|6ut ABOUT


lOUIS” = iSports for, the


ball, , and


concluded wi display


were held in and


da:^’s


young the


;h a a far


ce


afternoon, ‘ebrations fireworks cy dress


, and old


items was, apparently, the planting of tWo trees to ‘com­ memorate tie great day This was dole byl Mr. t Bulcock, one inhabitants, ind Varley, chairman Parish Council.


of the oldest ■ ■ . R. T. of the


those which v last occasion


No doubt S'


Whalley success time.


than they Vere last an


; attempts Pfflces from Clitheroe, rep we e k ’sj "Ajl Times,” raises point. Fbr the Council’s I offlcds premises will n:i land, which Riding of York^! its adihinistra another eountyl


l imaginfe the with t he app Bowlandnolk.


l^ural Council’s to move Its


Grlndieton to orted I in last Ivertlspr and an interesting transfer of the to Clitheroe


ihlre, will Jiave ive C'lntre in


But apart frim the healthy isusplclon; 'with whl


Yorkshlrdmen view a: Lancastrian (a,nd vie move roval


eah that Bow- in the West


'vill meet of most


, It is feilt that Clith,eroe will be ' more convenient than Grindletqn for the majority of ratepayers In this scattered district, many of whom’ have in the p ^ t hi d to ^me to Clitheroe jbeford travelling on to Grlndleton.


Council' Itself hb: Ings In jclithOTi testimony; to it even for a Yorfcl cashire h ^ its ises!


And. the fact On T.V[


and, Mrs.'lJame! Pimlico 1 r 0 a recently' watch Russell,! playing Golf Clh&mp: Lythamj'St. Amj(


h friend’sfhomt ; their son’s pro


’ Mr. and Mrs.


live months’ South Africa, professional London Club.


the mediuin of Russellitvls


ai


IA l t h 'o u .gI. ; mHes sepan.t


;d th^lr son, in the Open oh s h i p at


es.


?ress the T.


Dailey visited and Watched through V. set.


There alt the


apart from v competitions, y of the .Ryder 1933,' was I also


Russell . s.ervdd Italy with Scottish,


holiday from he Is a .East


- Another son, AlleL, who


nnlng ' many i^s a Member Cup 1;eam In I laying.'


1 During the, w


I natural sport family, for Mr, I self is a forme]'


Golf seems;


I which are still included In 1 most; anthologiej recalls that Campbell! was i^ery friendly


llished sent £10C to cover the I cost of a j single copy.! |


1 1843 I,w'hek one l]ast


ibool^s was, beih ucnig-' puu ov


I never presented, and Camp- Ibell, ;who had made! £900 I from .hls| first poeni " The I Pleasures I of Hope,” paid it I back into; his frimd’s account 1^, ^^ttle jan old debt iwhich ■Thompson had ;pld the poet j years, earlier to forgei ‘


The\- cheque v'as, ■ l'J niowever.


fieginnfng! life a., travelled, widely jnl the Coh-


purse,;. at the came. , i Born in


Campbell- wa! -thin, of


Itinent,-was.'graiited a Civil ■L.st Pension oL £200 per annum when hardly 30 and became a; champion 'of the Poles against the ^ Russians


1830-31. He died at'Be fc" ■•'ibbey. I i'atal Day


2,T. Swithln’s dost rain,


por forty; days mair.l


hay—and it ra: lequentlyi accori


Tuesday - was


persi,stent fable brigin, Iwhich


bf torrdntiar fiminent.


always :a Boggerel proved.


tentury,! 40 days aui Swlthin sh ince St. Swithln’s Di


LThis Exception


pt. Swithin’s Latin vhi;h ls[ thought 'to;-have icarted the legend has) been ' taken in Vain !


ear ha and


once hgain, in vacation


wet one is Invi:


Associated with t pt.


