fm i|;l (TWO) CLITHEHOE ADTERIISER '&


NO Says Fieid-M^rshali Monty


-i ' M ■'•i.'i.: >..'« .>)i .1


German civilisation i would recreate I God |! in th e image of a; Diesel ! machine—precise, accurate, powerful,;


I but with no sooil to operate. i i


The Prussian Junker is the road-hog of Europe.


The rleifldy o f ; the Germans ■ has always failed. : ^hey enteied Belr


I name. i ; , , i


A : nation canniot endure to she ^ thatihas on its, soul the crime.^of Belgium.


It Is 'nbt what happens to .vou .inline : that matters; it is the way in' wtu.eh


i ■ i ■ ' . i I -^David Lloyd George, in the last wuf 1 you face: it; ■ ' j ‘


.'more' than a' century ithey hawe made .war, their trMe.i ]aU' they, wanted and set out for was iPtoce,; with the^rest of humanity 'willing I serfs of the Herrea- volk. Nothing .there'to; fight' about, The whole ;world would' have been


to sugge^ that for


on those iPbor Germans. ' I keep on fiorgettlhg that the terrible Huns who have imaged and ravaged and mur­ dered Europe—was it Emil Ludwig who said: (‘Because we Germans.do,not know how to live, Europe must me ? —would fa r : rather have '^en'. slttiag at home or; g^ng to the pictures, nad it not beep for a handful of Nazis iWho misled' them. They; could not,' of coursei have! wished (for war: during those long years in j whlch^^.most of them earned .their living build^tanks ai^ probing I the secrets of ;Yr“'l®P®> ■and it ^ a


J a iu s r : apol^lse to one l ofim readers (Who thinks I am too ha:


J r


i glumi to save time.i They have not gained time, but have lost jheir good


T IM p . FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1945; N O RW Em


WHEN WE CAN iT^STl T^E GERMANS [BY DAREY l6rD1


'—wei -‘iwere, ipersuaded ., to lea-ye their Itrlal'to the Germans tnemsel7es.| A standmg Joke became a tedious farce 1! Germans were not .pteparqd to condemn cutpfito whom cirey 'ted


“THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN”


VIGNETTES i|


Preston,


'crimes. Sb ou'li' of 991 accused, all buti 13_88g_j,;vire ^acquitted, ' Norn our towyers have got; td-work flndmg!i loopholes through which crimmals can escape—according ,to same of ‘ tnese authorities’there is no law earth to convict anybody—we pe in danger of this 'happening again'. Ihe Arch-; bisltop of 'York, who with his iknow- ledge'of Russia is more acutely ,aiw'are of Hun crimes than iwe whoi have stayed at home. Is right when he says “,shobt Hitler at sl^t.”i I haive; never concealed my opinion ;that if we ‘ ret Hltlei andtor MhssoliniJ come before a


Neither'of persohally


tribunal, the Idvryers wll get them on. course can 'be Charged with


not given! bedefs- they, have approved and condoned. llThat isinot enou^ for the iSwyeK. Mfet oi the,war criminals Lunii, tmu. 1-


But . ^e , crimes; fori-which tuev have )ha... —-------- w,i - ■ ,


are well knowh and^if [th^^"”"' are to ^ effectively


on the pojlicy [of ShooM and frying __later. I 'VSThat earthly


use can there I [be in trying ffltler or Mus^lni’? If‘i: tried,' their nec^ | are as safe as-jtayltody’s.' Bejthat as it may


ROTARY SNAPSHOTS y OVELY scenes in Norwv-y-i-'Tand described by. Mr. E Ci Oake , ■ s. o5


of


thei. midnight sun .. ..............


I wert


'earlidr lauded Ito the; skies forj them ■week. His i talk] was Illustrated by lantern slides, shown by Mr. T. H. Taft


which 400 1 miles were within the Arctic Circle, Mr. Oakes said; This 'whole


'Although; Norway was always rel- ferred to as a small country,’ it had a coastline 11,000 miles


long, of mountainous country i was


committing j.thes ,e .crimes. ■; I much as| three miles wide and we: exceliptio^ alfli:y


dealt ;wit)h, it wifi only be- them first


man coUaboraitbrs. They .lave already appeared oh thb Allied frent, and what . 5iey 'are out for is to hide iheir shady


• I


Thanhs pal, for the way you^re keeping Jeirry on the run,


‘ : ' ■ ■ ■ •;!


' • I V . ■ 1 ' :


; , . ;


fye’re baehing you u m topi gear


our


LET’S SSVE A? H P AS THEY FIGHT Inued by the Nitlonil Sivlngs’ddmmjttco


a n y /


SHlTOiNI makes it ea;^ for you .to buy i^he ;home of your choice.


—it is than t iessly.!


)'pay rent for years so prioat- ~


far better to own vour home ‘ ■ II t)h(


The ready ‘ help of the


ASSETTS:, lEXittEBD' £4,700,000. iRESEKVE FUND £250,000.


