CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES, FRIDAY, MAY 12l 1939. COflllNG iPVpTS TO-DAY i FRIDAY , B.m. (Sal^ at 10-30 am.). 8ATUEDAY,: i ; I SUNDAY
jiMethodist (Wesley) Church; ’ Services at i 110-30 and 6 p.mj 1
ijCUteoe Coiigregationai Church: Services at i^r
llciltheroe Pa(lsh,ciurch; Rogations, i|_ iservices 8 a.m. <H.C),' 10-30 and 6-30 toiigi
school at 2 pm. if :
: iiHolden lndependent Chapel: Sunday School j |t .Sermons, 1-30'arid 7 i),m.
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I i 1st. Luke’s Mission, parrow ; Choir Sermond, ' i services at 845 (H.C.); 3 and 6-3(i p.m.
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Ta(o Concert! by porough Prize Band "in the Castle Gn^urid,; 3-15 and 8 pm .' jM'
The Palladium, Nightly at 6-30 and The Grand, Nightly at 6-15 and 8-30; Wednesday and ISati)rday, 2-30. j.
lONDAY: CinemalShows, etc.;—
8-3Q. Mejtlnee
Cooperative HaU, Whalley ; Nlghtly.j j
CUtheroe Auotiori Mart Co. Ltd.: Sale otPat patHe and Sheet) at 4045 a.m.
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Cuih'eroe Auction Mart Co. L td .:! Salle of I Daily Cattle and Calves at 1045; a.mj
Aga Cooker Demonstration at Johr Lord Street, Wett, Blackburn; rindil8th.'i
Clitheroe Auction Mart C!o; Ltd. ) Geld and Laylng-off Cattle and l l &m.
T H ll RS D AY f" ': !
Balyby; Auction, at (jock Hill Farm! Capping, of! Cattle, etc.',’ by T. Silve'rwood at 1 plm.
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Chipping and District Fanners’ : Sale of all glasses of Stock ^t 12-30 p.m.
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also 17th Sale of
Chew’s, Ewes at
Clltherpe Auction Mart Co. Ltd;: Pidze Show md Bale of Horks.
King Lane Picture. Hull! Continuous from 6-15. Saturdaiy,.at 6-15 and 8-30. * I
Rialto, Blackburn :! Continuous from 6-30. Grand Theatre, 'Blackbum: Variety! twice ' nightly at| 6-30 ahd 8i45.
■ Moor Dane Methodist Church : Services at j 10-30 a.m. arid O.p.m.j Men’s Class 2 pm. I Methodist Churbh, Nelson Street, tow Moor : i Sunday School i Anniversary Services at I jlO a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m,
Clitheroe Alictioni Mart: Prize ShoW and Sale of G^ld and Laylng-oS Cattle at 10-15
|liong Presto^ Auction Mart Coi Ltd!: Weeklv ;■ Sale of Fat Stock, 10 am.
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i National' Gilide: Week : Camp :| Display m CMtjie Grounds, at
7-30 Firi:
p.m. iday,
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possible further reports on' the audi bility ; of the hooters., I I f the signals disturb the .tranquil reppse of residents, they may find consolktlon in the fact’ that several] hundred ■voluntary .workers are'testlng their; efficiency out of doors, sacrificing their rest Inj the Interests of the commuilltW i
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day] In the first Church parade of the Clitheroe Antl-Ahcraft; Battery. The' battery will {leave the Clitheroe Drill Had at 10-0 a.m. for | service at the Parish! Church, and afteiWards the Mayor In the Market-place, this
Much Interest will be taken next Sun-! will march past
ceremony; being timed for about noon.! With the! Mayor 1 will be Brigadier L.i Green. M;C. and other high officers of ,the Territorial Forcet, and this party will later follow the Battery to the drill hall, where the Mayor Is to Inspect -the premises,' transport and guns. Many years; have elapsed since there was a
military church parade in Clitheroe.’ '
' * 1 ! 1 ■ i k How rearmament | Is affecting the FRIDAY,: MAY 12th,. 1939. t9-36p.rii.- as
(CCrtlded sales exceed 5,000 copies Ligh^ on vehicles to-morrow (Saturday),
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iJnpprtant road!Junctions in Clitheroe Well as in manjf other Lancashire towps,! havd this! vifeek beenj painted .white,-; In prepara|tlc|n ;for the] “ Black- j;!outp arranged;'for itoe early horir^ of
J jTuesday morning. !' {During the " Black-; 'i.OutK perlod-j-frjOni |l2-3b to 2-0 a.m.— i|ari\(er6 of! niotor; vehicles! are asked to use [only slde-li^ts! and,, as all the ]street ■
( lan^S j and | other ^ ^^rms | of Illumination iwlUlbeI ejctlpguri
t 'I ; l'> i during, that; period.
