•nw«5is»aH


ismammismssummsumsm ADVERTISEK AI ^ TIMES. ERIDAY, M A R C H , labour bid for pow e r


« Rate Should Havei Been Raised Gradually, It ht all.”


h(|jclljbroom for a num- I'ttousandsi’’—20 reaj i or pjycllowj according, i


iciljiomlj ■TheniHiey were; i jgent.was waiting tor ■ ' the|mnin road between nroj! iHridge: he wouiUi


,oiJbs tasted were not'. ' ;


|u I u itton. hole ” not hi I If liccosted, he wouijl! Istiluci ions, with the paJsi ■ •■jfiaf,” Each patrol i silo ilriite and conducted^ (jif lihe main iroad. Thei


cBnsisted of a bunch i a decrepit tramp . i:


d^l and ihe certainly ;


ling dpeumentj bearing a; ! ige contained there- i !■ tern terras, and it. '' j ‘:o go to a certain.


. He.rorponded to the t | each patrol leader:


; ; Hf ifc, arrayed ini turban.


ihe portil, and' say, ! IsT’ Hereupon tmi : i j


Jihpp; to stqle, and so- ;: .j ' to the treasure chest.. :' ; iJiB i-unsistedi of a rpce- ( j ,Cujlew patrol was the- ? |


;ood turnilie had dono- J j i 11 gave .fatisfactory ; !


enquired diligently, l


treasure. To (jualifjr i ' i(h ijitrol; had to search I'


IVIORE HOUSEsjl NEEDED. Alderman sieedall|show8 How


IVIunicipal Services Improve Values The importance'W the Lining by-election


that the Labour party effort to be the dorains ('ouiicil ill order, to pu schemes iVhic'h would bo ..


c-pccially from the Labour party’s point of view was stressed at a further meeting hold ill support of the Labour candidate, Mr. Charles Hall, at Low Moor, bn AVednesday iiigiit.' Councillor AV. AVilkinson. presided ami the meeting 'was addressed bv the can­ didate Aldcrmau iSeedaH| and Councillors riencli, AVrigley and Hallows. . • Reference was made to the I many iihportant schemes which tlib Town Council j-ivilj have to^con- 'siiler ill the near Tuturo, ‘and it was stated


vo'uld make every nt force on the into • operation of benefit to the


-


working class and provide work for :tlio uiiemployid. Considetqble criticism was nlso mmlo of the incib’


, ,


Aldei'iiianj Seedall; said that people in Low Moor had, a right to complain.: ‘. They paid


ase in-'! rates, and


their rates like anyone lelse, and got the least service for them.


After tlianking the viliagers foy support­


t 0 arrive at -head- ■ i ^ ioon removed the - !' riid block of chocolate, v ! ! I and, especially the- ; j ,volivarious surprises— i I sier Id: several in Quis’s .. i


to telr n: ^ 'I fpur of his young, ; , Pinfli


ll'!brotl ICiitlu


(irindley, :|who is the- ! pr.s to be! enrolled aa. ’ ■po iParjsh i Church;


he Grammar School:


ired by lithe Scouts,, e : for the Cubs on. ■


. i;' isllin •ested four members..


ie Scouts, have cad.- .) Waddiiigton’s re-


will iipW. .say a, few w'|Ords r: itle' and jWaddingtoa,


game new to both. m liBtun


'ribmi h


ipar f ' t


^'^tijddington set out ;c,v Bridge and Loiv. succeeded in the-


Tie


were ' captured. by Castle' Troop',just,


jligtoii Troop in ' tlia, ats, members, of the: It has just five enrolment in thii


.etleyi' ' ' el newi.rpcruits were-


to carry on .as the: T tlio first time for; ■addiiigtOn ■ has no.


IlETON.


IliOuist fltlN


_iliid


,a jumblo sale wus: Sunday School on. a sum of £7 was-.


|nl-jDiijtrict Council, plans- hpul|l be aubmitted to- Icoiisideration. Regard- , (irks it was ihoped that


jilp .'cd| in the village, and- 1.1 Altliain) was imtructed Bowlaiid' District Council .‘isaiiv iibnnission. The-. I silwage schemes were as ijecided to ask that dccLsions were made by


pi(|ral| for. Ill telephone to. Driver suggested that.


