,e©k’s W@pdiiigs


:\\yooD ookj place?


,iy week,|of' own, son I of' late Mr. Tj


or I House ■/lls^ Marie


ter 'ipf Mrl hwdod, of Rosegrovel


was, given


er, wore' a fuij cape,


thered hat tone, ^he ratibhs^and


owni sister was the


)re a black at to tone! : She had


S. 'i


IS lMr.!|Ji of the


ptlon at thetil ,.f Wadding-


left for;: a


Annes, the hite lambsi to!tone;' | wri will live


dding gifts et from the a lambs-


n € (jiyen away by her father,


thej bride wore a full-skirted gowti in 'heavy white slipper satin and htld a train with a fullrlength veil and a small hat pf tulle i and pearls. She carried a bouquet of mixed flow||rs.


' . ! Mi^. Frances Sherliker,


cousip of the bride was dame- of-fionour, and. Miss Megan Elizabeth ■ Crawford, sister of the I bride, was bridesmaid. The' small attendants were Mary McDonald and Pauline Chappell. Mrs. Sherliker and Miss Crawford wore full- lengtt: dresses of apricot nylon organza with diamante tiaras and carried bouquets of bream flowers. The small attend ants wore dresses of the I same material and


carried'baskets of flowers. ' i ; '


Mr.'uoseph C. Astin was the


best nian, and the groonlsmen were! Mr. H. Crawford, of


' Bafrbw, uncle of the bride, and|Mr.'L. S, Matthew. Mr. J. G. Walsh was usher.


Tnel ceremony was“ per­


ce staff, service ; brlde-


iVyFORD


' the cast! of pantomime


; b e,” was j ly greetings/ Crawford,/


n to Cllth- /a principal/ Pantomime


Droductions! who Is' the nd Mrs. q.


flam-street, ■larrled at Church',


dnesday to Cowell, the 111, of Carr ton. a member Clltheroe associated


productions' rgate, since until ‘ this


eadtng roles nual panto-; acher at St. . C. School,


W I Bird Roost


ig a quiet Chatburn,


pigeon that eillngton to th Avenue,


be greeting , ome ip the seen since


r. Brian ngton, this nderlust set Inlng flight to Salis- last that


of It, how- lb 1 e was York that stranded on ; 10th


;d at the )!geon' h'ab


j sea by bad [■efuge on a ew York! It


M


lyed oh the Voyage bnh fn the ship , The bird


|was i easily ! ' ' ' '


Clitheroe


Iged .for jthje ack to this at Ringway lansatlantlc


ih-trivelled Iby fall ti) htmas|Ev4 1 accbrnmop


J until after illdav, 'and 1 round ;trlp py.


Bluej


lllcers ahd |Accrjngtoh |Lanbashlre, iary, I from' plct,j iwere


|o attended aual j phll-


|n Accring- on j Wedr


I The party


I the Social Division, Ashworth


I fllmi|shpw Ertainmenf. |disfributed pngst; ' the f ' :


heroe


t be open as fay for all


* *• m


is on New |e general ipej up as l|!/be one


|nd p/arcels. will !be


formed by Fr. J. Stack and the' obganist was Mr. J. K. ■ Sherliker, uncle of the bride, who lb also secretary of the Clitheroe Catholic Panto­ mime Society.


ii f- ^


live 1 ton. Wedding gifts Included cut­


J a reception was held at the Hargreaves, Arms Hotel, Acc- ringtor Mrs. C moon ll've in


lery and'crockery from staff a,nd pupils at St. James-the- Lbss School.


dlLI^OWKING The marriage took place at


Holy Trinity Church, Rath- mell last week, of Mr. Edward ^oy Gill, of Cockshutts Farm, SabdenJ younger son of Mr. and Mrk E. W. Gill, and Miss Mary Cowklng, elder daugh­ ter., of Kir., and Mrs. T. Cow­ klng, ol Rathmell.


Mr. O'!!! Is son oif the chair­


man ot the Clitheroe and D i s t r i c t Branch of the National Farmers’ I Union, find 'his brlcle, an old girl of Settle !Glrls’ High School is a State Registered Nurse.


