n f .T ' r m i iB n n A P Y E B T I S E B A M D T IM E S . . F R I D iX '


l o o k i n g b a c k X)


i items feom our ster Ses^ons ot the three police dis­ CompE rlson at the


tricts comprised within * Clitaeroe Union st owed that — jnuiiaerous.


population,


tnlhe c^untry^districts jijan |in; the there being 240 ih the


borough former


m n lomiei lO 270 in| the latter.; j The


total number of berson > against Ifor drunkennest; was 60, as comparejd with 46 In the districts, a slightlall-round increase, j, : -


Members of Wesley Chapel Choir I : : H " in " ' ,


had thefr annual outing! by wagon­ ette to' Brock, near Garltang, mak­ ing a shjrt stay gt Prestjon en route.


li


burn Perish'Church, ^ September 4th of Mr. Frederick Dlxon|Rqbln- son, eldest son of Colowl Robinson, Clltherce! Castle,!to Mi|s,Ada Ger­ trude: Tawaites, the thfrd daughter Of the ate!Mr. John iThwaites, of Troy, Blackburn.! ,


■The wedding took place at;Black- ; !4-- ^ ^


curate if Whalley Parish Church, was; appointed to th^' -nHv


fThe RevJ James sj.eele.bsenior 1/1 ^


curacy pf Chapei-eh-id-Frltb Steele l ad charge of tiie chu Read.


+


At a ;ea and meetln 1 held ih the ■Whalley Wesleyan SuRday| School,


thd Rev. J. C.‘ Harrlso:ii sor. of Mr. Richard Harrison, of iVhaljey, was presented with a nun her qf books and a travelling bag 11 recp^ltlon


U i I;]


of his btry, into/the minl3trSl and hls^ apbolntment/to B ilton 'Qlrcult. Mr! ! William Parker, \?ho presided, made the ; presentation, and Mr. Davis told the audience; that it was exdctlyfeo years since Mr. Hprrison’s grandfather, the Rev. John iCannell, received: a similar testimonial prior to j leaving : Douglas (lO.M1) for a Lancashire circuit. MdSsrs. Whalley, Toinllnson add Smith I all spoke of the interest they had in Mr Harri­


son; a|id the Idtter,: responding: !urch at


YEARS AGO ISSUES OF SEFIEMBER 5th. 1890.


said his first attempt at Pleaching


was made at Sawley, duced by the Rey. P- sermon was of seven minutes dura­


tion. -i-'. Under a scheme for beautifying


the village of Bhrrow, originated by Mr 1 Bryce-Smlth. prizes were pre­ sented at the rrinfWorks;Lto suc­ cessful competitors in a garden and window box competition. The ad- iudicators were Messrs. H. R. and N- J. Bryce-Smlth, Geo. Turner, A. M. Hanson and. James Wilkinson, and Mr Geo. Ellisonl acted as.secretary.


ley Cross, and Mr. T. John5()n, of the Charter Raggec. School, Manchester.


ley an ‘Sunday School anniversary was the Rev. A Dickinson, of Aber­ deen, formerly of the Clitheroe cir­ cuit. Speakers In the gfternoon were Mr. Jeremiah Garnett, Brom­


The oreacher at Waddlngton Wes­ ^ ■ + [■


Mr. E. Chester was conductor of the choir, and Mr. B. Dugdale, organist. Collections realized over 515, ■ '


. + Clitheroe Fcotball Club selected


the following team for thq opening match! agalnstl Haslingden Church Institute: Fielding; Hartley: and Harrlsbn; Plnler, Blackhljrst and Hornby: Orme rod, W. Eccles, Ander


ton, Lomax anji Newsham. +


Parkinson, 3, Duck-street, 41 years Henry Taylor 16, Park-tsreet, 47 years: Mary li. Briggs, 5, Railway view, 57 years Elizabeth Lawson, 9 Derby-street, 49 years, j


Deaths reubrted were: William


cricket ground at Alexandra i Mea dows, Blackburn,!was in use for the


A new pavilion erected on the 1 b ! ' ■


second time When Clitheroe were there to play East Lancashire. The latter won by 130 runs to 38. j


With the assistance of Jack Cross


land; who took five wickets for 10 runs; Barrow seat Whalley 55-34.


WILL BE 'll*


t,. iM K, vif?


-F ivhiteacre Batul-dey, iby


Salfdrd more ___ Rotarv, Club,


Bcht Ool .Manager,, Mr.


was attached to the wsiti to; Clitheroe lUifeday,.-qf the


gave tbfe rnembers a of his jexperiences in clubs,


-.,,;^----------------


than last


a real when situate: viUage.l of a School, huhi' met


MX.


. Etartei thaf


lass of Jads at the : Sunday and althoug:!! jhe’ihad met of boys since/he had never


terest in boys welfare ih 1926, e joined the staff pf a bank in a North i'Wales mining He was! asked to take charge


O


q ,i'di ,nary: interest ’"Sitf O (


)ird


on of


. j


lyri' Amos, who. dvid: description ! boys’


runnmg


AbiOlilG THE miUERS’ BOYS. ■S said he flrit started to take


Civic Importance of Catering for Youth SCHOOL LEADER’$ TALK


WHITEACRE TO I iROTARIANS.


