, u ro x iE )


Congregalionai Church SUNDAY NEXT, FEB. 18th.


Missionary Sermons i and


Thank OMerlngs 'Services at 10-30.a.m. and 2-15 p.m.i


REV. j|. A . SINOWIB Sunday School at 2-0 p.m. NO EVENING SEEVICE.


CONGREGATIONAL CH^RGHj barrow.


SUN D A Y N E X T , FEB. 18th.


Missionar^rmons ! afternoon 2 -3j ‘


REV. W. A. PAINTER, m l , B.D., Ph.D.


EVEinNoj ,6r0^ -MR., AMPS.


Collection i t each Service jn aid of ^ S h o n d d n Missionary Society.


NOTE.—Commencing Services will be held: Morning


10-45; Evening 6-0. ' , ,


Methhdisi Church (WESLEY), CLITHEROE.j


Sunday Next, February 18th


1 I ['■ ■ Preacher at 10-30 a;m.;


REV. G BOYD m AgGARR


Preacher'at 6-0 p.m. : REV. H. AL1.EN


S/Igor Lane Church ■ ' ' ■ 1


' ' ' * ■


Sunday I Next, February 18th Preacher at 10-30 a.m. ■


REV. J . E . STOREY, M.A 3-(^’p.m/MEN’S 'CLASS ■'iSpeafer':,


i-' Preacher at 6-0 p.m.


MR. E. 1. BENTLEY ! • ■ ' 'i , ^ ■ j ;i


MR. C. CRtiSStEY


St. Leonard-s Church, DOWNHAM.


t h e ' serm c In ■ In' accordance with the Will' of ■


Sunday Next, Fe». IStli by The


Sir Ralph Assheton, who died in 1680, which was postponed from the 30th January owing to the, severe weather, will be pi;eached on


■ ■ REV.H.Y.


Rector of St. James’s, Clltheroe. Y i


SERVICE 10-30 A.M., -------------


Collections throughout the day lor the Blackburn Infirmary.


’THE ANNUAL (Old-Fashlohed) -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -


‘ has :b^n POSTPONED from I FEBRUARY 21st, | to


CONGREGATIONAL ' CHURCH. • ; I I


t e a & CONCERT Wednesday, fee. i8th


mm I C l i k e r p e R o y |d


Grammar Schbol GIRLS.


display of


.YiEuropean National Dancies RCh I 5th 8C 6th.


2-30 P.M. ma; l


ADMISSiON'by Programme 1/- (Iniludlng Tea), to be obtained


from I any member of the Smool


The monthly meeting of members of the Women’s Unionist Association, who have formed a Comforts fund, was held at the Coffee House, on Tuesday} after­ Mrs. Milne-Redhead i.presided moderate attendance.


3


noon, over a stated


'i u that 28 knitted comforts have Reading,


. auer- I t ' was


been distributed locally and that 33 have been forwarded to the Soldiers and' Sailors’' Comfort Headquarljers in


Bolton-by-Bowlatod COMFORTS FOR THE FORCES.—


j ; WHALLEV WATER MAIN REPAlRSi-^everal


houses in Mechanic's-terracc, Lord. John-street, and the butchery,shop and corn mill, have been . without ;a water supply -'as thb result of a frozen main.. The main ip questlon extends along King-street in^the direction of,.the-brid^. - A section of about 85 yards of the road'has been taken up, and workmen are diverting the main on to the foot­ path In order to obtain a greater depth. It is expected that the work will be completed In another week.


WHIST DRIVE.-^Me'mbers of th?


Women’s Unionist Association pro­ moted a whist drive, which,,held in the Stanley Room at the Conserva­ tive Club on Tuesday night, was well attended. Prlze-'winners were Mrs. Starkle, Mrs. L; Troop, and Mrs. Brown (cohsolaitlon). The award for dominoes went to Mijs.;Proctor. SOLDIER’S MARRIAGE.—Home


on leai4 from Prance, Mr. John Donnelly, of Church Lane,'WhalIey, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Donnelly, was married on Tuesday* afternoon at P.adiham


