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FRIDAY,; MAY 9th,‘ 1952. Lighting-up Times: ;


Telephone: Whalley 3111. MON., TUES., WED.;


1 JAMES STEWART and MARLENE DIETRICH in


No Highwa)f THURS.. FRI.. SAT.


BETTY GRABLE and DAN DAILEY in


Call Me Mister


; I Week-davs. 7-30. Prices 1/3. Children ST. MARY’S 1


PARISH CHURCH, GISBURN


SALE OF WORK AND JUMBLE ; THE COUNCIL SCHC Oli.


Po-morrow (Saturday)


|To|be opened at 3 p.m. tiy j MRS. T. TAYLOR, ■


■ Marton«ouse,'East Martoil CBairman:


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|EV.- S. BIRTWm,, M^A. : ; Vicar of Clltheroe |


t ADMISSION 6d.


^HATBURN INSTITU2 iANCES ARE SMASHINl


JEXT DANCE


SDAY, NEXT, MAY 16 j; 8’p.m. to 1 a.m. |


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REGAL DANCE BAND '


hy request. ' ADMISSI01| 2/6 ' |e/res/iments. Late 'Buses. >^esley Methodist Chun i


iI PARSON LANE ! « (Women's Fellowship)


lUMBLE SALE) 1 : POUND STALL


• — AND —


f'riday Next, May 16^1 at 7-0 p.m.


Refreshments . ' ADMISSION 3d. . HBLACKBURN


RURAL COUNCIL ELECTION


10 -THE ELECTORS AND, • ------------


\oRKERS OF BILLINGTON: *


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lectors and workers for their TPPort in returning us to tlie fackburn Rural Council, ' : '


^■E the retiring Councillors, . wi s h to thank tlie


JAMES HARGREAVES WILLIAM SYKES h


jhatburn Parish Council I Election.


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Saturdays, 1st House 6 p.m. I 3nd House. 8-16 p.m. |


9-54 p.m. to 4-19 a.m, |


district this week |was tone which hadmothing at all to do, with our local councils.! i


T rVELIEST of the numerous elections In Clltheroe land


ing to Inform the public that all] was not sweet harmony among the: counselsijof ithe lotkl football club, ifor 1 the sharp decline ip. the ; club s foirtunes during recenljimonths provided inevitable crpclsm.


njrietlng of Clltheroe'Fbotball Club, qn Monday night,] when. ^ reported: elsewhere in ithis isSjie, the: retiring'Officials declined- to accept re-election. Hit needed no annual;meet­


lit happened at tlie anhual


MM SifflS FORSEITS'OH TON CDC


W OHn, !


Tory Majoiity Down To Two“By-Eltection Ahead


THE Clltheroe Labour Party gained the biggest Municipal Elccticlni success in its history


yesterday, by gaining! four seats on the Town Council. All four Conservative candidates, two of


whom were retiring Councillors, were defeated. —


Of the four Labour candidates .returned, three were con­ 1


culties in fielding a ite^nl to compete with clubs as wealthy as many which how populate the Lancashire iCombinati' anq It would be tragic if years of . hardj work' 6ti]uggle to i keep the ci exij^^ehcS were, tq_be^desj;rdyed by I domestic arguments.;


I pff the fleid as’well' football is a team game, hnd


ub in hs on.


many and


on,


and by no means, totally jUn- desirable, it ls> unfortunate that It has- not been! possible to Jcompromlse the conflicting points of view, for a'football club divided may, also! fall, j * ; , # I"' #',| ]


though criticism and differ­ ences of opinion]among,mem­ bers of the. club are ineyltabh


evita le


Party was presided bv& j by Mr^. M. A. Pollard. After the business m&eting, the (Secre­ tary. Mrs. Ei Fletcher, handed round written Slips, ^ylng each member a subjectifor"a fly :-mlnu.te; dissertation. | A dlscuss|qn ,follow^ eqcH.. one. aii i some Interesting points of; view were eicpr&sed.'


