-B j m ADVERTISER AKD TIMES, FRIDAY. JULY 1, 1932.


SHALL CLITHEEOE HAYE A LANDING GROUND FOR AIRCRAFT ?


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SIR ALAN COBHAM URGES TOWN TO GET ON THE AIR MAP OF THE WORLD.


TOWN CLERK ON AERIAL COMMUNICATION AS POWER FOR PEACE.


BRILLIANT AIR PAGEANT AT BILLINGTON : THRILLS FOR THE MULTITUDE.


Ills i;ie:it air pageant—or sliould wo .sav air (•ircus—to Itibblesdalo to popularise living in Kart Lancashire. He succeeded. I’robably he .succeeded beyond his own e.\ puctatiuns. We do not know. But this we can .say, tliat thousands of people made


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jliglits in Kibblesdale but nothing on the si-ale of .’^ir Alan’s pageant has ever pre- viou.sly boon attempted in tlio district. I t was a magnificent display, and in spite of liu; deprcs^eil state of trade hundreds of people made their first lliglits. To meet liie straightened circumstances of East l.-ineashiiv lolk Sir Alan considerately n-iluced tlie price of llights in the air liner iriMii lOs. to (is., ami the response with uliieh this generous olfer was met fully Mjstified the move. From two o ’clock ili ilie afternoon until ten at night, when it was almon too dark to ily, the air liner mso into the air every live miiiute.s with len pass'iigers. The roar of its three mighty oiigmes never ceased, and never once did the huge ‘plane falter in rising or landing. Not only did people take the erui.ses in


ilio air liner, hut many demanded thrills, and llicre wore In the evening queues wait­ ing to go up in the red Avro for stunts, 'rimy lonpt.'d the loop and stallcil with Captain Farkin^on, and came down de- iliiring th a t


'•iraighl flights In the new pns.senger ’plane and the air liner stated th a t there was ?(,‘ally noiliing in it, tliat it was beautifully i omfortable and much smoother than in a motor car.


liirill of tiieir lives. Tlioso who took llie Thrilling Displays.


an aoroplaiio travelling a t a hundred miles an hour, and walk along the wing as the ’plane dived down towards the thrilled crowd. As the maeliiiie eauu? rouml again Mr. Herne was oh-erved .sitting qiiiU' com- iortably (iii liic top of the wing, and then io the amazement of tiie onlookers lie i a|)poan*d standing on the top of tlie ’plane .merely holding on witli one hand to a slinrt rope. To iieiii'ii.-irail' how (omfortalile


the rmiiarkahle di.-play of ’plane walking by Mr. Marlin Herne. Penplr» literally held their breath as they watched jMr. llei'UG calmly climb out of ilio cockpit of


lio rtmlly u.is he sat on one of tin* wheels of till' nil ler-candage ubilst tiie maebine looped the loop, and landed standing again tin the top of the ’plane. The crowd clioerod madly, thoroughly admiring his nerve, or lack of nerves. The anmmiici'r linrnorously observed tlnit there tva.s really nothing in ’plane walking. Yon merely liad to climb out f»f the cockpit and walk about whilst the ’plane was travelling at a linndred miles an lionr. P u t the spec­ tators were not <lccoivcd.


Formation Flying.


yes, ami


was glv n by Flight-Lieutenant Turner Hughes in a specially equipped Tiger Moth. Hu ilow upside <lown for nunutos on end, biojiod the Idoj) in an inverted position, ilimhed vmiically for Inimlrcds of loet. a •n-aight bold elimb into the blue of the imavens, ami then rolled tlic ’plane gonfly nver on to its hark. Ho stalled, zoomed and divi'd. half rolled ami ciMunleiely rolled over.


Ios(‘ contiol of liis inacliinc. Xeedlo.ss^ to sav he did not lake a passenger with him. One of tlic mo-l heautiful displays was


In fact he did evorytliing oxrcjit


lip to wing tl[» in .sweeping dives, breath taking hop-, and swerves, and as a climax broke /ormation by flying as tiio Prince of \Vales’s feathers. Tiie eenlrc ’piano elimml vertieally whilst the side 'plane.s swep t’away in gracofnl curves m


ih(‘ formation Hying of throe inaelimes. a little roii'po-.Swifr, a Gypsy ^foth and the Tiger Afnih. which led the formation in an inverted position.


