[ l i i i p 4m m ...... ' M B B a s a b i g m M i i t o 1 h!:"' I OirTHEROE ADVERTISER ! AND TIMES. FRIDAY, MARCii 4. 1938 t ! ars Ago OF mar] 4th, 1913,


,s i i 1911 thati a Wesleyan Sunday |was established |at Langho Inia lfw'


lassiooffi'separmed by slidlngj doors.' | t vas ’.^bO, one of the coiidiUbns |a t £720 should' be.paid oS|within nonths of the papel being opened.’ snbig ceremony was performed by litjclell, of Wilpshire, to whom:the It, Mr. F. Hawqrth, of Preston, pre- I p si ver-gilt key.! Among those,taking ■


t chapel was omhed on Malm Bto, feating-:' accommodation provided ‘ lor l! cculdlbe incrm'sed by, the aiddlUon


I), w. Solomon, wd J. lo. Homgbihx)]!; Id charge of the Work at Lah^hbi Slie le Cu-cuit was ripresedted by MbSsrs. ladb and J. H. t


f th( dedication ^rylde were the fiev. cterlale (Chairmah of the ^olton


the eighth and last of the season’s iblic Lectures. Mr. W. H. Hk^ jk the chair. :


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;ib]ect debated by Clitheroe’s Mbck Choral Union, at a concert; in


sory training for hpme defentse”


pipejr of Hamelih,” with Messrs) W. D. Hanson' as soloists. ' Jthe ■ bus section of. the programnip Vas


Hall, under the conductorship Wood, gave :the cantata,'


nted; to by Miss; Beatrice .Fielding, Mr. Richard Evans,' baritone; to .


ijnlinson, • solo iviolin;, Mons.' ’ Jpan ’ceUist; and the'Jean'-Tomll^n


lartette, which;included Miss.. (Accrington)' hnd 'Miss .Oh


le cf


tjhe piano.! Ij ' aidwork was held at Mount; Obn


i). An' orchestra, compq local amateurs: played the! acfit to the ; cantata, withhMld


of the organ b-enovation fmd. •|.’


I'Jami at


lealm.


Gisbum, and flfterwardsi-jfoff 32 teyland, resigned his'lwst; OiTO


les Blakely, ! the i


iJosbph Lof(house. Jubilee Terwc®. im, died on the 3rd, at the age op 52. en ployed aS a miisoh foi‘ many yjfars; !is, J. Lee and Sons.


Iwal IS, 6, Bawdlands, 55 years;. Ali^ Pimlico) 51 j^ars; Mrs. EUzab Boltbn-by-BowIand;;. 80 il yti—, Henry Dickinson, CUoses Cottages, ) B -idge, 68 yearS; - ■ .; •


laths wei-e; William Gordon , 40, Taylor-street, aged .70: yei


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machines, I airships and baP- the subject: selected by Miss JO;


tellei A few lionths later the qii building a chapel was moot^''( once taken -up' with enthusla o jeratlons betan in Octobw, liaig,’


county, am the late C( lonel Jo Parker, C.E., P,S.A., of Browsholme'Hall, Clitheroe, whose death we recorded last week, was illustrated: at the funbral, which took place ap St. Helen's Church,; Waddlngtoi i, on Monday,


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/agrlcultura; and | research societies, 1 drawn fron all parts of the countiy, and with them were lalge numbers of. per­


estates anb vlllagei's of Bashall Eaves and Waddl igton sat side by side In'the church wit i represbntatlves of military,


Tenants 6f Browsholme and Alklncotes i ,


amily was one from Her Majesty (jueen Mary, who several J years ago spent an afternoon at Browsnolme Hall.


congregatlojn - assembled through the pouring r ^ n , ; many of the representa­ tives carry! ig florall tributes which were added to ll e large number of wrgaths sent to Browsholme.|


chancel we: e the Rev. J. R. H. Glover (Vicar of Vhitewell) and the Rev. A. V. Atkinson (Vicar I of Weaverham, Cheshire).' i


Dyson was Organist p The bearers were tenants and , work­


Robert G. Pirker; Miss Parker, daughter;. Mr. and Mrs. Erld L oyd,- son-ln-Iaw; and daughter; kflss Campbell hnd' Miss M. B.


eople of th'e Browsholme estate. The family imouhiers were Captain


Campbell, nltxes. [


the Hall were, Mr. Lancelot 8. Charlton, of York, who represbntedi Captain ; and Mrs. Allen; M):s..R. J. C. Parker, Captain Edward Lister Parker


Others who; occupied carriages from i i


Charles Clark: Abercrombie, | . private secretary, ' . Mr, James Wright; for lover fifty years in Colonel Parker!s personal service; larid Mr. Harbisher.ibutler. i Colonel Parker was associated .with


....».... (New York), i Mr.


