COMING EVENTS, to-day (FRIDAY)


A.TS Dance In Conservative Club; 7-0 to 11-0 pjn.


SATURDAY:


|uota dlfHcultbs’, we are range of


ftlue and a good' I ■'


i. ■ for every 6c(;


as on. '1 I


I LADIES’ H/.N ffG; LAMPS, |w: [uSH; SETS, p is , TRINK WALLETS,


DBAGS, XITJNG ErjlTLE-


El 'sets,


Clltheroe and District Service of Youth Council: Ramble, 2-15 p.m. •


SUNDAY:


: Methodist Church; Union Street,' Low a


St James’s Church; Organ, Vocal and 'Choral.Becital, 3 p.m. :


; .


Moor: S.S. Anniversary Services, 10-15,'2-15, and 6-0 p.m.;J Catholic Social Study Club:


ethodist (Wesley) Church: C at 10-30 and 6-0.


ongregational Church. ■ Services at 10-30 and 6-0.


Ite Grand: Monday, 'Tuesday^ Thur^ _____ Monday 6^ and 8-15.


XU8 Palladium: "-


Tuesday to- Friday 7-SOJ Saturday ____ _. and 8-15.


3-lB (matinee), 6-0


MONDAY: •


pnge of Higlji )UNT BOpKi ^TIONERY, ceguisitcs.


Grade


'FILES; y rnd all


Ing La I'Tuesdi


'day, Friday 'Saturday, 6-


. ^ ■'i-noav, __


, HD. Matinee Saturday,!2-15. > Cooperative Pictures, Whallgy: Mon­ day to Friday, 7-30. Satm'day, 64) and 8-15.


Wednesday, .2-30. Saturday, ,g-15 and Saturday, 6-0 and


7-301 Wednesday, and and 8-15. Matinee on


. „ .


Picture Hall f Thursday, Friday,


■me Rialto, Blackburn; Matinee dally 2-30. Continuous Monday to Friday from 6-l5., Saturday, 2-30,


i


CUtheree Auction Mart I Co . , Ltd. Grading at 9-3(T a.m. ;


6-0 and8-0;


OUtberoe Auction Mart Coi Ltd:! Sale of Dairy Cattle, etc., lliam.


, TUESDAY:.; /alue and Vat;ety CE; CLITHEROE. IN’S


liAM -good to


in every BI^I-AD


tM last d n in b


b'ustain your Lody by eating ’SVBREADj


mu


J^lng It new heal'ljh |to the hair at


iNew Road, Bla^ikbi rh. ’Phone 5923.


|Y NATURAL and'l\GENT.’$


UVAVE' quT. ;AffiDRESSERS,


iETHODS)!' HOME GUARD


Tom ,Co\TO( Waite,' Cp!p:,


M0NDA|Y, may 19fh, a(in charge), W. Seedle,


No.. c PLATOON. l k£or


Slater, ■ Sei'gt. Banks. ■. Re|port Greenwood,


T'UISD.ljy, MAY -20th. J Setgt. S, iSnape. W. T. Cowpertfiwaite, WEDN


’’ Sei^eant Ormerod,' 26a R. Mcl: Kartiey. 28; Read. 357 \ 3 W. Leem


LECTURE; i' give:his Office ■ Junior


107 AY, niAY 21st., T


)sling, .63 Cplj A. Edmondson, C. Loyd,


, 38a L. Wood, 234 G. n . S. Westhead, 411 B.


9,G. Swales;


MONDA]Ei MAY Finlay-


-Cpl.


School s liool


fc:


All platoor, ' p.m., foi operating


3linson 304 B; Smithies 19th.


seem d'lecture on the'War, Course, ,in


7-30 p.m.' i , Hendle ■


•■ I , WEi:NESDAY; MAY'21st.|


meet at Headquarters, 7-15 - exercises in No. 3 Platoon


area; .


Haversacks etc.; mui|t


WHAT BRITISH


Medal ar i whl6h ha;, iwlth strl;)! ,each side blue.


bers.of Air Force against


The Ml ' ■ ,


.plete with Gas-maslcs. larrled on all parades;


W. A. IDENT.' 0/C..I


THE r ib b o n s MEAN.


' WAR MEDAL.


.Reclplenlts 'of i 'the British , ■W entitled to wear aTlbhon


an orange watered’centre, es of white and black at id V


me e wh the


j - Air-Foi I employet,


; The Mi by King la design .of -thej applianc win tha


of memtle, ' Air Forc^


it.was


-seamen ships.


lod Sed has ar- and with borders of roydl


[^dal V as awarded to mem- Royal Navy, Army and vereactlvely engaged lemy during 1914-18.


ce pej^rinel who had been In, fjylhg neW aircraft to


France' vj'ere a iso eligible,


. symtolical of victory and nechqnical and scientific Ich largely helped to


;>s wh war.


aware !rs of wno


ed to-the next-of-kln the Navy, Army an'd died before receiving


LLpXD’S WAR' IWEDAL. Lloyd’;


sllver-ci stripe o:


Reclpl


'to !' strike 'bestowa|l


the app the


the : Fleet g'allantijy


..1913 re:


In r the Service; establfs


The


;c(loured ribbon, with a broad; blue Itowards either edge.


of various grades frdni ints are entitled to wear, d


War Medal for Bravery a i just been conferred on 54


Tile (fommljitee of, Lloyd’s,


•chan In c at s


:oval pf the Admiralty Istry'; of Shipping, decided ; this; new medal for


i


. led by iSpectlyely.


