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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1951 Lightingi-up iTimes : ,tO|i8-l a.m.


4-10 p.tn !rrvHis • X I Ffi' has beeh a yean of


comes t h e : R r e a t e s t Festival of all. financed not out of I the rates, but out of t the Iriches; Of all man’:


THEtCmTEST r' FEStliVM, J estivals. And next week


reasure stores, a charltiblc and jkindly h^art.


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■ dlsillusionir ent: had begun to descend. She wanted to know Whetliefi |or not there


At] this tim(;i' last year jwe received a letter from a little girl upOn whom ,the first I shadows!! of i. worldly


I question which compelled . I and [received our immediate


1 [Was a Fatlien iChrlstmas. a attention. ■; j i


supremely I m p o r t a n t


Qur answer appeared in thisi . column a yeat ago to-day, and j in seeking to dispel


lour jcorresiiondeni’s doubts, ; we tried to open her youth- ' fill eyes teethe essence of theiChristraae [festival as a wjhole.


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To pudge from the numbers of readers who [ were ikipd enough tb; I endorse our cpniment. <j)urifeply. touched thel imagination - of \mahy who have 'long since re­ frained i from! I hanging an expectant stocking at the foot ofl their bed on Christmas Eve.


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THE RESPONSE ' ■ li'


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But what of the little girl to whom our remarks were primarily kddressed ? I Had i similarly im- Thls week iwe


she been pressed? tobk the trouble to lijaulre. Jconsidered us


The little girl sceptically. “| labt year, put she said.


Ah,|'Pj7bll. ; ,


Neveihheless. hope. Qu:


nbw a ydat older and a ye^r more i n t e 1H g. e n 1.1 And, heaven knows, I t Is easy' to lose sight [of the true finer­ ies of Christmas In a.y?orld which is Mso[ a year Qlder but not, we: suggest. aVear- [4


more intelligpnt.


A young; Incteasingly percep-. . tive . mind llbbks out,;c|nij a ' world, disrupted by savage i manifestations of all thqse - faults of wlilch Christinas l is ;the antitheris. And therfe-


n[ (ll^s the f the presept


ace, us. THE


For DANGER


____ ,__Which, quite- urally.rhas[ temporarily


the! faith I , to .belieydi Father Clxlstmas -is grow­


ming i up in a I world which nat- lost In


ful. I shake [ add finally [ des­ troy I an e^ en! greater faith.


ay. if it is!iiot very care­


We do not kxpect our [little girl to plu ige[as yet intp the. deep issues I iwhich, arje ;at


■ stake. Voluntarily or not


shei wlll aiscbver them for herself soontenough. j |j i


But we woula like to tell'her !that wher.ishe kneels ;tp say her orayetel j[onChristmas


iEve,' she Will be; talking to Ithe Father! [of : Chrlslnias And, whetberi she believes it or not, when ishe opens* her


bodied will indeed . . . ___ ____ _____ , was [pusnihg his cycle pear


emthe life he so wonderfully called,


. -st | ars ib ‘ O p e'r a t l Sopibty’s ;r


■ and Mr t


o litheroeperative operative


MARGARET [SFEAK have.


of “ The Me C tains,” were


e centeCent'


aid df the iMoun- V\ the! artistes at a


Arthur Embtertoh. I the Clitheroe and Dramatic prod


uuctuiou n


________ Vbluntary ! [PArty joint Christmas


F b m en 's i !co- Gulld and 1 I Co-


f t t »y


ori Tuesday i and \ attended; by some 60 peDple. Mh Geo&ey, Hltohen Was the Accompanist, bl.d r time


soclalJ^held


ahdi music' .1 fori' dEinqihg Wiich prjovlded by


followed supper intervAl. ' i


Townley, J W sehted priz ance to m


ceremony: prpssfed b3 Rushton.,


MrsJ PolUrd presided. 11 Gifts were districted [durinj


__jwe w.i sh.-_


o


___!i was ShAipleis.1


the


A FORbIiEb ! Sunbay School ClTthefoe.i [pre-


teacheb,; 'Mrs ; es for good attend-


day ; Schcolr scholars [ I at j^ck of any definite signing i noon. T h e I Vicar, the Rev. S. so - far, the team 'to [meet


Clltheroe°Fafish Church il---n1


thank i weye, ;ex- "" I. T.


