JErilffiRS TO THE EDITOR


mjBSIIlENCE is again affecting tlie Clithero^-Skipton ii59 P Wnl: roa^iat Sawley. Inlan effort to avoid the seribus itrafflc holdups which h a v e


played havoc with jsuinmer holi­


day traffic in previous years,'Bowland Rural District Coun­ cil^ | are to uirke the WeSt Riding i County I Council “ in he strpnges t posable termsv to carry: out repairs to this sect on


year] th; I pA’^eement -with Clltheroe Corporation for the bulk! supply 911 water to West Bradford will; ehd. ■ • m ^


,: th» summbr jnonths. : Water.--At the end of this


lack' of p:essure at .the top of Griridletonjvillage it might be^ advisable to i retain the bulk supply f:omJ Clitheroe Cor­ poration i illttie longer, parti­ cularly as the sewerage scheme coptractobs: had fractured the main on oriejbr two occasions and;a f«lr| amount of water was belni: used.


i Mr. E. ]3erry| Bowland’s sur­ veyor, says tlj^t in view of the


And an E^periejnced Staff of Planners and Fitters


at youri Service The Keenest OVER 200


, We (fan q[uote you ■ Prices in the District


Wo-,


____________m i s , , QUALITIES TO GHObSE FRO^


OF VARIOUS


May we quote you for your requirements ? PRsi DEUVERY ALL DISTRICTS


W a l t s I


Improve the ‘ water supply to theltop (f Grhidleton village,j


: Efforts a!re to be made to


following complaints made by| the Pariih' Council who |say] the supily Is unsatisfactory and unreiiaiblA m


I : ■ h ^ENING


i Rates.--TJnlbss water rates are reduced. Increased ratlngj assessment^ jwlU result Inj higher water 'charges to con-|


ifsumers, jays !the Ministry of! Housing n ,a plfcular.


■ ;They T ope that local auth­ orities will I not allow this to; happen, except where inr


58, WHALLBY RD. j 0f |^ 31, CASTLE ST. Teleplione ISO


c l u h e r o e


. creases In charges would have: had'to be made in any case.


authorised tipping at Newton trie iCoui ell |lS;to erect warn­ ing notice boards at all their; s andithe sewage dlS' dSM j : ’


Tipplni.—Because of un­


refuse til prisM flel


tc)h|tlp vUl' pe given to the agents of All; Souls’ College, whp ; have j aJ right of way through the tip.


A key to 'tihe gate»at the main entrance of the old Netv-


Do lyc' in a week


taken oyer in April by thq Council, •whoj--have accepted proposal^ mape by'the (lounty Council,


rdads in


______ _ -.lidM ... (Whallejl and;Great Mltton),;


(Cllbheic The ro


and the lehg|.h. of the Clithe' roe,:Slaiaburn;and Long Pres­ ton County, rbad (B6478) be­ tween trie Lancashire bound- aryl |and Slaidburn Bridge.


Statistics! -|4 D u r i n g the


month Med; January 14th, one; bamr |bdy was born in Bowlandf 'During the same period there jwere six deaths four feirjale^ arid two male. ’


all mu earn


Wi ' 1


I')’' 1 ' ; [ not min !• i SAVINGS


NATIO^^AL SAVIN'SS CBRTinCATES • DEFENCE BOITOS POST OFFia AND TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANKS


I fyou pend it, you’vs had it— i f ‘roil save it, you've g o t i t !


BINGtEY Ittuec


by Oit • .■I' I ■ .i Com .... ' mitiM, Lordoitt 5.IT.7, ' '■ j ! ■ * 'j! i'' I'-


BUIL[|ING SOCIETY Established )85l


P a ir / up Shares ! Deposits


k • ASSETS


1 .. i ' ■ , *


l^EAD OFFICE


Agents BRADLEY


: VAI ’S chaHbers. castlegate, clitheroe iTEL. 881/2'


ES- .BINGLEY, YORKSHIRE EDMONDSON ^ CO.


FOUNTAIN iPENS


, ^uhscriplion Shares 3|l% . 3^ ,


• i • • ^ 2


Incoitie tax paid by the Society mm ' i Prompt withdnwal facilities mm i


£22,000,000 RESERVES : £1,000.000


put ^ into


■'^ ann lall d rinner! and danc


Gas AMONG tliq g'uqsts at. the


celebration


organised by jirie CUtheroe Gai Undertaking Sports and Social


Club all thfe Starkle Arms


Hotel or Saturday, was Mir. A- H. ' NIC 10^09, the .general manage:' for the East Lanca • shire G: 'bup. ;


There ■was 'a varied prop


; gramme ;'Of jentertalnment, i tariiM dMmg; display , beta! glV'in by Ntrl and Mrs.' Ji Gul!- shaw, a Id [Whistling recital-by Mr] N: Bladkbum. :Mr.;Pi,Hul,- land contributed songs. Mrs. Hullanc arid Mr. J. A. Tatteii- sall were- at the piano. Tl^e M.C. wjis Mr.'A. Woodcock.


