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CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND, TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1938.


Ige (Vdiy Rev. Path fathers Vavasour, Bther Walmsley, S.


lich of the British I Bowl Hotel, on Sa 1 guests were the R


RST GRE EE lias a thoraughly


it the annual dinnqr p ; the Hurst onii iijheld at evening, of Stony-


Itl-U ifekljurcay icUr


jey, Mr. H. V. Mi and Mn S. Robi


lent of the branch. In, presided and pri Ih was enthusiast! Ihe British Legion Ion (Stonyhurst) w I hopes entertained Bay and then to peep shadow of lar with democrat Moreton added icall a


Jvhich had all gone ■918.. Eight weeks


fact that the'. Imswer the call of feady in 1914,


le result of a too-i historical ignoranc


task to reca reiirestptative


Iieltdn, S.J.) Wklkerley,' ;ether with jCaptain


. hcmoured. 1 iroposed by referred to the' first


tna


|J very brink of the a lity of war, we alio


| r Robertson and tpi Itish Legion behind, lelief to us all. fJst was' received ....


I as many people pe had in our littli


(lehow. felt thak'a c was not so black


f I which he had paid


ly Major Robertson Mr. Moreton for


then, when gas mi ■and we all again


ago aibVsssks


tp


couiittV E duty and| ifter


mil I us with


Ihich could be of Ices. lo the guests was s 1 who also emphas: fedeship fostered in I the Rector of Sto here for the excpil


lent, for their supi Id for their wa


pious of their responp: Ting the fellowship I ranks during the ‘ something to maihtia E great


elon. , Ihe membei's, ^


Ip n ; .aria’


(CUtheioe). ir L. de C. 1 &e loyal


iceht crisis minace' of ini threat- , it wbs a -


a b d l l r e


ijeaiised the seemed ak ill 1939 ak" ,in Hurst


ajlsed thei would


lestroy the he'country ■ ohce more. i le were being


iwi Nation-' .i lack of


Series of,


v)l age !at any leilpcaj- branch: 'ihat was ■


ill i perhaps; the sky'not ‘ ihave us


y-K]tt e


iqhule to the' said,'were ■


ici^amatlon pressed his j eloquent ■


Greit ^ar.they itilch


iihilities and existed


;jn the com- vajue in all


iiAs t! thanked nee j ot -their


tted byiMr. hei spirit-of legion.


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of jail good 'ilcome th a t'


|he evening “The TPhics".'provided ; ntertainment, the partj comprising Irs. R. Riding and .


las by no meails li fy singing which w| ‘ in no small measulrt fn a complete succe^


Jthe Slaidbum, Newi Id Dale Head.Agrii leting in Newton Inkt] Eht, when Mr. T. ™ i l-epresentative atten' |for the recent' sfai balance and wijri It was mentioned of £134 were pr^i


LAIDBU ILTURAL


SOCIETlf,


Jvertising columns. lOES MATCH-The di 1 between teams represen lloorcock Hotel took l)li lening at the Moorcock


Jieral meeting will I Newton. Particulaisi


pm were the winners.!, fed by supper. ENTERTAINERS,-;


|lr. L. Hardy) had chan part in the prograipii large company. Hi ncluded “ English as sin


] Party associated with lammar School revue


lis Stop," “The silent It Shop," and "Wifle'. Ippreciated were the chi ’ and “ Jack and Jill ” Veevers, Harold Pickie|, Wallwork, and Mr


la n d variety with duets. In an entertaining intc Icceedcd in mystifying!, Tiui'ing tricks. Mi'.’H. B, at tile piano. H ie


lering of “ Ilkla Moor. I convulsed the audienc lo f “ The Battle o f'H a 1 Joe." a fter the style of [Geoffrey Townley ci' pe “The Porter’s Holida] and Eric Norris a


I are greatly indebted boys for th e ir help in


tlub. and to Dr. Bleasde Ime rt,lin ed the p arty io


[INGTON MOTOR IN TROUBLE


.cdiigland the


4ls(j enjoyed to making


EAT MORE EGGS!


