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tXITHEKOE ADVERTtSEIl AND TIMES. ^RrDAl^ CoivilNG EVENTS. TO-0AY (FRIDAY)


Long PrestonAuction Sale if all classes 6f


Mart 1 Co itook.i


Low Mobr' Union Street Methodist Church; Old Ifashioned ' Tea 6-45. ,


TO-MORROW (SATTODAY)


Football IMatch pt Wa V. Teachers.:


SUNDAY:


•Methodist: (Wesley) , 10-30 |a.m., and 6-0


Moor Lbne Methodist 10-30 jajn. and 6 pm, School.


Congregdtional Church Centenary., Services


Technical School Claae^ begin. The Palladiurp Monde.y 6; and 8-15jTuesday to Frida)', 7-30, Satu rday, Matinee, J2-15, 6^ and 8-15.


MONDAY: The Grind: Mond ly:


King Lane Picture Saturday, 6 and __ ___ Thursday and ifrldhy, i7-30, I SatuijJay at 2-15.


6 and 8-15. Matin Saturday at 2-15.


CoKiperatlve Picture; Frida)', 7-30. Sal


Rialto, BJackbum: •• tinuoijs,: Monday! Saturday 2-30, 6-ir


Clitherpe Auction Xmad Prize Show Judgihg 9-30 Sal81045 a.m;


jTUESDAY:


Moorcock Inp : . 'Wllst Drive at ceeds ifor Comfort


WEDNESDAY


Sale by I Auction of etc., at 51, Castle at 12-30. Sale house as above at


Women’s Unionist Agsdeiatipn '


THURSDAY:


Clltheroe Auction Mart Geldl and Laying- )ff Cattle .at'll a.m.


FRIDAY;


Long Pleston Auctitn Mart;,- Weekly Sale of all classes of F it Stock, i ‘ y


I ! : 1 ^ '


Slaldbujm and District YE.G.; Dihce in the Villhge Hall, Blaidbui|i, 7 to 11


pun.


Household Humishinp, View,'by J. E.iSmithies


for hoys in irriince. ______


Behind Copy Nook Stock by R, N. Pi'estoh ;at l4:'


Freeholc Dwelling- Speem -sale of


Whist Drive in tl|ie CehservaHjve Club, at 7-30. I


Downham Reading Room;: l^iitiDrive:at 7 ' p . n l .


Grand Co. Ltd. ; |: Sale 1 of


and priday, 7-30, Vfediesday aM Saturday ay; at 2-30,


;es,| Wednesdi ITueLdilay,


Thursdayi


Hall: Wedhesiay and 8-15, Monday, Tuesday, liMatlnee


latinee dailj to! Friday and 8-40.'


Sale ofj Fat Stock, Sheep aridj Lambs. • Gradmg 9-30 a.m. Sale 11 a.n).


Grand Theatre, Blabkbum ■nightly at 6 and p. ^


IMart Co. Ltd. and Sale of E airy Cattle Annual


halley: Mpndiy to 6 and 8-15. 2j3a Con- from 6-15.


Valriety twice ii.li.


Clurch; Services at i ij


Cpurch: (Services at


p.m. jThe evening sei-vice: willibeiiheld in the Sphool.1 ■


St 10-30


Evening service in ( ■ “ Joto I Williams ”


Party at 4-30. Conceit er 00 : iPajish Church


. Weeay


OUtlieroe and Low Moor..... 138 15 5 'Vreaths ...................... ....1.. 8 Bolton-by-Bowland ........


.


Dowhham ............... ....... 5 (Jrlndleton ..................... 11 Riiiiingtoh and Tvvistoii I Wreaths Sawiey


.5


....... L......| , 0 ^2 ............ .......... ’ 2 11


: 8


Slaldburn ...I............. ^........ : 6 6 8J Wreaths ............:...;..v../..| 1 jO 6 i Waddlngton, Whltewell, Dun- . | sop,: Newton, Bashall Eaves 24 12 IJ


West Bradford............... 4,10 lOi Ul'mliigton Memorial Institute 1 10 3 .


i : ■ ; £218 l i 11


ace'of black-opt difficulties and the fact [hati knocking on some doors by collectors brought no response owing to wlr.eless qets ihelng at luU blast. ' Captain F. B. MltcheU and Major W. A. 'Dent tender ^rgteful .thanks to all organisers, collec- Ijors knd counters;* town and country Subscribers; hotel proprietors and trades­ men! who took boxes and exhibited pills; tjhe ladles and gentlemen who helped by the use of cars collectors. In lyddespread areas!; the ’bus companies'for displaying posters; Messrs. Sheldon for billposting; Mr. J; C. CowgiU (Advertiser and'Times) who I again took charge of the wreaths department; Messrs. Bentham and the l|ocai Press for. aid In the effort: Staff at ■jhe Castle for cross and arrangement|s In lorihectlon wjth the 'Garden of ..Rembm: jrane'e; the'Mldland Bank for receiving ind counting contents'6f boxAs from!the (jountry dls[ricts; and_to the | Rev, W. S, Helm.and the. Church Council; fpr loan pi ifoomin St. Mary’s Sunday Bchbol foriuse ‘ s headQuarters. The promoters'ask,. In advance, that ladles willing to help next W r will give in their names! before the " nd of October, In order to bbviate wrlt-


hg..|!'


