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■J-- ■ '■ f, 7 ‘ y ^ "I ! i, !: CLITH ROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES;; FRIDAY, „ If e of ^ r . iWllllanl Edwardi Blbby


gars ■ ' ■' ' ’ '


Fell ^ e h Getting Out iof Bed.


ACCIDENT THAT ’ iiI ■ *


)i!eck, formerly of Clltheroe'. U k Who was flfty.fseven yearslbfiage’ j imted a t West Bradford [United


deaths inQluded Mr | tJahies' 137 Russel-strpet, aged 28iyes(r8. '


lftChifrch'cemetery. . ' || ii i.v, ! *°N


IpHfirch! by Mr. James Thornber ^piistable W.! Clayton presiding , j E. H. ^Apperley (secretarjy), told


\ s a :& klf-yearly dlstrlbiltloia >of look; plaie on Sunday, the 83rd, to


I ;regatlqn that sixty hew memkrs He


p enrolled during the year, hhd numbpr. of members corttribilt- bopk^ and prizes fund was 220/,


ihductlo'h of the Rev. W.|Brih!ks ' to the livihg of; Tosslde, todk the 25th by the Bishop bf;RiSori.'


:ev. Ri tfewman, Vicar of 'vt^a Ifal, Dean of the newly'constlt


■easure


ns Hamilton presided a t aTOfeet- Jn, the Public iHall on the


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ri hitheinejwllnsurance 7|c|t. i; ' (vLaycock, of Buridey, ^asjtkei


a, aimeetihg of Clltheroeiilufior s. His topic' was the land q: ifes-1 h special reference to allotm|iits;


11 holHlngtl i -


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J B'ashjill Town were approved'.by. I d . purHl -District Council, i|wIiich Vther'approved the appo|htiheht. fc-committee to consider thby^d-i: I f a! poftlon of the Boltbn-by-Bbw-' I ttle road.' ,1 ■ I ' , ' ,!j 'i,„,


taiions to tpe making ,of a neW: i •, ■ f , I


l i ^ ^ u a l report to the Bpwlahd' I Council, Djr. J. J. Smithies;ptne! 1,-Oftlcer, stated th a t 47 !dealis bgiStered in! i the area, com h ^ d - 1 in )912.- Births numbered; 94,'!as lli3| injthe previous year- lb i-p


lbro;e Board:


1 Glsbutn ate (ig;! i aijd DH. irn distyfct.:!


ed| Dri Smil,


hies medical joinder a; Dr. Patchett'for Arthur Smithies for!


of GuardiaiisMe-' Y YEARS’ AGO. -.1.


| ‘PRESTON: I ■ ji :i


iFEBRjjAn^


MS gleaned from TfaE'n : GUARDIAN,” 28th, 1888. i


Jofidingji half-year of 1887;! -|The |ed| expenditure ,of the Unlop; ijor lu ln g , halfjyear was £2,774!net I [which, .'added to thePouilty tp,tallbd £1,891. The''Board , to raise-thf}' amount of the irate,


I County ratbs for the Clltheipe I for the half-year were:! L a i- i£723; Yorkshire £JB2, against hnd i£85;7 | respectively :tol!the


itpence in :the pound, which, on a value of I £155,711, wasestl- bririg,in|£5,194.


bpcrt lllor.


iHalley j C post of prof^slttoal nts for tie


p. ■’.Vooley, of Stockport, - for.two professional! for Hebdm-i|Brld'ge: I1 C|ub.: wps; I selected f rom. [Qfty,


ioket Club for iseksbn I I


Iiring on ;i“ Some LancasHlre. ’ Is," Mrj \y. Weeks said legferids; la s t dyingj out. as a result iofjitlie ' . I ilocomotlve,| the printing; plfess, |e labours|oflithe schooimasterfi.ilin . jig the question of folk-lore, [ the . |in g that struck him was the qbA-. !of Soloinoji that there ;was >


■navla, 'j Idelaind and NorWajj! jin ! ■ If -different f^rms. The Evil iOh'e-; ■ |r y much mixed-up with popular,' : ■ “Abduti eighty years idgq, i a


|n g new [under the sun,1 ! He- i |l! oiit that t|ie legends ofj t a b - . ' l I: were hot peculiar to that'eoiirity, !.


tting in-the finally i got le task pf lof sandj!”