!([liose|r so'that the worKs, liiisamle to anyone! , The


Ito lof Itho jtip :nt the top- also I referred, !to, i and , it


Jiificqs-slihuld be sentite jUiiMii to burn nil the. 11 in . this way help ill ills tidy condition


Wf LY lilERVOUS STATE. Itnii^ I Devon, “ The least j.


a-, ,I became' so- nervous I.; id| 1(1 in left 'alone initlio i s.iM. Ie. Westawiiy, of 7, i


Intlij j ,T yhs always de-,.'! night |f lay i|wa]ie. myi j


Indjovbrything got on, .ray letife wpnf entirely, , and ; mgth; miy, exertion made j


K.-{ Doctor'sl .imedicinoi I 111]' , d.j about Dr.: lyitllaiiisv-


iiiight T would try them,: ! niiihti lib somp relief; {t i i-i jaiul legan to eat better.; -


hmlly at night' :: and .myi;-'; Jjow all my, fbars liavel 'mind lieiiig left nlono-i ; kllli'ndid.” '| ; .


,ifie reason be^iind ' thO'-I i obtained from- Dr., | .


_...ijod,! and tills'-'ilew!-| bliKld" |. f t a j id'every phn pf- the I lifiv |vdst for lifeiliVi taking’ ;' ■ Ipiills low; ,lsj |fd. a- box' nfc ns; for Dr.i IWilliaras.. ,i;


ik I pills. In simple 1 : 1 .hese pills' actually . :


■ c istiji! Gertrude Moore^ i inonieir's: Institute, ■ ro- effort! bo made to obtain, tor ;l rise dll :the village, to :;niake application to.


pn ish meeting held In .'Viday night.; A letter


i. - Mr. -'W. H.. a moderate attend-


Ihflig: thii Bridges." b not u.sing tVaddow •hiirge kindly gave- this purpose. Some:


le! camp] last weeK- Mansion!” A scouty, ■ uded riith the ih-i r


• said he had intended making some criticism of the estimates for the parks ■ but the minutes were rushed through at sucli a speed that ho was beaten. He thought it was a lease of more haste less speed. A't


.aiiotlier Imeetii^ when Alderman Seedall raised the question of wards it jwas. said it


Clitheroe' would go on 'from strength to : strength.


The Jump in Rate.


been a member of the | Council there had been a number of upheavals. He did not


Councillor AVrigley said-that since he had


agree with t'lie way the rates had been raised, dhclaring they .should not have been put up a shilling at one jump. " I t would have oeeh far better if the rates had been iiicreiised' three or four years | ago and a slight advance made each year, He was not one (if those who did liot believe in pro-


.gressibecaiisB it might mean an increase in the rhtes,; but when there was an advance it oughtl to be made gradually. If that had been' the caje, the ratepayers would have:been more satisfied. There were several sthemes to come before the Oouncil


f '-H to feeding necessitous school children, the -' ™ sooner the' scheme was put into operation


end the. better. Chance of Pdwer


After dealing with M!r. Hall’s qualifica­


tions, Councillor Frencli said that in tho near future the Town Council would have some important decisions to make and if the Labour party could increase its repre- isciitation by two it would be the dominant paity. : If Mr. Hall were returned they would have a good chance of carrying into effccti many schemes for the good of the working I class. ' If they could make Clit- heroo iiwre up to date and attract neiy in- dustreslto provide niBro work and also huiU more houses thus: securing a.better ratea lie : value,' they could bring tbe rates down 'As present a. penny rate brought


in tho hear future and the sooner the better 'if I they would find work for the un. employed.—(Hear, hear.)—The -way some people talked it might',be imagined there was no j unemployment I ill Clitlijeroe, hut anyone who looked at-the figures given lasf week would soon discoyler the facts. .As


spring cleaning.—(Hear,; hear.)—There -was no stopping men with faith and vision and he was' ’ confident tho Labour party m


did want .now was a'good


ing him at the last by-election, the Chair­ man pai<l tribute to the: many (Qualities of the candidate, declaring jth'at .the Corpora­ tion were tho biggest property .'owners in the district and' they cciuld not do better thaii secure the experience of, a practical ma.soii. (Referring to the. Council meeting on Tuesday • evening,' Councillor AVilkinson


! i '1 ,. ' : . ; I


!! Ladies and Gentlemen, I , At the request: 0^ , the Labour


j Patty and .other ratepayers [in [the j town, I have decided tq contest the I by!election.'\


, | : ' /


'' I offer myself,: therefore, as a candidate. The tinle between ^w


-was ail election stunt and autumn manoeuv­ ring!


' and the election is very short. E I ' aril unable to visit any yoter on that acjiount, I trust I shdll not suEer' any loss-of vot^s. ■ |


I have lived in .Clitheroe all my


life, and .E elected tb the Town Council, I will try to barry out my duties for the benefit j of' the rate­ payers! '


'!