Medal med£ ’ and


upoil oiRcers arid men ,o£ i Navy and Fishing' :ases of exceptional la In time of


has had forerunners' Is “ For Merltoflqu^


“ Sendees to Lloyd'?,^ Lloyd’s-in 1893 an f


edal, which.was approved jeorge V. In 1919, embodies


.Currie; win.


taker,. W. M. Clark, S. S. Stubbs. G. Bristow, R, D, Davies, F. Wilkinson.' r


. P.!Snap(, J. Lester, Cpl. J. D. Whit­ ejrthv ite, James Cowperth-'


t. Itham, N. Cookl J. Crook, L. Ireland, S., Centre: H. Bibby. J.


(AND . ALl


Um tr this tl


EATMENT atid revealing all - ne of the year.


FRIDAY niAY 16thl 1941.


(Certified sales exceed 5,000 ooP'ps , 'week)' ■ ' I , ' , i


I i'


Black-out Titde.1 To-night (Friday), 10-49 p.m.


h '


as In the (Hsburn arijgi'feel aisense of loss in the passing of the!Hon­


■ daughter ofithe third Lord Elbbles- dale and the jslsteh of [ the fourth, whose picturesque figpre i s ; .still remembered iwlth plmyre;;j and


pride by Glsb'urn peop-o-' IpiMife Lister’s yourig days, Everyone ; at Glsburn'was In one way lor another linked almost; Inseparably with the Park,; with its lovfely ’ gardens, its


■ old traditions; werfe ipagnlficentiy maintained, iAll this; changed gradually,- arid whm the last Lord Ribblesdale suffer :d those cruel blows which deprived him first'of one heir and I then of!hnother. it becairie clearii that Gipurn Park could never |be the same again. Miss Beatrix Listed, an^ her sister, the Honourable Adelaide Lister-- with whom heartfelt.sympathy will


without influericlris the village, and


wide estates, Its spbrtlrig equipage. Little could happen at the Park


be felt in the loss of a loved and in­ separable companion—did much to preserve the spirit! of their earlier


■ Listers of Glsburn. • ' ' “Photo,,; Eii Buck, dlltheroe.”-^


days,; and retained the, old ties of loyalty and affection tile country­ side ; had aliyaysj' glv^n to the


• can compute, but the figure must be almost astronomical. rMr. Buck, who I died this week; had a long career as photographer, practicing


. Upon how;many postcard views.of Ribblesdale 'and ; Boviland that inscription; has , appeared nobody


, .the art in the'very early days when ' photography !; was; a j mysterious , marvel to most people. Instead of ' the tiny camera of great precision we know to'-day. Mr. Buck began with heavy,! cumbersome ■ equip­


them for the good, and she repres­ ented: a regime the power ;.and potency of which can scarcely )ie 'understood . to-dayi She was; a


ourable Miss Beatrix Lister, of Gls- burn Park. Her long life has wlt- laessed great changes,! hot all; of


Many people in Cl theroe as ivel! Wednesday':


THURSDAY FRIDAY:


National Children’s Home and OiphM- age; Annual House tb House Col­


C lection;' also to-morrow I (Saturtoy). -lltheroe Auction Mart Cp. Ltd.:; Prize


show and sale of Geldipd Laymg- of Cattle. ' - . . : i


' j . ' !' ; j


Sale bv Auction of! Surplus Furniture at Carisbrooke, 106, Pimlico Road,


by Hothersall and Forrest, at 2 p^; ,,


, , - vI j ‘ I .;


Monday 7-3().


Moor Lane^'ciiurch: Senices at-10-30 M and 6-0,


Lecture Services


Clitrieroe;


All these he llnew as intimately, as


the back of his hand p d the town benefits td-day fromithe applica­ tion of Mr] T()mlinson’s close know­ ledge of the hrea to the dutlfs of water bailiff,-j a position his father held before him. The public, even members of . the Corporation, saw little of him; but Mr. Tomlinson could be relied upon to cany on his


CLITHEKOE ADVERTISER AI^D TIMiES. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1941. FATAL SCRATCH I'FIQHT F(iR


nekt.i Mr.lA. H. Todd was,appointed, vl(!e-presldeht, and other officers


elected were Mr. J. Aspden, secre­ tary:; Mr. D. Lister, treasurer; and Messrs - J, Mitchell and N.'Roberts, auldltofs. The Club Council will, comprise Messrs. J. H, Billson, J. A. Bdybutt, F.'fMargerison, R, W. Har­ ris, Dr. E, R. B. Murray, and Coun­


^ d work, and on the Fells he was i regular watchdog-of Clltheroe s Important interests there.


