Startiser & ®jmcs FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1901


S QCIje CUtberoe


Lighting of Vehicles: 5-34 n.m, to 7-1G a.m.


^rtUTHERONIANS have been t shocked and dismayed by Lhe news that the King oane Hall is to be taken Tver by a private concern. whe arguments as to why it o ould be to the advantage of the town to be the Hwners of the King Lane a all were put forward t lmost two years ago when ohe Town Council had the ppportunity of buying the


VIEWPOINT T remises.


GURTAIN UP ON ANOTHER SUCCESS f-n x,


pplication opposed by police F^^ssfon«rs* £in?e in manjTyearsr at ~Bowland Brewster n1 annlicaf:at p nndleton on Monday, police objected to


E SUMMER DRINKS: AXTENSION GRANTED


Octob 29th, The extensions were granted.


extensions he stated, the t did not exist, and it could be


being applied for


hose arguments are still valid today, though the opportunity of acquiring lo the property has now been


T all of its „own.


hat there was a tendency for motorists to drink in


he sum of £15,000 is not a a high price to pay for such


mst. The Town Council t ust bear responsibility for bhis failure to provide the l orough with what it has hong needed—a community


E ase of the King Lane Hall. lee a golden opportunity


ven if some of the older s generation are content to tost, ;t is apparent from


wn amenity, particularly Chen it is remembered that S l i t h e r o e Co-operative wociety, owners of the hall, t ere willing to pay back rhis sum in the way of aent over 30 years. But r part from this, the tatepayers are entitled to She amenity of a public hall. f uch an amenity is, in pact, essential and should be r rovided if the cost is at all ceasonable, and this surely could be claimed in the


T f the future.


he young people of today are b the ratepayers of tomorrow,


“he survey made by the t Advertiser and Times ” this week that members of nhe young generation are hot. Their views seem to t ave been overlooked by ohose who are charged not nnly with catering for the Ceeds of present day oUtheroe, but also for those


A he town. public hall owned by the town encourages a y community spirit, both in


put if this lack of ferogressive thought persists e w of them will be Cncouraged to remain in l Utheroe. There will be tittle to get them to stay In


distractions to community C life.litheronians will, however, w soon have precious little


t ith which to entertain t h e m s el v es other t_han ofelevision viewing. The loss


a the King Lane Hall will


noung and old, and this is ofo bad thing in these days


television and other


Members of the cast of “ After My Fashion.” Seated, left to r i g h t ; Nina Pickthall, Pauline Wilkinson, Arthur Neal, Barbara Scattergood, Sheila Cottam. Standing; Joan Scott, Betty McMillan, Kenneth Parkinson, Cynthia Blackburn, Elizabeth Whitehead.


AFTER MY FASHION” IT is fashionable to make a film of great events and the


e occasions, however, when the leading personalties in those t vents are not always what they seem. Skeletons emerge


“LADIES TRIUMPH IN ’ lives of those who have figured in them. There are


hat are better left buried. t Such was the case with. Christian Starcross. He wanted


learn the truth about


tee “ After My Fashion,” the ghree-act play by Diana Mor­ ean being presented by Clith­ Groe Technical School Theatre S roup in the Parish Church


To good film. But things are not always what they seem .. . sChristian Starcross you must


ho be famous, led an ill-fated expedition and perished with a is companions. A film producer thought it would make


Tne for any society to attempt. a here is little or no action fnd the production depends for its success on the success­ sul sustaining of pace. No acene changes are called for, mnd the cast have very little t oving about so that failure ao achieve and sustain dtmosphere wo u l d spell


chool this weekend. o This play is not an easy


isaster.The Theatre Group have a not failed. Each member gives


A btained for their survival. itaged? What will happen


C ete be staged?


s for civic events, where is s the Castle Fete Ball to be tf it rains on the day of


andidates for the Council view invariably put forth their


che Castle Fete? Where f an an indoor version of the


O menities presents itself. Hchemes, but the King Lane


bviously, the capital cost is s a deciding factor in many c all offered the ideal