' f. 23, Newton Streetj


i Yours Sincerely, I CHARLE^ ALBERT HALL


, ;®theroe. ! j !


able! criticism .was liiade (with regard to wasteful expenditure.' Hd quite agreed 'tliatj' . cohierehces in -Isoime; instances .were 'hecelsary and of educational value; but he declared; openly fbat there'were many con- fereiices i that were not helpful to the rate- payEffs ' of: the town, pud he thought some of the conferences opght certainly not ito be I attended. He knew members of 'the Town Council wlio had been fo "these con- fefeiice'si and he had ]never, beard a report


der * XI. . . . . . . . pU ' .1 TI .


this' until he coiild find some reason why the' iratepayers shouldj sohd; these' people to conferences.


r j ,


have not, s,een thol-progress people tjilk dbout the oldl bOrougli, haviiig made,” Conn- dillof Hallows continued. | Hs 'wsat on to refer to the-feeding!-of necessitous school


I t'lihve been; in Olltherod 21 years, bhi I


Ichildren, and said it was' people had talked about for had!done nothing. | They -------- lorty believed that there yvere many, chil­


a matter, so] a long time but in the Labpuf


dren in Clitheroe who were not getting'what they ought to. have, :iot tlirough any fault of their own or theif parents, but beca ise there was not enough money coming i ito (he jhouso to buy enough;|fopd'. It was their him to seo; that t'liese children wire brodglit lip as good ' sound citizens, t ii(l they! wanted to make nore Al men, and .ess


C3 men.


-in only: £243.! In adjlitibii, the Council- would have to consider a live years’ scheme of town! planning and.liie'w arterial roads woulu bo made, liiiding| more employment. A superannuation scheme was to be con- siderild and then there jvas the slum clear­ ance I (juestioii. Labour representation needed to be as strong hs possiblo in order that |tlid aims and principles of the party could: be put into operation.


Given! an enthusiastic reception, Mr.


Hall jsaid he regaixlediit as an honour to bo candidate for the Labour party, He had been interested iiij the movement for upwards; of thirty years and recalled going -out canvassing for Sir: David Sliackleten. “ At present there are si.x Labour repre- Ec-ntativcs on the Towt . Coumiil and teey are doing very heavy work)” Mr. Hall .added. i “ The only thing.I want you to vlo, aiidij 1 am speaking from: the bcttoin of


team. ' If you do I ivi 1 unturned to help them


- ; Alderman Seed's 11 kppealed for missinn-


haudidate at the hy-tlection. The Labmr: party had had a ,b:g ight fir 25 j;e,ars. .!or; A period of 15 ysars they vere Btatioiury, but (now they liad begun to make progress


.irieS on behalf of the pqrfy, and said it fes I vital that they returned the Lab lur


S


my heart, .is to send mei to strengthen tbeir ' ■ * i r not leave a stone It is my desire


Hall, who will serve yoii all.” , I Schemes that: are Needed*' Councillor Hallows snjd some pMple wero


of the opinion that thol rates werp bound to go lip. I t was lio consolation ^ the workpeople to know-1 that the^-rate m 1921-22 lin Clitheroe wai :13s. 6d. ,-]He wOuld like to know what benefit the ratepayers had received for the increase of Is. in the rates. As they wold be aware, he was one of ’ those persons who pressed for public baths. It they had hid public baths a.nd a 6d. rate, the ratepayers -would have no cause, for complaint, 'i Public baths were essential and he knew ; of one -place Vliere the fates were'lls. in tjie pound and they had public baths, so To did not see why they should not have them in Clitheroe. He could tell them of some of the things ■they had. For insta ice, they had been raising the streets in the town, and then they had to raise the iootpaths and betere long: he thought they would have to raise the houses. If they Ltd to do that to find employment, he though'f that it was. rather useless. I I t had beet ‘ said ihe Bdrougli


to serve to tho best ofi-v ------- Hall said lie would like to pass on to the electors of Clitheroe the slogan:,“ Vote for


1 not leave a ^stono my ability.” Mr.


and! he wanted eve-y, 6niiporter _of the jabiur parjy.to take'fhq py-election 'very-


;eri(iusly. | . Overcrowdin


ipoke ill that room he referred to the 1935 Housing Act, Which,' ill his opinion, was


Alderman Seedall said tile 'last: time he


from oiie viewpoint the best Housiiig Mated on tbe Statute Book.!' Hexaid that necause'for the first llime in the liistpry of


iHoUsing Acts, which covered & peno years, the standard waq definitely


JtIKJ U U iU U ^ U v


iHeplth . Committee lie had Ibeen .priyib to-tee the figures, a'nd without going the! matter at any length, j he would s that there were cases;'of overcrowding


the (town] but perhaps .not so many as originally snppdsed.j Thete were *ot


completed a preliminary j survey pfy houses in the.town. As Qhairman of.


