iSHAEF YEAR


llltheroe


lAKING of


JUMP JIN i I mON COSTS. Rise ilN NEXT


S i ESTIMATES. 1


^Stlmatelas submitted would require , precept of £9,635, against, a pre- ept for the current year of £8,500.


'ommlttfef yesterday afternoon. The Ejducatlon Officer (Mr. H. rigley)i pointed lOut that the


.ates for next year’s expenditure ere prds mted to the • Education


SHARP increase In. the cost w;


ementary education in ras indicated when esti-


UP SERVICE In.


'ufther.lshould the (?ouncll make p'war service pay. a further £800 ould bd- required, and the precept ould edial a irate of 3S. 2d. in the agafr St 2s. 17jid. levied .last . I ;■ ' • ■


ure of 12640.! Noting chief items f overmending, the Education ifflcer said I the estimate for


Mr . W -igley pointed o ut t ha t :stW year’s precept of £8,500, xpected;, io add £45 to the balance, ad proy;d insufficient, and there 'ould K( a deficiency of £595. 'otal' oyjrspending amounted to 4,015, b at this attracted grants of 3,375; If aving a het.over-expendi-


iarch.


tmountsi overspent related fuel, light ana cleaning, £88; adminls-


leacriersJ and an additional teacher as'ehipjoyed at St. James’s'School romi April tc July. WarIbonus, xed by th4 Burnham awaird. ailed for £666 which was not udgetted; in a full year, the dvance required £700. Smaller


eacliersi salaries was exceeded by 218; ?here had been under- stiiriatloh in respect of supply ;


PAY.


coming! EVENTS, CAST THEIB SHADOWS BEFORE.


j. t[.0-DAY (Friday)! J I '


Da ice in [Chatbum Churchtei^tute. ? K l Fancy Dress, Ball. Xosdde.l


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Ba row Beadmg Room: ^WhlSt Drive caldbu^vill^e''HaU; Whist' Drive ClEeroe'* Auction'Mart:


■■(vfit Bra-ifora-. W,V,S. Conceijtjlin the !


„ n idethodlst School,


D: nee, -WpaUey Assembly Rooms. iuNDAV: '


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Ml thodist (Wesley) |Chur^:' lit 10-30 a.m. jand 6-0 p.m.


Congregational Church: ■ ^ 0?30 a.m.' and (Scho°B


aONDAY: Cl.theroel Auction_Mart;. Gracing. 9"30.


Tl e Palladium; Monday 6-0 and 8-15; Tuesday to Friday, 7-30; Saturday, 1- 0 and 8-15; Matinee 2-15. :


K ng Laiie Piclure Hall;. Mon^y, T l ^ I . 'The Grand: Monday, Tuesday^; Thur^


lay, ’Thursday and Friday 7-30, W ^ - lesdayland Saturday, 6;0 and 8-15, Saturday Matinee, 2-m.


R alto, Blackburn: Continuous Monday to Friday from 6 p.m.; SeAurday at 2- 30, 6-0 and 8-0! Matinee daily. j2-30.


Y-iSOt Saturday 6 and 8-15 P-®l I . TUESDAY: iVEDNiESDAY:


mheroe and District Prisoners o f im r Relatives’ Association Meeting: in The Old School. ; '


British Legion Dance: Weavers insti­ tute.


ance in Whalley Assembly Rooma I . -


, , „ , FRIDAY: [


fetimatej was £150,' but much- of Che expenditure had been on equip-


liance in Parish Ball,, Ghburn. I lance in Newton, Institute. ,


Act contfributions and £165 on loan ^hargesln respect of shelters were noted. I


aent arid would not recur. A savlhg of £284 on War Damage


torthcoming year, - Mr. Wrlgley Said additional £170 was required |n respect of teachers’ salaries., ( further 1 expenditure was required 1,


tor the provision of meals, particu­ larly orf; extensions to the kitchen at the Ribblesdale School; , . . -j


, i I SERVICE, PAY. j - '■


■vice paj from the time the;five Iteacherli joined up to 31st March. Il944. would be £1,675. No payment


,ed out Khat five male' members of [the 'staff were: in the Forces, and one wa& on War Service. He estiT Sated (pat, the making-up o f : ser'-


la’ould bP due to the teacher away Ion national service. This expendl-- ■ Iture eaaned grant ', at the rate o f |52 per gCnt.


1 , ChieflSitems in the estimates fop Inext year were Maintenance of Ischools! including teachers’ salaries/ |£16,5iq towards .which there was; les'tlmarad income of £10,255;: ■ ladminiyiration, -£960, with income lof £47&; medical inspection, £910, Iwith ‘ inT;ome of £540; provision pf lineals: £8,250, with income of |£7,495 {loan charges, £3,200, with, lincomdi of £1,665. Expenditure I bverl income \vas estimated tp be


. 1 ; l£9,635]r


I tee, i CMn. H.iCook sdid that lisome riyears !it had| been llambition to see, the balances of the 1jauthor|ty in:,aj more healthy .'state,


I':'whicr,!in itself, would mean, if .ill liwere pfovidedi for, an increase of I ! 6Jd in the £ .” ■


II ,!’Turning , to . the- question of rmakiiig up service nay, Council.or Cook $aid, “ This is estimated 1 to cost S1675 taking into account the


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II Goi’e :Ament grant of £800: to tals Education Authority. This is pow compujsory, for local authorities


11. there a law, 'or an order, to bete" fit onfe class of, employees and


i a coDii^r or two, but something ,wpll * worth while,” Councillor Cook prp- ceedeli - “ Hence-it comes as ;a : blo'w, tfa receive the first estimate-.


