^aijcashire Combination (DIVISION ID


Si law j Bridge G round t()-morirow (Satoday)


iVILKJS


iklnsp:i, the 1. Wilkinson lilkiiWon, of IReadp and (la Wilkes, Mr ' " late,


ikiln-, aarijldd at rhurch


I wa^ [given er, ade lind


r e a


■1th a ead-


le t


th i.l pearls; of j nixed


[in: wilkin-j prldearoom,' of] blue:


I wen end


if the


tions and Miss


J anemones.! |iiquefs of;


and [head-:


tias Mr. R.' eroomsmen: Erdd/and J.; Jtha bride- Ihen, cousin ■ Mr: A. S. 'he bride,'


vas per- . Blrtwell, and the Kitchen,


bn at the . Clitheroe, klnson left 1 London,


at 92, ies


ding gifts of the


m on the ond Ltd.,


C nail I


t,Dln<t»ri 1DIXON l-WiM


^CC t0( fWlG AEi DILY


^ocracy jed-


Imaica was ■J. Irwin,


Bone by the livement In' different


J the Cllth- I Division of ILancashire ation, held Inal Sunday


|rs,


.J, being a ler, Island [Brown Owl


at Waddow pay night. at the


Timei of Performanew


24th DEC|lo 8th JAN. 2.30 t |Then4.4S 4 7J0p.m.


; ■ HOHDAYS; TO IfHIDAYS pOth JAN. to (8th FEB. i Ail SATURDAYS IpO 4 Yp.n.


BOOK NOW! DtAYED SEATS (EASt U3I)


BULTS: ?!-, 7/4. S h 3/- BlD80l:’61-5/%4/-,J/- e


J ConnolM


liristraas Day, 2 |^ & 7 P ER SO N A L


paid ,oS; also-2nd Moitgages on Hdiises. Flats,, Businesses Cinemas, Pa'ctorles, I Hotels, Farms, etc,; also Finance for Industry, - f Ashley’s (Dept. K331. 67, Cambridge Road. LObdon, N.W.6. _________


I


r io N ’T ILET AGE C.ETI YOD, •M DOWN! Take Orstlax| Tonic Taolets. Get energy, vigour, feet ye^rs youpger; 2/-; all cpemlsts.


, came tO; .ugust, was work In


(I LO S T


•*r' Burnley ■bus.—Lady’s gold WRISTLET WATCH and BRACE­ LET on ! Sunday Octbfaer 24th; reward It returned to Mrs. Nutter, 1. Manor Road, 'WhaUey.l_______


f-pST In Whalley orj on .2-50


lllsed their Islblllty In pa became have 'its


rUTION knd Scout


It Is .largely’ pe of these bd of the ocracy has country ”


lomed by ] Divisional


Clitheroe. who nre-


|1 interest.! ghters; who' and a son pcout. The


|d that she the pro- Clltheroe


Ifissoclatlon


j had been leatef self­ children


Ihanks is. District •Whalley.


atlqn’s de- atment tq, t Coin-i'


1 and ex- lite also of


beroe. Her seconded


Ir announ- |of Miss G. has been


t 6 sT between Low Moor Top ■*-'1 and' • Clltheroe Station.—A baby’s CLOTH DOLU finder please return to Stemp, Low Moor Hostel. ; .


_______________ J will >LEA


ST.—Two Horned SHEEP; marked X ribs anp horn.- :alfe, iWhltewell.


P U B L IC N O T IC E S BiOROUpH OF CU1HEROE


Notice is hereb-? GIVEN- ( 1I ) I Tha^ the OCTOBER FAIRS


)ct6 beO 'A |rs— fARKET OPENING


be: held on the followinet dates:


PLEASURE FAIR—Friday. „8atur- day and Monday. 29th October to 1st November,


POT FAIR—Friday, oHI 'T i ll


■uondayi .Saturday. October, to 2nd ,Nove a n d , , -----


; Tuesday, 2Sth Tiber.


l(2d That the Mariiet will be open . . . Friday, i Saturday and Tuesday. 29th


November, i Gj HETHEflINGTOH, Town Clerk.


I ' ,; I FARMER SI


After the RA I N


'joads


your . touchii


road is sure tc 'ng tip. Try


of our ROADST All Grades.


