thy weary ones. bless thy dying ones: soothe thy suffering
ones; pity thine afflicted ones; shield thy joyous ones; And all
for thy Love's sake. Amen. |
