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CMeroe Advertiser & times, Octofie^i' 28, 2^55


moor LANE Ml M E N ’ S ' 'W E I i


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TEA & CONCERT Tomorrow, October 29th, 1955


TEA from 4-30 p.m. ft ; ft^ILM SlfOW. at |6. p.iyi. INCLUSIVE CHARGE, 3/-;


CONCERT OOT^Y 1/q | (Schoolchildren half-|)rlce) ^


MEN’S DAY, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30th d i v i n e


WORSHIP 10.30 a.m.: Rev.'J.jH. FENXicN


: 6 0 p.m.: Mr. R. G. BRINPLB, E s i _ _ . Soloist: Mr. H. BARNES, Rawtenstal.


t; ft SPECIAL' MUSIC hii MEN’S CpOIR


Organist and Choirmaster: ' Mr. D. G. HARTLEY j[o p.m. LADIES’ CLASS-Speaker: lifts. ECfCLES .


Ha ve YOU any time f or CHRIST? IF SO


'^ou aire invited to TEfE pbDFELLCjWS r invitea lu " — r


3ACH slATURDAjY! NIGHT 4t 7-30 1 and enjoy the | '


)QnitM C hm t ia n F^Uowship Meeting MR. BOWKER ^ IL L PRESIDE


Speakers: MR HOLLIDAY AND!FRIENDS - 1 :!!. '1'


WESLEY CHURCH CTITHEROE


SUNDAY Nljxt


(October 30th, 1955) 10-30 a.m.: ;


A Student (Har


;ley-Vlctorla College Manchester)


6-0 p.m.; Rev. J. Henry'F^nton CON


GREGATIONAL CHURCH I CLITHEROE


; SUNDAY NEXT . (October 30th, 1955)


t


Worship at 10-3Q a.m; and 6-01 p.m. conducted iby


Rev.l Stanley W. ^ o o t (^outh Petherton)


lO-O a.m.: 1 •


Young Worshippers’ League 2-0 pl.m.: Sunday School i


Wha ley Parish Cllurch iir !■ I ■ 'K


GIFT D A Y s i n d a y ; n e x t


1!^(Qctober 30th, 1955) h-i------------- I 8 0 a.m: Holy Communion.


11- 0 a.m. Mattins and Ser­ mon. Preacher: Rev. J. E, S. I Dixon, Vicar of Huyton,


Liverpool, j


.It ttil4 service th? tablet recording the names, of the patrons and incum­ bents will be dedicated knd unveiled.


6-30 p.m. Evensong.


; ST. JOHN : AMBULANCE


Invit ft ft'


tje you and your friends ' to a


NURSING i)lVN. 1


'ft


Hallowe’en Party to be held in the


OLD SCHOOL, Churcli Brow


WEDNESDAY NEXT (November 2nd) at sjp.m.


MOTHER. DEMDYKE SPOOKS g A'LORE


lANCING GAMES ; bun-b o b b in g ;


“T i ■:\ f ' Kelp us to Help Yoii!


.11 members Pleasej Note!


^A.E.U. j .


“ ' ■ 1 j ft,';


Special Meeting will be held i


l ir Friday, Nov. 4th


Important Business G. ROSE, Secretary


THE meeting: will be. held ;


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Wednesday Next, Noif. 2 at 7-30 p.m., tb'form ai'


FOX CLUB In the Hodder, Valley 1 Lf ndowners, shooting oivn-


. ers and' tenants,; farmers, gamekeepers and others lyho are Interested, :in the area between Bashall Eavies and Dalehead, are requested to atte|nd. :


.


Ilf NEWTON INSTITUTE i on ■ : J


j! Please Note:


Date brought forward to FRIDAY, 11th NOV., 1955


' : 8 p.m. to 12 midnight., TICKETS 2/6


Obtainable from present pupils ' ft- i . .,' 'i


■piNDS of the Clitheroe. -*• Conservative Club'bene'-J


■ flted byi £ 1 8 'as a result of a Jumible sale, organised .by ; tbe Clltieroe Women’s Vdlonlst As?pclat)on. and held] in "h e iclul on!Saturday afternoon,!


