CUtheroe Advertiser & Times, August 29, 19S2


CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


CLITHEROE /


S U N D A Y -N E J C r r (August 31st)


"Worship iit 10-30 a.m. and 6 p.m. conducted by ^ .


Mayor’s North Devon ; and West Somerset Relief Fund;


WESLEY


Methodist Church . CLITHERbE


SUNDAY NEXT I (August 31st) 10-30 a.m.


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Rev. Fred Smith 6-0 p.m.:


last Service I as Minister of the Wesley Circfilt.


MOOR LANE


Methodist Church CLITHEROE


SUNDAY NEXT (August 31st)


10-30 a.m.:


Rev. J. Wright 6-0 p.m.:


Rev. Fred Smith TOSSBOE


A DANCE In the Institute


Friday Next, Sept. 5th •Dancing 8-30 p.m. to 2 a.m.';


KIBBLE BAND ADMISSION 3/- - ■ (including Refreshments)


CLITHEROE SOCIAL — AND —


OLD TIME DANCING CLUB


NIGHT is on SEPTEMBER Sk, in the CO-OP GUILD ROOBJ^


■\TEMBERS ;are reminded . that the OPENING


A feiv new members can be • admitted.


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The Road That Leai^ To The Farm, /


HAVE YOU A GOOD ROAD?:


You can make sure of this: by ordering


“ Wearwell Roadstone ” ' NOW—p'rpm;


JOHN flODGSON


LIME AGENT, SLAIDBURN Phone Slaidburn 224.


CHURCH OF.ENGLAND


, CHILDREN'S SOCIETY '


V !" 2'l 1


Pound Stall " ' will be held in


ST. JAMES’S SCHOOL


Saturday, September 6th at 3-0 p.m.


ADMISSION 3d. Refreshments.


BILLY HELME' LEADS


Olde Tyme Dancing


EVERY THURSDAY in the


CONSERVATIVE CLUB 7-30 to 10-30 p.m. ADMISSION: 2/6


■ Staff In attendance. .


AXLES FOR


f Fann Carts and TraUers


USED. UNITS LTD. WOONE LANE, CLITHEROE TCL45.


•' . V ■ Jumble Sale and . ; ' ... -I'lj)


Rev. J. |H. Richmond This will be Mr. Richmond’s


Rev; Ci J. Guildford Retiring !CollectIon, for the';


W HA ILEY


Telephone: Whalley 2111. ES.. WED.


MON., TUE


■James Cagney arid | Doris Day in


Fiiie > tHURS.,|FRI.. SAT.


Barbara Hale and Richard Greene in


Lorna i Doone


•The whole oJi the. proceeds of Saturday night showing of “ Lorna Doone ’’ will be


given to the Mayor of Clitheroe’s North Devon Relief Fund. , A collection will also be taken.


Week-davi, 7*30.


I^Bturdaye, 1st House 6 o.m. 2nd House. 8-i6 n.m.


Prices 1/3. bhildreri 7d.


“S(MPPY” PLAY LOST CLITHEROE THEIR CHANCE


I'lTOPES that (Jlltheroe would improve onjthelr perform­


ance of Saturday were shattered whein the team entertained


S o u t h p o r t


Reserves at Shaw Bridge on Wednesday nlgrit. Clitheroe’s football iwas for| the most part poor, Bnd Southport deserved their i—0 victory.


■ E&cept In the; opening stages, Clitherce were never really dangerous. Their main ■weakness lay in their lack of co-ordination a follow up chanc


nd failure to ;s.


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Bolton, who Saturday, was


defence, and h Blake and Aspden, all o^ whom played with the Club last season, cc^nstltuted an Improved Clitheroe defence. ’


was unfit on back In the along with


Settling, dowi; after early


■pressure by Clime: port almost Reefed Foster, running up the wlngj skimmed the crossbar with la* shot from close range.


eroei South.,' when


j SERIES OF ATTACKS


harassed the jc 1 i t h e r o e defence. Walsh ran In to shoot just wide of the .post.


■ ;j)he quality of play deterior­


ated rapidly, ! with half­ hearted end-to-eind sklrmjshes In which neither side played


.good football. Hrilf-time came without a goal I having ' been scored.


■ . 1 i I On the resumption, Cllth-


eroe^came to lif^ ln an effort to open their account. George Hargreaves, lealler of the attack,-made aii' attempt to score, but the ball sailed over the Southport crossbar. Iddon ran In and, wltri a powerful drive. Just missed the post.


' Twenty mlnutps from full time, Southport] looked like scoring when sOme of the brightest football of the match was seen!' A South- port forward trlerito scramble the ball into the net during a goalmouth melee, but Bolton


. dashed In to' clealr the ball as It was about to toll over the line.


one of their hes the match when, out of goal, he


Rimmer then l(j)st Southport chances of with Rayner , missed the


Nuttall made however, when, from the final . netted the one and only goal of the match ririth a well- placed header which had Rqyner beaten.


Although Cllttjeroe fought


for the equalise^, they met with, no success their second match segson and their defeat, having been beaten by Netherfield at Shaw Bridge on Saturday. -


This was of the second


]


same as that for Saturday’s match.


Teams;— i; Clitheroe: Rayner; Bolton,


Blake; Forbes, Aspden, Collis (K,); Palmer^ Iddon, Har­


greaves, Hargreaves (P.), Frankland.


