is Business


am Humplircy Bogart at i ,he other—thajv any irticularly nasty recri^it rk, who as tlie kill King! Lane) a^peiirs io


icanny, compellin;j fllrr about man I who believed .hin self the.


lihcarnkion ■ ofi ia ling-det d enetiaii. He hai a ion: ness for


Signing Rennaisanci iostum:s ‘ hisl women-friUArii ' (Mi;s


(


omney i looks remdJkaaly; wdl them) and .mere is also a


after of murder to tje ejxplain^d ray. ; I ■ .


' T An excit: ng Br .t- If ■ rural} England j du: ing^ bne


WH-ALLEY islj film ,whioh emorip


1 I ., ■ ■■-reyives i


irly days'of the mr, is the sued “ ppttage To Let.J ell-actedj adapta}tiO;n oi . ,


Dssful stage thriller., The story ;lls. of ja! German! I plo^ Dver th e ’


isecretslof lan Invent! DU to dis- f


y a brllUant, thdugh , iritish scientistl [cleverly . rayed bif 'Alistair Sim, and there re plenty of entertairjing sifle-j isUes chief among' them George ble's (ievastatini study ;Of a lockney |ih the countryside. Johii fills and} Mich t o j Wlding.pre iM involved.' |( i. “ The


thqugh eccent 'lc pi)r


bectacular Technicoldred i story f Mthei ballet, hha Margaret iTBrien ! as a young bailer: na 'hose devotion to pan ;euse C yd lharisse! almost pauses the de^th f a rival s ta r ,-K a rn Booth


i Unfinished I ance ” a


Vhen Miss Boo ith io) 30ins yopng:


to enlbarrass


llunging the stage Euring her debut. Accidentally pulls a lends Miss , Booth


Itage trap door. her


sw tch which ,; t irough


rito dark It stead ^ .


5Pin6‘to^uch-an €xtert.tnat , ■ le to Idanci! a !ain. I More


ihj iring jver are. thp |super. fnd “ Ealist." The


pane” [expertly Sinclair


immovable


BURNLEY objeit and , the ■ , I 1 risistable fiOi


Collide noisily in “ Ciss Timper-


[Empire), a polisiied, acted adaptation Of the Lewis! nove —about i a


jjidge jwho ! [marries | a yoiingl girl and finds| his


Kacid way! of hfe shattered. Spencer Tracy, the


completely


lyoung i wife* find, I married ■fraught! with! prollems ■among those whoj iroffer


I are Zachary Scott;: pom! lan d Mary Astor.


poser who Is befriendpd by ■ lover Merle Oherpn.


judge, and Lana Turner, his gay ImorrlpH 1 lifp


Drake


I Savoy.—‘ Night | !^ong”' has I Dana Andrews as; a blind tom-


I stormy I scenes, Mr Andrew's Ipwallows hls pride and al.ows;


, II Miss Oberoii to hell hind with ■ ' and Hpaglyl Carmichael; heal


|- excellent ! Supporting cast the music ds pro\)ided by Rubinstein and t ie New Philarmonic Orchestra.


iiu iAVfugij .. 1, . I --------. _L j I Grand.—" River


hearty 1 Technico! Jacking , story I of


5/Yvonnfe De Carlo aady who' divides tween timber hands


trying! to' trade ai


_____on Rod Ca lumberjack, who marries ; Helena Duryea is the cu, the piSce. ‘ To ' there is fights in


ment severa jacks trees.


jady ’


ited ; Miss


IS thd


ani SC


her tim I


iiusic After'


his carper, finding Timance and


I meeting with success .when his concerto I !is performed in .Carnegie Hall. Ethel Barrymore an


.Artur York


is a ii,n.i ire helled as I


pelp V


npnbpolis ‘ getting iron, n srns he arteri ing vilh the


log-jam


hich' h regula


■ X h e


BLAlDKBURN d; ama ' I


of the tnovinf: Scott's Pole, over a bitter „. and his discover


; m a g n i f


ichievement is tcDlc with and beautiful restriint in Antartic ” [(Kialto). account


The long, giuelling ! vast] whit; deser disapp.ointiraent ;of comrades when thdt I the Nor


I expedition


uinberr lifsippi. young be- the her


!iusky ^ and Dan


,in' of


^xcite- and


.dmber- ,;’ly as


lig h )f a icent


(lignlty. Scott


of I C ' ' to the


trudge the


Scott they


vegian


Amunsdeni hks reached tf (first, .and the expeditions .end only, a' few iniles from 'is related with a|s&aple, ci ling directness whii'h achi€^ [Object I withoutl any or 'Striving aftet effect. John 'as Scott, : [Harpli Warpi


[Derek [Bond and son Rustic,e peaci


cast. jistalled'


|RN & SON$ cXbine' !'


I i ■ ' ■ I i'


)DS jpplyl


[goods.


