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Advertiser &. Times, July :18ih,\ 1952


CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


Clitheroe


SUNDAY NEXT (July 20th)


UNITED FREE CHURCH


WORSHIP ;ln : ,


Moor Lane ■ Methodist Church


at 10-30 a.m. and 6 p.m, conducted by


Dr.' K. H. Crosby MOOR LANE


Methodist Chnndi CLITHEROE


Sunday Next, July 20th HOLIDAY SUNDAY


United ,


Free Church Services 10-30 a.m. .and 6-0 p.m.


Rev. K. H. Crosby ; B.A., B.D., PhX). (of Wallasey).


' WESLEY


Methodist Church CLITHEROE


SUNDAY NEXT ^^July 20th)


UNITED SERVICES j


at' ' I ■ Moor Lane Methodist Church


CUTHEBOE & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF TRADE


JULY HOUDAYS


CHOPS (except Food Shops) will be CLOSED at T3


o’cloek (noon) on SATUR­ DAY, JULY 19th, until the F O L L OWI N G MONDAY MORNING Week (July 28th). Food' Shops ;will announce individual closing arrange- mentp.


i. .'jiUa .i„; ... .


J. LORD,,President Wm. D. Rtl^flTON, Secretary


DIAMOND HILL ■ LODGE


No. 2556 Chatburn


Members are requested to note THE NEXT LODGE NIGHT will be held on


FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th, . • - ' 1952. '


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Clitheroe Holidays Will Be Away Frbm Homei


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rjUTIIEROE will be on holiday for the next fort­


night, an'd despite the slack ness in trade and short time working in the cotton mills, most people are going away for one i|eek at least. Clith­ eroe Railway Station officials r e p o r t ! that long-distance bookings late on a level with previous lyears, and the ’bus companiek report a similar position. I


Up to I yesterday morning


Clitheroe jRallway Station had made more than 400 holiday bookings. of which 300 long..distance bookings, don and


were Loa­


the South Coast


: year, stated an official. An official’ at the Clitheroe


J Times” reporter yesterday ’ that the number :of bookings for “ Easyi way" holidays and long-distance tours was up on


Hast,year........... Blackpo )1' and.'Morecambe,


he statediApp’eared to be more popular with holiqaymakers this year, and, he; added, tlie period excursion to Blackpool was booked up.. Of the excur­ sion trips, :New Brighton seemed to be the most popular.


Other triavel cbncerns In the


district have; also prepared varied programmes of excur­ sions.


HOLIDAY PURSE Clitheroe holidaymakers will


be taking with them a holiday purse totamng in the region of ^90,000, which is about the same; as last year. The resorts, will not derive all the benefit, however, ifor many people haVe taken the opportunity of buying holiday wear and other necessities! before leaving for their annubl break, and, con. sequently, j local tradespeople have benefited.


This year, fc|r the first time,


the town’s holiday period extends over a fortnight. Shops in the town affiliated to the Clitheroe! Chamber of Trade, wlfii cldse for the first week: of the-holidays, but food shops will I make their own- arrangements for closing.


The mills close to-night


until a. fpiitnlght on Monday, and reports' from the various


■pavings clcbs show that the amount of mopey paid out Is very similar to-last; year.


■One c)f the first, holiday


.parties lef;: the town yester­ day morning, when.nine boys


and six glrp'ffoih^Eibblesdale


, Moderfi Scmool, a^(icompanled by the hpddmaster, Mr. T.


Switzerland.


Chadwick, and Mrs. Chadwick, began the first stage-of their journey tb a holiday In j -


: ■ - 74-yeitr-old ^ 8


CtEVENTY|four-ye4r}old Mr, ^ Edward Dewhurst, of


Clitheroe, ojn Wednesday won the Blackburn Cup in the fii\al of the Castae ,Paik | Veterans’


Bowling Club.^bowllrig handi­ cap.


■ ■ ■ ‘ I Mr.' Dewhurst, who had


WHAUEY CINEMA


Telephone: Whalley Sill, MON., TUES., WED.


BAY MILLAND and NANCY DAVIES in


Night IntoM ; THUR8., FRI.. SAT.


BURT LANCASTER and VIRGINIA MAYO in


The Flame And


The Week-dOVB, 7»30.


Saturdays, 1st House s O.m. 2nd House, 8.16 p.m.


Prices 1/3. Children 2d. PUBLIC n 6 tices BOROUGH OF CLITHEROE


Cattle and General Market;


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. Playground Chester Avenue Playground


Castle Playing! Field


(lower portion adjioining Railvtay)'! ^ '


The above will be CLOSED:


from 12 o’clock Midnight, oni Saturday, 19th July; 1952, to.' 12 o’clock noon, on Sunday." 20th July, 1952.;


G.. HETHERINGTON, Town Clerk.


Town Clerk’s Office, ^ Clitheroe.,


11th July, 19^2,


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Henthorn Park I Greenacre Street


will be proceeding to 1 damp in different parts of the 1 British Isles. So far I have heard that the Parish Church lads aPe off to Abington in Cambridgeshire, and that the Ribblesdale Troop and Toe H Roversj are off to Balbooie at Peel In the Isle of Man. ,.T.ie C.R.C .S. Tropp is to camp ati Falmouth later this month.


