. 'Hi:'' CTKfterpe Mve\ User & Times, April 15, 1949 'e f y d iU 'h i f M ik w ij worth mktjjhr > n ; For ON Monday I visited a large bid house with a gate that


creaked Inblslly as I ouened It. The trees [whined and rustled wind forced its way \ the branches, and


as the through


theTsceine might have im­ parted i feeUng of gloom had It not [been for one thing. ^


From the house came the laughter of children who were completely happy and content They owe I their happiness to the kindliness.: care and under­ standing b the people who run that old hduse-the staff of St.tteriy’s Home, Clltheroe. The" Hopie is one of many continuing the work started in


hu. 1 \


1881 when a C h u r c h of England S^iety for the care of childrfeh was formed. In the society’s Diamond J u b i l e e Celebrations In 1947 the Arch­ bishop i of »Canterbury: paid tribute to the work of such homes, saying: “ . . . • this society ihas been, year In and year out,, doing all It could, with Idvei care and Imagina­ tion, for children who are un­ cared' for, unwanted and des-, perat^ly in need of the loving


touch.”! 'Thfe “ loving touch” is a


rule of the house at St. Deny^s Home, where an err­ ing I child is taught right "from wrong not by angry words and punishment but by quiet reasoning and an appeal for better behaviour..


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ages o f ; two to .five are the responsibility of th e ' nursery teacher. Miss ,J..Wakenshaw. of Blyth,: who believes in the theory I of education through play.j The children are en­ couraged! to plant their oto bulbs and, while so doing, to collect! worms which they can


Sixteen .children from the


study later. When the children reach, the


age of five they are transferred toi a Family Home, 'where brother^ and sisters continue their lupbrlnglng and educa­ tion itbgether until they reach working age. If a child shows academic promise a grant for further education may be obtaliled from the society.


RECORDS THIS Mp^TH HARRY' -DA^lbsON' [i ^ j , ]"'


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Medley)): idtrdductlon, “Fall “ I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside,” Hello. HeUo,;


sofnewhat forbidding exterior, the rooms are decorated in creani Vdth bright little nur­ sery bctures and friezes. Mrs. A.^ Jones, assistant matron, told me ithat it was their aim to-make the rooms as light and


Bngliter Home Although St. beny’s has a


aiiw as possible and do away with :the dismal atmosphere which was common to so many oldi - fashioned institutions. “ 'This Is their home,” she said,. “ and we do our best to make It feel as a home should, to any


family.” In summer the young chil­


dren! play out in the'yard or on the lawn while the babies, of which St. Dbny’s has seven, lie in their cots in the sun­ shine. I ■


popular season with these childreii than any o t h e r , for summer means walks, picnics I and an outing to the seaside.! Many of the children have!“ aunties ’’—kind-hearted people I who offer to take a child away for a holiday or for week-ends. These “|aunties,” although they do not adopt a child in the usual sense of the word, take an active Interest’, in the welfare of the child and • make their home a place he can visit.


Sununer is perhaps a more allotted to POLICYH' OLDERS 1,10


ORDINARY E receive a reve. assured. "This than ^ast year,


____^


uNuuoxivtxu^ branch. lAltl^ough pWcles ab all is^ueiTwlthohi thfe right to share In P r^ s , bonus addl- tionslhave voluntarily been, made for the last 20 ^ars, • ■ policies becotnlng claims


r e v f f in a r y


existing Brlta iniC premium paying pollclp, ra n g i^ f rom 5% fbr hblicles 10 years in [force to 25</p for


the. time .being. ■ ! _ [ _ _ '


TOTJffi FUNIS held for the security,of PpiiCYHOLDERS £ ■ 6 1 , 8 8 8 , 0 0 0


iR JTA N N IO


broad S T R E a OjORNER. BIRMINCHAM 1.


SSUlfyScE COMPANY [ttMlTED a. A. jepferson. im.a.,


district'offices: i


Chairman &! Managing Director. ,


46/48, BLACKBimN ROm GREAT HAR'WOOD. 'District Manager;, N. Bar^ -


force!'3 0 ' yews' or-more. [British LegaL pollcfes continue to SceWe bonuses under the] old schemp for


to the sums'assumed undOT tn


‘scout notes ''^N S ID ER ’ “BOB-AJCffi” SfaiEiyiE ABLE interest is


.' I I already • being shown. in the [■’Bol^for-a-Joh ” scheme and it


[is ! h o ^ that aU ranks will re-


r member the Cubs motto" We’ll : do[b-dob-doh^iob,” and keep the


1 ] caitheroe Association well to the 'fore.! ■ .


