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.Finest Empii|e Butter only ,lld . Finest Danish Butte^ now only 1/3


Good Kiel Butter noW only' 1/- utter now only 11/1 THERjE’^ iNO BETTER piJ|TfER THAN


ratepayers?- This is the question the Couse .'vative party is putting to the electors for tie hy-ele{tion ■ next Thursday. The parly ik asking:the voters tq make the wards questiju the issue df the qonlest—to use the electicn as a plebiscite, votes for the Con­ servative candidate, being against the systeiA.


Is 'the vvardsi system-.wanted by Clitheroe -' ' ■ 1 . Jlr. AV. Pinder was'formally adopted as


Conse'vative candidate at the meeting held at tliq .Club on AA'ednesdayj evening, Aider- man U. Manley presiding. All the speakers refernd to the wards question, condemning it as undemoctatio bn the j ground that it would rwult-in electors baying only one vote at each November election, as against- -four inder the. existing system. . Conjments'were also madej'ob the increase in the’ rates, ^


the Conservative majority i in the Council had iheen: responsible for “ raiding the balaiibes ” to keep down the rates in recent years,'; equally; they were ’ responsible for creati.jig tliosej balances which, they said, had rightly been used to case the position in -a time of .industrial stresj! AVelfconiing. iMr. Pinder '


Alderihan; Manley said their ho reijomraendation 'of : his, b to everyone. ! If elected, he would do all he child for the benefit of


nominee needed iiig well known


as candidate, ■' ! ■ For EASTER : ' i ■


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i ' I you'// appreciate for i ^ I their originality f.S-, ' ! Tfeat yourself this Eastertime. “ T '• '' .' he charm of new clothes can .


-bey ours for a modest outlay, indeed, pric'is were never more reasonable.! i


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' Materials in fresh,,clear oplours, ’ ' textures that rahhe an instant


appfeal to women of taste are hero. [ r" '■ I ' ' ■


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' with a .variety unexcelled in N.E. . , Lancashire..


RemembervOuT warehouse is stocked - I


'M WE CONSIDER IT A PLEASURE TO ^HOVV YOU QUR NEWEST WEEK-END?


= MATERIAlib^WiLL YOU CALL THIS DRESS


! and SILK


BLACKBURN YOU’LL BE CONVINCED


of but claim that BETTER VALUE IS UNOBTAIN ABLE, when yjou'ye visitM thi« hiisy itbic. tional valie and variety in


Wedding & Engagement Rings and Wristlet


Of ieo ^ you kijptw that ate tha^e fbi| d uahillty as


i


out ivell as appeaitmce j


< X )M E A N D ; s e e USJ-l-' m M ^ E s TOP OF MOOR U N E CLITHEROE tv '■ , ;at’ i iOW B lilriS E R « . T IM ^ -O p iilO B .'';v . ■■ ■■


NEW DRESS FABRICS that re- veal the advance Fashions*


KENNEL AS^pCIATIOlji' SAr/CTION


PFIZE COGS. $HOW.


'8 EXCEUENT There njas i good i .tteudiince at the


sanction ' show promoted b^: the Clitheroe and DistHct [Kennel'' . Association held


in the Do^ and Partridga Hotel on AVed- nesday night. [ Mr. E., iplden ,of Black­ burn, a well known personality in the dbg


fancying obmmiinity, Was the; judge.' The entries • totallecf.- sic^-nine. The quality


/: The president’s cup for the -best ScotC'6 or Cairn in the show was gained by Mr. ■Scottie dog. ' “ Thistle


Associatien himself esfaibits. . ,


______ , .. _ sound Tittle'fellow, with a


beautiful coat,T and a gbi4 ehowinan. Miss M. IH. [Baldwin, Resident of the


..'-.-a;,, s' i fp for th'6,be3t.Bcg .or.lHch in.the show,.


js bound to go, .on from iucpcss to success, ‘f AA'inkley'Soalpy Sponge” also won the Northlandaj Cup for [the, best novice, and Miss Baldwin [achieved firthef success by j ni-esbntcd with tfie I lembers (^allenge Cop, . navihg gained niosl points in shows


i’ r a dbg 'slfoWliig distinct; promise and


during.1935. J The J. AV; TJurner Cup, for the best oppo­


Mercer. A to type, this The AVis?al


by the Hindle’s w Addella.”


very good. Bed ingtbn Blue, true ilso is a rei lly fine exhibit.


site .box to the- Arthur. Pye: Cup winner, was won bi a| Bedlington bitch, “ AVelheaq AVistful Girh’[ owned py Mr. . Leonard


_ . Dap for thf best puppy bred exhfljitor was Won bj Mr. AV. H. ox terrier bitch, “ Staymore


