1 i ■


CLITHERbE ^VERTIigER NEW


hjwHiliE w .


^haUey Jornlng,


nocked irwards


ji sequel r Monday, | G.-Miller ; i|flned £1 I


and atten- ! labiountlng i;


bf Black- i!


lertson was li I Whalley, i; I on 'the i


SUNDAY! c r e a t e '


was ce Churcl preach Fleetw lod.


|el gateway, pproaching ; I j obviously 1 nlglne. and ! side of the i„


hbt stopped liiRobert^n i


[driver was 1 t) with the.' 'ijwho.wjere.; defendant's i flfrom. the:! constable :


ifaridld not : witness ran ; tie car and '


lashing his . ialllng him: Rights pfi a i direction


if the wayj uck E.C. .


aging . him |id the wall! defendaht’s >


II pushed'to ( B car-bebg i I of i seventy : ; by its fide i The two


fere knocked I ! "struck »on i I'thb; second I dama^d. i lards’ clear I I 1 " ‘i! ■


Etated that ^ 1 edit being i pd untll^ he.i I'men push- r le red rear! V lights on


k car, and !' ■waving this : I approach-;


I'ndant had endant had i Igested that; pnfbrtunhte; . defendant:


in th( school,


SCHO NEW


The innlvelrsary of the on


ebrated at Moor Sunday


;r wad the Rev.


proceet Ings wasj a demonstration, given after loon, before a: vtell-fUled


An ( utstandlrig featur by dhlldren b:


departtient. End entltlei Round.


e of the day’s the Primary


'I'tlme, shmmers floral tredsiiry, tlmo a id wlr ter^, and ^bs ap trated, orally and musically. |


r sented title “ them


I . I L r: . I •ve|


■which .feeding St.iMa


It more taking Sheila Hansot Coates the pli


built Upon tie


.hen,’’ Iwas culminated of the thew’s


Th s was desdrlptlVe


“ All Ithe Year of seed- harvest- ily lUus-


Junk X and [nterinedlatL sclie Blbli^ dtory wKlch, up should Hike to I hai


ars pre- .der i;he m with cldents


raculoiis


multltudejas hatrated in Qpspel.i [Ihe apheara,nce


In Eastbm costumes of the four i rlnclpals concerned In t be telliiig dr the story, gave piquancy as well as colo ir. Those pa were MUjlbent Knowles, Batteilsby, 'iRoh;


rt ----- — ^ '"""'aid


childre i. were si i:


and 'H flected| credit respohi Ible for; the The duties


Batter^y, Mr. W. THIE0


Jean Stored, Derek Aspdien,


iand, Alan


Bo h the deihbnstratlon and y were pralsew rotthfly presented, oh the teachers


th


ared by Miss Beck genekAtion


trdlning of jthe of


acc impanlst and Mri E.


Askliig Mr. James Aspden tc preside, Foijt said that when last;the


chalrmhair an appeared oh jt le plaxforni at the Neb Year s entertain nent :t was as “ tho .vllaln o: the pieed.j’


’Ihat after-


noon, lie was vlrtually “ithe he'o of!the play,”


There was no ne k1 to .1 ntroduce


any mi mber o ( the famUj of Asi ideh to a Moor l.ane audlehce, bqeausb ' hey had ever bi en loyal and good worki rs there Mr. Port paldl tribute


f i the long and


devote l service rendered by th e Chair­ man’s grandfather, the mte Mil Newton Aspdei, adding that Mr, Jamed Aspden, having been fn, the R travellid in all parts of come. I ack to his home bid church and school, wj117.W he wo ild long be enabled the fai ally’s traditions.


Mr; ispden expressed


lyal 'Navy and. jthe world, had iwn,!aid to! his ere they hoped to carry on


Invltat on to preside,' afforded ihlm an opportunity to per- petuat i the name of |Aspdeii at Moor Lane. •


■beasute at; the £ liy : as It


of hk grandfather Ajid : o her | old stalwa ts, and! it was on|ly rlgh i that On annlve rsary days they should; i emember


those who, as Mr;Tubbj had sald.lhad labour :d I so and obnsclentlouslyiln prepai Ulg .the road overl whlcjh future genen tions were to trebi


The Te Deum [vas sung at the morning


servlci, and the pholr sgiig twe anthems In the evening, Mrs. Ruth Bentl ey taking the so 0 in “ Seek ye tlfb Lord ” ' Solos by, M rs. H. Fletcher appreciated. w(r. J. C. organ.