Ssi Michael and John’s Group


hdve! in mind a visit to Rome ddring “ Holy Year,” 1950, and aheady real efforts are being made to raise funds. - Recently a I social evening raised a, useful ’


s\im.l I t as originally intended


,! to entertain a few friends but the social developed into a “ full- house ” affair. Many of; the boys performed solo efforts with con- ■ sidefable credit, but the “ high-


^iiiniDitiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiininniir uiuiutur & NO MEAL IS COMPLETE WITHOUT


cliwsbitff . ! . .Cream Bread


good TO J Tiffi LAST SLICE . v . . . ,.;i • • . NO W O ^ ^ THE FAMILY ASK FOR MORE !:


' Baked by ' , ' , :i !


, E W m SS Ltd., Empire Bakery CLITHEROE


gga


'spot!” was a sketch written, pro­ dded and perfornied by the Scouts themselves. ’Ihe 'Scouters were prepared to apologise for the iboys efforts, but to their astonishment found themselves applauding': Eqarlily w ith , the delighted audience. A later effort, a Jtimble Sale has pro-, d!uc^ about £17. At Whitsun- tldeithis Group.bpen an intensive


: camping campaign in prepara- ! tion for travel to foreign parts.


'


Bblton Grajnmar Schciol.Group qieht last 'we^' at ’Whitewell—


I


! under the leaderdiip of’ Mr, !Brobke. This Group has an : annual Forestry Camp on the Duchy of Lancaster plantations.


^ .Further parties of ScoUte have, i putjln good i^ephratioii work oh'


tha ' County holme]


Site” irows- Will .all Cufe"^etits, Rovers,


etc., nake a note;of the Annual St. George’s Day Commemora-


1 tion Service to be held in the Nparish Church, on Friday. April 29th, at 7-0 p.m.,;to be followed by the local Association annual


BY^STRENGTH >rt for 19


:8 for bonuses


Branch. U'Wlth pwflt” piucyholders wiu i rslohary b%ius^of £1. 4. 0 per £100 sum "rate Is 4 /-^ e t £100 sum^ assured higher


suitable for walks, picnics or. rompliig outside, the children use ' ah excellent playroom with a selection of toys, most of which have been donated. Gifts of toys and money arrive mainly at Christmas ' time, although a few townspeople are regular subscribers. Their help, though greatly valued, amounted to only £21 last year, i while the home costs £200-'£300 a month to run. jin i947, a total of £84 12s.


When the weather is not ■


St. Deny’s children giving Mr. .*..-------- and (right) three young^sters having fun


juice is Issued, while a typical lunch comprises beef, carrots, potatoes and rice pudding.


of tea or milk. Before finally retiring, a supper of -milk and


biscuits is senred. Little wonder that these


children are healthy and happy and that the doctor who calls every Friday rarely finds


a sick child.


still more self-supporting in the matter of food. A large garden in the grounds Is sown for a variety of crops in­ cluding potatoes; carrots, peas, cabbage and beetroot, while some sturdy fruit trees give promise of a.fine yield of pears and apples.


St. Deny’s popes soon to be , i ’ . i


g a r d e n with considerable pride Is Mr. John Altham., who, apart from; being a ; gardener, is a capable hand at “making and mending,” ^which assures him of ipopularlty with the children. |


! , His latest creation Is a small


concreted! pond ■'Vhich will provide' a great deal of fun and splashing for the children In summer, althopgh at the moment the “ pond ” is wisely kept empty.


