. I I (SIX)


L O O K I N G E A C I ^ TWENTY-nVE YfAlRS AGO


ITEMS FBOM OUR ISSUE OF IaPRIL 7th, 1916.


■*^LTHOUGH demolition of the ^ h l g h wall in York-street laur-


loundlng the new setortdary school wds ideferred unWl -the end of the wir,' young limes were planted on th,e' outer sidewalk by. the Mayor


usson.


\fiuld border the parapet, which vould be widened, &nd that seats ■iould be provided.


with oth^r selected trees. l i was stated |that j '


idrth, of Low Moor, were appolmea daietakers of the Town Hall, the M mlclpal offices, abd^Fre-e Ubra rjj.


Jilt of a large number of appUci dr ts; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W^-


^ g e a n t W,‘ Jackson, ;of- the }19th Rifle Brigade, who eipbarked fqi; Itopt on New Year’s . Day,;]waa


Trooper H Sraethurst., ' It also biiimed^ a further distinction for


th i Prince of Wales, of whoiti he wrote: “He is just asjilaln as any ordinary officer—no fu^,. and - ex-


S& attached hi a like: capacity’to i ' j i I ''“cdlngly nlce.*t


i; court was the; .father of an ap allcant who later took-the trouble; to count the number of his relatives' tmd i those of his wife who wefe :arvlng'Wth the colours.’ ' They;


I 'ihe Military representative toifl;, the Borough Tribimal that he had relatives serving In fhe war. In


t


totalled 147. Of the numher.jflVe haid-lost their lives arid two weije prisoners.


t , . CI Clitheroe Trades and Labour


ing “ an emphatic protest against the action of - toe Rcee Library Goimmlttee in ; withdrawing ' ftom dfculatlon a bdok hy Patrick Mac- entltled 'The Rat Pit,” ’ iThb resolution added: ‘”rhls Council is


obricll passed a resolution enter­


''tor the public of Clitheroe to read contrary to the principles for’


of opinion that the'action of | ,toe Free Library Committee Iri ve*tlng Ih one or two* Individuals toe Power to sdy what fs, or what Is- hdtv at


which we stand.;’ . .... .-I. ■. **■■■ ; . > • •■■. •, ■


. was Private George Duerdeni of •^earley Hall.


_ j '


I The first batch of married men called to the colours under groups ■ ■ 19|tO:26 left Clitheroe on' the 7to;


• I Dunsop Bridge suffered a further loss Incurred by toe war. . Private John Eccles. son of Mr, Wm, Eccles.


. T^Ctlm of, a sniper’s bullet. ■' '■ ■'


=


■' New Cottages, who Joined the i.flth l)uke of Wellington’s West Rldlhg Regiment In January, 1915, was the


■


I Mr, Joseph Bond, joiner, Wood- End, Dunsop Bridge, died suddenly- hn March 30. A Coroner’s Jury;


\] .


Blackburn Dittritt, [Dfinfe 37, .Railway R[0!id


1720 ^ \A l l classes


of j Insurav.ce‘ transacted and


ihe\ Julies of ’Exicutor and,


7 I f ,-l • ' nw|ee under


RESIDENT; MANAGER : X. I J. Mandietlei Branch—19 1 PALL MALL


ABBOTT.


HeadOiOce-1, KING WILUAM STREE;, LONDON, E.C4 Btanchei i and A genciei ihioughout the Woili ‘


APPLICATIONS FOR AGENCj lES.INVITED


.6f the 5th Loyal North Lancashire ■Rqgiinent to obtain a, cqmmlfflion


Sixth of .the Clitheroe contingent


timef orderly to General Murray, Cmmander-In-Chlef. ; Laterj ,hp W


attached to Headuuarters .Stan as


7ictoria-street claimed honour as the home of Clitheroe’sifirst D.CMt,


(County Alderman J. M.-Whlpp), 'Idermen A. Roberts, W. Hardacre, . ,T. WhlpPi, and Councillor 4.


I


attributed death to heart; failure. A ihatlve of Slaldburni: Mr. Bond was* In his flffy-nlnto ydar.


Garnett’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garnett, “OakWood,' Blng-


ley. Mrs,. Garnett died of pneu­ monia fon March 30, at 8-10 Mr; Gannett,,who had been sufler-


ing frSn* a se|vere cold and never


recovered from. the shock of t o wife^s passing: died at-exactly 8-10


on which Mrs. Garnett was burled, Mrs. .Garnett.was 73 years pf age, her .husband , being 10 ypars her


.senior';' 1 '’ ' ' ■ ' * 1


the prevailing rates of, wages paid we^e|22S. perl week; foremm 23s.


InThe nhmbec of births reg^tered CUtheroe Rural Disttlct d u ^


1915 was 108,'ot 16 less than in 1914. R'eaths totalled 86, four more than the average for * flVe years. j In all, 67 CMOS of infectious disease were


notified, i ' '


Lancers ; was awarded the D.C.M. for gallant I conduct at HpUbbeke,


Sergeant E r ^ a tom Of to


near Hill 60 I For six years he was S h m n fo^ Mr.^^R. Procter of Barkerfleld, Worston, andj wentto


France In tne early days of] the war. Mr. jameJTomlinson, n popular


season }n Mtochester Mr] Rlcket)t.:


Chatbum a for toe .use of


A UNITED LEAD.


