CiitlierAe Bobbin rks 100 Years


Works. — Clitherple—kii larly to “bobbin - liquidation together


AFTER than


thai 100


shop’i’—is ih'voliintary years, the Albion


an existence of more Kirkmoor-ro.ad,


Clitheronians, as thf own more fainll-


machinery and stock, by auction later; this month.


id is to be sold, all ’the plant.


works i was | owned by the Holden family of Hurst Green, but moi e recently,: it beloriged to a prvate [limited company which retained the name of Francis Ltd. ,


For exactly 100[years, the


were among a number of trophicsr presente skionerj of-the school’s " adoptedAi’shm. here wjth Mrs. .Kinder and the hjeadmasto


a Two oxtra-largB ! egg rationsi and an.'ostr oh .fedther, ; I " t ; . . r ■ t ‘ i > I i'


nd -Drbvoke '.smilw at Hibblesdal.o iMpdorr I to the school by the Cap”


tai'fi"F.”“Kinder,: seen Mr.:T. Chadwick.


N o y Geography “'tissOB” At RibWesdale L K BETWra A pleasant surprise was in sito're lorl pupil^ of Ribblesdale


,’S mrt STRENGTiffiNS . . ■'!■! ■ 1 i" v i


.!


the fiik*tinie by Captain Kfaider, master of motor vessel ia Cujpbre—the Merchant Nayy ship {adopted I


had passed between the PUPlijs and mmbers of the. ship s


several years aKO. AlthouRh corr'e^ndence


crew, it iwas the first time, th a t . anyone ! connected with the cargo Ijoat had visited tpe school, j .


hoine In ‘ Harrogate, Captain Kinder j rang up the .head-.| master, Mr:'T. phadwlck.^last Thursday, and said that if the weather jwas suitable, he and his wife, would visit the school the. following day. j


At present on leave at’his. ■ , I KiI "rrue to his ororiiise, Captain j


welcome i by ■ the headni^ter ^d^by the Mayor PfCUtheroe :(CounclUor Fr^fc Bugdale), who is I also chairman of the school governors.:


nder arrived: at :RibblesdaJe on Friday morning and was


suchia I friendly ‘Tt


th a t tb ---------- -- — to be one hapbv family.”


..


Modern School on FrWay| when they were visited for by the school


,e staff and pupils seem


iso modern! and, has atmosphere


tice of schools adopting ships throug 11 the British i,Ships Adoption Society, in London, which forwards, all mall both, to and from the ships, Captain lender said hl§, crew, enjoyed participating , in the^ schme.


Commenting on the prac­


! I The ciourse of tile vessel’s 'progress' is followed! in school so that the adoption, also serves the useful purpose of Introducing ! geography in a practical and interesting maimer. I .!


Ipt


! ' He ’ had lunch with senior girls In the domestic science room, the girls! having cooked and served the, meal.


p 1, vl La' Oumbre is at A.yages.; ■ ■


a^d, other carios which he i hid .collected! during his


school ^ was addressed by Caplain Kinder who prp- senfed to the school ostrich eggs,la basket made from thel sheU of an arma^o.


Afterwards, the assembled ^


,20,ooo:miies.' : ; ■ | i . : .^MANY SHIPS . ' ■ j Captain Klhderjhas had


S m t M returrilPgTromj a # 0 years’ ' voypge of some


resent at Bremen. In Gey-


’his leave ends next JanuOT. ■he will probably go to another ship and set out on travels! to


all parts: of the world, traM- portlng I varied cargoes.


|


: the school cresl, which: pad ibeen made fori him by,.the iboys whilst he was actually at


and chatting, with the staff. , Captain Kindfer yias presented


After visitlng'the classrooms with a brass {ashtray bearing


the school. : | i


i Before' leaving! for home.! he told an “Adyertlser :and Times" I I reporter that ! the school ■was one of the finest he had ever visited.;


■ i


Whalley jPoppies Realised £22J


P


splendid support. The work’ of the collector^, often under ’ the most trying! weather pori- !dltlons; had been of the usual ^Igh standard, |ie added.


1 Announcing ; 1 the! result, | (Colonel, ' Leonarid Green, of i iWhalley,' expresses the organ­


sers’ gratitude|for the public's


District collectiohs were:— , ■; £ s.. d.


jwhalley,& Mitton... 96 18


Billlhgtbn -. ...t..... iBarrpW & District .. ’Wlswell & District.. Pendleton & Dist.... Langho & District..