X I* ---- --


estt Th^


The Labour party’s ’ atitude oh the housing queition was well known.! At the present


They bqd the rateablel value frim the property, and the revenuh frcim the various s ■\ices such as gas,, water, find elettricity.


to the best asset the tew“- P° U..D er


'timj: there were six Labiiur fepreseiitatives on the Council and if tliey (sent' Mr. Hall tha ; would!-bo seven, and jahothef would thei giVeJtl^era the maiority, and! help then to do! the jobs they wanted to , do. AVheh tliat day came, lie assured the fate- payers'that the Labour (representatives woilTnot lose their heads,..and would ad-- hiu ister in a sound manner in the interests of the ratepayers and i especially for that class of people to which they belonged.


iheroe. At present;' there were 12 houses Ibeiiig built on the pisforc-road site, and 'ahoifier 32 were I being, erected , on the Heiithorn site. - I f adiit on, represehta. tivte of the Council had beeh roundl to mbw various places for land if J-hey degree! to bill d even more houses. So the Hounng Committee in the; near futire ;wqul^ liave to get busy and tackle this prphlem.r H belifeved they could (tackle hue ptoblhijjii»


on. the borderline, lioweverj and when Council had the necessary information forwarded it to the Governinent, they [had to ket about devising a scieme to ^relieve thik condition. Thb resuHi would he [hat more houses would have to le built in Uit-


such a ( way that % bieter property owners


Treasurer had been telung them that they had been taking moneV ,out of. retervas for


the past three or four years to maintain the rates, i He was not a ' believer' in taking fiom reserve funds it ivwere at all possible not to. do so, because it weakened the stability of the town.. Of course, there were seme things that had to he dbno where ex­


in Clitheroo they had that they ! ought not Tuesday night’s Conne


pense was a secondar' coiisidoratidn.i .but ■ ■ ■ 'done-!many, things X


) have .done. ^ At 1 meeting, consider-


recalled the (time when there was,mheh present, m


tually representation wasj made to raej Ministry and they put the iscrew.on. HOj happened to be tlio ehairmau of the } ing: Committee for some 12 years, dj ring which time some of tho Leases were leing built, and he felt very, prqud of the pro-i grets made. They had 8®®“ se^ |et| tenants and there was only a small an^ount, of rent owing. Ho considered the hoUBingt


overcrowding, <:and' llie no move in the matter. The Labour!party fbuhbt on the question for years-and. even­


Adding to Yaliip*


on the Council two. principles! Jiad h :en put inti operation which they! had aiivocated


Siiico the party had increased) its strength


'lanl values. Some; time ! ago. Councillor Ha lows'' had raised' the ! matter in the Council (Cffiamber, bqt the] | could :iot get it through. At a subsequent cb nmittee melting they had another try and he was pieised, to say that they (Were subcbsstul, am! that the principle had been adopted by the Clitheroe Town Oouhcil,:| and a feaplu- seim up to the Land Taxation Association. i.lderman; Seedall expressed regfetlthat


for something like half la century. .They hat always gone out tor the taxi tion of


ibeing'-^bullt Ion the ClitheroM'Whalloy i road, Thire never was a house ■conteniplated..on thot' roa(J .before Clitherde Corpofation started, to. sqpply/AVlialley .with water, and latir, when'the elcotrio'cablo came through frbm Padihani. to Clitheroo.; - The mnnicipal


AVI alley was out of the, toroughj and! ,drew otfeutibn to the large ampnpt of prbperty


’serlviceB tlius provided increased the ( value of the land enormously. • The landqwners; Wc 'e- getting tho whole of the value and the Co‘poration nothing... In his opinion, som.e of that taxation ought]to|gO to 'the muni- CilJality i for the services they: provided. It


,__— r-isessed.


lid 1 their numbers oi. the Town Council erd growing. Tlio result was. that tleir iews were being n .ore fi eely - express ed, lidi some of them carried into execution. They could not afforl to lise ground how


say!r_ He was prepafed toj,,gq fifflitlng _ived from Jbe oonferencea lip could Ld-J MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION.


