Footpaths’ Preservation Society.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT] EFFORTS TO KEEP RIGHTS OF WAYr


• rliaim require the! soil ‘ ip as rich,, for theyl jchimiC


iy, soak up fheir, koUrisli igging for making | dedp


.1- _ivaterihg, isl uhcessory cultivation of h loiigndS


i:itage of sowing, ns soo'A


tl is out of the top-s6il jt early in the “ black j


liflicuit to control.


'cOllidr .


„ blight,


this pest,'unless i i t i is kept hd, plants—prevents furthef t ie /swelling of thez-shellh This


biatk hs as it ;


flyridoIphiA is


d - -■ hptl


plMiti!, , the longpodsi liking Sow the seeds iwp incliS


fifteen ‘ inches of{sj|acd be iliid nine or:twelve incliei


;w) seeds at eVery dropping tie seeds .withHhe;eyej^tli5


b,j,l'd-lik W i se


td iiig a t ‘ the cropping inj. i , " '


I iuc^ii /own in a box of toil. Hay jin' huhjdeep and an inch apaii


nifij; n i t I make! such findl ornahe..


I have germinated..


lhalten cJinck


. pi the rows with spare ! I 1 *


h e t'o f ,a^ path on stripi pf .*oo(l |t ip bixj with 1


coarse : canvas Unti .


yhere they are to clopj bdi smllW ^ J into th e ir ; holes ilwitll


—. o*i- — I I I .


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IOW'ER GARDEN. | lONTH FLOWERS,


Inys. One 'can talk flchvefs Iwitt lid 011^ jnay note the Snstfuctiw[V( ill.


df al iriiiis can be ushd I indoors ibp tio,bght out for thd pominf


!pf t lej conversations, |A jwe.. bijirder is sure to qoinmaric


•plants .the ij flower , 'ptems ol lie ;essarily! the leai es7 die


[-Woodj it,, tile sfenis


Iteiini: I


'(kcidious and evergreen, iniDls, The! whole of jthe parts die^


, ‘ .


jarict,ei, and humberlefes lecdmineliidationsj


; ivp a long bed, anij. let thi ^s is suitable to ttie siko ol the bed with herbaCeohi


hpriaceoud plant is a; plant stdiiis as opposed ito ;a of which 'are! pet


igli t ic [winter, like lahrieiulas, a ' hundred,' hajrdy ! her., are mdrketed, jyhh their


the latter plants fornisll the


every ^ear, I life in


Mies i r i far superior tb th i old r. ^ ' i


, -eputatioh to losA,’ beiause ' I .!


'nrietiei from, q liffsery-


|r v aai uutejT | r puc


' : '


sttmeS: ‘iSpuhe


i t dot: to I be givejii over to _ between the ;aufUlin! auel alts cah he h a d jiii’ flower' ,1


1 ail I ihrdughout |tl o veaij. ; !


isl !a, heath-Treridaiicarnca,! ej^tussilago fragrahs, the,. ;aid Christmas: roses (f elle- irigljtei the I bed.


I i ' | ; i !


i|n Ipeh'and ink. The ilogues may be the referr


I I I : : h h ^h t,: habit o f ; : ^ tv t jd , , I sun hvingj month of ilowering,'


H ]So oil. All the ta ll ' ’ ' ailvA Til I-.


iniargii |ts l


ml ]our


be niirihailed at.'tlie't!bac){,i iarg


Jj. 'At.ilH-i ilater-fl pwlerinK


le;plantQd.iWy%ith yery^ . Av nd ifloTTjWl^s'^paeeg by| rodtis


shoifing upj tdelicatej


fh e ' emdursi that wjiito Ss


EERNS.


Jipeople |1 on


iefid. .than 'Thd 1 d[ sdl


IPGi VI i J'jd I si


i'ej toil I p it.


stj hav


Idlgcsti r Irofitab P y Gdti


j,Bafo


ra o r alone. T^e wnteh I, the; cphvenienqe, of I the " tlio health of the plants file niethod of jwatefin^


tiiiiik tl|at indoor plants


— plajitd: should he' kvcll atcr should not be allowed and


|ho !st)i irler


pted with th e '! Jchuiikles;! gnxly hqliow . sq'undj tho; h iving shrunk! ftomi tho[


irnamCntal ' ppts,'! should!, be left to; dry.' to ascertain j i f the soil thp


ir'efilse


mai b fe ... .The ''mhser''':fidd3| pljosphate, j perhijps iron,'


! f<pd during'ithe ; vdbtmant! gr )wth should- hqfctid! en-[ nasOn ithat'"plati^''. heed, ooj for! ifernsJiB.ta'pro-!


:oqd as; well !asl dnnk.: . AVhile lifhjisfiibtivol use ;tliq meals, itbut ili to feed theiii Iflte in; the soil wouldl w; hbld-:


- 1


:‘S e lt T to ' to


_ of the!year j ; ■' i ijth a t still, garoetn iiass,: with her peculiar Joweri’’ ^ chrysanthemdrii i and,


i I I


her- tops


I I


"'pi %• ■ A kitchen garden litnl as well 'ns! usefull


o^t to its full length;! aiuJ becanso they afei foddintf


Sn : its side,'. ; Progress ' id ' shoots^ have to btru stiff soil. Throw ^


! !■ |. n


cs prod'uce morel weighb icy liavo sufficient noiinsiiC


RAMBLERS’ WANTED.


