i ■ i CUtheroe Advcrtisir ^ Times, July 20j 1951 : ! I li


ROUND ABOUT 5 by “ QUIS” =


5 J i


tbh. and


tj^'^jVarious: Houses. ju


ntedlby the coat-of-arips^of S;aawleyili 1 Abbey,


’ H A ^ A l Ia R G E a n d v a r i e d MAY iItE biTERESt YOU?


. S littH tm tt 1 MU M ^0RK


STREET, EUPNISHERS


CLITHEROE S T


Curnock House shield . bbeh : I emblazoned w i t h syjmbols: from t je badge of sisterhood'worn by Sister Ella Ciirnock. for many , years Ml'a t r 5 n • at Riyersmead olrOhanage. who sent a tele­ gram tb the school’s “;We can make It ” exhibition held last week, when the shields were presented to the school.


w while


the has


of I'Councillor Walker, who alsb=sent a message, has been rOrhembered by the _em- hlazonment of the Lacy Knot a'badge worn by many •who ; servedTi in Bowland ! in the; :Middlb!Ages.


form df the badge Pf the last Bbrbn iRibblesdale. The work


iiiister House shield h In the !I -1 ■ * * * ;


a'stpuifded. o! in [tjhe Market Place the


i am: amazed; more than that. I am ; utterly


Americans choose to call automobiles, drew up along-, side me and the driver came over [and said: “ Can: you please ‘ tell me how to get to R i b b l e Vallfey?” After recovering my' powers of speech I proceeded to inform him ithat he was at that precise I moment standing pluml


hther afternoon, oneiof those uge 'monstrosities that tne


Lodal Administra tion Needed For


Clitheroe, a look of recogni­ tion Spread over the visitor’s countenance, and he once agalrillput his.foot into it by blilndlv asking “Then can you tell me. how to get to the


beautiful Ribble 'Valley. the


On


dn the centre of hearing


‘Iruins:’ ? ”


30 YEARS TYRE B B E H I N D


EV ER Y


A M D T Y l E S l A R E I b Y


Bk Sa ^e e x p e r t s O N I


Of shkme at this faux pas. the Bowiand Topics


,/ould'be looking right at the I With not the slightest trace


’ efitheroe’s pride and ,1oy. told! him that if he would ist Jdo an about-turn he


Wincing at this description I, i X.


^ |A N a L--------- Regulations


“ TF we 1


Assistance Benefits —Clitheroe have


l-Comriioiis last week. bpeaklng on the need


will!''not be the mof rates only, but also! itne special payments which-we should consider, for they are a ‘j specially important matter Ip! the lives of oui^; con- stltrients,” said Mr. Richard FdrtJ M.P. for the Clitheroe Division in the Hoiise; of


,110 n a 1 Assistance' lioi


again.


'to., examine I Hope it


aret iaroud of their school, havfe' demonstrated lihelr tiy making shield^ for


P i Il s at Riyersmead Modem School, Grlndle-


Irhese 'shields were ma4e by a mior hoys in the craft room.Kiris


of ithe Rafts’ Club. seBene'dict House is r^ore-


ndlwete emblazoned by AN D


tourist—for he tvas certainly no ! “ilocal”—^:q)ressed ;!his thanks, and after saying, he


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might “ stop for a peeo. roared; away up Castle-street. : j I ^ i ‘


^ ^ , MhiLJiHardy:—I


As; prologue to o'ur opera I give'i you welcome all j To Clitheroe. our lovely town. And- e!er the curtains fan. 1


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I hope our show! will give} you joy,' ■ : ■


This Festival of Britain ;now ' IComrtiences with; our show;


'And in England merry be:; ;A”


rbm care and sorrow free, ■e’ll I sin g in “ Mbrrie England.”


I . 11 ! J ' : .


So Long Live Merry England ! Arid Long Live Clitheroe T


Bowland Magistrates ,Gom m last -tveek. In! one case the


, floor ! of ' their |retlrlng I pom was unsafe.' They accordingly


sider itheir decision in private, but were informed that the


occurred at Boltori-by- agistrates decided to | Jcon-


' * . *i * j I u ri u s lil a 1 incident


adjorirned with their JClerk t (Mr. !w. E. S..W0eks) to


he decision in! the open air, outside the courtroom.


t i i 1'


“Merrie England” last week, was written by .the producer


HIS' a p t ' Introductioi^ to 'Clitheroe’s production .of


.


