:i i


''1 I TO-DAY COMING EVENTS:


{Friday THE iT, MY BOY,


lORE YOU’LL 50 TO


FOR !


|cks, Stockings Inderwear


' cUtheroe Auction Matt: F^st Special PW of Lambs, 10-30 a.m,, , i ,


;| 3umi Dance, 9-0,


Dance.'at Tosside. SATUEDAy :


' '


wpavers’ Institute: Dpnce, 8-0. , K e rc ia l Hotel Glass Ballroom, .Gis-


Borough Salei^oom, L)wergatet Sale of


sale land Garden Party, 3-0: ■ i station iH te., _ -


:whalley. Assembly Roi ■ SUNDAY:


residential fetate, 3 , . ,


^hiPhCroe Parish Church; Services, at !' 8-0 and OjlS (H-C.)! 10-30 (Civic ! '■ Thanksgiviiig): 6-30, Evensong.


^giving services 10-30 Md.frO. i ! _ Moor Lane MethodistI ChOTCh: Thanks-


k S S t (Wesley) jChurch;^ Thanks-


! giving services 10-3.0 ,an^-0. . . ionerbgationial Church: Thanksgivmg


'u Festival. Services l045 ahd 7^. ' iffileton Parish Church:i! service of


F a S T M i a T O ^ All HallowskChurcp, Mitton. .cnoir


Clltheiroe' Auttlon Mart: ■ FatlStock,|9-30 a,ri.'^


P ? a fe ra n f& f^ MONDAY',;


'Clithtlroe Auction r Cattle, 10^0. ' WEDNESDAY.,


;r if f .” lor Service


Jatrd various remours about Ipened to Milan Cathedral Ithe magnificent' railway Ihere. Edward '/tells ;me; E'.only superficial damage, flrd ! visitor was Trooper Isdafe whose- home is in I He ds engaged In the hsk 'jOf tank transporta-


Indldly For some :tlme iie T.'withXthe'Elgihtii Army nd came home from,Milan.


^ AnWerp up Into Ger- llck Is young enough to bb If his next Journey :Will ; but now that the Japa-


I to go out there,


|re realised they are not ly “divine" to gain a probably lotS' of our lads [ wondering the same may ; v


— V. - : . ;


„ of Mr. Jack Quinn, only |r. and Mrs. James Quinn, Srrace, Clltheroe, will be fi itOilearn of his advance- the Indian Army to the najor. Employed In Lon* I to the outbreak of war,


Ji He Is attached to the IPunjab Regiment (Rec;). liest congratulations. ; ,


jnn, who had allied ihlm- Lthe London Territorials, p at the very outset of the


i of those at home to share


dctory celebrations Is a le, but eVen so Ijdare say from complete. Tom


T FRIDAY, AUGUST nth,, 1945. ,(HE uncUditionblki /said


iis.lhe text Jof the the Allied emands


ji1 tGnverinimciiw ...... t.h..e : S -‘Mta|n,


. With reference to ::DeclatationJ_and iChinaJ


o ----taj- entls of last of our enemles


roadpastini . Japan hi


b The Pri- ;e Minister f to-day


king at


L Japan was announced in London, VVashinSton, Moscow, land^ Chung- ddnlghl on Tuesday.


TJonHE END surreinder the news at that hour. (Mr. A - ttlee)


surrendered. The J Is laid low. Here


apanese reply to


rcmic the announcement I 0th regirding the accept


__rtf fHo Pnt.qdam


sent^^Jby^skreta^^ of State Of vlllagers[and visitors wjio astjem- bled at


th^aoviellui^n, and JpAed iStatCS,


Ithe four i i. Hisl Majestjl the Emperor has


ssued an Imperial ■rescrlpt£egard- ving Japkn’A’Sptance of the pr^ repared'to aumorise|nndi emre


I the necessary terms for carrying! S t theTprovkiils of the Potsdam


ffie sl^ature by his ^Government Md tfib Imperial .headquarters of|


isions pf .tbe Pjjcsdan^ declaration. p|2. Hisl Majesty the, Emperor


■'declaration.


milltaDf, naval,'[and um .authorities T o 'iS to aU’ "fOTcesjundOT thei^ 1 cbntrol,! wherever located, to cease


t Is.'His Majesty is alsq.prepped . o'issue this communication to all


i Lqt us reiiqll that on December 7th r 1941. Japan, whose onslaught bhjna had


active resistanc and to surrender arms I


I (Signed) TOJO.


the United gtates, who were io oppressed m- our deatn .ny


[holls, Royal Marines, Wad- h-road;: Rifleman Tom.


