V E ^ j K A T 6 0


IS ASSOCIATION’S i i i ■'!


r ?AIGN. . Anomalies.


[appedlB for ■ support | of be i branch of the iociatlbn of .Old Age were made at a meeting


le j Women’s Guild Room, bn Saturday afternoon, Ispeaker^ was Mr. J.^ T. .


;he area secretary. Mr. C. jWho: presided, stressed


lance! of [securing bigger irl old people, and said lociatloh could do with lers. I


I ;


the! w(|rk of the A$so- Clltheroe appealed for


[thy of people of all ages, hould old people loin [the but young people shbuld ly their! interest As a


sy; were! determined! to '’incyreas^ In the present. 'Ibwances, and the only lid achieve that objec-


;o strengthen the mbve- conthiue to wage! the


.itatloh. i They would not id until ihey had secured of £1 ^ week for every


Iwoman jover 60 years of abolished many of the still iii existence. He Clltherbe brmich, vvhlch membership of over 300,


itlnue tbe excellent [pro­ le in [the Initial stages of falgn.l When they estab- jirancli alj Preston, they set :e Increased old age [peh-


Ive qvtes'lon In the area, iwere held every Wednes- loon in a room lent to and th^y had an average


le of between 50 arid 80. le afteijrioon, current ipen- ilcs were discussed, | _^and feshmerits were served.' In , public meeting had' been


|en of tnb twelve wards in ,nd on leach occasion, they able tb get a room free They had Interviewed


lembers of Parllamerit for


/who.expressed sympathy object'pf the association, that If the Government


fcd / any] measure which ve Increased old age; pen-


ly would support it. ; The In Pteston was [fairly


[umerlcaily and financially, were hoping. In the near


|to have some practical show for the efforts they :lng. Like their frlerids In : irts of the country,* they


lalntaln ];he agitation until ;able retiring, pension was :or the febrn-out veterans


;ry. • ■ I - ' i ^ Illitheroejj who answered


etlng light refreshments ved.


1IM1I|1GT0N rUTE IjEFFOET.—A | ^ whlSt


,d dance vias held in the Mem- ptltute oh Wednesday evening


I Messrs. |C. Wiseman 'and G. iRefreshniehts were served. The


here were ten tables for whist K. Fawcett as M.C. ; Prlze- iwere : Miss A. Roblnsdn, Mrs.


Ic e increased for dancing, for Mr. Ford’s Band, Ctltheroe, I the music. The M.cys were


p . Seed arid F. Allison.; Prizes f c o t” danlce were won by Miss or and Mr. A. Middletoh. The for Institute funds, realised


110s.


questions, was warmly lor hlb! Services. During


USUAL RESULT


BOSSENDALE AGAIN BEATEN AT CLITHEROE*


BETTER FINISHING. True: to tradition,' Clitheroe


,qlef eated Rossendale United at Shaw Bridge] on Saturday. It Is doubtful -whether any team In the Combina­ tion' have such a poor record at Clitheroe. Time after time Rossen- .dale have gone home pointless, and their experience must have proved


' I iancashire Combination Chorley | , ,....


Rochdale •• Leyland.iVI. ..


Clitheroe . ■ Southport .. jlossendale . Gt. Hanvood S. Liverpool Bacu^ ; — • JlorWich'


13 11


17 12


13 9


12 13 10 11


.25 14 39 13 17 11 43 11 41 10 39 7 36 5


19 15 23 15 34 15


Recor-ds of Darwen and Fleetwood have ! been deleted.


out unduly exerting' themselves. Rossend ale’s attack played too close for a lor g period and, in an.effort;to Improve matters, turn at outside-right..', Twice ,he


put acro ss dangetous ceritres which troubled Clitherjae’s defence, but O’Neill' proved equal to all emer­ gencies. Criiatburn tested Power with a neat deader -arid then Wilkinson struck] the pos^ with a hard shot. It wa^ 'a blg disappoint ment fdr Rosser dale when Rams bottom shotrya::ds over the bar, following a clevef: right wlrig move­ ment.


Soon afterwards, the same


player’ijiade' a riiuch better effort, this time hitting;[the post.


Bradshaw wag robbed occasions whan he might have passed with leagues; but eventually, to goal with a pass which] enabled race between the


advantage to col- ;he ij^ved]the way Clitrieroe’p fourth


bach the


and fl: e into the top of


-idlsheartenlng. They came : on headed Saturday full of confidence, haying twice riefeated Clltheroe this season, but their determined efforts were' .all to rid purpose. After a thrilling .first Aalf, in which the home team built qp a lead of three goals tp one, the gqme deteriorated, ending with


'.Rosseridale’s defeat by four goals to two. ! It was only In the latter stages of the game that the visitors


■really showed equality, although they started ;wlth a whirlwind rush that threatened to carry all before them] Superior finishing poy/er


■eventually helped Clltheroe to gain the riiastery. There were plenty of thrills, ,'aye, | and missed chancys; but play generally just lacked that sparklri which was the,chief feature


•of league games before the war. Asi-Thomas had not recovered


from] the injury he suffered a week before, George Wilkinson, a local junior, was Introduced on the ex­ treme right wing. Burton returned to the defence and Crossland; took 'Thoiripson’s'place at left-half., Rossendale were strongly repre. sented, the only alteration from the


■preWous week being that Roberts -took over from Schofield, who was ■down with the ’flu. There was but ■a poor “ gate ’’ when the teams


, -.turned,] out in this order ■ Clltheroe : O’Neill; >, Taylor,


.’Burton]; Rhodes, Waddlngton, ■Crossland ; Wilkinson, Allen, Chat- burn, Bradshaw and Sedgy/lck.


