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to those who never veptu] Into them.


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fact, quite bright, esneclally where there Is a progress^e


■But many oi them|are, person In charge.


: I mention this after ihearing a ' colleague describing i the Cheerful appearance [ of i the library at ’C^ ley, a; branqh of Lancashhe County lAbraiw


lA special feature has (been imade of holiday llterWure at ■a tlihe when the thoughts, pf imany Pf the readers i are


1 The librarian has ibrought a topical touch to thel library.


littirhihg to their , annual i lo f t ie r break. , , ! The local W.E.A. has been


’! given a welcome boo,st by another special feature draw­ ing attention to classes being,


'taken' by the well-kppwii iLapcashire auth,oi;ess, i 'Jessica Lpfthouse. i


;j- These are useful i services


(for a library to perform, and are greatly appreciated; by discerning users.


* * ' *


rpHE hot weather In: New South Wales has caused


the death of a number of hables............... -


: Reading this In a newspaper


the other day, I was forced to the conclusion that there Is something to be said for English weather after all. We may . envy the Austra­


lians their sun, but when It can kill babies, and'When bush fires destroy cattle, sheep and property, then I’ll settle for British weather-: fog and all!


■with It for months not Just a week oir so.


at the freezing cold and snow last week might do well to remembar ’ that In Canada they have tp contend


Those of us who grumbled ; i ; in Clitheroe and t district,


we even seem to be more fortunalfe than people living In other parts of the country.


I', ■ r . CALL ANP SEE THESE PENS AT] THE


ADViEimi & imAES OFFICE YOUR STTATIOjNERS


L 6 Market Place, CGlheroe


villages- have., had;, to be contacted, I,by helicopter, nor hays, we had to have; rescue; teams ploughing through deep snowdrifts to bring help. to Isolated homesteads; ,


At ■ least - none of: the


We ' escaped; rataier ; lightly compared wltn other areas,


,'No; It must be-agreed that


which Is some compensation for. the rain we shall probably ,


have during the summer while other towns are basking In sunshine!


i ..e at Inai advance^


• Extra-large pictures superb p?ioto{H;aphicqualltjf


'his cases thousands of me4', i women and children, so dlers, and victims of acpldente/ by burning, fcir he specialises: In


! grateful patient. Mr. Kllner has had anliOn;


cleft palates and hare " Among 'his memoi


cases Is the one . that when, he Was relaxing home one Sunday mo:


’phone cair from Mr, then the! Prime' MinlStejr, requesting him to come at once to Chequers to operate oh the Home Secretary} who had fallen down the steps and broken his nose.


|He received an Within a few hours MTi'


'Kllner had Mr. Chutef Ede oh the operating table pt an Oxford hospital and hie^nope “hemade.” ■' j-: -'


was awarded! the C.B.jE. m 1946, thlnkSi nothing of stepping out of his Imposing Rolls-Royce, putting on an


Yet this famops man|, who


aplon and going to the unltrar-niodeni kitchen bf his


home, fitted with everjj coh- celvable electrical device and helplng^hls Wsb wife tcj wash up. •1


* * *


Jepson, formerly of Llmefield Avenue, Whalley,— has been Appointed to take up tfhe newly-created Chair of Sur­ gery at Adelaide Unhersity, Australia.


A NOTHER weU surgeon — Prof.


icnown :a. 1P.


University of Sheffield ! in 1954. Among his other sui;cess^


Prof. Jepson was appointed to the chair of surgery at the


was a British Commonwealth Fund Fellowship, tenable fpr


j' - ! |


Is extremely expensive In ;the UH.A., If one Is unfortunate enou^ to lhavo the wroig colour of sklhi life for those: ;)oor un--


■ THE RACIAL P 501 LEM (Sir,—While the copt cf a kiss


fortuhates, the! colourec Ameri­ cans,'Is a’ yery cheap commodity


indeed. ; ■ '' / . ■ I!'