Jllver Grainger, Parachute [ittlemoor; Leslie Cowlper- •R.A.P., Brownlow-street;


i K.R.R.i Turner-street! 'red Bush, R.E., St. Jame^-


, .Vest-view; Leslie Norris, |ne-place;' Sydney Calver- tburn-road, from overseas; Townley, R.A.P., Bren- i


'eet. ■


Ire Sergt. Betty Edmondson IChatburn-road,' and Sub jllzabeth, Altham, W.RiN,Si land-brescent MlssAlthaml, had four years’ service,


Ball In the King Lane Hall n g thi


Clltheroe’s gallant young leave were enj •oyi ■


;ham, R.A.P., Grlndleton, jm overseas: Pred Brown, iddlngton; three brothers, Walter and Harry WalkerJ! ir—the first two | are In thd Harry In the Army; Harry' 'eel-street; Tommy Dugan,


.,n Italy; Bernard Brown, llaremonl; J. Tomlinson, .ih-street;: P.O. Bill Gorse, [astle-street, whoils having ; ded leave i from the CM.'P.;


.e of the original Terriers, ime Is In Hall-street, ,1s


Australia add advance mto , India. But |: the tide turned.


gSt mWith dver-inqijeasin|!


I & s 4 .4 r i |« I paign against; Japan. -. ; ^ .


everywherii been broken. At this timf we should pay


; Our. gratitude gqes out ftWes-wifficui ^c^e


cio n d ^iiili’bS dB B ^


bfu... ........- . rejoice that -these


bt purged ol the


; Empire and other allies Were broi^b^ to bear. 'Their resistance has; now


L a the British i lommonWealth and ighty fOTccs o sf the United States Ein I-'*' — — ,


time -it appeared as -hougn cnese . invaders would reath tid®.!


Takfng'full advantage of surprise, and our Allies miuie f'P


Itay, )tce " j/w


esisted for over four yeats, feil upon struggles


ledatthe" made men :ry.


■ I w


to theypubllc fronf 2 to |I p.ril, ... Sundiay, dt a charge ,of one shi! ing.


Stonyhurst College Is * ^ 'I: ■ '


Whalley. Assembly Rooms. TOESdAy : I


brading of Dancing. •


Mirt': sdle of ' Dairy /Whalley Assembly Rooms; Dancing.


! derers v, Clltheroe, 2-30. Low ‘ 'moot 'vicarage; Bring-and-Buy


! P^lture^b} H^ Holden & Son,J.^_. Cricket match. Chufdh Meadow: ,Wan-


“ otet Colnd; Sale 'of Ismail . '


“ ■ ■ '3-0. i ! ,■!. - ooms: ! Dancing,


soipeara Clltheroe s not so far 0^ VE-DajJ the^earller


Flags •anlbimtingj soon n c e l Inj.almo'


C L tm E B O E IaDTEU TISER 4 ! t im e s . jreet.’but the dlblaylhas


• for the Frefe'-Llbrary, [then bedecked, here. . Union Jacks flying


Place presunte/a'vdrab appearance,


-leached .the; brightness ; Incomparison; mth Celebration, the Market


___ „ie'.Town Hall, and Captle


Keep‘'seen; to be tlie pnly offlc.lal day-time signal; of Victory; but ,on Wednesday night tlje Cattle K|0ep and the 1 Grammar Schrol, p d several other buildiiigs, were fiflod- llt ■ -


,'i The most strikini exhlbltlor high spirits occurred at Castle towards midnight On iWednesday. Soldiers add civlljahs joined In one s e e th in g mass Iwhlch ' blocked Castle-street and the wide space at Castle Gate. One Ooldlen Climbed to a window-ledge land mnduOted community s in gl n'g. Motoiilsts simply h^d to.'pullj up, and, in a number of instances, ■ the ' crtljwd lifted the vehicles several feet f^om the ground and -then put 0}em down ag'oln,. managing to make a narrow a'venue through' TYhlchi(the


p e r fe e


cars were pushed. [The crowd was ............. ,ly good-jhumoured, ihnt, nothing quite like' this jam


been 'seen In- CUtlferoe ilncelthe torchlight processlop after the last war. The crowd i gradually dis­ persed after' a couple of llghtr'hearted and pomew demonstration.


tests' on I the Castle grqen abandoned on aefcount weather, but it was [hoped would be [held last might, ............. j-- ff


Wednesday night’s boslng con of


r • * * 1 * , | that


.dale on I Wednesday nljht, similar services [were held Clltheroe! the Free; Churches


Thanksgiving services were at every village chdreh Ic Rib


Ing In a service at * *


'Weslej' Chi.I *


'rlflc''crowd to the Hlng lane and there was also, a larg ^hu of dancers at -the Coiserv Club.


The Victory Ball______


Pendle Hill, compromising by pro­ ducing the blaze half-wdy -up | the hill. This was not very well


unusual spectacle, [ and tpe crowd ____ --------------------- ----- -----------— — PI-----


from Olithelroe, but many peop e In the


neighbourhood enjoyed


pre'lttelf mostj certfjlnly I ^


tk be ppen on


In aid 01. the Laficashhe Co'mty Nursing Association. ' *


members! to witness the final of the Southworth) Handicap on the bow! Ing I green- of the CUthene Cricket


There was a lapge galherln; of h)-------


Club on' Thursday nl{:ht. The winner ;was Mf. 'W. . Harpison tociratch), who defeated Oapt B. JHltchellj (1 behind) oy 1 Both bowled well; parti jular! thej early stages, pealing at Mr.! Harrison took the ead, control of the jack, and ran-


worthy winner. ! , | , j


. W -it '


good wishes ito Mn Rlcha :d Bs iron, of Mitton ; Greenl Cllther-oe, will be 87 on’Sunday; also to W. Cook, 47, Hayhurst-st. Clltl 70 .on Wedneday. I She Is the member of the Parker fami eleven, all of whom are llvl: reach.theageof 7b. , ■ I W' .*


