■T'■' !' CUihene Adv^rfher^& Tires, Mach 2, 19S6 . E. Franklahd


algain builders president


is


cut leroe (and' 'Whalley) [Dls- trlc; Association of Building Tra ie. Employers at the annual meejting and | dinner In Starkle Ams last week.


TITR. E. iFrankla'nd weI^ re- elected 'president of! the


the Other pBlcers elected .iwere


Mr. F. Robinson, vlce-iiresl- den; and'honi treasurer! Mr. J. lolland, secretary: Mr W. Harp'eaves and Mr. E. if'ord, aud.tors. Mr R. !Moorhouse


prei Ided, arid | Mr. W. jHar- grei ves actell as toastriiaster.


our Webster’s,; 0


TV e ^ r t s , ' 1 fo ^ d that a |. ^eedy servlcl-


T !


place ■ called ‘I


^ L ^u ld have ly jjrovlde , ‘ efficient


Eadlp and;' ' ■


0 0 0 A Iter the.! loyal! toast,', the


to'ai t to the North-West Fede- ratiin of pullding .Trade Em- plbjers 'was j proposed by Mr.


‘J. Scholfleld and Mr. IK. W. He'rishaw!! and H.i Bullough


responded. ! “Towrijand Trade" and "Our


Guests” ' was proposed hy CoimcUlor (T. Calverley. The Deputy Mayor of, Clltheroe, Ald^rmari E Dugdale, res-


ppnled, .as did Mr. N. Booth, pr.C! Iderit-el^t of the AccHhg-; ton


ni ! :.' ' I • I (BOHNLEY) ; LfMitED. -n


8, MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE Telelphone: CLltHEROE lOSi:


77. ST^ JAMES’S\ST.. BURNLEY;; Tel. Burnley 12822/3766/6966 I V f r ' • 1 ' i i i ' ■ \ I i 4 ■i !■


Me^rs. Gf Eermeen, of T. A. Asp n arid Sons, Ltd., arid R. Parkinson, orRibble Cement.


A isoclate association.


responders were


r. J. Bentley, president of Blackburn association,


pforiosed I trie/toast to| the Clltrieroe association to which Mr! H. Banris replied.


Alt SiU:


set beat er litter louts : i r /


TALLOWING complaints by ■•‘ I CUtheroe, Rural CoiuncU


abo It litter on the roads,' par-,, tlcilarlyi on summer; week­ ends, prqtesb have been riiade to t he Coun ;y Surveyor by the Lar cashlre branch of Councils


Rui al Distr ct elation. I


P L U S ^ edged security


titmmt Department Withdrawals I arp spbje a to one month’s notice. I


cr»]it Invi


y / ' l ;


Enquire full details I nt your local branch ; i m S T E E


S A V IN ^ iA N IC Establkhed l i ' i l


; | : i :


CHU R CH S TRE E T C L ITHE ROE


' ipositors with not less than/;50 to Acir | it inj the Oidinaiy Depaitmmt: can : ' po^it pp,:to


in the Special ; * the \sso-


dls'i ppeairance ‘of rbad|len'gths- men andj their f eplaceriient by! sea mnglrig gpgS,, riadj I riot helped trie problem.' Sriortage! of ;>taff prevents a return to the ionner inethodjof'highway cleaning


Be reprirt^ that thb partial i stnicted


attention; lltt ;r, a s ; it 1 as b( er


j'


Surveyors have; been in- t(j) give ■ particular, " the clearance of; n as possible ]after | n thrown down!


