AN CIS SCORE S SIX IN REE-SCORING LEADER’S jiGGESj HAUL


WIN


hdo a tail- chair


|- That


natches Ip.


nined Bill


|id I could slow job,


; reels around Ihi on the tCheste: ,;ion ground, the ' has lost mui


Chaiacter jells


•';0ROSS-BEN^;CHER-Si’[ widely- ' yekd column In the H Sunday


has cjropped


C( upcil's dtcpion in.pfove-


ip Sewage ,n ou


consultant ticismi of was i made, ssiqn 1 the It ; j cpme B, a: critic attaci^Ihg


Express" contained ja' com­ ment bf more than loctllinterest last' week-end; In a to Mr. Kalph Asst eton, M.P.


of thel.Tbry Back Bench iPinance Committee, he said: 'iHe (Mr. Assheton) is the most and: |resj)ected, Tory outsidp the Governmprit. reasorj; ,He: possesses priceless in Com:


Blackb"— Af


sort; Sawlpy Arch^ '


J ’AMILIAR i ifeatures 11. of R f b b l e s d a l e sbene


■le; All


generations, Sawley' An tricky


poser when, pa: while


wagon two years they have ’ nev


the for


les set a of the


masonry was | ddmolisfied by a motor


admirers, the arches Were not iso popultr when’ it cam(|ito allo­ cating responsibility for them after ,


offlpialdom


istiiig le to te.^! Blit I any man,


nd hiniself !y, ' when ted either.


Inst' affairs slble.


the.tiin arches, which yeats roadv under


have spanned


and the stoneryoriwork bf t arch ' is still lying at side.


But with the n e p


lished that themselves,


ay at Sawley, investigation, efer since,


for many half thd lias been


ie broken the road-


the search has bpw ended that ‘the arches


are to become the pibperty: of the Ministry |of Works.! j


the arched | did


of th'i carved stones were taken from the ruifis, and cohsideraole sentiment isj attached] to them by older residents of the district.


ancient abbey at 'iSawley, many


form part] I o f ! the —


week will erect panic: under ship.


Bowland Council wa;;| jxrld' this that the remairihg iarch be dismantled i and' ,re-


d ' with ! its fonder com- withiii the abbey :area the Ministry’s guardian- '


Wrong Turning


PARTY of Clitherbe! football pn'thusidsts, travelled to


Yorkshire on] Saturday [to watch Blackburn Rovers play Leeds. They] parked the car Outside the ground and|;were haridlng over


their monej; ,at the turnstiles when: the first |man thrbugh. who had ]already| paid, m ^ td back, just jin-time to save his col­ leagues from, similar[ expense. They were | on Leedi Rugby Football Groundl


,


Although it has’ bp'bh pstah-: irot


ago. Ifor pii lacked


asset


cel(|ss In the House | hf nn^ons. It is chara(^tt!r."


Down! ram Hall, -ivho is,11........for um West and ;chairman


reference of


powerful'


i Member Tlie


present ■-avenue


fSir, 1954 P '* of Its


h


»pW0 dii Shaw


league point capture Francis h


unexpected field and yn:etched front of was prov. „ . . that fundamental


goals he score since 1952, and goals in le this season


p r o b a b l


E 6;j. STUBSHAIV CROSS ROVERS 0 merged from a mixture of mud jand goals at


i n Saturday! One revealed why pilottom-of-the- CrosS have [managed to accumulate only one leasoii began. The other gave pj-oof that tfie


;roc’k scoring record by centre-forward Don ipeased 'his hunger for goalsj


While St ubshaw: ■ Iross showed


sprlghtllness :m mid incap^ity in


the lagerjmncis


[ing anotjier lesson of soccer rule


“ It’s goals By gettihg all Cjithefoe’s sLx


that! CO mt,"!


achieved his j biggest he jomejl the| club in has


ague


He has I also dolleited ^Vhat is arioth :r Ci|theroe


record by scoring el wen goals in two successive ganes at | Shaw Bridge, having egtal lished‘a new- scoring record 'wher he. 'got fivb goals thpre | in Clitfieroe’s previous home mate 1.


