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../5. W CJitJeroc I g W e r t i MR. H. I PROGTEE


on Friday, aged 137, Mr. Procter'was


Mr. Harry Procter, ■ of 55' Barry-street, \ BjurAley,; died


'A former, Whalle|yi resident


the late Mr., and- Mrs. T. Procter, of Queen-street", Wiialley, and was at; one time a bellringer at; : Whallev Parish I' Church, 1 where | a njUffled peal was;rung tills week^ in tribute, to his memory.


a son of 1 ' ■ ■' I


A baker by occupatloii, he was employed In the bakery


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■department of thel-Billington and Whalley i Co-operative Society for: a period of is : months, from June, 1932, , to November, 1933, before taking up similar work at Burnley. During the war :h^;served'in the .Army. '


' Sympathy is | extended to


his widow and,itwio i children in': their bereavement. The cremation i jwas at'


Carleton on iTuesday; MR. C. WINDER


gregational : Church, with which he ■ h a d a . life-long. / association, j MrJ C;h a r 1 e s Winder died af his' home. Meanley Farm, | Newton,.'on Monday. Hb was 70.


A trustee of Newton Con­ ;


Winder spent his early life at Sykes Farin, in the .Trough of - Rowland, .moving to Meanley Farm In 1918.


A native of Wyresdale, Mr. :


of : years, Mr, Winder leaves. two married! daughters, to whom sympathy will ; toe ex­ pressed in their bereavement. After a service ] at. Newton


, In ill health for a number


Church yesterday,' conducted by the Rev. G. W.-Curry, the interment took '..place at Slaidbum. > |


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, MR. T.| WOOD A Clitheroe man who saw'


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service in thei two ■ World Wars, Mr. Thomas'Wood, of 13, Mitchell-street, died in- Queen’s Park Hospital, Black­ burn, on Sunday. He was 54. A. native of Clitheroe, 'Mr;


Wood served tii' the Army during the First World War. and during the last war served with the Clitheroe Territorials for| a period of four years, and was at Dunkirk, Crete | and Alameln before being invalided out in 1943.


!j. He was afterwards em­


' compelled him [to give up his work.


, I ^ '^mi Keenly ! intereisted in sport. ,


Mr. Woo'd was [a former member of the committee o f , Clitheroe F.C.; Supporters’ Club, and ! on several. occasions had carried out duties as linesman. He had also been a member of the . Clitheroe Cricket Club, and was a member of]the Prim­ rose Lodge of the R.A.O.B. and of the Social Glubl Well-, gate, where, thfe Union Jack was flown at half mast In tribute to his memory. As ' an ex-servicenian, he waS also a member of the Clith­ eroe British' Legion.;


to his widow iii her bereave­ ment.


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Deep sympathy is extended I . j


The interment atjSt. Mary's .


Cemetery on lyediiesday was conducted by. the iRector of. St. James’s, the^ Key.' A. Lord. .


ployed as a nialej nurse at Brockhall i Hospital before taking up employment at Cou r t a h l dsi ■ Clayton-le- Moors. He wds later em­ ployed bv the I I.C.I. at Clitheroe until : about 18 months ago, when! ill health


fpyPIFYING nur or'


ad va nc e d feoclal ■ security .


1 organls'atl,oni which pro­ that even ] ,


merous local


vide a constant' reminder jlnlthese days bf


there is still vast scope for constructive ■ybluntary: ser-:


-vice the! Glltheroe. Old- People’s Welfare Committee; plans an ambitious scheme to build a permarient socj'al ai-'d recreational c^htre for the I town’s old [folkjs!


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to shoulder th e ! responsibility for finding mhch o f -. the £2 000 which, -It! is- estimated, the scheme ■Will cost, it is obvious that some time must elapse before :the , scheme will reach fruition,


As the committee will have [ . If the centre' is definitely


to be 'built then the, length of time before It! Is completed will depend v^ry largely on the me a s u r e of public support.


