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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 1962 Lightinq of Vehicles:


4-41 o.m. to 7-12 a.m. VIEWPOINT


rpw EN TY years hence Clith- eroe’s poulation should


have increased by almost 2,000 according to official sources. This is encourag­ ing when it is remembered


that other East Lancashire towns are expected to suffer a decline in population dur­ ing the same period.


The “drift” to the South is chiefly responsible fo r dwindling populations in Northern industrial towns. Clitheroe is fortunate in not only having a gradually increasing population, but


A BUNCH OF GRAPES FOR THE TEACHER


CO-OP: LAWYER ACTS FOR SMALL SAVERS


Seeks meeting with C.W.S. Board


A NUMBER of small investors, anxious as to the fate of Sorieiu ?lr savin£s in Billington and Whalley Co-operative


bottam approached Mr. T. U. Liddle, of Messrs. Rams- Liddle and Dixon, solicitors, Clitlicroe, for advice.


to<thets1epiL?c,ehal f *¥r- Biddle has sent the following letter Balloon sC


P ^eeyManches?erfPeratiVe W ^ sale Society, Ltd.,


HPr,n!meral shareholders and ^ ‘tors in the above society


}"f_S| have deposited their sav­ ings with that society.


in having a wide diversity of industry.


Some industrial expansion, coupled with a steady in­ crease in house building, should ensure a prosperous future for the borough. The demolition of old property allows ample scope for re­ development, though it is to be hoped that this will progress faster in the future than at present.


New shops of the latest design will no doubt rise on the sites left vacant under the redevelopment plans. But chrome and glass are no no substitute for that per­ sonal service on which Clitheroe’s old established businesses pride themselves. They and newcomers can help further their own prosperity and that of the town by concentrating on personal service. It Is their strongpoint in these days of keen competition.


There are numerous ways in which trade can be attrac­ ted. Perhaps this is the correct time at which to suggest a Castle Street Christmas scene. It is too late for this year, but per­ haps consideration could be given next year to arranging some special festive decora­ ttions for the town’s main


supplement the already ex­ cellent tableau In the Castle entrance. Naturally any proposed scheme could not be on the scale of those staged in London and Man­ chester. A modest scheme would, however, enhance the street’s appearance and encourage trade at the big­ gest spending period of the year.


horoughfare. They could


Obviously, the cost could not t be met solely by those


the Chamber of Trade and Town Council. -■ ».


Castle Street. The project would have to be a town effort under the auspices of


raders with premises in


acre, a teacher at St. James’s School, Clithcroc, the autumn fair of St. James’s Church, held in the school on Satur­ day, raised £393 for church funds.


Opened by Miss G. S. Hard-


Miss Hardacre was thanked by the church’s lady worker,


Miss P. Westall. The Rector, the Rev. H. D. Chapman, presided and two Sunday School scholars, Stephen Kay and Catherine Ball, presented a spray to Miss Hardacre and a buttonhole to the Rector.


A playroom was provided for the younger children and


SELF-ADMINISTERED DRUG KILLED WOMAN


—INQUEST VERDICT Manufacturer tells of letters


fpilE former wife of a Manchester solicitor, Mrs. Constance •*- Elizabeth Buckley, aged 42, who was found dead on the


bank of the River Ribble at Sawley early in September, died from self-administered barbiturate poisoning, during a period of depression, the Craven Deputy Coroner (Mr. E. G. Sharp), decided when an inquest was resumed at Barnoldswick on


Monday. Mrs. Buckley, who was divorced from Mr. Kenneth Buckley,


was described as being of “Independent means.” Her last known address was Foley Lodge, Kent Road, Harrogate, though when the inquest was opened, it was stated that she had not had a permanent add ress since her divorce.


inIt was also revealed at the


take her own life only a few days before she was found dead. That incident was at Scarborough, and the attempt was rendered unsuccessful by the intervention of the police.


quiry that she had tried to


I Mr. Sharp said certain i material which had come to light as a result of investiga-- tion in the case was no con­ cern of the court.