: “ As ja result, I was looking ward confidently to having pleasure of proposing a reduction in the fate forithe coming year,|not .


IGopnqil, that position Ijad just been I achieved.


and hfving hald the support of the i ■


< M.:


J; Irt.nlpving.that the estimates be, . I forvilarHed to the Finance Commit^for Ws


I ’


Dealing with the making ■ up of . var service pay, Mr. Wrigley point-! .


’ FRIDAY, 'JANUARY 29th, 1943.


ipHE exhortations of Dr. Goebbels -to the German people during


GLOOM AND GLORY; -! ■ ;


■linind not experienced since,: 1918. The war outlook is now anyffilng. but good. ! For somS' time vthelr., temies in Russia have been obliged f [to- fight in the depths of the dreaded winter and with nothing to'show fori it but one reverse: after another, until their -hold, which they believed-to be so firm, is be­ ginning to slip and may at any time precipitate: disaster. In I North Africa they know the bitterness of defeat,^ not in the rout of lan Ill- advised and ill-equipped expedi- fionary force, but of an elite Korps led by an outstanding General who was, until: lately, a national Idol. Here; Indeed, Is'reason for gloom. For good measure the R.A.F, has ' the pounding pf Berlin


;he past few weeks expresses the gloom that Is f^st settling over the Fatherland.! It is scarcely I'sur-. prisiiig. From a state of exultant fubilation , induced by a [ long tequence of early and resounding Victories which appeared to! seal [the doom of their foes, the Herron- volk have been gradually and pain­ fully reduced to an agitation of


Turning to estimates for' the ■ ,


Dance in CUtheroe. Conservative for Bankfleld Soldiers’ Comforts fund.


.


Rinlington Civil Defence Services;. -Whist and Dance in Institute.


This week-end . .. 6-16 to^-35


1,238th day of the War. BLACKOUT:, pm. a.m.


ceived a le ;ter from a member of the crew of H.M.S. “ Castleton,” the dbstroyer id6pted:.by Cilthetoe during ‘Wateblps 'Week Ijeld last year. He was .one of the'party who


. Aid. M. P repch has this week re­


visited ;the town on that occasion, and assures Aid. French that: so far as the [members of the ship’s ■company who niade the journey- are concerned. It was the best time they have had slnte the war began. He says that tet' of those who cairie to Clitherc(e., only three men. one


Petty Officte, no-w. In thi often talk of pltality tpey


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itheroe Auction Mart; 'Sale of Dairy Cattle,-10-30 a.m.


Miior Lane Methodist .Church. It 10-30 a.m. and 6-0 p.m.


trice in Weavers • Institute. , .


Se: vices’ pan.'


Services Services I at. ■


I^S. Midhtel and.John:*Re-unichin The. Tliall, iPwergate.


£ na Xaylng-off Ca-ttle, 10-30. LATUBDAY:


of Geld


administrative work.must be done., and done efficiently, what he most wants to doilfc “ to fulfil my pastoral office; to be [the friend of the clergy, ana to know the parishes and their needs” He tees-on; “Our. service


to !God hat |tol be rendered at a time when the people are conscious o f great changes and of .great ne^ed tori guidanceiand help, but are for the most parti looking for them


Grid to


the -world needs;, but the worm itself has teeJdte Wat what reuglon


Ini such circumstances the only convincing line of argument must bel that .of demonstrating the truth of I our-ihessteei and the reality mi God’s power iri our own .life. In the early date'it wa-s the changed lives of IndlviduaT Christians, the way they faced persecution, the honesty of their thinking and their love and unity with


onte aspect pt b^ore us.


CLITHEEOE ADVEB'TISER ec TIMES. FRIDAY, JANtTABY I 29, 1943. Many friends Inl ClltherM will be


sorry to learn of the death pf Mrs., Julia ITiornton Morgan, iwhojpassed away in her sleep yesterdaii week


at her home, Dandre House,.New-: port Pembrokeshire. lElghty - six


years of age, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Edward Boden, former headmaster of CUtheroe | Royal (Grammar School. ,.


have a messagejto tellver vffilch we rrmpi^nitherop on Tuesday; when believe Is.frote ,God. and gifts from


anywhere but to the Chur^. .We | «


sate and doefe heed not be regarded , any longer It need not be confuted:


nolc denied;It fs just not rripvpt,- and therefore, nesllglble,. .That Is


There -was a Targe atlendMce at eoip held at the Station


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I -' WIDOW URGES PROVISION ! GF| FENCE.


Bowland, which, comprises over . [31 m Laycock,


for £1.405, [Mr. IT,


Sllverw.ood 'was. the auctioneer and, Messrs.! J. Sutcliffe and | Sons, Burnley, the sdUcItors for: the vendor.