Aeputles, i was. alleged to have beaten a'n^Q to death before a number of eye witn^ssei,


Some time ago, a sheriff, backed up ' by three intrepid


';inlhlrte3 by .,an„all-white Jury. ■ ' bn' his release, i the erstwhile -


"Charged wiffi mindt r, these men'.were freed in less than 15


sheriff; staunch upholdf r of- law and order, is. quoted'a; saying, "Now Tcan get back tc hunting bootleggers' and niggers. ’


where I wonder, ' -coes the American Constltutipn outlaw a- man h ^ u s e of the cole ur of his


Bootlegging is an'off mcfi, but


skin? These incidents o f r a d ^ preju­


dice and pefseciition' are pot im- common hi “God's cjwn edimtry.”


Little Rock,’ Arkansas, where heavily armed soldiers backed up with tanks, were Irecluired to


The recent i disturbances ih


bring about the intemtlon of white and CDloiifed I schools, has a qtrong . similarity | to the methods'emplbyed by Russia In quelling the Hungarian revolt.


Dulles hope to ,comm(je the African Md Asiatic p^ples, on the verge of independence, that American democracy ii superior to the Corhmuhlsb; variety; while


How, T wonder} aoea Mr.


Nations—or thfe term ; United Nations—becohies, al farce; , The primal aim of the concept


that. We certainly have a won-' derful Secretary General, The, treatment by • Britain 'and Canada has 1 been, a constant, offence. MayJl ask your readers who are members of, the organ­ isation (as 11 myself am) : for suggestions? If thisjjrganlsatlon


dlspanded? I '


ihoihd thi':oriianlsation be'' hot say


falls, the world will perikh.| •' . ‘i


. , ,| ■ petition from ‘


THE COTTObl AGREEMpNT Sir,—Never afraid of fair com­


always [fully aware that,- situated pny; quarter, ahd


as I we 1 are, w.e! must import to p live, the ' Lancashire' cotton


ihejit, .j


failed to ■pioteot''a 'vital home p industry, an | industry i wblch


OUT very surviyal In twd world upheavals, from unfair competi­ tion, blit ps-a'matter of policy is deliberately allowing sweated cotton goods from- Asiajn countries, and especially from Hong Kong, to be dumped in the country' duty free, thus putting our own manufacturers at such a disadvantage that : even some p£ ouii [ most up-to-date mills are being forced out of business.


The .Government; has hot only roved absolutely! essential to


coloured citizens of the U.S.A. are deprived of their bislc rights as human beings, jandl are con­ stantly persecuted and subjected to all manner of Indignities?


can Justify their condemnation of British coloniallan when r a c ia l persecution Iflourlshes within their own borders.


I wonder, too, how Americans


troubles in Nottingham and Netting Hill, but! kt least the louts responsible ! jrecelved the stiff! sentences theb; brutish behaviour so richly deserved. IBEADEB.


We have had i o]ir i racial


a year, which was awarded to him while he was pne of the. chief specialists In brain


surgery at Manchester Bpyal Infirmary.


University, Ohio', U.S.A. ' |


Royal Grammar Schol, Prof jepsbn Was captain of ;crlcket and association football there, and also Victor jLudormn.:


An old boy [ of Clltheroe


1. daughter of a famous shrgeop, herself a qualified doctor, and has four daughters/


He Is married to the " I !» He was thus able; to; spend


Some time doing research work at the Western Reserve


UNITED NATIONS


to be a miraculous creation because provision I waS; made therein to compulsorily keep, the peace of the world.:


Sir,—The United: Nations was i


ate organisation would sene the purpose. However, it Was forth­ coming—the concept material­ ised.


Nothing less than .im elabor­ ;


were the personnel ,to come? All the men—architects and builders


ajlke—


.s^ . qualifl,cations for such ■work an,d they iwere not;there.


yet oiiiy cpnylnceil p^emakers —Tpal pacifists—


had the heces-


failed. It is more than 13 years since ^ Charter


and milch of the t i^ 'o f the personnel has been tkkra up by actual engageineht In' wars. A very poor show Indeec 1. '


Mmariiy, therefore, i t , has signed,


Jordan and Lebanon, QDR CQUISTRYSIDE.