’prd .y as at the (Continued from preceding i flunm.) much


The day’s collections AVTENUES OF EJ


counted to £73.. Preaching in [he mbrf


HESS ION.; ng', Mr. Tubb


selecte d for his text the-fourth jjerse from St. Luke’s Gospeh chaptej 3: ‘“Irepareiye the wiiy of the Lord; .Imake ils paths straight.” He suggested this wab the work and the ; high jr&poiu Iblllty j of every i Sunday school teajeher.! rhe child, Inhere ctly religious, hadj genei ally little chanc^ of exp'rei^bn unless av mues Md were [adapted ror piesent-day


AUu^g to i;he rbid-maling ; t o t


under ;aken by the Romans In Jils coun­ try, a id I whose 'englneeijlng f jats [were still h , eVidenbe,! the preacher: nentloned blow t le Incrbasp of traffic, wlth .ithe: develcpment pfi mechanical transport, had necessitated wider and bettor high­ ways. Roads oldj not grow of. themselves: stremous labour and untiring patience ■ ’ i; and good, I sound material


d j He spoke of MacEidam and.Ather road buUdei's, saflng !they


rarely lived ohg enough to appreciate they had helped| to confer vs. .


makliig. Inter :stlng; It w as ror lantlc |


was the l^toryl of irbad- and


enthi ailing. Ip ways other than; ijcere mani al labor r,| men tnrt|ughoi it the ages had c evoted t hemselv^ to developing the Klng’ j highway—men like St. Aumtihe


Robe)t Ralkeki wh^ fpuiided. tfte Supday Schoil. Fob these a!nd other ble^lngs We w ire indented to theiuntir ng labours of pioneers 1X110, nobly] anfl- untiringly, put tie best bf which! they .wire capable


King’s business was to be flttngly ^ d adequately carried oh.j Not only had Sunday schobl teachers a great respon­ sibility: , the unemployed meihl ers of (the Church had their part to play!. Everyone was called tojdo something—to be aico- worker in this great business of making the highway bf the future. T}hey could not each, perhaps: but aU could bpcpme workmen on the highway. Iij was said that iforty-seyen'dlffbrent trades \jere connected with road-niaklng, and there was plenty 0^ scope for the unskilled as well as the skiled workman.'


! | Hard work ^ all weathers was involved,


and maybe tl)e rate of !prbgresi. was slow. If only they could^look twenti’ or thirty years ahead they would be carefifl to make the road plain and straight,' inot only- In the ; right direction, but they , would be equally careful of the material' used, so thai j In following years there would be less': need for repairs than' had been the casejin the past. Strobg, reUable foundations were of primary bnport^ce, to ensure that the children should travel on the best rbad possible. Nor nust there, be any deab finds. The King's highway: must be nlape so attractive that! (the children ahopld traverse it not onljE In safety, but; that theli! minds might (be-, come Impregnated with, the rules,! 'ffid. the high cbdb revealed by Jmi s, who was e way.;’


“ The light, jhe truth! and tl COURAGE AND GRIT.


into I the foundation^. ■ Others J had ned thqje fbundatlons: s Jid played part Inl preparlnlg the w ly, and We


ROADS; In the rellfious sende. It wai necessary


to re-make the roads (in to ! interei ts of •the, children: There were: mens


icornprs to bi cut off;' bywa;is' must be, inadfi Into the hlgpWkys;! wlder-roads beca ne imperative.


Never were road-makers:ti r the nore needed t o b they are today. Never was the wbrk of It tie Sunday Sihool more important thpn in fhese nodern days.


