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L 0 0 EIFIY


KING YEARS AGO ITEMS FROM I )UR IS SUES OF OCTOBER Slst* 1890, James B u t te^ d j ajjrmer


cattle dealer and farrherl who was at Middlebreaks, Glsburn, before


takihg up residence lii the village, dledl on;the 23rd, in flls ,67th A man was In custodyi iwaitint atl Leeds Assizes on a chaige of burglariously entering and st iallng a l^ge sum of money, froiji Mr. Butterfield’s house.


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president' of the j Reading Room at D,0' Mr. |R. Illingworth,


Mf-, R. C. Asshetoh


Mr.iJ. M. I R. Hartley, treasure, officers, Messrs. St


Beesley, secretary iresldent;


Smlthles and S. Gr^enyood sUtuted the committee.


I A copy of the ‘‘[]7orth Adams Transcript ” (U.S.A.)! had a e ilogls. tic ireference to Mr. Berry Brown, a Clltheronlan, who appeared ]im an opelratlc performanceyat the Wilson


' ' I'- ■ ill


' Opera House,' North Adams. ^taff-Captaln St:||ng, QC..:.bf


Xorid ion, conducted


works. II : i ■ ■ ^


In connectlqn with j!l w liii 'ra-i ’M p f f i ? I


Grammar School. • ;


service at the Splvatloh Barracks. Shaw Brldge-i Mfi William H. Yfa,Te street,; who met iWlth a acdident at the Bellman |:ement


a memorial Army


Prpnrose- fatal


daks conducted by and Musson, a seqopd ladies' was announced-


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Waddlngton’s appea gifts as thank-offerings


I In response to


an Ami Drs. S;


lulance nithles


class it


for the


the Rev. J. B, for monetary


GOspel, and In. cejebratlon 24th anniversary ofi .his vfcarlate, a sum of 'fikSO-wasicontributed; and’


fpr the the


£1417s. 6d., collections for;t le same, object-the exteiiBloln' 'of 'tl e .Sum


ddy Scho'ol premlsea—at eermons ;■ ■ ■ I!


connection with 1 the Chi irch of England was opened at, Lew Moor was erected about the ye ir ,1840. Alter being closedi for aiour 13 years,lit was re-oheiied hy,;he Rev. J.IB. Waddlngton 0 1 Actoter 28th. 1866. i Subscriptions were asked for a new church,! and the present St Paul’s ChurchXas erecied at a cost of £5,000, belhg endowed by


A building for dljylne. se rvlce In


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the late Miss The church was Bishop Fraser on The old’church (nefer consecrated) was then converted: i Into a Sunday Sthool. Increasing attendance compelled Its enlargement, repair and a better system of vei itllatlon,


of [Joefleld.


[consecrited by Uly 30 h, 1870.


the total cost of yflilch^l icludlng Se addition of a :Gospel:Memorial


)om^was estimatd|d at £ 100. This


' I but three years o t age. 1' i ■''* ■ ■'■’ iJ'


ll'' f'!'"' , ' i i ! '


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tlald the foundation|stone of the old 'church half a century before, when


room, i already complete 1, w^ opened on the 25th by Mr. ’i eremlah Garnett, of Bromley Cress, who


[Infant scholars; of 'hitheroe


, I vision of Miss iDewhurst, head- ; mistress, and Mlssl-Rawsor


: National School gave an entertain' I merit bn the 29thjhnder ti e super-


The PANTO. CATHOLIC FiJN


BRIGHT PROEiUCTICN OF “ SLEEPING


BEAITY.” SUCCESS.


*TTIAT ever popular and fenjoyable I- pantomime, f Sleeping Beauty,”


[presented |with coisplquous


success at The Hall. Lowrgate, oh Saturday afternoon.' . T lerej was not a dull mbmerit from fl; st to last, and if the production was not on the customary I lavish ! cale; the


I who played her paft with i refresh­ ing Charm. Poteessed: of a {sweet


standard of acting and da icing was in every way equal to thal achieved In i former performances'; and dellghted .the audli L The role of Princess was In the capable hands of Miss Stella Eccles,


I Voice.'she was heard to 'idvantage In •" Happy Yoiifh ” I an i “ ;Play' mtes.” ' A dhet “ IfT ^puld fall


If I


' In Jove again,” sung by the Prince, •Miss Marie Shcrllker, -and; Miss Eccles, was an Inktanf.suecess. Miss Sherllker put JuSt the right amount pf-dash into her role, .whilst Miss Jean Devaney. as the ^ueen, en acted her part iri a truly regal and [gracious . manner. Dandy. - the [Prince's valet, was well portrayed


iby. Miss Frances , COMEDY!


I


Jackson rol£s.


