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LipD UNION or p aK i ;z t tp prBujraoN sem te DOUBLE FRON^fED TUNIC


'!P0PLIN( 'Itunic ^ — CiUBDIGANS AND . “ SEMSOIiA-” ■JBEN


CLOVES, VOOL VESTS OR PANTS.


dtx .At KEEN SCARVES, DRESSING GOWNS,


SIZES TIES,


r lT H E R O E lA D y E R T ^ E E


T ] M E S , F R ID A Y , JA N U A R Y 2 0 . '<


! ' [Aii''Woil Vest [- ■ [oriPanfees 1/9.


ATEEN SmBTS SOILED 2/11 Usualls^ 3/11 2/11


.2ColIari 2/11 Usual SHIRTS, 2 [COLLARS “ALPHA" i SOCKS ; 1/f. ................ ] 2/:


iy 4/11 11


' SLIPOVERS from ......[...i............. ... 3/11 'S yeSts! lor "G ,


SOILEd AeAVY; PVJAMAS, 3 SIZES, 2/li UsuaUy 4/11, ALL


4/11 PE^ I garment. SOCKS, IMirts


idR ASH


I,*! .1 • •' ! L; :V' ii


■ :|: I “AjS liiSEEi IT."i •! 1 1 i ' Sir,—1^1111 regard^to tire 'proposed pubr


lllc ibaths, I believe! that! A ithe. Council y(ould 'op|ly think th^^s over, they would


rflind there are lots nf ibther matters than ■ baths that.call for.attention. The folkb •etnployec In theicottonpillls are [having a ! ‘ihancl-to-mouth;” existence, , I and ilf


: tpe; rates go higher; the present position »of aff airs Is not going to Improve; on the ^contrary. / Nor can we look for ihjireased employment so long as ihe : present uhhappy state :of Ithln^ Continues in


:^rp:rope and the Far East. the


<1! Corporation wants to [spend,


]they might build some small houses for the [people who are In advanced [age, to


I iaS baths i "they 'woi


,a good si


'let at a mal l rental. ! [Such dvrelllngb ould at [least bring some return, where/


will bring iin nothing at aU, fo!r Id require, men to look after


ine fates ■.Xoz uts, :161, [Wballey 'Road.'


'them, and wages! would !run awdy with "'.ce of the;profits,(If any), and would haV,e to'fodt the losses.—


J. E. <HALL.I


llABODR PARTY j NOTj SECULARIST. s i t—“ Quls,” commenting on [the Im!-


.pendlhg debate between the Ret R. Holt 'apd Mr. J. Clayton,' on “is there a God?|’


..le Implied that the Rev. R. Holt, dike the Rev, [J. E.j Storey, lb called upon to defend


.118, no doubt unintentionally, [misleading. ; Asithe paragraph reads, the suggestion


.'his belief In CiiTlstlanltyi against tfib • Spcularlsln of the llocal Labour Party. 1 Readers of the “Advertiser and! Times


I ‘ !'■ 1 '


. should hot Infer any suPh thlngi. | (The! • debate was arranged with a |view tOi creatbg interest, and not, as It; were, k sbrt of pitched battle between the con­ tending, I forces .'pfij Christianity! and


: SMuiarisn. The overwhelming Chrlstlan| thought [ rermeatlng I the local [ liabour


[Tarty membership,’ 6allsi: "tor“ 'this corre'ctlorl.-Yoursj .j ■ !j ] ' |! R.;.TRIMBY.


POPE PEOPLES LICENCES. Siri-ipdg-lovers; vdll be ghd |tp|know


-that the National C^he DefehcoBeagufe has made an airMgement with thp


j)dllce .and taxation Ibfilcers In England and iVales whereby deservlri^j pb® dog/


■ owners wllli riot ibb proscutedj fornojt taking out a dog licence.until this League


: h ^ cbnsldefed the case with!a|view tb /help belnb, given. | Th? co-operatllon of the authorities Is most sympathetic and , alinost nnanlmous!


[This [letter| alms at removing; atixlety frpm hiany iplnds and preveriffig hard/


. ship to dogs and Is hot an appeal fo[r luhds; though any [help will bei}weic6mei


l / ' l


■ Our dog-lreence fund has been [atjworl ' lot thirty [years add Is how fuhbtionin quietly but effectively Iri all parts of th


- cofintry.'v[ We hope! that the news wl , give will bring good cheer to many homi where the dog is esteemed and welllkep evpn though thejowher Is hard hit.-- Vdurs; I i ■'


! ;' i '! ; ■ I


C. R. JORNS, S^cri


i i' / :i


^National Canine Defeace League! ! RURAL jA[[\IENITIE^ii


;-;Sir,-rMost people,!I'believe, are. con’ • of thebeedi of bringing workers', back j' Hand :and'bf rebuUding thejyigprous population. which' ■


■etary: ' ■ i .[ ' [ l! M


declare thatiRe has .left “ a ,'Ieg to stand on/’ and Is a caU for nothing less than a unltdd opppsitlon to gll: supporters, of detestablq fdrelgn policy of so-called [‘ appeasement.’’


them without Mr. Chamberlain’s Quite a[ large number of Labour Party


supporters, like “Vigilant,” were, up to the time [of [the disaster] at [Munich; to favour of a ppllcy of hidependence. But, after tha^ shkineful surrender, we were Impelled to support a; policy of. co­ operation! wit]i all and sundry, no matter wliat their party, lal^el, ■ providing they we're, and ard, ^opposed to this spineless Government.'I


j i i ! 'The Rational Labour Party still .has a


sporting chaiice of;obtMiilng| a majority at the next election) but wd caimot afford to take a| risk. In the parlance of the turf, it may bd “ even) money ’’ on a polled of [independebce; but it we support a policy of [united Opposition the betting wolild be) atileast : ‘1teni to bne on" a coibblnatlpn of Labo|ir, Liberal, and lef^[ wing Tory. ' This ramblnatlon can be brought about onlV by a determlnatloii on;the part of Demoicrats everywhere to brush aside all personal) consideration! i for the good of the cause.' ! ' .


