By JeAn MILLER 0 ^ a n n


JAM STREET WHIllE


' MANY nattonal fieauty queens liave started by wln'ntog -I"- a local! contest.! pernaps at &j dance or _iete, but


' , is-year-Pld Mlss EUeen Ashcroft,! of


. ______ _ Secondary Tech- nfcal College^ goes to college In Leeds in September to team, to be la domeslc science


Is at present 1 teacher. ? 1 'ou choose the weather! i i ' ' I • ! ; E\ oryl room in the house is belts r ^lor Sunway— and now Sunway


Ill ht-|-a modern jook—easier cl i ev ery{ order). Sunway— your way ^)l keeping cool in summer— t f harmonising light and colour


i /our horne d e se rv e s Btms WALTS L


58 Whalley Rd. - & ■ 31 C U lH ^ E Telephone Cl


Castle St. ith ero e 136


m .w


hi nds themselves are belter: ‘In risible TapksI' Which means more janing. (A special brush with of adding warmth to winter sunshine Ventilating without draught^ and look—no topes!


Istree't, Clithoroe. who cdme second. It was her second lycal beauty contest, for she was a runner-uio Inf the Castle Fete


Helen Murray,! of Port


and attended the Queen Doreen Bridges, at the fete.


Queen contest last September, . . . . . . . .


Qu^en,


Singleton, of York Street, Clltheroe, who was third, won


Both 1 Helenj elen and Anne


"perms” at a local dresser’sf-and Anne herself Is ahalrdrpser!


I 'M O p i ^ P f : '


rtlHlS column Is full'of prlze- winning ladies this week,


Wr nowll hear that 113-year- old Gall Wetister, Of "Hlll- ctest," York Lane, I Langho, has just won some more cups and awards for ballet dancing.


Whalley, who was ; chosen “ Teens and g e n t le s Queen


i t a bV m the King Lane Hall ori Friday, Is moK Ijoterested In cookery and dressmaking than compe­ titions.


highest marks for girls in the district in the Union of Lan­ cashire and Cheshire Insti­ tute’s examinations and was presented with her prize at Burnley Municipal College,,


Elaine was awarded the R90TES COAlMER


time secretarial course at the college, Elaine reached 40 words per minute typing and 100 words per minute short­ hand.


After a , nine-month full­


and ;a member, of Whalley Methodist C h u r c h Youth Club.;


Sl|ib Is a keen scooter rider


awarded consolation prizes of shorthand fountain pens ™as Miss Cynthia J. Downhill of Longslght Avenue, Clltheroe


Among those who were


farmers:, IN STOCK !|


The Clarion in Wharf edale


I'WE had planned M ithe


near! Pately Bridge, last Sun­ day,' so an early start was essential and by half past seven we were heading out of Clltheroe towards Glsburn.


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day' was quite warm, but rather heavy grey clouds hanging low over the' hills mdde us rather suspicious that! the weather forecast of “Warm and dry” might not be too accurate, and a sudden heavy shower soon after leaving Glsburn confirmed


Even at that early hour ithe


our'doubts. Fortunately the rain didn’t


ar'it' ^ • -1


last I long, and after a halt; to look at the “ double decker” bridge over the canal at West Mirton we were able to take O U T I capes off and ride on to Sklpton without them.


lit


Ballet at Morecambe Musical Festival.' She won the Hawx- Well Cip I for the! highest marks In the open modern musical 1 solo class,: 13 years ind under, and was a joint Winner with Heather Fitchett, pf Preston, of the Jeap Leach Cup for the highest marks in me open senior Greek class.


Gall, a pupU at | Clltheroe Eoyal Grammar School, com-


eted In ,i the Festival of


I Besides the cups. Gall came nrst in classical ballet, Greek ind modem musical,; second


^ foreign national, and third STAB TYPIST


duet, iwhen her partner was Peter Salmon, of Preston.


I Burnley! typist Miss Elaine Parfltt, of Laneslde, Sabden, In a “ Student of the Year" !competltlon, o r g a n l s e d by a typewriter manufacturing


A TYPEWRITER has been ‘awarded to 17-year-old i |flrm. ;' ' ' ;


I ! Burnley and B1 a c k bjii r n (students were actually soiclose ithat It was decided to award a typfew'rlter to both Elaine


;! The I marks obtained! by


land Miss Shelia Riding, of i Blackburn'.


