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(TWO)


C L I T H E R O E A D V E R T I S E R A N D T IM E S , F R ID A Y ,


JA N U A R Y 12 ,


1 9 4 0 .


THE PALLADIUM, DUCK STREET. I kujq ' '


Lancj^hire Cbmbinatipn P. W. L.! D.! F


, Gt. Harwood ! Bacup! S. Llverpopli... Holrwich


Rochdale Ley land M. Clitheijoe' Rossendale Chorley Southport iPleeti^ood


THE


CL,iTHEEl!0E’S ,MSUPREjiACY oVer i Ihorwich R.iM.I.


THREE


, only nalf-ah-hour after the resumptiOif , but ■


Hofwich; 6n : Saturday/ at the' Shaw Bridge ground, hiany spectators were under the, [impression that the; match had teen abandoned. This was due'to the fict thM play had been in progre^


W of


■ minutes. ®e starti wsjs delayed hal^-, an-hdur, tor the reason ; that the HorWich players, had I been'held up;


•between tpe ' teams that the ; result should staild if thp light failed; i it wah impossibie / to play the full jnlnety


mi agreement h ^ been reached


' waiting fori a train at Blackburn, and I although me teams dispensed with an inteiwal, it was almost dark long; before the end.''Us'a mai.ter of fact; lit wm difOcUlt toi' follow iplay during the whole of trie secAtld half, and why the teferee


cleat goals, but; trie margin in th ^ favour was not a i true indication of tne


CUtheroe i won, trie match by thr4e '


grotlnd, th.e game' excriangei being fa; at tripes eyerilexcK


iraEFEECTIVE


_ keenly! contestefl, ■ly interesting and.


FINISHING.


and! punpseful football,, but their I finishing: lacked direction.' Thomas opefied ti e; scorlngj for ClitherPe after eleven minuteS, and netted agairi at the i end[of 35 rairiutes,'[while in the!second half Chatbrim'.incrfeased the lead With a penalty kick. ; Ho^Jch.' fttiled; to Arid; the|net.^, |


In mldffeldi Horwich played; clever '' f . . ■ " ■; ' I ' , ;


return of Chatburp to lead theiattai while Aslurst, a former Skelmersdi player who has previously played wii the, club as[ an Inside forward, appep’" on!; the extreme v/ing; Horwich several changes • froth the- prevloj


Olltheirce were strengthened [by tpe


by' tw.6 goals- to! nil on a; treacherous, ground. Both teams served up"good; football,' Waddihgton being better served in defencb, all playing a sound game.. In a good even first half I>ansh Church made several breakaways, but Robinson .kept a (tight hold on Dawson, Beddows twice tested the vlSitorsj goal-


WADDINGTON :V. PARISH CHURCH. Waddington gained a clever victoiw


week.. ■ ' , : ■ ! , Set to c!efend the Shaw Bridige, epd;


keeper but found him safe, the home forwards showed use-d trie ball to:advantage,


Clltheroe’i attack [ was subdued for soirie tin e, and [in; the first Iminute O’Neill wfe fortunate;when h^ fail:d to pick up' a shot from Dickenson, the ball rolllni 5 ,across the goalmoutri to, pit the upright. jThe flayers had difflcul,ty in [i keeping their {


bounced at uriexpepted; angles. [ feet, while the ball


Once when Sumiler clean misscdUs! kick, O^Neill ,>as lucky to, stop a fierce shot/ vfith^ uplifted knee. Taylor,! who' wae standing | under neath the bar, completed clearance;


trie


When Clitheroe’s Attack-began to make its presence felt, Chatbum fired wildly


over near


Ashurst'


trie bar, but Emmett came v^ry the mark


c — J------ ------J . centre. 0Dhe/of thb best efforts for sopie dipped [the ball


a minute later when down trie


„,i even teams. , ': ;


skill and Wallnsley


scoring efforts being wide of the mark. A good first half ended, with noj score which was a fair result between two


ini goal had little to do, trieiParlsri


the resumption,' Beddows opening the scoring withlR tow shot just .insit^e the post. Parish Church playtji strongly after this reverse | but fnet asountj defence, Walmsley making a great save from the outside-right. Walsh at centre- half worked untiring,, continually! send­


I was saved in fiff'e style. From a good jg'£f


time cam^ fropi 'Thomas, who pet ^he ball as it iroppedlto send In a.riingmg drive whiijh McIntosh saved just under; the bar. After j l minutes, Chatbum' slipped tie [ball ^ Thomas, who tpok


to


great sho',. In tiyirig to save, McIntosh hrirt his itriee, but quickly, recovered.


PLENTY THRILLS.