-s| Counclllori wiiaUAy-rdad^ ClltheroA,


■ I '!RIRTHD/,V " ’ Arthu.''*


lY greet ngsj rl Billington.


is 176 to-dAyl:f to Mr. Gladstone Llvesey. of ton. and WrJ Charles


Christiana Peel-street wlU[also 1)0 Chrjlstmas


* E.


negotiating fof the services of I a^^neV”*fbrwrrd'j but ib the


erb th an ; 160, Sunn ^ have ' this [week ■lT,|schiol air s ; at


to Mr. 1 Blake: DugdalA.! Hailiwell, of 34. Clayton, McCambridg^ p i t-


Liyesey, of [ 19,1 street, CUtheroe. i who: I a re , ool


iT>.,A3|ilay; ahU tO Waddlrigton. lof i. CllthAroe,


83 on '’Tuesday f* b y who


is vTnehanged. Team from: Woods; Bolton,


12 players. The forwarcjl; line j morrow will be 1 1 chosen [from


I who I taker, B a i n Dohfrte- Hatsell. Smith., Kick-off is at 2-15 p.m.


GIFTS h o s p it a l [WORKER of Brooks received ! a nalr or


at the morithly meeting of the National |T!ederationjof ; Old Age ‘Pensions' Associatiou^, held at Blackburn!


to.the'^ArAfcounciip^bcu^^^^^ n — Idod.


I / this WEEK’S ; 1 ; , lioAD, jjAPETY i SLOGAN


^ i! i! Dfishing i means d^gcT*


ca'ndlesticks, an [electric i clock' and a box of AhocolAtes on


employed at ! I psilderstones since 1921. and


: hospital church- ['


his retirement ■ritef' 30 years| service at the he wltal.i, n A deputy charge male[


behalf of the stAff byj Charge Male Nurse Beeley. ' I


The gifts were presented on|


urse. Mr. Brctek.s has been! years been! organist at the;


/^ liTHEROE f .C. < n


Birtwell,, presided at ; ;the cporley at Shaw Bridge to- --I.LiJL----


j^'eiricy


Monday evening, an 18-.year- old Sabden youth. Doinald Bolton, of 56, Padlham-road,


ON his way to visit a friend in Clitheroe early!' on


eyes on Christmas mOTnlng, the top of Pendle Hill when Father Christmas, and * the- , he was attacked: by two men spirit of all . that is bbsti in . and struck on the face with ■■■ ■


had to be inserted in I the wound when he: arrived in Clitheroe . with his clothing spattered with blood. |


POLICE SEARCH* f The men are believed-to be


are being carried; out police officers of Ithe Burnley Division. ' .


of his attackers i Aged about 30 i height


ollowing i description of . f Donald was able to glv^ the


oreigners, and investigations !


3in.; stocky build: dark; com­ plexion and very; dark hsiir. The man, who was hatless, wasi wearing a .gaberdine mackintosh.


one 5ft,


Clitheroe Tecim A,


Christmas At The Castle


ofilcials been


already acquired a touch- Shops are gAi l jy dAcorated with Christmas f£rA .ind thronged |with people busily engaged iri buying Christmas presents arid in making a last-minute sAlectlon of greetings cards. Postmen burdened down with mall .bags crammed with lAtters and harcels. make |a. ■Welcome rattle; on lettArboxes As tney feed yet another qluota of letters and cards into the metal jaws.


ITH only four days to Christmas. [ Clitheroe h ^


Castle. Corporation workj- liieri have erected it this Week, and on ' Wednesday t night it was*lit| for the first


talled at the entrance to the


mounted hv a large rqtatlng star.


As a result, seven stitches Methodist Church where the bride


- i ' School tpacher. cfiolr an,d a h a mepiher


a sharp instrument and later by a fist.


18-Y£ARiW •: yjqung friend ils' [!,df-pink carnations. ■ W,^ do not lose


I know now,” I st’


believed you ‘ . ■'! ' The Week’s i Weddings CLARK—GRIFFITHS ( Mr. John Clark, son of Mr.


[and Miss Laura Grlflaths. I daughter of the late Mrs. L.


and Mrs. R. Clark, of Preston,


Griffiths, of 19, Curzon-street. Clitheroe. [were married at G 1 i t h e r b e Congregational Church on| Saturday. I j


was performed by the Rev. C. J. Guildford, the hymni “ Praise My SoUl” was sung, H the organist being' Mr. E.


