C M H E R O E A D V B E T i g E K M D p lM E S , ; ^ T ^ ) Wants! h


SiiOUT ]>LEA


commissioner's: AT cdlHEROE.


losi I heritage of the open county was ! feloner,; Dr; W,


i iiav ov>vv»w***b m H


. ! ■ __ _ 1_- m lA# Ortftiif'o f:nT ml.. ini made by^ a


Immar School on Friday evening. ne


a . , s « e tb to i had


should bi, a;'and! alii


He pi [play unnecessary, ij


i g l t e n ti fell them e


i


•piehlderit o f to j^ so c ia tio n .' ■- iropostog th aU h e r jo r t- a n d a cm ^


M lyor (Councillor G.: Hargreaves) - _ piislded oyer byiMr. E|C- ^sheton,-]


fhe gathering, which included


J ls an old superstition to thie effect, but there Is' no


i knownTrefeh-Wtoty i any Injluehbe sn the sight.: ,


hot a |l iy o § e i f of coffin’s, service? '


Saving 7o“ disappointments.. , f ^ y0U’ td;0 .


If you ara anxious to pres^a your olght—and ,'who Isn't—why


' • . lient! is satisfied — there ale nc j . .


Any of Caffln’s Clients will' telltIOhi Cb t a l i ) K S '^'vlsit. W f e


The lost? Bee- CaftaV ^rindm their prices are as low as itjs SJffl-


,


. Cf teiis totthbrarsWltoe, fO|„Bfeyenje m Albtner Impdrtanc' bolnt was th e to -


Aisociation had-.a King s Scout to th e


■if!' adopted, M i . f f a lm s f e 3 tmmlssloner, pointed out th a t , the


ci fease In the number-qf boys stasrinE; to tliC; movement between Id-and IPiyfars,


' Im l ’report shovyey.thqt. tfiere WM a oEuceiB, iurwo, ^'


ined'by •Mt'. fi t Oil'


_lve


1935: to' 224 MfeStiar. ■ '-:F. RrWatd,


rial necfelty for 'moferpfflcefs, and ahy|wdy f serve ta'.tbisbspac-


t o t e oto


vhblskeenandwinir m uc


:i iBroCkhaii, it y will be telcomeas , J - Towards the end of thiyear the Association ’■ ji '


£ tl6n'w,lll present Hlm-wlth the Scout Tb ffidge "at the annual ffltetlng;


ion. Through the


We also wish to record our thanksi tp the Rev E. J. G. Rogers, who was SJil.ip:,, the '


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i(lth us a few months pe made his influence ‘iltln Slaldbum-soquttog; ;


laldbum Troop. He left us during - the lurse of the year, andblthough he Wm only


O p p . T h e a t r e B L A C K B U R N


Pione]|iB: of |Popular-Priced Eyiweai also i t p , ERIAEQATE, PEESTON


(hd sends its bCst withes to the Q.S,M, of 6ie Clitheroe Parish:Church.Group,: Nr. F, ■ Blkwelf,’ on'th'e'occasion of his'mai[rlagfe ) Miss M. Banks on September 15th.


,Thb AfecMon offers its congratplf tlons j , „ SCODTINGi EVENTS.


IS follows:— i)36


let. 31st-Presentation of Scout trophies for 1935-36. This event proved’that its poitolar- ity is'increasing despite the fact th tt the Grtunmar Sc.hqol troop carried-, off|;a}, the honours. Cbiincllloii Satterth'waife'llndly presented the trophies. The accompahying camp fire was a great success, every troop contributing an item.l


The principal events to the Scout yeai were ■


Jec. 12th-Brockhall Troop offldally Joined the Association. '


i (937


Never mind vihat the papers say There ain’t gciing to be no vyar td-daly, You’ll ifind Peace .with an


]


to . 20th—Anhuai cub,-party held at;the Cli- therbe’Granimar-School' It was attjndOd. by most Associdtidh Cubs. A Jollv pro­ gramme was ' thoroughly enJoyed| ly 11


^


ilarch ' 4th—A Rover Crew attached to, the Castle Group formed


present.


May I2th-Coronatloh celebrations; Five hundred Coronation; programmes isoid by the Association, the!entireprocee.ds going M to .King George’s Jubilee Trust Fund,


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June 12th-Th'e Flag Competitions (fqr Scoutcraft) held onijCrosshills. The form of the competition was changed and more tests included in order to keep Scouts occupied throughout] the afternoon Th? enthusiastic -response, with wmet the schemfwas tobt, ariiply repaid the extra thought and Caro bestowed upon it by the Scouters. The .resrjlts were;— Cliheroe R.G.S., 963; Waddtoeton, 873: Castld, 86J: Whalley P.C., 72i; :T Clitheroe P.C. 7l|;- Brockhall, 63}.


ay 12th—Erection of [beacon on Pendie Hill by the Association RbVere.


i-


Sept. llth-Annual athletic sports jhlld at Chatbum-road cricket ground; The-list of entries was longer than usual, but] the full programme was.carried through,. [Riisults: CK.G.S., 651; Brockhall, 391; Castle, 35; CUtheroe P.C,, 10; Waddtogton-.]