The ' comedy II role Of Baron


I what’s it are jlou ? ■: Ihe Misses 1 Josephine Doddl and Gr^ta DickiO' I son were Fairy Precious and Fairy I Gracious respectively, i the latter


I'T am a' SoidiCr.". "Tie Musical I Barber."' " The 'Bold Bald Man of I Germany.” and one bf Stanley [Holloway'S monologues. ".Recum I bent: Posture." :i Along ,with Mr. i. O’Donnell he provoked juncontrol I able i laughter with; • Vhose little


Factotum: was Iri the ha^ds of Mr. Sam Bridge, the popular local comedian, who receivedjadmirable support from Mr. J. 0 Donnell, as the King. - Mr.i| Bridge Introduced many amusing numbers] including


charming the sweet singing of upon a star, malevolent


_________ Fairy; Sp: played by Miss Agnes Rice with apt appreciation ofj the wicked spite- fulness which the role demanded, The opening! chorus^ All Pals


audience with her When you wish the was


-The part of teful


Marie SherUker.. Jeanl Devaney, Prances Jac'kson and: Stella lEccleo who later presented a I captivating


together." with Miss Jean Dickinson as soloist, was followed liyi Tlckety Boo." In which! a sparkling dance number was colntrlbuted by; Misses


ballet (number. A !)oartlcularly pleasing Item Vias the duet; Save


prteached by the. [car’s son. R^vJ W. E. Waddlhgtdn, cn 28th September, ' I : !■;


jStark, R. con-


Wit]


was elected ly-f Irmed lam with


Mr, the


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us to give up our ovm preferenies for the general good of all, knew- Ing that there are many who. ^®! kept away from churCh by the cls- comfort of present arr^gemen ;s. ’This was said from the pulpit by the Rev. Ci C. Prichard, Vicar of Whalley. in, reference, to the pro­ posed restoration of the Parish Church, “ The old familiar church Is endeared to many,"’.the Vicar proceeded; its straight benches, however poor and humble and anti­ quated, are inseparably connected with memories we do not ■wisp to forget; the old square pews once adnjltted those who have paXed the veil. To old natives of |thls parish it will ' seem like a fresh parting when the familiar outlhies of pew .and gallery are changed. .


“We must be prepared, some of


being uneven and the' galleries un­ sightly, for other things engage our thoughts,’’ |the Vicar continued


“We never think of the floor


regretted the festering rushes which used to be strewed once a year! over


. “ Remember that some p ;ople , i' ' - ■


the floor of this' churCh; th^ bid mud flQors were retained till scarce a hundred years ago; the intro­ duction, of an organ was a meat trouble to many—an Innovation to those who saw ilo need for change,


Y ou t t “ a seX |


ance of Messrs. A. R. Bleazard aid P. Pawson, violinists.


'•0 will be


C I J T H E gW iE


►VERTISER


[MES, [FRIDA


OCTOBER


35,


i m


LOOKING BACK ■nVE YEARS ! AGO


XT^S FRpM ^UR ISSUES OF OCTOBER 29th, 1915.


i rOur Day ”'^an appeal made on behalf of the British Red Cross arid trie Order of St. John' of Jerusalem -Mconstlfiuted , a| record Clitheroe


amount raised totalling £77 I5s. 9d. I' L"' ■ I '


street ' collection,,


Gabriel’s Churcb, Crlcklewopd, London, on the 23rd, of Lieutenant J.! P. Thompson, [of Harrogate, arild Miss Margaret, Robinson] only daughter of Mn and Mrs.!James Robinson, , of pricklewoodl and I fonrierljl of Bropklands, ClitherPe.


The wedding itook place at St. ' T ■ I X


a ['boom 1 week, 29 irien


etteir b e js a fe th a n s o r r y , s o d o n ’ t k e e p b y y o u


m on e y i th a n : y o u a c tu a l ly h e ed th e fijsk o f ! lo s s o r d e s t ru c t io n b y k e e p in g i t In jy o u r h om e . m ig h t


It is n o t safe! D o Inot ru n m o r e


, |;r. In th e s e u n c e r ta in da^s y o u n e v e r k n ow iwhat


h a p p en . ■' i: i n I


• ■ ' [ • ■ ' ' l l


ma y! ta k e y o u t o a n o th e r d i s t r ik , y o u r h ou s e |rri damajjfediin an a ir -r a id— all t v e s e th in g s a r e happ


ho call for improvement. Arid; Kt I the church has been the better for the labours of good old Adam Cottam and others whose names are forgotten. Surely we | haye


tolerated long enough the uncom­ fortable bid seats, the ill-ventilated, ill-smelling, dusty •'and forlprn- looking Interior of this venerable and' Interesting church.”