In your correspondence columns recently to a letter published Ih support of, toe


"The Times’’ In Pope’s flveipolnts'for pea,ce. of youif readers may like ito toe text of that letter, whlfch wi as follows:— ;•


CUtoeroe vtollnlst, - accepted an engagementlwlth the Hallp Orches­ tra for Sir Thomas Bcecham’s .opera


; gave to the parish of couple of bathchalrs ■ the sick and Infirm:


. The. impelodihg . departure was announced of the Rev. T. A.-Sankey, 'curate of Whalley, to fill a vacancy at Holme, ntar. Burnley, c^sed by toe departure of the Rev. V;W. A. Rossborough a former 1. Whalley


edly, on the!. 6th, at'Irene Cottage, Slaldburn, of Mir. Robert Rannlster,


curate, iforithe Mission field. The death took place: unexpect­


late of Preston, in his eighty-eighth year.' ;AnotheiJ well-known Slald­ burn resident was Mr. John Hodg-] son, ofi Black Moss; Iwho Idled also on the'6th. m his eighty-third year.


follows: Joseph Briggs, 9.6, Woone Lanel (formerly of Chatburh), 46 years; ; Frances Sophia Tomlinson, WaterlQO-road,'50; Mary Turner, 44 Wesley-street, Sabden, 69; Alfred Garratt, Nab VleWj- Bllllrirton, 17; Wm. Francis Hatton, Hurst Green. 18 years. IV'-


Other deaths recorded were as I",


■ “Vie a accept I the five points ol Pope Plus


and peoples to carry out the lawso; God. No permanent peace-ils posl slble InlEurope unless the prlriciplel of the phflstlah religion are made the ’ foundation! of national pollcf and of all social life. This Inyolvei regarding, all ijatlbns as rnemberi of one family under the Fatherhoof of God; ,


“ The present' evils In the, worlg are due to the failure of


i ' [ - - , , llltlOE,


principle 1 (see I ‘ The' pope’s Fiyfe Peace. Points,’ pp. 13rl6j: *


xn as carrying oiit this


their right to life arid Independence. The will pf one nation Ito-Ilvd must never tiiean the sentence of [ death passed upon another. When this equal­


ity of rights thas been destroyed, attacked or threatened, oMer demands that reparation touU be made, arid thfe measure and extent of that reparation is determined, npt by sword nor [by thi arbitrary decision of self-interest, but by,the rules of justice and reciprocal equity.' ;


[ >


and from!danger that material forcd, instead of I servmg to'protect the right], may become an overbearing and tyranf : nical master. The order thus estaft lishEd.. requires; a [mutually lagreed


d 2,This requires that the nations hi uelivered from !the slavery Imposed


pon them by the race for armaments


shall guarantee the loyal and faithful fulfilment of conditions' agreed upori and which shall in case of recptofeed need revise and icorrect them. , I 1


o 4The' real nebds and just demands mf nations apd populations and racial


may require, even where, no rtrlcfi; legal riant can i be established, [and foundation of mutual corifiderice to ' thus laid, whereby many incentives to


violent actioh will] be removed. inorities I to be adjusted as occasion 1


and'their rulers of that sense 01 dpep' and' keen IrqSponsiblllty which lyelghs human statutes according to the^sacred and mviolable standards of the laws of God. .. They must hunger and thirsi after justice and be guided by! that, universal love which is thq compendlun: and most! general expression ! of thf Christiap ideal,'


5 itrhe: development among peoples


[by which economic situations and, proposals may be,tested (see ‘The Churches Survey, Their Task,’ pp, 116,117):


the ordering [of International life we would associate five standards


“.With these basic principles foi


: 1 Extreme inequality In wealth and possessions should be abolished;


class, should have equal:opportunities of education, suitable for the develop­ ment of [his peculiar capabilities; ,


2 Every child, regardless of race or


3 The family [as a social unit must be safeguarded; i


[ , [■ b 4 Thesbnseora Dlvme vocation must


be tised: as Gpd's gifts- 'to the whole human race, and used Iwith due con­ sideration for (he needs', of* the [present and futurq generations. [ ^ |


e restored to man’s daily work; 5 Tfie resources of the earth should


ciples whlqh' we. have' enumerated would be accepted bV ruleps arid statesmen throughout [ the [British Commonwealth of Nations arid; would be regarded as the triie basis on which a lasting peace qould be estahllshed.’’!


“ We are confident that the prin­ . .i


i\MATEURS versus;! C e a reputation for Diie


¥EEVERS


A.iVeevcrs & Sons, Shawj Bridge' Saw Mills, Tel Cmherpei75..


O m t a c k k a h ^ j o i r n t y m a k e a s u c c e s s o r i t


a n d COSMO CANTAUR, Archbishop of [Canterbury. ']


'. A. CARDINAL HINSDEY [ , Archbishop of Westnplnster,


, WALTER , H. AlRiMST Moderator, Free Church ['! Federal Council.


■ WILLIAM EBOR. Archbishop of jYork


. This'[letter, the ex'presslo united [lead i to toe peoples British! Commonwealth,!was given the support of a strong leading article: In “ The Tlmesi” and It has been the Inspiration of Innumer­ able demonstrations of Christian solidarity since its publlcatlbn last December. [ ;


a of a of the


9, Richmond Terrace, Cllthe oe. - As from:!


BUSINESS AS USUAL? .your co-^operation. |-i' ! ■;


li-. 13, EANAa^a, t t e iE T S . THE LATE TOM MANN


Candidly we cannot " Carry On |’ as usual because of difficulties,, in obtaining supplies. HOWEVER, we


our best and appreciate .jj ' * '


Orders are - executed in strict rotation. T R U S k S i


BLACKBURN. BODY BE


neaux '!


