‘ ‘ I


pBn>AY,iAPRm 1st, 19« Lighting ot vehicles :i


- • 7-15 pin. tol 6-13 a.in.'


though Clitheroe’si PoAibi nrevious County CouncUElecj- tlons has not been so hi^jUS in the Municipal Election^, h has stUl been heavier thaWln Lancashire generally, And it can be taken for gfantyd that the keen Interest of Clitheron- ians in local g6vernment[wlU And expresslorf in .a^ stkdy,. nrocession to the bohths,, ^his year, polling h^s been exten­


ft close and lit now only remains for elettors to re:ord their votes on [MondayAl­


T ded until, 9 p.nl. '


take place a^ St. - James s school, and the result is expec­ ted to be announced between 10 p.m.^and 10^39


The counting will; again ;, , : i |


i\A7ITH a view to emphasis- ing theiimportance of


offer my^e uhcil on 4th|


lal Council; oiild whom


ieration beidf


as 3r years se^ice ori


l-mel to asK 'witli support,


and the greater should.


will be


1 sincerely PEMBERTON


. pedestrian crossing W e ejk which begins next Monday. The slogan fcjr the week is


care on the roads, and particu­ larly the use dnd observance of pedestrian crossings, Clith- eroe is to (take part tn the,


“Mind how you go.” , _ ! A remotely-dontrolled talk-


■ ing beacon, which also ,movp Its head, will >e used duriiig the caihpalgn m Lancashire.; In Clltheroe.jall the beacons


have been repainted and the crossings havje been; more clearly marked. Posters are also being displayed In all parts of the town. ^ ;


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. represented byj 809 members; They were received by the


served in the Floral Hall. *


p - * i


operative Qui d oh Tuesday, Mrs. Nuttall was re-elected president and Mrs. E. Hallows epprptarv


A T the annual general meet- Ing of the Women’s Co­


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RDAy. Easter


for fa 'es and Abril 16


9- 59 7 17 51 ' Swales-treasurer. Appointed to


the. retiring qffleers for their services.


aUMMEB ^ at 2 a.m All clocks should be one hour.


SUMMER T ^ E BEGINS TIME begins


. on Sunday.] and watches


put forward


of Ribblesdale Modern School, has been su


IV/riSS B. BlTHELL,: of Bold •“■


1- Venture House, an old girl „ubcessful,’ln the


State Registered Nurse exa,m- inatioh. She was trained; at the General Hospital, Burn-'


. Tt/TR. F. J. ERROLL, M.P. for Altrlnchlam, who Is [to


i


speak at a public meeting In the Grand Cinema next Friday


i(| Nortlj Wales earners),


ril 16th and snday.j ,


Lland'o M. Brl, 22/4 24/10 22/1 24/ 7 21/2 23/ 8 20/9 23/ 3 20/5 22/11


dno 5-15 p.m.i 3-45I j


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Parliament in 1945 when he gained a majority of 5|000 over his Sofclallst opponent. Mr. Erroll, who is 35, is ran electrical engineer on the staff of Metropolitan Vickers gnd served in Iiidik and Burma during the last war with the, 4th County pf Londin Regt.i The prospective Conservative, candidate f(Jr the Clitheroe Division, Mf. Richard Fort, will also address the meeting, and the chairman will! be Coun. J. Driver. : ;


evening arrjanged by tbe Clitheroe Dlylsiori Conserya-, tlve Association, first: entetedl


j


XT'OR long! and valuable services to the Railway


Ambulance ! movement.; as lecturer and judge at competi­ tions, Dr. E.IR. B. Murray, of


Clitheroe, hds been av/arded the British I Railways I I^ong


lOOM, Par^cersi)


CE


nateur Dance kme bnd: mode


Jaur ‘yelqti ler Trpptjy (he:


lylecialli Guests,” ,y l(held


s Kenyon of C iiitest.


Engl_ dpd An Lota Tap


I Gale


ateur ?).


