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4/11 ‘ILEX 777 ” HOSE, Ladder Proof. 12/6 'Art-Silk Knickers ............2/11 lyi Blanketsl 19/6 each.
(one tadies’ Lisle or Silk Stocbirips l/lo ; 173 All-Wool Combs. W. and O.S. in i 6/11 Ji !
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COMING EVENTS: CAST THEIR SHADOWS; BEFORE.
' to-day (Friday)f. i , | !
Clitheroe: Auction Mart:I Prhie Show W and sale of Sheep,: 10-30 a.m.; |: ;
‘ Whist Drive and Dance at Newton, for i' ' I' '■
- Sale at Sandal Holme ■ Farm, ■ Eaves, by T. Silverwood, 1 p.m. ,1
■ .yMCA Appeal;, ; | SATURDAY: ,'i,
jumble Sale, The Hail, Lowergate. Dance, Chatourn-Church Institute. " Dance, 'Whalley Assembly RoOms; ! :
SUNDAY:'".' !.' j;
Waddington Social Ctonstabulary hold , their annual Dance.': ■ i -1
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hist -Drive, St.' Mary’s -School in aid of YMOA Appeal.
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B’tish Legion Dance,-Weavers! Institute Sale & Whist Drive, St. Heletfs School, Waddiilgton:, yjJ.O;A. Appeal. , ;; ■;
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t. Helen’s Church, .waddington:-Har ' vest'Services. 8, 10-30, 2-30 and 6-0. !
Envelope. Collection. Y.M.C.A.: Appeal; Waterloo! Methodist 'Church; i Harvest S Services, 10-30, 2rl^and 6-30.
West Bradford Methodist Church: Bar- ! vest Services, 1-50 bnd 0 p.m, i - ■ - Whalley. Parish Ghuroh:. Harvest! Ser Ovices 8-0 (H.C.)!, 1045, 2-15,' and 6-30.
Mld Langho Church: 'Harvest :Services.
c b U N T R i E ^ BRITISH EMPIRE IN
Lb AFFAIRS. ' SURVEY IN W.E.A.
iC i r iR E . .
■series Vithe wAich
Irsday
pnsive l rew a
lirin Ieaisonf the '
routes between them , and their chief markets; and 7, There Is also is sentii-
me'd to bv prominent Dominion pbll- tlclans since the outbreak of w,ar.
pt the l Tere is |erfec-y and of.
If the Tter of lodem . It is bility.
Pation for lies in pblem
Its of
Jiatlve Iriti^ iItions,rtain
pees;pro- hifled
J-four Ifrica,
Iband,wing ■ to It jyern-
ish- oion.han
jally It on ■ the are the no J any |mal non
|1931 landIting Ipallyons.
ht to Elare
■colony,, having now a population of three million French.;or one-third of her total,iWho look upon neither Britain ■ npr France as the parent country, but own allegiance to Canada only, and. object to the principal businesses being dominated by British interests. i Today, while the Engllsh-Canadlan population.^ P id decreasing, those of French descent,! .
ments within, the union. Certain racial' groups are hostile or indifferent to the Cnited Kingdom,: such as an element of the Irish, whose bitterness, Iparri^. dyer from former times, makes them unwilling to co-operate in this time of ■ war; or! Canada; formerly a'French
it would be' as if the sun had set.;’, : t .These ties are constitutional .and ihr
■ has said: “If England went dowil. angible, yet there are conflicting ele4 »
I AS IF THE SUN HAD SET. j As a Labonr member lor ICanads'
fBesides the racial, there are economic- afla’s trade is
ere Mr. Kell.y, referre dhumorously tol the Dionne,Qilins; .
conflicts. The largest -portion of Can- ‘ with................. - ■
.tl|e Argentine. Such trade is! healthy, j bpt it gives rise tio dlfBcuKies' and'to-
aif India’s trade is with foreign counr Ses. Britain herself trades extensively- ith the United States, penmatk, and]
the: United states..: dT • *
evelop •ing their own, industries, and,, faced with the problem -of improving' hfr agricultural Industry, Britain can.
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d() this pnly at', the expense!of the t Dpminlons. Owing to their reluctance
&lousies. -. The Dominions:are’ now! .' ......................
fq: lower tariffs the dream of -^p ire . i'ee trade is remote, if . practicable,;
’THEJUIPIKE py RELATIONTp the] ! REST OfWhE WOEID. I:
also centre, of a vast empire. OieSrly ' t sh'e could not enter a European: federa yttd she is responsible for. their defence,;
th mother economio'prbbleni arises front p e great resources of the Britlsh 'Eih- ■ire in relation to the test'of .the world. sJealousies. arise .because other , Powers ' ree Hi; million square, miles ’ coIbUred. , , ed, with a population of 480; inilUon,;
Blit a European federation without Great Britain, would, mean a German-:^ ’ nlnatcd Europe.;.
djbe responsible, for a far-flupg empire.: r.[ . -
owning"28 per cent, of the .world’s cop-.' p4r, 85 per cent.'of' nlckbl, 31 peticent. ' • zinc. But the Empire is open to trade V ' "'fth all 'countries,- and i ..' -j. :
a Britain can give up no portionipfiL?; ; as it is not her property. Twii anAj: J i quarter million square miles; only;
s Colonial territory, and most pf .the.: wealth is in the Dominiphs, ■ J
Tae Americas and British Dominions;;;:-: .