■. And while'tv|o of the


make Stpbshaw cri ss in name only, each one was a — the


dozen witlj which he | ■wi


cess secret goal-getter-


lete his


of bve^y consistent ■the fibility to |be in


oblique 15-yard


left-footed nto net for bis scoring he: centre wa,; remember.


,der With' Francis


accurate passes ing Stubspaw


the right place at the right time. .he


Best of • the four roof a io t


fron a the] war-


;h goal, '^ i le a Palmer


cr oiie to


path, and- the solid Holden plyihg a


figure'of K.


itet]dy stream of through! yawn- def msive ' gaps,


Clitheroe shpremaej. was rarely challenged . in thelBeconld half, itoi


:ue


to the penalty area, it thereafter


EASY


speculative edge were mvar the target


goalkeeper his easiest


Their shots were


ably games


Earlier, the Visitors held a ■bigger threk, openiig the . game with fast, I open belied their lea


position up ustified


of the pehaltp area -that y •ds wide of


FOR G1LLOVV efforts'


leavirjg clitheroe a:


Gillow tdth one of the season'.


But .despite ' other short­


comings, .Stubshav, deserved credit for pprsistenej and sports­ manship against a cleverer, side.


With, only ten


G. Haworth was for treatmlent to Clitheroe .tiook thje half-an-houy, and wi up .within a minute


ings .with a advancing goalkeepe m a minuiip he was to tap the half Ni Bii]h had'b the Emhmaw d caused: a banic in when his shot' bobbi goalmouth.'


Francis, opened simple


Resuming- ' the


meli—right-half er the line,, an injury- lead after two goals:


O''I 'Ere 1


£le proceed-: on the line


oal past the ',: and ,w:th-


.e aflier., left- irst Ihrmigh' :faice , and thel] ranks' iM about the!


with a 2-0 lead, their narrq'vest esekpe vjithin a minuje when' Shelbourne, the ' ide-left, blazed the


! ecori^ half C itheroe had


ball a shade too his h above the crossbar. Subseque itly, | atten­ tion was. poncentriited | almost exelusively at the epposite end, where C1 [ t h e r o i gratefully accepted the room for building up attacks provid-ec. by] a 20- yard • stretch of untenanted Writory beWeen t le Stubshaw attack and defence.


It was this


buMh tyas the driie which he if the'


,. half- helped


now scored 64 and cup 'games


absence of any e that gradually e out of th e , picture,


ifiective link-up ::ised Stuhshaw


Francis , completed his hat-


trick ;when, hej converted" a Palmer centre i frtjm close: range and got his pictuife goal from 15 yards cool he


pleted before the


shot fkom Aspur into the net. |


honours in this yictoryj the' jattalck also owed


If !prancis


cross gave his a jfifth goal ten minutes later; and then he com- a double hpt-trick shortly the end, unable to resist ' f helping a 11 on its way


mptation


iaimed chief CUtheroe


much to inside-left K. Holden, who pfoughed stctlcally through the mud and laid on a Mream of though(ful passek which his outsldejleft, '^ild, might have put to better use. finishin'g power is these jheavy j ednditions, but Clitherpe cannotj ' afford the wastage of [chances in his repeated inability to get the ball across.' I


Wild’s lack of emphasised in


j j


the mud is wall,


possessed, wing


through


relied Wild


f)otbal| that but


restricted to from the


a


better on


was opposite


Another wh(i is out of touch on Inside-r;


OUT oIf touch I


1 , i


-who was partner,


the flank.


___ _______ anef with Black- lock in sound fornli at left back, the Stubshaw [vingers ’ were played out of the game. So, too, was their centrje-forward. against a resolutq Cqatd, while both wing-halvej performed adequate­ ly, drawing [exti'a confidence from the efforts of the i inner defence.


two local amafeurK G. Haworth and N, But Butterfield ej: another grand and purpose.


