CLITHEROE’S EASTER EGG HAD A HOLLOW RING!


No points from three games F was a profitless Easter for Clitheroe, who lost all


Wigan Athletic at Shaw Bridge on Good Friday and at Springfield Park on Monday, while on Saturday they were


beaten at Droylsden. In the last nine games, only five goals have been scored


three games in their holiday programme. They lost to


and this must be attributed to the lack of cohesion among the forwards. Chances to score seldom present themselves. They must


be schemed for and then taken, but Clitheroe have no-one at present who can do either job. Ho b s o n was an out­ standing schemer, but since his injury there has been none


to slide down the league.


to take over that role. Until either Hobson comes back into the side or Clitheroe


a grip on the game and Gill was starved for most of the match.


ward, but he, like the rest, was well below form.


Mansfield was the best for­


Clitheroe who have slipped a long way below the stand­ ard they set at the beginning of the season.


It was a sorry display from


■Heyes; Bush, Wareing, Par­ ker; Gill, Fletcher, Francis, Pinder, Mansfield.


Clitheroe: Wallace; Moss,


son; Horton: Twidle; Pres­ cott, Herron, Roper; Barber, Lydon, Taberner, Newton,


Wigan Athletic: Richard­


find another ball-player, and also someone who can finish, as none of the present forwards can do, they will continue


POOR SHOW AGAINST WIGAN ATHLETIC


Lack of cohesion in attack CLITHEROE 0; WIGAN ATHLETIC 3


WIGAN ATHLETIC, who visited Clitheroc on Good t V Friday WCre by no means a team of great footballers,


lint in comparison with the lack-lustre Chlhcroc side l > nTnvod like Real Madrid. Olitlicroc lost by three goals, but U miel t easily have been many more. The tough inside


trio i f Lydon, Taberner and Newton broke through many U m c s o n l y


to shoot wide when they had only Wallace to


^Francis returned to centre-forward for this game, with Pinker at inside-left. Parker came in at left-half in place


the drizzling rain made the game dreary enougn, but when both defences started to play the off-side game and continued to do so for long periods, the game was ruined as a spectacle.


of Barton. The ground was heavy and


be beaten, although Herron kicked oil his own goal-lme when Clitherce mounted one of their rare dangerous


Shaw. Referee, Mr. H. M. Jolly,


Chorley.


Good first half show brings


interval lead Droylsden 3; Clithcroc 2


Saturday was in complete contrast to Good Fridays inept showing.


f'LITHEROE’S first-half dis- play at Droylsden on


asm, they were leading 2-0 at the interval through PINDER and FRANCIS.


Playing with great enthusi­


through pass for Pinder to drive low into the corner of the net and then bustled his way through to slam one in himself from close range.


Francis laid cn a perfect


attacks. Clitheroe were thoroughly


minutes. Shaw, a speedy and dangerous winger, was wotk- ing his way into a shootin,, position when Moss tr.pped him. It was a certain penalty and TWIDLE hit the ball well out of Wallace’s reach.


Wigan went ahead after 20 NOT FAST ENOUGH


second when he rushed Ware- ing into making a weak back-pass, collected the ball and shot hard into the net.


TABERNER got the visitors’


Wigan never seemed likely to V A C U UM


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enough. Moss was too slow and could do nothing against Shaw. Wareing was uncertain and hesitant and Heyes had to cover for both men. The job of watching the tricky Barber and performing this job was too much for Heyes, although he played well.


Clitheroe were just not fast


for no goalkeeper can stop goals if his backs and centre- half do not support him.


Wallace was not at fault


Parker, were the outstanding players of the home team. Bush played himself out try­ ing to get his sluggish for­ ward line moving, but it was a difficult task. Parker tackled well and started several moves which fizzled


The wing-halves, Bush and


Wigan defence had, on tne whole, an easy game. Fran­ cis was much too slow ana Pinder in his unaccustomed role was never in the game. Fletcher, too, could never get


coThe forward line had no out. hesion and the strong


beaten when LYDON met a centre by Barber and back- headed beautifully with the Clitheroe defence in a tangle.


and first Gill and then Fran­ cis were tackled very heavily. Gill recovered, but Fletcher was completely disabled and was a passenger for the whole of the second half.


Droylsden gave no quarter, THREE GOALS


eroe forward line, and the pressure on the defence forced them to concede three


This disorganised the Clith­


second-half goals. Until Fletcher’s i n j u r y


Clitheroe were always .the commanding side and it is a


pity that a good two points should be lost in this manner.


Heyes; Bush, Wareing, Par­ ker; Gill. Fletcher, Francis, Pinder, Mansfield.