D.)| ol Ai License!:


to Street, Brief . Old Tyme Burnley.


lid 12 pjionths).


the 1 (Gladys’ Contest.'


,d; udlcators. Bar! etc.


bp


mdnths), •cato


held] Nelson, or neijg Class, or


1 I OUNG ID i'S


CLITllfeRpE bA:


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ND$ 1 8 p.m.i to i


jd e r n I! DAiji liliraiiteHy 5/-


iKlrig Street pnerl Moor I


fthe/f'iHlstorji i ii'


a.m.


[3ING. wch


member # ;ne CommltWe,


or from Mr. I J. ane.


rtaefe:on'April 6th, when Mr. and Organisa-


BALL 1949


NE 8|i p,.m. 0 l!


,SGN a.m.


,


MRS. M. MANN,: of Perth, Australia, formerly Miss


Service Medal. Dr, Murray has been I associated with the movement for 26 years. i k * :


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Marion Sharpies, of Walker- street, CUtheiroe, Is spending a few months holiday in | the


borough.'


the Commoriwealth 22 yeap ago,, and is now In businep jn Perth as a florist.;; Un p rp n - ately, since she was last in Clltheroe bo^h her, father,; Mr.— ' her leen


an address [on Australla_; to members of Clitheroe 'Toe '


MR. H. E. RANDALL, for Clltheroe, had a


spare befdre catching ; th night train pack to London. He addressed: public meet


gramme with a few Mrs. Mann left Clitheroe for - . ( N ' Thanks wei'e, expressed j to !


Mrs. E Pietiher wasielected vice-president and Mrs.^| E.


I


the commltteb were Mrs.-j A. Pollard, Mrs. Sllnger and Miss B. Wilkins.


'


rrWENTY mWbers of the ■L I n n e r lyheel Club of Clltheroe attended a n ! inter- district rally at Southport on Tuesday, wheii clubs from all parts of thei country were


Mayor and iMayoress of South- port and afterwards lunch was


sn &. I Labour Seeks Majority On Council


<*-i. iri/of i I


he County C 3uncil Election campaigns are drawing ty


I -Ml ' i'. i ‘ i


Monday’s Elections a| Glorioiu pppdr^ityi


" ’^EX'T Monday’s election iproyided thfe people with a ! glorious opportunity to seiiure a Labour majority on the County Council, said ;ex-Alderman Mark French at a Labour Party meeting at Low Moor;on , Tuesday, in support of the candidature of Councillor H. Pemberton.


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Lancashire would then have a County Council which would put Into o p e r a t i o n the measures passed by the Gov-f ernment.


If this was achieved, he said;


hostile to the Government was not bound to adopt many of- the measures, and for the people to benefit fully from the work o f the Government it was vital there should be a Labour majority on the County Councils.


h a r r y through its p r o ­ gramme of social advance­ ment, but a County Council


Labour had been able to . - . ;


salu, could justly claim to h-ve fulfilled its proniises. It had given the working classes a security they had never known before. I t had removed fear and intimidation and the day when the working man darfed not voice his conviction^ had' gone for ever.


the country and its success in every by - election since It came,to power was an historic


achievenient.


the' privilege of having a Labour representative on the County Council, but now tjie town had the best opportunity It had ever known of over­ coming this disadvantage. ; He felt: certain Clltherqe


: Clltheroe had been denied i • Labour had the support of ;


GONE FOR EVER ’ The Labour Government, he


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Government, |the way was open .for every child to enter a college or university, while educational facilities were also provided for those who pre­ ferred industry. .1: Whatever occupation a child selected, there was an oppor­ tunity for; full development of hid abilities. I: The Tories had criticised


Now, thanks to a Labour


The Week’s Obithary


Carleton on Monday of Mr. Stanley Crabtree, of 1, M arlna- dvenue, High Cross, Blackpool, and. formerly! of Twi^ Brook Farm, Clitherbe. He was 57. Mr. Crabtree, who was one


MB. STANLEY CRABTREE The cremation took place a t ,


respected. residents ; by the death on Sunday of Miss May Flora 'Mitchell, of Almonds, Church-street,


