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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 17, 1961
IN AND OUT AND By “QUIS”
- NOW AND THEN
WATER is in the news just * ” now, and it was 63 years
of the future-today!
-*-New 19" ‘square’ screen with ‘ magic eye’ control Slimline 110° tube
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* Rent reduces every 9 months These D.E.R. Showrooms open for demonstration till 8 p.m. Fridays.
Only 9'11 a week
reducing finally to only 6f9 Installed for only £6.9.0
Although our minimum rental period is only 12 months
nothing more to pay for three months 23 Moor Lane Clitheroe 796
n n t l i ln n i_ _ 0 . f V /L i l 1 1 l E j l \V / l l j
you can change your model at any time
Come and see us, our sets AND REFRIGERATORS, at the
Idea! Home Exhibition Olympia, Stand 64 Please send details
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oration. wThe annual charge for
the gross estimated rental exceeded £5, a charge of 2s. per annum for each £1 of the rental was made.
phe mains of Blackburn Cor a ater for houses under £5
horse and cow there was an annual charge of 2s. 6d., and 15s. for a farmhouse.
S Water charges for the £hireburn Arms Hotel were o10 per year, and £3 for the
ther public houses. For each
10s. per year, as did gardens watered by hosepipes. Day schools were charged £1 15s. and Sunday schools 10s. The total cost of the scheme, which included most of the houses in the villages, was £720.
Water for fixed baths cost
COf the present day, Mr. eyowell asks me to stress the i esores caused by litter left
within 60 or 70 yards by the roadside.
n the country lanes around Worston. where recently he noticed waste paper and at least three broken bottles
c “ We don’t mind people
districts so long as they look t after them and leave them as
others need asking,” he comments.
oming into the country ghey find them. Ladles and
INTERESTING DOCUMENTS
GINCE my note last week R regarding the Lancashire
I Clitheroe. | Tel. 796.
'23, Moor Lane,
Domestic Electric Rentals Limited. Showrooms throughout England, Scotland & Wales |
i ecord OJHce I have received
of the documents to be found there, and the following i are notes on some especially
nformation relating to some
nteresting documents. UIn the days of Richard the
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Plumbers . Painters . Decorators WISH TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY
HAVE TRANSFERRED THEIR BUSINESS FROM No. 31, MOOR LANE, TO
No. 33, MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE ___^ ■ * Please note new telephone! numbers: * ■
Office and Workshops: Clitheroe 768. Residences: Clitheroe 363; and Burnley 78409.
In the event of the office being closed, messages may be left In the letter box, and will receive our immediate attention.
WALLBANK BROS.
s onheart, much of Lanca ihire was royal forest, so the
nhabitants had to keep not only the ordinary laws of the land but also the very rigorous forest laws.
inhabitants of the forest t areas of this county paid to t equivalent to £100,000 of
King John had been on the w throne only a few months
hen in October, 1199, the he king a sum roughly
which allowed them to keep dogs and to hunt all animals other than deer and wild boar.
oday’s money for a charter
Field—when the Scots were better beaten than any army before or since—many Lan tcashire men fought. After
At the battle of Flodden
CAMPHORATED GOOSE GREASE — STOPS —
Bad Chests . Bronchitis . Nasal Stuffiness Head Colds . Aching Joints . Catarrh . Etc.
This old fashioned remedy Is now a combination of modern ingredients with Marmaduke Firth’s camphorated goose grease.
An N.P. Product. Jars: 2/3, 3/6, 6/6
It has been In short sunply but is now available from all Chemists. Including
Messrs. SHELDON & ASPIN, LTD. 35, MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE.
W. D. GREEN, M.P.S. 4, RAILWAY VIEW. CLITHEROE.
thanking him for “ his valiant towardness against our great enemy the late king of Scotts and the distressing of his malice and power.”
lhe battle Henry VIII wrote a ncestor of the Earl of Sefton,
etter, November 27th, 1513, a to Sir William Molyneux,
entlemen will oblige, but
ago, according to a regular correspondent of mine, Mr. J. Cowell, of The Cottage, Wors- tori. Mr. Cowell has discovered that the villages of Hurst Green and Woodflelds were in t 1898 supplied with water from
nnual rental was 10s. When
ROUND ABOUT ! ___
“ Emperor of Cathay” desires a trade and “ a mutual league
p A beautifully Illuminated
has sent previous expeditions, her people “ being by nature inclined to great attempts and peop the discovery of countries land
ersonal letter to the nd amity ’’ and says that she
success “owing to the 'frozen •
seas and Intolerable cold of those climates.”
coThis expedition, under
call the Hudson Strait in Canada.