During the ceremony, which


Mr. Stanley Whittaker, the bride wore a pale-blue jersey with grey


artley. Given away by her cousin.


wool twoJplece feathered


accessories, and had a ^oray j ;


hat and . grey


;grey jersey wool two-piece With grey accessories and had


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/groom, and the groomsman 'was Mr. Ronald Knight. |


orthington, friend of; the WBest man was | Mr. C.vrll


pf red camatiohs. ‘


lost awful [of gers which


bride was pretented: with a silver’ horseshoe by Master Donald Whittaker and , a spoon by Miss Carol Barker.


On leaving the church the


-GUiherbe.; .,and ,'*[A^£terira5djs; MrAn d Mrs. d a r k leftT for their hone.ymoon at Market Harborough;


A reception was held at the Dog and Partridge 1 Hotel.


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They will reside a;; 2. Bawdlands. Clitheroe.


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riend of the bride, the matron-of-honour, wore a


' Among the wedding gifts wAs An oak dining-room clock rid a set of mats from the


DEAN—BURNS


only son of Mr. and Mrs. E, Dean, of 2; Central-avenue Cutheroe, and iMlss EdnA Bums, only daughter of Mr;


Mr; Charles IGordon Dean,


arid Mrs. A. Burns, of Statlori H b u s e, Rimington, were mkrried at ,thb Stopper Lane Methodist Church,, Riming- teri, on Wednesday. The Rev


JEfines Wright officiated. f Mrs. Jean Worthington, —


veil held in uiace by a Dutch bpnnet of matchlrig brocade


blbssbm. ’ She; c.a r r i e d a r bijuqriet of, lilies land; white


FiThe bridesmaid' was Miss b p e s -


med with French orange !


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of I damask, faconne with headdress arid ' mittens to tone: Her bouquet was of ariemones.


reda M. Hollarid; friend of e bride, who wore a gown


In^law of the bridegroom, was the best man, and * gteomsirien J ’riiUlPs: ■


[Mr. J. R. Barries, brother we: Mr*


Messrs. N. Bradshaw and H Pickles, brothers-*-ln-law of e brldegropm. iwere ushers,


grjopm, nephew


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hFmns “ Love Divine ” , and “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah” were sung, thA organist being ; Miss M. Duckworth.


urlng the 'Ceremony the ! '.


•lyltemorial Institute,, Stopperr f lane, Mr. and Mts. Dean left


Hjouse, Rimington, ,


bride" wearing a- mauve 'Wool dress with a 'grey coat and niauVe 'and grey ' accessories. They will reside at Station


After a reception i n , the olr Grange-over-Sahds, [the


Among the wedding ^ft'p as [a cheque from the bride’s M tnployers. iMessrs. ’T.


iarsden and Co., solicitors. f ackbum. and ah eiderdown


t omi the St<Jpper - lane is


former Sui|day of *the


have little difficulty in [pro­ viding a fowl for their Christmas table this .lyear. There are good - suppllAs, l of turkeys and ohlckAns. arid a Clitheroe butcher ! told jan “ Advertiser


ALTHOUGH there is I a du shortage of geese / and


cks, Clitheroe people should


the H;


Given away by Per fatheri e bride wore a gown of Jver brocade with plain net


..ride’s employer and work- friends at Hblmes Mill, and a settee set from the young weavers and friends. ,


Cfictoasi anti ( io o t i


K o a l l ou r JlRealierfi n


POULTRY THIEVES Secret


CHATBURNFARMS p O U L T B Y thieves have been active in th|e district


Chatburn. I ' i


during the past week. Two poultrykeepers have | reporjted thefts of I'birds fro|ra theijr property—one at Worston and the other at Smithiejs Bridge,


WMr. James S. Walmsley,! of


told an “ Advertiser and Times” reporter that thieves had stolen 20 pullets and two cockerels from his farm on Sunday night.


orston Old Hall.- Worston,


covered the theft on] Monday morning, and he tat once raised the alarm. A window of the cabin had been removed, and feathfers from the birds, which were thought s to have been killed* on Ithe


Mr. ' Walmsley’s ri on dls-


on top of a haystack in 'a barn, and two police officers concealed themselves in a shippon near the entrance to


A [secret watch at a the night of December 3rd,


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the farm, vyas| described at Clitheroe Magistrates’ C o u r t yesterday.


cowman at pall Barn Farm, Stonyhurst,. , oWned 1 by the


Thoinas Doorie SB (53), head


trustees of Storyhurst College, was fined £5 fb!r supplying animal. feeding stuffs not in accordance;[ with the pro­ visions of . the Feeding Stuffs Order;


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count of the remaining birds was taken; and it ■was found that i 20 pullets and two cockerels were mlss'irig. all of them o.f best quality] Sixteen l birds In the same cabin wer.e


pot, were lying about. A eft untouched. [


s At present-day prices, tlie £40.


