CLITHERQE advertiser &i TIMES. COMING EVENTS;


Webers’ Instit ite: Dance, 8-0. Grii dleton Schwl;-Whist-Dance, Tosside InStitufe: Dance, 8-0.


iu^JA. (in Bu(port) at the' Weavers'


pATUBDAY: Eandkl:


^ *ViA \Ai n n ii! cW; Grounk 4-0.


. 1 India. He Ijs np llUgence Branch t-i recent leave of Waddlni


the Indian teslde,:


Bd. Bai tb irne pf


L4C. [ \!(Clltheroe) b: ifanch. Am;Ltd,


(ton. y he at


le


atta the


mami'd ;h1)r W J


iicnard Bawsthone, also ■e^t, Clltheroe, le Jackson, School ,K, at the age two-and-aj’'"’


he is . with the B.I.


ijchid 14 ;h


t the •terrade, of sixteeh: years lih


en- to


1 FUUJmIRITY I N P ^ E S


E T O ' . ' M V O T E R


30T': RWEI


isprders aitd any parts of


m was stilll la progre .cstllltles hqq cease(i m was faqiljne, dlstre Indusjtr:


4st night; {It Mellor , stressed tjh£ t there! was’ theiworlqlyst Thejw'ar


Staiiley . Pr3scott, ei candldb) I for livlslon, who


addrdssfed and


the the


the Contlh


agreeing that! after five MT there wasihiuch lat required alteration, apd hf- IriternallonW recop-f


Intheextrme In sonjd


thji ;0£


Sklpton Conservative Election Meetings ^Ghburn Parish HaU; 7-30., ^ ' Bmton-by-Bowlapd 8-30.'' •' i Rimington: M whjlley ' SUNDAY:


;T Assembly Rooms: Dancing. mbrial Hall, 7-15,


I[Waddington M ithbdist Sunday School .


ii'gt, Paul, Low J


“ Abniversary: t


Clltheroe Parish Church; 84) . EC.; 9-30 Scholars’ Service: 10-30 Sung 1 Eucharist;; 64!0 Evensong.


I Arinlversary: ■ (Cenotaph),


r—. t'I5 and 6415. ^Methodist (Weiley) Church: Services |


I at! 10-30 arid 3-0] iMoo'r Lane! Mjthbdist Church: Ser-: ! vices at 10-30 and 6-0.


[Congregational Church: Services |10-30 i and'e^O. I ,


, i i


■Waddington' Methodist School: Meet- i ing in suppori of J. P. 'Davies the [Skipton Div. Labour candidate, 630. The'Hall, liowereate: Dance, 7-30. ■Whalley Assemply Rooms: Dancing.


, , f i Cattle, 10-30. ■ !


! r by Mr. T. SUyerwood, 3-30. , : Richard Fort: Ipeetlng in the Whalley ' ' Assembly Rooms, 8-15,


Property Sale a,t Swan & Royal Hotel, I , jWEDNESDAY|:


Eve!Of Poll Meetings; Hy. Randall at ■ :fflng Lane Hall, 8-0. Rd. Port at The , Grand, 8-15. | ! Mass Meeting, m support of Hy. I dall, Whalley IjMethodist SchooLo-o whalley Assembly; Rooms: Dancfng


THUBSDA Day.


i FRIDAY: Weavers’ InS;itiJte: Dance.


Ran- 8-30.


i MONDAY: i iciltheroe Auction! Mart: Grading of i ;PJt Stock] 9-cO a.m.


lliiAf Ciocw J • vru80 EC., ia-0, 200 __


xix'Vf rgendees at 10-45,! 1-30:


Con&egatlonal School: Jumble Safe at 7-30.


rO-DAY (J'riday):


> Institute, 3-0. ! ’ifiale by Auction- at Stf, Victoria Steeet, !j! by Mr. T. iSilyerwood, 1-0. iiH Randall: I Labour Meeting, WhiUey.


Mrs. Barbara Cfistle, surgeon, whi made a post-moftem


examination] said death was due to heart failure, Elghty-two years of age, Mr Watson was a retired build­ ing contractor, having been esitab- Ushed ^In premises in Duck-sfreet


^ .1^ I __* ji _i_i.t__


since about 1920. He had a!Jong association wth the Parish Chrirch, ahd in his younger days*was a member of |the CUtheroe Philhar­ monic Society. A keen musician, he was a'very capable player of [the


ir: Sunday sdhool ’cello. ; Sincke sympathy 'wilt be 64).


given to Mr Watson’s two sonsland daughter In thelf sorrow. The Inter­ ment took pi ice; at St. Mary’s Ceme­


tery on Wee nesday, the Rev. H A. Bland offleic ting. * * *


I ' TUESDAY : !| ^ Olitheroe Aiictlbn Mart: Sale of Dairy


week'Of Mr-1, whilst iVlsifh.I Formerly ,ol over: 20 yi weaver at had ! recen daughter, ton-street, been in' g< months. Sipi extended" daughters


The deat i eiTi :OM


In CIlther(?6, with St. Jamei Ufle had' life. The ir Saturday Church.


