I-. , ! CLITHEROE A I'V ER TISER


LIFE I For


ces. ESX.


I^any Inequalities ?i ito live ^th perfect, |ho . would be, sbl they : would <lpii


I were asked to do j or repine—thouglil ak there was anyj: ! In such clrcum-


|ld be machlnellke. i Inequalities of life


ties of life, and they! le bearable as we . wlthilbvlng kind-^


I very uninteresting


le lived on one level, put limitations, or pro luced a ‘‘grouse,’' hbu: thal would not ii


vh(J) began married


|le way,I long years a position to com-


Ise their! homes. But erval. of iyearsi would psh sentimenj; aside that chest of dra^s |ce piece! of furniture ird-earhed cash at larrled lllfe and re-


Iw ? If they did, 1^ f'|thout;|a pang. '


le black-out had its- , for everybody chummy People:


4SATIONS. •...I,


other; who. In thb


Jfould rioR dream ofj' |se they hadn’t been. Dr was! that they!-


I few had I Shortly


kt be their last word?} begiip to dlscover tarry nights; discovered, they woul(^,


kies ori I


Iscent, jand ferveiitly IHls larijj.


1 • contrasted his own.


|n . growing delphln'^ vlth seven or eight.


Irast with .the magj- 1 spikes jexhlblted by rarheners who had. Jtehslve I culture and,, llant of its stems, had- , gth Into one. And. ’ llmltra us, because


lain things we should. tutlfuliy.it we spread. I bit of'intensive cul- for .els V,


[impor^pce of cultl- ie plot!that should he- Irlne In each heart.. Is sijrrounded wltli


hat young folks were- pilous days contrasts i ‘. fantages enjoyed b y I, the lt^reacher emj^-;


;


ihgs 1 i and carefully Ithlilg$ would, grow. J ourselves In order to- lest out of ourselves. .


LVE E BADGES. nowers-that-be were*,


Ixlous' that the.. full-j T should be reached. Intlnually asking the bat could be done t» Members of the 'A.F.S. understand yhy, |they to come forward to


‘ services. It might- 1 to know, top, that in out; of every twelve


kas registered In some^ i.P. ■


Lm i> approved. has every reason to such; a, record," the ;j


lued, and I should like ! , ] you of the 'A.F.S. for !, |urs you have given to order toj pass the


[)flciency tests. iMayl' thanks, and thbse o f bmmittee, for the most iner'ln which yoh have r duties; l, personally,


Jsed. .your work ' when' ; |n called out, and I canl | be, smart manner in.;


|ave responded to such ; ' not generally under- !


I your! service niay, In. ' be. both difficult and |


jnd . lt may I well be that ■ ■of Clltheroe will rest;! shoulders. But I feel j whatever may be the- ]3s,iyou will not fall to- Iccaslon.!


luslon,: I wish all good/, p Chairman, to Mr.. I and! to your, siiperln- Taylof" ' l l :


i !


OUT WITH ROMANY Stories of


Birds and Animals B.B.ti. Favourite


ntimate


GUMPSES OF WILD WOOD:^ AND FIELD. |


' Romany,” otherwls Br imwell Even i, pale


the Rev. G. a Iwblcome


return visit to.Olithbroe Methodist tkns on Sundajr. , , ■ LIFE IN


(Wesley) Churcb during the: week- Idea might .give the lady the eni lecturing on Saturday: evening pressloh that her husband and' preaching I to jlar^e epngrega- taken tp drtak.


fane has beep largely [achieved , nituralist have beeh sp


illustrated over the J ether sdggest reality.! Unc^er the . “Out for a vfalkl ryith Romany,. these talks are eagerly aw^aited by thousands of listeners all oyer the ciuntryr-old as well 'as young. iRomany hasj also, glined; ^ame as


an author anci lecturer,-fciri he has a high sense [ Of hv mouy and an ifiimltable way of telling a story. Itor is he a stranger to putheroe. a


\ was to be expected, a large com-


pkny assembled on: £ atur(ia,y eveni ing to hear one of his popular talks, ir, Cyril Royle presided, ,andj both hairman and Romany werp; Intro-1 uced by the Rev. G; Boyd Macgarr,'


HROUGH FIELDS & jvOODS. Illustrating I his'! lecture iwith


ithlte board suspend 3d at the back ilf the pulpit, I Romahy nj a ating


fashion, descri


[ightnlng charcoal! drawings on a I- -' ■ ■ -------at tb"


ry, Ina fascin­ Ibed many


Experiences during be untry rambles, ■Commenting hponitlie fapt that it


expert, vlyldlyj as' to title of


klldren’s Hohr broaldcast by the many w^lks he has taken, an bE.C„ for hlsjtalks jas ap


bVough ' his a^solclallon ^th' the Romany |recaUed some of l


CHILDREN’S HOUR , , . , ,


Idea If old niarried couple acted, on similar lines! | He was afraid, bow ever, that sudden conversion to this Im- had


the


subsequent radio talks in com:)any| with Aunt Doris, Aunt Muriel, and; dear old! Uncle Eric Fogg, Who was a genius I of simple fun, with a


heart like gold,” and whose tragic: death occurred quite recently. Oii all these | excursions. they were


AND" T MES, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1940.