Parish Church; to Miss Edith Ed-


dlestone, 'ohiy daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Eddlestone, 15, Blackburn road, Padihami. In civilian life, the bridegroom Is an engineer with Messrs. J. and S.'Leaver, of Black­ burn) and he joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps at the end of Sep­ tember. Mrs. Clifford Wood was the dame of honour, and Messrs. T. and J. Eddlestone best man' and grooms­ man respectively. ■ ' '


SOCIAL HODR.—Mr; R. McLough-


lin gave an interesUng talk on mis­ sionary'.work'to'members of the


Ladies’ Social Hour, at a meeting held at-BiUingtbnfBaMist-Chapel on Tuesday evening. A fairly good attendance was presided., ovet' * by


Mr. 0. Exton. “ LABELS.”—This was the title of


a most Interesting address given by Mrs. Greaves, of Waddlngton, at a gathering of members of the Bright Houf, held in the Methodist School bn Wednesday afternoon.


! OBItuArY.—After a week’s 111 ness, Mrs. Maud Duddle, yrho lived with her daughter, Mrs. Stokes, at 9 VToodfleld View, died on Monday.! Mrs. Duddle came to Whalley from' her native Prescot In April last, and it was at Prescot that the interment took place yesterday.


WHALLEY PICTURES. UURK TWAIN CLASSIC.


Twain’s immortal story. The story is really delightful and there are some beautiful sefertes of the 'Mississippi,! on which, river much, of the action takes place.'' Mickey Rooney is superb, and he^ receives strong support from an 'outstanding cast.


screen “ The Dead End Kids ” will en­ tertain Whalley audiences for the first half of next week. Their latest escapades are told- in “Little Tough Guys in Society.” What happens.'when slum chUdren are transported ;lnto high society may well be imagined and the laughs come fast and furious.


DRAMA AND PATHOS.


Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bartholo­ mew, wiU be screened on Thursday; The story is one which khould appeal to everyone for it has action, humour and a dramatic power that plumbs emo­ tional depths.


The storj' of a homeless hungry; boy, Man’s Heritage,” which features


RAMBLERS’ FOOTPITHS WATCH. Mr. A. Ingham (chairman), speaking


Those irrepressible ruffians of the, I was lalways meeting the other two 1 THE “DEAD-END” KIDS. GAOL FOE KINDNESS.


West Germany, has been sentenced to ninb-months imprisonment for taking a


A [German living in Rostock, North


i; Polish prisoner, who was working for ; him; to a cinema and giving him some


clothes. ’


_____AN 84-HOUR! WEEK. The Gennan Ministry of Labour has


issufed a new decree enforcing a 14-hour woridng day for all transport workers


over 18. , . ; : MONOTONOUS MENUS. The compiling of! menus must; be a


dull job these days.! Next Sunday all the! restaurants in Germany have to sene the same tl^e| dishes.


at the annual meeting of'the North- East Lancashire District Federation of Ramblers, at Simonstine, on Sunday, emphasised the need f( r a watchful eye to be kept on fhe pliughing up :and closing of public footpaths under war emergencies, and said that records were being kept of suih instances) - i Though the activities of the F e t a ­


tion were overshadoved by the War, they would not be put aside, as how the need for healthy pastimes was;more


urgent. - .Mr. H. W. Kendall then, secretary), ■ ‘


rejiorted that eight clubs and 30; asso­ ciate members, representing about [1,000


ramblers, were now afitoated.


' Messrs. C. Brothers ^ d L. Mills Were, elected to represent the Federation at the annual meeting of the Natffinal Ramblers’ Association at Longshaw, near Sheffield, iiijManh. :


I Officials elected wire: Chairtaan,; Mr. A. Ingham;!; hon. secretary and


treasurer, Mr. H. W. Kindall; catering secretary, Mr. J. Parktison; Press' sec-j retary, Mr. L. Mills; trustee, Mr. ,T. Calvert; auditor; Mr. A. Heyes; [ and; associate membei,"5’ dSlegafbsi; Mis.; J.i Parkinson-and Ml Banks. ■ '


I A FIRM jOFFEE.


