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I 1 - ■':i-y-'l •/^‘/.ffrlngton dombination, Div. 1 5 Clitheroe Advertiser & Tim^s, Jaiiumy 18, 1957 «


IStory of hospital knife £D IN QUARREL


lUT TEX SPOONS” attack


A QUAR lEL about tea-spoons betiveen ,tt '6 patients at Calde stones Mental Hospital, Whalley, on December


19th, resulted in one of tliemj 4 2 -y ear -o ld Edward Davies, dying shon ly aftenvards from a stab wound, Ciltheroe Mag­ istrates we^e told at a special sitting on Tuesday;


Appearln before them, on a charge of mu;rder, was the


other patltnt, 28-year-old A^an Boulton.' A small


thickset figure


until the er when he, stfl|i charge.


wearing a dajrk overcoat, Boul­ ton sat motlpnless In the dock d of the hearing od to answer the


When laskled ' by the Clerk (Mr. T. U. Llddle) if he-wished


to say anything, Boulton re­ plied "No, si j ■'


Boulton was represented by


Mr. D. Race of. Burnley, i Prosecuting on behalf of


the Dlrectoi of Public Prose­ cutions was; dr. E. G. Mac Der-i


V o r t ^ r n l t S I


■ mott, barrister. Mr. Kenneth Burke, barris­


ter, of Manchester, held a, watching bilef on behalf of


one of the witnesses, Mr. Leonard Cowburn, a mental nurse at Ca iderstohes Hospl-


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,tal. • , Ten witnesses were, called


for the prosecutions. ' A (lUARREL


.’Mr. MacDtrmoU sfj-d on the;


afternoon ot Decembler 19th, Boulton had a quarrel with Davies, attacked him with a knife and st ibbed him. Davies died shortly afterwards as the result of the stab' wound.;


When seen by the police,


Boulton made a full statement in which he admitted what he had done.


' ' bet. Insp. I. A. Hampton, of


Accrington, said he saw.Boul­ ton In a refractory ward at the hospital. “I noticed that he had a wour d under his' left eye.”


He told, Boulton he was


ihaklng Inquiries about a patient named Edward Davies who was stabbed in the chest with a knltt jthfit afternoon causing a wound from which hie had died Boulton replied “I ■went for


him. He wals bigger than me. I didn’t know he’d died.”


ALLEGED STATEMENT Boulton later signed the fol­


lowing stateinent: ■ , “About 4-15 this afternoon


,I was helping In E2 vyard in the kitchen.


“I- had washed the ‘low


grade’ tea | spoons ' and put them ajway in the cupboard.


and said he wanted the spoons ’ back.


" ‘Taffy’ D ivies came to, me '


.


“I would :iqt . give them to him so he h t me. ■


“ I ran l i to ,the kitchen where Lhad left a-knife which 1 had been using to cut up the tripe for tea and went into the corridor.


“Davies h id - been', chasing


me, as well as hitting me and tha t is why I went for the | knife and I stabbed him In the i Chest to stop him, because he | wasblggeritianme. I


into the kite len because I was frlghtened.j’


, ‘T saw the blood abd ran ]


CAUTIONED I When d i u t l o n e d and


charged .at Whalley j Police Station, Bou ton Wrote! on'the charge-fonb “I don’t want to say anythin!


\


What 0; you buy


a n fo r a o h illin g ?


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| You can withdraw up to £ 5 0 at any time Dn deraand.


Interest is allowed attrr i i ' 2a% in the Ordln^ Dept, and the 5rst£i5 is taxfrec and it—


1 '


3a% in the Special Inveistment Dept I Call at your local braiKh for full details.


pathologist! vho carried out a pos t-m ortem examlnatloh, saidawoubt In the; upper ICft chest had penetrated the left lung and the heart. The depth of the wound was 74! Inches, i


br. ,G..'B;,iil[innink, bfBdltpn In his opl lion thei cause of i


death ■ was i ; laemdrrhage j due; to the woubc . I ; I i i ;


knife exhlbf agreed It ccjuld the wound.


Dr. Manrang ! exainli|e.d a --'■’" ’^ed In couytjand haVe caused


r He descrlljed abrasions he


found on D ivles's head , and i neck and |i. bruise o n : the knuckle of tlie IndeX' finger of the left han 1. Botlii his den­ tures had bfen fractured!