^ress which the Mayoress’s; Comfort! ^ p d Is making, due in the main l.o the many private efforts which are arr ingec veekly. Among these, a “Brln|g andj Buy' iale|, ;promoted by Mrs. Ashworth, ose House; realized £7., A jeheo.


; ! , ■ ; ^ ^ • I ^ I .' y 'l i Satisfaction Is expressed at thV/pro-


: i ' ' r FRIDAY, NOV


Lights 5-37;


, on Vehicles. Sunday 4-35


< Certified sales iexcfeed


EMBER 17 th 1939.' 5,000 copies; peekly).


converted into Ciltherbe’d larg^ Mr shelter


' tlon to 50; people,


! shelter Parish street.


people. Work has £ Iso started Anjanother Institut e In York 1thin tlih next few


; accommi )dai .Ihg'


n’s W


nearly


st)fiirrald 200


which;Is t() formed under the Church Ml This is deilghed to glvei protec-


days a start will b other a


,ir'taid sheltetb'which are to |be mhde on a mimber ,pf 2 .


1 ing accommodation. This schemb, which does not cost the jcutheroe euthprity a penny-fthe ‘ expense Ip : shariid I by the Home Office:; and; qptinty ; - - louncfll—Is primarily Intended to afford shelter for people cEiiight in the streets dUringr!alr


.*population,, Shelters [already sanctioned do hot completely satisfy; that percent­ age, several shelter i being hMil In reserve so that they niay be placed -at furthei points where , projection is considered ®slrahlej The Mtes air®dy selectediare ;


‘was authorised to prepare ,a equivaleht to 7i per cpnt.xof the


' the position !of the firmer c£ to! opposite Bningeripy Park gatesp'jChester Ayenue playground; trie field nepr.Rock,'Mount, Pimlico; Princess Avehue; Waterloo foot­ ball ground; the fi,eldl adjacent!to Shaw Bridge; land near Wilkin Btffige; land near the Commercial .'Hote!; jWhalley- road; i the Moor Lape I entr£ .nde to; the Castle;, land'opposite! victoria-street m


Woone Lane': the cl,astle ipl>yffig spare llahd near B iwdlands . rarm; and land heiar the GaVage enjt.erihg; Low


Moor. I : '


: Councillor George Hargrea.vep whose : condition yesterday was suej, that mem^ bers of :tols family.; flsewhere domlcued,


Townspeople in gedblal w'il regret td learn: of: the veryherlous lUpep of_Mr.


in England were mnmbned. Gouncinor Hargreaves, who wp^ionly histl wepk xe-


appointed deputy delicate state of hi Mrs. Hargreaves ai


‘ Mr- Councillor W. Plhder, who[has: .been


the sympathy of anxiety.' Another membei'


fbd prices ■' i, VI iMiss ■


cncaster,


li? given :, ;i taUhsley,,,; j ■ ids, I The , Tel:' being ■


|! won the i: ;i;ey'and;‘' i ifesiwere,-


■ I j the.Tiwh Council,


seriously.ill. Is, we ;ire gladto learn, mqch Improved; and has e^Ven beep able, to gey


out of dop. The Mayor wishes to than! [l e Knights


of St- Cdlumba, CUtherbe lind Abbey-Council (215),! for-a dtoatltoto


five guineas to the; Mayor’s This amount had been subscribed to ine


Public Charities Ball, which function has been cancelled owlng to the -War,


■ ■Mayor, has been:In a ealth for'sbvpral years. Aril the fariiill^ will have ^ tliej pub^c In their


constructed ih various parts o:' the town. Sever.ai will be; sujrface \commuiial shel­ ters, but the^i majority are of the semi- sunken; type,%nd each Is deslgned for 5o. persons. ■ 1 Thei hulldlng^ are hf simple; constnlctlbn,;but are consldei'ed by the County A.R.P. depminent to beycxcep- tlonally, effluent. Airlocks ar j ptovided, together wSh a certajh ambuifjOf seat-


commenced,on thb sttenJgthenlng of the Rifle Range In the 1 ■ ! Mark®, whi ch Is to be.


