XFOTJR)


C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C h u r c h , S u n d a y N e x t ' S e p t . I T *


I cLITHEROEi 10-30 a.m;;i r ^


! MR. T. STREET Supt. ' Blackburni Orphanage. ^-0 p.m,:,; A- . , ■ : . ■


MR. EDWIN TONES. B.Sc. o£ Blackburn.


Offerings for Lancashire Independent College.


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th; MINISTER’S


FAREWELL SERVICES - M o o r L a n e C h u r c h , CLITHEROE. •


S u n d a y N e x t , S e p t 17 10-30 a.m.:


Rev. J. S. YEARSLEY,M.A. 6-0 p.m.; MISS >M. DEMAIN.


Methodist Church, (WESLEY), CLITHEROE.


S u n d a y N e x t , S e p t ; 17 10-3(> a.m.: VMR. E: a. PARKINSON.


■ ; 6-0 p.m.; I : ! ... . , I : 1 REV. E. J. PRENTICE.


NEWTON-IN-BOWL'AND W.V.S. '


SALE


(In aid of crew of i HJiJB. Bronte) In the I .


I . !


The VILLAGE INSTITUTE - oni - f ■.. .’..


.1 to be opened a t 3 p.m. by i MRS. T. W. CASTLE


(of Slaldburn), Ih « I ,


PRODUCE . FANCY AND JUMBLE STALLS


Refreshments;at reasonable prices. I


I f


l i * 'fe l Si | n i


iIWHlS'TbRlVE i-ii-


i ADMISSION...l/6d. i


^ !-at 8 p.m. .


Including Supper. 1


.-I,'-"


bXsHALL AND BROWSHOLME WOMENS INSTITUTE,


A W H I S T D R I V E DL


will be held :n


THE SGHO on


RIDAY, sept: •at 7-30 p.m,


ADMISSION 1 including Supp


Proceeds-In aid-of -Wil.i Eunds.


AND IMIXED CHOIR. : J' '


B A B Y S H O W


SchneiSer, a L o n d o n ^ dteylng’ a t 'Flmllco 'Paim,


EVACUEE WINS THli CUP. Barry iSohneider-


2 2nd, 1944 Anne Singleton; 2, Geoffrey Ashworth. Nine-to eighteen months: ' 1, John


' ’Children under nine months.old : , i


the- silver cup at the babjj show hela at The Ball, Lowergate, on Saturday afternoon. I !:The Show, organised by Ijie (Ihrlstm^s JEtontor^rru attracted, a. large '.humbei and the judges, Drs. T. G. (Whalley), I. Jameson (Caldersfon'es) ^ Sister Joyce (Clithete) . had no little difOculty in making the awards, which were:


cuee who Is was awarded


Son or Mrs.


nCmbers of .Committee, ,of';’eiitries,, S..Ha-fkness


If.'- ■ ’ : ;


in.the ...... ......... Tuesday


rriHE X.La


quarterly meeting of the Moor And Round About ..Lane Methodist Circmtj was- held the .Church vestry at Moor Lane , on ._esday evening, wnen the Rev, J. S; iYer-’- ----- •


M O O R L A N E C I R C U I T i QUARTERLY MEET ING.


good assembly of’representatives, i The numerical returns s lowed a total


Mr.: Jepson, was i of a nature, showing a balance of £9, and £100 hi the


membership of 372. • iThe Stewards’ account,


. ol the Youth t and ’ Sunday S ch ^ Low Moor.: ; :


i The next meetmg was fe e urday, December 2nd, at


'


the close ol the meeting And on the proposition of Mn Yeai^sley, thanks


I Ught refreshments ’were, served at ' j „ ,


were.cordially-given to M ’; Dixon, and Mesdames Pell and Cowiua lor their untiring services.


W E S L E Y C I R C U I T QUARTERLY MEETING,


it, held at WaddJngton, g the Rev. W. H. Totty


cu Clitberoe (Wesley) ood attendance. A si


■dhd the Rev,’ W.-AUan -Sj ministers.


was extended to the Rev.


..T the quarterly meetl _ of the lOdist Cir- Saturday,


' J. Prentice .w, .the new


r ded over a e - Welcome


slent figure bemg the highest-record^'. ! Mr. J. Wrigley (Circuit Steward) pre-


Membership' was ' retUi . 1^,'tihe pre-


ed ’'at 612


^ t e d the financial statement, wimch re'vealed an income of lE^lsMuteyod., leaving a credit balance of |£15 T5s. 3d. The. balance in the fumlMtog account qarrled forward was £15 8s. 7d. *1716 Rev. W. H. Tottv accepted an


Invitation to remain a rourth year in Clitheroe.


SATURDAY, SEPT. 23rd. St was reported that £116 OS. 6d. was 'i.,


friends, to whom' tnsnks wfere'.voiced ’by'Mr.'E. Allen..' • .-


sei veu u


Ministers Widows’ Fund.; .'JA’-l’V „ ' I The next. meeting will, '[be. (held: 'dh Saturday,- December, 9th; at' 2.30 p.m:. at Wesley Church’ e


final total- for- the ■ speciaF'appeal the' Supernumerary Ministers’, and


1 lTea was served by t uhie ■jV aain 'tott "


waddmggcou’ '


'.ary Ministers’ and: Minis ters,-.; Widows’ Fund. — ‘ "/ ■ I ' ;


i The fallowing - appointments' were blade: Rev. E. J, Frentnce;' secretary Overseas Missions; .Rev, W. H..Totty, secretary and treasurer ! .for' Home Missions; Rev. W. A; Snaw’. secretary Methodast Youth; Mr.-Ki,Cross, secre­ tary Class Leaders: Mr. Wi R, Hanson, treasurer) Mmlsterial .Training Fund; Mr. E. Ohedter, treasurer Supemumer-