I lay! if i thou ?or forty jdays it


Bt. Swithjn’s Day fair, j.


will remain: ' Ifj tljiou be


tWlll rain na t. Swithln’s


.:ned. ini of 1 has


le, |name of ^ ihq 12th djlO


rain.


nights were


,y is 'almost and the old .riably !- dis-


beeh: no


1,6 the qbscure : been


Con- V ^^Yolt of


was hurled lu unu at Westminster


bright jdf his Glasgow, and' . as a j tutor; he


I with I a Clltheroa businessman tyho in


Scottish poet a id au'thor of pieces like “ Ye mariners of Englpd” and ‘ Hohenllnden'


r anniversary of the ■ birth Campb|e l l ,


______


fpr, Allen and together in th L o n d o n


; cf to


Dalle: profbi


the


Link with Poet ^ H E , |appro£


he . the Dailey


y hlm- jssional.


■chlng.; 175th on Jilly 27th ‘ Thomas famous


present on


H alpost 30 ed them, Mr. Dailey, of 57, Clitheroe.


that Bowland Ids, its meet-


ihe f£ct that hirem m, Lan­


oe 14, added


:h good 11 things e versa),"


year with oth^:r, and perhaps more original, events to make the Cofonatio ii festivities even


greater in


Has Its Uses!’. 130WLAND


ilpilar events to ere hdd on the be held next'


One of the most Important


Tenants Get Keys To


300th Post-War House But i950 Allocation Is Not


Yet Completed, Council Is Told


ITHE keys to ithe 300th house built by Clitheroe Corpora­ tion since! the end of the war were handed to the new


tenants on' Tuesday, Councillor J. Entwistle,; chairman of the Housing Committee, told Clitheroe Town Council at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night. But, added Councillor Entwistlc, recent building progress had been only 20 houses a year.I 1 j '


' itl'.a *’'


■ street site, the chairman said members of the Council would note that ■ they had received information from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Indicating that Clltheroe’s allocation of houses i for 1953 had been raised to 80, and foS'1954, 95. “ It


-housing! i rate commensurate with those; figures,” said Councillor Ehtwlstle, addin'! that 50! per; ^gpt. o f . the allocation could be used ( for private building.


\ 20 PEE YEAH


' tinned, [ t h e . Corporation’s annual rate of; building had been Irii.the region of 20 houses p6r year, which meant they "had not used their full allocations in the past. The 1950 allocatibn was not yet completed, he disclokd.


For some '.time, he con-


ture safeguarded agricultural land, ' and rightly so, but housing heeds ha<j to be met, said Councillor Entwistle. In' some cases these needs had been delayed' unnecessarily and far too long.


, had been responsible. The Ministry! ,of Agricul­


the chairman,; there was now a tjme lag’ 'of about four years between!the decision:-to' acquire land for housing and' the actual beginning of build­ ing operations;' This; - he contended, was too long.


Unfortunately, continued;


400 names on the waiting list for ,Corpor,atlofi houses' in Clltherde, and ;th'^ acquisition of sites well In advance of


housing progress would not be. delayed, added Councillor Entwistle.


im m e d i a t e requirements would ensure; that future


f nounced. This ; method of ‘preventing -the j disease had been ■ marked py the: almost total abolition of diptheria and it would be a disaster If people were to be lulled into a sense of complacency, he added.


the general attitude towards Immunisation I w a s pro-


£500 BEQUEST


if Campbell’s k pub-


boys and girls up to the age of 15 are being cared for, has benefited by a legacy of £500 under the will of the late J/h- Thomas E. Duerden, The Cedars. Gill-lane,' Longtbn, near Preston, i


be received towards the pro­ vision of holidays for the children.


Cars Damaged


rriWO cars .were i badly damaged when they were'


Involved In collision In Clltheroe-road. Barrow,; on S u n d a y afternoon, i They were driven- by Brian Bristol, of Mason House Farm, Bashall' Eaves,, and Edward Harwood Ashworth, of 2, Sandy Mead, Prestwich, who were uninjured.


