^GUE TROPHY COMES BACK TO CLfTHEROE 46 YE


Iknipions Make Sure With A Ten-wicket Vietbir


(^LITHE-RtROE hbpes of becoming Eibblesdale teagiej champions by som:


games were


Ihii chajppibnsliip trophy time sib!


, ;!C. E. MUi


' The pi by the,.


lon.jwho con^atulated, and ' his ; team on


'their suci reference iaitivistie leading [ success thi|S


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AUTO-WJlSmNG leti yoii ifr*# from wash-doy 6dckflc/ie driidgcry. ;


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AUTO-WRIHGIHG «et» you fr»» from dreary bandlc turning monj'irg.


AUTO-DRAIGING lets you fre» from lifting pails-full of wot ;r to tiie link.


AUTOrfRORIHG teiii ou freo^^ram hours o f hot and tiring work. The ‘ENGLISH ELECTRIC Automatic Ironer Is an aptfonal extra, attachment.


‘ss andj made special


1,0 the howlirig of Alan Wild' Maurief .Pike, a


factor fin .Clitheroe's ' season. V;


1 Mr. Ranasbot'toih ’ recalled that he had! ttresehted: the


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or on H ire P urch a se -r jis little as £ 2 3 . 3 . 4 douin with the balance payable over 12 or 18 months, j


Cha thuriifroad hefoye—jiut not to Clitheroe.il The tyinners omthat beckon had hfeen Blackpool, -bm


cup at


ercK' Mr.


had sh(^’ T|ie ca


the the


expressed team hab


doubtedly teain, splr, alsoj madf he said.


bringing Clitheroe :nce.


trobhy hdd coine hack, to Cllth- afteH a liapse of '46 years.


team !bn their|success'and on exdelient i team-; spirit they


he though.t: it quite :time the Ramsbottomj congratulated


the; 'trophy!back to after so ilohg an


tain,‘'-Mr. Hadgkiiison, his delight ‘tliat i the heenij successful in


A jgreat debt! ■was un­ due, to thej bowlers, but afad kMh neiding'had yttai' cdhtrihutloh.


ANQTHERj ! FACTOR While {iutheroe’s kubcess this;


season! hps | uhdoubte4ly been largely! inspired'bythe bowling of Entwistle I a,ndj iiPike mnd by enthu^i'lc displays- in the field, theW last I match: of Uie seasbn hadj another factor| that helped deniolish Read jWith ovtrwhe}m- ing base rndlenabled Clitheroe-to finish las jchaihpiphs with their biggest wp. of tjiei season.


opening [standl


Southwor*.,, captain, and


himself


.The! faitot' vlas an ijnbroken kaiid.j between:l W. R. theClitheroe vlce- ilohii Wilkinson,'


■ing 'ptand of the Season—fhe pre­ vious best yfas | aJ partnership of 5ljbetwee;i G. Woodworth and A. J. j Crabtpe j atj Sklpton-4and by eniablihg Clitherde; to achieve a


Clitheroe jofi^nihg batsman, and oiie ofj two bj'others jin the'cham-. pibnship side, j in ,la season in which!'the batting |has ihad to take a brckjseat.f these two pro­ vided i a welconje; 1 Contrast by sh'pring i::, (fiitheroe’


spif;' !of a I former s best open-


winning liotal of tOiwlthoi|t losing a wicket. Southtebrth, Who dis­ played some-attractive oiMrlvIng and firm hitting,-! particularly off his ^ack foojt, hap six boundaries in:a| grand innings: of 4l hot out,


while thing


' Vi'sf.i oymai i irenex, |a , notary Watches.


role'with a sound; contribution of 27-iioVoi:,.


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W Idnsohi fulfilled some- more than' a supporting


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TheEt 1 ne' got i off ■ to 4 sensa- tioiialjstirt when Read losti,their first six -wickets fori only ^2 runs, ■nie


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hedutifuly deceWed by a| slower ball: front EntWlStle, andj subse­ quent jrej Sstance was left entirely to I (he 'Read Pro., | Jack | Dyson* ■who don matnaj ed k seventh-wicket


though he 1 might! ihavej altered matters, ^ T.'


end ihan; -who looked as j Dewhursti.


staiid !of scofe ha. when Bo hull the


3 was


ddeiit Was i introduced, theroe ''Chairman, |Mr.


