CLITHEBOE, ^y;ERTISER AND TIMES, FjRniAY.j MARCH 3 , 1 9 3 9 . E d M ’i w mor!e THINKING
I ISlr—Kad “R.T.” been better acquainted with the taxation of| Land Values, litera ture, he wbuldi have readily bnderstopd What I meant by “ I nave no phrty axej to grind, as I prefer to cm my own thinking." There was jno heed for him to take t! Is to himself, br on behalf of hlslparty.'!
:l i . • I suggest! that buys!a copy'of
•Issued to Speakers p: taxation ol posed some ing; and ijlon that, thinking, examples: i Argumen
no congest! place. I i Objection
j i i u n l t y ; ! Now let US) db some] thinking. | WhatllS
a v e i y b a d
a vast Increase of cll f o r . i t h e c o i
V Why Rents and Rdtes are High," from the “ Clltlierob Adbrtlser and Timed,” price Is. Therein Conservatlvp party organlsaflon , ha|je “ - j men-bers. a Guide .for e Pros and Cqns of [tne
etole s ipuld do their 0’ ' idt me ])rove this!by giving
|and; Values. Here ls|ex- !mples of confused reasoii- the case for tfie sugged-
Wher j the tax (s general,
br overgrowth of Cities takp If the
..as Its suppdrters say ft will be; the jEji res ult will a r q a s —
be h
meant by an " Increase of city •areas.?" I l can only fnt an thdt there will be nf^e Mouses built end/or that we dhall have-- ipore open spaces surrouiidlng lout houses.! So what 13 the Labour Party] going to dp kbout It ? Some of us b%e done our own thinking on that point !: and: wa know that they can’t have jit both ways. They: must make up thelf nilnds which way they mean toigo.l I'Now that 1 have inswered the last of imjTipolhts l:i this controversy, there is hkrdly any heed for me to prolong this ■discussion, ej{«Pt to iiivlte the copoperal-! tlon of .“R/r.” in forming a I second “ Jfenry Gebijge ■ SChobl of. Economics,]' Iiiside the LEjbour Pa::ty. This Is so very mbcessary, fpr the e3:clted crowds whic!^ fill ohr publlbj halls at election tlihes cari be iso easily swayed ; but. only If our fundamentals In economics are uifsoundj. When we have get our fundamental^ right, ■this forms a basis for extending scime “ right thinking of our own,” ane^ iwhen there Ife rlght thinking,, right action; willlfollow. . j*We need not then wait to be' ipersiiaded bjf bur politicians. Indeed, wej .can no lor ger lekve; politics to, thei ■pblUilclan, 01 polttlcpl economy to the| bdllege
profe.isor. tWhen the ] passes a 'e enlightened there
‘will be no reTOlutlon or war, for there will td be one tc fight tpe battle'for selfidhj Interests. ThCTe woul
. hutto confoi’ipjtpthe happily In equal rlgh :s of all
I the |“ legalised' ■galley.
state of society wfiere the law
4UTH0R AND REVIEWEB. Sir,—In,his*much a ppreclated i;evlew of, ]■!
iWestem Ca i ada, Ipc^lbyldld not woi;k ipeetbd and many ( hptably Vancouver, i old system.’
jnj^ book Why i Rents and Rftes are mentions tljie adop- of land v;alubs Ini ut he says ^ a t the I lut quite as! was ex-! the, municipalities,! ‘Went back to the; ■ i ;
iHigh ” your reviewer Itlbn of the rating Pesie:
vMues worked only too well, In ithe eyes of [the peopie Interes ;ed In land .specula-' tlqn. The met Is To m Councils, i doniln-, atid by the 361 Interests fallbd to collect toe land vaiue rates that had been Im-; poped and t ley failed itb put Into opera-!
TOe; fact Is that the rating |of land
j iNdn toe precess by.'Which; tax arrears colild be cole.cted, bsimely, to enter oh
' toe land, pi t lit up ipr, sale, and deduct •the tax dueslfrom (he proceeds of the sa^es. The result v a,s| that tax arrears acciimulatet ^ l and; the! Government, of
'. British Columbia, fbp : example, had to paSs 'more|| drastic , laws, obliging the
! ' artears; but [even ,that washot success- : id ! . agalrisp, toe, Ppwers, of the land
mbnlclpalltl,es! to J collect their tax
! Intoe niunlblpal toia]nces.,. ■ . , ■ ! ' i t Is not true to say that the munlclp- jalfries “ went bade toTthe old system.” On
' mbnopollstS who had !ai controlling voice
.toe contrary, throughout the Western Prpvlnces to-day the hate,levied on Im-
Iprbve ments is not more than half the on: the land Value,' and the
i':!!- M
rate levied m^nlclpall the rates! unilversall
• vajuej In British C are still I several .Wbstiilns
astosbed 'll . ',■',1
' on Mlniprovements. |; It: Is •the I cape'that . thei'capltal'
ies have toe option to reduce
yalue|of the land, whether used or hok Is nd ' rated'
at its full capital
loiumbla tbfday there municipalities—New
ol^lii thElri entire r wenufe by .land value on and dp
Is a nqtable example—that
not 'tax bulidlhi! at all. A. W. - jkADSEN.
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Knlgl.trlder-strbet,' E.C.4.
