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oh each bahk of the Rlbble at Edls- fbrd I Bridge. On Sunday,- the pleasant triangle of land on' the ■Yorkshire side of the stream was. throhged to ,,an unusual degree, as


ikNE of the most popular riyer- '* side rendezvous Is to: be found


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£(1 number of' cars had been driven dh to the grass, forming headduar-j


tdrs'lfor family parties... There w^ ith'lng as well as paddling, though ere was nd great depth of -water; ahd perhaps sun-lounging was most,


. .she But she seems such a<genik little mmaru


■Just think of what she's done—she ,s t^ ed pur Savings Groiip and she’s got the whole street saving as it never saved Wore.


That’s, true. . . 'And she sets usaU a good example j ' by‘Saving like a-demon,


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Her boy’s a fighter pilot and she’s all out to ], help him .4 ‘5he ' ^ ^ every; bit you save|. means so many .more men and thin^ set fite | to win the w a r . ! ^


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We're lucky to have her—we'll hack her up- bylputting everything we can into lF<ir Savings. [


hopUlar. The, seats ;on' the; rlyer. Wanks at Edlsford contribute to' th^ pleasure afforded, andvlherd has rhrely been a spell when thls.rlver- sldel resort-this '‘Little Blackpool? dsTsome call It^has been more exj tfensively used. I Of course; any point on'the 'river Is popularion, week- dnUi such as last, and on/ any even­ ing ' such: as' those we /have enjoyed Of late. Bathing is especially popur lar,' and the' various pits" are dentres of much pleasant recrea­ tion. I j


■ ; ! • 1 * I . ■;/ IN various parts'of the country;


[very exhausting work, which ought ‘to he avoided as much as foresight 'and care can achieve.' [


rr happened on a Manchester


have been causing a good deal 'of trouble'. 1 -Usually i these outbreaks have their origin: through- some-^ body’s carelessness, and It behoves all of us who visit' the moors, to be more than , ordinarily careful. ; I hear' of 'dne such lire Which was being fought by 4O0 firemen, w|io must'Wave cursed the folly of .some perBon who, perhaps, left a/ bottle forl the sun to reflect Ifei rays upon. Or threw a cigarette end or a lighted ma^h Into the tlnder-dry heamer.- Fighting heath fires is not fun but


our own included, heath fires


rpHE other day I met a couple of ylsltors from Sheffield. -Both


lU


“T?E, me|face Is amep;.lsn’tilt?” ^ pxelalmed a member, of an condition rathpr than wait for the


East- Lancashire contingent of the Home ‘Gum4. to whom a cplleague gave; a lift' from Bfmlngtpn 1^ ' week-end.! [Hesand hls.ljompanlons


exclaimed a .member, of an


were! Ill camp at Stopper, Lane, and this particular member of the com­ pany! was: enthusiastic. “iVs me oWn fault,” he said,


'ijuard, ah’'lying In t’ sun.. Ee, ,b.ut t’s done us good. Eat! ; You should


referring ito hls.'face. “I'like fair Wanted tp. get sunburnt, and; by gum'I have!. It’s vvlth, being on


see what ; We can [shift, 'i.lt were goodi Ofi ’em to let us come—we’re spending us' holidays training,' but It’s for us own good!, It’s, grand in' t' country, isn’t It? But it's a bit, dull like, wl’ no pictures or owt!” ' "'Ahd ■ so he ■ Went ""dm .He most


A NOVEL Aontest to help in sav­


depredations by the Natio: League.


certainly had enjoyed his' flrfet camp; and he was full df-appredla-' tlon of the villagers and farmers— “ they’ye bln so good to iis!” he said.