_____ of the formal ;opening of the School,! ■ the,


School,!, IBarrow, the L]ord, : Mayor


i had now disc overed the value of the Tom Smith, of the early 19th . sometimes I seen, but


With the parsing of timej remarkable changes had come about, ,50.that we


To-day the child waS very much in the __TT-


limelight. He Shaftesbury a more peaceful now given fi’


services. Toni-Smith coulq not claim to-day that he was neglected.' Some- ti ................. ciaihie


n nrscSt place piace much for psychology; a little common


mes he thought! they _______ ____


id Barnett.were resting y because children were *"■ the


ini aed far too


sense was of fkr iribre value. After all, gfan-dpaients knew I little about


and would withdraw their support so sudderily that he wohld go: sprawling


at hb could not get into the room,


,y : more mischievous. They by holding the vestiy door so


intd the I room: in a most undignmed nianne!r. At that time he was but 17 years 6f age, and he vowed eveiy Sun­ day that he would give up the post. But somehow ; or another; he! found himself carrying on. Although he had noT deep ; spiritual Convictions!at the tiiiie, he concluded thbt no real purpose could be achieved if the lads met only once la week, and so; Ihe arranged to take them on a!day trip to the seaside. Thfey visited Rhyl, and. he was not likbly to foiget the experience. The lads did not seem happy unless he was catin? something, or [rushing about the pleasure fair, with thei result that he


TRANSITION


tween the ages of 14 and 18, Mr. Amos said that'at ,|such an age they could’ neither be classed as boys or men. It was a period when the boy was a prob­ lem to himself and those around him. They were disturbed to find' that, he had sudden fits of temper-|-he resented restraint of any kind. A child took his ideas and beliefs ready-iriade, without question. HeJ, would say, |for , instance, that such and'such-a player was a good -player'because his father said so, or because he had read it in la book. Thf


Turning h s 'attention to boys be­


thrcu jh .iPrestatyn, Ithat, they , saw numbir bf tents, and one of the boys asked if he would take them to camp sometime. He|replied!that he did not. thmk he could! possibly, survive a week in thiir company. . All the same, the hoy’s question haunted; him.: He could not sleep that night for thinking about it 1 anil although he made all km'ds of excuses to himself fqri not facing up to the 'situation, evertually jhe :had to recognise that; the lai cha illerllenge,


Inj arriving; eventuallvl at|a decision Henry 'VIII. to'start a boy’s dlrib qt the Mission, he


m s , FIRST B,()YS’ i r


“ Adventures in :Soy Land,’’ written by James Butter vortli, who. born in the


was cently greatly helped by ;a book,


I gristibn I that a bpys’ club should be ! started at the Mission, some of the


bere for his sp ilqndid work tor 1)0 heniMr. Amos first made the sug-


Accrington accorded


■ ■■ a civic leception was


officials were rather reiuctbnt to con- ,


s^nt: they had windows and smash .


ih the end he recaved thei support he ntede-d.; Arrangernerits were made for the boys to meet :hree times a week, arid ifaclllties for games were provided. He iwould never firget the lads’ fiist fboiball match as long qs he lived. It wasr played on ;i jslag heap, near a colliery, and' as his: team could not Afford football biots [they played in their pit clogs. The 'result of the game lyasi 10-0 for the opposition, Out the irieinbers o f his team got a certain amount of satisfac tion from seeing the qthbr lads go limring home after the iiateh. They fClt they had;'made a deep impression.


,_.j visions i'of broken red furniture; but


,


T Mr. Amos ,adied!tha with the bovs duririg thb next five years Changed his ide is b| life, and ulti- riiately led tb a change of occupation,


: I Wi


Although he was pcrfecjly happy at the jaijk. :


i ] i :


ro-MORROirs -ecently ;he lahu ing definition of! .


light was well A'orth quoting. se _


as I going to sit right where you are: sitting now, land attend to thmgs which ■vou think so imt ortant after you have ■■


"A bo,v is a perdon who is going ;'an-v on 'whatl you have staited. He


■ A'ort!


. A boy, which'he It


across 'a rather CITIZENS. . .. _


cafrie'd on depends upon him. Even .if you make Ifeagues and treaties, .he, lyiU have to manage the) voar seat in Pajrliamqnt,


gOliie. -wv,,-.—J __t-r - -- you please,' bul. hoiy they .will be


You Imay 'adop| all the policies


;Hd is going to move Ih and , take orer yopr churenes, schbols, universities arid [councils. All


bl of your cities, jEmpires and States.


judged, praised, by blamed by him, future and;destiriy; of ' ' his hands.’;


Ti' i yoUij'wqrk is going ‘


hutoarilty are to !


_ to b; __'jjhL ___ assume con- He will take district; re­


(^’s question was a iCLUB.


pent a most hectic jtiiTie. ' It was on, | epurn jpumey,/ wJiMi passing


lad between the age pf 14 and! 18 would say : “The old-man says he is fine, but I think he is rotten.” Tom Smith, aged 15. had moods ranging from complete silence to defiant ’bi'avado. turn merry, sulky,:'loud and loyal. Tiese were all fusing chan;;es: within, often accompanied by awlcward expres­ sions without). I


silent, rude, signs of con- ;But fer ml-centre-oiece ah’d ’ave which were I; A patch o’ E y e j - b r i g h t '


He was in ,: ,


It was during that strange period of transitibn; that a boy often left school and entered into the strange world of employment, j


Fortunatelv th schools


________ _


Such things ,as |“ the school spirit,’”^ a healthy " loyalty


the time had gone when taught! merely the jthree R’s.


me hold gon


which counted more to-day than know­ ing the names of the wives


mind !in in


i ' i : '!


school often found himqeU in an en­ tirely diffeert atmospherq. Perhaps at school he was a house captain and had been' taught the value;of truth, but when he entered the workaday world he was put into' some place where, at times', it de(initely becartie part of his job to say that; which was not true. At school he was encouraged: to play games and keep fit, but tvhen he began work he found a scarcity of decent playing fields,! and . his leisure hours were not catered for except by those


Unfortunately a boy! on leaving


the house.l’ were/things of Kmg'


a healthy body,


II Wi’ Crowfoot, lAn’ reawnd th’ i| spike, Wi’ threads 0’


!Hors£s-tail.