. neetf {i few ONE.


tLAWSON & CENTRAL OFF!


jsLAIDBURN Phones:


Slaldbum 224; ChatbUm 222


loner for past five


iGulder-ln- who sent


ag to the JSENT


iurne Park. Ivlsiori who 1 b a n d In European


gy for ab- f by Mrs. J.


tented the


onshlDs. dacre.-' the


Icohded by pnt of the


Srlndleton. Ilurgatroyd. 1 of the re-


Jp r.e s s e d Itburn. ^ 0


I and Miss


led Asphalt llrm.


gged Floors


CO. LTD. Tel. 5312


Ipordsoii \ \ Mqjor


BRIN TOUjS


YOUR TRACTORS. FOR REPAIR-Large


or Sn all—and tal^e idvantage of dur amazing service.


NEW 'iRACTORS SUPPUED : 1 •


)Valinsley& Simpson Pho


LIMITED - e: ■ CLiTHEROE 11'


yould take hue course. to Miss


oveeweigHt -loi s " id I' BANISH


j- iSPENCElt FpUNDATIONS


created for’you by! expert I 'designers.' |


SEE Ypu


YOUR NEW FIGURE: WILL BE AMAZBDl


j kuriel C. Bf rgh


!'■ EAOT VENTURE VILLA.. Nr. OHATBURN STATIOtft ■Vel.: 326 Chatbbra Ve a r s ’ e x p e r i e n c e


Appoirifmenf o' onlif.- October ta Monday


rORTGAGES. -r- Larger Mort- , |i gages! arranged; existing .ones


' 24th 19t|i


ClitHERbE ST.ilHEUa^IS Kick-•off 2-45 p.lm.


i ^ o w ^


ADMISSION : /- CHILDREN 6'd.


■PRELIMINARY NOTIC^ Clitheroe


j


^esley MethodisI Circuit |i . “ . -1- SECOND —


1 FESTIVAL : [of youth


November 8th to 13th, * 1954


Full. details next week. :?ROGRAMMES-P dee 2/-


(To , cov,er adm: Monday • to ■ Frl^i


Ndw on sale at Kay- shop and Silver L


ttance, , ay).


lee Book- brary.


I d e C iitderoe (iibertfee Pf;:


ipAY, OCTOBER 29th, 1954 Lighting oLVehicles


5-10 p.m. tij 6-41 a.m. ; w


is rrore or less'baffled by the pric! structure of the coal industry, therq is' little hope for the average householder, wh'q again has |to foot the bill to j meet a further price In­ crease which cimes Into force in clitheroe next week.


HEN a Meiliber of Parlia­ ment confesses that he


|H 3 1 ■ h -V.


Forjt, told the House of Com- diiltheroe’s m1


A ULiu, LiwALA vllw *Aw**Jv ^ mdns, this week, that on pre; en] information it was In.- posslble ,to decide whether the present price mf coal, both domestic and industrial, “ made any sense at all."


I tiimes, and with It grows a feqllng of dlsllluSiori and mounting resentment ''q'n: the part of the ordinary con­ sumer. " If it would only burn, It .would be cheaper to shovel shfilings on the fire Instead," was a remark overheard dur­ ing the week. jButimost folk fall to find'anything'Tunny about the position, and under­ standably so. I


But whether | we - like, It or noX the upward spiral con-


;


there are symptoms of a lack of leadership; and consequent de nine in ' public confidence, in ^ the. ' industry. “ Much good work has been done, .but it'Is only a sfart,” he said. “ The National Coal Board has given us no lead ati all In the cu [rent report,, and precious, few in published statements frqm the-Coal (Board bn (the question of prices policy.


Mr. Fort suggested that


Leadership Is needed-;!’ [let the powers that-be'put


|P


!Bishop: -of Blackburn, (the Right ..Reverend Walter- Hdbert. Baddeley, at Black- buXn Cathedral yesterday The Mayor. was-accompanledi by the Town-Clerl/: of Clltheroe. (Mr. G;' Hethqrington) and


was among -East Lancashire Mblvors who attended the |en- thrtonement ■ of the. .n ew


fHE Mayor (Councillor


of I Clitheroe C. Chatbum)


byjMrs. Luoton !at the meeting of 1 Clltheroe Parish Church Yclung Wives’ Group In the Parish Church Sunday School ySterday-week.j Mrs. F. R1 E.