Horwich bad hrird luck when a tree kick, taken;by Tiirley, strudk 'Wadding- tori, the mil being deflected jp t wide of the u{ rig i ■ ht._ ! At the opposite end Chatbum riooked 1 a centre from Ashurst against tie bar


Thrills canie pretty


fdst at tills period, and the horiie spec­ tators gasped wrien O’Neill| just n.an- aked to 1: old over; his head a( shot f -om Bullock, vyho l l^ got U19: better of


' siimner. !' ; ,;'When Jlitheroi’increased'their jead [ . - ' ' - [ ' ! ' ,


after 35 ininutesj McIntosh was some­ what a t : alilt, a^'he; failed to peal ilvith alslow ground-.shot from Tholnas, who had takefa the bill on the run; Another goal seemed likely when Chatbum| got dear of poth full backs, but he kicked too far ahead and McIntosh was able to ' get bossessldn. Just before [ the interval, Edwards crossed the [ball pnd, with O’Neill oritj of position/ Bullock struck the pobt from a few yards range.


follow the playere owing to the fog [and failing li?ht. Olitheroe had the'better of matt™ /for some time, increE^sing i their-leaa| with p' penalty kick, awarded


In the____second half it was difficult to I


' I ihis list reverse seemed to take the spirit ouLof Horf ich,'who' played jvith-


[


iriut method fofj the. rest of thq game. ■Receiving; a grand pass from qhatpurn,


i Taylor ( ; instance


m


[the far ripst, [were ‘thI


[Thomas but his 1


, - , - . , .


ri unusi.al circumstances. ; .ChatiDurri turned ' -ound suddenly in a desperate attempt to hit |a .dropping centre/.but Unfortunately hej caught Tait’s leg.J-and' to everyone’s astonishment this player letallatearby taking a violent kick at Ids [opponent, .[[tie referee noticed the incident,! immediately awarded la penalty, and Cjliatbum himself made sure of; ^ r in g [with a shot which left McIntosh'helplqss.


beautlflilly In his stride and worked the ml idle to beat McIntosh with a


Waddingtoh soon went in front after' J , '


ttre: thi


tn state jof- tl^e mil CtEAR GOALS.


HEJ the whistle blew at' the ehd ClltherOe’s game!, wi^'h


A. P 24 H 30 IE 16 R 11 li 24 ll 40 11 26 1( 36 28 33 34


most i on the goal-line, and in the Turley shot wide with


pressing at the, arid. ; • ■ I COMPETENT TEAM.


i


I'Waddington was frequently in the pic­ ture, keeping Bullock entirely subdued, while Akers and Thompson both played well.' ’The forwards were indebted to the 'clever scrieming of Allen, who played one of his best;games for some time;; He and Thomas again proved the best wing oh tire field. On the opposite flank, jAshurst seemed out of position and certainly lacked initiative. Emmett played with his, j usual fine


'w^ the pick of trie full-backs, Sumner at 'tinies beiiig 'hesitant and erratic with his kicking. I In the half-back line


, Without being { brilliant,, Clitherpe gave! anotherj Satisfactory 1 display. O’Neill made many smart clearances, yet lie was lucky to keep a clean sheet. He is improvipg,i,however, and i much more confident than when he started at tlie beginning of the season. Taylor


Clitherbe; O’Neill: Taylor,'Sumner ’Akers, i Waddlngton,


|


Rariisdale; Carden, 'Tait, Snape; Edwards, Sleaford, Bullock, Turley and


HOrwich; McIntosh; Thornley,


Thomas, lAllen, Ohatbum, Emmett and Ashurst. I


,!!' Dickenson. Referee: Mn A. Harwood, Darwen. ' ’ i ,! ■' ■' r'


'did not spljlt the time more evenly is a Utile pigling, I ‘


general. riiri of I play,' Horwlch being particularly, unlucky not ■ j to [ score. Clitrieroe’s Ji goal! had several harrow escapes, althdugh ''it cannot be j denied that Hoifolchi were slightly ipferlpr. Coiitiderlng I the: f|


FOOTBALL. WALMSLEY CUP.


TO-MORROW at WATERLOO.


PARISH CHURCH ; ' ■ '1 V.. •


SPRINGHILL Kick-off 2-30 p.m! Admission 3d.


■ : , " ' I ,' . , '


’Thompson, L


gave a ‘ smart! display for Horwich. Ranisdale was the better of the backs andiTait took the honours in the inter­ mediate line. 1 Both .inside forwards, Sleaford and 'Turley, played well, with the/right wing more Often lit the pic­ ture; A good [marksman would have made allithe difference to their attack. The'! teams were as follows: ;


In spite of i his one slip, McIntosh ,,


GOSSIP - • - - ABOUT PLAYERS-


second case, only ; O’Neill to beat. . Clitheroe were


___unbeaten! [Clitheroe’s dis­ tinction of being thejonly club


trie Lancashire Cpmbiriation not have yielded full poltfts to any


opponent is due in [great measure to trie general excellence pf the for­ wards, who in! the last six matches have [penetrated, the goal no fewer than 24 .times.'/The ^eadlrig marks­ man Is Cliff Chatburn, wrio Is 13 up, since] jthe reshufflej following the outb reak of war. In other matches this season he has eight more goals to h: s (credit. Triomas, the outside right; has netted 10 goUls in league and {five In other matches. '


|i


' spirit and wiU-to-win, while Chatbum, evep if below' his: best form, had to be carefully watched.


;•+ I ' L- " i In the past few. seasoni! Clltlieroe


have [been greatly Indebted to: the cons stency shoTO by the right wing pair,! Thomas and Allen^ Critics apart, Allen is the best schemer the club has had; and he rarely misses a mitch.: With Akers, hp has taken a pairt in every.gamp tWi seasop.