THURSDAY NEXT, MARCH 26th. —


TO THE ELECTORS OF CLITHEROE Laighte; long and loud is the actom-


pamuient to " Boys Will Bo Boys,” |: tho comet y m which Will Hay, famous school­ master o: the variety, stage abd B.D.C, breadhasts is appearing at tiio iPalladium this wee^ with Gordon Harkor, Junmy Hanley, Davy Burnby, isorman Vaiideii, Claud. Dampier, Charles Farrell and many more artiites well known to picture-giers. As in hiB famous schodl act, Hay iS imliis old' guise as master, but Ins sihool does not (onsist of a doddering old man (the ex-wheel lapper) and a smart youth. : Jt js a lubhi tchool whose scholars [ are lOteJ for (heir imsehiovous tendencies rttlioi than thei' Bcholasiio achievements,


story IS I ased on the - character jsation i, ot; “ Haikover,” by “ Beachcomber,”: oilier-


iuo


wiso I. B. Morton of tbe“ Daily Express,” and las bien made tor jollity in enter-ain- meut only. . I t ,is a real, rib-tickler. ; In the p'Ogre mme, too, is a deligbtfhl cOlwred llickiy : Mouse symphony, “ Tho Band Concert,” one oi Walt Disney’s best creations,


j j When tie Fox production ' “ The'litliu,


Colonil” luakes its appearance on Mo:iday •it i.'iil be at the Palladium tor toe wtek— it wil be|ilistmgui6hed by two notewertliy-


,eventi. First, it n'ill mark tlio' initiaf cot Starr: ng 8 ppearance of Shirley 'Temple and Lionel Ba'rymore, and next, it will for-the first time:feature that volatile American tap ianciir, Bill Robinson,; The piiture is ai, aelaptation ' of the famous Apnie Fello vs J ohnstone story. of, the j same title with Lionel Barrymore portraying the ^tern, autocratio : Colonel'who -refuses! to firoive his , e:augbter ' when tte marries abj ix- enemy of: the Civil^ War and Shirley Temi le as his hlgh-spiriteid ahno- dan^ter. ' As for Robinson, he intei-prets iiis rble as'the Colonel’s butler,'chiefly with dancing. Among the h i^ ' {ights ol j the film are an elaborate lawn fete doiie in tochiicolour, and a greatly magnified iitor- pretifion ot liobimon’s famous stair qanco. For ;he latter sequence the famous coloured enteitaiucr has disclosed the inthcato secrets of the dance -to Itltle Bjiitloy Temile, and the two perform! the Uancc-


togelher. iln “ The Little Colonel;” Iwhicli ranks with the almost clatsio “ (Little AVonen,” “ Little Lord Fauntleroy.'l!pnd “ Tnasure Island,” in its appeal both to present' day children jn d grown-upS of almost every age, S'hirl^; Temple: appears


in costume for'tne fli'st time. :| The|ttnfy is sit up j in 'a Southern State about! two year! after the American Civil War. Bariiymore’s part of the peppery, old Colohel 'who disowns his], dabghter (Shitley’s mother) gives hini - admrable Opportunity to B char icteracting,


A thriller of an unusually high orded oi


- woman,: ■ enticed to a room in a rail fay ■


excellence is screened at the Kmg Lane Hall Life and’ movement abound in this en­ thralling story which has its location in md around a' laiuous Loudon, railway stat on. This is ‘‘The Silent Passenger.” . It <on- cerns a blackmailer, a former lover o: a woman,: who pursues her witlra throatj,to present certain letters which sae has in­ discreetly : written, to -her husband. But the blackmailer has made enemies by reason ; of scoundrelly - dealings. Xhs


hotel where she was to receive- the- lettira, is there when her husband; having received


a hint th a t ' something is wrong, goea to the hotel: at the moment the blaciono^ilor is murdered. His a-sailant has- concealed himself, and suspicion falls on tho woman.. Into'the (Story comes a renowned amateur


detective,;' Lord Peter • Wimsey,; w.ho . ti kes the affair: in hand. Peter Haddou hasjtlip role of Ills Lordship; Jdhn Lodef|and Mary 'Newland are the married couple, Mr. and 'ites. Ryder: and Leslie Pcrriud is Winder- mere!' the'blackmailer.


