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CUTHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES, ERIDAY, DECEMBER ;20, 194p.


I the Kaiser. The Kaiser ^m' on to the best o len it came to'the J lentl he wanted to.


19W was the inordli tew


cause: In 1939 7


filed to [realise that n of civilised humanity dammed quite so rea^I' 1 put back but not fdr rioedn stopped from


y p . rid i i


t ion ‘


before it was run ad' -rro-


lof the two decades wl Icb X iinc(i the termination


Iroblei lat


ould: i have been, Ml red the absence of good wih number !of men prepqrec.


iou^ problems, espepi illj . i put:by good will ..


. :ms to the test of Or one hand. The cf war. But opdiiaii


Hitlqr !was out to sbttl Istmg: problems Ih th


ic Hitler. Of course ls> I repeating fe men surrouriidpig


The nfite


ol nilitarv madmdnlin ten m War long en


was'too date. In mddem h£ d missed the peace war in 1914 because a


irfparatlon for sbbju- less than no tlme. he


, . _ Pugh


arting again in due :eW


- jwn A N |'Q|UT j. .|


D r6 und About By ^,‘ Q y iS .”


1 fr/uRNifrc over a Iflle copy .of fifty


i Vears ago recalled many happy ^memories of days j when .pleasures


■ fptte? days. I see from the pro- ! S in g s reported at eacft school-r


mdlnot pall-whe'nj for example, me Sunday Schooli’Xmas tea party wasCe of the year’? verj^ few red-


! S s u e for December 27’, 1890 ha? i


no other news of interest^


’ i s all the events had crowded supplies. Tables are saiuj w


oHendahcss. Theyeiwas no ration- attqnuan^^^^^^ ■ Tables are saidjto


IhS °*4roaned" un


vai' res';


an'was Hitler.]' Ind ‘


Jstlck floating in a fooc ithe’pfoblems will: renai Tas bafol'e the war ’ K I Nazi lunatics and! >c[ Ithe [way there will; '.eciding i. thesO. prot or lagfeelng to dine •,


|e s Sot. ;only possib] o r r ow.My reade;


lut’ mestion thei odiiiioiis vever-eminent. .Each oire 1 wir I Mmi


1 ;my diagnosis., bun ' whi.t it is worth it


erhave, .been-oni


wed ith’a mind] to'tbinj self; He niav


’great deal if his thit be wrong- Thqt


; sur an les|'


lof p r Ike


thi


be G estapo. Crack: boun-d to (appear, and


! t i l - - -


..ding frqm the Bis cl ’ia, canrtot be held c O a barbarqus tyranny i lent of ! i ipaciflcaticmi army, Itfie


A


1 hostile and ri i


to events in the b^e<liter-1 irising whenwejydfleefc than seventy


greatest important e


|ven]it pitler were to e Iproraise, which tc, r. The plans


mihd for Eastern new and terri


)le


re. juhiping-off Roslt fqr a -


and what is not poj


.insu’hhh. Starting :£lui ow'fc rafeing^ tOrren. mi ill stvdep hini dowrtwirdj


iwill i fail. The.: wprli


arid’ after Hitler’d: fimi: e thfe .Third Eeichi’


I lan progress? Not pt alt was to make therworld r^ e e f and h V Nn ^andwi’iW^. cur- hder tlhe weight


inaf and seedcake, all of which vP?v very welcome today.


with^the abundan(e’of sijgar ■Would


wnfder^rcontinf'to ^°Ubree hours’ programme Which. a progilamme Imad^ up


dd oub young f o l§ - elders, for j that Jiatter, ;S—would


I


’SstTy of chUdreS’s: recitktion?, an S S t n a L r i ' k i l


o €^lfe chEll S a few r piahdmrte solo by litHe wlidid enloy o » e s . even if the


TrjUSBANDS and’ wives are to work together'delivering the mails


■during Christmas; The .Post Office has i agreed to ithls. novel lidea wherever it can be put Into opera-,


'tlon: hoping that I it will encourage the wives of postmen to act as post-’ women in the Christmas rush.. , d Man and wife engaged on postal


lettdrs into their ' '‘walks” i and tog{e|;her distribute the mall In the same'Streets, i ;;


elivery will I together ■ sort theh:


had 1 taken! this .step for the first time in its!history, an official said;


Explaining why the Post Office


from the wives of|postmen express^ ing Ithelr [willingness to help the Post Office! to deliver letters, cards] parcels and packets If they could work alongside arid In co-operation with ithelr husbands. : Some of theiri’seeiri feluctarit to work on their bwn,larid so we have agreed: to meet their [wishes where possible, and! are grateful for their offers of assistance lat I this difficult period., “Thus MrJ arid Mrs.' 'Postman


“We arej receiving many letters


......did: ibore nsl almost Ao Now,“MtS very few -excep-


ons m the, tByffi, at anV rate, thd


lcri?ls'tmas tea Rarty is n thing ol And the Plctutes. pantoJ


mlnefor other dmateurj.theatrlca ’S rm e r s proiidq


pviWct'TTias wfls on xn6 increase,


i ioilt, the Christmas dinner and tea entailed.’ And yet,!tharik.goodness,


: awbrwith W bullnarf arranger ’ mdhts and all the I additional work


thlre are houswives wjio, revel in preparations fori tfie febst-assumf iufthat no restriction 1^ put upon