Ijhe mill, Mrs, Uurillfle ;ly lived ' with i!her ■s. 'G. Briggs, 21, New- itheroe. She had not health for - seyerAl


g lOlatlves at Walsden. Chatbum, where! for s she' worked as a


occurred yestefday Sarah Cunllfle !(66),


tefment took placd oh it Walsden. Parish


s’s'Church. Mfs. Cuh- d a quiet and retired


* *


and John’s] Church were sor^ to hear I of the| death, at Mount-street Hospital, Pibston, on Sunday! of the Rev. Fr.i< Jallagher, S.J., whd was ^Rector of the Parish for about two yearA, leavlhg eighteen months' ago. Aged 65, F ’i Gallagher camb to Clitheroe ff )in Loyola Hall, Raln- hlll, where! he was Superloi|| for In the short time: he


The parlsliloners of S.S. Mlciiael


many years. h s.sJ


FRIDAY, fUNE 29th, 1945!. III 1 :■


THE ELECTION.


had to be faqed, hejem- lat life In tjiese Isla^da compared EuropepQ


There could be no pepci rlty In Enjland while people w i starving


a|s the Prlmi liurchlll.


The only pitin who'could e ’unity wmch had pepn tween ,thei three, great is, and which had',' ‘


I Captain Prescott said he that partyis jcandldate


dlcomlng Llb'eral support, yaS receiving Ip the |con-


a'ether, If returned to Par^ Ishe' would j support | • the jConservatl'fe parties, iAs puld be a minority pafty have to po' ohe of the William Peveridge had Darwehi that he would


port ; the Gonsefvativps, Archibald SlhclPlr, speak- ilv in Lancashire, had said ■■lave to wall; land see what istances were after t' "


It was time! ^the Liber ,Challenge.,,!|


i j


nalisatlon of ithp hands jol! Ifs, for they [were the onli' production 1) Itfy.


this and any THAN BEVERIDGE!


4 s c o r o p e r a t l p p h a d ' b e e p I d I n t im e o f w a r f o r t h e I t h e e n e m y . || . | ■ | I :


lote: Liberal’1 The Bever- ,iCaptain Prescott pointed Jed ho adequate old; age [for !20 yeqr,s. In ;th£,t


pcheme of sobial security. ;hpt the Llbprils at Bp'.j- ans of posfbrs, were tel,- ctbrs that if they wanted iverldge plan they would


iHjl|Pursue the tiringlrigila ,


|e didn’t wiapt the ^ full Iplan', but' njuch preferred |f|the Goverpihent.


ig to agrtcultlire, Captaii paid Lancashire 'farmeisj Igly criticised [the plough-j V marginal land and the| I crops unsulted to th s; le world. | I.t pmst be ad-' ta t i whilst the policy ; c f !


fnmeht had! been 90 per | t over the bbuntry as a' light not-haVe been with;


(this type arid |at this altj lers must be, allowed


[these parts; lit might te (Government jinstructlorls ] Interpreted! too llterallyj It was tha!t, Iwlth regai di


'iS.


J the ordinary products i j)f Ite.i


Id-from preceding column


lie did not think that! me" kould be rushed through: It know the officer In ques- Ihey, the Guardians’ Coh.- yere trustees of pubic; ben; people


key khew the ithpught were


.e doubted the ;wMom| of ceptions, “Would we treat ■ ■ own! employeies so generf,; ' asked., '


entered! tii? ponditiops', very gener-


, ' !; ^ •


Jeckett suppoi'ted Coloiiefc 1 views, butit was even' |


ed'to .recomtnerid that tihC' fuld receive full pay lip : September,


|held in anypf the InstltuT le; area. '


Itley said that it had bt ep at no election meetings


tp : i


i s t a b l i s h l n g | Im t'e r n a tlo n a li :o n I n 'p e a c e I p t h e r e a l m s


Ijh e c o m m e r c i a l p o l ic y [ o f 7 a n d w o u iq i h a v e t o r e ^ c o n t r o l s b y e r i i n d u s t r y w o u l d h a V p t b p l a y w


inlon the e a greater


___


State woiilq part In fp


I Prescott Jfepewed i tW' ren by Mr. Anthony Edea ■ that':,t . WOUlH


:prt,


ard to the iLabour Party, escott saiplwel'could lioti have an ip^ernal warioi Nationalisation of tht: production] idlstrlbutlbn . would, ln |tocct, mean


md :alr


: “ The Advekiser arid Tliiies ” takjs no sides in'politics. Our


' nuch space as possible to the candl- iates themsei|ves, and to .peakers of Par Dri this occasio ;andidates haye jratulated us itruck, and th


]bcurrence. A Irirge se(!tlon o: :lrculatlon,arei Sklpton Dlvlslcjn area falls Into !ere again: vfe


