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Clithem Advertiser & Times, August\29, 1952


Bowland^s ‘Shop ^indbw^ Must Be Kept Tidy Gisburn Councillor Calls For Better Street Cleansing} Service


“ {JISBURN is the shop window of Bowlanfl and as such . needs: keeping tidy” said Councillor B. I jBentley at the^


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ALL THE YEAR ROUND The comfort you enjoy on Holiday can be i yours


for the remainder I of the year. A good SPRING INTERIOR MATTRESS is


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an assurance of Bedtime Comfort. We have a fine|Sfock of th^e and otter Household


Requirements. May we help you? si I. SHtolliiiile 1 Sh Hi -F U R N ISH E R S ^


YORK STREET - CLITHEROE Telephone 191


previously the County Council nad an employee In each dis­ trict who saw that the gullies were kept clear and that the waste paper was collected from the streets.


have been withdrawn and they were not getting ade­ quate cleansing service.


Those men appeared, to


of street cleansing in Gisbum at last rnonth’s meetlng'of the Council, continued Councillor Bentley, the position was very bad. Since then there had been heavy downpours of rain and certain drains In - the village would not take the water.


When he raised the matter


As the level rose, certain shopkeepers In the village had to stand at the doors of their premises with brooms to en­ sure-that water did not enter their shone and spoil goods which were stored on the floor.'


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strongly that th% excuse made by the County Council is not satisfactory; the streets of GisBurn must be kept clean',” added Council­ lor Bentley.


“ I am protesting! very


R. Baskett. had told memh^; of the Council that In reply W a letter; the County Surveyor had stated that the untjdlness was due almost entirely to waste paper thrown about by cyclists, motorists and coach parties travelling to arid frbln the Lancashire coast. The litter -was .a seasonal matter arid ocorirred mostly at week­ ends.


Previously, the clerk, Mr. A. ADEQUATE SERVICE


view, added the County iSur-» veyor, ,toe was satisfied [that the amount of street cleans­ ing Was iideauate and It would therefore • appear th a t ' any additional work r e q u i r e d would be for health or amen­ ity reasons and 'frould be a matter for Bowlarid Council.


From the highways point of


mated in. his letter that if the Council would provide litter baskets on the highway they would be emptied by the County Council In conjunc­ tion with their road cleansing service.


The bus conductor has a job that callsl for responsi- bility and personality. On the road he ta s to use tact


^ to deal with manj^Jtiljds of situations. No two working ' days are alike; he ik always meeting nbw faces and seeing new places. He is dojng vjtal work, and enjoys security, travel concessions,, free, uniform and clean working conditions.


Apply through your local Employment Exchange


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Co..ncU’s reference to, drains bei -g made-up In Gisbum was not understood as a recent Inspectjen ^^erely revealed


th lf t tv o gullies were not functioning,, properly. These had since been rectified. :


ordinary stjreet cleansing was a'' hlghwayjs matter but the collection of [Utter was a pub­ lic health or scavenging mat­ ter and was the responsibility of the local Council.


litter baskets. Councillor Mrs. M. Klng-Wllklnson, Slaidburn, said these hq'd been provided in Slaldbum for-years but the. streets there were “ quite filthy.”


Discussing the provision of EXPENSIVE WAY


solution, the provision of bas­ kets was a help, the clerk said


Agreeing that while' not a


that If the Council had to provide Its own workmen to clean the streets of the vill­ ages In their area, i t would cost a considerable sum of money.


Grindleton Houses A ‘Headache^


The Show is THE ROYAL LANCASfflRE SHOW


The Bank is . i i BAROLAYS


Exhibitors and visitors to the Show are cordially invited to make use of the^ com-


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‘ plete banking service provided there by Barclays Bank. The staff at ourj stand will be pleased to help you in any wa|f possible.


For Two Years —COUNCIL CHAIRMAN


lor Dugdale, had been a head­ ache for'the past two years. He would like the officials to give them their personal at­ tention and -do everything possible to e x p e d i t e their completion.