LANCASHIRE AGRICULtOrAL LEADER URGES POULTRY KEEPERS TO ADVERTISE.


IMPORTANT COUNTY INDUSTRY.


MAYOR’S HAPPY SPEEClH AT CLITHEROE SOClETYj’S pr esentation CEREMONY.


qTHE Importance of encouraging ; egg-consuming capacity of I


the the


country was stressed by Mr. J. J. Green, Director of Agricultural Education, for Lancashire, when presenting, ^ trophlM gained during the year at the aimiial dinner of the Clitheroe and D l^lct Utility and Fanciers’ Poultry Society, held on Saturday at the Starkle i^ms


Hotel. Following dinner, a short toast list Was'


submitted, and afterwards MriGljeeh


. presented the prizes. The remainder o f . the evening 'was spent in daiicln,^ to music suppUed by Mr. F. Taylor’s bmd. Interspersed with songs by Mr, C. Briggs. Mr. J. Crook acted as toastmaster; iarid,


extended a welcome to the guests. | SUCCESSFUL CLITHEROE , TRIALS. A toast to “The Clltheroe Poultry


Society,” to which was coupled the n ^ e of the president,/ Sir Henry, Russell Hornby, was proposed by Mr, G. Warren, Chairman of the East Lancashire Utility Poultry Society, whoTiald, tribute, to the activities of the Clltheroe S6d#,i i; In common with: other poultry 'organise-' tlons, however; they did not getiithe' support from the people Ih the Indiibtir to which they were entitled, he Said.' There were too many poultry-keepers who were prepared to accept the advan­ tages secured by the efforts of organisa­ tions such as Clltheroe, without being: prepared to join them. Organisation within the poultry industry was not as strong as it ought to be. ,


- | Mr. Warren added that in addl|pn iWtll tha’ held


itiltejon Wed-. eri presided , ice. The i revealed a


It ira


■! ■The com- in,| Dunsop . 'M-Society


n luhl doniin-.


willil i


The match


t and successful conceijt wak given ffi > fee Hall last Friday ini


1 e i'hich de- Jamufilng


Eht,iby “The' . . . ihe'Clitheroe The head- slffi- and took a-


i()kell in— i," Prompter," Eyfs.” Es-


ruses “ Sing the solos by


, Stdnley Barr ■' tardy’s four- ' Rj Neil Ed-


.ririuted the./


died !f')i"


,vith his deS:', itiijgs’: and stEtaley Hoi-


aiid Alfred-: further ■


qowjing Club ,, Mr. Hardy...


t he; audience Shaw, Mus.


i-bis&ig funds", 1 who subse- subper.


I r iVer


lory of a motor lorry _ p a police patrol cat Ben on Monday, wh'i


I. Fred Hewitt (22), ql led for. driving a In p and attention; hs to the public; to the traffic slgn'u.


f |NeV/by, w a s ' I] ryl without a ‘manner '■


Ivdr’s colll- waS told at a 'iRlmhig'*.


Bfendant, who pleaded nbt guilty ■


1 fgUlng to' the Road


Jmmonses, was repreE Itton. Following a le,., pe of £2 for not drlyln B imposed, and 10s. to the signal. Thef, ht that the magistrate


J employer to take b fiction In the way of


fee to him, and that, IClerk) would confirin „ 1 letter to his employe r.


tinued from preceding


lard Institutions wete plowing officials and'm ill: Mr. Co[incillor:|j. D. J . Rose Medical


I k : Mr. F. land Clerk to ters, late Nedlcal Subi pnd Mrs. R<dgers); Mj; ■ H.B.E., late ^lerk an|i


Ic h : Dr. Indent. I l ; Mr.' W. [ a n d Mr. F iy a r.


le:,


ligliam ; Mi*. J. R lard. lil|on, there p s a la^ i mrs of the various hospl(a! |mmittees and Medics' I all partg,of the kin


the- Committee,


[large representative I of the Association am 1


|r R. G; lEdwards. J .