1 VIGILANT. Who are the N.F.P.O.?


'National Federation of Property Owners?, For they sdem to be on tbe nm. Ther.


sir,—wbo [are the members of! the


Is a suspicion that it] Is “ land ’’ property; that is their chief concernj, and not house, prbpertjr pwners ana [the.general body of ratepayers, as will jbe [shown by the following [lines. I'am ’defending the! Rating) of Site Values [Bill which the[ Lohdoni: County Council .will' shortly prpsenti to) Parliament for a second read­ ing. The promoters ah(j[ supporters of that Bill are almost; all.property, ownprSi If by propertybwners:yoU meaii buildings such as houses and shopsl ; Let' me say right how that this BIU has nothing whatever ,to dO;Wlth partlv politics; but eVerytlilng to do with’ expediency, economics and the M[oral)Law. Person­ ally, I have ho) party axe to grlnd,-as I prefCr to do my; own thinking. Had any other party been In power on the R.C.C. they wquld have Come up against thC | same problem. This Is [It. I dan only i give one or two example^ here, but the;[ same tbirig Is happening all over the; country, j


tq relieve [traffic congestion haq to be . abandoned In 1930. The total cost was estimated ',to be £16,865,000. The L.C.C. ehglneersistated In evidence before the!


The proposed bridge at, Charing Cross '■[,■:■ ’


[Select [ Committee that [no less than; £11,126,600 was for the cost of land ; purchase, , easement! ahd, permanent ' ri g h t


s .! ' j■ I


'pass road [from Stockport to iFallsworth as one) cif Us relief schemes. Pour hundred and'fifty men were: employed for five years,, at the | fotM cost of £667,000. i Of this, £117,006 was for the


[ . Coming [nearer home, the Manchester: Corporation In August, 1929, made a by-'


, ' Sir,-iri an article in the ; Press,


Ronald D'avlscln [says there |ls a growing; number of mkn 'who have settled down for llielpn the dole and have lost all; Interest in try,lng to earn wages. This' Indlctmerit) he says, does not applyjto the great'majority 6t the x nemplpyed, but to a minority who have succumbed to the temptatiiins of a too taechanical system of allow(ihces.|. [He esHinates'that, there' are about 200,O demoralised,


O


Q of such rneri. being thus that half of that num­


ber are undeij 35 years, of. age. '■ 'There Is an unanswerable case,'he says, for ■stlfferilng [the kdralnffitratlon. j


! That prolonged in .employment, de­


moralises [meti Is Indlmutahle) and It Is not surprising! lil some of ■'them give up


-the struggle arid; lose all desire to become self-suppbrtini 1 Such men. It Is said, refuse smtablA jobs and even reject offers of tralnlrig. It[ls [therefore proposed that compulsory mqa^uresi should be employed


which woulci deprive'these men of'what little' Inoieperidence they still possess.


Sir Oeorge Ollett, Conimlssloner for the Special’ Areas asks, whether 'it Is not possible t[o [bring together the huge reser­ voir of Idle labcur and thd need for national [deferiepi ’Thhs unemployment Is used as an argument or excuse fob Industrial or military conscription.! The dependent position of jihese nien makes this'.attack-oil! British Ijllberty compara­ tively ' safe—th'eji; are; getting [ something for nothing aW; therefore compulsion could be iisjed which it Rould not be wise to apply to the .kelf-sup'portlrig. ' [Here can be £een|tho demoralising effect of unemploymerit; it demo)raIlseSilts victims and also those who see In misfortune and helplessness an opportunity for'domina­ tion;.'. i , I: (;'


' ■ The pprriose clf the proposed training


Is to fit the unepiployed for ^killed em­ ployment. This irilght benefit individuals but It vyould ,n|bt provide jobs. Un- employmjent [Is not due; to lack of skill but to lack of jobs. In the pathetic army


bf the uhcmplbyed are both skilled and unskUled) menJ [ T^alrilng the unskilled would enable) [some of [them to compete agalpst men tibw working an^ 'thus tend to reduce thejvfages of skilled labour. This ■ redistribution of[ unemployment would Injure! as many men as Itiwbuld benefit.'; , ■ j.j


.. ..)j..,. . ;; !. . [The treatmbnt of men demoralised-by


the greatest assets Of ohr natioh-j-H not greatest of all. '


f or, den tunes; was ohe


'festivals help on this movement, by brmteh- i ind and'vaiylng life,in the, coUqtfy ?. It Is my, belief that the land worjcdriin thb: old • days, with bis frequdntholidays|and festlvafe,


Would! not the revival of the old rural i i


'surih as;Plough Mohdaly (when ,money collected fob plough lights- for [the chii land for :ai merry |eve|ilng ov?ria barrel 6t bedr), May Day, Midsummer Eve, Hallow EVe, hlb Whltsuh and Easter feasts;andhlsl was- !saUing,:had a mord enjoyable I as wellj^a healthier: life than'. the modem industrid workerJi Cduntiy life in those days! was not the drab-routine that office andjfactory li.e


t .« . . .««« ! ..L^_ /».V«


harvest home (for which we ’extra RankjHolidayJ). The


take a leading part vivingisomb of the they once played an


tildes as Plbugh Me nday. May Day m(J the ..


vival of the' old-tinie suppers he held atlsuch; 1 . . . .


often is to-day. .''h . 1 . ! ' '[ As a beginning. I would suggest that :a re­


.night nave an ihurches coffid


in 'this mfavemelit.by many fes ivals in which important role.'


youiVfalthfute' ; ^^LPRED jiaENVfLUE.


