WEATHER -


“YEAR HAD ITS


T A SUMMER” SILVER LINING


shrouded in sixty inches of rai i struck heavy blows at the agricultural industry, ruining crops and making work on the land a nightmare of water and mud. History may well record 1954 as the yfear without a summer, but if the weather was the chief villain of the pie:e, the clouds had their silver lining in a prosper­ ous year for the industrial life of the district, with unemploymentj figures at a


minimum. Civic affairs lacked the


impetus and spectacle of the previous year which had the Coronation as its meniorable centre-piece, but in Clitheroe there was an interesting municipal election when' the return of all four Conserva­ tive candidates broke, the deadlock' which had previ­ ously existed • in a Council comprising eight Labour and eight Conservative members.


One of the highlights of


Clitheroe’s year was the;cele­ bration of the fourth cen-


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tenhry of the s town’s Royal Grammar School .when many


j distinguished visitors Joined ' past and present members of the school Iri a 'menforable


‘ programme of events^ rainy season


In the field of sport, a rain-


spoiled cricket season saw Clltheroe win the Rlbblesd^e


'Kll i'll


S|.l^lW[l' ?!i m


League championship for the second successive year,’ beat­ ing off Whalley’s strong chal-


* lenge in an exciting climax to the season.


j I t was also a year bf en­


couragement f o r ' the ad- vocates of two important local schemes. Howland’Rural Council’s, regional w a t e r scheme.was sanctfoiled, Md


the plan for a


grammar’ school was finally Included .in the 1955-56 building progranune. These and ' other ! events


which made news in Clltheroe and district during the vear are recounted , in the follow­


ing review. '


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I; JANUARY


14—The Rev.'Harry Hardman, Vicar of St. Catherine’s Church,.


Burnley, for the past fiye was .instituted as Vicar of Chat- huni'..’


' .! ■ 18.-Bowlandj E.C:C. were in­ I' i l


formed that' the Government Ministry concerned had aPPJoved in principle the .district's £185,000


regional water scheme. 19—Wi l f r e d Pickles visited.


Clitheroe with his programme “ Have-a-Go,” which was broad­ cast from the Parish; Church School.-Mr. R. I. Kay. was appointed District Scout .Com­ missioner for the Pendle District.


'. 20.—The death occurred . of


one of Ribblesdale's 85-y^r-old twin brothers, Mr. W. G. Livesey, of 16, North-street, CUtheroe.


21.—The heaviest raid for 13


years flooded homes in Clitheroe and district. A total of 3.02 inches of rain in 24 hours at Calderstones Hospital wjs; the highest.ever .recorded therS.


■ !^.^ \ 26. —Capacity audienc'es at the


Parish Church School gave a warm welcome to the annual production of .the Clitherce Royal G r am ma r School i Dramatic Society, “His Excellency."


27. —After the coldest'night for


two years, stretches of the Rivers Rlbble and Hodder were froMh


Wi li:


over —M emb e r s ofi. Clitheroe Police c l im b e d snow-capped Pendle Hill in search of a bomber which had been reported missing on a flight over Northern


England.' •' ■ 28. —The 400th post-war house


built by Clitheroe Corporation was occupied.


FEBRUARY 1.—A public inquiry was' held


at Chatburn' following local pro­ tests against a proposal by Clith­


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eroe R.p.C. to use a Chatbum site as a refuse tip.—A former 'Clithe'roe Rural Councillor, County Magistrate, and ex-head- master of. Barrow School, Mr. Charles Frederick Clayton, of Prospect House, Wiswell, diedj aged 69. '■


2—Mr. Robin Greenwood, of


Clerk Hill,’ Whalley, a well-known East Lancashire corn miller and


a member of an bid Whalley family, 'died at Aden during a holiday cruise. He was 68. Two days later, the death was an­ nounced of another weU-known Whalley resident,' Mr. G. H.


I Taylor,' of " Graythwaite,” who ' died in/London, aged 83.


5.—Mr. Richard Fort. M.P. for


Clitherde, met cotton employers and trade unionists to discuss their protests about the Japanese Trade Agreement.