Rossendale United : ; Power ;


■Roberts, Kearsley; Jones, Barnes, 'Walsh: Smith, Isherwoqd, Mor- ■tlmer, Ramsbottom and Bracewell.


Referee : Mr. A. Sykes, Rlshton. SWIFT ASSAULTS.


Attacking towards the; Jubilee


•end, the visitors quickly forced ■Clitheroe on the defensive, Taylor being glad to divert a shot from 'Bracewell for a corner., When Smith centred beautifully, O’Neill could not'reach the ball, and Brace­ well, with a great chance to give his side trie lead, headed too ihlgh.


■Jlamsbottom and Isherwoodjmade several openings for the]wlngersj who were usually countered at close quarters, although on one'occasion


: 'Taylor j was Injured in i tackling! ■Bracewell. '


I I


It was against the run of play that Clitheroe took the lead after ten I minutes. A centre ] from


BARROW


ROOM.—(toe Of the dnd most enjoyable


./inter seiries of social] events pd by th£ Reading Robm was and dance held last


1for dancing, arid!a commit-


........ ... GarsldeJ the pflze- belng: Mrs. J. Kenyon, Mrs. and Mrs. Bell; Me^rs. E. and iW, Garslde and Mrs. J Mr; Battersby’s barid


^t drive everting. Whist was in tables, under ]the Mr. R'


ladles had charge of the


played super-


, Sedgwick was going out ] when Wilkinson neatly rescued the ball to pass back into the middle;


- where Bradshaw, flingingj hini-- seltjat full length, was able to direct a shot out of; Power’s


reach- ' | ]


•Soon ritterwards Bradshaw tqok the ball beautifully in his stride when Allen headed forward, and] after beating two men, fired In ja shot


"Which had j Power well beaten. • At the other epd O’Nelli was fortunate’ to shoot his leg.but and]divert: a ■short range shot from Mo):tlmer.


■ One of ]the| most thrilling [incidents of the game occurred whbn the ball was 'carried by the strong wind past


JPower, who had run frqin goal, Bradshaw racing round him only to crash the leather against the .up­


tight. With a little bit of luck he ■would have got the “ hat-trick," a distinction that wujd have been


ifter forty yeira of world-wido! lit U surely proof of lucceisful ?eiulu. Doons Pills txsrt one) Jurpoie: they »r» », food diuretic tmtment ter iluffish' kidney tctlon end ft^ relief oft


r t ijred. I


e piln end worry ft ausee. ,ro of how the kidneye muet,


:e thu cennot roy Irt the btood iilth, there vrould ^ better' |ihe whofe body tuffen when- a e diuretic medlcjnt would^


' ■, I, |


>' frequent urfnftfonj miy b« »• [kidney function. I You


10. rheumetic peine, jperelitwt jddlneei, fettini upjet nlfh^ ipder the oyee —M ere***


cen pety on • med|dn» the* wide Irecoimnendetlon.


poiNS,


HE popuijrlty of Dotni brand BjckicheKl'iJ(it)rPlllt,t


. well earned, as, at this period, he was Clitheroe’s liveliest forward.


CljRIODS GOAL.j Rossendale reduced their j deficit


with a peculiar goal. ’When) Rams­ bottom sent the ball forward to Isherwood] after a goalmouth tussle,


'the latter player appeared] W tip off­ side. ’The referee, however, igriored home appeals, and Isherwood was able to score after, a scrariible with O’Neill for possession. Beth players


'were on the ground and; it 'was, a matter of seconds before the ball


• rinally rolled, over the line. Near ■


the interval Wilkinson unexpectedly


. .Tobbed Kearsley , to push the,' ball forward to Chqtburn, who sprinted] ■to score with a fast low shot, the j


''ball eluding Power as he dived.: : ] In the kcqnd half,, play deterior-i


. ,’ated somewhat, as Clitherbe were •'able to hold on to their lead wlth-


When 'Waddlngton brought Isher- wood IdoiATi, Rossendale were awarded a free jklck, wlqlch was taken ■'tly Roberts. The jbalhwas put well Into the goalmouth, and in trylig to blear, Waddington through] I Clltheroe missed


two good chanqes In the! last five rnlnutes. Final:


]


Clltherce, 4; Rossendale United, 2 CH/iTBURN I “POLICED.”


While Thomas wa,s certainly-


missed, Wllklnsoil gave a very good account of himself at outside-right, although a little rireak in nls finish Ing. At the same time, he had not the best of support from Ailen, who was Inclined to hang too jfar back, Chatburn did well to score twice; considering the close attention he received from Barnes. The] smartest forward In the first half|j was un­ doubtedly Bradshaw, whb played his best game. Near thb end he was inclined to stick to the hall too long, still he was always a potential source of danger. On the extreme left Sedgwick’s"'! efficiency] was Im­


paired Py a pulled muscle In a strong defence, Burton was


often p rominent, but Taylor pulled his weight, although, twlcfe ‘


injured,


The pair offered excellei .t protec- O’Nelll, who gav6 nothing


tlon to away.