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^ lethlng more decisive than a sferies if e kpMtacuiarly. fulfllle^'on Saturday, whe i ^ey brough libmhip trbphy liack ‘0 Cbatbutn-roaTf^^


19D7l 'ii A jubilant crowd of supporters vi atcbqd the J. H; Bamshbttorb. present tlje


cup to the


cSSerol Captain, E. Hodgkihson, after CUtheroe had ciinched the. Itehi-wioket victory over Bead.


aries in a ,typically knock, but Readfs otherwise: a shadow . , '■that Clitherde hAve, leatned to respect. . Entwistle, the Clitheroe


batting was of tljie force


aggressive


pro., ‘ended* a'memprablej season, by taking six wickets! for 31 runs, while at the dthej: !end Maurice Pike once' again prpyiaed-effec­ tive support with three for 20. :


,Whkinson:,c'^Hddgkjiiisdh :bi Pike :0; Dyseni not ofitil38) K. Wkiker c P.-Wilklnsoh b Entlwistle O: G. BoUotos 'c- i J, WilKliisohi-.li Ent­ wistle li; R. H. Ha-w6fth;b Pikfe Oh ■ A. Cunliffe b ^twlstle 0: 3. Ashworth b’ Entwistle-Oii Extn


son b Pike 0; T. Bates jnm out 3; R. Stevenson d'Etitwlstle 3; T. Dewhtirst b ™twlstJej 10; T.


Readl—R. Cunllffe -c Hodgkin- 3; Total 66.: 6f M. Pike ll--3rT29*^,J


•not out 41; 3. h. but 27; Extras! 2; wlidcet 70. ':


Last-Ball For


II^IBBLESDALE ‘' sought to end


gaining the maximum that, thanks to a prolonged com- btriation of drawn ahd ralh- spblled games, have | eluded them for-two months sijipe their. last league win dh July 4th. Add when they reached I a declared total of 149 fori I six : against bottom-of-the-Icaguc; Pad|ham on Saturday ^heir chances of doing so looked to'be good.;


11 Wanderers the season by points


halt of the, match, |: Wanderers':' defeat wps poor


derers’ face to make a reply of 151 for i sevdn. The winning hit came


.But Padiiiam waved wooden spoon vigorciiSly


le |With ■the last


reward for a, grand’ batting dis­ play by their, young left-hander K. Eccles, who went in first jwicket with'the.'total at three, and was, still battjng strongly when the innings closed. |By that time he had reached 79 not out, with seven’ boundaries in an innings packed wjlth ■' forceful


strokes ■


K.. IVeaver, with whom Eccles share-1 in a second wicket stand


it


j2 with G. Bottoms. The reached 64 for, seven _.oms was caught , for 11; .nningd iquickly tottered


to I destrt ctipn a j Entwistle took. theLremqinihg three wickets in two overs for 166. included


ahd Rfead werej all out ysqn, undefeated at 36, 1 six arid three bound-


Wha ey Batsmen’s Final Flourish


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McMichael receive ■ impressive performers—;thanks to 30 ycars’yesearch; ind deyelo 5- ment that are behin 1 therrj. Just how good they are, you can leave it to your own eyes and


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. ears to judge.* But let us, as your local McMichael dealers, add this point: in thej trade, McMichael receivers have t(ie reputation of great reliability. This should count a;lot With you.


By; sharii ig | in aii opening partner­ ship pf llei-Whdlley’s heri of the seapori—if. i Barries, (82), jand B.


■yUHAL lEY ended; the Iseiason as 11 the; degan; it—with | a win.


Tatteirsa !(31),i pavcd the way magirific:ntly fOr an .emphatic Whaliey victory!. over Earby by eight win lets.'' .,j ; ; '


| ' Bu'i ft f a costly declmje 'after


games of mifeht w for- cha


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batsmen ablyjpla at||l49 f. a soimd


inja


lenge, howlers


houridailes in his innings of 82— Whallej'3:brightest of the season, -Li,.,. xptterSall was bffeotive


Barnes in: j trou


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|id ithough severi Earby tried;''their _ hardest, mdi'Tattersall.wefe rarely i:Ie, Barnes had eight


iipporting role [for an


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partner; ■riof out I repchin


hut [Wlji^liey coasted to; victory without


atttac'tiVB j3L The fif2t wicket 6 land [the second at 123,


■two.: Esrbj.L-'j’aylbr c Bowman b


furthef loss,- thahks t.o a lip-between F. \jfebb (26 arid Holt (13 not out), 4 [fin^l tptal of 157 for


Wallbanjc 33: !C. Reid cjBpwman b Holt 32; 'J. Taylor b'Hargreaves 2;! K. Richardson c Wopd b Har­ greaves jl3; 'T.: Foster! not out


■grpaves


pi xbury'c, Woojl b Har- G


* -T Ip.rncc nnt. rtiif fl* Total for five wkts.


