THE - un School of Diincing


SANDHAM,, M.B.B.O.J O.D.T.S., Diploma, N.A.T.D., FelloV,


I.T.D., S.B. WADDINGTON, M.B.H.O.,


lloma, N.A.T.D., Assoc ate.


lEXAMINATION LL RESULTS since December,


I Grade Examinations, ars (Over 85 per cent.)


lover 90 per cent. HAVE BEEN SUCC:


I THEIR LETTERS


.....M.B.B.O., Ele .....M.B.B.O., Ele: .....M.B.B.O., Ele; ... M.B.B.O., Inter ... M.B.B.O., Tnte: .....“ Membership


J Medal, N.A.T.D., Stage ESSFUL


:nentary. anentary. menljary. mediate. :rmediate. N.A.T.D. Brapch.


jlO YEARS, GAINED'98 J LETTER OF CONG' IHAIRMAN OF THE


J TEACHER.” . \ th e above results:


RA'


MARKS TDLA- B.B.O.


CREDIT ON YO 'B AND


lovely\ style and exp: I pood work throughout-


ressipn; —shows


liverpool, Blackburn^ Mo recambe, pison, Hebden Bridge, Burley, Bolton.


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places; 52 SILVER MEDALS— BRONZE MEDALS—ind and : Special Diplomas. Over 200 fs Diplomas.


VERY FESTIVAL ENTER^. ......Blackburn, April, 1|952. ............Nelson, Ap:’ll, 1952.


|ropnd Dancer);. . .


............ ' Nelson, Ap:'ll, 1952. ....... Burnley, Marih, 1952. ....: Morecambe, May, 1952.


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......Morecambe, MAy, 1^52. Hebden Bridge, July, 1952. . Fleetwood, August, 1952.


lied 1st place and 2nd place, Iptember; 1952.


Teachers’ Trophy. J 2nd Place Character.


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Imedlate ... Classic'Medil, 1952. I. . . . . . . .......... Stage Medal, 1952.


J these Medals and All-ingland |s ' Diplomas.


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IMENCES from EE IDA Y, IBER 26th.


jervative Club, Clitlleroe; also ley, from Saturday, Sepi;. 27ih. |aim.._and Tl a.m. AVENUE, CLITHER()E; to, DARWEN;


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Clitheroe Relief Fund ! £1,000


‘Nothing To Equal This Response’


rpHE Mayor of Clitheroe’s appeal for the North Devon and,lyest Sonierset Relief Fund e l o s e d at noon on Monday iwi|lr 'fhe total, including subscriptions from tho


Rowland and CUtheroe Rural districts at £1,039 11s. 3d., after the most generous response to an a p p e a 1 of this


mature |n the Wfetbry of the district. ;A c h e q u e for the i ,


'


cillor Dugdale, has been sen) to all subscribers and th; number of ; these acknow-


iledgements 'posted Is almost 400.


.1^. . y - . .


" i2§. 6d. to £25 have poured in. After the' Mayor ha-d


opened the 'fund,- he was askfed by the chairmen of 'the Bowiand and | Clitheroe Rural Councils to allow his fund to be regarded j as one for the combined areas, a request tj which he acoeded.


^Ith the Idea’of providing a channel through which local


contributions could be for- iwarded. At that time,’ how­ ever, he never realised for a moment that the response would be as generous as It . had proved to be.


.


COMPLETELY SURPRISED 1“ I 'knew of course, that


Glitheroe people would want to subscribe or send some help, but I was completely surprised, not oiily at the promptitude lylth which sub­ scriptions began to come In, but at the dimensions of them,” said the Mayor.


• way the children so quickly set to work, and, by their own efforts, raised money for


T61. 673. or


relief funds in-the past, but nothing to equal the present fund, added C o u n c i l l o r Dugdale;"


Final Donations


Mayor of- Clitheroe’s appeal for the North Devon and West Somerset Flood. Relief Fqpd. Donations amounting to £852 14s. 6d. haile been previously acknowledged.


