CUtheroe Advertiser & tinus , Jtdy 18,'I952


PENNY “RENTS” TO GO AFTER -


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different properties in and around I the town and. collecting what are known as the small borough, a ni(i>- jncroachment rents.; The total aihount received lin resj pe et of all 43 ; pWpe'rties is only £2 Is. 5d.


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, payment. , In'.most leases the annual


work involved for so little reward, the Corporation have now decided to negotiate with the owners of the properties subject to the rents, terms for redemption by capital


In view of the amount. of


rent Is only: Id. or 2d.' and in oniy'ifour'cases out of the.43 does-'-th.e^-'rent . exceed tWo Shillings. ^


I d ^ ^ e d to satisfy good taste, forms thp ‘ 1 . h'ghtly.


basic beauty of the home, and should not be chosen , ' ’


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1 We are able to offer a large and varied selection of WfLTONS aitd AXMINSTORS suitable for Qose Fitting


or Squares, all chosen with an eye ion quality and tasteful design.


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wiA;*ese ^attractive'Ga^^ being assured.


, ments you have'; in mind. itMie t S — FURNISHERS - AT LAST!


S T A R T E R B A T tIe RIE S HR^E YEARS WRITTEi^ G^ARANT,


Sectional Drawing of the Famous VARLEY BATTERY


Perforated £bo- - nite retaining sheet on top-tf block :of plates and separator.


POS ITIV^ & NEGiATIVE PLATES, sup­ ported; unde r Compression ;by e x t r|e m e I y Porous SEPARA- ' TORS, whI ch f orm I a, s o l i d” block, thus pre­ venting buckljng"” o f pl a t e s and disintegration' of— t h e a c t i v e material.


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Shock absorbing.^ layer, sealing the bottom of the block.I


No sludge s|5ace,:_


therefore more a c t iv e material and consequently greater capacity.


• • i SOLE! DISTRIBUTORS. FOR THE i AREA:—


CHATBURN TYRE DEPOT 'I PHONE CHATBURN i/e . 'i


' ; : WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. h Itt


YORK STMET - CLITHEROE Telephone 191


The s tah^d of our ^yorkmanship Js,,fi^ in keeping : -an'd fitting


' ’ j Afyyjwe give you a quotation for any Carpet require­


Wili .:also be the end of a •Clitheroe custom dating-back to . the' 16th century. The incroaChment r e in t s were apparently Introduced aboqt that tlihe. as people wishing to Improve their properties, made small additions by taking ja little mo^e land.


land accumulated ' until it eventually was decided to levy a small rent.^'


ANNUAL iNGOflVIE


annual Income of the Corpor­ ation of Clitheroe, dated December, 1856, all the In- croachment rents payable to .the Lord of the Manor—the Corporation—were set out. •'


In a statement o f ' the Towi Topics


its situation, the owner, "the occupier' and -the amount! of rent due,,’la'iidi' inciuentally,, the . arrears owing, were all tabulated. . '


The 'name of the property, ' ; "


were subject to a small rent and .other Items' ,mentioned are a shop end for which an annual rent, of 3d. -wds charged; a , bam' at the bottom of Church BrOw (4dT; a garden wall at Sh'Rw Bridge (Id.); front of hOuse !ln Parson-lane (6d.) and. the late G. Fielding’s, Market Place


Several of the public houses in the centre. of li Clitheroe


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are the rents received from Corporation property.


But still more Interesting j j


Company' had. to pay ah annual rent of five shillings for the rails in front of the bank.


The Craven B a n k i n g


Oarion Cyclists Fum Potholers


Xtfi


the week-end,' two more stayed at ,the, Stalnfoijth Youth -(Hostel,. ^.an d . .}■ t! remainder of us rode out on Sunday to join them. 'Whilst we had,a little rain on the: outward run, it ^aled into In-i significance ! copipared ‘ with the bad weather lour campqrs had braved, i :


lT'-3N members of the club camped at Alum Pot over


number of empty tins) had been a hearty .'affair, arid lunch—cooked In the "shelter of:,the tents bjd fair to be likewise, though^there was!a' moment of doubt' for the crew of one tent when their; stew: was split on'the floe but fortunately most of was retrieved and; no .onpi went hungry. .