Before the inquiry began,


This is just one way in which Clitheroe’s attractions could be increased. There are others.


There is, In fact, no reason why. with enterprising businesses and industries and a forward looking Coun­ cil, Clitheroe should not make even greater progress than that at present envis­ aged by the planners.


flTIE sympathy of the t.owns- ■


and Mrs. R. Hogg, of 4 Conway Avenue, Clitheroe, on the death yesterday week of their five-year-old son, Anthony Brian.


*- people is extended to Mr.


Church, Low Moor, preceded cremation at Accrington on


Saturday.


rpo-DAY there will be a dual celebration for the Myers


A service at St. Paul’s


witnesses. He suggested it would be sufficient if, after each witness had given evid­ ence, they were given an opportunity to ask questions.


present, he said he did not know whether they would wish t to be given a general oppor­


unity of cross-examination of


Office Laboratories, Harrogate, said tests carried out there in­ dicated an overdose of mixed barbiturates, while Dr. I. S. Stewart, a Keighley path­ ologist, said he was satisfied i from his post-mortem exam­


Dr. A. S. Curry, of the Home Addressing two solicitors


to whether barbiturates had been used on that occasion.


Wade said from information and evidence, he felt the Scarborough incident might have been an accident. A letter regarding the previous in­ cident was handed by Dr. Wade to the Coroner, who observed, after reading it, that he did not think he should ask questions relating to it in open court.


SCARBOROUGH INCIDENT In reply to the Coroner, Dr.


s Dr. Wade added that while


the Scarborough incident his sister had appeared "quite


taying with him following


sane and in a settled frame of mind.” He last saw ber on ti»o Thursday morning, when • he ■


took a registered letter, addressed to her, to her bed­ room.


c Mr. Albert Keith Hlgham, a Mo t t o n manufacturer, of


nation, and the tests carried out, that death was caused by barbiturate poisoning.


John E. Lloyd, said during September he was spending a I holiday in a bungalow at


A Manchester geologist, Mr.


Sawley which overlooks the river Ribble.


was a wet day, and he was sit­ ting in the front room of the bungalow when a woman in a yellow wind cheater walked up the river bank. It struck him as “being odd, but not too odd.”


Thursday. September 6th,


brates her 80th birthday, while her son, Mr. John Henry Myers, of 12, Monk Street. Clitheroe, is 40 to-day.


family. Mrs. Ellen Myers, of 16, Bawdlands, Clitheroe, cele- ! police.


Birthday greetings also to t Mrs. Jane Green at Wadding-


invited to stand as pros m v i i c u v u o v u i iu c*o


i following morning, with a i ladies handbag on the front seat, he informed the police.


cars parked on the bank, and when one was still there the


That evening, he saw three


the body was found, and from the clothing was sure it was wa the same person as he saw


He was with the police when


on Hospital, who will be 95 on Tuesday.


R. FRANK PEARSON, M.P. for Clitheroe, has been


Election by the Executive Committee of the Divisional Conservative Association. Mr. Pearson has accepted the invitation.


pective Parliamentary Con- found, she was lying huddled servative candidate for Clith­ eroe at the next General


, -------- - - -— , - 7 ,— , ,


lking by the previous day. WIND CHEATER


he woman had been leaning with her back against the * bank, though when she was


wP.C. John Sowden said there wias a mark on the back of the t nd cheater, indicating that


arrel colours,


iped ct. Gold nib. old motif


nto nib hood. *


I fR . ALBERT STANLEY -LTJ- BELL, of Glen Cottage, Hiirst Green, retired merchant tailor, who died on August 29th, left £9,401 (£9,284 net. Duty paid £372).


* * *


FREEDOM FROM HUNCER CLITHEROE EFFORT


Donations received up to November 14th, 1962.


Previous acknow............. 377 5 1 .i Dr. H. J. Wade, Moss Farm £ s. d.