Missions was reported at l 59 0 for general work,-and £10l’;ls,’8d. for the Women’s departmentrf' 'v


The amounts siibscrlbeq for OvMseas £59 Os, 2d.


j-i


lund.' A resolution was passed acced­ ing to the Stewards’ request! for certara necessary requirements at the manse. ! Mr. T. Finder was re-electW secretary


—V.


at the bank ^ntingency


iresented by Satisfactory


departments,.as was Mrs] Hartley, the secretary of the Temperance and Social Welfare department. MAh special events are fo on the quarterly plan.


rparsley,'MIA., .presided over'a’ lahly I POHGe t which of: the old worthies g


the .Stonyhurst* astronompr as " yon star job.’’ The remark comes Into my mind In reference to -the golden jubilee ol Fr. Rowland, the' present director ■of the Observatory. Asljronomers of eminence have held Ithisj post before him, and Er. Rowland maintains the high standard which alone is good


It was who referred'to the work ,oi be notified “P


u ed for Sat- zao'pjn., at


penihgs of the countryside;. Those whC . know him, of course, know better than that. He happens to have been brought up in the, district, knows and, appre-- oiates the dialect, understands the wots of homely folk, and enjoys Immensely the tales'''he sometimes iheats about " yon star job." .


'recently, I i^ e d Fn Itowiand if he had heard the story of 'th e ;farmer who, worried about his harvesting, delivered ■


During a chat I .had with him ' I,


-Rowland started messing: about wi’ t’ weather, he’s mucked It up property.” ■No, Fr. Rowland’hadn’t heard -that


this tirade: “When I were a lad, we had r ^ h t summers, ■ but sin Father


one, and he laughed:' ; He told me of gettmg an anonymous


'ithe weatberi. beforehand.; Either : It rahis, snows or mails.", ; '


: .1 was also'reminded of a yam Fr. ■


Cortle used to tell.! He was in the observatoiy ■ one night taring phwto- graphsr of sunspotsiand 1 had the big. 'graphs -of -sunspots 'and had the hig ,Trfo- Lancashire chaps spatted It. Said ’ one, ‘•Sltha; Bill, there’s a big gun sticking out.’’: Quoth the' other, "'Ger. away it’s a' telescop'd. Tha should see it When it’s full out—it 'stretches hof- wav across yon field 1" ■; ■ , , • Agreeing that he-could scarcely have


■ “Aye; they- are,” said John, “but theyTe


been called upijn to spend long years in a: pleasanter place, Fr: Rowland spoke of the deep love of the distnet felt by mahy, and of their loyalty to it. Hie late John' Hardman,. 'who was plumber, at the College, once went lor' a holid-ayf to Beaumont i College,: and visited London. The Fathers -were very interested in John’s dlreqt speech and dialect.; When he had been to see the Houses.‘'•df''Parlaament, they asked,if those weren’if very ' fine . buildings.


llodder If .it w^e here If he said.


no better than St<myhurst.’’ Again, after visiting Vlrglnla.Water, he agreed ■the scenery was nice; i “But. John, said -one of the, priests, “ folks come oilt •: from -London; • to ; see . Iflrginia .WAters.” This didn’t surprise'Jpl a “ An' th'ey’dicome out to look at fh


to this day they point put the place where he ellmb^ the clock, tower;aft« a jackdaw’s nest,and was:,torumately. di^vered by the Rector as he was about to pull himself over the'parapet. The. story goes -that oh the-same-Bftght a loud nofee was heard—the parapet over which the youthful Waterton had been about t^ climb had: crashed. His Iuo% eiscape was no lesson to him; long after the age pf 80 he was still climbing trees in the park'Of his- Wakei field home.'.


museum is the famous caylnaa,, !or .alligator, which Watertoii captured and rode in British Guianar


" Id a place'Pf honour ih Stonyburst’s . ' ‘I ■ , ■ ! ’ :


Ainsworth; 2, Rodney Plant. - Eighteen months to -two-years: 1,- Barrv-Schneider; 2, AlanI Burgess. Twins: Ked’Ch and Kenneth Parker. iThe prizes were presented by Dr. ’Harfcness who;-iannouncihg- the award


,to- Barry ■ Schneider as, the best baby,; said: that' Anne: Singleton 'was a very cl-ose second.


I m fb!i -WILL RESUME :: v .


CLlTHEROE.i'WESLEY,MILE.'VOICE -Thanks to:thc judges-and to everyone ■ i -


R E H E A R S i T - on


[DAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 22n6, at Eight o’clock in


WESLEY. SCHOioL.


Inihtation is extended- to. anyone ■ may be interested—all parts.


pho WHlTEWElL


I WEST RIDIb^G SPEOAL CONSTABULARY


(Waddin^on Seetbu) I PSfJ'- mi l i f ft e ri i i I A N N U M , D A N C E


In ST/HELEN’S SCHOOL -o n -■ ■ —


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th.' 'Particulars later,


PARISH CHURCH 1 — SCHOOL


Y V h i s t & D o m i n o Drive


i Girls Frieiidly Society '


f " P i 4 — :: on i p


THURSDAY, SEP|T 21st a t 7-30 p.m.


ADMISSION ONE SH • : Cup of tea Inqlui


[[LLING :ed. ■


Eefreshments a t reasonal Proceeds for Curacy


l)le prices. ,nd. -


•: a .ill


. Hjlt,.E. Weaver! P. L, Hudsoi.’E. OOrh- j wafi, S. .Speak,'T. Nubtall; .'. -Y. Loft- 1 house, J. Smith, R. SOott; D.- Moss; H: ; Sm-l-Vhles, W. Birch. .


1 , P:-Margerisori; W. L. WUfciilspn,.E. How; I , E.Mills, N;-Petty, A, Hbnson F. Black- J ! burn. D.-Hanson, A. Dolphin, G. B.