; supplies. aInOTHER a,ttrdction


conceijtratipn ih the


;hem!selves they will .spread ' to me other of; thqrCckejty


’S R a ^ ’dow of


A the public in[gerieral people in particular, Wr


and young outstand-


which tp


i tlile wonders promised ! of I how we used {to watch ®^serly


! iri Moor Lane, otherwise Mr. J. T. liBAcewk, Arl


ThonTass shop qf


frW and re-'enter|ng a tunnel, trie tPnnel representing, trip lengtri of


a miniature I traid emerg ng


trbk rildden from OTanged at the back of the wlp-


bJerniansmust be tseatedijaa


|Jn'ethe .tetials imd .. .


,e Low Countries and | of fmlow in their, foOfstens. iindmills will turn not leflt but for the beniflt: d masteis the uhclidl-


sslmilated, th e tiimlof Norwegians, the }nhab-


_______ ■ cheap labour.


1 schools .Will, be et iNasils have begun g the niind and Sour -


yourselves: if: we


reopening, pf theM tisthu- IS.e lOse tbe war. yc


|Dr.|lGoebbels' is inxe: cultural workers


var .but as a methi d


l _ ^ ready heart, we|mi|ht r


i in.emal resistance to this i'dt es not change ,i


l ,ilt jbpi according -to, tieir


Brit lin is ciushe i;, willl no anything to^be cnariged in •political ■ organisation of


.,..at the pow ;r of the hemselves. ■ They


i .


fbe hade to fit in.tb the jJazl ly rt lUcing wages end there- Indatd ,ot living, there will e created the connitions fop clusioh in the European


al, (conomic and locialcom What are: these g-eat sccial ; Ifhej Nonvegiaps can tell ave already been! told Iww


iHe:[erj ssttanaara oi living ) imist Nqw we will switch ovgr ti


.cad a little too ffat and d f


Obviously Noi|way jin


,


[ aelibittzi leader'injthqPiilisf lt POznan : provide US yitp


prej-


ot [what is good-lpncugi'm 1: education for., ]the ^ P ilesp I can report to Jtou,” Ithit ib ■ that there’ stil!^


i I3t that-there are hoUlW®t


ible,' as the-result of the. vork idicatoi's and S)ho|}arp. to I: "role, in as: i uch for the 3. It is to be q 3 only of


r r


their cuEjtomem. [ A 'iyrhor lu [the ‘[Birmingham Post says the dearth has-brought at least a partial solu­ tion oythe old questlo£ “Where do


i lost plnslgo?’’, . idf .


c )


benny sheet, (if pins, [much less a box—the price of whlch-has somred :rom 41d. to Is. ^d.—set his staff to search between the boards of ffit- [Ilng rooms and recovered sufficient


A busy tallpr, | uhaWe to: buy a „


!i;o enable work to continue. . ' : i Commonplace i as the pin had


1 rgpable of decaphering vspaper and of fcountli ig a ,ilp to. a hundred- ipr two,


’ailffig: oim hew ■ Nail


,n 1 literate exddifmPf


ft -


'undistinguished ancestry. ^ Its most ariclent form: doubtless was the young shoot (if blackthorn


'exptess his qontempt 'leclarlng that he did )wn ,“ at| a plh’sifee,"


prevented brritiehess in this pip. r>


iilready become when S.amlet cciuld


for life by; not set: his It has a pot


'that, through the ages, hss; been the gipsies’ ’ [means of fastening garment or tenti Boiling or frying in fat preserved the j rigidity land


■ tnoh cold an(l shuff-taking:— [ ■ " "Experience!] has amply proved


n o you taktf your diily pinch of V snuff? It may seem a silly luestlon to ask.f But read wpat, a nedi(ial conlesponderit , to i‘ The times ’’ says] discussipg thal com-


■Variety of


.Alls in Boxe$, 3ARDS,


B are lyct.


,LLS'. SKATES, itENNIS BILLIARD Toys &


4Ll| INDOOR teiVMfiS,


uri bur Chris: i SET’i,


, cold In thb pbad. Snuff stimu­ lates thq flowpf nasal mucus, which Is naturaliy antiseptic! and poison­ ous bacteria'and vlrusts are washed away before! 1 they hjave time iti Estahllsh themselves, as well] as [adults, w after exposure to dan tion ln| shelters or to


that those who take a daily ipinch Df snuff rarely, tf eve(, suffer]from


assembl snuff.