Jwe go t() press the|l various Troops in our Association


BADGES S/k( Brenn m, of Ribblesdale.


tells me that six members of his troop have completed | a six-


montiis coursi!-of • instrpetion in ambulance' -work under the ausplies of- the- Clitheroe St. John Ambulance Brigade, and now !;wait their ordeal by exam- ■Ination,-’- '


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Good camphig to airour-Sco.utsl. RQBIN


Ijever’s BalteYy


earlier beat;n Mr. -A| |Norman 15-8 In the semi-final, played Mr. 'W. Tomlinson and achieved an easy’ win.


The cup,


of the kehil-flnallsl presented', by -the.


and prizes; to each illstS, - were


Club sec-


retaty, Mr. B. Swales.] Tc give the older ni^mbers—


and the novices—a chance to win, the cl]ib has; decided to star; a ne]v competition: a bowling hapdlcap fop- mem­ bers 65 yeaps of age or over, who have not previously won a bowling prize. The first heats are to be played off; shortly aftei'the hojldays. j j


Tt e ; Veterans’ teani scored,


418 c ut of a (possible 420 points agatist Keiidal, at Clitheroe, yesterday week,: to htieat the visitors, by p o ln s.’


They alsij beat Mllnshaw


Park,,Accrlrigton,;bn Monday, by 55 : polnts Jn their seventh, successful game of the season.


more than 200


resorts aDpear to be popular with Clitheronlans again this year, and the bookings are well up tb'those‘.of a normal


depot of Fribble Motor Services Ltdj, told an “ AdyertLser and


j Driver Fined £2^ On Clitheroe Drink |(|harge


Balancing Test Was ‘Fwiasticaily Difficult,’ Says Defiipce


^FTEB a sh( "rt retirement,' Clitheroe Magl istrateg: yesterday found Raymond Farjcer (30), company secrrlary,-51, Cleve-


lands-road. Burnley, guilty of driving!a motor car whilst under the influence of diink or drugs to such;an extent ante be incapable of having proj er control of .the vehicle.


He ^was fined £20 and ordered


to pay ;four g ilneas .advocate’s fee dnd a doctor’s fee of £5 13s. He was disquali led from Jdrivlng for 12 months. He pleaded not guilty.


‘Mr. J. A. (Bower, Burnley,


prosecuted: Kr. P. Kbrshaw, barrister, Manchester (instructed by Mr. J. ,K. Curne, Burnley) appeared for th > defendant.


Mr. Bower sail that about 8-15


p.m. on Saturdi.y, June 2i8th, at a time when the streets Clitheroe. were ]>artlcularly busy, P.S. Sutdifle • ind P.C. ] Smith ■were on duty in Castle-street.


The Sergean, saw -a black


saloon car being reversec, from the yard of -the pwan. and, Royal Hotel ; into C^tle-street. His attention was ibst attracted, the car by thi fact th it driver ';, was ■ acceleratin;; engine very mush. As being reversed, collided slightljt with ahother parked car and the drive:’ ,then zig-zagged down the drive and in doing so, scrapec the wall,


he rear ( ff-side FACE FLUSHED


Bower, stopped the ; tra: Castle-street untl -the caif driven out. He t len notice 1 .that the driver had s ime difflcvlty in engaging forwai d gear.: . His face was flushel and hij eyes appeared dull. Ife seeihed


Sgt. Sutcliffe, continue! Mr.


Ic in was


having difficulty In drivin vehicle. He was asked llo pull iri


and when asked to walk


to be the


side and -then gej out ’of'tl{e He did so with


the jmvement, wss unsteady, and swayed. (Parker .was-th^A 'taken tb the


some dlfi^culty, along


Police Station by P.C. Smith and; walking behind, the - Sergeant


noticed that 'thp accused was swaying.


,


alleged to have said “ I only had one pint at the Swart, one pint at the Tin BobbL i, a pint at the Flying DutchmarJ and a pint at. •the Spread Eaglef. I can stand about nine or te:i pints.”


At the Police fetation he was Thrbe-quarters of !an hour


after his arrest, iaid Mr. Bower, the accused was examined by Dr. ' Macdonald who later cerTtified him as being undsr the inflience of drink to siich m extent as to


be incapable of having proper control of a car. DEFENDANlj’S REPL]


defendant replied “,p’s not worth saying anything.'”


iWhen cautionec, and chaMed, ■-


Mr. Bower, Parker Was seek by Police Sergeant Turner and' in his presence the recused sajd “I have only hgd fo ir pints, I ut a gill is enough vhen , Vou] are driving.”


said that when he told accused he -would be faken custody he r^pHei “ I have had much: I an all right,


In evidence, PS. G. Sutfcliffe the


into not


At 3 a.m. on Sunday, Pdrker


was admitted to bi.il and he drove his mar quite wei. at that said the. Sergeant


.Admitting tha; Parker


quite co-operative P.C. R. S said in his opinieh, accused not fit to drive a -that time


ime, was


nith was-


Dr. J. Macdom ld said he ex­


amined the defendant from, p.m. to 9-40 p.m., and in conse­ quence of his examination formed the opinien that he under, the ihfluenre of drink___


not in a fit condition,to driye a car.; During his examination, the


accused told him,ihat he had tea at 5-30 p.m., left home; at 6 k.m.. picked up. the car at his father’s works. He callec at - the !Tin Bobbin, the Flyng Dutchman, the Spread Eagle and the Swan and Royal Hotels ;ihd had a pint of beer at each.