Secretary; Arthur Smith, F.C.I.S. • ; ' '■ : J ' '' ‘ i ■


peaceful enough if it had only agreed loy^y to serve the master „race, and the'pitiful destruction; manifest evCT- whereJ would (have been avoided. Did not the old |Geiman;;.waman tell:our men- at the front that. the Gmmaiis would have been 'spared this misery if the iBritish had! only .given up he ghost in 1940; ? Then; vhy Wme the. Huns ;for this terrible catastrophe? They meant well,! andiall, they, warned was'their " tights” when, in , 1939, they 'set out! to prevent anyone Cite having rights.; 'It is only in accord­ ance with the fiitness! of things Jiat the'people ofipth^r nations should,act as'handmaids .to is it true that the brutes, do not ’


a voluntary and [spontaneous gestoc but ' being unnatural must be dictated by ifear and so miist be presumed upon. No^German :would have acted like a


the porenvolk. Nor G ^ an s , being hom eve jWndness can be


you know. It Is .a sh^e! that,‘hun­ dreds bf‘thousands of German ref ugees should now; experience what tneir neighbours hawei suffered for nearly six ; years. :No wonder they begin'to whine about; their cruel fate. Sauce for the ipnocent goose is i.ot, .and never'was, sauce for the guilty mder. But before we waste our sympathy on those 'Huns we do well, to, rememoer that !there its another aspect of' th-is last stage of: the' way now' waged on Hun soil. Since the Germans .ere themselves ' suffering i distress, .what, niut be the plight of those millions of "foreigners’'^'whom they still have in their power ? 1 .TijuMUl Joe gives us a hint of another campaign against j the Jews,! and PbvioiuEly | the oondiuons under vhloh-exist the multitudes of foreign workers and prisoners of war rahst deteriorate as the German system of food and transporti falls more! and more;Into chaos.' Moreover; thrDuich doctors have recently [had ,to send a moving, remonstrance against- the German cruelties carried ' out in Holland. . ■


1 , , i ' ;


.These Huns have not only robbed the Dutch of their stocks, but have prevented the Dutch people froir- fairly distributing what fp ^ is left In the country.


into!'a German instrument, for depriving Holland of outside aid.


i


Say these Dutch dtetors: “The cruelty with, which the, iheasutes are carried out can only give the impression of an


Head


HIGH STREET, SKIPTOI^I. Tclephonei^7/i« I lj.j.u.


36, KING STREET, CLITHEROE ; | [Telephon^ lO EDWARD CHESTER . BRANCH OFFICE: m im r — tell him that V NX extracts. yteU him tltat "CELtiHX CEIUO"—" Nature’s answer to


Rheumatism” is a scidntific blending of the original celery treatment and o±er valuable


O’’is achieving amaz-1 I :. '


■' ing 'results and ftequcntly giyes mpid i ;. relief when everything else has failed. -j- ask him to buy a pacltet now and ‘ i : guard against the excruciating pains of rheumatism;or tu|MBAGO that every'sufferer I learns I to dread.


i


Of ctl chemists .and stem (includint Boots, Timothy Whit> ^ toylors) f/9 ud 3/6 a boKle.


/s/mm£SMsm? ; '


utterly exhausted; herded together likt catitlb in trucks, goodk wagons ai'k ships’ holds, entirely ;‘without ; foe and deprived of care and the element ary necessities of life.; Germany ' losing every i claim to j respect Iroi humanity.” ' No, the Huns are not bad i as they are pictufed I W-iu Rhonda Churchill refused to shake hands with:a; twenty-twp year old 3, guardsman,' who i had participated m the notorious Lublin massacres, ne pro­ tested; “But why?'- ,'What haveil done ? I did not ask to be“"an S s. guard. I only obeyed driers.” What does' this mean ? ' If men . are to w excused the most revolting' crimto because they were obeying orders,[then any' crime on eaith oah .be justified. There are some orders vtolch just- can­ not i he obeyed, and every civilised Individual understands i this—except, of course, a German. The .new Ger­ many' now arising, as thd Allies gradu- allyj.overrun their county, is attempt-. Ing ^0 be revoltingly peace-Joving, the. same 'Germans .who only yesterday, as Field Marshal IMontgomeiy says in l.is wamlhg to' Bri'tish; troops agairst fraternisation,were applauding tie utter disregard by their leaders of a;iy form dfjjdecency or horloui''able deil- Ings: I The same Germans wbrse brothers,: sons and father's were car:y- ing lOUt a system of mask murder aid torture of defenceless civillaris. You^ wifi'have to remember that these .'»me Germans are planning to make fools .of yori again and to escape .the loathing wihich: their actions deseeve., Npn- Mtemisatioli implies no|revenge, We have no theory of master races. But a guilty nation ; must pot only be conyictM, it must realise Its gu,ilt. - Last time we , won the war and let the peace slip out of bur. hands. This tme we imUst not ease off—we ;rrrust win both the war and the pekee.” - 'Ihjjse who favour fraternisation would not wish to assist in! the re-bmergfence of a ...Nationalist. Germany, br jto plaj a leading role in the brektlbn of he Third i World 'War. But there .shoild be ;no illusions' about the dangm which'! oonfronit- hny “ let- iiygones be bygones” attitride which' interpreled,


act of revenge on a defenceless peoplej. The j men are driven. tpgetlier li'sp slaves, and ‘ deported, irrespective of obvious disease or disablement. Thei are driven along .roads I until ..tiheil an