Breakfast (ludglng by the \QI ClEA TilllTA IN/


energies -were directed i;o' exploration o f ' the Lor g Churn Caves, the ijlower of these being . tackled ' first. Aided by torches' -we waded through the streapi which ■pours along its lattlce-llke tunnels, traversed]; narrow clefts, balanced cautiously on a narrow plank, but eventu­ ally had to call a halt whem our path terminated In a deep drop which couldn’t be negotiated without' ’ proper equipment.


| We , have pleasure in


advising the public that we have ijeen appointed Sole' District Agents foi Ambassador Radio and Television for Clitheroe and . Distria.


T.V.4 Corner Console. £89/17/6.' .


Other Models’ from £28. The Rlite Radio Co., “ RADIO HOUSE”


16, CASTLE QATE - CLITHEROE TisLEPHONE: CLITHEROE 214


TRY OUR DELICIOUS : I HOME-MADE •


CAKES AND PASTkiES BOOTHS


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^ WHALLEY ALSO '


WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE


Chatburn F.C. Hopi; For Own Ground


fTHATBURN- Football Cluh ^ are hoping to obtain u permanent ground in the near future, it was stated ap the annual meeting on Tues day night.


treasurer, Mr. L; Franklandl r e p o r t e d a . satlsfactor' financial p o s i t i o n , th balance sheet showing t profit balance .on the seasor of about £24. "


President, Col.-J; F. M. Robin­ son; vice-president, Mr. G. Barnes (Worston); chairman, the Vicar, the Rev. E. Wynne; vic e - chalrfrian, Mr. W. Flewltt; s e c r e t a r.y and treasurer. Mr. L.i Frankland; committee: Messrs. Fl Cheet- ham, R. Turpin, A. Taylor. R, Graham, F. Watson, R. Parker, L. Llmbert, Jf. Astln, J. Wllcock, T. Salisbury and F. Butcher.


Officers e l e c t e d " were .The s e c r e t a r y arid Pendle Jiliiuor; Trophies


presented trojihles won by Pendle Junior School children at a ceremony held in the school yesterday week! " ■ The awards Iwere: Winifred Rogers; Cupj fbr. top, child; J o h n Rushton. Thornbep: Cups for nejxt i top boy and girl: Rlchajrd I Dinnls and I Janet Sllnger. i { Fielding Cup for top boy arid top girl In class two; Irene Haydock and John Roblnspri.l Taylor Cun for top child In class': three Nyra Atkins; ' training cup:


fTHE' Mayjorl: o f' ciitheroe. -*• (CouncUlof; Fj Dugdale)


Jean Dodgson. P h y s i c a l


to the upper cave, and though there was considerably moile water flowing through :t than we had ever en­ countered before, causln? some difficulty In crossing-the deeper pools, we managed to reach the waterfall at the fat end.


Then our attention turned


runs for the next two Sun days,


I . ! " . “GEARS


run lay down the Rlbble Valley, arid we w?re back home by -nine o’clock. There will be no organise 1


After tea, our homeward In the afternoon out


Put be jMootiog To Ob cuss Clitberoe Celebrations


■July tfolidayg"and September holidays is to. be convened ;by


’the Mayor, CoUiricillor F. Diig- 'daie'. j'The irieeting wil tejielve; 'and .'discuss sug­ gestions fori the celebration bf tnel Corohatlon of Queen Eliiabejth in iClitheroe.