TURKEY TROT ■MEN’S


CLITHEROE METHOD CHRIST


d a y ! !0E How two


Monday.


RAISING CASH.


reckoning


a turkey, add then rafllpd it for I neutrals by the time this Is .over!” and it rather looks as though this right:!


Clltheroe men stole:


Christmas, Bolton-by-J|Bowland Sessioi^, on


John|T. Ba!rnes, a labourer, of


was described at somebody is going to be On the face of it, the deniandg


Slddowk-ayeriue, and j William Stephenson, j a labourer, |of 6, Siddowp-aivenue, were summoned for stealing d live turkey, valued at £2, itlie property of Mathias H.


d ofl Mlttoni


Fraifklbd. fdisford Bridge I ^ I Both defendants pleaded


guilty. I Mathias H Frankland, the owner of the turkey, stated that qn|Thurs- | day, pecemb3r 21st, saw flte bird roosting on a gate at his farm. He missed!jthe bird next day! but did


q k


accompanied! by his dog, “ itaq,'! whose keeii sense of smell v as ^


;valuable asset In making ‘dls.: coverles.’’ , Qnce when out in the country with Jim (a gamekeeper); Romany had his attention drawn te a sitting partridge. He squirmecl


his way 1 as near to the nest is he could get, but the mother bird did not move, although she hiss 3d as he approachied. The reason was soon discovered: four eggs were Just hatching out, and not five yards !away, was Papa Partridge, taking; care of the youngsters. What actually happened was thay the mother bird had sat on th 3 eggs until they hatched out, and then passed: the young over to father, who had I charge of the nursery little distance 'away. He thought


s the simple.things in life yihichUhls,was!.a|characteristic; re the most inte::esting-things , of the deep and abiding lOye of


which can, I be bolight ! without family, life; to be found amongst money—Romany Invited [the audl- these parpcular birds. inCe ,to accompany hlni on his Just; Before the baby birds erlgrlnations through wbods and born, |he| could hear their elds


sserted ess.


Reiently that


he b reby; jojd man:


omany’s broadcast; on the wire-l-point on the top of the but lie added: l ‘‘ I think order that they could force omany’s far tooj lond o’ ; taking way through the shell, hem two lassies i with him j” The this chisel point disappeared


:! i| were liked! provided ithem with a kind pfohi. chisel tapping against the shells. Nature


hkak In their,


Aftef birth Some


' censor ”, ofjeoursi was alluding to ot his audience might wondsr why Aunty Muriel an(l Aunty (Doris, who Raq dld| not smell f^e partridge


Usually take part ir the broadcast The reason was that while the bird :i


was sitting still, no smeU was broad-


It was Impossible,10 w^lk very far I cast by:Natjure, into the country befc re coming upon


two, well-known birds, the pheasant, with his keen eyes and-| beautifully coloured coat,! and the more drab-coloured partridge. Both; were British blr^s, I the cock;


pheasant having peen brought ov^^^ to this c o u n t r y b u t


Romany described him as husband, but a rotten


good: jfather.”


The cock pheasant would his mate until the nest >vai and the eggs laid, tfien ))ff M would, go to find}another ‘ an absolute dand: rarely made a goPc


bride.! I He was , andj a fatherj


colouring's and 'characteristics he- g^g .^ggn here two years, but the cause they had certeln tj(pes of life missus doesn’t know.” ; Asks d if; the to live ; 'Nature t o v e f did things for fun. If, for instpee a cock pheasant (piaBe a iood father and wished to sit oni^lie nest,! then hq would be ja'posltlvq menace, for his brightly-coloured! | coat i would attract the bird’s} Common, enemies, -rthe foxi, the weasel anti the stoat, and soon parent |


Birds were given theiir distinctive , a time, ----------


■ ' GAY t : MAGE;. ------ ...— , ,,


., before .


“ Yon caught


£ nd jyoung would


be destroyed. Bat bqcause of her drab colouring, trie mother, bird was able to I remain Jon qhe riest! un­ noticed. I Nature therefpre,; be­ cause it gave ti e male-l-bird a beautiful coat, ario took away Its fatherly; Instinctk sq thqt there could be! no clasri In this (Urectlon. There} were ex :ep|.lons ! to this


.lule, however, t ie chaffinch, for example} with his carmine breast and saxfe blue colouring not only made a I good husband but a gotw father, - Although I he would not sU


bright dolours should not betray him. ‘ j


. i


which made a good husband'and father. | In this case' the nest was congtrudted Inside a tunnel, so that father was able t> sit on the eggs without} being spotted; i.ln what might I be descrllied to-day as a