The Rev. J. sjavage con­ ducted I the service and Mrs.


Towler Iwas the organist. The jjrlde, who] was given


away oy ner "father, wore a princess style dress of white velvet with pearl v encrusted yoke and sleeves pnd match­ ing walk length yell held in place by a cororiet. o f pearl- 'and prahge blossom! Her bou­ quet ;wa's of white carnations and, cyclamen. /


/ She was attended by her sister. Miss Betty Cowklng and Miss Kathlepn Gill, sister of the bridegroom, who wore white corded velvet dressed with red boleras of the samp material and white- feather kead-drihsses.' they canned bouquets o f , holly, imlstletoe, fed carnations! and poin- s'ettles. i


j The best man Was Mr. Alan 'j


Gill, brother of the bride­ groom, [and thb groomsmen were Mr. Cyril llully and Mr. R. Colllnge.


' I the reception I was held in


tne villijge Institute. - HOWELL-BILLINGS


Mr. Thomas Howell, secoiid awayI The bride, who was given ■


son of Mr. and the late Mrs. R. Howell, pf Ivy Cottage, Holden, was married on Monday at St. James’s jChurch, jClltheroe, to idlss Sylvia Beatrice‘ BllUngs, eldest daughter I of Mf. 'and Mrs. William Billings, of 72, Hayhurst-street, piitheroe.


bjj herTafher, wore a


^xe-blue costume with grey accessories, and carried a prayer [book.


' S h e was


atteilded by her sister, Mrs. B. I; Plndef, who q'bstu.hie With red


wore .a grey accessories.


Brotherton, a brtdegfobm, and Billings, [brother of the bride. *as the poomsman.


I The best man was Mr. W.


cqusln of the Mr. W. L.


I During! the ceremony, which Was performed by the Rector,


the Rev.i A. Lord, the hymns ['The Lord’s My Shepherd’* and “ head Us, Heavenly Fa.",her,” ! were isung. The? organist Was Mr. G. Hltcheii.


The reception jwas held at


Iployer of the bridegroom, and I a set of glass kitchen ware ! from workfrlends; of the bride.


the'Dog'land Parfrldge Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Howell will reside- at 22, Hofden-street, Clitheroe. Among the presents received was a half tea service from Mr. T. Dugdale, i former em-


and later Mr. and


)well left for a honey- In London. They will Carlisle-road, 'Accrhig-


'pO-NIGHT, the b ,out their cheerful


.to a New Year, and first time for more yi the world will care to ber, their chimes accompanied by the drums of war! Peace at least prevails' inas the guns are sllenc though the peace often little more thai|i easy truce; 1955 still ,1 course with a big a awaited advantage predecessors.


The world’s most


idls" ring welcome for the


ea:


,rs than remem-


are not beating on earth


much as ed, and appears an un-


iljeglns Its l id long- over Its


prayer as a New Ye^: must ibe that the dearly won wUl not Itself .-sustained dur: but will also be cherls that care through wl 1 Ing understanding an i ship among the people: world may eventt found.


fervent r dawns


w shed


peace -so >nly And 1955,


ed with


ch last- frlend-


is of the ally be


Turning- to the iochl scene,


the .coming year should see the development of at least three Important .set ernes in the life :of Clithe oe and district. After a year of rain- fali records there might seem to be a touch of iron?, in that two of them" are cmcerned with giving us more water, but the fact remains th£t exten­ sive and costly Improvements to the water supply s! stems of Clitheroe I itself and in- the Rowland j countryside should result In a long-term solution to growing problems qf storage and di 'St r i bu til third scheme promised within the near,future is structlon of a new gli Is’ gram-


mar school on a site burn-road, Clttheroi, and'a start on the work dt ring 1955 will at last signal tt e /bigg^t single , development in the district’s educational life sirice the war.


