Ip,-;;


A^thodist Church, (WESLCT), CLITHEROE. |


SliNDAY NEXT, ;MAR. 16.| Betvlce at 10-30 a.m. C(|nduct^d by


REV. G. C. 'shovel. ' S*. vice at 6-0 p.m. Cohducte 1 fly W. ; H. ALLEN.


iVeJcome Awaits* Yoii a( ^otir Servicer


Glingregational


S i l^ D A Y I^EX' V. J. A.


MAB:. 16. Inclair:


0 a,m' “The C f e ” Sermon I. "The Paradof’l


j 6-0 p.m. “ Spare Tyre Religion


Arei or Gallery of Church Open to Visiting FrlendsJ ,


, - I


7-3(1 to 9-0 p.m, SOCIAL HOUR an^ SUlPPER FOR TRO'pPS.


A cprdlal welcome to 'Men of th^ Forces, r i


Mbor Lane Churchy CLITHEROE.


SUj^DAY NEXT^ MA^. 16 i


Preacher at 10-30 a.m. and 6-0,p.m.; ' ^ ' i ' I "t


REV. J. E. STOREY, 1^.A, Soloist at Evening


SjajpPER E. ALLEN, Tenor. I servlCe : - M,onday, Tutsday & W ednesday Lew Ayres in | K niBT^ay, FH day and Satinday


I AurthurrAskey tinker’ Murdock in


:V(Bl}-ii«iirtej)lliiiit W HALLEY


emoponal drama is shown; this week- The story tells how Tracy doing gteat work as a physician in the


"I


BINGING Spencer Tracy and Hedy ‘ Lamarr together for the first time _ Take This Woman” a strong


WHAtLEY PICTURES. EMOTIONAL DRAMA


slums meets Hedy Lamarr a beautiful society girl, . who ultimately finds happiness and a place in life’s scheme at Tracy’s side attending to the ne'eds; of the poor. '


j , DR. KILDARE AGAIN. |


dare’s Strange Case,” which is screened during the first half df next week. Lew Ayres is once again in-the title role and the story, introduces tha); blend | of romance, mystery and whiqh has made thi Therb is a strong supporting


he series to popular. cast.


ARTHUR AND STINKER. comfedians in recentt years, One o f the most No. .466. CLI


THEROE & DISTRICT SQUADRON.


F ST PIID Parade and Commencement: of r ■ IR M E


MpNDAY NEXT, MAR. 17j • at!7 o’clock at •


i| IE HEADQUARTERS'


Ribblesdale Senior Scbooll The Commanding Ofidcer will!give


■ details of Instructional Course and . I I


Cadets will be alloted to Sections; T •


Trilnlng, TUESDAY NEXT, March 18tp, at Headquarters; at 7-0' p.m. i ijnrolments will be received at either of these Parades.


I C. PARKINSON, Acting commanding OfiOcer.


IVEDDINGS BRAITHWAITE-WALLIS. Considerable Interest was taken


In a wedding at BUlington Baptist Church, on Saturday moriilng, be­


tween Miss Dorothy vVallls, the only daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wahls, SUfcks-avenue, • Whalley, and , Mr. John Bralthwalte, fourth son of; Mr. and Mrs. J. Bralthwalte, 49, Hen- thdrn-road, Clltheroe.'. The brlde- grpom^ a wireless operator In'the KA-P-.'was on embarkation leave. i ■Given away, by her father, the bride was attired In a two-plece of


■ pale blue moss crfipe, with hat and shoes to tone, and carried a bouquet of y/hlte carnations. As bridesmaid Ml^, Olive Hqrgreaves woi;e dusty pink sjatln backed with marocaln, acpessofjes to tone, and carried pink cainatlons. Mr. Fred Bi althwalte acdompanled : his brothei'' as best m£^, with Mr. Donald-Wallis the groomsman. :


i | The ceremony was performed by


-the Rev. D. Lewis, with Miss Green- wobd at the organ.! Hie hymns wete .“Praise my soul, the King of Hehven” and i“Love Divine.’’,


' Hie reception was h,eld at the Co[operatlve iC^fd, Mr, .apd Mrs.


iBr^lthwalte leaving later, for the ihopeymoon In Westmorland. '


“ 1 . RAWLINSOfN-pUR'GESS. i^lrcraftmah Edmund Porter Raw-


|


Unspn, son of Mr. and Mrs H; Raw- llnson, Eshton-terrace,' Clitheroe.


;and Miss Eafas May BurgesS. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vw. Bur­ gess, Beech Grove, .Chatburn, were married on Saturday at Chatburh Parish Church.:


fh e bride, given away J iy i her


father, ,waS giwned in white satin, the net veil being surmounted' by a


he^d-dress of:roses. She,carried a sh^af of lilies.) As bridesmaids, Miss Kathleen Burgess (sister) and Miss Ivy Wall: (cousin) wore salmon- coloured satin, 'poke bonnets, and carried muffs; A small attendant. Master Brian Burgess !(cousln) was In IR.A.F. uniform.