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St. Jaimes’5 jFyeiises Clithoroe Parents


.Sbhoof.


Cboke. have his last llannual report as headmaster I of the school at the annual i speech


|RI<HliATOR 'of the annual speech'day at St. J ames’s Clitherde, ; Mr. N.


dliy And;prize ddstribu'Ion on Tuesday.! He . is i [leaving '


shortly to take up an aUpoTnt- n3ent!atiLe3rton§l;one. j s iMr.i Cboke' ref ;ri:ed| to the


arid teachers which existed at the sriho'ol. and expressed the hope I that such frien dly co- opera,tiori would continue to flourish.]


trong link betrireeh [parents


a flner set of parentis and I hive[brien amazed;'at their knd lln ep ” he declared.


“ I [haVe never ericorintered


ai:tivlti?s at the school, Mr. Cooke -'said tha ; although a severe ihfluenza epidemic last FebrUarj? had had ia;| serious effect ion. attendances, he thought! that by ;he end of the school year, they had com- pl.etely made up for, lost time.


Speaking of theij year’s I jeO 'LEAVCNGj


Sixty I children had reached the' ' age when thejy were


successful.


vient on. the children had paldj eiducatioral ; visits to t c 3ttpn mills, a timber yard,


DiiriiLg the year, Mr. Cooke jl •


he 1 railway station, the t Castle, land various farms in


Taterit [artistic andj musical talerit rif the childre^.


Aoltpn.j stressed the aspeict of the schoOlJ T f ’ ■


I Parents aftebwardA, viewed ri .exhibition bf needlework iy the; girls of the ^hool.


iooke’A work.


sed appreciation | of Mr. ' !


jpRIZEWINNElRS S Prlewinners in the term 1^ AU/iagiftg D/rtctof a^M.D/jre/t


T H E S K t a W G R O U N D T H A T S H O U L D B E n a s T o k Y O U R u s t or h o l i d a y c a l l s


SPEEDWAY Every Saturday at 7*0


^ank ^^oIiiay at 3-0


WRESiTUNG 1: ys and 'j '


Wcdnesd Satur^ys


s at 7-0 I


DAKqNG Nightlyi7-0. Sats 6-30


Z O O & ^ R D E N S Open Daliy 10-0 a.m. Many ncvJ additions


U N


A M U S | M E N T | P A R K Open-Air attraction. “C


AILIO M E kri


STRAlbSPKER^.SHO The World’s*>3 reatcu Aerlil Aijtistes


M I^YR ITOPiERU V


' BOATlrib. ANIMAL R(DES


RtSTARAH, ttFES arid CAFCTpA Si W


New (ildes, Novelties and Sideshpws, •


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AUTUjMN H b L I D A y S I B B L g


j


INCLUSIVE TOURS IN BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN


GLORIOUS DEVON arid CORNWALL, ihe WYE, VALLEY ^ _T .U


and WALES, the COTSWOLDS and SOMERSET, SOUTH COAST? RESORTS,


5, 7, 9 tnd 11 days’! tours from PRESTC)N, etc, >U


!.Q f Vi o i m


NORFOLK BROADS and LONDON, the ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT and LOCHS land HIGHLANDS of SCOTLAND — i __»_j_____L-


SHAKESPEARE! COUNTRY,


thje picturesque land of SCOTT and BURNS iclusive Charges iripm £12.


X


LUXURY COACHES ANDf ALL MEADS


Illustrated Brochure dtld Bohklngs at ^IBB)LE| LOCAL 0 FFICES


personal stationery


|ve have! a bleridid range| of Pprsonril Stationery suitable for printed or diestami|ed headings. Ask


lo see, samples and spechn'ens of prln :ed arid dle- ifetamped notepaper.


j


lYMN ; SHEETS, . MIENU lORSE-SHOES.


,|


WEDPINQ .ST/tTIONERY CO


,


MPLIMENTARY CARDSa CARDS, I CONFETTI,


the : T3TTTDTQ


FIRST-CLASS j HOTELS A CARE-FREE HOLIDAY


, . to


i-P Cjouhcii are to'inform the! West! Biding County Agricul­ tu ra l Executive Committee that! twb of the six; houses to be biiilt at Gisburn [have been a 11 q;c a t e d to agricultural worters, and that they will con^Aer the acquisition of a site at Bashall Eavcs as soon a s ' circumstances permit. I Tms follows the receipt of!


illSBURN HOUSK F()R FM M IW Q R K ^ ' Rural District!