CO-OPERATION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES REQUIRED.


tliwaitc) presided at the annual;meeting of the Clitherqe ! and; District fFqqtpaths' I'rcservation Society, hold in i the Town


The Mayor (Councillor J. iH. Sa/tter-


Hall, on Friday night. Tho Mayor referred to the annual rcjiort submitted ihy Mr. T. 0. Finder, honorary secretary of the Society] and remarked that there were fcav districts in England in which so much useful work had been done as that by cho Chtheroe and District Society,! : j , . . . |


Society, spoke on; the importance, of local aiit'horities registering on. maps iof their particular dittriqt the footpatli !in those districts.^ Many a.iithorities had already done this. He saw no rcasoh ; why the C'litheroe Corporation - should inbt .try ,,to iiolp them in that direction. ' B]e remarked that, owing po^iblj. to; lack of ;'> jnterest, many miles of footpMhs Imd! been .lost'td


iMr. G. W./Wordsp-orth, chairlnan of the


the public. The ■! responsibility; ! for,'tho niaintninance of hertjiin footpaths j was still a vexed question. . ;If they used! the paths, tlio public should go a long why! towards carrying out neccsshry , repairs. : Where landowners repudiatea their liability the tenants, to whom' it was passed bn, referred it to the local authority. He was.of thO: ojiinion thatiin main caaes.il compromise: could easily ho effeofed. Referring more: particularly tb the ^ tp a th leading from, the Up-Brooks i district of . Clitheroe' to Worston, which had been practically washed away; Mr. AVordsworth said it jwas dearly, fomebody’s duty to maintain it. j ; :It iwonld be a pity if such a public right,'of way were lost. , He! suggested that! respohsiblo authorities might consider the ,advisability of erecting footpath [signs which ramblers and the public : gen|erally wqhld greatly appreciate, in ;this:;district, as, iwere those in other 'districts where 'such ■cohsideratidn Imd been shown.;, . ;! ; !


“ FairyBridge.


on each side of the' beck at Holden. ' He was Batisfied thaji their! Society | was doing useful_ ,,work.. iLandhwners and local authorities had treated them! yeiy respecti fully.: They were,not out to apply'force, but to secure improvements by peaceful persuasion,.' :',! -. j . ' • i !■ / ': ‘ • Councillor F.'Bpntham spoke in cq^ratu-


latory: terms: of the grpat public jservire the Society^ was doing !m safeguiarclipg' tho public interest,! JHe;suggested a.cariipaiga


to quicken publid.interest.in th^ affhii's of that and kinjlced organisations. | , !'


Mr. Wordswortii, ihade, the


suggestion that a' riiap’i^ht'be'epitodied in a guide indicating" vantage',' points, giving the more charm|ng views of Eibbles: dale, ; detailed descriptions iwith' .pictorial illustrations of. historiSal,, geological, 'anti­ quarian, and gerieral' ! interest,“ notes ‘ on architecture, old..'halls,I etc.- He felt there


1 ing such a handy guide: He tvaa! euro ' 6i|ch a work wbuld be greatly apprediatedj and he 'profferedj such local organisations and public authorities li.s inust be interested


■\vould not D'o anjj Wg; difficulty in produo-


in the suggestion, all[ the . assistance his society could render |q the. matter, i; He said it would bq orie mqpns of helping others to see tile beautiful places as they;! knew and saw them’. [ He h5p6d'tk6[Crirporatiori,


for instance,'would putfa guide out of such! a character that.:o[ther]towns avou^d cripy .it.


that whilst the [verification and registration ngiits Qt


ol publliic rights of wayi jiatlis and other


becomes greater 01


the outset pathri


on footpaths, bridle- is in ■ itself an im-


for inspection, in a publio [plricri. The Coniinoiis and’ ! Open Spaces' Footjiatlis’ Preservation Society suggest that; .the -press notice should be as'fo]lows: , 1 , , .


................Council of..... ’ The


of why within I their.'district, j and that thq said map and. sriliedule w ill bo open for inspection during.officri hours a t the Couufcil Offices, i ......k!... .for ia[ pqpjod: of one calendar iijontli from the! ....‘..'[day o f ...'......... Owners of la n d .n lfe c ^ and members of the ipn blio !'arri ir iv itiM ; to inspect the said maa and Bchedule':'dur­ ing the said period, and to inforin the Council of anyiohjeotionB or riepresente- tionsl they majj wisl to 'inake;


notice that they haye prepared, a .Map and Schedule bf reputed ; puBlio , rights


.


map [and schedule which may bo made in conscquenco o: such [objectioris and representations, tliej Council propose; at tho expiration of thp said period, to seal tho said map and sthcdule arid to-place the same on .recoi^; os a statement of, reputed public [[rights' of ,wayj.in!!.'their district a t , the ] date'; of. the! sealing..


Sujiject to any lamendments of. the said


»Moh h»k_ ni|lleot<l’


eloulr i atlatn, «nt ro


I ! the-Of I hI w ,


I e:«^6tei tha >ody. I need fl


i•t the bln i . :|M8t ni


J urInDry Jofitlny gain n lino h


Kl Ii


ei(tui4>od folatloa lad'hiiAfiiija


d.


ung:j6 going on-"they od| which ehould i^oui^th “ ‘ id ,the Jolnttr' ti


kjdney Wetkneia wioii ( ; b ) Impurltie*


laHIns by Uklnj Debna My. Plll«„„Wheh thl» «t|mulant haa claartaad ■ Udney flltart, rtah.'piirai


VOf^sert hol|»b)^i


PartD o' I


-, draopmfyrt. thay and' ilfhto 'of needlw'Bajn.' . tha world bleaaiDoan*


“ipljh tha body. iDoani njiful drusa: vfftNdUl


hpw? UflCIN com.ii/s. 8/.. 8/s


f Ood health., Why rtirt it nceandabirtit«IUn«


(c) Tiiat new public! Tights of '[way ' have : come into' existerice since [ the cnni- pilntioiu : o f : the, .sqld'. .map' and schedule. |


: By Order, : -! | . - Cleric'to..the'jWriricil.j' :^


the importance of cstahlishirig thq'. rights of "’ey in their area ,hnd hhve preparied a'mqp and advertised in the ratmhejr; set‘ out [ above.