Preacher from Ceylon


I TYR. Bryan de Kretser, one •L''of the best-known Pres­


I Wesleyl Church on Sunday mornli^g.


'k iij I


byterian ministers In Ceylon, was the preacher at Clitheroe


II of the I White House, Bawd- i lands,; and has been visiting ! his father and step-mother with his wife and daughter.


I Mr. Basil de Kretser, of Castle ! View, Clltheroe, and formerly


Dr. de Kretser Is the son of He last visited Clltheroe and


preached a Wesley two years ago, just before going to America. Since then he has been ; lecturing at Chicago University, and the family are now on their way home to Ceylon'


downpour made us decide that tkefe was httle fun In the prospect of a long run under those conditions.


__^


:on: thfe


1 sight of another heavy


So, by way of Bolton Bridge, we rode to Barden Towers;for


lunch and then made our way up I Wharfedale to Grasslng- tori, and a mile or so from there on the Conlston road we I parked our bikes by the side of the road and walked through the fields to the river where it goes through the' narrow gap known as “The little Strlds.”


| BOILING STREAM


as The Strld In Bolton Woods, it ; Is ' nevertheless quite a sight as the broad river is suddenly compressed Into a bolllijg stream only four or five feet wide, and It is cer­ tainly not “a place to i miss


Though not so spectacular your footing and fall In;


I Nearby three frogmen^ were busy exploring the bed of the river, and we watched their antics for a while before getting up to some of our dwn,-the smooth surface of the water upstream proving Ideal'for ducks and drakes.


shape of Ice-cream, we , set off again, our ranks suddenly being swelled bv the addition of! another 20 members from oiir companion section at Burnley, and the sudden strain of so many cyclists at mice proved too much for- the cafes at Gargrave, where we stopped for tea, and several of us had to wait for the first sitting to finish before we could get tucked hi-


ilLfter returning to Grasslng- ton for refreshment in the


I Later In the evening, we


returned home by wgy of Nappa and Paythome, reach- liig Clltheroe just ahead of the rain.


cljmb Penyghent, leaving Greenacre Street at 9 a.m.


lOn Sunday we hope to GEARS


nesday were Col. R. G, Parker (presiding), Mrs. E. Nightin­ gale and Coun. J. Entwlstle.


(^N the Bench at Clitheroe ' Juvenile Court on! Wed­


THIS WAS NEWS. . . 25 YEARS AGO SO YEARS AGO


ni))iY 17th, 1935


FTHE Sawley Abbey Estate was sold as a whole for


£80,000 i to Mr. John E. Fattorlnl, of F l e l d h e a d ,


Heator|, Bradford. A torchlight procession, ox


I # ' *


LEVER’S BATTERY ‘F £5-to-£500


wm o x WITHOUT I SEOTOirfi CALL, WRITE OR'PHONE i


, j _ the - t


Pendleton and DistricI Lending |Society, Ltd.


45, CHURCHSATE, (BpiTON (Oppoiits Grand thoalra) ' 'Pkone 4085


*


Davies Horses & Cows


Blackburn Fully! Iloenudj Horn Slaushtereri


Clltheroe, was selected from a long list of applicants for a teaching post under the^ education authority of the City of Birmingham. He was organist and a leading


Mr.! Bernard Whikley, of , Ltd.


' rauslclE berry Catholl


;ian at St. Mary’s, Straw- Hill, the well-known die training college.


May Queen and crowned the statue! of Our Lady at the English Martyrs R.C. Church, Whallfey. Attending the May Queeii were Marlon Knowles, Patricia Seed, Gwen Duxbiiry


Miss Margaret Gibson was


roastmg In the Castle grounds and a! fancy dress ball ended the Jubilee week celebrations In Clltheroe.


may 20th, 1910


: halt was made In the Market Place while the massed bands played the Dead March, a tribute to the memory ’ of


King Edward VII.