I ! Although obviously} unc Dmfortable


on the extreme win^, AsPurst, who turned out on Saturday, should be of good service. Actualljy he Is an inside forward, and | has done good worlii Clitheroe’s I attention was


first with


attracted to him when he was iSkelsmerdale Unjted, some


period of the game ap in ^t Horwich. And!! there was something equally vicious about the way in which he took:' the spot kick, yrtth such force did ibe ball hit the back of the net.


four somewhat vicious foul in the second


seasons ago. !i Criatburn was the victim of a


I ' ' ' ^elll, who was makiijig his 13th


consecutive appearance in goal, has impbved surprisingly. He has got much more confidence, |is alert to thelchance of running put to frus­ trate an opponent, and he takes up position commendably. His strong kicking on Saturdayjwas favourably cbirimented upon. |


! I ' ' I "ri I ! . Win South Liverpool break the


ice for Clitheroe when they go to Merseyside to-morrow? The ques­ tion ! Is naturally [exeifclslng the minds of supporters.' Thus far, our local players have not beaten the Chariiplons away! from | home. On


S Jones in'


seabn they beat the ;Li|yerpudllans by the odd goal in five, but sus­ tained their worst defejat (1-7) In


the away fixture. ■ 1 }" 1 [ ■


here was no lack pf conditions


match against Hprwich, despite .cherous


thrills in underfoot,


Peejause of a delay | at Blackburn, ■game started half-an-hour late,


[ Some 200 ihteridlnk spectators ted outside the ground , to make


sub of play before passing! through the'turnstiles.


, inson. Beddows ,worked hard and from his pass Jacksoii sent in a beauty Iwhlch


ing his forwards [away but little danger came with Dawson'shadowed by Rob-


sbon-1 goal with a' brilliant long shot which ended the scoring. Both are due to special jpraise for a game under adverse conditions.


movehient Beddows apded a


teams grand Final!


Waddington:2; Parisli Church 0. (Continued' from Column 4).


mother. They were very poo though her mother was frail;;and


,


|. ,tomer arrived, i She was a talll grey: haired lady with kind eyes. |


and,


- often ill, they were too poor to pay anyone to help them.


' “I want-l— she began, when, she gave ,a little gasp of delight' and pointed to the- ring on Nancy’s finger. “My I dear, where did yoju get it?” she!asked eagerly. [Nancy told her, wondering at the excite­


j . Just before tea-time the la?t cus- |


ment in her voice. !


I Nancy cried out, for It, was exactly Ijthe same as! ihe ring on her own


' The lady [ opened heir bag and brought, out' !a small jewel case, /inside, on the [soft velvet, lay a tiny /ring...


i !' ” [


[finger! I “I was giyeh this,” said the old ilady, “as a present when', I [■was iglrl, and your Miss Massey who [ must be my poor lost sister, received !hers at the same time. [She dis- [ appeared many years ago,' and ever ! since I have been searching foe her. !Now tell [ me{ where Miss Massey [lives, my: dear, and give me trie


iring.” : ■' [ ' : [ : '[


: The-next day the two old] ladles came to the little shop smiling arid happy, arin in arm. I t seemed triat Miss Massey, whose real name was Keel, had lost her memory when she disappeared from home, put th< rirougri!


[sight of ■


everything back again. ' [ After that/ the/troubles of [Nancy


her! sister had broug!:[ R'


and her rivother were over. I t vras just like a' fairy tale. The elder Miss Keel,, whri was liery richi bought


nail shot pBssed inches wi ie of | 'Only on^two'occajions


. pretty cottage In the country and gave It to Nancy’s mother, am'


[|rs really dangSous. hers to keep, -Now, whenever, she


fnnnd that the little rihe - r


,be to the resQue, in the first looks at, i t , ;winking there on hdr with a trinely clearance al- [ finger, she calls It her lucky; ring.


UST look at that b k !" crowed the chimpanzee,


As


he scratched and [rubbed a stiff ! old knee;


“l i I had to wear a thj: least! I ’d get one ™ at!’'


“I! “I , :l [


Y(}u shouid-a seen lt'”[ : gay, macaw. couWn’t make 01 ,t on her head,,


Brit women are (luee r, said.”


i l^ a t do' you know and hats?


worth looking ng like that


s a peach compared to the one I:,saw,-r


TALKIES AT CORNER


• ^ ♦ • • • •••>*t»»*********^’**********f*^************* E ZOO.


I I [;'. 'j - - :


The wise old! camel just tjvitchpd ' his hump i


And chuckled^ aloud, “Why be: a chump?'


I [j


You could talk yourself purple, [or green,[or yellow, '


Buti’twould liever make you a ‘regj- iUlaf'fellO|W’; .i,


Why not be qheerful, light-hearted and;gay,? J; , |


Try! being pleasant—you’l l [ find it [will pay.’[ ' 1!'


[ -- !• *


screamed the how It stuck IS I’ve always


■Yjiu’re !just a chimp,t-and a that yaps.


‘tYou’ll see nothing to the moon.”


bout peaches bird


But look at me!” erdaked the big baboon,


finer from here


;‘‘you!” yelped the apes In the mon­ key cage, I


'You’re the wooziest modern age! [


You must trim yorir flatten your lapr


[ ' ( [[ i '


j! Beddows, on trie teaching; staff


at the Grammar School, has proved himself a marksman when playing with iWaddingtbn. As a centre for­ ward, he possesses a.g'ood tuni of speed, and does not play about with' the bail: when 1 an opportunity pre­ sents itself to shoot. 'He scored both goals against the Parish Church, on Saturday. Though the latter had a weakened team put, the game was never'lacking ip interest or iii zeai.


