*')•


^ T'


0 0 & i':;..*■' (FOUR)


Ciitlierbe Parish Church 19.


S U N D A Y N E X T , JA N lT;: 4-30 P.M;


MOiial SERVICE lEF scour


FOR THE vIctoriaTStreet.! *I:HE GOMUnSSIONERS hopi!/ th a t


all ( Id Scouts arid Old Guides and othe :s interested will attend this ^hor; Cohimeraoratiori Service


Charts LeatWam (StarUe. dc


The


occurred on Friday jraoriitag, came t as a great shock to


VlOVUIltt OWCDU,, Clitheroe,


his Work as Usual oh the prec^ng day blit returning home, cqm- plainid of feeling 111] . For ataost fortv years hej had j been


hroughout the distrlA. ile attended


Mhor Lane Chu ch, Society, fori'al for t>e pastiten


CLITHEUOE, SUNDAY, NEXT, JA> . 19,


Pres cher REV. 1


10-30 a.m. and 6-0 . e J STOREY,


p.mC W.A‘


C w c h ;??ESLEY), CLITHEROE.!: SUNDAY N e x t , ■ ja t ^..^ i 9.


10-:0 ia.n. Service conducted by REV; 6-0


jp.m. RE


v - i . R-i . : rioi '^ by


G. C. SHOVEL Servic'e conducted


\irei invite


j TOP ■ t o . worship .with; us.


war. The served to France ^ th ,the ^ g vyhalley. w|Uo was grknte^ r


in |Moo.r-ianej ^ P'Jrlng woor-lan ;_ u5|a8„ the


as manage ^


Sfp I Clltheroe’s Postmaster was cilthero


Greii'adler Giiards. andlit.was to the privations apd; hardsffi^^ ne


yg^rg later. I Mr


suffered during those Vem that he .p^j^gigg postmasters-Mr Whalley contracted, i the, lhh^.^>


igervedl ijhder nlm b roukt about his Ipas^ng at the ^ ^ ,


a n^lve of Pendleton, his lauier, £the fate Mr ‘James Starkie, being a


seerdtary for year;! !...,


.


activity lay in the; study m pmnt service.'telling an v Advertiser and and. .bird. life.


, Hisis


a long chief


authority on the d life of this neighbourhood. I To| 8^ wltWlMm wpi to


worm and th have reVeai^t^ioi^^^ i never regretted the ,choice ife hld.^n beauties ^oj


QTirt +A nflVG rSVC&lGu tn6 OIL 1 . J


death.'will.Wve general iln tielr sad iQSS.


. THE FlfflERAL.


place on Monday,! at Mtton last rites were


At the ■'inierment.^ whlcte S ^ ^ ^ / ^ N E p , / J A l L


llO-iO'^aW^MOBNING S E 2 ^E , w ltpllpdem or lam ’’ to . ETLuker


6-0


" " p.ml Poprilar Evenirig; in School, followed by ^OCIAL HOUR for Troops.


Soldlst Evening SeWile MRS. J. WARD.


To thesle,.two'services members of Forces and Visiting Friends receive I a cordial welcome.


th(


^ElbNESDAY NEXT, r 22nd, at 7-15'?.M. ;


ATIVITY PLAY and CONCEPT


'under' Y:W.L. Auspices. FOOTBAlI ' , : GAME . . .


TO-MORiBOWlS , P P O R ’IANT AT i ACCRINGTON.


i iouid Clitheroe win thel::,i,mateh


’eel Park to-morrow, they will mui:h tol Improve, them cham- iShip prospects, as Acc rington ilej A are but two po.nts be-


1 them ill the league table. The :-off iHlrned for 3-0 p.m.


rA s s ^


Pad re


S tik le’s recfently


thjeci ultnherdej Co-operaUye^ S^ocleJ^, I who were ! present ! Included! the Prdsldent (Mij. Albert HaUowsl.


secretary, .j Members c o^f inerue v>u-up5i<»u..c


of' ■To "Dd H. 1 of which j Mr, sph was;


- ; r


, , Members I of , now occupidd by Mr. H.lR. Bulcock. !


until' A. oi BriwBc,idge, Miss E, Har gulte d'. Knight, iepresenting the Com­ - -Jrgteaves.l Miss


grocery branches, were represented by I Messrs. R! Barnes, |R._ Sharpies, , J Coates! J. Sanderson, W. Taylor, f Taylor -T. A. ’Wrlgley. E; HOther- sall and J .f.! Tomlinson. / Mrs.. 0. D ^ Cameron ; - represented (■ the


mittee, and! Mr. Ol Stuickland and Mrl R C. Bldter. representing the | Hebd ’0006 I Stall.,' The various |


Drapefy ' iDepEfftmfent: ■ to . J. ” ’hooti department:


Dawson, - the Mr,,


departmelit! J. : U m hen ithe butchering '' trlttutesJ were^ sent- bv : »WprA. Mdther ;dnd I*atK∈ 'rMary;, .Auritle 'o.a iovlngJhusbMd


f f iie ; Magg*? .a“4 Faggw; Sue, and Di^; Dick ; Ada end Annie, Nell-


aiid Anfeeio: BCttv.' Joe and',Grandad;| R u d d ; -W b ,George,andBasU;


'and ‘John: -' Mr. and Mrs Slater, Jto I • -


arid'Brian; TlirTTand Mrs..’T,:Har- Hargreaves:. CJis and Percy, Lizfae and Jlm i Blactpobl; - Greta and Jm; Frances and Jim:. Mrs. ilrelan^ Mr. ‘A. Tayiori and Miss TaWor;


Mr and Mrs. Norcross Mr. arid Mrs. t Sihiton: ' Miss R! slater; Mr; and


by,;


Stark sald.i “Mr; Whalley [liyec “xt.


