and one that, in his opinion, ranked in cuality with any pageant produced in ~ " Peopjie : from Clith-


strenuous preparation, had given a very fine shpw


enjoyed b|/ a |great hapovl' Festival of


were very o>


and unsettlpdj weatherj they ----- fortuijate in being


in a week! of pnfavoiirible a1o fn ormrs


show 'wodldl have been more successful.


_ iimeroe s m Half Of Them


_ducti^n i' i -tOtai


jlast wieelc, iadvantag; iformartces


of theiimost memorable ts tsljpe in the bwn,


m __ coul _____ - - ore isatlsfyihg flnale Theije


prises'bf of thld :t evening’s formaijice.


hundred the enclpsur more i! watcl haturail. j gra jCastl^ ■ slope too, seemed enthusiasm 1 surroundings


p; In t he ' erfedti ,


ent 3W- 288 :ess the ind ltheing


the .


•jfurtheir hfield.l j' ■' wIlATHEEl’S EFFEijjT


Ion Saturday [hfternoori ishinejal^ added lts Inli^ Itouchi I of, brightness ispectacld, and j big iagainj i ^ssenipled fro: jpartsihfi the district an


At theviiO mat


■ i The! • iotal i attendailU iSaturdars performances |5,430ii ^hd' thj i fact thM


have triuniph^nt


dufctij)n o;t j “ Metric id I more


IL <|f 10,407


glorious Saturday


utishine io watch the twp final per- of that number took


ople saw hgland


than Saltiuijday oer-


liiE


[oldsii sunihiiif irjimfer ey '^bBi}:tators


to one dnter- istory


no


ireceivdd an ________ Ireflectfd keeri! apprecia lartistic and musical m


i I and the show ____


ed I fron dstand t : ifio derive :pm the periect


!riee performance sun- itable 0 ithe


o


jnd hundreds Ithe e p Itheanyxtra,


____ pjt in


cclamation ,that' ion of


Jiiing. Ilian half


inal Perfoririaiices Clitheroe’s Festival in the Castle Grdunds


'‘Silver” Gjreetings A special


applause^ gre Olive Forrest made her first entrance on Saturday Elizabeth in


England Forrest’s day.


silver wedding was i Mrs. ! Il/Trc


dclightful dojiUibution to the success of the oroduction was made by these members of the dancing troupe.


| : mm


Annual Prdduraon May Follow Success


OfhMeiribEi^iand’ -•^hdt Clithproe able to present


Irowds f . allrom


an annual ftige production the I Castle Grbuiids was ex- preyed by ;l|e|Miyo r, (Coun­ Cook) when


TIHE hope might be


cillor Harry sppl^e from conclusion formance of ‘ ohj Saturday


compensated to at leas.t some •degree I j ' fpr j the ui^settled Iweather'S' effect on attend- —ivlous perform-


jw e a tjh e r i eventually, ibelatedljl', bestowed its | bless- I ilng ibnj -the 'undertaking.


jances; at pr lancesj • ;|


! Ralhj and th iseriouslbi cutj iance iflglures'


I day however, brighter vieather ibroughlt!; a marked linprbve- imentilhi financial receipts. |and iSaturdiay’s Ifilllant success i Imustlhaive been invaluable in


jsecond! ijoerfo rmances of | the { iopera piS Satirday andjlTues-


d’


helpihfej' to ’ boost the pro- iductioms fins-nces.


i


jsi: Theiiei j- were : enthi slastlc Scenes! Ht the conclusioii of


byor the


I was Of I t thehed 12 Imry page


losed Klldaysth.


jthe flttaljseal I undeftia}cing.


■ II .1 I Water


'further mil Water, iwas


Istorage


! executive. Mr i received,:— -


ance,|when, f iproducetl Mr. the irniisical Lepnard,! Ma chairniam of


aturdlaly' evening’s perfprm- me company.I the


Ian o v a tio n w h ie d s e t of success


jrsden, ar.d i the I the production F J. Hargraves.


Laurence Hardv; I director, jMr.


