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The "‘A x e” in Education. AND DISTRICT


HOW CLITHEROE WOULD BE


AFFECTED. I tv .SntUTATOJt. Tlio Clcdiico Axo, ns reportud in tlic press


ol' last week-end, will take lour cliops a t Klcmcntary Education, the education, th a t i.s, of tho vast majority of Britisli boys and Kiris. ] .e t ns see how these “ cuts ” will affecl. our local .schools.


Would iho Teachers Rebel?


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Flock Beds, Hair or Wool Mattresses, Feather Pillows and Bolsters.


Oak Bedroom Suites, Walnut Toilets, Chesterfield Suites three pieces, or


with Single Chairs.


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The newest Styles at the lowest prices.


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INFLUENZA,! INFLUENZA!


Iho Doctors say it is passing av/ay. BURLINGTON INFLUENZA MIXTURE doing its work. Try a bottle. Money returned if you do not benefit from in 24 hours. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. Sold by all tho Loading Grocers and Chemists. Agent :


J . T H O R N B E R , 1 2 , cort s t r e e t , b lack bu rn » ^ * A A A A AAAAAJ ^AAAAAaAAAAAAAAAAAA i .i AAJLA A AAAA


I Winter is here==But whybecold ? | FOR TWO WEEICS ONLY


GRAND c l earanc e OF OVERCOATINGS (Prior ro StockuUing)


£ 7 7s. Overcoats for 95/- £ 6 6s.‘ Overcoats for 80/-


BULLOUGH & SON Tailors of Tradition and Quality,


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Sudell Cross, Blackburn. TelCuKAMs 6774 Sole District Agents for “ QUILLAIA, '


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reoomnieiulcil, so th a t fewer tenelior.s need bo omploycnl. AVcll, in an almost entirely rural area, 'such as th a t surrounding Clitheroc, th a t cu t will ho inoperative. Clas.scs of 50 arc rocpminemled—many .schools in llio dis- triedr have not 50 eliildreii on the wholo roll, and with theso .small nnmhcrs dinded into throe infant sections and .six or boven standards, a t least two teaeliers arc neccs- sary to carry on a t all, thongh here and there one hears of a inLstre.ss in a very umall school having to manage alom>-rhow, only she her­ self can tell. Ju town .schools the increa.se i.s going to injure tlio Kcholar much more than the teacher. To giro a teacher 10 Jiioro chil­ dren to lior cln.‘^s i.s, in many let-sons, simply a ca.so of an e.xlra ilo.'-k or two. To U*acli singing, drill, history and such subjects to 50 children is-ius easy ns to teach tJiem to 40. l in t when one conics l<» tho vital sub­ jects. Mich as the ihrt*o U’s, pror>eieney in which is tho very fomidalion of all ai'ter- 6chool jirogress, each additional ehild^ i.s a factor weighing again.s't all the other children of tho ela>s‘. Ili.shop Welldon. speaking of tho gi*eat increase in the> cost of elementary esliuntion. says th a t many hnsiness men of Manchester complain bitterly of the in- cllieiency of the eslncation given in onr olomentniw schools. Tho llishop innst know th a t teachers can only do their iiest.


1.— iiicrea.'*o in the size of cJa.ssc.s is


every ela.'^s tIuM'o arc three natural .siih- divi.sions—Iho .’-olid average children wlio can })iijgre.ss a t a regular, though not too rapid, pact'; tJio lirilliaiit c*hildreu who race ahead and have of neee.ssily to lie kept marking timo iiecanse to be promoted before tin' year-end would caii.'-i' trouble both to them­ selves and their new clavs iiarl of whose yc-ai*’s work they would have missed; and tho dull, backward children who never can, and never will ho any gootl a t “ h'S.son.s” ami who act as a heavy drag on all tho other.s. I t i.s mainly in tho indindual work tha t the.M' elas.sc's aj-.sert tliemselves; in one le.sson they are amalgainateil ami not .so ;ij)- parent. Hut giviv tin* already harasM'd teacheis ten more children eaeh and they certainly will he able to do even le.ss justice than heix'tnfore to their llock.s. One way of overcoming this <lifiicnlty would he to cut out tho greater jiart of the “ f;incy ” subjects. So mmh IniLshwork, handwork, and other extra .subject matte r aro Mulfed into an al­ ready aboiiiinahly erowtleil eniTieulmn—all oxceilent subjects in thcmselvc.s, but vicioius wiion lln’v jm.sh out tho siinpli' snhjocl.s on wlhcli every diTenL education must he bas<*d. A simplilicil tinu*-tal»le allowing for double or tbr iifold doses of the thrtv I t’s would allow of attention to each of the three natural sulMlivisioiLS of the chussi^s. even with e.xlra chililren added, ami incidenUilly would .'«avo a heap of money now spent on jiaint. jihuslicine. lardlioaiil and other handwork m a te r ia ls—not every diiM ha.s a lient lor liandwork and so much material is .spoiled to no purpaso a.s to mako one ihinl: liir.t Ibe prt^s^*nt schooUleaiing age i.s early 4‘iioi;gh for the dev<'loi»ment of any natural gill the cliild may po.ssrss.