Wh« we Mhk of Malpya, Kenya. Cyprus, Suez, Oman, be. United


irniE,' fir^t two •f January; 'will be, fprftbtt^n 'as'


lyeezin'g bt ‘easily eekseks


vmTt trying, both fo[ and humans.


of I Brqke leg


A fter siipphig in the street near hfe home,' 19


Wlikln Squbrs, .CUtheroe, Thomas , Blrtles, who lives alone, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary, late on ^dtey night,| vflth a broken tes.


Then the shock.; From where were e n ^ ^ in war. But


ernment, and therefore virtually under ■


aix»pt an agreement that does- nothing to remedy the funda­


Now abandoned by the Gov­ duress, Lancashire has to


mental complaint. Worst of all,! so far as cotton


is concerned, it Imps us at the mercy of a region' so precarious­ ly situated that It may fall into hostile hands yery easily in the event of international trouble


dependent on jan impoverished and stricken industry because of ouii own Government’s stupidity.


i I INVALIDS’ THANKS Sir, — Once again I would like


to express th e ! thanks of myself and others wllo were enter­ tained at the! annual Toe ' H invalids party 'pr


membete of Botjaiy and Round Table for helping with transport and the artistes who presented exdellent entertainment.


l! would also ;li te to thank the ,


cerned sacrifice their time to give us a grand day, and we are very grateful for It. i MEABLEY.


Each year, (the people con­ 'Saturday. E.B. and thus leaves |US completely


lacking in initiative and enters prise, may be excused for think­ ing they havb been badly let down by the present Goyemr


eople,: who have never , been


ISL4IDBURN


was the outlawingl and prohibi­ tion of war hltoget|ier^-so where do:we go from here? ' > .


covenant sendee was held, led by the: superintendent minister,. the . ReV. -lA. B.-i Macgarr. Mr. F. Whitfield accompanied the sing-


usual (monthly service last night week,at the Methodist Ohurch, a


l n g . ; - - J ' ' ■ ! '' ■: ' ' '


ance m 'Sunday School were,pre­ sented at''the 'afternoon service on ; Sunday 1 by Miss Maureen Slinger, who gave a children’s addrete.


pjaizES.—Prizes for attend­ SEEVICE.-;in3tead of the


SEASONAL NOTES«.i5? h-trwiiiA


by ( Diana Wood, with an un- brokek .attendance, and b^ Elizabeth and Keith . Wood, with attendance;.-unbroken‘.except for lUpesa; Denise Wood,' unbroken attendance since commencing In March; Bernard Wood, with only one absence'; and Edna Raw, with !' .two. j. Others receiving prlzM were [ David and. Robert


Highest attendance was gained |


very serious problem of how Britain’s beef supplies can be kept up.' Exports from Argentina have been cut by a third for the first'quarter of 1959 and British farmers will be hard pressed to, pro­ duce more beef on their farms.


rPWINS at each cdlvlng— this! is lone answei) to the


be eligible under (the kcherae should- now: ask thelrl local ' divisional oflfice for a copy.


Vjfhen the I application form,' .


And so during, ti e first week in January expt rlments


began hi Wales to , discover whether artificial ■ twinning can work out satis: on commercial farms.


Two thousand cows


Hariiteh, Paiil’bfid Shlfley Hodg­ son,' Russell Mason,' Hel^, Sally, cairlstine, Jane and Ruth Finch, and John Cbwking.


DOWNHAM


monthly meeting ms held in Dovrifiiam School yesterday week, whenj 30 members from Sawley


welcojmed the ■risltcp. • Mite Mitchell,'of Preston, ^ve


caqtus plant was won'by Mrs. CJiihllffe tod Miss Barton.


