t H- ,.


CI to-day (Friday):|_... * -i ]


nrown Cow,I Chatbum, EffO] ■I Church iristltute.'1-. 'J,,.;-


Barrow Reading RboUaJ j I and Dance.


iitheroe Auction..Mart:: r and Sale.l


• . i ! SATURDAY


pr you a greater Id i ie s s goods as representing


Enable i 1 <


[iginality, but jin durability. We I present stocks|


bit, our reputation lurance of entire


sale of Household Furniture i Bahk Salerooms, l-*30 pan Flag Day: Lifeboat Irstituton. Concert,' Metbodist ,(Weslej);


. COMING'.EyENTri, EflzS Show


■Wjhist priye, ti'Ball In;


Uird Aimual Ambulance Bt 11 to Ktog I Lane Hall,- ■ —'


'


I & Effects, Srinday


Methodist (WesIej;) ^ u r c l ’Mnlver- I sarv: Services at 1( -30, 2:. 0 ana 6. ^


Metho^t (tourch,. G todlet in: Mens I Day: Services 4 and .6 p.jn. Moor LaneMethodist tohur61|i;


Congregational Church: •Services 10r30 10-30 and (W). ■ ■


jlen^ Geo^e Lectufe':!, Cp^pefatlye : Guild Room. ,


. Aksembly Rooms, -'Whalley; I ment, 8-0. p.m. ^ ,


MONDAY: , , : IW ■Ltd.


arehouse rket Place


BRODERICK-mEt ANi). ■V.


|Th'e, Rev. Father'-Coqkson pfflciuh the weddmg; at .thf Chuhh.Of ;glish Martyrs,: .TOalley : !on


S 1' Sciaied


la Ireland,'fourth tJaughter'^of .Mrs..-,- %d the late Mr. -James Ireland, 6fj'll,. brinyside-avenue,-BllltngtjPri. , I ! ■ , .


py, of Mr. CUSord Srpderlck,!only Son'. •Mr. and thedate Mrs.-Brodcrlcki Of! !■ hms-avenue, Sabdeh, and-hto-Mon-:-.' ■


■The bride, given, away-iby her' bro!' -' ler, wore hyacinth'blue !crep'e !and a. ■ hrgundy.hat.; She'waSjattended iby ■' liss Mary 'Broderick, sister:: of the' ridegroom, wbo worej'a blue costume.'


lon'at the 'TOalley (3p-6perative Cafe lllowed'the' ceremony.,


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pth bride and bridesjnam had spijays ^ carnations.; Mr. Charles! Cross, [the dde’s cousin, was best man. 'A -repep^ !


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|Mr. arid Mrs. Broderick are to:live at ‘ I Longworth-road, Billitigton.’ Among- le, presents was a tea set'from:wofk- liends of the bride at! judge Walmiley lilt


V 1 C6tEilfAN-BEj[0. i .


iThe wedding took place at St; MaH’s--' ]. iiish Church,, on Satmlday,: ’ of M r ..' ivilledoleman, second,son of-the late r. and Mrs; C. S. Coleman, L Castle ew, and Miss Louis Read, thc-.bnly - lughter of the late Mf-land MtsjlR'd. '


_ead( 10 ; Lowergate, QJithe.toe;:, ' |;The Rbv. W. S. Hhlm, MJi., oraciajted. fiven- away by her 'brother, Mr,|,D.- ead, the bride: was/attended by Miss


II Following a reception at the Sfarkie ' , !


!.-: -,


nns Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman.left' I f Blackpoot .


fene ;Marsland, a friend. Mr. Hi S., oleman was best man,! an.d Mr J. , lead, groomsman;- ;i


I Amongst the' numetous gifts' was] a n ' lectric clock from friends of .the'byide f i'the: Trutex Manu'lactufing: Co., arid I slipper box from! the Parish Chprch Ihls’ Friendly Society. '


XOUaiNSOI^pVVALLEK.


[At St. Mary's Church,. Gisburn,-on liesday, the Vicar (Rev. A. W. Bam- fdJones) performea the wedding or :iss Edith Waller, youngest daughter


|n^ carried a spray of pink carnations, ■sialso a silver^horsishbe, the gift of . ■id bridesmaids. Miss Amy. Brook - |c(|usin), and Kathle^ M,-,Bell .(ni(;ce). th e ' fonner wore a ijkvy-blue embraid- Ired gown, hat arid skoesito tone, and ■pray of pink camk[ions. The small ftt'endant was in ^hite satin, and' lead-dress of silver leaves. •My. Lincoln le i was-best man, and-Mr, M. Clma,. iroomsman.


'as gowned in grey, jwith blue edg^to- 3ge coat, and hat and shdes to tone,


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iThe reception] was'held'at the Old ficarage, Gisbuin. 1 i


yick.- Mr. and Mrs. [Tomlinson, are to leside at 11. Sunny View, Blacko.


birror and set of dishes from .friends''’ if the bride at! Calf 'Hall,' Bamolds-


The presents !incli|ided • a frameless, ‘ - ■


Ciitheroe and ,, District! listener heard on ;the. Wlreless-:bh, Sunday evening the Chancellor;!ot the Ex­ chequer’s hcknowledgemerit of.the £609 he 'has received from ■ the, children of the' kpw ' arid district as a result of the. ‘ Bll} Barnacle ” effort conducted in th '^ Columns.