RSir,—It may be'quite true, as “River nibble” asserts, that Tom Mann was


that about some others who were con­ structive enough to get on the right Side financially while also working for h the. good Of others. From What little il


ot constructn’e; but one would; not say


“failure,” for' He never made [money; i rather did He end His life amongst the


hi ' ad lived ■. The nch and the “religious'’) people' because the principles of religion uui uu u u i uLwilu slders religion as ‘ the onium'of p um' o the


Iave read of the life and death of Jesus tt seeins to rtie that'lriithe getting'of phose things that count for so riiuch in aublic, aye, even in church llfe-|-wealth


nd social position, Christ, too, was a poor and tl^ outcast, with, whom He n ;


! [ BERNARD;'WINOCLEY. I'Thel assurance of ail nations of


l^omi I have


Slr,-:TheTe have been referonce^


of His day must have thought that the , man Jesus whose one purpose m life


tor—eI9e they-would not have murdered Him. I A dictionary definition .'of! the word “Communist’’ Is a perton who puts first the welfare of the community with whom he lives, rather ;than private C interest. If.thisdeflriitlon.be true, then


was (d teach the rieoplq to love one another, was a revolutionist—


Itself,: for the comnibn good,' Surely “River Ribble’! Is not serious when he


ime, [for He gave all things, even life


arthly things; ,,! . : ! • AN OLD WEAVER.


YOUTH AND RELIGION.


po blame for the war, and It should be oossible for adults [to voice differing ppinions without desbendin'g Into'vulgar


there slitpiy tannolj be a ‘'Cfiiristlan butcher” named Franco, nor a Chris­ atian King who symriathises with the


ersonalities,, “Peter Blossom” says


referred to Prabco as “a great Christian gentleman,” wihilst j other Christians nave I referred ! to him as; a butcher. (Probably this will be one of the "acci­ dental’; differences, according to “Peter Blossom.”)Mr.! Churchill, in | a never-to-be-fov- gotteri speech, exhorted us to show the same I courage as " the brave men of Barcelona,” whoTaldi with their lives to Franco. 'The'Ring of Italy has pro­ claimed his sympathies with the aliris and ideologies of the! Dictators, and'he has usually been regarded" as a Cfiirls- s tian king. However, "Peter Blossom”


Wlms [and laedlogies of the Dictators. v ell!! well! 'IJdon’t quarrel with that


iewpoint, although Dean Inge has


cannot see that by criticising a country so solidly Christian ps Itajy for drop­ ping bombs and poison gas on heathens I am casting aspersions bn Christianity. At all events, secular[educatlon can’t be blamed font, ■ .


ays he isn’t, I don’t mind;"but I really "! It Is an Interesting point made by- ■


which divide the .churches are only accidental. I wondbr what the great


the hands of each other have darkened the scroll of history, '(vould say to that? Again, he says he does not beliCVe in Tthe- literal interpretation of the Old


Petbr Blossom” thkt the.differences fhose .ttifferings at


He dbes nbt refute my statement that l most [ministers, do not believe- in the


ation I is like'going to chrirch to hear "-Honesty is the best policy ” set to muslC; Further,-he iays that the con­ itradictions of scientists are as mystify­ 1ng as the cbntradlctlbns of'theologians.


the Mount. Well,, to somejMople such an enlasculated version of Divine revel­


bestament, and will not say whether he iteral Interpretation of the Sermon on


an axe to grind we can afford to differ in tranquility;


nd I; are not, and U neither of us has I ■ ' ■


I ADMIRER OF YOUTH. ' ! : • ; . ' ■ ■ '.+ 1 ; i ■ ■ "


rigid I rule that correspondents, must give riame and addrefe.


isM.


■ “INTERESTED reader'”:) It is a ,


THE POPE AND TOTALITARIAN-^


has condemned- Totalitarianism ever since her Divine Foufader said “Rerider


Sh’,— The Roman? Catholic Church a therefore unto Caesrir the'things that


er 1,[1885,6n “.'Ihe Christian Constitu­ •tion bf'Statts,” Popk Leo'Xin wrote :-


that are God’s.” - | h In his EncVclical letter dated Novem-,


re Caesar’s; and urito God, the things


"Eveiy oivilised community iriust haVe a ruling authority, arid this authority, i no less than, society itself has its source


Everything without exception-must be subject to Him, and must serve Him, so


lone; the supreme Lord of the World.


mIt has taken the ftragedv of war to F ake many people realise that Nazism,


; |


fn nature, and has [consequently God por its authon [Heiice It loUows that' aublic power must proceed from God


that whosoever holdfe the right to gov­ ern, holds ((. from the sole and single source, namely ■ GOd,/ the .Bovereign Ruler of all. ‘Thebe is no power but from;God.’” .


ascism and Communisiri are really a three!forms of the sfame disease,- They


Ire symptoms of that widespread lapse s931, on “The Social Order: Its Recon­


ctober. 1939. ; ! 1 In his Encyclical letter of May 15tb,


wrote:: “Communisiri tcaches and pur­ sues a two-fold aiiri; merciless class warfare, and the; abolition of private ownership.. . . To; bbtaln’ these ends, Cominunlstq shrink from nothing, and fear nothing . . . th;ir antagonism.and open [hostility[ to HOly Church I and to f GOd [Himself are tbo well proved by


truction and Perfection,” 'Hus XI


Pope,! Plus xn, in his Encyclical letter. ODarkness over the Earth,” issued in


nto paganism deplored by tne reignmg


Blossom’s ’' letters, though the tone of them savours more of professional than of disinterested Ohrittianity. I started out to prove, in a ireply to “Middle- t Aged,!’! that secular education was riot


Sir,;-I have enjoyed reading “Peter


clalins, or seems to |claim,'that Chris­ ntianity is purely spiritual, and- has


an agita­


added to toe, wages of roadmen m toe employ of Clitheroe RurM Dis­ trict Council] ■The surveyor sa d


A war bonus of a week was


CLITHEROE M)IN SUICIDE


t hrist Is the'greatest Communist of ail minder Twas Tollo


eothing In common! with material or ' -1- ’ ! . ■


reqiiested his' vrffa to go oijt and buy ' a dally'nelyspapbr.


he jvas, brought ndrae rind put toi bfed; (' A few days later] when he was shaving,, he asked fori a mirror. Afteri


ing, day. [looklrig*


toe officer, I “ It'Is] too much for the wife: Ithatjls whylldldlti.”


long, [on toe-' left side of jhls' neck. Ari’open razbr;was discovered near, the'iibVen,; ;T^llf awaiting the: arrlVal 'of a'doetbr, Plnder said to!


house; and dlscbvi ed Plnder had a e scratch, about an Inch


himself! In the mirror he was over-^ come arid had a sudden Impulse to! take his .life. : He Wris'Sorry for .what hrid happenba and ylould' give hls'word that he wpuld not attempt'


Plndqr'sald tljai't whebj he saw! j:


understanding' t tlnupd 1 treatnier(t Infirmary until fl,t


anything of the ; Tpe' pase was


ending of 'thb ' council of Bras!


