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A committee member of Whalley Abbey Fellowship, Mrs. L • £ > of Langlio, opened an Advent bazaar at the abbey on Saturday. Proceeds anion


Union and the abbey staff. Teas wc.e prepared by the Abbey wslnp. The lady warden, Mrs. D. Merrett, was spending her last week-end at the Abbey. She has


funds. The Warden, Canon tV. F. R. Browning, presided. Among the attractions were stalls organised by the Girls ^


been succeeded by DeaconeSsRachel Abram, of Birkenhead, who as been a lady worker at Imminuel Church, Oswaldtwistle.


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Pictured are: left to right; M s. Hoyle, Mrs. Merrett, Deaconess Abram and Canon _______


HAMMER ATTACK BY


COAL MERCHANT Struck man sitting in car


cident at Copy Nook in which the bailiff was belaboured with a hammer by the coal merchant, stated Insp. W. Scott at Bowland Magistrates’ Court at Gisburn on Monday.


A N “association” between a County Court bailiff and a coal merchant’s wife formed the background to an in­


Thomas Williamson, of Hargreaves Street, Cross Hills, near Keighley, was seen bloodstained and dishevelled at Brough­ ton and was taken to Gisburn police station.


Insp. Scott said the incident came to light when the bailiff,


H. Duckworth, aged 42, of Church House, Gisburn, was fined £25 for inflicting griev­ ous bodily harm on William­ son.


The coal merchant, James


son had made his life almost unbearable by writing anony­ mous poison-pen letters and ringing him on the telephone.


Duckworth alleged William­


about himself and my wife”, said Duckworth. “I’m sorry I’ve done this, but I was driven to It”.


"He was always bragging


was sitting in his car near Bolton-by-Bowland, parked at the side of the road. He had been there for a few minutes when a lorry came up and stopped, jamming his car and preventing him from moving off.


Insp. Scott said Williamson


car and smashed the front offside window with a hammer. He then started to hit Williamson about the head and face with the hammer Three of Williamson’s teeth were knocked out and his head and face were cut. Williamson put his leg up to try to ward off the blows, but Duckworth grabbed hold of it and tried to break it by forc­ ing It downwards over the window-ledge.


Duckworth came up to the


the hammer and drove away. His face, head, hands and leg were Injured.


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by the police he said, “Yes, you may say we had a bit of an up­ set”. He later said: “The


provocation got too much for me”. Insp. Scott said this could


going to Slaidburn to see Mrs. Duckworth, and saw her driv­ ing a car on the Sawley— Bolton-by-Bowland road.


right to take the law Into his own hands. Williamson said he was


returned and stopped near him, so he gave It room to manoeuvre.


come over the window. Duck­ worth hit me across the mouth, face and head with a hammer and knocked three teeth out”.


Duckworth to try to ward off the blows but Duckworth got hold of it and tried to break it. Williamson then managed to get hold of the hammer.


He put his leg towards WENT TO SLAIDBURN


on to Slaidburn to see Mrs. Duckworth and told her what had happened. He then drove to an A.A. box at Broughton, where he was expecting a tele­ phone message from Mts. Duckworth. He was seen there by a police officer and returned to Gisburn.


After the Incident he went “Suddenly I saw a shadow A lorry came past and later


more serious. There had been an association b e twe e n Williamson and Mrs. Duck­ worth, but Duckworth had no


be considered as a serious assault which could have been


son received medical atten­ tion. When Duckworth was seen


After reporting the matter to police at Gisburn, William­


worth shout “I will kill you”. Williamson grabbed hold of


Williamson heard Duck­


associated with Mrs. Duck­ worth. He had seen Mr. Duckworth on two occasions to try to talk the matter out, but he had tried to attack him on both occasions.


Williamson said he had


many times he had hit him with the hammer, Williamson replied: “I don’t know, it all happened so suddenly”.


saw Williamson later in the evening. His face, hands and clothes were covered with blood. He examined the car and saw blood and glass on the seats.