1 monthly meeting qf the Clltheroe, iCo-operative


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thqir teacher,YMrs. Durham, demonstrated the barn dance to! ,1 large audience at a party arid dance, organised] Jby me: nbers of the ; G1 rU s’ Fri mdly Society: and hqldj at St. Mary’s' Parish Church School, Clltheroe!, on-F^day. Proceeds were for Church funds,


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riyeacher at the mo service at St. James’s Ch Gll 'hero'e/ on Bunday,’ ____ choir sermons were preaolied; Thi! Rector,:the Rev. A. pLord. cor ducted,, the, .ev.enlne sex-, vice.!' 'Phe’c4iolf,^kccdfcpariled by the. organist, MrJ. jG. Hltchen, sang special ifluslc at both services.; Colle.ctlbns


IE Rev. Ri Cross ij Bla; ckbur ]n. was


rnlng urch, (vh6n


the


aihtounted to £llV . - ’ ' ' i ;i * ; * I . (If;


■flRGiANISED by the, 2nd ” 1 Clltheroe Pdrish] Church Girl Guides Company, ] a juirible sale, held on Satu :day, raised, £22: for 1 their c amp fund. On the sSmc' day the Clltheroe local i As^latlon held a coffee morning and raised, £ 5 - for- the fiivUibn’s stall at the county rally * ' • I ' *


.“p U P 'P E T S ”r -1- <


were found Ih' Egyptian, Roman-and; jGreclan remains. It ;was thought that they had some religious | slgrilflcghce anc may have hben usefi' In religious, qeremohles. . ; ! [■■ *


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[litheroe Rural District Council Election M iM-AY 6 th, 1952


TO THE ELECTORS OF CHATBURN ,


7E, the undersigned, wlsii _ ‘ to express our thanks for


|e support given to us in the' fove elections.


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JAMES SUMNER COWEL ALLAN CUNLIFFE • THOMAS HUDSON


ALFRED HUSTWAITE LILIAN KAY .


[ ERNEST peacock'


d ia th e rm y or e l e c t r o l y s is


luperfluous Hair. Moles,: Warts 1 Dfirmanently removed,


pissi Tomlinson (Uerti)' 2. ST, JAMES ROW.


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(off St. James Sti(eet>r I BURNLEY.


P-01. Sat. by appointment.


CALL-UP HITS FAr m LABOUR


PEAKING on the agri'-- iT“llural labour position, at.


monthly meeting of the !J?^shlre Branch of thO


fe, said,the recent Goverh,L. |nt statements had urged In ^ Ipereases in the product products durinfe-


r i r i I limpj Int^^o


lued.j the . already slendeb- force was beln^.


; next four years, ■ f' he con-


^ehleve Govern-


military foi-


1 vnnnl^i^ While their sonp • years, he added. ■ — ■


iscrlntrEiTy^^fS being: the Army for


Wed. Pr|i„


street, Clltheroe; -v/ho Is 8i To­ day; and to .Mrs. Mary] E. Smith, of ;71, Babbacombe Downs - road., Babbaco(rib'e, Torquay, and formerly | of LonCTorth-road, i Bllllngton, whc will be 7,8 on Sunday.!


■RmTHDAY •greeting^' to Mr. " R. Wilkinson, of Mohta ;ue-


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Congregational ]Churchi on Sunday, young piembersj of


Y<JUNG People's bay observed at Clltheroe


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the congregation,-taking a pronlnent .'part jin; each PI the, services. The morning seir flce was - conducted | by Mli Whiteside and addresses vfei|e given b.v Miss S.[ Sower- butts and Miss H. Coatesj|the


lessons being read by Migs'M. Bcjqth. Miss K . , Campbell con lucted-' the evening! | feer- V :c£, at which the address' .Was given hv Mlts Bleazard. and the lessons ! read' by j Mr, D. P.arjclnsoii and Mr. J.| Blqck- burn


! Abthems ,'were, Sung by choir at each 1 Service,


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Coates. Collectlions itotailled alio it £ 11. • ■ • ]


list -being Miss Hllma


the the


nlf ISS E. HITCHEN, president ■rA' of- thCi Girls’ Erlendly Society, spoke oh the religious nov “ The Robe,’’ by LloSd C. Douglas, at a meetlng.of |the Clltheroe: Parish Chqrch. Mothers’ Union, In theiScljool, on] 'Wednesday. iThel Vjear,' the Rev. S. Blrtwell, presided,;


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“’p and , Mrs, ; Ernest Ups lall, of Higher. ]Kefc store, Clltheroe jOld],- r: with their daughter Ann Tueiday emig r ated, Canada. Mr. Upshall, came to live at Higher jKer stone five years ago. vyas uldyed by Rolls Rdyce at t)j Barpoldswlck works.