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which such support, is well deserved. Problems which do not attract the sympathy they deserve, beset } many members of- to-day’s :! older ■veneration. Ohe of them is loneliness, ,and as .far as Clitheroe is ebneerned, this new scheme sejems to toffer a praiseworthy solution; ,i


Here Is an [instance in . * I '*1 I * I' - ' ' '■


a former medical officer of Health to Clltheroe| Rural District Council; spoke on “Psychology"'! to’ Clitheroe


Dr . T. G. RICHARDS, of


Rotarlans at ! their i weekly meeting yesterday.


Dr. Richards, ! who , during.


thanked by B. Murray (Rotarian sided).


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his talk gavd' examples of psychological behaviour,' was Rotarlan Dr. E. R..


, The president T. [Morton) pre­


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MR- ARTHUR: EANGSHAW, of 50, lYork-street, Cllth­


eroe, formk headmaster of Ribblesdale! Modern School, a Freeman of Clitheroe, and celebrated historian of the town and Its ; surrounding district, who died!last Novem­ ber, left £2;006 gross, £1,952,


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A MEMBER of 1;he CUtheroe St. John Ambulance


Brigade and Nlirslng Division, Mrs. Hardabre.isp'oke to mem­ bers of Clitherbe Women’s Co-operative Guild on'Tues­ day. on “ FlrstjAld and Home Nursing.” i She. was thanked by Mrs. Nuttall and, Mrs. Swales.


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AIR. S. RAGflALL was the M.C. .at the ! weekly , old-


time dance[ hejd by Clltheroe Supporters’! Club, at th'e Con­ servative Clubi' on Saturday night, when about 50!'people attended, -prodeeds we)fe for citib funds.j ■ I


,V N attractive programme Liverpqol University, and'


FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1953, Lieht ng-uD Times :■ 5.17 p,n. |tiij 7-31 a.m.


SHOT BY OWN GUN IN


LANGHO MISHAP


right hand and stomach, Mr., Henry Warden (52), of 1, Coronation-terrace, Langho, was found lying in a field at Langho ' early on Mbnday morning, toy a local farmer, Mr. Stephen Gates, of Dlnck- ley Grange Farm.


CUFRERING ; from Aevere ^ gunshot wounds tp his


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In his single-barrel shptgun, Mr. Warden used a piece of metal tp try and extricate it. In : doing so, the cartridge exploded, blowing the piece of metal through his right hand and. injuring him in the'side of the stomach with the $hot.


! Whpn a cartridge jammed


Alsatian Chased fens, Court Told


SEVERE INJURIES :


‘ ■ Despite: his severe Injuries, Mr. Warden;' attempte i to reach . the main Long: ight- road, but ' collapsed after travelling about 150 yar^. ■


Fortunately, Mr, Gates went


into the field to take hiy to his sheep, and after seeing Mr. Warden’s cpnditlofi, he immediately ; sent for i an ambulaince, whit; hlsi sons looked after the injure


man.


where he i was bperated '.on immediately. As a res


Mr. Warden-wts' Blackburn:, Eoya


the injuries to pis ha has lost a [finger.


It of d ne


Cooleir tieak |Let


Water in Milk — COURT 'TOLD


A CHAIGLEY 1 armer, j Fred Thornber, o ! C h a p e l


Housei Farm, was ‘fined 10s. at Olitheroe ' Magistrates’ Court yesterday on each of four summonses of gelling milk, not of the substance


demanded the purchaser. He ;pleaded guilty. He had also to ■ oay four guineas


advocate’s fee guineas costs.


[en • to mary,


PLEADING • guilty to [toeing the owner of a dangerous


"ordered to keep ! the anlihal under proper control and to pay i7s,. 6d. costs. I


' that' oh' a Sunpay i morning in December. Mr. J.. Haydbck, of 21, i Pendle-view, j Clltheroe, saw ^an Alsatian dog; in a field at the back of j his house, attack a hen, and [leave it for dead and then chase another hen ;Whlch flew bVer a hedge. The: dog - jumped] the hedge and worried the hen. As Mr. Haydock had 200)hens in. an adjoining pen, he went into the house for ' his ! gun and shot at the dog. bounding it in, the .leg. '


Inspector W. Wright said m leroe Reiinioii i ; ' i,' ‘ '


police., and the! idog' was eventually found [on Clitheroe Railway Station.' . I f was ■wearing a collat with'‘the owner’s naiile anil address.