...ays, the DevlT wasj raiseidjati |c e Grqmmaf School by the Loys,:'! ■ the Lofd's Prayer backWards.jThe‘ - |r . Wilson w}io was^absenf.' a t the earing a [noise proceeding lool; entered


-- rid of him by! setting ■ making a knot Qiit ;of a


and found; the middle of the room;


Tiid Signpost


llittle piiomeih might cometoililaiidy pay whto[ you are out'motoririg.'or


: In the country,


, was abfaut. ’ [After a while hO cune cross-road I and did not iknoW which |n to take,!, ( i , [


,![ | - [,:! j i.: n was going along a quiet, rddd WH’etB


■g on the ground: it had been ,kn<^Jted,; a careless motorist. As it nb| longer ; in any direction it did pot help ipoch;:


oked abput aiid found that a sigh t o ,


at the post and muttered to'lilmseto and then-set off along , the jroad ’ ik hlni to his dMtinatlon. ;■ i - j >:


inly ,a bright; idea came to hlnffifH®


didihe Klectithe'rlght road?' ! :w where ;he had come from, an


|ld then plnted.


ace pointing the.way h e v to tell to which .roads' the, d tk r


as marked on the capsized slg- hls,mind, he held up the t o v


arly all of them. were foimd'-m".,


fi^ures.beirtg 294 against I30i; i !: ' r


tori 1887.. presented: bS'.L Medical! OfHcep fdr/ithe-, portion! of the rural|umqn, lat ,births exceeded deaths! by ,


' !, i; H' yi f : Dr.


' . i ' J ' i' ! ' ' ; 1 - , .


of jWhalieyi was elected! [pifesl-; tt e^ihiirch schools,! wlthjl(trJ'.W.. J.P.,I secretary and treasureiv I '


..


Mr, CWUPdtter, the proskcflye • ' iandldatq for Salford, hHalt at


5 ACGELERAtED DEATH. i ii.'i ■ i


January 2nd, the! death occurred on Tuesday, of Miss Margaret Stones, of 32, West View, Clltheroe. Associated iwlth local Congregationalism all her Ufe,iMlsS Stones was a uatiVe of Blackburn; and elghty-fjwo years of! age. ' Her father, the Rev. Joseph Stones, was pastor.for many years at Walker Fold and Newton ,Conf- gregatlonal Churches, Although; hef activities were limited on account df an Alnflrmlty, she was .always brlghtl and cheerful, and! took, a keen interest In Clltheroe Congregational Church i and Sunday! School. She lived ,.wlthi her brother, Mr. -Thomas Stones, a retired printer., The IntCTment will take t o e to-day (Friday) at[ St, Mary’s (?em'e^ry.


. Follovytog an accident at her home on


recorded by the Deputy East Lancaishlre Coroner! (Mr. H. R Daides) a t an in k e s t


A verdict of “ Accidental'J)eHth’’ was


held a t the Borough Police Station oh Wednesday,, afterngon.


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stated that his sister had Uyed wlthl him about 14 years,!arid had been;mote dr less an-Invalid. For thb phst 30 years she had been;medically attended by Dr. J. S. Cooper. On Sunday, January]2nd, as she was getting out of bed, a t kevOn' o’clock In' the' morning, she felll and struck, her head ! against the bedioom door. Dn Cooper Iwas sentifor, and he Inserted three!stitches In a wound on the crown of-the head.; The.wound h t o d quickly an.d:she was soon about the house again. ! A fq r tn l^ t ago, shO'took to her bed and died |at one o’clock! on (Tuesday


Mr. iboma^ Stones, of 32, 'West-ne'w,


not been any limitation, twice-that num­ ber wopld have been sold. The organisers are/ to| b e ; congratulated upon their decision to illmlt the number, of. tickets, because an attendance of 700 Is quite enough!


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plalnediof pains Ih her head since the accident.


In his [presence. , She had not: 6bm- j ., , ; -


j


P.C. (irabtree stated that iie exam ihed t the body and idiscovered no islgns of ex­


ernal Violence. ![■ !. ■'! I'il-'i V j - ;


when IfCi inserted the stitches, wound [healed remarkably quickly ouu deceased was confined to b k for about only a kveek. [, A fortnight [ago shO. re­ turned to bed, gradually wofstened. died onj Tuesday, previous evening.


accident accelerated her death ? p Dr. (JoPper :■ Iii regard to her age,


The Cproiier J : Do you ! think


might have lived: longer ?—Yes, but she had been falling Tor a year or two'. I think the accldefit was probably due to her falling health.! She might havO be­ come (fizzy when getting out ,of bed and have-oyerbalahced.


osslblyltdldi; i!' If she; had not had this Injury she


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accidetft! dldj a c c e le r a te d deat!\7- Yes, just'sUghtly.i I;


Cooper[for his V^u^ible evidence vJl enabledi him fo s iy deceased died fatal injuries |due| to a fall to her room, [and,'.'.he 'therefore returm verdict of ‘' Accidental Death.”