Company who allows at least 6d. a week to be deducted from, his or her wages for 130 weeks to be applied to the pur- chajse'bf War Savings Certificates will participate in a ballot for 750 certifi cates presented by the firm as prizes


Atiy employee of jBoots Pure Drug Tjfte annual report of Clitheroe


Cricket, Bowling and Tennis Club, Issued to members this week, shows thdt the loss on last season’s work­ ing amounted to |£56 8s. 4d., in-


■eluding the £53 i 10s. allowed for depredation., Oiie happy feature is ai\ lncrease in subscriptions,


A correspondenti ;lii a daily says


that when visiting a famous school he! was - pained to, observe Rupils filling In football' pool coupons Instead of writing home. jBut per­ haps they have tried writing home (says “Punch.”)


' Micky ROONEY is the star of, FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW in


Thursday, Friday and S^ur^^y JACKIE COOPER AND


f k i E '


Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday THE DEAD END KIDS in


‘i lITTlE TOUGH GUYS i f f l SOCIETY” : -


GLITHEKOE ADYEETISER ]AWI) IDIES, ,|E 1D A Y . LOCAL i WEDDINGS


Seed—BiBBY.: '


A member of the B.E.F., Guards­ I man Frank Seed, elder son of |Mr.


and Mrs.: J. H. Seed, of Chapel ’ Bolton-by-Bowland, !was


at SS. Michael and Jojhn’s Clltheroe, on- Monday, to


Miss Frances Bibby, only daughter


of Mr. nnd Mrs. H. Bibby, ofj 31, Waterloo-road, Clitherpe. ; The Rev. Father A. iKopp, S.J., performee^ the


jremoriy! Gfvei^ away by her | father, ' ii ... the


I brld'e ,was 'attired' in a rpavy I tw0"piGC6j costum6, ydthja fox — and" wore a spray of pink carna tlohs. .’The, ,bridesmaid liwas' Miss Gwendoline Seed, sister ; of' I brldegroofa,; and , she wore'a n


blue fiir.


the - la I d_ .a. M - TT


t^iro-plece costuirie, with a atid a spray of pink carna-,


TT


wuiw. The duties of groomsman were I carried out by. Mr. Walter Seed land; Mr. Richard Bibby ^cted


as best!man.


, The bridegroom s present to the bride v?aS a handbag, while to the


' :t iThe bride’s gift to the bride a.v,„


bridesmaid h e gave a pearl neck­ lace.


groom was a wrist watch. 'A reception was held at the


Starkle W s Hotel and later Mr. and Seed left for their honeymoon which ils' being spent atplackpool Amongst the many] ;beautiful presents! was 'a card ^able from Messri T. Satterthwaite and Son, for wtiom the bridegroom worked


pribr to joining H.M. Forces R.S.P.C.A. Lancashire contributed! twelve to


the iotal number of 97 convictions secured by the R.S.P.C.A. during, January, 1940, In respect!of cruelty to animals. Compared! with the corespohdlng period. of 11939, the; total sh'pws a decrease, sffice it was;


Horses were again, heavy sufferers, there I being 29 cases o f ; cruelty to;


then 107. « I'


them; as compared with 21 in December. Cattle suffered, com-, pairatively little, as there were only two cases recorded aS against ten In JahfiaryJast year. ; An unpua) featuiel this January; is the! two convictions for cruelty to foxes. Fowli Aucks and pigeons have also been I almorig the ,ill-treated,j and there 'were a number of offpees ' the Wild Birds Protection


Acts I i tI During January, owing to adtlon ^ ' aken by the R.S.P.C.A.. six persons


wCrei' disqualified from keeping ^ dog orTripldlng’ a dog . licence under the Cruelty to Dogs Act for periods ranging from one to two years, j The total number,of convictions


durlrigi-1939 has happily fallen; m compailson with 1938—1,412 convic­ tions vyere recorded Injthe past year


k akiust 1,724 In 1938. ■ ' i


ITEMS OF INTEREST ERSATZ FASHIONS. I The "Germans are stiU busy finding-


substitutes for materials put off by the blockade. Among their;latest inven-


1 tiohs' ate glass slippers; which . they claim to be; as supple as leather and 'salmon skin blouses. jThe Nazis, how­ ever,! have not yet solved the problem of the silk stocking' shortage, apart 'from! a special lacquei,' ;iof painting on


“Huckleberry Finn,” Mark’


:the legs, !