Record Society of Lancashire apd. .Cheshire; Mr. J. p. E. Bennett. . i ,


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Yorkshire Arohaeoioglcal Society: Mr; H. Chapman,'Mr. TfW. Monkhouse. and Mr. E.’ W. i(/rossley.- I


Genealogical i I Society and Chetham Society:-Mr.'A. Theodore R. Houghfenj


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lan ' datid |MAR.4th,18a8 o « d « p # « d » d ;


le Bible an^ Science” was the title Ectdre delivered by the Rev.,Ge()ltge jin, B.A., of iWhalley, a t CUth^oe School. Mr. John Bowker iwaS an;


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J Sessional Division should .be iliiiz- landi kept under; control until .the ' 1 wa!s revoked! '


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Ilnter, which has been on the whole land genial, Is^ certainly goingiout


le. The telegfanis from Ameidca lus abundant d e t ^ of thglredlly |fu l consequences of the cyclones, does and blizzards which seem’ito ' become almost everyday occurrences at part of the world."


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Is. HOLIDAY railway • caravAns, ' I


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I popularity of the Holiday Caravans pn Railway has'led in many instances


. |week.,


luxurious type of; vehicle' used I for tjils le, uid can accommodate sixipersbns tree two-berth icompartmmts; .wth |robiii, kitchen and qomplete equipmwt. lland the coaches j will 'oply p ro ^ e Jmoc ation for four persons.


igust Bank Holiday, Week, 1938; . |i cosjches which are] 50ft.i long,] are the


|bed and table’linen, crockery, iete,;i is Emd the only ektra'b()st ,iS;oll;;for_


, ■ j ■ : ji i IIg and iightlng.l,; | , ! ..i ; J ) 'i ■.


| r tb Saturday, June; 25th; £3 per week- 1 Saturday June: 26th, £4 per week.1 ; 1 Siturday September 3rd, £3_ 10s. per '..ji .


tal' charges In England,! Wales and Scotland. 1 I;. i' ',1


|08.,per weeK, exceptJtrpin June 2Bth,|U). nb^i 2nd, when theicharge will bej£3


1 Saturday September 3rd, £3 per wpek In Northern! Ireland : | ! y .


|n England, : Wales or Scotland and. i p ites in Northern Irelsnd. I [ i


I the. Easter; Holiday!only, coaches qftn okgd from Thureday, 14th. April,sW 15th April,' minimum rental ;£3 fPr,


: cbaches will be, Ibcatied at rpral ^ ir tractive areas lpi the Lake;Dlstiwt,


I IWo 'cestershlre, Scotland/' Ireland.) I f .


e Lancashire, North, Wales;'CenW IMrbyshire, Gloucestefshlre;: Shnip-


] Commercial Manager, tMB. E gw ym 1 House, London, or the .Dlstrict’J p ' ! ■ Mimager, Hunt’s Bank, Manchestefw :


paitlculars may be bbtaihed:ftbm tpe . 11 1,1 ,


:aravan being! re-booked por W38 • iatdy after the 1937 holiday, land She |pf he coaches are) already booked'pp


Ingiincldents in connection with th e Itorms and sevbrc biting; frosts, ; bad as is our fate, worse things are ped from other countries. i fii th e . 1 slates of America, after th e .u su a l. bn of our cousins there, they haVe led an even moreisensationaliatmo,-


Iloa The newspapers are; full of


hltlpiately nin; down and shot [at lington, the ; Bolton-by-Bowland Itrhtes made; ah order th a t all ddgs Te several townships comprising the '


owing a case iof rabies ini a dbg i h^d bitten |a horse and a cow And'


Lancashire Parish Register Society: Dr. E. Bosdin Leach. I


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Lancashire! and Cheshire Antiquarian Society.' Dr. Dewart and Mr; W. Salisbury


Yorkshire Parish Rjeglster Society: i Mr. W. Townend.


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Bowland R.D.C.: Mr. S. Walmsley and Mr. T.'Walker; '


Ancient House of 'H. Whlttfiker. , .


Governors oi Clitheroe Grammar School: Mr. A. Rl Gradwell and Miss Lumb (headmistress).


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Newton ahd: Slaldbum Poor Land Trustees Mr. T. Carr.


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Chipping land District . Agricultural Society: to . W. Robinson-and Mr. T. B Proctor. I'I ■; ■' ' ' ' r


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Ribchester Museuni of ;Roman Anti­ quaries: jRev. S. $ldebotham,


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Richard Milncs Chai Wilklnsoh,


Bolton-by-Bowland Magistrates: ^ Major M. N. Wright (dhalrman), Miss,;-V.


cfolDrI •_ The Green boward^: Biggs


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Garnett,} Messrs! H. C. StarMe; J. Cottam, pWatscin and Mr. H. Weeks


Clltheroe 'Coiinty Magistratesi-^to: N; Garnettluid Mr. J. Berkeley-Weld.


Thrfollovjing werh alSo represented as Yeatilian'; I


Ityj Mr. L. C. IGng- .


• Lieut. .'•• , , ,


lackburn society (^f Antiquaries; , Mr. • Lawson Duxbury.j i. „


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Monument Committee i and Laity, Church Assembly: Mr, . ,


Corps of Commlsslohers:! Major F. Batt„ Arch Tykes Club: Cjolonel Milbourni and Mr. W. H. Townend. I


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mindful of the lovd” and “ For all the Saints,” were sung, I together with the 23rd Psalm and the|Nunc Dimlttls. The choir was in attendance, and Mr. H.