In


Saving at tho Expense of tho Babies. 2.—Tho .s(‘eeiid measure is the raiding of


the sehool age from live to .six. Here again, emintry ehildren would not l»e iilfeei'nl to tho wtme extent, a.s town eliildn n. mother turns her ihildren out to play in tin* (Humtry ami they are a t least breathing pure air and iveeiving no moral or phvMcal harm —a liltl extra dirt to eonie off a t bed-time is all they .snlfer. With a town <hild, and esjH'ciaily a sliuii i liild. how va.slly ilifftTOJU. Positively, tin* only reiiniiig inlliieme. in sneli a ehild's life i> ii.»* .s(hool. where a measure of eleanliness. iiolileiu'ss am! general dK'eney of eomlnel is <leinamlrd. 'I'o ileprive a child of all smli. even for one extra yi'ar. wonhl Ik* pitiable. Kdncalionally. the child would not .snlfer a t all. As tho rei>ort says, a t tin* having .stage of sdiool lift* it is imj>ossjblo to tell wlietln*r a child wa.". ailmitttd a t live or MX. (,)uile mie. Two girls, admitted to .school .some years ago at. sei'(*n ye.-irs <‘f ago did not know the alphabet. They were two montlis in the “ liabies ” Class learning to Rtitl capita! and small Irtier.s and figiuv.s up ‘n 10, to wnle lines, polliook.s and simple lelter.s in .small smipl, ami to lunnl and do tiny mental ealculalion.s up l«» ten.


gave incrca.scs of .salary to most of .tho teaching profc.«ioJi, no mention. ih miido or. an automatic reduction a.s th e cost ol living falls, the only .scide of iU magnitude not con­


taining .siieli a mention. z Facts—Not Foncy. One can only think llia t the franiei*s]of tho


reiiorfc <lid not-know the lacks. I f tlii.s scale is to bo a sliiling bno now th a t iinccs aro falling surely i t should liavo hceii m active rising operation xvheii price.s were soaring. I t is not vet a year old and lias not been adopted a t ‘a!I in a largo nnmher of schools. In not ono single instaiico ha.s i t heen lullj applied. Tho remuneration of teachers "was .so poor thati lo liavo I'aiscd them from then old level to the Jim-iili:mi inaxLimim iit oiio steji would Jiavo put mo.st local education authorities into tho bankrnptey court and th e Clovcrnment a lo n g 'u i t l i them, feo the increa.scs were divided by three—ontstlnixl pavublo from Apiil of last year, onc-thu( ftom April 1st ol Ibis year, ami a final third from April 1st, 1023. And now, before Utero Iia.s bet'll time really to feel the gootl effects of tlio scheino there is talk of a reduetion. bs i t onlv tho Clermans who are gudty ol talking of “ scraps of paper?” In 19M English Icaehcr.s had plans in liand for tho enforcement of hetter pay lor their admitted­ ly poverty .stricken ranks, i^ul not before i t was lime. What do you think of a eollogo trainotl first class certificated mistrt*ss hc- giiining a t .C*()0 per annum rising af ter ten weary ycar.s to ;L’y«j? And th a t a l te r a live yeaifi apprentiec.shii> .served in the old .style, with .1*20 as payment for the la.st year, then two years in a ' training college, with earn­ ings nil of eour.se, and fees, books (CIO for iiooks aloiiii ill tlio first year), travelling ex- IKjnses*, ami everything to he found by rela­ tives? Well, the teachers sIicIvchI their plans on the outbreak of war and .struggled on ami on u i t l i now and tben a tiny war benu-s thrown a t them until things heenmo .'o anomaloiLs th a t llt*.sli and blootl could stand i t no longer.


M'ar Year a eorrespomItaiL pointeil out th a t C


In Iho ” 'rimo.s ” of a certain -’litheroe ro;ul-swct*pors were n*eeivmg more


than C’litheroo men-teachei-s; girls in ihoir teens a t a Yorkshire conntiw immition works wore earning .Cl every w<vk; .some we.avcrs wore known to l<' bringing in £(> per w’cek Civil .servant-s’ Kalarie.s juerwiseil rapidly :i living beomo do.irer, and a t last tbo teaehers’ reprosontativi’s look action, the jlnimliam scale being the result.


A Veteran *s Sighs. lin t if rvorymu' wh > i.s coiiccnied in tho


iminy Ihiv.'ii^'iK'd cuts of this inmcrful iixc wpuvils Ronoinisc. by nil mentis, Init lum k oH my littlo lot.,” wht*ro esm economy hogiii uml wliat. hojK' will then* bo of tlio itngcd ftir return of pix)S}K'rotis trnde? An old v<'teraii of tbo scliools .*nid this week ” J’vo been over tliirty years in my .school In lu l l I bnd CUK) per year, ami


A NUMBER OF MEMBERS TOO POOR TO PAY THE CONTRIBUTIONS.


'J'licrc W.1 S ;i cnpital .nttcnd.-niro of iiicin-


Iici-s (tt th e nnmi.nl meeting tli Llitlieroe AVcnvei's, 'Wimlei's and IVarpere’ Association hold n t tho Jnslitiito on Tucsd.ny evening,


jUr. I t. 1‘iiidcr pic.siding. In a reiwrt signed by Councillor « . Jt.


Sood-nll, acting secrot.ary, tho coinnuttcc inako


tho following ob.servations:— iV-s voii aro niviire, since .the i.xsiio of oiir


last leiHii t wo hiivo (iiust.niiicd ii great f e s by tho dentil of our late Secretary, Mr. Cottani, who W11.S cut olf Kiiddenly under trngic cir- ei:m.staiice,s so well known to you .all. ^^o roidd write a t great length on his iiiaiiy and .nricil capahilitie.s, hml in ii report ol this


“ TH E yVORST C R IS IS .