; TOe best man was Mr. S. Taylor-


and the groomsman Mr. Herbert Worthington. The Vicar'(the Rev. A. jE. Swallow) performed the cere-.


■ mojny, after which there was a reception In the Church Institute. Hj^ honeymoon Is being suent'at Blackpool.


I ; bridegroom’s gift to the bride


iWap a dressing-table set. and toithe ibripesmalds rolled gold bracelets; Tolthe bridegroom the bride gsM a dress ring. Included In the many •presents received was a tea service


" -m friends of the bride at!ithe .toriaMlll.,


MAYOR OF CLITHEROE Red cross AND ST. JOHN


APPEAL FUND :


I ...tj’ ■ ubscriptlons received f o r ; the


abdve fund to 12th March, 1941, • £ s. d.


Previously acknowledged 806 1 10 ■ Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar.


School, Third Form j... 0 6 0 Oo'vnham Reading Room 5 10 0


• £811' 17 10 M. FRENCH, MEjyor.' .1 M;


ayi i:


or’s Parlour, Clltheroe. i 3th March, 1941.


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Arth'ur Askey dressed up as a lady being wooed by a College professor ahd generally getting things mixed up k a real tonic. He.and “Stinker” are ably supported by. Graham Moffat ahd Moore Marriot;


■ | BRIGHT HOUR.—A successful


“Bring ahd Buy ” sale, was held on Wednesday night. In the Methodist School, under the auspices of the Ladles’ Bright Hour., An excellent entertalnmeiifi* was ^-provided, the artistes being Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Sher­ man, Mrs; and Miss. SouvMn; and Mrs.' Makln': jWitli 'Mrs. Starkle at


the piano. A proportion, of the pro­ ceeds Is to be given; to the Whalley and District Nursing Association.


BAPTIST CHDBCH.-M1SS Robin­


son. of Whalley, was the visitor at Tuesday’s meeting of, the; Ladles’ Social Hour, and gave an Illuminat­ ing talk on the books ; of Ign McLaren. Miss M. Hopwood w a s : the chair. i


i LORRY AND SHEEP.-On Tue


was almost at a standstill" when orie of the animals was In cohtaciwlth the front of the vehicle, and was to severely Injured that destroyed.


The d r was Alfred R tiver of th Ulmmer,. 15,. AO


i f had to be ‘ e lorry


clto-street,


Clayton-le-Moors. OBITUARY.—Bombfed out of their


home In a North-West area, a young married - woman; Mrs. - Marjorie Davey, arid her mother took a house (Rock Lea) In Whalley,-iroad, Bll- Ungton, a few weeks agb. iOnly 2Q years of age, and married but six months, Mrs. Davey has’been noti­ fied of the death of her husband—a special constable in their home town—killed in an enemy raid. The deepest symipathy Is felt for Mrs. Davey in her sad bereavement.


A Bllllngton resident, Mrs] Elizaf


beth Hayhurst, of Calder-avenud, who • was prominently Identified with the Church of the English Martyrs. Whalley, died on Tuesday Sixty years of age, she was the wife of Mr. Edward Hayhurst, who is m business at Langho as a boot and shoe repairer.- To Mr; Hayhurst. hlk two sons and! four daughters, syml pathy will heiextendto In their sad loss. The funeral takes place today In St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hurs: Green, the arrangements being en­ trusted to Mr. B. Wilkinson.; !


MILHARY! BAND ' CONCERT.—


A. specially enjoyable, item In the Weapons Week programme was th concert given -in the Cq-operatlvw Hall, on Sunday afternobn; b.y the Band of the Loyal Regiment by kind permission of the C.O. The fact


that the attendance was not as big as had been anticipated was .pro-j bably due. In part, to the many people who had joined the clvld procession earlier In the day, under


adverse conditions. Directed by Mr. E;. G’. B. Palmer, (A.R.C.M., the band


played a-well >7 which Included t march, Suppe’s “Morning, Noon Skaters’ Waltz; ourlte tunes; a Savoy.” selection


^ Red Red Rose” arled programme,


le “Old Comrades” popular overture, and Night”: toe;


concluded with the marches, “ The ana ‘i‘ The! Moun­


tain Rose;” LaMe-Corporal Earner field delighted toth a xylophone solo, ‘ The Skeleton Dance,” while


further Instrumental itenisvwere played by Sergeant G. Denny and Private D. Greenwood. 'Hie tenor vocalist, 'Mr. Brian Sherman, was outstanding. His contributions sung lii brlllianli f^hlon; included 0 Sole Mlo” (Capua), 'and "Song


of Songs.” (Moya), and for each he was enthusiastically recalled. The concert attained to a high standard and was Immensely enjoyed, i i


The SOCIAL diary


To organisers of all Social Events. Put a Preliminary Announcement m the ’’Advertiser and Times,” and' secure your place- In the Social Diary to avoid clashing.


1941.; : . , | '' ' : ' '


March, 22—Children’s Fancy Dress Ball . and Carnival,'Starkle Arms


March 26—Jumble Sale in. Old School, by St. John Ambulance and Nursing Division.