Dr. G. S. F obertson; medical


superlntendeit at! Calder- ston'es Hospl ;al, who 'Identified the body to P.C. Marglbson, said Davies'vas 42.


,Mr. Leona d Cowburn, of 7,


Mltton Road Whalley, mental nurse at Calderstones. Hospital said he was! on duty In the preparing tea. tripe foir tea that


stores of E2 , There was


S A V l l ie S )B i iW K


day. .A patient


named 'Pries was helping to Cl t It up. ,, WADDINGTON PRIZEGIVING. - The Vicar,


'the Rev. T. .H. J. Hawkins, pre­ sented prizes for Sunday School attendance |at the annual New


Year party' for scholars of St, Heleh’s' School, Waddington. Tlie scholars were entertained


to tea and the Vicar wished them all' a happy New Year.;


' lilEN’S EFFORT.-Arranged by


St. ‘Helen’s. School on Friday. There .were ,21. tables for whist and 24' for dominoes. ,;


the men of the parish, a whist andl domino drive 'was held in


' Messrs. R. Nelson; and J.


Smithson supervised play ,,and Mrs! E. Naylor presented prizes to: j Ladles: 1, Mrs. ParWnson


■(West Bradford): 2, Miss Jack- son (Clitheroe); con., Miss Wil­ son. Gents.: 1,' Mrs. J. Rodwell; 2, Mrs. R. Wallbank; con., Miss Ki p l i n g '.(Bolton-by-BowIand). Dominoes: 1, N. 'Whiteside; 2, Christine Jackson;, con'.. Master Illingworth (Whalley), |


!


Mrs, ■ Page, was, won ' by Mrs. Jonrt, of Cllthefoe. The event raised iE17.


. ) j NEW YEAR PARTY,-Mem­


bers of St. . Helen’s i Mothers' Union held a New Year party last week. It took the! form of a Ivhist and domino drive' followed by supper at seasonably decorated’^bles,


^ s . T. H.' -Hawkin s ;pre-'


.sented p r to i tp ; Ladies; l, ,Mrs. A.j Smltbib, ;Mrs. M. Hacking; con,, G. Rodwell. Dominoes: Mrs. P o t h e r g i l l and Mrs'. WUlla'ms.


,;■ . ,,!r '


■' Entertainment ■was provided by the Tuesday Evening Club from Burnley., ;They. presented -a most entertaining, programme with, a number, of: puppets,. ;i7i'ey yiere, thanked b'y. Mrs. Rawklns.


' A crinoline-lady cake,; given by


Price he gave him a knife.' I Some minutes after th a t he


As; a result c|f a request by


went out Into the 'corridor bs the result of a patient comipg and beckoning to him.


He| ^3,v^ Edward Davies. "Vlihen I saw him he was


standing up and thep he be­ gan to doctor.


fall. I rang for DOCTOB CAME


“There were several patients around when I saw Davles.l.


my hand patients..


“ The knife wrs 'Slippej by


one “Dr. Hutton tjhen came and


attended to.Davles. "I gave the ki|ilfe to a poljce


officer.;’ In answer to Mr. Race, Cow-


burn! said Davleb was standing Just outside the door of the kitchen of Wiard E2 when he


first,saw him. , r ' . , ' j


medical superintendent I at Calderstones, said at abbut 4-30 p.m.; he went to E2'w^rd. where he saw Dkvies lying ,on a stretcher In the corridor; •


Dt. E. M. H|itton, deputy He had a wour d undernei^th


the left collar bone. He was alive but pnconsclous. He died about 5 p.m.


' CUTTING Thoinas Price,


TRIPE a patient


Calderstones!Hospital, said


was cutting up tripe for tea a bench In the k.tchen, Boulton was vdth him. i‘I


washedimy hands and thebjl put thei knife on the bench,


“Then I got through the


serving hatch.’’ He said he saw! Boulton srab


hold of the knife and run out into the corridor,


He did not hear , him say


anything, nor did he know why Boulton took the knife. He did not see nor' hear Davies. ; ,


. ! At the end ofi the case for


the prosecution, Mr. Race said he ^Id not wish to call any evidence at this stage.