AND OUR ■Glithefo'e 25'4. |I


ETS


me . - *j bvl frorji experl|ni


Krtts[cftAth.'Fc| iroieis call,,


[clil neuralEia. take two Nui ■Nuroletjfalm ragged nirv'


id prcitrlbed. .Used h welfare ieverywhere. t;ror 1 lemlst at popular ■ pnee. rolets with i your-to tel > . . . orla friend 1 1


Incl. purchase tax.


le Incl.ipurchasetax. ! i ! I


■ cine chest GUARKHTEED hTHlBL'.PfipDUCL


ice that a quick


ttlets and y tmiclc iretief! "T- - I


RETAIL: , MARKE'T feTALLfe,


I i . ' a full ratine c f


J ^ i ,


! EXTRACT FROM | CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT | “ It I s ‘legitimate Ijo questio^i whether !such resultsi of


[■ ! ! ' i I ' i M


ownership.” : I j Cif.atrman


Distri(^ Manager 37 RA


g J R. L. Tilley.


M|l. E. V f A Y


Jthone


ROAD, BLACKBURN Blackburn 6951.


M. HEATON I


[ ‘'.FREEDOM FOR UTILITT IJESIGNS.” [ New ' arrived What a choice !' What a selection 1; Every Suite amer-


: ent In our Showro,— - ! Suites.


All sets different ALL 1948 DESIg{


Furnitui-e ‘ibreedom from Utility arrived. What a choice


rm tl 'I [ [' ', nS ARE NOW CLEARED—ON WITH 1949 I


"FREEDOM FRCDM UTILITT DESIGN’’ IS HERE. AT LAST! ALL CONTROL PRICE! i—LESS 1/- IN £ DISCOUNT. |


EDMONDSON^ Lid. BIOE:*”'baO " o d e n Evtnlnw till 7 o-"».*RO l


5 goal tragic


safety, Ampell- ves its-


ibvious Mills


ender,


fames . dlstinguished-


llobert-


CLAIMS (1948) ADDITION TO POLICYHOLDE POLICYHOLDE


A y e X r o f PROGRESS FUND^' IN' 1948


[RSj FUNDS'' iIrSi BONUSES


. pate In ::uUj profits.


INDUSTRIAL BRANCh!—A sum of £1,374,370 has been allocated tc^ pollcyhold,ers In the Industrial Branch, — Mon up to date of £14,725,507,


all of whlcli has. been /oluntarily applied to Improve the conttactual telms bf the policies.


making a total, allocat |


I efficient management arid successful investment policy w»uld. be secured fo{ pbllcyholders under State


£13,946,; 63 £8,407,176


£165,508,205


ORDINARY BRANCH4-A reversionary bonus of £1 4s. pd. per £100[ sUm assured bn policies entitled to partlcl-


E A R L


Chief Offices i: High Ho Annual [RepoVt figures just published point to


assurance COMPANY LIMITED born, London, W.C.l.


i fine, iptaih South '


lifei


and' lelp


thpn; 'the .ftoryj hpW; ,;ed


sequences The Bartjered


iron »ly sta


H CJt Swan Bride ”


mess p e


Tories Gair I Clitheroe I Woman


C. F. Clayton, a member of oldest in length at Whalley Mrs


ural Area


^ONSER'YATIVES gained two s ; District Council elections qn


fhe seat held by Mr. T, AJstafrkie At Chatburn, Mr. J. G-.


sbkrp- was returned at the heto of'the poll ahd Mr. E. L. i>afkinson takes the place of ^:fJ J. Green, who did not seejt:


. r jrelectlon. Wlswell had the highest


percentage poll of( 85.9. aA Chatburn 81.8 of the elector' ate; recorded thelr| Votes, anp at Whalley 60 per cent.


Sharp, 286; E. A.[ Parklnsoq,


The results were {as follow; Chatburn (two sbats): *J. (i.


2I?1; J. W. Thompson, 260; q. M. Robinson, 246.1


Mary Troop, 652; [*J. Greer., 5f7; *A. Brooks,' 492; *T. A- tarkle, 260.


i ! Wiswell and Littje Mittoh


(hhe seat): C. PlercA 208; *(J. ■ Clayton, 157. i [


the ba let Margafet


I4y: Fr. F. N. Vavasour; Bow- li,nd-wlth-Leagrani:] J.- Rich; Chipping: R.- Elllsoh; Down- ham and Twiston:' Hon. Mrs, F. [ Assheton; Pendleton: E. t olgate; Thornley! - with 1/fheatley: J. MJ iAlr e y Worston and Mearley: J. arker.


Unopposed returns were: Aightop, Bailey and Chalg-


[ j There were no icijmtests Ih


PARISH COUNCILS I r


flvAof the eight parish coun- ^ Is in the Clitheroe | Rurhl ; [strict. At Chatburn', hoW- 3 fer, there were 15 candidates


Pearl Ass^rance


(iompany I^ted Mr. G. R. L. Tilleyi M.A


A^urance Company! Limited, in statement on the Company’s


"C.I.S., Chairman of[ the Pearii


ojbefations during 1948, referred t( the threat to nationajise th'e Industrial Life Offices! cobtaine|i ir the recent statement oh policy ismed by the. Labour- Party E (ecutive, He pointed ofut tha[t' there was no attempt !by the executive to appraise theSpresent Dpsi tionof' indiist;ria,l life .raurance and, that} it was th'e ' idustrial Life Oflfices[which hajl


the value of regular thrift. He bkieved that behind the 1 itionalisation proposals: was A


rade the fieople: [ insurance rinded and had taught theib


dqsire to control the investmentis voluntary insurance fir encls


wjhich may well be incohsisteiit ith a. proper regard for the St interests of [ the j policy- ! I i


hjolders.


