t , : tRJUyiME


:heroe^ HOME


nts have not yet: been- made but thei : been fixed and others will be annpuncedj


['near Brungerleyi Bridge;' i ; |jiver. 6-0 p.m. to ,8-0 p.m. i children under 141 only.


)R THE CHILDREN, i i', to Saturday, 25th July,


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Bowling Green during Holiday Week. iPrize L is t !' First, S 3 :


accepted from residents in -Clitheroe, Clitheroe Rural Dis­ trict, and Bowland, close on July 14th, Entries will be re-; C6iV6d


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At Clitheroe C.C. Green by Messrs. F. Cook and F. Green;


At Rihblesdale Wands. C.C. by Mr. W. Standring, 3P., or at Greenacre-strcet.


At Clitheroe. Castle-Green by- the Attendant, Mr, Jackson.


Or by Coun. J . Wilkinson, Starkie Arms Hotel, Clitheroe, who is Chairman of the Han­ dicap Committee.


JLES


leach day, including visits to Whalley >ley Abbey. Programme next week.


Ice at Conservative Club. ' :


Iket;: Clitheroe v. Blackpool Services, pmunity Hymn Singing ; inr Castle] nds, arranged by .Trustees of S. Green ! ic Bequest. Orchestra and Choir led by ;


IH. iB. Shaw, Mus. Bac., F.R.C.O. - ning-: Dancing on Round Bowling Green) ^stle Grounds,


: - i - ! nest.-


noon and Evening : Concerts in. Castle | nds by Band of I.T.C; The Loyal i nent, arranged by Trustees o£l S. Green 1..


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ket ! Match at Clitheroe C.C. Ground. I ■: Dancing on Round: Bowling | in Castle Grounds.


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p.m. : Boxing Contests !in Castle ids'.


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•-Unit Competition : No. 1 T.B., R.E. | 4 T .B . , R.E.


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libition Contests by Boys ' o f ; Clitheroe pi Grammar School. -


king on Round Bowling Green. Vic Players : in Laurence Housman’s


I play “ Jacob’s Ladder.” : ’ Dancejat the . Conservative Club


oh Round Bowling Green." Vic Players; in Laurence. Housman’s plhy “ Jacob’s Ladder.” ] .! ,


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Jetic.Sports.' i ■ | ’ '], ] - Vic,-Players |in Laurence Housniain’s


play “ Jacob’s. Laddey,” | | SATURDAY, | JULY 25th.


ENCE at 2-0 I p.m, j Ldults 6d. Service tnen arijj women


renj (aged! 14 and under) 3d.


f I ;:E Event


No.


37. ioo Yards Plat iRace. .; 38. 220 Yards Flat^Race.


ADULTS Female.;18 and ovir, ,


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39., Thread the Needlfe. .. 40. Three-feggediRace;. . 'Prizeis::-2'at 3/y,’|2 at'2/-,


iliABBIED COtlpiES. '


41. Shopping Race! i .Lady starts with a sandbagfr]unS .50,y(te- 'dollects shopping.- -Ruhi Jb.


. yds-vhahds bag to husbaid,- . Vrho tuns it home. (No Black Market.) Prices 2 at 4/*, 2 at 2/- . M


42; Comedy Race. ; Both run 50 ; yards to heap of - clothhig. Wife dresses Husband,: whh wheels wife] .HOME In a ' wheelbarrow.: i [


:


1/ 6. 1(H)


|(H)


- Prizes r 2 at 4/-],-: 2 at 2/- .- PRIZES; Except; where other-


.'wise i^tated in thd. list,' ih 'UH events for boys aiid'girls uhd,er:; 10,and from 10 to 13, the prizes ■


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(Savings Stamps) In each event. ] will be: 1st, 3/-;;'2]nd, 2/-;]3rd,' 1/-. Events for'hoys and glrls: -■ 14 to 17 ;. 1st, 4/-;i 2nd,.3/-; :3(d;; 2/-. Adult events : . isL iS/-;- 2nd, 3/-: 3rd, 2/-| [ ; ■ : ; V ;


NOTES FOR eOMPETITOR$. , li There are no .entrance-feCS.'] ,


'2, jlh the-Boys and; Girls’ Rac'W. - marked (H), competitors'Will' ■


he handicapped;; Limit .^ago; on scratch, 1 yard start-'fori every year under limit agej,,-;; ,;


3. List of events is NOT to order ' : of running. -;Tlmed ,prio-: '


. gramme will be; published jlit-. local Press on l7th July. Com-1


- petltors not preteht when'iie-'; ■ qulred at proiier time ]will , be disqualified; - i


Anyone resident: to Cllthetjoe' . t-i! i -


■ Borough,; ‘ Clitheroe Rural' , District or ' Rowland i Rhral- District can ehter.uFor c en ts ' 12, 24, 29 and 31? anyonei'ean' .


organise | and ept'er a tedm. : ^4. Entries for alTevents'sKbulct •


|atch- |t]er a


1 '.be made to writing by mid^ , night .Tuesday,: July ! i4th.- They should be sent by. p.pst; or'delivered by hand-to either


■ Major-' Austin,'] i.5, Windsor: Ayenue. 1 , ' ■ J . iE. Cook, 10,:'Castle Stiraet.',:-


■C.! Chatburn, 12 Waddlngton ' Hoad, or. Advertiser andT' Office, 6, Market Place.


jJiist state Even,t Nuhibers'you


; I'want to enter,, and glv.e hatoO/ / ■;age, and address. . - ;


5. i-The organiser;^ j! hope to ;re'T ■ I'ceive a large njumber bf en'» ]


Relay. Re'gt.


. : trles-^thq'mord ;the. rnCTrlef-^r :■ - ' and If found to be neceiiary ■ • HEATS .will befruri off'before :. I the Saturday; afternoon.:


6.! Refer 'any questions to ;Austlri.


i petl tors ■ reaulr|:d '■ for' -KM^T? ■ /1 ' will be notffieqito 5064. time.


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.FRIDAY, rULY 3rd,: 1942. SENSE dF URGENCY.


sloned .by our dpfeat to Libya is now; passing; we are still] left with a feeling '.of bewilderment that ouf■ high hopes;of jvictory! in:this vital sphere; of operation^ should- so; svillUy' have been Shattered, ' The] obvious indignation,i amounting to.


