' WARSif IN ijAST


ITY YEARS. I l N G


F A C T S


: i y i c E E D


Pn the: civic


i f the Pcials, Civil other


I


watch was a tiurch. Coim-. . were


hurch, fed? of


O F I N S E R V I C E .


S E R M O N , i


F E D E M P T I O N . i


end' in sltveiy,, and Marxism! in a tyranny worse than that of any ii^ar 'And so they had-agreed! Ithat [Utopia was sometnmg that must postponed' for the futhfe. It was the'fe all right 1


seemed that Capitalism mutt Inevltkblv


him TOiylshould he . bei denied: his foast. beef'and Yorkshire [pudding on Mrth and l«| satisfied with some nebu­


at St. :treet,


leers’, ,


|tach , ithe


psslon i J.from i


lolthe I, !A1t dens, I Girl


a! by rpjvn roress Town iiton, them


ypral table


lohal ables


atter- plllors gdale, irison H.


lance Islon, flthe


Both systems were in'favdur of | it, i but it was .always round the. Wfner.!! The ' logical cont Iiision of this' was that gen­ erations of men and women like our- selves were doomed to sweht, toil and suffer in order that some! hypothetical race of mankind could largely have a good time Here upon earth, i He livanted to know wljat was the gobd of that to


an.d


rational explanation of exls ;ence. [ He did not accept it. !


' IS MAN I ^Oc|o AT | HEABI) ? v .P ’u


't, wss arguedi'that he was not! a baa ■ chap at all. f But if a man twerb. sdny for certain tm g s heUad done—making . a mess_pf hlsj life, doing definite, Con­ crete things about] which he mlghrBe, ; found out-T-vra,s it dot a symptom of itfite’' inner failing pnd marked]tendency) to wrong doing which was in! the heart and centre, if a man?,- These'thiiags were not a disease that could be 'got


was he thought that at the bbttom, man was a g c^ |fe[llow,l and we; had only to scratch the surface of his hat^ hide W . a . heart oU gold] would be : revealei Because a mmi could say to]iwaa sorry,


-------we wopld never make 'u..., moral by h surgical' operation. [' SliCh


dared'to face-that fact arid tell the truth. ■ I I I ,.i -


the only wi,y| of - [thoughtlwhioh had ,;| ,|- |(


t-yere 4 tln,


the lernal


I con-w. S. I said


Essons ie i M. eiiant


3N’' l'


d saw g and Lord, II cost ought. rem-


iedlng I paid rat to s the anity. reach less;


Iman-


h the ge as : gos-


iI -V 'n . in Ivorld, lining 1 that


IsOme- lat we 1 died, j said, ix this „ sus- n had er all, illgion ir the lid be n pro- m re-: pel of


beople t cap;


Ii m o f ers of


oken


|, that!ef by' ■ and ever


'ation t was .cruel wilhi


1i still inacy


Iriyeh b l o o d r lives


efuily I. thate i t w o mod- J I f o r - ■ I f i t h ew o u ld i t h e li s u r e , l e r e a s : m o r ea s t i c ,


) e g o t a i d o : o , t h eb ! o te f i n - o u t .d I i t


. |Mr, i Week


nl'the these


deter- irar,


blunt s, an


•ts of siich 'lack they


em-


uiing give


Wn


hfm-. hthe,


r. his they, ation ^eek re of ,corn-


| i tbe nters


Tne^croWiMl-skipper sca^ ibotb tea ' For'sudden death, is liir'^ g


Through icy — gales


V wherd. 1 ■


The Tratflcrnlan works hard the whole [dla


Yet oft I song,


Above tt e , moonlit waves;! upon, t t e . floats ,!hs


ay. l 1ong


To home I seas.


breez acrops thb siienci m dear old England o'er the


He [sees a cottage in a quayside Where children dear, with hehrte ah' T feyes'that! bum,' . i| I : .


In spite of bombs and bllzza: [or sleet, 1 '


, , j


4 : ptrfe! .


mliies '


o-day :aje, waiting for hife safe.retupu E. DXBTOQ!


' ,j 1; I


L • ev’ry-


ITHROUGHOUT the day -f the old ship sails, '


foiling seas, ^nd. i^agiag ta t


and ' I '


1. the I that as-WD


pseudo-Bc entiUd teaching and poli­ ticians, nit from Christidnityr; |[


. yet had i^me


But you j may claim thatj these Tre ' abnormal, times, ' Have's you ever thought of the terrible IheideiceTof war? ! In thp last eighty years there have been no fewer than 1 ten mhjor- wars in .Eurbpe, to' say .nothing df civil wars, revblui ions, and wars lit coloilial expansiod. to the. last eight, hiindred years England has spent half]that time ■ m fighting. Ills also estimated thati in ‘ . the 3,500 lyeari from the yeai| 1500 B.C. until now, there have .only 'beda'^tt- years of peade. Mark what that meahs. It m e ^ that , for every oSfc yearlol peace ..there, |have been ■


hood and womanhood may sacrifice' itself on I tte' altar' of map’s gerfidy.


