if:!' COUNCIL 1949 F WHALLEY


Isentative, Idence.


fed you


cn the Rural I, and I again


Irked and played here, land-fihall naturally do ' I interests' of th'e parish.


Ixperlence shbuld be of ilstratlon pojt only of


Jiy- JAMES i GREEN, years, my record will', i :■!' ■' ncU have honoured me


a i ib c r f i«& ' fi,iDAY. MAY


9L


Lighting of vehicles 49 p.m. to 4-25, a.y*]


,tuTHENEVER: an;i e|le(. ^


aidatrand their supports invariably claim it to pe tap


W ‘comes around,; th,e I can^


important election is the next one. :


Thursday, except that by win- 50£lt/S Tifl.DQUr • I


the outcome of ClltheroeV miirtic ipa i


No vital Issues' hang un .Tp i n al


TcVpal:


Tilng all the 1 sea^ J- thieve p a n t / j


.lursday, It


l


that Although not ivltal, ,the election Is certainly a istrious matter, particularly for the Labohr Party, who are figg­ ing for improvefi. representa­


Bui, this fact alpnej ihows tion, j . The death of Alderman Miss ■! ' ! ' ! !


Hargreaves and the, f^ lm a - hon of Alderman French have reduced Labour repre^nta- tlon to five members.


[to the Rural District


fey for tvji 7 and Its


enty years and' Inhabitants.'


j of which have' much le housing situation' is


iuse the Importance of


Id beauty of the village; Improvement without In j the countryside.


(whole GUtheroe Rural at heart, and'for this


rely. MAKS TROOP. |


these, CounclUors Pemberton and Hallows, reach the end. of; t h e i r term' of office this month and Councillor Hallows Is not seeking re-election, ,■


of


would mean a repre^ntatlpn of three In the nextJppuncll.


retiring member out of nine, and can thus emter the fray In the knowledge < that ‘ Labour must! win alii five seatSj^to Im- nrovfe on j their posltldn! after- the last election, when they had seven niembers. 1 j


th le other hand, have only n n


The Conservative ,Patty,, on n


oiuy one


ally appreclalted is that [of the successful candidates, i the one with] the lowest number of votes will serve only two; years, for he Willi fill the ivacancy causCd byl the elevation of Mr, F, Bmthaim to the aldermanlc


A fact which is not gener­


bench, j I ; . , i ' ] : ■ I WC have lindlcated 40 our^


readers what, cam happen !at the election.! 'What will hap-i pen i depends i entirely! on the electors, land neither .party will complain at thelr| declsien providing, it!Is fully represen­


ISTRI lOtli


CT COUNCII. 1949


Jisvfe% Barro'ty IMittoln I


li continually being thrusi; ■ authorities, i My policy ■ unless Such systems and


fee. ' , i I : j '


pdiy and at the same tlmfe forwatd. .Some of these


: would Support, but soip ilutlonaiij^ to be of mucli whole,: and these Ij woul{i


;he past 'jlO ye^rs I j have ivemeritS which the 1o(|e1


tsured that I will: do my Idvantage the electors heft land Little Mlttonjas wfeU.


also takes place! on tt


|ln thejSfehool. ! ; ! candidate for the Rurhl


Icerely,' |


! M V i ,FO i


! C.i PIERCE; !C kVE CjANDldATE


AND 'P ;iOUD OF I j t ! ■


ban: all]


b has don I more to! reduce IS (last resources


Ilf such a use herbs I or every complaint.


yS SAKE GO TO—


IG ST., PS & D]


clitherq; lEtlCIANS


Iwlreeomme'nded at almost every the past, onjy'goes to prove simple remedy


I*}:


fhe ban


ai ranged for p eUm n la ry ^ - siructlon to


a n special section, of .the ,(?ounty en;


Indertaken toiserve on tl|e pu to support me lat both


' upon them — to ; cast ;thelr votfe.


say, land, as I far as space has allowed we] have! published their views, fairly; and, objec­ tively. It now ‘ only j remains for electors to makelup their minds and perform the iduty which, democracy [Imposes


tative. ]■ I i ' M ; i Both parties havb hap their


, ' I i j I ,


main open until 9 p.m. ahd counting will take place at St. James’s School; It Is hot ex­


Tke polling! station ^ 111.re­


pected that the result jtvlll be declared before midnight;


'VTEXT IT iplficl


.[ 1 ,• ! * ! I* week is [not merely


^ ' [election week for Clith-


eroC, but for parishes to Clltheroe and Bowland -Rural Districts where seats iafe being contested.