Sawley Mishap


Ivy Cottage. Holden, Bolton- by-iBowlahd. was taken to Blackburn: Royal Inflrmarv with a fractured right leg and an Irijpry to his left hand on Monday, after his motor cycle had been In collision with a motor lorry at Sawley.-


'Thomai Harrison (26). of


HOUDAYS AWAY AND “HOUDAYS AT HOME ”


NOW IS THE TIME TO RELAX ...y| by doing


; KNITTING ; CROCHET ; : TATTING


j EMBROIDERY TAPESTRY WORK^


We have unequalled stocks of these foi- of visitors and those staying


/


at 'the convenience


, home. ■


THE SAMPLIffi.


OPENING HOLIDAY WEEK a.m. to 4 p.m.


k I,' ■ , ' . i '


Tuesday; Thursday; Friday 9i Saturday


. . . . . 9 a .m . to 6 p ,n i . .


THOROUGHLY ■ \


It is hoped that gifts will


fTHE. work • of St; ! Deny’s Home, ‘ Clltheroe, ‘ where


take full advantage of the diptheria immunisation ser­ vice for thelf children was made by Alderman W. Wilkinson, when he moved, the minul,es 6f; the i Health Committee. , The indifference shown in


An appeal to parents to - |


that If sites : were ’ obtained well In advance of immediate needs, It would give time not only to plan, but also to have the sites ready when the ;tlme came for building. There were! still well over


SITES IN ADVANCE T ; ■ .1 , ■ '


he 1 chairman suggested


Difficulties of 'labour and m a t e r i a l s were among several reasons why the rate of building had been slow, but latterly the delay in obtaining suitable sites and also in obtaining clear­ ance of the sites by the Ministry of Agriculture.


Council I will plan to achieve a hoped that thn


pletion of -the town’s 300th post-war house, which has been built on the Hayhurst-


AfterMreporting ther com­ _L_____


Clitheroe i Weavers Get First-ever Hohday Grants


suffered iby cotton workers as a result of : the trade recession, Clitheroe Weavers’ Association has ‘inade -hoilday grants to members.


A S a “ goodwill gesture ” to help offset i financial loss


benefit ‘have received grants of £1, while those paying a weekly subscription of nine- pence have received 15s. and t h o s e paying sevenpence weekly;; 12s. , 6d. I


Those members in fuil .


■the local Association , has made a hoilday grant. Although not as!badly hit as o t h e r Lancashire cotton towns, Clltheroej mills have felt- the. effec.ts of the recession' In theindust ry, and as a result many of the operatives have been laid off fit different periods,' or have been working short time.


This Is' the fiist time that i : |


time, Clltherbe I operatives, along with other cotton workers,: will have a fort­ night’s holiday, but because of short' time working, many will, have only|/the same amount of holiday pay to draw for a fortnight as they had for a week last. year. Most’will find it difficult to afford a second week’s holiday awayTroiii'home, and others have already cancelled thelr-j. holiday arrangements altomther.


This year, for the 'first


TWO WEEKS OFF i ' '


n l to for a fortnight. Usually, operatives finish %ork at 3-30 ■ , the ; afternoon, but this year they will work until 5-30 p.n . In order to help com­ pensate for the day awarded to, make up the fortnight’s holiday.


^ mills will cloae to- j


Holiday Purse »s Trade


Clitheronlans have given local trade a welcome fillip this week by buying clothing' and other' goods in prepara­ tion for the annual holiday, which begins to-night.


IIAf ITH a holiday purse in ' ' the region of £90,000,


survey- showed ; that local tra^e has been gradually Improving over .the past few weeks. A few months ago people were not buying, but now this has changed and people are taking advantage


of, the low prices of many goods.. .


, BETTEE BUSINESS


reported l .that business had shown a I marked Improve­ ment diiflng recent weeks, and last week-end many people, he - said, had been


A C l i t h e r o e outfitter


fitting themselves out with socks, tie’s and sportswear in rea,diness for the holida.vs. Prices of; clothes would never be as low as they were at the present time, he added.


that trade a t the present time was!normal for the time o f ; the year,, with the re­ cession in the cotton trade having Httle'.effect on buying. The recessloh has, however,- improved; slightly during recqnt months, and this has resulted in an Improvement In local trade.