Grindleton: The whole village is Incensed about this matter and the slow rate of progress


Councillor Mrs. S. Dow,


gives the Council a bad name. VILLAGERS’ THANKS


BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED


TRY OUR DELICIOUS i : HOME-MADE ;


CAKES AND pastries


BOOTHS WHALLEY ALSO


WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEkOE


really efflclent attention and it must have been gratifying to the villagers that the situ­ ation was seen to so quickly.


Council workmen employed on the roads 'will be sent by reg­ istered post.. '


In future, the wages of '•


Council after it had been ex­ plained ■ that this me t h o d would save two men spending most of the day bn Fridays taking the wages round.


This was agreed by the


was appreciated by the villa­ gers. Councillor Dugdale: It wqs


o f , G1 s b u r n. Councillor B. Bentley expressed apprecia­ tion to the officials of the Council who had been res­ ponsible for arranging the carriage of water from i West Bradford to Gisburn during the shortage. This action, he said, was responsible for tid­ ing the village over during the Bank Holiday weekend, and


On behalf of the villagers


of Rowland Rural District Council on Monday. These houses, said Council­


quickly as possible was stress­ ed by Councillor W. W. Dug- dale, presiding, at the meeting


IT-HE need for completing the houses at Grindleton as


The clerk pointed out that The County Surveyor Iriti-r


meeting of Rowland Rural District Coiincil tin Monday. | r Councillor Bentley said that


councillor T. Procter. Saw-


ley, said the, County Counfcll seemed to be taking the road­ men away from the districts .and forming them Into gangs. There had been nothing done at Sawley for about twelVe months.!,


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Presiding, Councillor W. W. Dugdale said the determlnlfifi factor vias that the scaveng­ ing' of waste :paper was the Council’s job.':'If It could be arranged for: (5isbum to be cleaned : after each week-end that mlght bb: the answer to the problem, i


explained' that this would mean sending a man and A wagon, specially to Gisburn. It would be ani expensive way and would have to be charged to the public 'health 'account. The position, he said, was just the s'amC In the other villages In_the Cbuncll’s'area, j'


The Surveyor. Mr. T. Beny, ;


baskets should be placed in the vl%ge and that Coun­ cillor Bentley should con­ tact th,e Council’s surveyor immediately rahy drain be­ came inade-itp;


It was decided that Utter


Whe^Ieyj Meeting AT WHALLEY, a meeting


'f*- of the Coronation Cele­ brations Committee was held In the Church of England


School on Monday night. !


man of i the Parish Council, preslded.jand the'various sub­ committees to deal with the many aspects of the celebra­ tions, Including catering, en­ tertainments, firework display and bonfire were formed.


Councillor A. [Brooks, chair­ :


brating the Coronation were discussed at the meeting, and the sub-committees will now formulate thejr suggestions and bring them before the General Committee at a meet-- Ing to be, held next Friday, j


Many suggestions for cele­


lage celebratloris should begin on Tuesday, June 2nd—Coro-- nation Day—and conclude on Saturday, June 6th.


It was agreed that the vil­ • I ] The letter added that the


DOWNHAM FETE AIDS LOCAL


ORGANISATIONS


J ) OWN HAM Village Hail fund, the Sports {Cljub and


the Women’s Institute benefi­ ted from a garden fete held in Downhanf Hall gardens, by p e rmi s s i o n of Ralph Assheton, on Saturday.


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tions was a children’s dog snow, which, arranged by Mrs. Jones and Mr. Burgess, 'was won by 1, Nora Mairsden; 2. Joyce Preedy; 3, Allan Kay: 4, Catherine Dawson,


Among the manji attrac­ I


' inierest, and the winners were, character: 1, Stella and Mir­ iam Jones (Cinderella and Prince Charming); 2, M. Preedy (Puss-l'n-Boois); con­ solation, Anne Watson- and Nlnla Robinson (hike r s ) . Original: 1, Joyce Preedy (“Keep Death ofTthe Road”) :


A children’s faniy dress parade also attracted great


2, Robin Barker (“5|7 variet­ ies”); consolation, Mary Rob­ inson (“Old School Tie”), Brenda Barkeri (fairy), Pen­ elope Leach (PollyTput-the- kettle-on).