,1


hilarious ' comedy: romance, , “ Travelling It


x » ; x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x K X x x x x x m x x m x x » x x x ^ ^ '


I THE-PALLADIUM. I KING i LANE PICTURE HALL " ' . I r >HE IGRAND. Call of the AVild !’ . , -


: After an interval of several moqpbs, Joan .Blondcll returns to , the screen m(].:ie


Saleslady,” which comes on Monday. (S'a. snappy story, with, suirprising stirring situations, sparkling dialogue, md swift action. Miss Blondell impersonites the daughter of a tooth paste m'anufacttjrer who had monopolised the field, si), long ffiiat he had grown conservative in his niettjods and his rivals began cutting .inroads omto his busintes. His-daughter wishes to take- a part'in!the concern, but,no! h«r place.is in the borne. An • inebriated inyentor t'ies to sell the. manufacturer a- toothpaste; of dlfferUnt' Cifcktail- flavdurs, but Fe 'will pot' li4en to him. ' -, 'The daughter secs! me possibilities, of., the new idea ahd sells it to her fathei’’s rival under a year’s-Oin-


knd


tract, she to go ont on' fae road to seU it.' She steals her father’s .customers from his star salesman in a'series of h i^ ly ' div it- ing episodes, the while making :iove to the man m the evenings 'after | eight, -wjien


they' call 'all business dealings' off. Eyemts in theiriworld of business and ro.maico


move' rapidly to a surprising climax. ( '. . George ;Raft has' an apportunity to . lis-


play his talents in an'entirely new.|k:hd of screenportrayal, that of an egotist cal yet humanly sympathetic dance .'bind lender, iji “ Every, Night at.'Eightj” a


lively, laughter-provoking (niusical comply drama which .jieiids,'tihe Tveek-end’s ! pro­


tray il he makes one believe in him as a real persin, and the. way be lets. Ms (temper get


’bow his high cluss ot ,! Throughout hh ; por­


froni! them. AVhdt beuefit these indiYidnjals 1 * *


the letter of his really kind-hearted nature givef Shirley the opportunity ; to melt h|s heart by her open and honest c 'J a rm H is iiipossible for the irrasoible. old nan to hold out against her:;in.the long rut,' and


she is finally the'instrument pf fecopcilia-


:befo:'0 now. The parts pf ShiHey’s laptlier and father are played by Evilyn Venable and John'Lodge. Supportng the le are such names as Sidney ii Blaijkmer, Mden Ciiose, William Burress, Dqyid OlBrien Frank Darien,, Geneveve Wflbram, : ana others. As for Shirley (Temple, she 'acts, sing I and'dances. Her- special sing is


tion aftery the long and u ^ p p y quairel beWeen' father and daugMbr. - .^ o r BanymoK) there arc haniea. whicu hove been ' featured to carry eiitirp . pictures


“ Lcve’s :Young Dream,” a I melody basim on me of the world’s oldest knowji; folk tuns


RIALTO, BLACKBURN.


Wo^ngtoii; David Garrick, Samuel Jpi-m-, son, James Boswell, AVilliani; Pitt. Oliver Goli smith. Sir Joshua Reynolds, Alexander Copl and Mr. Kich, the! famous and eccen­ tric manager of Drury Lane, |whose inends wero 27 -chts. Peg Woffington is tie sort of historical character who should I e seen in' films. She was, a vibrant and glammous figu’O whose life was full of i colour. Born in lublin, sfte came liol London whjm she was 20 and became a star at Drury Lane and the toast of ifio; city. The. picture is direited and acted with !vigour, inteUigenco and charm, and faithfully reproducei sonie- thiig of .the • atmosphere of :(ild 'Mdon. A point of excieptioiial inte rest in


Li_ :“ .peg of Old Drury," patyons sw Peg


gramme. I Fforh the sireen play by Gme Towne and Grahbni Baker,, six new] sOng ■hits are introduced.: Alice Faye, Ftarces Langford,! Patsy Kelly, the Three Ralio Rogues and AValter Catlett are in the sip- porting ciist. The'story concerns a grUup of young! singers who try out on i.n amateur fadio hour programme. iTiey meet with dismal ,fajlure| biit through the help of another amateur, Raft, they lire shot to .dvern.ight .succe^., ; .The obstacice they ovefconiq.in Iwihning recognition Terms the plot 6f " the film. Miss Langford dnd Miss Fayd hoth'pTot^ees of Rudy Vallee; were well ihnoWn oh the air before entering films. Mits Lahgfiird has been singing | on Hollywood Holpl! Hour major radio pro­ gramme, in addition to her picture jwork. Miss , Kelly is the surprise member of p e group, as [she is known to cinema andiei ces only ns a| comedienne and not ag a singer, although, she won fame on (Broadway a [a muBioal cbmedy '.favourite. .Some’ of the hit tunek! include ” Speaking Confident al­ ly," Take it easy,” “ I ’m ;in the 'm iod for love,’! and “ Then you’ve neyer bpen blue.” !