X c e 11 e d , with dCTlay Of power


; ' Clitheroe; GilloV; Butterfield,


Bla'oklock; Howarth, Coates, N. Bush; P a ln ie r , Aspinwall, Francis,'K. Hdlden, Wild, j ‘.Gate" recejptsj £ 20.


Forward Changes In Clithiroe Team


_^SPINWALL ■. « outside-left


displaces Wild at and A. i Bush


returns at inside-right !when Clitheroe visit ontSaturday.


Bacup Borough ■rhe team -jvill be; dle; Gillow;


dale, .doates, R A.' Bush,. Fra Aspinwall. ,Re ’bus leaves'ShEjw fridge at 1-30 p.m. prompt.


Butterfield, Bimklock; J. ' Dug- Holden; Palmer,


acid,- K. Holden, serve; Wild; The


meet C.R.G.S, Shaw Bridge w


Ciitheroe AnjatEurs’ toam to did Boys at .11 be; R. Thomp­


(Thompson, G


son; ‘ A. Bridge, R, Bell; A. Haworth, P.


Dawson; C. Bell, |R. ‘Wagstaffe, F. Wilson, C. mond. ‘Reserves; RJ Lucas. Kick-01^


Tolley, D. Ham- ; Rj Hornby, A. is at 2-45 'p.m.


In a defence -which contained at wing-half,


ide-right


although. his [Palmer,


of work and |,would have done even


tremendous if


l^e s'c|rt receiving


could of


oh


service the


frequently


Aspin- dis­


right- got


amount have


in tkp! 54th minute. A ader from another Palmer


'our Points E A 5W


vbith^roe Follows


Yiktory


JJ.ACK tl) winning j 6-0 victory aga: Cross Oil Saturday, conformed to a pattern] hLs become familisr supportei Division


Familiar Pat form


inst


ers i T


since peleg wo last scaso


em with a


itubshaw clitheroe which


to their tfion to n


[The pattern is |mad,e up of


resounding successes against teams, in [the lower [two thirds of the tablE, and failure jagainst the half dozen oy so between Clitheroe and the leaguq leader-' ship.


|ciitherce thus Arid themselves


comfortably placed in thb upper reaches In .the league, even if they are well out o^ ran;e of the p y om o t ' lo n -target. Suqcess against some of the, moi'e -highly- placed clubs whom they have yet to meet before *.hfe [season eqds, could mean that ;ney will finish in kn even rfiore comfort­ able berth.


problem is pounds raliier than points. I “ Gate rece Saturday’s -match ai Bi(ldge tjverfe £2C


SPORTING SPOTLIGHT


improvement, but still the sum I required | frolni home matches i]f Clitheroe ard to con­ tinue without the help I of theh Supporters’ weekly jfootpall pool' or! some I alternatiije , source of revenue. Income Irlom the club’s medal niaitches, novf in progress, will afford a welcome cegree of relief, but serious anxiety about trie club’s]-financial] position still exists.


( nly; half FRANCIS AGAIN Dm theh.


o tilf the men who £ re doing best to attract '■ much-


needed support by .the only lasting mfethod of offering value for money is the] free-scoring Francis, vyhose six goals] on Sat­ urday brought -his total! for the season to] 64,: He' is already II gdals ahead of the club’s pre- vibus SCO: well have well.


■Ing record,, and may the .league, record as


The onjy trouble is that [no-one


has yet been able]-to find out exactly what the existing! league his feat


record is. ________ At all events, ___


can have few, it anjj, paiallels, in the history of the league, pnd at his preseht rate of; process he can end the season ■wit: 11 nearly 100 goals ]to his credit. : j


CUtheroe : resume [acquaintance with old! Combination Bacup Borough., ' The match will


For their match ' tomorrow. 1 rivals,


be played ' at Bacup, return fixture at Shav later in -the season,


Id the iBridge


I CRICjKET THOUGHTS The lengthening! e v cA in g s


begin to I turn though s' away from ' -the I football 'field to the cricket pitch, and] witpin the nestt weel? or so, aqtive prepara­ tions .will be underway in rea-liness | for the start of


another | Bibblesdale League programme. The league begins the new 'season on Ap ril 24th, the same'day incidentally, when the annual point-to-point steeple­ chases -will take place at Sawley.


