doggH m ii ' . . ,


C U T H E R O E > a > g a


A D V E E T ] ( | E t l


ACCBI4GTON FOOT! ALL


J = cbrner, from which M a rs to


Lancashire Combination p.,W. L. D. P.A.^Pts


Oldham Ath. Res Morecambe South'Liverpool ....


Clithcroe ........... Darwen ............. Accrington Res. ....


Lancaster City.... Bacup Borough... Prescot .Cables.....


; Great Harwood.... Marine Harwich. R.M.I..... Rochdale Res. ....... Northern Nomads...


Leyiand Motors .... Rossendale U. New Brighton Res, Southport Res...... Chorley ............ . Barrow Res....... ... Fleetwood........... Droylsden .... ......


32 20 33 18 27 21 3118 3116 30 16 28 16 20 12 3011310 30 1312 30 1113 28 11 12 32 12:17 31 11 16 34 11 19 30 10 16 29 8 13 31 9 17 26 10 13 29 10 16 23 '7 24 25 3 22


hpftdpr' from Allea. A second latoii Harsden was


'a


dbal and . taking the ball hbad Even exchanges followed,, but


7 8 75 47 44 5 110235 43 7 6108 63 42 8 7 85 55 39 8 6 75 42 38 6 6 63.41 38 8 10 61 53 34 7 64 50 33 5 01 76 31 6 52 58 28 5 52 59 27 3 61 80 27 4 67 85 26 4 56 83 26 4 68 69 29


. 510446 45 I


lieM the inteifval CUtheroe pressed Heavily and went further ahead._^The , ftird goal came when AHea ^ m w workfed the ‘ ball down the field and, ] ftom Thomas’s pass, Wade had time to dfeadv ' himself i before shooting o.ut of gignett’s.: reach. Soon ^Jfrwards, I Kitchen put acfoss a centre ^ ^ ch wm , Sever properly: cleared and.whenJUlen B e d to tW the r i g h t « r |


tVade heading past Hignett, dlfllculty. Half-time:


: d Clltheroe, 4; Droylsden, 0.


8 58 77 24 5 53 63 23 3 58 65 23 3 62 86 23 2 4610316 019104 6


SATURDAY’S RESULTS. Lancashire Copibination.


rmtheroe. 6: Droylsden, 0. Oldham Athletic Res., 5; Chorley,


0.


Barrow Reserve, 1; Marine, ^ ^ • ■RnpHD Borough, 1’, Leyland Motors, Great Harwood, 4; Northern Nomads, 0. Horwich R.M.I., 6; Southport I^serve, 1. Prescot Cables, 3; Ro^enda e Urited, 2 Lancashire Combinaiion Junior Cup. Final


1. South Liverpool, 4; Lancaster City, 1. :


SIX MORE GOALS, i«coren lui uiujfioucu ,,e d


ii


C L ITH E R O E ’S F O RW A R D S


D R O Y L SD E N ’S L IV E L Y


R ID D L E d e f e n c e ,


F IRM D E FEN C E .


' the transfer of CUfford, C’^^tburn Burnley. Still riding on the crest of the wave, they defeated Droy^^sden on Saturday by six clear goals. Once again it was the old, old , story | of direct methods reaping a rich , reward,


^home by wide margins and ! evidently their goal-scoring methods jhave not been thrown completely out of gear by


Clltheroe continue to collect; points at


passing. movements wMchj aroused general admiration,; but their standard ^ of finishing was down at zero. It musr ,be a long time since a, team , frRtorod away so many chances at the Shaw Bridge ground.' 'Time after time, ^ a proniislng movement by the visitors attack faded. clean away by the.time Clitheroe’s goal was eu<lailgered, and It was difficult to understand: the ack of cohesion when it canie to finishing on good Approach work.


midfield, Play.^ Droylsden i were good to watch, and they had i .many pretty


in


' shock of Clitheroe scoring two gift goals in the first, twenty minutes.


Droylsden never recovered from the


These were largely due to blunders by the Droylsden goalkeeper and virtually placed the game in Clitheroe’s safe keepifig.


iH


' that occasion, Clltherofe were leadtag by,! a similar margin of four clear goals anff in the end were beaten- by the odd goaf in nine. There was .never any real danger of history repeating itself, foi


the game with Liverpool I Martae two seasons ago might have occurred. Om


, even after Richardson,jthe centre-;* half, had left the field through, injuryj


Clitheroe’s defence was falrlV sound, an* ■


■ two more goals without reply. Wade,! who last played with the i club at centre- half, was brought back after a lonL, Interval as centre-fowrar i, and cele­ brated his return by scorihg the “ ha trick


• ’ the defence proved capable of withi standing the opposition. Indeed, It was after Richardson had left the field that Clltheroe found new energy and scored)


, fairly good ' turned out ; Clltheroe:--------- -— , . _


Ewood Park, “ gate” wher.


In spite of the cftunter-attractlon Blackburn,


1 ' ■


Milner, Richardson, Thompson; ThomaS; Allen, Wade, EmmCtfand Kitchen. Droylsden: Hignett: McCleary, Lloydi


yollows: larsden; Shay?, McDonald^ there was


the team ',|


Allen, Murray, Sheppard; Tnrnbulli Howard, A’-lea, Broadbent and Boultorji Referee: Mr. J. Lord, of |Whltworth._ _wlng to the players' '


the the .game In the first minute, Thomas: got clea . away and with an open goal she. straight at Hignett. Clltheroe attache . again and Kitcheh had hard lines wit i a terrific shot which struck the crossbaii


‘


, Judged and Thomas, with outstretchefji leg, put Clltheroe in front, , Before Marsden was called upon* to touch thb ball. Kitchen sent a shot/sailing acro^ the goalmouth, Boulton' was too high at the other end with a strong drivA Clltheroe were lucky to escape when, following a couple' of torners, a Shd); from Howard hlt'Marsder.’s leg and re­ bounded across the goalmouth for a corner. Chasing; a pass Ifrom, Emmett, Wade beat Hignett to the ball but hit t%


