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PA R ISH oe Advertiser &


AtLEY|! Ig h u r g h


WHALLEY


Sunday, 8tii Feb|ruaiy, . : • i ‘ ( 5 3 - ' ■ 11-0 a.m.:


Morning |»rayer and


ASSH ETON SE RM O N Preatiher:


Rev. Ganon W. J * 1 l l ‘ ' ‘i P . P .


P h y th ia i i -A d ap M.C., D.3.O., D.p. ^


Canon of Carlisle Cathedral to the Queen.;


and Chaplain M O O R


Methodis G L E


LAP|IE..| Gliurcb j


r tE R O E


SU N D A Y - N E X T ' (February Isp


10-30 a.m. a id,6-9 p.m.: Rev. F r td S n i th


Sacrament ca the Lord’s Supper after Evetiln^ ■ ' Service.


or I •. ■ ■ ■ ,


G O N G R E dA T ibN A L GHURGH Clitneroe


I SUNDAY NEXTi; I


(FebruE ry 1st);


: Worship at K-30 a.tji. and 6 p.m. conducted by ^


Rev. G, J.'i Guildford f■S w *


-I u '' i i » l ^


i!'! ■,:i'A(i i pjtm I


The Commuhlbn Sacrament will follow the Mojmlng Service.


1 ■0 Lmj: 0-0 , , LEAGUE qJp. yotJNG '::■ 2-15 p.m,: SUrtoAY pCHOOL


WESLEY jCHURGH GLITHEROiE


SUNDAY -NEXT (February 1st)


10-30 SiSiwss ’ - Rev. Godfti


Mri G. (Blaci


a.m.: ey Kenyon


6-0 m.; ; ■ v :' l^burnL


Glitheroe l^t. James’s Men’s Fi ‘Uowship


A D D R E S S ■ ty


! lij!i


Mr. A. R. Lurneti-Hurst 5


(Principal Technical!


if Liverpool College)!


GENTRAL FEDERA'


Wednesday ■


i p ^ p i l • S i


k i k


In the Everyone


AFRIGAN TION


Sext, Feb. 4 p/m.!


j


School welcome.


! Waddington


Coronation Fund MONSTER J


# iW ? P


i » ! l i ^ S l


‘S I i w


^ B l i^ ■ 1P » s


:i i i * #<!iisS»P # ^ f c l


'MMl » :


‘m sm l r - , .


■ V ‘ ' i


Whist Djrive and Domino Drive


FRIDAY NEXT, Feb. 6 Commence 7-30 p.m. -


St. Helen’s School ‘


ADMISSION 2/6 X


BRING-ANDrBVY STALLS GRAND CONCERT iBus to Cllther le at 1,0-50 p.m.


(including Refreshments)


by RIBBLESDAtr BOYS’ CHOIR and other; Artistes.


Compere, jimmy Fell. ,


i GISBURN & blSTRIGT Y.F.C. 9th AflNUAL


Fancy Dress Ball Friday Neit, Feb. 6th


' in the I p.m. 0 2 a.m. -I


OLD VICARAGE CAFE.I Gisburn. 8REGAL BAND.


Judging 10 p.m,


Classes; Character , Original, Humorous; Couples.


ADMISSION 3/- Good, Prizes.


Tickets obtaliiable from Club I


FRIDAY, MAY ' I n


NEWTON INSTIT • Claiming I this dat


15th UTE will Secretaries please note. MANeHESra +' jr4’I IH HTIOA TERA Hl


PRELIMINARY NOTICE . . . . 1 . . ■ Waddington


Methodist Church i W ■


T W I C E 1 D A I L Y - ^ Fr»’ j. to Feb. 13,4 Sats. toiFeb, 14, 2 Adults 9 / " 7 /6


Child ren6/< Book Belle Vue Lewis's* C.W.S. ( Ashton & Mitchell


■........- IA h


.(Cen, li3 6 )U n re i. Adults 1/6 Child I A t Belle Vue day Show only.


4^ . lo n r . to ,


p/- 3 /-. ' 6al(oon St) ;


15&7J0 ;0 & 7.0


4/- 2/-1 ■orsyth’i , :


ju m b l e s a l e Saturday,: March 21


Lever^s Battery “ PeOets”


Doors open 7 p.m. Commence 7-30. ADMISSION 2 /- I


,,(Including refreshments), . Children ;1/. ,


Hoddei[ Valley I


Young Conservatives FIFTH annual


WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE


FRIDAY, FEB. 27th PROCEEDS FOR


CORONATION FUND. V/' DETAILS LATER.


Moor Lane' Methodist - - ' 1


Sunday School Saturday, 7th February


HURST GREEN O R O N ATI ON ‘EFFORT. —


■ringed by .the Corimatlori com- “tee representative! of ■ Alghton,' ey and i Chalgley, j a. sucriessful t and domino drive, followed a dance, was held' In St.'


iph’s School 6'h Fikday evening, effort realised I'Os; At


23 whist tables, [prizewinners : Ladles, Mrs. 'R.[ Wilson, Mrs.


.ijson, Mrs, B. Wilkinson, Mrs. J , oley; gentlemeu, Mr. [Jas,_ rsworth, Mrs." Jc'iBllias,'.Mr.. J.' lilnson, Mri j : Bijiley. ' There e 11 tables for dominoes, prizes; won by Miss A. Holden, Mr. : Joore, and Mr. B.i Collirison.


ijirs. Sharpies. ■ wife of the com- ,tee chairm’an,,Mii.'A,' Sbniples, prtsented,the, prizes.',’ Mr. Sharpies n outUned the. proposed pro. mme of events, i A dance for


ml


adults will take plate on Friday, May 29th, and.on Saturday, May 30th, a procession headed by the age band,,will lei


vll


cei.tre for the sport sports programme Is . to- be anged, and teas provided' for


,ve the .village s field, where


__: children and pensioners: 'He S t: ;ssed. that the e![tent to which thi: committee could plan would de; lend on the co-ijiperatlon and generosity of the thjee districts in su iportlng efforts h^d to raise the lessary . funds,. He hoped all


of


would give generously , to members the committee, who In the very,


neir.'future would! be making a, house-to-house collection. It was hoped to put on a |how worthy-of the occasion. ■ | • , • ,


A large crowd erijoyed new n«d


old dances to muslo- supplied by the Modernist Dance Orchestra. Mr. J. Holden and Mr. R. Whalley carried out the duties; of M.C. The evening’s competitions were ■ won by Betty Dewhrirst and Joan


Coates.