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Lomas, Walker; Hilton, Harri-. son, Walsh; Dale, Hunter, Nuttall, Rimmer,'Foster. Referee; Mr. J Parkinsoni ,! ,/


•Southport Reserves: Jones; Blackburn. ,


' .lyTEMBERS of the Whalley Coronation Celebrations


FINED 10 SHILLINGS


a'galnst' a wall ip .Mytton-road,. Whalley, one night last month, Arthqr Lane (19),. . Harper Bar-- racks, Ripon, was at , Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court yesterday fined 10s. -i


gTATED to have been found in ■ a drunken condition, leaning


: Describing finding the; deferid--


ant, P.C. McLaren, ..said . .that Lane’s breath smelled strongly of drink and he jwas unable' >t'o state who he was.;; He was taken to 'Whalley Police, Station in the : police''car:;


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Whalley Inj^tation Committee, appointed at a


;:publlc meeting at whalley, on Monday, have divided to In-


;.ylte: 'Barrow. Wlswell, and Blllliigton reslder ts to join them In 'organ! Mng joint Coronation celebra tlon events. A , deputation’ Ihas been appointed to meet representa­ tives, of. the neighbouring ivlllages, ahd will riiscuss the : matter-with Barrow and*Wls- ' ■well residents . on Monday. Thdlr proposals are to be put before a meeting at BlUIngton the following ■week,'


TTiere was a £5fe “ gate,” the j.


SHOW SUCCESSES


J]XHIBi;riNG at the Sduth- port Plq.wer Shqw for the


first, la second and two third prizes with produce grown on


Asters, second prize for Antir­ rhinums, and third prizes for carnations and turnips.


Mr. Brayshaw has won pri­


zes oil both previous occasion's he has exhibited, but this is his best success so far.


' TWO ON A BIKE


T ^R being one of two per­ sons carried on a pedal-


cycle • not adapted' for the carriage of ;more than one person,, George Frost (40), 79,, Salthlll-foa'd, Clitheroe, was fined 10s. at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court, yesterday.,


Gift To Stonyhurst A A has‘been left to the


; ■ - V . • - I Rect(jr of Stonyhurst


College for the benefit of the College, by Mrs. Victoria Mary Helen Goodbler, of 44, Beech- grove, : Ashton on - Ribble',: Prestori.. Mrs,' Goqdbier left £30,274 (£30,024 -net;- duty paid, £5,432).


,


third; year in succession, Mr. J. G.', Braiyshaw, of 30 West- view, iCllthero'e, on Wednesday the} opening day—won


his allotoent In Siddows- avemie. He gained first prize for


s


t a r g e t . Centre - forward ao mistake, ten minutes whistle, he


This was the b eglnnlng of a series of attacks which


BARROW


Mr. F. Walker; 2. Mr. J. H. Wilson. M.C. Was Mr. R. Thtetlethwalte.


at .the weekly ■whist drive held at Barrow Readlng.Room on Friday were; Ladles; I, Mrs. Bowen; 2 , 'iMrs:. ejark;. gentlemen;


ROAD ACCIDENT-A van and


a motor lorry were involved In a collision ill Clitheroe-road, Barrow, near thri Spread Eagle Hotel, on Sunday. The drivers were Edward Waddington, of 2i; Bolland-prospect, Clitheroe, ''and


WHIST' 'WINNERS.—Winners, 1,


NEWS FROM THE DISTRICTS CHATBURN


suWeet was “ open air evan­ gelism.”


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Sunday, the Rev. G. Kenyon preached the third in a series .of sermons on the responsibilities o f ! .the Christian. ■ His subject was . “ the ' Christian and his money.” On Tuesday, the Mlnls- ter!s summer class met when the


METHODIST CHURCH. — On SABDEN


service^'were iield-;kt thd Baptist Church ■ on Sunday, , when' the


special preachpr for .the! day, was Wie Rev. D. :|8. i Jamieson,: of Wallasey (a former-'pastor of the Churc.1 ). Special!, music was


sung by the::ch(ilr, .^under the leadership I of MisslDoris-Dawson Mrs. C, Moorhojlse was. thb


organist. The [Collections were in- aid of church-funds..


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Legion was held’' in the 'St. Nicholas Chilrch': school j on


arranged by the nfembers of the local branch-;-ofiJ.'the British


LEGION EFFORX-A dance


Friday evening. 'The.music for danoingj , was ; provided ! by the "New Plaza -Quattet,” of Bury. Light refreshments were provided during the evening. ; The pro­


ceeds were in aid of local branch funds. , . ■|■’■!i i : '


ANNUAI^ .sWo^V.-The ninth annual show, -in connection with


Brian Charles Shea, of 6, 'White- grove, Colne. WHALLEY


members and friends on 'Wednes­ day visited Sofithport’s annual flower show. Arrangements for the trip were made by the secre­ tary, Mr. E. Walmsley.


nliie Billington, Langho and Whalley Horticultural Society


LANGHQ


and domino drive held in Old Langho Sunday School on Tues­ day afternoon, prizes were won by;: Whist: Miss Mellodew; Mrs. Duckett, Mrs. Lancaster, Mrri RawcliHe. Dominoes, Mrs. Walmsley.


PRIZEVVIIWERS.—At a whist


at. a whist and domino drive held in the, Club Room on .Tues­ day, evening were; W-iist:' Mrs. Duckett, Mrs. Jepson. Mrs. Smith, Mr.i Gregson. Dominoes, Miss Readett. Proceeds were for club funds.