T * * * A record number of about


iChurcfii procession the foUow- ;lhg day. Whalley and Chat- iburn processions were 'also held that day.


lisoo took part In the Parish King Street and the ylclnlty * * *'


of the Railway station was thronged with people watch-- Ihg the departure of the l()cal Territorials', who were bound for Salisbury Plain for train-


, . •


SCHOLARS, parishioners and V members of guilds at St. Michael and St. John’s R.C. Church and schools, Clltheroe, took part In the annual pro­ cession on Whit Monday. A


refrigerator , I : I !■ ■ I , Summer’s here again—let’s hope it’s as fine and wami as last


with milk turning sour, butter becoming ran “off.” The remed;r is simple;;-|buy an ELECTRIC There are lots of models tp jehoose fixim in yo (SERVICE CENTRE now 1 You’ll find that a other benefits bet ides avoking wasted, food,


but now’s the time to make sure that you don’t h r ! T i'


to the shops so oiften—you can buy in mid-wi !


lower—and just think ofitliO cool, crisp salads the refiieshing cold drinks^ diat you wfil be proud to serVe. You must have an


I


Over an early morning cup ;coffee-there, a hurried iference was called, and


to visit , __ Brim h am Rocks,


taken at the same time on Saturday, show how motorists are still obstructing the main streets of Clitheroe instead of using the free ear park on Railway View as requested by the police.


These two pictures, both


The street shown is King Street and car's can be seen


parked Ion both sidts of the thoroughfare. Yetj only a short distance away is the Railway! View car park, seen almost empty. Motorists con­ tinue to park their cars in any handy space ra^ e r than' drive the short distance to the park. The worst con­ gestion j is caused in King Street.


'


QABDEN Parish Oouncll met ^ the Council School last w


Council welcom es n^w Cleirk i Smday C in em a s : Petition goes iii


In < reek.


Coun. C. Moorhouse presided. The chairman welcomed the


new Clerk, Mr: T. Cooke, and expressed the Councils apprecia­ tion of the work done by Mr Frost, the retiring Gerk. '


stock of instruments belon to the former Sabden Band reported and it was decldei obtain a valuation of the'lnftru- ments before calling a meeting to advise upon disposal of funds.


The existence of funds and;a R.


;lng was to


the '


some comment had been nade upon the dimness of cei tain street lamps. The counters had, however, made an examina­ tion and found the standard of lighting to be adequate.


At the animal parish meeting


for material for the repair of Back Gardeners Row, and it was


An application had been nade


decided jto inform the of; the procedure for this material.


applicant obtaining


otj the Holme Allotments to pro­ vide additional recreational facilitle^ was di^ussed.


The proposed use qf the site


Burnley! R.D.C., was thanked by the chairman for, his Attendance and advice on the subject and it was decided to cenvene a special meeting! on May 23rd, to give further consideration.


Mr! S. T. Foster, I Clerk to


the continuing endeavours of the Burnley Rural Distrifct Council to solve the difficult broblem of


An assurance was received of


-J_____ C--------------- respons


collapsed Sireet.


bility for repair of the culvert i t Wesley


The unsatisfactory condition


of a footpath at Chum Clough Reservoir ■ was reported to be receiving the attention of the County I Divisional Suijveyor.


^2,173 s i gnat ur e s !tvas landed over to the Tqvm ]lbrk, Mr. R. B. Snojwden, ; af lis offices on Tuesday after- idon by a representative of Star Cinemas Ltd., the licen­ see of the PalladiumI Cinema, DUtheroe, s u p p o r t i n g the fii}m’s application fob Sunday ilnema opening in the town..


A PETITION containing


sented to the General Pur­ poses Committee of the Town Council at its June meeting! hen the application will be nsidered.


(rhe petition will! be' pre-\ .,! ;


Havi Cover


JUMBLE SALE in Cllthe- roe Parish Church Sunday IChool on Friday raised £18


RO


town centre and motorists i sing it have'only to walk a ihori distance to reach; the Market Place. Fees! on the Hallway View, park were


The car park is near to the early this year.i


1954 1966


1957 1958 195S 19SC 1951 1957


TRUCKS An d VANS


DODQE Tractor, diesel, two- speed axle. S o amme l l gear ...........J . . ...........£J60


With Scammel gear, diesel BKwrvnv ■ T iirnuiur EDFORD acto Unit, umi,D


engine ........J..............£9so MORRIS 5cwti Van BEDFORD 15cwt~Van £296 MORRIS 10c«rt Van ..£150 A4D Van, seats ..........£225 AUSTIN SOewt Truck £75 BEDFORD 10f,12cwL Van


,.jrs. Mowers, Wrifflers. j CHOL80N Haymakers !| i ^J/erfc Broadcasters.