' '.'


j, r.


UNHITLERIAN! JESTER.,


I trouble with the authorities • for. ,the ithird time for * making an unhitlerian ijoke.' ' It was he who said after an 'election at which Hitler secured a 98 jper bent, majority that he must be un- lluckY because everywhere he went he


German comedian has got into igger rDbINSON—BRADLEY.


A pretty Wedding ■wa's solemnised at St. Mary Magdalene’s Catholic


Church, Burnley, oh Saturday week, between Mr.' Arthur RobiiisjDn, second son ol Mrs. and the late ijJr ■Robinson,: ol 28, Downham-road, Chatburn; and Mlss|l Dora Bradley, second daughter of| Mr. and Mrs;


E^radley, of 126, Sandygate, Burnley, The Rey.l Father Fitzgerald offici­ ated.


• ■ Given away by lier brother-in-


law, Mr.- Torn Broderick,, the bride was attired ih a pale blue two-piece suit,, with h k and |, shoes to lone, and wore a spray jof tulips. Her sister, Mrs. .Emily Broderick,, who acted as bridesmaid* was gowiied In air force I blue, with hat and shoes to tone, |and wore a spray of tulips


Mr. Walter Robinson and -Mr.


Kenneth Bradley were best man and groomsman respectively., A reception was held at the brides home. Amor gst the many presents was a bedro am rug from friends of the bridegroom at Victoria Mill, Chatburn Mr. and Mrs. Robinson will reside at 29, King’s-terrace,


Burnley. Egiiciliuial Woikeis POSTFONEi»YS;CALLING OF. [


MEN REQ - i , T jUIRED TO REGISTER


0-MORROW. THE LATE |


those men Saturday,


Most agricultural workers amongst required to register on


February' 17th, will be


over 21 and therefore covered by the'Schedule of Reserved Occupa­


tions; and although they must register, they will not at present be called up for military service, ^ o s e


men who reached ihc age of 20 be­ tween the 2nd an d 3lst peebrnber, 1939, inclusive, however. Will not be covered,by the Schedule; and those farmers who wish fO apply for the postponement of [calling up of any of their workers who are of this age should apply at once to their County War Agricultural. Executive Com­ mittees for'the appropriate applica­


IMR. INTERMENT AT CHATBURN.


GEQRGE R. CARTER. The interment of the late Mr


Gebrgp Rosslter Carter,' of |'Messrs. James Carter and Sons, Ltdi, Bell­ man Park and Salthlll Quarries, took place amidst mbny ilgns of


tion form,-; N.s:, lOOo. ; This form should be completed and returned to the Committee immediately the man has been registered, and in any case the form must reach the Comr mittee not later than 24th February, 19,40. ' Applications received after that date cannot I be considered. ; It is of great importance that the


registration number and the name of the Employment Exchange at which the worker registered should be quoted corre(4ly when filling in this form, o^ierwise it may not be possible to trace the worker in time to withhold his i calling-up notice. The registration humber required is’ that given,in tljie top'right-hand, corner of the Ce rtlficate of Regis­ tration No. N.S.2. ' The number appearing on the National Regis­ tration Identity Card is not needed. The period of postponement


granted will not exceed six months, and no postpoijeihent will be sanc­ tioned except where the man Is In a “key” position, on the farm and it is impossible to obtain a substitute Or to make other arrangements.


READ SUPPER AND i SOCIAL.-^A supper


and! Eocialih aid! of the ladies’'effort was! held in the Congregational School on Saturday levenlrig. The supper was provided by Mrs. iDuckworth and Mrs. TatfersaU, and -games, etc.,, were in­


dulged in.i ; ' , i - ' . ,'l, ■'■'!