Church funds. CLUB WHIST.—Prizewinners


I READ


Dyson’s benefit match will be held! on Sunday between. J; Dyson’s XI and B. Townsend’s XI with Clyde Walcott. Amongst 'those r playing '. with Dyson’s XI will'be the following professionals^''.J.'Srierley (Great Harwood), N. ..Ingham (Fam-


worth), W. Monkhouse (Hudders­ field), W. B. Holt (Whalley), S. Hodgkiss (Eagley), ,F. Tattersall (Bradshaw).


Tattersall (Lancashire), who assisted Read for two games in the champiopship season in 1949.


The latter is a brother of Roy To-morrow’s Teams


THERE will -be' only, one change in the team which


played Southport Reserves a t Shaw Bridge on Wednesday night when' Clitheroe visit Horwich tomorrow. This will be at Inside right


where Brady will replace Iddon.


Team: Rayner; Bolton,


Blake; Forpesi^Aspden, Collis; Palmer, Brady,'G. Hargreaves, P. ; Hargreaves, Frankland. Clitheroe’s second team, to


play Howard and Bullough’s, of Accrington, at Shaw Bridge on Wednesday evening, is as fqllows: Greenhalgh; Sherli- ker, Blacklock; Williamson, A. Duckworth, A. Bush; N. Bush,


'Btady, T. Wallbank, W. Ward- le.w6i;tlh, D. Mdss. Reserves are P. Dawson and T. Collis.


cessful coffee morning -was held at jthe ■ Vicarage on Saturday nii 0 f n.a n g. When prockds amounted, to over £22 This was the ; first event in aid of the annual sale of work to be held hi December at the C. of E. School. B EN E F IT MATCH. — Jack


Church, Read, on August 26th, 1927, ■. COFFEE MORNING.-A suc­


Mrs. Gilbert Speak, of 2, Ham- bledon-view. Read, celebrated their, silver wedding on Tuesday. They were married 'at St. John's


SILVER WEDDING.—Mr. and Proceeds were for Old Langho GARDENERS' TRIP.—Thirty-


the local Ploral''and Horticultural Society wab held in, the County School on |Satufday. ', The open­ ing ceremony vyas' performed by Mr. Robin ’ iGreenwood, -of Whalley, and Mr. Alan Green, of Sabden, presided, i’ I


'


The jexliibitsi this !yJar were rather (fewer. ;in inumbers, and


and Mrs. ^ownserid respectively,


and I. Wilkinson, of! Pa'diham, commented on the.high standafd of -the exhibits! -lyhlch tefleoted great credi; on the local (garden­ ers. The judges:'in the egg classes and salad and! bottled fruit were Mr. Frank Ghamley


| i (Padiham) [


was won by Mr. George Pox who w ^ awarded -the Aloh Green Silver Cup for ;the most points gained , in the, members’ section.


cottage front ; gardens -Were; I 1, Mr. Thomas Lawless, Padiham- road; 2, Mr. William Haythorn- thwaite, Clitheroe-road; ,3, Mr. Robt. Duerden, J Whalley-rbad,' Back flower gardens: 1, Mr. John


The awards for !the best-kept


‘Beckett. Pendle-striet East;: 2, Mr. L. King, padiham-road; | 3, Mr. L. Palmer, 1 Padiham-road. Vegetable gardens! and allot­ ments:!, Mr. William Ainsworth, Pendle-street W e s t :2, Mr. John Jones, Tnorn-street; 3, .Mr. Allan ‘ Birtwell, i i Pendle-street West. ^


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(from .two potatoes! allotted :by Society), 1, Mr. !Fred Parfltt, ■Whalley-road (I91b! Joz.); 2. Mr. Reg Parfitt, G'ardeners-row (18 IbO; 3. 'Mr. -H. 11T. Birtwell, ■Whalley-roa^ (141b:).


P o t a to weight! competition The premier award,of the show


this was aljtributed to the recent bad weather. ! j | 1 The judges, liiessr's. F. Harris


SPECIAL SERVICES.—Flower 1 DOWNHAM


■'jusual; busine^, .Miss Sylvia Heath;- of -“.The Preston |Guard- !lan’’,!. gave an ( amusing and ■[interesting account,of her ’’Trip- )|to Iceland.’' She was -thanked on !the.: proposition of Mrs.! W. I. jTold, seconded by Miss Barbara 'Watson, , ■ ■ ■ , ! |. Miss Heath also judged a jam cbmbetitlbn which was won as follows: lib. blackcurrarit; 1, Mrs. Johnstone; 2,. Mrs. Bums. :11b, raspberry; 1, Mrs. W.|R'obih- 'son; 2, Mrs. Watson. | ! The social half-hour took the' (form of a “ sponsored broadcast from thd’Dpwnham Broadcasting Station.” Those -taking part were Mesdames Mackay, Nelson, Todd, and; Misses Hudson, Smithies and [ Watson.


’: .WOMEN’S. - INSTITUTE.—The monthly meeting .was - held on Thursday- ‘ last in ' .Dowriham schcwl, when the Hon. Mrs. Ralph Assheton pjresided.": After the


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Johnstone, Jones, Rhodes, Stott, and. Misses Hudson, and B. Watson.


j BILLINGTON SOCIAL HOUR.-The Rev. J.


H. Bayllss, of Burnley, was -the speaker at the ladies’ Social hour at Billington Baptist Church on Tuesday. Miss E. Adamson : presided.