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THUFSDAY, 18th SEPTEMBER I


England, for examination results of the British .Ballet Orgahlsaltlon. , . j -


' [, Outstanding results have also been gained in Festivals;


First Prizes being lawari^ed at every Festival entered. 'c l a s s e s ! h e l d &N tHURSDA^^ | ,


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. 2-45 p.mi—feABIES Under 5 Years. ! ! 4-15;p.ra.-JUNIORS: BALLET.


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BAn K h o u s e , ADELAIDE t er r a c e , BLACKBURN I


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rTHIS s.chool h o fe THE LOUISE KAY BANNER, which S Is aWardefi for the highest marks gained Ih a l l '


Meinorable Day For oil barm


Barrow, of Fields He Farm, had one ofj the successful days in [his cai as a Shire horse breeder the final day of this Ro.yai Lancashire Show Preston on Saturday, o^utstandlnpl't black ; filly Fields House Julia, adjudged the chairiplon thus rounding off i series wins In the- coiinty summer. Including championship at Blackburn show;


the the


I A WELL-KNOWNj Waddla “’■


•‘ -.ton farmer, Mr.'.‘Jai" y e n His


was fpal, of


tills faal rew


Plas Newydd Melody, the dam of the , chamfilon fc al, earned f a f m e rl s ma honours, and 1 his brol yearling. Fields' House Futu Queen, was the best one three-year-old filly owned by a farmer.


' ' i


ginning Pigeons Messrs. Cooper and Son,


with home-bred birds many generations.


Church Brow,. Clltheroe, hE had a successful season wi ^ their Racing Homer Plgeo: 1 At the Royal Lancash Guild Show:at Preston ho week they won, Ist Yearllo Cpcks, 1st Young Gleiis, als Specials of Best Young Bl'i •Best Hen and Best Raoli H o m e r In- the She They also, wlon first at T Great Yorkshire, Lelcest i; Blackpool arid Fylde. Blacc burn and Nelson sriows,


1th Mr. - Barrow^s brood m^re.


ir’s at


?'ngs


' Sbuthworth and j Sons. Limited. £5 5s.; Patients. Visitors and Staff—Bramley Meade Maternity Home. Whalley j £5; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lupton £5; Collection —Martin Top I Congregational Chapel £3 15s. lid.; Collection, Nelson-street Methodist .Church £3' 15s. 6d.; Effort by Children of Calderstones I C ot ta ges— Maurice Caram, -Roger Dobson, Margaret Hay ton,' Sheila-Hayion and Tony Smith £3 11s.; Jumble Sale—Garnett | Road—Barbara Jackson, Eileen Jones, Jennifer Sutcliffe and Sudan Jackson £3 lOs;; Staff of the Clitheroe Rural District Council |£3; Collection in jboxes in Shops and Public


operative' Society, Limited £30; Collection—S.awley Village £25 11s. Gd.; Scholars—Riversmead Sec. Modern School £13 2s.; Collection dnd Donations—Vic­ toria Mill, Chatburn £12 10s.; Slaidburn School Children £10 10a; Collection—Girls of the Cliiheroe Royal Grammar School £8 19s. 6d.; ’ Collection— Moor Lane Methodist Cliurch £6 16s. 8d.; Collection—Wad- dington Cricket I Club £6 8s.; Collection—Christ Church, Chat- burn £5 10s.; i Messrs. Jolm


APPENDED Is a further list .of. donations to the


Billingtdn and Whalley Co­


the fund.” There had been previous


by gifts Which were I handed to me personally by people to whom these ■ gifts meant Sacrifice and . I was equally touched and pleased by the


“ I was positively i touched


That when he opened the fund three weeks ago It was


I Describing tli'e fund as one of the most spontaneous efforts he had ever known La Clitheroe, Councillor Dugdaie fold an “ Advertiser and Times ” reporter on Tuesday


, I August T9thi Since the a isubscriptiohs' ranging from


weeks ago, ■ the ■ first sub • scription .being received o i


The fund Was opened three A letter, signed by Coun­


amount was forwarded by the M^yor (Coun. F. Dugdale) on Wednesday.


