Chef^e-tastin^ was i^^ular


Division Conservative Assb- ciatlon and held at the home of County Coun, : and Mrs’ Basil Greenwdod, of "Clerk Hill." Whalleyl on' S a t u S was a great success.


»TTHE cheesei-tasting event -»■ organised by th e Clitheroe


,


Mr. and Mrs. Thom ofi “Edenholme” Clayton-le-bale.'


cheese but none was com­ pletely successful: The best entry was th a t of


'Od&GARDpS ,


4EW ARRIVALS & OLD fa v o u r it e s TO


ENTERTAIN th e FAMILY


iHMOIH FUN HIR FAIRY QLENai’S ^


C.fHcn of FinHantmenl l./RESTLING NATIONAL


%th March and EASTER7 .1 1 r • MONDAY. All at * W


uOu FRI DAY. SAT.. ^


JPEEDWAY^'Spl?.i^“'‘ ■AT.. 28th MARCH ati7-0 p.m.


)T0CKCARS DRIERS [ASTER M


■EW Restaurants • {Cafes Inach Bars Ircaries _ ------ -


, i


[ ‘‘“"‘•■..TcLmiS, Belie 1


Speciol P o f '! '", oenerol poriv Mertu Su95“ - oln'-e Inater Thrills. Opfnini Meetinn


0NDATat7p.in. 1%


attraction and side-shows were organised!by Coun. and


Mrs. Donald H. Coates of Clitheroe.


Mrs. Fort were among the guests present I at this very' popular entertainment. More than £100 was raised ! for Association ifunds.


Mr. Richard Fort.i M.P., and i ■ ' ij


Gloucester! processed Cheddar whit© Stilton, old niature Lancashire. Cheddar, mild Lancashire and Wensleydale and the ninth variety a Finnish Cheddar had been given by Mrs. Alan Green. J.P. A bottle bola was a major


The eight English cheeses were red i Cheshire, double


More than 200 pfeople tried, to name the nine va,rletles of


2s. 9d. INCREASE B O W l^ D RA'E


County demand is responsible


R.D.C. to recommend an increase of 2s. 9d. iln the rates. The recommendation will come before the full Cbtmcll on Monday for approval.


i T


The Increase; from 14s. 6d. to 17s. 3d., is brought. about by the: County ra te having gone up 3s. Had th is fe


^ reduce their requirements by 3d, by altering the water charges.


unchanged, there would have been a reduction local ra te to follow la s t year’s cut The R.D.C. have been able


annual charge will be 30s„ rind meter charges will be 3s. per 1,000 gallons for the first 40,000 gallons, and thereafter 2s. per l.OOO: gallons.


In ‘ future the minimum


Is. per 1,000 gallons for amounts over 60,000 gallons. a Few ratepayers: will be


This does: away! with the


but the Council will gain an extra £ 1,000.


i


ffected by: these changes, i


The rents of Council h o u ^ Fill be unchanged, arid for


EASTER WEDDING GIFTS CLOCjKS . cjuTLERY . BAROMETER^ ' • I ’;■


! Cpt-'GLASS . ‘ETC: ,


tEVHTS ‘I p O L ’ CALF MEAL ,


The Perfect Milk dubsiffufu!


No Bolling Water reaulred ' !' !'


. Bamber, 32. RanuOToave Drive, Blackburn. TelJ 41418. |


:


For partlculara aak: ■


■ / 'I j __1


VISITS TO PATIEOTS i; I ; WITHIN 15 MILES RADIUS 1


Im i s : i


M.S.S.CH. O D Y


I


CALL CLITHEROE.


OATS ion Gaberdine •


Foi the older boy TROUSERS SPORTS JACKETS. . . From ^2/2/6 . From 14/J4


From i £2/1 jje I


j From £2/5/6


I2/I9/6 £3/9/6


;1 ' ||


— SEE lQUB WIDE SELECTION — , I


20 CASTLE ST., CLITHEROE


Of 3d.


iinalned in .th e


will be no cdntributlm from the irate fund to thb revenue account. |


successive year there housing


told I an “Advertiser Tim^s ” reporter Ijh ’ meant ■ the Councils were that


The Clerk, Mr! L. D. . . self-supportUiE,


were rate


- Bowland was oriS .of the few authorities Iwhose houses


not subsldlsec fund.