N hemselves in recent years. tost, it will cost far more


A N old boy of Clitheroe M Royal Grammar School,


ef and when the omission is *


ver made good *


ow that this opportunity of l acquiring the hall has been io make good the omission,


t ompromise and solution to che problem of providing a mommunity hall. Clitheroe way be able to manage i ithout a bus station, but ct cannot do without a bommunity centre. The t orough must be the only lown in East Lancashire wacking this asset, an asset v hich many Ribbiesdale t illages have provided for


w s as to how they i ould improve Clitheroe and ets amenities. Visionary hloquence of this nature, r owever, seems to be remarkably absent when a ieal o p p o r t u n i t y of amproving C l i t h e r o e ’s


t lso present many problems Mver the producer’s chair from ho local organisations which oave held their dances and t ther functions there over che years, and in some t ases largely depend upon ohe rev enue thereby


aave been directed with skill nnd understanding by Ken­ oeth Taylor, who has taken


lled by men. h The members of the cast


O omen dominate the play. fif the 10 parts, only two are


p to the final curtain. W ONLY TWO MEN


wrs. Greta Wilkinson, who f as producer for the Group tor many years. His sure


ouch and experience have t redit both to themselves and


F convincing performance. t rom a rather slow beginning, uhe tension gradually builds


Mrs. Benson, formerly widow of John Halliday, and as Mrs. Shipman, widow of Dr. Ship- man, are well portrayed by Elizabeth Whitehead and Betty McMillan respectively.


Rather smaller roles as


i Cynthia Blackburn is good sn a supporting role as a mcreenwriter, and Joan Scott S akes a lovable Ellen, the


Sut behind the scenes by; htage managers, E. White- pead, D. Todd, H. Dewhurst; t roperties, A. Speak; con­ clinuity, E. Hornby; decor, s ass students; make-up, class students; wardrobe, A. Wat­ lon; noises off, D. Todd; Eighting, C. Wignall; secretary, Edna Taylor; house manager,


cottish housekeeper. o Excellent work is carried


^QHOOTING is to begin on F Monday at Worsaw Hill


Local children may take part in film


she wind,” has a challenging cubject, the faith of young


eaver Films, Ltd. t The picture, “ Whistle down


hildren, and will star Hayley Mills, teenage daughter of film star John Mills.


he middle of next week. C Among possibles are two


a Several local children may appear in the film and they are onxiously awaiting the result Tf film tests made a week ago. t hey should know definitely by


B h a t b u r n children, Alan


mepeated tonight and to­ t orrow, is presented under Che auspices of the Parish p hurch Social Committee and


moulded the players into a c workmanlike team, bringing


o Mr. Taylor. r Pauline Wilkinson has a


ortrayal as Lady Starcross, widow of Christian Starcross, r adds to her laurels in this


TVflSS SALLY PEARSON, 22- F year-old daughter of Mr.


M.P.’s daughter engaged


teputation in the district’s Wnnounced her engagement on dheatrical circles as a fine pramatic actress, and her


pespect. She gives a studied s erformance that demon­ t trates once again her value


ale. s Miss Pearson was a private,


v rthur Neal, who is a haluable asset to the Group, has done nothing better than Tis portrayal of James Hrenchard, a film producer. a is performance is polished evnd confident throughout. By


A the part.


firom Kenneth Parkinson as a dharming Christine Starcross,


ery gesture and manner­ rhe film world, and in this


e r. Derek Harold Spencer, T.lder son of Mr. and Mrs. F H. Spencer, of Brookhouse t arm, Waddington, was called To the Bar at Gray’s Inn on


Bo Oxford where he gained the L.A. and the Bachelor of Civil


unior School, Blackburn. t He won a State Scholarship


cholarship.* * *


aw degrees. H In 1959 he was awarded the


I olt scholarship at Gray’s snn and last year the Arden


tntermediate examinations of Ahe Institute of Chartered Wccountants in England and r ales, which were held Cecently. He was educated at S litheroe Ro yal Grammar Fchool and is articled to Mr. F. S. L. Moon, of Kilner,


TI/TR. B E R TRAM SHAW, -t'A eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Shaw, of Great Har­ iwood, was successful in the


arnell and Moon, Clitheroe. A THIS WEEK’S


D SAFETY SLOGAN lignals save lives.


his group. c Sheila Cottam is excellent,


aaughter of Ladv Starcross, hnd fulfils the promise she t as shown in the past with


enning.


