COMING EVENTS. i r i f e r o o TO-DAI :(F^ri)AV):


Ciltheroe Borough Reserve): Danc,e tlve Club, 8 p.m.i


.<?M


in the! Conserva- j ; .


Police (War - SATURDAY: d ; f !!


' Rliiblesdale Wohderens C. and B. Club: “ .Dance at OOhSertativO Club, 7 to 11'.


, ■ -SUNDAY:'' ■ | 'rtV -K-[


^^rvices at 10-30 and 6-0. MONDAY: |


p of Suiplus Stock|at'iS£edalls Farm, Waddington',-' by Tj ;SlIveiwood,' 1-30.


:! 'Moor-Lane Church .'Seryices-’di}'10-30 ; " : ' ^ d 6-0. -


Methodist (Wesley) .'Church: 'Services f at 10-30 and W).;;,!' ; ;(i: ] '-


longregatlonal Church, - Qlltheroe: Ihe Palladium: iMopday 6-0 and 8-15.


Wednemay, 830.. K (GOOD FRIDAY)


- day and - -


^e Grand : Monday Tuesday, Thurs- a<


ing Lane ^tuj:e’ Tuesday,


^G ilB;- 'Matlnea Saturday; 815. Oo-operatlve .Pict))ires] ■


OD FRCDAXirfrO,and 8-15).


' and Satufda?. 80 and VTffelJhy; Mon-


. ____ Hall: .1l mu iuS ■Thursday, Friday, 7-30.


Saturday, 815. 64) and k s ) . __u


, .Moinday


Tuesday to Friday, 7-30. Saturday a-16 (matinee) 1 6-8 and 8-15. h(GOOD FRIDAY); 64) and 8-15).


y , Friday, 7f30.! Wednesday and B iturday. 80 and 815. Matinee on


And In that capacity Sir William accompanied Mr; Of the.Domrnions


keviUe Chamberlfiln w ^ he was Postmaster General,. Chancellor of theExchequer, and Miplster of Health; alsb to )Mr; L; 8. -Amery, Secretary of Statq to the Dominions;


Transport is a department in which Sir William! shoiijd feel .very much at home, as he Is a keen motorist; arid has alVrays been greatly Inter-; ested In the many problems with ivhlch the department has had to contend.' ‘ • 4 ' ■. !


Amery on a tour The Ministry of


CLITHERQE ADVERTISER AND TBIE S. >R ID A Y , T " '■■■" ij-


In the short space ol[ifour days by the Tuesday afternootl sewing group. This Includes iMe^ames H. Brearley, W. HargreaVes, T. Satter- thwalte,'.R-.-Hartley, ill. Cl. Cowglll.r N. Orr, C.[Musson, (3. Sheldon. J.: Ward and Bentley, who tender thelf thanks, to [everyone who'supported! the effort In any way. I


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-that as the Government has asked the public to spei^d the Easter hoU-- day without travelling, no special arrangements wll} be made for pro-; yldlng extra food In' particular


The Ministry oif Food announces ^


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Band provldqdthe music for a most] enjoyable dance held] at the Con-1 sbrvative plub last-Saturday night; under- the ] auspices of the'Knlghtd Pf St. Columb'a/ associate^ with SSj Michael arid ifohn’s.Church. Mem-^ ' ‘ “ der-jointly officiated [j -■ '


|The“ Nut®|arid Bolts" Mflltary;


places.. As those [employed on Gov-- ernment work will have a short- break between the usual stopping time qjti Saturday, April' 12, and Tuesday. April 15, the Ministry of


Labour state: ‘‘There should as far as possible be no] cessation of work bn: Good Friday. Retail - shops should be kept open on that day so far as Is necessajry to meet public demands.’! -•


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daily 2-30. i! ©winUQUS Monday to Friday frctoiTWlO, Saturday, 830, 6-0 and 80.!


OUtheroe Auction:


GOOD FRIDAY 64) and 80. No* Math -


Grading at 860 am. ; i toesdat!: , I;


lee. , Mart


.


Oitheroe Auction iilart (3o. iLtd: of Dairy Gattei eic., 11 am. - WEDNESDAY;- ■ -


LTD. WADDINGTON By;


THE lATE MB. A SAD


PERCI BQLTON,


.abop I morning, bi it rptumed r homft plaining bf pain: In the chest, and.


ti haU; 'an hour;.;lat,er.’com­


Well known ,ai d respected by, all who knew him, Mr. jBblton serVed.


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was j In Prance’ 1 hree years before­ being laken prlspnerl He remained t twelve mbhthi* elen’s'Chutch,. of the choir for


wltlt the 7th Eas; Lancashire Regl- ment'ilnlthe last Gfeat War and


ilnteijested In cricket,! he had acted as secretary for thp mage club* and iplayed regv larly -ih thcs Rib- blesdale- iruhlor.ijeague. i ‘ v • Th,e! Interment took nlace yester- at jSt.: Heen’s[ Churchyard.,


A.O.P.' (N^o. 604). tie had attained'to the ofQcd of . Chi ;f'Ranger. Keenly


day Mrs. will have sad’.loss.


Boltpn and heir two [daughters sympathy In their


general


who passed to hit rest ..on Saturday, was l^r. Jtobert pwatd Slaldlng. of Sixty-eight years-' closely associated


PASljiNCj OF MF ; B. E. SLAIOING* Anothet well! respected resident


Sprli g Gardens. .'of; ai'e, he! was wlthlthe Methodist'.Church- belh'g


Moor Mill, he hal worked for sohie years on the highways for Rowland. Rural District Council.


a SundaV school years.: Fbrmerly


Slaldih^, her Sor and daughter,'.In. their I sorrow. '


lid


whist drive ing Room, Teh tables were' was under the s C. Herd. Prizes Ladles : l.iMrs. Bailey; consolat man. j Gentlemq 2, Mr. Dewhurst Whlttem.' Other won by|Mrs. Tomllhsph.