TABLl iGi


imas AMEITree


ORTHGATE k ’Phone


• I, All Depir


dangerous. v|ruses, such as that: of the dread disease infantile paraly-f sis, will priss'unchanged through any filtjrlnfe material and prompt removal Is absolutely


mSnuff |1? hanciv and


ost pboplel I Some take a llbi


. ____ ____ of the most


eral; pinch’ of agreeable: to


necessary.:


■A CHI bee] typist 1__ ______ _____ ^____ Dundee}. Sfib’ Is_18-y;ears-old Miss NlnaLawrle,': ■ Dundee, who


bom without hands has


■ppplhted shorthand tpwn clerk’s o^lce a:


[tween her i^Tlqts,: and types':at 5o words a minute.


minute] by I ho illding h^r. pencil bei-


of Strathmartiri’ road, OTites 1100 words, dl


- the other,, pins are causing pm-i arassment tq Btapery , stores and


the ?carci, )ther,, p[


(iarclty [of th!,s. that, and ,,


themselves, (}r into the process of. stand before the ques-J .er:they.will (,o M vill-^


them: “Tha


if gov- yie\ led id this! iati ms till yet


yaltiy.' or whether they v ish .erna


Htjw to keep the reoples ■'' reflectjed m tne-rjmark jretai-y. of. State to a the Czech umve rsitjes,


u \dll re- wln, ;he


victims, ., njit las a


ough for the tisk spirit of


ias's. 1 The 'Balkan peoples, the Poles, the Czechs, the the, Serb's and thd Bulgar- ! thilr'hfewers of wood and ateif. -In otheS words, they tteir Nazi: masters with,- ■ ■


' “fiall[craft sal],afong f mriilature cf^pftTYi ' Mr. G. I’ A. [Wilson, oi


dqw or of watching a boat °thpr


i’Mpor Lane,, aldo went Jin for this i of “haif io lure attention ^ I his stock-in-trddej and Mr John T


t^detrlment 6 k family party, iincidentjally, it dit*


y thd festive season. In the last '


ifew yedrs beforb jthe war even the S & y k o go


■ Serving With Forces 1 I ‘.-si George Holden Gunner


: j


. Cyril King ■ ' ■ ■ Gunner George Holden, the fourth


jvacuated frOin Dunkirk. Now l


S servldg with the forces In


son of Mr. and Mrs. John Holden, is. Brook-street, Clitheroe, ■was one


i)f the first to join the locaLTeril-


;Prials, rind ■was among the soldiers ■ ■■ hfe the


CHRISTIES FAIR


vvillibe seeri in some districts work­ ing 1 together to bring Christmas cheer: intd many thousands, of households.: The [wife, of course, will! carry 1 only ■ two-thirds of the load of her husband, and she'will work: riot ilpter than 5 p.m. “The release of 40,000 Post Office


MOOR LANE EFFbRT PRODUCES [OVER lElOO.


CHILDREN’S PLEASING SHARE.


workers to the Fighting'Services, pius the .(difficulties arising from the! black-out anii hostile air raids, and the shoftagje of male labour make it very necessary ■ this Chrlst- irias to recruit a record number of postwomeri. : “jWith a little training : thesp wom'en will be of immerise help to


WHEN, some six months ago, the


the Post Office, pnd It is not at all unlikely that;after Christmas some will be retained j^or. the duration of the war. ' 'Those engaged only for Christ: mas will wear ail armlet, anji uni' forms willl be supplied to the post' women wh(o


after Chrlstmas.’i’ ■ ' 1


TETTERS offices’ and officials concerned


sent t the officials. Here are some ex­


mI posted my form by mistake before oheap milk: I have a baby two months


: i ' ■ ■ ■’ '


Methodist Church held a ibazaap with the- object of liquidating a debt which, riibuhting fpr several years, had been, increased by ;the Installation Of ' a new! heating apparatus, etb., the effort ! yielded about four-fifths of the amount requited. On : Saturday, at a Christmas Fain ;the debit balance was halved.; the' proceeds! amount-; ing to the splendid sum of £102 Ss.. 6d.. so that th e: congregation ! are within fairly jeven distance of see­ ing their premises freed ifrom | the encumbrance!of debt. , '


congregation "lof : Moor ‘I^ane ’ !'


remain in the service to local i food


In I the free milk [scheme are: often amusing, 'although bewildering' j;o


by a milk officer in a district of Suirey :—j ; ’ ; •


Please send [me a form for cheap milk asL’m expecting mother. ,


racts from letters recently received :


v child was filled! in properly. J c .Will you [please send me a foim for i ld, and I did not know anything- about ilk for having (ihildren at reduced


’! K h an lca l figures whldh, 'suspend-- ' pfl ov6r tils


imotlon by the heat. j St .11 later Mr. A. 'Whewell, In Castle-street,


1 vrent one better. A gorgeouslyp atftlred mech'aplcal monkey actually


i ekhale the smdke^we^atched and [ X ted to see if It’ couKi inhale and [ ,Xlt the smoke ffom itjnose And


. smoked cigarettes!, l^e used to [ wbteh It tike la puff then remove


' It never even I made ¥ c , ' '


dne such recelveii by i fpiend this Yieek—wlih sweet renjembrance--


of the fncldenk. he wa^ , if It hbd been ja pound In cash.