,
London on business when he wrote a letter home to his master at Worden, near Ley- land, on November 6th, 1605. He describes the Gunpowder Plot in detail and goes on to say that Johnson who, despite b.eing put on the rack and not having confessed that his real name was Guy Fawkes, t “ was brought privately befpre
A Lancashire man was in
was not sorrowful for that his t wicked practice. He answered t that his purpost had not
aken full effect.”
THE NEW BIBLE
“ rpHE biggest and most m A Important re-wrtte job in
revision of the Authorised Version nor intended to replace it. It is the cul mination of 13 years’ co-oper ative work on the original Greek text by a group of scholars and literary advisers.
The new Bible Is neither a
tion mark even, has been examined, and the translators often disagreed. Sometimes on they took two days to agree
Every word, every punctua
how to say: "Blessed are the poor in spirit ” in modern English.
Lord’s Prayer reads: el one sentence. Two weeks apsed before they decided
b The new version is: “ How ylest are you who weep now;
ou shall laugh.” The revised version of the
“ Our Father in heaven, Thy name be hallowed. Thy kingdom come,
As we have forgiven htftse who have wronged us.''
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Thy.
wiq.be done/ -w On..eartn as iri heavei :/ Give us today our dallied Forgive us the wrong done,
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reviewer has described .-the New Testament section of the New English Bible, published this week.
odern times ” is how one
M.P. for Clitheroe, was president of the society.
woman Indeed, Miss Whalley has now taken on another job—that of secretary for Clitheroe Division Women’s Unionist Association. “ I do t enjoy the work very much,
Although a very busy hough,” she says.
JULIET’S WEDDING ■piIVE bridesmaids and two x pages will attend Miss Juliet Hanbury, of Juniper Hill, Burnham, Buckingham shire, when she marries Mr. Ralph John Assheton, Lord and Lady Clitheroe’s elder son,
at Chelsea Old Church on May 2nd.
William Worsley. who is four and a half and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Worsley,
One of the pages will be
COUNTRY COOKERY
J T is only the title of the recipe that is tipsy, not necessarily
those .who enjoy it! If the weather is still chilly, and you are wanting a hot sweet, serve tipsy cake while the custard is still warm. - Alternatively, it is delicious chilled and served very cold.
TIPSY CAKE
And do not bring us totlhe B test.ut save us from the evil one.”
The t r a n s l a t o r s were r appointed by a committee
epresenting all the major Chr istian denominations (other than the Roman Catholics) of the British Isles.
s In May, 1602, Elizabeth I sent an expedition in “ two
of way to China round the top America.
mall ships ” (one being 60 a tons and the other 40) to find
The book is on sale at sh the “ Advertiser and Times ”
Popular Edition is priced at 8s. 6d. The Library Edition costs 21s. 6d.
op in two editions. The
sweetened custard and leave it to cool a little. Stir in two egg yolks and whisk in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Spoon the custard carefully over the sponge cake to cover it completely. Stick lengths of roasted
almonds all over the cake and decorate with whipped cream.
MARGARET ALDEN COUNTRY DIARY R M3JLL E (in conjunction with W. C. Standerwick)
COACH EXCURSIONS from
CLITHEROE. 16. Wellgate: WHALLEY. Bus Station 1-45 1-55
SATURDAY, MARCH 18th EWOOD PARK .....................2/3 ROVERS V.
Clitheroe Whalley MANCHESTER Oxford 3-30
EVERY SUNDAY EVENING 3-40
3-30
THEATRE TICKETS AVAILABLE A T 10/6 3-40
THEATRE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT 5/6 Book at Local Office:
C L IT H E R O E . 16. Wellgato. Tel. 176. Or at Local Agency:
Mr. Brookes. Park Villas. King Street Whalley. Tel. 2271. Theatre. "BEN HUR" ..5/3
MANCHESTER Gaumont Theatre. “ THE ALAMO’ Todd A-O ....................
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speculated and those who by statistics told us in December we were to experience one. of the hardest winters of all time! We were to experience
-5 —those who read the signs In the hedgerow, those who
iGO they were all wrong
a winter we would discuss with out grandchildren on account of its severity.
forecast of the weather prophets were of no sig nificance. In fact, the season has been one of the mildest within memory.
t Now, with March half ahrough, we can look back hrid say the berries on the
awthorn and holly and the filInstead of snow and Ice-
saw 2,000 motorists an hour going to Blackpool during one weekend. The weather has even surprised the “ met.” experts who recorded a mean temperature of 46.9° — the highest since records were kept.
soWe had a few gales and ofme heavy rain, but instead
SEYMOUR MEADS 35, WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE
TYPHOO TEA 1/6 qrt. PG TIPS TEA 1/7 qrt.