j


IJfe’ i pace llad been aceelerc ted; traffic was becoming more arid!more congested, and to provide new ariq effitlent tracks


meait the discarding of pi 1 ; met;hods- Hleie new demands must be met It the


through a garden, where the rough pfaceS toad been made plain; but to make ajro^ through rocks and across turb|E' called for fiourage and grit, had to make a road just chanced to be, and unless they iffider- took the work loyally, t o y were holdto up the deyelppment of the King’s high­ way. It Was tOiriiake t o vfay straight


duty. It


ffilent rivers . Everyone where they


for boys and girls that Christ laid down His life,


i was the servant to have ^


easier time t lan his Lord? The preac ler concluded with a refer­


Robert Loulii Stevenson,;built a road to his home In the hills, Eihd thdertook to


ence to t o aatlves who, out of love fpr


see that It' was never mudds . “ Because of our Lord’s great love,of;


us, we ough . to love Him, aid build for. Him such a load that children may travel more easily to His throne and render: Him worshipful adoration. And it .^11 be a comfor, to know that we have done our duty, and to feel that we have left the roadwas safer for othej people to


tread.” easy to malte a rpad Sue liane list, r o a ^m ak e r s :


FpR I THE| r i lG H ^ A Y .


I MAY -NUES.


day School Methc^st


when ithe Tubb, of


UIRED [G’S !:


FIVE OFFENCES.


CLITHEROE MAN’S TWELVE MONTHS’ DRIVING


for motoring a general Clltheroe,


Fined 10s. on each of five summonses offences, iJohn P


DISQUALIFICATION. ■ ~ T -


dealer, of 19, Pimneo-road,


Sessions, on from driving


He was summoned fpr using


w;is at Clltheroe Monday, jalso dl for 12 months.


att (49), County


iqualifled a motor


car for which a road fund llcshce was not In force, for fraudulently using a licence, for fraudulently using a certain mark for Identifying h motor car, for falling to notify charige of ownership,


and for using a motor car mthout a policy of Insurance In respect of the user. P.C. Smith stated that on Juie 1st he-


saw defendant driving k black car which carried a road fund licence relating to a maroon car. Defendant salh he had changed the body an'd enginb of the black car to ;he chassis of the old car. Asked If he hid notlfled the remstratlon authorities ot that change, [he said, No. I did lot think! it necessary.’’ :


could And


He examined the car carefully, but ou;


car havingj been put of anothei'. '


no trace of the body of pne on to the chassis


Fred Booth taxation ofideer Employed


by the Lancashire County Council, said that defendant called at his ofdce and applied for a duplicate Ucence on account of the coloui of the car having been changed from .maroon fo blue and gray. Defendant piirslsted In his statenient that he had transferred the boily of one car to the chsssls of arlother, a; id signed two forms ' jo that' 'effect. On the strength of ,tils„ he was issue! with a duplicate licence free of charge. Subse­ quently; witE ess visited, WhEuley and It was discovered that (the caij number, engine liumbe r, and chassis number were identical wlti a cari . that (was not licensed, and that the number plates had been superimposed. , Defen^dant also admitted that a policy bf Insurance was


not In force. In answer-


that the nfeCessary various documents made at the trouble.


Defendant,


tp defendant, witnejss agreed alteration! In the could h£ve been


cost of ia little time and who pleaded gl ilty and


offered no explanation, was ibtatedl to have 20 prevlbus convictions for motoipng offences.


PIPES


He retained a vfvld re ibllection Robert Jacksori, Milnsha,w Terrace, Grindle-' lorry near


lor^ with dangerous.


ton, said he was driving ;a motoi} Sawley when h


fastened In any way. Defendant said the chassis *ak specially


on the chassis, and caught wi


cut to carry loa^s of that kind. Pip js had been carried In the


was the first


; same way for 15 yea|s and toat nSshs


Cap. ' " ' " "


had a load of imter pipes which y The'pipes'swungm.t 3-ft. 6-in,


e met defendant, Whose lorry ere placed


j—*. - SWUNG O'LJT.'


John G. Co rnell, 6, St. Barns ,bas-street,! Blackburn, was fined 10s. at Bolton-bj’-


Bowland, on tionday, for drivlric a mptor load so .iarrangec


as to be


AND TIMES, IR ]i j I y .


BISHQR s t r ;


PUEiUC W'GRSHip WJSBAND’S EFFORT GISBURN OF LA^^CASTER


KING SERMpN A t ijfjRISH CH URCH.'


SCHOOL ANNIVIRSARY. Sunday’s school annlvena;


more thsn presence Bishop


The


at Cbitherne Parish Clmr :h| usual interest


n the evenln Lancaster,


began with .E Holy Co nnunion at 8-C sermons


„ attractM b;cause;of the ■ of the Lord


celebration a,rri., arid the


preacher] at Matins was Ackerley [vrchdeacon of A procession of wltnesb took place _


the jVenj P. 0. Cravpii.