' stances we hav; found.lt Impossible /to lirlnt the nany political letters sent to the Editor The great majority of 'points raised (have •already been dfealt with by the :andldates on < ach side, and phere


f II


ihre,! however, many other events and! Interests which require I and eserve notice, md there is the llmi- ' In of pape : supplies adding , to , the I difficulty, 'In these cireum-


jhe iworld we (japnot ensure inch- by-inch equality] It would be irldl- blilously easy during an elebtlon period to devo -ejthe whole of our Space to political meetings, “


alaince, but wllth the best will in


e Darwen Division, try to strike, a


Mere


. put their views Our failure to ieprive them,


inen have gone


!s no need to re pbat them. Fortun­ ately, as manj letters have :ome. from, one side £ s! the other, so that nobody can feel 'hemselvesaggrtoyed biccept, maybe, tjhe correspontonts themselves. The^ ladles and gentle- -0 some trouble to Into writing, and print them does the


-present instance to do so. : The


.boncerned


etters, unless ad totoetinies happens hey contain' jlibels, but hi the 'we are compelled


latlsfactlon they ng their letters 10 means our


'three divisions vj1th which wb are Jplng


....... .spared Inh'uendoes and back- iJjltlrig. This is


propprly, frankly and bluntly to |ppbhents’ claiips, but at anyi rate iwe are spa:


vigour, but wltp happy absence of personal abuse ;imong the chndi- pates. They are of course, remylng


campalgjn Ih Is


pnd iinterest is pw increasing dally. ijmperfect as the registers undoubt-


jpart es are work irig hard, the chndi- ipatep are not a


IS it should be. All sparing themselves,


ito'ylare. they j] iinany new votere ling to find theto showing coricern [and interest In me contests. Never lhas there been riri election whfen so ijnany people haejlthe opporfun ty of ‘listening to the! national leaders. !|rhe! wireless fcfum is sometolng Ihewion the scale we have had it i.for the past fortnight, and it [gives [.the voters the ^vantage of hear- !;lng the progran riles of the parties iexpounded by leaders. Thus] one icould get a very! good, idea of ;the ilssues involved vdthout attending a 'Single meeting or reading a news- iPaper, Nevertht less, local meetings [are being well a ;tended, and riews-


and It Is grhrhtify- oricern


Include a [great


. ' O - . ri,e more poinlt. The right to! !«thje priceless i bssesslon of aj free 'People.' In this election no eltotor Itoould hold back. Every possible Roteimust be reco'rded. Voting lb the ®dmduM and Ithe'


citizenship. { j '


acid ^ ^ ^


;;v——^ «.v,vwv.u] retumed to their ynomes'ln the sjuth, on Moriday.


’rious parts o : the -tv... .... -IT . . tozeri in ......________


in Bowiand, aiifi less than h§f-a- ClItheFoe ; rural district.


Jnose who retuir ied on Monday had rWes to go to: those remtohing toll! lack accoin nototion iri their


^district. No' jail who went back ^nted to do'to. In several In-


farces, families had made so many friends and were so comfort-


to? In the coalhes as the train Pailto out.


‘fle 'evacuees ofl and there were in tears bo )h on the platform


tola that they w( > iild have preferred stay. A num jer of frlendS; saw


I Travelling by special trairi, 32 !?>others and 93 children who have A


test of


itotlng.day—Thursday next—but we ,shall have to waft 'for the resulti


I Tile climax vill be reached on t longer than usual


papers are being read. I each the fought I with


might feel Iri see- In print. It Is by Jaabit to suptoess


°


Church, Clltheroe. op Sunday. Mass was celebratbd by the Rev. Fr. A.. Ferguson. S.M The bishop, who^sald he came pc it in his capacity as bishop, but as a Papal Legate,! (was welcomed ’all the church dooj'by the Rector. CRev. Ft; O..A. Kemball, S.J.). In hl6 address to the congre­ gation, he! spoke of the sacrffices Caitholics wp'uld .have to make If thfey were thblr own Education


Men’s Sodal: honour for (Rt. Rev. H. visited S.S.


[he Bishop of Sajford rv. Marshall) whep he Michael and John’s


vided by the State, would be a prlp- pllpg burdenl Indeed, the'bishop said, he sometimes thought it ■would mean bankriptcy.' He also dwelt bn the Importance of prayer, p£irtlcu- larly family ])rayers, an old Catl)pllc tradition whlbh might well be re­ vived. Mgr. Marshall also'strestod the Importaiibe of the sanctity' of marriage anq|the importance of the home as the foundation of a well


Increased bnmmously. and the portion of jiptoey they wopld to! find; oVe:


and above that


ordered soch ty- i| * . #


resided receiitly at 30, Victoria- street, Clitherbe, died on Wednetoay week; A native of Bashall Eaves, Mr. Ireland vrAs.a bachelor, andjhad worked In various parts of!! the couritry. In toll he emigrated ito America, staying there for eight years] He returned to Clltheroe spme eight years i to. and had suffered a lengthy nine is. The Interment)! tpok place on S£t|urday, at St. M^y’s Cenietery, tie -Rev. H. A. Bland officiating ai-|the last rites. Sym­ pathy will b ‘ .extended to relatives In their bereavement. ,


Mr Robert irelEuid (67), who Jiad , * f!'