'awarded an /mgraved dog collar; to the owners £ prize of £ 10, and .the highest scorer will be presented With a cup. prpfesslonal rat'catch- / ers and eligible;


promising piip& ” ate invited to enter a con petltldh for the- best score of >rats killed- between August |st and'December 31st, 1941. '* To the winners inj England,. Scotland;/ Wales and Noftjhern Ireland will pe:


Owners of thiilr dogs '.will not be


had: passed' the alloted; span, - and says “Punch had ■


aftemodn in. the. .Castle ...grounds. Aisked what they thought; of our Memorial estate, the,man went into etstaclesj “ I should never think: of going to the seaside If I lived hefe,” He said.' “ Yes,” I agreed, ” It’s very


passing eWryrilght in eight'inbnths iri an alrfraid, shelter. They had . been, efijoylng a quiet


added. ‘‘ But yoii can’t find- any­ thing more beautiful Wherever, you go,” he exclaimed. “Nothing" more pleasing .or more restful to. the eye and the! senses,” I agreed again. But It Ihust be confessed that the


passenger on Saturday night.- As you know, these.vehicles only stop aB certain appointed places. ! . iWe had completed the climb from


[express 'bus on which I was la


when /a- somewhat, obese woman collected her- belongings,' rose from hdr seat,and, nodding to the con­ ductor, said, ‘‘Any time now.”! ,' The conductor Only t shook his


Adcringtoii and had got fairly well on the Clayton-le-Moors ■ stretch


How much are you helping the R.A.F; ? Here’s how youlcan help. Where you live or work join d IFor ^ Savings Groups- t f there isn’t one, form one with your friends. Get in touch with the Hon. Secretary of your


■ Ldcat Savings Committee. Your Tost Office will tell you hir uddress. Cut down ypwr spending: lend all y^y raw; PU.t IT INTO WARiSAVINGS' ,EVERY. WEEK.


' '' issued try The Nati'otud{ Siwings Commiuee, London


beautiful! " But even we want a change -of scene- occasionally,”


hebri enjoying, the 'Peace .and ' serenity |6f the countryside after


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POLiSH‘ soldier called at a A - Y.M.GA Belrvlces Club in Lon­


don, and aaerf in broken English for advlce on how to propose to his leetle English friend; He described her ecstatic dlyt as having “ lovely: blue . eyes, . golden /hair, gorgeous feegewer, aiil—bebautlful flat feet,” meaning, of cbuise. that he thought she looked bsstJln flat-Jheeled shoes:


his beloved shb had flat feet he wouldn’t stand a'dog’s chance. Her dlplomaqy was not in vain,


serenity pf/the place:IS-not'What It' was,! for-'these dajfS,there are queues', at the - conservatory’ ‘waiting ■ for tomatoei wfiiph don’t -seenj to ripen, fait enough to meet a tithe of the-demand.- : ;,


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head: we hadn’t reached the Load of Mischief Hotel at the junction of the Blackburn-road. 'When we dir arrive there, the conductor, helpei the woman out. She was faced with alairly long walk back, but she had a [sense of humour. Glancing up at


the hotel, she said to.the man with the nippers:' “Thar to blame for this. Tha’s driven me to drinkiy ;]


rpHEY are telling this story‘at the X g g c


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“[A li’ttie’glrl was praying • i • , . mPlease' God,” [ she said, ! “help


other with her ration-book, make Polly Wear her .gas-mask, persuade


father, to wear his tin helmet,: and keep me safe from the I b'pmbs. i I “ Now, God, I will repeat that at dictation speed.”


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CONIe good tales of the weaving t-" shed In the old days were! told me the. other day .by! a cpuple of overlookers with whom I ch&tted. They were mainly; about one old character, who shall be nameless except that we may call him! “Bob.” His reputation [was such that he 'Was banhed from one mill, butldur-


Ing a difficult spell he made! fre­ quent application for [a job; there. His modus operandi was to push,open the door, behind which the mana­ ger was! usually sitting on' a table, then Inqulrlrig: "Any risk qf a job, Harry?”! The invariable answer was, “N(itfof thee/’ and,;‘‘Bob” went on his way rejoicing.' ‘


leaving his looms to .go down to the nearest inn for a pint. In his t absence one day, another character


Inwork. 'iBob” was not averse to ' /


across' the cloth In "Bob’s” [looms, "Gone Horae.” Getting back to work


ook up 'a blue'^ lead and wrote


“Bob” read the Inscription,, calmly drew a I line under It; and added, “Returned.” This Involved-a sub­ sequent! visit to the warehouse, but it didn’t worry “Bob.” , . -


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pencil, went round their weavers to inq'ulrelns to the week’s (earnings, If the level was low and a tackier was in 'danger of falling below the average production for other “sets' in the shed, he would give the dila-^ 'tory weaver“ a good cosslng.” In those days, 24s. was .a! .good; week’s wage./! *'


