! I- ADVERTISER AND TIMES, FRIDAY, AP H i 3 , 1 9 3 6 . an’sSbop dudiiig


I a re : Ivcn into


the IrtiCdmrorL


Certified net sale excd®da 6,000.oopiea weekly.)


............ FiUDAY, APRILl Ord, Z936. ! Lights on' Veliiolesi To-morrow (Saturday), U p.m. WHERE THERE’S A


6, 2 I /...3 0 /.. from 4/11.


M a n 's \S h p - ^ I T H E R O E


, WII^ THERE’S A WAY. ilerr


pu^als


powers tJtIUUS llntam,


to ^ those I of r itlie Loisarno objects to military convet-


Hijlei 111 ills 1 counter .pro ineiit propose to db about j it Hitler here


lu5 British publioi opinion behind him; 'Hint section of ; the British public which


■lias had oiie dose bf; warjis.not anxipUs' Vice i l a n d ul( r r 1


[tlio militarists,..is tpue, and if Mr;" Bdep: pusists in standing;for this sort of thing llion Mr. Eden must go. Old soldiers are not impressed by ! theatrical displays of “ PH not be the I first, British Foreign: Secretary to,repudiate niy own.signature.!’ Locarno was never,aiiything hut a one-sided mischievous treaty, jt has been broken. Ig, ociy Power m turn but especially by


PiaiicD. ■ and if it is scrappbd to-day no cue will he one penny the;worse. Anyhow llritain has not always kept, its word, and tlio difficulty foreign countries have with Diitain IS in knowing what' Britain’s word IS. Mostly it does not know itself, and if


it. (Iocs not know itself no olher.nation can. know either,_ Generally, .however, though


. Continent of Europe, i Britain does not rnean to bo dragged into ■ )yar whether on behalf


—tSt no^nvolved.. i Whefi , Hitler’s iforccs’ niarcbetf into the' Rhineland it was recog­


clffinco or Germany.'if. iBritish interests


nised everywhere that;there'was no'threat to Franco of German agression. &en


PELEll V D ‘


W TION AWES or llaster.


■liy bur signature to'an erfih'pt treaty we' nre, only !called on to]/begin military toiivcrsatioiis under. ;threatj of aggression' and ns that threat is absentMr; Menla susceptibilities need riot bei disturbed if the liroposeil i military j conversations, are aban- (loncd.


Powers’ memorandum?, Ifj not entirely satisfactory'; it leaves| wide lopen tb'e'door


What about Germaii’s repiy to the Lbebrnp . . 1 , ' M ' ,


, oiptiiriug. .the support of !,British public' o|iinion. The French , might well, .. ask vlictlier they are jpof'gulled themselves by IHi.sisting in treating'every j German proposj- tion ns of Mephistophelian origin, arid in aiiv event they may well - .ask tnemselvea


both to negotiation ' and j reconciliation. Franco already, is asking, if . the British are' going to be;‘.‘gulled:’! .by; Hitler’s, peach srbciiie^ which they i declare is .aimed .at


T H E R O E


1: to bo no truce with Hitler then, Eufqpo will con'^' ■' ■ ’


11 inferior and a'chronic enbmy. ijihePo 1


w rA K 1 a


TTeXti!.Ll._ ' ' •


SPECIALISTS ; IN


LDREN’S V m t t I th e r o ® . . A Y o f OaB 1IENT3


en’sWeae. onAble.


of any sort of civilisation ;worth ..having in Eiiiope. Victors aUd .vanquished, mike lull disappear under the shower of deadly lava which having' destroyed man himself


vill proceed to.dejstrpy' all; his, works. ',;''] “ The Times” amongst other newspapers


lias not been,.conspicuous ;ter, any species.if.' imi-Gorraanism, hut- of the-'Gorman peace pl.m just tabled it does say] after remarking "hat was scarcely [noticed ;.in -the debate last week that'the . British' Chat’


cellor of the


lAcliequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain)' has nfiinncd his personal belief! in.the sincerity of Herr. Hitler’s appeal'-for a negotiated peace, that these, pewf.- pr.ojiosals will. reiii-,, finco that general/jconviction;'- . There .is. Untiling in them to' diminish .the desire of


tins country to see negotiatiUns opened upon a thesis which ■ threatens,‘no kind'tbf“new n-k to any Power:accepting! it.'.but,',on tlio cniitrary; promises a _ vast: addition tp the military and' econointe .security of Europe 11


ic.irs and animosities by .which .it; is: iiicieasingly, perilously; ,and [unnecessarijy


1 tlio shape of practical, remedies ter; the istinct on


OOVIRS. ONflEIl


P TI(E Gi; OF i ■


'plagued. Never before has Europe beUn offered a chance on this scale of agreeing to fiMc.stall ami avert “‘ the next war.”' Most foi Innately and, wisely] Herr Hitler has made a better use . of the '.ypto of confidence- "Inch lie secured fpr himself, last Snn(lay. Ho meets proposals with counterrproposals -icjocting some, .varying.!and eiBborating


, Hitler to make liis own'coiltribntlon to the restoration of confidence.


u ICS


olf over pur- i individual


'EMS. Best quality


to flurcliaao Pitied. :


ROS.


