i! : C L IT H E R O E CHATBURN


Irive held in the Im tltute on| fchel.wlimers weire; [La&esa Waite; 2, Mra C|axlf 3, estcott. Gentlemen': ill, Mrs,


fs.'J.'E. Hatfield. I i im e e n ffere used in play, i a id Mlsi was-M.C.


on; 2, Mrs. Hatfleldi;, 3, lilr, 1.. T^ie .winning pair I lE th^ but competition was Mr,


G'ERS’ WHIST.!!^ Seven' vere utilised at blie Ranjers’-


1


mve,:held in thbl|]}n6t.tute; jndayi evening, |when the were: Ladles: i,' |Mrs,


|od and Mrs. Westcot;; 2, ifates and Mrs. Clark.. (Mlsa jtead performed theidlitle^


finnlng pairs In the loiock-. opetltlon werei ; jl] IMrs,


[2, Mrs. Waite.' GenUemenii Horsfall: 2, Miss Tomlln-


Iburn Churchyard jtn Mon- Revj W. A. ShawIpfificlaL- ’ tiiaiiy years Mfsi Shackle


IIARY.—The remains I ofl arah I Jane Sha^kletdh, ofi ton, Bradford, were Interred.


p.., and — led by many peopli ln the She; was in her fiftieth ad leaves a h u s p ^ and a


..............


lassociated with j the P a r i^ and the Rlbbleiwdge of


Jbbleqdale-vlew, C^atburn, sterday week at the age of ^eatlyr-respected mCmber of amumty, Mr. Whjipp; was


lam! Car WhlpW ■■■ '“ iipw ■■■■


d in the caterln^li business, Jiremlses in Bridge - road, The news >of jt le death


bn last November came as a ■shock, Inever vfife,


fcmatlon took place at Carl- llackpopl, on Monday,, th e ' Ifred 1). Swallow, M.A.,. per- ■ the


>?ho Is


really recovt red, He three daughters, and serving In t le Navy,


from wh.ch Mr. net rltAQ


list (Wesley) In ■


giving


KSGiyiNG.-rLargb congre-' attended the;! harvest i services ' I at ,the^ Cht rch, loni


Id by the Choir, under the; Mr. C. Hherwood. |


was conducted bj* the Rev. rhawl and at night by the | E. I . Edwards,, Whalley.l music for the occasion was;


the'mornng, the'


lanlst' Ind ay I


ton-


Tidletdil (the Rev.: B. Dawes), be Vicar of Low, Moor (the' y, Pugh) officiated at even-'. J .The qhurch; had been very Illy decorated Wit 1 1


arch "on Sunday last. Morn-| Ivloe was taken by i the Vicar


I'EST giving


brs and frlends,at:: he weekly] Ig of the Pendleton Women’s Ite oii thesday evejalng. The |g was held]In ad lr| the pnavO


kalem ehed


ippolntjed delegate | to the Council Mating of the bh qctobef Iflthl |A bring-:


with |th^liilnglng of Mrs. IMtiethwalte


,y sale ;was held, for W.L the s tM being in) charge of ■'aimaley, Mrs. Svlales, Mrs;' and Mrs. Lawspnj. A quick ireshj


I Robinson; [do; |l l ahd^”


pmlno being and' Mrs.


Ititloh ' Irs. T.


trs. Howard, Mr^. Stones and Cowperthwaitel


hOst'i o w j l occurred! yesterday morningt dt


IH OF MR. A. COtEMAN.- pgretito record th^passing of Mr. Coltu n niah, of Eastford Place,


Iterment ivicarof


STERY


|ry ! plah, “ The ]las iSnyfler.’’ Thj . , ited|by David Allfo and.prb- e by:| G. H. iWhitje, and the


Jerome


was superb, laad all the , |ctera reqelved an , ovation at


ds j were for Home-


ihite ■ 'as Jr; Vera IWalton, IColdWell,


e ofi62. Coming: to Clitherpe Preston (iapes many years ago. lleman was for a time employed . L. jBraithwaite as'a painter, worked for Messrp, Whiteside _____ A member of the Brit-, glon, he V as allied with St. Paul’s The widow and son will have sympatiy in their I sad loss.


blteside. M akes place on Monday, tn


ary’s Cemetery, jbV the Rev. ;L St. Paul’dl


oh S£ Amateu


aiidlet


READ PLAY.


pee In; turday,


ir.Drainatic Society Jerome’s three-act


- . , evening the


Before ;a ;he Church


Soul df play was


coming ll^und.’i The: ;he village


|ose. Taking part were: George the miser, • Nicholas Clegg,: Sam Heath,


allsed had been' serVed a whist


£10. After reffi


drive was held, th? won by: ladies, Mrs. llrs. ; CoTOefthwaite: Thistlethlwa]lte : and . Mrs.


pll wer< awarded' the prizes, esses were MlssLaw]-


for the best pof of, Taylor hnd' Mrs. T'.