Old pupils'and friends • . kre cordially' Inif.h.sd.! : : , ,


{ band. :y,>B;efreshmehts available'!' ift EDIT( R’S POSTBAG Spot Prizes


.; Will "Cisey,” who wrote about Whalley’s Sbejety of the Broom, please forward his


“ Pellets” U«' if


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‘name ana| ! address " o the editor. This Is.not.fbf publica­ tion,!' but US a sign of good faith.' Ot le r : letters are un­ avoidably peld over until next


week. WILL SECRETARIES


PLEASE NOTE THAT THE , CLITHEROH F.C. "


i SUPPORTER:?’ c lu b " i i C ARE HOLpiNG


A DANCE


• AT OHATBURN Oh 9th DECEMBER


! RIVERSMEAD oI d PUPILS


,e Gathering of j the Poltergeists” i


ADMISSION 2/-i


WADDINGTON BADMINTON ■ I ;CLUBj-'


■ . ^NNU,.^


Wliistl)nve& Dance in ST. HELEN’sl SCHOOL


FRIDf^Y, NOV. 4th


; Whist to jcommence at 7-30 Dancing 10-ft^ a.m.


^ REGAL \pAN^E BAND


i ' ADMISSIOl|l'2/G '..ft ; Supper proylded


Rimingfon and Middopl Sports


WHIST & DOMINO DRIVE AND DANCE


in The'Memorial Institute FWDAY, Nbv: 4th.


Whist and Domintjies 7-30 p.m, Dance Jib p.m. to 1 a.m,


MODERNIST ADMISSION


Refreshmefits at ! charges


BAND


2/6d. reasonable


St. John Ambulance Brigade.; Nurang Divn.


First I Aid Classes i cbmmen!'ice


I ; TUESDAY, NOV. 8th :


: LECTURES BY DR. HANSEN


' f t WHALLEY


Telcphonb; Whaljey 2191 Mon., Tues.. jwed. ,


RICHARD BASEHAR’I’ and GENE EVANS ini


Fixed'Bayonets: ‘ I ! -


Thursday. F r jd ^ and Saturday


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TYRONE POVyER and MAUREEN O’HARA in


The Black Siwan (tj)


Saturdays,: 1st H(^use, 6 o.nt. 2nd House. 8-15 o.m. ‘ Webk-days.j 7-30


Prices; |l)B: O^lldron 9d. - (AV FOR CHILDREN.—Proceeds


of about ^20, In aid of the forthcoming children’s Chrlstf mas party,) were realised at a fvhist , drive, brlhg-'And-buy sale and potato-ple supper, held in the {Institute on Wed­ nesday :nlght.'


, Eighteen {tables were occur


pied for whist, and the head­ mistress, Miss Mitchell, pre­ sented i prizes' to: Ladies: 1, 'Mrs. Blackburn, Clitheroe; 2, Mrs. Adair; j 3, Mrs. WrayJ Gents.:; 1, Rev. W. Monks; 2, Mr. H.. Newhouse; 3, Mr. E. Sllngerf Sjaidburn. Mr. E. Wilson was M.C.


I A box oflgfocerles, given by Mrs. Tomlinson, was ., won by


Mr. Newhbu'se. Donors of •prizes W'ai)6.' Mrs. Wray, Mrs. Ward, Mrs Capstick, Mrs.


Humphries [and Mrs. R. Jack- son. Mr. R. Akrlgg officiated at the sale


i - Potato p es, given by mem- tjers of the iParochial Church Council, ware served ,hy' the ladies of theJ .Council. J-


FARMipi^G.—Experiepces in


grading-up his' Friesian h^d were related to mfenlbers of the Tosside Farmers’ Club at itheir meeting last week IwilMr. A. Bradley; of Mere Beck, fLong. Preston. Mem­ bers heard Mr .Bradley describe; his general methods of farming. With the emphasis on, silage.


, After, his talk, Mr. Bradley was kept busy answering questions. Mr. W. Askew, who presided, moved a v4te of thanks to the


'spealter, secbrided by the Rev. W. Monks, Vicarj of Tosside.


‘ NEWTON, TUESDAY! 'MEETIhlG.—Mir.