Other shopkeepers reported An Advertiser and Times”


PAGEANT QUEEN aOWNEDATLOW


crowned St. Paul’s -Sunday School pageant <oueeni in-the grounds of the Sunday School at Low Moor on Satufday.


■


crowned two years ago, and their retinues. She-wore a dress of gold taffeta and carried a bououet'qf sweet williams. '


I!


was performed by Mrs. lA. Lord, wife of the Rector of St. James’s Church, the I Rev. A. Lord, who was introduced by the Vicar of Low Moor, the Rev. I. Pugh, and thanked by Mr. Kenneth Guy and Miss Alleen 'Wllmot.


The crowning ceremony ' ;|


for Sunday church funds


The pageant realised £37 and


FOE SCHOOL FUNDS-I School


'scholars, trailed by Mrs. A. 'Waddlngton, and


was given by An exhibit


J a m e s ’s £ chool scholars, trained by Nlss Betty Loft- house and' St, teachers


_____ ____ ___ by St.


A t t e n d e d Moon,' Megan Palllster, Jai et S t a r k 1 e, Jennifer Chris Campy.


The pageant


ty and Barbara !i - '


School, who £


teachers _____


Mr. C. R. pianist, to


J. Y. Lofthouie, who was In charge


...... oi


of the sldeshc ws, and! !to Mr. R. 'Trlmby and-Mr. R.j ‘King


Methodist Dele|ates


rpw o delegates national . at...


ference .... . ■held


tqe Cornwall district, and the Rev. W. .chairman


Walter Foxon, chairman shire district of


Oliver of


' the at Preiton,


At \l hsdley to’ the


Wethodlst Con- present;‘ being the Rev. of


connection wl;h the confer­ ence at Wh£,lley Mbthodlst Church on Sa/urday. j;


ist Church, were the speakers at a public meeting held


the Method­ in


ference, jof wl ich ,thei repre­ sentative Sessfm-^the part of the conference ojien ito the laity as well is the ministry —^wlll probably end to­ morrow, d i s c u s s e d the Churches aa the people of God, and their duties’ and responsibilities .


The delegates to the con­


Chorus from H a n d e l ’s “ Messiah.”


residents attei ded: a confer­ ence youth ra ly at Oswald- twlstle on Monday] and delegates at ;he conference preached at . Clitherde and district churches on Sunday.


H. Sheriff, wlo preached at Moor Lane Me-hodlst Church, the Rev. W. Foxon, tlie Rev. W. Dickinson, Dr. Kenneth Crosby, of Liverpool, and the Rev. Harry Allen T


Govt. Contracts For Text lie Areas


TN the Housf last week.


Fort,' M.P. asked the Prrfs


than textiles areas.


taking to steer Government goods other


announced by ment, towards difficulties of areas.


:


another contribution, along with the ' measures already'


certain ' othei' relatively hlg 1 ment.' He wa; the possible r measure should exaggerated: arrangements


)ut the new represented


■the ■ Govern- meetlng the


the textile


/:OUNCIL BUYS SEVEN ClARAGES


rjLITHEROE ! Corporation V have purchased a row of seven garages in Radeclyffe- street from 1 lessrsi J. C. Bleazard and / . Smithies. '


' The garages will be used for. general hlghwaj;s purposes and will accopmpdate Cor- ' ■ ■ 2s, for which, ;here Is In- imodation,


at present, sufficient accon


let to private c ar owners. id for storage


probably be us purposes as w: land behind th 3'premises.