Ashworth £2 2s;; John D. Green­ wood,'Esq: £2 2s.; Effort—Sawley School' 'Children -£1, 12s. 6d.; Anonymous £1 7s. '6d.


Houses. Chatburn £2 16s. 2d.; Collection—Methedist. Sunday School, Chatburn £2 5s.; Mr. and ^ Mrs. ■ Rdmiund Hiok-


I


.and Mrs. R. A. Hargreaves: Miss W. M. L..Lumb: Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bibby; Mr. and Mrs. P. Seed; Mr. and .Mrs. H. - Black- :bqrn; Mr. and Mrs. W, Embley;


Donations of One Guinea: Mr.


;Slaidburn Women’s Institute; Mr, J. .Dawson-Tetiow, Boltoh- by-BowIand. : :


®'easdell, Slaidburn; '


Wesby. Bolton-by-Bow'and; Mr. and Mrs.'E. Catlow.


; Effort —Elizabeth 'Downham,


Robinson; Mr. W. Birch: Mr. -J. Aubin; A.W.:-Mrs. Littlefair, Slaidburn:, Mrs. Harrison; Mrs. R. B. Brown.


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Miss Littlefair. -! Slaidburn;. -A. Friend: Mrs. Marsh. Slaidburn: Mrs. Tomkins, Slaidburn.


Other Amounts: Anonymous;


Mrs. E. Gregory;' Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smithies; Toe H. CliUieroe. Donations of :10s.; Mrs. M.


John Knowles and Harry Catlow. 13s. Donations of lOs. 6d.: Mr.


N. .C. 'Wlld; Mr. ,C, Brown: Mrs.' R. Bentley; Anonymous; Mrs. T.


Donations of One Pound; Mr.


MAYOR'


CMERA CLUB’S NEW HOME


beginning, and I am sure the Rlbblesdale Camera Club can provide I that beginning in photography. A former mem^ ber of the club emlgrated' to New Zealand tljree years ago, and, thanks to 'the proficiency In his hobby which he had gained here, tie has'found many new friends on the othfer side of the world,” Councillor Prank ■ Dugdald, , Mayor of Clltheroe, told inembers .bf the Rlbblesdale Camera. Club when he opened the first meeflng of the club at'their


■new premises ht Stanley House, Lowergate, on Tuesday.


which was formerly a kitchen at Stanley House, Is much larger than the club’s former rooms, and, besides, providing ample accommodation for the members, will be Ideal for lec­ tures, practical demonstrations and portralturfe, and will accommodate a larger annual exhibition of wofk.


is also provided, and it is expected that the club dark­ room will be open shoftlR


I (historical features of :town was made , by Councillor Dugdale, - who commented that such a pictorial survfey of the history ojf Clith eroc, showing how the town had progressed almost,


pictorial record of o-f


the the


f - om


Nine^year-old Wants A Dancing Career of the town, I


RiDDiesdale


Roman times, livould b" -of Inestimable valud to the town.


Rlbblesdale Camfer obtaining premises modibus as these.


Mayor, and on bihalf congratulate


I commend


jra Clu Club on as, Som-


members on the!' efforts, and I wish you wellir the future,” he concluded.


. “ I do not see any rehson why this camera club should not continue to expand,! not only in the number of li bers, but In the quality


technique of youif work.” Congratulatioris to the club


were also expressed by Mr F ^esWll, president of the Padlham and District Photo­ graphic Society, and past president of the! Lancashire • and Cheshire Photogr^hlc


union. Gwendoline i Wilson


no doubts in I Gwendoline Wilson’s ,mihd. about what her career'shall be.


