CUTHEROE ADVEliTISBR AJO) TTMRS, ERIDAli MARCH i 27. to-day (Friday); 'COHnNG EVENTS. I h i


Indicator Ceremony, by School' Children I'in Market'Place, 2 p.m. r Pleasure Pair. Also Saturday. and


^BOUT


Li salvagers of theli qwn railings; long 1


'after, some |folks


[The noise of a nadk-saw baakes poor lullaby!’ ^Only one


¥


jmunlty Is jubilaht'jabout the dlfe^ iappearance! of ^he rails arid' gatds,


seciloa of the; corn-.


with a cold havingi'slept*with tha gate openl ceases it * humourmaybe, wc permanent holds


eRent there Ini o ih|her neighbour's t W lean agaljnst jme gH^post/’


garden. 1 “We shall'have iojtralh house; a dither^.., .


fpAKING lup •■


■ for


day fell weren’t


a i“ camp| T ,--- through thi nG neiffhhniir


]atGr* i d - ■


■ ■ !


man who had a Reasonably good stock ,of: these books, price two- pence,: now has ^ |inhch depleted ■nie|w(|)rst of It Is,” he


quantity.', says, “ Iv’e ’virtually books, because 1 the promptly sold! mb the


foR the twopence rtliey book!’’


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(WALKING In the last week-end -


. f :


much work had bpeh d ihg the brushwoo


tton district found th a t’


the roadside anj fences between and timber from. me In clear-


the Clltheroe—Mlttbh iroad junc­ tion and the croas-ROads at Higher Hodder. Large! l quantities of brushwood and (plenty of timber which I would make , thoroughly good firewood were lyihg bn the roadside verge. Meeting \ 'sbmebne;*' In authority, I enquired ( what' was


being vfione jWith '.this 'materiah suggesting that gardeners vfould pea sticks' and from ;thls (site, gardens., (The


told me that'he


timber ■Here


Weekly," dated; January 17thJ came Into my possession during the .week and In it I fduhd a PhotomapS 'Of officers;, of a .Canadiah warship'


A Toronto “ Star


which]during; re(fent coivoy work ihad sunk' i three convoy was attac D-Boi


ut least twenty German submarines 'and a sixty-six


fed by


followed, after ' Skeena ” was with sinking


its. The pack of


ph.theroe has special liitereS Id this feat as one of the officers Is


.which H.M.C.SJ ifflclallyl credited three; 'of, themJ


,hour ,iea battle! I I


Lieutenant Johij Mitchell, whose father. Mr. Archibald Mitchell, is


prising hpw majiy certldcates shi


womenjnot only |to folloiB her ex-' ample but to getjthelr husbands to


It them


.women of; Englafid and the thlngsl that many of thfem did durlAk'the time when our tountry waslbelng sol heavily bomtjed.. Many of ^ may mever know what It will be' iike^.to enjoy real peace again, but


we can all play fflir part InImWng .


mfu ^ 1 L r-


children asked their fathers ‘ what' j


sffojforiour ' c'hli^en. '"'SS said that'


IvllK turn to mother r X 7''


do , ln|j the great war,


e of Whall^y, who were associated la


ine need for saedfleei ahd.a smrlt Qf total warfare.! Further appeals to the women to play their' fuU ' part In achieving final victory were' toade by the, Mayoress' (Mrs.! M.' ;gnd Mrs. iR. Greenwood^


acTw Honouraiile 1 Mrs.. '. Ralph /wsheton, who presided.- str&ed


a vote of thanks to LadviOpen- Shaw. . . 1 , ; r ;


brated at the Chtheroe Congrega—'' tlonal: CriuroH ori Sunday, the seR-l'


congregatioInai church. Forelgri Mlssloliis IDay was cele-;- ''


vices belhg condheted by the Rev;i J. A. Stoclalr. Speaking at tho’' moriiing! service About New Guinea L Mr; Sinclair^sa4 that half ,their' mission fields and' workers were,' Involved In war. In the evetllng,' Mr. Sinclair , spoke on Ghandl’s;: Rose-scent" theory of minions.


The days OfIerln:!s, |which amount-, Rd i to nearly ■'£6,1 were towards' the- Church’s/ finnual contribution to* I th^ London ^ Miss Ipnary Society, ■ j


Saturday . Monday.,.. Tuesday ... Wednesday ^Thursday Friday i..... Saturday . Final Total


There is st; Invest and


fare in which we(are now engaged.”


isiwuucA as woll, anda: the tot^l War-


war;.: they


are in a very seRlous position. As I saw, the Unloh J^ack fluttering . from your ancient Castle I (thought I had never seen' It look so beautl- ful, and the 'horrible .thought struck; me that If we did not all throw: our maxlfium welgihtl Into the war effort tfie swastiki might soon be flying there. You might think I that Is ekageratlon, 1 but? I , would.remind yo^ of the p lW the ^ enemy has made for the livaslon of this country. lAlthough ll Is not. my desire to alirm you, II would ask you to rem^ember the state­ ments made to'lihls effect by;pur leaders, who wMd never; have uttered them had they not consid­ ered .them; justifiable. ' It will be' our own fault If Iwe lose thk warj Nevertheless,' I am proud Of;the*


UNION JACK OR SWASTIKA? ' Lady Openshaw went ori: i“W0 '


through this ' advised the


J.son of the. late Alderman C. : T^ Mitchell, ,of “Aljnorids,” (Clltheroe;,


the


and the public gmerall; y were' per-l fectly at liberty to jtfaikid,,___ away any of


his fields all the :taher had removed Into


for i u- fhriper


concerne


readers' who (may be' seeking this sort of materia] before long.