Ijt CHATBURN family, THISWE^IK’S!


RbAD safety! slcigAi Cjare is never waiste


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■ !:. ■ iwas


at] Pendle Centre last Mo:iday b^ Miss Gaskin, a membet of the staff at Moorland: School. : Puppets, said ■ Miss ] Gapgill-


subject of a talk giVen w the as of


^EMBERS ofjthe Slaldbhm folk-dancing team,! with


iNevertheless it. seerakta pity that differences; of ■; opinion cphld -not / be settled j more equably than by the losq of experienced officials, |somq of whom have many, j years’ Semce to the old club. ; I iclltheroe: faces rhany diffi­


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testing their first electionJ One of these was Mr. William Sharpies, chairman of' the' Clltheroe Labour Party, wl)o topped the poll with a total of 3,430 votes. His brother, Mr. Bernard Sharpies, lone dfj the two retiring Conservative Councillors to seek; re-election; was the top Conservative candidate, but failed by 21C votes to secure his return to the Council. -


' 1 I. ■ jj ' I 1!'- Despite heavy thunderstorms yesterday afternoon, the


total poll was six pey cent higher than at last ypar’s elect­ ion.!, Seventy-one per cent of the electorate recorded their votes.^


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midnight, yyas as follows:— WILUAM; SHARPLES (Lab.),


' J. HALL (Lab.) ;..... J. PARKER (Lab.)


i J. H. SELWAY (Lab.


' •BERNARD S(lARPLM (Con.) •E. R. GARNETT (Coal)...............................


) J. R. THOMPSON (C m.) ; E.' CROSSLEY (com)


jubilant at the result, whlcfi proved a complete reversal of last year’s poll, when; the four successful candidates.! were. Conservatives. '


Labour supporters ! wete


. majority on the .Council. Be - fore the election, Conserva­ tives had twelve representa-i;


; The result makes g drastic reduction in the Coiiservatlv


hves to Labour’s three.


! .There are now nine Cop-’ servative arid-seven Labour members, the Conservative majority having thus! been: reduced to two. : ■ i


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significance on the forthcomr] ing by-election caused py the impending r e t i r e i r i e lnt ql Alderman George DeWhurst, who has decided not to seek, re-election to the Aidermanlc Bench.


The result throws added j ] ■ '''1


i A Labour success! In thte election would mean that both Parties would have eight rep- ] resentatlves on the Council q situation similar to thatjafte^ the Labour successes in 194


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" ^ vindication ;of the] Lal- ^ our Gowernment flurin?


its term of oifflce”, was ho v Councillor W- Sharpies] des­ cribed the resiifli -of; -the election at a jubilant after-: the-poll -meet i ' i fg] ad the Labojir Booms, j, | ,«


! The people had, been takei in in, 1951 by' "false promises’f, and m e ' election pow showe 1 yrhati the; people iwere thlnkk Ing, he declared, addhigi that the trend of all, the Elections was jto “kick out” the TorV Government, | ! , |


j Trip newly elected CoimL clllors would serve the people of Clltheroe to, the! best o, their: ability, he added. i


■; Couhcillor J ; Hall Oxpresse; thanks to all who]had workei and voted for hlni. He, wlshe; to - carry on the tradltiO: which had' been set them by the great peo'pW ahead' ojf them In, the Labour Party.


was ' contesting j his third municipal election, also ! des - cribed the result-las la vlndl catlop of the former Laboud Government..