He' complalne'd ; to the When seen byj the police,''


Mr. I Jackson said he would- have the animal destroyed,' but 'later changed his blind.


and four said , the Inspector. In court, Mr. Jackson said


'Prosecuting for: the Lanca--


shire County Council, Mr. C. J. B. Cowllshaw said that on December 4th i last year a sampling officer was'at; the C o - i o p e r a t l v e Sodiety’s creamery at Chalgley when Thornber arrived with 'six kits of milk on a traller.| The officer told him he wished to obtain samples of milk and defendant pointed out! that only four of the kits j con­ tained milk produced at his farm.:


SAMPLES. TAKEI»|.. ' ■ 'I' '


samples from, .the four[ kits. These were analysed,'! arid It was found that in the; four


! The officer then purchased


.kits [were' 10', p i n t s -of. [extraneous water.'


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'■Visited the farm the fbltoi^rig' day, he was shown a leak in the milk cooler, by the defendant.


! 'When the sampling officer ! - ,. ;


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-’■'■of music oh gramophone. records was p'redented' at - a Dublic recital | held at ■ the Tudor Cafe', Yorkfstreet, yes^ terday evefiingi week,; iunder tne auspices of! the Clltheroe bramophorie Society.! jAbout 40 people attended. : j';


cuunty quiz competition at Ciitheroe Gram'mar School on Tuesday. The Clitheroe team cumprised ■ iMe^rA N. i-Lundi


defeating BUsporrow j ;Y.P.C. round !6f the


succeeded ::i the'second


t:ie Misses ,F- ''■'ood andlM.


!jei's of the club! visited; the Blackpool i ■ pj a n t'o’4n 1-ni e Mother Goose ’’! yesterday ■'•eek, and! a^ j the';!'’ club’s


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'■'•(■ckly meeting bn Wedfibs-i ay, a further lecture;| in the,


- nes of Poultry: husbandry held. I j : , :!■ ' I * I # ( *li’' ’’ '. '


Mary’s-street. -Clitheroe, who Jones, i , of


tleorates his


-day (Friday[), .'and :to'Mrj !6, Central


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'It'thodist Church, Trie


EN’S held


Sunday, Smith was 82nd birthday


"•eniie, Clitheroe,[ who will he ui on Wedhesejay!


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services! were liloor: ! Lane-. clitheroe, Rev.


the [p ______ — reacher at


■Special music was provided •h a men’s choir. Mr. Tom Briggs, baritone', was the ■‘‘''loi.st, Mr. p. j G. jHartley the organist,! and; Mr. W.


in the evening. riu.ylor thei coh'dubtor.!.


B'c.eiy, which has faced an unnual probteim'i during the Pa.,i , few I ye^rs 'in.!;coping '■>th the heaVy'jdemahd'for


( ' L I T h e r ! B e Amateur ' Operatic I and Dramatic


[rikels, anho'urices that more [•lun 1,50(1 seats are avall-^ 'uDie for public i booking! for, '■“ur produclilon. ' of.; ,.‘‘r.The


Sludent Pri&e.” | ; t-':. ‘ "V ■ .Bight hundred'e patrons, “■nose subscriptions ! entitle [■'em to priority booking,'


^ ^ -- can be jbqoked: P-ihon’s subscriptloii,


“.'ri'.s, the numper qf. seats on one 'JiaS


'''■'’ week, and,, as ,In former m restricted to four. ■THIS WEEK’5 ,' road safe| t y SLD'GAN


'^here the|^..a:J!:pad,! there’s I dangeri |


received! their tickets


•le morning skvlce, and the to;'. L. Graydb'n peardsall, of Burnley,


mo r n in g , a Corporation workman glanced ove- bridge into Mearley and saw what appgarec — - humanremains floating in


'WALKING! along, B r i d g e on Sa


r the Brook to be


the water. , . ^


the B o r o u g h Surye.vors Department i and the pohee were informed. Within a few- minutes, officers were ^Cn, the


He immediately con[tacted


spot: ah<ii aftef. examination. prohounced-1 the;,'ferries as


being those of an anln.al.