___ _ The half-backs Were much


better In /defence than ajttack. ; Kearsley and Barnes caught the


eye In Rosseridale’s defence, with Isherwc od and Rairisbottom their


best fomards.


WOODNOOK PARISH


(Accrington


AMATl^URS CHURCH. Combination.)


The keen!rivalry that,has existed


betweep these teams ■y/as. never more clearly demonstrated than in last Saturday’s game at Accrington, when, after a hard, interesting, arid enjoyable tussle, the Clltheroe team were bqaten by six goals to two. Woodnook are undoubtedly


strongTand! powerful side, and the Parish Church did remarkably well to hold them during ithe] first half,


which £ nded with the teams sharing the foir-goals scored. Woodnook


•had nei;ted twice before a. re-shuffle in the Clltherbe side saW Dawson take up the centre-forward posi­ tion, from where he obtained two quick goals, The first £ame when the lender’s speed out-paced the defenders;; the second was the result of a'joint effort with Adam­ son, both the forwards Jcompletely outwitfflng the defence to such an extent |h a t either could have placed the ball into the vacant goal whqn ,!the ’ke iper, too, had beer, outwitted. ;In t ie second period,] Woqdnook


had thk advantage of p e ground slope a Id!persistently harassed the


Clltherje defence, whlcji held out valiantly for a while until another series of changes! was necessitated by inji.ry. This! had .a most un­ settling effect upon the whole 'team and th} aggressive home forwards, well supported from behind, added four more goals. It is true that one or two such would jnever have been recorded under normal cir­ cumstances, or with a regular goal­ keeper on duty, but credit must be given io the Woodnbok attackers and substitute defenders for their attractive! and plucky display. One )f the home goals came from


a penalty;kick, which |;he visitors’ ’keeper managed to, save, but. In the


effort, hel was unable] to retain possession! and, follbwihg up. from the spot, Richardson regained the ball to net at the second attempt.


Burrov s I !(3)|: and Howarth (2) claimed the other Woodnook goals.


Woodnook, 6 ; . Parish Church, 2. ]1. * * *


SPRING HILL V. WADDINGTON. Waddingtoh, who have experi­


enced, difficulty in raising a tearii all through the season, arrived at Accrington V/lth only ten men to meet the strong- Spring Hill side, Though defeated 9-1, they played a much better' game than the score would suggest.. The .first period was


(Ctontiiued loot of next Column) . ! JOTTINGS


.ttu, itt atx.,ottux.uv It was qfilte^ evident on Saturday 'i ; '; . m ln o r f hr, I ro p i P l ih h p rn p 's pplfit.rp-


Isherwobd took a that Rossenda e Uiilted Were deter- . . . I


l^as 'been Barries, trie Clifford’s .noon, and twice !


mined to keeri Clitheroe’s ceritre- . forward iri subjection. | Often he


thorn in their side, centre-half, dogged


footsteps all the after- yet he was able to score This season. In : three


matches, he hgs scored seven goals at RoSsen^alejs ekpense.]


In the absentee, through injury, of


C. Thomai a i local junior, George Wilkinson,' acted as deputy. ' This was not his first appearance In the


On' ;two Comblnatibn, | however,; as s prer vlously he had figured' In [Great Harwood’s] attack. '


j '-!■ ' ] j: - r i , Having recovered from the effects


of . Influenza, Albert Bradshaw re­ turned to the team to score two fine goals and,'Incidentally, to give his best display sjhce joining the club. With his he was a Kerr’s tedm, Leyland Moblrs, at Preston.


- f ’ Rhodes,


wood and prove a Clltheroe. J A he is a ra.re afpald to juke seasons irie often beep bn this seakon, Rhodes Iri .the of weight; In'


■; f , acrip player, should iormer (3reat Har-


ylalrilable acquisition to strong, virile player, ! spoiler, and Is not


his weight. In past defenders: have too !the slender side, but with Burton arid team, there Is'; plenty


;he rearguard. + ,


I • ,i


assisted Clitheroe when they Rossendale; ■were back with Harwood Ion qaturday. As a of fact, Brlridlb scored twice to.help his team! d e ik t South Liverpool, the champlorls, by four goals


Both Alriswbrth and Brlndle, who visited Great


matter to


two. '


} I ' |i i ' ■


• 1 I; " The visit 01; Chorley, the ^ league


leaders, tb Shkw Bridge td-ihorrqw, in the Lancashire Comblnatioh Cpp competitlbn, should attract ]a good gate.” iWhejn the league was re­


organised, Ulitheroe opened | their programme w th a ylsit to (toorley, being successful' in sharing points, i The captured] full goals to] one Thomas arid


the following week they


points at lhome by ,six On that ocpaslon


Bradsha\v notched


couple of g o a ls bach, while jChat- burri and All^n also found the net,


Clltherqe ■have


player in] appeared, j'ln qeason "—


1^ '!' I ' now only


one


their teain .who ■ has every match this


_____riamejy, Alleh,|the skipper.


Dick also took his place in'the few matches I arranged prior to the out­ break of!war] and has niade]21 con­ secutive Appearances. Last season he never imlssed a match, and in the previous, season, he missed but two league games. He was picked up by Clltherqe when playing!junior


football ]ln trie Manchester],district, near to his home. In the psjst three


or four seasoris he has been fecog- nlsed'ab chief schemer)] In fhe attack.


scoring lioWNHA WOMEN’S INSTITUTE.—The birth-:


'day party 'oFthe Women’s [institute, was held: In the schoolroom, On; Friday evening, when[about a hundred Mem­ bers arid' their friends were present. Mrs. Asshetonjlsaid that owing;to war conditions 'they had dispensed with the customary entertainment but had arranged a prbgramme of games. The institute! song 1 “ Jei-usalem,” 'was sung and piarioforte items by Miss: Marie Duckworth, o f Rimington, were thor­ oughly jenjoyed.' The games were organised by various members and Miss Duckworih accompanied at the piano. Refreshments ] were served and the latter pdrt of the evening was spent in


dancinglj ' PAROCHIAL MEETING-A meeting


pf the Parochial Church Council was held ill! the schoolroom, oh Monday evening Ithe Vicar (Rev. F. T. Brad­


urer (Mr. statemerit


showed receipts',!


shaw) presiding. The Church treas- “ C. Assheton), read the accounts which •again


an ex:ess of expenditure over Alth ugh there was a'present


b a i S ’ in Ithelhank of £9, this was due to the riroceeds cf the concert: held in January.; Mf. Assheton said it was quite evident ?ome special effort would


have to be held. Many of the.church collections were for special objpets out s'-le thb church, and,he read a letter .of th'anks |from the secretary of Blackburn irifirmsiry for - their collections . on Hospital' Sunday. Mr. Assheton said such objects ]'would i still have to be supported. The balance sheet was approved. Ttie Vicar said he regretted to announce that ‘owing to] ill-health, Mr. T. I Spencer, the CJhurch! Secretary^ had been compelled] to resign that position. Mr Spencer, who was also the'Catriedral'fund secretary, had done


(Continued from pr^eding] Column)


the best! contested, the score betag 3-1 for trie hqmeplriyers when they prosed over.J i TherBafter, Wadding-


ton vl/ere civerwherined,' notwith­ standing that Walimsley! struggled right itianfiilly in goal against con- tinual^oriibrirdmerits. ’The'visitors’


solitary go4!was scored riy Criam- ley.


Saturday, Bradshaw brought his hag] for .the


c a n d id ON TOP


! COMMENTS [CAL Ie v e n t s .


GOSSIP ■ P L A ^ R S


. . ,l A 5 0U T - B y SNIPE.”


WHAT’S iON AT THE PICfllkES? KINO LANE PICTURE HALlJ. THE IFALLADIUBI, DUCK STREET. GRAND, YORK S’TEEElt:. y, 'Tuesday, Thursday and]


Friday, ai 7-30. Wednesday an! Saturday at 6-1) and ,8-15. Blatineej Saturday at 2-iS. ’


season to eight. : He [scored twice a , LoillBAEDlsTEWART DEABM. 3E ;POR EACH OTHER,',’ an


at Chorley, In t ie retuni,patch the following week ’ "


he Achieved the ' ''


“ hat-trick," ar d he found the net against Darwep.


+ Some of my fider readers will'be


interested to recall niatches of 501 years ago. Timing jover'old file; copies I And tljiaf Clitiheroe lost at Lytham by


whereas the R fserve qleven shared the spoils with country areas, by Bolton-by-Bi


ground by two clear; goals, when


of the gro-imd. Influenza


eoqsin, Clifford Thomas, meriber of the old Dick, ^ater appearing with He no.w resides


alsburii were beaten owlandj on their own


I I


rtriguing Selznick drariia 'qf a


frustrated ambition, because the chqice of, a .wife ;iriterfered, Is played bv a


six gqais 10 one, I husband and Wife are drifting apar;, it Low k^oor. In the


after a pulsating climax an aeroplane is wrecked] the


the match had to be abandoried] owing to a te :riflc dbwnpour and] the consequent wretched condltibh | mtact.


mon even 50 account of ■Whalley and (Padlham), I ■Whalley side


ehidemlcB' were oom-j years!


i , In an]


a match betweqn] Thompson’s team' read that ihalf the ivere victiiris' of - the


’flu. Neverthi 'less 'Whalley won by the big margin of Avd^^goals to oqe. made that the tqro eld and Dobson gqve


Mention was brothers Patefi;


splendid displays, and that Exton tp makq a splendid


“will coirie goalkeeper.”


- 1-


five years ago witnessed the young men from this] district, fo|)t ball was still continued on cop-f petltlve lines, itt that time Clltheroe ran an amateur teairijIn the Bladk-j burn and District League. Tpe Clitheroe Surday School League , was then ' ftnctloning with the ! i Moor 1 Mount


In spite of ijhe fact] that twenty-, the Gjreat War ha^ departure of many


following : te ams Barrow, St. Mary’s, Whalley Wesleyans ai^d the Congrej- gatlonallsts. ’There ■were no league games exactly’ 25 years ago last Saturday, buthWhahey Wesleysjns; who were er gaged lln a frlei^dljr match with the electricians emn ployed on.the Asylum] buildings,


managed to win by the odd goa nine.