MISS MAY F. MITCHELL Clltheroe lost one of its most


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of the best-kripwn anp most popular farmers In Ribbles- daie, died with tragic sridden- ness on Wednesday ^nlght week while he was returning horn with his wife after visit­ ing a Blackpool theatp. He retired from fanning two years


Mr. Crabtree was a member of the Clltheroe and Blackpool cricket and football clubs, and on the day of his | death had watched:the Fleetwood— Netherfleld football match. Mrs. Crabtree and her two


ago. Keenly Interested ln| sport,


the Natlohal Health Act, but heiwelcomed It and considered it was: yet another sphere In which,: If elected, he could serve the people.


sons will have; the sincere sympathy of many frierids In their great loss. ;


; MR. F, T. GOTHAM


development, but it would yield handsome dividends in years t(> come.


I The Health Service was only in an early stage of


I should be the liaison ofideer between the local Council and the County Council. One of the great problems In the County area was the provision of houses, and In this also he


A countjy councillor, he said.


^believed his experience as a town councillor could be of great value. For its size Cllth-


leroe had played a worthy part in; housing development,


; NOTASIDEUNE


would elect Coun. Pemberton, for he was a young candidate whom townspeople knew well. He had given faithful service on the Borough Council and his experience would be of Inestimable value In County


(Council work. i WELL REMEMBERED |


I working classes still- vividly remembered the treatment meted out , to them by Con­ servative Governments.


: Coun. Pemberton said the


. which had a common, bopd I’of Interest with them—a Gov­ ernment whose members had been brought up in the same hard school—and he was cer­ tain the people looked forward to obtaining control Of the County Councils. The Labour Government


Ndw they had a Government is


' -Mr. S. Taylor, who presided, said lio previous government had worked as hard for the benefit of the people as the present one, and unlike the Tbries, its members attended regularly. They did riot look upon parliamentary work as a sideline. L a b o u r understood the


I of the movement had played a noble part in uplifting the workers, who had gradually come to realise how they were being I fleeced by the owning


needs of the working classes because It had evolved out of their struggles. The pioneers


home on Sunday ()f Mr. Frederick Thomas (jo'tham, of “ Endon,” Mltton-rd., Whalley. He was 59. A Staffordshire man, Mr.


The death Occurred | at his


was the eldest daughter of the late Alderman and Mrs. C. T. Mitchell, a former Mayor and Mayoress of the, town and prominent In the public life of the district for mriny years.


M.'s. Mitchell, vfho was 76,


BASHALL W.


Bring-and-BuySale • in the


ASSEMBLY Bo6m|S


WEDNESDAY JSEXT (April 6th) at 2-30 p.m.


■ To be opened by Sir: John Wdrsley-.Taylor, Bart, at 2-30 p.m. [ •;


— Also — ; ;


Mitchell was well known in local musical circles,' and took part in the first | public per­ formance in Clitheroe of “ The Mikado ” when It was presen­ ted In the Public [Hall during the Boer War. She was also a member of the Clitheroe and District Choral and Orchestral Society.


In her youngen days, Miss j , I


part in the support of charit­ able- organisations, and three years ago received a presenta­ tion from the British Legion Committee in recognition of 21 years’ work In the organisation of the local Poppy Day collec­ tions.


Miss Mitchell took an active I


Gotham came to Whalley 20 years ago. For 25 years |he was employed by, a Chorley firm of timber merchants, arid was previously with a Nelscjn firm. He was a founder member of the Accrington Branch ol the Travellers’ Association.' In the first world war he


served in the North Stafford­ shire Regiment in Fraiice and


Russia. Mr. Gotham was associated j


with Whalley M e t h o d i s t Church. He' leaves al widow and daughter, who will have sincere- sympathy In their


loss. The interment took place


yesterday ati West Bradford, after a service In the Method­ ist Church, Whalley. The Rev. J. E. P. Edwards officiated.


day of Mrs. j Rachel Rebecca Edmondson, of 18, Lorigslght- avenue, Clltheroe. She j was 78. A native ol Clltherpe, Mrs.