.Shaw ;urday


IfiRTHDAY greetings' to Mr. ■ Frank Knight, of! 19, St..


^ Bush, R. flarkinsbjn.i anh. Holgate, Bj


Bibby. ;■ 'Mem-


,4 TEAM of Clitheroe Xoun^. F&rindrS


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. For Thomber. Mr. R! P. Lee, Glitheroe, said the water jacket' cooler had' been repaired some years ago! with sdlder, On’ '.the day' o f ' the, offence, it was found th|it; the solder had worked loose, !and that a . small crack had appeared and was leaking water. -Since ' then, a new ceoler had been .obtained! !


30ft-year-old i to


f r a E , ’!: Assheton' Sermon, delivered annually cjn the


anniversary : of the dea,th of iSlr Ralph Assheton, Lord of the Manor of Downhani' M.P. for Clitheroe in the [Long Parliament' and High Sheriff of Lancashire 300 ye.ari ago, will be preached at Dowjnhara Parish Church to-day by the Rev.. G. Greatorex, Vicar of Read and Rural Dean of


■Whalley..


■ In his will'. Sir Ralph pro­ vided funds for an annual grant of £ 8, half to be given


to charities and half to paying ‘ two [able and orthodox ministers ’ to preach sermons, one at Downham on the anni­ versary ;of his death, and the other at Whalley, on his birthr day, February 5th. .


I Every year since 1681 his wishes have been carried out by successivegenerations of


the Asshetbri family, who will


:agaln be [ represented at to­ day’s service! .


'iff. -rii


he let the dog jout oh the Sunday mornlngj as was his custom, but on this particular moriiing it did ] not return. He ;wakened hl^ daughters, who went to lools! for it.! The next!he heard of]it was iwhen the pbll'ce called.


! , I ■ Driver^s Promise B^nch Accepts


Raymond Parkerri secretary of Messrs. Parker (Burnley) Ltd., motor body builders, whose


A FTER giving i n undertak- ing that he would not ta.ke; drink before diflvlng,


home .address i s ' 51, Gleveb: landb-road, Burnley, had his' driving licence restored, h'’ Clitheroe Magistrates’ Coiift. yesterday. ■ , •;


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On behalf o f ' Parker, Mr. J . Houldsworth, Cjitheroe, said


he was disqualified from driv­ ing for 12 months at Clltheroe on July 17th last year, a^ter being convicted o f ' driving while under the influence of- drink.


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for The restoration of (the licence were that he [was, secretary of the Arm of which his father wai ' managing director, and slncfe his convic­ tion, a workmai) had to| be employed to drive his father around. ■ i


His grounds h'r applying j A second reason was tjhat


Parker’s mother ■v^as a chrqnic invalid and her greatest pleasure was tq be driven around in the car by her son. In the days of petrol ration­ ing, Parker received a permit for extra petrol iln brder to take] his mother about.


Irikpector W. Wright said


that; under the chcuiristances he had no objections to the restoration of thq licence. .


Jet Flyer In Trophy


holidays, -seven people stood oh the Pines’ Beach.! not Ja r f r om Chrlstchurcl;!, New- Zealand, and chattel about Clitheroe, their j home town. The day. following Ne'w Year’s Day, they met again, ^nd had- another lonf' talk, and also had , a : group phqtograph takenjto [send home.|| , , .


A FTER an accidental meet- Ing during the Christmas


iMr,' and Mrs. Houghtoii


have' lived in Christchurch for four' years, and !are thb son-in-law and daughter of the Mayor, and Mayoress of Clltheroe' (Councillor[F. Dug- dale andjMrs. Dugdale).