'l i l te d bean s In the celling of the 'kitchen, and the floor-boards of p e ‘bedroom abo rfe were also burnt; The fire was soon brought under control, but damage h the approximate ex­ tent of £30'tos done,


i


Peace In th< 1 West Riding are, the names of Ilr. James MacDonald Barlow, Rec 1 Cottage, Rimintoon,


In the list of new Justices of |the


and M’rs El en Newell, Moore: ■Waddington.. ?r *


*


meeting, hel II during the 'week; on the Leylarid club’s range, was T. Wilson, Clltheroe, equal.firto at


shire (tounty Rifle Associations bnd


Among thle jwlnners at the Lanca­ Mr


jwln 50 yards, ' ' ■ ■ j


Clitheroe Co -operative Society, announced to preside at ! _ Randall’s meeting In the Klnto-ane Rail, on Sunday night. Unabte: to fulfil the duties,' he was, wei were sorry, to learri, in the Blackburh. Royal Inflririary, where he'||has undergone ari operation. Happily, this has prbved successful,: tond readers genrially will be glad.; to know he Is toriklng good progfe


Mr. A. Hallows, president of


jthe was


Mr. 'oft.


Section Lead =ir Clarke, was called to an outbreak bf fire at Mrs. EMn- shaw’s Riverside cottage. Lower Hodder Bridge, at (Wednesday noon. The over-heating of an oil stove ha^


The local ilriit of the N.F.S., uiider


schools under the Apf. Building costs


continue to copduct


pfoc have pro:


new had


privilege!' e take to be the and accurhte reporting of the nee'tlngs of a 1 j parties, glvlnk as


upon the balance ‘s‘ Is no unrisual ‘ our


lamentary repute, both the Clitheroe thanked and !con-


ether


forms part of the while 'yet a third


duty full,


prevented hi: duties as '' would' have liked!


did much utofffi work, but lll^ealth from carrying out hli


mittee. In amongst thb munlty, Fjr. respqct anc numerous fr: other faiths Fr. Gallaghei


NeverthelesslJ he was ia valued mqmher ofj the Clltheroe Education Copimltteel .ihd also took an Inter­ est in the National Savings W^ks, as!a memberl


before coriimg to Clltheroe. jThe present Rect Jr (Rev. Fr. 0. A. K,em- ball, S.J.) and the,other clergy were present at the •interment, which took Place a .(Prestori yesterday! Fr. Kemball ass sted at Requiem Mass, and Clltheibe boys at Preston Catholic Cpljege served Mass. -|


held: Mar Farm-strebt.


T" TV V T* ^ ^ ^ , V Royal Englaeers, soldiers froiri the


Netherlands, | and members ,of | the ' ty formed a guato of -


- - iV ■


as a chaplMn, and had been at Mount St.]N ;ary’s-College, Chester- irtoa, Robhampton; jand t Jesuit Church, London,


• A native of Dopegal, served In the lastj'vyar


bnds ainongst peorile of and ■ maide


i of the publicity bom- the short time he |was local Catholic bom- Gallagher-won affection


— their was at S S Michael and Johnjs he


their time of sorrow, she was: associated


of


aitheroe faihlly, Mr. WUllam Hbnry. Watson, 14, P’ranklln-stfeet, Cllth­ eroe, was foi hd dead in bed on Sun­ day'morning.': At an Inquest, hold on Monday, j the East Lanca^ire Coroner, "Air P. Rowland, returned a verdict ol “Death from natjurpl causes.” Dri' Macdonald, the police


A member of : a well-known m


to say hbw much nine days! at home.


I “ It did |me-a wor ;the same! cleqn shops and the' always strikes ‘home. People


leave from. Ge:fmanjr. Now he writes he enjoyed his


pleasure of Woone


Ian;, When he was ori


air of business which the bOys returning


.cere sympathy wiu be her son an,d '| two


;!ands are toingpn leave dally trans­ port Is aTgreat problem. It takes [three or fpur days for men from our unit to reach the port of emharka- 'tlon and [another half day to get) across the'Channel j I myself landed


_______ ____ , Not so nowadays, with Its up-tordato schools, :ShOW- 'rooms, etc. As one of her many sons I am proud of her.! “ Whilst horiie I Iheard plenty vf grouses about ‘Why can’t our so- and-so get'home?’[Leave Is chosen by ballot, iand depajrtures to Blighty are also [ruled byi transport -and weather conditions. When thous-


used fo talk'of Cllth- In a fold of the a gentle


I'the police station there, I and Sgt. '[Harry Thornber, I wfere bundled into a, civil car and home, I would 'like to thank the policemen.' They


'|80 houses] which'; form th e ' first :year’s programme; In addition, 50 'steel buntolows[.are to be erected on


Ij jhe mlndsipf many of you. He asks I jwhat Is being dpnei about housing In iCUtherpe?:; Well, I am pleased to i'report thto quite allot is being:done. I'From time to tiipe we have'pub- ! llshPd Uiri Council’s plans, which are ! how beln^'pushto Ahead; ' i' Work Is well advanced on the pre- iiparatlon bf a site qt Henthorn, and [construction will soon be started of


- i Jim conclude^ h r asking a ques- itlon which must he uppermost in


' could hardlyirejillse how much their kind efforts were appreciated."


