Ill I- ■.i" .i!'-’:' 1; I CLITHEROE iTON. COMING rO-DAlr| (FEIDAYj)


Dow^am Parochial jChdrch Council; aitertalnment in pownham School


Clitheroe R.G.S. Old Ghl Wilst; Drive and Grammar! School; 1


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Barrow Reading Room tjd Dance, whist |7-45,,(


'aHv-SO,


i '^sociatlon; Daiice! in the ,


jyhikt.lDrive dahce 10-0, tq


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Old Age Pension Assobie tlbn (Clitheroe Branch) ij Meeting ati 2-45: pm.-, in


Football Match; Parsl^ Chupch v. SpringhiU, WaterlDo GJround at 2-30


'trie Reading Room, low Moor]


Moo? Lane Methodlstj Church : Services* . at 10-30 and 6-0. lM;h’s blass| 2-0.


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Methodist! (Wesley) Ohiu-ch|: Services at 10-30 and 6-0 p.m '


Congregational ■ Church , i(|-30 and 6-0.; Mens


The Palladium;' Mbn^^y 6 an^ 8-15, ■■’MONDAY:: ' 1 ' ^


. '.Tdesday b Friday •njatlnee 2-15, 6-0 ;ai Monday


The|Grand and


jie Iroles 'of; Cajiltier, a


|liis wife Marion; were an'^Of Mr. J. Chester'; aphaw. ,, j ;'


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J ;CleWr : tap dance by lals greatly app^ciated.- lah'yps in! good voice, ■' I’m sending: a letter , 1 and’vWish me Luck.”


re Were several indi- ' bs p. Bond; won- loud ! rreitatioh ^ “ [Baby la


Imlttea the well-known 1.1


jves most lainusing ert- dg the audience , in a


locles and: Rawlinsoh 1| e Cht:


Iterval, the Vicar took ' ltd present I prizes to the ; fhad attended; Sunday j jduringi the past year;


|3 wdre distributed; j , | i acquitted ■


I dn the ppesentation bl | }the whq|le ; production j l^ecoming I for the !


themselves | ___________ ^ must y b ;


and to Mpi L. iHarrisop, i ■ phsible !foi training the ; p.Mrs. J.- pValmsley,' who ^ pf the production of the


Do Cl


jjQbiri”


fly pleasing;' | Mr. t . I muchl amusement with piogueB “Threeha’penc'e f All plflei(ent.” Mrs.'


Friday, 17-


_jd Saturday, 6 am Wednesday, 2-30, Sa|


KUlfe Lane iPicture id Saturday, 6


'armers’i Ball. ' M iperative Picture^, ay to, Friday, 7-30


ee Saturday


-15. ■'! ito, Blackburn;,.


u „ 'uesday.ThurS'


30. Saturday 8-.15. ■ I .


).j Wednesday 8-15. 'Matinees


esdav land'Thursday 7r30.J_' Mat- - ■ ’


.irday, 2jl5. m! Weeinesday 8-15. Monday,


dtllZ-lS. 2-15 Friday;,


vyhalley; Mon- paturda^ 6 and


i-30 Continuous rom6-15. Satureiab id Theatre, Blaclil ' :onday!to Saturday


Cli' ,eroe AWhon Mar;


i ng of Fat Stock at TUESDAY:


1 Church Men's mstitute . the Lower, Schbc l! at 7-30.


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Clitheroe Auction jj[a :t Co. Ltd 'i)f Dairy Cattle anii| Calves,


West Bradford Motile^’ Union ;■ Whist i Drive at 7-15, andpance; 10 to 2.


■ WEDNESDAY: !; i I . ' , ;


Nt'D.A.Wi Annual Pinnqr and Dance I It the Starkie Armfe Hotel, Clitheroe


Women’s Unionist Asspciatlon; Whist ! Srive iii Conservative Club, at 2-30.


Bbnk Salel Room ; i Property for SMe by Hotliersall and ^orrest ap 3


Wliitestones Farm, 'Twiston; ^ale jby Mr, T. Silverwood of Cattle, 12-o’cloj:k.


pm- etc.,! at FRIDAY: . ,


National Fanners' Ball 8 to 2, ’ ........... theroe Auction! Mart'Co. Lt of Geld and Layifi^-pff Cat


wnham pirl Guides; jWhist 7-30. ; 1


; ' ' ' Union'; a.m. ;on6iQi


|y more becaub ishing |materiat^


fport costs; [RVIck is Now


lantages:


I as One i ArticleJ, as Oii^ev- Article.] as One Article.


flOES shall


Itimes.


l i i in e i i 12th


1940.


tertlAed week)


Lights I op Vehicles .^5j3,ta,


sale_s exceed ,5,000 copies per to-morrow


(Satur As everybody!


