C LITH ERO E iA BV E ll’ilS E R ^ ' i^ TIM E S , ER ID A Y , SEP TEM B ER | j 8, il939.| (T B N ) FOOTBALL. 1 i':l


\ Glitheroe Distrid i Matches iBeview^. . ■ '■'f, ji:i,, n ; . 'J I . ^ ■ i


' ' I'' ; I ! I . • ■ vl ''


Ribblesdale Leagu^. i - ' ■ P. M


'ieyland Motore


Lancaster. ;........ 22, IS Blackpool ..!.. . . 2 21 11 Darwen -..I....... . 22| £ Leyland ,


22' IS


■Whalley ' .J...<..|.. 22 ( Chorley


St. Annes ;........ 22 i Olltheroe


Ribblesdale Wan........ 22 : Read i . — J ............ .2 2 , Bamoldswick:


lor a tie.


22i ' 22 ( 22 I


■niree points focia win, one fo)r a draw, two i;


22 . . i


•Read 110;


LASH WEEK’S RESULTS. ' Bibblesdale Wanderers 76.


Xeyland 202 for 9 dec Sb.: Annes 109;


• ! 'I' (dec. i ♦Chorley 1415 Bamoldswick 84. :


*Leyland Motors 171 lor 7 I ' I


Blackpool 193.


i " INDIVIDUAL PERFORO^CES, ■


| (( ' ■ i BATTING, j, .


G.lHodgkinsqn, Ghorley, ......... ; -------... Cmmp, Leyland Motors......... [. . .. .. .. S; iPreston, filnckpool j ........... ‘. .......... ........ G. K. Nicholls, St. Annes . . . . i .........


R. D. H. Lesm, Leyland ......... 1..; ------ j, !■; i


i" (BOWLING I


/E.l'WeMCT, Ribblfcsdale Wanderers 5 for 57 t -'! I r ■ ']. -i. ■ I'


Cmmp, Leyland! Motors A; ( Mockett. icaidrley ■Howarth, Read !


........5 for 30


i As Carwen coijild ndt raise a team, m sent !to Lancastef, only: four games '9<ere Iplayef in I the RibbleSdale : League ion; Saturday; (Leyland Motoraj easily defeated St. land Leyland wore succe^til hgalnst (pool by the narrow; margin iof inini


1


8 for 50 6 for 4p


. i - .......................... ..


♦ ♦ » t * » « « i« » * » * * * * * ^ »*!* * * *H * * * * * * * *^ * * *^ * *^ * * * * * l* *^ * * * ■•,,■' 1 • ' .i • : ’


R. H. Cams 6 for 33;


Newsam 16; A.! Hansop pot out 27; . ■ . B . H,


Extras! 9; W. Alnde;


J. T. Crabt: Cams,3; [' Total 82, (


C. RyijeteaWSnri:3:for l(-;_


SABDEIf Darjwen Second gain


half century dimlssed for 115.


(I son .5 for 17;,


CLITHEROE.-fJ. Swal|s 4 A, E. Cams 15; K.ilshe


I Rochdale Beaten i By Odd Goal


Seven


1 HOTLY AT


Hansbn 4 for 19, G. Ti Ormerod j


:wood( 13; J. E. E. Hodgkinson G. Anderton |


. Rlddiough 0;


CONTESTED GAME SHAW IBI^IDGE.


CHATBURN. THEl MARKSMAN ON TARGET FOUb TIMES,


No spectators, at, | the price of admission; LOSE.


vlctoriy oyer Sabden, batting by - H, Crook_ia|n^ good bowling;


.SABDEN.


O. Green^run, out .... T.-Dean c Shorteck h Proos G. Wood'd and b Shorrock A. Middlebrough b ShpiTOck ter b Prdos ..v|.


....vtall 'c Shbirockjb H. Brbgden st. Crook ,h


H. Bridge hot put _ --------- b Knowles c Turner b towles


T. Lawson A. Robson W. TdttersaU b


N.'Shonock


A. TUmer J. Heap c H. dreok a Ashtoh P. Hdlden


lAt the othef end of , the table! Barhoidswick f^ied at Chbrley, but in allow’, scoring game,


been decided! 1*' the league I author ties to count the remaining matches as dri^s,- that LeylaJid Motors become Ichamiploi ifhe first'time sihce Joming the leggue


Read defeats Ribblesdale .Wanderers | , In view of the outbreah of thel'wai ^t has


for


NORTI^-EAST AMATEUR


BlBBLESbl/ui ■ DEFEAlED At ItEAD.


! In a lowjscdring game,' Bead defeated ! Ribblesdale , Iwahderers by: | 34 jruns. jWlckfets fell'fairly dulckly jalljthe after


. noon and I at! one period It seeried . as though th i Wanderers would f all al long


! way short lof iRead’is total 6f llO, as flve ■ Wickets fell! for;,only 15 ijuns. A rally ; was then in^e 'butl the villagers 'proved


1 jiist a little (too good. M . [ ( : There was nothing Inspiring ibout i Read’s battlnk although threeji meii got


Into the I tvfenUesi ,T; Horrocks,', who has rendered] useful service to tlj.e club


: with both;bat and ibaU; In the p ^ t few/ ' weeks, wak top scorer \rttn 24'not out.


