O’ OUR countryside


fTHE condluslons of Mr. J Fishwi(3k (Quls last-week)


regarding the faU lof Rllibjie focuses attention on; the con­ stantly ch^glhg scene, j Like most [thing^ In Nature, rivers rise, fall, and Indeed ovfer the centuries, Liter their cqurses. As; a ;rule the, changes are' so gentle that within a lifetime


they kftpn escape our atten­ tion. ' ‘ • . ,


; ' Regarding the Rlbble, it wqiild be interesting and 'in­ structive t(| hear of someone who has taken regular read­ ings. If it can'then -be defin­ itely established that- (the Rlbble is flowing at a reduced rate the causes will I feei sure be I wide and varied.; ;


•' i ' ■ ; ' i ■ - : The graqual decline ; may,


as;is, suggested, be the result of a geolo;;icai fault in the'


’ river bed. But to prove this, much tine and research would be needed. The tbsk would not le edsy if the fault shbuld lay between Paythome anil Grindleton where the fall is said to be most Pj-: jnounqed.


iGreenhalgh, R. |ner), J.'Barrow at the show in


' m team who won


CDLTIVATiON OF dllOPS However,'whilst it woujlii be


Worsley-Taylor, Townhead. Embroidery (coloured)—!, Mrs.


_. N. Garnett, Low Moor; * 3 Mrs | l H. Whittaker, Grinileton. Embroidery (framed).—1, Mrs'


Cowgill; : % -Miss D. Newton, Wilpshirel; 2, i Miss H.'


K. M. Murgatroyd, Grindleton; 2 ' Mr-. I. Wallbanki -Clitheroe; 3! Mrs. J. N. Pewster. |


on self-coloured material).-!' Mrs. H. Carr, Rimin^h;-2, Mrs’ M, Robinson, Rimington; 3, Mrs G.. Irwin. Waddingtoh.


taker, Chatburn; 3, Mrs Mi Robinson.


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galley; 2, Mrs.^' , Wallbank.i Clitheroe; 3. Mrs. | H. Chew; ' Bashall Eaves.


Inns; 2, Miss M. Duxbury. I _ Knitted Article.—|l, Mrs. k RObmson, Bolton-by-BowIand; 2 Mi^ H N. Garnett; j 3, Mis. MJ- Robmson, RimingtonJ Xrotchetwork.-!, Mrs. Clancy


Lampshade.—1, Miss S. A. , ' ’


. Tatting.-i, Mrs. H. Whittaker;: 2, Mis E, Eastwood. Grindleton; ■ 2, Mrk. A, Slater, Cliiheroe.


. E Chew; 3, Mrs. J. Robinson i. ;Mrs. M.


Mrs. E Chew;. 2, Mrs. - ■


■ Valerie Bush, Pendle, Junior;- 2’' ' Ericka M. ,Newsam;l 3 Mary - Rcbmson, Downham. |


Flowers (in 6in. j basin)_l -


- JUNIORS: AGE Ul? TO 11. [Best Arrangement of Wild


:


l | saiem).-i, Audr ey Martin,' 11 PeMe Junior; 2, Susan Dixon,


’ I SENKIrs—12 to 16 years i ‘.I


2, Freda Winterbo-ttom, Wiswell- - ■ 3, Carol V/interbottoiri, Wiswell. ’1 Handwriting (first verse Jeru-'"-


. Art 'coloured , farm Scene).— Matthews, Peridl^ Junior;;


Chtheroe; 3, Margaret ■ Black- . burn, Pendle Junior. |


I


Woodwork (boys).-^l,: E J ! Wood, Wiswell. .; , i


I Embroidery (girls)',—1 m II ,^^'fi5ley; 2, Lilian'I Brierley,' '


West Bradford; 3, Irene Lee Talbot Bridge.


’ j


tort; 3, Mrs. A. Walms5lleey, Han- -i ton.


Worsley-Taylor; 2. Walmsley; 3,' Mrs. M Grindleton.


