! ■ ' I ! Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,: January 18, 1957


WESLEY CHURCH CLITHEROE


\SUNDAY t e l (20th January, 1957),


' '10-30 a.nu;:


Rev. Gordon B. Kendrew 'ie-Op.m.:


A I STUDENT


(Hartley Victoria Collie, Manchester)


Moor Lane Methodist Church, Clitheroe


SUNDAY n ex t ' (20th January, 1957)


; [ 10-30 a.rh.:.


Revi J. Henry FENTON 1 6-0 p.m.:


MR. S. FLACK j ! \


MONDAY, JAN. 21st : "at 7-30 p.m. ,


MEN’S FELLOWSHIP j Speaker:


CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


DR. J. H. FAIRWBATHER a iT H E R O E


SUNDAY N E P (20th January, 1957)


6-0 p.m.: !


MR. E. COATES 10-30 a.ra.: !


MRS. G. SKELTON (Darwen)


SNU Spiritualist Church Greenacre Street, Clitheroe ;


SATURDAY NEXT (January 19th) at 7|0 p.m.


LA SERVICE ' will be conducted by


I ^ . J. ^IKE (of Rishton)


An! open, invitation extended to all., Come ajnd hear true Spiritualism expounded.


POTATO PIE SUPPER To be followed by


aiTHEROE CASTLE BOWLING CLUB 1957 SEASON i


.A MEETING


' r ■ ■ ■ il ■wjlll be held at the


CONSERVATIVE CLUB MONDAY NEXT


,(21st January) at 7730 p.m.


A cordial Invitation is extend­ ed! to Ml Bowlers In Clitheroe who are Interested in partici­ pating in the Great Harwood and District Bowling 1(.eague.


WISWELL WOMEN’S


INSTUrUTEi --- -s---- Ij


ANNUAL I ,


WHIST DRIVE DOMINOES


FRIDAY, FEB. 1st Whist 7-30 p.mj


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Dance 10 pm to 1 a.m. (DANCE BANDj


Tickets 2/6 | .(including refreshmepts)


INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED CORSETS & BRASSIERES


SPENCER CALL AND SEE


SPECIAL DISPLAY on ■


WEDNESDAY NEXT (Jan. 16th at 2-30 p.m.


MRS. A. A. GARSIDE


24, DE UCY STREET, CLITHEROE


NO OBLIGATION TO BUY M.P. speaks


answers to questions,jon - recent events in- Hungary


and Egypt were given!by Mr. pichard Fort, M.P. for |Cllthe- roe, , at an "Any Questions” programme - In Accrington Towh Hall on Friday.


AND DANCE ' IN THE SCHOOL , ,


AUTY’S TOURS LTD.


(Controlled by ; Ribble Motor Services Ltd.)


HOLIDAY TOURS IN BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN


Ljikury Coaches — i Goijd Hotels Special Easter Tows


DEPARTING GOOD FRIDAY. 19th APRIL, 1957


4 Days^Bournemouth__ £9/10/0 4 Days East Anglia, Skeg- Ipess and Lowestoft__ £9/10/0


4 Days Llandovery, Tenby and Caernarvon .......,£9/10/0


4 Days Lake District and Whitley Bay ............. £9/10/0


Days Somerset, Wye Valley and Wales ................ £10/0/0


Days London & the South Coast .........


£10/10/0 SPECIAL WHITSUNTIDE TOURS


Departing Monday, 10th June, and Friday, 14th June-


Days South Wales and Tenby ...............


£6/15/0


SPECIAL RACING TOURS I Departing Tuesday, 4th June


4 Days London and Epsom for the Derby .......... £9/10/0


' Departing Tuesday, 18th June


4 Days London and Ascot I. for Royal Hunt Cup .. £9/10/0


DEPARTING EVERY MONDAY, 27th MAY-Oth SEPT. INCLUSIVE


5 Days Bournemouth .... 12 Gns,


DEPARTING EVERY MONDAY, eth MAY— 23rd SEPT. INCLUSIVE 5 Days Devon & Cornwall 121 Gps.


DEPARTING EVERY MONDaV. 13th MAY— 9th SEPT. INCLUSIVE


5 Days Scottish Highlands : and The Trossachs ..; 121 Gns.


i Days Devon and Lands j End ..................... 171 Gns.:


DEPARTING EVERY SATURDAY, 18th MAY— 14th SEPT. INCLUSIVE


DEPARTING EVERY SATURDAY 18th MAY-^7th SEPT. INCLUSIVE


7 Days Scottish Highlands ij and Royal Deeside .. 171 Gns.


DEPARTING EVERY SUNDAY. 26th MAY--8th SEPT, INCLUSIVE


8 Days London, Eastbourne, ' Folkestone and Bourne- I qiouth ............


191 Gns.


DEPARTING EVERY SATURDAY. 18th MAY— 14th SEPT. INCLUSIVE


9 Days Devon and The I Cornish Riviera . ..u. 23 Gns,


DEPARTING EVERY SATURDAY


i18th MAY-7th SEPT. INCLUSIVE 9 Days Scottish Highlands and Skyej ................ 23 Gns.


Book [at Local Office;; Ribble Motor Services Ltd.,


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Jel. 155."'


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FOR HIRE


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3/- and 5/9 bottle. A sure cure for hea'd coldO, sinus i , ; complaints and Oore throats.


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3/- and 5/9 bottle. J. perfec t fever remedy for ’flu, ■ pleurisy pnemonia, etc. ■ :


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WHALLEY CINEMA


Tnianhone! Whalley i lM , fo-night (Friday) at j-30


To-morrow (Saturday) at 8-0 [ and 8-16 p.m. i


THE BIRDS & THE BEES” Mon., Tues., aiid Wed.