, I 1 OUR i COUNTRYSIDE


•Th E ' ’dthelr '■


tHe; bthe


T ie Marriage evening


I passed *■ throMgh[ an unusually quiet


and desjrtea!Dcwnham.: Almret two hours riemamed before dark­ ness, but everyone jt seemed'had retired indoors. The cause; no doubt vas trie cold wind sweep- tag, aloig,. trie .massive hulk Of


saow-co'erffl |Pendle.' than avold.| ‘ ' ' I ilt 'W!S indeed a lazy , wind,


good fo • neither man nor beast ahd prderrtag to pierce rather


. , i ■westward, ' the , magnifleent


tracery of] oak and beech sil­ houetted against the . warm glow of [ the eyentag sky, made | a deligbtf A picture, but spoke, elq-


quently of morrow


-forget he. be on the


'-turned to riassmg


Ijt wis, an; occasion when one had - n > desire to loiter.: To


severe; frost on ; tjie I


iqy blast one had to move.


BOOKS’ NEST Wl


l


[nests' ill the beecries.. They have withsto )d ljhb[ winds and buffet- Ings of winter ta a remarkable fashion ana [will consequently be- apprecl ited, by the -rooks.


span . toe old-; rooks’ DOiwnham Hall, ;


see gr<at activity: in toese -tfee weeks’ jtimb.^e shall once,


difficult] to imagine, that, in a tew ! .


! . ' [ : '


On iucri I an evening it is ‘^ !!


top holnes’.| qomeqtlc duties will


then be ip'full swing'and tpe col-a wnds of 'tedday a distant memory. [


, _ . , he Hall, a noisy gatheflpg df magpies soon broad­ cast . iheii' ! iwhepeabouts. :ffiie copritrj Jingle'says, "One!, for soirow, two [for joy, three for a girl, foir-fopa boy,” andiso on. 3ut t 'was -difficult to take in


|n .toe till, mature beeeh, not far filom j ’


accurate pount as they were flytag in and out pf toe piaze of ■ ' ■ 'in a '[very egitated


bra,nches ma aner.


m|ost


[is rnost timid dnd ekcitabl j. theye .wassometotag in [the b'eriavibur


!: Although we know, -the magpie


which had humans.


of fhis gatriertag of .'sdme^O birds overcoiile the "


fear of


che tter and with [cries of, alarm hurry' to a :spot:i well out of daiiger. , i ,


As a Tul 'itL;ey isbon set up a


:whit some writer^!;have termed a marriage meeting..


- 'This time -they were djffefent. Thi assembly! was!not disturbed for it was. evident Ithat tiisjwas


! These usually [take place ta February or | March and often cai se the c bservefi some b ' ' ' meitf-wriei seen][for' the time. ■,


|, little'is (ier.)mpnial


iwtider- flrst


thel ' " Handbook jj of British Birds”, acjknbwledges t ta t -the subject needs [further stu-iy.;


mown regardtag toese assemblies, ard even


' corjsidered rieremony,


pp


have some tag! spason


It; would, rioweyer, apiear to beartagibn tho breed-


the result amount of


it i suggested, of! pairs being


fs most tajterestlng..


: Ingj trie magpies’ economic status, ;few 'will dtny| the! birds” (tunning, y - s r s a t i l i ty ’; atiii distinctive n6ti(!e-


,, r . S(j> iIersatile , ■Whatever [.our,-opinion


display regard-


hut adithe migple Is to[ paiT; for, life,! toe


may be broken


by death! or ; accidei t, : 'rhe pcBturtag and


idk affected 'are B6243 e aiid'Preston), B6245


Roads.- -Certain C1 a s s H Bowland are to be:


f j


istmt Inxerriijptioh in the flovr of jcpastbound traffic during i !


