bituary i. J. A. PARKINSON


-known to many East shire bus travellers, Mr. Arthur Parkinson, of


iwnlow Street, Clitheroe, nind dead at his home day night.


Parkinson, who was 65, been employed as a dor by Ribble Motor -•s- Ltd, for more than


rs until his retirement months ago.


his life, Mr. Parkinson associated with Moor ■fethodist Church, where ; a member of the choir, s also a member of the


■ Male Voice Choir until anded.


his younger days, Mr. son appeared as a


an in many amateur mows.


:.y the First World War, reed with the King’s 1 Regiment in Prance, hi months ago, Mr.


son was injured when Horn a ladder at his


• is Dr. Donald Parkin- distinguished research


an on Wednesday at Don.


■si Church, preceded ■ in M"0r Lane Lane


S. !!. P. N. RAWSON death occurred in a puients' home on


-May of Mrs. Beatrice Nanette (Nan) Raw-


ife of Mr. Derek R. i. of Hall Foot, Worston, a member of Clitheroe of Magistrates.


ham, Mrs. Rawson in Mobberley, near


in Bowdon, near


u'd. for 16 years after triage in 1933.


n 12 years ago and was member of Chatburn,


came to reside in


mi and Wo r s t o n of the Clitheroe


ion. t'■ Women's Unionist


was a great interest Rawson's, and she was ber of Clitheroe Golf


s survived by her hus- e two sons and a


ow at Chatburn Parish


r. funeral takes place


RS. M. I. TAYLOR under member of the Clitheroe P ari sh


oi Mr. Parkinson’s


'•vr. Air. Parkinson is SOU.


tElje jdttfjeroe' Sltitiertisfer S. CtmeS


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 1962 Lighting of Vehicles:


5-21 p.m. to 7-29 a.m. VIEWPOINT


\TOW that Whitehall has confirmed the compulsory


purchase order in respect of a the North Street clearance


brea, Clitheroe should soon ne taking on yet another t ew look. Permission for


other parts of the town has already been given.


he removal of property in


The Whalley Road site has, of course, been cleared for some time, and plans are in progress for redeveloping this.


Many changes are taking place both in the town and district. Perhaps one of the biggest is in the number of people coming to live in the district from other areas.


They are moving into the numerous h o u s e s being erected both in the town and surrounding villages. Ribblesdale will benefit from this influx of newcomers.


They are welcome for every community must have new biood if it is to survive, but those who decide to make their homes here must have some incentive to do so. There must be amenities of all kinds. If these are not


TPIGHTY-TWO members of the Ribblcsdale Region of Young Farmers’ Clubs attended the first, regional dinner and dance at the Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe, yesterday


week. Guests of the region were Mr. J. L. Thompson, president of the Lancashire Federation,


and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. G. Whitfield, the county organising secretary, and Mr. G. Nuttall, the county chairman, and Mrs. Nuttail.


iser, was toastmaster, and Mr. Thomas Eceies, of Longridge, regional ehaivman, proposed the Loyal Toast. A toast to the guests was proposed by Mr. John Brctherl on, a member of Whitechapel


Mr. IV. P. B- Dent, a member of the Clitheroe club and former voluntary regional organ­


club and the present voluntary regional organiser. In reply, Mr. Thompson spoke about the formation of the Ribbiesdalc Regional Com-


mittee eight years ago. Since then, he said, it had played an important pari m ke p the clubs working closely together and so strengthening the County Federation.


provided, the newcomers will nor be encouraged to stay.


The clearance of old property gives the Co u n c i l the opportunity of providing these amenities, for sites should not be lacking. Wherever possible, too, in­ dustrial concerns should be encouraged to utilise sites which become available for commercial use. This will benefit the town both from the aspect of employment ar.d that of rateable value.


Let the Clitheroe of tomorrow be worthy of the generations


planners of today. *


»


to come and a tribute to the *


r j’HE Rev. B. Hindley, of the Church Pastoral Aid Soc­


iety, gave an illustrated lecture on the society’s work in Liver­ pool at a meeting in St. James’ School, Clitheroe, on Friday night.


* * *


passed G.C.E. examinations in English language, history, religious education and house­


A NNE JOYNSON, a pupil at Ribblesdale School, has


Frances Richardson, h a s passed in housecraft.


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ATEMBERS of the East Lancashire Riding Club


'ft Isobel Taylor, of Cottage. Woone Lane,


Operatic Society, Mrs.


oe. died at her home on She was 76.