I . CUtheroe XI: R. McArthur (cirotain), ‘ .„C:w5;!;.'':'-': | ,• ' i


Ribble^le Wanderers, dh'isen from; N:j Waterworth: (captain),;'!'.-Holt,'L.-


HOIffmYjWTCH.AT.bH^^ . i'MEADdW:H>]"./ ■;


-Will be held .Ir i r t e GRAMMAR, ,


, ,f: .. lwhen[|tlfeFe'!<jwl!Fbf-|'a |- ’ ’ ’ 'i’jGftUp.'bf................


:.r, Hiscn'ssion . , gC TOOL .


£UNDAY' 1 , 1 Effort ;


I: PuglLxonducted harvest thanks­ giving services at St. |! Michael’s Parish Church; on Sunday.'Harvest produce :of all kinds adorned' the Church,' a special" featufe ■'being -a number of eggs which m e later sent to, Blackburn Royal Infirmary.


HARVEST SERVICES.—The Rev.


'-£11 and will be devoted to iChurch funds; .The Jiarvest gifts, ’ other than the eggs, ' were s^ht; to St. Deny’s Home, Clltheroe.


The day’s oflertorl.es '.arhourited 'to


Preliminary -Not; DO'WNHA


ce, M


A ; W i u s t D r i v e D a n c e i . iw i l l be held .o r


' |b C T O P E l i ' i ' i 3 t h , " '^ ^ ^ IN AtDi’QF/'''-:'.!.',


S0;Lp!lERS’ COMFORTS FUN^. ‘


• . . : ■ [I . Details later,


■ clith ero e & D I sY k l^ YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB


' ' ' '


concerned jjv the event w^e voiced by Mrs. ,T. Eduleston.


pound stalls, and at stands -where second-hand baby clothes: and itoys were on sale.


!A brak 'tnade ensued at produce and


Sailors Society. The public are asked to give generously to this def- servlng fund and an anpeal Is made for helners to sell .flags' i , ,


a flag day is to be held in the bor­ ough-for, the funds of'the British


-Tomorrow.Is “ Anchor Day,” ■when, b itjhe Coe, ,and- had dropped my weighted


■reeling in, I found that-I was. Kst with an eel,, which’refused to budge either from the inud, i wftiere it had buried'Itself, or’ round a'stone, and, [in the light of past’ encounters, I' had .little hope of raising thd eel,;


'i


“ i tried the old dodge of leavidg 'the ■ i rod and line on, the Ifenk, hoping i it


would leave, its-^choragb’; but all in ivaln; In'my eubrts to dislodge. It,' I, ihad the mortification of, seeing about ! twenty^yaidSipf precious gut line, with i weight,and hook, sink Into the.river,


iTwo days later, my friend was fishing ; alone ' in ' the same • water when he hboked the line and. -brought- It out


“Buthiere.is the’remarkable thmg.' “I packed,up!and went home. '


'.complete with weight, 'bait, hoak—. 'and the eel, which, ijn trying to release itself, had wrapped. the gut so often around its body that It had choked, and so ended its Ufe and, incldentafiy,


created a coincidence.”! / ;


'many mere old timers! in-this village, he could supplement his recollection 'With Instances connected with poach- ■ing,.and the tricks; with which ,they


Modi-fisherman who cbuld'"tell many .tales of fishing on the square, and, like


I bluffed the water bailiff. “Some years ago,.vyhen fishing: at


Idusk, this old-timer, was throwmg his ’ fly line across the' water, when a bat ■took one of the files aind was -hooked. 'Which- would-seem.-to-indicate that a 'bat is hot' as blind as-most people ;imaglrie( Also, that'rqdsmen do occa­


sionally,'make some strange captures.-


collar and tie wheeling , a bui'ding that, was being erected. “Who-.is that mani with the pin­ striped trousers?” he asked.,


fTHE attention - of' a -I- arrested, when he £


aw a .mail with a barrow oh to


I Guardian.”), I (V ' '


tbn stone two. weeks'ago. and now he can’t get his discharge under ithe 'Essential Work Order.’;—(“ Manchester


iat the -London Chief Post Office, whether dog bisciiltsAwere food, as she wished to send soipeito her soldier husband who-Is chasing the Germans across the Cont’toen't. i She. hastened to add that he was-not to eat them


A parcels must not ,bfe‘sent to, troops abroad has had an interesting sequel. A lady asked at the Enquiry Office


ih-imself:-they "were for a puppy that the men had found amt adopted as a msscot


i available to . give ansiyers to all Post jOfflee p r o b l e m s . - ■:!. .


I


|campai?h’is:the’fact?that work on new Luftwaffe, headquarters at .'Garphes, just outside, .Paris.' was ! Interrupted, ohlv when the'bspifal )vts''lVeed''‘' ' ' , '' .,]^rced:Frqnch laboai; was being uspd to Install central heathi'g -for (he ebm- itv?i winter,: and the'boi’.erp and'rad-ik- rorS are-stiiil' dumped here/and there, as'the TOrkmen 'dropped'them.’.when (Continued foot.of next column).


An indication ■ of German paredhess for theijrapld-'ty


unpre- of :our


vipes should. be taken to the Post Office iEnqulry Office.. Experienced .clerks , are.


-However, the lady had the right idea’; All enquiries about Post' Office' sef-


" I ' *


•labourer’s' barrow for ?” i i _ '' i , i-“ Well, yoU see, he laid the fouiida-,


•’He’s the Mayor." . , ' , , , : - “ What oh earth Is! he -flushing, a


passeriiy .was SABDEN


■special Services'of thanksgiving for: the harvest, at- the Parish and Methodis't 'Churches, on .Sunday, . At St. Nicholas Ohurcto the t Vicar (Rev. 0. M.'Ma-


WEST FESTIVALS,-There were §rath«. preached., in the' morning, and


rriHE .Post Office reminder that food ■


Bland], -ih the evening." A children's ■ fruit and flowerservlce was held-in:'the afternoon.—At the Methodist Church, the preacher, afternoon : and’ evening, was Mr.- O. Mooihouse.' .pf.Padtham. At both places of worship there was special choral music; '


ae vicar- of Clitheroe (Rev. H. A.'


they heard the days of their' labours thfi'Reloh were at: an end. -.'