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8—^There were full .houses at the King Lane Hall, where Clitheroe Amateur Operatic and


UllLn iUC HU10.1.V.U. D.ramatic Society maintamed the , th i end oi


popularity ,! of “ Opera Week" with a bright production of “ Rio Rita." I 9—It was announced that the


Town Clerk, Mr. G. Hethering- ■ -ton, would retire at the end of


..protest was made against the,


/''(erection of Corporation garages I in Siddows-avenue and Se^all- avenue, which,. It w'as claimed, had blocked the view from


nearly [ all houses. 22.—Bowland Education Sub­


committee approved plans for 331.000! renovations at, Tosside


School.


hurst College and Director of the Obsei-vatory at the time of the last eclipse. Fr. E. O’Connor, S.J., died in London, aged 80. '.:


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T ow e r Hill. CUtheroe, was’ awarded the St. John Ambulance! Movement's silver medal for life­ saving.


23. -'-A former Reejor of Stony-' ----—-- the at


July was the opening of this handsome memorial hbrar.v by the E a rl of Derby, whose grandfather laid the foundation stone of the school building 40 years ago.


A feature of quater-centenary celebrations at Clithcroe Royal grammar S c h o o l in


election campaign by adopting M ;ssfs. C. Chatburn,; Jj S. Wright, Moors as


Crossley aid S. J. four candidates.


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cv, [ended a public meeting dbc'uss a prdposal bjj CUtheroe Rural Council, -to erect' houses on th > Manor-road site. Com­ plaints had been .made by nimber of It cal residenjs that land wa,*- —


—Rstepajers 01 >vnai i y to


i„f. ...... — the ' month, the Ctuncii sanctioned the brsetion


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of. five* houses on -the sitk 16.—Whallei-’s liew ’bus station


came into use for the first time the Easter traffic.


to deal with


.the year. TO.—At Clit’neroe TownHouncU, ^


18.—A sunry. Eastertide broke


.traffic recol'ds; with largd numbers of visitors to CUtheroe "■trict. !


21.—The! Labour Party opened leir election! campaign at an


_-ioption beating for the four candidates, Bilessrs, S, Bradley, Holt] S. Richmond, and H.


jckwofth.—tangho won’ .the mateiur Football League


successive yetr 'MAY


24. —Mr. A. W.' [Chappell, ct( -It was announced that the '' ' ■ !


old Toll Bar House, in Clitheroe- >ad. Whalley, was to be imolished a s . it constituted a inger to pedestrians and traffic.


waterlogged. At»» Of Wh a l l e y celebrated. At the annual wate^-


Waterworks Undertaking was Mavor of


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2.—The centenary of CUtheroe ----------- -o -


works inspection, the Mayor of CUtheroe (CouncUlor C. Oha^- burn), disclosed that since 1930 Clitheroe's water demand had almost doubled, from 450.000 gallons to 800,000 gallons daUy.


6.—Three foxes, which ha 1


been responsible for the.-dqath.of over 150 head of poultry, tver; kUled by Whalley farmers.


8.-T-Many telephone Unes


CUtheroe and 'district were put out of action by heavy thunder­ storms, which also caused a breakdown ■ in the electricity /Supply to local villages.


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. I 12.—Clitheroe's oldest inhabl(t- asnt, Mrs. Sarah Anne Brown, of Shawbridge-street. .died at, her home. She 'was 95,


, 16.—Mr. WUliam ;Lakeland. a , .'championship for the second 1 celebrated their golden wedding.


former WUalley cricketer, died in a Preston hospital 'at the age of 71.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Geldard, of Wellgate, CUtheroe,


' 22.—At its annual’ meeting, Whalley FootbaU Club decided to resign from the Accrington Combination and seek admission to the CUtheroe Amateur League. —Wages of £48 to £50' a month were b,ebg asked by Irishmen who arriiied.in CUtheroe seeking employment on local , farms with the harvest.