I BowlWg 'Holt:12-2H47—1; R, ------ ^0f-21[-0; i-T. Har-


1^2f47i-3: iT. Wall- oi-19-^1;! 'F.''Webb 2-0


-f-R.' , Barnes! b Dux- B. TattersalL' c Reid b )l; ' F. jWebb not out.


they hafl iwon! their first three |the' season,. Whalley


' fll jhaveibeen challenging pplonship honours. A improvement, p.articu-


ayers! of Barnes’ calibre, result -that .'Whalley end on well :away- from the position : they' Occupied


tlfe batting department, made':by,the introduc-


natch-dominated! by the Earbji tlboked comfort­


lions by i(30), an:,


ed when they declared r 'five, ithanks chiefly to half-century by C.' Reid,


(52j), ar.i lothef !useful contribu- their professional Taylor 'T, Foster (30 riot, out). al}ey .took up the chal-


But 'VWi


of 38, scored-20, aha Epcles also 'received sound support from a vigorous knock of 22Jby y . Birch, arid a useful 10 by HI Washbrook. Although Padihairi ,(lid |not pos­ sess an individual I, innings, of Eccles’ calibre—their trip scorer was A. Sth'ling with-' 34-|-the col­ lective display was morb consist­ ent. Six batsriifen j reached double figures jand l opening bowlers Johnson «ln^ D. Punch- ard endured ; somb I punishment. Change bowlers r! Iddon (three for 24). and Ik. Stpndring (two for 18), were more successful, : Bibbiesdale Wanderers. — K. Weaver c Wilkjnsori b Lockett 20;


in Wan,- winning


their


tommond 2—l-r-12mi-\ ' Clitheroe.—W: RJ


iBdwlhig; Entwistle'13.5:^3—31 D.


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.,, .Sbuth-vvorth Wilkinson not I-Total .Tor lio


! siohal). Second row;-: E.JDddie (: I J. efebtree.'J. L. Wilkinson,>P.


: tured after they had been pr'esentei I road.' Left to right! (Front rdw), Southworth. E. Hodgklnson (captain


Members of Clitheroo's Ribblesdale


oaguo championahiD team, pic- with the trophy at Chatburn- Carus. W. D a w i e 6, W. R.


M. Pike. A- Entwistle (profes- b. 'ham'mohd. il. Marsh.'A.


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1 £ A D E P G O A t i iT O R M 3LITHEEOE 1.


BPRSCOUGHljC


! A SECOI^HAI/F goal storm, sen; Clitheroe crashing to defeat ' when they visited tlie league, leaders at i^ p n y h . on Satpr-


ha.ve h^'to retrieve riill'more bnt| for .somfe


Ileaves no too® for excuses and Clltheroe' would be the first to admit the superitndty of a faster: moving; t’


I d e rive times, Giilow lud td-reprieve the ball from the back of the riel as Ciitherbe v^ted andcr ^tense pressure: and he would


that


alone stood between Bprscough jand double i f lg n r e s^ |^ ^ _ ^ ^ A defeat; of such proportions


^ r t - i p n q t ^


j instead of a goal m, anfears. ; j Palmer shot Into the; side i


: minute. Qlltheroe reduced, the : arrears through Rowell after the; ! Burscough jkeeper had dropped a | free-kick from Holden,


: ahead four minutes later arid in-1 creased their lead in the 29th


Gillow denied Burscough’s bard- shooting yiricent of success and


Two brilliant dives from


kept ithe Intenal score to 2-1, but In the second half not even goalkpeplrig agility could deny Burscough’s forwards of success. McGfail completed his hat-trick in trie 59th minute, and then came'the avalanche with fqrther goals' by. Vincent, Wilson, and Burnett climaxed in the. closing stages I by a penalty goaL from Cooksori.


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local Inewcomer, Llmbert making his debut at left-half, could not hold Ithis lively Burscough line, despite a lion-hearted : display from I Coates at centre-half. The forward line; starved of support, show^ neat touches iri the first half but faded'later, with Francis striving hard but In vain to keep up: his goa'1-a-match average, j i


Clith'eroe’s defence,’ with ; a


defeat' and ' though, even , after| this reverse,! -they w,ere still Ohl^i two potots' i'behind the leaders, | they .will be'glad they don’t havei to meet a jBurscough every week.! Clitheroe;! GIllow, Blacklock,


It was'CIitheroe’s second league!