, i : ?


formed the roof of the central gdmln- istratiye-section,, and the, walls were pierced so that' the offices could, .be- used as h blockhouse.: .


Relmorced concrete a yanfl thick,


-the £ ,S.' man -who, noticed hi Paris- beggar pdfading--.the:'street •■with a large, placard bearing the 'letters; “RAJ,T he beggar' protested that’ the letters were quite Innocent-of i any m inteDtlon to in’suitr-fhe’ Germans,lana,


A ; ’OPCtAR anecdote among! the' Piench, ,at; the moment Is that bt DF. adds: “ There -is an- old-Low


A- -iFEW weeks ago,”- writes “DlP.,” cT. “ I was fishing with a friend 'at


ait-at the: bottom of the deepest part of the water, where'-I got a bite.. On.


in the "Yorkshire Evening Post, re­ calls' that among its scholars in the early yeais of' its North-countev fife was that noted yqrkshdreman, ,ChariM Waterton, essayist, naturalist, eccentric and Squire of Walton Bjall, Wakefield.-■ "Stonyhurst keeps him In mind, and


liN a comment on ithe 150th annlver- ^■■■sary of Stonyhurst College, Diarist


letter some years ago,' reading sorae- ■thing like this: "If I was you I ’d give up profiting' on the weather. It’S' now, use you or anybody else ^ in g to tell,


,By “QUIS”


iCTilTHEROE ADVERTISER I ae TIMES, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 19M. OVERJOYED!


MR. AMP MRS. GAISSE TALK ABOUT BELGIUM.


yet|I did not expect it would -be long before Belgium was liberated, pnee -


“ Iti all seems too good to be true,


Frendh master at Clitheroe - Royal Granimar School, when , asked'by an “A ,.; ,T .“ reporter to describe;his re­ action 'to the goad news of the, libera-, tion pf Brussels and-almost ithe whole of Belgium. Mr. - Galsse came' to tha country after the fall of France. “ Of course, the news meant more to


the I'Allies landed'on the Continent.” So said Mr. Galsse, of' Blmlicoexiad,


Preparatory, ' S e n i o r T e c h n ic a l1st Year


Preparat ry, i S e n i o r T^hnical r - 2nd Year Junior Domestic Course


my wife than to me,” he added. ’.’ You see, dhe is Belgian, by birth, whilst I was bom in France, though I am. a- British citizen, as my father ,was<Bnt- Ish. I'NeverthelfOT, Brussels was my homejifor twenty-five year^, and I can­ not reallj put my feelings Into words." “Yes, we were : overjpyed a t , the news,;.' Mrs^ Gaisse Interjected; happy


and quite ekclted at the mention of her eountiry being free'again. She realised full well what German'occupation must have meant, as -she, was ini, German- controBed territory during thelastiwar.


j. ■ ' -A"' TOAST.; j ■; ■


radloj nhat Brussels had .been freed, Mr. add-Mrs. Gaisse drank a itoast to Bberated ■ Belgium, having opened a bottle of Burgundy specially saved for just this occasion.


■When' hews came through : on' the SINGLE SUBJECTS


of Europe to gCt back to normal con. ditiobs and to restore her economic Ufe. “ I dc^n-t think—I am sure I" he said.


belief ■


' "Ih''addition, to that, there;are. not 'Chere: Might be jn -France, for i'lfetance.”


' asserted.’ '


•Mrl Gaisse wais: very emphatib-in tl4 BelgiuM wiU be ■ the first country;


: , : : Embroidery


' qr I whatever his job-works three ■ihUes as hard as the EngUshman; and’ itwloe as hard as a Frenchman,’’ he ■■,■■: '


. “| The Belgian worker—clerk, miner


' Emiphasising that 'Belgium | always looked to 'England for a ; lead, i Mr. GalsPe said Britain’s prestige had never been 'greater .Amoimst the small nations than I at present. .Sow she had a gjori-: ous' chance to "become their aemow- ledged leader, if only she-.would- take. it and Idevelop a definite lead “ But .-whaiteverBritain.does, she must .main­ tain her fine Army by peacetime con­ scription,” Mr. Gaisse.said. : "How can you expect Geraiany’s smaU neighbours -to'stand with-you,, when they know they will hot receive .any real armed' support from] you until the war has gone on three ocsfour yeans,-.during 'which.time thelrl country will have' been 'overrun and devastated and their young-men kUled, resisting a superior enemy 7“ he asked.. , i j


' - ' ' j ' MUST! Be DISARMED.'


-emphatic in. their, declaratlpn ..that Gerniany must be disarmed,.'and kept disarlned. “ You don’t realise i:Phat; it Is like to be Germany’s neighbour,” Mrs. I Gaisse said. “TVe Belgians are peace-loving and hard-working people, we like to enjoy ourselves, to smg and daneb With our families,” she added, her eyes fighting up at the .recolleutiim.


Both Mr. and Mrs. Qaisse were most


of the happy days of peace. “ But we oanndt do that ■ if Germany’s 'Shadow is always over us, and yoU can be .sure that the Belgian Government will press for retribution and punishment of the German criminals.”


; No I matter! how i; tried to steer our conversation .to other topics—the' Bel­ gian ^untryside, for, Instance—always we came back to Germany, •:


: :


Ord. Tel Eric Baines


\ . It was obvious that thlir ; one' : thonght is>how :to curtail German ' aggression,in .future.