A letter from the Land! Agent of 'the W.R.A.E.C; asking the Council to allocate'houses to agricultural w o r k e r s at Bajshall Ea v e s . , Gisburn. ind Horton.


ihe Ministry of Local Govern­ ment and Planning for sanction ,to borrow ;£21,ly5 4s. 10d.,ithe cost of roads,, sewers And the erection of 12 houses oni the Waddlngton Housing; Sitri.;' ^


Application is to be made to ' !


il I 'Thie Clerk has reported that iheThAd brought the cases of j the telephone! kiosks at Lane


[Association. 'Similar cases had been discussed: at the last riieeting of the Branch at, Leedri when : it was made quite! clear that 'there was


;Balr Corner. Ne'wsholme, to the j notice of the secretary of the


todsl Grindleton, and Toll W.R.j Branch of the R.D.C.s’


iriomlng further that Councils i could do other than to keep' the [telephone kiosks.


pressing the Postriiasters !coi!cerned for the erection of [“


i Members of tlie Council [ iwha'j inspected G r e g o r y


mmbf I amendments, recom­ mended the erection of a number of Gregory flats , in the i district. I t was decided th a t ! particulars ' regarding other types’ o f ; flats be obtriihed for submission and consideration at ' a future me.^t l r ig. , j____;


ng,''arid. subject i to certain j


houses In this year’s alloca- tlori Are to.be erected on the West] Bradford site.,


'he whole of the ,ien [


ollowing a long discussion I [the desirability of pro- j It has been decided that


rig public conveniences] in a the larger villages in the


jiibctor report , at a future etlrig on' the need, and issiple sites.


i Surveyor and Sanitary


KTe always carry a most lattractive collection of hese Cards by the leading Publishers at the most reasonable prices.


1 -; 1 THE HOUSE \FOR PERSONAL SERVICE


VERTISER & IJMES OFP]ICE MARKE PLAC^, qLITHEROE ! Telephone Nos. 407/^-(Two Lines)


T


[Sawlby; one case, of measles ■at Glsrium and one case of 'sca|Tlet fever a t ! Bolton-by- Bo' ylarid.! !


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stafed i that he had received notification that; £50 had bben jincluded In; this year’s. ;estimateri for cleaning an'I polritmg Bolton-py-Bowlana Brldgb.


In riis'report, trie Surveyor .! V 1


inf ri /ibus ' disease were noti­ fied! .'These comprised 7 caE bs of wriooping cough at Baiihkll Eaves and two ■ at


(i UJJC ClCVCll


th£ t. Jurib


during the period ending i9th,


Thb Medical Officer reported 4


- WiivlvYcr 4y-V^ ATlHiTlCT eleven


cases I vf of*


housing at Derby reported p thAt [they were very much Irii-


exairiine National ---- benefits with a view to more responsibility for ------ administration In thei| local ate^. Mr. Fort said that'iun- doubtedly, one of thdj diffi­ culties with; whlchj; lithe constituents were presented wasj the long delay that obcurred In bringing Regulations forward, i: [


Assistance Board considering c thel problem “in the i t ^ t of


Whlbh they, as Meinbers of Parliament, and which i Social


[| Iiistead o f ! the National lh r i n g i n g circumstances


Workers throughout]! it h e country had recognlseqjin the hast year or so. they had! been t checked and held back by


rrient about alterations to National Insurance. !| !


alks going on in the Goyem-


one! of the reasons why these i things, which ourj; lown


! COST OF LlVIljrG I am quite sure, top.: [that


nstincts were making plain to, us, jwere not reflected]:s in ! Government pollby been the inadequacy bost-of-living index,”


.'! Stating that he felt [;very strongly about the llnatter. Mr;' Fort said' it was ript| .lust p their problqm:. It was: the


Port.


constituents who duririg the iPa^t year had: suffered anxiety At-seeing prices rising;all the itime whilst nothing ;w;as done la'bout the scales of benefit.


roblem of iriUHons Of|^heir


■ problem that troubled! every- ]one In this country, so; to-day [the rising cost of living ils [the problem. This Govern- jmerit has, at least in part. |to bear the burden of responsi­ bility for the troubles; with which we are confronted because of the cost of [living At the present time,” he said.


ii “[ Just as 15 to .20 years ag. unemployment ylas thb | great


phatburn EC. i rbssed with the type of build­ ^ ^ u a l Meeting


sincerely hope the [coming beason will remedy that omis­ sion,” said tlie Vicar, the Rev. E. [Wynne, when he presided at i the annual general mebting of


“ "Xro honours have come the way of 1 the club, but I


Chatburn Football Club on Monday evening.