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• Birthday grtetihgs to Mrs. (Ellen Ann Snapp. of 83, Peel-street; who Is 80 today; and to. Mr. '^llUam Crompton; ' of jlVest-i-vlewJ [ who attains his 77th! anniversary to­ morrow.' ] : . I


‘ I [ i [ - An accident occurred In |


did seem to' work. The same .thing must, and'c:m,.happen again., We must make every' Congregation a living ' denionstration that Jthe Gbspells trte-i-the clergy by know­ ing, teaching, guiding and loving their people and clergy'and people together by being united In service and obedience; to God, In sincere worship, in care for each other, and in bef ring witness In their dally Uves. The Church must be a real Church; and not just a loosely connected


which made the world see that there was something In this dbetrine wh .ch they preached. It


other Hen-


thorn-road on .Wednesday! ptter-' noon,between an- empty [motor-


lorry. driven by John O’Dpnnell, of 14, Heiithorn-road, CUtheroe;' and another lorry,' laden! with ,'lime, driven! byi WJlllam Rawsthorne,; of Bank Hall Cottage. Salwley.[- There were no personal injiifles, but both vehicles were extensively damaged.


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less rellglou slyi-dlsposed, and rather dld-faShloned,' Individuals; Such a Church will not draw everybody to Christ, but at [least It wUl be pro­ claiming Him: as a living reaUty and there ivlll be some real char­ acter, about Its message.”


more Vir


■ Noticing a smell of burning at the top of Wellgate yesterday pvpnlng, William Brerinand, a ; bus conduc­ tor, . inform'ed Special [ [Sergt. Dewhurstl who in company;'with' P.S. .Thopipsbn ! and ■ P.W.R: Kay made Inyestlgations and found a smouldering beam Ip the j roof of a shoemaker’s shop, occupied by Mr. George Witton, of 13, Kifkmoqr- road. Owing to the Inaccessibility of the beam; the N.F.S. were | called and Section Leader [Maguire and six men arrived with a trailer! pump and quickly subdued the outbreak, whiph had been caused by .sparks from a stove pipe, the end of|whlcH did not ptetrude .above thje| roof


/


of Mr. Edward Jones,.of 3, Garnett- road,,- CUtheroe. , Seventy‘r three


The death occurred on Monday, . ' I # ' " ■ [ I [ I ! ., I -


Clithefoe li "undoubtedly the finest example of real Lancashire friend­ liness. ‘"The j cigarettes and other gifts you nave sertt to us are very much appreciated/’ thq writer adds, “ and the “Castletoii” Is the luckiest ship in the Fleet In so far as It.has a place like Clitherpe' as Its hpme- town. I only wish that CUtheroe was a coastal [town so that we could [put in there on our “ Victory Voyage,” ana take part in your Victory Pafa'db. Please, convey 'our best thanks tb alhyouf townspeople for what they have done to make life a littl e tnore-pleasant for us* all.” '


and one. Officer, are Castleton,’.’ but they, the wonderful ,hos- received, and that


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Constabulary: were presented with lbng-servi:;e medals by the Mayor (Coun. G. Dewhurst) [at the Police Station, yesterday! evening week. Those rec living awards were Supt. J. S. Bubb Insp. B. Thompson, Insp. W. Thornber, Serg't. W. Rawelifle, Sergt. R. W. I MacArthur, Con. L. Tomlinsori, Con. H.[ Forrest, Con. D. Dawson. The Chief Constable (Mr. F. K. Exelby), wpo presided, ex­ plained [ that the: -medals were


Eight members . o f ; the Special


anpTas' added*" to“ tte''de"vastatToH that one Fe'ar’s war' service in the industrial RuW. As to the!; ed as thtfee years’ [peace-t junior partner, Italy, the feeling j vice..


there has i been so well stated by; Tneasure,j only the ribbons were Pevalibi Goebbel’s counterpart,;■ handed c|ver,. and :the medals will that we need not adorn it.! Saysi, be preseifted ^after the war. Both thk inspiring p?opa|an^^^


a war time


grief In them than we are able, to grasp and express. Only thp hope


[ .


the “Specials' Borough


nrp rten prlncr


of a final outcome can sustairr' us now.” It:,is,'.for them, a sombre thought.-


. 'arid 'tee aslts why It should be [for ■fneln ind no one else.-Why shopld


-' large icompanfes and Institutions can afford to fall in line and. the unfortunate employees : of smaUer- cone Jins have jto help to pay:’’ Tt e! resolution was seconded


nothing for all the rest? It i^as. notj expected that In this country a regulation would come I into. fprce [ to ately .to only one section.! Oply


; Co'undillor A. j R. Bleazard! ■' carr efl unanimously.


1


S o c i a l ; ]a


seejuf-e a place in the Social Dia,ry avoid clashing,


the “ Advertiser .& Times ife


argar ,Ja. F


he ' Feb.


Feb. Feb.


Feb. Feb


Feb Feh


' 6—-Whist 'and- Dominoes,! Parish ■' Hall, Gisburn.


12—British 1 Legion; Annual Ball..: '' 1'2—Waddington. Inflnnary; Effort: . : Whist land Domino Drives in ! St. Helen’s School. | I i


j5—Fanners’ -iMeeting at [George i and Dragon, Downham. l i


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. 15—Farmers’ Meeting a t ; Higher ■ -


i Buck, [Waddington, i IJ - 17-19-20—Roval Grammar School: Comedj'-thrUler:; “ Cottage To


Fed 21—King'Lane Halir Ooncert.:b.y BE. Band,'


, Ma


Fet. Ls—Annual Police Ball [ (n Kihg Lane [Hall.


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,i'19—Clithefoe Wednesday ' Annual Ball, King Lane.