In antlcipatior.


jt PinderTcon- at the local


smlssed on toe


READY [Tp LIGHT I UP. ! was appointed In his. stead, with sided over by'the Rew.'G. Fi lding, appointed Messrs.


to return home! w;airden at CUtherbe Parish Church was accepted- by the (Vestry with rerret.


bla; ibid


'voted! the sum lighting next \rtnl


elieves in that of the New Testament. which siieak; ot uae u . ui


dissuadel the prolet 1 J


(cbhtirlued 'from j i )ialJ(


01 £60! fob public er. ' 1 , 1


of the i possible k-out| the parish In iKept have


after the Soviet pi radise which is of. thisjeai-th.” 1 ' .


receding Oolumn) i:raveving


j


On March 14th; 1937, Popejpius Xl n issued!ah Encyclical-letteb, “Mit brenr


s shobid say he is right there, but do “ Hej[whfa replaces d peti_______ ___ icientists also clahri , to [be divinely ;a weird jimpeiisonal Fate, according to ansulred? At all events, “Peter Blossom”


-sonal God with or the' State, [br. tl


n any.] This public: ebuke [and condem­ a


endeb Sorge,’' - writ ten in Getman, on m the peteecutioli o^! he Church in Ger­


and Henry Taylor wardens.


Ht, James’s-vestry meeting, prCr Comclllor Tom Gariibtt people’s warden.


age of 81, of Mr. Phlneas T. Barnuni whjise' fame was world-wide as the prcprletor of “ the greatest show on earth.” -


'The! death wa^announced,'at the


ation! df the;HitlEr regime’si persecu­ tlion :of thie Church! in Germany said: who


ancient rire-Chrlstll n concepts, denies the I Wisdom and fravlderice of God.” ‘;He!whq takes, thej race, or the — ’■ ,e form of[


their erirthly! vali ation, and. iriakes rheih the ultimate. lorm of all] evqn of ieligious;, values,- aid deifies them In ies; the [order, or things created and


ment, the.beatfers <-f the power of the State or I other fund imental elements of t human society;. . ' out of the CTstsm of


of speaking [of :a national! religion: w the! mad attempt


. Mossolinl wrote:'’'Fascism conceives of tlje State ^ an ibsolute, in compart son with .which all Individuals of grou] are relative, bnly to be conceived of their rejatiori -to Hie State?’ ; t In 1925, the Faifist Mlnlsteriof Jus­


of ah peoples.'’; I I .Now- for Italian Pasoism.


ordfthewo’ fld,!t]i , ■


means; [and Its'whole life consists in using individuals is instruments for Its social ends, jlndl mual rights are only recognised in so: f li asjthey areiimplied


ism. society |is th» end, individuals the cice, Aljred Rocen stated: "For Fas­


Mayo: 2nd


In the;ri|hts of tl el Strife,” ^ d more to P thri sanie effect! jIt seems-clerir that f [1926:' “price again we hear pro-


cannot be thi • coilcbption which end ! of| 'the; ,cit man', a means, b\ ih the foimer.” i' Again! In 1931, w ween the Italia: 1 1


mope Plus XI had Rocco’S: speech, in o ind when he he said, in an-Allocution


akes of the State an ;n, that is,[of the bsorbing everything


commanded by! G d.” “Only super­ ficial minds can lipse into the heresy. :[lational God, of a


s ithin' [the boun ttream, p£ a Bingk


Of trying to-confine jaries of 'S,-single race. God the' Crea- Klng and lawgiver


nly such can make


thei. Lancashire ' County Council instructed Mr. Abraham Bfoadley, contractor, Clayton-le-Mobrs, to carry out certain extensive pave- ma It Improvements on the main roads in Whalley. at an estimated, icosi of about £1,000.. The Intention


Tihe Main Roadg Committee of MAYOR OF CLITHEROE fdolatrous wbrshlp,; perverts' arid falsi­ ■ ■ T


' Previously acknoMedged 839 19 10 MeKrs. K. R; Hoyle and '


above Fund to 2nd April, 1941' ■ ■ ' £i!s. d.


-


RED cross and ST. JOHN | I : ■ APPEAL FUND. [ !' ]■ Subscriptions received for the


Sons ;..............1....... . 5 18 9 £845-18 7


THE lord mayor of LONDON’S RAID DISASTER FUND. [


.[above Furid to 2nd April, 1941. - ; ■


Previously acknowledged 26 6 2 ;M.K!. .;.................... .


. Subscriptions received for ' the £ S. '!d. 0 5 0


ir’s Parlour. Clitheroe. . ■ April,-1041.