Cnrlstmas-hollday eyacuees


In' the Clltheroy,


expectedj return


Ip more than a tenipejrary reduction numbers , [remair|lhg , in When i:1he, evacuation


to Manchc kter has resulted


Drive at i:.nuali


a|


d.; Sale .le at 11


lylatinee daily at Mcpday to i Friday 2-30, 6-15, 8-40.


Class at 0.


Servijces at 2-


; I^O-MORROW (SArCRDAX) 1 ADVERTISER! and TMESi ERiIDAY.i JANUARY 12. L


is also important.thaV the iealr 1 (Demaln) sha .associated with shbuld be properly'screene i I Moor jLaneiMethodlst Church. The


jcordance wdth the regulations ; Rev. J. E. Storey'will ofBciate at the the Minister proposes to inseit I Interment! 'whichi takes Pi^ce to- be 1 hew Order an additional :| morrow at St.| Mary’s Cemetpry.


reqiilrenlent that- (except, in tl case!-, of! certain public ! servlu- veh cles); the , rear lamp must; he carried ;dt a height not exceeding 3-fh 6--lns. above ground levejl. Notice I of this requirement was given In.thb Air Raid Pr.ecautlods| Department Pamphlet and 'Owners of vehicles having reaf lamps abm e thlk height should take ; steps ^o


have the lamp^ lowered. ’ liead! hiaste:


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;of England 1 Jbsfeph !Willi !the! 3rd! inst.||i: daughter, Mi^i


Boijn In Cllti orgs:


became Church


studied *


of Hoghton Churbh opl for 47 years,,Mr. 'omlinson died cm


ab the home of his Whittle,-!Bra


sld^, Ctiorley-rpqd, Walton-le-Da e.


when, for the teaching professli


and was assistant master atiChrlst arch, Blackburn, where his whe; .. a tbacher After their marrla ge


qpi „ ,


lie was head master for two years at Much Marclej Hertfordshire.! , Th jn


he I became head of Lower parwm (jhurcb of,; England School, aid


iilm; Variety, eio and 8-0 p.m. Co. Ltd;; Grad- £-30a.m.


10-45.


Social ; Sale


from there v/eift to Hoghton, ret: r{ ing in 1626^,' A'i Sunday iSchdol teache? and (superintendent for 54 years, |Mr. Tomlinson was vicar's wa'rdeix at Hpghton, where, too, lior a short timb, he was also organist and choirmaster. , Mrs. Tomlinson died ten years ago. There !are two sons and a daughter. The latter formerly taught at Blackburn, and the sons are also in the profess! an. 'i ! ' ; ■ ^


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thd alp rald warning siren on Mon­ day at! 12 noon; It will only be a test. jPor this purpose the “ all- clear ”|' signal will be given first, followed by the “ action” signal, aipd again, and Anally, by the “


Do not be alarmed when you h ;ar ; ■ ! . illl-


clpar.’ ’plane time, will b fiitun


third samei


If, by any chance, enemy should appear about th|s


he corlrect order of warnl ogs : sounped., The Intentlort ip


ir^ is to test the sirens on every d Monday In the month, at tlie hour of noon.


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|; Ncit having been seen for two


days. Councillor H. Cook was sum­ moned: to the residence of his aipt. Miss Kate Cook, of 92, Chatbvrn-


'rbad,ilast Friday, and was dlstreped to Arid her dead on the bedrbom Aoor. Miss Cook, who was 80 years df ag'5, and lived alone, had suAered from neuritis for a very long peflod. She was the daughter of Mr. Epjah


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lerqe, Mr. Tomlinson lisp of St. James’s (y 15 years old. pe ‘ m


e ;l Mr. Marsdeh.aiid his daughter wJU


' ' have the commliseration of friends and neighbours in their sorrow ! ■ j ■ I ■; * !.'•* ■,. * ■ , At Bolton-by-Bowland Sessions on


Monday, Mrs.Florence M. T. Greqn- halgli was granted transfer of the licence of the Moorcock. Hotel, Waddlngtbn, id succession to her husbdnd,the late Mr. ' Walter Greenhalgh. The Magistrates also grantei^ an


! extension! of hburs from 10 p.n . to l!a.m. on I January 26727, to the. licensee of the Higher, Buck Waddington, for a charity! w;hlst drive and dahce, In St. Helen’s Sphobl. It wad stated that the larp ceeds would be given to Blackpurn


Royali InArmary. ! ' . I ,. : * When a six- wheeler motor lorry


collided with a Apek of sheep! in Chatburn-road, opposite the Coplow View] Instltutic n, oh Monday! morn­ ing, Ave of thp anlmails were killed. The [vehicle, which was ownedi by Dallas Serviced, Ltd., Leyland, and driven by Frtd Lea, 39, Edgfhill- crespent.j Leylind;' was proceeding towards Chatburn, and the slieep, driven by Robert Cowperthwalte, 1, Salt! Hill-terrace,' Clitheroe, were coming towards the town.