] HGEIi PATRICK' and JILL DAY in


ALL FOR Cert. U.


Thursday. Friday and Saturday I


ANTHONY STEEL and DONALD SINDEN in


THE BLACK TENT


Saturday^ 1st Hdwe, 8 o.m-


i 2nd House. 8-18 n.m. I Week-days. 7-30


VrloeaVlIgj Children Id.


OF DRAMATIC ART Elocution Successes


^ATSON SCHOOL


MUSIC & DRAMA, LONDON. : ILOCAL EXAMINATIONS-


i GUILDHALL SCHOOL OP


Valerlej Alderson (Merit) Sally. Preston (Merit)


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Forrest (Merit). h Park (Merit)


I GRADE IV GRADE I I I


Kathleen Driver (Merit) Patricia Welghtman (Meri Jean Welghtman (Merit) I


GRADE II


Didne Saunders i i


Kristine Briggs Linda Flewitt


Wendy Hughes (Merit) j I


GRADE I


PRELIMINARY . :


I • PREPARED'BY:


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52, York St., Clitheroe


]j,|ESSONS RESUME-WEEK COMMENCING JAN.; 28th


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NlEWS FROM ; FEE DISTRICTS READ


WHALLEY


Young iCaisemtives, recently re-organised, held their first jbig eventr-a! I raids, trust—in .the Stanley Roc ms.


BRAINS TRUST. - Whalley |


Troop, Mrs A. Walker, County- Councillcjr Basil Greenwood, and Mr. Donald Coates. The chair­ man was Sieila MacGregor and questions mnged from Suez; to Rock n’ iRoll. :


The pane, consisted of Mrs. J. Saturday w


mittee' pf Players i o


had anj enjoyable evening;on vhen the Social (3om- ;he Whalley Church •ganised a hot-pot social in WhaUey, 0.


supper and o f E. School Games


Cert. U.


organised - Mrs. C. Me was provide and Mis. V


social I- About 200 peciple


music was supplied by the Regal Band.


Competition i prizes! were won


At the dance ! ivhlch followed, I I J'] . I


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by Mr.! R.l Faferow,''Mr. F. Seed (Ohatburn)', Mr, B. Bentley and] Mr. F, Wilcox-i Spot, prizes w^rfe won by: Mr. and Mrs. P. Seed, j


PRE8EN’rATl)oN.-On his retire-;


ment after 37 years as| a platelayer; on the|Glsbur:i Uhe, :Mr. Charles]' Nutter, ] of .Lyndale Terrace, Glsburn, was presented with a] b a r om e t e r by' Mr. 'Whitley,] Engineer Inspector, :on behalfj of] his wbikmates and the station:


staff. '! ', ' ■ I,, ■ ! ■: M.U.-i-At a meet(ng of St. Mary's


Church] Glsburn, Mothers’ Union] at the. iVlcarage on .Tuesday, Mrs. Lister, Bolland Deanery Presldeht


.?1, and dancing were


the M.C.S, Mr. and and’entertainment


by Mr. S. Robinson Shearman,


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the Whalley | Church Players’ funds. !


The eveni raised about £12 Tor i


! : / whist) .- iC cyhlst and domino


drive organ sed by the Whalley branch o£ 1 he i CUtheroe Division Wdmen bnl. mists Association ^as well attendel In the Stanley Room yesterday evening week.


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' Miss ,N.-Cl were the he Shields' wai about eight two for dotbl Mrs. Calvert Ormerod, Mii and Miss


and Mrs. V. Goss


ostesses and Mrs.) P; M.C. There \jrere tables for whist and


ilndes. Winners Mrs. Woodcock, Mrs!


s. (joates, Mrs. Parker, iylahd.


. W.I.—ChlMrerii's party fare was


demonstrate ! at Whalley W.I. on Wednesday, whkn Lady Worsley- Taylor presliled) MlSs Longworth showed how to


make Interesting party sweets and savouries. She | was thanked Miss E. Posplethwalte.


by In a competition for a hopei,


haked loai, iMlss jLongwqrth awarded prices to Miss A. White (86 per cen ;.), .Mrs. V. Shearman and Mrs. H. 3ephtoii (76 per cent.) and Mrs. K. W. Hull and Mrsi H. Horsfall and Miss E. Postlethwalte I (65 per cen;,). WHIST A


I Church« of


• and enrolling member, gave a talk on "Holy Women of the Past.’’ ' She vtas thanked by Mrs. Hoi-


gate. ■ ' I


Young [Farmers Club had thedr annual,[outing last:week to the; Grand | Theatre, Leeds, to "Jack and the Beanstalk."


Gn Saturday -they were eiiter-


Wlned to a New Year’s party by; .ihe Advisory Committee. Thanks, were expressed to : the committee: by W. (Sraveston.;


LANGHO PRIZEGIVING.-^Last Saturday


■vas siinday School prlzeglvlng day at St. Leonard’s, Laiigho.]


ceremony was preceded by Si tea party lor scholars]


Held jin the schoolrooms, j the j


‘ During the social evening jthat followed, the prizes were ! pre­ sented by Dr. and Mrs. A. Buchan.


Superintendenti at Br o c k h a ' l l Hospital.


WADDINGTONj MEN'S effort;.—Since going


to press with page 6, we learn that the men’s effort at St. Helen’s School, I Waddlngton, on,, Friday, has brought In another ] £3,


making I the total £20. !


ID DOMINOES— The England (Bslldren’s .