Church Institute, the meeting attracted a large attendance, arid in his opening reiparks, ! thb Vicar thanked all whp had


Held In the Chatburn


assisted In running the] club. The vlllage’iS first season, In competitive [ foot ba l l ] had proved a satisfactory iorie, he


I [The balance sheet! showed that despite heavy equipment expenses; trib club had [ended the season With a small; profit, arid the‘support received from thb public hkd been most enr couraging..


added. . 1 | ' ' [ ' |


record the club’s appreciation of!the work of Police Sergeant; J. iHarrisori, [former secretary- treasurer, w(ho recently left! the district after being promo­ ted sergeant!, ;


It was decided to place on


P bfflclals [elected [were:—| s resident, Col. J. F. M. Robin­


Barnes; chariman, the Rev. E. Wynne; vicefehairman, Mr. W. Fle'wltt; seqretary - treasurer, Mr. L. I Franklarid. ’ ; Sixteen members were nominated tb act on the committee.]


on; vice-president, Mn, E. E.


Blades; Irene Susan i ^Margaret Donald Hlndie. Allan


Ed^arri J o h n Prirklnson. ieleri j Richard 5, Helen Bald- rin? Christine Mary Seddon.


_ _ -T Weaver.


-Jpedding. Christopher Paul Bolton] Roy Driver, Andrews, Dorothy j


xamlriritions •were: f - Bryan ohri Marshall, John Roland 'orterj B r l e r l e y ; Alan


„ , Eleanor Hgrdcastle. Greaves,


■William


and i percussion and; recorder brinds ihad cai.ered for the


he district.'’ Countryidancing


ievJ R.| E. Hlgginson,'lVicar of hiirch, Halliwell. religious


[presenting the prizes, the


, The Rev. A. liord. Rector;of jrest. Janies’s presided, and ex-


sliortly I to leav0 thei school, and jof 46 who had sat; for the Grairimar School entrance eicamlnation, 19 ha^d been


Apprpach To iR’dlireintiint Prospect


Has, Chk


IT [was.'a well-^nowli fac wumber of elderly parsons


' that in the next 2( year , n there would ;bel a larger


ho,! if [they retired from work, would have • to { be supported by a group' of workers, more or less cc nstant in number, said Rotailan T. Graham, of Clitheroe when he addressed ihe Rotaiy Club of Clitheroe .Yesterday week. He was speaking or “ Tne


red Many Wiu Trepidation, Clithenie RotariaiJs Told


i 1 old powers of endurance, slightly! less. ; ; ' I;


age Of retlrementj” an i said; “ The repercussions from tWo major j world ■wars in our life­ time, have shattered n.any of our dreams, arid much of the hlosbm of twb general ioris of


deperided on what had been done |w|lth the (time that had ■alreadyi passed. ; If thb mind was Aell stored! and [friend­ ships had been kept in decent irepaif, ; and [the insatiable jbplrit pf curiosity and of [woilder Iwas still living, then the last days i might be : the beri pAys, he said. ;. [


[/EveWthlng, [he went on.


our I marihood was t lighted during. these. I events, leaving us at various stages with a surplus of unmarried women, and I a' consequential s.iortage of babies. Conversle y .; the


fact! that people are living longer, has some beaipng on our population.”londitions had much during


changed| so recent years being able to tranquility to retirement.


Econoirilc


/were filled w trepidation


approaching ';hisj stage In life '


------ r ,— sthey V I would , _ .


inevitably cariie Along AGE-bLD Referring


urvi've I when i that


that instead of look ahe id with m the pros pect of


any persons


’ Tlth I anxi, sty and wondering how manajge to time


termed f‘ the age old argu­ m e n t o f “ to get cut and make room for othei s ’; and without [wishing'to take any


ABGUIVENT to] ' what he


sides in lit. Mr. Grabs m said.