irs. M. Lawrence, N. C. ibson. r '


f ) r :


ejnted by Mr. Jh y hear-, g wlUi due r not con- Clerk told is; did not . notice of


: naklng any If heed be, ; that state- :


Joliimn) . , represented


.imfers:- Fish, Chair-, 3uiierintend- Hargreaves,


[tones: . Miks- Alddmjii Jones^iJ.?., O.B.E., i31i|a! r: *u\


E,- Bix ei


,aq M. L. .Itman; Mr.,


Gi:fo:d,i Medical (jlerg and


W. Undli the Coiimjittee


Sfdward and l^ispop. Clerk


leflntendent jP. Irving


Clerk and. Dr. P.


_ Violin and . ude, “ Thos-


ibnt&. The*, liext Wed- ioe found;:


manimOusly ■tiprizes to


,ing Newton :e -on Wed- y IThe last '


to supporting' the Society, eyery Poultry-keeper should give practical evidence of his interest by entering laying trials. Clltheroe was fortunate in having one of the most:sncce^fnl managements it was possible to secore ; for any test.


|| ! Mr, Warren concluded , with a pleiL'to


agriculturists In the Clltheroe district to support the local Poultry Society. Poultry-keeping was a branch of general farming',' and It was in the interests'of all farmers to give their support to that branch of the Industry. It was more necessary than evef, when there WM a Bill which, woud Include poultry pro­ visions, that they should be organised to thelastman.


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IN THE FIRST FLIGHyJ , Mr. P. T. ' Warren, ;of Entwlktle,


manager of the Clltheroe laying trials, in reply stated that the Clltheroe nlan- agement committee had tried for several years to put their test in the very first flight. Up to a point they had suc­ ceeded. Most clearly was that demon­ strated in the egg' yield and. | low mortality returns.


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assistance the Clltheroe' Society dbuld render to poultry-keepers was not con­ fined to a local area., The Clltheroe Society was a member of the Lancashire Federation, which, in turn, was repre­ sented at the deliberations' of .jthe National Poultry Council. ! The yievfs of any i local poultry-keeper. If t^ken through the proper channels, had a chance of being heard nationally. ! i t was time that poultry-keepers through­ out the whole country realised fcelr duty ;tO become thoroughly organised so thatitoey would be In a position to demand the things the Industry needed. It was unfair to the officials of a local society to have to work, as they did ifeork, unless they had 100 per i cent, support from I their colleagues In the Industry.


Mr. Warren pointed out that i the The health of the guests was d|mnk


on the proposition of Mr. A. Hallows, Secretary of the Lancashire Federation of [ Poultry Societies, who; congratulated Councillor Bentham upon his acquimtlon to 'Civic dignity and commended Clith- eroe upon its choice of Mayor. HO also extended a warm welcom^ to Mr. (ireen and [ others who had travelled many miles'to attend the event.} -


| Mr: Hallows added that those; who


made Ihelr living out of [poultry would have' to rouse themselves ff the’lndustry


was }to make progress. He had always maintained that if' peoiile did not do something for themselves, there [were others ready to do It for them.


} MAYOR’S HOPES.


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Responding, the Mayor said; that the


Poultry Society of CUtherbe did a useful work! in organising and eduqating poultry-keepers. 'There jwas, he Imew, plenty of scope for an extension of poultry-keeping within .the Immediate enidronments of Clltheroe. He hobed to' see la more serious development j take place within'the very near futur^, and


that it would be confined not merply to the district, or; even the county, but that It w )uld be general throughput the coun­ try. When it was realised that wei impirted annually about £M,QOO,O0O woriih of poultry products that mpt In­ dicated that there was rooih for d con­ siderable expansion of the Industry In the British Isles..


- i " am pleased, to learn that the


dbnS, together gathering of heir friends.


attendance. ,l|and Instl-i lerintend-


Government are taking Immedlptb stops and devoting their attention ;ln torn dlreitlon," the Mayor added, . One camot help but feel that the great need of t ie present time, both for the poultry Industry, for the. Government,! and,, indeed, for all! classes of Industry, is a realiEtlc outlook with'a practical pur­ pose.”