From the rebound, Thomas headed foi^ ward and Clltheroe were penallse'd whep Wade impeded Hignett. After five minutes. Kitchen sent across a grani centre which Hignett conpletely mte


.angle of the bar. i . . ^ ’ i |* In another CUther ie raid,* Wate


broke Away down the c ehtre anjl thw transferred to Thomas, whotoored


. save. .


with a shot which bounced over Hl^ nett’s body as he divetl full length to


| /■


Boulton was Droylsden s chief ,;rald^ and after beating-two men he gained a


two more goals before tne interval .and, in the second half, they were content for long periods to rest on their laurels. Indeed, Clitheroe took ntatters so easily that had Droylsden been able to finish, off their many attacks, a repetition of«


GETTING—AND MISSING—GOALS. Direct manoeuvres brought Clltheroe


bnsitloff and then clean missed the goal j than ev and that it wa^ f o o S o r t range..' wade was injured,.] 6rdlnarl|[f§o.uad:flna^^^^^^^ anra"littlVfata_r,; R'chardsop^ imet^^a | ihtia bljepilsh upon 1^^^ balance-shi similar mlshap,"belng qompelled to leavH


the: baU;, ln ! what seemed an off-side I wagnot t e | f ___ _ < tateiiient showed that th* the field ^ t h a leg injury. In t o e ] I


Thomas hadYtolcked three defen^^^^^ gge; ety have been matotolned!at-the Kitchen headed: In weU, but Hi^ett


closing staged, Olitheroe save Droylsden a real taste Pl ,toelr . power. After


was harassed by Wade and could not get jl?


rid of the ball,: Kitchen evdntuaUy gain­ Wing possession to score, TTie sixth goal


fou: conseciitive years the


saved smartly. When. Hignett attempted |per aiiiium; . Blnw - to clear another i right


M % result of brilliant w o r t hy


Thomas, whe presented Wade f^th a perfect opening which the centre- forward accepted to complete._hls_ ha^ trick." Another example of Droylsden s bad finishing was seen when Broadbe^ skied the ball ykrds over the bar from


Turnbull’s centre. .Final; Cllthe'roe, 6 ; , Droylsden, 0,


Clitherqe had such a commanding


: great deal of Interest went out of the V i -T ; : . ■


TOO* EASY! second half,;with the result tha.t ajitalnpdh Both In defence and,attack, ClitheroP £7,783


£23,634,393 - 2s. ,4d„ equal centwU )pn the total assets of l ^ n n l ^ S t i r i S


Theinvi have


uc«4>trv.ennc>cii4 ased dur ng’■ the^ ypar niiriiii£ total of JVMa. by j .


a h l fc level and how amount to to ,19 27 per


The ppw borrowers enrolled


L v a h e e d updn new mortgages by


we level of more than £20,P00,000 Rinno ■ its formation 85


years a the, Society has home a: Id property purchase no le$s than r (£277,0® 479.1, V.-' ^ ’.V j . 33,795.


upon (nwtgages, and the total ottts e nding on mortgage Securities is now £98,216,899 12s., -the fe ra g e


£6;(8p,9ip 16s. to the amoni it due Tllere has been an increase


amo 1 I t :owing peri mottgagf being ;oniy £4ip;


number of


or .DIoiMon y- t- j,- ixtra-


!1 In spite lof the d4flcit, Droylsden I ll showed up well on i! two lovely Movements which fextended j| CUtheroe’s Tdefence m the first live


[l minutes, 'il i


Ppolled many,|a’ Droylsden attack,, A t^lCal example followed a fine, nih by


ii Marsdeil sjiolled another promlsl^ jjiovement byi taking the, ^han .from groadbent’s toes.^


^ a


Boulton, who placed the ball to Broad- bent. With plenty of .chance to .m^e Iprogress, or shoot, tlfis P^ayw delwad and then passed out to . Turnbull, who | a ^ robbed. ! jWith CUtheroe taking dimnwo


itnterestlng, as. there never seemed .to be I j ■ L ig n general managei sWp. Idny ^ real danger Of the ^^tors forcli^ .fhn„he issuel After along spellll of toactWty,' |


'patters eMllyi EWBANK Klckj-off 3-0 p.m. Admission 3d ~U~U*V W


ng the ball back into ; the middle,, SIR without


H E AD BU


ENOCH HIL O F H A L IF A ^ i


D IN G S O C IE T Y R E S IG N IN G ;


BUT ST :i t To ASSIST DIREC10B,


NEARLY m v


U MILLIONS ADVANCED MORTGAGES IN Y E /«


QN


the game became un^] meeting df.the Society on Monday that , |itin,ue to serve as a direc .or. •


mariagpr 6f the Halifax BuUdIng_^So sietyi X h f s liad nearly 36 yeajs’'service with , the-' soclity.. announced at the aiwual


sir in o jh Slil, president ,w d le rarai ^ that: he had 'ately


& DISTRICT COMBINATION.


' Waterloo ^rbunl


tO -M O R R O V I^ , S A T U R D A Y


-1 and; TTMTillt, i; FEIBAh AfaiL 1., 193A I^bbles^eT^UeXennisAs^ocliatioi|l By ‘(SCHONELL."


BblBLESDALE 0, B, WIN SIB WILLIAM BRASS CDP.