H. Cook, M Clitheroe, illus­ trated ' his, lecture - -with col­ oured Slides, when he spoke on “The world! of' a Naturallsy’ ! at the meeting of Newton Gon- gregationat Chapel Guild this week. Miss S.'E. Ffrench pre­


sided. . ' l l : i CARNIVAL.! — The! annual


carnival ball and whist drive was held iif. the-Institute on Friday. Whist was supervised by Mj. A. Ifowden. ft


Mrs. E. Parkinson presented


prizes to-f-Ladies: 1, Mrs. Walmsley; Ej Mlss M. Jackson; 3, Mrs: Dewhurst; con.. Miss E. Robinson: Gents.: 1, Mr. R. Brethertonj!!2, .Mr. T. Nelson:


3, Mr. H. Jackson. Con., Miss Nowell. l! I ,


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The Ribblel Band, played for dancing add; the M.C.s were


Messrs. H. Bracken.


;,T. Breaks and J. SLAIDBURN WHIST. I t A whist drive,


organised by the Village Hall committee was held in the hall. Mr. 'E. ! Hqrrlson was


M.C. and Mrft Ashbridge pre­ sented prizes to:';Ladles: 1, Mrs. R. Cross; 2, Mrs. A. Al- tham; 3, Mrs.,T. C; Cowking; con.> M i l s . r a o n i c


.1, Mr. s.


■Newhouse'; ____ •con., Miss Starkle.


'] BULBS.- -Members' of Women’s institute have elded to b


lALL . WHALLEY


p o l ic e ! 'BALL.-fAbout jlSO ' 'PMPle abt>en ied Ifclie police pall


'at the Ak6 oh Friday hi:


Rooms,' Whaltey, The M.C.’s were


P'lS. T. D. Elddiqk and. P.C. J. Bar­ ton, and dancing was to the music or Eric Latham|;and his Band:;


(The floral arrangements vrqre


aind' members i of the Whalley sbotlon of tbefliancashlre Cqn- stabulary. ; | ft


by Mr. 0. Bartlett, land the event was orgimis^ I by j P.S. Riddick


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Wright, of CJitheroe, and Inspec­ tor L. Constable, and Mrs. Coh- : stable, of Acfcrhigton. ■


I Wright and Mrs.


lj Among ithose present , were Chief Ihsifector H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilsohl of Accrington, In­ spector 'W.


. lomino drive held In me Stanley s Sooms oh j'Wednesday, were Mrs.


i YOUNG i CONSERVATIVES.- Ihe M.C,’3 tat the Whist and


Whist and "the winners were:' Ladles: 1, Mrs. A. Prestm; 2, Mrs. G. Bradley. Gents: 1, Mrs. Thomp- ^ h ; 2, Mrs) L. iWood.


i. Ombler ahd Mr. B. Whittaker. There.! were nine tables for


which there {were IB tebles, were: Mrs. G. Pllklhgton and Miss


I The Winners at dominoes, lor /


amounting :tp £8, are ifor Toung &nsemtlvejtund8;;;. ; MEMORiAL—A large oak tablet


Eatough.i ,1 The prJzeq were presented by Miss S. McGtegor. .:;Thle 'proceeds,


bearing the‘names of patrons-and past Incumbpts Is being erected <jn the the I south wall of the Parish Churai today ready lor the JjuivelUng onf Sunday. The Vicar, the Bev. H. C. Snape, will perform the ceremony. The preacher will' be the Vlcanot Huyton, Liverpool, the Rev. J. Eli, S. Dixon., . 1 The tabletj'fs made of oak with


the names In gilt.' The list goes back nearly 1800 years. There Is boom to add names lor another


Mrs. Eobln {Greenwood, of ;Clqrk, Hill, and bet .sons'In memory of Mr. Robin Greenwood for many years a director! of John Green; wood and Sons, corn millers.


200 years. |. - The tablet was presented by.


Communion I plate, presented by Miss Dorothy Taylor and her brother. Mr. Geoflrey Taylor,' hat been postponed to'December.


I The dedication of the new I CHATBURN


meeting of the lield In the There was a m.


LEGION.—Th


,, annual general British Legion Cburch Institute, lerate attendance..


dale, chalrmah; and Mr. ftH.' : Pearson; treasuter.