Coiinclllor J. Parker, i whb i f | - WORKERS tAaNKED


! He, too, thanked all whi had 1 worked and voted fok the! Labour, candidates, arid said they w6uld po their utmost to serve the people oi iroe.


CUth '“It


me t ) be elected‘ as . a] Labou r Councillor”, .said’


Selway, who confined ihimself to lexoresslng thanks, to , all who , had worked ' arid yotei^


for him. " He pledged hlmSelt to serve. the' electors to th;j best of his ability. !], | ' ;


have. at last decided' to Ijav; i better representation on the Council, and they: have taken the first step towards that today”,'declared Couriclllor. J], W. 0. Cj'ltchley. who presided,.


“The people of Clltheroi:


They Ask |or Summer Class^


■ Interested In ediicatlori,' they made application to Bowlanc; Education Committee for- thf continuation of e vje ri i n g classes during . the., summer months.


.yiECAUSE the iyUlagefs 0 ■L' -Dunsop Bridge are keenly


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: the -committee has agreed tc ,arrapgq A suriimeir session 0:


Plegsed at this!'enthusiasm


Olaskes' >lff -anbrial. husbandry soft furnishings. |han|dicrafts. music and 'dressmaking.


farming matters; thp;. girls are] learning at the, needle­ work classes how ■ to to adep" with needle and thread. Other students are. Im­


! 'TOlle the boys!leafn.dbdui


proving their knowledge oi music, and others are! learn­ ing about furnishing a house


is a great moment fo v 7. If.


Councillor. I


“LANDSLIDE”


‘T can’t believe] it”, was ^ typical of tlie remarks


passed when supporters at the Clltheroe Clonservative Club heard the advance news of their candidates’ defeat.


walte told a'large gathering It had been something In the nature of a , laridsllde,, an opinion which had -also been expressed by their; opponents.


Alderman J. H| Satterth-


lors to be defeated; M^ E. R. Garnett, said it had not been a local fight, but a fight based on National; politics This, she thought, was all wrong. -,


One of the retiring'Council­


,! The'other, retiring Couhcil­ lor, 'Mr. Bernard' S^rples, admitted they had been “well and -truly torpedoed.” There was ho boat to pick them up, he said, but they had c ;rtalnly .flot been drdwnfed. - They would all be there, if r jquired, for the next flght.,1


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that they would never dispose of the Socialists unlesj evefy- body-voted. arid vo|;ed iolidias an antl-Sociallst party.


i : ; : /SOLiblVOTE :',,'! : i Mr. J. R. 'hiompson iitresqed


i t s


: Bottoin of the . libll, Mr. E. Crossley; said he felt that to poll 2.600, votes'meant that a lot of people had cOhfldencerln ■him.;-'"


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jefralned from voting. _____ next election they ]riius!t make


tribnted the] defeat Liberals, who, he thought, had


Councillor J . Viirlght at- to the


sure! that the Liberals'decided whether they Were'to I e antl- Soclalist or Socialist. ' Tlfey could not sit on the fence all the jtlme, he declaimed.


Social In Teacher’s Honour


At' the'. was given' 3 rouslhg receptlpA by villagers at a ' welcome' home


Church of j En'gland School] who has just returned after a J16 months’ absence abroad]


'IVfliSS MARY !PEA(3H, head- mistress of ;'W.i5W,ell


honour flt


■ All four candiciatesex iressed thanks to the workers and to alii who had supporteq them In the election.


COURT DECIDES ON A


rapiNmo)i


fFHOMAS Milton!IWallbank, f Mill House Fanri,' Dll-


worth, near Lorigrldge,- was summoned at Clltheroe Magi­ strates’ Court yesterday; with using a cattle ;wagqn fdr which a higher; rate of duty was' chargeable. He pleaded not guilty. ' -


that the duty paid by the defendant was £17-in respect of ! an agricultural “F " licence. He submitted that: In view of 'the large: number of animals carried in .the wagon, as'Shown in the i:e(:ofd -bodk,


cjiief Supt; J. Iddon said


defendant coUld be regarded as a cattle dealer land there­ fore the vyagon 1 she lid ipe ■ registered . as: ai) ] o:'dinary goods vehicle with alduiy pay­ able of £42 lOs.. ! • l- . :