'■ t I 1- ' I 1


Rlbblesdale Old Bbys have won toe coveted fflrl William' Bra^ cuP) 'defeating-Whalley, Cohservatlves in the final, -which Wta played at ICUtheroe' - Moor; Lan^ school, ^mg_ ve^


ill their first season 'as a league club


abl* eni


tailtaln did all hi could by delegating the RlbblesdalldnsVweaker pair, .to, taka the taple


iiy supervised byt Mr,-Edmund PWker, . the ithusiastlcj .ClithefOe .'Moor.Lwe seerrtary. . Winning ithe .tossi- Whalley ConteryativM


:;wice in sqccession lat the beginning, ther^ by hoping to force an early lead, .qnd at toe same■ time] to provolke nenes aiqongst the young opponents i with their lon^ start of


niije.ppinta i,' "


these doubles sets resulted In JVhalleyjdc- •tories and wheh jlG,. ’laylor’s ] Ipiehand smashed its wa^ithrpugh young HlMks defence:-prospects oi;- another set Jwere .nay A -fun I of lace services by, the Rlbblesdale youth levelled toe [stores In toe tooond game.


This policy was I almost a.sutc^.^ Both jj.' ' ' / ., ' ;.;i-- I '


week.- One deals with all deals with your registered two competition secretaries tlohsHip tournambnte to runi


results; anqtoer flayers, ana the have five cham-


-NEW, CLUBS. :


|Low Moor ahd Hutst Grden. , I arr^ told that there ate two [clubs with table , tennis teams at Huilst arecdyand|that onepfitoesa has two tables. But both Low,- Moof .,and Hurst Green raise the problem of.tr^port. With one.club.alreddy m (nembersiupl from Waddlnglon I-hold:out little hope:for toe other institqtlon to, toe village whlbh, if reports are ] correotl, has installed j Jsable tonHiR with a view to participating to Idague


Inext winter?! It Is a qu^estion I'hgd to answer during the wfek. i ICSubs which ;are quite Ukefy to be accopted -lf they appW are: Clltoeroe Methodists (first winners ofvthe stogies trophy), andj Clltheroe 'Ooilgrfga- tlonals.. . oftiers who might obtain plaOte: are


TOat ' are the :hc]v flubs ydu' expect for


competition&l Institutions I


Much depended upqn the third M. more G. Tdylor cijept ever, nearerjhis oppon­ ent by dint of tewfflc hl{tmg, and the score had chai^M from 5-14 to 19-20. Ohe more bolht and toe score jwould be 20 all, and toe oddsion the'Whalley man,' ■ -


far . cornel Driving


everybody,, C^yrti“ ovsr tod net. Far e rbarTof toe table Tbm Hincks


saw tols shot. - Wito a despairing effort, lie flung mmself .acfpss.' the, spaceljmd betog uiiable; ,to|jb lanythihg ejse h e^ a to ed for all he, was worth a^ a baJLhe rqtoh


■by toe skin of bJs tobto^ i IV®!! ball flew over tod het. struck the back edge nfi tod -table. lalSd: left 'Taylor jbewUdered.


;From 'that momehli the ma,tch was Ribbles-,


*^^J^or bhamplon John Wilson, f®Ptot^ s th'e^otqry in; toelfpllowtog set, to which t o


moorings .'on one Jiectic for thd malleyttonseryatives w^^^ for thbugh he pl^jied-gloriously, Eric lost


both,'youths. ,, |[;


have:, leached toe; :flhal .hurto.. toe: first to '.'congratulate their and to ..wish theu^ idrell to future


/i‘ ";BEFLECTIONS;;bN _THE '.Thub, once, again Whklley Cmsemtlves , -


seasons. A.G.BI.


They were conquerors,


: :A' frierid:who 'amended toe e t e h annual General Meetmgj of- toe Rlbblesdale ;^®®}®' h tiori told me that It was' the .best meettog he


tobhltlc bn that point I. don t jknow, but


! Both toe “,p6tots':.per man supporters end toe “ no .handicap, at all group


j;


waff termed the speOk^rs, had tbeir say, and ^omei tote'resttogi-.argumepts^were


by, each side. Voting proved the,desire /o r a league with,,promotion arid rriegation and.


So handicaps, butjl wotlder; if toe clubslhal Soted' so eageriy /o r the new sj'stem will bfe quite'’as enthusiastic next winter? -


,|


T I imow* one flub- official V[,ho was di^: mayed at. the decision, on uej®unt of the, difficulty he has:hi raising;a side of^experi-


& blayeto.') -Td him .Lsaid that ,he w o # haveito persevere;,with youths ®eir teChs,


lame'predicameSt -'But ^hari wUl h a ^ to clubs whi^ [players-are In the veteran


which is advice iX pass -on to others to the


Rtaee and past ptogress^ Is more than I dai^- ffphesy W t l t o ® will supplj. the answer


to such a problem. ; .


the t oK rm S tS 'n n l l l om p i iK ^ ^ ^ ,e ,,: ptqmUlng,|llspW,


nor Milner was unuiam., UUI uuu*. ..y^y . upeu a.i,|uaY w— — — j-^a naa Aci>niint<! I strong In defence and worked extremely, showlrg an lncrease of 29,799 Accounto


. ^ open^jt-he end of toe period w ^ 112A14, M^^^angerous^


dividually, but not collectively, with Boulton the pick. A former Clltheroe cktre-forward, Sheppard, did well at left half-back, but Allen on . the other


iDroylsden’s forwards .were . good in­ ^ . Yf workmanship. The full backs were


often drawn out of position, but kicked vfell under pressure,'and McCleary was, very effective'with his left leg, , The


team as a whole missed the inspiration of good markspien. ■


UNITY SAW MILLS v. PARISH CHURCH (Accrington Combination.)


during the first half, and they were soon pressing, thopgh their finishing was weak, • After twenty minutes’ play, the home left back was Injured and had to leave the field. Shortly afterwards, the left winger also had to leave through injury, and neither player returned. Parish Church were first to score. King ,] placing the ball well past the goalkeeper after beating several men. Just before the Interval, Unity equalised, Half-time: i Unity, 1; Parlsjf Church, 1. .