Is cppoftuhity j + ' '


brushwood'; aid , SW.CU,. still i lying. by (the. roadsldeJ a< fflnei


jal] . .. ____ he required td


foB


be; glad to'collect : similar material In (the:


many . apiateur FRIDAY;' MARCH i 27th,‘ (1942. ed


Good' Fill lay the “Advertiser and Times” will be published, on Thursday at the usual hour.' ’'All “ copy” niust reach the Office not later th^ : WEDNESDAY NOON.


Easter Publicati^ Next week 'iii consequence of


with a rea l' swing.: Every event, In the 'programme ' has gone 'off splendidly I and - the attractions h av e a l l • moved thoroughly;, ag.tls-, factory, with' Navy, Army and Air Force, as | represented by jCur excellent A.T.C.,! co-operating to iglve first-class displays.’ Several fine demcnstratlons remain' tp bei giyeni notably that by the' Royal Engineers at Low Moor to-day,'and the fire-fighting ' display , by the N.F.S; In i the :Costle Grounds. We confidently . Recommend both. I»e.ople will! find, by the yvay, that, either afoot oR awheel,,! the best apprdach.to the Low Mobr demon­ stration will be down the,' Village- Street to the mill itselfwhere guides wlui direct the way.' The children v ill have, a specially good time.' ' One" Item which; Is bound to make ai big appeal to them Is the chancR of an aerial! ride fiver the river, j . Parents need, not be nervous; j the'children will be well ' looked after. ;iBefore they make this “ flight,” : we gather children will be called'upon (to buy a sixpenny savings stamp.; Even* so. there will probably ( be more “ customer” than can' be ..dealt w ith ! 'The youngsters had a grand tlmblwith the crew of:,H.M,S. “ C a s t le to rh av e also had good fun with ihe “Gunners,” and now they (will get thrills ! out of the En^neers, ’^ th more fun to follow from.'the N4F.S.'


WaRshlps Week has so fa,r gone


: their, good (time, If only foR their magnlflcert efforts In collaboration .with'“ Bill Barnacle.” ' There isn’t much' dou it that “ Bill’s ’’ fund to “ Clothe t ie Sailors” will (exceed £600. B';ar’ln irilnd that'this Is


■ihe children certainly deserve , ■. . [.* ; * *(' ■.: (


scale has Due' honcjiir


children Ceremony, will have making a cord. ■


a dlRect g'ft to the nation by the children o:'(Clltheroe and-the rural district. The' effort Is unique In that nothing on qriythlng like this


In ! to-day’s ; . Indicator ilnswhich every; school


been done! elsqwhere. will be! 'done' .the


a representative,;. either, speech or pulling the


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.raised nearly £100,000. 'Before any true omparlson can be made with': last I year’s- figures, that £100,000 ■ Must be added ;to |the Clltheroe' (total; We are. looking forward to to-morrow, parlsori o^’ totals will lie of Interest;


Iblg jumps to-day (and The! following . comr the' dally progressive


.L. ;'63,476 '8(),056 ‘94,636' 121,


Warships Week. ' ■ £!■',,:


137,950: . 020- WWar!


. 2(10,597 : 231,626 300.797 311.797


. 101,020 131,369 ' 173,694


Week. ' '' £: ■ 81,617


eapons


possible,, tiey should! use' ;the ;Re Iri the Maijket’Place, . ing 'pressure ' on ■ jthe


quicker ser|vlce.,' Make! that total grow!


Ski -■ - .1 t ■ . vw -tT, ' ■ ; . ’ Post OfflcM,. an'd'. also 'getting to the llmli j.of their power.;-Where


11 time-for residents tp, ivp hope they, will dp so


improvement as the ; week.(has progressed. ;, Last:year; :of (course; we had Brwland with us, and. on their OW


side (of Warships Week ? Fjrankly, we seemed; slower off the mark than In War 'Weapons ( Week, though tt ere has been welcome


But wha(t:- about th e ' Investirient ' ! r


first ticket paid for the


glVeni the purchasers


many wonderful things with books of cloakroom tlcketS;n One trades­


TNSPffiED by ^Bill fliirnaclel* ! cblWren In the town have donh


-.......=-i .th4 railing :that- l


I refer to the newsboys. No more “ Shut that gate !” they say, and: it’s: easier jnow to :hop 'from one! garden tp lanbther.- ;Thel old Lancashire I saylte jaboot ' a: man


to have ariy, shall aU have


ro lei woman! yesteR-


isual position , outside her


------had gone'to b^d. ....................... a.


. kiiffien)^ Auction Mart: Sale jot'Geld i 1 and Laying-off. Cattle, 11 ajn..


j 1 ■ ' SATURDAY: 1


Grindletoil■W.V.S. Concert in;^Method- ■ L ib e r a 'S


' bv T. Silverwood, at 2-ia. ;


niitheroe parish Church; National Day , of Prayer: 8-0, 10-30, 5-30 and 6-30. ' union Street .’Metbodist


. SUNDAY: LOW Moo Churcl), Whitewell Day ol


Moor Lan vices ir


Methodist at 10-30


qt Helen’d'Church, Waddlhgton;, Na- ---- ’-■ 'Services


Ladies’ Day: 2-15 and 6-0. P Parish CnurcU! 'National


rayeR: Ser^ces 10-30..2-30.


