■■inTrriinitrninnrii


f lL i i rH .V i I V E I ISSUES OF OCT


J Newman ley for 13 H ' T. H.


■ednesday u : Misses pson.: ' J. pm. A. t. :Morrls, Doth,* B. 1 and ■ R.


J were at lodiiction Irtlng no Ttor addl-


J presided iBowland i held a


I Monday. Rev. J.


| land the


de, J. W. house. S. lie Clerk


er ,<Mr. endance Pd- 15th land was


ling” for iRobson,- Idglment, I'belleved Messrs. During


recelved Id, I'Ptei.


I . pf 6.


he .Heliop he Goril-


pjjpolnte^, ah,. Vicar If Church


parentsfMr and ^ n r c h W reliev 'd her Rustand, Pte. Geor^":^alkpr‘


who was 20 years of aee previously employed^ll


har i^^lof# I^ncashlri Regiment 0^ wounds. \ 'Pte 'Walfcar


Cembnt wirks.^nd by the-^H?i®' rocksford Llme Go: ”se^^-


J. Smitlif .PsrlC“EVGnue was also killed in adtlo^;^“*^


% % d u g h , Sessldns.-a-mari


fp u ^ l 'i l l ty '^ S f ^® ^affl“ e L f


-


gasTolsc nlng? Baft G o o ta l^ the popular Barrnm :■


popular. Barrow •jcriclj;'eterv.:^ was !*'®*'®d_t) be a' Corporal rin the


■ ’J.'f?


G. Lowe, of Church-brow, who was i on the s ;afl of the Borough Trea-


Hospital: Mr


Sureb, qu illfled as i Second Ueut UiJ? ^


p d t p rmg. He promised to give ^ her ;15s, a week when: he left’ the


ana


^ . y apd hadtwrltteri to s ^ have^to b y themCerice


•Army, but stlpulatdd^at he should ■have a hpt dinner every: day.i She therefore declined rto dcceptl the


i . : .


affpr- ■Ah order of'3s. a' week was made.. ■


OF ‘OCTOBER I t . I


J r ptthi' ling am


iroom or I'Siindaj i wen


f


iDawsor Tone eye


Ibto.i J] lo serve fe G.N.'.1


bt Odd- id Royal fj.G.Mj I Joseph


LoWi


Ibf the levenlng ,C; Ti


Bowling


.he capj ^llk cap of the


Id con-1 Iby Mr) I on the Ithouse;! ne - and;


Iverage;


Jtor Mr. lallenge |smen’s I Colour


le Vol-


Jiat an li-taken


Isubject ’. meet- ftstrlct


[against fo “pre-{ I having •A bat Welch


h. The I having


n'g the


|a coup- 3,! whet eye


ng wa:


re resort, |ters and 1 during ■ tea 04. b| people


' 'll from ■'the iWhalley. The water was very soft


i^ th anltal matter of somelklnd. pr, Browh said he did not. know, the jgiurce. Although the water was not I nice, for domestic use It was not • actually dangerous.; Mrj Eastham istated that he .ftbsequdntly wrote ;to Dr. B:own Informlngriftn, that ithe! pump was 36 yards from ;a churchyard wall — “A 1 desultory conversation took place, but no steps were takea” . ; ! .


I


let; with ping his Satur-


ft, '1892. ^ Church-square,


ahd the c.eposlt contained vegetable Blatter, also remains of pollution;


sa ,^.^'GUtheroe theicom- id that defendant was In


5fd,arrived, at a B jrm l^ lm ir iS ! pltal suffering, from thel leffects nf


gie: nei^s ithat .pumiOT ^Milton Hargreaves, ;R.F.A.,j of Woonl-lMP


Ipcal ihllltary! Items was - i ! b a c k a g o 5th, ■ 1917.' ■ T M i i i w f


]^EV. W. S;1 HEUVI LU;' \


E>CPERIE!^Cj| IN , 1


P & i s h G f w r c h G p p g r e g ^ t i o r i ^


i ' v; 'i'":;:EarieiWell:-- G ih s ; '' '■ h i '.',


' Warm tributes: to'jthe i Rev. and ' Mrs. W. Stv Helm, were: paid- on; Monday evening, lat j'theV Parish Church Sphool, when ;the .congre- ga .ionl assembled to make farewell presen|tatI(ftB.;


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' Blr., ilelmj received ! a gold watch' arid a i chCqne- yfor £140-5-6; whilst .Mrs,; Helm was presented with a bonqiiet' of. carnation's and a -hMiHfag;'cbn-' taming a five poiirid’note;- Mr:: Helft also received a book token from thojchoiri^oys.if


. It was decided to sbnd .a letter' of condolence ..to. -Mrs. .'.Baldwln's- daughter., Mrs. Peel


Ramsbottorn, Vicar’s: Wet den, made reference to .the passing of Mrs. Baldwin, of Wlnkley Hall the patron of the living, -who ’ had taken a keen interest In the affairs' of the! parish. The meetliig; stood- in silence as| a mark of resne'et-and


I: " ': .