Jacob’s jouv werejheld last Sa,turday evening at 34,, HambledQn-Yie,iv,,,.the home'of Mr, and Mrs. J.‘WhdBj..^rs,R. Sharpe won the first prize ;a'fid;'^rfcT, Lonsdale the coiiEblation'hrj^i^ll^s deeds were for the chmch'Sgl|T^®^S


: BEETLE DRIVE-rr^A beetle drive and


Ellen Smithies] (67)', wife, of M!r.«I^Ji;ert ho died last 'Webbesday was interred


! LINK BEOkE^.—


G. Smithies, 14, Ruskin-place, NelsqH, W. •« « J _


tion in the .Villagd, with her husbanp


at St. Johnjs Chilbch, Read, oh Satur-: day.! Well-known, to the older genera-


she left Read along to reside, in Nelsor


forty years ago. The Vicar of Padiham the Rev. C. R.| HCywood, M.A., per­


formed the; last utes at the graveside. ;


JAmiAEI^ : WEATHER. SI Weather records^ taken at Chatbunl


uary, 1940, at 8 aim. daily : Total monthly rsjinfall=2.23 ms.


Average daily rainfall=.07 ins. ^ , j Highest maximumitemperature=54°. on


Barometer highest=30.58 ins. on Janu ary.llth.


'Barometer lowest=29,46 ms. on Jan 3L _


i ;


iRain fell on 4 days. Snow fell on 8 days.


,


Wind was East on' 16 days and West on seven days. I:


,


ito whom she was ;subsequently intro­ duced. “You didnit know me.” Np. but my brother did, and it was his hat,f


“Why did you raise your hat to me the other day ?.”i asked a girl of a map


Lowest minimumUemperature-.8 on January 20tbl. >


January 6th. ; chool (322-ft. above Sea), during Jan­ AUCTION : MA^T.


cattle and ,a good ,attendance. Best lUUUO H


TUESDA’^—A useful sh(]w of dairy


£2fe to £30 10s.; others, [[£20 10s. to £26. The judges, Messrs. L Sharpe, of Fehce and T. J. Holgate, of Downham,; mdde’the following awar<|sifor dairy


UiO vv ________ ----


cattle; 1, G. Kenyon, Gripdleton; 2, R.iCowperthwaite, Clitherop. i , , MOBILE BATH * UNITS.


troops in France is a compl cated'affair which can provide piping+hot shower baths for 700 men in a dayu The whole apparatus' can' be loaded; on to two


’The mobile bath unit now used by the three-ton trucks. ' 'iiji' - 'I'-


-r,egret ^nd sympathy ' (iaiurqhyard, on Friday mourners were Mrs. E ilrs. Burton, Mr. J. Representing James Sons, Ltd.), and H;'Nelld, sentihg Mr; Arndd'CattW;;[Wfio, iYas unable to be presehti through!'Ill­ ness, land Captain Pfankj Garter, ’ vho Is resident In Australia)] There 'vere many personal friends present is well as .a number of ihuslness associates. Mr. R. Y. Phrklilson represented: the Horr,ocksfprp Lime Company, Ltd., and M[r. M. L. 'Ward; the New Northern Quarrleb, jLtd., of, Silverdale. The District Batik was reprejsented by Mr. H. S.jliobins;; Mr. [E. Bradley i on jbehalfl pf TJ Bradley and Sons, pf- Clltheroe ;j Mr.: It. Taylor for Messrs' Water-i Wrorth,’ Rudd and Hare, qf| Black-; burn[; Mr, A. J. Abhotj jfor the London Assurance Company ; Mr. E. J.pnes for Messrs. E. Jones,'Ltd.; of Blackburn ; Mr. J. M. iPoole on behalf of'Major J. R. Asplnffil, J.P.; and^Mr. F (Jro'ome for Messrs Gropmes Ltd], 'Whalley. YMr. G


at' C^tburn ’The private


dlth


C I Walker, Carte^; and


. I Burton


ICKEY Rat, Danny Raccoon:, an* ‘ Lore, the Spirit'of Woodijraft,


i..'ere walking along ,the banfe- of the river watching the salmo[n; as 'they leapt and wriggled in [their [attempt to* gain the upper reaches of the river, where they were porn. Suddenly a frightened chirp; came


to their' ears; ;and a second [later around a bemi ;in ithe river hank dashed Robert] Robin. His feathers


were ruffled :ahd his eyes fairly ■popped. : ' '. '[ I


“There’s a big animal up there, ! i „


he gasped as he'slid to a stop;t(efore his friends, -[“['and , he’s flqhlng


! salmon from the stream as quick as ' anything. I watched hlmi | ftom behind a hlg rock until he sawjme. He said ‘ whoof 1 and I beat it ;