■ Ballroom,12-15. ■ ■ , -


Apr. 14-Newton Institute: -Annual ;


May 23 and 24-f-NaUonal Children’s Home '■. and 1 Orphanage :


Easter Monday Dance. •


Annual House to House col­ lection.


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Mar. 28-Newton Institute: All night ' Dance;


,


a selection of fav-' ‘Memories' of the (Sullivan):: and


day morning;:on,the (hitheroe road, at a point near Barrow Nprserles. a motor lorry encountered'hinbCk of sheep, driven by Mr. Wm;'Speak; 6f Moorslde Farm, WlswelL;! The lorry


Charlie’s (Big-hearted) Aunt.” iTo


with his pal "Stinker” Mfir- together again in one of the films : for many ' months,


popular radio Arthur


excitemtot


Kildare 'films will want to see the latest of' his; adventures in “ Dr. Kil-'


'lilo:■ose who have seen the earlier Dri


COMING EVJNTS.


IN AND OUT A


N


ANYONE, walking Into the Swan 'regular;and auxiliary fire.services, and Royal Hotel i about lunch undef Superintendent •!. Taylor. In


' r


time on Wednesda:y would haw - ’ heard eighty members of the RA.F. In a sing-song. They had lunched at the hotel, and as there was some time to spare before the procession, Mrs. Huemah iplaced a piano at their disposal. There i^re excellent artistes; in the gtoup, ^nd no second Invitation ,was needed, a really lively musical programme being provided. 1


appeared; One of them';y/as MlSs Dolly Bloomfield, of ChatbUrn-road,


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and with her were foilr work com­ panions from Bradford. When they had made their dresses, the Quins • ■were Invited to parade in them at work; and did so on Irecelvlng 'an undertaking that a collection would be made. >The collectlQn raised 14s.,| and the Quins formally presented: this amount to Councillor Dugdale,' Chairman of the Publicity Commit­ tee, as a contribution expenses pt the effort


towards the


rro-DAWS '(demonstration of poii- A- toon ; bridge building at the


river fat Brungerley! should be well worth a v is it .: (Sreat care has been' taken to make l); as intorestlng and ■ practical ps possible, and there are


loud speakers arranged to keep tRe spectator# Informed as to exactly what is happening, and why. Tp convince [people that the bridge,


.when’ built. Is' capable of carrying '’almost any weight,: I hear that ,a road rplleri Is to be driven across It. The grandstand will, of course, be Brungerley l^rldge itself, biit other vantage points to l l ' be foutid, and to those who read my notes in time! —the demonstration btolns at two o’dbck-^I can! strongly recommend attendance,


' j '


a f t e r watching ithg almost in- credibly smart drill and march­


ing of the Naval qnd R A.F. detach­ ments In Glltheroe this week, many people toll flnd it difQchlt to believe that the majority of th^ men taking part are still In the rebrult stage. The ranks! of i both'tRe Navy and R.A.F. Included mahy who have only just complied a month’s training.


'he; left, I the Commander suggested to the Mayor that if jiheto are in


Clltheroe any surplus woollen com­ forts, he would be very glad to have them, and could giVe an assurance that none would be iwalsted.


“ Summer is coming,!’ Lieutenant 1


Cfive observed; “ but when we are having slimmer In this country it does not follow that [men of the Navy are enjoying genial conditions. Out bn the North sea,|or bn Arctic patrol; men have real need of warm clothing, even in the' height of Sum­ mer, and I hone this win be borne in mind!” '


■T: WAS greatly Interested In the; incepdiary bomb demonstrations;


given at the rear of Mitton House during the week by members of the


Almost lali; tee nitn in the Navpl unit arg being trained as gunners for the Merchant Fleet, and before


' the parade at the fancy dress ball on Friday night, the'f’Quins”


j ■ ■ . ! i'


a large store shed toth corrugated iroR sides, Twb.experRnehtal Incen­ diary, bombs were allowed to set fire to the contents of the building, and then, in a very short space of time, the Ifl.ames were extinguished by ia stirrup I pump. Mr. F. Margerlson, the Bqfough JEnglneer, explained In detail to Interested audiences the exacit steps, to take, should an in­ cendiary bomb fall through the roof Into the bedroom of their home. He demonstrated the dual purpose nozzle of the hose, pointing out that only''the: "spray” should be used ion the bomb Itself, ■ which could not actually be extinguished but [which could be very limited in its lU-efiect. o Fol' the experiment, the doors of


the jbulldlhg were closed until the fires' had got a good hold, then they were; swung open to permit, the audience to see everything that was ! happening. The quick results achieved by use of the stirrup pump were indeed’ astonishing, - only two buckets' of water being required to quench!the flames. 1 Afterwards, a fireman demonstrated how to deal wltR aadncendlarylbomb In the open air, by placing upon It a sand bag. I Many questions were asked, and [there is no doUbt that those’ who [witnessed the demonstrations were greatly Impressed.


rfRINDLE'TCiN " ir>t;prPRf-.PH It


_____ readers will be Interested in a photograph I


have' received from Canada. It Is that of Mr. and Mrs. A, Pilling, who left Grlndleton some years ago for the Dominion, and their family of fifteen ! (ftlldren—surely a quiver full, and the type if!settlers which our Colqples welcome. And what a Savings Group!


r Mi l S ; many friends would be specially Interested to see Jack Bailey In the „ band of the East


'


Lancashire Regiment which led last Saturday’s Imposing parade. Jack who learned to play the violin lat a very early age, later devoted atten­ tion to [ toe saxophone, using both instruments In his dance band; His enterprise, has had its reward, now ithat he plays the: sax. In such :a iflne military band.