'I’lio ’pianos Hew wing A wonderful di.splay of inverted Hying


-accession of death defying thrills. Per- lorming bejoro tlie huge crowd in the even­ ing the jiilots went all out. earning the rlicers ami plaudit.- of the huge throng as li.ey conirnlled their maehiues tlirongh all immnor of hair-raising evolutions. One of the nmst spectacular stunts was


'I'lio pageant itself provided an amazing they had had the biggest


ilitiir way to the impromptu aerodrome at Chow’ Alill Farm, Billiiigton, to witness ilie magniheent display and to take llighls. There liave previously been organised


Sir Alan C’obhrim on Tuesday hrouylit


conditions prevailing in hitherto unknown areas. .Sir Alan Coliham has thus jnoved Iiiniself to have the gift of creative imagin


of British aviation. 'I’lio hitc.st extension of our Imperial air services is umimilitedb based in large measuro uiion hi.s study of


the suppori ol all the r(‘pr(‘>eiitatlvo .sooietie.s interested in British aviation, and indeed it is on a. c<Mnprc!ionsivo scale, and should thrill many thousands of the yoiiu; of all ages and both .sexes.


Mayors in the Air.


and Burnley, together with the Deputy Mayor of t'liliieioc (Alderman W. Stand- ring) assombJed at tlie aerodrome, together withofficials of the four towns in connexion with which the display was held. Tliev were taken in tlie a i r ‘liner for a flight of 20 niinute.>, amt though visibility was far from gooil they thoroughly enjoyed the trip.


In tlio morning tlio Mayors of Blackburn


fhemselve.s over a town and someone think­ ing it wa.s Clitheroe asked where was the Castle?


On taking tiie air Hiey <|uickly found


Vadiliam,” he was told. Alderman Stamiring told an “ .Advertiser


“ You won't liiul a Ca.stle. Tliii


tained Sir Alan Cobham to lunch at the Swan and Royal Hotel. Clitlieroc. Aider- man Standring presiding over the pro­ ceedings. There wore present the .Afayors of Blackburn and Jlnrnloy. the J)cputy Mayor of Clitlnwoe. and tin* Surveyors ami Town Clerks of Hie four towns conecriied. An excellent repast was .'served hy .mine host, Mr. Gcorgo AVilsoii.


pilot banked to give them a slight ,-ensa- tion. The four Corporations concerned enter­


Town Clerk on Aviation.


behalf of C'lithei-oe a very lieariy uvlcome to the vi-itor- irom other town-, Ciitlierm* might not be so large as Accrington, Black­ burn or Ihmih'y, the borough miglit not posso-s >o many mih--. of paveiiioni, Imt it was situated in the miilst of some of Hie mo.-t hoautifn! .scenery In Kiiglaml. AVlieii they caim* i:ii ji tine day. they went away witli the sentiment of the old Methodist liNJiiii, “ 1 have been there amt still wouhl go.”


Air. \\'. S. AWeks. '^Fown C‘It*rk of C’litheroi-, rose to propo-e the lieallli of Sir Alan Cobham. K.B.K.. A.F.C. In the first place, .Mr. \VcHv>^ ofTcred on


After the loyal toast had been honoiireil.


no eloiiuent speei ii or roeniiimemhuion. Air. Weeks went on. A toast to tlie health of Sir Alan Cobiiam commended itself. His name, so far as aviation was concerned, was well known over the whole of Kiigland. lb was well known that ln> was one of the [lionoers of aviation, and Iiis exi>loits in the wtn'ld of aviation were too well known nml t^io long for him to atfiMiipt to (hdaii them.


Men of Vision. “ Sir Alan and the gmillemen as-ociali‘d


tion of aerial niarksmansliip. A pilot Hying low at nearlv a hundred miles an hour shot balloons from a frame with on ordinary spi*vicp revolver. Tt ’.vas^ exceed- inglv well done, and lie mis.sed his mark only twice. Tlie real thrill ennio when he- ,slmt a balloon from tin* head of an engineer --William Toll a la mode. The nnmmmvr warned the crowd that if there were on accident and the engineer were shot they iitnsfc keep hehind the ropes. “ A nu must not rn.sli on to the aerodrome.” he declared. “ The body will be hronglit for yon to sre aftorw.ords.’’ An air race in wlili'h three ’[ilaiios emn-


o[)i»osite directions. Another thrilling stunt was an exlnhi-


poted aiMisod great enthusiasm, and it was si<»ni!:cant of the speed of the ’planes Hiat the Tiger Afotli, won both m the afti'rnoon ami the evening. 1!ie race was M'er three hips, and a real figlit was made lor the Ic.od.