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"The Press" was proposed by; Mrs, Cooper, of Westhoughton, who pointed


out;that the Press was the shop i^ndow of the poultry Industry, and that; raera-


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socletles In Lancashire fully appreciated all that was doiie for them. , Mr. W. C. Chatbum, of the “ Clltheroe Advertiser and Tlraes,’’ replied.


.filiip.prcsentatlon of cups,.which formed


‘anfihposlhg affay.'wdSin'ade by J. J. .Grbeh,.'Dlrect6r'ofiA^ciilture for Lan- cashlr,e, yrhp observed that the agricul­ tural'/industry was passings*through parjous-ttaes,';; / :■ In'; the: 'debate In the House of commons recently, all political


parties agreed that the, Indusfe In all Its


i^nchfes'lwM In !a .'despefite l)Il,^h!i; bpt fliey did n'bt' all agree as to. the .type nf, remedy which was necessary. ■ They all hoped,: hotyeyer,, th a t ! the • assistance promised by the Government would not be long delayed. '


attention to :the .'fact that the Govern­ ment 'Was proposing to Introduce a measure this session to assist the poultry Industry, and they would ,of course, have to wait until those proposals were put forward before they could either support or 'criticise them. :


' ; FOOp!\ PBicESv; Mr. Green- went on to' say that the


industry had suffered from high food prices during the past few years;:, ,He Had .compiled the-most : careful- details of the cost of feeding In connection with one of the 1,000 bird batteries at Hutton for the year, After. studying' these figures He had come to the conclusion that If food prices dropped Is. al.cwt they would be able to make rather more thait- £50 on the 'yesh’s working} . providing; of course, that eggs, maintained thelrmver- age price. If food prices could only be reduced, the outlook for the poultry Industry would.be very much brighter. , !On'the question of egg Prices Mr. Green


pointed out that i h ^ had not very much control,, but he hoped that the .Govern­ ment would be able to give: assistance In the .stabilisation of those'prices.


EAT MORE EGGSi " I think something should be done to


encourage the egg-eating capacity of the country,” Mr. Green proceeded. “You read a great deal nowadays about mal­ nutrition, and Dr.iOrr tells us that nearly 50 . per cent. o?ihe' .pdpulhtlon of .this country are vinder-nourislidd. I t Is hot so much that they di» not get plenty of food but that'they do not eat the right kind.


One of the reasons for this under­ nourishment is that people are not using sufiBcient of the protective foods milk, eggs, fresh yegetables and fruit.


“ We hear a good deal about mlik. The mllk-ln-schools scheme has resulted in a large expansion of the consumption of milk.: Nothing much has been done m regard to eggs, which are of enormous value. The Ministry of Health, in a rpeerit report, do urge a greater con­ sumption of eggs In this country. Eggs are particularly rich In the very neces­ sary [vitamins and minerals, particularly Iron, which, I am sure, most of u's In this economic age need. I think the poultry Industry could do much more Ih,pushing the'sale of eggs, and in this way could possibly do something to push up the saiesj and price, from which factors thp poultry,-keeper has suffered so long.”


Mr, Green added that whilst they could


not themselves do anything about food prices, which were world-controlled, they could, as had been emphasised by pre­ vious speakers, build up - their own organisation.. It never had been more Important that the Industry should be ablelto speak, with a unanimous voice In respect of the various schemes before them at the present time. ;


“ If we do not help ourselves we cannot-


expeict other people to help us, and I was rather shocked when I heard from your seerHary that, although this is such a successful Society, i t has the support, relatively speaking, of such a small per­ centage of poultry-keepers,” Mr. Green assejrted. “ I think It Is most important In the interest of the Industry that a man should be unselfish enough to support his own organisation. I suggest that the people who are not supporting the Society are sheltering beneath.the pro­ tective umbrella of those who Are doing all lihe work and bearing the burden and heat of the day.” I