CHATBURN.


Leeds'pantomime, arranged by the Vidtoria Mill Welfare 'Society has become: flnnly establislied in the-social round. This year’s visit, oh'Satm-day was one of the most suc­ cessful! of the I series. Nearly seventy I per­ sons made the journey by motor coatdi and before [ partaking, of a meal, had time to inspect various shops. ’The chief Item.ih; the programme however, was the pantoiiiime “ Aladdin," a splendid tonic. The produc­ tion Was immensely enjoyed,. Afterwards supper: was' partaken of. The, outing i.' was splendidly organised.!


OUTING.—The [annual! oiiting 'te the ' I


ful. illness of Mrs. Agnes Ellen Nixon,] wife of Mij John Nixon, , of Inglewood - Terrace. She was the youngest member of a family of fifteen, Of whoth 'three survive. Sixty-six years Of' age, she was bom at Penmaenmawr, where j her mother, Mrs. RoblnBon, kept a hoarding establishment and Mrs,, Nixon cherished the i memory - that' the late Mr. W. E, (jladstone, while Prime Minister, spent a holiday, tfiei'e along with ^^rs. Gladstone. Later Mrs.'^binson was invited to Hawarden Castle'as the guest of Mrs. Gladstone. When Mrs. Nixon was,' about eight years of age, the family, came tO this district [and after re- siding in Clitheroe and Dpwnham, Mrs, Nixon settled in Chatbum onj her marriage about'45 yters, ago, , During her long resi­ dence in the ivUlage she made numerous .friends anc. was. veiy well known. , For a long period] she was actively associated with the Parlst Church, and Sunday School, being [ a valuable Worker, Mjrs. Nixon also took 'a grtet .Interest in the] work [(if . the Mothers’ union and the Women's Uijionist Association. To -Mr. [Nixqh, his three sons' and (jna djughter, sincere sympathy' [is ex­ tended. Tie Rev.' Al E. Swallow officiated at thg iiittoent at !the Parish Chiirph on Monday, when', members of , the M(|thers’ Union were present td|pay a last tribute!!


t DEATH OF; MRS. NIXON.-The jleath ook place on Friday, after a long and [pain­


Uvln,! Lil;.


Floral tributes were; tentj by the following: Dad, Tom, liil aiid Doreep; Alice arid Jack;


Beliraiid family; Aim; Harrlf and Mibhfiel:! Tom and .folly, Skjlpton;


.................


Woods; ’The Mothers’ Union;'; Mrs, Rgdman and Benilcte; Jessie and Rbwi; Mr. arid Mrs. ■White andlfamily; Mrs. Jackson and family; Mr. and' Mils.: Walton; Elsie and (Scorge; Dolly; an^ Billy; ' Mrs. J. Cffiatbum and family; Mr. and Mrs, Tom:Kenyon; Mr, and Mrs.jH. Holden; Bill; The Misses Wheeler.


Alleni'andiBarbara;' Mrs. !Graham;


torij M :,Mrs. C.


woman’s! SI enjoyable was held- there belnk was iplajjei, and prizes Miss B, J


SOCIAL Ainsjvorth


andigamef Mr. r . Co-


dRINDLETON ii


You[leeMiijthH‘tafe~^de to say the The Cdrohejf sal^ k had to th an t Dr.


tehlch from bed- d av


He had seen her. the "the


............ and


BO NOT


GOtJNCIL , SIEDl CAL OFITCER’S SATISFIED


SS7ITH CLITHER REFUSAL”


acclden/was fflscusSed a t coimderable length by . I the, Sanitary Committee , of Bowlaml ^ u r a l District Council at the- mpnthl; r meeting oh Monday ami after­ wards ]a statement was. issued to the Press, This [Is pubUshed to detail below. Counglllof! R. Hltchto' presided, and