Mrs.] Gould: | In the


1, and there wke, many gs of fruit and vegetables. | EN’S IlNSTlTin®. — There; excellent i attendance op


autumn'


[ie; School-i. adable ab4


lie meet-) lip tOf


fruit .land flowers'Jwas con- i by Mn W. Holland


rland


FESTIVAL:—Harvest! services were'held at;


as Miss G. Parkinson'.! Ight, the customary!


lO.b; For many) 1 years in br part of his life he was


M at Greenfieldkvenu.; arid she will stlLbe re-


tH OFi MR. W. CllVIHIPP.-- aany! years of-ppdrl health,


br, whh will recelye sincere hy In 1 their sad Iqsi


!| S' CLUBIS.-At a GMs' CluBj


I The Mayor (Councillor J. Wil- Ifinson) opened, the exhibition j of , i^pictures and PlcturcjMatog ”| to


Hue Parish ' jvednesday y a interes'


• , ( V; fR E ED ; FROM JAPJ


; by receipt of news; from' the East.. Men] wllo-have


'in the hands; of the now. safe are:


Church Institute ;On evening. This excellent


I t u Worker's’ Edudatlonal Associa­ tion, to conjunction with C.E.M.A., Ind-lt Is open to the public daily


:anu au>'^‘v»ttog exhibition has ^ n :|rranged by .the local, branch, of


Ikrtlst at' the idisposal of all who seek further enlightenment. De- lilaring the exhibition open,; the


IntH Wednesday next ’Roberts Is In charge, and she will- :ingly placed her knowledge, as an


; Mayor congratulated ' the W.E.A. fupon their manyl , activities land


Pte,' John Dilwortn, Manchester a Regiment, 11: Eastfqrd-place.


i,iw > cviu* Moor; ;j ' 1 . , . LJl.C, Norman T,i Parker, R.A.F.. ■ u ,


Pte WfiliaijiBllnger, Reconnais­ sance Regiment, 12, Longsifcht-


Regiment, 27, Brqwnlow-stree and . ' i


' l l '


avenue.,; |: • I ! .With the I exception of L.A.O.


Mshed them continued success: 1^ Ihope that your eSdrts'ito encourage’


people to come arid see the^ plc- aures, which can proye of real value ^0 all who 'see theii; wllPhave b^n ifforth while,” The Mayor said, add-. Ing that all,'tastes had ^ en catered lor. ‘‘ Interesting; and tas.tractlve,


^ b e r ts , wiiO; in I a, ■very helpful speech stressed; tha't the


jwas his deMrlptloh of the I Mr. J. Ai Barnes Introduced Miss


look for, w^ hot only ireallstiCj bresentatlon of the | subjwt, ;but She flualltyiof|line,i form arid wlour In themselyesiandj their relation to


to


Seach other. “This! exhibition Is so arranged tb draw 'attention to the Sour chief | elements Of painting— design, form, Icolour and texture,” Ishe said, briefly jdescrlbtog each ^element and emphasising that each fartist expressed himself differently. Ishe appealed: particularly for at- iitentlon to' be !^veh to the modern balnttags. Well displayed to a well- Iflghted roOmi this e x h I b 1 tlon ishould attijact many^ visitors.


51'


I A GUtlieroe friend, Mr. J. H. sBamsbbttom. lyesteiday received a


! 1 *) *, I*


lipore. Judge- Altken harried out his b u t i e s 1 In Stogiapore until the tjapapese I entered, ipe, states^ that both Mrs; 'Altken arid himself are i feeling very weak after -their ex- berlencesi! J u d g e jA l tk e n has j numerous i friends ' to Clitheroe, i where he spent 4ls early life, his 'lather and mother living for many i years ;at IMltton House, Cllthew. I His mother, who] lias died whilst I Judge Altken has been to Japanese I hands, was a daughter of a fqrmer iTowh Clerk of Clitheroe, Mr.i John Eastham;


lletter Ironi Judge John Altken, sop. lol the late Mr. A H.' Altken,; who Iwas for many years Town Clerk of sAcertogtohi stattog Ithat both he land his wile are how on- their way ito New iZealand I after 'spending £ three arid a halfl years In' a Ijapanese iprlsoh camp near Stoga-


( ' II W :


' writing ]to his jDiocesan Leaflet, I the bishop of Blqckburn (Dr, Ask-


lwlth)sayS: !'.; m '■ '


I “ it Is' very unfortunate that so I few copies of the!Report on-Evan-


' s contents will, in spite; off'£hd dlffl^, i'culty of'obtaining it, become, well- known to clergy ^ d Jay-people,


; gellsm -arO available. It is a really - good presentation' of the task now 5 laid upon I us, 1, and I hope th.at ^


; Innumerable Jhlnks' that have' Ito, t be done. In hl-aririlng, as our new


“That task lA inore urgently necessary thqn any of the:other


' Parliament I and ;many other are ; trying no^'to'do, 'a ibetter Englapd and a better Iworld'.lit is necessary first ' that] there ,should be true convictions about wljat life Is, what


material ■ial, arid.


The preserit ya.y iof and Its


planning Is almost all on the ma­ terial level. To convince men'about God and [about thejr need of God


rieeds ,— .


