rv^ ■ I « CLITHEROE APVERTISEB & TIMES. ! FRIDAY, MAY 23, ^ 9£7 I r ) S' C O B D I I I i S E N G I N E .


PETROL- PARAFFIN


3 andiSIvp. r Su


itable for


Water Pumps, Sajw Benches, Chaff Cutters,! EIe


vators. Lighting Sets, lAgrlculthral


Compressors, Sprayers, and i all Machinery.


Further details obtainable from: { BAXENDALE & CO. LJD.


10-20, THOMAS STREET, MANCHESTER 4 ‘ Telephone: BLAckfriars 8282 1


BillllillBlIBlIilllBIMIIBlllIIllltt • ia6i 2/BLCK,R


CUTHEROE RURAL HOUSING DELAY


MINISTRY; BLAMED


I--TV frustrated, at every turn.- AU this delay is caused because Khemes


■ “ "WHATEVER Wt — . , „


have to pass throligh so many ment departments,”; said Councillor X; Befry, in a discussion on the housipK; scheme at the^;;mpnthly


I iThe discussion •'was_ -initiated I scheme. • i ' p He did not ; ' . '


GUtheroe Rural i District Council . on Monday.


.


1 that after two-pnd-arhaU .years ithcre.. was no sign of [houses, being hunt.


district he represented they csprcssed not only concern but atoost disgust.


eople In . Other parishes, but ip the


that so far as heiknew toe coU“ ®U Md done all it could ; but the ..public ,d^


F o r M E A illS


i k a i ache take


' THE PHYSIOA^ REHEDY


certaInTpp fieadaejies ; and neuralgia.


-tion of a suitable site, there had been hoi difficulty in other ..parts,-such as Hurst Green. Tet there was 1 still no


"While in somfeiareas.there had been a 1 good deal of difficulty in theiseleC-


-. i • ■ II shwjldbdput beforebhe public 'e^lam-


1 efficiency of the Council. ALLAY SDSPICIONS


Sign of a contract having been settled, thought - - a. definite . statement


tag the situation, as fufiy as^PosalWe, glvmg some ideal of the difficulties con- I frontfag the CounCU. Otherwise^, the


I pubUo would bet inclined to .attribute He assured people who spoke to Wm


hot consider that a very satsilactory answer.....


flTHE “ absolute Ignorance ” of the -I-, general public concerning! hosr pltals and instltutlonp which care lor the-mentally 111 was mentioned


to members 6f the-institute., of Hospital Administrators whenj they visited BrockhaU ‘Institution: on Saturday.: ■


; :,i, . . . Primarily because of thls-ignor-


atice: said Mr, H; Lindsay; Cle^ an^ Steward of 'Brockhall and Chair­ man of. the firestoil Division of the Institute, It had always! been tbelr. policy to encourage and welcome visitors.


I the- slow progress entirely to- the W-


1 Council.had done all It could, j ■ If a report cbuld be riven, It jwonld


I of site,; several-people badapmoacW him, and' -he could only tell them the


a CouncUlor Stlarkie^ said the remarks pplied to WhSlley; despite the change


, CouncUlor Berry: " The publta does not- realise^ hoW


allay- suspicions, that they .wen nothing: .


getting the sanction of the Ministry. . -Answerffig. the-Cb^iMi^,<.GpuncU^^^


° '


■Qreen)', the Clerk (Mr. T. P. Button), said Father: VaVasOur was -not; correct


I tSe‘3te'a week ago, .and wasj)lia§ed to hear -that day. that; one-house had


Site' preparation was in an adyanew Stage -at Dhlpptag. where^ a contractor '32'houses-had been made. Hr


ta saying po contracts had been sealed. __


__


Sold eyBlywhcre .ld t^blot , or poWdnr form, 8 doset


i i


dose 2d. Including Piifchua Ceit ii Uil: HatU^ : ;


Tax. CttPff&f I,'- h:-' I If the Hearti*) movingrwell. -^ ... - , -


provided for work to begin on rMfty 17th. ' I and to ba completed,by September 30th.


afternoon b®'bad,' as they knew, sub­ mitted the contract, for, site Prepara­ Ition; to the Council' for-s®a]tag- It


'In'regard' to Hurst Green, only that .