_ i matiih with Mpreenmbe Services! ; The I'S, i Cl: t-l eroe team -will undergp several


iltfe-fonvardj is assisting! pljtherDe Services to-mprrew in their, mfujff


re Jii.-tla e Chatb|u


F O O T B A L L j HhatbUm,


fonne1-\ Clf


C.O. : HalJ.-


rmer'; Clithe''0®


chinecs, and will therefore be: I jeiphlon; Klmber and Tobin; Koung.


19—West Bradford Mothers’ .0m<m J Dancei: Wliist Drive on-|20tn. ?0-^litherpe Division Womens ' ' Unionist Associgition:' Annuaj ’ Meeting at- PadihamJ I ' ■. i


r Let.” I 1 ,[ .1 . ■ d i a r y


arganisers of all social events; ,• preliminary, announcement- an'd


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: !This all-pervading gloom, that so depresses the spirit of our once flamboyant enemies, is the nreasure of the glory that has crowned the remarkable achievements of our Eighth Army arid the redoubtable armies of Our Russian .Ally. Tommy Atkins has come into , his own. Never in military history has ariy Force accomplished the feat 6f


arms'just completed with . patlon of Tripoli—a conquering


desert march of 1,400 miles In three short months. The picked .Gqrman Africa Korps, composed mainly of men specially tralned- fpr the con­ quest of Egypt, and so utterly


Hlghfield,: Ribblesdale - avenue, CUtheroe who died intestate In 1941, aged 91 years, widow of Mr.


Mrs cktherlne Allen Lupton. of


William Lupton


Lupton, J.P., founder of 3ros.i Grange • Ironworks,


Accrlngtte. l6ft £2,740. * * # -


the occu- I and Cumberland will take place at ' j . Allison. Knock-out, Mrs. F, ' ■


ing sirens In the Counties of Cheshire Lancashire,-Westmorland


A sound test of all air raid warn­


12 noon The test sounding


defeated at El Alamein that In all this vast distance, it was- never afterwards able to • do more than delay the fal l -of the-great Port; And the victory was .won by men the majority of whom had never handled a rifle or fired a gun when war broke oiit. We are rightly proud of this magnificent achieve- ment and justifiably- confident in the. outcome of the further tasks wr viP that still tewalt these brave Quickiy ■warriors. They have added fresh


the and passed'


seconds, between the day


of the


their great . lekderi ■ Genera General Mont ,


Alexander -and ----- - gomery, to join with the First Army- In throwing the last .of the enemy out Of Africa. Many are. the pre.- dlctions as to how long- this will take. We have no doubt that It will be' accomplished: (n time for the mounting of ,tha,t last ffhd decisive phase of the conflict which will launch the Allies (Into Europe and bring the war to Hitler's Reich


will commence with the of - the steady note


(“raider: passed’!s ign a l) ' for 60 seconds.


be cancelled.


midnight ai ' of the test,


* * I Committees estaffiished to orgM^ Listfer and Miss M. Blake- The; 1 V, , . se CUtheroe and District’s “Wings


-n - Hartley and Mr R. Hartley; Miss ^ ---------


tory” Week are getting to -work. The first meeting Publicity Committee was


ihelr^ caV pa lg^S rw ff i ^Fve^ffi hlF- Dufeda°e tory. It is now thte mission “ ^rtous” *^ “ u b ^ c S t t e e f '* ■ Inspired by the urge ai^d


formed and plans of campaign were J. H. Raimbottom


re-elected ; Chairman of


the Finance Committee with Mr.'S. F. Hardman as secretary.


life In Peru was,given by Sapper . domino drive at: the Parish .Hall. John Naylor, to members of ' Prunes: for whist -were won by Mrs. CUtheroe Rotary ■ Club yesterday. Fawcett. Mrs. -Waller, Mrs. Catlow, SaoDW Naylor who has lived for and Mrs.. Roblnsoon; forldomlnoes


An interesting Illustrated talk'bn It' is obvious 4;hat fu rpw great many ^ many yw^^^ South America. ' Mrs. :HMison and Mrs'. Parker. served and- a


more than a slgnpostl. It marto account of the effect , of the high a turning point" in the war. We


have always ■ believed that the ‘"S; condition. Mediterranean theatre, would- fur- | (Rotarlan A. nlsh the keys to Allied victory. | giair and thari^^ After Tripoli, we.havp no reason Rotarian R.,C.


n tlbr and Mj/cock; - AndersbnJ iPage, cSafcburn. Cole and CrulKshankS. i.


I tr:


cqn^'e-for^rd. accqmpllshed . frittered away. and.


toT"al. mderson failed to lot kick.-


"men the tfeams met last Satjur-day Bhaw Br^ge, CUtheroe SqrvicW


'


.ct. Several easy .scoring ' chances • rk


■'r4 beaten by six goals to thr?e. npi,- tlfstanding- that Mycock, playing at .......— . the .ha.t-


n^r -the cohvert i*-


. the ineni of our civilian army^who 32nd' of the series', took place In serve under them. Hats off t° 'nn


to doubt the ablUty..,of our Com- [ manders or the fighting prowess of |


of them! ' > • . , *'[■'-* i *. • . '


After expresslng’liis gratitude for the. welcome he has received, tne


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anriual Farmers’ Ball, the HaU on Friday even-1


V6rv Jsick. O^disi- ths dsnc6rs joining


' l ing The Royal • Engineers’ New Dance Band Played for dancing. In accordance, -with custom, ,'lThe Parmer’s Boy" was, sung: by.-Mr.