Ambulance [ delay In alQlsbum fatal


other members present were Ce^iinclllors C. Clark, J.l Eastwood, H.' R. Hirtley,..T. Holgate; HrXayiey, W. Prpctor, H. Speak, G. Robinson; S, Walmsley, J.f Watson, T.: Walker, J: Whitaker and Major M. N, W■riright]t, ;


letter-whlchjhad been received teom the Superiiitendent of the Police at Settle, statlite that a rider had! been ^ e d to the jury’s verdict,at the'Inquest on Mr. C. P. aJ Parker, of Glsburn, to the effect e Superintendent was to get In


Sanitary C(immlttee had cm .idefed a The i Chpirman ] a . reported ;[ (h a 't: the


f |, . '


that t! touch cerned, better


,.th . the local author: and make arrangem


respective areas. MEDI'


ambulance facilities


ties con' mts for In the


tlves of the Press and which hac received: considerable [publicity in papers circu­ lating [in (;he" district,” the Chairman' went on. 7At this Ifttervlew the Mayor was reported as stating, "There has clearly [, beeh some mlsunde:'standing about tne area of ambulance sMvIces In __ ___ this may have the of gfeltlng t h e ' whole position


, !" Conkderatlori was also glvdn to the report 6f an interview Which tlie Mayor of Clltheroe I had had .with rciresenta-


this dtetrlcti! and effect clarlflei


: arrangements and' he failed to see howj any!blame could attaep to the Rowland iRural p l s t to Council, .


the: Bowland, RnrM District [Council pr.lJ. H. Fairweather) statec that the delayed s ir rM of the ariibu! atice was through [ no fault of the Council’s


Tile Medical Officer of Health to


letter jwhI‘^H he had received f|om the Town Glerk’k Office only the c(ay before,


plain why the Clltheroe ambulance could not attend this part of the area It was understood that this iambuli nee was available fer the whole a re i, and In support of tils , he read the allowing


Dr. Fairwtether was at a mss to ex­


the unfortunate accident occurred: - ' Dear Bi r,—In reply to your letter of:


. the.j22nd December: last, trbm the Information I am able to (ffitalh the


. c u t leroe ambulange attends j tp: calls’ to respect of any road accidqnts which occur Ite . the area' of the Bowland Rural District Council.


'grant.' j ' . If an accident occurs In the Bow- land area! and the ambulantie Is called outj an account Is rendered to the perten concerned for the use. of the


the Homfe Office ori' acedu If of the cost of running expenses o ! the am; hub,nee but do not receive any othet


My Council do receive a g rant from , , , . ambulance.


j Q. Hetherlngtop. Tdwn Clerk. COUNCIL’S ARRANGEMENTS.


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tetlon of the Village Institute, an Jacob’s: Join and social:evening the Institute on Friday evening, s a: moderate attendants. [Whist


ijckson, Mr, H, Jackson, and'Mr. J. Supper was afterwards served, and dancing were indulged in, ifell acting, as pianist. ' ■ i .


EVENWG.-Promoted by the]


upervised byj Miss F. Cowell,' were won by: iMr. -F. Wareing,


iavoldlhg the possibility of anlr- unneces­ sary (lelay.


son (Olltheroe) Ltd. to attend (^alls should the Borough ambulance be uaavallable. This- itep jvas taken iwlth i view to


Offlceii of Health had always b jen Insist­ ent th a t all possible contlngen(}les'should be covered in respect of ambulance ser-j Vices, find at his request the p( sltlon was, revlewied at a Council toJetlng in'; December, 1836, and It was th m declde(li to aupnenb the existing ar.'angement i with the Clltheroe Gorporatlor by enter­


ing ofithe Santltary Committep, he drew; attention to the fact that the Medical


The Chairman added th a t at the meet­ ng into a contract with Messrs. Tpmlln-, ■■ i'


ON GiSBURN AO: ON ARRANGEMENTS.


'Ej : ENPI^NATIGN i TO TURN OlJTl


that the Superintendent !'of Police at: S(ttle !was Informed on the l()th May lasts tbjat: “ the ambulance otened by thei Cliltheroe Police! is still available for] aijcldent cases tecourlrig within the areal of the Council] and'to case this ambul-'


The Clerk (Mr.;P, F. Clarke) reported'


ar ce is engaged-the Council have entered, Into an arrangement with Messrs. Toni-l t llilson. (CUthetee)"Ltd. for i the us& iif'


lfelr am b u to e .’( . ■:': ■'[


to all police officers In the'area^servedh'y tqe Councll. ; i, - ■'[ “


This Information had been circulated |


The Bowlanld Sanitary Committee on Monday retelyed that the Clerk be, instructed to reply to Superintendent' Eastham that rifte'r carefpl conriderd- tio;n the.'Conncil came to! the concln-j sion that their arrangements were!: quitg adeqope, and that; despite the; inexplicable refusal of the CUtheroc; ambulance j to, turn out, h id they]


J it was further decided Clltheroe Corporation to


immediately^ ayailed themselves of the; alternative arrangement [with Messrs.: Tomlinson, [ no delay would . have occurred.