' NINETEEN TAKEN


belonging to Mr. J. Lister were stolen the same evening.


hatbum. where 19 pullets


a The second theft (occurred Ct Smithies Bridge, near


in the district Ini sparsely populated areas, such as Slald- burn and Bolton-by-Bowland districts, there have been no reported cases nf poultry being stolen.;


ofThere have been rio reports It "W


t een no trouble with poultry [


Whalley have also escaped their attentlop.


hieves, and Clitheroe and t


a /w h i te ” Christmas for* hn unusually large num-;l


Weather, it \yill be a


who have planned yule-| tide weddings.


er of Clitheroe couples!


there are no lete than five weddinRs in. Clithl- eroe and districC /There is another on; Boxing Day, and one Clitheroe i coupte are being married on Christmas Day. *


To-morrow, Sslturday,! TUi®ETC^BUT


It’s A “W|iite” Xmas For Them* WHATEVER thej:


In the Glsburn district, too. b EIS stated that there had


[ ; thefts-of poultry elsewhere


tolen birds are worth about 1 ,


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servant from the farm, 4 bales of hay, one cwt of maize meal, one cwt. of !ba,rley meal, and one cwt. of brah, valued at £6 4s., the pro^jerty : of the Reverend Fathers of Stony­ hurst iCollegA. lie was granted a conditional discharge on payment of [ar: advocate’s fee of three gulnesis. HA pleaded guilty! to both offences.


Charged with stealing as'


Mr. G. ■ B. Blanthorne, Blackburn, prosecuted; Mrr.. J. BlAckbur:rn, 7no : jriif- ,


appeared for Dopne. Morris,


A. I Dunkerley,


borrow was represefited by W.; G;


Manchester., . j barrister, | ; .' tef


A .R. Tone, farm jmahaget, hid on top of the hay In A barn at the farm, while two police i officers concealed themselves


I Eviderice was ^ven that Mr.


n a shippon near the entrance to the yard.


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•backward and [forward \ be- twAen the bam • and the


' About 7-45 p.m, he heard f the barn door open arid the


Hotel,: Hurst Green, Prank ThornborroW C42), was fined £ 2 5 .1 for ■ obtaining anlmalj feedirig stuffs [not In accord-* ance with the Order, and £25j for being |n possAssIon of feedirig stuffs also not Inl accordance iw)th the: pro-| visions of the prder; He had; to pay six guineas- advocate’s fee and threp guineas analyst’s' fee. He pleaded guilty.


Licensee or t ie Bayley Arms


feedirig stuffs from Doonej knowing theni to have beeri stolen'^ Thornporrow pleaded t not guilty And was acquitted]


CHAIBIVL^’S COMMENT On I a ; charge of i receiving


Lady Worslpy -Tayldr, stating that the Magstrates were o f ; the opinion, that it.had not* been j provpd beyond any* reasonable doubt that he had* knowledge [that the goods * were the property of the Col-j! lege..,* Thorriborrow, added; Lady Woi'sley-Taylor, had-' been ! very I fortunate in his choice of Counsel, who had made I an admirable appeal ori his behalf.


he ChalrmAn of the Bench] |


Chairman said he had pleaded guilty to [ccntravenlng thA Orders -and the Magistrates viewed thete as very gravA I offences |on[the part of a man


a Referring tc the summonses gainst Ijhorriborrow, thA


fectly well he had no right, to buy the fAecing stuffs froni Doone, andjlt was actions such l as those which tempted meri


n ,hls positioi L. He knew perf


hike Doone to get into criminal “ SERIOUS CHARGE”


abits. I


Wbrsley-TAylor: 'sald he"'ha pleaded guilty to' stealing the goods of his employers. This W


Addressliig Doone, Lad;


reporter yesterday that;; they had been able tOf meet 'all demands In this'direction.; i


andj TlniAS” s Poultry prices arA abcftit the


7s. a j}Qund, 'vrittf I Irish turkeys.a little less at 6s.|!to 6s. 6d. pfer pburid.'i Ghlckens are 5s. to 5s. eq. per -ppurid, and ducks and geese 5s. [6d. per.'jjound.