the Company totkl | funds nounted to over £160 millior^ id total sums assured, iiicluking Donuses


E 400 millions. | .... ' !


rate of bonus declared [was iri- eased to £1 4s, 0(1. on each £ 100 sum assured. 1 j


In .the Ordinary Branch the In the Industrial [Branch .he i


reported a further rMuction ib the I expense ratio, [rjie rates (if b mbs, were maintained and the y lar’s allocation to p(ilicyholdei;s (£1,374,370) brought[ the itotal to VDliintarily .allocated ] to* Indus- iti'ial Branch policynolders tio £14,725,507 since the yea^ 1929. [ Fresh developmebi; oh '.the


A ccident Insurance! kide of trie C ompany’s. business riad takeb ptoe and operations | had beeb (tended to include seyerkl mhuir asses of business riot previously ! | |


transacted. The usual valuaticin j of the |


Company’s Stock Exchange ib- V 3stments showed ' a !substantidl margin over andj ab(ive tile I alance Sheet values leaving trie Investments Resebve | Funds iitact.


i ' I


now | exceeded |


In the two Life Branches c|f‘ Whalley (three seats): MrA


wo Seats In Sale Raises £140 For Cancer Research


I pU Xt Whalfey theCouhcil since 1931 and second


of service, was deposed by Mr. C. Pierce, and Mary Troop head,ed the poll and captured since 1946.


for six;seats; at Whalley, nine candidates (seven seats); [and at Wlswell, eight candidates [six {seats).


,,


Avaltd, 246; E. A. Parkinson, 244. ; Unsuccessful: J. W. Thompson, 235; FJ Webster, 223; [Mrs. L. A. 'Robinson, 218; F. Pennington, 210; E. 'J. Nutter, 204; E. Bolton, 191; !H. Townson, 186: J. W. C. Hddson, 166;JH. Cahill, 150. '


Whalley: ‘Mrs. M. Troop, |, :


' Wiswell: C. Pierce, 202; *W. Pedder, 181; ‘J. A. Pickup, 174: *G. Waddlngton, 163; TC. F. Clayton, 153; ‘J. T. Holden, 144. Unsuccessful: *T. Garslde, 143;[E. Speak, 141.


671; *J. E. Staveley, 589; |‘A. Brooks, 552; C. N. Dixori, 506; ‘J. E. gpencer, 449; ‘Miss C.iC. Mather, 387; Mrs. D. P.j Ash­ worth, 378. Unsuccessful: Miss D. Blrkett, 326; T. A. Starkie, 305.


, [ i [:


: |! BILLINGTON ! •; At Bllllngton there was keen


contest foi! two seats on Bladk- burn[ Rural District Council, retiring member, Mr. H.i Har­ ford,!! being defeated. There was a! percentage poll of 58.3, the [result being: J. [ Har- greaVes, 572; W. Sykes; 486: •H. Harford, 404; D. F. H. Stiff, 1313.


for seven seats on the Parish Counbll, the result being: [H. HarWrd, 612; R. Greenwood, 578; !W. Sykes, 572; Rev. H. Townsend, 566; 0. Extori, 560: J. Procter, 558; J. Wallbank, 487; |D. F. H. Stiff, O-jO; 'F. Brown, 293.


There were nine candidates ' M i Retiring member.'


* Trie results were: I i Chatburn: '^A.' H: Rendell, 314:1 *G. G. H. Bolton, 273:, Miss! G. C. Freeman,' 263; J.|F. M. Robinson, 255; :*A. Hust-


se^ts in the Clitheroe Rural the Christie Research women’s tirust fund.


I The principal event in the effort, arranged by Mrs. F. Dawson, of the Market-place, And her committee, was a bring - and - buy sale ih the Mayor’s Parlour last week, when after a brisk sale of goods, an auction sale was


[


I Mrs. Dawson and her corii- tplttee wish to thank all who


j The lale benefited the fund by £60. Previous efforts made £47 5s.■ and d o n a t i o n s amounted to £32 15s.


f [


supnorted the effort and sub­ scribed to this deserving cause.


1. Stations Seek {‘New Look” Prizp


visits to each station—one in winter and one in summer—and points will be awarded for flower and shrub cultivatbn, cleanliness of platforms and waiting rooms


^gardens and those in blitzed or cjidusbriali areas, so that no station will be hatfflicapped, by its environment.


petition is that allowance will bfe made for stations without


receive prizes when the results are declared at the end of the year. Twenty-four operating dis­ tricts are represented in the competition and the number of prizes awarded in each district is based on the number of local entrants.


Staffs of winning stations will


€litherod Ar6a Schools virtually 1‘Safe”


'Bishop’s VyrirkeVs Have Set F Example


inte —VICAR


'“ rjlTHERE has seldom [been anything like it in the Church of England,’’ the j Vicar of Clitheroe (the Rev. H. A.