WEAVERS’ ASSOCIATIDN CDMMITTEE and PREVAILING DEPRESSION.


Plenty of G ra s s and Water .”.


COLD COMFORT FOR WIFE.


GISBURN


magistrates on .«ieveral occasions wa.s dealt ivi'tli Inst Aloiidiiy, tieovKo Hiiiullcy, f.inn labourer, bcins smninonwl by liLs wife, Marnarol, for <lc.v;rtioii. Mr. .1. H. J!.ain.sholtoin app<>iued for coiii-


A case which ha.=? been before the Bolton


plaiiuint, who itaA.'d th a t i-ho was in hidjiiiifis a t C'hurch-viow. (iishurii. Sho was iiiarrieil on tho .'ilh April, 1P20, and for ahoiit a month, sho and her hn.sl>and liveil with his iwrents n t ilroKdeii Hall. Jlarnoldswavk. They tlien wont to a farm in Durham, but, 'defendant rmained tbreo weeks.


eharneter wo need only to refer oiir nieinhors to tho diiv of his funeral, when practically tho whole" of tho iiihahiUnnts of tho town tunied out fo .show their resiicet. and esteem for one who had p u t up such a good fight lor the caiiso of tho worker.


Membership and Contributions.


eliding Oeeemhor ;ilst, 1021, we would like to c.iiy th a t, iakiiig all things into considern- timi," wo .-lie doing very well in rc.spoct to eiir nu'iiihor.'^iiip. I t is now over^ Uyelve moiitlis .since we siisiiendcd all eontrihutioiis, c.seept the eontrihiition of one i«'iiiiy for fiinenil benefits. The membcr.s’ eoiitrilnitioiis dining tho half-year aiiioimt to t l2" 2s. lOil. as against. £72o As. 2d. for the previous half- year. (There were tlirce. weehs’ eollwtioiis diiriiigslhe last half-year on tho full seale.) A numlier of our lUioniher.s have hip.scs| dur­ ing tho hidf-yeai-, due lo their iiialiillty to I>ay on acvoiiiit of tho groat depre.ssiim through, which we aro passing a t tile i)re.sent time. eoii.seipienUy we have to reiiort a very .slight loss oil tlio half-year’s working.


Ill )ircscutiiig oiir report for the half-year Cotton Crisis.


mv.'K'lf nloiit' kiiu'.v.*» tim sinigglo tor lifi* with iiu*. t<» las j> free of debt and iny home going ill deconev and a very, wry .small ilegrcv of comfort. * To save was utterly imjxjssililc and llto miserable jn'iLsion attainable a t rv t.iriiig ag'-* was a iM.*rma:u*nt nighuiiare— sitw vistoMs of mvM'lf tramping in al wiMtbers rale-collecting, or doing odil job; of cleriial worl; to cnabk* iiu'


»nd


i.s pa.ssing through the worst cri.sis in its iiistory. A large proi>oriion of our meinlH*r.s am eitlier totally unetuiiloycil or are having their \nige.s greatly rcMlnctKl bv^ reason of being only i>artuilly oinployc<l. AVo aro sorry to say th a t a t prestmt we fail to stM> any real .sign of iinmcxliat4' improveiiiont, hut wo are hoping before long to ailiiosvs a great c'liangx' in this ixxspei't. And when tliat time arrives i t Inlioves us t<» he ready, ^lake no mistaki' about it. th a t unless we presc'iit n united front onr wages and ('onditioiis gener­ ally will b(' wor.se tlian they were hefoie the war. In eonelusion wo have <nily to irniind onr


Tht'io is no doubt th a t Ibe cotton industry


I titled U» take all tha t is graiiUsl me as no ' v h i t more than my due. h it tlu' e<nintry is


I in son' .‘•trails ami we csii* a t U*ast afford to


day.s. a .scurvy fate. I ahvay.s thought, for one who has TriiKl to make htimlred.s of Imjvs and girls into useful citizens. The lUirnham Male alt4*rcd all th a t ; mtu.illy this year, for the lirsl. t-inie in my uliole..^life. there lias htvii a margin, aflor the payment of m*<H'Hsai'ic.s>, for a lew of the amenities of life, n bewildering .sen.sation to one of iiyv age. Then tlie pension—to think I noi\l not worry aliont those (»dd jol^^ afl<'r all has given mo a new h*as(' of life and a new ze.sL in my w«»rk. And I liavo argiu*<! th a t after all ilio long length of lean yeafs I am eit-


live out my


FEBRUARY IS HERE. Tho days arc lengthening. In a few wooks


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iho hedgerows will bo bursting into loaf ; tho trees will put on their mantle of groon ; iho flowers will bloom again; iho birds will sing their joyous songs, and with the long night of Winter past, wo shall enter on tho joy of life with rc- iiowod zest.


“ WHAT HAS THIS TO DO WITH PRAMS,” do you ask ? You luv J ’roiid of voiir J5nl>y, nntiinilly, nml when you take tfnby out you .vlioiild be proud of Iho" Pram. WE luf proud of the Choice .Selection of J’RAM.S rvhieli rve hold a t present, and onr aim i.s to intere.st yon and C(inii) yon with one of lluse (jtylishly dainty Uarriages which wc oiler af really mode.st Piice.s.