District are at Chatburn, Whalley, and: Wlswelli and


Elections In Clltnerofe Rural


' • at Barrow ' Congregational School.


! ; ■ I In these three villages there


ard also contests for the Seats onl the Parish Council,' and voting In these elections will take place at the same time.


Bolton-by-Bdwland, j Gisburn, Sldldburn, West B r a d f o r d ,


fn the Bowland Rurar Dis­ trict, polllngl will ‘take I place 0 ri


Saturday, May I 14, ixcwwu


NeWton andiiGrindletonJ .-be- I pearl and marquasite brooch, tween 8 a.m. arid 8 plni. 'Vptlhg will be at


iiu: ill ge, ■ schp'ol


exfeept at ';West [Bradford, where St. Catherine’s School will be used. Votes [will be| colmted at the same places. Bolton - by - Bowltod: Pnd[


, Parish councillors [only! am Newton and Grlndleton will


Gisburn electors will vote fo: Rural District’ counblUors am parish councillors. ; Slaldburi arid West Bradford Willi elec


, elect Rural District counclllori only.


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■WITH a view to makink the V public “ safety Mcori-r. sdlous,” Clltheroe Bor:pu gh arid Rural District Joint Road S]a f e t y Committee ! h ay e


at


B al r r 0 w (one parish) and voting will takei place on 'Tufesday between 9 ja.m. and 8 p.m. The counting [ of‘ the votes will be at Chatbi^rn and Whalley C. of IE. Schools; and


Complete defeat for Labour ^


A%alle^ Captain R i^ e d ilife To| I Sav^ Dog I


r j^ T . : ROGER GREEN, East' Lancs. Itegt., a training


invariably clam 11 to ^ 1 cadets’ School, Eaton HaU. f f l T i e S i e s T d con? ,1


r-aton Hall.


eerned it Is true, for the most cenieu „i„„nnn i9 lalways


election J i next: I R.S.P.C.A. Bronze Medal and Certificate for! rescuing a dog 4*/\


upon I how on overseas duty, hdve e a c h b e e p awarded the


; .Mrs. Roger Green, of Vyhalley, i 'and Capt. Stephen Elvery, Dorsetshire Regt., formerly stationed at jihe school and


C?es_ter.Json Of M r and '


belonging to Another, officer from drowning to the lake at the hall on February^ 6. [ The lake was partly frozen


/\PR/»ot*


at the time, and the dog had ‘1 charged ” two swans on ‘ a clear patch of water, but be­ ing unable to stop himself had slid 'In beside his ■ intended l' victims.” Another officer , who wit­


WEST BRADFORD MAN t6 ItfPEAR IN DONAT FILM


ME. eichar!d bdeton After betog,to fallingjhealth


for the past ’^ear, Mr. Richard Burton; of 3, Exton-terrace. Lamb ,Roe, WhaUey, died on


Saturday.


was employed in the bleach-', ing department of the! Calico Printers’ Association'' Whalley Abbey Print Works for 51 years, retiring some yeafs ago. A native of; Wlswell, Mr.


Mir) Burton, iwho vias 78, 7 l[ „


Burton was for many i years connected with Wiswell'Parish Church and. took a lifelong Interest to the district and Its affairs.


I - son-in-law and grandchildren, will have sympathy in their bererivement. • :


place at "Whalley P a r i s h Church on Wednesday, was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. iC. R. Brown.


nessed the rescue described it as‘ " a magnificent piece of work. “ He told a reporter Both officers risked their


lives to rescue the dog. I fully'expeqtedi the Ice to give wAy at any time, because It was cracking very loudly.” Capt. Green Is. to be pre­


The interment, which took '';


Mr! Burton leaves a widow and A daughter, who with his


' I ^


s Q b itiif e ^ , MRS. BiARY ROGERS -


Stj Peter’s Church, Drogheda, Ireland, recently of Mrs. Mary Rogers, wife of Mr. George Rogers, of Prestwich, a former foreman to Clitheroe Corpora­ tion. Mrs. Rogers, whp was on a


The funeral took place at


St. Peter’s Church! before the interment.