DEL MONTE TOMATO CATSUP 1/8 for 1/3
SIMONIZ POLISH 1/6 to V -
HARTLEY’S GARDEN PEAS 1/1 size 9d. 1/51 size 1/1
AIRIO S.R. FLOUR 3 lbs. for 1/3
Lge. TINS PEACHES SLICED 0r HALVES 2/41
2/- pkt. DAZ and 1/11 pkt. FLASH The TWO for 3/-
Lge. BEV COFFEE ESSENCE 2/4 to 1/10
WYE VALLEY RED PLUMS 1/8 size to 1/-
GINGER SNAPS 1/3 ,1b. LEVER’S BATTERY ‘PELLETS’
of Boy Scouts in’the Cheviots seeking an arduous test only to end bv taking off their shirts and having a picnic.
Arctic conditions, we read
pected and so delightfully welcome that we soon began to ask, “ Can it really last?” But it did, and on several weekends the roads through several of our villages were choked with traffic. However, we did notice as the month of t February came to a close that
It has all been so unex dhe hawthorn berries had all FRESH GREEN FIELDS
only knows, for already the fields are taking on a fresh green look. The hawthorn is
YA7HAT will happen If any T ’ frost comes goodness
and redwings had their fill, and after flocking throughout our countryside passed on to other territory.
isappeared. The fieldfares led ditches in February, we i
Cars blocked the roads this winter! It all seemed to happen so
breaking into leaf and in the hedgerow things are to be compared to early summer.
days the coltsfoot and prim roses were everywhere. The elm was in flower and chest nut showing leaf, and, as we could expect, the birds were soon acknowledging the wel come state of affairs.
suddenly. In two or three
wI can hardly recall such a wealth of beautiful song as
ing the thrushes were pouring out their melody from every vantage point. In and out of town the gladdening notes filled the air. The skylarks were also filled with ectasy as they, too, poured out their cascades of song.
e have enjoyed. Each morn
mAt the beginning of the I onth, the sixth to be exact,
looking the river in order to listen to the glorious, inspiring
sat on a high bluff over
sounds of the glad world around me. toThere was no sign of haste,
converse with those already on the ground.
chThis year we have noted a di ange, or at least I, for one, ond not hear the Invasion, but
Ribble. Evidently they had not been long in our district, for as a rule these initial flocks soon disperse.
about 11 a.m., I saw two large assemblies just over the
h As' they swung just over 1ead I made a rough count of
What demanded attention was the flute-like quality of innumerable calls as the huge birds glided with outstretched wings to the water meadows.
50 to 200 birds in each flock.
as I walked upstream I had a pleasant surprise when I heard the cry of the redshank. They had not been long by the river, and were very nervous, rising and calling at the least excuse.
Then, later In the morning, NOT ENTIRE PICTURE
the contrary, on such an occasion, in the warm, spring like sunshine, one could only contemplate. It does one good on such occasions as these to
ll, strife or bickering. On
a lesson to reveal If we have eyes to see. SHEER ECSTACY
consider the flowers and birds of the field, for they, too, have
T5UT I am digressing. The * * sounds which captivated me were the delightful notes of the lapwing. They were climbing and tumbling jn sheer ecstasy as they loudlv acclaimed the familiar “Dee
wit,” “pee-wit.” The curlews also arrived in force on the fifth—a glorious day—warm
and mellow and a foretaste of summer.
night the air is filled with the plaintive calls as the bird:
arkness. At eleven or mid i
a Usually, we hear the curlews drriving during the hours o:
picture, for a few seconds later a pair of oyster catchers rose and, after a brief flight, again settled on the shingle.
yards, were all the welcome signs of the rising tide of spring. The curlew, red shank and oyster-catcher—all waders and local migrants from the sea shore—are the indisputable signs that spring is not too far distant.
Here, within a few hundred
mildest winter within living memory, has certai nl y hastened the spring migratory schedule. We may still have the odd day of winter, but the turn of the tide cannot be halted.
s The unprecedented mild pell, or shall we say the •vw
first true spring migrant—the wheatear? Will 1961 reveal an unusually early date?