'ja^yson and/ .S,, o


Lythajn, and J. Hlnchllfte,; Sur veyor to ;Bpwla,nd Rura,l Council, also! attended. [ id


D|lstric The last rites were condpetied by


the i Rev. |a. e ] Swallow, ; anp the cofi^n was borne to its Iasi resting platie by four workmen;, Messrs. R|. Shabbies, ! Joseph Haiyhprst, T. Jqckson and W. Driver.; ' ' Floral tributes were sent Ambld and.'Coimle.- , Maild and;'Wallace. ' ;, ' Frank and; Ivy'.


by:


Gipsy and Dorothy. ' ^ , Jqhn, Marjorie, Jim and Gecffrey.


Alf ted and! Edith, Freddie, Stanley and Kennetlj Guy Waterworth. ! I ., Miss Hargreaves. '


Thc'.Horrocksfqrd Lime Company. ,, The! Employees of Salthill'works. MrSand Mrs. Neild and Kathleen. E ’ ,TV. .Barker. ■ . 'Old Friend.


Dirfetbfs dpd’Manag'ement pf Richard [Briggs''hnd Sohs.' Ltd. , I Grodraes.CWhalley),' Ltd, lA.*J.'Abbot:■


Gilbertson .bad family


'Thb ' President and Meml^ District Club. ‘ " ' '


Edward Jones. ,"j . Messrs'. T. Bradley, and Sons^j, ■ : ", jj of the


!MrJ and Mrsre. Lawsoh andYlargaret. The Emplbyees of Messrs. JJ Carter and ''■.i;^ns. I


GRl^DLETON FOOTBALL. lantern .LECTURE.-Or, Wed­


nesday! evpnihg, - an interesting lantern lectiire- was* given Jin the' 'Methodist, Siihool, by Mrs. fflggln- 'sbh, ofIGaritang; Her.su^ict^as


'"‘“Dehniafk.las ,I saw it.” Tlie Rev. C 'Slater presided over . a large


''idiencei' in. which were. |many .......’id'''all greatly;bnjoyed


th^ecturdj I Mr, G. Wilklm on and Miss Fletche):..wefe associated|hi an expression oi thanks to lect and chalmlaii. [ The prciceeds wete^OT comforts for-villagers serving with


the Forces,; - ■ !i,' ; Y ■ I - The' governors of the British Film


institute Announce that Miss Thel­ ma Cazalet, M.P., has sbcceeded


■ Captain sir William Brass,|M.R. for the Clltheroe Division, to t|ie board


of management. Miss Cqzalet. Is nominated by the President pf the


Board of Trade as one of tl[e gover­ nors representing public interests.


LIVERPOOL.


salmon' from'; escaping, him lay the remains of


| , ,


Kathleen, Eileen, Doreen and Borizo.


i | Betty.


: “ It’s probably only a bear, paid Lore, “ and hY ’wouldn’t hurt ypu, Robert, unleppyou tried to hurt him first. Let’s go,; and; see how he ,1s


making !out vfltii his fishing - Mr Bruin, is* one pf ithe best fishemen in the woods.!' We must go quietly, though, as he' is easily frightened, despite his great size and strength. Robert, you gp ahead and show us


'the way'.” ,! [ij ;


A' Short distance: upstream! Robert stopped [behiild a big bouKie|_ and


,


I beckoneii to ffis companions, j He s just beyond these rocks. Are


' sure he' won’t hurt ps. Lore ' Lore laughed silently,


Quite


^'^Wh^^ they [peered over [th^ edge of the peks! there was the bear._a big black fellow. He stood .testing


the wind with his "sensitive nose.