! Tea hostesses were: Mesdames


'Whalley Cyclist’ -Hfekfd' Screech-Felt A Thud


'f , '- '■ ....... .1,- . drove out; of The .sequel was heard at heard


Clitheroe, Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, liwhen the -solriler, Pte. Stanley;. Houghton, Harper ' Barracks, H 1 p 6 ri, whose home !addrek ' >38 ■ stated to briin Blackburn, ’jvas fined £4 and had his licence endorsed ijdr driving withbut due care and attention. Sum­ monses oi driving ln| -a manner dangerous to • the public and. driving withbut: reasonable I consideration vi.ere dismissed. | iHe also had to pay costs. .


jl j Prosecuting, Mr.! C. G. I Bi


'Blanthornejsaid that at about 10-15 p.m.-on Saturday,'Jrily 19th, a I Mr. Egar, | sales representative, was driving jhis car along, Mltton-road, In the direction of} Whalley, and was travelling !at ! 25-30 iri.b.h.


■ On the I Whalley side - of Calderstones Hospital he siaw a car coming'round the band from the direction of Whalljey. It was travelling fast, and riras over the cijown of the jrorid.


Thb Week^s Obituary MRS. S. BENTLEY-


past 20 ; years. Mrs. Susannah Bentley,. - of 1, Chester-avenue, Clitheroe, died on Sunday, after a long illness.


i Mrs. Bentley, who was born at


Acre, Haslingden. 85 years ago, came to live in Clltheroe in 1932, and for some ten years resided at the Dog and Partridge Hotel.


Stonefold Church, Haslihgden, where, her husband,' the late Mr. James Bentley, was' choirmaster for 40 years;’


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■whom sympathy is extended in their loss.


Church, the Rev. N. Taylor, con­ ducted a service in Clitheroe before -the interment, at, 'Stone­ fold, Haslingden, on Wednesday. I 2


The Curate of St. Mary’s MR. [J. CARTER;


slreet, Clitheroe, died at his Home on Sunday, a fte r,-a long illness.'


- - At K^aresborojugh slightly'ov^- 90 miles to . cover during the day we were ‘


iciff to an early start,last week and 'a following wlnd spel us along at 'a good pace ourjleacers obviously taking advantage of the. chance


, tor a rehearsal of our 100-mlle trial pn Sunday.


I We weren’t the} only ones taking advantage of a fine [ Sunday. ,fdt even at such an early hour there was quite heavy traffic and we had


■'to compete with several other clubs In Sklpton when we halted for " elevenses.”


A steady climb to Draughton lay


ahead b u t ' It was } surmounted without dlsmcsuntlng,:and theii ,a long downhill run tri Afidlngham preluded somewhat easier going as we followed the Wh^rfe through Ilkley and on to;Otley.


On .through 'Pool,} \^here we.


crossed the river; an^ Harrogate lay but a few miles ahead, but we avoided the 'town !itself and coasted briskly down } to Knares- borough on the bariks of the. River Nldd.


, WARM^ WORK : Fortunately the [day}: was warm


and warm , work; was Involved when we left and} began the long climb over Forest-Moor. Tea at Blubberhouses helped jus to face the further climb over the Kex GUI and Beamsley moors, but once those obstacles were surmounted It was nearly all downhill to Sklpton. Thence }we followed our tracks of the morning back to Clltberoe with time to , spare for a halt at Glsburn -for supper.


On Sunday we have }our annual 100-mlle reliability -trial, starting


from the Chatburn-ro'ad Cricket Ground at 10 a.m. ,} Successful riders will arrive back: at Barra- ciough between'3-0 and 5-0 p.m., and In the interests, of their safety and that of other rbad users, we ask spectators to keep the road completely clear at this point.


: . ' ’’GEARS.”


Windows Witii| Gun gTATED'to have


Low Moor Mill’ with a rifle. Gordon Noel Hill ,(24),: of 12,


ible for breaking windows at


to pay compensation'for damage- amounting to £13 3s.,(on a summons of wilful damage. He' was also fined £1 for-using a gun iWithout a giin licence.;


Eastford-place, Low Moor,! was at Oliltheroe. Magistrates’ . Court yesterday lined £2, and- Ordered


ROTARY TALK


total world supply of oil, and' that oil Is vital] to our own


“TN the Persian oilfields Is ■


*■ more than orie-half rif the


defence an economic , well- fare,” Mr.'J; BeiUa mehiber of


, the-Rotary Club bf Blackburn, : told Clltheroe Roj;arlans, wheii he spoke on, I',‘pii and’ the the Middle East,” ' at their luncheon yesterday.


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Fined For Breaking I been respons­


L a n


Mitton 76 years ago. liad been employed as a motor driver by the Executors bf W. L. Grime, of CJlitheroe, for many years, and formerly by the late Mi;. Har- greaves-Tlllotson, --of Clitheroe. He was associated wltb All Hallows' Churen, Mitton.


Mr. Carter, who was bom at


will -have .deep sympathy in their loss.


terday was conducted by tht Rev. Ai Lord.


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I DIR. W. DEMAIN i 'A well-known and respected


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Low Moor resident, Mr. Wilson Demaln, of 11, St. Paul’s-kreet,


died on Wednesday, after alshort illness.


three brothers, who will ha\je the sympathy of many friendp and neighbours in their loss. Mr.


with Church,


superintendent minister, ,thd Rev. F. I Smith, will conduct a fijneral service on Monday, beforp the cremation at Sklpton.


MR. L. HILTON


with regret death i da'y of Clayton Hilton,


ployed Lan^o


g h o residents of the su


eard dden


-t hls home on "Fues- Mr. Lewis Hilton, of


-row, Langho. I Mr. who was , 56, was born


IniLangho, and had been em- as an . attendant at Colony for about 30


yeara His widow and two sons will


have sympathy' In their be- reavemf nt.