At the' Police Station, Added


;o the car.


;|The pupils of his eyesj’Were


moderately djlated and he was unsteady on his feet. He found certain telephone numbers: in a directory aftei' some difficulty.


a nail cut^r ‘on the floor and asked Parjeer tp balance on one leg and pick rap the instrument. After ' selveral unsuccessful; attempts, -he isucceeded.


Dr. Macdonald said he placed Parker tild tlie magistrates he


visited his I parents about 3. p.m. apd stayed for tea. He left; their house about 6 p.m. and went to the works for the car. ■ He Called at the public houses mentioned


•and: had a pint|of beer-at 'each. It 'was not easy, for 'him to get' opt of the smalilcar.on the|near- side owing to his sizb/: He had no recollection of swa^ilkg. He hab difficulty ill carrying out the test' of, picking Up; thp nail cutter be­ cause of ni'rvouSnes^i ^“ d blood ■pressure.


j ' . : Parker sa id he had no difficulty


ill controlling the car and liiain- tained he was in a.flt condition to drive.


: Cross-examined he said he had not called la man whom he had'


as a passenkerlhat night because he ’had had t^iigh. He agreed it was .theJflK^time he had dis­ closed the 1865 that he had some­ one else' .With him although' he thought tlje police knew, about., it. His normal: consumption of beer was seven pints per dajf.


to bring a case unless ..there 'was medical evidence.


Always tl|ie prosecution refused : Opinions


varied even! amongst professional men and so a criterion had been accepted, by the medical profes­ sion, said Mr. :Kershaw 'referring to a booklet in which the findings of, a committee ion tests! for drunkenness were! outlined.


PHYSICAL] FACTS If a man was jn fact'under the


influence of drink!, so as no); to ■have contrbl, ,theri;]upbk profes-; slonal exan inatioii .there would be found ce:rtaih physical facts.


The profisslonal organisaltionl


said there were six groups land the findings in all or most of; the six must bf against the person when he was examined. But on the unchallenged evidence oflthe-:j prosecution three of those groups were in Parker’s favour.


strated in j court how he ,Iwa^ asked to pick up an object from the floor wfiUe balancing on iope leg, Mr. 'Kershaw said that, bothered 'as( the ' accused ’ was ■ in •the-Police Station, it was a fan-' tastically difficult test. - Vfas it reasonable tb edndemn a man bn that test, he asked.! ' ' ■ .


Dealing with’, the:co-ordination test, after Parker ihad demon­


In his SI bmission It did |not '


were proved accused.


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seeik right to say . that anything like all the six groups of


to' be against On the finding of .telephone


that, the choice -was tunate. Bpth the


dbifald ’-andl ■


numbers, Mr. Kefshqw-contended very .uivfor- name Mac-^


Clitheroe Follicle


Station -werb difficult numbers to find. Macdbpald could be spelt several wayk whilst; the police station could come under several headings.


it 'was too near a borfier-llne ebse, Mr, Kershaw said Parker would not drive again; on (our pints of


’Asking the Bench,.,to find that


Tionnpn Counsel.


in -these: cases, .added' l' fAHr irt oc -q n r \ r f o f in l+Vvoca- /vocrto ALTHCUGH J- he Farmer Thought


Of i)crapping Van A jcHAIGLEY farmer whose


"^|var was alleged to have had; bioken mudguards and dbots, and a bonnet that was llabje t j blow off the vehicle, William Gornall (37), of Armrydding Farm, was fined £1 [in jach case at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, foriustig a motor van in a danberfus condition and*not havfng a warning instrument. He |)lea led guilty.


,iP.C. J. Cncker told the


Bench that while in Green­ land, Chipping, he saw defend­ ant j driving the : van. • He pullfed up In front of a garage and I as the vehicle appeared to be in a very dilapidated and dangerqus condition, witness .went across and examined It,


The mudguards and running boards were broken, the doors


liable


.■andj t) !':coriodei


wiienl


returne the va:


had dropped and were secured with pieces of wire, .the whole of the ponnet was loose and blow off the vehicle, e bodywork was


the ' d e f e n d a n t


and the condition of was pointed out to


him,!heIreplled; “ Yes I know: I was thinking of scrapping


It.” jWh^en asked to sound the horn, he pressed the button, but


1 nothing h a p p e n e d .


Defendant said “ It used to blow',; It must have shorted.”


