95 Clither(fe 'Adver t


DOWNHAM lo$es^ beloved squire


♦ ' i I Distiiigluished Life of M Slktesiiian of iMcashirfe Affairs r l c A S l L l i E braced hisjSSth birthday _ _ ta»en to the private siettoiisly i l l »n '^**“ ^^*h.S^®to^MaLliester1lloyal infirmaiy-


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Vale View Nurseiy DEL:VERIES, IN TOWN | DAILY. bupi. ■ : j i iW(|RLD TOUR Ralriri was educate at


bridge i and with his oroiner, Shard^lfe Tater wentonia


tohr of the; world. Returning to Doj?nham,


clefdal. Sade ihls tost: •“ ^rlbutlons


tr ibp nubile: life or. county, wpich was to c^a.lm.so K of Ibis time in later


years.; He succeeded to the prop^


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ef then his sOri, now Lord CUtn ®


rnJah tobriallf; f ^ S v K f f i P^t^^and P r « , ^ The glragibelong^^^ I the L^d . A ^ n ^ ^ mewam nltl^^^^^ the & f c t


dy iClltherpe.


^q„„abtpr.ln-law. the th


only rnanv^Others' preserving the


c st resulted In great improve- iients ; to i the' estates,


i s s.&rs™iirjSd J *


;he cable laid underground, a- prmldablel task in view of the


culture, Sir Ralph was a life governor of the Agricultural Society apd an ardent sup-


mderlyli?g! rock. Keenly interested in agri­


Dorter of all the local societies devoted to the development


of agriculture. ilWS WORK I


unlike his father and his son. both' of whom had dis­


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tinguishedpureiers. Sir Ralph j ha.d tlmoughbut his long life de­ voted Dlmself to the service of


and example.


tk o V e f ^ “ - ^ 't of agent for the joint estates. Sir Ralpri’s personal Inter-


S a m 1 Itsdf ihodel vlUage. He paid for the


‘arid . trie Tuture. l^wnhm , will always honour hlS' name


- ham and Lancashire generaUy 1


UNFAILING INTEREST | Both n his service to Down-j


sir Ralrih was helped by the; unfailm Interest and suP^rf;


lleader. Sir Ralph and Lady Asshetin ®®fehrated their goldenf wedding in, 1948.


pnrmtvT of a distinguished


public was year


of his 'wife, the late Lady Mil­ dred Assheton, C.B.E., wriose; death rin 1949 deprived many orSlStlons throughout the,


j s Sir-Ralph Is survived by his >y^ hls elevation


^ r i ■ tdstlngulshed record of - ^ a n d political service ecognlsed earlier, this


on Lorl Clitheroe,- wLose .daugllters, Mrs. R. C. Barrett,


county and local affairs, and the organisations which bene-


rtf wp^tsm LodsUf MRltorii Mrs pleetwood-Hesketh. of


ffltofpiacef^Heilifleld.: The


toed from his leadership and support ■were , legion. He was a magistrate for the


West! Riding as ®arly^ 1888. and for Lancashire from losu, in the days before the County


Councils: h ^ 5®®^HnfinKtra^


when important administra tlve 1 lesponslbllitles, a p a r t from the present duties^ were discharged by magistrates. ,


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PULLOVERS PYJAMAS


ame into force in 1890 and began two! years later Sir Raipn


of service as a member of the (Lancashire County , Council when ,he was,'elected County Councfllpr for ChtheM^be- Incimlhg <4 County Aideiman i lto 1902.1 He held many lm-


for: many years the Father, liof tK o u n cu 'w ith a S o rd


Dortaht fChalrmanshlps, toclu- dtag that of finance, a n d ^


ding that ormaiffic.


I than-that o f . any Coraty Councillor! In England. When


'S continuous service longer


1 he retifed from tthe Council Siortly [after toe ®nd of the


1 her .for [almost 60 years. COUNCIL CHAIRMAN


last 'War rie had been a mem- h Noi: /did Sir Ralph' devote


DlstrlQt: Council, wh]ch cently celebrated its dlanlond


affairs. He, was the^flrst chaihnan of. Cllther^


jubilee,!;many years of the Clltneiroe Board of Guardians. ^He alto presided for a long perlod^owr the-[District Education Com­


mittee.!;,


servlhgi as Lancashire In


n For 25 years he was chair County; :


iah of! the Governors,of Cto, heroe Royal Grammar. School.