JUNE


the 400th anniversary of Clith­ eroe Grammar School. 12.—It was announced 'that


with an unemployment figure, of below 35. CUtheroe had one of the best 'employment records in the North of En'gland.—Coun­ ciUor James Green, cha'nman of. CUtheroe Rural District Coun­ cil, opened vSTSweU’s Coronation Garden. 16.—'Trains leaving CUtheroe


for, the South of England and West Coast resorts were packed to capacity at the start of the town's holiday fortnight.—Clith­ eroe's first sodium vapour street lamps installed in two Low Moor housing sites, were switched on, ' 17.—Despite frequent rain showers and the low tempera­ tures, a constant stream of Clitheronians left the town for their annual hcliday.—Four cars were involved in a coUision at Bolton-by-Bowland. , None of the occupiers were seriously injured,


i 19.—Rainfall for fhe week-end ■totalled 1.54, inches. At one time, rain fell continuously for 21 hours. 20.—Traffic at-^awley had to


be diverted for three hours ■when a trailer loade'd with


itUriber 'oroke loose and over­ turned, completely, blocking ,the road.


' 26.—The Ministry of Housing


and Local Governnient pro­ visionally allocated a grant of £45.000 Towards Bowland Rural District C 0 u n c U' s £185,000 regional water scheme.


’ j MARCH 1. -j-Col. Leonard Green, of


Wha ley, was appointed High Sher if of j Lancashire.—A .. 76- year-old Whitewell resident. Mr.


Sam Walmsley.'.Qf Leds Cottage, was presented with the Royal Hum me Society's testimonial on vellun for rescuing a boy from drowoing at Anglesey.


readied its climax with the lieav est snowfall of the winter.'


, Rimiigton, Downham, Mitton and Tosside 'were cut off, and Sawlsy Brow'was Impassable.


3. - -ClOSes Hall. Bolton-by-


Bow and, was gutted by fire in the ;arly hours of the morning.


9.--Mr. W. Aubin, presenting


the oalance sheet of the Clith- ero'e Cricket, Bowling and Tennis Clut, said tliere had been a loss of 3.28 on the past season.


1 5— A package of explosive


was found in a consignment of coal delivered in Clitheroe.


16— Clitheroe Town Council


appi oved a record rate of 24s. 6d. n the £ , an increase of one shilling on .the previous year and .the highest; in the history of the town.


17 —Miss ; E. R. Gariiett; of


Clitiieroe, was re-elected presh den' of 'the Clitheroe Division Wot ten’s .Unionist Association.


19—A’ h ew physiotherapy,


centre in King-street, Clitheroe, was formally ' opened by the Major (Councillor P. Dugdale).


22.—Bowland Rural Council


redi ced the rate by 8d., to 20s. in .the £. at its budget meeting.


2al.—At the annual meeting of


Whiuey Cricket Club, it was statfed that the dub lost^ £141 during -the last season. /'


29.—The I ’JSth anniversary of


■the opening of Clitherce Prea Library. Last year, 112,158 boote were issued,, against 13,200 in the first year of its existence.


APRIL l . -A Slaidburn farm bailiff,


Mr. Geoffrey Tomlinson, (32). of Fellside Farm, was kille-d in a tractor accident.


’ 7.-The annual exhibition of


art^ and crafts was hdd at Ribblesdale Secondary Modern School.—Mr. J. : M. Pooley, of


iner diec.I 3jt ijiS 'ho


Church-street, Clitheroe, a prom-, Ribblesdale land agent,, line, aged 80 years.


Party opeaed its municipal theroe Conserva-.


The Cl


5. —Keith Martin, of Clayton- le-Moors, won the Clitheroe cycle rally for a second year.


6. —Whalley Women's Institute


decided to apply for the use of Whalley Grammar School as their headquarters.


13.—All four Conservative can­ didates were elected at. the


: Clitheroe Municipal Elections in. a 63 per cent. poU. Mr. C. Chat-


2. - -A spell of cold weather


■ burn, MayoMlect, and Mr. J. S. Wright were re-elected, and Messrs. E. Crossley and S. J. Moore were elected for the first time. As a result of the election, tile Conservatives gained a majority on the Council, which had previously been exactly balanced between eight Conser­ vatives and eight Labour mem­ bers.—A well-known Clitheroe dentist, Mr. J. T. Pinder, of Well- gate, died, aged 77.