:he con- in.Chat-


"DIR’THDAY greetln


^ Leonard Leemlr Church-street, Slaldl will be 84' on. Tuesds John Birch, of' 31, street, Clitheroe, wf 75 also on Tuesday, Benjamin Barnes Nelson-street, Low will be 76 on ThursdA;


* *


'A BOUT 53 children the sons and daughters of


of the staff of Rlbl l Services, Ltd., Clithqri entertained at a'pai Ised by the Social a: Club of the Clithei)i and 'held in the tlonal School, on til 'night. After tea: th$: puppet show by Mrs. Wlswell, and at the party, gifts to the were distributed by Pedder, the Dlstrlijt Superintendent, - a:


Pedder, c


T ARGE congregations at- tended the mldn ght carol


service held In Clith iroe Wes­ ley Church on Chris mas Eve. The service was conlucted by the Superintendent Minister 'of - the Clitheroe Wesley Circuit, the Rev. F. |. Payne.


nPHE Bishop, of the Right Re


Hubert Baddele.v, wi .l first visit to "Whall Church on Sunday, will preach at the service.


*


and three membei^ staff of St. Denys’ visit Blackpool on . to see the p an “Cinderella.”


AS guests ot the Rotary Club,


*


; ^LITHEROE’S team to. visit : ^ Burii'ley “ A ’’ to-morrow shows only one iihange .from defeated [by Prescob ' 1 Boxing Day, Rudg-


leroe Team I


! the side i Cables 0


yard replacing Friday as. leader of Team:


Blackloc A. Bust


the attack. Wallace; Drake, Trezise, Aspden, Cooper, Jenyahs,


Reserve: Will be 'supportefs’ Shaw Bridge


Rudgyarl, McManus, Burnett Banks. IThe kick-off at 2-30' p.m., the coach" leaving. ‘ at 12-30.


■DON VOYAGE td Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Stewart Smith and their two chil Iren, who


i left Clitheroe ' yesterday on ; the first stage of tlelr return journey to Ki l emb e in Uganda. Mrs. Stewirt Smith is the elder daught :r of Mrs. M. Becker, of 75, VVadding- ton-road,, Clitheroe.


THIS WEEI ’S , RO.AD SAFETY Slogan


Better go slovkly. and safely, than swiftly and fall by the way.


1 i


Blackburn, W liter pay his


al


;y ; Parish when he morning


* Some will


Clitheroe children of the


"Wednesday oml i j i e


rsy


members ,e Motor "oe, were organ-


. id Sports oe depot


({ongrega- ednesday re WAS a Pierce, of of .the


end 1 children :id


dr. A.-W. Traffic Mrs.


and Ml


gs to Mr. g, of 27, urn, who y; .to Mr. Mltchell-' 0 will be to Mr. of 7.


oor, who y-


ffie Clitlie ^ l i b e r t i s ! e r &


roe f meeit


FRIDAY, DECEMBER ilst, 1954 Lighting of Vehicles | 4-28 p.m. to 8-2 a.


NATIVITY SCENE IN HOSPITAL WARD


“ WORDS OF WISDOM” PREFACE CLITHEROE SHOW


FAIWEWELL GIFTS TO aiTHEROE TOWN CLERK


pesJt: to


all our 3^eape^:^^ for


^ealtl), # a c e aub f


-Visitors to Brockhall Hospi­ ro£{pj:rlt|) .burins 1955.


tal, Langho, on 'Tuesday were the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, (Councillor and Mrs. C. Chatburn), who ac­ companied the Chairman of the Hospital Management


CommiWee, Alderman J.


Shorrock, and Major F. H. Read, one of! the 'Committee members, on a tour of the


wards to see the Christmas decorations.


' The above! photograph


shows the Mayor and Mayor­ ess, Alderman J. Shorrock and Major Read,Mlong with the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital, pr. D. J. Rose, admiring ■ a beautiful representation pf the Nativity scene which/had |been con­ structed in one of the wards.