T COKING through oUl- file copies of fifty years; ago,.! came upon


a paragraph copied, by permission of the Rev. w. 'WUlbran, tReil Vicar of .Peh(ileton,ifrom the “St, James’s


Evening Post,” dated' “frohi. Satur­ day, October 26, to Tuetoay, Octo­ ber 2p,:: 1717’’—now 223 years ago. The paragraph reads: •


' ' ; Pendle.” j .■


“Hli Grace'thesipuke of MontagUe h a s ; ordered: all his Mouth’d Hqunds In-Lancashire to run and: be hunted the Hare this Wmter by Mr, Richard Crom- bocke of Clltherow and the Copyholders ■ of the Forest of


‘ ' Thp “Evening'Post” was only the


size of a sheet of foolscap, and Its contents were mainly foreign news and society jottlngR


EDITOR’S PQST-BAG WHITEWELL MAKING THE PAY.


Sir,-To torrow a quotation froih


hope of petoe I agree toth;R.T


providing ['adequate pay foir Jlers and their | dependants should rest on the Government.


of ..... .......that the onus


The fact Is that the [Government shirks this responsibility (except ki relation to-Its own employees) and will continue , to do'so as long as people acquiesce. As a! Socialist, R.T. wlU no doubt agree that'the State also' shirks other' responsi­ bilities, for instance,[towards hos­


doubt contributes regularly to the support of Blackburri Infirmary:


pitals, which rely for their main! tenance on charity.


I 'Yet R. T. no


The equivalent of a dejeent; civilian living wage for all- serylne in H.M, Forces Is a Socialistic! goal towards which We should strive] but Social­ ism Is a!quantitative tplng.! It’s a, question* not of all-or nothing, but of less or more, and If Clltheroe cari add Its .quota to the Httlp more by helping Its [own employ e e i then we are on the; right ^road.


j ; I would like to repeat my, argui


ments for “Jannock’s” sake, because constant: dripping wears away even the hardest stone,; they say, but I won’t, because It-wUi be quite clear tp. your rea(iers that In hls mental confusipn p?' evades ievery Issue raised. . May I , point out ; to him, however,; that disciisslon! Implies argument for and agalhst a thing. IVlth this In mind, I say again that PUtherge Council h a sn ev e r dlSr; Cussed the question!of making up pay, and I challenge htni to name any two councillors | who have spoken for, and any'two who have spoken against It. Will pe also give the date of the meeting and the Issue of the “AdvertlseT’[[iii which a! report of the debhte appeared? Mr. Hall has, I think, a wrong


idea of the men for vyhom I am fighting, 'and of their w;ork. When I speak of Corporation emoloyees I


mean the whole staff, [indoor ahd but, from rpadmen: to chief clefkj In'any case hls argument rests on the rcitini of d.\\ these men, and illustrates that o’.d saying, “ Live boss, and tha’ll hev grass.” Let your employees have the benefit how of supplemented pay, for the fact must be faced tha] some may: never come back.' Whatever you do, however, don’t “ fritter away” any money saved due to men serv-‘ Ing In the Forces. ,


' . - .(Continued foot of next column)


Rotarlan N. Taylor’S address, pub­ lished in last week’s “Aj & T.”, “the.'ir are but slaves who dare not be in the right with two or three,”;and It Is a bleak [outlook when Socialists excuse their lack of eff;)rt by saying they areiln' a minority. That Is not the spirit which has br(5ught Social­ ism to the fore 3S the jpeople’s only and pleMy. j, '


j ON P/^RADE


CIVIL 'defence UNITS an d! military.


IMPRESSIVE -MARCH-PASTi OPENS WAR WEAPONS WEEK


.APPR030MATELy 1400 person^ the majority beang representa­


tive of the'Clyll Defence Services, took part In the ptocesslbn which followed thq celemcnlal opening of the Clltheroe. and Rural Districts War Weapons Week, last Saturday afternoon. [ ,


. If hot the'largesl'barade that has


been wltnetoed 'here, certainly it was unique, and It had the advan tage that onlookers were able to appreciate in a large degree aU the services which the)war has called into being tor thet defence of hearth and home, and, to some, extent, the mechanisation of the modern Army.'