Klng-str>(t, Waddlngtori mads, tO'


(3haihurn-road, Church-street;


the after n con. It was u ifi irtunap ,th[it a heavy s! rower drove thje irrbcesfionl^ back to t li! school just,as th iyiWere abojit to start avay. But it rras riot of ’ duration All the same, there was flo heedless |dplay along the i or te| which w; traversec, by way of thb Maiket i Pl:


in aridn !Plmlij;b _____ _


tni nee crossing Prinbess-aven^e Ycjrkl-Btreet'


Boys; wearing , their si.rpUces, ,


adult menibers of the Clolv the (Rev. W. S. Helm, M.A.), a id ithe ladibs and gent .men constltutlrg, rhe Parochlbl Church Oiiuncll, headed the procession,, the musl; ceing provided by the Bprough Band, r: ip school bann jr preceded the scholars. 7 lie Peace banner gave a touch of colour o the pageant and the Girl Friendly £ oclety had thr Ir bdimer Members (if the Mothers’ Uclbn and the latos ger erally were .excEedlngly iwfill represeri e d, and the men b jought jup tl rear. I 'i wards o f , 400 Rushtoh acting l as


church, the preacher wa?; the Ijiey. Harford-Tones, Vicar bf Pepdleton.


Counclllc r marshal. At the feervlce which fol i


; Preac! text, God” (Me laster


THE HUIT OF PUBLIC ig.in the evealr)g


WORSHI from tb


Lancastet-I observed thaj the primap


Tbbu shalt worshl c the Lord, th E.tthew Iv, 10 ), the. Bishop I


purpose jot the Church Sunday Schools was to teich the children (the habit bf public WO)ship. Far inore; important than ’ tho Imparting of religious j know­ ledge was the Imparting pf Ireal r^llglim. It was t:u5 that everjithing ought to pe done to make the , Sijnday School efficient' as possible for giyl teaching; but after all, malned th'! greater functi children' sm intimate,! pt tlon wltn thel worship of It was; therefore, not ir.a] such an occasion' as that the importance of public


giylrig rellgk there still


on|bf giving t


leal assoclkT the Church; ifbpriate on


1C ■IIIIVY* Like so many of the Inpbrtantithlrijs *'“ ('“ '1 -Vshlp'.!


of life, ■worship was takjn for grantp]!: not enough thought was many people, public


gljen tb'it., worship


’many


Irreveli trained


iiess's lorry. Thei were not Sunday


[t I to life, bec?ius^;^ey were liltsaa-nhildren.


)leiidid- young was a weekly Bank


’there were


torn' to '-whbni' Holiday, ajid


to whont the Idea of SundajI worship foreign, i Such people were losing; salt Md purpose of life, bec£;use they l[^d not lear led about worshl).


Throighout the world there; wad[d' lack )f taste for God ani a total iip- wlllliigness to make s! .cr iflee for H J , Behi td it all was the loss of faith,Ypt that followed on'as a rejult of losp of wors lip;


The wh ile of the first ps rt of the Lo^’s Prayer vas pure worship.


: There wps


not a ! fingle thing aboi: t iiiiyone otmr than Qc d; That was th: v hole spirit pf the New Testament, ant, i1. summed pp the teat hlng of our Lord Worship i ?as man’s chief prerogative; he alone of all God’s creatures could oIe:‘ It . It •true that Ithe heavens, O.e earth,; and living things paid tribute to the glory of God ijbut that was neuely reflected tribute. [Man alone ,wai cipable of the conscious


worship of God. “ The reason why I was created,”


I response of h^ being In * "


his Lorifiilp, “ was that ttere riilghtl at least one person who wquld give b^k


to God )he love that He eiVei' gives to nifi.’' MIN’S CHIEF D


SUGHT.


they Wire their own; iij tie sense t o t they W


Parerits loved their chlldrenjbecaiM E re made by the ijarents, and t


could give back the (love that had g| out to tom. In worship, nanexercL all his powers, and fivery ?lft or talent, however great or smaUJ found Its,pjace