- r - , . ,—- ,. ,


Is the crying need of the hour.. "Is thelChurcli: Iri this country,


is


'’ToklO. Rte. Kenneth Geldard arid Pte. W. Sltoger have: been togemer all 'the time, i


joined the Manchesters to-1933 arid was posted, to Stogap'ore a year be­ fore war I,broke out.'! L.A.C. Pa:ker was in the Auxiliary i Air Force arid was called up on the outbreak of hostilities. Af ter , a I period of i prlsonmerit in Java he was re­ moved to North japan, and when Uberatedl was to la camp


Parker, who was .captured in Java, they were taken by the enemy at the tall of Singapore early in 1942. Pte. DUworth is iq regular. .He


Intervals telling 'of. the m safety, and 'tihe welcome telegr saying they ' were ; safe In Allied hands were received] with feelngs ithat can only be lihagtoed Since


In aU I cases their relatives Ijaye had but, few post^rds at


i ;


gram on had' two By/ ri,


arrived on the eighth blrthda:? of her eldest child, l\Idureen,; Wd jit was easlly*ithe finest'present jbfi .all. Pte. Sllqger Says R Is grand to be having some decent food again] He joined the Forces to October, 19':0, and went overseas just a year later.


. letters frorid her husb;ind. colncldehce !the , telegram


receiving !the first tele- Moriday, Mrs. Sltoger has


r. V


10, Cliester-ayenue:!) ; Pte. Kenneth Geldard, L)yil


Four morel homes to tChthhqe have been made habpy pils weqk


been] prisoners Japanese arid


F'dr


)Lofv _ j^C.^Thom^S^ Davies, R.A.P. ^ eWer's_9“ Mrs. T. Davies, of 24, High-


|of Mr. and street, Los


J; A wedcipg took place on Saturday, ■aS St. Mai y’s Parish Church, between xv>k7| A AviX ,f


,1 **


DAVIES—OEE. ■ ; I nParis


*^x*T


Mrs. W. A. In' the al)


IMargaret Orr, only daughter of Mr. and Qit, 23, Brownlow- street.


Moor, anidcu Miss Elizabeth


wu oaLUiu v« ti. CiVlCl uUii


u xvxiotj lli titlUcvil


, Ir. David Orr.' Her dress was,white net over figured taffeta, with an]em­ broidered net veil (lent by the bride­ groom’s sisteif), and wreath of camClias. Red roses composed the bouquet : • b Miss Mary Musgrove (a friend of the


1th the Roy^l Navy overseas, the bride 'as given away by her grandfather,


RosemarjM Aldersley, bride.


hyancith-bme,


feathered head-dress and veil. nOi


The] chief silk


The brides the 'four c .....................


Each had a hpad-dress of pink camellas rm.. u-ij.-i— carried pink roses'|and


CrcPCi' I oIlCl OkllciS


■' During the service, conducted by the Vicar (Rer. R. A. Bland), the hymns “ The iECin; of Love ”' and' “ Praise,' O Praise our Lord and King" were sung. The organist was] Mr. H. B. Shaw, ,'FJB.C.O.' I ■ I


groomsman,'Tte. Robert Williams, of the Paratipoi Regt.


The. best inan was the brildeigrOom’s brother, Mr.lGeorge Davies, and the


Ijdren Victorian posies. ....... [I ; EOIIHWEL


'District, following a reception at The Q]^^eton. The bride’s go- dreK was cactus-blue I imoss coat, nigger-brown hat; and |


[ Mr. and Mrs. Davies left for the; Lake [


Buck Inn, ing-away erbpe, fur shoes and


The bri'ie’ri gift ito the bridegroom was gold oufl-links. To the bride, the:


.uco C..V. harid-bag to tone.


__ to th pact, and young atti


His fellow-ririsoner during the !!o:ig years, Pte. iOeldard, enlisted ,ta October, 1939,^ and! was at first re­ ported inlsslng, 'And some llt;le while later,.killed.! Now he.Is srfe to Allied hands, | i We qre sure [ that all th;Ir


• ! ' ' '


bridegroom gave a leather -travelling ■ " e bridesmaid, a powder cbm-1 saVJngs stamps to the four


EC^LE^’WUXIAMSON. ]


fellow-,townspeople' will rejolc; to. hear of the safety of these laen, and will share in the hope that they maV soon return, fit and well, to their I homes


Clitheroe Crlbket Club’s green be played ^ — on


There was donslderable tatereitl to the last' bowling handicap of season [to 1 t


lington,, ori Sitiufday, the contracting, parties' being A.C. Edward Eccles,! R.A.P., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W.' Ecciek w. Charleswbrth-teiTSce, Clitheroe, land L.A.C.W. Winifred Wil-


aI a! weddlig cf local interest took place


lilnmsnn, W-AIajp , y of Netherton.


a g t Front-s;reel; Methodist Church, Bed-


o W.AIAJP.. vounaest daughter of Mr: and]- Mrs. T. 'WilUamson,


■ Wearing a gown of white satin with high neck-linb, full-length veUjand a,


, |l ,,


the Miss Jessle_ W ■y _ lllamson (sister)| wore, sh ll-pirik figured satin with i' head- --


spray of orange, blossom, and carrying XU- uuj^e was given As bridesmaid,


away by her Jfather. — — - Sueu-OUIK USUICU DOl/U


Wednesday evening.'' This was Mitchell] Handicap, 'and the fl,n.ril- Ists were: Mr.' B, Edwards (twq be­ hind) land Mr.' J]0S. Swales lone behind): Sotrie good bowling was seen, arid Mr. Edwards ran out winner, with the score 15-14.