r iT-OF-THB-ORDIN ARY ! pres­ '^,l * ' 1' i jV ents ire being given this year,


vjas a pound of sugar. Arid;jud^d ■hv thp °’lee with whicn he told' me


the cigarette from its mouth and e turned away: djsgijsted, to do


tlio onlv thing we wanted it to.QO ;&5 noifpollble fpr the automaton.


i Waddlngton iiitroduced a set pi ■matron pf|a nursing home). lets, Vi sr6 kopt iln


t until'a friend told'me. ’ ■ j , ,[, mPlease send me a foim for supply of


prices. ' [ i I ' 1 ’ .• o I had intended commg to the milk


51 children this morning.—(From the , ,


s night watchman next Thursday. 1


1fBce to see you today, but I have, had i I have'a bab,v 18 months old. thank­ aaby, as my' husband finishes his job


84 was announced last: week, dis­ liked music, intensely—or professed to do so. jHere! are some of his remi'arks [on the subject:— | j


IR Hairry Trelawney: Eve, 1 “ The Merry Judge]’’ whose death] at


torture of the damned. , ' I,have!no ear for music, because


V(]hat Is a! saxophone? ! I A child playing the piano Is tpe


'■grow long. 1 ! '!'


11 would sooner hear a cornmUI grinding! all day than listen to: a jazz band for ah hour,


dccasion] he said: “It may be for the benefit of a man to- pay his dredltors, but it Is more for his benefit to feed his stomach.’’ I Again,! “It is always better to be


[ In the! Chancery Court,| on,one j ’


silent and |be thought a foql than to open your! mouth and remove all doubt about: It.’’I


(TN a telegram from Miami, Reuter :-?•! has reported ’ the arrival there from Britain of a thousand." refu­ gees,’’ snugly protected by moss .and packed in 15 wopden crates.; They form the orchl(l collpction i of ’ the Duke of Westnilnster. whiph has been sent to the! United States for the dur^ibn. , , ,! James Donn, the florist, !who is tending! the plants, said that If a bomb had hit the greenhouse In England In which they wbre housed.iit would have ehdedistrains of orchids: requiring I generations to produce. ;


were'i-pushed by j an 1 Italian j house­ wife, who i shouted, I’l ’m not’igoing [to stand in a line -with defeated iwomen-f-Ii belong to the con­ querors,'’ according to a story In the ’! New .York ijilrror.” i Shfe did! not have to stand, the


C'REljCH women queueing outside a grocer’s shop in Marseilles


f : ; j


; •*• '! Jacob Cats, the Dutch poet and ihuinori^t:— ■' | ' ! ■ ' ," . |


He smites!his fellowmen—and God. : ■; :, rpHE '[HUN. a| translation from ; '■! [J "[|[ ■


when the “ Hun [’ is poor and down He’s the humblest man in [town; But once he cliihbs and holds the rod ■ 11;. .!


All: children] mid do well ger of ;lnfec-j any Indoor


lives (and which she ’ refuses to leave) had comefln for its share pf bombing, a Leeds man .sent off his Christmas" cheque to her In good time. I ■ I ■


![" ' .' rM A WARE; that a Midland towniln which!, his ,80-year-old sister


ment. j In the I reply th? writer frankly admit? that she has been having, a tough! time, sleeping in shelters and; not taking 'off her clothed at night: Incidentally she has bebn recovering from a serious illness.!


’ He has received an acknowledg­ ■' ■ ':! ,


“Thank you for the; cheque. I’ve bought a new hat, but I don’t |ki what I sbiall do 'Wth the rest of the; money; I’ll let I you know!-when f make rip : my mind.” A n!ew hat at 80 in a danger, area! ! Not bad at all.'-N


Then after p brief recital family news, thejold lady concludes:


' : , :


have never allowed my hair to . ];


MAYORESS’S GOOD WISHES. '


ance In the early afternOpn, not­ withstanding i a! high: wihd and- driving rain, pnd the assembly was augmented as the day wore on. The Rev. J. E. Storey'cordially welcomed the Mayoress (Mrp. French) iwho presided at the opefaing of the fair, and Mrs. Ekelby, wife of trie Chief Constable o^ ’ the Borough, who performed the ceremony. At this stage, two small girls,


There was a fairly good| attehd- I i - ' '![ ■


Aircraftman j John King


East. Formerly he was employed at the Barikfleld quarry. i ; ’


Nelson King are the sons of Mr. and Mrs; Nelson King, of 81, Jubilee, terrade, and grandsons of Mr.|^Nel­ son King, of Chorley Hoflse, Cllthe-


The brothers Cyril, Johii. and Nelson King Sapper


roe.i a former well-known and very popular postman. Thp elder son, John, is with the R.A.F.; Nelson, the [second, is attached to the Royal Itogln'eers; and,the youngest, Cyijll, Is a corpbral In the Cheshire Re^- meht. iAU three were associated with 'Waterloo Methodist Church.


For bombed-out citizens, not much F Of happiness and nurth; ! _. And of the season’s many joys i


CHRISTMAS coines,- peace


U pe„— , H : pon the troubled Earth—| Have soun-led the death-knell, A Thousands‘of people Ml: i


Christmas comes,—but in the world, V There’s little of good-will, :7


ake of' the merry old-time feast, A bitter mpokeiy.


