COHING EYENTP. TO-DAI


III Ties raro K


Jaim rock and Ole!


and j w. a ui


Spirves ; Bjleach


Is, ', all require .. |arv ihai you buy uld'do your siiO]]


■has always been 'h ! I ■ ■


u p o H r a i


es Arcade; BdciCBURN.


ED


! MAYORESS [SOLDIERS


;Loyv Moor School i.......’ i in r -r Miss Sutcliffe's E f f b r t o l l ^


[Further sub icnptlons Invited. , . 1


of .woolliek fri Paul’s Schbol


Ison pngsi prks T:


king


ffoor [the does [lent a


lard, 1 the gent deal


[and lung.


I this, I ^Iti Tthe


MAYOR )F CLITHEROE. V ir ■ -— '


[(Ir , with thanks the gift


' ' " -f ■


aboye Fund t( 10 th June, 1941. I j


other chll of Maypo[


LORD [ AIR


dren. ________ e dancing


previously ac tnowiedged i l l l 13 2 Children [at St. Paul’s,:


' ' ' I I' ' '' £ S rt


^ o


£112 16 '8


[ii'The Mayoress and Comihlttee acknowledge


:rom the children at S t ' Low Moor.


red cross and ST. JOHN APPliAL FUND


■ Subscrlptioife: received for ^ the


Previously acltnowledged 861 3' 5 Miss Lorffa-t^lrench ’ and Proceeds


. £ s.' d. 1 0 0 £862 3 -5 R^ID


[lAYOR OF LONDON’S DISTRESS FUND,


above Ftlnd tc 10th June, 1941... T'


D.H.B.


i I Subscriptions 'received for-'.the £ s.-d.


Previously atknowledged 27 10 2


. . I . . . ....... 0 2 6 £27 1 2 '8


,M. French, Mayor. Mayor’s Ifarloi r, Clitheroe.


tiers’ C.


I but


|tllss on


|:Mr. local


TRIBUTES AT ■ ' ■^ [ 'm


I WHSILEY CHINGE WESLEY CIRCUIT


:e t ing . The quarteAy, meeting of the


Clitherofe | (Wesley)' Methodist Cir­ cuit wasi[ heldJ • at the Methodist Church, Whall^y. on Saturday last; when! the; j Superintendent. Minister, the Rbv. G. Clondesley Shovel, pre- - sided [aver a fairly, good attendande.. The S e c r e t ly was asked to


convey tOj the .Bev.-J. E. and Mrs. Gray hearty congratulations on the recent celebration of their golden . .wedding...


I


Jwas I2nd ji.m., ■vert


' Before' dealing with the member-, ship figures, Mr. Shovel referred to


the ^effect, of. the War Damage Act, llftl, and! announced that a ll'the churches [in the circuit had covered


. Mr. E. A. Parkinson, M.A., senior Circuit steward, : presented the |


'their contents under the provisions of'the Act. The total membership at ,571.' showed a reduction com­ pared with the preceding quarter, due in: the main to a rigorous scrutiny of som 3 of the registers.


land [wds jer- bods


(h e r Italn


financial statement for the quarter ' which showed expenditure un-[ usually high at £270 11s. Id., com­ pared with income of £239. Os. 7d„ thus Increasing the. "deficiency in the! circuit accounts to £5.5 12s. 6d; A few month! ago Mr. Shovel had


appealed i for efforts on behalf of ■ Overseas ! Missions to be. spread- more'evenly throughoilt the year,. instead of taking place in the later months of the year, as at present. Wesley Church h a d . responded to


Ihfeir


t t e d [oie-r ihad [e|ln at


;tlon a'nd he


a!ar,


and "An wa's ind


h


lcH| I'ing


[ould J'of led


P't'o Afi


ti/ar t of ■be


,loni by I


,rlal[ ade:


|var..[ the: hei


hih-: 'om; on- In-'


'ons 1X1- had


7 '.of ! thy


!reis,, ,nks two


;nani icad-j for!


the! for


the appeal,'ant during the present ■ ■ lisslonary services arc Is hoped that this


week speciaj m being held., 1. „ — example [will b3 followed by other places in! the circuit.! Many tribute s were paid to ^ 'the


Rev. Roland Hfit who Is, leaving the circuit at t i e end'bf August to take up his mlr istry In Oldham, his native toWn. <Ar. Holt’s five years ministry }n this circuit have been! productive of much good and. It is.'.


;belleyed,[enduring work, and It was particularly niticeable that tpe representatives of the churches. which had been Mr. Holt's special


care-Whaliey, Waddlngton and- Low Moor—were deeply reluctant to let hiih go, ' Mrs. Holt’s work and Influence were also acknow­ ledged, and thfir many friends.In the’circuit, while wishing them well


.In! Oldljam, greatly regret their departure. No rdefinlle


factlltles|! and PuU details wll ................... .