Mellor & District Baldeijstone Dlst. ... Calderstones


Brockhall ....J..... Langho Colony i.... Flight Sheds .1....... Green Bros. Ltd. ... S. Longworth aiid Sons, Ltd. i.... D (J O 3 'p 0 i


.... Anonymous Wreath (British’ Legion ■......',..... 1 0 0


West Bradford Bridge, near Clltheroe, have! been [pushed backwards about six | Ipche's," the damage , extending for nearly 20 yards. I


was discovered 0^1 Tues­ day [that'coping stoties on


Bridge Damagled [ J " i t ,


, I I r - ' i I' ; :.! ■ ]


was damaged on the Clltheroei side In -a fatal accident;'and 'a gap has stlll to be repaired.. . I


Two months ,ago the bridge


’Total ... £227 15 Oi !


bn Saturday yielded a total of i£227 15s. Oid. ’for the British Legion ’Earl Haig Fund, , only £2 8s. '?id. les^ than last year’s record collection, j


oppy Day iii Whalley land the;. sunovtriding . district


many shlpft and, during the war he was .posted uiis^ng four times after his i ships had been torpedoed by the enemy. On each occasion he was rw- cued and ultimately was men­ tioned in despatches. Wpen


i Vibration The |


Friendly Society for the past; 12 years. Miss E. .Hitchen, of 45', Castle-vlew; opened the clety's ■ annual Christmas


"PRESIDENT of the Clltheroe ’ Parish Church, | Girls* li’


Fayre In the Sundayi School; on Saturday. |!


j:;


! ’Despite the'{bad ivyeather theye was a layge attendance both at the fayre and! at the Whist and domino drive' and dknce held In;[the [evening.'


Church, Sunday School and G.F.S. funds, i amounted to £360.. ;| ,1 . |.! ;


Total, proceeds, do [aid 'of , r i


!; pfesldlifg, the Vicar, the Rev! S. Birtwell; paid tribute to the work of the GF^S. eindf of Miss Hltchen;wh6!had been |resident[fpr so[!long'.


• [’,• |


the work of the movement and Of the wider range of activi­ ties that had resulted from the introduction! of a broader outlook. ^Classes many years ago were confined tb siich dPtlvitlM !as sefylng, ’but the Society tb-day nfade provision fbr physical training, | drama and other yaripd interpsts.


' Miss Hltcheni’aiso'spoke of


<pf Library Spaiult? ' GUltheroe Library


ated for the Coronation in June, ' workmen discovered that i number of-|the huge biockslof masonry with which the .biilldlng copstfucted. were loose and' were steadUy. working! I forward, j •;


of contractors. MeSsrs, Ed­ mondson Bros., of Gh^bum^ road, ['began Tnvestlatlpns 1 ato what might 'prove a'dlffl- flultrepilr Job.


i ■


Jobs whlQh ! might be difficult 'th remedy,’’.pn oflficlal of the Borough: Surveyor’s ’ depart­ ment told an “Advertiser and Tlmesj’ reporter on Mondavv


“ It is; one of those trlckv


' 'While |the cause oi‘the dis­ turbance can only bh.giiessed it seems probable, | however, that !;he vibration of heavy ■traffic passing the library is responsible. Some! of ' the prnair ental, facing stones are now, two! Inches out of true.


■)f tie damage - cannot be iscertained.


i 1


Ex-King Revisits le District


In little over 12 mbnths, was ,ex-Klng Peter of, 'Yugoslavia, who lunched with friends at


TTs | ting the district' this ^ Week for the second time


ithej Moorcock Inn, iWadding- I ton, on Monday, ’before • going ! to Read Hall, Read, I where he was tb spend a; day or two as


'guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. iHlndlby.


'


grandson of iQueen Victoria, last stayed at Read Hall in August pf 1952., A son of Mf. and Mrs. Hlndley Is also, a friend pf the ex-Klng, and they first became Acquainted when they were undergradu­ ates a t ’Cambridge. I


Thi ex-Klng,'who Is a great ! HIS'IORIC H()ME I


homes, Read Hall is built on a slope overlooking the Calder vallejf, and It was there, last yearjthatihe made a promise which was fulfilled parller on Monday, when he visited the Cocker: Chemical Works. [Os- waldtoistle, at the invitation of . the I managing ! director. Aldeipari W. W. Cocker.