The . garages ire at present


above the row of garages Will poratlon' Vehlc


A large rooiri which runs ill an area of


contracts alrea ly enjoyed by the pevelopmept Areas and


ments were nc to enable the these areas a,dvantages oil


,0


w being made worst' hit of share the Government


■psults of this - not be


areas of ' unemploy- anxlous that


Thomeycroft said arrange- contracts for


In re p ly ,


Board of Trade If he could now state the ■


:or Clitheroe. ildent of the


steps he was to the '.textile


of Commons Mr. Richard


They Includid the Rev. T.


Invalid At €lrther<^e


'CX)R the tffird successive year, members ofi the


latioiiaj 'InvJ Association froi ;is Stockport,; Bradford and L


: nvltatlon of members of Toe H, Cllthefoe’.


lay visited, Clifheroe, at the ijeds, on; Sun-


weather, some :0: the 30 mem­ bers present j travelled in Ijhelr own rii itor-propelled vehicle,? on a! tour of the district, and were' later Intro­ duced to the Mayor and Mayoress. Councillor and Mrs; F. Dugdale, and to Mr. Henry Forrest,; )yho told them ;pmething of tpe history of ■jlitberoei and jdlstrlct.


Local arrangements were iiade'-by Toe H. Clitheroe.


Varwek: No Appeal


qpoeal against smtence passed "the murder; of


Friday by splicitOrs.


This was -


.■WILLIAM GEORGE WAR- r » ."WICK (41 , of Peter- street, Rawtenstill. Is not to the death


Jlatt, aged 40, Je f Lane Ends, Bacup, whose body was friuno on the river bapk at'Whalley.


announced on iWar w i c k ’s


' •' :


I.ossendale Valljy area hai^ ” gned a petltipn for War- 'Ick’s reprieve.


■ Ten thousand people In the Car In l^Iames


Brigade put ou; 4he 'flames, but-toe Inside of the car'was brimed out. A Wiring fault Is bqileved to halve been cause of the outbreak.


toe


HiOrnlng when; a car owned W ; Mr. W. Woodhead' of Greystones. 'VS|;iddlngton-rd.. CUtheroe, and parked at ,the rear of his hopke, was hadly diamaged.-'


firiHE Clitherop Brigade, called out ej: rly on Pflday


fire. ' :The was


tenjpoi ary. shelter will have b^eep erected ort toe shaw Brlfige football grqpnd.


roof, will be constructed a f thej 'bapk of -the Sbaw Bridge goal and will run from the existing wooden shelter to- m toe corner near the refresh-


-- ./ork with an asbestos


length I and-Is estimated to hold 6(j0 people.


, ,


placed I for the tubular steel and this will be erected by toe 'firm In question. The work'd! fixing toe asbestos


Orders have already been-


erit room. ■ i t will be abo"ut 100-ft. in


B'SFc|rE the football season "


starts on August 23rd A new


TJhe shelter, which will of tubular steel


on him for Miss Marla


lid Tricycle as far afield Manchester,


C l l t h e r o > and district !! 'I


by representatives of Jail the churches In the Clitheroe Wesley Methodist Circuit,, and a united cho: r from circuit churches sank “And the Glory’! and the Hajlleujah


The‘meetin; was attended


Phllippson, Stafford­


members, who were in; charge


.jsslsted, to Mrs. refreshments, Youth


4lng,


who was i'i Group


to


Thanks arb of


extended to St. James’s


James’s School queen was


b y ; Phyllis Smith, Judith


iori' of idanclng Sunday School


daughter of Mr. and:'Mrs. W. B. Christy, was attended by the retiring queen,' Miss Glenys Holliday, of; High- street, Low Moor, who was


Miss Christy^' whO: lis the Sfitiuday* ^ r School pageant! queen at Low Moor on


vear-pld da^ighter of Mr. and Mrs. ,W. B. Christy, of J


is Miss Joan Christy, 14- crouTied as


CjUifADlAN PlOJffiERS RETURN TO aiTHEROE AFTffi H)iU''-A'iCmTURY


COUPLE for whom the pioneering days Of the


old West arq lot just' kome- thing seen fpota the coWort of a cinema seat are at present enjoying a holiday in Clitheroe afte- almost half- a-century spent away from their native 'town.