FRTOAir- . APRIlf^iill,’’’ 1942. It was with. pleaBurei.that every


rialfodi! display at Dbwnhani -Hall,;ln 1 aid of Rlbblesdale Nursiir


.ir^v '. -


g Assoc, Entertain-


,


ciitheroe Auction Majrt; Gr|adtog ,8-30 The Palladiuin^Moilda;


!’ /. ■


Rialto, Blackburn: Monday, Tuesday' and Friday, dSnttouous irom 6 pm. Matinee! dally ,2-,?e;. - Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 2-30,6, and 8. /


Whallev Pictures; Monday tO Friday; at ,"7-30; Saturday 6-o|nd 8-16 *


tbesdat: V I;..ri:;.;!v-i;


FRiDAt:;' ■ ' Newton Institute,:


' - i - i ; .;


OUthefoe Auction "-Mart-!;'(3o.' Ltd.;- Sale of Dairy Cattle,-;!! am,


Drive-Dance.'! seven years of| agelji sh^ had not been In good health iforiome,tlme.


f


Eor’sbJrie' .yjtorisl' she! | ariri,! her) hUs band * conducted- a j fish business In Shawbrldge.


■-I, , -


. Ish-Church, pri '.trie


patron saint-of England.' vice was condiictediiby


the vigil of the erm wa


(Rev. ,-W, S.-, Helm, M.A,' seririon .was! preached I Canon


.out of the' general, fund. I In. addL tlon to' trie! wireless: uckfaowledge-i ment, the iChancelWr; hak 'ed, through his secyetaryi! the; fol-- lowing letter to “ Bill! Barnacle ” :


, ' quer desires me tb thank you for. ' your 'letter of the 30thv March enclosing' £609*l2s;-pd."!reprask)


The (Jhahcellor of! the 'iiche-


enting a'gift to tlje country from the ichildren :Of' CUtherqe Bor- bugn arid Rural District as the result of their-sPe'cial .efform'rln, connection with the i Wafshlp


Week ! Sir Kingsley: Wood' says that 'thb children , dldlyery: well indeed. He sends Ihls yery warm thanks' ^ them' I anb ihe would like you'- to' tell them how much he values their help in the; War effort. He hopes IthEt he will be able to refer to .ttoeif gift to his Broadcast messag^e iiekt Sunday.


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If [Mr.' and Mrs. Waller, Central CaKt ^ Sisburn, ta Mr. W^bury Tomllnion, U'iSa, Colne-road, Egrby. Given away, by her father,- the. bhde-


knitted comforts which are] sent direct to the ship tmist be^knltted from wool provided I by "private coupons. I Parcels h of j comforts should be; addressed'to The Com­ manding Officer j HM.S.^-'-, London. I Articles kriltted -froto wool centrally pifbvldea through any comforts orgaulsatlop must be sent to that organisation-., fpr- dis-, tributlon.l! ■


i A reminder is giveii. With, par­ 6ticular' reference tb the adoption


f warships by. towns, ; that; any


direct to [any ship.;! •; j ■


and must inpt-bb' .ssnti


•league -was won ' by iLythatn-St.-:- Annes, ifrlth:Crosb.\| secoad.- ;


■ ’ -j., ' ■* !, * I - ; ! * ■;■ i ]! wHis dany friends jin Ciitheroe


INSTITUTE i EFFORT,-Organised: 1 lyj members of the 'VVomen’s imtlfute,.


htl 14 tables was supervised by Mr,[By- lett, and the prizes tvere presented by. dis. Mitchell to the! following.- Ladies.- dfs. Mercer. Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. Duer-


0k place on Saturday evenmg. Play


~nd Mrs.-'Cowperthwalte, Mrs.: Swales- trid Miss Myers. -Proceeds, whlbh were £4..


4ock-out competition by Mr. Paw'cett : i .


for W.I. funds, amounted to about f I ■ -


, ■Ciitheroe: P. Margerisoh (captain);: l! Aubin, J. Slater, J.. Swales, J. Ed-


ciitheroe v. Royal Engineers (Friendly).


TO-MOEROW’S CEICKCT. i


j Hanson, J. C. Cowgill, T. iBowker, : 'Wliiteside. -,


ondson, T. J. Crabtree, R. McArthur, .'■i- ■ (Continued froin preCbaipg.hOl'Wm)'.: -


pduced thelfc'demand by.Bd. Iti'was ; rcrue, but this had only, been 1 ac- : bbmplished Iby .raiding- balances.


liyere expected to, 1 than, to be In a. , I ■position -of ;.keeplng their heads ;


jj'e lance of £3;d41 at the end of I the-


They could not continue to-do that. He would be! happier tahaye a bal-


1 1 Councillor J .. Wilkinson : If we - IrSduce the rates 1 by 3d. It would . Istlll leave us-with a balance of { l;£2,e40.-


ar. if things turned out as they dnly Just above-water. - ■ i-.


CJounclllor. Cook said thatiwas. II hot enough. It was nothing com- moved by Counp ;


' -I-


pared - with thei£15;000-thby jhad in hand ten years ! The amendment cillor Rushton eleven votes to three.


aco.;. , . . was defeated by.-' ! ■i "I- 0 jsuccesstul whist and domino drlve-


flen. Gent’s.i.-Mrs.'Dehny, MrsilNlchol-.-' oh, (Miss Whitwell. I Dominoes: iMr. dercer. Miss D. Agay, Mrs.' Seedl ' A.