Qwlngl to iMge cracks in thbsurfabe.of the road ih‘the p|st; one-way traffic had to be Introduced.. This cau^d a c^n-


of toad.i ■ ;i ' . /■ ' |


!'h ‘ ace


^ '


Saturday at !st,! John’s Church, Garinow, Burnleyli of Miss Marjory Holland, only da,pgh- ter of Mr. artd Mrs.lT. .h-”-'"'’ of 1138, Wh'glley Road andlMr. Thpmas E| Robertson, only son off Mr. knd Mrs. 3. Robertson, i of 53 Harold


HpLLANq-ROBERTSC N ■the wedding took placa on


I WEDDING I . M‘ i 'i. ■ . Avjeriue, Burnley. I j


thelbrlde wrireia blue cosume with naVy dccessorles to tone andj wore & ?prlg: of mite


Mrsi. Mavis O’Sullivan pf Clitheroe, wrioyvorea grey cos- turife with accessofles to tone arid! a sprlgjof lemon frebsias,


'The "matrrin of honour was


brQther-ln-law) was best , and! Mr. C. Pettlfeii and.Mr,


St; John’s, officiated.: Tne


Stork Hotel. Read, Mr. Mrs. Rohertsori left for hditeymoon rit jBlaqkpool.


After ttiel reception at


■ J. P.ettlfer .(gre om’s ■ ■ ■


■ ' ■ ' man F.


Rockcliffe'; were.: groomsmen rhe Rev,. |f . ilrwin. Vicar of


v ■ ■


'. .Their futlire residence be 24 Pollard Street. Buinley. Among the 1 presents were \eleqtrlc light fittings, bed Inen


their will


the apd


ahd towels from the bride apd bridegroom’s workmates and friends at !Mullai;ds, SL non­ stone and padlham works.


' olven away jby her fajther; | ;


TTflE Chipping and Thornley water scheme is to be | ex­


their meeting on Monday,! in­ structed ,the r consulting En­ gineer to rev se the line of; the proposed main to; provide a supply for this arba.


Clitheroe Rural Council, at •I I . ! ■ Music.—Tije Council decided I j "I


not to support the scheme for local I authorities to


financial help to trie Hall0|arid Liverpool chestras.


Phllharmofiic Or- They were


scribe £29 years.


a year for asked to


attend the ences during 1958:


elation, Rur clls’ Assocli Valuation! Ai


Sanitary


sub- fiye


Conferences. — Officers will following confer


Inspectc ai DlStt:


(


ors’ Asso- Ict Criun-


tion. Rating arid soclatlbn.


poles Tn Rlarile Lane, Chat- bum, arejto'


Poles. — Three teleplione • The Counbll had urged tlie


Post Office to avoid poleri (jn their housing; estate wfiere possible.


used.


Only two poles w'U i^°W I


Sewer.-i-An offer of £2,000


is being made to the Co-6pe- rative Wholesale Society, Ltd., for the taking over by | the


Council of Jhe the society 'from Shaw House Abattoir 'at* Whalley to |the


' head of theiCouncll’s sewer in Llmefield; Avenue, Whajley. This is subject ±0 Ministry ; approval.! ! ! |


TsibA iLs^os eiftdri the een’s' 'i


WRITE Lagos, Nlgi this article


frost which Airport.


By RICRARD fort, M.P, both


1 rla. ! The we left at Lo


from tem-


perature has been'! nearly 100 degrees, Fahrenheit, a ;reat dliference from the snow and nd'i


on I jairl op ai parltamehtary


mission whlcri has coire |to prSsent a moed to the Nigerian Parliament.! jVe were ihree hours late leaving !Londo:i be­


cause! Pf re|pairs to the ie^|o plane] As a the Sahara


instead of 'at night.


se,e srin ly waste of desert,-stijetch-


This meant that we jcould the apparently eidless


irig for about p thoiisaind miles withorit the relief of tree or life. The only break in the pita -brown monbtony being


taoiintalns jof jblaijk rock ! money! debate !


,before 11left London-:: bad


listened to the twc)-day debate on our ebuntry’s; eco:ioirilc pro bleih. i t [was!! marktd! by ma:iy excellent speeches both from the (Sovernment ard the Oppositloni' I [i


I'


■ speech. He spoke j about how femmejit


' !.I my Mr. for a;


im; Go make It easier for people to


irtant j It \yas to acit BO


.1 saVi The [leading speake: for


as to s 'for


the


was d'eiighted! ;that c ne of constituents- !arid fi lends, Alan Green,-!the Member


Prestori Sputh|[madf sjich strikingly! good nf^lrien


result we flev over Desert; In daylljht


I the Governm'ent and


Labour Opposition; agreed that our country’s problem was that all of [US were spending too much money.! So we 'were buying from foreign countries more; than we could pay for by what! we were selling them.


culty could he put right. ■; We Conservatives sal(i that people should choose for themselves how they spent their money. We should ! cut! down ! the money they might spend by making hire purchase liaore dlffldult, .'cutting the subsidies on bread land [nillk : and making It more expensive and difficult to borrojw ; money from- the banks.