Many itoneashire authorities! hqye realized


flniof.thtbwwlg,, havsmoivMFiDut


map and schridulo!' w ill he';.; without. prejudice to the 'CouncilPls [ right to ainend the . slime jj; in fuW p should evidence be':fo^thcoriung'•eitheq;-.,:


The placing [on record'! of,['[the. said


(a) That ways | which are pfiblic have been omitted frdjn the said! niap and schedule.


I ' i ' i | /! z


Thal' ways which jare not:puIiUo haya been included' i« 'th e said [map and'


WEST FOOTPATH.


medium: of -your colnmris to appeal to the general public to give usithe benefit of their knowledge arid experieriqo with regard to the' undermentioned footpath. | '


['Sir,—May',: T -he-' allowed through: the I .


r iA t the bottom; of the L i i r loading , to ■Vyest Bradford: Bridge from' Cfiitoerqej tiiere is : in; existence,: a t : thejuresent ; time, the remniris o f ! ivliat .has eviqeritly tbeen a stile; iri the Mone wall ori-the' sentn [of the road- side. , 'As this led:us to!i)resum6 that there .had existed at some'timb,: a fqritpath /lead­ ing 'obviously; not doVfnl tq : tlfo riyer but alorig its banks in the direction of Dahgerriris


. Quarry; the [Clitherrie.; a r id D is t r ic t Foot­ paths TPreservation Society desire informa­


tion' th a t ' will lead ^to; tp6 tPriPlntipri .W such! a footpath e x is ts lo r otherwisri, ' _! l i t such information' is placed [with me, i t


w ill enable the Society'to-preto for;itte to . . . . . . . . .r "


opening of', the that no right of


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‘t Roeburn;” : Prii^cess-ave'pue,, j . ' ; .:!"!,Clitheroe,;


!. Society. ,!:. way cVer existed. pMA8 :ip;' PJIPER;!


I ' ! Hqnoraiy' llecretary,'! Clitherqe ' and ' D is tr ic t' Footpaths: : . preservation


;


,.:Tm ::Eiigiisli pubiip. sciiool- is[, the- best , insttrimentryeti devised fori making a dqeenl. citizto .out !of I the': average, English boy.-r-; Dr.: 'G. A. Alingtqri,' Dean: of Durham, and' fdrmhr Headmaster,of; 'Eton; ■-!,'v i:, [.' ■; !


of [way, oritei 'dcqide ' LITHEROE


Publici Rights of AVay. ..j... Council heyeby give


jiortuiit step in the r ig i t d irqctiori,"it'is'qf the utiiiost importance that' local authori­ ties should also-prepare a mn(p showing all reputed public'ri^ts way in ,their area, and at the same tipe nqlvertise thq fact that, such a map has been prepared, and is open


'In presenting on ijbehnlf ofj.the,!Com­ mittee my fourth nniiubl report .of [ the'work end activities of .at


In his annuni rieporu- Mr. Piride'r 'said: Tn nrncAn4in<» r»n ! Ii


to! pointj out'that ie.Society, as..tliq years go by;'and


I'would like: itdVwork


Etate of Fairy Bridge,'at Bashall Eaves, and said it TT.as a shame] that an ' interesting. Btructure such as; that should be: allowed to go to pieces. He thought something might bo done by way! of public subscription to preserve it. He! mentioned that an appeal Jiad been madq' to ;! the- Holden Parish Council respecting the necesaai^’ improve-, ments to an old brid^ conneoting footpaths


Mr. Wordsworth referred also to the had


It IS to bo regretted that this procedure hiiiB not .jet been adopted by more local authofi-


ties especially in the Clithorbo district, but' Iia\e good hopesithat when tuuo pernutSi .auoli actiou will b(y. taken, i i


The Rights of Way Act, 1932, is liclpful in


a disputed right ofi;way and enables! land!-' owners to deposit mapsVof footpaths. The responsibhty for the ircpairl and maintehl- ance is a vexed point except .where the ransli Council have: iff tho past undertaken


.repairable at .the expense of; the publicj , lour bociety have been successful in many , ways in obtaining for i the public many im-:


the yepairs; then it | is acknowledged as


; proveraents to footpaths but;in some cases,! . untortunatcly, no, progress can bo made,'


I our province for wo cam only express qur piops hopo that some action might result.


Election or OKIcert.


, ; The officials of the: Society were re-elected as follows; PresidentJ the Mayor- chairman'


, MV. H. AVeeks; honorary! treasurer, Mr. D. ;Llster; honorary surjreyors, Messrs.- F., A


xf ‘


;Goodman_and E. Berfy; honorary secretary, :Mr,; T. G. Hinder.;! ' , | ■


8d., which ! was ,■ corisideredl to :• he very satisfactpry.' '


' ' ' ’ FootpaU Signs.