NEIGHBOURING AVENUE 1 . ' ■


not met Mr. and Mrs. James Hartley, • i - son - in - la,w and daughter! of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Crutch, of Brpwnlow- street, Clltheroe, though they have lived for some'months in a neighbouring avenue at North Beach. Christchurch.


i Until recently, they had ■' ■ -


common! Interests, as Mrs. Houghton and Mrs. ij Hartley both worked An Post Office telephone exchanges, i the


They found they had hiany


former at Pleasingtbn jand Great HarWood, and the latter at Clitheroe.’ They ilhaVe a host of mutual friends.


on Christmas Day, Mr. and Mrs. Houghton and. ;Mr. and ■Mrs. Hartley met lilr, and Mrs. Tom Clark and Miss Rachel Clark, forn)erly: of Wodne-lane!' ' Clltherde,: who now live!'at' Palmerston; In


Durlngla walk on the beach


the ; North. Island 'of New Zealand. | '


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dog: which.. was ! not kent under proper control, Francis .Jacks;on . (50),; Mordaunt House, Klrbmoor-Tbad,_Clith- eroe, ,was at Clitheroe Magis­ trates’. . Court y e s t e r d a y


transicr the Old PcorIg's Club from those promises; at the S.J.A.B. rooms in . ChUrch-brow, Clitheroc, to new Aermanent hcadiiuarters..:


farmed to discuss wavs add means to raise the amount ij needed^ estimated, tor ba in tho'iregion of £2.000 to £2,500. ■ j


A hnance committeo Is being The present Club.was bpened in


November,. 1950, when the lower room of the Old School, tastefully furnished jwith carpets, fireside chairs ancl small tables, was handed over to the Old People’s Welfare Committee.


, Plans arc now being mad e to Playing Field Site


Remains Farm Land For The Time Being


A CLITHEROE Corporation scheme to establish


purchased from the Milk M a r k e t i n g Board ’ land adjqining - liittlemoor - road, including the Ribblesdale Wanderers’ cricket ground' at Church ' Meadow, -.and' the adjoining field.


PrbpbSals have! been made


for. the establishment of a football hitch, running track and. I other athletic facilities urgehtlv needed in the town, together - with' the enlarge-' mentiof the cricket field;


But .the.- scheme Is not


likely to develop quickly, for the iMinistry of • Agriculture, while; a g r e e i n g to ithe Council’s , proposals, - have secured an ;undertaklng that the' Council: 'consult .the County [4 AgrlcultufaL Execu­ tive Committee before diverts Ing use of this land from agriculture.


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periencing d i f f i c u l t y lin obtaining agricultural agree- merit: to their purchase of land on the opposltee side of LIttlempor-road. for ; which they have been negotiating for soipe months.-.


The Councli are also ex­


ANO'THER DIFFICULTY i-:. 1 ■


. Only la jsmall portion of the land I s needed for : early development, but the Council are asking fbr loan sanction for the purchase of a- bigger area regarded as suitable for housing developments in the future.! '


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; Another Council scheme which! has met similar diffi­ culties Is revived by the' appointment of a sub­ committee to seek land for. a -playing field to serve -the Waterloo and Shaw Bridge districts.


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made ;to meet this admitted need,but what appeared to :be obvious sites, proved to be wanted fo r. other purposes, or could not. be acquired. In summer, the ’ children from these districts: spend mUch of their time in the Up-Brooks and High Moor areas.


Several attempts have been


Biowland Safety Measiirea


J^ISITORS to '^Iton-by-Bowiand and Slaidbum. .; agricultural


ahovVs thls' .yetit|Wlll,!lf the show committees [ agree, be able to learn something about. road safety. - Bowiand -Road! Safety Committee dfecld'ed;';at their :meetlngrto con­ tact ! the .show, committees tvlth :a; vlewi; to a . travelling road' safety exhibition- being staged this year at the two shows.


For Coronation ?


' A NOTHEB event wihctfiWllI probably, receive- con­


sideration pt a future meetr ing of the Clltheroe iiCordna- tion Coihmlttee will’! be ! the time-honoured . qx4roastlng ceremony, which was among the many [suggestions put forward ; fo r ! celebrating ! the Coronation In Junk, , at a public meeting In Clitheroe last August. !


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traditional custom has been provided this week with the announcement that;! l oc a .l authorities will'be allowed to


Added; Interest' ’in this


s p o n s p r the ox|roasttng ceremonies ns ' -pgr t o f Coronation celebrations, pro­ viding no charge is ipade for the meat.