.4-'


The two tori teams', in the leape] were Moor Lane [and Barrow,


Evidently a c Ispute [had arisen, as to the eUgibil ty of ohe of the Moor Lane players when the teams had met at.. Bru igerleyj and on this account


thi


ordered the ipatch tq be replayqd. +


Lane,, Zl|On;


‘T


superlative cast, which includes Capqle Lombard and! James 'Stewart, jsyith Charles Cobiijn and Lutile Watson.jqTie story, centring largely about domestic tribulations, h is a strong heart' appeal, as when hopes of financial progress have been' largely dissipated- I rind


for the serum that alone can save child. iThe pilot, however, lands by parachute and manages to crawl to an adjdceiit farm' with the precious sehuri It is a moving picture in which


is the illness of the child that heals breach, which pUot' having flown hundreds of irilles the


the cha|ractei-s are admirably portrayed.


A BRITISH SPORTING PICTURE. :HERE AIN’T NO JUSTICE," which exposes the shady side of responsible for one of] the


boxing, is screen’s! liveliest and authentic Cockney


studies.] This picture, which heads] the top I of ithe ,ibiU on Monday,' shonfs in graphic], detail the unscrupulous methodk adopted i in ‘ certain fistic circles. | The hero, Tommy Mutch (per- sonatec! by Jimmy Hanley), is well'sat­ isfied to be a £2 per week garage njech- anic' until he falls in love with a milk- bar assistant. Intent on, earning quick moneyIhe invades the prize-ring only to" fall foiil of a rascally promoter who in­ sists oil him throwing a fight. Tommy indignmtly refuses but is forced to acquiesce in order to save, his sister from prison, after-she has been, tricked into parting with^her firm’s money to a cheap adventurer.] Ordered to” Tommy backs himself with the boo! fights the battle of his life and scores a smashing victory. :


A SECOND FEATURE,


“ ; A MONG THOSE PRESEN'T,” a -riVi standard 'Pictures 'produopon,]]


starring Evelyn 'Venable, Grant pit- chell, '/Inca Barnett, Benny; Rubp land Kenne;h Harlan, is a delicious contedy- drama 'of a]forceful business-man,;one Headley, who, in his domestic life, Is under the thumb of a nagging, social­ climbing wife. 'She boasts to /h e r friends of a former college chum of her husband’s who has blossomed into' a


ustin


holdin' a reception—something rbally, posh, i Unknown to h e r the big'riian does r ot arrive, but in order that] she


finqnc comes


] shall riot be, disappointed, Bede Murphy, a liepqrter ;friendi persuades an actor


chum There


astonishing; climax.


to Impersonate the financier, is abundant humour—arid an j ] *


. “WITHIN THE LAW.” | ] league executive TM week-end’s programme will be At the annrial meeting of Church


Cricket Club a wa4n tribute jwas paid to the performance la s t summer of Tammy Lowe,^the cap. tain, who took over jlOO wickets, a feat never achieved before tiy a Church ama ;eur.;' .Tommy played for several ye ars in bhe Rlbblesdale League, taking th e fiqld at difle:rerit periods with BarrqW, Read a n d ! Chorley.


- 1- Members ]of Cllihefoe Crlhket


Club will be 1 iterested to know that at a meeting of the Executive Clom- mittee, held on 'Tuqsday night, lit was decided ;o open] the ground on April 6th. • ’: ’he first match Is fixed for Saturday, April ]20th, when! the Second Eleve n will jbq at home to Baxenden,


very useful wirk for-the Church, and he hoped he i/Piild be able to continue his duties as sidesmari. The apboint- ment of a sue lessor tq Mr. Spencer will be made at tl e Easter meeting.


PARISH IIEETING—The annual parish meetin? was held in the S'chool on Monday night, Mt. R. C. Assheton. presiding.


In reply to a questioii, still unc er


the Rural Co'incil. trie


that by the


cee-ded with in spite of the war, arid she understood accepted


scheme would definitely |


e: a tender awaiting thelsanctiop of had been n


,Ck)uncil, who were the Miriistr-y


of Health. Rp. Asshfeton read a letter he had recei'’ed from Mr. Todd, Elec­ trical Engine :r, .Clitrieroe, stating that the Corporal on had; resol ved th p for the year end:d December 31st, 1939, a, sum of £2 per lamp [would be criarged to the parish council for street lighting, and that from [that[date, and during the period street lighting is disebntin- ued on account of thb war, a chalge of £1 12s. 6d. per lamp] will be made for maintenance of the lamps. The meet­ ing was of ti e opinipn that the cjhaige of £2 for the past year.was| quite


reasonable, but the proposed charge of £1 12s. 6d for maintenance only during the tiriie oflthe war, w:is ex­ cessive, and Mr. Assheton was re­ quested to see Mr. Tbddvwith a \qew to obtaining better terins. • A ratepayer


stated that i charge of ,£ l per. lamp ■ivas quite lufficient for mainteriahee. The Chairmpi read]a letter appealing for the foniation pf a' War Savings branch and pllss Porter, the secretary, per year wps con- Savings, by the Messrs. T. Robin-


said that about £10( tributed in War Women’s Inititute.


son and T. )l. Holgdte were ap^inted representatii es on he rating, author­ ity; Mr; T.: Robinso i was re-eleqted ort trie 'Educaton, Sul-Cornmittee',: Mr. Lonsdale was appointed a mandger of the School: and N essrs. Tj. Rqbinson and T Thd'i, charity representatives.