Mr. Hilton was associated


with St.j Mary’s Roman Ca ;ho- 11c Church, Billington, wiere, Requlerp Mass will be today, before the Intermer St] Joseph’s Cemetery,, Green.


said t at


Hurst


MRl M. E. JACKSON Mrs. Mary Ellen Jackson


Eshton-yllla, Clltheroe, on! Thursday, alter a Ipng ness. Sne was 73.


: A native of Cloughf Mrs. Jackson had resided Esriton--yilla with her dau,,„ ter| Mrs M.. Byrne, to wlfom sympathy will be extended In her! bereWement.


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St. j Joseph’s Cemetery, Monday,' following Requl Mass at SS. Michael and Jolhn Church, Glltheroe, with which Mrs. Jac cson was associated


The funeral took place MR. D. R. NELSON


' Promlhently connected with the textile trade. In which ]he had (been engaged, all hls working life, Mr. Driver Ralston [Nelson, of Riverside. Sawley, died on Saturday. He was 68.


. near Sklrton, Mr. Nelson was at -Rossall Schopl,!


elson, educated business


of Gladstone H^,


afterwards joining the family at Nelson.


NSon of the late Sir Ambs


Lpwergate, Clitheroe, had (spent aliaiost all Of his 70 years hi Low Moor,: where he was for many years the village' newsagent! He leaves three sisters and


Mr. Demaln. who was born In


Demain was .associated Yfelsori-street 'Metriodist Low' -Moor, where the


His widow and two dadghters '


[The ihterment at'M itto i yes­ !


A former Mitton resident, Mr. John Carter, of 63, Brownlow-


She leaves two daughters, to She was associated ! -with A Clitheroe resident for -the


gaged in the sales side of the business, spending most of his time in Bradford, which |he had visited! regularly for! the past 45 ye>s.. During jthat


Mr. Nelson was chiefly en­


time he became very >ell known and -ivas one of Braid-


chalrinanship of the business Jairies . Nelson-' Ltd.; Valley Mills, Nelson; on the death]of ■his father !ln i 1947,; but he


retired from' this office March, 1951.!} ‘ i


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Ltd., Bolton, and of all} t) subsidiary coriipanies of the James Nelson; Ltd., group of mills.


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also took an}Interest In farm­ ing, and was! the owner of Copy Nook Farm, Boltonfby- Bowland. ]He also ]had business Interests in a nuih- her of lo.cal hojtels.


In later 'years, Mr. Nelsbn


he was a lifelong member of the Yorkshire! (Cricket Olrib. Shooting also claimed hls at­ tention and hej was a member o f . the Moor ] Lodge Shbot. Yorkshire. „


Keenly interested In crlcjkk,


tended by al wide circle rif friends and I business associ­ ates to Mr. I Nelson’s wldoW and family In their bereave­ ment;


Mr. Nelson |iad given assis­ tance to various charltibie organisations'. |: M Deepest sympathy Is ex­


} } MR. E. A PEARSON


years cashier ' i an-d depli^ I and the steward, Mr.} Edgar Arnold


Steward of the Honor of Cl|tri' eroe, where he, was for many


An employeelat the office of the Pearson, pf 18,


born in the Midlands, and ca'm'e to Clitheroe m'bre ithan 30 -years ago. He retired frpm his post at the Castle Office almost .tkvo years ago, and! had been in -poor health for some; considerable time.


Clitheroe, died’ siiddenly home on Tuesday.] Mr. Pearson,! who was 69, wals


at L.


Bowling and Tenriis Club, and a former member of Clitheroe Goli Club, Mr. Pearson had bdeii associated with]the former Mount Zion Church' in Lowergate.


have sympathy- in| his bereayei- ment.


He leaves on^brother, who'riili !. ‘ !


The interment Iwill be at St Mary’s Cemetery: triday.


] MRS. E. SMITHIES ] -r I i ' ' J


Mr. John TSmithies, of Kirk Cottages, ■ Chippingy died pri


-Mrs. Ethel Smithies, wife 'oi ■


Monday, after -a, ^ o r t illness’ She was 61.


ciated with 'St. Bartholomew’s' Parish Church,;, Chipping, leaved a widower, son'and daughter, to' whom sympathy wUl he extended’ in their bereavement.’


Parish-Church (o-day (will be con-’ ducted by the ’Vicar, ffie Rev. J.! A. K. Nye.


The^atermerit ; at Chipping! MRS. N. WIDDUP


resident in Grindleton where for’- many 'years she] resld> at Scott; Croft. Mrs. Nellie Widdup, wife! of the late Mr. Mordant 'Widdup, i has died at her hohie in Umtali,; | Southern Rhodesia.