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apparent discrepancy hetwgen-the pub-' llihed statements by the Mqyor and the le te r received [from the Town Clerk. It was; alSo Stated that provision has!


explain the


to,a sk the .........


n(iw been made With Messrs. Tomlinson'S t ambulance to cover cases df sickness-Ih;


fie arete. . ; BOWLAND KNOTTS. .


from, the Clerk to Easlngton Parish! Cimhcll asklng' the Rural District Coun-[ cl. to provide isnow ploughs and also: :(mplalnlng as to the state of the roads, leading over Bowland Knotts to Clapham; and from'Cross-of-Greet to Bentham,; It "was stated the roads were In bad con-! ditlon and dangerous for traffic.


Two letters ! were read In committee] I OF ‘‘)NEXPLICm


Council -Would ;agree ’ 'vlth: Councillor Proctor’s suggestipn. . Ee was suirriSed pudh'conditions were allowed to exist [oh a main r o a d .


[ Councillor .[Walmsley. they i should apply for ‘fi to t e t e be,erbcted.'


suggested' that Road' Narrows ”


, ( I t was decided to apply, to thb County , ,,


kiosk had now: been erpi by-Bowlarid nekytne' po! providing day an d -n l^ t


for the area, Ministry I


Dr. J. H, Fairweather wps unahlmo re-appolnted Medlcjal


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arid the Council wa) ho\y called upoh to .'i-.


Medical Officer of of


make an; appointment for the ensuing year.'!",:


Council -for .some i.Bulsable .' warning notices to be postedL. . ' V i l ! ' /-. .'[,.VaRia,: ’ Thjel Clerk .rppbrted


th a t a telephone ected at'.Bolton- flce station, t|ius service.


Tbe.:-- lerl : Stated that the '''Health


eal h for one-year


,cer of Health appointed


the .-


! The Chairman'said tia t, the Council were perefectly satlOfled with the service of Dr. Eairweather,.arid with this remark the Council’unanimouslj agreed. I The Chalrmari! referred to Councillor Walmsley’s ! recent;: mairlage and 'ex­ tended the best yylshgs [of the members to the bride and bridegroom. Councillor


sponded. j Walmsley suitably | re-


I A HAPPY FOOL .


With; sunshine, laughter, friendship, joy and s o n g ; ,; j ,[ ;


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that the Council: did not possess a snow; p!ough, [; He estimated the cost at £6 t(' £7 each. -It was necessary to.use a s t o pldugh Immediately the snow had h fi lien and It was of little use once traffic


The Surveyor (Mr. J.,Hinohllffe) statgd:


Consideration of this matter was de­ ferred. ' ' ■ ' ' I ■ :[' - -.


pid been on the road. , , j. ,


t^iairi road, thb ,Surveyor said he had eluded this scheme in hlsi estimates for lur years to succession, but the Finance


In regard/to the resurfacing of Ben-!


ejommittee of .the County,: Council had it It but on grounds of economy.


ia ial accident would not have occiirred had there been white lines.


were possible to put white -lines on thb road from the boundary of-Faythorne to Gisburn.' In his opinlonj the recent


VALUE OF WHITE LINES, ’ C(),uncllIor H. Kayleyasked H it


8 greed'that money spent bn white, lines vras money well spent and It was;decided tb make application toi the County (touncll for .iwhlte lines, at the spot ( referred to and at other- comers In-thp


The Chairman and other, members . | '


had attended Miss I Stones for heart and lung trouble, liraddltlpn to the accldeht,-- and


Dr. J. S., Copper, registered me heal practitioner, told the i Coroner te a t he


the company were the .Mayor and Mayoress (Councillor, and: Mrs.1 G. Har­ greaves); tfie deputy Mayor (Councillor J. H. Satterthwaite) and i Mrs,: Satter- F thwaitei; the Chief Constable (Mr. FYK.