Manchester. ' ; : A fifteen year, olli b°JI kad


A. W. Austin, ! M;C., M.M.. R.A;,' Is making 'satisfactory progress: after an ! accident (last! week-end ' to which he .sustained' a fracture.: of the leftlleg. He )b to riospltaivat


ill be glad to know- that Major


appeared betore thPm, a week pre­ viously dressed! as .a 'ghl, Was ,bn Tuesday, ordered by the CUtherbe; Juvenile Panel to be-.sent to a men^ tal Institution ml. Surrey [ from which'he had escaped. At the original heartag, jthe: boy was charged with breaking Into Hoi 9, Holden-street, i and :stealing. £44; J the property of the occupier.- Mrs.'


essie*Rowe. J j I , * \ *' i f


the Congregational; • School, . on Wednesday evening; the Revi Wm. Stanyon, of.: Blackburn, presiding over a good atteriaarice. Proceeds were in aid of the j fu ads of the' London; Missionary! iSoclety,. arid' realised!£5-104. 'The fifst part.ofi the programme -v/aa given; by ,at number ;of Scholars" from th'e 'Sun-i day School and Prlraary] and edn-: sisted of recitations; hyntos anefr a; sketch ;dealtog with tolsslbriaryi work. During an!iritetval„;prlzes; were presented- by; Mr. Stanyon ta successful, entrants iri ithe recent! Ship halfpennies’’^ competition.


An entertainment look place In


Ciitheroe Church is la rinltj ! ' He also thanked Miss iKatmeeil : Dug- dale, the local secretary,: • for her


second half of the plbgiarame. was take- - up by a sh<Vt irilssionary play,.! given by playeM frpm-St. Jam,es’s,Church; ^ ^ '


1


continued- splendid! results. 'In ■ the Socletys examinations. •;i'--The-


ated the Sunday Schbbl on! their


Savings [League for ! pbn-county, Members of bofoughk; winning frlxteep of - their matches] and losing rseven. 'TOe


ciitheroe finished, third to- the ,


every penny raised by ithe children; All the ex^ienses bl the' bppealiland all the prizes 'awafdeil;: were paid:


Further, cohtributlphs iflftve, toO.W., been sent] bringing the . total ; to £620-16 s.-.6d, ■ which! I teprekents


.thls:,servlce wHl bb: next: Issue.' : . !


Whalley Abbey.; Lambert,' I preache


‘•Members 'of ganlsations to' a speclal.sefvici


: # i*


e'atlCU:Itri i eroe Par- Wedri’esday- .evening ■


various the frown


vouth or- attended


feast lof St: George, '■ Theser- the' Vicar and the the Rev.


Tuesday,! Thursday,;.: Mday,/ 7-30. Thb Grand: Moriday.’ri Tuesday, ^tjridaWa-15,


B r a - ® ’! T sS,,.— ____


HallV iloriday,'


Britito°Leg^on DMice ta the -Weavers’ s Institute: SUNDAY:


Services;


Waddington... oh t Saturday, James Wilson, lof' 3,!: Blbble-vlew, Horrocksford; yvasritakeil 111 sud-- de-nly, and.- diedlshortlylaftefwards. The: facts were reported tb the Sklpton- coroner, : but | an- Inquest was; not deemed necessary, sixty- one> years of age, - MciWUson- had resided In the iborough fori about’ five; years, during which time he was chief engineerat 1 the nibble ■Cement Works.! He! wa^ a native of Rosewell, Nr. Edinburgh. The -Interment took! place-yesterday = at Dennyj; Stirlingshire.; Gerieral sym­ pathy' will be accorded his'widow In her sorrow.


Whilst On, a visit I i to friends at ! ^ 'J-'# ■j--*


.Hale had lived In Cllthkoe practl- cally;-all .her,life,and had a wide torcle. of, friends.' iThe interment


will-take place today; at Bl, Joseph’s Cemetery.- ■


and 8-15.! ■ Saturday,!


■; Mrs. Louisa McGulre;-lof 7.; Back York-street whose !i, death took


■■yfu's' askoclatedi •with. SjS. Michael ‘and John’s Church! ]Po'r a riumber


Alice Hannah'Greeriwbeia!, Of 3T, Shawbrldge-street, Ciitheroe. Sixty


BThe death bccurted yesterday at - 'i'- i ■ ' ' ' lackburm Royal lnflrm£iry''of'Mrs, and chip


,teen years ago^ She.| had heeri fairly active, however, until about three: moiiths ,ago I when she be- - crime : afflicted I with- "fhfeumatlsni.-: A natlye of ; Cllthefbe, j Miss ' Me Quire, - Who wt^' :59 l years - of age,!


place: on. Wednesday morning had pot enjoyed good healthislnce she underwent an operatlori some flf-


'splnner! at Coiritaerclal Mill. The toterment' will be tomorrow at St.' .closeph’s,cemetery;


of years .she ikas jetop oyed as a-


wile-of Mr.'Mmhael'MCHale of 33, Bawdlands. , She was 67 years !of age. Associated vlith .iS.S.- Michael ,and John’s Church, I and a member Of the. Wonien’s'.Sodailtyi Mrs. Me


earlier, the death occurred on Tues- (tay of. Mrs. Catherine Ann McHale,


■. j '■ J: M ' , Following .a feel2i|re 'a fortnight


Admiralty Arranging


Presentation of Plaque Labour Difficulties I;


Bradford,, was unanimously ire- elected Chairman of Bowland Rural District Council at; the annual meeting, held on Monday: Coun­ cillor T. Walker, Slaldburn, con­ tinues as vlce-chalrinan. ■ (Others attending ! the . meeting


Councillor :R. Hltchln. J.P.. West


submitted -an estimate of £11,035 for the maintenance of highways In Bowjand for the i ensuing year.' This was approved, j It represents an increase of £208 over last year. The items were:


The Surveyor' (Mr;iJ. Hlnchllffe)


and trench work, £750; patching; etc., £4,660; surface tarring: £2,483. and speed signs,- .£15.