. throw up their jobs in the ; cotton Indu'str.^ and join the ranks of the; pioneers blazing the trail of civilisation' across


; the vast, undeveloped terri­ tories of Canada.


'formerly' Mika Lily Braith- walte, daughter of the late Mr. I and Mrs. Wm. Bralth- walfei of Salford, Clitheroe. was a winder a Jubilee Mill, j


W Mnson. Of Peel - j street. Clitheroe. worked as a weaver at Brooks Mill, and his wife,


Mr. Wllkln'sok son of the i James


^^It -vyas In the early part of this century tfiati Mr. and Mrs. .Wilkinson decided to


ciipsi flattening' the growing Whe;it.


:


farm has now; grown to 320 acres, and where once there vias only the !bld Indian tra'll there now run modern roads and the railway.’ Mr. 'and Mrs. Wilkinson no longer run their farm, pungre, but oyer to thei spn-:n-law.


Tlieir neighbours at this time were' another Clith- I erne coupler the late Mr. , Ml', and Mrs. Wilkinson’s


and Mrs. Tom Orr.


which Is at have handed daughter and


FIRST VISIT


. Thfty'left CItheroe In 189SI and seven yefits later decided that/ flanada offered' more opportunity thin Lancashire. The) clatter of the looms was left behind, a'nd Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson set -mt to take dp their new life


LONELY PRAIEIE


'trail, relic of! ;he days when- the Redskin i roamed, hunted


the Wilkinsons setting up home on the Icnely prairie In Saskatchewari. An old Indian


down and cultwate with the jaid of oxen.! It was ' hard, ‘gruelling work, and imuch ihad to be dbie before the


It; acres of hls they 'rawset


' their- career ‘iMr. and Mrs. Wilkinson, hayp had to con­ tend with cyclones, prairie fires and drought. A cydone which struck ! the homestead moved the bam a distance of ten feet and; Resulted In the


.death of four:of their horses, and, on anothkr occasion, a storm which I Jsuddenly! blew up during the harvesting time .ruined iflpst.of the cron, hallst'ones as / large ak egg


The weather did -not always help matters, and during


. j


!Their home iwas a wooden ishack,' built; in the old pioneering fashion. Their land] comprised 160 prairie, and out to 1 break


jfind fought across theltract- ;less grassland; bussed close to their homesteaj. The„Uplted States border- was ' soriie'nine miles distant, ;a|nd the nearest railroad wasi^O miles away.


;land was keidy to! grow wheat.


Twelve mdnths later saw


-but Mrs. Wilkinson canie, over in 1910.


ialmdst 50 yeats. ‘ Mr) Wllkln- ' son las not visited the town since he first went to Canada,


'hurk Olitl:


has changed a great deal in thelp absence, but find that the roads are narrow In com- pjarispn to those In Canada. ;Mr! Wilkinson, who Is 77,


i,Thjey do not think the town


son, ■Mr. E. V, Mrs.


I Now, Mr. and Mrs. Wllkln-


Ivho are staying with Wilkinson’s brother. Mr. Wilkinson, and his wife. Wilkinson, at 82, Hay- - street! are- visiting eroe for the; first time in


: .


large crowd to see; 14-year- old Miss Joan Christy, of Chatburn - road, CUtheroe,


MOOR CEREMONY fAE S P I T E weather.


cool, windy there; iwas a


WHALLEY PLANS


FOR CORONATION PROGRAMME


for celebrating the Corona­ tion. of Queen Elizabeth II next year was formed at a public meeting called by VVhalley Parish Council and held in the Church of En^and, School, Whalley, on Monday night.


which did not ■ offlclallv celebrate the Festival of Britain.


a t t e n d e d by about 60 residents. Mr. A. Brooks chairman of the Parish Council, who presided, com­ mented that there was little they could, d6 that night, but co they could, if possible, form a


Outlining the object of .the me e ti n g , which was


mmittee. . MEETING COSTS ■


tions? They could perhaps raise; sufficient money by holding various efforts with­ out having to levy on the rates, said Mr. Brooks.