Unity had a strong . wind advantage


-Taylor, Dewhurst and Adamson, Final; I Parish Church, 6; Unity, 1.,


Church had all their own way In the second half, attacking continuously for: the remainder of the match. Further goals were added by, Whittaker (2),;


With the wind in their favour. Parish


have had a much* bigger victory. As a match, the meeting was somewhat | spoiled. Parish Church did Very well, considering thCy lacked the services of four regular members,


' Had they wlsheil. Parish Church could ■ '


Sussex Down, a local resident who has fed the birds for some years having decided to release thote now In her : aviaiy.


White blackbirds’ will soon be seen on the , : :


the net receipts of the British'railways last ],Ham )thlre, M. Smith, M. Hampshire arid- year rose by £5,000,000' compared with two D.' Q jy recited yanous poems, _ -These years ago, '


Thanks to increased trade and.better times, , ,


I Oldest piece of paper in, thei'world.ls,a j tofleiiid predlt oh,,their- tutolA. M^ fragment from China teartog. writing which -E-,: Hot se. and ly.- DAwsdn. . Afterwards Indicates that It was made about the sefiond Mrs. (Jqtler 'gave ah; address oil ihlssloh- bentury, A.D. It Is preserved in .the British j ary \rork,'after which refreshments Were, Museum!


I


■ j child r< h also gAVO a play entitled, ‘ ,00, * / . TeU.’ TTie Whole of the-performance


a ^ e k all the year round or 40[a week during-, iVipftahlB tehnls^ason. And all for hotolng.


served s:-


iB?#te;th4 feebCTal Pecret^^^ qthfefs ..tlolhg 6ther secretarial duties eyery


- r - i , „ , , »» ju. - j


. the; < oaceft, and Misses K., Hampshire,; M. Sm:th,:'D. Gily and J. Hampshire Sang solos [whilst Misses B, Tomlinson, J.


eyehln;. In the*, Methodist 'School/ the Junlori missionary workers held a soclql evenln r.and g&Ve a display of ganhehts raadf ilurlng the winter for d lfa t c ji to; forelll lands, i - Thq standard [Of - work was ve ry high, :' Miss K, pawsoh opened


MI iSlONARY'MEETING.—On Tuesday full i>rovlslon


depre^atiori ^ _^of ^ D to je amour ted to £3,034,531 13s. 2d^, hds tc be added the balance- folwaid from last year, namely.


brought £67,342


profit tfitalllng £3,497,431 had ^ en pai(] to or c rCdltdd to the accounts 6f toembersi whilst in tlie last ten years the t^tal sum of £^0[366,508, free of income tax, haq been received by, or credited to, the


Hallfalx Building Society as the their savinigs.


Gbver a neht’s new Hquslng law local authorities would be faced m h


Sir fnooh Hill declared tha ;


and for; ipertles; which


hard Honours in the forward line went The oplahce of profit tor the ye W to the left wing, Emmett and Kitchen payme it of aU expenses


gave but occasional glimpses of his'best form, although he must be given credit for several perfect passes and his two goals. After a good start, Allen deteriorated, and Wade, whilst scoring a “ hat trick,’’ .did not keep the line balanced as he might have done and lacked craft.


trlbutiin arid alllnterest due to tors t( the date of the Accourit


. , • '


7s. 10c ^ mffing a total of £3,101,874 1^' In t ie year under, review, interest ana


gave a his forward’s well. Neither Richardson I bf Shareauiucio nis lorwa


, Cup/lines (som#ing like toe prus^t S,r ■ William Brass ,'l'Cup ■ competiUon \Vitho t handicaps) will ;-be- highly pob#r, « winter a man .travelling to whalley from


i A Lort 'of totuiilon tells toe put .the nejv pysteto 'Of. playlhg


, i - r


Clitheroe.will kildw that he has at games to play, # at l®ast two smgles and two doubles sets to enjoy.; Mbre play, and less time-.b?ngliig about'will b? the order of the day when the 1938-9 season dawns, and


a Jolly good thing too;. ' ■ -; ! OFFICIALS OLD AND^ NEW


or the forthcoming season. fup toe


wing wa!s more .prominent.; Hignett Yarned Inexperienced and had s t fp g e | Jewarl for their .thrift, and f6r toelr lapses sandMched between smart pieces |


SocIet?’3 Members and. Deposit^ a^s.a nation In the selectloiii pi the ,


home of If . the


I was pleased 'to know that tlie majority of f the experienced I officials .had ^ n , rMlected


have full confidence in those wfio have bunt associarioi), was evident from the made (o


oppose toe Chataan, Mr. ,W. A. Peters, the Hon; General Secretary, -Mr.


act* that no homtoations^ w?re D. Sraitl became


the task of hulldlng 430,000 housed or flats wlthW the -next five or six years. Hq. urged tne greater use by those authorities and' tffe building industry of toe pror visions of the'.-Housing Acts that enable bulldla:; societies’ funds to be used-to finance the erection of-houses ;o let te workhg clqss people. '


, ' “ Ori -the ■ questlbfi of Insurance of properly-against'wpr risks the Building Sbcletlt s’ I Association has been -In con}-


!


stant touch with: the Goyerrimentto secure an;official assurance t ia t the respo: fl IbUity for war, damage, should it come, ■\70uid be borne by the Ecchequey as part of the Inevitable cost and.loss of any iosslble war,” he said. Sir Walter J Womersley, M.P.. Assistant


the [Hon.:General Treasurer, the Hon. Result! Secretaryi Mr burrt and- -toe Hon. Registerat Mf.iH. A.-;'Whiteside. Thus toeii good.workj! ,C ; '


anditoe ballot papers provided Mr. '• W .; L. Wilkinson was


Elections were held for the other positions


Chairman, i jposition # , eminently fitted,:as .evtoced at


elected 'Vice; which he [is the Manage-


' all continue new officials,


ment meeting [which followed the Sppto- meeting;'when Ihe presided. Messre E. Y. Bush and W„ H. Baskerville # 1 hold the important positions „ of competition secre­ taries, and # 1 -be responsible for the supervision , of Ml toe 1938-9 championships and'other combetitions. .In .othbr words they


will* be busy jM wtoter. , [ !


first time to, [serve on , toe,[ Managemoto committee; "among, them, ..being. MessrefaT;; 'Holden,'K. SheVlikerrand E, PerkerTronYtoe first division flubs. ■ The, twp:^ laWerijpaye. already proved [their worth this .TOtor.on-,


Several -young' men were elected foy ‘toe


Postn.aster-Genefal, said that p rk ln g - class li .vestmetit was the bulwark of thp natlo:i’ ) security, and the total Invested Iri th! PoH Office, National Savings,-the trustte savings banks, building societies, and ir dustrlal and provident societies was 1) 2,800,000,000.