■ I


;Mrs. Oliver expressed thanks. A''I competition for the best


I ' . iVOMEN'S .INSTITUTE.-The


W.L lyere entertained. Mite Eastwood presided and


ah Interesting 'talk on her ex­ periences ' tiger hunting in InditeI


of a variety programme. Miss P. Oapstick ■ stog, Miss Barton recited and members bf the executive committee presented a


Nelson I


I Mrs.' Hlndiey, of Sawley, ex­ I,pressed the 1 thanks of the visitors.


!(Tea hostesses were !the execu­ tive tommlttee.'


presented a duologue. I.


i r DUNSOP BRroGE


proceeds of which were in aid of vlilage room, funds, was held on Saturday, night. Winners were:


■ i ■ WHIST.—A Whist drive, the


Ladles: 1, Mrs. Mercer; 2, Mrs. J. Whitaker; 3, Mrs. Lee; con., Mrs.! Marsden. Gents.: 1, Mr. Jackten; 2, Mr. J. Teel; 3, Mr. A, Savers; con., Mr. S. Rushton, Dominoes; 1, Mr. Touwson; low, Miss Alice Seed.


GISBURN


and packing,, followed by a film show, was given by Mr. Sutcliffe, of Burnley, to members of Gls- bum! Y:P.O. when they met in


y.^.C.—A talk on egg-cleaning the'schf^l. last,'week. ■ ;


( Mr. 'A. Pilling and Mr. Hotigton expressed thanks.' business meeting followed, when Mr.'' W. |G. Graveston presided,


WADDINGTON


of Waddow HaU, was the speaker at thfe meeting! of Waddlngteh Methodist Church W o me n ’ ^ Fellowship yesterday Week.


! FELLOWSHIP.-:-Miss J. Irwin,


' Miss Dugdale presided. BY NATURALIST


b r o u g h t A ^ c h o f .


. trinish


hey ware wild life


'■With tempel'alnrfs around dn|ihg niqst


of the day and ffight,- the, ground,' rivefs and streams ^eie held in j the 'steel-like giip of -winter.


j : ■ '


" ,What it mus t ; nave, been like In the far north goodness


bfily knows, 'but iti does not pee^ awei^ vivid imagination


■to visualise llie- . te r ih ' con­ ditions In Silbh'[places as Glencoe or slnffiar ydld


felons., My ipeinory reppite^ly went;


back to those days I spent in that part of Scotland during ean'y August. Even then, with the siml onlV reaching favoured slopes, [there; was


something very, forbidding 4n' the dark, brooding pass. ■


would offer hi | imter can only be (left to the Imagina­ tion as few people journey across those wild Stretches


!what sort of picture this when' winter. Is at Its wildest.


/ It was, as I ' attempted to conjure up a picture as to what things would be like In Scotland, that I thought we In Rlbble and Hodder valleys were not top: badly situated


'after'all.',', |


( ^ salt water, mustj also be 'just aS' -forblddlAg,! | as the southward movemerit of the


SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT /THE lochs, both fresh and


waterfowl now' reaching our arcEi teslifles! ■


dltlons 'of the fai! north, and the Highlands, ^ur climate


must fiot -seen! ,sp bad after


all.--' I Indeed, It would be'teafe to say,"that the waterfowl now;


ylsitlrig bur rivers! and water­ ways win find the conditions most attractive.' j


' /dur residents ! ;iavfe had 'a


Veiy trying ' tlnie- and ’ the stubborn st8y-at|hpme birds .must have died ih' hundreds; Wrens, robins, bl ickblrd and


Compared with} the . coHt , ,


lu;ct|fit to leaye and so often suffer in consequence. '


.................... .. family! are , e


h^ve tfiat strange sense whi.ch ehablfes; theiifij to'fbretelli'teiiy sudden change in the'weather and so, pn.le§s pppdltlons are very erratic, they are able to move south or tci thb west.