. 'The gardens qf Waddow (Girl Guides’ Assoctattoii) at Ihg opened In aid of tlie Q'l Institute of District 'Nursing


Association, This :1s an


i .9^


especiafly at this time of the prism in'Japanese hands, of the Dominions, Australia and New Zeq


btunrof thel.japa%^.tttok fell. We Japanese invader.


olonial temtones] upon; whom the


from the ur ceasing efforts you have all home. wlthou^com^airit tthrojh


Here at hbme veu have eaffied rest . so'many dar-c year)


lleve, likely to go overseas It. Watson, R.e!, Downhani, Ived home for; demoblllsa-


lA CADET CORPS UNIT No.


[ lanyards. Procession to ser- nthanksgiving at St. Maryp


commencing August 19th. 1at H.Q., 09.45^hrs.: Full uni


urch.


.3/wl: Subit. Harris. I Q.M.: L/S. Wiison.


| ormal inspection by L. P: W- possible.


cas, R.N.V.R,' AU Cadets 1ust attend, with uniform, if r\t


gn Cadet: A/B. Trimby. i f visions and Cblouri


' I ;


^ ses 1 and 2:,Navigation (H Jss 3: Mooring, etc. (C). j


IW 3: Squad drill |(R). , Iw entries: Ropes (C). ' j


|e Cricket’


Iwatched 'the; efforts of the \ ers, and tln§ toddlers; too |


[to enter Intdt the various! [held thrilling impromptu


ifternoon-'were a . . , Hundreds of parents and i


illdren’s sports held onitle field: yes-1 complete


"Club’s


Ips on th6 outskirts of;the; r rMajor Austin who -has; i lilllng help onMpany occa-' Butlng the: pas,t, was In. i [and he had a willing .band- ers arranging and judging! rapetltlons; Events jwerej cbd through a Ibud-speaker i


aster Roberts, enlivened the;i; lings. ■ " ^


ii by Mr. J, Aspden. Klng-! kpd varied selections by the ] the Royal Engliieers, under i


line, boat work, Brungerley.


jisses' 1 and 2: Map referehcti I).


w-entries; Union piagEn,sign. I . ,' i


-remain at tain essentiL,


a ■ ■ hil)liday om


s days-of


they can be' relied i 'When we; return


morning we must great tasks ■•moment let


teloy tiiemtelves t W


all'


world. ' Let us'''tbarir G this great delivttEnce and His j mercy. Long live tpe K ng ! . , ,


ork well doie. once


Peace, ha's


broadcast! -at nildnlght.| Equally, t therefore,! Mf Attlee had probably


the 11 o'clock (broadcast on Tuesday that the! Prlmfe, Minister would


■ !vuiiiycuaiiv^iO' Comparatiyely


* # # 'I few people heard


”


i morning joefhre'discovering that it was VJ-Day[ Among 'these were mill operatives; Vho returned home


iln a 'far[ hdppl than when they


'! ISoon after Mr ment, fireworks


I Wllkln-squai e, dnd noticed a[ gally- teflggged motor-cycle making a ' round of'the town. ■


I: ! ' it * !■ ' . j , j


Appareritlj’i people in bed having < , received soiiie inkling that V^rDay


uad started, got up to celebrate,'for


[telng celebrated, but! an! hour Ifttor- he found i -bonfire jblazlng in


one heard singing and shouting from varlous[ parts of the town.; An I'Advertisei: indj Times ’[ man-who -■wklked thro agri the nialn streets limmediatoly after midnight Jound |nothing to indicate that peace ifras


number of blitheroe streets, |^ d «uvuui L U lliuu> uc Wi u


ifer frame of had set Out.


mind Attlee’s lannounce-


were let Off in!\a and


i ..v—


there has ever been for, an impor­ tant broadcast. I As a result, many people got to vvork the following


tha't' through^out inbustry Govemmen-t I lead in the . matter p_


uovemmen-t mau liu victory holidays will-be .followed, ana


that ^to-mofrow Thursday will everywhere be treatea


There are't ^eme who must necessarily ,


beford us. But for the — 'ho ■


'the'"knor''l6^se| of again ,Qpme to the


tdm again .to the relax and


can,


services, andjl am mre upon to parry ori. to worl^ on Friday


weather at the julyi opening [was unfavourable.


extra bffo:'t, '


T C; T w 'A


attending [Ribblesdale S ffiool have passed the: entraiice exaninatlbnito junior r technical | and (ommhifclal schools: Doreen! Myers, Dr'Othy Rigby,- Cyril Ha;rgr'ea vesi, Tom Hargreaves and 'Tom Sa attend Blackburn Junloi School, and Donald Htchei attend Accrington Junto ‘ Technical School. These five awards ai’e an addition to thosO prevbusly noti­ fied, the-total awardeq thlg year how being 23. ■ -| .