The kingfisher } . . . , ,,


; “ black-out.” MATES


I One appealing: characteristic of


FOR i •


the partridge was tfhat when Mi. Partridge linked up r^th Miss Part­ ridge, they stayed together until •" death] did thenj part.’i


Birds became officially engaged on Yalentlne s ifay; and the announcement wm made in tne


wooos. Most o| the smaller bir<ls met their


mates In the eafly spring, the end of the summer .they separ­ ated, perhaps never to: see eacn other kgaln. Not so the partridges^ They lived together until one or


) the Mayor wbre|ex- .^derman J. Thpmber, - Councillor M. French;,


jan Manley and Coun-* [thwalte }vere associated, thanks, to ’the 'Chalr-


jI. Hargreaves epressed' I Superintendent Taylor : In training the men.


! bf the .ihembers of the


[other perished!]; I been married four or ^ e YCMS, I every spring Mi.


courting over again, wiffi all th and tlien bowing : then


the male bird vould fly returri shortly vitri an^insect ,


his iddy! speaker thought it might I*® a g .


*»,e


ardour, of the 1 rst i“ f ridges could be s 3pn quite c o i^ o ^ in the I fields, lo([kln£ at each_o^er


LIFE.


on the nest until' lusri, so that his another 'jilrd


It badly.’


Apparently the fox argued that if she hunted on her dvm door- steii she would bring d inger to her young; there!ire she always went some dista ace-!-say half a mile-^to seek her prey. Hence the farmer, on whose


ground the fox had i lade her home, had escaped scott free, but the neighbours had suffered.


Another! point In the lecture was


the fact triat bli;ds are cupable of exercising great j cunning In pro­ tecting ' their young. II: anyone chanced across a nest of young partridges, ithe parent bi rd would crawllngiy advance, dragging its wing behind It. Most people 'would try to catch the bird, pfer raps Just missing it as they bent down to pick it up, when, suddenly it vs^ould fly away without the slightest diffi­ culty. Turning, the person would find that, In ithe interim, the young


stay with s made!


. CAUTIOUS Romany |


FOX. recalled that


occasion he; came upon a vlxc four or flvejcubs, while not 2 ) yards away a jpheasant was sitting on D eggs. iThe vixen, he fell


qn one ;n with


pheksant wa| there, sure, a , m a d e ijo attbmpt.to catch.her.


Why ? ! He believed the rea: on was that a Ifox'i does not cause trouble on Its own I doorstep. Illustrating this, the, speaker said


that whenjaccompanylng a farmer, on one occasion, a fox; emerged from a hble almost un^cr their noses. The farmer seemed' quite unperturbed. “ Have you seen It " asked Romany. “Many the farmer replle i ; “


beaks fature


made by Russia upon Li Estofila and the subsec upon! Finland! has Utth the war between the


- In these weekly articles, I


Germany. Yet, If thq: had not been in progrete Stalin have chosen! thlk-time to jjjg diplomatic and military


huania and c ent attack to do with Allies- and latter war


moves. — — —ry with! Hitler gave him jthe key. )Q!


Is reasonable to supt promises


not report ilk absence to thfe police i Neither Stalin nor Hitler expected for a cbuple bf-days, as it wp f°eBY weather, and he thought; It might have strayed to another farm. _


other directions, Hltlqr in the Soviet’s attac:


^ . . . -pm received, | interviewed thejtwo de-


replied, ‘i‘ I|iknew you would know we had pinched it.” Banies said.


The pact whlSi !he made -


It:


se that In support. In acquiesped


on Finland.


In the |Vaterloo district of putheroe, ^ h c e put ;up by thA Finns hqk and, in consequence of information


P.C. press Isald he made jebquiries ^ ^ ^ character. |The gaUant all calculation^ and, may bpj


fendants bn| December 26tp at the waf ;t■ going.” Finnish reslstani home 1; of |Barnes. ' Stephenson ] has made It more than pver


s going,


“We raffled It off at threepence a time.” When told they-vfould 'be reported, - Etephenson paid, “ I


wanteq a l it of money foij Christ- Barnes added that he rt of leash. , |l


mas,” and too was shp


Asked by


explanfitlop to offer to the Bench, , L. i . i -»ij .


(Mr.


what jit is off thp dolP,


REFUSED EMPLOYMENT. the Maglstraltes’ : Clerk


Jobs fecently, but I vya^ refused twice jbii account of hqvlng to be called I up.’l He added thqt he was


\Khen you have only 17s. ,


21 years' of age. Barnek,' he


said “ You week eluded. -Barnek,


Ikhbw what.it Is off spe'nding; money,”


convlktlprii and had


influencedHhe way tl^e v


for I Russia to give | Germany tl^e


klhcl of support she heeds; It hqk In. fact resulted In; Russia seeking assistance from Geraciny.