- P.S. Ashcroft said that the record book showed that be­ tween January 1st'arid Febtii- ary 27th, 1952, 167! ciws, j'40 pigs,' four bulls and fou; calves had been conveyed iri the vehicle. ',:


ley,: Blackburn, said t ia t all the', animals ; conveyec were owried by the deferida it arid wdre taken tq his low i land and not merely tram ported. from .auction marts to other farmers. He submitted that, in these clrcumstarices, they came undpr the deflninlon of the word ;“ produce]” as con­ strued In-the Issuing cf road fund licences. Immeilatfely ;he; was told of the 'illeged offence, his client'visited the Taxation ; Departiheiit ,l;at Prestoriiand paid the bilance, Presiding. Couricillpr ] H.


' r ptEiDEiFiNi'nof'' ■ ■ j* '! Defending, Mr.:J- A- Dunker-


Cook said the Btoch' had found the:case.proved. but,In' vldw of confusion! in Inter­ views at the Taxation Office,' and: the fact that' .the :e had been-no, loss of revenu ;, they had decided to j grant : rin absolute'. discharge |i or pay­ ment of 14 shillings costs, i


! r 1 ■ 1 ■ on Friday'night


social,'- held! ;In gt


he'.Vi age :


t.he Vlllftpp- , s.;cohnOl! hoo her I


Nearly every: villager was' present to hear Mr. .Jim Wobd, op. behalf ,, of the schriol welcome Miss Leach, and to see Mr. i J. R. Hlgson present her with photographs of her return to the village.


Friday evening, and, for the last few yards of her journey from' the other side of the world, she travelled In a milk float followed by her'scholars carrying • ■ a ; welcome, home banner.


She arrived 'on the previous ' i VISITS ABROAD


Miss] Leach'spent’a year on teacher-exchange i duty in] New Zealand, and the re-' malhlng four months on visits to Australia, Ceylon and .India.,;: ■,;!-,


During her absence , abroad. j /v-i ■


evening ' was a display of folk dancing by! the qhlldren of! Wlswell'.School and by the Wlswell' Women’s : Institute’s folk dancing team:


Included - In :the ' social


by games and dancing. Mr.' H. Thomas -was the pianist.. Arrangements for the event


Supper was served, followed '


had been ' made! by - the Women’s Institute,] under the leadership of Mrs) A. Wood and a sub-committee, which inc luded; Mrs. i Rawcllffe, Mrs. ; Sarsfleld ' and Mrs. Winteibottora. . ■!. ■ , -


!i ■ ‘i ■ ;i The result declared; at Si;. James's School, shortly before


-3,430 3,375 3,256 3,191 2,981. 2,891- 2,867 2,635


dlTHEROE SHOW MAY BE WITHOUT CATTLE & SHEEP


movement- of livestock IS lifted, Clltheroe’s annual agricultural show, which Is to be held a ; fortnight toj- morrow, win be without classes for cattle and sheep


T TNL E S S ! the present country-wide ban on the


for the first, time 'In Its history. . ' j ’


because of ] outbreaks of footj- and-mouth disease, will also affect the show’s goat sectioni


The cattle section at thii


year’s show -wqs to have been all-attested, for the first time In the history] of the exhibij tion,; and i its cancellation though unavoidable if the present restrictions are stUl In force, would be; a big dlsj appointment 'to organiser: and exhibitors" alike.


may, have' to] however, the committee h; organised a irogramme o: events whldh j include man: attractions,; for public.


OTHER] ATTRACTIONS Even though these classes


be cancelled the general


features Is to be a ! display of trick riding b.y iriembers of the Lancashire! ponstabulary and other]'attractions have been arranged.: 1 . ] , 1 The'restrictions -have alsq affected the i activities - ol Clltheroe Vot ing; Farmers' Club.


One of the most interesting : T ] The restrictions, 'imposed R?iilway Veteri i.