yearn e a c h m o r ^ h a n - t w o ''"I !.-'


civilked [man had becomei 'the mure •war-like [tendencies he,-had'developed: *


s In ad-ditior| to thesei,facd,’the Trip TTiPT*tt olrtcoliT Vi^ ^ p


I ^ ■ SELFlDES’niD.CTION. al4 It was I also true' thatithe


. T*. Z


Lima®? '"Vph longer, mankind ijvas wund to end in,serf-aestructioii;-' Did


nalure. . Ka*^^'a‘a"'“


they realise what -all this lineaht? it moarn a


I fieviliEh implements for]man’! omi : dcslroctiok whereas cdiid!itioii, . lhe


I nan ^een used to open the d ior to


Science had been usdd to m£ie most noblji .of all God’s gUts U mM,


jPropsgant a, which in turn' Jpeied .the


iHiUer whiTe he was. h;


could ;tlL___ was no' othel way. The


ir :


Sion, dated td accep* " velIpus had teen th


- fe fTund


finei fellows, lit was a humUiating blKw - p f t S K


s ' ' a r 3 i ” f i -


M S b H 8 f 4 i n | " S f S S , V ” “ ore a Christian tecapse


heslgn^ himself “ 0. of E.“,w S i l e entetedi|the ,Vrmy than hq was a tiT Englishman iiecause he simell htaS


T i 'n j a Clilstian age apd'coffitr h»


an E n l v . ‘losistor.^Tofbe an-Englsnmin now meant to toil and


' S ’ -r?


fitT'iii be, and to be sepUratS fiom all one held dear—tofeount Pd


wnrirt


tiian those. Jesus did nof m ^ r


suffete '.S ^ f ^


point wi ere p hurt. And itve IcduM i ot rtmri


to s a i lS . f f f C


. t’'*'!' — any les^ /terms ’ WhariHe


if Tsaa


1°“^ ®'^oss and ifoliiw ® new 1 tad pel ,er '


, ■' 1


to mass thinking,-and it tanking whidp -hi& iut,


If-man1did'hot accept God’s offer of g^^TOOnite.was nothing open . t o


True, a few [brave souls'hadj onj.occat ; (n.the


ibrave souls'tadfonioefc accept the offer! and mphT


aub irageay• •v?as hared, to: accmt'Iit,


f 5 0


ITEMS .1 ' OF.' -J- -


FROM fiPRIL


OUR ISSUES : ist, 1892.


been; established 18 months, - it was -stated that Mr,. Samuel, Bridge, the .visitor, had'I aid upwards, of 2,500 calls


t on sick persons of-all.denominations in


[Birch, 69,),Wpone.Lane, treasurer, #'-■ I


to [those, unable to attend any place of worship. Th ) appeal was ^nsored by a committee of which -Mr. P. W;'Whlpp, Millthome.'v as secretary, and Mr. Jno.


he town arid district, tad' especially '


,N, Whittaker, the Rev.. Robert -Parkin­ son,'M. A.) vicar of Leverton, Lincoln, died there on-.March 30th.


: ■ m’# • # •


T H E - 'M k N '


trawler: ! RETURN


■ Parker, ' talk r and draper; Samuel Speak, mineral water 'manufacturer; (grocer; - Hargreaves TTI


Renry Tayloi, lotson, brewer; Hlghmoor, fajrnjer,


'#


' and John WUklnson, #


roe Monthly Sessions - for throwmg snowballs at , females in Shaw Bridge- street, on Ma(Tch 13th.


It was ann()unced at the arimialjgen- eral meeting-pf Chtheroe Cricket,Club that Thomas shire, had


P . ! *


free of debt. T. D;'Boum was 016016(1; itelly.pow!” , captqlrf. E; VJ 'White- vicercaptain, and’


of £27. had be in converted into a credit; balance of!6s. 2d., -the first tlune' In.ten years that


and grouni__ th) club.hail been entirely


icored over 5(| runs In a match during the previous season were each presented with a bat.


‘ -[iG -'-lrtW.v’h


Jackson captain'pf the Second JCI- last-named and fe.'Embley having


the Regular ArjffYi 'corntiral. was baffled by the Lancashire dialect. He: asked a subordinate to give' a‘ Bring order. With gusto, the H.G. called out: ’’.Twoihuhderd yards—: ;


a Clltheroe I [Home. Guard Instruction classj the other'day,


Corporal ■. . . and Itj had-1) be ex­ plained that what hb meant was, of course, the- telegraph pole.


, “What.does'he jjdqbn?’! asked"the .7i| •'> ■.[■'■li"'. Several boy > were fined at the; Clilhe-


of Guardians there, were no fewer than 12 candidates. Thqy were: Jno, ‘Brooks,' martoe store dealer; Jos. Carr.; joiner: R. D. [Clegg, grocer;; Jno. Cook; cotton mtaufacturei: Tom! Garnett,.! cotton spinner and manufacturer; .Benjamin Jordan, term jr and - hotel keeper; i [Jos. Norcross slatir and plasterer; James A.