! i :Ti Bates ^ d B. H. HawpiJl|h: also batted well, but Read: wer^ putj out jfo.r 110, E. Weaver rqtudnlng the best figure with


. Deadly Imwllng by HoWarth,, j Read’s five for 571.' ! ii 'i'l' i ! ' . ! ! ! „■!


professional, resulted In; tpe IWanderers losing flve wickets for 15 rtin^., Then a sixth-wicket k l art:26, but'^-BoIton, who


claimed the ba,ttlng honours of the afternoon! with his contributlohij cif 38, found a Useful partner In IS. jSpeak and


I


i f1 1 si i


the pMr a,ddid 40 usefifl r i p . ; i Bates; however, i ca ised a , . further | collapse to give Read; a lomfortablie ylct^ry.!| !


I;i' ; REiffl.i'_ | Howarth bjWishbrook


J. Sumner! b T. Horrocks n


Weaver Hudson


■Hi Haworth Wilkinson b 'Washbrook


W. Sagar c Sfeak b Weaver j , D. Stinson b p. Bottom? b


Weaver , )t out


Extb


E. Weaver P. L. Hudson H. Washbrook


H. Washbrook L. Cowpetthw E. Standring A. Slingef c; E. 'Weaver b( 0. Bolton lb lajes S. Speak not put R. Trimby hi Bates E. Bush 0 Howarth b Bates]


awe u nuwttiMi


ite b Howarth ..... c Sagar, b HoWarUi Sagar ;l| Howajth' Bottoms,


run out ----- P. L. Hudson b Howarth - I' I i ■


T. Bates Cl Hon b 'Washbrobk . i j .. L !. ., 22 J. R. Shacklaiy c Boltohib Weaveril.,.. 9 Wadfe ci St^dring b Hud^n i , ..;. i .. 9 b Weaver ;


c - r


this the' ing


OSWAlDllWISTtE . I- Knowles .-


S. Knpwle^ 3 for 12. I jDARlii^ In.


1;k il for 20 10


„ Jldge b'WooE . . . Porter b Spage


not out ..i.l. .. Middlebtengh


out


H. fridge l ior 37; Lawson 1 for 23.


b Liwson Ekti'aSj .............


otal lor.3 ,wkts. .. fe.t/pod 1 for 27;


Total


; :snq. Bndg Babdm.


;d a seven wickets’ thanks to smart C. Ashton, and e hit a plucky


L. Eradtey 1 for 19; '1 Rochdale Reserve, on Bal, could complain of'shortage of value


clineil to be over vlgioroiB at -1 >-


.


league i match between CUthiroe; and ' "


the Cot ibihatdon Sat|irdayl evening,'


saving t*o shots ini rapid succession, Anally caiight . the ball and wormed; his way out to lift the slegd—a feat which won well deserved recognition. was! plenty'^/of whlstledor in­ to, there being la disposition to


Weight I about, i although the ents were' more i or less of a


•minor nature.. - Just before .the Interval


Haworth (InBifle' left) :had bad luck when he hit thi bar With a raking shot; and Readett vfas cheered when he adroitly dispossessed Brest In.thelact of shooting. H a l f - t lm d ; . I i : | i ■ Clithdroe 2; Rochdale Reserve .0.


fSHOCKSP-ON LEVEL TERMS. On resuming; Rochdale were flrst to


attack, Fferguson and Prbst leaiRng; the. way, .the latter, finishing; the movement poorly. Fighting backj Clitherpej were


Was a rousing game, picked wltlLincldent I who, and thrills in plenty.;


because of the fact that Dross land had been called to the colouis. C( Ibett [was also ah absentee; 'and Read was,again' In


who were I goal..


position and not only proved ajresoujrce- . ful arid valiant leader bi t a| powerful


I improved; topiay; I Chitbum again took thp plvbtal


that, save; the visitors’ fli'st goal, when I his judgment was at. fpu^t, h e : pve


lb is fair to say of the keiper . .. J. -----------


l!f pla) was Ifi- Brest whb finally gbt his foot to the ball to steer li Into the net justlwlde of Read th:'Owing


himself towards


for Rlchardscn harrying the backs.! I t was timea i t . .y, am iv mm m u c wu.oiuv, '


again p t t on the idefenslve, Brest and the comer of the post appeared to have mls.r


Clltheroe had to .introduce their old judged the ball’s direction.! Elated by war horse” ''Wade!-.at ■■'centee. halfi.


ihelr suebess,'they levelled; the scores a couple" of irimut^' later |


when, Clltheroe


having. been! checked | for : offside, Ferguson give Read no chance against a flist-tlme ! drive; This put all the players oil their riiertle, latchen came ’ Into


E;tras! I .. Props 4 for 39;


0 four goals! scored by Uip team c ame ftom 1 enabled phatpurn his boot or head. And he wap, ] supported; by aU the forvjrards. Akers, and Thompson until he„tlr]ed' tciwardSj the end. vferi good alike, phHng the front line judldously; and Wadp wirked Ip^d


,115


I defenders: got through amount of work, Shaw


1


without TJesing; too effeptlw persistently close attendance te son, the burly Rochdale cenr


“ NUMBERED” through


iBlchard- 'e.|' ||The prodlgjlous. I pirtiitolar


glvhig,|One of his finest dijsplEys. A 1


L.VNGASHIRE lEAGUE.


chatBur: ,i i


b HPrsfleld 0;l H. Sfi . Knby c $1


field 13;


IHMANUEL V. N.


