MIRTH IS THE MEDICINE DISPENSED HERE reputation


South Wales, who has been paying her first visit “home” In 24 years'told n


“ IVORTH of England;,warm-heartedness! Is, all nnrt more.” IMrs. IDorls V(lnch,


and m re,' Mrs. Diie tn


beautiful as ever, ahd there Is nothing like the countryside, but I am quite hkppy to be going back to Australia,” she said..


“ I think England i Is just as i


Miss Starkle, a ’ native of Clitheroe, and has' been: stay­ ing during the past six months with her sisters-; Mrs. H. H. Kinder, of The Hague, Bolton-by-Bowland, and Mrs. G. E. Tfiylor, :of 37, Wllsoil Street. CUthero?.


Mrs. Winch wa.s formerly


Members of the cast pictured here are Betty Foulker Kathleen Aubln,’Elsie Veevers :8 Michael'Washbrooki'and seated'‘In front, with' grandad’s medicine tray Derrick Green, Bob RaWlin^n and Eric Musson.;


MAKE E^E’S PUDDING


T ATEB in the year, jars of ^ preserved apple slices or pulp will be invaluable for this recipe. Try It with bottled blackcurrants or gooseberries


for a change. EVE’S PODDING


with very little water, sugar and clove added; Tuni the apple pulp Into a buttered pie dish,; making sure that It Is not too liquid.


apples, 1 clove, 4oz. sugar. Prepare the apples and stew


caster sugar, 4oz. self-raising flour, pinch salt. 1 egg, grated rind i lemon, a little milk.


Sponge: 2oz. butter, 2oz. Cream together the butter,


sugar, beat in the egg, care­ fully stir in the sifted flour, salt and the lembri rind. Add milk to make the mixture fairly soft, then spread over the apples. Bake at 375°P„ gas mark 5, for 30-40 minutes until sponge Is well risen arid golden brown. Sprinkle the top with Icing or caster sugar and serve hot with fresh cream.


Life-boat men send thanks


•MRS. M. HEATON, Of Closes HaU, Bolton-by-Bqwland,


honbraw, secmtarjir of th^' local branch'^of the Royal Nationdl Life-boat Institution, has received the following letter from Lt.-Ool. Charles Earle, secretary of the Institution.


■ I have received’ from your


honorary treasurer the statement of accounts of our Clitheroe and District' branch.


just ended began‘with a period of gales of exceptional violence, ■ae manner In which our crews everywhere responded to the calls made on them was magnificent.


The financial yew which has On the financial side, too, con­


siderable challenges had to be met.


running the servlcp, large, enough in Itself, major-,works 'of con­ struction, including the comple­ tion of two new lifeboat stations, to be undertaken.


On top of the normal cost of We are therefore delighted that


, your branch has had such a suc­ cessful year, and we are deeply grateful to you, your committee, and all those who helped you In i difierent ways.


Ingredients; lib. cooking


FUN AND LAUGHTER WITH THE HOLROYDS


T ATEST comedy about the Holroyd family, written by a ^ Clitheroe chemist, Derrick Green, is “Gone for Good,


and thelre were enthusiastic; audiences in the Parish


Church School at the week-end to see the play presented ; by the 55 Society in their “ Midwinter Madness ” series. This time Percy Holroyd, once again played'so well by


Derrick Green, becomes involved with Judy, a greyhound, a lodger In his house, and his Wife’s father, who has Just as many tricks up his sleeve as any son-in-law.


her role as Percy’s wife Daisy, and Elsie Veevers again made a gay and sprightly Sarah ■Holroyd.


Betty Foulkef ably resumed


family. In spite o f , Percy. BOb Rawlinson, who had two roles In the last play about the Holroyds, really, went to town portraying the rascally


Unaware of what Is going on


behind his back, Percy con­ centrates on getting the lazy greyhound to win a race, while his wife and daughter plot and plan for a Con­ tinental holiday and also Instal a lodger In the house in Percy’s absence.


man, who finds it convenient lodging at the Holroyd’s and also courting Sarah, was well put across) by newcomer Michael Washbrook, who raced about after his helmet and dashed out when the fire horn went—which was very


Edwin. Nuffe, a young fire­


frequently. SCRAPES AND PLOTS


Eric Musson played again


Percy’s friend Alfle, who always' becomes caught .up In Percy’s scrapes and plots.


Kathleen Aubln. also wants a Continental holiday, so the thfee women watch the two men very carefully, deciding that “ Judy” must be another woman. They act accordingly,


His wife, portrayed by


and the two men find they have quite a lot of explaining to do as to why they want a fireman’s ladder If not to elope with someone else.