Society bei e&ts by £10 as a result of £ wblst' and domino i drive held In Whalley C. ofi E. School on Iraesday. There Were 14 tables foq whist and 22 donilno;


.players. ■Whist'wlijners were; Ladles': 1,


Mrs. Sowerbutts; 2, Miss Hirdle. Gents.: 1,'Ms. Woodcick; 2, Mrs.! Blackledge. Dominoes! 1, Mrs, W. Poole; 2, Mss Eatough; 3, Mrs. j Thornber; 4 O B I T U A R Y — Wife of


Mrs. W. Ward. Mr.


Thomas Elllkm, Mrs. Plorrle pill-; son, of 128, Grlffln Street, Black- ! burn, died In hospltalj on Sunbay. | She was 66.


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Mrs. Elllscn was we|l known In Whallfy., ,D|Urlng the war | for


about five years she Was man^er- ess In the drapery department at ■Whalley Co-op.


! ■ | YOUTH. - - A discussion alraut


Methodist Church, Men’s Fellow­ ship met o r ' Friday, when P.3. T . ' Riddick spol e on “ Operations land training of the Police w)otor Patrol.” Mr. A, Parker presided and Mr. Plano.


"Forglvenesi took place at' the meeting of the Fellowship of Youth In tse Methodist Church Institute on Sunday evening. FELLOWS IIP. — T)ie Whalley


Ian Parsons f was at GISBURJSI WOMEN’S! INSTITUTE. The monthly meeting of the Olsburn


: Women's Institute was held In the Primary! School yesterday week. In the : absence of the president, the chair vjras taken by Mrs. I. Wrathall, ylcej-presldent.'


j Sbe Introduced a representative


from the Cotton Board, who'gave an Illustrated' talk ehtltled “!Any Questions onj Cotton?” He |was thanked by jMlss N. Thwalte. 1


A competi^tion for a home-iqade


cotton apron j was won by Mirs. J. S.: Precious! { Mrs. Crabtree Mrs. I. Wralhall. .


Duckworth, L. Pate. LISTER


w inners a t


Institute on Whlst:'Mrs, land (tie): J a c k s o n


The tea hostesses were Mesdames T. T. Wilkinson, J. Wrathali, J. J1 Newhouse, Peel and


INSTITUTE. — Prlze- the weekly whist]and


domino drive, held In the Lister Monday evening were: Slater and'Mrs. Frank- j knock-out, Mrs] J. I and Mr. Bentley.


Dominoes, Mrs, Hanson. I ■ ' ■


CRICKET iDINNER—On Friday


evening members lot Glsiurn Cricket' Clvb held their aiinua! dinner and jdance-at the White Bull Hotel, Glsburn. |


Mr. B. Bentley, the club’s chair­


man, welcomed the president Mr. J. R. Hlndliy, and Mrs. Bindley.


Tbie secretary, Mr.]N. A. wpter-


worth. In his annual report paid; "So far as cricketing weather


was .concert.fed, we had very little of It, with conditions more sult- .able for football." |


were- played which nine drawn and The first


were: Batting:


19.7: 2, B. 3, ,R. NUtti


Bowling:


8.4; 2, D. Nutter (48;


■In spite qf all this, 25 matches [out of'83 fixtures, of four


;er


1, M. Hudson ' 358) Franklahd (189) 13.5; (254) 12.7.


1, B. Frqnkland (15):


:’aimer (84) 9.8; 3, R.'f-' 10.8._ I , ■ '


■Mr. j. ,S. proposed Mrs. Hlndley red]


Fielding: A. Duxbury. ' j ’ ! Precious,! vice-president,


Hint ley, to which j Mr. ponded.!


t ie toast], :to Mr.) and


Ing prizes Mr. Hlndlefe.


The batt ng, bowling and field- ■vere then presented by


, A toast ;o the ladles was]'prOT


' posed by Mr. J. iOngdale, [after,, which Mr. Hirst, a] vlce-pres(dent,. paid tribute to the club’s yoiing scorer. Master Wllllim Parker], and the umpire, Mr. Bfentley. ■


The captain, Mr. M. Hudson,


referred tq the improvement In play of £ome of[ the yojinger members.


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were won, 11 lost, one tie. | three In! the ave ages


the W e e k '/ MRS. M. A. EMBLEY One !of the eleven children


of the' late Mr. and Mrs. T Parker, Mrs. Mary.Ann Ein|)ley of 6,1 Llttlemoor View, CUth-


leroe. 'dled at her home on ISunifay.


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' Aged 84, she was the wife of I the late Mr. R. Ji Embley, who, died In 1939. jit was only, about six weeks lago that lier| brother, Mr. Elisha Parker] of] 22, St.j Jatoes’S 'Dtrfeet, CUth-j efoe, 'clled.' ""! - ■ -


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of her] brothers Alderman R. another is the Parker, now.llv ___ ment at Copster Green.,


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bropght up atj 62,, Whalley] Road, j Clitheroe/.fis Were! all her brothers and sisters. (Dime. was the late] Parker and Rev. Jaijues' ng] in' retire-]


Mrs.!Embley was born Wellpknown and' respected


in the [town, Mrp. Embley Imd] a lifelong association with 3t.| James’s Church.!


Mrs.jEmbley liad been 111 lor]


about five yearsland sympathyi will be extended to her, thtee] brothers and thred sisters In] their bereavement.; ,


The;Rector bf St. Jamei’s] Church, the Rev. J. S. Parry,' conducted a service there prior, to the,|lnteririent at Clitheroe; Cemeti^ry on Wednesday.