Onb of liancashlre’s historic


workS:,durlng. his stay at Read un last yb®''. but was called away


, He had promised to visit the expectedly.


j


^gehd Dispelled legend that the Shet­


• acre.


Or k n e y s are perpetually shroiidedlln mist andlraln was dispelled by Miss G. :Rardacre of Clltheroe when she des­ cribed i ’summer [ holiday there to members of Clltheroe Pendle Centre on [Monday night, During a stay of five weeks there was ohlyjone half dav tf rain, said Miss Hard- ' : : '■ .


land I s lands land the , [" ,•


scenl! grandeur of the Islands and laid.that far from being behlrdi the times, she; had founc, the: remote islanders both [up-to-date and progres­ sive In their outlook, i ,'


Thb speaker described the


:,aklng out! the loose .blocks ,md Ir vestlgatlng the position. Jntir this is done, the extent


At present the workmen are 'OniMohday, a Clltheroe firin' F o r ^


Ti OOKING forward to a new’ 4^ life in Australia are Mr.[ and Mrs. E.! A.’Driver and! their three ;chlldreh; .of , 9.’ Union-street. Low, Mobr* whO' hope to| sail from England within the nextj few Weeks. !


planning’to settle' In Western: Australia, and.on arrival will stay fori the time being with! another Cllthero'ei couple, Mr.’ aiid Mrs: F. Taylor, who for-j merly lived in' MlUthome-i avenue, jbefore! emigrating to; Australia j about | four years; ago. Mr.! and }dis. reside at Gotteslbe^ near Perth and are rela,tlv'es of: Mrs.; Driver.!,


Mr. and Mrs: Driver are! [,|!': [ ;,^ j


comer to Australia, foi; he iwas there for a period during; the last war while! serv|lng In the Forces with! an engineer­ ing battalion. He Is now em;-: ployed as a fitter at Ribbles­ dale Cement Works, and Is hoping to obtain' similar em- ployiment In Western'Australia where mu c h development work Is in progijess.


I SECOND’[VISl’T [Mr. Driver -will! be no.riewr!


to Australia will h^Mr. and Mrs. Driver’s three-; Children j two of whom are girls


: Accompanying their parents I .


Miss Flotence Trlmby; daughi Ati of Mr. and. [Mrs.l presley 'Trlmby, of 39, Seedall-avenue; Gllth'eroe. ■


I Mrs. Driver i was ' formerly .. -I .1 , ; ! To H Officials ;


during the past ,iyear, the annual meeting was told bn Monday night. Presenting his t f ^ r t [of the year’s work. CouH^orlB. Sharpies- men­ t io n s the branch’s part In the ’Cororiatlon party for Clitheroe | cripples i and In­ valids its organisation of the annu'al Poppy Day appeal, und the work of Its members ici various! local wAfare and 'church organlsatloins.


'poclH cjitheroe maintained -*• itqi fine record lof service


: Mr. HI Robinson as' vice-chair­ man, .Mr, S. Mbrton, secretary and Mr. H. . A. Ceates, treas-


PEEPS INTO THE PAST 25 YEARS AGO


Extracts froir our issue of November 16th, [11928


; Mayor, ah added Interest, 'Royal Humane' Socitty certificates to CUtheroe Girl Guide officers who saved 'a woman ; from drowning in. the River Ribble, in! August were also; presriited.|!


ei-oe, 'invested' : the , [Mayoress (Mrs. Standrihg) With the insignia of her office," which he had pre&ted to the : borough;. Tpis presentation gave the annual meeting; of [the Town Cpuncil, which re-appointed Aid. ■W.' Standring to the office of


A t IhelMayorai Banquet, Capt. I W. Brass, M.P. for Clith--


I


Exljracts ’ from our issue of November 13th, 1903


56 YEARS AGO


be| erested’ in various !parts of Incident would have been looked the town, the-sites selected be­


.Five telephone kiosks are to,, serious


ing-at the bottom of .Yprk-street' thp Market-place, 'Shaw Bridget and ' one on ' | the Herithorii holising estate. ; . !