AMFORD Manure Spreaders! ributors. RG.2 Side Rakers


i&ters. Harrows. ; All types Wire noe. Bulwark. Rylock, iBarb


IIAGLE -and LISTER | Brwd. I J ^


LIT^LEY PATE GISBURN


PHOiI e CiisBUBN 261


\yhy up .with t utieven M o r i WHEN YOU OAN HAVE


0. : £210 damp


runneijSrUi teams ground oi|


prpvld^ ance


of The wel


the Chip which! affl themsfclvd regular becaiite tt gameljat' s^eqee,


nfecessary makimluim swungjin


Estimates Free!.. !';! No ojillsation J. !/ r ;tii)hlU(t^.' _


ALSO TAR 'dIiaOADAM ^ATHI I ''-ANpiiiiNO'i^lLllilil


!


IESTON % BLACKBURN 4684


I TEL, 44272 YOUR


BoMM ER & |KJ\RllfRIL m a in d e a Il e r s


SAVE lilNOi your Old Flagged Ficon . 1 vh .


IINSON. HEVS|& CO. The Old Firm,


■ed with Coloured Asphalt o LTD..


Eanam Wharf. Blaiikburn RUFUS CAR


1958 (July). 3.4 JAeUAR ae Imilot, lexed. V^ry cerefu ly u«oi)


amsljc iiloo| 1959 (Sept.). TRIUMPH HERALD ja lo L , |


1958 '(Fet;). VAUXHa LL; ViCtORl ial.)oii, Igood condlKon, 'normal mileage


• i9U '(May). TRIUMPH ;TR.3A j SPORT! I e x t , t a x e d


..L i . ....... 1957 ! (July). •; 'STANDARfr^U^ER ;f0! ial6< hi


I9H ! (May). ROVER75 iaioon, |grey, rac i mileage, carefully uied


TRA.VELLER: ; owner, normal tni|aage ,1,.'^..... .


1956 (July).! MORRIS PXFojiD, laloon, only 23,000 mile), taxed


1952 (Xiig.). AySTjN A40 SOMERSET,


1957 (Sept.). FORD CONSUL saloon, gte normal mileage,, taxed


1953 ' HILLMAN COi^RtlBLE,.green, cate; 1955 FORD 5cwt. Va}n , one oyierj Beige,


Jaines: & ! Banam old w harf.


; BLAOKBURN on all'flW problei


I bay, Blaitewater 4^1216 I Evenlllgt'.Blakbiiiater.; ^


6117 Son,


'stuiiipsj Smithle hadder, whlchlprd


Enitiwi


, cludedjno ! and six b


caughti fo briUlant'! ceedetitd; fluent, i dls


. endersi ,the- strati very ilsefi


fessional,.'] dainage' with


After


won the I eroe's tod Entwislle, Mussod's ! tlohally 61


Acth^ J atl jKABRIEB Tail CKS . VANS j. TIPPERS


m nMiate or Early Delivery h inges H.P. Fleet Termi


IS EMPTY


Trips By Train - Bll'it<!*P6!liL


I FRIDAY I u k r iL 10th JUNE ( .Ie,x..c]e..p* uiiiti, MnnHnv. 6th I June)


t WHlt ^theroo Whalley'. 1 ■ ,. onday, e ti


Glsbum depart J}-27 aW- Ohfttbum


taange iat Blackburn Jh '


direction. '


> ' ll"t9 anl. 5/0 ‘each


SOUTOPORT


^DNESDAV. THURSDAY .an FRIDAY u ir r iL 10th JUNE


i oisbum depart 11-27 a m . ' 6/9 ' , ^ t b u m ; „


f Whalley i „ ll'AS a.m.; 6/0 I Change a t Blackburn And Preston In each direction.. j


.Clltheroe i „ 11-43 am. 6/0


(except Whit Monday. 6th June) am. I 6/0


I offloes or'Offlclal Hallway Agents 1 : 1


S I(fipiO)


'detedis .of all cheap i faclll-' i enaulre at Local Stations,


r/o nvn


CUftag a maicq


cbmptn 70 for ;


i^Y.e’t . RlbWes^ w IthI


Bamold ith


defwt. Runs


.Settle, recover i 72.


entertaiin ; T(/-m6n


be at Hod derers. counterb of Interestl


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