On an application by Mr.


Race, the Magistrates agreed to adjourn the commital for trial p tU February 2nd.


■ The Magistrates granted a


defence ' certificate for, one counsel.


Boulton will appear at Cll-


theroe Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, February 2nd, for formal committal. He was re­ manded In custody until that date.


'


Fciod attache to envoys |n two countries


A '


F C ^ E R master atiplltb- e:')e -Royal Grammar


School Mr. Milton Wpalley Taylor; has been' appointed agrlculmral and f004 attache to H.lil. Ambassadoip In Copenhagen and The Hague. :


Mr. Whalley Taylorl was


senior eroe R.


biology master a t jcilth- ■G.S. during the War.


In ■ms new job he will also


hold a nlcal ipents Westerb to arrl’ about


..Mr,


watching brief on tech- agrlcultural develop-


|ind fbbd trade trends In Germany. He Is due


e in Copenhagen] oh or 8th January.


was ei beth’s Blackbb: Collegq, took a 1932 1936.


Hfhalley Taylor is 46; He bucated at Queen Eiiza- G r a m m a r School


rn, and, at Eminanuel Cambridge, where hp B.A. (Agrlc.) de^ee In abd an,.M.A. deg; ee in


Fronli 1932-1940 he f


on hIs own account. 1943-1946 he was Tec Advlselr and Director Experimental Research


'for the,Poultry Assoclal Great Britain.


In


irmed From


cf


inlcal the


Farm ■tlon of


ADVISORY OFFICBIR December,


1946,


cer Ir tural


Whallfe'y. Taylor was app to the staff of the Mirth Agrlcilture and Fisheries County Poultry Advlsorj the National Ai Advisory Service,


Mr.


brlcul- .stry’i


)lnted of


as a Offl-


He seryed as Deputy Agrl-


cultur il Attache at the British Embassy In Washington from 1949 b 1953. During) this period he was promoted on; his retfirn to Englam appointed Chief Poultry |Advl- sory (IfiBcef for the West! Mid­ land Province In which post, he has served until his recent appointment. He was awarded the M.B.E. in the New Year’s Honours List for 1954.


and, was


On his forthcoming tour of


duty Mr. Whalley Taylor will, be. accompanied by bis wife. His daughter will remain in


this country as she Is ^t the University.


He is the son of the la b Dr.


F. W. Taylor, of Blackburp and' Hoghlfon.


£3,700 for n atihg sysf in school


(;;ONDemNED 12 months 'Igb as worn out, two gas-fired


heat-


ing; boilers at Rlbblesdale ^ odem Secondary School are to le re- pla6e4 with an oil-fired system, at an


And


a mijor breakdown ii [the School


shire lEducatlon Commlttefe are to appoint a private conaalting engtaeer to carry put tlie 'vork.


continue to function, they have outllvbd''"their 20-year li e by almost! four years, said the master, ,Mr. - T. Chadwick,


head- Although the . present 1 loilers


estlmgteb cost of m ,700. to avoid the possibllty of-


8 heating system, Labca-


J31EE thRigt happen? But do ppen? As they ap- )en?


uiicjr jiio


pear to hab That


is viewers


Iwhat television dsked : themselves


Firm^; average mortgage debt IS £849


A T the efid of 1956 the assets the


urer. Mesa's. G. Diigdale and R. Nelson are' the auditors. [


The committee was re-elected


en blo!, except for Mr. T.' Cddie, who resigned but, said he iyould continjie to take an Interbt In the clpb.


Mr. and to


sided, retiring


J. T(jmllhson, -who expressed .thanks, secretary, ■ Mr. J. Mr. Oddle.


t)


charge for lending the pre because of Increasing costs,


WINNEES-Congratulaticms' to EAVp'S


BASHALL


Peter Chew, Lund,


Bashall Eaves School, who In a. nationjil handweavirig competition are the three runners-up after


Ripley, aged U, William aged seven, and [John aged seven, all pupils of


the wibner, a girl , of l4., Each! boy received a cert fleate


of merit. Peter and John' each


enterei| a hand-woven mulh- coloured scarf, while William’s entry' was a white and gold;stoIe.