PRIZE LIST. months), <og <


terrier bit|di j“ Staymore Adella ” ; 3, Mr, fox terrier dog


Mercer’s Ifcaedlipgtoh bitch , “ AVelhead AVist- ful Girl” ; 2, Mr. W. H. Hihdle’s wire fox


e


T. H. Cl adwick’s , wire “ Daniils IJensation." [ Any varisty Maiden (fo: dogs which have never won a prize at any dhow), dogs or bitdhes: 1, Miss M. H. Baldwin’s wire fox terrier dod “ A’inkley Sca__


Mr, J. E< bin ion’s' Cock ir dog “ Drago­ man” ; 3, Mr. and h irs. T. Marshall’s lougSi collie hitch “ Goken Martlet.”


A


excepted),' ■ dof or bitoh: “ AVinkley Robinson’s Smith’s Pe nard.”-.


i;i maiden lebutante


“ D r a g o m a n 3, H r . K. B. ibroko Corgi dog “ Golden Rey.


Siapy Sponge ” ; 2, Mr. J.


Cocker Spailiel, dog oy Robinson’s “[Dragoman


[Marsden’s N.A.F. Cockei J. T. Woodcock’s cocker Bojr Blue.’ Fox Terrier


Any variety 'i


dog '“ Browkbolme smooth, dog or


bitch: 1, Mr. J. ; 2, Miss E. bitch; 3, Mr.


I, Mr. J. 'T. 1 Blue.” :[ 1 Any variety Miss Baldwin’!, ____ . iJ, Mr.- Ti j.BraithWaite’s der[” ) S, [Mr Leonard ! derqor’s “ AVycoto Ringleader/’ ,, '


Mr: J. B 'f. Tace’s


binfeon’s "Dragoman’’; Laljraddr . ddg ‘' 'Weddeock’s


“ Latest News ’’ ; “ Broivshoime'Boy


Any variety


log 'dr bitch: 1, . 2, Mr.


Sporting, dog dr bitch: 1, “ 'Winklejl Soapy Sponge” ;


1, 'Mr. and Mrs. T. MirshaH’s “ Golden Martlet” ; 2, Mr. K. R. Smith’s “ Golden Eeynaid’’f S.i Mr.i K. L Smith’s Welsh Gorp (Pembroke) “ Peg o’


;iriZd at V Winkldy


""


' Any . varietyl neydf hiving'won a Rrst any show:-


- Hari”


Sinnis’s,,N-A-y- Kerry.!lliie bitch. “ Miss Cassidy, of'iMme)”, ' "


[Mhinsdh’s pit


Soapy Spongi ” ; 2, M r .. J. it pragomim ’’J; 3, Miss M. N.


Slssj B ildwn’s I“ Winkley Mr. T. Bfalthwaite’s


. J xmsue urqsauBi ;j I, MrJ Leonard


Mercer’s Wycote Ringl lader.’’ ! lOpen Ktch: i,- Mr. Leonard Mercer’s f Welhead IWirtful Girl!’;, 2.. Mr..:W. H.


Jiridle’s “iStaymore AdMla’i; [3, Mr; C. Taylor’s Cocker Mteli " Swept Sue.’]


1) Mls^ Baldwin’s i Any "variptyj Non-SpoHipg, ddg or bitch:


....................Tniitle i Cfu'-H- ’ ,


dog 'or blloh!:. 1, Mr, Scottie dog' “ Thistle Orilsader 2, Mr. Leonard Stercir’s “. AVelhead AA'islful Girl”. ; 3, Mr. T. F. pinnis's Kei ry blue dog “ Bill the! Lad.” ] J ,: ,' ] Gun-dog,


biteh: 1, j&ii^ Baldwin’s “ AVinkley Soapy Sponge ” ; 2, Mr. Leon ird Mercer’s '^wire fox -terrief dog ‘‘ AVycotc Ringleader ” . 3, Ifc. AV. Hp Bjmdle’s " S'aymore Addella.” Terrier,-except fox terrier, T. Bralthwaite’s


ind 'puppy classes 1. Miss Baldwin’s


Any varijety puppy (over 6 a[nd under 12 or bitch:


1, Mr. Leonard


ABSociationj haii'conspiou ius success with her wire fox terrier dog, .“ AYinkley Soapy Sponge.” I Besides winniig six first prizes tiiiis dog was awarded th( Tate Arthur Pya


bejng and


Mr. ■ Holden expressed well 1 pleased with the


j


and I 'e had the leisure to work. ’ Alderniaii Jlajileyl divishn of the town'^'%to-wards as silly. There were only 12,000 inhabitants. It must he thorohghly understood, that under a warld systemj a ratepayer [would vote for only dne candidate, tlie nominee in his own ward, and would not, ■ afe some people imagined, have a vote in eicli of thedour wards The ward syytem would therefore depride the electors of three jvotes. Clitheroo was only a ward in itself aqd there was no need, for further divisipn.