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“ Peg of Old Drury,” which stars! Anna Neh^e aiid Sir Cedric Hardwicke, is inclusion bf extracts from. “ The Meroh of Venicej” “ Richard HI,” iind “ As Like-lt.” j


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Temple’s ‘Curly Top,” the Fox star’s alto-; gether happy: and tuneful picture, which will be screened all next week. Jolm Boles, Who supports S'airley, sings] “ It’s all so new to mb ” and ■' Curly Top,]’ and Roch­ elle Hudson vocalises ■“ The simple thi jigs of life.” There are two tunes for Shirley, “ AVhen I!grow up ” and ‘! Animal oracwiis in my sbiip.” 'Shirley’s role is that ol a lovable orphan child who rewards 'her beio- factor by'.helping him to win the girl loves. Irving Ciimniings directed tlie'fi whiclh . features I Jane Darwell and;Est Dale in tjie chief supporting roles.'


■ There’s in song tor everybody in'Shirley


ment services. Tho Government had nad .


was just the same with the ribbon develop­ I ' ri-x /Imrn liPr»niiKft InhrlntpWArfl


were getting profit' from hotises built! in


.such a way that they were of enormous cost to local j authorities, in giving them He safiitary conditions’ they needed., (He ■was also glad Ithey had go.t the ward question settled; i'jlt had been-a contention of the Labour pafty for tbe last twen ;y years that they ought to have w.ards.! AVhen they brought'the matter up they (Were accused' of electiijneering. They; had not bten electioneering at'all. but. tiny had been propoumlihg what they beliei 'od to ; hd a. sound ( theory and one: , that if put into practice would- be of benefit to the rate-i payers! of (Clitheroe. ;■ As far'ns.the Lattur, party .was concerned they hqd six .men-who were preparod to lose the tpasitipns they had secured forHlieir princi^lbs, TheloCier party had their cars and it was; in their, interest !tb keep things as tliiw were; Now the 'question had been settled, ind the Cpm- niittee wAs going into , the cmestion;. oj a suitable 'siAieme, he would not] go so faii as


onD irteniber who fioid they had a perfect Acheme ready. They had prepared (a scheme-


-but lie ■did not know wliethet they would get it through.' If they couldi not deviss a suitable Igcherae the Mmistfy would s down a iwpresentative toidivde^the t(


in the ■day he thought best. Tho aim oHho Paity.


ias the aiin of the Labour patty.:to dd,— they could to se 'th a t the people; w^ero


In conclustod) Alderman Seedall (said


properly houses 'and fed, anf that evi ry- thiug was done for their heilthi and wel­ fare l i e Labour party stt ted that Stlie workers as' citizens -had the right\to .the best life of any class in the icountiy. 1 It


was not ah easy iob being.a rtember of .tho Town'CbliiiCil for it involved] the .saenpeei of huhdreds of hours but they] had He (in­


solation' of knowing that they: had ■ dpne


Jack Loudon’s famous classic Klondike gold rush ‘of :■ 1897, whmh b igan . tour days’ run on. AVednesday at tho iraiid With Clarke Gable, ij Loretta Young am Jack Oakio in lis leading rol(}s.(: 1. story of unbridled romance which recognises only Nature’s laws, li is !a'litoral, mtcrprbtatioii of “ the call of thefwild,” and] 20th Cenf tuyy, who have produced the stimna saga of! the last ot the! great fiontierf have invested the originalj text with.-i dramatic love story. "Gable and Oakie ate geen ag Thornton and Shorty,; two'cltums :seokiu;J gold in Alaska. Tnoy rescue Clairej Blake from wolves and learn-that hijr husband; has been lo.t in tho : Arctic: wastelandsi Having details ol a rich .“ lost_cIaini ” and. realising th a t’she ig:. helpless single-l andeJj she casts m her lot with her preservers. In the end the claun is discovered. I inMedibly rich. Thornton’s dog also finds Glaire s husband. Despite the affection I which has grown (between Thornton and Clajre, bU sends her'off with! her i-husbdnd. to file claim pn the propeijty- - The pllotoWap like the acting, is’perfect.: J |


IS -no pimwon er, fa tbl


, Derek Oldliam, Joan Collier, Join] Mills,


Juno Clyde, -Belle- .Baker and a host ot other well known'. artistes. aroHo |e peeh on Monday' in British Lion’s and highly succeisful musical “ i Charing Cross Ebad.” There distinct plots in the] story which Tony who, when, about to get his — ill a AVest End show,: develops symp oms oi a'swollen head, ■ ‘