’ On their arrival In ! Rhodesia i they stayed with 'another son,! Mr. W. Widdup and'hls!wlfe,Mrs.! Millicent Widd'up- who, until !| leaving the country last Septem- her, was Mayoress of Clltheroe, at ’ their home at Stapleford.


district with her son,' Mr. J. i j . ! Widdup, who for, some years had! been in business in Moor-lane,! Clitheroe, in November! last year. ’


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son obtained a,house in Umtali,! some 25 miles Irora Stapleford! where Mr. W, Widdupl is em-! ployed in' the Forestry Depart-]


mept of the Southern Rhodesiair! Government.' ’ ! !


was a regular attender rind sup-: porter at St. Ambrose’s Church


Widdup was 62 years of: age. ’ -] ■WhUe >lng at Grindleton, she ’


Later Mrs. 'Widdup | and her ■ Mrs. Widdup left the Clitherpeil : A Well-known and respected! I -• I I Mrs. Smithiei, who was asso­


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— RAIL


M(^RECAMBE 5/- MOjNDAY.’ 1st September


I CUtheroe, depart 12-21 (p.m" [ Chatburn -, ■ „ ,


Morccambe (Prom.) return ,10-0 p.m. i 1


BLACKPOOL! | Each IVIONDAY, ’TUESDAY,


WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY I and FRIDAY, until 12th September, Deptjrt ■ a.m. p.m Fare


I Langho ( . .. . 124)


.Chatbutn .. 11-42 ; 1-24 1 6/6 . .. . n.54 1.35


(31.1therOB . . . . 11-48 } 1-29 ; 6/3 Whalleyj


1-41


Enqplre for return timeri SpUTHPORT I


phange at BlackbUrn In each dlrectloti.


Each MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, until 12th Sept.


} Langbo [ „ . • 12-00 noon } 4/6 Change at Blackburn! and Preston In each'direction ■ Eflqulre for return times.


Wbahey I ., 11.54 a m. ’ 5/0


& N.'W-S.S. Go's. Steamers ■ and, to DOUGLAS.] ■ Via Liverpool or ^leetwood. !


Full details from Offices arid Agencies.


' A native of Blackburn, Mrs ’I Stations,


Enquire for details oj Day ' Excursion Booking^ to ' Llandudno ana menai ■. "Liverpool


depart 11-42 aim. | 5/d tl'48 a;m, 5/0


4/9 4/8


ip.m.. ;ioNs


PRESTON ! GUILD MERCHANTS CELEBR/TION


1st sjsptenJber to !th September


ROyAL iIa n c a sh ir e show 3rd to 6th ^jptember


Available ; outward and return .on day -of (issue


having a th^pugh connection. /^boiT^ONAL TRAINS


. Whalley Langhp


Glsburn depart Rlmington . Chatburn ! Clltherqe


Please enqjrlre for


MONDAY TO SATURDAY 1st to |6th September.


MO, a.m., 6/3 1-16 .a.m. 5/5 i-21 a.m„ 5/p i-26 a.m-. 4-/9 )-32 a.m. 4/0


il-38'a.m. 3/6 return tlmei


V MOREGAMBE i


ILL|jmINATIONS 3/9 SA'^URDAY, 30th August j


Deparlj Wtwliey 4--3S p.m-.; Cllth! eroe -


p;m.; Ret. :


SATuIrDAY, 6th Depart] Whalley


r40 p.m.; ■ Satburn 4-45 Rlmington 41-51 p.m.


Jo'rec’be (Profn.). 'u.25 p,m;


4-50 p^m., Rimlngton 5-0 p.m: Ret. (Mpreo’be (Protr.) M-55 p|n,


^‘■


September. : 4-39 p.m,! Chatburn


“'■uurn ’ (12878).’ Youi ’


statlori within a rrill distance,of. 80 miles—Dally,-ivionday to Sat- September]


Cheari Day[iBetur:i Tickets wifi to Preston from any


any tratri A member of Clitheroe Cricket., (


Littlemoor-road, •


I !


St. Peter’s Church, East Mar- ton, on Mon(layi


The funeral took place] at Of a gtaerqus disposition, , , ',! |


widespread, for!he was also' a director 6f the'Amos Nelson, Ltd., Estate; the Dart -M


His busln^^ activities whre


ford’s oldest' members' of the textile trade;- ' Mr. Nelson took over the


f i r ;


JJOME on leave, an Airmy' driving^ instructor went to a dance I at Whalley. There he met a girl’ and afterwards the village,j but when in Mitlon-road he was


involved in an accident'With a Wh:illey boy who was cy­ cling home from the cinema.


Witness braked, sharply,- and the driver of the other car


- pulle'd to hlsnear side ]to avoid ; colli(ilng. He then heard | a screech of tyres .and saw I a


' cjrcUst lying; on the road. | The cyclist concernfed, said


Mr. ! Blanthorne, David McDonald }(15), llvjng' 'at Whalley, would tell them that wheii he was riding his pedril-- cycle] In Mltton-road, opposite the ! house- ^ “ Netherley,' he heard the screech ofj brakes and [found himself lying on the footpath. He knew that his rights were jn working order, as he had checked them; before leaving Whalley.


Edivard N! Egar, of Man-


chester-road, BUrnley, sales representative, told the Court that he was on the bend when a car come round thq corner over I the crown of the road. It was, he alleged, travelling too fast for the'lbendl whlcih was rather a bad one. |


I CYCLIST FELli •Hej braked hard, and the


other car swerve^ ovep to the near Islde to avoid hini. Wit­ ness I heard the j screech of tyres! or brakes, and saw the cyclist fall Into the road. '}


Pulling'round t}he bend, he


stopped the carj turned It round, and went back. The cyclist was on hls feet, and the driver of the car wps with him.


The a 15-


cyclist, Davlri McDonald, year-old schoolboy, of


The Crescent, Whalley, isald he


was rffiing !hls jpedal-cycle along Mitton-road- after hav­ ing been to the clriema.l When going round a bpnd in. the road, he heard the screech of brakes, felt a thudl and found


himself lying on] the! pave­ ment.!