CUTHERiOE As i DISTRICT CHAMBER OF TRADE '


CORONATION CELEBRATIONS


^ N Open Meeting' foij alltj siiopkeepets In Clitheroe


and district will be held a t ’


the Roybeck ^afe, Bferke Place, on T h u r s d a y , ! 5th


. . . .


February. 1953. ! Bustaess:


1


the Coronation; Ceiebrationsl A cordial invitation to the


To receive suggestions for


Meeting is extended'' to all shopkeepers.


John Lord, President.


Wm. D. Rushton, Secretary. PRELIMINARY NOTICE'


RIMINGTON CRICKET CLUB HAIL E^CURSIOiS


'LANCASTER ‘ 7/6; MOREpAMBE 8/-


Langho ’ . . . . . 6-14 . . . . 6-19


Depart Whalley


Clitberoe . . . . 6-31 Chatburn : . . 6-36 Rlmlngton . . 6-42 6-48


Gisburn.'


EVERY WEEKDAY 2nd February to ,6th June ' a.m.


aan. 8-27 8-32 8-43 8-48


8-54 ■ 9- 0~


Change! at. Helllfleld :ln each ' direction, . ; ■


Return same day by any -train. ■ - ■


Pull details- from Stations, Offices : and Agencies.


(.BRITISH RAILWAYS*


: . . (32936) I E l .


—« delegation from Wlswell Is to meit the chairman of the Whalley Corinatlon


C IRONATION A


Celebrations ■yiiswell Is one of yhe villages I I !


___ the decision to | appoint a delEgatlon was made at a public met ting held at Wlswell School on Wee nesday night, wllen Mt. C. ce presided and gave details the proposed programme of


whl the and


cele irations In , Whalley and dlst


•let.


meffibers A


theije app


Iteima, Warli that


R !ports were presented ■ by llsousslon followel, and as


of the sub appeared to


committees. •be some


■ehenslon regardlbg certain it ■ was propose^ by Mr. P.


mg, seconded by Miss Foster, a delegation be formed to see


the chairman of the Vllhalley Cele- brat lions committee to whoji e scheme.


This


H on and Mr. ,P. iiVarltig were app. 'ilnted delegates.


and Miss M. Leach, lgi


,Ii


r a l s i but:


addition to, ,thb - twopenny


rate meeing,' It .will, be .necessaiY-to'


on for the wrialley-. fund,


Wlswell's share. being approxl- matily £17, and 'Mlsa Leach pro- posid that a Coronatlpn.festivities committee be . formed for the villi «e - to organise , efforts, AppUnted to the committee were Mrs Hlgson, Miss Leach, Mrs. Mat aer. Councillor jpickup, Mr. San field and -Mr.. RawcUffe.


, It was also proposed to have a


Coronation fete In Wi'swell follow­ ing. the Whalley celebl'atlpns.


LANGHO URCH EFF0RT--7Church and


)1 funds benefited [as- the t of a whist ynd!j domino organised bV /the St.


ifiard's Social, Club [and held in .I'ln oV


church school last night week. prizewinners wyre: Whist; es, Miss M. . Ryadett, Mrs.


lOiderham, con., Mrs; Smith; flemen. Miss , M, | Gooderham; Sykfes, . con.: Mrs.. Allen,


bilnoes, Mrs. Orm^rod, Miss E. jreaves, con., Mrs. B.irch.


UB WHIST.—^Prizewinners at


i^hlst drive held jin the club on (Tuesday eVenlng' were Gooderham,.Mrs.| jepson’, Mis.


im


;s and Mrs, Caddy. Proceeds In aid of club: funds.


agreed upon, at;' a prevlh’ui.' money, by ; voluntary contrl-


discuss the was, agreed, Mr. ■ J . R.


■ ’ ih'is joining with I Whalley in programme of Celebrations,


Cpm-


mit ;fee ' to discuss-, th^ proposed t l o r


festivities to celebrate [the Corona- In June. '


. .


ToleDhona! Whalley\2lBl. Mon., ‘Tues., We


JEANNE iCEAIN aifd EDWARD ARNOLD/ in


BeBes On T eir Cert. C.


Thurs., Fri., Sat. ^


STERLING HAViDEN and ARLEEN WHELAN in


.1


Flaming Featyr . ' Cert. U.


Saturdays, tat House B n.tn. , 3no House. 8-16 n.m.


Week'dilysi 7-30. Prices 1/S.' Children 7 A


Complete change of Pro­ gramme.


. 1


Soeoial ' Matineo every Saturday morning at 10-15


! WHIST AND DOMINOES. — In aid of the Church of Englhnd Children’s Society, a Whist and domino drive was held at the Church of England!. School, Whalley, last wSek, \ proceeds amounting to more than £7. .


I Miss' Worthington.. bbmlnoes, !Mesdames Hill, Bradley, [rhompson


and E. Smith.


YOUNG CONSERVATIVES. — The American Constitution - and foreign policy” was the [subject of


'a- talk -by Mr. ■ J. Tipping;' a' schoolmaster, to Whalljey Young Conservatives alt their iheetlng In th^ Stanley Boom on Wednesday night. Mr. N. G. Clarfy, Con-^ seryatlve Agent for thy Division, presided.