he


day of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Slmiger, of 18,' St. James’s-lstreet, ClRhcj’oe. Fifty-nlrie years ofake and a mem­ ber of Ian lold D'Ownihara flat Mrs. Sllriger came to qiltheroe e to life, rind worked! for' some- tin: | as ^a winder lat iioinies Mfiin;L piie been itij poor health a numbe years


The death occurred, on Weitoes- ' ' I -f * J winddr a Holm She


■ioss” The intferment will take' p at St. -Mary’s Cemetery to-day Rev. Ivor Pugh [conducting


%lie wflYbemuch missed by -----


had of


-----Will 'sad


“ " ‘“ ■j * After a long lltoess the death


It Is for, rind how It can be lived, u .— '-Tiooklng at life


. „ [almost wholly Ini consequence, f^he


I ace ithe the


occurred on Tuesday of Mr. James


Leonard Houlker,] at his home, 123, H&thom-road, Clitheroe. ^ ■ A native rif the townito whlclkhe had lived aU his'life, Mr, Houlker teas only 40' years of age. For mos : of his working Hto hie had beeri a


plumber, working [with his fataer, Mr. G.| Houlker,, [Bawdlands,


whose responslblU'ty this Is, able to fulfil, it ?. That! is the; burning question. i We are (joncerned with many problems—-shortage of [man­


power, thri need of re-organlsatlon, and so ori; but] these things are really secondary. The reality qf our own beliei to God arid of our con-^ secratlon |to : Him, our


Christ, and the enthusiasm of our witness—these


things.! Are we honestly and realis­ tically facing the extent


fellowship. 'In ][ the -are | the


England: I it wll to


it . t


■gdeater holiness,'and [of more loving 1 service to' Christ’s riame. It is to 1


these thirigs that I would,;in lall 1 humility! [ call every] congregation of every parish now ” ■ I ! *


\* *


Thursday last i 1 Mehsrs Salisbury and Hamer sold' alt auction- the


At the Swan and Royal Hotel qn


,ton, and the’price }£ 3,010. %ssj:s. « . . .Baldwi 1n, Weeks xxxxx.


—[ th I ’ ____


Clitheroe, were the vendor’s solici­ tors. !


-— [ ' ■


Pur cha s e r teas Mr. James W. 'Schofield] 21, Market-street, Bol-


39-acre dairy farm, ^’at Hill FOTm> Holden, Bolton-tby-Rowland. The


• 'and Baldwin,.


by jadapti-ng our message to meet ■, France] being wounded bef popular demands. The only'^ay Is || escaplrig from tljat country. the way of sincerity] and truth, qf [


auuufcbout by merely jxiicxcijf xivvjvi 114V4W4V VW w. x/axiu w landed] in France [again on D-I . __


and went ithrougn much fighring later.. iTwo of his [uncles still resude iri the district: Mr; ;J. WHlHaker, Peel-street, and Mr. W. 'Whittaher^, newtoSent, [Grlndleton, and much sympathy wlH bei given to all the


relatives In their sad loss. ■ 'I ' ■# ! t


At p r e s e n t ! employed rid a draughtsmiari: by Messrs, iwlls


;


Royce,|Ltd.,!Barnqidswick, Mr Jim Holt, Hayhurst-street. Clime: :oe, haspaJssed the toll course] to the second! year for the , National Cer-- tiflqato at [the Burnley Tejjhri.cal


[College. * * *


1 Children residing In Pimlico-riDad I (as faf as 'the laundry), Foxj-stteet,


Congratulations wlU be given, to well-t^rrace,. Church-brote rind Miss I Bertha Downham, S.R.N., [church-street, were entertaindfjto


-Joun^st! daughter of Mr. C. Doten- a Victory tea and Party to the Old ham, Lowergate, Clitheroe. At i school; on Wedn^sday.^ The M. present on the staff of the Glen- j and Mayoress, Councillor J. toyd,Maternity.Hospital, Blackpool, ]Mrs. Wilkinson, 'attended, anc Miss Downham-


Jd ltd! the ■result of


p : Roger s, Veriion' K.; Broih- [Les.JIRlg^ and iPeggie; Sho'r- ,A| sutetuntlal sum will pe Home-coming Fund this' fine I entertalh-


porning, ! under


IfouE'd :he garage ' and j a Bard- r motor-car, ; blazing, 'iSO l y : that 'adjoinlrig 'wooden


Je.of Mr. F. Waring, (Jlerj-vlew, leton-rd.j Wiswep, .On arriVal


bn: was called td a !fire at the


IjHie [garage arxd destroyed.


igs were threatened. !Atteri- 'as .given] to these,!;; The oUt- ' •was suljdued


at crir were


-about, five-. 'io'rii—


- r Leading: Fireman


[Arthur [Cok, Kathe'r-. Adam'• L. Hastle,


second part of the examination of ; wtonefs of a fancy hat competition. An AboutUventy children were pretobjeht and each child received gifts. After


hqs a


tid scholar School, she


passed, ■ ■


the Centrd, Midwives Board.