, the, District yaluer’s report. CISiTLlI GROUNDS


the sale of app'roxlmatelv three [acres: of land off Hayhurst-street,' the Council have agreed j to purchase the land out of revenue." in accordance with the terms of


I FbUoiving ;j intimation that the Wqr Office had agreed" to


. tlon. EnI A flrip ofi; Chartered Civil


by the pouncil to report on the sewerage" system and the need for r extending the Sewage, i ’anri.


gineers hgs been engaged ' ■.


sanction I to borrowing money for the purchase of land for playing fields.


to the Minister of Housing and . ’


I AppllMtioh is to be made Local Government for


! An ofterj'by The Home Publishing Company Limited to publish a" street 'map of Clitheroq and furnish up to 1,500 . copies i without charge, has beerij aedpted. j


^ irth d a y


celebrate hisj 92nd birthday next morith.


'Marshaw Bowland,


district, fairly acjtlve health. .


A well


known figure in the Mr. I Gates | is . still and in good


Same hoifse for more than 40 years.


H^.i was born at in ]the Trbugh of but has lived in the


business' In 1933 h since thdt worked.


dealer took him all over the district, dnd In hls time he has walked many miles' round the countryside to Iconduct with the farmers, e bfoke a leg, and time has not


His ocebpatisn as "a cattle


daughters and a son, Mrs. Gates hav ng ."died In" March, 1949, ■ ^


Divisional Health "Coihralttee No, 5.


at Blackburn last week by the deputy ch'alrinan bf the


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apibulance sdjrvlce for "the." past 12 moriths. Mr. Cottam was prevl0U|Sl5!| a ’bus driver. The presejritqtion was made


Cottam, of, I 74,’ Hayhurst- street, has: 'been presented with a gold j medal for 10 yedrs safe driving. :,'EmpToye'd with the


Driviiigj Award "A CL ITHEROE County


Ambulance driver,' Mr. J.


walks near his home! and is an excellefat forecaster of the weather [according jto his eldest daugliter. Miss E. Gates, wltp whom'he!resides. Mr. Gates [has ,twb ■ other


He still gets out for ' short Castle-vlSw, if Clitheroe, will


A FORMEPt cattle dealer, Mr. . William Gates, of 11,


of the C^tle Grounds for an inter-club tojurnament during August ‘fias been made by the Lancashire i Association of Girls’ and Mixed Clubs. The Council I are jl to consider the matter further on the receipt of more detailed Informa-


An application for the use


lA. PpBLICi meeting during trie' j^ijiod between the


,Gradually, hoiyever, this . The’ end of the collection ; >V ' ,


.■hazel' treeg- - round Coplow! ■dikrlbt "in 1856," for> -the 16 quarts, of nuts appeared In the drre^rs I column. . ", !


the reason for the toll of nuts is quite simple.' The rent was collected at; Michaelmas and the nuts were'most probably for a| Corporation banquet.; ■.


Although lat first a puzzie.


"£45 with an additional rent of £10 for every kiln .used beyond three. .


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far more trouble than 1 they are actualfy worth to the Corporation I at the present time, land their redemption by the owners would be welcomed by all concerhed.


Although Iboth interesting and amusing, these Itehls are


The tenant of the hme kilns on Coplow had to pay


'itJ aj Mrs. Kate Nuttall


rr^UESDAY. had more than -*• the usual significance for Mrs. Kate Nuttall, of “Wood- croft,” Wiswell, for apart from being St. Swlthln’s Day, it was also, the [occasion of her 88th birthday. I ,


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village’s oldest inhabitant, was born at Nurieaton; near Lon­ don,. but'has lived 'for- more than 40" years at" Wiswell, where she resides with her daughter. Miss Mary Nuttall.


Mrs. .Nuttall. who is the


caretaker at Wiswell' School, and for many years was a regular attender at Wiswell Mission.


At one time she was the


Anniverss^ Efforts He^ed £145


" anniversary services' at Cllth- eroe Wesley. Methodist Church, on Sunday, when the week­ end’s ■ efforts raised almost £145, an increase of £14 10s. on last year’s total. .


presided at a young' people’s service, which followed .the scholars’ reunion, in the after- noon. Miss Jean Blades,^ read the lesson, a children’s .'choir, led by Mrs. E. Henderson, sang appropriate hymns, and an address was given by- Mr. Sloan.


scholar and teacher at Clith­ eroe Wesley Methodist Church Sunday School, and. wife of the Rev. Walter Foxon, chair­ man of the Cornwall district of the Methodist Church, pre­ sided at a Sunday School anniversary meeting on Mon­ day, when Mr. Sloan spoke on “ Is the Gospel, out of date?”.