It Is dbvlou^ that! t e a t care yvill need to he exerclMd.; ’ . It Is itO'assist drivers; ler; these difficult jcpndltlons that;
illkely jto ibe much/l traffic, butj vehicles ■normffly, using the roads at that; time iwllll bh supplemeiiited: by others taking jpart in exericlses OTd tests which are to laccMpany! the ' “ Black-out!.”;
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iChtperoe,! nothing of i a spectacular ■nature has been! planned; as the! “.Black- joutHls prlma'rily|(lntended to test the control !of lighting llnstallatlons |ahd also fto i:est: the systbim of Communications jwhlohl will operate under air raid ; con-1 aitlonsl ;A11 the ialr raid wardens and members |o ^ the i; Special Constabulary Will be on duty, pnd cihong thelrj dutles
;ipollce,f arid a request to I dim the] light. While [motorists i Who travel [with [herid- ■llghtsfare likely ! to be i stopped and :|)olltely asked to switch them off. Special !!obserivatlons will-1 be taken; with. a view
■ to [determining } Whether special pre- I .bautlons are necessary In* the case ■
[ icertaln premised 1 where Work proceeds !' rthroiighout the day and night, and alto- igethdr; the ,“ Bld6k-out” ils designed to Itestittie effectiveness of hiding a locality drom I Aircraft. The ;
R.AiF. is co-operating fand special reports will be iPrepared by iexpeAenced pilots who Are to| fly over itheiDlacked-outlarea. ! If they!fiiid the- jarea l | really and truly blacked out], then ithe! report wlUi b]e a good [one. Naturally, icuthefoe will dfeslre! to receive a good
of
; Irepdiitj rather tlian to|bei!slngled out as lone! of the plades, requiring still! more jdetaiied attentlpri, | ■ i| ''
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' ilnterrial arrangements but, as ;we jhave isald, there will be inothlng of a [specially 'spectacular character and residents who ■feel] disposed to fsacrlflce some] of theif] !hOurs;of rest to ribserve what occurs are 'likely I to bje 'spmewhat [disappointed. [They [would'probably! co-pperatC more 'effectively by going to bedi as usual and j'slepplng throughout the j " Black-out.” jit should be ma^e known; by the Way, ithai; the start of ,|;he “ black-out't will be fslgn^alied by the air! raid sirens' and the l“ all clear” signal
wlll.be given by; the 'slfehs; at 2-0
a.ml i This test will make
! sAverai of the air raid wardens,Will be 'given envelopes Which; they are' to open, iat stated times.!; { Insiderthe envelope jwill;be a message instructing the warden [to lidsten to the' nearest telephone and ■to transmit a ' message to the report [centre; That centre] Is ]ln the; Castle ibuudlngs, and a staff and will be pn duty 'thereI,to receive ihessages and to trans- imlti thern to the appropriate depart- imentsi The time' of dispatch, receiving [and acting on the message; will be hqted, ■and, lih this way, the authorities will, igaln i[definite Information as; to| the icelerlty with which ah emergency could !be ! dpalti Certain ! o f t h e I depart- jments] have! made, plans! to test their
liwlll bC one of reporting conditions as to light.!! For instance, anyone sitting-at- ■honie'with a light visible to the, road. Will! receive a ilylslt from: the special
road ! ijuhctlons! are being marked. At! that hour In the ^oijilng, there Is not
countryside p shown In the annual report of the L a r ic ^ re branch of the Couhcll for Preseryatlon of jRural England, to be presented a 1 the'annual meeting of the branch, today. Says]the report.- “The year has SMn a great deal of activity In the countmide on the part of national and! local ia,uthorities; Indeed, In the aggregate the efleep bn the countryside of official development has probably been far m excess of that due to private enter prise; Unfortunately, the threat of war haslirieaht that the most serious aspect from an ambnlty point of view has been the great Increase In tlie areas held by the various Defence Departments The enormous ammunition] factory at Buxton now sprawls over,a vast area, which a year or so ago was a (Completely unspoilt stretch of pastoral corintry; the alreraft factory at Speke rises gaunt, and stark from the wide Merseyside plain, but a stone’s thro^r from Speke Hall,, the best and richest example oi( a Tudor dwelling house left lir the county; 1 the hastened development of the sAmlAsbury Airport between Preston and Hackhurn has meant the levelling of] hundreds of fine trees.jand the closing of many footpaths; even Humphrey Head, reriiote beyond the. watferS of Morecambe Bay, Is to see the estaiblJshmerit of an Anti-Aircraft range In the near {vicinity. iAll must deplore the I destruction of beauty, of peaceful rur^l I pursuit^,'' and most ■ of all . the necessity fbr this gigantic effort and preparation.!’