Laricaishire has also uri,der con- ’ sldbratlon ja' concert^ jdrlve; r legal action against (^ffen-! ri when the suriimbr 'ijrafflo! T'ts. agalii thls yeaij.;


Ih e ,; Chief I Constable of;


.H trie,sane time, the Goun- , Surveyoi has put forward ,a' ; !^gesti(jiri that rural' district |


co;ipclIs |ca:i assist by arrang- j for their refuse collection'


piroVlded 'on lay-bys in epunty disrlcta'


,


These I rill) ves were the Rural Council! at itlng


or Monday. 25', WASHER SERVICE ____Washing Machines. Including l^spraylng.


effect speedy —


. ■


Our IStores and fteplad-------


smoot^unnlng of your Washer, which costs you only


rejaalng and adjustments' as necessary ■ your tX


=-^LffiT8.F....OR A ...N..N..UAL MAINTENAlNCE.,..... I..ncluding ; to help In the


emeht Rollers ior ISTS


efiBclent serylce^j ------------


'bU 'types of Electric Washers, li


^ IaoViai* TirVilnh .vial 10/6 per year


Workmanship Guatanteed. NEW AND


Estimates Pree.'^


your Old Machine Writs, ciui <r 'phone for Immedlaie a


: ■ ■ • ' ! - 1 * k 1 i l : : i ; :le


RE-COIDITIONEDI washers M.Ways FOR SALE., : i' ! ' ■ ' -


• ■ can. be taken th part ejtohange or bought <or ■ cash; '


Ion to—:


WILSON & SON I, NELSON


'"‘Phiihe'ms” [OAli ENGINEERS !A WIDE


NG’S; NE^ST^ CHOICE OF LONDON’S LATEST MODELS IN;


s u m - COATS - FROCKS WEDDING ENSEMBLE^ ;


AWATTS YOUR INSPECTION. ( ;


, ‘iBRENNER,'I “SPECTATOR," .“HEBE;” “SUSAN ■ SMALI,,”- HERSHELLEj” “ SIMON ,!’ MASSEY " : |. I^-': p.‘AQUASCUTUM,” ETO.,


; WE ARE STOCKISTS'POR: “MATITA,”, ‘flXlRVILLE” JACKWAREING, 19, Tel,' 5502 e e f


: See the iutstand ng value of Ruibrldge's Weddjpg and Engagement rings. We ha\(e aldellghtful select.lon


: ofj plain and (3114 W!edding, rings In 9ct. 18ct. 22ct. Gbld'and Platinum. |


! m


;> |lc 4T rm £ l1 6 | ip \o £ l8 10 The very finest seiection of; Diamond Engagemint ; rihgs.from £ 4 10 ® to; £3£p


, i| LoilglneS.T , TWVATIHniNG aOOH Oyffla,. Ttebex,


Acourlat, Special out o


„ Rotary Watches Tni omO payments.


24,1 EING WIIillAM STREET, BLACKHDRN. Tel. 7920 I H


orchtAiJ ;TeL 5502 i .............. In ih» Repair i aiid Overhaur i oU ail ffiakes ot


■ AIiTERA'nONS (JlARRIED CjUT, ON OBSOLETE MACHINES. carry'li.rge; stocks lof'spares. Including; overi600 New'; y and 'ifflclent service j LET US ADD TOUR.NAME;


to, -


reported! their:


^ice 'ib empty Utter! bins ■ I ch have been or are to be


OF LEGION PLANNED Work ard aims are outlined


WOMp’S SECTION


A' WOMENIS sect on of the CUthMoe branch of the British Legion is; to be fotnied. This WM decided at a meeting


held in the lMayors Parlour last week-1 ■ Amring those present'Were Miss G. Moran, the British Le­


gion women|s sectlin drea secretary, Miss E. Dagnall, M.B.E.,' the area treasurer, and Miss H. Peak, a ineiriber of the East Lancashire clounty pommittee.'


I Representlrig tht British iLeglon;was,Mr. W. ISrayshaw, |vlce-chalrmari|,of tljie.Cllthe-


i


Toe brrinoh. Trie Mayor, Coun­ cillor j(j./Ihatourn, presided.


i Any womari; whose husband,


lather,; brother, sister, son or daughter has^ i served In H.M. Forces >ls entitled ta become a iriembet. Women'who have triemselves Jkerved in the are .ialso eligible, of


Forces coursri


sent p; Idea ^f the work and aims lot the organisation.