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for particulars of hls; earnings, he said “Twenty-four an’; sevehpence.'’ The tackier was pleased. "By gum. Bob, tha’s hed a good week,” he.ex- claliAed. “Aye!”-replied”Bob,'j ,[ : Next I day, when the tackier lyent


Once'^hen “Bob” was approached : ■' ; , /


round with the list of actual wages. He found “Bob” had 17s. 5d. to draw, delWered .the. usual "cosslng” to ithe Imperturbable weaver, and then demanded: “What'the;^eflce doeisto


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TIAENTTON of Sheffield prompts •f” ;me to cuU this story from some incidents given by a contenipbrary In the famous cutlery town. ; .When the Blitz was at Its Height,


m The canteen worker’ spent toil inutes exr laming that if he told


for she heard a iday or two Iqter that the girl accepted him.


ested In'; a; letter from,'Chicago which, addrtoefl to the “Postmaster, Hell’s Comer, England,” was for-' warded to Dover. It contained a request from an enthusiastic phila-: tellst for a’ ” Hell’s Cofiler ” : date stamp,


CTAMP collectorsf old aHd young, (still IncreEtslng) will; be Inter­


[punip—they’ve got a. bit of a fire ;next'dOor?”


:rainstorm. About. 1,080 bombs fell In that, area that night. - !


.no;”! he said," I’ll juSt stand'here a minute It’s a rough night. Isn’t lt?”-|-i-ln a tohO; of mild wonder, as though he were remarking oh a


cupful of milk.; He returned later on, when crashes were, resounding all over the;place, and said, “Here It IS—your’pump.” The doctor in-vited him inside to shelter. " (Dh,


He might have been borrowing a . / ■ ;


[TPVEN alr-rald drama Is net with- but its.to'uch-'b'f hiimour; A


-When the occupier went to see what hO cbuld salvage'from the wreckage


London diarist.- .records that In a recent raid bn a South Coast town one house was badly shattered, and


he' hea'rd,music coming from the sitting- ro om., ■ One of those beer taugs which have' a musical box In the base had been! hurled from the mantelpiece to the floor;- .’There:It lay on its side, playing unceasingly—“ Home,


” station, the same writer says he overheard a plumber shout “Mary!”


sweet home.” JUST by the old Dov.er Street tube


with a hint of impatience. Out came his-mate—an extreme­


ly pretty blonde. In' dungarees, with her toolbag over her shoulder, , two lengths of lead piping. under an arm, and a cigarette at her lips.'.


rpHE dungaree-clad , legs __


sation ensue'dj.. [. ■ eh?-Yes.


the car he was repairing when an­ other soldier ' strolled up, says a Reuter message from Camp Stew­ art. Georgia. The following conver­


cnsoldier protruded from beneath of. a


Working oil the old man’s ;car, ■


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.Army?—About thirty'years. Non-comralssloned offlcer?-;No. H-m-m-m, you must be pretty ; . ' ; ' ' ' ;l ;


Getting -paid extra?—No. How long have you been in the


dumb.


.William H. .Wilson, the commanding officer himself,-th'en came , from beneath the vehicle.


With that the second soldier went away. .The. flrst-Major-General


JTNLESS a controlled price. Is put AD oh'spring onions. , the shortage of matured onions will be almdst as acute as last winter,


mean, tellln’ me yesterday as tha’d 24s. !7d. to come?” The answer was reaqy. ‘‘Well, Ah thowt Ah m ght as-#elL mek/bneicosslri’ ;db!”,/8aid "Bob.?/


! a bundle makes' 4s. to 6s., according to slze-:-ln other .words, 5s. to/Ss. per lb; It pays a gfower.'therefore.