I for


too nninerons to detail. As a grand • limax Sir Alan took up a parnelintist in Hie Gypsv ^fotli and to the delight of the crowd* he made a perfect landing in the 'critre of tlie .aerodrome although he jeoped from flic ‘plane yvoII on the south side or Hie field.


Why the Tour was Planned. l)ts


Slimmer an attempt to rapture the nnag- imiiinn of the nation for a great idea; to bring aviation, its poteiitialitcs in general, and its particular appeal lo tin* BntiHi people, into the foreground of our national amhitinns. Sir Alan is well f|nalified to conduct, sncli a eainpaign. as In’s piomH*r night to Australia ami hack in 1020 ami his flights of survey around Africa, with wliieji T was associated, were definite and vninnble contrllnitions to tlio development


Sir Alan Cobham’s tour planned for this


poetrY' of motion wa.s demonstr.oted hv a scries of rolls and a falling leaf di.splay on a ere.ajn a ml green ^fartlet ’plane. .And indeed tliere weri' many other stunts


How nearlv aerohaties approach the ,


between n.'ilinn'-,’’ Air. Wi'eks asked. “ It i:j liecause laclc of coinniunication prevents peonle umli'isl.aiidiiig each other. A-^ yon know, a linmlrcd years ago and perhaps les>, in many parts of Kngland if a stranger wmit into a small town or village, one person would ask another, ‘ Who is he?’ 1’he answer would be, ‘ TT<* is a foreigner. Iioave half a lirick at Idm.’ That is the sort of feeling that promotes ill Yvill between nations.


tion had been used in the past as a means of dt'Stroying life. But there was another side to avialion, and that was the side Sir Alan Cohham and the gentlemen associated witli hi.m wen* trying to dcvidop —the improvement of moans of eommnnica- tion between parts of the country ami, what was more important, between nations of the world. “ AViiy is it that there is this ill-feeling


jv vision of a ti.iiio when the I.ord Tennyson al-o had


War driiin Ihroh’d no longer. And the battle Hags were furled. In the parliament of men, tlio federa­ tion of the world.


How Transport Developed.


the Domesda.v Survey in lOfid. The Koej) itself was built about tI-"0, For SCO years tliafc gre.v Xorman TCcej) ha« kept watch anti ward over tlie valley, and it could tell some strange things about tlic means of coniinuiiication.


In the old days when


fcho C’iistio was foumlcd. and for many years afterwards, practically the only means of travel wa.s on horseback or on foot. AVheeled earriages wore practically non­ existent. because tliero were no roads fit for them. There Yvoro rough tracks over unfenced eomitry, but th a t was all. Afucli later than that, you will find frwn records


The effort Sir Alan is making will help to realize a time like this. Tt is simply a matter of promoting a bettor iinder.slaml- ing between tlie nations, and I know of tin hotter wa.v of producing tlint good under­ standing than by bringing people into closer contact with one niiolhor. That is the object of aviation. Right in the coiitro of tliis old town of our.s, iierched on that limestone rook, is our Xonnan CasHe, wliicli was founded just a few years after


with iiitii are men of vi-ion.” Mr. Weeks declared. *’ It Is tlic men of vi-ion wlm aocompli-h tiling- in thi- world. 'I’lie pods are men of \isiou. and it is many yi*ars since Lord 'rciuiyson. in Ids poem ‘ Locksle.v Hall-.’ lo'iking into Hie future had a \'i-lou of the • Xatinn’s air.v nav.v grap|»ling iti tiie central bine.* BnfortunateLy, avia­


.1. Boothmanl, who was enjoying a well- earned Iioliday in the .Soutji’of Kiigland, to offer hi.- apologies to Sir Alan C'otiliam tliai ho was not able to he present to welcome him. Tiie toa.st ho had lo submit di'inandocl


the instructions «if the Mayor {(‘omrcilloi* Afr. Weeks said he had rcieived


a mnch smoother sensation than riditi^, ... a car. In* stated, adding that there was no thrill until they were landing when the


and Times ” leportor afterwards th a t the flight had been most interesting.