-iiiivo been concluded,; to re-enter tho.Leagu'e, (h'rmany reasserts; her expeotatioff: that Hihbciiuently the qiipstion of colonial equality snil the separation of the League Covenant fiom tlie Versailles Treaty will he cleared '1>. Herr Hitler reiterates his protest •ivainst the Treaty ' of 'Versaillas,; and cills hr ‘‘the reorganisation of;.peace''as:.a "linle," There will be, general agreement Hint his call for; the 'separation of the


d'v a plebiscite, in. both; countries.!’ iln .(Icilaring her readiness, after the treaties


Cnenant from the;Treaty .would be,a,good thing,


" j.'. ■ '


M nn arbitration‘court to secure respect hir the various agreements liow proposed, ■'ml equally important is ,his protest agaipst; he Staff talks and against '■


Important, too, ip his coll; tor the creation ‘.‘.the tendency.,


hi involve Europe in a network of military' jilliimecs.’i . Great! interest, will be aroused ,his advocacy lof : a conference for "the


Jmiitntiop of armaments‘hereafter,; Germany ;'nnld propose a ,bah-.‘bn gas, poisonous! or “‘londiary bombs, and] in;]the.case of open 'll nlitic-s .j^ outside-; the! -' ranee of .medium


i"iyv .srtillerv,. the prohibition of, nil kinds Of llAltikn


1 At..


lictwcen' Germany and France to avoid everything in the !ediication of the yodth of both nations .and in all;publications [of tbo two countries! which might poison the lelatkms of the ' two natioiis.,, Germany Jiiggests that if ; agreement is reached I'l-tKoen herself and Franco ' after their historic estrangement it should be ratified


A voluntary agreement . is suggested .1',.'!,


■ otliers—and ho .^oes 'some Ivvay to. meetl the (h-inamls upon him. One condition governs the whole reply, and is not unreasonably o.\pres8ivo of the national, mood which bps ranked^ all ; Germans, behind .the: regjmo. I'hcn in the name; of security there must he no discrimination .'against "Germany,- no derogation from the; full status of; equality, And the , answer tp-thiscannot be that dmcrimination is a , condition of security, 'llio object of the treaty would be defeated, .-iliove all when there; is no present threat to order and peace, by the attempt to make vindication vindictive.--' . Nol neif ; pfi^ce (onld .bo founded upon it.-i So much was iiiipUed wlien British Ministers, asked'IHfirr.


loiiieoiie pvraniid a first-class Power and probably the. cntt


vlilro they are going- t]) j "arriTo at ,ff Germany is always to be treated as at once 1


not isolationist in I thb. sense that we can, cut ourselves adrift "entirely from 'the


oil loreign affairs last week, namely, that, military conversatioiis: lead jto the collapse 01 negotiations by the statesmen and the tobstitution of the pomb and the-gun for argument, j which is | the only languago df


lor another:':it knows.that what Mr. Lloyd Ltorge said in the| Parliamentary', debate


betivcen Franco, i Belgium andl uud whatever the British Govoru-


;converted in a single night from flourishing icoutros .into biuokiug iipaps of rums. I ,lho most, satisfactory feature of ilio jliorman plan'm that the door is still open )Xf Franco wishes to bang and bolt the door slip will not carry .Britain withl-her. No . hfi this side the Channel wiU suggest


|tliat the Gorman; proposals bo> accepted searching I examination,


;Uow ora for Europe; if he is not the PoworS ;ar(^ no. worse for oxamming his peace plan.


it iHitlcr is sincere there I ip promise of a


And It samp acceptable scheme is hammered out, and Horr Hitler: ultimately proved to bo uutiue to It, it 18 difficult to see how shall be \^orso:off'than..'wo are now, with


fiance continuously > yapping’, at lier


jineiit. Tiie only, point; wliich romaina is ,wUetuer the .statesmen of ililarope' are bic ,enough for- the task whicli confronts them. jLet no one .imagine these people niusl ncccKarily ho right because of the high positions they hold. History ; is'strown


; enemy across jbhe border, and Germany driven to extremes by a policy of encircle-


'With, tho wreckage of the inbrbdiblo folly .of,the men in high places.: The one cer­ tainty and the one hope is that the peoples m the respective countries desire pence. Hitler


millions behind, him; but sincere or not smijcra he has encouraged, those millions to believe bo is out for peace, not for.- war.


givp as well as: te take; let .Flandin cease to look ter flaws : in tlio Gerjnan peace , fabric and for vononi in ; the .German mind, and : conso to


Lot Hitler show that he is. big enough to


iWaste time , discussjng juridical- niceties; let.Rden diop his mock heroics about not being, the first Foreign Secretary to do this or to do that—they have all in turn eaten tlienr words and burnt; their ; signatures and it they cannot bring peace to a benighted Europe, _ let the nng^j weep,-for man Will be left without eyes to weep .with


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I Arrangements are being pushed forward for the feeding of Clitherop school ichildren -who' suffer from malnutrition, : i t yestef- day’s-; meeting of;thb;Education Committeej


tjhe Mayor (Cduncillbr J. H.' Satteithwaite) announced that hp , had visits Hiirwon,


where:he sa^ithe method recentlyjadopted thefeitp fe ^ school children. .He.^thought Clitherop, ; .w6ul(l be :]ahle ■ to.. carry out, d s^inular scheme,] particularly as; -they Wuld be hble to benefit by: Darwen’s experience, M subcommittee, _-ivith power ]toi act, .'was appointed tU go intu details and;; draw up ‘ scheme. . ' ' '!■


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Congratulations to[ Mr. and • Mrs. ' R. mdlebury, I' ot; 82, Charlesworthtterrace,


.ithetoo, who on Monday next ;will cele­


audJCoal .Company, works, and ter: twenty ypars at Soiiworoft' 'Collieries,' Hindley, Green, near [Wigan^ as a locomotiVe engine diiver. On coming to Clitherop nearly thirteen years ago, Mr. Pendlebury worked ter eight year' teritha Penmanmaer Trinidad apd! Asphalt: (kimpanyi: , .Mrs.: Peiidlebury' was- a dressmaker.: The parents of nine cjiildren, seven ipf whom, all; married, a^e. still living. Mr. i and-Mrs.' Pendlebiilfy enjoy fairly good health. There; are nine giand- [bhildren,';


brate their gold.cn wedding.'!' The wedding tCokj place,..atl the Bethel,Chapel] tVest- hbughton,- lyhere Mrs; Bendlebury lived, ’'tr. i Pendlebury, a native of Atherton, jerked for thirty years at Swan Lane Brick