hv thP I “We certainly had'some fun


took' the


as a messenger boy,f' Mr,


n e« to the Post Office. In the house connecting door


jibuse and the Post


■give the boys a cuff, yet he was kind-hearted, '.and / Invariably treated the messengers at ChrlStr


Office, and often enough , Mr; Whalley would make an unexpected appearance to find the Jads engaged in one or another of ithelr mapy pranks. He was a Stickler for discipline, and did not' hesitate to


mas time to; a bag of swepts, tor sometimes fruit, and! a coin-rk threepenny piece, I believe.- At the time.; we regarded him as a ;V«y stemi taskmaster, but the passto? of years made us realise that 1 ils


h" Redd the 1 hark was wor^e than his bite, , a id BIG


v changes in; clerks.: 1


CHANGES.


sions, wireless licences and the like, has naturally involved lug the work of posjta-l


The introduction' pf natioiiai health insurance, old


age pen­ aiiV,Aum^^^ But Mr. Stark ll'sldf; the 'opinion Itfiat


^ R o S n and famUy, Withgffl; the most startling change oocurled Strtlaiarid Joi^; Phy^.l when lt.was d^lded to send tele-


by morseiDsWuraeht. ;j“ Inthbbld .war over thb telephone Instead of


days, I havl krioWn a clerk sit down at the Instruirient taking messages


■W Kay; Mr. ignd Mrs; C. Fortw, Mr. tod Mrs. T. Porter;; JMr. and Mto Hud;- son and Mildred; j Geprge Strickland,


e . ; Knowles, iPa^am: Mrs.wmito:, Mr. tod Mrs. Inisley, BlackpOTl; Mrs.


i l d ia y s ' ahead. Keep;yourself ifanrilby wearing one of our new dhambis or Fleece lin e d


Totect ypur health during the


IFFIGERS an GUARIK


n. ' d


domfortable under tui^c jOr Ic k e t these snugly lined le a th e r .y a is t^ a ts ivlll defy the-coldest


ueatner iyeather. leice Unbd l$/6 w k 36" to 42d chfst. ' tWo coRarSi. All sizes.


, KHAKI ALL-WOOL Smart & comfcrtable. Price 18/6..


coats


11th jroe'sfeam wlU probably be: :dy Cowperthwalte, son, Lightfoot, Pomfret, Byrom, Donaghu6, Mai|tln and


John Schofield and! fqmilyi Mr, and Mrs Coates arid Huma;- Mr, and. Mrs, Alibin;’ Mr. land-Mrs. Cunningham;


Mr. and Mrs! Ford and-family; Uv. and Mrs. Cowperthwalte; Mr. and Mrs.


nearlylall,dajt and I can telllyoU this,;It was Jolyhard work,’ he declared. “ Wlien I was a messenger boy we had to dellvef these tele­ grams, walking ;o our destln^lons. I have knowhliis go four andiflve times In one' driy to large houses like Standen iHall, and there iwas npt much .furilli, it, paHlcularly.in


Prestwicii and Mrs. Thompson; - Mr;, arid I Mrs.: Carter,:- Nancy ' and' John,. Misses Seftonj Blackburn Co^.lttee of Clitheroe I Co-operative Society, Employees; of


I Clitheroe Co-op aociety.


of the W.V.S; mrit In the Methodist School, last ’thiirsday afternoom to bear an interesting address by Mtes V. M. Garnett, of Slafdbufn.lon the importance of salvage and canteen i work. , Mr.lC, F; Clark (clerk to, U to Bowland R.D-C.) ;who was present,;| sripplemented the 'remarks-of the speaker,' and! urged the importance df collecting |paper; and cardboard. •


WADDINGTON VALUE OF sfiLVAGE.-Members


v/as ja gratifying toteii<iahw, at .the, Meiriodist Church) la s t ; 'mursday night, at a meeting in support of|


MSSIONARY work, S 'T h ere , DA|NCE.—A! large compan;


(Dversea's MlSslonb.' A ffiiri'driplctlngj i,tt wme, “3 e life in Iridld wri^ shown/ and' the Ifiy the Victoria MlllWelf are ^ Rev. F.! Woh.'M.A./'who. h a sU p d .M ^ Had much experience of . )..h.e.... mlssl.. J t o


(pUlTITTER) IjT


^/11‘, V IC T O R IA ' B LA C K B U R N .


Tel. 662 S27.


HOME GUARD No 3 PLATOON.


;Dr. fU . V Musson; oh (liractical demonstration); at


_„,.ure on MONDAY. Jan


^ _______________-i. W., Cow- nilrthwaite. iW.- M.'. Clarke, G, Bristow,


Sengi. Snape (In charge), D. Davies, S, B. Stubbs,


, J, Lester,


: 'irst Aii 7r30 p.m.


FRIDAY, JAN. 17th,Tp41. 20th, by ist>ate Christians.’’■ ’ , : iaie ^uusiittuo i


rin f fil’eld,’tookefiht|‘ Cfaflee' ,And Rnit.s”. Rnnfl nrnv 'I.?/},'


, sboke d M’ n J'


' '


lay, -by inetnbers of school Committee. ; _ each child received > gift Jor'iegular 'attendance were also


,. Jones. ,,


I DIALECT feKETCH.—A Yirkshlre halect sketch, entitled .“Anastasia’s Servant,” was presented In -St. Helen’s School on Wednesday, the Proceeds being for the locarForces’ Somforts furid. The Vlcaij was in the chair. Those Itaking part were:- M.’whittern! E. E! Altham, M. Ken-


j,uu, M. Hinchliffe, H. 'Whlttern, C. Bishop, W. Slater, E. Edmondson,


fon,... .....n


to capacity.!and trie-audlejnc'e had d hearty night’s entertainment. '■


f. Wooff J. p. Herd.'R. Hanson. A, Jolderi, M. Altham, E. Slalding, and , Bolton,


’the school was crowded ligrairiirie.