Requiem Mass was said at ‘


I


Wars And Rebellion Didn’t Stop His Cricket


short visit to friends in Ire­ land, collapsed at I a wedding reception, and died s o o n afterwards.


two daughters will have the sympathy ofmar iy CUtheroe friends In their lo5s.,


Mr. Rogers, his two sons and


M ^ ELIZABETH S ^H IE S WeU known InfDownham,


R. JOHN W. STRATTON,


[are being sent to Capt. Elvery' [by post.


sented with his award by Lt.- pol. D. L. A; Gibbs, D.S.O.-. pommandant j of the school, ■to-day, among those ” de­ tailed” to attend being the dog, Benbow, with his master. [Capt. T. Aylmer. The medal | and certificate


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Churen, tne Vicar (cne hey. 11. A. Bland) reappointed Mr. J. A. Barnes as nls yrarden, and Mr. J. Aspden |was re-eiected [peoples warden.


I A T the annual vestry meet- tog at Clitheroe Parish


parochial meeting : and ex­ pressed regret tnat Mr. A. Langsnaw nad been compelled for nealth reasons to resign all hl9 offices in tne churen except that of treasur,er. D or more than 40 years, i he said, Mr. Langshaw had rendered liaitn-


Tne Vicar presided at .'the I .


lUl S6rvic0« i ■ . Tne cnurch'^ Sunday school, and cemetery accounts were i presented, eich slewing, a J satisfactory balance. Mr. Dinnls ;and Mrs. Todd


were elected ‘diocesan repre­ sentatives, and Mrs. rownley and Miss D. E. Rusnton ruri- decanal representatives.


[


. Lavender and Rawschorne. The clergy, w a r d e n s ,


for the 24 seats on the Council, the following being elected; Dr. OUver, Messrs. Bentley, Blrtwell. Brogden, Clarke; Coates, Dent, Hlgson, Kem, Langsnaw, Morton, Musson, Rushton, B. iSharpies, D. H. Sharpies. K.t Swales and J. Watson, Mesdames Howard and Nicholls, and Misses Dickinson, Hltchen, Knight,


There were 25 nominations


dioqgsan and rurl-decanal representatives, Mrs. Bland (Church Assembly) and Miss Lumb (Diocesan Educational Board )are ex-offlelo member?, making a Council of 34.


,


elected with one exception, Mr, F. P. Birtwell being elected tc the vacancy.


* A *


i mittee. Mrs.' H. Gradwell pre sented th e ! Mayoress with a


Wilkinson) on Tuesday Wai an invitation to tea at ;thi Mayor’s Parlour, The tea wai given by the members of!the committee who have helped the Mayoress with charitable work during her term 0 office. On behalf of' the com


pleasant surprise , for the Mayoress (Mrs.; W\


the village schqbli l volume of Clitheroe s Charter Anniversary Pageant


and a leather-bound souvenir b o o k


work, Mrs. responding committee


*


autographbd by members of the committee. Mrs. Varty, matron of IClltheroe Hospital, paid tribute to the Mayoress


for their gift, *


A PRIL showers brought a ■ to ta l! rainfaU for ' thfe


month of 4.56 Ins., reports Mt E. P. Aldersley to weather


total! --------- . . . .


‘readings taken at - School. I^ato fell on 18 d a ^ during the month, the .wettest


day betogj April 5, Ins. were; recorded. AprUjs


v e 1 be giiyven_, by a ]


ppllce to all schoolchildren, iri the area; to be fpUoyied by a] “ quiz ” competitlori; jlh St. Mary’s School on Frifiay; May 27. There will bfe prizes for


Leavliing Weekly to


ILFRACOMBE aki NORTH DEVON


Inclusive cliajrge ........... J.| £16 BbURNEMOU


and ISIIe of WIG knclusiye charge . . . . , ; £16!