It was


iitioii. His presfub tour is an cudoavoiir to .stimulate cacli town to take a corporate interest in the development of Hying as a practical science by the provi.sio'u of the aerodromes ami landing places without wliicii aviation as a practical service must remain earth-bound,


Jlis enterprise has


ami memoirs that a Journey lo London hi tlio latter part of llio* 17tli century occupied .sl.x days. Wo liavc altered that. Tradic on tlio roads was displaced by tlio railmads, and now when llio railroads arc being displaced by meclianieally propelled veliielcs, Sir Alan and liis associates are looking forward to the time wlieii roads will practically be dispensed with, and everv- ono will be travelling by air.


Making Flying Safer.


hood of ov(iry town they visit, .so Hiat air travel these places will he easily acces­ sible to evi'ryoiie. Aviation in the future may develop more rapiilly than any 4>f us


lisliineiit 4>f aerodromes in tlio by


happen in regaiai to aviation, and I feel confident th a t tlie tlmo will come Yvhcii most people will travel by air instead of either hy water or on land.”—(Applause.)


aviation, hut I have jiickod up one nr two new points myself and T intend to have a chat Yvith Air. AVeeks aftorwaials on this subject.


fo put over Illy ideas, because .Hying < is a very good thing for the ivorld." I'am going to try and show yon wliqro we come. into tiie scheme.


rii.s speech will; greatly help juo 1,, In tho Transport/Business.


generations, men n.sed to bo born,'grow u|). ami live tlieir lives within four or five


• You ail Iciiow th a t in ■ tlio u’orld, for miles of where tliey wore born. A


this coiintiy. and by our transport carried tho fruits of those iiuln.strios over the seas. Added to our moans of transport, we gob the railways. Wo were the first on tho scene with railways. With tho great im- pnivomoiit of our transport, we hnilt up an industrial system wliich has never lieon equalled in tlio history of the world. We owe onr industrial success to tho inaugura­ tion of tlic railways—to transport. “ Xoxl came the vast mercantile marine,


—that is what it was. Wo Yvero in the transport liusine-- and wc are in it yet.


clso’s until we owned and controlled’ raii- navs all over llio Yvorld. Tlien came the que.stimi of road transport, AVc lagged heliind a hit a t first in building our roads, Imt Yvlicii ho began wc imilt roads better than anybody else in tho world, r.tut iliey aro still the best lo-day. AVitfi tho roads eamo vcliicles, and again wo lagged behind, Imt we liavc made i t up. AVIien lb comes to road trnnspoi't wo can build lorries iii Kiiglaml, and in Lancashire in particular,


We built our own railways and cvoryhoily


as good as anyhmiy’.s road transport Y


us to build lip transport. We liave been lining it for years.


tlio railways mi tlioir own liasis. Wliy? Bocauso wc aro in tlio transport business. I t is our business.


’clilclcs, so good that we can compete with I t is not diflicult for


’‘You Have Got to Move with the Times.”


is a practical jiropositmii. A’ou can now Hy regularly to rmlia in .six days, whereas only a few years ago it took three Yveoks to get there. Xot so many years ago T Hcyv to Africa to di.sirovcr the Cape route. XoYV .you can get to Central Africa in st.x days instead of a month as Yvas tlio ease tliroo years ago. “ I f .Y


ill a business you Inu’c got to move with tho limes. Otlunwise you go imder. Tlio mail who n.'^od to ho iu tho coaching husi- ness, if ho did not buy n garage wliea niotors became popular, is not iu the jiicturc to-day. AVc as a nation are right in tho trans|inrt husiness. AA'e have got to go aliead Yvitli aviation. AVe have more at .stake than any other nation. All our country’s interests are rcprcseuled liy our transport. Wo have gob lo take up ‘living hccansG it is the most speedy fonn of transport, Tlicro is no question about Hying developing.


