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A verage 'Rentaljfropi 8/7 Weekly (Reducing) , Politics' are her business:


A few hours a week into a fuH'time job


so many women taking an active part In politics, the Job of an agent, which includes being responsible for seeing that there Is a branch of the party In every polling district, accompanying thd Member or prospective Member of Parlia­ ment to meetings, attending meetings and efforts of all kinds connected with the party and, at election time, being here, there and every­ where, has begun to Interest women Increasingly during the past few years.


become Interested In such a job? Would she not soon encounter prejudice and Ami that In the opinion of most people “ politics; should be left to men?”


But how does a woman


Margaret Whalley, who, be­ sides being , conservative secretary and agent for the CUtheroe' Division, has also made history as the first woman to be chairman of the North West branch of the National Society of Conserva­ tive and Unionist Agents. •


To find, out, I spoke to Miss She laughed when I asked


her how she first became interested In being an agent. " I wasn't Interested—at first,


after the war, when I was a member of the ; Young Con-


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servatlves, I was . asked whether I would like to help out for a few hours a week in^ the Accrington office. Thosev few hours turned out to be from nine in the morning until nine a t night, and I was helping to cope with—^I think the number was eleven- municipal bye-elections In 12


months. “ Someone said, to me ‘ why


don’t you take your exams and do the thing properly?’— so here I am.” • ''


appointed agent for Runcorn, after being organiser for ja time, there were only three Conservative .women - agents In Lancashire,,. Cheshire and Westihorldh'd. '


When Miss Whalley was


there are 10 women agents In those three counties,” she told


“Now, eleven years later, me. *


come as men for the job of an agent, although there dre certain consltuencles where a


'“ Women are just as wel­


woman agent would not be suitable. Blg.lndustrlal areas, with many political clubs for Instance,” she explained.


prejudiced against me because they feel a man should be doing, the job at all ” she said.


“ I have not; found people


S. W. ALLEN, F.B.O.A. (hon^) OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN


CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONER


because It is my home, since I come' from Gswaldtwlstle, but I have been very lucky In that so many .' people have


I'just love this area, partly


come forward as. voluntary workers,” she told me.


Telsphono: Cliltwroe 1176. i:'l


5, MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE.


agent here; for three years now and is proving that a woman can do the job equally as well as a man, but words; of advice she would give to anyone Interested in having such a career are “ Effort and energy are needed —but they must be sustained.”


Miss Whalley has been MATTER OF HEIGHT (In ooniunctlon with W. C. Standerwiok)


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SUNDAY. 13th NOVEMBER


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CLITHEROE, 16. Wellgate. Tel. 176. Or at Local Agency:


WHALLEY. Mr. Brookee, Park Villae. Tel. 2278.


Clltheroe Grammar School girl. Gall Webster, of "Hill- crest,” York Lane, Langho.


ANXIOUSLY watching her height is a 14-year-old


Coffee and entertainnient i


Clitheroe Women Unionists held a coffee evening and entertainment In the Con­ servative Club.


INSTEAD of their fortnightly meeting yesterday week,


Vapessa Houlker (soloist), Mr. Edward Hartley (pianist) and Mrs.; Ida Gradwell (mono­ logue). Proceeds of £12 were for branch funds.


The artistes were Miss


she told me. " What happened was that


person who goes hi for cloak and dagger activities. No Indeed! iBut now, with


A JOB which is attracting more women nowkdays of a political agent—and by that


a ballerina, andj as she hopes to take a scholarship for the Royal School of Ballet, she does not want' to lose the chance of a ballet career by just an inch orjso,


It Is Gall’s ambition to be ' Gail has entered many


festivals, and at Manchester Stage Dancing] Festival she won the trophy for the highest aggregate marks In the senior section, trophies for dupts and tflos, five firsts and three seconds.


classical b a l l e t , modern musical, cabaret duet and classical duet. In which her partner was Peter Salmon, and trios, in which she danced with Heather Pltchett and P ame l a 'P a r nwo r t h , and second In foreign national, character and Greek dancing.


Her successes; were .first in


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fPHIS season our home grown main crop potatoes


afe cooking well and have a .wo n d e r f u l flavour. Serve jacket potatoes often with a meal or make them a meal In themselves served In a variety


of ways. ■ .