'as wel were lulled in-ri'he ntoeteen-: twenties, and in turn to 'obtain a free ■ and ctear iCourse in preparation for- the next war,-They wifi also plan! to deal with their own criminals. VSmat ooUld be fairer ithan letting'CJtemkns be tried by Germans ? ' 11761]. so bsjdly managed was the criminal 'side 'Of ithe last war that rather than, try guilty Germans—


They-are prebisely the iame' 'noodles who believe in the “gooid Germans,, and' .by afi their actions would hoyd us fobledi a third time. After, .this- war ■the Genmans, if we let them,, wilfldad' the world in reconstruction,' in plan­ ning, but the planning wifi be on -how .to lull’.us into a sense of- false security,'


is what fraternisation means. . Seme of' bur sentimentalists are; writing ‘tp the papers in favour of. fraternisati on.


list with definite ■


men already down on [the crimes to- account for:


The Dutch Red Cross is converted


could nbt db better; thanj get [into tiorich with Emil Ludwig, and'see if they cari iiiducej him to ;»eave the


United Sates and help to rescue his country fyom unritterable chaos.


grammes Whlc): wilj meet' the approval of the Allded authorities, but .which, will (have ■'a : reaspna'ble chance cf acceptance; by 1, a imaj.orite of the [Ger­ man people. In other words, co-bpera-: not remipofary cooperation until times aq the Prussian Junkers'


As prabti'dal politicians they will not only have! to] foririulate political'piO-


such judge


tion,


it rixpraitoi to reapj^r,!^ but it.l PAJrini


the Ikter are iiriTllrig to trust them, of pursuing ai policy of wilful 'deceit; and at the opriartilhe momient reverting to


'altowe stalllusibned


1920.1 It yyiU [be up ^ lis to see ^ that it does not.supctod since a world dls- " ’ will'! not forgive 1-theI Allied if I! they'. f all victims to


lec. , - ,- ____


world has jevey seei ■theiri misdemeanoijifs down, to their


Geilimans They! are


have sin .he I cleve


senilpientali


tribkbry. . chante,


tesmen


•esf scoundrels the and he who' 'Hits


the old order.l'tri'is'igame'm’uSt not be suicceM in 1945 as it [did in


Nothing must be .left to Thqre must be .no' sloppy ' to the .effect that the .ed In: ignorance,


“ knowing [no better ’’ is lost arid wall be quickl'v uridecelved. Nothing is done; lu' Germany Iwithopt' a definite purpose. !jlha|t purpose gfter the' war wiill be eimer.; to fool ;.uq or fo! make good! with riivil'ised 'people. ; I t Is ‘ up to


■of a change of heart. No 'onei MU be [better


pleased ,than !■ if the wish ['to mAkemod.'


us qiiicklyi toj' decide which, and act accordingly.


tion |Ss -wl at ithe w|3rld 'is asking for. Make no mistake’. about (hat., . But those who, arq ready; tb' welcome the Huns witu open arms,' because! -the


It iWill be evidence [World co-,cpera-


Germans smcerely


asking for fcrolible. j The Germans I can- not be accepted as; geiiuinqly desirous of cooperation unites find' until .there: is a revolritlbn inijthear minds,land they prove their' 'sincerity by deeds more than byjj woids. Iri -mur piyvate


wish I is fgithm to; _the !_thought,[ are ■olir


■hcpdrig tm it hb ‘ has turned ovfer. a‘ new leaf. |:If ydu donot! ybu'jare going.the right!' wayj' abou't* it


dealings you do not ao-oept'a known hopelessly bad character, as ifl. his record was spotless.; 'Ybu' wait and see,


again and again, ^ a t riiay. not [be a gigari'tic evil in' the Mriiple Issue of him And you—-tjwo br thibe individuals. But i when a' ; nation goes astyay— especially [‘a (riaM-bn qf -seventy or efehtiv-niillionsf-the result is a world calamite. dommbn sense requires that'other nations'! must| be on their [uard, espfeclally when-they havq ibeen taken in before within 'a seneratlon. and whennheUe'adbrS'Of [the offendin;


to [be taken' in


they jimteild the old methods to tlnue; The wife of a Cterman refugee just


nation make'rio'kectet of [the fact’ ’-


(fiat con-


.6'ere.|:Onsior rivo of! them must suffice. ,Travq]fingithr.o-ugh' JHun iterr-itory; now- occupied by'the Mlite,. she found - the Germans very;'different.| “It sqemed fiumy to flnd'ievewbody I talked .to saying he [ wak' no I Nazi:| I begari to think there were riever ;any, Nakis - at all. liVerei it'riot that fhe people of