I f the severit|v of ffi® shock pcca-]


. sharp anger, evinced to the House of Commons this week: expressed the couhtry-rWide feeling of dismay at the'still appareiit shortage of eflective'and uh-to-date'equl^iment with which ito meet tl)e onslaught of our enemies. Time lafter time it has proved' to [he the'same tragic story. Time after, time, oh the morrow ]of military] disaster, we have been reniinded that; the] roots of the"'trouble lie Jn Hih past; But how far hack into the'past should


we go to seek our tardlifess ?


three years Of be catching up passing;, the equipment a t 't enemy. ,We hi ;ln commencta


an explanation for Surely, after nearly


duality'; of the war he'command Of the ,d some' ’advantages late. We recall


that biit-a short time after the war opened it wfls officially aimouhced that Britain was planning'for a three years war. At what period of the term were tee expecting to]'arm the corislderabie forces then ]conr templated with suitable . weapons for winning'.the victory ? -.Except, perhaps, in' tpe air, the German forces were even . then . superply equipped. I t was to be expected that as the wai| drew on the endmy would be constantly alive to the need for keeping his lead. For all


iit. Nothing could be further f^om a truth that was made'manifest one


■ year after'warfs beglnrilng. : The Battle of Britain was won by qual­ ity, not quantity, /and there was a lesson for'all tcj learh. Have we .at any time approached this critical matter of quality production, pjar- tlcularly In regard to mobility and fire '.power, w th. the'- sensq [of urgency It has! ill along required ? It does not app :ar so, despite .that “three years” leclaratlon., Itrfs not convincing aow. |{p seek In the diversion of our war supplies [to many fronts a complete explana­ tion of our succe islVe failures; Muqh less equipment upon either Front might have gone a long way further for our purpose hadilt been of the right kind. We need write nothing of the exaggerated claims,made for much of our eljulpment from In­ spired qilarters I All. along there has been , this tendency to over-, emphasise the :mportance of little things and to suppose that the enemy was gullible and-likely to be Intimidated by a mere recital of the lethal weaponb being .prepared


, against him. . In the .result, the boot has been, upon; the other leg, to borrow the Erlme Minister’s oft- repeated phrabe . .,]


' ; We attribute,our failures to this


lack of a sense 'of urgency as much as to anything'else.: I t has been responsible for the tediously slov^ marshalling o f our ' productive forces. It has no doubt been the reason why we'have not been fit to employ the eonsl ierable reserves of brain power still available. I t has unquestionably .been' the cause of' tryfaff to fit squa;:e pegs Into round- holes, '.of which iur department of: propaganda afforded such a sicken-, ing. example a loag time after the, outbreak of war. It ils responsible for oiir using many staffs, ] much heeded material and. thousands pf worklnr- hours, planning the-post- war future; with the; war still Ini a critical position t nd far. frpm won.. We have had time for/all hianner.' offollies, , We laVe. given much, attention to sport to .entertainment


ana to the provslon of. comforts- rose-paHer,/mills,/and''toarrled 'k tlohs; >' , 'j . ■ ** ''i**'” r. **vww*M« ' M


that, we.seeto to have gone forward with our planning with the single Idea that ultimately, at . d cost- of years of suffering and sacrifice, we could achieve speh an avalanche of material that the enemy would be borne down by]the sheer.weight ftf


war, we should now with, or even su'r-


BOWLING HANDICAP. To be held on the Castlb


second,'30s.; third and fourth, 15s. each: four others, 5s. each. Entrance Fee 6d. Entries,


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nOMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS .BEFORE. :


' to-day (Frfday):


riitheioe AucfWn Mart: .Sale-of Geld „V.Trn.TMTic-oa Cattle, 10-30 am, ; Bibblesdale Senior School: End cif term,


AT^v“& t -uAlt 'Dance in- Clitheroe] Conservative I Club; ; ^


SATURDAY: : j


Missionary-Gaf-den Party/ at “High.] Dance in 'Weavers - Institute.


., , SUNDAY: | ' I


riithwbe parish! Church: 'Services at I - MO, 10-30 (A.T.C.‘Parade), and


11JI 2-30 and 6-0.


Moor-Lane Methodist Church: Services C 10-30 and 6-0. ■ ] .


Methodist (Wesl?y)-Church: Services 10-30 and-6-0.


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Assembly: Rooms,.. 'Whalley: Enteftaln- ment, .8-0 pm.


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MONDAY: :] Clitheroe Auctior Ma'rt: Grading 9-30,


The PaUadium:, Monday 6-6 and'8-15:; ■ Tuesday to Pnday, 7-30; Saturday, 6- 0 and 8-15; Matinee, 2-15,',i-;"


' King Lane Picture Hall: Mondiyi Tues­ day, Thursday, Friday, 7-30;.; .Wed­ nesday and Saturday,. ,6-0 and ,8-15. Matiiiee Saturday, 2;15. .


The Grand: Mot day, Tuesday, Thurs­ day, Friday, 7-30; Wedne^ay and Saturday, ,64). and 8-15. .Matinees:'. Wednesday, 2-30; Saturday, '2:15. '


Whalley Pictures: .Monday to Friday, 7- 30; Saturday, 6-0 and 8-15. . -.


Rialto,'Blackbur a; Monday, Tusday, and Friday, continuous from Oh-m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 6-0 and 8-0. Matinee daily; at ‘2t30,


-TUESDAY:. '' '. ]'! r /,


Clitheroe Auctior l|art: Sale of Dairj;-! Cattle, 10-30.£.m..'


. Lantern Lectee on 'Chinai.' St. James's School,'Green lore Street. - : ; - ]


FRIDAY::-:.,]


whalley & Distr ct Effort for Y.M.CA.; . Appeal: Assembly Rooms. ' ■ i •, , :' ] Dance in Cbatbum Church Institute. !


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ongregational Church:. Services 10-30 and 6-0.