•About 120 children


were’ present at the, scholars' annual party and prlzy dlstrlbu-,


tloi of Whalley , Parlph Church Suriday School on Saturday. The Vicar, the Rev. H. [c. Snape, pre'- sented the prizes, and; entertain­ ment v?as provided i by the children, and comprised a 'sketch,


parltomlme. and Indlvliual Items. Par3|its also attended :|he party.


irlt ' BARROli


vjllHST WINNERS—Prizewinners ;he weekly whist drjve held at Reading Rooni on Fjrlday were;


les,:i;,Mrs. .Thornbyr; 2,.Mrs. croft; - gentlemen, 11, Mr. R. 2, Mr. r J Thlstlethwalte. was Mr. R. Thlstiethwalte. ' ,


RIMINGTON PRIZE DISTRIBUTlbyt—Mr. J.


H.-.Wells, Siinday School Superin­ tendent,.. presented ' attendance prizes j to scholars of .A^artln Top Congregational Sunday [School on :ie Sunday by the


Sunday. The- value of t School .. was stressed! minister, the Rev. E. Tj


SAMOA TO RIMING'T a representative of


West, . JN—Metn-


hers of Martin Top Congregational Chapel were visited oi. Tuesday evening by the Rev. J. W. Hoadley,


Missionary- Society who Is home on leave from Samoa.' talk at


the Manse, Mn Hoadley


gave an Interesting! &ccount of the life and customs of Samoa and of the-


cstabUshed [t speaker


flourishing (therre


were churphes e. volceili DOWNHA RAISED £8.—A hpt-iipt supper


and whist drive, arranged by ,the Women’s Institute, WK held in the School on iPrlday, [When, over £8„ was raised 'for the coronation funds. Whist winners were: Ladles: 1, Mrs. Watson';; -2,: Mrs. W. I. ; Todd; con., kjlrs.' Clark;' gentlemen, 1, Mr. W. Barker; 2, Mrs. R. Oddle; .con.,. Mr. J. Kay. M.C.-was Mrs. Oddle. j| •


GISBURN CONSERVATIVE BALL.— There


was a large attendarice' at the annual whist, and domino, drive., and; dance,'"'Organlsed| by ,.the'„ Gisb'um' -braheh "'ot- thp 'Sklptoh Conservative Association] and held at the Old Vicarage, G(sbum,' on Friday; evening, ; The M.C.s Were Mrs., H. F. Taylor arid 'Mrs. I. •Wrathall, and -prizes [were ,pre-! .sented to the- following winners; Whist: Ladles, Mrs.. s |h. Speak:, Mrs. E. Welling; gentlemen.! Mr., Tlllotson, Mrs, ' P. 'Thurog'ood:', special prizes,; Mrs.. L:j'Pate,and j Mr.' N. Johnston. Doni|rioes,‘ Mrs.' Wilson, Mrs. Hanson, Mr;.Peel arid , Ml*. Burnop. ' Music for. dancing' was provided by the Hodder Band, and music during the Interval by A compe- H. Frahk-


Mr. N. A. Waterworth.: tltlon was won by Mrs; land and Mr. G. Bargh.j


ydUNG/ FARMERSlj-Members


of!,'Gisburn. -Young Farmers’. Club at their weekly .meeting! on Mori-: day hea'rd an Interesting and uni usual, talk on 'locks arid ■ keys by Mr. W. M. Blakey, ofjiBrlerfleld, who also showed manyj exairiples from his own private [[ collection. He' was thanked by Eric Hartley! and Jean Taylor. |j '


' AUCTION MART.—Thursday: A


good show of attested newly- calved cows and helfers;|,whlch met a satisfactory trade, particularly those shown In the! breeders’ hands. Quotations: Cows, 46 gns, to 76 gns.; helfera, 39 gns,


gns. to 72 ! ■ Boltofl-by-BoiYland WHIST DRiVE.-^^A whist drive


held in the School ;on Friday evening, realised £4 IDs. for |the Reatory. fund. 'Ten tables were occupied for whist, thejBector,'the Rev.. A.' Smithies, being M.G.[ Prizes were presented: by Mrs.:- Smlthles as follows: 'rLadles, ■ 1,:, Mrs. E. Wolfenden; ;j2, Mrs. Dlj Dlnsdale; 3, Mrs. Sandjerson; coni;,'. Mrs. D. 'Wright; gentlCfnen, .1, Mr.'


'A, Metcalfe; ‘ 2, Ml. Kenyon;; J, Mr._ ,S. Stott; ■ con.,. Mr. G'.;


Garrad.. • !


r SABDEN PANTO, SUCCESS./[The mem-f


hers of St. Nicholas Players Group are to be highly complimented' on' their , success . on . Saturday, and Tuesday evenings. In [[presenting ' In;, the ’ Schoolroom their third annual pantomime, ” Babes in the


-Wood,” written and [devised , by Mr. J. Fell, of , Whalley!] The prlii- clpals were: Mlchae|' Graham,: Eileen , Aspln; Walter D6bsori,[ Donald 'Nuttall, Jackj Brltclitte, Edgar Prankland, Ann Varnam,; Dorothy M. Brltcllffe,[[and Mo[rle[ Shaw, along with a chorus, of o-ver 50. The production '.wari in . the!: capable hands of Mr. IS,'-Simpson,: and the. scenery had b^en specially - painted, for-theroccarion: by Messrs,] Harry, Lacey and Arnold Ains­ worth. Messrs. H.. Brltcllffe, .A,i Cllffe, E. Shaw, F. Green and . J; Ainsworth were efflirient stage managers, ’The lighting effects, were by! Ian Duff. |iMusic-was


provided by Simpson's Orchestra. HARROP


, Church, .'Minister’s Wednesday. [ .