’Form V.O.WH and returned it to the I district valuer he or she , need take no action until Approached by the - War DamAgfe ] Commission’s regional office and inyited to fill up a second foriln giving jcertain neces­ sary particulars. In the event of future damage application should be; made to the | Commission’s regional office, or tp the district valuer, for ^orra C.l, the- new and simpler form, by means of which -notification I is to bC given. This form will also be obtainable at mpst town halls and council offices. A


opened on Monday. Its address is Lancaster Hduse,,Whitworth-street, Manchester, and the' area covered is Cheshire, )]ancashlre, Westmor­ land and Cumberland.;. Notifica­ tions of damage to land and build­ ings, or claims in respect of such damage already suffered In any of these places, 'are to be made to. that office- Where an owner of damaged premises has already completed


■ The War Damage Comniissloa announces that-its Regional!Office for the North-Western Area will be


pamphlet-giving a short explana­ tion of - th a t part] of the War Damage Act which relates to land and buildings will be Issued with Form C.l. It shouldlbe pointed out that the Commission’s regional office Is in ho way Concerned with


the insurance of goods and chattels. I


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tithes and especially! now, when, all land possible Ik being brought info cultivation Ifor huirian as weff as animal food jjrbductlon, are to .be


Rabbjts, pest of farmers a( all


.nesday afternoon, at Scott Laithe, Bolton-by-Bowland, at 2-<30: and In the evening at Hill Farm. Grlndle- ton, at '6-30. Thursday’s demoh-- str'atlons will take place at The Root Farm, Duriisop Bridge, ;-at 2-30; and at Blrkett I Farm, Newton.; at 6-30.


destroyed ohickly and effectively by scientific tneahs. ' Cymag and cyanogas'are to be employed to rid the marauders, andl to the end of interesting! agriculturists in' this very!effective method, a series of deihOnstratloris has been arranged. These are to take place next Wed-


informatlori of this Ministry of Ag­ riculture subsidy.scheme, together with niethods of .using the chemical cdmpositlons, by blower and by


spooning, ’ will be glVen by the demonstrators. ;


I ' ■slvelymanaglngidlrectors. ■ Stanley


of the White Lion Hotel, CUtheroe. Christopher, aged 27, and Stanley, aged 17, met each other at.Slngar pore on Christmas Day for the first tlriie slncb Christopher joined the Royal Engineers six years ago. Stanley, who: Is In the Merchant Service was recently home on leave, and told of the happy reunion with his brother.' Before joining the R;E.’s Christopher, was electrical engineer with the- Enfleld Cotton Manufacturing Co., Moscow Mill,, Oswaldtwlstle, of which His grand­ father and his father were, sucqra-


.joined the Merchant Service on leaving school, and one of his memories is of seeing the damaged pocket battleship Graf Spec go down when she;was scuttled In the


River Plate; ^ . , -


The interment took place In the Klrkham Parish Churchyard, yes­


five years. „ ■


, of the distlrlct, worthies of town :and country—all came within the scope of Mr, Buck’s- photogiaphlc w;ork. In the course of hiS rambles, he learned much of the customs :arid history of the district, and' he became one :of the n ost' popular


ment, operating w'ith wet plates. Even in those days; he ;raveUed; far for subjects,; and later on, when photographic apparatds improved, he went s(llii further, Ribblesdale and Bowland formed his special domain, arid there was not a spinriy or a dell he’did not viklt In search of some charming scene he could portray. ! Village fejatures, ■ the course of !the valleys, i.he old hall;


.ances at'St. Mary’s Parish Chur^, on Sunday; on the occasion of the choir anniversary. The day began, with a celebration of Holy Com- muniori,;. the preac}ier at matins being^the R®v. "W. F.'C, Clarke, vicar of St. Paul’s; Blackburn, and Pre­ centor of the Cathedral. 'The anthem was Spohr’s “ Praise His Awful Name,” with solos-by Master G. Hltchen [and Mr. T. Wignall The evenirig preacher was the "Icar of Pendleton, the Rev E. Hurford- JOnes. The choir added further to the pleasure of the services by their expressive rendition of the anthem “ The Lord Is great in Zion ” (Best). Mr. H. B. Shaw. Mus.Bac., was at the organ; The offertories realized


• There ,]werd gratifying attend-


£15;15s,'2d. ; # -- # *


.ilecturers in | East Larcashlre. his .pictures and I his storle|s| combining to.popularise the district he knew and Ibvedisoiweil,' Some years'ago Mr. -Buck jcontrlbuted to; ; the “Advertiser and Tlmesl’’ a series of articles oil his photographic jaunts in Bowland and along, Pendleside, ■ and in them;he showed how deeply,


■ Buck will be:much missed. ; ’ I ! ' *■ #


attached |he' had become to I the' whole area. I He pursued his voca­ tion with! fine intelligence; and; a friendly curiosltyi and his. gentle ways and I warm sincerity woiTfilm hosts of friends everywhere. -Mr.


on and about Griridle on Fell;' Mr. John: Tomlinson, Clltheroe’s -water bailiff for forty many changes.