)ur F-LIGHT - LIEUTENANT


Punch Bowl Cottage! Hurst Green, was a member of the crew of the Canberra jet bomber, which. 1 in August, created a record by com­ pleting the double: Atlantic


PETER HILIiWpQD, of


■ croissing from Northern Ire- ' land to Newfoundland ■ and, ’ back in one day. I t was announced, yester­


day, by < the i Royal Aero Club, that: Flt.-Lt. Hlllwood, to­ gether with Wing Corii- mander Roland IP. Beamont, the English' Electric chief test pilot. aniL ; Squadron Leader D. A. Watson,' had been,' awarded the Britannia Challenge Trophy for 1952, for'this notable achievement. FIt.-Lt, HlllwoOd, who was


in charge of the controls as the ’plane- streaked hack from Newfoundland, has been a test pilot' with the English Electric Company for about four i years. ,


Clitheroe Teams


.aEliEciTiON: :dr CUtheroe’s team to meet . Wigan


!/^AtLED ;.tb clear G-isburn tip, which was


Luke Purnell, reports, dozens of the vermin ing about the


with rats, Clltheroe Cojrqra- tlori’s rodent operative, Mr.,


hawthorn [tree eating, the berries. |,


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“ This ■ ,1s' unique m mv experience.’:’ said Mr. Pfirriell.


" The rats had i sumed all


In the tip and were famlsnea. ■


Had'h^dlfflculty.in’palson- ing them.’’ ;


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Athletic at! Wigan to-morrow will be made from-the follow­ ing ,12 playersGfeenhalgh, Bolton, Blacklobk, , Holden, Coates; Hutton,- Bush, Palmer, Trezlse, Francis, Hargreaves, Halllwell. Reserve is Blake.


! . Gilbert Parkinson, who has ! been playing with Low Moor,


; makes his. debut at outside [left In ClltherqA. Amateurs’ : team .against Harrisons Gym at Shaw Bridge, to-morrow. The team will be:'—Wood­ ward; Sherllker, Thompson;


- Duckworth, ;[Wallbank, Far­ rington.: N. ,Bush, ^mbertqn, Brady, Dawson, 'Pafkinson. The kick-off is at 2-30 p.m.


■ Sergeant Halllwell reported that the' chairman of the committee had iglVen a miniature shield, to be ; known , as '' The Hblgate Runner-up, Shield," . to be used annually in connection with the Junior schools cdrnpetltlon.


I Hei added. that he had handed this over to the headmaster of Glsbui'n Schbol, who ..were the


runners-up for the Holgate Shield for i952., ■M


r.; Dugdale referred to the


dangerous stretch of road near. Wood'End Brow, Dunsop Bridge, which the Rural Council had been pressing, the County Ctouncil; to widen for some considerable time, and Mr. Berry, the Council’s Sur­ veyor; reported that the' County Councli had agreed to £100'being spent to Improve visibility along the road, and that the work wouiq be completed before the end of Markh.


It was agreed that arrangements


be made for the erection of road safety signs at the entrances to Glsburniand Waddlngton.


The \ye e k ’s W ^d in g s HIGH—ROBINSON


Mrs. W.' Robinson,] of' 21, Union-street, Low MPor, Miss M a r g a r e t Robinson, !was married! at St. Paul’s[ Church, Low Moor, - on Saturday., tD- Mr. Iain Dphean , High', !of New Elgin, Morayshite, Scot- land- [ .'


The second daughter of ' I ,:[■


which was conducted by; the Vicar, the Rev. I. Pu'ghJ the hymns :1‘Lead Us Heavenly Father’’ ; .and “ Praise! My Soul ’’ ! Tvere, suri!g, I the- organist being Mr. [Cyril R. ■ K i n g . , , ,■ ;


D u r i n g ' the ceremony, ; i.


Mr. Brian Roblnspn,- i the, bride wore white net over a satiniballerina-length dress, with a! coronet of diamante and pearls. She had a spray of Illy !■ of - the - valleiy and carried a white, prayer book.


Given'away by her bfcither.