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ijkrlsh Church Tiwp, hut this, .is cb.uiter- ABSOclteMem»rs;;Furthertofom^ bllaficed'by .'the.regiStratlorl of a Mil wqoq. be'bbtatoed lroto'M"SP“^


who left the district,-He has been actively mj.'- - . gaged to Roveriqg^]d,,CUbbtog^for many '(rs Wd will be touch tolssed^.the-Ateocl- 1


record' .with -regret' the loss' of taiigho movemehtto show.tblB, totefet by becomi ■


• ■;: it the services of their D.CAI., Mr. H^lson, HEADQDARTEES COMMITTEE, I ' rnMMm’Ft' | ■ The Abfetuttonidteims.'to'th


•' : Thomjfto, of.He'ntoqm Road, Clitheroe,- .. .


ial attractions this improvement sugi:ests ore interest toil Scouting. Although our| [outs have increased.,ljy„:65 since-1935 we one 'ScoiltiriTyssi'. This


purtog'a period' of decreasing blrthrateland I activities toirepbrt.. '; I ' t i' thee!'r !s.eej®iSy, ’me


’a°keen‘ScoUthiastcr.| ’All membersj.haye gamed their T^ e rfo o t and 2nd class badges. We welcome: the-group mto the Assoylatipp


_________ las made a* good start junder th it the spirit''----- .


and wto it good Sebutihg to thC future. ^ Badges gatoedTexcluding re-exaimnaltons);


liAi^ulance 6; c|cllst 1} Pathfinder 5; ilhibllc | [.Health Manll; king’s]Scout 1.,


’ Ie OTER |SC0DTS,]


stle Crewi'we have|seven.Royprs,wpo are ktlon but-also ,j --y^nununlty. *”


prepared for settlcei hot only to t o e ^ ^ m - H i-. . .


year]I hope that the offer of . -


vear, arid spedial attention has been pald_to .ouWobr hc,ti?ifeS jand; Indoor handicrafts,


Eangho' Cbloriy Rover Crew haS had a m q S '


' : ’ ASSOClATB'' jiElilBEES’:' '■ SCPEJIE andehabfe peiplb:sdhd.are.toterested to tliq


j


V w satisfactory Increase to number;! of oBcers rovers, scouts; and cubs from 169,-warrants. I


Imade by the; Castle Crew will hav- 'accepted'^d mat ;there wfil.be:,mtoiy such


iRcorganisatlom hie been - taking place to | Ca this branch ;of the inqvemerit. ; Ih the


All'other] it con?


fa”r


foo MANY “DONT’S.” ^ ~


^1 Fifp 1


.,at scouting gave hick to youth t i e limprovemeht-which began last year Is to be —


butdi)or' activities I by the Institution authori­ ties; Clitheroe Parish Church have persevered J Tsteadi^. Aii A.SJUi jis required If- the


I ^Ist.^Whalley- (Calderstones); have' had a • ^M fy e a l r owing' to restrictions'placed on


1


Wlidermere, a t the arlnual meeting ^ th( CUthefoe and DistMct Boy Scouts Uatlo n , held a t CUtheroe^ Rojal


I M> Qimiiorenn stated that tb^re i was an essential sohi^es? in scont^^


------- - ----------STjmalntainedi WaddlngtOh and Slaldburii are -


Clifef Scout’s Co^l- I E,r Henderson,


from heal h ,’h 8l6|fel, ednV1«edItaM |


. ! * - ] ■ ! K o,u® p’s-SucCets lies in its .'settled condlHons, - tmost lmproved;ln the


Lancashlrei they | were '.cl-edlttible' performance


tdoor actiWtleS,


placed'second—a very The key-note 6f the I


and an enthusiastic . . ; -;i:


s owtf; headquartem,


■Ing. 'They represented the Association in',the ■Graham-Bels^ feimmlngv competition,- but failed to qualify itor the .final. In the liord Derby ambulance | competition for North-East


suffering from a -d^rease in numbers, but there is in both cafe th? nucleus for excellent troops. CUthelrde |R.O,S'; troop is still flourish^


a i L | i e X n o t a lot of talks by f o * to Are Multiple ^ e i s ■


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other G.S, Scouts' attended the World Jam­ boree In HpUandj Several week-end-,camps were also'held. L


I suWahtlhg ;but 'bettg: supplementary to the Wee'fundamentm irmuences. I


^ “where It fitted bn tO his not iother question asked wpS;


liig; breaking doym the barriers of creed, colour, ;aild country, and f* right to the heart [o f the boy


where?” . ' I t stood>to reason th a lust be some! easeptlal sound! {outing,: He-.Mlqved th a t scouth Rachel the Cdimfion dehdhiinatori aturelhi


Think what It: means for a cltyi patrol j h be in the country? I live in ^


, ...........


loVellness-^the 'alnto^ unearthly tovell- ihd.’/, Dr. Henderson


dellght'forllhe to s?e Jtrpqps comhg from flla grltae'ibf cities ahdf to’tojsdnto the


e tfu l district, : Windermere,'and inlbre


heardi ii great deal abcut the llt^iqpiVemBatrJ:^?!


of the movemehtj for it was n-airimovenieht.-


th 6ir sh'tres.i thattt'tHe: seats' shorts, , ,,f . ,'|


oiif th e - Scoutffig-was j biologically squh-


hies.'of of their


essen- I t Vlas'


for. It


bltleS 'w6fe'-'afflfidial rbWlt' b ^ ’f i to P ‘.ups n it:grown-ups,! and the child -vyas for- gqtten-. - The elementary fact- thpt the, ^'e'n country .was’nature's, hurKW had ten forgotten,! and a .child found he ha; SWherfieisB'-.to ■play'hut to the stteets,


lay ancestors.' Scouting; hai^ taken ihth back Into Its 'h atuW eh v lrqm q n t.


lafid even then was committing ]a crime, h b r t a l n l ; - ' |fore'


|gtoimr‘up¥ wM'fiaBfforgbhten thfey:we; e t e t ' chlldreni.thenjselyes,. and th'ht play for i |y o d J g ;W t e # hhtoown


iiHsthodS 6f trainlngitbe youngjihot only 'rit! human hetogs. h u t of all, terms. p£