It‘Local Office—, , LTD., 16, Weilgate, Clith jrbe


I THE 1 bendIx jIyour faM


! ;| ALBERT Rnl : GOLF


lY SHOPPING. |)IX and iRefrigerat ow N


ily wash while b!arnoldswick u


The following players i Saturday In the first g round pf the East La ssociationi ^ndicap


bt;‘ H. BOlton 74 nett


Che secoid qualifying • this ! Competition ' tyed to-bprrow aftern>


tound.


will iibe oon, ii /


«hcs Golf.


qualified qSli^-


________________ComptVi- e !Td . ‘ Sattefthwaltie |;73,


l,gien


tomperoture^^eacl^^^^ ^^jign


'.the ' temperature, fell to 31 deg F. 'The barometer was highest oil April 30--3p.l9 Ins. •and lowest on; April 4—29.17.


the contestants, arid Althpugh | the quiz Is for juhlbrs the prop gtamme will' Include a!' sfeow .arid' other ‘ eyenfs of adult appeal.' . ■


j.


f^ing of theCllthefpeSorop- Division, [were the s p e a k s pt tlmlsts’ Club; yesterday week, a rally in the Labour Rooms Mrs. P. E.' Todd was .elected on Saturday, when the chair-; president to successlbn to man was Mrs. A. Itodgspn,. Mrs. c. E. Howell.! Mlfes. 'W. president of Clitheroe Dlvl^n tumb and Mrs. H. Elliott were \ women’s Federation. I The, El e c t ed! vice -!iprefetdents.


A t the annual general Inieetj- I Breakell.lLabour agent for the t | _ I _____


[Thanks to the retiring pffleejs were expressed by ;MrS.';Todji and Miss Lumb. .1 *


jSeryant peoples, tp jwlll to all natlona [I '*■[


ifirraed their role fAi JUibLD SfiliE.-[at. . j *


i o , Hal 1, Lowefkaw. 1 Saturday realised


I1 I& 4 ”


World Federation! ,ori i Satur­ day, The Federation,; he said, iwas;a (Christian Sbclety aria ^tressed that prbphecy wris. pre-wrltten history; rind the. iOflgln and mission. ;bf the English-speaking peoples con-Grid’s ceVeal His


rally was attended by repre­ sentatives from many parts;of theiDlvlsion.


| ; ! .j


Mr. Randall travelled! over­ night .on Thursday to jlnter-


MR- H. BATES, briHbeWfe, I view constituents! _at ,|Lorig- f” -addresssed tlfe] Clltheroe


manch of the British [Israel later visited Rlbcffiesterj ; I ^eforc aUending tna r^lly,


I ridge


on Saturday he . toterVieWed constituents to.ClIffieroe^nd w in the evening saw Great Hfer-


j j ,


opd Congregational Draina- tlc^ Society’s presentation [_of


“>^Arsenio and Old Lace. _ ,On Sunday he spoke at a rally at .Great Harwood.


,, iilr. Randall had . to ^Wh back to London by nlgh,t train


The wind! was west on 13 days, NiW. 7 days,,S.W. 4 days, S. apdiE. 2 flaysi S.E.'and N.E.


day. ' ! , * 1 ■ ■ * ■ .*■


. H.I E. RANDALL, M for Clitheroe,!and Mr.


Elected Life Member of Golf Club


.ttithALLEY Golf Club on Yt Tuesday elected Mr.


John Wl. Chew, of Stocks- avenue, Whalley, an honorary life meniber in recognition of almost 40 years' service. ^ ) With his wife. Mr. Chew


was a' founder-member of the club and became its first sec­


The sidesmen were re­


; 23-year-old actor son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stratton, of Throstle Bank, West Bradford, has been chosen for an impor­ tant supporting tole in Robert Donat’s scileen production of the Lancashire comedy,: “ The Cure For hove.”


! play “ Thfe Corn Is Green,” i deferred filans for a short I holiday when on Tuesday of ! last week he was called to an audition for the film role, and two days [later he was in­ formed that he had been accepted for the part.


day concluded a provincial tour to the Emlyn Williams


Mr. Stratton, who on Satur­


already rkelved widespread publicity [through the pro­ ducer’s nation-wide search for a boy suittoe for the part of “ Claude.” !