. |mR. E. U. HALL ■rhe jdeath occurred at lils.


home yesterday week of Mr., Edward Hltchon 'Hall, of i2j Thorn Street, Clitheroe. He|


was 68. ' , : ! ' ' j I


native I of the town, lived in Whalley Road. He was ]aj member of the Working Men’s Club..!',


For many years kr. Hall, I a -' ,]. ■ [ He -bad worked iat several


mills in the dlstrlit and for the pah few years, had been employed at Holmes Mill. |


■ Mr. Hall had only! been 111


for about two weeks And muijW sympathy will be extended tej his daughter and two sons 1: their bfereavement. ]


; The jfuneral Itook :place .di Monday at Clitheroe Cemeterh


! the Rey. J. H. Fmton> ralnlstd of Moor La:ie : ; Methodist Churcb, offlclatng.! I


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. One i of Gri idletdn’s best known! and respected residents Mrs. Marjorie Isobel Hully,' ci^ Foxleyj Bank Farm, GrlndleA ton, died suddenly ]ln hospital on Wednesday.; She had onijj been taken 111 tlie previous day. ]


Airs. m. i . hully ,


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. j [ " '; | Horn at Lord’s Farm, Boltoi


-by-Bowland, Mrs.)Hully, whi was 50, was the second daugh-r ter of ;Mr. W. Heaton and the. late Mrs. Heaton.l ]


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■ Mrs.; Foxley!


Hully went;'to live at Bank Farm' on ■ her


marriage to Mr. Colin Hully more than 20, years ago. But when Mrs.'Hully was widowed after only a short!period, her family went to live at Foxlev Bahk to carry bn the farm.


Grindleton lesl^ehts held


Mrs. Hully In high esteem a8 she was ever ready, to extend a helping hand In tline of


need, The sympathy


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friends, ;apd relatives Is ex­ tended to her! fathbr] brother anc sister in] their bereave- meiit.


, ! The funeral will take place!


tonorrow at' St. Ambrose! Church, .'Grindleton, ■ with which Mrs. Hully [was asso-] elated.


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MR. S E K^LLY j well-known.' Clltheroei


businessman,'! Mt-, 3tlrllhg] - RuAbton .kelly] .'bf 'Regentj House, King .Street] died ln| hospital at Liverpool oft Sun-; dajji, He was58.


' ' J;pr the past slx^years] Mr.j


Kefly had conduct^ a .'men’s! anol worn,eft’s outfitting busl-; ne^s at.Regent House. He had; previously conducted a similar] b u s 1 n e s s at Grange-over- ] Sands. .


a ydde circle' of frlemjs and] relatives Is extended In their; bereavement. ,


i e1 former secretary of Cllth- ^JR.F.WMARGERIS0N rb'e Borough Band, Mr. Fred­


erick William Margerlson, of 22,i|; Tpmer Street, Clitheroe, dlra’at his home on Wednes-I daj’. He was 85.


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Mr Margerlson came to live; In Clitheroe while still a youth.


Although born In Blackburn ' j


no't confined to the Borough Bajiid. He also played with the now extinct, .Orpheus String Band and with St. Mary’s Cljbrch Band.


kut his musical talents were : ijlls associations with Wllp-


shire Band and Blackburn Bbrough Band, with both of wblch organisations he had pliyed, also made him well-’ kr )wn In East Lancashire miislcal circles.■ I . lie and Mrs. Margerlson,


wl 0 died In March, 1954, cele­ brated their diamond wedding In September,] 1953.


Mr. Margerlson, who worked


as a drawer-ln at Waterloo Mill for many years, was a mbmbef of the Old People’s Welfare Club and was a keen su])porter of Clltheroe F.C.


Sympathy Is extended to his.


two daughters and other members of the family In their bereavement.


at]] CUtheroe Cemetery tOr mprrow, when the Rector of Stj James’s Church, the Rev. J. S. Parry, will, ofiflclAte.


jrhe funeral wfil take place ■ i MRS. S. ORR |Townspeople heard with re­


gret on Monday bf the death of| Clitheroe’s oldest resident, Mrs. Susannah 'Orr, of, 7, Richmond Terrace. She was 961 ■


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r^overed from the effects 'of her accident.


E At the age of eight, Mrs. Orr of many hiisband, the late Mr. % Orr,


b( gan work as a half-timer In a cotton ihUl; She apd her


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- J.P., ran a (Irapery and mllUn- e iy business In Woone Lane, C ithefoe, until their retire- irent about 28 years ago, A native j of Low Moor, she SI eht most of her life In CUth- ]eioe. . ' I '


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;, Both Mrs. Or'r and her hus- ! b! nd were keen supporters bf tie LabourIparty.


' Mrs. Ofr,| who resided with


her granddaughter. Miss De reen Orr| had enjoyed good health over]-the past few years' but had not been able to get out for somje time. |


to her two [granddaughters in th'lr bereayement. ;


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r. Kelly is survived by a] )w, son and three daugh-j , to whom the sympathy of ]


'I'he funeral was; at Lancas-] terj on Wednesday.'


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M l . R. SEED j| 1 j One of V/lswell’s oldest and


most respectedi residents,, Mr. Ralph Seed died on Tuesday at ihe home of his daughter— Mrs. Edith' Horn, of Kemple Vie iv, wiswell—with 'whom! he resided. He was 70.


pln I and at an early age went! to live 'at Wymohdhou'ses,. Pendleton. |


M. Seed[was bom at Chlp- He went [to Wiswell in 1^21


and farmed at Vicarage Farm unt 1 his; Illness a .-fortnight ago His' wife, Mrs. Harriet Seeil, died 26 years ago.


revolved round his jfarm, -his home, children children. ,,!' ,


0 [ quiet blsposltloft, his life ami graid-


Tille funeral will take place at Whalley [on Friday morning a si ervlce in the Parish Church preiqedlng jt-he interment Whfil lley'Cliurchyardi


] In S: -kmpathy is extended to his


daughter‘and son, and also to his four btothers'and three sisters in their bereavement.


MR] H. SMITH H s many friends heard vdth


deep regret of, the 'death in hospital bri Saturday, bf Mr. Harry Smith, o f ; 8, - Spring Terrace, liangho. He ■was p9.