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High masonic honoprlwas conferred on the Rev. A. E. Swallow] Vicar of, Chat-
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bum, .on rad ay ,'a t Leicester,', when he was Invested as Grand! Chaplallh of! the ■Secret Monitor for the {United'Kingdom of Great E|ritaln and , Ireland. The Investiture v^as performed by the Earl of [Courtbwn, the Grand Supreme Ruler!of' the Secret Monitor,
* A, novel effort
charity Is being held at the King Lane Hall a week tomorrow (Saturday] May j20th),[.when Miss Margaret Sandham’s School' of Dancing will present the riioderii musical cabaret show, “ Rainbow ]Rhythm.” !No few thari thirty separate Items are |
p.acked In! two-and-a-hall hours’: delightful entertainment arid the entire; produbtlon of dances, songs and scenes has J)een devlsejd and arranged by Miss Sandham. With a cast of over sixty artlstei, including Vera Proos,' the principal Blrickpooi Tower ballet dancer. Miss Sandham Is able to allow all her pupils] from I the tiny tots to those with years!of experience behind them, an equal [chancA of sho'wirig their prowess. The -Iprogrkmme' 'includes classical lancing, tap-dancing,' singing! and
cabaret Itemt, and beginners’ dances. ' ' I .
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Sunday monjlng; the Rev. Canon J. E.-W. Wallis, of Preston, who Is a former Vicar 3f Whalley, Said that If war broke out Ihere would be at stake something very much,more than the Dominions of the British Empire, or the colonies of France, HoUan(l,; or i^lglum. The choice would be between t'jvo ways of life. What was at stake was whether mankind was going
to Uve; under (he rule ol the highwayman, he robber, tfie brrite, ;and the beast, or
, ’ Preachlfag at Colne Parish Church last money for! ''.
J()seph-Eastham who, before [embarking on business at Little Hulton, ihany years, ago, was Off jphe Clltheroe cb-operatlve Soclety]s staff, andj like her!; late hus-; band,] was closely' 'identified'; [with the] Clitheroe Parish Church add Sunday School.. ' At Waddlngton, while health' permitted, she was associated with the! Mothers’ Udl(ln. ; The Interment, which took place at St. Mary’s Cemeterj' on Wednesday, vjas conducted by the '\ lcar of Waddlngton, the!Rev. W. G] Jon;s. The Cllthe|toe, Borough Brind are to
give twb eontierts in the Castle grounds on Sunday next. [The times! are 3-15 and 8-0 p.m. II Collections wlU be made at each entjiance to the grounds and given' a continuance of the present fine spell gpod audiences should be assured, Two attractive
grammes’have been arranged' and . the band will be directed by Mr. Bert Ctoss,
dloffoss .