UNllEL OPPO 3n|lON.


i M' fewjweeks must be m .Mr. Chamberlain


theinselvei. It ' [ • : l l j.,', ;. L


purchase of land; In other words the public had to pay to the landowners £260 for every man emplbyed, before the road coiild be made. When these schemes gre completed,, up go the ifents and the price of the surrounding land. • Now we can seel Why . the rates go'up, and R ls obvious [why we have over 2,000,000 un­ employed.! [ Are there ho other roads waiting [to be made; held up lor the reason stated above? Do,riot hew houses go up bh [new rokds employing oth®,


'kinds dfilabour? Do not these hew houses heed all [the various things like furniture, pot andipkns, and)a stock oficotton and-


'Silk goods? Still! employing different kinds ofj labour with everiy [process. 'W


[e


(iannpt! 'go, on [ much longer as we are doing. " hando|wri'ers luipw that the people are; not generally acquainted with the workings of the rating system, and dre thereby able to frighten them off arly deform. ; ■ I beg of you pht tu be hood-!-' winked ahy longer., Land value tax- , payers,' riiany of; whom; are property owners, l.e., house owners, are waiting to


advocates [of this! reform! [j Indeed, the pest nanie for; this' BlU would be Cpmmbn[- sense’’ Taxatlbn, /


, Lord’ bhesham,. as cfeajirmari of, the


National-Federation bf rljrOperty .Owners i?) [(not clearly defined) spates that this


Islr^-The powefiul artltles[|by^‘^U” In our docM newspaper during the H^st


fe?! is


aklni supRortets of very 1 [sorry [ fpr


no dkaggefatlon [[


tax on slte[values will.be passed pri. It has been showfi over apd oyeri.l again that It Ik Impossible for this taxitoi be passed on.: If that Isl all. Lord Chesham Is. worried, about, then he can rest at ease. . But Inrd Ghesham knows different. He knows the tax on bite' valu.es Is the only tax of any Importance that does not distribute Itself. It falls uppn the owners bf land,! and there Is no way In which to they can shift It on to anyone;;else. Hence


;wrote: “ The low; wages they might earn ,ve a good deal . . . . . to do with It.’’ orae men with [large families; get more


ha’ SOI


In allowancesj [than thpy' '[would [get by worklngj , liking what are [ called


1‘kultable jOhS” would mean a lower ktandard of epn: fort for these, men and


.their fainille^ [ In thes e [circumstances should the: bjlbwances: :e ' reduced, or. khould wages'[be raised? There ban be only; one answer to this question : from men of goody)lU! Wages should be raised until |thfey reprbkent the full value of the ■hlbh'they arp paid. ' jVhen is ba!n be earped, rio-onp will


[choose to bxlkt cm a beggarly, allowance. The! long-term', remedy,’’. , says Sir


work'fo^ wh such wdges


'welcome ihls Bfil, and jtriere are many ' enlightened’’ Conservatives who are


lRonaldi;:“ls toseb that our young worjeers [have better tormts and a better [start 'fn the Inclustrlal world.’l TOateyerthat [Imay mean, It Is not the rpmedyj, ! The’ •!remedy[iis|to]renove the cause : of un- [employirient hric thus eriableiall men to barn arid [toiSj:oy their earnings.; A [start [in the existing j ttadustrlal eliminate the cut-throat


better [world rauld not


” PnncorvaHvPR wnOf are v_• ^ J down,to the povjerty level.)


jobs; which forces wages i


-


• The root)pause of uriemployment and the resjiltlng)l6w wages Ik the ) private ownership arid control;of'the land—the source of prqduktlon., ; There are about tWo milfioo more meti than jobs In this country. There are ai^ a much larger numbe('of natural opportunities [for em- ploy'merit In the unused larid In town and country.’ But i these opportunities are only available on the Ipdlords’" terms, and In'i many cases these terms are pro­ hibitive: land [lies unused while, men vainly look for work anil suffer through lack ol the good things which'land can be made to yield. This Is the funda-


(Contlniled foot of next column).;


Idleness and pbverty Is one problem; un­ employmerit I Ik I anothei: problem. To penallsejor eyplplt the) workless' Is as senselesk as lljils cruel. The behaviour of men who fi^tuse jobs and training is not i^lways stupid or lazy. Sir Ronald


. land values, case.’ Updei the people First, by jthe this publjcly values (or larid rent; Secondly,,the


.^nd natfonai, CamlngsiCwhlch


and taxes, on food over.


by virtue! of [la'dng earned It) in rates N')t forgetjtlng aU those taxes


M . . . . . - .


and clothing, etc. ,’Think It F. G. SUMNER.-'


-District Henry Cleorge School of Economics; EXPLOITING I THE UNEMPLOYED.


Correspondenbe .Secretary, Clitheroe and T(j) 5/11


WORTH pOimE BE OFFERED.


rants, ii /ii usuaUy 2/11 ^Usually 1/6. All Sizes.


PURE USLE FULL i FASHIONED FULL; FASHIONED 36 DOZEN GENT.’S


SILK STOCKINGS SILK or Wool lined LISLE lor PURE SILK ODD COLL.