Wo AFFIX NEW HOODS, and RE-TYRE Prams, QUICKLY and CHEAPLY And \VE OUAKANTEE 'J'O GIVJil YOU .SATISEAGTIOX !


THE J. SF, BEHTHAffl HOUSE


14, Market Place IClitlieroe.


further months with the .si-i-«>ml class gave them two ami three letter words in ivailtng. the taking down from ilietation of small ;iml eajKlal lelter.s and their names in writing, and concrete mental aritlimetie problems of u*ry simplo eharaeter wiiii .some <-ountiiig and multiplication tabUss. 'I'ao more months with the ‘‘ sixeo ” brought them to the end of ilie .seiinol year and they \ver«’ transferred To the “ big room ” with tlio*»- who had Is*, lonie .s,‘Vi*n very little l>ehiml tlavs** who had been at .school for two or tliive years. Again. I have jnsl seen a letter written by a boy of nine who did not know bis ali>liabeL at .s**ven and i t «t)mi.ar<-.s vi*ry favonraldy wjib the work done by nine-year-olds in the local <*U*ment.iry sa h(»oi. So. edm-.it ionally, iho <bild will not Miller; morally and socially, ihe town <4iild will snlfer teiril»ly. While the .saying <il a lamous man. ** (Jive me a child until lie i.s .s(*ven years oM ami 1 care m>l who handles him af ie rw a rds’’


'\'s\o


I'O as patri<»tic a.s we were in 1914 Tvhen we ]<ut away onr plans will: a big big sigh. S.) r i l pay my 5 jw'r (s'ul. etintributum elicer- fully though all the Kiine I’d like lo l>o a.ssure<l tliat the folks up nlmve. those who relin* <m b2,r)0«) per year jH*nsion.s, s;iy, me also :ua<le to <’'julribuf«' their 5 per lent oi \early sa lary—the same (aii>e .«s,‘rved all louml, so to speak. And if it is really ut-ees- sary. l ‘d like to know that lli<* ‘lovemment was 111 earnest l>v .s’s'ing *t beein the economy on itsf'ir. And ju.sl one las;, point. One of onr tinions is ns'eiving 1922 sub.seripii:m.s in advancL' to enable i t to tight any threatened salary ” etit.” 'Ji* my mind, all talk of a Mriko is ahhorn*nt---if a leather cannot set a liett4*r example than tha t lie’s not tit tor ills iKJst. I f tiic ( towrmmnt will pbuc llic mailer frankly liefon* its li'aclu'is, m I:now- i'slging theiiad liimxs they liavo Ins-n Ihroagli ami a.'^'Urini; llieni tliat any voluntary .s^ierilue of part, of Um' exper ttsk increment " ill be n'stori‘<l when better timev? come, T'.d nhevo all if it. will prove its sincerity t»y beginning Ui se t its own hmi‘‘e in order, there will be no neeil for the talk of a strike. Vviv paid my union sul>s‘.ripilon but I won’t, .strike <'wn a t the ri.sl: of being called a blackleg for tlie re.sx of my <lay.s.” And willmul ex- <*optioii, the small gmiip of fellow temliers imirninred ” Hear, boar.”


Latest Joke. Sly Sam: ” H«uu‘>ty I.s ilio best judicy,


:dl«T all.” Huiglar Bill: ‘*1 b»w ?” Sly Sam; ” U«'iiu‘nd*er that dog I .stole?” Murglar Mill: ” Y'*s.” Sly .Sam: ” Wtll. for two ilays 1 tri*.nl to


\ery greatly ex­


aggerated (if a eliild’s moral nature i> lixed licNond alteration a t seven vear.s of ag'*, most of our work of eilni-iilion and nplifi- is fnlih-) it is true that, the early yisirs aiv the mo>l lmpie,s.sionab)4* of the child's Hfi*. and to cui o(f evi'M <iue year from tlie sdiou] life of a child who lia.s no other go«Kl inllneiiee near it is lieailhreaUing to eoiumnplate. One authority sa\.-', “ Oli. tlies.* eliildren ai(* only babies -<an the Stal«* alioid to pay bn* nnrse> bn- th em '” 'liie aii.-v.er is. “ Yes, twenty tiimn-i yes,” if thoNO nurses save evi*n a small proportion of iJuvst' lialnes fiYun Mpialor and bllh and givi* them a siamlird of 1,rigidm-ss ami cleaiiline.ss. Tlu* State may ]Kvssihly, later on. .Mive on iU privms what i t now spemls on llie.v chihlrcn in im m -ImmiIs .


'I'he matter is a diflicult one. imle.s.s it were jiLs-iible to have the law framed to lit town and eimntry seluxils separately. d.—The Ihird .st*‘|» riixmimended is that all


sell ’im, an* no one olfertHl me niore'n a b<»b. So 1 wviit. iikt* an liniu.xt man an’ ttrok Itim back l4i ill’ ole kuly what inuieti ’im. and .die guv mo ten shilUng^.” Pri/.t* 2-'^. (mI, Mi‘x A. Hud-tiu, 3, Park-


Wi) givn 2h. (>d. for any wo ust*. Onr ”


avemu*. CliliieH'c. If" you Koo or hoar a good joke, B4*iid i t on.


l im e ” Offer rlas4*s dofinitily


on Manh l l t i i . so ord*'r \4»nr su i t now and be iu time, ilu* olfer Jn ail adverli.-^meiil "hieb heli.-i t«i jiay e\]>eu'«(*:> iluring the ” (^uiel Tiino ” in liie Tai!4»riug traili*. SI,•4. Sm.is-i4»-*r.'(l4T ni o7o. (*<l.