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• I Clitheroo’s Oldest inhabitant, Mrs. Esther Busliton, of Eshton-terrace^ re(;eived many congjratulatious, on attaining her ninety- sbventh birthday on Wednesday..' ]She was


Timbs:’,’ representative -who, called to con­ gratulate her‘.:oh Wednesday...; The wireless it a ! great; boon to Mrs, Busliton, who p'articiilarly ; likes tho broadcast seryices and hews,; appreciates, tho quieter, mblodiops music, but detests jazz I She comes of a ding-lived Norfolk faihily., Her ! father


roudly displayed to an “ Advertiser and


lived te be' ninetyi:;a sister, .attpinod the age; i of ' niUety-seven, a. brother; reached 11(


family were octegenaria'nsi Sho.caiijb North reventy-five years ago 'as cook to ‘the then Reetpriof Slaidburn. Mrs. Rushtbn came to .Clitheroo; more than fifty; yekrs ago, 'hen hep liusbaiid died,, 'Mrs. Rushton-has all her; faculties,, except that her is .not'ias good as 'it iised; to be.


Snety-four, .and;-two ‘other, members of the


retained eyesight


vnep asked'ab(jat her health, she j-replied; I ;hin not that grand, but yiju '(lan’t ■


including flowers and fruit; and [ft couple of chickens, as well ns a multitude‘of greet­ ing pards. “ Everybody has been'so kind t|o mei’-' jsho said. ‘ . She hod many-visiters, II of whom'stayed with] her ter a littlo rhile and wished-her jmnny happy returns.


|ect I anything else.” ' For her :hirthday, Irsii Busliton had 'received many j presents;


'I 'i ji, ' '; '


Tuesday evening and'it ' was extremely fprtbnate , t'liat' . few . people were' in ;tho. vicinity.: [ A collision occurred between a private; cat driveh by Ceorge Alfred Hilton, ilO, j Clement Royds-street, Roiihdale, and a motor; vim driven by Harry Sim®) of G8, Moor-lane, Glitheroe., :Tho - lattei- vehicle w;as j about to 1 ‘ turn*'into ‘ Greennere'-street w'hen the ' smash- ocourred,!. the .par then knocking dp-ivn; a [Relislift beacon and a squalr'e: Mowcasc! which ‘ termed' .part of Mr. Bra/thwaite’s, shop front • at the corner of Greenacre-street. ' Mrs. Margatet Birtwell, of 121;,! \Vhalley]road, 'was on the pavement pnd lshe was! knocked down, receivinjg several cuts and bruise^’and suffering iictutely. from shocfc.j: She wps attended by Dr.j Richards and taken home. The; vehicles- suffered dampge but' tlie accident was; mu(ih less serious than; might easily have been the Case at that ,busy comer.


1 There was a startling era.sh in Salford on '|' [ '.,


___ ___ Players‘ are to bB''' cohgratulated bn iiaisin"g the huge sum of £169 from their Wo-ldays’; effort] ’! Players on' Parade,” at Calderstbnes; several-iweeks agd. ;| I t i? a wonderful result ter anything lies] than ft eet’s run and jtha benefiting charities owe iheffi a deep debt; HViOUS ^euio uq


breyjibus! years the mbiiey will beidiyided into; qubl proiportiona [between the i Blackburn.


pf ; ‘grotitride] Ak in


ind East Lancishire Royal Infirmary and AVhalley: and 'District Nursing Associn-


ilanded ;to ebarity by the Society diifing ih • r*. _ - ___'__ix - I . «« '/Mi>iornn/>ft Tft-


five years it has; been in .existence to over £650. ' ' ■ . ■ ;


#■'. .I-.:;


mines, elder son of Mr. and'Mrs] JamM. Dralco, ; of 'I, “ AVyresdale;’’ , AVhalley-road,


The!' engagement is ;announbed 1 between'


icetingten] : and ' grandson of' Mr. dohn; Hague, . of Sawley, Clitlieroe, iSnd' Rathleen piaw, . only daughter [i -of Mr. land Mis.- licljiard, [ S. CrosHey]; - of’ “ Abbbtsford,”' |ueeh's-road, 'Accrington; ' Mr. [Drake ij Hie]i Chief! .Engineering [Assiitaht te the


aC 'ronhty- .Borough' of.'Bootlq.. [ . ' .[ !'. [-'i


' This aibonnt brings thb tetal sum lati


ex-


buteebled some months ago. by a fall which fractured a bone.in'her leg, put is! remark- ably ajert. speudiug'such bt her time .sevring knell’ knitting.^ [ ■ Noit ' -long' ago' 'she com­ pleted; [the ' knitting ’ of : a -'rug;, which she p ■ ” ” ' ’ ' “ Adi


all cohoe claim to have Germany’s


it^nks and guns would be banned. The jbuggested restriction of bombing' would ho of immense jelief to the cmlised .world' dtjWould prevent the great cities, from'heiUR


. Mr. Frakk Ireland, B.A. (Cam.), A.O.'A.,


Howo ” mpmorial , the best paper m Local Government Pfinancoi Jlr., Ireland, .who is the son of Mr, and


i


Porter, Mhttliews and Marsden became'a chartered pccountant. He is at present oh tho Borough Treasurer’s staff , at Derby.;


grndpted-| at the Manchester University an ihr


Mrs. C. f:A. Ireland, of Pimlico-road, d later iftor serving articles withTjIessrs;


* * ♦ I Tho death . occurred suddenly on Friday


lying dead: in bed. doors the iprevious night; Her husband, who diodi in 1914, was a well-known Ohtheroe piinter. iMrs. Gradwell was a native- of Grantham, Lines. Tho interment took place at. St. Marj-’s Cemetery, on Tuesday. ‘ i;.'. ■ i, •' I#'..'#


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Margaret Ann i Jackson, of S5, Mitchcll- street, died on Saturday, at the age of seventy. JMrs. . Jackson .was a native of .tVest Bradford, but . had lived at Low Moor since .she whs a child. Forty-six years ago she - marnea Mr. Henry Jackson,; who sur- viijes her. I She was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Fell, who was one of the group of men knownl ps “ The Twelve Apostles,” She leaves one daughter," Mrs. T. Clarkson, who also, resides m Mitchell-street. The Rev. H(] Hooper! officiated at the. interment, which- took place at West Bradford Methochst (fhurcb, on AVednesday afternoon.


lAfter only a very sliort illness, Mrs.