ALMOST railway


;Mr. W. .TYhlfeley, District Permanent .'Way Inspectoi. :


iCJlsburn permapent way| staff. AT GISBURN


.presented with an el'et trie clock, suitably Inscribed, by


recognised at a cerenion' Glsbum on Wednesday bight, when Mr. 'W,/ Parkinson of Back - lane, 'Gisburn, i was


half a centurk of ser vice! Iwas


' Mr. Parkinson retired at 'the end of last month] ffom the. post of ganger on the,


vice at Newsholme, and after­ wards worked at Chatbuirn on the permahent way for a long period before joining' the


.He, began hie railway! ser­ Gisburn staff. j ' 1 '


fleld and; Blackburn swiere -present at-the ceremony | to express their best wishes to Mr. Parkinson on his retire­ ment.


wRepresentatives of the rkilc ay stations between Helli-


Mr. Whiteley paid tribute) to Mr. Parkinson and regretted, the-'loSs of experienced men ttiftn the .! railway; Mr. ,|A; Grundy, who retired i some four years :ago from the post o f , District Permanent] Way Inspector, joined- with' Mr. Whiteley. Iri paying! tribute to Mr. Parkinson, who suitably replied.


^'Making I the presentation, ' t(. j--


Rose Queen |Af CKatburnI


Mr. and Mrs. A. Chatbrifn, of Downham - road,' Ohatburn, was elected the third I,Rose Queen of Chatbum Parish Church at a' social evening held In the Church Institute-, on Wednesday.


l i f lS S THELMA CHATBURN, 14-year-old daughter of


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Clltheroe Grammar School,' was chosen from ten serilqr scholars of the Sunday School. Mrs: Ida Gradwell, qf Clltheroe, was the judge.


Thelma, who is a pupil at


-heralds, John- Hblgate ‘and James 7olly: page, iPetor Barker.


, j‘] QUEEN’S RE'MNUE


Wynne; thanked Mrs. Grad-' well for her] services as Judge, and..' the Queqn-elect ] 'pre­ sented her] with ,a box df


The ' Vicar, the Rev. E, chocolates, j - '! The, new; Queen will be


' crowned at a ceremoqy oh Crow Trees]Brow Meadow on July 5th, arid the Queen qf Queens competition,' Iwhlcp'. was so popular last year, wl|l again be a feature of the festival.


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LIGHTS 0N> SOME ’PHONE CUT OFF, IN aiTHEROE THUNDERSTORM


loud crashes of thunder. At ohe stage the darkness,


after hoon, clouds were; soon followed by vivid flashes of lightning and


iraged oyer Clithetoe during the afternoon, The storm


broke shortly ana - , ominous,


IVTATURE took ^ b. hand in yesterday’s municipal pio ll] ke^pin? many electors indoprs whilst a thunderstorml


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machine at the time, saw la blue glare on the, machine immediately after a flash qf lightning.


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was so pronounced that it was ; Impossible: to see indoors with­ out the aid of electric light.


, Torrential rain 'soon *had the streets and,gutters swirl­ ing with water, and people in Clltheroe scurried for the' nearest shelter in'preference to , braving, the -1 downpour against which evep umbrellas' were of little use. 1


, “BLUE GLARE”


was thought to have struck a- piece-of electrical imachlnery. Operators, who fortunately were not standing near the


'. At a local works, lightning j-


' An umbrella, being earriqd by a woman in Chatburiji- Toad, was reported to have' been split by lightning, i


, calls as a result of the storm.! I. ]■ -; : - ' ■


reported, and the ambulance and fire stajtlons-in Clitherrie did not receive any emergency


No casualties were, however,


I an !' Advertiser and Times ” I reporter was told that so far no exchanges ■ appeared; to


At the Clltheroe Post-Office,; ; ! :-'i '' , I'-!-


have been affected, although It was believed that about!a dozen subscribers had ' begn: cutoff.