: ’ ■ :i [ri; " r


Clitheroe Parish- Church are to meet SpringhillfAmateurs at Water­ loo to-morrow. J Waddington have a bye. ' I t is interesting to not^ that. Spririghill, wrip' were recently pro­ moted to the senior division of th e . Accrington Combination, headed the junior section! in the first half of the seasori, I during which they were; unbeaten.| i Their record was 64 goals against eight.


In the Walnjsley icup competition | !


leave from the Steve Bates,


forces, ■-i-


__________ ^ho was in the CUt


theroe team agMnst Hbrwicri, two weeks ago, was/ on Saturday, f i s t ­ ing Great Harwood, to which club he' Was transferred from Darwen at the beginning of [the season. | Bates formerly played [with the Parish Churcri. Mortimer, another of the P.C. players, acted as reserve


' 1 J. Page, ■ +'


As!aU three'[of I their goalkeepers W. Briggs, and. Wilkinson,


were unavailable on Saturday, the Parkh Criurcri gave a tr ia l} to K. Barries, who I [usually assists the reserve teani at centre-half.} Not- withstanding [thrit he has imt flgufed between the posts since he


left the Rlbblwdale Senior School, a Commendable dis-


Kenneth gave play, and in down.;


no [ way let his, side '


becauselhey kave been denuded of promotion Interest, continuGi to be


Attendances at! football matches,


B I Other hand, Clitherpe won the Ints at Shaw Bridge, last season, by two clear goals. [The previous


poor. First leagrie clubs, in partic­ ular are feeling [the'draught, but junior clubs are suffering also. Un­ less better support is forthcoming— and! that right learly-therp Is a danger that many of them will have; to disband—teiriporarily, a,t any rate. Darwen have already resigned: froiri the Lancashire Combination; arid I hear .triere is a likelihood of Great Harwood I taking the! same


course., 1! - [ '


I.'' ! ' ■ • '.I ''' r t" I' ■ | i The effects [of: .the war are far-


reaching. For example,' the | supply of accessories for greyhoundj racing has been restricted. I t will be news to many that ;he skins for artificial hares came fi'pm Russia. Attempts are being made [to obtain these! from Sweden. [ }


[ I


The Parish Church will haye the assistance of David Taylor, home on


Monday, Tuesday; Wednesday, 'Thursday and I Saturday at 2-45, 6-0 and! 8-15.


JANE WITHERS


' ; riAHAT delight! ! A V


Friday at | MISS


xx-rr.’’


[fUriniest—in "Little Fix-It,” as it affords h k almost uriirinited range for her high-spirited; talents; [She keeps you laughing, thrilling arid Uvmg every exciting 'moment [of-it. With Oldria Stuart and Henry Wilcoxorij in trie cast, there is rpore 'thaii hilarious coniedy: , there [is a - tenileii heart­ warming quality; jn Jane’s[iriterest iri thbse young people’s affairs} arid those of an uncle who is,on the ropics,” that Will endear her even more tpithe legiori of her'fans who have heretofore loyed her for ; her sheer exuberance. It is while Jane Is at rioarding-schooV that 'she sells her entire ^ wardrobe to raise


Withers, is k herhapplkte-and il yCung stir, jane


: introduction to the motjoni picture I studio, -and her patching up of the [broken career of her relati\|e. [


well-paced newspape'r-cum..legal | melo­ drama. Ambition versus ethiqs is the crux of this story of John!Keefe, a! young reporter and amateur wireless entriusiast, who sticks atj nothing' to get a “story,” Hi^ brother Jjilohael is assistant jo the; District Attorney. John gets wind that there is a plarij afoot to wage war on “ bucket shop ’ merchants, and acquaints himjself of [he [facts by placing a secret traiismttter in


Michael’s office. I He priblishes the story, and this breach of [ethics leads to an estrangement between the


brothers, in whicl with Michael. Meanwhile, Reepy, head


RAND JURY SECRETS cbming ONE of'flctloris Ar Monday andj Tuesday only. Is a


JOHN HOWARD OAIL PATRICK. I' ,


[Conan Doyle’s/ 'Baskervilles ’’—will [early part of | next [pathbone as i the


, :.'mystery i


[Miss Stuart and ,'Vyilcoxon |to; put the I down-arid-out relative 01^ nis feet I again. The story pev61v|eSjat: a rapid and entertaining pace, around Jane’s


jto ivlsit her uncle/ a movie ;wb[om'she \has never seen.! [ household goods' are beirjg I — /auction when She arrives a,t trie man-; Sion, and she proniptly corispltos with


[the fare to Hollywood, wheiri s!ie plans 4-^^ Vio».


o • .mriTHo!!/Iiropfnr


directo But his sold at


“ELEPHANTS N screening of “Eleprii


A: NEW'era ih ushered I'iri


ibelovfs, Hai-Roaph thing -quite unlquri


EVER FORGET.” en r ' 'tertainment was


The era in this base setting Mississippi n^tke carefree days ing ,cos-


las t I night with the am'


after!‘the !Civil :Wri tume[ with comedy,


I'gay. l Ample oppoH unities ke provided 'for Oliver Hardy and [Harry Langdon. to practice their irdiv|dual brands of is castias a small- the owner of


[fare, a production as baridsome as it is hilaribus, and k gbacefril - as it is


andlfante'Mh fur- has achieved some- in.[mot|ori-picture


humour. 'Hardy towii; doctor, Langtjon a! medicine show, 'doetpr’s wife, and


ton-she-elephant, .V attachment for


guise! of a small-toto sriobj have richly Srous,parts.; ’lie eterrial triangle s case I is Zenobtaj Langdon’s two- bo [foims. a heavy trie poctor, and.jthe


Billie Burke as the Alice Bfadyl in the


PICTURE HALL.