Rev.. 'W., Askwith) writes In the , enthusiastically In the . singing qf Dloeteari' Leaflet that \vhlle .the the chorus. ,


ton general ^ ®p?ettdent THEY GOT; THE jBIEDj


, sixty members! of the Rlfikriians- worth Women’s : Emergency Land


Corps'; who 'had helpte; |a.rmels: In the .locality;! celebrated the gather­


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MAYORESS <JF CLI'THEROE.l,. - SOLDIERS’ , COMFORTS FUND,


Previously actaiowledged . . Mr:r. and.Mrs,vJ.


[ " ' ■ ( ; .


ing o'f a, record harvest by eating a 32-lb.I turkey.;,


Spot dances were won,by: Miss M;-, — .:n/r- — ^


, Whist j Drive, £5-14-0 ; i Dance. £8-13-[o; Mr. J.- Hargreaves- chicken. im-8-6; Subscriptions, competitions, etc!; ^33-7-;8. After payment of all expenses, a balance of about £62'will be forwarded to the Infirmary. The members of the committee wish to thank all who helped to make, the; efforts a


proceeds were as follows ;:Mr. and Mrs. Towers’ effort, £23-18-0;


1 MOTHERS UNION.—Oil Satur-i day afternoon, tnembers of the Mothers Union held a whist and


success., ' ' , ' - i ': , on Monday, February 8th, j Thurogood and Mrs. J. Franklaim.


Altet” signal for 60 seconds i were carried out by Mr. N, Water- concluding with, a “raiders worth.! Refereshments were , served


followed Wmediately by ! the- prizes and the .duties: of M.C


signal for a' further 60 , by ladles of the committee. This If there Is an actual raid j effort was followed by a dance on


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arid Domlrio drive was held at the Parish [Hall on Wednesday In aid Of Blackburn Inflrriiary. There were 18i tables for whis( and prizes were won byl: Ladles : 1, Mrs .J; Wrath- all; 2, Mrs. H. Bromwich; con; Miss A Brook. Gents;; 1, Miss !M. Tat- tersall;j 2, Mrs. C. Waller;, con. Mr,


INFIBMAKY EFFOBT.—A whist


Prizes for dominoes were! won bvj Miss A Chew arid'Mrs. Jubb. Mrs,


Towers, of Blackburn, presented


years of age, he wgs a native of ! Shrewsbury and came to the Bor- : ough! about - 23 yeark ago.' A keen: gardener; he spenthph®t of his time on his allotment and had been em­ ployed as a gardener, by various- people in the distript. The Rey. h ; Y, Burnett': offielated a t ' the interment, which todk place! at St. Mary’s Cemetery yesterday I after-: noon. Sympathy will be accorded: his widow, - four sons anti- four; daughters. In their bereaven^ent.


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community, MrJ Johp 'William Lord, of Newton,House;,passed away on Wednesday in his 57th year. For many years he farmefi at' Gisburn and later was at Ramsclough; Slald- burn, before removing to Newton. The Rev. C, Kettle will officiate at the interment which, takes place on- Saturday, at Slaidburn ' Parish Churchyard.. Mrs. Lord, her son and two daughters will 'receive general cyjppathy ip their trouble. ■ ':' [/f;


. -Well known amongst the farmlrig,


ness of Mr. Tom Hargreaves, West- view, who was formerly Clitheroe’s librarian, and wish hipi a [speedy


We are s'brry to.-learn of the |U I. c


awarded for nine years’ service, hut ' feckon- me ser- iconomy


s S e f T r y o u F ^ S Ls! more^' paid trlb>e to the splendid-service ^ ___ ____ _____fViQ


Chieq Coiistable and the Mayor are rendering to the


tn t.hp


Castl'e-vlevv, CUtheroe, passrid' away yesterday morning sifter a short illness. Seventy-two years|of^age. ■he was born-in the Lake District but came to reside at Rimlngton 27 years ago, removing to the borough some' seven years ago. He was weU known throughout the district as a stonemason sind was adept at the dying art of dry-walllng. Tlhe Rev. H. A. Bland will officiate! at the. interriient which takes place on Monday! at St. Mary’s Cemetery. His widow, two sons and two daughters will receive general sym pathy In their loss..


Mr Robert Willlain Noble, of 13; I ■ I ' ' * . * , '- [ '


happen, taut .theye is always a pos-, sibility that they may,” said, ,a ihllltary | witness at a CUtheroe inquest, yesterdaly, ■conducted by the East Lancashlrd Coroner on John Edward Newman (26). a. lance-cor­ poral in the Royal Engineers.'who fell 30 feet intd a! qdarry durffig night field tralping bn Sunday. , : .'Medical evidepce showed that.he died! from a frapture of .the; base o f


These: accidents i very: seldom


the skull; - ' ' | Newman, a civil engineer by pro-


man since morn!


In Bruce


____ and prddeeded to a. spot where they wqre going to encamp


ir F Dawes aald-that New- h a d 'b e te In his [Company January i 13th. On Saturday ng, he left with a parade command! o f Lieutenant


: . DISAPPEARED.


' for fldld training. ,- SUDDENLY


Roberts said that on Sunday night, about seven o’ clock, he was a mem­ ber m a section of 18 mein, o I which Newman -Whs''In command. They 'were Instructed to find their way' by cotnpafes to a point where they wbuld be [met by a parade of N.C.O.’s, and had reached a point through a, wobd' when- they .saw some: lights' from torches flashing ahead. • 'The inen were marchine in single file. aUd he was next to Newman, who was leading. .Sud- derily Newman! disappeared and he heard' the crashing o f his rifle. He called oiit' several times, but as he received no reply made a search arid found Newman lying , on . the rock at the, bottom of a quarry, alive: but unconscious.