Bland^ told an “ Advertiser and Times ” reporter this week, reviewing the Bishop; of {Blackburn’s Appeal for Church. Schools, which is now qntering its ffnal phgse,


The Vicar, who Is ch'aplpin ofTrie Appeal, said the diocese ha(i I set a fine example |of unity and enthusiasm', and while he could not give fabts and ! figures It was virtually certain that the schools iin the i Clitheroe area would be re- [ tained, having won theljr right; to aided status under the 1944 [ Act. ! ' ■


.had become a hard-pres8ed dlspehser of boxes, jig stamps, mile-of-penny cards and h()ds


said,! had been mainly to demonstrate that the schools could be saved, and . the diocese had done the rest. He


His part In the Appeal, he ' o f ; “ bricks.”


[jig stamps and a smaller nubi- ' her of 3d. bricks.


i


I ANOTHER £100,000? | Although figures were not


yet available, it was estimated [that the fund now : stood [ at 'about £300,000, some In the Diocesani accounts and some held by [ school managers In


l l [000 collecting boxes, i about 20[000 feet of “ ppnnles,” 6,000


He had distributed about [


th e en d of June another £ 100,000 could be added to the total, and an effort was being made to send a gift envelope to every person on the electoral rolls of the diocese. When the Appeal ends In


various parts of the diocese. This did not Include the money which! had been raised by Bishop’s Wo r k e r s and parochial organisations and not yet handed In [to the diocesan centre pr s c h o o l managers. He firmly believed that by


July, the Bishop will visit centrally placed churches to receive the gifts direct from the workers themselves. The closing services at


.(['LITHEROE, Chatburn and i Gisburn are among the 651 biilway stations—^^the highest- eyer total—which have entered for the 1949 “Best-kept Station Competition ’’ organist by the London Midland. Region of 'British Railways. : Judges will make two surprise


nducte^by Mr. C. Hothersall d Mr. H. Forrest, who gave elr services.


, !a : SIX weeks’ effort by [ a f*- group of Clitheroe women to raise money for cancer re­ search has realised £140 for


[


Talented Disliked


'


' ' ,


!


Skater Once! The Sport ;


Clitheroe (lirl Trains ^ r All-England Championship


' VyHEX spectators at Manchester ice rink watch the graqe- fbl figure of a young girl [skater glidipg along the ice


not many of them would guess that a few years ago she dis­ liked trie ideb of taking up thC spprt.


She Is Janet Hudson, 15-


year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W., Hudson, of Chester- avenue, Clitheroe, who Al­ though only; in her second season la s already madej a name for amateur


several tlohs. Mrs. Hbdson Is a keen skatbr,


'CHOICE AT B.I. IF.


herself as a Ulgnted skater, and has wpn important compe'


but Jane[t did [not share her enthusiasm. Then, one day .at Blackpool, Mrs. HudsO|n promised! that I If Janet wov^ld try to skate she would after­ wards take her for a ride on the Big Dlppeb. Janet fell fpr the prorbise, and j found she liked skf^tlng [so much that eventually she became a mem­ ber of thd Manchester rink. |


,T¥7HILE the Brjtlsh Indus- tries Fair'at London


■ ' I '


and Birmingham is an [ex­ hibition for world buyers, [tfiere is also much for |Mr. and Mrs. Everyman to see',


Import gap, ana the drive [for dollars, have prdved a gifeat stimulus to private' enterprise and the individual [Inventive­ ness of some 3,000 British manufacturers whose gdods :will be In the world’s greatest ‘ shop window.” I !


Efforts to close the expbrt- !


and neatness of time-tables and posters. IA special feature of the com­


attention of Mr. R. J. Wilkie,* chairman of the Ice Dance Committee of the National Skating Association and |a leading jbcfge, who encouraged, her to take up the spobt seriously.-


There she I attracted the, |


strenuous training, six days | a week. Janet now holds bronze medals for dance, figure and free skating and the Inter- sllver medal for dancing.


So b e g a n months of THREE (TROPHIES


partner, l;7-year-old Laurence Demmy, of Manchester, won the Royal Infirmary Cup, the McCleary trophy and the Wake fox (rot trophy. To-nlglit Janet will, be among 15 coin- petltors for the Lord Mayor’s trophy for free style skating by the under 16’s.


Last wiek, Janet and her


five gold gedal contests, wheh she matched'her skill agalns,t more experienced competitors.


season begins, she will bp. competing [ In I the Northern and Midland i county dance championships} and in the open senior dance and pairp championships, which will be a step on [the iroad to taking part In the, all-England chamf plonship for pair skating an(i dancing..


In September, when the new | |


continue her training at Liver ­ pool and Blackpool rinks. When Mb' Wilkie fotmed thf


Northern Ice Qance League in December, 1948, he chose Janet as jhls partner In the first league match at Nottingham!, and she ls|the[ youngest comj petltor In the northern teams.


tors are judged on their skill an(i grace in dancing waltzes', foxkrots, blues and the four - teeh-step.