The hymns,! “ And now .0 Father, |


was conduc ,ed by the Rev, C. H. Lambert, Warden of Whalley| Abbey, while a t the church an ImpreaMve service was icon- ducted by t! le Vicar of Waddlngton (Rev. W. G. Jones), assisted by the Archdeacon of Craven (The Venerable F. G. Ackerley) who read t i e lesson, and by the Bishop of Blackburn (Dr. R. M. Herbert) who later condu :ted the committal service, when ;the,l bofOn t o lowered Into .the family! v au lw h ich Ihad been lined iwith evergreens, red andlwhlte camellas; and snowdrops, irought from Browsholme. : Other clei gy occupying positions Inithe


At the Imll,! a service for the family . . '


Muffled peals, were sounded as the Mr. Wright I and family, I ‘


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|The staff , and pupils'of Clitheroe Rciyal I Grammar School. |Dr. and Mrs. Macdpnald,


iMrs. Mensell Chlldi-Vllllers. I I


All rank! All rank! Rev, W. Dr. and Mr. and Mrs. Car


Mrs. Jame? Walmsley. ipbell Chads..


t o . Cooper. “ Abble”l I


iLIeutenant-Commander and the Hon. Trevor and Mrs;! Parker,


iiSt., Helen’s Church Council arid worl*^®rB. Mr. and Mrs.- Charles Clark.


Mrs. Neville Parker; Nurse-Smart. ■' iMrs. R. F. Smythe. ! ■


Mrs. Bpoth and the scholars pf I Bashall Eaves C. of E. School anp iBashall Eaves children attending Rlbblesdiile Senior School.-!


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The Council and Members, of the Chet­ ham. Society.. I . '


Colonel Kltson Clark and Miss Mary Kltsoii Clark.


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Officers tod Members Surtee: Archaeo- B - logical Society. N


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many research so deties in the North,* and these andiothe: bodies were repre­ sented as follows:


Bashall Eaves and Browsholme Show Committee.


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Mr. C. 0 [ Spink; I i Messrs. Houlker and Son. Congregation of i 'Whlteweh Parish Church and School childrep.


lackburi Antiquarian.Society. I


Major and Mrs. Aspinall. The Essay Club, i


Members of 'the Dlnckley Clul); Prestoh. Chipping and District Agricultural


Tenants pf Browsholme Estat'i. '


The Green Howards,' Mr. N.L.I Barrett. I . Lady Worsley-Taylor.' Mr. Francis Weld.: Members M Yorkshire.


Society..'' ! , ' : of Horbury Conservatl re Club, 'Harrogatb members of the Yorkshire


r. and Mrs.' E, H. Neal ^nd sisters, Horbury.


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I Archaleologlcal Sbclety. 1“A Green Howard.”] jBlackburh Tenants of the Ccxlne Estate. Brother pfllcers of The Green Howards.


Major Levin.- '


1 A mepiorlal service wlll ibe held at St. Heleii’s Church, Waddlngtpn, kt 10-30 a m. on Sunday, and! will be conducted by the Vicai (Rev. W. G. Jones)|


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Rector of Huntsham, Devon! (formerly Vicar of IWaddlngton), was unfortunate­ ly prevtnted from paying] his last respects lo a very good friend Indeed, owing to his Sundaylservices and the Im- .possibility of a night journey.


The Rev. R. Maitland Henderson, THE INQUEST. I I


“ Colonel Parker I told me that he p tripped dver.the flex and thfit it was a This statement was made by Dr.


ure accident ’ with !nobody else! in any t o to blame.” ' i


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Cooper, |of Clitheroe, a t an Inquest, yesterday week, conducted by the Skip-. Ion Coroner (Mr. E. Wood) at Browsholme


The Pendle Forest Punt: Mr. W. Heaton, Hall.'


North East 1 Lancashire- Girl Guides Associatibn: Miss Schofield Clegg.


Others present In Russell Hornby, Mq.


Lieut.-Coloriel T. B.* Trappes-Lomax, Mr. Michael Trappes-Lomax, Mr. and tos- Walmsley, Mrs. Dewart; Mrs. W. Garnett, Miss H. 'Whipp, Mr.i and Mrs. Percy Birley, Mr. Francis I Weld, Dr. and. Mrs. G. E. Orme (London), Major Levin M I Catterlck)] Captain ,G. E.


church were: Sir H. S. T. 'Whitehead,


'1 I t was kated during the inqhes; that In, •Colo falling Ih his study on Thesday, the


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,| Kennelh Archer I (15),. eihplbyed ; at Browsholme Hall, stated, th a t a|)out 6-0: p m. oil Tuesday he!iwas In thel kitchen it! the Hall when Colonel Barker rang for him to go to his study.] He wenti there anfl'iwas asked to mend tpe flre.i ■While he) was idolng Jthls the Colonel got; up from jhls chair and said : l" I am just; glolng along the passage.” i


nel fractured his right'thigh.


(representing Major J/ R..Aspinall), Mr., D. Lister, Mr.i ana Mrs. Ralph.Parker. (Hereford), Mr. H.B. Airey (representing; Lady Worlley-Tay or), Mr J. , E - e . Yorke (representlngf Mr. R. C..Asshetou),| the Rev. and Mrs.| J.| E. Crabtree,; t o . , W E S. Weeks, JuiJge Peel, K C., Mr H.