Vicar;;: Mr,;. Ramsljbtftm::':'observed- that they ygll knew,.the'great work Mr. Helm had' abctftiplished , In Clltheroe during thei-past eleven years. I The, state of the- church and school, ffhandlally and, gener­ ally,' wak, sufficient, • testimony to that'’wbEK::^!'DUrlng 'his period of office there.had beeni two bazaars, one' of; which-had inade the Vicar’s stipend'suitable for a’church such; as St. jMdry’s, 'whilst fhe pther had provided] a fine Institute for 'the youPg I people. -They ■'all ' knew Mr., Helm:;as:a conscientious: man, and were exttemely sorry ;to :flnd that his ' health: would 'not permit him to stay; longer]: amongst ithem.


VICAR’S GREAT i WORK. T Making, the! presentatipn f t . the


F ) |p a iS E [ ^ CHURCH ^ftlTANDS


! Bdt Mr.^Helft’s' work had not I been 'confined!merely!, to paro- fGhia^ nlatters ; h e ; hdti done a great' deal of work for the tomi generally,.


!: -.!,-,v,-!!"; , ’ ■


} The taxing of copyhplds wasftis- eussed at , the ferttrlghtiy .rheetlng ■


jthe matter should be considered at i the next meeting. The! Woflftouse- master reported that the liUmbft of.


only;, a.sinall meeting of the Board:


variants for the previous week was 126.;


: ■ -j


ceased subscribing and the mistress hadireslgned. : . : . ;, , , y


eroe! Union School attendance com- mlttee' a letter was read stating that Brow holme ; School was closed for the holidays; but: It i was n o t Intended tb re-opeh It owing to'the poor attenjdance and the fact.that chllfen IWe as. near-'to other schools. Spine of the farfters had


At the.monthlrmeetlngipf Clith- : - D . ■


: }'■•"•' •


: Mr. ,J. R. -Thompson Was re - ' elected president nf the RlbMesdale Cricket Lekgue at the annualnieet- Ing held a t ’.thei Dog llhn,jWhall'ey, on Saturday afternoon; The bottom clubs, ‘Whalley jand ■ Rebd were unanimously re-elected and Great Harwood vfas also admitted a mem­ ber.; 'Othey clubs In the Leaguent- that time were Padiham. Clltherbe, Sfettle, Barnbldswlck,: Barrow and Burnley St. Andrew’s.',i Tt Was., decided tcjadopt a system similar to that In County cricket, ivls :'Gne pplntfor pjwln, opc.polnt'deducted i for : a loss, and drawn games


gnored. , '


Hayes, Wl Robinson; J. Hartley, J.‘ Holgate, R. Kaye-Shuttleworth'find jthe Rev, Canon yvilson. -PoUowlng receipt ftom the Belperr Union a, '■ conversat on took place on the sub­ ject of copyholds, it being stated' that the J DUke. of Buccieugh! re-1 ceiyed- £15,000 a year .Ini thls^Way! from the.H^onouriof Clltheroe with- ! out i conjmibutlng 'to', the rates, j Canpfi lyilson moved - and .- Mr. 1 l .Holgate Seconded, that as . it bu s 1


.jnp,-Mr, B. Jordan presided; and •other . thembers. present •' ■ Messrs. W. Cowman, W. ■


Hansom T


:of. the Ciltheroei Board of Guafd--' Ians.. In the absence of the chair-


'were


, had done ever^hlngihe .could to see. that his successor was a man


. War Weapons Week; and';Warships Week Committees. In hlS [capacity as Rural Dean of Whalley, he had brought honour to himself arid to St. Mary’s Church: ' and ' Parish. Although perhaps It wig no Cori- cern of his, Mr. Helm hdd given a great- deal of 'assistance in the. choosing of his'successor, i He had made imnumerable' enquiries and,


. i He' was • vice-chairman', of the Go'vernors of the; Gramftar School and a member of the! [Education Coftmlttft' and had performed | a; deal.of useful work in other direc­ tions. notably as: a member of - the


: Church,: On • Sunday' evening. In the [Course of his sermon, he said that despite what' was happening in Europe, we mubt -go on pro-'' claiming the gospel of the ’ love Of GqdJ: the .foundations; upon which ,any ;|hew world-must rest.


; to become Vicar; of.tTVhlttlngton, Slrkby Lonsdale, said farewell 'to his L'cqngregatlon ' at the! Parish


who would carry I out: thd traditions and uptiold'! the .rffignlty of St-i Mary’s as in the'past.! As Church­ warden, Mr. Rariisbottom thanked.