V Father VaVasouri pointed outithW the contract was for yte, prepafatlon. There


'was no continct for houses.to be con- 'Struct^,


STttL. WAITING


. The Clerk explained : that n()t until site preparation had begun cojild the Housing Committee consider advertis­ ing: for tenders for the [Construction of houses. At.Chatbum a. slmilpr icon- tract for site .preparation ..had been made, and work was to [commence that day.-i...... ..... In>i


■ T.ft.'fe.Wsr fpOH:® preparation. litjWas-with-the Ministry, and: he was stul awaiting intimation ; as I whether it was approved or nbt.


Committee had .prOvlslbnally accepted .... . t


regard to Whalley,the pousta^ . . . ------------iHnr>. '


....j f to


I pointedbut how we are held up by the 1 [iMlnlstry. - We (get.,one thing!settled,


Councillor Sharp : ‘ Itshould 'r-M


I selves on-having[built;houses, -we have done all we can. to try and get them buuj.” ; . ,■


i would • say - it was too high'. : The Council had .then to send it'back to the contraetdr to see if he coul4 reduce it. " While we cannot compliment our-


and then they want something:else.” . Councillor 'Clayton said the Council would accept a tender; and the Ministry


life Surveyor (Mr. A. Clarkson) said I dew was caused by having to! consult


1' m seconds iater-^^^ (AiRBCENT IROB mcmBNT ON A MAD) SOA0) 17


A car travels 44 feet in one second, at 3‘) m.p.h. First-class brakes will stop a car, fixjm that I feet, including the


time you take to think. The drivl* of the nearer car,


ill the real-life situation above, was attempting the impossible. He: had tried to overtake when he shouldn’t —,bn a blind bend.


i


Then, with disaster ahead, he braked, but it was too late.


Thesmash came i f seconds later.! Why } Exteperatipn at being!


held up behind the lony } But' our Highway'Code ([parariaphs; 28 and 30) warns us against oyer- ] taking whenevW it is unsafe to do: so. That is pbyioudy the]case' when there is Ao clear!yiew ahead,: Get to ktm yota Hi^wayj


Code: It help's you in|a huAdredi ways to maintain ybur driving' skill.


I


m p m n onm J ioAD -LBm N w e moHWAicooe Itmd iy the Mimstiy of Transport |


; ' i ! C k ocM '8^ i


FOR YOUR RECIPE BOOK 1 tabfeJbooni Bonrler'i Barley F


2 tablespoons Cocoa Suharto tosto ! l.


1 pint M


P, i


f'i li |ll Spea^


LtfOO PURlFyiNQ^ ^eeiciNiXe-sra i


OVER


87 YEARS SERVICE


AT HOME and OVERSEAS In Uqtdd and TolUt Form at aU Chenttsu and Storee < '■ M - l : I ilk or H ousehold M/Ik I A few drops Vapfl/a essenca I ' :


Mix barley,’ cocoa and a little milk to a verv imooth cream. Heat remainder ot milk, and [When bollint ‘pour !|radually on to creanjedi mixture, itirrint; Return to uucepan, [brini to boll lor-two or three minute); atlrrips-pbnttantly. Add au(ar end vinllla esience, beat thorouthly


td a flnootb rnixture. Pour Into wetted mould end | and serve.


iava.po. fee. Turn out’ lour 8 OZ. NEH 1/- ' !" : ;' i :. I ■


|; ratepayers,' : [ . Father Vavasour; I only hope -that


LIjaiTED LABOUR FORCE


I making every effort to secure further ilabour.


!


j : A report on the Hurst Green sewerage scheme also referred to the limited


I force available. An - average of ten [ men were employed; and the contrac­ tors were endeavouriiig to obtain more.


stated that on instructions from the Ministry: of Transport considerable cutting of expenditure on classes 1, 2 and 3 roads approved by the County Council for the current year had been imposed. While every endeavour would be made to: keep they roads in condl- tibn, it would not be pbssible to recom­ ment any, further expenditure, having regard to the fact-that cuts in the expenditure ' already approved would have to be made.