The following: boys and! girls


Technical will


will


the Clltheroe Rupal Dlstiict (k uncll have sent'a congratulate ry n essage to their first chairman, Mr|R. C. Ass'heton: Downham Hull, 0 honour conferred upon ;ilm b


The chairman [ and rjicmbeirEl of King. I /Tr vr ! ,


Clltheroe Division will reg:: hear I that Lord Chattishs)[n Clltheroe, who I was h^embt Clltheroe untU the Ge;ieral[ tlon,jhas been seriously: 11.! I a severe attack of uppen some ten days ago, wl en h rushed to hospltM for an op“'


His host iof f r len - is ; ff


A few days ago he hac a r but ,the latest reports ure-t Is liow'.making steady; pr which we sincerely hppe iW maintained. *


A f n m r lo ’rrp O iTrt "hn "h or it * he smalltetlClltheroei'-audlence . operator! collaptod anc dlec Albert Nuttall,!


given a drink Of watei.; D; PaifWeather/was called; bu


pronounced life-exUncj.' M iS . - tall [had beenl receiving; riedlcal attention during thO'psst twq years for Righ blood-pressurej..


he Arrived ten' minutes __ftvffnnt :


#: j # # '


victory In no half-hea: 'ted f£ ahlonr goOd-humour ind copimori sense


' iWbllst Clltheroe ceiybrat^B ^nal


kept the revellers withto reatoffa!“i6 bouiids. There ■were a few unjtqward


ilsiter 'he [Nut-


i t ' to of


the the


jhqt; he regre


^ejhad dlcltis ,e| was :|ation. lapse.


Elec-


Mrs. Clara Nuttall (70), 10, —— hill-avenue, Burnley,


retin d illijotype


irife !uf[ Mr, --./.r-


111' be Rose-


ess, for Clongratulatlonsj land cBfdial


ly: of ■i to


.rioe, fifth


who Mrs.


the the Lancashire'Co,unty Nu/pffig to-mbrrdw;■ (Saturij pay) as I the


iBen’s land


Hall be-


The villagers ofiDownliam Were unable to'get material to the ti qdl- tlonal beacon site I on tie


; " [^ ;


‘ *1 top of


teem this


attraded a


were the


:hey


hours of lat noisy


Honoured in Lancashire


, satisfaction In the particularly In this at [this honour. Mr ton Is “father” o f ------- Shire Gouhty Council, with 53[years’ jservlce, has been Justice of the Peace for- even - .longer, wab High Sheriff of the Cbunty In


There will be widespread county, district,


'. Asshe- Lanca-


thO peacejyear of 1019, and h^s a distinguished record


pefformeq a-wide [range of public : duties, ap d was mhde a Companion of the Bfltlsh Empire for public S6i^ViC6« I The only son Is the Right


ofl local service, tBo. Mrs.; Assheton also has


'Bl.:- ■ ii'li'--:/


./,! ! -!>.


Hon. Ralph Assheton, chairman! of the Conserva­ t iv e Party organisation,, who held [various Offices in the last Government; and three daughters:


there are Mis! C Mrs. Peter keth, and There


previous


loventry ( Barrett, Fleetwood-Hes-


battmetcles in thO family. The first-was Sir| Ralph , Assheton of 1


, Mrs. Ydrke. have been two c r e a t io n s of .


a baronet In 1620 by King; James I. This was Among tl^e. early baronet­ cies; -and Mr Assheton is descended from Sir Ralph’s brother, Radcllfie Assheton Of Cuerdale. Had he been descended .from the elder brother he I would I have hden a baronet by There, were four creation: Sir sir Edward, and


Whalley and Dpwnham, created


in h e r l t la n c e. baronets of this Ralph! Sir-Ralph,


Iwete three Sir Ralphs of this creation, And the last died In 1765, when the [title became extinct.


Sir John.!The seciond barOnetcy was con­ ferred! on! Sir Ralph Assheton of Middletoii: (son of( the Parliament­ ary General, R a lp h > Assheton, M.P.), created In 1660 by Charles n, who evidently forigave the family for its activity oni the Parliament­ ary side fn the (liril War; There


. ■ !'■


. It must be a- unique occurrence for . three [baronetcies to have been


created ■v^ith -the[ same Christian naine and^ surname.


oldest hi Lancashire, and was orlfelnaMyl at : Ashton-Under-Lyne. Whether the family is of Saxon or, Noirse origin remains doubtful. ’The


The Assheton family is one of the AN OLD FAMILY


first member of it -to whom there ecorded retorence was Orm the


son of Allward, who. In the t l^ s of the Norman-Kings, married Emma, daughter of Albert de - Grelley, Baron of; Manchester, and received on! the marriage the property of Ashton-under-Lyne, which was; part of the Baroriy of jWanchester. The family remdlned ;at Ashton-*': undersLyne until the Tudor period,; whb the property passed by; mdrrlagelto tiie Bboths, from whom; defended the Earl, of Stamford; and remained in Ithat family until quite re ic en tu .; ' Meaniwhlle, a younger | son of the House of Ashtori-under-Lyne; the first Sir Ralph .Ateheton, [who lived In the ,tlme of Ithe Wars of the Roses


. I I I I I C U1 I VUU fix xxw ;wx v .w


and was yice-Coristable of England, married Ihe heirCss of the Bartons of Middleton, bnd founded the branch o!f the’family at Middleton, iv< ■ .............. ’


which llW there until the death of ! Sir Ralph! Assheton, the last baronet [of the. Middleton branch of jthe family. In, 17651 when his two daughters took away'the Middleton property:, to their husbands, Lord Suffield and the [Earl of Wilton. One of' the Middleton and Lever


ferring powers ;of from magistrates


alive to-day Act came Into


NEW bar6n^ ?<


lie VHork


ijowqham Hall,'’ Clitheroe! Is' created a' iBaronet, Ills public service in. Lancashire during ithe past


Tu^day’s 'honours 'Llsll, lilr. jRalph Icockayie Assheton,' of


in recognition )0 years.