“ You know pcrfetly well tlmt if you aro I t has developed. ]b


Yvitliiu the last foYv years you got a sliock; Tf you study nioderii aviation on a diagram, no matter Yvhat branch of it you take—the dc’/elopinont of air routes, tlio Increase of .speed, :or Yvhat .vou Yvill—voii Yvill find llio curve goes up and up. Take speed, reliability, mileage or wbatcY’or you like,


’ou .study the devcloiwncnt .of Hying


which we developetl and soon owned more ships than any other country.


'Fransporb


their own district. Xarrow-mimled Is not tho word for it. They hated everylmdy who lived more tlian ten miles away. 'I'lieii we began to build iip our transporl*. AIxmt the loth eeutury we found it profitable to build sliips to rob the Spanish galloons. What w(* stole they had taken from someone else, ami so it was all square. Probalily nole.s pass(*d between tin? two govenunciits, Imt i t went on until there were no more Spanish galleons to rob. But wc went on liling, carrying goods all over tlio world, -lion wo started an industrial system in


imagine the brain ca[)aciiy of that type, with no outlook hdynml the customs of


’ou can


.say that on no occasion so far lias the sub­ ject of aviation been so well understiiod as a t Clitlicroe to-ilay, as shown in tlio mar­ vellous speech hy your Town Cleric. He lias hit the nail on Hie head. He has got the idea of communication and all that it meanes. He understands fully how tho peace of the world may he ensured hy Hying, and lie lia.s outHm'd the story bettor than lo it. I tlimight I know all about


civic receptions nearly every day week.” Sir Alan proceeded.


of tho I can


gratifying llmt Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley and Clitlicroe had entered lliu .sclieme, and ho sincerely thanked thcau for their help, and Yva.s greatly honoured hy tlieir resixmso. As they were aware, ho was taking a tour of the United Kingdom, in tho course of which he would visit 17H towns bct^yeon Penzance and Inverness, the tour covering every part of the country of liny importance, uml embracing the entiro jiopulation of the country. The idea was to make aviation popular with the public, because ho inaiutaiucd th a t once Hying becamo popular with the people it Yvoulil not be long lu*l'ore i t was popular witli tlie politicians. That was the basis on ivhich he was working. It is my very good fortune to receive


he felt deeply honoured that <lay beeanso i t was not on every occasion that ho met so distinguished a group of Alayors yvIiou taking a national aviation display to a particular centre.


Sir Alan’s Tribute to Mr. Weeks. Ue.sponding to the toast, Sir Alan said


It Yvas particularly


a motor car was with the late Air. Bober Suntliworth, and when wc were nearing Ilkley tho car hroko down amt we had to sit on i wall for iialf an hour wliilst .the elmulVeu repaired it. Tliat does not often happen now. You can s ta r t Yvith coniidenee mi journey of several hundred miles, knowiii;^ that you are not likely to encounter anv trouble unless you cjiiiie aero.ss a nail whicli outers your tyre.


'J'liu first ride I look i 'I’lie same thing will


can tell. 'I’hcre can bo lilllo doubt tiia i t Yvill he a good <leal safer and mor. reliable than it is a t present, ami in mv opinion the time Yvill (-(uno when it will bo safer to travel by aeruphuie than it is to-ilay to travel on a motor cycle. I recollect th a t when motor car.s were first introdneed they were by no means a certain form of travel.


“ Their object is to promote this sort of thing by encouraging aiid urging Hie estab. n ieiglibiour-


to prove thoso things. We shall he Hying many moro milliou miles. Tlio .sjieod Yvill increase rapidly and iliorc is no reason Yvhy the speed of aircraft should not ho 501) milos an hour.


and tho cun’o goes up steadily, and tlioro is no earthly reason wliy that curve should not coniiiiuo io go up. 'J'liero is no reason Yvhy iu ten years’ Umo yvo shoiikl not have 50,000 aeroplanes in this country. ] is true.


'J'here is iiotliing like a diagraii NEW SOCIETY FORMED TO


.shall juiss tho boat, and miss mir chaiiL-u unless Yve do something about this Hying question. AVo are going to lo.se our posi­ tion iu llio YY'orld. We are in the Iruns- porb business and you caimot lag bebiml m transport, any more than you can get boliind in any other business. Flying is the modern nietiiod of transport. J{usine.ss dejiends on transport, and unquestionably Hying is the thing of the day. But no one sooms to bo doing anything about it. Fl.e aviation firms are .so Yvrapned up in goY’crn- menb orders tlmb they have lost vision, and it is not until tho public wake up ami ask what is being done about it tlmt any­ thing Yvill be done.