The officers Elected 'were Mri E. 'Aldersley, bresldeht; Mr. IK.. Peacock, secretary; Mr. J. R; Ldns-


:ield at the Methodist Church | on Saturday, when £19 Bs. 6d. tos. ■aised lor trust fimd.s. , : j , ,


JUMBLE.—A jumble salfe was


jlven at the church Institute, by u'rs. P. Plercef of 'Wlswell. Also mtertalnlng were tbe Instrumen- taUsts, Don and Marie ■ from Burnley. The event was organised jy .the Motherk Union.


PUPPETS.—a! puppet show was : ,


SUtheroe Market Place was one of^ ;he many prllnts shown at Jthe .antern lecture by Mr. P. Hpdgto- ion ai the Village Hall. '


LECTURE.—A photograph j of ;


tmon'if the prlAts were pictures of the cjstle and the views from It,. Insldi old chumhes, and a cUrlew's nest.! Mr. A. Hustwaite presided.


The lecture .was • entitled “Wlth- n five miles of Clltheroe” and


, Day VRis held on Sunday, wheUjthe special preachdr was Councillor H. Doswill. J.B., of Great Harwood.


Johnson. Anthems' were sung by | i j " ' v I the


men’s choir, under the leadership of Mi]. Cbarlek Isherwood. In jthe afterqoon, a .musical service was provided by jAll Saints Church


psftlnis, VU iiU AAbAOJ. i/W V*J*w *^»


Cholq won ! Music The


and abthems by modem composers which were I .sung In correct rhythta, tempo and expressldn especially the pianissimo passages. The'; productjpn of the pure soprano parts by the boy choristers wds very praise-worthy.


vocal Items consisted' ,pf old English compdsltlons.


;i M i**H *w


individual vodal. Items. Credit. Ils due to the ofgknlstmnd conductor, Mr. Alan CrosSley, for his explaiia- tionsllglven before each item jMd for the excellence of the pi^o-


Senior menlbers' also rende'rm ' !. I gramme generally. J


Vicar;of ChatDum, Invited parish­ ioners on Suhday to - send jWm written questions which he I'will try to answer from the pulpit. The question^ may be- on


questions!—Rev. H. Hardman,


subject but personalities.


Church Mothbrs’ Union, on nesday.


GISBURN


county organiser, showed slides dealing with young farmers’ top|cs at the' weekly] meeting of Glsbwn and District 'Young Farmera’ Olifb, In the parish hall on Monday night.! He was thanked by G.j Rae and T. Wilkinson.


FARMERS.—Mr. Ford,, the GRINDLETON


of Higher steelands Farm; Grlndle-'' ton, died at her hgrbe ,on Wednfes-


’ OBITUARY.[-Mrs., Mary .Hanson,!; day. She was!72.'


Hanson had lived for . a ntunber'of years ! at Faij ;House Farm, jnpw fanned by her son, Mr.'John Han­ son. I


A native 6f the village, -Mrs. ,| J-


and to her son and daughter their loss.


her husband, . Syiifpathy. .


morrow, at Martin Top Congre.ja- tlonailDhapel


The: funerkl takes place! w- ■Rlmlngton.


j


vlll be extended Mr. - Frank Hahsim, on


' . to


Stevens, almo ier at Burnley i V .c- toria liHqspltal, spoke about! Ier work at'the lAeetlng of the Parish


MOjTHER-


must not involve S ’ UNION.—M ;SS


lyc j apy ----------- -- -


first pflze at ■ Southport Festival)


of Cliyton-le-Moors, ;Who ' •


METH0DIS11- CHURCH.—MCu’s


The Organist at . the morning .ser­ vice jitas. Mrj GbUn Isherwood and at this evening] service Mr. Clifford


drive HelSn


WADDINGTON D A N C E.—Orgianised "y ' “ the


Reading Booin and dance [was held (in St.


tkrs.^Z Smltiii Mrs; S; 'Whiteside; cons., Mrs. A. Undefw.oo4.,Gent’s ; . , Mr J: Hargreaves, Mr.-R-.^lelson,,


; .'Whist


cons, Mr.! R. Hanson.: Dominoes; high, Mr.! G. -Robinson;.: Jow, -Mr. Overeid, qen.. , | ! ; J -


vided] music for dancing. A com­ petition was won by Mr, K.


The Regal Accordion Band pro­ Whiteside. , , , ■ ,, ! .J.ft, ;


' YobTHi—Lafgej congregations were present at the young people’s day services .In 1 the Methodist Church on Sunday.