FRiPAY,f^ ATJClIIST 17. 1945 CHATBURN


Alan Shaw on iWedntoday after­ noon conducted a service of re'—


brance and thanksgiving--------- and In the evq'ntag lie held a service DANCE.-A succeteful dance was


THANKSGIVING.T-Tie Rev. Yf -I lem-


at Sawley,


held by the Girls’ Club In the In-^ stltute on IFrlday, I when; Tingle’s band.provlded music for a'crowded attendance.


nesday morning the' Vicar of phat- burn'(the Rev. Alfred |E. Swallow)' conducted a'service [of thanksgiving and -dedication in; the P a r ish Church, when ,a large congregation attended.


V.J. THANKSGIVING.-On Wedi - J . ! |


.whlst-drlve, held Inithejlnstltute on Saturday, when'the winners were— Ladies: 1, Mri Clark; 2, -Mrs. ;H. Nixon; 3, Miss Heyes. Gentlemen: 1, Mrs. B. Wlndle; 2, Mite Halstead; 3, Mr. A. Watt. Wlnnlte pairs:! 1, Mrs. Teasdale and Mrs. C. Hudsop; 2j Mrs. A. Whittaker and partner. GHH.S’ CLUB.—The [Glrls’i Club held an eight-table whist drive in


WHIST DRIVE.^lsS C.Freeman -was M.C. at the Rangerc’ ten-table


: !i [ -i ;


BRiGHTEEl By Saving regularly; with the Trust are laying which will


by * Depositk Ini


FUTURE , week by week,


Saiviiigs Bank you store of wealth


bring' greater happiness


in the 'days which are ito come. the Ordinary Department ..


bea


intorestiat 2J per cent, and are guaranteqi by the Government.


h ; f: tv.' i


i 'I


nvB


.the Church Institute ph Tuesday, when the wffiners rwer^Ladles: 1, Mrs. Harrison; 2, Mrs. J^effs; 3, Mrs. Price. Gentlemen; 1, Mrs. Smith; 2, Miss Jeffs; 3, Mr! Nixon. Winners in the knock-out cobipCtltloh were Miss Halstead and Miss Castle house. Miss F. Jeff wakM.C. I


WEDDING ivnTCHELL-L( RD


Councils. Mr. Aisheton’s represented IWfiall: y'onIthe Lanca-


:or(e In :1890, trans- ocial government tb the County father


'he Ctounty. Council


shire County GouncU, and in. 1892 Mr. R.'C. [Asshetoh was elected


;1902, and ls[ now ‘ i-atper’’ of tlie Council, with 48 Vears!; continuous service.: In | hi) early years on-the Council he!held fiiany iImportant offices, iamo'ng them beipg that of Chairman, of the Finance Com­


County Councillor -fob CUtheroe. He ■was created 'Counity Alderman In


mittee.' ' ! LOCAL (ADMIOTST^TION


In thejCountv administration, but In local! governmeht, too. He was the flirst chairman of, Clitheroe Rural District! CoincU! only relln- qulshlng office'on the death of his father in 1907; and he was also for mahy [years c h a i rm a n of the


Not only pldW. Asslieton engage


Which I he i wds elected honorary member for many years after ceas­ ing to be a mdmber of the District Council. He also presided -for many years over'the deliberations [of the District Education Committee,


rtlrt/ifo/l’


place lon Saturday ' at Doncaster Parish Church, beitweea Corporal Arthur Mitchell!' ,RA,F., 177, Whalley-road, - Accrington, , and formerly of Clltheroe, j tie only son of Mrs. and thej latp Mr, Harry Mitchell, and Corporal Veronica Lord, W.AJVF., eldest! daughter of Mr. ■and Mrs. Lord, Abervale. - Given away by, her father, the


A wedding of local interest took


“. . . tbc tbe locu


bride was dressed-'ln iVcry-coloured lace, with embroidered veil and headdress of orange plpssom., She carried a bouquet of red carnations. The'bride’s'sister! Miss Jean Lord, acted as bridesmaid, and she wore a pale blue itafleta dress with head­ dress to tone. Herthbuquet was composed of sweet ppas- The two small atteridants had Ptok taffeta dresses and posies of [sweet pea?. Corporal [Arthur. Lord, brother of


Ollthetoe Board of Guardians,' .to I


the bride," acted' as Best man, and the diiitles of gtopmsmari were dis­ charged by a colleague of bridegroom In the R1.A.F reception, Mr. aind Mis. left' for Abervale.