Summer Time Em We notice thal


wprlj: streii


has now been


to-morrow (Saturday) Si a.m.


chtheroe Territorials now in Rrance, ahe, one [for twc[ guineas from hlq| sister, Mrs DuckWprth,i Knitted garments'ape also! lie'lng received In good.numbers, and ii Is! !ioped to forward another patcerof comh : brt!s In the very near future. .Gratetul hanks, arej due to all |Who'ape .lending heir, aid in any way. i-:


ihrbe guineas has been received dr®. Wo’.stenholme, mother;-of Voistenholme, who, is In charge ■


if [he I'.j ! * # I* Next Sunday true mlsslonary-mlndeci


(Jlorigregatlonallsts eve[j?where wlU be loldlng In fond remembrance the name f one of the most famous ;0f men-j ohn! Williams, the martyr-missionary


of the Holith Seas. ’' Mondavi Novembe; 9th;i Is the date ot the jhundredtl


islands and beautiful blue seas constantly :ame up before him.; Eventually jhe )fiered>hlmself to-thCjLondon Missionary


innWersaiy of his death for bn that da; In 1839., as ,he left the vessel heihac 1,ravelled In to Erromanga, John Wllllam[ was laldi hold of by natives and cruelly :nurdered. Born at ,Tottenhaln, Lpiidon, : iervihg his ’. apprenticeship to' aif Ironr nonger In Clty-road, young! WllUams’b nind was stored with tales !of Captain Cook’s voyages, while visions, of! Coral


raids, and that explains why. the are' being built'in Jdlflerent pirls .of the borough.; The'local |A.R.P. committee


latives of some of thes^ Islands and has .Iso; ;been,aboard the vessel! mentlone!^ .hove, so he shoilld hajie some Interefet- Ing ■ things to say at both. serylpes pn Sunday In'his own church; when ;he lipeaks about this Intrepid hilssionaryr Istate^man and his work. , |:


Society and very, soon was on his Waylto Dcautiful Tahiti, that' Island bf feathery ;rees'and mountain slopes In the Soilth Seas. The story bf hlg life Is one | of ;he epics of missionary‘adventure and. Is aobly enshrined In the, ship; that honj- stantly sails the Southern!, Seas, the ‘ John Williams Missionary Ship V.” ’Th[: ;ev. I J. A. Sinclair has : been jamong the


, | 'I... '


.scheme resident


)#.: ! :


“Last year, over .22,000 , patients rece vea w auuent,


tiori has materially assisted ..this worklOt healing which never ceases.”{This sta[q-


ceiived treatmeuv, and ,your subscrip-.


ment Is cohtalned In the annual appeal: which Is ' made In a; circular sent |tp' Clltheroe, ■ Ribblesdaie and- Bowlanq farmers by Councillor. H, Cook, honora^ secretary for the annual effort on-behmf


Of Blackburn Infirmary. Since itstooto:


meiicement In 1921, the has raised the sum of' .£13,956.18s. lOd. for'the funds'of this Institution, i Last year's total was £ 716;14s.^dj, for/which,


needless to say, the Boar® pi Manage­ ment expressed Its appreclatlpn and dqep


gratitude. Clitheroe,' Rlbblpsdale anq Bowland contributed! £26l 4s,_ 3®;


Stonyhurst, 'Whalley: and; added £71 6s. 6d., making a| grand totol of £332 10s,- 9d. Stressing that the


Infirmary is at the service of contributors day : and night, Councillor Cook_ addj. “ At; times, like the Present IIJs mori than ever essential that the. hospffM- should receive our suppor[ | to -order h keep them well equipped; and ready n


tender efficient service.’’


is being made to surpas? Members of the Farmers. Committee have been deputed to act as collectors,


Following his re-electioii , a's Mayor,


Councillor F. Bentham wM warmly co ir gratulated on resuming hls.'seat as a iq f


Maklstrate at, the ■yesterday. Aldermani.Thornber was.tj


senior to welcome Hlsi Worship, back, 1 septiments belh® endorsed by the Gmef Constable. (Mr. ©celby),


•dealt with'had retorehce -to motortog offences.


ori'behalf of the advocates.' ; ’KiP Mayor exercised hls usual clemency Jby,dismiss j Ing the first case on the list, ’The charts


P. Ijee


e If01 frbn i ajor


rim: The record Is the more praiseworthy In !


(^Istrict are not yet completed, th^ sum I’eailsed, £218 14s. lid., astar|asls ascer-; lainable, surpasses previous recordsJ The imounts received are; ' :


' Although all receipts qonaebted with he Poppy Day appeal In Clltherde and


i £ Is.- di DAMAGE


CORN MILL GUTTED WORSl


local f ir e YEARS.


ESTIMATED. £20,000.


FOR


VILLAGE SQUIRE. DEATH OF MR W. K p e -


AT place, on Monday, of William iKlng-


The mo! t disastrous fire In Clitheroe for many years, ! yesterday completely


iThe putbre ik occurred shortly after 12t30j and . the damage Is estimated j at apprbxlma ;ely £20,000. The outbreak was discovered during [he


gutted th< three-storey building com­ prising M issrs. jR, D. Blackburn, an^ Sons’ Cor 1 Mill, at Prlrtirose Bridge:


lunch ho ir, and the Fire Brigade responded to the caU at once with a motor fire engine, hose tender, and two


motor han 1 pumps. -' | I Flames ivere already shooting through


the slated to'^f M the centre building; indicating that the fire had got a‘ strong! p-lp on the entire premises.