' hpectaciulaf ' ' r(jmance], . are ’(two L ope: IS with 1 big chance


His old “ pro.]’ Icndlord,-


in order to cure the lad, tells h>m ;he sad tale - of Jimmy O’Donnel, a singir, whp hhving risen to the (jrest of popular declaim, sank to the sta'lus-i M, a guttel iiiusician


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as a result of his cdnceifc. The action then switches back'to Tony’s .section'(if tie plot,' showing that , chastened young (nlan return­ ing to normality, afid keeping :thatjway in spito of a rousing succesg; John.JIiUs aas the foie of Tony, With June Cyde as ms sweetheart, and Derek qid!aanij enacts the part of O’Donnell.: ' Albert do'Oourville ratted the production which cpptai is some elaborate settings^ -new ■ and attractijjq song


humblers humour.'


much!‘.stormy - .weather ' in their screen career, but nothing!'quite sq hectic, .per­ haps,! ns that which ibefel them, in a Chinese laundry in “ Storm]'! AVeather'”| demised- by Ben iTravers.'Tliis;: hilarious fnrcej which comes to thee Grandron Thursdair, fihds the trio jn the Limehouse district to Isuocoilr Yvonhe Arn'aud, who has been , carried off by a'blackmailing Rusdan scoundrel. Tom Avails 'rescues the'Tlndy, knocks but the villain and fights ( his. way to geedom. Ralph Lynn escapes, with the am of charming foreign ; girl, but Lusny Hare having had his clothes taken fnim |nm am dressed as ,a Chinese worker, | is jarrestod by the police, to bys exceeding c(mstorn|i-; tion. ( Beil Travers, is one df t|i.o most, amusing and successful authors Jwri|ting for the stage. He attributes hid succ.es3 in farcical plays ,to the! fact thqt Ija strives to, make! chariwitefs act. as' 'pfpplp' woo'd; ict in real life and not in a farcical man- tier. ! His first play, “ The D.ijipe;s.’^was seen and accepted by Sir Charles^ HawtrCy but a few days after it was compldtod. in id Binnio Hale made her first London appearance and scored a, big success. Tom Wails' put , Mr. Travers’ playa oi, at the Aldwych, whore a .eeries of ^ ten fan con- tecutively with only on© break


.The ;Walls-Lynn-Hiire, team, l^aye braved . ' - — - . : . : ' -ii I WHALLEY' PICTURES


A ^ Tvhicih will delight all detective fiction, no]v showing a t ,


overs of Whalley,


s “ The Case of the Howling |Ddg, with Warren AVilliams as;the investigator, Mary Astor,' ahd an ablO; supporting Mpany. SveryOne who has not already stoq David


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Coppeffield -”- i t is Well l-should take advantage of timj.opipbilunity kordbd by the ■


siirefening of this.|fayourite Dickens’ masterpiece at the begfnmng ,oi


text week. The cist is vCry jtoe indMd, hnd the story will not only W d _ enter­


tainment but touch your e®o‘>o4 Copperfleld ” is amongst the_ fipM of Mi ,^Im productions. -tThurs^y’s.


Iprogramme brings j Ricardo. Hchtez j n d “ Ttie Shadow, of Doubt, iWijth a , full


f


(Virginia Bruce in » Of ■


supporting programme..:


Mr.' R. Triniby, Ucretary of :he party, said that in listening to the


miudiwent back ,to the Labour party ’ivas in a minority ajM >t ww


to be sAid that, in the Labo.ub patty^there was ilo freedom of; expres3ion:-jo Pemit differences of opinion ui|on


some'people considered importait. It was th «


obvious that the Labour cakd thAirl own views,upon mattets. luey remained united, however, umn the funda­ mental principles of He party.


any At the 'new houses being built .were to? be set 4ide for .oU folte^nd single persons, Alderman!Seedall. pointed out toat


In answer to a question ag to .wheHer , at present Hp houses being Ibu lt were, to


acchmraodate' the persons, wh() .'teto turned out o f : houses H a t , u ou d . he com demned.


definitely laid down Hat smWl .bungalows would bfi erected; to,'accommodate |)W0


The Chairman stated that it had been : , ] , , .. .. ..v'' - people.' ' One-questioner as^ed if .H.e-'fpi d w'Ptoye-; : :5


not been lost sight of and in a fortnights time;(the Council would ;receive tjie latest report on the matfer.;


ground at Low Moor,:. Alderman,: Seeuali referred to the answer itLe.Ch ii


In: answer lo a (jnestiod about He.pjay ,|


Parks Committee ■; (had . giy®1! night’s Oouncil meeting,'and


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