their! honeymoon


yea st ba


Since 1939 ilarge numl


homes, anxious to make a place for themse in toe life of a


Soon many of ' them natio^


-----— 9'that


b eaten. . .t of out men aad woiien


have' been serving thei' country in the Forces,


wiU I be returning to tiqir


pursuing the arts of pe


Constructive help will' be needed in 'solving many business' problems that will confront th'


after, long' absence from, the ordinary affairs daily life, j [


The managers of the )ranchcs of the Mid Of


in such matters which they will gladly place the dispo'jal.ijf men and vfomen—whether custom rs of the Baalt or not—upon their return to civilian


life.


midland bank lUMlTED,


•


i On Septemijer 27th,! 1898,' Mr. Assheton married Miss Mildred E. S. Master, dalugh^r of Mr, John Henry [Master; of Montrose iHouse, Petersham, Surrey, | whose [family was for many I generations at Cros- ton, and with htr he engaged; in all manner of puillc work and In almost every actMty InjDmynham, fostering, [and eiiCquraglng-^ many movements for j;he benefit of the v i l la g e r s Wd tenantry. Mr. was. particularly Injer- aMlbullure, a^d spent


Assheton ested [Inmuch lime about mp estates, Intro-


) Interest was Intended arid enlarged when he succeedeq |to the property In 1907, .arid: his support of all the local societies coriejeming agricul­ ture wds, of real value. Mr. Assheton has, ithe closest agricultural


lOS6 DWX A VVX 'HWi* - ___


branch of the[ family, Richard Assheton, p u r d h a s e d Whalley Abbey in Tudor ttmes, and in 1558, he purchased the Manor of Down-j ham, which had been for manyj years In the. possession of thq Slric'e then,


without interruption I at Downhamj


Dlneley family. Asshetons have


Ini the reign dif; James I. they acbulredi the Mrinoi; of Cuerdalel near Preston. [The; property a|; Worston passed into the family by the marriage of [Nicholas Assheton, who figured In 'Harrison Ainsf worth’s novel, [“The Lancashire Witches,” to the d a u g h te r of


wioni &the UiUJJCi.DJ) XM


Rlchato'Greenacyes'theji the owne of! Worston Hall. ! The Downham property has ijeen '^extondei^i by


---------------


purchase duringj the .last few hu: dred years, and is now cer.tainw


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thrice as big [as Wheri the origin^ estate! was purchased.- Similarly,


thb ’ family properties, at Twlston, Rlmirigton, Chalburn and Worstoh


have been exterided. by purchases b i successive Sciulres. There haVe been tWo baronetcies In the family —1620! to 1697, and 1660 to 1765^ and both! becamd extinct from lack of male heirs.


standing in a bus queie li Well- His terrace on Tuesday afternoo:


r»rt fl TT . when


le was J. H.


waSiassisted to the qffitO of Messrs.; who was the Meiriber for Blackburn. B.'Dugdale and Son,; wl ere s


I She.; Mr. JoseM Reilden.pf Witton Park, Trto ' >'ir_ . A M/..v«rtfrtvk


lifter; bLame the Member for Clltherqe. riiother I wris. a! daughter qf


DOwnham-Hall .on September 13p. 1860, whe^lPalirierston was Prime Minister, and hd has lived on the i estate' all his life; He -was, the I eldest of a family of seven, and was' born a few yeaifs before his fathp:


MR. ASSI ON’S CAREER The [present ^qulre was born


, there being football and rdwlrig.i * When -hfe came'down from Caipri ‘ bridge,; he went with his brother Rlchard,fwho sribsequently (becariie! Doctor 01 Science and a Fellow ofi the Royal Socitey,' on - a tour of the world, visiting many countries during h|ls twelve months’ absence


Incidents, one of which Is referred to In our correspondence commons. Another was the remeval of] a flag^ froin outside Almonls, Church- street, the home of the Mitchell family. This flag Is o:' great! senti­ mental value 'to thepi, and - they -lye


would wou.d


" ^ lights came On In house after house and certain streets, and “ there was. seenl tound ofirevielry by night.’; \ [ i


appreciate its returr a gladly ih^d t ie


ho^ that jithis r cerried.


Asshetdri helped his father in [the manageihent of the estates,


from home. RetuiJnlng [to,---------------


Downham, 'Mr.


also entteed public life, which was to' olaliri so, much' of his time In later ydkrs, He was a magistrate for the'West' Riding and for Lan-


cashife! to days before County Councils, yffien Implortant adminis-' tratiVe; ietoonslbilltles. apart alto­


gether 'from thd present-day duties of justices


and acted; upon py those, con--j magl^atesl of - that period are


Justices of the Peace, were flls-. chargedl by magistrates. Few] of,


Mr. Assrietori i^ent! to school- ritl Eton, and was later at Jesus Cqlleto,! Cambridge, his sporting Interests


frt t’ft.Vinrtl of. been established the . ------—


this important 1 war-time work. Mr, Assheton, is ^-llfe governor of


Assheton, ■


'


the Royal a patron and local _ development of


Conservative —r-r---!—■, nO.w Presipenjt, white Mrs. Assheton


ton has | for chalririan[of


has been preVdeit of the Women’s UnlonI 3t inception.