The County District Surveyor’s report


£10 towards the Agricultural Disaster Fund.


It was resolved to make a grant' of


letter from the i Cheshire Whitley Council : -(Local Authorities Non-Trading Services) it was resolved that an amended clause


Following the receii


;lpt of a circular Lancashire and


providing for two weeks Holiday! with- pay be unplemented and that a, letter of protest agatast the amenderpent be sent to the Whitley Council.


fields (Stonyhurst) - district, who declared the water was not of high quahty and wished to obtain a supply from Stonyhurst College. • '


present public . water supply, as re­ quested by householders m the Wood-


! The Council refused to terminate the FLOUR


ALSO TRY BANNER'S BARLEY FUKES. tjSEND FOR RECIPE BOOK. m ^ a 's smcY foods, ltd., duke st,; swyBR/ocE, Cheshire; :;


tween Pendleton and 'Wiswell was refused on .the grounds that the road was unsuitable and It was impractic­


- An appllcriion for a 'bus-service be­


able at present to-carry out “ tne very extensive and costly improvements ” which would be necessary.


.


■was decided to inform the Ministry that .-the, matter was under active considera­


tion-with a view to provision of a piped supply.


HOMING RACE FROM, WORCESTER.


! CLITHEROE‘H.S.-J. Scott 1543 Cottam and Law 1528; Burgess and Son 1626; Breaks and Hall. jl519 'Walker and Rawcllfte 1518;' ' -


ton Water \Manager -that the supply to Chaigley Manor was unsatisfactory, and the Ministry's- views, that a water supply to a home for convalescent children should be above reproach, it


! Following a report from the Accring­


impeded progress-with the Ddwnham sewerage scheme. The contractors were


(tack of: labour it was reported had


Committee and should.be in a position I to answer'any question put to him. by


Councillor Berry said Father Vava- sour .was a -me sm ermbi


of the Housing


at the next meeting of the Housing Committee we shall have, something more definite to report.


theT Ministry at every - stage. The Coqncil never received a reply, within a month. When anything was sent back it meant another month’s delay.


be


LETTIl^ OF HpljSES: KEY ^OlNTOENTSt; IR IG ^ ;^ R T E R ^ O R ^ ^ WEEK! } ROAD WIDENING: SALVAGE NEEDS


,-Mr. W. Diigdale has ed tempbrarir clerk duties td Include „s!


construction'of ' cifOC " : ! . ' i‘ !,


been lappoint- of -works, his ipervlslng-.the eS on : Council


Siti0S ^ ^ ' V ' j * ' ' ' vj ' ' The MjaH (AW.' -W. .-WlMnsoin);


Aid. Miss, Hargreaves, Aid.: John H. Satterthyraltb, and Gduiis; Dugdale and Wilkinson have been :appbinted the Council’s represeiitatlves this year on-1 thej’ Divisional'" Education ExecutlveCosanfittee No. 7. !, ,.


An appilcation.ijy the Sorp


Club of . Clitherbe [ to u?e the Borough,Coat of Arms In th^ design for . the- .club!! regal|a has. been refused. y


A revised form of [application for


■ Couhcll..hou3es .has-been approved; An amended: report by; the Borough Treasurer on the letting of | houses and the application; pfj a points sys­ tem has been adopted, subject to revlewjafter 12 months.'


assistant (Surveyor’s department) and of deputy borbugh treasurer are to be classified, as key a[ppolnt-


ments for house-letting purposes.,


The: Borough Librarian (Mr. A. Hanson) has undertaken .duties of secretary to the local Ouchrlst Lectures Committee. .'The (JouncU has suggested to the Trust, Wetures on natural history, i atomic energy, history; itra-Pel,'literature'iai.d pic­ torial art.


, J


April totalled 7,076, -a daUy Uverage of 354,.-:.