Mrs, Moran; gave those pre­ “Tlie women’s section irielps


the British Legion in helping the widows,, chlldreri Rnd de-


pendarits of Service :nen killed . during! jihe Wars," she sa,ld,’.


i “We| !ralse:|jfunds lor the women’s.sectlbn and we main­ tain thelpride we have iri those who fellj ln the wars." | |


; WIDOWS HELPED


I Miss!Moran [went on itb des­ cribe vrirlous'schemes adopted by thb wombri’s seitlbn, the first Ibelng/! the national scheme to help the widows of SCTvicb imen |who di not re­ ceive ^ensloiffi. ^


; Then there Is Lancaster House.' Surrey'When: 16 Child­ ren, orphans; of Sei vice men, are cared forii- They go to the local -school i ; and bear no


British! Legion label, She 'lUustra!ted thb point by


teUingj about I one 'ilfild 'who went riome .wlth a collecting ■box for riomeless ch Idren, not knov?lng| she -was one herself.


Mlssj Moran; also t old“of the


Regina 'House, London, for maladjusted i | chilji :en ‘ who often become better and move to Lancaster House. : .


Rest Hollies In Th irnton-iri-


, Craven, lYorkshlre, Weymouth, ‘ DofSet| arid Arierdoveyf.Merion­ ethshire,..provide rest br con yalescence Entirely free to meriibens or w'omen pUglble for membership.:


. I CoWeii trjlbute


riTRIBUTES I: were . parij,-, at Monday’s-meetliig p¥;B0w-


;land Rural-pistrict Council to 'the memory of a former chalr- lirian, iMr. Tlibmas Walker, (A 'Field 1 Head, ! Slaldburn, who died last week. Members stood


;in silence foij a few moments. Mr. iwaUcer, who had been


Ichalrriian for five years, had ! served on trie Cou:icil for 32 |years.| ; ! A similar.(tribute was' paid !at a riieetlhg, earlier in the Iday, of Howland Di strict Edu- ication Sub if-coriinlttee,' of i which Mr. Walker had been chalrriian.


PEEPS INTO THE PAST WARS AGO


Extracts from our issnp of March 6th, ,1931


LDERMIN W. H. Seedall, J.P.| wis re-elected prCsl-


deit of |the CUtperod Division: Labour Party for the nlnthj coi secufivt year. , T h o s,e| ele :ted ]tb the executive com-' ml tee fronLClltheroei were Mr. C. Mitchell, Mr. R. Trlmby, ;s M.| A- Hayhurst; apd Mr.


J.,1T. Briggs. Mr. C.iS Woods wai and 'Wlalle;


5!* *


elected from ' Chstburn Cragg


from llrs.' Assheton, of Downham


Hall, was re-elected Ibhairmari of the executive comriiltitee of tri< Lancashire Fedbratjon of Wcmenril’ Institutes for :the, sixth year and was appointed pn slderit.',^ ■ Lady iVoijsley - Taylor, lapd Miss! B.l Green/ wo)d' !(Wprston),| Were also eleited to the execu/ivel com/ mi tee. Lady Wbrsley-'jcaylor was returned ab treasurer and Ml>s Rome and Mrs. E|anson were elected vice-chairmen. |


!^. ■ ' *! ■ .. I fhe Re|. A. E. Swgll)w, of


Chatburn- Vicarage, j w ^ . ap- po ntepi part-time Chaplain of thi Cliiheroe Institute at the m( letlng of the CUjtherpe Guardians’ Committee. It jwas all 0 deblc ed to ! Increase the sal ary of Miss A,: P, Hardiriani thi Institution cbok, from £52 to £55.


Tllth^fpe’s game with Burs- CO igh Rangers, at ho;ome was


snbwed' riff. The „ jam teaih am


I i # Hi


r


nojunced' for their gam^ with Be cup Bopough on the follow,/' Ing day! yias, J. Hall; Byrne!


Il£


Ldaver: Nicholls, F. Hall Lons/ da|le: Rogerson, Milner, Wil­ ms, He;


.p and Garstang. Jhatrium Athletic arid Bll/


111 gtori v ere through » the seml-firial s o f '' the Aitken 811ield.pThere wefe two repliiys be [played betweei| Low Langho; arid the and Wad-


to Moor Ccngregaplonallsts dligtori.