READING ROOl I took on


A. Speak':' |2,'Mrs. on. Miss A. Booth- n': |T, H. Banks; ; , consolation, H. competitions were- A Trews and Mrs. J.


ujpervlslon of Mr. J. were won! by


nl:


HOME g u a r d No, 3. fLATOON,


SUNDAY, a' Full parade at .m,, for'shooting raotipe at Low Moor.


MONDAYj APRIL RLecture by Majo


School, '7-30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AI ( Parade meet at


.E.. on :"Securi 9th. j -


open air):, 7-30 p. GOOD FRIDA


7. 62 Sergt. S. Sna T6 J. Lester,' 125a W. t Cowperthwaiti


Wilkinson; 208 G. S. S. Stubbs! "


SATURDAY,


|B.i H. W; Seedia. - H adquarters :- ■ 350 J. J . Bibby,:423 Serit.,J. .Crook, 95 Sergt. C. Jackson (in charge), 66 J. Slater. 423 2owperthWaite Tohi, 422 J. Greenwood.


WReport -Centre;


280 James; Cowperthwalte, G. Waddlng- ton- '!1 '!


Wood,; Sergt, Rosilng, 357 W. Tomlin­ son j63; Corpl. A. Ormetod, 40 Corpl. A* E. Rawsthorne, 76 'J.l Lester, i 304 B., Smithies, 411 D; Read, James Edmond­ son. ' ‘ ........................ ....


I SUNDAY APRIL 13th; L• Sergt'.’ Wiggaris , (ln| charge, I 3 W.


eeming, 234 G. Hartley, R, McTosh, L. W' All 'ranks mi


concerning!' bull recent ai^ ra: .churches; of St Mlcha-el ati Brlsti Andrew’s, the Plymouth, whii: middle of the famods for Its


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hen in uniform.u it The latest


of Iclal i“ revelations’ carry resjilMtors


W. A. DENT, O.C.


;ol, and that! of St. mother church of ;h dates from: the 5th century and Is 36ft.:tower, 1 -


dings damaged rtiK Ids I mention; the^ Barnabas and St.


64 Corpl, jW. AlUlam, 232 S, J.i Banks, !■ I ' . -I :■ !'- i^-'-


qbarters for drill y,j APRIL-11th, hittaker, 337W. Bristpw, C. Loyd, 37(>


, 375 !R, D.j Davies, F. Siiape, 215a W. 109a- Corpl. J. D. M.1. • --------


Clark' I 189 F-


APRIL 12th. e 142 l: Ireland, 320


April! 6th[ • I Headquarter, ld-15-


a sewlce^n the Methodist Church* which preceded the Interment In the Parish Churchyard, yesterday. Sympathy will be accorded to Mrs.


•The'-Rev. Roland Holt conductelJ !


teacher for many employed at Low-


/


fifteen years, an 1 was actively th- terestCd In-the, work irchCoincU, irs he had of Court Rlbblesdale-


of the Paro- For the past been . verger.


death, .In' .very u lexpected clrcumT^ stanpes, W Mr. Perpy ^Bolton, 65 “Bopnah.}’ Fortyffour years'ol ttgeii' he was employed by Messrs. Silver^ wood and Southi rorth,'contractors* and Iwenti to worl: as usual on Mon­ day


iie Village o a Monday, by th& sensatl )n was:.caused,.Ift FRIDAY, APRiti 4th, 1941.


(Certified sales exceed 5,000 copies per week) '


‘ I’ ’ '


,dled! before mec Icai 1 aid ■ could- b& summonejd.


810pm.


Black-out Time, To-night (Friday)- i; I


GOOD FRIDAY.


- pondents should forward copy ^ on or before Wednesday morn­


The “ Advertiser'Ist Times'” will be published dri 'Thursday nOxt week. Advertisers and coms-


ing. When It was reported to CllthCToe


' Education Committee, yesterday, ' that the Secondary Education ()oin-


j the.lectures should be allowed therr i and I am certain I don t agree wth.


mlttee had granted £5 ; to . toe Workers’ Educational ;^oclatton^ towards the expdnOes of toe tutortol- classes now behig held at.the Tech­ nical School, Councillor Bleazard commented: i “ I never agreed .that


: such a grant. If they were giving j lectures that would help to end toe. war successfully instead of on tne hypothetical] subjects


better. At | preseht it \s Just a waste of tlme.”-Cqunclllor F, Dug--. dale] meritloried that] an original


engaged upon/ it would be fai;


suggestion !tp the Secondary Edu­ cation Comhlltte was that the grant be,£20. ]■


]


letter from! the Ministry of Healto and the Board of Education on the subject of.] infestation 'by lice ; in which it was observed “ they may well be a potent factor In the spread of dangerous disease,” Dr. Barker, the Medical .Officer, assured i the


Following the reading of a joint


iiM.-rAn enjoyable'. : )lacb in the Read- - Tuesday evening.,


l cccuhled! and .play'


Inspection 'was made of all school children ' and thosb" attending| the Infant Welfare Centre. - ?*


Committee that not many Clltheroe children were Infected.| Careful'


* ment which had relieved congestion at other schools.' Cldsses were not


H, Wrlgley) reported that he tiad secured the use of [the upper floor of the Roman Catholic’ School for : evacuee schbol chlldreti,'an,arrange-


The Dlrectdr of Educatlorf (Mr.


i now being] held Inf.the. hall of ' Pendle Junior arid]'St., Jamess


Schools. Recently they had raaalved into the Rlbblesdalfe Senior School a riumber of girls evacuated from Brighton tojtne Bowland rural area, who were j accompanied . by ; two teachers. [The whole of: the cost was borne by the evacuating


authorities.' '■ j , ! [ .