hese ’ lexclude Asiatics ' by. various,. paion square miles, and although a ;^ a t . ‘ :
lated da ' the same basis as .the .Uhlted./ tqtes. It: could suppprt miUlbh.and, :■
stimated. that were Australia^pu--
niost serious problems .confronting; us., when we , come to make the
pe.acer—
problem ‘already envisaged, in'!the- . y^Iantic Charter. ,
opulation of the'
world.is .one.of-the a
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■Garden FETE at knDivlmere: ; , . . '• ■ ■ MANOR. I:
Canteen Fund. His Honour: JUdge--, Peel. K.C., and ‘Mrs Peel- had most generously consented to allow their gfounds to be open to the ipubllc. and. many people were attracted to this i beautiful corner, of Bowland, to wander
t iviowlmere Manor, on Saturday week,... o raise funds for the Y.M.C.A. Jlohlle
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spbre present in large numbers. They .: . ent their pennies at ■the -'lucky- dlPr'
t fternoon and was open for examlna-
fonnance of conjuring given by i\lr. I., Marshall, of ;Clftheroe, who- mystihed;., yfiung
and.bid alike. ;The Mobile Can- -., a teen for the area, drove in! during ithe';,
bthrew darts,-*-played bagatelle, rolled*-, owls, and watched a fascinating per-,
giiests -finally departed, and many, us^r. fill articles fetched -good' prices, while; aiproud London evacuee carried aiyAyi.i a i bantam cock. The sun shone all -tte time, .and everyone whp. was-there |W riitain a happy memoiy,:;ot a ..y.e.QT:
l6n. An'auction was-held before ithe, U1;
YiM,C.A. canteens and told the assem bled company thatft Wab their duty to ; enjoy inemselves as much,as they -pos-, slbly could within the. limits Imposed, ; by war-tune.i And everybody .did ehjdv , w themselves, especially the children, who
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A delightful garden party, organised. the Newton W.V.&., was' held At
f the flower gardens,! to tnjy atithe, rarlous stalls, to try their -luck
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which are; hot likely, to-be - filled .by:';*;'-; whites, whose population-ils declining. -.; The question Is, Have we the; right to exclude Asiatics? If not, then hdwjcsh; wfe protect our d o m i in io n s ,? i , ' p:jHow to find room for; the surplus •
ifiere are .vast'tropical tracts which . could grow cotton.'tobacco; rubber, etc.,;;
only surmishig an agricultural indusr- it could support-20 to!30 mllllbn.:-.
UMmmous Invitation lextended to him to become Mayor!of Clitherde' for the new municipal year whldh' opens on November :'9th. During the ntoe yenrs Ckmhclllor - Devt-‘ hurst has been a member , of the Council, he has woh the esteeni and confidence of alii parties arid there can be''ho doubt of h'Is ability; ' to carry out the manifold dutlds ; of the Chief Magistracy ;!■ with! dignity . and competence. ‘ Mrs.! Dewhurst, tdo. may be assured dfi cordial welcome. By her earlier' work In a number of organisations she has made many | friends aiw ' the numbers will he multiplied lln! her service as Mayoress. Cour- clllor Dewhurst has . had a : life - long association with the cotton
non in the decision -of Councillor George Dewhurst .toi accept the
There will be general satlsfac"
.joining the Council. ■ Councillor: Dewhurst, has been most promln-' ent municipally as chairman of the ' Electricity Committee;:: and he! has ' guided the! developm'ent of. that department! with care and fore
industry,-first as a member'of the staff of Jubilee Mill later as mar- ager and director of j the Carltom Spinning. Mill, and now in ah: executive canaclty at! Sunnyhurst Mill, Darwen. His friends In the Industry ate .legion. A Clltheron- mn with pride In “the old borough’/ he has hadi long and close Interest In a variety; of organisations before,
Developm,eht Committee and vlce- ^airman of the. Finance ‘and General Pdrposes Committee,; , to addition 'to(ids membership of all., the important committees-. Mra. Dewhurst Is! a daiughtgr of Mri L
sight. He is also chairman of: the .
methods. Australia, for instance,'has’A;--'.; l population of only 6i million to-Sihiilr ' ,: n rt is uninhabitable, could supi»itfa
The problem is'to find solder method, of : : ' maring: these advantages, with. Other. nations.'! Japan, India'and China are-. ;: t oyeipopulated and can only spread to-
efuch larger population. It. haa-:beem,-.:;:.;. ■
t tt European countries would not waht /.
lgent, yet Britain: part, 6^ Eur(«A,'isi , ■ aion without bringing In the dominions,'' ,
cifrhe British Empire is difflcuitifo in- ’ t orporate in any logical peace orgjanisa- ■: uiqn. A • federation of Eur^e/leenis
hartly by reason of their rBliglous- adp.. h,erence. are, reproducing quickly;. And! ’ • ’ ,
j ,.- t mental background which has -been tes--
Moor Lane Methodist Church;: Sendees at 10-3Q a.m., and (School) 16 p.m.-,
MONDAY: ■ ]; Ji; [' : : j;' Olltheroe'Auction. Marti. Gfa^g, MO.
!• nesday and Saturday, 6-0 land 8)15; T MatineO Saturday,;2-15. t
ilto,Bl£(ckbum: 'Continuous'I 2 to Pridiy. from 6 dm.!' Saturday! at
7-30: Saturday, ■ Mondaj
Clitheroe 'and District fPoultry- Society; Annual! General. Meeting. ! \ ! ' i '
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Dahclng, at Assembly Rooins, ^fhallOy.; ' - T H U R S D A Y ,
PrikinerBOf War-Relativfe AsWiatibn I ■
! WEDNESDAY:-:.''-'][.;_! !! :/■ Meeting in- Old School.
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. British Isbael World Pederatiohi’ Meet- to-Oqhperative Qulld'Iloom. | ; ! ;
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■whaiiey Nome Guard: Dance In the -:.A5sembly,Rooms. ■ ;t
I . Set |i: TOEDAYi : OCTOBER' 2nd, il942.
■'.'I '- ,- i'PEG C ^D ;,' CIRCULATIONSi:
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i,''Adyertiso5 &,Times " -Newspaper, ulatlons' have' been,' “ pegged!",I
WE regret that ;W e are unable.
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by the Paper Controlier,‘and no increases are permitted;' ;; . -
to siftiply all orders fori the ,
have ever -^ea - made-iby. !thls| paper. Our weekly'issue is 6,000
Advertisers will recogiilse | the: t value. of this- total ijioverage of:
copies, and every, one. is sold. ■ 'i
he town knd rural areas, i :'. . ' ■ I ■ No fantastic circulation claims' 'i. ■
clitheroe Auction Mart: Sale ofiGeld r^and Laying-off Cattle. '■ ■ ■ : [:. ....