In the ict of worshlb, which was meant to be n flii’s chief delight and his eteijto occupa Ion. Llttlej w(


m wild lis of jme unseen World that; we were to enter


thrbug! 1 the gates of (dei^tm But a,t IpMt we taiow that ourj greatest happlpess would oe to give love and adoration God, w ^ t In His unveiled presence. A ■ iimple .deflnl^tion [of the


“ worslip” was “ to peclare worthy.’ was a public acknoiyledgement ,of < ,,, worth to us. Every, time we (left (our


homes tp enter God’s h^oi public declaration that worth Ini] our lives; our oliedlence and love we jo ned in eui act acknowledged the fact


preserit'age was that fknjjly attendance “


One of the greatest


at pu )llc worship had l£rgeiy: dled In this] country, j Ajl societies organ satlons held meejhqgs, and it through the meetings 0: the kwwledge and.pri way b|t life was passed tlon ton to


Omifi., ' ' '! .Continued foot of next column).


e, we riiadk ^ od" hald some


Gbd was worths, snd every tn


o l : worship^ that


releva it i to our llvjs, t o t He((was authoi ■ and finisher of p


uB faith; tragedies of


to - — put


ind was


to-Church that I ;lce of, Chr|pt’s


on from Igenr"-


_ generation. I If thE.t was not done, en t o Church was failing in Its nfl^oji ha id on t o


love of God'to Chmt, W( rsMp was th^ mainroring of Irang,


It vaS only a worshipping community thit; was conscious of (the presenceiof


tb think abo it ;!


nckj part, with owed In


• In an effort to save his wife,, who driving the car, from being inyofyed; in collision, a husband made a, frantic grab for t o hand brake but then fourid that it was not ;there. It j w,as h | new car and on the one he was accustomed to driving the brake was lb a different


position. : This Incident was related; at Clitheroe I ! i I i ' !


County Sessi o ns, 6n Monday, when May Hadfleld, of; 196, Ramsgreavfi-drlve, Blackburn, was summoned' for driving a


motor car without due pare and [atten- tloii. i It, was stated t o t as a ijarner-r driver'she was rounding (the bend from Worpton-lane Into Chatt|urn-roa(j| when shertook too; wide, a sweep land collided with, another car travelUngi along].Chat- burh-road.. jP.S., Round, pf WhEdley, who was; foUpwlng the sdeond carl In his owii car, witnessed the accident, j I Defending,! Mr. H. Wpeks said Mrs.


Hac|field had been driving [Only, m fort­ night when the accident occurred. In taking the corner, she ^ok too wide a sweep.; She endeavourep to stop when a collision seemed likely and her hus­ band, who accompEinled her, grabbed for the.; brake, but It was' in la different position from that onthe! car he had previously driven, and before hb; could recover the accident had occurred. : Aiflne of £1 and costs! was Imposed.


WOMANfS £5 SWEEPSTAKE


UNLUCKY I FINE


Fpr ; unlawfully distributing, Irish


sweepstake tlehets, Ann Smith, a; widow, who was stated to be' employed at house­ keeper! at Thornley-with-Wheatiey, was fined £5, Including costs, ;at Clitheroe County Sessions, on Monday. ]!;(• Detective Constable Roberts said that


oh June 10th he showed defendjmt an envelope addressed to her containing 24 receipts for tickets' sold in tjij Irish sweepstake on the Derby.! t o t


t o y )vere Intended fo r’hfir and


She admitted jr


added,] “ I will be quite frank about It.” Later me made a statement In which she sald,j that she 1 received] i:two bopks of tickets and ,sold them locally. She sent the! counterfoils back ^tlo ;a perpon In Liverpool and was waiting lor; the receipts. ‘ •


It,cannot be (helped;.! ll have


the,[Magistrates that she sayJ' .


been unlucky, that Is all,:” she sidaed. Defendanf),, who pleaded] guilty,; told had notl ling to


CATHEDRAL IN !


r. ■ ! ■ ■ ''I ' !■ I FROGBESS. Ja i ■ ‘ IH E ' ! MAKING, i'


j BISHOP OF BLACRbUEN r


——- ON


The progi’ess being made pn: the iBIackbum Cathedral extensions Is commented i pon by theiiBlshop I (Dr; Herbert)................... Leaflet for July.