I T


T70R a -*- ■' love !- me.


due to doubts ( oncerning travelling paterlng difficulties,


made re^ardln appear; however, In the next! issue if the Circuit Plan..


m THEE, O ^ D .


homej: and


For liberty


For health kr , the


And, are


ionle, someone'to someone brings', whlc i


afid the ioy' that S sweet indeed:


thl8ilovely hnd ,


frbbi where It is'gblng.


vhp loves i t '


Strength to climb


Why the: wind , sighs so mournfully, '


And Isee' visiob wnIcW


.At-Mast . thfim,' ar dream! dreams


(f th<' I hat


..ever come true. ; jbyed In dreaming


An Old Weaver.


when Wlptek comes and skles' grey, r ( an wonder


hills anld tralk-the dales of • ,


t cbmes and whither f ' .: .


arrangements were r'the 'next meeting,


FRIDAY


(Certified sal week


Black-oiit' 11-15 p.m,


Serious [d; been done


[frost, this produce h: the top of sets new! p tlon iri'a ptj


, be' more in gardeners'


.hear o f ; m who, having wlththe!wa ing on, .wen seriously


especially almost COD may be, it


JUNE ;s exc Time,


imagt in a week


aVlng ;he


led 5,000 To-nigh


J '■


1941. copies-per


(Friday),


to food crops has couple bf nights’ . many | kin ds ' of


rpbleni; .wl


port:


are ai any


been y the: disrr dam


' winter-'sup. dlscouragln ences farmers a will accept lenge to pests, enc dltlons, h.. some fodde one farmer


There is nt -now. Thb[ not someth: Ing these ^


every ounct of f('(od wi 1 be needed roorti for


made good, u'rgent neep and for 'stl In food prp


that Is beir ,g foi life here. ,


:! Battle ng 0: ands,


tosses at


luetic


the Blackbu: Royal Infl r:


McKend, other will'


a further and other; Trough of week. Gra. be to the [I the Infirnii, (Mr. Duck y would hayu had there restriction amount ol tlvCly meai: less, Mr. M


have done grand tota gate .since special < £327'2s. ,


e f li lH:


ing given: sum thah farm labo affectlonat has re-gula


irly


for mo:


hbme -J, and there is


bebf at


realisation of this vlgbrous I efforts


One of t l . ihos t valued; friends of irn, aiid, East Lancashire -marj


!c f Duiisop Bridge!; who,


a,fresh sta: t, so certainijl's.he that be'____


affected, lekelUh^


cation of increased an Imperativ situation, science, skili can make!!


, '.iufferedJ This on p xilohged dry spell “ s of Ifbod produc- hen ribtning could nt. Farmers and


l ike affected. ,VVe illotmeiit holders more than pleased f .crops were com- ayed'tolflnd them


dahlias, fietel /,


hjome e ni Eve:


and reo.


:4ly, a ; as.


l as net strickejn


,jiged.|i i Flowers, ■ have perished’ but, sad as this the grave impll-


„..'.ci'cps. Ifastly :'ood bfoductlon is


iBcesslty of the war ■y effort which


.. humab end’eavour It Ired to ensure the '3 id we! irust that, Ihls week’s experi-


havle u: idoubtedly' been, ,r d gardeners I generally .-back us a'chal-


s^lll hlgi e :r efforts. Certain buraged b^ tile dri^ ebn- the rlway


this sit-


liaye c i t croT: whe:


into se


, anq i^e hear of .. kale! has been the [lot to make


ibrnplacency


of thb Att!lantic Is It:


reniotely touch- Is a [vital Issue there,: vital to sea ha-ve to be


OFi CLITHEROE qOMFORTS FUND.


(foupons. Quality


ppmg at the first


Court ! Meeting Garden Par Road, 3 ] Missions.


Sale by Au ter Road, Cabins, Stock A


TO-MOJtl Royal


(FRL


Tosside Fes:: song, Daiici,


;l\fal ;


DAY):! Sports,: [Tea, Even-


ROW Casttli


,ih. P:


Odd: at.H:


4tiin at Claytoi


Christie. Cam , ! SIJNDA


Clltheroe : School A 8 a.m., 1


Methodist at 10-30


Moor Lane and 6-0.


Methodist Sunday vices, 10


Congregatio Services


SATURDAY);


.,.e, !b54A A.O.F.: ,f illow’s ,Hall, 2-30. I ghbrakei Chatburn 'Dceeds for Overseas


etc., b; :t lOn M; c:r Ho;


'arish .iversi D a.m,


hurch, qhool a.ra.,


!burch


(Wesley) lid 6-0. , c: 10-30


MONDiA


i Tuesday I 2-15 (ma [The Grand


The Palladi u i


[King Lane ! Tuesday,. Wednesda:


! from 6-: : Clitheroe ; Grading


I


The Rialto, 2-30. Cc


Co-operativi 1 day and dw to I


8-15. Mti I'.


' day, Fri Saturdayi Wednesda;


hee), Honda; 7-3'


,t|nee ?ictur4


.J


Picturb Thun ' and


i-0 an 2-30.


Fridp; M (-0


onday 6,0 and 8-15. iv, 7-30.| Saturday ■ and 8-15.


ly, Tuesday, Thurs- Wednesday and


Si. ..urday, 2-15.


-s lay ti


Si.turday, fiday, I lackbi ] . Inuou 1 Saturqi


ii ction a 9130


TUESDAY:!


.[ of New! k at 11 a,i


Tradesmen' Sale by AUi 3, Park Forrest


Clitheroe As . 1 1 ,


iction M alved


'' WEDNElSDAY . . iolid^y.


Sale bv house at Hothei-si


' St. John A Annual


! . School, AU!


iqtim'of venue, 3 p.m. on of


XHURl:|i>A'Y ,:ni


' Clitheroe arid Sa|: Cattle,


FRIDA A J:


bulanc Genera 0 p.m


Ji dging 10-15,: Sale 1045.


;c;ion of C


iVi


Surplus Furniture at by Hothersall and


Shops Closedi


t|he E ank I Salerooms ’by ■ and Forrest; 7 p.m.


and Nursing Div.: Meeting in Old


,,artCo; Ltd: Sho-w Md and: Laying-off


Freehold Dweffing- Mart


.„..!Co Ltd.: Sale Cows and Heifers,


S'aturday, 6-0 and ' '


:rirt Ltd.,lat 2 p.m. i;pital : Flag Day.