(position , of the footprit'bs' by isiiftable! signs' 'n auiorea line Clithefoe'where the


footpaths, are exteiuively. ,used, by ’ pedes­ trians from the nei^hhonring towns these signs serve .many purposes and blight.: ;i'e- Wiv© consideratioh, tl)uriflg Jlie past year there has come 'into 1 existento' ia, Rowland branch of the C.P.R'E, |and| we are very iglad to welcome such an- organisationi and


: trust that they will see that [the fair!, face pt; Rowland wi.th all its natural scenio beauty js; not despoiled.


j / ' :j : mdtee .during Jhe I past. year.]


i !The following are /soirie of : the matters that have had .the attention of your Coia-


Crossing of Bartow iBrook dn Hardhill.-/-


This mattqr was .brought 'to jhhe notice! of ine Clitheroe Rural District Ooimcil: but ho iction was taken. Ay e are jabw./informed ihrit the matter .will' liave fnei bonsideratiori


bf: the Mitten Parish Councilja't their‘next inbeting .which is on Easter'Tubsday.


oils we -are informed that :the : matter will have consideration. .! l;;! I'i ,' i ' ■


i Footbridge in Bashbll Eavbs.—Most ' of the footbridges in the parisji! bf Bashall Eaves are either not in existence or in .need of; repairs. . After . .variquB [.letters -'from your Society to the landbwneis and Conn-.


r Fpo.tbridge over' Old i Hodderl on the foot- path from Easingtoi Manor House to Slqidburn.—^Various jettera [ have [been (vritten to the Easingtori Parish Council with regard to the obpVe footbridge lind we are informed that the matter shall have cou- Siderqtion.


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!ii Footbridge on the footpathB from Thorney- holme Fqrm,!Dunsop Bridge, to'Hnnd’Hill,


munications between your! Society and the Hbrrocksford Linae Cb. Ltd.,j'a .map! has been deposited with tfie Town Clerk show:- ing the public'footpaths as agreed'iito.: ■' 1


yqripus letters' between the!' responsible qnthority, the landowner, and iyour Society We are informed that the matter will have the consideration qf 'tho Boltoh-by-Bowland Parish Council. ' , ! ,


i AGhatburh Path.|


Footpath from Brown Cow, Chatburn, to ■ le: River, Ribfalq,--This matter was inen-.


tioried at our last meeting, and as a result of various enquiries it [was found that this footpath had been registered I as such on the map submitted by the Chatburn- Parish Council to the Rural District Cbuncil. AVhon this information was cbmmunibaited; to' tho Rural District Corincil,! they JrepMcd that as ho repairs had been bxecuted in the 'past at the expense of the public; they were not dllowed to do anything jin the [matter,, :: The stone. steps on, tne'stile at Brungerley Bridge on the footpath! to Low Moor have .now been repaired. , '.


irregular rambler, to [. stick ; toj-roads is a sririrce of frequent comment:in [the. press arid discussion.' - On the' contyary, it has bfeen iriterestiug' to find [the [modern cyclic venturing upon all Sorts of passes .and paths [with,I liisi -up f.'ti date lightweight machine. , IWKy. does, the one hug the roads arid the other avoid! th^mP i .ItomblerS use


your footpaths I I . . ,| , .! \


with these inatters most' of' the area'has been covered and the fbotpathg, stilesl and footbridges examined; an[d l-amjvery! pleased to [ report . that!' [ aparti frorii one ; ,, oij! two iiiolated .case? of small l.bbstructions vvhich hriye been removed and; which by the! way thko Up ,a considerable amount of time and patience, our[ area is! very free froin :actual, e osing of public! foOfipaths . but ,I venture to! isuggest. that: but' fejr the. [existence ,.of our Society this would riot bo the oase. . 'The proneriess, of the! inexperienced and


Apart from the'time token up in.^calirig ; ' , ' .


Hqvdiomrrrlnfonnation .'ffas brbiiglit; teijiQnF Society that some bf the hoards; that, iprajell the bottom of the. bridge, were] rottirig'iand were dangerous: to people [crossing. As a result a letter was sent ! to ' thb landowner; and in reply he stated that they had now been made good and that later in the year ql new footbridge would be erected., 'V [I Footbridge on the footpath from] Boltbn- jy-Bowland to Sawley.—As ! a result of


; Horfocksford Lime Company pud foot­ paths on their land at| Crbsshills and Chat- lurn Old Road.—As a qesul.t of; various com­


'Many )authorities :hove ' rndfioated,! the', me privileged to! publish,mrich of the


'diary' di MryStubbs; Africa.!;',T'] ,■,■.}


.twenty-five years’ service, in, the Clitheroe' onq AVhalleyj areas hefore finally retiring.


S I tercsted/L


ho rarely [missed a ynatch on'; the AVlinlley groind.' . [He was a member [of the club, and spent much of his leisure on the I " greon.. He j was rilso -: associated AVlnlley Con|ervativ6 Club.


with


thiityreight years .{igo, and to the widow and 'her family., OTmpathy will; be extended in'.he-lriss, they, have'suffered. !: ■.' ['Tie funeral took;p,lace on Mondav at St.