writes Dr; Herbert, “ wUI ge,t an exclljipg im- presfidh of the'hew building thatils |arlsing. All !the lowep part of the'finulaept ppetion Is noW complete,' what will be .the concrete floor of the transepts themselves is in position, and on it there are rapidly irtstoi the] fine'stone columns that will cany the roof (arid even­ tually the tower), and the arches on the four sides oil the large central space) Quite, soon we shall \iitness the ipterestlng Work of erecting thb splayed arches! that will lead from the prfisent nave to the much (greater; width of the (new building, cult piece of work, but when the;new building is thus Joined' on( to the [upper part of transepts land croi


VAnyone visiting the Cathedral thesfe days,” ; i


It will be] a .dlffl- that Is dejne, and( ;he old, ng will


rise!rapidly.”! i - I 1 :


Cathedral Pimd, the Bishori (states jhat he knoyis how conditions at hdme are crippling our] powers df raising mdneWI but! these very conditions


Urging al steady flow of money into the


slackening effective.


effort to make the Church therf* be no


England since We sp a nation did]-not worship.,


ilContlnufed-from preceding column.) not conscious Of Christ,


The one great need In hilmaii Jlfe was to find t o saying power of! the presence of Christ. In worship, self (mustjdispppear, fori the central principle 'Of £(11 Worship was sacrlflp. : “ Worstlp mlist be t o offering to[God of what you are land all that you have.!’ The teal meaning was­ te be found In the Old 'Testament/to to - story of Abraham’s reatom^ own soh. If (lod sO wlshM, j -


hls' ' '


not the eltoeot oi sacrifice. Listening teia broadcast servi(;e was; not true wor­ ship, and we must rievey deceive.ourselves ‘ tote thtaiktog that wei.lla'd fulfilled, oiir


'] , ELEMENT ,.OF. ,SjACRmCE,' itiere, was:no true worship .which had


obligations Sunday,worshipibytunitog a knob and sitting dowii 'at our ease to follow a timeless service. ;That (was not public womlp; It could never take the place of public worship. (Of codrse, t o broadcast pervlce was £i good t ^ g to mpny respficts, but we must not|confi(lse “ listening-ln,’( with takiilg- parj to.the true act of worship. • ’When We went; to church to worship, It was not the ssime thing as going to the cinema,(or to


tlieatilg.1 to re , /everythlrig] was 'done for us as a v audiencei buj lnjchjirch,jan


“ iudlence ' was the one ifiitog we ,w;ere not The Congregation and the faitolSter were jolnlig together, (lifting pp ,their thoughts to Gpd, and there was only G]ne In their nldst. Theijnbment we (got


a f dry" service;' Worship was a] comliig away fron: the ordtoaBy; things of (life' liite the piesence of God, 1 to offer up our hearts in love to our Cr/eator.-


Iron,


toth, we cbiild not speak of inar


fHif


'The day’s offertorl^: amounted to £49. T , ' , , ■ 1! (::;/]' :/'


TC) AVERT WIFE’S ACCIDENT I was


JU N E 3 0 . SCHOOL


S T R l^ SUGGESTED AGAI


VIG0R0US PROTESTS TRANSFER (OF


SCHOLjkRS TO CLITHERpE, the Gisburn district to school


eight miles away, were forthcoming |a^ a meeting of jresldents from the Gisbum.iPay- thome and Hprtbn-ih-Craven districts, j held in the Parish iHall; Qisbum.


:roe


was convened idt'theI request of the parlsti" loners by the Rev. A. 'W. Bamfprd-Jones, the newly appointecl Vicar of Glsbiim, whij was voted to the chair., .


The meeting


the' Bowlarid Educat on Sub-Committefe for some''time, I arid opprsitiori to the transfer which will ^ect over 30 children in the dis­ trict, has been exprcKed by certain meriibers. Although aj petition against the transfer of the scholais has been extensively signed, the Committee naVe agreed to the schemd and have arranged that it should come into,'oper­ ation! after the summer holidays. The CUth- eroe Educatioit Comnjittee are of the. opinion that' there is: adequate, accommodatipri at Eibblesdale jsenipr gchopl fpr .the children, concerned.