Econoiny on the


CaU For


rpHE loss from Clitjhe^oe’s !


chaiima n of the WaterWjmks and JEstjates LJdmmltteb. when he agdln appealed to ilAhe public to , ejiercise cate | and " ■ .hejiuse or, water, |i meetljngi I of


F 1 mentioned by


of I reserves of a ,0h gallons;, of


rank iE(ugdale, ax ■appehl I first ; made


the portion 'the same ex of another .— Thev nbw had a total million.!, gallons—or and-a-half rnilllon less than full'capacity


reservoir.,|' [. ■


leers, used in


the Ipublib should be ;asked. once aialn, to take siyntcare and 1 u^e j such: economy possibld without extreme; lirhits.” chalrm|ih, ^ |


“ l! think It ;ls'desirable Ith^ ■'I , H O l ID A l ' REDUCTjlphr


I i-They werd' expecting, las a Iresult of thej holiday^,, there


^D,


: trictlonsl' as i We have' adopted in the past,’ added Conncillox


Dugdaiie.i


I : “ if ttiis Position gets.mu^ch Worse I shall have no (hesita­ tion ' iii : apjjlyjng such \ res-


for j industrial purposes,! but, the question.! of Introducing testrietjons; Iwas stlllf [under, close consideration. ' ; i


L lllei Xiuuu».ya,j w**^*'*' nbe ' a considerable


ini the lise. of < Water


nriTHILST crossing York- F ▼ T I street, CUthproe. dn 6 leirient John Ellard (7^, of


Cli^eroe Acadeiit Cr i d a y - afternoon. Mr.


was involved In a| collision with a car. driven^


4; Waterloo-rbad, Clitheroe,


Wilfred Baldwin (72), retired commercial trdvellei-. of 34: Regent-road. Ho r s fo r


■i iae was attended by; pr; Kbyte land tak^n by County airibulance to Accringf/Oii Victoria Hospital, where he was detained and found to be buffering frbm, a i fractured


heeds.: ' [■^ ■


skull .4, I


ago, I counci lUbri Dugdale I said Was. substantially


' a month


gallons oi the


! I '


Clitlmroe Town poiinci Rehe W


a i^aler e


cW for thei loss, million .gallons. ■ pf pine three-


B threat hf r^in down a,ttend- St ithe flrfet land


I I


Census ShdwsI Rise In Clitller(^ey


ay of jlast weet Last iThurs-; Decrease ln| Rowland


^THE recent census of the jl United Kingdom; has re­


vealed that many East Lanci- idiirej towns have ({suffered decreases in populations while there! are increases i n ---- * the rural distriotsJ


8I With a total population of


I Clitheroe Borough,; how­ ever, j is not one! of tlje towns dffected. its p.ppu; having risen by 49 to;


a ti o n 12.057.


D ttend, Rowl a n d ' Rurail


shows an increase of | { Cohtrarv to ( the ; generail


,661,1 Clitheroe Rural District 17. * r'


parativelVi large decrease of 533. I In 1931 the population vas 15,627 while the recent ensUs put the figure at 5.094.


istrict’s figures! shovf a com- I


change was Advertiser


Reporter ,.r. hat!


An'. explanation jof this given; apd


Clerk to the Cbumcl Mr.; J. memory,


this W -1


Oardner. Speaking . from


district containing personnd Engaged bn the work 0? thfe ’’’ylde V.'ater Board! Scheme, 'he I • complement ; of the


evefal ___ large


' Gardner in


1931 c ,„m amps


pointed oiit there were in


lensus.


and I I- regard! the: present census as showing an Increajse


lumber of outside yvorkmen. he Gouricll has (worked on the Jgure of 5.070 for many years.:


“ In View df this large ■ I ; i|


if .24 rather than a decrease if ;533.” added Mr. Gardner


week-, by ; the ? Times j’ to Ian.


The sun smiles'On°a colourful scene d u r i n i periormance.


HOUSIIilG SITE: l» SAYS


Weeks I do ,ndt ithink there has been! a full {week’s woyk nut ! in,” daid Councillor j T. 1 lolgate, chiirmah, {during (the I lonfirmation ! of ; the Housing


'!' AM. yCry disappointed with the ■ Council’st housing site at Grindleton


I


< Committee [ neeting of


nonth ago land they promised pontlnuity luhtll the work Was completed. I But orie man came jfoir three days ihnd he had to mix hisHdwn {cement and |do everything himself. ; The progress has beeii pad and is /ery,, ver.vl i disappointmg.”- added the chairman.


We met


WADDINGTONi o Referring! to the jacceptance


HOUSES


f a tendeij of £2l;195 4s. lOd. t py a Southport! firm . of con­


■houses . atl; se the; construewers, the (Gardner, sa pelves hadlhxed


the'


camps was in (the hundreds ,nd jat that time, these men 7erejnaturally Included in the;


(completion mine montj had b;en begun,


occupation months.