In his capacity as represen-


tatlvje, • f()r] Messrs.; Ayrton Saunders and Co., Ltd., w;hble- sale manlifacturlng 'chemists, of E anover Street, Liverpool, for' whom’ he had worked for about 20 years, Mr. Smith was known to almost every chemist in Eist Lancashire. |


•Durlhg jthat time he made a large number of j friends throughout) a wide area. Not bniyj had he business associa­ tions with this district, but he was 1 Iso a Freemason in Cllth- eroej md Director of Ceremon­ ies cil Castle Lodge. Recently he wjas given Provincial hon­ ours]


Kebnly; interested in sport, Mr. Smith was an enthusiastic suppe:


whl[e akqe: of Rlthton


rs. Orr fractufed her leg in )ber and was taken to Bfackburn Infirmary, but later,


' Mr. .well sympi frleii(ls tendjel


a kqep Interest lii the fortunes Cricket Club, j


rter cjf Blackburn Rovers In the summer he took


Smith had not been spme’-tlme, and the


! daiignte ment.


Df a wide circle of d relatives Is ex- hls widow and in their ; bereave-


Creinatlon took place- at Pleasl igtoii on Wednesday,


i Sympathy will be; extended |


The funeral took 'place jon We dnesday a t Clitheroe Ceme-


Dr. Buchan la Deputy Medical ,j


j WISWELL


journey across soiile of the wilder fiarts of China was shown on lantern slides by:'Mr. P. E. Oakes' to^ illustrate.; his talk to members of Wiswell WI. at their monthly , meeting in . the school last!!week.. He was thanked by', Mrs] E. Earle, , ■.


VyOMEN’S INSTITUTE. - ,A ] ]


as delegate to-the L.P.W.I. Spring Council meeting at Preston. , J '


Mrs. P. Birbwlstle-'was chosen


•Captain A. H. Finney wUl be speaking on the "Training of- GuJ^e Dogs for the Blind.” |


February meeting on February 13tli an " Open Night,” when


Invited to visit Wiswell in May. It was decided to make the


Y.F.C.^Members. of Glsbum ■pe|m.:.„; "


isbands and friends will be. xiqmpanled by a grown-up.


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' ■TOe' monthly competition for ' the&st verse of" Jerusalem ” in members ‘ own handwriting was won by: l',';Mrs. P. pierce; 2, Mrs. J. Robinson: 3, Mrs. M. Clegg, j


Blrtwell, Mrs. Pi' Birtwistle, Mrs. E. Brown and Miss B- M. Foster]:


'Tea hostesses were Mrs. P. CHATBURN | CibiLD.—A -talk about the Book


of ji he prophet Isaiah was given to ! members qf the Chatburri Mfeljhodlst COiurch Senior Guild' on iTuesday evening by the Rev] KernetU D. Lane.


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■' FpLLOWSHIP.—The • Women’s. Fellowship of Chatburn Methodlsl; Chirch met on Wednesday, when Mrd b; i Poulds, of Chatburnj’ spoi e on " The seed of faith." .The Rev, Kenneth D. Lane presided, j


OUTING.—Forty scholars of GRINDLETON


Grindleton Methodist Sunday School, along with teachers] travelled by coach to Blackpool ob Saturday -to see the pantomime “ Dlfck Whittington" at the Opera' House.


SABDEN


, JPARISli ; i CDUNCIL. - Com- 'plaints about certain 'buses not ri nnln^ to, Schedule were made at Monday's! meeting; of Sabden P Irish Council.


! The Clerk is to: take the natter up. ^Reports .of damage t< the ’bus shelter were given and p.e clerk wad instructed to see it was repaired without [delay.


the! long delay of the N.WB.B. in erecting new; street lamps. 'They muld have been in use by November, 1956. Efforts are to


Concern' was expressed over b ! made to speed things up. Hurst Green W.I. are to be


I WHIST 'Sllni


DRIYE.—Mrs. W. A. :er won the special- prize and


)was|M.C;'at 'a-whist'drive In the- jConservatlve jClub on .Monday. ■


I Mrs., G. .Holt presented, the .jprizes to:-l, Mrs. G. Hayhurst; 2,


i'Mi's J. Pollard;; con., Mrs. W. ,Lay- jcoctt and Mts.' F. Cunllffe.


I MNCEfe-A' 60/60; dance ar- -ranfied by Read P.C, ln\ aid.of the jHungarlan ■,Relief Fund realised i£5,|l2s, o'n Fijlday.- ! - Music I was • supplied -by Harry. -Hargreaves, ■ of Burnlfey. . ;


:! .\|/OMEN joNIONI8T8.-Mr. J, Byrnell, of , Clitheroe, , addressed 1th! Women Unionists lii the Con­ servative Club on Wednesday. His su’Jlect was, “ Law.” '


. . ] MRS. is . J. BRADSHAVi/.-T-The


jfuieral tiok iplace ohTuesday In St John’s Churchyard of Mrs. S8|Tah Jane-Bradshaw, who died her home 28, Buckshaw Terrace, ;


.Rfead.' ' ; m heril 8pj;h year,. Mrs: Brad­


shaw was' associated with Slmon- stme Church and School In her ycunger idays. She leaves a mirrled daughter.


The Vicar,] the Hey. Q. Great-


01 ex, conducted services in the cljurch and at the graveside.