■ idUvfty. .' T h f W n o t , r » las one of 'rn a t§ e ’tf‘Vmo^’'lrfiTOrtant


rpm.qrlglnal-lBln.: i,(Laughter.)! | I t -yi^ ifactlslng for jth'e mouse hunt te te r op,


Governors of the Grdmmar School, the mM- aeement of Ithe, Blackburn: Corporatldr S t o t a g Bates,- the committee Of the.Cj theroe CrioketT Club,'-the proprietoto of thfe “AdVeriiSer'dhid-Times,’’ a^d all those Indl-


pave felated the m.qvemto tojthe dl , faring the'past: year, particularly tl - — ------


t associate raetobers’ scheme. • So far te sh e 'g en e ra l I public was co n cern ed ,^


of the local association. Associate me% hers subscrlb'ed:5s.j per year, uhlqss thfey


aid, there were three classes of m em b ^


‘.plete, and.hq.prpppse.q,ttiat anyqne wnb pald' a subscription oris; before Deceto-


were eieuicu wio a4***uwk unidrtwiately-thelrecotd was not com-


ber 31st be deemed to have been elected a member pf the association at that


meeting. ! TTils epurse was approved. Mr. Asgheton ]was unanlniously re­


,en blbc, wlthTthe Addition of Mr. Wimato Westhead, atid the executive committeS was also re-8lected, with the addition m Mr. W. B. S Weeks, < Mr. T. G- Bourt


honour. T ] The, vice-presidents .were re-e ected


p'oSltloll was handed over to a youngW -mahf If theS wanted him to continue A little longer he was pleased to accept the


selected President of the Association. He aid thai'wflle he felt It was time thp


was re-appomted hon. treasurer, and Eft; r ; Ward hof, secretary,' jMri'F.iFonest •is to b'oflttoufe as'&qtrlqt ^ h t t e a s t e r Ovring.to'th&'Knce (tf .Mfi L. Har­


rison, formerly District Cubmaster, - the Scouts’ Thailks-Badge coUld notihe pre­


Association bn Its excellent report. They were one^ scbutmastqr short, ,but o t ^ r associations werb'also' eiteerie'ncihg diffi­ culty: In le ttin g offlqfers.' 'Howevef, It was the boysYwh ) were'shoutlng for-officers, and hot] officers- for'boys, and It was better to bfe th q t way than the other.


Dr. Henderson", congratulated the


Sept I5th-Annhal- swimming, sports held at .Helper-street iBaths,: BlackbUm. ’This was the largest gathering of Clltheroe Scouts at any swimming cqmpetitloni ' -RffiUlts ; C.R.G.S., lOelpoints; Olitheroe P.O„ 69; Whalley P.C..';66; CaStle; 24r Waddlns:ton S Other Scouting activities took place kmongst the different groups, seyeial cf which, I am pleased to say, are able to record good turns, deeds of real worth to the com- tounity. ■'


]' im p COBS.


Cubbing, in the-district is' still on! tlie up- ;rade, and'-judgWg'by the, keenness of, the ciubmastoris., tliis':iS'-likely'to be malniataed n the future.


Cki rn


ire recelvtog assistance from Parish :raurch Scouts. The Grammar School pqcli have jbtained the assistance of anotheq A.C.M., Miss Gay.


The Ctetle and, the! Parish Church packs ;


Srammar School CubS, who occupied .camps it cihalgley, and the Joint Parish Churm Md Oastle Camp held at Slaidbum, where 11 Cubs spent the long teek-end under canvas. ^ It is encouraging, to hote that matty of the


Cubs, on reachtag Scout age, have Jolrjed the :orresponding ttooi). |


BOY sfcoiITS. . MOQR2S ' ■i :


MAS$A(E& CHIROPODY. M e e i i n g H o u s e , S a w h ; r .


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tory was muchlsmsller than to thejtwo pre- MouB years. ;


added interest ;in scouting .work whlOh has been;shown by Scoiiters.to their desre for Improvements, and] by the Scouts ,ii '■ keenness in inter-troop activities.; A' ious the Grampiar School !Vfas once again


hough thfi vG&r*—


1 Eight ‘clitheroe 'P.O. Scouts to tot Hake, District; four Waddlngton and Casrie Scouts a t Horton-ln-Rlbbl'esdaie: eleven Grimmar School Scouts [In-.NqHh Wales; anq nine


The following troops held camps " !


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to all these'evente;'yet the maigin 'ii


A general survey of :fhls branch revtels aii their


vlctor- of vie-' during


Camps held during;[the year Included 16 | ] I . ' ■ ^ j I


toe wotfaT haveTBteh through young'folk of tOrday have to am not a prophet,,and cannoi; foretell, the future; brit toC llfel of to-teorrow. Is to be no soft thing. I t will: call for W tenacity and courage, and brotherhqpd, •


with the people of Clitheroe their great work. ! A finer plei for'a'yoUrig fClloW to'take up tn: mastering,, he did inot know, constantly to remind myself


It. is -pot, th a t face. I


of work “ SCPut-


1 have


ell,toat Is Just'a] challerige'to a scout, with his motfo ‘Be Prepared!’] ’ '


sented to hlim, hut- tribute .was [paid to ms'servlces'tej', the'AstofclaUon,'


earth do ybu lock| up. your schtel play­ grounds,’.’ he,said,[referring to |p r, Hen-


churches and] schools. 1' Why on


two would be broken If you left h e play- gr,ounds opeii, but you' can mimd win­ dows,”


abrsoris remarks; f “Maybe aislndow.or


There was certainly no iflner] work a young matt ' coulu'.tajre Up th'an 'seoute mastorlhg. Sdtefe were too modest, arid thought'there, wps too much,'technical knowledge teqmreb.teut If was often the most modest who] iri'the end turned out the best scoi tmasters. - There Jvhs wlth-r out question a tremendous resporislblllty ln;|helplrig to moiild the lives.,of the young, hilt :t was a burden those who undertook t l S work were wHllrig to carry! Dr, Herida son qald'he wished to forget


to pass somel educational test.! life J was' ovCrshadoWed: by matriculate. until


Children Were pestered to have A boy’s


which tlme childhood had. gorie. Child­ ren were belrig fotped top' mu iqtn in these days. Instead' natural life;’'


they passed jthe examination, ___


of Dowriham traditions of Mr, Asshetori flrie way.