Hplden; Abbott, Cpates, Limbert; Palmer,! I Aspinwall, ' ,Prancis,


Cowell, Wilde.


R. Scott c Wilkinson bjErunton 0; K. Eccles not j out 79; |K.; Standring c Brunton b Abrahams 5; K. Proctor - c lwilkinson b Abrahams 5; H. Washbrook c Wilkinson, b BrunfonllO; W. Birch 0 Lawson b Abrahams 22; Tbtal f)r


Extras 8; dee. 149.


14; R. Snape|,'c Pro 20; Brunton b Stai Stirling b Johnson 3; c Iddon' b Stanli Bridge b Iddon 28;' not out'22; . w. Loc grove b Iddon 0; : not out 2; : Extras ‘ seven wickets 151. Bowling; Johnson


Padiham—J. Locke


D. Punchard • 8—0- Standriiig 6 -3-18- 6-1-24—3.


six wkts.


-t b Johnson :tor b Iddon 'drifig 16; A. f. Button


ingi 5; i G; H. Lawson


;etf.st.,Mus- ). Wilkinson


; fTol^l


9 -0—53—2; ■52—0; K. R. Iddon-


CUtheroe Athletes


fTHE absence of field equipment prevented' Clitheroe Iron)


achievirig customary success !ln: a North ,i East , Lancs. Athletic League'-meeting at Bamoidswick last ! Wednesday, and the club had |to; be content with a total of nine; points.


the distinction of winning - the senior 100 yards and was second in the 220 yards, while! Dj Spencer !was second in |'thg youths’ 880 yatds, closely followed by J. i Holden in third place) Clitheroe were third in the senior relay event.


(Jlitheroe’s Ron Bell achieved ' | jl


ing of the, season and left Chthj- eroeI comfortably, placed in) thp


This was jthe last league meet|


middle | of the league table with a to|al-oi..lll points


.]


OLITHEEOE’S sue ing the LancMhlre


tion leaders to a ^i; on Tuesday night p supporters with we : la tion for a crush! ig


FlRSTiHALF SPIRIT MUST BE w at Nelson


csg in hold- Combina-


Burscough on Satiur^^y. the fact that the played in both nothing to help assess ja reliable guide to form.


s’1'ame ■


games


■ later,stages. In ,tne c se of the: ' match at Nelson, the lesson iriust! be qualifle-d, for i (Slitriproe were unlucky to lose! ■yietbry by a last'minute penalty goul, but; the moral remains that a game is never won until the final whistle sounds and Clltheroe ■ should by


to point to the' fatal error of slackening effort p a game’s


good 'first half, they tvere one goa and at Nelson two when the interval ck fact that five gpa ceded in the second scough and two a t '


rovided (heir! come couso-i defeat at although team does


In both games. Cl: thproe had a


yjit Burscough iji arrears


Burscough and got another a! Nelson, while .the club can al: derive' ,ericouragement from thp debut of Limbert, a Clitherop player who has given a good accoiunt of' himself in his firs) two games wyth the cpb.


any [changes in the team to meet Chorley Reserves at Shaw Bridge to-morrow, when a .victory would keet[ C lith e ro e comfortably placed : in ' the league’s upper regions: i


, It [is unlikely that there will be '• •TROPHY PRESENTED


,mri, and the i s' /were con-i! half at Bur-1 el^on, seems:


goals ahead;


Saturday with the pnesentatiori to Clltheroe of the Ribblesdale Leape; championship trophy {ly Mr. !"J. H., Ramsbottom. league,


Cricket came to an end on


presidents and, hiriiself a fofmer Clltheroe captain.. It is doubtful


I S PO R T IN G jS P Q T U G H t


' now be aware 'to) exlerjd pelr energies over the full 9,p iriinutesj One heartening petoj- revealed;


Clitheroe’s centre-hafi, Alarii Coates, to keep (ne side ini the! running for promotion, and it; was! a ' tragedy [that) he ihai^! Indirectly to be the ca.use of[ thp! penalty thdt enabled j Nelson to; equalise. With his bid team mate) Don Francis, who?e scplng.tally is how 12 goals m seyen games!' ,'Coates is providing tfie-stalwart


CQA'TES’ EFFORTS'! ); No man is strivlifg harder than


riucleus of a-tea appeal is, strength elusion' of four'


sebred Clitherbe’;


of them, inflde-left CdwelL successful | season; dri -Impressive style and speeches at the trophy


n .vihose local ned|by -the in­ local players.