Monday, Tuesday, arid Thursday, a t '[7-30. Wednes lay rind Saturday at 64) and 8-15. [at: 2-15, Friday,


Alatiriee Saturday Farmers Ball,


GRAND, YORK STREET.


Monday, Trikday, Thursday, Friday at 7-3()/'"Wednesday 2-30, 6-0 and 8-15,! Saturday, 2-15, &0 and 8-15.


Never Forget.” I posts! of the Empire they use their owri ell


‘ Laurel I and-Hardy’s full-length picture which [runs for iso minutes without a limp.; ['As kilted defenders of trie out-


lombiri: 1870, and the [ especial mixture' of slapstick rind,subtle


me really uproarious “Boniiie Scotland,'-


i f ANCE-CORPORAlI ‘ ' who is “spmewh^ ■with the R.A.S/C., ha ful [letter to a [friend.] had aii yery r


story has to do wii h trie effprts of tlje Tibbitt family:to: lYbiponie the social ostracism I in which they'have been, placed by Zenobia s attentions to the doctor—all dovmrifht fun.I / .- |.


I BASH, RATHBONE | s SHERLOCK ■| I ■ [ " 'HOLMES. [


'shrbuded' Devonstire'toobr,' where a 'ghostly hound is believed to wander, leaving a terrifying trail of horror and chilling the blood of thq countryside with Its uneathly i owls. On Dartmoor’s


iHolmes, and Nfeb [of Dr.-Watson. For ibackground the picture has per­ fectly reproduced the [misty, fog-


stories—Sir Arthur rhb Hound of the b» screened in the [week, with Basil famous: Sherlock Bruce in the role


riiost' astounding


the mo' er sides a share-|


ledge stands the gluomy olti Baskerville riiansion, to which young! Sir Henry


pushing orgrinlsa,tion, mi partner, who ills pout toj sq plants the blame cjri an inrioc How John contrives to, defeaj culprit is productive of pleri citement in a serial-like climax. Jorin Howard has the role of [the bom- John KeefeJ and Hepry^ Stephens alive to [ bib respopsibillties" .as


lers his: beal, and[ :it youth. ; the real ,1jy of ex­


...,pael. Gall Patrick Is kaceful in' D trie part of Michapl’s sweeth^p**'


Revenge.”


and Morgan : Conway the pnvincing villain of the pieqe. The serial: instalment |


"BEAU GESTE”


screen version on 1 some nigh!, between; Wednesday


' Beau Oeste,' LEGIONNAIRE.


F.you have, no: novel of'”thb yoil will wInt


bt read ' ■' 'Fo:


know the story, yob will v film all the more.:


lusty tale of the Uidomitabl^ gallantry, oi the three loyalj brothers: Geste, in this case, Gary Cooper. [Bby Milland and Robert Preston—Beau, (John arid Digby respectively. They|j join the French Foreign Legion tp aqert having the finger of suspicion point, at any of them as guilty ; of the tfleft of a valuable sapphire,! the '[Blue Water,!/ from thete guardian. In the legiort/ there is desperate [conflict between the brothers and a. iriad, bpital sergeant, “Markoff/’ playeA by Brian Donlevy, who, suspecting | that | on^ of thq brothers has !the gem: to [his (possession; determmes to get it for hinitelf, T h e picture reaches high peaks; of adventure when! Markoff, having chosen only Beau' and ilohri for duty at an isolated desert fort, Fort Zinder- neuf, gains command, and![drives the men to mutUiy | with his savage treat­ ment. His efforts to force Beau and John to shoot the! leadeb of the mut­ ineers are intenj-upted by an attack by a wild-desert tribe/ the “ToUaregs.”, As the Legionnaireri are killed U| successive attacks, Markoff props their bodies in, the fort’s embrasures to create the Un- pression that it [is still i?ell-manned. A violent climax is 'reached When Beau is fatally wounde-dj and, i Jorin plungqs a bayonet through Matkoff's chest as toiseaircq B :au for the


the latter tries ewel.


' i: Geste and of the jeweli jis e/iplained _in Althqugh


The ultimate fate}


—Edythe A. Uacon.' ' ri' II


and he dropped one, what would he be?—A lamp'lighter.


[If a watchman had six lanterns ' j


il! Geste ” is prredomliiently a great adven- ture picture, there are romantic scenes in which Ray Mil and and [Susan Hay­ ward, - cast as he loveW. ward of the Geste brothers’! giiardiriji, flgrire prom­


an exciting “ flashback ” [t figures promlnejtlyi'


ominquyi eddmli


inently.


meti?—He always looks down in thq mouth.


iWhy is thq dentist a melancholy [ '


,| Black-Out '.


when his father shot the apple?— “That was an arrow escape.”


What did [William Tell’s son- say r


THE LUCKY RING.


TT lay on the path glistening in th bright sunshine. Nrincy plcke


thing In this whiskers and


Reduce your diet—yori’re much too fat,


[A ‘daily dozen’ would Aiid you don’t'par;l like you should.”


do you good! your halt just


For, the luvva Mlk^ ! I Can’t ,you monks be stUl?