A N Illustrated talk on ,the ruins at Luxof was given


r . *1- .* !■


M^hdls'' then ipoke of the wqrk of her tjranch of. the Mothers’ Union in Ceylon. Mife. Llipton wis thanked! by Mrs. Cameron,!; and Mrs. J. Barnes, who I p r e s l d e d . thanked Mrs. Mendls,- ■


: |[ ■ [- * ■


toHbe seen! at [ Blackburn! on Wednesday,; when an exhibi­ tion of blind people’s handi­ crafts was opened by , the Mayor of Blackburn, Cotm-: cllibr John Stirrup.


B


articles on display were lamp stabds, cardigans, chairs and rugs, each one (representing a p e r s o n a l


4mong the many attractive


affliction. ! l * *


victory, over *


TifEMBERS of Gli th er.oe Yo u n g jFarmers lyert


lecture on Wednesday nlkhi bw Mr.,. R Helm, a • cqunti official, who d e s c r i b e d a redent tour of the, Unltec States. Thinks to thejspeakei were expressed by Brian Ash­ ton and; Edward Lund] ■; i:


given- an interesting lantern l. , * . ' *i ' * t ]'.


■ thq annual meeting of the Clltheroe and Bowland; Divis­ ion of the North East Lanca­ shire Girl Guides Assoclatior on'I Wednesday ( evening were, joined at supper by 'at, Indian Gulden jShe Is Miss S. Rllstunjee; from .Bombay, whii is a well-known Indian Guide:: arid holder of 'several of the


rjIRL Guides! of Clltlieirbt M and district] who attendee


' hl&hest -awards .presented; tp mtobets of the Guide move - •ipffit.


ginning of nbxt "month ' a ; WDddowHall. !


the prelude to the visits to ClUherbe' this i week of the President of the ' Jilethodlst Conference,. the Rev. iW. Ruisell Shearer. His first' fuiictlon In th^ town was ,tp coriduct a - service : In the Wesley Church on Monday afternoon, Tea ^as later hel in the school and more thai


A showing of the film-“John Wesley” on,Sunday was


1 ; -■’* 3


pebple attended., ' ' | , * ,*j ’ * , ■'


and Rural savings Committee!, wab. among sajvlngs officials from all over the country whb attended a meeflng in Londo: this week when a. drive iot another two million memb'erS


R, Hi'.'CJAHlLL,. cHaiririari of thd 'Clltheroe Bbroilgh


of the savings movement wa.i


.AATILLIAM IIMMER (50)1, of wo, Whallot


launched by - the Duke : of Edinburgh,'*


Clltheroe, was


Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, fined ,10s. for falling to ton- foijm tq a “ halt” sign while riding a pedal cycle.


THIS i| eEK’S ! ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN


hink befori won!t


e, and you cry.",' '.


Whalley-roadii at Cllthe'roe


•" = ■ V. '* i'-'"- '


She Is staying until the be ­ , i


I , . . , v . ■ *1 jt thSt Irt'their grate, and; smoke


Clitherbe M.P. Critic of cl)al Board Report |


thb Town Sergeant (Mr.- S., Flack). ■


Report Is! even more marked this year than in . the! past,” said Mr. Richard Fort,' M.P. for! Cfftheroe, during a discussion' on the coal industry in the' House of Commons bn Mon-' day. “The truth bf the: matter Is that we--are just not! being given the Information' to enable us,'representing, as: It were, the shareholders In .the nationalised coal Industry,! to decide whether the scale of| domestic prices orj industrial] prices make any sense at all,” !


"I'T'HE general Inadequacy ofj -*■ the National Coal Board’s


he added. ; . I ■


OME fine examples of the ,! work donel by Clltherqe blind people attending handi­ craft classes In !the town were


elaborate scientific! examina­ tion which is the background' ■for die present price structure: is more than an elaborate bit! of camouflage for the trad!-: tlonal pricing policy of the coal, Industry—charging what the traffic will bear^-ls doubt­ ful.”


“Whether 6r not the very


Leak In Bridge'r-’lt.vq jer


TATATER (is . d r i p p i n g t h r o u g h from the


! SIGNIFICANT i !’ ■


nificant that when customers wished to complain about .their coal, they had not! gone straight to the Coal Board, but to Members of Parliament. “ They come to all of us In this House,” he went on. “ If the! people concerned (with, the activities of .the coal industry had full confidence In those responsible for it, they would not come to us, who are not experts In this field. They would go to the experts in the industry just as they do to those In athqr Industries. As it Is, we are often hearing cbmplaihts.” '


Mr. Fort said it! was sig­ |


the coal Industry w ^ to hold Its rightful,placedn the life of


the nation, said Mr. Fort.