Books Issued from the Library In ,.


(Coun; J. Wilkinson) v and Coun. Crltchley have Been nbmiriated the Council’s! representatives Jon the AcoUngton Joint Hospital Board.


Chairman of Health Committee Existing salvage programme Is to


be. continued, and posters stressing the urgent .need for salvage sent to all factories,'workshops and puslness


premises In the borough; The Town Clerk; and Sanitary


Inspector were instructed to secure the Immediate removal of a kjaravan being used as a dwelUng-nouse on the Chester - avenue playground. The Sanitary Inspector was[ author­


and to take action for ab of any nuisance coriflnn^


The i positions of architectural ;': 'i | ’


lob Com Mill, for Messrs. B. Dugf} dale .and Son; Ltd.;: garage at back. Elmllco-road, for Mr. G. C. Scbwjr croft; .garage at back Chatbbr road, for! Mr. W. Clough; nbttiny and. store shed at Rlbble i^dem School, for Mr.,T. A. Chad*}'


Wick.:'!' : '[L


Copying of; plans Is .to., be obtalhefl for the Borough .Surveyor’s departif ment at an estlnfated' ^blrofbf « 15(); The Borough Englrieef is tb' prej


pare a. scheme Ibr. widening! portlbiiioft Wellgate, Shaw Brldg' and/Pendlq-road.


Chalmari of Waterworks (Coui


Dugdale) reported progress -be: made with the geological. corq boL Ings, and that In the near future i| was Intended to ! submit a repor prepared, by the panel of technic experts - appointed 'to survey th whole district.


j


provided: for sewage .works star engaged on work In the sludg ^heds., ■ ;


' 'Settlement has been agreed wH


the G.P.O; for damage caused to lamp in Klnf-street.


A tender of .£2,290 has : bei


accepted for renewal of No., 2 &x{{ No. 1 beds of retorts flt the Gas Works In 1948 arid 1949 respectively. Permlsslqn has been given for Gris ■ ..........................;lr


~ Overalls and gum-boots are'tb Bj 'Ai“ reprbstqt ’’ unit forthe iffioto-r, j was at


‘ reach^^ the first floor level. AS far as Chipping,-Was concerned -things were


ANGLING By “ SALMON.”


[DOTH Rlbble and Hodder [ have 'dropped considerably, the run­


off from flood having been! vot rapid;:.-.;" i}',-|, ... ..


. i ■! ,[ [


week :1s that landed.a riici the waters ;of It was iri


The best, ,ccess"t0 record this


of 'Mr. TomklnS, who ‘ rom


weighing llj-lb .and measuring 32 Inches, with i girth of 154 iriches. The successful bait'Was a Ismail Silver DevbnJ Mr. Tomkins was' using'a nylon spinning line, Wltn! a 10-lb.] breaking strain. The sklmjon


spring; salmon] fri blonel and Mrs. Peel, rst-class condition,


; was grassed after 10, minutes’ pla,y, Angilng bn tne Stonyhurst Cqlle ge


fishery abovq Agden Rocks, Mr; Wlrigfleld'riarided a nice fat broOT trout,' Snipe ^nd-Purple being .the


killer, Wqre .from


Hodder. A'spate Is badly needed jto bring Hodder In cbndltlon again]


Odd liraces of brownltfcut taken bn upstream dry fly the C.W.S. waters , at,' Higher


' OniRIbbie, Mr. Cotta!m[ of [Black-, burn]Anglers, took four nice! brow


itrout; With upstream dry t o from ithe


Bridge. The best fish measured 134 Inches]: in length.


■'raters above Mltton | I


ofOUtheiroe Sports Fishing] Club have! accounted !for. odd braces of trout, a-nice; brace; havlngi been caught by: M)}. Lester above Brtm- gerley Bridge,, on the files ] John Spencer and 'Teal and Blue. ] . :


In and af ou ad Clltheroe, members


- In the Grlridleton ' areai 'Mr.; Baldwin, a inember. of Clitheijoe Anglers, caught six brown trout, Jie best i weighing :half-a-ipound.[! 1[he successful; files werei the angler’s own idresslrig.