JACKET BAKED POTATO SAVOURIES


Prick the skins of washed


potatoes, then grease them with dripping, lard or butter. Bake In the oven at 400°F., gas mark 6 fo.r approximately 1 hour. Or, wrap the washed potatoes In kitchen foil and bake them In the hot ashes of the fire. Then make a deep cross


cut In each potato;* break up the. inside a little Trith a fork. Sprinkle with salt and pepper ;and serve with a good knob of butter melting Inside the opening.


Place a cooked pork sausage '


and some fried onion rings into each potato.


Place a wedge of Lanca-.


shire, Cheshire or Wensley- dale i cheese Inside the hot potato.


Place small fried or grilled


curls of British bacon. Inside the ^ ta to .


There must be many more


ideas you will have In your own minds Pass them on to yodr friends.'


MARGARET AlDEN


Local companies share in the Guiding story


T\TORE than 350 Guides from "^companies throughout the area took part In the pageant “ Our Golden Heritage,” which told the story of Guiding since 1910, and which was the focal point of Jubilee celebrations In East I Lancashire, In Black­ burn at the! week-end.


pageant was provided by a choir comptosed of about 125 Guides from all companies in the CUtheroe Division , with a few Guides from Blackburn and Accrington Divisions. They were | directed by Miss E. M. Ppstlethwalte, of Whal­ ley, County] Music Adviser.


; Music for-the whole of the


eroe, including the Mayor and Mayoress, (Doun. and Mrs W. Sharpies, Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington.' Nelson and Colne ,were among those who accom­ panied I the; parade of colours In King George’s , Hall last night week, led. by the Chief Commlsrioher, Miss Anstlce Gibbs, and' the Hon. Rapbgel Kay - Shuttleworth, County President ajid first County Commissioner oT North East Lancashire.


Civic! officials from' CUth­ d m c WELCOME


Mrs. A Carter, former County CommlKloners and division commissioners accompanied the party, and the Guides were welcomed-by . the Mayor, Aid. ;J.! Whitehead.


The County Commissioner.


The ! growth of GuUding since the pioneer days of


1910 was clearly shown with the Darwen Division leading off the pageant dressed In the uniform of the day, some


of them in a vintage car. The i liidlan Corps, Swiss


Mountain Di v i s i o n and demonstrations of badge work were followed by the creation of the Brownies, In which CUtheroe Guide Jean Wad- dlngton, aged 12, starred as Peter Pan; Then, as more nations became interested, the pageant showed the growth of the World Asso­ ciation'.


INTO ItHE FUTURE


on land, sea and In the air were on display, while a peep Into the future was given by one division who had a space ship.


Rangers in all districts and


Ian Keith , P i p e r were narrators, and Miss E. Brom­ ley, County Drama Adviser, devised the.script and pro­ duced; the pageant.


Miss Sheila Piper and Mr.


presented with a jubUee cele­ bration mug to mark the occasion. ,


MlsS Gibbs was afterwards At the final performance on


Friday night,' the guest of honour was ■ Mrs. Violet Spowart, one of the original Girl Scouts In 1909, and now Guide Commissioner for Eire.


Mrs. Spowart, former Black­ burn I Rural District Com­


Speaking to the 800 girls,


missioner Bud ex-North East L a n c a s h i r e Commissioner,


told of the time when she and some companions “ gate crashed ” the first Scout Rally at Crystal Palace.


Magistrates


Grlndleton oh Monday were Miss V. M. Garnett, presiding, Coun. ;R.' Williamson, Miss M. Lord and Mr. G. MacAlplne.


r iN the Bench at Bowland Magistrates’ C o u r t at


prised people and abi forward In the Times.”


Whalley Peters,


ail over iDad, too, ,0 read! "Adil


by


JIMMY Iley, the


I now


Fell’s poi Orchard Modem of which


____ _ of the new Orton Longuevl lie Seco idary Modem School, iluntlngdonshlre, but 1 it look) as If he has in - the Peterborough iPeterd admits'he Is ire - minded ”


has.