,, WiDESPlBEAD PUBUCITY “ The Cure' For Love ” has


'


as a “first-fclass discovery” for his performance with Beatrix Lehmann in the play “ No Trees In tljie Street,” began his stage career as a schoolboy under the! guidance of Mr. L. Hardy, headmaster of CUth- eroe Royal Grammar School,


Mr. Stratton, recently hailed


and will jbfe remembered by Clltheroeaudiences for his devastating “ female ” Imper­ sonation to the play “ When We Are Married.’’


Stratton joined a professional company [at Dewsbury, where he continued' to gain ex­ perience and popularity. He joined the Royal Navy to 1943 and subsequently had the dis­ tinction of representing the Senior Se):vice>'during several tours ofj the o c c u p i e d countries In which he enter­ tained troops to all sorts of camps under conditions that were strange and often trying. In 1945J he was a member of


REPERT(iRY EXPERIENCE On leaving the school, Mi.


at Salford Bridge Mills, and highly esteemed by all who knew him during his 42 years association with the! I cotton Industry, Mr. Edward iFrank- lahd, of 25, Klrkmoor-road, Clltheroe, died on Monday. He had been in falling‘health


MR.! EDWARD FRANKLAND A former weaving manager


for several months.


had! a life-long association with St. James’s Church, being a former sidesman and chorls; ter. He was also actively assO' dated with the, CUtheroe Choral and Orche'stral'Soclety. Mr. Frankland leaves


, Mr. Frankland, who, was 65. ;


where she had resided for the past 58 years, Mrs. Elizabeth Smithies, of the'White House, widow of Mr. R i c h a r d Smithies, died on Sunday. She vjias 78.


native of Prescot, |had a close association with St. Leonard’s iChurch, Downhatn Women’s Institute and thfe Chathurn and Downham 'Women Union­ ists.


Mrs. Smithies, who was a , j ,


whom Is Mrs. Itogdale, of Downham, Post Gffice, will have sincere sjmpathy to their bereavement.


- Her two daughters, one of , i , [


Leonard’s Church ■ DownhaffiJ on Tuesday, was conducted by .the Vicar, the Rev. H. Fl BlaCkledge.


I The I n t e r m e n t at Stj [


widow, who will have deep sympathy to her loss. 11 The funeral,.- which takes


j


place to-day, will he con­ ducted by the Rev. A. Lord, Rector of St. James’s [Church, who will conduct a service at the! house and at Carleton, where cremation Is to take


place.


The ashes are to be scat tered beneath a tree [planted


I '


In the castle grounds in memory of Mr. arid Mrs, Frankland’s only son|! Harry, who died In Crete during the


war., MRS. KATE HUDSON ■ I '


recently of Mrs. Kate wife of the Rev. F.


li


will learn with regret of the death to Southern Rhodesia


Older residents of the town,


Hudson. Hudson.


Mrs. Hudson, 'who was;: 61; was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. T. MarshaU, pf CUth­ eroe, and attended IWaterloo Methodist Church,


: turned to England in | Novem­ ber.


] MR. RALPH PYE 1 ■Well known among; iRlbbles-


|i


dale’s farming community; Mr. Ralph Pye, of 6,|pharles-


wofth-terrace, Clitheroe, died on Wednesday, agedi68 years. Mr. Pye farmed Spire Farm,


the all Service cast who appeared before H.M. Queen Mary i n , a charity perform­ ance of the Rattlgan pomedy “ While the Sun Shines.”


i to[ his fbur sons arid three daughters to their !jhereave-i


Bashall Eaves, for about 20 years, and prevlorisly had farmed at Langho. Hfe came to llvfe in Clltheroe orii his re- llriqulshlng farming! during the war. Subsequently, Mr. Pye became a green-beeper at Clltheroe Golf Club, until fail­ ing health compelled his re-; tlrement over a yearj ago. Sympathy will be extended


ment.


Cemetery to-morro\y will be conducted by the Rev. A. Lord.