■ ! I . BRAKES PERFECT


Accrington, who Itested the brakes of .the' car, said hC


P.C; McLaren', stationed at


found them In perfect condi­ tion. I. '


j . }


!'was driving hls car In the direction , of Mitton, when he saw a cycle In frrint of him " 'th very Inadequate lights. le power of ihe | lights depended on the amount of energy on the wheel. Defend-- ant had turned orit to' avoid the cycle, when I^r.! Egar’s car had come from the-opposite direction. Hls ciient had turned back, and In doing sol


he had caught the kde of the bicycle.


} } THERE


CAPTAIN’S DAY scoring on the! Clitheroe


tiian seven competitors returned scores 6f less than 70lnetti The occasion was captain’s day Of .th'e captain’s


- • •' I 2, J. llattersall 83— '' -


Joj'lor 176—8—68 nettj 9 T Tatter”


Were: Divlsiot) 1, jj. h.! Division!


A “ strdkp ” competition run. m


M. McArthur "with al score ofi 89-24-^5 nett, after hi tie with’ J. Tatijersall and T.-!b, Morris! who also had nett scores of 65. I


uve, ynd this’ Was won by W.l conjunction ] ^vith ti’- To-morrow (Saturday).! the’


final for the eclectic competition will be Iplayed off. Th| following


have qijalified ’Und are Idrawn to-' geffier ps shown; C. ’


-V. P. Speak; w. Croniptoii v. J. | ’H. Taylor; H. Gheetham :v. P . !


V. E. Holgate; J. Tattersall ]v. W ' L. Wfikfnson; E. D. Satterthwaite


A. Pickett! Seed; A. Whittaker v. !J. Taylor"


■65; nett.( was also'


| }


Defending,, Mr. j H. Isacki- house said that the! defendant


■^^LIMH[ARY; [NOTICE The ISkipton, Division Young


iConservatiifes Association I Hellifield Branch] ! |


The [Floral Kail, Morec ION FRIDAY,


I I


Arrangement^ are being j - I for a special j’biis.


Branch Secretaries, ple^e L


;,}, ‘ A-DANCE OCTOBER


I ' vto b; heldlln


imbp, loth. made


note.


The Waisbn Schi of Drapiati(| Art


Ol


EXAMINApON - SUCefesES"


Guildhall Schobl.of Music and Drams,} London ' ]


Tne Poetry Sdoietyjdncorpor— I


j j' Elizabeth Cooke, ated)J London ] .


an^ Verse Sppaking ^hakespeare Section


I Local Exairiimtion^ in Dictida .Junior Badge iJacc Sharpies


Adultj Certlflcite: Jean.^; Aldersley. 'Wilson.


Juniol: Certifipate:


Joan Christy, Marjbri . e Hocking, Kathleen Dorothy Wilkinson.


Silver Medal


Aolult: Brendri Davies, senior: ; 1’


Honours: Dorothy Whiteside. Credit: Jean'Aldersley,. Slater. T .


' Pasp; ! Margaret Wjl : Robin Pabker.:


Junior; ' ’


Pass^: Audrejy Braithwalte. I Bronzt Medal


Credit: Bryan Marshall, Barbara Ashworth. '


Senior; — Credit: Elizabeth Hoyle, Thelma ' Bowker, Cynthia B1 a c k b u-r n Shirley Brown, Mavis Hanson. H^elga Lancaster.


Junior:—Hone well.


!' son.:


Parker, Dayid Kaj


' iQu:


Credit: Joar H b I’g a t e


. „ ,, Ma r g a r e t Kiiowles, John Potts.


,rs: Mary jBlrt- Leeming, Jean


Passl Ann B derley, Edmund Barry , Varley. Peter Rc bln-


Certi 'icate


Senior: — Credit: } Doro.^ Lofthpuse,]Jean Blades. Pass; ’Ellen Rlchardsori.


othy


Junior: r-Honours: ; vrilerie Alderson, Irene Haydpek.


Credit: Joan Bralthwaite, ’ Kafhleen, Braithwalte.


Pass, : Doreen Bur jess Marlene Dxon, Catherine ■ Jolly, Arin Robinson, Dorothy Blades.


Badge Credit: Jean


’Marshall. Heather Juvenile


P ^ : ] Shelia Bush, Alan HUl, jJohnson,


Section Weightmah.


Ian Secondary Certificate:


Honours: Jean Weightman C r e d i t : i Elizabeth Pye] Pa}t.r.lciri Weightriian.


Rosemary poates, Shleila Bush:


J . was some unusual


course pn Saturday, -when condi­ tions were perfect and no; fewer


Crahswlck, gate. John Lambert.


Vinbent Bermett,


I


Priss:.- Ann Birtwell. Kdth- }leen Jaci


;on, Patdlcia Kathleen Hol-


Parxer. J ojh n


Eleinentary Certificate: —


' Credit; Diane lAubin, AlariSaunders. Ann


Robinson, l\4aureen Tom- [inson.


Pass: ' Vale: 'ie Ridsdile,


Mansfield, greaves. Eric Robinson, Marjorie Slater.


Plnder. Jean Earnshaw J&net


Prepared bj<—


ANNIS ■ WATSON L.L.C.M.


L.G;s .m„


52, YORK StI, j Lessons r’!sume—


clither6 e lyeek; commencing SEPT. 2slth Jean Moorhouse, Mavis


Marlene D>hurst, Jeari Hargreaves, son, Valeri


. -.-p Hargreaves’


Joan Ison,


Speal:,- Matgaret


Local Examinations ] Grade VI ’Intermediate)!