: provision had been madq for tne evacuee school children. ,


The meeting agreed, that proper Submitting correspondence froln


the Board of Education, toeTovm Clerk (Mr. G. Hetherington) said that ah' early suggestion was repeated that holiday Parlous should Ihe fixed conforming to the agricultural needs of the district


returning to their o ^ homes.- lo keep them happily ,occupled [ri the reception area and off the hanas| of hoiiseholdbrs during ^holidayi


and stressing the | discouraging evacuee children f tm


buildings and play^ounds remain open'and that to provide for super­ vision , teachers’ ■ holidays:. be in rotation:


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' same supervision as that orlglnato ’ needed wPiild not now be required, the majority of the children being


' The Director polntisd put that the


- now more or less settled. For the ; apprcjachlng school


' holidays, the Direetpr of-Education was authorised to make the same arrangements as hitherto feeding of school children and the supply of milk to: them during-|the


vacation. I „ ' ■ I * : ' 'I . ' foCaptain Sir William Brass, M-P. r the Clltheroe] Division i has


' accepted the Invitation J. T. c. Moore-Brabazon, M-C-.iitoe


>: Parliamentary private secretary, in the course of his long'Parliament­ ary career. Sir WlUlam .has had considerable; experfencp [in that capacity, having, served In many departments.': He was Parliament­ ary private secretary to the late Mr.


Minister of :Transport, ;tP .be;!hls periods It was suggested that sqhopi 5^®


Silverwdod. atj 1 p.m. . THURSDAY:


Clltherbe Auction Mart Co. Ltd.; -Sale of Geld and Layln^-off Cattle. 1830


2-30 ' ‘ I ' I ' ■ ' i FRIDAY;


iCo Ltd; Sale


Sale of Live and'Dead Stock at.Foulds House Fanh; Briercliffe, by T.


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British We i . Wokd jPeOeratibn; Lantern Lecture, Go^p Guild l^oom,


I Britain spent' [£'3,884,288,497, ar, average of £10,500,000 a day, of about £7,360 a ‘ minute, ' almost entirely ■ on the war during the financial; year jwhlqjh ended oh Monday. .; ! The 'year’s revenue brought Iri £r.'408,867,097. leaving a deficit for' the' Yeafj'of' £2,475„421i 000. This deficit was covered by national saving^ (£1,064,000,000) of which savings] certificates and 3 per cent.'defence-’^bonds produced £383,000,000, national war bonds £592,000.000, and 3 per cent, sav­ ings bonds £89,(100,000. The bal| ance came from an Increase' in thd floating debt, ; mainly borrowed ffom the banks,


, V ! r ,• * ' • At, ! A I fc -' 41 . I


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Constabulary were presented with bars to long'service medals at the Borough Police Office, .last ThUrsf day night. , In'&b absence of the Chief Constable, ](Mr. F. K! Exelby), Sergeant 'Whitehead presided and paid'tribute to;j the loyalty and efficiency of the ij‘ Specials,’’ thank­ ing them for the assistance they were now rendering to the feklar police , and for dll that they had done' In ' the past. ' Making thq presentations, the Mayor ' (Counr clllo’r M.! French)] said he regarded It as a privilege to perform this duty,, as It was one which did not fall to the lot of] every Mayor. He went on- to speak -of the faithful work of the "• Specials ” and the Civil Defence Services generally in the bombed arejas, and expressed the .conviction that If ever the need arose, those In.ClJtheroe would per­ form equally efficient servlde. The Mayor thanked behalf of the borough, for the rendered. First


Fourteen members of-the Special


tendent J. Watson. Inspectors W. Fletcher, J. Parkinson, J. Chad­ wick, H. N. Hartley. fex-Sergeant J. E. Smithies. | Superintendent Watsori, Inspector Fletcher: and Mr. Smlthlbs returned thanks on behalf


sented to Sergeants J. Southworth, J. Dewhurst, H. FJetcher, J. Hanson, W. Parker, S.C. (J). W. Dawson, ex- Sergeant H. Halstead, and ex- S.C. J. Wrlgley. received second


services they had bars were pre­


bars The


following Superin­


of the'recipients.I


, Mr. A. Barlow,]station riiastpr at Langho, has been transferred to Spring Vale.


the labour arrangements that will he Involved by the closing down of a certain' nurabey of cotton mills, and the jtransfeij of. employees to munitions, are now being set up by anangements betjween toe Ministry of Labour and the Cotton Control­ ler. Secretarial work will be carried


Local I Advisory - Committees ori ^ I * I I


out by top Empli The location ol


i ; * * '1


orient [bf Is^mmer In nent of the Lanca-


vuamiuaj.i n-prii 12), ; When the grounds, etc,, at Browsh,olme Hall will, by kltid permission of Major R. G. Parker; bb open to the public, and in the ^me mphth; garden- lovers In the Blackpool and Preston districts will have the opportunity of visiting. Singleton! Park, which has -been a- popular rendezvous In yearb past, month, with end'. iarid the the' end of August, Traffordi -pricing on


uly wlU.be the fullest opening : every weekf


, the. natlqnal stljeme, was belOwpre- J.


the contribution to Institute -bf. District the County!' Nursing was very welcome ln|thei times. ,'[ .