Drink Charge: Two Fined At Clitheroe |


P.C. HAD TO JUMP OUT OF WAY TO AVOID jACClDENT -iCourl ToU


■


TNCipENTS Which occurred on the road between Clitheroe and Whalley shortly after midnight on Saturday, De­


cember 11th, were described at clitheroe Magistrates’ Court yesterday, when Jack Howarth ^29), 22, Edleston-street, Accrington, a wire-drawer, pleade^ guilty'to driving a car while under the Influence of drink to such an extent as to be Incapable of having proper control, and also to driving in a manner dangerous [to the publlC;___________


On each summons he was


•matlcally disqualifl( driving for 12 montl


23, Hamer-avenue, Blackburn, a lam driver, who pleaded to aldlni and abett offences, was found fined £20 on each si


fined £25 and he was autor from


Nathaniel Charnoc|


(30), of Intack, van


hot guilty |lng both ilty and aons. '


He was also disqualified from


driving for 12 rnoMhs any other vehicle than thit used In the course of his employment.


Each defendant was ordered


to pay £8 10s. 6d. costs. Mr. D. Race, of I Burnley,


prosecuting, said that at 12-15 a.m. on Sunday, December 12th, P.C.S Wilson and Helle- well ai^re standing at Salford Bridge). Clitheroe, when .they saw defffldant’s car approach­ ing them "and' tfaVelllrig-'to- wards Whalley. The car travelled across the road in a diagonal manner towards them, and P.C. Hellewell had to lift his bicycle on to the footpath to avoid It being struck. The car then travelled back on to Its proper side of the road,', then further up the road went on to Its wrong side of the road again. |


OVERTOOK CAR P.C.'!Wllson obtained a. lift


from a passing motorist, a Mr. Metcalfe, and eventually over­ took .the car at Barraclough.


Mr. Race added that P.C.


Wilson' then observed from ills position In the car that de­ fendant’s car.was being driven in an erratic manner and had a narrow escape from colliding with two other cars coming in the opposite direction which were travelling on. .their correct side of the road.


By the time Whalley traffic


lights had been reached, the car In which P.C. Wilson was travelling had got in front. P.C. Wilson got out and gave defendant’s car a signal to stop. The traffic lights were green at the time, and How­ arth Ignored the constable’s signal to stop, As a matter of fact, P.C. Wilson had to jump out of the way to avoid being knocked down. Defendant then pulled up In front of one of the hotels.,


SLUMPED A-T WHEEL Mr. Race added, that: P.C.


Wilson (found Howa r th


-slumped behind the driving wheel, dazed and smelling strongly of drink.


Asked why he had not I t


stollped In respdnse to the officer’s signal, defendant re­ plied, “ I didn’t see you.” Charnock then said, “ I,'saw you and told him to stop.” P.C. Wilson could see that Howarth was unfit to drive and he assisted him to Whal­ ley Police Station, where he was examlned by Dr. Brown..


Pointing out that -Howarth


held only a provisional driving licence, Mr. Race submitted that It was Charnock’s duty as a competent driver to super­ vise the driving'of the car. In­ deed, In the Scottish courts, for instance. It had been held ■that' a passenger In such an Instance was In charge of a car. :


Mr. Race added that it was


the prosecution’s submlssioi that Charnock by his conduq": was aiding and abetting in the commission.' , of- the two offcricss. When told at Whalley Police


Station that he would be re­ ported, Charnock replied, "“ Yes, we have had a bit!too


much to drink. The Insur­ ance didn’t cover me, or I would have driven.” “ As a matter of fact, the In­


surance did cover sOnfeone else to drive, and Charnock would have been In order in taking over the wheel,’’ Mr. Race pointed out. Dr. C. E. Brown, of Whalley,


said he examined Howarth and came to .the definite opinion that he was not| cap­ able of having proper control of the motor car owing to the influence of drink. He would like to add, however, In [fair­ ness 'that It'.was a difficult decision to make because It was on the borderline. [ On oath, charnock said that


they had been out to a dance at. Gisburn and that when th% started back on the xe- tinn journey' home, in his opinion, HowArth was fit''to' drive. Fresh 'air, however, took effect on him after they had been travelling for about half an hour. The reason he did not take over the driving of the car was because he


thought he would not be In order regarding Insurance, and he did not want to lose his own licence as his living depended upon it.