The Interment at St. Mary s Ii


Wednesday |lub’s I Second Victory


■Wilkinson suitably and thanking the


- served six years on the execu­ tive committee of the East Lancashire Golf Aasslcatlon.


retary. He was captain about 1926. ' isj chairman of the greens’ committee and has


A BAk’TERY of the 556 Centre,


(T.A.) Ife hkely to be formed at Low] Moor In the near future. The Regiment has Its headquarters at the T.A. Moscow Mill-street,


H.A.A. (Mob) Regt. R.A.


fjLITHEROE Wednesday Sports 4 Club gained their second successive victory .at Church Meadows on Wednesday, dismiss­ ing Church for 79 in reply to their total of 152.


‘In Wednesday’s Innings, ,M. I [


Hudson hit 25, and other useful contributions came from E. New- sam (22)., E. Bush (16)'f A. Wilkes (16), and P. C. Tingle (16 not out). Church’s most successful bowler was T. Nuttall (five for


19). ! Church’s top scorers were J.


Finch: (24) and J. Hayes (18), E. Newsam taking" four | wickets for


TWE. R. A'; HARGREAVES, of ItJ. « Bfeeche'roft,” Kirkmoor- road, Clitheroe, escaped with minor injuries when his car overturried to colUslon with another car near Vfilpshire Police Station, on Tuesday


eveningl .


; ■ ! * * *


/tvueSDAY’S meeting of the A- w ri m e n’s Co-operative


Guild took the form ■ of a whist and domino drive, the winners being: whist, Mrs. L.


A11 e If and Mrs. C l a r k ; dominoes, Mrs. Nellson and Miss E; Brown. Prizes were presented by Guild members and thA proceeds were in aid of the Congress fund.


HJTl. N. LUND, of the jClith- ivA ero'e Young Farmers’ Club, was reelected chairman of the Lancashire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs at the a n n u a l meeting held at Prestori, when the Clltheroe delegates were Miss' J. Barrow, Miss f] Holgat'e, Mr. G. Atasr worth and Mr. J, Spurgeon.


members of the Clltheroe Club attendfed a stock judging con­ test at iBuckstalTs Farm, Wad- dlrigton, the ■winners being A. Gill. S.' Cowperthwalte. W. WlHlaiiason, - A. Whitehead,


and P.IFehrenbach. .... ;


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f r o raise mririey for prizes tit A th^hortlcultufal show: to August, , a ' jumble sale was Held at St. James’s School on Saturday, proceeds amounting


to £19.. , ;[ ' On 'Wediiesday eve'nlng 40


16 runs and a Bush three for 24. CH A T B IJR N


supervised play at eight tables, at a whist drive at the Church, Institute on Tuesday. Winners were: ladles, Mrs; Tsherwood, Miss M. Hatfield, Mrs. Spence gents, Mr. Hornby, Mrs. John; Son and Mr. Harrlspn. Knock­ out, Mrs. Tomlinson and Mr. Mercer.; I ,


i


I Auction Marts; ! GISBUBN AUCTION IMAET [ Wednesday-^At the; fortnightly


special sale there was! an entry of 270 In-calf cows and 8 geld cattle.' ere was a good atteiidance of


S


fully maintained, the best class being iri good demand. Geld cattle met a! fair deinarid. Ari excellent clearance :was' effected! In-calf cows due June imade to £52, July £66. August f!53, Sept.i ^ 1 , October £58; bulls made to £25; geld cows to £22. i


WHIST.—Miss B. • Halstead!


of 2, Conway-avfenue, Clitheroe. celebrated their golden [ wedding to-day. ’They were married! at ■Whalley Parish Church on May 6, 1899, by the Rev. J. Latham, i


Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs.^,Walter Smithies,


Mr. Smithies, who will be 75 in


June, is a native'of Clltheyoe, and for 50 years,' until March. 1941, was em^oyfed in the, engrav­ ing department at Barrow Printworks.


[


August. She is a native! of Blackburn, am) before !her marriage resided, at Wiswell. During the first world war [she was a winder at Salford Bridge Mills.


Mrs. Smithies' will be 74 in ■ I j


Smithies resided in Eshton- terrace.


For many years Mr. and Mrs. !