“ Get on tho Air Map.”


roads to run oii. AA'Iieii tlicro Yvero no roads, thoro Yvero no motor cars and rail- Yvaj’.s, and for tlio same reason j’ou cannot


Clitlieroo to sco ivlmt they can do. Some­ thing certainly ought to bo done about it. Form a special aerodrome coanmittoc. Jf you go for land to-day you will got i t a t a quarter of the price you inaY* have to pay u*]ion_Hyjng_becomo.s iioimlar. You know Yvimt Imppencd “Ynni regai'd' to parking graumis. A few years ago you could got a parking groumi aiiyYvlierc\ AToiv you luivo to pay through the nose for one. Tho same thing uill applv* to aerodrome?. a correct anology.


you do tlmt, tho aeroplane hecojiies a inachino of utility. At the present inomeut it is not. I t is limited to the places Yvhich Iiave aerodromes. J hope that as a result of my visit here lo-day to popularise llying, you Yvdl build a landing ground in the dis­ trict. Tlicro must bo one somcYvhoro near. T haY’c made a sur\’cy of Burulej* but you cannot got one there. Clitlieroc miglit easily Imvo one, and tlioro is no reason Yvhy Accrington should not have one. I give Burnley credit for having done tlioir he.st to try to find a landing ground, lluriiley liayo done their best.


It is now up to


result of my visit linro* to-day something Yvill he done hy tlio four towns eoiiconiod tmvmrds getting a landing groumi Iti tho


j-oiir"hit'"towards, keeping Hns’'naTmii “in the ■^forefront ami be carrying out its old tradiUoiis.”jT:(AppULUso.).„


Mayors* Views on Flying.


ing and he confessed to having a distinctly dilFeront impression as a result of In's ex­ periences that day.


future llio roads ivould be less congested as more and moro trafiic u-ould be found III tlio air. Burnley Imd tried to obtain land for an aviation ground, but mving to tlio hilly nature of tho district lliev Imd licen unsuccc.ssful. Perhaps lator‘ on smaller landing grounds Yvmild be practic­ able, and the moment it became possible for areoplanes to aliglit and take off again in smaller .‘space be Yvould do his utmost to provide accommodatioii


coming blindly round a corner on the wrong ido. Ho Yvas convinced that in the near


iieroplauos needing smallor landing grounds they Yvould roquiro liiggor and bigger spaces. “ A


Burnley. Sir Alan Cobimm replied that so far from


’ou .see lliere will bo many more of them,”


cars pass tlirough Clitlieroo in a day? .If you had a quarter of that minibcr of aoro- planos yon would Yvant a great deal of ro(wn. The only problem in iiiy’ head that r cannot solve is that of air congestion— YVimt to do witlj all tlio aeroplanes that arc going to ho in the air in the future.” Sir ATaii again thanked liie company for


ho added. “ Aon may Imvo lo fim! room for only a dozen maclimos iimv, but in tho future yon may have to find room for a couple ol thousaml.


JIoyv many motor


tlio welconio the^' had given, gaY*e liis autograph to all wlio asked for it. and then returned to the Hying groumi to supcriiitoml the arrangemeiils.


procession Yvas re-formed and passed tliniugh the village and back to scliool. Sidesmen. chureliYvanlons. G.F.S, and other church Yvorkers joined YYith tlio Rector nml thus made the procession the longest of recent .vcai*s. On arriY’al a t Iho Y


ineniorial a halt was made whilst the band played the b.vmn “ Abide witli me.” Tlieii jioadYva^' Yvns made for Hio school Yvlioro just after ILHO p.m. tlio cliildrcu Yver© pro- Y


ever-willing ladies. ^ Tlio ‘ Co-operative Society, through tlioir Gisbuni manager, pre^nted^ each child Yvitli a balloon and a ball.


’idod Yvltli tea, catered for Iiy* a bn-nd of


also provided for adults, amongst tliom being a Iiniidicap race of 100 .vards for inoii over JO. As tho YY'cnthor Yvns glorioiisU’ fine all enjo.vetl tlio afternoon to the full.


by the children and a number of items Y’crn


'Hio Kjiort-s Yvero keenly contested Y


SUNSHINE HOUR.


hy the Roy*. J . E. P latt, yvIuIo Airs. Artluir Forrest gave great plca.suro Yvith her HYvcetly iemlei-ed solos.