He had also served as a gov­ ernor of Rossall and Glggles- wlck Schools, and further dis­ played. hls tojerest in youth


■woPk as president of; the cut* herbe and-District Boy Scouts Association,


' .iiy.! lmsblf[ exclusively to County sprvip.fi longer


family wHf Lave sincere sym­ pathy in their great loss. I The funeral will f


day),


, ______ _ q I ■ i


Ministry Inqpiry ah outstanding record Alinto the proposed recon-


a1 Waddington A N informal investigation


struSlrin of Waddingto^^^^^^^ age works at an estimated co&t


eei™g inspector, at Clitheroe Town Hall, on Tuesday.


of i^4,509 was held b^Mr., C. S Tfrapp. Ministry of Housing arid Local Government engin-


C o S recently l


Bowland upp


the Minister for sanction .to borrow £14,500 and sought a


0


graht under toe Rural W^ater Smiplies and Sewerage Acts.


""


thfJ inaulry w^re the Cleric (MV^R-Baskett),the cirri consultant engineer (Mr A. I Brobksbank), the M^lcffi Officer of Health ®r, U. P. Laffibert) and the chief pollu­ tion officer of the Lancashire Rifer Board, j^r. F. C. Buckley.


[official’s evidence haose who gave evidence at


Wdddington. The inspector later visited


[He had toe ffiattoction of Clitheroe Mishjaip , ■


many [years he had been Deputy! Lieutenant of ,tne


fpr


1A MOTOR-cycll&t, Thilmas 'A Boyd, !Moss Bank Farm, B^hall Eaves, received si ght


injuries for which he received treatment at a' local surgery, when he was Involved Ini col­ lision; with : a . motor car ih Cfistlegate, Clitheroe,: late on Saturday night,


;[ ■ 1


-LbUls - PTckersgill, 24,1 St, Mary’s-avenue, Wyke,. Brad


ITrie car driver, who escaped iriJury, _was Kenneth Henry


fbrd. ' ■'!


ait Driwnham, Pari^ 9qX ^ - at noon to-morrow (Satur


---------------


e-ty in 1907, .and managed I s own ; estates ^atofl 1^36


ment witri the help of an akent.' Subsequently, when W the agent ijoined the Forces, lla R a lP h f ^ J,


oe. took lover the manage­ _ , ; SON


I iceiTCd with! deep r^Stet throughout the County, a ^ .


NeSss of hl^ death was re


particularly D°hnrt^bem whefe Sir


SQuire for nearly half a cen. tu r l continuing , the fines^


^


traditions iof the A^ssneton family, whp have been estao llst|d\in; the village for 400


a bVrohe fei ,tloi f


krSiet in 1945 in recognl- 1 -j T-rruustees, pontrolling one orf of i Outstanding


^ Sir Raipll! who was created i as cbainria stees


Ir Ralph, n


woo .in'


halt a century, was a


Hlgri Sheris of the cou^y. “father" of 1 Lancashire Co^ty educational matters.


Coiincil rior I many year r


J wiin Clitheroe district, Sir Ralph was born at


wltri the ^pbbllc life pi u j Dofnbam San. On Sep^e^^^^


16th 1860,1 when Palmerston S'Primo;Minister, and.


Ice . ini Lancashire ■wer (.jje .country, patrons of many came from livings, and with many res- many o f f hem toe


public og '


JusUceofthpTeacesln«^^ work. Sir Ralph had held sev- and prominently a^socia


^ addiilon to his public important, business ap-


gg ^ director


of the Lahcashlxe and York­ shire Railway Company, and a director of the Unlofl Bank of Manchester, which was later amalgamated with Barclays. He was aljo'a director of Har­ greaves’ Collieries Ltd, Burn-


ley. - i l


avenues: he gave


„ EF INTEREST But a long • the manifold


energy,'. his chief a centur


past, present and future, of kindly aid generous . coMld- eratlon to the less fortunate, and of 'cireful and thoughtful discharge of ;thc 'Obligations


a cemuiv he .embodied the Asshetonjtradltions of .duty to


)f service to which 30 much, time and lownham remainea iterest. ■


For nearly of respoiislbllity., ' Accuraie, painstaking and ,


methodical,. trusted friend of his tenantry,


earning their nespect and en- iovlng their confidence. He knew eveiryone In the district, took a practical, interest in