'the blind whlcih hadj tried, amid all the hurry and pres­ sure bf' the day’s work, to preserve for itself the inward room of quiet, the unknown adventure of the last ten or fifteen! years was said to have an enqriantment about It that was indescribable until it was experririced.


cefta nty about fife was its coristant uncertainty, but to


f I t w ^ not Aaby to brepare ,


■ Tulrrilng to “ the|


picture”


i Won leb workers at over 55 remained roughly the same. Between 1945 and 1950. not


figurbs; Mr. ! Graham com­ mented that in the past bix years' the percentage of male workers in Britain between 60 arid 75 had fallen from 44 per c|ent toi ;30 iper cent,


rirri and and i giving


merblA had the number of children at school increased by a riiilllon. [but the number of 'Women oyer 60,'and men over 65,' had [increased by a .furthbr 500,000. ,


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“ lf| the; fates are k!nd, 'the wise 'man gradually releases himself [from] the harness of the years and delivers himself ; froiri the routine of 1 is days work. Fallirig this, he must bear ; the burden till; the curtain irlngS down. s “ At sixty |; or so, mere Is


till time to : explore, fresh n interests arid to ui idertake


t il l'a later date he 'vill find i that his daily habits : have


canriot [escape from himself. Medical; men say t ta t it Is fatal' for the man of sixty- five or severity to give up his m life’s work, for physically and


ew activities, but if ,ie waits mprisoned him, anq that he


out' the routine; of tie; days task he withers! and dies.”


Bryanj J. Mai shall; Michael Townson, John Woodend. Attendance ! Certificates^; Kathleen. Swales.Elizabeth


.larry Kempster, Keith Dugan. Peter 'John Shew. Christine Ann Cowpertt.waite 'Valerie , \nn Ridsdale. ! J


• Scripture: Dorothy Watts.


, Sims', i Tony HOlderi,; Keith Swales, Alan Proctor. Roy ■Orlveri Peter Johr; Plnder. 3rlan i Hibble. Irer e • Hard- castle,] Keith Marsden,L,Sus^ Greaves; Roy. Shuttleworth. [Dorothy Cooke. Arthur; Sims.


Ellis, 'John ]3arrie Parker, laureen :011ve ;Hibl3lei, John


I Ottl [ In 'the fourth qualifVing round


Iwere successful ' Division 1—H. Cheetham 77-l('-67, and! Mr. H. Whittaker 76-8-|68. Division 2— Mr. -J. Tatter^U 9^18-74, and Mt. j1 D. Grcen'wood 93-181-74. Mr. J.jP. Hansen also [returned a nett 74, but wAs .unlucky in the play off. The final for this com- rietition wifi be by knbckjout and the 'draw for partnris i wUl be


for the Captari’s Prize,; played on Saturday last, 'th,A, following


[found!in the C!ubhoilse. ; The; ladies scratch! prize'was


gross. [


playeci"for last week] and Miss Drew iproved to be the winner of this with an excellent [score of 82


life at fifty, [he continued, and grAdually to prepare for ^the break that one usually antici­ pated qr so yeai s Ahead There were so i man;r things a -Crowded life] had hitherto rendered ijmposslbk: ; there were cquritries ithat one had desired! to visit, hob 3les thgt ; had [attrrictedjibut vfhich had o rt l A i clAimed s iperfleial; Interest, bopks ithat one had intended [to , read, [ social'| interests thpt one had 'Wished to i rixploreT AH' bf ! these ac things werb still possible of


entally by; that tin e, .with­ It was wise to take stock of


sixtieth milestone had been reached. They musl] : nor however, be stop-gai occupa tions; the [same erthusiasm arid' interest that had been found In. fife’s major! issues achieve-


must be given to the ment of new purposes.]:


1 HU1H.4N MACE INE


-rust of lifb is not 11. destroy the : , h u m a ri maphlne.’ declared the speaker, adding that nothlrig was me re[pitlfijl, than the too-late discovery w that in the process of! living


' ‘‘Personal discipline! is [as necessary ab ever It i/as if th e ,


a e had tufned ours fives into machine.