■ TUESDAY. £'iwtuures:. ... l Mond f uu
uuuuaajy to Friday, 6-() and 8-16.
King Lana Ploture Hall; Monday,Tues day, Thursday; Friday, V
The Palladium: Monday 6-0 and 'SriS; Tuesday to Friday) 7-30;, Saturday, 6-0 and 8-15; Matinee, 2-15.
' -^SO;, ,Wed-
Saturday,--6-0, and: Bil5. Matinees; WWednesday, 2-30; Satillday,'2-15.
he Grand: i Monday,Tuesday/ Thurs • day,- Friday.- 7-dOJ- ‘Wednesdav and hiia coliley P c u ico
-30,6-0 and 8-0. Mafmee
jl.aUy. 2-30. , : . ., ,
Clitheroe .Auction i la r t : Salei of Dairy !, Cattle, 10-30 ajn.
ethbdlst (Wesleyl 'Church: ] Services at 10-30 aan. arid 6-0 p.m. i, , i
Congregational Church:'Services 10-30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ] !| .; I .- i -
for; : time. -Councillor and'Mrs. .
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Dewhhrst are. associated with the Parish Church.' , ■ ' * .
C T J T a E R Q E A D V E R T IS E R A N D TM B & , A report by-the Rev. Iff. Y. Bur
a imember of the, Lancashire Non- C o u n t y . Boroughs , Association, whose meetings he . has attended for many years, and whose repres entative he-has been on the Whit ley Council. At Tuesday’s', meeting ofi the Association, the chairman (Alderman Wilkinson, Accrington), expressed the members'. sincere regret; that Mr. Seedall’s health ho longer, allows him to continue his valuable- work] He spoke In warm terms :of appreciation of Mr. Seed-'; .al(’s i consistently conscientious seplcq.,In acceptlr)g. Mr, SCedall’s resignation with regret, the'Assb- clation expressed the hope that . hii!: health will improve and that
C o u n c i l , exrAlderman W. H. Se'edall, J. P., has also ceased to be
Having) resigned 'from' the Town
he. may enjoy maily! years of well- earned retirement after thirty yehirs zealous public' service.
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“l^anks for Attack" savings drive, the target figure'qf £8,000 has beSn. passed by, jiiore' than £500,' and no less than' £1.300 has been raised! for
the.Mobile! Canteen Fund. This means* that the object- Ivej of two canteens has been real ised, ! apd ps there. is' more money to come In, there Is every prospect of lanojfch'er one being added. ■»Well dqiie, Bowland!,
prbiid of-Itself this week." Durliig the: past two months, simultaneous campaigns have- been, going on -for ngtldnal savings ' and for, the Y.M.C.A;' Mobile,' Canteen Fund. Although‘final dgureg are not yet available for either of .thesq.efforts it'|ls known that both have been eminently successful; In th e
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Agricultural Society has dropped
Itsi.aririual show since the outbreak of I war,' competitions have' been hel0 fp Increase productivity On farms. This year’s Awards were announced on Monday, It being Stated ithat ninety-one farms had been Inspected, the area - being divided ,Int'o .flve sections. There were I'i'O; entries In the supplemen,-! tary -cfop classes arid 316 In the yoUng stock classes. Local -winners In lithe i,'farm classes were:—Divi sion' 3 ;'large farms: 4th, Stohy- hufst College '('Joint Prize). Young stb,ckr4-Pure', bred dairy short horns :il, E. and J. Newhouse; 2, Stbnyhlirst College. A y f s h i r e Stock: |2, Mr. Ralph-Assheton, M.P. Downham,
' Although the Royal Lancashire
: fatoer before him, and now he has become;, th e 'representative of King’s i Norton on the BlUesden Council. His earlier experience should prove very, useful.
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about !‘|300; has set a splendid example of saVlng during the past twelve bnonths or so. ; A, sailings gropp |was established there! on August jl6th, last year, and to date Investments .through the grOup exceed ! £14,000. That .sum, of coilrse,; includes the amountj-for Warships Week. - For the recent Tanks effort, the group, made Its target a “modest”, £100 for ten weeks^and scored a bull’s ' eye. Normally, the savings group/col lects -about £20 a week by the sale Of '[stamps. Rimington has every reason to be proud of these figures and congratulations are certainly dub to!Mr.' Norris, the organiser, and his- .committee, 'comprising Councillor H. R, Hartley, Mr. T. W. Bufcock, ; clerk to the Parish Coun cil; Mrs. Lancaster, Ladles Work ing Committee and 'Mrs. J]* M. Barlow.; I J : ' *
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secretary of the Lancashire area of the National Association of Girls’ Clubs, opened a new club jfor'Jhe girls attending S.S. Michael and John’s Church,' yesterday evening week. The Rev. Father Kopp.-iS.J. (Rector), who presided at the l opening: ceremony, was accombap-
Mrs, Joyce Heselton, organising
.open oh each-night of the week and] amongst other activities. It is hoped ; to carry ' on needlework, handicrafts and physical training. .
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■Fell, ofiSt. Paul’s-street, Low Moot. ,Mr. Fell, who was a student at Oak
ton: : . ' I ' - - '■ ■: i'j- • I ■ # -■#■-
by the Bishop of Burnley (Rt. Rev. E. P. Swalnf at Blackburn Cathe- . dfal on Sunday, was Mr. Stephen Fell,' BJA., son of Mr. and Mrs. ;S.
ikmorig-: the deacons, 'ordained
Hill Cbllege'-and St.'John’s Colege. Durham, Is taking up an' appoint ment a!t Emmanuel-Church, Pres
: Biafekbum . Infirmary, suffering I froth a fracture of the right ' leg.
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Holden, who 'was irtianager | fo r ' CrtVithwnrhlW.
Branch of the .Old Age' Pensjipns! .^ksoclAtlon, p free-entertainment wad provided for old ‘age pensibij-; ers 1 In!, .the- Co-operative , Guild-' Room,! .oil Saturday . afternPoh.; The': artistes Included, Messrs. -1. Marshall. A, Wlldman. C. ’Trotter! ahd| : J. ■ T. PUUng; “whilst* Mr. T. jfferd was- at the, piano. The .pro-.