!i ,


celebrated its . 59th anniversary this week.:’ It was ! decided to form a library bn October 25th',. 1878, and .two weeks later it was a[n[ accomplished' fact, -when the first librarian, ;Mr. !W. H. Bear- man. -was appointed, Olitheroe had a Public ’Library before many famous cities, including Edmburgh,, York. ■ Newcastle


and many boroughs of 'London. I :


. 'h ■rhe Clltheroe ' Free; Library-


Mayor of Clitheroe 'fpr a second term at the annual meeting of the Town Counci l . The Freedom of the Borough was conferred'upon Col, Aspinall at the same meeting. He was the thlrdvpeeman of the town. The ■Mayors Banquet was held in the evening, when ah alarming incident occurred during 'Coun­ cillor Week’s spefech. One of the , !p ctures. on the wall fell with {'crash, striking Ai-derman Parkirson on the head'in. its fall., ■ Fbrtuinately for him,, the glass ’remained intact, or the consequences would have been In! the old days, the


nODljrciLLOR VVIL LIA M HARDACRE was re-elected


upon I as ' bpding ill for the Mayors year of office,-but now we ’live in; a -more enlightened and kss (Superstitious! age.


■ An :fenqui^ into the sale of the O): in’ Hpn


Comm Localj Town:


I


. At day S preseh an: ogl the , befoM Harwot


irboration slaughterhouses iWloriirroad. was held by ssionCr E; Norton, of the Government Board, at the Hall,!


^unday School teachers Jie^ left the town for Gt.. )d. ■'


the* .Conerega-tional ■ Sun- ffiool, Mr. T. Luker was ed by the teacherb with k-frained photograph -'of


j . ■


■ Mr. J. .bbody 'was !elected bhalrman of the branch, with


Dowr ficade jwas being decorf:


■the ; many stalls,' which in­ cluded household and fancy 'goods, home-made cakes,' dip tubs and .(’d'celcream | stalls. 'Afternoon teai were [also 'provided;;!:


! There was a ibrlsk- trade at


c hl l' dt en, ! and ' |Father Christmas paid’the town an


wI In the' Lower School there | : as , a playground for I the early visit. : V' !■' ''


:h fedther,phange hands, Schoolj Qljtheroe. '.They


- G.F,S. FAYrE ’ , Clltherc e to the present site In Klrkmoortroad.


. In, tnose Idays' the . trans- portatl(in of|machlnery was a tricky process, and In: the case of Mil Holden’s ’ ■ |business. everything had to be trans­ ferred from I Hurst • Green by horse apd .cart. , !


STLY SETBACK


Kirkmcter-roadi but i In 1897 the. family suffered a tragedy when ;flre completely gutted the premises, | Unfortunately for them, they were not In­ sured asalnst fire, j


The iew vvorks wai built in


ever, me wbrks Was again re-bulH by ' Francis Holden and this tihle. r e A a 1 n e d Intact until It was sold In 1940


Not long Afterwards, how­


—exactly a [century [after its foundation. Bobbins of every spape and


tlon of woollen while i. Hills' at 'Preston and Bury ■ —


textile bobbim.


supplied with Clltheroe-made


A} mention ;but two centres w?re , also


’—


Engineer’s Fiancee Is Royal Hostess ■A JEr engineer with Rolls-


'iQiieems 'forthcoming 1»ur: of Australia. ■ !■ '


C. Biiw, of Metupgi Victoria, Australia!,' ’Miss Bhry [is ainlece of; Air Vlpe-Marshal Daley, director of [the Royal Austra­ lian Air Force Medical Ser­ vices. '


Daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. F. I


Royal Grammar, .School, Mr. Halstead has. been in Aust­ ralia lor' almost two years, having previously worked with Rolls-Royce at-} Derby and Barnoldswlck. '


An old iboy of [ciltheroe


plan tb marry as soon as the Royal tour|jls coihpleted.


Mr. Halstead and Miss Bury


s it a relief to ake your shoes IF when you ^ethoine?


tralia, Mr, Harry Baxter Hal­ stead, jon of Mr. and Mrs. J. Halstead, of " Belroyal," 'Wad- dington, has announced his engagement: to Plying Officer Grace. Elizabeth Bury, a nurs­ ing sister In"the Royal Austra­ lian Air Force, who has been chosen ;as:-Ro.val flight hostess during’' ' 'Her ' Majesty the


^ Royce, In Melbourne. Aus­


size were manufactured there and'exported to all [parts of the wefrldi [AutollA, 'South Africa, India'w^re supplied as well ad mills In all | parts of this coputryl A large pfopor- the.putputwent to the trade' of Yorkshire


RlcharOl Holden founded the; bobbin works at Hurst Green and ab’iut 1880, his;son. Mr. Francis ' Holden, brought all the machinery. ahd,.)30llers to


It ’


Holden & Sons (1940) Wt is in . 1840 that Mr.