ame as last year, Enghsh turkeys are selling! at about


economiies they may mAke d this Christmas, the Christmas


t Pebnie seem' ! determlried ■ i ■


appear to have made .an effort to make It aslfestlvA as possible, for the


butcher commented! th a t ; he considered that the Christmas poultry trade had done ''^ery well In spite of thA general shortage; of money. | . r [


hat w h a t e v e r other inner will not suffer. - They s ame


l Those who are partial te a beittle pork at Christmas /vlll


however] for thAre !is | none available In the town! I


unfortunate this i year, |


did. not regard it As an offence Of extreme I gfAvity. As ItwaA the first time he had appeared on a criminal charge he would ■


Indeed, espCc ally with a man of his age and previous good character. The Magistrates were goIr(g to deal very t leniently drith him, although


EIS a very serious charge hat did riot mean to say they


be dealt offender arid conditional d


■ -with as a first would be given A Ischarge.


Car Wti it 110 Feel A Oil Its Side


Clitheroe— which a cAri, travelling iri the [Whalley roAd, I ootsteps of somej person going


provender shed. 'Shortly after i 8 p.m. a car was driven into! the farmyard arid I backed up I (0 the door of the; bAm. All


sthe car lights j w|ere then twitched off and yritness heard; Ihe sound of articles! belng i


minutes later, the doors were! (jlosed and the csilr moved off. i


joaded into the yehlcjei Teni


[ At the same time, police! officers were concAaled andj keeping watch on* the car,] which they stopped as Iti moved towards the entrance, j


Thornborrow,.And In the back were , some bales ; of hay,; covered by cloth, and bags ofi meal.


The^ driver of tlie car was] |


car was given by P.C. Ashton] who said that- on examlnirig the vehicle he foimetn. bag of maize meal and a bag of barley meal in the bo6t,[ and four bales of hay And a bag of brari in the back of the cAt.


a Evidence of kejeping watch nd ultimately stopping thq


said he was a married maul with three childrAri. and as a result of the offerices he had now lost his Job And would also have to leave ! the house which went with | I t . ; He had been employed by-the College trustees for over 12 years and had previously |i borne an excellent character.!


For Doone, Mr.* | Dunkerley


and foolish mani.arid, added Mr. Dunkerley, hA ; felt hlA position in court very strongly; The fact that he Ihlad lost his job and his home! was a great punishment, and he would now have to start life again] possibly in some other part of thecouritry]


Doone had been q very stuplq [


stuffs And he had pleaded guilty, but the I Idssue for deliberation was iwhether hA knew that the property wa^ stolen cr .that [ [the goods belonged Fathers.


Mr.;; Mortis , si^jidj his-:, client knew he had no, right to be Iri possession of -/the feeding


to the-ROvererid


tion, and ' the [ usual rule applied that the i prosecution must prove its case beyond any reasonable doubt.


This was a criminal prosecu­


licensee, he would embark oh such * a course,” said Mr. Morris.


near Rose Cottages, on th(e in


y —COURT TOLD to an accident


agistratejs’Court yesterday. G The * drtvAr of the cal ,


direction of [Whalley, skidded, overturned. I and travelled distance of about 110 feet on M its side, was heard at Clitheroe


, Lonsdale-road, I Southport, who. with a passengAr, wAs uninjured; -was fined £5; for


6 ilbert Henry Rimmer (19), Of i .


driving without due care arid attention, [and had to pay £3 3s. 6d. witnesses’ expenses. £1 costs; and; £3 3s. i, advocate’s


fee. M.P. Tells Clitheroe Eliectors


kXTRA CHRIB’EMAS RATION WOULD MEAN REDUaiON


itpHE reason the Conserva- tives have )been unAblA to


sI To complete the festive Ccene in the Borough, [a s hristmas tree has been In­


ime, and will remain so over chis year than. last, moije


Christmas and; the New Yeaf. t It [is even better illuminated boloured fairy lights having


b The Castle Keep has nbt


een fitted. The tree is suif- 1 I I ■ '


ft was last Christmas, when [a multi - coloured chairi of lights surmounted by Ja


een illuminated this year as . the town.


lor Imauv] A*?., I : |


brilliant white ; light on the fop of the CAstle flagpole, could be seen for miles around


I Secretary.