, discuss! any ma!tte’r'affecting j ,the welfare o f ; tl\e:; Parish;'.::If . they differed, then they agreed to differ, and he personally !w(as only too sorry that Mr. Helft cdUld notffie with them for man-y'ftore years.


would be'[ greatly nilssed'i in the m town, ‘ andj:particularly!,'i';by ••,thb


f In Mrs. Helm they had a cheer­ GIFTS iTO.'MES.i,HEIM.', [ ul, happy 'woman, i and one who


• church. He -wished; ' theft both Godspeed and to Mr. Helm 'p, speedy


restoration to health.,'


Kitchen, on behalf of 'the [choir­ boys, handed Mr. Helft J'a book token, Donald observing that they might have been! a .trial and worfy: to him at tliries! but'.they- hopjed he wdu’


carnations ift jMrsJ Helm, , Mrs. Rarasbottdm' expressed i regret ■ at, her departure and WlshM IMr. and Mrs. Helm evefy success In theft new spherp.: ' [ ' ,:t . ' ■ ,. i Donald Coates , andj, Geoffrey


Handing over .the ‘bouquet- of li : I


|i. 0,;.32' |.,'0..26' i. 3i’.23'


D Pts . 0..34


'..0.1.16 .. 1.1.15 L 1.115


I. D..12


L. 0.j)4 . 0. 14 1.113 0..12


|. 2-. ft ..o.. a


bonsol-j BlfieSS-;


[rdctlye 1 i


lebook, , In 'It


bri any


I .’O.'.IO f.;0.:.l() ,1..!9 0.. 6,


. 2.1,142.1I4


UI23: 0J122' 2.1:22 i.lln


I t ’s 'W i s e L . M a lc e :a y ru i ; , ; : '; f ; ’^


;lf you have not yet made 'a'wlir.i '. ;or If you jwish to revise',WlIer::;,\ planyfpr disposing of your!«t»te,;|,;'L the Service' rendered:, .by the;?'; Midland Bink Executor and truj-i ■ tee Company may appeal'to you.']


1 Many advantages. Including j ' efficiency, continuity in adminis- i tratipn and security, are to-bat- gained by customers and nonr -y


-fustorndrs alike through thaj : ' appointment of.-the Company as|> , executor or | trustee,- solely ciri ,-;i jointly with another- party; a n d j ' ex stihg conditions makesuch ah; ' : appointment wen more advisable! now chan in I eaca time. 1 | '


The tease with which these' -


advantages nay accrue to your: . dependents, for only a moderatej . - fee, will bo explained by the man-^. t . agerpf the Midland'Bank’s local| ' branch, to'whom you may talk |h| strfct{confidence. If^oua'reunablej . to cad,, full particulars .may bej . obtained.on application,';


- 1


EXECUTOR^^^XEE; COMFENT L1UXTCD * 1


HeadOffice :\p6ultryt lohdon, S,C.2 \ l i


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'(Alderman [M. iFrench,: J.P.) said that Mr. Helm]could be described In one .word : fte was a gentlemaft As! chief: citizen' of the,bor6ugh,'he' had come Into contact with Mr. and Mrs.^Hplm!on humerdils occa­ sions and i' he ,'i wished''' Uo say publicly how he 'had -appreciated their .kindly help. ' jOn! nunierd'jls: occasions; Mr.:,: Helft,; had,- coni ducted [civic cereftonies I at f the■ Palish Church, and I hlsjiifeaching had been alsoqrce of realj Inspira­ tion to'the! people who had been privileged to attendJ


bic songsters'the.y.cbuld,be. Adding Ills trlbutie. the Mayor


and remember- them as ;the 'cheru­


' Helm, and he 'fflshpq him- a speedy restoration, to! health: arid God’s blessing oti; his new w ftft,, ' ,, !'-


. very nature of | the; loccaslon, He- ' would never be able ft-think of St. Mary’s without thinking ; of Mr.


Bishop of BurnleyTlRt.- Rev. E.. PJ Swain) said th it he|kriew full well what a large! | amount, of • palnsi'


li.


"■many people presenthatinight-'as a direct resffil 'of Mr. Helftfttvork.;


• to see In theft' the best qualities and ft welcome theft.;


I£:a parson brily did hip-Job half as well as he might: do,! he- would always find'aiftt of frlerid[s.t0 help him. i People I were always ready'


(Continued fbqt of nektiVcblUmn).'" &


, Clltheroe. It iVas bjecause joft-that that he asked the Churchwardens' lithe pould be preftni that; eveni.. . ing. ! He- knfey? thht: there. ’were


taking work Mr. Helft ;ha;d done, In remarks of ftpvious'Bpeakers;:;tte.,j


BISHOP’S TjRIBUTE. ; ! ' Assoclatlriftlftlm'ft’.f;'ivlth the


Church, the Rfev. iff. A.! Sinclair stressed the fapt that |h'e: spoke,' too, as a personaljfriend!of Mr; Helm. As the 'oidy f'renegade” on the platform, ;he wanted I to pay; tribute to Mr. Helm s keeri interest In; the! religious life of the town generally. He came|ft ithe gatherp' Ing regretfully! andj: reluctantly, not because of any;-lack-pi respect for Mr. Helm, but : because Of the