Who, then, will record the NATURALIST
rpHIS, however, was not by any means the entire
the morning of the fifth at H compounds Mrs. Gel
Fisons 40 Range compounds give you the sort of peas the market likes. Use Fisons 47 (0.14.28) at 2-3 cwt per acre, or Fisons 48 (0.20.20) at 3-4 cwt per acre if the soil is low in phosphate. Where nitrogen is needed use Fisons 45 (6.15.15) at 2-4 cwt per acre.
TECHNICAL SERVICE To get the best out of your fertilizers, ring your local Fisons Technical Representative, H. Spencer, Tel: Southport 551271 or get your Fisons merchant to put you In touch with him.
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ground oil fresh, and I feet result:!
WHY IT Ml Flour is til scones, cakJ and appeal! failure whc:| to buy the made fronts and evenly raising ingrj you bake, every fortnil
sponge cake mixture in a cake tin. When it is cold, cut into three layers and sandwich to gether with apricot jam. Pour over a teacup of sherry and leave it to soak through. Make a pint of ordinary
Bake a victoria sandwich or MOWER & MOWER
DISCRIMINATING PEOPLE ARE BUYING
THEO’S LAWNMOWERS
STIUL 40 ALL DIFFERENT MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM A T
THEO. WILSON & SONS, LTD., 4 & 7, YORK STREET, CLITHEROE Telephone: Clitheroe Double Eight
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RUSBRI1 JVWIUU & CWlONDl BLACKBURN. J
24, KING WILLIA-j Special out of incoi
while Miss Whalley was chairman, Mr. Frank Pearson.
I t Is interesting to note that
he king who asked him if he hat indeed he was sorrowful
mouth, turned back after having reached what we now
mmand of George Way- le unknown,” but without
Pearls mark her year as agents' chairman
on Friday, when she completed her year of office as chairman of the North West branch of the National Society of Conservative and Unionist agents.
matches a pearl and diamond brooch which Miss Whalley received when she left Run lcorn after being organiser and
nnual meeting at Southport,
“ for a few hours ” In the Accrington office when she was a Young Conservative, made history when she be came chairman of the agents’ society, for she was the first woman to hold the position.
adge. h Miss Whalley, who began
er career by helping out
p The necklace, which was aresented at the society’s
aater agent. She also received b replica of the chairman’s
A STRING of pearls was presented to Miss . Margaret H. Whalley, Conservative agent for the Clitheroe Division,
Lord and Ladv Clitheroe’s son-in-law and daughter.
KIt Is William’s aunt, Miss
cousin, while the bridesmaids will be her cousins, Clare Charrington, Caroline Cooper, Clare Sandham and Kath erine Ashley Cooper, who is Mr. Assheton’s god-child.
marry the Duke of Kent. SpThe other page is John
atharine Worsley, who Is to ooner, Miss H a n b u r y ’s
“ Is tax deducted from my interest ? ”
She will now be senior mnd Lady Harris, will be best vice-chairman for a year.
W o m e n * s W o r l d by
JeanMiller
staying at Downham Hall at S the weekend, but left on
an. The engaged couple were
unday afternoon.
caught fire, the outbreak spreading over about 300 square yards before the arrival of Great Harwood and Clitheroe fire brigades, who dealt with the blaze.
O n Sa tu r d a y afternoon, i w undergrowth and bushes
Blaze in wood n Sir John’s Wood, Whalley,
NMr. Assheton’s brother, Mr. y icholas Assheton, who last Hear married Miss Jacqueline a arris, daughter of Sir Arthur
No Madam, when you open an account with the Trustee Savings Bank your interest is credited in full. Furthermore, the first £15 of interest each year is free from Income Tax. If your husband also has an account, or you share a joint account, you are allowed £15 each —making a total of £30 interest, tax free.
Sensible people save through the TRUSTEE
SAVINGS BANK Church Street, Clitheroe
fol for eternity! Hi*-1
wedding 9ct., 18: In plain and fan from £1 £25.0.0 Also in
A large
Engal rings I
MONEY PEOPLE
riYHE £2,108 n w extensions
secretary and trl week said the nel were very much [ and she paid til those who hac| generously.
hich was re-c| Mrs. A. H.
raised by the Mai for which a targil was set. This ac| £1,502 4s. 5d.
Much of the mol
wAnother £600 ■ t hen the schemel Fhe King George
i curtains and furnl oft was here that tl deal the club heir! the men re-col
und. The extensions I
. They did cl
painted cinema sef billiard room. The old people,!
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Bigger yields of better with
*;s«I peas
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