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by the young people. Special 'hymns wero sung, snd-Aliss M.. Speaimah was the organist: ^ -


was the Rev. James Wright, of Whalley, and In the evening Mr. J Thbmpson. All duties. Including the reading of lessons, were, taken


' The preacher ♦in the' -mornlhg ] DOWNHAM '


. Friday. A brlngrand-buy stall was followed by a whist drive: and daneC.


’ CHOIR—The funds of Downham Parish Church' Choir benefited by morej than £10 as s'" result^ of a soclai evening, ini the school on


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Miss! W.' Roblnsoja; :cons;,i Mlss; Sharp. . Gents: I; Mr, I. Todd; Consl, Mr. K.!Jones,., ,


'■ Mr. S. ! Coulstoh -was l^.C.'for whist and Mr. K. Jones,; jun., supervised dancing.


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WOMEN’S INSTITUTE.—B a d y CUtheroe. presided ‘at •


meeting of Downham Women’s Institute In the school Tasti week,-


the monthly


whert. she welcomed -30 members of Wlswell vYomen’p Institute.


gavej a depionstratloti' of beauty, culture, for which .she was thanked py; Mrs. Singleton) I


Miss Armlstead. of Lancaster, . f t


.; A i coihpetltlon'I for a thrift article was won by Mrs. Richards 'and Miss P. Capstick., ’The, soclai. halfJhour took th,e'; form of ,a hls- ■tory panel game. In which mem­ bers paraded In fancy costume, ft


'.pltal Ity;! Tea hostesses were Mes- dam a Driver, Capstick, Todd .and 'singleton, and the Misses' Iddd, iTarVei', Clark, KJ Hudson, M. Singleton, S. Faraday and N.


I! Miss Smith, of Wlawell,''.thankbd iDownham members for thelf hos-


Robinson. ; ' i-i : LOW MOOR


, GIFT DAY.^The heating fund of the Nelson Street Methodist Chiirph, benefited by £126 as a result of a gift day held on Saturday. Gift


lenvelopes and other coritrlbu- tioiis were, received by the Rey. J. H. Fenton andiMlss M. Demaln.


{ft ' .dn' Surlday a ; thanksgiving


.seryice was held lat.which Mr. ! Fenton was the preacher. Mrs. J. C. Cottam jwasi the organist.


I result of a social, brlrig-and- buy sale and coffee evening, organised! by Miss Seedall, at ! Union Street Methodist Church, on Wednesday. •


Entertainment was provided


by I Girl Guides' who sang seyeral camp-fire songs, Miss Irene Davies, and Alderman W.fwilkinson (pianist).:


' CHAPEL BFEbRT.-!',!"ftThe! National Children’s Home beiieflted by just oyer £ 4 as a


‘


Fitter cotton


, wblst winners, , were; ladies ;",.;


s School on Friday, j i ' ; (badles:


■winners were:


Mathematics over, Loggie wil! pow


| . study


riALii a t ' 21, Brook I Street, eiltneroe, and! you are,


jllkely. - tc[ And Mr. Joseph iLoggle: wood studying. No- ithlng unusual in that? But 29-year-oid; Loggie has liever


: been to- school. H6' has been .crippled by paralysis from birth.


. f t ■: ;■■■ j' . !.!■ But he is determined to pass


the examination for the General qertlflcate of! Educa­ tion in English language 'and literature." Recently he -was awarded lilie-certificate (ordi­ nary levelj). in mathematics. ,


keen' reader. He was, In fact, reading before he was five.


Mr. Wood; -has always been a


• . HELP STUDIES , ■ j' To hem! his studies, Mr.


Wood, who lives with his widowed mother,, receives tuition foi;two hours Weekly. His tutor is Mrs. D. ’ Honc- zaruk, asiistant mistress | at Rlbblesdale Secondary School.


proved at I Divisional!: Educa-, tlon Exec itive’s meeting 1 at Whalley on Tuesday. ) • •,


. The arr angement was.-ap­


i. The Exeiutive’s pleasure at Loggie’s de termination to im­ prove his education was voiced by the chairman, Ald­


erman J. H.-Satterthwaite,'.of


Clitheroe. |; He also expressed appreciation of the help given in spastic'cakes by Dr. R1 C. Webster, t ie Divisional Medi­ cal Officer


, I j One of Mr. Wood's .major


difficulties is that of writing. He can only write 'by using both hand! at the same time.