They had a miser ible time by


h iv in g ' to


Mr. Belsey said Mr, Assheton had always been Interested Ini the . Scout mpvement, And' this"'was aloitg tlieteeSt Itradlllohs Hall! .The Hall ffad many


of letting toeJn:ltee a Ulore Referring to the President,


which,ail Were pi;oud; and, was carfyirig them on In a


for a moment th a t he was ,a scout, and, speaklrigj purely bs a medical man, he wanted ]to |th a iik the scouts; for the wpnderful work i they were doing for disabled and handicapped scouts. There were two dragonS In'the paths of theke disabled children getting back to healtlj. Ohe was the feelmg of Inferiority on the part; of! the sunerqr, who gradually developed algrudge s ialnSt society, and the other was the feeling of segregation from the outer World. When the scout worker Cairie along he killed these dragons,; arid ■ the'-Siatlents cbuld say, “ I too'can-be a scout. No longer am I a-curio to be stared at. I can do the same things as ]other boys and girls.!’ As a doctor, he was very Interested to learn th a t there jwere In the, local asso­ ciation several .'troops connected with this great work. ]■


j - THREE FUNDAMENTALS


son asserted, th a t members of the asso­ ciation were often asked a t public meet­ ings, especially. Educational conferences,


I: There Were two questions, Mr. Henderr


Iffie fir8t\iuesUon was, '‘Where does scouting! fit In the life of the boy?” The


Chief Scout reaflsed there were^ three great Influences Iwhlch moulded; the life of the young—the home, the church, and the school. | Scouting did not Interfere with any of these three funda,mehtals,


IN LIGHTER VEIN.


stranger wat playing poker jWlth'four crooks, whd were giving him A glorious skinning.


In the wildest part of the wf d West a


his opponents deal himself .tfiree aces from the bottom of toe pack. - “ HI! ” he dried to the others. “ Did


'■ After a while toe stranger ss w one of r- ' | '


you see that?,” ' “ Did I see'what?” growled Pne of toe . | ■!.


others.


“ Why, th a t fellow dealt himself three aces!” i \ '!


-The; accused man whipped out his rcr vdlver and demanded:


'


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, •


dssistant Was very, anxious to bell htar a orichshund,.- But the prospective dog


“ only I didn’t think R was'Hl's deal!” a A man was buying a dog, anq toe shop


their guns. i“What ot lt?’’ . | The stranger lodked'at the guns. “ Oh, nothing,” he replied meekly,


but was supplementary to th em ;, Scout­ ing confined Itself to the unsupervised lelsure.tImeof-the boyS, the anxious time for parenis between tea-time and


tffis type of animal; , , ii'What Is It'a to iit a dachshund th a t


Wner Was evideritly not very keen oh


don't pare for?” asked-the assistant. ; " They make such a draught when they


come Into'a room; They always keep the door open BO long.”


. ['What of It, eh?-”; Y Yeah,” said toe others, alsc levelling


'


toe necessity if Or siouts, to help toe work of


County •Commissioner Belsey thanked the speaker, fimhis address, anc stressed


vidiisls wliq Save tioted as instructors to tr&pkdnrllig the past year. , , Mr. W&3l6y : ‘dt'elv htterition to the


vgqs 'ptattislni^ Wri! lilmblehess] In later life. There vvere-too-many people in a tesperqto hurty tai rush'.the -ypuilg out their childhood,! They fqiigot one


- J TOD] MjWF DpNT’l


sebuting. Schoolmasters read: ly sup­ ported - scouting, arid the great and ail'clent Grammar, School of jplltjlerqe,


one could- hot-opfelr• a- bdok- ‘on modem educatlon wlthout'Undlhg a Reference to


Scouting v/as educationally sound, and


imd always been associated with sdoutlng sihee the beginning of the m-Wement.;


S t a n g was bthlcally sound, too.' The seput ethic was positive. The | ;en ele­ ments in theiscout law were of positive virtues, given to' hold on to,


many people stop a,t tpqt, give the young nothing but you are doing] Is asking memqrise. j-shisj and yop


Ifeaple. must I have ,do“'f


for scouts to aliii at aiiid b u t so


[ .H;yon.


them to cannot


on’ts.-mll


. - laded help In


’horW— ---- civic 1 leaders! of a; towta were


tlpla


;velopbd from small bqiffiessesl urifailr' 'h a t fhey ‘ sh'ou d- crush small traders out pf [exlsteiite.


teadets, rievef|the emplbjees of triultfille whoi'^fi no If multiple stores


gove:' ] Interest llili;R(),’^ G ] : STtlEETS


ter, tod Opposition, lain-[Streets


Mr R,i kshtbli was toe second speaker He pblnted out how


le better.dressed, to furn sh theteihopses ■^'"*Detter'|Way." A' boy'\rfio starts wotk a Ismail .trader will, probably'be -■ as soCn, Ssi fie - An deipand an ;ge, whereaS-k'biiy'WllO Starts in


_flplelBtbres.' SucKSto :es hM ^ t e s e t ["iexam'pl'e'in 'giving'! efvlCe to 'to e ir stomers; jtoey had em bled people to


_________ of a town tequld be roved by'-to’e imiposlig. premises of


bdys. I t gave them hack the lost heritage oflihe open country inithelr tracking and cJmplng. ' Scouting jgave a boy fe n e - v tbtog to do in his le&ure time, and th a t


fropWriOf nnri


n such a short tlme;dne Ihtentlonjof the chief Scout'has feot


, *


every- ; there as in


-ittlng


auubt, v..e,w.orld,qveri First, scobjtcraf.t as sound from] a health, point ot view.