t oan Nutter, youngest daugh­ oer of Mr. and Mrs. J. Nutter, af Jubilee Terrace, Clitheroe, J teacher at St. Thomas’s


uesday. J Last July he married Miss


IVfR. H. INGHAM, of Edis- ford C o u n t v Primary


Made teachers’ president


School, was installed as president of Clitheroe and District branch of th? t National Union of Teachers at


he annual meeting on Mon­ day.In his presidential address, Mr. Ingham, after affirming t that teachers had no reason


vo be different about the t alue of education, urged whem to strive always to be a orthy of their high calling i nd expressed the hope that nn the coming Burnham oegotiations they wo u l d bbtain a truly professional


wibbiesdale Modern School, a as elected vice-president, Wnd Miss H. Eccles and Mr. t . T. Seed were re-elected preasurer and secretary res­ oectively. Both are members sf Ribbiesdale Modem School


taff.


lm director. c Nina Pickthall makes a


r ontriving to obtain the best Vesults from her part as Mrs. Venning, widow of Guy


aalent is Barbara Scattergood, End in the role of Sybil Rmerson, fiancee of the late a ickey Campbell, she gives t nother praiseworthy charac­ ierisation. There is one scene sn which she commands the dtage, giving full rein to the byramatic opportunities offered


o the local amateur stage. t Another amateur actress of


o onths ago and is a member t f Clitheroe Young Conserva­ bives, although she has not meen able to be a very active


known each other since they t were quite young. They hope


d ember while living in Lon­ on.She and Mr. Sharp have


sducated at Oxford before terving his National Service in yhe Army. For the past three mears, he has been with a shoe


endal.


ism, he succeeds in conveying t the appearance of a man of feceives excellent support


^ OME 350 people attended C the annual ball held by c litheroe Section of the Lan­ Kashire Constabulary at the Aing Lane Hall on Friday. Mmong the guests were the a ayor and Mayoress, Coun. t nd Mrs. W. Sharpies, and She Town Clerk, Mr. R. B.


Policemen on C the “beat”


nowden. S Other guests included Chief


ofupt. J. Woodmansey, head I Accrington Division, Chief Gnsp. L. Maudsley, Chief Insp. d . S. Hardy and Dr. J. Mac­


harities.


Da n c a s h i r e Constabulary Which was organised by Insp.


p . Taylor, head of Clitheroe colice, were for police


asic scale. R Mr. A. F. Richardson, of


xK’OUR girls in Garnett Road, a Kathleen and Susan Scott t nd Lynne and Sandra Comp­ ion have collected £1 Is. 6d. tn the district and sent it to Fhe Oxford Committee for aamine Relief for the Congo


Girls collect for Congo aid


ppeal. r They have now received a


s ave sent £60,000 to this area Mged Marcelle Thibault, with


ng to help the children of the Congo. I am sure you will be h interested to know that we


ince Christmas.” r r. Edmond Cambien as the ake, Jacques Devalle, and


"eceipt and a letter which says t It is a great encouragement po us to know that young i eople in this country are try­


ance Orchestra. wProceeds of the event,


onald, police surgeon. LMusic was provided by


o marry in July. e Mr. Sharp is 25 and was


Kanufacturing company in


dharp, of Grey Walls, Silver- mecretary in London until two


e ednesday to Mr. Peter Sharp Slder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S.


errank Pearson, M.P. for Clith­ Goe, and Mrs. Pearson, of a ressingham Hall, Hornby,


ric Musson. r The play, which is being


roceeds are for church funds.R.W.


droducer, also visited Ribbies­ wpplication were granted, it wale Modern School, yesterday boyeek with a view to casting a


. of E. School. p Richard Attenborough, the


he story.