In these! matches competl-!-


In which Janet is Interested. /. foriner pupil of the Convent of Notire Dame at Blackburn, sh( was a member of the tean which wori the schools’ net- ball' league shield at Man- chekter about two years ago.


she learnt tci swim when she


Clltheroe and Whalley will take place on July 13th, at Clitheroe Parish Church at 7 p.m. and at Whalley at 8-30 p.m.


was five, plays tennis, and k a capable. jhorsewoman. She considers football to be a grahd game, and is a ' keen follower of! Blackburn Rovers butj equally enjoys watching


Clitheroe at Shaw Bridge. 25 VEARS AGO


PEEPS INTO THE PAST I|50 YEARS AGO


Extracts from our issue of May 16, 1924


during the week would not need to be told that something unusual was afoot. Every de­ partment has been and still remains In festive garb, gaily- coloured streamers giving un­ wonted brightness to the drab surroundings. “ The stranger would not be


“'rp'HE most dull-witted of -*• Visitors to Waterloo Mill


E I I


LIKES FOOTBALL TOO skating is not the only spor*;


I ■ [ |


■ '


: ' ■ ' During t ie summer she will, Janet hajs been runner-up In


strictions, manufacturers have not lost their resourcefulness. The result Is a crop of things new and practical which ithe public will see for the t e t time.


Despite shortages and ; re­ There Is, for Instance, a ! : • !


unit kitchen which canj be built to any size or! shape re­ quired, each unit being' of standard depth and height to form a continuous worktop with streamlined* finish, ahtl- dust features, and swept In to give the housewl(e more knee room. It Is the product of a Worcester firm. ;


I F r om the Clotswolds In Gloucester Is something new In kitchen cookers, economical in fuel yet providing normal cooking service, [ plus steam, freshly boiled wpter for tea or coffee, and hot water [ [for washing.


' ROBOT HOUSEMAID }


The two inventors of the jDldham (Lancs.) firm pro­ ducing the article were Watch­ ing women at I work In' a munitions factory. Noticing power-driven tools they de­ cided that power could be translated to the kitchen. [ It took them five years to do It and they are now working to increase the repertoire of the ixffiut to Include general wash- Ing'and dish washing. (Wo/l’t father be glad of this!)


I Both these can be seen! at Birmingham, where the elec-, trie housemaid Is also at work' dnThe household chores. This robot of the kitchen can peel potatoes, spour pots and pans, clean shoes, polish buttons, hilnce meat, grind coffee, whisk eggs and stir puddings. It Is a war-time product.


ClitKeroe Ad v ertiser <£ Times, May \1Z, 1949


IN AND OUT AND ROUND ADOUT "OyiS”


r^jHURCH workers la Cllth- ^ eroe have been wracking their brains in recent montns lor money-raising ideas, with a view to helping tne Blsnop of Blackburn's Appeal for Church Schools, ana the re­ sultant eflorts have ranged from dramatic performances to guessing competitions. Tne most orlglnaili idea to


date, however, seems to be that of a little girl who, re­ membering that the' tadpole season Is now upon us, hit upon the plan of running a frog farm, and selling the


one until her father! pointed out that even when the Bishop’s Appeal came to an end the frogs would;be little bigger than her own thumb nail.


frogs at 2d. each for research purposes. The idea seemed a'brilliant


[


also had a brilliant Idea which did not work out in jpractlce. Last week almost every bouse In the village was visited by children asking for contribu­ tions to the “ mile of pennies ” but hardly had one child left the doorstep before ! another was there with a similar re­ quest. The church authorities decided that this was a little too enthusiastic a means of raising money, and} stopped the venture, so the Children are now busy thinking up Ideas which will meet with more approval.


Chatburn children, I’m told, [


can think of any Ideas for raising money for a holiday, I should be glad to hear from them — any • time b e f o r e August.


While they are at it. If ; they '! * * *


'YV^LLE adults have not ’ ’ been lacking In original


18th pair of socks—and each pair takes about 12 hours to knit. Mrs. Pi;att has completed three jumpers, two cbrdlgans, and has lost count! of the number of socks. In War-time she averaged; two or three pairs of socks weekly! Mrs. Gaze finds the wool


Ideas, the more conventional means of raising money for the appeal have not been neg- l e c t e d . On enrolling as Bishop’s workers, Mrs. J. Pratt and Mrs. J. H. • Gaze, of Plmllco-road, decided. Inde­ pendently, that their! job was, to knit, as they did extensively' during the war. Mrs. Gaze Is now on her


[WHEN a!l3-yebrlold Cllth- / J eroe] pianist, Ma r ie Isherwood, 1 daughter of Mr. and Mfs. Ei Isherwpod, of 12, Chester-avenue, bfoadcast In the Children’s Hout on Mon­ day, :she could ttuly say, “ i arranged It' mykef.” Marie wrote for an audition a^year ago, and was givbn one. Then last wqek came hews of the broadcast. [


rijlN T Q i 1 Q_trn i ,


tuned [in to til' Home Service to play a [ study in Heller and ‘ ‘ Marc Hugo Anson.


Many of [her


Qhool pals Northern


ear Marie minor by Winds” by


when she was eigitj and since has gained three distinctions and a credit In riuslc exam­ inations. Both het father and mother; are members of Wesley Church choir, and .Mr.i Isher­ wood plays; the double bass. “ Marie and I mbve spent many ihappy ho) duets In the homd, Marie’s ambition


come a music te school.; ! ;


li­


aiiher In a #


lts playing he said. Is to .be-


^ day, ClltherbeJ c a t t l e market, was formblly opened, and the buying' and selling of farm stock has gbne on week by week ever since.