, ]


Department fejriployees to hold theL annual outing on Saturday, June 2l, on i custoriiary conditions.- Tlib whole question of annual outings of various: department staffs Is to be considered at the monthly meetings of cbrnmlttees next April.


price of-! gas, authorised by the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Is to be applied: to : gSs supplied after the meter readhig following 31st MarclH


Increase, bf .5d. per therm In the


■The Council Is implementing a| agreement reached' between thq


Federation of-Gas Employees and the National Joint Industrial Coun]i cll for the. Gas Industry whereby normal wbrklng'hours of day work]


ised to investigate: a complaint In respect of premises jin Whallpy-road itement


merits In design of houses [erected on the: Henthom-road she have


Suggestions fbr possible Improve-


been considered, and the Borough Surveyor! is to ascertain t|ie views


of the tenants.


amend Certain features of houses tq be erected on the! Tower Hill site! follow , ----------


■ ' . ..


houses at Rochdale. . Chqlte of a Colour scheme for houses!on the Tower Hill site has been referred to


ing ihls inspection bf[B.I.S.F.


the Chairman and Vlce-Ghlalrman, In cbnsultatlon with the Si^rveyer,


Concern was expressed]] at the Increased: buridemi: placed. bn[ local


'tlonal purchase: tax on jcssentlal, elettrlcal' equipment. ■; Tqe j-Town: Clerk was Instructed to communl cate with the Chancellor] Of; the


authorities In providing nblw! hous­ ing accommodation; following addl-


Exchequer and the M.P.jifor the Division. --


to be afforded: to houses:|:on the: Wllkln-street site.;!


Supplles.of gas and electricity are: 1


.1 I 1 1


Reinforced concrete clotljes posts]


are to be provided for 1 jail new; Council houses. ■! Plans approved; included! lAltera-


tlons to form an office at 43,iParison Lane for Messrs. C. R. Hargreaves and Son; new classroomj$i at the Glrls’i Grammar■


School, fori! Lanca­


shire County Council 1 bathroom at 5, Brennand-street, for MrijV((. SheK don; alterations to bathroom at 2, Thorn-Street, for-; Messrs. ijO.. Rowe


and Co., Ltd.; dutch barn at Water- ; :


ers are reduced tb 44 per week; spread over 54 days, the present hourly .rates of pay to be Increased accordingly. -: In the case of shift


. - . s,r


tforkers,' as the' 44-hour week is Irii^ practical,! they will continue tq work 48, and-be paid compensatbrj" bonus of 9d; per shift for 7 shifts.)


agreement; to be strictly observed; Is the elhrilriatlon of: refreshment breaks, periods of grace at starting


Chairman of Housing (Ooun. iU - and finishing times, and absentee'- Hallows) reported! steps'^^en tb’ Ism and bad.tlme-keeplng.


i ......... .............The Vi missloners are to be obtained as to lews of\|he Electricity Com]-


the advisability: of installing a ■10,000 K,V.A. transformer for stand­ by purposes in the event of a break-: down , I! A tender; for £175 has been


accepted! in connection with adap!: tatlon of part of the basement of the Grand cinema to. be leased tb the Council i for additional garage accomodation.


i The Electricity Engineer's ;recom’r


mendatlons for Improving storage accomodation at the rear of the showrooms are to be carried out, estimated cost £ 100.


!'


c l e a n e r s from the Electricity department Is to be limited to a repaymerit'perlod of one year.