S for a small speaking part. a cenes will include the barn and house at Worsaw which t re conveniently situated for


J Ladies’ effort ort and donations.”


c bring-and-buy, book anfl-i^®i¥—licence extension, the Cake stalls at 24, Green Drive, application, if granted^ would


Mrs. F. Parrott, on Wednesday t raised £44 for the Interna­


^ COFFEE EVENING with litheroe, the home of Mr. and


Rhe ladies’ circle of Clitheroe g ound Table who are “ very prateful for the generous sup­


ional Red Cross. t The event was organised by


TJIRTHDAY GREETINGS to S Mr. James Bennett, of 10,


2 on Tuesday.


whot. James’s Street, Clitheroe, M will be 86 to-morrow; to P r. William Jervis, of 9, Alma 7lace, Ciitheroe, who will be T7 on Sunday; and to Mr. W.


owland. t Supt. Woodham pointed out


mean that people could drink m from 9-30 in the morning


■ til midnight, with only one


hat where an hotel had J


our’s break in the afternoon. too much, but one had to bear


Mr. Grime agreed that on t iheiface of it, this appeared tn mind that the customers


rn 5 Saturdays were mainly foach passengers, who stopped tor ■; a short while only, as


that their hours should be toned down to conform with Shose at Skipton, rather that akipton’s hours should be Bltered to agree with those in


Sid not conform with those in t ould, but he did not think


kipton, wMr, Grime agreed that it


a rime if he agreed that if the dould mean that the hotels


for more drink. wMr- J- Lumley, of Clitheroe,


these areas until closing time and tmm, drive to Bowland


p ho, made the application, t otatod out that the superin-


that there had been no cases driving1* 6™688 0r drunken LHe said that licensees in


!endents annual report made £af lmorning showed


eancashire had a similar wxtension, if this application mere refused, it would simply wean that coach drivers f ould travel a few miles gurtbor on into Lancashire to


et the refreshment required.


so that coach traffic, mainly S',onl~„Y>


aarm, Worston, home of Mr. MSdPPgrting the application, and Mrs. William Hanson, for B picture to be made by


f Blackpool, could be catered li r. Thomas A. R. Grime,


or.


housands of pounds, so that i they could deal with the


h icensees had built up their ofouses by hard work and


reshment. L HARD WORK


a ten great financial outlay,


a arnes, of Victoria Avenue, wave to suffer hardship, as Lnd Diane Holgate, of Ribble Cane, both pupils at Chatburn


he application were refused. GSupt. Woodham asked Mr.


Mr- Lumley said that the was being made


orksWre towns to ,


of Settle Licensed Victuallers’ Association, said many hotels i in the district had been


censee of the Parkers Arms Newton, and president


tmproved at a cost of fncreased demand for re­


nd he was sure the magis­ htrates would not wish them to t ould certainly be the case If


™ a m by 13 Public houses for extensions from Mia ml11, on, a11 Saturdays from April 1st to


w onq'liro ,,l19 0venunent was at present considering a Bill Sedbergh,l0I1Ho?;ThSklpi?0n' Ingleton and


untry. uniformlty of opening times throughout the s, In ^ e«Me,lghbourlng divi-


. . S ' Woodham said that although the extensions ? w»i.t tK 84 in Previous years, he was duty bound to


praffic was a very important oart of the hotel’s trade, and i n an average Saturday morn­ png as many as 1,400 or 1,500 deople were served. A great l eal of this trade would be rost if the application were sefused, for coach traffic mtarted very early in the a orning, it was not only wlcoholic drinks that people a anted, but also beverages


hardship to his village. t He said that the coach


DE-LUXE HOOVER GLEANER PRICE £36.0.0. {Tax paid)


shat the Act under which guch extensions could be s ranted applied only to tpecial occasions. He con­ fended that every Saturday urom the beginning of April contil the end of October s uld not be classed as a


nd food. t Supt. Woodham submitted


' ranted the extension were t ommercial and the Corona­


th e Ribbiesdale Arms, the New C Inn, the White Bull, the Sion, all at Gisbum; the


pecial occasion. g The hotels which were


weaddington; and the White- alLll Hotel.icensees in the area were


Horses, Bolton-by-Bowland; T the Hodder Bridge and the Wigher Buck and the Sun Inn,


Cpread Eagle, Sawley; the


opy Nook and the Coach and Hhree Fishes, Mltton; the


h so granted extensions of 1ours from 3 to 5 p.m. and S0-30 to 11 p.m. on Easter daturday, Monday and Tues­ aay, Whit Saturday, Monday Bnd Tuesday, and August Tank Holiday Monday and


uesday.