For five valiancies on Clltheroe Board


Curate at-IWhalley'for several years during the incumbency of the Rev. -R.


in an app'ial for [funds for-the Cli-' theroe ViMtng Mission, which had


Paythome’s ' annual, township meeting for upwards of fortylyearsjratepavers, through Mr. Briggs,! of .Windy; jPike, presented! Mr. Tfiomas' Chew •with, a massive,marble timepiece.; In the pre­ vious year Mr; Chew . received , a ' gold • pencil' caSe from -the '• ratepayers of


In recognition of his- presidency of ! '[, [ # ! '#


-the annual assembly, :re-elec- JOseph and William Banks as spryeyor and-: assistant surveyor respectively: Mr.'W. Bolton Dewhurst,! Guardian; and - Mr. Joseph Banks, .cdUeqtor .of


Waddlngton township


meeting, cted Messrs.


at


Income tax an-d assessor. 'There vias a lengthy discussion oh ithe advisability of [ lighting the , village, and -widening the lower cartrbridge.i: !


'■ ■'


to. the Hying of St. Mary’s. IClitheroe, on March 26th., - (The- ceremonv | was conducted -by the'Rev) Carton Champ- neys, . vicar of Hasllngdqn and Rural Dean. Present at the .service Jackson, patroness of the living'.


was Mrs, ' ■ ■*[ 'i


Rev.,H. G, Hlghfleld as supei minister; ahd 'the ReV. F. W. of'Lerwick,,Shetland Isles, place of third minister, of members was retu: '


Quarterly Meeting that[the Rev. Siinon C. Hall had accepted; an invitation to succeed the Rev. W..'A. Browne at Whalley,';,the Rev. Thomas Baron, of KU'by.lMoorside, YorkS.) to.su


' It Was stated at the’ WesIeyta Circuit ed at. 10’^' [ • ThO number Geoffrey Davies. . - ■ to


-rlntepdent Harl'lsbn; take the


jee'ed the


■ Drawing : I; Brian Rlddlough ?, Horace Hudson;


- ' •■' ■) ' ! ' ) 1


- Slogan:” 1,‘- Brita ; Riddlough; 2, i


Model:.-Allan Richards. . ! !


THE RED CROSS AND ST. -FUND) ■


Miss L. Bray (3rd contrlbu- ■ i tlon) ( .J..'.........


Previously acknowledged.'. 1023 9 5 15, 0.0


t ■ (' ■ ■ £ ' S. d. Mayor’s Parlour,-'Olitheroe. ' r


,i Total to date. .£1,028 '9 5 !:' M. FRENCH. Mayor.


JOHN


: Contributions' received to the 25 th March,.1942: :!'


| - ' ■ |- The Rev. H-. L, Bellhouse wab Inducted Brown. ■ .. ..-.j ; ' -


■ * ' *;- ' I i I !


" i


M i a f e i i o m the gha^ly- bhght which rested upon mlah’s Pature.'


nothing. There seemed


as thererwas'evil in oontent to sit at


biuu LrlXai/lliUC


the more closely he was bdilnd to live his neighbours, thd more


_•« 1 If thkt sort .Sthlng , nctio au-a mp h-i the morejre ■


{IT sfeed. and on the average , S]'( ■


uf war.. During this time it is 'estto- '■ ated that) 8,0^ binding treaties of peace '


fourteen! years


good .at rhi^rt”?! the Vfcar |Med. ■ ■Well, here w.e are;in Warships wSek. ’ Qod forbid that' we have to' make that the reason £ot coming to church,’ -But here we are]' jlabotiring, sweating, toll­ ing, and denying ourselves In order! to build ships and' make. muhitiops-4all . for What? filiat the floweripf our man­


“Do you -qaliy believe tbia't .mad is ' —, the only dop“ itianity''being c


Mr;: ;er), lor), -M, C.


things were-evidepce-that;'man was wrong at tfi :. centre. ChrMlanity vvas


‘ nonsense ' .


them t ^ k of the maddetling! lunacy of It. It meant that we 'had to have ■ the 'privilege. of labouring, tolling. ' suffering arfd| dying in' prder that two . thousand ydafs hence this! world would be fit for heroes to live in,! [And!yet we were told Ijhls was- a reasmable and


lous promlsP of .“.pie in the sky ’f? Did they not 'see how awful this waS? ' Let


H A R D


l o r d DERBY’S y iS IT T I M E S


T O “ G E R M A N S W O U L D r :E Earl of Derby, E.Q.,


• Engineers,] Air Training! Corps and Army Cadets, - the salute being taken by| Ijord ’Derby from the Indicator nlatform.


rid of by, the administration'bf some serum: we Inopld never make the world ■ by, the administration


'a rather Important event- In CUtherbe-the annpaT horse fair. Lord Derby liked ,to scie a good


horse and although he might not see any thoroughbreds In 'Clltheroe,


there Were:some good farm horses. There we :e many' farmers in CUtherqe, and he hoped they would


, ! . ' LANOASHIEE LEADS. Lord' Derby, w]io was given a


. knew, he was very keen' abobt anything connected with, Lanca­ shire. He always wanted Lanca­ shire to be first—and'Lancashire generally was, although Yorkshire sometimes beat them at cricket. Hi


yi'jar more, mire


. only small. ' . , , The greatest proof of patriotism in any particular place! was the


totals [meant very little, Lord Derby said that he knew that It was a gredt thing to see that In some big towns millions of pounds had been' given, but he considered that it'.was of'equal. If not of greater.: Intporiiance, that In the smaller towns .they should have people to give to the nation their savings, even if those savings were'


Warships weeks, Lancashire was trying to snow the nation what she felt In regard to the war,la,nd was at the top Of ithe' list of counties.'- Expressing the view that big


. amount pibscribed by the sm’all • investorj and that, was'why he


hoped the small ihyestor would comeand ihelp ClithCroe’s effort.