In the course of his seventy, years


boy. much of the land was [Culti­ vated and he would • know ! the tenants of all the fatms' which have since been demolished in the interests of the purity-m Clltheroe’s water supply. He was as;jealous of the Waterworks estate! as any Clitheronian! and attended to his duties .with great keenness and skill. Perhaps the fariherjln him did'. not


year When he was a


witnessed meaflows


level of sheep grazing; but!he;did his duty pride In the water


like the r'eduefion of ind pastures'to the merq


-he unvarying; quality of from the many springs.


with zeal and took real


Of Youth Committee,'upwards of 30 youlig people between the ages of 14 and 20. had an enjoyable ramble On Saturday afternoon, under the leadership of Mr. T. Finder. 'The route taken was via Llllands, Linton Croft, Eaves Hall lane, Cragmore, Ducky Leach, to Grlndleton, return­ ing ,'along the riverside to West Bradford and C.itheroe. Such was the enjoyment derived from the jaunt that other excurslOris of a like


Under the ausolces of the Service


the Building Trades Association, a charity ball took place on Friday night in ihe Church Institute. The attendance \ numbered upwards of 200, and a most enjoyable time was had by all !to the music, of Mr.'G. Ford’s, band.


BALL.—Organised By members of


nature are to be arranged. . , ; ! f ■# , * ' ! I ,


■ dll three; political parties, there was little prospect, because of war ex­ penditure, of there being any alter­


from the Mayor and Mayoress. 'I


t . * ,


nesday, addressed members of the Preston Rotary Club at the Bull and Royal Hotel: His topic was “ Lookr


ing at life,” • '!


■• ' ; ' * ■.* * ■ . ■ J h


'i At yesterday’s meeting of Clithe- roe Rotary Club, Councillor Wip. Whiteside was elected presldentfor the'club;year which opens in July


, R o t a r l a n Norman Taylor on Wed­


of the Britain Pensions and Family Allowance . Crusade, spoke' for an hour to - a large iaudlence at the Co-operative Guild Room, on Mon­ day night.' At the close, womeij^ and men clustered round him, seeking advice on how to obtain supplemen­ tary pensions. He urged.them to apply without delay, as the new Act comes Into force on Jnne 6th, apd said that as It had been p p e d bj;


: Mr S Mortimer Holden, founder


ation in; the Means Test for yeard to come,; and the.v, should make the best of It; A lettef of apology_ for unavoidable absent was, received


coming to a close?” This was the question put by the Rev. Harry Allen, when' addressing members of the Methodist Guild, on Tuesday, in! the school. There was a good attendance.! and much interest was evinced In the topic. ,


GUILD.—" Is the day of reading .


'were awarded to Mrs. Hartshorn, l^s. Blkzard,: Mr. H. Nixon and Mr. N. Wlndlc. A knock-out com­ petition-was won by Mrs. Jeffs and Mrs. Grbsvenor. - .


bum Rangers arranged a further Whist drive in the Institute on Tues­ day! at''Which the attendance was about 40. Play was supervised by Miss G.'C. Freeman, and the prizes


■RANGERS.-Members of Chat-


CUTHEROE SHOW.


HORS^


1?ARMERS and dealers-from all parts erday’ afternoon-for [the annual prize


terday, of Mr. Thomas Lee, formerly of Whalley-road, Clltheroe, and of the Jubilee CafO, KlrkHam, who died there on Sunday, aged sixty-


Hlndle, forriaerly of Blackburn-road,, Clayton-le-Moors. and now licensee


The two sons of Mr. Stanley


Cymag and cyanogas can now be purchased I at half-price, and fuU


cillor j | Wilkinson. ■i


:*'- . * *


three octogenarians, namely, Mrs.' G :eenwood, of Worston' eighty-six on Monday; Mr. P. T. Croihpton. 12, D ick-street, eighty on | Thursday ; and j.Mrs. Pym, of Garnett-road,


In'our birthday list this week are


ei;hty-one also on Thursday. . ’.


^ w ^ i


tinuous membership of Clltheroe Cdnservatlve'iClub, the Committee have made Mr. Thomas Thornber, of Salthlll-road, an honorary yiem-


In recognition of fifty years’ con­ ber.' I -


Clarkson, ! of Albert-ktreet, Low Moor, who attained his seventieth year’on Tuesday. Caretaker of the liw Moor Day School,' he has all along been ari active worker at the Union-street Methodist Chapel arid School, and l)e Is hoping -to attend the School anniversary services 6ri Sunday next: for the sixty-seventh tline.,


I '! I 4 ■ *. ■ # Congratulations to' Mr. G. R.