Footnote.—Clitheroe is among ■ places affected (by a new in­ crease of sixpence: on each bag of domestic coal which takes effect on Monday. ^


They Stay At| Home


Y^LITHEROE Girl V and Rangers !are _____ their spare evenings helping people in their! homes and elsewhere in an '.effort to pay


:For Trip Ahroad Guides


spending


,for. visits abroad.! a i A novel idea] is that of


friends,- who. baby-sit for young Clltheroe couples. They charge 2s.\ 6d.! and ' while watching baby. ! spend' their time in study for jexamlna-. tions; or In other useful ways.


Low . Moor ranger, and her


,tlon annual meeting on Wed­ nesday.


! . WHalley Grossing


lOUGGESTIONS hdye beer 'P .-put forward tolthe loca' authorities concerned by the Ministry of Transjwrt. to place a " zebra f’ crbsslng Ir King-street Whalley,! Ion a site in'front of Park-vlllw-


chosen for the new! ’bus ba- for Clitheroe-bound .’buses


many months will elapse before It is pi


As this site has also been


Iprobablv jvlded..


strong renresentatloiTS by ,th' Whalley Parish: Co u n c il through the, Clitheroe Rural District Council, the] authori­ ties were 'Informed : that a zebra crossing would be pro­ vided.


! ' In Jiyie this year, .iollowln.7


help at Waddow Hall by weed­ ing the gardens' and collect­ ing'fxult and wood, It was stated at the Cllthiroe and Bowland GlrF Guides Assodla-


I Other rangers ;ln ;he town Leadership. was needed If


Whalley Railway bridge In Mltton-road. on to the foot­ path below, and It Is forcing pedestrians into the main road.


decided at tnelr meeting on Monday, to draw the atten­ tion' of the British Railways to' this, as they consider It


constitutes a danger to road- users.


■ !


the village’s new ’bus station, steps are how to be taken to deal with the problem of the parking of ’buses on route to Clltheroe. The . Council was told that the L « n c a s h i r e County Council is to constnfet a ’bus bay In i King-street. '


Following the provision of


where the pavement nbw stands and ,the street lamp, which lights; that area, will have to.be removed.


The bay would be built “Learner” Fined


riOLIN W. BRIGGS (21), of ^ 6, Slddows-avenue, Cllth­ eroe, was at Clltheroe Magis­ trates’ Court, yesterday, fined £l.for falling to display “L ” plktes on a solo motor cycle while being, a provisional licence holder.


1


was on motor patrol duty In Clltheroe-road, Barrow, when he saw the defendant riding a solo motor cycle In the direc­ tion of Cllthe'roe. He had occasion to stop him, and he asked him about his licence. He produced a provisional licence which had expired on September 31st.


P.C. Burnett said that he


iTIHREE! final!


dlsplaylng(|‘'L ” plates, he re­ plied, “They have broken off. I left them at home.”


When as'ked why he was not National Dances


given by Ml^s Jean Houlker’s' d a n c e r s , ! with Miss' D. Bottomley'! as accompanist, at' the Clltheroe Girls’ Friendly Society social held yesterday week. . :


MAT IONAL dances In traditional costumes were


“ Charade.” Those taking part were the Misses' H. Catlow. B. Coates, K.( Holt. J. Thompson, P. Ellse and A. Watson. Two of Miss Watson’s pupils.


terpretation of Philip John­ son’s one-act


Members gave a skilful In­ comed y


Ribblesd^e Modern School and Clltheroe Roman CathJ ollc School) teams, on Monday night; a member o f,' thd I[lbblesdale side broke a leg.)


Schoolboy Hurt I football match ■ between


Hay ton, !of 7, Shaw Bridge- street, Clltheroe. was taken tcl Accrington! Victoria Hospital; where he was detalped,


The hoy,i 12-^year-old Brian |


minutes, before thd jvhlstle went in k


The Whalley Parish Council p „ Mr. Rlchar-i ■ w


- ^ A > 'v" i ..... ......


V V ' t, ‘


A ROUT AT THE DOOR


Mayor and Mayoress Meet The Queen And The Duice


'


“MO photograph can do her justice. She is very


beautiful.” This description bf the Queen was given b? thp Mayoress of Clitheroe (IVl rs. C. Chatburn), who togethei with the • Mayor (Councillor C. Chatburn) was presented to Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh at a reception at Knowsley Hall ' last light week.


!