. ■feELiirvE'■n|.'OR' , Wot}.'


spe.ech at 'Vl 'iesbaderi recently^that the German newspaper


■ The Reldh Press Chief katett 'in-a is“|


the best info rmed re Ider / ;


I' ■ in Oil or 'ld.” the


Chairman sai 1 that the sewage scheme was


the 1 consideration | of ifrs. Assheton; said be


pro- Tconfined to Thursday and Satur­


day, Friday being the occasion of j the Ambulance!ball. “Within The Law,!’ a Metroi-Goldwyn-Mayer film, tells I the


story of Mary Turner, a salesgirl In a department,store who Is tent to prjson for a theftiwhich she did not conrinit. Inithe jail she meets Aggie, played by Rita Johnson who belongs-to a gang of crookk outside. Mary studies law In: the prisoii library and is an, apt scholar. When andh from hind dpfea liriilts until


ikl wizard and, when the latter to town, Mrs. Headley insistb on


the iri


Blonday at 6-() and 8-15. Tuesday to Friday, 7-30. Saturday at 2-15, 6-0 and 8-15.


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INTENSE DRAMATIC I POWER OF j “ THE OU’TSIDER.” I ^


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MARTT i MAGUIRE , and George atic power rarely 'achieved on the


I Sanders touch heights of dram-,


I screen! in “ The' Outsider.” She por­ trays the crippled daughter of a Harley Street, surgeon, he the; unorthodox practitioner who treats her agaliist her father’s wishes.


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, Enmity with the ihedlcal profession, love for his patient who is already


^


efiBcacy some of


fleaev hope i as of I his


the drkma. to


the'cross cqrrents that her ultliriate


healing methods are ,| throw


up a tempeistuous sea on Sknders’ side of


Alteniate doubt and cure, her |


quarrel with,her father arid the grow­ ing realisation of


the estrangeirient.of


her fiance ate the eriiotional stress on Mary Maguire’s side.]' All'these conflicts; ing elements] build up to a tremendous


■ climax wheii the girl Is to try to walk again!and falls to the ground.! Her subsequent effort when her] father and Sanders are'quarrelling stormlly Is one of the : most , breathless jiipments ever seen qn the] screen. ,Tills film definitely rates; as a classic succck. " ■ Long memories will recall the great, success of Dorothy Brandon’s play of the same title on which this film is based,,


1TOR the:'flrst time since the advent of talkies, a British fiction film


Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and-' Friday at 7-30. Wednesday 250; 6-0 . and 8-15. Saturday 2-15, 6-0, ;and 8-15.


FEED ASTAIR—GINGER ROGERS IN I YESTERYEAR’S MELODIES. :


beautifully restrataed, Pried, Astai? and. Giriger Rogers put up the best per­ formance they] have given since “Top Hat.” Tjhis' picture is 4 triumph for them. ■ It possesses a delightful blendj Ing o f . qiilef humour, ^ntiment ana


r l ‘"Ihe Story of l/enon and Irene 1 Caitle’’-^tender, appealing and


fiT ^ plenty of incident, grand melodies and Ire exqulsltej dancing. T k story tells


t fc persistence.


perseverence and ultimlate reward of two people who had faith,! in. themselves and each other. It is al^o a "story of a. boy ] and girl who mqde the world ‘ oris


dance-corisclous and who set the tempo for tio-diy’s modern dances. They ex­ hibit their [talents’ in j Such famous liumbera as the Castle 'Walk, the Texas Tommy, the! Castle Waltz,, the Tango Sind the Maxlxe, and many other


dances popularised by | Vernon and Irene in] their'day arid generation. It is fitting that in this tuneful cavalcade of songs and dances, ba^d' on, the col­ ourful lives'pf| the couple who enjoyed the reputation as the world’s foremost dance team, should be] the Astair- Rogers team which enjoys a similar reputation. |


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A COJIEDY-MYS’TERY THRILLER. 1 A SENSATIONAL PRISON DRAJMA YOU can’t change the old, historic


riame 'of an institution or ' a


is to have a^ sequel. ] The fllni claiming this honour is “ This Man is News,” the story of English newspaper life which became one of the hit-pictures of last ^


since earned five tithes the initial out- lay. •


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place arid .-make the nkw name stick. .' The publfc won’t have It. 1 In New York Cityri Bast River there lls a prison on an Islaiid long known as “ Blackwell’s


year. Its cost was not high, and it has Island, i A ,few yearn ago some of ^ -


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'/.And the Sequel to it, costing a little .ihore] is “ This Man in Paris,” opening oq Monday, Iwhich was produced at the 'Derihara studios with the same:stars, director, producer and authors in ''charge. Barry K. Barnes and Valerie •Hobson as “ Mr. and Mrs. Drake,” the iiewsp'aper reporter-hero and his wife, continup their successful screen part­ nership. Alastair SJm is once again the harassed iiews-editor. , David Mac­ Donald dlr^ted from j, story by Roger MacDougall and . Allan MacKlrinori. Edward Lexy Is the Scotland Yard man, Garry Marsh his “dumb”]assistant] arid Anthony' ,Havelock-Allari‘ is.; • t te producer. 'Ihe reason for the sequel ts public demand. Hollywood has found It profitable tb make sequels to pictures of outstanding popularity. Thuk we have'the “Thin Man,” “Charlie Chan,” "Mr.; Moto” and “Hardy Family” series. Bays Mr. Havelock Allan : ;"For oiir I own ‘This Man ’ | films we have asseiribled a grand team. We afe all young, willing and enthusiastic, ] iThe ■ oldest member of pur unit is only 34!' And bur optimism is unshakeable." As the title implies, " This Man in Paris ” shiftk to the French capital, where re­ porter “ Drake ” and news-editor “iMac- Gregbr” (Alastair Sim) are in charge of the Continental edition of; the Ijondon “ Daily Gazetfe.” , ,