LANGHO stalwart LanghojP.O. were deprived of


, Share ilhWstments in the ‘Marsden’ earn i per ^ um , the Society paying Incodie Tdx.


iaod Investment literature. B lU t L D IN G S O C I E T Y


"ras IS equivalent to a gross rate of 4J% whdre tai is [iaid at the standard rate. Write for Balahqe Sheet'


the] services of their centre-half for: the rest of thelseasbn when John Bufton broke ihis mkle in the] first half of -the hone .game against, Olltheroe Amateurs on Saturday.


| One of the founders bf the


club In 1948, Bufton [has ;ichleved the'distinction bf, being the! only player in! the,|lea^ue io [have served thq same: blub foi the six ensuing seasons.: The disbanding


of Ihe club at the beglr.ning of the i, 1952-53 season seemed ineyitable,! when he stepped in to


Assets £6,340,000 Eiubliihed I860 Reservet £:


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.take' over! the secretarial duties without the assistance of a com­ mittee and with but' fotir pla!yers in blew, to form a | team. This unenviable position was '-ex­ ploited with vigour and imagina­ tion, and] he-saw the team he


.built up: take ]the league championship without, a defeat With but a few! local plbyors to call upon, he formed; a team from as far afield a s ; Wigan; jDarwen and ;Bup3ley, and has yet to lose a player to another] club


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,


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together with postlrge,]


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Meanwlllle, the p i |e |s s in g for


Shaw slight


Between | Amateur Title Rivals


J^ACING a[ivay at the head of 'He Clitheroe i tm a t e u r


Lcagut, Langho and Low Moor c o n t : nu.eu their ' duel for chsanp resoun Both


ionship honours by scoring ling yictories on Saturday, earns scored six goals. i


Langho defeated Clitheroe


Amatejirs 6-1,' and Low Moor winning 6-0 at Chatburn. As a result,]Langho retain the leader­ ship, four points ahead of Low Moor, but the runners-up still have £ game in hand, and the prospect of a fixture worth double points when they 1 meet Langhq on the last day of the season, ,


; , , | It was another field day for


the forwards and big scores were the ru e ' rather; than the excep­ tion. Highest score of .the day went t l C.R.G.S. Old Boys' In a bottomrof-the-league tussle' with. Billingion.


from tpei’foot of the table, won 7-3,: and. are now five points ahead [of BlUlngton, who; look destined !to .end the seasonl.wlth the wooden spoon hi -their grasp.


Perhips -the r biggest surprise,


discounting the ease of ' Low Moor's victory at'Chathurni was the. ' performance of - Kibble Cement; in securing a : 4-2' win Read United. Read had 14 points! out of a possible


against gained


16 in their previous eight games. WINNING RALLY


Langho To


porters. 6; Clithcroe Amateurs 1


Langho’s regular sup- thls season’s fluctuation


in thett team’s standard of' play has b e^ something of a puzzle. Take Saturday’s game as an exampl-:. Their! mediocre :play had been exploited by the young AmateuES’ bustling forward-lme, a certain goal had been cleared from trie goaLllne by Connolly and' Wilson had netted from close


after looked


But


reverse defence


one - go flashed


in. True, Langho had sent Snape away dn a fine solo 'effort to dribble round the goalkeeper and the right back before equalising, but when Bufton was carried off wer]ty minutes; Langho a losing side. ' • i


thii setback had] the 'effect. The reorganised knitted perfectly i and


the ; foilr forwards found their play opjening out like niagic, and by .half time were 'well on top,


il up after Melling ha-d through] on the lefj wing.


The ^econd half found Scho­


field displaying a . ball! control that hqs not a| peer throughout the leape, and demoralising the Clitherde defence. FVom the left w|ing he rammed home Langhq's third, [from the right wing Ife broke clean through to be pulled -down In the arba.: The resulting penalty -went :in like a from Martin’s left foot.


rocket Scho


fifteen the de: scored


laid or for the


field again in ' the; last 'minutes, dancing through. :ence, goalkeeper and all, Iflngho's fifth goal! and a pass to Martin’s foot sixth.