L a n c a s h i r e Mayors and Mayoresses who were prcr sented[at a reception hem for nearly-300 civic leadeis of towns ! not Included In the Royal visit to Lancashire The Mayoress' wore, pals :;reen brocade embossed with gold.


They! vlere among jther [good wishes I


and Mayoress in Park-avmue, Clltheroe, were present to exi tend : their good wishes as Councillor and Mrs. Chatburn left to'qttend the reception. |


Neighbours of the Mayor


subsided quickly an^ no h o u s e s were entered, though villagers had taken p r e c a u t i b n p


Wol f enden, of Main- street, Bolton-by-Bow- land, with the nine-inch trout, picked up at their door at 1-30 on Wednes­ day morning when (the village stream, swollen by heavy rain, overflowed and flooded the tnain street. Fortunately, the water


Mr. and Mrs. J.j G.


Paper Towels Can Mean Idle


Looms, Meeting Told


against flood'damage[ Photo, by courtesy of ,


“ Lancashire Evening- yost."


-of paper towels was sanc­ tioned.


ing at Whalley, on Tuesday, had approved a supply of paper towels as an experiment at a number of schools In the Division, Mr. W. Slynn (Great Harwood) said serious thought should be given to the question before any extensive adoption


, “We must keep In mind where the ordinary towels come from and who makes them,” he said. “ One move added to another may mean that In a few years time we may be wondering why Lanca­ shire looms are Iffle.”


towels had now almost com­ pletely ' superseded fabric towels on British trains.


He mentioned that paper


Officer, IV[r. A. J. Rogerson, said the ^laper .towels were In uie at Pendle Junior School, Clltheroe, and at a Padlham School. The county authority felt that additional expend-' iture on school towels would not be wasted. Where roller towels were In use, perhaps they might be changed more often.


The Divisional Education


AFTER No. 5 Divisional Education Executive, meet­


thfey were taken to robing rooms,! where they donned their civic regalia.


j The Queen and the Duke


arrived! o''' schedule at[ 9-30 and were Introduced to the Mayoral gqests by Lord L|erby.


Mrs. Chatburn said that (after she had curtsied to the Queen] they shook hands, the Queen] smiling and m u rm u r i n g “ Good I evening ” before pass­ ing on to meet the next guest]


Describing the present[itlon,


also, met the Duke of Edln4 burgh Derby.


more Clltheronlans coultjl not share tl)e honour bestowed on us,” said Mrs. Chatburh. i The jMayor and Mayoress!


“Our one regret was [that and Lord and. (Lady On arrival at Knowlsley, j


6 8 M o r e ! H o u C l i t h e r o e


< to be erected on the site. 'The 28 houses -are being


,ln the provision of the 36 old people’s bungalows on the •Henthorn estate. Half of jjthem are now occupied.


houses will be of the tradi­ tional type. : Progress is also being made


steadily towards its goal of pjfovldlng houses for all those in need of them. Since the war, considerable progress has been made In this direction, which has resulted In a notable decrease In the num­ ber of people on the housing waiting list.


Corporation a d v a n c i n g 45 M.P.H. ?,


“But It Won’t (jo


Tliat Fast ’? —MOTOR CYCLIST


through Barrow, the driver of a! lightweight motor-cycle de­ clared “ I didn’t think it would dp that.”


: After 21 Years


-TIHE ladles’, section! of Cfltheroe Golf Club,


elected their oldest mem­ ber.) Mrs. T. Wilson, of Brungerley - av en u e, Clltlierpe, as captain for a second time, at the annual meeting last night.:


years, jMrs. Wilson first joined I the club In 1920 and held office as Lady • Captain exactly 21 years , ago,!' ' ■


A keen golfer for many


Mrs.! G. Hazlltt; of Wis- well, who was appointed vlce-jcaptain for the en­ suing I year. Miss G. Slmpsoq was re-elected hon.; secretary, and MJm. , E.. Speak, hon. treasurer, '


Mrs Wilson succeeds eroe Cast Of |‘‘jOklahoina”


/ ^ L I T ^ E R O E Amateur ^ Operatic and Dramatic Society has -chosen a new leading man and a new lead­ ing lady jfor Its forthcoming production of “ Oklahoma.” Both a re ! already well known to Cllthqroe audlencfis! for their appearances In previous productions both d u r i n g “Opera : [Week ” and with other societies.


her bow ak leading lady In the role of “Laurey,” and will be partnered! by . the popular Clltheroe tenor, Mr. Raymond Grice, jas‘I Curley.”