15.—Captain G. L. Wathen, of


■the Cheshire Forest Hunt, won the Gisburn One-day Event.


17. —One of the


privately-owned estates iu ‘RlljS blesdale. Clerk HUl Estate, Whalley, c ame under the hammer.


18. -S1T Joseph Hallsworth,


chairman of the North Western Electricity Board,' told a Press conference that seven out of ten


farms in the Clitheroe a;ea had now beert connected to ,t le elec­ tricity supply,,


24. —At the diamond


meeting of Clitheroe District Council, CounciUo: James


Jubilee Rural


Green, of Whalley, presented a new coat-of-arms to the Council. He was also re-elected chairman for the 'fifteenth successive year.


25. —Councillor Clifford Chat-


bum. a member of the Town Council since! 1944, was elected Mayor of CUtheroe at the annual meeting of the Council. Coun­ cillor Chatburn, who succe^ed Councillor F. i Dugdale, is the first Roman Catholic Mayor of


CUtheroe since ISIS. 26. —Bowland Rural' Council


were informed! by ,the Minister of Housing and Local Government that an inspector would have to visit the site of West Bradford’s new sewerage! scheme before he could make any decision about the Council’s application for a loan of £15,750, to cover the cost.


—At the annual meeting of Bowland Rural' Council, Coun­ cillor W. Proctor, of Sawley, was appointed chaUman in suc-


. cession to CounciUor W. W. Dug­ dale, who resigned for health reasons, and a new coat-of-arms was presented to the CouncU on behalf of CounciUor Dugdale.


■ 11 ' 25.—New entrance gates at l a r g e s f c


the Chatburn playing field, erected as a memorial to Miss A. Robinson, who was killed in an air raid on the vUlage in the last war, were formally opened by Col. J. F. M. Robinson and Miss G. Freeman.


28.—An estimate of £460 for


essential repairs to Tosside Parochial School' was approved by the BowTand District Educa­ tion Sub-committee.


30.—Mayor of Clitheroe from


1942 to 1944, ex-Alderman Mr. George Dewhurst, of Pimlico- load, died at his home, aged 71. —The death also occurred of Mr. Frederick J. CoUins, first Clerk and Steward of BrockhaU Hospital. Langho. He was 73.


JULY 3.—To mark the 400th anni­


versary of its foundation, CUth­ eroe Royal Grammar School b e g a n its Commemoration


Festival. 5.—The first free sale of fat


stock since the war took place at Clltheroe Auction Mart following the end of the controUed marketing of animals.


'7.—The Lord Lieutenant of


Lancashire, Lord Derby, visited CUtheroe to take part in the qqater-centenary_ festival at the Grammar School He opened a new memorial library and un- veUed a war memorial to the old boys of the school who fell in the 1939-45 war.


9.—Mr. Royal King, a well-


known Clitheroe rat-catcher, died; at his home, aged 51. II.—Tire Archbishop of York,


Dr. Cyril P. Garbett, preached at CUtheroe Parish (Jhurch a t ' a special service to commemorate


Bowland, on March 3rd. Dense smoke still rose from me guited building many hours after the outbreak had been discovered.


Worst fire in the district daring the year was this blaze at ClosK H a 11, Bolton-by- AUGUST 1. —Mr. Terry-Thomas, the


comedian, was slightly injured when his car skidded and struck a tree near Edisford Bridge.


2. —A. fire at the Buck Inn,


Paythofne, near Gisburn, des­ troyed about‘60 tons of hay.


3. —Televisiori' was among the


factors which had contributed td the decrease of 4,620 books issued from CUtheroe Free Library durmg the year, said Mr. ' A. 'riansen. B o r o u g h Librarian, in his annual report.


5 _A member of CUtheroe


Town CouncU Jor thirty, years. ex-Alderman Robert Parker died at his home in Manchester.