'Orgainniised' i by th e Clitheroe' i: ■'
hear Its junction- with Greenacre- strAet, j bn Prldav morning,. Ellis Speak,:of .71. WhalleyTrpad, jwas knocked down , by a motor wagop driven ! by Stowell Edmondson, of ChAtburn-rbadi He was taken to
■Whilst crossing ■Whalley'-road,
a rooraf opposite the; Church, for merly known! as the Guide Room. All! thd work . of decorating . the premises. In'cfearn and. green, has been done'Tiy the girls themselves, with the assistance of some of the young imen of the icongregatlon, and a i real transformation ; has been effected. A rustic fireplace hah been installed and brpwn floral , c'hrtalns are at the. windows, whilst ja statue of -St. Theresa occupies a prominent position on a wall bracket. - The club will be
S.Jl Mrs. Heselton was presented with a [bouquet' of roses'<by M'ss Prances O’Neill, and she , 'and Father ! Kopp were thanked for their services .by Miss ,M. 'Leigh and-Miss E. Fenton.- Dedicated to .! Theresa, the Club Is situated in
edi by the Rev. Father Ferguson, Rimliigtdi{,"Tirith a‘'pbpulatldh'bf.
rict will be Interested to know, that Mr. ‘Steph'en Robinson,who' left ■Wlthglll a few weeks ago lo take -over the management of the C.WiS. es itat'e: In Leicestershire, : has already/been ‘roped in’ for further, work in local governnient. He was, of course, a member of the Bow land Rural Councii.: a s ^ a s i his
! Ills host of friends ih this dist Bbwlahd has every reason to be
, In change of 58 scholars and the Managers did . not consider that’ the problem of oyercr|owdlng iri the classrooms could he satisfac torily sblved ;by a' redistribution of scholars; : .They hlalhteined that an extra teacher was required, esL pecially as! there wis a probability
'of St.-James’s. School was submit ted to the Education . Committee yesterday,. In the,-course of which he mentioned that one! teacher was
nett of meetings of the* managers
teas. iThe manager^ wished correct' the '■ Impression that St, James’s School'wak overcrowded There was, in fact.fari unoccupied; classroom'In the Infan ;’s depart-; ment. : It was t h f classes which were overcrowded .hhd this posi tion c.ould only be,relieved by the appolntteent - pf'. another teacher, They did hot accept the viewithat' the transfer of scholars toi the RIbblesdale Senior School twice a year, instead of■ on'ce,' as at pres ent, would remove the difficulty and' saw no reason to: change the yleWs on this point that they had expressed In 1938.' Thb Commit tee decided to cenetf their applica tion for an’ additional teacher for St. James’s'School 'and to forward In the managers’ commpnts to H.M ■* # ■ ■#
spector. '! |
isers to yesterday’s meeting .of the Education - Committee, | o n e ' o f whom 'commented that the pro vision of pllmsols had greatly benefited the. work and allowed wider! activities. “ The ■ general level of the work is rising,’’ was the
cal training in Clltherpe Schools was'-submitted by specialist organ
An, encouraging report of physi
conclusion of thel'organisers ■ ■
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yesterday 'adopted! the :'ecomr mendatlons' of .the Burt:han. Comi- mltteci increasing war allowances to teachers; I f was estlnatdd that the Increased - annual cost ’would' be £700. approxlteatefy half of grants, of Pimlico
which iwould-be-paid In , Miss Greta Hardajere, Road, Clitheroe, hag been appolni- ed pertlflcated teacher at St. Jamesis School Inpsu Mrs. Fraserj . -. * #
, resided .with het bert Jackson, of
lay, of Miss Ellen
Jac: bh
eachfer at Darwen. (The interment | rill take place af St Mary’s Cetee-
' given to Mr. Jackson In his loss |V ■
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)f Mitton-vlew. ■ears, of age, he leit hree years ago. He or many years,as a Faterloo, Mill. ' The! Interment 30k place at Sklptpn on Wednes- dy. /. General sytepathy will be ixtended tq hls thre^ sons and two 'aughters In their los ‘
operative; SocletK','. employees,, a successful and enjoyable ball took place in the King THday evening.
Organised,
by.ithe! Caitheroe Co Btend,’amounted ;to About £50
'Ided by Mr. RushtPn Iroceeds; which wele Iperatlve - Employees
It.
ne Hall, on lie was pro- s Band and for the' Co- Comforts
j A former surveyor to. Clltheroe Rural District Oounbll, Mr. J. .R. Taylor, who/, twenty-^two-years ago, teok a similar 'appolntmeht with Preston Rural Councjll! resigned on 'Tuesday. His son, Mr. Colin Tayf Siv lor, who has been his assistant .'for
eral years, wasmppointed a'ct- t lig surveybr for the! duration bf
ie war.'..
'own, C o u n c i l . Matron: Miss G! 1. Myers, of Preston. State-regls- sred general nurse, municipal midwife to Preston'r Corporation; and formerly qt Nelson Municipal Maternity Home a id Reedyford Hospital : Deputy Matron : Mrs. i. Jones, State-reglst:!red nurse, -‘f litheroe. She had her , training nd , general experience aj; Dews-' ury Hospital, arid! subsequently a s a t Blrtelngiam District urses’ Home and St. Mary’s Hos-
oe’s full-time war njirsery Is to be opened shortly, prenjlses at the bid IVesley School having been con-', erted to meet the requirements! llxty-nine chffdren'of employed [Others can be iccommodated urlng the day, and 23 night; [he following staff appointments ave been recommnded to. the
AS already announced,-ClltherL ■ ■* /■* ' ,4 ’ ■'
,t Sklpton. on . Siinday, pf Mr, oseph Haythprnthwahe, formeriy ' Spventy-elght he borough
His : many 'friends' (n Cl: theroe be sorry to, hear of the death)
was. employed weaver at the
Ittheroe.'roe. Slxty-nlpe yedrs of ge, she! was fornierly a school
1, Fox-street,
ery, on Saturday, And the Rev. I. agh 'wlll officiate; Sympathy will
The: death occurred,. dn Wedhes- icession', to
ClitheroeEducation Committee
of Increased’numbers after Chrh ' to
w\\m^
O C TO B ER i
KILLED ON NAVAL PATROL.