And others, too, there are, who mourn T The loss of those who gave ’


re serving in the war .


heir lives, from brutal tyranny, Humanity tp- save.


’Tislfitting that at Christmas-time jWeallshouldhappy.be.


o for awhile forget yoi r fears. And war-times misery,


j


Ctiririnias comes,—the little bairns T ' Hail him with glad delight, :


Margaret Bentley and Bessie Briggs, presented sprays to the Mayoress and .Mrs. Exelby. , 1 Mrs. French acknowledged that


Our efforts to give pleasure to : Our balms should never cease. i,


As in the days of Pqace, : |


ng youlfor sariie. 1' , ^ . : ■ bWill I he able to have the milk for


this, her first i erigagenfent, jwas somewhat embarrassing, [because she made no pretence to public speaking. At the same time,! she- was pleased tb accept the invitation to take the phair and to have a part In the afternoon’s proceedings. She hoped, that those responsible for the sales! a t , the three stalls would receive generous patronage and that the |most sanguine expec­ tations would be realised' in that effort to liquidate the reriialhlng debt on the church. Beforb asking Mrs, Exelby to: open the fair,! the Mayoress- took ’the opportunity to wish the com'pany a happy Christ­ mas. and expressed .the! hope |that the Nev/ Year might bring peace to the troubled [world Mrs. Exelby.: who said


cerely appreciated the honour of she sin-


being asked to [open the fair, paid a tribute to the,work ofl the ladies, the results of which were obvious to everyone that afjtemooh, adding that she knew! from personal ex­ perience all!that a sale: of-work entailed in forethought, pnd labpur.


“BE OF I GOOD C|HEEB.r


upon us. let us. be of gpOd cheer,” Mrs. Exelby counselled. | #‘We are fighting against evil and'we shall prevail. Christlari standard? and values are being Challenged at all points arid a purely material [con­ ception of life offered'In jheir places. , Therefore it is up to every one of us to take up the challenge and do our part In witnessing to the eternar [truths. We baVe an. opportunity ilow of .giving our [sup­ port to the cnurch and, at the same time, of shoeing our appreciation both of the work done here, and of the object of] the sale by buying liberally.” :: M


“ Although! the, stress rif 'war Is


added, that : she declared ['the Christmas Fair open, and.wishpd it every success! :


ladies wOre voiced by the: Rev. J. E. Storey, to which they briefly replied In turn,


The thanks' of the Churqh to both I


Sales afterwards proceeded satis­ factorily, and] during the afternoon refreshment^ were served.


j ' ! i - r |


newspaper ladds.j She was icarrled —tp hospital. . I


and Mrs. Exelby judged a children’s fancy dress parade in which there were upward? of twenty competi­ tors, and which aroused much interest, the . children ; parading round the | school ■ and ithen assembling on! the platform. Prizes were awarded in the | following


At a


FANCY DRESS.’ later 'stage, the Mayoress


order:


Garden Sheila and J. Batters- by organ finder and-monkey; Bessie- Brlgg?, spinning top: Brian Cawley sailor; Margaret Atkinson, doll;


full school [enjoyeil, ah. exdellent programme which lacked nothing in the way [of varletyj sentiment,' and humour' - A troupe of young girls presented: popular chorus songs and dances under the direc­ tion of Mrs, Greta Jones | (ne6 Turner); songs by Miss iJesrie Rushton andjSapper Hunt; niuSlcal saw and'-jiarinonlca selections by Mr. R. Lloyd I; chafacter selections by Sapper Breimand;; i and humorous songs and sketches by Mr. Jimmy Fell, the pppular comedian, of Whalley,' who' com- p6red the performance'with dis­ tinct success! The duties of accom­ panist were shared by Mrs. ;F. Rushton land Mr. Edward Hartley.


At the concert In the' evening, - a i J,


■ (Continued at foot of next colunm). ■'


.!■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Jean Edmondson, “A -Victory j' ■ ;


Indian ; Roy Dewhurst; ’ “ Ready; for 'the A:R.P. shelter'’! Arthur Monkton, jotikey.


Eric Hargreavps, I Red ! ' It was with pleasure, Mrs. Exelby |


We’ll carey bn with fortitude ■ . Till freedom’s flag’? unfurled;:


And if tills Yuletide welmay m^iss , N Much that is bright and sweet.


FRIENDS.!


iWHAT friend has [ smiled across the skies since you were born.


TO greet you with! his precious blessings ev’ry mcirn?


What' friend ihas] bridged: heavens in his silent flight,


"^ ^ .iSm th ^d light?"


Is there [a better air Which fills the sky?


than


Is not man’s fate, a common fate? Must all die? i


In truth, no man has more [thai you—all are the same,


! ,..


For death takes each; one ,bact again to whence we came.


A planet, mystic forces, amj: trie- T power to triink.


^


If he'but see? a time-long friend In ev’rytWng.