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! petition was won by Mr. H. Barton. A consolation nrlze was won-by James Kay (jnr.), and Mrs. Walker was the judge.


shows and stalls and these did a brisk trade. The sideshows and sports, were r'un by the Sports Club, and a fancy and bottle stall was run by the Women’s Institute. Members of the Women’s Institute and ladles of the Village Hall Committee were in Charge of the catering.


Sandra Nelsslngh. There were numerous side­


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ried out by Miss E. M. Barton and Miss B, A. Harrison sup­ ervised the financial side of the fete, which concluded In the evening with “ an every­ body dance” on the lawns.


Secretarial duties were car­ Music was provided by Mr


Sherwood, of Barnoldswlck Calling for square dancing was done by Mr. F. Drum­ mond.


-(Extracts: from our issuje.of Septeifiber 2nd, 19^7)


25 YEARS AGO i] l


which it was stated Cllth'eroei had no facilities for operi-ali; education ori . centre for physical training, no public or school baths, rio provision for mentally-defective children, and I neither' nursery schools nor' continuation schools, it was suggested that the ques­ tion of baths might be con­ sidered in the building of' the new upper standards school. The only workable scheme for the erection of baths, said Councillor J. Bobthman, wouldj be to allow the public use of school baths.


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road at Bridge End, Billing- ton, were so frequent on Sun­ day, that Mr. William Hlndle,! of Bllllngton, a'member of the Whalley branch: of the St. John Ambulance, Association, who stopped to give first-aid to a motor-cyclist and pillion! rider, was! kept busy for: two hours, during!which time he gave medical ■ attention to more than 20 iriotor-cycllsts. '•


Spectacular pklds on the!


Clltheroe Choral 'Society: was held at the Town’Hall. The works selected fbr the .first concert of the season are “The Revenge ” ; (Stanford) [and “ Song of Destiny ” (Brahins). I


medical officer, in; his annual report, classified I clothing and footgear of Clitheroe school- children as 320 good; 186 aver­ age, and 15 poorj


Dr. W. E! Barker, the school Blackburoi ' Infirmary, St.


Denys’ Hame,', ' and the National Children’s Hoirie 'at Grlndletoni will! benefit from the £78 proceeds bf a charity handicap between! three local


horses, at Sawley.! - ' !• I


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nothlri^ constructive to im­ prove the: position of the people, because behind the Prime Minister 'there are always cohorts !of vested Interests, propagating genial­ ity froin cbuntless platforms, but preventing any construct­ ive reform which would toqch their Interests and their traditional rights,” said Mr.' V. Gerald Bailey, Liberal candi­ date for ! thb i Petersfield Division of Hampshire, arid son of Mr. I Vernon Bailey,, of Park-ayenue, Clltheroe at a political rneetlng: at the Liberal Club, i ':


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“ mass-producers of Bolshev­ ism” because they'could only present a blank] negative wall


to the reasbnable discontents of the people, he said.


abide by our faith,; and work courageously for It,ii am ebn- vinced that heforei long the Liberal Party will come back to power with as great a force as in 1906.” , !, : I


“ But if we are prepared' to The (ibvermnent were “From Toryism W can;get The anrihal meeting of the '


AT a meeting of Clitheroe Education Committee, at


PEEPS INTO THE PAST 50 YEARS AGO


(Extracts from our issue of August 29th, 1902)


" Borough Sessions yester­ day, It seems that the young men of Waterloo have held:an Idea that they could dance in the street until 12 o’clock! at night, but the decision of the


the. postponed Cortfnation celebrations at Chatburn, was unique in the annals of the ancient village. The old­ est inhabitants never remem­ ber having seen such a carni­ val. or so many people In the village to view the celebra­ tions, which included!a pro­ cession of the Inhabitants, field day and sports, I and a monstre torchlight procession.


There has been some good


half hours’ keen sport on the Hodder on Thursday,! how­ ever, the hounds Iran down a ?®^utlful otter,! weighing 18-lb., in full view, of ' hunters.