The left '{hand steadies ithe right. .


tears up union Cl


WfOEKlAi


’ Clltl|e year-old ton. Af. cotton ov up his uni) it followln union.


IG.as a fitter;at a leroe works Is 51- [r. Frank Swlnner-


, many years as. a elrlooker, he has torn in card and : bhrned a dispute with hl.s


Mr. Swliiertonj^ who lives in


Towneley StreeL, Burnley, left Primrose Mill, In Burnley, two months a io owing to short- time working. The icompany agreed to: take him back as a tackier if pe wished to return,


' NO . But "h is ------ -


VACANCIES ' week, when he


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tried to return, Mr. Swinner- ton^was told at the “ tacklersl club” tlmt there were no vacancies.


During the two months’ he has work^ed in CJltheiroe, he


jiais .contlnue^ 4o p,ay hls'lOs. a ’'month {union dUesi’afekplte the fact that he was earning less money than he ;had done in cotton.


Mr{‘ Thurston ; | Dugdale,


secretary of the Burnley Over­ lookers’ Association,; said Mr. Swlhnerton had not ' ap­ proached the association when he arranged to retura to the mill. In view of this the union committee decided he should not return.


The Week^s Obituary MRS. A. J. ALLEN Mrs. Amy Jane Allen, of il9,


Barrett Road, Southport, idjed suddenly at her home on j Sat­ urday. She was 75.,


! | Mrs. Allen, who had lived in


Southport for- the last 12 months, was the widow of ;he late i Mr. Frank . A. Alien) a painter and decorator. Mrs. Allen' formerly lived in Vic­ toria iStreetJ, Clitheroe.


A native of the Lake lilis-


trlct,; Mrs. years in R! moved to


I


. Allen I spent ^cme :l|mington before jshe Clitherbe.'


Sympathy '^111 be extenled


to her tw daughters


St. Mary's roe, yeste


. MRS The dea


The inter•ment took place o Cjemetery, Clit


:r lay. COCKSHUTT


itlh. took place at her


home,' oh Alice Coe burn; Road was 88,


Mrs. Co


ber of which has evity)


. Monday, of 1. lijshutt, of 6, pi. ' Clltheroe.


the A native


Cockshutt about 70 y-;


ickshjutt was a m. _ Leeming fam the record of Ic


. )f Newton,. I Mrs. caime to C111;hdroe j jars ago as a domes­


tic help, she was associated! wlthjCHth^eroe Parish Church.!


to hen son and daughtei’ their -bereavement., j


■ftRoblnson. Gents: ! ia'rrlson; 2, Mr. 'H.' 3,; Mr.; F:, Whitfield;


the- de-^


____ _____'ighten the village.. They have.'planted 200 bulbs


(given by Mrs. C.- J; Hirst, of Croasdale) a|; the entrance to the village { ;Next!spring,-thls! lovely old world spot should; look even more' attractive ;.to •visitors an i,.villagers alike.


Sympathy 'will be extended i


The Interment took riace


yesterday at St. Mary’s Ceme-! tery,! the Rev. S. Birtwell joffl-! dating..


)WR J.l H. COOK! Clitheroe


A mem le r ! of a prominent family, Mr.: James


Avenue, piltheroe, died denly at his home on Sur He'was 7


Hargreaves Cook, of 1, M .lton — ” ’ Isud- day)


For th^ last 65 years, Mr;


Cook had been employeijl by Messrs. James Hargreaves; plumbers’ ! merchants. - of Blackburn, starting with the firm! as d clerk when he . was 14.' He hdd been a director for


about 30 i ’ears when he retired early this yean


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■ Mr. Cook was made a life, memiber of Clltheroe Cricket Club lastj year, .after .hej had been a member for 50-years. He had sbrved on the-bowling section committee.


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’ He was! on the committee) of Clltheroer Conservative Club,


Mrs.' ,at- She


.70 i sons an.d two ,n their loss


of which he had been a mem­ ber, for the last 3p .years. In his younger days, Mr.