In fijture years It Is to rise to £ 1,000


The Waddlngton disposal .works IwUl Council £500 this


IN MAY?


received for the-___ It Is'hoped work! wll] May. I


Tenders have


further £ 2,000 tc £ 20,000.


Balances have


Council must j kedp balances, as they will with! substantial refu valuation appeals frc Fylde Water Board an Chester Corporation successful.


It ;is pointed out


would be back datecl and 'If the reserves sufliclent- to meet further Increase would be necessary.


In more the the Council. general


"In addition to! the rates, several pa area will for


Items


lighting arid ipro


have ve


Library pow Cpuncil pro


organisation of the Public Library services.


!


adequacy or efficiency of the library service shoulfi je the public; o p in io r i ,. expressed through the electe'd m^bers,


IlfA IGS


! I issue; L . A :


[IGTES leoom


es VOf* M lErN * ' ^ P ' ‘T0-WEAR ^LOTHlNG


tw o -piece suits; I ■


from £8/19/6 SPORTS JACKETS ’From £4/9/^'


SPORTS TROUSERS ! . ^ I , Fro'fn £2/15/6 I


' In Terylene/Worsted of RAINCOATS-


BLAZERS.LBafathea _


Acrilan/yVorsted From £3/9/6


From £5/10/- '■


Cotton Gabs. . . . . £3/9/6 Sliorties . i. '. £5/5/.


head I of population, whlch- ,ever Is the greater.


WEDDING VINCENT-YODN(


daughter of. Mr. and (Mrs. M Young, of 5 Avenub Road, Hurst Green, was married at All Saints Church, Blackpool, on Saturday to Mr, John WUll4m Vincent, son | c f Mr. and Mrs. Vincent, of 88 ] lead’s Avenue, Blackpool.


Glvpn away by h e r bi*other, Mr. Martin Young, the bride


.wore a ballerina-length gown of white lace an d net over tulle with a f inger-tip length


veil held in place by a head­ dress of orange blossom bouquet was of :di


blossom and lllyf-ofL valley!;


■ .-j


6/8 CASTLE STREET CLITHEROE


ENQUIRIES SOLICITED ESTABLISHED 1907


W. & R. BRIERLEY, LTD. PLUMBERS AND


DECORATORS


I J.OOO Certificate Units I addition to permitted sues) so you can make lyoars If you take I up


t M ' ^


Iparsf-that's equal i to | r aBOum. And because ee, it’s actually worth ’ tax at the standto kpayj surtax,


Jttle by little or alllat lulre|a really sizeable.


feslble way of saving.


le easy,to buy, to cash, Iveiyi C'rofltable. Buy Veekpstartlng NOWl


P I M U C O


FOR SERVICE AND SATISFACTION WRITE OR ’PHONi; CLITHERbE 41 ♦ for IMMEDIATE ATTENTION ♦


Irtiflcates lx'free profit O'


A-l STOMACH HEALTH FOR YOU


QUICKER IN ACflON and MUCft BETTER IN, TASTE, MODREY^S ST0\1A^CH & LI^ER MIXTURE WILL SOON PUT YOUR pIGEStlON RIGHT.,


r other professional adviser. aa4 i [Savings Bank.


v*


k Savings Comn^Uee, London, SW7' I I


, '


MpOREY’S STOMACH k LIVER MIXTURE ‘ Per 3/6 and 6/6 bottle.


- i j \


I


MOOREY’S health STORE KING STTREETy ICUTHEROE


ktlflcate brings you In 14, LOWERGATE TEL.: CLITHEROE 129‘ :


-U CLITHEROE ESTIMATES FREE


j


Joyce Smith, a friendicf the bride. I and Miss Pauline Young,! her niece.