I ! an Evilfl ' r •! -J


THEIH IJFFECT ON COiMMDNJITy MSCUSSED.


DEBATE


By CATHOLIC CLUB


.slderably. Last Stihday’S deb;ite arrtnged by Ithe Oathollc - Social Stuly Cluh was


If stronk viewb are stated and tenpers lost, th( vdlue of the debate falls con-


A debate s lodld be a pleasant function.


'hothlrigTf h d t pleasant, arit It provided a dice change from the, cuitouian. lee-


ituie'on soc al leylis;: '. Mr.


1; anhoun :ed lohed


multiples t ests of


Included to the discussion.


___ ^ ..i t f AU%mip1 ^ oil mass-ptodiictloh, he sa prqdqcllon utupUy; dpvqlve


r


vblp3meht-:] '6f -mass pr(Mlloi!i ^ d hilahtTthe' end ofV-crafJt ihianshlni',''' a


- th


“Modern ’Times,” the ChaiHn flln-, piercing satire on mass pro iuctlon. r a e sub-'dlvlslcm of llabour Invc Ived Ir m p pifoductlorl had irSsulted i n ! ow wages.'for skilled craftsmen had glVei place to jte- sKllied laroureiis.' Multiple stores led.tp pnopbllstlc icdndltlons, ai d the prdnts pm a great! amount of tr ide went'Into


the pockets of A few.! THE I OPPOSITION,


Ibreak a luridle of sticks to show ) vyhen sev-iral traders banded tqge) _ they had mpcH more Infliimce tqan the


Miss, C. [spUk led the p iposltldn. She used t i e Illustration of a man trylni '


)middle-man; and so can reduce prices. If they make big profits, they give better


sdlltjsrir tiAder.! The small trader had. to shoulder illlth e risks, an( he mlghVgo bankrupt,]' Involving maiy creditors, ThereFwas little likelihood of a multiple store leaving creditors In the lurch! i for they usually :dealt on a cash basis. Latfee stores] deal Ih big quantities;] their greater efficiency results :n more econ­ omical running; they oltfn cut put, the


I service than the small, trader. Ijleir 'Blggel) oriaffisatloh'creatf s employihl ,for cierksi, postmen, traniport .wortfi And suoq fffid. They are able]to "


nfl'4 toSly a;few precious years as,’ (5hrlst-dld-nDt- hold the' grown-Pp 'as-an example, to the-child, but the exact opposite. ' { . j ,


ideclared" that' a 'Ard ica


famllV life ; ■rs.


Ions of


‘higher- wages thaii the sm ffi.trader v '.the big rl8k.i ■!’ ■' - ''.''■’ '••'I Mlsk,E. I^ail, In: support ing theimotlon [fflilltipie' , iMrek’"hky low


Mr. ■??. FhhrenbacKtoDcne \ .the case, to of the mbtloh.' He .dalytog' multiple ;p n d l


e!v?ilu, and it'was depeudepti u;


leld thp*^ ^ store;


d, and itiass lov?-;-' wagfes - ■ 'The


hb community,” s nd hejmen- thdt !‘chain store, i” mlghtr he [ ,


R. T . '; Ingham, the motion for. o ebate, j That ■ • '


' t reS are not In t i e best


(Chalrmtin) • -"Inter-


fori


Instrumeuts of toe,


F IFT Y Y lA R S AG O Item) Gloiiied fruiA Iho“ Preston Cuardlan” daUd ,OCT| 29th, 1887


STDLY ' Tie mock reremb w of eaecttog tfie Mayor 'orston ittractid a gwt many visitors ,e vfilag! from the surreanfiing district. down'to dinner


A! at tee Caff’] Head Hotel loydl: toast i »as submlttec


: Mayor, speed


Iqrge numper of guests|at -a


"Sir” ’ Sic ■s courhed ,ln':a Jocular


; ensuing year ,th “tremendouf


ws,” who led hli


tod processioiinistq. to,' blq mans.lqii,, there to maybral abode,lighteq


teyited


'nFo'reilef., BeTo'ile eriteqriglthe:)ndnslon, to candlesbroighttoe]


Splnd toe remainder of ted evening. Over to? portal of toe


prlnc 3, ol Wales,'s feather i »E~tK'-iiehtea


Wlltarjr'band,’! Ip-whiih tete temewelfir Having' nia le 'h teiUb,--,, . 'City,”, tf c '.'C liefC«


i;;qthqrs.,fqnnei.^ received a medal for toe Crimean v ,” ail of then


Mterwards, the thers: including mas Boothman.


items,! Id was ; proposed, "S ir’’ Thoma:


•toip” made £ ® g an interva a Pl-ocCsslon wai


processionists tend populace) united o sing “For he’s a Jolly good fellow,” and |o give fuurthroate ed cheere.


man, sbocklngly mlittated, was found diiver of a passing goOds train on the between CUtheroe] and iVhaUey, a (juarter of a mlle|frcm the Primrose cabin. The driver communicated w Heaton, the statlifniifaster, who acq


tod King’s Arms,,


dscerta'taed.toatItoflJdfeSsed Was all pensioner, nateed; -T JOTAsrllgap, a, loul ^