‘il-known figure in the 1 life of the town and d . Mrs. Taylor was a


: roles with the Parish i Operatic Society in e series of Gilbert and n operas, and her in- was maintained when


mezzo-soprano vocal- sang at many concerts, any years she played


tr Operatic and Dram- aeiety.her last appear­ in g in the production rrie England" in 1931.


into the Clitheroe


took part in a rally at the Northern Equitation Centre, Ormskirk, on Sunday. They were instructed in jumping by Mrs. D. Johnson. *


* *


■piGHT boys of Clitheroe J j Royal Grammar School have passed examinations of the Royal Life Savings Society. Two boys gained intermediate certificates and six gained bronze medallions.


larch organisation was i


•d. the benefit of of her xpcricnce in numerous t ■ Mrs. Taylor held


• ill it time, the Society


tg . ervic - medal of the i a’ Association of Ama-


c- with which she.had ssnejuted for 40 years.


by Mark Dawson, also a pupil, are Martin H. Wall, Michael J. Bailey, John Parker, Andrew Marshall, Michael C. Mc- Creerie, Jeffrey L. Fish. Alan Cook and Michael Webster.


The boys, who were trained


instructors’ award. *


Mark Dawson gained the *


* raratic and Dramatic


Taylor had a life-long t.on with the Clitheroe Larch.


hi Treasurer of Clith- ihil his death in 1940, -ter i: Alderman J. H. .1)wuite. Mayor of Clith-


Taylor was the widow H. Taylor, who was


m 1934 to 1936, and the ■ n.ly surviving freeman,


e leaves two sons, Mr. 'uyior. an engineer with ds. and Mr. M. H. Tay- ation engineer at the Western Gas Board’s at Clitheroe.


'.'vice at Clitheroe Parish i. on Wednesday, con- by the Vicar, the Rev. Clark, preceded inter- it Clitheroe Cemetery.


IS. G. WILKINSON ormer sub-postmistress


vdlands Sub-Post Office, roe, Mrs. Gertrude son, of 10 West View, ■


yes, were in charge of st Office for many years n their retirement Mrs. st i n s o n became sub-


iy. She was 83. parents, Mr. and Mrs.


f>o, died at her home on ress.


her marriage to Mr. i Wilkinson, who died rs ago, she retired.


't'e her marriage she was ' associated with St. ’s Church, Clitheroe, but attended St. Paul’s h. Low Moor.


interment will take c today at Clitheroe


ry.


ORGANISED by the Youth ^ Club of St. Michael and St. John’s R.C. Church, a jumble sale was held in The Hall, Lowergate on Saturday. Proceeds were for club funds. * * *


-1 '»■ organised by the Women’s Sodality of St. Michael and St. John's R.C. Church, Clitheroe, was held in The Hall, Lowei- gate, on Tuesday. Proceeds were for seating in The Hall. * * *


i JACOB’S join supper


School, total rainfall during January was 4.5 inches, I.j inches more than January las',


t CCORDING to measure- ments taken at Chatburn


year. The lowest temperature


recorded was on the first of the month when the therm­ ometer fell to 12” Fahrenheit.


itheroe Young Farmers ub in the Grammar School i Wednesday by Mr. Fageto, representative of F. and G.


L TALK about poultry was given to members of


ikes Ltd.


Mr Pageto explained about aring chickens from one- iy old to laying time.


He was thanked by Mr. avid Kay and Mr. Geoffrey


oupland. * •


•


)N Saturday, 154 employees of Lancaster Hosiery Co.,


heatre. THIS WEEK'S ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN


he more haste, the less safety


td„ Clitheroe, went to lackpool to see “A Shred of vidence” at the Grand


headmaster of Ribblesdale School, retiring in 1959. Previously, he taught at St. James’s School and at Chat­ burn School.


He was formerly deputy


principal of Clitheroe Tech­ nical School, from which he resigned in 1949 after 25 years’ service. Born at Harwood, near


For 14 years he was


3o!ton, Coun. Entwistle was educated at Bolton County Grammar School and West­ minster College, London.


he served for two years with the Machine Gun Corps, be­ ing a prisoner-of-war for nine months after being captured by the Germans in France in March, 1918.


During the First World War


held the rank of lieutenant in the Army Cadet Force.


In the Second World War he


has been actively associated with the National Savings movement, and in January 1961 he became chairman of Blackburn Constituency Sav­ ings Committee. He is also chairman of Clitheroe Local Savings Committee and was iargely responsible for re­ forming the Bowland Com­


For more than 30 years, h?


j Schools F.A., -a position to which he was elected in recognition of 25 years' service to schoolboy football.


| He is also an honorary life i member of the Lancashire


confined to football, however, for he has been chairman and a committee member of Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, and be has been presi­ dent of Clitheroe Girls' Netball League.