' She was attended!|iby Miss Dorpthy!'Winder, friend, who wore turquolse-flgurpd satlm with accesspries to tone,,and carried! • a turquolsk, prayer book, and by Miss ]|Maufeen Robinson; sister, ■who |Was attired i iln . pink satin with accessories-; ' to tohe, -and carried: a pink prajter book.


: She wore a spray of . llly-of- the-,valley. and sweety' -peas. ,


.' The Ibekt man Was! I Mr. Gordon'i High.. brother ofl the bridegroom, and th^ grooms-'- man was Mr.- Edward Benjamin, friend, jj | , ,


Following the cerelmqny. a reception was held] at [ the ' station! Hotel. Cllthefoe. [


. They! will feslde:| at I 87, Lowergate, Clltheroej


i Among th e . wedding gifts


Was a canteen of cutlery, from Workfriends at Messrs. W. T. Searsons, Clitheroo.;| -i


PEEU-BUTTEBFIELD


youngest daughter of Mr.' and MrSi A. - Butterfield, of 55. -Moor-lane,! Clitheroe, was married at St.


Miss Margaret Butterfield, James’s


,Church, Clitheroe, on Satuf- =day, Ito'Mr;' Gord'oh Anthony Peel,! only son of Mr. and Mrs, !E ; A. iPeel, of 144, Whalley-road. Clltheroe. .


the bride wore a gown o f white satin with embroidered neckline, full-length v e il and headdress o f '' orange blossom. She C a r r i p d a bouquet of pink'carnations.


Given away by her father,


Butterfield, was thp brides­ maid, and wore net over blue


Her !,.sister, ! Miss Betty


^ taffeta, with headdress and mittens .to tone. She had a bouquet of white carnations.


, Mr. 'Raiymond Grice, friend of the ’grootn, was the best man, ;and Mr. Tom Hilary, brother-in-law of the ’groom, was the'groonisman.


D u r i n g the ceremony,


which; waSx conducted by the Rector, the Rev. A. Lord;: the


hymns " 0 Perfect ' Lovk ” and ; “ Lead us Heavenly


Father ’’ were 'sun'g. Mr! G. Hltchen- was the organist;


reception, was: held - at the Dog and Partridge : Hotel, Clitheroe.: :


After, " the ceremony, a


reside j ■ at . 55. Moor-lane, Olitheroe.


' ; , . Among , the; wedding gifts


was’ a clock, a’ hand-painted mirror and a: preserve* jar from friends of the bride at Trutex Shirtings, Clltheroe. .


:Mr.' and .Mrs, PeeJ will : !


j Ciitherpe Vicldryi


]|ii feooker ‘Derby^ [Always 'an attractive


“P - draw to Club members is the !local "derby” ihatch ti e t w e e n Clltheroe | and Whalley Conservative Clubs in ; their- Accrington' and D i s t r i c t Snooker League fixture.


, - Oni Tuesday the, two’ clubs


met : again, when Clltheroe were the hosts, and,[ulti­ mately, the victors, by 64 points. The final score was 433-369.


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Clltheroe won six of the eight ■ games iPlayed, arid of


these the most convincing Wins’ ‘were registered by •Wilkinson,' Who defeated ’ ;E. Wood 74-28. and T. H. 'Jrook. who! beat J. Hilton. 174-25. Other Clltheroe winners were G. W. Anderton, who bfeat R. Sarsfleld 61-48: J.: R.el4. who beat IW. Waddlcar 59-30; ,W. Weaver, who had a 46-: 7 win over! C. Standen;. and L. Parkinson, who besjt J. Gregory 59-35.


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had a convincing win of 78-47 over ! J . . Marsden,. wh le G. Morris beat W.: Worth !ngton


For Whalley. F. W KRahs 53-30; ; " i ' ! ’ Clitheroe Rammers


IVEARLY half! of thos; tak- P ing part in a Wilkers’ week-end at Linton' Youth Hostel, organised by .Black­ burn Rambling Assodlatlon and' Blackburn Y.H.A. Group,


cable from' Clitheroe and distfict. This was d.lsmvered when the party assembled at Sklpton! ’bus station labt Saturdaiy before taking the road through Rylstone to the quiet village of Llntin-ln- Craven.