I


It Isj astonishing !how easily these lyoungsters find simple


pleasures garden.


in the yard and the They disdain the


swings and the slides if they can seize on an old perambu­ lator 6r trolly and -bring their Imaginatlbns Into play.


me was |a row of! tyres sus­ pended about three feet from the grouhd. I was told that


A feature which ^ fascinated


they served for a ‘f scramble ” which gave the children con­ fidence dnd assurance. Every­ thing Iri the Home seems to


The man who tends the ■


consisting of cheese and, bread Tne or jam and bread with a cup unper


Tea Is of a lighter nature ^


Altham a helping hand, ! on the slide. I


have a double amuse, the ot


Seif Reliant


children, a l t h o u g h constant


are encouraged reliant, and only hand is necessary thb “ rules o f ' ■


1 C mice V.* the'house.”


supervision, to be sell- a guiding


to enforce


purpose; one to rer to educate'


OJ O D i n g


IN -Rou;


1


D OUT AND N


D ABOUT BYQUIS


no pain, and “ payment” con­ sists of filling in a form, it Is r e f r e s h i n g to hear how business was transacted in the days when the patient sat in an ordinary chair and hoped for a swift end to the whole business. '


, these days when the ex­ traction of teeth means If


remembers the time when his i sister had her teeth extracted in the kitchen, and the dentist received a smart suit for his services.


A colleague tells mb he well | I 1 led to believe. I imagine quite


tvhether dentists to-iday are quite as fortunate as one is


[ Which makes one| wonder


'a few of them would be happy to receive a' suit for the same amount of work performed by that dentist of yesterday.


* (■ Only a. small staff adminis­ \ ,


ter the home,! however. Miss G. I Owen, thelmatron, has'an assistant, a Staff nume arid flvb student nurses at her, dis­ posal apart from a cook and thb teacher. [The home hw many corridors and rooms to bef kept orderly' and clean, this responsibility, as well &s thAtof caring! for the children, falling to tjie lot of me ubiquitous staff.


frdm local dreas, but from London and [Manchester, the pressure on accommodation iln the homes,being so great as ito make necessary this wide dis­


Not only ate the children ! persal programme.


komestic upheavals _which| Sre the inevitable aftermath bf war arc! responsible for the presence of maiiy jof the children in St. Deny’s


I was told t h a t t h e


obvious, and that was any child who. could claim, the attention of | his mother was Pitifully proud of the fact.' lA little boyi told with delight


Home. lone point was pathetically


to ■ ’ ’ ■ ‘ n


the Archbishop of Canterbury complimented the Society for


It Is 'little wonder that j


its work in giving these chil­ dren that which was so sorely heeded—” the loving touch.”


Hjvi.p.


Her Geography Caime


mm Easter holidays they will have


, Barrow children re- ;urn to school after the


as a clajssriiAte a girl who will be able to bring the geography book to account East.


tJlUUlCU W


life with a first-hand of life in the: Far


Joan Alban, who with her mother] Mrs. M.; Alban, has returned to Barrow afterr


She i i 11-year-old Margaret


' In December, ! 1946, Mrs. Alban and her daughter left England for Shanghai, where Mr. Alban is an electrical engineer, but In i view of the growing Communist menace they decided to return to England last October. ^


but may move to South Afrlc^ In the! near futpre. In which


Mr. lAiban haa stayed on


was spent on clothing and £6^8 !l0s. on food.


feedirig the children well, with particular attention being paid to the balance of the diet.


I 'st. beny’s Home!believes In


i ’oil for good measure! In the middle of the morning orange


niay have porridge, bacon and cpcoal with a dose of cod liver


I Fori breakfast the children


with "Washljr Barrow.


ichool.


spendlrig 20 months In Shang-I perience of hal.


. .ui uciiiio


classmates Conditions isobars ahd, In terms


i i * ' j*


w h e n recounting the above episode, my friend re­


called how, following the extraction of his sister’s teeth,


he and his brother went round the room picking iup gory souvenirs.


notorious collectors! of the weird and wonderful, but a three-year-old boy gave his father' a surprise 1 recently when he demonstrated his


Children are, of course, h


. enthusiasm for the liine parts of the law.


! .


an out-house, the father set tne family cat to work and Inj


Noticing evidence of mice in


very short time five mice had met their doom.


The enterprising young col­


lector, nowever, co-operaied witn me cat, to tne extent tnat each time a mouse was killed he graciously ' rembved tne corpse from! the cat’s mouth ana put it into nls pocket. |


Father only learned of this


when ne noticed tne cat folr lowing nls son around, mlow- ing pltilully ahd pawing insistently at the boy’s poexet.


Rumour has it the father is


now trying' to Interest his son in foreign stamps. |


how his mother had taken him out only a few days be- fdre and how she was going take him out again in the ear future. 1


* ■ * I * .!