THE DAIRKEST HOUR , . .


iwhen wd nave a bad day, or a bad week^ hut It does n6t last long.. In [the last war- we had many many dlfflcplt. days, but we >came out on top In the end.. Wg saw daylight come just when we seemed to he depressed,! and When we api eared' td be less succesrful than in Other periods. I remember the Fifth Array trouble. That.was' a


: “ We iave gone through a very bad time,” iLord. Derby-: continued. “ But as certain as I stand! here we shall see our country on top In the end. ’There seems to be depression


Touslhg welcome by the large crowd, said they were alDfamlllar with the object of TiVarships Week, because they had the welfare of the country at heart. When they were asked to subscribe to the' Week, they’were only beingl asked; to do something which -their feelings and conscience prompted them to do. As they all


help Warships Week to the best pf, their ablllw.


ASshetbii recalled tha t he visited CUtheroe last year to open War-' ships Week and they deeply appre­ ciated his return visit. Lord Derby had always taken a' Mndly- Interest in all good work In the 'Clltherde nelghbo'iirnOod, and they were specially, indebted to hlra'fpr irtslt- Ing Clltheroe a t such a time when he had all manner 6f engagements to fulfil. I t so happened th a t his Lordship’s visit had- coincided with


District Council’s [day, Mr.iAssheton said the occasion was particularly Interesting to him becausfe he was the first Chairman of th a t body,' Which was now' so ably) pre/slded over' by Councillor Green) 1 Welcoming. Lord Derby,, Mr,


' Pointlng| o u t : that It Rural i


there was |a iriatch pasl by units of the ■ Royal! j ArtllletTr,' Royal


was set. aside as Rural District Council Day. Mr. R. C-iAssheton, J.P., C.A.,JD.L., of Downham Hall, presided, ifnd also on the platform were Counxilllor J. Green, Chairman of Chtheroe Rural District Council, CounclUon C. F. Clayton, Chairman of the Finance: Committee, the Mayor of |Clltheroe (Councillor M. French) an d , the Deputy Mayor (Alderman F. Bentham),.; Following the opening ceremony,


Warships }Veek, onr Tuesday, which


Ueutehant of Lancashire formed.


the opening- ceremoi


Lord per-


G O M E — B U T C E R T A I N . T R A M P L E , ,, , , O N I- U S ” ,


I all right. I was In Paris during a [great deal of th a t bta tlme,! and I tell you that :thU country not only upheld Its own honour but helped Prance tq malntjatn -her honour,-


rihie. but we came'through It


[If it had not been fotethe way this country fought, : I Prance, to my certain khowledge’, [would have .collapsed then as [Itl collapsed In this. But strengthened by us, she went forward and [helped us to achieve a great vlctoryi” ■


your country victorious and to help it In every,way] you cani Show that you have been! prepared to make personal sadrlfices for the


benefit of the nation/’ Lord Derby added.'


;i .-I-. ' ' ' ! HONOURED: I VAMES.


J Proposing I a -vole' of thanks, GounclUor Green" said both Lord Defby and Mr. Asslidton might well have been excused If they' had chosen to -give ; their . blessing to th e effort from afar ,but It had not been the pracjice bl the Asshetons Of the Stanley^to esClew risk when duty was a t stake Lord Derby continued to be one c f the busiest men ,In Britain an'd|he had behind him a life-time- ioi distinguished service in every ;nialm of public lufefulnMS. [Mr. [; Asshetoii, , too,


had a VCmarkableirecbrd of ipubllc tavice;


re cite. '


liig the .number; of iiSerraan troops! which could be i dropped from the air by parachute In' ja few seconds,' said the nation! should take suchj wjaihlngs to ; heart ;'and ! iiever slacken her efforts, He' hoped'


Warning against the twin evils of apathy , and Indifference, and,/re-' ■ rrlng to a film hg-had seen-show-i


tfae;Vote of thanks,'utfered d stern


rk would take a , Councillor .Clayton,


'had' been achieved, representative' of;, th4 t(i say they were 's _ _ sqmethlng for;thg peiple In return for what the people had'done for the nation, someth|ng which: Would enable the people toillve a fgll and vigorous life. , He. took lt tha t thef were not gathered'ltogether just to support the idea of] Warships!Week, but What Jay ,behlhdjit, the ldea of a better country and ,a better!world.,


■vllllng to do


'arshlpsiWeek, t after victory coming [as, a Government


■'t: -: "! GERMANS ALL I Alike . Responding to thciVote of thanks. .1 'i, , : ■ :


Lord Derby' .paldf! tridute to .the remarkable enthuriakm he : had


witnessed In every [ipart! of Lanca­ shire. 1‘ Sometlmee I wish people would realise; more i ,tlfan, they what defeat' would" mean for what i t Iwould nfff.n h the heel I of' Germany,’ _____ added. "I


I I ''


[“ Ptaple' .talk though there were Gerhians,


got thfe chance, the chance;


trample on us,j phA those i who would be kindly, it. There is not wouid not trample'


those!