’tional Day ol-Prayer: V 8, 10-30, 3-0. .. .


Garrison Tmeatre, King Lane Hall; , Football Maw Shaw Bridge Ground. , Jollie MeiMtpl Church, Barrow, Ladies Day: Sdrinces ,245 and 6 pin. j ,


Assembly ppoms, Whalley:' Entertain­ ment, 8| pJn, '


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Tlie Palladium: ; Mondav 6-0 and 8-15. Tuekda rito Friday, 7-30. Saturday.


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8-15. t latinee Saturday, 2-15. ; •T Two ho jses Good, Friday, 6-0 & 8-15.


King Late Picture, Hall•. jMpn^y, ■ruesda:r: Tburstoy. Friddy, 17^30. Wedneiday and Saturday.!6-() and


'two hojsesGood Friday, 6-0 & 8-15. 12-15, 6-< and 8-15. .' i '


he Gnnd: ’ Monday,- Tuesday, Thuxsdiiy, Friday, ,7-30. Wednesday and Sai-urday, 6^ and 8-15.i'Matlnee


Whalley P etures: Monday to Friday at 7-30; Si ,turdav 6-0 and 8-15 i | E Two ho ises (3ood Friday, 6-0 & 8-15.


lalto, BUckburn: . Monday. I Tdesday Co-op. Wofien’s GuUA Social &'Dance, TliESlIAY: ' I .


Sale of Household Pumishmd at 110, •Road, Clltheroe, 2 pm;, by.


dutherde Auction Mart Co. Ltd.; Bale ol. Dairy Cattle. 11 am, WEDNESDAY:


'


Pimlico____ - Hothersall and Forrest.


J , „„ :■ ( ( ' ,


Wednesday. :5^0. Saturday, 2415.' Two ho isesOood Friday, 64 & 8-15.


and Friday, .continuous from ? pm, Matlndi i daily 2-30;^ • Wednesday. Thursday, Saturday,:^-30. 6.' and 8. TVo ho 0^ Good Friday, 6-0 and 8.


CUffieroe Auction Mart; G r a ^ 9-30 am.


MONEAY: ^ J.' :


Congregational Church: Services 10-30 and 6 o’clock. : ■'


(Wesley) Churci: and 6-i)' o’clock!! Methodist '(Jhurch:: Ser- and 6-0 o’clock.


! . :


' pmal'ihcUcator Ceremony, 4 Auctloh sue at The Mradows, ^orston, ,,


MVe'


St j'ohn^^ufancIVrlgade: Daiice In ' 'WeayeiB', .Institute. . ■ : ,


spleiidld send-off'! by „ „„„ Cabaret In the King Lane Hall, on


Warships Week


ivas i given a a ' Ball and


Friday; evening,! :atteiided bv A large crowd, who thoroughly en-* Joyffi ^nclng to the music of Z Royal Engineers 'Dance Band. The humour of ■ , the evening was


'Joabng caused: roars o f . daughter Mr-Douglaa Kirk, of Accrington a ;^?®?:b^rlbme and, former member i Carte Opera Com- pleasure of the


evenlnfe,-p did; the HULBllly num­ bers contributed: iby “The Three


?/jsa^,*'who had, taken the HaU for their annual ball on this date,


u*'' ^obn Ambulance


Committee. The Children’s Fancy .9^1 In'the^ afternoon, was:


relinquished ' (their booking in' Warships Week Soda!


were 'the Honourable iMrs. R. Asshetph, MissjiE. Ganiett, C.C.V' m x Austin. Mri. I H.-Gradwell, Mr. F. J. Hargraves land MR. L. Hardy. Music was provided by the Royal :?nglneers’,Band'j'j ; I I ■ ' '. • ' ' '' i ' ^ ^ ' i ^ f ' ' /Mining at filiSdo W a search- ght.i the boys p i ' Clltheroe Royal-


awarded, for ( ; humorous and character costumes.. Thfe judges


4 most , comprehensive list of; functions I haA taken place, ^mongst: which 'was !a' football match'vfith a (Royal Engineers’ XI., which’ was drawn, (each! team scor­ ing five: goals.' { ; a collection for Warships Week: Realised' £1 5s. To-day, at lp-30. a| Hobbles Exhibi­ tion will be opened when numerous exhibits; arid . demonstrations, 'In­ cluding a - boxing i tournament, will be staged. This; goes on all day. [• I ! ' ♦' ! # ' # i i • " ■


Irammar SqHool ( had' last night chieyed a total! lof; fii;580, thus 'assing I their i^Rlglnal objective.


the Mayor (Counblllor. Mj French) at an : Interval;. In the 'Warships Week ball and cabaret on FRlday evening. | With Ithe' MayoR. were Mr. E. Pi Francis, Lancashire and Westmorland; Regional'" Controller for: the | Association, Mr J. ’ R Hlgson,; area chairman;! Sir W. Brass, M.P., and Mr. E. Coates, local salvage :offlcer. Handing! oyer the cheque,' Mr. Fraiicls'' polluted out now ;well! CUtherde’s: 4.661 tons' per 1,000 head of population'compared'


Waste, Paper RecOyery' Association’s recent .cbmpetltlop was handed to


a The £50 which plltheroe received s third prize! in the ' National


with ,2.461 for theijrest Ipfi England and Wales,, saying: that the Council


had reason to congratulate' Itself upon a maRvellou;