the ratepayers devote to the described the


“ Bluffjng the Ratepayers.”


us Couucillor vvrigley aud Councillor Har­ greaves said of tueir caudiilate— tuat he will 11 elected; save .thuusanils of pouudsrr bui rather that Ijo will, after a little ex-


“ I am not going to say, of our candidato


of the exhibits [easily fehihed the standard ipcrieiice,' prove a gobd and worthy-Couu- 1 - -- j , , ,


set by former shbws' promoted by the eiliorj as he has the time at,,his disposal to ■ •


ground the' tbwii;” Alderman Mauley


went i on. “ I . .think when Councillors AVrigiey and Hiirgfeayes made the state­ ment! that their candidate [would probably save .thousands they'had ' :'orgotten that


'•mauagemenil.'that Tras',t'ne cause. .They have picsbnt tiio’ilihjority over any other party.. Though in[iiflic6 they are [not in. power. 'They along with [ail - the other members voted for an increase, :all | except one vl'ee lamb who said he di'd not A


some of them! had [ heen ou years!, Suddeuly they . .find think! would save thoiisands.. __ .statements is trying to blulf ithq ratepayers. 1 have known their candidate; all his life and liav.e ^nothing to iiiy against him. At the Dabuuf meeting jthoy all seemed to think wb .uiould blaiiie, the& for the rate^ going up ,anu ,one .df ,']them.;[s'aid|te


the Council 20 ouoi'wbo they Making suon


'Tory misi


think they need fear, we slihll blaiuq them, but I hope, seeing there is no] blame "[on Sny party, they will .'give ' credit, "to, those they say have mismanaged. They iciuiuot


we they


have it both' ways.!, . ■ ' ,


maiiagemeut comes in. AA'hen ex-Alderman Boothman was appointed [Chairman of Finance there were lie balances. ' ’Through wise [administration, and care [not to exceed the estimates, .a balance acefued to the exteilt of about £15,000 In [pile of build­ ing fwo new schools,; through !the Gbvern'r menfi and County Council gran ts, we reduce^ the rates Is.; in the pound. If [hose balances . had' !not been t'ueve, goi.ej up last


“ But let' us see [where [the Tory mm-


balances to work on, we have been ahlo to keepj a steady rate when things have; been bad for the workers.


year, but'having had; tlio


Tory I mismanagement I', Don’t be gulled by such : statements made at


Now they call this the -Labour ;meet-


; Any vaj- ety novice (foi dogs which have w -weeelkl!” never won a prst prize qt any show-wins


ing, but see that we return Mil Pindef? next { Questions about Wairds


,, Councillor Bentham siiid it!seemed! elec­ tion^ for the Town Council ihstdad of being annual affairs have now, become quarterly events. , “ IVo are getting quite used to them] but we must guard against any re­ laxation of our energies and dnr efforts in the Pndeavdur to return Mr. Pihder atrthe head j of the pbll on March .26th[’’ Councillor Bentham 'went on. “ If' only every Con­ servative voter will exercise the vote this ] occasio assured


’I n/»pni:inn J It. PilldGr's ' success 15 IK on


“ In tending the speeches ot the Labour Councillors [ notice one of them' is reported


to 'haye said that some men hers of* the Council were playing at ‘ Baby,; house.’ I quite agree with him, because I take it that he wjas referring to dividing the town into wards and it is acknowledged that the arguments; put forward by the advocates of the; war scheme were childish in the ex­ treme. I am not in the least surprised that i the Labour members of; the Town Council who spoke in favour of [dividing tho town' iiito; wards remained silent upon this ii)ipbrtant matter. If the Ward'system is oq good a scheme as they tried [to make out Why j have they not mentioned it at .this election?' AVhy are they not straight about it and tell the voters' of Glitheiroe that the "Ward scheme .will rob them! of three- quarters of their choice in voting? Why do they not mention the enornlous expense the, ratepayers Will be, pht to in putting it into! operation?. Why lias the Labour (te’


uncillor: not mentioned the] tremendous' ajnount of time (which costs money)/that