Resurfacing £3,127: footpaths i


the Ciitheroe Borough Surveyor to which he said' he had been author­ ised, to ask the- Bowland authority to. ifiipress upofi residents the nfied for care; In jthe ufe; of water,. If this' were done, I t might avert cur­ tailment of supply to the'summer ■months.: ' '-!,!


1. . ■; ROAD DEFECTS,


(saying ith atjit'.was ' half covered with water'’im wet']weather, and generally In a very bad state.’ , The Surveifror explained that - on account of acute labour shortage the County council! had refused' to undertake atiy -work bf that; nature unless it ;,wari absolutely essential. Lengthmeri ' had been withdrawn fortosg to other departments. ■ '


• Councillor Hartley! (ifew attention to the'state iOf Aynhams Lane, at R lm to^n ; sltuatpd between Rlm- tagton.’'fand jGIsburri- malh roads,


responsibility would', rgst !to ' the- event of'an'!accident through the present; Condition bf I the' road. ! ‘ The: Clerk]: (Mr. C. • f Clarke)


.Councillor Hartley psked onwhom


replied that' road- users; were bourid' by law:tp;‘ac(i'ept.tb[e condition of the rbad' .as they ,foilnd It. ; " , .


A;Warden of CThe , ,Clefki|to Easlngtori Parish ouncil wftite that at their, meet^


full report erf: given in lOur


-commenced , ai : new, departure.! Taking; advantkge ipf the. lighter evenings,; thbyi rarrarigedii a, meet-' tog at Greendale -View. jiAbout 30


, On • ’Tuesdayi the Mlsslbriafy Committee of- St, James’s Church


.taken their-, own fodd—cups of tea: wer«f 1 served.' "j ■ .The; :< proceedings-


.'persons; made- frh'e Jbu'rnpy.;', After A;'hymn and praypr, Mts. H.-Y. Burnett; gave an totexeSttog talk on the subject of ‘.“iHoprir wards^those


____ ___ attehdirigi having


closed' wlth’the staglrig'of the Dox- olOgy.' The Vefriture!! proved to be most enjoyable:


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Woods, f '■ of 1 Rlbbleisdalej Chatburn, who 17111'i celpbrate ker seventieth ahnlyersary orv Monday.


Birthday - greetings 'to W


Irs.vCriS. Square,


...Cbngratulaticms will b e ........... to-Mr. and Mrs; Elijah-WhBbri, 19. Lowergate,; Ciitheroe, .who today are celebrating] their silver wed­ ding; they having been ittarrted .at S.S.. Michael arid John’s . Church; on April 24th, 11917] t' i Mr. ^llson who lost an arhi asia result of his' service , with-the Forces during the last war. Is stlllj playing ms part in the national cause, belrig employed at an aircraft facto#.


extended


towards Russia was- discussed by Mr. Albert Splija, a, Pole who has been resident to tHls'cbmtfy for the: past three ;pf'four ybars, when he. addressed nlembers of .the, Cllt-; heroe Rotary Club- yestefrday. ,'A.


’The changing attitude jbf Poland' ! '!' !*; j'# -'h!! #


report will >be Issue. . ■;


■


glvqh ' to our next; i*


erbe and District) Squadfon of the! Alri Tratoirig Corps,! .whcil have re-; cehtly' celebrated thp first annlver-j sary Of the Corps, iwerelhonopredi oh Wednesday


the -^lo. 466 (Cllth-!


from. Air Commodojire WI .J. .GuU- foyle,; O.B.E.,- M.C.,’! North. 117684 Regional 'Comniandant. I Follow­ ing a full parade, .[the


modore Guilfoyle made hri inspec­ tion and 'took: the salute at a march past.: ‘ After attending the. Youth Service at the Parish ChhrCh.: the


marched from headquarters to the] Grammar Schbol. where j'Alr Com­


j evening, iby -a jlslt; i Squadron]


Squadron(proceeded!; to St Mary’s Surtday School where, at a public meeting '.Air Commodore!! Guilfoyle presented ' pro'ficleilcy. certificates, good conduct badges; and! prizes for a mt)d6l aeroplane (ipmpetltlon,


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Organised by .members of the, iLadles Bright lHour|'. an! enjoyable


social afternoon was hmd ’to the Moor Lane "Methodist School' on Wednesday;'': ' Miss Mary] Rushton, J.P.,' of West Bradford presided and thefre' was a good' attendance.' Elo­ cutionary Items, were presented by Mlss'es AnnlS: iWatspn, ffilce .Web­ ster, JoSie Kilfler and Homa Pur- rieUi'! -whUst vocal Sfrlos I were sub- mltted! 'by Madame; Elsfre Nuttall. Tea was served. I^oceeds, which


were: for Trust] fuhcls, -airiounted to £5 '■ ■'


,! ’Two' well known s inkers. Madam ftonle Chddwlcri andijilr.; 'Tom Bar- ker • who h&ve vlslt^ Ciitheroe on


" I';: ' '* j , *. - 1 ■' "


m a n y occasions and] made tonuto.-: erable; fr le n d s ltb g p frh e r fw lth Miss ,