Association since its i^MR HAN OF HULip 'pUS'TEES


long life shown Riding interest In church, edubtlOn and ^aritable work; AU thete are reflected in his position as chairman of the Hulme iTustoes, controlling one of the most] Impoitant trusts In the country, patbni )of many livings, and with! mriny resp^onslbllltles; in ■charitable arid ediicational.matters.


Mr; Assheton has throughout his


Mr. Asshritori has been chairman pf Clltheroe Rqya' and he Is I alto


dington Hotoltol. Hei has shown his interest jn poys’ movements as president; o Association, !ber of the'


During the I war he Is acting/^ chairman ofi the Trustees of Wad


anq he is also a mem- rerrltorial' Association.


i , In the ptoc Assheton had serving as fflg: shire, a pos,l '


' larly ss


activity Wit. has mot [hep


. . . .


followed Mrs! Assheton


great' impdritarice] ; j ' In additlin to this,public work,.


a wide v-arlpt


Lancashire a # Yorkshire Railway [ Company, iind fqr considerate


railways^ 0. director of the


period Union B amalgam for' Which when he re


I 01. Ws a trustee for th are ■ (CJontinueii foot .of-next column). X w - ol L , «^-w


Manchesteif aiid 'Liverpool boards, t A .......... Thursbyestates,'


iSlgi edj a member of the


rith'Barclays Bank, m s Until recently,


torbears, [anR he Ras qqp a D^Uty Lieutenant Of the’County for many years. If wquiq be difficult. Indeed, to mentidnlanl branch of County


Rossall and Giggleswick Schools. 'dim liC 1J> aioy


cricket match hurriedly arranged at the Chatburri-road ground' as one of Clltherop’s VJ-I)ay attrac­ tions.


The weather did npt smile on -the ‘


[________ __ .„jbk-;-_........ . jderers’ team, which me; an 'eleven | 'from Whalley and; Rpad,


Clltheroe


The two sides were a and iRi bleslale


[appearance of Ihe sun after o’clock.


___I Uilllv «UUUU duclng new methojds and; keeping in C touch with ttia tenantry. This


iHawotth 'and G. [Qarratt, and ithe ‘latter had the very unuiual experi­ ence of gettingiout foi a “ duck.”


The! visitors, operiet —


[F. Hopw;ood playeq another fine Innings, teorlng|74 no]; out, andithe


of eprirse, -maintained possible ; touch with developments, and


until cofflpar itlvril* recently man; aged his tetotes, duties'which are now undertaken by his daughter-


in-law, the. Honoritoble Mrs. Ralph dme [years ago


[other double-flgurist was F. Cot- iterlll, who scored 30|In r ice fashion. 'At the end of 190 plnutes the Whalley-Read side had] scored! 130 for-six wickets. ;i Tqe mbst suci^ss- ful bowler iwasiCuplifio, who -was transferred (wilhopt iny fee), to the Clltheroe-Rtoblesriale eleven ■to


equallte. the sides! .He four wickets.


qu .aalifried ■ 'as^fnd ^^ent,-'bd[ who Is tinlus fully equipped to; engage In


teiiletles( .devoted to the agriculture.


ilcuMral Society, and many other County


In the political Reid; [Mr A^he- iriany years been


IS a llic ftUVCHlUX U1


i88 for six, the'tboWUn; of Smith, Haworth and Ellis bein' .too steady for rapid progress. F[ Holt (20),


In reply, the town’s ieam scored


R.'CuriUffe*(18') [and J. if. Lofthguse their top teorers, [and thet,:)[n6st


(16) weto Ellis was, trundler.


the CUtheroe Division Association, and Is


(Continued from,previous column).


CHIEF INT-ERBS':? IS a director;


Mr.':' Assheton '! Is Hargreaves’s Colltories! jtd.


'We were asked [to nan.e his .chief Interest we should say ‘ Downham.” . ’There he [has llvfed thete 85 years, the! embodlm'erit'of


ous avenues of i stovice, ton has followed, with himself and advantage------- ^ ,


Yet, after naml _


for imany years. of model landlord; and he has been . the Governors of


(grammar School, a


» , .Governor ' of V I V T w. the Clltheroe Scouts’


■Meld' by many of* his ' best of the paktj, he h!S provided new amenities [tor 'the present land


year of 1919, Mr. . Sheriff of Lanca-!


the distinction of monument to hlp work; and there are many othtek.


s


,as always closely important work ' of the leadership of ol organisations of


.ch-Mr. Assheton ilated, partlcu-


Mr AsshritCih has had many Im- p o'r t a ri-t burihdss "appointments. . Until tito . atoatoamatlori of- the


Mi*. Assheton Was extraordinarily detailed knowledge of Doiwnham, its history,


and exapiple.