! I ! ! * : * * ' 'The annuel social organised by


Clitheroe Parish Church bellringers took pla'ce .pip Monday evening in the; lower room at the Sunday School, when Councillor Rushton


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CLITHEROE IN EARLY I DAYS RATIONING.


YOUR COUPONS, MADAM! THOSE Sw


EXPERliENCES OF


INTERESTING POINTS EXPLAINED. I


Nobody needs to be told that food


rationing began, on Mondky. Mosp‘ housewives have had a number 04 irritating experiences and swiftly wax eloquent; .on the . subjectl; Grocers and qther food purveyor^, equally have ,had minor arid major problems relating to coupohs, pricek and supplies, and they, too,! opinions. Yet, dn the whole; the rationing scheme! Is being tkpkleja with good humour on hoth sides cjf the counter and before lorig we shall all' be familiar jwith its intricacies and shall be inclined 4 smile at our early bluriders, thoUg] we shall naturally reserve; tip Englishman’s right to grejusei about red-tape, offleiaUsm, and alleged inequalities. ■ !'


J | EARLY SET-BAUkS: Not a few housewives] began by


reaching the shops and jtheii dis­ covering they had left the family ration books at home. No coupon no ration ! That rule Is essential


presided' over a company nunber- ing [upwards of seventy. Games and lancing: were interspersed with vocal items [by Miss E. Knight,


I ’iMessrs. N. Coleman, J. Briggs, C. N, Dixon ^


ahd rJ Parkinson. , Refresh- mehts’were served. The Vlca? (the


Rev. WJ S. Helm, M.A.) took the! opportunity po] thank the ringers forltheit services during the year, and to! 'vouchsafe the hope that; before yery jong they would have! tihd joy [ of ringing peals to herald! th^ peace which everybody sp veryi arqently desire^, A comprehbnslve:


islri' ‘ '


vote of I thanks was pasped on the proposition of Councillor jW. Binder, who was making his Arst appear-! ande atj a function since jhis kerlous Ulriess. •! With this expression Mr. DJ


Dawson also ] associated lumself; The proceedings terminateq with the singing cJf Auld Lang Syiye, and


God save the King,


I son, thd late Mr. James Stqut Caok, laadis cdptlnued today by a grend-


(3ook whose saddlery business was, dfter his death, carried on by his


son, iMr, James Cook.' Miss Cook had a lifelong connection with Mobr Lane! Church‘ and was a reguto attehder there until her heplth begad to fall. The church was reseiited at the funeral; which


........ — --T--------- I placy on Monday, conducted by the I6S6n'u^V« M.M • * ----- .------ - J '


s&eme was intrpduced. we received iRev. J. E. Storey, M.A., at the Grim * * *


something like l[6i)0| scholars from ^letcn Methodist Chutchyard, the Clayton dlstrijt.j : Thatnum-|[’ ]


b^ steadily ! declined and by Christmas it had dwlridled to 440. i|^g Qf these, 310 went home fori Christ-


scholars chalk, of 23, Derby-road,


bas apd only 150 [of them have lAnsdell, which happened late[last r^urned. That le iv,es! 2801


Not much Is left (Jf the evacuation Ji !Messrs. T. Garnett and Sons, icheme; it would! Jseem.


ipents In the j rirrangenlents for IlmoVed; ,to the Rossendale V alley, elementary education will be re- j andj finally, to'Lowergate, Clitl.eroe. Miss


pci ql3


pbvious that


RliSiGTOlSf Tel. 3144


^ : 'I : ' ' ! . by-Bowland


|llNIONIST-:-The members branch I of; the Womeh’s bciation hpld their monthly


Ihe Coffee I House yesterday. Vivas a'satisfactory atterid- |d! over! dyl Mrs. Milne-Rfid-


Iprts for Uhpse ;serving; in |iid ma'nj knitted garments J Ipben despatched! For the Ithe fundi iMm. F. Dugdale , a ChicWn.! and this was i H.i mylbr,' who kindly ,


prevlously! announced, the ve formed! a fund for p^o-


tp be sold, with the resplt I i iraised. | 'Tea was seiVed,.


Jayhurst acting as hoste^ Itee are jdbsirbus that, any I local associations will for- ' names, !if' they require nents; | also give an ideaiof il requirdments, to the scc- iJjT. Riyhui-st..