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school ' child: MldhAel,, and uu on [Sunday, 'me girls' were attired in White dresses.{one [group carrldng, iTlles, while the other carried Irises. The boys wore.! blue sashes | and their Sddillty ribbons -and jn front of each group walked - a gjidl car'rylng a .basket ol' flowers. - The; May j Queen, Miss Abies Dlxori, had as [tralii-bearer Master Feter Fehrenbach, while [Master Brbn Snape bore a crown on a cushion. At the rear of the procesiIpn the statue ofjOur Ijady beautifully decqrated with flowers, was carried , by ,Messrs. !J. Burnett] ]E, DeW- hurst, Wr Hayhurstiand J. Smith. leav ing the churm, the processlonj 'ivas con tinued to the i infants’ , schoolVard, hymns to Our Lady] being sung bn route.' Returning to he church,; the May Queen rrnnmoH fho Statue during th]e singing
The annuril May; procession of
;n associated {with John’s Church took place
the SS,
crowned the of the hymn
Benediction followed,' the; celebrant 1: eing the .Rev. Fate
by Rev. Fathjs Father Biezer
TfA. Kopp, S.J, bphlevyj S.J.,
deacon respe({tlvely. i The service con cluded vrith thp slnglrig of “ Faith of our Fathers.”' diction • hym; “ Regina Coe! Our I Lady;
S.J., as dericon and sub-
j children sang the B which; Inclrided
ene- the
an anthem In honour of
been attached to the Queeri’s NUi'ses who has
Friends of Miss Doreen Hoyle]
at Widnes, will be Interested to her appohitmerit, ori' Monday, charge of liee,; a single district Oldham. ■ Niprse Hoyle, Is t ie daughteriof Mr. 'ahd Mrs. Watsdn Kioyle, of Blackburn, formerly of CUthpjroe,
leai n of to
staff the
near only
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Wednesday night, after taking activities connected with Guide Week, Dorothy Bond, [daughter of Mr.{dnd Mrs. John Bond, olj'dJCi Waddow View, Wadd- Ingtori, met]'! with r! an ' unlprti nate accident whilst; descending the' crow leadlrig'to Bri]ragerley Bridge. I iHer hat blew;()fl and In [her confusion sb(4 appUed her; front brake with theiresultjthap she was thrown over the; handlebars of the machine. Ar art from scars on I f acd and knees she w£ s[ none! Ihe worse]
home from CUtheroe pa:’t In •#' #!! * ' ,!'! ;
tlon of 'Whaley on' Tuesdayjffig it, a motop car driven by Michael Moran, of 48, Vlptorla-ayenue, Leeds, struck d car standing outside Birch-view,; | [Barrow, and fan Into a [wall on the near-slie of the road. The stationary j[p'ar 'was knocked several yards and (iarried a Bellsha beac(iri Into] the wallj Both vehicles were damaged, Moran ipscgplng with bnly cuts to the hand.
Proceeding frbm CUtheroe In the c Irec- '{ ' ■ * ■ # I ;
! Whilst playing cricket with his mates; on tbe| Chatbum-road
struck in the ilng injuries to
Saul, bf St. Pi celebrates hef ;on Monday. ■
;h Uve the v(lse and understanding life,- which sprang Irorn the knowledge and the love of G od. |] |
appointed Mr. Prank Rushton, son of !ilr. and Mrs W. D; Rushton, Chatbum- :bad,:to the post of deputy organist.
;a meeting of Trustees]of the Moor Larie (lethodlst Cljurch, heldilast Friday night;
Dean, Whalley, and fairly well known In that ! village! Mr, Saip Jackson, (if 21, Sssex-street, Burnley,/died on Saturday, ■jlhlrty-seven-years of age, Mr. Jackson 'vas a keen [sportsman, and as a result cjf ! his death Lowerhouse Cricket Club have suffered a severb iloss as he was one of Its; most ehthuslasticSupporters. Mr. J'ackson had been 111! since Good Friday. Thie Interment took place on Tuesday lifternoon at Burnley (Jemetery.
Employed {as a; [mcjulder by Messrs. : *■■ ■ ;* j * ! ’ - A well known resident, Mr. Joseph ' '!-• • * *
un ill [the wotks cloised dojwn. T h e Rev, J. ]!. Storey ^11 officiate a t the Interment which takes place tomorrriw at St., Mary’s [Cemetery.! { General sympathy'will be ext erided to the widow and two daughters In their loss, ^ I , \ i]
Brown, died unexpectedly at his home, 49, Moor-lane, on Tuesday. A native of Hlndley, he was 74 years of age and feairie] to CUtheroe thirtyrone years ago. He] was employed for twenty-one years by the Whalley Abbey Printing Company
Another old tie with i-CUtheroe has i' i ' ![ *!* *! !
been broken by the death at Waddlngton Hcspjtal, last Saturday, of Mrs. Eastham,' at the age of elghty-two. Notwith standing that, hei!'health had been falU Ing for sone (Considerable! time] she retained her chMacterlstlcaUy cheerful olsposltion t) the end. | Mrs. Eastham was !the mdtherjof County Councillor
field,' j this Week, Brian T(iiiillrison, of ■
fdee with the baU, the iriouth.