1 E. OXBURGH. ii MITTON


moted a very successful whist drive on Wednesday, of. last week. The number of tickets !^was limited, 18 tablesi being


iv.R.P.—Members of the A.R.P. pro­


occupied. ; Supper was served mid-way in the proceedmgs. .Thfe pnze-w^ners


were as follows. Ladies 1, Miss (/. Por­ ter; 2, Mrs. Denney; 3, Mrs. toev; .con­ solation, Mite H. Heseltme. Gentlemen;


■ ],], . :


rie poorest m^n Is rlcrier. far itrian any king,


[ I


The universe gives us the air, our ; food and drink,


hejLlove the dear old man who brings A Them presents in the night:


,nd though we can’t a? merry be i


Chi'istmas comes,—and though it finds A weary, war-worn world, ' i


o sacrifice :will be too great Dictators to, defeat.! i J.P.P.


. , [


Christmas comes,—In spite of all— A !With a’smile upon his face,


nd a note of triumph :n his voice. S To cheer thO humar. race;


CHRISTMAS 1 VARIED FARE -but there’s no


’


oul, wars that rage, m E^t and West,, - Have loosed the hoiinds of hell,! :


j ■ ; .


ile' blasting: bombs, hurled on ouf ■ 'towns.


i"


nd bloody battles being fought: ,, M •In air, on land and sea, ; : .


Christmas comes,—but’many hearts. Are troubled, sad, and sore,;


They’ve had to part with loved ones, A who :


BRIGHT AT


SERIES OF SKETCHES.


YNLABSICAL stories, scenes Shakespeare’s “ !


Venice,’' and modem


sketches combined to afford plpas- Ing eritertainment for a crovvded audience at Chatburn Methodist School on Friday evening, 'fhe proceeds were for the Qlltheroe R.D.C; Air Raid Distress Fund, [the shpw'being'repeated on Saturday |


‘ Merchant j of J two-mlnute


from , ,


, : 'The entertainment was sponsored by the local branch of Women’s Voluntary Services-, who, under, the chairmanship i of Mrs. Heaton, of Middlewpod, are do­


rind Monday.: :: ! '


Ing such excellent work m the viUage. o ’enlist the services of Mrs. Rendril,


an! elocutionist of W?li 1“ ^'


n-promoting this highly epmmendaWe t effort they were fortunate m being able


M PYREX OVEN-TABLE GEASS^ARE. ' V ! . : 'I


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TOOLS^—“ Neverbend,” Mathiesems, Spear and Jacksons,; etc., etc.


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EWBANK and WHIRLWIND SWEEPERS.


“ TALA” KITGHEN 1 Enamel Bread


ENTERTAINMENT! CHATBURN.


WARE Crocks,


t i PHOENIX OVEN TABLE r M


♦ RAZORS. Safety Razors land


CARPET Coloured


Canisters^ etc. glassware. Blades. :


ELECTRIC (RAZORS comprise::—^Hanley, Clipshave, Robaldo, : Retpington, etc.


* Selection of HAIR DRYERS.


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obviously had expended niuch tiiheJn training both children arid adults. This was evidenced 5'ey the smoothness and the polish, and the well-nigh perfect enunciation of the' performers, which 1 characterised the entire programme.'


p brman,” a dramatised version of: the tOem'by Matthew Arnold. An explan^


Mite Greenwood; of -worston. Rivel choruses, representing the sea anil,the part land, took up the thenae, the individual


ory‘outline of the story was given by


H s being enacted with discretion by Eerbert Astin, the Merman;,


ammie Lee, Margaret, his errmg wife; Pnd M. Hargreaves, D. Hart^n and!A. aope, their children. . Its effectiveness hs'a musical narrative could harilly | t ave bben improved upon. Members of


Buckley, Lonsdale and'E. EendeU; and M the: -dark’’ chorus. Misses Bradshaw,


conouered the Goddess Minerva .^•.5' weaving contest. For.'presiding to.be


Another classic depicted how Arachne i i-i,


I ' ' : SHdRT i PLAYS. , Mihe first sciene was “The.iPor^ken I


St., TEL. 160. I Mi ,


drawing his own CONCLUSION! For


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he! “light chorus were^J^es Bacon. , arsh,[White, and J. Rendell.


better in all things than; the- Gc^dete, she was transfoimed ipto a jspidere te weave beautiful patterns fpr ever. This J short play, “The Spider,” by.Nora Rat-, cliff, had its background m Greece; In i far-distant days. The children taking i part betrayed no sign of nervousness;


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ndeed, they acquitted themselves ex­ ceedingly well. Miss June Maiy^^ndeU;|


Q'’vniX"nf"v’iinhPTTip' uanlme was


and lone, Doreen Harrison. The God­ dess Minerva was portrayed by Marjorie Hargreaves, and the vam.^Arachne by,|


Elizabeth Rendell. «


i’ Purtlier hfeppy features of^the even­ rng were several short sketches wtoh felied on.bathos for their humour. The eirst group included “Very Inciinveni-