Mrs. W. Foxon, a former


I Selectlbris were sung- by the Wesley Male Voice Choir, con­ ducted by Mr. W. Taylor.


Five-mile Stray


Cemetery—five, I miles '"from the farm.: 1


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Mr. Proctof was fined 10s. for permitting the sheep to stray. He said there wals a public footpath through the field where - the " sheep were kept, t and someone must have left


he gate oijen. At Blackburn on Saturday.


Bllllngtpn, fcame to. count hls sheep one morning he found that four were missing. They were found by a ■ policeman standing outside Blackburn


Tl^HEN f a rm e r Fred Proctor, of Moss Farm,


irpHE'Rev.' H’: Norman "Siban; of Barrow-in-Furness, was the preacher at Sunday School


apparenfiy j- rented property! at Coplow,'! was charged £2; per. year plus"16 quarts ofi .nuts or 10 .Shillings. I t miistl havejtbeen a; bad year for ttiej


Aj Mr?.; ’'Hur st, who;'


pJACH year, an official of ihe Clitfieroe Borough Treasurer’s department has the task of visiting 43


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Oldest Inhabitant


POPilUTIO N UP BY TWO IN


TWENTY YEARS


A LTHOUGH the number of' houses built in Clitheroe


increases each year, the population of the town has increased only’ by two oyer theJast 20 years.


census, announced this week, indi c a t e - tha t the ,j present population of Clitheroe is


First results of last year’s


the number of houses built in the- town has Increased con­ siderably; but this, hbwever, has - not' resulted ; in a- corresponding increase in the "population.- The main reason is that although'in yeairs past there were fewer | houses, there were larger ' families' I living in them than those of | the present day. .


was 12,008. ' During tfie last 20 years,


SMALL INCREASES


in most of the rural areas, including Clitheroe r u r a l district, which, with a total


Increase of n. Bowlarid rural district’s


figures show a comparatively large decrease of 533. In 1931, the population was 5,627, while the census put the figure at 5,094.


mensus. ! In view of this, the Council


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.plement of the camps was in the hundreds, and, ' at that 11 m e, , these men were naturally: Included In the


has worked on the figure of 5,070 for many years, and the census is regarded-as showing an Increase:of 24 rather than a decrease of 533.


The Rev. J. H. .Richmond Weatjier Goui^ers Early Start Inj^Hay


farmers in the Rlbble Valley are now working to make up lost time In the hayfleld, although on most farins the harvest got off to an un­ usually early start, •-


showed promise of an early crop,-but the weather , quickly deteriorated until persistent showers of heavy ralri made ‘


harvesting impracticable in most cases.


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farmers have, however, com­ pleted '■ .haymaking, wh il e others who were congratu­ lating tb'eriiselves on having finished mowing in good time, are still waiting for their crops to dry : out before carting.


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and Bowland ■ Branch of the N.F.U., Alderman H. Cook, told an “ Advertiser and Times”' reporter this week that more grass seemed to have been put to silage than In previous years.


Secretary of the Clitheroe


farmers have started cutting, there still remains' a lot to be done before they have com­ pleted harvesting.


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P^EPS INTO THE PAST 25 vbARS AGO


Extracts from our issue of ; July! 22nd, 1927


im'me d l a t e district was flooded after a terrific storm on I Friday, the eve of the locril holidays.


'■pROPEiRTY throughout C 111 h e r 0 e and the


'.he I Secretdry of State for ■•oiplnlon -Affairs, Mr. L. S. mery, and! Mrs., Amery.