Godfrey Kenyon', gave: the second of his talks on “The.'.Book.of Genesis ” !to the Harrori; Methodist !| (riass; .■,:pn


MINISTER’S CLASS *-The Rev. Minister, Mr. E. T. Wes ^ now


Thaiiks to the by the,


th e London: In a fireride


I Whist; ladles, -Mesdamei Pllklng-. [ton,. Moore. Bradley; • gentlemen, Mr.iW. Pedder, Mrs; N.-Blaokledge.


I F o u r t e e n . t a b l e s - w e r e ; o c c u p i e d f o r v r h l s t , a n d


w i n n e r s w e r e : CHATBURN DEMONSTRATION.—Ujjder the


auspices:. ’of;,'; the ., ,Nort[h-West€m; Gas.. Board;' -ai/cdokery; .d tlon■


- was' :g)’yen,: to • me


'Chatbum, Parish Church Onion (n.'the,. Institute.or


imohstra-: ribers,': of’ Mothers’;' Wednes-[


day afternoon. .-'- Mrs.' Wynne; pr^ s l d e d r . d u d t e a ; w a s ' s e r y e d o f t h e . c o m p i l t t e e . - - ■ ' ■


FILM /SHOW.-i^The................... Rank . lllm,'. ‘‘The Promise,'/ was.


by ladies: , Arthur'


showii |.''at, Chatbmn/'lMettfddlst,,'. Ch'urch| !on Tuesday.'tb.ailarge .cbn-: gregatliil. 'At.-the (ineetmg.of the' ■young j People’s''Feliowshlp 'yester-; day,- Margaret : Bocithman and Marie ilsherwobd- entertjalnedt' on , two'P)an'os,


j ‘ . ’- ' j MISSIONArVi! TALK.-pThe Bey.


and Mrs. F. :G. McBride, of -Has- llngden, who' have spent 16 years as missionaries In India,; addressed a meeting In. Chatbtirn,; Church Institute, on . Tuesday | night ..’to members- of . Chatburi. Parish Church who have volunteered to be stewards for'the missionary ex­ hibition to.be held at Clltheroe in Marchi,- Oh'atburn Church,, to­ gether with St. Leonardjs phurch,- Lahgbo, will b'B.respohsiljile for .the India and Pakistan Cou|ris at the .exhibition. .Mr. and Mrs. McBride Illustrated' their talk With 'curios and otheir objects whlcbj they had brought back with them from India,;and the Vicar, t/je Rev. ‘E. Wynne, presided. ' '


WADDINGT.ON i.W.I.!' PARTYi—More : than - BO


gliests!; ,'wete welcoirted by, ...the. president, .Mrs,; J. ;!N'/G,arnMi;,' at! ah'j'Md .folks’;.party, orgatiised<.by' the-’ Waddlngfonv- 'Womens''- Iristl-j. tnte,-! and.- held/in', the! Methbdlst[


'sbhool; yestetdiy/y/eek.:': 'At’.'tables tastefuliy ' decorated, for "■ the occasion.', the/, g'uftts; :had.-. S-tca servedl'by .members. 'Of'the lustl; tiite. [/ Seated; at nne', table iwere


totailld; !'49E('- years/,.''-They--wore Mri; ;S. -Hanson,; /Mrs; ■; J.- 'Hanson:


six/people [.whijsei.CpffiMb


'Mrh/ Oddle. 'Mrs'. ' King ! and ' Mrs. W.arner.,. all of whim tire over 80, aiid Mr. J. Sharpies, Feazor,. who is[91;;| Ph(5tographB.were.t(ii£en;'st


each table'xlurlngjtss; 'and’ after­ wards by Mr


. [-


tainmeiit tos'- prcjvlded by .Mrs. Ida Gradwell and , Miss Annis Watson, of.Clitheroe:. ' ' ,


a film ^show was. presented ■R. Bap^y.l 'Further SnMr-


■ At the conclusion of the ■ party, which I was greatly: erijoyed by 'all present, the thanks' of the guests, were [expressed by Mr. ■R. :S. Southworth. Mrs, Garnett, -bn behaIt[of the Institute; thanked all who had contributed to the success of the e.vent.'


| ' REAbiNG ROOM. T-Mr. W-


Bowerb presided at the 'annual meeting of .Waddlngtbn Reading Room [on Tuesday. evening. Mr. P. Wilkinson; .was [rerelected secre­ tary. and' Mr.' R. Nelson, treasurer, and appointments! were also made to .the; working committee.


Dugdale.


Tivies, January 30, Ip 3 - -i-


" The Week’s Obituary,


MR. NEVILLE COLEMAN . His many friends In Cllfh-


eroe: 'and the - surrounding district' heard with deep: re­ gret 'of the sudden,death on Friday of Mr, Neville Coleman, of ".Rlbblesdale,” -Castle-vlew, CUtheroe/.'- Mr. Coteman, who


, .


' As Miss Gladys! Laycock. she was elected cotton aueen for Blackburn' about '20. years ago, and went: on to [compete iln an area competition at


]Bla[ckpbol:|;:


: ‘ Mrs. Grlndley iWidower ‘and one


was 56, was taken 'to hospital after becoming suddenly 111, and his death occurred, shortly afterwards.


A member of a well-known


Clitheroe .family, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. S'. Coleman, his -father be­ ing a former Clitheroe fellev- irig .ofBcer. After ■. serving with-'the Army througout .the First. War, "in which he was wounded during the Gallipoli fighting, ■ and, later taken prisoner In France, Mr. ,Cole­ man returned to Clltheroe In 1919 ,to' establish a toffee! manufacturing- busiriess, of which he was the proprietor, in, premises bff Castle-vlew.


’The


financial -statement was approved as : satisfactory - j and ■ thanks expressed to .their, auditors; Mr. W,' Woolf and Mr. G.