'Ohgratulate s achievement.! #' i-


Finance | Committee u haVe clearly had In mind the heed for building


CUtheRoeS) rates! shall,remain at 13s. 3di ( in, th^ i; £: Clltheroe


In some! degree, ha’ie been passed .on to the public ,'biit the majority "of the Committee took the view that the! nncertalnty, of estimating l.n these! days; of rising costs, and


iup depleted balanqCs.! The reduction


the, need! for i bul ding up' reserves against 11 future JUdtlfled i'thefai' change. | (We | gather that In the past ' few! years £14,000 Jias been


tho_. balances to keep the rate at a reasonable level.]- 'The I'Finance Colnniittee' have fnpw determined that these balandes shall be replenished. ThA Town; Cpiincll, of course,' will have an opportunity pf„revlslhg this 'decision if they are so minded. | : I ' ;


Hardlker ( and his | band, 1 Hurst Green, who, at a County champlfin- shlp held' at the'C^rleton Ballrooiri, Rochdale] on ' FRlday, under the auspices of the ‘'Melody Maker,” won a; challenge (trophy for the best dance' bahd of not more than six players. i


Congratulations;!' to Mr./-Jack


.that a wife Is not-part of the goods and chattels of hetj husband. For' fifty years, Mr. Latham was em­


E ! Bollahders recently ‘“T ;


ployed' as gardener at,.Prospect House ; and at Wirikley 'Hall, by members of the; Baldwin family. He had suffered from heart trouble for some, considerable [time. . His widow,! son, and wo daughters 'will received (iriuch. srairiathy In tfielr


r


of MrsL Mary Ishervfood, wife of Mr, JEdward IsheRwpod. of 16, Chester-aveniie, Clltheroe. Slxty- «lght years of .agp, she had, not been well for some time; Many years ago (she was empWyed at Brooks Mill; ,:The Rep-.IGi' C. Shovel officiated at the. Interment which took place at St,' Mary’s Cemetery,' on Monday. ‘ Gen,eral. sympathy will be accorded ( her husband- li)


The,; death o'ceurRed,' on iFrlday,


his bereavement.: ■ - j ’v »■ r -(#;.


successful social apd daneb held at the Weavers’ Institute,' on Wednes­ day evening, organised by the staff of MessRs. W. 'Westhead arid. Sons, Ltd..' as part of:! ithfi Warshlpq, Week effort,a suriiidf £70 has b^ri realised. Defence' ponds have been purchased anfi a- half share will, be!given .to'Blackburn Royal Infirmary, while the irefnalnlng half will be divided;: between the Clltljeroe District; Nprslng Associa­ tion; and the'St. John Ambulance Brigade!' A splendid; entertain­ ment was provided-by''the foUow-


At; the result of , a highly • . ' ' :t J !


Jackson' ; was: leaving, 'ihorrilng service at' the PaRlsli ChuRch.-' She was seized and' iLforced into ' i carriage, waiting (In readiness, and driven away to Blackburn where she was Imprisonefi (for some days at the house, “ West‘'View,” Gran- ville-terrace. Whilst she was there, Mr.. Latham, repResentlng the Interests of: his'employer, the late Mr; Hartley ! Baldwin; senior, of Prospect; House;;,(!'Clltheroe, a •relative of 'Mrs, ('.Orackson,' kept watch outside the 'house to gather such Indications asl 'to her treat­ ment ; as he, i could (■ from her occasipnal appe&rances at the wlridow. :• The.cpsfe; respited in an action^ in the :l (Queen’s i Bench Division,' resulting! 'In it belhg established as a . prlriclple in law


tlon case of fifty years ago' arC recalled by the death,'on Tuesday,: at - the age of i 70, of - Mr.. John William Latham, of - 22, Church Brow,: Clltheroe;:(The“ abduction” ' took place On'-Sunday, March 8th, 1891, as the wife of Mr. E. Hbghton


• Memories of' the! famous abducA .1 ^


; ;■, v'-"-


i contingencies, Iri making 'no


isomethlng like extracted from


n the qpunty rate might possibly, deciding, that


also very successful, prizes. In the' starnps, being


. '• ti-’inii"’”'


by Mr. Jack Klrkham, of ''"bosei Inconsequential


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942.


CPIVE)


KEEPING STRONG THE ' FINANCIAL FRGNTj IS ESSENTIAL TO . VICTORY. |


To kjeep opr off(usive strong, our llefence secure, mejney ajiici shll more nfopqy h needed. ; Beat (the enemy by lending youT


■savings' Bank. ’


: Sums -frocli Minimum iWitiidraWal:


upwards received. )f INTEREJiT per* cent. '$ on demand. OPEN ( AN ACCOUNT


BLACK URN TRUSTil SAVINGS 'BANK [''ih


TO-DAY WITH Mr. Ralph Alsshetop, Parliamentary ' ■Rural District,Council).—Photo by courtesy of “ThelLancashlre Dally Postl” - 1 '


PIPED UNTIL SHE wIeRE DONb.