! A Pendle-'-rbad site, where much of i ;the ' preparatojjy I work hAs been [done and Is being! pushed forward.


!i]rhat means thAt there will be about [1130'new-houses iri Clitheroe within Ijhe next J2 mor.ths. A second-year’s protoamme Islplso In hand, land having already I beto secured. |


'■il ; i I' j ' ’ "7 'Yr li 1


;


; iost his address] to I have not been able to^.fulffi mjr promise to write. Please give him my apologies. | j “ We were just! settling down at another place, |-wpen one of ! my friends ifrom the orderly rqom. came toto our rii'^s tp fell me there was A hew arrival in,! And he was from Clltheroe. [ In A flash I was off to seC him arid found out it was ,Sgt. Bill Kitchen, of:-Woone-lane. :We 'have been'together 'ever since, and work on the sahie section. You ban Imagine on loriely nights jin the jungle we talk of the people and all the sights!of dear old Clitheroe.’ ‘f We are hoping ito keep together


'R.A.F.,[South-iBAst Asia, tells of -meeting Ian Fprtost, of Plmlico- 'foad, in India, whilst he was av^ralt- 'Ing news of partots from Manila. I had to leave him before the city fell, blit I would haije given anything to have b ton -with hhn when the great news arrived. Unfortunately I haye


“ Col] Bob Drjver, who Is wltlj the


|ln Manchester aftpr the, last train [had left. |! The iR.TiO.! very politely informed :me that j would have to -walk It, of waff, bpt more-by luck ilthan anything I managed to get the B.L.A. bus! to Blackburn, Going to


Fbat#e Specially for Readers.


By “ LANCE-JACK.”


OT ma:nv -Weeks ago I had thp - e s a s


d of good to see sheets, the tidy


He is now chlei clerk collecting centre for d


ence, but both were a,greed that In all our travels there was nothing like the deAr ( Id Rlbple Valley. I gave him four loples of the ‘ A and T ’ which II h al received that day, and the first tilng he noticed was that his cousin had arrived honJe from India. A: he had been travel­ ling about a lot, he had not received many papers. He was previously- helping with, the repatriation of P.O.W.’s from Odessa |We both senjd our best wishes to all at home, and hope to see;ybii all b( fore the year. Is out.” : P


____ „ _________ jmoblllsatlon. “Naturally sVeipped experi­


V ,


Seaman Tom this week. He from AustrallA


country I have seen;i and I have knocked abou: a bit since joining DBMS,” he s£ld. “ I went on five days’ leave In -Wellington, and hAd the time of n y life. We went over a . mountain lange by train. The line was so st iep and tortuous that half the time the gua :d could have shaken bancs with thp engine driver. It was !so steep at one point that we had three er glnes, one At the front, on? In the middle arid one at the back, and even then «e were only at crawling speed.” 1 Tom went up the Waltrirap, Val­


calling at Melbou^neJ Sydney and Wellington. “New ZealAnd Is] the finest


Scott, has jus and ■


j. I


i 'was pleatod to jee Leading. )f West-view


arrived back ew Zealand,


Ijhis Week only


TO-MORROW, SATURDAV : I Fir^t House 5-15 p.m Second House R pjn


i‘SONG OF BERNADETTE


Monday, |Taesday, Wednesday GARY CO()PER in


STORY OF [DR] W A m L


ley and stayed At Martinborough, though his host took mm about all over the couritrysldc. Of course, there were other men from the ship with him, anp they a 1 had a great time. “ The New Zealanders are the grandest people I have ever met.' I thought theJSouth Africans were wonderful, put they went one better,’,’ Tom declared' “ The night after we returned to (Jur ship there was a dance, at 'whlih the Mayj)r was welcoming horn j local men, back from the Forces A pal and I managed tb mangle «n extra day’s leave, and vfent back there at oiir host’s request. Were our faces red, when the Mayor gave us a welcoriie too. After ill the hospitality we had received, I felt I (ould do noth­ ing less thi n express our thanks publicly. -W sen I appeared on thb platform thsre was £ cheer which nearly ralseid the rcof. Yes, the Royal Navy certAlnly means some­ thing to those folks. Nothing was too' good fo:‘ us;[ nothing was tod much for thpm to do. ’


- V


home from Arthur, Wa' West Bradfdri from HoUanl was. mafriec D. B. WallacA land Arthui Africa and I


•Bob Ecclei


been, In recently. Hodgkinson, of Shaw son, of Barro [home from' Pte. J H


, Several 1


all! the tline, ariq At the end of It all! hope ! to step ofl the train totother At Clltheroe^, Station] I ffilght add that] mall, and thej'A and T ’ Is coming through regularly.. May i t coritlnuei ISO.'Give my regArds tb all my ifrlenils. I hope we sh^ll all be home soon.” ‘


' i


CUthefbnlan,’’ -Writes L/Bdr. Harold Smalley, of Kirkmoor-road, who Is In I the Middle East. “ It Is three years since I cAme out hpre, qnd of all days I hAd to meet him | on Y-Day. Let me; tell you howj It happened!