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Paiirs Churifli, Low Moor: Sundav ^nivfe^ry; Services,at 04,


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Waddlngton Meffiodist - Church: Sun­ day School Anniversary:' Services a t ' lO^S, 2-15 and 6-15..;


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concerned with the Home Proilt, many, of which! the public nelthfer desired nor makes -use! of, and all


the-while v/e had little enough-Of the precious time andi labour nee- hssary for producing the weapons of victory. Even itoday, latter nearly


dered'to us upon all the battlefields, on.' blue water, and to the air, thete Is ho real sense of urgency in our national, affairs. The war effort goes on. It; develops, i I t proceeds according to plan, > Its accumuld-


whether the planning ' is sound. Whether the pace we have bet our­ selves Is fast enough to outwit the enemy and whether, the equipment now'beglnnWg to reach its flood is of ■the:,right|.quallty as dictated the . disasters that have alrea'cw befallen us.j ' I f hot, What urgeht steps' are to be; taken ito.remecw matters.


tions are Inevitable in time. ■ I l/Khat well must ask i ourselves ts


I t Is this sense of urgency that "is


required for victory.. We have far to ;long beep playtofe the fool irtth Father Time. and we Lare .paying


'dearly for Oiir folly. i There is stiU tlmei to savd the situation,'but w]e rniist make] full hse of every minute of'.It.' ■;


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' Is /al l' well. Mth ‘.the .Savings; Movement to' Clitheroe ? : We are fully aware that [there aife over 100 devoted secretaries who' are slog. gtog away I week unhonoured 'and


In and:week out, luisung, collectli^


the savings |of their colleagues to the mills and j workshops, their neighbours In the-same district, the children to the schools: But Whete Is the directive bower behind the. movement ? I IS It alert and ',vigor­ ous, pr.havijhg set the macjitoeiiy of]savings wprklhg, has if settled down (Into' a soporific, lethargy ? In' fact, there Isjlittle evidence to show that it Is functlorilng at all. If there Is a committee at] work It Is remark­ ably successful to hiding Itb light under a bushel, j One; would have expected, after the flneldrlves made during War ■Weapons and Warships Weeks, to . have Seen , ah Industrial Committee, la ^reet Group Com­ mittee, and ! a School Committee, each stimulating and Inspiring


. theh respective sections tb greater arid ever'grSatef efforts: with an


,shlp Committee, there should be ho 'follow-up by [the Savings Commit­ tee] After all, the main purpose of -those hectidiweek? was to stimu- I'ate savings to the town and dis­ trict apart frbm .the target achleve- menf of having malde a contribution of half-a-mllllon tb the War effort. ■ f


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■ Consideration wgs given by Clfth- eroe Education Committee; yester­ day to a m^mQrgndum' from the


'Boatd. of Education relating to the collection of medicinal plants. The. ^ Town. Clerk (Mr. (3. Hetherlrigtoh)


.pointed ouf fh'at']even .dandelions and: stinging jnefties were, imported Into, this country I id large quantities before the'war anq an appeal was made to local' Education authori-


; ties, to help wlth thte colIeC.tlon. The I Rev. PatheriKoppi S.J. suggested .that detailed Inforraafion; should ibe obtained-as to whlch|p'art of the .plant teas required as- Indlscrlmln- jate]-collection „shopld ho avoided. .The desired iinforipation' Is to tjc 'soiighi, from the CountyiHerb Com- imittee. ■ ' i ,


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, Executive; Cpmmlttee,- comprising representatives from each] se'ctlop, exploring fresh* fields for savings. In. many, tfiwnsi selling centres, which are also fhe nerve] centre? and the, .mfeeftog places' of the workers to .|the [movement, have been established, | continually serv­ ing as: an 'advertisement to. the' Savings Campaigh. So] far there Is no such cqnfre iii'Clitheroe. Does the committee, If there. Is'a com­ mittee; think such a centre un­ necessary?, jif s[), many ; people. Including 'trie group secretaries, would diff.er from] them. I t seems such a great pity that,.after the strenuous work put In by. the War-


CLITjaEROE AD^»TISER AND TIMESr EBIDAtl JULY 3. 1942. REPORTED MISSING,


daughter of Mr. and iMrs George Hargrbayes,. Caatlerstreett-Mr. Ndri-' cross, iwho also leaves ai son,' -Mr. Geoflrey. Norcross, wap cremated at Northampton on Saturday.


- J j.-.-; #■- # , it- -I.' The! older generation Of Clltheh


three years; of ihltter ihumlllatloh. onlanrwUl be Sorry to hear of the and despite itheinerolci service ren- death, i after an Illness lasting for


four .years, of Mr.: Walter Cunllffe] of 1540, Llncoln-avenue, Winnipeg; Manitoba, Canada. Heiwas seventy-! six years of age - and passed away on April 2nd.; F#r,many, years he acted'as coOchman to the late Mrsi Lancaster,-of Grlndleton. i


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of' the staff i of Clitheroe Royal b e e n t e r t e S ^ ° ’m4^^^^to


BEi^IEVED PRISONERS. •A former student and ]a member


are X r t ? anri


P a u l 'Sm b e r l ln ' ^ i; ■ (FIVE)


Shot Down Three '■


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CLITHEROE' R.A.P. SERGT.’S ! PART IN EXPLOIT.


ManV friends'In Olltk'pfrtP bo ' ® 8heteKempstone,|Chatburn,.he Is- Waddlcar. Sergeant Waddlcar had ■iortv tn hear of thp ripnt^^


Marv Fm mf Smithfprwh^°i«»rt . Mary


passe^^^ her son, the Rev, Edgar Smithies,, v


t h l 'w & fM f R o b l f tSm l J e t ' ' formerly of - Turnerrstreet, .Cllthi-i: 1


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Jdmes’k Church. Her son will cbnLli ;®"™’’"'®"* tb'the


erop.l and. during thqi period shei' llyed! here waS associated with Bt. l (


■ C em e t e r y f c iS


,theirisdrrow. • (Mr; an^d Mrs. J.- Clortog, of Bawd-


General Isympathy jwllll be accorded her fourjsons and two daughters In


■ hairdresser' at Messrs. I Dean’s. Mar­ ket Place.. - - i ■ 1 - . ' .'..it ,


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Mrs.' .Ellis .jBanks, J 47;'; Woodlands- grove, Cottliwley, Blngley. and for­ merly of Plmllco-road; Clitheroe. who ha|^bben successful in winning a West Riding mlnpr scholarship.