EprrOR’l POST-BAG ! (Other letters on page VI
TO OLD AGE PENSIONERS ' .'!,
' By . ' : !:’ SIR WM. BRASS. MB. :
atSmee my remarks on old age pensions - Padrnam, recently, a lot of corres-
■pondenqe has appeared in the Press ■conteming my attitude on this subject.
omsibners to, wait for the stafaUlsatlon df currency Instead of pressing their iemands at the moment,’’ ■ I did noth ' ng-of the kind, I
said.that .the neees-
e Burnley Weavers, in a letter to the p Buipley Express,” says that “I Urged
i Instead of altering the basic'pensions w|,,h>akes no difference to the recipient'
ho Is m need how he Is paldj^provided ® that the amount In each case is
hmcient for hls or her requirements.
a managerial posltlo^ ; with ' a Bombay firm of printers—he went to India,seven years ago—“ Jim” was on- the works staff of the Advertiser and;! Times,” a n d
rather than wait to be “called up” he volunteered for the Navy. Twenty-two years of age, he had been In the ,Se):vlce two years and seven months. Always bright and cheery, A3 he was open In'all hls relationships, “ Jim” .was 'cons cientious: in h'ls duties, : pains taking, trus|wofthy and punctual. “ Jim ” devoted muph of hls last
kson who other, : Mr-
iwas under no obligation to do this, of course, but he knew: the pressure bf work and felt he might, to help. This: v/aa typical of hls general character, and' we who worked with him will always cherish the teemory of; one who' could- always be relied upon to pull hls weight and ■who didn’t need to be asked to do a bit extra wKepi'required. :: At 'Wesley' Church, and Sunday School
as.at work, he enjoyed the esteem and goodwill of everyone with' whom he was associated Hls untimely end Is lamented bF old colleagues) friends and'acquaint ances alike.
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beautiful tendering of :'‘Beyond ithe Dawn.” Mr. Ernest Allen had charge of the choir and Mr. David
iHanbon was at the organ. On Monday evening, a successful har vest social was held,: the artistes being Mrs. Fletcher and the Rev. and Mrs. H. Allen, -of Chatburn. Proceeds for .the week-end were about £26.
tion for fire watching duties, con cerning which an. ■
trained burses: Mlss_ Chamberlin, i Higher Kempstone, ClltheToe, and Miss- Holmes, .Waddington. Assist-! ants:|MIss Mary Brown, Wadding-! tbn, I Miss .Cynthia Greenwood,: ‘Bunnymeade’’ Clithbroe. and Miss; Mary - Waddington, 17, Cardigan-/ avenue, Clitheroe. ! Probatlonprs:; aiss :B. Jatkson, School-terracCj illtheroe, and Miss Duckett, Lower, fodder.., ■ 1" - ■ ', ! . -., ■ j ■
:ital, M a n c h es t|'5r. Nursery i'acher : . Mrs. < Bati;ersbyj- Park-!' venue, Clitheroe.,] N u rs e ry 'J
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df'the salvation Special, harvest se Salvation Army Hal Sunday. In the a children brought,
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Major Mackillop), a wo:oteah officer] Army, conducted!
f owers and vegetables, which were: Edded to the harvest'[decorations: cf the Hall Good Icopgregatlons!
vices at' the! Clitherpe. oh fterrioon the: ,elr gifts, of;
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place' .tonight^;,.Friday, In the,: lower . schoolroom 'at, jSt.. M'ary’s.; The Mayoress (Mrs ,French) Js to; present tha prizes, [and the pro-! jeeds are for the YlM.C.A. Mobile;
■A Moristre whist (iFlve is:to take;
iftaly.; -He was r!epo):ted missing sptee weeksj'ago. Af(;er serving for ! period iff; the Ghannel Islands, he )as trahsfej(re|d tOitpe Middle East [bout 'twelve?-teonthd ag’o. He was- ssoelated with ■ the Nelson-street Jethodlst Church .pnd was era'- " loyed at Victoria Mill Chatburn,
Is father was reported missing. In !e last'war. aiid no hlng has been
Guhner John H tchen\. Royal' .rtlllery, has (vrltteb to h}s mother Irs. James Hltohen. of 74,. .St.-! auTs-street, ' Low! Moor, to say; Jiat he Is ‘ a, prlsoi er of war in.
Is printed bn page‘3, It should be thoroughly understood' that evefy- bne In the prescribed age groups who has not already registered must do so -this week-end. There will be teany, of course, -who are entitled to exemption from the actual duties, but even they are required - to register- at the time's stated. Failure’to do so-is pun ishable under the Defence Regula tions.
In connection with the . registra official notice
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died about a month' ago. Sixty years of age, - she was associated with S.S. Michael and John’s Church, and the Interment will ;ake place at St. Joseph’s Ceme-
who
i.ery on Saturday.. Sympathy will be given to the family in their sad bereavement. - ' '
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again mentioned at a meeting of the Education Committee yester
the children ih the various schools on air raid precautions generally, and partlcularlyi ln regard .to the Importance of maintaining shel ters In an undamaged condition. ■
tday, when it, was 46<!l<l6d to 8sk hat police officers should address [ , #■ * - * [■, ! ; . '
celebrates hls seventy-flffh- birth day on Thursday, and 'tO'hls wife, who Is seventy-sevep today. Con-' gratulatlons also to ex-Alderman 'ff. 'W. Whiteside,. Clltheroe’s 'only :iurvlvlng freeman, who .celebrates hls seventy-nipth anniversary on: Sunday.