JEasth^m House Farm. Mittbn, wants to be_ a dancer, 'and two outstanding successes she has achieved recently give


III), she gained 9,7 marks out of a possible 100 and she has just ^von a first place at the Southport Festival at 'her first attempt.


ample - justification for her ambition. In her ballet exam. (Grade


|


of the CariottaL School of Dancing.


Kayley-terrace, cut his right foot day when an


using slipped Richard Pye (65), of 2,


AXE SLIPPED ■ 1- ■


Grindleton, on Thurs-


felling trees on the Gledstone Hall Estate, iVest |Marton.


He was taken :by County


ambulance to 'A-ccrington Victoria. Hospital jand later allowed home.


I


:axe he was ak he was


The adjudicator predicted promising future for this young artiste, who is a pupil


Gwendoline,. who liveR' at '| First Prize For Gisburn Station


,! 0 ^ 1 o hf te


stations in ;he Cei. 33 rail


way


Division, Glsbum I station has won first prize In the British Railways best-kept 'station competition.


This is the third time


supcesslon that”! G1 Tfa'il r^n the


station has won a 'prize in competition, ha'vih°'


second prize for the°last years.


;


von two


The term best-kept station embraces the whole of


station premises Inclucnng offices, waiting rooms, plat­ forms and gardens, and cleanliness of these diffe sections Is taken into don sideratlon by the judges.


The station, which Is


the main Bl abk b u ijn " - Hellifleld line, has' a stafl of four, including the Station- master, Mr. B, Bdntley, will receive thi which is part o: prize, at a ptasenta ceremony for the wlnr stations at Belle iVue, M Chester, next month.


who


the first .ion Ing an-'


diploma, The diploma will be plalced


in a frame in the station 'aitlng room. -


on


A l th o u g h she is only nine years old, there are


I The Mayor was introduced


by the-club president, Mr|. G M. Hlgson, and thanked bj the


I vice-chairman, Mr. E. Bolton.


lem- and


A suggestion that members the —


PICTORIAL RECORI club mkight ma^e


a


for some months. Darkroom ' adcommodatlon


on the renovatloh


Members have - _____


been working of the room


The : spacious- clubroom,


“XTALP the way to success -*-*■ in any hobby is the right


Brings Ifere P ^ To Clitlierqe


, £ 100,000 scheme to i reinforce Cllthefoej’s elec­


tricity' supply Ik nearing cdlnpletion i# Peel J street, where i one vof the two heW sub-stations: allocated to the toivn is expected to be ready beitote the end of the jyear.


irhe scheme has the effect of boubll^ the; Clitheroe | supply


A newjoverhead line carri's 33,000 v o l t s to this dub- station;at-the-Ribblerdai;‘Gem


IS nearing; cdniDlehon m Pee’-street—^ part of a £100.000 scheme to reinforce the town’s electricity supply.


. . g:


- -,-r V a.t ompleti


Au second il


erected in CUtheroe-t ihe>ut; dctu a n a r f o xMnnnnn * I


PAGEANT WILL BE CORONATION AT WHALLEY


PAGEANT of English comedy and dance' at


Whalley Abbey, including i the presentation of excerpts from' Shakespearian plays by local aators, and j Old English country dances by local children, ^i l i : be the high­


light of Wh|illey’s Coronation celebrationb' :in June next year.


finale on the Coronation Day.


through tl^e village, a sports carnival, I and a surprise of


evening


This was I decided at s meeting off Whalley Corona­


ties, fWhalleyi Abbey and Parish Church' as well as a


number of prominent. build­ ings in the parish, will be floodlit.


The pagbant, to be -per­ formed on| Wednesday, the


day after (he Coronation, is being organised by the Coronation celebrations enter­ tainments I sub - committee, whose chairman, Mr. Jimmy


Fell, will write! the prologue continuity and finale, and direct the whole presentation.