NATIQiN^I '[government.
honoured chlefiy oi’
’ cekdlrgs.| of|theusu( tbldupe
,—Gisburn wito
a
gkndri hitbrspeijsed arid Mick
Natlppal
; 'Mbusb 'to enliven the pro- NeCdless to say It consisted sharii ai.d, hypocrisy designed deceive the population, with
IS this ' week been 3m -show 'consisting Govemirient propa-: with Donald Duck
Ito “ henerits conferred on the workers, ‘‘toe mari who tovec. us from the greatest
1 Butlln cise the gcodipeople-ln Gisbum war of aU,y etc]
flije GiivC! let me —‘
; . " • _ . ' went homb to their beds thinking: what a
uvci entuincn we t»o.u —— ,tv” ■ puttoe other side of the picture.
b e i b l i t I tor--re^arnainent) . which the iToHek have; had-; etoht yea^s to solve? realise
about the 2,00Q,f)0O i (Which God alpne
j fitOiW'
O.DOJ a y m spent on,
the..farmers. elir toidustry
Did' ihCy iCttUac mau . despite — - that
ite st ciilBls Cif ou r illfetime?. Did they is now, fachig- the
Hid they, for |i instance, stop.,to .uitok ‘
i mows , what It would had to look after us.
uriemployedi Problem som-e
d be no alternative Moral LawJand live
men" had| become If the land.! .: P.G.S.
V', tax is as successful
tolnk lor a moment ol our present sad position In International affairs, and that this Is due to our “National" Govern- riient’s vacillations and “ appeasements since 1931, resulting in the present huge arms expenditure, an expenditure which but for our disastrous foreign policy could have been used to improve housing In our cities and In our country slums, to build better schogls,! to provide better social service everywhere? i Did they consider whether Mr. Chamberlain did save peace, or only perjiaps hlsi pal Hitler? Did they know that; as ea,rly as 10th May, 1&38, our Premier gavp an InteMew wlth Amerlcanljourriailsts In which] he stated lie! was In .favour of: annexation of Sudetenlarid !: by!; Germany, l and that toroughokt he never Intended we should stand by Czechoriovakia? Why? . Becausp it .would have meant |revolutlori In Ger^ many ’; and thei overthrow I of dying capitalism! (which Is] what Fascism Is) and replacementlby Spclallsm toere, and
later, herd, In Britain. -And; (jhEunberd lain, of;course, Is the]mouthpiece of big business, of capitalist |exploltaU6n, of the worker*, aijd SocjaUsm, the onkb system which I can give everybody An equal opportunity In llfe-*-jwhlch Isi practical Christianity—of, [not'the governing class cpiild never come ;td the i.leyel of the workers, j
Will riiy good friends In Gisburn, therer j, j, '' i,- ' ' |:
foire, think tor a Imoirierit whether, after all, what they did : !toc was but a vvell designed piece: pf bluff and h^ocrlsy. But we must ; thank them foy Mickey Mouse.—Yours.'i j
,-WM. V. BIRCa
‘ Deneley,” Rlmlhgton, M Nf. Clitliieroei,
PLIGHT OF POOR CLERGY WIDOWS ; ^ Sir,—Many iiathetlc instances of
clergy 'wddows an(l dependants now living
In extreme povei^iy are being! brought to light, following the appeal of thej Church
of England pensions .Board for the prpf vblori bf small pensloris for them.
One I old wldoW wlib had | helped her
husband In slumlparitoes foriforfy yearp was fopnd absolutely destitute. Since she Idst her husband, her; only hicome had been a grant |of £20 a year i from a charity. Even this'| had been recently withdrawn owing to lack of funds. "Another cImct widow, oyer toventy
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T C a d i i i i g : R u r a l , S ‘ P r i m a r y A g r i c i i l
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( h o l a r s a r e !
MOVE BY COUN’TY W.I. FEDERATION. j '. I I
“ rtjHAT boys tmd girls from ru ffiAen
land,-' should ! have some elementary, teaching lof agriculture, as
Would.give, them some. Introduction to thqlr future] livelihood,!’ was a resolution which,;
anil those likely to wor £ on the. fra tnirtT
aftor much lively discussion, was passefli at toe amiual meeting of the Lano^shlrej Feaeratiori of Women’s Institutes, held In' thb County Hall, Preston, on Saturday.
: Proposed by ia delegate from iDolphln- holpie'Wojrien’s Institute, anil seconded by ithe Pilling bane Institute delega,te. It was warinly supported by Mr. to Nugent
lack of vision of some
Federatldns.land I congratulate toose. here who! c( toe’resolution,tond those who support It.”,
Hatrls. ; “At last, ha-fe struc cutting ice country,! I hake been depressed by|
‘
laid Mr .Nugent;Harris, “ I i pounty Federation that Is i
[ ' ■ ■■:] i r. avelUng up and poyto®® ' b^cClved j making history.
'on I the marvellous rural development which had Itakeri place In Denm »rk. 'm t
Mr. Nugent falarrls based his remarks
'detoloptotot was due In riosmali measure to toe toachlng in the schools.