J - ' ' ' ■ ' I : j--. - ■ *;


rfle 'Women’s Unionist/Assotiatlori,' a Ministry''? of- Inforinatlori clnenaa, shovk was given In the Conservative Club last Thursday night. To!,a fairly large company films touching 0)ji:the nation’s gigantic .war effort were displayed. i f j


I Under the Auspices of the ClltheT ^ '


presented by the Mayor, on Mon- dAyj to’ Fireman Ernest Wilson, This was In .recognition of twenty-


bers of the Fire Brigade. I


, f . ' * ;


be sorry to know thAt Mr. George Wl(sou,: a; former manager of the SwAn and Rdyal Hotel, who joined H,M. Navy, is officially reported missing. Mr Wilson left Clltheroe several years ago to take up, a man- Agerial post j at a Blackpool hotel, later going to Morecambe, and to Klngston-on4Thames in a like capacity.


i His many friends In Clltheroelwill ' . # # # i


day, at Atherton, of Mr. Edwin Whitehead, younger son of the late Mr.| Joseph Whitehead, formerly of Blackburn, and Primrose Mount, Clltheroe.


iTne interment took place, yester­ CRICKET i EIBBLESDALEj LEAGUE.


Darwen v. Rlbblesdale Wanderers. Blackburn St. James v. Leyland. Cherry Tree V. Blackpool. Read V. Whalley. ; Clithriroe v. Great Harwood.


, T ' J TEAMS.. '


CLITHEROE.4-F. Margerison (Capt:), - :J.'- R .’Thompson, A. Robinson, C. 0.


-Brooks, J. S, Edmondson, A. Hansori;


J.' Swales, J. Slater, T. W. Poole; .P. Cheetham and A. Lord.


RIBBLESDALE 'WAN, - E. Standing ! (Capt,),' P. Holt, N, A. Waterworth, ; S] Speak, E. Coupe, E. Cornwall, P.


wHalley.-R; M. Aspden (Captt. E,


L! Hudsbn, E. Weaver. T. Nuttall, L. Cpwperthwalte, R. Iddon,


Smith, 'G. Garratt,,.S. Ellis, W..A. Petere, A. Greenwood', P. Webb, J. Higson, ,W. .Anderson, L.Bmbr. Walters, J. Ellis. Res., J. Fowler. Bus 1-10 from Whalley.


August calvers, £27 to £40; September l arid October cows,‘£30 to W8 10s,;


off cows and 120 lat


ood attendance. :d cows, JM


CLITHEROE AUCTION FRIdA'Y—A large show of 210 laying- O


matches! FOR SATURDAY. • The R.A.F. V. BarnOldswlck. |


II A long service gold medal was


oriel years’, ccjntlnuous service, and took place,Inithe presence of men>


SAD DEATH OF- CLITHEROE MUNITION WORKER,


THE . INQUEST.


■I7RIENDS of the f amily in Cllthe roe, as In WeSt Bradford, were


shocked to learn of‘the death., at Blackburn Infirmary on Sunday, of Mr. Harold Bqller (34), of 20i Wilkin street,. Clltheroe, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. John Buller, .of West!Brad ford.


ployed on munitions work, had enjoyed good health until Easter, when-a scratch on his nose turned septic, and h'e' was taken for treatj- ment to the. Infirmary. There ■


Mr. Harold Buller. who was emr RoAm-ori Monday'evening.. The RAv. j; Carnpbell-Lee presided.


' pensiohefs. at 'the ,Co‘-operath e Gu:"


was believed to be making satlsfacp tory progress, but hejcollapsed sud-- denly and died, to the overwhelm;- ing grief of his' Wife and parents, to whom sincere condolence Is


he extended.


nearly four years ago at the Manor! Hall, Henthorn. with which place of worship they have been actively connected. They have one son. Until his marriage. Mr. Buller was associated with the West Bradford Methodist Chapel, and, prior to tak: Ing up work of national Importance was employed, first at Chatburh Mill, and’afterwards by his-uncl.e, ■the late Mr. Smalley, contractor, of


Mr. and Mrs; Buller were married '. I


West Bradford. A verdict of “ Misadventure ” was


' Mrs. Buller Said that in January last her husband suffered from [a poisoned finger. On April 12th she noticed that his nose was red. He returned to work oh the -14th, but in the evening complained of feel­ ing tired arid done up'. Eventually he was removed to Blackburn Royal


returned by the Acting; Coroner (Mr. G. Wightman) at the Inquiry on! Tuesday, at Blackbuim.


Infirmary, where death took place. Dn; Thomas Laurie, house sur­


'ceded by a service at Manor HAll and. at West Bradford Methodist Chapel.