• • '


Mr. Gaisse is’ engaged m -the cotlfec- tion'eiv business there, and deals with most of the inmortani -Britis'h -'flnns. Both he and Mis, Gaisse a re , mdeed thankful for the hospitality, they /have; enjoyed- - here,,''Naturally :their' ;over-i


depends on how soon. normal this country and Belgium,


■ be- for


' ■ ' . " B p h o i v J ^ y - B o y l a i i ^


on ■ Thursday ■ afternoon last,’ at -the Coffee House, Mrs. Milne-Rednead-pre­ siding'] over a good-attendance. 'Mr.-F. H. R.iStrickland, newly-appointed Con­ servative agent for , the Sklpton Divi-i Sion, addressed the meeting, speaking on plans for post-war Britain.- • Mr, Strickland complimented the members on tihelr activities during the wa'r years. Tea was in ithe form of a Jacob’s join.


, WOMEN: UNIONlSTS.ir-The monthly ineetlhg of the local.Branch: was held


MITTON


.at the)'Parish Church, on Sunday, were all well"attended. The church was very, rimply, but tastefully decorated. An anthem was sung at both services, the soprano solo being beautifully ren, deredi b y Mrs.’ Barbara Maudslej^ Bishop. Mounsey, ,'the assistant Bishop of Bradofrd, preached in the-morning; the vicar (Atchdeac® Ackerley) fak- .ing the .evenlng-iservice,. The fruit and ables were later sent litafy hospital ;


■ HARVEST SEBviiiqES.-The .service.. to a local■ !


twelv0 month?; or maybe even 'lodger,' Much tradlig relations' are' established tween


■educa,tingthe '19erman people,'::and argue whether -or not there'.are good- Germans: To us, that does.not matter. Thev will probably become educated In several more generations; but whatever their thoughts, if. we I'keqp,- them, property dfeatmed' they:' can- -do' no- damage,'.’ Mr:.!ahd,Mrs. Galsse.'asseited,: jNeiuier expects t o


“-Yiiu'.EngUsh;telH-of.the problemof: return :home for BARROW


ridinri desire is to, return--home as sajn ■ as practicable: . , ' . '


.'Habefaham Church, Burnley, .in the, evenbig. - The' discourses were-appropri- ate tq. the, oroasimi: ■-,


; - '


drive and dance,’promoted by members of the .W.V.S., was held in- the Reading Room'on Monday. There .were nine tables for whist, presided over by Mrs, R. Garslde. The winners were; Ladies: 1,: Mrs. Marks; 2, Mrs.' Baity; Gentle­ men; 1, Mr. Ohlney; 2, Mrs. Black-bum. A competition for several eggs was woh by Lt; Ashley'. -There was a good com­ pany at the dance.-: i;iianks 'are dUe'to all coiicemed in-\the success -of this effort.'


ST. DUN.STAN’S.—A successful whist G I S B U R N


line Wright,- of 8, Ohesterlstreet,'- Wil­ lows-Lane, Accrington, who was in her ,81th year. - Mrs. 'Wright,was the widow, of Mr. Hengy .Tatham Wright, and' leaves a son; and' ..three daughlexs; to whom I sympathy- is , '.extended: ■' The interment took ' place at j St. Mary's ■ Church, Gisbhrn,,dn Saturday, the last rites 'being performed by' ■ the Vicar..


WOBITUARY.—The death ioccukred on: ednesday week of Mrs. Annie Caro-,


- COMFORTS ' FUND.'-The.''-weekly whist-drive was' held'at the Wardens’ Post on '.Tuesday,; when the prizes, given by Mrs. Lister, were won by Mrs..


Thurogood and Mrs. Pranklan'd, Mrs. Catlow--and Mrs. Weymes.


SOCIAL DIARY


Sept. 23^Newtoh.W.VS.:. Sale ih the Institute, 3.0;-'Whlst Drive, 8.0


Sept. 29r-Dance:-.Newton Institute.- Sept. 29—Dance; Tosslde Institute. Sept. 29-Grand!BaU, King Lane Hall; - ,


Sept. 27—Bring-puy Sale, Whist Drive;. RootiBallroom. Dunsop Bridge.


.: Co-op. Employees, effort fOr ! ■ Comforts Fund. .


Oct. 6rt-Dance: St. Helen's' sehool, ; Waddington.


Oct. 10—CE.MA. Concert;, Root Ball­ room, Dunsop Bridge.


Oct. 7—Dance’ .'.'llie Hall, Loweigate.;


Oct. 13—'WhisWJance at DoWnham. : Oct. 14—Dante; Newton Instltutei Oct, 17, Nov, 2l.,Dec. 19-^Whiat Drive, Hoot, Ballroom,. Dunsop- Bridge.


i


Oct. 23-28—CUtheroe - Parish Church '■ 1 : M.U, present .“Cinderella” .:


Nov. 3 arid 24—Dahees; Newton Irist’-tei Nov. 11-rPigeon,-Flower and. Vegetable ■,'6how:. CIi'theroe'Auction Mart.


Dec. 2—Xmas Payrriand-Daiice: The Hafi; :towemate. '■!.


Dec; ip &.-30---Dane^*-^ewton.fflm’te. ’


^as ofaered to remove the placard.' : ■ Next : day '. (says' . the. •" Glasgow' .Herald”) .the .SB. man, Was' furious'


ereiy ;5to6d for ; “ Rien a''.putner-’i: (noth-Jt}^? to smoke)';:Ne-verthelfei he:


Mrs;-R.,t!;harn)fey;’of, Mori^i-s.tredt. :held a: iBeetlp drive ■


gar, au Fu


this‘ 'stands fort ‘ RetnerclementS' ihrer’ I’ £,teqnfe^tb the IJUphrer).:


Wednesday' ewhln g':' diid Tdfeed'31 s!] : ■


At: her nbriife.'on,


for-the: St;'Paul’s CHui:'dh'"“Welccine' Hom'e” fjind.