CHARLES LAUGHTON AS "NERO.” she is released Mary "joins !Aggie


er gang, determliied to get reveng,, the store owner who put her] be- ears. She now understands liow to the law, yet keep within! its The gang is highly successful Neal, as the department storb


ownefs son, falls in love with .Miarj't He becomes Involved with her in a crime] and] is caught by the- police. The girl suddenly finds that revenge is] not sweet and/that her love for him is greater th’aii anything else. The gang leader, who also loves her, played by Paul ]Keliy, steps in courageously land


shoulders the guilt. 1 •! '


J" THE RIALTO, BLACKBURN,


Matinee daily, 2-30. Conlin Monday to Friday from 6-15, urday 2-30, 6-15 and 8-30.'


aops Sat-


SANDY POWELL Al] THE RI4lTO, BLACKBURN,


play^ the [role of a seaman in the] Royal , is preseqted at the Rialto,


A


Navj burn


full fco-op'eration of


steel walls of England make an ing background for the antics inimitable star. !Tlie story c'oncems the efforls pair* of enemy' espionage agents


explosive I from Sandy, who proves more than a match foif t; One* of the first great' Naval w songs, “ [Ain’t; it grand to be Navy,” has been revived for the


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ll a t SEA,” Sandy riowell’s latest comedy hit, in whicll he


Black-


this week-end. Produced wqth the the Admiralty,; the


Sign of the Cross,” to be presented on Garfield are Rosemary Lane and Thursday for the week out. This classic 'stanleV Fields* story: of the sacrifice of Christians to ' ■ provide a Roman holiday Is sufficiently weirknown not to need recapitulation. That eminent actor, Charles Laughtofi, personates the Emperor Nero; Ian


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Keith is Tigellinus, captain of the Guard, whb, when Rome is burning, suggests to the Emperor that the blame should be.ilut upon the hated Christ­ ians, thereby hoping to restore Nero’s popularity and oust Marcus Suberbus (Frederic i March), the Prefect, from royal favour. Arthur! Hohl and JHarry Berekord enact Titus and Flavius, who meet! separately and complete the sign of trie cross in the sand. Elllssa tandi' Is Mercia,, ward of Flavius, whose beauty attracts Mafcus' so that in a riot ]he orders the [crowd to let the Christians go free. [ Dacia CVivian


emories of Wilson Barrett are revived by the filming of “ The


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- .........- ■. pltfa-modern experts in] penology de- ilded that some of the curse of . being


imprisoned in Blackwell’s ^mlght be taken off were the place called-“ Wel­ fare, Island.” So, it Fas ofadally christened that—but it’s Still called by its bid name by New .Yorkers, for. i t housed all, the short-term prisoners sentenced from the big metropolis. “Blackwell’s Island” ik the name of


the movie mplodrama produced by First national, with John Garfield as its star, which Is.showing in the]early part of next week. .; It depicts ihow big shot racketeers sort up to Blackwell’s ylr- tually mled thP grim hulk of a prison; how they had their own entertainment inside the penitentiary walls.' It shows how a young reporter—played by'. Gar­ field-got himself sentenced to the Island ] so he could gather jfirst-hand Infoi-matlon ! and expose tlie “ worst prison In the world.” Arid it re-enacts the; spectacular raid that put an end to the evil conditions. Following a raid in ! February, 1934, the Commissioner found ; hat 68 prisoners Virtually ruled the! pefaltentiary. It seems incredible, but thb “ ring” sold.narcbtlcs'provided-


:moheyed prisoners with clothing stolen from r.ewcbmers, even ptolcipated in thP granting of paroles. The members o f ' thb ‘“ring” lived in!' two hospital wards, which they ha^ furnished to , ; their taste,; including radios, gramq- ' phphea a 'private bar arid other bicl-


'dentals. One of the twojheads of the “ ring ’ even had his owi) barber shop arid a barber to shave him. He kept hiq poice [dog in the prison and was^ able to obtain passes enabling him to I leave the ' prison • at wlUi Co-starred


; “ CALLING DR. KILDARE." . i TOR the second tiine the cast of


-T 'I Yoiihg Dr. Kildare ” was assem-


bled-tq repeat" their original roleslln the second, of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Kil- date"’ [series of pictures, Kildare,” lyihlch opens


_____ ,wn . Throughoiit the series thq central char­ acters 1 reriialn the sanie, ; as In the “Jridgb Hardy Faipily,” with; additional characters introduced lb each new


" Calling. Dr. on Thursday.


stbry. I riew


.1' young


Ayres again fills the title rple as. Dr;l Jimmy Kildare. Lionel


Tobin), court gossip and mischief-1 maker, carries the [tale to Foppala


;(Claudette [Colbert), Nero’s lovely but wicked wife. TSfiren the: order for the hburiding of the Christians is given, ]


Marcqs seeks to-take Mercia put of danger, but she refuses to go.'- Twelve-; yeafrold Stephen (Tommy Conlpn) tor-


tureq in prison, reveals the Christip"’’' I ® an i


meeting place, and when 'Ungelllnus’s! meii swoop down to them, yitus and; FlaVius are killed. Marcus has Mercia! itaken to his palpcS, and thereby incurs,


pf’lthe 'MeVcia refuses to renounce her faith ! “ when conditionally promised by Nero;


Of a 'W


are trying to steal the formula oi! a; new ■ •


ho


^filially 'em.


ir-time in [the film.