Tbmlinson,'. of Hardhom. Black- 30ol,‘formerly “ mine' host” i at the Red Lion Hotel, Clitherbe', who
Canteen Fuhd_' Fjm details -etelli he found In bur advertlsemejiit'
ualist Church held their harvest thanksgiving services on Sunday, the church being specially decora ted for the occasion with harvest' produce.
i.The speaker and clair voyant was!! Miss,, Dglsy /,ECcles,. There was .an open circle on'-MonTi day 'evening, conducted by Mrs,
The congregation of the Spirit Birthday, greetings to Mr. Geo. Damage to air raid shelters was
iay, : after a long illness,- of Mrs. Mary Jane Balshaw, b'f' Lowergate,. widow of Mr. Henry Balshaw, ;■
The death occurred on IVednes-
more” ! (Woodward), and “Sun of my Soul"' (Turner). Mrs. Young, who Is a teembe'r of,the choir, took the soprano solo In the pornlng anthem; and also > -gave' much pleasure, In the evening with her
‘shall be no
presided,, and: an adtess ,was given by Miss A. Atkinson; Special Items wer--rendered by the scholars. At the . morning service, the chplr sang the'anthem, :‘‘Thy way, not telne” (Hey), while their evening! items were “The sun ■
were presented by-the scholars to Mrs. Totty. The Rev. W. H. Totty
afternoon was a .feature of the harvest thanksgiving .services held' on Sunday,' at Clitheroe, Metho dist (Wesley)' Church.i>The teorn- ing preacher was the Rev. Norman Green, and: Ip the evening, '•the Rev. W. ! Hartley Totty occupied the pulpit. In the afternoon gifts
A Children’s gift Service In the
leave to assisting such few of hls old colleagues as remain by cotelng Into the works, and running' the teachines he managed so well He
sincere condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hallows, of Henthorn- road, who; notified last week that their younger son, James, was missing, qn Wednesday morning received confirmation'-of hls death on active - service. The grievous communication gave no i details beyond the fact that he was killed while on patrol on September 19tK This wks exactly a week - after hls last letter was written to ' hls parents. ; Like hla brother Harry,' who has
All townspeople will give very
leet'j The figure was given in Pariia- Labour m
o d age pensions, because solne of the plumed to work,” and
wl^iiave Ho incomes except the ^bwn,” This IS not cor-
“>50 stated-that" how have returned to work earning good
780,000., He goes on to accuse me of pensions to the old,
P i ll .Adequate pensions for these pf5|ie should be paid through the slip/ Slementary. additions to the basic peto
create prejudice! against me. A flfcMurray, an official of the
ssociatipn, also misrepresented the recently He said, “Sir
“ .,33s would be adequate, because he md, not khow what conditions were go ing to re after the war.” He then asked what-were pensioners going to do in
William’s proposal?” This, of course, was a deliberate misrepresentation, as .he, knewr"quite, well wnen he said it s that I advocate^ that these pensioners
was won and wait for Sir
mentary pensions' instead of through the i(asic one. .: * .■ " . .
^ starve
anould certamlv' not starve but receive ■dequate additions through the Supple-
agent of the Burnley Trades and Labour CoMcil.i my pohtical ‘opponents, was tederman G. Hali; JB. M s ix what
.the'mentality of a man, himself living tei comfortable-circumstances, who said w wli®n;we were spending.14 to
to .understand
anything of the, kind, and'the' .worthy Alderman knew It. He delibSrately'mis represented me, knowing, full well that ' my suggestion was that adequate addi-
m iulons a . dayi on deato;dealine t achinery, that they should wait for ahe ^post-war period 'before feeding the
supplementary pensions until such, time as. the pound became stabilised and the ■basic ipension could .be raised to meet the altered cost of livltig.
lveii I through the machinery of. the
thesetolsrepresantationsls'the'unneces. sary fear which these gentlemen- don’t
yl' think the most 'despicable side' of all
hesitate to engender in .the' minds of the -old people for'political ends.
inie.fqrtthe. last----- - 'have known of
deceived bv these; misrepresentations. . They have only , to. look at the-political
on old age peritlons. widows’ pensions, health ■ and /unemployment -benefits which: I have taken up for them, and •who also know my deep sympathy with all those in difficulties,'should not be
, .he' thousands of -cases
The Old Age Pensioners Association; Is being,
-.used,by the Socialist Party for politacai , purposes, as is illustrate in the above questions; and I want to urge them not to forget this when they are asked to join It. . , |.
colour of those who have made these misleading stotements to khow to what riirpose they have -been-made; I 'want ,0 warn them that tola ■ organisation,
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' hreats, or misrepresentations by my ■
Socialist opptaents'ito'show me where my duty. lies'.
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reply to the two letters in your issue of f last week bn the'-subject of the charity
, Sir,-/-I feel constrained to write, in
oe, previous (Sunday. •. Frankly, r am not very much contemed—or impressed —by the outcry against Sunday foot ball I write publicly. In defence, of the YM.C.A,, an organisation which has performed quite as real a (Jhristian ser vice, during the present'.conflict as any churchi in, Christendom,’
ootball match, and'to the remarks by t the Rev. J. E, Storey from hls pulpit on
elayed;from rBristoichurcnon Sunday nlghjt:'.!but 'E /rhaps .they do not listen to the, radio in Sundays.
■rigins,' and stipends are paid from that srevenue. 'Yes, there is-something to. be
e, ashamed of., . ■' I Froin the pulpit ■
report) Mr. Storey very generously con-: sen ted “ against his own .better judg ment”—mark the words—and out of to hls co-trustees, toi lease’, the, -'[to to
beatch lin.'que'stlon need have much to (according, to your
assume I that there : must have", reen a majority in .sympathy with the move- ■ihent. , j ■ /M.
_____ i l ty seems to go aJieggmg througu sheer
c! 'It, is'my qellef that! seldom have'the t
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ac'k""ofjunde?standSdg on the "part of those re^nsible. ‘It: has occurred *- to
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hurches ha'd a better .chance to get Ihe people back, and ■ yet the opportun-
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■was plenty of evidence of this on Sun- ] ii
: organisation.” -) ’Stiil)' as he pleads so ’pathetically riot to' be; kicked In the ■
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..tolon of the YM.C.A. '. ■ •
ipants, more All I their
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son’s ' Outpourings ' bUt for hls ntoty allusion Ito “ithat. so-called Christian
!l should noj allude to-;John Wilkin ^ ' ■,' '
■ perhaps it will! be a kinder and- ih}-lstlan-like act .to ,lgnore :hlra. aid add. is: Ask the soldiers
me that- religion has,; in a, very-large measure, become commerolailsed.- .Once that phase' creeps in. Its bedfellow, vested' interest, follows.' Maybe that is a root cause -of; the decline In church-; going today.-■.Dictatorial letters-to' the Pr^.-serve no- useful purpose. There,
And do the Free churches ask from whence comes -all the cash which finds Its way Into tha
collection.boxes?' Flel t I can’t [think that the promoters oithe
tlxe .y did, tho . . would'learn that quite a olot of churches get revenue from seamy aid for the cash from a football match!