Queen’s Nurse. Seve


tohongst


m ,duert(T-rjast-ihree ybstdr- a party of' the local


the Mayoress presented prizes ‘


aviniielcp pTitv


Hpyril Infirmary and St. James s Bospltall Leeds, arid -she Is also a


bt the Sun inn, Waddfegton, on ; Saturday, and afterteards enjoyed a j tonviyial evenirig. ['Their host was j MtJ J. Gregson, [haulage contractor, "feat Harwoodf' arid the company )jste thfe staff [at [the Ministry of ?apply ktore, Barrow. Mr. Gregson « the [ store’s' harrier. | Amo^ ff^ase attending whre Councillor R. 1


__^ „..vj tehl_______


r a l Clltlierqnians ■rore a party tehlch met at V a


Ttlmby,!Messrs!. Joseph Robinson, * *'


a S r S e s T S p e - S r i 8 S L W ; F - i * « t


-


[to the programme, with Mr. Reg. pianist.!


J^blnsop land F. -Astto contributed :™uui5on : a a Asmi "[Herbert


' i t S S n f special buses.


50, I ' 1' i «


'aiid ranging .from 65 jtri 82 ,! yeW'of age, will be conveyed by


ir l. i l


of Critheroe Grammar.- was' trained at Bolton


a splendid party!] trooped up the bonfire ’which had Deenbre- pared.] The-weather was fribur able, and the fire blazed,merit^me-; cessfullyiv Fireworks added l'toetr


the


own - attraction, rind were handed aroiind. Later,


^ ; teas, served I in' the Old School and


dancing wris enjoyed ’^^^Ip^fllv residerits.. | Everyone had a toaliy good.|toie., ^


VE [and V.J -Days’ celebratlqrs is. a diriner to' the . old-age 1


sioners [arranged for/ to-mi^, at


.Climax to; 'VThalley-road’s r^ent pen


tq ,


lyor and the the


le Conversion of : there from leave. I He joined ■ .he not be brought [ Qordori Highlanders before -the novel methods or I break of war 'and was with the**v*^«


we really con- , There are no '


------ ,


was kljled in' a motor accident Germany, soon [after returri- .


of


the strength of body


the vast majority of those around, us have [lost, their hold on the eternal truths ? cerned about short cuts


primary to which


to recent years he had been ployed upon work | of national portance at Burnley. Associatod with St. Paul’s, Church Low, Mor, he leav^ a widow and two chile ;en to whrim sincere sympathy wll. be given to their loss.-The totem,.;nt takes place -to-day, Friday, at St. Mary’S;] Cemetery,' when the ser­ vice wll he conduhted by tl;ie Rtev. I, Pughj.


Y' ■ # it; . # i


, death of Sergeant :C. B. Whitta,l!er, who was born In Clitheroe 33 y: irs ago. A son ! of . Mr. -and Mrs. J.


'We regret to record the rehAnt


Whittaker, teho Inow reside in Orchard-avenue, [ South Sh-re, Blackpool, sergt.i’Whittaker, Bad


served I throughout; the war, and he ■


^ in ng


was Miss Hazql Wilkinson, niece of the: bride, attlredfin pink satin, and head­


dress of tie sAme shade.


ducted bjf thri Rev. John -E. Barker, a reception was held in the Miners ^1; fare*'Institute Hall, Netherton.'|


honeym ' i o n i£ being spent,at Bijidling- P.( G'lRyan. A rec ton.


The


on'Wednbsdate the-Rey J. ^ je a i performed'the wedi^g :Of ^ ^ S t


At Moor Lane Methodist C,hurch, On their return, Mr. and Mrs., Ryan Brown presided,]-and I Mrs.! H, “ S. Yearsley


EODGEES—WEBSTEEil ito


E^Rodg^. youngest son of,Mr. the late Mrs.] J. J- Rogers, 68, -Milner-; chalm i ' ’ I ' ?Rodgfis Q


decency with intent to insult le* males, Frederick Grey (52), 2, Fort- street, Cllttieroe,. was Mpd £2.


tra,tes’ Cor ,utrt yesterday with; to- Charged


with hm and Mr. J.


O IXFFEN


Clitheroe Children’s Allegation


Man Fined After at Clitheroe ’'Magis-


Councilor H. Cook presW^: were Mrs. Nightingale C. Sblth. nr


Inspefctor Whitehead stated, that


-.the offmee was alleged to have taken ilace In the Gastie .grounds on Monday morning, between 10 0 clock And-mid-day. Three young girls, aied between five ;and seven, were involved ;in the case, evidence was given by two of the chlldreri. One child told her mother what had taken place and statM that the nfan had ^sked them to


be at me same place at 10-30 on Tuesdair morning.


This was subsequently reported to the police, arid P.C.’sDutier and


Castle . mornirig. to the


^tcllfle kApt observation fin me ~ " grounds| on the [Tuesday 'Grey was seen'iwalklng


m uuc grounds at the time given, and stiod pear ithe fqrm the chil­ dren .mentioned. Descriptions given by the crilldren of the; clothing worn a^^nd tnarks upon the face of the man, were found to be! accurate as reg£ rds! (3rey, -and to court two of the. chOdren said they recog­ nised him ]as the man. [ i-


said hVneither saw nor 1 spoke-to -me children that morning. When he was working on the afternoon shift, It was his custom to wall^ around the Castle grounds to thq mornirig [before going!: to the Weavem’ Institute.