How’ll I get my nap?” barked the queer mandrill


[‘You yammer and [rifip and gnimble all day - ‘ "


You’d all get spanked, if I had my way.”


I '


it up. I t was a small, old-fashione ring with a single stone. /


j | She glance(i up at Miss ^assey’s


cottage. • Miss Massey was an old lady who did -beautiful eirjbroldefy and sold it in the town. Nancy had known her a long time.


| / •“I t must belong to her.” she whis­


pered;' and so, holding the little ring In her hand, she ran up the path and knocked.on Miss Massey’s door. No one came; so sheYriocke' agaln; ;but sUll[ no'one came.


' .“Never mind/”; thought Nancy, f‘I


can give It':to’-her another time.” And, slipping the ring on her finger, she hrirried hoine.'


' 1 'f


■ All that afternoon she was busy In ! the little shop, helping her


a^( the brothers


and [Saturday.ant [to see the , | It is the roaring,!


a see the If you'


THE


C. Wren’s Legion,/


arwell is the' complete sipreen mother, “ Pifate’s'


Baskerville (Richai'd Greene) has come from Canada to clarirt his inheritance. It has been closed! since the mysterious


nonsense. B}nister Indians, threats dt death rind other, complications give fine scope for: the two. comedians. ■ It .ij wonderful what genuine humour they can wring/but of old .jokes llice the . ridiculous serge: int-major arid the probleriis' of kkping in, step.! One scene [in which Laurel’s inability to master the “ lefrirlght ”, mysteries dib- orgariises, the riiarch of a whole regi- ment. Is superb. Hardy’s performance on; the , brigpipes brings tears to the eyes, but not those from embtlonai well- springs. ; [’The'; [scene switches [from Scotlarid tb : Inpia; still,, haggis or curry 'It’s ■; all [one arid the same- amusing, rind' sometimes even exciting. The film is [ well constructed arid bril­ liantly, directed >


1 y James W. Horiie.


“THU SAINT STRIKES; BACK." , )f '”rrie,, Saint” the


Leslie !:Chrirj,eris, his return' next


readers •lA ijfainbus ,


Back.’’: The pic from I Charters Doom.v and’the George Sanders,


colourful Bidventrire, “The Saint Strikes


character ' created by will be interested to Monday in a further


than Hale, Jerome Cowna, NeU Hamil. ton and Barry/Fitzgerald." ' 'V . 'Valerie ! Trayqrs - takes an oath to


,ure has been adapted ' novel, “Angels, ol players are headed by Wendie Brirrie,' Jona­


avenge heq father’s untimely death and to learn the idimtity of a mysterious urideiTvorld perton known as "Wald- Chief Iri ipector Travers, a man


difficult In Sari his life when associating with


I'discovery In his numbqrs


death, of his Unclej' ■ Charles. Pre-1 doxicaily called [’ The Saint,”' a modem occupied with his whirlwind romance 1 Robin Hood and arch enemy of crima with his : pretty neighbour Beryl: Templar' (plajed by Sanders): in his Stapleton (Wendy, Barrie),, Sir Henry own ihgenlous[Way solves the mysteries, laughs , at the star es about the hound, put ohly lifter! many exciting episodes. But Dr. Mortlmqb (Lionel Atwlll) and: and In characteristic fashion allows the


ivoke'sl aid, arid slain. The Ins; crimes, sends foi


lector, baffled by the Simon Templar, para-


send , them to flbe}' great Sherlock Holmes, and his equally 'famous aide, Dr.i Watson (Nig3l Bruce). .Holmes enters the case and, [after a series of thrilling developments, his amazing; deductions result in the tracking down, bf the strange beast arid the solution of the mystery of !l he [moors, In tim,e to save Sir Henry frem his uncle’s fate.


“SECRET: JC)URNEY.” rpm s film, basfd rin Charles Robert


which comes on ithursday will apperi to all who like p enty of thrills with' their entertainmer t. | lri[ the powerful cast are Basil Radford, Silvia St. Claire, Thorley W liters, George Hayes,' C. Denier Warrer,, Peter Gawthome} and Tom Helmore. The story centres around the theft


capture of the \)lllaln, whose identity it would be'unfair to reveal. ■ > The usual! axtractlve interest and


- -


IRENE DUNNE AND CHARLES BOYER.


/!


notes sitolen frbip a bank. The girl in- one Tommy Voss is


of


of high principa!s who had made crime Francisco, had: taken unjustly accused of Waldnjan. Suspicion


pointed to a Inspector Femack.% the house of currency, the iw jilch ; correspond with


Christinas. ' For din turkey, pork, potatoJ sprouts, and, of couJ elifig. I have , been J


line for several weelj me: it has been a cl hum-druKi bf life h | withstanding that most hospitable, bitterly cold; snowl


'tag travel difficult, in good splrjtA AI


i the local ‘T.A.s’ wej ! ^ a g e . Imagine ,t| i j|n"meeting!theTa


' moved , since, but i drop across them ! everybody.”


j : 1 '' I " I ^ - the


! I x[[ DRIVER and cob ^ to Clltheroe, ha iBurnley ’bus iwhlch [ black-out took


In Moor Lane,. pfl •Wfkme Lane [and pul Mr; W. Fell’s ! shop fI road (or’Salford) s t | covering their wl ineti in charge of t l directed to back lutcT and proceed; via GreJ the! main thorough!]