OSWAlioTWISTLE^R, J. Stewart b Me rcer ,i


field |4; . Gaskell c coiili c Sharp b Hp: Sharp b Horsfield 3;i b Horsfleld 0 P.,'Noi RothweU pot juroj i


1


W. Men»r 1, ^or 3. diATBURN.—F. SI


Hudson blSlater 4; |P' Slato, 7; J. Sharp b” c Kirby b Slater 1; M. Orbasdale p Slater Y/j Mercer run , Ektrak 3; Tb


(.


Grimkhaw b Hors- G! Clarke


s Hackett b 'Hors- b Horsfleld 3; ! H.


Cheetham b ICa^n 14; I. Berras- iete'O; I E. Gorse c : Ilndle 0 toasdale lai b Cassbn 1; J.


E. iHbrsbeld 7 for 11


drps 2; Total 45. Casson 2 for 2i;


not' lout 25; T. s 3ie sucQiiss of th'i IVinistiy of Healths


hospital scheme capati _ reception I and treatment if large numbers


plan for !the


Nurpng'Mirron’ Prganlsi


in an ly


Cbjeethain c Klrkby b le 2;! E. Horsfleld


Slater 6 SOSPITALS iV^p' THE ! CRISIS,


for 19; E. mndle for 21. 'I ; • f i li-


Tlje preser cguntry


t xrlsis ready fb


int 1


I home team at full ninety mhmtes. They Werel to' turn out at Shaw Brldg^e nj order of: position. Thel li figures on their blue jerseys discernible from every part As’ ! a team they worked , monlously, combining In man movements; and toe fact


Roohdaie are a hefty sId


d keptj the over] the


first ijeain mbered in 'gb white ere cliarly


if toe field; ost har-i:] admirable


[ started the second half twp gpals bel ■ "


minutes iwas Indicative of; the tolep


spirit of; determination ; that terlsed their play throughout


that toey itilni


only to!;get on level tenps In alfeW ■ ■


tolenjtl charac-


' The. teams were:— Cljtheriie: Read; Shiw,|i ;Readett;


Akers, Wade, Thompson; Thomas, AUeri, Chatbufri, Emmett, Kitchen.


Rochdale , Reserve (■ Mulrj! Hawprth,


Nevin; ;i Harker, Pobson,| Dutton;' Ferguson; Brest, Richardsoh; Hawprth, Redwood. ’


‘Referee: Mr. A. Harwopd, iDarwei Cllthetoe started the gaml difer


ndl marksman when opportunity offeredl^ fFom a. Ito ^ ck t


proinlnbr ce with a .puperb i effort', which was cburifered. byi'MuteJ who tipped the ball over for an abortlvje comer. , Red­ wood spi lled the next iBochdale move­ ment by ^ettiiig tool fair forwatd: It was ■ ■ ■ ;en| by Akers .which restore the , lead.


. .


'ell I Bead wai cheered'when he flurig himself “ ' to . smotipr a swift? ground shot (from


Richardson,! and generally ' there i was milch to enthuse about] in the play toat followed. Rlchardsoii,hq,d the'riiortiflcajr tlon of missing’an open goal alter Read


had adyinCed. TPwo movements, were neiiatlved by Themis getting off- sldp, Mullr saved, When I next' ;Chatbum- shot, anti Thomas, ^taking: a pass by his leader tad his effort [headed away by Nevin. A through pass by Redwood, to Richard! on was, blocked by Wade, ind Muir haa to negotfatq shots ;by( Chit- bum and Thomas In j turn, A tense moment came’ when the Rochdale for- Wds, Eiaking a determlned‘Tald, were .warded a penalty for a ,foul, on


Haworth. Redwood was entrusted with toe kick and riiade no mlstake-Undeed, It is docbtfutelf Read saw] the ball ifter It left toe marksriian’s I foot. And so


again th e siiores were level at three all, ’ Id less than fifteen minutes remaining r ’ pfaj. Still, CUtoqroi fought back


right miinfulij;. Chitburh tried a “lob” Which was only a frdctlbn too high, and 'Thomas made a good attempt, toe ball hitting toe wrong side] Of the net. Play Was int^rupted! when!Redwood twisted ■The Iqucceedtrig movement was


i knie.


iriltiatec iway.


by Thompson Who sent Kitchen The I vringer , again’ centred


>Un|er b Blater 2;i defenders, wprklng ne'arljI toftHe flqg to ' send toe ball over to Thomai v