I'


Interest In the announiement bf the tragic! death dn i act ve service of FUght-ileutenanti:All£.rd, D.F.C,i DiFJJ. and Bar. ; He H


Thi . ] " ] i s district has a nelancholy


rriade: a forced landing- near Wad- dlrigton last year.- Fllgb t-Lleuten-


- was who


aht'Allard -was a leading ace In France w[ieh on May lO, wearing pyjamas, he shot down three enemy aircraft In! onp day. He 'was then'a sergeant-pUot.


yesterday published an 'artlc' which he described to


Britaih aS to his- lde:itlt ■ ' - I I 4


the Geqjian wireless night that; he WlUiam Joyce, thus confirming the'early


tloh of his twentieth vlcdnp^, ’ ; - “ Lord 'Ha^y-Haw”


prografnnid on behalf Nurslrig funds. The gins toHmoirrow week


No. 466 CLITHEROE AND DISTINCT, SQUADRON;


made'in.-Cbririection with .the local Squadron,-arid-over 80 Cadets have bpen enrolled and are novi jin training at, the headquarters, (Ribblesdale Senior School).! j j ; ;■ The boys are enthusiastic, and have settled down to training under their 'Instructors with Interest apd zeal;, ' The following Instructor's


Consldefable (progress has been


are: at present' In; charge of [ tlie Glasses *


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Squadron Drill: Mr. L. Hafdy.:kf A.I Physical Training: Mr. C. E. Howell;


Flight! Mechanics: Mr. - J.' [H. Tattersall.


Radio Mechanics: Mr. S. J. Scott. Mathematics: Mr. R. E. Hodge, BiSc. In order that the boys may ibe


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coriimlttpej says that though the siito, raised Ibst ypa'i; (£j3,699hby


vious! years, as might be expected,


, -Associations iie difficult


top Queen’s Nursing and


list will-copclude at Captain dp behalf of his


In any particular subject must not be discouraged, as the whole object of the A.T.C. I5 to prepare, boyp, from whatever station in' lifp they may come, for Air Crews iahd. ■Ground Stafft In the :R.A.t.,:!. Bpys who have' not -.had a.Secphdary School education, are to be! driebur- aged to study subjects which [will be most - essential to them, land thereby make up In'the A.T.c; for any lack of education which they may have emerlenced.


graded according to their ability and trained for the type of work which they ultimately desire to take up In the R.A.F. a test Is to be given at headquarters to-night (Fndriy, April 4th>; at 7-0 o’clock, the resplt. of which will considerably assist the organisers In-framing future;policy. Boys who are found to -be weak


: [


. .-“The I ally. Mall” 'article In destruc-


oltt'ed bh Wednesday


toe recipients, ori citizens of the


.these! Italian travellers, i is now calledl Matshal Dlsgrazlanl by the man In the street. -Wneh at 6-30 each night the' wifeless announces “The! day’s feats,” people In-the cafes murrau;- “The daysls defeats.” And after learlhg'jof the large number of t£ nks. guns, p d muril- tlons captur id by WayelTs men, people passed; roundJthe little riddle: “Wfhap Is. Italy? 'The arsenal of the democracies.” I ■' I, ' 'I ■ 4 * * ■


“ .France,” the'well-vraltten Free French newspaper printed In Lon­ don, gives a half imuslng, half serious despatch on life |n Italy as revealed by Italians lately; arriving in Lisbon..! Marshall Grazlanl, say


sight-averlufe '- have'] this week receleved [a cfblegtam anriouncing that their sons, Kenneth, canteen manager In crulsef. apd Robbie. npany of itly met


, JMr.:a<i(l] Mrs-cFrank! Blbby. Long- [


In a: Nejv Royal Engineers, “sompwhere


In .1928' and' of course Kenneth had not s'een him slrice.[ Only by


after an Iriterval of thirteen years.: Robbie! went out to [New Zealand


____ In toel Nbar East,"


already set up [Include Accrington, Bacup, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Chorley, ICUtheToe, Colne; Darweh, Great Harwood.-!Hasllngden, -Nelsori, Padlham; Preston, RawtenstaU and Wigan., '


#: i ; : I. * ' : 'I '* '[■* *. ‘


has re-elected Mr. R. S. Thompson, of Padiharii, as! president, and Mr, G. A, Monckman and Mr. E. Sandl- ford, vice-presidents. ]


Clitheroe Division Labour Party


to.Mr. and Mrs. John L.; Speak, of 99, Whalley-^roadJ In the loss they have suffered by the death of their 17-year-old son,] Albert Edward Francis, Employed at the Primrose Ring Mill, he had been off work 111 a fortrilght. He [was taken to the Blackburn Fever Hospital on Tues­ day night, and! died there on Wed­ nesday. 'A popular youth, he was an old boy.of Rlbblesdale Senior School, proce.eding there from St. Janies’s School. ] -


General sympa|thy will be. glveh


Employment Exchange staff, Mr. J. Ryan, of 10, WhlPP-avenue. has been transferred) to: Padiham on special war duties. Since coming to Clltheroe ln..l934,IMr. Ryan has been actively associated with SS. Michael and John’s Church and the Clltheroe Council I of the Knights bf St; Columba. holding the office of Chancellor of the East Lancashire Province. A cricket enthusiast, hb has been a Rlbblesdale League umpire for the past five-years, and he was also a [senior Air Raid Warden. Mr. Ryan has an army record of which ihe can be justly proud. !He joined up In August,


A popular memper of the Clltheroe ji; * I .


yment Exchanges, the committees


chance was Kenneth In toe vicinity of the[R.E. ccimpany with which his brothef Is] serving. Vie bah under­ stand'ithe; great joy [this re-unlon gave both, and know -with what pleasure they ^ould exchange notes., In due time, [we trust, both wlU come! home for a! still happier re-uniohtoieanwhile [these brothefs had d hippy foretaste, and this meeting has given their parents and brother ;k pleasant surprise.