'and for twenty llhree: years was signalman in I the [ bo.] adjacent to Gisburn railway station; Subsequently he came’ to reside in Glitheroe when he took over the coal and cajping business of: the' late Mr; .Newtpn Aspdoii.' ‘A keen sportsman, Mr, Hitchen was particularly interested In cricket; and was a regular fr^uenter of the';Glitheroe clfib’e grouid: during the season. Ho was allied with the Sbcial Service-Centro and -wifh the P.fl.A. movement, and was amongst thp most rpmlnr .attenders [at the^AVaterloo Methodist ''(Ihurch;;, . Sixty-bight ' years of agfe] he .Teabes a -widow, who will (have thb sympathy 61 all .in her; bereavement. The interment.; took;; ..place;, in .St. Meryls Cejn.etery, on,:T.nesdfty, [; the : Rev. .'Herbert Hooper, offeiating.-' Among the - floral tokens werb wreaths . from , the, AVaterloi)


Mbthpdist Church and the'Social Service Centre. ■'


‘


EASTER HOLIDAYS h EXT; WEEK THE


passed to his rest'on Saturday, at his home mi AVcll-terj-ace, was a native of Gishuru,


M .'1 # ■ « * r. Albert Edmund Starkio Hitohen, who


morning . (jf Mrs. Edith AValker^ Graclwcll, who resided with her brother, Mr. Robert Bosling. at 10,: Shaw Bridge-street, Mrs'. Gradwell,, pho .was sixty-four years of ago, had suffered from heart trouble for a con­ siderable time, but her death eftmo as‘ n great shock to- her. brother, who found her She had been out of


Ims ; passed: tho . final examination of the Institute I of - Municipal Treasurers and Accountants. - Ho was awarded the fourtli place in orffpr of merit in the whole country; n. prize of two guineas, and the ‘I Philin


and officials gathered at . tlie Home on Sunday, to indicate their; regai|d and appre­ ciation by pbe'sqihhh^ hor with a fitted travelling: case, adorned- with hir monogram; ■


, . . . . ---- a; Bettcr.-molher


J .P ., wlio-prcsided,t;and that^3hntlnlent was echoed anJ'.rc-echOcc}: from nllj sides;


Harper—and JIrs. Harper, .wTio has had an anxious week—will: have the sympathy of townsfolk in general and all I in the Moor Lane Circuit in particular, an'd there will to a general hope that Mr. Harper may soon be well on the way to .oonvalqscenco".


given to ns on ingniry; last: night. rattlif-her r.


Thati was tlio-assurance ■' Mr.


of Radoclyffo-stroct," who, on i AV^nesday, won tlie first award in;a draining competi­ tion hold at Haigh, near AVigaii, Jlr. Fox isiin the employ of the jlo'cal :fir:n of Messrs; Edmondson. Brothers, tractors, .KendaLstreet,


! Our congratulations to Jlr. George Fox, builders and con-


raised considerable, sums foi| charity in Gfiithoroo, : made _o pnoscpitatmn to their chairman, i J lr .; A'rthur Jones, |who shortly


leaves Glitheroe to become Stationmaster at Bath, Mr. Jones, who has been one of


tho mainsprings in excellent e^orts of the committee,, was umbrella,


Mr.: Hariy, Banks, who paid tribute to Ylr Joiies’s. fine leadership and hard work and o.xteuded.good wishes for Jones


the


•had with; the! committee, thanking them not only for their present, but for their friendship nnd support.


referred to


suitably: acknowledged the gift and the happy associations ho had


the .-.. ' i future; iv. ux. Jlr. * * *


JJrs. Susie Geldard, of 13, Nckvton-streot, who will bo seventy-nine next AVednesday : and to JJr. J. Rudd, of Chi; tburn-road, who on tee same day will be Bevonty-six.


! Birthday congratulations in uu,«.ita lu advance to *■ # ;#


. J/ahehester College of Technology. For the past eighteen months he ihas been a pupil of Jlr. P. G.Uisher, Sanitary inspector to


the 0.swaldtwistle Council. . Jlr. Clarkson has qualified at an unusually ea]ly ago and should be certain of a successfnl career.


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i‘‘Tlie Empire” :was the sulijcct of an address by Mrsi Greenwood, ofi AVorston,


will be published


THURSDAY it the usual hour.


Adver isers, correspondents, and hed should send in their


matter ab least one day earlier


REMEMBER NEXT WEEK T H ^ b A Y r ^ o r Good Friday.


[The death occurred , on Monday of Mrs]


nipy friends who will extend much sympathy tb' her only place a t , St tli6 Rev. H


A long illness preve'nted Mrs] ig an active life. She haff


-.Alary’s Cenietery yesterday/ Hooper officiating.


daughter. The funeral, took


Mrs, Sandeison had not been in the best rif, health; for [a long'time, but her. illness (Jid not become. acute until Born


she died,; A I|te' in -AA'ill i terty-fiye ye i ih the war. two; married ^'inpathy is . take . place ijiorrqw. (Saijurday).


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orn in the house next to that ; in 'which Mrs. Sanderson resided all her in-street. irs, ago.


last Saturday!