DUTTON I WOJKN’S '.INSTITUTEi-Mrs.


Hoyle -welcomed a new member, Mrs. Pj Waring, at Knowle Green and Dbtton W.I. A' demonstrg- tion on. cheaper tuts of meat was given , by. J. Y. LofthouSej of Olitheroe. Thanks were expressed by Mrs. I. Forrest,


New I Year •- parcels were ex­


changed by members; an(l the" ■koclal half-hour was spent In ,a guessing game organised by:Mrs., T. NiittalL The winner was; mA. R.; Hesmondhalgh.


" !


.! Mrs, Clayton gave a recltati(in in, Lan^hire dialect. ,'A compe­ tition icif'iwtted' meat’ , was wbn. by Misfes'Ainscow and GreenalL’


(JRINDLEJPN 1 -


meeting week ele.cted


W.I,


— The . annual genertl took .place yesterday


^heh MI53 Teece was re- presldent;'■ ' ■ !' '


Wooff


pre- the


It wis decided to incre:'are the ibiises,'


■ ^ 'o f the Burnley Building; Society reached £48,759,341,1 an Increase of £2,612,661 Over' the year, 'shares and deposits now total £4p,177,451, or some £2,421,416 oyer the coihblned


sum a t the eiad of 1955.. The average share and deposit- holding Is'i£567.' ^ ,


. The General; Reserv^, to Which th^General Contingenr cles Rese rye of £240,000 has now- been transferred, has beeri


Increased by £80,000 and now stands a t £1,840,000.- Total re-i serves ha ye ; now reached the


substantl li. Slim of £2,005,3191 I I


. ' ' . The ;b ilanCe isheet shows'


itheyear. The, averag'e mort-! gage dpb advkniies


amountie^ to |£7,30,5!8p8. - Invest;


during the


G o v e r £1,598,71,1 authorltl repayable


5


Balances and call £1,353,6(0 I Surplus together


some 47,'169 mortgages with a ; ^otal balahcejof ;£40,539,270-j' an increa Se of £2,121,781 over XAIC;


IS; £849. !Mortgage yea'ij


ents Include British me | n t seiiirltles, and loans to local


;s, £4,867,772; mostly a p ' short dates,


nt the Mldland'Bank- in hand total


fund Investments,


and cast £7,891,5Jjl present ovier 16 per cent], of the Society’s tDtal assets.; The g;:()ss income for] the


'vlth bank - bmances In. hand am(ptmt to and once again re-'


year Is f|2,363,407. 'Expendi­ ture Incl Ides .m.anagembnt ex­ penses, ; 3255,098; iricb|nel tax and prof .ts , tax, £63!9,750;] In­


terest to (iepcisltors.‘;£l57;031-; and Interest ito shareholders,' £l,191,4?i ! ' I . !'-, i The liitferest:i paid Ito share­


holders represents oyer 92 per cent; ot 'ihelSoclety’s/net earn-'


ings. Thje! balance]'available, for. appi^ppriatlon amounts to £94,082,: to, which i Is added' brought fjor w a r di


£102,821


from 1965 During!


Interest raised tjo'


Income Society, holders addltio! cent.


the,year tbe'jrate of, to I depositor) waS 3 per efenii.


the


share rate to 3i per'cent, ■with tax r paid;! by the 01(1 serid sharfe-


C(J)htlbue -tb. receive: an ,al distribution e f i per


j^more


and morel f people


are earning i 7 ?


nterest-


. risk of market flurtuatio'ns. and'case of. withdrawal.


on savings. in North 'West Securities deposit accounts. These, accounts offer absolute . security, of capital without


Norwest House the new head­ quarters of North West Securi­ ties Ltd. is a syipbol of finan­ cial,stability and security; .The Qjmpany is playing an impor­ tant role ih the provision of finance fori .the purchase of machinery, agricultural equip­ ment and motor vehicles.


This important service is secured by ample resources and js available to - both Industrial colicetns 'and pri­ vate individuals.


' ; 1


.Send now for iProspectus and Booklet 9 ' to the O ir^d r and General Managdr


NORTH WEST SECURITIES LTD. , NORVVEST house; NEVVGATEStREET, tHESTEft


Phate: C/ieiie)37171 (Slimt). AlttctLhuptel, W. lancoMe ani MWta*. T


ly r y televislbn set .has been ■^'■^ silent this week.' No lon­ ger do I si; magic .screeii, covered the radio. !


