The Week’s Weddi^s SMITH-


^BOUT 60; farmers attended' a demonstration nn “ tvoI


arising out of a v'.slt by pbllce to the Craven Heifer Hotel, ' .Qhalgley, on Saturday, May 2nd. |


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against the licensee, Bernajrd Rainey: his wife, Florence; his son, Nicholas Edward Rainey; a friend who assists In the hotel. Richard i Lionel Lester, and 12' customers. ■


Summonses Iwere Issued


costs for abetting consumi^ tlon and supplying by agent.


faiA summons against him fbr d ling to close the bar was


Lester £lTOs. for abetting consumption.


ismissed. His son was fined £2 and


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sumption were dlsrhlssed after She had been found not guilty. ■ For consuming, Harry Whit­


Harwood, Piro I Bonamlco, of Clarendon Ro£^d, Little Hat- wood, Henry Miller, of Park Road, Chorley;! lAlan Sykes of Knowle Road. Blackpool, John Healey, of Sawle.y Avenub, Blackpool and Clifford Nuttafl, of Seedall Road, Accrington, were absolutely discharged ofi payment of costs.


taker, of Bethel Road, Little ' [


Summonses for consuming against Stephen John Wd Jessie Derbyshire, of Stont^- cross Lane. Lowton. Warring­ ton. James Parker Tomllns&i and Mrs., Tomlinson, of Tfie Bungalow; Pemberton ^ Road, Wlnstanley and James Ashtqri and Mrs. Mary Jane Ashton, of


Northgate, Leyland, -were fill dismissed. POLICE VISIT


8 MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE ' ■ I


Telephone: 103


when police visited the hotel after normal closing : time. PeoBJe were consuming drink In different rooms without food. In some cases people said their meals had bebn ordered, and in others that they had moved out of one room into another when Re­


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YQURlOCAtaP GARASE IS


ROUNDABOUT FILLING STATION (G. D. NUTTER)


Chatburn Road, Clitheroe


Telephone: CUtheroe 1047 in me p sea the BP signi


Clltherpe, Helllfield or Rlbble Head, j


scene captures the eye, ilt Is, therefore, only when i one passes beyond (; Glasgow to Larbert ' tha t ; you notice beyond any doubt that Just before you i.s r^al Scotland.


travels north i through • the beautiful sweeping country­ side until jus^ beyond the border a glimpse of a distant


■‘‘look forward” becairie I consider this ! rim between Glasgow and Oban to be one of, the finest In ’•the couhtry.


ling . over eight hours, but had still to lolok forward to another three' jor four. I say


I had already been travel­


one takes in; the scene - first at one side; and thefij the other. And, -ab each siatlon Is passed, so fibes one realise that here, is Scbtland with Its wild, magnificent landscapes.


It Is impossible to rest, as Ilere it was |as we roared


life. I then imd rib Idea hoW, In the next few days, all this would become jjreallty. ■


STAYED THE NIGHT


“ Claymore.” | ■ k , At 6-30 a.m. we left and


Oban. Here l istayed^for- the night and after a good bfekk- fast hastened I to board the


very soon I was enjoying the views as we‘ entered the Sound of Mull; The air was cold and alf around the blue^


roWEVER, after almost 12 ‘•hours travel I reached


albng that I thought this Is the modem way of seeing the wqrld. To . s i t : and' speed along In train, coach or car is now the fashion but not for me bn this occasion. M/ idea was to .get the -feeL.pf; the- place by plodding the bye-' ways, meeting the people arid In so doing ‘getting to! knotv something ofi their .'way of,


This also applies as one


QENERALLY speaking there ■ Is no grbat change or contrasting scenery between


green sea. was ; decked with whljte horses, with Mull lit by the early morning sunshine.


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choice, and Tobermorey, some two; .hours distant, was to be my llandlrig place.


was also inUoh of interest on board. Ships are fascinating places, [where all sort^ of people lare cast together, golrig to I all sorts of places to do all sorK of. peculla,r things.