If we sold iiuliiing elM* U4‘ .slioiihi have t<»


S4*ll <*f tluM* .suil^ a Wtx'k to j>ay our ex- pen.Mv4. They an* wond^Tful valiu*. Two other special line.x an*: — Suit.s-to-<inler a t


.fd (is. Suitrt-to-order nt M.s.


toaehei-N pay annually a eonlrihuiion to their snpeiannnatioji fund of 5 jkt ei-nt. of their annual salary. Every U'acher. man or woman, 1 law** askisl ahmit tlii.s matters s;iy.s, “ Of course. We j>aid nmtrlbiitions when we Were inis4*rably jH»or, w»* never asked for tlu'iii to be ])iiid for its and wme Mwini.s«><l wiieii t4»ld lliat tinw were to be so pai<i, and MO wouM iiavi' gone on paying witbout tb*- iiuir, os^KH'ially now that .salaries aiv in- erea.s»‘<l and tin* )H*nsiiin so mnelt more worth liaving.” S<i th a t matter, if the opinion given above is. general, will caiisi* little


trouble. . |—1^'istly, a nKlncihin in .s;ilaiies i.s .stig-


gesi«s|. the eoinmiUt*4' sta ting th a t in the Jhirnham i*teale of SalaritTi, wliiih la.st, year


9, Market Place, Olithoroo. 'Phono 5S. H O L D E N .


Bo<Imnyiio and Bead, ” Durnfit ” Houso, (Vl.


MOTOR CYCLISTS' OFFENCES.


.‘’^h<4min and (esirgt* HbldU'S'leii. wen.* Mimmomx! n t D0 U4U1


Two IassIs engiiuK*m iianuHl (Airl W. II. on Monday,


Cliapi'l on 'IliUKvIay, an mt<T4-Ktiiig social evening u>ik plait', Mr. Knight pre.siding. lU*eilaU wen* 4*xeellently given by Miss Mary daekwm, Mws A. llarrisun and SUs.h i)oiis Oro.Hsloy and duets wvnt sjilendidly cxuitrl- bulod by Mihscr, A xm d K. l!arri.'44»n, Mr. H. Simjison wa.s n ‘.>ponsiblo for two foIon, ” Hock of Agt*s ” and ** Tlie Holy (My ” and a ijiiartetu* party also pive «ev4*ral iU’ins in o.NM'lloMt taste. During the evening on-


(X)NC'hltT. — At H4>lden lndoiM>nd<‘iit


(Ymraging addi<¥^so.s wvro given bv .Mr. Knight and .Mr. Kenyon. .


for not having two independent bmk'*^ on t!*eir motor cycles.


'Ilwro was a sc*<'on4l


charge against lUbblcsdon of b a n n g tbo roar nmnlM'r plate of his imtchine obscured. P.C'.’rt Myers and Siixby proved tbo cji.s4«.


defi-mianU U’ing stop^nxl at (lisburiiVn the (UU Junuary. Def4.*ndanto diil n<d apjx-ar and Ibey wi*ro


old-establUhod remedy for Coughs and Ooldj. 1/3,


4/6.


t*ar!i fined 20f*. K A Y ’S L IN S E ED COMPOUND tho


iiieinhers tjint no matter wliat are tlu* eir- eumstaiic«*s of tnide we are con.stantly watch­ ing their interests in the ealncnlation of the various .sorts, and seeing th a t tlie proiKM- i-alo of wage is paid by the omployer. Tlii.s, c^poLtinlly a t tho present time, i.s perhaps tlio most imiMjrtaiit work of your union. The reiKirt was unanimously adoptixl and


on the invitation of tho t-hairman, the memliers rase* and .sb.io<l in siloiieo as a mark of esteem for tlie lAte secretary. The appointment of .secretary wn.s deferTc<!


left .slio did not accompajiy him and, one diiy, she was in th e liayliold wlien she was told th a t someone wanlcsl to soc her a t tlie hoiLse On RoinK tlo re. she found luv lius- baml who took lier by the throa t and tried to htraiiRlo her. A i-oliceman, Iiowcver, rtvseued lier ami she tlien h an u s i that d.-- fendaut bad been in a liorst.nl mstitnlmn. Sho did not .see him again until a lortniRht boforo Cbri.stma.s, when bo took her back to


.Ilrogdeii Hall. In .lamiart-, 1021. they pot a lioiiio of their own a t Flitss IIoum-. but <li^ fendant laid n row with his fatlior ami they wore cleared out, tbo fnriiitnre Uniip .sold. Then defendant ohtniiusl n sittiatimi at Jlitr lin Top but bo did not remain Ihoro lonp end lliev returmsl to liropden Hall iii .Inly, I t was hero t l ia t tlio desertion oienrnsl, do- fonilant RoiuR to Liverpool. Aftor bis d.- partnre. slio wa.s tnriiod out of tbo lunis.> aiul. wiion silo asked wboro slu- bad to r o . .••lu' w.xs told th a t there was plenty of Riass end n-ator ill till' lioUls. Sho olitairoil lodRiiiRs m (iis- hlirn niul, whilst then*, dofoiulatil caiao to see her. Ho told her th a t sho had soi ii tho hist of him ami th a t .she would not r o i , an- otlier half-pomiy from Inm.