Lonmore, Ribches- le-Daie; of Poultry Blackburn' Liye


fry. 3hurch:[' Sunday


[Services: H.C.


iriniversary: Ser- 2-0 and .6-0 p.m. ' Services at 10-30


Church : Services


iburch, ;■ Clitheroe: and 6-0.


"2-15 and 6-30 p.m. iWest! Bradford;


of the National Society, the Central Council bf ;the Church nf England for Religious i Edubatlon, held :in London la s t Iweek.- ,He saldj ihe thought the time was now ripe! for a new effort to secure In all schools an adequate! Christian education and to remove the hindrances'that stood In the way. He' referred [to the Statement on this [issued byjthe three Archbishops last: February;' after consultation with! Free Church representatives, and said that if the proposals just approved: by! the Convocations of Caritefbury 'apd York were endorsed by [the CHUrch Assembly. It would be his duty [to take a deputation to the President of the Board*of Ediiidatlon. i He thought they 1 could cohnt upon! the President’s sympathy. He !was already interested and Was only anxious to be assured! that! the old rivalries might ifow be regarded I as abated. If not'removed,- The Aych- blshop hoped that tlie deputation would beia'proof that the hfew[era has begun and that there was f a degree of co-operatloh which kqme years ago would liave seenied impossible.’:’ : I


■ p *


J Hall: r MondAy, ay,I.Friday. 7-30.


8-15.; Matinee on’ Saturday, 2-15..


IS, Whalley: Mon- y 6 and 8-15. Tues-


7130.-I 7 ’! m : I Matinee daily


i.ra.


i Monday to Friday ay, 2-30,'6-0 and Mart: Co. Ltd.:


[ [ The Clltheroe Rotary Club and


ladies of :thej Inner Wheel adoptfed, early In the war. the mlnesweeber “ Lord Collingwood,’:' and comiolrts were sent regularly [tc; the men |on board until :the vessel was wRh- dfawn frbm service.' It will be re­ called that the “ Lord Collingwibd” took part In! the evacuation i'rbm Eiunkirk, her!part in those epic pro­ ceedings being mentioned iii a talk oh the radio, fairly recently. The comforts'sent from Clltheroe on! or about the time of thb great vdljh- drawal were passed ob by the irew to the rescued soldiers. Now that the Vessel has been taken from ser­ vice, the Rotary Club and Inner Wheel are forwarding! their gifts'to the men aboard the trawler ."Simp­ son.’' In: a letter acknowleqglng receipt of a parcel of woollies, mag­ azines, writing pads, clgarettesj etc.,


one of the crew of the “ Simplon ” describes'how they brought dofvn an enemyi’plane. He|says:—•( [ I “ Last trip, while iri harbour, jwe


had a report that an |enemy ’blane was over the port, sol we stood;by our ,guns! All of a sudden I spotted him diving 'out of the: clouds and I fired at him, hitting !hlm right! In the belly; He let go hls bombs and burst Into flames, claimed | him, and .about agreed. There


CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES, i IVORY COAST


up. Now Clltheroe has won It frqm them. ADfangemehts are being made by the local Sunday School and the County Union Young People’s Committee! to have the trophy handed over on some suit­ able date in the near future, when a special service wlff be held. :The list of successes apbeared In' our columns a few weeks ago. To all concerned In. this noteworthy achievement we extend hearty congratulations.


! . '* !*• Gld age pensjoners who attended


the recent meeting' In Clltheroe, addressed by Mr.,S. Mortimer Holden, of The Nurseries, -Huncoat, a pioneer of the piovement, will, [in particular, sympathise with him In the loss he suffered, bn Tuesday, by the death of hls wife, following a short Illness. Eighty years of age, Mrs. Louise Holden was a- sister of Miss Bray, Plmllco-foad, Clitheroe, to whom sympathy will also [be extended, as to the other members of the family. The Interment takes place at Accrington, to-morrow noon.


f Thirty members of the St, John


Ambulance Brigade (Nursing Divi­ sion) have qualified, for First Aid certificate. The lecturer was Dr.i J. Sephton Cooper; the Instructor, Mrs. P. Allen, Lady Superintenderit, and the examiner. Dr. J. M, Postlq- thwalte. The successful studehts were: Hilda M, Bristow, Lily Barit-


lett, Hlldq Cook,. Mlllcent Cook, Bertha' Baxter, Margaret Carus, Mary Dewhurst, Marlon Demaln, Agnes Eccles, Barbara Eccles, Eliza­ beth Fletcher, Phyllis Grant, Eliza­ beth Green, Mary Howarth, Dorothy J.i Barker, Ann; Holt, Dorothy Leemlng, Iris Lynne„ Alice Plnder, Mrs. EUzabeth Robinsoil, Mss Eliza­ beth ,, Robinson, Nellie Sheldon, Lizzie Threlfall,' Greta Trlmby, Louie Todd, Ellen Ti Tudgay, E.len Wilkinson, Ellen [Whitehead; Nora' ^artlett and Elizabeth, Wells, ;


1 . / • * i '* - ,, I ' Member of Burnley Football Club’s Naturahyj' I


Vlvor, and'he said the first gun to fire I (which was mine) killed the pilot and set him alfire,, but the Naval people could nbt credit, one ship having done , [his, so our ship and 'two others were congratu­ lated by the Admiral and our Base Commander. Perhapk one d£jr we shall manage to get the sole credit for a ’plane, and when you hear It on the nev/s you caff say “ That’s our ship!” !