London who, with the barest necssltles,; -was off [to; explore S. Ulst. I


versatlon [with a ke.en fisher- mari who [was to spend a day


journey, I> set foot on Mull. ; NO DIFFICULTY


There was thb fellow from ’l’hen I got Into fcon-


on- Tlree; ibefore ! returning to Oban. And so, after an interesting


was! no difficulty In finding accommodation and within an hbiir I had a packed lunch and was climbing, the higher groqnd iri. the [directlorij of Ardmore Point. I : ' [


•such numbers to be wlthli. — small, an iArea... .AlsmTn the hollows where the dark ^ a t held the water were many dwajrf oreads and butterwort,


mon. Indeed, i would have thought it i possible


and !ln particular the;herring and. coririnbn gull. I decided


group of butterwort, co ;ton g^ass and, orchids, arid as I fixed up my tripod alstrslnge noise Just above caused ms to turri. '


to take a close-up of ibne :..!' ; ■ ;' | -.


seeing . two ravens boldly swooping and. turning not SO feet from where li stood. This sort i of behaviour, as I was later to find, was-not peculiar to the raven but quite com-


Imagine: my surprise on Gulls, too, were on all sides Wheatears were very com­


■pORTUNATELY, with bllng early:in the season,- there


Although I was anxious to get I ashore and explore there


This was the island of my


quested to do so so as tO make room for other people wantliig supper. ' -


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chester barrister defending the Rainey ' family and Mr. Lester, said some of the cus­


Mr. E. S. Temple, a Man­


tomers ^had I been served with drink before normal closing time.


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who had ordered a meal were entitled to have a drink before t or after It within a reasonable


ime. . I ' j


one and the,licensee, in some Instances, served meals In different rooms. Customers sometimes w£in-


. He submitted that many of ’the people had gone to the hotel definitely for a meal and not the drink.


hand into another room,- or to have a dance.


hurst Street, Clitheroe, for­ merly of Waddington Road, Clitheroe, left £2,962 gross, £2,875 net.


\ fR . JAMES ANDERSON CHRISTISON, of Hay-


Will OUR COUNTRYSIDE. The hotel: was a very busy^


dered with a drink in their Head to retire l


He submitted that peo fie Mr. Dunkerley alleged thkt


Six summonses against Mrs! Rainey for^ pennltting con­


t Bernard Rainey was fined I a otal of £9 with six guineas


L-Driver “went for a run an<d crashed’ . fKit - ni j - i—


by a competent, .driver, he got pjit of control while taking a bei-


wall. th,e cdr hitting 1


week, when the driver “ ‘ G astall Richmond, aged John Sii^fifir^fHouseisShaw


gi lUt'y to driving without due Cl,re and attention, :to driving •wlthout belng accorapanl^ by


.reet, ! Clitheroe, | pleaded


a competent driver while a p: 'ovlslonal licence holdef, and t< falling to display ^L” plates.


S£ Id he knew he was breaking ti e law, but had just gone for a run. i


Is 3d it was a foolish thing to T


without ;due care and £1 fori each of jihe other ofiencps.'


He was fined £3 for driving


Car licence had expired


Taylor, of Woone Lane, Cllth- erpe, went for a drive. |


Clitheroe, by a policeman who noticed that the car’s iRoad Fund llpence had! expired! When he stopped jhimi and


(He was seen In Duck Street!


pcilnted out the offence, Tay-! loi: said, “ I , thought the/ allowed 21 days;” j , j l i


hb stated: “ I go offi leave to-i inorrow so will not be driving It again.”


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gran/ed an absolute discharge on payment of 4s. costs.


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In a letter, in which he laded guilty; Taylor said he ■ not know the regulations.


told he woulfi be I reported,' j‘ | I


At Clitheroe Maglstfates’i Court yesterday; week, hb was


TTOME! on leave from the j Merchant : Navy, | Cyril


It was stated that Richmond' ! ,!


In a letter he! said he reaW! ■' L' 1


, J f iThls was stated at Clltheroe


j j i Waddlngton Road ^thout ind,


holder went for at drive j plates and unaccompanied


low ij. &glstra.t6s Court I yestorday


^HEN a provisional licence hnlrlAr.


i: Sjanlsed' by the National


and the Tosside Farmers’ Club.


rlcultural 1 Advisory Service


^ to. M. H. L. Paisley, Iilsirlct Advisory Officer, said that rushes did not nec&sarlly ffiean waterlogged ground and that they; would grow where


in the area where , rushes could be coiitroUed without


waterlogged, drainage essential in controlling rushes, but there'-was a lot of ground


reporting to the expeiise ■ of elaborate drainage systems.