“ His Mother Tongue.” The characters were enacted with zest by Misses Bacon, Bradshaw, iBuckley and White, Messrs. Astin, Parnell'an(l T. IsherwoOd. In a


nt” “ Prize Fed" “Strength,” and


later group was “Meet Mr. Jones, “Solicitud^’ and “ The Management Regrets.” Here the parts were entrusted to Misses Buckley. Conyers, E. Conyere, Hudson and Mrs. Wood, together with Messrs. Astin,!Dickinson, Parnell, Hud­


son, Rendell, and T. Isherwood. If . the Playlets did not call for any exceptional histrionic abmty, they were certa^y put over with: marked ability, and met


with most cordial approval. VARIED SUBJECTS.


and "Other -Times, Other Mannfers. In the'first-named. Miss Ida Dugdale


“ Other sketches equally enjoyed were A Quiet Day’s Sketching in Sussex,


and Miss Ruth Clark in qutet of scenic subjects for their sketchmg blocks, were


t careful to avoid the busy highways only to find that swarms of flies were vfiote trying to their work th?n the hum m craffic. “Other Times” mbrkedjthe


1, H. Hale; 2, Dennis Maudsley; 3 ^ . Trotter; consolation; R. Simpson.; The prize for sealed number was awarijo-i to Mrs Baxter. Mrs, Simpson won a l chickeri;-Miss F. Towler a box of choco­


■thanks'td the donors of prizes, and to all who helped to make such a success of the undertaking.: Mr. Walmsley, of Whitewell, presented the prizes, ;and Mr. J lYood perfoimed the duties ot


eates; and Mrs. Howe a box of . cigar­ ttes ]'The promoters temler grateful M.C. , ■ :


gathering was held in the. MethodKt Chapel on Monday evening, the Rev.,H., Allen,: of Chatbum, presiding over; m fairly good attendance. i The speakert was Mies Freshwater,-of Clitherpe, ,Md


LECTURE.—The fortnightly winter


SAWLEY ' ■


lIT'n. her topic was "St. Paul’s Ambitic^.


w Bill Dalton, tne' cockney ratcatclifer,,, ! ho plays the only human parL in the] : new short film, “I'We’ve Got To Get Riw


■ R-A-Tj-S .S-tPArR' ^ i|


of the Eats,” is known as the Backward Star. .Guess why. ■ , ‘ ' j


(ContliluedIrotri precedlhg Column). ' ,THR: result.


■annouri,ced the result: pf the effort (£102 5s. 6d.) which was greeted with prolonged applause. This was


At the close] the Rey.f J. E. Storey


‘ Primary stalls, and! the refreshment room. :


renewed when he mentioned the fact that, in [connection with the recent - bazaar and the Chrlstihas Fair Miss Mary IVebster had per­ sonally sold weekly tickets to the value 'of over £244. Grateful thanks were accorded Miss Webster, to all the ladjes associated with the Congregational, Sunday School and


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N AND THE MACHINE


Preserit-day iAffalrs,” Mr. Thomas Kelly 1B.A., of Manchestpr Univer-.


r t IVPG the third of his series of talks on the “ Background of


slty, spoke on Thursday [night <la?t at Cltheroe‘Grammar School-on


man’s proposal of marriage, half a iCem tury ago, and nowadays; Misses Vera White and Molly Bacon, and. Messrs. J. Dickenson, A.'Parnell, H. Astm, and T. Isherwood provoked much; merriment.


ontrast betweep the manner nf a y()ung


The garden teene from “'The Merchant of Venice,” wherein Lorenzo and Jessica await'the return of Portia, was a! fur-: ther successful presentation Miss , Audrey Bradshaw was delightful as Lorenzo; Miss June Mary Rendell made, a charming Jessica; and Portia wa? ad­ mirably portrayed to,^Miss^Maraery Bacon. Mis? Vera -Wnite as Stephano, arid Miss Violet Buckley, Nerissa,] also acquitted themselves admirably.


^leasini


ia the earffirfe oriaridel.[ the wbrld- fariied composer. The roles of parpts were cleverly enacted by Mr. Herbert Astin and Miss Violet Buckley..Franz, a friend of the family, was Mr. Arthur Famell; Elsa; a maid. Miss Joan Ellel, and the young „Geoi-ge Frederick, ‘Miss Elizabeth Anile R^ndell.j


[ . g Happily interspersed In the pro­ ■ ■White, IwMch- hft the popular'fancy. ,|j or - th.fe c pi alis s, or the consumers^


Mary Rendell, the first a ballet dance, which was in marked contrast to an inspirited Tarantella'. There were also a number Of recitations by ‘”Ihree little girls of Chatbum,” and included a clqverihhild imitation by Miss


ramme were two dances by kjiss pune


' iThe newly-formed 5 fihatbum !Male troiceCholr. under theibaton of Mr. C. i islierwood, made a feuefcessful debu^


Miss Doreen Harrison narrated ‘[Wil- laree,” arid Miss Sylvia Lonsdale Baby Sped Song.” I _ ! •