Larice-corporhl .1. Lang, f o r d


. T h e Coroner: There is no rail­ ing, at the side of the quarry^frqm which you approached ? :


■Witness : Not at that point, but


there Is a stone waU' on each side leading to the lane. ,


all before Newman disappeared ?j- No. we had np Illumination at aU.


You would,not' see-aiiythlng at


from the Coroner, -witness said the quarry was 30 fee.t deep, at-the polrit where the accident occurred.


The men had! ho prevlou? experi­ ence of the gijoohri. '


charge of the were divided night march Newman, was


Lieutenant J. Bruce, who was in parade, said the men into sections for a across the country. In command of one


i * : - I ■ I 1-|


section 'Wltriess was with the leading section when he heard someone in the rear shout ,for a light as there had been some trouble. He! made Inquiries and was directed to the place -where he found .Newman lying unconscious, supported by Roberts, at the bottom of the quarry. He improvised :a stretcher and [conveyed the, Injured man to a doctor. After-receiving attention, NeWman was taken to '


military hospital. BISKS 4 o BE TAKEN.'


In answer to the Coroner, -witness


•said It was ai very: dark night and the men would approach the .spot from the back of the quarry; • The Coroner •; I suppose It Is


risk these men niust run ? Witness: '^es, sir.


MUTUAL AID.


CLITHEROE TRADERS TO FORMULATE PLAN.


i: POST-iBLITZ HELP. riLITHERoi tradesmen are to set


V rip a mutual aid scheme which will come into, operation in [[the event of,damage to their premises drirlng an air raid, the object being to provide al;ernatlve premises and


tp carry out


evening.. The, Mayor (Count G- Dewhurst) -who presided, said that the local authority had received an urgent request from the Regional Commissioner to encourage thC .set­ ting up of. mutual aid and salvage schemes;' so [that In the event of air raid dafliage shopkeepers would be able to carry on their service To the public' ■with the least possible hindrance, j The local autl orlty rirould give: every assistance pos­ able, but he wanted to empl aslse that It was for ■ the. shopkeepers \themselves I to organise and parry out their ov|n plans.


\ prepare NOW.


.which would come along. If. how-; ever, / that I aid was planned in advance, the, greatest measure of assistance would be forthcoming. An enormous amount of work was created after an air raid, not-the


Hetherlngtofa) 'asked; the shop­ keeper's to Imagine ' their feelings if. their, preinises were levelled .to the ground. I They would most cer­ tainly welcome any assistance


I'The To-wn '.'Clerk. (Mr. ' G.


least important task being the ^re­ housing 6f( people ,; who had. lost their homes, and .also, providing them with the necessary furniture, domestic utensils and lood The task would I be laid at-the door of the -shopkeepsrs, and it was their, duty to be ready to meet ■ any emergency.!', No. person could ;say that raids would not be made .on this town, [and Mr. Hetherlngton


urgedishopkeap®''^® to look.upon the, settingup bf such a,scheme I as a


Regional Commissioner, -was a twb- I fold one. [First of-toll, toere was


klpfl (5f In'surance. ,,,. ’The' schfeme. I suggested by. the


the trauer ;S saiva&q.


meeting of shopkeepers, held ih St., Mary’s Parish Hall, on Tuesday


le bombed 'This was


„ „ ___ decided at a . general


salvage; of goods from shops. !


!■ In' answer to further questions


fe'ssloh, lived, at -Laughton, Essex, and jdlned the Army oh December 3rd last. Maj


' It would: .jje useless going about with tprehes dr flashlights ?—They have to’ be trained! to.manage wlth^ dut fight. ,Whdn [they are tra v^ ling by compass, they have to tr'a-yel ........................ . ■ ----------- 'iiiia-


. T suppose; the answer to a question; of that jklnd'Is the im­ mortal answer, “ There’s a War on ? ”—Yes, It would be.


in a straight'.llfce [to their dest: ttion, irrespective o f any obstacle fin the way;' ,


) . | ' • • -


thing at all to prevent a similar accident; happening ?-i-No, sir. They';


I do not suppose you can qo any-, I


very seldom [happen, hut there is' always the pbssihlllty of something like this occurring.


the body [and 'said that deceased had-fractured the base of his skull as the result of his fall. • I I . ' The Cproner : ' Anybody conjlng


I P.C. Robertsbh! spoke; to seeing |


from the back of: the quarry would' walk straight in ? .■


Witness I;. ;Yes,[ there is nothing [ '


to stop them. There was a quantity o f water [in' the[ bottom' and the sides were rocky, with trees grow­ ing. In thq dark there would be noth­


' i i


SOLDIER’S FALL INTO Q!UARRY ENDS


NIGHT MARCH I BY COMPASS I


IN TRAGEDY. . T H E S IG N A L IS : SAVE!


no longer our privilege to help i1;ry by Investing .all 'we, can In vjhigs-j-ltis our (duty.


■ I I ■ ■ ■ ■ Ther: Is ho better' way ■ of lending to


' GoyeTOmeiit than through your local Tr s'avmgs; Baffh which offers a complete Sayings Service.