Will ;hayo to be spent by the [Town Clerk find his staff in getting out pniticnlafsy in qijirrtepdnding witK .ohd- meeting Govern­ ment offioialsP In my opinioii,':the Town (ylerfc andvhis: staff Could'’be nm'pldyed ih; many ways far more-useful in [he , interests of the ratepayers of this ' town'tliiin having , tjd bother about -wards. Stimiparisedj the


of the towh at heart land hot a onto; i t . yon think as I [ do: thfit ..Cljtheroe WiUibe belter governed, under the- present


rate, would have the


an increase. : ;Ho did nut toll them | at the meeting that when the Mayof hsl^ed him for ab alternative ho had) .nobe'to oner. If blame! them for the increase .they say __ will not .take it'lying dbwh. ' I don’t


’ote for “and it :iVas 'claimed that .if ■ = m C F O T O ADVERTISER M D FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936. FOR OR AGAINST WARDS;


CONSERVATIVES, ASK ELECTORS TO REGISTER PROTEST ‘ AGAINST CHANGE.


ONE VOTE; INSTEAD OF FOUR.


BAiLANGES GREATEjD UNDER TO RY RULE u s e d ! TO EASE ATES In h a r d ! TIMES.


sjstcm tLan it would bo under the ward system—nov you have the opportunity to show it bj putting Mr. Pinder at the head of the p ill on Thursday next. i'When the matter waS before, the Council we challengid the supported of the schemi to take a .plebiscite.' Noijr the ratepayer^


have the oj t’liow tlieir


from the o hnions, expressed to me, there is no doubt that a great majority of people are against Wards,” ■ ;. [


portunity in this hy-election to approval or disapproval and


Gliiheroe’s Rate. ' V


was cdntiu lally increasing in volume and importance, Councillor G". Dowhurst 'said it was essentiil that .they, should havh meh of tho ability and character of Mr.,Binder on the; Council, particularly as 'lie had ample leisure for the work. “ 1 dij hope that the pu ilio of Olitheroe will appreciate the signiflcauce -of the - by-electiop hud return Mr. Pinder,” tho speaker weht oh.' “ Much has been said wHh regard to the administrati )n of the town’s affairs during the last,ten or fifteen years while the Con[ servative'party has been .in power. It is a veiy easy inaiter to get up and makp loose statements of tho type used by,'ouf Labour friends a week ago; but they fievet -produce figures 'to substantiate their State­


Pointing mt that-local government work nfe. some people Clitheroe conpared very favourably indei


with, those not point to


ments; ■ I Am no.t going to bore yon vvith figures. - Alfew facts!' might help y'oii to realize tho true position. | Until th6'' eud of this nioijth. the rates, m Glitheroe [are 10s. 6d. injthe pound, "which is equivalenj; tot £2 lls. 9d. per head of the population'. At Burnley Jthe rate^ for the same, period are 12s. or )53.5s. ,6d. per head in; spite of the fact that they transferred £6,000 froni municipal u idertakirigs to, the rate fundi At Accringten the rote is,; 12s. 3d. in the pound or ^ 8s. Id. per head of the popu-- lation, while! at Colne the rate is.13s. 6d. or £3 9s. M. per. head of the population; At Barnsley!I thejf have a fate of 18s. lid. in tho pounf which works out at £4 6s: 3d. per-head ofitlie. populationl These figures are significai t and it is worth noting that out of 1331 non-county boroughs i in . the country,- the average rates' being lls. lOd,. in the pound only 13 have !lower rates than Clitheroe. i Again commodity prices ! iii


ilsewhere. These 'figures db mismanagement, by the Con


servative party while they were- in power in this town Admittedly we have taken amounts out of the; balances to keep thp rates down. You have been told that:those balances hav( been created while the Con­ servative party were in the majority, and what is the do not use. t heen passing


use of having balances if yoh leni in times, such as we have through.” ;


One Vote. [


cillor Dewliurst pointed out that! the ward system would disfranchise (he'ratepayers,;, far as three-ioarters of the representation on the Conne 1 was concerned. They would have one Voti each instead of four and-lie could not concede that that was democratic. There were In other towns wards with , 50 per cent, more voters than were to be found in the whole pf Clitheroe and his experience had been ttjat the ward i system did 'nAt result in a greater ' : percentage of voters exercising the franc'hisel The average under tho wi fd system, was from 40 te'150


Turning to the question [of wards, Couil: unnecessaiv .to


and Lad ies AMD Gentlemen,


decided services,


IF the town is divided into wards, each elector will have only ONE VOIe !


the request of inany [townsmen, J ^ M the encouragement I


received cn my first appeal at the by- electjon ^ December lait; I have ;o again offer! you my


Ai a native 'of Clitheroe! having the


inteiests of the Borough [at heart, I venture to think that ivith time at my.dispo! al I could .utilise it in your interest end for your benefit.