CRlil6 iroill Mr. Snape.


and charitable work. All these were reflected in his position chhimran of


in the Political field. Sir:


Ralph servfd “ chairmamof the Clithefoe Division Con­ servative 4soclation and w^; president up to the time of his


death.|: ' [ Sir ■


his long life, shown deep in­ terest i in f church, education


Ralph had, throughout : '


LANCS. “EXILES” YfEltOME VfCAR


A theth e fu l . r th s Rev; HJC.


0I< U.S. VKIT AFTE


s[t a slx-weela’ visjt ^o


shape ' Vicar of Whall^, arrived iback in England in the


cjC! “Qiieen Mary” last week. Whilst In America, he travel­ led about 2,500 miles,; fulfllton a series of preaching engage­


IN BND on® AND


rou n d r — — hT " OUIS”


i unusual variation on this now ; ifamiliar theme from Mr. Bert.


i A NIMAL, vegetable or mineral? I heard of an


ments at places as far a,pMt ^ New yo rk , Philadelphia, Evanston, Cambridge, Massa- chusSetts and St. Louis. ' ; ,


St. Louis, right in the heart of America, struck him as being the most typical of the coun­ try. Here, said Mr. Snape, speaking to an “Advertiser and Tiipes” reporter this week


, one fact which proved sur­ whlch tttay at one time hgve l — 'ruri kerpss the land hoW occu-


English: visitors call; there,


prising to him was the number, of' English emigrants ;Who made his^ acquaintance during


.^^gt Important trusts In chme from England, eight ’r,uhi


oi wi the Hulme . from Lancashire, i Louis, of


irom ijducaaiuic.; u A former Blackburn ,man,- BLACKBURN MAN


who Isj now a teacher, was a S g l those whom helmet


there. Hearing of Mr. Snape^. visit he . arranged^^that they


should meet and have break­ fast


. The friendliness of. th e .Americans an d thelrjbospl-


told Mr, Snape, still lived in Blackburn.


%,n°toed ^n ' tallty Is reafly more, than can recent crusade. Ip. England, h


b e described, said the Vlcar- ,“There is nothing they cannOt do for you,” he said. ^ I Speaktag of Billy


.


saldthat it of comment in the S^ate^^ He i’«j rii'PRrdcd RSr only one ,01


to why he should have m^^ the impression that he did In “Bvlngeilsm. of that_ type


on such a scale.'


tli6 w6lfEr9 of th,6 ipGoplo of the , wheue locality, and suf­ fered no|trace of class distinc­ tion to Strain the bonds of


ye*ars as| Saulre o t lownham will be remembered for many improvements whlch^h^ade.


friendship. US' record of nearly 50


The iredtor^ Parish Church of Downham is one mo’^'^ment to his work, ani’ there ar.


Fen


Garage Intruder ! ^


.


A nounced the arrival of a frolicsome into the garage am e back g a Read bungalo^an . eptry


A : CRA^H and a bellow,


made via theiroof, lansed under the weight of jthe atomal | which had .strayed adja'ceriVfield. j i_


' | motiorfMrs. Blrd^^to


Bird, of f’Ashlra/ Whin3-ly^n-. and It wU on Thursdw noon m hearing the cp^;


with a joiner at work near; the house,! dashed to the , garage and found! the bullock [trapped


^"sufit on' sloping ground, trie bungalow and _ garage lare easily accessible from .the.fiel^ and'the venturesome bullock


many evangfehss of that typ6., He tUughtthat t h e ^ e r h cans were really mystifled Uo


: ; , . 1 Autumn Sun Led To w v j ---- -------rf !


ened to mar the 'September - holiday, was responsible for


A renlaced the rain that on have found their efforts well Friday and Saturday threaU 1 worthwhile.