PUIVE.—For the purpose' of Comforts fund, a whist drive the Coffee House on Wed-


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fling. MrSj Carr acted ins es 1 were | won by Mrs. W. Sanderson; Mrs. A. Par-; S. Stott,I and consolation


| t ! to Miks M.; Walker and jayhurst, |ai further prize for lat one tpble bemg taken iby Edale. |Refreshments were lieilntervalL ! ■


been removed to the ’ ex-


jying soi much of i the old Ion as may broadly he iflowi ig from the con- Ipald by or In respect iof


r under] the Contributory gcheme,


lALF. wood; I


ly Road) Clitheroe. ^’1 Secretary-


qulred, yet noboly can say with * After her' mother’s demise, any certainty what the position will will be In a iporith’s time. The scheme was intrbduced, of course, Ip . the' expectatlpn; of early and Revere air raids |on .the cities. Tliat [


they did not occur does not mean, :that they will nbt| occur. Ministerial


- did '


speeches during the week qhow that large-scale raids are still expected. We sincerely trust' the Ministers’ fears are unjustified. But u raiders


tlo come, we shall probably find the £__•__....... J


evacuees and thei. f r -— ^ willing to moye jo[it Into the recep­ -7----------


tion areas* and [the reception ready to accept* theiri After'all the; numbug and ingtjatitUde|Wy have ;


'experienced: in the


Frankly, weldo nit think they wilL * j f * !';r.!i


Security propbses shortly to make; Light Order under


an Amending! which it wifi bejcompulsory, > ,, , as trom


January 22rid,! to, use the A.R£. head-lamp mask, or a mask gmng an equivalent performance, Owners of motor vehicles; are jldVlsed to


obtain a mask] o:: the ne;w type, ij they; have not alijeady hone:SO, anp to see that It Is properly jfltted. ip particular, stepriimust bq tAKe^i tq- ensure that when the j vehicle s


standing on ai level road no; light from the maskedlhead-la^p can b ;


seen' at, or aboy,e.; the horizontal.. The'mask may ie* totted eltheri to


the bff-slde or: the;near-|Slde headr, lamp. Drivers iiare earned that


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ance and cause regulations. i At the same


any I attempt tOi|tampe? mask is likely to pfiect its Perform ' a breach.of tpei


desires to call iv.- owners of vehicles: to the npeessto


time the. Minlstqr he attention ‘ of!


of screening sldp-hgh.t^ ®P” ^.hod Full details of the correct method


of screening are] given |in the wr


Raid Precautlbns Pamphlet. Repent reporM^ °f shown that the


lights at present In use Me in observation; hay<


cases foo b K andfare unduly visible from the; air.


morp


Chalk went to Ansdell some 28 or 29 years ago. When in Clitheroe,, she was' associated with Moor Lane United Methodist Church. Shb was 12 years .of age, ^ The Intement took place on Monday at St. (juth- bert’s Churchyard, Lytham


Dr. Lancaster, o f ; Rock^dale,”


Clitheroe, has suffered bereaviiment by [the death of his sister, Mrs. Bertha Turner Hartley, of 13(J, Bur lington-street, Ashton-under -Lyne, who died on Monday, at the age bf, seventy. Born at Grindletor, plrs. Hartley went * to live at Ashton- under-Lyne when she marrie 1. The


.®ssayjj] lamuvs vam. n. v . . .™


Exelby) asks uS t ) call attention to I | Ithe fact that the Minister pt Home


The Chief Conktable'CMri: F.K,if * # *


!. Interment took place in the Lincas ter I family’s vault In Grirldibton'


churchyard, 'yesterdEy, the One of the oldest residents at


Waddington Hospital, Mrs. Towler, died on Tuesday morning. Eighty- sevep years of age, she had been qn Invalid for many years, suffering from rheumatism. Sympat ly! wlU be given to her family of. four feons and one daughter. The intsrment will take . place at Glsbufn i to­


morrow (Saturday). , :


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Well known amongst the, local farming community, Mrs. Mey Seed,


wife of Mr. George' S^ed, of Whymondhouses Farm, Pendleton, passed away on Weitaesday -at the age of forty-three. Mrs. Seed was: actively associated with' All Saints ; Church, being a member of the, choir for many years. Bhe was. also connected with the \fomens Institute. The interment Will take j place to-morrow In thendllage Churchyard, the Rev. E. Hurford' Jones officiating. Generffi ;sym-i


pathy wlU he extended to Mr.; Seed' and his son in their sorrow, :


' MB5 Ann EUzabeth Marsc.em wife


of; KM' Albert Marsden, of 11, Tfiqm street, Clitheroe, passed to per rest yesterday. Aged seventyjtwq, she hdd: long been Ih falUne heMtln; Like* all the members of h(r family|


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urther re-adjust- ’”■


It Is'i Installed' the water: turbine at the ,, mill * Subsequently the famllV re-


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In Clitheroe, and! there are! about a |!pita1. Born at Low Moor, herifajtheri, dozen mothers and ydiing phlldren.


will * Towiismen generally hear ! with


much r'qgret l last Friday nigtt, of a serious [accident which had b ffalleii Mr. Francis I (Frank) Porter, of 85; Henthbrn-road, ! and well known through hlsj lqng association with the cleiical staiff of Messrs. Bkldwln, VTeeks [and Baldwin, solicitoi's, arid as a ivorker! connected w! th Stl James’s Chutch and Sunday 1 School]


