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BRAINWASHING: “WE MUST F^ROTEST...”


UJ^.A. officials told at civic Mass T ED


the United Nations. i Mass w!as offered by |thej rec­


tor, the Rev. R; Walmsleyj S.J., ■ whpi is the Mayor’s'Chaplain,


and i th j ispeclal preacher was the Re'^lJ. R. Brooks, S.J.^ of Preston Catholic College.!,


that there was only pne solu­ ttion to all.huraan, problms—


solution land. left hlS Church to continue that teachings The Church had the 'solu-


deaf ears.


he I Christian, .one.i Chrht came onlearth to show us the


tlori andii successive popes had: spared i no -pains to. let, tne; world know but, like those of Christ; I their: words-, fell. ;on;


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. the nations in Christ. ! . , - They prayed particularly on


point Out that the day was Mission Sunday in the Rpman CathollPl Churches—a most appropHate coincidence,, for mlsslon^ies werP ^the, only people who were really uniting


Father J Brooks went on to


that day for mission .lands, and especially for. China.;


aries a t |: present In Chinese prisons! undergoing that; dev­ ilish tdrturlng process known as “bralinwashing.'! Those who are’ being 'tortured tllli they “confessj” Only then will they b e : a l l ie d to step over the bf idge I into, .the freedom , of B'rltishj-ruled Hong-Kong.


. “We biay for those mission­ ■ PllEEDOM BRIDGE .:!l- :'


to put lit! They'do not step over' freedom bridge, - they- have ^of' be. helped over i by doctors! t and nurses. . They have nbt the strength left. to do anything, so Simple ^ “stepping.’! We thought we had flillshed with that sort,of; thing I when Adolph Hitler died; TOl'-ipan's everlasting shame,! it still goes on. ; .


“No. that’s the wrong way


Jewish priest and that Levlte vlh6' passed by on .the other


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side o f the road when they came across a .man stripped, beatenfup, and left rhalf dead on - the’ highway ii;om Jeru­ salem to Jericho.


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Samar taJn and pour into their wound' id] minds and bodies the oil of prayer, and the bit­ ter. w:ne iof protest—public protest -f- at t le i shameful deeds that are done to human


beings. ’} utter lessoii of


: idealism' is enough, -said Canon F. Hlaiiford Cross, i Warden of Whalley Abbey, at; the U.N,A.


been [learned that- neither brute |foroe nor starry-eyed


blcteri lesson, should have


Service]' ini Blackburn- Cathe­ dral, t - I;


politically ipowerful, the selfr intrestbd ipropagandist, ithe: average, self-seeking, indiffer­ ent, -crjowd, who couldn’t: icare less, tojiyoiir Ideals? 1-


I “Hmy can you convert the ; ■


do thdt, as President Elsen- - howerlsaw when he called for ; la I trqmepdous barrage - ' of prayer fou world peace.; |


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asithey are, will have no power at: alljUnless those who work for them also pray: ‘Thy king­ dom comej on earth as it Is In heaveh’


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;2 g Eixtri lYoir ideals, line and noblei i.


ip a s t 30 y o ^ r s e':lpast 30 -years, -tjie


. r . - F 'i '.i\' “We must Imitate the Good .


Fbthirl Brooks sai4 Itl w ^ l part of our Ghrlstlim faith


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Cair somersaults into a ^itch


on • Suilday, AnthohJitiJ^es Tayibr.Fof 293/ Klnr^ll,Cause­ way ’ ■


iShd'jPaythorne-Gwuin


The'l'earlwas righted, by a c r a n e . 'F'-'F'


den,]of| ^ 241, Klng’js Causeway, was; the only person .iniured. He was taken td Rfeedyford HosDltdl with back Injuries. ;


i passenger,' Toiiy' 'Duer- Brierfleld; drove [ft; away.