LANCASHIRE’S EGG INDUSTRY. Mr. Green pointed out thqt Lafic^shlre


was; the mos t; Important poultry- producing county, in the country. Any­ thing that affected the poultry Industry affe'eted Lancashire more ,than any other part of England, More than pne-tenth of poultry population of the country


was within Lancashire, and the annual value of the poultry output of the county Palatine was between £2,000,000 and £4;000,000. When he heard people talk- Ingi about hen! cabins ' spoiling the countryside, he replied that they ..were not; spoiling It half so much as the factories which belched out their black smoke. Moreover, those cabins, repre­ sented an Industry which, at the present ttaje. Was adding enormously. to the welfare and well-being of the country, and which deserved every encourage me^t.


; ' ■ ; Referring 'to the work of the Lan­


cashire County: fOouncll Agricultural Education Sub-Gommlttee, Mr, Green said the-Importance of poultry-keeping was recognised, i Within the last, two or three years , they J had brought their poultfey station at';mtton UP to such ;a . standard that they could now claim to


berr"of”both "the CUtheroe ^ other have one of the best equipped plants la


HOMlNG_SOClETY PM2E PRESENTATION AT.'


Mrs. J.‘ Parker and ithelr,staa, and the later, programme was equally to the liking of the


Mr. Morri&in, whe'd: at Hutton, called ment.:


The loyal toast -was enthusiastically honoured on the proposition of the .president, col J. P. M. Robinson. M.C.'. OJSil.; Subse­ quently the Chairman briefly reviewed the past season, observing that it had been one of the ;worstithe society, had experienced. Nontheless. with the co-operatioir of the members and friefids of- the Society, thbi Officials had been able to carry on the work and make the best of unfavourable,condi­ tions; . They hoped for bettet things next, year, and were certainly not disposed-to allow the dlsappotatmehts of an indifferent, racing‘season to interfere with their enjoy­


compainy


Norgrove. spoke of the difficulties the society had eifperienced. largely as a .result of . trade depression: and he.' too. paid tribute tq, the, loyal isupport : of the members which Had eiiabled them to weather the storms which the SMlety. in common with many others, had encountered. He mentioned, that for the third Successive time the society had won, the Sir William Brass pup, .competed tor annualy by the two Chatbum Clubs, and went oh to. thank everyone for their gerlerous support , and to express , the hope that ;the same willing help would be forthpommg to the future, i , i '


Presenting his report, the secretary, Mr. W. ,.


sented' by Colonel. Robinson.. who,: noting the cash awards which some of the members had gained, observed that someone seemed to make money out of, pigeon-racing, a remark which was recMvedi with laughter. Colonel Robinson added,that although-some of the members were receiving, fairly substantial sums, he bad no doubt that their expenditure was still heavier. ■ I Their sport kept them busy to the summer: and he was certain they Tound it a most tateresttag hobby. . . . i Colonel Robmson handed the , cup .which he


The prizes gained during the year were pre­ i ■ . -.■;i


oliFiblfd average; ' i . , , ; , ,. . , Cash prizes were won as follows: A. Rob­


presehted to the society to Messrs. T. Neilson andl'Son. this bemg awarded for the best


A to'ast to the Press was honoured on thP proposition of Mr. P. Jackson, who referred to the: death of Mr: Harold Dugdale; who, throughout the society's exlstence. hadi re- borteditheir:functions and had'shown keen taterest In their work. He had known Mr. Dugdalp.fqf many years on the football field, ahq later had tong, experience of him at work. He bad never met a finer, gentleman, and on behalf, of the society he offered sympathy , to Mrs. 'Dugdale and her daughter. "Mr. Dugdale was a^frlend mdeed," the speaker declared. : :


responded.


To the toast. Mr. J. Loynds briefly, - -|


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known; local artistes were present and gave a splendid concert.: Mr. J. Fell, of Whalley. was a huge success, his impersonation, of Norman Evans, the ifamous Lancashire comr edian being particularly clever. SCngs by Messrs, J. Oddie. Rildd and Hammond added greatly to the pleasure of'the evening;


During the evening, a number of well- (Continued from preceding column)


the whole country'for training purposes and experimental I work.