; Should you honour mq with your


confldeno'! oh March 26th, it would be my constant endeavour to merit youitrus -by supporting all measures which 11 elieYe to be for the interest and welfiire of the Borough.


i at tie poU.


Tmsting tci receive your support- [


I . im, iadies and Gentlemen, "Yilmrs faithfully, ! , .


'WSil olme,” .


B]'fung jirley [Avenue, Clitieroei


per cent, whi e in Clitheroe -we usually had a percentage if 80 |o .85, per cent.,;Clitherc was small eno igh for aiiy Councillor toEHo' thoroughly 'tnd it was' — '-j sectioiiaUse the town, tendency in 'pertain[wards;'for one man,[td gain sucli alposition That no one wou|d opposo hiiii '"when eleotidns';came round and that would lead to a genefal slackening. He asked the ratepayers' to- ute the by- election as a 'means of expressing their opinion on tl e wards question.


There would be',!a


■of the spealie's referred to “ raiding the balances.” As Alderman i Manley pointed out, those bahnees were creatcdi during the period the Conservative majority was in power, but thar opponents idid hot mention that. A


election times people were apt to make wild statements an 1 he was afraid their op­ ponents had lot thought [ seriously before speaking at tl e meeting last week. Several


Councillor J. AA'ilkinsoU • said that at


by the Council| last week, very little'opporii tion was made to the increase in the rates. Only one Councillor did not vote and when lie was asked to suggest, an alternative course, he could hot make ,a reply. There were times whtn tlio Conservative members did ,hot see eye to eye on certain questions but at any rate they wore solid oh tho wards question, beliqying t'lie change un­ necessary arid undesirablo.j A ,year, ago when the matter was introduced by Coun­ cillor Hallows, he (the speaker) suggested a plebiscite sin Uld'be taken as q fair why of ascertaining public opinion. The hy- election afford! d tho chance of recording an opinion on i he subject and he asked the public to regis ;cr their opinion by voting next Thursday.


A ’heii the 'estimates were considered I


he found Mr. ?inder’s worth .when they were candidates together itt December, and he did! not th nk anyone [could represent Clitheroe bettei than Mr.[Finder could


In a brief Bp8ch, ',Mr. AY: AVhitesido, said


He only hoped do their utmos’


menteers of the party would to; return [him.


Eco lo ^ y Required.


I lossible; r knowing that every class of oiir cqramunitj;, anff iesj^cially! tradespeople, rill find’ it difiSdolt to meet ;o much heavier barge upon-them. ; I t is very encouraging


e know, that the new cement industry [at Iqrrocksford is now; employing a good many rdfkinen, that q number of!new houses-are ;o he built on the Henthom [and Edisterd -state; and than there are better prospects


in' the ;textile trade. Now bll these enter­ prises will Be OTeatly. assisted and other industries, howevei; small, ire more IMy to be'attracted to: [the town. [ Until there is more money.- n circulation in; Glitheroe. Ml represohtathes, oh the [Council shoiild


pdsitioii is; this: If yon value jyohf . choice £


few-'streets _ot get much opportunity !bf tune.’


cqreiuny. iq consioer nnose ' calling the


welcome, said ihat in . making his second appeal to the el jctors lie did so feeling that his position in the; poll in December Was such as to givi him, a certain amount [of confidence and hope for the [coming contest. “ I am aware tl at the demands on the thjie of the town’s re iresentatives, owing to evqr- increasing legishtion placed [ by the Govem- hient on local : uthorities, makes the office ho easy one,” Mr. Pinder went on. “ AVith a fair I amount of time at i my disposal, 11 feel.I should Me to devotoia portion orj[it 'or the public good, i I believe that i t ; is mportant in thJse days of little trade with nucli hnemployment to endeavour' to' keep he rates as much‘within bounds, as it [is


Mr. Piiidef, who was given a cordial


to includes Jpan McLean, Patricia Parry, Gordoi Cai^r, Alec - Johnstone,' -Harry Jones and jOtto Holbein. An augmented


as Red SMdow,” and Doris Francis, as “ Margot,” ! are especially worthy of prom- inencej and a cnpablo supporting cast


orchestra w)ll be under tee direction cf Henry Meyer.