Tlio meeting at Mount Zion was addressed as usual a t the dose. I ’ea Yvas sorY’ed Y ’nr


saw Hie village on fete. Tin* occasion Yvas the aiiiiiial sports promoted for the child­ ren. 'File proceedings began YvitU a pro- ces'-ioii starling from Hie scliool a t 2-.30 p.m.. Iiemled by the AVray Brass Band. 'Fhe children, carrying banners and flags, made their Yva.v to the C'liurch Yvhero a short service Yvas eondueted by tlie Rector, Rev. (J. C. Brodlmrst.


BOLTON-EY-BOWLAND. CHILDBKX’S Sl’OBTS.-;-Saturday last


'J’lus over, tlio iu or near


said ho too Imd greatly enjoj’ed- his first Higlil. Ho felt safer ilian in a '.motor car hecauso lie Yvas not afraid of souioIkkI^v


The Alayor of Burnley (Alderman Place)


Kenyon)' said. tiiat iu Ids speecli Sir Alan had conveyed a now cpiiception of tho transport question, and had certaiulY’ gii’cii tho Corporation representatives prc.sent a ,roat deal to think nbout. -Po • personally lad greatly enjoyed the Hight iii tlig morn­


;Tho ATiiyor of Blackburn (.Alderman A\’. \ hope tlmt as a I t


vicinity, JiJi_tlmt_yoiuYvilLFQ_piit.qii.AlU’_JU»’ map of tIio_Yyorld,_aml. you YvlU__be dtTiiig


oxpeeb Hying to develop Yvillmut landing grounds. Kvery toYvn ami village should have a landing ground. Build your land­ ing grounds and then wait. Wlien every place of importance has a landing groumi, Hying will rapidly develop.


'Iho moment


Flying cannot gob on for the same reason th a t Yvhecled trniisporL could not got on ill the old (laj’s—nccauso tliere were no


^ “ Clive Hying a chance to look after itself.


“ AA'hat are YO doing about it? Thai is Y’hy 1 am going around tho country, ami 1 tell 3'ou that if yvo aro iioi careful yvo


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PROTECT RAMBLERS* INTERESTS. THE FIRST OFFICERS.


iiono bad enjoyed rambling more lliaii h ill his younger days. Before lie came lo reside at Clithoroe he had Yvalked tlio dis­ trict many times in order to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Ribblc Valley. Ho know of no <listri(rt tlmb boasted of‘ more nltracLions for ramblers. Tlie Kibble A^dley, Yvith its lovely country walks, natural .scenery, bird life, and beautiful invers Yvas ideal. Jn the district Yvere many Hilo vicYV points from Yvhich tho rambler couhl survey tbo counti’v for many miles around. Jn .such delightful .surroundings it Yvas essential to preserve tiio nmiiy foot­ paths. and he Yvas sure the fonnatitin of such u society as they proposed lo form Yvould he an adY’antago to many.


TIio meeting imd lieen convened hy Mr. Pimler, of the Parish Church Bambii Club, ami invitations to attend had bee given to all organi.satimis of ramliler. tlirouglioub the district, as also to everyone interested in the pre.servalioii of public footpaths. At Liio out.sct, AhieiJiiau Thurnber said


Y ’as Invited to take tlie clmir The Objects.


- defcnco of the rights of tho public lo tho use ami oiijoymout of the public higiiYVaj’s, footpaths, bridlepaths, bye-Yvays ami other ways, vacant spaces, ami Yvastc lauds. 2. —Tiio provi'iUion and the abuse of such


roads, especially trespass ami damage to crops and property ami disturhauce of game by trespas.sers. Jl.—The • support of Bills iu Parliament


sucli a society Yvonld moan the discoY-er.v of iicyy; walks, and i t Yvould add to the attractions of tlio toYvn. TTo thought tlmt if tlio local Yvalks could lie Yvrittcu up ami a list of footpaths published in tlio form <if a booklet, .more and more visitors yvouUI bo attracteil lo tho toYvn.