,years as a period -----


to think -- One was 2k YEu^RS AGO II ' A t ! Worstor Hall' Farm on


Extracts from ourj issue of i July 28rd, i9:!6.


i fromf a 'local ffive drove harvesters frem thb hay field.


Friday. £i swarm of bees


demolition of the Old BroWrilow Arms building , In the'Market-'ol ace, which Is to


We' understand !; tfiat the


be fbplaced ay a ;branch!of| Barclays Bank, Is very I shortly.


to begin throughout 1 riie


pre!-strlke status. The service froriil Clltheroe is,! normal bxcept that 'the following are riot'replaced 2-53 and .5-6


p.ni 'express to Manchester; 10-3"'i aria, and rirlS^ pm.; to lifi:


Couricil propase to purchase froria the trustees bfithe l£yte Richard Fort, the -water rights, plant and resefyoir supplying wa ier to the town­ ship [ of Sab den for £'3.000, And !to= appl:^ to the Public Works Loan Board I for a loan bf [ [£3,200 to defray the Ipurcriase- mice and other costs of acquiring the Sabden water undertikingJ


The Burnley Rural; District '[


Itjwould b£ exaggeration “to say Aauuieiuo .uuiutg


week has bee 1 as silent as the | , to ; entertain the qaestion of SahAra.


Glitheroe


'Everi ' SO. tae numbers .of [pelplod exjurslonl'sts have Iscarcely reached last year’s total, nor could it be expected they] would in View of trade depression eariaerienced during year, arid the dark but-, occasloped riy the coal


lUte.- certainly has been very quiet, overlookers. T,hey wished to but


.during hol da the


t own | altering m.ethods of paying


to continrie paying them, he said, according to the'amount of work the weavers! produced. This .was] a matler] which Would have to! be dealt with bv each employer separately.! The report was acc epted, and further considerations left to the centrAl committee.


iiuiiua.y i festoved on Monday to [Its > When the train was: 150 yards


ra aili iwaj f the


1w a y cohntry wus .aun.-v, service


saw the man bn th : line, but t uhought he Intended to cross.


half-a-[mlle away, I xiu BUb nc


slon, as something sadness of about it.


tempted to; youth of the gathering f declbn-


- tides were receding apd the PEEP^ INTO THE PAST


Extracts Jula


50 YEARS AGO from our


19th, 1901.


.■Whalley, tills Week. An un­ known riiari stepped on to the t fine as the [8-23 a.m. passenger


“ A SH occu__ -red on the railway lirie, half - a - m ile from


DCKING : [suicide


Park Speak’s Bridge. ! j At the jinquest, the [ train


rain from Chatbuin neared


driver said: “ Some distance, about


uu v^xwos?.


away, I blew my whistle. He hesitated. I stepped into the four-foot [track, dallberately e turned his ;back bri the


The - driver was mable to stop the [train in ! time, to avoid overrunning ;hb man.


ngine, and folded his arms.’


mlrid” wps returned. The irian was pot ident:


‘[ At the inquest;, a verdict of


‘Suicide ririllst of unsound fled.


at a meeting of the Clitheroe Weavers’ Amakamatlon this week, when ' the “ driving ” system in riiills was discussed. The secretary.] reperting on a recent coiiference on the subr ject, sald that mast ffs refuscd


: Mr. David Holme s presided issue of


. an early Iwinter when thel physical


............ with thei


pash register or human, [ ' „


Hoi


creasirig p e r c e n t a g e ;of workelrs must'be In higher;age groups if industry was to be kept At its present level.


tapidly increasing indicated hat! [iri the [ future !an; in- oDa.,JArri o f !


growing population, demand for ' abour would rilso Increase until [ it became [ imperative re that practically all • persons


ive irb apd


Clith :eroe G S. Wins I I l^HEROE ' ; ■ ' ‘ I '


Inbr-Schpol Sports Q-Ln


mee ;iPg,; held on; - their o-vn sporm ground at High ;Moor, on Mbnday, gbining 71 points to; Blackpurh GrApnnar School’s 65,' Preston j'Granunar " Scbobl’s 52,, and I Accringtap Gr amma r


v an an intbr-scriool athletics School’s 50- ! ,


Tiie event Was organised by Mr. D. W. Spencer, games master at


‘ : i


ihlevement w h eln ! th e Messrs.; F. Hartley, J. Shaw,


the ----- - Cruise, Blackburn. Preston;


he riAdrihe close co-operation of , other


'he 'Clitherbe school, [with a vievTiltb 1 fosterling athleti,cs and


I games’


Accriington;, : .R. ■ A.;


masters, | '


and) many evehijs were decided by naiTcIwi matgins. i Olithteroe obtained valijiaible points in a threb-niile race


■ There was ^irited competition, RESULTS


tonj 5ft. 3iin.; ero ibo


Ro , f jWelln :


P.