Council to divjde trie town into j wards seemeci to me fo he principally on the grounds that because other towns had adoptefl th( system we must needs follow,” Mr. Pinder added. “ To suggest that we are out of late [means nothing. My ionten- tioii is thaj in this proposal to disfrAnehiso the voters it the town of three-quarters ot their rights arid privileges, there das no argumiint ]iut forward that could not be met fully Aiudef the present systeih. I believe, too, that many of the members of the papties wlioie representatives advocated the change are[ strongly opposed tb' the proposjil, lelieving that tlie townspeople will receive no benefit and that the cost in bringilg at out its adoption is an unneces­ sary one. Then 'again, if the ward pystem is adqited jthati natural element of selfish­ ness ii bound to creep in and makri the working of the town’s affairs more at, cross- -purposfes. It strikes me very forcibly[ that the to vri as a whole would [not receive the


■ Continued from pieceding colnm|o. “ The p'ojiosal passed in the ; Town


same good governmout as it, has had in the past.” Mr. Pindir clbscd with an earnest Appeal


utmost town.


for workers and for . votes and promised that i( elec; ed ho would endeavour to tho of his ability to serve the whole


Rt cording Disapproval. Mr. T. Depiain, the party agent,; con­


gratulated Hr, Pinder on his businesslike speech B ^-elections seemed to ho very unpopular i i their party and the results of theln hai! not been particuladly happy. They iyere inaking [th'q wards question the main JissnOj and his own view was that representatu n was better under t'he present systeml Ju oyer thirty years’ experience he hag nev( r known an unopposed return in Cli thcroe, Every Councillor knew he would have b face the; public at the end of his teym of office, but m other towns they ofter found that certain wards were not being contested. Clitherbe people were sayingj “ A


A ’e have voted for four in the


past, tnd WI don’t want restricting to one vote ill the future.” .They had an oppor­ tunity of irciording their disapproval of a tlionge next Thursday. Mr. Pindei; was a member of an! old Clitneroe family, associated with t!ie Pa risli I Cliurch land "various mover inente in thj town, He had earned the respeel of .li s fellows arid was well worthy of . tliur co iftdOTce. - Mr,! Demain con- fchided by pnposing a vote of thnnks to the Chaim an.


i Mr.' H. had -known years And elected 'he tight place, time arid Wi xious manneV.


“ ’"’"^ cirefully tq consider those IV : t.litt ninor f otlyl vftf .


lOontihaed foot of next column.)


ponrioil realize' that Wild have |hey would proposed chini


S


iAaid ' Con


i Resnondin,;


L( fthouse, who seconded, said! lie !ilr. [Pinder a great number of ionestl,y felt that if he were' "" be the right man in the r. Pinder had plenty of


e old do_ his duty! in a conscien- -irving the yatepayers w.eli.


lervative representation in the Tiber; - ' If only people "would uAqer the "ward' system they'


to' the resolution, Aldermap the! thanks he desired, "was in--


only! one vote,, he way certain recoyd their resentment to the


'ei?-' ■! / ' of


moderil mulicnl! comedies, is afforded next week, at the | Grarid, Blackburn, when mombeps of James Shrivell’s No. 1 Oompan.v the] performers. Sanders AVarren,


Desert Song,” due of the most' tuneful of


GRAND THEATRE, BLACKBURN. A further


-y to' enjoy “ The | I WILLIAM PINDER.


PIN! TOUR TRUST TO N D E R a


Beatli of Hiss I. Ning-Wilkijison i ' j ■' —- — — ' '!


i [.


—- j district, Miss' Isobel -Mary 'King- jAVilkiisbn, ; of_ 2, Central BeaiA, Lythain, iSt; |Ahnes;'';[died under someidliat itragio'


lady who was well known ;in tho!Slaid-


cirou Miuium


Miss


istqnces a t . hey home last week-end. Kine-AYilkinsoril


Boucr


co_n(in|ips to take a. prominent part in tho life' 0


Slid^ewbbd,” .Chatbnrn^ whose family On February, 25tii


[the district., "rig-AVilkinson


early life.atlSIaidbnrri, was of a kindly aii l generous: disposition! and was held in tlio highest; esteem by all wlio knew her.


her light femur, and at! an inquest held 'ui Tuesdiiy it was stated that the shock from the abddent contributed to her death, MisriJ King-AVilkinson, who spent her


had a fall, fracturing The jiriterment tooli place at! gt. Andrew’:!


Church; Slaidbnrn, on AVcdnesday. ; Tlio Rey, Bl T. Bowker, iReotor, officiatedj Tho dhoir ivas in!attendance, with;Miss Ghmett at the I organ. The coffin was carried by the! estate Workmen.! Tho d'.iief mourners were:[Mr. and Jlrs. AV. King-Wilkinson


and Miss M. King-AVilkinson; • Mri anil Mrd Li King-AVilkins,on; Mr.[and Mrs. II. Kiiig-')A[ilkinson; MrJ'and Mrs. L. 0. King- AVilkiiis'on, ndphew And nieco; Mr. Bryeo- Sraith||Southport: and several friends and villagers. ■ Floral tributes were sent iij: Flo, afid Kitty; Lebnard and Lily;[Race and Rhoda;;Ree and Percy; Mr. and Mrs. - L .; (J, ! King-AVilkirison; Jane and Jolin;