Devanl, Daisy’s father-in-law, a •'widower who Is determined to come and live with the


SHOW BALL


jhUTHEROE and District '- ' Agricultural S o c i e t y ’s annual show ball at the King Lane Hall on Friday attracted about 370 people. Mr. W. Cowperthwalte was M.C. and music was provided by Eddie


McGarrv' and his band. APPOINTMENT


MB- A. O’BRIEN, aged 49, -"A has been appointed Sales Promotion Ofldeer of the British 'Egg Marketing Board from December 1st.


IN AND OUT AND


ROUND ABOUT By "QUIS”


TOWN HALL QUIZ H


Improve iClltheroe or do you wish to know what Is being done In- regard to local affairs In general? If so, you should soon have a chance of putting your questions to the “ City Fathers.’!


ave you any^strong views on what could be done to


vfnen ivu unn rmts ibPHALT FLOORS


ALSO TAR MACADAM PATHS AND LINO TILING No obUgatlon


I Consult JjAMES BOLTON & Son


! EANAM OLD WHARF, : EANAM, BUCEBUBN on aU floor problems Tsli


Day, Blakewater 42016 ' Evenings, • Btakewatsr' B6617.' VACUUM (’HIMNEY SWEEPING For peurtlculais ask: I


W. Bamber, 32 Bam^ieaile Drive, Blackbura Tk 4S4l8. I


LOANS


£6 UPWARDS UNSECURED F. 9. RIOHAR^ 'Li


11. WELFORD RDi. LE CESTIR.


CARPET SHAMPOOING. FLpOR SCRUBBING by Modem; Electric Machines..


I G. E. PARKER


33, SALTHILL ROAD CLITHEROE - <


Telephone: Clitheioe 1063


after reading an item In the Town Council minutes pro­ posing that Clltheroe and District branch of N.A;L,G.O. be Invited to co-operate with the Council In the organisa­ tion of a “ Town Hall Quiz.”


I am able to report this


nature was held-a few years ago It proved very' popular. Councillors . answered ques­ tions which had: been sub­ mitted by ratepayers, and extremely tricky,some of the questions proved to be, too!,


When the last event of this


held I think there will be plenty more Interesting points put to the members of the Council, who have not been


BOOKLORE


“MTHATEKBR, the counter- '


,out by the great ‘ paperback ’ Industry with Its unpre-, cedented sales of good quality uncased books.”


little doubt that the reading of books is enjoyed to-day: as, never before. Given the opportunity, people will read more and more. This Is borne


' attractions, there seems


This is stated In the anriual report of the WCst Riding


When the next “Qulz’f Is


“ grilled” by the ratepayers for a long time.


County Library, which con­ firms that this Increase In reading has spread. to the libraries, particularly with regard to the fiction section.


familiar sight In rural Bow- land, are an Important part of the county library service, and here the increase is par^ tlcularly pronounced. The 1,600,000 books Issued by travelling,.libraries show an increase of 300,000 over the previous-year.


The tra'velllng libraries,' a K<S> The reputation of the


travelling library service is proved by'the many requests for Information on the West


Riding vehicles and by ("the Incorporation of features from them In travelling- libraries for service as far away as Israel.


Librarian of Ball, In the East Indies,, spent eight weeks studylhg the methods of the West Riding County Library Service.


Last sumirier the Public m s MEMOIRS?


fTHERE was laughter at Shaw Bridge on Saturday


the referee- was called upon to act following rough play. He had his notebook on his knee and was ’ making an entry when a small boy shouted: " What’s he doing—writing his memoirs?”'


IThe laughter came when


Tailpiece: Surtax—a polltlcaf device for transforming a


’■good Income Into an unhappy ' outcome.


during Clltheroe’s game, with Droylsden.


OLD very strong $ 5 3 m the flour you ' \


Busy Mrs, MacKinnon bakes foJ ing Wband, a growing daughter! father who was once a bake^ himf —ihere’s nothing to heat Moth Bel-Ro baking.


| \ .■'.c . n l '


i ijjigliter cakes! PeiTec| See for yourself what a dif


makes; how light; and delicious calkes and pastry,' how smooth i You’ll find you can really f/wf 1 he cause, it’s ground only foom ^ain, because it’s always fresh, | giUs you the same perfe’ct'resu A)k for Be-Ro today!


jn to all this comes Eli '■ ■ ■ u


Peggy Gradwell, and the audience were kept laughing throughout the performance and In particular by the antics of Ell and Percy.