1 emW^for Chatburn'to but the


hovkn.1 rpnnh of. Miilr This unl» whb


beyond the reach of Mulrj This unlooked for’ advantage stimulated the ’visitors Who ittacked In deternfined fashion! the left pair raiding repeatedly. I Once bver, Wade intercepted them! arjd,('from a throw from, touch, Shaw relleyed pre^ure


the! hospitals ip | moirierifarUy by coricedhig-a corner.] TTie eniergency, says bill "wa? scrambled iway; but a further


i article describ- melee foUoWed when IVade was penmlsed cfw nf WAalf.Vft I *1- '


tior of an emergency lie )f undertaking the ■ ' 5 6f


air-raid casualties! This extensive plan pis


beeri carried [out in little morel than a yekr. The] basii of the scheme is that casualties should not be'retained m hospitals in the ' most popiloiis areas jfor qnger than can jbe


avoided, imd] efforts have’ beeri concentrated increteing the hispLaJ accoriimodatlqn he reiatlilely safer 'are is with provision pt iuatel tr^port.' !|It is estima.ted thalt,; ff,


on


it Were psseritial. appr tra Ibeds] could be ihti hosiltalsl arid ‘arrafagenlents i Ic llo.qbo btds jpave made g[)0d pihg


I ribblEsdale waNder: P. Holt c iSagar b Howarth


’ ( ' •y ;E] IS.


EN EVACUEES WEL()oMED.--Those house­


holders who have rePrtv^d children from the evaiuated district have.bten Veiy busy.during the last lew] days.' The children have tjepn made welcome in homes,land although mariy’more were expebted thari have arrlv^; thoieiwho have combi seem to| be taking the


matter las though Jit |*ere just a hoUdiy. Mariy are most interested in the countryside


—— Extras


.T.'Bottorik ,T. Bates


Howarth Ribbllesdale Juniiiri League.


' ' , ' m(hA^EY( SECOND I W|N.l CUtoeroe'Second were]well beaten in


toe' junior "[derby ” gamAwithi g a l le y . F. Cotterllli mt, a ; splendid fialtj century for the Abboyltes’and; F.| Webb (followed


with a i sefiil contrlbutlori of 3S.|;In spite of R Cl rus’5 six |or 33, ■jVhMlw Second 142 ind then! pi)t plltheroe out ;ood; bowling lehOard.


reached for 60 r ins Aess, thanks I


by W. Andei'SOja and C. Ryi whaiJley


T. Wilkirisori Snr. 7; jT. G* Anderson 0;'


2;! P., Webb reenwood! 0; J.l Ellis 7;! C


8', J, Cirtmiil not out 4; 142,


—p. cbtterill 59; T.jHolden 1; C. Rydeheard,


i.’Bradley O; W. Ryderieard Jnr. E:itra4'7'; Total


and toe; a^ a ls , apd f fad y ® ^ stores gig^gj-ly tricking the defence^ to put the of toeir firct iencollntert with plants end ;


-J T-.-7 T ---- animals I are being tpid' in toe village. LOW


declaration bfia statle 'of war 'affected enjoy­ ment Of .the harvest services held at, the! Nelbon-ttreet ' Method st Church 'on Sunday.; TThpre was a pleasfagj dis;)lay of flowers, fruit and gar-den produce.! At both! afternoon and evehingl services the fpecial preacher .was toe Ref. Jj e ;. Storey, aifd the soloist Mr.JTOpi Watson, W


xhaNksoiving FOS HARVES>T.-The


Chord,Ji )st for Tpklaj Nearer, my God to ,1 Thee,” .1" God; is my ■ Shepherd,” and " Beholjd i striid at the iloo'r.y A concert which spoil id have been given


apOreclatedi His items < .


on l Monday evening by toe Ribble 'Valley Male Voice,! Choir was cmcelled.


’A short


hafvest meeting was pelp, followed by a sale of: friilt and fegetabljes.


A' workman; excavatini an air raid shelter i t Tilbury, Essfx, are I to be fe e lined by toe British


ipund flve skeletons Museum authorities.: ' I AUUllL IViWUCll HCHCU tl


acebpted toe- blow wltbr renewed on­ slaughts ori toe home gbal,j Readett', on one^cbaslon, meeting a shot delivered ■t^Robson and kicking ’the. ball out, to the wlrig. i When Wade secured; he again plied Kitchen, whO wriggled ihls way Into position only to boot toe |ballpde,of the post’ I There was another!thrill when Chatbum: igaVe a forward [pass; fot Thbnjas to race away and shoot over the bar..! A gllt'-edged chance was pretented to the visitors- when Brest about ten yards out, got possession; only to fire widelyover. A free kick ta^i i by Akers flashed' P&t the upright. ’ ;Tnen offside play.[detracted from the Interest of the gamb for;a time, Clltlreroe pfovlng that they! were equally good adqpts at this sor cee


ball'.tojChatbum who ijaetj his head to divert It toto^he i time. I I Haworth and posltipris bis


at this atagb, [of thing. Rochdale j played lingly, wellr-up to Ja pblnt;! thqlr


ma :ksipahshlp being 111 judged, |lt Was after Allen had won applause'j'for !|a capital shot which Muir tuyned over, that Rochdale really looked lljce reducing


was bowled overif necessitetlng attention from the trainer. .Play continued.at a pace, which rarely abated, arid was first arouridi one goal and [therji the other. Agalri Kitchen flared into, 'the picture.


mvm mpt. jiti .inw mtt.b


it (low with ,et a second


arker reversed a]nd toe side,


pgress.,


for pushing! Richar^on. At the othe^ end Thomas’ dropped i a perfect centre w|hlch' Chatbuiin headed inches oi minute later Kitchen dellvere


ki. 4-v;U


pr, and a I dja bdauty.