We arei glad to lealm that Miss Kibble! .oflLodrergate, wh) fell down


stairs at herilioriie laSi} Friday, frac­ turing! a leg,: la making Satisfactory progress. I


.


-membership secretaries: and Mr.[D. H. O’Dell, ,billIetIno editor. ' There was no change In th^ composition


of the committee.. The report -is In page i7.


that Mr. T. -fieyworth, headmaster of Pendle Jiihior School, Is making “reasonably iood progress” towards recovery from the lllhesjs that has kept him frota school


Committee, -jyesterdaj ... ......... .


It was repi^rted to the .......


afternoon,


1914, and served In Egypt, GalUppll and Prance, being; wounded three times and twice mentioned In despatches. Eventually he was granted a Commission. Later he transferred to top Royal Air Force, serving with a; bombing squadron until March, 1919.]Mr. Ryan entered! the Civil Service In 1920, and whilst at Clltheroe has been National' Service and Military Registration Officer. He has been presented by his colleagues .with a set of fountain


pens. ’ [ I . -. j


as a roadpian In the service of the Clltoeroe Rural | District Council, Mr.-Rlchard ’Seed] of Church Ralke. Chipping,, collapsed and died near his home on Monday morning.


While following his employment realised as the rpsult of; a jumble


, ■ I #; : '#;■* ■ ■ ■ i ■ The gratifying I sum of £33 was


a husbarid,” jwas given by Mrs. % Turner. Mri - Allen’s Address was based on^Detaas, the: Uptle-known figure who Is) mentloried only three times In the Bible. On the first two ocaasibns he Is mentioned as the faithful friend I and helper of St. Paul;-arid on the third, Raul writes, “Demas. hati forsaken me.” Mrs. Allen urge-d her hearers tb be stead­ fast, saying lhat staying power Is what Is most needed if tpuly Chris­ tian lives are] -to be live-


the effigies of QueertjVictorla, King Edward vn, King,George V, and President Kruger were Among the contributions Cross Fundbpx at,toe[Chkpel Royal,


Brighton, on Prayer, j A welcome.


sale held at the headquarters of toe. Red Cross [Central Hospital- Supply Service. Castle-street, last hBrldge-street


Saturday. The event was organised Thursday.


Rudd. :now residing Mr." Joseph I. Rudd, who will be eighty-or


Birthday gjreetlngs


and to Mr, James Brown, 41'6haw also eigity-one pn


with his son, at Wellgate, e 0:1 Tuesday:


[Mr. James Four golden Isoverelgns bearing


found; in the Red mthel Npllorial Day of


ixed bag; and very


Guild meeting, on Wednesday. Mrs. A Coates prfslded. to i. Allen, of Chatburn, lyas, the speaker.. -A humorous reading on]“Hbw to cook


-!.^ , . , f : * f, 'At the, Congregatlpnai Wojpen’s


to Councillor French thre ughout his tenure of office. Mr; H. Kinghara was elected vice-president, and Mr. H Duckworth, secretary. Other officials appointed were Councillor R Trlmby, financial secrotary ;!Mrs. R. Trlmby and Mrs. Haliitead, Joint


re-elected president offbe Clltoe­ roe Borough Labour Party at the annual meetlag [held on| Wednesday evenirig. To a ! good company, he referred to tie fact that this year the borough has a Labour Mayor, and he tendered his good wishes


Mr.! jas.' Hlkson was uMnlmously


Secretary’s Education


statenjent In * ' ■ ■ -


parents are reluctant to give per­ mission for their boys to join'.the A.T.C. because they! fear that iby doing so boys will be called [up earlier than [would normally be the case If they remain out of any 8pch organisation. Such parenfe | can be definitely assured that their boys will, under rio Clrcumstohces; fbe called into service earlier by reason of! their Joining the Cllthefoe Squadrpn, ai[d should hostilities; be over before the boys reach ithd dge of 18 years, [they will be uhdepino obligation,' irioral or otherwise, i to join the R.A.F. by reason of their association lylth the A.T.C.' [ ' 1 One Important advantage which


NEW RECRUITS WANTEbj It has been - found that soine


A P R i i ; 4 . 1941. Air Training Corj^s GRC^W MORlE


NEED i POR


F O O D -ET.


MR. ;! G.


FOR VEGETABLES EARLY , USE.


'NEWBOLD’S


PRACTldAL A D V I^ TO GARDENERS '


Wlnkley Htll, lat a gathering allotment Holders in the jCo-'bpeia- tlyei, (julldi Room, On - Wednesday eyenlng. It -was the third lecture arrariged by the. Corporation! In suppprt of the “ Grow More Fdod” campaign. (


HE cultliratlon of: vegetables -bfiei.rn to regular supply all -was discussed by Mr. bold, head gardener


: OPuitclllpf W. Finder,'] who pre­ sided! over a moderate attendance, stressed the!Importance 61 the i Dig for: I Victory” campaign, .'land announced itoat he would subscribe £1. towards providing cash prizes In i the [scheme for ;] awarding certificates' of merit for'ifood pro­ duction op [allotments. [|


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I |Ttils, scheirie was later- expired by -My. 'C.,,Gr6enwood, ;the Barks 'BUp6rijitei|dent, who Invited entries.-