In attendance were ___


headdress and carried ' a bouquet of pink carnations


lerlna-length gown of blue brocade with a


dress of lemori nylon, with a pearl headdress carried a', posy of 1 fioweri i


The small attendant . |


Mr. Colin VinePt, wa!sl best man. ., ■ i


which: the Rector, the Rev.. Klrkham, ofificlated, the| hymn “The King of Love My|phep- herd Is " was sung.


During the ceremoM at


tour by; car of the South of England. The bride travelled in fi beige and.white two- matchlng acces- I


plece with sorles. .


were a clbck ; and electric lamp stand from colleagues of the bridegroom at R '" "


Mills. Blackpool. |


reside at 86 Read’s Avt Blackpool.


: Mr. and Mbs. Vincent Me to nue.


.W om e n ’s G u ip


Ing ! of Clitheroe Won Co-roperatlve Guild, Clltn were 1 narrowly defeated Burnley, 49-50.


tN the " Kriow ivour Julld ’’ contest on Tuesday p ren-


en’s sroe


p r e s id e n t , was question master.' Bind: Mrs. M. Klppax of Nelson, tlriie-ikeeper


social! followed. ! Mrs.! E; Wilson presided


After the aulz,ia suppel: . Mre. pi! Scoweroft, diSr—.


;rict and


by Among the wqddlngi gifts


New Central Hotel, Blackpool, i and later the newly-niarrled couple: left :for a honeyiioon


■ A reception followed qi the


The] bridegroom’s brother, |


Miss! Smith wore a Mlss June Margaret' Young,


that !|the minlriium | annual expenditure on’ books which should be expected from, a non-county, borough, is an independent authority, should be either £5,000 or 2s. per,


The committee Icontend


unfettered discretion |tc exer^ else library powers, and th a t th e ohly criterion, as to th e


They are to tell hiii th a t borough councils shoiill haVe


findings of a commit ;ee set up by Whitehall to ! consider and 1 advise on th; re­


Parliament. Mr. Richa ia Port, that 'they disagree wfih the


/^ IT H E R O E Town Co incll Is to tell th e ‘ Member of


These appeals. If su


In .hi


t!iat. a I e.


church with the Yen. A. Sbphton,' Arc Altar table and rail on Sunday, Se


CONTINUE Finance cliief


. i OVlCi /Ouncu s aim.


--------- „, .,-w ,...u !


The Rector of St. Peter &nd!st. Padl


ideacon of Craven (right), who dediewed a new story page 4


S’Chiuch, Bolton-byjBowland, plctured'^in the ^


CORPORATIONCOSTS s concerned


night, when a rate Of ,21s. in the £—ari increase of 6d — was approved.


Critchley. chairman of Ithe monthly meeting of CUtheroe Tjwn'''Co'ibcH ‘ bn" Tuesday


PJONCERN at the contijiueil rlie in administrative costs, was


expressed by Coun. J. W. D. Finance Committee at the


he Corporation’s -t ! i w uu.


over the question of costs, he negotiated salaries and w^ges


that the i Council ! should rigidly adhere to the new modified establishment ias agreed after the recent surMy


It was. he said, Imperative


accounting! routine, costing m^hods arid stores system.


ithat a penny rate I worild produce £477. and by levylrig


chairman, they had estimated


,a rate! of 20s. 6d. In 'the i£ they had expected an Incoirie


;of £117.342. I '


suspense account of £1,987 and transfer to capital fund of £958 It was estimated'that


cemetery and a further ex­ tension of modem! and Improved street lighting.


grants under the ; Housb' Acts had also been approved.


Eighteen im p ro v em e n t


, iringlng the amount loandd for this purpose to £128.855 since the inception! df the scheme;


i


, Referring' to the , erisulng year. Coun. Critchley: said he was recommending that the rate for 1959/1960 be Increased by 6d.: in the £ to 21s. i


the estimates this year was undoubtedly the change In grant; payments byi the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. , |


place they would receive d ' Rate Deficiency'Grant."