An’ reawnd that, ^threads I ' herb,


I Then, coloured!Iris, by Some Toad-flax; Itrallin’ Reawnd th’ Bfookllmq


|


as a cord eawt o’t


i ford; An’ as a border, gaudy Loostrife’s i Flamin’ purple sword.


! TH’OWD PARSON.


i KILL THOSE E/.TS Parmera and all [who sto .'e foodstuffs


land to avoid waste, thej' are'legally ! responsible ■ tenniriate rats.


are reminded that; in connection with the war effort to produce ;more food


! for 'taking steps to ex- I


whose sole Tmdtive was | to exploit his aspect of the work airiongrt youth was- baser passions'for their own financial distasteful; they I regarded it as senti-


, of civic and national iipportance. To many people the ! ifumanitarian


gain. At sbhool he had a month, or two month’s holiday at summer; at; work he got a week’s holiday, perhaps, without pay, and often | none at all m; the first year of his wqrking life. At, school he | read how j England had; emerged from days of darkness to, glorioiis frqedom, but I, later he dis-, covered that, even to his! own towmj thqre pus still sweated [labour.


what 'overdrawn, but he ass'......... that it wris .perfectly; true


They might I think the picture


picture some-/ matically found his way to ‘0 a reforma- assumed them! torj'; but ofteii wlierej people had


|


cities. Often enough hq ha-d discovered; cases wherb boys df 16 y/ere thrown out ot a job because the employer would' not' pav thq insurance. Yfiien he talked on such liries some people aigued that; it was sheer sentimentalism, sob-stuff; and they iriatotatoed that there would. Always be A submerged tenth. Youth organisatiqns iplayed ah important part in life to-day' and were, trying to com^ lensate -lads for having been denied au hose advantages which were enjoyed


rue of the big refused to contribute £3 A year towards of their own jiarticuiar aeiiw^^^^ ■ Va boy’s welfare, they had been com- tlon. He thought that was a pomu ■pelled to find '£120. I The time had ^high wbuld give, general satisiac- come to put an end to all ideas of pity hqjj as to the future Jlto^ of and patronage so far as boys ai;e | ^^ygYppment,! he understood that concerned. They did not want it. they' -wanted was th e ! opportunity to make


^l 3,


. attending the church denomina-


patronage so far as


was not 'going to be easy. To-day we were being , challenged in our attitude towards Jyouth.


their way in life. The future


that if tiiey contributed a £ I subsenp- tlon


| Some rieople thought


by those ^ho proceeded to' secondarj’ schools or universities.; Admission to a


uniVersitv -was not always due to sheer merit; often it was the result of a fortunate choice of parents! and social standing.-1


j


be regards as, charitable Institutions. Too often I they were treated as Ctoder- •ella bf thri swial serv|ces. ; :


, |;


' Youth to-day was not the pet hobfiy I of cranks! who cared to! call theiji-


(Contloued toot of [next Coliunn)


! Youth orcanisations'Should no longer What we ought Jo do wAs to get; down to the-problem 'and give,youth, a fair,


■; CIVIC IMFORTA14CEr ij


themselves ofteui did noj; realise what their teachers were trying to achieve: the results veiy often did not bear full fniit until years!' later; :| After, all, we had not right


so ' easy as all that. The boys tb expect] quick results.


would be a job well worth while. The thanks of. the Cl,ub were after­ wards extended to Mr. Amos on. the. I proposition of Rotarian Allen,


opportunity to life, and if we did that then'he knew from experience that


it tioned, the


angels at the end of six months. - It was not


towards, .the work! he had men­ boys ought I to be


perfect All amongst other, things the [forma­


tion of a dramatic society con­ templated. If any small fi|nd was required he Itjiought the City of Salford could;be relied uponito pro­ vide it. ‘ At any rate he was of the opiniori that; it was Pa.rt of their duty to see to it


forthcoming; I for object, g ig


OWt'i; that so worthy nwV.: SCHOOL


Dhyslcal [development of the crui- dren urider such conditional Alder­ I man 'Webb said his mind went back


Commenting upon l-rie/f


to his own school days., | , — “ When I tliink of our owiq school


days, of the'- confined ; spaces and iConttoued’foot ol next Column)


DAYS.


mental or oiddashioried: Lea-ving the humanitarian aspect of the work on one side, however, 'youth : organisations were a sound financial proposition. It cost £3 per head per annupi tb organise a boys’ club, but it cost £120. a year to keep |a boy in a Borstal Institution. He was not suggesting for lone moment that' every boy j who did not come within the scope of a boys’ cluh auto- - ■


led ■ ■ • ■ ■ reioima-


(Continued fromlprecedirig Column) selves social rcformersjjbut a work


shy; 0’ Willow-


A FIEAWRED CIOTH,


psychology bi.t they were far more successful in .home-making than are j the people of to-day.


Fro’ Minyonette, ’an’ Meadowsweet, ! An’ Mint, an’ Musk, an Rose.


, O’t stuff eawr (jaenty g


H’D weighve minds


Then, stripes ah’d ’ave 0’ Asphodel, 'j O’ Sage ah’d th^n put fits, j


;! 0 ‘ blue Forget-me-nots j Then in an’ eawtj ah’d trail about


I (Eawt each, a fairy suns) An’ ah’d trace lines 0’ Bedqtraw


1 Some yaller Buttercups Wi’ big French-kriots o' Marigowds


[Straw pale


at lakesrsail; lot. Agrimoney’s


i a cloth


i’ a’, yo’r rows;:


Raend th’ edge, ail’d putsbme lovers j knots ■ ■ I


...... .............. .. All that had changed. lUra


, believed that men hke cnoiol


soc al i


Former Cli^eromai Diamond Wedding.


“ OW D D ICK ” R EA D Y FOR PA R A C H U T I s lrS .