The Milkless Day Irilciltheroe has


been abandoned. Fpllowing Ford ^oolton’s recent Instruction ob'the subject of milk rationing, our local retailers and dairymeh have agreed that from'this week [onward] cus- toibers shpll receive a dally sjupply of milk; [but where more than one pint Is supplied, the' hsual quantity will be reduced by half oh'Tuesdays anq Fridays. ,.The 6ne|-plriti cus­ tomers will not be affbetfid. In this way, retailers will comply with the Order to preserve orie-seventh of thb output for the mknufactiire; of cheese and. dried milk. I ;■’■ I ,


■ cithers than local Corigreghtion-


allkts will bCi interested to learn that the Rev. John [Wflght, who, formerly ministering! in: Clltheroe and now! at Orrell, near Wigan, has aedepted a call to Lee Lane Cciigre- gatlonal! Church, Horwich. Mr. Wright, who left Clitheroe six and a half years ago and


ceeded'by: the'Rev. J. A. Sinclair, begins his new dutiesInext mijnth.


’ ! . ! ' ' * * # ' ■ His many friends in, Cll’.heroe


will be Interested to|leqrn of the engagement of Mr. Firank Rdyston, of [Nigeria,'the second'son o f Mr. and Mrs.’, Richard Rdyston, Milton avenue, Clithefoe, to': Miss (Bladys Mary, Hgulton, the only daughter of Mr! and Mrs. G. E. Hpulton, of 181, Trem'aton: Drive, Durban, South Africa. Mr. Frank Royston, who is on I the staff of the 1 British West Africa' Bank, was foimerly it the Clltheroe branch of tl)e Manqhester and County [Bank.


I . Clitheroe' * #


Sir William Brass.lMP. .fbr the Division.


: and is Private


Parliamentary Secretary: to colonel Mdore-Bfabazon,


Is Mr. William' House of Commons, other


aided by mp imbers of hls family' and loc: 1 helpers, collected


£47 2s. 3d. frejm motorists pas sing through the . Bolli.nd during Whlt-^


'kilfyin; as this sum must lard of Management of and of the secretary


Forth' In narticular, it ' beei, very | much more


been bo petrol or other in hfilday'jtravel. The


traf ic was [ compara-


-e th s yeahNeverthc- :Kenc and hls assistants xceefingly well. The Mile :ted at the Trough he: .naugu'rated these 'tsilb August, 1937, Is the greatest fllip be-


shillings offering , . the Infirm i go'-there foi


for t ) he shillings,' !S, IncreaM'


n rfer 'Dly' ■ly


In 19:9, when no less a £105 was collected.. A in the vicinity: who is


known as “Old Duke,”


, suiscribe'diflve or six the fund I a s , a thank th4 ministrations Of


ify st iff when he had to trei.tment. This year,


1 ti e amount to ten vye understand, he Is


migrating from -he district. - There are other illtile'Iicldents' that could be mentib jned,'


not! is excepting


donation olf half-a-efown from the son of M , Mr. McKeb' Aldershot] spite of A finger” ' li, effort.


Tji


- nises Its g McKend ar out saying that the old


'Interest! nd


replacemeijit gladly rem


a


" I Wl ider; (daughter of 1), now: stationed at


..no:expressed a wish, in •niy s ifvlce. to “ have a [the annual Whitsun


is helpers! goes with- ahd that hls only Plaint


’died.


important Archbishoi' . - , presiding qver [to


has star ;6f


' nmiex f’ Ik In need of wil. be! speedily and


merit Cani le a


aroilsed by the ' ihade by the ;erbury when ipnual meeting


t- th e ’Infirmary recog- 'at Indebtejlness to Mr.


I s . hls the do;Mn of


that devoted band of M.P. s whose work, besides being unpfiWi entails slldnce more, or less complete in the [ He has an­


job which occupjes him at


least tv/o days a week! writes Peter­ borough in .“ The Dally Telegraph.” This


chairmanship- removed -to a , safe [place of film library - haS the


British Film Institute] Though the institute’s


been country it, is being ke pt up--to-l-date. iln the


A [comihittee presided over by Sir william [meets freo.ueiitly to see the newest war films. The Mlhstry of


Information is the largest su iporter o f ! these, the 'British Counc 1 com­


ing second, j , ' ; * * Five: boy' scholars' ai; the itlbbles- been.


dale Senior School'-.'have awarded Lancashlr’e County ell' scholarships, tenable- Accrington Junior Tedhnlcal for two years from Septembi They are: Clifford Br'ownlow-street; Hkyburst-street;


Coun-


Beptembei Pjargreavi


at the College r next, es, 26,


Jqmes'Holt, 16, Fred ■ Mercer,, 4.


Downhaln-road, Chatburh; William TomUnson, 4, 'Wobd-terrace, Chat-


.purn; [Alec Walker,t!.2, Klikmoor- foad, Clltheroe. Exhibitions of this nature are valuahlel to boys who desire to train for responsible posi­ tions in'engineering dr allied indus­ tries. : i


!'■ ■


Congregational Sunday School have received notice that [as a result of their splendid achievement In the recent Scrlnture examlnatldn of the Congregational Union of . England arid Wales, they are the winners of the Challenge Shield'for 1941-42. This shield was presenteq some years ago to the Lancashire Con­ gregational Union' by a private


■referred to, the winning, holding It for twelve] tnoni the


e------------ in the area in the


ncourag past two or three


Agnew' Road. Fleetwood, hool has held'the


theroe last year,as the


individual for the! nurpose of 1


hs. ypars ■ 'Th^ ■ officers of the COitheroe I was suc­


beople round; was, one sur-


■F.A. Cup-wlnnlng team of 1914, Mr. VDlck” Llndley; licensee of the Hark to Bounty Inn, Slaldburn, who died there last week, was interred In the Burnley , Cemetery : on Tuesday, many comrades of hls football days* attending. Mr.-Llndley was 57.[ ,


' j ■] The death occurred yesterday" 'Monday,


afternoon of Mrs. Mary Scott, of 31, Brownlowrstreet.' E|lfty-four years bf age, she had been in falling health for some time, and had been a- patient at Blackburn Inflrniary. With other members of the fapiiiy, she was associated with St, James’s Church. The Interment will take place at St; Mary’s Cemetery on ,1


* # ! * ' ■ ! i - ' Mr. John Mafsderi, of 20, Keinple


■flew, was on Saturday bereaved by ;he death'of hls ,sph Robert, aged


'22. He had-been an Invalid many- ears. [ Associated with SS. Michael


and John’s Church, he was interred in St. [Joseph’s Ceirietery on Wed- nesdajf'afternoon, the Rew. Father Donlevy, S.J., officiating.