Police Agree To Whalleyi Concert


r i LITHEROE 'Magistrates I ^ , yesterday]' granted - an] application by [Ft. F. Tierney,] of ; the Abbey Presbytery.; -Whalley, for a'licence to hold; a concert In the. Catholic Hall,, Whalley, on Sunday, May 18th. i


iVthe programme. ' These had' now been rectified, \ i


tlons to. the application.] Chief Supt, J.rlddon said the; application should have-been, heard last-week, but he took] exception to certain Items In,


i- Stating he had no objec-: '


L. STEPHENSON I - WINDOW CLEANER -


P^ISHES to thank all his customers !f01} their patronage, and trusts that the same valued


support will be given to 1 ) , ALLEN DENNETT


36, TURNER STREET CLITHEROE ' -■ .) '


: Who Is now taking over toe business. - Lever’s Battery “Pellets” ■; ; j- ■ i]


.A GUARANTEE : thai no, -^.proceedings will bfe taken] against unlicensed owners - of 1


-they surrender];the weapons to i tjie police immediately. Is be­ ing made by the Lancashire,! County Police.!


firearms for.'Ahy breach of ; regulations '.governing ' the] Issue of certificates! ptovldirig


there have been two-Instances ,! In the County! Police area o f ! children belng-sevetely injured-' through obtaining possession, of firearms and .ammunition.


-pufipg the past few weeks; ,. ' ..!


. Persons who own firearms, although authorised to do so, are also invited to surrender them to the police unless they have a real nedd for them. - .;


arms there are - in private; houses and offices in. ; the county, the lessi chance there is of -accidents happening, the police ask for all guns which must" be kept,to be securely: locked away when not In use; i


Stating that the Jess- flre-^ i . ■ - •' J . ASPDEN ■. • ' I • - . • , - ! 26-28, KING STREET, CLITHEROE f


will be: ; ladles-ln-waltlng. De ll a Bowsklll, Kajihleen W a t e r,w 6 r t h (Worston). Audrey ' Wllcock and ] Anri Wilson; flower girls, Chrlstlrie Briggs and- Jennifer Briggs:'


The Queen-elect’s- rklmje


memorates : the Rkv: i Alfred Cresswell, who u)as


, ' This new lych gate]at the entrance to Grlndle- ; ■ton Parish Churehi Cok-


: SuTKiay hy the Arch deacon of Craven^


l^re$entatioii


; vided hy parisMonersM Sawley and Grindletm, and was dedicated 'o


; death, early last .ydhr. The gaie has been pw-


Vicar of Qrindleton for three . years until his


completed ; their attack,” on Friday evening there was a' pleasant ] ceremony at the Town Hall, when the Mayor­ ess Of Cllthefoe, Miss D. - E. Rushton, -who, has been- a group . secretary for many years, was presented with a 15-years' Long Service Badge by Mr. K. Nicholas, assistant commissioner! for national savings in the! area, r ,,


town at a lat^r date. BADGE, FOjs MAYORESS ; After the Commandos had


appreciation ] of the work of the commando team on ! be- ! half of the Cllltherqe Borough arid Rural Dlstrlqt! Savings Committee, i The effort, said the Mayoress! I had -given new life to the saylrigs movenjentj iri Clltheroe.; and had par­ ticularly aided the |! work of Mrs. Penny, the street group' organiser.


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volunteer as a]group secretary' is asked to contact the-secre-! tary of the committee, Mr. J.! Har gr e a ve s, 2, Balmoral- avenue, CllthSroe.


Dog Carried In Its


][ . Anyone who wishes, to; : Miss Rushton expressed -


aids to thrift.' ;In addition to the


;/P.W E L V E new stre p - i savings groups w€


-formed--and !more thah 1 members enrolled in^: t Henthorn, ; low Moor . ai


Hayhurst-street districts- - Uitueroe last; week-end.


Commando team of Savb workers,


estates In the town.on Thurs­ day and Friday evenings


Members! of the team enthusiasts whohave bi


convinced that street groups, conducted by i secretaries, V are able i to maintain


from Blackburn, Accrlngt and Clayton-le-Moors, v ^.brlveion new housum


-were 1 made comprising


lad ' by


tne ;_Natlonai: Savings move- ment


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It will PAY you i to deposit your savi


■i< ' .1 ' the Trustee. Saving ( ll SJE-SM M. TRUSTEE


SAVINGS BA 3, Church Street, Cliti


' . 'The Family Bank — --- ---------- -----—:— ------ 4- ---- ‘ — ■ ■'


N K leroe


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MUGUET IN MAY FOR GOOD LUCK 1


Take home ' a bottle;of, this delightful Muguet (Lily of the Valley) Perfupie as a Maytime Gift.