. Bunkirk and to continue firing ‘ until they had no animun tion


' (the only unit'. in the British Army to land (their ;.anti air- . craft guns on the beach^ l at


Clitherbe “Terriers” .'jeft.'", : I,'


! This- fact! was revealed by J. F. M. Robinson, O.B.E.], M.C^__ -Chatburn; .when he presided at the indicator- ceRemony of .Qllthei’oe’s Warships; Week yesterday. The flag was.(removed from the ladl- cator by. Lleut.-Col*. M. R. iR. Prentice, R.E., and Lleut.-Col. VI'S. Wingate Gray, M.C., R.A.j a total of £137,950: being revealed. *'After the cerpmony. Col. Robliison - »bk the salute from the Clltheroe Air Training (Corps and Army Cadets, alfbady very soldierly groups. '


A full report will be given iiejct webk. ■ - 1 -1 ■ 'i


•!'


'J Parker (and Mr. S. Bridge. Mr. (R .Grainger was thb compere; isjhile Mrs: Parker was'the pianist, land


committed comprised Mesdames Gray, Weaver, Heys.iPollaRd, Riley, Threlfali; Croasdale, Pym,( Fielding, Hotilker, Misses 'N. Lancaster, H. Prestonf.A. 'Whlpp, and Messrs. S. Snape .-apd A. Clough.^ • | '


Miss M. ; Kay carried out (the secretarial duties, and au aqtlve


funds .amofinted to more than £11. > ,


• Birthday greetings to Mrs; Eliza­ beth Wrlgley„,of 4. New Row, Low Moor, who will be eighty tol-rtorrow, and to Mr. Sam Rydepeard,'* of Whalley, seventy-nine op Sunday.


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towards the expenses of warships Week by the jumble and wh te elephant sale, organised' by mem­ bers i of ,:the Red Crossj Supply Depot and the W.V.S., and held bn the Market bn Tuesday. Ilhe effbrt Is being continued I to-morrow and anyone with more gifts is 'asked Itb leave them at the Red Cross Sfipply Depot, Castle-street, to-dfiy, or (at the,stall to-^morrow. '


More than £75 was (realised ' I


-at the end (of this month'. Nojt- wlthstapdlng the difficult (position in the ' temporary loss of their premises, the club Is ve^ much alive. The chairman' Mr. L Hlndle Hlgson, „,A.R.P.S., has placed ijls workroom"at the disposal (of. the members, and there .they foregather every Tuesday 'evening for discus­ sion iDr, demonstration of! photb- graphlc'probleriis., Mr. Hlgson,|py


the way, has judged the annifal cbmpeitlon (' of . the Burnley Mechanics’ ( Institution CameRa Club, which; was formally; opened by the MayoR ,of Burnley, last Satur­ day! and closes to-morrojv. (He hSs' also accepted an Invitation' Ro judge the qnnual competition of the Inter-Club Photographic Alli­ ance—ah organisation cbnslstlr g of a dozen .photographic spclettis In: Lancashire.


;,i’ ![


good congregation at. a gift service, held; at the -Waterloo Method!it Church. on'Sfinday afternoon, wh«n sum? ^monrittng. to £30 wee received by Mrs, Shovel. Recitations by the Rev. G. C. Shovel added to the pleasure 6f the occasion, whilst choRalTtems were Rendered by the Chatburn -Male Voice CholR, undpr the leadership of Mr, C. Isherivobd.' MR; Shoverwas the preacher at the eyeplng'service, to which' pleasuRe was added by Madam Hilda] Dugan, who sang,, “How lovely are Thy Dwellings,’’ ■! and “O ; ] Dlvlre Redeemer!”, At both'services, Mr. C. Johnson was a t the organ;


Mr. H,~ Westwell presided over'a i .- I : ' I i


tioned for' evacuation (purposes twelve -months ago.’we^db not" hear much -of the,, activities ( of the Rlbblesdale'! Camera Club; whose third year of existence teRmina'


■ since their headquarters ' at Castle Gate House were | requisi­


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|


mented choir at the Methodist (Wesley) Church, on Suriday, Jttre occasion of the choir sermons. 'The two, principals, ,Mr; Hafry Har­ greaves; tenor, of Blackburn, and Mr. John I. "Dugdale, (barltijme, acquitted themselves with distinc­ tion, singing with ( inspired zeal. Both were ; in exceptionally fine voice and; they received | splendid support from ah augmented cl.olr of' nearly sixty -voices; finder ihe leadership of Mr. E. Allen; Mr] D. Hanson was (at the orgairi After the service, ‘ a further (. musl cal treat awaited those of the' eonpe-- gatlon-who stayed behind for-the social hour In the Sunday Schbol, during-which selections were given by the ' CUtheRoe ■ and | District Orchestral Society.- , The day’s offerings, which weRe 'for choir


Stainer’s ’ “ Cruclflxlop'” ■ was beautifully rendbred byjan aug­


Ing'artistes : Misses" R. fTowrison, E., Boyer, iJ.; Turner, A. Hlndla, B. R;- Booth, i Madam D. Hoiilkqr, I Mr.


(Mr. TurneR also accompanied at(the drums. :LIr* E. Frankland pre­ sided over a (large, attendance (and the event was, thoroughly enjoyed,.