Jlltheroe Division, started on bis world tbur, together with


Captain Brass, M.P. for. the


ffiat defendant’s wife was the pillion of - a holding a dog in The machine, dt was travelling at


I In ■ q ebse at Clitheroe County Sessions, It was stated


tiding on lotor' cycle


aer|arn}s. ■ vas, alleged about 50 m.p.h


day! traffic. The work of widening [the bridge over the 'Calder at Altham has begun, qndi we understand that bit' qnd! much-peeded Improve­ ments are to be effected at ffiungerley "B r i d g e , the narfowness of whlc,h Is accentuated more than ever fiyi [the opening out of the approach from the Waddlng- ■jon I side. Repairs are' going ihead at Edlsford Bridge.


state. . !


Pound to| be. drunk in iharge of two horses and a


)rry in Shaw Bridge-street, Clitheroe'{carter was fined


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irldges are , I being modernised meet the "needs of present-


Slowly but surely, our old


the weather for their crops. Although most of the hill


however, was too expensive for most of the small farmers, and they continued to rely on


The grass drying process, Quite a number of lowland The warm sunshine of May


fJECAUSE of the broken weather recently, m'any


work of the Fylde Water Board scheme. The ' com-


change is that In 1931 there were several large camps In, I „ the d 1.S t r 1 c t containing' Holiday ReuillOIli personnel engaged on the .


An explanation of this it,- " t. There are siriall increases


IN AND OUT AND ROUND ABOUT


by “ QUIS'’ =


towns annual holiday week begins to-night, can 1 be pre­ pared; for plenty of company.


(pLITHERONIANS V going away


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fS who are . when the


children. In 1931, the total official list of cotton town population of the ;b or d ug h•


r bumper crowds in the pbpular jlndicaffi some


will be further " complicated," because other; to v ^ taking a fortnight’s' holiday will over­ lap next week]


esorts! ; ■ j. ." And the "1952 crowd problem


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taking holidays with" Clitheroe- l are Preston, Blackburn, Chor-


Some of the cotton towns ey, Leyland, Darweri, Accring­


population of 8,661, shows an ton, Sowefby Bridge, Tod- 1”


' " ' m'orderi, St'alybrlilge. "


least deter ]tfie holidaymakers, but might: at least serve as slight compensation t'o those who, not i on ' holidaly next Week, mournfully survey Clltheroe’s silent street?.


AlLof which will not in the „


beyond Britain’s I drowded resorts to tfie,' Continent are a Waddingtofi ! couple' j whose holiday is also sometfilng in the nature of a ' family re­ union. . Mr. and Mrs;-T; Oddie, of,Wafidbw-view. ■Waddlngton, leave the village ! this' week- enffi to - travel to li^elgiura, where their eldest 'sofn '"Mr. Lebnard Oddie, is-attached to thb British Embassy stbff;


day journey will tqke them


of their son and his family in Brussels, and thopgh [this is the first time Cither have visited the city, Mr. Oddie, In. common with many other local ex-Servlcemen; ‘ Is not unfamiliar with Belgiuiri, hav­ ing served there in the First World War.’ I


They;\riU 'stay at th^ home


Brussels for four lyears, and his job as a : chauffeur I at the Embassy has.led tol encounters with many ribtablllties.-{Among, his recent'I passengers was General'iElsenhower, Whom he drove when' the General visi­ ted Belgium shortly beffire re­ linquishing ;, th e .: post of Supreme Allied Oommahder in Europe, i


Their- son . has been in j ■' |1 n Brighter Cricket


ton, Church, [Great "Harwood, Halifax, Barnoldswick. Skip-


12,010, .which Includes 2,486 Uurlng the coming week The


Re s o r t s -everywlJere are likely! to be at thelii busiest


holidays shows thati during Clitheroe ; Holiday " Week 31 other towns in Laficashlre and on-the. Yorkshire border wiU also tie On holidayj Which appears


were held in the afternoon and the day’s celebrations concluded with a fireworks


Sports for young and old


display and a fancy dress ball. ;i ,


Items] was, apparently, the planting of two trees to'com­ memorate the great day This 'was done by Mr 'ri Bulcock, one of the oldest mhabltants. and Mr. R. ■!{ yarley, chairman of the Parish Council.