Cherry Cake.—1,


Victoria Sandwich.^ Wilson, Clitheroe '


'Embroidered • w>wiv, u,


Apple Pie.—1, Mrs. A, Slater; i; 2, Miss Mary Berry, w uum Wadding- y ^ap


Clitheroe. ADULT CLASHES


2. Jennifer Thistlethwaite, Pen- ' dleton; 3, G. A


Butterflies. Juniors i (under 18 on 31/12/56).—!, M. iWahnsley ''


CAKEtMAKING COMP. Robinson, ---- I


Whittaker; 2, Miss M. Lytle- Billington. j


'm CHILDREN’S Cl ASSES i Embroidery (white, , or natural - ■ •::


Smocking.—1, Mrs. M. J. Carr, Rimington; 2, Mrs. A. E. Whit--'


'1


focllish to! ignore the sugges­ tion, there &e 1 am convinced otliers whl:h must account fori any dec ine in water level. Agricultui'e, as everyone


knows, hasj especial^ during the past half century, played an important part in; the ma,tter. - During that period the cultivation of crops and grasslands has in c reased^


encirmously. , i This has.no doubt prevented


much of the rain from enter­ ing the Rllble and its tribu­ taries. Rais, which would iR lesk cultiva.ted areas rapidly And its way to the main river, is taken up and absorbed by plant life.


An enormous quantity of


-are not t) my knowledge available regarding consump- glven acreage, but may be gathered


tion over a some. ide£^ from tjie slijnplest experiment,


j LEAF PLANlk, The! amount takeri up by


noots of' leiif plants is great and contlnious. The upward flow'which takes place at the rate of tweity feet per , hour in slender stemmed plants ac-


water is In, this way takqn up hyigrdwlng crops and every student, of botany will be aware of tils fact. Figures


By NATURALIST ^ 1 6f Ribbie f I Possible causes


countsifofi d icolossal amount The case regarding the over hundreds ;cif; acres.


" ; homing ! pigeon is entirely Furthermiire, much is taken ; u^erent; and most of the


Transpiration ; therefore over an area where Crops are cul­ tivated muk' I divert inuch 'watier whlclji would normally pas is into the river.


. .


constantly taking place, both in the general | scene ard in


Similar iradual changes are


/ the bird and animal Alngdom. ^During the past; few weeks, 'f numerous instances have ( come 'to mind regarding the /^•remarkable !cha:nge in status ;';0f! the: mute swan and the f familiar. homing iplgeon, j


f . At one period: In the not so ('distant: - past; the| mute. Wan (,was comparqtlvefy, rare. I You: .Would' encotinteri these birds |mainly in the :S(iuth of Eng- Jlahd where jthdlcirlglnal kock /^as first'se.ttledl j


;.h Then from the |l3th century Wll swans becameithe property of the Crown and later, qnder licence, and| under order from ■jhe King’s Swan-rMaster jwere ibllowed to de 'kept by corpor­ ations and private individuals.


"■ Now the girds'have spread. Wd are s(>; v?ell dlstriljuted :,that almostj! every stretch of water, and slowj moving |rlver has its own 'pair of swans. Primrose Lodgq i provides a typical example; During the present season! this pair built a gigantic! nest near| t l je water’s edge, and after sitting tor five weeks, I seven ybung cygnets emerged as a .flitting Wch' patience.


Lune estuaCy thCy! have wltlj- In the pa|t decade beCome very comme n arid a week; ago I counted dver, 20 birds at one point.


reward tor In other


parts such aq the


Motor-cycle sld^s into river


A PPROACHING! Edi^ford ■ Bridge,'Clitheroe, during


Friday night’s storm, a motor­ cycle skidded and! rolled down the river bank'to! the water’s


edge. , ' -I i


Pye, aged bf jHandsworth Road, Blaclibocl, broke a |leg.


ricia BurgeiS, a?ed 20, of High Cross Road,! H irdhorn, Roul- ton-le-Fyldej had! ber stioul- der fractured. ;j !