The cost of the' celebra­


i Mrs. J. Troop thought; that they ought to definitely fix a date for the qelebratlons.


agreement that a' date should be fixed early and publicised in order to avoid clashing


Mr. J. Pell was also In


with other celebrations in the district.


'


"such m a g n i t u d e and novelty ” that it would not be a charge on the rates, but be a benefit to the rates. He visualised the spreading of the celebrations over a period of three or four days,' and suggested that- the celebra­ tions might Include the hold­ ing of a local exhibition,- an old folk’s treat arid a parade,


He thought -that they should' have an event of


Ofiers {Less BUIlDINfiAOCIETY


and [Mrs. Wilkinson, who Is aged! 74. celebrated their golden wedding In 1949.


jGJS. Troop Wins I 'Clitlieroe Tlags^


liTOW to transport an Injured m'Sh across the


>of the problems confronting ‘members of the Clitheroe and •District Boy Scouts Associa­ tion when 'the annual -Flags


competition was held at Crbsshllls, Clitheroe, Ion Sat­ urday.


Rpyal Grammar School troup was 'the only one tol succeed In this -task, but others made splf^ted attepi^ts.


Hrelibhtlng, arid the Highway Code!^ iThq competition 'resulted In


:wi,thl5.3. ■ p.RjG.S. patrols were In the top rour positions In the individual patrol placings, the best patrol being the C.R.G.S. Owls led by P.L. Alan Dbwnlilll; who won the Thom;3son Shield with 65.3 points' out of a possible 80.


Despite the i unfavourable Ag cultural Award


'Lancashire. certificate In agriculture, with (distinction, at I the ' County Institute, Hijttori.


^ -


mended for the awaroT of, a scholarship, tenable for', a three-year degree course in agi'icu ture. In addition, he ha i been awarded the Millers’ Mutual Association prize, value £4,: as thk best all- roi nd agricultural student.


He has also been recom­


Boy ' |of Clitheroe Royal Gr immar School, has been a student at the County Insti- tnte for the past twelve mmthk, and Ik a member of


Mr. Bush, who Is an Old


’f- old son of Mr. and Mrs. H.jBush, of Up Brooks, Clith­ eroe, has been awarded the


M R. A. J. BUSH, 18-year- -‘■


sejeond 'With 52.15 points, arid Stjonylhurst College scouts. pv|t up a creditable showing on tnelr first anpearance In the competition to occuny third place with 52.1 points. Rihblesdale were fourth with 47t7, and Parish Church fifth


won the flags with a total of 58;.2 points.


'Loyola 'were


a I convincing victory fbf the C^yaipmar School troop, who


w h i c h the boys were examined included pioneer­ ing, Jaxemanshlp, first aid, n^apping ■ and compass work,


, cither scouting skills in |A patrol from the Clitheroe


River Rlbble on an Im­ provised stretcher was one


■favour of the Abbey Grounds being utilised for the celebra­ tions, and felt they would make an ideal setting for the


holding of an historical pageant. COEONATION DAyI


Snape, compiented: We shall look rather foolish' If we are riot going to have any cele­ brations on the day Itself.


'that ’thiteJP, hijld' IcelebraUons on Coronation Day. An


amendment Was moved by Mr. Green that the celebi;a-' tlons begin on Tuesday! June 2nd —Coronation Day—and


conclude on Saturday, June 6th.


the amendment was carried. Names were then ,:put


addition,to the Vicar, Jthe Methodist Minister, thd Rev.- James Wright, and ’ the Roman Catholic priest, the Rev. Pr. F. Tierney, Are ibelng Invited to serve.


forward to' form the com­ mittee, .which will consider arrangements for the Coron­ ation. The c ommi t t e e , which Includes the Parish Council, has power to add. The. committee Is rion- denomlnatlonal,


and, in


D p N YGD


30Q Houses Inc 50 Prefabs.


lide


'fijINCE .1946, C111 h fe r 0 e ^ (Souporatlon have aver- aged| one house per week for letting purposes-ia rate of progress which compares favourably with any other localj authority.