,LS


M. French), arid M^ted jinlthe background are (left to right) : Mr. S. Sha-tyi Sir Wm. ®


illor


eroe_^Warships Weeljr on feaiurday. Immediately behind him'is"'<he''Mayor'!(CouM^^ Secretary to theiMinlstry of Supply opening Cliih-’


___ __ =«*d.(3ouncUlor a, Green (ChaiVtaan of the CUthetoe HOME GUARDSMWS (HONOUR


CERTIFICATE foIr GALL.\NTRY (PRESENTED TO SERGEANT


SPENCER.


headquarters, the varloua-H.G. Platoons, the rAlr, Training and the'. Cadet .'’Ctorps, assembled to ; witness a presentation to a:cbmra-de, which incident, (recalled a Village raid in the,"area by anj enemy aeroplane some time ago.


n front of the Clltheroe- Home Guard


■Colonel J. F. Martyn.Robinson said that in November last His Majesty the


i| '


4 PTER .Saturday’s'(formal opening i -fx-! ceremony In 'the' Market Place, and


'Botinson mentioned thit with refer-' enc4-to the occatibn .bf .the enemy' actim, :,a. considerable ; amount .of


Ss the representative of' the Senior t erdee. present that day,' to'present!


tior of his good work had been awarded; a Before asking Lieutenant Hamilton, hd award ito Sergeant Spencer, Colonel


rail* my'that wbek'was throughout the! nigit, had Just left his bed; and got' dow istairs when the bnenly ’plane! cam: over! the first time He went to - the, door, -The ’plane was only*200 to'


lost. Slmalm'ah'SpenceR then,a cor- ponl whose 'turn of duty on the-


fron fandloor


" door, , saw I a large bomb released) promptly threw himself'on the, Two large bombs Iwere actually!


( ,■!;'',


300 : eet up. As it came round a'-second' timet he ran through thb house to the'


(Which was in the middle bf a row and,' with others, was almost' completely! destijoyed. ,- (.. .' : '■


hs own personal property, he ran' out and conupenced | to extricate


l iH li i i , t


..' [By courtesy of the! “Northern . : Daily Telegraph.”


■King approved the issue of 'certificates


Robinson)' knew to, be oorrect, he put Sergeant'Spencer-ls name foiWard, with the result that a certficate in recogni-


WEDDINGS GUTTEBIDGEr-DUGDALE.


solemnized the'Tvedding of Miss Ethel Dugdale, J.P.,'second daughter of Mrs. ■and the late-Mr. B! Dugdale] of "Holly Mount,’’ Waddlngton, to -Mr. Albert


'Gutteridge, B.Th, <3olne-roa*L Burnley. - The bride has .been a prominent and t valued church worker. For upwards of


Len years she has been secretary-to the oadies’ Hour, was -formerly !a member Cf'the choir, as also secretary to the Wlltheroe Circuit -Women’s Missionary thork, and.for several years She filled


Bowland aRea. p The bridegroom is a well-known


sihlso a Justice of the-Peace for the


was very quiet, were Miss (E. W. Dug-: dale, sister of the bride, and Mrs. Ivy pobinson, daughter' of the bridegroom, A; reception followed at “Holly Mount.” On their return from the honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. GutteRldge will- reside at ' Cblne-road, Bilmley.'


hysio-medical practitioner, i 'The witnesses t othe ceremony, which


he workpeople of Messrs. B. Dugdale i and Son, corn-millers and provision


perchants. . ( i WHITEHEAD—MYEBS,


At the Glitheroe Methodist (Wesley.) l Church, on Friday, the Rey. G. Clouds-


ey; Shovel performed the m'arrlage of Miss Elsie Myers, daughter'of Mr. and Mrs. J. Myers, 47, Seedall Avenue, Cli-


was attired in ice-blue satin,. with wreath and'veil; and sliver shoes land carried a bouquet of I pink and white carnations. As chief'bridesmaid Miss Dulcle Whitehead (bister of the, brlde-


head, 38,' Longworth-road, Billington. ■ The bride, given away by her father,


eldest son of ■ theroe,' t ington. ; , o


Wiolets. Messrs. John and Edward mhitehead were best man and grooms­


was in shell-pink satin, and head-dress v to'(match.. Both- carried posies of an respectively.


Bame^ . l■Whitehead is, 12, Old Road -Side, Bil­ i ■ - SENT (FOR TRIAL.


the' dwelIlng|ho.u3e, 35, Lowergate,’ which is next! door to his home, and Eteallpg £10;;lls.;9d. the property ,of >Mlss Ellzajbeth Ann Marsland. ‘ Wlndle, who pleaded guilty, was alleged tfii,have said' to the’police,


Glitheroe BoRijugh Sessions yester­ day, commlttefi! for trial to the next Preston Quarter Sessions, on a fchafige of 'breaking and entering


VI got In through the back kitchen window lafif Sunday riight] when I


’ -


kiiew she'would, be! a]t chiirch." Of the'stoleii property-all but 4s. had been ; recovered ' from' prisoner’s home. .


labourer, of f3?, Lowergate, was a't (18), quarry


Francis ■ Wlndle


'O.S. ■ William : Whitehead,' Mr., and Mrs. -T. 'TOlte-


f Presents were received by the bride Lrom Waddington .Methodist Church t adles’ Hour land’ the Choh; and from


e secretarial post lor the Bolton Dis­ itrict Women’s Missionary Work. ;She


as sent In,; and which he (Colonel


’to the Home .Guard for gallantry and all good service worthy of official recog­ nition, which certificates are, in the first instance, to be retrospective. w■Consequently, (on the report-which


nstances of thb help afforded to the f injured, saying that-Spencer ireported


’clock, and added:— ' ” ..