Mar - ------- q -


Fells; Rudd;


and Mrs. Bryce-Smith and family; l Mrs. Beati'ice ’ aiid Mrs. Ridge; | Miss


pi) arid Maggie] Nurse Jlulligan; Mr. ...... ,, Mr.- and MrA, Ti Hoffskinson; Mr.


nnd rilrs- Jo Hodskinson; Mr, arid! Mrs. Lightbiirn ; .' the Ilstato AVbrknien; | ami several I without names., The [grave w.is lined I "with ; evergreens [ and'snowdrops by the AVhitehqlme gardeners.


PENDLETON;


INSTITUTE the | lAV(


-


.Grindleton AVombn’A “ week payk


----- -- visi'T. — Twenty members Vomen’s Institute paid a visit


Grlndlbten by sMoial ’bus. [ During tliu evening -refreshments were provided by ' tlio Grindlpton raemhbrs, |and the thanks of tho visjitoi'-s! were oxptes^ !by Mrs. Roge'rsou, seyondeil by MrsJ Nptter.


to hear a , lecture by [Mr. 'Winson, Superintendenll ■ for Blackburn | Cor- )ri. Tile members wore, conveyed to


------- - Insti "tute last bight


1 MON'THLY MEETDia., - -The monthl.r meeting' of the AVombn’s Institute was [held jp! tlte Village I Hut on Tuesday everiing. Lady iAY®rriey-Taylor' presided over a -gooit attendance of members.; A demonstratinn on “ Soft Toys was given by Miss AV[ood. Pyestoh; who Showed some very good examples bf toys-, made, economically [and which jWere yet very practical and effective. Mis, Stnith, Clithetoe,- was ! unanimously elected aS delbgate to the National Federa- tiqii of I Women's-Institutes’ Annual Meet­ ing ip [London. ': A'most excellerit repuri, was - given by Mrs; R. Birtwelll on [too Lanca^re Federation of W.I. [Group Meet­ ing held in'Preston. ' ' She was; sincerely


,thanke!d by Lady "VVorsley-'I'aylor on behalf thei,|n8titute,; iThe' result! of the even-


[,cbnplea,. the .winners, being: 1, Mrs. - Lawson,'Miss Lbfthouse;'2, Mrs. Downing,


• ' 1 t . . . .


;j My husband was - ill tho: Scullery enter* taining ;a .debt collector ,by, showing him a sort of! vanishing trick.—AVoman at Tottcri- liaih Ppllto Cdurt, London.


i


ing’s;-(lompetitioir, ‘f Essay on Programnio Mot^a,” is- to he ! announced later. 7" " evening; was concljided with “ Stepp Stones/* an ,amu?ing .variety race


[hlrs._ Smith.. . The tea, hostesses for tho bbening were. Mrs, Berry; Jfrs, Park, Mrs Chapman;. and Mrs. Smith


to


We!,appeaFto (LL Electors , , lo use tlleir vote ou


illiursday Next, Marcli YCtli.


Retain your right to Foilr Votes by voting for


F I N D E R ! MUN GIPAL BY-EI.EGTION . THURSpAY NEXT, MARCH.26ih, 1936


TO i TH|1 BURGESSES of th e . BOROUGH OF CLITHEROE ;


ipunipal Ij-lEtecilon. '■ .'U - M


-- ' ••j' To all who do oot


wish to he deprivod of W E VOTES:


Tridayj and Saturday. ; iRcrite of Corporation ailotmij


Thri Fres Librai'y is' toibo -


ro d n ^ by one shilling. | w I


screening ; plant laro to he u8^ ati thb G a s . '^ r i ^ ^


ifl. liiyw* i


of j the Allotment!| !(|ummi :tce. j btrtriin of tho Juriiitui'o


Clith’


Mr. B. ;H. Rioliiioiid,ofi; erocJ has' bten co-optbd'l


thb febetricity ShoWrooms is,. of nndi replaced bv ijliow-case|


, rhe |Miii?tiy itilfraiitpor™


0 [grant ;owardA the , cost of of' the woighbridgo', in Pniicd


' !I [, ! ;[ ■ i I ;Tho Mayor j arid the Chief I


to' .attond the | annual coni Cliief' CimAtables’ Association f


actioil' of !:tho. Ohii irarning qigns n Lowergajic.