Mass bSr Sunday at SS.Michael and John’s Church. They were lelebrating the tenth anniversary of the founding of


I by the Mayor,' Councillor C. Chatbum, officials and inpihbers of the lUnited Nations] Association [ attended


FAREWELL GIFT TO I WORKMATE


E D IT O R ’S COUNCUi "houses


the selling of CUtherOe’s counc 1 houses was very revealing. ;i Apai t from -being mformatlve, .it 'dl^ closed two' schools of though and opened out "to the public ho v certain minds are working Jn re­ lation'to -municipal government


sir,—The Interesting debate 0


' ''''il, I-,ii-' i' ' .:' ' :' 'S' .' I-,'.;' : I A fTER his car had somer- saiulted'Into;] a! .ditch: pp,


day foreman, presents a wal­ let and treasury notes -to iMr>: R. 0. Weymes, after his retire­ ment'flrOTO; the LC.I.'Works at


Mr. B. W. Taylor (righj;) the


Clitheroe., The gift was from his workmates. '


Eii;. Whitehead igiven top electronic-reseiirch job


othet electronic developments, £)r. James Rennld . Whitehead, Ph.D„ ibf McGill University,: Canadi and a native'of Bar- row,ils ito head the new R.C.A. Victor Company; ' iResearcn Laborarories.


/T n!b !of. the world’s .Jeading I adthorlties on radar and


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Canada’s . biggest ; electronic - organisation will be. In- the field! ofi purfe physics and elec-: tronlc I research, I not neces-; Sariy connected with commer­ cial I projects or developments.


“ Dr.: Whitehead’s work „ for , The younger son of the late


Mr.' W. I Whitehead’ and Mrs. B;' C, Whitehead, who now’^llves at Great Harwood. Dr. White- head Is a member i of; a well- - known 1 Barrow family.;: His brother,: Mr. J. Whitehead,- is managing director of a Clith- eroa company. i -- ;


Reading physicist


Royal Grammar- School to study -at Manchester Univer­ sity! Inj 1935. Dr. Whitehead rose swiftly to eminence as a leadlni physicist. He obtained his BHc. at Manchester, and is; also a igraduate of Cambridge: University.


; After leaving' Clitheroe


IN AND OUT ROUND AffiOiq


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of wai) In 1939, he joined the sclen^tlfic staff of the.Air Min­ istry and spent about 12 years with the tele-communlcatlons research establishment , at MaWern.


' Shortly before the outbreak


‘adlin. air defence project, the, “Mfeld Fence.” ; ^


. Dr.'Whitehead was the man behind! the highly secret Can-


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I rIadio engineer ..... : - . ■


his ipost as associate professor of physics l at I McGill Unlver-


FeJer dhildren schools next year


school year, Mr. A. J. Hoger- sonl the education officer, told No.! .9 area executive i which met at -Whalley on Tuesday.


volved, so that th e : executive would have to consider; very carefully any vacancies Which cropped up in the future.


Ten--teachers would be- In­


asked; for the number, of children on the rolls and the staff at each school on the firdt school day In; October;


P E E P S I N T O T H E P A S T 5ARS AGO


^ YEARS


cts iirom our issue Octdber 31st, 1930.


of; elect . new representatives for


four three servai -foirwa


H EHONIAliS Will go to e- polls' ,t6-piorrovf’ .'to


the - town counbll. Thpre are fn i i r CPfltM v a n a n f ■ cinHl oi l


seafe vacant I and! all [parties Labour, Con- '.vS and Liberal — havt ded four candidates.


udiatidh, Cplmmlttee was held., yesterday to - discuss' .whether the inewl -upper-standards school hi iBrownlow-|-stree't, Clitheroe, Should be heated-by electricity tor by;the hot-water system. ’ i


ecial meeting of the' Ed- : ■


cut their chargb on the Cllth- eroe-rChatburni route from 3d. single [and ^d. return to a- pennjf eitl;ler wfiy, Mr. Bleaz- ard, of the BoltOn-by-Bowland


As Rlbble Bus Services have


-starting up his car, the engine back-!flredi several times and set the - vehicle on fire. Before the flames were extinguished the car had been badly dam-: aged.


ICllth Club 20th.


The Eai;l of.Derby is to open- proe’p new Conservative


■ on [paturday, November


-Mr. H.i jW. Hopwood- retired ers to-day frdm the Calico Print­


A;l, :■ ill ( | f i I-.'


50; years with* them,-,24 years as managfr of the printworks-; at Barrow.;, ' He -yflll leave the district -and live at Croydon, near London.


: ' The presentation took place- this - iweeki i.of’'the - Rlbblesdale-


had Won time In- sdccession.


i t lor the second


Leagjie Cijlcket Trophy. -The Winners -werd Whalley who- i(


Association - after,serving-


Extracts from oUi issue October 2711i, 1905.