- F : H -j4lOVv|, I FOR --yiClTORY.' "-':


..therii, so to provide a good supply - until I the summer crPps-;;come and- frpirii my; own experience, I am!' 'conpdent It can 1 be done,” Mi.! Newbold declared. 1 We were] ,told! by thei Govern-: ment not]! just to’" dig for vlbtory, but'to grpw] for victory.; Wejwere: up-agalnqt a,very cunning cmemy who was out to sink as itiany of our [iriercpantl ships as possible, ind It wps-up tojusi-everi lf not In khaki, to


.helpj the .Government'as far as It was- humanlyj possible. li' In [peace


abouf gibwlng our own ipring ivbgetables,' lor ’. the greenbrocer could always provide usiwithTwhat wp Wanteb:. but now that h|s cart wpsinot so well stocked.l'we had to bestir ourselves. - - r T - iDcaUng with root crops first, Mr.


time W e. had become lackadaisical


Classes are held on Tuesdays iahd Fridays at ’Z-0 p.m., at the head­ quarters (Rlbblesdale' Senior School). The Tuesday night Parades are, for Squad Drill, Physical T r y ­ ing and General Lectures. [.The Friday night Parades^ 'Are ' for Technical liistouctlon in Classed


members of ihe A.T.C. will derive is a tfechnlcal training free of (cost; to themselves 'br their parents feuch as could not possibly be given under peace conditions, and! which! will equip therri for trades which they could not' otherwise enter -without such training. In vlbw [ of - the growth of aviation, which will]be continued after, the "War, riiariy Cadets will jbe able to take iup civilian duties In connection with civil aviatlori which would not [be open toithenl'by any. othep means. Regular Parades and Instructional


.irtonljhs. [For, that . yeasofi: he .recomrhended the' globq or’ turnip beet !! as [against longer vailefles which, he] said, were'unwleldjj when they' came to boiling. [ The Black Knight, dr-any dark vprletyi.such as - the - Egyptian Turnip, -were amongst |the best; and! shoiild be sown about 2-feet apart; or pbrhaps


Newljold mentioned partldularly beetipot; carrots, turnips,I • and parsnip. They were'not-thinking now,, abopt".£xhlbltlon ispecjmens, he isald,! but, of growing food to sustain them during' the whiter


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a little narrower. In the first week ln;May. |


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jtlnu^, I A, stutnpy'root^fwhs far petter. Varieties he recommended were;, Jatnes’s Intermediate Red Cored, St. Valery and Npntosi'They


a motor car and an army wagon j at the junction of Station-road and King-street, I Whalley. ,at nobn, yesterday. Derek Alderson (ISJi', farm labourer, of King-street Farin, the driver of the .car, sustalried facial Injuries. His sister, Margaret, who was sitting besides him In [he


car, sustain]' ........... ' were only were able t(J) walk home, was badly damaged.


As the result of a collision betjveeh


equally to carrots: don’t go iri fOr long l varieties," Mr. Newbold con-


; ‘:‘ .My remarks about [beet apply


Let Us Instal a NEW HREI Bpfore you start your Spring-Cleaning. Pleasing


menf-holders; to try this veg Jtable, advocating Lalng’s Garden 1 Swede, which, hp said, was whlterfth m the ordlriaryl farm vegetable but-not quite so strong. - It shopld bp-sown


.'id, slight cqts. but both Slightly ! Injured, | qnd The car!


Mrs, Mary Ann Grime, wife of Mr. John Grlirie, 17, Waterloo-rpad,. Born in the borough sixty-six years ago, Mrs, Grime-had; worked [[for many years at thc'Jubllee'MlllJ qhd[ was allied [with St. Mary’s Parish; Church. The Rev. W. S. Helm, will officiate at [the funeral which takes place to-morrow.at St. Mary’s Gem- etary.'.Mr.jGrlme arid his daughtei, have the condolence [of neighbours and friends iri their'grief.


The death occurred yesterdayl of ! | [[i . ' ] .# ' # * ' ' I I ';!


sincere regret, on Monday, of the death, at Macclesfield, of Mr. Fred Kay, youpger son of Mrs. and the late Mr. F. D. Kay, Park-averiue; Clltheroe. Thirty-nine years of age' he was in partnership with his brother.'Mr. Albeit Kay, In the silk


Friends of!the family learnt with


Interment itakes place there today. To the widow, and to the mother! We tender sincere condolence; | ; '!


Clitheroe Rur'al District Council has decided tO| recommend th a t ; a general flat rate of 12s. 5d. be Ibvled: for the epsillrig year, a redubtloh of one penny. The estimates' will be considered at the next morithly meeting of the'Council.


. ’ , ■ ■ * ■ * - ■ ':l ': [ The Finance Committee of the


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was appointed vice-president, with Mr. H.Elll[ott, president-elect.:' The other officials are: Mr. T. Morton, treasurer; Mr. W. D. Rushton, sec­ retary: Mr. H. 'Weeks, honorary solicitor: Mr. W. Kllner, honorary auditor: and Messrs, J. Aspdeh,: A. J. Baybutt, H. 'Elliott,' anb G. Howard constitute the committee.’


mously re-elected to the presidency of the Clitheroe Chamber of Trade at the arinual' meeting held - on Monday at Howard’s Rooms. | The meeting d[eclded that shops should close on Good Friday and Easter Monday, subject ' Instructions, essential trades.


Mr. tYJ, D. Cunllffe was unani­


regarding ;the riiore Mr, A. E. 'Vebvers


SOLDIERS’ COMFORTS FUND. , '


Two young evacuees from' Manchester, Beryl, and Derek Blackhouse, High


Women’s! Co-operative Guild, |Whlst drive ....>


, street. I Low Moor (per Mrs. Ppgh)............ ^.....'