Rushton, Mr.! Fraiik Worsley-Taylor Dr, J. S. Cooper, Rev, Jiather R. de Trafford,; S.J. (representing, the. Rector of Stony- hurst), ReVj. A. E ,


(agent foil Alklnqotes Superintendent Pagett McDonald, M r G. MUlar Mr, J. Blapy,


Windle (BamoldstWck), Mr. N. Barrett; SWafiow, Mr B^Slater


Mr. L. Klnk-Wllklnjson, Mr. and-tos. J.| Gibbs (Morecambe)! Captain and Mrs J


Colonel Stdrkle, Hiintrpy(le), Rev. BL X; and Mrs. iBowker Mr. C. 0. Spink (Reader b t ! WaddlngtonHospital),;


Widows of Waddlngton Hospital, Mrs. 9


Bancroft (Sklpton),' Mrs, W- and Miss M Klng-Wilklnson, Miss Rudd Mr Roger H. Parker (Cambridge),^,Captto,


F B, MltcheU, Mr, Walter Md Mr. W. W. Smithson l(Cartorfold), Mr. W. Taylor


(RadhoUne Laund), Mr. F. W, son, Mr. W. O.',Bl*0P. Mr, Mrs J. RodweU, Mn! James Herd,, and


Mrs. D ew a r t ; .


Craven (Fernyhaigh), _ • Mrs. Parker, Mri E: G. H o to n rep«s®ritlng.


r. Wt H. wlggleswcirth, Mr.. J. M. Ppoley;


■to the ddor he tripped over the [flex and fell to the floor on his right Side|. ■ i


and. this iwas attached to a flex connect-! ing with! the plug on, the left-hand side, 6f the fireplace. The lamp was ttandlng ibout a lyard' In front of th ;.fire place, and as the Colonel was making | his way


i There was a reading lamp fn tpe studyi


Ifractured his right) thigh; [ThfcColonel died at 8-0 a.m, on Thursday. I ; ' Dr, Cooper said that for the jiast few.


years Ccilonel; Parker had suffered from' dlabetesl; and chronjc, nephritis. The shock 0^ the fall caused exaberbatlon of the .diabetes. The | cause of death was: myocardial degeneration caused by dla,-


betos ai^d nephritis j accelerated by the


to be good’ for a few; yearSi had cerpalnly been I accelerate' unfortuiaate accident.


fall. Dr. Cooper said. vvhlle'CoIohel Parker


by this


■ The poroner' returned a verdict, in accordance with :the. medical ev|ldence. . j


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was In lalrly feeblelhealth he ippeared 8 death


I Witness informed the bi/tler who went for the doctor. “ The Colonel Iqiew the flex was [there and tried to avoid catch- , ling his foot ih it, as he wad pushing I f aside,” \kltness added, i | I Dr. Cooper said he reached; th^ hall at [6-45 p.mi and found [Colonel Parker lying ion the floor of : his study, . He hatl


[Mr .Judge arid Mrs. Robert Peel. Mrs. A. Barker. . i


|1. - s. Frahcls Parker.


The ReVJ Maitland'Henderson! | i i ' Colonel Hennah.


Bashall Eaves and Browsholme Young Farmers’ Club. I


i Waddlngpn Hospital Trustees. iMr. and Mrs. R. C; Assheton] and Mlssi ' Asshelon.


The Hon) Herbert Barker. MissSybllFarker.! ;


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sonal frlen( s coming to pay a last tribute to a gen ileman | who was. held In universal usteem. Among the many f messages o: sympathy received by the


FUral of Caj.W.k. Parker, is. MANY


REPRESENTATIVES AT ST WADDINGTON


luentlal position in local,i national affairs occupied by nhh William Robinson:


a posse v f the West Riding Police, under Sup.erl|iliendentEapam. ’ 'I '


Wreaths were sent'by: Dame Ellen Eulsent. '


Mrs. hjatgarct Kirk. Mr. A. VI Atkinson.!


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Sir Maurice BromlCy Wilson. |M iMr. and iMrs. John! Barcroft.


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iMiss Frances L. Bevan. . iThe A lff Club. 1:


Hon. Lady Schuster. |Mr. EcroYd; : . i ;


lEileen; and Mrs. Charlesworth. I[The Society, of Genealogists.


rs. Leath. ) i | •


General to d Mrs. Spencer. Lance a^d Terry Charlton. Mr. L, Ambler;. I


Mr. an(ii the Hon. r Mrs. Homyold- Strickland.


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John and Elizabeth Whalley.! 1st. Batt: East. Lailcsj Regt,


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Depot East Lancs. Regi. ::!' and MrS; Jones.


Mrs. Florence Waterhouse, Lady Alice Bum-Murdoch, Mrs. Younger.