'fi e., ^arid’'[Mrs.' Stubbs Were ! married


repi esentafives' of thri British Wion and , we'ek-ends, ^but ' I .wonder I f ankone ca: many'.other friends, ri At the' close of the !®Wl the recorel srf mp by Mr, JR. Hart committal l'service: tlio- “ East Post ” was'j


Mniy’s Cemetery,' Cirtheroe,. when, the Rev. D.i AY., Holt,! Yicar Langho, officiated The ' coffin 'was': coyered,-with-the,' Union Jack,, the'' intermei|t being attended by


[•and Mrs. Marshall arid Kathleen; Mr. E-, Rodgers; George and Janet; Nellie; Joe, Jane and Eric; The;Neighbours of Bonny/ grans; His Bowling;Green Friends; The Prudential, Staff Clitheroo District; Memi- hers,of the British B®S>nn; Air. and Mrs, J. A.-.Aspdem


W S W E I F O l S T R U C T im E . '


GUIDE MOVEMENT’S SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND LOYALTY.


to di-rcuss difficulties and problems, and at the lame time, to receive instruction in. sub: jects useful in company,: life; a conference of E orth-East Lancashire Commissioners and Guiqors took place in Burnley Guido head- quates ■ l a s t . Saturday. , - There were approximately 120 present, andj it is hoped to njake the event an: annual one under the .title .“ North-East Lancashire jCommission- cra jind Guiders’ Day,’’


Atoth the object of enabling Guide officers ' ’ - :


one iparticular 'kind of training, but had very|niany'sides to iis activities, arid girls who -joined con'd, take up almost any hobby. Proficiency tadges in an cnormois variety of subjects write given, and it was[


first time they had held such a conference, and she was; delighted to seci so good a turnjnp,'for the holding of future similar evonts: depended upon the success of that afternoon’s [meeting. I ' I t was a splendid scheme, for ench gatherings r gave each officer something advantageous to take back to hnr company. Officers needed to be very muoh alive, and it was important that itlioy shopld confer together and obtain nriw lideas, for unless they did there was a daugjer of becemiug mechanical.. Thri -Guido movement was neb confined to


. M:S3 Kay-Shuttleworth said that was;the


I impossible for any one officer to knoiv iaboui all of them, bn; by meeting together [they could :help each other very .'mucli in I that respeet. !:


i rocki upon: which to build, but it was not -eiaou'b to see . that tbo foundations were I firm--they must also qeep a continual watch I on t le building as it| was going up. They i woul 1 do that far hotter if they; helped each I otho ■ Sleeting together would also: giv'o [then ,lUy.wider visioi, .which) they must I have if'they were to attain their object. i"!!t is our object to give girls the chance


worn erful structure with loyalty and ser­ vice.as its foundations. Those were splendid


They, as officers, were -building up a ' ' :• ^ : G EIlO


LITH E iEVIIIS hST. A GREAT TRIBUTE.


“ LOWEST MORTALITY OF! TEST IN THlCiOOUNTRV."


ANY


trict ptility and fanciers' Poultry Society are: happy in their report relative toitlie health; as-irell as-the egg yield, of [tl e birds in this their thirteenth open layinlg com­


petition, .!


days, i during which eggs numbered 4,456. of which 1,588 were super, rind 2,512 first grade. This brings tho grand total to date (168 days) to 21,981, mado up as follows:^ 5,587 super, 13,576 first, 2,382 secoijd, and 255 third grade, and,Ml laid outside itho


' Ties! have occurred, in . both sections: for the monthly ribbons. . .Of the heayw birds, two Rhode Island: Reds: belonging to AV.


trap nests and, included in tho total:although not accredited to any of tho competing birds.


. . . . J| ■, ! ,!


I the origin !_of folk-daricing, a .; poketcwork jdomrinstratirin'by Miss R; Maokay, a.'talk, I on trie : proposed new I briindi to be formed of ex-Guides, ; by Missj Kay!^uttleworth,: and |iints on the cutting of musical pipes,


'


! After teal 'A drama; talkj with bints on theatrical costume, jiiako-up hid lighting, was biven. 'rind'.the remainder qf the .eyen''


'jng was tqken 'up by games, questions, open : The wateh of.-the rileventli Lord' Lovat,,


the Uaedbitri who, was the last' mari td' be: behelided 'fori : high , treason) ;oni Tower JHill (April, 1747j|, was ,spld: in Londjin for„f210,:


wood'.learns .to treat me like a human' being.—Mis's'-Cjrace Moore. : ■■.[: '


' I ; riiian’t : make i m y more! filiris I until Holly-!


I of g 'ojving up' physidilly and mentally: fit, I filled with the spirit of service and loyalty,'’ I done udod, Bliss Kay-Shuttloworth. ■ I Features of a most instructive afternoon’.' jprogfamme iwero/q rug-riiakiDg[ demonstra-; tion, a' talk: by Miss. Fisher, of [ Preston,! oq;


:[Williahis,' of. Stenecheck,' Presto'n,j laid 28,j Super grado eggs'each---on6 a day.] Thisi was equalled in the light breed section by j two AVhito Leghorns ■


I by Mrs. T.-[leyland, District Commissionef i ,for Padihnm,


:[test!!is lower than any other, test; n tlie 'countryI” ; ,Officials.nniT competitori .jmay ; well .'iiake hands with ono anotoer, for this is [distinction'[indeed., .


- j';:, Tht Ltaders. :


[(ffiapelfinlii.'iiear 'Airidrie; 'Scotland, [ is./first with 407 points. ! William Schrifield, '-’'- -— Lever, places,


: In Section I.,;!for single, birds' ol light breed, pure bred, the three leadeh are AVhito [ Leghorns. D. A. Steventori, of


[points ; In S 'Island [points.


J; E. .worth,


Bolton, ;has both second arid each.


i Only one point behind (392) is a Rhode


by a, A’bite AVyandotte (393 points)'. by Blr


Askew, . iHazel , Clough Farm. Edg. Bolton.’ The second position is [held ed


etion II., single heavy bird, a IRIkkIo Red takes pride: of place .with] 429 This bird isv the property o / Mrs.


his!:,'entrants-! having scored 320 T. ■!!''