Fortunately! ! most', birds


the Igpwlng for, as yoU know, they are often | to; be. swh In fipeks feedlnglln the pastures, especlaUy by the river; ;


■ I'}' LARGE FLOCK ■


ITHREE haysl before (the snow •*1 I saw a very-large flock Just by Edlsfbrd.. l^ e n the snow came-they had vanished,


andthoughdut buir district hpt a lapwing was tp be seen.


is! a ' difficult 'question to answer.':,


(■Whfere 1 had' they. gone? It


during a:discijsslon lii Preston with a/knowledgeable orni­ thologist' was his coinment on


But 'What /interested me


recent observations by the West coast.


, !Mr. Sharrock told me that


yjust preceding a bad spell of 'weather ,it -was common to see enormous I flocks of lap- wlhgte flying out to sea along


the Preston-lJytham coast. : ■ 1! •


'.Obviously, these plrds werej heading to SpUthera Ireland,!


a; place offering- milder con­ ditions and gojod feeding. They are ; fortunate ' In


retaining this sense, for, as we have seen, had ' they;


remained b f Rlbble ' they could [not hgve existed , for! mdre’ than a lew days. ;


In our conversation concerned the wild gees.e 'which, 1 wasj


lAhbther' lilterestlng point


Informed, are to be seen In , greater num|)ers than for many years.


Rpbblesdale pii tlie geni


' However,


! Of course, comparison scehb and


d my remarks picture, j ■ i


return to that Of summer.


ere Is really no ,th the winter


but those who had- the goo4 •fortune to get ; , around on Thursday, week, i the 15thi will


| j , This is vpry[ noticeable vrith all re- . not forget for' a long time


some of Nature’s tapestrlps as she presented them on that morning.


apytklng. to epmpare with ^e; f^ilrylaild 'e'Hect fop a couple of deep^es.


' Ipdfee^, 'i have not seen SEVERE FRpS’T


; Iprmfe^ the! pp^tryslde. ' ' By iO a.m., the sun rose


■7 j'l^evlpus night had trans- severe frost on the


above the mist, and, set against a blue sky, the'trees throughout our district were just beautiful.


from Chatburn to Bolton- by4Bowlaud, the ;6aks, ash,


sycamOr'e and pines In the distance and by the wayside were trimmed In white.


most-.-height! to each ermlnal. biid was encased In glistening hejar frost. |


Each branch from the- top­


wonderful,"and as I continued from Bolton-by-Bowland to Glsburn the scene on every


filled one delight.


The ' designs were ' truly,


side, fronv'the trim hawthorn hedge ■ to the distant wood. with wonder and


such a work was too exagera- tfed or frivolous;}


a scene less It . . ^ jNo artist dare ------ However,' the^e 'it was, a


sight seen,'perhaps,-once In every decade, but one not easily forgotten.


By noon, mluch


spectacular a r vanished, but even on Friday,’ a .day later, the scene by


t i s t r y lhad1


Glsbjim vMUl temalned' the’ sarhe.'[


'■ :.


[ The river mist had pre­ vented the sun


reachlng-


j sUent: In Inelr strange white garment.


the still white trees, tail and !


- Two ' days later all had changed. The | fields . were I green,'the rlyer [released from


ts cover ' or , jee and, as we. saw at Brungerley huge slabs


of ICe piled nigh ' on the banks—a grim reminder of winter.'


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pt. I The social half-hour consisted


hospiltal sketeh; (Mtis. W. I. Todd and Mrs.


actorlly will be


used In this expjrlment, which ,1s based on werk done by , Cambridge scientists, know that i cows have strength and capaplty beqr twins, but the ‘


are not all that great The new technlqu


trial In ■


them by using injections 'of pregnant mare senm. two or three days before tpe cows


f Wales will


Ure'Inseminated, Artlfipial Insemlhatlom,!be­


came available to coiamerclal herds b 'th e end of [the war. It has| helped dairy to hiprease the milk their. -:pws and savfed them the expense and trpuble of keeping a bull. If twinning is successful!, it will Increase profits for teef pro­ ducers i besides bridging 'gap In beef supplies,


farmers yields of


the * *


rPHE big headachd always ; ■ with F.A.O.—the Itood and Agriculture - Organisation of the' United Nations--Is how to’keep up and hicrei.se world food supplies. Tot'll world