One of the most Important |


.year with other, and perhaps •more original, events to make the Coronation festivities in Whalley an even greater


success than they were last time.


Has Its Uses!


Clitheroe, reported in last we e k ’s .“ Advertiser and Times,” raises an ■ interesting point. For the transfer of the Council’s offices to Clitheroe premises will mean that Bow­ land, which is in the West Riding of Yorkshire, wlU have Its administrative centre Ifi another county.


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' Bbwland folk. It Is felt that Clitheroe will


be more convenient than Gflndleton for the majority of ratepayers In this scattered district, many of whom have In , the' past had to come to Clitheroe before travelling on to Grlndleton.


Council itself holds its meetT Ings In Clitheroe is added testimony to the fact that even for'a Yorkshireman, Lan­ cashire has Its uses!


On T.V.


and Mrs. James Dailey, of 57, Phnllcb -, r 0 a d, Clitheroe. recently watched their son, Russell, playing in the Open Golf C h a m p i o n s h i p at Lytham St. Annes.


a friend’s home and watched their son’s progress through the imedlum'Of the T.V. set.


five! months’ holiday from South Africa, where he is a professional at the East London Club.


apart from winning many competitions, was a member of the Ryder Cup team in 1933, was also playing.


Russell served together ih Italy with the L on don Scottish.


During the war, Allen and


natural sport of the Dailey family, for Mr. Dailey him- former professional.


Golf seems to ' be the Link With Poet T 50 YEARS AGO


Extracts from our issue of July 18th, 1902


as the w o r l d ’s , great cotton centre.' Things have reached such a pass'that It must fight or | go under. Spinning mills.!have been closing, many partly and a few altogether, and the ex­ pansion of trade has stopped. Orders frpm India have almost ceased, and mill owners have to choose be­ tween conducting business at a heavy loss or stopping. ^


T ANCASHIRE is preparing to fight for its existence


our mill owners will have to pay a total of about £209,000,000 extra for their raw material between' now, an'd October. This spells ruin. During the past few years, profits have been cut to a mlriimum by foreign , com­ petition. Ameflcai,'fights us for our markets, and India is building her own factories. What Is'the trade to do ? Is li. to s i t : hopeless before chance group of speculators allowing them to bleed it as they please ?


Unless something Is done,


Os.[by Clitheroe magistrates ndla further 5s. for working the i horseS'while in an"'unfit


street,' aged" 81: Mr. Nicholas r . eldard. of Bolton-by- owlandi aged 77.


I Obituary: Mrs.; Tomlinson, f :Hlgh-street, ! Low ' Moor, ged 59; Miss Bessie Booth, f King-street, aged 58; Mrs. jlllzabeth Chester, of ■Fort-


equal footing • with , the em­ ployers,” Mr. Cottam', of Blackburn, told a meeting of the CUtheroe Weavers’ Asso­ ciation. When labour Wanted anything, it; had to go and beg of -men whom it had sent to gi,ve them; a favour, and in view of the position in the Clitheroe dlvlslop it was not an opportune moment to refer, to this fact, he said. With the depression, which seemed to have come about without adequate reason, an opportunity" had come when, if they only stuck, together, they could have their desires gratified.


“ We, as! trade unionists, have a perfect right to be on


promising announcemmt in the programme at Whalley Cricket Club’s annual gala on Saturday for a “ historic” cricket match between! “ The Whalley Wallopers ” 1 and “ The Rlbblesdale ; Rascals.” And it hysteria was pferhaps more -evident than history, there was no shortage of brighter cricket, as the{ above photograph j indicates On their picturesque way to the wicket are .ffie opening bats­ men /or the' Wallopers," Mr. Neville Dixon, and,- iffi the ■wheel chair’ the "Vicar of .Whalley, the Rev. H. C. Snape.