I * the


In historic associations no one will deny, but many! of the ancient landmarks arid old dwellings have been allowed to fall Into decay. Instead of hav­ ing been preserved for ifuture generations. We understand that at Downhara, however


That our district is rich


becoming “ things of the prist.”


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five shillings at Clitheroe Borough Court for having been drunk In charge of a^ horse and trap.


A Barrow farmer was fined They Bought a Hbuse


9?.? so tney say It Is conclusive proof of the Legend of the 300 ysar old Wishing Cork . Tree Another couple had a piece of Lucky Cork sent them by a relative and got an empty house two days


With Their Winnings A young couple In Wales have Just won enough money to buy a house,


^ 'o Donc-sster


Wishing Cork Tree, Telgnhead, Devon.


stamped


Piece and one of them won' £4 003 In a sweepstake, if you TOuld like further particulars'? send addressed envelope to


sons a


Coinbe-ln- (Advt.)


a penny points pool. A wile gave her doubting husband a piece of Lucky Cork for his Birthday and ^ .w o e k s after he won £1,500* A sent each of hey ■


the old stocks are to he en-’ closed to prevent them from


sport during a week’s' otter­ hunting on the Rlbble and Hodder. On Monday, the Ribble was hunted from Brun- gerley to Gisburn, and though the scent was held! from Dangerous Corner to iBolton Hall, the otter took refuge In a tree root, and refused' to be dislodged. After! two-and-a-


drawn on payment of costs. Saturday, the day fixed for


police constable arrived, a boy was playing a mouth-organ, and six or seven men were dancing the quadrilles. An­ other constable was sent for. The charges were with­


Bench quickly dispelled such an idea. It was stated that when a


JUDGING by the case at the- A competition was won by


was judged by Mr. Walker and won by Miss Joyce Pennmg- ton, and a gent’s ankle com-


Hltchen and Mr. G. A. Walker. ANKLE COMPETI-TIONS A ladles’ ankle competition


The j u d g e s were Miss


A COROPkATlON SUGGESTION ;


MAKE RIBBLE VALLEY A NA'HfllE RESERVE


your readers who wil; rejoice that iNaturalist” has entered the lists as I a champio:i of the oppressed and so-often brutally Ill-treated j bird life of )ur local countryside.! In doing sp, he has added!to fhe debt we owe him^ from week itp week, for the sym­ pathetic, ' ! shrewdly ooservant, colourful and thoughtful portrait­ ures of bur feathered] friends from [HoddCr' to Ribl)le. His contributions muist stand apart


Sir,-[-There 'Will be :nany of


his unique experlenpeT the decline of bird life in this generation; amounting to the virtual disappearance of certain birds.' I He asks for drastic action to halt this j process ofi murder of helplesp creatures for whose prot^tion : and welfare! man is responsible,: IHe hints , aj several ways of over coming this calamitous state, and proposes a public ! control, reaching to the provision tof a local Nature Reserve. It j is an admirable suggestion.: !


Sabderi apd!beyond, t<} Down- ham, . [Twiston and Barley, in­ cluding Pendle Hill, and in the other jdlrection to Gijindleton


Pells. iSlaldbum and Stonyhurst, offer wide anji suitable scope for such a Reserve. Wild | flowers, not less : ■ than • birds are ■threatened Iwlth extinctibn.


celebrate the; Coronation next year 'with! the announcement that Clitheroe and district has acquired' a! Ijsture Reserve for the creative development! of Bird, flower and; tree life, ini honour of Her! Majesty’s accession, an acquisition which will. be| held in public trust! and handed down to her subjects ^or ever ? j


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conspiracy with the Mayor, in the Mayor’s Parlour I i f could be a kind of Box arid Cox arrangement..