[bnions Is about 5d. per lb.. There.Is no control over spring oillohs, and


Garden merchants. It , Is based on s the enormous .deliveries daily . of


This Is the.';OPlnlbn of ebyent pring onions.' Controlled prlcb of


with the house.next doori on fire, a little Yorkshlreman went! to a doc­ tor's' back door and whistled. “HI!”; he said, "can I borrow your stirrup


Dover’s |hea|i postmaster has: replied [ai/fpllovrs:


■' 'I.Although; tils.. I s a - veritable ; liell’s Corner ’ to the Germans, we are proud <n it. Our town and har-; hour have been bombed and shelled; but there Is no; a finer,lot of men and woraeir and children anywhere. It Is ’ Bus hess as* Usual’v,all-the t ime.I anJ Soriiy'we have no ‘ Hell’s Corner ’ d£|te-stamp, but our lads have stamped It on* Jerry’s mind plain enoiigh; Greetings to U.S.A.”


In wartlmb,!bul; it Is puzzled what, to do about tbe following, request received by the Head Postmaster of a city down;GlcuCestershlre way: '


ful Indeed If; you could find mfe a job. I ha-re-recently lost my hus­ band, and am badly In need of dne.


Dear Sir L-I s iould be very grate­ ^Ydurs fa .thfuily


H/TANY hopulhr brands of cjgar- •‘■


within the next few days will haye a slightly llfEei'ent flavout, says [a London correspondent. The reason Is that stocks of Turkish and Greek tobacco, b'lught by the Government some tlmblago. helve been released to'the manufacturers. / The propor­ tion to bq|'blended with .the- Vir­ ginia tobacco Is a matter for ;the manufacturers. I am told, however, that It wl il be small and will make little, difference' to the normal flavour.'


’^^ ettes which reach the market


Were borr. 'grumbling.- Strolling on' the allotnents at the top of West View, the other night, I found that the. men who have been “ digging ■


for VlGtoryj”■ hav(e cause to grouse, That the;r Into thel:: the -fov?s vegetables.


iipon But


have laboif:


.whose.hahitatiisfin the trees along­ side'the Piilmfo^e lodge. The pods are broken by their sharp beaks, and Instsad,of .[becoming destined for somepody’s Sunday dinner, the ekeing out Jim Crow’s


With- tpe apt roachlrig'maturity the peas, the. shells are being orously J attacked by the crows,


peas are ration.


been' trbd out, birds have; had man'was going winding [reels of


DlfferCjiit met!


ods have of course but hitherto the


.staVe off liurthqr disaster was to get guns and destroy the enemy.


T was ■A local


trap'to ■ i


peas. While’ o;hers sympathised with hln,!and janathematlsed the pesky, birds, they were sceptical as to whetnet the] device would act. In thelh cjplnlon, the best way to


the “caw.”.' One to tpe trouble of cotton around his


hearing the other day of a gardener-who set a mouse catch'strawberry tMeV'es".


JT Is often! attributed to farmers— arid even gai:deners-;-that' they


A MBIGUpUS. ■ The Post ' dfflce,' undertakes many difficult tasks


I taking all ths'tlme to find out what cows seem tc -hilve known-all along.


A LEGAL ruling states that a cow has, a rlfht In the road. Fancy


onlohs to develop. He Is doing this- .and making .jhuge profits.


ing Britain’s food from thei of rats Is announced


Vital To RecoW Bones and


•rrHE J- It gvital importance of recovOr-


)nal Canine Defence; 1 good ratters arid


|mi terial, such as waste pap,bf, metals, bones and "rags, was stiessed at a special mqetingj of Bowland District Council, held last. Friday; afternoon at the Cli theroe Conservative Cliib. .1 A Sa [vagei Committee representa- ti\ e of the area was appointed to pripaie a scheme of collection.


for war production purposes ,_j maximum amount of raw


chair /and members' of the-Coupcll ,atten ling were/Messf&!T, Holgate, S. Roilrison, J. 'Watson, W. Proctor, L. Cofllnge, and,Major; Wright.' j


CoincUlor R.. Hitchln was hi the salvage'- vital


:that Jmlght be:taken to ensure.,that nothing .useable should be allowed to go tO'-waste.i,After that meeting; a;conference would be held with tepresentatlyes; of the Women’s [In­ stitutes;' W.V.S.,; Boy Seduts;' and. Girl juides.. Much work: had bben done throughout the West Riding, 'and :f there had been slackness In some' cases, [It :was;i due; -In |hls Oplnl m, to a lack.df proper drgani Isatlc n.‘ “ I feel certain that if the householders only know; wpat to do, they will be ready to give'us'their help, ’ the Chairman asserted.,;


ceedl igs by SElylng there, was j an especial need today for a maximum eflofi td collect iall salvage hdssible' In th i Bo,mafid area., Losses'ln the! Battl rdf the!'Atlantic hdd assumed serious proportions and, made sal­ vage of w£iste material a matter o>f first mportance-; Corisequehtiyi ah extraordinary meeting of the! Coun­ cil had been-called to discuss steps