The interment yesterday Was pre- ] .


Air Training Corps CLITHEROE SQUADRON.


T


Aircraft Assembly Depot on Satur­ day last.


Officers they were privileged tp pee an exhibition of flying ■ which wts; pbrformed by a highly experienced; test-pilot. Steep climbs, and pOwe):- ; diving were Included!in the many’ stunts performed for the benefit pf the enthusiastic group qf spectators! and: the . w()rdS'r ofmone- cadet; adequately expressed! the views of! the party when he said “ the.only; disappointment Is;that we were not! In the aeroplane I during the ' exhibition.”/


' Accompanied by. ;two qf tpe ' L •


geld cattle before a Springers and early- to £44; July and


gonger dates, £25 to, £35 10s.; fleshy t eld cows, £14 to £18; plainer cows, £9


£11 15s The "judges, Messrs. F. Giles, Chorley, and' T. Simpson, 'Whalley, made the following awards for the best pair of laying-off cows. , bOver lOJ cwt.: 1, F. Coates, Chat-,


0s.; stirks and twinters,. £7 10s. to


um; 2, C. Wilson, Clitheroe. Under lOi' cwts.: i, and 2, F. Coates.


good attendance. Best young cows, £42 to £52; other useful cows. £32 to £39; plainer-kinds, £24 to.£30;. best local and Scotch heifers, £40 to £48 w lOs!: others, £25 10s. to £38 10s.-’There


TUESDAY.—A useful show before a


homed shriep, 2 lambs, 50s. to 62s, 6d.; do.; single 38s. tp 52s.


c h a t b u r n


vlded! by the management of the Depot—the party-were shown orer: aeroplanes in the sheds qnd, whist the various instruments 'and coi- trols were being explained to' tie boys, questions were fired at tie test-pilot in rapid succession, thus- indicating their keenness. It was a rear joy to see the cadets Iso obviously interested, during the whole of the time they were at; the Depot and when, | quite spon­ taneously. a.few boys expresged the' thanks of the party to our hostsjln, sincere terms.-wefelt a keen sense, of pride In our Squadron. Transport ■ from Clltheroe and


After tea—which was kindly pro-; I . .


back again, was kindly provided by Mr. J. H. Tattersall, iof Glsburn.


, . '..LECTURE, ■; ' ■


£o £12; best forward heifers, £18 to MAt last Friday’s parade. Mr, L; Hardy, 12l 10s.; other heifers, £13 10s, to £16


which was'highly I appreciated by (he, Cadets. In his Inlraitiible manner Mr.’ Hai-dy held the attention of his listen­ ers as he described -those characteristics; of a Free’Nation fighting for its ideals; which must be the'essential equipment; of every Individual. ’This is a lecture which might be i repeated-with.(id- vantage—not only to the squadron put; to other organisations.'


t iA., gave a most interesting lecture on he subject,“A NeW-Concept of W alr.-” UNIFORMS.


atas a larger entry of ewes with lambs May to be followed .Jater by sur““" '''• 7 - foot, half-bred with double lambs. ma ke up our full equipment.; Unifo:


6s,; to 90s.; - do. single, 60s, to 68s. 6d; will be .Issued to caad are received.


-.cycle'presented by Mr. J. H. Tatfer-i , .sail was made by. the Mayor (Councillor


The anticipated! competitio ....' an for , ' ,he! ,


Mark French) ori Tuesday last when: M the winning ticket was No. 380, held by


rs, Dodd) of Coplow'^lew. Clitherce. ; PARADES.


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is,'therefore, desired. ■ ; | : ■ Ne.xt week’s parades will bo as usual:


' At “Friday’s parade [(this week] -May 16th), it is hoped that|a Seigeant P lot of the R.A.F. whb is [Visiting the, dis­ htrict may be present to give a talk on


Tuesdaj' 7 p.m.'. Instructional.;: , Friday, 7 p.m., Lectiires. Squad; DrlU,


quarters, Ribblespale Senior School, Ifor enrolment on parade evenings, - i H.G;.


New recruits should attend" at Head­


-E. of East Lancashire and Yorkshhe. t attended 'Clitherde Auction Mart yes­


■THE SOCIAL DIARY ‘I '


.'teoure Diary :your place in the Social ■-•.Imi.!


6 avoid clashing.


-To oi-ganlsers of all Social Events. Put a iPreliminarv Announcement ' In the "Advertiser and Times,’’ and


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June!' l-k?ardens open .a t . Colthurst, -1 I I 'Waddington.