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lieving that the soU was holy ground.iaiid th^ parents, reaUslng that faming [was th q ' main Industry, fostered | the rural Interest |ln their children;
’Ehereievpry, child left school fuUyj be
1 lot of tlnnefcessary teachin. r In | the , kuralj elementary schools^ andi he jffould like to see a proper liivestlga--
( He [felt tb i t in England thtoe w[as a
tim* carrietoput to find wVt «ally I Ud matter.! | '
i I this resolulqlon was passed that'day he feltltrikt toe Federation ['(voulp ; be
mia ring hlstoriri i t was pointed out by several delegates
itoat the scjhooi curriculum wa i already overcrowded, but despite that, In many rural schobls efforts, were mai.e' to. In terest the fchlldren on rural Hies; | To add further definite sub j ect wc uld, they felt, be folly, f Others touched on the Increased expenditure to the ciuntry If more spbclklised teachers were engagedi
. authorities (were realising that | the establisluneiit of technical schools
! Presiding/; Mrs. Asshetbn,! if Down bam Hallj said the | nducation
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years of age, earns her Uvellho'bd by cook • Ing and other !odd jobs. Out of the pro- ceedk she helps toi educate a young grandson. ! Her!late, husband’s jstlpend was. £150,; arid! they had ;no!privato
means.
..Two elderly sisters, who had never j I .i i i ‘ :! .
married biit had, devoted their .lives’ tp 'lelplng their father,! thei vicar,'
wlth.the
parish work; decided] on His death to buy a house with toelrlsmall savings,iso-thal; itoey coulditakb ih lodgers. ’They bought the house; but the lodgers never came, and to-day thb v/omto are penniless. ■ j. .• An.existericejiri one room., on | a ; lm shlllingsfa week Is the lot of the sister of aideceased vlcalr: Formerly a great parish worker, toe helped | to ■ maintain thC parsonage by | coaichlng girls lor their examinations. ; She now has a disease o^ the splnb, and almost all her tiny; capital has been spent ion inedical treatment. .The appeal for “The Clergy Widows
Fund ” .'was launched In December, but held- jin abej/arice' because of, Lord Baldwinfs kppeal! for tefugees. ! During toe present yeari thc Church: of England vdll pay special! attention to! ,lts! 'clergy widows,'and toh Pund Is i to have b
prominent place!'ambng Its a p p e a l s . , | ' ' ’THE SECREH’ARY, PRESS BUREAU, dhurca House,,!,
2, Little Smith-street, Westinlrister, jS.W.l.
REGULAR FORCES EMPLOYMEN'T ASSOCIATION.
. ' .V-i i ' . Slr,--So much* attention Is necessarily
rawn In these days to enlistments in the ghtlng ForCes that'the quesWoh of the
lormal dlschartos from' the Servlces-]- lartlcuiarly I the Amy—may ■Beconie ;mporarily obsciired,
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11 During 1939 many thbusands of men of tood type will complete thelri service and Seek civilian' employhient. ; Last year tills old-established! Association' found, through its.special tieam of ‘1 jobfinders hroughout the'Brltlsh' Isles; over 45,0Q(li
feinployments for ex-Regulars, of whom toe majority were': tlme-explrpd Army rito ln thelij prime.! ■
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i^bymehtsl’pf which ^01 w :ere .,rector. ' , my;Ufe is ltself|very;largely e Iforil'tnls! succetoful I'record,'
ijin the Prtoton area, embracing Mid-; uaricashlre, last! year we fpmifi
I, ya. wj.uw.s4 ww*
lecause |the mah .who has; h ad ‘six or (even years Iriilthei Army i! to-day h^s
Modern Army lUf^ “ isponslbie Ifor.nthls
acquired toe ablUty to use:his brains and hands as well I as his wits: his, Arniy training has endowed him with! an aU- rbund adaptability. And a sympathy with oiir age i of jmelchanteatlon' ; which gives, him a valuable'lyefsa'tlllty to offer to pioyers;! hi mtoyi eases he Is a fu ^ r (edged expert ini some branch of craftsr
ianshlp.! j ' j! status. i|u' I ■ ' ■
I “ Tlme-rexplreii,” that once derpsatory torase, has thh; earnec( an erithely npW
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mBBERT, Capt^n : .'(Area Jobflnder).
:Fuhvood! Barrabks; Preston.'
( jlA new pancake i recipe m. honour m
Princess wap created ,by . Monsieur Arinoz,! Master Chef at;the Dorchester Hotel, London; last' week, iThe pancake, wtoch U aiSked in th'e ordinary way,^ and ffled with f sweet, liqudr-flBvoured mixture,’Wqs named e rfepes Soufl^es Princess Paul, and honoured toe wife ot Prince Paul jOf Greece who is now i 1 London on a private'yislt.
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i |vRh tbie same status ashlrainmat . Schools [was desirable, anff that; the
The ^solution was passed .iriith only
six[dlssentlrig votes, and It wak decided that It be sent to ’the'Director|(f Educa tlori and to' the National Fedepition; ': T*he report
piresented.by the! secretary,
I
Mris
L.lcartmeU, revealed that 1938'had been an active [and progressive: rear. Five
new Institutes had been ■ fW e d at Flnisthwalte, Hiimbleton, Penritr gtonj and Swkrthmodr, ' .SUverdale and • Warton,
to tob couhty. brijPecehiber and'.’ toe Membership on December 1st tot^bd 4,840J;,!|
ln.tob GovbrnMerit family budge t Inquiry, antt]a lettbr of'thanks had beer received from the Minister of Labour on the; born- pleuonof theilhqulry ln j;uly., j rhe bomT.' mllltee wished [to thank the Lmcashlre Cmijiity, Cpunpll for their ' tontmued
Members or the committee,-liad, bon-, ttobpa to Help in the collection ,c f budgets
Interest i Federatloi
iridi financial suppoit fpr the rs educational work.'