Whilst crossing the road, opposite the Social Service Centre, In Moor l|e was


Lane,


.residinjg at {4j Klrkmoor-road, CU7 thbroe; travelling from the llyhalley [road dlrectljiii. All possible assist- tarice v[as glyen to. Mr. Porte : pendf Ing the arrliral of Dr. Royle, who


knocked down by a motor-car, the driver of which vvas Mr. Eric Hodg-- klnsonj (26),I chartered accountant,


about* * .6-20 p.m.,


S s d a y n lg h t inthe LythamtHos- lifopnd h compound fractur^ of the ; ■was I mechanic and millwright' for


* as* well as possible, i


,Thei pedestrian remalhs the i i ; i i i


biggest of black-out problems, states the Nptlonalj “ Safety’First]” Asso- -


, lents In


which] pedestrians were killed, the number of fatahtles on the roads sm


dliring October and Novemlber was


ahnost Identical with the trie same riionths of 1938 sfiggests that drivers and have become accustomed' tc [conditions and are not fl; any more difficult than bejfore the black j-qut to avoid collisions with otherj vehlries which carry lights. In some respects the position Is even |mbre‘easy as bicycles carry red irear lights and vehicles ap­ proaching from the opposite direc­


ital for This


cyclists altered ding it


Rey. \y. G; Jones officiating. Mrs. | orie daughter.


tion fio not have the bright head­ lights of pre-war times; In Septem­ ber, the fl?st month of the black­ out, when]! cqridltloris were; V?orse than they] are now and thei^e had been' no time to get used to them, the [number of pedal cyclists arid


iriotdr cyc lsts killed was UP by^50 p cent. The pedestrlah flgvftes


er


sho\ ber ihcrqase


!and November there was an bf 123


a dltterent story, , as In Octo- per cent, ilri the


numper k|lled. [b


- r - - Earner black-out


timei has laturally made it neces' daryi fbr more pedestrlaib i to Le about in the dark, but aUbwlng for thls!lt Is p ain that If theRedestrian waslf lighted, too, much pf tihe present danger might be averted.


Red*! lights in front and rcM ,for walkers may not Le practicable


but*the situatiMi can be helped by the wearing of somethingi luminous or white.] Until every Pfdestran realises that his invisibility is [the cause of 'the greater part of the trouble sP long will there pe a heavy War-time I toll of the roaq.


1I ' j; ; ‘ I ■ j *. . * ■ * ■ Universal In connection with the


Week of IPrayer. orgairis^d by the World’s Evangelical Alllaijice, meet­ ings were held on Monday night,at the iSalvation Army Hallij on Tries- 'day'at Waterloo Methodiqt Church; ■and last: night at the . Congrega­ tional Sunday School. The conclud­ ing'meeting will be held to-morrow night in St. James’s Schools, at ]?-30.


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.left leg, jiist below the kuee. He i was t^en a.t*.once to the Blackburn Infirmary; where, on inquiry yester;


[day, we were happy to hive the i assurance that everything |s going


and it would be unfair to try arid persuade your grocer to let you' have the ratidnsion yoiir pfompse to produce the ration books ilater. It would be quite impossible to keep a check on such transaqtipris. The grocer has enough [ration problems of his own,, vvlthout! hav­ ing to share yours !


Another point, I The shopkeeper .. j ! ;|


or his assistant .must detach jibe coupons from the book. [Remember that causes a little delay, espdclqlly just now, wheni nobody Isj fqily familiar with the coupons. [Dqn’t grouse because you’re [ kept a [bit longer than usual. There are other people—notably In France—who [are


bearing bigger burdens Of .course, hdusewivCslhaye their


dlfAculties* as well as ,the pocers,


The major problem for imost;',ls pow to manage a week on 4-qz. of j butter pep person.' It [ will be dbnej of course, but fastidious people wpuld perhaps be wise not to! Inquire just how it will be done. (3plte ri hiim ber of people who “ simply capnot bear margarine and can ^ell It a mile off!” have been enjoyipg a subtle mixture of buttep and mar­ garine, without knowing it, I for


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TOPICAL FARE COMFORTS ’