•worked wi h might and main to subdue the confl! gratlon, sluice gates being opened be! find ithe mill to increase the supply of ’vater. to . T. Blackburn, the managing llrector of the firm conc®ned, later paid a tribute to the smartness of- the brlgadi; In responding to the call and the metho is they employed. In spite of, the gallant efforts of the


Many!lengths of hose were coupled to the s[rean which passes the mill | from the sides c t Peddle Hill and the firemen


Brigade, h)wever, the roof of the build­ ing very qglckly . collapsed, and. the flames cbmlnued not only to devour thb huge store of cattle foods, etc., valued at several tl ousand pounds, but to | play ha'voc witl the machinery and premises ■themselves. In spite of overwhelming difficulties the. firemen stuck to | their task until well into the afternoon, |when the flames were eventually subdue The orlfln Of the outbrrak Is not


iWilklnson, of “ t^teholme,” :|Slaldbum, one of the best knbwn landowners In the district and one closely associated with SlalQbum for many years,- :Mr. King- Wllkln[on was'to his seventy-eighth


;hls father in 1900. In fairly recent years, ihe disposed of . large ■ sections of the estatesi but retained ovmershlp of prac­ tically [he whole of Slaldburn Village and adjolnlhg torms. He was a member, of the firm of Messrs. W. and L. Wllklhson, sollcltq):s, Blackburn, but In recent times had hot taken actlye l[iterest;[ confining jhlmseli to the management of his affairs !ln thejlsialdburn dlstrltt. ■ j


year; | He succeeded and 'Easlngton estates


;


I recall jhis 'long and active association jwlthjSt. James’s Churcri„of which he'was a tnls;tfee. He was equally Interested In DalejHfead Church, for which hls.family provldbd endowments, and he was patron of the hvlng of jjale riead as! well as of 'Slaldbhrn. It was In Slaldb'um Chiirch that: hls more. Intimate Interest cehtred. He iVaA Rector’s warder, treasurer to!the Parochial Church Cornell, 'and' held many other offices! Ir deed ,lt would be difficult' to name an organlssitlon at


known. We are told that the ibss of stocks is tlie more serious because of, the Increasing difficulty of obtaining replen­ ishments under war time conditions. Naturally there .has also :been ajebn- slderable (amount of damage done by


water.


'Memorial [Church. He attended Blakey Moor .Central School, Blackburn, where £(tlng!


CongregatibnaUsts of Barrow' learnt: on Sunday ol the| bereavement whlchj their Pastor an, [I his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jones, of wllpshlre, had sustained by'the de®h of tlieir son. Mr. Edgar Anderson Jones, twe rtty-three years of age, had on taken services at the Jollle


It waslwltri genuine sorrow that-the occasion


he was hea!d boy before matricu and 'golnj ;to Manchester Unlvers study for the teaching profession, sequently he decided to enter the gregationil ministry, and began . studies a1 tjie Lancashire Independent College! N ancHester. Hlhess prevented him completing hls B.A. degree InjJune ' 1938. . Hls father Is Pastor of the Rishton, and Barrow Congregational Chupches, and secretary of Blackburn! CongrAga-. tlopal Asjoclation, Dr. A.; J. (srleve, Principal of the Lancashire Independent College, conducted a service! at James- street Church, Blackburn,! yesterday, prior'to the Interment at Mellor Method^ 1st- 6 hurcl li


•ty to! Sub- Con- hls


# * ■ # ■ ! ■ ■ ' r ' ! '


sorry to learn of the death of Miss Eve­ line Whittaker, iformerly of Parson |6row, She had nadc her home for sbme!'.time' with her brother at 95, AlexandraproadJ Bl&ckburi, and It was there that she died on 'Wedmsday., Hep parents werejorlg-' Inally at .[he old Birownlow Arms Hfiteh The Inter nent will take' place tomorrow! In St. Many’s .Cenietery, Clltheroe.


Her mahy friends In Clltheroe v 111 be *. Hi *


hlU-road, Clitjieroe, collapsed near hl[ home on Wednesday, and died In the local Inflrm.ary yesterday. Like i hls father ard : grandfather before him,! he was a bandsman, hls Instrument being the euphonium, Like them, .too, he had a roving disposition and, with othei instrumentalists of the same dlspoMUon; he oftent mes spent the summep months “busking. ’ Hls father, being, jinusiiallj proficient oh the trombone; rqpblved th( by-name' -of- “Trammy.” ■ This |name passed w th the Instrument to the son ^w pedf le knew hlin by hls surname It was Ini arlably “Trammy”..or “Tommy.' Every mimber of the family plajred ,ir local ban Is, a sister sharing this enthusl) asm and playing the tenor horn inithi* Salvation Army band.


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of Mrs. Maud Shears, ol 7, Corporatlonij- street. £ Ixty-seyen years of age, she had been In f tiling health for some time. Shfe was assiflated with St. Paul’s.Church Low Moo;, and the Rev, I. Pugh will con-- duct the service Pt the interment |V(hich takes pljce'at .St. Mary’s Camjetery; toj- morrow. Sympathy will be accorded, Mp. Shears ( i well-known local painter)! anj^ hls son 1:1 their sad loss. !