Congratulations io Cynthia Mar­ garet Banks, daugjiterj of Mr. and


day] of Mr. iJames' Howarth, for­ merly of 1 Thorn-street, Clitheroe. SeveiitV-slx years pf . age,', he was sptonln r master for many years at Mill.


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.latter half of the holiday week, when! they will p :e'seht Laurence Housmdn’s: new pl ay. .“Jacob’s Ladder]’ at the Parish Church- School provides a inlqiie opportun.. Ity fdr theatre-goo's In the district. Mlss jCletoence Dai e tehd'Mr. Lewis Cassqn [head the d: stingulshed cast and every seat at eyery] performance


Thte appearance of the Old. Vic. Compapy to Clitheroe during the


should be bccuple4, for noVonly Is this ja jmagnlfloept .company but


they appear Iri a magnificent play., The stohr of “ Jacob’s' Ladder” Has’,


■been I well told by [Ivor Brown, In ■thlesej words: I f Abraham was -the' lathejT pf hls'racel Jacob was Its fohnqer The-histpry- of tiiat race, the, pu^Ie jof the teorld, [its con- qderpr In many things arid yet so often[ Its victim. Is essentially dra-: •matlc. i-And'Jacbb|ls 'aimdre inter-, esttag akid'dramatlc character than Abrapam. | So It Is I bn 'Jaebb; 'a rogue iri his youth[ who afoned for his rpgijeryiby Infinite patience and endurance ■; on Jacob .the smooth Intrlkuer who provied (that he could takelpurilshment andjsuffey similar, deceit telth -a fortitude equal to any courage] of ]his rough I brother, the soldier 'and huntsman' Esau'-; on who] wresttedjwith[ hlins.elf


Jacol urid,


fled (ils on this


1th destiny find;! at last Justl- hlgh, dlvlhe Election; It is exciting Biblb, figure that


Mr. .Laurence Housmah has built hit r,o„, piqy.: The (Old 'iVlc, and'


are glad to be associated ■


I , “M!,hy:'eva'cuees haVe continued jto show; further Improvement to iriutrit on, during- thfe year; and It.Is regret Sable that others have-now Iretura ed :to their home .towns, who ]would . certainly have- benefited' ifrom further stay In the Country]”. .That ibservatlbn was made' by Dr. ]Wi ] E. Barker, Schools Medical 'Officer, in his' annual report to the IClitheroe Education, v Committee iyesterday afternoooh. He also, .pointed out that dhrtag the year 24,715'free] milk mekls and ]254,742-


.mllk[meals for payment were pro-' Ivlded. In dddltlop there were .4,922 freo.dlnners and 30,992 .dinners |pald for;; :■ I’ ' [■ *' : ' # ; ■ ^


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cussed at jClltheroe yesterday.


" ■The care [of school children,


during hpllay peribdS/ was dis- ' ■ ' ‘h'ei monthly meeting of Education Committee when a 'sub-coirimlttee


was appointed, to confer .with the head teachers,], and '[the Education.. Officer, next Tuesday afternbori on the matter. It Is proposed: to ceri- trallse the children, a t : the Rlbbles-. dalb Serilor School where excellerit feeding ' facilities are ' available, and to use facilities at other Schobls If, necessaigf. .| ''']■ ■' ] 'i / |


]■ ■■/■:' ^j-v #]■■■ ■The Borough Ppllie - Force wps


inspected, on iWedneshay, by. Major General Sir U W. Atcherley, C.M.G. C.V.O.V H.M] I Inspeetpr of iPoUce. Owing to the: war there] was rio parade, but Major Gerieral Atcher­ ley made a thbrough|lnspectlon.of personnel, 'ib[o: o k s; :|recpfds and premises,‘'and , ' a t " stated that ilie' was and satisfied,; tearmlyj comm'endlng the]: Chief (johstable arid members of the Force; i ] ’ 1, '-i. i '


the' conclusion highly pleased


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fell-road, Blackburn; years secretary for-MeS.


.Brbokhouse' Mill and, dled on Wednesday of


Mr. Charles Norcross, 22, Brant- for, i many


Wellingborough -Hosp amptonshire,: followliu


rettoy to the late Sir Harry Hornby last week to


'tlon, at the age of 77.T Along with Mr A htorcross he had,! been staying .with their only daughter, Mrs. Sll-'


Rltal, l Nprth- ‘ : ,an-bpera-


vcrwood,:at Northampton for about five; weeks. : Mr. Norcross retired


when Messrs. Horriby’4. mill i closed spipe .years' , ago.: A - sori : bf', Mr. Joseph-Nqrcross, a former master slater and plasterer at Shaw Bridge Street, Clitheroe, Mr. (jharles Nor-


erbssr, originally joined' the: office, staff' of Messrs. Carlisle at'' Prim-:


srs. Hornby’s prlyate sec-


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wlth ja dramatist who'has given his life to Jhe 'arts and' espeplally to serious theatre for vyhlchl he was workjng with Mr. Grarivllle-Barker when the New Drama,.; a? It teas then ] called,' was replaclngj the old fustian ,]vith the new Shavian—and with thq wobk of other lively minds. Mr., Housman recently had a great success rill over the world ^ th his faSclriatlng dramaljlsatlon of .Queen] Vlctofiajs life, '“ 'Victbrla Regina.’ HIS -krilick ,' of I putting historical/ characters, whether (the inedleval St. Eraricis lor the eirilnent Victor­ ians,] into.ithe framework'of the' theatre,!is brie of the happibst gifts of our; time. He .has thus' (Taught the 5Pli:lt bf .ancient Israel, ]bf Isaac and Rebecca, of ‘Jacob and' Esau and-Laban, of Rjachel arid Leah, and ]nw the players 'jvill make these, ariclent ones withithp passions.


perhaps! even dull growlng[n}ind ? I remedy.] Here is


living, ivvoskaday men! and j womien, Did iDlylnlty less ms] once make them] seem 'remotfe, ’ unintelligible.


brought] close to ufc by a jhiaster] of craft.'an'd seeming as modern In'lts actualltV of humah :riature['as any tale you may reaq about [our life to-day.| :


the B:ilble'. rii'as


.