Around several


other ffeh. !; “ How many salmon will he


a me'al,[L6ref ’ asked Rickey


eat at Rat in


plltd Loftly..“Mt someWturalirts.* clalailmkhat a be'ar can eatpne tenth; of his.weight


mltlii*F in a,day.] He will; * ...........,


probably eat • five or six, salmon before 'h e ' feels really \satlsfiedq. Lewk, he’s finished that fiqh and is^ going down^ stream for ■ another. ,] The hear [advanced into thet


streahi until | 'the water \ almopt. reached his stopiach, then he stooA: Quietly for several; minutes, ^ th onhpaw uprals'^d and poised above ?hJ surface Pf t>e water. Several


times he seemed on the verge_oU striking, but [each time the fish |


vebed away at!|;he lerigth one, more foolhardy tham


the rest, darted' under the upralseAi


paw. The be[ar’s too swift for th,e eye to fefilow., paw dipped Into.the water aha wl


salmon spun oyer his head on W; t S y gravel! bf the river bankl; He batted it oii th.e headanj comj! mericed eating: even before tn&


struggle ceased. '■ : , This I manoeuvre was repeatea J


several time? during the next and the four companions watchedj


Only once .was the sUence brokei|.^


when Robert observed wisely^, “What-an appetite!


^^Rlcky and Danny snickered loudj,


ly. The bear raised Its head, Peer®A| w(th startled near-sighted eyes firs^


(n nnp ' direction and then , in.| another. - Perljaps his nose to^ WWi what his eyes could not, for. hP, suddenly- snorted in panic, plvote£ on hlb hind legs and galloped off;


into the sheRerlng t°tesW “ Well.” said Lore. gettffig W his


feet and stretching: “He’S


I think it’s time we started, bac*^ BesTdes. we’ve had quite enough


adventure fot one day. —British Columbia Forest Service.


thinks I eat a lot-I wo^er what she would doi if she had to fee;^,


■ -


(Certified sales el week).


FRIDAY, FEjBfl ---------i


ligh ts on vehlc| urday) 5-47 p.n


About this


the various con Town Council their estimates] months’expend It will be wlt^ sharpened by tlj ing, that ratepj


gating as to thi ‘incidentally, tlr


' ^some: measure of the CpuhcU


'estimates ns thi control over tU County Councl form a very coni general rate le f


'It Is obvious tha 'cU has new anl pass on. They! A.R.P. measure! have cost nearlj In Lancashire, expenditure cal period of yearl sinking fund h( i t iq perfectly


CLITHEEOE | ENTERTAIN SOUTII '


,11 Although Fleetwood ;have droppedj,


oiit :'of' the Lancashire Comblnatioti)!.: Clitheroe have'tleen* able to arrange fpr;l..


South Liverp'ool,the champions,' •,; visit the Shaw Bridge ground to-; morrow. The -kick-off is at 3-;15 p.im, „ Since their last match, a; month agoj


Clitheroe have lost Emmett,, who; has Joi^^d the Roj^ai ai


morrow. Rhodes, a l Harwood and Bacup


Air (


Force, and Akers, who is wortoS^D ImunitionA ■ ,Two,^ if not ‘hme, players willl


in the half-back line whi e on the itreme left, jStdgwick, wh


... onpijai; nrpati' i full back.peir team wUl be as M W .wick, .'[ '


i played with Fleetwood, will ^en. J , adffition Clflheroe hope to sign a n ^


,


O’Neill; TaylorjA. N. Other, « ^ , Waddington, Thompson, ’^oma, Mien, Chatbum, Bra^baW and Se^gj


'cept for A.R.P.1 stantlal.' Anotlf the extent to be made on reg| ought !to be having regard certain classes can be no possl dmy e'ven apprf spent on A.R.P| that the Counti Some say an e | levied, I others sum -will be already heavy payers, and wltl the local Cotml to 'Walt and seq there wljl be ^ Imates to t l level; but thel which it would! Balances are n l ■when all Is salq of our local though that dj the long run bd .dlture they hu^


i-'i' :Y 1 Writing Ifi ad


ally.TConvened theisuhje,ct,;wd


' many lo(ial en large and sma| tlcipate in tb scheme by whl(j |X)rt the Red Gi which'must be'f the' scheme ml essential Red .f provided'for


F E B R D A E Y 16, 1910.