OEVENTY; years a^o on Frl- Before 1879, thU business


was conducted lb the main streets 'Of the to-pr, and the old fairs were bed in the streets,for many ^enrs longer.


the excltlng’scenes, 'vith sheep pens covering - thfe footpaths, cattle herded In the roadway, and horses shoiwlng their


paces In streets 1 nUd as well as clustered; with people.


only for such Implements and gear as farmers use but for brandysnaps and nuts and such like fare.'


There were stalls, too, not


fair days, but something on a smaller! scale was s een every week, until May S, !.879!


That'was on the ancient


bers' of 1 the' Counial assembled at the Town Hall land, headed by the Mayor (Aldeiman John- Carlisle), ithey waited to the new cattle marhjet with its orderly! pens properly paved,


That! morning ea rly, mem­


and sells the socks at[8s. 6d. a pair. Mrs. Pratt asks people to find their own w o o l and


charges a shilling ah ounce' for knitting. ; *


* *


[ Incidentally, when father is asked to find the fault in the sweeper, or mend the light, there Is a handy little tool coming on to the market! to ease his job. It is an automatic brain which reveals faults all all types of electrical appliances.


1 ' Textile and clothing forms


the main motif of ' the Fair, and In-this section there are many pleasant surprises for the housewife. '


! Rainwear Is produced: In brighter colours i by a Man­ chester firm, while new styling takes all the drabness out of the macklntdsh and makes It


at'last a' thing of beauty; as well as duty.


;


manufacturer, In order to keep abreast with the ever changing Vnew look” fashion styles, has produced !a pettlsklrt- which can be lengthenedi or


One Ingenious L o n d o n


xtracts from our issue of I May i2, 1899 :


" AUITE an | exciting event ^ took blace at Downham


this week. [George Coward, a farm servant, undertook for ,a small wager to run from the top'of Pen'dlel Hill to Smith- field Farm', on the Twiston road in 15 minutes.


long in discovering the reason for at ekeh end of the broad alley appears an inscription wishing many happy returns to Mr. Robert Eddleston, son of Mr.; John Eddleston, of. Me ss r s. Duckworth and Eddleston, who had recently celebrated his 21st birthday. The firm’s 1,200 employees were given a trip to Blackpool.


Festival was held by Whalley Catholics. The May Queen was Theresa Ireland. Mr. J am e s Sagar, of


The third annual May


Pimlico - road, was elected Borough Auditor. “ The Whitsuntide p r 9 -


cessions are to be restored! to pristine standard and may Indeed be of greater. Interest and Importance. The [Catholic procession on Whit-Monday was resumed last year, but the Parish Church [ authorities confined themselves to a less ambitious parade' on school


gathered to w^tch him run. He [could be I plainly [seen a mile away I by those on the look-out a t : the top of the vlllbge. Then [a rush was made for!SmlthfleldJ and from there a good view [was obtained. “! Gates land stone walls


“ A large I number of people


shortened as desired—suitable for evening and day wear.: I BRIGHT COLOURS Colours are bright and de­


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Clitheroe will know the result of the municipal election, and the successful candidates will doubtless be feeling v er y pleased at the “ expression of confidence.”


TJY the time this newspaper Is in the hands of readers,


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election to the council as an! honour, as Coun. I. T. Rushton pointed out at an election! meeting last week, when he! told a humorous sbry against; himself.


But not everybody, regardsi A man stopped him In the; 1


street atjd told him ' that In! response, to a s e r i e s of; questions by his wife he had! replied to Oach one “I don’t! know.” Eventually the exas-' perated wife asked, “What DO you know,” and he had; answered “ Nowt.” ,


to the demand for crease!re­ sisting fabrics.


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I; Colours vary between dark muted shades to l i g h t e r !colours for evening clothes. Autumn colours for 1949 will be largely golden browns, muted, old rose s h a d e s . Regency-yellows; ahd softer itones of peacock-blue.


seepied no [obstacle, for these George cleared with a bound. The last quarter of a mile was all uphill, but! he came along in splendid style and[ arrived In the farni yard in exactly lOi minutes.” ; [, . [


^Iso Three-plecel '


restore the* Whitsuntide pro­ cession this year and a joint meeting has been held with St. Jamps’s and St. Paul s Church, Low-Moor, to consider holding a, united Church [of England procession oh Whit-


sermons day. It has been decided [to


Tuesday.” Tom Newman,J b 1111 a j d s


from the secretaryship of the Parish Church Sunday School, and was succeeded by Mr. H.


Mr. B. E. Jones resigned 1 A. Coates. 1


champion, played an. exhibi­ tion game with R. Mercer, champion of Burnley and District, at Sabden., *


local cricket 'matches. Cllt eroe (79)! dismissed Grpat Harwood for 47; Whalley (42) los); by seven wickets to Burn- leyjSt. Andreiy’s (46 for three). Low Moor'[(3D dismissed Mill Hill for 11, 1 J. Birch! taking sey^en wickets !for six; runs. W. E. Harrison also took seven for six! for S|;. I James’s ;!agalnst Oak - street | Congregational, who were all out for 1'3. Men­ tion was made of St, James’s jolblng the Ri b b l e s d a le


,„There were! low scores In


League, obtaining a 1 ground nebr Standen Hey and en­ gaging a professional,;!


between teams representing thri Borough Police Forep! and the Fire Brigade, the' police winning 7-fO. The teams were: Police: SergtJ Holmes, P.C.’s Tutner, Stubbs, Taylor, Shaw and Franklarid. Firemen: F. Bleazard. W.i Green, J. Top­ ping. T. Simpson, -J. Mitchell and D. Jones.!