: , I ;■


Instead of| progress so Clerk.


real progress I hope


verbal guarantee the houses' (wquld


They


btion of roads and i Clqrk, Mr. J.


ractors for the erection of 12 addlngton and


dl thet firm them- the date of


Which would be I after the work


less' than nine shall see some


also given a that some of be ready for


the; Jar,’


lin housing I


PRESEOTATION TO TORY ! A!GENT '


Kenneth t sented with


Association!! slnci


A''genti]!Io{ ti" Divlsidnal


.mejit. The presenthtidn was made


o take up a bpsihess appoint-


Heaton elation of support


w• Ihich Mr; Hea t out his duties


h'tree- year-S.


trolley at Whalldy Conserva­ hive Club ph Friday night, on t is retirement from: the post


e Clltherbe Conservative I 1948, Mr. was pre­ oak dining


byijMr. Richard Flort, M.P. for Clitheroe. I dn j behalf of the Dl v i s l o h a i l Conservative AssoclatloriJ Who (paid tribute toil the ability


expre^ed; his apore-: Wholehearted!


extended to him 1 In his \fork.


flithb whl


h 1; had' jjeen


tori had carried: during the p a s t: In 1 reply. I Mr. (


d zeal with


ackadaisical !added the


district Council oh Monday. ike 1 contractor^ a


minutes, at (the iBoWland. Rural


Chs^^e! To HelpIFj^^


1951-52, ! Bowland District Education SubpCommittde on Monday decided to bring the aate of thet Mid-Summer : holidays foiTyard a week from


TN fixing' ! the] s c h o o l holidays ih their area for


July ;'.2:lst until August 25th to JUly{ I4th( dhtil 'August (18th.


new procedure!.' Councillor R. Williamson I said I that [Pro­ viding I the We^tner was isult- able the change of idate might I be I of I . help to! the farmerp. { 'i! { h ; ■ '


Moving the] adoption of this


■of haytlfnel dnd also the fix­ ing of {the holidays to corres­ pond With i Cljthefoe holiday week.' I : :i ! ; ■ ’ i


A brief discussion on the subject included the question


I O Other schobl iholidays Were:


Christfnas. I December 24-7th January; i Mid-Termi four half-days to be decided later; ■ EasterJ April 1.0th-28th; Whit­ suntide, {Jilne |2nd-9th. j


ctober ' Break, 22nd-29th: meat ( tenders


canteefasi had Mr. B.[ Bentlejr,


itradesman!In i;he West Riding contract had


tradesmen; The Divisional Education


n orefererice to Lancashire


Officer, I Mr. |E. : B. N(elson, annoupced that the managers of Bashiall Eaves Schooj had accepted (the ( resignation of Mrs. J. i Chew as caretaker. Mrs. duties H in the appolii'


adapti himself to the world i the urireaionable! one persists


tediiri her place. reasonable


district,! had who m a n tn trjringito adapt the world


gress (depends I upon thle un­ reasonable niah.”—G. B. Shaw


o hhnself. Therefore all pro­


sides been


Mrs. her


West Riding tradesmen for supplying I meat ' to school


After ithe II tenders of two


pressed satisfaction thajt the been given to


been accepted. Gisbum. ex­


“VERY I p r o g For ;thei last ten


M i k m j!lesis on the


iHpliday


___, ___ j;he thousands spedtatOrs in the enclosure oh the grasisy klope leadin kijeOten the


burst ol and


when he sild:! “ 1 hOpe that ihccess] we; shall be a production of as! an annual


the* I Castle


aftel this s able to ha\ e similar type event.”


Mililcent introducied


_________by thejehairma the Producnioii Executive, F. J .. Hargr ives, daid he not let t ie | occasion without expressing the to thanks and who had taken production.


part in


Was first suggested, there t arguihent on


been some grounds of bad weather, that (other towns had stage the' event. (


got the got the added (the warm trlbub zeal, ehthU|Sl courage Laurenbe quired | all bring the success It the Mayor.


l‘:But we


sett:mil o ’


deep appro of! Mr.: F. Leonard M: director, a: of 1


The Mayolr


panled by fhe (Mayoress ((Mrs.was . n of Mr. could pass


The Mayc r. who was acciDm- Widdup) andv


I 1


____„ . wn’s- appreciation 13 all the


Originally, When the ide; presenting.“Merfie Engla:


he: cost, the pt? O alsoj decided


h to j produce Mayor, Who e to the'“ ami lasm,l energy J the producer


said ‘ No ’; we , ing; and we


production to lad attained,


u 1 helpers who (had W orked suc- (


hd


ce^s of the [ BES


hrsdeni, the m: the large nu


piatiori of the J(. (Hargraves


_ also expressi


nsparingly towards the Droduction.