The : A’atch A


Committee f Constabl the Catlf


by theidiief Chuijtable to* erect A traffii} idand AA''ell-terrAce .with foiTod a decisioA. I


ifTlio AVatch Co;--------


iramittee coiisq on at t |


T h o ,Manager .^subniitted to i details :of edinprJ


' details of the [containers |are


tainers ■ fo r uso jin' rural arf eystem Of


gas' mains is p.rpv|


' Suggestions' for Hood liglitl Keep .-from dusk |o inidnjgiit f and particulars of ithe ettim discrissA'd [by tlio Electricity Consideration of * the matteii until An^st.


[ | |


With the [owners ofiPeotlle rii ingi a'.'BUpply iot electridity * lobriis. And fot acfOmimdati- ntaltian! ioA the rilill pifemi3|H; f j f sciryo the Claremont! district, g i f ' «


The .^lectrlcal! jiErigiLeer L


, * A, suhlcommittee,! Icons MAnloy,: Parker, S.tedall bedn appointed to iptepai


division i of the' bofoiigii " -Annoolt I ,yill |atep| fig


pi'i lid . General Pui


S'lb-Oonunittee tliat |tlie ,jMini| piij't had granted a: compulsor;* fAr :a [lino ! over 11 certuin Chipping.!' It wilf' be [ recal idquiry 'into tlio imattcr wi|


Jho[Ti\yn Clerk imported to l


weeks ago. ; ■ I ■!l'


m ; Tliq Rihblesdale Cemeht Lt ■


that 'overi’tliing Ipolsible! shouj that a hUpply of '.electricity w| for the iiOw Cement,AVorks.onJ


, next, oil; jwhicli date tlioy nrr 'able 'to [commenco' to run, sq for trial [purposes.


jTho Borough Srirveycr reg Farm and Sewerage CAmniiY pondencA. and, in- interv,cw h representAtives of [the conq establish a icw industry ii awaltiij


SLUW '


fbrmation from tlieni. I,


stated ■th a t ;'!


JU LIIUU 1C iites


permission foi of roclilfrom


and Plnygrooiid.s Committee — ’ blasting to '■


After [[carefiil ;c0nsideratin|


Adjacent'!"to tie Pjirk at Bn Application ^was, ' made on owner of Bruiiger cy Farm.


Following q cliiim or u i .T


extinguishers boon stolen, fi


ind jamr ■om I char:


■parking;! grqAnd j|of ir— -i Town Clerk ri:plic(l thqt the


[tho


Accept responsibility for ilos, ! ,


any veliiclcs [wliilst pii'ked ,


.. ...I',.,!


. formingiportion of Bn ngcrlj cation is to bo tjiade | to Health j'for' sanction .to horl purchase price p'rovisionall.f 1 ' *! i r ’ '[■ '


j .Tlio ’ijown ,Clcr: lias bee sign a provisional coiuract': bf Mjtton I Housb |anq preJ


j tricity ,to SInidbui'n thq Snbl ; 'decided[that [thejj arq'not fi


tho -pretent me I [a suppU’ ■ '


i t


iComiiiiittee on a Itee, witli qlico Force


ti.mo j to Jl!'cJdc| of elec 'tricit.v;


ilf'cid to


Tho [Town Cler'i ropoi'ti


|ta ry ‘ schools to g li“ lsafet}' first.” ltd tlie! tlia irn ia ii Airies' [and report.


minute oil reglii'd t(j attending-J V


i Following an :j lutcrvicwl Engineer has liiijl. witli DI , gardingj the proi'(sioii] [of af


I*' |J/ "* I-, !!!.


,


bolbJ -a-baif


the ibed of till A mo)io ■ agon and coke ]


r r


Piinlico-|


C lecture Tlioi iiiatt] (tlio Mayi


i' !' -l!Recently variujis, qwnersi to the I Council ip r U'C asj .bben asked on w lia t; tcrinsj !pared;to sell tlio ir land. L


';fi!om them wore Isubimttcdl l[tl 0 Allbtnieiits Cbmnuttoc. I they. cA'>'tet, untlor [cxistin Sue th eir way tb purcliase


The ! Borough


Gas Works Corii financial aspects


I piirchaso I in n I departriients.


I the Finarico ni niitteej consider


used i by tho de niouslv; resolved,


Trc.tsurcr I mittce wif of the hill part aent. \ that it V


d Genci'rij


, thej wholl :illati( n toS


AVatch Comniitec Jtliat Cutler and Sutcliffe woq


Tliej Chief ' [Conrtnble ,


i H;M. jCorbncr 'for the 1 tiosu .manner ill wliicli tlij I aitu'ntion arising out !: AVIialle.v-rond to! a cliiid ii| !! was resolved that itiic ii ontorc'd in-the :]espiictive i


;; officers. The, Chairmnn (Cjnincilll


to tho Farm and Sewerai


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