!


OLD BOVS REVEL l.R.(i.S.O.B.


7; Billington 3 ( Biilinkton were even more


firmly fetablished atrtlie foot of the Clttheroe Amafeur League on Satiirday when they ! lost 7-3 to their n e a r b s t rivals, C.R.G'.s I Old Boys, whom they will haye to meet again'before the end' of the season. In a re­ arranged fixture.


;■ ■ After 10 minutes, the Old


Boys’ account was opened by Rudgyar^,: and before 'half-time -two more goals came from 0 ’Donne|l.; During a Billington


.attack Just before half-time, one of their] forwards waS; brought down, and a goal resulted from the penalty.


■ ' i buringl the second half, tlie


Old.Bqy^ further increased their lead with goals through Wilkin­ son and Rudgyard. The village forwards tried hard to get on level terms and'for a time took the initiitive, twice reducing the arrears, j


[ But a defensive blunder dur­


ing a run ]by O'Donnell, resulted In a furjther goal for the Old Boys, and 'a feW; minutes before time, Kejghley scored.


SHOck FOR chatBurn


Chatbiim 0; [Law Moor 6 Chatbuifn gave one of their


worst displays before their own - supporters ! on Saturday, when Low Modr profitably exploited the h om e side’s 'leisurely approach.


Low Moor obeyed one! of foot­


ball’s prinlary rules by gpitig for the ball, while Chatburn’.'stood around vaiting'for it;j |As a result, they led 3-0 ! at the interval, with goals by Pinch (2) and Wallbank.' '


] . In the sjecond half, Low Moor


added three , more. Pinqh com­ pleting hjs hat-trick, tind the other goajls. being scored by Barnes afid Wallbank.,-. Chat- bum had [several good chances, particularly in the second half,, but they lhadn't a forward to take advantage of them!


PROGRESS} HALTED Read Unifijd 2; Bibble ([ement 4 Unbeatep since January 9th,


Bea-i’s successful riin was checked by Kibble Cement [on Saturday. [This was'the second .time . Kibble have won at Read this : season, yet Bead' have defeated them twice on Kibble’s own pound.


’R ib 'b le fully


deserved their- 'victory in: a rousing struggle.' Kibble’s first half goals were jboth scored ] by Wareing. Soon ..after 'the ire- sumption, Hc-dgson netted their third, then. Read fought back and reduced! the. arrears i through ■Whittaker and Heap. Although the home side tried hard for equaliser, D. Sherliker put he issue b-eyond doubt with he home side appealing forj off side.


;he


]tTR. E. P. ALDERSLEY was '


Clitheroe C.G. New Chairman this week appointed


■ I - "


chairman of Glltheroe Cricket Club In succession to Mr. vCi E. Mqsson, with Mr. - G. W: Wordsworth as vice - chair] man. The captains remain the same a s ' last season—' First eleven; E. Hodgklnson; vice-captain, W. R. South- worth — Second eleven; R. Keys; vlce-captaln, J. Cow­ man. 1 i


Old Boys, who ‘are second,


Ringing The Cthanges


I j iNG CROSBY’S pleasant, relaxed style I in Ibe songs that'have earhed him


ability wbich now appears to have laum career as a ‘tstraight” actor. His natural, bf tbe leading merits of a moving adap Laski’s book,l“ LITTLi; BOY LOST” (Pall;


'.Mr. Crosby .plays an American wair correspondent separated from his Parisian wife and-small son . when he! Is caught up In : -the N a z ' i ,: -m- vasion : of France.: His wife, a mem­ ber of tbe Underground i s : killed .by


the Germans, and the little -boy disappears. Mr. Crosby’s sea!rch fbr his son, beautifully played by little Christian Fourcade’, is full of touching drama knd appealing comedy, while some arresting French settings provide an authentic 'backdrop.