-Hire p .u r ch a se of vacuum ji


ras to the possibility of reducing the charge for electricity to domestic users In; the Borough on the "all!- in" tariff:


Borough' Treasurer and Electricity Engineer, no action Is to'be taken


Following Investigations by the I ” tariff, , ’ ' • , 1


to be permitted use of either the Q a s w 0 r k s or GreenacreTStreet


(Continued foot of next column)! i The. ;Open-alr Gospel Mission Is ; | A fundamental provision of the, Mr. Harrison, a Grlndletori arg-


ler,: cadght a liice basket,of eels aad a fat brown trout fromoMr. Smith’s fishery above Bank'Hall. His b;st eel weighed, one pound.: I Salmon jhaye now; reached the


anglers should use small flies, w th a upstream dry fly.


from the general public or apyone else. On the contrary, many] visits have' been paid by . Members of Parliament, public representatives, social welfare iworkera,. and others.:


inate.” ; h '7; . ' ;'l We have .nothing tq hidq here­


medical, and nursing .professions',^ and technical, domestic , and other] staffs In hospitals.


: |


.. Exchange visits had a high edu-| qatlonal value, and. In view of thei new Act,, were desirable and essen-1 tlal. Mr. - Lindsay reminded' members,


,


, Patients w|ere happier amonif and in competition with. theije own kind.; I


Mentioning that one ward, was


that- had It not been for the:war,} the buildings anh grounds at Brock-1 hall would have been more comrj pletely established.


[■, f


Superintendent,. w e 1 c cwn i n g the visitors; had pointed out that Brockhall was the last of the large Institutions of its kind to be built Iri this country, and. Was asnp-to-date as any that could be found. |


MODERN INSTIXimON. | Previously, Dr. D. J. Rose, Medical


“ We arei prond of lour wolrfr, as anyone shonld be who helps to bring happiness to i the unloitu';


:'Referrlng toj the'N^tlohal I Service iAct, -which Will comfe Into


mysteries, but! little no.dellbera.-


force, next. April, Mr. Lindsay said, they could spend hours prObIng'Its


: Dr. P; N. Mackenzie; Deputy.Medl- cal Officer, explained that a mental defective colony was quite distinct, frqffi a mental hospital. A mental:


i.Ph ! hospital was for the treatment 0; ■eaiMi I 'hisanlty,' whereas ; In a menta


defective colony the treatment was; largely of the educational, occupaH


tIonal:and Industrial type, j.,


-tlop' was, hec|essa:ry to tephse: that the; su c c es s - ,; scheniO;,i.was entirely depet)!dent' oh professional admlniatrators like' themsely^s; the j :


,:'[ i; iirthe liistityonwere Individual!


wards'veo.: ,that . patients, could ;;W Rouped together according to thei| Industrial and mental capacities'.


for .elderly patients; Dr. Mackenzie said It i used [to. be . thought' all mental defectives died at a falrl^ early age, but'there they were to be seen living haplplly and contentedly after many years in the Institution.! Some of the patients had been .at Brockhall 25 years.


i[ In the sick ward,' he. added,


patients ; were |treated by the most, modem! methods,the facilities, being similar to those In a modem general hospltdl. ■; ;


and Steward, I had explained the Itlneraiy, the! visitors were, cop- dUcted 1 TO u nl d the.; Institution, inspecting, among other places, ti e school; i. la b o r a t o r y , operatiilg theatre; .laundry, bakery and .male


After Mr. Lalirence, Deputy Clerk


'[Workshops., ' Afterwards,


•ant Supti.-S,ecretary o f , Manchester ' Royal Inflrma^.


Branch of ithfe I.H.A i and Assl4- '


chalrmetr of


entertained til Room,; j a -yotpi of thanks belilg moved by Mi


.the,. visitors • iwere tearln the Board


, Arthur L. Young, the North j Western


; i ■ ,S'


Father Vavasour, who said he had been asked to raise the-question of the slo^ progress of the . Councils housing


^ " Mip- ' ' 'K/ si HOSPim ADUflSTRIlTORS VISIT ^BRO^flLL IH STITU ®TIO


Union-Street Sunday S(hi


Methodist pol I


ANNIVERSjARY i SERVICES!


and trained people. It Is the duty of all Christians tol make! their religion so attractive' that ipeopie will not be able to resist it,”-said the


-piVANGELISM Is pot the busl- ness of a few specially selfected


Rev. Harold Marsddn.i of I Great 'Harwood, preaching at Union-street


I ,1 Methodist , Church, Lowl Mdor, on


Sunday evening, on t|ie occasion of the Sunday School ailnlversaty. IVhy was'lt; he asjked, that the


- that they may see the goodiyou do and glorify your Fa-her, which is


Christian Church majde, such phe­ nomenal progress rylthln a lev, centuries, spreadttig |tol nearly the whole of the known world ? 1 it was because Christians qf those days lived up to the words of the text: Let your light so shtael before men


InheaVen.” .