^HERE has been a- great deal o f : I'*' activity in the different! sec­ tions! during the past week. Ij A lecture, “The 'Rhine Vahey,’’i


L ■ I * '


Soios’ Weljore (H i t tK ■' I L'


;


was givep by Cpuncillor F. Dugdale| on Sunday evening last at the Re-1 creafiop Hall, M6unt*ffion Sunday


'Schobl.* i Members , of different: Ladies’


groups h^ve been helping wltli, gifts land 'service at the sick bays lh!;the 'congregational Sunday Schocilj .the Moor Lade Sunday School, ,and me WeaVersj Institute. :


. ' ' ' <|OMING


OWII^G TO DIFFICULTIES IN OBTAINING VARIOUS METALS


D U R I N G T H E L A S T W A R I f


introduced


‘ T EX O ’ COMPOUND • ■ I


' ■!• 'I i | | r Members; of the Toe H have .pro--


vided suppers, and th e , -^r^tish Legion ,Club entertained spveral non-CQhimissioned officers andjmen to a! concert and supper, on Friday, last:,, I


Y^terilay (Thursday) evppipg, *■ .. .'ll


Frank Tingle and his orchestra of. 14, kave[a full concert at the Re­ creation' Hall' ■ .


I It Is hbped‘to hold a public [danre I i'l


on Satu^ay evening at the CpdSer^j- yative Club; dancliig 7 to l l . '^rahk; ’Tlnke’s band will provide tliej music and' the duties of stewards!’,a^ supervisors have kindly been Phder;;' takpn by the officials of Clltherbe "''elinesaay Cricket Club.


|


I Aiiotrier, concert fo'r next ThilrS- piay evejidlng has .been arranged, and


ither 'lectures are conlemplajtpd. It wab suggested by Mr. Hai;dy.to


ihe Commanding Officer, Lleui.-iCol'.


I Norbury, that there might jjcjsslbly lie! a desire 'Amongst the troops fpr lessons; in French. '. After enquiry, the: C.6. 'found that 30 men in the


iiiiit are desirous of attending,,a Abss, so, wltb the help of othbj: local (scfioolmasters, Mr. Hardy! is [organ­ ising French classes for these men bajCh 'Week.


It sq'ems. that all sections pf Cll-


helping to make the stay y. ^Idlers In, the borough) happy and Iprofitsjble.'


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> ' • - : ^ ' FOR '■ •' !.•


L E A K Y R O O F S IT IS STILL PRE-EMINENT


r' ,..lTO-DAY .. (FR]( ,|jBjtIieroe. Auction of Geld and


^ 11-Oa.m. institute: ;


Yi;tXO-MOEROWj 'blltberoe Soldiers’ •! Dance in the C(| to 11-0 ip.m.


Clitheroe ' 'Women’l tlon.: (Aimual, the ConservativJ


I Sale by Auction atl I Bolton-by-Bowlar


: Bank Salerooms;, I I, Auction of Furr 1- 30 p.in. by Ho


I . cows', etc.’by T.| at 12-30 p.m.


' ■ cutheroe Gulders J for Evacuees,, S|


2- 30.'


Moor tarieiMetho . at 10-30! and


S i, : UNDAY:


; . cofigregatlonal Missionary Ser


1 Congregational ; Servlcbs at 10 School 2-0.'


MONDAY i


Clitheroi Club


Cricket, Annual]


Starkie Arms, ' '.The Palladium:


' The.Grahd: Mon - ' day I and Frida


Tuesday to Pr matihee ;2-15, (


: - end!Saturday,.| Wedn’


esday, 2-,’


: - Matinee Satur . Go-opc^tive Pictij ; : day to Friday,


Grand (peatre, Monday toSat


.fing.Lwe Flctv ' and Saturday, I Tuesday, Thi


: .,*8-15. ,i * Rialto, Blackbu i 2-30. jContinuci -I from 1^16. SM


' Grad^g of Fal TUESDAY:


CUtherop Auctlo


[OUtheioe Auction ol t>aIry'Cattl|


Cllthefpe and DisI * I)l^u|si6n SocI


1 THURSDAY


Women's Unionlstf Evening atr8-0| live Club. I


Liberal Club al


Bibblesdale Distil tion; *Whlst the Sohoplfoor DanQe;.lM.;tQ,|


Clitheroe Borou^ ■ Bal l .!'


FEIpAY: , : / I


' Methodist (Wesley At 10-30 and


Clitheroe Golf Clui ' Jumble Sale at| vative' Club. ,


.St. Leo^rd’s ,.L Asshetoh Sermi]


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