Kingfetbn, B.; ' 8^0| yards:


__.es! B.; sribt; 1,


t,. |5in.;i 2 Y 2o yards ;


18f;! Uiit.; •wAitje, A. 440 yards ;


ourlg,j,P.: 3.! W a i t e Iprig! jjump' :1 l


2icjroit, B.;'


worth, {a.; 3 Discus: 1,


2, Duckjvorth i '


yards: jump: 3, Noo


2, ten Pres , ten


B.; 3, IIAthertcn, B.


tbn CE.te, ;C.; 2, is,'Vare, P. 1, Seed,' P.; 2,


D Cate. 0.: 2,


Eccles, Accijing- Cate, Clith- •on. i


; uckworth,'A. ■


incaater, C., 112 3, Melton,


;e:; 1, Chapman,! A.; 2,


2,|,Frankland, C. 1,1 Seed ;en Cb


3!,! P i 30; 44( yards reh.y: 1', Preston: 2,


Cli rier'oe; 4, [ Preston] 27.


ai^ibn Cyclists


cojintty laries through Forest Backs] to settle, crossed the Ripple and, I] following ' the course of the! river, riiade our wdy [up Rlbblesdale to Its soUifce, and [so on to Redshaw Mbsts,' through Wlddale to HAvyes, where [a halt was called for lunch.


, I day ahead, we took to the |[


oxicb [more [through Wensley- daie and BAinbridge, -with Its neap rows bf pottages encircl­ ing] the village green, and thence, with [ a screeching of brakes, down [the Dale! to Ays- garth; Tnejday was perfect for |a I visit to! the falls, which are [an iriipressiv'e sfg ht stretching Across the river like glant|steps.|, [', ' ,


After, a short stay, we set off


as a long ride still lay. before us; [ we headed up Bishopdale to s,tart the arduous clinib past Kqstone to Bishopdale Head. Al teria welcome rbst,; it seembd but a few minutes before we W'-re In Buckden and gathered rc rind the' table for tea. Hunger apperised! we set off piipe'morel ori thp homeward ri m through [WhEtrfedAle.


We! did; not linger,! however,


i [ The next [ruii' wlli be Ibn August 5thl starting at Gteen- acre-streetl at 8-30 a.m., to 'Bewiey iMojarl i ' [


' “ SILVER WINGS.” C b o l e e s , B r e v i t t s B o u n c e r s ,


t e m ^ b e r , d m a b d s p e c i a l i s e d i r e a t m e n t a n i k m e t h o d s w h e n i n p e e d o f r e p a i r .


r e p a i r e v e r y t y p e o f w e d g e s h o e j n a a d e t o - d a y !


1 W e a r e f u l l y e q u i p p e d t o 1


criATBURN RD. END, ; Ti "CLirHEKOE


At Btickden ITH the promise! of a fine


A Staj ks. B. ; ! Holmes, B,; 2, A." ■ !


pchool


•production would also to be liricreased if we to mairitairi a!- decent


mAlried at [[Work as [long as they bould possibly do so.


,


'Tiiel fact triait the percent-1 r age of elderly people j was


[ other


what he called, side' of trie some


dr trie unknown. The only


[ousehoMei*s


Aiipeal Against lolition Order


hourieb In Mlarltiorough-stre ;t, cut:I'eroe, have] notified t ie Town,Council of the Intention t to ''lodge ah appeal iagairst


T'FiE spllcitors acting [on be- [half of the owners'of t\/o


bylthb''Couricll in respect of the' ' property. The! i Town Clerk rhas been authorised take steps for presentation the : Council’s case ..at l hearing of [the appeal


E Hr


hari Cthehri Sur


n^


'lephty to Inber. J


.rtWed [ I n s t i t u t e 6 'vbye rs.' i


beeb subcessful in passipg FmAl examination of the


Mr. G he Demolition Orders majSe-


the Borough B. 'Whittaker,


deVelripment of land jin Ta'ylor-street by the Ministry of Pood, subject to the siting of kniy [buildings being to the sapfsfAction' of | the Borough Engineer, and so as to effect maxiirium [economy in the use of land.


objections are to be to I t h e proposed


l Polio-etter.