^ d I ; * 50 YEARS AGO


Extracts from oui issue of , I ; Marcri2nd, 1906


;T'iHE meeting of tbe Clithferoe ■f Educatlori Com nlttee iwas


one ;)f the liveliest in the !hls-


; tory ; of ihe Corporation. [Aideman,'Tom Cuwgill pro­ tested against, the coritlnued delay I on the'part if the Lan- caslufe County Council with the richeme fb provide. Cllthe-


; roe with a secondar ir'^cfiobl. Hri linslsted that the public


should krioTp the facts : but, private matters were said to be Involyed. It was only after Alderriian Clowglll left the i iroomjwith the reporters .that


; , ! *, j! * * , . ; A cycling!club was formed


the rilscusslo'n was continued.


for members i of Clitheroe Co­ operative Society and their families,


i I ^ \\,* ji ; Trie deatli' occur red of Mr.


William Kirig-Wiklnson, ■ of Mlddlewood Hall, Oiatburn, at the age of 78.. Mr. Klng-lVU- klnsph was q- solic tor, gover­ nor bf the Clitherop Grammar' Schkl, 'trustee of Waddlngton Hospital anrii a menber bf the Ribble, Hodder arid Cplder


■Fishery Board, I


* - p * ; Mr. H. Broadlejl was pre­


sented -with a photograph albiim in rbcognltlon of hls mariy years-serWct' as secret­ ary/rif Whalley Floral and Horticulturai'Socle ;y.


't . 1' ^ Syriipathy; was Extended to


St, deat! onl;


the] Rev. R.; Rallton, Rector of ;. I James’s;; Church, on the


Cliiheroe Catholic Amateur:


Dramatic Society ppoduced the play, “Simon Lee” or “Mur-' derj Ifl the Five Field; Copse.” The parts were taken by Mr. J. Kllfoir, MlssiMcNlcriolls, Mr. T. daijvieyv Messrs. A. Wells, HI Duckett, C.iHaslam, L. Crook, E. Snjape, f!| Cawley, R. Orme- rodl, and J. Sparling, Misses M, Coi|nwell arifi S. Keighley.


Councils Ipe up to


water scheme;


fYPpOSmON to the Fylrie Water Board BUI Is stead­


ily gaining in weight arid numbers,


I ; j Latest; news- In the fight


against the Board’s attempt to reduce the flow of comperi- satlon water to the River Hod- der copies from the monthly meetings of CUtheroe ' arid Rowland Rural District Couri- cUs.! ;


,•! I Bowiand R.D.C. have accept­


ed the West Riding County Couricll’s offer to take up the opposition Ion their behalf. The Parllamentaiy Comriiittee of the County CouncU propose to add the Bill to their “Op­ posed List.”


over 15,000! people had been housed; since 1945 with the help of! Interest-free loaris froiri the British Legion.


Miss Moran also said that ; Oyer Sliln. had been 'lerit,


the i money being raised by Poppy Day, when 90 per cent, of the work, .was done by trie women’s section. ;


• j Ini concluding, Miss Mbrrin


stressed that the women’s sec­ tion; had no connection what­ soever wlth;the Bfltisli Legion Club.


,1 i At the next meeting which


will'1 be held on Wednesday, April 11th, It Is ‘proposed to foM a Glltheroe branch. !


^RICKET lovers delighted to; see


ropld .le In the


"Manche'ster ,Guai!d|ah”. ;a photograph of the Lancashire County Champlonshiri ride of 1926'— baptalned bji ■*'"* “ (now Cof.) Leonard Whalley.