A NOTHER form oif uninteh- tional cruelty to the feline


1 from the house, and when it was found upstairs during


'species was brought to my notice this week. An intant in me saimiil-rfiad aistrict was accustomed to seeing h i s mother arive a stray kitten


spring cleaning operations he unceremoniously pushed the kitten ,through the o p e n window. His only reply to his m o t h e r ’s, questioning was •• Pussy gone.” • ;


Life school hours were


ifess e°xactin? than at Borrow and the scholars enjoyed a fen and a half week mid­ summer holiday, but Jfoan says she prCfers life at Barrow


• 1 ■


She will be able to tell | her of Asiatic weather not by means of temperatures [ but


of personal j ex­ summer humidity


and the bitterly cold Slbetlan Winds of i winter. And her account of a Chinese “ chow ” to the


Should add “ colour” leography lesson.


pans whlck. tjogether'-wlth a "ew Chinese phrases, wlU^ re- ilnd her! of her stay ln| the 'ar East.


I Joan has' several mbdelp of Chinese rlCkshaws and sam­


event his wife ’and daughter b South will probably join him there, have a re At present they! are staying that count ■


villagb school before sailing to China,, will find. less, .dlfifi- ,culty I in getting to School ''than in Shanghai, where each mornlbg she crossed the Whang Poo! river by launch


Joan, who a!ttended the from her home! In Pootung.


If Mr. Aijjan decides to move Africa, Joan jwlll .dy-made link with for her cousin is


■'ban’s sister,! Miss Cyril WaCnuiu- -. of 10, Old-row, bcently has added to! his Ipopularltyl on South African


Icrlcket fields. ; I ;


Co-op. Societ^s New President


I A T < 1;-^ of


the [ Clitheroe


; Mr. G.. president Counhillo r


1920 ! and President


_______ A. Hallows, jwho was eleciied to the Board [In Ibeen*


half-yearly meeting members, of ! the Do-operatlve Society, Rose was elected In succession to


_ who had since 1932.


Tribute was paid to the late


general meeting jn 'th e Sunday [ the Boa^d of Management, ^


Schocls. •TOtW POLE’ COMPETITION. | Thl Cubs’ “Totem Pole" com-


petitibn has been revived and on Saturday the pubs-endured tests of virioiis kinds, busily


National


browt contracted; whilst ui Ing t +orur the ugu


tying knots flags,


vided a sight to be seen to ben^jj^gg^^ believed.


uie righit, j


answers pro^; SS Michael and. John’s entered


three sixes (teams) whilst Parism CCiurcfli kind ’Wtaddington each entered one. The; examiners were


provided by Blackburn Associan tion,| a team of four Cubbers led b y our old friend; Miss PollardJ carrying out a grand;job. After


tea ffie D.C. (Mr. J. Walmsley)i expressed thanks .to .ther* ■niaiiks were also extended _


the Vicar and School authoritie! and [ to Miss K. .Thomas for hi catering .services


Tile results were announced ai


follcfws: iLoyola 122.8; ■, Wad dington 95.2;; Bb; iUa^’s: 73.


i THE RA’ ana


Tiny hands and dray?ing thoughtful' search-!;


„„„ ______________ ______ , ------- . d,U,.i*.6 ..Vi *u J B


twllk


Alderman Miss Hargreaves for her ’valhable services to the Society d!uring her 18 years .On


" and to Mr. H. Fletcher,! who had reslmed after 21 yeWs as a member of the Board. I The three! vacancies on the Board filled - by Mr$. E.


Hallows, Mr, T. G. Nellsoh and Mr. J.B. [Parker.


Mr! H. Scott was appotlnted


...... *“u i I a speclal election of twojeom- places


to serve wo years, and Mr] W. Hodgson to serve one year, at


.l| | vacated by Mr. Rose and -Mr.


Fletcher. It was reported that sales for


the half- year were £59,496, an Increase of £5,327. Share capital is £86,309, and the dividend is 1/8 In the , pound. Membership of the Society [was. reported! as 2,258, an Increase


of 21.


quarterly meeting .was by Mr.’G. F. Jeffs.


A , report on the


C.W.S. given


It was agreed to _,cont..__„ i iribute


£5 to the C.W.S. Convalescent Association and two guineas


I to the St. John’s Ambulance J-Brlgade.


suphle enough to : wlthstafajl the fall, and scampered to Its rightful owner.


* ' * '' * ! ‘.