The mattbr.has occupied the attention of .'! : ' UESDM, JUiIy


GRA1 ‘SPEi


farriis, which necessitated a walk of atjleist - •


.................... (to


scheme. Tfhere wefe children who lived In :u r


puirierous riifBaultle^


wesither they, might get wet while traveiliig, to the ’bus point; at Gisbum they noW h id a chance of drying tpeir socks and sho^ aid were looked (after generally. ; They wbi ld have’ to leave-home earlier in the mohiiag and would=.riot anive back until, latfer, at night than Was'the present case.:; “ In the winter nidritlis the’chlldreri will not see thiir' parents by dSylight except at week-ends,”, pe, declared. ■


rotten job, during winter. In adveifse


children’s health wopld be looked after, t be same at Clitheroe as p s the. case at Gls)3u:’n, went on Mr. Jones. 3o long as they were in Gisbum theij children’s health Was wonder­ ful ; there were very few cases of sicifness. He pointed out Ithe dmgets of the journey to Clltheroe. “ Sawley Brow is a veiy dang^rcus hill .and it does not take tnuch to caute’ an actident,” he paid. Ee was withlthem wnwe- heartedly In eipposing the scheme. “ You ylU have to act for youi selves—no lone' will ;!Ct for you,” he r6markec. “ Unless youffightitlie l authorities they won't mind or worry,hi tpe


■What guarantee; had they! that ,, th :ir ■ '' t : least.' aacf » » ' ■’ '


Those who] were bred and] born in the country, went on the Vicar, were having In? stilled into tliem country Instincts^the Icve of the land./! 1 They were the making of a generation of ifarmeri. If. their children were, taken to the! town those'natural .insto woifld be deUleted. They, would adopt the Interests of tpe towii. They would be want: tog to go to the cii ema every night; | tbey would want tej work t he town speed and pdopt the town houys.'


appalling for! the staidard of education] tt at is advocatedr' he declared. ; At] coimiry schools behaviour wis quiet; there was no rowdyism or hprse-pliy.


chlldreii. !] : ! .


no- such thtog as light houis, a: day-j-it is twenty-^tour-Hours ’a day and seven dpys a week,” he said. ThE cltodren'would, not like returning to the country when they had been taught the mfibods of the town peopln ' GU the other hand, mok people to! the cejuntry only went to the tov ns when they, hadjto. :, ■ “Remember,‘your time Is short,”; he Con­


‘ In the country there is ' 1 tton,


cluded. “ Yoii don't want to delay. | It Is up to you to do sbtoethi ig, and I will do my best as your VicaB to fo 'ward your cauke to'the right quarter.j'W'e miist keep our country-bred children to our own country school-jWhlch is fully equipped fot the needs of GisDum.” ; A .parishioner proposed that the( meeting


in MODERN FIRE RANGES I WE GUARANTEE you


PARSON * i^' .ITHEROE.


send a letter Of protfet to Mr. G. W. ;Rlckards (MP. for theiSklpton Division).; The Parish Council hadj protested to their ! children being carried'about like sheep’[; ( thejRural


Council had! pbjected, 'but all their, protests had been over-niied by Wakefield. | | ,


gestion was that tliey should not send their children to school Ut CUtheroe. ;'"Send them to school here at Gisbum,” he said. | “ H they won’t have them, Irt them come home. We can find sonifithtogrfor them to do at home.” The Vicar; : Yoi are suggesting; that we


SCHOOli TstrIdke suggestion. Another, gehitlemjn thought the test, sug­


should go oh strike 1 ■rbe parish oner : Yes.: Let them realise


last stage. , Mr. L. College,


we pay for olr chldren’s education, j Our only solution is dlrpct action. Another resident


That can pe done as a


ber of .toe Bojiifand Education Sub-Committee: and the Pmsh Council, said he hdd been; told that .ff toiy refused to send, their children td school they could be prosecuted. They Were afittog. to, late. The scheine bad been ' passed ; and . although be pe -soriallyi shared toe fefeltog of the meeting, he hpught toe-system wfeuld- be carried out;' ; A parishioner: If we all stand tigetoer, there will bejno p;t)secutions.


a letter ;of iproteit to Mr. Rickards and to adopt direct] (actio i as a last resort. ^ The Vicar i read a letter, received from a


The toeetbig uianimously decided'to send


.suitable lOnlyl for old-age pensioners letter descritjed t le scheme _as “ an attempt 'among


at educatiijnal mass-production,


human peliigs.” fANb TOGETH^.