:SUPk)RrPRISONERS!Of]W ^ ^.UN:)! r , . TEL:. 191.


Oct. 7—Fancy Dress Dance: St. Nfery's School - ' : ■


Oct. 3, Nov, 7, Dec, 5—Dances in Root Ballroom, Dunsop Bridge.


'. i ’ :; SLAIDB0RN


Guilds met,at the MethodistSundqy School; on - Wednesday, for; gamciS. Supper-,"wa? served afterwards! The primary 'scholars held a similar meeting the previous bvehlng.! i |!


Members of the SeriWiand Junior


were held at St, Luke’s Mission.-bn. Sunday, last.- i The preachers,; were ’the. Rev. K. S. Rich;.Vicar of-Rekd’.’iil’.tnE afteriloon, dhd Mr. A. Langford, of |


THANKSGIVING;'— Harvest'Servifces WADDINGTON


.we- recorded, last week,! took placmton.: Saturday Iri St. Helen’s Ghurchyaid, '. where; the last rites were conducted by the'Rev, W. G. Jones, vicar. Members of -the Special Constabulary, headed I by. i P.C., Bennett; .carried the coffin. Many . representatives of village organisations, as :well .as business: associates,) were


many mahifestations of regret), ffie. funeral of Mr. John Herd, whose death-


THE ; LATE MR.. J. HERD.-]AlWd


: great sorrow. There- were.-many b'eai tl- ful floral tributes., '■ ,;■


f',-’ ■ i


■present. Sincere sympathy Is extended - to Mrs. Herd and her son, and the bM-' there and-sisters of Herd, In! their


: held -In'fthe Methodist Church, on Sun­ day,. In celebration:of the harvest, illn the momtog, the-preacher- was the Rev. Mr. Hudson, a mmister-who Is-slaying ’ in. Clitheroe for a heffiday,' rind who


-’’THANKSGIVING'. —Good congrefea- tlons were present at .rill the:servltes


,'Women’s -work section' at) the mis­ sionary’ meeting held in Grlndleton- 'Methodist Church, ' on ! Wednesday ■ evening Mrs; R, Hartley presided ' oyer’ a,'larger attendance, and Miss mshwater’s-address on the value and necessity of. mlsslonary endea-' tour) was followed wltl) keen atten-!


! J;. S.'Yearsley, wife of the new mln- ■Ister In the Methodist'Church,-was: welcomed as-- president ■ of the


i MISSIONARY MEETING.—Mrs'l tlon.;'.: -' . : ■ •,


House, last," Saturday, took place in the- - Village Institute, owing to toe illness


.'Prentice,' newly-appointed minister:!at' Whafiey.- His -sermon was in keeplhg ' with tile seasonal naturri of the servife. Harvest decorations were used,-iarid the : church presented an attractive appei> ance. The choir, under the baton ;bf ■Mr. W. Altham, with Miss Sperikman ' as organist,’sang special anthems, The'


- - - -. i:;',.


'• attendance.: : .A cordial welcomri’.-wrii - given -to ,Mrs. Simpson,! qf Slaldburh,. who gave a most in-terestlng talkten toe' “Housewives’ Service.” ! Thanks were


WiVB. was held In the 'Reading Room Institute, on-Wednesday night; wh^ ■ Mrs. Coulthuret presidedr over , a'goM


.W.V.S.—The monflily 'meeting of tiie


-deputised for theJlev.'Allan ShaW, the, inewly-appolnted minister to OhatbUtn;. called away at ’short notice. MrJ Hud­ son gave an inspiring discriiiree. The eVemng preacher was the Rev! E,1'J.


, Jrirty and .bring-and-buy. sale, which it' lad been proposed to bold at-Prospect


1 W.VB. GARDEN PARTY.—A garden!


, jvprk'-done by,ttte;W.V.S. In Grindletoni and,, stressing the need ! for further! .efforts in aid of toe Red .CJross. . |


- costumes. ■: ,


. soloist throughout.-'the day was- Miss Edith Altham, whose slngingAvas imutffi . ■enjoyed.


\ ;-Mrs.’ Robinson,'Manor'House, Ctot4 bum,' Wndly presented five childrm! ■with two ■


shillings jeaoh for fancy dress' : . ,


,/The brlng-and-buy sale was- well' patronised.Refreshments' were, served! during the afternoon by membera- of; the. W.VB. Sports were i indulged' ln.i la'ter by ;the children.


;; Me proceeds were^ln aid of toe Red-' . Cb)oss, and amounted to. £28. Thanks: are due to all who helped in any way tojmake the effort a success. .


: YOUNG FAB3IEBS’ CtUB


accorded'to'Mrs: Slmpsori; and tea wM ’ served.


• I In toe Grammar School; on WedneS-: day,, evening, a film show waS 'glven to- members of the Yourig Farmers’ Club, by a unit of the Ministry, of Ipforma-


.'tlqif. Four films were shown. The .tost, “The Crofters,” showed life in. 1 tori, lonely villages pf Scotland.' where; toe people have tdwork for every thing; they need. " Making good Hay ” was.