T will bewc e betide any German paracMtist who drops here.


hav(‘‘ a sword in the otherj room which will make him sorry he ever landed,” declared Mr. Richard Holgate, 118, Exchange--street,' ACcllngton, who will be eighty-one next Monday] to an “Accrington Observer” reporter who called to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Holgate upoh the ■ attainment o f ! their diamond wedding | anniversary. Both are in excellent health, par­ ticularly Mr. Holgate, whose vigour seems to be undlm|nished despite his'advanced years.


home with a family party on Saturday.


They celebrated the event at their !


' I


daughters and one son, nine grand­ children and! three great-grarid- chlldren, one |bom last weekj-end.


There' are five childreii, four | !


'! The couple live! in a house that Mr. Holgate built. He is prpud of his handiworit, too, banging h poker oh the wall to shpAV that cement and not plaster was applied when they were built.


He was apprenticed to thq build­ ■| • i I ■ ■ ' ' I '


ing trade at an ; early age. | ’ A highly-skilled workman, there are fev/ streets i of older Accrington which do not include some, of his work. He helped |ln the erection of!!the chimney at the Destructor ■Works which he says ■ is 73 yards and one foot high} Mr. Rolgate claims: to > have stood on more hearthstones! in Accrington than any other ma!n, having built a great number of houses. . , . ^i Mrs. Holgate, wh6 is slightly deal


i They all call me ‘ Owd Dick ’jup here,” he said, “ but I don’t feeljall


j : | 1 I on September 3rd


being born in the tbome, Yorkshire.


three she was brought to Clayton- lelMoors and her'husband to


_


Church. They were mai:ried at Altham Parish Church, which they visit each arinlversary.


longevity. Mr. Holgate said, “R’s just luck.' Wb have both been very healthy. I,always say I was born on a Clitheroe lime­ stone. I only I wish I jcould go over Berlin with a few.”


Asked I for |hls recipe for Both were' regular atteaders


Antley Methodist Church In


gate serving there. I j They are; keen


'at Mr. Hol-


many qapacitle& readers of ;the


“1 Observer,” and paper Tuesday an Its Inauguration. ilMr. Holgate prides himself on his


have taken ;the i Saturday since


liardlhood during ihis worjslng life, which he began ap 'Woodn,ook shed iri 1867 ' On one | occasion he fell 40 feet from a building, got up and walked back to work. ; | i I They have received many con­


CITY BOYS IN RURAL SCHOOL


SALFORD’S w iE R IM E N ' ] : A T BARROW.


MARKING NE\Sj^ ERA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCA’TION


WHITEACRE SCHOOL, Barrow,


was formally opened on Satur­ day afternoon by! the Mayor of


Salford (Alderman J- A. Webb,. M.B.E.) Accommodating 200 children, this experimental open-- air school, which is run under the jurisdiction of Salford City Educa­ tion Authority, was greeted at a cOst of £25,000. and a recreation roqni is being added! ut an additional cost of £1,500. ; Qver 300 parepts, relatives and friends attended the ceremony, and the 200 guests of the Salford Education j- Committee- in­ cluded members of the Lancashire County and local authorities, H.M. Inspector of Schools (Mr. Black|e), and Miss Dart, North-West reglopal administrator of the W.'V.S.', who is to submit a report to Lady Readmg, the president. Clitheroe and dis­ trict were represented by the Mqyor andRiayoress (Councillor a!nd Mrs: F. Bentham). the Town Clerk (jMr G. Hetherlngton),! Lady' yVorsley' Taylor C.A.. Mr. T. Rushtoh (C|erk to the Clitheroe; Rural ' District Council), and Mr. W. G. Booth (Surveyor). Alderman J. Roth-well, J.P., Chairman of; Salford Edr ca­ tion Committee, presided, and his wife was present; as' ChaJrmar of


Salford W.V.S. Alderman Rothwell mentioped i . ^


arid is recoveririg from a six weeks’ illness,:does her own wasmng, 1 ‘ husband “ running |;he errapds,” he! calls i t . ,


that old,” he! added. ‘ Mr. Holgate was bom in C litheroe 1859, bis |Wlfe


village of ,{Sky- At the age of


'of progress they had made. He was certain that boys living in open air schools such as that one, >-were bound to benefit both In health land stature. “As sdon as you boys have had sufficlerit you must let us know .otherwise we shall have to provide alternative accommoda,tlon for the girls,” he added, amidst laughter. He intimated that the headmaster of the school and his staff had all expressed willingness to come to Whiteacre School, and the .education authority concerned felt the parents Would make such sacrifices as were’ necessary Inj the interests of th e : children and of education.


that the boys had been in the school some two or three! weeks, and that in the course of another few weeks it was expected reports would be issued from the school as to their physical condition and the amount


IWARKING! A NEW ERA


gratulatory messages ahdj hope to receive one from the Kln^.


submitted a report,. In which he stated that 'Whiteacre School! was the first of Its kind in Lancashire. Although a war-time measure, it was a great social experlmeni; ex­ tending to grant/aided schools; all the benefits of j boarding s(|hool education. The new departure was full of possibilities, and they h,oped the progress of I the school would mark a new era iri the education of school children.! The' extensive organisation necessary had made great demands oh all the members of the staff. Summer sportsj had been organised, and arrangements for winter sports would .be made. They were a ir looking forward to making contacts outside, as a res-ult of this department of school! life. The fullest advantage was being taken of the country surrounding. There was no afternoon school, this period being devoted ' to various forms of outdqor activity.] | A cinema picture had been takeri and it was hoped to'exhibit it at some future date when the parents!were paying one of the periodical -yislts. He appealed to parents to confine their visits to the days set qpart for that purpose so that there would be as little interference with the school routine as possible, and also not to take; tliem back into the danger areas.! - ; Since the last visit of Sir Edward Haworth, managing director of the National Clamps Corporation, which was responsible for the provision of those premises leased to the Salford: Corporation, it had been. agreed to erect a recreational roorii at an additional cost o f £1,500. 1 Whiteacre School was the only one to be. grantel this


Mr. A. R. Targett, the headhiaster, extra facility. | [ ‘ . i


REFORM LONG Opening the school, the Mayor of


OVERDUE.