INjSPIRING DISPLAY. [ |


A.R.P. Wardens, AJ-.S., Fire Brigade ^bulance drivers, :?imt-Ald partle^ Special-Constables, and'all the others have answered the w lil of the sirens, or toe warning of the Report Centre' ^ t o i s nlMned day and night Clitheroe and the rmai district have w grateful for all the work


long- winters-, PARISH CHURCH.—An Inspiring


serylcb^wasv held at Whitewell Parish Church on Sunday morning last. In [connection with the local War Weapons Week. Those pre­


sent Inbluded representatives of the Bowland Rural District Council, the Home! ' Guard. W.V.S., Observer Corps,, 'etc. Other societies and organisations were also represented. The soloists were Mr. T. Hltchln and Mr. H. Slater and they were accompanied .by Mr. Tom Bridget, 'A-R.C.M., at tihe organ. [The Vicar of Wh tewell, th e . RevJ J. R; h . GloveiUM.A., In hls address stressed not oply the vital necessity of physical and financial aid to the counW, but also the tremendous Importance of spiritual weapons of attack lapd defence—the sword of ■toe spirit, which Is the word. ’ of God, -the shield of faith and the helmet:of salvation.


War Weapons Week, a Ministi'y of In- fw-matkn “Talkie” show is being


A Visit |Wks paid on Wednesday evening to Browshqlme'''HaU. During the evening; jan address on the need for


W o j Parker and to Captain and Mm, hse ,pf the Hall, was


given by Mr. J. C, Cowgill, ^ of thanks to


warmlv,: carted-on the proposition of Ml' H. Ramsbottom, seconded by Mr. Robins, Once again remarkable enthusiasm was . displayed when savbig certificates were offered for sale and the sum of £1,285 was realised.


vimo — X topic of conversation in TOtewell. recently ; and fnat has


war'WEAPONS yVEEK.-Th'ere has


^were occupied and played under the supewislon of Mr. W. .Hazlewood and Mr. F, 'Trotter, Savings cer(jflcates and stamps were awarded as prizes and ----------


--- the Iqast time, and this was won by Mrs. Hitchin, of “New Laund." During the. evening an address on the value of saving Was given by Mr. Kershaw. The remarkable success achieved at' the effort is!,best indicated by the fact that es th®;[ result lof the sale of savings certificates and ,War Bonds,' no less a sum than £1,016' 17s. 6d. was realised.


J. Pye, Mrs. Ireland and Miss Marsland. A special prize- was awarded to the reon to produce hls. or her gas mask,


^Continued from preceding column). My efforts have been made solely


for the benefit of Clltheroe Corpor­ ation qmployees serving In the Forces [who have been wlthbut.a


champWn both Inside- and outside the Council Chamber. This being my final effort for the


time beihg, J\4r. EdltoT, I thank you fob allowing me to use your Post- Bag.—Yiiurs faithfully,


E. J. WOOD.


land, ifrs. Patkeri Mi^.-^! BreaksrMra. these were won by Mr.


u6yd.M'n Fred ^ ed \ ‘Ch'l Garrard; Mr. A, “


■ P. Sf (Cl'


—„ .^ ’ipphig)........ '


Bentley, Mrs. Mars-


leed, Mrs, .'Mr.


Whitewell Hotel.'”' Thlrty-four tables


EnthusiaBm has reached a remarkable pitch and this was evident last Satur- A drive was held at


centred;'about War Weapons’ Week. week,in the rural.districts. SHOW—In connection with


cashlre Regtaent, was a strong detach- S f o E


ArtUlery. in full


others with automatlf arms. -Included in the contingent wai a detachment of motor cyclists, equippid with a type of helmet which made - them look more like speedway : rider i than soldietBl There were also seve;'ai wireless vans, with men. or a’ Signals unit, replete with their equipment,, ' A couple of motor!


•''I® “ ?. otoy with rifles;


drawn gun tokri'lages [also created coni siderable interest; ■:


Members of the Sptoiql Constabulary


preceded the-A.R.P. Wardens, clad in 'mackintoshes and steel


-Si tt


of members of the-Women’s Voluntarji SeiwicK, the Women’iiLand Army, and the A.R.P. Report Cefitre Staff.'


adapted for use as tenders to draw the S i '


motor cars to car: y important '


utilised (loiTies.


ldiTres.''''otoers“ ha<i' adapled la ' "


JSome squads had others had' ada


dders am) other ■‘fSW TS .S :


squads.provided as stort a' parade as- their . regular comrades Iwllk - the


squads, ate '|N(3 bright uniforms and shining buttons for t&e.men, yet their’


conveymg the rescue] parties, road re1 pair _ squad, and water mams' repair


the other impedimenta' necessary to' their work. ;


_ Members' of .the Decontamination Squad wore their gas-proof suits! but


otherwise ■ tvould haVe done.', They


■which had been conrerted into ambu­ lances and


foot were Ambulance


bead marched the band of the Loyal North Lancs, Regiment'


■


distnct, Clitheroe's Ato Cadets, had with them their instructional aero­ plane Behind! them edme the men who the, last war, members of