Previously acknowledged 91


MAYOliESS OF CUTHEROE I '


business. Ari old boy of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School; he was]an active figure In the Scout movement, before goliig to Macclesfield. ! ( The


shovId :be about.-the .; tame width apart as beet, and- sown about the second lyeek in April, fhnondst the finest vegetables, we had w is, the swede tutnlp, yet It was rarely found In the cottage garden or alio ment. The jlectUrer - recommended allot-


i- the eye and EconotnicaUn Gpal,jConsum{ tion, you’ll : be glad we invited you to Buy a DAWSOl'i RANGE.


;sPwn as : early as possible. ' I t requlred good deep soil! which had beerijmEnured the pre[Vious season or ahtumn. A dressing of super­ phosphate of lime was to bb advised.' Tuinlrig to green vegetable^ Mr.'


about the, same tlme.ps beet'.i'but given k little bit more room. Although parsnip was riPt to every­ one’s takte It was a,vegetable well worth cultivating and] khonld be


■other ■vegetable'. Like; all the: cabbagejfamlly they required plenty of'manure. They should be sown as t-ariy as possible [ [arid [rans-^ planted i In i May at | least 2-fe’


Newbold declared . -that! Bnissel sprouts Would last iPngpr than any,


apart. | He: -recommended the Darllngtion variety, which, alt rough not As big as some, wa8 thoroughly dependable, i Savoy cabbage Should be sown in April. Many :)eople


et


-December, blit was tooihaid to Ireslst frost, jlrie Ormsklrk variety did riot growjas hard, biit was much hardier [and lasted longjer.


R. E. DAWSON, NEWTON


-campaign veerpin progress, the> vil­ lagers, Jbecause. . of the crowded


: WEAPONS ,WEEK;-WhUe 'A: to support the War Weapons


eals’eek


, enthusiastically applauded.'- Sapper Hill,'child mlmli.'Mr. :G. Roddls, In blackboard skekhes. and Mr. Sam


i-mltted the major .portion,; of, the programme-, their, many Items being


relied ori Drulrihead, which m s very good]' ,uh' to ji November [or early


-social programme, had to postpope an ellort on behalf of- the expenses- fund. This took place last Friday, when a concert and! dance’ were held In the Institute. There was 'a crowded,, attendance: Glltheroc Wesley Male Voice Ghoir, under the baton of Mr. .Ernest, Allen, sub-


TEL 382, 28/30, PARSON LANE, CL th eRoe. WISWELL


•parish meeting was held at Wlswell. School, i .on : Wednesday evening,


PARISH/MEETDlb.—The annual


the [Spring were the various types of kale, [Including the S™tch, which Was ijveijjft suitable for this tlrie of the year. The'leaves should :i0t be cut;' they should be ibroken off. Asparagus kdle could ibe used betWeeil Easter and Whitsun] The morb leaves Were removed froih these plants! the more then seemed to gijowi' I [;


to Governipent'


mixture of cabbage and'cpullnower, andij which -wps ready [for Dolling about-,this time of the year. Then therb - Was- the flowering bibccoll which was 'paten In April ahd In the parly sumhier. Good varieties were- the Knight’s Pfotectlnc.' the Leariiington or the June Monarch, which phouldibe .sown in April and planted- out ;lri Jimp or eprly July. Regafdlng ! leeks, Mr. i NeWbpld


tumkd igfeen! on boiling; was a vegetable -Which tasted like a


sown as early as! pbsslble and plantedj In ; tows eighteen Ipches apart and sii Inches betWeen the plank i


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tlp iahbut the cultivation 0: any plant. ! If s’dwn In rows, the drills should [be staggered soi thalj one one]plant Would not over-shadow- another and so rob It of |the[Tlfe-. ■ "


.Hete Mr. Newbold ga-ve] a useful


giving should___________ . time!'


rays be e(


:s;--d.


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0 10. Furthet subscriptions Invited.'; £93 19 0


.broccoli, asparagus! kale], Scotch green burl Imle, sprouts,! savoys. Several questions were asked;


includlrig one by (Jpunciuar Under .(ContlAued ;it foot of next! coluun)


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gested [hat a method of i laying, out an -allotment to ensure i yegetables all the year round would! be rows In the;! following order :f, iSpbiach, beetj leeks, flowering broccoli pro­ tecting! broccoli, purplei sprouting


Iri i. conclusion, Mr. Newbold sug­ F ' ;l I


of the. sun. ■ LePks rthed up a 1 little at a


said thbse were not grown' as {much as'!theylshoul(i be .They should be


;! I ' ; ’ ■ Purple sproritlng, broccoli, Which i


■ ■ ;i' KALEl I VARIETIES. ' ' Amongst the’vegetablp^or use In


' an interval fpr’the pervIce'ioL.re- freshmerits,; the.Carltpri] Band- took over [ the .proceedings, land 'dqnclng was!' entered -'iritP; wltp] gre’


, Bridie, entertainer, delighted the audience with their reispectlve con­ tributions,' so that the concert was a pronorinced sutPessj, --.Following


“One of ■.■thP, best’,eyer,’’;,'Was the' popularWerdlct.;“ ',.: i !■


at;!j!0st. “


ED1T()R*S P()STiA(5 COUN()IL vacancy;


' Town. Council, a Llber.al and a Labour member respectively, retired some tlftie ago,/ arid‘ .practically alongside thd announcement were the names of their proposed suc­ cessors who, and’ quite rightly so ’