l)reEented ;dy the Vicar, the Kev. W. Bri^s


ittendlhglS.lHeleris'Sundali school dapital fittendance at Tuesday’s rere entertained to tea, 0ri, Satur- ragetlng. The speaker iVas the Rev. ■ the''Sunday ; Harry Allerij afid his topic “ The Afterwards, | relation of th* ICrimiriurilty.'f ’


CHILDllEril’S P#TY.|fChlidren ' M iud. i... lUILD.—There'Was LU Ulo Christian to :!the Aiic RANGEBSj ipFFORT.j-Chatburn


Rangers 'promoted' a furthbr whlst‘ drive on Tuesday night! This;was held iin the Chujrch Institute, undM the supervision Df MlsslC. Freeman. Prize-winners I were Mrs. A. Qros- venor and Mrs. J. Lewis; Mrs! H. Nixon and to ; W. Mercer. A knOTk- out competition was won by Mi|. E. Driver and M^ii F. J|effs,


pANTOMMElr^The Institute Was


crowded to rianacity oh'jWednesday 'ri'Mrs. J. ySherllker’s


(“Sleeping Beaui.y/' Mr- L. Kingr Wilkinson presided, and It i wris PviriPTit, that everVonei.thoroughly


company presorted the pahtorulme. 1 io*.'«**r**''* i :


\tork on (.fiji Saturdayi evening., I The Nuts p ovided the Ptoi


a happy tlhie! at a dance, organised Churchlnstltute


, __ ‘Niits


winter time, i; — — —- -r were labout the same age—13 o r , —and we were qlways! glad, aft« delivering a telegram in the darto


iriorf :Mng. There wbre, slla I wheri we were I iallowodfi


I beginning at


llttU LD UCilYCljUU.w V« wv*wo--—~ - one day. We pmj.'ln lO.liours a da


■iself a postman for- many yeats,' taking rounds In all parts of the


_ClLC IVH, PlMlil* W area.' I ’ i EARLY DISCIPLINE, VC*1**, W t*U 1 made-or. to be more accurate.


and he was iai life-long “uember of the Well. Wisher,hodg6j,: of^Qdd- .widen


age &f flfty-^>. to . StarUe Was Newsam, Mr.|Sears and the'preseril m » od'.thejStehden M e ;


n. W.i vUUJJClj mi. »».


iPostmbster, rMr. Sheppard. _Hl began!work In the Post Office at the


' preseil


of nlant 'Stark has happy memories of hfs .Hite of tWs Times;”i reporter that although,l)e ,of the pleasures which;other men


number! of recreational


' bottom of King-street, and it was not until J927 that the staff entered ..into occupation of;the first State- owned premises ;the town has had for postal 1 headquarters. . My


coihpelled to fprgo mai^y


of his' age were able to enjoy, he »*afT»*o+fQH fVio .phnlpp VlP


Mr. J. Norman, Mr. W. P; Wood, Mr ^r;: W. Ogden, Mt • J


by the. .CWh®roe ^Cp-opera^^^^^ girocery, store; in Vlctoria-sttee^ and of thfe drapery and^booloot department


THE


MR POPE


i


death pf Mr. of ^35,


IC.L.


oOdFELLOW and ’ N/frURE LAR GO-Oi'. EMPLOihEE,


M F.I Stark Retil^ MESSENGERj


A Mr. Recollections/ PO S TM AN , I C L E R K .


PAMILAR figure at Clltlilrotl Post Office for!many years, Frederick, Richard Stark, o


“ Pentte” Pendle-roa,d, passes Int; retirement to-morrow, after ffirtyr five yedrs work In the postal service. He started! his career as a temr poranrl messenger Inf August, 1895, passed through v^r ous


___ -------- postal wo^k, gradYtlng


entered the service was th^ late


belohged to St. Valentine’s Day, when most people sent their friends, a greeting. Not all of these i greet-- Ings Were serious, of course. Highly perfuiried i cards were sometimes used and the Post Office “ reeked of cheapi scent ” fOr weeks. ^


POSTMEN’S STRIPES. In Mr. Stark’s early days, post­


^ pp-t^an and-Tthen men received a guinea, a year, on ^he clerical debart-


top of their meagre wage of between 20s. to 25s. a week, to provide boots, and'the Postmaster would regularly caiyyl out; an inspection to. see If boots were In ;a decent; state of repair. #The men had to walk to


■country villages In the neighbour­ hood! andldeUvery !of letters would take the i better 'part; of a day, although at some places there were only I three . deliveries of letters a week. In !the case of outlying villages like Whltewell, Slaldburn and I Newton, arrangements were made for the letters to be delivered )y a man who toured the district •egularly ; with a horse arid trap.


to win stripes, as a soldier does in the Army


I At one time postmen Were able


.’The! system was years ago; for explained. A


abolished ■ many reasons Mr. Stark


________ „ postman could win as many as six stripes, representing 30 years’; service; and each stripe carried with It Ian increase In pay! ^he trouble arose wheri stripes were retnoved I for errors or bad conduct. I Thus If a postman went on his round : one day with, four stripes on his sleeve,’ and the next had only three, people'Wrihted to know what had happened, ' If they could not get rin authOntlb story, they wepe quick to'Invent orie. *


!i ' Wli)ER ' .,


I into the'life of the rural'postman, but by this tlin’e'Mr; Stark'waS


I The Introduction of', bicycles and motor vehicles brought a big change'


: engaged purely on indoor .work: He, has not sened all'his 45 years at Clitheroe, however, for his ffine, record includes a period of 13 years when he was stationed at other


t LATE G L I T H E R O E A D V E R T ^ S j E R A ^ D T D I E S . E R I VIEW OF STArE! ACTION. yiCAR


p iR G I iE S ^ l|^ L OF . GLITHEROE’S


..s a wdcome relief,” says the: Vicar of Clitheroe (the Itev.iW. Si Helm), in I the I Clitheroe section !of j the ; Whalle i Deanery Magazine.; ‘,‘The


“ Thf-- decision 0^ the Government exenfit churches from the,War •amagji Insurance Scheme comes


proepeit of being ti s V ............... lib


heavy Dremiura oh our churchi was: most disturbing, -but now that' has b'eein rt inoved. our financial outlook fori thf iyear Is reassuring. I’m'sure, 111 be


faced (With ' ■ a


{, uo vtLiL uc, Luyy case In.) many paflshf 3 and the churches ought to be 1


't, ,.