' ,n Deaths; Mary Nutter, 23, Lower- ■' ■


gate 62 years; William Salthouse, 10, Duck-street. 44 y ea rsE llen Marsden, ' '40, WHkori-stree^, 81 years; T Edith May; Hudson, j)um, 4 years. ' V


Chat- ' 4- ; . I Clitheroe Grammar School team,


which defeated the Sklpton School, on the 29th, was composed Qf: G.


Oh tbe: eve I of his departure for Australia, Clitheroe Town Council


and Alderson.i; I • !'


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expressed' their good wishes to Councillor James Sefton, and hopes for a complete restoration of his health .. ’This was not the flmt time Mr. Seftori had visited; Adstfalia. He went there; as a young man 37


voyage occupied 16 weeks, was possible |to make the


.


years before,! when the mtward . . . .


“ now-it j


there apd back and spend a| In the country within four months. er. Mr. joined having


oumey month


Son ,of i a Tockholes fam Sefton first emigrated and the gold; rush, finally, on accumulated a; cpnslderah petencei' returning to; the country and I ultimately | investing his capital ill!the grocery arid pro­ vision business at Castlq 'Gate, Clltherbe; which he conducted for very many years.


e corn- home !


OUR EMPIRE HARVEST. Sir,—iln the midst i f o.ur thanks-'


a ‘ little' Sunshine,” sung by the Misses Greta and Brenda Dlckin-1 son, which introduced q pleasing dance. In which isunshades were used to good effect Red/wihlte and blue costumes were chosen for ahbther i striking dancejnumber, Blighty;” Miss Jean ! Dickinson contributing the vocal solo). I ,


BRIGHt DANCINjGl. ■ Always bn^ of the outstanding


items of shows at The[ Hkll, the acrobatic dahee was onbO' again featured' and the clever manner in which the children perforiried diffi­ cult feqts of .balance provoked enthusiastic i! applause. | Similarly, trapeze act brought the “ house ” I'


down.' ' I . Last, but by no means'least. Miss


Jacquellrie [Crawford tporoaghly delighted the audience with “ iTh6re’k a boy coming! home on leave,” sung In her usuql 't right and entertalnlngjlstyle. ; , [j '


The following children took part


in the dance numbers: Jean Dickinson, Greta Dickinson, Brenda Dickinson, Lily Irvin, Elieen Vote, Kathleen Vose. Irene Bo]yers, Joan Pbmfret. Josephine Dodd, Eileen Joyce, '. Kathleen ' Alst9n, _ Betty Stinson.! Agries Rice. Hilda: Trimby and Margaret Snape. ;'


The showi'was produced by Mrs. Sherllker. her daughter. Miss


Marie Sherllker. being the dancing mistress. The musickl . accomr panlments were provided by Mr. F. C. Tingle s band, under the leader­ ship of Miss Marie j; Gudgeon, L.R.A.M.. A.R.C.M. Mr. J. Sherllker fulfilled the duties of secretary, and those of stage manager Were shared by Messrs. W. Bush and) iA, Dickin­ son. ' !'


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of charge, and as; the Expenses of the show were kept to .a minimum it is hoped'to realise a [substantial sum for the Soldiers'; Comforts Fund. ' The organisers wish to thank;all who helped in any way towards the success of the produc­ tion. ! , i-; ■


Air the costumes were i made free ■ I : HOUDEN HARVEST ' festival.—Thanks­


giving services were hejd at Holden Independent Chapel on- Sunday, ’The preacher, the Rev. E.' Porter, of Preston, gave two appropriate dis­


courses to quite large congregtalons.


In the'afterrioon. the choir sang the anthem. •'While the earth remaln- eth.” with Mrs. F. Dugdale as the soloist; and in the evening. "All Thy works I shall praise Th4e.i' the solo


' '


givings for the home harvest, let us hold In grateful rem ;mbrance this year the bounty of th5 Empire crop'. For Canada alonfe jthe bfflciaj


estimate of the spriifej wheat crop Indicates a production of 409. million!bushelO. All told, Canada! will have about 730 i nilllon bushels of wheat this season aq agaihst' 591 millions a year ago.


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coming Indeed.


Britain’s bread armament for the formidable


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months I. tinker:'M.R


DAMAGE TO PROPERTF.


In air raids are well adyised to take ■prompt! steps’ to preyent further damage by exposure to [the weather. They can in many v ays help them­ selves, paying attention first tr


Sir,—Owners of pn ip^ty damaged


roofs arid windows. Where timber Is u lobtalnable; the


.them!waterproof, ptner^se. with[ the advent of the iwqt and fpggy; seasori they XR afford no proteqU tlon and there v ill be waste of good, new material, i'


advice of the Minis iry , of Health to cover shattered 'wiri ioWs with cardf board; pr building I joard shoulli be promptly adopted. iCaire, however should i be taken [toll follow ' th Ministry’s recomrne adritlon to paln|b such Substitutes the roughly to make


■Where damage : s not extensive, prompt attention to these details enables occupantfe toi remain in their homes and essens the need for billeting and ifeQMsltlonlng for, temporary accommodation. Itialso saves owners i expanse i by reducing the' final cost ol 'restoring thqlr property to its orlkinai sound]con­ dition. .