'M, FRENCH. Mayor, CHATBURN


clalmedla coiiqeptlcb of the State ;Whlch .olic conception:; a


t ________. .. -en the conflict be­ uested'against totalitarian claims in no


and ,theiorganisation known as Catholic t Action camel W ijhead, Pius XI pro­ Pncertain terms. Here is whrit the


Fascist government


ope wrote; |[“^'e.flnd ourselves com deveftl beyond the slightest possibility of


[ ommunism,” ,dated March 19th, 1937, iPope [Pius XI.-wrotei“ In the commun­


acts [and perfectly' known to all.” CIn his Encyclical letter on “Atheistic stic commonwealth,' morality and law


aarthly, in origin and unstable in.char­ ‘ ___ jst which toe Pope applies to a tcter; In a word, thk communist claims co Inaugurate a new era and a new eivilisation which is the result of blind . volutionai-y forces [culminating in ‘a It con-


would be nothing but a derivation from e the fexistlngT econDinic order, .purely


society without God,’ Communism is by^ ris nature, anti-rellglous.


protests] iu eye|y endealvoilrs to se- irire reform.


. cAmOLIC LAYMAN.


fronted by a riias i ;)f authentic affirma- r tlons and no Hess a ithentic facte which poubt the-resolv;';[to monopolise com-


yletelv the ybuns, ■ irom -their tenderest fears up to rriaiuicod and womanhood, aor the 1 exclusive advantage of la .party


which clearly J-esol ies itself into a true, a real pagan won i ip of the State—the ’Statolatiy’-whi(b] is no .less [ in con­ trast .with the' isjtural rights of the family than it'ils tp contradiction with the supa


nd I of a .regiine based on an ideology matiu’ril djhts of the Church.'’


(.political regime fq not whether it is ■puthoritariari ['[pt democratic,, but


t whether it c|3iifiict5 in theory .or prac­ principles.'


ice [with Christiak moral and rciigious- ;. [If it;does, then the Pope ay open to him,, and


Ithe school managers would riot agree to - this.-' consequently no'


M. Robinson, presided over h mod jrate attendance at'toe’ annual parish- meeting, which wa$ held in the National School last J night week. 1 Arising out of the minutes, the Clerk (Mr. A. T. Bradshaw) reported that the! Clltheroe Rural District Council had promised to consider toe question of public con­ veniences in the' village, but not until after the war. Regarding thb ques ;ion, of the use' of the school­ yard as a playground for children out ( f school Hours, It was felt that


PARISH COUNCIL.-Golonel J. F.


:cult one. The Clerk reported a [balarice .on'the lighting account of £58 9s. Id., and a balance on the 'ordinary account of £4 6s. 4d. The cost of lighting had 'beeri 19s, 2d. ,mord than toe nrecept of £ 20. it


iactlon was taken. The ouestlon of, proper supervision was also a dlffi-


£26 11 2


The resignation of-Mr. WUUairi Miles, for very many years Vicar’s


Councillor J,' Rawsthbrne John Dawson’


Later,': he ! riddedl “ When I saw mysqlf In the irilrrM, that'made me do [it’i ; A police [offleer visited toe ise


his head arid shi oven;' Asilt'vlfi however, the su exhausted ! Its'elfl secured asslstanci was [put to; bed; '! Why dldj you


at andion her rbt'urn [found'him with


himself,’ he ,She did


so,


ereupon he said, op- let me do It ?”


[ nd.her husband


ly of j gas had Mri Plnder


ders Ip the gas ; prepaid meter,


erit; when il he [was — badly; burnt,' about the fraice aiidl scaljp by a gas! firb] II After


by Inhaling coal kas, Ing t6 Ciit [hlslthroa Thomas Hubert ' watpiiei:, ()f '&. before toe Bbfbukh MoiidE^ mbfnlngT F It; vyafe stated toat


For. attempting to


on March 16to,i g his emplby-i


ffpwlDr. Macdonald, he [was taken I to Blackbuib ffiflrtnary the follow­ -[On>Frlday, March,21st,


rebelvlng-i attention!


WO I iAlTEMPTS. YIELDS


IMPULSE.': I'


'Inmr (58). a fire! "aylorrttreet, .was] Magistrates, on;


:omblt suicide' and then try-' ^ with a takor,'


TO


Waddow .iHalU suffered a .double bereavemfent by the demise 0^.


Mr. and Mfs. Tom Garnett,; of


Sapper D. Chew


Royal- Engineers early Inl January Is the‘second son of Mr.lapd Mrs, J, (3hew,^;Green End, Bashall ^lave^, and was employed on Lady WorsWy Taylor’s estate at Bashall EaVes.


son of Mrs. and; the late Mr. T. Fell, 7, Chatburri-road] Clitheroei wat


Leading Aircraftman |W. A; Fell Sapper D. Chew, who joined thi:


Aircraftman W. A.1 Fell


I


In the service of, and Son; Kibble joining toe R.A.F.


Harold S. Heyes Gunner


Messrs. W. Sriilth Garage, before


adopted son of the late Mr; and Mfs. J. Long, 4. Bonpygrass, Clithe­ roe, how in. the Royal Artillery, sart


Guiiher Harold S. Heyes, the


service with the local Territorials In Norway, .where he was wounded.


Albert Long


He was prevlousljt Primro^ Bleach.


, piiifqte Albert I’atejMr. and.Mro.


Privatie !'


employed at,-toe Wdrks.-! '


gra&l;Clltoeroq i Klng’A [Regiment, serrtqe; of Mr; , Dairy], as van drlWr.


'


long, ion of thq J./Long; 4, Boriny-i [ervirig with triel He .ivas in the! Park! Prlinrosb


c l it h e r o e ADVilfi^iSsfiEt And i t im e s , FRtoAY,; A P m 4. i k l . S e r v i n g l W i t f t H . M y j f b y p f e s


L C X O f l I N G B i i C k FIFTY YEARS AG()


ITEMS ' from our ISSUES OF APRIL 10th, l^L ' TO CRUSH TYRANNY.


HjiXCITEMENT engendered by toq abduction case quieted dowii.