.championships have been ,'held iUt St. James’s Scnobl, and Messrs, K. ;§herIlL^. and- E. Parker jhave been. tostrument!tL%


the [occasions when toter-league #1®®® W.;


Treasurer, ' but clubs will kiioW that dnceiagato. toe asroclatlon aual-


' t # arejiiiallfled persons,.'./


secretary the Ribblesdale Association has to Mr.; A. D.'’Smith. After eight Vears to


contact with the In. declaring that the In. the! best hands stoce 1939, agepient committee of the assqcffil# realise


*thl3,1 .know..;!;-*! ' . . ■ ( -/j : Only those Who'come t o t o


[tactoed S i ' t o e - ’o {years ago.


toe; actual work, done by to® jW ? , know to what (dimensions toe dqtles; have


^ - H toe present ra e cototo^^^ distributed: In a


I ®®a®on^ ,®1^‘


and G. Tayloi iwUl find no #WS :ih ,to®) accounts, is ceHfiln,' with Mr,. E.,BrOTta |,as.


organising slnfilar functions lal ,to®''-/".f?!|i'B That the* new! auditors Mesqrs. T.-Hoi^j;;


■ ■[*.,/':*■


Above Ml ehe the seaton .tbat Is drawing to a-Tloae has; revealed what a wonderfm


Rowland DPABLE.


'Slaidburn..... ■Wlgglesworth-


Bolton-byrBow Newton;.....i.


*100'M.,Tomlintin i 86 ;T,/'Metcalfe .. 70 Rii Jackson ......|:T|. '.-79'S.! Robinson


;! 93'J.[ A. Tomlinson ■; :-27 Wi- Gapstlok* ...::!'. i '25 Handicap ’ ;d80 * :


-[NEVSTOril’ V.


it)6 R; Walmsiey.... '10 J.i Franklalid .. :0 Ej Rushtoni....;


-lOOVri Rushto) 600


WIGGLES’


TOO Sj, Rushtoii ,480


TOO J.'ciaik .. ' ' ,100 Hy- Hanson' i-BO W; Lambert


Itto J.i Dawson 100\R.: Bretheijtpn


(Tdsslde l^ r i r o E V. aOL'TON-BY-BOWLi^. G. Wilkinson ;6(


.1..


p. if. 16 13 16 'l l : ,5 . 16 , 7 8 16. - 5(10 11 16 3 13 0


:L iD. Pti, 3 0:2(:


0 22


:r. E. Brool W. C. Cha|t-. on. Seoretaiy,


toe clubs


am- tobltoed to - agree stoat, hi? .optolon ebrreot, and otoerp will confirm this, !


.sbre. / teady: tactics arid - long, hantocab were too


much for G. Taylor. , everything he cpiild to storin-thd youths, off the'table, even sbffttag;the;table,from^ its


shOi ld liki to see ehtertog teams are toe. Old


local "cricket 1 clubs, 1 lead of East Lancamire Blackpool tol toelr ilpcal fepgue, by tabid tennis teams..!


which I hire’ at


moor LANE v.[ whaiIley


:3 Handicap 13


4 G.Ford 4 0. Chew!......» 2 0, M. Fort 0 A. N. Other - 0 E. Parkej


Ifirst DIVISION ■


CUtherorilans, am could foUoy Blackbunl, nil


mnlng nomads


R. A. Hindle R; HargreiVes


...... J. cua


WHALLEY ; CHI JRCH v. [eONSbiRVAT^


5 J. Taylo: 5 h; Greenwood 3 F.:Birtwell 5 J. Robtoton


5 A. Briggs 0 Handicap


23. . . ; \THALLEY reai


1 0 0. Rydeieard / I'W. Barnes ... . 2 J. R.:Q4inn:.. I P. Wiggins ...


■ 3 R,:Martto ... 6-Handica;? .


13 eadl’ ever taken p5rt,to; . .Why he wad so '.WHALlBy METHOD]


s 'v BushI-K.,stoker T.jWilson, I


0 -T. Bailey, J. 3 Handicap 12


J. Bailey .; I t . Holj


4 N. Cawley, W.,!Hayhurs| ■ Ai Hami


'WHA lLisY


. 1, ..... E. Brpbks, ( W. 'A. P#r's,


B,Mt|rtto;-(


.. G; Gamtt,* 0 ... G. Taylor 0 Handicap 4 ; i'y


iGjIBOOM - v; jK.S.C. ,.v V.BUSh


... N. Cawley . J. Halhurst Handicap


'22 V. fcsic.