GERMANY AND RUSSIA. Germany may be ; forced; ty


events, to give ralUltary assistant to Russia—hot In Finland, perhaps 4but by taking actioix against trie Spandlnavian countrlps who - aye


Weeks) If they I had any supplying the Finns with material permitting the transportation


said: “ Yo|i .know [, topugh their countries of materi#^ mere I tek-party.! ilmportarit dqR'I distinction of scoring 10 consecutive Wheat Sheaf Hbtel and Broraow statement subsel bulls* eyes at the 25 yaqds range- I Arms;! Mr. WllHam ,Robert Kemp,


tnnw .. : and' Swede .loo nf tYiaterialk


I have been after two Uprabce. Germany l as told Norww anrorfon t.hftl' this must Stbp.


equipment frcim |Britain^ that]


\Kas gave his' age as 20, ;oo was on the “ dole.’ ls.6d..a


he con- been Ikejntqnced: to a ,ten!n of im-


prisoriiperit for theft, was while! ^ Stephenson was : They werk Also ordered to cost !df! trie turkey, and expenses,: being given one


£ fined £2, fined 30s. share the witnesses month In


previously


Their answer Is ■'No.” i Volunteers from Norway, Swedi:n And Deni^rk are'how actively assisting In W - land. Germany saysj that by this indirect help to Piffianil t^Osq countries are helping jthe Allies to


complete


vho ;had a| number of Germany says that the AUles| are nnpmiraelne


Germany-and Prfumably Rn^iq! these


their StharGermariyshaUbq^f^^^^^ g cburag g ' [countries m


to take action, which In turn woqld provldA the Allies with an! excqse ter'Tusirig the Scandinavian coqn- triek as a sprlng-bqard for, an offen­


sive against Germany. '


which! to! pay. i • ' , “ Try And run straight. This sort


of thin? Iddes not do you any good. At the momek the (Derman j


offensive against the countries Is of b e usual paper


If you' continue; you 'will land your-1 yarlety—such as | that which !has selves! Into very serious trouble, jjitorto preceded,Jher .mllltery Major}Wright (presiding) observed,, offensives against other countries, after! [anripunclng the decision of j g Qgnnany forcek the issue too far


the Brnb*


railway excursions The possibility of running cheap


it 1lully lOoakidered by . the Govern-


holiday later on


fox had done much damage to his stock, Hhe' farmer replied In the negative, but added, pointing across the field, and with a bland smile; farmer over yoncfer has


tnent.! 'I itles are interest.


period railway 'excursions iri the year is to be care-


is realised that such facll- advisable In the' national ] But the war demands that


bay therilie made upon!the rail­ ways bust also be remerr bered.


aelp, the iisk Af


[ t o t h e


j a r e q a m t a s k , s h i h a d I t h i a t e , : ; w


answer to I his mate brave little fel ow, at the


s call for qis life, had darted down


the tree to do his best to foil the 'commor enemy, while In the higher branches of the tree the wife 'evatuatfed the children to a safe on the completion of her


gave a peculiar cry which efle,ct of recalling her


0 scampered up the tree, general. rejoicing of the


I f a b l l y . S'pnje


rioti the fact.; They Sl \Q T


I'pre^sior during;


three I weeks at a stretch L_rtf fV


jpocjket, imitate


Rroduclug


eople are under the im- that! squirrels! hibernate


le entire winter but this is 3ep two or ,then wake


jup |to!!eat some of the riuts hidden awayidrii'ing the autumn..


BIRD CALLS a whistle from his


Romany proceeded to


thk bme—the cuckoo, pewltt, crow, cuijlew,! I and chlfl-chafl—make


__ arioUs bird crills, saying


partridge’s; brid been sheplierded to bolserimbch like the sound of their a safe place, by the female bird.


The cuckoo feeds'on


Father’s rlise }was to make pretence - ' ' ‘ of a broken 'ivlng In order to dis­ tract attention from the r est, then on receipt!of the “ all-clear ’’ signal, he flew off fo rejoin his family at


soriie other spot] S(3UIRREL And cat.


M Iother-love Is very ama^g


birds land janlmals. : called what he , descrlb id as an


■Hearing terrible noises in he rukhed io the spot from whence


a msu the wood.


Robany re- Uancri blhalf a mile frob the place Qc an 1 Qf|


strong in ithecv—CU --- -


i found, [Peoplk jcuckob I bird’;


squirrel risked death to defend his, as!1 far. " family Against ain invading cati


scene in whlci a male, *


the soupdi issued, to ^ d a cat perched [ori the branch of


hissing And spitting at h squirrel, which, in turn, was


nnf«i.s andladopting an Attitude of bored of S ir's It}was;n


“ «Ye°^a«owed the one gnlP-


Decemter, 1938*. ‘neater.'rir(>sperity S S ^ Mowed fpon; broker trade


iZoved tom to a place of safety, ^jouii l i the countiY aiffi tvould her hubby kept the cat at bay.