iColqhel. Robinson mentipned specific oor railway duty the samb night a t -10


. and gcncrallv set an example of the highest order, « :i i j


S i . i ^ '


theiR bit on' these occasions, :the work she Circular of me Regional! Commis­


^ “W is t it' Is I appreciated that it is the duty of .all the civil pbpuiace to do


of -Spencer on,'this partlCjularLoccasIon t did merit recognition, as ofitliriCd under


the certificate to; Sergeant Spencer and congratulated him on his humane and meritorious conduct under most Un- ■usual arid trying clrcumttanRcs. ■ '


ioner for Civil Defence.” . ' [ Lieutenant Halmilton then presented


REPORTED


O i Flvate of


On Saturday, at TVaddmgton Meth-, Mrs James iWllsher; of 200, odist Church, the Rev. Nonnan Green


' Ahother local soldier, ! Driver Ashjaeld Batts, iRoyal-Engineers, of Corporation-street, Clltheroe, Is also missing at Singapore; i Thirty-, six years of age. he- (Is.married, Witt: one daughter, and ! Is the seco(nd son of Mr. find Mrs. A. Battjs. of Henthorn-road. He was foRmerly' employed as a lorry drlv ir atLhe Primrose Bleac iwOrks.


Whalley-road, -Clltheroe; Is officially rep()rted this lyeek to be amongst those missing at Singapore. Twenty- nine years of age, he m s .formerly emi loyed by the Lancashire County Council. > I


Regiment, second son 'of Mr. and vuxaiv^i^ 1 ftllOilCH UA ^UU, . - _ . -


the


James Ge rge iWJlsher, Loyalj North fLaricashlRe


MISSING. org


I i


Chfiplaln to the Forces CONFIRMATION. - Bishop of Bradford


for the the


Suinc " ' i : day aftem(iom


HURST c k j ^ E. Davies, ho was


The Rev. T.


number of young peop! vlc^ held at St] John’s


the rite or Coriflrmatlijn. g '! ■•


sented as candidates. , ■ ..................................


not easy to-be a Christian irl( these days, and the I Bishop Impressed upon candidates the serloasrifess of the vows they were tal tag. - 11 . -


was held! at the -Assembly Rooms on Wednesday evening * Twenty- tw( tables’ were occuplM' for! whist and the (prizes,! which were! -pres-: ented:by;Mrs. Peel, were won by: Ladles : 1. Miss M. Rankin; 2j Mrs. Anien; 3, Mrs. C. B. Hill. Gents.: 1,. Mr. R. Marsden ; 2. Mr. H. Hongklnson ; 3, (Mr. C. B. HIU. All the prizes were kltidly brovldfed by Mrs. Baldwin, .Mrs. Lofthouse and MBS. Peel, of Wlnkley Hall,!] who also- oald the expenses Owing to erigagemfints,; Sir William


E , M.P. was] unable to attend,


F. N. Vavasour; .H JiThe proceeds ari; to be a direct gift tfi’the nation In the Warships


Week exhibition at their clubfooms Back! York-?treet,


arranged an e::cellen In


’Jtae! Rover


Week Motor


public are. Invited'to to '


Arid much to interest and enlighten th !m.;


day or' to-m(jRrow, ;otal.


Co. (have Warships


which the visit filther


They will


’ WABIS«IPS .’pEK.-liri support of the district (Warships Week, a sue cessful • whist drive and; i dance


vised, the'lcandldates to read their Bibles, Which 1» described as one of I the .best forms of iirayeri He asked them to be regular Injtaklng Hofy Comfiiunlpn and In attend­ ance at Church servlc is. I t was


adiiress, the Bishop earnestly ad: __


wfien.fi, good e were pre- . In- his


ChuRch; on ,atf a £


The Lord dmirilstered ser-


There interest


LEWIS THWAITES


Come along this (Week-end I ' ■ i ■ ■ r


are many items' of always here!


f'S ARCAll)Ei


|] I Outfitting),' (Ladies’ I BLACkeiORN.


EDITOR’S pOsT-BAG u J; HELP WANTED!


J Sir,—In thel'“Dig for Victory”! cam- : palgn could not our (opal authority


some, time I priest l i chfirge of parish of 'Hurst "GReeni during absence of the Vic ir. Is now a


chase one and charge allotment holders for its use? Think What a|hplp it ' would be, and particularlv -to those who . I


fiave taken oyer heavy-turfed land. ,; ,j'. .a -wAr w oR ]^ .


: j i


, hers of the trading fioriimunlty to Invest to the utmost cf their capa city in . Government' Securities In Warships Week and io assist the efforts which are' being pfit forward


'to raise £120,000. I The need of ..the .Country Is Warships to .maintain the llfCTllne 6f supplies and the protection* of these! Islands. : HM.S. Castleton, the destroyer .which Chtheroe hopes to adopt Is 'perfornlng valuable service and the crew rely on us by our savings to matatala their work. I therefore appeal w all to make the


their contribution, eV(eyen to point of sacrifice. J. D. GREENWOOD; Chairman,


iddresses were glkn by the ; Clerk-of piitherte” (Mr. G. nemeRlngton) and th ^ e v . Father


IN PRAISE OiF RUSSIA.


.thlnfes-to'marvei at in tie U.S.SR. t( I came, across the folk wing items in


Forces returns 'from Rissia has the same tale to tell of the e:flciency of the' Russians. ' Recently. ! heard'officers and men of the


with Russian mechanical aptitude.' the second with Russian medical progress. I “-Whatever; branch of the British


'.''''! r: ■ 1


, Sir.^Every day the IPriss-finds more' wo newspapers today; - The .first'dealq


Industrial Committee.