MRS. R. R; EDMONDSON The death occurred on Sun­


'Cl^SS ' jThe leaders of the Labour


Pqrty: believed In a reasonable standard of living for every­ one, and the present Govern­ ment consisted of men who were pledged to the fulfilment


of that ideal. (During the present cam­


understood ,the problems ,b£ the ordinary people and was trying to overcome them.


'Labour’s campaign was going well and he was convinced that people were becoming more and more interested In the'.work of the County Coun­


Councils had been the pre­ rogative of the Tories, but


In the past the County


cil.U n d e r previous govern­ ments, said Coun. Pemberton, many children had never been, given the chance to go to, a secondary school while sorrie who did attend had been forced to leave school and find- work. :


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npHE formation of the Clltk- [ eroe Wednesday Sports; Club was approved at a meet-1


Ing in the Town Hall on Wed- ! nesday afternoon, whenMr.;H. Walker, of Parson-lane, was e l e c t e d chairman, Mr. E. Cornwell, vice-chairman, Mr. F. jC. Tingle, secretary, and Mr! Hope, treasurer. The new club succeeds the


reriently disbanded Clitherbe Wednesday Cricket Club. ,to which Mr. Walker paid tribute


foil Its generosity in donating equipment and a substantial cash balance to the new organisation. The Sports Club, hel added, would take over the fixtures in the Lancashire Wednesday Cricket League, and arrangements had been made to play home matches on the Rlbblesdald Wander^s


ground.


appointed captain for the coming season and Mr. ;E. Newsam, vice-captain. * • , * :


Mr. C. 0. B r o o k s was '


John Sharpies, i and brother Rcabert ;have killed In quarry accidents.^ On Monday Mrsi Mann gave


M.P.! busy


time In the constituency last, week-end, completing hlKpro;^


IP


Ings at Brlerfleld, .Cllthero Padiham arid Great Harwoc^ On Saturday: morning pe


Interviewedf conpltuents at Great Hary/ood and l^n tne evening relaxed at i a Labour


Party soclil. (On , Su n d ^ he attended service at; Clltherpe Wesley Chvrch.'


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I man, manager of the Clitheroei I branch.


!-c\. mdny at the Midland Bank, Clitheroe, marked the completion yesterday of ,38 years’ service with the bank; by Mr. W.( A. Dent, of Park- avenue, Clltheroe. The presen­ tation was made! on behalf; of the staff by Mr. S. F Hard-


A PRESENTATION cere- . * i


ing profession wjth the York City and County Bank | at Carlisle, and came to Clitheroe


in 1927. He served throughout the ' . J ^ ' U


first worjd war, |and for many years has been local jomt- treasurer of the Poppy Day Appeal. '.


the Bank because of ill-healra and his many jfr^ouds In thp town will wish him a speedy recovery and a' happy retire ment.


Mr. Dent has retired from, I . ^ , i '


consecutive week-erid visits ,to Clltheroe arranged for Mr; Randall.


■This was the second of flye : . L * ,1, ; ■ :


Jesse Garaner.i Clerk to | Row- iand" Rurar^Dlstrlct Cc^ulicll,


DOREEN GARDNER; eldest daughter of Mr;


has passed her S.R.N. pTtam- inatlon. She was trained at Booth Hall. Manchester, ( and


Children. ' ( ( j (


subsequentUyly ' : at Middlesex County Hospital/ London.! She


is now ori the’ staff oft the Princess Iloulse Hospital for


I 'I ’ ;


eroe, has recently been appointed vlce-jchalrman, anti in June will become chairman, of the No. 19 District of Inner •Wheel Clubs. jShe is ajpast president of the Inner Wheel Club of Cllthefoe,! which jShfe Joined shortly after Its foun^ datlon;14 years ago.