Jilne,; 2-:Annual' Dance, ; Newton Institute. •


June 7—Waddington Garden' Fete. Hospital Grounds.


made the. following awards : .; WCart mare or gelding : '1. W. Speak,


nd IG. H, I Knowles, . Ramsbottbm,


stirks, £8 to £11; half bred ewes V(ith double lambs, to 95s.;' honied ewes with double lambs.; to 78s.; others, with single lambs, 40s. to 52s. each.


c There was also a fairly large show of battle and sheep, thb following prices £eing realised: „ September^ calvers,


25 to £29;. polled heifers, £17 to-£21;


g Quotations: Best geldings 60 tq'GV t uineas; other useful; farm horses, 30 ,


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years; 1,'R. Cowperthwaite, Clitheroe; 2, A.,Smallwobri, HelUfleld. ,'


j competition -was experienced, ^ e audges, Messre.. W. Ormerod, Burnley,


ipent part In the day’s proceedings. il fVirt Qff-Pi^nhnn.' t.hp IfiSROh W3S


Sorning, had special words fori the children. The scholars had a proin-


show and sale of horses. There wer:) 30 horses on view.■ land!'extremely [,kMn


iswell; 2 Pv. N. Phlllipson, Padiham. Gelding or filly, not exceeding three


5. Stirzaker, of Dahve'n.-who, lri;the .................................................... ' i


, 3lvlce, collections, Which totaled '£7, were taken by the, children. Mr. W. Holland, superintendent,


‘h| the aftefnoon,/ the lesson.jwM erid by Edna Burns, while atjach


was the soloist,!-: The choir.'-aug­ mented by friends frpm:,ChatBurn llethodist Church. In the;afterrioon arig the anthem, ‘f Praise: the liord.


B.S.P.CJI,


Cl.[my Soul,” and In the .fiveilng. Son of my Soul. ’ The orgi rilst s Miss G Parkinson, C,hatbi ,rn.'


oo 44 guineas: vannefs, 28 to 42-,ghs.; WESTBRADIiOItD I - lder horses, 19'to.27’gns. -


i Resulting from a yery;feucctesful jumble sale, organised hy the VI .-V.S. hrid held in the Reading Rooii on Saturday, a -suin bf .£14 lOsijWas raised for Soldiers' Comforts Fund, arid the Red Cross Society.


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victlons to the-74 recorded In iAprll as a result of prosecutloiis for cruelty by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty , to Animals. Even In these (days, when there Is a shortage Of food, the 111 treatment


s Lancashire contributed six icon--


-half this total. : Horses an(l dogs between them figured ln,.39lcasss


of animals and-birds fit for human ransumptlon contributed nearly


-and fowls' were concerned in! inost of the others.. These 74 c(>nvictloM [arose from the investigation of 1681


(30 and 9), while sheep, cattle, pigs complalhte • .[ ,, i|


ORGANIST SERMONS, f Offer torles at St. John’ (Shurch, pn SlinJ day were In airi of , the organist a salary fund.


r^Ad :’s Ch


both morning arld-afternoon.. Thfr The; Vicar preacM


evening preachet was.the iRev. Wj E.'lFreeman, M.Aji.vIcar.j of St; Ja lriies’s, ■ Burnley, when the choir the


sa irnlg'- in Ghost.” ' anthem; “Com'e, Holy


appoint people who fire in too great a ■hurry.


Governments ;Werd 'made to dl|-. . I: -(;•, '. '


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anniversary services weVe helg at Stripper Lane Methodlst Church on £ unday. the nreaCher was the pev.


ANNIVERSABY.-l-Sunday Sc looj


^ D E P A R f M E N T in- the Market place. ■


is experiences, and a good, attendance-


DRAW FOR BICYCLE I


dets as soon as;tlie.v. r


uip; I


A.T.C. Headquarters ! advise 'us - that should receive a first issue of 50 complete uniforms'during the month of


and, District Squadron had I a most interesting afternoon at?> an


welve cadets of ffie Clltheroe


geon, attributed death to cerebral abscess following .infection ■ o t ; the nose, which,'in his opinion, bad been set up by a scratch by the mAn’s finger.


i^r: ,


PENSIONiS S.


MEETING


HOLDEN’S ■CLITHEROE.


wHek N(dt enough.


■I^EOLArinG thaticiud Age' Pensions J-/ ' waA f'of'ne. off. f thfi qu .estttions. of


addressek a large gathering ,ql old. age Id


Moltimel Holden, A;pioneer of pensioris movement


ons the moment, | Mr.


r[the . doninating iS.


Government through the ” • - Withdrawals on in. thiA countp, the * start saving NOW WITH THE ■ ♦


. ,Mr. jHblden began'by sayiny that bn lJune 6th a new Act [Would come irjto for ;e, uiider which pensioners! would he entitled to -more ' considerat on than they, had had in the[ past. ,!l3ut eVjen thii Act would still! retain ttje Meaps Test Anri, after - any | application had bcfn sent in, a Pensions’ Officer would visit the applicant’s; home land ask questions about the' Household This bill meant that-if an pld


thA 'iricrime of the household; did- Hbt


.entitled'' to a supplementai-y| pensibri, \yhiclv would,,be 9s. 6d..a week foe oie, or j; IZsj, for a couple, [with 2s, a wA,ek extra in winter for coal.