[


grandchild and one'' great­ grandchild.


They have two daughters,' one !- -


I


brated at home [with a family gathering. ■ ' |


The anniversary will be cele­ !


•.she and her husband iwent to Africa. They were to ihave re-.


deaconess In Sheffield, but five years ago when'^n appeal was made for missionaries,


For eight years she was a j


Editor’s ^ s tb a g PROTEST MEETING


‘ Sir,—To the great surprise I of many residents, Chatburn ‘Parish Council has agreed to !the closure, of a field footpath from the bottom of Crow Trees Brow to the old Chatburn- road, without first consulting, the wishes of . the the fate- payers.


i A large numbef are arrang­ ! [


test to be held this month, the date and full details of which will be given latfer. I urge all residents to attend and vote against the closure of this footpath from iwhich lovely views of the I surrounding countryside can be obtained.; Surely, footpath rights are


ng a public meeting of pro­


so few nowadayri that not one In the land should be closed without an effort to preserve


It. ■ ■ [ ^ EQUITY. !.


; the past three years. For more ;han 20 years he conducted ;he family businesses in Klng- itreet and Moorilane, which ere founded by his father 75 ears ago, and ate now con-


tradesman; Mr., Jjohn Sowerf butts, of 11, [flrungerley- avenue, died suddetily at his home yesterday morning. ! hI Mr. Sowerbutts, who was 71,


! MR. JOHN SOljlERBUTTS j I A well r known CUtheroe


ad been in falling health for


District Chamber of Trade rind a life membef of the Con­ servative Club.


;roUed by two of I his sons. | Mr. Sowerbutts I was an ex- iresldent of the GUtheroe and


Sons, with whom! much syni- pathy will be felt!in their loss. The Interment at West


He leaves a widow and three j


Bradford Methodist Church bn Monday will be conducted by the Rev. F. Smith. '


! ,


p)EW men can haye a greater •*■[ love of cricket than Mr, E. A. Preedy, former profesdonal for Ribblesdale Wanderers a r id now groundsman at Church Meadows. This is his 56th season of


almost unbroken association with the game, and when toterviewed by an “ Advertiser- and Times ” reporter on Wed­ nesday morning he was busy making final preparations for a game to be played that afternoon. Bom ' at Ross - on - Wye,


Herefordshire, nearly 73 years ago, he became professional for his local club when he was only 17. Two years later he enlisted In the Royal Welch Fusiliers, then stationed: at Mahehester.


his regiment to Malta—and still playing cricket. His team won the cricket challenge cup there, and Mr. Preedy was presented with a silver cigar­ ette case “ to recognition of his ej(cellent. bowling.” , j There was trouble, to Crete


The year 1896 saw him with .


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TRtJSTEE SAyilSlGS BANK have the advantages! of ,


absiliite security, interest at 2 0


md withdrawals up to £20 on demand. :: i


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at , that time and the Fusiliers were sent, but Mr. Preedy’s most interesting memory of the visit Is that he laid a cricket pitch. A short stay to Egypt followed, and then brick to Crete, the next move being to China at the time of th e ! Boxer Rebellion. He was a t Takoo, Tientsin!


and Pekin, but even thej troubles In China did not long! separate Mr. Preedy from hisj cricket. He became a member! of the Hongkong team and[ played against Shanghai and; Singapore. On completing, his army!


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s e r v i c e he returned to! Erigland to become amateur with his home club, but before long,he found himself aS'pro­ fessional for Gloucester City and' afterwards he had five s e a s o n s with Cardiff and Glamorgan, then in the minor counties league. I t was at this time that he


played against South Africa; the West Indies and-,'the Philadelphians, a s e v e n -


s e a s o n ' engagement with Devonshire being his next


assignment. ' i


,! watched by King George Vi —then Prince George—he scored 166, in luding 16


He played cricket at Dart-; ; mouth and in' a game


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north to ! Clltheroe as pro-- fesslonal to Ribblesdale Wan-i derers, but the outbreak of war saw him to uniform again, this time that "of the S e a f o r t h Highlanders. He served for four and a half years and .lyas wounded In