Addison presided


WOMEN’S fellowship.—Miss at the meeting


of the Women's Fellowship last Thursday, when, the speaker wee Mrs. Byrnell, of .Slaldburn: The tea hostess was[ Mrs. Barnes! assisted by Mrs. liawson and Mrs. ■Waddington. Mrs. T. Banks was the pianist. ' , j -


ISLAIDBURN CORONATION ’.! EFFORT.—More


than i£10 was raised for Corona­ tion [funds as trie , result of! an effort; prganlsed, by the Women’s InMltute, and held In the Village Hall last WedriesiJay. Mrs. L; C. Klng-WUklnson presented prizes for , a' whist drive to:' Ladles',. I, Mrs; J.; Rigby; 2j Mrs. W. Wood; 3, Mrs. M. Leemlng; ” gentleihen, 1, Mr; W. Brown; ] 2, Mrs. T. Cow- king; | :;3, Mr. G. I Rigby. Mr. J. Leemlng was M.G. After supper had been served, j games, competi­ tions I and dancing, for which muslri was supplied by Mr.'J. Cow- king’s yarilbgram,! were enjoyed.


noon ‘When Mrs. the Rector, the R?v. J. G. Byrnell presented attendance prizes ,, to Alan, Carole, arid June;; Baird, Anrie .and Margaret Cal-verley. Ellen and James F'ms, Alan Glllot,


Children,:parents and friends: and teachers attended Parish .Church,, on- . Sunday ■ atter- Byrnell, wife of


. Paul arid ; Shirley 'Hodgson, 'Anthony Lawsori. | Joan arid .Leslie


jL^wson,!. Alan anri Jean Newhonse, Ann' and Janies Overton, 'Alice


, Parker, George apd Margaret [Pitt; . man, ^Edward Rigby, Michael [Sllnger,! Geoffrey land; John/Soar; Colin and Ernest ^tarigoe,' Ain'and Joyce Taylor, Christine, Margaret, Mary arid Susan 'Jiiylor,: Janei; and Jennifer Thorpe, Brian'/ arid Patricia! Walnwright, David,! Joan, and Mark' Walkepi Linda -Walker, David Ward, David, Patricia and StepheniWood, Dirothy, Mary and William' Wood. ' ' '


'David ‘ 'Wood, had the highest


attenda'nce for Siinday School and also received the! Church, attend­ ance prize, while Ann Overton had the highest atterihance of scholars living outside thri village,, ! A scripture ■ reding was given by Joari :Walker ^nd the congre'ga/- tlon was addressed by Mrs. Byrnell Mrs.,Slluger .was the,organist.


READ MR. G. PARKe Ii—The first Lan­


cashire' .League :balipian to iscorei> 1,000 runs In a' Reason, and the, only one to '.Score two; half- centuries on every ground in the league, .Mr. Geoige Parker; Oak- mount, Whalley-ioad, Read, died on, Sunday at the age .of,’T7. He began' his crlckritlng career at Hasllngden In l892[' and later played with Accrington formany years.. A; native|of Idle In York­ shire, Mr:. Parker [went to -Read In 1928. to take over a poultry farm. He was a staunch- supporter [of the Conservative cause: and was also a vice-president -lof Read Cricket Club.; Mr. Parker! whose wife died In 1951, is -suivlved by three married sons. The funeral [at St, John’s -Church, Read, on .Tuesday, was conducted by the-.Rev. G Badeley: '


1 / ; FOOTBALL.—Read United visit­


ing Trinidad Sptjrts on Saturday, drew 1-1.. i The reserve side defeated St, Paril’a. 4-2 in, the second kound bf I the ,’To'm Clegg Shield;'.


" I .... ' ' '


was , a crowded attendance at the annual Conservative ball, held In the I. C. ,of ,E. School on ..Friday eve'rilng. ‘ Cliff Astln and His ModerriMres . played' for ■


CONSERVATIVE' BALL.—There dancing


and the M.C. was! MY. T. S. Nowell, A .special prize : was' won ; by'Miss B. Bagar. Proceeds amounted .tp £25:


,.j., . .:!! I, .


: WHIST DRIVE.—The local foot­ ball club held' a Whist drive; In the Ambularice Hall pn Tuesday'everij


!ing,i Mrs. J, Holt presenting the prizes to the, f’bllowlrig winners Ladles, Mrs.' S. Bottoms,: Mrs.' J Manders,'] con., Mrs.; L. Rushtori; geitlemeh, Mr.' R. Crook; (Mrs. J, Hardnlan,;,c'on., Mrs. S,.Maxwell Special prize,'. Mr. T. Hadwen.


ANNUAL [ d u k I N Bead


Women! Unionists: enjoyed a,' trip to Southport on,'Saturday! The out­


ing [concluded with a visit to the lyeri:


theatre In.the ev[erilhg, W.U. WHiST.i-A whist drive


Unionists was held In the' Con­ servative Club pri Monday] evening, Prizewinners'were; ] 'Ladles, Mrs, B.’Rltnmer, Mrs,- :W.' Hanson, con. Mrs. S. Bottoms;! .getftlernen,.,Mrs, L. Rushton, Mrs,' G.Hqlt, con., Mrs, L, 'Wright! i ' A qpeclal prlrib 'was won by Mrs. B. Rlmmor. The M.C. was! Mrs. T. S! Nowell' arid . prizes


arranged ' by the locai : Women hiid


: were • presente(l[ ' by - ■ Miss , : E, Haworth.,, ■!. '■;' .


; !


PBIZE DISTRIBUTION. — a service. In the


association with 'Clitheroe Parish Church by giving loyal service to ' varied- aspects of. the chuch’s activities.. He was a! bellringer for a long num­ ber, of yeafs, and also took part In the productions: of the old Parish Church Amateur Operatic Society., He was also a keen and skilful gardener.


He continued a strong family


local Freemasonry, Mr. Cole­ man was secretary, and]a Past Master of Limestone :'Rock ' Lodge (369),i and held other offices In Freemaspnry. ,


Prominently identified with


' Mr. Coleman is survived by a widow and a brother, Mr. H.