IVben he


pensioRj Bn


STRONG PRC “ GAGGING


COUNCILLOR bI both com mit t I M i l


MR. C. S. VYol BE BICI


much ta lk I’lirLlK-r luol;,


wont on lo say th a t tJieio was oiu-ohild of tho niarnnRo. this liHng 10 w.vks old. Sia‘ land not had any money from dofviidant sine May Hid last, hilt ho had m oiilly Us.,i


foiniilamaiit


seen a t liariiohiMrick. Mr. liniii.shottom askisl for an order lor


ilefomlaiit to isny IH per week. Ho tsiid d.u fcmh'int couUI enrn £2 n week and hi.*^ kwp. Tim Clerk (Mr. AVeeks) -*nid th a t if :i large


I Mr. llam-diattom said defemhiii s parents tbing.


wore in a decx*iit po^ition. Coniplnin.nnt said she liad lu*'inl th a t ik*-


fondanb liad otfcrwl a girl -IT. with which ‘-o with


get a costume*. A .xopar.Ytitm onle alimony a t the niU* <


wn.-4 grantcil JUT Wivk.


MORE DRUNKENNESS.


“ ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT” IN THE BOLTON-BY-BOVVLAND DISTRICT


annual Brx'wster St'ssioiLs, held a t Ut*Uon-by- Bowland, on Monday. Jn Iii.-» anmuil n*i»ort, Superintendent Bnr-


until the end of dune, Connrillor SsK*dall agre-eing to coiitimie i<i perform the dulie.>


until l l ia t time. Mr. It. Pinder wa.s eloct<Hl prosidont in


.sum-ssion lo Coimtillor SeiKlall and


lUwi.sdale wa.s re-ai>poinlod auditor. The <*lectioii of commit U*cmen was left to the («.iiimitiet_' and. with re.speet (o collectors. Mr. H. ParkiiLson’.s motion tliat. inemlHTS ol two.VL*ars’ standing should he eligibU* for the |xxsts, XTicanricY; to l>e adverti.so<l. Councillor StsHlnll rei>ortiKl on negotiation.s


It.


with a UM*al linn ro.siHX.*ting a breach of the 4S hours w\s4v ngTxvineiit. st-nting th a t a .sjiiisfnelory si'ttlemnt li.ad lH*on r'^ticJunl. A resolution wn.s mianiinously f.irriisl that, the a.K-vKiciation .should i'4*Hi.st t«i tlu* utmast any a ttempt lo break the -l^ hours week agrc<'- inenv.


DAIRY AT HOLDEN.


LOCAL CO-OPERATiVE SOCIETY TAKE OVER CONTROL.


laiul Unral Di.strict Council, on Momlny, th a t the Iloklen and Slaidbum District C<>- <'IK*rativo Society has taken pv4*r tho <-ontn>l | 4»f tlu* <lairy <*.staMi.'he<l a t Holden a l a (v*st <»1 alMUil L'iO.lKK) l»y liie C«.>-tipeialive Whole- halo Society alvout tw»> year> ago. Soino months ago a tli-spute arav"* Im'Iwwu


I t wa..> aniiouncitl .at a iiUH'tiiig of tho How-


ihn (VW.S. and Howland fanners as lo the price to be p:ud for milk. oHicials chsl.ir'ng t!io dairy (smUI not Im made a I'aying ]iroj*asi- lion if the prin* deniamlod by the farmers was inaintaiiusi. In Oetoifor, the ( \W .S . re- dmi*<l tlu* j>ri<e to 9il. per gallon, l*ut repn*- .M iitalic»n> wen* made U} hen(lijuarl<*rs by the fanners, with the re.>nh. that the priiv was again advauixsl to l.i. *Jd. jv r gallon. A W4‘cks ag«i, notice of a further riHinctioii wa.s given, tlu* n*tail Msiely iniding in tlu* dis­ tr ic t a t iJie.Kline time living offercxl tJu* lUX'inlscxs on a Iea.*H*. Mr. T. Walker (Slaiilburn) pn.sidiut of tho n*lail society,


afl4’r a mimlier of int«‘rviow,s with n-prc.sen- tativc.s of the C.W..*’i., he had arraiigts! suit­ able t<‘rms. aiul tlu* n*lail wKiely wduld <arrv (111 the dairy, paying th e farmei-s lx. 2d. jk*V gallon for their milk, lb* st.'U4sl th a t dra.s- tic Kiinomic-.s wmiM U* made in the manag**- UH’iit of tlu' dairy, and addo<l that as a l.arg** miinbor of f:\niUTs were memhors of the retail society i t Would be po'.-.ible to arrangi* for <jiie motor wagon to ileliier jirovemh r a t the faniLs, and l4» 4ouv*y tl»* milk lo Holden, thiLS avoiding a <luplieale F**rvieo of wagon.s. Mr. M’alker adibsl th a t the pn*-»ent inten­


slate<l on Monday tha t


tion of tlu* retail .so< i.*ly was i4> <lisposi. of a.s imuh milk |HK>ib!e, niul t4> convert any .surplus into l»nner ami <lu<->f. Prior to the advent of the (<.W.S. the di.**-


Irict was almost wholly <lev(»te4l t4» st<x-k nxiring. The i.stablislmu-nt of tlu* dairy a t IIold»*n resulusl in the majority of 4lu* farmers’ pnrdia.sing dairy lienLs.