Ij I EDUCATIONAL WORK
rhe commitiee was pleased to'rdport ! 'tocreabe of[312 to the'atten ianeps of ^hbalto and!general educatlb r lectures d demonstrktions held under the edUT
t[bri scHeniel completed In iM rich !31sf ire had beeri 114 demonstrmiionsi and i] lecturbs which vrere attende 1 by 8,433
mepbers.
ariipunted of! 1 the ged
bf| £263 9k l(3.i spent on educatlprial ivork to jfancashlre jlnstitutea
bunted to,' £95! 9s. 3(1., making a total
)f this. the Lancashire County Council had generously coritrlbuted £2!9 4sJ lOd.
! louring the [year most Instl utesj had' orgknlsed special efforts "fp: ■ wprthy obj’e'cts outsldb the institute'[movenient, arid'ithe | proceeds and gifts of'eggs,' cbrlekiclptlilng and toys had been! sent v^lpus jhbspltals, Instltot Ions [ and i- ' ! ■' )''
homes.' ,j i ] '
bald toe Federation could be :ongratu- lated bnibeihg in a- healtoy fin^cial |situatibn j They had alwa} s had the policy of having a resery* fund in hand, and! when It waS becoming deple^i'a llarge.effort wkk organised to raise mpney, . At present toere was nb sigh of the neceksit:' forisiich ah' eHort fbr the next few] j ears] "
Lady Worsley-Taylor, Ire isurPr,; in e:plaiiiirig | toe finarioial j itateiuent,
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£20,glverito toe exhibition at 'Lancaster, Laby Worsley-j-Taylor said Lady Aihtoii [wEisiraosj; gehercius to-.eyery priianlsation' In [the county] i ^ ■ J; i .. • i:'
Refenlng tolLady Ashton’s d )na,tlbn pf
I (The r(i°'^?S S66slori endei With a idlscurtlon 6n the Womeri’s Iiistltote pro^; grjariiinek which was openec byi Mrfti Asshetoil, and a report on th ; January Cdnsiilta^tive [Council by tlie delegate,' CquricUlor Mrs. T-. C. Ralhford;
[j iii thJ af teiinbon, Mr. J. Niig :nt Harris
addressed the? delegates to the St. [John Ambulance Halli on “Faimlng ,;to Denmark," arid the exhibits In thejeom- ■petltibn for. bpttled fruit ■were Dn view.
' 25,ot)0 word hovels instead of 80 000 aire the aim of London] publiriiers who hope , W ’start a hew type jof literature. It is etoected that this ‘.‘short” novel will create a pemahd'for ■a completely nbw type of author.
lectures and , dembmtrations by] I other ' sub-cpmmlttees
to| £167 l9s. lOd. [and the] cost
The cost of the scl leme, had I /*rr .im..’ iA.9 am. i '^Via!
ixaminatioiis in those . techiilcal chools tohoiud rank just as pighly as n the secoridary schools, |
:al areas,I
■Laurel and Hardy in their new , Hal Roach Metro-Qoldwyn-Mayer extravaganza, “Swiss Miss”: which opened on'Wednesday night at
salesmen, bent on ridding the cheese-produc ing [districts of the Alpine republic of Its rodents. As salesmen their efforts are -im- availing, but as comedians Laurel and Hardy have,! seldom had a . vehicle better suited to thelri antics. Supplying the romantic interest and ringing the special songs written for the new production are Della Lind, the beautiful blonde , Viennese, who L
Goldwyn-Mayer debut ; in ■ this film,,, and Walter Woolf King. ;
< s making her Metro-
GEORGE FOBMBY IN, “NO I !
LIBHT.”
screened on Monday. iFor ^yholesome fun, withScenes In the Isle of Man, It Is ai produc tion to invite comparison' with the most nota ble cbmedlfes which haye, been ptjoduced in Britirii stbdios. With Lancashire’s own comedian is Florence Desmond In .the role of Florrie Dlbney. 'whom George encounters on the boat crossmg to Douglas. , The former, who has the role of George Shuttleworth, follows the unromantic occupation of a chimney sweep’s help, but he has a consuming ambition to wm the Isle of Man T.T. Race. A loan from mother, who borrows in turn from! I grandfather, enables him .to make the journey, accompanied by a motor-cycle of doubtful vintage, equipped with various gad gets of his! own contrivance. OI course he meets with' adventures and misadventures duribg the I crossing, but he also comes Into contact with Florrie, whose ready wit helped him put of a tight comer. On the great day, George’s mpunt developes an undreamed of speed. In Vam he tries to check his head long Icareerl; he makes a record: round, not only to the amazement of officials, and specta-
“f^O LIMIT,’’ a re-lssue:of one of George : . -ey .Forinby’s best,,ipic,tures, is, ;tO; be
,tors but to himself. Managers or rival motor flimp are [anxious to- secure him for their machines; | one rider,' of Machlavellan tendencies offers him a tepipting'.sum not to ride in further events; and thus get rid of the man whom he regards as his most formid able 'rival. j George accepts the bribe glee fully! for he'has no intention to risk his neck again. How circumstances arise which upset that intention Is really a gist of the hilarious story. ■ j !