IN Organised'by the Services Comforts'


committee of SS. Mlchaeil and John’s Church, an enjoyable entertainment was given in the Conservative iClub, on Wednesday evening. A large audience thoroughly enjoyed ,the bright, attrac­ tive items which were presented. i The programme opened with j’ Santa Claus Express.” Mr. J. O’Donnell as Santa Claus carried his small daughter, Mar­ garet, in a doll’s box, and stepping ouP of the box she performed^a pretty'little dance to the general delight of the audience. Miss Annis Watson; is always popular, and her slocutiona^ jitems were tremendously appreciated. Little Swiss .'Whistling Song” provided Misses Greta Dickenson and Lj ClancyTWith opportunity to display their ability


an as tap dancers. These, .artistes


also to the fore ;in a pleating; ‘(We’ll meet again.” .A -numbt children performed a skipping dance with commendable skill,; to the [tune, “ When I grow up, ’ the sfo being iteken bv Miss Jean Dickenson. Misses,Betty Wilkinsoii! and Pat Shuttleworth| gave exhibitions of tap danctog^ tee f^nier to tee tune of ’’The Siegfried Line, and


duet, :r of


tee latter to “ F. D. R. Jpnqs.’;’ ;! The audience were kept'm jovial


mood by .Mr. J. O’DonneU Ip-the number ’’Kiss Me Goodnight,!Sergeant Major,” iri which he had| the, assistance of* Miss Jean Dickenson;, bqt h^ achieved still greater success,witti jitej am I'"always the Bndesmaid?| tfii audience- being almost] helple^, with laughter. Another bright nmber Was Ain’t it grand to be | iri tee 178^.


lively sailors hornpipe a chores of children.


■Acrobatic dances havd alwa^been a , . .


feature of tee pantomimes ati The Hall, and once again-the aiidience demon­ strated their approval pf the skill of the kiddies in this form of entprtam-


*” a particularly charming riiimber jas. “ Sumieri Sweetheart.” ] simg bj M^ Greta Dickenson, who


a delightful toe dance, chores was particularly


tlie appearance of a small . bride and ■ S g r ^ ” at tee end. of tee |


attractive and nnH scene,


provokld- spontaneous tee audience. Mrs. Gradwell made two welcome appearances |m solo c«me^


numbers, which the audience very - viously enjoyed. These were eptited “ The Maid” and ’’ Bo? ScMts.,; ^ o


old English dances, " l^iss iCayendiSh and “ Dresden China.” were charmingly i Performed by Mrs. Gradwell’s group of, yo™g ladies, and tee entertqmment, b r o u g h t to a successful ;close with; a burlesque pantomime, ’[ Cmderella, ,


by tee same group. :|i shared by Miss Katelep'Barton,^d; The duties of acqompmist) i


Mr. Edmond Cambien, and tee enter­ tainment was produced jomtly tjy ^ s . Gradwell and Mrs., J. [Sherliker. The financial result is not yet known; ,, I


At Clitheroe rCongregatloiml


Church, on Sunday] evening, the Nativity play, “ Gift] of;Love, was repeated in the presence of a large,


audience, who admired Ifi® ential treatment of the sim^ story throughout its unfolding.. ;The plaj;


was. pGrformed witfi ^ dignity be-


fitting such a thenje, ^ d appro­ priate scenery. andi'flghting |effe:^s added to the impresshrenessjof the


production. ,| ' '


causing much worry; Most p seem to. ha,ve “ a secret stoc: 't. ! Oplni'oa's differ about the|4-qz. allowance of bacon and ham. poirib find it' ainple, others think it!q dreadfully small quantity. Grocers say they are being asked ?o cipt bacon in thinner slices than in days of plenty; '


[The 12]p2!,


I ration df sugar Ip not eople of


* ‘ You don’t need coupons for a mekl


In a hotleli or restaurant. 'Wit! ori^-


sixth of an ^unce of butter and orie- seventh io^ an ounce of ;;ugari. Neither allowance will cause you io put on weight, but there’s 'nqthlpg to grumble; aobut.]


.[ It does seem curious, though, that


you can go[ into a cafe and eat itib, boiled ham without sacrificing la coupon, wlpllsbltyou buy it to take home with you, a coupon Is re­ quired! ' You can even buy harii


sandwiches, for consumption bff the premises] yrithout coupon. Query: Is i-lb. boiled ham;placed bwyetn two teacakes a sandwich -Wthm the meaning of the'regulations^ Make ial *note of .this ; Persons


staying iri hotels must hand their ration books to the prbrirletar.jbut those who! are gbirig into apart­ ments, or staying with 'friends, shbuld take their books ;to the Ibcpl food office of their new Eddre^s, where they will be given au eme^ gency r^ion card, entltllnf: them; tolpurepase rationed foods for orib week, but' only at shops at whlqh they register. These cards can be obtained iip to six weeks. Before leaving the district, the emergency card mUst be surrendered to i the food !office and* the ration bobk recovered;!