His interest in sport is not


served terms of office as president of Clitheroe and District Branch of the National Union of Teachers.


Coun. Entwistle has twice


Entwistle, is a native of Hebden Bridge, but has lived in Ciitheroe since childhood.


handicrafts and embroidery at evening classes at Whitewell, Pendleton and Read.


For some years she taught


Whist players aid spastics


mittee.He has also been chairman of the Schools Section of the Blackburn Constituency Com­ mittee, and a member of the North-West Regional Schools Advisory Committee.


IN EDUCATION


interested in education, and is vice-chairman of No. 5 Divisional Education Execu­ tive, which meets at Whalley. A keen amateur footballer


He has always been keenly


Central League and local leagues. For 10 years, he was a linesman with the Football League.


1921.Later he became a referee, taking charge of matches in the Lancashire Combination,


Saturday evening organised bv Mrs. R. Ford, the proprie­ tress and helpers, raised over £17 for the National Spastics Society.


A whist drive iheld in the Market Cafe, Clitheroe, on


winners were: Ladies; 1, Mrs. C. Hudson; 2, Mrs. W. Robin­ son; 3, Mrs. T. Oddie; con. Mrs. E. Bond; table prize, Mrs. Allen. Gents.: 1, Mrs. A. Simpson; 2, Mrs. B. Tomlin­ son; 3, Mrs. Astin; con. Mrs. A. Phillip; table. Mrs. Astin.


Mr. W. Barker was M.C. and


in his younger days—he played for the college team— he was a member of the cup*- winning Royal Blues team in


Died intestate


■VIR. George Albert Mills, of 3-’-*- Freemasons Arms, Wis- well, formerly grocery mana­ ger for Blackburn Co-operative Society and Billington and Whalley Industrial Co-opera­ tive Society, who died on 29th October, intestate, left £708.


His wife, Mrs. Lillian Mary


craft. Another pupil at the school,


Committee, and Miss Mary Briley, also a member of the Clit heroe club and secretary of the region, presented the guests with sprays and buttonholes. Pictured are, front: Miss AI. Ilolden, .Mrs. G. Nuttall, Mrs. J. L. Thompson, Miss D.


Air. Thompson proposed the toast to the region and Mr. Thomas Eccles responded. Miss Marie Holden, a member of Clitheroe Y.F.C. and chairman of the Lancashire Girls


Riding and Mr. T. Eccles. Back: Mr. J. Brethcrton, Mr. G. Whitfield, Mr. G. Nuttall, Mr. J. L. Thompson and Mr. IV. P. B. Dent.


EX-MAYOR GIVING UP WORK ON COUNCIL


fX>UN. JAMES ENTIVISTLE, of “Dunkeld”, Rimington, ^ deputy Mayor of Clitheroe, has decided to retire from Town Council work. He has in tL.iatcd his decision in a letter to Clitheroc Borough Labour Party.


since 1946. During his service on the Council, he has served on many important committees and is at present chairman of the Housing Committee.


Coun. Entwistle has been a Labour member of the Council


Man ‘menace to society’ wounded girl of 13


guilty at Lancaster Assizes on Tuesday to wo u n d i n g Penelope Anne Heygate, a 13- year-old schoolgirl wi t h intent to do her grievous b o d i l y harm, indecently assaulting her and stealing a raincoat, valued at £2, belonging to her father.


AN inmate of Brockhall Hospital, Langho, pleaded


an order under the Mental Health Act of 1959 detaining Sidney Joseph Baldwin, aged 23, in an Institution. He also imposed a restriction order for a minimum period of seven years.


Mr. Justice Marshall made


Officer at the hospital, said Baldwin was severely sub­ normal with a psychopathic personality. He had a mental age of a child of nine .


four-day expedition, when the Scouts were split into groups of about 30 and covered a variety of activities including bus lours, surf riding, gliding, caving and hiking.


Highlight of the Moot was a


the U.K. contingent was to go on a bus tour, instead of any­ thing more exciting, but later I was glad of it. It would have been far too hot for us to do anything else, since we were not used to the heat”, he told an “Advertiser and Times” re­ porter.


“I was disappointed to find


cluding an old gold mining town, Woodspont, and a trip round the Upper Yarra Dam, which supplies power stations.


NATIONAL PARKS Dr. John McHugh, Medical k anfl several small towns such i


i Bolga and Tarra Valley nat­ ional parks were visited before j the party went through Cape . , Patterson, a fishing village. |


' aS Wonthaggi, which Alban describes as “Western-type. | very similar to those seen on film: or on television.”