I (Which Muir cleared at full stretch. “One! up,” Clltheroi were |Strh .


I : LEAD HELD— ! i •'•' '■


’


might!and imalri to Improve!the advan­ tage, an)J when Rochdale vrerie. again forced dri the defensive, Haworth kicked | behind ! to" relieve, an eriibirrasslng situation again created by K tchen, who I was confounding his critics,I; 'When Rochdale took matters Into] tnelfl own hand, (both Shaw and Readett had their


I work cut opt to stop them.! This was done at the expense'of i flag kick, but] the possibility of beating


nullified byiDutton unfairly juijiplng arid uslrig.'ari opponent Tor harid


Read hold.


-THEN INCREASI The game wps stopped wheri Chatbum " GlfKMAN||EADIO. |


A C0LLEAG(UE, who was brie of the last newspap'eri men to leave Berlin


for'' home,, tells ipp.ltoat still greater efforts are being made to combat the news In German which Is being broad- ■cast from iLpndon. Since strained con­ ditions prevailed between ; toe two countries It rias'becoihe almost; a crlmd' to poss iss a radio set capable of receiving station! outside Genriany. It has long. been re allsed, that the people-over there are almoqt completely Ignorant of world affairs In thelT true perspective, and heat only In ;ernational neWs, after It has been “ docto red ” ’!by toe] Nazi propaganda authori ties. Ar^ listerilng to the London programme, ■'(therefore, has bad to be. Indulged in spr^eptltiouslyJ, ‘ i


, ' ; It Is mown, (too, tof t the Gestapo have


made! llouse-to-house searches where, It was suspected that powerful sets were in use, !aha riowilt Is rumoured thftmillions’ of smril; sets -will j.be rushed Into toe’ market. The B.B.CJ which can put on still more power 11(111, however, find It extreniely difficult. In fact almost Im­ possible to put over their bulletins when the German people have simple sets' so designed I as to receive only: what toe Nazi, regime thhiks fit. Whether.or not; It Is .true I do not kriow, but It is stated that sqvei^ (housand workersihave been from . German anris i .and other!


factorl^. and - are now ' bjisUy engaged turning out small radio sets. ’ '


MORE ^HELl’ERS.!


the lead, a free kick being; toe prelude j riTHE jsum of £75d,o6o is to be spent by’ to aigrrin struggle to front of] Read'who, | "*• ' .the L.C.C, onjtoe provision of mqrfe


shf iters for blbcks of'.Council flats and tenements. A start Is being made as sobri as is practicable, for the shelters, all of reinforced concrete,’ are to accom­ modate toe occupants of several hundred, homes; The capacity of each will be 1,70' persons.


' ' j. . !',',


, These shelters, I understand, will be of two types, according'tiTtoe‘suitability of tile sites available;' Ortoitype will be cmsthicted;' , wholly -below ground


-W|hbrever possible and, thb jother partly belpW the surface. Inrthe case of toe idtper toe strong concrete Walls will be siibiriCTged to a depth of three feet. ]' ; M recent A.R.P. work In jLoridon it Is


ob'flous’how CBncrete Is being used to|a tiremendous . extent, - and! in this nqw scl.eme the High cost of timber shutter­ ing Is to : be eliminated ! by the use of precast concrete blocks, twrijlnches thick, wh ich will be! used as, framework.


LAND CULTIVATION.


HAVE hear^ on quite 'good authority that shortly before the House rope foi the summer recess a certain group


;pf M.P.’s decided to bring [forward npw. iuggeStloris for land! cultivation on a big; ibme. 'Whether or not the suggestions Will be produced durhfg the next setelon deuends, of course, on events. ; iSo-far as I jean gathei], toe Idea wis th itj. ail uncultivated ^*id to Britain


khouid bp surveyed and men pup to work bn it on. a teiibsldy basis.! i'The presept! bo lus of' £ 2 per acre. Instituted recently: jto iielp farmers would, ip Is believed, be| jfui'toer .supplemented by ! credits for,i miichtoety and plant generally. The!


«i M


the Shavl Bridge end, andscofed an ^arly | success. Kitchen (In place of Sumner on the;vto2) coming straight into the llifle- . ..light; ifter cleverly defeating two


beautlfi^y fok .Chatbumi .to head past Muir ind restore toe’ tead. i ;Chatbum riilght ’weU hayei had i goal earlier In the game when hej outpaced the defence Only ■to miss his fbptirig when Muir advanced towards him. j And anbther chance came ^ils way just after the fourth goal, ■When penalty wias given for i Toul on Ttchenj: but bllff booted! wide of. the


posts. “ HEX 1ADS,’HEY.]’! Haworth afid Redwooli made a last


desperate effprt to save a: point, .but Shaw stopped] toe former! In toe; nick of "■time by


1ld not ndeqd,


over th vis no hard Clltjierpe ,4; Rochdale Reserve 3.


(The gate’! totallecj about £27.’


pn the irekslnri the margin,I the; bill dropping ; bar.’ To.tlie veijy! end there' relaxation of ’pace or effort, and game’ ended [ .di


kicking behirid.. I ' .The corner help matters for] the. visitors, when’ Wade gotihls* front fine move, (Thomas j came near to in-


EDITOR’S POST-BAG


HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. AN APPEAL.