In answer to Mr. Race,


Charnock said that they left the dance somewhere about 11-30. He himself had only drunk lemonade and a shandy, but Howarth had been drink­ ing “ Black and tan.” Howarth told the magis­


trates that he’ had been to a late dance and had had a few drinks and did not realise his condition. He was very sorry Indeed for what had hap­ pened. Howarth was allowed three


months In which to pay, but Charnock, a married man with five children, was ordered to pay at the rate of 10/- a week.


THIS PANTO PUTS T'HE ACCENT ON SPECTACLE


Stage ‘ Shipwreck ’ Among Many Brilliant Scenes


■REPRESENTATIVES!of the ^ three local Council staffs


gathered ■ In the Mayor’s Par­ lour at Clltheroe Town Hall last night, to pay > farewell tributes to Clltheroe’s Town Clerk, Mr. G. Hetherington, who retires to-day after 20 years service.


* A presentation, made by


Mr. T. P. Rushton, Clerk to the Clitheroe Rural District Council, on behalf- of local N.A.L.G.O. members, took the form of a silver-plated condi- meqt ■ set In a presentation effse. Mr. Hetherington Is a past president of the Cllth­ eroe branch of the Associa­ tion. ■ '


' , Members of the Town


Clerk’s staff haye presented to [Mr. and Mrs!,; Hethering­ ton a reproduction of a Con­ stable landscape i painting. This particular work , Is a favourite of the Town Clerk and his wife, and the staff chose this painting as a per­ manent reminder of the many years of happy team­ work of the department.


FULL-TIME POST Mr. Hetherington, the first


full-time Town" Clerk In Clltheroe, succeeded the-late Mr. W. S, Weeks, who held the office- on a part-time basis; He began his municipal ser­ vice In 1912 at Wigan. After serving in the Forces in the


■ 1914-18 War, In which he held a commission, -Mr. Hethering­ ton returned to Wigan, where he qualified as a solicitor. In 1926 he moved-to Colchester, and. six years later became Town Clerk of Bacup, re­ maining there a b o u t 18 months before coming to Clltheroe. '


. - Clitheroe Pupils Win Savjngs Prize


'riLITHEROE schools were well represented among


the prizewinners In a poster and essay competition organ­ ised by the Blackburn area of the National Savings Com­ mittee. ,


■ - - Part of the national savings


drive, this contest, the first of Its kind in the area, attracted many entries from schools In. the district. ' In the poster section alone there were 240 entrants.


PRIZEWINNERS Vivienne Parsons (Pendle


Junior School) won a consola­ tion prize in the junior poster section.' . Among the seniors, the second prize of a savings certificate was won by Eunice R. Raws on (Rlbblesdale Secondary Modern School), while third place was awarded to Ena Walker (Clitheroe Grammar School).


in the senior essay compe­


tition the results were; 1, Christine Plnder (Clitheroe G.S.); 2, Pat Martlndale (Rlbblesdale S.M.); consola­ tion, Peter Shorrock (Rlbbles­ dale S.M.) and Maureen Whiteside (Clltheroe G.S.).


The winners will receive


their awards at a social even­ ing to be held at Salmesbury Old Hall, Blackburn, on Thursday, January 20th.


SEVEN-DAY HOTEL MUSIC LIOENCES IN QUIET WHAUEY-ON CONDllONS


p RANTING an application for a seven-day music and


,


singing licence to six licensees, five of them from Whalley, at Clltheroe, yesterday, the magi­ strates Imposed the following conditions:


1. The licensee shall not


allow any Immoral songs to be sung.


2. Professional or paid


singers, either male or female, shall not be employed.


3. The licensee shall: not


advertise the,occasion. 4! No music to be allowed


on Sunday before 8 p.m. 5. A ban to be placed on


microphones. These conditions were sug­


gested by Chief Supt. J. Iddon, who said he still held


'the view that when the Act was passed It did not envisage granting licences to the type of house on whose behalf the application was made.