If perchapee
the churches inquire, inito -the sources of their own revenue with such micro scopic thoroi ghness! I , hope 'they lis rtened. to Sir Stafford Orlpps’' address,
a[ The slgnatoriei'to the letter expressed ■stonishment .that; the YM,C-A/-r-not t yM.A.lMr. Wllkinson-:-(glve emphasis fo , the !"0.” Mr. Editor), should accept
unds from such a source. I wphder 'do
services were lield in Martin Top Con gregational' Cl apel durlrig[toe-Week-end. Tpe chapel w£ s tastefully! decqrd*®^ by the ladies on Saturday-; ai^d'presented a verj’ pleasing)appearance forj&e ser vice's on SundEy. The Rev. H. Hurford, of Newton, was the. preacher, arid'Mrs. ,G. Harold Tay or was thei'orgaq'ist.: Mr. Hurfdrd gave two thoughtful arid'very inspiring addresses, and! the, cqngrega- l ons, which wire good, greatly!enjoyed
THANKSGIVING.-Harvest .^estival
company entered, zestfully Intblgames, and greatly ehjoyed
-the-.ventriloqulal sketches by Mr. Elijah Schofield. The sale of fruit, -vhlch: was'pl*utfftil was readily dlsposid of. The collections tie hlgheri than
-.for many-
e singing of appropriate hyntes. MA social evening ' was [arranged on
onday,'When Mr. West presldea. The
were a years.
W1SWELL
were fairly large cqngregatlqns, at Wlswell Mission, bri Sunday, when harvest thanksgiving service^ were, held. Holy Communion Iwasi cele brated a t '8^45 a.ra.,. and services were'held
In.the afternoon ami evening, the preacher ;be(ng Mr.- D. Barker, of 'Blackburn,. the ■ lay reader. The Mission was taste-
HARVEST SERVII5ES.— There
local ch----- - tlon bel ^ sick people In
the.pariSh;
jle Institutions, a pbr- IstrlbUted, ataoner the
pathy with :them;on my paifc'I assure • them (halt when.);the basic' rates come t ifficulties. I do not require any abuse,
p. Finally; I want to assure the old age nensioners in' my [Division that they
eed have no -fear: of a lack of sym dto re -fixed, I am well aware of their
I m malte« thls statemeht In order that ;my constituents, w
vho have kno'wn -------- '
gtlons Ito the basic pension should be
.T^.inost abusive of my critics ' per- naturally,: 'being toe secretary-
®eys Lthat) this, is. Illogical.”: i- agree It that|lt would re, but Lneversuggested
ion. I He deliberately ignores this all-‘ Important point -In order to trv
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political purposes , (In spite of the pol-‘ itlcali truce).: . ■ , - ■ ■ ,. thMn Robinson Graham, Secretary- of.
Sary mcreaseA-to* provide for. the ade- Watonreds ,of the old age pensioners should be, met through, the Supple-' pensions for the time brtng
I have been abused and threatened, a?o, Ifross mlrsepresentatlons of my. attjtetie have been made, no doubt"for-
Fot I '. Freedom!
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war—YOU lending
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SPORTS JOTTING!
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at the Shaw Bridge groifod, on V
“ atph held succesS’ thd proceeds, ambunting YAI.C.A..
to £73. Organised by the Services the match proved extremer**'■*'" estlng, man^’.well known'
slonal footl allers I takhi! Fuhd, wqs a cjjinplete i! hi aid] |of the
ged people.” • T never, of .course, said • obtained by Murphy! (Bradford Although Matthews and 'Dodds
City).-- -'
Rovers’ player,! and jMycocM who plays with! ( he Royal Engineers, scored\for- the .winners, whilst the only goal scored iby Blackpbol was
were unable i,o [appear as hab been originally placed, teany stir men were on view ahd the teanfsi were as-followsl " : ■.;- ! . .- Il : :i
. East Lariodshlre- ServlcesfSeftori (Royal Enghiders); Brown !(Hudii' dersfleld), ; W a t s o n (B ril s t oil Rovers): But!er (Royal Engineers) Pryde (Blackburn Rovers), Mycock (Royal liEn jlrieeirs);, Aspdeh
: Pajlfleld (Royal .Engin'eers).! S a v a g e (Hearts),
Engineers)', (Srhlth (Royal eers), Dlx ' Derby. ICourity).
T rlTPr.Q'V nO TO : . (HmlfVi /‘Dntml
-a penalty kick arid ion pumerous hfher occaslbns MeShane’s | glorl- OTs- centres [simply- lycnt As a mattjer of- fact,
falrntes to Blackpool Services'side It must be stated that they were greatly handicapped!:by anj|lnjurv to'.Wlthlntote. and fqr the greater part of the second half hpd Jo play with only teri men. [ Even so. they gave a good account of themselves and ought ip have'!finished!-the game at leasp on level terriisi Jones completely, missed'the ta]rgpt with
Jones (Blackpool);.Edwards' (West Bromwich), Bear'dsh'aw (Bradford City), 'J o h n s to n ! ' (Blackpool)!; Withinton: (Blackpool), Watson. (Bristol Royersj Murphy (Bradford City), MUlexI fEvqrton), MeShane' (Blackburn Rovers), i !. | , ij Both [teams'played very , good football and ,' It . was | generally- agreed, that |thb standard- pf play was much higher [than that usually found In ; al charity .teatbh. In
(Leeds HiiftedJ':.. Pope ___ ___ Blackpool )£^-.