Darcy third


J, ; KeirihaW,] oyer Hultonj-I olton,^


:' The [flock geiierally is in good icalth, both hospital and broridy coops/heing imjpty, / To ' rivbrybody 'concetncd With,.the , osf it i will'bri especially gratifying to > have the assurance of 0;iNational Oonncil expert: that ‘t in point of mortality during i ho six j months just ended, the-. Clitheroe ,S( ciety’s [


>Schofiold,! of Darcy Lever, • Bolton, :ond: Joseph Smith, Knuzdeii, Blackburn. Thei 'four birds have ti score of 112 point i each,' so that four ribbons will be awardee. | : .


belonging to! AVillinm i Thoi report is for the sixth montl of 28 '' ' i I . ' : ' ■ ! Less Than ‘Do/fj


WEAVERS WHO CANNOT 11 RELIEF. !


VINi


_ The case of the loiyly-paid; roto qpprji- tive, including wpavere and little piqccrs,: who got less when working than on relief, but -who cannot bo assisted be'eausi of/the Bliiiistiy of Health regulations,! again icame before the Lam^iahiro Publioi Assictonco Committee at Preston! on Monday.) | |


Tho Central Relief SilbrCommi^teq reported that they felt the only course .‘was]for tlio committee to ensure,- so Tar as! rested) with: them, dered


officers,' while instructions given


rendered in mended


that


urgent ' necessity and' -to . npplican! s who) althoDgli working a fall iveek, are. in rriceirit of [a'’iWage .insufficient sto meet, the .riee^ ;6f' .toeinselyes:aud their/dependants.'


afforded', be regard to


circumstances of .• suddhni aijd drawn : jo


amount of the


siderition following tlio' nnsucce^sful' ul 'leputq- tion to the Ministrj’ili 'They hqd pi 'i '’uced tie


' Aldernvan- Boothman (Nelson) was most dissattefied; With; the 'qnb<ommitte ■" le’s rccon-


'.]. nothing tangible;; which .might git Ministry to modify theiri attiti de.,


went [to the right jnst'to .contradict, Motorist' at Highgate Police Court, [ I o idoi i'.


I was going to turn to the left, but


age on in- enemyr-that an.voiiq wil! very long before t|iey start hostilitie! might bring that / air force upon heads.—Mr. Neville' Chamberlain.


: We are determined to. buildj up Forico , possessed-.pf such terrific ■' power—


ateself. m A r power to inflict such 'teririflo


qtTikiiig dam-, thiijk'


•fhich their


,PriA#8’:J)ai^:,k ftDVERriSEri & nMES iriFFICES; Culls Shut S Blutsl f


•.’‘‘.•'A' ■')'.! A FIs r ft Sr M ■ | .


aU thqsq tho


as to tho


the: existing regiilatims [wis cases, j and rricom- lelieving l|o


attention of could not


relief to bo / proviffirin in


that such assistance as could bej ren-- under


W B t l The committee of the Clithoroe la id Dis­


Islsand Red belonging to George i AVnrrcn, Lower D'arwen.


.ivitli 1,003,: 1,001 and 971 points respec­ tively. The first- pliico is held by I John Procter, Goosnnrgh BIilI, near Preston'; the second by John lAVoodcock, Huncoat,! and the third by J^ lA. Bolton-le-Sarids. : ; i


‘ ! [ i Lnntlsido,


Black Leghorns lead w i^ 1,127 points, to the credit of .Tames Hunfloy and Slin,| Cold­ stream. AVliito Leghorns with 910] and 844 points, are second and third, tliciy 'rospeo- tivo owners being J. S; Milnes, Stotkbriogo. Sheffield, and Joseph] Smith, Knilizdon. Rhode Islands lead the heavy : pon section


In tho Pon Sections! of four entries Iencli, I - . ' [' !' ['.■ I • [


i^gh Class Hairdressing witli I I [! the! modern touch


jWe!; are Specialists in the; Art of correct ■ I Hairdressing.


:


I The SUPERMA method- is recommended— I 1 the Perm ivithout wires or Electricity I


I Artistic Hairdressing, Face Massage, Eyelash j ! TIntihg, Eyebrow Shaping. '


PRESTON NEW ROAD 1^ 9 BLACKBURN Tel. 5923 i ' .............................................................. . j' .■i';':'!.. V . i ' ; .' Pleasure in Simple Things -. - ■


Those who are wise enjoy the simpjle ttiings of life, to ow f^ that e^oyment p : hot •; -a'-' matter ^ .ofc<ktliness;| W ' extrava- ’ ) g ^ Thei^ is a s


to


leanest p lA--.!:


the discerning appetite in a good pew# pie as in an /^ ^ e ^ i^ ba^ and a pie? is; ;^ti^ 'by,Jasking. f o r ! ■


PORK PIES S!!!S!S!2!!!!S!S!!!!!!!!!!'*'****'*************s**»***********************************************'*****!*!!!!S! ly i


m 1


S


f Edgar,. Lizzie and Family: Da;irid, Miriam and Rhoda; Fathcjr, Jleliiida, Ernest, Grose and AVill; Efnily, Edith and Ada; Rajmend, iAValter and Ronnie; Rev. D: AVI aiid Miss ■ HoltE.'Brebse and-Lily ; Mn


! Amongst!■t'he many .floral tributes ivere the following: - SprroViing' AVife and Daigliters; AVilliamj Phyllis and Keith;


sted. iif- sport, pfirticularly cricket, and I A „„„


keen.gaiidener, Mr. Stubbs was also in- borough -police in [the early regin e of Mr, ____ ,j


7r ' - ■ ^ I Edgar 4JU^u»


P.S. Beaumont and P.C. AValter aarri8rin,l: thb [ la tte r ; was in -the. office here and; hafl charge; of the AVeighjis and .Meajures prirtment. He died suddenly sev ;ral ago; when travelling in a train..Mr. Stubbs retired sevcnteeii years ago, 'and i esides at Sqrithport. Except that the ytafs havl whitened his hair, he is little chai ged,! aUi: pl^’sically he seems, qiiitri fit!