As ' from April 1st the b Equllisatlori Grants’’ would


direct grants which they had previously received towards the cost of, certain servlces-f sjich as salaries of, Highways Surveyor, Medical Officer of Health and’"Publir'Healtli i


Also from the same: datel,


about by the passing of the Local Government Act,! 1958i and as a result the Cduncil would lose £3,657 In respect 0f| Government and i dl^ continued percentage grants


! iThese changes were brought


-equivalent to a rate of over 6d. in the £.


: !


Council precept was tllghtly oyer 3d. In the £,! but expressed In | teriris of cash this was no less than £11,050.


awards were Inescapable! and beyond the control of! the Council. ■


and make adequate provision to lallow for a 1 continuance and extension of 1 the various services in an efficient !and reasonable, manner,” com­


Council decided In favour of the 1: Installation of up-to- date,, mechanical accounting methods, as a result of which there would be a considerable saving! In admlnstratlve costs In the future. . ;


mented Coun. Critchley. ! During the pasi year, the


year and would provide a riew approach 'to thbi Council’s


These machines; would b,e Installed during, ithe, coming


expenditure were deleted from the draft estimates and I am convinced that the estimates, as j finally approved by; the Finance C om m i t te e ' are realistic, economically. sound


REALISTIC ESTIMATES “ Many. items : of proposed


in c r e a s e s in prices of materials, recent and antici­ pated Increases ,ln salaries and wages due to national


These items, together! ‘with The increase Ini the County e abolished and in j thelir


OUTSTANDING FEATURE The', outstanding feature ili


Advances had been! niade io ssist people to buy and coii- ■ert their houses In 2l! cas^,


The past year had seen the impletlon of tfie! new


!


i It now appeared !that the rate would produce i£ l l7,8$2, and after a transfer!from tax


/;hey wjDuld have a surplus bf !£489 at the year i end for J;ransfer to balances.!


by the special organisation and methods committee, j A year ago. said th e Plnaiice


cash register collecting


They wbre also installing t^b latest'type of mechanical In the rates


advantages of which would be speed


!


smaller items of capital expendftorq out of revenue or by|imeanS\Ojf the capital fund.


heir ppllcy of financing the


mojney, they considered that this was the , more prudent coilrse to I follow, thus re­ ducing thelir interest charges to the mlnlhium.


the! Budget to transfer the product of a twopenny rate to th e ' credit of the capital fund, this bding the maximum amount perinltted.


1 purchased. | ! i ' The rate contribution to be


.m^de to the housing revenue account-for 11959/60 had been reduced by I £ f00 to £2,500 and . the balance on this jaccount was! quite favourable.


T l^ r e was n o in te n t io n on


,lthe ([louncil’s p a r t to inc re a se house ren ts , beyond th a t


tospectors. rodent control p ^ b e r of years thus stabllis- ect of spreading


with j the ob, heavy costs


rate )f topairs over I“ a


"{r— ,''■71.1 to some extent;


was estimated that a would producie


be 1 £72,947. and the County Council ■ required £77,518.


louncll' for next year would


ijiient grants and other adjust/ rrients.! total net requirements were £136,103. :


With the credit from Govern/ ^


I mBy the levy would


Income of .


n the|£. e !


transferred tc I The balances now In hahd,


allow


only equivalerit to a rate of 10d.,ln the £j


£5,32(1, were approximately ;


the. strictest economy was! p|:atlced durlpg the year and lade on the 1 ,


the] Interest of sound finance and stability! biitj without Imposing a higher rate In the £ this wais not possible unles"


f igure ,'should


a| savin, estimates.!


tion ,:to, the' i new! form of demand note wljlch .rate­ payers I would receive this y e a r . 1 [.J.- , ■


I Coun. Critenley tlrew atten­ . - ' Continued In next column:


I t was, desirable th a t thl^ be Increased In


-------- - of a irate of 21s t;hey anticipated ar


,ThE BALANCES ,


fil37i088. This £985 to be balances


j


! Salvation ArmyFs link Cllthetoe goes back to iglnnlpg of 1889 when a isful meeting was; cori- 1 at the old Pririiltive


idlst Chapel In ;Shaw i. '


lough the number of ents has not been very the Atmv hi Clitheroe


)ne a great deal of! good.