There were three main factors In controlling rushes, and the farmers were able to see them demonstrated on plots at Manor House Farm and at Beck House Fanij.


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[could still be very plainly seen.


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kill the rushes; they miist be prevented from re-establish­ ing by Improving the pass- land and by better grazing management.-


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slagging, the control I was much better [than wherje the treatment waS spraying alone. This was partly due tb the heavier grazing these (areas had received, and this empha­


sised tbe need for improving the grassland management.


-problem In the iTosside and the .Interest"of „ „ farmers ''and i the nurabfer of questions asked Indicated a


desire' to do’ something about It.


Camp School,; Barrovi. Is retiring on Depember 31it.


1VTISS G. BARKER, iead- -‘■


’-f mistress of Whlteacre


t ttee i has placed on record v, sheir appreciation of | the f


School; on February list, 11946, and has held'her| present position since September. [1950. miLancashire Education Com­


seiylce of the County Council l as .headmistress of the Tyldes-


She was appointed to the ey; Girls County Secondary


ervice I given by Miss Barker. ‘


Instead of pkper towelk as agreed in 1955 to enable a further report! to be submitted as to the general; position.


BY NATURAUSl


Scotland: Land of magnificent views Indeed, all i the species I


mon withj so mariy birds of the island; [ ,


saw were most: friendly and on many occasions I watched ducks waders’ at a range


unthought of. in Rlbblesdale. OLD WOOD I


Ardnamurchan; anq the Cull- 11ns.


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plored dlffererit territory and climbed to the fresh water Mlshnlesh Lochs. Here the air was wonderful and the most rioticeable effect was on the sheep which were almost white. The air was filled with the scent of the bog myrtle’.


The following day I ex­


, pleasant surprise. ’ For mid­ way In the loch and feeding Were three whooper swans To see whoopers In their summer quarters was a new experience and I; was able after a little careful stalking’ to get within 80 feet.


’Then i came to the first loch, to receive a very


^hese Tinagnlflpent creatures ithe stonechats called and hurried by, i busy feeding young. They are very coriiirion


in these parts, and although only the size oi; a sparrow are delightfully ma r k e d and coloured.


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In the south’ ^f the Island, had made arrangements for me to spend several days in


In the evening and. retired early to prepare for an early start In the morning. For my friend, Col. Betts, who lives


I returneil iio Tobermofey


of.tfte whole 'Calor’ rangri fo-r cookihz, heating, iightihg & rofrlgriratlon.


Ask your local 'Calor’ dealer 1’or details CUTHEROE, Dugd ll


that territory. I i in'i surround­ ings as unique And fa^cfiiatlpg as the croftprfs, cottage.. In- WhlcH I stayed, i Howfeveri more of all this next week. ;


Here as I sat watching


the edge of a!very old wood. Here a pair of buzzards took to -the- wing,; There were others too —[the; whinchat, redstart and Istonechat and most delightful., views of


YyATER In the afternoon l turned Inland and followed


IN SUMMER TIME, IT'S N IC E 'Tci.... .. HAVE 'CALOR’ GAS Comfort at homo


the thermometer rises! And very nice indeed to have hot 1 water a/waVi, at the turn of ^ tap— wMoui keeping the hbme fires burning! Here now are three more seasonable examples frim the wonderful wide range! of ‘Calor’ Gas apphanccs —all designed greatly to increase your hot weather comfort at home.:


Nice, for example, to t e able to serve the di ildrcn really cool drinks-on the instant. Nice tc know the family larder’s keeping fresh—howevM high


t o


Oil does more tankful gives yo’ EFFICIENCY:


T ANCASHIRE EDUCA'ipiON ^ COMMITTEE has deferred consideration of the request of the Cotton- Board.! the Domestic Textiles Federation and the Household Textiles Association that, they should consider reverting to the use of textile towels in schools