Mr. [Green described a new. feature of - ^ i


the w}ork at the poultry station which was ihtfoduced in an-attempt to follow out the recommendations of the Poultry Technical Committee which had sug­ gested the setting up of breeding centres on a considerable! scale for the progeny testing of stock, i


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I t Was becoming raorq and niore im­ portant in all branches o f : stock breeding to know less and lessi about the ancestors of a bird; or animal and more and more as to its descendants.


What'they were now trying to find out was the type of progeny a certain bird was afile to produce. . This was felt, to be the only way In which they could hope; to get a breeding stock that would be prepotent, that would give not only high egg yields but constitution, stamina, and a l l ; those other factors which! were grouped together mnder the terms of “liveability."


j,; I- , : “poultry; CONFERENCE] Ih conclusion.! Mr. Green mentioned


that now the County AgriculturalTnstl-' tute at Hutton had been fully- equipped aiid modernised. It was his Intention to arrange, to the near future, a poultry conference which) If not at once as am- bltlOus asithe Harper Conference] would pbsrtbly develop considerably on I those lilies. He felt It was most essential that in a poultry-producing county i as im portant 'as Lancashire they should have a confefence within the county for a frank exchange iof views upon current problems. He looked for the ; fullest support from the Clltheroe Society to that project. Mr. Green added praise for the success of the Clltheroe i laying trials, commending the way In; which they had’ been managed, and praising very favourably the hlghifecundlty and low mortality which these trials revealed When compared ' with the mortality figurOs -of the big trials in the countby Clltheroe’s figure of 12.3 per cent, stood out notably. .


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toasted the cup winners. Mr. Wafibank, of Whddlngton. briefly responding] ■ ’fhhnks to Mr.! Green were voiced by Mr. J: Whalley. of Horwlch.


After, presenting the prizes, Mr. Green 1 Mr, T. Cropper, of Chorley. represent


ing the Quaker! Oats Company, i made mention- of the fact that the pWjze list had .been swelled by £160 In cash, pre, sented, by the Ful-o-Pep Mashes. i The; winners of - cash awards were Messrs. Wallbank and Smalley (£20); J'l Ker­ shaw (£20) G Hamer (£25) T E. Inmari (£25); R. Jackson (£30)i: and ■R. Beesley (£30).


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inson, £13 14s. Id.: :T. Neilson and Son, £10 Is. 3id.; Jackson and Barnes. £8'7s. lid.; T. Norgrove and Son. £8 Os. lOd.: W. T. Nor­ grove, £3; 14s. 6d.: 0.,Wilson and Son, £3 7s. 71d.; J. 1 Hatfield £ l 17s 7d


promoted by the Ohatbum Homing Society, was that which took place on Saturday even- tag at the Calf’s Head Hotel Worstdh„Thls was the annual dinner and social, a function always anticipated with real pleasure, as It is invariably well oi’ganlsed and promoted by a spirit, of good fellowship for various reasons The numbers attending were not quite so large as: usual, but i the sajqe splendldr spirit of cameraderie marked the proceedings, over which the chairman of the society, Mr, P.- Jackson,) presided. i - An excellent meal was served by Mr. and


SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL DINNER. 0,ne of the: pleasantest functions so far


,


CENTENARY CEU AT ST. JAMES’S


rpHE parlshlonfers continuation


of


of St. James’s, in their Centenary


celebrations, are looking forward with pleasurable expectancy to meeting and, hearing the.Revj T. W. Castle, who.Is to occupy the pulpit at next, Supday s ser­ vices Mr Castle was here from 1919 to 1927. and for several years was Vicar of Alpertoni; Wembley. At present he holds the vicariate of Thornthwalte-wlth-Dar- ley and Thrusscross. Harrogate.