In, the vrtder spbere he has given distinguished terylce to ihri County Palatine and iHei Clltherbe district;


Ibs-ittodltions,


etously, seryec, of;whichhe: U


r. AsshetoW Is, indeed, of those “resident,native gentry]’ of whom


■M


_________ , every farntor| landMabotoer from director of the [ tUelr chRalioM, ft larichester,! noVr j in'ffiosUputoUfis v'


cqbbett! wrote-1 who [ are “ attached' 'Wj ''the ^ soil, [known to


pitallty 'withblit ' ceremony, . ftona- habit and [not jto calculaton.!^ He ^iulreceiye :no; mere sincere


dlVtin’ctlohs ritellost, prac Jslng-hos-


congratulatlop? than those from his ovto native Downham,


ftequenpy mixing' 'here all artificial


ADVERTISER .ts people.


but he has equally, nay, more gen- ‘


the little tommunity. I the loved leader!;


the future, hnai Downl: am people who know hlirii best vrill, always honour his! name


It is not our fault o r , short supply


. X ^ - I j


with our lists .of comforts.


;


:hat during Wrir-time we must constantly atiplpgise *


the near future whien once again we can ■ .I


ofl goods.-pWe loo :Li ____


' L t L -__U -1 J * I ' ' household furnishing'


k ; forward, to fempt you and home


T. Satterth waite & Son ltd. YORK STREET. Tel. 191.


Ca r d s si' TIMES,” c u p :


and BIRTHDAY •V A ■


HERGE. ■| .V. h :


(Shurch 'Wlll be [one Preserving'the


practical Inte'rete In the welfare of the[ people of''the whole locality, and suffers rio[ I trace o:’ class'idis- tlnction to isWain the


the'trusted filerid of his tenaritry, too; earning their respt'Ct and en­ joying their c'oriRdence. He knows evetyonq In |the| dlstrl;t,


takes a


friendship. His years ris Squlrp of Dowriham vrill [be' remembered for many improvements he has made. ThC'restoreri


bond? of


tradition of duty to pkst, present and future, of! kindly and generous consideration for: the leis fortunate,, of careful and I thoughtful discharge of the obligatloris of responsibility. Accurate, palnttaklng, methodical, Mr.| Assheton [lias earned the title


the Assheton


[startI at five, arid tha'. each- felde !should bat one hour anc, a half.


It was decided to make a ,


-Wlthlthe' four


V ’ '*!


f ! lat


• 1 ■ ■ • I . ' 1


n • ,


i ■;" VuV ■


: 5 ‘ft


M I'l 1 ’ft


3,1


UNDER DIRECT GOVERNMENT CONTRi 3 ,


Churph St., Clithe OL


Branch Manager:' HAROLD Y. BURY.


roe m


!.i


THEY WELL


I Dear Sirs,


te l I should! take Yea-kt?- Vite tablets,! so I stai'toll or Yeast-Vite. Nqw, afper a montli, no one can believe I rim the same person. I


■ "’[lien my mother sugge?'-


dc my w'orkiwltj energy, and then In ra t night, i


[th tirelesq go dane- . ^


pc


.e 3ls run-down would take Yriast-Vlte Tablets they weuld he well/rewarded. i -[ (Sgd.)^


ONCE AGAiNH


..DkrSlrs, j - May ls|;, 3945 yr[ feel I must write and tell


** T h a n k Y p u I Oxfc._, ,


Tiiblets. ' Tvvo years ago I had a^s^rioijs


h iuiof the great| benefl; jl w: /ve derived since taking y )ur


My friends coriimeqted on.the change In me. - However, my wife suggested I teould try your Yeast-Vite tablet^, and t Ir appreciation I fbel must


onderful Yeast-Yite [Tonic o ii: ness, after which I felt o_


f tune with life in general. lill you that in three weeks


am already beginning tjo feel anewman. ! .- I -


«Once again, thank you (Sgd.)R.M.


t ; am sure if everyone who


ica.; L.B.


OULD


l^EWARDED Hants;


' ] tool I really must wrlti arid tell you what a wondeb your Ye£}Sfc-:Vitej ,tablets have worked oq me.; I CO aid not doimy iwork as H'3lt I had no energy.' | j


' ■ ' Sussex, y


April lOf,h;l945.


Dear Sirs, I was feeling


run-ioion. I was ac a friend to try Y^< tablets and how t am, for since tala I .am once more self,. •


A POWER OF


Dear Sirs, ’ Siriforlng with an


pFlu my appetite '


■food better, I must confess Yeast-Vi


few of your marvellous little wonders I' am able tol eat my


letely. Now, sine


went cotp- /aklng


orbperly Piped by.


my


_ ak -Vite ligiikful I “them- robust


iW i (Sgd jlLS.ll


Martoc c, March


GOOD tli,-1945


i ;


ijtta,ck !)f _


a power of good. I l...... ..... one a day and It kept hie going In health andstrength;always


(Sgd.t Mrs. G;


Neurciglo, Rbcumatii i pci;|s,'' Nerve palps, indlgcst/on. Sleep­ lessness, Constipathn'n-go to your chemist TO-DAY for a ,1,4 or 3/3 size YEAST-yiTE Tonic Tablets (Prices Include purchase tax). Owing to the ^reat public demand for Veoft-Vltej and the shortage of bottles.j emergency packs must Still be uscijli! 1


If you suffer from ’ Irvine’s Yeast-Vite, Ltd,) 'iVatford II -leadschi^s,


tablets have alwato done me only took.


ir- t. .


ft!' IVf'


f , i ii


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