P.C. George Poole said he


said “ I have suffered intense;' provocation for some time. In recent months he has been bragging about what he has done with my wife”.


In a statement, DuckwtJj^v


a statement on oath, saying he preferred not to be cross- exhamined, as he considered it more as a private matter.


Duckworth declined to make


insistently been ringing his house by telephone, and press­ ing button “B” as soon as he was connected.


G.P.O. about It, but they had told him that little could be done unless the person was caught in the act.


He had complained to the SAW WIFE IN CAR


had seen his wife in a car and had stopped to talk to her when he saw Williamson drive up. He followed Williamson to Holden, where he found him parked in the middle of the road.


he saw the lorry and reversed his car into a wall.


that came to hand. It might have been a spanner, it might have been a wheel-wrench. Unfortunately, it was a ham­ mer”, Duckworth said.


“I grabbed the first thing


tried to open the door, but it was locked. He tried to drive away, and I thought I had better do something to slow him down, so I smashed the window with the hammer and jabbed him with the handle”.


"I ran towards him and


then grabbed the hammer and from then on he himself received more than he gave.


Duckworth said Williamson


to the passenger seat, and It was obvious that he would have more room to negotiate


of this case, I would like an injunction against Williamson to stop him from telephoning


l w l h°use and writing me etters , Duckworth said.


solicitor aboul winnow and ordere restitution of £ i k


regarded the affair as strictly private. “Whatever the outcome


Incident at Holden, and would verify who was telling the truth. He had not brought him as a witness because he


and hit back with the ham­ mer. A man had witnessed the


Williamson had slid across


POLICE INVESTIGATING £2,000 BARN BLAZE


70 17-year-old Whalley twins, Misses Sheila and Katherine Knowles, of Queen Mary Terrace, were on r way to church at Mitton on Sunday when the noticed


from Clltheroe and Great Harwood, could bring the blaze under control the barn


of hay, valued at £1,300, and machinery. Total damage was estimated at £2,000.


was gutted. ■ The barn contained 100 tons


the flames spread, and before Calderstones Hospital fire brigade, assisted by brigades


their father, Mr. John Knowles, who is assistant manager of the farm, which is run by Calderstones Hospital,


As they reported the blaze to


the farm, which Is owned by Calderstones Hospital, told a reporter that he believed the fire had been started by child­ ren playing nearby.


Mr. W. Buchanan, bailiff of


amined a short time before the fire and everything was in order. Fortunately, although some farm machinery had been destroyed, other valu­ able equipment had been removed.


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Williamson panicked when On the night in question he Williamson, he alleged, had Asked by Duckworth how


Man and1 w ife naturalist team give lecture


Grammar School, York S last night week.


ouwcoy 5 meeting in


,T,Th?y were Mr. and Mrs. A. Wright, of Skipton, whose lecture


was entitled “ Bass Rock and the Border Country.” Mr. Wright was responsible for


the photography and Mrs. Wright for the commentary.


picture of the sister life-boat to the Faithful, which capsized a few weeks ago, Mrs. Wright des­ cribed some of the hazards which have to be faced by the men who man the life-boats.


Beginning at Seahouses with a


and Mrs. Wright arrived on the East Coast in time to obtain re­


Starting out from Skipton, Mr.


markable pictures of the sun rising over the sea. Mrs. Wright gave the society


details of the life of young seals, many of which were shown in colour, and also described the salmon fishing'along the coast.


-fdfBZTIatiehal Trust. Here they had photographed Arctic tern or sea swallow, St. Cuthbert’s duck, fulmar petrels, razorbills, and ring plover.


guillemot had been th e , main target for the lens, and Mr. Wright had acquired some strik­ ing pictures.


On Staple Island, puffins and CHIMNEY OF ROCK


priately described as Kittiwake gulley, the Kittiwakes had their nests high above the sea on the rocky ledges.


In a chimney of rock, appro­


b Close-ups were shown of these eirds, whose bright red eyes were


were seen, with a great variety of aquatic plants in brilliant colours, and a thrush’s anvil with many snail shells which had been broken open by the thrush.