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The indoor and outdoor stafl a ; Brows- ; h o to Hall


__nts! from the Ita lian ' Government should damn the Chamberlain gang in thdeyes.of the British people; They! are striving desperately to concealj their surrender to Fascism from ithe iBrltlsh peMe:' ■' ' - i■


mi iir,-hThe refusal to publish the docu- i


The mourners were led Into c lurch by FLORAL , TRIBUTES. I |


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clples: they, are elther'seeniior not sebn.’ First principles! Ini the Science of. earning, a living ard only obscured by the com­ plexities of the civilised state, the'warp- ings! of' selfish interests, and>the false dlifectlon which; the speculations of I the learned have taken. -So'.vln passing/. I le^ve with Mr. jTattersall a final teaser: Who paid Robinson Crusoe his'wages ? ■ ', '1 .1F.G.R-J-- ,


Letters to tKe Editpr. ilr,i-One cannot argue'with first p):ln-'


Whalley. ‘ m . EDEN’S EXIT. ~ '■li ■r- W


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a n d 'A c t iv e a t N in e fy -Tw o ELIZAl^ETH WATSON’S REMINISCEf^CES.


agej Mrs. Ell! abeth'Watstn; o|‘'36. North- street, CUthiroe, attained 'her ninety- second birth' lay; on Tuesday. When an “ Advertiser, md,Tlmes”.|rep'brter visited f her . on; Tues lay ' morning,“ 'she had ' just


Remarkabl / well' and active i,for; her


Watson mate s two beds, does some house­ work,! and g oes' short errands;-. Occa­ sionally, she doeS' somel lighj washing. She; gets'up about'9-30leVery'.mofnlng, and retires t bout nine lil the evening. ■: r ,'“ I get a bit tired nowiand then,” she


inished washing ;up.: Each day/ Mrs,


there i was such a threatii Afidithe refusal of the Government toipubllshithe dot^uments and 'let the people decide is d arn in g proof that there was pressure. Who Is going toi belleve th a t the QovJm- mept has merely seized. an i oppohuplty tomake peace with Italy ? Ji :■ , | i ' • Ifhe I spectacle of ■ Signori 'Mussolini: peEjtering the .iiBrltlsh Qovernnlent to cotne.to an agreement for ensliring world pease Is one th a t can only Invite mbekery, Muissollni has reduced his people Ito ithe' white slaves of Europe In order to find thq resources ! to build a gigantic-war machine.


this means not peace—but a continuance of I'asqlst war Ini Europe, to . Chapiber-


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of he most sweeping Concessions I by Ibis accsmpUces in the National Goverhment. He will cOme to'no settlement th a t does noli among, other things,> ensure a sweeping Fascist victory in (Spain,


lali; has seized hot' an opportunity! to ma :e peafe, hut an opportunity toibetray It. 1


FASCISM.


meut: was caused by one ofi your pro- Fas cist' correspondents when he described Hltjer, land’ Mussolini as “ Conservative Constitutional men.”


We are so used to-taking the writings of Mr. Tattersall In a humorous spirit


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tha; I Jam; afraid thlk particular fflrase was not taken '.seriously—and ye:, how true it'would seem'to be. ' Beca,usei If one agrees that the Fascist Dictators are Cot seYvatlve 'Constitutional imenj- then It vould'seem''that(the'reverse Is.truei A.


few weSks ?igb"'.t'hls would Wave; Seemed abs ird; but th en ' so ■ many of out) Ideas ha-ffi been radically , altered by the [events of tlhe past week. We now see that the Coriservatlve Constitutional men of this couitry, who, not long ago; were epn- denmlng the Italian attack on Abyssinia anc prbfesslng to support the League of Nations, in order to catch our votes, are ready,! In fact eager, to hob-nob with the Fascist dictators—ready to forgive pas; insults, threats, and the;breaklng of “ gentlemen’s agreements” within] a(few day 5 of their being made—ready toirecog-, nls( the Italian: conquest of Abyssinia and to: abandon!the League..; We have the spectacle of'the only two meAjin thq,


Got emment who would not agree to speh a iollcy, forced to resign, the Foreign Secetary complaining that essential doctments had been withheld from him and th a t negotiations with a foreign Pov er had been carried on through a prhate person whose identity is appar­ ent y known toi everyone but the! Pr|me Mir ister. '■ i ' . '


jusllfled in saying that Mr.i Tattersall has for once scored a bull; i; ii j I I I am right, it-ls a matter which npeds


i f face of this, I think that we'are '■ J ' i


Rel :hstag, concentration camps, murder anc torture of bpposltlon; . We support Mu isoUnl and'! his war on helpjess Abjlsslnia, Welsupport Franco and [the bombing of defehceless towns, the wiping out of Durango and Guernlkaiby C^erman anc ' Italian ’pldnes and the machine- gurnlng from the air of fugitives from Ma aga; We' support Japanese militarism in ts mission of murder In .Chlnf i In short, We support the file of brutal force thr )Ughout the world—the abnegation of civilisation. Gan.we justify; all this on the grounds of 'political expediency ? .


v er' careful consideration, because jwe in ihlS'division,' through our, representa­ tive in Parliament, have supported this act! on by the Government. .! We have des irted the League.and the idemocratlc couitrles in order td make friends with the Fascists and: by so doing/we support all th a t Fascism stands for. ;i [ I support Hitler—the burning! of ithe


! QUILXBET.. “MENTAL HEALTH.” ,■I


pass over his not unpardonable! slrt of lift Ing from It} context an ioddJ phrasA to use as a peg upon which to hang a: story having no|hlng. whatever to do with the point or purpose of the lecture .^nd the. lecturer,. bfilevlng that thqse Who he; ird j the spok( n ; Word will be' In no Way Infiuenfed by his tirade!; against ' a ■sectlop of socle ;y to which he obvlphsly dofrnot belongi Perhaps Dr. Crichton' Mi leri was not as happy as h e . might ha re been In his isudden descent to! the ec( nomlc .plane for: an illustration, [but thi it Should prpvlde no sorti off jilstiflca* tlo r lor-the right, thinking ; to roiffldly col ideinn any Section' of human [society bo -n Into a scl eme. of' things not of Its owjn creation. Some have; rlsei[ . above


wofdst replying] to one so utterly and clearly prejudiced. ; If “ Notorb ” Iwas ser ous I was aihazed;- if not,' then I -tvas am used. . His dontribution ’ was capable of jlther or both interpretations.! Utopia te what he most desires. Nothing more do( S' he desire than the. end ; of his own. day’s : work. [Clearly hte> were • ithe vai lourings of the disgruntled.