Sealb" nature picture, and a Park’’ study. I
seen with James Stewart to the later part of the week in "The Shopworn Angel,” an Mi&M (jraina pf a world-weary, actress an(l an unspoiled country boy thrown unexpectf edly jtogethrt by world turmoil and circum(- stan(^es beypnd their'control. Walter Pldgeop, as toe unconventional third angle in this unj usual triangle, heads the supporting , cast of r a stcfry, which has strong emotional appeal;
MARGARET SULLAVAN a
NE, of the best emotional actresses op - the screen, Margaret SuUavan, will be
STEWART.
In [the supporting programme is a “ Grey People to the
! ■' AND JAMES
the King Lane Picture iHall. The Alpine setting allows for- the introduction of many novelties of entertainment, such as folk danc ing, yodelUng and flag-throwing. All these offerings add to the appeal of the production withput any distraction from the familiar but always welcome drolleries of the stellaf pair. In;this picture they are seen as mouse-trap
rich and varied background for the antics of- B
eautiful settings, ’ picturesque cos tumes and tuneful melodies provide a
W H A T S ON
i NOW'' THEY’RE Hi THE ALPS, CIBCUS LAUREL AND HARDY AT KING LANE.
! A T T H i
and CALIFORNIAN THRILLMS at the PALLADIUM;
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'provide' a n ' unbroken cham of thrills jlnd 'drama In' “ The Circus Shadow,” showing' at the Palladium this week-end. I t is the story of a young girl who takes over the manage ment of her lather’s circus upon his death.
(trick eqilesfrlenne,; produces,' il(itos allegdilly signed by! her father With the threat that [he will take [over the show if the notes are not paid. . i A series of mysterious events that
follow'result In two mjurders, a n : attempted assassination and a final ending that can’t be guessed; Rita Hayworth, Charles Quigley, Mare , [Lawrence and iArthur Loft are the princip'alk , ,: .
Sergeant: Murphy,” the supporting jblc- - . . .. i j!; ,
ture, Is'jthe drama pf a steeplechaser,''In wjilch Ronald Reagan and Mary Maguire kfe co-starred. I t was directed fay B. ReeVes Eason,, wlhb ,made the charge scenes (In '‘Charge! of' the .Light Brigade." Yopng Reagan plays the part of the soldier who loved hisj horse so well that he bought’and trained him after bqljh left the army. Reagan [is a rebent “ discovery” of yiamers. He was fai'sport broadcaster when scouts dlscovrted him last [reporting baseball matches. Tnls is Mary Maguire’s fourth picture,'the most recent of [the others being-with Kay Praiicis in i“ Confession.” She has the role of a Coionel’s daughter at an army post.' Donald Crisp plays her father.
: . MIBIAm I HOPKINS IN “WISE- GIRL.”
.the artistJ In an hilarious climax the heir:ss manages to convince him, of her lovg and at the: samb time force him | to mend his Idle
Girl,” thq R.K.O. Radio picture co-starring Miriam Hopkins and Ray MlUand in the early part of next week; The novel romance, involves two irnttmal enemies—a!tempestuous' and wealthy heiress and a defiant artist. 'The girl has promised to "aid her father to seepre custody of hls two orphaned grandchildren, who Uve ivlth their uncle and legal guardip, a bachelor with a precarious Income earned as an artist. Upon this premise are built the story’s dramatic and! laugh-provoking sitjia- tions, the chief of which is the hectic love affair' between Milland and Miss Hopkins when the [latter, posing as fa destitute actrqss, meets the artist with the idea of double- crossing him, p t suddenly finds herself I In love with him. Tense drama arises when the grandfather, despite the girl’s protests, carries [out his scheme to gain custody of the young sters, whereby Miss, Hopkins’ real Identity: and her apparent treachery are revealed [to
A
n intriguing arid entirely new girtn to the rpmantic theme ;ol
' .Is iise
iwaysj , ■ !.-,-! .-j- . ■ ■ !,.' : :;■■!' j Miriain Hopkins eridehces 'unusual' -Versa-^ :tiUty in .her quick transltipps from: breezy i comedy to heart-plundering drama.' t(ay Milland is e(jually Impressive In the role of a. struggling young artist; whose career is' Re established as a result of the turbulent IPve affair.. [Other noteworthy charafaters-[in Wise Girl ’( are contributed by Walter Abel as a haid-drlnklng'artist, Alec'Cijaig as a
omance ahd-drama; /Nat Pendleton, famops character actor;, Is, butstanjding in the sup+ porting, role of "Dlbe.”' ’ i
cerns a yoimg Westerner who goes; to New York to train before being sent to Prance. He meets the !gofd-dlgglng. fast-Uvlng showgirl and immediately falls ip love with her. She wants to return his love but Is reminded by her manager that the boy . loves her because of thb girl she appears to' be, not for what she iacturily is.! ''
The story of i“ The Shopworn Angel.’’ con ,■ I
day before he leaves for Prance, they spend he time together. That night the girl re uses that she really loves him.and they are lari^d in a roadside chapel, with her man-
She tries! to avoid seeing him, but on the i ' '' '
.ger las witness. His company marches past lust'!as the marriage ceremony is finished, e says goodbye and rushes to Joto his com pany All three wonder'll hell ever retiiin.