Speaking [fori the Congregational j '' 4 forgive their.,tve^knessps


the Vicar-for .'allrMeii ftftn:;.and:, assistance, he'rhad.jglyen: to. the. Church officials. He [knew of’ 'no­ man who'was more; approachable and easier to get oil ,Mth; ; He' always came to the] [officials to


' meftber, that we were In the world, andIbecauSfe of that fact Jesus loved, us.* 'We could not outdo the, love; of Jesus. ' He' wopld rench, to; the-very>depth of: hell.ftirseek and to saye-.a single soul that was- lost.,-;


-verse 1), the: Vlcpr said that la these days 'when the-world pressed so heavily uPon ils,’when It was so dlfficult'to'get-away' frblh all that!, was [harsh, cruel and evH in men’s, lives; when the war filled us 'with doubt,' and 'uricertalrity, and,, with, fear! for those we: loved, when all thati was ;; worst in- men’s lives seeni'ed to find an outlet for Its passion and evil, we - had' to f e-


;■ , ; - !] . INSPIRING TRADITION.)!


. i’.’Nearly eftveri 'jears/ago,' 1: preached my first :ftrmofi (Irprii


the yiear proceeded.


embers or the Molriers’; Unloft' ■been hallowed.” , which was Jthe backbone; of the


rflood Of,piety- and aevotioft'whlch hadmade this: Church .possible down the’ centuries. I was'insplred by the thought of the prayers dnd worship, by which its tvalls-hpye ,


• Cbmmefltlng : on, the . Church’s great tradition and its .fidelity to the gospel; of■ redeemingjlove, Mr. Helft 'urged those who, reriialned


I '


.abiding—faith In the love pf, God.- He asked, them: to remember; the


all Was Qhanglng, he pibaded that they ■ should ■ stick ." to . that w h ic h <


WBS. .unchanging and


'Important part the. Church ,had played f t , the town’s life and.i the,


'yeaft.ago was closed'and the pages, were i sealbd aridl wodld [ not! be opened 'tatil-iilis'-Day of .Judg'-, ment.. 1 He' could only pray that whatever had: been: good on!.'his pari, and; thelr parti would,,In the mercy of Qod,. abide and that all the:|rest ;Woidd'!be forgbtteft ; j ;


•parti it could play In future,-par-, ticularft! If. more and- more:people vyould return to their Church. And, nom he wasl-golng. f t I®rive them,- The chapter whlbh opeifed eleyen-;


; away wuld be made) easy by the kriowledge that they wopld be falithful to what he had tried


. their .Church and to their God, If' In his shortcoiriirigs,' he hk'd


to teach t h o iri about the Church'• of ?God;'!;faithful to


caused ' ■ offence,ft ! any single person ';l)e. expressed! regret and asked . for forgiveness. In the words! of Robert Lofts Stevenson, he Would be content jto be remem- bere'd .“as orie ■ who :meant well- tried hard and falftd much,” In bidding them:! farewell,. he j;com-


merided them Which would' continue with tnenf


always. ' ' J


I (Coritbued from preceding: cplirinn),. '


. willing friends aroupd ihem; - [ Mr. Helm was f t [be Instituted'


^ that the ■ present vicars and ': rectors Were: able to take'up: ’ their Work .with hope and! con-: • fldence and tp find a circle jof:


se I It was because oi the faithful rvice of their predecessors


'•'There was one, thlngithev must all rememb^; however..Men bight;


books,'but let no one think; that! the:work.'of«a country parson was an [easy one. It Was 'very diffep-: ent| from- w.ork in a-ftwri, and, In •soiije ways, It was ftore difficult.;


Into the living of 'Whlttffigton and there he would rustlfcate arid read


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come and might go, -yetj the: Church went on, unchangeable; [unchallengeable; without- tear :ol; extinction: and without fear of; Wtlftate: failure. '.: Nothing could; dpftat^ thp' body: of; Christ; lie;


rt’a not what ypri pay-.buA nfrhai-you get,'back for what you pay ; that countsi Vouffi be -glad y-ft 'put youi; Advertisement ft j ; ,


AjiYertiser & timei lie Glirtftroe


C itheroe’s- Family Weekly Paper, ,,/f


market place, CLITHBROB, ,


’i>hone 407/8 (two lines). ' He wbul^ ask 'thft his KoinB


the [ long story It, fepreserits in stone, and. architecture over the, centuries. '• I was Insplredjby the


“ I love' to thtok bf-'its history,


J Pieaclilng from the text,; “Jesus havlrig loved 'his own which 'were^ In the world, he loved them»unito the’jend” (St. (Tohni chapter l3,


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ITHE, vicar of Clltheroe (Rev ; W. i 1;S. Helm, M.A.),, who Is shortly


G6NTURIES OF PIETY AND ■!'![! ;! ! - rav 6 tk )N : ' Ir.