Birthday CO agratulations to Mrs,
-ul’s-street. Low M[ooii ' elgMy-second; blr
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tions'which 'wete made by the Ldnkster Amateur Dramatic arid Operatlt Society [at the recent Wriuai meeting—thelorty- 'elghth since the Society’s forihclation. Mr. BlUy Whittaker, a] former’tiiemper of the committee and a iprlncipdl lh|iriany of theSocletys shows, was prese rited with an bak coffee tjable as'a token of ripplrecla- tloii of his services from 1933 to l]93i Mr. Whittaker will he renlembered bly lmany
CUtheroe Is interested In two presenta
[Clltheronians]' as well as the Gpetatlc Society, for Iris roles, whichIncl rideld [that. of ‘I Robin Grapple ’f In GI berf | and Suljlvari’s ‘‘Rdddlgore.” : -He has Heft Lancaster ! for ! Blackburn, jAhbther principal—he was also a meml)er ,01 the coriimlttee aid [combined the [duties of property mar ager and> stage nteager— was Mr. Frank; Margerlson, vyh) pome weeks ago su(fceeded'Mr. F. W. Qbpdman [The gold
as borough Si|ryeyor of cilther<ie, parting gift to Mr.'Margerison 'Was a wristlet watch, bearing the
Inscription: “ To Frank Mart eplson In appreblatlrin bf; his services to thi; fcan-
f(lllowlng
m te r lAmaterir Dramatic' and jCtJefatlc Society, .1934- 3 3 .” I It; was stat id at the meeting that! since 1925 the Scbldty^ 'has contributed £1,171 18k. 3d. to! various local :lnstltutlbns and charitaDle! or ganisations. In that figure Islir cliided
a total donation to the Royal llanckster Infirmary of £654 12s; Od
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, The! seasoh of Sunday [Schdoi Wersarles Is vlth us again. Iri a(X:|
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with custom the series was Ubd I last Sunday—the first Sunday ln May-}kby the Waterloo Methbdlsts.' dii Sumiaylnext thb Lbw Mobr Nelsoii-strbet ktethbdists celebrbtb the red letter day in't|h| sbhool Ipled by Mr;
■dance
year-when tl e puiplt wUl be oCC' the Rev! W, Sharratt, of] Colpd^ Sharratt. wUi address'scholars,
and friends in [the morning, 1 at afternoon and evening ser
tea(ihers preach
CBS.
s(mool- crlcket
23,i WaddqvV-vlew! Waddlngtbn , was ' recelv-
E. J. who.
hday' on ,nd Rev.
'10 Mary, we crown tbee.” ass sted
arid well-varied pro- A native of Preston, wherel he;served
his articles with Mr. Derby Fazackerley, ]Mr. w.jS. IVhltehead has been Appointed
architectural assistant and | building inspector to CUtheroe Corporation. For two years In the architectural depart ment of the Royal Engineers, Fulwood Barracks] Preston, Mr. Whitehead was previously employed by Blackburn CorporaUon as architectural assistant to the housing department.
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spiration has; been held each Thursday evening I during the past few weeks at the CUthe’
roe Congregational ' Church.
The Pastor (Rev. j; A. Sinclair) in his series of talks has ^confined himself to subjects;bearing on the present unrest, and the Services, which last only half^an hour, have proved so popular that they are to] be continued during the summer month's. ]
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- “ The Women’s Section CUtheroe Labour Party
of the
, against the Introduction o f _____ „ j conscription, beUevlng that .the conf scrlptiOn .of land and wealth shoulol
] precede any such action, M Is how-, ever, [of the opinion that peace can
: best ;be secured In the basis of co^ ! operariori between { Britain, ] France] U.S.A,[ and the U.S.S.R., and therefore calls upon the Government to speed UP; negotiations to that end. It
ifurtber believes that the Introduction of military conscription at this stage'
'Is a move In the' direction of the! 'establishment of Fascism In; Brltalri'
on the Ptea of defending ourselves [from it.”
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A copy bf the above resolution passed 3y ithe Women’s section of the Clitheroe' [»abour Party was sent to'Sir iWllUam' Brass, Member for the CUtheroe Division]!
i31r WlUlam’s reply, addressed frorii the Bouse of; Comirions to Mrs] Bush,! Is as! :oUows:-{-
! ! . ' ] ! “ I aril obliged to you for forwarding!
a resolution from the,Womeri’k sectlori of the] CUtheroe Labour Party on the question of compulsory military ser-f^ vice for young men. You dp pot, l'
feel siire, expect me to agree irtth the resolution.
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I ; I Yours sincerely,! ! I
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W. BRASS.” ; * ..'{■ ]
Was foUowing his employment at Bank|; field Quarry; on Wednesday, When he was struck on the head by a faUlng]plece of rock. Suffering from lacerated iwound? In the head and from concussion] he wak! attended I by Dr. Falrweather and later was taken to Blackburn Royal! Iiirmary;
Fred Barnes, of 83, Henthofn-road, : ‘;! ! ’ I :* '# ' * - -i:';- , -i'!