“RAGE,OF PARIS” AT THE RIALTO; ■ 'j' . BLACKBURN.., , '
ihrlses "The ;Rage-n pf/Parik” a comedy tomdnee, and “ Night .Alone,” a thrilling (»m& drama. “The Rage of Paris’.’ pre sents in her. first English-speaking role ithe l6vely French-star Danielle Darrieux, ,-who. a!ppears as a little French girl stranded penniless In New York. Douglas Fairbanks, jtinr;, Is the star’s leading man. He Is, seen in 1, a i masterful role Ideally suited to his strong personality. The film. has, an hilarl- olis iclimax; In “Night Alone” .Emlyn
HE , doubie-featme' programme at. the - Rialto, Blackburn.y this, ! week, com-
''williams Is cast as a well-respected country sAlloltor who, during a visit to London , with
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ihls wife (Lesley Brook), gets toto a scrape through being left alone,for a niglit.: On Saturday "Night Ahine” 'wUl'not'be shown. Short films will b/substituted. ■ j •
LAUREL AND HARDY IN “BLOCKHEADS."
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'starts with a breeze of mirth and ends with' a'Fwhirlwtod of Insanity; one of the most
Haidy ii-each' new helots In the Metro- Gbldwyh"comedy “ Blockheads." The film
irfN a further double-feature programme iPLi announced for next week, Laurel and
'ludicrous finales ever seen in a Laurel and 'Hirdy product. The former impersonates: a 'mbn of the hour, whose most recent exploit hdC'made-the front pages of the newspapers, Hirdy, once his war pal, Invites the hero to
'soft-heartM landlord,,Guinn'Williams sjs a; sculptor by day; and i pugilist by: night, ghd Henry Stbphenson as the millionaire. |ljhe two juveilUe newcomers,; Betty Phllson and: Marianna] Strelby, turn in outstanding per formances 04 the orphans. Altogether ithe film la one of the most entertaining] to o line to the lo'cfal screen for tome months.'
instalment “Sliver Bullet,” and a POpeye calrtdon,,“ Hold the Wire.” |
.VERY REAL PEOPLE.
totirid'and Itnageiy in which he excels; Sus pense, indeed, Is perhaps the most Important element; |lni any film plot, yet around tfais central slfuatlon there is a wealth of humor ous and drairiatlc Incident skilfully presented.- George Raft and Sylvia;Sidney, as.,two ex- convicts In [this prispn-problem picture are extremely] well drawn cjiaracters, firmly, and
'convincin?iyi played. 'In the supporting cast are Harry Carey, Roscoe Kains, Barton Mc-
;Lane,.Ge(irgb E. Stone; Robert Cummings and lyarren Hjuner.
j , - , “ ^ THRILLING AIR DRAMA AT WHALLEY.
colourful]' war' between the ranchers and mlnersy ln California j in the.',1870’s,' Isvbolng showh tbflsi. week-end;
..In ai, thrilling story, George Brent, Olivia ,de HavUland; Margaret Lindsay bad Claude Rains take the honours. During the period under review, wealthy, but unorganitod'; wheat 'ranchers,- fight desper ately agfalhst big financial Interests running ■the hydrfafallc mines. ‘ A great! epic drama .of the air, ‘'Hell’s Angels” |will be shown on Monday. Jean Harlow takes the lead and. Is supported'in. a strong cast by Ben Lyon and other well
A SPLENDID -outdoor drama; •" (Sold Is where You Find It,” based on the
-known stars.' If you like thrills you get them In'abundance. In - this sensational ;picture, iWhen the picture was being filmed several lives werfe lost, so big were the risks takea Not only lls the story plausible, but the stunts
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triedUri^ 'Of' thdiiWomen’s totltute,.t<)ol£[ ■place "bn Tiiesafe
everilrig.rwndnjLady .Worslciy-Taylorl; [presldied. [oVer ' a '[large' attendance. Am
, .WORIEN’S'-n®liUTE;-:^^ fann In
vote of thanks jtq the speaker. A com petition of 1-lbJ :'bf orange 1 marmalade'
structive address! pn “ The British Ernplre! arid the teagudidf Nations f’ was glven by Miss : W. M." liilimb, - headtnlstress ’ of dltheroe: Grammar School. [Mrs. Nutter an[d Miss A. Stark- were associated In a
The' competitipni was -Judged by Miss 'Waddlngton.' HBoth 'first and special
was won ■ by . [Mrs. Taylor,' while Mrs. Ntltter' was awarded ' the.' second' pplzb;-
world’s champion skater, and Tyrone Power; 'share thb honours in a gay musical comedy. Lovely to Look at.’' The plot Is laid In a
are brealih-taklng. At the end of the week, Sonja Henle;
[Power plays the part of a princeKWho tells LIU he is a reporter.!;,
shhre hls home, but hlSiWffe has other ideas. With domestic bickerings and misinterpreted 'friendships throwing them into a welter of mirthful woe, the old-time friends muddle i thtough In their own Inimitable style to an'
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ifrifsh and frequent. Action zips along with 'refreshing spontaneity, and the, players re]-
uoroariously funny conclusion. Gags are 'act with' apparent enjoyment.