T IKE Other places, Clitheroe nas Its I'uii share of col­


lecting boxes' f or; v a r 10 u s appeals, and me more surly members ol tne community are saying that if they con­ tributed ’ to all of I them they would be In need of help tnemselves.


mine, who has a !box oh his counter, told me i of an In­ stance the bther day, of an old woman who did i not think charity began at home.! She was poorly dressed £lnd


A shopkeeper ! friend of !


carried a nalf-crbwn in her hand. Her order amounted to 2s. 3d., but Instead of accept­ ing the change she asked my inend to place It In the box. “ I get a lot of people in. b e


Lucky for pussy, It .IvaS ‘


We’ve niost of us tried our hand ,at ■ lighting a fire and wejfcnow that if we use a bit of gumption [(instead of charging at it like a bull at a gate 1) we get a better result. Work, as the old proverb says, is much the same—and, in cotton especially, all of us, em­ ployee and employer alike, have got to use our heads as well as our hanils. Cotton needs to increase its output quickly—to produce more to sell iiroad and buy food from overseas to maintain’ our rations at present level, provideithe home market with a fair share of cotton goods, and en­ sure prosperity and full employment in Lancashire. Since it’s becoming more and more difficult to find extra


V ■ v'.V'ib


WorMit^ and makii^ u fire


require


manpo’vrer, cotton must so plan and arrange existing manpovier to ensure that its effort—which needs to be a good effort^is utilised to greatest advantEgc. ‘‘Discretion ” is certainly require 1; in other wbrds, organisation and method of work. Properly done, individual worker stands to as well as the indust^..


More V fork done means more money paid! [t’V an urgent task for both


, employers and people on the job to consider nova


Any potton Mill or Ministry of Labour Office will tell you how you can come irao cotton for whole or part-time work. There's a job waiting for you I


BRIT AINU'S BREAD HANGS BY THREAD J Ifwtd by tbe l biniiiry of Labour & National Savice .........—' A SHE PHERD from the


among the speakers Ih last week’s broadcast of theiB.B.C. programme “Time to Spare.” His identity, however. Re­ mained a secret for It was announced that he wished to remain anonymous and would be referred to throughout the broadcast as “ George.”


■ Clltheroe : district Was


by a well-knoym i sociologist, gave a survey of the way in which people in ; the North spend their leisure hours, but the shepherd confided that his work left him with little time to spare. Reading, keepr Ing abreast of hew trends In j sh, e ep farming, land | an occasional game of cards with neighbours were his c h; 1 e f pastimes. Work was also his hobby.


,The programme, conducted ! i !


exciting life,” '^as the! sociol­ ogist’s comment.


“ In my opinion, a full and i ;


Far !' Farik


Better Faster


with


Service^^irect fO the Farm from th e I Sole ! Area Dealers]-


I I (iRKE (Halifax) Ltd.,


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I POULTRY I & EGG8| '


a c c r ed it ed


I I CHICKS iindel tho Minlstrvj.of Agfitjulti


THE PRIDE! OF ;’TI Winner of Gold and v ., , ^Peri LayluB [Coffipetltjl


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oHIcks and QROWIl wWch give satlsfacUoi They! live well and ^


1 can now


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Offer DAY-i e


!B,I.Rir W,L. X, R.I.R] Anconas.


[^ £ 0 POLIfTS.. Ale. i twelve weeks old PUr


; Carriage paid and 1 delivery oy, own mob


t h e POULTRY FA! Near BURN


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hodder v a l l e y "


! CHICK!


Hatching every Prldi application to- Fred poultry Farm, Newt Phone Slaldhurn-84,


! wood Poultry . SpU Nlxdrii iColchester Tj


poultrr! conditional producer. Bags Is


from: Herd and waddlAgton. . ___


; my - - :; „„


: fori YOTO hens, from: Preston


spl'ice. I The large si .wood i . , J also astonished mie’ of 'heI


•v^glGG OUTPUT Jti 22 TO 38 weekl: ' 6 Sens on to Ka


Fourneau, Mlnstery o e,” saj; has ■’


XV| (JHICKS; ' day- 1 £12 pur. 100: 323,


' and complete price' Hai'tley. , Sunnyslf


. -deduced prices lehd'. for, ".Bunnysl


Hatchery, end i Roughlee, Nelson, Nelson' 1368, ,


Iroe for Sunnl


Bags and Society


safter i rth.