9. —Chatburn Parish CouncU


objected to an application for an extension to quarries adjoin­ ing Chatburn Old-road.


10. —The committee of the


CUtheroe Agricultural Society decided that; in view of the bad weather and its effect on harvest­ ing work, Clitheroe's annual show would have to be canceUed.


12.—The Rev. A. W. Nye,' of


Chipping, died, aged 79. He was the father ot the present Vicar of Chipping, the Rev. J. A. K.


Nye. 20.—The task of erecting new


lamp standards on the main road through CUtheroe was completed.


24. —Anatol Larowski, a pupU


at CUtheroe Royal Grammar School, who, eight years ago, on his- arrival from Poland could not speak a word,of English, was awarded a State Scholarship to London University.


25. —The Ilodder Valley Show,


which was to have been held at Newton in September, was’


canceUed because of the bad weather.


28.—The only agricultural exhibition to be staged in the


S p r e e area tm^ vear toe Methodist-iChurch at an autumn celebrated their golden wedding. S S aTd


exhibition to be staged in the


tiiral' and was held.


Horticultural Show SEPTEMBER 2.-rFormer Rector of Bolton-


by-Bowland, the Rev. E. Smithies, who had exchanged livings with the Rev. T. W.' Castle, was insti­ tuted Rector of Cautley, near Sedbergh. Six -days later, Mr. Castle was Instituted Rector of Bolton-by-Bowland iby the Bishop


ot Bradford (Dr. A. W. Blunt). B.^Mr. Harold Duckworth,


secretary of CUtheroe Labour Party for many years, announced his resignation.


11. —CUtheroe won the Ribbles­


dale Cricket League champion­ ship for the second successive year by defeating 'Whalley, their nearest challengers, in the last match ot the season.


12. —Traffic in the Trough of


Bowland was forced to halt by a torrential downpour.


Downham Hall, celebrated his 94th bhtoday.


Council were among objectors to Blackburn Corporation's plan to


X l iaC i iU U l l l I -3UipUiUUUXiS p iaX i LU


grounds. The CouncU said -that B 1 a c k b u r n ’ s plan ' would dimiriish the local water supply.


22.—A vice-president '.of the


her Fellowship, Miss Sylvia" Green-


Clitheroe Division (Conservative Association and a leadlnV^mem- of the WhaUey, Abbey


fayre held in the school. ^ _ -F o r the ..first 'time, prayers 13. —Miss L. G. Lloyd, 'head­


mistress of the Eiuchess's Sdiobl, Alnwick, presented the prizes at Clltheroe Girls’ G r am ma r Schcol speech day.


14. —Moreton Hall, WhaUey,


was sold by auction for £3,100 to a Settle antiquarian, Mr. Thomas Lord, of Townhead HaU.


16.—County Councillor Mrs.


G. Kemball, of Manchester, vice- chairman of toe National Old People’s We l f a r e Committee,


’formally' opened the Clitheroe Old People’s Club in Lowergate.


18.—It was decided./' at a


meeting at the Town HaU that toe B.B.C. should be approached with a view to Clitheroe 'taking part in'T.V.’s “Top Town" pro- gramme.-P.C. John Sowden became Gisbum’s vlUage police­ man in succession to Mr. H. Bromwich, who retired after 20


.■years at Gisburn.' 20.—The Rotary Club of Clith-


13. —Sir Ralph Assheton, of 14. —Bowlani Rural District


' erce and Inner Wheel Club of CUtheroe celebrated their '21st anniversaries.—Hr. G. W. Roth- well, bf Sydney-avenue, WhaUey, lyas presented with, a wristlet watch on His retirement after 35 years as a postman in the vUlage.—St. Michael's Players,


t i t t j i c x o , take yiater from its £20,000 bore- Clitheroe, presented the comedy


hole at toe Bowland gathering "Worm’s Eye 'View" at The -------m,.-


Hall. Lowergate, 21.—The Mayor and Mayoress


Of Ciitoeroe (CouncUlor an'd Mrs. C. Chatburn) were presented to the Queen arid the Duke of Edinburgh at Knowisley Hall— the home of the Earl of Derby. —Mrs.. Marguerite Constance


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wood’ of “The S h e l l i n g , " Whalley, died at her home. She was ,73.—Miss “Vera Mitchell, a teacher at a' Liverpool school, was appointed headmistress of Tossiide School.