,!'■ ■' Opemng’ the me'etihg, 'Mr. J. JI.'


appealed to , the congregation: to,.- pledge: themselves tp faithfulness tb' theft Church .In ithe jcomlng year; - and to give. ;tbe pew Vicar; all it: te.'suppprtiiri th|elr,:powpr, i : ;j-


. very ■ moVlfig scenes • which took plac( ;at the death of King George V.; and; the -great . excitement caiisM by the abdication of King Edw: rd VIH. the


the. coro


memprable'pageant,! given here In Clith^eroe;


excitement andi pageantry of e . coronation se v ces


tion and the -j- . ■


There 'followed "all serryilces' • ;


drawing nearer arid nearer and. 'bn looking back i through • some ofthls-scrmonsy-ke noticed how' : agaiti. and- again<:there -crept ' into-them, a pessimistic note of ' [imperiding disaster. I


|A11 the time, war clouds were


: climax'in' International altalrs, the outbreak of war. and all that had Wl '


_ Th'ail; bright beginning gradually narrowed!' down ■' to - lts> terrible


a


Jthe i fownspeoples’. aspirations and fears, .and; their - hopes and long­ ings for the bettey world: which Wasift come. It was his one great regret that he would not be here to spare the magnfficent joys of


he "Wks Vicar, of; Clltheroe during som< of the ftoft momentous year! In history, l and throrigh' somftof .the most difficult experi­ ences th'at any nation, had ever been called upon ft|facei He had tried .to share, so far as he could,


ened t,'be, said about -Vicar Helm,


since. Whatever' else '


years-had been-thp'most happy,; momentous and Important years of; his Ite, :Mr. -Helm said: that'- he, cafti to Clltheroe reallslrig that he, had- got iani'lmportajnt 'jbbi--bigger than. anything • he had undertaken' befo ’e.' Not long: after [he-came,: as: M r . I Ramshottbiri-, had'' said;’ therf wfte -the’JtwO'bamrsr which': had I raised more than- £4,000; Everything seemed;ft polrit tb a' .tremendous advance in | the .work of tl eJChurch;' Then things'Went', wrong'political^,' Tihere'wefe ,the‘


HA! ‘pyi MOMftrtqtJEJliTeMs!; /■' 'observing ! -that .the rlast - " ten


MISPG TOQii'i.


FOUND IN' POSSESSION' OF ' -'WHALLEV-'-MAN.-'


''’jf io 'F IN E .! "'i'J.!'


ftfter, of “Newton,” Sldney-aveniie, .flnefl £10-and'cq.3ts


Herbert Sefton Chiney (34), a


at Clllheroe, County Sessions on atonday, for stealing todls. Valued av; £ 1-iiys., ■ the, property; of .Edwlh, ■


^ “Srstreet.;:' He' pleaded, . riot guilty:to the.Offence.


'shbpv on Monday, July 27th' after a week’s holiday, the tools- were missing, On Monday; August 10th,- hn 'visited a- Clltheroe works. In company withDetective Officer Kenyon, and was shown a mortice gauge .which he: Identified' ■


property.


’ i Witness ‘ added; thkt he ' knew defendant, who served his appren­ ticeship with their firm. :Ghlney


' , ’


,the works were closed, but he- had no right to take the tools.


.'PLANE IDENTIFIED.


: [assuiririg him of heir . religious faith and convlctloft i


;• : VIGOROUS CHURCH LIFE.


; And so teh- yem ,'had gone, almost like a flasn. He- wanted to say!]publlcly that they; had been the ihapples.t years of his life and he was proud, almost top proud, of the! position he had held durbg that time. He reaUsed that Clith- eroe'held a posltlonl.ln ithe affairs of' [the Blackburrii Diocese which . not; many, other pSrbhes held. -


' iniportant parishes in this part , of Lancashire- I ' . i


\ Church life in Ithis town was vigorous, and he. thought it was trqe to say that-fit. Mary’s was reckoned amongst ithe most


active assistance of [many,friends.; No: ■ylcar could, have been more fortunate in having I such a splen­ did'body; of church I officials. The- [Vlcai went on, to mention them' all. the' Churchtyardens, the Parochial Churoh-iCouncH t ie Choir,', the Motlfc Union, the Sunday School Teachers,, and:everyone, who 'had glveiThim:assistance lnihls:,workj.;


and


:Mr; iSlnclalr, for. their tributes, Mr.' Helm had a special word of thanks for the Press', In no other district hpd he found such prom- Inehde given to religious matters.- He-'thanked the Press; for what they! had done for him, for the wider publicity they] had given; to any remarks he had made, and for t ie sympathetic |way in which


Afftr thanking: the Mayor and PRESS THANKED,


they went ■the,


Helm /added her tribute to the assistance she and her . husband had received -from ,1 the church officlfis-generally and. In particu­ lar, from' the members of the Mothers’ Union. - : ■ |;


„ lEMICE OF IIOTJTII 'Table to date:-


.JS!