School^ seems ukder


rites. 'en [ormpjis benefit conferred.


uu ch,


.eerfully' paid the


very} grateful for this generous abtion.lon the PAi,t of the. Govern


lent. I I t isn’t t .ulte clear yet, — whf.t Is the !;)ositlon of! Sunday and V (aTages: but i t kely that schqols will come the" Go^]jmment’s ; reduced’ If


this! Is'so! buri


slbllltles will no' be too heavy! and no doubt


this7IS'so! burjrespon 'premiums will, be;


Ih [ivlew, of ! the, |


.cnurches'of su(h vltbl Importance to the! national -well-belngv that it


being so significant, however, is the fact • th'ot th( State | considers


has shouldered ;he ! responsibility :!pjr thblr repali or, rebuilding.'


This! is a S ta|te recognition oi relimon for which We .ought to be profound y I thankluk


People "ely


- i d c rellglo


;hat the® has been .. ling oui country back to its


have. ___ — '


gesfurfel has!now been given in, no uric— —'■ “ '


the Gqverntneit]: If thfey thinks our churches are -so .esseptlql!' dqesn' ;| that; Impiy 'that they, expect th^e people i off‘t|hls ;Iand' to [show tnelr iripre'Claflori by the I use' they riikke of them ?..:Herei then Is somer Ing ' for careless: and lapsed iristaqns of'allj denorairiatlo'ns to about,


OtUlCf lipp j Aiww glVUll All icertaln; tones by this gesture froni


“ duty. '-' |But surlely Ithat complained


L no great


soleni|ilzto. the wedding ;bf Signal­ man 'jHi Mr. End'lMrs. HlilBartoh. !Cherry- streetj. iBiackburnI, to 'Miss Ada'


on Wednesday, triel ,ne Si i)RY‘


think tlfls:


I B| .. j ' comek to! ljust


mkter al bulldl , wojfshlp mu£t]be retailed )kts obvious.”


' I


'places Including Bolton, Manches-i ter, Bradford, Nelson, Settle and ChOrley.; He fs quite certain that ithls “ break” gave him valuable ex- iperlence which has stood him In 'good stead in recent -years. He Icairie back to Clitheroe In 1910 [following the death ofi his father. I When Mfl Stark goesilnto retire- :ment to-morrow, a link with the 'old Clltherpe Post' Office will be ; broken for he Is the last of the “ old brigade.’’ When he-started


Bla^k- CLIT


I The State ' thinks Ithat; the ' ‘


, for tnle purpose It all


I the challenge to the;people itj Bfeaclies


rlERbE PROXESl


MwiilFACTDREE’S ro : BENCH.


did not show i Whittaker, an of 4, jKay-straet, at the Borough El


for a black-out 0 -case


I work, his fellow messengerswere [“ Jack” Black, who retired some 12 rarinths 'ago from the position of Postmaster at Fencehouses; County Durham, find Arthur Robinson whose parents at that time kept tailor’s shop. In King-street anu is now living In the Manchester dis ­ trict. 'When Arthur Robinson left, hlri place Was taken by " Johnny ]’ 'Crossley.iwho was killed In the. last


man to'take active interest In public life, but' he has one outstanding hobby—poultry. He does not keep his birds on any commercial scale, 'but merely for exhibition purposes, larid to engage in laying trials. He Ihas won ni.any cups and trophies. He Is a'member of the Lancashire Federation, the Clitheroe Poultry ,‘Glpb arid the Ancona Club: a fairly


Mr; Stark has been too busy


Most dif the lads ifixcluslye organisation. Not only -


vdobs -iiiB compete In Ipcal Ifiylng I xlals,.brit also in the national trials


■ r


I and often thelthree messenger bpyi 'had to dellverjfid.to 80 telegrams Iri


jseven o’clock In th ack period


games at the back ,of trie building/’. Durlrig the tliriri’Mr. Stark^wris a


to . Play


postman, hb c'oyered hundreds'; Of miles In the Glsburn district, and was a well-khriwn figure In ffiat locality He recrills that Christmas me I was not! always the busiest iriod. That' dlstlnctl )n formerly


to get back to Cllthero’e safe -afiS sound. We were I paid! 5s. a wpek


■ vv»**iJvwc -4*.* *ywr* M


-held InrSurrey, and he Ils recqg- iedis' ah authority, on Buff Rocks.


Ktoj spend more time doing soiqe of ! the things I Hke, but have never .'had the opportunity'to; do, rbut, I itoall neiver forget the'many happy (hours I$pent In the postalservlce," jhel told our reporter. “ It was hare jWork at times, but I have few regrets and will always have pleasant memories of my work ! there.’’


'/In Irayi retirement,' I am fioping


', We join Mr. Stark’s many friends ,lni wishing him good health and jContentriieilt for many years to come. I


I : ■ ( 1


land Is being turned Into arable. It Is iessentlar to get the' best from the grass thatis left. Pasture that Is llate winter fanner!


NEW grass fo r ; o ld . Now that more and more grass-,


rejseeded with a suitable' inlxture of I grasses and clovers.


49! Re-Seedlng Poor! Grass), just Issued by the Ministry of Agrlcul-; tore, gives some useful guidance iri this matter. It deals with - the ploughing) manuring and general treatment; of the ploughed up pakturB) suggests a suitable seeds; mixture and has a few remarks to- mtoe oh early managemeftt of the new sward.