I i i i i s rt ' !!K-r*nitP


j injterestj themselves in what _ was In! recompensa


nriedriCTer become tteafYi and th e y l^ T ^ - ’* ^ I £8,255,000, are


“


and diminished ““^c^^at^trieir dis- The


S a M to assist posal Government^financing^u^^ pf trade. .^aMing of the war, and


taffu^°^?rinting; to almost double ,what tjiey


loud rl(}h for! Ufe. Never!i^eed they b e i - ~ -— advance , I S I T S i does-so - , , l expectorates little grb bellets, which can often be


The monthly beeting of the Boaid of Managemknt vas held at the|Roya)


Infirmai^- .on chair being occupied by Mr. Hargreaves. .Clttherqe* was sented by Mr. H. I. Parkinson. • The warm thaqks of the Bqarq werq


W. R. reprel


acebrdedito the following donor|;-- ^


Committee of the] East cakhire )Vorkpec pie’s pital fund .. •••— i.........


Committee of Padiham & i District Workpeople s Hos-;


name a cot)


Blackburn. Teachers’ .Assoc.} ■ (N.U.T.):


Anonymous .......... Blackburn Amateur pram-. atic and Musical Sod '....;


Wall Paper Manufac .urers Ltd., Belgrave' Mills Ben­ evolent fund


hairy caterpillars, strangely enough cutheroe iGolf C|lub splttlrig out the hairs In a Uttleiroll, | petition): [Just b ° v )


nest. When hatched out, CKOO- w-i-l-l- fly at the most a dls-


at the foot of a free. Most ' know, of course, that a lays Its eggs !ln another


yet, whcn the time


cobes fqr It to migrate!. It may fly 1


as South Africa. How it is one of Nature’s great }


Philips Blackburn, Works ;com:-


Hospital Fund


Hapton j Valley Welfare ;Pund • , -


Miners


Clltheroe Licensed Victual­ lers Association . •


Great Ifarwood Conserva- _____ _ prrest,


Borse-rdad, Bk .ckbuyn •:


Committee of jHasIlngden and Dist: 'Wprkpqoples


84 11 0 .8210 ;o 1


30 ■ 0 0 ^6 5 -0 12 18 :0 10 10


•■550 5 5 }0 5 0 lo


JIARTINS BANK FEOGEESS. >


^


toj young people to take, a deeper I inierbtlin Nature, asseiifflng that by I Martins.


___ diiclusion, Romany appealed I of industry, :


Lan- Hos-


E B Schofield, U3, Brown- hiil-road.; Blackburn (to


l328l 9


500 0 0 200 0 0


Miss E J. Slkter, 132 Lower Audky-street, Blackburn


. . 5 0 0


Donat ons !from' i patients and i riends of patients .. (mclUding £50, .Unknown dbnor £5


150 } 5 6


Miss penleji; £5,,James M^by; £5 Mr.'T. Bolton. ;! -


Ths thanks of the Board ■werq also tendered to the various mas trees, Uhristmas j b


Chris books woollies, ettes.


loriors! of presents,


!. toys, magazines, rilver. paperi [cigar-


crackers, chocolates, etc. Thq.iriedidal and surgical report for


the moiith of December was qs follows; Out-patients: 935. In-patientS;:; In the llnfirmary from previous [ month 191; admitted !during the month i353:


disci lai-ged 387; I remaining ini the In- fli-mary 140i Daily average number of bedd occupied 171. Patlenfe awaiting adbission 135. [I 536 patients ;rdceiyed 2 -733 applications of treatnqeqtjin'the age and Physio-therapeul;lc dept.


o**i^.*^ ROBABLE


belmay well find! her bluff called and that will meqn war on another front for Germany !|.


| -


! VITAL PEjRIOp. j i -nie nexi week or sojmay see


events in this quarter which ha've far reachlnk effects upon the


future conduct .01 the war. i Blackburn


week bf'the Italian }and Hui|gariari| |.Market ^GrouM^^ P^l iForel^ni M i n i s t e r s , ' " "


obtalrilrii In'Central Europe and iri the Balkans' The' meeting last


iclslonsii WrA made and In A: . -It.


nnpritiv!Tissued It iwas sail that! the highestt possiblse score'of; 100 “‘ ltaly”V/W defend Hungary Agalnrt


quently; (issuea, iijwas _ iD J


[aggression Ifrom | any quarter.j Hlthertbl threats to Hungaw have


come!from-iGermany: : Russia it I should [he remembered. Is alsq q; nelghborir of Hungary. Germqny has aspirations In the Baikans-j- partlcularly | economic. Sb has Russla-4~but qot nec3ssarily economic. .Economic or net, Hialy will brook rio Interference in Balkans} King darol of Rumania has made It |


will flgk If'Soviet troops ci;oss the River iDnlkkter Into Bessarabia, where there j are noth Russ! an and German mlrioritlek. On tlie other hand, ri ls|!said, that In Efffigarta,


clear, that his :ouqtry FIFTY YEARS AGO HEMS FROM OUR


Soviet i influence As growing. | A Russian! attack ori Rumanl^ v/qufd. It Is argued, result- In Bepsarama going I 3ack| to : Russia r" Rumarian province of the again passing to iBulgarla. The position ! outlined


land and the Balkans taken into account.