But the ri


ference-free from the


adlo is-the Inter- VHF, variety


which the B, in the North-


new transmitters ,B.C. have set up 'est, :


Admittedly,I my; house-


chimney -ha^ sprouted another aerial, so tljat it looks m'orb like the battlejtower.of an air­ craft carrier: ;j


| . But the pleasure of listen­


ing in! without'the everlasting buzzing, c r ,a c'k 1 1 n g a n d screeching is,well worth it.


Talking of j Interference - re--


minds! me Oif ;a story told by i colleague who lives near a bui terminus. , j ! ■ . I , On iwet eyenlng^ he oft'en


suffered witlva lot of interfer­ ence on; his! TV, set. I t always happened vhen a bus was parked outside and when! lli 'was wet. , 1


of, inspiration. The wlrid- screenwlpers


One evehiri'g he had a flash He obtalii


on the buses. ;d the, co-opera-


tlon of a bin driver in making the heceskry test. "Sure enough, 'tliejl wiper wak thq culprit.


'have passeji for we havje


— ..... *i


'■yyiTH a gramm


television pro , „------- being broadcast


from ;Clithei}qe it was not sur­ prising to find numerous auto­


graph himterk In the precincts of the Swsin |a!nd Royal Hotel on Satu'rdaj. j |! ,


.’ ' i One boy|, however, had a,


hovel way,of!getting a signa­ ture.!. Being something of an aiR^teur cmjurer, - he- deter­ mined .to lis ye a little ](?ke on the stars, i


With


respect to' one pearliig set his


all! (iue meekness and hel handed over a pen of] the magicians ap- In'the programme and' 30CIH (^n a table.


book; till o f : the mlmite prise as


Leanlag jfpyward to sign the removed the cap


plosion, an ^ a, tongub of flame ; shot from th e '“ pen.”


pehj-and the ! next; jumped, back ln!sur-l _ there was a sharp ex-;


“ That blis driver must theword


my friend sijys, adding a word; of praise and thanks to the thoughtful I busmen,


no trouble now,”!


staring at the I have re-disf joys of souncl


p win


AND ROUND ADDUT “Ouis”


when they saw the “ Saturday Night Ou t ” programme oh Saturday.


i


; Old Mother Demdlke sud­ denly, flew;' ove'jr Clltherpe Castle. That! didn’t quite add up to Clitheronlans who re­ membered' that the Demdlke:: brood met an untimely end at Lancaster.


, i But the witch! tha t sailed


, through the moonlit sky was not Demdlke' but one of the: many made by Miss E. M. Foster! of Ivy Bank, Wlswell.


■ That the witch seemed a real: one was all due to the magic of; television.


, ■ The witch was really a small


one. I t was fitted to a back­ cloth, about the size ot a


; blackboard,, which ,was placed In front of, a camera In the dining-room of the Swan and RoyapHotel,


j , ; j


. Then, with anothei camera trained on the Castle'Keep, ttie shots were mixed. Tne result was that viewers saw ilie witch ^ flying over fhe Castle.


' After, the show, .Mr. Ray Lakeland, -vihq presented! the


Clltlieroe part..,lot .the Jpro- gramme, ■


■ ■*'


PRESENTING a television programme from an hotel


means not. only a lot of work for the B.B.C. men bpt alsti for the hotel staff.


In spite of all the confusion


the Swan and Royal staff went about their -work quite un­ perturbed. , ■


“ I t seems very quiet now it’s ^


all. over,” Mrs, Shirley True­ man, wife of the proprietor, Mr. Edward, Trueman, told a colleague on Monday. .


She has a memento of the.


occasion In the form of several! autographs. Including'those of Mr. Lakeland and Mr, Henk Vermeyden, who Introduced


the Clitheroe part of the pro­ gramme.


* ■ , ■ •'' * i


’THE resignation of Sir An- thony Eden from the;


Premiership recalls Sir An­ thony’s visit ;o Rlbblesdale last July. . )


Slr.A^thony spoke at a Con­


servative rally at Read Hall. He looked, n t and. well and spoke with vigour, a colleague recalled this week.