any! more' spectacular method of clirichlng the issue : than [ their overwhelming defeat- Of Read, whose!' reputatlbn, in games against CUtheroe •' is far,,, higher than theirj display' on. .Saturday, would' suggest, -The' spectacle of • six Read totsmen falling to scope a riin/is’ari,unusual one, and hut for -a['stubborn display by[ their professional. Jack Dyson, Clith- eroe’isi I victory would have been .still more, impressive.


if Cllitheroe could have devispd ;/i|


■ batting, display, enabled Clitherbe, bowlers’.:-A]ah ■ Entwistle and Maurice Pike to finish a mutually


At all events 'this lack-lustee


: the traffic had by no means! b^n , ; entirely one-way,. and' but for, ! missed chances CUtheroe could: have been i level a t . the inten^al


showfrig. is ! riot likely to he i denied entfy to the first division, i ' But until that second-half spell;


eam' which; on- this;


B o bM f ltlie ro e of lit Nelsbii:


j ; Nelsrin 3; :Clitheroe 3


; netting in the, first mhipte, and j though McGrail put: Burscough -


‘} jPUlTOY gajne, this , fopt- 1 ■ . hali,” 4*^mmented " a Clitheioe i official at Nelspa on 'jftes^y night. Ai^d coming only ihrCe days after their Icilpse aigainst the second division leaders at Burscriiigh, Clitheroe’s ‘ display agalns.t


1


th f Lancashire (ilpmbinatfpn loaders Jb th'e, second round of the Combination Cbij^,


'I', 'l.-/- - .| '


made his, remark an under­ statement:


I' , , ,!: I.


- him full in the face. • He put '■his hands to! his head a jfractlori 'too late to axold the lull force of the blow, but not too late to [avoid' touching 'iphe ball, and i Nelson, then a goal in arrears, were awarded ri penalty! kick. Hogg made fio mistake with : his spot kick.: and Nelson had levelled the scores!iri literally' the last second of the. match. Pre- jVlously, arid In particularly In the first half* It had' been pUtheroe’s; match. A. goal;- by centre-forward Francis in the ■first! minutes 'gave Nelson an -early shock, arid though the.V jequallsed-within ten minutes Ithroligh Hrilgfi; Glltheroe con- itlriued to) monopolise some ifastj exchanges and well -deserved i the; goals from Cowell and Francis 1 that gave them a 3T iriferval lead. I Clitheroe, Unchanged from Saturday j ei^cept' for A Idefenslve reshuffle In y?hlch leftHhalf ILlriibert changed filaces with Ipft-back Holden, Had! barely a weakness on .this) showingli


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jt h e comuerisatloh of : a £50-£60 share of “ gate ” receipts, arid bright prospects of yictory If: this form can be Imaintalned iri the replay at gha'w Bridge.);


I They were unlucky not - to in,! but,they; returned with


pre^ntation! reflected the debt :wh;j:h Clltherpe;owe to this pair. Effective' bowling and the keen [fielding itha/ springs from eiv- thukastic team! spirit have un- [do'ubtedly beerij the key factors m Clitherpo’s success this year,


This WeeJj, September 12th-19th, 195^ - 10-30 a.ml to 8 p.m.


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but it was riorikthe-Iess refresh- !ing to , ?ee Clitheroe’s . pppning pair put iri [a virord for the bats- meil 'with the team’s best opening stafid of the season. If Clithetoe can follow up their senior league' [triumph by [success in the Junior [League chamiiionship playoff against Read [[to-morrow, then Ithe Chatbum-road’s; Coronation [year cup of [joy |jwill truly be full,


j defeated by the lak ball of the season at Eadinam on Saturday, Ribblesdale | 'Wrinderers erid the season in a [lowlier jleagufe posi- [tiori than ! was expected after jthejr promising start. A long siicbession !'’9fl; -dnawn 'and' [abajndoned [games has hampered [Wainderers [progre^'Ithis Reason, but! an undefeated; 79 . by ! K. Ectjles on [Saturday"' came as a reminder that there;is plenty) of young talent) in this Wanderers’ sidfe, to give a;jhopeful tinge to


[future[prospects! /■ - !


jlonja winning ipote; and foqrth ilfrom the 'tog [of the table. ;the i.Abbeyites [can Ifook! back oil. a [jhappier sbas'ori’ than for s6me [time. 'But foci'the' costly sgell when the team/went into •decline after a -winning start to [the


',' ! iwiNNp^G'.note' ! ' ,'At 'Whalley, l^he 'season ended


|| season, 'Whrill'ey would' have frired still better, but'at least


i! Barnes helpeld /'Whalley end ['the season with k flourish with a fine inriings of 82.,;


.thpy finished with the knowledge that the 'side has Ibton strengthened by the; introducuon of i useful players of. whom! R.