I


rpHEY were idlscusl . out, its Incorivl


*


hazards. Said one: like, but, 1’ my q p | woth two.o’t sun, b| ihihes In’t'daytlmto


' ' i ' '


^OUGfiHNG!ln; Aril bly is irritatinj


jPoUowing thb hymii ilfiS' Sermon at Wqs|


his; spiritualist wife (Beryl Mercer); inspector! to; trike full credit for thq have clues to Sir Charles’murder that ‘


shorts promise an exceptionally enter- tainiiig .eventogj


: 1 ’.


of a prickage ql great governmental value stolen by if lerman: agents from a French building after the murder of the caretaker. Both French and British Secret Service agrints are set to work to trace the paqkage wjhich must be recovered withhi :’oiirteen days. Hie emissaries of. the Aljles meet with all inanner!of thrillii g escapades in their investigations in which,; of course, a Woman is involv;d.[ It is a rattling good story, and of topical Interest, packed with, exciting escapades from London and Paris to'Berlin.


WHALLEi


Nightly at 7;30, at 6-0 and 8-15.


“BOYS


young ruffian, who to finally reformed I S? Lby the influence if The! priest,rind the other boys, and be comes Mayor of Boys’ 1 1 film full of hunian


homeless boys in Nebraska, D.S.A. The story of his early strriggles and his ul-1 timato success iii now' told on the Screen in J’Boys Town,/’ screened, this [ week-end, in wmch| the part of the kindly priest is pjayed by Spencer' Tracy, who gives one of the best-per-1 formances of his career. He to well supported by IV ickbyj Rooney, as a


T


wenty years:ago, Flanagan founded a town for.


TOWN.” ' Fr. Edward


| ^ ^ -


I Town. This is : interest, i ' . G-MAN


On Monday [e new G-man


ilOyermah and Paricia Morison.wiU be I! shown.' The stori is from actual fact ! as told in his bob c by Edgar J, Hoover,


“ It is a yeiiy dangerous practice walking abqiit dark streets in-the


black-out. i feuch [people are a menace noli qnly to themselyes but tto*ubtrirjsts and pedestrians generally.”


stable (Mr.'Ebielby) a/t tile Borough: Police Court, on Saturday, when a


This was said by the Chief Cori-


labourer named: Patrlc of no fixed, adhifess, toaq fined half- atorown for bbiris drunk [and Incap­


able: / . I''1^ P.C. Hindle deposed .hat at 8-20


on Friday evenhig, when In Castle street, he saw accused •Walking [on


the white lind In the centre of the road/. He wad shouting at passers-


by and finally [fell As he was liija drui he was taken Into custody.


Bums, who,,'pl|eaded . The Chief jonstalffe


pressed regret for his misconduct, ■was/ severely;' rounded n the [ la s t! | war, and was In receipt of a ,dis­ ability pension of week. -


guUty arid ex- I parture, the Rev. B. T. Bowker, writing In' the Slaldbura Parish Magazine, says Mr.'[ Househam wfll be greatly miss( d, and expresses the


stated t^iat ,


shillings a ' hope-that he may have many years ‘ of leisure and still useful activity.


I ful young womai, the brains and In­ spiration behind'tae nation’s most ruth-


Ij chief'of America’s Gjmen. The story of the amazing raachmatlons of a beatl-


1 you spellbound -i ' [' DOCTOR’S LIFE DRAMA. A J. Cronin’s famous novel, “The


less thief, kldnapi er and killer will hold; Bums (49),!l sqccessful[he fo[r;ets tlm ethics of his


Citadel” is brought to the screen bn Thursday iri the film of that name. Robert Donat and Rosalind Russel are the stars in a story of Welsh colliery life, as encourtered' by a : young , physician. As his ebreer becomes more


[shallow patients '! The failure of an operation on h s friend, -who dies, brings him back xj/ihto’ senses, qnd the film ends with him and his wife setting forth to live hopi once more. [[


bailing arid 1 depcends 1 to , flattery. and worthless pills to extract fat fees from


t /and- deceht' liVps


>ver the kerb, cen condition j


■nieiRev:.' M! [Hquseham has, sev­ j r :'-.. s ;.] ,


ered lils coririecticin with /^ewton as pastor of [ .triej Congregational Chapel. In a ; 'eference' to! his de-


- - Y CINEMA. I Saturday twice


and the week-end. Irene Dunne gives a delighj;fiff performance as Terry-Mo- Ki ly, theihrirohje; 'ririd sings' tastefully. . Charles Boyer gives a polished portray- alT.-opppslte [Mfra Dunne, and sound support is given (amongst others)] by 'Taria Onsperiskaya, Lee Bowman, krid Allwyn ajnd Maurice Moscovitch. [coritemplating matrimony, Michael arnri'y, qn eligible French-bachelor, is


‘ T OVE AFFAIR,” which has been ^ described by the critics: as one the sehson’s most brilliant comedies; the outstanding feature for Thursday


sailing from Naples to New York where he is to marry liois Clarke, an American hriirek. Aboatd the boat is Terry cKriy, and'before the voyage is over,


tlie tko, falling In love, agree to sever, tlielr xespective engagements and meet again,' iri ' sb: months. Meanwhile Michael Is to to Into seclusion to do the fipst real wor^ of his life hi painting. : nierd he Assumes'another name and to aided’ the agreed tern, fate contrves in de­ vious


a:-ran led:! mee'.ing.i This comedy of: eiTors and m shaps provide an un- umally enjoyable play.