K.S.C, Moor R.A., Parlsl R.' A.' tod A,T.C ■ ■ Vlkliis: Viklnc


A.T.O. ebatbUm


,A.T RA R.A


lLane


ist ...... Chpreh


RESULTS; ! M ivn-L 20; [ ‘R-A. n, I . I


PI w L DPt 7‘. -7.'. 0.. 0.;14 6. 1 6 . 0.. P..12 6.| 5.. 1.. 0..10 7.; 5.. 2.. 6.. 10 6.J 3.:. 3.. 0.. 6 7.. 2.. 4.. 1. 5 7..1 2.. 5.. 0.,. 4 7.) 1.'. 6.. 0., 2 7.. 0.'. 6.. 1.'.. 1 C.J 0., 6.. 0.. 0 ,


’ 0 ’’A” 19;.- Chatiburn ;5. . t 16;' A.TG. ;“A” 7..;


.wAFf'‘IT ,’KB.C., 15.' M v i^ g ’„‘'A,”-5: tB-A:


Sf-tane; 13;,' Parisi, Church,8. 18 'A.T.C ;“Bi” 6.


ft. , :


home' life.' • In: 'conclusion, Mr.- Helm, appealed to the icongregq- tlonlto give the new Vicar the support and assistance! they had glveril'to him. and tol do:their best to; build up, the Kingdom of God and do all they could to make this world a better place. I , ■ In a brief-word ofr thanks, Mrs.


from


had published them. He on ,to pay a jpubllc; tribute, to assistance he jhad received his wife and foil-a very .happy


a tpvm iwlth ;the,traditions Cllth-: eroe held and'the Enthusiasm it brought to bear In [the; aftalrs of the'church. Anything he had been, afteilto Accomplish had:only been made -possible ^.by the support ■


His pride had beeij to be Vicar of


peace. His heart went out to all those :'boys and girls, who might have , been with them that night, in all parts of ithfe world,! from 'whoft he bften recelyed letters,,


Woodfleld-vlew;. Whalley, . who was formerly: in the' employ of Messrs. Langshaw, said that at flve p.ft:' on -JWy 18th he left the premises secure and placed the key In a cer­ tain position outside the door. On the bench he left a steel p lam ^ n ' returning .’to the premises. oiTifufti 27th,; he: discovered: the; plane: w ^ missing. Information was given to^ the police, and' on Monday, August 10th;' he. visited a Clltheroe -works where he. wasishown a plane he Identified as hiS property. : There was a piece .nicked out of the side caused byi sui accident seven years previously and the handle had also: been snapp'ed and repaired. There, was! also a piece missing at the' back. .I, ■ :


Charles Hlndle, ;• a - joiner,: of 1,


-1 Detective Officer Kenyon spoke to' visiting Chlney’s. place of employ ­ ment: in company with the last two witnesses. They:Identlfled the^tools' In Ghiney’s possession. Asked for an explanation, defendant ■ said,' “i: bought the plane about seven yeark ago. It I Is seven years ago since I stamped It; I bought the mortice’ gauge seven years ago and stamped it soon after I bought It; .He took possession of the tools and Chiney then said, “They:, arie mine. I- bought- them off Alan Cllffe seven years agp.”- Later the police sent the- tools to the forensic: laboratory at Preston for examination.


the planing had removed from at least one surface the name “Eli Chew,” which was previously there, ,nnd that: the name “B. Chiney” had been stamped on top.- Defendant;. Are you quite sure


t the gauge::had been, planed Since ’ th a t . the surface - of he knife" was last.;?narpened, that


the name, which had been removed was not “Clifle”?


Witness: Yes, It was “E. Chew.” ,


I HAD A PLANE FOB THREE • MONTHS.


had. possessed n plane of the des^ crlptlon of-the one alleged to have been stolen . for at least three months. - I f the plane was not the isame as the one he had seen there must have been some substitution, although he did not think this was likely.. The same remarks applied .to the gauge.


definitely, there are. any makks by which I can tell It.


planes are popular amongst joiners? 'i. 'Wltftss: Yes. ■ ■ . ■ ; ■ ' Can you definitely say that you


: Supt.: Platt: These gauges and ' ,


saw'that plane and that gauge before' July 18th In your shop?'- There ils a difficulty there. I can­ not definitely say I saw the plane but I can say- there was a plane very similar. ■


Chiney, said he recognised the plane as one; that had been In , his work­ shop foi] §1. number of years but he had not seen It for over: 12 months. .' Supt, Platt: How can you Identify It?.


the tools, said that he had bought them some years ago. He had re­ moved the name . of the previous owner and naturally put on his-own name over the top.