Sir Anthony was In a far


more! cheerful mood than the weather. The thousands of Conservatives who attended the I rally gave him a rousing reception as, he called for a new! Battle of Britain against; Inflation. He and Lady Eden enjoyed a


hurried tour of the various stalls In the lovely grounds of the hall. There Was then no hint of the crisis that lay: ahead.


One of the most pleaslpg


moments of th a t happy occA-, sloh was when Sir Anthony vras'presented with a model of a Lancashire witch, made by Miss E. M. Foster, of Wlswell.


M Y reference! to holidays In ■^■*- ]ast week’s Issue prompts


a reader to send some warm­ ing details of a friend’s holi­ day In sunny Majorca, off: the coast of Spain.


, • On ' this delightful Island,


where the temperature around' mid-day Is 190 degk., there Is good hotel accommodation, good food, sunshine In Janu- ary^all for 15s. per day. And to cap It all, wine andl


cigarettes are: ridiculously cheap.


, I t . Is no wonde:^ that our ■


reader, visualising! castanets, colourful Spanish' costumes and' th e like. Is making in­


quiries about return fares to this! dream isle.


' I ■ * . # .


TNCiDENTALLY, the same, reader has sent, me a very


novel note pad and propelling! pencil..


drlglnaUng from the U.S.A.,


b u t! bought In Canada, th is ' thick pad, the leaves of which


' -(rNiU-10U£500


New and lecood hand diamond dress^ > engagement | w^ingond < ttemUy rings :


RUSBRIDGE


JEWELLERS & DIAMOND. . . AJEECHANT. ';


S4, K|NG WILLIAM STREET. BLACKBURN. Tel. 79J0.V


Agents i .for:' Longlnes, Baudo,' Oyma, Trebes, lAcourlst, Avia and ' Rotary Watches.- ■ J


BDeolal'out of income payment


^ wedding rinp. In nlalOf


fancy designs ranging froa £1-15(0 m


faceted and


22ct^ gold and PlatlnuDi


targe selection of 9ct, I8cU


itrv . , , , and. the magicians,


were .presented' with more witches made by Miss Foster.


are | d i v i d e d into, two


halves by perforations, Iboks a perfectly normal writing pad. But; when you pick lip the


gold-coloured pencil which lies across it, you feel a strange pull-[it is magnetised. , ■ When: yoii have finished


writing your,' notes, 'you close the pad, casually , drop the pencil on the front cover—and there: It stays.


Loc)ks like a certain cure for straying pencils!


. ! * * ,


fJTHE effects of petrol ratlon- lt|g are now beginning to


show. Men who usually travel to work by car are now going by train or bus.


A friend tells! that the regul


lars on his morning train are supplemented: by an Influx mf petrol-starved, business -imen. Instead of going to work In their i comfortable cars,


form Queues at the statmn. Chauffeurs ’accustomed to


I they


using ithe car to.sllp into; town look ()ut;of place as thejr use


the bus for short journeys. But: for salesmen who rely or


their cars to make calls byqr a wide area the,petrol sltuatlor is particularly frustrating. “ I t’s , sickening,” one ol


themrtold me this week as h<' lamented th a t his monthly allocation’ was now only i. quarter of 'his normal supplies I


* * .'


"yyilEN, ] 10 years ago. Miss Ma r g a r e t Whalley left


looked j on j her: job as just a sva] to earn a'living.


!, ; (


Conservative agent for the Clith­ eroe Division, but not before she


Now!she;has been appointed


has.proved that a girl can do at ! agent’s, jotj'.'as.well as a man. It lyas ; only aftOr ‘ startinf


work at the Accrington CJonsert vative i Association’s : office ' tha ;•


her . interest in'-politics began tO grow.. r She eventually moved b >


the Conservative offlert a;' Darwen, where she qualified afe an organiser. '! 1 . . , ,' . Miss Whalley, | eldest daughter


Accrington, High School and began jwork in iAccringtan Con­ servative Association office, she


] first game Engfisb Electric jl ;, Cl alburn 2


riHATBUBN wOn ^ mattto of! toe jstasc coals ' to, one. It!- pcjuld have


tieir first n by two


-been six. but many chances were thrown away] - j ; Chatbum kicked j off p d to toe


, ball. !