Sir,-f-I,.don’t jntend .to waste a. lot of 11 iwlll S r,(--Some weeks ago much aratlse-


girl there we district and road'were gi ever; ' attendei said! she did mother, who small . school family a t the of age.- Mrs, time as a we lane.”; Now; Woone-lane, mill: people morning un Watson said earned 2s. a work at a'mill andiafterwarli porridge wap home nearly was' of the family took breakfast ge: of porridge, occasionally,


the eighth of She'recalls


half; an egg! tually secure^ maximum' glimpse of th days 'was n her.: father, Salthlll lime s hour In wlnt


selves, others dllectlon.


conditions


that which they could,


tjhat when she was a little •e no houses! In the Salthlll It each side of'Chatburn-


Mrs. WATSON[Photo. E.Pye a family of Aleven children. •


:ieeh fields. I 'Asked If she d a day: school,; she, not, but added that; her;


. every meal, and other food llalnest variety. TOjemthe rieals with-them to'the mill, ;i erally consisted- of- a basin or a currant iteacake,; and


J iver at Mercer’s'In ;‘.)'Shop- idays we call “ Shop-lane.” or Castle Gardens. - v i The; worked from six in the] ;il six at night and Mrs. ;hat as a' “ half-timer ’! she' week. I '.Latfer she went, to In Salford, now Sun-street,, s at LOW Mjoor Mill. Meal served In the Watson


also took'Inj sewing, kept a' and, of course, taught her samellm*. j .Atjijne years Vatson - wehfto w ort halt-:


believe that It Is merely for inducing ithA British Government to come to anjagfee- mept th a t will ensure world peace]? (Inly thd most brazen political tricksters Will aflBimi th a t simply In return for ithe British recognition of AbyS^lnla, Musso­ lini will withdraw (from'Spain, stop sending muhltlons, evacuate M'ajotca, reduce his garrison In Libya; stop antl- Brllish propaganda in the 'iNeari East; and agree to British predominance In the Melltetranean. !i -No.l Mussolini [will onl; come to an,' agreement on the basis


What is the machine for ?, Who Will , [


Mimster th a t neither-he nor ihls Cabinet colleagues felt, themselves to bei tplder’ thijeati or duress will fool no one. [ ' Mr. Eden and'Lord Cranbome said th a t


Tile! childish argument ofi the; Prime w families live to a greater [age than those mtruggle • to make ends meet, but iwe .... » " ,1


good, and she wears glasses 'Only. for sewing.


^as great-gre ndchlldren and great-great- grandchildre 1 living. ;


HALF-TIME


the.hou.sfi ne llves.1 Her Richard


tiiln^i


AMrs. Watsoh’s life has bten no easy one 111 wiuuu miu iiuw


hatlve of --------- . ii ig ui


QllthCroe; sheiti/as born -ln ) 1 :t'tp thait In which, she n'ow


WEAVER ..AT’ NINE. ........


parents were .to. iand toe; !er, and Miis.: Wgtson. was


Mrs. Watson, for she has: had fifteen children; elgit-of whom] survive; - She


: The suggestion that women-with; large ith small ones is certainly borne out by


(


husband, Mr.'Joseph Watson, who was a quarryman at Bellman, died twenty years ago. Mrs. Watson holds the distinction of being the headiof five generations;}


ao'the mill until my tourth child was bom nd , then I stoppM at home.”. iHer


In. the [course, of'her life, she sald'that although she remembered nothing start­


./ Asked to recall: outstanding Incidents


- A ' 1 " - J


hat she forgot her shilling and had', to Join at her slster’S; -- Gut of that’Sd. had to come the price of) a cup of tea, and still’/there,.was money' enough' left! for amusement. ‘ Or; at least so - declared Mrs; Watson. Gn one occasion ishe went - with her husband ; on a day trip- to (Liverpool, apd on the market there saw what they took to be plums. As they looked exceptionally, big ones, they speculated In a pound; but when they t came to eat them, found the taste mot


Watsoh! and- her sister had a shilling each t to spend but Mrs,,Watson was!so excited


omatoes! Until theh, they had never even heard of tomatoes, .'