■fhe de ith occurred yesterday morning,


family, the Rev. Joseph Booth, has dla' at Burlt y-ln-Whgirfedale. Hls fathej the Key. Bulcock Booth; was minister 0 Newton Chapel, pnd the, late Mr. Johi Booth! who resided at Waddlngton-roa® Clitheroii, was a i brother; A ^ popular preachelfMr; Booth enjoyed a long mlri- Istry a t ! juddendenfoot. Since hls retire­ ment m£ ny years ago—he was In rils: 93pd year-:-h( had lost hls sight, but that d[d hot-preient him frbin typing hls letteps or from taking a zealous Interest to al events 9 ' 'topical importance. Mr. Bqotp, who was twice married, Is survived t»y|


A member of an old Congregational ' -I


three so is, one of them In the Cor)gres^-! tlonai ministry.


* *


jwUl !att iln her seventy-eighth year ori Thursdiy. ' ■ ' ' ' '


Birthday greetings to Miss Elizabeth Mary V allbank, of 66, Bawdlanos. -who


Mr. Thbmas Blackburn (60), ol, Saltrl ,


ihe was; nevertheless closely Interested In |theiri.|! !He was a trustee of Waddington 'Hospital, a member of the Rlbble Board of Conservators, Efnd was connected ,wlth many either offices. Indeed, It would be Iparts qf: the district. Mr, Klng-Wilklnson was concerhed In the chpreh |nelg[ibourhbod. Clltheroe


Although Mr. Klng-Wilklnson did not take'alpromlnent part In public affairs,


particularly life of! the ■people! will


WILKINSON, OF SLAIDBURN. After a long Hlnes[, the death took


NOVEMBER 17. 1939.


toe; social D iA k i To Organisers of all Social Events. ■


I’ut a Preliriilnary Announcement of yon event m- the ' “ Advertiser-and Times,’! and sedure your place in,the Social Diary [o avoid clashing,


' "j


NoV. 25 No


to the I Slaldburn on the death of:


V. 25—iDownham Reading Room : 7 to 11.;!


NoV. 29- Dec. De:. De


De


V. 24 ind a—Downham Reading Room: Annual Whist Drive and Dance. 1 Moor! Lane Church: Concert.


and 26-rCongregational Men’s Week-end. '


26—l(Boxing I Day)—Clitheroe Wednes­ day Cricket Club: Annual Dance in the Conservative Club.,


9-Jciltheroe! Congregational Church: .Sale jot Work. ‘


' p. 26—


1940. .1 i Jap. 17—


(Waddington Methodist Sunday School: ! Annual Entertainment on Boxing Day,


Jan. 19—pownhain Cirl Guides: Whist Drive Jan. 20—


N.U.D.A.W. Annual Dinner and Dance'a[ 'the Starkie Arms' Hotel, Clltberoe.


May 29, ;I0, an'd June 1.—Moor Lane Metho­ dist Church-: Bazaar.


pownhqm Girl Guides :. Dance.


MARRIAGES iVHI'TESUIE—MURRAY.


Sawley,: daughtef Miirray, ■ ' of Clltheroe


iSlaldburn In which he was' not keenly 'lnteres[ed. He was :halrmah of I the


Michael I and! John’s: Church,,Clltheroe, on! Tuesday, I of ! Mr. Charles Edwatd Whiteside, son of Mr. and Mrs. D; White- side, of | Smithies Bridge House, near ,nd Miss Mary Winifred Murray, of Mrs. and the Mte Mr, D. A. 11, Mlllthbrne-avenue,


The wedding took place quietly, at SS.


INCREASING HOME BEAUTY A, TOpCH OF DIS’TINCTION iTO ANY I.


_ ______, MODERN


HOME': & 'BEAUT|IPyLLY COMPLETES THE DECORATIVE! SCHEME.


Parish toouncll, president of the^ Reading Room and of the Silver iB^nd, and he also exerted i strong influence In many other parochial organlsatloijs. As ;a land^ owner,!he had bebn an ,ardent suppopter of mapiy of the.' rigricultural*' 6rganisa-i tlons In the district, and he served as president of the local ®iow. As trustee of the feennand EndpWed School, he |was In closp touch with pducatloh In jthe village- and hls Interest In the recrea­ tional side was shown by hls gift of !the bowllhg| green and tonjnls cour[. Both the Pobrlands-and Ralnglll Charities had the benefit of hls advlcp and. In a variety of wajis; Mr, KlhgrWilfclnson maintained


the traditions of Squire.


given Mary loss.!


ihe dlptrlct,. and deep sympathy wll| be Mrs. ' King-Wilkinson ' and Mss Klng-Wilklnson In their heavy