!. ti. Chatburn len, P. -Fdrreot


[on, L. Brfadley Handicap


11


MOUNT ZION [ second / ? r ’isioN


2 E. Grainger, Ji 5 J. Hall; R. Dr 5 Handicap


18. CHA-IBURN'i CHURjefl V.


4T. Rigby. T.j H , JH.-.DuCporlh,


4 Astin, P, ~ 4 Handicap -


W,


15 ''I WADDINGTpN


2 E. Tomllnsop, 0 P. Jackson,m A. ’


- J|aMES'


,3 T. Hudson, j. # ln ;l , ' • , u » ' 0.[ Bailey, T. Hltchen.


iidson .:L. Shuttlqworth 1


CHeethftln R, Bleazai'd, J. Porter •Handicap


6 V. PARISH : CHURCH


H. DaWson es, W. Ca


2 D. Booth,, j j Hi:ltd ’Whiteside, 5 Handicap


Tomlihson T i


NORTH [ EAST , bibblesda]!i;


1 E. v! Bush * 0 G. Ford ; 0 T. Hudson .


1 E. if. Bush* 0 G. Ford .;.; OT. Hudson 1 E. V.-*Bush,


0 G. Fotd ;.!. 0 T. HUdsoil ;. 1 J, Tayisf, K.


verley 3


C. Sllnger '5 Kay


Haidicap’


LANCASHIRE ACCRINGTON


. J. Hargreaves ' ! J, Hargreaves, I T.ffaylor, p


J. Ifan 1


LEAGUE, reaves 0


T..Taylor !


Sheflik^er H Barnes, 'Vy. Cain 0


.... A.,Skelton, 1, . .. . A. 'Skelton


, ,, . T.[Taylbr' ! ... A. Skelton p


V 0 SABDEN.


J. Wi Parkinson 10(i Handicap T , 666


. H. Hayburst lOt , Hi Ainsworth 10( .. A. HayhurstTOl i -N. Parkinson 10('


SLAIDBDEN., ....•'H. LaWon


... E. Leeming ' ■'


.i....G.* Green' ... T, Leeinlng . T. Robinson . -F. Whitfield


NEWTON


*'69 C/ RushtOL , R. firethlrtdh T6( -■51 H’- -Lamben: ..kli.


. R; Walfcley 10(' ,..., J."Dawson' 7! ;) A. Rushton 8! J. Frahkland IOC E. RuShton 8!


54!:


. .Durbig the pret sevei years thrijarea his (C


creased Troqi 66 /to 4f overTj.600,()00 bunches


[been sold.


growing ’anemohes :inj„lhri :Countrty [ has has. to' gfcres, . 2!hl? winter of the. fibwdrs have


44


last Sunday. [In the morning the preacher was Mr! R. Holgate,ii)f Slihon- stone, and in the evening iMr.. W. Ashworth, F.G.S./ F.E.G.S., of BrInEcall. In the afternoonithe choir, rerdercd the sacred, cantata, “The Better Land.” The principals were Miss M.,Reap,; [soprano), of Hapton, Mr. W.* Ashworth [(tenor), of Burnley, and Mr. :'W. Maden Hapton. The organist wat Greenwood, of GQtoe, and Tltterinejton, choirmaster.'


CHOIR SERMONS.-The mpns of the Meth'o^st Church


btiolr ]Ser- ;ookplace


form of the farce eiltltled, “ Till Further Orders,” ! A gobd attendance'r appreoiated the play;


PASTOR AS PRObuCER.- ,, scholars [of the Baptist Schoo concert last Saturday,


this;


Rirnis, Miss ElsleiWebster;. Brmda Har- Blrtweff


iVlMrs.lD. Harvey, M S Jane The ;*TXilsua umaxv tiW 361


Connie filrtwell; 'iMrs. Freda Crick i Swmton Staigi Jackson, The play* was prod Rev. |D. S. Jamlesoii. The was raised, ;


.;i.j!: .;


D. S. Jamlesdri ofiJtilated, The mourners, were Miss Freda Crick, Miss p s le CHck and Miss Qreen,'Mrv{intl Mrs; and Mrs.-Qreeh,' Mr. :ahd Mrs, Mr. and Mrs. T. Jafekson; Mr*


Whalley-road,, took (Place In t ie Baptist burial ground,las^seturday.*! The Re'v,


Mrs. Roberts, Mrs.!;jY EHopWAod, Mr,-P, Hblpwood, fdti Ji'ijR.; Alflswj


(Contlpued foo^of next col 1 '* * ' ■ ’


'


Crii^.'Mr. P. preen, ,'Hopwood,


rth| Mr§, amn).:'


f. INTERMEN'T'O’P MRS.' GRIESN.UThe uneral of Mrs, EHea .Green • !83) of 3, i(ia_k_mg;the parts were ' ’ ' HURST IREEN.


of Jacob’s Joins took place on Tuesday at the Assembly I Hooiris Tn aid of the Brass Band fund] Since October; many


JACOB’S JOINS.-kThe last of a; series


(bass), of ' Wr.:'H, Tfr.; T. ! ' I ; ■ " ■


'he' adult gave a ____


vey. Miss Mildred Phlpps, Rev. Di iiS. :Jamieson; I Carol Mason, Mrs. D/S. 'Jamieson; i AWerman John P. Mason, Mft G.. B Wtod; Alan


m


taken iby:- ij'odj Mrs. Ronnie


xwxxu.


Kemp, Mr. R. Palrfitt; Ruby Vernon, Ml?s .


pjogiattj ■‘ " -Mlss Vi Mr. N., :ed hy'the a of-£9


■as also did Mr! T. Wilton, Therb were thirteen tablesifoi: vhlsLand the winners


enjoyable .evenings have been spent by the organisers anl women supporters, and to theseithe in nd owe many thanks. Tuesday evening’s event was completed by a dance. 1 (luring riptoli the women supporters handed to the band £12, the result of their effoi to. Mr. F. W. Worden, fchalrman of the bs-nd, expressed thanks,


for dfinclng and i he evening was greatly 'pnjoybd.


Mrs. P. Uvesey. '


■were Mr. W. Jaccues, Miss M. Weds and Mr, jfHardlker played


i JUMBLE, SALEi And I DANCE.— There iwas; a good respbnSe to the appeal for St! 'Joseph’s Schpol (chapel. Fund, on Saturday, when a jumble sale’ and dance [Was held In the schoolroom, a’, sum of A domino drive


l£28 being realise^ took place, thel 'Alhstoth, Miss B


Ainsworth. 0?h ^tfbn. by Miss T! ;and Mr. j. Emblejr.