Area)- Is [co-operating with .local .Terri torial arid. Air Force -Associations lii bringing [up to establishment the new Territorial Army Reserve. The.' TJV.! Reserve displaces the ' former National Defence Companies. , This Re'sertp Is for hoirie defence only anp Its role will be iheiperfortnance of srich guard]arid other duties are as necessary for hodie defencA <)n the threat of, and during war. Officers desirous jof Commissions In’ thelT'A], Reserve^-they must he physically! fit: arid petween the. ages o f ' 45 and 55—must app[ly on Army Farm E613a through the * ~ p r C(immandlng the T-A; Unlt'con-1 ejerned, [They may be commissioned up to the : age of 57 years,, retiring at 60. Other ranks wlU be eriUsted only for ser ved with I a ’partlBular National Defence Company.i The age for enUstnient wlll be 45 years, and the maximum 51. i All personnel] wUl be required to'have had s'atisfactoiy service at H.M. Forces and W be a t least fit for home service. ‘ The term of erillstment wlU be! foj four years, ijersonnekwlll be discharged on attaining e]age 0^ 55 years. Training wlll;conslst
The British Legion ..(North] Western'
of a minimum' of six drills annuaUy ;fob officers and other ranks. On moblUzatlori the;, same] pay, allowances and general conditions of service wlU be In force as ate I prevailing to the T.A. at that time] When caUed upon for service, officers and other ranks (providing they are! found riiedl(:allyi fit for Home Service) IWUI rpcelve a gratuity of £5. In the event of ; sickness or death attributable to Military ! Service, awards,, will be admissible under the same conditions as ^el applicable to personnel on i the active listof the|Terrltorial Army.
j Sabden !Prlntworks Is one of a number
of proPteles belng offered' for sale by auction next week at Church by order of the Receiver for the! debentu're stock holders ()f F. Steiner and Co; Ltd.; 'I t Ik uhderstoofi that negotiations' are !pro-': cfeedlng between Burnley Rural District Council- mid a firm, on the question of the tapahUlty of the eklstlng fllter beds t6 deal with trade waste.
NEWTON
I^ewton arid 'rielghb(iurtibo'd learnt'! with sinpere regret last Thursday of the death ol Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, after but a fortnight’s Illness. Aisister who’had:lived with her at The Friends’ Meeting House; died three months ago, and'Mrs.. Carr had taken her passing very .much to heart. A daughter of Mr, Richard Walker, formerly of Carr Farm, (Slipping, Mrs] Carr was the widow! of Mr. Wiliiam Carr, who farmed Ashnott, Newton. A staunch! cburchwoman, she had the care of The Friends’ Meeting House, In conjunc tion with'ISt. Andrew’s <3hurch,' SIaidbum. All; visitors to the Meeting House hadicom- iriented mqst favoUi-ably on Its tidine^ and spotless cleanliness.] . : ]
1;HE late mbs. care.—The residents of GRINDLETON
■ WHIST DEIVE.—A successful and organised whist drive took place In Village Institute, on Saturday evening, when ten] tables were occupied. Prizes were won by ; Ladles: 1, Mrs. Holgate; 2, Mrs. Lang. Geptlemen : 1, Mr. J. Costlgqn;, ■ 2,' Mr. J. Leemlng.' Refreshments werp served by a ladles committee and the proceeds were for Inrtitute funds.
well the
_{Mrs. Carr leaves two sdns and one daughteb. Her youngest daughter (Mrs. Mgrslarid) died speral years ago. She Is survived by three sisters and! a brother.. . '
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at Slai-dburn on Tuesday, k short sendee was conducted{at,Newtori by the Rev.-J, (Jlack, that at the gravBside 'being taken by the Rector (Rev. B. T. Bowker, MA). The bearers were :Mrt]{ Carr’s'sons] Richard'.arid Jpbn, Mr. John Walker (brother), and Mr. Joseph Rrankland (son-in-law), -niere were many floral tokens. Mr. J. L. Wilson, Slaldbum, had charge of the arrangements. i
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' day. i The sale] was opened by Mr. S. Feh.' Proceeds, which were for Oie Sunday School picnic [fund, amounted to more than £8.