:from|‘(3ennafiy not! many weeks'ago. ■To-a'New Ybrk Hbwspaper riie;;[gave her lmpressloris,tmueh rod long to' quote


nowl'in the Unite.i,-States has managed to join liari. | She CMaped


we khall imve to be. most on our guard In dCa-llng with the self-seeking Ger­


Nazi'rpasti'by'ipretending *jmt';aey have'alwajfs-been anti-Nazi. TTiey.are political opportuhdsts , ready with, tneir


cally the whole I of Its length. Th] mountain ranges were Indented b thousands'bf fjbrds, some of then extending Inland as far' as a hun dred milesJ .! Soihe of them were r


throughout


The Gbvernni'ent of Norway, bel fore the ;!Gern)ians occupied thi


rugged practi[- and Glitheroe Rotary. CJub yesterdaV four years In I the .Royal t o Force, speaking to members of The bridegroom, v?ho has ^rved i ; i


jolhing the RiAP. was on ;the staff of the Divisional Education Officer,


EASTER WEDDINGS RILEY-THWAITE


St. Mary’s Church, Glsburn,;was.


the I scene of; a pretty wedding on; Edster Saturday between Leading Aircraftman Peter 'William i Riley, the 'youngest son of Mr, and Mrs. Percy Riley, i of 43, OtlCT-strwt, Skipton. and Miss Bessie iThwalte, fourth daughter of Mr.^hnd Mrs. Richard Thwallie, of Gposemere


Farm, Helllfleld.


was educated at Brmystetfs Gram­ mar School,-Skipton,' arid; prior .to


Settle. His bride, an old girl of the Settle Girls’ High School,, has iheld


office as senior clerk at the. settle Civil Defence Headquarters of the Eweeross Area since Its Inaugura-, tion ■ in 1938' under Major (now Colonel) Clark, and continuing with the present organiser, PpUce- &rgeant A^R. Scott.


| [


The Rev. W. M. Lister (Vicar of, Gisburn) officiated for the cere­


mony, during which ; the hymns “Lead us, Heavenly Father,, and “The Voice [ that breathed | oer


country, i v?as Labour, and an enj lightened bfie.: The members ha; considerable exiierlence of govern! merit. Llkb us, they had a constl| tutlbnal !ni;pnarch, Klrig. Haakori, Darilsh'prince, who became kin, after a referendum to the peopli when Norway secured'its indepen| denCe in 1903. The. people :almos,t worshipped him!. When the Ger mans attackedNorway! they


systematically Family out. of


.frienc will order are


taainCd memibexs of; Himmler’s secret pollci who' l are mbw' instructing German civilians .to !“pretend to- be Allies.'’ Every ,dodge


workL„


havirg plkyed],! thel'same game ^it the.'l ome population. I I


»


have early


1 ___ war


“ the! falthf'Ul .sulrvivors of the fo^cr Democratic parties,! plus many'.active and sincere Protestdhts|and Catholics” At best there Jean oniy[ be, ajharidful, but wbenl th e li^p of State 1S[ left without a toul :at .the wheel, .the over­ whelming mo.Jority! of i Hunsj .may, be glad ito navO;toeiri, if! only ,wi1?h|- the idea [of getting'thiiigs going unde^, vn? direcrion of the; Allies and 'hen tfew- ing them over at[ the first, suitable oppoftunite., -That Opportunity will be misslhg this thrie If'the Allied leaders


.tri'cl^ters. Thes-s SOI


hd Geri Thei- .ans I are rolassed


■ be,, these Geriririns; wish “ to redeem th'eirl country [ aijd lead her Dackjii'to the comite of'h'Mlons;! as democrats t they !wani to lesjatolish' in Germany a


ment'r’’ m


rulyl demiocratic system of, govern- rir»+[


i' 1


Mssage under'fAllied. scrutiny; Assuni- ng they are whrit they' are claimed to


‘The best'of !Gliman! uides in pos^- days I wiil' have Ito work; tiieir


learnt thC lesson! taught In thq days after the last war.


i.UA


smoke screm. But thO most dangerous are the prpfessiohaliNazi agents; well-


right up through the couritry they escaped


Britain in a warship. AsriIdultdre


Tronso, ■where


to by these agents in wer e . e n g _ .


With whom |hen shall we ultimately- The problem jis' no easy .one,,


‘ [ . ,


Iy [as Some j periple, consulted of[ theliT! special knowledge of ■


l 13' or rixperl)ence in- CJenajany,;


out are. abir peopie ---------- --------. fea.-. chey may be fatally compromised by -he least! .association -with 'the bide tlieh;


rlgih.tl people-Wlll the coliaborato: Allies for ■ the, rogues Ibhe:


hold aloof because llhey.' he says the dSpem have been 'found


Nazi Geman Itv)io[ IjaS ji>st escaped , from! his co.uc.'ti'y assui'es os thkt the ■...... come I forwaid' wnen. ■s’; ‘


past. I 'On [the 'other harid, a real hntl-liThey were able, to hand over out four million toils of; ship


iliether.the right men' ore to-be; They, are all[ troubled with a.