there were not 'too many prepent to Interfere with comfortable dancing, and the gatfierlhg was a very happyi one. In


xdby) a id 'Mrs. Exelbyj. the Cmef On Filday; the Hall was well filled, but


Police I ^all,’ held a t the. King Bane: Hall on: Friday evening, was demonstrated In no uncertain manner by the quick sale of the tlpkets.;ii Though these were limited to.7Q0,' |t Isifalrly certain that had there


The popnlafity of the first'Clltheroe


Constable ^of. Lancaster jand former: ■ scheme, the pltatsiand'fbwers In various Ciiief Constable ^ of | . Clltheroe (Mr. W. parts of the room- being greatly admired; Taompson) ^ d . . Mrs. Thompson; the , James Hartley and his Twelve Swing


of Blackbuijn (Mr, C. G. LoohuO and Jirs/ Ippms; the Chief-Constable of Burnley i (Mr. A. E. Epwards) and Mrs. Edwards;I Si perlntendenl / and Mrs. ' Pagettk Cliurch; Superintendent: j and . Mrs.: Sualts, Blackbfimi Superintendent and' M :s, Pickering, Reedley;! Mr . ' W. R,i


J.JH. Ram sb o tto ); the Chief Constable iT


H irgreaves. Chairman of Blackburn and! Ei 6t Langashire Royal Infirmary; Mr.: DSwhurst, Secretary of the -Royal In-: flimary, and Mrs. Dewhurst; and Special:


C( nstabulaiy Inspector. J; Watson; CUth-i ene.


for the occasion by the head gardenea at' the Castle (Mr. T.i Greenwood) and his; stiff, whd had carrled'oUt a charming'


The hall had been specially , degorated' Stars provided thd music'.for dancing,


; Hotel,'who also had; change of the bar. i The whole effort was a pronounced success, and Blackburn! Infirmary and


and an excellently] arranged programme was played to bright style, ■ There: was no Interval, dancing being* continuous from 8-0 p.m. to 2-0 a.mj *. . The duties of M.C.’s were carried out by P.S. Thompson and P.C.’s Benson, Sellars,'Sutcliffe and Crabtree.! Catering.WaS,undertaken by Mr. J.[Wllklnson,i of the Starkle Ai|ms


'Other local charities. ^11 benefit con­ siderably ;as a result. I t Is almost certain that the Police Ball wlllinow become an annual event, 'and judging 'from -the support, this year; the 'annual Police Ball Is destined, to be one of ithe outstanding social-functions Of futute seasons. ;


SOMETHjiNG EVEBJYBODY


FOR


‘Saturday, when' students at Clltheroe Royal Grammar School held a hobbles’ exhibition In the school. T h e hobbles which covered an extremely wide range, fr(fm ''Clnematgra:)h shows to spelling bees, proved most lnterestlng:to a .large number of pareht i and friends, and re­ vealed th a t hobb es, for ' boys h a v e , In­ creased tather ;than decreased In recent years. Almost the whole school was used for the I exhibition, and to the chemistry and physics laboratories. lectures were given .by the boysi and


- That boys’ hobbies, appeal as much to their; parents as to the boys themselves was - a fact amply demonstrated on


> A.slmilar exhibition, was held last year, the'proceeds of :whlch-went towards the cost of a new isports pavilion a t :Hlgh Moor, which is now almost completed.


' Saturday’s effort; was also devoted to the fund.


,thf: Headmaster:, (iNh:. L, Hardy) r who reT ferred to the Majjor and Mayofess's-pre­ vious official visit to the school last year.


Mayoress . (Mrs.: Hargreaves) who was accompanied byitne Mayor (Councillor G. Hargreaves). They were Introduced by


The ‘ exhibition! ‘ was opened- by the , j i LITTLE I By' LITTLE.


'; 'bie Mayor silk he - was' reminded of the; Morecambej tehale, which had [been christened “ ErlCij or Little by Little.”, A'


gr^at' Qrapuuai!:' School 'like CJltheroe’s had grown U ttlf by little, And - those


present that dfiy were taking part to proceedings which would add- a ; little mqre to the'sch'opl—the pavilion at'High Moor. The Mayor said he had been Int- tefeated In the icjhool for a long time; He- remembered belqg present a t the laying of [the foundatiem stone of . the present building by Lorffi Derby.; " Most of those wljo took part in those proceedings had since died, but other?, were now. carrying on- ithe work ji they'Hadbpgun,,,- The Headmaster, teachers,; and governors of the school coulcil feel they were taking part in a great jwbrk. .Continuing, the Mayor said he ' had visited the new pavlUon a t High Moor and was well Pleased by the fMlltles provided for the boys and girls, s . ' . . ' .