’The newest corps tolbe formed to the


toe British Legib^, with their standard, ra®re was a large body of members of


tne St. Johii'Anibul^ce Brigade, and


like the ArtiUery, in toll battle kit,' pre- cede,(l a’ section of thfe' Auxiliary Terri- tonal ,:Setoce. Rebresentatives' of Britain s bitizen army formed dhe of the(. largest; I groups in the procession, smart m appearanebj and marching with a sold eriy ■ bearpig, Ith'ese Home Guards-of Clltheroe aid neighbWhood created a first-;rate imbression. Besides; automatic arms carrlM by individuals,' one platoon: I had fitted a motor-cycle! combmation with a machine gun. and' a Home Guardsman: sat behtod It looking as efficient at; the member of any German Panzer Division. At their


uvo u ol,toel^yai Engineers,


Divisions from the rural areas. IN BATTLfe KIT.


mobile first-aid unit members of the'S'h' . Brigaded i and


stretcher car and several other vehicles! On!


were fo Ipwid by the pasualty Services, which Included fltot-aid ■ cars! . ■


^ weird-as they! d'


Nursing, |


John:


IT BRINGS ADDED NOURISHMI TO YOUR MEXLS.


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DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS ECO N O M I G A L | AND PLENTIFUL.


From all Grocers and Stores in l ibs, and Mbs. !)to>Mike Coffee Co., Ltd,, Burnley.


Ntrstog piVision, followed by .Red Cross Wtokers Girl Guides, and Boy Scouts Ariny lobries' and an Array ambulance’ brdught bp the rear. ;


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•Mtoor a; Austiri.:M.C., mM: were, chijf marshals and were ably assisted by (Messrs. J C. Cowgill, T. P.= Rushton, R. Y. Parkinson. S.: Robinson, A, H; ToM and T. Bailw, Colonel Robinson, Capt, Little Lt. SpauU, Lt, .Montagu, Lt. Camp, Lf. Roberts and Lt, jqhnston.


eyqwthtog depends Ion efficient mar­ shalling, an 1 credit for this important ad;unct toe uld be, given to toe Chief Constable (Mr. F. ; K. Exelbv) and


t o ! a pro( esslon of such dimensions, WADDINGTON. Mrs. Falrweather gave aln! Inter­


esting talk on the life of Madame- Curie ;at 'a meeting of the Methodist Ladles Bright Hour ion Tuesday. Mrs.! Newell presided and tlie duties- of pianist were fulfilled by Mrs. F.


Oddle', The tea hostess was Mrs. F, Smalley, assisted by MrB.'Robin­ son and Miss Southworth;


i ; ;n t


and-spades ropes anp pulleys, and all; i


Jobs; iThey had with them picks' most vital of; j! ■


modern fire engines dnd tendet.i ' ! Not less impressive were the lorries


★ TO­ GO


STO-


MAKE RATIONS FURTHER-USE


Services wm'clearly jevident'from the yehkles which have ibeeh


a admifabiq — has been i carrito out by the Fire helmets, and there was a good'muster |


FIRE ; SERVICES.' ’ | . work ,of improvisation


Consulting Hours.-^oiltrary to^Prevlous'Announcements these Me : KI-7I2 a.m.,12—4 and 6—7 p.m.


KING I STREET, CUTHEROE. 1 1 |


< If I


PCTformed*^ silently and conscifentiously Pollovmg the band of the EasfLani


duect action may not arise; if-it should, the services are ready for ahv emereency. _|F6r


unobtrusively—by peiple from even walk of life. It Is devoutly hoped tha't the need for, those sirvices to go Into


spectacle; khaki; blue and black mainly, with the bright red of the fire engines as the. only jexcepticta to break the ^notonpus-hues, Bjut if w'gs an Im- spiring display, and itTdiii at least give the general-public ari insight into the immense amount; of toluntary service which is being given in, the interests of and countiysiBe,; quletly-even


It was; essentially i somewhat dtob ClITIEROV iClITHEROE lURSL & BOWlSND WIt WPM EK A HOS WE: FR d a y ; m a r c h 14th. ,


At 1-15 p.m.,.Ceremony of announcing. Amount ^iibicribed,'; conilucted by Miss E. Garnfett, C.C., and ChUdten oF Junior 'Schools;..


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INCEiNDIARY BOMB DISPOSAL DEMONSTRATIONS ^ inMYTTONriGUSEGARDEN, a t2-30, 3-80and6-30p.m.


BREN GUN DEMONSTRATION in PARISH CHURCH SCHOOL, 3-0 p.m. to 4-8


p.m.


DEMONSTRATION OF PONTOON BRIDGE BUILDING at BRUNCpLEY BRIDGE, 2-0 to 4-0 p.m, '


bA' URDAY, MARCH 15th. ;


NCENDIARY [bomb DISPOSAL DEMONSTRATIONS , in MYTTON| HOUSE GARDEN, at 2-30 and 3-30 p.m.


FINAL TOTAL SUBSCRIBED announced by The Mayor;. Mr. J. Green and Mr. R, Hitdiin. at 4-30 p.m'


, LET’S MAKE IT


£250.000 Remember, the choice is :


Bonds or Bondage ? ................................................................................... ..


ARE YOU SHORT OF ENERGY, : STRENGTH or


STAYING POWER ?


S j ^ G T H TABLETS 1/3 & and Feel Fit!


I


to Take MOOREY’S HERBAL !