Baldwin’s sexual behaviour had changed over recent months, and in view of the nature of


He said the pattern of


offences it seemed he was a menace to society and that strictest special s e c u r i t y arrangements wo u l d be required to prevent any further recurrence.


t h e s e recent BEING TRANSFERRED


prosecuting, said that on j September 29th last year Baldwin was being trans- j lerred to the security ward of j the hospital because of some , misdemeanours when he ab- , sconded. He committed the ' offences and was apprehended t at Bridgwater, Somerset, five , days later.


Mr. David Waddington, |


girl’s father was the farm manager of Langho Hospital.


Mr. Waddington said the


On the night in question the girl was alone in the house ; except for her young brother.


! She heard a tapping on the ' window, looked up and saw a ! face. Thinking it was her ' e’


I and saw the defendant stand- j ing on the other side of the i fence. He told her that her father was over the field and “had something for the stores." She believed him and went


.der brother she went out HAD KNIFE


her head and pulled her to the ground. He told her to be quiet and that he had a knife. The girl had alleged that he put the knife to her head ar\d that later she noticed her cheek was cut.


He put a mackintosh over


i Baldwin then indecently 1 assaulted her and the girl ran | away.


I Baldwin asked to have taken into consideration three other offences—wounding an­ other 13-year-old girl in the grounds of Brockhall on July


1 into the bush to see a pros- ( ! pector’s cabin, and nearby , ' they saw an excellent sped- j 1 men of the blue-tongued liz- ,


At At'nlone, the party fol- j lowed an old railway track j


1 ard. One town, Power Town, ! was almost a ghost town.


i MOUNT DANDENONG On the day the Moot ended,


Alban and Headley Ham, the


son of his hosts hi Brighton, near Melbourne, decided they would make another trip to Mount Dandenong, about 25 miles away.


ed back by police because there was a bush fire, so they made a detour to Emerald Lake.


On the way they were turn­


mountains and met up with the fire again, so Alban and Headley asked if they could help. “At first we were help­ ing people out of their houses and to safety, and then we were set to work beating.


They returned through the


the group of firefighters did manage to save several houses, vv'o were told there had been no water in Victoria since Sep­ tember", said Aiban.


“It was pretty hopeless, but


j Alban's hosts in Sydney ■ were Mr. and Mrs. A. Barnes,


out. Baldwin grabbed her arm and started to run across the field with her.


8,’OR leaving a car without 1 lights, Keith Elise, of De Lacy Street, Ciitheroe, was at Clitheroe yesterday fined £1.


family business.


were VYllll LA


er re


attended by one of them. IC A V41 A U / vtiiivu ,»»w *


ot “


and his brother were the old est old boys on the roll.


Rotary Club of Clitheroe, Mr. Mitchell was the club’s most regular attender and an active member until he fell ill several months ago.


A founder member of the KEEN GOLFER


keen golfer and was also a member of Clitheroe Golf Club, of which he was captain from 1909 until 1910. He and Captain Mitchell were also members of the Lancashire Paper Trade Golf Society and presented a silver trophy to be played for by the veterans of the society.


Like his brother, he was a


known figure in the town and his other interests included Clitheroe Cricket Club, and Clitheroe and District Club, which closed two years ago.


Mr. Mitchell was a well-


Mitchell, was a freeman of the borough and Mayor of Clith­


His father, Alderman C. T.


eroe in 1911. A bachelor, Mr. Mitchell is


survived by his brother. A service in Clitheroe Parish


day.


\ compulsory P n m-


■At the inquiry held in C fimt iivp other towns pur- Clerk, Mr. R. B. Snowden, said t


' ™ Council ticularly of its


I 29th, 1961, and to unlawfully ■ a s s a u l t i n g her; and on September 29th stealing a cardigan from a car outside Wilpshire Golf Club.


asked the judge to restrict Baldwin for a period not In excess of the term of imprisonment the judge would have imposed had Baldwin been a normal man.


Mr. E. S. Temple, defending,


TJIRTHDAY greetings to Mr. James Hartley, of 5, Moss


Street, Clitheroe, who will be 85 on Tuesday.


off the street. congested by cars and


S r S f S S r& e ” ' . J S h


a t p a ^ traffic and was desperately short


ham Shaw, found that tne properties included in tne


The inspector, Mr. J. Be®t~


clearance area as unfit nous were rightly represented, ex­ cept for 6, North Street and 4, Waterloo, a combined house and shop, which he found wa not so far defective as to be


unfit. He considered, however, that


this property should remain in the clearance area becaus


of bad arrangement but tna the property’s classification


*j “ in particular, was almost „« .3 » A to 8, . - . s . vc-ices .