“iAilong last I have met another i ■ ] - ‘7 : - : ' ^


N A.A.F.I.,' when |a pal of mine catne iri And, of: course, I spoke to h|m. Someone at the next table shouted, ‘ Where do you Come from?’ I said, ‘ Clitheroe.’ That did it. He turned out’ to 'be 'Bdr.j Jack Kenyon, [of Llmefleld-avenub, Whalley, though


“iWe were celebrating in the ■


! Many friends In the borough have been pleased this week to welcome home .Mf; Jack Forrest, who’ vijas interned by the I'apanese at Manila, and who,' along with his -wife, v^as llbwated lby the Americans when [they recaptured the city. Mrs. Fbr- fest is at present staying In London, and both she ard her husband are' rapidly recovering normal health.: Mr.; Forrest was


reluctant to speak f'A 'and T ” rei


of meeting an American, who had lived in Clltherbe during the last war, and who hajd married a Clith­ eroe woman, namedjMltchell. He did: not know the man’s name, but granted to assume any irelatlves! In Clltheroe | that his wife and fariilly jwefe all safe.


' -:


ceived word that his nephew, Sqdn[ Leader J. B. CoAtes, D.F.C., son of the iRev’i and Ms. J. W. Coates^ of- Dedham, near Colchester, who was reported missing last August, is now! officially presumed kllleq.


Councillor Harry Cook has re­ j ' 1 : *! . : ! * * #


;! Cpngratulatlons and to Mrs. Hannah


Preparatory School, Windermere,' has I'been successful lin ‘winning both] Open and Fpundatlon Scholar­ ships to M^^^lhorbugh College.


scholarship exa Jones, son of the ton. I who I is a


At th e F e c e 'i -i ’ *


bf 15, WUkln-street, Clitheroe, 'who wiU ibe 87,on Tutoday.


Elizabeth Preston, *


*!■ . . ■ ' l l


n t Public School oilhatlbhs P e te r Vicar bf Waddihg- pupil at the Craig


best wiJhes! . • 'I aly.


At hai


- "


•ddingten, "d, has . Whilst 'JVori^e:


of Salth! Germany,


•Befqre d be;i


•olcal [lalderstohes


men '


been on leave on leave he


gblngtoHbl :n In North


,has been wi i a victim of j Sgt. Frank Chatburn-r John Lord, Guardsman! iHorse Guard), Jack Oldhato home from son. Wadding jCtermahy. ' Others I


has arrived 1 being abroac


, : ,


jMary Todd; lavenue: Jol road; BUI iC [road; Norma street; Co." street; Jim home from Cottam; Ger^ street, and street. Two Langh


[are Sergeant [Officer Tom


Brilge, and win. Booeri- ■qw, who recently arrived ^(estAfrlcA. ■'Vobd, of iCurzon-street, ■^.omcj froni Burma, after nearly four years. He i th^ 14th Army, and Is !


ipalaria. Old,


Leonard I. Oddle, Royal " of Wabdlngton; 'Ipr. r;a.C., Waddington,


Gerqianj; .Robin Nel- “ton, alto I home from


have also seen Include W.A.AL.F., oi of Seedall- 1 Hall,, R.N., Whalley- regory, ,. R.N., Plmlico-


.r


Scott, Bk wnlow-strtot. ;[ndia; Narine Robert rd Thornber, bf Duck- Dick Ash ton, Curzon-


a Hlndle, R.AJ’., Moss- Brlggs, Brennarid-


,0 men J. Clayt(): Varden.


who


_ are home n and Petty-


I Choir sermons w;re held [at Clltheroe Pai Ish Chiir :h on Sunday. Mr Harold''Droft was preacher In the monnlng, when the anthem “O


.Worship the Lord” [Hollins), was sung. In t y afternocri, the org£(n- 1st, Mr. H,iB Shaw, Mus.Bac., g£ive a recital,; during vshich Donald


of his experiences, when seen by an solemn Meljdy (Waljord Davies), but he spoke


Overture (d and the FlnAle '


skill has rarely been better exeriipli- fied, and tie congretoWon greatly Appreciated his work.l The Vicar (Rev H. A. Bland) conducted the evening sewice, at| ..lyhlch the Anthem “How beauteous, are the ftot ” (Stariiford) waj rendered by the choir. ; The collections,- In aid bf choir fuhps, totalled oVqri £20.;,


ESCAPED IN SOCKS.


Red Cross hJQ.- in Brussels the other day and related how [he had hung head downwards over iBerchtesgadCn, his parachute entangled in his burn­ ing plane. Els legs weje caught, and felt as though they were being tom from his bocy.] And then—the half­ open parachute pulled Shim clear-oUt of his boots and brought him to earth, quite unham ;d,-ln his Stockinged feet.


An Australian rear-gunner called at


Works, states to replace London parkj, which other aster again.