- Shaw Bridge House, Clithj


throughout East. [ Lancashire for ’her work In amatriuri


Mrs.lGradwell is well knb™


I burn and Clltheroe, andKs I istlir the leader of a concert


theatricals; having^ leading parts at both Black-


I party popular throughout Ribblesdale. i


' IDA GRADWELl] of Mr. Dent entered the bank-; !


paign, ia Clltheroe T o r y speaker had said that four years ago there had been high hopes for the future and that the present Government was the cause of our difficulties.


It was incredible that any


: educated person could make : a statement of that nature, i Our present diffioulties were i the direct result of the war, ibut our troubles in the 1930’s were caused by the Tory


Edmondson was the widow of Mr WiUlarii: Edmondson and lived in St. James’s-stteet for many years. [ In her younger days she was : a weaver at Foulsykes Mill, and was asso­ ciated with, St. J a m e s ’s Church.


Edmondson had resided with her son, Mr. L. Edmondson. Mr. Edmondson and Mrs. Edmondson’s sister will have sympathy in their bereave­


During recent years, Mrs. : : 1 , ' ment.


Cemetery on Wednesday *was conducted b y , the Rev. F.


The Interment at St. Mary s ! Smith. ' : MICHAEL GELdARD


flottom of the sea, adding that the people would haye to eridure a great deal of hard­ ship and possibly uneiriploy- ment. '•


the leader of the Tory Party declaring that the nation was bankrupt, that our foreign aSsets had disappeared, and that a big proportion, of our irierchant shipping was" at the


: Party’s policy. : He remembered listening to


the road toi St. J o s e p h ’s Cemetery on Tuesday after­ noon to pay'their last respects, to Michaelh Geldardl whose tragic deatfl yesterday week was a great: shock to all who


Hundreds I of people lined


son of ' Mr. and Mrs. R. Geldard, of 10, Whltewellr drive, Glltheroe, was! a pupil at SS. Michael and John’s School and a keen member of


knew him. ; Michael, who was the only


had brought Labour to power, Which had given rise to re­ newed hope. Although the factories and the principal i^eans of production had been owned by the Tories, the Gov­ ernment had been amazingly successful,


: j The 1945 election .however, TORY METHOD


claiming that the redistribu­ tion of labour was a failure and would continue to be a failure; so long as there was full employment. : It was obvious to any mem­


! He read an article recently


the Wolf Cub Pack. He was known by neighbours as “ a fine boy who did not have the word ‘ no ’ in his vocabulary.” His skill as a gardriner was


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ex-Servicemen’s Welfare Com­ mittee, and the Clltheroe and District Nursing ! Association, and was associated with the local Lifeboat Coriimlttee and the Y.M.C.A. In the First World War she rierved as a nurse at Calderstones Military Hospital.


She was a member of the


gracious personality won her a host of frlendri throughout the district, and her .two brothers and slstrir will have sincere sympathy In their bereavement.


Miss Mitchell’s kindly and j


Cemetery on Wednesday was preceded by a j service at Glitheroe Parish Church, con­ ducted by the Vicar, the Rev. H. A. Bland.


The interment rit St. Mary’s i MR. W. MANLEY


dent, Mr. William! Manley, died at his home, 10,; Hawthorne- place, on Friday, at the age of 64.


A well-known dlltheroe resi­ l a n c a s h i r Ie ' I


nearly all his life In Clltheroe. was a member of the Conser­ vative Club for [many years, and of the Crown Lodge R.A.O.B. In his younger days he was a playing member of Clitheroe Cricket Club.


Mr. Manley! who spent


sons and three daughters, who will have sincere sympathy In their bereavemerit.


He leaves a | widow, two


St. Mary’s Cemetery on Mon­ day, the Rev. J. T. Hall officiating.


The interment took place at


home on Friday of Mrs. Jane Fletcher/of 7. Ghester.-avenue, Clitherbe, at the age of 64.


MRS. JANE FLETCHER The death occurred at her


at Leighton Beck, Westmor­ land, came to | Clltheroe 50 years ago. She ; was keenly Interested In the Clitheroe •Women’s Unionist Association, of which she was a; -member for' many years [


Mrs. Fletcher, who was born


Fletcher, and her three daugh­ ters and three, sisters, will have much sympathy in their loss.