V * - — — ■ [ T —^ ■ » - - — -— j


of Britain, m were very closely related toj theiri.' Four Norse! kl^s


The Norwegians were very fonl


oned ruled in [these islands! & deed, in.! jhe i“ Westminster ” | of Derimark [there -was a] monument to ‘‘.Haroldj-Klrig of Norway^ Den­ mark and Englknd.” Many of bur place names, particularly itt;'Cuni'


berland and Westmorland, were ( f Nc


■.plerisant city.of about a quarter bf a irillllon Unhabltants. j The' par


rirse orlglri. clslo, cqjjital of Norway, ■was a


liairient buildings wfere partibular! y fine, as wm thelRoyal Opera Hous i, where the; plajts of Ibsen, famous Norwegian' | drbmati.st, | could ; t e seen. Bergen was a very busy port. Here, as pin ^very 'part of tie country, ijlie hpuses were built of walls being doub the space between trie


woqd, the skinned aiu twei “sklri They ■were and cool In


graphs of with great


” packed with [ moss. very warm suriimer.


MOTORING THRILLS


If that be correct, these [reformers Mr. Oakes sHoWed' many photi thq wonderful' fjord inountains rising' she


them was a trip; ori Blackpool;' Mr glaciers flowed


Roadways!' twisted and | turned up the! mountainside, and travel on


at each slqe of their deep water


far the


more exciting'than “Big Dipper”


mountaiito,![last remnants of' [me Ice;age; The ice was mixed! with


[' I,


merSj and'every; possible scran'of land v?as; cultivated, because too much of’.tljjeir country iwas riarrejn


■The Norwegians ■


and devoid Even


were gook j a: •- Of vegetation.


were equ|ioped with electric light arid power, 'and the teleph'ot e, ' was considered a nede^ty.i


. At onei rarm Yfhlch;[Mr. iOakes visited, the' farmer spoke Engll; very well;;. He had a library of 20


. English,books which he read eao wlr(ter:So['^s to maintain his pri


ficlency In the ‘language. Mr,. Oakes showed, slides of


kings arid; queens were burled. hbulltTi


dalsnes, scene of the evacuatloij the British trioops from fTory and of Troridheim, the gireat cat! dral city,; bf Norway, 'wheiie


cured place iri British' history as bhd scene I of ' the famous j;nqval action in jt^i.e early days' of the wai.


cathedralt built! of ;a blue soapy i of istone,'.'■Was yery beautiful, also showed Narvik and the' fjq which will; always haye an,'


graphs of the midnight! sun,! taken at North Cafie, m'ost northerly ppir(t in Europd. [There you were Stand­ ing' on thetedge of the .world, 'wltn nothing between you and thelNortn Me but tea arid Ice. As midnl'griit. drew nearer the sun werit; dp^ but about.midnight it begari tq gp ■up i agalif. 1


Lastly, Mr. Oakes showed photo­


description,' E --------------- could be


brdath-ttedrigibeauty. ■ ' fhe thariks of the club


jlscerned iri ‘a .bcene I df' .


1 The; scene. beggared very possible 'colour


pressed by Mr.' J. H. BiUso! ! :i' i ' '


.face that.'.lbl EO|.d‘lsquietirig.! ‘Ht wte .quite ,a relief,” she added, “ after mei b ing! all, thtee people who ■ fonneri,.


sudden but jcih'aaacteristic' rtehf-abb'ul


___ got,. bedri-living


Qong'angels:’’ [It[isithji ..............:teh


■ ere ex-


have got ,| thq impression-1 that i I pad , _ _ _


CJontinued, ;frqiri previous loliunn. committed there, I should really


A good 'r ^ r ; blado needs three ^things: special jste^, a.fine (jutting


^ d g e : !


; three 'Sheffield, the | ^home of the


are found at tl^eir best in .■ I '


: cutting edge’. All ;to! niake Laurel


and a g(lbd' tenpn. i All -• ' '1 '! i


three combine the peifcct


[bladcj. Pay whai: .you will, you cannot get a better blade ' than


t. last to to™e -who in truth-had-never, belonged' fo [the Naki party. -They' did


ael'toged' to’jthe .Nazi..party, to speak'


Belgium, as l riasteld through, had' told ' ihaj 'doubt'aipout; the spontaneous coi me of what brutalities'the; Germans'| verpcn.pf; many [of her countiymrii'


to distribute: They qu.oted from the British vvireleiss, I had to .admit, with a pit -of-riiame. [that i did not khbtv half as much as he did aboiit the- British broadcalsts in German.-’! ' |; ivlously. here Is one German 'Wlio


not : make; ^ parade of theiri ant - Hal jedsm. |: 0ne of - them showed me [a kheaf.'of leaflets' which he had'heipea