i REMINISCENCES;


■that!, it was' fifty-two yeaip; since he held'his firet meetirig| when ihore tiari aifhoiisand people attended, ii Pers sil­ ence- met with its reward,, and thiityj- ohfe years ago Old I Age Pensions wpre granted by a Liberal Government, with


fight !■


hirnlng to reminiscences of his own for ; pensions, | Mr. Holden's lid


'Mr. (mquith as- Premier and Mr. Lloyd George as Chancellor-of the Exchequer;, At! first, only 5s. a'week was allovjedi but at everyone knew,- this jwas lateP increased to ,10s- ' 'Forty-seven yeirs ag'p, lalong with Mh -Kelr H'ardie, ;he wrill-ipown Labour leader, Mp. Holden! marched a body of unemployed mer to, depiaad tbe right to work or|the d)le.i That' measure too,had since b;en[ carried.


!of fcanterbuiy had stated that a ter the war there must'- be an aHolitior of extreme wealth ant) extreme poverty, icll people were now,coming rount. to im| he (Mr. [Holden) had been[ad-


cijtlng; for fifty years, ' I ! . FAMILY AliO\VANCES.;f


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H)llfen is a strong! supporter of the- faStiUy allowances,, 'movement. He! mrimtains that an! allowance' of Ss.'a; wbffil should be paid j to ev'er.y worker’s i


Brides advocating’ , pensions, - Mr.


child! and stated that last week nore- thai; '150 MP.’s had' sigped ,a reoin- iner.-dation'.to the Govehunent to iritfb- duct!a family allowahcb scheme. Fqrty Brl ;ish firms, Jnchidlng siich.: -.t^ll- • kht vtn establishment^ as Cadbury’s md TpcitaTs, were alrea^ paying fanily alu vjances from their own funds.- If a general family' allowance sch ime w;ie- introduced, would the' Gov irn- m'eit stand the cost, or worild it be slfred between the State, the-employer ana the worker ? Forty million pounds we;'el still being - paid annually in perisib'ns arising out of'.the'last ■fcar, so that it was pfoba()le that i the (lov- .erinlent would, say-'they could'not an 3rd fb pay it! all themselves. How­ ever,! some sort of [scheme should be iiitroduced as soori:as possiblp '.(owing to war expenditure- and the, fdctithat the new Pensions; Bill Md breri carried through by all tlu'ee pc llti- cbl parties, Mr. Holden held;out Ittle 36 that there’would be any fur her iriirease.in pensions-for seveiralyears. to advice is makeithe btot of what'


ybi have got,’’ he said.' “Don’t'be so prim'd, as .many! of you have beeq in th: past, if your application is refiKsd, yb 1 can appeal. He. added that he aad refently approached the Prime Minister \yi i! a request that, if the Means'' fest W


pe3ple'overt the-age of seventy should be exempt from' it, but .so far he pad refelveri no, such assurance, j 1


SUNDAY, . (GAMES. ,


:ni. Holden had'a-word to say about a th; ( dwindling obsenancejof Sunday


dl.ui’ch attendanbe all over the land vlisj going down; and something w)uld neve to be'done about it. ’JThere (had bb;n antepalling bicrease ih juyanile


lriri, the questlbn of SuflU,ay ga:nes.


ctnie. He suggested that! churffies shbiild confine their services to Sunday morning, and if 'there was |a deirand fg.-1-Sunday! evening cinqmas Hnd theatres, those !places ' should ’be ojeried in the same, way as ithe'pi blic


h( uses.The churches were pp ageihst the ifaot that 80,000 public houses were o) eri every Sunday evening. | Concltiffing, ]Mr. Holden spgke .of half, a dozen vicars In.the-London area who


hid' called upon' the: Archbishops and meiribers of'the: Church A$sembl:-’ to a!(cbpt a reduotiori of salaries-to not more,.than £8 a>eek.- “I suggest that rimriicipal employees; should; be pi iced on the same footing,” said Mr.'Ho dcn, a'( l-ding,: ’’ When! this' war is ovei we sliolild'be able to lbok forward to better e'enditions for everyone.'’ ' ■'


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HOPPER, '


t' !'■'■' , Yoiic Visit is Anticipated.- I


be iuaranteed' by! law, Mr. Hoi fen] declared, then--therq would be no nfed fop trade unions to! act like Watchdogs over I the employers.; At the pretorit time he'advocated a minimum wagq of £3'-l)s., asking if that was a desirable mini hum ■ wage, how coulq old ige p'ens.bnem live on lOi a week ? .They corild not live;- they, could cjnly e:|ist. Alpblm'd a week at sixty 'was what he was aiming for, With pensions at fifty- flje (for widows arid spinsters, arid a penMon of 7s. 6d.’a week for jorphaied cHlldi'en. Only recently the .Aichbis lop


A '])roper living wage for riU.'shoald !! ■ !,


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