From papers louiid'in the ciotnmg, ■ ■ ■•latjtt


, of age. i']^q/pa m showed toM


'a clasp, for, Halqqiat a, and- also a 'Crtaiete nledliL His pension was tentoence i 'day.'aild had last been drawn at Cha the previous December. K appear deceated was in the 1 ablt of visiting t ^ town


About 6-10 a.m. (in the 21st, the boiW of a


by the] ■allway lout a signal


the police, and toe rqmalns were remived ^ ■ ' "is.'hhWto'awdit aii nqiii


th Mri lainteci


IvriBC to leaVe the th e han d s i whlcl


■ T h a t theipeople borough’s affaire


-and Wllkliifaon, : progress made in mentioned In the town council anal given to [ speecii


decades of Qlfflcul more th a n , fane sp; tive Club oh Wecii meeting wta heW d a tu re of Council,


Labour R oW . Chairman 1)1 the (Ilub .


[ weU, C.C., I resided.! DATGER OF


froin 'tlm'e to time, I avlng been ton m Cl|- toeroe, his.fatoel bclng employed fii manv years at'toe Priiprqie paper inllls.


^ a i r q K 8 ( ) » j ; | c w ? ^


S lf lV S YEARS AGO ^ c l u b


m ISSUER 0 4 Ip, J.B., (3.A., of Sunn


uv™ tef-tat qn] o£„te® J°'*!], succeed Aid inn-in |C. T. Mitchjfl BoroUgh.


Interest, n: toe Muiii|pal Election was te- ifsually keto.,


fght for 0 sDite of a


cation, on lealtoy ai


toe adylce o Itq officials, as toi|lg iris’ Leagre”,


iteed a l l r c S g l t o c andidateli Waattor S.' rfgardltg■‘te P s l A: ” he Labm.r catidldatei definitejy^repudiajed -1 ; so, too, toe Itoerals, wfip, toffi toe Trad s -


site affiolnihfe tlfe gaS works, d , #


sultdble.


(touncll nimlntes.' tevnwd'two liefaorto- vCst and sou h-wfest of toe-borough.


. in abundi mce w: Uten -tur|, for- and agair st,- ■jas distri3uted]|to the electors; and ^n.ly;


-JouncUlor Tom' jpatriitt -igainst the propose^'site Which, he ^td, he


.„ ,....jn ' he'twAehi.'sniall .ifaders,;'Si [traders psualiy taqjght ttelr,£(aslst| •; their -'trade; ]biit the- empk yees of


____ __ ______ ___ ___ co:


them out olf business and priees


use' uhemp! oymerit; their work' tend to undermine they, undercut I private,


;iad done- his!U^ost.ia opposition, to it, be-to n comml.tee arid qpin Cotmoil. , If Vou ittach im wrtarice to the -question of Echbol iccommodatlon (of a Bttingvcharacter [in, a itting 'isiie, it |is iri youf;, ppyer, by -yput rotes, to compel atten-ion '


ust demands,” he cjonclui la f(


nan Xori ievera] il !vi 'gh, of Waddington, hui.l Mr. W. Paire:ou£


n ladal hadi'B'e-


itiGlsbiifi it !Was


he] numraus -prestojs sh-i received;at pift]- ri^ from her Gisbum [frlepds.


ear; to Hlie Pandle-Foiest .pi'i;, i


I-


A wedcing tifok pi ice Chu....rch,. ..... on.... ■. th...e


Parker,’ Oidestlsonj of'Mr. and Mfs. A ex. Parker, the Temperarce Hotel.lQisburn, ind Miss Rachel istanworth, ofj DDririingoh Wood, Shropshire. The( Rey. J.- Heqlqp jffleiated,'


. ■ '-'--f Ic 2 ..4.t.. 1, between


it Glsbum Palish Mr.


Jt hn


lult plel 'stores ' for “ms ss production': j imal traders sold as big a proportion-of-


jhad, a clbser Interest n .th e ir fellbw, townsmen. I Mr. J. ; Quliin wks- able to give us his: experience vlth a'multiple firm near London. He said th a t con­ ditio is Were good, and the flrmitook an Interest Iri toe welfan of, their em­ ployees, to whom they gave ah extensive training In salesmanshli. He"did not agreq that-multiple firms were guilty of ujidercuttlrig--as a rule t ie l r prides were keptlat a fair level,-anc he made toe point th a t|n o one was forced!to shop a t multiple; storqs; the fa :t th a t so many peopfe'did so- was strely a Strong argumeift in their favoui.


] THE PRIVATE ’ ’RADEB.


'caplfallAtici eoncerrii, ' He held th a tia smalf trader had a greater right to his profit than the directors of a Imultlple [h'ad to toefr large ones. .