Grey!, who was defended by Mr. H. We^ks, [pleaded not gullty;_ He


' ! Mr. H. Weeks said that It was fairly [obvious that the: -chUdrer had learnt to say their [parts de- scrlblrig ]what was supposed to have happened. Grriy was q man of good character, who -had never been In any previous trouble, anc it was rini extremely serlriiis matter If the evidence of such ypiing chil­ dren were to be believed in prcT ference to that of Grey.]|[


I MrsJ Grey stated,-that];they had


Bridge; Charlie Walmsley, R..E., Whal-r ley-road (from Italw I believe),; V/0. Joe Sanderson, R.A.P.; St, Mary’s-street; Terence Cullen, R.AF., Breimand-st.; Sgt. Geoffrey Ford, Scott-terrace, Irish Guards; CpL: Jack GeldMd]-R.A.F; of


Jim GarUck, Military PqUde, Shaw ZE


ard, Bawdlands. Paratroop Regt,-, Brian Barlow,xR.ATF., Peel-street; Tom_Wrig- ley, The Cfescent; Bernard Whlpp,


WHlpp-avenUe:! Frank Ryam I R-A.Pi, also of Whipp-avenue; Lieut. Bob Geld­


DtUUW A .iVIX.1,' •) J. V.^*v>w


tvttu. Jack Oldham, (Wadtogton ; Dvr. Charies B. Aubrey, St..Pauls- street. Low Moor; Cecil Parker, Chester avenue: Frank 'Walker, Pimlico village; Eliott Cunntogham, The I Bungalow, Pendleton; I [Prank Bootlunan, R.N., Pimlico-road; and the fqUAwtog, are on leave at Chatbum: Allan ^ttam, R.A.F., Teddje Horsfleld, Billy Wilson, Tommy arid Jack Isherwoqd, rR.A.F., Leslie Limbeft, Joe flolgatc; and John


R.N.; road;


Harold jParkmson, R.N., Chatbum Stratton. [ v —


It was his [first leave stogel the Nort African landing.!; —1 V —


home ^ at I Atherton, visited his — Mri O. DowSham, Lowergate.jecentl^ j


L/Cpl. 'Watson Downham,


pay-parade' with the Forces are; LA.C. W^ Flack,-' Castle-view; Wfif.^Driver, E.N.JEShtori-terrace; and Tom Hanson,


Among those who have ha,d them last


Waddlngtopi . “ GROUSE ” FOR LUNCH


magistrates had before them WilUam Hind (44),' "Trenton,” Limefleld Ave., ■Wrialley, summoned for entenng an Accrington Corporation bus when the conductress had requested hinr not to do so. It was stated that when the vehicle stopped to allow [two passengers to aUght at the Park Hotel,[ Great Har- wood,^ Hind 'got' o'ri to tfe pto^'torm and declined to leave.


bn . Weiiesday, Blackburn Gomty


refused tojgive his name_and rnd said he bad a contract. Ifc left'


na u auucu ..u xv,«... Further, he


the bus before the poli^ had been summoned, arriveo. The- vehicle was held UD for 25 minUtes. -,


gers' had [already alighted and that 'there must be room for one. It;was his


oHind told the court that he pomted . , , uUO the (conductress, thaWwo^P^^^^^^


wish to get home for lun^ ^pd,*'9 return within the hour, j He_ denied tM the j conductress asked for his


name and- address. 1


'been married 30 years [and their ' married life had been very happy She did not think that! her hus­ band was the sort of mrin to evey commit such an offence.


bARROW


ovxv*»* event was held-on Friday .In ithe Reading Room; There were 46 players I for -whist, with; Mrs.- A. Preston as 'M.C.' The iprizes anid also ifefreshm-erits were generously given by the lpiembers and, friends of the church; IPrize-wihners were; Ladies: Mrs.; :R. Garslde,- Miss Nuttall and "Mrs. P.;' Preston; #gentsi Mr. R. Garslde. L/Cpl. •Thomai Mr. Hammond. The com-! ! petition was won by Mrs. Martin,


cessful social


ST. LUKE’S MISSI0N.-A sue] .' jwhist! drive and ' happy


I The case was dismissed.; . [ tllSBURN


Harteest festival, services wwe held Mary’s Church on Sunday.


[THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL.-


The chUrcri was beautlfufiy de- ebratod [with flowers,-- fruit -a,nd Vegetables, the work being; carried ; orit by a' few volunteers. The ser­ vices wete well attended, and: the spirit ofl thanksgiving 1 was preya-


■vim of; Chrtot^ chririjh. Jklpton,]' and in the evening theTley. H.- W. Williams, of Ermystqd s ' SchTOl, Sklpton; .III the aftemooh a chU- dren’s service was Conducted by the Vicar. During the ringtag of a hymn the. children [took, their offerings of flow’


ivegetawes,! and laid thern- on the , ' j I, (Other! Gisbum notes on page ?),. ers,;; fruit -and


altar steps!-. The collections, for Gisbum! and Rlmtogton amounted to. £10 ilOri


*vv,vj • 7-0 Stuart,


bride I bade the journey in a blue-mo-, Parish Church Mothers’ Unton hair coat, with hat and shoes to tone.


