PENDLE DEATH: MAN


DIED OF EXPOSURE Thought he had disease


AN open verdict was recorded at an inquest at Clitheroe


was suffering from cancer of the stomach. The body of the dead man, Patrick Crotty, aged 50, lodging in Alma Place, Clitheroe, was discovered on Pendle Hill by a farmhand.


on Friday on a man who was said to have thought he


was satisfied that the police had done everything possible, and there was no point in making more enquiries which would probably prove futile.


stationed at Whalley, said he had searched the area where the body was found and was satisfied that there were no suspicious circumstances.


pathologist, said that Crotty died from exposure. There were no marks of violence and no indication of poison in the body.


Dr. C. K. Heffernan,


Crotty had been his patient, stated that when Crotty came to him he had a long history of stomach trouble. ■An examination revealed the posisbility of a duodenal ulcer. Crotty seemed very much concerned about his stomach condition, and could not be persuaded that their was nothing seriously wrong with him.


Dr. J. Macdonald, who said


Brothers fined for holly theft


he was admitted to Blackburn Royal Infirmary, but dis­ charged himself.


On January 2nd last year,


Dr. Macdonald said he thought Crotty’s illness was due to anxiety more than any organic disease.


In answer to the Coroner,


Pendleton, a farmhand at Cold Cotes Farm, Wiswell, said that on January 5th he was looking for a lamb which had been lost on the slopes of Pendle Hill when he found the body, badly decomposed and partly hidden by rushes.


LOOKING FOR LAMB William Sagar Whitwell, of


Alma Place, Crotty’s landlady, said that he had suffered from stomach trouble and had been in hospital. Afterwards he had been depressed.


October 2nd, Crotty told, her he was going for a walk. She said she would accompany him because she felt he was not really fit to be out on his own.


On the evening of Sunday, Witnesses meet


Crotty suddenly excused him­ self and climbed over some railings into a field. She


In the Pendleton area, Holiday talk


servatives in the Conservative Club on Monday, Mr. Eric Musson showed slides of his Austrian and Lake District holidays. He was thanked by Mr. John Rushton, who pre­ sided.


AT the fortnightly meeting of Clitheroe Young Con­


packed on Sunday, when Mr. Graham Carmichael, from the London headquarters, addressed the audience on the subject “ Seeking Peace with God and Man.”


The chairman was Mr. George Woolley.


came as the conclusion to the Witnesses house - to - house “ Any Questions on the Bible?” campaign held in the town last week.


Head conducted a one-hour questions and answers pro­ gramme.


After the address, Mr. Harry


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Mrs. Annie Sanderson, of


were at Bowland Magistrates’ Court at Grindleton on Mon­ day each fined £1 for steal­ ing holly from Lady Worsley- Taylor’s estate at Bashall Eaves. They were ordered to share £2 12s. 6d. costs.


HT-HREE Low Moor brothers A and a 15-year-old boy


Patrick J. Lynch, aged 26; and Anthony Lynch, aged 18, all of Nelson Street, admitted stealing 1481bs. of holly valued at £5 11s.


Mathew Lynch, aged 22; The boy pleaded not guilty.


The four were seen on December 9th by P.C. Sowden, who said the boy was one of three persons carrying holly towards a van.


part in the theft. He was merely in the van, getting a lift home from work.


The boy said he took no


visional driver, was fined £5 for driving the van without insurance, £5 for driving without qualified supervision and £1 for driving without “ L ” plates.


Mathew Lynch, a pro­ Pictured at the dinner are: Front row, left to right: Mr. N. H


of Clitheroe R.D.C., and Mr. J. K. Bowker, president of the R° ^ , CTsIc°f Sj.thS'0S; Back row: Mr. C. Firth, Round Table honorary national editor, Bril l


chairman of Clitheroe Round Table, and Mr. B. S. Wright, vice-chairman of the local Table.


Three-hour wait to book for


the “Wedding” A COLD, dreary morning


enthusiasm of fans of Clith­ eroe Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society who turned out to queue for more than two hours before the plans for public booking for “ Wedding in Paris” opened


did not dampen the TABLERS’ GROWING


PART IN TOWN LIFE Mayor praises Round Table


rpiIE growing part being played by Clitheroe Round T Table in the community life °f Ulc borough, was referred to by the Mayor, Coun- William Sharpies, in proposing the toast, Round Tabic British Isles, at the Clitheroe Table’s third charter anniversary dinner at the


Starkie Arms Hotel on Friday. Commenting on the various projects undertaken by


was a woman and she was joined by two more about half-an-hour later. Rain did not begin to fall until 8 a.m.


on Monday. First arrival—at 7 a.m.—


until about 9-30, and at 10 a.m., when the booking began, there were only 65 people waiting—fewer than usual. The heavy rain had by then changed to sleet and snow, but this did not last long.


The queue grew only slowly


commented that the bad weather and the ’flu epidemic had obviously kept people away.


One of the early arrivals


seats and the queue was kept moving quite briskly.