, A new “ Growmore’’. Leaflet (No. DURING


ceh left anc


'


to] thejMlnlstry of Agriculture at Hotel - Llndum, St. Annes-on-Sea! Lancs. ;; ;,


’Pie leaflet Is free bn application ■ . , - spinster. , he asked.','


A tramp knocked at the dopr of' house owned. by a lonely: , j.


[Street, jand 'filso vdthout Ughti. Deferidaiit, who was fitted tOs.


’ ' ’ for leaving


each cake .keiyt a saldihe'.wds.


^ e spinster, npt wishing hllri toi


‘ ’As your ’usband got an old pair; trousers ’e could let me ’ave ?”i ^


’ :i


thathelcouJd' ■ out lights wl ( such a Ipositlin.


Wmteh'ead, at CUtheroe: Brirougii Sespionk, yestbrdiy.i wheti -’piomls Singleton, agricultural contractor, bf “Netherlei” ^itechdpel,' Prek- toni wqs sunimoried for leaylng'l a motor yau uct lirimoblllsed flurif g thej hours of b ark: less; in Albemaf ,e ' ‘


without ri


I- - - plap-, ,,___I other


ilghts) In. ciil I'-'-dfO,i--sa places,” 'I!sab


imobilise the] van I as-he,, did not nterid ktoppiig. put there


mdtotthe Imrifesslcn eav > his vehicle;wltii- iti was. parked :n He did not Im­


“ ALERTif


The Chief donstablfi. hak O/?' nnT«T\lQ4nfrf oK/mi+ I- re


ed’ compl^htfi about Oars being ..............


well-


by.h tute.


The FOR Ladir eis::J||l, Mrs. Althami letter In;which i.e Were


in Mrs., Tlbrnher gained


Fore W.


brai busll


I wliriyou detoivf'said the amate'ir electrician to ih s y r


was told, and held one of the wires. “ Can yori fee! ’anything?’ ’asked;


His "wife dritl ’ully did what'she ; s


“ Just hold' orie *of those !wires. l f e .


“■What do you mean bjr going off'


anfi leaving the lion’s cato uhT fastened ? Anybody might' have hipped In and stolen the : ^ n !” '


trod on a land mine laid in the biish' to trao tanks. The min^ went off, arid the elephant was so btoly hurt that riflemen had to shoot it.''


The war’s queerest !casualty .Is re-! jorted from East Africa. An elephant


for riding a i hours of dar, white, light.:


, ______ ■


; bulb 1 ;^rough t e S T .


'rtionl'as W ,lklnscm,la ‘ labourer. of )2, WilkinTtoreet, was fined 5s, ■


■ "igslons, yesterd!,„, cycle during t le fidthout a front


>bdai: less.'


------IdUXL, j Sek


wais out on I ls bicycle.,,the laiip that!while' le


Defendant fitati 1C. .................... p . burst.!


UUUi


(real Os.


to’:


afteimorifii In! the. vlllrigej institute, prltos werd won as ifollows


, t)dk place! on' 'Wedriesday


It Mrs. .Ccwperthwalte;:2, Mte,!Nlch- olsor ; 8! Mrs. Robinson; .floatlrig,


Bathtersfay; '3,j Ijrs. Balrstbw; Ifloat- ing, , Mrs.' Crabtree. Gentldnieh;'1,


2, Mrs.


Master plckj chew, and Mrs;. Heb- deri. A itushlop, given by Mrs. Hyj- lett, £6


by Mrs.


Domino awards t Haworth,


icut Ilsedl £3,. the effort making [thb'I


for ithle'Womeri’k Instltut omfo]|ts Fund.' , ' !i


sewing


v.S: nchl 'Ify.


cels to, ome


|| ’ most recent gifts,have been pbr-


break efi hostilities and have made a to;al pf 2 87'7 garments.


hosprtal'.!


Th ! Ministry of Agriclilture asks all garddi nets to bidse their/plans for the season on the Iriiperative need ;hat can be stored' for


comipi for next


;etables


Vuiagefs In; thfe Forpes dnd Guard and ,tc a mUitb:


,,T-Meiribers of tha;i local pf thfil W.V.S. '.haVei beep plying their knlrtirig' ahd needles ever since tho but-


' Their


wmkt___ ___ ,ahd dance wrif Friday, evening last, thp fo:


WHIST


held m thel Paiish Hail andl at the'White I Bull Hote wasi organised w Home Guard.! iJi J. p. Bentleyi


V/Vb-UUlg M


Guard, after wi to whist playen / land, Mrs.; Cl


the work ajid


' sub., Mrs. E. supplied by


a great socially.


Gentlemen: '


Banaoldswick, of M.C. werelc of the Honye G;


U


ave a short.! i iportanfce of


success both flriahilal . „


arker, sub.; 1 a Astorians


ir dkheihg. Tihdii (duties e fetdriai luring the ei ’ jCrsI pf th& local tnem|


irksdn^Mh l!r. Lord, Mrs


ch he presel Ladies:


: he! idante d effort.


erf! being


(hliig, Mr. ' ' iss oa


_ 3. ,'Cottee. Murche,


Home prizes teank-


t iuslc was- Band, of


irririd'out by members The effcjrt proved y and


ifiNCE.-A . held on.


bers of . tjhfiV^pmeri’s Instl- Miss B. Walker f the spot dance.;,


CQMPbBTS.-A It dr}.ve,‘lbrganlsed


. . Mrs. Wotandln


In spring and!’’(lead” In Is only a liability to the It Is best brokfeh up and '


of I' I )vas only uang altaper and it enribfitlhishome ■ak pf6ved)'‘|by!;P.S.