! i


and although still much discussed, there was nothing In the way 61


ther public demonstration dur- : the week.; Consequent on the ufficiency of financial support, ( gentlemen who Intended to 3e a fund and carry Mr. Jack- L


’^ Case, to! the House. of| Lords iridoned the project. The money


ascribed, which amounted. to a nslderable sum, was returned to 3 subscriber's.;


was “ to lake up the present atem- Inable cobbles and replace ;hem with good sett paviilg." It was added' that the Improvement would he welcomed by the public in gen- eral -and by bicyclists In particular.


Clitheroe began on the 6th. It was stated that toe irirrangements. as devised by Mr. John H. Bailey; the registrar, and'his staff of 16 enu­ merators, had, worked' very satis­ factorily.


bk Jairies Haynes, aged 70, for toe. restitution of conjugal rights, . his


fn the Probate and Matrimonial urt at Dublin, before Justice irren. In toe matter of a petition


•counsel asked for an order to sub­ stitute a personal citation upon Mrs. Haynes. Judge Warren! asked what was the good, of making a


that Court had .turned the issuing ol orders of this kind into ajfarce|


vrere determined to appeal In any case,- and: would' consider the decl- slpn of the English Court of Appeal afterwards,.whereupon Judge War­ ren remarked that toe decision of


motion of that kind'after the deol- slbn of the Appeal Court of. Eng-*. lahd. Counsel, [replied that • they


canairy singing contest held alj the Craven Heifer Inn. Both the prizes ollered.were awardedjto Mr. Yates, of Coltrjurst,'Waddlngton.


home 'from a visit to Australia; the voyage having-! been! undertaken maliUy for reasons of [health.;.;


ewe at Stonyhurst was lost. [Councillor James S.efton arrived


Only one of five lambs born to a A dozen birds were entered [In a The collection of census' papers In


it[ f^o r t to' a rneetmg of members ofl'the Borough Labour Party, held at! their rooms oh Wednetday even- ink jthe Secretary (Mr.' H.-' Duck- i worth) said he proposed! to! deal


onRESENTING hls first


more or' less' routine, thbughjtheyi wbrS concerned with m,al.liers']deal-i iig mth problems of the civil popu-; latlbn rind their difficulties caused by! tne'Vrar. !At the s'ame’tlirie. It; teas rinperative that: theylkeep alive them section of the great Labour inbvement, so ! that; when -vlbtory had Ibebn achieved, they] would be TCady for .any|,qontingen(jy. Mr. puckworth prbpeeded:'


activities of the local Party, so thqt; ork now being carried on was|


jupiriiy with the Labour Party, as a national movement. The electoral truce,'! the black-out,; rind, many difficulties arising outi of the reduced' toe'


' [ikA- .; W()RKERS’ ; W


irierabers of the Labour Party ler. active workers qr [simply


sented at- St. Jar^es’s: Chiiijch for congrmatlon by Bishop Cramer- Roberts-47 from St; Jame's’s] 33 from St.. Mary’s, and elgh| from Pendleton.


wfent to the house of the defendant, wfth whom his wi{e was cohabit­ ing,. dMendan,t saM: “You have. nCithihg'whatever to do with. me.


It was stated at Richmond Police Court that' when the complainant


ItJ You have no. power In the matter.” At the first herirlng, com­ plainant, who had 'taken the law Irito his own. hah^ and assaultefj, defendant, was fined 40s.; the. Jus­ tices referring! him to the Cllthero'e case and declining,to Interfere.; At a.jsecorid hearing, arising out of toe first, complainant cross-summoned defendant for assault, and succeed­ ed In getting defendant fined five shillings. Coiriplalnant’s wife was present In court and handed to the defendant the; money with which t(^ pay the fine.


oiir wife has qhosen to leave you, arid the- Clltoerof Judgment settles


tives yvho have so nobly sustained yoiir action—a very rare thing for wcjneh’s relatives to do.” |


Womenis Franchise League,; sent a. letter, of sympathy to Mrs., Jacksonj In which she wrote: “By yoiir o.uieit determination and • . unflinching courage you have struck a splendid bl6w for freedom and rendered in­ estimable service to all your country wdmen. . . . You have well used your, opportunity and will haye yoiir. reward. I wish I might clasp ybur hand and speak, my.gratitude face to face; also to those of your relar


Mrs. Scatcherd, -treasurer of the


sided at! the quarterlii.-'District I ■meeting of Oddfellows, held jat the .Swan and Royal Hotel., .’The meet­ ing balloted for a representative to attend the A.M.C. at Salisbury, Bro.


Bro. James Roblnsori, (J.M., pre­


Metcalfe, I P.P.G.M., of Chatblirn, , ■being elected.


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[highly sii(icesrtur concert . In the Public-HalL.'-,-.


The Melster Glee Singers, gave a I


Inspector of police,! residing ;, at Klrkmoor-terrace, Back Commons.' died suddiinly. at Clitheroe Railway' [Station or, the night tjf the 4th|


Mr. John Harrison, a retired.


[mrilly opened on the;rifterhoori of'; [the 4th by Mr. Richard Thompson^. U.P., of Bfamley Mea^e.' A proceri-'- . isloh of scholars and frlends foriried- [at the ,Whalley schools';arid, pre-- cede'’ by .the whalley and Billing-- ' ton Band] went dlrett td'Barrow- and the new bulldin( an,-atte!hd&nce of Over 300 at a which followed the celremony.


j The.new mission church erectei: I [at Barrow as an offshoot from I the:


tVhalley Parish! .Church, ,was for-


There was: tea


Cricket Club for season 1890 ^rere; headed byjthe pro.. S. Fletcheri'land fbrj bowimg bv T. D. Bourn- -'


'Batting averages for the Clitheroe


■u. : " r ! i: - = : ^ ' !'[[ : \ ' , ‘ l“;The Eight Hours’ Hill,” formed.,


.