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TO THE EDITOR


interest! which will stop the devastating tale of death In our countryside,: |and give nature, supported bjf man’s friendship


It is perhaps witiin hib power to release the forces of public


we have been experiencing're­ cently, George Pox, from ilhe tpp of Pendle, hgd a vision bf what could be done with the humans in th e ! countryside stretching from the foot of the hill;


“ Naturalist”; and bis ivision, three hundred years from' now ? It\would be [a noble proof that the',British had become again a great' peopleji and a country of gentlemen,


Why, shouldn’t ,we celebrate !; I


Barn Cottage'; GrindletonJ ’ ■


TR^FICTN horses


!l, RENNIE SMITH 1 I


out the country will welcome the reform in the'Iregulations govern­ ing the slaughter of horses and donkeys.; From the end of August, horse slaughterers will be required to notify | local authority of!'their intention to slaughter, an ' animal anbt it is hoped that thk will enablb local authorities to exercise I more supervision over t ie tradej .: It is contended that the amend­


ing . regulations put | the slaughter of horses, assek and mules,; for sale for human oon- sumptidn! on 'a' similar, basis to that of cattle! Unfortunately however, this is not the case.


consumption | is controlled by- a Government I Department. We maintain | that, if the flesh of horses is likewise required for human consumption, ith^n it should bejsiqiilarly controUpd.


The killing of cattle for human


Britain has seen fit to stop the exportrof live horses for butchery. Surely; it! cannot be asking too much to suggest that the 'same regulations should apply to the import of, horses and that ithose horses, who needs must be slaughtered should at least he assured of a mbifciful and speedy


Vice-chairman League ifor the Horses.


C. W. NORljlAN, Maj. Gfen.. airmanj


Vice-chairman: Royal Siciety for Preventiijn' of Cruelty to. Animals.' ;


e . w alu s power; U ' ' -I . 1 ■ ■ ' i " i ' i i ' NFORTUNATE VICTIMS! Sir,—After reading the letter


from Reluctant: Herb ” | no doubt the| aged people ] will be eager to know | something '(ripre about one iwho seems to Imolw all there is ,ito know concerning pensions and pebsiohers. I


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International Protection; of


The Government of Great Sir,—Humahe' people through­


and intelli'gerit sympathy,! a new epoch in loc^l and national life. Three .1 huiibred years 'ago, as'


Let Natutblist ” enter into a Why'shouldn’t we be | able -to The:mooriands reachii g out to


among' the weekly-papers of the country. | , He laments, on the fir dings of


So why not encourage .this, apparently faultless gentleman,


.who doesn’t seem to have put !a foot wrong at any time, to come into the open and tell (is more about this interesting matter.


his last paragraph,' it would-be interesting to know precisely when this Government cbrisoli- dated all old age'and retirement pensions, at 32s. 6d., for we, who are supposed to know ...a little about these matters, are under


■ the' impression that even .after the new rate of 32s. 6d. comes into operation there -will still be a scaling down from that flgure, according to qualification and means, and that quite-1 a con­ siderable number, probably mil­


lions, . will be well below that flgure.__


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.the people about .whom we are mostly concerned,! and whom' our “ Hero,” perhaps from habit, and, of course, from behind cover, calls, wasters, but who, quite simply, ate .thp unfortunate victims of a"j viciously mani­


-As a mattei* of fact these are


pulated economic and financial system.


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least try to understand the aged people’s difficulties. | EDWARD BLAGKLOCK,!


Chairman! Clitheroe Brandi, Old Age Pensions A^ociation;


16, Whipp Avenue, Clitheroe.


recent performance j by Clitheroe Musical Society, I urn refened


A DISCLAIMER Sir,—In , the report of the


ito as Dr. Byard. May I disclaim this distinction ? ,I am not -a Doctor of Music, and the only


label which-can be! attached to my name is M.A. |


! . HERBERT BYARD


Lecturer in Music, j University of; Bristol. ! '


CLITHEEOE MILLS


pondent, R. G. Musson, the following list showing the dates of erection of Clitheroe' mills and the firms which: first occupied them, might be of interest 'to him.;


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erected in 1782, burnt down in 1791, and rebuilt. Messrs. Gar­ nett and Horsfall .from 1799; spinning only at first.


Eadsford Factory (Low Moor),


1787 . by Jphn Parker, who also erected the mills at: Low Moor!