[ ‘ ■ p ! * ' '


son, of 40. Wllkln-street. 69 yerifs of age. ['


■* #


' Mrs. T; G, Richards was unanl mously elected to the nresldency of the Inner Wheel Club at Tuesday's annual general L meeting. Other officials elected were: Mrs. Blllsori, vice-president; Mrs. H. Gradwell, treasurer's Mrs. D. Lister, seerntary. Mrs, J. C. Cowglll was aoDointed to the committee In the place of Mrs. Blllson.


I # ' * ! * ' i : To ex-Aldermah James Thornber,


J.P., “The Knoll,’’ we extend every good Wish on the attainment, next Tuesday, of hls 75thl birthday.: Also


.to ■ Mrs. ■ Thomas, 7, Derby-street, who was 77 last Sunday; and to Mr. William Slater, 62, Moor Lane, who will be 71 on Wednesday.' Now acting as steward at! the Moor Lane Methodist Institute,:Mr. Slater was for 54-years orgamblower at the Moor Lane Church, retiring oh' the Introduction of electric bower


seven years ago. ■ '


[ ' ! * - * * ■ 1' ' j ! ■ j "


Messages announcing thelrj safe arrival In- Egypt, after evacuation


from Crete,' have been fec'elvbd from the following: local Territor­ ials: Jack Seagar; Cemetery House; Dick Sagar, Buccleuch-avenrie; Jack Liver, Whalley-road;. Charles White, Salthill-road; 'Geo. Holden, Brook-street;'James Garllck, Shaw Bridge; Slmoh Slllfarits, YOrk- street; '■ Dick I-Ia'rgreaves, Moor Lane;:Matthew Dugdale, Whalley- road; George Bates, Bawdlarids; Dick Bowes, Bllllngton; Geo. Cllffe, West Bradford; Tom Wood, Hen- thorn, and Q. E.iMennell, Worston. Tom Briggs, Hall-street, who [con­ tracted malaria and was separated from hls comrades, returned home on Wednesday night, and is now on 14 days’ leave;


i ■' OBITUARY


: MRS. ALKIE ROBINSON. .The interment of Mrs, Alice T.


Robinson, 46, Wllkln-street, whose death was recorded In our .last Issue, took pla'ce last Thursday, at St. Mary’s Cemetery, the Rev, H. Y. Burnett officiating.-: Wreaths and other floral tributes were sent b y : Ned Lizzie and Teddy; Stephen and Mabel; Sister Maggie. Stephen and Alice; Sister Lydia, Niece and Family; Mr.; and Mrs. R. Embley: Mrs. R. J; lEmbley; Annie and Bbb (Read) |; Mary and Edmund ; Alice arid Jack ; Annie and Tom ; Frank and Clssle ; Mr. and Mrs, Haworth and Frank ; Kitty, Charley and Alan ;■ Edith and Gilbert Friend : Edith Varley; Mr, and Hrs. Walsh and Jean; Gerty and Joe (Earby) Mr. and-Mrs. Pym : Mr. and Mrs. A. Parkinson ; Cousins 'Richard and Alice; ; Mr. and Mrs. A.' p.[Hodgson : Mr. and MrS; Whittaker and Olive; All.at 12, Wllkln-street; ! Mr. and [Mrs.


Stansfield ■


g Sunday, Schoo_______ annual!examinations ,


school For the


Sunday


shield, with runners-


and Keith; Kitty Rye'; Mr. and Mrs, Beriil;ett and family;


.Hfrs. Asplnall and Mrs. Rigby ;| St- James’s Mothers’ 'Class:; Teachers and Scholars, St. Jariies’s Prlmriry ; Workpeop’e, Jubilee Mill; Captain and Members of Home League, Salvation.Army.! Mr. H. Bennett, Parson-lane, had charge of I the funeral arrangements.


! '!” '


We ::egret:tb learn of the dqqth, yesterday, of Mr.!Berijamln Wilkin- He: was.


HOW CHRISTIANITY INTRODUCED.


peculiar : , : T WAS problems.


he importance 'of O.vefseas Mlssloris has ' been stressed


throughout this week at the Methodist (Wesley) Church, at special services and meetings. The preacher on Sunday,' wa^ tlje Rev.


B.' Hailwood; B.D., who gave vivid accounts of- hls work in China, and the difficulties which have been,


created by the Slno-Japanese, war,' In the afternoon he addressed a united gathering of Sunday School scholars: |


, There was hardly an empty seat


at Wednesday evening’s meeting, presided over by Dr. W, D. Oliver, at which! the speaker, .the Rev. Harry Buqkley, of Leeds, recounted some'of hls experiences on the Ivory Coast of Africa.