She leaves a husband and tw(i daughters, felt. at


. She was - mftrried One son was killed


St. Mary’s ' Cemetery to- *■ *


Yhe


with whom mucii interment


is to


street, died ;o Of eighty-four. He had been ill for* ^ long time _


Mr. Thomas Tomlinson, i'otj 42, AVilkin] oh AVednesday night, at the


ingly "sefiou! condition since Christmas. Hij liiti.


Survives


born at AVest Bradford, had; lived a con] tiffie at: Great Harjvood, and he


Jlr. Tomlinbon, who ; was - - ' * and had [been in[ an increase


pas' tearrieu'' twice]' andl';[his[ second,,.w;if^ ' ' '


one years ago. He was gardener ter Dri Adams,! of I respect House, for many years,- And; gardeniag remained his lio'b'by. Sinefi early manhtod,[he [had been -a mernher o( il-:


the; Ancient' He [ leaves daughters; • at: Grqat ;H


' 'C»:v


I Kathleen irkmoor S


Order of Foresters, Court Vine]


;|irwood Cemetery; on Monday, j * * "#


a widow, two sonsland twq The funeral is to take place


known stage family, at present touring thq liViltshire a id Hampshire theatres. For the i summer, the family have joined Jlrj Len Smith’ll famous, circus [and Kathleen ,[will appear in solo dances and in acrobatic nets with Jliss Vera' Hamilton. , -Other roinising', pupils of the, Kirkmobr School ad mn audition [at Blackpool last week and rere offered parts in the children’s ballet


.n cngagdmunt .with the Harailtens, a well]


Ray Lawson, a pupil at the jhool of Dancing, has accepted


; invaluable services fts JIatron of the Chaiglef Mattor Home; for convalescent children of Accrington pnd district,’Jliss A. Dnsworth yyill,' be happy in the knowledge, that her Work Ihb gfven'the highest_ satisfaction tq everyone; [eonqerricd. ■Striking and sincere wj'te the ttihates paid‘to those commendv abltt qualitiqft, which have; enabled her to’ cofry out tho.custodianship of herj youtliful charges so bubcCssfully, when the:'committee


'ftt' the Toivbr.; * * » ,. In her >c tirement after seventeen: yeftTS;


,A well-kno'wn AVilkin-stroet resident, Mrs; ilargaret Ann Sanderson, died on AVednesi ]ay[ piorning.. ;,


Sixty-eight .' years of age!'


Mary Bailey] of 158, AVhalley-road, ivho wat in her, seventh-eighth year., A native of Ipndleton, Mrs. Bailey lived in Glitheroe almost the whole of her life. Her husband] ’ 'r. [AVillianii Bailey, died about thirteen yqars ago, Bailey leadi


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itained the, memberft with a' very film show.’ Thanks to [ Mrs. „.v„x...vu-. were expressed, on behalf! of tie members by the Misses MussoU and Thomas, and to Jlr. Satterthwaite, by Jliss Ga'


■nett. I *: * : ■ ..


recent : speech at ‘Padiham,- “ L, Brass, M.P.,. on AVednesday, asket Minister, in the House of Com consider approaching the B.B.C. bteadcastsj-in French, 'Gerniftn -i giving' our Government’s vie Eijropean situation. Mr; Baldyii thjit he hail given;careful,consi this suggertlon, hut-he did not


Following tip a suggestion he S r


inlpresent' cirflumstances i i wouli desirable, or possible.


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Jlre. Adams; formerly of Clitherce, appears in|a film which is now, being sh(wn,at tee Grand Cinema. It is. ‘‘ Car of and she appears in ‘a skftting s(


‘ Miss Sheila Adams, daughter if Dr..and


th(| Brixton Ice Rink, coming 'rfglit up to the camera in a delightful s(»nte.


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__ picture of Shanghai, as it is, to-day, 'was giVen ;: by


i ' , . ,


BaVrow, and now on']tee staff of i he C.P.A at Shanghai] in an -nddfess to n .— Ciiteeroe Rotniy Club yesterday” President; .(Rotariaii[ L.- Grime) A\’e hope to give a fuller r :*


Jlr. Robert Booth,


-------- .J--—-, .presiding, *


* termeriy of


embers of the Vice-


report next week.


the [repeat performance of- the, concert held in the .Congregation School, on AVednesday night, presided over by the Pastor (Rev. J. A. Sinch ir). “The cntertainriient.iwas u(p["to thq staji’dard.; Tea and biscuits were an I interval - and '. altogether pleamnt evening was spent.


' There was quite "a [good attendance, at children’s il Snnday


served at a . very


former


Inmates' and staff at the Coplow A islitutioh were .- provided witlir ft‘ most enjoyable; musical. evening on Sunday. .Tlie beutert [was given by, the ClitheroA Borough Bftild,! n light and ■ft'oll' variqd mograinme being presented.


to’liye at Glitheroe abont twenty-j Ay. i Bolton, •tromhofle, and Messrs ahe/. AVarflen, cornet dueftists.


were Mr.


J[ -AVaterhouse,:ieuphorium, Mr. JoWon


The instruinenfJal soloists Crciss was the conductor, and'liej and'the # [


Reserve of Officers, has been ;ie]appoint€d representative for the 42nd'Divisional Area


i dolonel [G. Ridekalgh, T.Di, Rf.A.,' T.A[


—cAmprising ' East Lancashire,' lAVeatmor- land, Cumberland, Cheshire and Shropshire