■ ‘The' Caddy” I5 the latest


erdption of that high-powered American comedy team. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, as two young men whose idea of heaven Is ;to play golf for a living. Mr. Lewis (he’s the funny one)*: is thb better golfer," but lacks .the confidence to play ih public; so they find theb; way: out’of .ffie dilemma b y : reversing their positions, Mr. Lewis teaching his partner I all he knows: and then relegatmg himself to the role , of caddy. [Trouble brews up when Mr. Martin lets success go to ;his head and begins to minimise the contribution of his trainer, and there are plenty of high jinks' on the links before peace Is restored. A catchy song or two, boisterous coirtedy,: and pretty girls in the shapely ] persons of -Donna Reed and Barbara Bates, complete th'e formula-


A: heavyweight


KING LANE cJh a m pionship ' fight between


two colourful' boxers of yester­ day, James Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons, might seem an unlikely' background to a Western film where six-shooters are in greater evidence than boxing gloves. But it Is used effectively as the setting fort "City Of Bad, Men,” a rousing


Whalley and Hurst


Gi^een Fortunes Fade WHALLEY and Hurst Green, ■ the' -two local teams in the


Accrington Combination, are now both near the -bottom of the table, along with Fluted Rollers —the only teafn which Hurst Green have beaten during the last! five months.


"Whalley, who are three points


better off than Hurst Green, have fared little better, and since Christmas, when they lost . theif captain,, Dewhurst they)


..have been dogged by Injurlej th e ! l(Ks of several key mm. After they had a bye in the first round of the Walmsley Gup, they were knocked out in the next round ih January by the Old Accringtonians.


This week’s, 3-0 defeat at the


hands of one of three Hasllng- den. teams, ,who are fighting out, the championship issue. Hailing-' den St. Mary’s, gives them little encouragement.


Hurst Green were again defeated, this time 7-2 .by


Pioneers, and are'even worse off for several of their regular flayers are due for National Service next month,


' They have little, hope yet of


finding replacements; for, only last! November they nearly had to close down for -the rest ol the


season because of -the shortage of players. ,


Western about pioneering days in; the nushiooming town of


.Carson City. The lactlon takes 'Side the poxing ring, '10 less [Vigorous for


place i ou but it ij ilhat,. sinci attempts b: to steal t ie[“ gate ” receipts, and any other hands on


loot they can lay theif in -the crowded town:


Dale .Robertson; as the gang leader wl.o|undergoes-a change of heart, qnd Jeanne Crain as bis sweetheart, lead a big cast hi this ' .Tepbnicolored adventure story.


“Rio


HoUywoo.; comedy f ■name. have broijgbt it radically up to date,' but " Texas] Ringers hatfe been re- placed! - by


detectives two iuns ,


'


Lou Costellp, implies that it is not to be couple’ of find plenljy|of scope for robust comedy,


,, ____ ___


themselvef, plot to seize control in Mexico.


But if tlje' many Idf retained, Kathryn “Rita.’"


! GRAND


says .Tyri)i Mississippi he finds persuadini right.' The [broad Mississippi of


the 1850's setting fo: ture and Power, In riverboat


provides the colourful this blend, of .'adven-; romance. ; with Mr]


dashing form'as '-the bambler ■ who en­


counters blmty of opposition to his theory an effort itriesl : to gambling with his he piajis: r iv e rb .o ambition.


that honesty pays. In


tej prove his point, , he Bet, up lan 'honest 'ptablishment, and friend, I John Mclntire] .0 win'enough on the


a I s to realise his put he quickly runs'


into I : trouble when | he, wins against a min who hlqd gambled with [money I entrusted to him by his emplqypr, :In 'desperation the man kills hbnsel.f, leaving Mr. Power [0 face the, employer and the dead man’s sister, Julie Adams,' to| tthom he returns the money.'


, . .