Her husband! Mr. Walter


also admired and it was said that Michael could grow better vegetablfes on his little patch than his father could on the remainder of the garden. The heartfelt sympathy of


the entire district will be with Mr. and Mrs.,Geldard in their


sad loss. •


the Rev. Fr. A. B. d’Andria at SS. Mlcharil and | I o h n ’s Church on Tuesday morning, when Michael’s classmates and older pupils were present and sank a hymn. Sixteen riblf cubs and scout-


Requiem Mass was said by i


ber of ithe working class that the Tories’ method of dealing with the problem would be to have a pool of unemployment to compel people to accept the conditions and lower wages. This was a course which the L a b o u r Government would never countenance, i Labour - controlled County Councils were a natural de­ velopment of Labour control at Wrist m in Stef , and he appealed to the people of Clitheroe to ensure the elec­ tion of Coun. Pemberton.


;WHEN Miss A. H. Belsey, of I Accrington, handed to the


St. Mary’s Cemetery on Tues­ day, afte.r a service at the house. The Vicar of Low Moor, the Rev. I. Pugh, officiated.


The Interment took place at MR. ROBERT WOOFF


tradesman, Mr. Robert Wooff, of 34, Castle-street, died on Saturday after a long Illness


A well-known Clltheroe He was 58.


m,a s t e ^ ''^ n d cubmlstress escorted<the cortege from the house to St. (Joseph’s Cemetery where the service was con­ ducted by Pr. d’Andria. Among the many floral


son of Mr. John j Wooff, and on the death of his father took over the family boot and shoe business which has been estab­ lished In Castle'pstreet for 68 years. He had been a member of the Clltheroe Conservative


Mr. Wooff was the second 1


Club for 40 year^. . Deep sympathy will be ex­


tributes were those from the Loyola Wolf Cubs, the Loyola Scouts, classmates and school­ master, the 1st Whalley Scouts and Rover Scouts.. Clltheroe and District Boy Scouts, the Catholic Pantomime Company, two ■ nlaymlates. neighbours, and the staff of Messrs. W. T. Searson Ltd.


GUIDE CAMP SITE OPENED Performing the opening


Hon. Rachel Kay ; Shuttle- worth the deeds of a plot of land at Wlswell on Friday, [afternoon, the Girl Guide, [movement In North-east; Lancashire be came' the possessor of a camp site of i t s , [own for the first time,


j The handing over of the (deeds and the opening of the [site were precedrid by a pro- i cession from the School, which iincluded Ladi/ A s s h e t o n , 'Divisional Commissioner, the [Hon. Rachel Kay Shuttle- (worth, Miss Belsey,;; Miss A. (Hoyle, County- Commissioner,


Mrs. Aitken, missloner for E. Metcalfe, Adviser arid


County and (?amp! Staff. The County baniier was carried by the Asslstafat . County Secretaries.


___ meniber of the ’


Miss Kay Shuttleworth opened the ornamental gates which had been secured by a chain composed of replicas of the Guide and Banger Trefollsanii the Brownie Tenderfoot Badge, rind had been tied with, red, ibrowii and blue bands, r e p r e s e n t l n ' g the main branches of guiding.


On arrival at the camp site.


Division Com- Clitheroe, Miss County Camp


their great loss. Cremation at


tended to his widow, two brothers and three sisters In


Wednesday was preceded by a Carleton on


service at Mr.- Wooff’s home, conducted by th ; Rev. A. Lord.


of Mitton and D i s t r i c t Women’s Institute. Mrs. Ann Alice Hornby, oi] WlthglU, died on Saturday after a short 111-


MRS. ANN A. HORNBY One of the oldest members


riess. She was 77. A native bf dockerham and an old Fylde


ceremony. Miss Kay Shuttle- worth said that the possession of a camp site marked the ful­ filment of a dreani she had cherished t o ' many y e p .- Assuring: Miss Belsey that


Guides would never forget that the site had been given In memory of! her brother. Miss Shuttleworth said he had been a great friend of the Guide movement and had done much to encourage pionerir work in North-East Lancashire.