Mr. Carmichael’s address EGG PRICES


J? R I T I S H Egg Marketing Beard’s minimum prices, to


be paid to producers for the current period are: Large, 3s. 7d. per dozen; standard, 3s. Id. per dozen; medium 3s. per dozen; small 2s. 6d. per dozen.


deducted from all dirty or stained eggs.


One shilling per dozen to be There were several empty


the Table, the Mayor said that since the inauguration of the Table some four years ago, one past member and two present members of the .Table had been elected to


the Town Council.


agreement with the national rule of the Round Table movement which prescribes an upper age limit of 40 for membership.


He also expressed his


safeguard against stagnation and provided the best guaran­ tee tht the movement would continue to be supplied with an infusion of young men capable of upholding the aims and objects of Round Table.


This, he felt, was a real CLOSE LINKS


was by Mr. Nicholas Hard­ man, chairman of Area No. 34, who referred to the close links existing in Clitheroe between the Round Table and the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, which served as a standard for other Tables of what could be achieved.


The response to the toast


Colin Firth, honorary national editor of Round Table British Isles and a member of the National Executive Commit­ tee.


The final speaker was Mr.


and past chairman of Nelson Round Table, which spon­ sored the formation of the Clitheroe Table.


AIMS AND OBJECTS


Round Table were read by Mr Michael Washbrook and the toastmaster was Mr. John Whitehead.


The Aims and Objects of


Among the guests in addition to the Mayor were the chairman of Clitheroe Rural District Council, Coun. J. G. Sharp, and the president of the Rotary Club of Clith­ eroe, Mr. J. K. Bowker.


OTHER TABLES Other Tables represented


were Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Leyland,


Cycling:


Weather did not deter the Clarion


0 N Sunday, a very depleted section left Clitheroe in weather that almost made us


think again and return home to bed, but not quite. Capes and long trousers were


the order of the day, and by the time we reached Sawley Brow we were beginning to perspire.


It is something of a change


for us to go to Settle via Gis- bui-11, for we always try to keep away lrom the main traffic, but


we nad the road almost to our- se.ves. We left Settle and climbed


Constitution Hill, and then, after passing through the village of Langcliffe, we soon reached Stainforth, our venue for lunch.


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After our meal, we pressed on towards R ib b i e h e a d . The weatherman, laughing up his sleeve no doubt, replaced the rain with an exceptionally strong headwind, which continued to harass us to the head of the dale, saving its strongest gusts with which to menace us as we passed the appropriately named


Black Shiver Moss on the way to Ingleton.


FOR SETTLE


behind us as we headed for Settle. With the rain, we had to don our capes, but these actu­ ally caught the wind and helped us along, so that the long climb to the summit of Buckhaw Brow was made with very little effort.


mell Flats, the wind again caught us head-on, and, no doubt, in spite for its help over the preceding miles, blew even harder, bringing with it cold, miserable rain.


The T A S T Y


hoping that it will be fine next week when we go to Norber


And so we returned home,


Boulder, leaving Clitheroe at 9 a.m.


SPRITE. After tea we found the wind


SOBER BOWLAND: NO DRINK CONVICTIONS IN 1960


As wc turned towards Rath-


npHERE were no cases of drunkenness, no cases of -* drunken driving and no licensee had been proceeded against In Bowland Licensing Division during 1960, Supt.


26 licensed premises in Bow­ land. The population of the Division was 5,054, an average of 202 people to each licensed house.


Reviewing the past six


years, Supt. Woodham stated that thefe had been only


C. A. Woodham stated at at Grindleton on. Monday. He reported that there were


Mr. J'. M. Barlow, said this was a very satisfactory and extremely encouraging report, one which many other divisions would envy.


three c o n v i c t io n s drunkenness. The presiding magistrate,


Bowland Brewster Session for


Mr. Firth is also a member


Villagers angry over condition of brook


J?.ze. Children paddle or play ganK„on sunlly days,


tatsij The older folk lean on th bridge parapet watching tten.i dreaming perhaps of tfe days when they, too, p!;?ed in the brook and fished fo: the ancestors of those pmerit-day tiddlers in the clar sparking water.


ffi for tiddlers and sail little


viiiige with a brook flowing through it, and under a bridge' with a stone parapet at just a comfortable level— but that is as far as the resimblance goes.


Chipping is just such a


sparkling and freely flowing is choked with rubbish — tin cam. papers, cigarette packets and hedge clippings, are to be found in plenty.


Tne1 brook which should be


comes jammed at the bridge at the bottom of Talbot Street at the entrance to the village from Clitheroe. Heavy rains clear the brook, but in summer refuse which has been thrown in soon has the brook in a filthy state.


Much of the rubbish be­ ON MANY OCCASIONS


other residents have tried on many occasions to prevent rubbish being thrown in, but there have been no noticeable results.


The Parish Council and


A BROOK flows through a pleasant and historic vil-


Nelson and Blackpool. Also at t ending and represent­ ing Leek (Stalls.) Round Table was Mr. G. B. Whittaker a former Deputy Borough Engineer of Clitheroe and a


founder member of Clitheroe Round Table. The roll call of Tables was


read by Mr. Douglas Wilson, secretary of the local Table.


The guests and visitors were welcomed by the Table chair­


man, Mr. Henry Brown, who presided.