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T. SIMPSCN PEDLERij I ' ! General Secretary.


1- . J i :| '. ' 1; 1:


National Federation , of Property ; ..Owners and Ratepayers, n i


FREE REGIS'tRA'TION OP ADDRESSES AnD|! ENQUIRY BURkAU!


": . ! !■ Sir.—Very mani people have lejt


their; houses, fists, land lodgings hurriedly on accoimt of bombing, or for other war rfeasons. and their relatives anrifrleilids have therefore lost contact with ithem. not leven knowing whether they: are casualties or safe. This uncertainty' Is spiead- Ing anxiety. Anxious irelatlves; and friends often; find enquiry difficult and expensive, muchivaluable;time is sometimes wksted in. fruitless


effort.;


part being entrusted I to Miss I. Roberts. The collections iqmounted to £13 6s ;6d.


■to aUay unnecessary ianxiety, t No tiresome forms tp ffUiln: no tele


and Enquiry Burelau has been set up to change all tl;ris. The. service whlch the Bureau offers to all lis prompt and free


The Free Reglstfatlon of Addresses . I '' ' ' 'i' its chief aim I is THE! Wm’ tE LINES,


has urged! upon lo importance of rehe[wlng the line on classified tending it to routes other those classified. Many urban am


Slr.-The Mini; used undlasslfied


them the;white 1! disappeared It


try of Transport! ll authorltli s the! 'hlte'


this, but! in rurtl districts |muchi toads have not


horitles are doing!


been so treated. !.nd fromffiriny q8 ne has pract should : ncit


forgotten that u;ider the boqibing conditions whlcti prevail, i rural roads can often lie used safely, and that thlsifact gives our road trans-^


(Continued in nest Colnmn).


whatsoever, have i nerely to send postcards to the Bureau giving their names, fojnsic addresses and the Addresses to wrilch they have removed.


phone calls to make; no incon­ venient journeys, to change residence


present address ol- a. relative or friend has only to send a reply-post- card to the Bureau with, the name and!former address of thpt relative or friend written o i iti and a word or two of enquiry iis to his or . her present whereabouts. On the reply, portion of the card should-bq‘ written the name qnd address of the i enquirer. To guard against any possible mlstikes, all names and addresses shoujld be |


Anyone wishing to know the i '


block letters. The services of Ithe Bureau are


friends.by promptly .new address with t le .Bureau’s address Is London,, S.W. 10.


; BEATRICE written In


offered free to all. .'Help to allay the anxiety of yoijir relatives aind registering your eau. The


24. The Boltons,


. WARD,' Hori. Director.


CTCLiNG DURING AIR RAIDS Sir,-!'Ther^ Is a c ertaln (infusion,


People' having for any reqson


iN, Battalion. N


SECTjlOlV Nov. 1st,


», !2 DUTIES


ly Home FOR


Gua(i|d B. Co npany. ^ platoon. !' ^ Section 1 •Fri. 25th; ’Thur. 31st.


Section 2r-Sun. 20th; Sit., 26th; Prii I oldGSt Tvi^TythD»»c»’ rtf f.ho ' Rrlt.lRb ectioJi 3-r-Sun. 27th: Satl Nov. 2nd;


i


§ectio:i 4r-Mon. 28th; Sun. Nov. 4th; !ectto:i 5r-Tues. 29th; ‘Mon. Nov.-4th ectlop fr-Wed. 30th; TjUes^ Nov. 5th


Patrol IJutles. HEADQUARTERS


dutjies unchanged.' |


Heidquarte|rs.!


30)SuAi A:U men


parades;


MOTOR ' PATRG)LB. ' leadquarter’s List! for Car


■ P [. STAFF.


jee lieaciquarter’s notice [board ,es and times. __ __ i i .; “ .J duty qnds at -20.30-hours. Other


or


luties for I the month posted!' at , |' |


bOY i MESSENGERS; pabadesL special|notice.[ -.II


lidoor Parades. Thursc ay, *7-30 i(19- at |the National Schbol. Parades


H. D. ASHWORTH^ E. A. ,lawson|


jc1hns' I (Platoon Comman;icters). D O W N H ^


and not only among .the new ari of cyclists, about vhat to do bicycle lights duriig air raids. , It will be helpful therefore to the


continue to use the and rear lights


^he expression dbes not ■ now in- Mrb. R. Banks, Parker


will your cyclist regard to the " w.


elude chromlun aluminium as waq down In the Road Regulations. 1936


rite;” paitch [that or i polished


originally, laid Vehicles, Llghtpg


A.| P. CEIAMBERLIN, iNationil Cyclists* Union.