Mr. [ Lewis Cassdni i the' distin­ guished ■vlplttog


actor and Clltheloe


producer; Iwho 1?


day, week ivlth the famous Old Vic .'to present.,the 'play


uring the holl- fammie f


hope td publish'ri' : report j of Mr. .Casson’s address In our next Issue. " I


“ 4acob:s Ladder,”, was the ispeaker at Clitheroe Rotaiy Club yesterday, his audience not],only, including members," but theto; wives' arid friends* T h e neteTPresldent; (Mr. Ai H. Torid'l] was-ln thc'chdlr. We


'ij ;]■#' '. # ■ !;j 'Formerly statlonedj'at Whalley,


erit Platt; oh behalf ] of hiniSelf and the Church Dlvlsipri, with a V/est- mlnster chimes: clock., /Sergeant Keeling [ le f t , -'Whrilley for. Great Harwood six, yearni ago, - He Has bebn. a]meiriber p:! .the'Lancashire Constabulary over 27'years,i having


Police Sergeant Jameb Keelirig, of Gppat Harwood, retired on Tuesday and was presented[hy Superintend-


hben-stationed at Mrighull] Carn-i forith,': storecambe,; Heysham and'


wds a splendid footballer and one of the best stelmmers to the Police- .Fijrce./


Bury, r, before being itransfprred/to ■Whalleyi A keen] spprtsmpn, Ser./ geant Keeling In his (younger days


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, j']'.]'.]'-. V ; Alii** - -wliCOv


. Castle-riew,] has been successful in obtatotog.her-B.A. degree Man-


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: Miss Clarice EkI jy,l'eiaer,daugh­ ter] of-Mr. and Mrs. C.'V^iExIey, of


The Stklln-, bil trust .has increased Its


outndt o f , hlgh-a(:tane aviation petrol b.y 4p per cent, since April.;


Chester, ,Unlversit;r, i-- Coiigratula- -scheme: tor the Forces during-trie'pAst i Sp'orisible for all jthe: democratic .hori- ,


Trie cj^t. of 'the wartime.-cducatidij ...........px w . x mu „u,ii.,ii; x-xv. ,1111111,- finariclalijyear was-about,£232,000.- ',:|EDii^e talk(|d oyer tavern tables.” ,


move and speak and. thoughts of


flgures [to your sp, here/Is the Story,


Therb are old frleijdsJri Clitheroe


who will be-sorry to leam of the death! rit Providence,' Rhode'Isiririd, U.S,A,j of Mrs. Emma Calvert, teho died very suddenly, ; following a heart [attack tehile visiting at the house'of a frlendlbn June l6th. The ^wldow [of Mr.;, Richard . Calvert, a


Lancastrian whom she married in America, MrS. Calvert was a daugh­ ter of .Mr. and Mrs, Elchar'd -Hart­


ley,, formerly of Newton-street, and prior to; gotag to the United States, was attached' to Moor Lane Meth­ odist Church,' where she was a membefi of ; toe choir. . She had crossed [the Atlantic several, times on visits to'her hoirie town and her now only surviving: sisters, Mrs. M. Plnder, rLlttlembbr-rroad] and Mrs. J . Berrjij, Parkj-avenue. T h e Inter- ;ment topk'place 6n June 20th.


I Martins Bank Llinlted announce jan Interim dividend of 7i%, less [Income -tax, fof theihalf-year ended (SOth Jurie, 1942, p'ayable 28th tost- ;ant, belpg at the Same rate, as for the colrespopdlng period last year.


■]' '’„|:] * 1'-. * ! *-


i Mr. Wi MoKle, who, this week re-' signed from',the position of head­ master of Rosegrove School,' Burri-: ley, has! been [ appbtated a master at Clitheroe j Royal G r am m a r School '[Before taking his Burnley posltlon.lri 1939, Mr. McKle was for six years senior assistant master at the Seplbr Boy’s. School, Thofnton- CleveleyS. He took his M.A; at


■ Glasgow!- University' with Third Clriss Honoursi in English, and,.iflls- tpry,: ,i ajid ] h e ' holds the Teacher’s


General rind Special Teaching Cer­ tificate. '• ! '. :


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: ArrMgeihents 'have been made to hold a vegetable show under the auspices bf the Langho and District Horticultural Society to the Nat­ ional’School -Langho, on August 22nd; rind efforts are being exerted


■to attract as many exhibitors as possible, i The financial proceeds of


the show will go to Blackburn In­ firmary. ! In: these critical days It Is imperritlve: that every garden- should be cultivated to full capa­ city and fhe purpose of the show Is to encourage local gardening acti­


vities. C^ood prizes are offered and . there shquld be strong competition '


* * ■' *


Playing in St. James’s School yard, yesterday afternoon, Bruce


Robtosoni (6), son of P.S.: arid Mrs. Robinson! of 131, Hentoorn-road,' Clitheroe} impaled his right leg on a . railing'. Aftefi having stitches Inserted ]by Dr. Richards,* he was taken'h'ome. * - , ' ]


New appointments' havu' been


recently made to the Clitheroe and District Squadron of. the Air Train­


ing Corps. Mr. J..H. BMson, of “.Rockmount, ” ./ becomes ■ Acting Pilot Officer lif. the' R;A.F., V.R.


and Mr.,C, J.. J. Roost, of Ash'Grove, Shaw Bridge, becomes . Warrant Officer In succession to- ‘Mr; G.