„.^c'u.pier s [of adjoining premibes; complaining of dArnagb to ' a sun blind. wiridbW fittings and goods, attributable to traffic con­ ditions] In Cpstle-street. a special] ,Sub-Committee has been [appointed! to investigate trie matter, and report.


____ _ -d by a tradesman Castleritreet and two


: t h e r e c e i p t o f '[ a


t b e b r i s i d e r t r i e f o r m o f a n o p o n i r i g c e r e m o n y f o r t [ h e S C a s t l e I G a t e f I m p r o v e m , e n t


OPENING CERE3VIONY A S p l e c l a l S u i a - C o m m l t t e i ;


op.iections to the use of land at the{ rear of; Mytton' House by the County Council for Cl'fili Defence laurposes. |


c r i e m e . ' I'The Council are to raise no


apprbyal of the Ministry] of Lloclal Government and Planning, a ! quotation [ of £1)0,563., 18s. 7d„ by Messrs. G^egoty' Flats] Ltd., for tthe erectlrin'of 11 [blocks of flats (41 idwelllngs) on the Low Moor Housing Site No. 2. !has bfeeri Accepted.


Isubject to I the forriaal


the! ■mbf nat CaS tool enci surl rr e e lefll


hi


M rrhe' formal consent- by [the


Irig bir the arid' £180 experiddture Incurred In the construction [of roads and sfeWerA respectively on [ the Bplland Prospect Housing Site; has been! received.


Co


at d ! Planning |to the borrow- Councll of £288 tb meet excess


mister of Local Government


onl|shl; torispfe agq


full


!io| [retired Ori June 25th. ,iter jcompleting 47|. years’ service. . .1 !


T. JAmes Cross, an employee , I the Highways Department. ' '


A [letteri expressing ithe luncil’s appreciation! of | his mg; bervlce. lA to be sent to


p,r e[ s c r 1 b e d procedure iriembrial, signed by Worship the Mayor, applvlng for Issue of Letters Patent b.v trie King of Arms in! respect 6^ trie grant I of ; Arms. CJrest apid] supporters for the Borough, Is tb be addressed to trie Ejarl Marshal. ' ['


jjln [ accordance with [[MAYOR’S SUGGESTIO|N


['Trie Mayor! Councilloi H. Cjookj reported that a balance bf approadmately £126 was srifi[bredltedttb the “ Castle


Salmon, B. IHail-


Kings(on, B.,; 118.; L.;


! Parkinson,


'Thlree miles: Clilittheroe 42 pts.; 2, -Blaokbum,] 37; , 3 Accrington


eifecUng improvements to the l Castle, the account might b e ' closed and the balance trans- fbrred to the benefit [ of the Mayor’s appeal for tqe Cfistle Gate! Improvement.


hat; alsed


biiggestion of the [ M.avor should be • adopted:


It j was decided that 1 the


Lend[ing Library, 8 from the Reference Department arid 12 rinder


A |otal of A243 books issued during last mdnth t------ -


hese, -----


Service. 'as [375.


8,223 j-were - ---- .’| fic 'om the


the Regional Lirimry The


■Week, from July 21st 'to 28th. 'both dates inclusive '


d, The Library will uririg Clitheroe


b e_ closed Holiday


^ ro u r 'atie care of j


daily iaverage


fur wat] C 6i cha|


arid


put ecoj at C l i t l


aPEago


thtbele I of ThI millano lesri res4


■ * L th'ep oritf ahq Pbs extl cha


1


resi •\yoilred


resl c l o l


•wot tioi trl4 ip Du|


was Of


Efforts Fund Account ” with a bank, [ and suggested as the [fund hid been; ..... J for the purpose of |


inrij cor dbg we.3 ari’


ape c


seraric seb(] oriel day


s e t 5,43 WOE bell


A ir lastj


ady fori


mo| of! prlJ of i evel fori


das brbi mfeir SAtl ■ m r i| heii dii-*


SsceilA t f arief pibi the Leo cha exlel reel uthe!rtd


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