A tm iM N simsriihe, which' trlct in search of mushrooms : I pedltlons In the Clitheroe dls-


TT'ARLY risers who liave em- barked on “first light” ex-


ttiaking Clltheroe’s ; last break of the year a busy one for local travel concerns. ;


r Both road and rail services xcursions. Mos t


h


V6I1U6 wuS Blackpool and tl\6. “Lights.” Other holidaymakers pnioved trips to [ the Seven Chester and Chestdr


Zoo, New Brighton; and SoutW-


^ In addition to these excur­ sions being well-patronised. Ribble Motor Services Clith­ eroe office also catered for a number of private


eroe had slightly more day and half-day bookings than last year, but period bookings were not as good.


British Railways at Cllto- i tunlty on Monday and Tm


-----1 J „ “erS? nf harealn herself in the mind! of Barney < S|„. ' r “'I "“" f ' Roars of, larigriter.. railg


Many people took the oppoy- tnndav and Tues-


I eviaenuy evidently carved a| niche for


the u


town, luviic 101 has Colehan. | Mso attracted jnany shoppers.


WhaDey CeremoOT uVaNY people attended the ancient rush - b^iri^S


appears to have jumped on;to the top of the garage ;and faljen on top of Mrs. Bird soar, which .was dented oni pn ppth the roof and the bonnet.j^ With the frightened animal


bellowing inside, difficulty wm experienced in opening. the garage door, against which the car had been jammed, j -


hurt. ' Eventually. i however, | the afternoon.


the adjoining Church of i s ­ land' Schol for the service In S re h ? Almost 100 chl^ren


A procession walked! ^bii . .j


took part In the Pr°®®®®\9? f carried posies and gifts of


door was opened andi the bhllock rushed out. r: It; was eventually recaptured, ! un­


.a^whlch .Mr'. E. Morton ^as gifts iwere afterwar^


^°^e^’Vlcar, i the, Rev. H, C. Snape offlclatled at fbe service,


distributed to the sick oflthe parish. 1,


PEEPS IIW THE PAST 25 YEARS iG b 1 50 YEARS AGO Extracts from our issue| of


fTHE bad weather, '^hich has ^ Invariably accompanied; eveiy


public, holiday- in Clitherew this year


the diort September break Tte, combined with- the; uncertain state of trade, meant ;that there


lor


' firms and the railway report very poor bookings.


was no Dish of people , leaving ■the town, and the motor coach


;


marked 'toe centenary o f. the Loyal Queen Adelaide L(»ge of the Independent Order of Om- fellows. This branch of the pda- fellow movement •was'founded hi 1830, and named after] Qu^n


Celebrations in. Oh ip Plug


D^trict 1 S ‘““’. i f ‘:Ther7'are!, how ever, recorus ui O sick toffi


the village going as far back as ' far


Clitheroe, accompanied ,_membm of the Padiiham. brahch| of toe. Women’s Uhioriist [ As^latlon


1789., ' ____ ! . j Sir William Brass,


for;


and toeir friends on' a fay trip to Paris. In ..all, ,toei|eQ]^ere about 250 people In toe ipaf..y.


Clitheroe .bo help a s ^ -r:—- Dickens, a former ! Eibblesd^c Wander^’ profeffiional,; J who


A fund has been; sk


had an arm- amputated as a result, of ah-accident at Appleby.


spindles of a chair Is a habk common to most people, b p , R had sad effects for one Icfcal pan. Sitting. In Ws dub rpdffig a,


Twisting top feet betv 'qen ■ >the


book, without being awa p of toe fact he put hls feet betiveen the spindles of hls chalr-ofid found he could not get them out apln., For j nearly two Iwurs / | trappe-d) -and when lielp l aid arrive, ■ ithe . chair .-.had. he broken up before he fijeea*


Clitheroe "dropping w^k"i was .• .....


•i Its meeting this week.


postponed until New Year by Glitheroe-Chamber of Trace .at


The question of htlding .a I T7/v4o« ihtr


September %6th, il93(i !■ . i’ ■ ■ '


POETRY LOVjERS’ FELLOWSfflP—Local Examinations i ’ i FelfoffiSMp Gofei Medflf—Brenda Dfivies.


guildhall] SaiOOL of music an| LONDON—Local Exam Grades: Nancy Wilson.