, , meeting of ; the ladiAs’ Action of Clltherbe Golf Cli)b, Miss Isobel. Tyerman wp Alected captain in succesri m to Miss Gertrude Slmusbn resumed as hen.


Ladies’ Captain the annual general


grant extra food ratlohs |thls Christmas is that the Govern-: merit had to choose bAtween a “ blow-out ” j' at Christmas arid a .subsequent reduction in rations, or a policy i which would keep thel rations stAady at their present level. Isaid Mr. Richard Fort. M,P.! for Clitheroe, at ! the I lanpual general' meeting of the Chipping Conservatives on Wednesday night.


t " This , Is the first oppor­


(jlltheroe. Division AleAtors about the country’s prospects viewed In the realii;y. the Conservatives had found After winning the ! election [ and forming a Governmeriti’ he


unity I have;had of telling said.


voters that the; Conservatives had promised a new heaven on earth since they | were returned.” he continued’


h “ The Socialist propaganda | / ! ■ , as failed to I convince | the


he country was in a b id: way i financially, no lone ejpected


fast as it was. because; the Socialists whdi kneWii the figures had kept very [quiet about them, said Mr. Fo|rt.


t Though it was known! that t was running! into dept as


"But in October," [Avery man, woman and child In the


country was running into debt a|t a I rate of 11 shillings a week to,- countries paid in dollars* ai^d to those countriAs who would accept payment in sterling by an almost equal amount.” ! Th i s ; m e a n t econoiriles, which were always unpleasant.


he added.* “ we shall not only guard I against the difficult times about which the Socialr Ists had [been so blind, bu also ensure the happier time! for which we are working.’ [ i


“ But by economising now.| [ J


ment’s decision that there ■will not be extra rations for Christmas. Mr Fort said. ‘ No one can blame the Socialists for trying to make political capital out of this unpopular measure. [ They h a v e no ideas about overcbmlng the financial [crisis.” ;


Speakiiig of the Govern­


Audience: [ how large a part the Socialist, charges of war- mongerlrig had played in the recent election. But everyEme now admitted, he concluded, E that Mrij Churchill and Mr.


The speaker reminded his i [


possible to lessen the inier-- natlonal 1 tension, and | ff looked, he said,; as though f they might make It possible


den had i done: everything aOr the:; Russians! to agree bout disarmament.


Dobne. he continued, was a self-confessed thief, and the


1


Bench wa^ asked to accept his evidence against! that of a t man-who had never been In


rouble before.


niadb special provision fbi .dealing with people who were self-confessed thieves.;


ad ; to be satisfied that the stolAn property.


w Suspicion, added Counsel h as ' not enough;! the Benqf


i


the goods in the back of the car were covered by a cloth that was because !he was try­ ing to! cover up a “ black market ” transaction. On the summortses dealing


When stopped by the pollcA |


said I that where the evldenAe of the prosecution! cbnsisted ol the levidence of a man whe was [ a thief, then it was dangerous to convict in the absence of corroboration.


The law, said Mr. Morris, It


! i WHALIPY


CHtJRCH PLAYE Present


defendant knew he was handling stuff yrhlch was


“ LIFE FATHER


byiCLARENCJE DAY in the


A Comedy Iri 3 Acts


with contravening the Orders! r Mr. Morris said hls client had


Young Farmers I


of Young Farmers Clubs ’ public speaking i competitibi; at Preston yesterday week] Clltheroe Young ’ Farmersf Club was placed [third, beln; defeated by Kirkham aiu L on gr ldg e. The Clltherbi t e a m comprisAd Norma Lund, Brian Dent). Brian Ashf- ton !and Billy Williamson.


f^OMPETING in the finals o Ithe Lancashire Federatioi.


club! entertained the advisor: committee at their anriu Christmas party at Basha! Eaves, ■


MITTON


!were occupied for -whist, and-Mf. G. Kay was:' the M.C. -Prizte i were ptesentte by Mrs. R. Wi|-


by the Men’s Pello •drive and dance w School On Friday deeds amounting to Fiellowship funds.


jvsbip, a -whiat ^ held in the teening. piq- about £15 id Eleven table's


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Mrs.' Ashworth; con., Mrs. Ci^- i thorne. Gentlemte,, 1,, Miss ! E-


liamson to: Ladies: '1, Mr|. Hayhurst; 2. Mrs. Snape; i


3vtaudsley: 2, Mrs] Swlndlehurs ] Mr. J. Ireland. MEN’S EFFORT — OrganiSefi On Wednesday night, tfn