i 1 l‘ Booloo,’’’ the supporting picture. Is the stoi-j) of a bold young explorer (CoUn Topley) 'who penetrates the steaming jungles of the iMblay peniniula in search of a mysterlbus 'white tiger, worshipped as a god by super- 'stltlous natives. As the .story unfolds, all ithq horrors, mysteries and dangers of the ! jungle are mirrored in’the explorer’s expert-^ ientes. ' Attacked by -man-eating animals, 'threatened by voodoo-crazed natives and 'finally abandoned> by. his own terror-stricken 'party, he fights alone to rescue a maid who is 'to he sacrificed to the tiger-god.
i GRAND' THEATRE, BLACKBURN. ! -'. ’ , T ^1."■ ■'!- ' .V. ■
Cdhtinental winter resort, where love comes to 'Llll (the skating Instructress). ‘Tyrone
prizes' for 'the best sketch of the president ■vqere won byAflss Lofthouse, and-Mlss D.- Wdrsley-Taylor I ' ['Secured ] the second aWard. , ■ Tea- hostesses ; were,, Miss A. Stark/E. Lund,'tosj G.. Sded and Mrs. G-. Ualy.^At a meeting of the rLancashlne Federation of tyririien’s'lnstltutes, held at Preston on Satvirlday, Mrs.’Eii Whltwell, a 'member of the'Pendleton branch; gained the third ■ prlbel In an : feihlbltlon • of boriiea fruit. Mb. -Whltwell was awarded iiinety-*flve mblrks out o f ! a -possible
hwidred. '1
[' MONDAY.-A 900 sheep,; Inch.
’ BACKj t o YARIETY next WEEK. A S reported elsewhere in this Issue, the
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' -cV. stage at The Grand .‘TheatreBlack- burn, is given up to the Amateurs’ perform ance of i“Rio Rita,” which lis meeting with great-success.
’■'On Monday and throughout next week. General I Theatrical Produotlens wili present some forty artistes In a-variety show-which has “Marvellous" for title. Bert Watson and George Mayfield are amongst those to whom prominence is; given, and Wth them is a fuUj supporting cast in light and bright entertainment In which humour Is plentl- ouSiy, sandwiched between musical and dancing I numbers.' “Marvellous” is an alto gether vivacious show. ,
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polled heifers, Sldlito 81d.; other heifers and bullocks, 8d. to BW: graded cows, 7d. t6‘7id.;, rougher (iows;' Sid. to Bid.; choice handy- weighted hoggs, iOid. to nid.; heavier hdfegs, lOd. to' lOld.; shefarlmgs, 8id, to $ld.; ewfes,- 6d. Itopdjnerlb.;, ,[ ,! .
bullocks, met a:g large 'attendance;
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'[ TUESDAY.—A pseful show of dairy cattle 'and- calves. QuUtiona : Best; young .cows, £27 to £31; other useful cows, £23:to £26..10s.; plainer kinds, J£18 to £22; best local and
'ScbtcH helferSl £28 to £30; others, £17 10s.:;W i£2i4 10s.; best veil- calves, 95s.; rearing calves, '35S to 50s;: younfei caiveSi-lOs.’to' 25s. The [judges, Messrs. Sl iBames (
Rising.Bndgi) and I s IDuxbury (Rlbdhester), awarded-the prizes 'for dairy cattle-sjs'follows.: | I,|J. Parkinson;
iDiinsbp Bridge: i2, J. BoU) Chalgley. 1 C tltH E R O |E | A UC TIdN MART
.je show 61-70 cattfe. and. ig 45 Scotahi, heifers and; )d selimg trade before ia I. Quotations: - Best black
which heads Thursday’s programme.: It |s a polished faroduct about very real people, im passive, and brilliantly directed. Fritz Lang spins a narrative of shrewd suspense [and keen crisifa in this touching human drama in the problfem of two lovers, heightened here arid therb faith those'touches, of symbolical ,
■piEW plbtures are so well acted as” You -T and Me,” from! the Paramount studios,
Addltioial to " Wise Girl” wUlbelthe sierial marriage. The hotrie
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tore’s bilarious faotisn with the groom’s ex- fiancee, his. prudisti father,' an ineffectual iriother - and a -ptay loy cousin, IrlnaseH' fond,
of.the secret brldp all; contributing to the hrimorous series pf; !vents.,, 'j ; 1' James, Stewart-remembered fob hls superb
Te that ; they live the ne J news gently to iE
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lung groom Prom this novel situation iopens the pl(> ' ;
performance in fS:verith HeaVen,” appears opposite Girigerj [Rogers in! jtbe civstarring role of the frustrfa ad groomi. I Other im portant’roles are filed by Jaimes Ellison,- as the cousin, Chafalei Cobum,< j Beulah Bonpl, Prances Mercer and Phyljls Kqnnedy.’
ing hlgh'j above 'the circus audience, cloitms with their ridiculous antics and-finally debth under the "f)ig top” while the,show goesion
WONDERFUL D)Ei|nnA DURBIN AT THE ! ; ■ !|; GRAND, ;!