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Market Place presented a bril­ liant-sight for the opening of the town’s Free Library on Sa];urday. Large crowds came - from all over the' district to wa.tch the ceremony,!!which -was- - performed, by the' Town


AHjY decorate^ with flags , and bunting! Glltheroe


Clerk; of Clitheroe, Mr; John Eastham.


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be^n nominated for the forth- coining municipal elections in - Clitherde, Contesting the four vacant seats on the Town Council are two representa­ tives -from-each of the three main parties—Socialist, Con­ servative and Liberal. :


All the candidates have now


’bus ^er-vloe. has responded by reducing, fares to 3d. single. ' ■'When a Clitheroe man was


being constructed ; .was re- vekled'thls week, when Mr. H. Parklhson stated that' he- had received an- offer for a- factory toi be -built on land' facing Holmes Mill, in Greenacre Stireet. , It will accommodate 800 looms.


The possibility-of amew-mill : - • i, ; 'i


been laid on - the - bowling green at the back of Low Moor Institute. The green Is about tO] be' enclosed with rails; and It Ils hoped to open It- for the benefit of the villagers In the near future.


The last turvies have now


;raryi'has-been assured. M®ny books- have been' given one be- In'g the “Life of Nelson." Many -[donations of: money


seyeral gentlemen the: estab­ lishment of a reference llb-


pPhrough the,: genefoteity of


■llAm Garhett, senr, t ' The unknown man admitted:


have [ also been 'irecelved,' the la&gest being:'£,50 iby Mr;Wll-


a fortnight ago, suffering from a strdke,, died this morn­ ing.


o the - workhouse infirmary, ' The Chief Education ;Offlcer


rpHERE are likely to be 280 i fewer children attending schools in the area in the next


- ' ' ' ' Dr.-! Whitehead,- who leaves:


, V . donors In this district was Councillor Bernard: Shdrples, who gave his first donation In 1935, 1 when the scheme was -organised by the-British Red Cross: Society. -!.


of the iearliest.!blood |


last Saturday-;a much more simply, .process:’ Athan in .- the early days.


19th donation when the trans fusion service visited Cll heroe


covered- a method of prevent Ing the blood from clotting, so that -donors : were summoned by telegram to] the hospital whenever .the need arosel After each donation they received a letter of thanks-and'a'Certifi­ cate, giving the'Patients Iname his illness,-, and the result of -.the transfusion. . ■


At that time no one had dls I -


most!, interesting file of such Certificates.


iCounc^lo^ Sharpies has a


a little book In which' their donations' are recorded, i After 10 donations .they are entitled to a bronze medal. The i high­ est honour! is a gold medal— for -50 donations. A'lsllver medalls awarded for 25 idona- tlons, 1


Nowadays, donors are! given i


rrWO- people: In ,CU;heroe ■-T ]have each- given 25 dona- tion^--Mr. Bernard Parser, of 51, Moor . Lane,I and Mrs. -Rose York- of, 35, Shaw Bridge. I believe that, they are the local record; holders.


ber his .first donation but it was lldng- enough ;ibefo:re 'the war in . the early days b f ' the scheme.’;


. Mr] Parker eannotVre mem­ ■


: Hei made hli 25th donation on Saturday. - Since the! twice -yearly! visits - [of the Jilbod- transfusion unit began le has mlsspd' only, tmce-r-^aci: time because of - ilLhealth. ■ ; -


since, 1941. She made hqr 25th donation la s t! April, but was- uhal]le; to jatt-end last Satur-: day’^ s'ession.;|


: Mrs.!York has been a donor ■■ . I • 1 ‘ ■ ■ - t r-'


V ; . ! Squadron-Leader- !R. E. Copeland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Copeland, of Greenways,, Whalley, will be interested to, hear!. that he has resumed: regular golfing after- U long lapse. ,


' ! ' golfing ’ friends of !


i At I the new- R.A.F. 2nd’Tac­ tical! Air Force Command j golf course at Bruggen In.'W^estern, Germany he has recently been successful -In both the -Presir-,, dentfs -and Captain’s Prizes.-;


' Force and mow -commands an R.A.F.: airfield -''Construction


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who ihas been- a civil erlglneer in the, Alr^ Ministry, has- been, seconded 11 to rthe > Royal, Air


Squadron-Leader Copeland, T om ts


squadron at Bruggen. i - In thlsiicapacity he helped,


to design' and - construct the' golfrcouxse,; which- has been acclaimed' as potentially one of the-finest on the Continent. No wonder he has b n unusU- ally 'good ‘‘local knowledge” of the course!