■ Clmrities, the Royal .Artilleiy ijenqvolent Fund, -Enquir}’, ;- Relief,, and 'jMucatibn '.Deiiartments, the 'iRbysl j Artilloty .AVork Guild: [ and , the! Gunner' Magazine. ’ Its bbairman is Field' MarshaT the Lord Milne, G.O-B.j! G.'O.M.G.,] DiS.O., Colijhelj Com- mftndant Royal; Artillery and Master Gunner St.j[James’s- Park. .' Its ; yice-chAinijftn- is Lieutenant-General Sir : Bertram Kinvan, K.G.B., O.M.Q., [.; Many : ;;• dMinguisheil gunners are ifiiembers of the committee in-, eln()ing Ceneral Sir; Jo'hh;’Dii'Cane, G.UB.] General [ Sir AVilliam ' Thwaitesj: .K.O.B., K.C.M.G.,' ‘ Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh; Jeudwino, [E.G.B;.,- ip.B.E.;,- :Maj< r,General;


;-—te the Central Coranuttee! of 'the Royal Artilleiy, [ ; .Assqcintionh'.,s' Thip[ , tommitteo. adiAinistets [the Royal 'Artillery; AVar (Aim-, meihoratiqn Fdnil] the.-.RqyalJ'Artillery


' ate |! Artillery Bteuse, Knareshoro igh-place] Eari’siamrt.' S.’jy.h;,!';; ];:,!"


the] Hopourable■ :'^ir ■; Fraiicis[ linghnm, KU'.B:, iK.C.MJ!-.''an^ ife.i Milqua


,___ J - i" its.' netd(iuarters nua HID XUIIUUDXUI uuu lit UUU tqH Mr, Bert


bapd were warmly thanked for heir per- termance, and the kindly teoAght that yiroihpted it.


’iow


made [in a AVilliam


-thd '


;mons, to to arrango "Italian on. the


in replied


i( oration; to believe that bo either


the prime


given to Clithoroo AVomeu Unionists at tlio lastimonthly meeting,of the session, at the Conservative Club, oU Wednesday evening. Afterwards, Mr. --T; -Satterthwa'ito enter-


street, upon his success in . lassiug tho examination of the Royal Sanitftry Institu- tuto, qualifying himi: to take uji a post as a I Sanitary Inspector. , Mr. Clkrkson also holds tho certificate of tlicj Chartored Institute of Secretaries. Ho w is educated at' Qlitherqe.Grammar! School an! has since pursued his studies at Blackbur. i Technical Ceilege, where he .was successful in obtain­ ing, in ;1934, the diploma of the National Federation of . Meat; Traders, And at tho


tho twenty-oiie-years-old son of Mr. ami Jlrs, AVilliam Clarkson, of 14, Shaw Bridge-


iCoiigratulations to Mr.: Arnold Clarkson, presentation beiiig made by given a silver-mounted


Calf’s Head Hotel, AVorston; „„ .. evening, the Cruisers Committelo which has


In tho course of social proceedings at the on Tuesday


is


composition by Jlr. H, B. bhaw, JIus.Bac I -^d. ■'Ai.iYj.x.'-..'••.i :■


-‘‘.No one; could-ihavd'-liocn n ■ — te the children,’.’ said Mr.. Gooige Hayhurst,


!, Oiir readers will'bo i glad ;te know that' tho Rev. S. E. Harper; who. following on ft Very recent operation, has oeen very ill, bette -


.musiotor tile cuofal communion sorviije which it was-intended to .introduce for. the first time on Easter Day. .Mr. Sfiaw is to bo


Oiganist ,at Clitheroo Paimu Chdruh, ot


Several weeks ago iwo referred to the X


X


licartijy eommendctl on . his'-cnterpriBo-' hii entry into! tho ranks; of the compoSofs’ wil


bo welcomed. 'This iji not-of eodrse tho ■first music; Mr.i.Sfiaw has oom'posed] [but thq


;first_of' its, kind, .and,the congregation are looking forward te-its production verj* keenly. They are happily not t(i [wait a] long a s : they expected, tor it hhs bee"! decided te introduced the new sotting which IS in B Flat,: on Sunday moriiinj; next] Palm-Sunday;' Mr.-'Shaw'is one of those modest individuals who does not se ik even . the , limelight. whicli is his due as' a pro^


I fessional, musician, but we venture to pre-i Idiot that ,his composition will soon have a’ |Y0gue beyond the confanes of his owi parish iclmrcli. . The new setting will of course be repeatcdl on Easter - Day. An advertisemont


I of next Sunday’s morning service Appears |olsewhere.


- The Trougli of Bowland services,


iteached by . Slaidburn Parochial Council,


. louncil , service will be held there ( Friday morning, :


I A jiimhlo sale and pound stall, promoted by the St. John- Ambulance Brigade and Hursing Division, was held , in the Old School, Church Brow, on Saturday. ] There p s a fairly brisk trade, and a turn of about £0 -was; realized.


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I-AVigan Athletic, who.entered the iLanca- teire Junior Cupfinal. by defeating ditherpe, have now advanced iflto the Lancashire Senior Cup final ■ by defeatinc Manchester United Reserve at Old Trafforb by two goals to nothing.


Had Better Be Careful/ OEj


COURT ADVICE TO CLITHER CAR OWNER..


I At Blackburn Police Court, yesterday,


John- Pratt,: poultry dealer, of 9, Phnlico- toad, Clitheroo, was fined a total of 60s. for using a car not maintained in sucli |a con­ dition that no danger was caused, hr was jikely to bo caused, to any porkon dr /ehiclc; tho brakes of which were not in 5ood oi-der; and without an efficient silencer, I The Chief:Constable (Jlr. 0. G. jteoms)


said that the car was stopped by two] patrol officers who noticed its generally dilapidated condition. Asked how; long the car had been in such a eonditioiij Pratt replied, V Somcliody bumpcdl me this jnorning.” The oar was " examined by Police Sqrgoant Engineer JlcCormack, who found | among dtlior detects: a mudguard held on by string And another I by one bolt, and a Ailencer burst.: AVhen the car : was tested Iwitli a rake efficiency recorder, Pratt refAscdl to rivo above 18 miles an -hour. Tno foot-