Consternation was. caused In ,


qnd ! the Dbtj'nija


In [this'


article regarding Scandlna- da, iHol- Inti:


but wii) can tell'what ^l(foqo^. Lancashire Royal Infirmary


bust }be eseidays.


events'I. move rapidly, momeijt the diplomats'! are bpsy-


At I to ;


Rimlngton by a fire at to! Newby Mill, operated by Messrs. J. Cook, and Sons, of Clltheroe; To t o mill was attached a reading room, and it was In the evening that, members noticed .flames on the second storey. , Villagers promptly' got I to work with the 'mill’s'hand pump. Damage, chiefly to healds and machinery ivas assessed at;


£150. , T'- I ' '■:.■! : ,* * !,;■# : ■ -: The death occurred of the ReV.


Father Perry, S.J.,!who did; much to Iriiprove the status'of Storiyhurst as an astronomlcah and meteoro­ logical observatory., He was leader of an expedition which wasisent In the ■’eighties to;'Salut Island, Cayenne, to observe ! the


OF JANUARY mil, 1890..


Hardacre,! Fred 'Whiteside and Charles Norcross.


I I . ^ . . T .ifc ■ t - ,ife : - d V j, ^ fc *' , ,i Tfe BjAme of Mr. Ralph Cockayne ;


Asshetori, of; Downham Hall,*ivas j placed upon the Commission of;the | Peace for the County of Lancasteri ;


Mr. Assheton! hkd been a West Rid- | Irig: iriaglstrate i about two years, : i I ■ * I .


* I . . i Mr. Robert (Jharnley presided at, i


the annual meeting of the Clltherqe branch ! of the: North-East, Lonca- shire Power-Loom Weavers’ Asso- :


elation;' when all the officials weije re-elected. The accounts showed i; a loss on the year. ,i It was decided to run two trips on the annuql - - summer holiday—the third Satur- , i


solar*


tlve Club re-elected Colonel Starkle president; -Mr. Joseph j Brown, treasurer ; and Mr. .E. T.; Welch,


Members of Clltheroe CoriserviT- secretary;: - ' . J, ; Mr. James' Starkle formally


opened a Conservative Workffig Men’s Club at Tendleton.; At" i meeting which followed,'a cqm mlttee was elected, with Mr. John


Slinger secretary, i i '., , * *'i '*


Sir iUghtred Kay-Shuttleworth


M.P. for the Clltheroe Division addressed a crowaled meeting of constituents In trie! Pubflc Hall Alderman John Mitchell presided


■ ' ' ■ operating theatre. ’Three.palients were. l-thOse iqKinB y__wininm ^


ffife month a member of the Blackburn arid District Bjood ’Transfukloq [Service had very generously acted ps donor in a I case i of: blood tranausipn! at this


aeirj appreciation Kisiance rendered .1


this :eiitleman. | - i ■ Clltheroe Parishj Church Mutual


T^e^were i;096 radiographs | tqken improvemqnt Soclety re-opened Its and 120 tertenlexaminations! made. 258 ’session with a debate .on Socialism,


operations were "performed m the.laree. .n+joduced by* Mri Oxbiirgh. Arqong> opiating theatre and 71 in theicasualty v


discussion


seqt to the Royal Devonshir Buxton. •jthe secretary reported that} durmg


istiyution,': aqd ffie Boan^ jk;[pressed lei ;:wlllihg


n rt’A’TER trade activitj} and tiie fleures of


were J^ued to-day. Deposite i9,688 iMnsUtute >_ nqw^^to


I ilosei upon.jtwo millions. I Iquid assets represented by icash' are oyer three nillions higher at £24,726,955.' Slight jdvances are shown in Reserves, at £3,600,000, Investments £34.0(j3,078: and Premises £2,746,826.


ere! in 1938,'and advan&is |to custo- ers} at £46,251,216 show an increase of


w


were Messrs, Tom Garnett, WllUam Miles, PAter Kennedy,! William


B o l t o n - b y -B o w l a n d iNTEBMENT.-Ttte: ! funeral


Becks, took place at C^pel. °u Saturday The last,rites were conducted by the' ^ v . : J.-: Ai; Sinclair,, ^d floral tributes, were sent by the foUu*™® ri. Elizabeth: Harrison


Mabel and brother (Blackpool); / Hls slstersi^ce, Biidgrt and Nellie; Harry and/Flora, , Mr. 'J. E; Wtoot; ! Tom and, Alice