P Describing her wadding, at CUtherofe t arish Church, Mrs. Watson said that In ahose days working-class folks could i notl t fford cabs and simply walked in a party


i NOT MUC FUSS..


o the church." Honeymoons, too, werej unknowp, and. In her own case, ; an drive in a trap with her husband, twq frlendsJof hls and hM sister, to Bolton- by-Bowiand for the afternoon, was con­ sidered isomethlng: wdnderf ul.


clared. 1‘ When short skirts were fashlon- able several years ago/1 was horrlflei and thought that'thb young girls wouli certainly catch severb colds. Nowaday! they seem to wear as little-as posslbli and some of them lot^ked starved.: 'The; would iihave a lot; more sense,If the: would' ii wear some warmer .clothing. 'Asked what she thought of ladles smokj Ing cigarettes, she s w shook her head.


about modem youth and the liberty that Is allowed Is a great) puzzle to her. “ Iii: my days, we were, kept underhand a .lot more and If we hadj dared to say any-j re thing back to our parents we; would have


Mrs. Watson, has [very strong vlew^ I. -i ceived a severe thrashing,” she de­


For complete efficient Electric il Service ^onsqlt “ fhe Emsk


J. ASRDEN, Kng Stk*eet, Clitheroe


■-- Each iyear, riettlesjand'dandelions ar| collected/ and Mrs,'Watson always p£tr| takes of the dishes .made from.- the; For hen evening meal, she eats plenty of treacle |and coflee.i“ I f folks had Ii fancy fjOod, they wo' and live longer,” she


walks ^ e used to. d she 'walked Jrom Wtewelland back fro; -i-It te stlU difficult ti ninety years of age, killed ahyone,” she


Thpqgh tehe does


Wage of ■ 25k A further standard of living of those


the ' addltlbnal . luxury of When Mrs. 'Watson-even- four looms, She earned: a


ummer tin e;r time and large famine:


'Ivealed by |the fact fhat vho was employed at ■ the kilns,' earned (only 4id, an


. Workin could not


;6d. an hour In


' people with afford to give


Ir which they found them-


tunate enouEh with the pr, mouth it beci,


children, mental, mo: th e ir ' chlldr title’If they There may 1 entered Into In their tun society h&s a as a,rule the fallings may cause of an effective as Ineffective,; .type Is no


would not m himself and “ slings and tu n e ” shoull more of amb t him a wortqli myself to t! uncharitable letter might . Parents hs


whimperings


Fite had a hand In. Perhaps If '‘NotorbfJiwas not for-


duty to hlms(s If to so develop himself and make such ui e of life’s opportunities that through


II,ke of him ah annoyance to i-nuisance to society. The arrows of Outrageous for-


puckered


.H.i 'to appear on this plane •c yerblal sllver<spoon In his ime that muth the more hls


lips


hllnk that “ Notrob", was so as to thp-innocent; hls' appear to make him: i ■


1 have -stimulated In. him tlOn and’enterprise making ler citizen; I I can^t bring


iri;l and econbmlc welfare of '£n.' -Are they worthy the ' fall In'-that responsibility ? te a tragic tow who, having such 'an Inheritance do not render society the . service right to oxp'ebt of them but


,ve a definite duty to their That duty Id to see to': the


(hey appear to be hopelessly. Because we must have this


y are pitiable objects. Their after all b } excusable be- utter Incapacity to be as


creation sho; i f Week has


I’VE GOT -Now


S i r , - . ,


'fever, that t|ie spite of. material pen (every- much more and to avol


aew;n ; ____ performed I think It


.... • li i’. :■ It will


gturemay' : choose:


'! No, my deir “ Notorb,’’ Utopia Is iafaf off, land hun ah'soclety Is the.better for that.


1 . A SONG T(i SING-OH!


it|ed success, I produced !!and a highly efficient manner,


;d away, maVi l put down a reflections,. [ iThe'shoWiweB


the excitement-of Opera- ay]-


i, ic success was achieved In r ith e r ■ than Ibecause- of, the •c vlded. This may not hapr time; reputatlonsi'are: lost laslly than they-are gained, any danger of this Itt thfe beg of the: Operatic Society something for their next


ibe generally, agreed, how.-'


“ ail(ancient,” when comic pperastand mi tain far higher' er than most modern p mot.''Measure dates) [tunetfortuni t for effect and plot


tattempt a little ,mi alents) and; efforts,


hem accordingly, w take tiowadays,”


onden Does anyone' else


.1 r say, I ‘thhik the, s istcali comedies; con-


o(re ; worthy of their -Dplstamp/myself


“ Oh,- they wouldn’t . Vouldn’t they? I


]0 »uii «uu (Qthef letteijs op, Page 8.)


:hlnb as-I do?' ■ ■ < NEBB.


i .tertalnmeht" values Inductions? ,->I hope n (blotting out the /fu n for fun; effect r.i plot, and .judge


WE MUST DO SOMElWNGAir I can’t stand a dlnJni kitchen, Is your kltcht n splci iW span ?—r l f not pur friends I to toe.


consult us. and we’ll.make p ;a room youW DON’T DELAY----AND THE LESS YOU


glad for PAY.