Sir,-^I have been asked by the Regional


Oflacer of toe Central (Hospital Supply Conjunlttoe of the British Red Cross, to form working parties and depots for the provision of Hospital Supplies. We shall need people capable nf cutting


out] garments, sewing, machining and’ knitting.


I ’The Women’s Voluntary Services have


already on their register some names of people willing to help in this why, but v^e shall ri,eed many more;


i Ijask’ ill Volunteers to register at their


local Women’s Voluntary Sei^lces Office. Ttoe question of the! edit of material


and wool,must also be faced, and I shall be grateful to anyone !who Mil send me as i generous a donation as possible for this puipose. j


• ' MILDRED ASSHETON.,


iDownhamHall, Clltberpe, , ] I: 6th September, 1939.


' ' ! PROGRESS AND POVERTY. Sir,—Allow me to make a few observa-j


tlijns bn the 'action of the Woman who, pliced a copy of “ Progress and Poverty ”j near to toe Bible Iri Hurst Green Church] on Sunday, the 27th.j,!


i , jOne can well understand her motlye,|


if i one understands that “ Progress 'and Bbyerty” is an Inspired book. .This te not generally understpod, ari^-itils dis-| trisslng to feel that ministers of religion do not see this. Indeed, to re. clirlsten It “Morality! In our Economlq Uf^*’ would give It toe exact tltle.lt


deserves. i | ■ ■. ] i lit is what, the whole world at this


moment Is stretching lout for, yet in its bllnifness, doqs not see where it Is. If


We were as free as we claim! to be, toe edonomlcs of George would be taught In


orir (Schools arid rinlyersltles’ i 'i'


i . . . . . . . r I 'i',." ' I “.Progress and Poverty ” Is looked upon


merely as reform in our taxatloii system. arid is rejected, as “ We know all,, about it;; we have heard It before.’! By some of us who' better understand .wiiat this book contilris. Its author 1§ regqtded as the Apostle of Peace, i I could. not pay higher tribute , to the ! rnempty bf Hemry George than to glye him this tiue; Wbiild that we were celebrating! his birth lOP years ago by his riiessageTpf peate; than war. “ Patrlotlsrii Is’ not enough,’!


said Nurse CavelL The mere settling; of Hitler, Is not enough. I Action fbr neacq hag'not yet begun. (“Kill sevm.tletlls and seventy wlU enter.” | ^1;''


Wj must overhaul our social structure


ind diagnose the disease. We must not (j)ffe:id against "Thy I natural laws,” we mus: do those things which we have left


und )he. , W3 must clearly define what Is private


proi erty and what Is public propertyi for the title deed to private iptofiertV Is shown In'what man produces. Thei!jn6ral


.frbriji that understanding Is jto ' 'f.!|i :^unt).' Caesar ; the. jthirigsl that Cae! qrs.” ' Land was here beforp mill, ind itoe rent of , lapd man !(toe com murlty) brought with him. J Unfor tum tely the laws of 'dead mqn| allow a ^ew to collect It.


I .J 0 ir prophet,- Henry ] George, wirned us


that “Unless Its foundation bq laid to justice' the : social i structrirei, cannot


staiid.


F. G. SUMNER,, Core. Sec;, H.G.S.srS!


i^Sldi,” Mltton Road; Whaliey, September 2nd,d939.


1 It caine as a shock to many sportsmen


to r jallse at the week-end that they Jhad prcbibly 'vatcheii [their last football iriqpch for isome time. «In regard to iriny thDijght that with]the teak OI war a new|leigue would be


[fed IminediaMlj] In’order that clubs ' play matchbj to their own areas, tils Is not llkbly. to happen for toeae


, All contract! ceased autpraatlcally lithe spspenSlpn of football" and It j| ibeen ] stated] that: there: was! no


liability on toe clubs to the , players’ w a fe though toh matter Is left open to their indlviduil discretion. ■!


; drowther, a former Darwen pro- jldrial, has had a wonderful season ama,teur vyito Todmorden Ini the


icishlre]; League, .ind ori Saturday rist b^ringtoii he hit SSinot out and


Ifive wickets, for 37 riub. j .


Itheroe' Footbll Club "started the to badly by Ibslng! to Southport, but followed up with] capital victories over GbatJHarwood,and Rochdile Reserve.


TMy Should liaye '


feature of,


bdi|o. Clitherpe’s teur gpals for.


evtotog was toe i „


gherl; class d tejl be ards ever to


Wf nesday; to Ba:up, but the match, of cou '&, had to be caricelled.


should nave.... been ;a|t h6“'e,’ on ! !