Parish.


tion of an tatoreStlng history of the parish, compued' by. the present’ Rector, the Rev. H;.' Y- Burnett.' and whue this does not claun; completeness- it does at any rate marshal all am the main facts : and gives a considerable


The occasion' has been marked by publica­


ount of tafonnation about the Church and -I


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secrated until October, 1839, it was licenced for woi'ship to November of the;pi‘eyious<year, so that last week’s service marked the comple­ tion of q, century of worship in the ,Church. At one time and; another, the^ architecture


Although St. James’s Church was not cour


ElBRATlONS CHURCH


RECTOR’S INTERESTING HISTORICAL SKETCH.


they are ail shown here as they affect the human countpance."


ITS FOUDATION


wSs to provide a place for the Reverend Walter - Posthumus Powell, ; MA D C l where he could-exercise bis great gifts as a preacher. At the time, he was Headmaster of 'the. Royal; Grammar School. occasloUafiy prcachlhg at.ithe Earish.|Church of St..Mary Magdal^c.. His admirers there, idesirtog.to hear hlm more often and many of them living over: this aide, of the.. Borough, built SL James’s .Chiufch for him. - Prom all we can gather, about! him. he.,was a great preacher, l and an earnest evangelist.. He did.not stay


the foundation of the Church, stating rThe reason for the erectloi^of the Church


The Rector! gives an mteresttog account of


ong, however, to the Church which was built for. him. ibut iwent out to India, towards the end of 18^1 as Chaplain at Fort St. George. Madras. ,i i .,


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time: but seems to have been erected-early in the'incumbency of the Reverend William Morgan. iB.A; , who succeeded Dr. Powell In


" Apparently the tower was not built in.hls 1


“ THI 0(lin ifloorto GoU^n


Days”


(FIYE)'


Invest Safely and Profitably


p v.>: n fj rvf.; I


in a Spcietv ^tablished for $4yeats. Any sum received from |Sd. to £5,000.


Shares!: %% dear oiftax Deposits: 3% dear of tax


/)SSUS £5,000,000 RESERVES £243,000 LOCAL AGENT


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12, YORK STREET, CLITHEROE I,


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BOROUGH ti'iiD ir, social


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ChieUOfficc 12. Nicholas Street, Burnley; , " I !■ , TCI. 2145, ' "


Secretary.............—■ Louis Gaughan. 1


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of the church b a r been the subject of unfavourable comment. Mr. Burnett observes that "much scorn has been poured-upon our- church as to Jts architecture and adds:


it all their own way. The epithet ■■bam ' has been given to it. i Some play has been made of the remark madebv the Bishop of Chester on consecrating it. that he 'had never conse­ crated such a place before.’


" I am not disposed to let the critics have


bottom of St. James’s Street and look up at the Church Webti front some day when the setting sun shinesiupon It. Is there no beauty to that tower, to those doorways or windows With their imitation of Norman work? ■


"All I ask you to do Is to stand at the


True the evening! sun sheds lustre over-the grey stone, but dOes not the.same truth apply to any ancient bulldmg?-'


They have stood now for. nearly a century. ;


January.!'1842.! We must then Imagtoe St. James's Church in Dr. Powell s time as minus the tower. It is said that the worthy Doctor did'not trouble much about the architecture of the place , as long as it would keep the people to. and the rain out 1


. ! THE OLD SCHOOLS ,


Street, were, built early in the first Incum­ bent’s titoe. While they were In building.,he held hls!SundoJy School lil the Church. He hgd great anxiety for the education of the poor children of his district Those old Schools sened! the Parish well. and. even to4ay there are parishioners who remember the good'old ttoies spent to them to the Rev. George Fieidenjsrectorate." ' . . !.


. ." The !0 ld (iJhurch Schools, to HarrAp Showrooms JOSEPH W;i B


. At the!tlme the Church was built, the.only muMcal Instrument was a bass fiddle, played by John Walkeif. the sexton. Now.! of course, there is an excellent organ, provided largely as a result Of a bequest by Mr. Samuel. Green, a leaden for many, years In Clltheroe s musical life. This bequest was supplemented by free-will offerings, some £700 bemg raised.' and the. new tostrument was dedicated to ,1934. ' :


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The present Rector. the’Rev. H. i Burnett. A PROMINENT LANDMARK


to the church as a prominent landmark, and gives some interesting details of 1 the tower, surmounted by Its four pinnacles at the comers of the structure. He-adds.