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things all i thelf Own yvay, but they did have l a kklll and a WH-to-wlri that would have persuaded) Ai; stringer) to think' that It was; not tfie [visitors who were the second division tpam^ It was pure tragedy frpm CllbheTde’s point of view when !Nqls()n earned the fight .to a: replay In the jast second , rif the game.- Centre-half, A la n Coates,! rigaln a. tdwer.iof strength in Clitheroe’s; defence,' w a s - Standing i on ' ■ the goal-line [when a fierce drive caught


! Clitheroe did. riot have


WisweU Bbivler. Did ^ _.j.. I iv - ' : i - l -■ .:-l-


LL but for eleven runs against ■ Wi^U,. Ribble Vall'ey Lea^'e


champiODg Dovniliam were' i victims! of; the, heist fowling ip'er-


fom^ce in thp iMgue’s history when the i season


on Sat-


. urday. l i e man iTCsponsibie for the ■


■ • ehampioii’s 'downf^ was


Wiswell's -k, vyeaTpr who, did the hat^ribk [twice in taking nine Oownhaml'wickets! for Only; five runs.,'",, j , ■


scorer with six runs, but six of his colleagsies If ailed (to iscoiie. Dowrihain 1 bowlpr? ’ R.. B. WfiSori and' Q. Tomlinson,!' who ' ha've played a j leading part In ffie chatripioris[ success this season, restficted -Wiswell to a total, lof 40, more than half- the mns being stored by Hargreaves (24). Tom­ linson encled the season by tak­ ing six fori 12 arid Wilson, fobr ‘ifor 26. . ,1


■W : Bootih was' Downham’s top , ■ ■ " ■ j ,


, T. Whitwell (27 not out), and G. Lawson (23), were other leading contributors to a Sabden total,|of 134, while Chatbum were bowled out for 28. -


i


bum, finish 'third! in the league this time* but w;ere given a shock by Sabden tm Saturdayi- and par­ ticularly by H. ; Bridge, who. followed an Innings- of. 52 by, .taking seven -wlcketa for 9 runs;


Last season’s champions. Chat-


CUTHEROEIN PLAY-OFF FOR JUNIOR TITLE


■ For' while the first team made sure of the Ribblesdale, Senioi League title with: an emphatic


iQLlTHEROE hopes of a Corona­ tion . year : i championship -“double" soared on Saturday.


-win against Read, Glltheroe II ; defeated Read II by eight 'wickets and thus - finished level iwith Read at the top of the Ribl I'blesdale Junior League.


gWIISH flfms have always been at their best when they have resist^ the temptation to cash in bn glamour and applied


theriisielvea to the' task of puttirijg real life; bh the serbea Life- size charaetcre 'achieve that rate combination) bf 'tn thjand charm


- that escapes mpre glamorous-creations, particularly \then they arp draAvn with! the wcuracy of “MANDY” (Grand)j


captures,, with almost document­ ary 'realism, the pathos and emotional drama! behind young parents’ discovery that their baby; daughter has been bom degf and dumb. ■ ■ ;


' This moving; iBritish picture KING I


' The teams will decide the issue when they play off for the - championship on Whalley’s I ground to-morrow (Saturday). 1


: ■ Leading factor-in a convincing Clitheroe victory was the howling of George Woodworth and Albert Cams. Woodworth took five for 35,".and Carus four for 9, Read’s


resistance-belfig largely , confined to.a; fourthrWickot stand of 34 between Rl Pilling (23), and Hi (apodway (17). In' reply to Read’? M,; Clitherpe reach^ a •frinnlng total of 70; for two, thanks to sound batting by E. Musson (26 not ’


out)* and H. Yaites (19).


out), G. IvOodworth'(iS nbt !


! Whaney’s visit to Earby ended in a.draw) ■


!'


holding .the wooden 6pobn despite an excellent pe^ormance - by their veteran bowler F. L,i Hud­ son against-Courtaulds. Hudkori took five for 35, and J. Cook four for 35, to dismiss; Courtaulds for 129, but the batting, was consid­ erably ; less , successful, and Wanderers were all out lor 80. !