•descriptive of, the 'different methods of' ha,fvestlng- toe: hay- crop. ’ . ”Stocking


:thri, proposition of Mr. .S. .Blackburn,., , seconded by "Miss -M.,’;WrigIey,- ’ -


and:Stacking” illustrated the stooklhg- Of I oats fend toe making' of weather­ proof stacks; while "Clean Milk” emr phflSlsed the importance of keeping to i cows and!uterisU3 clean. Thanks to toe sptoker'and operator were! extended on


I V S | e r e c o i p i e n d l E p L l ' ^ T F U R N I T U R E . ^ :j , , I /


I : ■


I n a t u r a l l y s t | p p ] | i e ^ a r A v ^ ^ I you. :


y o u r p e h n i t a l o n g a n d w e ’ l l d o o u r ! b e s t f o r t ' I-


■ Ren&vatioris uriderfctoen and fexeputed^ in rotation. :;v|


' '


of Mr. Turnibull - Mrs, Chaxnley pre-) rtded, and Miss Susrin .Musson opened! toe proceedings, giving-a-resumri of the: -


GRINDLETON,


i- ' Frivate Bert Harrison


■Royal Navy: last December. Previously: •he was employed at Bond’s Foundry, Longndge. i Ha home ^ d - r ^ Isr 3; Lane'Ends, jDunsop:Bndge'.' ‘" . - - ‘


,, yea-rs ago. lAt -present'he is In India] , f'aft^ se.veral' months-fighting -with the'


r. „ I and i Mrs. W,i Harrison, 13, King-, ■streqt, ■ joinSd .the, Forces , about two


MP.te. Bert!Harrison,.youngest son oi 'OrA Tel Eric Baines;(18), joined the* M A.C.W.:


Chiiidits in,the Bunnesfe-jungle. I -Brlor to his entry into the iwari h i farmed at'-Sivafiow §far, StoidbUfn,,:, r


;


: ■ A.C.W. Maf^ret (Maud). Hargreaves, i attached to R.AF. Signals, is.the toly daughter mf Mr, and Mrs. Edwlnj iHhr- greayes,:: 53,- West View. Cfitheroe. Before 'volunteering' for service' With' the 'WiAJlP. -shfi: was' employed ito ithe silk’ warehouse :at’ Messrs. Westhekd’s


argli Hargreaves ■ ■; ' ■


■ Gunner Edward Airey


&lfprd 'Bridge.Mill. ;Her‘ father,'was' permanently disabled Ih-the last war.


, I


with-;a coastal heavy anti-aircraft -unit:; t iM fflBmber of Grlndletoin'viillago Ing room,, he was, formerly employed aq a decorator by-Messrs, John Watson’ and Sons, York-street.


s e r v i n g w i O l H J i f o r c e i


Dressmaking (Make &Mend)


Dressmaking’ . (3rd Year)' French (conversation) Pen ietlfering


Make & Mend (W.'V.S. at Bow-


land Chambers)


CLASSES ; COMMENCE ON 'MONDAY, 25th SEtT., at 7-li p.m; ENROLMENT : THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 21st and 22n^ tSEPT ,


Crafts Musit.


(Instrumental)


Dressmaking ’ (1:'.& 2 Years)' Female: PiT, and Dahcirig


Elocution


Preparatory,: j S e n i o r Commercial—1st Year


Preparatory,: i S^e n i, o r Commercial—2nd Year ClericaI-!-lst lYlpar


Qerical-r-2nd '’YcaF'. Mechanical Enj^eering —1st Vearl,


COTTON WEAVING BUILDING


'English Mathematics.


Prac. Drawing Prac. Drawing Science 1st and 2nd Years 'ii.-- Needlhworki


Shorthand Shorthand (Gr.' 1)


Shorthand; (Gr.'2)l-'


Drawing


H. : I


.Arithmetic &j ' Accounts I


Arithmetic & ■Accounts I


"Bodk-keepin^ - ' ■ ■ 1


Book-keeping 'Mathematics’


On nightSj fo ,be arranged, prov; . sufficient, students enrol;


ded


Shorthand. (Gr, 8)


Science, Mathematics!:


Form & Colour Handwork i : English


i


English I English .- ' j


Science


C L I T H ^ O E i X C H i N i q


TO-NIGHT (Friday):.


Whalley Assembly Rooms;- Grand ball.! SATURDAY:


.Dancing: Whafi'ey Assembly Rooms. SUNDAY:


:iMoor Lane Methodist Ohurch: Services • at 1030 and 6.0 ■ '


Methodist (-Wesley) Church: Services 10.30 and 6.0.


- . . MONDAYtv, ' 1


Ohatbum Ohurch Institute: British Legion’s Holiday Ball, 8.0.


iClitheroe Auction Mart: Sale of Dairy,


See advts. for Cinema performances. TUESDAY:


.


Whist-Dance, Eaves Hall; 8.0 p.m.. WEDNESDAY:


Cattle, 1030 a.m.


' School, 730 p.m. ; , • , Dancing: 'Wlhafiey Assembly RoomS;


THURSDAY: '


Parish Ohurch. GPB.:: 'Whist-Doroino Drive, St. Mary’s School, 730 pm.


Howland Forest YJ’.O.: Meeting, The - Root, Dunsop Bridge, 8.0 pm. Public'Meeting, GrlndletoADay School,


at 7:30 pm. FRIDAY:


, •


Rimlngton! Memorial Institute':' Whist B Drive, 730; Dance 9.0 pm . '


The Hall,.Lowergate: “Lights' up ” Ball, 8.0 p.ra.


-


asha-U and Browsholme WX: Whfet Drive In the School, 7.30 pm.


Itorlf In; Suud day| CO


Re! D , from ^-0 to 9-0 p.m.


STUDENTS u n d e r 18 YEARS OF AGE admitt^ to Preparatoryj add Junior Classes without fee "


f e e s j f r om - t o ,5 / - according to grade, as No Prospectus issued. Keep this for reference. 1' -


.Secretary Principal


J. H. RAMSBOrrCM„21, Cfaurchi Street (Tel. 264). J. ENTWISTjLE, iR .bblesdale Setuor School,' ■


“ ' *^.'*.'* “ * *.* ~’*i'~»~irt<irLri/L


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th. m4. • , The 1310th day of thefWar. ^ New Moon*Sunday.


• ' To-nigJlt ..-.,...8 50 to 7 13 : . . SatUIWy


• i BLACK-OUT • pjn. am,


. - Monday ....... 7 49 to 6 18 ■ Tuesday . . . . ; 7 48 to 6 20 : .