- I ■ Dr. Oliver observed that there


was now a greater need thqn ever of men and women to travel all over' the world to proclaim a religion not, founded,on fear but on love.[ Intro­ ducing the speaker, he reminded the audience that it was a good thing for them to 'hear bf the struggles, successes, hopes, arid


problems of these missionaries when they came home again,


[ Before beginning his address,


•'' Mr. Buckley presented a J.M.A. : medal to Maureen Shovel, in recognition of Her efforts In colleeting £ 5 for Overseas


Missions last year. THE BEGINNING.


Mr.' Buckley began w)th a brief


sketch of Prophet Harris, a Liberian who brought Christianity [to’ the natives on the Ivory Coast [during the last war. This man travelled qll the way down the coast, stopping at each village to preach arid per­


suade the people ,to destroy their heathen images a'nd .worship the' one true God. He told them to build churches and continue their worship, and one day God would send them ministers to look after them arid tell them 1 more! about their new religion. 1' But In 1916 the Allies’ position became desper­ ate, and large numbers of French troops had to leave the'colony for the Motherland, The Governriient vrere afraid that the Prophet would ihclie the natives to revolt; accord­ ingly they ordered hls deportation.' The years rolled'by, and [It was


not until 1924 that a Methodist missionary, visiting the district: was astonished to find churches; where natives sang the few hymns which the Prophet had taught them. They had forgotten all but thq first, few. words, and they would hum',the rest, for they had remembered the tunes. Then their leader told as much as he could jecall o f ! the Prophet’s story. And so the'simple service had been'carried on for rietirly ten


years. In view of all this, it was decided ' ' ! ■


to.pommence missionary [work and to do everything- possible to:reward the faith of those natives, [ [ Mr. Buckley began his;,work-(With a French missionary, with [whom he used to travel up rlvCr Ip a small, fiat-bottomed motor! b oat ,! packed tight with everything nebded'{or q fortnight’s journey, durlrig' which time they visited ' abojit [ thirty churches. The first fortrilght was the hardest he had .ever, s{ient. They were up at dawn, and rarely retired before midnight.


j 1 - ■ KEEPING A SCHOOL: OPEN.


, Here Mr."Buckley! gave |ari In­ teresting sidelight telling!how they kept a school, much against the wishes of the authorities. | Every Monday morning they would get a letter stating reasons why! It was desirable that the : school! should close. Every Thursday their wrote


'back, giving their reasons i why It should be kept open, [ This was continued for two years] rintll a properly ^qualified teacher was


found, which satisfied the authori­ ties, so that everything [was flow quite all right.


Mr'. Buckley’s -next trip was of a i |


month’s duration. This time • he travelled alone. The journey was one of 120 miles, and entailed visits to .over forty churches. [In two months’ travel he managed;to visit 78 churches, and even then had not been to half of them^ The mission­ aries had a band of native teachers to assist them, but' although they did what they could, their num­ bers were not nearly so numerous as they could wl<h. The irilsslon- arles themselves were of [various nationalities—French, Dutch Eng­ lish,'German, and Swiss., On many occasions they, succeeded gloriously, hut they also failed miserably, They lost ten per cent- of their teachers every year.


i; [ The missionaries most Important


work was to open the Bible for the natives, who had long been in possession of copies but know little' of the contents: By degrees.'they were translating parts of It'lnt'o 'as many of the languages and dialects as they ■ could.


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LANGUAGE DIF'FICULTIES. : The language difficulty was per­


haps the greatest they had to contend with, and Mr. Buckley told how, when preaching on!one occa­ sion. he spoke a sentence which had to pass through some half-dozen interpreters before he ()ould pro-; ceed. “ The worst part about It was that, by the time It reached the last man It was probably nothing like my original statement,” Mr. Buckley declared'


He went on to gj,ve Illustrations of * "I


the wonderful‘faith of the native peoples and instanced one village he visited, which had last seen a missionary: five , years 1 previously. The visit had been but ai fleeting


one, and the missionary.had told them.that if they were-faithful, another white man would come and teach them more. For five years they had waited ;and prayed until]


Mr. Buckley appeared and stayed about three years. They con­


sidered that brief period to be an adequate answer to their five years prayer, . 'When he was leaving, he asked one of the older,'villagers If


he understood! what he had been preaching about. T h e old man answered, “ Our heads are hard! and the words cannot qnter ; our eyes are dark ant} the light cannot get in. Pray for us.” “ I have never seefKthat village since: but I know that they will he faithful, arid I do


(Continued at loot of next column)


,IDAY, JU -!


fi lackbum Ihfirmst (I


HE tiionthly mee ing of Board of Management


plqce In the Board Rfom on A afternoon, Mr. [W. R.


gifeaves in: the chair. ne Chairman referred to the at loss which the Institution had talned by the death of Mr. l/a l- Tempest [who, as Mayo: ,ol ickburn, was a riiember of


Bdard of Management] He had foi miny.years been a most enthusi­ astic supporter of the Royal Infjrm- ar], particularly In the of sporting events foi 6f


the


organlsaitlon the, purjiose


raising funds. A v(lte of connol-


erice with the wldpw and la w!js .passed In silence, the meml stiiridlng.


' [The warm thanks rif the Bbard


wife accorded to the following;— Sxors of Mary E. TYllklnson


de ceased, £3,000; Rishton Wbrk- pe bale’s Hospital Fund, £560; Th( T( pi Room of a R.O. Factory ( pro- cejds of a dance), £105 15s.; the


0; jWaldtwlstle Urban Distrlrit Coun- ci: (part proceeds’of Chalrnan'i, Hijspltals’ Ball), £23 12s.,9d.; POs:; 0:flce Fines and Gains Func (Ilackburh and Accrington), £15 Cl theroo Borough .Police Ciall!, £ l5 ; Queen’s Park Bowlers (vrhls .


dijveand dance) £10 10s.; Thedam M‘s .'S . McDonnell (Income ' 'ron. stpek holdings) £10 Is, 3d.; Grea ; ■■ rwood Brass Band Club, £5 19s.