Amalgamated Engineering Union ............................ 2 2 0


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School’s Old Girls’ Association ................... 22 0 0


(illustrated) 7 gns. . . . 6 gns.


C. Brown ......................... 2 0 0 . . . 5$ gat­


Slaidburn Women’s Insti­ tute ............................... 20 0 0


Total ..£423 7 1


es and Is of such d write with Ityour* II for a demonstration-


THIS WEEK'S ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN


A ball may run into the road, but you must not.


on the shingle with the remains of a cigarette in her hand.There was no sign of a struggle, and an extensive search of her clothing and the surrounding area did not reveal any pills, or containers for pills. In her car there was a letter, but again no sign of pills.


a The constable said he was trware that Mrs. Buckley had


ied to take her life before, on August 25th, at Scarborough,


but who lived at Bank House, Sawley, at the time of the death, agreed that it was he who gave information to the police which caused them to seek Mrs. Buckley In Scar­ borough.


at his home, including one addressed to himself, which had been written by Mrs. Buckley. They led him to be­ lieve she "might be in danger,” although they did not actually speak of her taking her own life.


He agreed he found letters


Coroner that, on the night of September 6th, he was at home. Mrs. Buckley did not contact him, nor did he see her, any time that day or evening. To the best of his knowledge she had not called at his home.


Mr. Hlgham told the


b Recording a verdict of aarbiturate poisoning, self-


of depression, the Deputy Coroner said there were one particularly regarding the or two mysterious features, origin of the drugs taken and


dministered, during a qeriod


the fact that no containers were found. He was satisfied, however,


that death was caused by self- administered poisoning, and that no other person was con­ cerned with the immediate material factors.


here was sufficient evidence to show state of mind at the time, but that was not really was the concern of that court and


t He was not satisfied that


ings. Someimes, such in­ formation might be of comfort to those left behind, but was not material.


not material to the find­


and that only the intervention ! confirmed his of the police had prevented the poisoning the attempt being successful.


administered.


wAn envelope was produced, h hich the constable agreed


ad contained the letter found in the car.


| the deceased, said Mrs. Buckley’s former husband was a Manchester solicitor. For two years she had been taking I phenobarbitone, twice a day,


Bowden, Cheshire, brother of


I She had also been prescribed I sleeping tablets, but did not know whether they were barbitones.


under medical supervision.


I The witness said his sister asked him for more barbitone s tablets on Tuesday of the week


out. and he gave her 10 half grain tablets.


he died, because she had run


of his sister’s previous attempt on her life but, as the result of a report from a Scarborough consultant, there was doubt as


Dr. Wade said he had known


heard, Mr. Sharp said he had in his possession a letter which view that was self-


In addition to what he had _ - ,


Concert raises £26 for hungry


among the attractions were stalls for fruit, greengrocery, drapery, produce, hardware,


receiving a bunch of grapes from Miss Mary Sharpies, while the Rector and Miss Westall look on.


cakes and parcels. Miss Hardacre is pictured


Pensions and


Insurance office manager retires


TVTANAGER at the Clitheroe "-*■ office of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insur­ ance since 1950, Mr. Cecil F. Buckingham, of Railway View, Clitheroe, retired on Friday.


Buckingham entered the Civil Service in 1915 as a boy clerk in the Admiralty. He joined the Royal Navy in 1917, but was invalided out in 1920 and returned to the Admiralty.


A native of Colchester, Mr.


Ministry, Inland Revenue and Ministry of Health, Mr. Buckingham was seconded to the Ministry for Aircraft Production in 1940 and after the war joined the Ministry of


After serving in the Air


Supply. In 1947, he was assigned to


the Blackpool central office of the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and in the same year was transferred to the Newcastle-on-Tyne office.


manager of the office at Witham, Essex, and came to CUtheroe two years later.


In March, 1948, he became


Drove without care—


fined oreton Hall Cottage, Whalley, JOAN TATTERSALL, of


was fined £3 by Clitheroe magistrates yesterday for driving tvithout due care and attention. She pleaded guilt?