I d Idrama— inatioi|s | ', ,


TOE [poetry society (Incorporated) LONDON— ! Local Examinations in Diction and Verse Speaking I


jsHAKESPEARE SECTION; j Plaqub—Brenda Davies ■ '


Extracts from our Issue of September ,22nd; 1905


T>LANS have now -been com- ^ .pleted. for, ;toe opening of


Clltoeroe’s new Free Lfhr^. Ihe opening date has been fixed for Satui-day, October 2tod, and Lord Shuttlewoito, of Gaw- thorpe Hall, will perform the ceremony. -Ihe Corporation have been asked .to: provide a SPecial key for toe ceremony, to be Pre­ sented to Lord jShuttleworth.


be heardO at toe _ Borough sessions yesterday-toe &st


There was not a single, case to


Adelaide, the wife of King hi


time' for 16 years that a bltok sheet has been presented to toe magistrates. In recogmtion of this fact, toe Chief Constable presehte'd'the Mayor, Counculor


Wpp, withfa pair of white gloves. ,


against a WhaUey motorist by a Blackburn man, who alleged that while he was. driving his


A claim for £70 was made


landau ‘ near: Mitton, toe ,^r driver,; when' close' bdilnd, toe. horses," blew his horn arid made a great noise by altering the gear of !toe car,” which cai^d toe horses to become restive. Later, he said, toe driver, came alon^ide jthe. horses and "agam changed toe gear of .toe <»r, Md, in doing so mdde ■ a; toeing,


[primrose Ring Mill is now pro­ ceeding rapidly. Machinery is w- ing installed,' and one of toe, boilers arrived tois week.


Work on toe fittlng-out of toe 1


reduced the,'price of its cokOj from US. 8d; a ton to 10s. a ton.;


Clitheroe Gas Works this week |


' Mr T. M.; Scott, collector .of| water.’ rentr ’ at Grindleton,|


applied to Clitheroe B.D.C. for| an increase, In femunera*ion; from 2i per . cent, to 5 per ceittJ as was paid to toe collectors^t; Chatburn and;Sabden. His application iWasTeluM^.


Forrest, j ■ Pass: Senior—Credit: Pass


'Adulti Certificate—Dorothy Lofthouse, Kathleen Speak. Junior Certf/idoie-Credit; Irene Haydockj PpsiValer e Alderson, Catherine Jolly, Maureen. Whiteside, Julia


! L , SILVER MEDAL , , j '


Junidr-Credli: Jean Weightman, Susan Russell, Diana ' Robinson, Sheila Bush. | | [•*. .


Vanessa Houlker, Heather Johnson, Robert Preston, David Preston.


•>BR017ZE : MEDAL | | ; John Potts,


/union—Honours: Kathleen Driver.


1 i.j . - [ i |


Credit: Mavis Robinson. Christiriej Rose, Diane Saunders. :


Patricia Weightman, Susan! Wood, Peter Thwaltes, Kathleen Parkinson.


[ : ; ■ CERTIFICATE |


Senfor—Cred:it: Margaret Knowles, Peter ! Pass: Dorothy Jackman, Vera I


JT„«,-nn_irrpriit- Wendy Hughes, Thelma Barnes, Carol house, Anne Joynson,: ^ijj Mansfield. Kathleen Coleman, Barbara Wallbank,


[ Preedy. untofi-Credl. Pass:


Kathleen Bush, Susan Dixon. Earnshaw. I Valerie Elllbtti


Shelia


Snilthies, Sandra Websfer, Mary Wilkin­ son, Yvonne Wilkinson!; Elaine Webster.


Marjorie JUVENILE SECTION


Rfldob—Credit: Susan Clayton. Janet cleggi Janet Carus, ! Michael Manfleld. Alison Macmillan.


noise.” This caused toe m o ^ , to bolt. ' He was . awardc-d; damages of £55 11s. 2d. .


Secondary Certiiicate-^rem: Janet Clegg. SusanClay- ,'ton,'Jane Preston, Myra Smith, Lorraine


Brown, Judith Chadwick, Madeleine Ford. '


Pass: ,1 Angela Hayhiirst. Marion Slater. David Bleazard, Patricia Earnshaw, ■■' :!'!


Elementaiv \ C e r tifica te -C red it: Stephanie Moorhouse, Eiememary j


I Brewer. Patricia Crabtree, Deanna Lay- ! field; Marion Worthington.