24.—Ninety-three-year-old Mr.


George D i x o n , of Chorley, attended CUtheroe Auction Mart to suffervtse the selling, before his rethement, of his flock of 1,400 sheep.


27.—Mr. and Mrs. J o h n


Edmundson, of 16, Primrose- street, CUtheroe, celebrated their g o l d e n w .ed d in g .—WhaUey Methodist Church T r u s t e e s received a cheque for £1,058 under the will- of Miss Ellen. Kenyon, of Church-lane, Whalley.


29.—One of Clitheroe's best-


' known musicians, Mr. James CleUand Marsden, died at his home, 15, Eastmoor-drive, aged ’ 78.


OCTOBER 1. —Mr. and Mrs. W. Black­


burn, of 1, Exton-terrace, Lamb Roe, Whalley, celebrated their i golden wedding.


2. —Special services marked the


commencement of a three-week Church Army Campaign in St. James's Parish, CUtheroe.


5. —The 21st anniversary of the


induction of -the Rev. Edgar T. West, minister at Martin Top Congregattonal Chapel, Riming- ■ton, was celebrated.


6. —At a dinner and dance in


Gisburn, P.C. Hrirfy Bromwich, who retired after 20 years' ser­ vice, was presented with a tele­ vision set by 'the villagers. •


8. —The Queen's Scout Badge


and Bushman's Thong 'were pre­ sented to Troop Leader Barry MacDonald at the meetUigA of the CUtheroe Royal Grammar School ScoUE Group.


9. —A record total .of more than £357 was raised for ' WhaUey


raisea lor ' wnauey 8.—RepUcas of the medallion


on -the Mayor's Chain were pre­ sented to 12( former Mayors and Mayor^es of CUtheroe, in token ■ of 'their services to the town, at a presentation dinner.


10. —The annual dinner of the


Clitheroe Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Nursing pivlsipn.was 'held at the. Station Hotel.’


11. —Officlil notification was


received that 23-year-old Allan Brunker, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brunker, 'pf 12, The Crescent, CUtheroe, who had served in Malaya as !an R.A.S.C. driver, had been (M e n t i o n e d in Despatches.! 13. —H a r r op, one of the


smallest chilrches in the CUth­ eroe Wesley (Circuit, i;eceived the principal award in 'the Clitheroe Wesley Festival of 'Xjouth.


of Dutton, (who served in . the Royal Navy^ in the days of sailing ships, died- on his 97th birthday.


j 16.—By eight votes to six,


Clitheroe Town Council reversed an earlier decision to appoint a part-time' Town Clerk to succeed Mr. G. Hetheringtcn, on his retirement at the end of the year. After a lively debate, it was decided to' continue the appointment on a full-timeibasis.


20.—A .well-known WhaJley


resident, ',Mr. Ernest Barlow HamUton, of “Caldbeck,” The Sands, died suddenly, aged 63. 22.—Ministry of Housing and


Localj G o v e r n m e n t approved in principle the £15,750 West


Brad'for.d Sewerage Disposal Scheme. 27.—CUtheroe P.C.'s second suc­


cessive home match j was post­ poned because of the , water­


logged state'of the Shaw Bridge grouri-l-An 'autumn fair at the Moor Lane Methodist Church raised. £9()0i '


of


29.—Mr.'and Mrs. M. NichoUs, Brennarid^ireet,


nreaiianq-st uiitneroe, CUtheroe, i p - ' s ' S ’! ■ , ' '


the Parish Church School. Tlie seven local contestants arc pictured here with Wilfred Pickles and his wife.


Clitheros went on the air oil January 19th|with a broadcast of “ Have A Go” f r om ■


Wm i 1 “


h e last day of 1954 gives a new. lease of life to the old pun which greets a New Year with “ Ring in the New, Wring out the Old.” A year


i l l iSII * Liverpool.