Towers, where a hal; was called for. lunch. The: after­ noon’s walk took us past the famous .. Strid, where the river rushes through a Mrrow chaimel carved betweer lime- storife rocks.. Calmer stiletches between wooded slope 5 fol­ lowed until Bolton Abbey was reached. After, watching un- socbqssful attempts; by [braver hikers to cross, the' stepplng- sfoaes, -we made a! lesA risky crossing by; the footbridge. Leaving the river, we followed hill' tracks! to Draiighton. Skipton was' soon reached, with ample , time for tea' be­ fore the; homeward ’bps was


expected sunshine alorig the banks of the 'Wharfq,' the party progressed ■


On Sunday, walking n un- • 4 . r to , Barden “ JON^WAL?’ Clitheroe Concert


ce rt: organised by thellClith- eroe Branch of the Old Age Pensions Association and held in-St. James’s School on Wed­ nesday,- ■.!•'■


,lr ■ ■: Selections were given, by the


Clltheroe Borough JjBand;' under the leadership of Mr. J. H. Oddle. of Grlndleton, and tlie i guest artistes were Ivy Doswell, contralto, and Elsie Gibson, soprano, of Great Harwood, and Rose Clough; contralto,' of CUtheroe.i 'The pianist'was Mrs. W. Sharpies,


In aid of local funds, the


event was presided oyer ;by (jounty (Councillor H. P|mber-


ton;. : ' ' CHAIGLEY


A 'LAN SHAW SUTTON. (27), ■P- of 27, Bridge - .terrace. Whalley, was fined 5s. in each case at Clltheroe Magistrates


Court yesterday for riding :a pedal cycle in Station-road.


Whalley. without front or .rear light; .


i ..CONCERT party. —]A large


au(llence' enjoyed' ■well-TarieU" en­ tertainment' by ill'. E. S: Hartley and. his Cdhoert | Party,: faf [.cuth-


<eroD, In the Walker Fold Congre­ gational’ ■School"on: 'rues’day even-: In i ‘ The r artistes; taking! : pd;-,t; wel'B Mrs. B.i Jcbnson (tobfahoj,.'


Mrs,:. 0„ Forrest (contralto/,' mr. W. Darnell (tenor). Mr. A.';Jones .(baas),. Miss, P. Wilkinson (elocu- ; tlonlst), Mr. H.i Townson (nluslcal saw), . and ,..Mr,. E. ,S. ..Hartley (Pianist and compere). The thanks o( ■ the audience wore afterwards


. Cfiprossed by .the Rev. H. W. (Oallow.:, i P.'pce'ed.s 'amounted to £5 5sJ


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"Splaying field for the town is not likely to reach as quickly as was envisaged when the plan was mooted some time ago.


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,1 , . . • ■ ■ ■ Children’^ Vilh ge


fruit A Visit |To The


I ^ E village j of Pestulozzl, In Switzerland—kkowh


as; The Children’s VillageM- ■was described to membto of Pendle Centre at their meet­ ing on Monday, by Mrs. G. Atkinson, wife lof the princi­ pal of Moorland' School, CUtheroe. '


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•than 200 children (of all nationalities, w[as the idea of a iman, named PoUtls,; who, ebpeerhed at ; the thought of hundreds of: Children, !who, through the ravage's of! war, were wandering about with-- out parents or homes; ■ put forward the suggestion i that Switzerland could provide a place for these children.


i'he village, housing [more


enthusiasm by the '‘Swiss people, and by 1946, sufficient money hffd b'een raised to make a start.,


The idea was received wltli LAND GI.VEN Land for the vUlage! was’


.given, and houses, similar to Swiss chalets, Were j-built round a v i l l a g e green. Eventually there were 12 houses, each being occupied bychildren from a dlSerent country, with a House Father an^ Mother in charge. I


tklhson. 16 children Ito a


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house, and: their ages ranged from] eight;:: to 11. The do nlmon 'language wds German. There was now a the gift


secondary school In village, and this was th of; Canada,


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