MUGUET PERFUME by Coty 10/6,12/6,15. MUGTCCT TOILET WATER by Coty 8/9,11,


- TOILET SOAP 2/-. , 3/4i - BATH SAL’I S 12^6. ig


LE MUGUBT IPLEURI by Plcot 3/i We also have COTY TALCUM POWDm


T TN K'm'nTTtBm I T?1T TTiTtr^y 1_ ^


All perfurried with the same fefreshl , ] -Muguet des Bols! ' '


l lU G U E T IN MAV FOR GOOD L


C H A R L E S C L E C a ■ - , - CHEMIST


UCK -M.PS.


5, Church Street - Cliiheroe ’ PHONE 591 i


Lamb A LIFE


“ gardener | went jlnto his garden to collect , vegetables and, In an adjoining field, saw aidog carrying, a lamb in its; mouth,.,, was.] described , At Clltheroe; Magistrates’, Court yesterday!


XTOW a ■ .Wlswell market ■


r-CODRT - told .' f ' n


Grenville Arthur Hazlltt; (44). 'Greenacres, Whlteacre-:


lane, iWlsWeU, Iwas qrdered by' the tnaglstrates to keep the: dog under proper control arid! to] pay costs. I


that .when Mr. Wilson' went! Ihto his garden to collect' vegetable^ onb morning, he' saw a blqck And white dog, carrying a lamb in Its mouth, in an adjoining field.


Chief supt; J. Iddori said More don0rs are ne 3ded


vegetables, climbed a fence, and chased the dog, which ran off In the direction of the: village with the lamib in its mouth.


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eventually Identified . t h e animal lying In the, front garden of Mr. Hazlltt’s'home.


He lost trqck, of;, It, but


asking- 'for the" dog to be ] destroyed, but it was necessary' in a ; district such as Wlswell; for the animal to be! kept] under control.j


Mr. Iddon said he was not' WINDOW GLEANING |: ]


Hazlltt said he bought the dog as a pet for his children.' It was a most docile animal,- He would make sure It did not offend again.


In a letter to the Court, Mr.!


FOR PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE • WRITE, CALL OR PHONE:


HARRY SMITH


1, CENTRAL AVENUE, CLITHEl(OE - TEL. 610. ■ ■


TAKE IT EASY ON A CYCLE


;ljyHE 1952 RANGE OF CyCLE^j with aU the / latest fittings, require even less effort to :


Choose your Cycle frorii our selection


. known makes. A colour and a type to suit you. ^'Aijd for the not-so-energetic, a CYGLB-m |\STER


t fitted to your Cycle makea cycling a pleasure. ] EVERYTHING' FOR THE CYCLIST


!'*l •: -111' ^'!'i '.Hi' He Immediaiely dropped his i


to keep up tl|is great life-saving service in this district. If you are not already enrolled, help by volunteering! as a blood


■ donor. - Blood donation is painless. You- get a riinple test, and no one with a tendency to anasmia is asked'to give blood. Please.come along volunteer.


■ ' - NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE i: ■; 4/i ^


'6,25/6. 6,21/-. ',18/9. 1 12/ 6.


m z :


. 1 ■ . : 1 ■ 1'


igs wiA s Bank


♦ '.Sums from 1/-to £1,000 recei ved. : ♦ Withdrawals on deihand. !


hS est 2iVc1 ■ , 1 i


IN YOUR HANDS A blood collecting, session will bc:jheld at


THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE HALL, OLD SCHOOL, CHURCH BROW


F 'N ■


SATURDAY; 17th MAY, 1952 between


: ,! ■


l0-30 a.m. and 12 noon and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and all donors who have received postcard i are urgently asked to attend.!


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