“ TJRIGHTER cricket! comes to 'Whalley ” | was the


' " Off The Mark


'ALTHOUGH the[ cirona- tlon of Queen Elizabeth


II is almost! twelve. months away, Whallfey has given a lead to the Rlbble "Valley by calling a public meetlhg; to t discuss local' celebrations for-


he occasion.: j


I notice thati WhaUev was In the forefront In celebrating the Coronation of I King George VI and Queen {Eliza­ beth in May,' 1937. ■


Glancing through I our files,


committee was formed to consider what form the celebrations' "in the village should take, I and for their consideration.;! quote a few' of the events that were held to celebrate the" Coronatlbn of the late King" and" his Consort.


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on the, church bells| and services at i the ; t hr e e churches. Immediately after­ wards,.. a; procession' was' formed, in which were many


The day, began with j peals ■ {I


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t a b l e a u x 1 and decorated lorries. Ing of


the ! Church I" Square, | the children, were'glven a meal at the ' Church;, of. 1 Enjgland’ School, and "the old folk? and unemployed were entert'alned 'at the' Methodist School ' : *


Following; the jread- the loyal message: In


" t this week’s meeting, a ;


self is a HE


of the [birth of Thomas C amp b e l l , the famous Scottish poet and author of ffieces like “ Ye mariners of England” and “Hohenllnden” which are still included in most anthologies recalls that v^iA'Poell was very friendly with a Ciitheroe businessman oy name Thompson Who in 1843 ,when one of Campbell’s Ip t books was being pub­ lished sent £100 to cover the cost of a single copy.


anniversary on July 27th


, from i hls first poem “ The Pleasures of Hope,” paid it back into his friend’s account to settle an old debt which Thompson had told the poet years earlier to forget.


Unent, was: granted a Civil .List Pension ' of £200 per annum when hardly 30 and became a champion 'of the Poles against the Russians during the Polish Revolt of fS39-31. He died at Boulogne in 1844 and wa^ buried' In the ' Poets Corner at Westminster


.beginning life as a tutor, he travelled widely on the Con-


Abbey. ' * ' Fatal Day


GT. Swithln’s "Day if thou • dost rain.


For forty days it will remain:


St. Swlthln’s Day if thou be fair,


;For forty days ’twill rain na ■ mair.


Day—and it rained. Con­ sequently, according to the persistent fable of obscure origin, which has been associated with the name of " St. Swlthln since the 12th century, 40 days and 40 nights of torrential


Tuesday was St. Swithin’s


always a wet one, and the old doggerel Is Invariably dis­ proved.


exception, and once again, St. Swlthln’s Latin invocation which is thought to have started the legend has been taken in vain 1 "


This year has. been no


imminent. St. Swlthln’s Day is almost


rain were


THE a -■‘is l


,NING HOI


Tuesday; Thursday; Fri^ [Saturlay


......


course, at the height of his fame. Bom in Glasgow and,


Campbell was then, of


never" presented, and Camp­ bell, !who had made £900


The\ cheque was, however, approaching 175th Another son, Allen, who , Russell is 'at present on Mr. and Mrs. Dailey visited


A LTHOUGH almost 30 miles separated them, Mr.


And the fact that Bowland


But apart from the healthy suspicion - with which good Yorlahlremen view all things Lancastrian (and vice versa)] I imagine the move will meet with the approval of most


150WLAND Rural Council’s ^ attempts to move Its offices from Grlndleton tb


^ No "doubt; similar events to ■those which were held on the last occasion will be held next


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Tenants “ But 1950 AI


I I'" !, ■ I . Fjpsi \ et CompietMl


(T'HE 'keys! to the 3001 h ihouj tlon since tlie end of tu


tenkrits on] TuesdayJCounci the Housing Conimittfee," -tolq monthly meeting on jTuesd 1 Entyistle, recent building p: AyOar^


I . j ' ' I


s/reet'site,'the chairman [said members [ of the ,Council would i note I that • they i haa deceived! information firon-f the Ministry, of Housing|"and Loeffij !Government indicatin.'i ■fhat jciitheroe’s allocgtipp oj louses: [for 1953 had ".been ::alsed!to 80. and for 11954; 95| 1 Itl 1