Primrose; Factory, erected in


built by Addy and! Taylor be­ tween 1792-and 1797: spinning and manufacturing, j


Became the famous,: Printworks in 1810: spinning only at first. Standstill Factory (Up Brooks),


Messrs. Bury and Co. between 1792 and 1797: calico-printing; (Now Messrs. A. Veevers’ works).


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by Messrs. Overton and Strick­ land as a common brewery, !1788: Used by' 'Wrigley,, Greenhalgh and Wilkinson as part of | their cotton printing works- from 1809 to 1812: Bought from Earl Howe by Messrs. Bulcock and Smith in, 1834: erected a large spinning and weaving mill in 1837.


The Old Brewery Mill: j built


John Taylor and Sons in jl826: on the opposite side bf the! road from the present 'mills: ! now Nos. 62^3, Moor Lane: I The Dewhursts built Salford Bridge Mills: spinning and weaving: failed in 1883., ■ !


Salford Bridge Mill,; erected by


by Messrs. Anderson, Mercer and Murray: spinning and weaving.


Duck-street: Moor Lane & Shaw Bridge: lMessrs. Fielding, Bent­


B r i d g e wa t e r Printworks:


ley and stout: 1838 to 1848.' Albion Mill; James and Robert Hornby, about 1860: 'The Dew­


hursts enlarged it and took 'over in 1866: weaving.


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wood, Brown ! and Thompson: 1861: weaving;


and J. Robinson: 1860: spinning and weaving. '-


Cotton Spinning Co., Commercial Mill: 1862: spinning and weav- mg: purchased by J. Mercer] Sr. in 1868 for £13,250. !


Victoria Mill: 1862: ' Ambrose Bulcock: spinning,


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son and Isherwood: 1881, then join’tly with J.; Southworth and Sons: Ithen] |the latter firm alone: weaving.; , |


Jubilee Mill; j built by a Clith-


eroe - company:' , purchased! in 1890 I by John Southworth; started in 1891:! weaving. !


50, York Street, Clitheroe. j . A. LANGSHAW, Brooks Mill:! Messrs. Parkin­ CUtheroe , Commercial and


J. Mercer: 1860: spiiming, j Foulsykes Mill: Messrs. Isher-


T. Bracewell; ; 1858: spinning. Primrose Mill:, Messrs. J.'and


Shaw Bridge' Mill:| Messrs. H. i


Waterloo Mill (Back Factory): Holmes Mill: built about11830 Shaw Bridge Factory, built by


Later the celebrated! "Puff and’ Dart.”


Sir,—In reply to your corres­


saved that humiliation of being told he does not know what he is talking about If he will try (jd-be tolerant and constructive, !and at


Your, correspondent may. be For instance, with reference to


Dist rict H(K>d


But Villagers Carry Water From Wdls


flooded a fortnight ago fol­ lowing heavy rain, residents


f ^ H I I E many parts of Cll- tijeroe and district were


of Burst Green, were catr.ying drinkini: water from j local wells bepause the supply corn-


dirty to ing from the taps, was


drink. j Rev. Pr. F. N.i fVavasoiiri vice-


chairman of Clltherol’Rural District jCouncll. when he pre­ sided at] the Council’s riieetlng on Monday. He urged that the Councll’5 Hurst Green!water scheme be expedited. . : ' During the la^t week! or 10 days, said Fr. Vavasour, the


water siloply at Hurst-Green tod been so bad that!many local people had’been! com'--


.been used for about 60 !years The Cferk (Mr. T. P. Rush-


peUed to go for drlnklngjwater to a local wqll, which had not


ton) stajted- that the scheme ■which Had been prepared bv the Consulting- Engineer for pressure filtration of the ex­ isting suDPly. had been sub­ mitted to the Ministry of Housing and Local Govern­ ment.


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On tht proposition of Coufi'-^ cillor A. Brooks, it was agreed .to ask the Ministry to.exped­


gress on the scheme was long delayed as it was a very ur­ gent matter, commented' vice-chairman.


It «voi Id be a pity If pro­


ite approval of the scheme.' i .