A KQRDA TECHNICOL01JR * “ pVER THE MOON.”


('IAIETY, melody anri romapee are | 'Oier'Ttie Moon,” produfed] b]y


T moulded inte "


andir K^rda in technicolour, land with a cast Iwhich includes players of known .calibre of Merle Obere n? Hairiisori, Ursula Jeans, Zena Dare Robert Douglas..


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! “ Dver! The! Moop’’ Js .the story of Jane Bensori,] brought, .up'In an, old


‘S'ortahire house, which^ run, on frpgal lines. The servants have bscom^'almost llyplochoridriacs, particularly, tp e : Aged butler, to whom Jane, reads the nbvel- ettd fiction whlph^flreq hfer romantic imagination wlth;sauve herpes], wooing glsrinbroiis; girls amid thfe' lures jof Paris and Monte Carlo. D'r Freddie Jarvis,.


'In love With-Jane,'wapis her Ihaij she, neals a ! holiday, per grandfather'


haying died, but as a docitori Freddie is. lo th ____ .


h ls / wife. He .qebldes.to] sell the


jleanWhile] Jane,. I awing legally .be­ 1 vaktly amusing and entertaining. ,ahd I provided in good measure by Alec Xtojls come of -age,' is acqu liilted of


ctlce and take, her be. pteces she alwt ys wanted' tc see.


to try and iiake t ...........or a horieyiioon


iggling! country .


i«sp°“ !‘°1


(Continued foqt of ;;


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next Column) he • ac-


accmiu- i.are'^ finally .re-united.The! story' is fuipther spice: and. p^amour w f l lte


the photography-,.with settings In and l ythB big! stiff,” and this ^complice, around M^te carlo!'and


is exquisite. ‘ / ! ' i '; ■ and twice nlghtlj), performances Trie head of the Berlin Medical


the Rex and


Association has recently warned people that “ A doctor shbuld not be called in the middle bf the night nowadays just because a woman [faints as a part of I'a family quarrel, jrior should the patient , ask liis 'ph3]siclan to prescribe extra butter as a cure'for flat feet.”


(Oontinued from preceding Column) .


] th4 tremendous-fortune brings all sorts and-conditions of men—and women—. offering theirprotection.” Fjreddle,,


iated by her parsimonious grandparent, and the announcement In the PreSs of


'that her, life shall be spared. Nor, in ithe *dungeon beneath the sports arena, where the Christians pass the time in iprajier while awaiting the “ big event ’! of the day—their sacrifice to lions—will Mercia, even for love \ of Marcus, re- nourice her faith. In the end Roman Prefect and Cihristian maiden together ascend into the sunlight of the arena- and: death.


MEDICAL RIUMOUR. the


Barrymore! plays Dr,, Gillesplei Nat Pendlkon is the hospital *drlver, Lynne Carveri IS Ayres’ boyhood sweetheart, Samuil Si Hinds and Emma Duto en­ act Ayres'! parents, and. Marie Blal^ is the 'rimqsing! ' hospital] I switchboard.


gg^jgg U T u r n e r and Laratoe ^y^gg solves a murder


abetted-by Barrymore playing iterari diagnostician and mentor


.jghts


of th4 young doctor; Dramatic hlgh- include a desperate transfusion ion! in a dark cellar, the capture


impos-1 [the [i wrath and; jealousy of! Poppala.' New tork hospital.


of ? mui-derer, the’’dratri4tic healing of a 'smkll crippled boy, and;many, inti- details, some of l^eart interest, conilo, in the routine of a great


AfRIQUE ” AT THE . GRAND THEATRE, BLACKBURN.


k FRIQUE,” the world-famous im- pressionist, pays a] welcome visit,


[to the !Grdnd Theatre, Blackburn, this IWeekjend, ,! topping a i well-balanced


,1 variety bill. He has-eamed a great rep- I' utatiori for - his clever impressions of 'people In the public eye, and bis act


I isliould' prove a big attraction, i In sup­ port [are Les Cygne Four,! Europe’s,sen- satiorial ddneers, while the rest of the cast 'includes: .Weir-Lupe; Doris and


Educated Zebra; Harry Coady; David Poolb, the! BJB.C. ventriloquist and the TreVir ; Brothers and. Bale Troupe. Shows are [held twice nightly at 6-0 and. 8-


0. NEX’T WEEK’S jVARIETY.T,


r iW o specially notable tuVns In next T .week’s variety;programme are


Staiiless Stephen, the Celebrated BB.O. cbmixiian, 'and Can Carlisle, the.equally famous BB.G. mimic, both making their fhst appearance pn the boards in this district, and are assured' of a cordial rede otion.-l Douglas Francis will present


developing “ cold feet,” .retires from.th.e his scena, ‘‘On the Way Home; musical -field to the obscurity bf a Swiss nursing I nunibers will be. interspersed by_ 1 * 'home where, after an exhaustive round


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‘of pleasures and escapades on the part I Dinfe, the Chinese, juggler, and that, o f Jane and heir persistent suitors, they 1 clevpr aerialist Regina Elorla, will add


I Celeste and Silinio and his harp; Chow


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