'


tie I Good -teniperedj^ Sheffield Blade Georg*


Oakes bald.! ;Hurie down many of [tne


.t


soil brought; down from the heights, making gocld farm land lower 'dowri the'valleys.i'l | ' '


About 30


forestry ahd shipbuilding.' iThbu!- snnds of wdre in th'e merchant navy, for .IjTorW


■although orily, about 3 per cent! of the!'couritry cfnjld be cultivated. Thirty or;forty gaged in;'[the whOst others


per I cent; of the agq^ In agrlculturi


largest,-mercan;lle.marine .In the world,


ay had 'the fourti


thousand were en Ashing Industri, were occupied l:i


people


Waterworth' at the ergto^^^ the^‘*BrTd"^ March’’ arid Mendels


tombed the! Roy all Oslo,- the capita


bride was charmingly attired gown of white deque with,m»i- length veil, [held i i i . place b^ a coronet of orange blossom. I Her veil, embroidered ’with .horse-shoes, was kindly loaned .by a friend, and she! wore slli/er shoes and carriea a' bouquet of pink carnations ana maiden-hair! fern


sohn’s “Wedding March., 'Given away by her.! father


in a full-


bride’s youngest sister), ■and ;Miss Marie C. Riley (younger j sister of


Miss- ■ Ethel ' E. v Thwaite I (the


the'brldegrobm) were' bridesmaids, wearing dresses o f , pink figured figured satin with feathered head­ dresses and carrying; posies [ Of anemones. Two small attendants, Miss Sylvia ; I. Carr. (the Wides niece) and' Miss Patricia Boweri (niece of the bridegroorii) leach wore dressed of pale [blue figured taffeta with'': halos of' flo^ere| rind carried posies,of cream and violets.


'ers ana irlmroses


ping to the Allies just at a time Mr.AXl* OUiil.1 ywhen [we wire desperately , i i !; need of it.


V


R.Alis.C, (brother ototl|e gropm), carried out the.‘duties of best man, arid the groomsmen, were ^ohn Triwaite (brother bf the brice) and jMr. James C. Hill, of


Sdrgeant.-Major Jojm ,


3. Rll'ey, brlde-


-- r— - Eden” were simg, and Mr.| Norman the'


Halton East. As ithe left the church they were presented


bridal couple


with a silver horse- MaryCapstlck'(niece and a golden horse-shoe by Miss D (Tolly (aunt of the bridegroom), a reception was held atjthe Commer- clal Hotel, Gisburn, I after which' the happy couple • Ipft for their honeymoon, spent ] at Glencapie, Dumfrlesrshlre, theibti'de travelling in a three-piece Harris tweed suit and burgundy accessories.


shoe ‘by Miss of the bride).


ti lyristeraayfWeqk, I The final , SEAGARr-SWALES


' The wedding took! place at St. Mary’s Church, Clltheroe, on Sat­ urday, of Mr. John Wjllcock Seagar, only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. J, Seagar, Cemetery; Lodge, Wadding- 'ton-road, Clltheroe,' and Miss Con­ stance BlenSwales.ieldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J; Swales, of-io, Seedall-avenue, Cllthproe; Given away by her father, the


will be delegs ted, Is and many'of tjhe mem.


m iiitttee.te , . ,


tlnue llielt asfocjlatlon tional'work riot only in


bride wore a gowri jof ivory i em­ bossed French cloque, wlt)a .a veil surmounted by a wrtoth oT orange blossom. She carrl^ a bojiquet of white tulips. In attendarice was the bride’s sister,' Miss ([Frances Swales, and a small bridesmaid, MlsS [Jennifer Pafklngton, qousln of the bride. Miss Swales waq attired In blue taffeta, with] cerise yelvet trimmings. ; She carried a [bouquet of red tulips. Ml js mklngtori ;was dressed In lemon taffeta vylth blue velvet trlmpuings, and carried a posy of prlmroset.' ' | ’ The bridegroom’s present to' Miss


)let. The brldegrriom ipreserited the [bride with a handbag. Jhe gave care. The bride Cheque from her


Swales was a haildbag, and to Miss Parkington he gave a sllvej: brace-


;,hlm a travelling also received a workfrlends'at Birnqldswlbk. The duties of bbst riian were per-


•bride’s brother, Mr. J[, Swales. Mr, • iF.- Holt, the bride’s cousin, was usher.


formed by Mr. Hdfry iWllson, friend of the bridegroejm, and tjhose of groomsman were! fulfilled i by the


;B. Shaw, organist, and the choir i iri attendance, the hymns, 0 Per­ fect Love’’ and 11“The vofee that' breathed o’er Eden ” [were ■


[costume, with eg: [accessories.


BAG!