Ribblesdale Wariderers are left


the parents,'who!! quarrel bitterly Over their .chlld[s future educa­ tion; and separate-when the wife, igainst hei husband’s W 1 s h e


The disaster has its effects on


tak e s the' girl - to a sch oo l where deaf children! are taught to lip-read and . , speaje. Oossip, urifair as romaritically : links' the headmaster and the wife, so that the drama of the, child’s rehablUte


..........


heroines , jvhpse unpredictable moods earned) hbr I’


as an enfant tgrrible,'of show business is )the, subject of “ ’The T D()n,’t' Care’ !(jirl” another of those ' streamlined I musical bi­ ographies which' takes a Techni­ colored look b'eh net ’ the scenes'. Mltzi Gaynori,! ■who) has a pert way with [her. Sings and acts prettily as) tlhe’j temperamental star, 'Eva ,j Tariguay,' arid ' gets plenty of scope; tp db.bojJi as the film recalls ■ her) stage ■


a reputatlbn ever*


'fight against i 'prejudice arid ■ rin- kind comment, ri Phyllis'Calvert and Terence / Morgan -'as 'thp parerits, and Jack , Hawkin's as the crusading- schoolmaster head a fine British ebst, but' not even their practised skill can dim the lustre ofva touching study by Mandy Milter sis the httle girl whose efforts to spbsk and hear, provide the basis of a tender, I bealitifully riiade film. , - ■


,ation •is' -suppleinented by the secondary, drama ofher mother’s


.film.. But Miss Booth’s debut as 'a’slovenly, day-ifieaming wife is only' one, albeit la po’iverful one, feature of a gripping emotional conflict. Another is Burt Lan­ caster’s beautifully-restrained study , of ,! her' ' disillusioned husband. Who.,; shackled by


’Academy , Award for the best actress of thei year on -the strength of her first screen per- fornikhce, “ Come ’! Back;* Little Slieba” would he a reiriaikable


lady, Shirley Bopth, gaipfd the


PALLADIUM r e a so n , than ,


, .) *' ![. ',«[ :" ilk ■ ' if [for .no otlier


, 'that its leading


' I ;! One of yester- lAne day’s American I I; musical comedy


RAIL EXCURSIONS including


• S ep tem b ^ J|(]|lidays


i BLACKPOOL il lu m in a t io n s '


MCINDAY, 21st Seotember


Whalley ■ „ 11-13 a.m., 4/9 Langho


Chatbum'' dep. 11- 0 a.m. I 5/6 Clltberoe'


11- 6 a.m. 1 5/3 Blackpool (Cen.) ret. 10;5 ip.m. „ 11-18 a.m.! 4/6


EACH MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY | and FRIDAY, to 18th September.


Depart c atplirrih ' i u , Clltneroe Whalley T Laugho I


11-41 i11-47


a.m.


r.^53 11-59


pjri. 1-26 1-31 1-371-43


I lA-each direction. lEnqulre for. retrirn tlme^.


Change at Blackburn


arid stor.Tiy! rdmaritic life. David Wayne, 'fcgr !'dn[e-tlme, partner* and pian.^;., Qsgarj: .Levant, [re­ count the story qf her life, while a nostalgic) musical I score recalls the jazz-conscious .days when the vivacious'Hv'aj'wa's tjhe rag#.


triumphs' S Q y r g p O R t


Each MONDAY, i TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY^ THURSDAY,) and Fr id a y , to ISth September.


Whaiiey: lahgho


• “The Crime o|f The Century” is a fictbri-based-on-fact spy thriller about tie unmasking of an extensive , ■


[George Murphy, ari F.B.I. agent is given [the risk! of tracking down the jsples, .who are trying desperately -to uncover the top secret wofk of a scientific project


jspionage ring.


.heaped by picture is view of espionage melodrama! lively climax rescues Mr.


-real, life.:


as) interestihg for its imiWefn . -counter-


Finlay HiiiTle. The


master spy’s - dutches. Karel story that has


method?* 'as .for" Its ,tho)igh' there is "a wheri Mr. Murphy Cirrie- from the


Stepanek heads the,'YiUains[in a its I equivalent'in


companions l4 [ i” Hunted ” '. a British 'thriller {which, makes; the most of it's'original idea,' ,lMr. Bogarde ifiidjog’l, in ■


■despair! over a- wasted life, takes to drink as a refuge from reality. Into the drab life Of this middle- aged couple comes a pretty youngster, Terry Moor,: whoto


who has run foster-parents.