by irin [art toaler. At the end of ways to


interfere with the pre-. I


RIALTO i l : ■ i


ROMANTIC SPBC'FACLE ■


: r I: j | - . RULTO. .[■


film Antjerialniient, is the attraction at tlie Rialto, Blackburn, this week-end, /me film festures the new American qance crqze “ liack to back,” along with


iECOND P critics


FIDDLE,” described by hing I


as i sometnm i new in


ot filmland's tearch for a giql to play tie heroine of a best-selling novel, and what| happens when she 'is found. Sonja I Henle’s ., .sunny brilliance,


-


from the pen of Irvirig a highly realistic story


“ Persons in iffid^g ’/-starring; LCTne,; wjtatj Is imdoilbtedly one of, the fflms of the BUpportirig cast are ■ver and a new discovery.


'lyrbhe j Powto’s gay romancing, and Rudjl Valee’s singing combine to! iriaks


tke year. • In Edna May 01 /llajy-.HOaly.


“ SUN:"NEVER ' SETS”! /STARS DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, J.NR. Hi


locales choseij by Hollywood for Its out- io / standing: productions. Universal had five million square [mileb -from which fe; jo' .Select thri' setting for “The Sun [i, never! Sets,” drama starring Douglas !■


syri rieyer sets on the British ‘ empire!, nor on -[ toe'' colourful


'rilrbanks, Jnr., and BaslURathbone, /. omirig next week to the Rialto.. Hie I kory of the picture. Is- based on the; I 3ritish civil service, iwhich jadmlnisters . 600 /million, people ..-over • tttoteer(|s illlon square miles of the Empire. -' to The Gold [ebast of Africa was. the,'" torrid locale: chopen as the ibackground I);. for (he i WL’.I Lipscombe screeilplay, a. |f/ Story of personal onf "licctt. Ratjhibb ro


-' tray,


ray, brothere, , the former 'a.-veteran. uty-bound colonial administrator and | | / , ,e latter a headstrong tyro in the' ser-t'; •' ice.; "rhey are'at odds,untU mi inter-Yi


rs


one and Fair'banks por- toe former


'


and governmental f ‘ nd


eraii,*,/ ,,


wife! and Lionel AtwUlw hs 'th'e' foe pfi:? Eriipire policy. ' p. Aubrey Sirilto,' Mel-|


ville : Cfobper: and i Maiy Forbes hato other roles.


"-to ^ i;:-; Tto/g ; L J ?, I


(‘dragoons the individual.” j; i ' // .ii i ; -Virglriia.Field Is Eeen-*as.Fairbanks*|ir ancee.l Barbara O’Neil, as Rathbone’s' -


lational emergency pits toem .tog'ethto.fcl s ■! representatives ' of _de'mocracy,|; ,l .gainst :;a pqwerfql. proponent |of gov-ll'l mirient which, to: quote the screenplay .-


y


Monday to llriday from 6-15, Sat- urday Y/SO, (45,a[nd 8 -4 0 .I [


AT


CtVEDM, BLACKBURN. daily, z-30. Continnons


Sunday nlgljt, merited on th^ previ


, ‘‘rear and imitatloril ( th a t before beglnnl| the; congregation


' igoolii blow” and t i l I The gigantic congl i Ingly responded, anj oxysm. had: expenl preacher prpceedety


text.; ■ li, .'“Romany’/speaks


:nestly, in a Heart-t -andr- in-toumorous'l drive home-truths I


' manner. Aiphrasj the congregation


-withithem had ref goodness toi mankii] around and aboui; 1


things In'this woyldj no t because: they;af because they -are ipi] la te r , dealing wltjJ


/he tickled the congi allusion to the cl/iaa taken/place! duririgj three decades In pen ingly more youthfuj old days men at / veterans.: 'W0men:j| o r they were accou nowadays—well, yo| the pullets from th


' "T , - ■[ ’ *1 ■


, iA;liOTHER prcjpi; " Mann, Germar ing [literary.: flgurj


-.Alilea will be victor! tag year. -I-, ■ -i From his exile 1


fitatw he forecasts | Nazi' rule and


I democracy In G(j commonwealth of” arising from the.J “When; 1 spoke


': -Bays;: “the behaviob Sngland wps weak Teassurlng.: Now v


pean democracies for the things.they!


': Is the reason for Tj^ls/ls a really den


, ^O YDyageshpd tol Bhips.of all kinds i


! ulriioBt exact acco| ficheduled plan- carrlOd out, in c(i the Admiralty and


' grmnme Involved of


the force—a |


. [; sent; Overseas, an(j ships;had!to be


:i-' ;i(tores/'anid| pbrt.au //; the niercharit serv . niabent way In wlj ' jjlght/and [day to e


1' “had [to start fou| ■decision that the


' inrostransport the '/T/' 'tioilars FpfCe I


' This is disclosed I mour, M,Pi, the : ping,[in ari article


/by a! department! It was still p|


of Trade. .:[ ■'“The mc)vement.1


//'; fitted! out at! very I "Great credit Is I


at.'the,ffttlhg^ou^l


to of the moveriient.’l , • 1-;: I.:


I[/[to/vT/-;cionstribie weil lu)usH.the other;:


STUDE^ ofl


; ;0(jcupiant that tool ' ' itoBhbvTOg/liUW^ iiWl^


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