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had^been considered, arid it had been dedded >;to proceed vrith theiiexteri- sions. Ljttle by little, therefore, the school ivas gtadnally growing.-


said It revealed jlhe iiiany Interests of the boys,.' and he wished the effort : every success.'


deferring to toe exhibition, th i k iy o r


said she always - enjoyed! visiting j the Grammar Schijol, especially, on such Hardy and ■ ,toe wllole


top! Mayoress, who was presented with louquet by one of the smaller scholars,


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■toe head boy a t pchool when she paid her last visit, had been seriously ill a t Oxford University. SHe wanted all toe boys to oto Her'In sending good wishes tp Paul for a speedy redOvery.


occasions. Mr] school worked 'V tldri Embraced obviously taken t ’The Mayorcsi


___________ . Chahiberlaln, who [was olhear that Pali laid she had been sprfy : > i


! Thp-preseht head boy of.the school, H. J. [Mills, jtenderlng thanks: to ,the Mayor and [MayofessJ ia ld the:: school' deeeply appreciated their Interest. That after­ noon they, would have an Opportunity'of seeing a new .afepect of school life4the hobbles with which, toe boys occupied their leisure hours. He hoped they would spend a very enjoyable afternoon, i'


j ’; ; j ■ 7 I ORIGINALITY.


Huraalil my heart is lfll(ed the whole day ■Ito i .!' !■' -I."' I


I have no place for troubles, hates, or fesfs— 1 am a happy fool of many years, ; ] -


if like to give and take a funny joke!' [ :: That helps to cheer the heart of other ifolk; I ’m always merry, happy, [bright -and gay— I ’m sunshine,' driving all ypur cares away, j .


i !


Too many Rulers,; who-gijow .dally dafter,. And not enough old fools to give laughter.


" ' And see these Hybrids, !rcttlrig in their, cell, ' ' IAnd ail the otber -llls of man to gladness: ■' i , [',


And' leave- th6 high iapd mighty to their . folly;


Bo laugh:and sing and mike life bright and jolly. ; .;|'!'i!’ : .[


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And let us leave a : world of peace and . . laughter, For all the' little children coming after,


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appointed delegates to attend a National Housing and Joint Town Planning Con­ ference at Leeds on May 11th


SMITHIES BRIDGE PERES. [


jjad heOn widened, the traffic problgm lad become.mOre acute, as the widened


[ Councillor Proctor drew attention to ' he fact thatl now that Smithies Bridge


. joad now ran into a bottle, neck only


dxteen feet wide after passing over the fridge, ■.. He i suggested /some', kind -of


leath trap,” th e Chairman said, adding ;hat be thought all the members of the


le neck seems to me to be a veritable


varnlng should be given to traffic.: ; )ott i.“To proceed: over a'wide .road Into 'a


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little I iunshine in , ’ our heart turns sadness,


t'eonqu^: strif.ej gree^, hate, [and,.vanity. And; gives b pleasure, pc ice, ,andisan(ty,


There are- too many clevi folk on earth, We need more clowns to teach us sense and I . -mirth; -i,. , '!■ '■)


|In spite of all dictators and their kind! * A sunny heart preserves ny peace oi mind; With sbng ahd laughteril will dance thteugh heU, ,


pains in preparing the display, for. their Ingenuity aniEenterprlse was everywhere evident. ■ TKb (jrlginaUty of some of the exhibits spoke wellior the keenness of the boys, their craftsmanship, and: the Interest they ' had taken I n s h o w day.’’. Ini various rooms were all kinds of models of!ships, towersl' roundabouts and wind-, mills,: to-mentlotn only a few. Many of them were worlftag models and all were solmdly constructed.