• many, |


tankard by Lady Broadhurst; wife of Sir Harry Broa[dhurst, Commander-ln-Chlef in Ger-r


He was presented with a ■ ;


an old boy of Clitheroe -Royal iGrammar, , School, wpn- the WHalley 'golf dhamplonshlp two years In succession as a


Squadron'-Leader Copeland; 'boy.|::“


with white Igrounid and coloured borders' combine usefulness with beauty. Only a j white towd has maximum absorbcincy, whilst the borders (in fast b^stel^hades of bluej green, pink or gold)^end colour to your hath room, Ijow inipricej yet longrweaiing and brisk drying,


they are acclaii led by hundreds of satisfied users in all p ^ of the British Isles, 'i Three nzes, in matching^ colours, now available to persdnal shoppers direct from the warehouse.|


OPEN d a ily ex c e pt WEDNESDAYS' ^ ^ li KNEL 8| CU H ST, ji UZ HIC ■ T^l^pho'ner CMthwoe 487/6S3 cuIhim ' -. : j If requited, ithe t iwels ca|i be embroidered'with ycur iinitials at a .small extra~cost. Bod ie


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Councillor Sharpies gave: his


sity to:'joln R.C.A. Victor, la a Pellowi of .the i Institute ; iof Physics and ,a'senior member of the] Institute of'Radio En glneers.


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of R.O.A. Victor; said: “R.C.A. Victor’s decision to pijovide facilities-for pure,research!ln the'important field of-physics and electronics Is a new devel­ opment of vital Importance:to Cqnada...


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ent ! for ; Its background of fundamental research on act­ ivities; In the United States or otl^rteountrlps”,


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Canada in 1951, Is the author of many technical articles and h book on- super^regeneratlve receivers.


Dr; iwhltehead, who went to


-pany has: been engaged in en­ gineering and [ development work 'but, •[.'like' many-'iother companies, has [been' depend­


“For many years this ’Icomi Mr; F. R, Deaklns^prealdeaiti ■


fy' to the full ' the individual a > qulsltive instinct-and::developed to .its fullest extent.'. The', moth e- for. selling -'these houses appeare d to be the profit ['to he had by se’ 1- ■Ing. There was no indication i if social service, mo apparent .obli­


The prb-sellers 'figemed 'io sati i-


gation - of- communal advantai and an utter lack of social-re^ ponslbillty. •


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Castle on the same principle, ir' the Town . HaU buildings mlg it fetch a fair price as a museum )f lost chances. On the - prlncl; le adopted, one is -surprised at- -tie objection -to the County:taking


Incidentally, why not sell the over ithe Library. ■


sound social: -investment.! Th ;y have saved Clitheroe from <x- treme overcrowding,, relhoitSBd many wjio would stUl-be liv-ing ta rooms and other undeslraljile an- ditions, and'have paid heavily Ui


The- fact Is, tliese houses are a


rent for so-doing. - - : This is a service the present


Council; majority desires to shid.' Municipal housmg 'has been t ae answer to years of darkness d; it- ing back to -the Industrial Re"o- lution. That is why the local, authority'is Ip,a position-,of In^ portance m respect to housing,


a social mistake.' 'Those who sup^ port It really • want more-ihouies to be bunt for sale. They.appkr


The sellUig of icouncil houses is


(to have learned. noth'mg fr >m past experience to; the history of housUig-m this country; -


;'.;'!!/[--:'i:,:]'I’. 1!':'b .T HOMES AND CASH


conversations about the buy ng of'council houses thoughtful ler-, sons' are surprised i-to ;flUd.-1 lat


: Sir,—Among, i the , welter of


there are i. occupants: i of -such bouses who, iare,pubkc ^injed, enough -to forfeit all the'!advpi- tages enjoyed by those who, cur­


LIGHTS AND WATER


peoplel -of Barrow pay any irates or boi^ by .the way we are betog tret-ted in the llghtingj of the villagq.


'81r,-}-One wonders whether the • .-.