Lord Derby would, be able to visit: Clltheroe' In thb , near [future, not connection .with! lA or a similar effor't.i bu


oiuncil. and a list o!


For over'50 member: of


png time to ho seconded!


ears he had the County his 'public


I “ I know It Is your wish to see


CLITJ^EhOE ADVERTISER' AND TIMESl PR1d!aY, MAROH WARSHIPS WiEEK


V I C T O R Y


S C H O L A R S W H O , P R I I Z E S I N C O M P E T I T I O N S ,


CONTESTS !/•


NAVY, ARMY & On parade


W O N


-Ip'OLLOWING -are detailed I results of Warships ,week competitionk held,


an the schools of the district Ivmder the auspices, of the .Bilbliclty-', Committee.


' CLITHEBOE ROYAL GRAMMAR 'SCHOOL (Boys). I I


' li Model. Shlpl-^'eiiiors: .1, peter Prid- '.[ , , ■,


Union Jack.-7-Junlors: 1, Clifford Wil­ cox; 2' BiUy Westhead; 3, EeteC Ben­ nett.


![Culout Dra'wine: :!, Eric Mussbn: 2,- John Butterworth: 3 ' Christopher Walker;


"Union Jack: Wmston Heap : I ' ' . I ' ■


liVestheadi 3,,JbEn: Butterworth.' , i Limerick: 1, R,[Turner;.2, P, Smith; 3, C. Lamtert; 4,|,B; ’Turner, I . j


M.'Baldwin.- '•


I Union Jack; '1, Shirley Ainsworth; 2,;Mary-Bentley;:;


- SCHOOL (Girls).! I 'I ; | '


' | ' - '


neth Smith; 3,! James^Brlnsklu; 4, Doris Moon. . , , '


zNeal; 3, Jean - Parrish; consolation, Audrey Alblstort. ;• i ' '. ' h , ! Limerick: 1, Jean Merceri 2,' John


Seedle; 3, Dorothy Palmer; consolation, Joyce Hallas.',; ,. j'


I . !


[ Union Jack.;-Jui)lors: Barbarai Tur­ ner, Frank Chjppendale.


tag.


, , J


' ; INPANTS.-2<38rdboard Silhouettes ; ^ peter Rigby; 2,'Bemard Jackson; 3, Edmund Ashton.- , . . . | .


Brown* Colin Taft, Leslie Plnder. Jim Scott, -Vincent: Mitchell, JohnfCtovvgill. Haw' §lpgan: I, .Thomas Lund; 2, Stanley


Jeaii’-Thompsqn;; 3, Betty Wi|kmson. ST. JAAlES’S : schoCl. :


Dewhurst, Geoffrey Hornby,I Doreen Dearden, Norman .'Turner, i :' h[Slogans: Kenneth Webster, Roy Dew-


fre,y Hornby, Jean Lawson, Erie Speak. -Union Jack:-; ’John Stlrzaker,' Roy


urst, Edna Boyer.: i


2[Ships (IIA): 1,.Kenneth Gudgeon; i !


. .


! -Union-Jack:.,1. Betty Pmeh; 2, Brian ,Burgess; 3, Brian Jones.


-■ -Warships (Standard:'I): George Har- Ijreaves, Brian-Jones, Betty, Mason, Brian Burgess.


Booth, 'Margaret Bentley, Geoffrey Birth, Doreen Garllck;' ■: '- CUnion Jack: Alan; Bleazatd, Jean


alverley,,iEric.Dowden.- - -


;p b e ! under Lord I Derby, l.i


Germany as two sorts of who I wouid


Don’t give him


Iqn’t believp Serma'n who bn us! if he


.changes i In .the [Array, 'Navy' and. Air' Force, blit I haVe always found the samb spirit of'patriotism.! It is that same splrltiVdilch wUljhelp you: to reach the! target at,i'svhlch you! are I aiming, g n l 'I hope your eflotts ■will be veryj successful.’! ■


to fight for our lib possibly retain It.’l an , old man now-jln, a few days’ time I shall be | entering by 78th year—and ' I' have i £ een : many


We I have to prepare; for-the race coming ;pfter u s , ; I ' ^11 .not' see the! day; perhaps! sopie of) you won’t,; but I.have !seen enough to know that unless! we -are prepared , we cannot am getting


I


- : |


son; Edith. Riley, Kathleen 1 Vickers, Eunice Dixon, Alan Holland. ’ i ■ : Union Jack:, June Carr, Wm. Mason, Maureen Hanson; Derek Solway, 'John


LOW MOOR SCHOOL.


neth Varey; 3,'BUhe East; consolation, Jack'-Saul. ' "


McGhay; Derek ' Backhouse, Daisy Banks, Kathleen Gorrill.'Joan Ingham; Brian Robinson,' Barbara Hayhurst.


DOWNHAM ; SCHOOli. , |


Lister. • Smalley.'-


Slogan : 1, Mary,-Sharp ; ' Joyce i


DUnion Jack; 1, Brian Coulston; 2, - Under 7 Tears; 1, j Peter Irdand; 2,


Ships: I, Douglas Broadhead; 2, Peter I


,


orothy Rigby.-' . ' Ronnie Salisbury. ■ ::


j. j


, . [ ! THbiteJLEY [SCHOOli.' ;


i Jiuiiors.^Iogan: Irene Ebcles. I i Drawing pf Warship: Algernon;Geo. ,Pmder. ■. Union Jack;;-Fred Woods.'!