“ QUIET VII/LAGE” Pointing out the position in


the neighbouring areas. Chief Supt. Iddon added, “ Whalley is a quiet village and,I can well Imagine If .these applications are granted there will be a big Influx of visitors from other towns into Whalley, par­ ticularly on Sundays.'


The application for the


lltence^ -was made by Mr. F. Farley, ot Blackburn, on be­ half of Mrs. T. Sharpies, Swan Hotel; Mr. H. Holden, Whalley Arms Hotel; Mr. E, Cornwall, Dog Inn; Mr. W. Rushton, De


Lacy Arms; and Mr. J. Alders- ley. Spread Eagle Hotel, all of Whalley, ahd Mr. W. Nuttall, Bay Horse Hotel,


“ In these days of full em­


ployment and In this modern age it seems .to be an anoiilaly when someone has to refuse someone else the right to play a piano which would un­ doubtedly give a great deal of pleasure to many people,” said Mr. Farley. He submitted that llcencees were uncertain of their present position, and it would be much better if all anomalies were removed and the position was regularised, i


There was no question of


buying a piano, for Instance, In order to attract more customers. The position was that the licensees had the pianos and wanted to use them when someone came along and asked If they could have some music.,


Evidence was given that


some of the licensees con­ cerned said there was , a demand for such a facility and that their trade would suffer If they were refused such a licence. ■


Githeroe C.D. Corps


Above Establishment A MONO Lancashire Civil


. D e f e n c e organisations whose present membership is


now above the normal peace-


,tlme establishment are Clith­ eroe Borough and Clltheroe' rural district.


\J This was disclosed yesterday


in a review of Civil Defence In the county Issued by the Home Office.


It was stated that the main


point of the year’s success has been Intensive house-to-house canvassing in mahy areas, in­ cluding Clltheroe and .the rural district.


Of the total of 15,287 volun­


teers registered In Lancashire there are 8,252 women and 7,035 men.


One or two of the licensees Whalley Offence


admitted that they had been "allowing piano playing In the week-time, although they had not a licence, as they were under the Impression that they were keeping within the law. In view of a recent decision by the court, however, they had decided, to make the applica­ tion.


"■r am very sorry'It hap- pened,” said J ame s


Gooderham, (20), of 4, Green Acres, Read, at Clitheroe yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to being drunk and In­ capably’ in Accrington-road, "W-halle^ at 10-50 -p.m. on Saturday, December' 18th. He


was fined 1&/-. ( . ‘


I^AKING their annual excursion into pantomime’s never- never land, the Clitheroe Catholic Pantomime Society


received an encouraging send-off to t h e i r production of “ Robinson Crusoe ” at the Hall; Lowergate in the form of a good-liick message from Norman Wi s d om , who ivrolte “ Pantomime is important because it is usually the v e r y first real stags show that a child sees, and so has the re­ sponsibility of creating a liking for the t h e a t r e by those first impressions which often remain with beople for their whole life.”


‘ [ These words, of ! Wisdom


wrote a fitting preface to ! a show in which the chief Im­ pressions of vitality and colour maintained this talented -company’s high, reputation for first-rate panto fare.


Teamwork and Inventive


production were apparent throughout;, an eye-filling evening o f music and comedv and rarely In the history of even this society’s Indefatig­ able “ backroom boys ” has the show’s sheer spectacle been surpassed.


scenes was a shipwreck In which flames leapt up from the deck while the mast came, tumbling down, and!If other settings could hardly be ex­ pected to sustain the .pyro­ technics of this ambitious effort, they were no less effective In mounting the show on a gorgeous back­ ground.


Highlight of many brilliant PLAY’S THE THING But even In pantomime It


takes something more than a fancy cover to make a book. Even the clever staging and decorative l i g h t i n g with whichi this show abounds would not be able to bolster an entire evening. In panto’s fairy castle as In Hamlet’s Elsinore “ the play’s the thing” and here It was de­ lightfully brought to life by an taergetlc cast which made full use of .wide scope for mirth and melody


Daniel Defoe’s classic tale provided an entertaining peg on which to hang a series of gay colourful scenes and at the same time to offer full employment not only . to principals but to an excellent chorus and an attractive dancing troupe ‘


The familiar [events of SONG AND DANCE These song and dance num­


bers gave everyone 'the chance to show their, talent, and If the story of Robinson Crusoe was occasionally lost somewhere along the wav then no one is u n d u l y worried. For once again, with Its invigorating dance rout­ ines attractively mounted musical numbers and rich c om e d y - Interludes, the Society proves that what you do Is not half so Important as •the way that you do It.