, first' half-hour lilayeli pod foot- 'i J ' J


Moves ■were starred, by toe ■


defence and ! throjigh-^be half- ,backs!to toe, forwaifds until toe opponents’, goal ] was reached, but toen the forward^ went to plecesl


KngUsh Electric like scoring,'but


, the spot.


never looked they opmed.


. itheir accountito the 4tto minute when!' they ; 'werfe ' avarded a penalty. SMITH scored I from : I' _ 1


After toe; in'lerya -English Electric did;most :ol|tie attack-


.


, ing!'but ;they coiild do nothing '’La t b u r n


agatoiit a Sbuhd defence.


The right-wing p; . . . ____ 1


bum-had been ajcoistant Iworry to the:home defence and it was, light-winger ;GRppVENOR who put Ghatburn'.level! witfl a header in the 2Dth mtout!.


of'lChat- This, seemed to put'new life


, TOMLINSON, an(I pufchatbum : in the,lead, i


.j ■ ■ | ■ '


Chatbum -werei rworthy winners, ■ bilt .they, ihust|]^proye-:their '■ shooting.,I ''ir i ' '!


: chatbiim, D.’ Prankland, R. Atkinson, G. jTdinltoMn.


i . | Greisvenor, J.


Read d(e(eat champions


Re^! Utd. 5; Cedar Swifts Oi


(DEAD thoroughly des'irved their sound wto over Cedar Swifts,


champions of Division 1; Blit:Read,ichampiois of!Div.


2, ran .them''4ff, their feet beriause they V 'ere ihlich'; Quicker on toe ball! throughcjli't.


Parker!


of ^Mr. ;and ; Mrs. WiUlaii Whalley, of IVolfenden - Pam, West End, lOswaldtwistle; iaimei higher. She movedUb Runcon, Cheshire,, .as an assistant ,ageni „ ■ The agent left- land Mus


'-Whalley, just 21, was asked t i take over as acting agent. 0 1 passing toe necessary qualifying examination she: wag ap'pointei regular agent. : " . ' Since then .she: has; had plentv of experience of :the htirly-burlv of j elections, for, .she organlseil toe, local campalgj^ for the 1951- 51 and 55 |General Elections as ■well as ;fof toe municipsi elections. !■ | MlSs Whalley ' is-a ; member of


a select band, as‘there are only four women agents to toe North- West.


! I.


man -for but.try Us he


was! unable i;io


ihe osers i was. could,, he


'Bomewhat ditorgatiised side.


Scoots W|ore,! HIN (2) and'-TOMMSCIN.


,()ld ' ogether'a DLE I (2),


n o t ; enjoyed ]|he.iresdundlng.'EUc-' cesses pt last seis'en, ; when they won their flret 17 games, thefr quite satisfac-


AithpugH ■jtoe I yilla 'ers . have


playtog! record is tory.


They 'have iplaycd; J2,. won! six,


drawn three land' lost threfe. ] , . Burnley Combination, Div.’ 3; :


iplead] Res. go


down fighting ; tcntral Atoateuis 6j :


! ' Read United E«. 1


'A LTHOU'GH iRe^’s ydung, I reiserves :iost heal^y, it ,was


only'hi: the last : l6 Intoutes that the AiUateuri drove qome their. Bdvantkge. -


i .


' poor display: in w^i


But bie league. eaders gave.a _ jhis encounter


and wwe rather flatte'ed.by toe number of goals scored. •


the Idppe, were, to at the ■


The [Amateurs, IntervaL ;


Read’s defence under pressure. ;:


playing down o| g|3ls ahead


played, well


, Alter toe resumptlcn a tense struggle ensued.


with only is mtoutL. —- Amateurs went further ahead with a strdngly-dlsp Ited goal. This' ufifortuhately WBil^the turn­


ing potot. ; , I-'! ,; : !' goal. | , ' ;- BORdUGH; OF


loans k l i 'H E R O E I


-accept ; Wans of £1(H).and


on Mortgage pf Its - and Properties at: inte:


The Corporitlqnjls -


per annum for pe: five or seven jyears,


Church Clitheroe;6p;/2. i


from the Further reet


■ The'Castle Cllthcroe i


Pounds Teh alilllings h ' -----lepodi


The loans are Trustee, details |ma:f


• ' ■ R.IB: SNC 14th! Decenbey, jlBB'l l


Leve-’s W


Diamond \;! Pell


; ROGERS f s For i


Chammon i';V -


S 3 SILVER


Shoe | t h e ; pea :


Vatche^ and Clfjcks I you can rely ,on,


!nj apciHcnt Rings] in gye ; OF


CHALLENGE medals and


■'i i 6E i^ ilNE BARG AWS '•I--.