S. Coleman, manager of Broad Oak Print Works, Accrington, ; who will, have sincere sym- ! piathji.lh their loss.


! Evidence of the esteem In'


which Mr. Coleman was held [ was reflected in the large and ; representative congregation; at Clltheroe Parish Church on: Tuesday morning, when the ' funeral service was held, The | interment at St. Mary’s Ceme-[ tery was conducted by the ! Vicar, the Rev, S. Blrtwell.


[ MRS. A. J . COTTAM | i*Foliowing a short illness, the;


death occurred yesterday of Mrs. Ann. Jane Cottam', of 25, Duck-street, • Clltheroe. She; was 81.


, • ; Born In Blackburn, she had


resided'In 'Clltheroe 'for some; 48 years and .was associated with SS. ‘ Michael and John Church'.^


four sons and three daugh­ ters in their bereavement, Mr. qottam having predeceased , wl|e 13 years a g o . .


.Symriathy Is extended to ! Requiem Mass will bev said


at ;SS,' Michael and John C)nir6h to-morrow by .the' Revi Fr. ‘G. Bayliss prior, to, the I Interment' at St. Joseph’s Cemetery.


;'/!] /MR; J.;-HALL ■ [ ■ ■,'/l' Mr. James Hall, who died


suddenly [at the- home of his son,'Mr. 'C. Hall, 28, EShton-[ terracO, Clltheroe,' yesterday week, was a former jveaver. and- was closely associated with , Low ■ Moor Parish Chujfch,' which he attended regularly. He was 77


his son; in hls bereavement; Mrs. Hah having predeceased her ' , husband some years ago./ '


"


] [The'Vicar of Low Moor, the •Rev.: I. Pugh,.' condu'etjed [the 'Interment at St... [Cemetery.,on Monday;


MRS. G. GEIEDLEY A former Blackburn


Mary’s


‘queen, Mrs. Gladys Gdndlqy. !of 8, Old Row. Barro on Saturday after a 1


111-


ness. .She was 42/ ■A [native of Blackbuiln. Mrs.


Girindley had resided In Barrow for the past 13 years.,


Clarion Cyclists In Long Lane


[ ‘ ■' ■ ■ '■ ' I ■ - ■ ^


rpHERE was a keeri inlp in the air when wb left


Clitheroe on Sunday, and patches of Ice still clung to shady, stretches of the road; but -they weren’t eiftensive. enough to cause. us any difficulty, so that w,e were able" to set , a brisk enough pace to*keep us .tvarm.),


.[ With only a ^hort


•riding through Gargraye and Airton, but, even , iO, we. arrived in Malham before noon, arid so. after lurich.iwe


ing’s ,, run ; ahead, H; decided to lengthen‘d -


.


found time for g walk up to' the Cove before sett ng off


again. The cllmf) from Mal­ ham up ■’to' Ewe M ibr to Streets was asiarduius as: .ever, ' .and -sighs, -of /felief: greeted'the sight of Malharii Tarn gleaming sappMre-like in the clear.afterhoon iuh. A- long downhill fun . took us over ' the lower ;sloj)es .of Fountains Fell and then over Catrlg';>'to -Sllv.erdale Lane, where we branched 'rlf ht apd started climbing [agaiii; Near Peter’s Castle we forsook the road for a rough car|t track whioh led over the foothills of Pen-y-Ghent; and! on to Long Lane, our’ bikes sliding about ■ on the, writ turf and occasionally sinking - deep;


•Into patches of ‘ bog.! There: 'was no'; real excltemen;, how­ ever^ until we started; on the. last long descent towards Helwlth Bridge, anp th^n within a space of‘ aTew yards; three rlders' achieved spec-; tacular-T-and .■ . quite, [ unpre­ meditated - - '.descents r from their machines -wheri they relied on' a ■


burst of,,speed 1 to : carry, therii [through ri. series


morn--; was


it by I


DON!T MISS THIS FINE OF BARGAINS IN ALL


TUNIC SHIRTS from


OPPORTUNITY D PARTMENTS.


E


C./A. s h ir t s ; - from 19/U. PLATED. UNDERWEAR ; TRciusiERS ; I fr()m 15/6 • I


[PLATED ViEST's’ from ;[ ALLpWOOL VESTS r :!. ' Special 'Vali


ALL-WpOL TROUSERS friiim. 2^/3. , !'


from i9/ii: '/ SOdKS from 3/lL'


SPORTS COATS : from 63/- (Usual 'Price £5/15/-). (.Usuah Price £1


READY-TO-WEAR SUITS-'frond £ 8/8/-l:and £9/9/-) - d:


OVERCOATS


,nd £13/13/-). '£ 6/G/f.


BIB-AND-BRAGE OVERALLS from 19/11.


SEE WINDOWS FOR. THESE AND OTHER . GENUINE BARGAIN^


■[ .' / ’ / ' ‘I . ' ! ' .!■■.' ■


M S d Methodfs on Smith the mo: Rev. L; Burnley Special


Sun


by a n Briggs, soloist, was th( Taylor


[ f jL n j ‘V


[ ^ £ 6 , K lW C i S T W E E T . C u r T W E B O E


; than' 1 able i<);


of! deep furrows in the mud^y track. Luckily, ' no damage was done, and wet mild soon dries and brushes off, so/ivy were al l looking quite .res­ pectable again by the time Stalnforth [ was reached., 1


Bbwland ; Knotts, leavlnp Greenacre-street ati 9 a.ra. Total distance Is 60 miles;


Next Sunday we' , cross I , GEARS ’/ TOSSIDE


life’e, solicitor,! of [Olltheroe. spoke- I M »arv


to members of Tosslde Farmers' Club at tiielr meeting at the Insti-; tute on |


yARMERS'i MEETING.—Ml'. R. P- t ai-r'


Agricultural Act. ‘


| Tuesday on the 1948 'There was a


good attSri'dance, presided ove;- by Mr. 'W. Askew, and after question, time, thanks'[to Mr. Lee were ex­ pressed by Mr. Askew'and Mr, R. ‘Robltison.i .'li... , ] :[] , . !