In a shbrt address lnlthebourse of which he outlined frhfe'work' of the! Blackburn AuxUlary, (of!which the'


l work. Mr. Stariybri also' congratu­


M o lly ;S u g d e n ,|b f ip^lsh lpy * a^Very ta le n te d 'e n te rta in e r ; a p fl elocui; tlo r ils t, w ill! be jth e c h ie f 'a rtis te s ■ a t w h a t should Prove to b P ^ excel­


le n t c o n c e it :tp iUe' gly^en ^ t'CU th e ro e Wesley Sphpol to to p r row 'evehtag,


vershry services, 'jihe samp prtistes ■will' also 'take 'Pprt, on': Sunday aft- ernCon. ln a ! '


as th e prp lud e jfrp th e Ch'apel' A n n l: .Will, wc


'Cnitheroe. now (at'Stockport.-


mer, SuperWt'jrtdeii **.j living In After-


■tog on March ;25th, Mr. T.- Robtoson' lodged: ;a cbriiplatot regardtoa the bad state Of -the cross road leading to - Benthamj': .due 'to the' severe; conditions of i the past winter. He' was instructed to task' that 'the necessary work ' should be ' carried out. ■ ■' The, Surveyor said 'I t would' be'


merely a case of, patching, but the work .should Jiaye early attention.


!■''• ] ;.aiVL^;'BRONTES.'-


, In cbnriectldn ^ t h Howland’s recent'Warship Week,- when H.M.S.


Comiillsslohefs of thp •'Aamlralty .'to' express thelrj pleasufe on learning that as .a'result:of the successful Warship; Week campaign, -Bbwlarid reached Its financial Objective; thuS enabling; It to adopt,H,M.S. Brontes. My Lords.' ate causing the [Com-I mandlng Officer, of the ship’s com!, pany |of H.M.B.: Bfrontes. to be. toformed.-in Ithe hope that a last­ ing association may ;be established between the shlp and-the inhabit-^ ants' of Bowlpnd. Instructions have: therefore bepn given ta prepare a memorial 'plpaue for presentation to the dlStrlqt.’’ , The letter contained a suggestion


Ttom ■ boirimandedCby my' Lord


that the: Couricll might In turn pre sent a memorial plaque to. -R.M-S.


committee ,to. confer .with the Bow- land 'iNatlbrial Savings Association on,the matter. In the Interests' of economy, - It


Brontes. , ! The Cohncll appointed .a sub­


was decided! 'to. discontinue ; the t practice, of h'avlng } the Council’s


Mr; Hlnchllffe read a' letter from


leameri j 'wlfrh regret during | the week of the passing of; an oldiiminister, .the Rev.]' S. Edwyn Harper, of iBude,! who.died isu-ddenly 'at the! hohie. of friends at |Ba'm-| staple, on jthe 15th- :


were: - Councillors J. Watson, Hi R. Hartley, .A. Garrard,‘T. Holgate, iS. Robinson,; H. i Kayley, . L. Colllnge, J. Eastwood, land Major Wright'. ' '


I was- trained, 'at iViotoriai- I Park College, Manchester,' I where 'he was ; Miller 1 Scholar. He entered -thei I ministry In 1910 and served' I his probation at! Bam- I staple. He became p Chap­ lain ,vto ] the!! Forces'' and!


] respects, Mr. Harppr was a'., Comishman, and was born afSt. Austell in 1888. He!


'. A mail pf geritle’Jdisppslri: tlopr-a iloyaWe man.to all '


; , j ,'demand at i


BLACKBURN SAVmdS


I served in France, |T917-19.:_ I He travelled m the follow-', ling circuits:,. Barnstaple j (twice),! I Exeter ■ ' (twice),: ! Brighton Bude. (7 years),:. and Ciitheroe (1933-37).


■ I man of'[the Plymo]ith'-and; ’ '!


I Mr. Harper -Was possessed I of. exceptional pulpit ,abil- ]ity. His gracious, winsome?- .personality made, him


1 East Cornwall 'District ,ih] ll93lT32.;j-,' -


,i , ^ ^k^plape at Bude |on AprU 18th. CA ®


'Allen,' and Mr. H. IB, Shaw. ,Mus.Bac., 'was thb organist.. The d,ay’f offertori'es in ald|Of:(jhurch|.funds amounted to £13 10s.; ■


i' ■■■YOUOUiTH., 'M6]7EMENT.-AlJnder ■ the l^&d^rsls V W


.commendable .strides; during the' past few-wbeks.• Meetings..are-held each


ICrshlp of the. Rev,, H. Allens Dhat- bum Youth Movement has Imade most


y ** <**4V **


.day. School, 'and' triese a'l'e-'-jllanned to assist .the - spiritual, intellectual, arid physical well-being! of all. Who attend. Physical training is followed by a short ■general .knowledge: talk,; wlme.'every meeting - closes with a briefi.'seryice. Facilities are provided for table-teimis, darts and .other iridpor games; and .on occasion foothsU matches are played. OnThursday evenings Mr.-Allen also


Friday-'evenlng in; the Methodist Suh-


Voice , Choir, assisted 'as 'solbists by Madam; Elsie Nuttall, Messrs. H; Par­ kinson, i J. - Roblnsbn and' T.< ,■,Wignall. The conductor of the choirjwas Mr. E;.-


l ieniven


_______ a musical service the Ciitheroe Wesley Male


_IV m t! — I— . ' Mrs. Harper, arfd herr, daughter Katfileen, odis U corto .The Kathleen HTlBiai^


celebrated on Sunday, when the Rev. G. C.-Shovel was the preacher.- Special ; music, by the choir IncKided- the


.was under the baton' .of Mr.'C,-'Isher- wood.- with Miss 'G. Parkliison at the an.