1


Ing. 1 lEvery blind Inj the village was- drawnlas the funeral procession! made Its wayjfyom“ Whlteholme” to the church. The I'plain- oak coffin made by es[ate- employees from oa|£ grown to the vicinity, was borne on a farjn lorry, covered with evergreens, and members of the estate staff acted as bearers. Tenants of [he estoiej |and representatives ' ol Cyery orgahlsatlon in the vlllfigc'walked In [he pr^cbsslbn, which also Included t old friends | of the dead [ squire and hls colleagues In organlsailons bejiond the; confln!es ol the Hoddeij Valley.; It had beet) requested that floral tributes should, be seiitionly by members of the family, but [there were severM other tokens, among | them wreaths| from 'the Rector and ! Church Council bl Slaldb'urn, -and from! [He staff and widows, at Wadding-


afternoon at Slaldburn Paflshj Chuirch, and thbre were many .evidences of modrii-


The


1 THE interment took


tori’ Hospital. ■ I '


the Rfector (Rev.'B. T.,jBowker), assisted by Archdeacon F. G. Ackerley,! and; the Rev,I j., Clack, curate of Slfildbuim. Othet clergy present were th3 Revs. C. Slater, formerly Vicar of Dale Head;. i the .Rev. T. W. I Castle, formerly Rector of St-; James’s Church; CUthetoe, and' Vicar


Trie' Simple service was conducted by ! '


Dalp [Ilekd Church Burnett, Rector of-St, Clltherbe; the Rev. Vicar- bf Whitev^ell;


Swallow, Vicar of ChatSurn ; , Rev; E. K. Wick,! Vicar of Tosslde;, and Mr. C. 0. Spink, Reader of Waddington Hospital. Among the mournejrs were Mr; and


FUNERAL. place yes[er‘


He vplll be much missed in all parts of wore !a dress of rose pink Angora, wl[h' ': , | ■


■Mrs. T. Taylor, Stildford jDIU, Tosslde, -arid M1& Jerinle Lawson, third daughter :Of Mr. snd Mrs. Bi. Lawsoh, South View, Slaldburn. M^s. (?. Waterworth was at the org£.n, j ‘ ' : '.’The pride; given away by-her father,


, ’At St. Andrew’s Church, Slaidbuim, on Saturday, a wedding was solemnized by the Rec ur (Rev. B. T.'BoWkfir) between Mr. George Taylor, third: son of Mr. and


%-jamoUs i oys\ Boys and'girls, you \|ll| all be day


hat arid shock to tone, arid carried bronze ■’•rysan ihemums. iAs bridesmaid, Miss i/ijra La^on (sister) wore a'dress of tur- qdolse blue, with accessories-to tohe, and carried yellow ' chrysanthemums. Mr. Frank ’laylor accompanied hls brother as best man, w[th Mri Hy.j Lawson grooms- mkn. 4 reception followed kt the home the pride) Mr; and, Mrs- Taylor are resld; at Church-street, Slaldburn.


CAPSTICK—CORT.


Bkrnoldswlclf, and Miss Edith Annld'^rt. only da ighter of .Mr,_ and the late Mrs. George Cortj Bent House, Tosside.'. Mr. Frank Dalby, of Bradford, officiated. •, [The bride; wearing a . dress .of white


Tosslde, a pretty wedding took place be­ tween Mr.) R|Obert William Capstlck,.the elbest sm of Mr. and Mrs. Capstlck))of


bn Wednesday, at Mount Zion Chapel,


figured cloqiie with'veil, and acceskofleS'■ tri .tone, and [carrying a bouquet bf white rnatlc ns, was given away by Mr. Frank


Jacksori The two brftlqsmal^, Mlpk Margant Jackson (friend) and Miss Margarkt Janet Capstick-(sister!'of the bkldegrc omljwore dresses of-isunrlse satin [autC, trlmme'd silver, with-pink halos, id carried!plnk ckmatlbi)S,, A smaller


attenda it,’ Miss Julia May Capstlck (the bkdegreom’s! god child) was!ta white floral sUk arid pink halo, and carried a pink arid: white posy. ’The hrldegroom’s •otherk; Mbssrs. Thomas'Edward and


the ReW H! 'Y. James’s Church, J. R. H. Glover, the 'Rev. A. E..


Mrs IL. iKlng-Wilkinsori, Colonel and! Mrs. King-Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. W,


thrilled to'see the la^stj range 'of toys from' Meccano and. ■ Th«6 world-famplis products kfe bktjcr than ever this year. Tihere! are Meccano: Outfits, Hc-rnpy Train Sets, Aeroplane Outfits; Motoi) Car Outfits, Dinky Builder, Dinky'Toys; Doll’s House Furnlture,j andj tjie new “Dolly Varden” pqlj’s House. Let us show them tc iypu. will be delighted with al| you


and the problem of youf Cl present will Immedlatbly pi


. Reserve your GIFTS EAI Further supplies will ’ 1 obtain and probably


The Shop with the Tre: ne idous SelecUqn, J.i 26, Streiif, Clit)ieroe. "'■■TEL.


hristmas eso|/ed..


tLY|this time, ie'- difficult, to more | costly!