I R]ULINGS 'Mr. Ounca'i


GONE FOE GOOD.'!


h iSandyS, Minister of that it is not intended


he railings round the This :is an example


luthorities' might do well


from a Sonata by-Giiflh)()rit. Mr. Shaw’s interpretive tod executive


llveth”.arid Gou-riod^ “0 Divine Redeemer.” Among the organ solos ibrllliantly played by Mr. Shaw were Bach’s Fugu) on “ St.|Aime,’’ Largo i(Handel), Funeral March and the Seraphs’ (Gullmont),


Coates was singing, “I Know that


he vocal St, most ably my Redeemer


They Include: Edmrihd Parker, R;A.C.,


are, or have Hospital Edward


ill-terrace, Is and S/Sgt. R.E.M.E., of


ister [to Miss to-


Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 1 wW aCE BEERY in


BAR)|ARY COAS' ]"|; GEUT! !


WHALLEY


. resided. iThe speaker -was [Cowperthwaite; Darwen, £md slnbere address was deeply appreci- £tt6^'


BRIGHT HOUR. — Twentyjfbur melribersbf the Methodist (Wesley)


t ' ' j '


Idaritos, concerts, processions, sports, bonfires and flrew<jrks. It was


Rushtojri, RA.F., iof , Is home, along with R..^.P., Moor - lape;


'decided that the cost, of these cele­ brations should be (met from! the jratesl The appointment of a Wel­ lcome' Home Committee was dis­ cussed, and it-was resolved that the Parish Council act In![this capacity, [with twwer to co-opt.l - : ' ANNIVERSARY. - Sunday school anniversary services were conducted


Ion Sundaij, at the- Methodist (Wes­ ley)!’Church, by the. Rev. Henry jChattertor j^ Harrogate, a friend of ,the Rev. E. J. Prentice.! In the piorning, he spoke from the text, i" But) Samuel did not knowj” and at night his subject was “ What think ye of Christ?” Both his,'sermons were Inspiring and helpful; An aug|- mented choir contributed to the en­ joyment bf the services In ' the morning, I they sang the anthem, t Morn awakes In silence,” and at the later service, “ Send out [Thy light.” In; the afternoon, a deirion- btratlon entitled, “God makei my life’’ was-given by the scholars of Jhe SundAy School. Mary Johnson was the soloist, and scripture pas­ sages were read by J. Wpdheald, J. Mitchell, M.: Obggins, J.'Margefson,' J. ChAddock; Recitations were given by ;N. -Klrkshaw, M. Clarke,] M. Chaddock, B. Tomlinson, E. Kenyori, D. Macdonald, D. Clint and D. Spaw. Jli children's choir sang the hymns, and-the primary scholars sang their special hymn very sweetly! The childten had been: trained by teachers In] the Sunday School, and thb performance must have well re- wardto them for all their effortb. Miss Flshef 'was organist at all thb (Jervlces, tod Mr H Eccles choirf master. Collections for the 'dAy beached the satisfactory sum of


PIJBIIC NOTICE ’h c O A Of FO ( )D THE " LABOI


In, consequence of a change of owner-) T ' ship, persons registered with : i ito. H. HEYWORTH. PARK VILLASi . , - . -FOR MILK,


will have their registrations automatic bally transferred to the new pr<)prletor, I ' ' .MR! J. 'PICKUP,


lEWELL Bungalow; wiswell; I


:; ]'


unless application for transfer to an­ is made at the FOOD


hear Whalley,


other! trader OFFiCe before July 14th, 1945.' Anriouncem


ent by the Ministry of Food. -


ance with the Land Fertility Scheme!, brill be increased this year, for summer: c|eliveries,'’ffpm the normal rate of iOi


SUMMER SUBSIDY ON LIME. the Liine Subsidy payable in accord-:


be paid' only in respect of lime deli-; yered! under the Scheme. to occupiersi of agricultural, land' in Great Britain: and i Northern Ireland during thei period .1st June to 15th'September | i(inclusiv.e).-:. . .


to eoiper cerif., -. - . ' ^ This increased rate of subsidy willi


L ■1: !


i[ ! ■ I . I ■ . I , , ,


'


' - ' . ' ' ■


M M R.. J !


LABOUR IN


I, CANDIDAT E . : '■ '!'


i I


MEETING THE


METHODIST SCHOOL, WADDINGTON / '


TUESDAY; JULY 3r[l,


" AT 6130 p.ml-' I ] ■ , ! ■' -'.'j 1 BREAKERS: J


R . EROGERS,'B. A.


P. DAVIES QUESTIONS


Labour Candidate) invited. : :


\ I II ft! f?


A. Carter iwas appblrited chalrmari of the Whalley Peace Celebration's [Committee, at a meeting held In the ,Go - operative Cafe, on Monday night Mr. H. P. Airey will act as [secretary,'and will hAve the asslst- jance of Mr. A. Brooks. Sub-commlt-, itees 'were formed to .arrange I the’ -[various events, which will Include


the train I to Rimington, the party walked to Chatburn, via Swanslde. The pleasant weather made the ex­ cursion all the more jenjoyableJ and the outing will be remembered [with pleasure. An excellent tea was: had at the Black Bull Hotel, Rlmlngten. PEACE CELEBRATIONS.—Mr, J.