Sesslriris, .yesterday for a Iblack-out - ‘/ened at hU mlfl -lri Greenacre- sweet, I Normal jArthUr Rbbdftsiiia manufacturer. Of 15,’ Ichurih-street,


ropm'window, ft fine of 5s.'w£ simposeid).- Suihinoned; it Jfilltheroe Borouto


lompson. who pomted! put!' that tribrej was no te r ; jnThg, to j-he; bed


said I that riewly-appolhted! fire wa,tchers - un icqustomedl to the


premises, acclleutally switched on 1 ilighf In a ,fpom', in Which one jhritter had mot been placed In pokltloh. . He Ijad spent hundreds of [pouhds In. (ensuring that a pef- fe'ot black-out|was provided and,; in thri circumstances, lie thought the Police i could h ive icommunlcatec with "him by (telephone Instead oi


Ippsslbje to comply with the regula­ tions! jbut y6u cannot help-iar jlncldeqt o f , this description,”, ‘de |feridant said. | 1 A fine of 5s, w ^ imposed. • , '''


taking iproceet lings. iWej have; done ’ everythin


roa)d; farmer


Margaret’G


Baldwin, Weaver,'of 6*Monk Wllhfci


Rich arc of Lt w


and Hilda Maiy Whlpp, 30, Phnllco road!; I were j each ! fined 5s,! f ot slmllarj offeij(;esJ while’ Clifford Pickup, i faimto, of Roefleld Fririr who I Ignored the sumihons.lwai flnrid 10s.


jWes/ .vfell , assistant Relley Ofijeerj 9, jMtorland dresceht


, o f ; ' . ' T b b


Sfated ito h|ive 35 miles


iClayton, m.otOT'dflver. ofi'6. Beech- ! street, was finfed lOs. at the Boroug; i iSesabns, yest Drdriy.; for idrjVbg '


»c firlWn at rij Speed ah' hour,! Herbert


ling that he , md not realise, he. wa exceeding the • speed limit,


motoy lorry ai la speed exceeding to miles an hony lri a bullt-ubirireii durpg jthe; hdursl of darkness! .'Defendant 'expressed regret,istaj


•ay of) 45; Chatbum 1 -R. ' Wallbahk; Mobr Top'Farm


, Scott. I a riDotori Balmoral-avfenue


LOfTHOUS^EEDALL. Tlli.e ;/veddlng itobk place at the


Chatpurii-road, arid Miss 'Florence; Maud Stedall, eldbst daughter of:; Mr.' andlMrs.-'G: Seedall;! BeUniari Fariri, CUtheroe. I 'The brldegroorii’s/ brother-lhrlaw, |the ,Rey. Edgar Smithies Vicar ; of Newchurch-in-; Pendle, ..officiated. . ■ ; ;


!


fathCT arid attended by; her .sister; Miss Edith Seedall] Mr.i'Fred jLoft-' house wrisi.best man, the duties of groopisirien being! shSred by Messrs! Robert Lofthouse and John SeedallJ Mr. H H. j Shaw' Mus.Bac;, was at organ.


Thk bijlde was)given away by her


FolioWlng a recejitlon at the Roy- be ick CairbJ thp ha DDV nair left for


the lioney|noon|ati Morecainbe. • -Li-h ■ i-.-i ' j; ' ; i'


the organ., ck


e the opy p


Hning4-SinglI ton. e I ' : iJ1 j, I " " ■ )


,pf Mte. md the late! Mr. E. Manning; of Spraiton, Northants,. and I Miss Martha I i^ingletbri eldest' daughter of the late Mr. find Mrs. E. 'Single-r ton, Hall Barns, IStonyhlirst:' , The bride, who was given away bj


, S,tonyhurst. on Saturday, Albert Manning, kecorid son


her 'prbther, Mr.! Henry w a white; Velvet dresk j'wlth


ore


of; orfinto 'blossoni. Shb carried a bpuquetiof. red! camatloris.r


velve wer


wreath arid'vell, arid a ‘spray There


and Miss Mi Hal]


Curidjall, ■ niece of the brl,detooom/ all, a friend! of ithei


t\fo| bridesmaids, Miss . - Ei


bride Bbth Werelattlredf in 'dresses of tij 'quolke icloque with gold hbad-j


|Mr;'J711Ham Baniber was best man 'arid


'ReV.' Father' F. 'after-vard$ celobi A teceptlorijwas held later at the


The, cefei. rOny


stonyhlirst. - ' ' 'ill ' ■ -


John Budell grooriisman!


dressfes and iirilttens,-[and! had bouquetk.bf White chrysantheinums!


was ■ performed; by Magee, S.J.,' who ated NuptlalMass.


groomsman!


EaiW arid CHlld'^HDtel. I Mr. and Mlfi/ IMamnlrigj W|lll reside fit Stockr bri(3ge!


»,!■


. .FOR, POLIC® CHARlTIE?.f-A very successful - whist- drive md fimee was- held in the Village Hall; on Friday, in, aid Of the Polite Orphanage, the Ifevent beliig arranged by P.C3 Smiti, Slald- burri. There'was a capital attendance. i The M.C.’s weiTp.c. Sfiiith,! I teem­


Ing. and J. Al-mofflndlfa. -MiM IKing- 1; Mfe G. H&sori; 2JiMiss.


Wilkirison (presented Ladles:


the przeS'


'BleaZar d ling,' 'W.' . ,


(Newton).' Gentlemeh :| 1, G. Rigby; 2, J."Rigby;


trayeilUig,,:Mrs. IJ


ancing was pp ' pplied by Fore ’s (Band- The .winners foi the novelty dapee were-


slttljg, J. Bleazard: Quli -mley.