(Continued frob Clifford Thomas Had a glorlom: chance pHi.TBURN SWIFTS


4 G. and* P. Bralthwaite; L| Charters, -T. Hblgate


Scott R, Bp; ker, M.- Hudson'


her i


s. Liinbert, S. I d e # : abs. Handicap


, Y :


of completing his ‘f hat trick ’!! fpr the second time this season against Droyls­


den but, provided ridth an open gpal by Harry' Kitcheh, he| made a wild : 8hot which was many yaiids too high- Thomas accomplished : the ;|f‘ hat trick;‘I agatast Southport Reserve : 6n Decemhor ’ 18th, and at present has i|lj9 goals to h ,s credit.


Saturday morning; to watch thO hunr dreds of cars containing Suiderland supporters .pass through Cllthen e on the way to Ewood Park for the semi-final round of the Engllkh Cup competition. Many of them oported the teams colours


' It was’ trimendbusly:,,lhtereitlng.,‘oni


K, Sherliker ' J, Bklley


D. Datyson p. Brennan


Handicap. 6 21


the to'e- and


fiotball will be Interested, .to - see that South Liverpool have, signified; - their intention of making: appUcato for Admission next season tt> ,the Npijthem section, of the Third Division. They [easily c efeated Lancaster in the final rqqnd of t ie Lancashire JunlbriCup competition end are firm favotlrltes for ileague Honours, If they defeat Bacup,iln the semi-final round of: the Combination Cup competition; they, meet the winners df the Clltheroe-Bo]ithport Reserve


Followers of Lancishlre Cottibltiatlon


duel. I Recalled as leader


attack; Wilfred Wade^ With Clltheroe on centre-half, celebratep


N who last played: of Clltheroe’s


L c l l v i L C iwUn * v y *' ** *^ - -^ ■) 'i J *7 korlng a “ hat trlck/’ i igalnst Drbylsdeqtf


ovember 6th, at his return by-


He Joined Clltheroe originally as a centre forward and in one sepson scored pearly


lorty goals. Clltheroe have a:| wonderful [home


record, having scored no fewer than 89 goals at. the Shaw;Bridge ground, tlds season In league games alone,-while; the


bpposltlon- has totalled 31. Op-nine bccaslons, the Clltheroe forwards; have [scored, five or moreij[goals, the! biggest victory being on Martm 12th, whe i Ley- land Motors were defeated by nln ! goals


C A N D ID eO M M E N '/’S O N ^ T O P IC A L E yEN jT S . G O S S IP A B O U T i PLA YER S.— -By ";Sl^][PEl”


Wedhesday, It Is expected that Northern. Nomads will visit the Shaw Bridge ground; Clltheroe arelqway to Lancaster


on Good Friday, and away I to Liverpool Marine on Saturday, ib rt they will be at home on Easter Mond ly for the return visit of Lancaster.! Th( following Satur­ day Clitheroe are ihoPng to: visit Great Hartfood, and the* Mdnday afterwards (April 25th) to Pla^l their semi-final, match vvlth Southpo t Rdserve In the Lancashire Comblnaton Cup .compeU-,


t l o n . / , -j '1. Goalkeepers do:not oftep wear;over­


coats, but this iwaa the lexperlence of i Harold Wlndle,.Clltheroe # r lsh Church, goalkeeper,, on Saturday, in the, match with Hlshton. So poor:was the opposition, that Harold put bn his overcoat to keep warm.The margin favour of the Parish, Church might haVei been much bigger: had goals really mattered. Rlshton lost, two of their players throukh injury and; this spoiled the ganle.ll Rarlsh Church were handicapped without: the services[


of Harry '■ Whittaker Alec • Robinson,i Charlld'Walmsley: andi'iFrepdy Holt.,


:


In the next few weeks,. Parish ChurcH. h'ave some hard matahes to Play. To-


to three. 'Clltheroe'lfetarted thfe season badly, winning only;! one of thete first four home matches!,; They hdvs done wonderfully well- since the New Year and,-, in-then; laSt nltie games jdt Ihe Shaw Bridge ground, have tec red 54 goals, which Is an aVirage of six. _ This is a record that will t # someib#lng.


frequent gfound.


Scouts


for- league! clubs ha\ e been visitors to the Shaw Bridge On Satuiday, I linperstand,


the crowd Included [ representatives of Manchester City ' aild Wolverhpmpton


Wanderers.


Thompson, the club’s left ,ha f-ba#; secured from Feniicdwles, Is pne! pf, tne best captures Clithbroe have; had for some time. As a m'itter of fact, he h ^ been on Darwen’s books and was jtron^y recommended by ' Ajustln Campbell, the former Darwen' playpr, who had a long experlehce in, Fhej; Division .ootball. Campbell himself was one of toe .best half-backs in the,! | country:: w lett played for Blackburn Rovers, and many wingers declared him the best .they ;ever


Supporters geneMy ' agree that -.1 ' ' " ■ ■ played against. . , ' ' ' ' I'j :


mbrrow, they are pt iffoto®, to’ who inflicted the he # e s t defeat of the season when th e ite^ s n et In Septem­ ber Ewbank won, mis match by five , clear-goals, of whlchlifour were obtained


by Harry Woods, In.a few matches-


who last season,played.; Chtheroe.