CHENILLE CURTAINS, DOWN QUILTS frbm ! BliA!NKETS, SHEETS, Every ARTICLE rj^drCed.


SATISFACTION OR


jfroh,


THREE ; SH/iDES Usjally


ALL ,RS,


ALL QUILTS, REMEMBERO XOUr ! M0NE\


1/3. Usually 1/11 i - - - ..... ) il/-


'rVOOh from...... 1/11' 4/11 NOW 2/11 SIZES, 6d. Ehch . ..:.. 10/- PAIR / - to £ 4 /- /-


£1|/-t


lEDSPREADSi UR guarantee. REFUNDED.


. Interested In keeping doWn the tax on iniTTO OEH'S STITU a large ajnd lowerfulj class are directly


ffid thejy misrepresent the our present rating system


lire legally robbed, twice, landowriers who confiscate crbatedl., fund called land itl for his own; use. nJoients, both local


lonflscate part of our Is our private property


.MISS ACKERLEY BOTTOMLEY AS FIESIDENT,


Bottomley vacating the Chair, the[,meetlng,and superintended the'new committee.- .The tellers were Mr. Richard Simpson and Mr.- S^th. t While the' i ballot was 11 progress, Mrs. Aikheton said! that it was v 1th great regret ttat the resiknatjoir of Mils Bpttomley as president had bpen accepted by the members, but as she wakleaving the d strict, there was no other course open to her. Miss Bottomley '..................... and .generous promote the


.the Ihstlti te an Integral part pf village life, jnd She m s^sure. that;they, would all feel her


-------- ---


of thanks tp'Miss Bdttomley, on behalf of the membeik;; fishing'her every happiness for the future. Miss Bottbmley i thanked thfe members alkij said it had always been a joy tp her to dojariything towards promoting the- vvelfare of thk 'Village, in any way. She added that , although she was resigning the presi-\ pency, she wks not''ceasing to be a member/ and as such) would be with-them as often possible. , [!;


to her for a)l|she had done,; •' :‘Mrs. AcHerley then accorded ‘a hearty vote


jepartafV- reiy-much and were most grateful


put by Mrs. Assheton, as follows:; Miss Acker- ley, -Mrs. Atkerley,' Miss m; Leemlng,. Miss Barron, Mrs)'Heseltine,'MissM. Hornby, Mrs.' J.. Kay, Mrs.lAlrey, Mrs. Jackson, Miss Tatteri sail Miss MeVittie, Mrs. [.Williamson.:;


I The names'of the new'cbmmittee were read '"r


' been; taken! Miss - [Ackerley waS declared ' elected. ■ [ -j , , ,


: I Mrs, Assbetoh; subsequently gave. the members Intormatlon about various grants t|)


'


'future. 11: 'i--,, 'T;- [ IA [vote pf thanks.; to Mrs. Assheton for ja,ttondlng in such inclement weather, was [carried with: acclamation. ' ; [ ■ I I "Tea was kenred by' the retiring committee. lA very enjoyable games drive brought a very ; interesting [evening ,to an end, after a vote of J thanks had been passed to the' tellers and' !auditor. |: . :,


■Hall,: as it [was hoped to be'able to build a' 'skltable room to the .requirements' of the ■Village and. [Women’s.:Institute in the .near


Village


i I At; a committee; meeting held' later, Mrs. ‘Ackerley, Miss Hornby and Mrs. J. Kay were leiepthd vice-presidents; Miss;Barron, was re- lelected secretary; and: Miss M. Leeming, [ti-easurer;. jMlss Tattersall, ipagazine secre- itary; Mrej |


,


[Mrs,: Ackerley,I Misk Hornby,:and Mrs. Alre’y, sick;: visitprs;| Mrs; .Heseltine,- Miss Hornby, |Mrs.jKay and.Miss Baron, Catering committee


Ackerley, Press; correspondent; [music; Akpj ROMANCE AT iWHALLEY.


i'j t'- i 'Mi —— ^ j i /TUiARK; [GABLE - takes the .lead .and is j] A!/ supported; by a powerful cast Iri fj Maiihattm) [Melodrama’’ whieh Is' being 'Screened ,thik, week-end. Romance and linked in a pleasing William - Powell


Ik only possible through Gable’s Sacrifice. | iLqy provide the romance which


; I Ati'tne beginning of next week Brlan'/Aherne takes the lead, in the gripping melodrama',' ■’[The Great [Garrick." 'This is a Firs];. [National film well up to standard. .The';rise and) fall of [a master man is vividly porr Hayed and love saves financial ruin front thrriing into tragedy. Here is something [that should'sdit practically all tastes. , j ilorie of the most lavish musical pictures yvek screened, “ Maytime ’’ will be showri. riext week-end: Once again Nelson Eddy and ileariette Mcponald: sing delightfully,, and ilohn Barrymore! has the role of the great iinpressario.' Tbe juvenile.romantic element lis provided by Tom Brown and Lynne Carver)


mental cause of the problem of povkrty; and the present burden of taxation IS Dm


e) of Its [consequences. By means of


[the taxation' of land values these 'wrongk canl rie righted, and In the happy cpn-| dltlrins rtsultbg,. men! would; need no bthkri inceritlVq to Work than thelf desire jor [trie good things of life and the assur-j ance[ that' all they [ earned; would be theifi. : I '' .