PAST COMPLAINTS


B l a c k t urn Corporatlbn’s gathering! g r o u n d s in I the Trbiigh of Bowland, and al­ though a,' certain amount bf treatment,is administered at the source] the supply is not completed filtered until! it ! reaches Blackburn, wh'erb it is


garded a^ sufficient, but!the quality is the cause of manv complaints. ' At times' ' the water from the tap is brown in colour! arid contrilns I sedi­ ment, but in spite of its lun- savoury a p p e a r a n c e , ! an analysis of samples taken ihas shown thit the water is satis­ factory for domestic purposes. The water comes from the


conserved in storage feser- yoirs. . ; The Hiirst Green supply Is tapped fjrom the main ' en


route to Blackburn, and;con­ sequently has not received full ' treatment! before being !used I by the villagers.


told an “ Advertiser & Times ” reporter on Monday that ;dur- Ing the heavy rain the water was “ filthy ” and people could not drink it. They had] had to draw drinking water from the, two wells in the village.


A resident of Hurst (5reen


could haye a “ decent cup'of tea”, she said, adding that the water was always dirty ! fol­ lowing hbavy rain as ! the supply was not p r o p e r l y filtered, v


It was the only way they i


Chatburn Mill To Close I


For A Week


the normril holiday of j !two days.


iever, be working normally un­ til the September holidays.


district arq at present expec­ ted to close for the holiday period only


Other mills In the town and


and district cbtton operatives decided by ballot to give 'up one day of i their Whitsuntide holiday to bompensate for the addition on one day to extra holidays, awarded to make up the summer fortnight’s break, Operatives had to choose be­ tween sacrificing the Tuesday


Earlier this year, Clltheroe


of their Whitsuntide holiday or the Tuesday of their Sep­ tember break,


cent, were ’in favour o f work­ ing Whit-Tnesday and ‘40 per pent in favour of giving!up


the Tuesdaj' hf their Septem­ ber hojlday. •


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September holiday on Satur­ day. September 20th, and will return to work on Wednesda” September 23rd.


1st Silver Salyer, and. Silver Medal 9 INTERNATIONAL AND CHAMPipNSHIP DIPLOMAS


FOR SHOE REPAIRING OPEN -TO GREAT BRITAN 1949t50-51-52.:


i i < ALL TYPES


FOOTBALL BOO'?^ IN HALF SI7F<; 9F WELLINGTONS AND CLOGS IN [ ALL GUARANTEED.


TOM ETNNEY STOCK SAME-DAY REPAIR! SERVICE. 8 2 / 8 4 , i I |


. TURNER & SONi L OWE R G A T E - C L I T H E R ( ) e


Operative^ will beglh their' ' ■ Of those teho voted,ft60 per


operatives finish- work on the Friday night of ithe holidays, they will not return to work until a yjeek the following Monday, "fhe mill will, how-


This means that when


close S(onebrldge MUl. Chat-, burn, for a week in Septem­ ber instead of only closing for


J>ECAUS|! of the trade reces- Sion, .it is proposed to


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complaints in the past labout the Hurs; Green water sunply. At present, the village is sup­ plied with water from ! the Blackburi Corporation jmain under ar., agreement between the two mthoritles. I;! : The quantity of water !i's re­


There have been many 1 : too'


AHistor:


CLITHEi DISCUSJ


A HISTORICAL pa?


‘^ central feature why Elizabeth the Second public| meeting held at||| more than 50 people, i j the yandus organisatidrl


ern gang show in which thi part,-; the general beautify[nl dow boxes and other ‘ fioraj I television sets In schools ;so of thelf-.'own could see.the s for the!‘children and old pe light J procession and flrewo


. Othei* suggestions iricludei


F. Diiedale) expressed hll appreciation of the wav , hi which I the public of Clltherof had responded by atteridlri’ the nieCting to make suggei tlons rind discuss, them.


‘Presiding, the Mayor, |(Cnn


all the help we can possibl get fforti Clitheroe and dis trict and I think one is e:l tltled'*1;o'.assume that all thi people', present may be regard! ed as workers for the festlvll ties we hone to arrange and carry Ithrough with the ;sam'§ success Ithat has favoured past celebrations in Clitheroe’j said the I Mayor.