Thf Chairman launched the pro-^


pape ■ alone, had already realized In Biwlarid £49,-he added.tha[t a quantity of scrap inetai': had been despatched and the proceeds given to the Red Cross Agricultural Fund. Comclllpr'Hplgate : ([Gjlndleton),


money! thus raised. DIFFICULTIES.


Ob ierving that the sale of waste" Metaly DISTRICT COMTTEE FORMED.


to representatiyes of varlpus organ­ isations who ,had been assist in the scheme.


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EXTENDING' THE SCHEME Afterwards, the meeting was open


the need for the recoVerif of waste material for use in our factdrltes


, Again the Ctnalrman emphasised


and workshops. With that object In view, the Minister of Supply had requested Local Authorities to re-: view me''thods of collection and so ensure ,that a regular and efficient servlce/was'provided./■ ! , ; '


[jveyofj'he was present at alspeclal fealvage, coiiference held at York the. previous day. -Mr. H. G.-Judd, bontroller of Salvage, told them-


■ Councillor Hltchlh added that, to­ gether with. Mr. Hlnchllfle (Sur-


.that'his Department had been In- ,undated with letters criticising the length'of time which had been per- mitred to elEipse before'the varlbus dumps'were , cleared. He requested that It should' be' made clear th a t , the policy! of ! leaving scrap , metal- bn /dumps had been the declared


'bollcy' of the Ministry In order, ito have -a .reserve should ;an emer- igency arise.'."


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/! In answer, to a question, the halrman said that although sub- ,


.'fnateflarhad' to be collected, no matter whether it was a paying proposition or not. “ What we Jose


stantlal sums'could be obtained for the relief of the rates, all th'e|wafite


;0h the-swlngs'we' will have tq make ■ jup ph the rpundabouts;’’/he said/


worked satisfactorily and amounts : collected -had been' surprisingly ;


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said that a quantity of scrap had been sent from his. district, but. as park h organls,eir,/ he had [ not yet been notified as to the amount of


Councillor CpUlnge (Qlsbiirn) said ■that difficulty had been experienced


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were requifested to boUecti waste material In the' folloWirig- order of importance: Paper, .Metal. ; Bones, Rags. /


.'At the York conferepep, they


ih hlS'greg.,;'Nptice'had b^n given by the owner pf; the land ,pn which the punip.-was situated; that 'the material,^ould have to.be lejnqved’,, as Itlwgs becoming a nuisance;:/, Mr. Colllpge'' thought -the’ 'best -, policy would be to provide a centrdl dump,


: In addition; certain people had : beep visiting. the dump and


: / toking awiy the best materialt leaving only the rubbish.';


will have to be surmounted, a ' Any little prejudices we may have will have to be set aside./ One appre- clatos; that -there, must be such difficulties In a scattered area'such as ours. All the sarae,.we!have an Important job] to do and we jnust see that'It Is done.


- The Chairman:' These difficulties,


Chairman said that one Rural'Dls- trlcu Council had made a profit of £1,700.oh. Its salvage.. He felt that propferly- organised, , a ! salvage


Answering CbuhcUlor Watson; the


scheme In the; Bowland area would, at least raise' the equivalent of a penny'rate;


there was plenty of scrap Iron at many of the.farms if only means for, collecting !lt, Could be: devised. Farmers were'wllllng 'to give this scrap, but in many 'Instances they hadfhot the means,' or the petrol, to fconvey It to the nearest dump.


Major Wright- was confident (that


to appoint a salvage Committee for the area, upon! which the Council is to be represented'by the Chairman (ex officio), Councillors S; Walmsley, Holgate;' and Porter.