Salford said it [was one of ajnum- ber built under a Goverriment. peace-time scheme, and he thought they wquid all agreej with him that, it was an educational reforn) lorig overdue:—(Hear, hear.)—The build- had cost £25,000, which, after all,; was not a great deal of money to pay for the future welfare oLtheir children. He! hoped the _ school would be the forerunner of | many others in various parts of tne country. One! of necessity looked back to one’s own school lifeJ Some of them would not know^^ Salmrd as his generationp-did. ■ Th®y [would not know of ceftaln schools bunt in little back streets—schools that up


to now they had had to put up with. It was on account of the myerlence they themselves had had that some of the older generation, to wpich he belonged, welc.bmed this new ven­ ture ' and he hoped slncereljy that it would achieve the success it deserved. He '[understood thri school


would he, run as woulcLhny one of our Public Schools.


-There wouW


be the usual, recreational facilities and attention 'would be paid to the spiritual side, Oiie T^m^tlon he


had asked, and he had assurance, o n ! the point, was that


the children would be given an op ^


TOC H


CLITHEROE’S LEAGUE


OF FRIENDLY


^ B r a n c h of l|he U|elpers—


f ^tiie!


to[Toc H^pas C'.itneroe.


night, when Miss A. Petherbridge. North Westerri'jR^egional secretary, initiated six!probationers!'iritq full membership.:! This impressive cere monial was l-Witpessed by a large company which mcluded j members of the local Branch of Toe H.' During' the prpbationa'ry period


The inaugur at St. James’s


SISTER


NEW BRANCH OF WOMEN.


SERVICE.


League of Women ister organisation been fornied in


fi meeting was held School on!' Monday


LOOKING


TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ITEMS FEOM OUE ISSUES OF


Mr. Ernest Allen, well-known! local \


'Wade, 85, Waddington-road, were married on September 1st at Wesley Church, Clltheroe,


tenor vocallpt, a'son oLMt- and Mrs. ' Charles Allqn, West View/an^ Miss Nellie Armistead Wade, the younger daughter of Mr: and Mrs. Jariies A.


the Women Helpers have done some praiseworthy public service ip the borough, Amopgst other things, they: have tendfed invalids, adopted a boy from Wilpshire Orphanage— he ishow servipg in the'Air Force— and.! are providing him with com­ forts', etc.; darned socks for-soldlers in the areal; cqllected old shirts repaired and sent Army, while retain­


ing a few for use in an emergency; and I performed a hundred and one kindly little act most of which will never come to the knowledge of the public. Jpdged by: the enthusiaism which


which they have to the Salvatior


1 '


took place!at Chatburn Wesleyan Church, batween Mr. Ernest Alfred Parkinson, only, son of Mr. jand Mrs. Henry Parkinson, Chatburnl and Miss Beatrice May Ireland, youngest daughter of Mr. Ireland, Greendale Temperance Hotel.


I ■ I ' + Also on September 1st, a.wedding


-PI


was' that of Mr. Jesse Parsons and Miss Margalret Ellpn Beckett, at the Sabden Baptist Chapel.


the pieeting'evoked, the League may be ■ expected; tp have a successful future in Clithlerpe.


Petherbridge initiated theTollowlng ladj] membersi jMlsses R'Bleazard •• Laycock, ;S. Porter,


Miss Grinroa presided!: and Miss


Bradley. Afterwards the Ceremony of Light was


(secretary),: E . N'. jRawclIffe, I


PROBLEM!


address Miss Petlierbridge 'reminded the I members of


Ill the courts


the!pledge ;they there was great


TO SOLVE, of an! Inspiring


____ . „ rieed ih the world today for t|ie type of piiljlic service


the- seriousness of had taken, saying


movement itself House, which Md through enemy visitjqd the ! He use though she; ngt


thefe still lived u*, on.


Iwcen never was


Miss follj'


spirit than to-day.


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they could reiider. 1 As most of them knew, the Toe H.


,kien by Miss Booth.’- ‘■


the P.S.A. Brotherhood, in Clitherbe Wesley Chupch,]Councillor J. ’ij'horn- beri presiding, the speaker was Mr. W.. H. Tootlll, bf Bolton, a former, assirtant m'astqr at Clitheroe Coun-i cil School. I Tpe aiwards were pre-: sented by !ex-Chiqf Constable W.' Clayton.


At the half-yearly prize giving by I'


Ormerod, of Ifethertown, 'Whalley. Their son Frank lost his Ufejin the? sinking of! the transport Royal Edward.” Re |was! attached jto the! Border Regiment, j The second son Robert, aged 18, was killed In,' action bn jAugust !9th


the jives of Mr. and Mrs.


had! occuiTed she was cohsolc-d by, the fact that, the


.............


A new ‘relptionship man arid ma a greater mcists ’


urgpd meiiibqrs of the Iteagiie to live up to the pledges :h :y had taken. There wab a'great deal of talk to-day about defining our war aiiris, bilt they needed more than war aims to splve the many problems confronting us. In this direction the iijoraep-folk could play their part. We needed a 'constructive


Stressing the of


Peffierbildge iving


an ______ ___ ___


refeRed to aimless life.


started ! at Talbot since been destroyed ac t i on. !She had many i times, land rally regretted what


sptrit which was ’ bom ;


was born be- !i the world . A further wedding, on Augpst 28, :oni SEPTEMBER 3rd 1915.