(Blackburn Hovers),! Page [(Royal T
land
After an exciting I tussli Lancashire; Sei-vlces; 'who: Included six Royal Bnglnee- ers. defeated Blackpool Ser«oes"by. two goalq to one. Roiiald Dlx, the ted Derby :Cmnt,v and BlJckburn
'.East 1 team play
Iriter- fbfes- part.'
CANDID ! i CX»IMBNTS PN TOPICAL EVENTS.
GOSSIP ABOlTi PLAYBRS-By “ SNIPE.” wasione of the outstanding players
cqlleagues -made ' better2(Se ;of them,; a; ■. much [ different story wpuld have to be told.
amount :of room; attrac favourable cbmmerit. -ff' were well nlgh'Perfecti'a
------ .jfectihi^fed hls - I - . ' *1
.poshlon play dimply thrilled tha crowd. After [a seemingly quiet Spell, Dlx would suddenly burst into Ithe limelight I with a hectic dash'for goal and: time-after time he mlsseff scoring by only the nar rowest .margin. | Once he dribbled- hls way past three (nep only to see hls shot strike the upright with the gpalkeeper well j beaten. A word of praise Is diie to both goalkeepers. Savage and Sefton.
such a useful gatee| for hls side the most brilliant player, on the field was Dlx,'whosei'ball control, spec tacular* dribbles land masterly
strength for .the East Lancashire ; side, and as a I result,' little was . s[een of Murphyi; Another player ’ to-dlstteplsh himsblf- was -Watsdri. the left' back, [whose , clearances were usually stainped with the hall-mark of perfection. Consid ering the company In which thfey ' found' themselves, ;he Royal En gineers’ players did extremely well and Page, In particular, often ■earned applause; fol a fine Indivi dual effort.
j "Bob” Pryde ! iwals a tower. of'. |! [ '
i The referee, by the way, wfis Lieut. !L. J.. Dyer, of the Royal Artlllbry, who has evidently had - a great deal of experience and did hl's job AXtremely well. *'!■ * P
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begging. MeShane'
of the Southworth Cjup competition were played on thetflastle bowling green on Saturday rafternoon. In the 'final game,' F|. Hibble, Jrir. defeated J. Sanderson, to receive the cupifrote the hands of Coun cillor Finder, i Tbe other. two, ■players .'jin the sejhl-flnal games were Councillor J. iWllklnson and Poll'e Sergeant J. lITiompson.
- The seml-flrtal and final games GISBURN
■ w ^ -__ on IwednKday, a weeding took place betW'en [Mr.- Thomas M. Scambler, youngest son bf Mrs. and the late Mr.
VEDDING.-- At St, Mary’s Church,
R. Scambier, of Rawiinson Fold Farm, ■Whbeitonl and Miss Mary J, Askew, the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs. T. ;E. Aslrew, of Hazel! Cloilgh Farm, Edg- woi^. nr. Bolton; ' Giv.en away by her father, the bride [was attired in white satin, her yell being surmounted by'a wreath ofl rosebuds. She carrled-a bou
Sion - at the New Inn, Mr. and Mrs. i cambler ileft for Blackpool toe bride stravelling in a brown qoat, with acces
will reside at Rawllnion; Fold Farm, ■Wheelton.:
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ories to tone. On their return, they • j ,J ■ . ‘
operation's. Their help has been invalu able ' and greatly appreciated. Each evening the ■ local i'V?.’ meal for-the .'lads.- '
ber, and have' farmers [in toe iistrict- :one out,daily to help
a HARVESTERS.—Boys from a school Ing at the Parish; Hall
with harvesting cooked a hot
fuly decorated with harvest! gifts. and on-Monday these tve're sent to
Mrs! B'oothman aind Mrs. Thurogood; Mrs! Slater-and Mrs. Evkns. iSiock-out competltlonj Mrs.; 'Weytnes and Mrs. Brown:': ' ' , ; ■ r ! , : . ■ .:
crS oleton
!“Just for today,”. “Angels ever bright -and fair,” and'(“Thmk! on Me.” ; Mr.- J. Cottam ■ was
at..the organ. . Offertories atebuntfed fo'
Mrthodlst Church was [attractively deebrated with harvest tokens, on Sunilay, for,.the haryeqt .festival services, which were, conducted In the afternoon by th e ; Rev. |J. E. Storey, and In the, evening, by Dr. Rbylef. .Madame. Elsie Thotepsbn enhanced the pleasure, of the ser vices with her chattelnr singing of
HARVEST '' SERViCEk-^ !' The
f AJOJ*.—A whist'drive for the com Torts fund was held at the New Inn, on
uesday 'night. - The prlze-wlnnpra were
Gtsburn fol the Bowland appeal is £150 —£50-in excess of thej target fl^re.- Couo(!illop L. Collinge. of Sbuttleworth Hall) and the members of the local
W.ViS. thank all who hplped 'to 'raise this Igratifying-amount, i i -
y.iH.C.A.—The total ampunt raised by ■ ' '• ■ -■ .-.L ' ' '■[ IT'S A SMALL WORLD!
House,'London, a visitor found that the perspri. leaving; the-caK was^a man whom !he last .saw 'when[they sharpd ■
On hailing a ,taxi which-was 'qbout tp..s^ down a.-passengerl at Grosvehor^
a cabin 'on a hbmewaid-bourid ship frorii East.^rlca 25;years ago. .J.j_
t Rlshworth, -Halifax, have beep stay^ ■' “ during Septem-
quet of pink roses and white heather. As brldesirialds, the Misses Lilian, Grace arid Margaret Askew, sisters of. the bride, were dressed'In blue silk; with veils to' tone, and: ca::ried pink roses and pink! carnations. ' Mr, Jas. Grim- shaw was best man, imd! Mr. Robert Holden, groomsman. The Rev,,A. W. t Banfford officiated. Follbwlng a recep
- But although ■ 'MeShane, played i f
In the game' arid the neat'way In which he gathered the; ball and (III r '
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made progress;! in]the': minimum ■ ‘
d
Some of their 'saves .bordered on ' the miraculous anjl but' for the fact- that they were on top form, mariy mbre goals wbuld have been scored. ,
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