■ ■!-' •, 'j


I Aittacks [on liberty cannot. beMuccess-) lully resjsted by imere defence. The Answer to)those who argue tliat “ Iri.the plfdumstdnces’’ restrictive measures are


riecessary; Is that the clrcumktahces ark OTong arid must be radically changed! Civilisation is based on the Injustice of Larid Mopopoly, and the fruits of this Mcked institution are poverty, oppresj


:61ori andjwar. Full economic liberty must rie ) claimed and worked for, and the first steri towards this ideal must be the restoratlori of .the people’s rights to the land. 'The taxation of land-ivaluek Is ri kimple, just and practical ,method by which poverty and the fear of poverty pan be abolished; Until this task is undertaken, the people will wage a losing [fight against the.forces of reaction and dictatorship.


. ;


; I ' ! i : AR’THUE H.'WELLER, JJ>. [ Manchester Land Values League, '


i i


Afterwards the membere [proceeded to elect a new, president and, after the ballot had


. ' |


: be obtained] from! the Camegee Trust and. elsewhere toviards the buildirig of a ■


--------- and. make


sheet .for 1938; i presented [(Miss,. Mary [lleeming). satisfactory. , | , • /Mrs. I Assheton, C3.E., President of the Lancashire present'at the; annual meeting, and on Miss


ed the ballot for


lownham Hail, Federation, was presided over


presided over by Miks M. Bottomley. ’This vas preceded by a meeting t f the committee, vho.adopted the annual report presented by he secretary (Miss Barron),


The annual riieeting of the : Institute was held at Mltton


and the balance )y the treasurer iloth were very


CLITHEROE M^iRKET N WM IN TE


sue CEEDg MISS [


Mitton Women’s School,, and was


sheep “bv[D. BOB’’ at the GRAI


TRIALS AND) MEN’S W LES, 'D;


for reallfm. 'When he[ heard that his bole in this film demanded a thick, stubby bekrd; he! decided Ip eschew the usual hair and spirit gqm met nods and, a month prior to the date fixed for the commencement of produetjon he


’ I lowing at the Grand, is a Alckier'


nately tie, production-date had to be pbst- poned &) fllmgoers,' wiU, after all, foe the “real; thng.” - John Loder and Miigaret Lockwooc , have important roles in the film


which is an adaption of Alfred' Ollivant’s famous n jivel of the same name. , A [ comedy of ERRORS.


St Bemajrd dog, mingje in\a comblnutlori of hilarity, romance and ihtimate human touches ih “ Hold That Kiss)7 Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer’s attraction.on Monday./' Maureen O’SuUivari, Dennis O'Kefefe, Hollywood’s newest romantic leading man, and Mickey Rooney.fc rm the principal/rio in this medley of mirth and heart throbs The stay deals with aitrsvel agency clertiplayed by O’Keefe and a pretty shopgirl. Miss O’Sulllvari’s role; Attending! a society girl’s wedding asTparti of their work, they meet, edch assunilng the other is d: social celebrity. They falljln love Each' . tries to maintain the. deception | to impress the other. A mijiionaire gives them a a . Berriard dog jvhiah nelthe/'can kfford to : keep. /The heroine’s small brother threatens! exposure. A boiiowqd fashionable aiJartmknt; is used fcjr a diriner party that endk in dls-1 aster. After various hectic andlcomical; troubles, .they learn the truth abiut edch)


slble smaT brother whotolays a. clarinet and complicates romance, troubles with a hiige


costumes pU in black and white. O’ his first modem role, is dashlhg and


other and loVe blooms ori a new basis. I Miss; O'Sullivan is charming in a


add effec lve comedy, and George] BarblerI plays a dl'ficult role with skill as the eccentric millionairi i. Fay Holden of the “ Judge Hardy) Family” plays Miss O’Sullivan’sT mother! effectively 'in the little family sequehces and!


Mickey R lohey and his boy’s jazz orchestra! . . . . -------------- ---- „ ____jmantlc.i


eries;ofi !eefe,!m)


T OVERS pretending to be social celebri- b Impress each other, an iTepres-


summons [ to a week’s variety appearance in Glasgow-t-and off came the beard I | Pobtu-


start^ ti'grow one. At the end o:'three' Weeks thij growth had reached luxurlois pro­ portions knd then, out of the blue, i ame a


ALPHA & SENSOLA UNpERWiEA THIS FIRM ARE] GIVING


WE HAVE'large STOCK I


[ hAl f usual cardigaIns, 0]F!th


FRICES.-i—COMB UP


genuine bargains for bdODS


R as HOSIERY BUSIlteSS. fought at


jumpers $dits, DRESSES/


EARLY. GLOVES.


e!' 'WHO: : ip AY CASH.


'bntton lall Wool Combs 1


Short


[ sleeve, front,


.4/11,


• Wool 'Combs'' 2/11.


No-sleeve, all' AT THE PICTURES? M


“ HCMAJ CONTRABAND ’’ RACKET-'. EXPOSED A.’E THE PALLADIUM3


FYFPE, star of “ Owd Bob” how! A VIVID am racket,


United States pasl ties, is one )f thi of / the |Ori !nt,”. drama, which haq ■With Anna May )■


' Work!igs that


of 1


goes behind [the capital-jSan “ depots]’


the daughter o 'f a ^inese Inerchant who Is approached by the to take a faiimbe


islands, in'th oe GriR Lakes.


from their hands.' is' killed.J Miss [Worig slayers


:,ce ;oi' Phffip lv^, a secret GoTCrnment 3 to jiistlcel


many ,tt rifling adventures in stranjie places and amqng stoan'ge men. Miss Wong, gets'at the. heart of the.f^ket only, to find that one of her most tr istko iriends ami seeming allies is; in reality a| toe,'1 lead. ’ ' [


ent, and the twc, begin their [search. ; After i


ROMANCE, |AltD SUSPENSE! "D{lN|GjER PATROL.’’ !


lives of the mm wh? make and transport the world’s most 1 treicherpus exploslVp,.. liitro: glycerine) fom] the background of the story, its plot] revqlvih:; 'around: the [ romance between the tpo I ycung] people. Mi|s Ellers plays th^ daughter bf Carqy, Jan old hand at the perilous biEinetoof handling the|,danger- ous liquid, ana [Edal, Ai ,newcome)r,[-who,'is taken in hand bv Careytto leam'the tricks of the profession]


John Bi unusual type of tore whlSh open . .