■ educational fide ' it was stated. . | ' ; ■ ; Mr, Jonesfsaic they would stand together


: It was siig^estid that.in the letter''to MfJ, Rickards, 'toe iroblem I of [toe ohildrep arriving tooihe 1 tte and' having to Jet out early should'be f mphasised. "The health of the child fil!far more iiriportant than the,


through totek ai d thin; if one person were prosecuted I they would all be prosecuted. In sending a letter 0 their M.P. they weip wash; tag Wakefleld cut altogeffierii ,. The-matter was going right iver their hea^ to the Housn


of Commons. ___ -r_____„ a—


rilso for thA tj send a; letter to Wakefield tafonntag tne a ithorities of their actipn, and on being pijt ti the vote. It was decided to adopt tolS'CDune.


Mr. CoUtage proposed that it wouldIbe wise !' - , '


all present ken obtataed. Volunteeri ca ne forward to 'take the letter


A letter vlas 'Irafted and toe signatures of ' ' ■ . ■'!


to householder in the; parishes concerned and so obtam fluriher signatures.


I ■


parishioner,] to wiich it was stated that if; children were being continually taken from the-villages .they would become derellc


if Gisbum, who is ^ mem-, the


gether for Kemple In the seml-ftaal of ] toe Green (top against Sodder they ; looked like compUtogla useful share of. runs for their side.: ' Both boys added runs by dtol'of steady criOket, UritU-a fodlish nm found two batsriien ax one end, arid Hltchto,was given' out. ihavirg made 16. Several neat drives camfi froni Wilsbn pfter tolB, whilst he-even


HODDER AHEAD IN GREEN CUP. ivhen' R Wilson and! P, Hitchin came to­


cess.| His end, when for a rid! depalrture


a jvictim to toe run crazie, 'arid Kfimple; wete soon! all but for 60. G. Walsh [claimed 3 wlcltetsi tor -18. and- P. Hitchto 4'tor 24 Ion;


jddie I ave a dolly, catch Kemple's chances .naktog a big score diminished.’ E. Wilson ladlan; adventurous period, but he, tto, fell


lulous.run, which resulted to toe of another Kemple stalwart. As


Hodder’sbehalf. Bright and breezy hitting was feature, .of


; weapon. Walsh made 14,' and Clark got:23, so thit! Holder passed Kemple’s total, with 31 runs to spare, gaining a/useful’ lead, which wilijobligf Kemple to go all out to make up if they hope to reach the final.; K. ; :


eridji and Stayed to see A. Clark mafeter the Eetoplfi' attack With his straight ibat* -as 'a


Oddie took 3 wickets for 24 runs.]!


the deficit '


u r


places: The


K^plg 60.—R. Wilson 18, D, Hitcbto |16, 'E.'^ilson 9.


Hpdderl 91.—F. Asptaall 12, G.i Walsh .14; A. . F 'Clark,23, W; Bond 9. ■ :: - i '


,' ” cOinmUtei of the Schools’ Sports ’Assoclatloii ,B


' NEiy EVENTS IN ATHLE'TIci icausfi of the danger of accidents ’toe


has decliied to delete toe high jumps from the 1940 list of events. ’ If the; ground is at all wet the likelihood of boys filpplhg makes accideiitsf almost inevitable, for toe-take; off canhot' be made perfectly safe] ./Landtag is alto a- problem, although a sanded pit] or


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rriattrtotos have been used with success. The obstacle iaces are also being/rerrioved from the'prograronle, for a similar reason,!which with toe high Jump gone, leaves!] the prgan- isers the problem of ttadtog six new events for the fimetiori to 1940,


' ’’ ( ; O^DEE AT WHALLCT,


thd secord tordngs of their GreeniCupiinatch against WhaUey to-night .at toe station Mtodow Ground, Whalley, commencing about 6-30 P-nl- 'but this depends upon the (first taritogs. due to be finished at Ribblesdalejast night (Thursday). If the first part .hto been completed the fixture will be at] yyhalley to-,


;(Tihere s a likelihood that Caldito will play. night. ■ ' ■ ■ ' ' ’


Hodderis toply. Three Ifi'g tote/fpistoto' catoeJ froni Fi Asptoall, brie being a smash Into the,


garden of la Littlemoor-rpad residence. Mean- ■' le G. Walsh plodded along at toe other


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