:onlat|aU until the third week In -September, when other places near I here have them- on by the end'Of August, we stiU.ihave them :on-only about four nights


' While not having -the lights put


out of seven, or not that. At ine end of the vUlage where


rely


lights Ing; We also pay £3 a-year water


the fdotpath is very narrowl It Is really] a death trap. One has to Ion passing i motorists for to see where one i Is walk-


rate for one tap only, i to i have Clitheroe water, arid yet for -three or fojir months In -toe yedr-we are track on the -old water-s (no reduqtlon). Come on Barrowites, let’s get something done about K.


'[ j ■■ , ONE OP THEM., A STRANGE STORY.


story of the life and death of a young man bom in a stable of poor parents who was murdered whei only 33 years of age, inainly ar.thle uistlgatiott of the religious, the fillers and -the rich people of that day should live: down the ages after nearly 2,O gone


I Shi—It seems strange that J;he . O


still remains the greatest i story] thait ever Was told.


Even If it was only -a tale, it -


. AN Old 'WEAVER


£16^000jiiore needed to piiy jteachers: £1,715 for md\s


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SALARIES, ! superannuation anc| Insurance for teach­


sional Education Executive No. 5, estimates It will need for 1956|-57. ' i


ers account for most-of the £25,2551 extra'that the Divi­


-Officer. I hid that the expenditure


estimated £445,399]


on TueS|dayy Mr. A. J. Roger- son, the iDlvlsIonal Education total was


Reporting ihls at Whalley TEACHERS’ SALARIES


^or' fuel, light and - cleaning and £l|,715-for school meals.


. Teachers salaries, superan­ nuation- and Insurance, would take £16,500 more. Other In­ creases were f£2,000 for main- talnance of buildings; £3,200


nursery! schools Is £6,500, pri­ mary- schools and nursery classes l£ 198,421, and second­ ary schools £113,820. '


Estimated i expenditure for


for £6;097. School meals ser­ vice £77,508,1 and administra­ tion £13.131.!,


Further education accounts ,


P years have . '


tive recommended the county to include In the 1956-57 pro­ gramme additional classrooms or, falling those, folding par­ titions,'for -Brablns Endowed School,! Chipping.


CLASSROOMS: The Execu­


A N Y T I W G F L O R A L SENT VIA INTERFLORA


FRESH CUT FLOWERS


WRj^ATHsj BOUQUETS, ETC. I


DELIVERIES IN TOWN DAILY


ing -a course - of -years, hwe accepted large sums of nionej In the shape -of: subsidies, and are content to go on taking this ft rm of national assistance from pe< plei worse off than 'themselves.' '


There ought: to be nd meins test; no .tax on lodgers. Insti^ad, levery - occupant should ■


to pay an economic rent,|.witilout any sqbsidy;- Those unable -to afford it should be. given Natx nal Assistance In itbe ordinary way.


be


-deservmg cases would receive .the ■


this would differ from being subf sidised. 'The answer is -that-cnly


I t may be,asked in what,'way


necessary assistance, instead of ■prosperous workers bemg si bsl- dised by poor, old-aged pensioners- and-,the like. !.■■■■i ;[,,. ;


■ lences oft thetcouncil housesij -submit it is not Unreasonabl; to expect I highiy^jrganised • -tride- unlon■-workers to pay 'for tlie; advantages they enjoy and not] expect pensioners -.and’ otiers' hving in slums to pay-for them.


biit In rent:a fifth of it,[and f- >r a , house: with, none, of; the 'con;en-,


■ In the old days when! mar y a worker,earned:£l a week he paid


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• In order to get votes Laliour leaders keep on , encourarJig;


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'-workers to demand:subsidies, -as If ithese subsidies came from some sort: of marble elephant, Inslead of from the hard work and siv eat,-


, i THE SLEEPER AWACES


Papermakers meet ! to honour


€a^t. F. p. Mitchell


■^IJUSINESSMEN i - assocUted!! " ! with the paper -trad; In-


-week to do,honour toiCapx. Pi ■B. Mitchell,’ O.B.E. ' ■ f . ,


Lancashire met In the Relorm Club.:' Mail'chestef, yestefday,


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of John. Mitchell ahdi|Soii>, of Clitheroe.- He and his-brother Mr.]'John Mitchell, -irecentlj retired and the - firm' hai closed down. ,


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Laraasl/lre Paper Trade - 25 Glilb (a social club), Captl Mitchell: was its preslden t l i i : 1937-38, He Is also a|i fou idef member of the [trace’s' golf /society and was; captain ifi - 1926| and jiresldent' fjpom 1940'


A , founder membM of -thi'


, u h t i i T 9 5 5 : - ]!.“ ;' ;>! He and his btotUer- pr'e-';


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ary.i dinner, the toqst ‘fThe health and happiness o f Fraiik Mitchell” was proposdd - by Mr. J .. C. -Cowglll, of Cl! thd- roe. 1 Afterwards Captain Mit- cheUi -was presented-, wilh jai case of pipes by the chairman, Mr. J., A.'Whitehead,; of Man­ chester., ■


At Thursday’s compliinent- - i’ .. - I . -


sented' a sliver .trophy t ) h;e- played for by the veterars of the society.