Morris, [whq has recently joined the Forces. : ] ' i ,i '


As mehtloned' to; these columns


' j- #/:,#'I,.#, ' i • • ‘


i '


last week,Knights of the Air.” a film depleting I the work of the R.A.F.. and appealing for support


.for its benevolent fund, has been' shown at all local cinemas, collec­ tions. having been: takeri- by the Cadets qf the (Clitheroe' Squadron of the A;T.C. ] pnliMonday everitog: at the'Grand, Ciriema, Mr, Finlay Currie gave a • collections' at


haye amounted .to £14-18-4. It. Is hoped that thq total amount ydU be greatly increased'before the end of the teeek,' ..] . ( . ' '. - ! '


prologue,: and the this I .cln'ema alone


B 1 r t |i d a y ] greetings : to MtS.,


Hannah] * Elizabeth ’* Preston, of 15,' Wllkto"3lreet, iClltoerok , who ,:'ls elghtyffbur to-dav arid to Mr. John Jacksohjl of -St] .Paul’s-stfeet; Low Moor, terio tvlll b e . elgh'ty-ohe on Mo n d a y } ! : ' ' : ] ;■


: ■ highly ” WI


sulficie the en


The death bccurred.jon Wednes-. r , I I * ■]"


;ahdSj j Clitheroe, '. (on i Wednesday received an airgraph,! letter ftom their: son- Corporal Philip Goring, who wa6 woundedl to i tliq Middle, East a jfew weeks ago,isaying that, he Is. In] hospital to South Africa, and that his wounds'[are healing hlcely. i (Before. Joining, the. Forces Corporal Goring was employed- as a


®


Vicar ' of Newchiirr'h-lTi-Ppnriip-i X/CpL. ,i Compton, Royal -, Tank sfvlnty-slx yeato o f bee ^ ^ Regiment, is mathematics master,


hnl


^ “m'&gh“ m.^ His flther“ • '


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^H A L L EY SOLDIER DIES j IN HOSPITAL.


Mr. and Mrs. 'W'illlam' Hebden,,of


2, Poole End, Whalley, have received' official i'notlflqatlon that their sec-* ond son. Sergeant William Hebden'b of the] Royal Artillery, has died to a military hospital in Belfast as'the result k)f an accident. Twenty-five years-1 of age. Sergeant Hebden jolnedlHM. Forces seven years ago and has been in the thick of the fighting. He was one of .the last to 'leave the shores' of Dunkirk, swim­ ming to the boat with a comrade on his back: he hps served to Malta,, and has been stationed to turn to a large-number of towns and cities at the time they were “ blitzed.” A keen athlete, he was a splendid swimmer, and had won a numper of medals since-entering the Arpiy. ' As a boy: he attended Whalley Day School and; on reach­


ing school leaving-age eritered the. employ


farmer of Mr; J . Staveley, a local Sergt. Waddltar Is a gunner-


partiln the first 1,000-bomber raid on Cologne. , Only a ffew weeks ago.i he baled out overi'the East Coast and was In hospital for a short time recovering from blind­


controller Iq Stirlings, .with’ over 400 hours’ experience as a night fighter, and has .had a number of other thrilling experiences, taking


ness caused by oil entering his eyes.


. . . I ] The second son of Mr. Robert


Waddlcar, of Castle-vlew; and the late I Mrs. Waddlcar,.' Sergeant Waddlcar attended Clitheroe Coun­ cil School. and was Subsequently employed as a motor-wagon driver by his uncle, Mr., E, Cunningham. • Later he transferred to the Rlbble. bus Service, bUt for a ffew years before joining toe R.A.F. to'1940, he was a motor salesman.; His brother, William Waddlcar, Is now serving* with Itoe R.A.M.C. In the Near East


Waddlcar broadcast, a vivid des­ cription of the crew’s experience In


shooting; down' toe, three "Messer- schmltts.


Following 'the six o’clock . News .,iF“®®4ay evening,, Sergeant


Hp vparwhii a'ten^^


'a?' thp Chatt)urn-?oad cnatourn rqaa


ffied’


andi was prominent In • ^planes dai.ov


j Son of. Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlin, o f ’ man. Plight Sergeant James T. C. serving with the Royal Artillery the distinction of shooting down


part in all school, the third of these three GSrman


at the. Grammar School before.pro- { of .the crew of seven sergeants oeedtog to Keble Collpge, Oxford, [ which: mtiilned It was a CUtherbe


and 4|//cpi. Stanley; o. j comptpn.. jaid on : Bremen- has ' Particular Lieut. Chamberlin was head boy . toterest to Clitheroe people as one


' c S o n I W last Saturday; might’s


Shot down, three ], returning


If: you-^e not goipg away and Lve drawn


■: ypuT; Hoi day Money, it would bd . a patriotic , qct to dbposit; at least part of; it with the TRUSTEE iSAVINCiS'' BANK. ■ | j ' '


By so ,d^ing; the money will, bei (lent to the Goveriimept, , be earning good interest, and be


AVAILABLE FOR Withdrawal at any TIME.


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BLACKBd SAYIli


TOTAL FUf Head Office JLi S A N K


EXCEED £8,000,000, , Street i West, Blackliurn;


Clitheroe Branch? 3, CHURCH STREET (Opposite the Free Library)., Branch Manager; JOHN R. KERs |


H are' afforded; special


facilities fqr depositing their Funds witlh the Government* through this Bank. ' j i


RECTOR; OF SLAlDBURN LEAVING


REV, B. T. BOVVKEB Ek BlAINS REASONS FOr I DECISION.


fNTils parish magazine; Issued this week, toe Rev. |B.; T.: Bowker;


Rector- of-Slaidburn arid ! Rural Dean of Bolland, anrioimees that he vdll leave .Slaldbumjto live' iri Ingle-! ton at toe end of September]* Thd date of his resignation frciiri the-' living cannot yet be stated,'


: Mr. Bowkfer’s decision teill, be


regretted not only in the Hodder Valley but throughout the c lstrlct He explains his decision In the following terms:— .


• ing the' possibility., of' rethiifg from ■ regular parochial work,' The reasons [for this are' many, but two are -that,


For some time I have .been cpnslder-


(intfay, Tueslaj & W freii AfcMurray M


Carroll in'


INE n ig h t LISBON


Tj^rtflaj, Friday and Saiunlai Ro b h o p e Iri


ednesda) aJelei’ne


- ' the' case "of schoolmasters, bankers] . civil servants, Local Government officials. County- Cqurt judges, rail-- ■ way offlciaia. etc. In almost all thdse ' the retiring, age is .from 6b to 1.65;


•. to fix a retiring age ih all trades and professions.'- This has been: done in'


, Secondly, I have always!maiitained . and have always supported proposals


' This may possibly be too young ah 1 age, 'but It has been fixed. So far as the Church is concerned, no, retiring age has been compiilsorily lald dowh and, as a consequence, m i any of -the, clergy of all ranks