Dange: ;nekt week’s programme, toe __________


present toriritolfiwL end re'-iiealinE! n b] ;li£ til


human [touches woven deftly into the stnic-| tore ['of [comedy and romance by [director | Edwin L. Marin; Jessie Ralph, Frank /dbeit- ■' son, Phillip Terry, Edward S. Brophy, Ruth' Hussey arid Barnett Parker are others in thei capable: hast.' "Buck," the St. jBemafd.i proves hiipself an effective comediaiTandtolsi cat-chasing antics provide A number Ibf: hilarious kcenes. Settings, such as the society) dog show with several hundred thoroighbredsi and'to? fashion atelier with its hfiUiantly-i gowned models, are elaborate.


; A DRAMA OF, MODERN IlFE.


. ’TOAN; CRAWFORD; who has romanced! R on] the screen with Clark Gable,;


new'film (will be shown over the week-end,! •beginning Thursday.


, I] I '[(Continued from preceding column) |


Adrian ^ an advance fashion p femlhtae t styles. In prominent feati ired roles [ are j Ralph, Morgan,- Mary , Philli]is,;' Oscair] O’Shea,'E izabeth Risdon and Leo Sorcey.


Aiah Curtis,-Hollywood’s newest leMing mani discovery.' „ When Eddie falls her, Jessie' decides to live her, own life. I Johri L. Hen-: nessey, a [role which gives Tracy a powerful) characterisation, as[ a man who worked his' wayjup ftom' toe docks to become £. wealthy] steatoshipjowmer, refuses to.let he:./Jessie: marries Hennessey., She leams to love hiriil when Edd e attempts to blackmail them- His- plan; fails; because Hennessey goes broke. This? gives Jesqie the chance to prove her love iri) at siftprlsiig and dramatic climax.] Never! morS beaiitifuliy gowned. Miss'Craiword has] twerity-eig it costume changes, deiigUed by'


review oL VARIETY


•GRAN 0 THEATRE, - BLACKBuRN. (latpous Australian-' illusionist, toel


which beWilder the 'eye. The shoib the £l,00d •


raj) gun'.'


‘ trunk ’’ mystery and the ‘ ‘ Next week's show


- • - -


attraction at'the Grand Theatre, Blackburni.j this jweeki. Levante, who is to perfOrm-manyi feats of nugic, his thirty assistants — ’ ------ ' are ; mari;7 novel -presentations, coStu[mes,l; perplexing problems and


■ Great-1 Levante., ijkat-l is . tthe J nrinelna'ii p cipal;


and toerei beautiful; mysterlek: 7 includes-


death'


crammedj jwlth first-rate attractlois will bi! headed pyrthe Six Yuk Gitog—tie Ctataesi! wonders. | The O’Liris present a “pccket ” full;, of Surprises; Masonl and Risch, tl e premiei’! acrobatic; art dancers, are an extreriely clever; couple; and Harry Peel brings a siaile to his! songs. Harold Walden ("only me knows! why !’’) a first class entertainer, and-Jack: Lane, thb I famous Yorkshire |comMian, will provide mirth in abundant measure. PurtoerJ entertaining turns will include Dnveen, Ace of Illusiariists, and his New) York Blondes; ravishing, 'dances by tbe She oPyrajnid Girls j : and! Van' Whitman, Tyrolean'


A FURTHER bxcellent programme is! / arrtinged for [next week. A programme'


[the!, datatag ■. Rialto, Jilackb: hbro of Innunjejr legends, gets- a Norman' Reilly -They have taken' and us^ them


'I^M ed en .i -T Adventures


trayed I is'playe bourne.! Basil :I hearted jl Pallette;


nil Flynn is screened at the ■' this week. Rbbta, the ble songs, stories and


ay in technlcolour; The if Robin Hood,’) starring


story which prbserits toe merry dtitlaw • in a new light.Thij lovely Maid Marita is por-; ly Olivia df Havllland; Brip(;;e John by Claude: Rains; Sir-Guy bf Gis-


thb best-loved of thb legbndS' 'a basis for ari[ orig)lnal


p^w deal from toeriarists' ■Ine arid Seton [I. Miller,,


story ' of I modem young people against'a' background of grimy tenements, and multi­ millionaires’ houses. Miss Crawford as Jessie) Cassidy hfe the role of a shop gin vho seeks! escape /,Horn. poverty by manylrg Eddie! Miller, a [cheap crook, Eddie is played byf


Frank'jpoizage. directed the swift-movirigi


Cooper aijd other famous film heries, adds' rugged, tWo-flsted Spencer Tracy to her lorigi list in Mefro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “ Manriequin,’’! which co-Stars them for the first tilne.' The


obert [Tnylor, Robert Montgomery, .Gary'


in' new [wells, climax, lyhich loaded with nip to be a highly .iThe serial


arit sidelights tragic careers rariks aknong screen. The 11 porting toe deadly extinguishing i il-wpll'fires and in aid also, disclosed, ,