6 ' ((XrEES BRG^ SAME DAV“^ REPAIR’ S |RVK cm


G( n< irpst


I repared ,>to ■ upwards


leral Kate of Five


per Si


, centum of three,


; t t IthiTi oe. Tel. ji


WDEN, ii wn 'Clerk,


lurltles. T te| bad


reasurer, !'i,;| ■ Sairers foPtoeAmatem wqrt'


MURRAY; (4) and BlBCH (?). WILKINSON scored l|eads only


BLACl 8ATU IDAY


Qlsburn depei-t| Bimlpgton , Chatburn ' Cllthero i Whallqy.


, , Blackp-iql Cea.|


. or off dal Ra RITISH


For keiails of | other cheap fac quire :at Local 1


]-,


I Thils.Chatb.Urniiteam: Is only a 'young one and. ip| the, las t’.three games they havel.i^on one, drawn one ;and; lost one. Saturday’s team was': NJ ’Turpin; Tiirpln, P. Ridehalgh; K Tyler, S. Jack- son, ;B. Hall;


into'toe Chatburn forwards, but Bias,' 'many', moire charjices' 'were m i s ^ ' beWre ;! p r q s v e n o r , drawing toe [defence, ,passied to


CL Neko


QN top or their supd


son and luffej ; Proiti b'iingl


' ' men f(jug it : During a


Nelson! rktiredl against jtoe' run


sreatef [share o3 when Smith’s , mstead of lotci


If Glitoeroel


perhaps th; I rl been much


'' As it goal to Nelson toe go'o'i,


toe clo wire


wa;: In -tqose ea


toe kick-off, anj could settld work by 'to; ei| lace pfeventcL opening toe seq


■But CliUiero little chance wi by SEELEY Wh team !to to-i lel


I h EndursI


rearguard, fihorie .'Tinje!! ■up dangerou, during Nelsjjn’sj


I b n l t h e ’\rq oll 'was little, wrOnI


i Gradually; M ,'camei more |int(’ 'kept.Relsonjpe half for long


! Bui 'toe '^e ls j Jiardj nut to ' Clitoqro'e mrwa


;realise ;i toat.:'- ishdpthigwalslikl itoat muchijouglf


1! m k h o [the'interval ani


jpresslng hard,j| jwere forced'to.(


!■' , ijsupiy , It [was iakenl


!placed,.|lt Jdropa mouth packed,


Clitoeroe .left


: ' In;a]melee, jcamei, loosi anl 'seized 11^; i b;l j ZISR who fouhq net. with.« supe


■ But It vas vtj toe run if, pla


iits.s 'left-fop; 'chance


Iregataedtoelr!:!' jaway, toe NejU.ijj indiF


I; When. !the Cllthar'pe,,.,, imattersland tjid


'was i haying., i'i I keep .toe Visiting


! ■!■'■! ''“I


•toe iatta whistle.


Farrell, , -,


Nelson Rcsecvii .Once'agato'iivl


ick jstn Harbr


inside-figit, -I's; field I tow


'.arts i tJ ' the


forward, ilmbst the .toes of l-H possession. He! , past Wallace, ' ilew for offsid^l


some b heir-goal


1 After.- pulled' I


..this . hemselyl ght I 'plT when!)


Inter-pasilng-cin Smith’s hard '


j^lt the b a r .': ' But this jw|


'blitoeroej camp .I


,hear .the' end.1 Oiadually thejl their -[.atoehdan| became toe mai fought game.' . : I


,! Although theij


hard 'tqf' keep ' dangerous rat


,. _10ti;; L With 8&W


Idlffl


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