.[ '


our oWn campaign; has rightly ibeen placed upon the .vital Irapqrtailce, o f continuing the' savihl arid the


In to savin


' Impetus'l'glven td systematic and lending. ' Emphasis in


■ establishment of many hew groups. In-town arid country, wfil|lead :to financial help 1 being perpetually afforded. : The bigger nvdstments are; extremely wplcdriie, but'fn the; nature of 'things'there cannotjbe repeated, with anything like the ■ ...........................iro[bp . week iteady


Irequdncy of, th e ’substantial


purposes. ; We write before — end' of! tpe! campaign, uutl we nave no hesltaUori in : dec arln Weapons . Week j a very succesd, justifying all fee


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


and ehergy.put into It. * '*


*


■Among the Investmtnts,- Weapons Week are tot folic


Mrs. J. A. Baldwin and Mr; W R ’ PpfiT ‘ ^


Stonyhurst College:.;...


, Mr. ’El and MlssOxburf Holden; Slaldbuni'and tilct (io-op. Society


'


Government. Clifedroe .^o'-'operatlve _


...then‘T h e r . f.o.l.l.owing 1'; loads'


been made Week! Anoni! . . . . .....I................ JolmlE. Fattorlnl. Esq.[ RibbldTMotor] Services,i Ltd. A gdod many gifts to assist; War-


jreeibf In luring - Wdr


;erestl have ipbns


.£1,060 £5,000


Weapons We to hai|e been tedelved,- and these are, of:course, added to the general to ta l.: The. following are now acknowledged


“ The Qulnsi” ..


. Miss toL. Mary !Sin61eto!, Jepson, Eveline soil. &'Dorothy


. Greendale .Mil dleton!.


Customers' and. Horse Shoe Inri


William Eccles ' Home' Guard


Iflweif ITO., a M S . Sdpptoi Somewhere


Mrs, Ten


England ■ - 1 P-


— .


Mrs. Hunt. Victoria B.C .. Periiaps y th e ' n ost


ments during War Weapons Week. The design, and ej ecuHon of this, has Attracted : nmeh [ favourable comment, and It Isl ippropriate-that a note in fee ; off clal prbgramme Should be amplified. The Indicator


............. .. -V -


wad designed and painted |byj Billy Liver and J. K.' Smithies, btudents a t the! Grammar School; under the


In 0 . .5; 0


0[10 0 0 1! 10 P 10 0


I week, [has been the- ndlcator reyeal. he progressive tqtal Invest­


object In Glltheroe during fe? iPtot: ing


I Interesting


Eveline Roblnri


Slater, Grln-


’riends. 3 0 0


2 2 0 5 0 0


10 15 0 2 0 0


£1 s.| d. 0:14 0 2 2 0


'iwlng: e4,i5b“


In War £3,000i


Sbc. £ 3.000; '[ to .ih e '


contributions which Qri a fte r;[ week, prpvldlng!. a — streato' of money for; the country's


_____ . .J i


War lable


thought t ► :1


7-30 pjn. ■ ■ .ft . __L


BlAok-oat


reasbn for profound satlsfact .on in the


■ achlbved In War Weapohq.Week. Thr^e days’ Investments remain to


T(iwn and country al F magnificent


: total J .akeady


be lidded, yet the astonlstoiigi sum bf ' i£200,697 . Is : shown , on j.the irwUcator.' Instead of the| £80,000 briglnally aimed at, - thepe - seem dlstlhct prospects of a ,total| In the regldh Of £300,000, which tould be beyond the expectations of top toost sarigblne prophets: when .fee week open'ed- -Thefe were some! who thought a quarter of a mullcm not; Impossible . of achievement,' but


'there were morb who thought rwe shduld do very well to get (£200,(100, CUfeeroe borough and rural district, together vrife Bowland, hayd neVer


'fallen short In aijy demonstration of loyalty, and, working tdgetoer in


this ( remarkable campaign, .ttoo trlunivlrate '.has found new


enthusiasm which ha3l'?wpPt;;W®i^' Weapons Week, to triumphant


1; of fee worth!


,


FRIDAY, aalM ei


i 6,000 cbi esiper limj To-'nlgb't tO-DAY /(FRIDAY); D ROUND ABOUT By “ Qlt i l l s . ’’ G Sui et read r SPRIN y fo ITH US. OUR VAN Call fo r yoUr


pa rc e l , pl ea se *


BRIGHTEN THE youi^ curtAin |sJ


Send Soft Fiurnishings


i: HOME! CRETONNES,


The gdod class work achiev ed by our MOD METFODS is,'known Latica! hire.


■we gyaTantee to .please •• •


th r ju g h o u t North .*


regular d e l iv e r ie s An d coLLEcmoNS IN-:THE d is t r ic t .