Pimlico Road, Clitheroe,


Insp. W. Taylor said Tattei- i sall drove from Pimlico Road


she knocked a cyclist off his machine, injuring him slightly and damaging the cycle. The cyclist was statioiary at the time, showing froit and rear lights.


nto Princess Avenue, where


b Mr. A. M. Veriy, of Black­ s urn, representfg Tattersall,


pillar of the ca-had obscured her vision.


rriHE basis c which electri- w city tarif are drawn up


agers in tb Blackburn area on Tuesda by Mr G C Braithwait'actant district


in Clithe3 and is a member of the xrn Council, said that was the desire of retail tariffs


as explain? to textile man­


commerciain£ineer' N.W.E.B. Mr Brfhwaite, who lives


ject ancno which required a se tremen^s amount of re­


a r=t complicated sub­ arch Co Actual costs.


aid it was pos-ble that the


?vf£S „°u ,the society who, for whole of their working


We are concerned on behalf “ Particular those mem-


able disquiet in Whalley aris­ ing from the rumours which have prevailed over the past month and culminating in the or,her of the court for the winding up of the society.


ection with the losses they have sustained through the


operators for many years and have been under the im- presslon that by depositing their money with a Co­ operative Society thelrdeposits had the hall-mark of a security equal to that of any ot the national banks, or trustee savings banks and it has come as a considerable shock to them, from informa­ tion published in the Press, p that your society has re­ nudiated all liability in con­


e The people whom we repres­


official representations have apparently been made to you on behalf of the share­ holders and depositors, and In order to satisfy our particular clients one way or the other, the intention of this letter is to direct your attention to the fact that many innocent people are to be made tosuffer because of their unbounded faith in a society which now finds itself in a state of absolute insolvency and where the shareholders do not appear to have any legal redress.


conduct of the above retail society. si It would appear to be


ngularly unfortunate that no


£308 FROM POPPY DAY


"PROCEEDS of the Poppy l Day collections In Whal­


ey and district totalled £303 9s. Od.


even though this particular society was not affiliated to you, or to the Co-operative Union, the stigma which will attach to the movement as a whole by reason of their


i The Co-operative movement s a national movement and


Two churches sold—


Moor Lane '^■fnalnea .-unsold ^ a f te r . an


l>fOOR Lane Methodist Church, Clitheree rc-


-fluetion sale of three Meth­ odist churches at the Starkie Arms Hotel, on Wednesday,


Waterloo church was sold for £4,000 — “less than the trustees were hoping for”— and Union Street church, Low Moor, went for £675.


Tile auctioneer, Mr. J. A. Hinks, of W. H. Robinson and Co., Manchester, asked for bids in the region of £5,000 for Moor Lane. He said the building would cost more than six times that to build to-day.'


Not one bid was made for the church, and it was with­ drawn.


Waterloo church, together with a house, was sold to Ncotcclinic Engineering Ltd., an engineering firm who have premises near the church. The land and the building will be used for an extension of their business activities.


Union Street church, along with a garage to let at an annual rent of £26, was bought by a local estate agent, Mr. Fred Haydock.


Mr. Haydock told an “Adver­ tiser and Times” reporter afterwards that he had no definite use for the building, j but thought he might be able to let it for some pur­ pose in tlie future.


Solicitors for vendors were Steele and Son, Clithcroe.


t>w n progressive, but MAKING HASTE SLOWLY’


/-^rHEROE was fortunate in having such a greatdiversity V/: industry and outlets for iabour within its boundaries, Jocularly at the present time when other Lancashire


„nil banquet and ball of Q.eroe and District Lic- gpl ..Victuallers’ Association, giie Swan and Royal Hotel .Tuesday by the president f,the evening, Mr. L. E. yiony, area sales manager , Schweppes, Ltd.


rp was stated at the


fr. Anthony, who was iposing the toast “The rough of Clitheroe and the censed Victuallers’ Associa- m’/, said it was obvious that great deal of foresight and


npHE Mayor of Clitheroe, ^ g?„enf j-n y?ars gone.by hac! Coun. E. Crossley, and the fa irs ’ th'3 happy state of


Mayoress, Mrs. D. Satterth- '■ waite, attended a concert, -The Mayor, Coun. E. Cross­ given by Accrington Operatirf®


were for the Mayor’s Freedi from Hunger Campaign.