......... toe game m Saturday


act tpat Clifford Chat centre forward, scored


_____, iris side, ir| addition to


ng a penalty. Whatever his fallings ootball, - Chatbumi has


one of the’ best centre be! played to the Com-


tion,. and his strong shooting ils (!atlon.j|


, seemed.strange on Saturday, everitog fnd Clltheroej neat; the foot or the Jpashlre Comblhatlbri table, but an atton of the facts revealed! that ;y the riiatch qgalnst Southport | was


rerio xled, the match with Great Harwood. befn;j under thel; auspices of toe Com- bmation Clip, and the match on Satur-» being played In toe; evening.


dit if


11 .toeroe s victory against -. Rocltdale iMve was all the more notable as!they ;'d jthej servlto of Crdsslarid, their l7 !centre-half, ’ but Wilfred ^■^adC;


' ip recovering from an injury, made eellerit substitute. The preVious Wadfe told| me' that he Was | not


to tubi out for CUtoeroe for some but ail emergency arose and he was and! ready to fill the bUl.' ■ | ,


spbisbrs ;of toe suggestions still have Slip! i'a scheme Injmlnd and will no doubt make their. yiqws known after! the Nat(o]nal Register Is settled.


■ i Ministry j of Agriculture would


plbWiin iiriportant part to the plari, for tp l r researdh experts would have to be re lei: upbri for guidance as to the |iriqst |pi»fliable use 6£ hitherto unused , land, andjwhat would be '^he most usefuijpro- diicts, Dklry and poultry farmtog are. ccpslleredjto bfe of [vital Importaneri In t lw >f war, as many of our Imports from' cmiptries like' Denmark; and Holland Tl be considerably decreased.


ZOO USUAL. Me time agojthe question wp raised


*1?! ■ [ as to' whetner the famous' Regents Rar c Zoo would be moved or the animals dlstriyed in the event of war. That question has been settled and'the! wiu[iemalri open, as long as possible; No diicls bn whatever has. been taken to fffliriove or destrby any exhibits with the eicli tlon'bf thefBlack I Widow' spider-^ spld*s which, though scarcely half an Inch long, are the most dangerous lli the wbrtcl,;thelr bltejbelng almost Invariably ' Thby are kept in a small-box and


Is paksed to them, [through a! tiny oy means of tWeezerri


i .


ry pjisslble precaution has (been ■


I Any airimals that are likely to


Angerous are to be shut In’toeif I rig quartern and should they escape a raid triere will be on hand a team of marksmen. The safety


of public'has also been catered for a>'.. a number


strong , shelters (have been This; seaqon Garratt has scored.820


runs In thlrfeenj Completed Irmlngs to, ^ve hlmj ari average of! 63. ; He started thejseiwn badly by scbrlrig: (mlyiSl to toejflr^' fourlgam.ss, but,to toe ne^t’ four games Ihad .three Innings each amount­ ing! to, .exaptly li2 riot out.; | TWs, of coilrse,' was I during toe l^tsuntlde. holidays, j arid slrijx then George Ha's not. looked back] peering 50 agqtost Clltheroe, 62 igalnst Leylarid, 38 against Clltheroe^, 33 igafast Lancaster, 103 not out against. Darwen, ariid 46 igalnst BlackpooL Last seasonlhetecored 617 riihsi hlsjbest effort expense, of Rlbblesdalo,


being 111; i t the W^derers.’i


.’This season Wa help; they’! custo; Geffrey] Morris, five matches. Roj St[ Apri^ and In’ , Ijbrari liyerige of 46.


alley have not hid toe; airily ’ receive! IfronL ho has played ^ . ade 66 not out agalnit 1 has totalled 13(runs.


111


J Run] out ,it Read before he had’ scored! a; !nm . Hirry. Washbtobk, RlbblqMile- WaridereTs’ captqlh, spoilt his aybr^e for


satisfaction of hjavtog; 5p0 niris| to credit;’


toe! season;! although he ( Last seison he Scored


arid has beeri rif cireeT ’yltn


_____ _____ _ 573 runs great ser .rvli(ce toljthe


’


Wariderersitifi'tod two' years he has been ciptito.r


noted: qs ’Ja bowler,,,but hejcamt pjfomlrience as a ibatsraan When


.


,td' Barrow. | Hairy has I the ilnlquq 'dls ......................


tlhctlon Ifdt a RiDblesdaieiLesigue of haVtog


scoreld centuries iTo:


iribl d’


diffexerit clubs-|Barrow, ande:


Rlbblesdale Wanderers.


:lea|ue tills seasori owing to tne oritbiieal!! ' pf warj' but no | doubt; later, pernaps '


(There iwUi, of course, be no tjablb tmmk ;


friendly: matehes will be arranged aric ' .


;p6me of! the! veterans can stlii sho|sv top: ybungsters a thlrig o^!two. ! l^jllatl!vel- kappenri l; dq nop think table I teririls JdecUne In' coming years for jit pias too strong a h°l]ri upon’toe jinteres iJoung iteople. : '


_____ — ,_____ - . |V : ; i ’ ’ '


eleven ’captain I last! Saturday !wheii. putting itoe .Whalley iteam to to, jlat,


Trie; cWvalry iqf the iCUtheroe Sec nut Tap'tsj


6wlngj:to ’the ate^^ae- of three men a;! ’to e: time for ! |comriienclng| Ope ’gEpt,. irilght well have cost his side Itoe polpU, i I •' ! !'!’