During an air! rdld a-cyclist must Clitheri ■ ' I by,


otherwise ■ by a policeman or the lAiRtary authcjrlty. While on this sijbject of lighting.


regulation l(ront unless' directed duly authorised


readers notfe. In,


millions now .awheel if youi will allow me to unrrivel ;the existing regulations.


ton arice at Women’s ori sini thtpui


dinglci ,,


Thi Vi'OMEN'S INSTITUTE—Mrs. Asshe^


^hout the county arCa,' was judged B. Shaw, [Mus. Bac., [of


bers bn their! performanbe. j Miss Hall, of; [Buhiley, [gave. a mdstj interesting lecturej Jon [“Kitty Wilkinson,’ lof Livjerocibl,’ which the members thor­ oughly appreciated. Thanks were given to Miss H?fl


l pel ^hb coil ratqlbted the mem­ p:


ing


Grtemifood, Worston, seconded by Mrs. Rawlinsbn Worston., [ Refreshments were seryed by the following hostesses:


fria 'propbsitlon of; Mrs.


Pn ton. I (Ihe latter parf of the meet- irig was w dqvbted to members [exchanging reedped or household hints. i


i Mrs.j H. Holgate, and Miss; C. .


, I ■ pn^inu !


pqrii ^st;m a flexibility which can go! fasj to


the' enemy! to dislocate communl- catloqs. '• '


roads and pf ex- than'


teith'btearly marked white Uneis not I Klilikn,\294 Sgt; R. Taylor, i'lofi. ,.Wall- 371R,


e^ect


: ..'We! natlohril inierosls


to provlffe .these roqds !


serious! InpDoiJtedce to the war effort. . , 'gel that In 'thb Interests of defence, as mrich as.ln.the of safety, authorities con-


tilling nike tjhkt they have a [great res sibillty in this matter! of white line prbvIMqn;'


! '


Transport: and General ;ers’ Union. ,i


': .


! Acting. General Secretary^ i '


[' ■ 'A. :,DEAKIN;' • ' i ■ ■ , i


bnly Tmoreases iroad [dangers, but | bank, MFW.L^ imme


The entire Headquarters,


rural toads should recog-' ipon-:


Range.; Transport , willibe provided 25J H. Brown, 494.G.I Burgess. 286 T. ---------- ----------


14;00| '.hrs. on;' Sunday, October 27th, withput fail,


'Church - Street, at ■■ a


Iqipedes tranlsport of vital | ^ np:tn.thfi .war effort ' I ^^Vj,^j'j^-!®®*'derson, 53 tf; Grim'


hrs. [on .((Ve-dnesday, October 30th,, for traitiing [and! practice' for] Armistice Sunday parade. All are expected, lo attend these Training Parades.r' . All volunteers desirous of further in-


1 Street at! 14.15 hrs.-.op Saturday, Oct 26tlu '


J. darner:,, o.c. 1


Platoon will! parade at ChurchiiStreet, lat 19.30


cd'from preceplrig column) nullify the .best efforts of


les, Mrs. Frankland, Mrs. T. J. Hqlgate. Mi-s.T. i


ipetition, which Is being rtm community


presided over a veryj good attend- ‘ the I October meeting of the istitute, held in [the School,: ly; evening.; 'A |


days Kj.OOihrs. at Headquarters. ; i r»^- to wear uniforms on [Sunday | X


Leglori, having in the last war,


Whlchl takes place tomorrow (Sat-


age. are Irivited to


Mitchell; ' W. Klssack and Phillips: Taytor. E.-iKlssack iandj Wright; Luard,' HoUghton, Gasvey, Fraser |


Put your money


POST OfFKE or


mupEE SAVINGS tsmd '6y' vatti nttUy Cotidop iS N


OW I t o p e o p le all o v e r th e (o u h t r y . IF IfOUR! M O N E Y IS IN TH E PO S T


m a y [ha ve t o fa c e suddei^ e v a cu a t io n , yjour j o b b e


en in g


the, fighting others'who Sought to enlist were


CUthetoi and district experienced ' *■— in recruiting during the being, accepted for Services. Several


rejected The ! total number' of recruits .from the town and Im­ mediate neighbourhood was 1,622 to date. Sergeant J. J. Crabtree,


I Clltheroj, of the 3/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; was granted a commission. !


r


I notified to his | relatives In the 1 borough.


.


|[stream Gu|ards. formerly residing In I'W'oone-lrine, rejoined his old regi- inient frpih Canada, and sjpent a [Short le^p in his home town. iHe [fought with! the Guards In ' the [ South African 'War.