Clitheroe, suffered bereavement by the los > of their son Albert, agep 21; through the sinking of tde “ Royal Edward.’:’ With others of the South: Wales Borderers he was officially ■ posted “tnissing, believed drowned.”


Couricillor arid Mrs. Rojt. Parker. , Clitfi


ing, the I following were reported to have lost their lives: Privates H. 'Leeming, Mitfchell-streeti- Francis W. i Ecclps, Cnatburn-road; ; Ernest Inqe, Brfennand-street; waiter Bell, Salthi|l-road; Francis Wright, New­ ton-street; F. jSeed. Low Moor; H. Charnbqk, Dunsop Bridge; and R. 'Mashlter, Read. Reported missing were Privates R. J. Bartlett, West View; A, Thomas, Wilk|n Square; and A Lawrence, Barrov


I j -f


’ dle-strept, Sabqen, 1/5 East Lanca- ; Shire Regiment! (T.F.) vlas reeom- ' mended for the|D.C.M. for gallantry in action on August 7th. !


Privptie WiUlam Warbijrton, Pen- -f ,


Mrs Edward wri^ker (nee Dixon),, f the King’s Arms, Bawclands, died on September 3rd, aged ,28 years.


. . + J- \


’Taylor, and F. I ! The war broright a double tragedy ■ On her entity to the Wesleyan.' -


_ Deaqqness College at Ilk ley,'Miss K. Marshall, daugliter of Mri arid Mrs. Church Brow, was


R. T. I Marshall the recipient ol of het class at Sunday School, was made by Mr. H. Grime.


gifts fro n members. Waterloo Wesleyaa The piresehtatioa the superintendent,.


t vas another black :week for Clitheroe and neighbourhood, as, .arising out of |he Dardanelles fight- .


I 1 1 + ' !■!'


r i b b l e s d a l i (East'


Darwen | , Bamdldswick..


'W


Whalley . .■ Clitheroe ,l. • •


Bead jRibblesdale W.


(West D i |


-Chorlev . ' LAST


leyland Xeyland Blackpopl Lancaster


SUAnnss M.


. . . . 19 .......19 , .-.18


...-; 19 . . . . 19 20


WEEK’S V "(East-'


’‘Eibblesdale Wande. . Barrioldswlck 77


‘Whalley 122 fgr, 8 c ‘ Darwen 119; | Read


.;j-: '(WeSt'Dii


‘ Ctooriey 178 for 8 Batt


St. Arines 146; Le;


TE staridring,'Ribblel G. Gariatt, walley ,r


T . I Jackson. Chorley : i f Bowl!


■C Hudson, Darwen j A Frankland, Read]


•'H. Grebn, Chorl^ A. Butterworth, St./


Y first'note this week nlust be ■ to stress, well In advance, the !importance to the'cause of qx-Ser-


SH LEGION NOTES be a\


France) to make transbort would tb cross


..................... Ivicp men that Poppy Day pf 1940 nj and" there'I'Should |surpasq all previous |efforts. need for Ithat jNever before has so much depended ■


value of high ideals, the and I


I wounds or s|ckness have left i Services duririg the present War. It i has also to safeguard the future of 'the


onithe'succesq ofthis annual event. Not only has it to'help the survivors of 'the GreatTWar; and the already I large


numbers yiho because the of policy. To a teiitam extent we could


admire the det« rmination shown by the ' POtent al ex-bervi^ man aM tnere dictators of thi jvvorld to! reach fhelr I fore a| potential beneficiary of the


'future.! Each one of these is a nv «?prvtee man and there-


goal, but welalj qeplqred their ruthless | British Legio: methods. Hlstt again that lus; resulted in destr' great struggle came to be tolc


for vei-y much. In;the whole scheme of life, men who lad a goal'and tried to reach it rutfi etely failed to make a lasting impress ior


' had proyed time and ! for I power eventually iction, and when this as' over; apd history itler \y6uld hot count


: ■ I rf


NO ROOM FOR SMUGNESS. If men arid women were faithful to


their ideals it i light be that they would be branded “ 0 id arid queer ” by the rest of the world, but she reminded thqm that Ch; irt, with His matchless coulage and lYopderful love, drew all ■ " ■ ' His ranks That


thq odd and qieer folk into'Hi and got the b s , out| of them.


was an examp e to follow inlTo:


j the Lcagut care nothing


If


she'asked then their convictiens.


, :


ion, remem iqring! that even Christ Himself wa through thi of the age, they believe i


inj the world t o-|day was that so m; people would go only so far and further.


long, as It, did r}ot^ interfere with


She asked piembers ot Toc H, and o f Women Helpers to for this !world,’s opin-


they could well afford : V


killed because He saw smugness and hypocrisy j


a thing was right, then I to have the courage of J One of the, troubles'


[y |O'l


cdtnfortable w iv of living, so long as it- did not cut ac -oss: popular opinion, and; let them to fo;- criticism, Or make therit: conspicuous. The spirit of Too H de-; toanded more than jhat.i


believed in hii ij It was our task to set before them greater ideals than they n possessed


____


evil by force; tive and put


ow ’qu...--------- .


ise the materially greater' claims which the British Legion will ulti­ mately be called uuon to meet. It will be as readily appreciated that these clalins can orily helmet if Poppy Day provides the Legipn with a larger income in proportion to the greater need. We sincerely trust tliat we’ shall have the same enef- gqtic help from lady friend^ and all other sympa:thlsers with the move ment! when | November lltla comes round, and that almuch bigger sum will accrue from'Cllthqroe land the surrounding neighbourhood.


. It should not beidlfflcult to visual­


now Serving! in H.M. Force^, and to each' a grant of 7s. 6d. has been made. Several of them are on leave


this week.