Area No. 34, the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. W. Sharpies, goun J. snarp chairman ' Mr. H Brown,


of P.C. Da v i d Copeman, [ The East Lancashire Coroner, Mr. G. Graham, said he


waited and eventually caused a search to be made which was not successful. She never saw Crotty again.


Cottages, Hurst Green, said his brother became depressed because he thought he was suffering from cancer of the stomach.


James Crotty, of Bilsberry


OFFICIALS AND GUESTS AT CHARTER DINNER


Mr. R. Jones dies: Ex-sportsman


public affairs of Clitheroe almost all his life, Mr. Robert Jones, of 25, Richmond Ter­ race, died at his home on Saturday. He was 95.


Jones had lived in Clitheroe since he was a small child and in later years he became interested in many of the town’s organisations.


Although born in Wales, Mr.


known as “ Bobby ’’—served on the Town Council, first as a Labour and later as' a Conservative member.


Mr. Jones — affectionately


Board of Guardians for nearly 50 years and for 13 years served on the Public Assist­ ance Board.


He was a member of the old


oldest and staunchest sup­ porter—he hardly ever missed a match until this season— Mr. Jones made his debut for Clitheroe in 1883 at centre- forward position. The match was the occasion of the open­ ing of the new Waterloo g r o u n d , and Clitheroe’s opponents were Blackburn Olympic, the English cup winners.


Clitheroe Football Club’s RUGBY, TOO


Mr. Jones played rugby in Greenacre Street. Some of the matches were floodlit, for one of the team, Mr. Hodgson, of Holmes Mill, was interested in the then new-fangled electric lighting and he rigged up a lighting system.


In his younger days, too,


Jones’ interests. He played for Clitheroe and from 1906 until 1909 was secretary.


Cricket was also one of Mr.


as a bass singer and he took an active part in musical activities in the town. He


Mr. Jones was well-known


had been a member of various choirs for 62 years, at one time being choirmaster at the Congregational Church, and had also been secretary of the Borough Band.


World War, Mr. Jones was a Jacquard overlooker at Whipp Bros.’ Commercial Mill, and for some years he was presi­


For 30 years until the first


dent of the Overlookers’ Association. A POULTRYKEEPER


first World War and Mr. Jones then acquired a large plot of l„nd opposite his home and became a poultrykeeper.


The mill closed before the


shows, including the show in the Castle grounds of the old Agricultural Association, of


He assisted at several local


which he was secretary for a time. Mr. Jones was also in


brated their diamond wedding in 1949.


Mr. and Mrs. Jones cele­


two sons. The funeral took place on


Wednesday at Cl i t h e r o e Cemetery.


HONEYMOON


BY THE SEA GIDLOW—McCALLY


npHE wedding took place at A St. Michael and St. John’s


Church, Clitheroe, on Wed­ nesday of Mr. Peter Gidlow, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gidlow, of 46, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, and Miss Margaret Elaine McCally, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. McCally, of Garage Flat, Eaves Hall, West Bradford.


the bride wore a coffee- coloured suit with cream accesorsies and carried a prayer book.


Given away by her father,


Council have also tried to help, and now a petition signed by many villagers has been sent to the Rural Coun­ cil drawing the Council's attention to the state of the brook.


Parish Council have also been sent to all the business premises in and around the village with a request that the letters be displayed.


particularly angry because when Chipping entered the " Best-kept village in Lanca­ shire ’ competition the state of the brook was one of the major criticisms of the judges.


shame those responsible into putting their rubbish in the proper place for it,” Mr. G. Bleasdale, Clerk to the Parish Council, said this week.


attempts to stop this spoiling of the brook, and we hope that the publicity we are giving to this latest effort will


“ There have been repeated Some of the residents are Clitheroe Rural District


well, was in attendance and wore a blue suit with a pale yellow hat and gloves and carried blue hyacinths and yellow roses.


groom’s brother, was best man, groomsman being Mr. John O’Neill.


Mr. John Gidlow, the bride­ Letters on behalf of the


The ceremony was per­ formed bv the Rev. Fr. J. Burns, S.J., and a reception followed at the Station Hotel. The newly-married couple later left for a honeymoon in Southport.


herself was given by a friend, Miss Elsie Hayhurst, and the gifts also included a dinner service from the staff of Ribblesdale Cement, Ltd., where the bride is a typist, and one from the bride­ groom’s employer. Mr. Keith Wilkinson, of Clitheroe.


A wedding cake made by 11 Moor I.ane, Clitheroe. Van service on request.


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ON the Bench at Bowland


Grindleton on Monday were Mr. J. M. Barlow, presiding, Coun. A. H. Porter-Hargreaves, Coun. R. Williamson. Mr. J. Holgate and Miss M. Rushton.


Magistrates’ Co u r t at RJ-O-kE (In conjunction with W. C. Standerwick)


COACH EXCURSIONS from


CLITHEROE. 16. Wellsate: WHALLEY. Bus Station


Clitheroe Whalley pjn. 1-45


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COACHES AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES Book at Local Office:


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A friend, Miss Adela Birt>- Mr. Jones is survived by


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