As reported In the “Adver- tlser” .l£3t we^ week, Mr. Peters appblnted


master beep] although


and likes with tl district.


settled area, Mr still “ ijancas ito k


,


weU-knOjWn In t ^ district as a cricketer, I butt Peterborough


Mr, P'eters


soon dli covered his prowess and he is -still playing for Peterbonugh,


wickets In 1959. Many


j t aklng 108


shire hare been oeople .In East Lanca-


taught by Mr.


Peters, at Rlbbl iddale-Modern School before gojng to! Peterborough and was also oin the staff-of Clltherod iand (Jreat Harwood choola.


'or he was a teacher jin 19J5 has


preriden; Teacher: I’jAssotlatipn and he


and of


1942 he was the Clltheroe


PeterborDligh I lead Teachers' Association.'


also] been; president COMMU


-gONF: once


'IRE w m ui of again|The last embers


“ At thd sun


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YAL B LAZE? NMHT Is over


Lest! w f -orget going down of the


R ni jagaln. cesslolo is


j world ] hono'


; throu The


By wi ex-Si in these


■ should parties the prised fougpt than


First who do


This tro and elsew


[hout [lorlbus


IJ of ri •e: pembra nee . and pro- wa r s will, be


eml:EfdBRANCE he ;


'Will


the' country, dead .of two


The services ibe


DAY held


.ejnjice nien taking part lemembrance services


Hired. oki? Most of the


Here’s a really worth,


days are men of the World )Var. The men ;erved In the last war


rfdt -tunli up as they so that the Legion


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cenotaphs are com- ilargely of men who _]ln the war of more. 4j) years ago.


a^embled airound . . . and jin the morning


^pre, bSK, o u r part In thfe evenlpj


Surely much remi who sacrl may


. . . we


.yUd Is seen in Clltheroe r litrict ,ust as much as 'fifere, I appeal, there­ to all Clltheroe mem- 3f the Legion to turn m Surday and take


:ii the civic service and iLegloh service In the


Is not asking too


ember made


that we should 3ur ' comrades the supreme


Ifice In erder that men jive In freedom,


will remember them.” ROOKIE


granted at Bowland Magis­ trates’ Court at Grlndleton on Monday to members of Settle Licensed Victuallers’ Associa­ tion In their area. The exten­ sions are from 10-30 p.m. imtll midnight on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve.


Festive drinks EXTENSIONS' for the


Christmas lieriod were THIS WAS NEWS. .


25 YEARS Ago NOVEMBER 15 th, 1935


fiOL. L. GRE^. of Whalley, was appointed , one of the


deputy Lieutenants of Lanca­ shire.


. * I * * ; , .


was re-elected Mayor of CUtheroe. and Councillors R. Manley a n d ' R, Parker were appointed Aldermen.


Coun. J. H. Satterthwalte • ■>.fl '1 ' ' '


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service was held In the Parish Church. The Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs. J. H. Satterthwalte, received the public representatives at Castle House and the pro­ cession started from there. There was a large crowd at the Castle to take part In the British Legion service of Remembrance. The ex-Servlce men escorted the Mayoral procession to the Parish Church and then marched back to the Cenotaph, where they laid wreaths of popples. *, * . *


The civic Remembrance ■* , *


! Accrington, j


;St. John’s Church for many years, was transferred to the Church of the Sacred Heart,


O’Dwyer, who had been on the staff of St. Michael and


The Rev. Fr. Patrick * * *


• A special service was held at the Grammar School to commemorate Armistice Day.


The boys assembled in the hall and the service was con­ ducted by the headmaster, Mr. L. Hardy.


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50 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER l^th, 1910


M R . D. J. SHACKLETON; M.P. for Clltheroe Divi­


sion, was appointed Senior Labour . Adviser at the Home Office. This meant having to give up his seat in Parliament.


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Vicar of St. Paul’s, Oswald- twistle, who had announced his acceptance of- the living of St. Paul’s, Low Moor, in succession to the Rev. J, B. Waddlngton, reconsidered his decision and decided to con­ tinue at Oswaldtwlstle, where he had been In charge for more than 30 years.


The Rev. T. E. Catterns, * *


Clitheroe, was placed second, four points behind the' winner, in. the baritone solo class at Preston Musical Festival.


Mr. ' W. D. Hanson, of


exhibitors at the Blackburn chrysanthemum show was Mr. W. J. Povey, of Clltheroe. He won the silver cup. gold and bronze medals and the cer­ tificate of the National Chrysanthemum Society and other awards.