His pillion jassenger, Pat­ The driver, Jalnes Frederick


up and' lost: In ; evaporation. ! communities which are now i ■•'•nmmrm In m n o f trvWrvf.


so j'common in !; most towns, consist of once'-domesticated and pacing birds.


j Man, by using these birds for; racing has (julte uninten­ tionally set up a race of semi- wild creatures which, ll)je the


'house sparrow,: are .entirely 'deiiendant on human civilisa­ tion for an existance.


the attention of these lost communities but I strongly suspect that within the next fe!^i' years .we, too shall. have our pigeons , on our municipal bul^ldlngs.


•Clltheroe has so far escaped


composed of many ringed birds cause both pleasure and Wnoyance and several Coun-. ells have had to consider drastic action to keep them under'control.


Tbs' gatherings, which are F^mi^rs fear 1:


pH A C B | r 0 for hay liai|T^st


.haUoc Mfitn. ovethead power jliries and repair gs.ngs l'were busy throughontj the night attending to Wmaged] transfor­ mers, switchgearl an^ fuses, j


A LTHOUGH! Rjbhlesdale end’s, storm^, ithej Ukhtning on Friday j night played


escaped the. worst of the week-


By early Satufday morning the-majority ofj'failms had id suffered from'the temporary , 'loss of electricity. back to norinal.; Cottages power tor a time. ; ■ | L j


Farmers in. the'Chlpplhg


area were reported' to! have had to milk by hand on urday iriiornlng. ' | : : ' |


telephone • subscribers ini the Gisburri district were cut (Iff for a few hours on Monday morning until linesmen effec­ ted repairs, i - ' | | | |


As a result Of' the storm, Faults which, had ](ieveiope.d'


wqre dealt with by | the tele­ phone; linesmen ! who ’ -were quickly on the scenel


lYhen part of a' tree! fell too, were simllarlj without'"


which j|were[


obstacle was removed 1 by the police. .


, i I i ' As a result of the heavy ralp


of the ;past few days the River Ribbie has risen' con­ siderably, but then hkye been- no signs of it overfloiiilng its bank.S.


HIGH WDDsi


■downpour are 'tie jangling fraternity who, no doubt, will be put Iniiforce ontje. toe river has" become less mi,ddy.i .


' Perhaps the only pibpl'e to benefit from ! the sustained


The high winds and [torren­ Freak bird on Ribbleedale farm Mrs. Wallbank and family.


iy[OTHER Goqse has a strange offspring — a^SwoQse^-■at Standen Rail Farm, Pendleton, the home of Mr. : and • ;


.! I j ' This strange-'looklng addition to the varied | livestock, In


the farmyard, with its goose-like head and bill, and swan-j- Ifke neck, is thriving,' thanks to : the care arid attention displayed by its toster-mother--a | broody h i t e ijeghorri, lyhlch hatched, the egg.


Father of the ' swoose, a


swan, has been on the farm for the: past three years. Dur­ ing that time, disregarding all the natural Instincts of swan- dqm, he has been the constant companion of a goose.


, jLast March the goose laid an egg, which was hatched by the White Leghorn. When this strange combination of g(|ose and swan emerged from, the broken shell, the hen


with the swoose In a small hen-coop, to which is at- thcheq a special hen run. I Fed. Ion the .usual poultry foods, the sworise is making


01 the Wallbank family and enjoys being, stroked and nursed.’


-'


great strides and is In perfect health. [It has beconae a great pet


adopted it and has proved an admirable foster-mother. |At present it Is in residence


man is \|aiting for bus


"Advertiser; and 'Times” Office- ini Clitheroe Market Place oh Friday, Edward Doric,'aged 20, of I 13,' Barn' Street,' Church, w£^ struck by a piece of iron which is believed ! to have fallen from a passing ilorry.;


STANDING with jtwo friends at the bus stop! outside the


was taken by anjbulanCe to Aefcrington Victor suffering from a fracture of the leg


:|le fell to the ground and


a iHospltal suspected


'The driver of the lorry drove onj unaware of the mishap;


' An eye-witness of .the.laccl- deht immediately | telephoned the Clitheroe police.; 'Road pa ;rol cars kept: a look out for


, the lorry.


tial rain ruined mitny-ri good garden display, plants | being flattened to the soil and lawns "swamped. . - ; | Ij


at firungerley bn Frldaly, even­ ing; made a' hhrrled dalsh for cover 'When the stomij'broke with marked sudii.enDess, bringing to ah enh hopes of a Continuance of [thq j after­ noon’s warm sunny weather.