-food production fell slightly last year and because world population is ’coitlnually growing, food production per head fell even more.


situation becomes even more clear if we bear In mind the fact that for everj’ mouth Which must be fed today there; will be two In, for'-y years’ time. , '


The .seriousness of - the '


! Population Is! rlslig most rapidly In Aslan loimtrles and when they can ifford to buy some of the surjdus food


years yet. - Our future needs are our


(F.A.G. It Is alsp aiprbpriate —and typical of change since' the war-that the Director should be an Inclan, Dr. IB. R. Sen.


most selfish bond wll-h F.A.O., which up to now lias con­ centrated mainly or. helping under - developed countries. tVe are also interested in helping to solve tlie world fpod shortage fOr its own sake and' It is right ;hat Dr. Norman lYrlght, an English­ man who has been., greatly concerned with fc od con­ sumption levels In his own country, should now Ue honoured with the appoint­ ment o f Deputy Dltector of


1M1 n 1 s t r y ' of As ilculture, ! aperies and Food, tor a4?lsf-. ianc?! under the Small Fanner :^herae and ; the Svipple- ipienltery Scheme.


■[XPARMERS may now apply ' ■ to divisional offices of the


I The appllcatlop :bnn wfh ( be sent ' autoiriatically i ] to


'ihbse ■ farmfers' W io have I already asked for i t Other ! farmers: who think .Ithey ipay


^calbuild society ass^s exceed £55i


Society reached £55,051,8M, an increase of £3,622,987 over the year} ■ ; [


£51,Die,437, or some £3,^18,4fel over the combined sum at the


Shares and ' deposits nov - total end-of-1957.


'Die average share and depos t holdng is £594. The (jeneral Reserve has been increated bV £170,000 and iiow stands te £2,170,000. Total reserves havje now'reached the, substantial sum of i£2,329,530—


from other countries, Britain may find that the cost of her food Imports will roar, but this will not happen !or a few.


year; amounted to, £7,174,349 an|d the j balance 1 sheet now shows somq. 48,7241 mortgages With a total balance of £45,254,660—an inerfease of [£2,027,269 over the


society's assets,, Mortgage advances during the


year The'average mortgagd dehjt is'£929. -j' •


[,


Government Securities £2,210,032; and loans to -local authorities £5,274,900 mostly repayable at Shoijt dates, j-


Investments include British


cash in hand ainoimt 'I9 £9,302,837, representing 17% of the jsoolety’s totM assefe.


ether with'bank balanc^ and


,1s £3,031,272. Expendltu’fe iii- (cludes management’ ex] lenses, (£292,650; Ihcbme lax and profits I tax, I £859,266'; interest'to Meposl- itorsj £173,330; an^ infeitet''to


.The gross income:ior the year istiafeholdete,'£^ ' ’ '


I The ' interest paid to shai;^ (holders rtofesmti? over ?9% of I djMtetjfa I net


appropriation - ainbunts to ;i7a4j6, - to whlffi' is added -brought;; lor^arcJ .fidm ■


The balance availobje for


'thterate of 34%' with tote me tp paid'by the socleiy; ole series Shareholders continue to receive aa:jad^tlOi»gl dlstrUmtlpn of 4%.


' interest to shareholder} is at


, The liimppropriated balance carrlfed 'forward "to 1)59 'is


£97.389. / ■


-----------— --------- X lorie selectlpn


.fliMtSl and f& designs. - to platlnu


Also


24. KINIi BLACKfii


r uM rIidge: STREE-


JEWELL Bite & piAMOND 'l liE^CHANT,


Tel. 7920,


Longlnes; Eiuine, Cyma, Trebex. A ..: I .Ag^ts for:


Special oiit o[f incUo payment “it


ccurlst. Avia][36 Rotary I


-Near and -tecand : hand: - (diamond


in Hand total £1,787,^. g Surplus fund investmerte, to­


Balances, at bankers, and cash over 4% df the


_^T:the end of 1958, the assets :Of the Burnley Building


I ■


I (in conlunction with ;w; C. Standerwick ^td.)