School towels


■very-Targe fields throughout the year. Rushes are' a, very serious


dividing fields into smaller areas meant; that graaland could- be' grazed - Intenklvely and then rested. This was much more effective in trolling rushes than mlttlng stock fo roam __


The use of fertilisersi and


con- per- over


spraying had been followed by discing .and sowlfig a renovation -seeds mixture combined with liming | and


' The plot showed that, where But it was not enough to


the rushes should be .killed off, and this could bej done most easily by spraying with either M.C.P.A. or 2,4-D|when the rushes were growing actively, usually during | June. Some plots had been sprayed in 1956 when the trial was laid down, [and the jeffect


The first poiiit wasf that


the soil was heavy arid the rainfall high. Where the ground


was was


control Of rushes in grass­ land” at, Ibislde last week!


demonstration o ” Thie


Mr. and Mrs. M. Pike, of the Swan With Two Necks, Pendleton, was married at St. Helen’s Church, Waddington, on Saturday; to Miss Audrey Constance H o 1 g a t e , only (daughter of to . and Mrs; H. Holgate, of Mill House, West Bradford. -


by a coronet-of diamante and orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of white roses,. lUy-ofi-the-valley and stephanotls.


;


Alleen Walsh..friends of [the t bride, and -Miss Susan Slater,


he bride’s, cousin. j


Walsh had ^ short - lerigth dresses of lllac-plnk brocade with matching picture fiats and accessories, while ’the small attendant had a dress of pink embossed nylon with headdress and accessories to tone.


Miss Dugdale' and Miss


man, the duties of groomsman being shared by Mr. John Herd and Mr. Edward Speak. Mr. Jack Sharpies was the usher.


which the Vicar, the Rev. T. H. J. Hawkins, officiated, the hymns “Lead Us, Heavenly Father” a ndNow thank we all our God were sung.


During the ceremony, at


Moorcock Inn, Waddington, and later, the newly-married couple left for a honeymoon,! the bride travelling In a blue- suit with white accessories.


A reception followed at the


a cheque from the directors of the Clltherbe Advertiser and Times Co.. Ltd., and cut­ lery from the bride’s work- friends there, and a pai)er rack and harid-painted plaque from the staff of Searcraft (Messrs. W. |T. Searson, Ltd.) where the; bridegroom. Is, employed. [


reside in | Grlndon, near Sunderland, j


Mr. and Mrs. Pike are to


tlons, stephanotls ahd gladioli. o Mr, Brian Coulston, a friend


In attendahee were llllss Rosemary Dugdale and Miss


the bride wore' a full-length gown of white embossed nylon over taffeta'and net, forming a short train. Her shoulder- length ' veil Was surinounted


Given away by her father, Mr. Terrv Pike, only son of


courses


Clitheroe, on Saturday of Mr. Roland Snlith. of Blafckbum, third son df tfie late Mr, and Mrs. JohniJmes Sriiitfi. and Miss Irdrie [, Holdlen, only daughter of. Mr. Herbert Holden and'^te Mrs. Holden, of 21. SalthUI Road j Clitheroe.


The weddli.„ Mary’s jParish Church,


! Given a’ the bride length goWn with a shdul white gloves bouquet was llly-of-the-v;


matron of hq; [ ballerlna-leng


'fiad a white J carried a carnations valley.


man being [shared by Messrs. Eric HoldenJ Kenneth Smith and Ronny Barrett.


of l ,ithe bride Green, a i friend m ,—T' iroom,’ was best


Mr: Harold


afi, the di-tles of grooms­ ;


They carried pink carna-. “ Lead usi Heavenly Fdther” f the bridegroom, was best


which the iVlcar, the Rev. S. Blrtwell. officiated, tfie hymns


During tfie. ceremony, at


[and “The King of Love” -were sung. ’ Mr. C.; A. Myers wab the organist.


i a[ receptlrin followed at the IDog and Paijtrldge Hotel.,


j employers from her Pendle Mill.