In a subsequent!passage,.the Rector refers


agoto at the top of 'It and you . will notice underneath the top balcohy looking out­ wards a series of ithe most grotesque faces. There must be over fifty of these, for they are on all sides. II you look at them through a good pab: of field glasses, they will bo pre­ sented to you in their foil horror. It seems ■to me that the ided is the same as to the case of gargoyles. Eveiythtog evil is being driven out of the House of God by the Sblrlt if God. Apparently all thb vices of man are repre­ sented in these faces.- Avarice, -greed, envy, lust, hatred, cruelty, voluptuousness, pride;


Before, howevef. we leave the tower, look


' It Is officially stated that the estimated; number of wage earners wl)6 now receive holidays with i)ay la about' eight and, three-quarter millions. Since, the begin­ ning of this iyear new agreement^ between, employers' and workers organ-; Isatlons have secured holidays with pay for 1.250.000 additional workpeople,


.who remained at St. Jamess for five years, was succeeded In 1847 by the Rev. William Whitworth, and duvtog!hls time the rectory was built to Wobne Lane on land given by Sir Matthew Wllsoh. He left m 1852, i and there then began the incumbency of the Rev. George Plelden (vhlch.was to last for 41 years. During that time, the Church was licenced for weddings and a gift of the'Uthes of CUth­ eroe was obtained from' Mrs. Worsley-Taylor, Thus Mr. PleW^ became the first Rectob of Clltheroe and no gentlelnan.in the tj|)wn Was held in greater esteem. iHe died to'December, 1893. and was succeeded the following year by.the Rev. Robert Rallton. whos magnificent work in the parish is stll recalled by .mqny li) the congregation. The great work i qf [ his rectorship was l)he building of the schools to Greenacre Street, and the businesslike leader­ ship Mrj Rallton gave- to hla congregation ihas stood the parish! to great, stead ever stocel He laboured at Sf. Jamess for 25 lyeats, [and many men froml the parish recall :with grati­ tude his correspondence with them: while (hey were at the front, and his gracious ministries to the bereaved! He idled in 1919 and iwas buried to St. James’s Churchyard.'


first and second incumbents. - Mr. Morgan


FdRTY-ONE YEARS INCUMBENCY , Reference has already, been made to the


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same time a chiming clock was given by;Mr. Green. Mr. Castle was'succeeded by the Rev. 0. A. Betts, who left In 1934 and was suc­ ceeded by the present Rector. I


ministry the edriUon of ten bells was in­ stalled to the Church'tower., and'about the


CABBILON lAND CLOCK ADDED 1 The Rav. T. V fj Castlo became Rector m


920 and remained imtu 1927. During: his


which we have duoted. not only describe the various' Stages lof parish developraehtt but gives ■ considerable mformatlon -about: the buildings and also recalls with gratitude the earnest services! of many whose work .and interest'raised the Church of St.. Jamess to Clltheroe to Its!present position .and power and usefulness to the town. All Interested either in the Church or in local history are strongly recommended to obtain a copy of the little book, which will be a, most useful source of reference for many years to come,


The Centenary record of the Church, from


■ .A snow •• mountain ■ 100; feet high, built up on 73:000 feet of steel scaffold­ ing, and covered with real snow, will be erected a t Lofidon's new'entertainment centre; Earls Court, next month; for the skl-jutnplng edntests which will be held In connection with a Winter Sports and Travel Pair.. !


Every­ body looks forward


to SAUSAGES Trade Enquiries to Wm^ Tattercall K Sons, Ltd., Blackburn. a m «iidi "w™ u -«..»T-!


I t will do so if you purchase from a Practical Watchmaker, hence the popularity of Clocks and Watches bought from W. Rooees.


There are hundred? of sensible gifts suitable.for Chnstmas tokens here. Choose now. Any article wilhngly respryed for you until required—Silwrwate, Cutlery,


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