tlnued from preceding n.' ■ form, he said., had been


red In , accordance! with rules prescribed by the


also show the equlvalent|gross ra te levy before the deduction


tely the amount levied lo u n cU and County 11 purposes and would


nment,! and was! de- 'to elve more informa-


sgarding the rate levied, larticular It would;show


of Government grants. ! ; In particular it would show seperately the amount levied


— houses I and industrial develojiment.| GI The net requirements of the


value !due to the erection of


Industrial premises from 25 per cent, to 1501 per cent, of the net annual value, by pay­ ments! now to be made by the electricity I n d u s t r y on account of I rates and the general growth! of rateable


Thlk was brought about by ;he increase iln 'rateablllty of


|to the increase! in the general Vate and wa!terj charges. ! , It’ was the, policy of the |Couqcll ’ to ! maintain the repairs and reriewals account


— b|i was I necessary owing


.with, a consequent saving in Interest charged of somewhere aroifnd £31900 during the estimated “ life,” of the assets


the Council |: would have defrayed ca,pltal expenditure by I means of the fund amounting to £10,536 by the end of the next: financial year


that since the'i establishment of the capital 1


It was enbouraglng to note ‘fund In 1954, W: ^ins cup twice


arid ballet held. In Burnley, Irene Haydock won the “Kathleen Danson” cup’ (vetse sf eaking. 15 and 16 yeab) for tie second successive year w: th 85 marks.


Pjeston gained' third pHze In senior duologue class .......................marks


the


(orer 17 years) with 83 (hi • ■ —


inclusive) with 86 marks (highest 8


.u e class


’ney are all pupils of the heroe


8 4i . i wants


■lAI embers of the Clitheroe Salvation Army are seek-


i ! premises In !Shaw rclal; purposes, ‘ and g a; new building.


new home a new home.


! !


e, 'Used for a number of e have been bought for din :s are appealing for help


Girls. Grammar School


Glllan. together with 12- ye;tr-old Gall Webster gained - rd prize In the junior duo-


,Fudlth’s 13-year-old sister, ighest 86). -


(12-J16 ! years )


Judith Park and 1 Sally ,


AT the recent festival of ^ music, , drama, elocution


provision jhas been made in Jurlng periods of dear


thpy were able to borrow money for capital ■ purposes showed no Immediate slgii of' t falling, ithe y would continue


Since thb rates at which


repelpts tq the public when paying their rates and other accounts.


----- - : office, one of the , - UP the Issue i ! of


,Coun. Critchley, who ’vas presenting hls Budget, said Lt h a t economy with efflclepcy |must continue to-be the He I made It clear.! however,


was in favour of properly being paid.!


that, while being concerned ! .


undertaking to Town Council


Firm^s


the Town Council an under­ taking that they will 'iise only limited amounts of oil- coated scrap metal! when charging the cupola furnace. This follows a : recent complaint of a heavy con­


centration of sirioke from the svorks chimney. ' * * *


isto^mte members o f the National; Society for! Clean Mr. A contribution of £3 3s.


soci las been-forwarded for the *


ety’s funds. * *


t hall permission


suUdlng , of 12 single-bed roomed and six two-bed roomed bungalows- on the .^astle View Road site,!White­


£22,756 is to be sought. * * * !


to '


remove derelict and! other vehicles from car- parks and


)ther Corporation property. ■ * . * * I


’Electricity Consultative Coun- qll.


the Blackburn District Com­ mittee of the North Western


*' * * 1 I,’ ■


further report by the. Town Clerk.