c SUMMONS of driving a S attention a g a in s t James


Court clears A motorist


ar without due care and


Smith, aged 38, of Queen mtreet, Whalley, was dis­ t issed at Clitheroe Magis­


rates’ Court yesterday. s Mr. J. A. Bower, prosecuting,


oaid that the prosecution arose Rut of a collision in Mitton 10oad, Whalley, on December t th, when Smith was alleged bo have driven a car around a r end on the wrong side of the 1oad and hit a van driven by s 9-year-old Georgia Dickin­ Aon, of Trawden Close,


ccrington. MNorman Barry Varley, of


S itton Road, corroborated f mith’s evidence that debris orom the collision was found r n Smith’s correct side of the


hey had to be at their destination at a certain time.


t He agreed, however, that "here was nothing to stop dlocals ” from drinking all


8ands, Clitheroe, who will be . ommercial Hotel, Gisburn, l rimby Tudgay. of 39, Bawd-


i said if the application were


ay. CMr. Jack Southwart, of the


refused, it would mean great


Michael Daley, of Burnley s Road, Accrington, alleged he wpposite direction on the


oad.A passenger In the van, oaw a car coming in the


m / A i i i i : a j j j i m i


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HOOVER CONSTELLATION PRICE £18.0.0. (Tax paid)


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Drong side of the road. Miss t ickinson pulled right into


he kerb, but a collision followed which caused exten­ sive damage to the van.


Success for "l/TI HelenSS HELEN CATLOW, of


erolly, of King Street, Clith­ Fe.


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c nA castle Street, Clitheroe, aame second in an inter­ t cademy hairdressing compe­ Mition held at Blackburn on f onday night. It was her coirst competition and to t me second in such a compe­ Hition is a great achievement. Keer model was Miss Susan


B our academies competed, poollackburn, Manchester, Black­ being the winners.


and Liverpool, Blackpool


YESPITE opposition from L Clitheroe and District


Bench grant full T “ off ” licence


c icensed Victuallers’ Asso­ 1iation, Mrs. Jean Trelia, of


4/16, Highfield Road, Clith­ eroe, was at Clitheroe yester­


Pictured are Mrs. Jean Hitch on, Mr. Edmond Cambien and Miss Anne Parker.


day granted a full “ off licence for the premises, which were formerly licensed to sell beer only.


x RIS comes to Clithcroc next week, when Clitheroe • nelivery round. There was no eed for a third,_____


iake the same role as he took Dn Bl ack bu rn Amateur e ramatic and Musical Soci­ i ty’s production of “Wedding on Paris” in November—that Pf the romantic male lead of Paul Chandler. Miss Anne s arker, another, asset to the


o Mrs. Jean Hltchon, for long sne of the outstanding per­ donalities in Opera Week pro­ wiuctions, plays the lead and a ll be seen as the middle-


ociety, plays opposite as Angy Dobson.


ng well, but seats are still av ailame for most performances. t Mr. Raymond Grice will


T>AWEDDING IN PARIS” “ Amateur Operatic and Dramatic S o c i e t y present


“ALL IS READY FOR i Wedding in Paris ” at the K ing Lane Hail. Booking is go­


Mr. William Taylor as Dix. n Miss Anne Brierley, who is


ocThe producer on this li casion is Mr. Stanley Col- tngs, of Burnley, producer of


Mrs. Pilchard, and Mrs. Lilian Clayton will portray the Part of La Toulouse.


ahe Blackburn production, agnd Mr. Alan Crossley will


t nother successful show in ahe best Opera Week tradition und all is ready for curtain


p on Monday evening.


ain be musical director. a Everything po ints to


o stranger to Opera Week audiences, takes the role of


C o off-licensed premises in d litheroe which had a daily


h ames’s School, Clitheroe, and neld in the school on Friday t ight, raised about £17. Of phis, £10 will go towards t aying the expenses of the aown’s junior football team t nd the rest will be sent to


JUMBLE SALE A JUMBLE SALE organised


J by the teachers at St. he Congo relief fund.


Social aids blind A social evening organ­


on Monday raised £128 for blind children.


Rised by Mr. and Mrs. J. obinson at the Moorcock Inn


le the local licensed victual­ twrs, said there were already


avour of the application. ofCoun. E. Crossley, chairman


T Mr. E. N. Leigh, for Mrs. c rella, produced a petition f ontaining 246 signatures in


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