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te4chers, a;succeksful jumble sale took In St, Baul'k SchooU-Lbw Mo6r,:on Satni*^ I
'Organised by t/he' Sunday School]
chlal' CTlurch Comuiil, a successful Jumble sale took plake In the Village. Institute, oh Saturday aftemodn. Proceeds amounted to more than £10.
j{oMBLE SALE.—Organised' by the Paf()- ] WEDDINGS HARGKEAVES-4ATKINSON. The inarrlage tdok place at Grindleton
Methodist Church, on Wednesday week] of Mr. George Edgar Atkinson, son of Mr.j; and .Mrs. Fred 'Atkinson, of 24 Par[ker-street„ Barnoldswick, and Mls3 Kathleen Hargreaves, only- daughter of Mr.i and Mrs. James Hargreaves, of Park Gates, Bolton-by-Bowland. The ceremony was performed; by the Rev. JJ E. Storey, and the. organist was Mr.' Edwin Hargreaves, J.P. ' The hymns' “The Yoke that breathed o’er Eden” 1 and! “ 0, perfect love,” were: sung. The| church had been decorated vylth pink, and] red tuUps and daffodils by Miss L.{ Harp-eaves. - ,
J Tile bride, who was given away by her
father,, was attired In a dress of pink' French cloque satiri, with a train cut In' one!; with the skirt. Her pink em-, brdjdered net veil also formed a train,' anc| was surmounted by a pearl and orarige blossom head-dress. Her bouquet was composed' of Madonna lilies.
Tk.e; bridesmaids were Miss Mary Read
and Miss Kathleen Hargreaves, couslri of the bride. Miss Reads’ dress was of pale blue poiilt, trimmed with pink and blue velvet ribbons, and she wore a blue posy In her hair, and a shoulder lengtli veil- Her bouquet was of pink cama-l
^tio'ils. Miss Hargreaves was dressed in pink and [blue organdie with pink and blue velvet ribbons,' wore rilver leaves hi her] hair, and carried a' posy of pink carnations khd forget-me-nots, and as the] bride [left the church, she presented her with! a silver; horse shoe. The bridegroom’s gifts to the bridesmaids wefe gold bangles. ;
!,. Mr. Roland Atkinson, brother of th$
bridegroom, was best man and Mr, Edward Read - was groomsman. A'
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reception was' held : at the Coach and' Horses Hotel, Bolton-by-Bowland.
1 HALL-FRENCH. { ijhe wed(ilng took place at St. James’k
Chpeh, Clltheroe, bn Saturday last, of Mr.] John [Hall, eldest son', of Mr. an(l Mrs. R. Hall, of 6, Manor-road, and Miss Elizabeth French, younger daughter of Councillor and Mrs. M. French, of 34, Turnerrstreet. T h e Rev. H Y. Burnett officiated,
I I (^Iven away by lier father, the bride
was gowned In blue-silk] with hat land shoes to t()ne] and wore a spray of rosek. She -was attended: by her sister, Mis/s Mary Ellen French, who was, attired In a gown of navy blue silk, with hat and shoes to tone, and \yore a spray of rose|. The dutibs of best man were carried orit by! Mr. Henry Forrest, while those of grrioriisman were peilormed by Mr. Cyril HaB.;
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bride! and bridegroom are employed.' Mt and Mrs. Hall are to reside at 6, Manor- roaid, CUtheroe. ;
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■May 21—Ribblesdale Nursing Association:- Gardens at Colthurst, Waddlngton]
June 14—Inter-School Sports at the Chatbum j Road Ground, 2 pm.
in 'Whalley Abbey Grounds.
Sept. 16—Slaldburii, Newton, Dunsop Bridge dnd Dalehead ' Agricultural and Horticultural Society: Annual Show. ,
Nov ,22, 23, 25.—Moor Lane Church Bazaar! Nov '25 and 26—Congregational Church: Men’s Week-end. . ; ,
Dec ' 2—Union Street Methodist Church, Low Moor: Xmas Payre.
Dec ' 9—Clltheroe Congregational - Church; ‘ Sale of Work.
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Jun; 24—Clltheroe Football' Social Com; mittee :| Garden Party and Sports on Football- Ground.
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June 7—Church; of England Waifs and i Strays iSdeiety : A Pageant Fete !
May 29—Newton-Institute ; Annual Dance. May 29—Slaldbuin Ldcal Sports, Festival ] and Pageant, , Whit Monday.
May 24—Farmers’ Trip to Marlow,, and I
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INJURED MAN DROWNED IN
POTHOLE RESCUERS FORCED BACK BY DELUGE.