Te am: Wallace; Moss,


Clitheroe field several reserves


for away match Wigan Athletic 4; Clithcroe 1


TTNABLE to re-arrange the away match with Wigan


Athletic for the evening, Clitheroe were forced to field several reserves on Monday afternoon.


well, being only one goal down at the interval, and 15 minutes from time were 2-1 in arrears. Afterwards, h owe v e r , an otherwise excellent defence


They acquitted themselves


old outside-right from Chat- burn, made his debut and certainly justified himself with what little he was given


conceded two sloppy goals. Ian Tomlinson, a 20-year-


to do. PLAYED WELL


Has your family met the Vegets?


the Veget family of loaves!


Sally-who’s 19- keeps trim on


15 minutes played well, Dou- thwaite, a Longridge youth, fitting in very nicely at left full-back after a slightly un­ settled first 10 minutes.


The defence up to the last


THE EDITOR’S POSTBAG


INFORMATION WANTED


TV/TANY Lancastrians on leaving their native county to take


up their abode elsewhere have still retained their interest in Lancashire life and literature.


local newspapers and periodicals to maintain these interests.


Many have mailed to them


interests and as a result a good number of flourishing Lancas­ trian societies have been formed in many towns of the United Kingdom and abroad.


Some have met people of like


record of such societies. The Lancashire Authors' Asso­


ciation is interested to know ol such associations, and ol men


activities. S. MERCER, (Publicity Officer, L.A.A.)


211. Newhcy Road, Ncwlioy, Nr. Roclulalc, Lancs.


CHAIN LETTER


T HAVE recently received a x number of enquiries relating


out the country and


to a chain letter which, fiom time to time, circulates through­


connection with the National Savings Movement.


JJ


columns, to draw the attention o the public to this letter. Bot the letter and the scheme out­ lined in it are i.legal and cn]0> not even the remotest suppoit of the National Savings Movement.


I should like, through your


letter should destroy it and give the matter no further consideia tion, since, only in this way, will this recurrent and nutating


nuisance be brought to an end. N. JACKSON.


District Commissioner. Aitken Shield:


Anyone receiving such a Unfortunately there is 110


ITHEY’RE the most terrifying schoolgirls in Britain. •*- When their battle-cry sounds, Authority cowers, and


newest “ St Trinian’s.” In the first five minutes they burn down the school to the accompaniment of a violin solo from one of the fiendish fourth formers.___


(Palladium).


the fiddle . . . there’s get- rich-quick operator George


She’s not the only one on ■


Cole—who runs a matri­ monial agency to exploit the most glamorous sixth form ever seen in gym-slips. Get- rich-quick operator 2 is Sid­ ney James—who plans to ship the entire sixth form to an eastern potentate as wives for his sons. The plan gets off


nothing is sacred. They reduce the Old Bailey


For the girls, of course,


to a shambles . . . almost create another Middle East i crisis . . . and leave hysteria


Trinian’s they prefer mayhem to maths


n their wake. For at St.


to a good start with the giris embarking on what’s sup­ posed to be a “ culture ” cruise.


Newcomers' to St. Trinian’s d include Cecil Parker, who,


demic background, controls the school’s misfortunes—


espite a questionable aca­


aided by Irene Handl. Thorley Walters and Eric Barker are chairborne Whitehall bureau­ crats who need soothing psychiatry every time they meet the terrors of St. Trini­ an’s. Joyce Grenfell, as a woman police sergeant, seeks elusive matrimonial bliss with her boss—and a way of impos­ ing law on the St. Trinian’s


disorder.


WADDINGTON & CPA TO MEET AGAIN ninvers were unavailable. C.P.A. are engaged


cause


Smpltftlon'to-m^ow, when they meet Waddlngton on a neutral ground at Chatburn


P reniav in the first round of the Aitken Shield


200 minutes already and the teams will be anxious to reach a decision this time because of the fixture pile-up.


are at home to Chipping the battle of the top two.


6-15 p.m. This tie has been played for


game at Twitter Lane on Wednesday, when Waddington


There will be an interesting


at home to Chatburn and both games will kick-off at


On the same day, C.P.A. are FIXTURES i


TOMORROW’S MATCI |3 Lancs. Combination Divnf^’


Morecambe v. Clitheroe.


Aitken Shield, 1st Rounl 2nd replay


Waddington v. C.P.A. (at Chatburn).


____


Britannic income up £1,649,000


iTOTAL income of the Britannic Assurance Company, Ltd., in­


.from a free-kick by Moss which glanced in off a Wigan defender’s head.