MOTHERS’ UNION. ....


will live at 10, 'Whipp - av en ue .. iThei bridegroom’s present-to.'rthe matrori' of honour was a gold cross ana


IS TH E (aO By I LANCE-JACK


J - X, ileave; list this week is/quite a TIHE,.X


L slizeable one, and includes:/ FF to. ,xr- structlon.”,


attendance and' the qveiling was spent very pleasantly. I


the M.U. canl plaiv in -Re There was j a [


e large I ., . I ; ■ ■ I 1 1 . i - y


successful bring'-and-bluy' sale was held at Billington Baritist Chapel, on Tuesday everitog. Mr.jHbpwiod opened the proceedings, and stills of mixed goqds; were , cleared. The [ proceeds, amounted • to over £8, devoted to the Chapel 'Fundv ■ i


BRING-AND-BDY SALE<-A most


monthly meeting [of lihe, Wha!ley Women’s Institute; was hbld -in me Methodist.'School, on! Wednesday, when-Mrs. C. P.! Hargraves presided over the large attendance. Afiss Jessica Lofthouse spoke on “Pendle Witch Coitotry.’’ A vote of tha ’ - to the speaker, proposed by Mrs


WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. — The ! ! ’s Forces will be


quickly which


Ga: a tottle of Slasol from your Chemist to!!dayl and get quick rc^llqf the natural wqy. T|ils liew specific att; icics theaffected


I ' ; BM— B i sem


AINCO (Mfg! Chemists) Ltd., 168 iWarbreck Moo Liverpool; ■\iV


Kershaw, was seconded by Mrs, C. Mitchell.! [ Milss I Sagar te ■appointed delegate to:the LJ’.'W.I. Autumn Council! Meeting, at Preston. Hostesses for! the evening were Mrs. Briggs, Mrs.] Gregory, Mrs. Martin, and Mrs. [Wallace.


THE PARISH CH^RC OF WHALLEY


S. MARY AND ALL SAINTS


T HAkvEst Sunday Next,; Sept


HANKSGiyiN


Holy Communion 8-6 and li-45 a.i Morning Prayer 10-45.


.m.


GIFT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS 2-15 p.m. Evensong 6-30..


C.' B.-BROWN, Vicar. WHALLEr] AND DISTfRI^T


WOMEN’S WAR COMFORTS jpUND. i THE


1 ‘ qf the above will be hkld jon THURSDAY] NEXT, 0(j)T.| 4th, at 7-!0 p.m., in the STANLEY ROOM,


ANNUAL CONSERVATIVE CljUB.


All Interested! , are invited to !E. PARKER; Hon,


attend. 1. Sec.


LANGHO CHURCH SUNDAY [NEXT, SEPT 3(Hh


Services:' 8-.0 and 10-30 ; , - arid 6-30!p.m


I OLD LANGH6 SUNDAY, OCTOBER


7th ■ ]services 10-30 and ^ p.m


Special Wqachers -t- Special Music : (|'j-..' 0%OBER ;;jlth


Big wjiist find Dqtoiiid Drive in SCHOOL,


7-15,; for ]Wa( Comlorts Fund.


YouE presence and riUppjrt will be greafly apprheiatied.


JIRANK CHARLES ,& CQl, AUCTIONEERS and VALt|EltSv^


,Specialists In the disposal of High-class 'aIf9'romm7!Ll fmili.AlllSWOrtl


Hous ripldi''uni n t flViieir re ova


a uu


; PENOT : STEEETj^^^CK^^ [ ' (near Rialto Cinema). Tel.; , Inspection cordially Invitee


.;Etouseh9ldPurnishmgs,beg to anppurice rom inswo h Street to


u.tumyuxjuu


spacious modern'offices-& salefOjms in 7856.'


wishes to thorne-place be 80 on Tlid


Sincere c M^s


ongratulatlor .-G. Ttom" Clitheroe,


sday.


.llni s and best


.son, Haw- who: will


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BAD A M I


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I ; , l


In the School, on'Monday. Bland, of Clitheroe, spoke]on


part


bride) accompanied the bridegroom as best I mar .-After the, ceremony^ win-


Mr. T. Wrnlamson (brother ,of ;me 'A lw V X V4*V VW4 - —


I


dress- to t me, I and carried a bouquet of, shaded sv eet peas. Also in attendance


. LORD.


Church of the English Martyrs,'Whal- 'fey, on [Saturday, by the Rev. Fr.^Cook- on, between- Mr. Baden H. Rothwell, -ounger son of the iate Mr, and Mrs. lothwell," 251 'Queeh-street. iWhaUey,


A Wedding was ^lemnized at the


'away 6y hep[b"rotheri Mr. Hi Lord, and attended by her sister, Mr^ Mary HanisJ as matron ofl honour, wlto wore a 'floral dress, [black accessories, and spray of chrysantheqmms. Mr. C. Lip- trot was [best man, and Mr. W- Sagar


' The I bride] attlrejl in blue crApe, jrown hat and accessories, and wew±ig a spray of


,md NeUle, eldest daughter of Mrs. and the late [Mr.l M. LoM, 1, Bridge End, BilUngton.


J I . ’ • I ’ • . iWas,given


groomsman. A -reception at the


Joterpreceded the happy Bair’s'depar- f ;ure for Blackpool, the bnde wearing a


On their' return, Mr. and Mr^othwell Will live at 25, Queen-street, WhaUey.


\


nized between Mr. J. A. Ryan, of'10, Whlppl-avenue. and Mrsi Margaret G. Dixon,Revd.' nony. The


L 0“ John's


(attended, las matron of honour, by Mrs. [P. Sharp, whose dress was;blue silk, with brown accessories, and her bou­ quet, pink roses.