............................... '


'Will liftj.up mine:eyes,” and the, tatroit 'All injan April evening.” i The choir


anthems, VMorning and Evening,” “I


!ln the aftfrmbon. the.Reri H, p .r.esided, at I:-


v METHODIST-'ciitUECa.i-'iTie 'arini-. the ersary iof the Methodist Church was dBtlAlfry IT MR. THOMAS BATTS ■Road, ■


sotoe tiirie. Associated with jthe Corigregatlohal ,C]hurch he was em­ ployed for many years! at, Jubilee Mill as' a' drawer-in. An enthusi­ astic supporter: I of the CUtheroe Football Club; and formerly, of the Ciitheroe!' Celtic land Royal Blues Football Clubs.-hp was also a mem­ ber of the CUtheroe Cricket Club, spending I much Of his leisure time on the bowling green there.: The Rbv. J. Al'-Sinclair officiated at the Interment, whlchitook place:at St. Mary’s Cemetery bn Wednesday.


hriVtog been ;to Mr. Thomas Batts, of |36,-!SalthlU


Sunday to his' fifty-seventh year. fralltog'health] for


CUtheroe, passed away on


KING Hoppei


stri;et, •y olso D iw ^


\ a s sd in ihm t i rn ^ :0 ^ p (& ,i ’


,-Floral.ti'ibutbs-were ’sent by:— - His' deaii Wife.' arid.Mother., .


-...Bertha and Win,!'■ • v : Aunt Sarah and'Uncle Will.; , 'Derek, Sheila arid Jackie.


, A.t at 14} Henthorri Road.. Jbei' Mattle and'Barbara.-,


'conducts a session!for children;of eight to'fourteen -years.|and this has prove tremendously popular After'games,' .comes ja short, sefiripe in,:'which.,the 'C h ild re n .a re ia llo t^iftV p a rti’; , * t l i r


;by Ch'atbUrn Rangers a whist dri'Ve ; was held in the'llnstltute .onTubs;-:


RANGERS-’'EFFORT.!-^


day' everilng, and' play pt six tables was supervised ,'by Misses Freelnhn arid Halstead., 'Prizes .were won by Mrs. G. Limbbrt; Mrs.lWv Waite; Mrs. T. Bacon. Mfr. J;. Horsfall; apd In the knbek-out :coriipetltlon by Miss ]G. C.' Freeriian, and Mrs. F. L lm b e r t . - .].]!-


.


first rif two soclM efforts, promoted by pStroris of the BroWn Cow Jnn, for the' benefit Pf the local-soldiers’ comforts,fund, tpok place on Wed­ nesday everilng to the Ghurch In-( stltute.' Forty-eight tables were occupied for whist, play i being dir­ ected'by Mr. R.|!A. Beckerson, and


FOfrt COMFo!rTS FHND.--Tlie


:Mr, and Mr.- and


Mr. ;;and, Mrs.'Moon, and Mr. and Mrs.' Jj Mobn. T ■ ■


Ada, Dick-and Norman. , Rachpl, Lucy, Alice;'Phyllis, Lizzie. ’ Mrs. R., Tomlinson.- Mrs. H. TaylOx-. M


ggie and Rob. . Mrs.' T. Moore. - ■. ,!, '


■ Mr. andjMrs;'J.i Modn- and Polly., ■ jMembbrri of Ciitheroe Cricket, Bowl­ ing, and Tennis Club.-•


- ! !' ." ■ ■ ■ ,• ■ ■ ■


the hands Iof Messrs.' G. .Calveriey. and ■Sons, Chatbrun- road.' . ,


.The' funeral (arrangements . were to ' . t , V In And Out


And Round About "Iby -“QUiS,”;.'. ; i ...................


; It was agreed to make; a donation of five guineas to the Manchester and ■ Salford Medical Charities


said the:'o£(lclals had no objection to the -dls'cpnttouance .-of a long­ standing practice., '


: total'Of £'eo.5si, for Mrs. Churchill’s Ald-torRussla Fund.! ,


efforts IrilGrtodleton had raised a !;


as been'notified of !-a! nrst-ciass, certi­ ficate m'the-annual exhibitions of the Bojmi Drawing Society (London).This achievement in


h Derek Hanson, bf 18, Pimllco-road,


is his-third, four years;


G■• The people I of this Idistrict,' and. of tested to leanritbat Lord Lovat, who led


lsbum


son of the Hori. Laura Lister a daughr 'e ter of the ilrite Lord Rlbblesdale, form-


Fhe latest 'Commando raid on the to rench coast; -hear Boulogne,, is ,the


(more t^ n 'a year, and participated in' the'.first-Lofo;en raid,' ;


kriv of'Glsburn'Park. Lord Lovat, who


M- has heeri'in the: Cpmmandos'.fpr ' , , ;} .


it-' ! ( . : ;i ■


Slmbn Gudgfron, of Klrkmo'or-road has sustained a compound; fracture


W e 'a re , so •ry to learn that, Mr. of his arm as the result. of a fall at,


his home, j;.!' , - ‘ (Jitr.,..* . ' f :


'funds of thri Royal National 14,fe- boat liStltatlon, whiph'.wlU he held


The attention; of readers :1s drawn, to the.ahriualffiag 'day to aid of the


There are few. If any} more desery- Ing causes l and We feel'.sure ;the, pubUc 1^1 r^pond generously. :


tomorrow in! the to ^ ^nd* district^ J y o u t h R EM AN DED


Francis JWtodle (18), quarry labourer, of! 33. Lowergate,. CUthey


roe. appeared before the Borough Magistrates, I on Wednesday, bn a


“attemptlng.fro steM Ys;-8d. Ji;om: an offertory box ? In S3.