, m r I ?* -i J . '■'h Hi--- tjiD


whose them. have: ’ this wi years. Which Patron been i n


'tickets, announces :tl


Society, annual past with


, thi


;; their ’ [ Student* : Eight


Day servic at Mooil Church,


ida'y. The was the prej


lining service.I Graydon Bea|


I In' the, music iwaS


len’s choir.' baritone,


Mr. D. G.l ani


He conducto ■ *


organist.


E E R iOE j iratic


f iw


____ and which has problem du , years |:ii| ‘heavy den


,500 seats [al _ public bpc! production! Prince.” ‘ [ I hundred;


received qek. the can


to


subscrlptlor priority


and, as number I


..they


. be bookei subscriptif


'(strlcted to-ifq THIS WEfli [ROADSAFETY!


Where .thero’i , there’s dand ‘f


19/11 PYJAMAS from 24/6.


and 25/-.


Mary’s-J celebrate to-day L.


B


avenue, 84 on


.


cqttpn ', died


Sympathy Is extended to MRS. E. A. KNOWLES After failing health ' for


about three miOnths, ‘ Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Knowles, of 4, Railway - terrace,! Langho, died on l^ednesday. She was 79.


I Born In Bllllhi Knowles was ass‘ St. Mary’s R.C. was- a member of Sacrament Confn


gton, ■: Mrs,


late Mr. John Knowles, and sympathy is extended to her three daughters, ' bereavement. [ ,


1 She was thd widow of the I'The interment Geoghan officiatlrig.


Sh Mary’s Blllington.' the


! ‘R( ;ev.; Fr. J. R.C. m r : ,w. PARKER Well known ] In the Tosslde


area where lhe| [lived and worked for many years ris .a irind dralperj Mr , , William Parker,.


interred thefei on


ffiuesday; lollowing! hls death in Skiptoh Hospital. He was


85. : , " r j A',. ■',!. For some time, Mr. Parker


had/ lived; with his! daughter: ai Helllfleld, hut; previously he had fesJdeq in piany parts] of the Tosside district. 'He was[a former caretaker


alj Tosslde School a schooI,‘ manager.: , verger ' a t ! the church, a member, of the, Parochial Church Council! arid chalrmiin of Gisburn Forest Parish Council until he left the district:


[He leaves [two idaughters ; . [


arid an adooted son. to whorri sympathy ‘ will be expressed Iri their bereavement. ,


i , [The funeral service was


conducted by the ' Rev. W[. Monks, assisted by the Rev. B.l D.' Roberts, of Settle, I


lololated with hurch.: and the Blessed riternlty.


iwhom sympathy-[vlU be ex pressed In their bereavement. The Interment,' conducted


leaves' son,.


a to


by the Vicar of "Whalley. the Eev. H. C: Shape,'was]at the New Cemetery, 'WhBlIey., ;on Wednesday, following ; [a ser­ vice at-the; church!:i :


MISS L. HARTLEY '' A fornier cotton i Operative.


Miss Lily: Hartley; |;who had lived at 35, ‘BawdlapdS; Clith­ eroe; for the past 'hine, years, died on Sunday, aged 65.', • /In ‘her-[younger days, Miss Hartley had been!; employed but later


at LOW Moor Mill, worked: as a Holmes MIU until years ■ agoi


;


i.‘The "Ahtermlent llmmaiiuel Church,' Oswald itwlstle, on Wednesday.. ,


; MISS G. IIINDLE


‘ ' Miss Gertftide kindle, ‘ Of 2. ! Industrial-terrace, [j, BllUng- iton, died in hospital on


[ Saturday.:; . , j|[ :


and Mrs. Richard] iF.] Hindle. she had resided Iffi BUHngton for about 20 years and was of a retiring disposition. /


: Daughter of th,e late Mr. ' siyinpathy '' Is eixtended' to


her sister,] Mrs; Griffiths, with whom [she 'resided, , and relatives! in thelri bereave­ ment.,, •'[[,/. ,


,1; •'


held , at ; St. Mary’s Church. Mellor,'oh Wednesiflay. , i


[ ’The funeral service was was at


livlnder ’! at about two


MR. H. [ PROCTER


Mr. Harry Procter, of 55' Barry-street, [ Burnley, dice on Friday, aged 37. '


A former Whalley resident


the late Mr/ and- Mrs iT Procter, | of | '■ Queen-street Whalley, and was at one time^ a bellringer! at Whallev Parish Church, where a muffled peal' was rung this week, In tribute to his memory.


Mr. Procter ’was a son of : A baker by; occupation, hi


was eriiployed In the bakerJ department of the Billington and ' 'Whalley Co-operative Society for ‘a period; of 13 months,; from June, 1932. to November, 1933. before! takin/j up similar [work at Burnlev Diurlng the war he served in the,.Army. ‘ |


[ Sympathy |,ls extended to ]


hls widow and two children In their! bereavement. ■ 'The ‘ ' cremation was at Carleton on Tuesday. ■ i


. ■ ■ • MB. C. WINDER 1 _ , _ giiegatlonal


A trustee of Newton Con- Churqh: with


which he had a ife-long association..! Mr. Charl es Winder'' died at hls home. Meanley Pajrni.: Newton, on Monday. He was 70.


[A,[native of Wyresdile, Mr.


Winder .spent hls ep,rly life at Sykes Farm, in thqiTrough of ' Howland; [movmg to .Meanley Farm In 191^.