“ 'We shall, of course, ,wdri


Councillor Dugdale announi ced that:‘''e Corpora'tlori haf


already | engaged the ; pql operative Hall for a ball oil the . Friday night in ,adyrinci of Coronation Day—Tuesday June 2nd.


•.., '!: !


of the! town must also bd7n| eluded in any festivities th'al might :be arranged and, equalf ly, there must be ade'ariati arrangements for the en,joy| ment of jthe! children. !


Provision for. the o|d peopli


ued the Mayor, therejmust b| a main 'event and it wds] on this point particularly that they needed suggestions ripj guidance. '


Of the celebrations, cqntinj |


other same week.


however, was 'that! no iopi knew the extent of thej hollf days that would be! allpwed ihe day of the Coronatidi would; be a holiday and hi assumed that there would b| days’ holiday In ! th|


Onejof the main difficulties


ing, the: Town Clerk, Mq. (L Hethelrington. gave an outlihl of thq festivities! which: wefl held in' the town to cblebrafl the Coronation in May, 193T These, - he said, began on Mrif 9th anfl finished on May 15tlf


As a guidance to the m[eefl


that a i great many of ! th| items'referred to .by the Towj Clerk were not seen by - th| majorityi of the people Clitheroe as they were, work.! He would li^e to !ted the feeling of the' meeting al to whether or not the miljl and workshops i of the to\y| should be asked;to take'th| Coronation week as part their 'fortnight’s holiday.' II that siiay people would spenJ more money and] there woulq be more j helpers, | he said.


Councillor W. Sharpies sail XE\]ELl


ley' said 'the question of i holil days was. taken at national level. ' Until such, gui.danc Was received he thought ith matter should be left alopel


Councillor J. v]. D. Critcli-l


, For the main feature of |th ( jel e.bnat iori s , Couricillo: Sharpies^ then'! Suggested ' pageant should hj held.


Mr. S. Wellhead said a! pagj earit as the main feature wa| to be rimeh desired principail becaus'e so many more peopl would.! be: abie , to take! pan than was the case in a nro ductlon such asi'.MerrielEngi land ’,') during the Festival ol Britain celebrations.


Supporting this- suggesHo i ,


‘ “ Clitheroe i.pcver ,look . better 1 than Avhenj be-cos turafed |i.n h a b i t Oj'nts a r i w a n d e r i n g through it i


the tpwp’s rejoicing at [thd Coronation,


ject to it being the I wish.ofl the meeting, Mr. Arthiir LahgJ Bhaw, their own jlocaj bistort Ian, .hadlgenerously epnsented to prepare a manuscript ;fon a peageant which/would, bo different! to thote, staged! m Clitheroe in -the past. It wouldj of course, be a. historical ■ pageantbut would! contair


Thei Mayor said that! subj j j ' 1 : '


different! eplsodef | i " j Mr.]L.lHard.v. I producer oB


last ykrls produC| t ipn oa " Merrle England.’, said tnera


! that if there was, a clash ofl S i o n it would"be.,whether


- Councillor .Dughak ^ '


. as they had had in the pust| or a musical show. , i|


, or not tojhaye a pageant suen


been widespread in scenel of pageants, operas and plavsl


as one ! whose hllegiunces ,haa


VERY PpPULAIf Mr.' F. iHargraves said M


lie thought that a would be very populur- ! however, the celebrationf


were not confined to one ,weea it might be possible to hrive j


, musical show rit » The meeting then


'Clltheroels' celebrations. After 'this had been


should, be the; main event oj unanimously that a |he Mayo.r said that Ch^urci I


eroe should have a; pageant on a mu si 'cal presentation ari “Merrle En.gland” .was one on the best ipresentations to, oa staged'ih Clltheroe.


might be a feeling,that CiitnH


expressed the opinion that pageant i would be tjie ! mosi suitable vehicle for, expressing


streets]” he adc ed, Wri ;hti alsj


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