CORONER ON NEED PRECAUTIONS.
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man who feO] to; death;ln ia Yoritshlrp pothole on ! Sunday , destrlbed .how rescuers had to retreat- before a downL rush of storm water while [[tending the
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25, of Nelson.; He was one of a party of seven members of; the Leeds Cave Club which went to Dowten Pot,i 300ft. deep, near Ingleboroughj
The 'Victim was John Hudson Lambert, i- i;{ Lambert sUpped- from a jrope ladder,
while attempting to gain a ledge and fell, first to'a lower ledge and finally to thq base of the shaft, where he; was drowned. In a pool caused by the storm.
A verdict of accidental ! death was .1;;
returned. Thanks 'Were extended'byl PoUce Supt. Eastham to thb BB.C.. fon Issuing an appeal for res(|uers and tp. those Who responded to the (jail. Among; the number was Mr. Norma[i Thomber,' of Settle, formerly of Clltheroe.
IN CHARGE OF LIFELINE, [ij Mr Sam Waller, of J[ean-avenue,|
Haltori, Leeds, said that six members of; the party descended, the potoole and he; rebialned on the surface In charge of the] lifeline.
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waist ()f each person who descended ori ascended the rope ladder in {the pot. Waller described how, after Lambert!
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had ascended' to a ledge In;{the pothole,; witness thought he was goljug ,to untlei the line and climb on to thejlcdge., , | A moment later,he ifelt'a Jerk and the;
rope began to slip through ihls hands to; the extent of about 60 or 70 feet.
passed'hound a stake driven into the; ground, ’ which would hav^ helped to ; take the strain If. a mishap occurred. i , - ; The coroner; Mr. E. Wood, said , that ,
Waller agreed that the lifeline was not 1 At this stage a thunderstorm broke and witness and the others had to leave
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as long as a man was on trie ladder or ! on a ledge the person'In charge of the lifeline at the; top was In no [danger, but If the potholer slipped the Weight would be thrown on to the, lifeline man, ‘^How could you possibly hope to pold a'man of Lambert’s weight when he was fall ing?” he asked Waller. ; f‘ You were [ powerless.”
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(Continued from .precedlngvColumn.) Waller: In the-circumstances I was
a safe place, before he asked me to give him any slack. ,
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blame, but: I. am wondering if, iwhen people go down these potholes, sufficient precautions are taken to prevent the vTelght being thrown on to the man ati the top.
Mr. WoodI am not saying ytou were to He suggested that If potholers had ob I
served the methods: used by men- climb ing sea cliffs for birds’ eggs they would appreciate the precautions taken In such cases.
.-'■, ■: , ,i‘- .. LYING ON SHELF, Robert H. Stowe; of Barrowford, said
he saw Lambert lying on a shelf of rock apparently unconscious. He was moved to a larger ledge, where It was possible to give him first aid.
Lambert on the ledge 'to get clear'of or downrush of water from the surface of . the shaft. They went to Lambert at- Intervals and on one visit found he had disappeared. He spoke on one occasion . and also attempted to sit up. ! Mr. Wood: You think that In attempt
ing to siti up he might .^havc slipped from the ledge?—Yes. ; The coroner said It was easy to be wise
after the event, but he hoped that In ' future potholers would not risk their lives without taking proper precautions
against mishaps. ‘ i I ! I < A witness atTuesday’s Inquest on a
government in the United States,’)' which she visited last year.; A short 'whist, drive was also . held and afternoon tea was. served, Mrs, J. T. Hayhurst, Copy Nook kindly: acting as hostess.
’Politics and i
the Women’s Unionist Association, took place In the Conservative i Club, on Wednesday afternoon. .Play -was under the. supervision of Miss Fpthergill and - prices were won by Mrs. Smith and Miss Btrickland. Afternoon tea .)vas served by a committee. TTbe. proceeds were for the forthcoming Conservative; Bazaar. ■
A successful whist drive, organised by r
meeting of the Bolton braheb of the Women’s Unionist Association was held at; the Coffee House on Thursday altemoon and was pre sided over by- Mrs. Mllne-Redhead. T h e ■ attendance was quite satisfactory and the members listened with great interest to an account of ; happenings in the Mediterranean Sea. -This was sent to Mrs. Mtine-Redhead by Captain Rowlands, who sails between Italy, Spain and Liverpool. Miss Drysdale, the organising secretary of the Skipton Conserva tive Association,- was also' present and gave a very interesting talk on ■
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