-> ; .i- ’ ! BENCH’S WARNING.


r i i The magistrates retired, and, on their return Lady WorsleyrTaylor,


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,decided that a.fine would.be Im­ posed. Defendant. was therefprie fined' £10 , and cOsta,.; butjJf ift? [appeared' before theft .again, for'-,a similar offence he would be sent to the Quarter Sessions.


fact defendant was . engaged on Important work.- the. -Bench . had


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ftersbn leaving ffie. cab was a ftari [whom he last saw 'when they shared


, On balling a taxi, which was, about to set down a passenger,; at: Grosvenor House, London, a visitor found that the


'.a* tabin ! on a bomeward-bourid ship Iroft’ Ea5't Afrid8' .25-.yeaft/ago..! >, ( j


;' After- the magistrates ’-had found the case proved, Supt, Platt said that defendant had on three pre­ vious occasions .been- fined Wr theft and in December, 1941,. was sen-, •tenced'tb three months’ Imprison­ ment with hard labour for the theft of some mercury.


(Who presided,[said that In view pf the 'inatlonal eftergenoy and tfte


and can tell 11 by. the marks on ttie end, : Defendant, who denied stealing,


Witness: I have used f t! myself ' I ! Defendant's father,. John S, . . . . .


PRECJOUS POSSESSIONS. I-


MAKING THE MOST OF FARM MACHINES.!


the most heavily mechanised agri­ culture, In Europe, we should win ■the food battle. But 10,000 tractors and other farm Panzer: Divisions will not avail :us unless we get the utmost 'DUt of • them and: take the greatest -care of them. . : ; .


This' Is a war of -machines. As W


Canadians, ;too—are now focused on our'performance. The American is being- urged to great ■ changes —to grow less wheat and maize, but more flax,; peanuts and soya. beans;.,to feed millions more, hogs, to produce much more butter and cheese: as well as milk and eggs to be sent to -us dried. He needs more labour; but hundreds of; thousands of young farm workers! are. being: taken [for fighting or war factories,’ He needs more .machinery, he will get more for milk produdtjori',’for the cropsfte Is, urged toligfow;'.''’::


, Ameficari,. productloni:'of four- furrow! tractor ploughs }s down' td' one-third of last yearjs figure. No American i farmer can get a crawler tractor; though- considered -essen-


, Canada—with a greater'.-niunl- 'tloijs -output .per . head than any Allied.! nation—Is likewise' cutting ptoductlbri' 'of farm mrichlpes' for home use ':and grain iftachliiefy output will be low. ■'-■ .-


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U.S.A. has been sending; Us tractors and farm machinery under Xease- Lend. ■ Canada, too, has met our


Since the spring ’of 1941, the The: eyes of American farmers—


A. J; D. Robinson) : And can you Identify it?- ■ Witness: .No. I cannot say


I The. Magistrates’ ' Clerk (Mr; i


'; Called as-a witness by defendant, Harry Briggs,; of 6,; Worsfleld-^road, Barnoldswick, said Chiney had been employed - by. him: since February 5th; this year. So faras .he cpuld gather 'the .plane -In question had been on his premises two or‘ three months. He knew qulte well Chiney


biologist at the Home Office SclencO Laboratory, Preston, spoke to exam; filing the -tools,.. From his flndlngk he concluded ■


David Noel Jones, M.Sc., staff !l ■ I.


knew where the key was kept-when ...


said he was- quite . .certain: he could recognise the gauge' even If the name had been camouflaged. '


■; In answer' to defendant,;, witness as his


Whalley, a ; .director of' Messrs |angshaw. said .that, at 2-30' on JftylVth, helefthis mortice eaugfe ■wetstone ■ apA ‘ spirit. level ;6ri' the workshop bench. .The guage arid spirit level, were, stamped ‘! E ' CheriF'.”. '; When, he: returned to thd


.Oheft ]; of'^.Pooli House. . ;


Chew and Charles hlndie. from '.the ' promisesOf . Messrs, Xangshaw,


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notice T0_ MEN BOim‘on or BBTIYEEN ^isf SEPTEMBER, lfi82, AND . 20th J ;


■ NOTICE f I


N.B.^ALL CIVILI^NSi! / (NOT / .^R EADV REGliSTE RED!) THE ABOVE AGE ' GROUPS MUST REGISTER AF .^THE .TIMES STATEP^riBEFOW. ^fF)grAIy ^EXEMPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THfi T im Op' REGISTRATION.


Any time betv , — ttjeen 9 a.m. and' 5' p;m.; o r between '6-:30 .p;m7:rartd;'8^30,: p.m, TODAY


(FRIDAY), OCTOBER 2nd, or TOMORROW ( S A T U R D A Y ) , - 3rd, at MYfrTON HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, ’ C L I 'm E RO E .