Derry City, In the I r t o League. I refer to: Billy Rigby, b native of the Bolton


across the. father [ player who Is now la


At 'Chorley, a fort tolling light with _ _


district, who Y'®®! oiltelde-:lght for Clith­ eroe several seasons a^o, ind one of the fastest''players Gllth.eroe .ever had on,


their books? H piBmo:'y : serves, his


Evans,'who later] Jo liji jwhalley teams, in, the


league will be all tlje


win chief honour^ next president-elect ,1s Mi.[G.


iOgae . , I


Gafratt and Tom Hi Phil Brennan,: the Church'Institute sec:


becoming increaslilg: Green, where two t! stalled at the.Assbm


Institute played a > ,.. __.1 .. ;l understand eha


successor in the; Clltheroe team was :i0.dham Athletic.


president of the I-eadlnL the management cc mmlttee, the l^alley clubs will be weirr.epresehted by .Geo.rge


t o . ■;


popular at; Hurst have been In-


table teiinls is


tennis Is also;pjay’ Catholic Club,! ahdl: Vhalley [ Church


Roomsj' (Table at the village


liold his* own wltp. .league.'I'


have one player, R! |


himself for the Friday night, in tl e


.^red and whiter-dbd Sunderland nien


'the evening, they Iwere extremely quiet as they passed through the.tewn onCe agalto Most of the. rlbbons had been


I met In the morning seemed fu! 1 of con­ fidence that their team would 'Wn, In


removed from the pars. • j'l[ ' " [


Football' Club * hare a very busy: pro gramme. To-mprrow they ; visit Northern Nomads, iand on Monday they are awOy to South Liverpocl. ' The followlhg Saturday, South: Liverpool come to the Shaw Bridge grourd and, to avoid a clash with the Pendto Forest Hunt steeplechaser the match is to be played in the'evening.


During'the next! lew weeks, Iciltheroe


Just as busy,;if arrangements pleted with Leyland Motors


Nomads. On Mohjday, April hoped to play the: Leyland, Motors [


8nd, .on the away


’The following week, Clltherc e wto be ..


I — are com- ahd the


malch: with following


, ItH, it Is


'eated the Conservative toe skipper, led, hi? Jne


When Whalley : [


Very' able player qi lactlcs.


Is


Uke' Clltheroe M el liodlsts, Hurst: Green mos


frienc ly match! there. Arnlstead, who can


n^AU r nova playerfiYln the


JV' . y ' " f Tommy Hudson gf


Inter ye a


Should make greai irpgfess'at theganie, hurch Institute de-:


and with moi e atta


ohsecutlve > cham; flpijshlp. Arthur Is a. n i


n to their third 1 past master of


,eague was rect giilJed at the annual neetlhg on ThUrsds.y wpek; when he was. ilected competition secretary. He will Work In conjunctl n. mth Mr. E. V; Bush, riho is already .at] ejxiieijienced organiser.


Mr. W. H. Basl ervl lie’s' service [to the-


I A very bold /[step was taken at the annual meeting iiwt en it was,' decided to discard handicap? :iext season, and to have two divisions wilh, promotion arid relegation. The'stirenge? teams are likely


to be Jubilant, but [some bf the more In­


experienced teams will possibly flna it hard to raise a team, pslrtlcularly If they slide' towards thp pottom of the league table.


niatih with Accring- cklng strokes he


good account of league team on.


e local table tennis, raore anxious, to season as the C. Taylor, the- Room. On


deri, as well:as:by popular Whalley'


jackets;ra away with backed * tween, i pockets oh ponding n(| ^ A? expecT


alngle or allm and breast-hlg| trimmed ’


xaggerab


as ;fashio:| toopes will I varied iaref that It c| atyle for i decreed th| e . Jackets


Spring!


,lgh|t ago, I came f an old Clltheroe


SPORTS JOTTINGS


■ t ■


i t e


i


THAT


'[cheaper ar [mongrel, i Is to be desj f expensive : thoroughbii Many pi


:.geon at ad i This saves | i. j.


1 puppies tra tlon and ■“ i


: It Is a(


fiave a nev scourge-


; wire run , i’spend mticl : doors uiitlll : box:with (thisenolosil


(day.: iGr milk will mlncedmej .the chill o f rind' remoy Always


.little hard ptherwlsej


addressing! to come t f older and


your new r know the


:- When yol (;dog, buy fr| i price may


(Off the igrol A puppyf


only by pleated, front, ani| features. HereiarJ


Ideas. iCul high aref striped I worn witH material prove ver • Fjavolir'


striped, cm cords, grol


Club, A. Briggs,,


dark win! Shades of] will also 1


EXEI ; O’ w|


'dobs are' .open spac]


culf. to ■ [scamper ’


:«fitet 'th^ 'must be ;


:vious onel ' lu i on tlf


,*wr?te to . *mqnth|coj exorcise


i in a ce, iWaggers’J A?sociati(j 'sentation


■]ivd in; S j that is 5« in? and t| dogs to ; further ( even wha


lin progre [All at on


'with syn^ ’dents wb| thflr loc manner (_


and twee(f Rark bl|


' ■' numerdu naturallj shouldl I healtb^il that grri but coni


'vlnnfers being Miss E.


jhls band stipplle^ tie n|uslc for dafaclng. prec


’Mrs./Appleton,* Miss HOWBirth. The (ioriege ,the’ !Rev. D, S.jJaml jPratt. The beafqrs


i'Alnsiworth, W,. Alnqwo: F, Parfitt, C. wo)d’, :J. iPafsbns. There were tributes.;


iof L. Howatth,


Chadwick, Mrs: T[hPmpE Miss'Bridge, Mlss Woor


idlng column). m, Miss Parsons,


oldem ’Mlss M. Bolton, Mil* J. Hardlker and


Alnqworth and Mr, J., ;r competitions we)fe


'■needs o j ; [stage/ air.


■comnioq


’Son and Mr. W. ere Messrs. F. A; Rlddlough;


Tahoney and M. large number pf


■Irtangpmento by Exors,.


;i Mrs. G.' Wood, argreaves. Miss’ was preceded by


. ;to sucll walker grumbl| dogs fr excuse j ■with; the cod and th|


or: will and fo


* *:.'d0gs w| '-'b.eing'


I as to .no'6x0


i PeopI A fel


saying In Urban Dl friendly I soon resj could ncT In any


MW’rMtW.jJgf.Y-h-ilri.l


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