8,; J. Wilpock:-


.Taylor. Refres aments were sirVed by Hodg,


M.C. P.C.'Sinith wishes to who helped to.make the Bffor|; i ___ ______


BlCasdenn, Mrs Lindley; Mr.land MrS. Aleazardj Mr.'and Mrs.'Miller, My. F. Mrs.WaterwOrth.


especlallv the danom of the «■;


IT, -rr.JXjjjU aarik all


andG.'Lawsoi and for Miss D. Britok rind ,R.


iK 'Mlss Kiiig-Wilkinkon, Dr.jfi, T . ' ■'


, ciztewho.. success


' pbafplas, Btdgden;


Wood andi to,:


E. Pickles;' 3! I Mrs. E. ftoloii Newton; con.,! Miss '0,1 Lord; kitting Mte D. Brlgto:.


Slater ; 'The Imusic tor .


c6ri,.' J. , travel-


rable Interest was! taken Weddinto at £t.i 'Peter’s


MAYOR;)' )ifl .qt'lTHEROE ST. lilOIlN


the above'Ffirid' 1941:-


List of Subs^-. '■ Previously ad: . -


.-- received for 'loth January,.


Three little I girls, Peggy Bailey, ;Pegto Ireltori


; and Dorothy^ Rigby ,


:riowle,dtod,7;>2 16 11 1 10 6-


J, iJ Is. d. £71(3 Il7 5 Bum , , ,


PHYSICIANS REMEDY I


. . (E ,


t( yoii have a c fid now p t feellchat you-are starling with an attack of; Influenza drin’t hesitate to tr'^ this-


- tcmarkahly sui cessful piesctiption' 'aa ;etnfni]nt' Hapey Sfteeti>^


Doctors and Nurses everywhere I it tablet 'form a t ; 1/S and ,,


Physician. lCephos does not affec the hici


e is widely recotnekended > by


, (Prices inilnle Purchise Tojt), SINGLE


DOSE


nd isi |sold or powder 3 /5 . ' ' '


lutjh light,’/said ’Tom uneiiij.jloyed' weaver, leri summoned Dhsi^tosterday,


Town son] only daughter|Of the late' Mr. aid b'^s: G. Tovinson, find who: has r rslded with felptlves.lMr. and' Mrs. 'il. Erankland!, at 25,iKlrkmoor road, Cli;,herbe. Mr, J; C! Ford was, at t h : organ, and] during the cere-1 eivoice that; andriLead us.


i|


mohy th3 hymns,! breatied o’er Eden’ Heavily Father” the 6rth Psalm, wei The bride! given


together with! suhg. ' ;


Hafry Fljariklafad;!((phattium) wore crushed ;ktrawberfy woof georgette,: browi hat , and acc^orl'es to tone,,; and torfiy of pink carnations. : The' best mEiriiwas Mf, Harold Ormerod! (Bla&bufn),' and the groomsman; Mr. FiredI'paylor. ’cbusln of the bride.' iceptlori follbWed at the Swan ,oyai; Hotel. (F • ; ! ■


uncle) wss attlred:iln_______ ____ georgette, with hat land'ficcesSorles to tonejlan'd spray of wlylte carna­ tions] As matron bf. honour, Mrs.,


awriy by. her light blue wool


fixeted 5,(00 doiliea per ; To-night !(Fpa^),


S d ! Tp-'/^IE CAUSED BY


cllERY earnestl contributions HSTRESS BOMBING.


,J Mayor’s Pi.koui, Clitheroe, . r • ; ,


1 ith JanuaiY,'1941,


this' Fund, whlih I have opened ».« '4.tA


itizen to cofit


Earl of Derby, K G. The Fund extension of t hat sponsored by hbrd' Mayor c f Loridon; and all '•


thfe request of the Rt.' Hori. ! rec i 'lveeidi by .me ' ■


Fund) Butjl havbithfe jassurance of' the. Lord Mayor,[bf Ifindbri: that, Ih ; less-than the sum loda........... .


treated,fis par i|of tjiat National


case'of nee|J, noi contributed hy aijij


of [bombing, ifkif! mdre; hfftojlve lorthbomlng from^ than cou;


required. That j£ a geinerous offer, an d ! [Should: CUtherofi experlerice considerable


nj" dlsti bss I ak the I result


relief 1 would be the National F


afforded by a pin ely,'local fund, : Geographically,, [the | Borough


. . .


the major portjo i of and- if, ; having nade contribution tojt ife we; In Clltheroj .„ enough to escapi thejnecesslty for any icall ori the Fund, .then'I feel


itlonai)Fuhd, -:’e' forkunkte


our bbuntjry, ; a generous


itahts of this Bo! ougl.ito treat thlj appeal In a hatlmal| spirit and tc respond to the .utniost of theli


or her good foijti ne. Il confidently! rely; on the, lnhab-


crnnH -fArfi no ‘!il 'f-


be [received ,by mb personally, or af the'lidcal Branches bfiBahb


subscriptions [aie mvlted, arid'Wil ,


the Town, Clerk; and iwlll bf in the Ftess.!


)urs. sjjjperely,;ICH, Mayor AFTER ’CHE WAR.


, I avoid defiatism. [lAfe have -got' to win the vfir, and that is al


,^ V| Qi_ are j a jjured—rlghtly-j-tc


there) is to; it) except for; bonces trating our ene: gles toWards thal end; and we hsve 4° tlfne or ust


loii the faint of heart whose Imag ainat on A so


appearance of) t l e'enemy’s strengtl that'he grows jlinji to But there are n)t mfiny anrion^ ;us; Withr drily ■ coni


uuuiutA , Is FX captured a


, that is not rare i an fifterl-the- defeatlsm, a delfiiriined that I dreads wiat shai


outcofee of the ever, I ariothef ,


ritructlon awaits |us' 'an4 Bg difficult her od;| but should be no leason for


' certainly not i for


iptions, al)i a 'e confident of jtht There is, howi- of defeatism


Ag ,ug, [vvAuu;


when the war hf k bpefi won and we turn Ito 'peace. : A period ■'


of! reepn-


'spending uripnqederitedl'jsuniBl pf tooriey ori 11 he w», ■ and; fill 'that exjef(dlture. th( ffislmlkta'lambnt, -,1 have to h )ee ra aiid:;----- ---------- -


ttdyapce; becauie thdre is no real leason for desi air! and because: It Is buj; of horfe tlirit nkw IjK'sprlnto hritl out of desi air never- iWe ate


- t-a .


thfjiugh the! pill (li tests not mej; jvijl .:t need nbt break;us.