-;T The early Church behind It wealth, power. At the best tolerated. At the fiercely and bitterly


• | i ? “ UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT.”


did not have position and It was; barely worst-jit - was! persecuted,


It was a secret I movement. It had no means of advertising to, get t the outsider"


underground


'to its services. Yet the .Church ‘spread, because ofi the influence of the lives of the Christians.


There had been movements to


spread the Kingdom in recent years, notably the Group nlovements and the Commando canipalgns.' To a degree they- had bejen blessed by God, but they had no, brought what all lohged to see, a revival! on the grqnd scale. To be frank,} he did not think ;they 'would see that


revival until they dropped the: idea that evangelism' was the business


of a few; and they bractlced what they,.. as - Methodls IS,: saiid they believed in-^the priesthood of all believers; Thanks he, there were people still like those early Christi­ ans; and If the ability tb preach and teach was not given to all-df them, they could at least all make Chris­ tian goodness so attractive that others would be una ale to resist it.


BILIOUSNESS C r I FIETY? Their Chrlstlanlti Should be a


religion of joy. EiUousness had been defined as “ ari aflectlqri of the liver, frequently m is ta k en for piety;” '


’ |: , i


There were peoi^lel who called themselves Christiians iwho gave some ground for tbgt definition.


an address to parerits, scholars, teachers and friends;: and in the aftetrioon spoke on ‘ TTie dignity of being a Christian.” At this latter service, Miss Doreen Cross (Darwen) beautifully rendered: “ The Holy City,”- her eolos In tne evening being “ Angels, ever bright and fair ” and Blake's “ Cradle Spng.” She was accompanied rat'the organ by the Mayor (Aid. W.' Wllklrison). ■ -Befoire the close lo£ the] evening service, Mr. Marsdeii announced that offerings totalled £37 Is. 0d„ arid on behalf : of th. officers thanked th for their support.


in the morning, Mr. Marsden gave BELLRINGER: SUNDAY


TjELLRlNGING va^' not| just a -■^. matter of beef brawn, said the Rev. H. F. BladklqdgeJ jvlcar of Downham, and hinself a' ringer, preaching at , St. Mary’S; Parish Church on Sunday morning, on the occasion of “ Bellrmgcrs’ Sunday." Bellringing, he!si,id, was!a craft,


!and.;lt took at least [ten [years to make a good ringer. ] It called for subtler! team-work than fp’otball.


• ■ - T . f. !-------- ...


: Blackledge sa d he learned his ringing thirty-five, years — Tarietori, near Preston.


ago at Ringers


were always looking put for young men and women w^hp wei;e inter­ ested in beUs, and! he had] trained many young women to-ring. They proved to be good ringers on the


Sawley area, and the next] spate should give excellent;: sport. J J While the rivers are. low and cle^,


minnows and small Silver Dqyon. Salmon files,-small size: Blue Doctor, Jock Scott, with Silver Body.]! ; i Upstream wet py, [Dun] Black Gpat,


Blue! and 'Oliy Johii Spencer, a arid Purple, an


Charm,: Silver and Wilkinson Brown trout


'heasarit’s talll-Snlpe Greenwell’s Glory.


Happy Reuef


FrOmBagkache Neighbour sold vTake Doon’» Pl/b”


rheumatic' p^s, lumbago, stiff, aching .musdiM and joints or the conunoa urinlary disorders due io sluggish kidney acnon.when you might get happy reUef.