In 1914 Mr. Preedy came


Mesopotamia. Wanderers ' kejjt hiS' berth


T34 against! Whalley. Cricket has hot been Mr.


open and on hls return he resumed cricket at Church Meadows, being, professional for four seasons and amateur for two. He was a member of the team ithat won th e Ribblesdale, League Cham­ pionship to 1920, when he took 57 wickets at an average of 7.3, hls best performance being seven for 15 against S e t t l e , six for 19 against Blackpool, five for . 23 against Barrow and five for 14 against Clltheroe. Hls best effort for Rlbblesdalej with the bat' was


Preedy’s only sporting Interest, however, for to hls younger days he was centre-forward for 'Gloucester City Football Club, and played football with Army teams. He can even claim to have some connec­ tion with golf, for he helped to lay the Clitheroe Golf Club’s course at Barrow.


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-he added. Briwllng, In particu­ lar, was hard work and many young players were not keen to specialise' In It.


Preedy. commented that the high scores indicated that neither bowling nor fielding were as good as they, used to be. Both were very important,


On present day cricket, Mr. I


“ I would [do away with nets for practice. 'When a youngr ster Is at [the nets, he Is not practising! the game as It is really played, and there Is no opportunity for fielding prac­ tice.”


“ If I hrid my way," he said, ,


gan, won the championship last year, Mr. Preedy sent a telegram of congratulations, and this week he has received from the secretary a large' mounted photograph of the team.


When his old club, Glamor­ !


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the resignation! ' Of Its retary, Derek Hanson, will, howeverl I continue — help the;jclub[ as assistant to hls successor, [Rby, Dewhvirst. This was reporteefe at ' the


has accepted with regret 'sec- who to


/ers from a wide areja. The demand for in-calf! cows ■was


half - yearly committee nieet- Ing on Sunday [presided over by the Rev. ! P. Sriilth. |. Mr. Hanson reported a successful winter sessiori land thariked the members folr their assist­ ance and loyalty. . . [


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a good ' attendarice. j ^The first ririze'heifer made £90 apd other, prices were; Newly-lcalyed cows, £40 to £601 newly-calved heifers '£39-tp"£68; , July, fepd August Icalving cows, £40 . to £50 each.. The judges, Messrs. (3. N. Throup of Bradley, awarded prizes lor attested cattle to:. ij W. Wrath- all, of Skipton; 2, Winter Bros!,


I :Wednesday.—A gdqd ‘Show of all classes of attested'cattle. Inf eluding a' conslgnm'erit.-pf choice porth ■


country cattle; on offer, to Appleby. ; I i , [ I


nearly £12 in hand. Winter events, it was [stated, had beeri successful froiri the. social point of vievy,; but had in­ curred losses.! ;


Financially,; the club j has


May. 18’ when I a social and dance will be [held. Plaris are being made to' form a ^girls’ netball team again, arid! sui|- port has been pledged to forthcoming ;Youth Council events.'


The sessions! ■will end on j ' , . : WAjDDmG


to St. Hderi’s ! School! last Park supervised


held a whist drive and dance Waddln^oii [i Youth


week. Mr. F, pl a y, the


winners being; Club


Ladles: Mrs. J. Bond, Mrs. T.: Oddle, Mrs. D/ Walmsley. Gents: Mr. D. Walmsley,- Mr. R. Goldsmith and Mrs. R. Andrew. Prizes for scoring most sixes- were won by Mrs. H. Oldham and Mr W. Bowers. Domino -winners; Mi s s K. Jackson, Dennis Harrison and Miss M. Bargh. Afterwards dancing took place to ampli­ fied ’music provided by Mr. F, Hoyle, and members of felub served Ices and refresh­ ments.


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portanceiof milk and its food value, ’1 Mr; Coates. explained the pasteurisation process, ■and 'gave a brief history of th e : Milk Marketing Board. ■ Ma n y questions wene answered by Mr. Coates, who, was thanked by Mr. Schofield. I


title of a talk given by Mr. D. - H. Coates to the P a r i s h Church Youth Group l a s t week, and members were sur­ prised to learn that the Cllth- 1 Croe district Is the largest milk producing a r e a In: England.: ! After speaking on the Imr


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