Maj- ireen,


■bad just emerged from _ clal victory over Npttlngh^ In the last matclji bf ; the season and with irilnutes onfy to spare! a victory iri |which “Owd ’Arry” (Makepeace to you, “Shaker” to his pollei- 'gues)-’had dlsgulsep ’himself as a'bfUilant opening bat ai.d had shark with “Jud’ (Ernebt Tyldesley!) the hppour bf knocking! off the 38 runs re­ quired frir a ten-Wjlpket vie


Says tl ___ „ .e “Guardiauj’:


“They a erri-


hoqr victory ali the was the fact that ij; bobbed Yorkshire, by two prints only,


tory. “What made tha.


twelftp- sweeter


run; and so gave the p- courteout (retort scandalops


of a fiftri, dlampionbhip nd


nines) for the liberty shire had taken earllpr - ..


runs at Bradford, ' f *! I*


hire by an Innings


on trie retobt


they caljed it PV€b| th6Be|- in the.


season when they beat Lanep- s - ■ ' • ■ — and 94


array of [cricketing ■la|l6Rt ,and rliily varied .character spill­


“W«5 tb see this formidable would wt nit glre


begin his silent run joyer the grass, arid mark the ilghtriess of his step as his Arm s'>nine over


ing once I more dowp pp llon steps at Old TiapprdT j "Or s 4 the Mcponald


arid his wrls' venom. “Who■that saw 1


sun breaking thrbug “Or wlio has riot


forget ^


Dick Tildesley peellrig off ms sweater until his rudjlj coup- tenSnee femerged pke ~ ’ a


a :red cloud?


had soipe I ' CUtheroe R.D.C. this week


agreed to support the opposi­ tion bf the Lancashire River Board,; the Ribble Fisheries Association,, and the.- ,West Ridlrig: County Council.


lihi Board seek to make! a


cut of '3im. gallons in the ambilnt! of compensation watef returned to the Hodder, thereriy [reducing the flow to


3 mllllori gallons a day. ■ ' * [ i


Tliis, !say Bowiand R.D.C.,'


would! I Increase pollution, dlmirilsh the value of flshlrig righisj and injure the ameni­ ties of the district, as well as helping to destroy the river !as


SUCb-l!'; The; Council feel that the


Boartil should look elsewhbre thanl I the Hodder watershed for aldditlonal' supplies.


Sewage scheme: Council plea tb Government


'FTiHE Ministry of Housing arid . I irical Government }s to ]be, urged not;to ban the recrin- struction of |the Waddingtbn sewap disposal works.


This was decided at'Mon­


day’smeeting- of Bowlahd R.D.C. when, a Ministry circu­ lar; on curtailment of capital expenditure was read by the Clerk'(Mr. A. R.Baskett).


Members stressed-the dm-


portance of the scheme, which they -regarded as; a necessity.


(Councillor R. Williamson


(Bashall Eaves and Great Mitton) said: “If we'doh’t press I for it we won’t get it, jin view bf'the Government’s puts in qapltal expenditure.”


Third site is


chosen for new school ■


A sltelneqr the Milk Market- ing Boqrd centre Jn Mitton


Road, Whalley, Is being recom­ mended -by Clitheroe Rural Council’ as the most suitable place for the proposed, Roman Catholic Secondary Modem Schbol to be built at Whalley.


The site: adjoins the Whal-


ley-Mltton; road. Two other sites—one near Clitheroe Road arid ;the othM ' near Broad Larie!at the railway station- have'beeri; rejected as unsrilt- able.


/ ; i Now the: Rural Council have site.


hls wlfb who was their *


u


decided to] tell the Divisional Planriiiig-Offlcer that they re­ commend ; the Mitton Road They agreed on this: at meeting on Monday.


;friHE 'Youth Group of Cfithe- roe! Parish Church enter­


tained members from :the grbups 'at the Wesley, Mbor Lari;,riei Methodist and St. Paul’s


Ohurphes and !the (jathbllc GlirlsI'Club, in the school-on Sunday evening. About - 70 teenagers i enjoyed games- for which the M.C. was Robert Seed. ! :


• • ; , P, •, i ■■!"■''■ ■ "M D0JVERANVWHERE


FlNE/ia MAN started; TAKI'NS 010 RANSS OUT. NOW ABOUT 1 THOSE, HIRE[PURCH^^ TERMS:


SO NEXT- m o r n in g ;found JACK v is it in g his local 'CALOR' DEALER . . .


* r .


. 1 UND^OTAND MR.DUNCAN. lI''aaSTAPrT|WORK IN T/! THEM STRAI6HTAWAV.