Clitheroe’s only goal was


thwaite; Bush, Wareing, Cooper; Tomlinson, Hobson (N.), Pinder, Kenyon, Hors-


Team: Wallace; Moss, Dou- fieid. _ = = = = _ =_


Newcomers in Netball League


TjUGHT teams were regis- J-b tered In Clitheroe and


District Netball League last week. Two of them, Parish Church


and Robinson and Spensleys, are new, and the rest are Ribble Cement, f o rme r l y Ribblesdalians, L a nc ast er Hosiery, C a t h o l i c Y.C., Trojans, Moor Lane and another team not yet named. Matches will again be played


creased during 1960 by £1,649,(00 to £22,533,000. Premium income in the life


£15,345,000, while the funis held as security for policyholders increased by more than £9.000,000


branches rose by £774,000 to


to £129,541,000. The special feature was a rise


Golf fixtures


17'AST Lancashire Golf Associa- tion fixtures for this year


are: APRIL


22—E.L.G.A. v. Bolton Associa­ tion at Chorley.


MAY


14— Accrington Open Mixed. 20— 'Whalley Open Mixed. 21— Danven Open Four-ball. 28—Blackburn Open Mixed. Colne Open Four-ball. Green


11—Captains v. Secretaries at 1 Danven.


1—Shaw Hill Open Singles. ......r


Haworth Invitation. JUNE


10— Pleasington Open Four-hall. 11— Clitheroe Open Mixed Four­


3— E.L.G.A. Handicap at Rossen- 4 dale.— Nelson Trophy. Great Har wood Open Mixed.


17— E.L.G.A. Scratch at Burnley. 18— Pleasington Open Mixed. 25—Rishton Open Mixed and Burnley Open Mixed.


some. JULY


22— E.L.G.A. v. Bury Association at Clitheroe.


8— Blackburn Open Four-ball. 9— Green Haworth Open Four- ball. Wilpshire Open Mixed.


an’s comedies were uproari­ ously funny. This one beats them both. #


The two previous St. Trini­ * *


A MANIACAL murderer who kills by slitting his vic­


tims’ throats with steel claws . . . a million


and an eerie, spooky mansion all combine to maintain a spine-tingling air of mystery and terrifying s u s p e n s e throughout “The Bat.”


cessful Broadway stage hit of the same name by Mary Roberts Rinehart, the film adds even more thrills to this exciting story.


Based on the highly-suc-


women injure themselves while unaware of what they are doing baffles the police. This is the basis of Allied Artists’ exciting mystery The Hypnotic Eye,” on the


A series of cases in which


same programme. Jacques Bergerac plays the


lead role as a hypnotist who falls under suspicion and this leads to some tense and horrifying moments.


T.OOK at what the Atomic Age has done to “ Cinder­


ella,” the most romantic love story of them all in fairy-tale lore!


3— Wilpshire Open Greensome.


“ CinderFclla,” f i lme d in Technicolor, a breezy, happy- go-lucky bedlam of farce and music, set against sophistica­ ted decor and told in terms of language, manners, customs, costumes and people of our times, except, of course, when Fairy Godfather. Cinderella and Jack and Jill appear from a gossamer world.


It has become Jerry Lewis’s


and Cinderella reflect a worldly point of view, especi­ ally Godfather as he sets about his mission of romance, the union between Cinder- Fella and the beautiful Prin­ cess, aiding the cause of downtrodden husbands of the world who have been victim­ ised by the Cinderella legend!


But even Fairy Godfather # * *


■RASED on the novel by Ouida, “A Dog of Fland­


ers” is the story of Nello (David Ladd), a young Flem­ ish boy who


1— Wilpshire Trophy. 2— Shaw Hill Open Mixed. Accrington Open Four-ball.


—to become a great painter. His dream seems far from being realised for he and his grandfather. Deas (Donald


KING LANE has one am­ bition in life


Crisp) are very poor. Their home is a one-room


23— Nelson Open Mixed Four­ 3 some.


0—Great Harwood Open Four- ball. Colne Invitation.


of £859,000 to £7,133,000 in the gross interest income. In the ordinary branch, new


AUGUST


2—Amateur Professional, 36 Holes Foursome at Fleasing-


business figures were satisfactory, with new sums assured of £13,478.000 compar ed with


£11,373,000 a year ago. New annual premiums at £601,000 were up by £57,000. Total premium income rose by £264,000


12— Whalley Invitation. Black­ burn Invitation.


6—Whalley Open Four-ball. ton.


13— Clitheroe Open Four-ball and Shaw Hill Invitation.


to £5,020,000. In the industrial branch, new


16—E.L.G.A. Junior Competition at Pleasington.


under the company's house put; chase scheme were made to 1,98a owner occupiers and the total amount advanced was £390,001)


sums assured went up by £668,000 to £17.053,000 and the premium income by. £510,000 to £ 10,324,000 During the year, new advances


higher at £3,359,000. These figures are given by Mi.


on the Castle Pitch and it Is hoped to begin on Monday.


25 YEARS AGO APRIL 10th. 1936


(OLITHEROE R.D.C. met for ^ the first time in the new Council Chamber at Wade House, Church Brow. The chairman was Mr. W. Hanson.


ing service at Clitheroe Parish Church, the Eucharist was sung to the setting com­ posed by Mr. H. B. Shaw, organist and choirmaster at the church.