Vi. Clayton. : ; He;went to Stalybridge'.with


kjvuuuo I .


ituu iiuo .


in training- for- the' summer :seiiso'n :whei they ride exceptionally long distoncea at


Local long distoncei cyclists ayi dltead


greaves, of . .'IJlith^M,:. the W'dl-knowri rider, who last'seaso.ii cycled to iSettws-yf Coed and back in one! day, the distance, I believe, being about 240 miles. iHe left Clitlioroo in the early hours of the morning and got home again shortly before midnighli Such a run would be an appreciablb one for a bar let alone a cyclist.


I'tliq'‘‘


assuming a green 'appearance wil v burst! ing leaf, and the birds are busily- building neSis. A burst of .sunshine will ;mako nil the difference, particularly to the irirospecte


fori'Easter.■ ■ • ■ -, '■ -• '[


hesitated in her approach. - The: ilast'few days of bitter winds land rain likvo cerj toinly sent ont March like a lion, arid Apri| showers have been fairly continuqus, i hut it iis early in the month to talk- abouli April as .yot. Nature, • however, i is going ahead with, her preparations for tliq springJ Crocuses are giving - place to daffodils ini gardens, '^fho.'.'t’hedgermra -rirri alreadyi


Mtor her first early promise spqing has !-1 : j


! a joarney .from Clitheroe.*’ : -And I what is more, that fare is a special concrissiqn made Bonie, years 'ago.,j .. The charge id far [ too


Barrow Gardens, • I ; have -beeli repeatedly to inquire why the ’buS scrviccsi should charge fourponce return for so,short


greater numbers on the. Clitlieroe [Binks at] atked


Now that golfers are: again apptiring inj


Boroudi Pulipe Force, dividing duty between the office,and patrol;, but after four .years ue I resign^ [to 'toko an insurance agency, with the Prudential I Company, and put in


Shortly .'after his , j return he entered the


U 5 & |m r 4 l S R S s S S t I 'of i peacej . terms, | And, .incidentally, we


121; I1920, Omncillorj AV. Stand ring, ,18lf i;, 1919,1 by-election: Oouncillor T. 198;. 1919, NokeriiDer, [Councillor 8 1919,: January,''Dr.! G. E. Oi


will rqmcmberi. .He Was -paying la fleeting yilit to relatives,, and 1 reco^isrid him at! oncej—


[On Monday'I.met an old ex-cdristablq of the,. Clitheroe' Force, jvhorir .' inpny. readers


Stubbs, j who was with ; th[e ...


tUU . UO Dikon,-;■ 34j '1921, Oouncillor T. Jlackburri,' 1922, ilA in e illo r a :


i^h r^w o rth ;' honorary solicitor, A


".i


f iThe financial statement waA presented by ;the .^cretaiy, Mr. pindpr, arid this showed, a, balance on the year’s working of £3'7s.


‘,®9*’ipreniise might overcome .raanyi difhcultios. This, "however,; is not' within;


* - 1


■\\na)%,.and district, learned with fegrot- last Friday I of the death of Mr. Arcliioald


His mimy .friends'■ in.; Clitheroe, 'as in


btubbs, ot 5; Bonnygrass-terrace, Billirigtoii at tho age of sixty-threo. .


' . In caily I life, Mr. Stubbs joined the


iUajton, thon : Clitheroe’s Chief Constable. A\ hen, war; broke out'in South Africa, Mr.


Corporal in 'tho H iMa ri f / t p r i l ' - +i '“ i"' ont^ the rcri"mrialA7”with“- t


I otubbs-waa ^jailed upi as a reservist, . As ut*


I - ■».. TT.. 1 . 1 ‘ T « . -


.One .well Irelnembers the public reception which Hlithriroe accorded Mr. Stubbs on returning i h'(]me atithe close of-the. long- drawn^uti Boer; AA'ar, when the local [bands


Thomas Ijister, , elder son of : lain^ dale, and; with Lord Howard do Walden, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant,


■ ’P j . iqiintod: On | a ,


P*-; ■ I railway ..station land.! big j black -steed,!-he; ' rode


Honourable | .^fovem>^ CpUncilinrG. HMaveA',. 8" ’


o ' I by-election, eounoilloV T, AVrigle; tion, t'o Councillor ,AV. Binder,


1?84,; Councillor;A. HallowS, 60; 1933; Coni cillor: AV. Leith,' '21 > 1932, Courier'


225; 11930," Oouricillor R ; , Jones, " luncillor J. :AVilsori,' : 4'7; 1928,


Parker,; 44;. 1928, Oouncillor J. 528; i f e , ' OoqijciUor, J. Ford ■ 8


; p . Cnnliffe, '94;- '


Hughes, 44; 19M,( Corincillor AV. ] - — - -


.1927, ' Coijhcillor!


j g. iig, .Councilli


I Crabtree, '1924: by- 59 ;. :]l924,


I


®f .lyoisis.®) iRoyal Hussars. Returning td ' civilian Ilfoy lie came to • Olilheroe, making las homo with his cousm, P.8. Edgar Stubbs, P‘, tho /.Borough-CAinstobulary.'- ShortW. atteiwords- ho entered the ■ service of Dr, I Lazeuby as icqachnian;. Dr. Lazonby ;iprac- tised at “ Rossondale,” York-street. Ho married - tiip eldest, daughter of Me. AV.