Road widenkg threat by jcoid CKET FI


VILLAGI’ FIGHTS ITS Cl : r


“


FTHE battle for Gisbni 1 lage cricket grpuii 1


from bfflcials right doi n pared to fightito the vqi regard as an old-estal


than 60 years as the “ Riding County Council ground for'about 120


The threat to this w


n’s pictmresqiie and traditlbn^al ’vil- is on. And every man in [the village, n to the humblest spectator; is pre- xy last ditch to safeguard wh it they -blished tradition.


ji ] ”


5ll-known ground, known tor more Jrlcket Field,’’ comes from thVwest who want a ! 30 foot ■ strip |of the j ards opposite Glsburn Auction Mart.


They want the extri land


In order to widen the A59 trunk road which Is jat'; iresent being improved a]t various points.


. j But, say the club o


taking such a 'wide s land would render the field unusable.


j. They have suggested '


County that not morfe half that width [coild be


to the than


spared If the club lyas tp carry on. i


Even then, losing |15 i


th e ' already narrow field would mean maklbi fullest use of what ivas the outfield.


STONE] WALL


The club has suggested the ,stone wall, ■which


that pre-


sent divides the iield frb: -m the roadway, should' be n In Its new position ,;ai,i safety wire fentie ereci; top of It.'


, . ’ I Club officials, Ein4 a repre­


sentative of the pwner of ihe land, Mr. J. p. Hindley, of Gls-. burne Park, have met a County Council representative on the site to dlscussjthe prob­ lem. •


; , j Mr. Hlndley, president of 1 ! '


the Gisburn Cricket Cliib, has promised;-his full support in tioh 0 the


the club’s oppos county’s proposal.


the club’s first learning of


Said Mr.


suitable for!a pitch. But In va 1‘There is no' immediate nelg!


N. A. secretary:


proposal towards last season we round for an al


the the


Waterivorthj 'Since


eid ;ernati\fe have


village ,[n,


ithlng :nbourh


l;i


the village which, Is suit; available.’’


■''Emphasising trie club


would llage


termination to field, Mr. Waterv]ortri sail loss of this traditional p the village’s-life not only the v team and supporters, many [clubs from a 'Wldf who have no gre^iinds of own. ]


DEIERMlkATION defend


were played awgy from burn. Every Saturda; Sunday was booked lip.


“For many, [many


clubs such as Burnley C ifn.ar School O.B.', Nelson


;


Dounty of


ooked site


drlcket the


bourholod of Eble or


s dfri-l the'


,d the, Art of' iffect; cricket but


area their


■ “Last season we had 3l3 fix­ tures,] out of which bnl;£ five


Gis- and


/ears, ram-^ G. S.


O. B., Old Ross mdallani and Burnley Belvedeu haye visited us, sometimes twice Jn a season.


"They regard a visit iId our


village as a soifial' outlijig as play


a match on sucl) a beautiifully situated pitch.


"They bring their I families


been coming tq Glst)urri for] over 20 years,’] he added.'


village before returning “Some of the tea^is


' l,0(i0 WICKETS I I t was just oyer! 12;


ago that Mr. Wqterworth achieved the distinction pile, the handicap of, an flclal leg, was. presented a sllver-mdunteld cricket


mdnths who d,es-


artl- wlth pall


-tthe ball wltn, wllich cialmed.hls 10()0th


■Ictim


while playing with tlie clib, Mr. B. Bentky, tlie clialr-


man of the club, had this, to say:. “It ia ftot ust a; ca^e| of taking the gr(5uid Ifrom' a cricket club—It Is! what I call the pulling dOwn of an ei tab-i llshed monument.’! ;


for the existence of'ja local! cricket team, bijit fighting for an established tradltldn.’’T


“We are not only fighting


seem to be. taking the llrie of least resistance in wanting the cricket field Iristead ofj thd op-; poslte side of the road.’


“The County road authority LETTERS TO


THE E ' BLEA8DAL: CIRCLE


Sir,—If I may again i ralsf the matter, of the B1 lasdalfe Circle, 'ilt


Is to offer an apdiogy to "Sefeibe " ■to Cspt.


and my thanks


Mitchell who 'his kindly dr£ my attention to the fact'that. the. Circle was probably a burial place.


F, B. rawn


When the Circle was. discovered


aild explored In 1899 twd cinerary urns (now in the Harris'Mpseum at Preston) were found containing human bones. Accompanying


them', was a smaller vessel des- crlbetlasapygmycup;i; "Scrlba"'.was therefore .quite correct In his description; altt ough


an alternative suggestion is the Circle may have been' a place of habitation In -the form'of a stockaded camp or village. : S. 'WkSTHEAD


that


DUNSOP BRIDGE ! W.I. — ' Owing to ] the petrol |


, shortage] the propose^ .speaker lor I Iasi week’s meeting - of Dynsop- ] Bridge. Women’s Institute could:


■not come, so a social evening'was , organised. Mrs. M. l ocoes ' pre-j sided.


During the evening, H',


Parkinson, of Root'yarm, Bridge,;.] was presepted combined ■ puree ami wal •her daughter, Shelia, v7i sented with a set of boffc! Mrs. Eccics nqade the p ■tlohs qri behalf of P a r k i n s o n s district'.;


Mrs. J - ; Dunsop j


with a. ; ] and:,


as Ipre-j spoons.!


the W ] ’The-;


iresents- .1.


are i'leav ,ng tha-i he’ I breaks leg WORKING: on Manchester ■


'. I' Corporation’s HaWeswater plpbllne ori the River Ribble, , just below Clitheroe, on Friday :


James;; Heytqoriithwaite, of Huntingdon House, Slaldburn, ; broke his .rlgljt leg.,


bulhnce ' to Accrihgton Vic-'i toria Hospital arid]detained. ']