Ml4s! Jennifer Hazlltt makes


talented !) young principals; Miss Jeap.Houlker, Is to play. “ Ado 'Anr Ing roles ‘


Another of the Society’s


follow^: f Gr e e n ; Edmiind: Hakim,” ! “ Aunt Ell “ Andrew Wrlgley; Sharpies; JohniWal more,!’ “ Ellen,” “ Kate,” N


ie,” and other lead- have been cast as Jud Fry,” Michael “Will Parker,’’ Camblen; “All


Walmsley ' (41), of 38, . St. Hubert’s-road, Great Har­ wood, appeared at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, oh a charge of exceeding the speed limit in a built-up area. He pleaded guilty. ,


that at 6-15 p.m. on' Wednesr day, September 22hd, P.C. Mafglnson was on motor patrol duty In Clltheroe-road, Barrow, when he saw defend- aht driving a solo motor-cycle along Clltheroe-road in the djirectlon of 'Whalley.


! Chief Supt. J. Iddon said


.steady 45 m,p.h., defendant wasjstopped.. . 'When, told he .would; be repbrted, he replied, “ I didn’t think It would do ■.that,” , ’


which time the speedometer in the (police car registered a


hrough Barrow village, during


that he had been delayed at work by attending a first-aid lecture. , “ I have travelled along this road, winter and summer, and I estimate that I have travelled the distance 5,000 times or more.) The motor-cycle I am uslqg at present Is a lightweight machine not capable of a high speed and has been prepared by me for cross-country trials.”


! Walmsley told the Bench |


was.low geared for this pur-' pose, and he honestly thought it was not capable of that speed.


I He added that the machine


Walmsley was fined £1 and his licence endorsed.


Drmk Charge: Driver Fined


'■YMHEN P.C. Johnson, of the ’ ’ Chorley patrol section,


,■Charles Hln d l e ; VIlss Joan Rhodes; rs. (playton.


"Corn Elam,” W. “ Ike Skidmore,’’ msley; “ Fred Skid-'


G. C. Scowcrbtt’,! r,” Mrs. G. Hazlitt; Carnes,” Ralph


was driving through Langho, one Sunday, he saw a car parked diagonally by the road­ side. The officer knocked on the window, and the^drlver, who was ‘slumped” .behind the wheel, looked tip, said ‘Hello,” grinned at .the officer and then t'rled to start the car.


C/Qunty Magistrates, on Wed­ nesday, when'-Fred Bush, (33), Whalley-road, 'Clltheroe,' Who admitted being under the In­ fluence of drink In charge of a cw, was flnid £15,''wlth £7 ns. 6d. costs, and disqualified from driving for a year,


This was stated to Blackbdrn s j Mr. T. U. Llddle,.defending,


week andithat Sunday was his only day of relaxatloa He' had taken only three pints of beer, and his custom was that lf( he had been drinking at all, a I friend drove him home. He was waiting for his 'friend, when he was seen by the pollcemqn.


aid Bush worked a six-day A Clltheroe travel agent,


Kendal-strqet, will make a speclM journey to Manchester Airport on Monday morning to meet! an important pas­ senger—a P i g e o n with wanderlust.


'


Mary Blrtwell and J o a n Leemlng, gave a short play. Proceeds amounted to £ 10.


Clitheroe WUl Mr. Edward Walker, Castle-


view, Clltheroe,; f 0 r m e r I y licensee of the King’s Arms Hotel, Clltheroe, left £1,392- (£l;318net).


has been in New York for some!weeks but will now re­ turn [In style by transatlantic air liner on a flight which mark's the first anniversary of the Sabena Manchester-New York! Service.


This young raolhg pigepn,


was I released at Wellington, Shropshire, to fly In a race to Salisbury, Wiltshire. That was the 'last that 'was seen or heard of It until Mr. Tingle received a cable from New


A few weeks ago. the pigeon


THE PIGEON 'THAT FLEW VIA TENTH AVENUE Mr.! Frank 'Tingle; pf


t I After following Walmsley. ! STEADY 45 I The motor-cyclist, Clifford ’


IMHEN stopped by a police patrol car for speeding


^; ADVANCING STEADILY !Each week sees Clitheroe


and Local Government are be­ ing asked for a building allo­ cation .to the Council, for next year to provide for at least 28 houses to be erected on this site. This Is additional to 40 houses remaining under the current year’s allocation and


prog will be a further addition to C1 i t h e r 0 e ’ s housing The MlnWry of Housing


Council Seek Further houses to be b ui 11 on the Littlemoor site


ress. |


had been reduced from about 350 to 260.