SUNDAY ..... 7 51 to 6 17 ........ ''!■ '


■ Wednesday . . 7 44 to 6 22 Thursday . . . . 7 41 to 6 .24


! " I 11-■I' III .il l,. DOUBLE SUIVtMER'TiME ENOS


Clocks and watches must bri PUT BACK ONE HOUR to-moirow night (Saturday) before yon retire to rest. --


, -


‘ from one mantle, and equivalent to normal peace-time lighting in .- the side streets, An inch or two at the too of the glass wiU.be blacked-out so as to prevent light from shining upwards, but this wjll, hardly be noticeable. i Electric lamps, too; will be. deflficted downwards. ’ The mer­ cury vapour lamps, erected In Whalley-road just before the war, will not be used, but these stand­ ards are being adapted to take an


. brighter than most people probably anticipate, a hundred times more powerful than the present .".star­ lights.” 86 far. as gas llghtlrig Is concerned, It -will be. a light emitted


quately Ughted for th'e flyst- time Iri five years, h-All the.gas lamps -In the town will be set so that they will light up simultaneously with the electric lights. T h is good news was given to an ‘tA, and T.” reporter on Wednesday, by-Mr. R W. Harris, the Lighting Engineer. ‘Tor nearly- a fortnight’ now,: every available workman has beefi erigag'ed''rifi ' the task of cleaning-'iand .overhauling the gas lamps, and I think:I can safely say -that i more than 96 per. cent; of the lamps will be ready by Sunday night,”: Mr., Harris' said. “jThe men have been working every- evening!tontll ,duik, and ordinary domestic i maintenance; Jobs have been, left, over, be'eriuse-I< feel, sure that the, pribllc. Wjjl want-; street lighting, riiore. than anything else,” he added. The lighting will be


Alderman R. Manley,-Chklrman of the CUtheroe Lighting ^Committee, will press.a swltchiat the-electrlolty sub-station and- Clltheroe' will forthwith have. Its ■


At 7-45 next. Bunday* .evening, ; .‘streets ade­ 8.53 to 6 16 "


Ech6 dlpld.


Suntf


aftetl of wH ent'. celvel the and L and II werril in tb


two I anti'j a; I ''


ri’-SlD Mlssd


forml R. 'BI Churl


•presC Bbthi


respdT thfclr love;,! Impel clahl succa


wasi! ship I tolghq not type.) somel


dli t o lstrif Lane on ’ Tottl^ ero'ei whlli cotini w-d


Urilfll ond|l


The Hall, -Lowergatc: IPancy Dress Ball and Victory Cabaret, 6.0 p.m. Clitheroe YP-C.: Meetmg In Grammar


CUtoeroe Auction Mart: ' Grading ..at 930 am.


Garden Party, Red Cottage,"Rimington, 3.0; - Whist In Institute: 730..


Congregational Church: Services 10.30 ' and 6.0 ■ ■


moral wlthf catlqi tbanil had ' heqrd apjled odist effect] Perh , tois'ria leiidld leadel erlhg' havlri cult t


OllthJ sure


the I turn ond


..ordinary lamp of ;60 or,. 100 watts The standard of - lighting will be approximately one-fifth of what,. It was previously. ■ No test of the llghtlfag arrangements Is being Made before Sunday night, but the lamp -at the entrance to the Gas Works at the end of the Chester- avenue playgroufed' has this week been lit according .to the new.,per­ mitted' standards: arid those who have seen It are amazed, at. Its brll-: fiance.! Passers-by'have stopped and stared In wonderment, almost amounting to awe I “ Its as good as flumlnatlonsji’. one man - was heard to declare.’ A good twenty paces away frorri the lamp one can


, room from being distinguished, Jrom outside, i


■ However, windows' must be covered )ivlth curtaining or some material which will -prevent any object In the


. ! * ’it ' # ■ '■ !


. officially advised I tOiAhls effect. All ’this hgs been received with satls-


■jfactlon; The swift adyancte of the past few weeks have, equally, vlr-


'and the men have been fcalledtopon for garrison duty once each twelve fla y s ,.T h e se ,parades. aiy:--dut;es- oave ceased, and how parades will he ' -pflrely voluntary. .Cam"9ry: Commapders are to . arrange these


.Clltheroe, the Horae Guard haaheld two compulsory paradesieach.M^ek


; tnallv Removed the possibility of In- ;Vaslon;; - Accordingly, too -Home Guard;ihas been: “ staod down." In


In short, Is that In place of the black-out we have a dim-out, and -the change removes Irksome duties Indoors fend dangerous, conditions outside. These relaxations are only an Instalment of! the wide benefits which ! follow the clearance of France land Belgium of the Germans r-the pushing back of air-bases and the -pre-occupation of enemy air forces with defence, -That- has .allowed striking reduction of duties in various spheres of Civil Defence. |In Clltheroe, flre-^watfhln« ended !on Tuesday evening, and the man­ ning -of - civil 'defence posts—con- 'flned to the 'Report Centre for a ,considerable tltnqi-lslto,erid'toihor- jrow evening, personnel having been


' ■■•■!i' . . ' ’ |i; ■ '^ ■ , What the; foregoing'amounts to,


fead a: newspaper 'quite comfort­ ably. On Sunday: night; too, win­ dows (excepting skylights) In any building need not be blacked-out.


!, Sir I


hUs serylil for 01


vlsltel sions.l


•ihfeld;!| Ribbl'l reoeni Frldal defeaj 'After suppel


-W!'-j lEmi


ded bl


RUHrt Miss Wiiitd


Thd


pblntq Supd:


Of Ad


ih thl will plrecil ■Her rl 111 tit £]ch6o| afld. llistru


lU s ! . begin]


whenf prize! _


five's! lonsji


Mrs., 3h a tl


Fori


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