-In the district.'. I* ' ■ ; I On behalf of the Industrial Com4 mlttee,.! would’appeal to all meiri-


fhat InadveRtently the appeals which have ! been serit out frorii fhlsi Committee have not reacheif all the'tradeRs and business houses


Industrial Gommlttee for'Warships Week,’ the opinion v as expressed


I * *'' ■'( I


AN APPEAL j TO BtJSINESB MEN. Sir,—At a I recent meeting of the


a I .understand that ploughs, easy 'of ! ccess to.smali plots ofliand, are lavail- (able; -Why not the Corporation pur-


, |


Ing it difficult'to get thdir filots turned over, because of long hoirs of work and undertaking duties in connectlori with the war effort]-1 '


, lready in .possession of land ard__ d, (Many flmt :


help in,some: way those vffo are'arixious a to -get theh gardens hi order? tl


J .. -..-.-T-


afteif a mere half-hour’s h struotlon ” d the,second j i


---- --C ,


Wering. 'What""has" . Russia which, for the' p ist" scori _ we have been atsurel by press,


- - - - - - .


thfe yefi:


comfortable country in (whliffi ,


“an people suffered uricerjpolitical u s 'happened to that Russia ? f Am I to


ouR ouRyears.


the.


to I follow Russia's example. Make ino misljake; there has been 'a reason for ot being told: the trutli fill these not being told'-thejtmti-Bll these


sthe flke, who would suffer £or , . .ome miracle,; the world’s]wirl RICHARD A.iS0;


remfilns suspicion!in Russiaj as tq our. wholehearted genuineness.!’


'.^soclation, '.Fourteen tables jvyere 'occupied and the wlnhfrs wqre: Lac ies : 1, 'Mlss Heseltlne)


Pump-Hotel, on WeiJnfiS' aid of the' Rlbblesdal'i


wh in


THIIST DRIYE.4a| ist-drive'was.held a


BASHALL EAVES successful Uurfitag


Worker” is that it-iS'"ariract(^ stuplfi .-' wanton spite, (and of sheer despot- i'He adds: “No wonder there still


PJS.—Mr. Lloyd*Geofge's continued suppression of


dfiliilan .of' he Daily


------- ...—erslwere SON.


a product of the Imaglnatloi of Deinoc- racyfs financial back-room bra's,!'and 'ly ff.iby


ell ;hought.’-was that ("disriar. Russia i? Qr,


ilssars and the* ;0.a.?.U. worse ' ha they did under the CSars. 'What fnderstand that it nev(er!ejJsf “


dt experiment was provhgltself to l ismal failure, and In which the


____ the Coni- '


our Aules in a stream as strong as prS desqrlbed the Russians


' -----Jmilar Story Vblch ajrfi reaching ® Si


[Keen,'! ‘ fast md able to '


’^ b t them i


Heahh Work,’- proved Most interesting. Amotagst other things iMlss Haslam said was that tuberculosis is non4xlst- ept in Russia, today; i Tht people are mqdjcally examined every s& months byi-the State.” I : ! j .


ij


tNdw.^M an ordinary man-ih-tbei P-P-pR- most refreshing ., but most


ians and clerics jwas a vasht, un- '


rfiqt, I fin^d this new oUt^utput'of: gush of the'PRess towards the


Y(5u4h Movement on Tuesilav' evening subjeit. ‘Pioneer


wf'Miss Haslam, the well kt .own Walla- d -medical welfare] worker and nurse,


d ^ ^ the WfiUfisey Progressive


With complete disregard to self or' iiople who. were buried under the


abris and, being a qualified ambul-' '


ice instructor, rendered first aid. .•


• ! :


DEUGHTFU DRESSE


disci arged, of H.E. type, bne exploding almc St


in' front ■ of . Spencer's ’house,! ■


dan age; was dbne -ito property, several! peoble were injured, and two lives were;


C I


banpig Fsh sa ion F# EASTE^


WEAR pensive rou »re looking for somuthingi


for ouistanding value, your necca


really smart—yet ndt ex- Xhis Is


, played


WEAR are: constantly beta n our SHOWROOMS.


*


NEW STYLES'! IN 'LADIES’ dls-


■ .


Glitheroe Br^ch: 3, CHURCH STREET Branch Manager: JOHb R. KERSHAV?',


'I’ l


H ea d Office : . Lord . Street West, Blacicb'urm; ESTABLISHED 1831. *


TOTAL FUNDS NOW EXCEED £7,500,000. :to |:the Government: tliroligh the Trustee (.SaviAgfi '


tthel ped' week,


R.i Oddle; 3, Mrs; jV ^ ley ; consolation,. Nurse '.Ssl.,----- . Gents]: -1, Mf.-'J;* Eccles ; 2,| Mrs. Wo ids; : 3. Mr. B, Harise n ; J cbh- soh tlon, Miss E. Mfiudsley. Mrl P. Od(ile acted as M.C. find :he prizes


almost hushed brfiath of: the quick grasp Russian airmen made -Of our Hurricanes., Yesterday .two .sergeants n.


speak with


weife: distributed by Nurs : Bounds.. A s im of £6 was realised arid Mrs. Sm rgeon exoressed. thfir ks to 1 all e iffort


wh( shell a success.


•had helped.to (make £h’


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