.,0 Illustrf list.—


.!e AScry earing 1 Lancs.


-J&n


old P.OLlI Sd.'perl


I HENS Is very 1 :! asslked by the dall;


OUTPUT-


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DAY-OLD PULIjE’rS . Breeds available; ,


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3RAND OjPENI MAY Uth BOOKIan , ,


X.ARLY |DATE


WltHj HOLIDAY HAPPINES| MIDDLETON TO^


Is a grand time he e: speclal I season attractions and fu!l,(


Bat’S., 1


putting. Kiddles :■ ^ e a t te | Cinema, Paddling Pools, Nu Catnp! Laundry, .Lounges, _ Terraces, Chalets ! with .ell light i and , h. and !. Free f and Luggage Service to and| Morecamoe StMlors. All In (nb extras) from £5 5s. 0d.;V Reductions for children. . ■ - Write ifor Illustrated Broohurl


Skating: I Rli k. Swim’. APARTN ENTS


TILACKPOOL—K1 by, •L> Street; 11s, d catered for. -


(itulBlng on! land May and I


HGLIDAy CAP Inear MORSCAMBE,


Building your


shop,” he told me,! “ bnd some ’ of them are quite; well-to-do,


I,to d o n a t e a jpenny for months.”


hut that old lady was the first ,


A ® , friends in the Market I was talking to two


P l a c e shortly ! ibefore one o’clock on Saturday afternoon, one of them remarked that he had better be getting home to


dinner, you are going home to lunch,” corrected! the clever one.


his dinner. You are not gofiig home to


“ Gh no I’m not,” replied the ! .


other, glancing [up , at the library clock. “I m going jhoine to a lecture.” i


have been flattered At; this Inference, but she! would prob­ ably have, objected e v e n further to th e ! subsequent conversation.


The man’s wife may not !:


Is suffering from a sore throat, so she won’t be able i to shout Ut ITIG **


“ Luckily,” he went on,' “ she !


me concerning her condition, whereupon my friend asserted, ‘•‘ The doctor’s had to give her morphia.”


This prompted a query from ! asked. “ Why, can she not sleep,” I i


• “,Oh . yes, she can sleep all fight, but the doctor Is giving her morphia so that I can get some sleep,” was his jpartlng shot.


* N


' A:FTER a shoppjpg^expedl- tion to the lex end of the,


.was .-“.soaked to the skin.’,’-His puzzled partner ’ksked'iWljr' he had riot made the journey In the car, whereupon the light dawned..


town , this week, a Clltheroe business man returned home In the pouring rain, arid com­ plained to his wife that he


: ! ! : . , He suddenly ! remeiribefed,


that he had in fact made the outward; journey by car, but had left It outside'a shop. So poor hubby had to make


■afi()thef': huifled jdufiiey on foot to'iecovef It.


! !


Curiously enough, they are a very devoted coupjei i


One of t/ie : smallest In the world I


TEST IT As lilr Han'dley’s time - iS':


I This is all ! there is of it!


without oUigabon at the O ld sp a iT ow H aw k H otel, Bu r n l e y


; A{)zU 19, 20, ^1 & 22


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ffwtable to caH, phase smte for Price Lisi ml Free Home Test Offer to !


• AU Fortiphones are guaranteed ani I sold at;fixed list prices^ 70, KIPfG WI


Weight only 6} oz. 1: NO'BATTERY PACK! NO BATTERY CORDS I.


OAK DIN Cash Price £42 19s.


4ft. 61n. SI 5ft, 61n. Di legs;


deboard


lyawleaf and 4|


IMMEDU


NO DEPOl KITCHEN


BIT RBQl CABINE


- \


own House ? ! ’ ' I '


A limited number ,of houses for owner-occupation can now.


be built where licences are granted.


.[ ! : .


Those intending ito build ‘ or even buy their houses are invited


to apply for particulars of the speedy; and! efficient mortgage


service! of the ; ! ' HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY


Local Agent: STEELE, FORD & NEWTON, Bdrcl^s Bank Chambers, 6, King Lane, ciltheroe


Office hours: Tuesdays and Fridays, 10-30 a.m. i


' to 5-30 p.m.


Telephone Clitheroe 603- (or i Burnley 5284


FORTIPHOKE ArNn-one


the new vestpocket fa d iO ’V a ly e


6/6 WEEK-


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