,


retirement' surety for him. accused'jyps re- : Ih ;


As his father-declined to stand


chaW of breaking, apd, entering Hg.HIll Cottage^ Brungerley. and


stealing ,'12si in silver and,copper, the tirbperty -of the occupier, Mr. Ernest PMPffaW- and further, with


Michael, and particular, have been Inter­


elephones 'sterilised; Mr. Clafke, ’


I ,


Fund.'. ■':■,'] , ■' !; The Clerk announced that social


Mrs. E. Sllnger ;il,2, Mrs.i'R.; Astin 3, Mrs, : T.. Wilson ; dons'olatlPn, Mrs Battersby. iGents.:! 1, A. Cop­ low : -2,1'Mr. Herid ;3,- A, Briggs'; consolation, Miss F. Jeffs. ! Table prlzeri'were won} by Miss J, Clark, Mesdaraes Battevsby. Jackson, ■ R. Parker and Rlchrirdsoh.iarid Mr. A. Hudson.''A knock-out competltlcta' Was won by .Mr.l A; Dlclcenson and Mrs. .Jl. Ralnford,' andiMrs. Oddle anfl ilr. Lane. !.


-


following the Greek; ’campaign,', Drivrir John James (Jack) .Chat- burni pf 5, Wtodsor-avenue; Cllthe-' roe, Is now reported to have been' the evacuation.


RRPOBTEI) DROWNED Dfrclared “ missing ”i a year ago,


drowned during ■ ■


months when he' went to the Middle East', i Associated with SS: Michael and; John’s -Church,'' on ;le|ivlng schdol he: was] employed at the petrbll filling station afr the corner !df;Ohatburn-road, then, for, a time was'to Devonshire. Ori his returi)*. he I entered the service of the C.WiS; Dairy at' Ghalgley, las' a tootbr driver;


" j.


WEST BRADFORD HELP FOB BED CBOSS.—A number


of Waddington ,|and , West


guests, who ' indulged to whist, tennis,


ded ■ tor the-entertainment th


residents were invited ,to Eaves Hall,' on. Friday] nifeht, when, a vew., pleasant time was spent. Every faciUl'y was pro- vl ■■ ■ or


Bradford mafided ta'iinstody! until Frlpay. -. . Amlulance Fund realisod'neariy ip30']


Turner; Mrs.. W Smith.-and Mrs)-S. .Dugdale.:,. ' Awards- for. a table-tennis tourtiariierit wenf ' tQ Mr. C.'E. Howell andillr. L.-''Oddie.' - - An 'elimination: dance- was'' won 'py- Miss Kirkland am Mr.iH.I-BankB.'and a ;“spot”‘.dancri to Mls'l -J. :BoltoriTand;,Mr. A, .Smithl Siipperi was served,' ;. A collection!for thelBritish- Red'..Cross; andiSt.' John.


____ and dancing.; .Prizes for whist were won-by Mrs/. A. Smith,. Mrs: C: TomKnsom Mrs.- T. -Titterlngtonr Mr. A.'


of .the table-


unit! [States that the ship on which Drive): 'Chatburn' arid others were being ! evacuated was bombejd and , sunk,- -36'toffleers, and men being lost. Twenty-five y e a r s of . age,- Driver Chatburn had been in the ,R.A.S.C. for,, ten


In abetter to hiS wlfe.'jthe C.O.„of


prizes were won] by:« Ladies: 1, these, a little :bpy,; ,(}eclared,.confld- tly.that there was one Iri a field


her class bf Infants how many had ephant onh) .about three responded—and one of


SCHGOL teacher Stated quite recenmy that when: she asked


seen an e of. them


other tha:


ar his liomel;; This has a sldp a humorous one.!;;


- time world Is In many ways for, little one riged five and under'from that with which older children had become ft miliar before the . black­ out, ratio ling, jand other 'restric­ tions came Into, being. • With travel and holidaying I not things now to be taken for granted, It is hardly Surprising* -that many children who rinly Since the ■ war , began, have Started to takP an;:intelllgent inter-' est In the life around them hardly know of the'.existence of. animals they would normally see In zoos and ‘Circuses.! Brightly lighted streets and shop windows must be little more than legends, to, them, and almost Ini the same category


Just think how dlfferenfthe war-


are such 4lme as


Trifles maybe, I but reminders that jve owe It to the rising .Innocents to corapensa,te them as fully as we can, for many! things' of which war has peprlved them.' ■


commonplaces as peace- the orange and onion.


„ ........ ..


'at'forty” for employment .Think of It In the light of all that has happened, not only to munitions 'and other war work but ;ln- every ;branch of Industry to the Irist three -years: ‘Men who, In normal cir­ 'cumstances would have been on


ITT used to be asserted, and quite seriously; that,men were “ too old


-


DO Y OU ELAS


!stO.CIfrI] /YEAR


rom the famobs fiASTEX yrim. [stretjh;: and are)


CALL AND'.jSEE 'XHli f'Theri yori shohlci see ihe.‘‘IvnRAiDLE


msRlcuous to wear.} OCKING ifQB


” stocking w)iich Is They nave ) ail "


■Y()UBSiELF', amade Jl-way obligation. SABGESOINI & fflULLINE^UX ANUFACTURERtS, Buy MpOPY’S


M O O R iT S NG


the retired list'long ago, are still In harness—called back, In very many instances, from retirement in order to keen the i wheels of "Industry; turning', and doing their 60 hours a week.


not too old at' seventy. I.see, for Instance,' that in awards . made! by, ' the prew of a lifeboat by the Royal


National Institution Is <the name of an ex-coxswato of a Whitby life­ boat aged seventy-one, who' aided the 'rescue of four .airmen whbse ’plane had come dowi( In the sea. Yes.'there’s life to the old dogs jfet, ‘and 'a good job for Britelto„too-


■ ■ W r".


unteer for war service, asked who was,her'nextrofrkto,.