TITETKOVICK ■


■ BLACKBURN


R 'I-UGBY NOTE8 visit!- Bli -chburn


‘■‘■[to-mOrrow afad the sides meet


lor [the first time this seaion.i, , The home team are] anti dpanng


a win [fairly - jonfldentlj . They wlir be unchanged from be side . which narrowly at [RamsgreSve


lost


from McIntyre scrum-hSlf. ; The recent.hfei . been ■


last who


conducive


to Rochdale weeK, wart resumes at


avy.-going to


has; not sbariqing


exhibitions, from [the back division,.but their play aq a unit has] been steady]'’ Tbe pack are! produdnk better


forb,. however, and Iloqse-forward Smith, In partlculyii, ha: played -three blinding games] la a row.;


' He was takeh bylcounty'am-’ I


with them, arid ;ake tea iri the 'n o


ome. have


’p la c ed ,d the ,ed on


feet of cricket g the left of


ipcials, -rip of cricket


A jVERDffiT of death from I natural causes was re-


turried by the Craven.Coroner (Mr; Steph'eh Ei Brown), sit­ ting, with a jury,! at a resumed inquest at Barrioldiwick on Moriday on 53-year-( Id.MUtoii Sllnger,|of Spring (3r()ve,!Colne who] was-found! dead in his crashed ca:’ In Burn ey Road, Rimlngton, on, January'4th.


that medical j eyldeiace, pre­ viously sub nltted by Dr] I. S. Stewart, Inldlcatqd t la t ^eath was! due to riatliral causes— rupture of] tlie heait due to coronary thrombosis. ]


The COTlnet .told the jury It] had teen stated In evi­


dence that. Mr.'j Sllnger had been travelling! !qlone ‘In his own car, and that) th ; car had recently been fitted wjith a new engine.


Itj was unlikely] therefore,


that he would bej tra'Celling at an excessive speed jiitentlon- ally, yet other Ovide the!extent of the!dai


,


speed when the curred.: , !


^ age] In­


sni .011


been travelling ai an


dicated that the;'vehicle had excessive


accl lent oc- At the- reamed inqi


dence was given ;by Brookes, of the


Examlriatlori of] Vi branch' pf the police


■yechnlcal h l c l e s force]


I'lest, evi- J. W.


Although' the steering had


been i badly damagecj In the crasli, all the [joints were satisfactory anil correctly cDupleiJ.' He, forind no i fault with! tljie' braking sys ;em, the tyres were In godd older, and although] the car lad sus- talried severe damage. It had been kept In godd ondltlon.


There was nothing to a fracturb, fault, or s cause an I accident,


' Mr. Gfedrge E. liund labourer, jof Ktard Rlralngtori, said He Wi Ing in a field not far accident. ' i I ;


car] with! a cloud of Ing'from It. , j .


j


No,other vehicles wi nor was there any


another car having volyed.


indicate Izure to


Hou ie '!lS


aifarm] Farm,!


■yrork- f rojni the


He heard a bang ai.d saw a stei amris-


pre about sign of iieeri In-


Farmer lei ! union pol


' M -. 'i : : .


seryediby one|Tull-time sbere tary.


tham branches will r - ce, and c i t I je roE


-. Lighting 4-53 b.m,


FIUDAT, JANU­ HU ARIAN REF


Vehicles; 7-50 a.m


ARY IBtli,


Subscriptions reel Ived to I lieth. 1957 !


NGARIAN REFUGEES ■Previously acknor.


Mrs. Dora Hullj, : Slaldburn


Whalley Youni [ tlves


.......


Balance, of coliec Co II


ifion— ' Parish Of , Newt m .. £171B


j: W. D. CRITCEliEY] ['Mayor olrCllth


JAMES. GREEN, : I ChaUrman ot tbfe Clltherqe


B. VVILLtAlilSON. '! Chairman ol tl^ Bowland


! District Council^ 1 1 District Council


____. of the s tai and teriarits of the-Dowriham


estate: have glren a pbir, of rieautlful ;wiou ;ht-lron gates for. the , main!: entranbe of DownMairi Hall.:


The I gates, [which ,: 'h|iclude the letter! “C” j n.an Iritricate


!; WeU|


design are to qiark the Jleva-j tlon of Lord, C Ithefoe ',0. the peerage. They-replace gates'


' taken away dm Ing' the war., The'gates 'w^e desir ed: py


jlr. J] Thompson, of West; *: i'


Marton, near ’Ekipton, I


.*


rnHE' National i-i- ,1


Ifurther, excellent progjressL- ]■ '£13',3f7 'was inf ested in pllth-


■urea' for 1


for the corres^ndlng.wbek Of; j. last yfear.'- i -i ■ | L'


' leroe Borough iand Rural Dfc liri Isn noi" P


ct-|50 per ce


I -The' New' Savings Uerttfl-’ ! cates ftre iari attractive Invest-, i ’[ment 1 and S11185' has] h^n i [invested 111 this type of secuf-; 'ility In the; # t ' 15 ■''weeks];!


r - —at. higher than] [''i''I


[ I whereas Invebtmentss In I tof I' old cbrtlflcaie | durlrig the cq|:7


'; respondhigpewd of last, year ; I were only '£18]225. ; ]' I : Hi


[; rpHE first ia "year: are]


!


!Mr. J. Wobd’s I;[Farm! Wiswell


' I bom j on Saturday]; and! are I “doing well.”


-


; i Seeing’’ ,to niembera of the Co­ operative Woirieri’a OuU(l.'| He


.!]VfRi R.' FOppEST:'gfive , I |aik--.bh iscieitce'.jof


* , ]* : I * ir


. ..' and riew: glasses which ]c]auqed . ■


'also [showed pmples .bfirild ! much] amusement.Mrs. ;!M.|A-


.0! .".:ir.!