Rrank'i Strickland, of the Cbld- ' : [4'' ' ■ ■ ■ ' j'


All sorts of [efforts were in pro-, gress In the: bcffough for the .piro- I vision of Christmas presents![for local mfen with .[the Services,


■ O F FIC I: O R


TRU S TE E S A Y IN G S B A N K ^ ca n t ten b e ' su r e o f w i th d r aw in g y o u r m o n e y w y o u a r e . L o o k a f t e r y o u r b a^ k b o o k and i ^ r r y y o u ' ^ h e r e v e r y o u g o .


IT W IL L BE SAFE . Y o i l ie r e v e r


i : w ith | H.M. epast Gujards found on |


I note was signed by 11 [other local fmen who were! with the 4th East ] Lancashire Regiment, j : |


I en, routje to the! Dardanelles. 'The '"'4-' ■ I


I the Ac of the former tractor the(26,tih;


Mr. [■ ,i


George 'Wilson, surveyor to rln^on |


Corporation,! a[ son


late Mr. Joseph Wilson, q Clitheroe builder and ton'- at Chatburn-road] died on


shore peslr Damletta. i The pote asked fhat thej finder would com­ municate i with ! Mrs. Denriett and iriform|her that her husband was


the ' . I entrance. ,i


girls—Lucy iBlrtwell: and Sophia Clark, raised £2 :10s. Od. with a “ bazaar” icq


near to the Maifket


op l It


Corporal ,W.- Denriett, Hall-street, Mrs. Diennett,


+ .widow of Lance-


Two


’Twice reported killed. Private A. y! Busby’s death froni wounds was


' ! ■ ' ' ' K ' ' '


for ! | a tbe


at 22, Eshton-tferfaej, of Mrs, Holland, widow * Holland.


In her 8fst yejar. - i ! ' ' .i ■ ■


occutfed' 6n the,2Ist ‘ S « r .


Joseph


formerly of De Lacy-street, CliS ' heroe, was notified of tiie death of her son. Private HanT Ainsworth (21), of the Coldstreairi 'Guards


Mrs. W; Ainsworth, of Dantren. '


trarled In ; debris in a duTrOut through the explosion of a shell A second comrade m(et. .the same fate.


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. " 9 F Whalley, organised by Mrs. Sagar ahd Miss Rallton , realised £ 16.


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Mr. James Hall and Miss Irene Laycock, daughter of Mrs. Lriycock.


Catholic Church, , Mn| Richard .[ftssheton, Sc.D.,


married on Roman


F.R.8., second son of. the late'Mr.' Ralph Assheton,' Downham HalL died suddenly at Grantchester, near


Cambridge,, on the 23rd, aged 51 years. ■ : ■' !


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^ Private Arthur [Blea^ard, of Bol- ton-by-Bowland; a sniper with the 8th Duke of . ■Wellington’s Regiment;


was reported rifisslrig as from August 12th.


j . j References were made at local ' i ^ i ' ■ ' ■ ■


churches, [on the 24th, t o ! the murder, backed by German legal form, of Nurse Edith jCavell. *


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The Revi A. W.i Utting, five years pastor o f : Moor! Larie Methodist


Church, accepted a call to Catforff circuit, London, S.E. | ' '


ber of Inmates In the Lancashire Inebriates’ Home at Langho' was made by the - Board. This was


Allusion to the decreaslrig num­ ' '


have practically ceased to commit habitual drunkards. ! contentinr


condemned policy of confmitment to prison.”


themselves with [the f old and self- ,


■ 4t' [' ' :


■ The loud barking bf a dog, dur­ ing the night of the 22nd, disturbed the servants at $tanderi.Hh.ll!' Inw vestlgatlohqfin . the i drawing^rbom led to a chqlr. table iand,rug being discovered [ablaze. It -^as assiilned; that sparksifrom thq fire left burn^ ing in the' grate caused the out­ break. .’The timely warning of thb- dog saved iwhat might have been ^ much morel serious matter.


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TRUCl ■Home Of]


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everal topicq of l I were discussed


monthly meeting of <_ District, when the HI Asshetoni who sued councillor Tom iRoM seat for! the first thg Councillor J. Green others presentJwerd


J. F. Berkeley-V(®W. L Clayton. J; Beiw, ,C| [Robinson and the Re


! extended; a ■welcome L


Vavasour. S.J. J , At the outset,


‘pleasant and'lnterea In reply, Mrs. Assn she hoped'the.presefi


able Mrs; |Assh^ton,l for Downham II and] expressed the ljope f find the worlf;-, of