I. ; Limerick: Mary I^fodes. . j ' ; I CIHIPPING E.C, SCHOOL. slogan: Margaret) Slater, ■Veronica


Newshoime -for acting, as[ Vestry [clerk and chairman-of their meetings for the ■same period.


[ley.i EUzabeth'tDewhurst, Mary Hay- hurst. ■


; -Warship (drawing); !Thos.-Walmsley. : Union Jack (made): Lizzie Slater Drawn;-Doreen 'Tynan, Margaret Dew­ hurst,.-Dorothy Dewhurst.' ! ■ '


Morrison, Winifred Bains, Cissle Walms- -.[


CHIPPING—BRABIN’SENDb'WED.


1 Slogan: -MarjorieI Procter. I f Warship: Richard Whittaker. I Unlon Jack; jeaniAlrey. ■ j I LUneriCk (Seniors): Elizabeth Cham-


ley. • ■ !'- ■ 1" . ■■■' ! ' : . WISWELL C.E. school.


.; Warship; Roy Brown.


Speak; Do.', drawing: Roy. Brown. ‘ Limerick: 1, Leonard Wilson;! 2, Joan -


J. Seed; 3. James-Ckiwperbnwalte. [Drawmplof ship; 1. John J. Wookey,


perthwaite; 2, Marlene' Slinger; 3, Evelyn Dorothy Colley.


: Limerick: ; Da'idd- Blackmorej * CHATBURN SCHOOlJ


, WHALLEY CD. SCHOOL. Model ship: John Parker, j


Union Jack (drawing): 1,-Edna Cow- |


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' Union Jack-- (hand-sewn); Gertrude ,;| ' . -


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PENDLETON amd MEARLEY b. of E. Slogta:. 1, Marlenp Slinger; 2; Ralph


2,i:Anne‘Wookey; '3. [James Cowper- thwaite. '


■ Seniors.—Warship [model;- .1, Nigel- Brierley: 2, William! Jackson, j


Gree'nwodd. Union Jack: Tony Boyers, Stanley


Other prize wiimers: Drawing ship: Celia Pollard,: Roy


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Slogan: Daisy-Pollard, : ! I Drawing ship: Joan Ingham. '! - Union Jack: .1, Eileen Eaton; 2,-Ken­


EVACUEES’ SCHOOL, CLITHEROE. Slogan: Maureen Langley, Basil Han­


Hatton,. Sylvia' Bond, George I Leggett,. Rita .Paske, Dorothy .Millington. , - ' Ship:' Derek-Fisher, David, May,''


Wai'shlps (Standard- II) : | - Marie :


. [Slogans: 1, June Blabkhurst; Z. IElsie Bartlett. ■ ! ;


MI Flags: J, Derek iParklngton; 2, Davina ' i I


Aspden; 2, George :Dawson; | 3, [June Blackhurst. : ; .' ’


argerlson. - - . : , -


, Gordon Chatbum;' 3, JamesiBur- gess; 4, Robert Turner. :


"Flags: 1, James Burgess; 2,' Harry Brewer; 3, Joyce Coates. - ,


(Ships (Standard , III).: ■ 1,' Derek | i , j 1


| . Warships: Kenneth Webster, Geof-


I. f PENDLE JUNIOR SCHOOL. Warships: David; vyaite, Raymond


orth; 3, Jgan ’Thompson', i i ; Union Jack: J', Marion Johnson; 2,


; CATHOLIC] SCHOOL.) ; [ Model Ship;—Seniors; Marie 'teem-


/! Union Jack-;,’l','Betty Oddie;' 2, Teresa ' ■ '■ i


RIBBLESDALE; SJENIOR SCHOOL. ' Model Ship;' l)i James Saul; 2, Ken­


I Slogan: 1, David Gomall: 2,i Billy ' I-■ .


'I CLIXHEROE ROYAL GRAMMAR I Cut-out ship; i,. Aniie Stapmore;' 2,


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gett; Z, Geoffrey : Tpwnleyii 3 [ Alan- Smith;'.


I M P R E S S I V E i P R O C E S S I O N W A R


M R . A S S H t T p N T A k E S e If F O R T .


Civil DEFENCE T H E


E P I T O M I S I N G I


' T H E S A L U T E .


(Chairman' of Clltheroe District Council).


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the. proqesslon'of naval, military , efficient' looking [wireless and clvU'Jefence units, which took place after the - inauguration ceremony on Saturday.] Crowds lined the: principal thoroughfares of .the town- as the procession passed and. In the Market Place, salute was taken by Mr. [Ralph Assheton,: MP., Lieutenaiit Hamil­ ton, R.N„ the Mayor (Clounclllor M. French) and Mr.. James Green Rural


[ By. no stretch of Imagination was 11 a colourful procession such as we


teere accustomed to see in peace-’- time. I t was a procession, shorn of all pageantry : ai parade which reflected the spirit of a people grimly#resolved to win through to


-with bayonets “ fixed,” and headed by two offleers with [drawn swords; they. presented a, plcturfe of the solidity and strength of the Eoyal Navy.