For women, the initial ietfer of -whose . ^mame .. is.;— ; 2 p.m. ^ y >vp.m. : / •


- t to 0 — 2 p.m. , to ’6p.m. . oo SATUKDAY; 3rd . OCrOBER;- P i to I — 9 a.m. 'jto 1 p.m.' f tn SUNDAY. 4th OCTOBER. ’


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at THE MAYOR’S: PARLOUR/ WOMEN, THE, IN IT IA L LEtffefe^


rOW N HALL, CHURCH ST., CLITHEROE. w M o s f e 's u r n a m e s i s f r o m ' a t o K


i i^ C L O s iv t , An d w h o f a i l e d TG -R EG IST ER ' LAST WEEK-END. MUST DO s o TOMORROW (SATURDAY) o r SUNDAY NEXT W ITH IN THE HOURS /


_must apply. on a week-day. qt Mytton House, Churoh a? they, may.be able,


•Any person'j?ho for, a, good cause (for example do.ft^ riofftlng later'than:


reglstratlott'forft froih.Myttoh House, Church Stri Fire Guard Staff-pfflier, Myttqn'House, Church;St


' -Any , person who for a good cause is unable to ft


19th September,- 1942.- I


’•'■// ■' . SPEC / ,


SBPTEMEh R,; 1924, ■ OF REQUIREMENT - TO REGISTER' .BETWEEN MONDAY,' SEPTEMBER 28th, AND[ SATtifRDiAY, (XTOBBB , 3nJ, 1942.’-


‘ " ' ‘T' ■ ' ’ ’ . . 'v''.{ .i'■ J - . 'i.*y f' ' . ' . J ' ' / 'Am' ' ' ON OR BETWEEN 21st SEPTEMBER, 1897,AND' BdROUGH l i i i i s s i ! p i : e i l i S e E . : ” ( r . i iN E R A b ' ) / i j g S i n i A l f k o N S , i » 3 9 .


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Street,:betweeh-.the hours of 9 am. and 5 pm. as;soon thereafter 0th October 1942..


attend m person- on or before. 10th October 1942 should obtain h et, Clltheroe,-and return It not later than 10th October 1942 to the reet, Clltheroe.' ; ■• '


.. : ' P ENALTIES


: '; Failure to.’coftplyJwlth the requirements .oi 1939, Involving liability to heavy p


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‘this notice Is an offence under the Defence (General) Regulations nalties. •


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W A T C H Y O U R P O I R T S ! Coupons Undoubtedjly go further at Windings


Quality is the main factob::wherever dress materials are mentioned—obviously in these' coupon days.


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Buy .h ;rei and know that your every need both in quality and colour has been adequately catered, fdr—our large variety of' materia s’ reveal it.


Our- reputation for; service and fair dealing is YOUfR guarantee.


COME AND I SEE US SOON ! Spend- your coupons at CkESS


'• and. , SfLK


VICTORIA MARKET & MARKET PLACE; . BLACKBURN.


■ , ■.. J, [, ' -i •' ' '.I e W («l |ir iM - Telephone 5869.


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Wiidi/igs Warehouse Ztd.


HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR SOVEREIGNS, OLD DIAMOND rings; gold trinkets. Etc.


WORDEN I WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, '


21.?3/ LORD STREET, BLACKBURN. j


* :| LICENSED ?Y .H.M. COVER^ENT. *


must be used to.'the full In the three - peak ., periods — harvest, autumn and spring,' “Plough now by [day . and 'nlght”'-^battle order , Ip the spring of 1940—Is now a clarion call. . On; ■


tlal^lri the' western. ’Wheatflelds;' Spare parts he can' get only If his tractor'rls lmftobillsed-;anft there may be, long delays.


creased' wheat acreage sown 1 by October’s end. :


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needs 'arid has taken special trouble f t pro'yfte*ample spare'parts. To. go on'iasftrig' both countries for- more we must have' a clear consci­ ence, born of . an all-out perform-' a'nce.. f. •: '


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the most precious, of yout posses­ sions. [ That 'jls-. the [ Minister /of Agriculture’s advice. It should be written: In- flaming letters on every farm building.' Arid that goes for every (arm machine' that helps tq grow food. In one American State/ we learn, the f tr f t tractor has an averagp life qf' 14, -years. Let no American visitor see any of. our traetbrs and ploughs standing Idlq and neglected. ; : ■


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farm machines be pooled, and It Is heartening that “Help your Neigh­ bour” schemesl are catching on. < Look after, -ypur tractonks, onelof


Now,,: more than/ever! must, pur .. . ' ■


through the night hours will be- essential to get most of the In­


maijiy farms, ploughing - Every tractor.every iniplement [ ,v


MODERN SALOON CARS FOR HIHe


f tft/jpr .'wiftout: M for any purpose -within a radius of 10 miles.


;G[ber 10[miles and within a radius of- 75 mileS’, for Urgent or Business Purposes Only.


W. & F. DAWSON, ESHTON, TERRACE,.


CLITHEROE. 'Tel. 252.


districtsi have, been]asked' by the Air Mlnlslft, to' report:' ariy'crashed-aircralt ftej! may see. ' , ;!j.


J post; OBSERVER' .CORPS. Postmen who pass through isolated ■


■' •'! li I i i i ' !i / J i l l i i.


G. heiheuington - i . . Town.Clerk.


IF IED ABOVE. Illness) Is unable to attend at any of the times specified above


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