300th house to be erected; by toe Corporation were - handed to the. tenants of No.' 32 •Standen-road. Cl i t h e r o e , which forms part of, toe Hay- hurstj-strieet housing site.,


; On! Tuesday, the keys of the


date'Comprise 250 permanent dwellings and 50 prefabricated houses.


site is eventually completed. It' will comprise two, three and fdurrbedroomed houses. The; total'erected will be 101.


■When the Hayhurst-street


have been completed and are now occupied, while j many more! are in the final,stages.:


toe Clitheroe -Young Farmers’ Cli b.


small! 1 garden, and many of those! already occupied are tastefully'laid out.


lALL GROUND


, IJabouf. i Mr. Geor g e Kermeen,


sheeting, howe|[er. will 'be I oarrlen out by volunteer


.reporter this week that the-1 cost of, the new shelter was b e in g b o r n e by the Supporters’ Club.'.


chairman of the Clltoefoe F.C. Supporters’ Club, told an V, Advertiser a n d Times';’


,: If they had sufficient 'money: left they intended to have terraced-t.vpe steps built under ; this new shelter to afford better facilities'. ' -


vi ewin g


i In :■ time. ' 'Added' 'Mr; Kermeen, they 'hoped -to add more tubular framework to the shelter. •


OFFICE REQUISITES


Account BookSjj Analysis Books, Duplicate Order Books, Bill ‘Books, Receipt Books, Lever Arch and Flat Files, Punches, Stapling Machines, Rubber Stamps, Stamp Pads.


ADVERTKER & 'HMES OFFICE 6, MARKET


I PLACE, ICLITHEROE ' Each of the housesj has a; , At present 64 of this number;


PIMLICO ROAD , CLITHEROE , 41


f I Clltheroe’s 300 houses; to


(The Laimd^si;, of ebursd)


' 1 ' ,,'l • : On being , put to the vote,


master, of the Church of England School, then moved


Mr. J. S. ; R. Shaw, head­ ' MADAM! " :1VI|SS^ - j ■ ‘ .'‘I...' • , I ^


. - wishes to announce that her . ■ HAIRDRESSING SALON will be


^ i ; BROTHERTON , '" . ■ _


OPEN EACH TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND - FRIDAY OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKS, : ■ Call or Phone your Appointment—288.


‘BMCLAYS. 'B ^ , CHAMBERS, CLITHEROE I' -:»■


to whether the celebrations should be held on the SEitur- day prior to Coronation 1 Day or on the Saturday following, the Vicar, the Rev. H. C.


Referring to discussion as Mr. J. -M. Green was In ;i "f'(.


INCOME TAX PAID BY THE 1 SOCIETY I


ASSETS,■EXC^EPjfll.OOP,OOP RESERVE FUNO/550,000' Head Office; HIGH STRF.ET-SKIPTON’ Tcl:487/8


Local Agents:- MESSRS. EDWARD CHESTER & SON 36, KING STRE ET | -T-— -T——: ! Telephone ,19;


CLITHEROE 48, WHALLEX ■ Ma I c L I T H E R o E 34, CASTLE ST.


PHONE 4831 ; . . Estsibllshed over 70'years, BRING YiIOVR


SHOE ' REPAIRS— FOR \ BETTER RESULTS.


public meetings to be held In tne district to consider local celebrations. L a s t y e a r Whalley was one of the few villages In the Rlbble Valley


This -is one ,of the - first


AI Coronation Committee to' consider arrangements


Clitheroe Ado^tiser & Times, July 18, 1952 MORE


SHOE! BARGAINS THIS WEEK-END ■ I .-I i /;■'.


■


Over 1,000 Pairs Offered Less than Cdst


rr IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR TtiE STAY-AT-HOME HOLIDAY-MAKER


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