The meeting! unanimously 'decided


’The collection of metal In the area had not been as satisfactory as It,,. plight have been. However,!It was■ intended to'establish central dunips to which the contents of the .village. dumps would be taken and kept ihere- untll It was wanted by the Miiilstryhf Supply. A month ago, ;he Cbnhcll decided to collect bones, Phese’had a hlgh. salvagO value, as : xplbslves, ■ glpe'/for • aircraft, and ‘


'ertlilsers, could* be produced from hem.. He did,not think collection Of ragt would present any. serious difficulty.; ■ ; . '// ". :; ;■ / '


! ebuheilior Roblnsoii pointed/.but [hat In some of the-villages the ' .dumj^s had bconie most ijmslghtly. .


ihanc 3, ithe appearance of|a ylllage, 'It is vitally necessary that the work ; qhall go on[ We must hotlallow any , leelliig we may have'as to appear-


: The Chairman:; People; wlU'have to xemfembef/the tremendous sacrl- jflcesjthat are being .made[to get- Supplies, across the seas,! and if It should-be'that dumps db not en-


.lance to stand In the way.1 ■ ! THE CpiiKVHTTEE,


'appointed to the Salvage Commit­ tee': Women's Voluntary Senices,


It was ultimately decide 1 thalt -the : following representatives should he


Miss Garnett; Boy .Scouts, Mr.'Jas, Walmsley; Girl.Guides, Miss Lord;! Parish organiser for Blmlngton, Mr. E; Duckworth; Myttbn Women’s Instlhte, Miss Ackerleyi; also a reprfsentatlve for Grlndleton WX iThe .secretarial work wlll/be under- [takeir by Mr. C. P. Clarkethe Clerk jto ti e Council.


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duty of the Commi t t e e b e to |mak5 plahs to t the' collection "of ;wast3,' arid to submit a sbheme for the iipproval of the Bowlarid Rural! ;Dlstrlct Council.


-it was explained' that! the flr^ '


Frankly, .It , was .news to'me that ;to hls mind that a colleague suf-, iriicb can be fond of Strawberries, jfered disappointment. , 'i but I can- understand how /easily r /The mefau said'Clearly, ? Blanc-/


they -could spoil the- berries. \ Any- mange with Fruit 3d.” July is In, Vinu; - f.ViA M T.ffMia M ln n o r AQiifr'h'


put their very best rs is evidenced by rows, of different here’s the rub.


how. the ’! Little Nipper ” caught one mouse arid was re-set,; |


owrier found the trap had; gone off and/' that, the! bait was: missing. Standing In a;dazed condition not far away was a/blackbird,! swaylrig slightly, and clearly."punch-drunk,’^ as boxers have It./ The gardeher confeluded that the, blackbird had bolted the bait and that the' trap had caught It a w;allop on the]head.-


visiting hls! garden [later,' the


:berry thief, but thegarderier weakly the bird On/probation, placing


H,ere, obvlmisly,-was the straw- cov >r- from Qie blow.


a neighbouring field to fe- j /'.


spnie bird, gaily [stuffing Itself with hls strawberries. Ignoring netting which was: supposed to ikeep out fea hai chance that time— cat h It!


Ah hour later; he found the self-


;hered marauders.; He wouldn't e let the! bird have, another but he couldn’t


Evqnlng..P6st;?.;.dlarlst) ffj;. wds, justi because of the' pictures; suggested'


■tULY.suggests the arrival of fruit,' " and (writes “ The /Yorkshire!


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so-what would the,fruit be?' Straw-: berries? • Gooseberries? - Or had some store of fruit salad been dis-! covered ? At any rate,: he risked threepennyworth. ; ' '


.. TTieri the' blahcmange i arrived,’ rarnlshed as»you might say with a little stewed rhubarb,,. I I /


had let him dbwn. Nevertheless, he asks: Is rhubarb a fruit, partlcu-i larly In July? ■'


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points to the definition In the Con-; else'Oxford Dictionary.; Rhubarb Is classed; as a : garderi plant. “ cooked In spring as a substitute for fruit.” ,


With a : renroachful ;fihp!er he !


eiice that'when staying at Ijoarding houses or residential hotels which / do ^not serve meals for casual