WHALLEY


cn -Ladies Meet,” described as a : amusing tangle of ] scrambled


love, i^ the premier attraction for this week-end.. Its stars should' alone .be' nt r'gUarantefe of the quality, of -ertalnment, Robert Taylor, Her-


beff Marshall, Joan Crawford; Greer


Garson leading a strong] 'supporting cast.'


week, ‘ One Night in Lisbon” is to be presented. A pulsating drama from the Paramdunt. studios, it features two screen | favourites, Madelaine - Carroll


On Monday, for the'first half of next


. work, with.the.consequence jtlii CJhuroh has. greatly suffered, ought *not to. be auqwed. Th


their offices *when long past


have hejd on [[o; St their at the] .,This| irefbre,*


' lab heJb


, any. man,-'to any trade or prdfesslon; . cannot do his work as, it shbuld-be done, he ought In all -honestv* to gWd i i f up. A man in .his own'business- may please himself; but .a ! man whose ineffedtive wbrk caiise] loss td others has rio .optibn but 'to resign;


■ in the first place, I . have alwiys held as^a matter of principle that when


holding strongly these: two prinilples and having/passed the limit to age m other .professions, I felt combelled to face.Jhat posltioh' frankly 'and honestly,, with the result that! I am with great : regret, and reluqtance


.: This , conclusion wis -more .demitely


forced to.the conclusion that Ibught' to resign the benefice of Slaidburn.


■' reached; when I i realised that' In- V future I should have to go sloW and r , take • things ' easily. ■ ■ That .would ■ contradict aU that I have stodd for. Slaidburn is not only a vast-hut an important parish -ivhich requites all the powers and energy of a-man in his prime,, and Slaidburn people, who have made lis so very happy during our work here, deserre 'the best man possible.'! It would'bd dis­ astrous and a very ’great:wrong to let' them down by,Work only hall done.


At present, the dateiof my resigiiation is not definitely settled, but I have Informed toe Bitoop that, a: the latest, it must be. withm the next nine months. We have already ;aken a house near Ingleton and shall; move into It at the end of- Se item- ■ber. -You may be quite sure thit we are extremely sorry to leave


' decided) . We had considered every possible means of avoiding departure without allowing .the work .of the parish - to suffer, and: I thought it


‘ might be done if I inyself appointed and] paid toe salary* of a second


.an evasion of duty.* Now I can only say .that, all being (well and unless something uhforseen happens, we .shall leave Slaidburn at. the efid of September, though .the date of my actual resignation i cannot yet be stated.-


i j CLOUGH—TOjWNSON.


William Clough, bf 137, Chk iburn- road, clitheroe, arid Miss Ruth Townson, fourth' daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. A. Townson of 29, Rlch- mond-terrace, Clltodroe.* As the bride was leavlp church she Was presented


and Fred McMurray.-.who are thown fo-1 t ppmin- ffriendi


tette oi nqutrals s'till continuing so in - Given,avyay by 1^ Europe.


gether is the result of war’s turmoil in ( EdrMndson Vfrl^^^^^ the Portugese capital, one of the quin- ■


silver horseshoes Misses ; and.


hun Mc k h v her father, the


bride was attired In s gown of white slipper satin, I-with a net vel , em broldered with * lovers’ knots and.


in the latter half of t&^eek, wheh he appears! in "Nothing biit the Truth.’: g^“^’^jj[®®®|,p^|Qj^Hdesmaid, Miss


The film abounds in .the farcical but romance is deftly : interwoven.


OBITpAEY.—Sympathy will be given


td Mr. and Mrs. 'Tom Newman.'qf Tal­ garth, South Wales,'"'and formerly of Whalley, in the loss they, have, suffered by the death'of their 15 months’-old daughter, Jean,'


foe' ITHE day SCHOOL.-Over £8


School. ]The effort. was; sponsored'by * trie Parteh;Social Committee dn'behalf of Day (Schoolfunds. 'Whist and dom­ inoes constituted part of* the entertain-


was raised, on Wednesday evening, at a social-hrid In the Church of England, ..


with; roses by friendsjof the: bride. During to6 ceremony, which was nerformed by the Rev. G. C, l^hovel. ................


arid ' Mr. i William gropmsman; whilst mond Townson arid rence shared the duties of risher. • The church had lieen decorated


a bouquet of plrik c; Mr.-Leonard Birch


m i „„


1 ■ Heavenly _ Love’ were


■ment.;' j/'.: ; ' niAElilED IN RHODESIA.—Miss Elsie - -


Saturdaji, :June 27th,' at- Livingstone, ' bride,, was handbbg,^whll3to.he Northern Rhe-desia, to Mr.R,J.Randell, I gave' anjiriibrejla to tihetorides- Inspector of Police, only Mn of .Mr, H. inaid.,, Hie*,pride gayejthe pride Randell-'shd, the late-Mrs. Randeli, of 1 gfoom a cigarette cape.: Cromer, ] Norfolk,'. Pilbr to leaving :tog-


Mytton-rna'd, ,'WhaUey, was married on '


spend 'a.ldhg lea-ve in England when the war‘is .over.


land,, to Rhodesia the -theat ford. ■ M


: .y.ill.CiA.! APPEAL. — Arrangqmcnts for the, Vrii'iojis 'effoi-ts which' are to -be


seen from] our advertising columns; one of the principal attractions ls;a whist


drive and[dance, to be held next Piiday daughter ofiMr. Robert W. W;itson,- In. the Assembly Rooms, . Demonstra-,,Qf


/, ■ - X u i. ij ttons-of -the latest dances ^Ul be glTO


Palmer; of Fence, -wa? married yesl terday ■ week] at (Martin - Top Congregational' Church, to :Miss Marjorie,','JUlce , Writson, third


Mr] Harold Palirier. son of Mr. W: ’ away by her father, the'


by;Mr. (jfeoffrey Morris, E.S.TD., and bride wore;"? pale, blue gdvtol arid Miss Jean; Morris,. to Blackburn, tbe ^


fessiohal .danemg, Waltz competitions,-|ig].Qoias’s , toster,':Miss ®her P< .inter, and .toe famous“ Jitterbug” dance are-


youngest feachers in toe country. of .pro- |j,iafy Watstin.- and ' by" toe ■ brlde- e. T. West officiated-an-i'Mr.


.'■ [■.,.