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brake operating on all wheels had a 12 per cent,-nfficionoy and the handbrake 32 per cent;'in three trials for each. I P.8; JIcCormack, questioned by I Pratt,, id it would cost about £50 to pnt tho oar in perfect order.


the imagistriates,:,and teo Clerk (jlrJ T. J. Backhouse) , observed te According [to this till ;it'was repaired; ter;5s.” , . AVhen. Pratt,said he was still usiii


car, the Clerk remarked, “ You had I be careful.”


liecded only slight adjustment, [ J The Chairman (Jlr] E. Hindle) said that


W a t e r lo o l e t h o d i s t S o c a l . he in


easily Pratt replied that' the handbrake had ; ,


i: it were true'that[Pratt hadl-got ted car repaired! foi! 5s, he might trouble again., ,,


i. Pratt then handed a, piece of paper to , I '


g the better


I N Q U I S l T l Y E j


CHATBURN BOY WHO WANt^ TO 8 tE BEYOND. H


VVaterloo Methodist Church on Saturday, at a social evening.. The Rev. H. Hooper


A‘ very , happy bvening was [spsnt at


v as the opener and! -the'chairman wts Mr. Jv! Parkington.


j''' , ‘ ; :


by membere of the choir: who, under tee leadership ot ;Mr. R. 'Wrigley,. with Jjir. A. Jones os' pianist, gave much -pltesurq. i.morig the (part-songs which were cftpably sing wofe.“ ,SoftIy fall the shades ofjeven-i ' ig,’.’ ‘‘Till the green leaves come again” nd[‘‘ Hoj’. diddle diddle ” and there| were other equally] well-given; concerted nurabets; such fts“ 01i yes| I t’s very tni61”| and ‘HDock; Robin,” items whioh'-won instant approval. A group of girls were heabd to marked advantage in “ The King’.s Najveo!” And “ Uncle i Tom Oobley,” while another first-class item- was “ Schoolboy howlers presented,with maximum effect by Mr.'-T. jVrigley, andj the cbojr! The' duet, " In Springtime” ! was. capitally sung by Miss [Nutter and Mr. T. 'Wrigleyj oijd” Misty iland.’!i wasi,splendidly sung,'b/ JIiss^s -E.


A very! pleasing programme was submitted


[pleasing rendition rf ‘[‘.'Where [ e’er yon Walk ’’[[and iJfr.; J. Greenwood sang with rare' , power] ,‘‘ Young] ’ Tom, '; 6’ Devon.”- Miss ' C.; Nutter [pleased! everyone with her sbng,[“ ‘Daddy ” and Jlr. R. Wrigley was


Creenwoodl nnd H. Parker... .Tiet; tehpthbr lopular item; was the trio, ‘‘ Little Farm]” i l which' three male] mtmbers appeared te tdvantage.. iJIr,: H. Fletcher gave a very


i l fine term in te The Ragman,” sung with ‘excellent' judgment.. Yeti another soloist ra s JIiss E. ,Greenwood, who gave geierftl I leasnre in ]‘‘ Up the ' 'iVooden [Hill.” A duet, .“ Coming of n dream’f was excellently (jontribuied by Messrs] T. and R.' Wriglhyi


[The programme 'ftlso included the huinorons Bk . ifT


dapitally presented and: kept the andleftim ih meriy mood from, start, ito finish. | The characters were tAkcn by Messrs. W. Cowptrr tliwaite,-'R. and T. Wrigley[and; U. Jcflihson, t nd the Jlisses H. Smite' ahdl F .Fell. All


,portrayed,.‘their[parts]ver^ [Bkilfull.v,land .tee sketch' was a ’great/.success.: ,. jncjeqd,


the whole entertainment •'was one which| was enjoyed by all] [ The proceeds, which ,)vere, iQr['churcii.‘fundSi realized £4 -Ito;


GOLF JOTTINGS. , .riue


■ There [were fifteen cards taken out| on Saturday last- ter the third gnalifying rqnml of the- Sir William Brass Cup. ■ 'Uapam T. B. MitcheU' and ; Jlr. J . W. Holg .ilalified; with cards reading all square me [down to bogey respectively. _ ■ ; To-morrow, Saturday, and bn Wedne


ever nine hidden holes' with., an allowance Ilf; one-halt : a ‘ player’s ' current handmap,


orapetitions.' ' Play on. each Jay , [Dnttancefee 1/-. • will be


,ate and


next there will be hidden hoIes;Bweqprtake3 i._xxx-x.-:_. . -ni:_ ■ —<


iday


fori the second time in three weeks at . a Clithoroe Juvenile Court ,,;,yesterdaA. : He was charged'with breaking'[find entdring: the house next to his own home anil stealing a 6d, in


and the


SECOND offence IN THREE WEEKS. A Chatburn boy]-aged fourteen, i Appeared


home s.afe, - valued a t . 2s.'; and [6s, coins. ; He [admitted the offence,!' u;... .dd money,‘was recovered. [ Mrs. R.'C.'Assheton, C.B.li.', who' presided, and who |wa$ accom­ panied' on the Bench by her husband, Mr.