IF you do go on holiday! dcn’t fori - get the Ministry of Food’s insist/-


.visitors, ' the" , public muat, always take their ration books with them, however.short their stay. The provision that ration books


-less-^than five: nights applies only toThotels and rso' .on classed as


needmot be produced for a stay of catering establishments.; ; He . admits that hls Imagination i ■ \


vage Officer, said that up to the /resent the Council had collected : aper only. ! The schem? had


WHAT, SHOULD, BE SAVED, Mr! Hinchllife; the Council’s Salr :


See our 'wonderful /Selection of


clocks:: Mantel,*; Wall Md *


' mann Clocks,- etc., ' in Oak & Walnut.. Larg^ . selection' ■ from 12/6.'


I ^ I t lS T


WATCHES ; ' Chrome


■ R I olled Gold ■


. and Gold ' Prices froin ■ 35Ai


■-Ghorley,........ . Read Blackburn St. Clithenffl-; Cherry iTree;


NThalley .Leyland . Blackpool Darwen


R|bblesdale Wandferers 10 0 8- Great'Harwood „


lAST ■WEEK’b" RESULT'S I'-i ^


: ■ Leyland 159; fCherry-.-,Ttee ll dec.V


Blackburn. St. W?s /.'•OTorley


V /mFOBMA[«!!ES .OP-' MERIT; / C, '■White/-Darwlen:' / .//^i. . !


.•RlbWesdale Wariderers. 15(i: ..'TOall' ■ I57fbrf !.‘r • ■" , !"


R. Park. CherrV -Tree .............. . . . 61 &. P. - S. Me!


'W. Walmsley, Blackpool G. Morris, Read'I


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F[ Rist, BlMkpbol| Senices :■


P. Haworth, Blkcfcppol. ......i ,7, for ,90 R. Martin, BlaCkbUrri 'S;J.i .’/ '6'-foi<24 J; TYldesley, Gt. jHarWood ' ... 6 for 27


k Smith; wiiaiMy


P. Nelson, .CJhptHey, <^......... j-.a.|qr.50 WHALLEY’S' ' 'STEE^.,.''TUSSLE


5 for 18 , B(|ffling , , ^ 61'


J. Briggs, Rlbblesdale Wan... 16 fbr-fll; N. S, Petty, B^oldswlck: ‘5 for «; S. Smith, Barnoldswlcki


i/..'x67


x91 68


Great •Harwood 37;-i -/*BamoldSwickf65 Read 140: Bliickpool Services 197.-


/ ./ s i


: Blackpool 190 lorliifli •Da&efi:2q5 ■ ■ 8 dec.


jfdt '


1941.


' . Wanderers'are tperefofe'Stfil with-, ! out a win, though theydid.,show


, 'In a curlbus Church ;Me'adq\ to win affer loo^g .beaten. ■ . ,,


‘‘^atcfiy! maich at.' *■'.alley maiiagefl’


[•ecuperEitl'vfr *' toW s '■ 'Tyhlcn'/'shbilld'' earn them [success [lii-/thd;iieflf ' luture. Actually bothvteams


'f Having iscoredj 154, fthe .Wahdeferi f had eight V/nmleji!ihen but* for j29 This wgs-surely a Winning position, hilt two youths, ,K, Lang'Wd '’J.[ Greenwood, TOwkesteri/i ,vlotofer.;'*ifor Whalley a fp.vvjmmuresTfrPni ttoe.; It- was vqry ,': dMi5pblntp|f,to Lithe'/ Church Meadbwites,-/ but: equally'a/ credltsblejperfbfmanoeyon the’R,art( of the Wliailfeylyolmg meii. i ' j"'*i [At Whalley the!other-week;'the ' '(Variderers ,wer[ put out.: for 39,..!s


'effective In th^ vital.closln'g-.stage 'Of ■' [their'T opjporients’. ’""'Irinlrigsr


Wanderers, had: to attack right thr6ugH‘'toe'toh|ri^sWdUSif'a%Ifet rest-mlght-vhayf made/both-more


somb little 1 _____________ ___ i jdeldba -18 ruris jbefpre he[bbwle'd ■


Jiliori Jthe?