The boys had obvlojisly taken great , i


catapults used for besieging a city to ancient war»


One of' the most original was ^


In! addition, the ;e were numerous models fashioned from wood, electrical gadgets, meccano constructions, niodel theatres,' examples of .f ratwork, and engineering models. Much, Interest, centred on one room- In which was a model railway,- complete In eviry detail In another; was an -assortnent of musical Instru­ ments, and y 4 another contained a collection of animals and birds,-Including


photographs, miany of, notable school functions and Holiday trips. Other, dis­ plays includecs • stamps,, architectural pjans, drawings,,paintings and designs, apd antiques such as ancient boxes and. old carptotty specimens.' ' ^ i ! ■ [Sporting tackle of all descriptions was


pigeons, canaries, and budgerigars. In : a fourth) section ;were scores of


on:vlew,'and there were exhibits of: rare articles, such as spears, swords,' Indian and Persian-rugs, while the art gallerY contained 1. some startUngly efficient caricatures: of masters and boys. :


tained with film shows of scoutlng> the filmshaving been taken by Mr. R. I.' Kay, the Scoutmaster. Fun fairs and- side shows were ekceedlngly popular^ and visitors parted'With their money Jn'the readiest manner. A smokerroom was well, used, iwhlle the' more agile were able to: Indulge In such vigorous games as table tennis and football competitions. Darts, too, were weU patronised,'as was the tuck shop.': In addltlon,'the Scouts ran ‘a- telegrapn service," Ohe telegram! 'addressed to the Headmaster, read ^ “ Please accept} £1 toward toe fund.”


!,! FILMS j | nd fun FAIRS. 1 In the Old ^hool, the Scouts enter­


this having been produced b / a boy; of I ten. .. Four, performances were given.


(Cheers^naturally 1) The junior s(^hool was responsible for a 1 - de'llghtful - pantomiihe, Aladdin;"


.the’Qratomanl chool boys had been pre­ paring theirs f( r some time when Oxford ibroadcast Its siAlUng bee, 'There'V/as a


; I Perhaps toe gfcatestJnterest was taken to Spelling Bees between toe>forms.;-Mr. Hardy 'declared th a t ’ Oxford/University ,‘f sneaked ” to v 1th their spelling bAA, yet


;ry,hard„and the exhibi- ybrk- ,ln which they had pleasure.


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surprising pdevelopmept when’ to e : sixth form (the highest form to the school) was baaten by the fiftK-^lfi points to 18. There were large and Interested audi­


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ences In the chemistry laboratory, where Mr. Ireland,:assisted by scholars, per­ formed a : number o f : experiments. Similarly, Mr^ Cajow and pupils Intrigued spectators in ;toe physics laboratoty, per­ forming experiments ito Ught and sound. ' Teas were: served;: and afterwards, a


the Headmaster; (Mn Hardy), after dlsr tributlng: prizes won t o ' Competitions, thanked all parents and friends for their support, and complimented the boys upon toe ■ quality of their exhibits, and, their, enthusiasm: and behailiour: during the


: At the termination' of the.-prooeedlngsj . .


Headmaster, staff, and boys, and all who, took part- to' any way, are deserving of


day. I ' 'The'effort-was a distinct suoce.sS( and.


congrkulatlon.. As a result of the ex­ hibitin', about £60. was .raised' for the


school’s -pavilion fund.


complete cinema: show was given: to; the hall, consisting of a' full-length' Jack Hulbert film, a Walt Disney cartoonj and variety films.


'many hand Mr'.jaiid .Ml!: dence a t 29.


Read, last Saturday, between: Mr. Frank Hanson, :soii|,Df Mr. William Hanson, 25, East-street, 'Read; and/[Miss Kathleen Overy, dau (jiteti of; Mrs,, ahd the late Mr.-M. M.iOyery, of 29, EaSt-street, Read, andi'fornlerlyj of CUtheroej Given away by her brother, Mr. F. C. Overy, of Cllt}ieroei the . bride Was daintily attired in a fawn-ddloured Iweeff- coat, brown hat,ii with shbes to tone, |an(l.,carried'.a* handbag! and wore a-spray of ckrnatlons. Mrai A:>E:-'Hardcastle, of Olitberoe (sistgr of the bride)! was'matroiiof t^onour, and shgii^was,^ dressed , in brown and fawn tweed, wllhjljrown hat to tone, and wore a spray-jof.'carriatlons.. 1 The,best man wasiiMr/lH. HarO;reaves, Slmonstone; and Mr;(L;,ltercrbss, df Babden. attended as groomsman. Bro^kirthn. wa sSheha t the home ofj thd'bride and


wedding


STING:WEDDING.-A pretty ook place in St. John’s Church,


imeipresentsiiwere received Hanson will take.ap resf- :ast-street, Read.


Tnteri cheerful and


-The vlcar.Jthe: Rev. J. D. ■ },A.,’offlclate4 ; A reception


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