FO6TBAI.L EXCURSION i fJa. cup—4th ROUND


’ SATURDAY. JANUARY 74tll


i BLA8KBURN R. v. BURNLEY ! ' Departing from


GLITED3ROE. Wjgate ■WHALIiEY.i BUS Station


teease 1 Note.j-Half-houl: ; I ; plan usual,


i - Book at Local Opce:


I Betuijn 2/3 Fare ; |! I :


Mr. I '


CL1THEr6e. 116, Wellgate. . plione 176.


C)r at |loco1 Ag-mt:


Brookes, Park Villas, Whallej ;phone 2279.1


T HIM FOR HER F-OR j ETERNITY


1-0 p.rn 1-15 p.m.


earlier;


chances under


We the to


improve


completed- by the} farmer,' has been: returned: to the dlvl- slohal office ' It vml be ' exalmined for eligibility. Those farihdrs who have appl ed for the': Smal l ; 'Parmer £ cheme will'then be told how to go about preparing the necessary farin' business ' plan' and hhw to ^et help from the-Natlonal Adyi^ory Service in preparing apian.


I !; '! , I '


i f \ \ SUPER-SWEET supple- Ipent for| silage, intro­


duced te farmers this week, Willi revolutlohlze. .the Use of silage as a feed for dairy


■Tlie supplement Is rich in moiajsses and will make good


sllag.b inherent deficiency of re a d ^ available sugqr, it ■wUrj'also balance any protein -with two high, hydrate cereals—maizfi


.mllojl : I


excess carbo-


and


moderately-priced. Is in nut form; i t has a fibre rontent of seven per [cent., which will prevent any! laxative effect, and |ls mineralised to i level suitable fori suppleihenting silage for dairy cows apd for fattening cattle.


The supplement, which Is


;iU®^GA[ off just


tering Shaw Bridge ground; refered made a secoted I inspectioU of the ^ declaring it niffit for. play. I 1


it playable, proividing sevpral, ndg^ down and levelled off.


Earlier In tiie day he! had wlsit


the two-inch deep snow cjishiori and Mr.:.Lassey’s second!inspect tlon. revealed several rou^- spots which would'have been] highly dangerous for.j players attempt} ' ing to tiirn shjiiply - | j ; |


- Friday evening when Mrl J. s! Metcalfe, a locbi referee,[Inspec­ ted the ground and opined that play !was-possible.' | ;j


..The .struggle to ensure that the 'game'(Went on begfen ori


. Undoubtedly at that stage plaj ■was possible,- but an - overnight ( thaw I and a morning of incessant


rain altered the conditions com-} jtetely. ; '.j [


Thus Ciitherde..Joined -ilubs.ati every} level j and in every sphere} : of ^ r t in a freeze-up which


j


enforpe(l....the abandonment o£ abmostthe entire pttjgramme and turned the few completed matches into a mockery of foot baU las playm risked serious injury as they slithered anc


Slipped aroundl SOLUTION SOUGHT


-problem of ■ ■(Vinter, which fixture lists, ,


jjfersohalitles tog 'for the


:For years many prominent


be; latlng thfe British annually! disrupts


,


have been search solution to thfe


' nothing , to cbunteract j weather- in which sp^tators watch in abute distomfort as players take the gtdatest risks of injury.^


the problem steis been fijund, and the game’s; legislators have done


administrator^ 'have' declarfed it p is ridiculous to expect; men tfe


isoihe of football’s ablest roduce good lootbaU <|n pitjeheb : To date, no kffectlve answer tfe The rain dispersed much of-


]gEATY rain falling throughout A ponementj of CUtheroe’s Lahca day 15- minutes before the kiok-ofi


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