;tl'e. inown methods explosive, and. ltb use; in


tot unique '.trails-;


Cauldron ” and further •"Poppye Poundrey." ' 'j|


tab IB place In an aeroplane rO ijnd lost in a fog; is- [said ;hri): tag sequence, talment; is- programme ; cartoon,' “Lost.-' land


bringing [and the


ticludesa , ,


‘S.


stars," 'toe COcoE.iut Grove at the Hotel Ambassador inJloe Angeles is the goal 'toat' orchestra) leader [TOd, MacMurray']alnis| for iri the film] AbD'a^sisted by Harriet toUard, Ben Blue), toe Yacht Club Boys, Rpie Davis and Hariy OwCris tad bis Royal Hawaiian! Oirehestra, MacliluiTOy gives a great perform­ ance, as'the swpigJ-iappyiand famfthuhting young musicianireriy to.take any gamble to win fame at - the !Grove, toe meqca of all aspiring '^eriiari iance 'bands.


night ejub ini Lto (togelesr-the Cocoanut Grove—ip Parajnbij: it’s new hilarious film of the same nanje) "[Cocoanut Grovei”. which opens on Thursday ; ,' • " ].! Long known [as. he ‘'springboard of,! toe


■ '.A. Npw. BMCirlUBRAY Mt/sitCAL AB(pY, a gik tad 15 men,;swing their


way -froiA Mcago to the; most famous


En irbute! by trajlfcr band suffers all ki ii eluding


has: musical musical night at band toe centre


tions[ Davis;


hill-bli


‘ AD VENTURI AT


iltaiax of the Grpto


to get jiis rejjblllous'band, who worked steadily ,fbr over two years,-put to) the ■West coapt to‘p]lay qn audition at the Ptove. ■When one of thq hoys wins a trailer prize' ill [a. contest jls troubles rea)ly


iTbe story deals'with


-ii lotor mechanic Iwho hliions.. The .spdotac


[pds of'trials am :he annexation,.


to California the hungry trihi


le picture is toejopeMi with MacMurrajii and ' ' attraction.


OF ROBIN HOOI.' THE RIALTO, j BLACKBURN


bf'Rufe also


hrigin.’ ula-


liar. [Playedj agaipst he grim settin; of 'ever . IN


il,]’ I yrings Sally- Eijersi and ief with Harry Carky in ah en offering; In this plc- _


1, danger and excitement. new romantic]thriller)


toe merchant refuses, and vows to bring her father’s She makes the: qcqiiaint-


in the


supported byl a billllarit cast which includes Cparles ■esBicfcikford, Daughter of the Orient” les of the racket in' its


Paramount’s : fakt-movlng opened at the jPaliadlum. ( ^ong fn the title ble, and


cisco—as well as 'its 'est Indies and deserted


MiksjWong Is


cketeers and " brdered ’’ 9f sinuggled Iminlgrants-


Iramatic insight into the ';.the 'lucrative “flesh" muggiing aliens I into the the immigration' authori- hlghlights of f’Daughter


GRIM, EXCITING DRAMA AT THE KING li


LANE HALL. |


rional new 1 star discovery, by; toe way) i is a ■ joy to behold.: ' . 1


sweep held ,the audience at the King Lana. Hall breathless at Its great climax yesterday. Rs implresslve di-amatlc power kept engrtsted ’rowers spellbound down to the final fade-out. ■ 'The theme is an inspiring departure front the - usual film story. Pgur stalwart young taen, ■Wth a grand old soldier-father, are bound by ■ a gallant pledge to rove the world to lavenae his dishsnour and death. That great'love - pervades the, entire story. Yet the shimmering' beauty of Loretta Young and her love tof one ' Qi the brothers Richard Greene' (a sensa- •


I .riTHE startling story of “Four Men and a- | - -»- iJPrayer,” Aimed in all its ^


spectacular I ; i i


/^rltish sweetheart'most of all, but mbfe than i aMhtag puts spirit and vigour] Into toe grim


Henry (the othen three brothers), 0. Aubrey/ Uitath (the father); J. Edward Bromberg, ' tahn Carradlne, Alan Hale, Reginald Denny Bertoji'Churchill and Barry Fitzgerald. '


' FOR TWO IDAYS ONLY, ' I


a group of English oblcers toiescape from a German prison Camp during toe Great War,' ' Is on a stagc.play byiRegtaald Simpson ' ai.d;James Wedgwood DrawbelT. Intoithe 1 sUspensCful nature of ithe story,- the director,’ Maurice Elvey, has woven a tale of loife and' honour]; in “ Who' Goes NCxt ? ” he has' again, directed an outstanding hit.- The film does tot tell of, blood and destruction, but of' - the fellowship of mankind during extreme / lardshlp. Thrills and suspense-abound, and' ’.


history : l --i - - i ■ - if ' ■. ::' The story, which relates toe endeavours of ;


Spphlo I Stewart, all of whom'-contribute to ID dkingi this ^ film a sincere and moving ’ drama 1


Barnes,’ Jack 'Hawkins, 'Melnhart 'Mauf Mlstair, MacIntyre, 'Andrew I Osborne, and


1 of an ‘-eventful period of European \


Engllshioharacter, is clearly displayed-ta this ■' dramatic film which will hold your attention ’ tofoughout.


toe humour which is an integral part of the I


GRACIE fields; AND [VICTOR . McLAGLEN


' “WE’RE GOING[ TO BE RICH;” I ' j.