! an d Misiaaaiii


■!:iAYDOCK»:'5'?' D Y E R S & CLE ANERS


RAMSCREAVE LAUNDRY BLACKBURN ^


R othes WITH our speciv^ process., [HE daintiest garments are safe !W


Costumes, Coats, Frocks, Etc. ❖ ❖ ❖ . ❖ SEND YOUR V \ A A / \ a A<'N/V ^ V . / T . r ' r ' ❖ ^ y . Friday, 7-3# -.'Wednesday and-


■BMUiday, W and: 8-15;. Matinee .toi lesday,', 2-30] Saturday, 2-15. ne ' Picture! jHaU : - . t o


n 8-15.: Matinee Satortoy, M6,r ■ * ^ y fto Ftolay, 7: |0.- 'Saturday, 64)


lay,' Thur^y, .'Frldayi 7-30. lesday and .^turdav, A-0 and


o5i?ertolvd JdeturraJ. Whallej^ ,


m^^Malto,’ - Blackbtoto dmW''2-30,'' OCnttououB, Mgndqy, tO; Brldto ;i from, 6-16; ;:8aturday,i,!2-30,


OUthferoB I Auction.! Mart, Co ;Ltd,, ' '“l a d i n g 9-30'im.'


,, 6-15;and: O O... ^O ; - 1. j , , tob sd a y :


outh'efoe Auctldn Mart Cp, LW; of Dairy Cattle, jetc., ' l l - aid.' j WEDNESDAY


IPcIh.: Cliliheroe


tke'faongregatlimai School, raURSDAY:


British. Israel FederatlOTi: 1 Israel i.cuciai.iv,u. Sale Jroup: doncert to


store in Co-op Guild Room; 2-30.: I . •' '' : 1 i.


7-80 Lantbrn


• ■ • t' \ ’-i i :


town and Market


streets ,Whb'/T-. Intqrest:


,ChurcH 1 cntertali pbpul&r]


District’ - special;


adies!,:


L' As ;WeH In the


I over, a,nterval - 'address ( Was, i'glvl KershawJ R fbr; Natll


P f t wetJ Allen. : aE Watson. I Ireiarid' M Ireland,


rs.,ASs;| K feanki „ egldii ershav^l


jOw 'Ijilb Garnedt, |


i were exat ivfexcelleritll (lously


nterestli


eights, •deto)


pes of lb iama?|| ne .'in t


Taylcir • 'audience | i various -


a.Thel'cOt the Pi well wo I Insight] 11 Jr if thfi[Roaddbdl


iJ.j ❖ G! 4 'lOW us to dry GLE'AN I YOUR ’ ;|


hftil'f cieremony of announcing laraount ^bscrlbed at 1-15 p.m. - .1' ,'


'^w! Ballroom, Whist .7-0,' Dancing Ne Banpw,'.Reading Room : Wtot 7-45. ' flTv'rB''P-tn.''


I V n tostitute: Whist Drive ahd Dance to aid of Blackburn Infirm- -\ ' - j i ' '


^^ n fe^L cU on Mart Co. Ltd.: Sale . prCfild and Laytag-ofi st^k at ,11


[';f^'ftFEDAY: '; i' . ■! ! ■[' ' ■ ■ ' ” qur ctog. of .the Week’s total amount


, SUNDAY: ' 1! MQor Lane Church: Services, 10-30 and


!: 64) ifi.toeChurch , u ! '! y . . j ! ! llethodlst (Weslw); Church:.' Services


. ' oi§^aUon^:|;Chpbto|_.. CUtheroeV : ■'[['’ '


: servlces at'iO-30^nd6-O. ; .'MONDAY:


j


Mi^n I War WeMons' 'VYeek^Eftort; Whist Drive.- Supper aild Dance m


'i'/;;


supenlaL


mistress I paintlngl first typJ the morj painted. Brown, j Ejean; dl School;!


-ForthJ


su t rbe aqd!]ogether1bseqbel E irtarchiplM.Ro^ i .created i


Royal; stotlons.l b larketeen L especll',,


tofy’-'ClJ fairly !


mbnwBslen, il’h l ietach


their drlU, Ih the t o ^ l


, .1 Anoth parade;! ment ( chme . afterriooti ;. C .. '


j(jwnHa.,


woul took the!’|d be of the 4 ()nly'a'|fe|


'as even g terefrtel


alwB, wKi Iplght I feet, ;n


25 ‘poc .by me, ft was'exc


larigbrifr ind <^ou


[iembqrs.


eatures ictlon;


r a t' .fee I ' iiechanis


lI’Qultave.beel


. Howltzejj t'ery klncj


lemopstr ■terestlr i


W l Fron.ecent cllJ


National 1 [ .11 hanc I


esfeeadJ


nfinn^r;|j -Sb''’;ar ■


vas un.at lent 01; th


'Mlnlstel’fe wprk'hac 1 war purr


had be


aiivcuuicu, A| thejusarit id during tM forwarded I ^ho ham L hls CO IS'It rnadei.rejel Womb Id tlculariy


,^hlch had fee trbo )s preserite ( ' msldto'd i. 1


’ . Th


..jeetlng b | deahrig:.


work of war.: chair yice-ch'alril loriordr


qilthetoiK iniannc “iSelebm tudent, dejerbnc


We i' did


rass; U.} t attemdanbi ■htionl'Was


j ind read; J io hls regent.isal.


servatlyeMlay’s arin:] itiPaqlh 1 iresldeli |


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