!,


'■ I ; ;■ CIVIL ; - DEFENCP, I The -groilp of A-R-'P- iwardehs,


members of the W.V.S.., and other Civil ' Defence workers-! was - a reminder of the splendid wprk performed • by'' these. men and women.:'' Attired ' I n 'd a rk blue oyerails- steel helmets, with respirators slung [' over their shoulders,, .they appeared m()st b^Iness-llke..., Th'e same remarks apply, with equal emphasis to the)


ambulailces, and similarly equipped' with protective .clothing.


a Royal Artillery uhlt;;evoked con-! slderable .Interest,; suggbstlve' as they wefe of the hitting pbwer and strength] of the modern mechanised’ army . Bpeedy and nlmble-Kloklng was a l^ght. utility' van, jequipped


Three motor-drawn'field tans of


personnel of "the Flrst-Ald parties,-. Who appeared' later; In the probes-; slon: riding In f i r s t -a id , bdrs and


I


ylqtory. At the head'was the band of the Loyal Regiment, which-whs followed by representative offleers aind. men ■ of HJU.S, “ Castleton.” •1 Marching in a. solid - phalanx,


POSSIBLY the most spectacular with a; Bren gun moilnted for atitl-


event of Warships Week was e Ircraft work, whilst a compact and ...................... car


t !stlfled to means of Speedy com- qiunlcatlons, the life-blood of an army In battle.-f |;


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the fire services of the country was evident In the smart turn-out; of the National Fire Service. Gone were the bright red engines i ot peaccrtime days; gone, too, -the Improvised cars used by the A.F.S, in the early days ofi the .war. In­ stead we , saw bpeedy vehicles .' of battleship grey, wltli ample pro tection for the, “ crews" against the weather, drawing the well-tried traileri pumps. The engines were


Tlie complete re-organlsatlon' of i, : [ UTILITY SERVICES.


Shuads, Decontamlnatlonf Squads, Ii their gas proof clothing, Elbc- tijlclty -Repair Squads, Water Main Repair Squads, and Gas Repair S-iuads made a bralve'show. iNo sn a r t uniforms! - and- ! polished buttons for these men -,upon whOm tl e restoration of public services Is dependent after a .raid, but they looked efficient for all that,


a(!c()mpanled by J their band,- followed by members' 'of the Auxiliary Territorial! Service, pre- cqded , Clltheroe’s j newly-formed Array Cadet Corps, whilst members ol the' Home Guard, Imarched with tl: e dignity and be'aring of thb seasoned soldier. Behind - them dame j a deadly-looking' bomb t l rowing squad and an equally


Men! of the ' Royal i Engineers, : ,


d( termlned->]ooklng madhlne gun mltr:) , .


Clitheroe Air | Training Cprps made a ?ood Impression, aq did members of the Women’s Land Army. Boy Scfouts, •Glrll .Guides and Wolf Cilbs. (,^ ', ' -. 1 I .M


A contingent of members of 'the I-' ’ I ' '


lorded, striking proof of the ting spirit of thb'country and a real! inspiration file’s-savings effort, j


to the TARGET PASSED!


M A Y O R E S S ! R E V E A t S ___Ui:


- | .' »


W E D N E S D A Y ’ S i


total of'[£121,026, Whlch meant roat tthe first aim of £ 120,00.0 had-Uben p d s s e d .


detachment of the A.Ii.S. ’ inspected' by the Mayoress (Mrs. M[j French), i who' perfonned the oiienlng ceremony)


|As- this; was. :Ea'(iies’J, Day '|^ |


millions more I throughout the country, are playing their'parti in thfe war -effort,” the Mayoress- de-, dared. Indeed It was not possible tp find any branch of war! work,!in which, women were not!: sharing, with the men ! the . dangers, the hardships and the toll. ' Nobqdy could say. nowadays th a t [war vas no cbricern 'pf women. Thgy knbw what war,-meant) '


[‘(Women .in this district, like ' i ' i ' [ . I f '


' horrible') crimes the'; 'Japanese had comn(itted in the East,^he


, deeds the; Germans had perpe­ trated in Russia, and the


' could not imak'e peace with beasts pf; prey. .


tection of warships, and I iih' 'appealing to)'the women of this district to lend; to the^^ limit of tnelr purses,” Mrs, Ft’ench added.' “Unless -we share the duty of waging and paying for:the war, we cannot ex­ pect to win lit. , To keep on saving all the time ils the very least jwe


them, our Fighting Forces, sons bnd daughtefs -of, the mothers ol the British ;Emplre,' needed the best] of weapons and plenty of them, yve needed ships and still more ships to carry supplies^ to our armies abroad and to bring food to thjse at home, "(^orivoys need the pro­


To meet those' beasts and crush


women of Eingland knew that we mus t; v^lh this war. We


ENEMY’S FOUL DEEDS. When they ' i;*ead of the'; fpul


A " BUESJ*. of ■ ’qheerlngl greeted


the disclosing, of Wednesday’s


•FINE P I |0G R E S S ! AT GEREM(j)NY. ■


caff do to h 'reposing


S , .