. Thpri would accept an idea Iso' . , jj tlmelwas spent to the music 'nnale’s Band, and our


at the dance held at the Conserya- tive Club last Saturday night, when


There!was a!crowded attendance


jin a reference to a visit she made to: Germanv last year. Miss Petherbridge spoke of the grip which Hitler had ob-:


'' !


tained upon t iq youth of the countiw- ,10 swiren oyei lu wcuu«upyo a*- and said the : 'outh of Germany really I the first of | these inla-week dance.


We could not overcome We had to be eonstruc- oraething better in its


■vice that they had the task of building up a better vorid, the speaker contin­ ued. There w is no such thing as a last­ ing peace if t iey wore'not workmg all the time to ac rieve that objective. Once they slackene i| their efforts war would raise its head agton. The present war had shown vei v clearly how much there was to do eve a to this country; it had been palpable way to whicl the emptineffi things were a a movement ! pi


YnKWoSHil AND, SERVICE ! It was in all Iheirifriendship and sei-


they could nut achieve' their task un­ less they were aumble and allowed God 1 to work His \m. through! them. They were called uibn to give the service of their hands, It.e servicelof their minds, and the servee of theri hearts in the task which they had | how set them­ selves; and it was their duty henceforth to develop tt.emselves, on such lines that they ebS'd be of service to others andi to sbldciag, help to build a better


teallenge: to members of ilch as their League and


how ' miserable was the some people lived, and [ of their lives. Such


World.


i During th: proceedings items were renderC'd bj Miss Stella Knowles, sbprano; Mia A. Watson, elocutionist; and Mr. lOrace Baldwin, electric guitar. Supper: was served, and the proceedings gincluded Iwith prayer ^ by the Padre, (Ijlqv. J. .A. Sinclair^.


' . . ! ■. Y I (Continued :roiri preceding Column)


'the back-stl 'opportunity lair It iriak [very much [courage to [School like In cohcji


funds were an


appealed t terfiere wl school by than those


selves. After th


-;his,” he detilared. Sion, Alderman Webb the parental not to In-


eet schools without the to breathe God’s pure 5 me say, ‘Thank you to those W13 think '


. (ho had the iri tbrms of a


1 the running of the Isitihg on pays other appointed for the pur-^


pose. If they did it| wakriot fair to the schooLlorito the children therii


boys onteiji tained their: parents • to a prograrnime of sports: Tea, was


opening ceremony, the


•served to'the parents In a specially erected mtrquee and .to the other


guests in 1l)e dining halL .


of Mr. Tldgle’s Band, and our Branch Benevolent Fund henefitted to the extent of approximately £12, for which ,we are deeply' grateful. This was the last of our Saturday series of dAnces—for this; year, at any rate. Circumstances compel us to switch (iyer to Wednesdays, and.


will take iplacq next' Wednesday, from 7 till ill p.m. The chargA<for admission will be Is.;; 9d. for the Services'. Further dances in Septem­ ber have been arranged for the 11th


and 18th.


Belgium, of which there were four, Brussels,'Ogtend, Ypres, [and Ant- werp,rfiow tlon, 'lived motto, “ Se the great country. '


Members _


kind of service, for British Legion­ aries living in Belgium \yere.in the same ■ sad [ case as other British residents there; Froiri the first day of the Hun invasion, all Britons living near the German frontier were driven to; abandon their busi nesses or; their jobs, iturp the keys in the doors of-their homes, after packing up the few things they could carry with them,[and make their way with their families as best they could [to the coast in the hope of getting a ship to England ’


There was plenty of scope forthls ■F


uation of I all: British subjects in Belgium w ^ ordered. Instructions were given for everyone, with the exception bf those in the Ypres Courtral area : (who crossed into


A ■M i + V- ' i ' . fter a' few days, a general evac­ A U C T IO N MART.


offer. A usMul trade for best sorts, and a fair' clearance. Best half-bred lambs, 32s. to 40s[; others |24s. 6d. to:30s.: strong honied i lambs,; 25s. to 32s. 6d.; others 15s. 6d. to 21s. fid.


FEIDAY.r-More than 1,000 lambs on


•following!rates;, Best young cows, £34 10s. to £45':' liseful cows, £28 to £31 15s!; plainer ;kir.-ds. ;£22 to £26 10s,: best local !md Scotch heifers, £32 to £40; othera, £21 to £29 10s. each. Up­


cattle before a good attendance, with a sharo trade and good clearance at tbe


TUESDA'Y.-iA lighter show of dairy


, The count! .are of th


I stocks of coffee held in this y are so large th a t’tea drinkers


Icially recommended to cultivate e cqffee Habit. of Legion; Branches in . ,+■' M


»SL___ . lall closed for the dura- well up to the Legion


Ivice—Not iSelf,” during evacuation from that


nAtlons end boats agalns could embaj:] were safely


'Twenty-six of l our members are H "


' arms in this country, as well as the : further two milllions who w: |»ill be, called [to the Colours


two million men now; under l


in the near


Eriibqssy in Brussels and Consul Gencal at


therni Acting on orders from


the Chan +


ael. I 11


special, Evacuation Centre was at once opened ai Ostend by Leglonariy E. R| Templer, the Ostend Vice-; Consul, in the grounds of one of the.- largest hotels. Mr. Temriler, who iq aL founqer memper of Ostqnd Branch j members |pf


Antvferp, .a .W ;


at once appealed to the the Branch Centre, and refugees.