The Guild Room


From Moiida^^ext, Not . 16th ' to November 21st


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l"> From 69/11


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Cannot be repeated.


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MEN'S POPLIN; TUNIC SHIRTS, 2j Trubenised Collars


.... .;..... 15/-


GENT’S W vY WINTER OVERCOATS. [Excellent Quality ......] From 4 Giis.


GENT’S SPORTS JACKETS .!;.. From 35/-


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)


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Sizes. in Larger


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LADIES’ FANCY NIGHT­ GOWNS ...... From 10/11


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ALSO QUANTITY OF LADIES’, GETZ’S AND CHILDREN’S SHOES AT GREilitLY REDUCED PRICES.


• I ;[ TIMES, OF' SjALE;-' | ■


Monday and Thursday—1-15 p.m, to 6-0 [p.m. ,


, ■ ■'6-0 p,.m.| „ , ■ |,


Tuesday and Friday—10-0,am. to 12-0; l-i'5 to I


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! tt; - - ___ ___ .


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DRAIfERY DEPT. GENUINE CLEARANCE


i red II’ NE j o ' tii^ ml


Alveis in! End to!


says


ced Mt. Bogelj- Hd


iy ,of the[Bib|


saciation,' ijf a T 4rd plan to tai) resources


ilder rhatures.


ootpath oi ited


he Board’s ide ,r 'wa,ter suPP ‘ following


across land


'ai liamp e.cuce er satlq: 0 Ider, H 2 act


''riranfed pbrmi I■;UPPER[ RE . 1 ' 1 . i


otid ;r i in. 1912| f oijdered! to


estii plus


autlhoriples and alrppdy takli] ’from the


1/1 th 1 al f :


r leach day. threp-


^ , ipper i reaci t n[ilIllon[ ga j


igljitbjn says th stand ano[the|


le ! thought [thi . inqliiding [tha lUt, wouli


r®h' '■water to’ dll |er| - Douglas r rs : lowing iin|


... increased poll Qild pe caused!


lyi’iirom i th Ider soawrjing


LOpAL QPP


e'dkin^ the advld ants’ 1 to hss ihsideration pf


„l].ocal opDOsitio llrepdy beipg J Lapeashire


fil ' th:.t ■ [With. |t: (lei nan 3, {hey ’Wi look


Aiderm for , pey


■(Juncip [ “Tjie Deople is an! that o:


i;| . lADlES' Selection ’


ful consjdf guidance( your seijvi|


’ Prices, t’ from


,See'- our .Wedding'!


I


(Phalirrtian 6f | an C.. iSa


J but thatf survey)


i fjture be I aki reservol


■td’; Uicliidb til orage re'ssrvoj and ari-ap :ntary the ambl n wa,ter \ stlDUlat


' proposals. I


24, KINC WILL WINTEl


If so, then yon m


incire) of the[3 cpnimon foot faults, shoes forces thejl/ig toes inwards oes. This! results in constricting th [ise to weakened; arch^ corns ^ d


jst suffer from one (or [ the design of so many


Y his great skill and knowledge Sir' — Barker created a[ shape of shOe that allows


• ierbert


;hus cramping the other :[ blood circulation/ givci foot tiredness. i . ■i' 'u '


a uscu.a| more beside if


’mch complete freekom to the foot as|to!give unsurpassed; comfort to all who wear [them. Sir Herbert-Barker once wrote:’m can


vralk about all dgy in these ■ shoes. without laving'anj| ;desiri' to take them offi;in the; evriiing,’'


; [■:, ' ['i j ' Customerd. rsturn again and again for


3 ms Jiopx 'saoiiB }i6}moo jodng’asop} fit arid weiarlng qualities are a reveiatlon.;


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34, Castle Street Phone 735


J. H. FERN j CARPENTER ANp JOINER I ■ ;■ OF BACK BRENNAND STREET i .


■' ■ ' • ■ ■ ■ , I i,


has now taken over t^e premises io MOOR LANE


I i ., ■ Previously occupied by I MR. :'iT. SIMPSON, Joiner for i 45 ■ years.


^ ' » ' WELl i1


0 Robust, tion reinlbrc


(^ Pctrol-s: t:inc tor tongf


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<9 Heavy di|^ rear axle.


Q Extra-Ion! Calient ridingl light.


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