W t (arty \f)iU r/wAf . of all Mecc^OjproJNCtf. j


' The'bride, who'was attended by. Mrs. Snilthson, the bridegroom’s sister! was glyen away!. by -her brother,' Mr. J. Milrrayl 'whp| alsq .acted as -best man. The ceremony was performed by the’Rev. Father . A. Kopp, S.J., and afterwards a reception waS.held at the bride’s home. Mr. and • Mrs.'Whiteside will 'reside at Glasgow


TAYLOR—LAWSON. LORE) STREETi BLACKBURN. TEL. I 65271 i i i : •


One Entrance—Up the Steps. Deliveries, Estimates, & Perfect Fitting k I 1 ■ Clise "Ehursday 12-0 noon.


R^icibstraw Carpet Galleries Free.


I Ctli’rAIN DEP/JUrMENT IN THE MARKE’T PLACE. »*****«>* ft* * » * * * * * * * * * * * * ti* f f *»99* * 9 »


. QUALITY; DESIGN, AND COLOUR OP I GOODl MODERN ' CARPETS LENDB


2— union Street Methodist Church, Low Moor: Xmas Fayre,


—


V. 25-Methbdist Church, Waddington: ‘Ladies Effort, 3 p.m.'


Dance Church-;


Pfovides I UBdek


ESTABLISHED 1831 S|ecarjty tor Your


Goyernment Control ''


MINIMUM RATE OF INTEREST 21 TOTAL’pimDS EXCEED £6,000,000


HEAD 'OFFICE Branch


(Opposite the Free Llbtalryi) I Branch Manager N.B,-


-Until further nopce, the FBl&AYS


TUESDAYS and to I 6-0 p,m.


SUSPENDED amlj JOHI 4 R. KERSHAW.


he EVENING! OPENING I substitution, the Banking


will be! extended, from 10-0


for buslnesi ^ Hours


On other d4ys the Banking Hours will be as jusual. I ■ !


SUMS FROM ONE SHILLING UPWARDS RECEIVsb pCr cent


LORD, STREET WEST, IbLACKBORN


[FIVEj'' 1 BANE 1 .« 'i 5 p -


. Jseph JohnlCapstick, were best man and g[oomsman | tespectlvely. ; Mr. | W. T. Walkeril of Sfettle, was at the orgkn. !A'recbptioh,'attended by ubwards of 60


: crCpe, pietrol blue coat, and hat and shoes ;tb MneJ- I


Garhett,. and others iri the,congregation were. Mr. R. C. Assheton, representing the Rlbble [Board of Conservators, and; Mrs. Asshetqn: Colonel G. N, and [Mrs. Eoblrison, Chatbrirn: Colonel, andj Mrs. C. J; Hirst, Mrs, Bowker, Mr. F. Wofsley- “ ■' . Mrs. Peel, representing Judge Mrs. John, Hartley,,. Mr. H. H.


Wheeler, Mrs. Patten, representing! Pro­ fessor Patten ; Mr. and Mrs. C. Wrjght..; Dr. I Bleasdell, Dr. - J. M. Postleth'walte,


Zloh fo} sevkrab years, and the numerous presehtk she received Included a flireslde chair fibmithe'!congtogatlori.[ ’The bride’s gift to [hei bridegroom was'a gold wrist­ let watih :j that of bridegroom to bride a gold neiklet; handbags to the.bridesmaids and a bangle to the small atten(lant. id [Mrs. Capstlck will make their th IHe'bride’s aged father at


'The bride.has been organist at Mount ; -! ■ .■!


home Bent


IMr. oube


Mrs. Brian Garnett, Miss V-.M,. Garnett; Mr.|R. H. Couslns.'Asslstant County Sur­ veyor;! Mr. Laycock, I Leeds, represent­


ing! Yorkshire Penny Bank; Councillor P. [Valker, Messrs. E.|J.’Banner and-, E, Beriy jrepresentlng Bowland -Rural-Dis­ trict^ Council; Mr. E. J, W. Douglas, Bbwlahd Education Committee; M^. A.


FOOTBALL


Powneii, chief: clerk,. Messrs, W. and L. ylces o: jVllIdnkon, Blackburn i; Miss Rudd, Mr. J. Ai [Vofllndln, Mr. Jf. L. yffison, Mr-,J- Brbgdeh, Mr. ’T. Carr, Mr, iH. 'Cottam, representing the Fylde Water Board, : Nunn, and many others.


MrJ ' ' ■ ’ ' ■ D.VI.K IIKAI)


Rofamsbn, of Stephen Park.. S.lxty-fivh years of agei 'Mrs. Bobirisqn was the daughter: of


DEaIeh of MRS. KOBINSON.-rDeep rd- was caused throughout the . Hodder 'on: Tuesday, bji the. death of Mrs.


the aate Mr. and: Mrs', Wddman, of i Stand- ridgb, land she was well known and; highly esteemed In the district, taking a .full share In all efforts for the welfare of the residents in the Iparish. She! leaves a widower, one son


;


existed between Clltheroe and Darwen will be 'renewed tomorrow, when they riieet oi'the Arichor ground. If the ser­ vices of Emmett are not available—and It seems junUkeljr—Clltheroe’s team wlU be the same iak that which turned out last Saturday at Southport, viz: O’Nplll: Tay­ lor, Sumneij; Akers, Waddington. Thompr son; Tioinas, AUeri, Ghatburn, Bradshqw


’The keeii rivalry which has always and K tchen. '! ' .. j: ■ ,


and three daughters, with whom, deep sym- patl y is felt.