Margaret O’Donnell makes


an Ideal principal boy—a dashing Robinson Crusoe with pleasing stage presence


Inquest Verdict On Read Man


A verdict of “ Mlsadven- ture ” was recorded' by


the East Lancashire Coroner (Mr. H. Backhouse)’ at an In­ quest on Wednesday, on Mr. Harry Ashton (49), of 96, Whalley-road, Read., Mr. Ashton’s death on Fri­


day from bronchial -pneu­ monia was* found to have been'accelerated by war ser­ vice from 1941 to 1945. A native of Burnley, Mr.


Ashton had lived in Read since 1948. He was a member of the Read and Slmo’nstone Conservative Club .and was formerly on the committee of Read Cricket Club. ' • He leaves a widow, who will


have sincere sympathy in her loss. Cremation will take place at Carleton. to-day, Friday.


and pleasant singing voice. She was attractively part­ nered by Audrey Smith who also made full use of roman­ tic and vocal moments as a charming and t a l e n t e d heroine.


Musically, the musical suc­


cess of the show is "largely poised on the tenor voice of Raymond Grice, who added still further to his deseryed popularity In such outstand­ ing solos as “ With A Song In My Heart,” and again In leading the chorus In notable ensembles.


ralsers kept the fun moving briskly with their comic antlcy John Walmsley was a consl^ently amusing Mrs. Crusoe, and was joined ex­ pertly in the fun-'by "'Edmond Camblen, whose' deft touch shaped a delightful contribu­ tion from the unpromlslngly- name'd Captain Skull, and bv Derrlbk Hutchinson, another of thfe Society’s stalwarts, who made! a resplendent Sultan


A talented trio of laughter-


Masterpiece. KING NEPTUNE


One of the oustandlng suc­


cesses of a notably sudcessful evening was Charlie O’Neill’s impressive portrait of King Neptune, while other roles were capably portrayed bv Fred Waterhouse, Eileen §mlth, John Chatburn' (a convincing Man Friday). Kevin O’Neill, Derek, Raw- cllfle and Michael Jackson.


Audiences traditionally j


associate this annual jproduc- tlon with skilful and attrac­ tive dance routines, and again thedr expectations are fulfilled by a talented and well-trained group, not least among them the tiny tots who again prove Inveterate scene-


stealers with their dainty steps. The graceful dancing of Frances Lofthouse. was another feature and her speciality


WORLD WIDE FLOWER SERVICE


via INTERFLORA p h o n e 119


Derrick Hutchinson also rlcMy merited, enthusiastic applause. Dancing mistresses. Miss Peggy Wilson and Miss Frances Lofthouse can be complimented on the excel­ lent results, their' efforts have achieved.


d a n c e s . with ’The show Is once again pro­


duced by Mrs. J. Sherliker and Mr. E. Camblen, whose joint supervision of the Society’s activities have con­ tributed so greatly to Its reputation for ambitious and skilfully-oontrlv'ed, enteftain-r ment. Their Imaginative leadership Is reflected in pro­ duction. which is notable for some delightful stage pictures and the attendant virtues of gusto and rare’ good humour •that makes this 1 a feast for both eye and ear ^


BIG COMPANY Other members of a com­


pany which has responded so handsomely to their' leader­ ship are: Ladies: E. Boyers. D. Barnes, B. Grant, D. Jackson, M. McKenna. D. McNally. M. . O’Donnelli J. Preedy, R.; Spencer, D. Webster. Gentle­ men; J. Balshaw, J. Dixon. P/ Thlstlethwalte. J. Waring. Children; P. Bralthwalte, F. Blrtwell, C. .Coleman. D. Dickenson, S! Davison, M. Foulker, V. Houlker; R. Har­ greaves, M. Jackson, C. Mc­ Nally, S. Morrison, M. Preedy. M. Swarbrick. B. Stinson. P. Taylor. I. Taylor, S. Webster.