I ' :


about !400 permanent houses have been built by the Cor­


Ministry returns show that


asked for In order to make a scheme of the Littlemoor site, which Is adjacent to the Hay- hurst-street estate. The/


poration in the last nine years.' .


!,


No^, The Water Turns [ Blue:


Rural Complaint


When taking a bath, one finds the water turns to a bluey- green colour: clothes In the wash have even borne traces of the' colour] and tea or coffee brewed tjvlth this water Is extremely unpalatable.”


“ ■'THE water situation In ■•■Hurst Green is fantastic.


by a 'local hotel-proprietor. Mr. 'Melville Perry, of Hurst Green, who has sent a letter urging action to be taken to Improve the' supply, to the chairman of the ■ p a r i s h Council and the parish’s rep­ resentative on Clitheroe Rural' District Council.


This' was stated yesterday


sEP WASM AT NIGHTS I


THIS WINTER! Bui' Vour New HIE T WATER BOTTLE TO BE TAKEN UP


matter: will be taken uip at the next meeting !of thq parish council and later, I Hope, by the Rural Council,” he said.


" I understand that the


,stallatlon by the,, (Olitheroe Rural District Couricir .at a cost of(! £ 2,200 of a pressure flltratibn plant.


able Improvement In the local wate,r supply despite. ;the- In-


There has been no i notice­ '


earlier this year after many complaints had been made.


The plant ' was installed


Rural District Council agreed to withold payments owing to


Some time: ago Clltheroe


the unsatisfactory operation of the -plant which was In­ stalled' with the object of/ overcoming the problem. ^


HORRIBLE TASTE


-horrible taste with it. ‘! It ik impossible to enjoy a


cup of (tea, although we have


Lynch,; of the. Post; Office, Hurst Green, complaining of the qiiallty of the water supplied said there was a


One 'resident. MrsJ J. R.


■the water before use]’! '". At a parish meeting earlier


.water might, be cut off with­ out warning if there was very heavy rain. I t would! in any


this year. It was stated that owing to the unsatisfactory working of the plant the


case assume a deeper shade of brown.'


Witches Complete ’


atmosphere for members of Clitherbe St. John Ambulance Brigade and, Nursing THvlslon at their Hallowe’en Party In the Old School, Church Brow, on Tuesday night.


A Hallowe’en Scene A VISITWitches by : Lancashire


] ■


programme of games and dancing,' which took place In a room decorated with, paper skeletons and cobwebs.


About 120 people enjoyed a SUITABLY ATTIRED


three ladles qf the iNurslng Division, suitably attired, in black clo4ks and conical hats, played the part of Lancashire Witches, dancing around a cauldron and reciting ‘‘ spells,” to the amusement of the on­ lookers.!


During the supper Interval, . (


.Hardacre and Miss Briggs told' three ghost stories as'part bf the evening’s entertainment, and Mrk; Sharpies, the pianist, provided %muslc for-.dancing.


Miss :j G. Hardacrq, . Mrs.


carried |out by Mrs. J. Turner, and MX F. Dean was M.C.


Secretarial duties we r e


Failed To Appear A CUTHEROE company


York that the pigeon had been found stranded and dis­ consolate on 10th Avenue.


pi g e o n was presumably blown out to sea by bad weather and took refuge on a ship steaming to New York. It must have stayed on the ship for the whole of the voyage and then flown off when it docked In New York. The bird was. ringed and was easily Identified.


^Ir. T i n g l e s a i d T h e


of the pigeon, but he is to take charge of it for the breeder. Mr. Brian Tucker of Welling­ ton. Quite a welcome should await the bird that tried to,go


' Mr. Tingle is not the owner


from Wellington to Salisbury by way of 10th Avenue.


his ;deficiency as £809, and groM liabilities at £4)888; He gave the cause of his bank­ ruptcy as “ his-own 'extrava­ gance )of living,” said Mr.. Registrar Davies, : who ad­ journed the . case until ’Novemtjer 24th. '


ination. ■ ! , ! j a! statement of .affairs gave


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■reason (for not being here,” said the Registrar. | ]


“ He had better have a good


ELECTRIC WASHER I SERVICE ‘


Clitlieroe Unchanged


riLIThEROE field 1an un- V changed side against St. Helens j Town at Shftwbrldge t o -mb r r ow. Tjie team Is Wallace: Qldham. Drake; Trezlse,! A'spden, Blacklock: Cooper.j McEwaUi P r 1 d a ,v. McManus, Burneltl. Kick-off Is at 2t45 p..m.