Aitken ,of Clitheroe! expressed thanks to Miss Belsey and Miss Shiittleworth, who jwere then presented with bouquets of blue Iris arid red and yellow tulips by Miss Metesilfe. After­ wards Miss Kay Shuttleworth, using a golden key, officially opened twb huts, ope equipped as a kltchrin and the other as an equipment store!


Division Commissioner Mrs.


■ the site from April 29th to May 1st under the leadership of MlM M.'Leach, of Wlswell. The


footers " will go to elg# lucky Read Guides who will camp on


The honour, of being " first


site will accommodate twelve Guides \7hQ will sjjerid week­ ends there; Brownies will visit


It on one-day expeditions.


a member of farming family had resided in


, Mrs. Hornby Withgill since


1920, arid was Ejssoclated with Mitton Church.


and she leaves ;hree sons and a daughter, ■who will have sympathy . in their bereave­


Her husband died in 1944.


ment. The intermeht at Marton


ciating. MRS. M. A. GATES


wife of Mr. William. Gates., of 11, Castle-vlew Clltheroe, died on Sunday, aftrir being In fail­ ing healtn.for many years


Mrs. MargarR Ann Gates,


a native of Holden' but had lived on Castle than 40 years.


Mrs. Gates, who wris 81, was


-view for more She was asso-


dated with N!oor Lane and West Bradford! M e t h o d i s t Churches


daughters will I have sjpeere sympathy In their [iberriaver


Mr. Gates, his soil and three ment. , ! , , , . . [ ( j .


place at West Bradford yester-i-' day, was conducted by the Rev. P. Smith.


The interment, which; took ■


DOG SHOW I I [in the


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Cemetery, near Blackpool. On Wednesday, was preceded by a service in Mittrin Church, the Rev. A. W. Greenslll offi­


CATHOLIC HALL lowergate


TO-MORRO'^, Saturday lAdmissipn II-


2-30 !p.m. There was ai large, attendance at


bolton|by-bowland young faemers' club, -


a meeting on Tuesday evenmg. A film show i W'h^ch had been arr^ged to Itake place was un­ avoidably postponed. Arrpge- merits were made I for a sociUl to be held in April, j ,


than 23 years service as care- ■iakpr of !, Bolton-by-Bowtod


: l6nG SEEVICE.-rAf ter more , i


Schoril, Mrs. Tomlinson, of Garden Cottages, is to retire this week-end. She wlR be succeeded by Mr. W, Bennett.


-


COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION


SETTLE DiyiSIQN Saturday, April 9th, 1949


PUBUC IfellNG I will be held At


St. Helen’s School , i


I Waddington : Speakers’, i,


Wrs. M. L. Grant-Townsend THE LIBERAL ClANDnDATE


Mr. B. R1 Wilson Town


(Prospective Parlllamentary Liberal Candidate)


I Chairmdn:


MR. STANLEY! WALKER (Liberal Agent for Skipton I


Division)


CLITHEROE [ AND DISTEICT ■ 'I -kennel CLIUB .


EASTER . . th6


22-ct. GOLD I WEDpIPfG i RIl^iGS


Plain' & Engraved from £4-4-0 '


: to £12-lC)-0


:9-ct. & 18-ct. Gold . from


£l-ll-k td £4 mmnt


24, ™ G m L IA M Open 9 to 6, Thursday 9 to 12


). ( - . I ■ i . . I ; ■ . I i .


ON TUESDAY NEXT at 7-30 jj.m.


COUNTY LIBRARY WHALLEY BRANCH


The Library will; Reopen on Monday Nextj ^ pril 4. BY Order of the.c|)m;nittee


n . \ AtCBTJiJ


i W. RujlTpR, Chairman.


CLITHERpE LABOUR PARTY, SPRING FAIR


^WING toTillness ,afid the elections, this Fair is until SATURDAY,


postponed MAY 21st.