X.X, bride, given away by her father, Mr. Gbmall, 1 wore dusky pint erfepe. olackihat with pink ostrich feather, and cArtled cream roses.


X ; She was


ISir.'pf Sharp]'and the groomsman,,Mr. [ • ----e-pitliOlon followed at


The best; man was


the Station Hotel. For the honeymoon, Whlchl Is-beink spent at Blackpool, the


\ EYAN-DIXON.


Monday, at SS. Michael and Unchurch, a wedding was solem­


i \


of 63, West-view, Clitheroe. The Fr. Donlevy performed the cere-


awn two-piece and brown acce^rles.


r Theipresents mcluded a cheque from co-workers of the bride at Abbey Mill, WhaUeyJ [


K.ft oJsence of her father, who is


street, Acomb, Yorl,, and EWra, only daughter'1 of iMr. !anc Mrs. W. Webster MitcheU-Street, Clitheroe.


UULCI Ui lV 5 -U *


tope, navy hat i trimmed! pmk, navy j«essories, and spray of assorted white flbwers, was sd'ven a vav to her father,


Irhe bride, wdaring a dusky-pink moss


aid attended! to R friend, Mrs.. Edna Earllngtdn, wearing blue crApe. black Hat and accessories, and) spray, of pink Cimations. Mr. Thomas Kitchener (lirother-ln-law of tt e bridegrobm) was psst’mari, and' Nh. Briari Hall [Webster (cousin of theibrid;) groomsman, i A reception was h'Jld at Garey s Caf6, arid for the hdneym >on, at New Brigh-


I A __________t.1 ________ ___ U . l 4a #7^ /^n*»nTt-ei


ride) was pridesmaid, and al^ in attendance yyere Misses Hleen Eaton and Ann Brierley,'nieces of the bride­ groom,


the young Attendants were in jpink Was a cheque from the staff, of Rolls- floral crApe, land the others in bl Oue.Uc,


"Two of ipink


A gold signet Ting. [Toithe bride, jthe ridegroom gave a . gold i locket and bain; and to the n afron of honour,- a .Aver brAcelet.' AmOng, gifte received


and 1 Patricia Ann Orr. i and cousins of'f the bridesmaid wore lace, with,


home.


ake 37, Mitchell-str 3et, Clitheroe, their The bride’s presen; to the groom ^as i ■


i :' L , I' ployed.'


ibave after three-and-a/-half years ser- vice in the Middle Bast


................ ----—


oom is spending 28 days’ l-a.:--------------


tJri" ;the bride'word [a’inustard dress. Oatmeal coat and br« wn accessories. [On m tieir retrirn, Mr^ au l[Mrs. Rodgers wto I


Monday to Friday at Saturday at 84) and


7- 36 I 'Jn.[ 8- 15 lijn.


Monday Tuesday, We^^sd:ay; SPENCER TRACY }n


QvOr ^ H otel


Royce, Ltd., by Whom the bride is em­ Poole, Chapel-fold', Wlswell, ■Thei bridegrT ' ■ i


County Sessions on Monday find 2s 6d. for having ]a dog —


DOG OFFENCES.- -At CU' heroe Grace was


out name and address on the itoUar, and 2s. 6d for ■aHowtog the dog to stray on the highway betweeri sun­ set and sunrise. In a leiter j ^


with-


Hurst, Banks 'Farm, Galley find 2s. 6d. for having a dog out name and address an- the and 2s. 6d. for keeping] a dog out licence,


trates defendant said shejw- aware that a licence


i Writing to the i


the dog got out while she was; put­ ting the children'to bed. Constance •was


said


wlth- collar wlth- lagls- not


as this was a sheep dog ■used on the farm. The Clerk (Mr. o. J a. a H.'Bams- bottom) said defendant wasl pro­ bably entitled to exemption from dog-licence ^uty, but had b a le no application.:


noon, a single-deck Rlbble ’bus, driven by Mr, J. T. Sanderson, 5, Bomney-avenue, Burnley,] was in collision with a small iprivatA car, driven by Mr. A. Staines, of Kblgh- ley.jwhen turning into Ktog-street, illey. Though extensive damage done to the-car, jMr} Staines


ACCIDENT.—On Saturdriy after­ I t


and his wife, who: was -with him, es(»ped injury.


hw-yearly meeting of the Bllllng- tonl arid Whallqy Go-operative lety was held on lWedn^day


PP-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.—The ; 1


eveplng. Mr. H. -Eccles] was to’ the ch&. The balance sheet revealed furper progress to all departm^entS, aiW a very healthy financial ;>osl- re-


SUPPLY


tloOLi Mr. W. Gr|eenw(iod was elected to the Comm-lttqe. GALE DiUHAGE.—Damage caused to telephone wires, a .„ _ temporary hold-up of ['traffic' took place In Accrlngton-rd.; |Whalley:


was Id a


when a t^ee was-blown idown oppo­ site to the golf club, on Saturday afternoon. Whalley Pollce( removed the tree after a delay qf . fifteen minutes. Telephone communica-


tloni with Accrington was after fl.ve hours.


j


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busy! but If you will ;leave,your enquiry, you may rest M.


S tre e t CLITHEROE I 1 ’ Tolkijp


Thursday, Friday, Saturdaj and


Helmut Dantine Rqymond lViasst|y to


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HAROLD Y. BURY.


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