ALL


g Mr, Hardy, (who received a a reat ovation, said It had


munity thihughlthe prbduc tlon of “ I


production tion of till represented,


uijderllnlnE: eroe produ of all the C' t‘ Merflehis com best,” Mr.


“ I feel


delight ;o ise^e the •


• “


perhaps that t that jit is a


“We have chapter to Clttheroe, ahead 11 think Hhrdy pany of


ani


musical dl: for whom applause, a tribute company support.


i“ Tolnlgh


MerTtei Englan_, in which every sec- town had been


E igland ’ this panjr inay Hardy] declare


s ,Mrkill £(nd ey alsp praispi ^here was pro 1;


Hard: kipi


d concluded to members : lor their magr:


nthusiasm t ector.i Mr„ Ms


lio:'pedly Ml


h”1 added a: a the proud


erflej Englari ,d’.” bf


thlsj'happy


ion to prov^ Ompanies proi


be


0Uth- (jucing that year, the


I am d. I


nd In the that yo Of' LaV


went Sfc31


•boton,


r hery of years 1 will fence com-


d! the the r rSden,inged with Df the Iflcent


d,” a


risical mber


and the nelghborir


a of n d ” had the ;k of fact Ing


pera as a Fe: ibtival to


farhy.; It hac. these! qualitle;


have have h p It,”aidzing and Mr. s re- to the


said


ed his work Mr.


Md:


and l g toyor


iuction in


of (the final oer- Merrie Engla,nd” night.


the sitage at the dppla^ise from the


eted Mrs.: when she


round of


as (lueen Clithferoe’s


productibn of “ Metric V If;


6f " Merrie Etiglana ”ij in ,ine uasiio urounas. ebrnmittee.


a ¥jl flyei per jo orej setuea


airman of


rm- ine


still


Ctowns went away feelliig fhat dulltheroe knew how t;o, pro­


cinor iintwistle.i. seemed td enjoy


and we made good use of it. All: the cast


taking part


ductlon would credit; to a town far


: pro- done


xpressed thanks t.A tho larger e Councillor B. jSharplbs also


worked to njake It good show,”


clated the Way they t ad all wnrkpri t.n m a k e If “ p .-pollrr


Newton Bell. Who, he said, had worked tremendously:! hard, and to Mr. D.| Mitchell and the Corporation staff. He hpore-


really


Slaidbiiirn Critic Of Ex|mination


mittee’s polit y of disallowing the publication of Gra nuhar School selection- examination results, wasp made |by the Rector of Slaidburn, the Rev. J. G. JByrnell 'sided at the


10RITICISM1 of the Riding Education


when he pre- anpiiali speech


day and prize distribution of Brennand’s Endowed l^chool Slaidl urn. ye sterday, week.


y! Mh B.vrne: jl, who at last


remarks of a unfali'hess of he added tha


mlstross, reported on the Mrs,


He butto


A. Durham. :head-


Mllleir, who p roposed a .yotej of thanlts.’ and Wa!s seconded by :aret Pitman.


work of the sichoM during the past year, and Mr. F. Worslev- Taylor, who presented the prize?, gave p short address as presented With a hhole 3V Ma u r e e n


Marg s____ _____^ed the school’s


bouquets to Mrs. Durhsim Plckljs, and an IntereStin of whic:tlh lnclu(


heir school activities. (


T h p schblars prepented their teachers.' and Mrs.


afterwards gave J demonstration


v er se speaking, dr imatic singing, and folk dancing, add an exhlbltIon| of needlework.


ilver band, recorder playing, f Prizes wer; (presented as


Group 1: Margaret Group 2: (William Group 3: Edna (Raw.


Prize, for highest marks in annual exhlbltlrin: Maureen S. Milter: Headmistress’s; Prize for Music: M(afgaret A. Pitt­ man, Anthony S. Greenwood: Rector’s Prize for Scripture; Stephen To jv n s o n (Uoner Juniors), Joap Lawson ((Lower Juniors); James Hanson Prize for p h y s i c a l education: Maureen Milter.' Ann OVerton: Trefoil Guild Prize for qrt and nature; ( Hazel Holland. Yvonne Staveley.: Miss Klng- Wilklnson’s Prize for English; M. &: Mlllelr:i' Mrs. King-' Wilkinson’s Prize for plain needlework: (Jean: Newhouse. Dorothy Wood; Mrs. Hu^pt’s P r i z e for] jhlst6ry( and geography; James Cowking; Mrs. Pickles’ prize for Imants; ■ri


ollows:— ! King-Wilkinson Memorial


If fou lino ¥ bny Retirement Peiulonejs, please he thbvilng them this notice |


RETi IIIENENT PENSIONS FROM le t SBin^EMBER, I9SI


INCRI^SED I


FOR HC


aylor. Wood,


Boy (14) Sent To Approv^ School


' APPEARINCt before Clltli- eroe Juv(enlle Court on


years.