M. Waterhouse, C. Swarbrick. I


A'considerable measure of '


the success of the production Is due to the astute musical direction of Mr; Philip Rober- stoh and to members of the orchestra, who c o m p r i s e d


Messrs. S. Scott, M, Cromp­ ton, P. Byrne. J. Crompton. W. Chamberlain, W. Coates. W. Marshall. J. W. Water- house, W. Bolton, J. Water- house, G. Moore and J. K. Sherliker.


BEHIND THE SCENES Behind the scenes, a small


'&rmy of helpers have obvious­ ly been at work In fashioning the'' production’s first rate settings, and tackling 'the; many unsung tasks which a production of this scope in­ volves. The success with which their work has been aocompllshed Is self-evident to I All who have visited the show and a dm i r e d the smooth efficiency of its stag­ ing, valuable contributions having been made by Donald Kershaw, who designed and painted the settings, Mr. J. Smith, Snr., who. is responsi­


CHIPPING MB. J. W. TOWERS.-With


ble for ' Mae vivid lighting effects. "Mr. R. Hargreaves, the stage manager. Messrs. A. Bridge, J. Regan, W. Fehren- bach, R. Ogston and J. Cow­ man, stage assistants, Messrs. I. GraM and J. Smith Jnr.. spotlight operators. Secre­ tarial duties have again been discharged by Mr. J. K. Slier- Ilker. Who is also the society’s pianist,' and other adminis­ trative! duties are undertaken by '-Mr. R. Ashton, stage manager. Mr. F. S. L. Moon, auditor! Mrs. J. McDonald, war.irobe. Miss Cornwell, re- fre.shments. and Miss M.' Leigh, programmes.


the passing of tivo bosom friends at Christmastlde, the village of Chipping has suffered a great loss." Mr, John William ’Towers, of Sunnyside, Chipping, died on Christmas 'Day, and Mr. Frederick Timbrell, whose death is reported on page 3, the following day. Mr, Towers, “ Jack” ito his friends, was -well- known In many spheres. He had been a rural postman, his mother being sub-postmistress at Chip­ ping," an office Jack [carried on for some years after her retire­ ment. He was an active OdiL* fellow, and for many! years wSs financial secretary tci the local lodge, caretaker to ! the Odd­ fellows Hall, and a district officer. During the later years in' his life he had worked for Mr. T. Procter, at Chipping' Mill, first as a traveller, an-d then ^n the office. He was" also - connected [with St. Bartholomew’s Gljurc'i,


[and was in the choir for many years. A distinction these tv .o friends held at the time of 'thr’r death was that they ■ were the only* two’ living honorary mem­ bers, of the Young Men’s Club,


Chipping, ; a signal honour bestowed only rarely for upward of 50 years’ service 'to the club. Mr. 'Towers, who [wouMj have been 67 yesterday/ lea"ves a widow, who will have sincere sympathy in her loss! The' inter­ ment at I' St. Bartholomew's Church, (jhipping, on Wednes­ day, was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. J: A. K, Nye. < i


CAEpL I SINGERS.-Iri the


week prior fo Christmas Day, the Parish Church choir visited various ps[rts of 'the, parish to sing carols,' being In .the outside districts oh:Monday and Wednes­ day evenings and in the village on Christmas Eve. The Christmas Day services aC the church were fairly well attended. On Sunday, the nine i lessons service was held In the evening and Christ­ mas carols werfe sung. i The lesson readers were Edward Dlsley (choirboy), 'Btay Woo^ (server),. Mr. Robld' Singleton (sacristan),‘ Mr. T. WhaSey (choirman); Mf. E. Slingleton (bellringei'). Mr. F. Berry jlmem- ber of the congregation), Mr. Jack Berry (sidgsman). Major Brett (churchwarden), and the Vicar.


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