-member 'would not I other iriembers ()f tq


had always bedn Iffl work of the Dlstricl tlcularly as she [undff


father-in-law was 1 man; After a herlol staff 'o f Chelsea Bol


she was looking fori ■the work' of a localJ an entirely dlf^ret^


cos]r[:!'OF'' " The !,Cterk;(^r.


leferrlriff to the pu| trucks I tef ,*he]Aux vice, read* toe


'the Home Offlife;' “With reference


llthiSeptember'on J


, hand , puirips I am writing proposed expeijdltur


. somewhat excqsslvej found In other dil trucks may be consti £2 or £3. and thatf Auxiliary Fire ^ervlc


be prepared to cri wltooritianjrcdst fol


regretteji that [the ql posed; in' your ’ letl accepted for'purposl grant. If it Is' deif with- the ' provision


■ economical proposal -Tri''arisw^r'to'que6l s3ld the four trjucks i


constructed at a; cl PQpVl


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' were :c olng soiriethlil Councillor ’Yarleil scarcely buy, a iwhee


, TTie Chairman : ,, ■amquijit they !sug '


'I should [■write and Office so.! To writ


BRITISH LEGION NOTES


OCTOpERj I low Moor, a former well-known ivorkniari In | the Corporation •Health Department, and-one of the members' of the,[British


Ex-Service men'and[friends attend ,the [furieral


served jthrqe years He was 63. years of


urday). jMeet ht Legion hektjquar- te'rs at 1-45 p.iri.


ments will be published next week, i,.',.


i ' 'I 'i I Details of the Armistice arrange­


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called to the annual dinner which Is to take place tomorrow at 5 p.m.


1. 1 + '■ i “ A.” COMPANY CLITHEEOE. ; No. 2 ) PLATOON,


IHE following will constitute the Emergency |Section from, Monday, October 28th, to Sunday, November 3rd, '1940.:I '


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son (Gpl); Riflemen 237 R. Hodgkinson, 278 J.lAubin, 251| H. Brown, 446, H. Wall- bank, B02 H.,Swales, 344 T. Leeming, 454 T. Ryder.r „ : '


J37 R. Holt (Sprgeant),l452 W. Robin­


; Scouts : 148 R. Aspinwail, 448 E. Bur­ gess, 415 A. W.[ Stott, 456 W. Wilkinson.


[ Cyclists!: 39(1 D. Blackburn,' 167 J. Murrby, '72 G. Welghtmari, '405 W. Benndtt, 435 E. S. 'Wbittaker, 96 W. Battersby, 174 !G. D. Porter, 134 H. D. Barries. • | | ' ■ j


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dress and remain at their homes on the “ Alert” ready to report ;to Head­ quarters, ; Church, Street, bip being wambd by Cyclist Runners.


In (^aise bf Siren Alarm the abpve will


or SUerit call |out they will unmedi- atelyj report to| Headquarters E nd the remainder of the Platoon will assemble at the appointed rendezvous (White Lion bntry). [ . | ’The following cyclists will take duty


In ihe event of Church Bells Jringing ‘ .The attention of members Is also


(present war) [were obtained or in­ creased in fifty-two cases, and forty-one . War Service Grants (present war) wer& obtained or increased. Successes with other Government Departments: com- ijensation for Pbace-:time Service, Con- ;ributory State Pensions, etc., amounted


Family and Dependants’ Allowances


to one hundred,! and six;; workmen’s compensation, cases, eleven.


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aries ' of the cases which the Depart­ ment brought to a successful issue in the three montbs 'ending, 31St August, was as followsCash arrears,; £6,758; war! pensions £3,069; other Govern­ ment departments £1,439; ;cash tettle- ments—workmen’s compensatibh cases;' £2,250; Mihistiy 0f[ PettslOns'£M33; other Government. (iepariraents, £2,207.


The total cash value to[ the beneflei-


' :[]'■" ■ " ' ]' ■+!■"'''’■, ■ ‘ : A case.a littleout of .thelordinary.run,


,ready to call the Emergency Section if rieceteary: M6n. October 28th : 167 J, Murray: 1174 G. D. Porter, 'Tu^: 29th


at Headquarters, Church Street on the dates] shown, 19;45 hrs. to 06.30 hrs.,


which exemplifies the painstaking care-.' and resources which the Legion applies to 'all cases it [handles was that of a Yorkshire ex-Servlce man wbo claimed to be 70 years of age but was unable to ' produce satisfactory evidence. of his . age to qualify for the Old-'Age pension. , Enquiries revealed ; that tfe old mari waq receiving ,a disability! pension of £1 a week in respect of a''gunshot wound sustained during the Boer War. But strangely enough, neither the War Office nor the Ministry: of Pensions were, however,!able to give the Legion -: any informatioh as to date of his birthj ■ Further, inquiries through the Branch, which submitted the'case, disclosed that the applicant, [when a lad, had- served oii the trainin g ship Formidab Xa "