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WHEN ■ *! EVACUEES , REf lOVE, !on inquiry at the local'.food offide,


we find! that what Is perhaps the chief difficulty In Clitheloe , h&s been in! relation to the ra-segister- Ing of evacuated chlRffeii. ; For instance, ;lif a woman, say Ih the Primrose * district, recehes' an evacuated child who has previously


(Opposite the Free Library 3 . Branch Manager,'. John R. Keeshaw UGAR STORES


1940. “ff ' 'I


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% depositing yipur savings in a Trustee Savinjgs | Bank you-are len(iing your resourc;esito the State!' i^d; thereby! paling the way to Victory.- !; . |


OPEN AN , ; AC,COUNT REGULARLY


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TO-DAY] .j\ND WITH THE


Blackburhi ^avm0i TOTAL FUNDS EXCEED [ £6,000,000 i Head Office!: L3RD, ST. VVEST,' BLAOKBUEN SAVE


CAR BARGAINS


FORD 10,1938, 4-door Do FORD iO, 1938, 2-door FORD 8, 1938 AUSTIN 7, 1938,i2-seater, AUSTIN 10, 1937 Dp Luke Choice


MVO


AlisISTIN AUSTIN


0? Thro) 12,1937, Cnoice if Two


12, 1936, Do Like epo “


Luxe Radio


AUSTIN .10,11935, Do Luxe. Choice of two;


M.G., 1937, P.B. Model i STANDARD 10, i 1938 MORRIS 8, 1937


h


MORRIS 8, 1938, m Luxe MORRIS 10, 1938, Do Luxe MORRIS 12, 1937, Do Luxe


FT 3-wheeler Van (New)


We have;(die several small Vane— Cheap. And a few Vehicles suitable for land work. HILLMAN LIMOUSINE for Hire.


WHALLEY ROAD SARAGE, CLITHEROE TEL; 383 Co.


lived in the Chatburn-road district ahd Is registered with a retailer there, quite naturally she wants that child registered with la shop­ keeper Iri her own neighbtjiurhood. Unfbrturiately, a strict interpreta­


tion of [the regulations does hot allow of [such a course, but^ special copsideratlon will be; given tq any such cases by the Food Contlol Committee.


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MARRIAGE HILL—JOYCE.


A pretty wedding wa^o eirinlzpd


at SS. Michael, and J^n’s Churph, Clitherob, last Thur^ay, :n whiph the * contracting parties were Mr. Charles iHlll, eldest sto of Mr. ahd Mrs. C.iHlll, of Hm&t Grren. a: Miss Anri JoycerseCond da ighterjof Mr. and Mrs. J. Joyce, of 5, Paijk- street, Clitheroe. The brie egroom’i father was formerly drill i astrucior, at Stonyhurst College.


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! Given away by her cous: n, )Mr. [A.| Briggs, the bride wore a navy blue costume with fox fur an^d hat jto [tone, and carried an ivory-bound prayer book. The bride'smald. Mlss Cliara; Joyce


petrol blue swagger coa tone, and she, too, carried bound prayer book. The best man was Mr. F. Brown


an ivory-


and the Revd. Father Kfopp, S.J. performed the ceremony. . A reception followed at the Starkie Arms.! Friends of the br de iat the Jubilee Mill presented her with linen;


bed' !


EDITOR’S POST-BAG Tj^KS


with solo by Mr. O’Connell, land a vas'danced by


slr,-k)n behalf of the


TO W. S; Clltheto


Sub-Section of the Teafhers' Association should publicly like to ekpress our thaiikb to .the members of the W.VJS.i of; Clitheroe who so :-gener-


Manchester (N.U.T,)!


ously jpro.vlded;: and arranged the Cffiristmas Party and Enterlalri' ment for the Manchester Evacuated* School Children oh Thureday, 28th| December, at the Wesley School; [ j The! children thoroughly enjoyed]


themselves and did niore than] justice to the plenteous and varied! eatables, clearly demonstiatihg that; their appetites riud not e uffered by thtefi: stay; Ip CUtheroe. Ml The W.V.S.: have rea son toj bq


proud that they were instrumental In bringing much happiness on th^ date to our Manchester Evacuees]


I THOMAS JACKS, Secretary!


GRAND THEATRE, BLACKBURN] '; [i ' '


i ' BACK To VAWETY. .~Z ! ■ i '! ■ i N


mHE Road Show bf 1940Uvarlety’i ■


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-*- * Laughter Barrage—pomes 1 the week commencing Monday next.


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Poreiriost artistes provide the fares, amongst them Wheeler and Wilspn, Radio’s favourite comedldns; Danny, Malorie.’the popular Irish ivocalist and another - favourite l|adio ptar,;: The Three'Knaves, f'up to their pld tricks” ; PhyUls. and Frapees, stppp and smiles; Haig and Escoe, quar;- relsome but friendly; Jpek Berpy, ace of comperes and Rolls'Royce comedian; Leona and Escoe, ip |a vaudeville cocktail ;i and the Sapd- ler Sisters in Albert Sandler’s great musical act,'“Music hath Charms.”


PARISH CHURCH AMATEURS’. jiRODUCTION.