PLAY EXCERPTS


summer N i g h t ’ s Dream,” “ Twelfth Night,” “ As You Like It,” and “ The Merchant of Venice”! are to be pre­


Excerpts from “A Mid­


sented by -local actors, and each scene ! will, be produced by a well-known personality


in the field' of locar amateur dramatics.


i


Canon C. J. Stranks, Warden of Whalley Abbey, an Ideal site has been selected in the grounds of the [abbey. The broad stretch of turf, which will form an Ideal stage, has a natural background of trees and shrubs, and is flanked by a 'natural slope which will provide good vantage points 'for hundreds of spectators, j


Assisting In the presenta­


tion will be -Mrsj E. Kershaw, whose drama group '(vlll pre­ sent “ The! Dream,”; Mp


Rural Course At


Technical School A RURAL course will! be a new feature of the


Clltheroe Technical School winter session, Ivhich begins on September 29th,


The courje [will Include


calculations i and drawing, E n g l i s h , beekeeping, and poultry- husbandly.


courses, incfudlng a pre­ liminary technical course, preparatory National Certlfl- ur s e , [


There will alsojbe the usual cate c 01


senior commercial course, and shorthand typists’, courses.


Industry will be [catered for In a trade course . In cotton manufacture (weaving).;


Those In the c o t t o n


■tnes use ost eer on


er -g-


Single subjects Include


book - keeping, needlework, tailoring, crdftwprk, dress­ making, drama,; m u s i c ,


cookery, woodwork', and' folk danemg.


i


Students will . enrol on Wednesday, Thursday a n d


Friday, Septerriber 24th,' 25th and 26th.


| - j f')al, School Is Mr. J. L. Garner. HoIid4y Post


Clitheroe Head Post Office 'will be open during Ithe whole of the


September holiday period. Cltth- eroe town Sub-Post[ Offices and Downham and [Sawley Sub-Post Offices will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, th'e 22nd and 23rd September. Riralngton Sub-Post Office -will close Monday, the 22r.d only. Chatburn Sub-Post Office will , be open from 9 a.m. to 10-30 a.m. 'only, on Monday and Tuesday, the 22nd nnd 23rd.


Bowland, Dunsdp Bridge,, Gis­ burn; . Grindleton, [ Newton-in- Bowland, Pendleton', Slaidburn, We-ddlngton and West Bradford


Bashall Eaves, I Bolton-by-


Sub-Post Offices 'will' be open as usual.


- -; I i, ■ Tunnel Miiihap j


i l l of


, burn Royal - Infirmary,; - but was noi; detained. 1 ;-


Tunnel Sofieme, John English (29), Injured his left foot in a mishap at the tunnel on Thursday. He [was taken by County ambulance [ to Black-


Employed on the Marl-Hill The principal of the ’ I preparatory With the' coi-operatlon of


tion celebrations general committee Ion Friday. > During tne week’s festivi­


village will Include a field day for 'local j children, an :old folks treat) fireworks display and bonfire., j a Coronation '7(i§nstre processions


Further fcelebrations in the


Jimmy Douglas, who will supervise' mak'e-hp, and Mr. H. Hensman, ; who will be responsible for ■ the ' -musical direction. : Mr. G. Altham will be stage manager.


enthusiastic, and ' with the wealth of talent available, the production should be a memorable one In the new history Of ■ Whalley,” Mr. E, Walmsley, chairman of the publicity ’ committee, com­ mented this week.


SPECIAL SERVICES Coronation Day Itself will


open with special services at the various churches In the village. At a field day for local children at the- cricket field In the afternoon, com­ petitions, Punch and Judy shows, and the 'presentation of Coronation ' mugs and souvenirs are planned. A fireworks display! and surprise


gala dance will be organised for the Thursday, and on S a t u r d mbnstre pro­ cessions, And a , sports and carnival will be ' followed by dancing on the floodlit cricket field, and a .united


decorated private, house dr business premises, and a com­ petition for the: best floral display in Whalley gardens are to be considered.