25 Years Ago (Prom our [issues April 9th,. 1920)


worst experienced for many;years. All ■the I same, the enormous Increase in. traffic by road was commented j'upon. C)n 'the promenade at Blackpool;; vehi­ cular traffic was restricted to a 'sjoeed of aye miles-an hour. . ! [


The weather during .Easter was' the


Garhett succeeded Mr.Tl Eastham as; people’s warden. i . ' ;j '


the'25th successive year.; Mr. W.,.G. . [ i


In wlntbri a further period as viCar’s warden at St. Paul’s Church, Lo.w Moor, and Mr. was elected I people’s


Mr. T. Dawsoi agreed to f.erve for


James Latham warden.


more thain 600 visitors to [the; village.; provided iiv ^he


Methodist Sunday S l Icno ,ql The substantial teal Grlndleton, bn Good [Friday, attracted l .adles, . . ^ at


Lancateire 'assembled ‘ at [ the Ghcst House, Keys'Farm, 'West'Bradtord, to pay! tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Jepson,


who had 'been wardens there sitice 'che opening of this popular centre 10 years earner.


, [ j ■ i


Canada dn the “Minnedosa.” In the party were Mrs. Hoperoft, Castlewlew, and' her three cTfiTdren;! Mt. and Mrs. J.'Thornber' and son! Pendleton: Mr. arid' Mrs. Taylor, and daiighter, Walker- street; Miss’ Birtwell, Mr. I and Mrs. Royston.


the inost reiriote farms In the distript over tjie Easter peric. NC O


Tiyentyjone weddings -were celebrat WhaUey: and


Thirteen Ribblesdallans sailed for • Adult School workers throughout


■ Southwell and Miss Ethel 'Wood: Con­ gregational Churchi Mr. Squire Swales


'.and Miss , Ellen IWignall-;' JClitheroe ‘Parish Chiirch, Mr. ;Harry'whitehead and Miss Hettrie Boothman;| arid Mr. ; Seth .iWood and Miss Mary A. (Kitty)


Cowman. I - - ■ ’ ■ I. i i


: pound, were foundjjn a field near Wad- ' d-ington on Good Friday.


Six mushrooms,! [weighing half-a-


‘ tic Society attracted-large audiences to 'The Hall, 'Lowergate.; The leading I parts T^ere 'played by Mr. J. H.' Wlnck-


Performances of [ ‘‘ The Pidv-ate I Secre­ tary,” by iCatholiq Amateur Drama-


■ leiy and Mr. W., Clayton,


At Whalley. Mr. Heuber't Atherton and , Miss Martha Parker werie married. Tlfe '[the 5th;


KOKitililbmF


Well known in whalley, Mrs. ,Sarah [Langshaw (W) died at Blackburn on


ton and M-iss Lena 'Wolfendeii; Baptist Chapel,; Sabden, j Mr. Grahville E.-


!' ;! i ; :


‘Mr. Horace Hall -bnd Mdss Doris Nut- tall. At Moor Lane Church-; [ Mr.. Wil-.


Ma^’s p S ‘c h u r " ^ ' " M r . G l a d y s ' l H a t f e i - s l e y j Wesley Mr,.T- Niitfer.amLiliss May


.‘Ellis Rigby and 'Mm lEdna Mary'Smal- ley; St.'James's Chtirch, Mr. ?’red Rob, inson and' Miss b Jehnde MargOrison;


' Congregational Church, Mh Prank Lancaster and Mlsb' Elsie-Stbiies; Moor Lane •Church, My! Edward [Marshafi.


fred Hltchon and Miss Sarah Slater; ■ - dhi ■ - - - - -


Johnson;' Olitheroe[Parish Church, Mr, ' Harold [Reid and [Miss Minnie Myers; St. Ambrose Church;' GWndleton, Mr.


[Moor Lane Church, ,Mr. Geprge Saul ; and Mdss Gladys Thompson; -Primitive ; Methodist . Churchl ‘


others were; Cldtheroe Parish' Church,-. Mr. Gilbert Benson , and M'lss Hilda ■ Wilson; Lang'ho Church Mf.;‘ Arthur'' James Collier and [Miss Phoebe Harris; Cromer Parish Church, Mr. O. Ardron. Earle and Miss Janet Mary “Samuels; Langho Church, Mr. .'-Richard Garrett and Miss Gonmari.l and on April 7th,


School,'Mr. andljMrs. Seagar left for their honeymoon, at Oleveleys, Mrs. Seagar weaflng'-a-pin-strlpe 1 .el .coat [and tani


After a reception 'In Stj Mary’s sung,' 'F i


' -'During the service, conducted by ' the'ReV. H. A. Bjand, with Mr. H. i


' . '■ ,, | ,eetin^


0f education ^” Education pbiniilttee


and I Clith


,'A local Divisional ExI to wnlcji noli


^he lEdricatlbn [Com formal. jAldera.an J


but iri a ■wldei; d strict Business ati,the Iasi


the co: sided. Ian (at ths outs


( Sielari|^o^ OfAlder:


sudden death r - - - j , ley, who Irecehtjy retig iomraitteri after sever,


sencei re^lrig a loq^^ Alderman! Satteithwal the great jintefes^dei


had rilways^^ofe^t deepl riynlpathy yvlth,


and'other) relatlm in After trie meeting,'


a nriinher df |fon*i<R former and pre|ent tB"


others asspclareri 'with tee for inanj[ i^ears, rtaliied to tea Iri t'