STAPrr w o r k f6eTALUNS b V1ft 0 " \ ,___THOUSHT


•ABOUTjmOR'eA6? I c o u lo n t i^ jn th is PlACe|WITHpUT


ONE WEEK LATER . . .


COOKER MR.DUNCAN -AND|PLENTY OF HOT WATER MAKES AULTHE DIFFERENCE.WELL. NEVER


THE-Wires PLEASED AS PUNCH (W. _ ----------------- ----------------L ................................. j p . --------------ITH HER NEW -------------- --- D 1


raULTWeRE NOT 01 .THEMAIlrie?


6000 MAN WEVE tpsT THlSVE^.Isrr/V)''


HE'S THE THIRD A


COMl’l^ .INI RV


We off Service who h


0 r i


most u H A battei f type foi ei ning au at and ec* li guarant al


VERTIS CO


MERCIAL Mark f Clark;S PFEPARII)


PURCHASIN NOW;


IN ALL STY! I


CHA 4, M


,RMAN rket PI


t e l e p h I


quiet nap,; stolen In reaches of some sujiny noon,


shrill cries of Duckwoyth? ■ I *


,jdely' disturbed . I*


“1?OR Ernest 'Tyldeslby, 19|26 ^ iwas the Golden Ifear: ope


In which he put:bowlerS'of pll types, ;}aces, ideVjlces, apd


strategems to the swprp. “His most prol|lf


spell


yielded him 1,128 rpn, innings, including sepep cep


n nl;ie


trie geiltle - after- by the


wung struck


. r \


I^N ON By “ QUIS” :


Iturles !ln seven matches and I four In. successive Innings, .1.


] duce It If you remind -rilm that iin 1926 he faced'thri Immortal Hobbs six times anri took his wicket each time. ;


j “Slbblesis smile !ls as cheer­ ful as any and he can still pro-


“To Hallows, forI'hls.grace.;'


Watson, ' for his! patience; Iddon; for his glorious straight drive and the bbwllng that “Patsy” disliked; to P. T. Eckersley, for his' love of the game and the Sacrifice he made for his country; to Tay­ lor'and Woolley, for auxiliary services rendered; as to all


I committee men and ofBclals [herein depicted, pur heartfelt I gratltudri lives on.


"May another such Golden


Year hatch out In distant future!”


the none too *


irrOMBSTONE epitaphs make -*• Interesting reading. Many


Interesting Inscriptions linger on In'our old churchyards.


graveyard cari claim intriguing o.ies. Here Is one I found dur­ ing a stroll rbund the church­ yard recently: ;


Whalley Parish Church


“Spectators all as you pass by,


As you are now so once was I, As I am now, so must you be, Prenare for death; and follow


: i' me.” : ■ ! ,


one, and is not 1 confined to Whalley. ' The version I saw was on a tombstone a century


This.epitaph Is: a famous


year lamenting that doctors were, of no avail. ‘ Here is hls epitaph of 1828: ! p


old. ■ ' i ' I ,I One man died I In hls 95th


“Afflictions sore long time I bore,


may strike, so'rbakel heed'urges another insoriptlop of 1866:


'And ease me of my pain.” You never know'when death


Physicians were in vain, Till God did Please by death to seize,


:i '


"Be warned,. friends, by my sudden call, H For death you must prepare. The time will come you know not when.


The manner; .-how, nor where.” , ; ’ ,


|


jprbVoklngl epitaphs that are to be found in the! graveyards


These are but a!few of the queer,, amusing and thoqght-


! of this- country. Perhaps my [readers wlll know of more.


TF anyone has.ia pile of silver ■, paper at home which re­ quires collecting,, contact the Catholic Girls’, Club, of Stan­ ley House, Lowe'rgate, who would be more.,than glad to collect it.