Jonathan. Kitty of over ten £126,566,116 which has expaiidedby al-j


The total.assets of the Bank are now j /R^tlnneU); Mr. and Mrs. NoweU ^d represented by the increated figure of


most ten millions during the year, and ^ Heaton;' Bill, Jessie and Donald, is close on thirteen millio as higher I j , ‘.Yy Banks,'of Waddlngton, was in than at the end of,1937. ■ j |: | torge of the funeral! qnangements. ^


j. a Brennand anq,Ethel; Mr. jjjg,Ireland and Hilda;; 1^* u?d


vivlng


C)ne ofi tfie few remaining sur-, ; . ^ soldiers


PrusstoliWar of] 1870, Beythreu.ihas died at Sjaintje


de iRhe. ,lHe was !born ni *" at the services at


lirite Marie been presented by ptirs. Drinkall, of 1848. I , I Sykes.


day In August.; ; |:


i*-!, # j, * ■ I 11 * i ■ # ,| .# I ■


' 11 ,


sugges'tiori to re-model the building ' Bye-Laws. ... 'i


ended |


The i Town Council : discussed a } i


In I his report for the quarter .j December 31st, the Medical :ij


Officer of Hqalth (Dr. J. J. Fraser) | reported that 50 deaths:were regls- , tered In the 13 weeks, equal to a |; rate iof! 17.8 per 1,000 on an estlm- i atedi population of 11,200, against | 24.7 per cent, for the corresponding ■; period of 1888^ Births numbered 84, or per! cent., exactly the same |, as In trie 1888} quarter.


' I : ■ * , * ■ ■■!; Deaths: Tabltha Hartley, Woone-1


toe! aged 80, years; Nancy Cook, | (widow of }Wimam Cook); Wilkin, I 63 ; I Aim, widow of Edward Taylor, } Lowtergate,: i68 ; Ellen, j.wldow ;of | Mlchalel Hogerty,' [Lowergate, • 70; Joseph' Cook, butcher. Castle-street, 62 ;-j - Josepri ISpeak, grocer, LoW Moo!f,^85; Mary Barnes,iLow/Mobr, Wllllrim Corbridgk, . Bashall


77'; Eaves


5 7 . , ! / r . -:M.


R.A.F. FAMILY j ALLOWANCE ■ ' I;' ' !_i pRANCH;|];-


late Mr. WilUam i Sbnger, of Forat whlcri'deals'wlth famUyiallowances,


' ';iciDlN(JE.'OFhAi|]pRK^^ Tlie Air 'Ministry | department


depbridants’ allowances! and allbt- merits of pay (if 'Iteyal Air Force persoiiriel hris riioved! | from Ibex House,* Mln'ories,. London, to, Tet- bury.i Gloucestershire, |All enquiries regarding payment of any of these allbwances I ihould bg: / ,addressed direct to the iDlrebtoi: of Accounts, Air MlntetiY I (Dept. JjJt)-Tetbiiry, CHqubestersnlre. ! |i


, ::!:k-v*'!/ !*■!' '' -/'’v':-!!! b^body! In Paris iriust catty a] i


torcti duririk t o black-out. This Is* the latest bnier'of the [Parla A.R.P.; authorities! ';It Is -alsrii made.coin- pulsq'ry to' jfiash torches on the' ground, wheijl pedestrito orriss the roads.!


!:■' ‘i-!::.(}' ■ ' ) 'I


i’ ! . }'


, | , a t e t e d by Corporal T. Jackson,; range officer.


seventh annlversarji, when the Rev. : Edgar Stanley iJVllklnson (29), at J. Leggett preached qh' ;‘‘True 186, Hashurst-Street, and : Mrs.'^


Clltheroe P.S.A. celebrated! Its


Patriotism.’’ Mr. Joseph}Cross pre; sided, and the musical part of the proceedings-^, was ; provided i by Clltheroe Wesley Church (iholr, with Miss L. Knowles, soloist; . i


former sportsmen’s and arigler’B outfitter I In .w;esleyan Row; MrJ


Bentley (52),hwlfe of Mr. Henry Bentley, ' Clltheroe Mr. Richard Hey (88),pf Lov/er Lees, Whltewell!


Mr. Henry (Sreen and Mr. Robert Blrtwell,,both of Sabden.


N fo less: Intqresting-ls the sHuation tuinu


'THE BALKANS


t o r i A I Corporation employee' and member I'Mrs. Wilson !(54), widow of Mr. of the National Reserve, had the Thomas Wilson formerly of . the


|


Read, youngest kon Of the late Mr., and Mrs.' D. Keriip; Mr. Westal Ramsbottom {74), of Liverpool, a; kon of!Mr. Rbbert Ramsbottom, a


^ jjia^e thk stand which t^pUht that th^e; vjgj one, of 'p.


frequently! of both I ___ ,


ave


referred to the position Holland and Bel^um.