gin stnti*d:— ” ’niere art> 24 lic**nces in exlsteiici* for Iho


Kilo of intoxicating licpior wnthin the division, of which niimlver 12 axt' tied to brewers jmd 4 are ” six d a y ” liivuce.s. Tlu* i*opulntioti of the divi.sion is n.fKk*. an averagt' of 221 jM'rsoiw to Kieh lii'eiiseil hoii.s**. During iho past year 2 licence linUlers have* l>een pro- CLKHled agaiiLst under th e intoxicating liquor laws. 1 for kcH'ping open <iui iiig closing hours —e.'LS' iliMiiLsvil on payment of costs, and the other for iKTinitting p im in g—«li.smis.M><l. In ixiiiiu'clien with the former I'tfcnce. 5 other ]K*rsoiLs wen* procK'edisl ag:iiiL'«t f'lr Uung bniiiil on lliviLM*<l premise's tluring closing hcur.s—the ca.so was dlsmi.'vs«.*d on iviyim-ut of ctists. 25 jKTSon.s wvre prtKa'iKletl agaimst tor drunkeiiiusss <luring the V4*ar. 23 of whom wore C4Uiviet«Kl, I** were non-resideiil-. 'J1i<' praMiutions for driinkenm'vs during llu* pr*'- cctliiig 5 venrs are ns follows:—19ir>, S; 1917, 3 ; 191S. n il; 1919, 3; U>2l», 19. The iiicr4.sLS4.* <liiring the past year i.s no doubt <luo to tho influx of n large nunilx*r of Iri.sh farm laliourers into the <lLstriet. for tlu* hay-tm'.e. M*it!l iho ub4»ve 4*x.'*'pti')ns, th e *.t>nd»i( i of the lieeiistsl konses has lK*e:i .sati.sfael'Uy.” l l io Chairman .snigg4\>ti‘tl that, u g‘»*Kl many


4.ut th a t tlu* iiKTea.'K.' «H'curnd on one <\a\ - Ju n e 2t>tli. when tho liimig fair wa.s !i.-M ;ir. Bolton-by-Ikiwland. The ( ’1


ca.S'.-s of 4lnink» nneus were dt;** to the w.iivr- werks at Dab* Mead. Ilu* Snperinu*ndent agneil but. pruna**!


* 4 rk (Mr. W^vlcs) ; MunI »>! tin* ea-'*-'


ocvurrisl mmuig the ibuling j*opulat::on. The Chairman : There U rovim K>r improvi*.


mcni. wUl tho existing Uconc\t> wen* n'u**w>sl, and


liivmvs b«r stage pl.ivrt wvr** gr.uiU’d in n*- siHvt of till* ilny schmd.s nt (Iisburn and Dolton. 'I’lie Vicar (llev. J . M«*slop) m;uk* llu* fornuT appkc.-ilion for an «*nt« ri.tint:a-nt on Eebrnary 2 f th. but tlu* Ck-ik .'uhi.*-*’*! b:m t4» get a'lie*:‘M‘V t e rm e r tW44ve Tlie licsMU'o of tbe Uo-bbT D.-i'lgo Ib*f*4


was iH'rmaiiently txan.'^fernd from 3o-.4'ph F au lk ii'r to llorb4Tt Cir*s‘mv(V"l wlio. In- •sjieclor Cluiie said. b:id a guol cliarat I'.t .


cost by tho great saving of coal. Have un> fUtc«i to your oxisiing gr.vUx—BALDWIN^^ King Buvot and Now Market Street.


G 40 YEARS A CHORISTER. The »!ealb of


DEATH OF SABDEN WORTHY. I’*< njamin Nult«'r. has taken


plac4* at hif* hem**, 95. NVhalley-read, aged 7 5 yearr;. Mr. Nutt<*r luwl feCKfane tiin** Hufi»Ti‘d ir**m blimlivF-* twid other ilhif'.-»rt.


ib* Hcven y»*an4 ago.


wiv>» an fd*l SalHlenite, ami was a calico nuwhinf* printer by tnub*. Ding Mi|vrunnuate<h lb' Hcrveti bis appri-nlusThip ut tbo old SaUicn Prinlw«'rkji a l I.itth* Me<»r. Afu r ibc*,* workK rh>H4Hl <lown he wimt to work a t Me>wrw. Ihs'WK*, Ixiwerlu'UM*. ami iiniwlaal bin oann'r us a printer al .M«*»»sri4. Kidn-rt Hin«U'» ami Co.’h IVintwork/ii Sabden.


e t Y o tm n\ vme on* o u r ordku U tn . A “BALDWIN” Fire quickly n'p.xyo itt


I Mr. A. C. MiliU‘-p4Kllicad pre.-Nided a t Iho


order wim madi*. defendant wouhl probably iKilt and tlio wife would not llirn g.*l ajiy-


ClitlioriK) Will- IV " Wli.it slull V',. ,1,1 Iv^kr” 'Vii.-. :i and i t was !inall\ byo-gomus. no a' lioil wiiich e*ugg*‘.'-ti d ti.f a*»k tho .MiiU'ti Councillor l»la''.im| im’mls'rsiiip. A a f Uilour im-m!«r i.^| jiujUamy i*» ui-* rutfici4‘niJy i..pF.’-! tho (bxkk.'s “ At tlu* uui'-i-:.