'Satterthwalte,! The were largely c f an Inf and gave'greaAdleasui


local ^CHpOL


(thwaite'laid there 'ithatasch3plfxi5ted l i® . ■in 1283; In iiU lprobEm maintahied; by ,c ne of


Sketching tae jhlsto: tion itt Clfthe'o^.iAlde:


‘ reV’toMritained -j everal^™ - •


until ;i548i wrier [ the Cr Ing 'that the dul ds'wer


a' school. Tjhere s ;SClI^ch^ ful,' Buppresred I them


schools! ceasep: ^ exl however, jpossmlir, by w


I pense, Queen Mary gi [ Graramari S ihpol which-filrice ' hst dat({?K- distinguished place ak- [catlonal 'testltulilons.


, Durlifg the ' seveil eighteenth cmjiurles ^


(probably! a. number a.i I 'Schools, fpr lt vas on!


,"to supposd thiit rien w sons'to-the Grammar' not Entirely oVetook t


of' their Idau^t\ v i I .. . . prglrip


music, ridnclrig fand < 1824, thefe were five, schools iri the lorougi By thlSl'tlm^, the Si;


was paid whi ls t '


were atU paii®\ those S


movemeri and ,irior?


and Miss Hilda [Woodj WOddlngton Mr. James Sellars


; had one the Injde^end^


Many of schools.


gate ELI EN:Af


[priblijc .ele rientl arrived' in Xlitherol late. The C|aJl ho ies


hdl [ [ Ih'i823j‘


I'i the mark, foriIfiey ';■


' i ‘the i'vpresent school i) !.'Street being bult In' !‘school cdriie l itp exls ! and liote MOor tehpol i the'same, tlmej belni ".for;! mariy years bly


• '>1839, and! the 'Dlil'St. J 1 ‘wete'-bulltl' in Haerpp-s


I- 'The,National Sihoo]


them 'riontlr The teongi 'Msrlioroug \ad


thad- jdt 111 H hamatho.us g ’? 9P*Tlv' street, ,wh . . . ____


[guilds foir . the Ii'educ ^embers j chttdten, J l ^ ^ ^ 'would he; available, fo: ■dren a s jieU .! slf H e n F '^ ® ^


_______ ______le Mafil at the ffivitetten c


i


P P C : Aid. J.Schools


. "'Structure of the;preser '"In; 1850, [it had 1 1 1


■


[ the Mdcharilci ’ fnstltu [ 1838,1 and: boiling Its , ; .'tHe’ old Moot H- ill, whl


[‘family, if , Facliltite ipr! wha termed higher educat


ii‘‘[library of l,40p books. ‘■''iGomlrig to wlihln lii ['•Aldeirmari Sattetthwal


‘‘■wefe[ mapy people. In '[whOjCoffid fern mber' ;'[outetandlng; flf F®® ■


! ', weekly for six inonthi j i of I'that I pefloa his,


I'the,-teaching a:: the . !'. Green, who: t i ight -1


'! and!-Miss'Roberts.' ' ‘Played .Impjrtant* : music I^pons cf thos [ Aldermrin' Satterthw


!;,teachers^-Rob3r|t (teag [Loynd, R H.'Felden.N i


’e


‘ allowed! to giye'd co)!f i;was given the proc<!e -'salafy.'l! ' 'mlaaes, sti


j I n 1878, ithany Futeal i i. socletlesi'lexlsted, ;-and genuine iflth-l'i d riormimgstethe:.


; [[TechnicalSchoi^iV'vvas ' The Fred-Library w-s


. [James’siljSchcm, ; 'iHolmes Mill. The lat [iWilklnsoJri, 'hela d


'Were fim held dri th ' then 'atiithe fllberal


,; 19()2 placed 'responsl administi;atton of ele:


‘ cation ‘dri localjeduca tees.' '


I : ? v , ^ c o | g u v r . ‘ R o i bberts,


Aideririan lfch


‘ Mrs; opted)


‘‘ADWRTiS$i & TIMES ” CLipiERC^. '! 'I i


I'i. '■ !■ ■ ii FOR ALL TRADES AND il..: 1=


' Subset to®" :J-| Garnett,!


s:.we


M l| J. Crabtre R.' G. [{Asstoten, W


lientjc' '-' Coaies: an


; GouncUkr'A-.’w;i'Mute( Councllii


T. 'Wfilpp,.' Aldeirman CJ


(the! last i lalrmi


ricw)y|and I |the; m layoi


GUtherbe fherii .


Iqmriiltt (Com


chaiii i i i(Th;e|i ffirst


THEI'FIRsI'-COjI The- Balfour;! Educ


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