Injthe servlbes tlon will haf e t( petoe-tlme; occ tlmei Industrl


' that; followed dreadful! hut It which we


■ avoid' a repetlt misery that


, ?f|tha


adyahee.' We niany lessons and ' the appllc


; had been befcjre despdndent thes grow, they may


as


living of’ the pciiUlatlon to 'a fi/hole became hlglher, riot lower, I than It '**■* ’ “ ■ ‘ 1914. ) However pessimists: may


time, s


'Opposites dtirln Irequently. just Don’t let uri,,


; extreme arid: sup V ' . r ' '


' the; last war were 'fiesporiderit then. ;0: to (the other ipse fondly that


deoerid bni It their


iUllons. of pf rsons now engage dr|ori wto prddud-l fib rbabkdrbed into [ailoris, and pea iace-l


1' ru


started and red ’veloped. That wll bei an lundert; Imposslblddpe.


les wlU have to be re , bfit not' ai


h£ dn’t should


years. ^An^whf tejver -fhe|dIfflcUltle; ijVAiftg, tuiic, Dpill the striridafd'Oa


Mon of these cari of I much of'tfia vailed |; :lh ithose!


i I


the ■ last war was wto a Ptoblemi lot, iprb


The uneiripioymenl


I tw ilfb e difficulty .desbalr, - ■ - i n


tt-t- , — u gg vaptVtAVM wg ; v— by I thf


our oWn de'featlstf! neglitoblf


any; Or iby acknowledged


ability.-, ....... ,,,


sure every citizen realise his nr


fortunately situated compart wjlth


returned, tfi that locality, together with such further sum that ■ inay be "


dallty will be. ‘


v lOf • ■


eal to; every generously


Cl'OSS'i B; oi I filii'lcolll


.iri? . . dlBoid


i |‘!Thy thing umich strikes nie as:


r 7j45. jllUiero


irnuiue Auction ;M£rt,Co. Ltd,: - , Tl G eld and Lajlngteff ^qttle ; ak


.pAY 'IFEHnYi Reriding Roo n : Dance lOte 2. , ,


■U'ajai ■


SATfUBDAY: lAY


libo,t I Lane; Church: ' Services, 1^30


cuthetee , Service lor U1


cllthOTe Labour iParty ‘^ toV-in ■Palladium! (5ini


ocAvIcies at l0“3o (in i ']()NDAV:' Tlie! Pailadlum: ; Tbe' Grand: Mondaj, Sfikteay' .Tfinr s-


„„ ____,___ Mb aday 6-0 and ;8-ly, Tuesday to Frida /, 1(7-30. Saturday 2-15.1 (matinee) , 6-1, ancl 8-15. . '! ,


'il


; ginkl'Ltae Picture HaU: Monday, ^T i i^ ay , ; ThUrscaW iPriday, | 7-i0. Wednesday ,and I latulfiay,; 6-0'm d 8-15. Matinee Bat ird& 2-15. Friday Farm'ers’ Ball.' ,| f f i ' 1! I Jpetetlve Picture i, Malley; .lioa- dayjto Friday, 7,30 Baturdajf,-\( 6 VI5J Matinee Si.turday, 2-15. r,l Riaito, Blaclcbfirrj: - Matin le


; day,-l'Prtday. .7-30. Wednesday'ard ! Saturday, 8fi.rind 8jl5. -Matinee tn •'Wetoesfiay, 2-30. &turday!; 27I5. .


dail'' 2-30. Contnuous Monday to prldlay from; 6-15. Saturday,!£2-:;0,


Ciitheroe'' Auction 1 Mart Qci Ltfi: ■pirading at 9-80 ]i.ip. | , ' r


B-15rand’830. '. p ' "' 'I


' 'jiliatishTohurch InstiiuteSojjl^I. i^ dne^Pay:|: j I ' ongr&atiorial.i Cl.iirch


'i Clitherbe AuritloriiMart Co. Ltd: ofi Dairy Cattle,;; i.ti., 11 a,ml:


Parish|Church; Iristl FRIDAY


Farmers’ Annual 1) .


8 toll; ; Skle;


sh’]w, realised I


Nativity Play anif j(jtor l ncert,- '/-16. THDESDAY:


dlltherde': Social; 7i-30. IJail m, King Dane


Th'i'.mbil Bki-vebbi


w l


litliki irigel


'io^’Cmid 6;b. I j J 'ir — Rational IChureh, m tt


lema, 2-45 'p.


he school) 6^ Public :Mee


Ciitheroe -‘111 '


Parish' (Dl.urih: Mernorlm « Vimci tituui; n-gu;


.[tfeth^dW‘(Weslei/) Ifliiiroh : iSendees ^ t/\ onToMH fi.fl 1


Drive, ■ Sal


!i ■ I


COMING (EVENTS, •


,-'j II


Ih , uphl mkijicalljr fit to


thlgooiji| to ipppoif ntoionsi


-j'lito'.Ci be ice; let ted thfifidiv; ght


.paffitly and.tl


dlflbhs pnlhidri:


IdlriilB;/' f peabe an pf.jbffiird times, riq decefit jtfidri


ibrlfig: ward'


bul, thbrii.


vltll )f rirti 'hi fd fid ■ I I


'adtance'l faqed'WlL that tfayl .buslnbssr


math. But mi 1 helexpendltore y/lR n o t have to be paid [for then; ane


for in) the af ter-|_ i i r s t .,, ;bl6u


Turtor/I belng'a j Were ah he’fdr'b h ambulan Abci;


IhaokbiL, toriklhgjj


'alladll


he j Cllti bject fa f'Parlll letter'tfi, hfeSPart)


' “ It is oe' a goi


tel


hohenl I if.falllni lall;


Mr. Gil


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