10-MPRb6w’S MATCH AT WATERL()0 [ Sevelrali Mayers iri the Teachers’ side to play the Parish Church seniors have had esiperlqnce of the gturie locally. At centre -half they will have K. Evans, who has assisted Manchester United and who played a sterling- game for the Parish Church a'few weeks ago. ’The glck-ofl Is timed for 3 p.m., and a collection will be taken lat the gate. The Church team will behPilgei G. Walsh, Mortlmei^; Holt, K. Walsh) Schofield :'Gralngei‘,'Dawson, Bate


Edmofidsbri and Waddington. ,


guests, wks 'held to the village hall, for whlch.Mfs. 'TomUnson of the Temperance Hotel, mabel provision. For . the honey­ moon/Which is being spent at Bradford, the bride travelled In a dress of prune,


SIR WILLIAM BRASS SOLDIERS' M O T to s .


i


IN ;the House of Commons, on iTuesday,' I Sir William | Brbss, Meipbef - for [he!


' that dissatisfaction .exists! amongst pkr-; ents who have a son In the figl[tlngisfer-; vices'making a [voluntary allotment I t o


Clltheroe Division, asked (the Secretary! of State for War whether! he' viias aw^re,


support the home because a su tary allowance Is not made to wqs done In thd Great War; .gnd stqps he was taking to remedy 1 he grlev- anCe?-


'[


allowance, by a'patent Is' different category.'from [hat pf 'a wife arid childreri, arid Is prorlerly subject' to Inquiry as to IJiA parents’tiear a and [he coritribution previously [ihadt ' by the itolriler;:.' ■ |


Mr. Hore-Bellsha: T h e ' ■' )


iri' the last war there wafe ho questlori of dependents receiving . thej 5s. a week) whereas to so many cases at present It Ik a i question whether they are: getting It at all? ! ■' - :|


Mr. Holdsworth: Is It not the case that ...... : i 4' : ■ Slr W. Brass;! Would It'riot ge possible


to allow them to have the osj In a,ny case, arid -consider whether ariy Addition' pan be made? Is the Secretary ofi State [for War also aware that dissatisfaction is rife amongst widowed Mothers whose sons are in thk . fighting forges and'who have to go through a means [est en examination. before any j dependents’ allowances are Agreed to: ,an(i whether he would .consider putting the wldo)yed niother on .the same footing as the ivlfq of;’the soldier who [has a definite allow!-


ahee? : ! ■'! - -'i :■■'*■! ’


If the circumstances warrant, be supple- (Contlnued loot of next colunm).


Mr. Hore-Bellsha: The allotment ban. I '


claim to :an clearly in! A


pplemen- them as what


^u)3lic Chi 3ir|ities I Ball. I|-


It has, been' found:Impossible to cbntlnue, ' with 'the proposed PubUc:;.Charlt)es Ball for 1939.: The organlsprs,!therefo):e, with '• the consent of the May^or and, subscribers, have‘decided'to wind .upithej;Iupd/,and. have! handed a),cheque for, the-whole' of; |


have been bbrrie [3! the Clltheroe'Council of the Knllhts of'St; Cola'mha. !: ,, ' ■ ' Donations/ were!! received''Ifrpm the


following, to' whoiri thp organlkers return thanks for their, generosity 1^- '


Captain: sir W. Brassi, M.P.; I . . . 12 R.' C. Assheton, Esq., |J.P.;:D.L., j. ,• -, ii c:a. ' . ...... Duttons Blaqkbumi Brewerjr, Ltd ) 1 L. Klng-Wilklnson); Esq. Misses A. and T.;'Walkdeh


' 0 ' 0


: Total Dionations [. £5 I •


.mented by an Mlqwance, . . . Sir -W. Brass’: [Does the -right


(Continued frora


Gentleman realise' that there dlssatikfactlon to ) poorest people as. “


test examination,) and wfll [l®! slder giving a-aeflnlte allowance and afterwards' considering whetheri , any


"-I' addition can bq madp?.' Mr. Hor^-Bellsha: I do no[!undeMtand '! j, . |


what the hoiT and gaileint Mpmber jneans by “ a.: means tekt examination.” , The allowanceils pald'as''a:rlght!lf a soldier


has children, Ifjhe has another kind of dependent: hk must,' subiilt a clahri. There Is no way pf ayqldlni:[!iat.


i pfetedln® column.); •I


| v , f-, 'is great hon.


, [he [country! kmorig the 5 A result of jthlsi m'eana


! -IW 5 0 ibwirigtoWarcondltljinsnowiprevalllng ■


the subscriptions airiountlhg to 5s. Od; ' to the Mayor for hls |Welfa.re|iFund; , .’The e3toenses)ainouhtta6'ta|£4;;16s. O.d,;


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