, our War


the


iiStee. War


• SUMS FROM 1/- UPWARDS RECEIVER. • mVIMDiW BATE OF INTEREST 2i%. • With d rW als"^ on demand. • NC STAMP DUTIES OiR SANK CHARGES.


I B la c k b u rn


Trustee Sayings Banik Jci


HEAD; OFFICE : LORD STREET WEST, BLACKBURN. iNTROli.


! UNDER GOVERNMENT CO Cl itheroe Bronch, 3, Chdi'ch St,,


ing toHndtcate. that'there wris a. quarry&i—I.went there the following night. It was Impossible to see. i Evldtece was given'that deceteed


was aemitted to a military hospital sufferite Ifrom a fracture off the


dental Death;” the I Coroner [said there .was nobody to [blame.; New­ man was carrying but his duty, whichjwas to find hls. way, followed by otter '^uen in single file[ by means of a' compass, with no light to assist him. It -was "very urifor-. tunate} that the [course led directly to a quarry, but he ;was not [pre­ pared to attach blapie to anyone In thEt connection. ' It might be ad visa ale; however, when [such manceuvras were taking place Ini this cauritry, to, arrange that the Qourse plotted for the men was nOt one t lat would lead them to a poslticn of extreme danger, partl- cularl;'In theidark.! ■ > | The Coroner made It quite clear hat po i blame, attached tbj the


owner of 1 the quarry. He extended his sincere sympathy, to the widow. WIDOW’S PLEA


Ackiowledteng the Coroner’s re'mai ks, the widow: suggested | that


the q larry might be. fenced round completely, to [prevent a similar accident occurring In the future.; The Coroner ;| The difficulty Is


that : f any ordinary civilian took thy course youlr husband had to, take he would be tresspassing. The widow; • [ Yes, but people -do


tresp! ss.


the : isk, I’m powei to make ' On behalf of Mr., southern


The Coroner


___ _________ said the quarry woulc be fenced If at alljpotelble. At one time, th^e was a fpnee, but with the passing'Of time) p|eopl4 who, had vlslwd [the spot had' remio 'ed the timber;


such an order, the quarry owner,


like-, to make | It clear tha^ the quarry was noi; marked at all on the n lap I from which the course wqs I made out. -


A I allltary'officer said he would [


any blame to atiyone on that matt rr. ■


■Th i Coroner ; II do-riot attach | ■ WHY SUFFER ?


would have to be ri^l^an all [goods taken from a particular shop, and the rrganlslng o f I salvage squads. Ther there was thel retailers rriutual aid : cheme by which shopktepers whose [premises [remained un­ damaged would set aside [ a portion of tbelr premises tp be used by their less-[ortunate [fellows, whosri pre­ mise: had bOer reridered : unusable. All • his could- not be left until a raid had occurred, for "while in such circi mstances no [ hard anaV fast rules could be adhered to.) plans woula work. inUch! more sipoothly


If w^ked out II advance. COMtVpTirEE FOKMEli,


Dewiursti seconded by Mr. . IV. Jact son. It wa^ unanimously rigreed that a mutual, aid and te'vage scHe ne should be planned, mul *;he folio wing- tradesmen were .anoint­ ed t nth power to add, as a commit­ tee :o prepare! a /scheme ; ^Aessfs. W Jacksen. J. Dewhurst, F. Dawson,


Ori the [proposition of Mr. J. C H A T B U R N RANGERS’ WHIST DRIVE.—


.Coleman, Tres nan.


A,' E. I Veevers, , [T.[ Wrlglte D. SiJei icer, Nuttali, 'W- Chapman, G.


'Mrs. ’^ibby Bibb and Miss


hoh ae and district W.V.S. Whiit drive [arid, supper 'in


b r o w s h o l m e : K5Dj CROS^l EFFORT.—Brows


J "


held a Brows-


holJne Hall, ori Friday, In aid of the Rec Cross and St, .John fund. There


was a large 'attendance and the pro leeds amdrifited to £6-,4-6 E uring the Interval a. member of


the FreelFrenqh Forces gavp a very Inti resting aqcount of his escape fro: Q Occupied Frarice and [his suh- seq tent arrlval ln England.! He also pre iented'prite® to the following t LatlE's;. i; Miss R; Marsland; 2, Mr . J.; Parker; cons. Mrs. J. Ripley. Gents.: 1, T.'Cloates; 2,'Mr[ G. Pye; cons. Master ij. Hargreavqs. Mr. Coi.tes kindly gave his prize for au( tlori, arid/this resulted Iri Us, beltg added to the Fund. The duties lof.m ;c were carried oUt by Mr Gi Hargreaves, and the prizes we e glvert; by.'! Mrs. Loyd) W£ Imsley and Mrs, .Driver.