Inj court, Gornall- said the


yehlcie was only used for taking nllk to the top o f ,the lahe;eac;i day, and about twice a week J or going to Chipping, and bccaslonally Clitheroe.


beer. The accused-had had a Very.tI ■ I. salutary warning, in [what cdultl happe


R^way Veterans Retire


officially


retlr ffi as a .porter at Whalley Railway Station last


L /W ( ; )A S H IR E LANDSCAPE


[JTHOfeE wl ose minds - return.] 'With plealsure to the country


Court Seifuel To toni Crash


A COLLISION between two


'^.cars^at BlUligton had a sequel at Black lurh County Magistrates’ jCoirt, on -Wed­ nesday, when Longworth Taylor (55), of 1 King-street, Whalley ,was flnid. £10 .with £9 14s, costs, for driving with­ out due care and attention.


Taylor, who tcid the eburt


he had been driving for 30 years without an iccldent, had pleaded not guilty to driving


Ip a,manner dan jerous to the public, and to . alternative summonses of driving without due care and a ;tentlon and without reasonab e considera­ tion. The two ■ other sum­ monses were dlsmflssed.


Joseph Henry Kay, licensee


of the Fellden’s .firms, Mellor Brook, had said that “ for ino apparent reason, ’ while Ihe was driving, on V halley New- road, Billlngton, ;i car driven


by Taylor in the opposite jdirectlon swung o i to his side


iOf the road and. collided with his car.


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1 P.C. Lean said Taylor told him: “ I was trying to avoid,


two cyclists who were riding abreast.”


I Taylor, giving evidence said he was just 'passlig the cycl­ ists when'he saw t, car coming ■towards him with lights.


I “ The lights i weie not there one minute,' and were there the next. ' Tfien there was a bump," he declared.


scene will get a lot of satisfaction '-| from reading “ Lancashire Land­ scape,” written and illustrated!by- a Clitheronian by,birth, Jessica Lofthouse. Rdmblers, fcyclists and .'motorists wU? find m'aterial .that


will make their pursuits mpre interesting arid enjoyable. : The book 4eals | with the


country between the jRibhle arid a line through; TVlgan, Boltbn, Blackburn, Burnley arid Colne!


The opentogi chapters are


concerned with West Lancashire, A description'of; Parbold brought hnpii- +n a visit with friends


back to mind to a Sunday


.


over fifty yeai[■s ago. Even no^ I remember the magnificent pan­


School’ treat there,


orama that the author describes so well..


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QUAKERS’ SEPULCHRE , The last tliee sections of-4he ]


book—Hlstorid Haunts—old roads and. new arid I Ribblesdale re­ visited will belof lespecial interest to Clltheronlrinsi' However,. in the section Ribblesdale revisited, Miss Lofthouse visits what she- calls [the'Quakers’ Sepulchre. 'at-| Twistpn. This seems; all wrong ,to my ears Us it has always been ■the .Quakers’ burial iground 'to me, and she n entions an epitaph whicl^ she attributes to- John Driver’s tombstone. I Ijave a note of the stone before it was grown over, [and it reads: 'fHere lies interred, .the Ibody of. Nicholas Driveit. of .Nllby, -who departwi this life, ye l^th day 'of Decerii- ber,. in the 82nd year of his age, Anno Domini 1745.” '


‘


natural would ■terest have thing.


A little more archaeology,' history and botany


have given an: [added in­ to mej but that' might


place in such an, enthralling re-‘ minder of the| beautifril and in-'


terestiig Lanewhire lahdshape. j R£!.Mr-


meant cutting out so'm'e- . .else wh ch: has a rightful J


!' July, iwhen he reached the age of 65j Mi . Percy -Whitehead of Caldqr-auenue, Billlngton, did not actually cease "work until


;thlsinon;h. MrJ Whitehead, who was' in


the r'ailwlay service for almost half-a-century, has worked on every! station from Newsholme to Blackpurn, and spent more than I two years at Fleetwood beforp -moving to Whalley, where he remained for more than 30 years until his retire­ ment.'


In rec Ignition and appfe-


clatlop of his services, his col- leagups r resented Mr. -White- head'with a clock when he


reached retiring, age last year. Another familiar figure who


will be missing in the future to passengers on the railway is Mr.| Willlarii Oliver Simpson, of 76: Wpone-lane, Clitheroe, who recently retired from his position c f signal linesman.


Based at Clitheroe. Mr.


Shnps;dn had been a signal linesman ion the line between Dalsyfield and Hellifield for


.the past! 36 years. He was respohslble for ..the mainten­ ance of all the signals along that stretch of line, and be­ fore, coming to Clitheroe he was all assistant signal lines­ man At Blackburn.


GOLF JOTTINGS At piltheroe ' Golf Club on


Sajifirday, I the- successful com­ petitors ini the fourth qualifying round I for! the captain’s prize were: Division 1—C, A. Pickett 76—4—72, and H. Cheetham 81—


8—73. [Division 2—J. Hargreaves 90— 21^-69,


•74. j and E. Holgate 90—16 --------- -- Ah enjoyable evening was' spent


on Tuesday when a team of Clith­ eroe, players were guests of the Wilpshfie Club. The Clitheroe team -were successful on this occasion, -winning by five games to fourj with one game halved. ,


a greenso)ne competition, at Clitheroe on Wednesday evening,


■the'wffiners being'H.' "Whittake- and J. Riley who finished .with a 'score of one up to bogey.