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We SDteiBlIse In th^' Itenalr and Overhaul -of all makes I of Electrio Washing Machines. InoludinE Be-soraying.


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Our Stores carry large stocks of spares, (including over 600 New and Replacement Rollers for all types !of Electric Washers, to effect-speedy and efiSclent service^ LET US ADD YOUR NAME TD O ro LISTS FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE, ■ Including Oiling,. Greasing and I adjustments as; necessary to help In the smooth-running of yom: Washer, which costs you only i


I10/6 per year Workmanship Guaranteed. i . | Estimates Free.


NEW AND RE-OONDmONED WASHERS - ALVyAYS FOR SALE. , ■ -cash.-


' i / v: Write, call or phone for Immedlalje attention t< ^ i


J . W I L S O N & S O N I 109, NETHERFIELD RO^D, NELSON


! 'ELECTIUCAL ’AND MECHANIOm ] ENGINEERS '


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REMING'rON Quiet-Riters


1955 BRAND NEW ' • ^The


Empire ...... -Brit. Oliver . Blue Bird Ace


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22 0 0 1 0


____________ ___________ 26 0 0 .............. 31 10 0


Remington Quiet-Riter ........ 30 10 0 Olympia -SM2 ___1


Complete with


Pdrtable Carrying Case;


initial deposit - ,. secure?. ;


BEST OF H.P. TEpMS Cash Pride '


Blue Bird d. 1 . . . . . ! ........ 35 0 0 ,'■,'! , ■ ,1 . I ALL ON VIEW I ' t '.J,.,-. ,


27/7 27/6 ' 32/6 ' 38/2 ; 39/5»3/9


Per Month s.d.


: Dep. £ s. d.


10 3 4 10 10 0


7 7 0 7 6 8 8'13 4


11 13 4


Open daily 9-6; Saturday 5 p.m. Largest stockists in East Lancs. BBOCHUHES FREE—Immediate delivery. .


Exclusive Agents; Sterling -Typewriters, iHowddn; Steel Furniture. Area Agents: Leabahk, Angus Arcllgnt; Accredited D e a le r - Burroughs Adding Machine, Dictating i Machlnesj.Duplicators;


Blackburn Typewriter Gorapaiy Limited 21-28,' RJCHMONp TERRACE, -BLACKBURN. Tel. 5350


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Your Old Machine can be taken in part] exchange or bought for „■ ,i ;


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jD a n c e r s I in v a lid is C h e q u e f o r


.: stopped to cheer m L, Rawsthorne, of


!’ £ 1 .000' cheque. 1 I jOrst prize in a slog tlon organised by


Road,- Clitheroe,^ ! Dixon- presented


I , Ltd. ,


.: i Miss Rawsthorr an invalid for 131 travelled to Blackif sister, Miss E. M,


-and a party of frlil llnson’s ambulanci


She was wheelj ballroom on a tri was then lifted pnL for the presentatil


When the ' c| handed over. Miss


said it seemed as I dream had' cornel for a few minutesl the dancers. Beff dent, she danced i Tower Ballroom.


The ■ arrangeij made by Mr. A.L


.the company’s dil manager.


R e m e m b rs


iHTHE chairmac W. Proctor):


of B.owland - R | Council will th | Tosside to attenl vice on Remembf November Bth.-


chairman and visit different year. Last' yeaij Mitton. . ,,


Girl pillic ■rf'HROWN froJ


- It is' the cu^ pool on Saturday P


eople , dancir Tower Ballrool


, 'liamson, aged : i Street, Stretforl


A' cycle when I Clftheroe-road, on Sunday nigh


i ankle. His piUl i ■ Kathleen - Caril


! Grove, Bibbletol ! caped with a s f


j ' : Both were I after treatmer I Infirmary.,


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