All tnJkes of CLECTRIC WASHERS repaired, overhauled' and re. sprayed;


Rollers ekehanged o' re-covered, i Yearly) maintenance service.


All makes of new machines suoplled.


. WILSON & SON


: e : 109.


lectrlcal and Mechanical Engineers'


NETHERFIELD ROAD.


HELsON. PbotjeJ878. i;:>


Alfa.Laval, Fullwood and Gas- .coigne Units and Spares P-T.Z. for Cattle and Sheep


/-ullWood and Wolseley Electric t Fencers and Posts


. Farmyard Muck Spreaders „


IN STOCK Bamford


., Sheep Dios. Trucks, Barrows, I


Ladders, everything tor the Farmer Lindley Pate .T4l...OJsburn 251. ' FARMERS I 1'! C 6 V K I N C ; S T R E E T , C r g T H EH O E


Heavy Wool Socks 5 /6 ' "


Sizes lOi, 11. Hi and.12/' heightened the


been assured that the- water Is perfectly safe tbiiwe.:*"rhe majoritv rof my .frllEds Boll


Ofitstmditii low Price Offers!


Special Offer of Ail-Wool Trousers


. To clear a t 'lP y 'l l ’ Usual Price 25/11.


Wool and Plated Vests ,


Wool Slipovers From 19/11


Old England C/A Tafatex


Shirts


.■(Wash as W09D '2 5 / .


.


Tunic Shirts Pouble-ifrpnteiir ■with ! Three Collars.


I ' ! ' ■ ;.2 7 /6 ! :" , : j . Special Offer Bf Mentor


C H A faE 8 t \m , M .P .S . ! ■


-■■ CHEMIST! ■ •


5, CHURCH STREET - CLITHEROE PHONE 591 i


frdiH Golr NEW SEASON’S/STOCK of the Leading Re iable Makies. )%E . CAN SUPPLY-


!


D U l^ P No.. 2 HOT WATER-BOTTLES ..... D U I^ P FLAG „ I „ ! DUfilLOP EVERGREEN ■


’ t h o t -WflTERBOTTLlfea...... .. 5/11


SUBA COMET SUHA STREAMLINE SUBASEAL/ (jiANT


lAIRniiOW


SUE(ASEAL WITH HANDLE !■ -’i.- ■ HOT .WAT ER:B (imE S . 6/11


7/11 8/11


,, I ■ > ' » ..........


10/6 7/11


1 /1


DUlhiOP CPSIMAX In Pink) Blue:and Beige..........M/6 FOR CH^REN we have SUBA DOLLS, SPEEDBOATS AND SPEEDCARS. ALSo! I^AM BOTTLES-'at 4/ 11.


. ! ALL OUR bot t les] ARE GUARANTEED:


4/I I 5/11


Entwlatle, chairman of the Housing! Committee, an- nouneeq that the waiting list during! the past 18 months


Some time ago, Cbuncillor J. [BY


THE WORLD’S LEADING


• MAKERS 12.' 14,16,17, 20


INCH SCREENS, VARIED.


H.P. ! ’lERMS- -


TO MEET YOUR PURSE. , ■


' ASK 'for a demonstration I TO-DAY.


[FULLY EQUIPPED SERVICE DEPARTTiIENT BACKS OUR SERVICE AFTER SALES.


Clitheroe Advertiser & Time}, October 29, 1954


FRESH CUT FLOWERS FOLIAGE ah(d


DECORATIVE PLANTS WREATHS, BQ


head, of-Waddlngtoh-roa'd.'dld not appear at Blackburn Bankruptcy Court, o)h Wed­ nesday; for his public exam­


director, William) Wood-


BEDDING PLANTS, IN’; SEl


' MEMBERS OF DELIVERIES IN


i VALE VIEW PliONE 119 UQUETS, iETC.


ROSE TREES, ETC. ASO^.;,' .


INTERFLORA" TOWN DAILY.


B &


i . WADDINGt' ;


NURSERIES, ON ROAD


BUS STOP oppds:


CLltHEROE . ilTE I CEMETERY.


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