Iln ill health for a number


ot years, Mr. Winder leaves twoj iriarried daughters,; to wh( '


...riomi sympathy will be | ex-


'■piressed In their ibereavement. !:After .a-s'ervlce at Newton


Church, yesterday, conducted by thq Rev, !g ., '^V.-Curryj the Iritefinent /took 'place, at Slaldbim


MR. IT. WPQD


service: ln[ (thej twh |-World saw


‘A| CjUtheroe man who


Wars, I'Mr.: Thomas' 'Wood, of 13, I iditchell-street, Idled in Queenfs Park Hospitql,] Black­ burn, on Sunday. He iwas 54


., lAi native; of Clltheroe, i Mr. Wo'od j served In the Armv during the First World War and: served


.in th,eir, Dunkirk, Crete


■hUrst, to-morrow, efeded by! Reejuiem Mass ; at Church,


iat' Stony-j Will be ore-;


before 1943'.


four Territorials I for with;,‘the Clitheroe


He was afterwards [em­


ployed . a s ^ male nurse at Brockliall Hospital! before


taking] up O o u r t a u Moors! He!


compelled him to give up his w rk jork, j ' ' '


ployed bv CUtheiroe months ago'


,/Keehly In Mir.!' Wood member of‘ Clitheroe Cl u b , ahd occ'asions- had duties as lljiesman. He had also been a mbmber of the Clitheroe Cricket Clpb, and 'wak a member of the Prim­ rose Lodge] of! the R.A.O.R .and of the Social Club, Well- gate, whefei the Union Jack wa's flown at I half mast :in tribute to ihis‘ memory. [As an ex-serviceman, he was also a member of the Clith- [erde; British: Legion.,


leenl;


lerested, in sport, was, a ‘ former


;he j committee of ?.C.' , Supporters’ on i several carried out


‘ Deep sympathy is. extended ‘to; his'widow [n her bereave- imgnti


I , [


I The interneht at St. Mary's [Cemetery-on Wednesday was conducted by ithe Rector of St; james’s,jth'e Rev. A., Lord.


■",■]■ [ ■ ' ■


employment at ds,; Clayton-le- was later ent- ■ the I.C.I. at


jntil about 18 [when 111 health


Brigade aiId [Nursing Di Mrs. Hard


St.


hers of Co-operat|i'


day, on “ ' Nursing.” by" Mrs. Swales.


First Aid; and ana


ve Gu She


Nutta li


time danpi Supporte servatlvi' liight, 1 attendeef, club fum


■


RAGNALL w| at !thd V- I e held bj- Cl|


s’ Club.' a • I Club, op Sif


,‘(}s.


■ A N ai '■^ ’of rn; records. ‘ public .Tudor, C; terday the aus[ GramopHo: 40 people


defeatlni: in the" county; Clltherof- Tuesday, comprisejd A. Bush, the Wood a bers of BIackpo6l “Mother week, J weekly


A tea:Faiji


' day, a series' of was hell,


ir t : ■Fraili:


ren about 501 ProepedsI


'* I


,t tractive prog usic on gram was [riresentC'l


Jiife, York-strel e vening we j ppces bf the C| me Society., attended, j


recital j held I * 1*1 :vl of Clltherod


mers suc-i'C’l Bllsborrow |


econd round I juiz competlj Grammar Sef The Clitherl /Messrs. Nl R. Parkins es F. Holgl ;id M. BibbyJ


r nd


trie club visit - , ■ p a n't o| Goose ” yf at ■ the!


meeting on


iturther lecturj poultry- lui


I ED.lAY greeting Jonb V’i


ik Knight,: o f treet. ClitheJ s hls 82nd Friday). and| s, of 6. Clltheroe, whj ednesday.


Id ( I was


during the last [war


years! ; and iwas at being invalided out in


a period of and i Alamein


li


FRIDAY. LiBhti


6-17 0 ^orianli ' T


vice, the peoplels


vide a f that even a d V a n c there is s, cbnstructiv


plans an


Clitfiero


J.INUARY 301 ne-up Tim : , n. lto 7-31 a.m.:


]■ FG. _ riumerc i


.sitions whl ephstapt f in these[ . d social


build a >peiu recreational town’s old‘ 1


to shoulde


for - flndln, £ 2,000 wh]i the schen, obvious thfi; elapse b'


will reac If the


to be Duilfc, of time be


will depei the m e support.


which' sue h deserved.■ I not attraci


Here Is


they ' desr members’


generation loneliness. Clltheroe .-


a former Health '


D


r , T. Liven


new scherp' pralseworf *


g


anbltlojus sblv emanent soct.i| . centre folks.


vj’elfare ■ Com ob:


c u t irp- for


As the cjimmltfee bnl the res


jhVfruition. 1 lelfore (he


(jentre is o then'i rill 1


I d


ore it ip com very


[ sur e


an s u p :


inst]


Probleiri: ,t the'


ifve, of- to- ’ One and


pirt be:


se


is com e seem


'lOOl to


District “ Psycholo


Rotarlans meeting y


hls talk psycholog: thanked' B. Miirrdy, (Rotarian


Dr. Rl' y sided).’ of 5q


eroe, ion Rlbblesda! Freeman celebrated town district, w ber, left' net.


*


s .. 1 ■ ri


t|iy' solupl ■ *


cere 3 t( o: .


la; of t as! 1


ch, it Is; es e i willl 'c ,t some til


.. - ions mulch ■


[fill vast s ) volunta ■


;(


G.sRICHA ' Untveri J


medical c J I Clltheroi '


I louncll, lyl" t([), at . their


‘sterday


dhards gave- exar


■]cal belavl b Rotar:;


T . ' Mortt *


THUR York-: e r‘ hei


1 its ho died 62,006


*


■ mem:PER ’of ‘John


he Clil lAi '■|[


icre, spoke to! ClithenC V/i


:,ANG.‘


e Model:: of


[histofl


..itrei ndrh . n ‘Scl hi e ai c surro las


jfos


wh: an Dr


The !i


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