| ' |


the! same, .resultI wouldj be better aohleved. by starting controls of dll sotfe. They did not say much atwut the large number i df[ civil servants needed to riin them, non trie rationing which would inevit­ ably dollow, It Is certainly not easy!to cut down,' whether ;on a family’s spbnding or on that of a nation; ! . |


The Ldbour Paxty said that


.I quEEN’S VISIT Lagos is still gaily decorated


after the [Queen’s visit' and there Is-noj [doubt .that her


visit was a^btirrlng success. It has heeri brought especially close to! me'. 'The , desk at which I write was used by Her Majesty’s secreta!ry when he was in Lagob during the tour.


By NATURAUST of the ] les


the work is no haphazard qffair. Cn toe contrary,! we find, un-[


like most birds, the construction'


of ! twigs , itaed with mud ■ is covered by d. large dome-of Inter­ woven twigs,:!this giving; protec­ tion from 'enemies and the elements!


ested in j photographing a kestrel which had I taken | over an old


Three 'yeprs ago- I -was inter-,


magpie’s - nest ta a [tall hawthorn. The magpies'returned, -but began building! sope six I feet away in the same. tree. ; ■


Every-totag: went!' on smoothly


and the haWk began laying. On revisiting thb site [a week lateT, the magpie! had! completed- their new abode, which how' contained eggs. :


! nehjhboubliness


" fhe spirit of rieighbpuritaess 'was;, hot, I however, very: .pro­ nounced, for toel.-magpi^ raided the-i kestrels' nest having consumed the eggs), the- tell-tale shells [at the foot of toe tree!-'


j, [ ' A note ^[received during the


week is also connected with nesting j activities. | | , This edme from a ;'Well-knowri ornithologist-- in , Burnley,! [who has ringed! many birds in' our! district within! the past few.years.


, : ; ’


wafetail I nested -ta[, the well at Brungerleyl, Bridge." The young


On July 2nd, ! l949,. a pled


were afi ritted wito; rings [and. now one of toese has been [ found dead ofi j[anuary [18th, 1958, at St. PoWe-Leirii, Ptaistere; Praaoe.


No ddub , this-particular wag­


'eolpuratlori: ■ It is [also a, ;able larchjtec't arid tooie 'who have examined themest w fi agree.


tail has wintered ta &ance eight times: after sp e n d in g toe


summers toy; Ribble. An- tate^ arid record I '


The parties differed ■ about the means by which this diffi- I


I ,


abolished, hangjng, perhai can expect; fiirther,’’reform! trie treatment df wrohgdoei


Bir,—Now tha


tended to I take in the Higher Loud Bridge area of Chipping at an estimated cost of £ 2|000.,


I '


ftom 'the hangman’s noose, si slpillar concessions -Shoul granted to .those) who commi: lep-serlousj crimes.


ilf ,a murderer - |


, I Perhaps, a series of lectures on how: to become good | cltizeiis. ■wbuld suffice for, say; ithe brutal attacker who :»bs old: pdople. Ill-tr«aters i of chlldreii | poUld perhaps be seve/ely reprlmpiu^ed.


cases of : murder . the ic.eath penalty does sojm rather severe. W


■there appe£(ip.,to 'be little;e:^._ for sentiment' when the; idjler faces his Judgnient.


e must not, fcjrget that iii c&e of the, premeditaibd' <


wonder


seek (to protect man.


COST


be!pulled down.| "‘melt” ment she votei


.ri’er hous.ekee]


a{lherents''ffoulri react if ;a t^e or close frlqnd fell viriti one of -those transgressors


the abolition


from' the riang-- CAPITALUS. LIVING


tjiey


ejection. I am sure sfie never


really thmks'^about the'goiverh-! for at


j Sir,—It would, be Interesting to earn what '-the Tory- housewife,


the ,ast


still higher prices. I In fact, in her secret monlehts,


money higher


expeeted to


:ind


I Government in a desperate -mort !tp stop.the-cointvy from retag tp financial dej tructiori.;'


'


of a Tory goveriment, she cannot 4qw- say I it was the! Liliour government tp blame. Pp6r, poor, unthinking Tory houseiyife, not even the Ijousewives L;ague can comfort her.