.the [jealousy 'of. Miss Adams* lovert' whA bhaUenges i hbn to a duel [and s [killed in the process, Mr. Powc' meets with plenty of advehture cate] him^i burden Pipef, La whom h|e- attractive


^eforp he 1 can! extrrt


elf from -beneath this trouble. -1 although


:e as -the: girl vWith falls m'' love, is


nicolor embellishes some attract ■live I seWl'igS.:


WHALIEY Western, Naked Spur” fol-


lowq the Stevyart a set out to


adventures [of Janies ad Ralph Meeker, who capture Roqert Ryan,


a niur-derbri with a price on his -heatf. MAri interested in. the ------- " ‘■'“ari in any principles of . .


..-je: pair get theh man


wltq the help of an I old' Pros­ pector, brilliantly played by M'lll'ard Mitchell, only to out ' "lb:' -imselves on Mr. Ryan their gi


among thi trek home


plajfs on


individual is no lack -as each oi


weaknesses, of action or incident


_ ... T ;his captors tries to


party. Jaffi romantic


■win] the rqtvard for hbnself by remp-ving. 'other ■ members of the et Leigh supplies the bilerest. .


"[Tom BrAwn’s Schooldays” is


the I boy. Among the grown-upS[ is 'Robert Newton’s Study' of Dr,' Arnold, thej'great headmaster of! Rtigby School. The fact that' the! film -wa


] „ ,


ensures the[ authenticity of the settings,, anij with Jambs Hay ter and Max Biigraves at!the head of a supporting cast, the result is:-warm aijd compelling enter­ tainment.


PEEPS TWO THE 25 YEARS AGO


Extracts from our issue of , Mart* 29th, 1929 '


tpHE first woman to be appoin'ted a local County.


Magistrate; Mrs. Assheton, of Downham Hkll, took her place on the C Itheroe Bench. : The presiding magistrate was her husband, Mr. R, C.' Assheton.


A [serious state of affairs was


dtsclpsed at this week’s annual financial 1 meeting of the Rib-,, bles-dale '!Wanderers C r ick e t ,' Bowling and -Tennis Club, when the I balance sheet revealed a loss o f-£130 on: last season.


Miss Ruth ' Duckworth, who


has been! closely-associated jvith t'oe ' many, 'aciivities of the Stopper Lane 'Wesleyan Chapel, was ;on Sunday presented with an illustrated Bible from , the many societies . of the Chiirch.' She is to leave the town this, week-end on the- first i stage of her Journey to India, where she is to bq married in three months' timd?


Easter ; celehrations are just


beginning in the town. 'The Borough: Band .are to give a concert In ithe Ca.stje Grounds on Saturday,: while many Clilh- eroe {ieople are due to go on day excursions to the sea, ]ahd others - for .'“ hikes” round


Rlbblesdalo and the Tiodder Valley. !


' In -the will published this , week


of'the late Mr. Jgmes Carter, of Messrs. J..Carter and Sons. Bell­ man Park Limeworks, !it was' directed that ,“ within phe yeab of my - death,' all .those who have worked for my firm ffor! a coni tlnuous period Af five years or longer, shall'each'receive'£r."'


Extracts [ Man


from our Issue of b 26th, 1904


, ]\J;R.. T. LONGWORTH pre- : jsented niedals 'to [the first,


. beiicpming ; [ Ribblesdale'


eleven of Whalley Cricket Club tollcommemqrate 'their]| feat hampions liof' the bague for the third


,tini‘e. 'Members of eletjen, which Won. the Junior League, also received medals. -


Although i -the Waddingjon


Parish Council have [-only ; a couple of weeks to go before fhe Council electibns .they are blow­


ing vigorous [igns of life. They have undertaken a scheme for covering over Uie brook frpm opposite the [Parish Chtirch to a litUe above the .'Wesleyah: Chapel, instead of I'videning '' the ■ old bridge. They are to give the R.p.C. £100 tjwards thfe cost of this Imprbvettent.


[' •Le Clitheroe Rural; Dis.trict


Councilihas aiiproved the site of a proposed.': drinking':! fountain near the Council School, ;Sabdea'


a polished British adaptation of: the famous . story of| life at Rugby SchApI, and much , of Its success is jiue to thejjenergetic plajling of qby actors irij the cast.' John Howaril Davies plays Toni; with a wide:eyed,gravity which: brings out p e qdiet 'courage of;


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