At the Palm Sunday morn­ ...


been a member of Clitheroe Police Force for 12 years, was promoted to the rank of sergeant.


P.C. Whitehead, who had


at Adlington, was to succeed Mr. A. Jones as stationmaster at Clitheroe.


Lancashire League. s?:


# CVS 18 Made »u Ben Worsley Ltd., Darwen


secured an appointment as cricket professional to Have- rlgg, a club In the North


Mr. J. Peters, of Whaliey, f|f


entre-half against Rochdale, hg.d turned out for Clitheroe


c Bert Milner, by playing at Mr. Baybutt, stationmaster 2d.


Fredk. A. Powell, chairman, in his statement.


THIS WAS NEWS . . •


50 YEARS AGO APRIL 3rd, 1911


A T a meeting of the Cor- m poration Finance Com­


6d. in the £ was decided upon. This was an increase oi


ittee, a general rate of Js.


florist’s shop in King Street. society in the year to January 31st amounted to £102,536,057


restive backed a cart through ; 14,Tort GAGE advances made the window of Mr. J. Ellis s


A horse which became j


Rf. Rev. A. G. Rawstorne, conducted a confirmation ser­ vice in Ribbleton Parish Church. The candidates were 19 deaf children from the Royal Cross School. *


4s


The site was the gift of Mrs. R. A. Yerburgh, and Mrs.


Simpson furnished the home. :!:


* *


for the arrangements to ceie brate King George v s


appointed secretary of Clitn- eroe’s committee responsible


Mr. C. Hampson was


Winkley, gave a new burses {rom 18 6 „er cent. of assets home to the Oswaldtwistle | at j anuary 3ist, 1960, to 15.2 District Nursing Association, j


Mr. W. W. w w aimpsun Simpson, u. of


of mortgage advances, the j liquid fund ratio was reduced


per cent, at January 31st year. Nothwithstanding


high level of advances, it was necessary to impose restrictions on lending. These restrictions are still in force.


mnnovu aist thisis the


ors was £32,867,815 com­ pared with the previous year s


t The net inflow from inves­ I v i f ln n . MC n n n A 1 4 fi A 1


* The Bishop of Whalley, the by the Halifax Building


per cent. Assets


—a record and exceeding the amount advanced in the Pre­ vious year by more than 25


£49,910,619 to £490,544,220. To achieve the record figure


i n c r e a s e d by


30—Pleasington East Lancs. Open Junior Championship.


27—Rishton Open Four-ball. Wilpshire Invitation.


3—Danven Open Mixed. Great Harwood Invitation.


SEPTEMBER 9—Pleasington Invitation.


10— Clitheroe Invitation. 16— E.L.G.A. v. County Colts at


24—Colne Open Mixed Foursome Burnley Invitation.


DECEMBER 17—Accrington Turkey Shoot.


Record lending by Halifax


17— Accrington Invitation. Ne.son Open Four-ball.


Wilpshire.


19— Darwen Invitation. 20— Accrington Cocker Trophy. Burnley Open Four-ball.


Blonde; 2Jin. Life Time Heel. You have many Norvic styles to choose from.


Nothing neater, sweeter, more steeped in fashion than these Norvic shoes in soft supple leather.


hut, and they eke out a miserable existence by selling neighbouring farmers’ milk in


Antwerp. P The dog of the title is


set in the wild, isolated tim­ ber country of the Limberlost. Freckles (Martin West) asks


Jack Lambert, “Freckles is Carol Christense


for a job in a lumber camp. McLean, the foreman, is re­ luctant to hire the youth when he secs that Freckles


has lost his left hand, but is


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


Chris Cooper (Carol Chisten- sen) and fights a desperate battle with the thieves’ leader Jack Barbeau (Steven Peck) before finally clearing the region of the crooks.


finally persuaded to use him as a guard against daring timber thieves. Freckles falls in love with


COUNTRY COOKERY


A - the maincrop potatoes lend themselves to a wonder­ ful variety of dishes. Youi choice of potato in the noith will be R eds kin s und


A T this season of the year,


Majesties. POTATOES ANNA


potatoes; 2-3oz. butter; salt and freshly ground, pepper. Butter a round pie dish and


ingredients: lilb. raw sliced


make layers of overlapping slices of potato, “dotting” lach layer with butter and seasoning. Covei the dish closely and bake at 375=F gas mark 5 for approximately 50


m Ingredients: lib. cooked. POTATO CROQUETTES


mashed potatoes; loz. butter; salt and pepper; 1 beaten eg», brown breadcrumbs; fat foi


11 Add melted butter, season­ ing and a little beaten egg to the warm potatoes. Turn the potato on to a lightly floured


table and divide into even sized pieces. Form into cork


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