M^oiess, ial|ey, b


'I' .been /-slower-;


pons Week, and [ she] appealed le public to help even more than pontemplated. The very least


, observed /-slower


than] In'- '^ar


best possible equipment In 'the sh(irtest possible itlmb. They wanted the big sunis, but they eaqally wanted thb sm'allfer Invest­ ments. so ithat the tide Imlght be tur led to bring us) speedy victory.


buld .do to support obr gallant ;lng forces was to ensure -the


fip our brave,jsailors;” a] vote! 'ofl thahks.to th'e Mrs. '! 'R. I Green, ;, o] that) progress


I ' I


" A Thing of T>eauty| is a Joy for Ev eir • f- • ’ ' ' '■ !'■


And this quotation applies to the pleasing appeajrance o f a M G D E R i y F I R E I ^ L A C E . Y b W r o o i i n


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. l o o k a t t r a c t i v e ! i f y o u a l l c > w u s t o f i x a N a w . R jjc SEE"! OUR SHOWROOMS l! ^


sal( i she knew. th£|t the womeA of ■Clllheroe had Invested a trenien- dois amount.of; monCT) -j To those wh ) had already made an Invest-' melt; she would say [“ Invest some mo:e,” and to those who had as y e t ; done, nothing,', | “ Make your Investment now so that we shall norrow?’ - As spend money even If they]


MISS ' GARNEY’Si- APPE/|l . •' . Sicondlng, Miss' E. .barnettj C.C!.,


doi ble the target to- wo nen they , liked to on nice clothes, but ha(3 the mciney to spend on Clothes.i ,th(yi had not the coupon?, iand there were,certainly no opportunl- tlei of Wearing them


Th in we could welcome back home, th( men' who had i been away so long. iWe would jiose the friends we|had with'^us during this time, we would be] happy 'I n' th e iwledge that they tod would be


Sbineday the "blue hirdis ivould fly, over the cliffs| of D.oven and the [dhurcih belljs would ^iing forth their joyous[peal. i'";-


■■■■] „™ig home.!


coiJntry saved .no^ iwqffld help to make-munitions of ijv'ar, and! lyould, be available to spend afterwards to provide work for the factories making the munitions of peace.


' Tihe'money the 'women of I this ! j ] ' ' , j. I N A V Y D A Y


' M e n o f H . m I s . “ C a s t l e t o n l ” ■


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‘M a y o r T h o t i k s O f f i c e r s a n d f ' ■ ■' •' !' I ' /


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, IBe Coinmander -of ' H.M.S. Castleton, is ! ; th e qffleef who penetrated ' : the defences ' of Dakar, - In a- jmqtor boat, and released depth-charges'under the stem of the - French , battleship, ‘‘ RlchellOu,” an- exploit which 'won fob him the D.S.O. This was revealed by, the Mayor (Councillor M. French) at Monday’s unveiling ceremony,'which was performed! by Lieutenant ' IG. . A,: Hamilton, R.N., of the “[Castleton,” : in the presence of the -representative body of;officers arid men Of th'e ship.! . 'pie Mayor took the opporturilty pf:-expressing to the men of the ,'i Castletori " Clltheroe' and ’ dis­ tricts sincere 'thanks for all they had done' to [assist Warships Week. ‘‘Their - participation In our cere- riidples. iffielr splendid splrlt'of good


DANISH: CAPTAIN ODTOVITS ; .-■ ■ NAZI !bFFICIAL.'l' !' I


\was torpedoed bv a British submaijne in fhe Baltio -when .the ’ German


Admiralty during; an Investigation [ .In the Mafltlme 'Court i at' Copenhagen into the loss of the capthin’s ship - ( The captain was saving that;hls ship


; A Danish captain neat! tables on a high official of the iGemian


turned the


comradephlp, and] [the, delightful willingness with which each’one of them has responded to whatever we have suggested,! has-Increased our Iprlde in the Royal ,Navy!-and will-leave a'pleasant and lasting Impression; of a happy episode In the hlstciry of .! ! this ancient bor(|ugh,” j the ; Hayor ■ declared, adding, “Oiip heartfelt good- wishes] to jfou all In the future service o: your , cc untry.” jj


.


LleiitenantT Hamilton said tha t li ,was a pleasant surprise to'flnd th( target -halfrattalned on Saturday] “ The crew|Of the||^Castleton!’ an returning tbrraorrow and, on-hehali of the offleers; andl]men, I. waht te


p n g . a total, of : £80,056 . ' The


express thank? tq] thbi,, people oi Clltheroe arid: district fori th( mamfleent,way ln| ^hlch,you ;hav( entertained us,” Lieutenant Hamil­ ton declared. “ You have helpec. us to ; combine |j buslriess ’iwltt. pleasure, and we very -gratefu


Intebupted. -


• :“ jit’s a ,lie,” he shouted. ”,lt mus have be.en a,mlne.” :| j -


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. m e captain shrugged his -shoulden, " Maybe; you’re ' right,’’-- he said, | but the mine was most 'apiiable; , I I spoke 'English, [gave us 15 j minutes In which reg to fake to the' boats tad expressed! its


ret for the incident.” - , ■ I - ' hoTpe storv is told in S.E,” the Stock


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C ists. h'erh I SIS'NS T ]jO^ . onough. Today th« Gov«m<f>ant]|alU upon )


food* te b* jwatud.’ | Sanltaiy Omdals ida ' constantly fighting th«so but.that b not


Rati am bmtng mltU ontJ of poundi; wonh.


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