' i ! . ' i t 0 Thirty-six players took part in Noisy Gar


W AL TER MAUDSLEY (42), ’ ’ - of ■ Habergham Hall


Farm, Habergham Eave s , Burnley, was fined 10s.: at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court yesterday for driving a car with a defective silencer. '


■: it was stated that Maudsley wap seen driving along


Station-road, Whalley, and owing to the excessive noise made by ,hls car, he was over­ taken and stopped. A hole, four Inches In, length, was found in the exhaust pipe.


Pleading guilty In a letter,


the] defendant said it had only been Ir. that condition for I the past two days \^en he [ was stopped. He had since had.lt repaired.


DANGER SPOT: 250 SIGN


: PETITION


rriWoj hundred; and fifty i : pleople who live or work


In ithej district have signed a petltlop calling for efforts to minimise the danger to road- users find pedestrians of the intersection o f : • Northcote- road, [Billlngton, with Long- slght-i;oad.


The petition , requests a


suiivey of the Intersection and ■measures to provide full visibility . over a reasonable


1 -stretch of both roads from all directions.


Goplps have been sent to


the Lancashire County Coun­ cil,; the. ' Blackburn Rural Council, and Billlngton Parish Council.


the Intersection has been the scene of many accidents and recfently, a. fatality. ,' ■


One of the signatories. Mr.


P. proWn, of Ash Lea, Brock- halj, Langho, states that


^ although the road in question is'llttle more than a country lalie, Its narrow, winding, picturesque ■ beauty Is a treacherous cloak covering a highway made perilous bv modern needs.


He a!ddS that It Is the only


road serving a large modem hospital at Brockhall, with a population exceeding 2,000. and that I t ; is used as' a double-^decker .’bus route.


The-jpetltlon points out that The Week’s Obituary MR. A.; BRAITHWAITE .The funeral took place at St.


Mary’s Cemetery, Clitheroe,'on Monday, of Mr. Alfred Bralth- walte, of 75, West-view, Cllthr' eroe, who died In a Blackburn hospital last week, after' :a short illness.


■ : . Mr. Bralthwalte, who was 75,


was a coal merchant In cilth- erde before his retirement about 10 years ago. He was associated: with St. James’s Church. I


He 'leaves four brothers and two, sisters, who will have 'sympathy In their loss. '


The Interment was conduc­ ted by the ■ Rector of St.


James's .Church, the Rev. 'A. Lord.


MRS. A. DOBSON 1 Her many friends ■ In the


Whalley: district heard with regret:of the death on Sun­ day, after a long Illness, of Mrs. Alice Dobson, of “Sandy- efoft,” Woodland s -drive, ■Whalley.


Mrs. Dobson, who was 73,


had resided recently with her daughter, Mrs. R. Sarsfleld, at “ Lyndale,” Llmefleld-avehue, Whalley. She died at the home of her son, Mr. C. Dobsofi, at The Bungalow, Mitton-road, Whaljey.


Mrs.; Dobson was the wife


of; the late Mr. Thomas• Dobson, and had carried on a


c o n f e c t i o n e r y


arid tobacconist’s business In King-street, Whalley,


for


about '30 years. She -was closely: a s s o c i a t e d with Whalley P a r i s h Church, where she was a founder member of the Mothers’ Union. She was also a meiri- ber of Whalley Women’s Institute.


daughter, who will have sympathy In -their loss.


She leaves ! a son . and a j j


The Interment,-which took


place at Whalley Parish Church on Wednesday, was coriducted 'by the Vicar, tlie Rev. H. C. Snape.


.j MR. J. JACKSON |j A retired Slaldburn farmer,


Mr! John Jackson, of 30, De Lacy-street, Clitheroe, died on Wednesday, after.a long 111- 'ness.


. ■ I Tt/lr. Jackson, who was born


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at [Lane Ends, Grlndleton, '?6 years ago, farmed'Cross Farm, Slaldburn, for more than 20 yerirs, and was associated with Hatrop Methodist Church. He came :to live In Clitheroe on his| retirement, five years ago. 1 Widow, onp son and two


daughters wlll.have sympathy • in their bereavement.


. The. Rev. F. Smith will con­


duct the Interment: at Grlndle-'- ton: Methodist Church, : on Saturday.


i . . MR^ H. TAYLOR :


Mrs. Helen Taylor, the. wife of the late


'William


Taylor, of ‘‘ Ryelands,’/ > Chat- bum-road, Clitheroe,: r a n d formerly of Radholme; Laund. Whltewell, died.'- on Saturday.- She was.84. ■ ■ .: i ,


I : ! ; Mrs. Taylor, who was born


at Cockerham, lived at Rad­ holme Laund for about: 30 years, and came to reside In Clitheroe 14 years ago.! She was associated with WMtewell Parish .Church, and latterly with : St. .. Mary’s Parish Church, Clitheroe.


I . She leaves four sons and


three daughters, to : whom sympathy Is extended In their loss..


, i The. Intermerit; whlcn was


Whltewell, the Rev. T. B Reid.