Co;ok . captained L.Waddington Cricket Club, and: had been secretary of the old Clitheroe anjd District Billiards League. He was associated'with Moor Labe Methodist Church.


' Mr. Cook leaves a widow, son arid daughter, who will have sympathy ih their loss. ■The Rev. J. H. iFenton .offi­ ciated at the- funeral! at St. Mgry’s Cemetery,{Clltheroe, on Wednesday.


{' MR. J. ECCLES


One of Low ikoor’s oldest 'lidents, Mr. 'John Eccles, bf


±1, High Street, died in hospi­ tal yesterday week.! Helivas 82. Born at Stockbridgb, Hurst


Green, Mr. Eccles moVed to Lbw Moor at an early rige. For m'ost of his working illfe he was an overlooker at -. Low Meor Mill, but after the mill closed down during the cotton sllu'mp he took several other jobs. He finally Retired about' "2 years ago.


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^ Iwith his two brothers, Rich­ ard and 'William, Mr) • Eccles formerly played-! football for


' Clitheroe. In his younger days he was also a member, of the Low Moor team. .1 , " {


A keen supporter of iPreston


few months only when Mr. Gamble died.


Mrs. Gamble leaves a


daughtejl Mrs. P. E- C. Hay- man, wife of the Rev. P.iF. C.: JHayman,] of Marlborough! (Wilts.), 'to whom sympathy will be extended.


j


’ The funeral takes, place st! Downham Parish Church, to-; day (Friday), the Rev. P. F. C.i Hayman officiating, j


MR. W. J. LUPTON


■day of I Mr. William . John Lupton, ft- of


The death occurred yester-; “ Hlghfleld,’]


Ribblesdale Avenuej Clitheroe. He was 79. .


Mr. Lupton, who came to,


Clitheroe from ■ Accrington about 50 years ago, was a! director of the family business of Grange Iron' Works. 'Ac­ crington. He. was {associated with Clltheroe Parish .Church)


Sympathy will be extended


to his son and daughter.. The crematlori takes place at ' Skipton on Monday.


; MRS. A. MERCER ; ] i The residents ‘of Hurst


North End, Mr. Eccles would often walk to Longrldge on a Saturday arid complete his journey on tpe old Preston and Longrldge I railway, to • watch' the team.,


.k r. Eccles had a long and


close association! .with Union. Street Methodist Church.


Sincere sympathy will be


extended to his daughter, and two sons in their bereavement, j


A service at Union Street


Methodist' Churchi preceded the Interment at St: Mary’s Cemetery, CUtheroe, on Satur-' day. The Rev. J. Wright, of Whalley, officiated.


MRS. D. GAMBLE 1 DoTynham residents' heard


with'regret of the death in a Wiltshire nursing 'home on


I Tuesday of Mrs. Dora Gamble) .widow roT the Revt i Charles iGamblq, a former -i Vicar • ot Downharti. She was 77.


-I Mr. and Mrs, Gamble came to Downham in July, 1944.


'from Adllngton, near; Chorley, I succeeding the Rev.-B. C. Rees, i They lived in .the village for a


' Green heard with regret of the death on Sunday of Mrs. Annie Mercer, Avenue Road; She was 59. Mrs. Mercer tiled at the home of her brother, Mr. John Wallbank, of Lower Hud Lee.!Farm, where she was; convalescing after! a recent operation.


|' ■ ' ■! She was born, at Hud Leei


Farm and had lived in the dis­ trict all her life. ‘ •


Assoclited with Hurst


Green Parish Church, she'was interred! there on Wednesday, the Rev. iG. T. Mostyn officlatT- Ing.


1 - ' - . : ; Mr. E..1RIDING Mr. Edward Riding, of 8.


Castlegate, Clltheroe, : died suddenly ;in hospital on Tues­ day. He was 60.


A member o f an old Darweh' family, Mr. Riding came i to


.Clitheroeinearly 11 years ago. He was the steward at the Dis­ trict Club in Castlegate.


He was a member of the


Clltheroe ' Conservative 1 Club,' and several years]ago played in the club’s billiards team.,;


■ 'Associated: with Clltherde Congregational Cburch, Mr, Riding i leaves a widow; Mrs; A'da Riding, who' will, have sympathyiln her bereavement.


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