'Mt.- John Hargreaves, of; the Larica-; shire and Cheshire Bbekeepers” ' Association, lectured to.' the Mobr We^eyan Society ,'on' “The- cohstruttlon of the bee”


Plesteri! North Parade, 71 -years; ’ James Dixon, 39, Salford, 81 yelirs; Robert | Wallbank, Lov|ergate,|: 83 years; .Thomas Sutcliffe; 85, Sal-- fbrd, 59 years; James-Davey, Cop- low Infirmary, 61 years,


Deaths [recorded were: Wil’ daifl. '


IT WASN’T BUILT TOR. ; TWO.”


! Norman' Craven, Aisnavtt


of


Bolton riding


,;'P.C. Bromwich, who proved the case, said'that whilst on duty. In. Gisburii-road, Rlmlngton, on Sun- ■ day,! March 2ftd, he noticed Craven, riding a bicycle with SUnger. onjthe- ■ crossbar. When asked why .they,


1 ' ' ' ' - ■ ■ - ! " . .'


did tote, Sllngef replied- that, he- wanted to get to Glsburn to catch a. ’bps;'!' Told they would be reported,. Slhigei replied,! “I didn’t think we werej doing [anything Grayer cryptically remarked, AIL


right.”! '


Barholiiswlck, were each fined; 5S. at 1 ■


coris'troced for toe conveyancd two persons,


— - ;


[


■ 'WOll rights.!' ■: .1 '■ 'L- ' ■ I-'- ' fighting! i FOR rtlEEDOM.


agafiist the filching of their hara-


[Labour moveipent Is, riotifighung for bpltallsni! It is not fighting to


Briefly,- the sltuatlonris this.! ,The


Two farm hands, Stanley Sllriger,. yOaklands,” Rlraington, of


by-Bowland, on Monday for together oh [a bicycle; not. ----------------------------- of


[ Gill House, ****y«. w«t -r-w


[and.


the' subject of debate ,at a meeting ; of St. .Mary’s Mutual 'Improvement.: sqolety, .being introduced by [Mr., J(iseph Briggs. The opposition was led-by MrJ T. Chivers!—The CiU-he- roe: Wesleyan Society had a' lectufe . by Mr. Hyl J. Ramshottom on VThe process - o^ digestion.”—Moor Lane Soplety had an essay on; “A !few., Irish Leaders;” by Mr. J.,Hardman.' Molorhoiise.—At' S t James’s, Ithe -. ReVi E. Ince discussed “Nature and.': the Bible, 6r how far doeS the. Bible,: treat oh 1 natural ■phenbmenaV”—;


Eightyrelght candidates were pre- .


-Boritwmoulh, Confereppe, theV iVe-' "eelvea toe 'penrilssloii of an; over­ whelming ,;majbrl|iy ,tq..,olri the[ Ivernmenl.No-ohe'wlwi 'BelleVes


jnlthe'prlnfclples 6f Dem'odrricy can argue, Jor would 'Wish' to ['argue, a ■ t that declsiom|; Thoselwho


’ everjelse 'It'-hiay be,! thls-'ls'essen- -tlally & workers^ wart iThere may be many in the corin-i


'tife who are supporting the fight


their class Interests;' but what­ ever tVetolrik of them arid'thqi


against Hitler solely to pro^ct


Bver since .the -first' attempts a; an' ' .orgariteed working-class nioyeqienti ! began, culminating in the powerful;


■


ipirilon; outweighs ariy l other, ■ jargriinent.':


ipMicy ‘whlch'led the con rittyjlriloi ‘war, ihe fact iritost be fa ced that. nthri workers are in it up to the;


! carinbt be bettered lii- any| cbU'itfy: - tod^...-We have] in fact, taken big; ’’Strides In the, emanclpatloh ,of the workers of this cbuiitry. Td'jstaridj aside from' the present.' coppict;


■ -would be to betray thi)8e who in ; past mavq'sacrificed 'eyerytotog- i somq cases; even their lives—In [struggle- of thq workers] for ri;bettfr j ; -staMard .bflile. ' ■


:toei


-r-ln the


[ ' i J : ■'


- active brganisritlon Inldelnandj .more stern; .smd vigorous' action the[ jprosequtloh of the ' war, ' have aWays; given bur assent -to , measure of compulsion, although, at tlie sairie time, watchln'giclosely


XaboTur Party has btefa toe m;


' V ii DESmY .'-[TYpl^^i since War' -was-heqiared


We ariyi


'to fire- that! all the compUlSloh “ notf on bne; slde-^that It iwas only the ■workers! who were c


;Ing ](quid be Jlurthef f rprii; the: ttiith.


■bf.tl; e workers In orideij-to holstei up[ ■a decaylngicaRltaltet


pelied to make sacrlfld[es,' ^Ind! agalir criticism has been-iCTeflefl at[ toejl’arty leaders.. [They,hri've been charged with sacflflclng the rights,'


System. Nbth-


T he' iLabour,. mbyemeritf beUeves tliat the dfistfubtlbn of Hiuer.


tl le brutal; tyranny fhat Ihas i oyenun Europe, is] essential to t-ie progress of la'iv aqd social b eder, and to a Just and Iasi big . 'rieace.:!-;-.'.';:


hm, Nazism,. Facisri)l br wlmt- ?er nattie you prefer to glye to;


'-'].- 'i- ;!■


'Wherever .['Hitler'has spread hls. IhOrilble doctrine 1 the brgamfied workers’ movements have been toe


-first to suffer.' Labour, trade unlbn .and co-opefative leaders Have bebn brutally mu’rdered. orjthrqwn into ■com entratlon camps. jThqlr funds


havq-been 'confiscated so that the mas ies, without funds] anti leaders,


ejilsC


measrire'f Bim:rier[f lltUf qhri that I pas were!-.tob


,Ci||iher|


! toe mdeavours to better toe,Co:idl-' tlririlof the masses. | :Thrqugh the eflorw of the movement,we have -won freedom! of; speech,' tool;ghtj and action, freedom to choose arid! change our leaders. )Ve hrive llulltl ■■up sriclal servlcesltoe like pflWhlch•


':;Lab6ur'aad’ri;ade uaibn'mqvemeht! of today, progress,haribeen made In.


reck, and that' fact, .jtt, rriyi ' i .',! ; .r, '


■they[do this on the groundLthat the; war Is Imperialist.: It'.'m'ay'b^.';! I ■'bellelre I coiild, put' up .a good icptSB; irbrid that'.polrit of vleff.' 'But what;-


aom whel wHel Tilte:


riier they are.lmpelletlfbyiome ■


ler, It ,1s .'.toelr naturel; or motlverl, don’t 'Iqiow+rbut


crltli gpli


Ise—and [there 'are who [must .differ.