Moreover, aftjr over four ypars ‘


BENTS And votesI Sir, — A eprrespondfent


-J" reference '.to


bouse rents. ■W


week suggesi before recelvb tell us somet


Jing,” witri-spqcial increased


iVho express similar sent! toe hidden-..mptive is to mall councillors and :|wo councillors tafo opposim creases for council-house t' Such -people wqnt a noh-col house-tenant jto' bear' his^ hicreased burden and toepb as well.


e suspect fhat among ■ ■ . By -the same -token there


people who over a generation have beep subsidised, whllst| in riecure employinent, to ;toe


pbject to'btoere receiving a 'fowards' l-the


Pj ’ ’ '


pouses .which, were bought bjf hard wbfk, and tears;,-when wages jwefe and unemploy: nent rlfr


worst tasttacta them to make


.of the subsidies', on bread will be for new wage


ImpartlaL; | Ih toe same


It is easy, by'appealing


li wager-sh6 will be sayhig tC' liep- self. that-contrrils, and even share ratlontagjwas this' wicked taflationary 'klirsil deliberately foslered by her 'Tory


rela- to


'■While admittng that |ta wme


! It [is ja, matteP of tateresfr'-to “ pensioners to note that-dt is thA, : Labojir ! Party apd vT.UiO.-'v’who


! oppose ) the propc8aF\allc pensioners- to e'arp-'ja -li In', order ■ to,„.''augmen6\ ,^elr pensions, on the 'grounds' ithtft it


might jeopardise the good IJobs of, trade unionists.


: Ini the: same iway there; are pqople who boll over with ihdig- ' nation iabont “ Miss ■


remain!silent whilst toe mtaers,’ who.; say they are! over-wbtked


Lucy,’! j but


! and'an-der-staffed, refuse to allow out-of-Tvork Italians to ,1 help, them. !They were politely kent when a strike wfls condjicted ogatastj a poor Jamaican | igirl conductress. ■


;of the Labour pParity and ! toe T.U.C., which jare absolutely


; dates., and councillors wfUllact ; acebmtag to toeir; consciences,


It [is i to be hoped that candl- ’


; and hot allow organised grobps, acting ! solely 'in' their own | in­ terests,' to tafiuerice toem. j [


!‘‘CUT THE COSTS’] i


launched a nation-wide I,cam­ paign to, cut 'toe!cost of hatipnal


Slr,-J3n January , 26tri! ^


tureiby one per bent. I made it cl'eaii that this! saving, Which wpuld ; represent £46,000,000; a year, could be effected by ‘‘ good [ hpusekeeptag” in; the administra­ tive ! costs of government! and 'that! my campaign was not] an attack,! as such,!oh defence, 'the social ! services, pr -the. welfare, state. [■ ' ■ I '


' I '


[■When I suggested to my fellow cciuhtrymen that they should


which is'making the public Idis] gustrid with'.the, jpresent policies


This i is toe kind of thing


; divorced from toe tenets' of toe ; faith .'■yhich once taspired. [their . loyal, menibeis tq work " for toe ! good'of • all.” . i i '


catds ” palgn, would


from 'many people fed up 'With paying hlgh;taxes..


letters which campaign people offering ■ i encouipgei


petition to Parliament and their j M.P.S with post- In support of my cam- I expected toat there, be a 'reasonable. response


In fact, I have been astounded by tob overwhelming mass o£


telegrams and postcards has flooded! in to my headquarters from


ta every walk of - life, help, s u p p o r t and


hope! to: reply immediately to every. letter, which -has been, received and; I am hoping toat^ through yoiir columns, you will permit . me to ' toank -the •toousands who have ■written to me, ob have asked for petition forms.


Mji.itiny staff cannot pbssibly Part cularly should ' I like to


thank, -toe shopkeepers who riave offered to display petition brms on thbir counters.


still reed more help with Peti­ tions—but it .would seem that toe campaign is on toe way to succesb. , : ■


The battle, is not yet won-we


' BERNARD DOCKER. CONSULT


MR^. M. WALLING CLLTHEROE. Tel. 825.


Indin^ually Designed Corsets and Brassieres


GHArBURN 'W UP


'Amateur


KJHATBURN’S game I Langho


a common cbmplaint. Thel wards f^ilej ‘‘ - ehances.


Aiowed rist'ot toe team,


Leigue on Sati Jal, weaknessej 'The main one


’


them eitl want -the ball- up forwards (joule


toe


'Their srippobters did not, [ They seemei ■backs to drive field so that make a mad


er. full-


after it. But, dhatbum tried


' easily be in a few


They are ' ‘ if they sti


Jail Woung plriyers,!


,ick together they cl (Jhaliengtog for hon| yeais time.


. Despite low Moor to reply three . minute^, were from being' toe timfes.


the the witi


piercing attack Old'Boys mam three goals Two of t


nalties, O'Cor ,im of fouls


in toe , Clitl


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