SODDEN FlUll|S From the farmeijs’"pc lift of


view the storm came-at! the worst possible! time, half-way through the, hqy hpivtot.'


Jng as "bn the whole.


particularly. In growing districts.”


Bowland valleys, hay is spoil- it lies in sodden-helds.-


as badly off !as o'toer 'he


areas, fruit-


'• He forecast a price of fruit as a result of the severe 'damage dolne !|in the orch'ardis.


HEAVY MACHINES


was impossible to use j heavy machines in ; the fields; which


At the moment, he [saldi it


had become 'really so't as a result of thej contlnuo is rain.


Given a few days suicesslve dry-weather, with sone dry­


ing winds, farmers dor e to re­ sume their harvesting j: .“A'fPrtnlght’s flL'e weather


would see the har'yestirig flrir lshed,”| he added; ■ \ \ '


Arable crops haq, hdwever,


been bkly affected by [the bad weather, and there would be a tremendous wastlagei hiriong crops '■which ihadd'feeri'j batter­


ed down !by .'the htovy idown- pours,


;;j , ' jj I Cattle, too, sufferedl' from


this s,udden reversal Mjwintry type weather. .After ja! night


oat in the hPeh in the gale they all bore a starved ap­ pearance, said the Ifarmer, who added I that thejtodden, drop In temperature Had had a marked effect oh ajll live­ stock.


r ii. -11


Miss 1 D. || Mrs. A. i); Fletcher, [ I j


1. Mis. R. :! : V,


■Preegard,, Hutton; 2. Mrs. , li. RABBITS


J. Washbrook; 3, Mrs. A. Slater Knitted Article—1


fancy section


I Dutch lAdult, B. or fi.).—l" H '' ' Wliittaker, Clitheroe. i‘ ' ■ ’ ,


' judge: W. Winder, .koKon.


; months, B. oil B,).—I, J. Shuttle- 1 U’orth, Hurst Green; 2, jP. Healey |Downham; 3, F. .Healey


Dutch, (Young, under four '


I Hunter and Gibson, Stonehouse, I iLanarkshhe; 2, B. j Oldfield, ;! Honley; 3, T. Blakeman, Market Harborough.


Dutch (Adult A.O.C.).—1, ! |«head, Clitheroe. ‘


I taker, Clitheroe; 3, W. White- i j


Dutch (Young, A.O.C.).-ll, W. I Wlialley, Blackburn; 2, 'H. Whit-


,


I Smalley, Blackpool; 2, R. A. ; iLee, Barrowford; 3, R.iM. AUar- Idice; Wishaw,! Lanai'ksliire. I English (Young, B. or B.).— ' [1, R. M. Allardice; 2 k. J WU- ' ' I ispn,, Blspham; 3, J. Tomlinson, ' English (Adult, A.O.C.).—1, P„


English (Adult, B. or p.).-l, N. Burnley. |


IRayner Bros., Bradbury; 3, J. ^ I Craine,


iHaslaip, Rotherham; 2j J. Tom- I |.linson; 3, J. Craine, Blackburn. I English (Young, A.O.t.).—l, J. i S'eele. Hoyiahd . Confihon; 2t


I Fleetwood. Silver (Aduit).-l, J, : Bee, ■


lElswick; 2, , P. Healey; .3, T. iHalliday, Keighley..