. i ■ ' ■ Porter. '■ - ;j.. ■ ! They.were prepared by.;- ^


ANNIS WATSON, L.G.S.M., L.L.C.M. 52; YORK S T t e CLITHEROE


LESSONS RESUME ' WEEK COMMENCING. OCT. 3rd, | jj^vld j Brewer, Martin


Pass: ; William Briggs, John Coulter, Christine McNaughton, Elaine ' Smithson,- Ian


txatnarm , Mary Eastwood; Jeaiv, Moor-


greaves; Susan; Holt, Susan Horsfall, Sheila, Knowlies, Kattiarlne , Ktoowle^^^ Janet, Scqtt,


Jean Har­ Jean ,Slate|, „Nena ;


Don’t jsui


Radio I B^ddiil Heatel


&


tqblnson. Parker, Joan


Of&cial of I iGlitlj


[ ■


HO AT


CL^H^ Tuesday ' J


round the [vast TV Theatre on Tuesday [night dfirlng the Pickles’ Silver Wedding Anni­ versary ;programme when Barney, reminiscing with Wil­ fred on [the highlights of “Have a Go’s” thbusands-of- mlles tour throiJghout the country, Yemindedl'Wilfred■


ceremmiy held at S h Church on Sunday


eported more, people traveW menu.! , I eling on the day and half-day


have been gathered in the fields adjoining the river, and more than one family have sat [down to enjoy this tasty addition to the breakfast


Many excellent specimens j


seen the other moping re­ turning home with a bucket­


dne [resourceful:'picker ,was


ful I of I large mushrooms! at a time when' most peP'ple were still abed,! and I-[heard of another man at Waddington wrio collected 7-lbs. In an hour or so before breakfast. • I


*


1 show when - 'Wilfred Pickles brought hls “Have a Go” pro.v ' gramme to


. King-lane, C t h e r 0 e, whose singular recipe for good health literally stopped the


'MBS. Pathaney Jackson, of COI^SULT


MRS. M. waging Tel. 825.


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Consultations by appointment


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ROOMS COMPI


that'little old lady In-CUth-i ' brought'the house


of


'fl'ISBURN’S nevj !^quarters were I week when Sgt. I and Police-constj


[houses wliich,- wl| ing office,_ form a


[replace toe fpriL house headquart^ by-Bowland.


. held in the M^etl room at Grindlel


found to be unfl use. The Court!


'[The old'headd den moved into 1 ■ ■, ■ < , , |


his tour; But even , more re­ markable was the inumber of them ■ who


many of them knew the eilthr eroe and Whalley larea.”: said


the ten people^^who A--Ulifu i


came, originally *" Ini


-r-i fat,


nled br their gardens. ^The iron ball,, and re^rts of Moorland’s ancient road were brought to the_attenUon


of th e ;d i th e r^ Committee, and ;^as; ^ further


evidence was sifted, a growing sense 1 of interest was genera­ ted, for among the; theories seriously examined was a sug- gestlon.i-entlrely feasible en the evidence—that |; the Iron object might well be;a cannon ball left centuries ago when Cr omwe l l and ,hls army marched across thej| Clitheroe


district. , ■ ,. ■ II tant, ■


Alas for hopes of an liripor- find! : Annther member^


:


I one of trie voluntary curators of Clltheroe’s museum in the


Of all the cities he visited, 1 Clark. ofi Woone-lane,i who Is


Castle Grounds. ; f - Mr. Clark tells, me i^hat a


Moorland - croscent ti o u s-e & r . :d ig g in g T n _ ^ h l s ^


he was well away ^ from; the beaten! truck, for | very few


■ Many gardeners in this dl3- j the surface. i ■ ■ |:


recently, unearthed a; spheri­ cal lump of iron, completely smooth and rounded, and buried about a, foot ;beneath


of the committee had a mundane theory, but it as though it is going to pro­ vide the real answer. He re­ membered that •similar objects t are bsed' in grinding .ppera-


more looks


works, hnd while It has not yet been deflnitely confirmed that subh was lts role, marked resemblances seem to Indicate


lonsFat the nearby cement that this'theory is going to be


CHEAPEST BUT-


f the finest hM' are made


NOT THE ■■


■•?