Ancient Ceremony At Whalley


School, their teachers and parents on Sunday took part in the third rusribearlng ceremony to be held at rnalley ■ slflce thfe| w af;'


GCHOLARS Of Wh a l l e y Parish Church Sunday


ground of the 'Church of England School, i the pro­ cession, led by the choirboys, walked through !the! Abbey Grounds, along the main street and back to' the, Parish Church, where a service, was I - *


Assembling In ! the play Rev. H. C. Snape.[


procession, which,' with the surplices of the chPlrboys, the dresses of the little girls and the many-coloured flowers, made a colourful [but digni­ fied picture in the autumn sunshine. '


Many people watched the ;


[gave a short, appropriate ;address to the[ .children. Oliver Whittaker 1 read' the lesson, Maureen Chiney and


At the service, ' the Vicar


finale and expression of loyalty. Competitions for the best­


finale will be held in the evening. L4n did folks’ treat and a


“All concerned are most yqars to complete. ,i ycS’K., It has .takdn four


.Before the^ nationalisation pf| the electricity s u p n i v


industry, : electricity 1 was s“®Pllfd to Clltherde In bulk frdm .the Lancashire Electric


Pdwer Company’s [generating station at Padlhani by imeans


of an 11,000 volt overhead line The E;1 e [c t r 1 c I't y i Board however 'decided; th a t ’ In view of the applications for further ; supplies:! from


industrial consumers l a n d to safeguard; the [supply to both Clitherop and Settle, a reinforcement schemd was necessary, j ■


■ i - ■ i j


thd mains supply tb Clltheroe has been Increased from 11,000 to! 33,000 volts by meaiis of a new overhead line from Padl­ ham power station to a new sub-station which i has been built at ! the Rlbblesdale' Cement Works Ini Clltheroe. This supply has ’also! been duplicated 'by Increasing the voltage ion [the existing; over­ head-line from 11,000 to'33,000 volts, while [the newl 33,000 volt line to the Cement iWorks has been extended tb ai new swljxihlng station riear [Settle and thqs serves also to' rein­ force the Settle supply. I


Result'of; the scheme is that TRANSFORM SUPpIlY The putpbse; of thl new sub­


stations At the Cement Works and In Peelf-street Is to trans­ form the. supply from [33.000


to 11.000 volte Tor distribution In the Clltheroe district.' The Cement Works! sub­


station was completed: last year and put Into operation Immediately, and the [Peel- street station will be comple­ ted and brought intb usb this year. The two sub-stations have been designed to operate In conjunction wUh,! each other so that either Is capable I of automatically picking up


the load of the other lln case of emergency. The biggest single consumer


Rlbblesdale Cement Works but officials ■ of trie North Western, Electricity Board state that, taking into account the possibility of I further Industrial expansion In Cllth-


prbve eq u a l' to


requirements until least.


their nejv scheme should thfe tpiTn’s 1962


conducted by the 'Vicar, the A MEMBERSHIP o;’ 387 was | ___ rejDorted at the_ puarterly


Moor Lane Circ 'uit


meeUng of the Me or Lane Methodist Circuit held at Grindleton 'last we;ek. iThe Rev. F. Smith presided over a good attendance, ind I the financial report, presented by Mr. W. Lees; revealed a total] income of £160 5s. lOd.land- expenditure !of £15&: 7s.- 8d There was ai balanch In'the bank of £91 4s.i 7dl arid a Contingency 'Fund balance of £54 11s. 8d. i;


John Potts led prayers and the collection was taken by Robin P a r k i n s o n , John Bradley, Ian Washbrook and Raymond Bennett. [ The flowers were after­ wards handed to the children,' Tvho distributed them to the sick of the oarlsh.