I Polish (Young).-t-l, T. Halli- j |day. ■ '


| ", j . ,


iBarrow-in-Purn^; 2, S.. Arnold; |3, W. Duxbury. T .Tan (Young).—1, S. Arnold, Bfytholmroyd; 2, J. C., Brown, Bamoldswick.' | A.O.V. (Adult).—1, A. .Turner^


Vatertoof; 2, A. W. Maj^n; 3, H. Johnson,; Presion.


I s h o w R e s u lts * c o n ti n u e d o n •Page 6.


■ ■ ■ 1 • ..^ ' ' : Tin (Adult).--l, E. W- Hayton, ' i


Silver Oftung).—!, J.i Bee. ■ i' Polish (Adult).—1, W. J. Bee,


w / l l l i . '


;C. Chatburn And-1^. Hltotoii were, re-appolnted


ence AtklnSon, of Btotody* to^ from a 'car I In Accrington


and treasurer.. , A four-year-old glto


with a bruised anklto' T H W A IT E S House


^ !


|:


Article,-^, mi,. Clitheroe; 2, Miss


1, Mrs


- . —O - - , . .11U1.LU11, M IS . H. Freegard; 3, Mrs. E. M. Darnell.


Mrs. ' h: ; : ^ . ■


25 YEARS Items from our Augusi 7th,


I.- ! i rise In; the Throughout the jRlbble and


said one farmer, "we are not hpweyer,”


Devffs Elboiiv crash: Driy finedi £10


on the Whalley^Read ro^d. In which several people I.Were seriously Injured, had- a stouel at Reedley Magistrates’ ^ourt on Monday! when one of the drivers, John Durkin,' agep 38,. of Newark!


A TRIPLE-car crash , - bend at toe Devil’s iiibow,


It


was fined £10 with £12 Os. 6d. costs for dangCTous ■ driv|ing.


Rochdale,


Summonses for I dilvlng without due care and! wl ihout


[


reasonable consideration [were dlsralssedj..; „


, Prosecuting, Mr. J. ArBbwer, said two passengers , in car driven by Arthur Butiervjorth, of Ernest Street, Todmorden, were still in hosplt^ as a result of the accident,


kin’s car, tfavelling In stream- of traffic, camj across the road On to wrong side, collldlrig Butterworth’s car.


Mr. Bower .said!.that AqUARlUM Optn 10 a.m, dally


A third car, drived Harold Beardsall, of!Vic


Road,. Padlham, collided the back of Butterworth’


by


loria with car.


offence, said he had'a blow­ out which pulled him o^t on to his wrong side.


Durkin, who denied "the


INTO THE PAST! to®of'


-monthly meeting of Clltheroe R.D.C.


* ■ I * "I I ■ ! 11


for the annual spor|ta arid the’ crowning of |the RdseJ j^ueen. Rachel Wooler' was | jelected


West Bradtord was ^n fete


queen by the votes Of [to® ■'’U- lage children :


I ' i i | * ■* '^1|j


censed by . ^angs ^hd | were making; visits to Pep'dle to watch the'; sun rise |an excuse for wanton gardens.


Downham ipeoplej were -in­ 'lamage * A labourer of no fixed, abode


was described at | Cjlltheroe court as “mad, drunk'.”! iHe bit the constablqi ln two places and tore his uniform 'wfib hfs teeth.


Amy Johriton has Icomipieted her flight half-way jrojiipil the world, reaching Tokyp,| lends Interest to the annijutoement that she; Is to itoiufe In Whalley next morithi un'^er the auspices of- the !Co-oipera-


“Yesterdto’s news|thqt|,Mlss


|: ■ i l l ' . - * - | I !


TTHERE were only Ifoui' mem-; ■ bers pfe'senti jalf the


mlttee passed; a resoliitlon supporting the -adoption' of the metric system.


Clltheroe Education; Gpm- *. In the final of the Ribties- *


dale Wanderers cricket com­ petition, the Bicycle- aub scored-181; J. Mitchell baljtlng through the Innings for-92-!not out, and A. E. Dixon making 30. The Conservative Club replied with 193 for two, Crabtree scoring 88 not _


!and W. Burnett 38 not ouil * * ..