|)rm»^.'<lii>R’i -'I'l


ton) poiTiNsl ou; tli.l ing Uu* 4\)min::t< e lution : ” That t !;*• ask tlu* M:ti;-:i> taking reganliU:: • cilb*r Ula<’kl'*


driTs^l l*> I'Kiulii'i. I c-i^iiiri* Ci'Uiny C1 n-ply, d.aUtl I3;!i .la | tho Csumly : With Ti l* r. 11’ t


« !% ’


i:Uh Illume dcaJin. f.j*t\xh 4*f .Mr. l " wa.s ro ir ir t 'd m ih-’ 2nd I)*x,x‘mls‘r. I .u stood tins your suh-c<.»mnuit<-« i lour .snil>-oomimltix* | arUen .IS a iti-.u Ii <


>


which forliid th* regarding inda 1 ni \v;;s rx'f'TIX’d t<» IP’. rilling :is


am in*-tri:ct-»* t . n: wouM upiwv.r to I •• ably 1 •' w 1 1 1 ; ' tiie W.ar Pru>: i n.iioiie) Act t){ I 'i mmh' by ynur ^af- Cv.mmiU4 »* in tho .’*'ul*-.*si’»'ih n ri-i par.agrapli, li.>> i; o)Us'i*ierati"n.” Tlu' section l;;. I


hr . .


ns f4illows ; For ti'e pur]*


cxiToi.v* and ]■ rp' j>uWiTs and i-int;' initU'o.s lo ;!!c


- .W.


.'T.on.H. i-U\ . .\. , 1* .Ls ” the pl'ir.i H’.il liY <»nbT <!o ; !i;. !• Suf»-S«stiou ■ ..•1


any m* »i < ab-s-nt ii.*’;; : or wli*.’--* ■ that It. . 'i ■ mg llie • i:. ; inilt4-*-':. ! ;.i;-


Ti;o .Mmi.ster .sli.d any of tiu* lirs: } Hs ;u»ii «'XM | i'l a < milled.; or 'I'ho S*-* I'otar v


tJh* e**:;;::;;: :• • Ih t . 4i»-< la : .• vai-at»’d la-' ■


>


.V nspa-st. . Ir.'!a oqe.- of tiu’ !- ;i- hn w .IS a M-r \ a :r. la»L {tUIlpl_\ '‘ ili: t i ’*,. >. :u :


“ Let by3or| Mr. Hal,: .


"pmioii as t.i \’. I tfiillk the f * ' is to h i further tieiioii, -Mr. K ( ; r.s ti


i ‘ ’^’lution. ! think H l ; i f ( d o e k g a v , * ,.t


lond*si t<* jirae. .• : nniUiiig ajaiiii’': * u. il ther*..' *s nothra', r 1* \vt'r*‘ in. liia-i r.


i''**sl t:ik** anv im : to h-t It dr-v., (Mar. lihn- Hl.r


'-a;Ls»« I Lot, W ha il


H*TI''U>Iu; nil js i;-,;.’ lor


t« rit t-i ; unt


a iaar«'‘s r a - ; a'l ! d-!> til.


la-mkji'art.'iv . r th M'ho ( ' Imi ! l a a M i ■'


•1 P , C.A.i Slid u t'ua t * h»* r> ;;;i l t 'a ■


plu a i a U i s j n ; ’ I' ’!.s. Mr. Or .on: T!..


‘


''•b<*!\* iiMit* “■ ;;i. ! til"tt. II" th. rn 1 . .


f:d«* n w;ts th. ri I'-: -d ‘


"n •\ r^*v-.lu; mu t h


muaniiiioitslv, Mr.


s ' W ' . ' i . ni4-r;d’or>4 wnrn r -*pi


they WfMlM J in; d.n- Lot a.st,-,f t,» ; d.n • •'»imre<h uh> -h. ” hnui” ht. np ’■ ! 1 ho (dnuna.in ;


Il4* waa pre-<lec4*aKcd by his wif** I ’ha 4h»ceft**<*4l had lMH*n a


mcmltcr «)f th** St. Nicholas* Church Choir, SnlMlen, for over h»rty yearn, and during hw tim« the choir inebuV’d many pr4>ininent. Kingcrs, Buch as llu* lal4* Mr. William Jackaon, Mr. Thomas SharplfM, and Mipw K<lilh Moore. He was a Htnimch C«m‘»4'rvalivc, Inking a t ono lime S*.*C' n'tiiry h)r the Conf*4*rvalivo Club a t Sal>d»*n. He leaven three daught<‘r>*, nil married, MrK E. Marshall, Mrs. H, Posting, and Mra. S. Edmond* Hon lo mourn liia death.


All the best ttock tire fed on it n.H is proved by tho winning animab at the Shows. SoM by AcenU everywhero. Sample Cbse contain­ ing 113 pnekeU, carriage paid to tho noaroBt Ktation, 14/6. Caah with order. Joseph Thoffley, Ltd., King’s Cross, London, N.l


ALL STOCK Timn*E on Thorle3;’s FcK>d Not goin<


Hhielihji k’s di» tat4>l i,) liv ill " b a t l,s;iv anvw ^'•Oing is Uie I'nt rim and I a ar»» hero to s.-,. b u t Wiut Wt- SnnI tom disgu.*l*-l - 1 fbem of all U)4 V b‘* a «liHif’ii!t ma tr4<iiinent. 1


I torn 4’ornmiti-s’s bx't and I K'V th ‘’(■her curmnilt'-


ilinintry .and t-!: bi:.vin<’K4, We < b(-tu*r than they ^ ir. Uargreav< mtvu!K,r of this


Mr. Wiasi'


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