C hurch p£ Englani School, Whalley on


property, knowing It to bq rationed food.


o excuse, as he-received the /


THURSDAY, a n k sA T U R


FRIE* DAY


■ ' !■ I V : m i at !7-30 p.m. proiript ji [ADMISSION:


Reserved Seats : j - Unreserved Seats


b Reterived SeatA may


Old Post Office. iPark \ Whalley, on and after day, 27th December, during his norinal : op


hours. ooked! at Mr. Pi!; 'Whlta 3rd, 4th and 5tjh Janij:


AY ary,


itDEN INDEPENDENT CHAPEL


t C HOlR SATU:


cred Concert wiU


RDAY, DECEMBER p th a: 7-;0'p.m.


, on O i l I Re freshments. IDMISSl


be given by i AND FRIENDS ' ii


i ;! I Child!'en Half-price. ; ; ON 2/- (inclusive) n NEWTON INSTITUTE


Aimuid DANCE will be held on


NEW YEAR’S EVE


» ’ i ■ ■ pm. to 2 a.m.


MISSION 2/6-


y - 1/6


Til! bning


A nnual BALL ! will be held In


BASHALL W.I. f


The Assembly Roor ! on I '


jms ! ■.


FRIDAY NEXT, Dec. 28 From 8* p.m. iio 1 a.r


i.ra. FARNSWORTH’S BAND


1 ADMISSION 3/6 (Including Supper)


k, beer’s, illas, rirs- 1951,


HQDDER DANCE BAND Rif lit of \ idmistion reserved.


Free bu ses will leave Olltheroe Station, via 'Whltewell and Wacdliigtcni at | 7-30 p.m.; Slaidburn 5-30 p.m.; returning I after Dance]


Cl LAB<


!iirr: CUR


HEROE PARTY


MliMBER’S CHILDREN’S Gluristmas


SATURDAY, JAN. 5th '


Congre gational School - t 2-0 p.m.


NOTIB.—There may be a few of Olr members’ c h i l d r e n I missed during our! canvass. [


ff so, will they please apply


Is ; to Mr. W. Knlght (Mem- ershlpi 1 Secretary); 4, The! ;i|escenti


or a ticket beforei January . .;: ; [ !


H. DUCKWORTH. [ ; ; ! Secretary.!


“ Is It likely that, knowing what It meant to him as a


FOB DEUBEBATION 1 On behalf of Tt oriiborrow,


GOYA CRACKERS 6/0


OYA HANWE .\ND PERFUME .,[.;..l......L. 5/6


ATKINSON^ LAVENlbER wjvT^R ^OAPj.. 9/7


ATKINSONSEAUDE BOTTLE j].......... ;....


compacts! by Stratton, MeHtor COLOGNE n i WICKER


FOR *MEN-fLentherid Toilet ' Remington and GillettA Razors,


|


PERFUM] Yarcley,


.1....].......i.. 19/10 ■yardley And Coty.


Lu curies. Rolls Razors, by Chanel, Arden, Coty, Lentheric, etc. ,|


SPECIAL rGIFT: ETHI AIKEN’S


S


Ye ” ; in Heart-shape -’Bottle. ; ’ V


I ! ' Ch em is t


5i Ghuixh Street PHONE ^91


- Clitheroe


I’arisil Church STMAS , EVE


IGHT CAROl. SWICE


iTHE TRADITION CHUIilCH I^LUMI ;nd i a


AL carq:L SINGING IN


Nated wi IRISTMAS a-: 1M15 p.m


Celebration of HOLY COJilMUNI'


TH25p CANDLES TREE '


1. : I"; • ;■ ' at 12-15 (Midnight) I ■ [ , ■' Cl£GG ^ 3 ,


By : Police


,R ev e^ lfed F a r ir i T h ^ | l Licensee Fined £50 For Ftatipnmg d^Ffences


Storiyhurst ; farm, on wrieii a farm manager hid)


Clitheroe\ Advertiser & Timei, December 21, 1951 SO easy


to .opeln an accoiint at the iTi'iistee Saiipgs


furnish your start with any ^um frilim to £500.


Bdhk.


bcal [[Branch, [^igh yiiiur name and [You can


Ail yi3u have to do [is to go* to your address.


one shilling


CHURCH TRUSti


IS ; : *


CLn[HE[RQfi BANK


S !TREET M M ■


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