R. C.,‘Assheton, spoke kindly to [ihe boy, addressing him a t : some length ‘and giving heed.


his advice which he -will,.do well to Along the RaHen. ] i


imitted on Tuesday]; wjhcn there [was no one in the house‘adjacent ,to that'in which the boy,' lived. „i He had, admitted'that he mounted by -means of step-ladders to ft trap­ door in the ceiling of .n' back; room at his home, opening the. trap-dpor and’ Climbing on \to -tee I rafters. Walking along the. raftmsme Icnmo'! to, an - apertutij in the dividing'wall; ■ ■ between teej iwbj houses. Ckawliug thrAugh,jhe found on the other


iprocec’


Inspector EastoUj, who had charge of the dings. 1 said [the offence was com-


eideten trap-door ifhich gives: accqss to the nei^bour’s housoj: [ This [he opened . fthu then returned for-a rope, by meanA faf whicli he climbed down into the back!bedroom of the neighbourls, and from the dressing table took a hotae safe oontaining jeoins. He, climbed back' up the rope,[drew, it after him, closed the trap door, and returned home the way he had gone. When the oivner of the'homo safeiretufned nnd found it [missing,] ■hq-gave information.to the police/


Norte and P.O. Bacon, who made .inquiries,; saw lime [on the bedroom [floor,'[ and On look-;


etch,.[‘‘ Defective Detectives,’! whichjiwas which led along; the Tftftere . to thq [aperture first' questioned’, he' denied.all knowledge of;


througlr the; trap-door in'the dividing wall, found fopjiprints


lained what; he had dftne, [Thte; money ad‘ken recovered, but' not the home; sate.; Wken Mrs.; Asshrton asked the | lad what ■n ae lum tv i uv i.uo uuenvo, up s« u


the' [theft, but, later admitted [it,' land ,;.es!-'


[ .When thq [hoj 4^ jo


returned ter a f 6pe. [ ' Ho saw the' home safe-on the dressing table, and‘took] it. ' In’; reply to further -questions,! thq hoy I said


could gain access He.


see wh,at was behind [the trap inve8iigatedi‘ and]i fin|ding' he the house'n'exl ‘door,


t o


he left school! about; a monte agOj Ibut-.-iyas • 'Tr..'nnotTfAt* +f».'


In; answer to' Mrs. Asshetom Hffii^hoy’k ' -'Aeoliafnn


father said hb [intended ptittifg !®te?iintb tee mill as soon-as possible. ;H0iihSj-.'Aot ; intended that |hq[should]work iif lnf;Mtebut


[ as things, had, turned out it \T8q;;the,: hest ‘


[he'-eonid'do.'.,i, The Boy further' told'JIrs. Asehetoi)‘that


he did not tajre tho/ raonejtibbcftnte he -was kept short of 'spendihg' monby. i[ He had ft good home, and was' supplied; jifitl!, pocket money.


, [; •' ‘j ' ; [ ;'■ ; ': ! ‘ ' ,,vA


mi adu him coumumit: the ' offo«ce^ [ hej |. oaid, l ueia Was making a pair of, step-laddersi and he wanted to door.


stiind his ,; desire'to explore what was lehind tetetrap-dopr,[ but he had np biisintos to enter' Bpmepnp..els6’8 hpuse .and to anything[hway,;' iThat.was.a .ve'ry eni indeed. '


mqtter, 'inspectorEaston said tho hoy [had


' i | ]


well at school,[but; he seemed toj bhvajgqt into trouble after leaving. The boy’s father said ho had wbnteil him-


done' I


to[ that effect, but the bo; biggtot lad in the' school,;'he felt [awkward.


thq past fortnight he had scarcel- homel and seemed to have improvea siderably. . | ,' ‘ [ . In reply tte Jfrs.‘ Assheton, the boy


hit wile, h6 :to6k;the boy away.; During left! con-


and repeatedly expressed a desire to Finally, after talking tee matter over


tee'matter in'pruste, Mrs.’ Assheton _ , the tose had been unquestionably proved.


hoj -was Tqmjvqf | English'at school, wanted to grt [lyork in an office... After the magistrates' had consii


Alter {Leaving School.


-tho ptevious offence made, that case much nloreT serious; ■ ' “{You were, given a chance


ho whs before the: Ciiteeroe Borough Magis­ trate for a ; similar type of qffeneq. The ningirtrates decided to deal with him asiU fiiftt [offender, giving him another chance; Addressing the, boy, Mr?- Assheton toU


inlthis life that ican help you more than to he hbnest, and [trnstwortw.:. If you p o thbt,l you ’will' fliid it; difficult to get im-


and everyone would.have helped you. iI wantf you to realize that there is nothing


to; go straight and! to start anew,” she said; &qi3’,thing ; would have been forgotljen,


S [D.-C-]


[yoii cah^of this ohanbe. -JVo cannot over­ look tho case. ■['phe magistrates were; vbry lenient last timd,: bat now 'we shall have :to


[place you.jon probation for two years.; If you continue this behaviour, I am afraid tho future’ will be very difficult ter you.’’ . Jlr;''Asslieton 'said he did not desire to


add greatly to ;what the Chairman had sa d, but he'hoped tho case-would bo a lesson to the boy and teatihe would never do anythhg of'thetkind again. ■ , .


able ingenuity in this case. That means you have [some'cleverness. •■ Do use that cleverness 'teq good and not for bad. Do


-given to him,' ajid he was then placed qn probation for .two.years.


■all you can-to Tte* y'uursclf together, j ' The boy! promised to take the advq


, J


, At the ‘Wesley.! Ladies’ BrighteHour du' Wednesday, afternoon, the Rev. H.^ HoppOr gave a. very appropriate address on _ Dpre Cleaning.” ; Two -solos were rendered-.L


acconipfthied. JIrs. Slinger presided ovff - L-.x .xii.j._.~ iraic D


Miss Reedv.' and Miss Mice . na iuim


a good attendance. This was tha .last mqb iiig of tliej winter, session.


_I)ngda|o - r Tuc. thn Inst meqt-, Mrs.,'Asbhetohi You hftVo,shown consider­ . ;


last chance. Yon must -pull yourself, to­ gether and undertake never to do sucl la thing again, foq [your own sake and ter ;ho sake of your parents. -Make the very host


ment;; nobody! will trust’joui und you go from bad'toi worbe. Tki? is sour,


school. Only; three weeks_ago,; however^ lecn


iilite good and' well behaved until ho left jlnspector Eftatoh eaid the boy had


rod said


to; remain at [school until.July] anc. ha[d made arraftgeirients .with the, headn astiir said as he wts


8 the


leave. I with


said" and


‘ Mrs. Asteeton'said she, could quite liicier-


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