RETROSPECT


Lister, founder president of the Clitheroe Inner Wheel Club, died at Harrogate.—Twice Vicar of Mittbn and 'for 20 years Vicar of, Grindleton, i Doctor Frederick G. Ackerley, died a; West Kirby,


. 25.—The i President of the


Methodist Conference, the Rev. W. Russell Shearer, visited CUth­ eroe Wes i le y Ghurch.-Lady Worsley-Taylor was re-elected chairman 6f the ..Bench at a meeting of ’ the CUtheroe Petty Sessional Division.


, 27.—Sir John Stopford, Vice-' C h a n c e l l o r of Manchester


'University, [presented the prizes at the 400th speech day of Clith- ■eroe Royal I Grammar School.


29. —The 100th anniversary of


■the birth of’ Lord Ribblesdale was observed with a special service at Gisburn |.Parish Church.


30. —Ribbl^ale’s C r i c k e t


League representatives decided at the league's annual meeting at Whalley [ to' revert to the six- ball over next season.


/ NOVEMBER 1.—The Minister of Education


approved the inclusion in next year's Lancashire Education


Committee j building programme of a new. two-form girls' grammar school in CUtheroe. 7.—Remembrance Day services were held |throughout CUtheroe


and district: .. DECEMBER i 1.—Weather readings in Clith­


eroe disclosed that throughout November there was only' one fine day.


4.—A stream of w a g o n s


shuttled between CUtheroe and the Fylde coast carrying nearly 20,000 tons ot stone and rubble from local quarries to fill,a ’300- yard gap in the sea, w'all at Fleetwood, which haid been


.'breached during heavy gales.— CUtheroe Wesley's- annml Christ- ^ mas fayre raised £308. A similar ' event' held in did ol Whalley Parish Church raised £250.!


8.—Clitheroe had its irst snow-,


fall of .the winter. Though | the snow itself turned into sleet and rain, 'roads only a, lew miles from the town were made impassable. E d i t o r of ,the “Advertiser arid Tines" i for 20 years, Mr. Carey Lordj of “ Lia n g d a 1 e," Chawurn-foad, Clitheroe, died, aged ’13.


| 20.—Mr. R. B. Snowden, Town


Clerk of Hythe, Kent, jwas appointed to .succeed' Mr.i G. Hetherington as Town Clerk ■ of ■ Clitheroe.


;, LETTERS TO


THE EDITOR SUPERANNUATION '


Sir,—I feel that a wrong


impression may have been given, regarding 'the amendment which


I put forward at last week's CouncU meeting on the import­ ant ’ question ot superannuation,


and to cl'iar the air I should’like


to make the following points: (1) Ti e amendment ! moved


m


was that the policy of the Coun­ cil be that no more than 50 per cent, of hon-contributory service should be acknowl^ged for full superanniation—this leaving the, position open in that 'the CouncU. could, if it so desired, not make up any jit non-contributory ser--


vice at a I.' (2) I, myself, have been


against ffiaking up any of i t to type ot service, the reason behig that it becomes a direct rate charge, tnd cannot be paid out of the sijp’erannuation fund. (3) Council policy since I1945


3bunc_ —


has beer|/to make up all 'this type ■


■ of-f service, and in : the


minutes of December 22nd, 1945, toe first case under toe 1953 Superannuation Act was being passed,' and I foil that if we again commenced to foUow toe same policy, then,in toe future Ve rihould find that all liersoAS employed! by toe CouncU before 1937 would be treated 'the same, and’ it waSfVgainst this back­ ground that I hoped to curtail fuure expenditure in respect of a direct rate change. , .


COUNCILLOR JOHN P ^K ER . " !


1, George Street, Clitherbe. i


' i.'T’


preceded the monthly 'meeting of the CUtheroe R.D.C.


disrupted, trees blown. down, and fences and railings flattened during severe, gales in' CUtheroe and district.