'AN official,' cbmpletlrig!. the records of a young worarin 'vol­


“‘'no' fatheri n .other,' brothers/ aunts' .oruncle?r,


: “ I haven’t |any,” she^sald. I . , “ What! ”I exclplmedi * the' ■


yffldlal; ,-] . ]; ]|:,.! | !]


ause, added doubtfully:‘ There’s my husband. If he’ll do/’] -


"No/' she said, and-then/after,'a Tob old at forty 1,'Why nien are'- Whallej'Pi —FOR5IER The I tote


BARRON RESIDEN']


'Barrow fan : left Barrow


field,'of 409], Whplley^ro^d, Glayton le-Moofs, n:c ember o f a! w e ll-kn ow n


te rd a y iw e e k , d f 'M r . James Pate- - ■ -


rmejit .tool rlsh, Ch’nrcl


________ _ about thre'e years; ago, :


^ w h r il e y - ro a d , Glayton , ,lly, Mr, P tefleld, who


’afrefle ld ,:


was fotmer! y employed. :or 57 years ,; in the} colmr departnent at the . Prtafrworks. ■ He was associated with the Jollle Memoir al Gongre- I gatlonal Gliurch and in his young- : er ;days : was an; enthusiastic and . very efficient cribketeri ML/Pater-; . ; field yas Sl yeafrs pf-agje.; I;;;;,;:].''.,-;'


■THe deathF occurred dhexpectedly,;, on Wednejsdav mornlrig of (Mrs; : Elizabeth Ann Standen, wife of .


, THE! LATE'‘MRS.’ .'OTANDEN.-r]'.::


Mr. Wallace 8; Stede'ri. of 11, Old . Row. i Sixty-four, -yeprs: of :.age, -. Mrs Standen had ied ap-extremely


; ployrafent S3 'ri?ual uritU mbrnlhg. Her collapse -


vigorous HI e. a'nd followed her*em- ' ■


as a igrgat "


-■-"-‘■'I last Fridriy ri_t the week


.-'conialn': !!to ImproVe the horiu in Fuel siveld!


Conveniently; situated, the SHOWROOMp, .of John- Chew & '


! iANY AT^EACTTVE FmiEPLAbES. . ; . Each chi Model will ‘.pay


s appearance Co. Ltd.',


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THE JON 3IHJ SHOWEOOMsV Abe '^N.IsALL'/SHOII hours HEW CO. liTD. LORD STREET WEST,'! 'BLSGKB'tiRN !!Xel. .4271 Father. -Btothers and iSisters.''


Mp-and Mrs'. Joe Eccles arid, family. Mr. and Mrs, H.: Fletcher and'Kitty. Cyril.”- -Mag


!


i X For MODERN /FIREPLACES and


' , ■


t.-Hobsehold GOODS. GLITHEROE.


AAlfi -v


tog brarely ,'agalnst|lll-health, he was cbmpelicd, while at; Ciitheroe,' to retire from the.actlve mlhistiy in|I937i Slnco'then-his courage aiilld weakness and ’ bpen exemplary.. jHe seemed destined forjan influential iflace in our • <forresporidenf in. the.," Methodist Reecordrir.” . The funeral joaipci' arid


rireatly freloVed. He - was gassed to the war and suffered much. After battl-!; ‘ A RELIABLE IN


fC for


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"-(""‘ii-l’ coiiiplfeliensly


I , He waS Secretary of thet.; I Exeter and Shebbear Dls-i itnct, .1923-28, and,Chalr-i


Clith^roci Bn H e ad


TOTAL


TRUSTEE BANk


Branch Manager:?, JOHN' R: |iKERSHAW. Oi&ce


ch; 3, CHURCH STREET f


Lord Street i I West,., Blackburn. ESTABLISHED 1831.


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I husbkrid/ to whoto .heartfelt sym-, pathy lwlll be extended. [Mrs. Stap- aeri ilcaves two - soiS; the youpger.


artociyeri- _


; I'bf! whom, Boiriberdler Raymond ve >'of ■' Askam-lii-Furriess,


at^i'WhaUey Parlslji IGhurphyard. 'lNVASIo|f“


TRIE. . ilk ro id ’s' arin y . cjub .'crrid'ri.-jyeapPPS-


' 'b f - wob'd'-. w ith ! wW 'to i te p p l th e nVadlrig' armies} ' ) f W m la iri; the Conqu|eror.]


, j 'iBecBUse Its iNajzl fHEBE’S TEE .


have taken all i t j Is imaktog' its .fn lltary


cbttorl, Hungary, i uniforms


SUNG! , ■' protectors ’’


tfoiii kn ersatz flbie proc freed from


th e ' t ru n k o f a ’ip j y e a i 's S l ^ t rM !tf! itS ' chu rch ya rd th e ; soldfeta, b f .


■Ecclesiastical S u m e n s - ia t A ld - (v o r th : (Berksh ire) ] record


Standen, Is serving with . H.M. i Fbrees to the.Mldcle East. A nat­


Standen had resided to 3arrow fpr.,, about 40 years ancr was 'assoolTOfi t wlm St. Luke’S: Ml islbn Roona. The


atferinent frakes ,:)lace tomorrow, ' ,


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