. I Pollafd , ptesideid andi '. tlie I speaker was 'thmed.bY JfcA ; E; Alien land Mrs. T. Edwai;ds., !»..[[


,' T^EMBERS [Of Cllthefqe ■yourigiFaimers’[Clrib'.on


.![ ■Wednesday,'saW ]a' fllrii ;abbut ,| tractors [and |0rie aboilt] ! Ing nietlibds In (Ither couritrles '


I . Pendle members bto,... TTNDER____ the .shadow,


\! Pendle ' Fofeqt- and;. Cfavett 1 Hunt; met; In ]t'ie ' grounds; bf


la .v i ost


\TR. JOHN ;WRATHALL, Of . 0!sbufn, ' ls relinquishing;


’i|ai Injiu


■the secretaryship;of Hellffield branch of the National Far­


mers’ Union I after ip years’ service]


Helllfieh Settlfe arid Ben- now be:’


»


' Downham Hail, the, home'of ! Lordiand Ladjf CUtheroe,'jori.


Monday.]::-" [].,:' : ■ ! [;''T : ' [' [^'j!


IT will[be Chflptmas;all over,


! Thb reasori Is jthqt the: nurj sery jwas ■ eWSed jduring [ t e ' i Christmas' pbriqd because )qf


the polio'outbreak.: ! :]{ ' The' aririudl party haditofbe .postponed, :and : sd ' with;] the


' Ochool back to'-tnormal: AgMn' '•'It will be'held this laftemoori.'


■ 1PIVE motorists were-yester- ' - T , 1 day j weeiklsummoned at


I: ' * ' : . ! ! * i : ! * ' j " i . | ' T


' Clitheroe ' Magistrates! , Court [for psfkingjtheljr,cars without


I Wood, aged 40l oit:33 The Cres- ' ; 'cent; i Edwin Hafgreaves, aged


,. lute discharge] on 'payment of ‘ 8s. costs.;::.'] i.l;: j'


' [ffontjarid rear Ughtoi grapf--’ ■


They were: ijHeriry Robinson


• 45. of 2 ThefCrescent; ']fqhn :Hargreaves.' aged; 40, ofj,2q Seedaill Avenue; iBemard HAr-.


' [greaves, . aged' ^7]’ of 3 IHgh Street; Lbw Moor and'Gqrdon


i H.' Satterthwalto said: “ There ' appears to bei'sbme confusion:


'! Noel' Hill; .agbd j28] 0®271 The !',Crescent.]-l. ( 'i " !■:. ■ ; ] | - • The 'chalfmAn Alderman J.


with,regard-to the parklrig Of ] c'ars-TiUthbut Ug-hts. ;j, M !i '• “The magistrals: woud like;


i precedent, bu ; iherely to];glve ■; time! for the situation to; be;


I # ;j!j'''


I 'TORMER Medical Oflicei) of l


i -left £ 9,801; (£E9 535 net)4'|,


! ! '. . ' ' [ - " . ' [ f [*■[. '♦■[ ;[!![ ' I , WWoMPETINO : }ri,' the. '[third i


i)f-


! roadi-safety j competition at ! [ Balldon ' on Isatiirday, j'Bow|


j : -Iround: of 'a (West' Riding']


■j' landfs' team I w^ beaten by, : Balldori. : The;SC0i(e was 2PJ [.'points to!26.!,’!|i


, The -Bowlind; team- ppm-' ' ; ; - !'


] .prised SheUa Howard,!(New- ■' ton)' Marjorie'Sutcliffe fTos-:


I-sldeLlBameiSykes'(Wadding-


: ton)', and John Dawson;(New^, ; (un)i4all puiJlls of Rlversiriead, .,'Sch(ioI.;'! : !.|i


;'[ .:


TOmTHDAY greetings t() Mrs. V w. H. 'Dflver; of .3 Pendle Road,! Cllthbroe, who :[ cele­ .brates her 86th] birthdaW bn


, WllU [j brates 'Monday.


. V THIS: WEEK’S: ti] |ROAD[:jS.4iTrrY. SLCIGAN, Think before you act.


‘ITellj 1 i


ien] !1 hlrigsJ


% . iHealth V Bowland^ ;Dr.‘


I Dunelm, Malfis Drive, Glggles- ! I wick! who died on Julyjj.pth,


I -Donaid: jPagAj Lambert,] i of_


Llblrig hi.ve gb|


to make it clear that thl^ must,, 'not be taken.ln any.senseials a,;


: Each was gfarited an’abso- again to-day for c.hlldreri;


' attending iRlbblbsdale Nursery School,'Clttherbb: '],: ' I ; j '!]',


': *,[ i .


f«i' ]*:[;]' .,['■ js-of the New


reported Ijfroin Wiswell!! Hall Twri ;| wefe


............... .


Ipg to, w]iis Jiistlcei


-IfL i'lrhei :aii8-30;i 'Was des WrlghtJ I


' I'lHe sal wbfklngl


Pqndlqti ajnumtid


.visited :1 brew;t«


'-'jAtihl Rjiddlckf knew -dbnt..; a penkij right. ' kriow lyl


He ta


. with [tfl three in


:• ]He :t(| sorry riq


i t any wo:


Wpods,]' was sin] parents, j(iner ' Was at


ins jqlneryj


pfevloU] of: the!;


His ere gb


(Mr. Ti' b,thin^|


Wood] ff' is f |


[brlnglril Sbhool;


'ttbtes tn t')| find] ommltl idd ha^


jleen he alow I ■pndera


Prior!)


civ e r f I througlil Worked'!| befbre ! | buble!|l


toidr^hlif Since I ]“F( ist week ahbW' Saving rflg-


stone off Ch (stand tfess'iiv


Rural Rural


■serva- ........ i! ;6|


1957


>PEAL nuary


.17101


s. d. 4 10


.o-p


lo' b 6 3 1 1


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