'treatment to their customers than do big multiple! stores, and he enlivened toe


r M i W{.' Long stressed the p61nt that small tradesmen give more sympathetic


i


-proceedings With,an ami sing story. Mi w.| Ijeemlng milntalned that


mulUplq stores 'are- unsble to Undercut small traders because of their heaVy] expenses; before they b sgin'to] make] a profit tney-hAvC to meet h'e payrroll and t big (fverheadichargeS.,' le thought alp'o


heir own manufactures. I' , ' '


case In favour of the i lotlon land Mfr. Ashton, suriiiped up- for the- opposition; The,n a vote ;Was, taken. It'had; alrpa^ been made* cledi tliUt ihe SpAeches of both slcesjhad been enjc yed and appre­ ciated, put toe speakerqrWho had.sup-


of than ts to -the chairman and ispeakers was prclpoted by Mr. B, Wlnckley and seconded by ‘Mr. J. Full ilove. i


C-mtjriued fqot of pc xt column). eight.


the [motion "sei ured thelri opponents’


3 votes A vote


favour of I the private trader again. Multiple- stores, he''sald; gave s'cbpe for; unlimited ] competition, and j It was strange how often those people who were loudest In' the. condemiiaxlori 'of] capital­ ism I gave ig re a t' suppbrt to'these huge


M i R.’Tunier turned t i e discussion in


•thought|thst bright,Well provided, by the rates pal 1 by the private, traders. Customers'afi m'all shops hdd the benefit] of'a’.'friendly chat arid sym-. pathetic tre a tm en t;‘To: small traders;


Stores. Mr. Ashton.concluded with a ref- tefence fo] coteperatlve stores] where wages andicohdltlons were excellent, j The dbbate Was then tl: town fiben, and several members took to( opportunity 6f -spealdng for three minutes. Mr! .t Rvan


qiass-ptediiced gpods as-',did multiple


ple| store has goed prospects of lent.'] It'-WaS'Uieless to blame,


West Bradford Chur to (if England Schwl, was the ;recipierit' of -1 ted sqryice,. pres,eited by managers, stkS an i scholars, on the:o( ca- iion of l-er mdrrlage,: which took place on toe 31st, at St,| (Helen s Church to Mr. Tfi'os.


Miss Sciruby, ri teac ier at Waddington and


H. Althafn, of (tVaddlpgtoh.. ■0* ■


—


as Vicar pfTqsside, thej.Rey! A.,.E. .W cks was presc^rited iwithl a purse of gold, ari'diirs.


Retiring toriiughj ill [health, ^ te r3 2 ydars


Wicks with a traveling Clock,; ThC aincunt collected from 6u iscrifierq was.£29,2s, Od. Ihe pretentaticjihB lt( ok place-at a 'fare yell


, A committejef la idowhers and mariufai;: turers.Ttrmedijtt) pnmote q scheme'for the sonstructlon bfj a lig it railway;‘betwepn Bar-


I new'elemeijtarY scliool dte*’ Detitiori'sign-:d by 1,857 ratepayer


e n t o touncl tlm; i 9 i i


intention to apply h toe Light RaUway Ckim- raissioners'for ah o'deV,authorising them to


■ raise the net'estery iopital te d pro(egd with


made to arr'ange te ta s with toe L h easbire and Yorkshire EallWay Company ft r, joining


'the construction. An endeavour v m to be


their' line outside 'Gisb'urU statiiq, thus securing a throUgl serylce to Mfqchester. I f was intended'TO have the Banujldswick station a t Coates. The line was ft- be fobr miles three furlong? in length, and the cost was estimated at jteO.OOD;


.BrigSde, rqnderod.flrst .ald.tp a,four ■years-qld ■Bd^-'todmed '’Denbl^f-' M' Hayhufsfstreet, who sustained a fracture of the thigh. (A heavy door fell upon him while he was play-, ing near, toe ei -trance to Shaw Bri- ige mill,


Mr. K Ames, a member of toe Afnbularice


■district for ApsWia, was presented with a- watch and double albert by his col eagues[of toe Downham [Male Voice, Cb'oh. Ipe pres­ entation took .place a t Greeridale, and vaS made by Mr. Tom Robinson.


Mr. David Fletcher, who was Ickving tlie


paid to your i ;


Mr, T. Seftonlas president ci the Grocers’;-'Assoc •ation. I


Mr. M; H.: Dawson was elected toisuix ed Clithe


officials J of Barrow Oicket Club were re- elebted at the] annual: meeting of niembere,


-Mr. W. K. Hopwood (president) -uid otber piariO’wqs orie fat


save'toat Mr.!j. Goodman retired from the secretaryshiii after eigUt'yefe.' IW Was .suc­ ceeded'b)f, 'Messrs, 'ii': Thfamsori ta d |W. Knowles jointly. Messrs. W. Crabtree .and D. Taylor were reappointed captafe o f ,the first and seiioiid teams respectivelj;


Ann Emily 'Weaver, wife of Mi. Weaver, Whalley-road, aged 52 yea ■s.


opted a member of Clitheroe- Committee, iri succession to Fattqi who was leaving toe town.


The Rev. Father Robinson, SJ The'death Occurred ori toe 25ti[ of Mrs.


Educa' 3r Hayes,


EdWkd was


Zion'Primillv'e Methodist- Siinddy School, Alderman Jj T- Wbipp, who had a (reputtaon for brevity,' said that when travelling, to Manchester (a I few days, pfeviously the ques- tita ‘ of bazaars was ■ ventilated. A feuow- passenger said that in a town not I far from , OUtheroe, toe] opening ceremony pccupied a full hour. Before toe finish, several ladies were compelled to leave in order [to eaten a


tea and meetipg, tefsided over by thO tov. Canon Usqn, | Recto r [ pi B,oltQn:by-Bqwli nd.


loldswlcl, and Gubtirn, intimated tfieir -a . : I t '


Opening a i three days’ bazaar at Mount ,


; t h a t t h e i a d o p t e d c ] e l e c t i o n w i r e t h r e e r e


• T h e C h a i r m a n s a i d t h e p a r t y w o u l d b e


( w h o h a d i e r v e d t h e ability am. [With dlst


selves, all; !)eing taai;


commltte^J. !and the Dugdale; eltremelyiwe;