A tug - of I war was held (kbituaryj: Robert Srnith, of


ClRheroe. !. aged -78:[[ J o h n Waring Robinson, of Halthill- teitrace, aged 32. . 1


I For children, I saw—peep­ ing from behind p a c k i n g crates at Oympla—the most [delightful toy snail on which |the kids can ride. By a simple rocking motion, the s n a i l [slithers along i In the most |natural manner. It Is an !all-


steel construction enamelled In gay colours. [ [


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inventiveness and develop­ ments within every branch of Industry, which Is a healthy sign because the s e 11 e r s' honeymoon Is over and British manufacturers ' 'realise they must produce the best as well as the cheapest if they are to hdld the world markets.


All round the accent is on Sugar For Diabetics


! Diabetic patients who wish to !obtain special allowances! of sugar for jam-making In .the new


'local Food Offices] for the special I authorisation form, "S.A.1.’’[


[rationing year which begins on May 22. should apply to their


! Most diabetics in the rationing year now ending, have been registered for preserves with re-


signs bold in rayon and cotton p d cotton piece goods. Stiff handling cloths iof last year are giving way t(5 similar look­ ing fabrics possessing a full but soft handling. This is due


and both parties this week have been trying to whip up s ome semblance of e n - thuslasm. Clltheroe| always has a high poll, but the out­ ward and visible signs of Interest are not so apparent as of yore.


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“ Clitheroe In Its Railway Days,” describes Parliamen­ tary elections In Clitheroe as having been from time Im­ memorial “ contested in a militant spirit of ;such a character as. to have been little else than civil wars,” and goes on, “ If the! zealous politicians of those early days had not the Intelligence or ability to make themselves understood In fine arguments or lebrned speech, they could at least make plenty of noise and bluster, had studied the art of fighting, apd bir the aid of'Clogs, knuckle d u s t e r ^ bludgeons, picking sticks and other weapons of [warfare, they could emphasise what they did sav In a! manner which made Itself felt and was! very telling in its way.” [


Stephen Clarke, In his book ' , “ Bottling ” electors} he says,


was regarding in those days as a very effective! way of winning votes, or preventing those who had “ promised f’ from being tampered with by the other party.


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TWO-WAY TRAFFIC OF IDEAS I


lishers have co-operated to open a British Book Centre lb New York. At a reception In London the Counsellor of the American Embassy [said he hoped that soon an American Book Centre would be opened In London, so th a t ; the ex­ change of Ideas might become a two-day traffic. |


Twenty-seven British pub­


itailers who also sell sugar, [and jthese will have no; difficulty in [obtaining the special lib. Issue [in .the rationing period ending May 21. Others not so registered may get the special Issue of sugar by applying for a permit to their Food Offices.


:' POINT-FREE CmESE I


Primular Cheese will shortly be availabl?. These will bb sold free of rationing and free of points! . The'iriaximum retail prices.of


Small supplies of Norwegian


the cheese are fixed at Is. 3d. a 4J-OZ. box and 8d. for a 2-oz. box.


th’ pwd ebejk crows th’ young cocklarns’ ‘Not alius,’ said


' i !


a young un summ4t 6nger to its nose, likes to feight its Phyllis [knows it all. nowt.’ I ‘ Don’t thee bfeli|


Snack,-: They’re tal Ah believe in th’ yo smarter nor we They’re keen an’ side their bread’s tak’notice if it’s woi ‘ We can’t carry c


onyhoW,’ said Alf industrialised now. make dae thing w( dreds now.’!


' Snack, ‘ Tha’rt reel built up a standard


some keepin’ up to, tr,


fn m ways,’ i i


owd cock getteri to ‘ Ah; don’t wan


‘Well,’ said' Sa ly,


saVrahout.that ? f to get back to


‘ What’s th’


to tak’ It for granteql, back to th’ owd


glVi


:!4l|y Platt. ‘Tell; ;in’ it puts id[ 3v:ty generation


ilwii' battles, i Qur! Tpa con tell hib


it,’ said Owl notice 0’ reetl


t le; r, know whic'u luttered. They’ll while.’ ■' j


iin ; Uns. They’re em credit fori ictl


n in th’ owd way Hi^ori. ‘We’ri


' X , ‘Hetjr th’ (bick|)(


^l eer we used t6 on make hunl


! ’ said Owd :st time. We’n livin’• as needi


But it doesnft d^ . 1.1 t’s easy to slij)' ' iverty-stricken


traycle. butties an’ pot herbs,’ said Owd Sna'ck, ‘Ah’m .o’ for steak an’ onions an'’ ham an’ eggs. It’s none all- that long sin’ .tha would walk full distance 0’ Blackpool promenade an’ never sm{ell th’ bea for th’ odour 0’ ham an’ eggs. Them were the days I When All used to smell ham an’ eggs Ah' used to say.‘‘ Oh’mother 1 Is this heaven ? ” It were to me.’


sang Alfj mockingly. I , ‘-They, will,’ said C)wd Snack em-


‘Wuli ye no come'back again?’,


phaticially, ‘ They’ll c()me back When cotton’s on top again. ;Th?y alius did an’ they alius will. Labcashire’s pros­ perity’s linked up wi’| cotton. Every'- time a hen sees a,lorry load 0’ cotton goods g() by it goes inside an’ lays another egg. It thlnlB it’s its duty. Ah knew a chap as}kept hens an’ when they stopped layin’ he printed a card an’ stuck it up inlth’ cote. It said “ No eggs no meat.’f They pwt to stick a card like that up in every mill It applies to us too.’ [


j-.T.