Ell. . The play was produced by


•trallan Navy, Ih , Clitheroe, and before going |to Australia they'lived on Llttlemoor and later In Wilson Street and. Wellgate.


She married her husband, Who was then in the; Aus-


“ I think I am enjoying this


beginning-of-™ter season most, although' i would' not like to have such cold weather for a long time; It Is the bare trees which fascinate me, because we' have so few deciduous trees in Australia;”


tSklng with, her as she says, “memories to last a lifetime,” and a lot to tell her husband, son and daughter and, grand­


son.


Women^s W b r i d h


Jean Miller


decor were excellent and Were dealt with by a good behlnd-the-acenes team. This comprised stage manager, Madeleine Turner;' scenery, Colin Wlgnall; lights and sound effects, Barrie Aspden; ishow secretary, Rosemary Sleath; house manager. Kate GUsbey; property managers, Phyllis Maxwell , and Anne Aubln; . wardrobe, Christine Aspden: m'gke-up, Mrs.. I. Gradwell; prompters, Olive Veevers and Keith Robinson; directed by Denlck 'Green.


JJW. Sound effects, lighting and 0'S, they mount up! If you


KNITTERS WANTED, balls if wool—don’t


have nothing I to dani and can’t use up those oddments, the W.VB. Would be very glad of your help.


- ‘ Thfey are collecting layettes


for refugee babies in the Middle East, arid these Include cot blankets made | from kriltted squares. It doesn’t take long to knit a slx-lnch square In mofe or ..stocking


stitch from .thiee' or four ply wool


['" j


make up the blankets at various sewing parties—and the results are surprlsingljr


The W.V.S. sort these and Mrs. Winch' sails on Monday,' Hil his week.;


attractive. Mrs. W. Winckley, Is the local organiser and will send any squares to a sewing party.


- ijlDRSE MEETS PRINCESS


MISS AILEEN ; WILMOT, f-*- S.R.N., S;CM., df 3, Fara­ day Avenue, Clltheroe, was 6ne of about 140 nurses who ere presented to Princess .lexandra yesterday week.


The Princess was presenting


medals and ; prizes at Man­ chester Royal Infirmary, > and afterwards nurses and their parents were entertained to tea at St. Mary’s Hospital..


of Parramatta, New I’ve said


Works manager presides at conference


ference held by Blackburn and District Productivity Association at the Swain and Royal Hotel, Clltheroe, iester- day week.


|


Grudglngs, works manager, Clltheroe I.C.I., gave an| Intro­ ductory talk, followed by Mr. Ri J.‘ Raeslde, assistant accountant at Bllllngham I.C.I., who spoke on “Stindard Costing.”


vThe chairman, Mr. ]d. M.


plant manager at CUtheroe I,C.I, works, spoke on standard testing In operation. A, discussion followed. j|


Mr. D. R. W. Wilson, senior


by the assistant secretary, Mr. W. A. Askwlth,' also of Clltheroe I.C.I.


Arrangements were |1 made !


“GTANDARD COSTING” was ^ the subject of ai con­


DEAD IN


r fiHE body of a young man found i Worston and Four Lane Ends


Had been missing : 'V


",


opening of an, inquest at GUtheroe-l Dr; Clement Montague Bradlejf


l/fhalleiy Road,; Wllpshlre, said he ha 1 lentlfled it as that of his son, 20| Thomas, Bradley, of the same addrea


The: East L a n c a s h i r e Cc toner, Mr. G. Graham,


.adjourned, the Inquest until Dfcember 12th.


;Phe police are trying to tTMe the young man’s move-


■ !


, mints over a few days before hi r death.


j


Friday by a farmer, Mr. Tom Rl;by, of Mearley.


The body was; discovered on


; f r ‘ un home since the-previous Tuesday. For the past few weeks he had been working


youngest son of 75-year-old Dr. Biadley, had been missing


Mr. Bradley, the fifth and


for:; Messrs., T.,, A. Ward and Co., Ltd., m a n u f a c t u r i n g ' chemists, of Blackburn.


pnvate school ndar Llandudno and later went to live with a brother in- Canada for: about


le was; ‘ educated 'at a


‘Monti ;Mrd


A- wi of year^


after I The; I rOoeiv vvljlch


Lartei Streetf


'The!


pulled 35 tol When! lookeq p there


to thd latfo


SPECIAL INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT^ subject , to three months’ notice of withdrawal—to ^epbsitors with not less than J650 to their credit in the Ordinal^ Department.


Th s rate of interest is available in the


rate of 4% si^bject to one month’s notiqe, I !


■ Deposits are also received in th^ Special Investment Department at the


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