VVHALLEY and; Jon Whiteley :|. dre[Oddly-niatched


' ' ■ I - "wirke Bo gat'd e


>romantlc life -only serves m emphasise the lack of romanbe in the lives of Miss Booth and Mr. Lancaster; -’The result is a powerful study In character and elnotlon • ' “ 24 Hours Of A Vyoman’s Life’’


, young Jon with|him, Mr. Bogarde flees'north to Scotlarid with the poljce: - h4rdi on; his heels In a maiihunt as - exciting .'as It Is -unusual.: |. Eliz4beth Sellars and -Kay. [Walsh head, a strong sup­ porting cast.' [''I'j', .-’ ' [


cellar I ^tumbles Master :NifhitieleV,j away' from - his __. With no jaltefnbtlve'.'but td. take


has its setting Ifi the'South of )Prance and its story in the com­ plications of love at first sight. Richard Todd and Merle Oberon head a diktingulthed bast in this Technicolored romantic drama, with Miss Oberbri as an attractive young widow, falling in love with the periniless Mr! i Todd, whose continued misfortune in the gambling casinos -has brought him to the brink! Of suicide. Miss Obqrok’s . bittern jits ,;to' 'stop biim from gambling provide, much of the ;drama, but'mere ls,’humour too, to prevent the story from be­ coming over-seritimentaii . Leo Genn and Stephen Munay head the supporting cast!


growing social -projilem in vividly human [terms Twlth Tts'story of


‘i l iBclieve In You”' relates


. trials! in|'and; out |of court, of well-intentioned: [bachelor - who


decides, to become a 'probation


.tertainmerit! from [such material Cecil) Parker’s pressed iJondor is one of the in


help! yell chai Others ' aire I the, Johnson and G of Jdan Collins


as .two defiriqu hard to [Reform


officer in | thej_hop)e that, he, may help jyoung offenders mend their we(y?.' If; you -'doubt the possi­ bility! of- ’deriv rig! absorbing eri-


tudy of ,'<he hard- pirobation officer


nge your mind, > acting of Celia idfrey Tearle, and and Harry Fowler mts’' who find it


[redients that will


cellar aftqr ’raujdering his faith­ less wife’s' Ibrieh','when into’ the six-year-old


a ' Lopdon


Ohatburn depart 11-41 am. Clitheroe


11-47 a.m. 11-53 a.m. 11-69 a.m.


' j


s.d. 6/0 6/0 6/0 4/6


Change at Blackburn’ arid Preston.


Enquire for return times.


MORECAJVfflE !


5/3 ILLUMINATIONS


Admission to HAPPY MOUNT 'PAHK


Children 6d. extra. Sun. Mon:


: Whalley IClItheroe .Chatburn Rlmlngton Glsburn ' . Return


Lahgho .. Depart — (MOrecambe p.;


V 10r43 _ p.m:


10-25 10-30 10-35


. 10-49 p.m.


10- 0 EVENING I


dmlsslon'to HAPPY MOUNT PARK


QRECAMBE 4/3 [ILLUMINATIONS j


Adults 1/-; /I ■ i '


Children 6d Sat.


Whalley Clitheroe , - „ - Ghatburn; Rl.-nlngton „ I Glsburn. „ Return


dep. Mpr^cambe Prom, 11-30 p.m.


BLACKPOOL ; ILLUMINATIONS


SUNDAY,'20th September


CUthefoe dep., 4-10 p.m, 4/6 Whalley , „ - 4-15 pm 4/0 Blackpool Cen; ret. 10-50 p.m.


First ! and 'Third Class Day .Return, Tickets Will be’ Issued, Sunday to Wednesday, 20th to 23rd’Sep, from Bangho, Whalley, (Dllthefoe, Chatburn, -Rlmlngton, and Glsburn, • to any station within' a - rail distance! of 60 miles, I available outward and return on day of Issue by any train having a through connec­ tion. I '


j


Enquire for details of Day Ex curslon Bookings, to Llandudno and Menali BriUEe, via Liverpool and N.W.S.S; Co’s Steamers, and to Douglas, via Liverpool or Fleetwood.


I '.. Offices and Agencies. : ■


.Fuli details from Stations, :(54305)


12 Sep p.m. 4-34 4-42 4-47 4-54 4-59


19 Sep, P.m. 4-35 4-43 4-48 4-


extra, Sat.


p.m. 11-30


5 - 1 54 — 9-55


20 Sep. 21 Sep. a.m.


11-15 11-20 11-28 n-34


a.m. II


s.d. 6/8 6/3 4/9 4/8


in ti!


iill:fv:


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FORD MAIN DEALElp


[ THlSSAimMY,SEPTEMBER IZthat 11 a.ml by THE WELL-KNOWN! STAGE AND RADIO STAR-HALL WELCOME -.T' .


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