30.—Telephone services were


iScrambled Goals Beat Clitheroe I ^ t Prescott


Prescot Cables 2; Clitheroe 0 !


AliTHOUGH Clitheroc returned I-without points- from their


only match ot the Christmas holiday at Prescot on Monday, ihey were by .no means disgraced


igainst lively opposition. Pfescot, who are challenging


hard for league honours, are a-n present a hard nut to crack on any ground, and particularly on tjheir home 'territory. But (311th- riroe earned warm praise from the Prescot crowd for their riever-say-die spirit ngamst sUghtly.mpre polished opponents, and if scoring chances had been accepted, thpy might easUy have returned with a point.


Garton, the Prescot keeper, denied Clitheroe their reward for a determined bid to wipe oiit a 1-0 interval deficit, although there -were occasions when a little more steadiness in front of


I


. goal would have been profitable. ( A ’ s p a r k l i n g display by


"Wallace, at toe opposite end, riiade this match memorable for its high goalkeeping standards.


, ; ' TWO GOALS I The fact that Wallace was


twice beaten scarcely detracted from fhe [merit of an excellent p e r f o rma n c . e as on both


occasions the ball whs driven into toe net during goalmouth scrambles. | The' first resulted in an opportunist goal by Critchley 'Which pui Prescot ahead just before the interval, but with <31itheroe s t a g i n g a strong fe-vival in .the second 'half. Prescot’s lead rernalned far from secure untU ten minutes from the end, when Price clinched the issue' with another goal from' Close cjuarters.


{ This .was a match in which'


the defences took chief honours,.' and 'there-was rip better defender'■ on the field- 'than Ciitoeroe’. centre half Aspden, who had one' od his best games with toe club.! i t was Aspden’s ascendancy. in: the middle 'that put 'this free- sporing Prescot attack out ofi gear for much of toe game, and he was cleverly supported by! Tresize’s constructive touches at! right half.


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Teams:. P r e s c o t : Garton;i :addison, Grisedale; Muir, Jelly,;


Phillips; 'Whiteheai CJritehley,! Craimpton, Lawton, Pride.


Ciitoeroe; Wallace; Drake, '


Blacklock; Tresize, Aspden,' A.’ Bush; [Cooper, Jenyans, Friday,’ McManus, Rudgyard. i - 1 •


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than i therP th e y


Only some brUliant saves by


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FOUNTAIN PE are always acc^(


PENSIONERS’ SMOKES. Sir,—old Age Pensioners who


14. —Mr. 'iviuiam ' 'Whitehead,'


smoke receive, per-couple, 4s. 8d. weekly in excess of non-smoking pensioners. If the cost of( the- printing, distribution and spend­ ing of toe' coupons were divided equally among all, many a poor old person would have a ' -little extra for necessary thingsl It would also . save many- , from making declarations in order ' to get courfflns which thej) have: to sell at llalf price to the greedy smokers, i


If I want a pint or a bet, I pay


for it. Why should smokers be s u b s i d i s e d , especially 'jvhen


smoking has been proved ^ be no good to anybody?


. 'FAIR DO'S i A FAIR DEAL? Sir,—Your correspondent |'Who j


gives his pen name “Common- sense " tells us quite plainly that we 'have got a fair deal. Now let us look at the other


side of the picture. If a person conrinues to work after 65—1 confine .this to 'men—it means that at 32s. 6d. per week the Ministry of Pensions will beaeflt by about £80 In'a.year.'; In| the five years untU he is 70 years old it wUi be in round figures, 3B40Q. This is not recoverable.


WUI you please correct me if |


I am wrong. Does he call this as fair deal? I shall expe^ am


answer. • DINCKLEY. ' ' ’


HERE IT IS! m s m i c i


Years ago we realised that in this locality


A MODERN TYRE SERVICE had become a necessity—ever-increasing trgfiBc


' was creating a bigger demand for (juick and epcient service. There was no time for obsolete and laborious methods. We thete- upon equipped our workshops with the most modem machinery and have continued to do ; so ever since, until to-day our service ,%ciUties. rare amongst the finest in the country. ,


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