T letlqri. of 'the town’? , SQOtl rost-war house. ! which Jia een [built" oh the HalyhtirstJ


After.'reporting the; [qora]


horising | rate commensu'ratq with {; ffiose figures]” "said Councillor Entwistle,!' adding /hat I 50: per cent. ; of! .'thd allocation could be used';!foij rlvate building. , I '! 1 ■


I 20 PER YEAR ' i ■


tinuedj [ t h e . Corporatioh’.si annual rate of building" hadl been [ in| the region" o f " !20| Tiouses" per year, which meantl they had' not used their fiilll alloca.tlons in the' past. Tjiel 1950 allocation was not i yeti


Fop j Jome .tiirie, he , cda-|


completed,, he disclosed. "! I i l l


[ rate 10/ building had been! slowj but latterly the delayr in obtaining suitable 'sited and also in obtaining clear­ ance bf the sites by :|theL


Difficulties of labour and| ma l t e j r i a l s were among several reasons why !" the


. Miujistry of I Agriculture,I had; been responsible.


"


ture safeguarded agricultural! land, hand , rightly |'so, !butl ■houslrig heeds had to; be riiet.l said Councillor Entwistle.! Ini some [ca^es these needs had I been" j,dela,ved unnecessarily! and far too long.:


The|j[ Ministry | of i Agribul-j


the chairman, there'was .now I a time. lag of about four! years between the decision' to j acqUlrfe land for housing and the acpual beginning!of build­ ing op[qrations.' Tiiis, .he contendc]!,- was far tbb long.:


Unfortimately,' continued I j" s u p s IN ADVANCE |


that if . sites were ' obtained: I well Inj advance of immediate'I needs, It (would give|time hot I only to|;p)an, but also to have f


The i (jhairman suggested!


' of sites [well in advance bf 1 m m bdji a t e 1 requirements I would |! ensure, that fucure'l housing: [progress would not! be. deWyed, added Councillor I Entwistle".'


400 names on the waiting list, for ..Cjprporation, houses ; ip I Clltherpe'. and the" acquisition


. An appeal' to parents tO:| take -full advantage of the'f dlptheria immunisation, ser-l vice; for their chijdfen was.l made ! by Aldernian : W.'l Wilkinson, when-be; moved "I the mlnuies of the 1 Health \ Coramittqe;


!


the general attitude towards j immunisation was pro­ nounced. ! This njethod "of [ preventing the disease had been marked by the almost total abolition o f : diptheria and it wpuld be a disaster if | people [were to be julled intp a sense, of complacency, he adde;^. 1;


The [Indifference | shown In j | | £500 BEQUEST


r boys and of 15 are [L.,


rrHE Hon


; benefited ; under the v Thomas' lE


be. received vision ffil


children, i '’WO


'brk • of , St. Deny’s Clitheroe, where-


rls up to the age ing cared , for, has a legacy of £600


! Cedars, | G1.! near Prestop, It is [hop


1-Iane, Longtori,


111 of the late Mr. puerden, The


d that; gifts will towards the pro- hoiidays for the


Cars Damaged


of Mason House Farm, Bashall [ Eaves, . and .Edward Harwood 1 Ashworth, of "2. Sandy Mead, Prestvdeh, who were unffijured. |


Involved [ In collision in Clltheroe-ro:id, Barrow, on S u n d al y I iftprnoon. They were driven by«, Brian Bristol,


, [DAYS OUDAYS NOW IS


THE TIME TOi : '


by d(j


", KNI-TTINC I ,CRO(il[ET| ;. Ita t t in g ! 'EMBROIDI


; [TAPESTRY


We fiave unequalled stocks ofl of visitors and thosei


' damaged when they were ca :s' iWere badly'


the sltes"ready w;"hen the, tithe { came ffi’r building.. There ijwere still well over [


' '' ' ■ C " is hoped that 1 Ithif puntll ^ill plan!to ac'hlqveia


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