8hortv:'0f i « ^ bowler,' so . that; E. Smith for. , Whall^.'and IJ;


that .the'flrst-^cket jjartnerslil^'pli: 34 on’Sat'urday 'Was; encoufaglfig.-. In point-of -fact/! mnest' Snilthttpok'' "ttletlnietolg:e't a iehgfh arid; Ipv


Holt, who-hit /adroBS-a ball-he-was' apparently, trying'I to pull off hls off-stick. Thltl [ucCMs; '-'InsplSAd Smith, who prbqeeded'.tbr take./fl,Ve wickets at theo'osttof only to'n rurit; As a result the their wickets d more were out ■To this pblf


■ the first* WanderCii' to hit half-k- centurythls-sea^ori; He WasWatch- ful/and confidferit,! making nbt the fiusplblon of a irlstake unul 'he was


runs'obtalned-while he was &t‘ th' wicket; . /Wlthbut; 'ever . feeUrig enough confide: ice In .hls partriefs to be ablAtoletliliriself go/ Cofntvail neglected fCW scoring chances* arid hit'eight 'boundaries In becbmlrig-


batsman was Cornwall, who


[uriquestlohkbly. E. made .'57/ of the';87


• revealing unexpected enterprise’and , hitting power, carried the sebre to most/respectable ;dlmenslons.. ;J. Briggs, Ti Nuttall i nd F. Hudson kll clumped the'bawling heartily/ arid ■Wh'aUey-.were' set.to face a total bf


■ was -George Garratt, -out first] ball to the Wander'ets'At -Whalley and- now dlsmlssedH-tor three. IFbw teams will get bn as cheaply asj that where GariAtt Is qoncerned, as he ■has already demonstrated. Lance- Bombardler-"'"’ 'waiters,' ' another attractive flrst-wlcket batsman, and


. extraordiriarlly difficult problem bn the face of-lt/'tliough ruris gbt are always, better thah-run3 to! gbt. When, however,[!thtee/ Wlcketo.hkd been captured- for eight runs;. the "Whalley posltloril was by rio meahs so happy. Among the early victims


danger came ffoihl Briggs, the iLah- casmre colt, who Is flow a/military policeman, whose Jeft-arm ; bowling needed carefuljj i watching. The batsmen took few; liberties; at that end, but there/was not quite the same need for caution at the dtheri Batting exceedingly ;well| lri the circumstances, ■ Grebnwood ' and Aspden took the total; to 77; for the fourth wicket arid 'both of them got


■played ' Thelf.


'


[ find another 1 bpwler able,' to [force the win they;soj|badiy need[ I


• fluency suggestlrig easy .,;Vlctory. Indeed, eight men were Out {for 129. and it was left to T. Greenwpod and K.'Lang to supmy the flnal-cheew punch which', batned 'full polmS after "Whalley had looked beaten. By, this tlme'.iofl cburse; Briggs had tired [and the 'Wahdef ers i could npt,


RIBBLESDALP WANDERERS. ' H Holt b Smith -j I.... i I


111 ■


E. Cornwall c Lang b Walters . .l. 57 Cqwpert-hwaltei.c Greenwood ib i


E..BuEh'b'6mIthl-J........'......1. iO ■


: 1. 14 £i:.-,!Sn


H. Standring b; Smith ....... i.. i. :9 ' - ■


Into the thirties, AftbrwardA, Arthur Peters land Colonel Grebri carried Whalley!,hearer tb their goal, but runs nbver came ’lylth the


..Cd


' snapped [at the i wicket.! 'Without , him, the Wanderers mbstihkfe cut a sorry figure.: I It was ijlalp thbt Whalley could hbt And la: bowler really worthy ti, share‘ the attaCK with/ Smith, iwho coriimandcd respect until he tired, Ibslng the snap which' had. earned , him j earjy success... Thu^ later -[batsjrien.


wri for 61,aiid.iwo. t.87-.,,'. I,;: /' ■' . [the ■' butstandlng


anderers had half


lilmJ tor 4


: jflcb '[w


:bir


'To a team di ,'Whalley’s blitting calibre . this did riot present -any


GJ'


. E. Cotterlll / completed • the I trio.. t Heavy responsibility was Ithiis


hrust upon Arthut Greenwood arid , Roger Asp'deri, land they ' cautiously for .some: [Ime.


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