German troops are still massed far i| too near tb the Dutch frontlbr toi: suggest I ff endiy Interitlons. Last !| vyeek-endj khei Dutch! Goveriimt Issued, laiiDthef “ stern war that the jiise of force agab


, ,


land wouli be met by “ reslqtancei to the last man.” If Gqrman; ; i


- , .


troops press the frontier, sections! of the bojuntry vrill Immediately bp' flooded} i In this connection it Ig said thaj ithe Germans havel acquired ksme hundreds of specially built flht-bottomed boats. Each boat will! be Able toicarry 15 men equipped! with small arms. Thp position bn the Dutch fronJer Is ominousi^nd it may well be that: the Press campaign against Scan^ dlnavian! countries Is but a further


1 . T


lands. I |I repeat what I have said in previous articles, namely, that ;I


regard al::craft bases In Holland cir Belgium}^ being essential If large-}i scale Aerial attacks arie to be carried; out ori G reaq I Britain.


, . I . . > 1 ' I I in’France. w GOlNd By . IcApTATN :f !


where, my comments umst stand over! until npxt week, j j At the beginning o il the war, somebody saW‘ ‘‘ ,there will be-] no


..............................i developnieritsl


t h is week I had Intended! writing about a recent yisit to our tropps 1


L. STRONG. ■;i


The e is much! to report [from that quarter, but In en: ijo i view of the rather rapl l develonmbts which iare taking place, else- IIEMS FROM OUR ISSUES. |pF JANUARY‘ 15th, 1915. A Local Government Board Ini


kpebtor heldj an Inquiry! at tin i Town Hail into an! appUcptlon b r GUtl jlieroe Corporation to borrow £3,800 l^or! improvements at: Little Moor, jthe diversion of the: j highway! to Itlp-Brboks,Ithe constructl6ii,qf a] bridge over, the Mearjey Brook in Diick-street! and the building (if a road connecting the i bridge with | 'aiylor-street. !


i ... ! * * ' *


, A wedding toqk place (oh the ]llth) at Stj. Helen’s Church, ^Wadd


I . T* T V ^ ^ , I I v I ( I ■ I ; ■ ; j-


the Sanitary Insp tion, Mr. yv. H. Jackson’s appoint­ ment as sanitary jinshector to Cll­ theroe Rural i District pouncll w6s confirmed.


Havlng obtainedeiitie certfficate of [nspeetbrs’ Aksocla-


CUtherbe Board of guardians re-.


celved the , Lancashire County Council’sjprecept !for the half-year amounting to £4j,507 ills. lOd., an Increase of £554 jl9s. 7d.


Inmates ap Co|plow|Vlew Instltu- '1 I. |.l , :| ^


. 'daughter of Mr. and; Mrs.! Guest, cg^jagg west Bradfbrd, j ; ;


!* * ^ ■


, ;


Ington, between Mr. George Heslop, tion numbered 1,06.; In two weeks of Leeds, jand: Miss; Eisle! Guest, [ the number of, casuals dealt with was 115.


The half-yearly meeting of !As the ; outcome jof recruiting


meetings held at ! Barrow and Whalley, on the 13th, 17 young men presented themselves'at the Clithe- roe OrderlyiRoom.'ofivvhom 15 were accepted.


, j ■': * * Dr. A. H: Flson gave the first of a


keries of Gllcrirlst lectures,; when, to a very large audience in the


.ttempt jtb divert attention irom q! i>ublicHall,he spoke}on ‘‘The Blrth lightning atteck on the ^etherr'‘ of the Moon.’’ The |


-- - ! » ' * I * ' ' ' : Members of Clltheroe 'Civilian


Mercer Whipp, ,C.A.;) was; In the 'chair.


i ' ' ■ -I ■ ■ j


- — -■ ' Mayor, (Mr.' J. | ' i | ! i !


Guard marched to Rimlngtoh gnd attended ; afternoon service | at Stopper Lane Wesleyan Chapel.:


' * *' '■ * ' j !' i| At the'new rifle' range on the ; ;


Clltheroe Weavqirs, WlndeiA and Warpers’ Association re-elected


Councillors |W. H. Seedali; and R. Parker as 'president . And treasurer respectively. :It; was stated that during the first month of the war two-thirds of trieilooms In the town


of 9,400. At the Ing two-!thlrds! (|f operation, i


■ i'. ' *:


were Idle—over ; 6,000 !out of a total time of the meet- the looms were In


* 1?


Airiong the numerous deat^ re­ corded, [was ;that of Mr. F. M.


'Arnold ! (49),-1 riiariager of the Clltherde Branch of the Midland Bank; | Mr. Arthur S. Lord (49), .of 60, Chatbum-road, a:son of the late Mr. Richard Loril, who-was licensee of the! former I Boar’s Head Inn, Market-placeMrs. Dewhurst (86), of Waddlngtori Hospital, mother .of the late Mr. John Dewhurst, School


___________________ , - Attendance officer for' Clltheroe;


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