^ boots; ith


_______________ ^ UPPER LEAT'HER


—die leetfier for tiie land J


yyy.-y.< /


Clitheroe New Dei


Annual Repo| Of Gffi


in the area and onset and .downt which are ■ terlstic of! the textile i was one of the 1 most, ■ ant actions of the laJ


■ SCHEDULING pf P.arJ O . Clitheroe Divlsloij development area in of help diversify the ln<r


the ■: correct one. In which case; the chief point to be


cleared up now Is how the ball got there in the first place. F * • ■ * ■ *■ '.i


i digging , up traces pf wnai ru a Sabdenipolicemah drove Uooks .to - have i^een; a roa^^


trlct have previously ireported . t^ aRLY on Sunday morning, Ilia Littf up ,the steep rbad to-


,


wards the Nick of Pendje, after seeing what , he considered io be suspicious looking lights flashing on.the ; hillside. Al- ways bn the | look-out I against the Isolated | cases of sheep stealing which still occur in this Area, he thought that they might have been warning


XTM .V/ CM


-“ Trips By |TraIn“ - BLACKPjoOL


ilIUminaI tions


Each MONDAY. 1 fUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY and FRIDAY to 28th OCTOBER.


llghtsi i I ■ When he arrived at the spot,


however, he' found, eipht’ Boy scouts, laughing and jbking as they prepared to resume their night hike,!over the| Pendle inoors. 'Making the, best of a bad job, hel cautioned Ithem to report any i unusual pappen- lngs,1as one or two cases of sheep stealing have been noti­ fied and the cafe on .the hill­ top had been entered a few nights previously. , j


* - • !,


Blmlngton 11-38 1-21 — B/g Cbatbum U-41 1-26 — 8/6 OUtherpe 11-47 1-31 3-8 5/3 Wballey 11-53 1-37 — 4/9 Laugbo 11-89 1-43 — 4/6


Depart , a.m. p.m. p.m. s.d. Glsbum 11-30 1-16 r r S/3


Change a t Blackburn In each direction!


SOUTHPORT


Each MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and


FRIDAY to 28th October,


Glsbum depart 11-38 a'.m. 5/9 Rlmlngton „ 11-36 a.m. 5/3 Chatburn „ U-41 am. 5/0 OUtheroe ., 11-47 a.m. 6/0 Whalley


Langbo „ ' 11-69 a.m; : Change at Bladkbum and Preston In each direction


For details of tie/ aUove and other cheap faclUtles, please en- Qvilre at. Stations. Offices and official Railway Agents.


-----^BRITISH kAILWAYSe.'- —[wssiasii?— '


BOOK IN M3VANCE(60762) _______________


"WltUM fAL LD. I R HNVCU IA U T AUATRiaS


servatlve Government. This Is stated in tool


' ing-at Clitheroe ConsI Club'on Wednesday ml


presented at the annui


. to carry out flnanclall needed to keep this P


. “The Government,i the report, “has not hi


■ solvent on which!all j


pgrity depends.; By ®,H i ing both expansion wn


s needed and also resi toe right places, a vl level of employment maintained despite difficulties through i; have been passing.


industry has shown iif sighs of recession, tt! states that i the il representatives and


TEXTILE INDUSi Pointing out' that t f


of f Parliament repi constituenclesi with II tile interests/have:!


ously been drawing I errjment’s atteijitloir problenas. [,


,


„ 11-53 am. B/0 4/6


action about' some! sufch as the U.S, Gov^ price policy | for ra hslv6 bsGH outsiac On yet others, such po'rt of large qua' foreign cloth. It ha acted.! In that cor his had to take ml nSt only the probl^


‘[The Government I


tepctil II, umj


toa-


..xtile trade] but aj percussions in otlr


trades.” I e l e c t io n


sucj


tlve successes In loL arid sparliamentarl the Association repI a'gain held the DivI General Electiop. ity of .4,944 was at 519 over the 1951


Commenting onf


their support ^ d l in Mr. Richard Fori her [for Clitheroe^


i The electors !


thuslasm. i Tlils continued


' dervative Party s 1 in office and pol


due to support .fi


future, as well as i past record of sei


electors and the I and[skllfuliCirganil


- the sections of thf and' its branches. ■


report of the Clitoero Sion Conservative Assd


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