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Whalley ChildrVs Work yie^


XPXAMPLES of s c h o l a r s ’ handicraft work—needle­


work, knitting,: canejvork, basketry, weaving, and Ipalht- Ing—and a display of nridduce from the school garden iwiere on view at the annlial p r e s e n t a t i o n of :prizes ceremony at Whalley C. of R


School on Wednesday: ! ! During the aftemooni a large attendance’ of parents


played ments.


. The


and friends were entertained by the scholars, fr'om the Infants’ department to the upper classes, who sang and percussion Instru-'


needlework by ; the felfls, basketry, weaving, various h o u s e h o l d articles and garments, produce from the children’s s c h o o l , garden, knitting arid painting by! the Infants, and a- ; display! of puppets the children [had made' under 'the direction of their teacher.’


' ■ The Vicar, the' Rev. | H,' C.


Snape, presided, and prizes were presented by Mrs. Shape. A. report on the year’s work was given by the headmaster. Mr. J. S. R. Shaw.


' ! ' Prizes In the top class Idlr,


yep-olds) were awarded to John Thofnber (best boy), Oliver Whittaker (progress prize), Brenda-Hickey (special service prize). Jean Sephtbn (perseverance prize),, [and John Potts (scripture prize).


Got Goods By


False Pretencies, ■ ■ 1 A ' F O RM E R Clitheroe labourer, Fred Robinson


(48), no fixed address; Was committed! In • custody' at Burnley y e s t e r.d a y , '] for sentence at the Quatter Sessions, when he admitted obtaining drapery goods | by false pretences. He asked'ifor


six other .similar.cases to' be considered. .


. j The Deputy Chief Constable,


Mr. A. Whalley, said' that a total of £150 Is. 2d. Involved


in the present cases,!; ohiy goods worth £1 8s. lid. Lad been recovered.


• j Mir. H. K. Foers, prosecuting,


said Robinson visited a ware­ house of Fred Holt (Suc­ cessors) Ltd., Barden-larie,' Burnley, and ' obtained ' goods worth' £32, by; representing he had a shop and would pay a traveller; at Sllsden.


NEWS FROM WHALLEY


HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS •Whalley Post Office •will close at noon daily from Monday;


July|21st .to Saturday,: July 26th inclusive.


* .


Postal and’ telegraph services will [remain normal.


: ’ i WHIST AND DOMINOES —


Mrs. Birkett was the M.C. at a' whist and domino drive held by the Whalley Young Conservatives in the Stanley Room on Wedries-I day night. Whist winners were' Mrs. W. Knowles and Mrs, Frank-! land; dominoes! Mrs. A. Hill qnd' Mrs.: J. Smith. A competition!- was won by Mrs. Wallis. |


OBITUARY. - Mrs.. Ellen'


Ann Tattersall, of 22, Bridge- terrace. Mitton-road, 'Whalleyj died at her home on Monday ' She was 78. Mrs. Tattersall,: who was the wife of the late: Mr. W. K. Tattersall, was formerly of Darwen.j She leaves one son and a daughter.


who their


will have sympathy In: loss.


. Thie


John Wootls day,


j Interment was at St.


s Church, -Whlttle-le- near Chorley, lyester-


LANGHO EXAM. SUCCESS.-Congratu-


lations to M. M.:’ Kattigan, of Langho, who has gained 1 a pass in the -Union of Lanca^lre and Cheslfire Institutes shorthand- typists’ certificate exaininatlon (first year) at Blackburn! Muni­ cipal jTechnical. College.' :


SPORTS DAY—A fell race and


a slow bicycle race were among popular features at a field and spprtsj day held by St. [Mary's Church, Langho. on Saturday, on a flel-l kindly loaned by iMr. J. Robinson. A varied programme of events fpr children and: adults


ment, was held m the school.' :


was greatly enjoyed. , andi In the evenir g a table tennis ' tourna­


READ BURNLEY BRIDE— Mr. Tom


Howarth, only son of Mr.' and Mrs. T. Howarth, of 24, fetfaits- lane. Read, was married at Holy Trinity Church, Burnley! on! Sat­ urday, to Miss Barbara Hewitsbn, only daughter of Mr. and'Mrs. A. Hewitson, of Sandygate. Bufn- ley. Given away: by her father and attended. by ;a friend. Miss S. Heys. the bride wore a gown! of floral satin with full-length vbil, and carried a bouquet of 'pink ropes. Mr! N! Riishton was the


r, groomsmen.


being spent at Llandudno,, arid' on, their


return. Mr


The honeymoon’ is .and Mrs.


Howarth 'Will jlve at 24,:Stfaits- lane. Read, i DOWNHAM


^ed by Mrs- Kay and- the Misses Harrison, ■ a ’ coffee ■ morning: arid brlng-and-buy.'stall was held |at: Fir T^ee House, Downham. bn’


COFFEE MOidNING-Orgrin-


Saturday, proceeds amounting ltd’ £9 for the forthcoming fete.