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/COLOURFUL pageantry. Wild animals! on A Deanna .Durbin picture is always an the-rampage, daring aerlalists, swing
delightful Eurprlto, brmgmg to the screenia (resh, sparkimg lind lovablq little Star. “ 100 Men and a Girl! was a revelation of the tre mendous smgin; fabUities of thiq . amazing youngster, and Mad About I Music,” now showing at. the Grahd, Is an astounding dis
event. ;'‘|Three Smart Girls”-was'a
She ' is' able ',to .surmount-many.obsta&bs through! ithb - aid ■'of her press agent; ''The trouble starts when the star of the show, a
if I Holly woodjs, mosi winning' youngsters has been .chosen -to 1 fi fill the .. (role , (if . bashful
leading man! in |‘! 'also marks Deanr r roriiance, on'the-lsci
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‘day’s opening-piotuffi “ Hawaii!Calls,’-' Bobby. Breen’s latest nidslcsl starririg vehicle, .With' the exception'of | sci mbs. aboard!: a passenger liner ori'its trip from San Francisco to Hono lulu, all the actlbii of this colourful' produce tion traribphes- arnid ' the! settings of the Islands. Many of .'i he; best knqwn :spdts-in this Paclflc'ipararilsi [are to ibe|;seen in .the film, including, the 'famous Wajklkl, Beach, Honoliilu’a bbautfful resort hotels, itfa pictur
"atoorthiEht’ oL purely Hawaiian dellcacleq, ' , ' ! ! ' ■ • •' ■;
600-feet in height. Island of Maul Is (hi feast, with garlandei p'artaking of fa hi roasted undergrot
aireas hi- the lslari(i
dominated-by.thb i
Leilaiil ” is qne of tt e hits of thelday.
Breen sings half] a eluding two written by : Hari7 Owe:
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especially for the picture ■ :].“f ■ '
esque-brierital quBrtfe'rs And the item covered . . . . , I , Oahu; I The latter are
I all,' a! toweripg precipice Later in the story, the sebne of a lupu, or native
' throngs of ttierrymakers [uet, consisting of a: pig sweet potatoes and an
wjllle dancing girls sway to the mrislc supplied fay.'riatlvb muslolfans, 'During the p]
' igjress of the story, Bobby dozen tuneful songs, lii-
whose popular [“ Sweet
ithe boys become [involved ini.a search for; a band of criminals'.who hayei stolen govem-
rnlent naval secreti en(
GIN(GEB BOGE IN
'unwelcome to th Siich i Is the pri Rogers, who pli
su(ldenly broug; „ sriiall college «
AND JAMES STJ6WABT
lA' NIGHT clUb,________ , , ■to the gay'and hectic life of Broadway,
Rfadlo’s ; romantlcTeomedy,Vivfaclous Lady, showing during, the week-end ' f
rorriance of a viva cou
[university presided I' pi high ideals and
town. -.Rhqfb
starts -in. New [fabrjj, proi resses through a and Is I endqd with
arid'a - studious!: totany 'whirlwind
I'lhe lively story |re' reives aroun<i the. unusual :lous night [club'beauty iristruotor which
admit he is manped to the pretty siriger, thfe iges- witli .bis roBaantlc;
mei. by -his father,! a nrafa strict: nloralB. Afraid to
:ffle retum.tp the;groom’s ! he ! is a ^ f q ^ r In fa
.CIOUS' LADY.” ' ' ,[■ entertairier; facoustomed
■ ■ ht into! the quiet d l^ ty of wii, where heir presence IS IP puritanldal I community, lament faced by'Ginger Uie title role, of RKO
lulu'as stowaways on a pjeat pafasenger liner, 'rh'ey; escape to shore with the ppllce in pur suit; T h e ir exciting adventUreb lni , Hawaii, Iriring which ■ they are secreted by native rtends of Pua, reacli a thriUing'climax when
' rpHE senU/troiiipi 1 beauty of the iHawallan- j A- .
Islands.form (he background for Mori-
this difficult and delicate assigririient with ease, assurance arid obvious enjoyment, pass ing from higtily [eiriotlonal seqderices to: the most delightful (omedy ■ highUgbts' faith the presence of a riiature'actress,; arid'she sings' dliinely. ' Herberq Maishalf Its the-starts id [[About Music-" which 'Dfarbln’s ; first youthful
play of both ac(irig and singing on the part of Deanna Durbin.ij iThe producers of “Mad About Music” havelboldly cast!this miracu lous 16-year-old staij in a role that demands the utmost in abting talent. iShe bandies
iadpiirbr, 'a' pbrirosal: [which bririgs iriupH piquant humour m'fts train.. The picture has dellghtto large' aridiericefa all [the; week;
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-Copies are [still to be' had of the follow-- ing Books or Booklets on local subjects by .local authors, from the Advertiser and Times Office, 6, Market Place.
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By A. LANGSHAW “A ChUd’s History of CUtheroe.”
By'W. S. WEEKS
Price 2/6, postagejd. : ■
“ Abbot Paslew,” (4d.; postage' Id. extra). ,
“Downham Church Bells, and other- ! Articles.” I'i, (4d., postage Id, extra).
“CUtheroe Parish Cburih Bells.” (4d.j postage Id. extra);
“Dr. Jotoi Webster.” 1 (4d.'] postage Id. extra).
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