Army and served, with the Coloure fourteen ,>>eiag^ attaehod to the 10th (Prince i


tlmti despite the 48 per cent by-election last week. Councillor secured one of the,biggest majointies since tho 'War. ,


candidate who. was lowest in successful candidates, over the the higliest-.defeated candiate;


beenj boaton only i three tir ~ majorities are most interesting follovhng list I. give tho mojoijity of tho ;he list- figure


In'fact, Ins majority Of 227 has next penny stage is utterly riiliculoi


-1938; by- 227 • 1935


cillor T. AVrigleyl,! 51;' 193S’


.tending as it does between jprii irose Bridge and Barraclough, a ihort stretrih with only one house upon (it. If that st ige w6ro ex­ tended to the Golf Club I am {mte eertam that it vvould^ result not only m indroiised business for the ’bus, companiei, but'would satisfy the many travellers on the- stretch that they were not Isufforing rom an’ in­ justice. I am qmte Certain that tho number of complamti one bean must make the, conductors, and the insnecor when he happens to bq preSejit,: blush uriously;


of sueh a bad day, there was quite a learners I on the' road, parlicnl irly' c


mam W^llej-Prestou—


P®‘®®,h*ae® .of tora whieh displahed a " ' ' - r -


'egect on the traffic Longsigli i roai 1 irly on the


.. lot of


was anticipatedi that tho horn ter ol drivers would bri large .with th< co'i


mont of smnmet motoring,.and so Old cars.: new cars, lovely' can am cars all displayed the “ Learner’’ -sig,.,


were treated, with dite respect, h V theTother users or the road. One-subtle podallpv^^


returning home from Blackp lol h£d i an abnormally largri red letter. “ ] i i ’ <k the front and back of his: cycle, i lo! doUbt a nice way of telling other road-uiefs tli give him a; wide berth and plenty 0 roon


, ? !,®J9‘*'®^ ®??, lady say to. lanother; on the busj


I saw a sinply ilovelj


was all said with the best intent ons in the Tvorld. ;■


:• • ' , -'f


passenger iwho is the brakeamari’s nearest neighbour, is Mr, Smith. This” pass earns three times'as'much as the brake whereas the remaining! passenger,Tllr, Jones earns £2.000 per annum—one-third of tliis


for 0, brakesman is ■ highly 'imDrobablo Having accounted for Mr. R BIr. Smith,, thq passenger froin - Chicago


thatojlrio^amo of the brakesmrid al?o' is Jones._, The fireman is not'Smith as Smith beats lum at billiards.: . His namri can only


It followri from (8)


bo Robinson.. The engineer is therefore Smith. .' ■ ..I


; ,. . •


for this week,! which |ig clearly fir the top class and is as follows,: ‘‘ How mich monov do I got under mV: igrandfalhct|i *111?’'’ asked Juggins, of Calculus,' the’ trustee. “ Square your gjf ndfathor’s age' (ili toirsy,’)’


The tame reader [supplies the-problem


grandfather’s age;;' [Add the-two .quotients together, and subtract their sun from! a


; high' for the distance, for there is morelyl a penny faro to i Primrose Bridge,i ]andithO|


the number of poundp I get.” lauglied. “ Have i t ' your own


qi


agOj’’ ho said, ‘‘ aiidi. divide thol figure 11 get by my own age. I squtro my{ own age and divide ffec figure!I get by rily grand­ father’s age. I subtract that second quotient from the first quotient apd that’s Caleulna


said.' “ It comes to: the- same thiri^ eitlier way.” How old is: JugginsP | ' j |,


m ! pri


said Oalcnlus.. . 1 *f Divide tho iiAnfel'yon get by your own ■ age. Square' ypUr I owp age. Divide the figure you get'-by! your


THE SMITH FAMILY rs STEPPING OUT


thousand,. That’s the number (]f pounds you got.’’ Juggins, jiad not a vorylgood memory. ‘“I square my grandfather’s


- ■ 1 Ajid! (Ae BTou/n’s and the liobinson’s—many more ol'c making i t a regijhr,habit to dine at this restaurant. In fact, we're becoming


. a favourite rendezvous for family gatherings \ < Have a delicious inexpensive meal in ploasanl surroundings


at this popular restaurant when next in town. loiors, liKET ILL, BLiemii w


exceptional interest, [and I hare received many_Mtter giving: correct BolutidnsJ '. It IS quite impossible; to quote frioin all of them, but'I give the solution.-is i supplied by an Old aitheronian now rtoident ii Nottingham. He; rqcords his' riolutiin [as fmlqws:--(I) Mrj Rdbinson- liriesriri Detroit. (2, 3 and 4) From there we dedute^that the


The problem I quoted last we ik aroused PHONE 5817


photograph of yin the.other da--.I .It was rea ly: beautiful. In'fact, I coi Id "storriely realize at first that it was you.’’ ! And it


' • ■


Ro om i s provided for selection and j; fittings..


A Private!' [ 48, MARKET


W. AINSWORT BLACKBURN


(ARNOLD .AIN8AVORTH) EOT. 1870


blqssomdesign] AVed- din^ Ring in j Gold; A^ite Gold an tintiin. from


The Floral o-


A FREE G. giyon with Wedding


- pne noticeable feature about the start to Gdartor. for | motoris s : was ! the letter


6; «f[


Weddtng old


The popular Weddmg ,Rin graved Court in Platinum,


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