I | :


trade. A vote of thanks to i the children and teachers posed by Miss Coates.


was prp- DUNSOP WOMEN’S INSTITUTE—There


was a, good attendance a.t tlie monthly meeting- of! Dunsop Brldge-' Women’s Institute whefi a d emo n s t r a t i o n on the airangement of flowers iwas given’ by Mrs. Roberts, Of Melling Mrp.: Wl Eccles presided an'dithanks tpl the speaker were • expressed by Mrs. Baines and Mrs 'Wiritler.!'


^ST, LEONARD’S SCHOOL'--! Toe annual I “ Mothers’ Day ’ ’ was celebrated last" week ' -whefi the mothers visited the Schobl, where. ,the children entertained ■them with a programme of songs, recitations and plays They also saw am exhibition "of the -work -done by the children in Ec.aool. Tea was served, arid a brmg-and-buy stall did a brisk


exhlbltiori included


at Whltewell ori Wednesday, was conducted by the Vicar of


Billington Motor- Cyclist Drove I Too Fast


T3LEADING guilty to driving ■ a: motor cycle without due


care and attention, James Kitching (32), living at Miles Hill Farm, Billington, was


, fined :£ 1 at Clitheroe Magis­ trates’ Court yesterday and had to pay costs totalling £7 8s.- 3d. His licence was endorsed.


Prosecuting,, Mr, J. A.


Bower, Burnley, said that about 4-10 p.m. on Wednes­ day, I June 25th, a motor cyclist was riding along, Burnley-road, Whalley, in the direction of Portfleld Bar. As he was approaching the junction, another motor bike, ridden by the ''defendant, overtook him at a fast speed. .There : was, a ' “ slow ” sign near ! the junction, but: defendant did not, slacken speed!' and cut acim^ the .Whalley-Accrington road.


Approaching f r o m t h e


opposite direction was a ’bus, and the "defendant cut in fropj; [of this and crashed into the kerb ori the nearside of the road leading to Whalley. He received Injuries and was taken to hospital. He was the only- person Injured.


! WRITTEN STATEMENT


; In |i written statement, . defendmt said he was riding along Burnley-road, near the junction at Portfleld Bar, and was travelling about 35 m.p.h. Near tjhe jimctlon he over­ took another motor cycle and saw the ’bus coming towards him. I ,


'The statement continued:


“ Instead '"df stopping and letting 'the ’bus pass, I tried to cut round dn front of it. My cycle develpped a skid and collided| with, the nearside pavement. The ’bus was travelling slowly and able to stop.. Before reaching the junctiori I had seen a slow sign. I did not give any hand signals.” '


' For the defendant, Mr. R. P. Lee (said there was no doubt that as he approached the junction, Kitching. was travelling at too fast a speed under the circumstances.


“ UNDERSTANDABLE” That, said Mr. Lee, was


perhaps understandable, as It was not a right-angled, junction. As one travelled from the Burnley direction towards Whalley the road did appear to be almost straight. There was a tendency" for vehicles travelling from the


Burnley [direction not txi- slacken speed. Through not slackening


speed, th^ defendant put him­ self In a position'of difficulty and having got into that position, he did exactly the correct thing.'


' He cut Iri front of the ’bus ,


and risked hlihself instead of risking anything else. In fact, said Mr. Lee, no one was inj fired except Kitching, and no damage was caused Ito any other veh cle except his own.


Everybody came out reason­


ably well out of what might have been a mfich more serious situation.'


He misjudged the speed,


direction and position of the bus approaching anfi' ’ the


speed at which he could safely approach the junction. Ha' v ln g done that, he admitted it.


districts


An entertaining version C'f Minute Please,” the radio game, was arranged ......... Bannister dfiring the social'half- hour- A Competition for the prettiest flower buttonhrile was won by Mrs J. Worswickl


HURST GREEN CHILDREN’S


Funds i-aised at a school and sale of goods on


enabled the scholars


best man, and: Messrs. G- Vockinfi I Southport oji Tu^Sav ° A and G. Clegg,.- of Read, were


Joseph’s School, Hurs'fc G hold their | annual


a L m S b b


popular: by Mrs.


One’


flje Clitlieroe' film


FRIDAY; JULY 18th,! 1952. Lighttngrup Times;


: lO-ZG p.m,iito 4-g a.m. i


■rvESPITEj tfie Introduction o f !pe|v Industries 'In the


town and [the completion bf new hoi|sli^g schemes, i'Cllth- eroe’s totql population over the past 20 years has scarcely budged I from [the ■ figure of 12,008 cbnfelned In the 1931 censu,6. This much Is apparent Ir, the| figures of the last census In the town, taken In April j|of| last year, which, as reported on page 2, shows that the (town’” has Increased 1 since 1931.


's populatiori by only two


. ^


■: Sfich [jremarkfible 'stability gives rise to two conflicting argumenjs; The first i argu- merit -wli: use this infoririatlon as amniunitlon I In its ’ [cam­ paign to nominate Clitheroe expansion. Those who: | hold this ■ viewpoint j claim i | that Clitheroe! a , 'sinall borough


. admirably situated for' ex- panslori,[would be an Ideal site, for: one -thg enlarged towns now beifig, planned to relieve more 'crowded centres' of population. The advantages of a larger population, ithey claim, would quickly 'be felt' In the! additional amenities' that could be provided from the enlarged fate revenue.