-


D. Parmlnteij, nian,[ Major remaining n responded at -Mr. Wrathel' who had be Embassy gen


1 - Led by the Chalrman, Captain . .


work of evacuation, they started ih. on the job, and stuck to lt]untll as. far As'posslbie every British clvUlanL. who had reached Ostend Ijofi heea accounted for. So conscientious, were! the Legionaries in their se lf - appclnted task.'that: many, missed, the asb ship from Ostend,]and had. to escape; by road into France and.- Iron) there embark for England. '


:n sent down] by the srally to supervise the


-i- Tl eir


werri [Carried hea-jr^ eriemy attacks


thebe I were far


'


ma^y and varle out at timbs


\


duties-, under


bombing and machine


The Qstend Branch Chalfman and. Mrs, Fisher, the wife of tl|e Consul. Gefeiral, haq very narrow escapes when! German aircraft riiachlne- - gunned the (jars they were driving.


as the Branch was concerned.


into the toWn by Legion members whb drove out in theiri cars to out- lylqg districts to fetch In those who. were stuck through lack; of trans'--, port. One member With many; yeqrs’ hotell experience was given the job of finding accommodation Jor the evacuees, no eagy matter im tjown crowded with-Belglan refu-


any British- subjects were- got; 'ri- ' ■ I I


geesj He got them all in someliow, although many were compelle(| to; slelep ori the] fioors with a' couple df. blankfets.


-h


were on embar'katlon duty—a tough job with crowds of refugees of -many- '.eavouring to get ori the- It the . order that' none: k until all the British; away, ' l l


Other Ostend Branch membersi •f I, Many A poor refugee’s face-


bifightened up when-they saw the Legion badges and Lbgloii ties Ivora. by the members on duty, “Ah, ‘The , British 'lieglon,' ” dozens of them aid, in tories which meant quite- iWour


plainly, “ Ijhank goodness, no tropbles are'over!”


tor, as ha rea'Shed iri his pocket for a riewspaper cllpplrig. and read: ‘f Next Sunday the Navy yard chap-- tain will preach on,Satan, the great estroyeri’ i


sAritry grimed. ThelSunday morn- Irigi visitor to the Navy yArd accosted the sentry.- “Can you direct me to. H.M.S Satan?” he asked.. “Never heard of |t,’’‘ said the sentry. ■ ' ! ‘i That’s odd,” exclaimed the visi­


111 conclusion, this' is whyj the' ' 1 i I : ,


. h ■ i! ALF. WOOD, Secretary. 3,1.Whalley Road^ Clitheroe. i


wards of on; offer.


ys 6d. each. The'judges! were Messrs. ott, Horwich; and J. Holden,


i Brest Waddini :ton. , ■ I ! lINK MORE COFFEE.


150 haif-bredi store lambs were and these made from 32s. to­


and their awards for daiiY and 2. G. Dewhurrf,.


irom the air.] Luckily Legion casualties,' as,


, arid the |Vice"-Chair4 Da,vld| F|nlay, evdrY- emper of the j Branbli once to the call Wlth- oflj Brussels’ 'Bririoh;,


0 help hl:n stiff the take cape 'of thriv


the! British the' British


T). WeAver, Ribblesd' JE. Smith, ■Whalley ;


WHALLEY IN B< ' i


' ■ I


e for Ostend where-1 allable


for


/noticeably robbedif games between Wh Toe of jmuch of theil One Could not bti


Thri passing of ti


-enthusiasm whlchl old days with the! Cline ips manlfestel


Wh,alley won eaS


•was at no tl.me cal cxcltrirnent. A fi and A slow: outfield


(Of scoring, especlA at oiie! end of thei ball riri occasion fl


“boundary.' The dti ‘be.judged from th[ ley triok two hour to rekeh 122 for L •then dismissed thl


' >67, alter ailong dif .Ernest Smith had] :ln: .Ciiihet.o.e’.S ripv the mckets. , Whalley’s outsJ


mairi, shots to tl ; made on the leg sj


•was [George Garra just under two ho disinclination to-L


'the first two wlckl . stooji at seven. R| Ellis reached douffl undue hurry, bul •who[ was the mail ■were eight bounda


expense of F. Taya an Auspicious beg


: .‘Slater who ultlmal Early blunders J


:iuniout. A. W. TeaUy well when! Irorit of A stralgr


They I were forced to take [refuge-in. the barracks while Belgian A.A. guqners drove off the Bosch ’planes..'


' ' ■ , -


little degree to Cl botli Brooks anc


•Only Heyworth' anything Uke. serl may havk been tq


in the .field hAd , life ouit^f the Cl^


■G. Morris c Hodgki J. Ellis c HodgkS ,


• J. Fowler not outj ■


•:G. Garratt b Slata A. Greenwood, c F(J W. A. Peters b Taj B. M. Aspden c Ha


J. Higson Ibw. b " •A. Briggs c -Foole I


.Total foq


/P. Taylor ...' .■p. Margerison-


i -A. E. Carus . ■


• J. Slater ! ..;.


J. Swales .... ■ j:,, CLI


■J. Swales b Smith! ,J. E; Edmondson cI JV. W.‘ Foole Ibw; T; Heywdrth run A. E. Carus b R . ' -J. ^ater b Smith! 'T; Crabtree b Stnfl E. Hodgkirison * Garratt


C. O. Brooks run I


El Margerison not| E. Taylor b B. G|


. . . ,


"E. ^ I th '...... ' A. Greenwoc-d,


■<j.^Garratt ...' 31. Garratt ....


BARNOLDSWIC [ CHURCHl


I |; ■' !- ■ ■ '--4 : Twice this !se|


.Darwen havlngld a chance for Barl came to Church if drew, glying Dar o f the section -tomorrow. ;


[have hAd chariipl tered in Clith'erol a t Ohatburn-roal beaten when.wf given them -an-1


'• 'inot ,reveal sufflc| 'Winning the [tog


•I conclusion! . they best bowler,. A. absent, land on . .-•■jcap was.-theiaot^


; -Barnoldswlck': sit :Tesources to forj


i Wanderers, to :b§ justified by the'I


tirday,, Barnoldsl Eeeriness at :th'e I


Against the .


■of spectators -whoI ;ness the game at r urday.t '


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