; New Waterside Paper Mills Ld., rwen (proceeds of dance) £5


Donations from patients and the fr rinds of patients, £28 7s. ,6d. , , The Board also mucq appreciated


gljts of books, magazines; flo vers,' sll ver paper, etc. ■ :■ 1 The Medical arid , Surgical npor;


fo L the month of: May waS:— , Dut-patlents, 1,364.: In-patients:


Inlthe Inflrihary from the' pre’ loui m nth, 231; *


: admltteil during! .th:,


m’ nth, 426; discharged,'428; stiff re paining, 194; dally average r iimj- -ber of beds'occupied, 215; [ patent; av aitlng admission, 190;-[ pat enti In |the Infirmary over >lx weeks, 2(1. ,079 patients received . J,42ii


applications of treatment In the mi ssage ! and physD-therapmtli:’ de bar.traents; 1,603 radlogr iph; wete taken and 171 screen exanin- at: bus wqre made. 359 opei'a;lon,i


■ were performed In the large theatre an i 82 In the casualty open .ting theatre. One patleni,.was,sent to the Royal Devonshire Hospiti.i ai


•Buxton. Mr. Charles Tate, Secretary oi ,th >


Bli ckburn District Co era’ Association, wqs ele Management Invothe'place 0: latp Mr. Ernest Hamer, ,


EDITOR’S 'POST-BAG.


BOIWLAND PLOUGljllNG jANl) SEEDING CAiVpAIGN!


^ ir,—I read with disgust the I'ettejr.


frqjn Mr. R. Milne-Kedhead, of H den„whl'ch appeared In your last


in belhg carried out In are i; l i reply to hls accusation that


trd:tor and-a potato striidlng idle: on' hlS land


. ____ ____. . .


Issie, coiriplalnirig bf hlch tne ploughing campaign ip the BovflanC


o the mannef


planter werie land: froip


Fri lay evening, May 30th, to’ I 'ues- daj, June 3rd. (a matter of four da^s, Including ithe Sunday), may I point out that when the mac! lines in iiiestlon were takph there to plant the potatoes, it was'lpund thqp the land was far too wjt to e the work to be done, epnse-


qqehtiy the machine: y had, to be jeft there until. the weathe)^ was noie suitable.' IVy. Redhead forgot 0 mentlbn Ifi, etter that hls land was jusx.llke


a bog when I myself endeavoured to run a tractor over It; In fact my tricior sank right, up to the’ axle,.. Lqnl In such condltim coum net reasinably " be expected to be sufflilently dry In a mere day. Ncr dries the gentleman mention'the damage:that was capsed td the m 1C finery owing to the fact that short


hi]s larid was nothin: qiairy, ; The .potato


plantei


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YOUNGER Tuesday. CLITHEROE l^RKET. Saturday. READ


Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday BobisTt Yoim^ an d


Manireen O’S u lliv an in SPOM iLO


Tburiday, Friday and | Saturday Abim T am irb ff| in


o f , [a has


not been able to be vsed since ve broi ght It from his laind; as ’ip wqs almcst wrecked. e holiday on Whit-MdndaV


sebn .s to have caused Mr.. Milne Red! lead'considerable anxiety] Ths was the first holiday the men had' eiljo/ed for over eight months! wit a


the sole: exception cf Chrlstmes Day; nbr Were they Idle' even durlig the winter, for they' weie njttng a way for triffic thifough jriov „ Surely any re isonabw per­


son ' vould consider it most ess^ntlql fdr ;he men to have one d ^ off a^tei working all hours of daylight for £0 long. Including Sundays] My Committee authorised the


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hollcay on Whlt-Moriday, as they r£allied that the men working the tr.actbrs were human beings arid nrit ;1 Ines. Perhaps it woula be ne iclal to Mr. Mllne-Redhead'If


hii, could bring' hls m:nd to [regard trie 1 factor men as {nen anq not machines.’


m,acl be;


- I a n not a bit surprised folhear


that Mr. Milne-Redhiad was In - f( rmi d from-Harrogatb " that other p iopb'had potatoes t ) be set” nor


does it surprise me to learn that the t£lepl one receiver was “ hurig up.” Uqdo ibtedly' Harrogal e thoumt as do, hat “ it was a'sheer waste of


tllme talking to'Someone 'wHo[thinks men ^re machines,”


R. Ei; ELLIS. I , Tracitor Foreman. Glstjurn Depot.


arid Mrs, H. L, Rushtqn, meinbe 'S of the visited eyenliig. .Numerous e: ade of flower studiei ck gardens, among the rhod and othel plants. Indesd, is


By


the , kind perm ,ssion of Mir. Club


Ribblesdale Camera Golthurst or. Wedn,


drons one iriember said, it graph ;r’s paradise.”


'cposurej In the love id e i-


esdi wefe


as “ a photb- Membors In


riles t lat: were offered for the qlse 0


(Cent


enerfi revelled in w e oppqrtui;- their art.


exei'-


pray qludec. Dur ng the evenlngj, members ()f


Inued from prece ling Cpmmn)l. or '[them;” Mr.


the ci loir; under the ' ‘ lilr. E. Allen, gave


and p, Hanson -was at the


Th! G. C pleasure _____


rendli Ions of " Cast Thy • Bu: piano.