; ' ! 5, MOOk L^l


I resent policy In relatlori to parking charges at the Rall- vay View car park, I but a final decision on the subject has been deferred pending a


The Council have approved proposal to abandon ! the


& S 0 N NE, CLITHEROE


THE NEW . . . FOUR - STROKE __


MOTOR MOWER


14;-17 - 20 and -T. : . . - . 24-inch


A DEMONSTRATION will convince you that this is the Best Lawn- mower—backed by the BEST SERVICE —


I t


FOR ALL YOUR GARDENING NEEDS


ARTHUR W. IVHITAKER — ...- ' ' : ,LEi|nTED — ------- ’


castle street - CLITHEROE I Telephone:' Gh-theroe 160/697 i


i, ■ fs ( i R i i i L k (in conjunction with W. C, Standerwick)


COACH EXCURSIONS '! ifom'


CUtneroe 'Wliallex Chatburn: ;a:m.


Depart Depart Depart ,ajb:


am.


18-400-0P.m. l-?0


8-l0 . . 8-20 .. — i ipjjQ.


a.iri. am. ajn. .f-SO . pm.


;e-^q'., ■ 8-40 '■ .“ 'I 1 a.m.


:p:m; . pm. p.m. ; ■ 2-0 . 1-60 . 2-lp


l-U) . . 8-60 . 940 : • ll-JO . — ,


\ 7 , ‘ 1 p.m.


, I I ' . ' ■


am. am.: i . 9-50 ■. iWo,


2-10 ' 12-40 pm;> • :


. 1-40 P-m. j ' a.m. ajn;


pjn. 1-40 ,


8-50 . SL50 ,


,! iwd p.m


CLITHEROE. 16. Wellgato! WHALLEY. Bus Station; CHATBURN, Brown Cow


. ' ! . . ’ Fare -


GOOD FRIDAY, Mar. 27th ; CHESTER & LLANGOLLEN 15/0


. BLACKBURN R. V. NOTTS P. 2/3 SATURDAY. MAR. 28th


0 BnAOKBORN ROVERS 18/0 ' BURNLEY v: MANCHESTER 1 UNITED .............. . , 2/9


, B IRM im H AM CITY V. BLACKPOOL , .................... 4 /6 - , ! EA8TER! SUNDAY, Mar. 2Sth


! BOLTON ABBEY and BUBNSAILL' ,. ..


1 SEVEN. LAKES TOUR ■,.. 15/9 I I MOREOAMBE .. ;. 8/9


■ BLACKPOOL............... ., 5/6- 6/4


I EASTER MONDAY. Mar. 30th V , YORK and HARROGATE, 11/9:


Book a^ Local Office or Agencies; : ■ m iaW " ’’T e l ? 'S s t " 1 . ; .1 .1 ' ■ I ! CHESTER ZOD ;. , . .


!. 8/6 / ;


•Rl.bhl*:Motor Services ltd.' 16. Weilgate, Clitheroe. Tei; 176. Mr, Brookes, Park Villas, Whalley,':’Tel.'2279,


. ' '!■' SEVEN LAKES TOUR .. .. 15/9


'It t'I f’tj"


i i ' i :


nominated Coun. E. Crossley lor a fu r th e r term of office on


The Town Council have , r-i I'j) fi P I ;■ i.f' Steps are to be taken to


The Council have accepted tender for the


, | borrow


CARIBBEAN COURT ;i/An elegant Lotus Fashion Court in a variety of colours.


! The Council are to I become ,


t h e management of Castle Castings, Ltd., have given


. A t the! highpoint of fashion— Lotus Courts!


Lovely long lines. . . new ways with new ultra-soft leathers, . , new, more dating colours. So light and flexible— so utterly right for you . . . now!


j


We are pro,ud to announce that we have now been appointed Lotus Agents for Clitheroe! and District.


(V


VARLEY’ . . ' .1 . i. as used by Bndsh Ai: These batteries' carry


Unsj^able Battery


ii craft airf the Metropolitan Police, a 3 - YEAR Written Guaretntee,


I from tbe above. Order through ycur Lokl Garage, or direct


’Phone; Chatbum 216 Compi|«hensive Stock of Tyres


RISE In the West Riding County rate hals foned the Finance and General Purposes! Commltteei of Kowland-


'I


fir,


' I 69/11


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