Bright Hour met on Wednesday to^ their! annual ramble. After t£iklng


i !


^B"eneath-£llthe s')und and jfury the real issue Is SHALL PEOPLE OR PROPERTY COUNT FOR MOST IN THE WORLD


DAVIS PUTS ' P W


DAVIES . ••••••!........ DRAYSON .......


townseni ...J’] ...... '


c' EOL! t EMPMlTltBENT and a ,Evei one.


t jhey may have Ithe best Hi IE FORiTHE OiId fEOPLE


CARE OR THE CjBILpREN -


DOES LABOUR STAND -T'A 4


[FOR?


DECENT S-jrANDARD OF LIFE 1 EOPLE


IOUN|g PEOPi _


th and Education fa|c|li|tles possibl^ so that they may enjoy the eventide


ieir livta with, a fair measpe of comfort and seiurity. ; ! j OF 'pHE SICK so that the absence of wages will not deter lances of .recovery, and thej be^^affical attention.


|


[lARE|OF TM FAJDLY LIFE iWp^^ion of good hiuses for everyi t rent^ that CjrdinaiT fpm can afford to pay,- |


. i I |DR SjLYS TfflS CAN j BE DONE by'steaffily increastog the


pjarcitosing jiower pf the peoplejthrough gobd wages,-lietter pensions for the Old People and Disabled Service Men and Women, and for the Sick and Widoinjs and Oi^hrins.


ll not only says it can be done, it says IT HAS BiBENDONE! When


the Tories tiiU you labour Policy will bring “ ruin”'|o the countr;r] rimeinber f|ew ^ealand. New Zealand has had a Libour Govern^ ment for ten years, and Newjz:ialand flourMes! Tiade increases! V(ages increise! N> talk of ‘f G[estapo,” “ State Slavery,” or “Hordes p(t Officials’ in New Zealand,] Irheyjknow that is jus; nonsense, j | Every] New Zealander gets a Region of 32/6d a week at 60. A Widoiv gets 30/- a week, with 10/6d for! every child of school age, A Family A llowance o ! 10/- iSjpaid to each child in every family whose income oes not ex’ecd £ii 10/- pei| week. And this Labour Government as‘ ^een^ieturried with largo majorities at thrto consecutiv^ei lections.


s ' |., | ; - - !


Ijf theiy can do it in New Zealand, we can Labour a Cliance.


do it in Britain! Give [ I f f ni 'I ,r 1 ■ . i ». i :


ill 1 !l'l


FIRST


ll, 5^ i


plepslng Attendance at Tuesqayis leetlng of the Blllington Baptist odlal Hour, when Mrs. Hoptoboa 'Mrs. her


SoblAL HOUR.—There was ', a FAST ! ’ As the; sow doubts In youj: ihlnd. i'll >• ectiori'reaches its :llmax every-effort is being made to r ,i


V >


WOVEN H pLINS ANB PLAINjCOLOURS. All SlzeA (0000-9 BL(i)USES


JOYS’ JOHN


18, NTAOHT, kCBI GEn{


RGEAKU.; T. 6627 :■


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tS’ OUTFITTING AT 9/llj VICTORIA S’TREET '■T ' i : r ■.'■;!


f'jii n i GElNERltL ELECTION,! 1945. SKIPTO^ DIVISION. !• F'i] SHII^tS 9 1 t) If,.if 3, 'Chil'ciii .'St Branch MAriager: HAROLlj Y. IbURY. 'i'/l


a CIltheDnlan jy birth, and at a military


news they had from their son indi(iated that his ship was proceeding to [Nor­ way,


I! I j


have, heartfelt sympathy In the griev­ ous loss thej) had suffered.


and joined jthe Navy in October, 1943. Prior-to enlisting he was attached to thei office staff at (Dhatbum Mill.] Mr. ahd Mrs. Pollard, and family will


Coder Pollard was but 19 years old, 1 '■ ' . ! :| ■'


IS THE “ GRIP Sei


JUNE i29,! 1 9 45.


€ n R AI M ! DW W


[HO T OE


TEE NA RN


HT BHL AIG


IS TN A telei ram


D


received by Mr.__ Mrs. Geo. PollEird, 1, Central Avenue, Clitheroe; on Sat­ urday,. bearing the distressing news


Vfas and


had been drowned whilst bathing.': [ His parents: are


Smith Pollard,' pf the Royal Navy,


s that their, youngest on, Coder Stanley


QUES1’I(j)N : Dtos. money deposited to the yuste^ SavlAgs Bank assist the-National Savings effort?


ANSWER: Certtoly, I Every ipJund you


under the impres­ sion that the; sad mishap occurred in a Norwegian port, as the ! last


toye at this' Bank Is idiit bo the (toverijmenit,


. . . In adqitlon l ; will be earning gwd Interest i'”'"’


, when OPEN Ur aCco YOU CAN


' Aip, ITH I


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