lie;, Frl., November 1st :; 390 D, 1 Blackburn: 415 A. W.i C. Stott; Sat.,


2nd;T 72[ G. iWeightman: 435 E. S. Wbittaker. Sun., 3rd ::| 149 C. lHindla: 16 HI B. [Walker. All the above will bring cycles. ; - ' | ! J The' lollowing volunteers will parade at Headquarters,


for musketry bn Pendle


'flfst days: of I the .training ship, they bould find no record of^ra lad under either of, the: names the Legion had submitted., ■ ,


the local Branch to Interview, the old man again; arid they, after some ques­ tioning, elicited the fact that,, when _a- boy. he had ;tatt(>0Bd on his arm his registered number oh thq training ship, together with the numbers and names of: two messmates. -1 With this further- clue copied from the old man’s skm,


: iUndefeated, i the ; Department asked ; ' i,


the'’ - ■ thei


structlon j in: arms drill and musketry will I parade at Headquarters.;: Church


entered ___________ ___ , age was giver! and accepted as 9 yeare. The Ministry: of Health, accented this evidence as proof of age for old:age penr- slpn purposes, 'and awarded! the! old man a pension of 10/-a week.' |


thq,; National [Nautical School; Portls- head; arid that In addition to being known by what he claimed to be his real name, he had for many yeqrs used . an alias. Legion-H.(3r'now;gotlh touch with the Nautical School, but althbugh they searched their records back to the


“ ________le ” at --------


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I^announce the death of mY Ell Bennett,! of 90. St. Paul’s-street,


is wjth regret thatewe have to IN the three months ending the 31st


Disablement Department at [Head­ quarters received! qnd dealt with no less, than 1,293 new oases, and applications for Pensions, War Senlce Grants;. -Family and Dependants’ Allowances,


August, this year, the Pensions and


first thi-ee headings were in respect of the present war. I i


[' nine hundred land forty-one. ' ’Two hundred, and six of-these cases were} brought to n [successful conclusion. Ninety-seven of them were present war cases; one hundred: and nine Great War cases.


cases which the experts of the Depart­ ment completed sufflciently to take up with the authorities concerned totalled'


In the same 1 period the number of : ' ' ' f The Clferk pblhted


told Home -done of the actlor Cou


authority-has, had and ItJ has cost) .fhei t}one4 I thjrik bave 'ipald Is most •


•they havf adopted ■' [:'].' URGENI


lrsji r lace, the local]


,0 .submit , pr Office beford


but lri| vlewl matter It was


‘equipment received! 1 us to do/something!


urgenby of; the man


Councillor Varleyl the Hbme Office we!


Workmen’s Compensation Claims, etc. A large proportion of those under the:


rlrom yarious parte ■ Councillor Varle


ment received from 1 had arrived In ai l


they were ‘(told of The Chairman: i


: In the letter. [And] tary labour was cori(| like to point but Authority, did 'not' Auxiliary Fire! Servl


■with toe job ^thqil . Tfle Buryeyof saldJ of an'y place where f ha bought at [the 'ri


things iJ/ere In sucli tory state that, we i


paid Imeh stanw ■nothlijg to do.i'toer with their labpur t making the carts, j' Couriclllor Berr^, j


they could not suf themtelyes.' The Surveyor said


iriclllor Clastoj


■qarrylng manual pui, are requested to I


slight! alterations[.' made to 'the truck [i am order to' get amourit of service i t


HOSPIT HOi


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P A T fe iO T IG ! ,UN DAMAGE!


: iBy th'! Riglit Honj , MacDi nald, M.P.i ML '/■TfflE citizens; whol


. this tear.. Alreads "and •valour under cq 'inflicted;, a defeat t "who toqught tha| break toelr spirit,


hqmes are.frbif Itls the duty.of■


^ (Supervising the! mki .i| spread activities of r


; / and many dtheb 1 / everything possible • ‘distress of those [i arily/ homeless, i ' a duty;-too' .' Air


‘Xoadbn’s . homeles chlldrbn/are going L 'Otitsldy-theeou[nty|


■ I llknowthey


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: so^mrich for woB ; vto(»fhave lost :tli 'irelaiives too,; I


' arid: treated/wit .hosbltailty of Kindness and !


I ; i Calais anfl^Do ' ALF WOOD, Secretary.., 63, 'Whalley Road, Clitheroe.; i - J, ;|, .'•


I ' [tortei'toatoe heJ :


justj as touch: ■


i . ; ' ladustriial] areas': : ■ /as iteell as/Londbri.J i : ; hare; /:lbr/-, -Destful


/; .t [[hturdtoto Ari'd •blttej &vjtefe;iriq^;Mldb:whtf


dlricjcdtioff of'bothq


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