\ Y 7HY PUT tlPj with needless W Hisdiscomfort ftom backache,


: Many thousands of health,


people'bless [the day they Do ■


Jo an ’ s Backbche Kidney Pdls. This well known diuretic and ■ urinary antiseptic helps s lug^h kidneys to carry out their function


o f ridding the; blood of excess unc add and other impurities harmful to health. . Grateful people, CTcry- where, recommend-Doan s.Pills to


their friends and neighbours. SSJDiOAN’SI 3ys


August. The General Purposes Committee


has expressed! willingness to assist If 'possible- In any local efforts which might be made ii> aid oi| the Agricultural Disaster Fund;


_ A sub-committee- .has been i ' 1 ta<:t ratiOn BOOKS, appointed toi'consider suggestions^ :! i ■ regarding aIIwar memorial,] the, i,Approximately i®^3,000,,dup ^ Mayor’s' Rehabilitation Fund;! and ration Looks were] Issued, in


. . . ........., . base this year. 1 j ;:


beeri authorised bn chewing g® n | ■


DoUari expenditure of


BOQth Anniversary-Charter. celebra-,,. to replace lost. (prj-allegeaiy tlons.


‘ ' I books. :h BARltOW


Park-road Church. Black )urn, was the special preach® at tl^b Congre­ gational Sunday School armiversary


Anniversary.—The Rev. p. Cliff, d


services on Sundajj. , |: The choir, conducted by Council­


lor Clayton and acdompanled at the organ by Mrs. Lyne, sang the anthems “ O Jesu, jThou art stana- ing,”i “ Hallelujah!” ,I (“ Mount 0 Olives” ), and “ The Lord Is mV Shepherd."


j 1


noon, solos and recitations wer® given by Alice Lambert, 1 Kathleen


At a scholars’ seijvlce in the after­


Flack, Betty Robinson, Joan Ataan, Margaret Worthington, Patsy King. Malcolm Lamber; and DerricK


Eglln. The Rev. Cliff: gave the. address*


‘ The services we'ei welli; attended, and' collections and donations.


* "


playgro'unds, free of cha rg e ,! for i, which amounted U pver |;£1A religious: revival meetings :dulrlng an enepuragtag advance on tnose u


previous years. DOLLARS 'TO ClffiW.


the use of , the following lures.! i , Spinning for 1 salmon : l^atural


For the tlmi: being I recommend


fine casts !and preference for ,


in the Jewish Church |trumpets were used to summon people to worship, and trumpets might there­ fore be regarded as the ancestors


ringers were ori a p^r [with 1 and the organist. Earlier, Mr. Blackle'dge said that


light bells. He conmdered that bell- tihe choir


of bells.' It wais difficult to say how long bells had beeri used [that way In England, but l|t was [dertalnly over 1,000 years. England pad well been described as ‘‘ The 1 [ringing isle."


E. Musspn, representing the! ringers, read the lessons In jthe 'iriomlng, and Mr. B. Sharpies land'Mr. J. P. Norman in the evening] Other members of the beffnr officiated as sidesmen.


Councillor I. T. F.ushton and Mr. ! Ij -i[ R^ 11,


■Where yol Demonstra|


Harwood allowance .


RIFLE By


r-lUTHEROE in a shoull


. .With Blackbif range last I Blackburn 15|


i The home tag, as It 'inc^ by members relied upon


formance. A welcome i


•'members of Carlton’s she


was Mrs. Noj the club capf in shooting name, Miss ' : There an


I of their mark I going to havl The Cllthel


- ■. meeting thlsi dozen memb| they will prizes. The Terrif


sented at AI


. available tol Civil Defend Mr.' Theo. u


■ now made


, Will be pleasa CUTEffiROI


' battle, befod With trade eq


‘ Tuesday: ^1


' ; '. dairy cattle !j Appleby.


•', TYlswell, £ , iPendleton,-


c£35 to £43J i'r£34. A gd ewes, i with,-I satlsfacotry.J The judg^


, milk cows, to £39; bd heifers,'£491


S. JJ ii THRE


S. J. SCO


Furnili of all


EXPERIENlI


o s w ^ THORN!


Sunday School 5 cpngi egations


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