hy Mr. A. Goldard, and nnanimoiisly resolved, that a society ho formed. Air. Geldard said th a t the formation of


- The Officers.


gonoral ‘ • desire for * ,tTi'o^>*Iorniatioii of a Frosorvntiou SpeietjV, l Hp thought' the.v. could take, i t th a t thov'vhfld tlie goodwill of the Mayor in t l if^ re sp e c t , and he thought they could ve)i;vi weU*nsk him to be tlio president. ^ I t migh^^ho; an advantage to the society -if-Air.,iG/*.'^^ordsYTorth Yvas made chairman of thcT'exoCutiY’o. ’ These tu'o appoiutmon.ts wore unanimously


aiico


Councillor Satt^thwaito said tho attend- evening, was.^ an •■indication of the


approY'cd. " ,


act as lionorary officials: Afr. H. AVeeks, solicitor: Air. E. Borrv, surveyor; Air. F. Jones, auditor; ATessrs. B. Sharpies and J . A. ATusgrove, inspectors of footpaths; ATr. I). Tiister, treasurer. ATr. J . Noreross Yvas appointed assistant treasurer. I t Yvas suggested th a t each rnmbliug club


clubs in tbo district <lid not possess any funds.


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expect a subscription from tbo cluhs as Yvoll as from the members.


Settling Disputes.


to Footpatli Preservation Societies. They imagined that they Yvere constantly involveil iu legal actions nml fighting coses in coul. Tho Blackburn Preservation Society Imcl been in existence for forty years, and had not been to Court once. Most disputes Yvero settled Yvitliout having recourse io huv. ATr. I*indcr, in nnsYver to a further ques­


they YVould become affiliated Yvith the Commons and Open Spaces PrcserY’ation Society. Furtlior arrangements Yvero left in the


tion, said that iho society Yvoiild bo a link liotwoen tho Pennine Patlis Preservation Society and tho Blackburn Footpatlis ProseiTatioii Society, ami in all probability


hands of tho folIoYving committee: ATr. T. HoyYvorth, ATr. J . Alooro, Aliss Uushton, Miss I'icklcs, Aliss Landles. ATr. R. Park- ington, ATr. X. Coleman, ATiss Ranks, Air. F. Taylor, ATr. R. T. RadclilTe ami Air. J . AinsYY’orth. ,-V vote of Uianks io the elminnan con­


broYV. A'ienna tlissombles. but fails to mask her hidden tragod.v. Paris is frankly morose. But London—Yvell, London laughs, —Sir Herhort Barker.


Tf Y’cY go on ndY'ancing in accumulated knoYvlodgo a.s y’o Imvo advanced since tho


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time of William tho Conqueror, onr future condition Yvill lie impossible to iinngine.— Air. Hiram Percy ATaxim.


regrets sb© gnvo up for tbe one sbo mis- takonl.v married.


A paragon is the model man a woman


cluded tho meeting. Berlin a t bad times Yvoars sorroYv on her


Corporation would do in regard t») assist­ ing ilio society. Councillor SattertluY-aite .said the Corporation could not financo an association of tlmt kind for the benefit of ramblers in the toYvii. He did not expect the expenditure of the society Yvo\dd lie heaY'v; at tho same time, llio ratepayers could not 1)0 asked to bear fimmclal rospon- sibilil,v. ATr. ATurgrovc pointed out that most people Imd a Yvrong impression Yvith reganl


Tu reply to a question as to Yvlmt the


inombers Yvouhl bo members’ of the Prescr- Y


iniglil) be approacliod for a subscription; but it Y


’alion Society, jind it Y\-as hardly fair to


’as pointed out that most of tlio In all probability most of tiio


sorving that ho had coju’oned the meeting, and Yvas keenly interested in oY-erything affecting the interests of ramblers. I t Yvas decided to ask the folIoYving lo


Mr. Pimlcr Yvas elected secretar.v 'cif tho nssocation, CounciBor SattortluY-aito Ph-


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llio society Yvere not only to protect the public rights, but also those of the farmer.s. 'I'licy endeavoured to lix a creed for ramblers. Tlie.v tried to prevent trespass and tlio breaking down of fences, thus pr.o- serving tlie interests of farmers and land­ owners as Yvell as their oYvn. J t Yvas prop*ised h.v ATr. Pinder, seconded


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