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“Comrades in Arms,” “The Tarpaulin' !Jacket,’’ and “Old Polks at Home j and


atheir items being greeted with enthusi- wstic and well merited applause. These


for encores, “My Bonny” and'”.pood- night. Ladies.” Incidental m^iq was urovided by the Chatbum Trig-—the, brothers C. and T. Isherwood an(i..B4rs. Atkinson.: ■ ; , - '


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! The organisers de?ire to thank all \tho helped to ttiake the performance, So outstandmgly successful, and m par­ ticular, the: Trustees of the MIethodist Church for the loan, of the schpol


. ere “Hark: the herald Angels,’.


the subject i: of “Mari l and the Machine.” 'This subject.i he said, was of vital iand .Intimate import­ ance to us all. The oroblem of econcmlc organlsatloh was just as impo rtant as that [ of iJollticaJ orgamsatlon, and the solution of the two problems would have to go hand [in hand. '


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rty hi the midst of plfentyMor. it w^ di&Ult to speak of plenty at a time when] for example, the. national tocom, of th s country was barely sufficient to nrovide;35s. per bead per! week--as of 1 the midst of Possible plmty. writers who d e n i e d t h e


ing that even jf e It was a problem, not so tnuch of pov­ m


Chapman & Hanger Specialists-


Shoe and Chiropodisk


*4, MARKET PLAf^E, CMTHEROll


T. E. Barger


Treatment by Infra Bed * and:Mass'age.


created If the same mPney were in the hands of a poor man, and although the distribution of a certain amount of in­ come! derived ifrom industry meant the creation of an equivalent demand for [ood?,


kind i


(Continued from prececeding column), from that which would


problem of production me that even if we could set all. the un-


pre^feenoSgh to proViife a reasonable standard of llv- ing^fOl all. There were, however, vast technical resources lying .to out hand, rfeso^es whose exploltatm was only


bould be equal tp the - demand. - The susiness man :relied, on the “law of


vemand for any particular product i


it dldij.not


hindered by lack of capitalJpr thfe pie^ sure pf verted interests. The amaztag Mhie&enient of the aircraft industry


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duriiffi the present war showed now swift fand enormous an advance could be ffiade if, only - productive resources could'be set fully to work.


\ sofStruck'nidre and mpre'workers out : of the ranks of full consumer.


But the idea" that more [ machine^


mearjt' more very I difficult'! to substantiate,. fo r ,^ ecomimists pointed out, the i saved bv the use ()f machineiy, whether J


t wmu into, the pockets of the jyortera. Or^mS LaUltttiLota) 'J*


m^hlneryi which,; it was javgued, ‘created growing unemployment, and


midst of ikissible plenty, wqs, often dtEributedl'to the 'growing use of


The existence of .poverty] in rthe


account the fact that large' sections of the community, simply because they had i not sufficient mdney, cOuld not make their- demand effective in the i world’s ! markets. There was, in' fact,


pr , equal,


u: If’.',


umption,: . ..certd ri 'themtelves: parmysi


on the modem (vdrld A gravt ’ack of co­ -rdination betwedn production and con-,


s---- “— ■"‘^•iin industries found:


gross;’ . underproduction j of - manv common' heeds. The world's productive


tipn, jwhlle at th? same.tlnic here was


lysed by over-produc-’ same.tliriq tl


resources were - going, to waste for lack of direction and |orgariisation. :


m' Wljat :was the . remedy ? Temporary . ■


went] in the.end to crea tesdemand and so fresh employment. The uneta-


ment due to the introduction of macn- nery onto changes of fashion or tech* nique, should be fairly easily dealt with, but'this would riot strike at the heart:’ of the matter.: The'raising of wages, a? an isolated measure, would probably nullify itself j bfecause it v/ould result in the raising of: prices, The shorten-, l ing of hours woijla result either in the'


aladjustments, such as the unemploy-1


ployriient created by thiK of a temporary and. part.ial nature only, iand’wasnffset by tfie creation of new employment, often in some other


poweringi of wdgte or irt thej raising of


an evil in the post-war world must be sougrt elsewhere, for example, to overe production, Us m the case of iron and steel,ibuUdlng.nndshipbuildmg. Ti e root “ of the : trouble,' in :the speaker’s ylev, lay ini the omequal dis-


field Of industry. The major causes of the imemployment that had befen such


tnbi itlon o f ! Inccme,, between various sections ot the community, an inequal­


■ demknd for- goods of a very diflerent (Continued at foot of next column).


ity which the grgwtog use of macmera possibly tended to I Increase. Money m the hands of d rich iman cre^d a


the general standard of .living, i “What we„ wpnted was more i and more t machinery, bigger and bigger ‘produo,


ri(;es, and could not piSssibly increase


pome. I; "But; this. production must be planned, planried - In. such ‘ a way as to areserve a balance between production ■nd consumption. Opinion might differ ca? to whether I that planning should be tapitalist, or socialist, or something be­ sween the two, Ibut planning of some sort; there imust be. To be effective Iuch planning! would have to bfe,on ?n snternational : as well as a national


cion. for only out: of bigger production : could fan increased standard of life ■


I be follow that. the.


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