■ confident.I hfe four Wo­ of .the po l,] though say ln whi .t; order.- appeal for e/eryone use It n )xt Mondal nbthlhg Pf a reallyi co before th3 i Council, I


out the town. He pafty had faver h id really sou id busine, willing tpiffiye their s th e Interes t:of the ral


danger of a [little a)ial never a tanel when


fo r th e falfctors ' them o n ltie -C o u n c il. Since th e -N a tlo n il in to poWei, there h a d i extensions In social | benefit 0 I the cq Maternity and Chim a n dH o u s iig , slum: ments Iri leducatl- services,: | jrbvlslon public ass stance. Acts in reg a rd to made g ran ts towari


opetatlori. -The vital liament!ai;djpeople


m en tb o d ies , which p u ttin g it h i Acts


spending ( n o t only money granted by th th e local ra te s as would )wlsil anyonq moment I father Government which ordlnarUy well in out of :the trials whl o th e r coiintries, ahef bringing n to force].


fo r the-welfare and]’ people.; SVeryone ’ when ;a Socialist , power.': There was]


. they could trpst money ri lied by rat-.,


T3AJ1 WOljl


. ing on toe bulldmg, in addition to 9^50 llSbil- \ ities oh the 'fdimer chapel at Shiw Bridge- street. The first day’s proceeds were £234.


effort 'compifte success, Aldenpan Wnipp declared toe bazaar open. ’The ibJect jwas; ■to rafee i6400 towards a debt of £ 950, remain- [


train, withou. spending a pqpnyJ j puih a thing was net going to happen .mat after-, noop. Witho it more ado. except to wish the


mimlfaipal goveinmentl dale said that during] there had faben many 6 important decisions. | have beei (interesting! not espcc ally valuable more ]usel ul has becnj Council, 3(ich mern'ic way, without a thong. with whic li(the ratepai tlontimeiii After all, |( of a lComicil is to cd: manner is: possible h takings tnd health


After referring to h^


extendins (hem as o' this is net so much a


as of bu! iness jiidgm- th a t pub! i(ispu'itv,'hic:


' best acq-iainted, ver5[| have bee 1 made, nndj|


best for he general" years,'to tfilkof th e .


■ lair coni idrisons witlil Observrig that thel|


{UffiiJugri -ferici '-have advajneed; we --are "Ibuyii gi to I iffer our


$ee our wmdoyv dii plays. Stocks at unbeatable prices.


should ap[^re(dste your inspectior. through


our numirpus customers. Join lo-day and resenje your: gifts' aov


^ goods marled in plain figures we are running


the-new. rnWakable wood toys, in st(|ck.


i>y4, ; Games, iThi4 iq tliie Shop All Ithe 1938 Annuals


looks or Fountain Pens- for Value arid Choice.


r p [ket Place, Clitheroe


that ffiultjlple store's tried to!” push’’ M i‘ Fphrenbach: then lummed up 'the


meakerfa acquitted ■'^that ■;he


and- am


l-deed,used .btlon. The


ueantir le th 3 ■ orga nlsers are plannlr Sunday evening coiceilt, two lectures local speakers,. and b visit from ' \sslstart Secretar? ofthe Mancheiter


oefore the end of ;he|seasori.


ceu£ lOthi-er wllll coumleBs he arran In


he


[text Sunday 1-45 p.m.


theSiU ‘ -udy Club will im


usually an occaslfah of dlfficilty.' ebate prov id q popular chapge.


negative nature of


thi, ... 'nri bonfuslon


nselves very well was ! the


the g-‘a tby


3.8.G. Branch—all ; Ijefore Christipas, ’


ne :ate I'B.'Vf.!


id To maijk the opening of a le uhge ball­


room-arid cocktail bar, an enjoyable dance was lietd at the Swan ajid Re>ya Hotel on' Saturday night. T le sldei oi


to a pleasant programme of music, prej- vlded by Mr. P. C. Tingle orchestra, and the event pro) eq a com­ plete success, everyone appreplatlng -thf- added facilities.


the ballrocnri are set out as a lounge and a t one end has been Iristallte s cocktail bar. Dancing was Indulged ir


^


I m'EttiiThrmber, and ! ■ tam-anc others, inchfi whose j'3ar of officej by such sincere an^


[ ■ zealous ipponents, a i !


'-


functloi -i-an import! and-Tt lannot be far


ll.lt priSents a pict


) thhibrli ht features spots, -[or Clitheroi


plight -is the Laboi ■ ■ believe. -I would nol - ■ itqpt w( live in a toif


I- ! -ment, mt I do saj 1 better than it W.1S tV| all. the (members of 1


-


to a capital record f b - ‘ [ t s i g g e s t t h a t t l r i


- the borough’s affail -decade:-of difflcultjl


0e w l s r i t o l e a v e t h l 10. 10™ i n t h e h j iW a t haI


; - ' “ Let -us take a I .1 done municipally i I during a period of I


. ; ' street Improvemen ■■■ developed the Cas :- ■- 'State of near perlec


■ :' to cnc- mnter again : pqratienhasprovid


i : oi; themiConservathi !


,the-;spei-ker said. " has, ind led, honoiirc-


haVjng done so. f


held a n ajority durii dale, poll ,ted oiitlthatl little if iny refei-enej gress - mi de sino^ th(| could- n it be i\ldde| weakene ijby paying I ‘"Ihere is certainly L platform to deny the I services rendered to f Aldermaa Seedall,


In 1931; By readirig could see th a t whei|e| power in’ local govet getting) iato great spending arid bringlr creases' in the rates. ;J such a ita te of air Moreover, -the Nat would watch the resi on Noven.bir 1st wit! th e puls-1 (of the.Cl porters in 'Clitheroe be behinc them in all ratepayeis, they shofa re tu rn te the Coun-


n


Coriser ' Re


Maintaining i I I


i V i D A T . O i I ID B E K j 2 9 , : I W -


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