Wednesday after having been; remanded ipl custody for a week for a medical report, a 14-year-old Burnley bby was ordered to be sent to an approved school for three


( ; ;


vious week, along with two other Burnley; boys, charged with attempting to steal, from an unattended car in Mitton- road, Mltton.( a picnic basket containing food, and a bottle of lemonade. £2, and with wilfully comfnltting: damage to the amount o f , £ 7 110s.. to the upholstery, front iseat; and accessories pf the car.


He had appeared tqe pre­


basket and certain food.; by causing them to be set on fire.


a


twelve months' at tb e.. pre­ vious hearing. *


b The other tyro boys had een placed pn ;probation (for


an approved school, the chair­ man; Mr. C. jF. Claytijn. tdld the boy that juo to the present his conduct had not been very satisfactory. ( He had treated his mother (very badly, aria ■ kicked


Ordering h!lm to be sent to


had! spit at I her and -------- her; and. said Mr.(Clayton, he had lacked control of a


father. the riarental OF I 70 OVER


If your pension Is at the standard take youR olrder Book to the lo: 0I|FICE. [ypujCan get the adc


IF youB SUNMRAE


BEQINS WITH


LETHRS


between FRI. between FRI between FRl between FRI, between FRI


I -


If your wait unjtll


MEN bet Dl


luton Is not-at the you heai^ from


een 55-70 and riothing now.


WOMEN OR


•\ !" : . ' TO GET YOUR INCI


rate of 25s. orjjSs., send or


al NATIONAL |NSUI^NCE ress fr6m your|jP6st {Office.


20th JULY i WED. 25th JULY: 27th JULY & WED. l e t &U6. Spd AUe. A W d. 8th AUG.


10th AUG: AWED. I5th AUG. 17th AUG. A 1


D. 22nd AUG. Mska (Br«(lrM(t^t four bamtaUrtaon t i t front of yaiir Oijejiir Book If cofTM^^


your Wat


tundard rata of; National Insur^h


WOMEN bpl ■,ch for, further


:5s. or I5s.' ' I ce Office.' :


■ 0 ST THI:MINIITIT C I HATIONAl INIUIJ MA


pbtice^ C


ween 50-65.1


]>F 65 OVER


p them bf


remedy tpe ^stem waq u like a volpe crying in the wilder:- ness.’


the “ iron curtain’.’ of sjecrecy oh ex inilnatipn results {in the West Ridlng.Ji said there no nejed for him to stress h ^ ivear ago on the ; Ithe system. But


ear’s speech i day menitloried any attempt to


Resultk Policy West Com-


“ MERLl: zais'ardTi handsorr, in Isuppi e matching


\ \


MER.LIAI BOUNCER. N


'•e


: I PA


T. N o. Span


\s the doubfe-fold cuff on this Bouncer. , Beautifully fashioni black calf or grey suede w trims.


BOUNCER. Touch of sh^er th


in mdtehim buckle. ifs| raispi seibn Wi


“ BALL kt.


ie niffget hu strap fiTiished Sturdy, ydt slim, d tongue and


FORESTER


^ting calf. [The with a handsdme


A lavish bre


ly flattering ibith mpeccably .hci^^d-


ce pn opeiia of that kind. “Wje have] a fine getting


they


other


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1


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enquiries.


ITURE REMOVALS :ANY DISTANCE


EXPERT PACH


booking offlbe In Clitheroe where clients can make direct PTiriiilrlPs


Arrangements wll king 0


I I :


shortly be made I


' I I 'ii!


(Any service we can render will be pc STUBBS^ DEPOSITORIES


fo r a lo c a l ,


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MODERN: V, ARE AVAIL.


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YOUR C AGE OF


G


11! TO 13; IS provides ^jJ(r


ELD’S FUTURp, AT THE OF VITAll


CESSFtJL{SEC fpr ^uch


ONDARY and children:


JUNIOR <:i Enrolments now being dffsetri


-7-11, EXG : or from i£!:i


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lij September, BLACKBUE


odson,! Bradli !' I


CRITICAi cdNCERFj.


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