TPOLLOWING onithelr success of


^ last year in the presentation of “The Country Ghl,”. men bers of St, Mary’s Amateur 'Operatic [[Society have displayed rerie.#d .Enthusiasm in rehearsing “The Rebel Maid,” a romantic light opera, pei fomances of which are announced nightly on January 24, 25, 26[ arid ?7-WedneS'


day tq: Saturday, i ; ' As all who i intend to jbe ; present


will be Interested in; the* story of “The Rebel Maid,’,’ here it, is,In brief.


ilntd aR.ffiteresting anp romantic musical [play; i hi the yea? 1688,* WU|ani prince


ever been the faithful illy of the stage, and ih: this opfra;'fact Is cleverly * inteTOOven w tb; ‘ fiction


Political plots and intrigues have


of Orange set sail from the' shores of France with the object of landing


on our shore ill a plot to overthrow Kihg ['James [ H; of,;Enfilapd and


,assume' the throne. ; Ampng the conspir&totSi engaged in tbls plot is


one Lady Mary Trefusld, the Rebel


'Maid] who Is secretly [engaged in obtairilng thri support-bf the local


fishefmeri, MEanwhile iMrek Lans- combe, one of William’s emissaries, 'arrives in England to prepare for


'the landing.' The two. who as child­ ren were old playmates, are entirely Ignorant of each other’s jpolltlcal sympathies, a situation! ocpasloned no doubt by the exigencies pf comic; opera..' They consequently regard each other with much suspicion, although, beiit saldj they p e des-. tlned to provide theilovp Idterest.of


the story; Now bf * course it would bp rldlcq-


lous to have a Plot wltt out jfJ coun­ ter plot, so iwe are: introduced, to Lbrd Milverton, a staunch supporter of the Stpart'cause, and his nephew, Sir Stephen ‘ Crespignyl the Royal Commissioner appointed to sup


' press the invasion plot • The night for the arranged land Ing arrives! and the Rebel Maid, lii


(sister), also wore navy bljle, ^th s hat! to


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DRESSING GOWNS, LISLE Stockings a l l WOOL STOCKINGS, 1/6, 2/9 SHEETS, PILLOWS, DORCAS Towels


tJNGER’S, SHOP EARLY


accordance with Instructions, has • agreed to signal from; the jinn—a ;


*:ri!' MAID” !!;■" green light that all Is'well, or a red . .i


light to warn them of danger. Dls- ,:; covering' that Sir Stephen has , - place’d his soldiers round the Inn; ; ,


she places the red lamp to warn the approaching vessels of their danger. : Sir * Stephen, however,; Is leaving ; nothing to chance,^ and;, bo


Bunkle, the landlord of the hm, to.. ; , change the red light to a green one, 1.1 and thus lure the qnsuspectlng In- ,i vaders into the trap-hq has pre- , ii pared. The conspirators land, and ,|:


.orders. ;


In the desperate- fight that ensues, - ;• Derek, the rebel leader; takes refuge In the inn,: where he finds fiady ■i-. Mary and learns that she loves him. She aidshis escape through a secret.- ; passage. But his anxiety for his , beloved Mary brings him again to | the inn, where he Is confronted by ; Sir'StEphen,! who orders hlrii to be , shot at once* This would be a ter- i rlble-ending* aM against all tradi- ;


tlons of comic opera, but the oppor-;;; [ tupe ; arrival of Prince WllUpm; j * averts this disaster, so all. are par- ; doned and the lovers! reunited; ,


Seats are now [being .reserved a t ; i * ;


the “Advertiser and Times Office,” i ! Market Place, where the plan Is to ; ; be'seen.


■ r rj-i_rxnj~i*i“ - ^ - - * * Girls W A W Gauss Anxiety’ ho ARHIHC TO: All! MOTHERS ]


tbeir daughters, espeeiaUy those — I, for it 'is .in these trying years that onwm^ ^tm, ^ dereloBS. The anxions mother sees hei" daughter,


Many mobieM Bare reason to be paduJiy droop and grow - fragile, bloodless i i^ .


°'ThMe conditions “ 4iMte plainly that Natoe. is calling for more nonnshment than the blopj


^ sup p ly, and t i^ .d f ; distress are eT>dcn«f- fa-dull^eyes, palhd cheeks, ,8 languid step, 5t» , 6f depression, ! an aching back, periodical heail-.


aughter tfie new Wood, her for Inr RivioS her Df


aches, and a dislike for proper o “rhe wstchfnl mother, wdl'


df amemia, and take prompt steps.to giTC^BjW; s W*U*snis,Rok


red blood these pUU'infuse.into i Pi the treatment of. .anaanim no o * “


? ^sfonned Into robnsti wom.en through Uie goad!.,


as ever nucceeded like .good old Dr. Pink Pills! they generate -that fresh..onpplj .«|.


rich blood: -which la; absolutely ajuanie rirL -All. chemists sell-Dr, WiUiaJa».h*W' Pink PiDs, Ifc }i. a box (triple i«e 3«.L -


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