To! ensure' Lai 'cajshire’s^-abd Britbin'tofuture prosperity, cottiJh must produce! me re. This can


only be doiKfb' backing the efforts workers are making with mwJmeiho'ds that! cu: out unpro­ ductive work at d )eave the operative to concen­ trate on the job To do this successfully will need


. c(w?peration ftonj everyor|e-rncw hands, old ; hands and management alike 1 '


Any Cotton Aiill t^ l(linistry of Icifcur < '^ottoti'for tchoh c


^40 Jisucc FAIN’S


Bread hangs I BY


LADjipSHIRE’S THREAD


Cffice will tell you how Yo'u can come into l part-time-work. \ r |., I


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"ty tl:e Minisity OtLatburllNalionai Stivlco. j ! .'■ I ■


i m i I‘As ■\


■ELECTIONS, of course, are; not what they used to bej


the who)e having Alderman C. J. formally opened centre of agrlcultr ral business.


cost £ 2,000. E. iTrappes this n ew


received £4 Os. lOd. n tolls for 199 sheep! and lambs, 179 cattle, [86 pigs, three horses, three carts' and two sjtalls.


That! day the Corporation


the Council, adjourned to the Starkle! Arm's f(|r breakfast and it Is recorded tliat appro­ priate speeches were biade.


the original pens there, ! but now( ' largely 1 an adju neighbouring Au^etb opened; on October In 1886:


The market arid ' ! *■'' : * !


“ Then tha’d better get on t’i Town Council.” was her reply.!


Is believed to } altar' stone of “ Brenriand Chajp; ferred to In,a d Blackburnshlre, wi


TN the chapel Abbey may be^i


the Having opened the' market, Many people can still recall Marie started piano lessons


: lear Dunsop Bridge, had Its own place of'Worship an<l Its •iwn burial-ground. Within the last year or two,


iWhalley, have mqde diligent earch for traces of the chapel. They thought they h a d r a w n a blank, but Mrs.


fxperienced local historians, miong them Mrs. R o b i n Ireenwood, of Clerk Hill,


tion to the curious markings on a stone slab used as a


•oates,. the farmer’s wife at irennand, drew their atten­


onogram “I.H.S.” and five crosses. This was an Interesting dls-


c^ery because the old altars h ^ e five , crosses, one In the emtre and one at each comer. The Brennand crosses a r e gathered Into a small place,


probably where the chalice was set upon the altar. .ylsltlng this remdte sheep


fann, one thinks It a strange S


population: centurleb ago. Further It would be a (ion- yehlent half-way halt, for


travellers between Lancaster and Clltheroe. \ ' * : *


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A WRITER* In the magazine of the'- North Western


Division . o f ' the Electticlty Authority tells how a works c^mlttee ihad debated long arid somewhat acrimoniously on the form of a social gather- ink. They finally decided to h()ld a dinner and the sponsor produced a notice for the werks hotlce board- which bejan “Social funcions —A dlriner will be held.” ■One ;ofi the committee, pointing' to the bill, said. ‘“There !ls something wrong


lllitellhood Is that the Breh- • a bigger


^ chapeL but ' the


lieved to have formed .part of trie altar In the lost chapel for cbuived In It are the Christian


stand for milk churns by the farmhouse door. [This Is the stone how be­


3f [ Whalley, 'could' quote no further 'evidence than the. nonks’ reference, but there las always been strong tradi- ;lon th a t ' the remote Bren- land Valley, close to the more amous Trough of Bowland,


Honks of Whalley Abb ey round! about 1347. Dr. Whitaker, the historian


WI athfully replied, “ After all this argument you still want a tea—yo)i know perfectly well we have decided on a dinner.”' | .Another writer In themaga-


thpre—you’ve missed the ‘T ’ out.’’ ' ' ' , ■The writer of the notice


I i '


zhjie tells ! how a colleague, while ayaltlng.}..an operation for hernia In Bolton Infirm­ ary, received this postcard frijim a friend: '


lyho said to the surgeon Goldernya,


'here ;was a young man with a hernia,


lys It Is ; of the on Mart, Fair Day,


many of are 'Still


. elle,


crlptlon of -ten by the


; Whalley seen what been the long-lost r e -


When I carving my middle Make sure you don’t fiddle With : things that do not concernya.”


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N old villager ‘was seen gardening by a friend, 10 remarked that he must ie] over 70 and asked, ‘“Why


don’t you have your blrthdaV put'in the local paper?” ‘ No,!I’d better not,” replied


the old fnan. “ If it got out I wds over 70 I’d never get aripther job.”


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