pafilon set


were a steam iron and com- !rom the bride’s


Among th. _____„ wedding gifts


aid many gifts workfrlends at


- Mr. and Imi I reside In Bla


7 4 - South


The wedding gifts Included !A Clltheroe 74-year-


Margaret ( Stanhlll Li ’sailed for_


;the[ “Athlorie to reside wltl London.


the; sailedhosplti


‘Smith, of W dlngton. I


day. ■ Mrs. Coupi


from-a]


same shiri was Miss. May lidow View, Wad-


Also makin: the trip in the


;s. Smith are to ikburni


sails for Africa


■ Sou t!h Africa yester-


Castje.” She is her son In East


outhampton In


,pe, formerly of ; . Oswaldtwlstle,


old patient at Hospital; Mrs.


who has been In S since March,


lace and pea,, i ds. 'With it. she


a Mrs. Mau nylon decora


friend df


.E headdress and bauquet of, pink and lUy-of-the-


. of ted roses and 'Alley.


nour and wore a !th goWri of pink ted with- white


t „ Edmondson,


Wore an ankle- of white lace Ider-lebgth veil, and sfioek Her


by her father, he bride, was


[[-HGLDEN ig tooli place a f


Help restore confidence


m thej confidence of disabled


thej Blackburn and District Disablement Advisory Com­ mittee, last week the com­ mittee’s secretary, Mr.^T. H. Slate gave as an exairiple a Clltheroe ex-servlckr had not worked i


en.- Swaklng at the fneetlng of


diseterge from the 1945


courte, which fie says has -restored his confidence and


jtecently he completed a


he Ik anxious to obtkln’work” declared Mr. Slater.


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placings of disabled persons had Increased and I'ewer were


It was reported that


unemployed than three months ago. Men commercial subject,, hair­ dressing, ahd watch repairing.


Boy hurt


Pend lie Road, Clitheroe, was in


1 0 - Y E A R - ( I ld boy, .3uncan McDonald,


: of


YYatbirioo Road, CUtneroe, on Frldi; ly morning.


tor’s ’jAfti


I’ffiilacd when obse:"


"'Bu Clltfii


‘e he was detfilned for 'vatlon.


Robf rt Mervyn Harg Driver of the


mslde,” Water! eroe.


van was reaves, of loo Road,


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THE Pendleton and Distiict


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a accident withl a van In |


;er treatment a|t a doc- surgery, he wak taken to :burn Royal Inflrinary,


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and clock iralned in


J?^ABILITATIOli[ courses - : are doing much to restore


MEN Td FROM


three of the six dwlt to obtain transport the was on the -hotel car


iT^HEN a farewell j ton, ended wi


man who since his R.A.F. in


son, plater, |of willlair of New Hall Street- B Ribblesdale J street,! B Clltheroe Magistrates’ taking the | vehlcld \


The escapade led ■ ■ ■ ; ! I


was charged-with lisii vehicle without being c tor third party Insuran Young and Swales


(barged with aiding fibettlng this loflenceJ


All pleaded [guilty, j


A charge [of stealln' I ehicle, owned by Cyril


Dy. of Asplnj Street, IM ^ttom, Tc^mordeh, ifOthdrawn. |


slccused were! each fine £ nd on the additlonalj cl Ildmondson yias fined ; c riving without thfid 1 isurance and Young £ wales £7 each; fo and abetting.


On the, first chairg- Prosecuting


(disappeared. He inf tie police, and foil Inquiries the three !a( •were Interviewed at Bi Police Station by Det. s able J. McC£irthy, oi C roe.


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driving.” His Companion; apmltted It. j


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Ciir without being covere tlilrd party risk anil jr(ade a statenaent. 1


iritended to steal it. j They also adimltted lus


■All three deinied that


ment said that he and^ friends went to the hoi a taxi. [After! being:[ej[ fnm the hotel, three oj pqrty left.


Edmondson’s allegeci j | i missed! GEARS


re nalned on the car pirll fo ind the utility vehiclej the.Ignition key in the 1


ae and his.two compal


Edmondson said, “We to get home. We |hi icldent and [left It, | ]


skid that the on the car park at the sjrlngs Hotel! by Mr.| H lyho went Into the- fiot meal. IVhen -he carr 11-50 p.m., the vefilcl


Insp. p. i vehicle iwJ


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