Appeals were made ! on


b e h a l f ; of superahnuated ministers and jori behalf of the Ministerial Training' fund, of which! Mr. Flick appointed treasurer. [


The next; meeting i


arranged fori Decembfer 10th at Nelson-street Methqdlst Church, Low Moor.


FALL BROKE DOWN A STRONG Asked by[ 'the Coroner


j ! —Coroner


JA VERDICT of “ Accidental i. Death ’ was recorded by


Inquest at Clltheroe on''Wed- nesday on Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Allison (84), of 10. Union- street, Low Moor, who died at her home on Sunday,


of the right femur.' She was' taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary, where tahe : was taeated as an in-patSht until September 5th. She was I


fleld, Clltheroe, said Mrs. Allison was a patient of his. (?n the 20th August she had fall, sustaining a fracture


Macdonald; of Low-


- falling-In health and was particularly anxious to re­ turn to- he» home. Srie was taken home on September SJli and died two days later. Death was accelerated by the shock of the accident.


SIETEE’S EVIDENCE Mrs. Maggie Tattersaj], of


8, Union-street, Low Moor, said her sister had lived on her own since the death of' her husband In 1946;


dqor to. her for spme SO .years and visited Mrs. Allison very often to see that ■ she was all right. She was of an Independent disposition and loriked after herself-.-'


[witness riad - lived next


told her that he had found Mrs. Allison 'lying :on! the, floor In the living room of her home. -. Dr. Macdonald' -was, called and her sister was- taken to- Blackburn Royal Infirmary.


20th, the Vicar of Low Moor, the Rev. I. Pugh, came and


About 3-45 p.m. on August (Mr. H. Backhouse) \a t an Lancashire Coroner


whether or not her sister had told her how she came 'ito fall. Mrs. Tatters'all -said Mrs. Allison said she had tiled to get- a pillow i from her bed which was In the living jo'om. but could not reach it.


. asked to be taken- -home. Mr; Pugh told the Cmorier


that Mrs. Allison was one of his parishioners. When [ he visited her home on August 20th, he found' her lying' on her back in the living jroom. She told him she could hot get up and that she had been lying there for some time.'He helped her Into


t h e n In f firmed Tattersall.


Evidence that


linoleum, and-: a number rugs.'-' • Expressing sympathy .......


floor was given by P.C. IH. Smith. It was a flagged floor, partially covered v


radical unevenness


with of


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Mrs. ' Tattersall,' Mr. Back­ house said this was. a caselof' an elderly woiiita who ' was living alone. He was satis­ fied her sister had taken great care''and' was keeping her under constaiit observa­ tion. But 'as so often h a p p e n e d with elderly people of a n ' Indepenfierit mind,, as Mrs.: A l l i s o n obviously was, she Insisted, on doing things for herself and accidentally fell In'the house and fractured her thigh. At her age, she had little chance of recovery. ■


with


nection between the fall arid her death, in that .lt was the fall which broke'i.down the strong constitution that had kept her going for so long, ij-';


There was a, direct con­ - ’ H


a chail and Mrs.


there was'no In th e '


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At the hospital she rfalised she was In falling health and.


of electricity In the 'Clltheroe’ present is the


You waste pfiundi (both money I and


fuel) when your hot-water cylihde: and electric circula :i are left to central 1 the'wliole of the ha ;1


Y« it’s so easy a prevent. Just ari


' much i ds liot


I cheap to! range with the ’ ! ! ' , [ : ; .


Electfidty BqarJ to fit a lagging jacket ! ; fin’ yoiitj Cy1iiider'and you may save-os' 2/-: a week.


It will keep the water ong after you’ve switched j off too..


one of the Board’s specialists call advise you on the most suitable ; md size of jacket for your cylinder.


Np.T WRITE, CALL OR ’PHONE j - THE


tricity Service Centre


]f^G STREET, CLITHEROB TEL: CLITHEROE'269.


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