One of the most successful


Bishop of Manchester pre­ sided agreed to divide Whalley Rural Deanery into three— Whalley, Accrington and Rossendale.


A 7 ' meeting at which the * *


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j ; relief—/)3P in all.


' is ritEE OF INCOME TAX— i both husband and wife are entitled to this ; ]


OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY AT THE


TRUSTEE SAW IN C S Cimrcli Street, Glitheroe


flO' 00 |: J 'Rj j Is TEACHERS MEET up to date RIBBLESDALE Modem


id aflsirs, of this of course,


180 teachers i to-monow' lor the autumn conference of the Lancashire county branch of the , National Union of


School will be crowded by


Teachers. This is the first time the


conference has been held In Clltheroe. The delegates will represent 59 Local Associa­ tions and 27,000 Lancashire


teachers. Main topics for discussion


are vridows’- and orphans’ pensions and the Belod report on secondary school examina­ tions.


are Mr. W. it. King and; Mr, W. T. Seed.


CUtheroe’s' representatives head-


hear man,


ems at i Street


luoted


ijchool, he Is hi


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ND OUT AND


UND ABOUT By"OOIS"


MUCH A PPRECIATED <


.FELL, of often; sur-


(ng his poems ertlser ! and


tiiat m.


the country who I look


number of


a former W. Arthur


one i of Mr.'


Peterborough, eadmaster.


;ipeech dav at Secondary


have been extinguished for another year, and parents are thankful that the bangs and flashes have subsided.


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sprPiglng up I in the most likely apd unlikely places. I noticed one newspaper report stated that firemen in a large city were kept busy .putting out bonfires started In the streets.


Each year' we see bonfires


area, we do not have this trouble. But I heard it suggested this week that It would be better If one giant bonfire could be arranged on a communal 'basis In. each town and village, making for greater safety and less Inconvenience.


Locally, being a country


'J'HERE ri a presence In the house,


■Who's will we all obey. We run to do hri bidding, By night as, well as-day.


MASTER OF the! house -


My wife ri servue to hri wants, My children bend the knee,


,


And when they’re not available, Subservient I must be,'


We make his bed, we feed'him, To slake hri thirst we try. If he gets wet whilst walking, We briskly rub him dry. Hri life Is one of ordered ease, He lies abed 'till ten, And having breakfasted he oft. Will climb back in again I


He’s petted and he’s pampered, We wash him, comb hri hah.


We open evlY door for him, He has hri special chair. And Crdnln-llke we serve him, And obey hri smallest wish,' Hri dignity forbids him To work or wash a dish.


We take him out for exercise, We are hri humble slaves, We’re privileged to gratify, , ’lihe leisured life he craves. He rules us with a rod of love, This canine golliwog. We’re happy that he’s , happy with,


Hri status as our dog I JIlffiFEL.


FALSE ALARM A FALSE alarm- with good'


Brigade' to ! Salthlll Road branch of Clltheroe Co-opera­ tive Society, on Monday ,night.


Intent took Clitheroe Fire


heated and steam was escaping, which looked like smoke. The firemen left after turning off the pressure.


A boiler had become over­


idxtiesslvely wet and dreary i^t’s obviously the time to give oneself si present. Not a big | iiresent. ' Just something ^ ^arie the'gloom.


riI November Is a wonderful I ' ionth. Everything Is so ,,


Taylor is a treasure house of Just the sort of "something” you might fancy, because It s pretty! or unusual or a good Idea. ! : I


r'The' ground floor a t J. ii. ; | .


- mimosa colours; might make even early mornings more


printed lln a cosmopolitan boudoir design ; In lilac and


' a try. The same- cheering print:covers a lingerie-iCase (16/-), cosmetic purse* (7/6)


glamorous. At 14/11 It’s worth


and a ipallr. of mules (15/11). Coral li a good gloom lifter


(Italian gloves In this c()loury Stretch nylon, jcoslly -lined with wool, also In Autumn dolours, 15/11.


you’ll find comforting njlon simplex gloves trlnmed with nyloniamp fur at 18/6. i


I And don’t' forget—If you’d rather gl^e a present to the


'"inan In IJour life, the Gift Department caters for men


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