■pennies scheme,-and.lother attractions Twl s ton/j] ' r ■ toe-riackg'round are-a garden fete and


t o


:baby:ShoW bn August 29to.; - DEMbCEA'nC DRINK. ’ •


Bismarck said;]! “Beei'; Is Chiefly fe-; RATCLIFFE-^SOI sEBun:s,:


'/ Two well known Li ngho families were - u 'r i ited by . toe welding


•t, Mfss Mabel Sov^rbuMs, only diliugh-; ■hospitality.


at St. Leonard’s Churcli on*£atui;- day 6f.Mr.|John R. Rt.tcllffe, Suods- worfri Frirm, York, ' Langho]] and


■'


other featiires. A considerable sum has .^jan' Palmer was best man. * 1 ' ari-eady bOeh-collected for the milO ,of r. Aireceptlbn w-as held'at Hill Foq't,


^gg . attended by her'-'sister,]. Mips


held to ti>e rie'ar future in the financial toterest ■ of, -thk Y.M.O,A.’s national .appeal,.'are'well-to hand. , : As'lwill' be


tkke:.up a nursirig. post ;ln liss Fenton was attached to , .^vide at . Victoria Will,;_Chawuto,


fe staff at Hope Hospital Sal--: '.'land IMrs. Randeli hope! to .


. ! ' ■ « , . ■ ’ at 1, St. James’s-strpet, Clltrieroqt PALMER-WATSON. [ [


. tehlch the bride Is a membeiji ,7 Mr* and MrS. Clbugh are residing


4?^ (Wesley) ..Church, of (Wesley) ,:;Churc] DEA'TH of airs. BRIDGE.—After a


.'.Mr. Jack Green, of l^addington, Mrs: Bridge .was of,; a cheerful .disposition arid,-prior'to-her illness, attended St. Helen’s' cqurch Tegulariy].: The -inter-' nient; takes place at Gijlridleton, today. -


longxlllriess. the,deato ]took place; on Tuesday, 'of, Mrs, Mary Jane Bridge, who had resided at ,'toe: Hospital for many years., -Aged 83,( and a sister of


atlon of Mrs]-Irwin, ijlie Cresii.ent.'. an enjoyable .whist'drive cook place at'her home on Saturday, with Mrs. Coulthurst , as M.O..The prize-whiners were: Mrs. Downhill,'Mrs. Speak] and Mrs. Bed-. ddws. Competitions,'were won by Mrs. Marria'hd arid Mr. Marsland, toe latter . becoming-possessor of'a cake generously .


REDuiabSS EFFOE;T.-At4lie Invit-'


'liven- by ;'Mrs.]-Nelson,T Tea was served at ah Inteml. Annouheing that a sum


cffoi't.- I.oh: behalf of Conltoui'sti.toankcd.M


_ . t' <»B - J 'xU..- InHtaC fi/n S-


of £5,;i 2s,I 6d.' had .b ^ raised, Mrs. , Irwin thanked all who *ha-d given P^es etS.,-' and all! who had ■'supported Jhe


the: ladies, Mrs. •s. Ir-win for hei’'


^ n? !-i


sung, Mr. D, Hansejn was qt, the' organ.' Following a reception* at firlgg’s


Cafe; the newly-manjled; coup le left for Blspharii, the bride traYelling


Periton, Nursing'Sister, the,daughter pf-'- ffi-.u-saxeTblue costume with hat to Mr. and [Mrs. W] E. Fenton,'‘Lynwood,’’ t o M ] . I V . ^- .1 ..j ^


— : bridegroom s present to- the Amongst riumerous, presents (was


powder-blue taffeta. veil and headdress td Jione. an


(sister^' with ri


laimatiom i was, besp man Edmiindson,


asters Ra;^- onald Law-


wpre short d had


■ .The wedding- took place-ikt toe Methodist (Wesley) Church ou.Sat'- urday, pf Mr. Wallke C. plough, only, son of Mr. anil the la,tb' Mrs.


■butts, “ Honielelgh.” ; ■ The bride Is a member of W.V.S], a member of toe Hillside First Aid Party,'and; for a nuriiber


ter] of Mr. arid Mrs. William Sower-


'rif years she has been keenly iriter- ested: in amateur theatricals, bridegroom Is serving with Ro ja l Artillery.


i. bride, wore a white brocaded t ___ (Given away- by her- father,


dress cut on medieval lines ai[id a veil with floral coronet, and


g ; the ■with Joan Joyce


carried a bouquet of-cream roses. She was attended-by cousins. Misses Dorothy Clawton


.and Nancy Duxburyr and by the bridegroom’s sister, Mrs. E. Jolly. They were attired, In dresses of floral- brocaded satin with head­ dresses of white ostrich feathens and they had bouquets of s'veet peas.:'


: ■ : ' ■ ■ i. Mr. John Woods, brother ■•Iri ■


of the bridegroom, was best man, and Messrs. T. Ratcllfle .and M. Tajflor were , groomsmen. . The ushers'were Mr. Wm.'Jolly and Mr. J . Bullock. Master Trevor Fur­ ness was page boy.'


• [ ' The: ceremony was: performed by


thel Vicar (Rev H. Townsend) [and' Mr.] I:M. Lloyd was*at the organ. Members,of toe chpir were: la - attendance and theyl sang toe jdn-,, thetoi,' "Blessed are. the pure! In 'Itoaft.’-’ The hymns, *“ The Voice that breathed - o’er Eden ”■ qnd “Lead'Us heavenly Father” were also Sung; Afterwards the choir formed a guard of honour and itoe bride was] presented with a'-sllver


horseshoe by Master Roy-Bullock, toe*youngest choirboy.


; The- reception was held Ini St.


Leonard’s School , Included In toe large number of


presents were gifts from members of the GiP.S.; workmates of both bride and bridegroom: at Abbey Mill; Sunday School Teachers; Hillside .■ First Aid Party and *St. Leonard’s Church Choir. " 7 1


tui'ate.' This; however, seemed to be


.qrate from .parishioners whose Ikmd- ness and Hospitality and generosity knd trust'and friendship hasj been wonderful Indeed,i-before we flnallv


mosL, lovely place.; where we been very happy mdeed, and ti


have sep-


this *.! ' " )> holiday


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