WAY FOR CAR PARK .


PROPERTY TO MAKE i


Church precedes interment at Clitheroe Cemetery on Mon­


T H iW iW i I I S I I S s IHh i ? HARTLEY’S


ODDMENT SALE _


IN —


MEN'S & Boys' m m LAST TWO DAYS


OUTSTANDING BARGAINS


TWO-PIECE SUITS . SPORTS COATS FLANNEL TROUSERS . OVERCOATS RAINWEAR . SHIRTS . KNITWEAR SCARVES . HATS and CAPS


Suits made to measure at Reduced Prices PLACE YOUR SPRING ORDER NOW !


The tour covered about 600 miles around Melbourne, in­


YOUNG’ FARMERS DINE AND DANCE• -0*


Rover sc o u t helped FIGHT BUSH FIRE


JpIGHTlNG a bush fire in Australia will be one of the ex- , periences Mr. Alban Snape, who has just returned from ‘Down Under’’ will be describing to Scouts and other groups during the next few weeks.


shoemaker, was among Rover Scouts from all over the world who camped together and ex­ changed views and ideas for 12 days at the 7th World Rover Moot near Melbourne.


Aiban, who lives in Standen Road, Clitheroe, and who is a


dale Troop and Rover Scout leader of Clitheroe Toe H Crew.


Scoutmaster of the Ribbles-


Alban represented North East Lancashire at the Moot. He is full of praise for Aus­


tralian hospitality for, after the Moot which lasted 12 days, he spent some time in Svdney.


who live at Punchbowl, and they and the organisers and other hosts set out to give the Scouts a good time.


and at one, various Scouts put on acts, some of them per­ forming Highland dancing.


There were many parties


called to see friends from Clitheroe, Mr. and Mrs. Ed­ ward Trueman, formerly of the Swan and Royal Hotel, who now own the Craigs Hotel at Ballarat.


While in Melbourne, Alban


Obituary Mr. J. Mitchell (93): Former


paper merchant


! A RETIRED Clitheroe paper -t*- merchant and the oldest member of the Old Clither- onians’ Association, Mr. John Baldwi n Mitchell, who resided with his brother, Captain Frank B. Mitchell, at The Almonds, C h u rc h Street, Clitheroe, died at his home yesterday. He was 93.


i Mitchell and Sons, | manufacturers, C 1 i t h e i which closed with'


Mr. Mitchell and his brother were proprietors of


1


I i retirement in 1955. j They both received ----- | introduction to paper making


| founded the business in 1860. ! Paner was made at th


MO OR LANE £ WOONE LANE CLITHEROE • TEL 6 8 3


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r ! . | AFTER ILLNESS . . .


! by their grandfather, Aider- man John Mitchell, who


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t


! TAKE A TONIC TONICS and VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS


we can recommend the following


11 DEKRASIL CAPSULES ............... ..... 4/6 and 8/- n VITAMINISED IRON TABLETS .................. 3 /-


adjoining streams, and manu­ facturing had to stop.


SEVERE ILLNESS


•t METATONE ................................... . 4/11-2- and 8/6 f CYTACON (improves appetite) ....


- 11 HALIBORANGE ........................... HALIBORANGE TABLETS ........ .... 3/6 and 10/9 | MULTIVITE ................................... ..... 3/6 and 9/3


e PLENAMINS .................................. 5/6, 9/6 and 17/- a | KEPLER COD LIVER OIL & MALT, 4/-, 7/-, 14/3


AZYMIL CAPSULES .................. CROOKES CAPSULES .............. 2/6, 4/6 and 8/6 ADEXOLIN CAPSULES .............. ....... 2/- and 6 /-


and MINADEX FOR CHILDREN—OF COURSE!


1 Charles Clegg, M.P.S. CHEMIST


5, Church Street, Clitheroe Telephone Clitheroe 591


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 2, 1962


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base order for the North Street clearance rnieti for Clitlicroe Town Council by


C!1-si1AS <vfCHousing and Local Government, although he classification ot M prop-


A strong Deed Box File housing fifteen Suspension Filing Folders, indexed for Personal correspondence. Made in steel, grey finish, fitted lock and carrying


be changed. A garage was not rightly re­


handle. To keep YOUR papers and


presented as badly arranged, but he considered its acquisi­ tion was necessary for the satisfactory re-development of


the area. After considering the claims


and findings of the inspector with regard to well-maintain­ ed properties, the Minister has directed the Council to make well-maintained payments for 8, North Street, and 2, Water­


loo.


documents in order, invest in a


VETR0>(t. U v C SUSPENSION FILING UNIT


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