I and Wednesday 6 p.m 4


fYLITHEROE chemists 6 v to dispense prescript,', on Sunday and Wedne 4 . are: Sunday noon to 1 "ji


and Dramatic Society at Th Coast’ sald Clitheroe was a Halil Lowereate on Saturn-, KF°£,ressive town, but they night


y’ who responded to the aturda ]iked to “make haste slowly”.


The proceeds, about £'!,'£'???at was the best way of getting things done. In recent


tio n at Rlbblesdale School, a ■new primary school In Edis- ford Road and another new primary school was scheduled.


years they had gained a com­ pletely new Girls’ Grammar ;School, improved accommoda­


p.m., Boots, Castle Stree ■■ ■ deWhile Clitheroe needed to & velop along the right lines,


tos- were desperately searching for an alternative to CQri as their basic industry._____


b oups of people with financial


they were not prepared to sell gr their birthright to provide


the Association, who also responded, said the licensed l trade owed a great deal to the


em”, he declared. "They put a that little bit of brightness


WHe pointed out that the L omen’s Auxiliary of the


more than £150 for local charity. P Mr. Cross proposed “The


t resident”, which was replied


Taylor, head of Clitheroe Police, and Mrs. Taylor and the Town Clerk, Mr. H. L Sagar and Mrs. Sagar.


o by Mr. Anthony. Also present were Insp. W.


which had only eight or 10 active members, had raised


icensed Trade in Clitheroe,


adies. th“ We should be lost without


nd efficiency Into a public house”.


we shall come out all right in the end”. Mr. T. T. Cross, chairman of


the future as we have done in the past, making haste slowly,


enefit. “ If we look after things In


than £28 on last year and Col. Leonard Green, of Whal­ ley, the organiser, expresses supp thanks for the public’s


This is an increase of more ort.


Whalley—Mitton Billington


Barrow Wiswell Pendleton


no bid for


Calderstones Hosp. Brockhall Hosp. Langho Colony Samlesbury


ellor S Flight Sheds


. Longworth G and Sons, Ltd.,


Breen Brothers Ltd.


ritish Legion (Whalley Branch)


asThis year’s total is made up £ s. d.


follows:


Langho—District Balderstone— M Osbaldeston


108 13 19 6 13 9 11 12 14 3 59 5


18 6 16 9 8 10 6 11 7 8


94 34


34 5 444


114 54 945 04


13 G 10 l o o


Total: £308 9 0 Motor cyclist still unconscious


Clitheroe. a worker at I.C.I. Ltd., Clitheroe, who was thrown from his machine, i which ran on and crashed


Accrington Victoria Hospital with head and other injuries.


Taylor, of Central Avenue, who also works at I.C.I., escaped with slight injuries.


A pillion passenger, Arthur


Extensions for festive drinks


TPXTENSIONS of licensed JLi hours over the Christmas period between 11 p.m. and midnight on December 22nd. 24th and 29th were granted to members of Clitheroe and District Licensed Victuallers’ Association by C l i t h e r o e magistrates yesterday.


aThe magistrates also granted


between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve.


n extension for all houses


Sidecar passenger hurt


Green. The driver of the combination. Joseph Keith Cross, of Whalley Road, Hurst Green, was not hurt.


1, of Whalley Road, Hurst Young farmers


"jVfEMBERS of Clitheroe and •Jyx District Young Farmers’ Club meeting in the Royal Grammar School on Wednes­ day, were given glimpses of life in Antarctica by Mr. Ker­ ishaw, a member of expeditions


and gave a talk on the way members of the expeditions and their animals lived.


n 1956,1957 and 1958. Mr. Kershaw showed films


MHe was thanked by Gordon


usgrove and Roy Nelson. David Kay was chairman.