Island was seen, then Berwick- on-Twecd and Eyemouth. At St. Abb’s, Mr. Wright had taken a fine picture of a natural tunnel cut through the rock and leading to the sea from the road. Slides were screened of Dunbar Castle and Preston Mills.


Moving up the coast, Holy


Rock was seen lying about a mile off shore. The rock is a land­ mark for miles, well known to shipping and a favourite nesting place for sea-birds.


From Tantallan Castle, Bass


Bass Rock when the B.B.C. recorded the sound of the gan- nets or Solan geese. They showed many wonderful pictures of the Rock and the birds.


Mr. and Mrs. Wright were on


screened pictures of Edinburgh, Peebles, the Clevedon Hills and the Cheviots.


Mr. and Mrs. Wright also


Mr. H. E. Cook, chairman, thanked Mr. and Mrs. Wright.


organist Mr. Jack Lawson In Calderstones Hospital ball­ room on Friday. The event was organised by the staff social and sports club and proceeds were for Wilpshire Orphanage. Mr. S. Barrott


A BOUT 500 people danced to the Embassy Band and


was M.C.


pion, sea pinks and purple milk vetch. Some very exciting rock pools


cluding sea milkwort, sea cam­


asily seen. Many flowers were shown, in­


group of islands off Bamburgh— 28 in number—known as the Fs.rne Islands, . which belong to


The next place visited was the


Five men fined for poaching offences


T/TVE Burnley men were each A ; fined a total of £16 for five poaching offences by Bow­ land magistrates at Gisburn on Monday.


Scarlet Street, James Thorn­ ton, of Travis Street, Robert Allen, of Basinet Street, Edward Wild, of Musty Hall Cottage, Brlercliffe, a n d Bernard Singleton, of Leam­ ington Avenue.


being in possession of a gun when not the holder of a fire­ arms certificate and £2 for driving a car without “L” plates.


in daytime. Pearce was also fined £2 for


were found by Mr. George McDougal, head gamekeeper of Gisburne Park estate, in a wood near the Long Preston road.


Insp. W. Scott said the men


for uMng a gun for killing pheasants In the close season; £3 for using a gun for killing game on Sunday; £3 for coming from land having been in search or pursuit of game; £5 for taking or pursuing game without a licence and £2 for trespassing on the land


Thev were each fined £3 They were Albert Pearce, of


about £140 for Abbey ®°,c*cfy> the Mothers’


men coming from the river. One of them was carrying a sack, which contained two freshly-killed salmon, a long line and nets.


at Sawley, and saw four


wise than by means of rod and line.


roe, when Joseph Tomlinson unemployed, of Lime Street, Clitheroe, was fined a total of £10 for using a net in a pro­ hibited stretch of the river and taking salmon other­


ffences. s They were also ordered to


penses and £4 4s. advocates’ fee.


ootal of £6 for similar hare £1 14s. witnesses’ ex­


riving licence. P Mr. Lumley said that when


the four men, Tomlinson said: “ Why don’t you catch some­ one breaking and entering?”


.C. George Poole interviewed


go He later said: "You have w t to make a bob or two


hen you are out of work.” GARAGE pool


a Mr. Lumley said the net was w trammel, or double net, Into which the fish were driven


hen stones were thrown Into a the river. The fish had


he Garage Pool. “ Tomlinson told the court:


make a pound or two to buy some new ones.”


t pparently been caught in b My shoes and clothes were a


it shabby, and I wanted to


MThe presiding magistrate, t r. J. M. Barlow, announcing “he fines, told Tomlinson: neI t’s time you turned over a


.this for a long number of years.”


ing in this way something more serious will happen to you. You have been doing


w leaf. If you keep on act­ D. LORD & SON


long time since I did anything like this. Until recently I had stopped altogether. It won’t happen again.”


Tomlinson replied: “ I t’s a


be taken In future if he per­ sisted In committing motoring and other offences.


t Mr. Barlow warned Briggs hat more drastic action would


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