! ' ®!)e ClitlieroE F riday; august 29th, 1952.


tiighting-up Tiirips : p.m. to 5-18


0N C E ; lagaln Clitherc)^ ha'sl V taken preliminary, -stepsl to (celebrate a great pccas'ion.l This tlm-i It Is the Coronation,[ ini June! next year, iof' Herl Majesty [Queen Elizabbth'thel Second. i‘


,, | A’ public meeting held }onl


Tuesday: evening was attende-li by (some' 60 people—a] rrithe/l


disappointing number’In’’^lewl of ithe 1 town’s ; 12,000 pbpula-i


tlon. ; ■ , ■ } i ; But : If the; meeting ] 'was]


lacking In size,-there (was no cause ’for -coiriplaint ] at the] varied I [rinci, lii many ] cases, practical' suggestions put for-| ward. !,' ■ ' !


. ! -' Many, were, ’Inevitably; fav


lourites] which’have stood thi test of! t|lme but the]list dl Include several (original] ideas.l Of’ these, two, if Mopted.l


will serve the.dual purpose o/i creating] the all-liripcirtanti festive!I atmosphere .such an occasion warrants, |ari]d' ( oil providing many C1 i t h! e r}o 3I people with a unique .bppor-i turiity of actually witpessin, the. Coronation -c e r e m] 6]n yj while remaining within i thef coripnes |of their own [ tpiyn. T]hri ' first of these ’ sugges-


•tioris/was that window | boxesl could’ be provided by resldentsi while j those ‘ with ;gardensi could make a special ritltemptf to !^ow them tO[ advantage. If this scheme Is] ' |mple-| meiited-j-and it has ,been many ,]Cpntlnental, cities .’and ‘towps-pthere Is no ,doubt that] the jresultlng enhanced b]eauty of](311tberoe will be apprecla;| ted by-all.-


! ; ji Tpe second suggestibpl. thaq


teleyisioii sets might! tie stalled In schools for benefit of those peoplb' possessing sets of thelr!| ( Is,admirable though nptlwith-| out b


ear lesi difficulties.


eve|rtheless, it (Is worthy of] -j, consideration ] by: the


Co]tonmibn Comnilttee. F or Its showpiece, Clltbe'rod


hpi a^ain: chosen’ a pageant. I Alth(l)ugh a certain (pr-oporJ


tib:i of the community might) feel; rather sceptical,-at, (this move, iltl-was the unanimous dec isloh of -the representative] gathering.] : 'tWth the Castle grounds (as


the perfect, natural: stage, an d | g ifen '" capnbt fail to add to its re'pu-| tatioii, gained in the present-1 atl’)n o f ! such a m((b i'-t I’p u s | ventures In the past.


-f - I r' [ ■* * . '


ITjHE following C I’i t h e r 0 ( pupils have been suclcess-j


ful In’, the City and! Guild and London Institute exam-j inaJbiis at the Blackriurn Muilclpal] Technical CollegeJ Fail itiiig and decorating] |,(m-r termediate) 2nd. class(;[| H.| Glover: Typography, se'ctionl compositors’ work, | ,final,| class; F. Holgate.!


"* ■


for: Cllljl Cl3\ (will


Janice Hodg-:! King, Jphn


Mar gar e tJ


'pierly I d£] jDuck-street, j herbe,! apd now pf | 8, j


|RTHDAY greetings to Mr.j Arthur Penning t 'pn,


en[ry-street, Chorley,] \vhp| be:81 on Wednesday.} i }■


i I # ' I :# * j


Local Government Offlc-)rs held tpelr I annual outing (on Thursday, Ith'e party travel­ ling to} 'Leeds and York. I Arr mgemehts! for the - trip I werp made! by Mr. ,G .’Kellet! j social se(cretary, a membpr ]of | the Clitherpe Borough Treas­ ure :’s department.


' |


1 r iH ■*■ ^ 1 !| TN response to the appeal for]


donations for the Lynmbuj;n!


fund, }£29 6s. 2d. had been] received at B.owland Coiincil' Offleesj! by: Wednesday af^ter- no'on; ('The sum ipcluded,|flyel gull leas (from Messrs. B, Dug-


'dale arid Son; three guipeas frpn }]the West. Bradford Mothers’ Union: two guineas frbn Col. and Mrs. L; C. Kinri-. Wlldnson: and from Mrs.' Wok bf Newton; £7 13s:]!2d. from lyaddlngton and 'West Bralford C. of E. School.


I '* I * ’ *


’^ hbuse,!' Joan Preedy, Clitliefoe,; has passed I trie pidroforte grade II exam nal- tlori pfi]the Associated Bprird of jtlie Royal Schools of Music.


^ PUPIL of Mrs. T. Back ■


cf


1-EORGE B.' HARGREAVES, [Hof! '53 West-view, student


a t’Burnley Municipal Coljeyp, ha's been,’ qwarded a Statp- Schplarshlp, also ’a County Major (j Scholarship, at |; the recent!examinations.


’; -I T t ibiisiness premises pt 13,


Geoffrey [Taylor apd Cp.j of Black: The: treat


whip] offer WedfiL-.- -.


ys to.


. , [, |THIS WEEK’S rGAd safety slog 4N


may waste ri lo iings—but not! your life.


of


ifoqr-lane, Cl i t he r b ej’ h: I were to riave been ;d rior sale by auctio'ii oh esday, by (Mess’rs-.


burii, were withdrawn, are to be sold (by private;


lA BOU'T 40 (members, wives I ^ and friends of the Clithp eroe and District Branch National 1 Association


the


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