! - .1 !' ’ Ij jardens’ and ! It; iq ) L l :ohly ai matter of


[eebnds! before triey ;curi be reached. TERRORISM.


i AI highly priced pbuce *o!fficlai gav !-| - ’me some cheering news riihenlhJ ’expressed I his pblnlori that it wak only |a matteir of a shprtjtlmfe now before to 3 if,R.A.! wave'of terrorism woujd beglti tp dlsapbear,'


; j “ Apart iCoventry,


from ’ the jterrlblb affair[|lti


_________ It! Is ’becomlrig obvlobs! pPW That mtich j of' - the. terrorlsiri lb tak (the form' of scaring the puplic toto a, , panic,!” he saldj j ’ “ That Is'not dlffiiult. !in such Times as bhesei but the police riit’ !js cioklng to more eve^ day andybuba i. !qxpect a large niimber.;ol arrests he^btei iiong. I The I.R.A.’s’!toreat to send over


btr"i __I—.—. — _____..,„(ver


(been before.’ The ichlef trouble Is cai te 1. ’by thpsb (Who come over to smslll boate; (Which jeari land ’ thfelr | paksengbijS' i practically anywliere.”; j | , !


' edi;y I I. Many] suspects have! been! questioned


during the past few, weeks and ScotUiid. Yard reckons that [at least! rilriety! cent.! of 1 darige^oufl Irish subjepte this .cbuntry are ’ now under! 'ipo bbservatlori.' ■ ■;


."1 ■" j (• :■ THE SinOLLEB.


placed at] ki;y-polnts throughout the ‘seventy-two pounds , Pluips are (being sold'In the orchard; (


Pershore, Worcestershire, fbr two shllllngilfi


bind; (roaidpi


. 'lore stj I jnkrtoi lleadlria


. ;plbpek!i| !’ .ienjoiijef


■ .ofttooil .. .to trieii '.mkjr M Nip: thl JlOpUtsI


J Jfob


'(J-ogX ;elj!


Whaliqy, 'and


’Orlglriklly. when he! begEtoihiB "Wliilley ’ Second pe iwasj.


|


CANpiD COMMENTS ON TOPICAi EVEim


GOSSJP - r • - ABOU PLAYERS~*‘By SNIPE'


I•IT 1- ■ ■ ■ n [view of the war ban on sports, the


Execjitlve Committee of toe Ribblesdale League have decided that all the matqhes down for decision tomorrow shalli rank as draws thus completing the


ieaton’s ptoiramme. | This means that In toe!! senior league Leyland Motprs ^edme chimpionsl for theJflrst time, Vvhlli In the junior league qierry Ttea become chsunplons. • Both tsams have lieeni Iholdlrig leading positions aU ^e iieaiijri and "richly ! deserve chief urs.


Congratulations to Tommy ;alril!!of Church;


Lancashire Le!


ihamplons, upon pecurlng 'or fih'e firsl; time during a season., i A 'onri'er; Bartow player, and professlorial :or fdther; Rlbble^dale Leagrie clubs. Tommy Is well known In this area as a Dowtet who deflvesl a terrible amount of pitch and can be


LoWe, cip- .00 wickets


l| froifi the mely deadly.


I i rwen were unable to-visit !Lincaster


as ;liey could not telse a team owing to seve :alj oi their players being requjred lor] i.R.P. duties, 'i The mitch was acbfiltogiy cancelled and |


hac to be Lancaster


awirded the ipolntSi A number of Ires fdufid thbmselves' uniblej to


lund^rtake [their duties and substitutes 'ound.


(Incidentally Wade Is one ofiltoe l^est sportsmen It has been my lot to . meet


for ho recognises, the merit (pf others and Is ready to stand down foi a better man. | . Although he wasjreco jnlsec Clitheroe’i centre7half he! ’nejer plalnbd when Grrissland came I Into tbamjand' was quite contentJb watch CJlltheroe as A: spectator so long as toa tqam (Were picking rip points;


A footb^r iriariaMr once tol^ mq toat-.. toa , was .extreriielyT difficult 'toHplck:;! up-


fbm a team a really good left half; back,, arid therefore itJls rather curious toat, ajll toe three Brayb, meiribers bi a knowri fodtballingi family,; should prefer, this’position, i’ |Jacl5, of Manchester dlty,. George, of I Runiley, are of pourse known, ‘ and! this! seasotil Joe; 'thu'


arid well.


ypungsterj of the tflo,. Joined Hai With .the tihexiiected endhiii


Rlbblesdaje . Lewue . ^lelther Doutowalte : (Lancaster) i not Garratt (JWhalleyyj’ have beeiji break thq league! .record for thi gate! number : of rrins.. ,i '' Both, noj have- had .exceptionally fine sq Dou|ihwaite"!frankly adlnltted that lon.: occasions; he'has ibeen imlssed., bitithls.' Is common


I !to ’the: bistj and does not


riieari’ito riay’ that he Is not cne pf the.- best batsmeri; ever to, play to tqe Ribbles- dale Lea^e; land 1 believe he Is. '


Ijoug rei


M


•:tub ■tight! 'TH(


,v3te.... Wdodl


'Sail


[■liist'l cirawB


' Ite'Wel In riref


■Jrsfiul Intb t|


’‘(1 ’'


.! ■thb'Etl ; -Itoteli,| ! biWlk'l


t


: b iautll on tha


i f t ’deilj ! -ii aa\T


. 'S^ar I Jiig coi


■[ 'i'Vdbd’. ! 'ffillngi


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