J7{■. ' JL Y ^ jl


Also New; Ch Idrto’s ZOO AMUSEMELT PARK


DANCING


BANK H m iD l 1;h , 7p.in. STOCK CAR RACING iS P llSM


WRESTLING Plus Extra Spec


el Tournament


EVERY 7 _ „ SAT,


i BANK HbUDAY MONDAY j AFTERNOON at 3 0 p.m.


THIS SAT ./T LOpiiii. CHAMPAGNE DERBY


50 YEARS AGO Items from our issue W August 3rd., 1906 j|


o;f Clltheroe' Fire Brigade in succession to Mr. F. Bleatori. .,


lUrR. J. TA'YLOR wasijap- 'pointed ;superlnten|dent


with A U ;THE “ ACES" and I London Riders:' A!$o


•SPEED-CARS’ toECIAL Speedway evory 8a t | 7.0 p.m.


ReS 7h


WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP i S » l l S '“


^Knd:"x“l,"fa lu'p“!r O n n u UnUI to® -


1331). Standing B/. A 3/6 (Children under 15. Popular side 2 /6 ) ; Don't Miss This Thriller.


d UUA n u n seats Bookable Belle Vue, EASt (Reserved : Payfl” specially catered lor. Apply Catering Manager


NIGHTLY 7-0 Sat. 6130


m E A T jjim jB A Y Fascinating EXT8A Sumniier Attraction


Boating, Animal Ridss, Funfair


ROBIN HOOD ;HIS MERRtE MEN


NlGHTLYat8p.m. a ,',,


FRE£ to all in thft-Gardens. Seats available 1 in Stands; Adults 1/», Children 6d.


Picnickers on the rlVer side


across the main rpkd at Streets Brow, Hortcin, oh Sun­ day, a slight hels yiih road traffic was caused beftjre the


:


Health teaching "should be! comi


j i


.body works and of ho keep It working ' as h^ when he was a baby.” I


So says the late Dn


Lambert, Medical OffleeL the North-Craven-DlvMon, who, in his annual rbpbrt, urges the introduction of human biology and the prlh- clples o f healthy llvlnj: as compulsory school subjects.


“Yet few subjects can be


more Important either to him. or to the society that has spent several thou)sj;ii,d pounds on training him for his life’s work, and stands to lose all its Investment ii his


life ends with his work st 11 to do. .


I


ting the examination papers, determine what every stMerit and every schoolboy' lil the country shall'study, have a lot to answer for.


"The persons who, by set­ PUBLIC OPINION


“So in their different spheres, have the editors’ of the sensational Press anfl the advertisers


of dubious


trums. But it is the absence of an educated public; prop­ erly informed about hlalth


matters, that gives' them | ;helr opportunity.


''


are good, nurses and health visitors are good,- but In the absence of a healthy clijnate of'public opinion'on Malth matters they are working der great difficulties.


un- “Hospitals are good, dejetors


Universities with a f i r s t__ honours degree. and t e ' as grossly -Ignorant of hoi


"AT present a student graduate from one (


class


can pur


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ELECTRIC WASHER SERVICE A'"ri'Cs


I.TEHAT101 .and aOur nnooth-i


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[W,ain1ns Machines, Inoluding Re*soraying. la CA^IED-'PDT'ON'oteOLE'TE MACHINES.


‘tot Itoljers fo r j^ types of Electric Washers, to and e ^ m t servloa LET. US ADD YOUB -NJiMB Sra FOB ANtni^ MAINTENANCE, IneluXg Bg (and jadjustmentt as necesssry to help in^Se ""'ng or jour Washer, which costs you only


ilO/6 per lyeaf , : Estimates Free.


ONDITIONEP WASHERS ALWAYS FOB SALE, ' '


e can b» taken In partieitoange or bought tor cash. 'i ' I ‘


or ■phone lor Immediate attention to— J WILSON & SON stocks; of spares, llncludlng over 600 New


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Clitheroe Adv ^rtisef: & J ime s , August J, 1956


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