hdr contract with 20th Centuiy-Fox, Which ' Is to be screened on [four; nights beginning ' ■Wednesday, that, it Is the best plcttare in ' which she has aPPcaied, s; •*.:


Rich,” Gracie Fields’ first film undefT ' ' - i ■;


.vejrsatillty thaniany other)she has had, and i toe'makes the most of theta. ' ;; .j’j j | : ■ j


aipearSiiBs Kit Dobson, rauslB-hall singer, in ; 4 stirring, tuneful, highly entertainingi story with many dipmatlc moments. ■ The[ story--' gives Gracie wider opportunities to shoWiher -


' Co-starred with Victor |McLagIen;' Gracie


Jojhannesburg. I bf gold rush days,: muddy', ') lawless, hard-living. ; Swindled into: buj'ing i ncin-existlng shares in: a-mlne, McLCglcn, as ,[ (taacle's I husband, becomes!; mad' with rage ' arid starts a terrific brawl; [which proves; too ' ' much even for Je’burg, andi^Vlctor-lands in ' ) Pinson. Gracie goes to work ln a danefe hall ” led by Brian bonlevy and - toe story goes -'! from one i entertatatag ■ requencei-: to: : i


' ppentag in'Australia, the story mo'?es to ' i 'I W


,other,ireachmgia rousing climax in a fight! -l! me between! Victor and Don McCorkindale.-; [[


Siplth, a childfind.’,’ r The roaring,: lusty ' atmosphere of the gold rush days Is finely ■;! caj)turedi In the Ifitaiii which has been pro* ' duced on a lavish! scale: Monty.Banks ! girected 1".We’re [Going to ibe Rich"! and- .i gatauel G. Engel wag associate producer, |! ■


ere lis a flne'Supportmg cast headed by ,,!', a Donlevy, Coral Browne and young Ted :


Suitings galore! and all of them oflered-


at! reduced I prices ' during RedmayneS' "Quiet']Trine Offer." See vylndows.— 9, Market Place] Clitheroe. ■ ■' ; i


(Continued from preceding column)


attentions to Anne. The next morning I Sally redds that Fra^r has been murdered in Marlowe’s apartment.; She phones the hfews- papere, dlsclosingj the!threat she overheard. Sally, unperturbed, now turns about And accepts a fat I fee [to prove Marlowe innocent. Shb and Bill |Start working- Independentlv on toe mystery. I


!■


; brought to toe screen by [the 'Seek atobo'ne;: king Richarq the llon- s Ian Hunter; Friar Tuck is Eugene with Alkq Hale as Little^John;] ' ■


A’ DCluBLE [KFATURE! PROGE/lMillE' ' ■;


lusuallTi rtrong double, jeaiturb ^rp-; mme iijtb be presented', throughput


next week. “ Tliere’s Always a Wcjman ’’ is, aiColunibfa production with a powerful sast! leh by Joan Blc bdell,-Melyyn Douglas add ■Mary Actor. In‘trie story. Bill Reardon be]-, queaths |his defuiicf private detectlyb, agency to his vivacioiis ifafe, Sally and retui]ns to his former I post , as :i . detective on th, attorney’s staff.JGpod luck arrives l___ _ ... Bill departs. i ‘Wealthy Lola Praseii engages Sally to! shadow [hel- husband, Wallgr Fraser, and Anne Calhoun.l Anne is engaged to Jerry Marlowe. Sally cajoles Bill into taking


disfrict soon as


to a I threate:


it club, where she overhears jMar! to kUl Ftnser unless he ceases


(Conttauet ft ot of next column).


her owe. his


■S!


Shb, esedpes ,hon)ie, Ftads.


tob weapon ly. Police


letter. Sally goes to Mrs; Fraser. Nick Shane, notorious- gambler, |ls there, demanding- money, f Shanej overtiears Mrs. Fraser tell Sally that'hel Shane, was[ there on the night of jthe killing., ^ouie hours later, Sally,.re- tU!


She [picks up the [knife,'fatats .with the- stabbed .body of


_______ and rushes to Mrs.'Praser's apartment,. vyherc shd obtains toe wldbw's co^esslon tiiat tac hired ^ane to kill [her husband andilatek killad toe gambler herself. Bill and the,'police are handed the-wldbw's confession- i Humbly; Billmsks fona job as " office boy ’’ | in Sally; Reardon’s prosperous agency—and getsjlt I i


. in hCr hatid, and/falls btade the attempt to hold her for muider.


• The second fpsture, “Who KlUedl Gall Preston?” Is a thrilling murder mystery in which Don Terry and Ruth Waywortolarq


‘


co-starred. ; ■ T i - ,


1/ !'; I i' !l ■ ■ ' '' I ■


by[Anne to the dead man,: Bill, with a seirch warrant forihls^bwn home, fairly tears [ the house apart in an' effort to find toe important ■


Sally finds I an fncrimlnatlng letter written !■.'■- ' '■'! ' I II ' i li ' IT , Is claimed for ? We’re Going:to' be '■ i |r -I I r


Next?. which' will he screened on Monday apd Tuesday., Heading toe cast are Bmay K.


A GALAXY of talent was.'assembled Jfor trie Fox-Brltlsh drama, "WriO Goes


anoe as toe ; American girl who covbrsi her ' Intense loyalty to the brothers’ cause wlto an 5^erican”i flippancy which| amazbsi her.i


[ Loretta Young .gives a flawless perfoi-m-


quest. / There are superb cbaracterltotlons ta the igreat cast. Special mention should go ' to George Sanders,; David Niven, William


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