He that shall endure.’ nks to everyoie iwhd


hdd


i assist ;d in making the meet: .'£uc'ceisful, were voice! by the Rev. Shovel.


rig so I


Buckley leadership'(if


coil- W


ay of All Flesh WHALLEY


J '■ ! SCHOLASTIC. — Congratulations


to Robert, Geoffrey 'Altham and Kenneth Nutter,! pupils] at the Church of England .Schbol; on gain­ ing Lancashire Junior, Technical Scholarships which ■ 'w i l l ; entitle- them to two years’ tuition at the Accrington Technical College.


I BRIGHT HOUR.-Metnliers of the Methodirit 'Women’s Bright Hour enjoyed a ramble to [Waddlngtoq rin Wedriesday afternoon, making,


‘the jourhey to Cllthefqri by ’buS; and walking via Low Moor and the old land to Waddington, where


they had tea before joining' the ’bus p'routej for home. ' ! ;


[j


i THE lATE MR^ F. WOOD.—The- death riccurred very unOcpectedljf on Sunday night, at Blackbqrn Infirmary, of Mrs. Phoebe Wood,*, wife of Mr. Fred Wood.jof [13, Queen street. She was taken [to the Insti­ tution ohly the prevlbu^ day for treatment, so that her demise came: as a gre;at shock to her] husband find daughter,, to whom the sym-. riathy’ of, all villagers lls extended; Forty-nine years !of age, and born p Read, Mrs. Wood cable to Whal4 ley at heri marriage her! husband


{Vomen’s Unionist Association. The Interment took filace Yesterday. In' the Whalley Parish Churchyard. '


Eelng ari esteemed village trades- lan. She was identified with the NOT .WAN' ED.


i Charged with begglig In Castle street, on Wednesday, rilght, Albert 'Edward Aspln, a labourer -of no


Isettled address, was discharged by [the Borough magistrates, yesterday, conditional on leaving the town. .


] PW.R. Frost, who case, said he saw accq people, ostensibly for of soliciting alms. '


proved the. j


sed stopping: the.: purpose


[what he was doing, he he wanted a few coppers for a night’s lodging. A person fvhom he


When asked replied that


i Mr J. E Smithies told Asoln that [such conduct was not encouraged In'Clitheroe. and said the constable did perfectly fight tri afrest him.


ihad accosted confirmed the state- [ment, and the man was thereupon 'taken into custody.


I . We feel confident there is no


need to appeal to the: tmvnspeople to'supportito the utmost extent of their generosity the flag day being


held to-morrow In Clltheroe on behalf of the Christie Cancer Hospital. I Even when' other calls are so Dressing In war-time It Is vitally Importqnt that this truly great Christian servicri should be


maintained.; ^ OD


School Sermons were preached on Sun­ day at S{, John’s Church. Holy Com-, munion -was I celebrated at 8 a.m., and the Vicar was the preacher , at morning and ' afternoon services. The Rev. Canon C. JI. Lambert, Warden bf Whalley Abbey, preached at-the even-' ing service. ! Collections were fbr the •Day School'fund. ■ ! (_ . . ['


DAY SCHOOL SERMONS-The Day


. ,SOLDIEE-!MiSSLNG.-News was re-' ’ celved on Monday, by Mr,, and. Mrs. StevenSon, o f '130, Wnalley-road, that' their, only son, L.Gpl.-Ronald Steven- "' son, of the Royal Tank Regiment, serv­ ing with the Middle-East Forces, was reported' missing, as .from April 23rd. Previous to joinirig the Forces, L.CpL Stevenson was employed at the Friend­ ship Mill. A promising : cricketer, he had played tj'lth Read in the Ribbles­ dale League and Accrington in the Lan­ cashire League.


funeral


Church, Hatpurhey 4the Rev. M. Ward) and [Captain Call, also of Christ Church


Chur chyard. | The took' place


LATE MR' J. RICHARDSON.-The of Mr.


fan Monday [in St. John’s - Vicar


James/ Richardson.,, of Christ


officiated. Read St; John’S Church was represented by Mr. T. Vf,. Mayor, the Constitutional Club by Mr. J. W. Sagar,. and the cricket club by! Mr.' R. H - Howarth. Among the [many . floral tributes were emblems from the cricket club and the Constltutioilal'Club.


in spite of war-time restrictions, a good' number' Joined’ 'the I . , procession. Assembling 'at the sch'bol, the route taken differed from former years, the- first halt for] hymn singing being made- in Stvalts-lane, where Mr. J. M, Blun­ dell conducted the singing. 'Led by the' Vicar, the Rfev. J. D, Brockman. M.A., the church dfiadals, the school’banner- arid Lhe Padiham Scout band, the pro­ cession wended its way through the vll- la'ge to the vicarage, where hymns were sung, 'dnd then on to the bid vicarage, the home of ;Mr, C. Waddington,. where there was more hymn singing, Prdceed- ing through:'the beautiful grounds ot Read Hall, the procession was received: by Mr. and Mrs. Hindley on the lawn.. Aftbr the singing of hymns and the National Anthem, Mrs. Hindley re- spori.ded'to three hearty cheers by bid­ ding' them welcome to Read Hall, and' hoped they would continue to come for many, years.! Tea and cakes were pro­ vided for all by Mr. and [Mrs. Hindley. Games, under the direction of the headmastw,: j Mr. J. Tlu'elfall, ; were played on the lawn, and the grounds and gardens' were explored by many visitors,,


St. John’s Sunday School obsened the annual walking day last Saturday, and,


WALKING DAY—Scholars attending' li - r PENDLETON W.V.S.—A' successful dance was


held in' thb Institute' last Friday, promoted by members of the:W.V.S. and-whlch raised £16 for the Hos­ pital Supplies Working Party Fund. iThe committee give their warmest thaqks to; all who.contributed refieshments, apd who helped and


.supported the effort in any way.


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