Mrs. r M IT T O N


fui ctlon..being-promoted ln[ sup Mi !, ChurChili’s :AldJto4RuSsia


dri and dance was- held on .-Wedpes- da'- evening Iff the .Churcih [School, the


I EFPpBT.^A: successful whist i -'l Q.. protected from the elements.' That [l M:s. Chew./D Total to dMe!. ,£79 17 meant, of course,.'that an inventory | byj


-'nrpmises and to store theih Ih some i Wpvers Gen ;Iemen: P. Baron and J 1® •fufto'ble place where'they would toe 1 m udeSle.i A


The -Mernchords.’'


object of .whlQh ^^as to carry out ^ iies for whisb, wijti. the follOwing- thq salvage-of goods .from (bombed ] j-gjuits. tadiei:Mrs. Knowles and Mrs


thjg w y g. ' There were 16


coinpetttlon was.woff by mce music, was,.provided


Fourteeln tables were occupied at a whist drive, arranged by the Chat- burn Riangers, which wasi held In the Church Institute on! Tuesday evening. : Play was supervised by Miss'G.I C. Freeman and prizes were > won by : Xadles ; 1, Mrs'. Stedall;/ 2 Mrs.l F. Limbert; cons' Mrs. A.'. Heyes; [highest score last six hands, Miss BI Hudsbn.. [ Gents;: [ 1, Mr. F. Harrison; 2, Miss B. Halstead; con. Mrs. J. 'Spence; last six hands. Mrs. W. Ishtewood. Prizes ln[a knock­ out cofnpetltlon were won by Mr. and' Mrs. F. Harrison, and by Mr. Andrews •and Misg H. Bleazard.


ised by. members' of Christ Church choir, -a whist drive took place; in the Church Institute on! Wednes- ■ day evening. Mr. H. Hlghton was M.C. arid-18 tables were i occupied, prizes were won b y : Ladles; 1.; Mrs.! J Teasdale; 2. Miss M. Hat-;-: field: Qon. Miss P.- .Bamber. Gents.; , 1, Mr. R. Broom; 2, Mrs.' A. Grps-. venor; con. Mrs. L. Klng-Wllkinson. A knock-iout' competition' was won by Mrt. M. Hatfield and Mr. J. Law, the consolation award going to Mrs.:- StedaR and Mrs. W . . Isherwood. Another competition was won by Mrs. L. Klhgl'Wi'ilklnson land Miss M. Tornlinsori. [Proceeds wer,e for the Church Army[ - . •


CHOIR wifflST dr iv e :—Organ­ i


’ Seventy-eight', years of -age, .^he worked for many jears for the Bold Venture Lime' (36.'Ltd., arid retired a little over ten years ago'. The Rev. A. E:| Swallow! officiated at the Interment, which, took, place at


his widow in her bpre-avement.


- OBI'TDARy !—The death took, place on Satrirdav of Mr. Thomas. Steritonr, o f ’pold Venture Cottages;


A D D IN G


Mrs. |Andfe\?s. of the $im e'njdylable | -wjhlst and dpminri '' eld I op Wednesd,ay eyehing.


soldiers COMFOR'rS .At [the klr d In-vitatiori of I


Mr. J. Tomlinson super^ad Plav at


was .___, - , - ,


drive ,


sented the prizes to the foUowing’: tables! Mrs. Andrev[s*pre­


Ladlte: h Mrs. Calvefley; 2,! Mrs. H. Jackson ; con., Mrs. J. Bond. Gents.: 1, Mr. W. Harrison; [2, Mrs. DownhUl; ' con., Mrs. R. Hanson. Dominoes : MlSs Emma Boothman. Bo ithman. Competition. Vffilteslde. Supper was ig the, evtelng.


Mrs. W. Mrs. H served durl Bedqowt


procteds v|ere Comforts PUn(i.


Ip .


Andrewd fo : .their hospitaUty. The tor . Iri ■ ' e I Soldiers


t'ianked Mp. and IVednesday [evening, week. A weU- mlscHlaneops ' entertaihm h (rtaihment . pjart .y, on


varlte programme of songs, dances andlsketcHes wad' presents and .greatly enjiyed. Supper


vided for trie artistes by members of the 'W.V’.S. Proceeds were for the Red Cross arid St. John War


pro­


meeting of St. Helen’s Mothers • Union'tbokj the, form Of a whist and


'Orgtelsatidh. MOTHER|l UNION.^The January


domfno • drive-' Whl^t prlzte were won by Mr^. W. Berry,. Mrs. [Under­


| . ' '


wood and Mr®. Hanson whilst Mrs. W. Boothman won the awMd for dominoes. Supper was served and a CO lectlori was takto for Mothers Unit n funefe. ..


COST


- At ,Spe8 ■was' cate'


- Christ- Churchyard ‘ on [.Tuesday. General sympathy; will, be accorded


a bi pigs ou't P.3, offerii “ I:


k (40)'. fined (£ s fee al each oi from Bi


Presto clean forg: ce. Spe


pf Moorside Farm, 10 with two gulne d 53. wltjiess expr regulations by pii


a licen ' Turner


reston Auction M: e', ; When .interv CWhalley). concei k was said to have ot all about It.”


F FORGETFULNESS. , on -Wednesday,,


tart 'with- , 'iBwed by itog the , replied: ’


w


Wifllam WiSwell, as 'advo- ■ rises, for loviffg -16


concert.—Members o i ilrs. H.' GraqweU’s. . .concert


teve a


and J an


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and LUNG e y o n ,


of stubborn Conghs> pj^j--------------


al thi '6cT. BO AND LUNG SYRl


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(3d. B O ir r iE


BS AD'P HEALTH FOY G STjj ClilTHERC :


Then theylvtaKe afraid. I haye po


skull. He' was unconscious and he. died at 2-;40 on Monday morning.: Recording a' verdict of (“ Acci­


(Opposite the Free' Library).. Branch Manager: 'i TOTAL FUNDS EXCEED S


JOHN[ |B. KEESHAW; 8,750,000.


YOUR WINTER . PRO’TECTION— :


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I STOCKS ARE GETTING LOW BUY.!


yam., They have picuou


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