' number of votes for their respective parties and failed at a previous election We now have the, case of


during the present arrangements, were' a Liberal and Labour, Candi­ date respectively. These-were can­ didates who had polled the, highest


. to see If she is still desirous of serv­ ing the ratepayers, arid, if,so. how long are we to be kept Ivaltlng before an announcement Is made- by the responsible authority? ■


another member, this tlpie an ,Inde­ pendent.' retiring. '-Has the lady Independent candidate'whb, polled the highest number df yotes at,a previous election .been approached-


: A'Rf^TEPAYER. .(Continued frbm pfecedlug column).


and manuring well, the plants to be sown four or , six inches apart. He alsb gave a useful h in t , fdr avoiding the Ravages ibf pnlon'fly! This was to soak, string'Iri paraffin and interlace It amongst the plants, the, paraffin - being rehewed every week dr so. Thls . plan was also effective for the carrot fly.' 'fhahks to the speaker and chair- i^by Miss D. Dawson, and the produced by Mr. A. MitcheU


concerning onlons; Mr. Newbold advocated digging'the soil depply


man I concluded the mating. -C V-llV -TtlMC S'Jt-


• Sir,—If my membry serve.s me right, two members [of the local,


Councillor: C; F. Clayton presiding over’a nioderate attendance. : -The - Vlce-Chalmian. Mr|-J. Parkinson, - ■ licensee: ,of - the -Masons Arms Hotel, -. ; announced his Interjtlon of resign'-',. Ing' as I he Is- shortly leaving thh- dlstrlct to take up thd licence of th’e ;■ Brown Cow. Clltherde., -CbunclUor - Clayton} spoke appreciatively of }Sx. Parkinson’s service! to the rate-' payers; whilst he had been resident In the village, and [H was decided, to place a [minute on record to this effect.' As - the general account revealed only a sniall balahce. It was declded'to issup a precept on


A . request 'made tlu t the Council give thb matter :thjlr Immediate attention. !


' DOWNHAM mREADING BOOM.—The - annual


olfflcultlps. The accoutts, presented by the treasurer, Mr. A. Hartley,' showed a balance •'in: hand 3f[ :£33.; Mr. R.. - Assheton,'- MB/ was' re-elected presl-


place • on i -TueEday'-i: ev !nmg. the -.Vicar (Rev. E. C. Rees) presiding over a good attendance. ' The secretary Mr. H. Martin,' revealed, a- satisfactory year’s working to s])lte of war-time


retary, Mr, H. Martin’: treasurer, Mr. A.,Hartley. committee,' Messrs.-T, -Todd, A.,Ireland, J.! Jackson- W. Barker,,R. - Barker, and W.' Jackson; billiard com-


ave full benefit of thd Reading Room. , /"


SABDEN


SDIED AT BLACKPOOL.-A former t abden resident, Mrs;: Annie Brother- eon (70), wife [of Mr. Lleyvellyn Broth-


ago, she was closely connected with the • work of thft sabden Methodist Church,, and -the funerar took place to the Methodist burial grouild on Wednesday- S ‘f POTTED PANTO.’f-f-In the Baptist


rton, of. i Hereford-avenue, Marten, t Blackpool, died last Saturday Prior


Departed” [(Stanley Houghton); and' the potted--‘ pantomime " Cin-derella ” (Fred Rome): The concert was opened ,


unday School on Saturday theiBum-!, c lev Sion Players gave an entertatoment:


onslstmg of a one-act play (‘Dear o leaving i the village about 30 years ,


dent, and the-Rev; E, O. Rees, chair­ [man. .Other apdototnlents were; 'Sec-


mlttee, MfcSsrs/ H. Ma tin, A. Hartley, t A, Ireland, and J. Jacklson. The meet-


sag ',Unanimously .decided that,! soldiers - hhould be made honorary members'and


eetingi-of. the ::Reaclng Room took


the Rural:Dlstrlct Councillor £10.' ’ Councillor [Clayton-' was reappointed Chtdrmbn:! of ';.the Parish iCouncll, Mri -’W- IGarsldb rPprqsentatlve on the EducAtteri Committee,-Tand Mr. BiVNutteri‘;represen atlve ,on- the sdhodlMriiariagers. ■:,The-attention of the. IfarishlCoqhcl was drawn by a numper: df ratepayers to the state of an'operi dfalh In the.vlllage, and


: !“'t]want to speak to you to-fught,-; fipt'So'mucH on the cultivation: of; vegetables as on - the splectldn.: of -


War can’t stop the springtime coning!


S unbeam , Budge p aw e s : B p im eri


J . A S P D E N , Still The Shop with the; Tremendous Selection,-


KING STREET, CUTHEROEi Tel. 81 ALL CYCLE ACCESSORIES !IN STOCK. '


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BUCKBURN TRUSTEE EVENfl;G-ii-ePENlNCA


UN T IL F U R T , 'EVENING^ OPENINGS


K NO TI C E the be kESUljlED' and"/


/ th e CHtherbf“Branch of the' B a i a f e ; o p e n if for business on TUESDAYS arid M d^YS from - . lO-O a.m. tp .M p,m;y AND FPOM


p.m. ; Oh other days the-Banking Hours will be as usual./ '


OPEN AN ACCOUNT AND LEND YOUR SAVINGS TO THE GOVERNMENT


THRpUGH THE TRUSTEE SAVINGS! BANK.


3, CHURCH STREET, CUTHEROE; ;


Head Office ; LORD, STREET WEST, BLXCKBURN. . .Branch,-Manager^ ^


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dOOSE 701 CYCLE 'E s i i t e


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