:al[ways though


ers at heart,! can jbe'pro _ achievements accomplished by [their; leriders smeed ;,at. the] hlstqrlq'


which has the. Interest q i '■ ers' qf' the' vast-iorganlsfitlbn,


hopes'! beatem as-Rlsli


m y- LABOUR PARTY


iOROUSLY SUPPORTS government. ! f'


wHi:


‘- r ' l " h ■; :■ i; 1 '"J


were [or ciithei dd'eatlj


of [the § thS:h


recovb; follow


:M » , Will _ Toriilliti


! Teiil Rev.lF


B';'iih | a[teS;;


lahc Boh [but frickq :^ec')l|i,ih


[fCittlli,! i me ihaii'


pcajce ai co-qperal ■" ",ofi:i ged’j iresth


yet toft


[prlnclplei [ imufit.'soll


be Brltri' Dembcra [give .Justl Is the dul :that;,thel iworld


'VilAb ,,V


■preserved and! extended. We have; seen what Hitler’s "new ordef’M asi


wirigle, rieV oi" poor, over tie age^oi lonyv nho is not ,4)crturbed at the thou^t.of toe-


WOMEN WHO SUFFER HEEDLESSIY s There is ndti a wo.man anywhere, raarriU or


patient: docs not attribute to its true tausc , until'bodily .suffering in the shape of not flushM,- nerve attacks, headaches, hack pains and palpitation give an unmistakable wanting. ' These sufferings', can be avoided. ! l|r.


•sign is'iieverjrecogniscd at all—an of; temper, a low-spirilcd depression ^Y


hlch tne


;by .(tounclllor'T. E. Conyers:, ahd seconded by Mr, Nelld, concluded toe meeting.


Iwas unanimously decided t6'le\7 !a orecent of ;£20 for the coming yerir. ’Thanks to toe^Chatrman, proposed


' " ■


Thisfis .because thcs6 pills create rich rca blood, [ ahd iin this way . they. impart new strength,'new,vitality and strong nerves. ■• iThousands' of suffering middle-aged women


Williarai' Pink Pills carry a. woman ttl tne ' most wonderful way through the. or(leal oi


’ the “forties’! without suffering w idanger.


t hive found Dr. Williams Pink Pills the means to h rlew lease of life. Let th«s tried and lrusted hlood-builder give you a helping hanu ' oo. AH chemists sell Dr. Williams brand


HnkFil s, Is. 5d. a box (triple sue 3s.:5a.;- i iidudibg purchase tax...


ci; ' - “■


develop a t this age^' She fears them all tne- more' for Their uncertainty. Often; the. n r«


ext few years [before her. ^ Every.!womdQ,fears the miseries that btiea


firoiight to,!Europe;! It Ifij obVlcqs.i toa ; he Is seeking, to drag; Us .ba ck'; Intc. the dim- rind distant past.


We are delermined, along .wi to: (hat other ■ great Democrafey.; 1 be U.S.A., to go forward. [ j


: ;


■exist only lifider democracy. Frfie- ■dom of speech, thought and action,; freeflom to" worship any [ God ;|or none, freedom to organise anoffidal ■opposition Ito the; Gbvernmeit,. Tready, should the people desire, it. to,take over!the reins of office. Such rights are an absolute necessity to; fiumap, progress,. and progress c e- fiends on Dembcraqy. Foritoe sake of posterity,' Democracy' must be-


■destroy the German people or! to crush Germany for lever. It Is ■ fighting for the rights ;of the woijk- ers, for those, principles which can


itheiwo wafSj!’ [Derigue.ic d rrittelthi


1


inriuses wuiuBtlbeji send i'put| i lovers ofl


Hemand! I. clUer! Ifi


cwoi'ldj anj


riifiei' I f jfrilto;pf;i


lon Is, I f f is'quotl


wllllamsil


“The Democratic system ls„ as yet.i ,only iln.Its [Infancy; It has had, a; hard struggle toiretaln a foothold.' T bClleve this Is because people rib not realise that Just as! Democra cy. fiafi Its rights and privileges. It a so,, has Its duties, rind those duties ha ve[ bee 1 , neglected. Our task Is] r ot „CrtT-i,i,-Aii oni;r .tq preserve Democracy at home , hut to help spread It abroad.;] - i


’qture,;ini lvllege


, I every quarter, of a century,, . ntt^mpt must be made,, It seems


'Continued foot of next (Column)


I Democracy, however, ' .mil [ not, come easy to the-Eqfoperin eqan-' tries,' torn as [they are with radali ffnd religious difficulties; but If pe to be soared the agony of; ’war


ripplnessi asl to cl| i ^ne 'ankle!


f


f liberty, o :,f’They


iiatqre of vdvance


narches


»orM like ppled:


.Vast have I , rricy In Itf


lol the pel voice land I reyolutionl


J


Great ihal Eduridlng : forces'of 1


t!:("NOW 1, :his; Insola wtb the


wejimust I t aciloh afil ji 'Revblf


UG(i| iilthelt!teri|


M aplayed w|


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