Edisford Road, Clitheroe, on Wednesday. 2 He was John Whalley, aged


fractured collar-bone when the combination overturned in


A PASSENGER in a motor cycle sidecar sustained a


4-10


nto the kerb. Mr. Keogh was taken to


from his motor cycle at Pimlico, Clitheroe. 6 He was John Keogh, aged


2, of 4, Conway Avenue,


A MAN lay unconscious in- hospital yesterday, two days.after he had been thrown


CHARLES CLEGG, M.P.S. CHEMIST


5, Church Street, Clitheroe T e l e ph o n e : ' C litheroe 591


CHRISTMAS


SHOWROOM IS


NOW OPEN


Call in now and choose your gifts in comfort. We shall be pleased to reserve any of our sparkling gifts until Christmas


3 OUR


y°u may well be aware a feel*ng of consider­


refusal to acknowledge any moral responsibility, cannot but fail to adversely affect the whole Co-operative movement.


nt have been loyal Co-


and depositors of the above society. c We, in common with others,


of the magnitude of the Co­ operative Wholesale Society, will wilfully allow these innocent and hardworking people to suffer the loss of t their life savings and further


annot believe that a society


ho suffer the consequent l ardship arising out of such


course. •


would bring this letter before your Board and advise us to due the prospect of a meeting in


oss. We should be grateful If you


serious that we would like to make representations to your Board of Management and seek an interview with your full Board to enable the position to be examined from all sides and thereafter we should be able to inform those whom we represent of whether there are any prospects of the Co-operative Wholesale Soc­ iety standing behind them and all other genuine shareholders


We feel the position is so


Clitheroe Advertiser- & Times, November 16, 1962 5


COME ALONG ' AND CHOOSE YOUR


CHILDREN’S PRESENTS NOW FOR CHRISTMAS!


DOLLS PRAMS . CYCLES (all sizes) SCOOTERS . MINI-CARTS . SKATES Gifts for the Cyclist


DYNAMO SETS . TOURING BAGS CAPES . ELECTRIC HORNS . LAMPS ETC . ETC . ETC


Our choice of Electrical Gifts is very comprehensive


ELECTRIC SHAVERS . BLANKETS CLOCKS . FIRES . KETTLES . IRONS CONVECTOR and FAN HEATERS


TRANSISTOR RADIOS . TROUSER PRESSERS . HAIR DRIERS . FOOD MIXERS . ETC.


M S


FESTIVE SEASON” WILL BE GIVEN IN THE GAS SHOWROOMS, CASTLE* STREET, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER f 20th, AT 2-30 p.m.


North Western Gas Board Central Lancashire Group E A COOKERY DEMONSTRATION-


NTITLED “PREPARING FOR THE


RUJULE (in conjunction with W. C. Standerwlck)


COACH EXCURSIONS from


_________ CLITHEROE: 16, Wellgate: WHALLEY: Bus Station_________ Dep. Dep.


CUtheroe Whailey 1-45


5-45


1-55 5-55


4-20


ROVERS V. EVERTON 2/9 SATURDAY, 24th NOVEMBER


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th BOLTON V. ROVERS EVERY SUNDAY EVENING


MANCHESTER Gaumont for “ The Longest Day” ..........12/0 (including reserved circle seat).


We are experts on private party travel arrangements, and courte­ ous advice is available to organisers at our offices, a wide range of buses and coaches of various seating capacities can be hired, and we will also arrange for catering:, theatre tickets etc. Let us know your requirements and we will do the rest.


Book at Local Office:


CLITHEROE, 16, Wcllgate, Tel. 176. Or at Local Agency:


Mr. Whitaker, Park Villas. Whalley. Tel. 2279. 5/0


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ADVERTISER & TIMES OFFICE 4/6 MARKET PLACE - CLITHEROE


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