To supporters of 'the second


argument!' however, the [idea of a Clitheroe thus enlarged Is anathema. Rather than risk loslrig the town’s sturdy


Independence of ' character, Its pleasant seml-rural atmos­ phere and its neighbourlihess,


■ In an Ifivaslon o f ! ‘ fofelgfiers” they prjfer Clitheroe very much as it is.


j ■ I Over |t-ie last twenty years


those w!'io hold : the latter views will have certainly been the more satisfied [of the fwo.


I#|i # I * I


"rkURIN(3 the holiday period " Clitheroe General Post Office wlll| remain open ■ 'as usual Ifqf: all ■'classes ■ of business. ';


.' [ 'i Bawdla ids. Low 'Moor and


Salford ISfib Post Offices will close at noon to-morrow and re-open o i MQnda,v,'July 28th.: Shaw B:-ldge‘Sub Post Office'


will also I : close i at noon to-morroW' | and re-open on Saturday, July 26th.


;


8 p.m. supplementary col­ lection, ; -Which will not be


With 'tfe! exception of the


made frpm '.selected letter boxes In the area, postal and telegraph , services ■ will be normal.',,


r


fp w o n have


scholars Grammar Kenrieth scored ovb' age of 51,'


ew cricket records ,, been created by'


of Clitheroe Royal [School this season, te. Standfing has fl700 runs,'; an aver- to beat the previous


school reiord by ' ioo runs. while the


C. Hughes wickets—12


--------- - more' wi u ,t


, gave experienced of-.the Ropi eroe, at


, day. The Morton, pr


’tt"'


Mr., Alan son of Mr son, of 9


-tx • Royal A -


previous best performance. M R . J '


* ;. * 1


h^ad boyj Charles F. hasj taken 60 than .the


_ 1 HOULDSyifORTH


at talkj on Naval to .fellow members!


ary Club of Clith- elr meeting', yester- I president,, Mr. T. psided.


: * N Old Boy of ’*’ 1 Clitheroe


Grammar School, Parkinson,; eldest


has gained!,.his “ b .A.: 'Wlth honours Irijj French at' Man­ chester University.


. - 9,1; Cardigan-avenue, . and Mrs; T. Parkin- : * Jj ' # 1 '


M^INNER I' of, bronze,' silver and go]d medals at regular three-montjhly Intervals^ Mrs.


OUTING____ concert Friday


teamers and the parish Father W. Thomas. joum...,„


Nurse Teeci at' the-, bus: monthly ml___^


WOME LETON


Women’s-Institute, ffi the village, organised Women’s • Institute,, fo


:ess session of the ‘ting o f . G;rindleton A collection by the


charge of .the evening^ pro­


Norfolk'Brotds. I' Games' wire


gramme, ini roduced. Mr. Jack- son, of Clit.ieroe, who gave an mterestmg a id amusing account M f


Tomlinson for arranging varied programme.


the social hour. Nurse Teece thanked


SLAIDBURN


her: appointment as- n teacher at ■ Hyndburri


APPOI.\Tfli(^T. - Cofigratu- f ^ to Mi^s Jean Sanderson, of Chapel-strieet, Slaidbu?;n, cn


^im-ty Infafit; School,, Adcring- •ton,.'. Miss St nderson, whf> has been a studer t at I'the Teabhers’- Training CoU jge, D^rby. liegina nerpew dutle^ on;Septembpr| 1st,.


irserv Park;


played during Mrs.


ig holiday pn , the


National Institute'.for the raised £8 ir Mrs. W. t ’omlinson. who had;


:' the Blind.


F>5


' S INSTIIJUTE.— .president, presided


of St. :een, to ing to. bout 70 ’their


priest,


motor coacn to the.seasid.> where- an enjoyablp day was spe it.


jyed by


Rose [Birtwell, of Castle'rvlew, Clitheroe, « about to take -her gold bar for [dancing. It was only last yefir that she began to take dancing lessons,' and. In addltioh to having the ^satisfaction ’ [of winning the awards, M's Birtwell states that she fef Is all the better for dancing, witch she 'describes as “ a healtht-glvlng hobby.”


* falling


traffic sigh, Smith (24) Bolton, wfi; Clitheroe yesterday.


Evidence'


defendant cycle past at Whalley, showing rec


* * PLEA D I N G guilty ! to to conform to a


;! I Thomas Ernest 9, Halstead-street. s fined 10s. at Magistrates’ Court


iwas given that rode . his motor the traffic lights while they were against him.: |


falling to notify the change of ownership of a :


Clithe'roe. Ma'gistrates’, Court yesterday. I,,:'-’ ■*


*


Jj'IFTEEN f|, Y E A R - .0 L D- . Sheila jParklngton, of 16,


uch a.


' York - street, Clitheroe, is having,, a [holiday: with a difference this year. Next month she Will fly to France, where she;[ 'Will (spend a holiday with her pen-friend, Chrlstlane Gullbaujt,


THIS; [WEEK’S ROAD SAFETY (SLOGAN, Think before you act!


motor cycle,'William Kenneth Woods (22), I Chapel House,' Chipping, if'asi A’'®'!


at


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