, '


j Several members are spon­ soring the collection of silver paper in aid, of spastlcs— crippled children. They feel


'there] must be many towns­ people who collect clean mllk- riottp tops and silver paper, but experience difficulty' in dlspo|lng; of It.;


I The club Is also’ making prarig-ements !for .the pur- ■


/;


chase of nylon;floral brooches pind sprays, and Is giving out collecting boxes for the Rational :Spastics Society,


I *


FOOTPRINTS In the snow! Remember j that fascinat­


ing TV feature a few weeks ago? I I had the good fortune pn Sunday to see similar ex­ citing tracks when visiting a farmer friend at Tosslde dur­ ing the week-end. -Although unversed in coun­


try lore, I hadjno difficulty in recognising the prints, con­


firmed by my more [ know­ ledgeable frierid who showed me many Interesting tracks


aeft py birds and animals. Here and there a, magpie


had left its clearly cut traces. Near a hedge was evidence of a stoat having passed that way.


I


Two sets of footprints, both left by a hare, set one wonder-


jlng whether a| pair had trav-' elled that way] or had orie re- poubled on Its tracks and been responsible for both?


I Allit.bese, arid other unmis- takeable signs] of life in and above thpl meadows,; expertly identified by riiy companion,; provided a really interesting’ and educational Sunday after­ noon. In the clear, frosty air of Bowiand. : j


I j And gave a,n edge'to pur


appetites when we returned to trie farmhouse for a tasty meal.!


I . A BOUT £10|was raised at a


, ' jumb[;3 sale arranged by [the Wo.meri’s pjeilowshlp of -the piltheroe Wesley Cfiurch on Friday. The ;money 'Was for fellowship funds.


I ■ *


D HUD AB@


Ut


' ' ' ■


4s. |3 i T< Water charges}


I-


.J^EXT year’p rate : Dlithet a reduction (f 4s. 3d. 11


roe Rural Counc I’s annual i But, In fact, the Council


compared with £13,312 th ;fo'r by increases iri repaym


- and sewerage' schemes. V ha,ve cost the Ceuncll £


Und'er the [new Valuat


List, the rateable value o f ' Council’s area] has gone up 39.9 per cent; to £83,851. 7 estimated product of a per rate is £3344£97 more tii on the old list.


These facts] we :e given Couriclilor A. I Brooks, cha


■ man of the Flnan.ee Comm tee.


He said the, Rtral Coun


rate was 4s.' i0.0(i4d., an ; crease of 3.724!d. The rest the levy was,trie C ounty’s r of 10s. 10.936d.j


Councillor! Brocks went


to speak about water chari He said there, was gene agreement that last ye: water charges] we:'e extrem high, particularly on ; '


' lower-rated house 1, Advantage .had been tal


of the increased ratea values to make adjustments


: the water charges. Next year j th| minim


waterirate forpall properties £13 rateable value and un


will be £2. I At present charge is £3 for [irop-ertles £17 rateable jalu-) and uw


PENSIONpRS The! water rUe


properties' wi.il from 3s. 6d. to 3s,


for;ail ot be redu in the I ,


[This would |be welcomed


old age pensioners and lower wage earnei s, Counci Brooks said.


Generally speol^lrig, prop


ty owners whose old ratea values'have ndt been increa,


by more than 122 per cent. i not pay any more in rates £ water 'rates Icoirbinedl ti they have paid lu ‘-rirr


year., , Most! though TO; all, Com


house tenants wil' pay less rent arid rate? ccmblned, this deiiends to some extent the parish rate, which vai conslde:'ably. i


Every attempt has b- made to keep itrie rate as


■"Trips % Irain


SPECIAL REdW i FARES to l.YTI|AM to BLACKPOOL in with] local T)wn


nd return by;auy ti 21st ljULY tc


D PE 101 and sta ion conne tioi


Holidays a Available for 15 (


Glsburn .. Rlmlngton Chatbum Clltheroe . Whalley .. Langho .,


AND DISTR- 21st JULY TO


CLITHEI


ICT” HOLIDAYS 4 AUCUi r


ti


Sqecial Period Trffins is no availabl-


Preliminary. Programme


Tifckets may be b joked now _L


For’details of! the other Cheap 'ftclll at Local Stations, Official Rallwai


lies, enqr r Offices 0 Agents.


above f i' . ' BOOK IN AD JANCE. (50371


days outv in ,ialn, any ds


4tt AUGUST I*


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