THOMPSON OXBURGH, l> Tel. 107. ,


liinlter & Decorator, MOOR ,ANE CLITHEROE. THE walls


reason why I-the whole, of lid be mercilessly flogged. ( ,


' b .r :h ;:.,,J


V, have' gone In; the contrary Perhaps neither , could help


recelyecl a birthday ctlke and a pheasant, cards and .greet-


age, but she feels we the century. On Tu


gratulations.


our own good wl.shei, will join us In glvlnjg her : hearty , con­


Ing. telegrams. also mkny a


birthday We


. 1 GRINDIKTON


visit to! Trinidad was. given by Mr. iW. Gedney] to members of the village Institute last night Week; There was a large attendance, presided over, by the Chairman of the Institute/• Mr J.- T- Leemlng. Mr. Gedtiey gave a most In’- formative . lecture, i referring to the Inhabitants, their customs and manners, and; their .means oi livelihood.' Mr. Gedneyialso described work on the sugar and coconut plantatldns. At the con­ clusion,! a vote of thEmks to Mr. Gedney was proposed/ by Mr. Hayes, seconded' by Mr.ii L.! Cowell, ' anct (enthusiastically carried) / ■


LECTURE.—An Interesting talk on a


Twentyhthree tables were occupied at la, military .whist drive organised by the Parothlal Church Council and held at the! National School on) Tuesday evening, Mrj :E.'Oddie efflclentljr carrying out the duties ef M.C.—The winning table wCs “ Denmark,” the prize, winners being MIssiMl Townson, Mrs. SIlnger, Mr. C. Deeming and Mr. J, Read. -Lucky chair prizes [were gained jy Mrs, J. Holgate and Mr. WJilttaker. A: knock-out com­ petition was' afterwards held, prizes being secured by Mrs. Carr and Mr. .Tom­ linson, Ispeclal awarda by Mrs. Hardwick and’ Mr. J. Leemlng and consolation prizes'by Miss J; Wllson/:Mrs. F. Simpson, Mr.JE, Read - and Mr. Green.- The effort iwas . most • successful and was thoroughlyenjoyed


CHURCH COUN(JIL EFFORT.]- 11, ' M . ^ ! TAILORS, KING 5TREFL cutIieroe Ajv~i_rij‘V"w“t r g* r ‘ ^ ^ ^ ^


Our CAFE Charges Remain DON’T 'FORGET>! :[We tak e ia p r lc e 'in ouil Service and] In the Quality!of Food Supplied. M ike aihbblt of having ] , [ your-'Meals here.!— ’—Centralilocation, qulcjypervlce and i | PRICES piGHT.— : ■ ■ rWhat m m could | we ’differ ?, ( i


the Samel! I ! . THREE COURSE LUNCHEON ^ERVED M U N R O E ’S, MwM HiiO,


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■ J*i. iVr. r_rxTij~u‘‘ini*ir


Id 'be a 'lo t 'heathlef. ays.': V :j} „


J ;


|no|> tak e vthe.f loiig; -w h e n she wkslBO,' rimrose Bridge [ to. Wtewell to Barrow


iften declaresi an d


g o e s lib o u t'h e r work i l t h 'a zeal th a t lS'h fine'example to youni never hpd any ambltli


er people.' She has )n to live to a great, > il enough to reach


sday, Mrs, WatSon


would like to add and townspeople


believe she is oye^ (‘Hard work never,


01 SUE ell! ei Setpijay, S|i 1^}


GIVE YOUP ORDER: NOW! Special Offer I


Blue Botany Suit made to mcMure


* *.!*f*^|*f /<y Smice" . . .m s i ;


ling, there were plenty of Incidents: She could! now look back upon with amuse­ ment! 1 Once,;when a little girl, she went with her sister; to Blackpool JOn a iday o trip, organised 'by'Mir. Garnett for! his


peratives - at/ LowV Moor Mill.' / Mrs.


I always feel better dolngj a bit of work.” Mrs. Watsiin’s 'eyesight Is extremely


emarked, acdlng, “ then l start working.


their children spendlig money and Mrs. Watson remembered ler mother’s words when approached on the subject: “You get 'food and clothes, and. that’s enough for lassies,” she said Up to the flme of her, marriage, at thi s age of twenty-one, Mrs. 'Watson dfd. nop receive spending money,iand on the (lay of her wedding her father, finding thjat she was without money, gave her a five shilling piece.)" I thought I had untold riches then,” Mrs. WatsoDj laughingly observed.


; ( i


MAliRIED ON ISs. A WEEK. m■ Mrs., Iwatson-said ; |ihat' prior to'their


15s; a Week , and she earned : 10s. a week s more than he. “ It was often a hi t anaged somehow,” dhe said. “ I went


arriage, her husband’s wage was; only THkEE)


STOCKING ! BARGAlbJS PURE! SILK


ALL WOOL FULL FASH Service Weig|b'


LADIES’ [ALL LADIES’ ALL MEN’S ALL D


Thesear*


....(fsuAay lONED PW t...(Sold


....(UBUA^Tf JCU!


WOOl ICi0 w o o l ! OOL VESTf


....(UBltAlfflY. ^ / l l ) .....NOW 1/3 !/9) ’:...Ji.NC|W 1/11


£ SILK m 4/11)...NOW 2/11


iJHBS., from!' 3/11 Pair TSj from 2/11 Each or'PANTS I 4/11


11 each, 'i ■' tall) efs R


to’ their liking. ; !itoe “plums’’ Were, ' ; . .


This man is seeiin^ ‘T h e ,Light,”1 He’s not at all Happy U d Bright] He tried a man oatsiM hls tbiral Result: Ete feels hll q p ^ e dijvfii |


; Vi :


CLITrtERO| iWARI^T. WHERE YOUR ARE SUB! I OP SAITSFACTION. '


esult of kiM Seine


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