SORO OF


iPTIMIST CLUB CLITHEROE


Under the patronage of the Mayoress


A COFFEE MORNING


- will; be held In* aid of Charities (in


THE MAYOR’S PARLOUR


THURSdAy next, APRIL 7 from 10-30 a.m. t t 12 noon


TOURS Season!2949


SEVEN-II. Leaving


Incln ILFRA


............Exper,tly planned j atijd IS! Itineraries [. .[ (. • . fully i Inclusive' charges, ;


r ’ ;C(


NOR! isive cfa


3 0 u i i^


BOOK YOUR!SEAT NOW at L ribbleMOTOR SBI^VICES ltd., 16, Wellgrite, Clltheroe!


hcliislve char i )cal O'ifflC


IV/IESSRS- infdr:


that Havirig


customers confidenlce


BUSINESS TR/iNS BRED BROWN &! W BOO [(IAN wiiih to


•m ttie(public the! public of WADDINGTp


THE GRCfcERY BUSINESS OF B. DyqpALE & SON, LTD., [WADpINGTON.


they havrijnow TAKEItJ, CVER |


be^. in j persona many years, we


Many thanks. Yours


relationship which'Has existed in the future, '


continued suppart, ,ar the p^t


'aitf fully,; iGOTHMAN. T. tikoWN tfor I Weddings Enn ageinents


:e our windows for the 'tnost


iljghtful selection of ;


Engagement r iIngs from-


^4-10-0 to £150


Jf^^vihllcrsi i anti G c i i ld s r i i i t l is i


ILAGKBURN Tel. 7920


'. A .F,. - .- !| I


ccntact jvit respeidfu d


ly solicit ippe the iviil contirlue in


most 0


if ' the ^ your g(»d


.. ....... '• "VER TH|| WHOLE OF t AUipiiNijiyrjl & DISTMCT I . !' TOUES Weekly tri


()MBE and ...... ..j. . |S16


MbUTO WIGHT


. . . .! «16 10/-I •rii


JUST AN; EXAMPLE FRQM I STOCK OP BEI)ROp


We are always pleased to h I


i problem


d)UR WE' M sunjiii


,e!p In ;iny & I


rCJHOSIN, urnlshlng


N LTD. Tel 191


Exhibition of Handicrafts by Class Members


AFTERNOON TEAS 1/6 (Home-made Cakes)


ADMISSION 3d. To be followed] by


A WHIST d IrIVE at 7-30 p.ml i ADMISSION 2/-.


Union Street Methodist Sunday School LOW MOOR


AN


^‘AT HOME” Is to be held on


WEDNESDAY NEXT (April 6th)|


Reception at 7-0 p.m. |)y the MAYOR AND MAYORESS (Aid. and Mrs. W. Wilkinson).


To be followed by Music and


Light Entertainment given by


Hill Billies of Chatburn with supporting artistes.


To commence at 7-;30 p.m. Chairman:;


REV. J. E. P. EDWARDS. ADMISSION 1/-


CHILDREN UNDER 14, 9d.


Refreshments at the psual prices.


Proceeds in aid o f ! Funds.


S ic ie ty WE CAN SU1>PLY 1 1 ■ i' SUPERIOR VAefjUM


These flasks | have ani extra-lfirg ) strong I metal case, are BRIT! GjUA^'ANTEED !an(i' cost


BUY YOUR I j


ipLASKS IN: T!ME- FOR EASTER i FROM-


C H A t e e p .!'i; ;| CHElvilS'


5, Church Street 1


■ I ' ■ ' i 1 PHONE! 591 M.P.S. Clitherbe KS 3, cannot do better


Pan deposit }*olir savings in the ,


TRUSTEE


AVINGS c h Or c h s t .,


BANK ClITHER


Deposits In the Ordinary 0 1 Dept, bear interest at ... « 2


OE %


and [are .guaranteed bi the State,


'li! J


Clitheroe Advertiser & T im is , Apr!


1949


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