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liductor of the Irchestra, visited Im tile Monday Iritanic sailed. He |.e town with his


(bodies recovered lone of the wreck Mr. H. W. Ashe,


PLAN TO GO AHEAD Trial period of three months


-"*■ —Pimlico Road junction by constructing four islands is to be proceeded with immediately.


A SCHEME for controlling traffic at the VVaddington Road


law of Mr. T. ] o f Clitheroe. He lirci on board the


tor the carrying of lirators on board liusiv a 24-hour lch had not been c a r r y i n g of


ler resulted in new


decided that this system shou Id be brought into operation for a trial period of three mon ths, and that the County Council should be requested to acquire land fronting The


The Town Council, at their monthly meeting on Tuesday,


Alleys and St. Denys’ Home fo r the construction of a foot­ path.


made to the Head Postmaster for a post—


|'e-boats and the the International


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(three major private exports are: motor


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at the junction of Whalley Road and Beverley Drive.


© Application is to be box to be provided


Council houses in Kemple View, Whipp Avenue, Central Avenue and Mytton View will be inspected by the North Western Electricity Board, and


Electrical installations in A


a report of defects to be remedied will be submitted.


“Wonderful Britain” have been presented to the Library by Miss Florence Coultliurst, of Highiield Road.


• Four Vo l ume s of


borrowers from the Library that their books are overdue are to be increased. In future the first reminder will cost sixpence, the second eight- pence and the final reminder lOd.


The charges for informing


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© Posters are to be Easter egg


contest aids old folk


grocers, of Parson Lane, Clitheroe, has raised £38 for Clitheroe Old People’s Welfare Club.


COMPETITION held by C. R. Hargreaves and Son,


The prize was an Easter egg about 18 inches in height with


the side cut away to display the filling of smaller chocolate eggs, marzipan rabbits and other figures, and spring flowers made from marzipan.


egg_it is all hand made—has made only four of the type.


greaves ran a similar compet­ ition in aid of spastics.


Last year, Messrs. Har­


in the Castle grounds has been approved.


A plan for a paddling pool


recently acquired by the Council at Edisford is to be carried out by the Borough Engineer, Mr. J. Newton Bell.


O A survey of the land


Clitheroe Liberal Association that the development of Clitheroe should be considered as an entity, and that in view of the financial implications of the proposed municipal centre, development of the site at Edisford should be halted, they are to be in­ formed that these matters are already being considered by the appropriate bodies.


Following a suggestion by


• A letter from Lancashire County Council states that work s h o u l d start in September on the home for aged persons in Queens Road.


to be told that it is not possible to purchase copies of the monthly minutes of meetings of the Council, but are to be reminded that a copy is placed in the Library each month.


The Liberal Association are


of an old people’s housing scheme at Swinton and Pendlcbury, the Council are to consider developing a similar scheme of one-bedroomed


© Following an inspection


Spare a thought for animals this Easter


Easter appeal for consider­ ation for the wild birds which on balance do much for agriculture as well as bringing the beauty of sight and sound to the town and country scene.


rrHIS is nesting time and the R.S.P.C.A. makes an


the R.S.P.C.A. is thankful that at last efforts are being made to obtain the passage of a law r,o restrict their use by young people. Catapults are equally dangerous and do nothing but harm.


Air guns are a menace and


measure of protection in law and unauthorised p e o p l e destroying birds or robbing their nests may very well find themselves In trouble.


Easter should arrange for a friend to look after the house hold pet.


Anyone going away for


and factory pets should not be left over the Easter week-end without food and water. Arrange for someone to visit them. [A supply of food and water left for the whole week end is not satisfactory.


Cats and other shop, office


bungalows on the Whalley Road clearance area.


Show success


and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M o r ri s, of 48 Wilson Street, Clitheroe, gained first, two seconds and one third prize and a cup for the best novice at the North of England Keeshond Club open show at Manchester on Saturday.


rTERDALE Airs and Graces. a keeshond bitch bred


special care on country roads on which there may be young animals and birds.


Motorists should drive with


the country do not allow him to chase the farm animals. Keep him on the lead. Always keep a dog on the lead In busy streets.


If a dog should be taken into


(ORGANISED by the Towns- y-' end Members’ Fellowship of Clitheroe Parish Church Girls’ Friendly Society, a jumble sale in the Parish Church Hall on Friday raised about £17 for the kitchen stall at the May fair.


All wild birds have a The firm which made the MRS. J. H. RICHMOND


OPENS CHURCH EVENT MRS. J. H. RICHMOND, wife of the Rev. J. H Richmond a ILL former superintendent minister of Clitheroe Wesley Circuit, and now of Cleveleys, was the opener of a spring fair at Waterloo Methodist Church, Clitheroe, on Saturday.


several small events have been held and for which church members have been working for some months, raised


The effort, for which


present, was superintendent minister for five years, leaving in 1952 for Glossop, Derby­ shire.


£570. Mr. Richmond, who was also


Hodgson, who presided, Mr. J. Marshall (secretary), Mr. T. Hodgson (treasurer), Mr. A. J o n e s (chairman), Mrs. Richmond, Mr. Richmond, the Rev. A. B. Macgarr, super­ intendent minister, the Rev. R. C. Broughton, superintend­ ent minister of Moor Lane Methodist Circuit, and the the Rev. G. B. Kendrew, of


Pictured are Mr. John D. Whalley.


May 10th is polling day


MUNICIPAL elections in LvA Clitheroe, at which there


will be four Conservative, four Labour and four Liberal candidates for the four seats, will be on Thursday, May 10th.


post should apply now to the Town Clerk’s Department at


People entitled to vote by


post are people prevented from going to their polling stations by nature of their employment, the blind or the physically in­


the Castle. Those entitled to vote by


capacitated. people who cannot get from their registered address to their polling station without a journey by sea or air, and those in one of her Majesty’s reserve or auxiliary forces.


AGENT


rrWENTY - FIVE - year - old A Mrs. Hilda Hulme has been appointed full - time


Liberal agent for the Darwen Division, which i n c l u d e s


Billington and Langho.


Coaching inns reminder of leisurely days


A S I write, cars, lorries and buses are snarling through


the Market Place, and It is difficult to imagine a time when man’s fastest speed was that of a galloping horse.


Perhaps it is symbolic of man’s vague feeling of discontent


with the modern world and its attendant strains that we are so eager to imagine ourselves transported back over a hundred years to a time of dusty roads and thatched roofs.


All that remains of those far- off times are the old coach­ ing hotels, of which we have a good number in this district, and the writings of men of the period, such as Dickens.


Yet the streets of Clitheroe once echoed to the shrill blast of the posthorn, the rattle of the wheels, the neighing of the sweating horses, the deft crack of the driver’s whip.


Perched up aloft, swathed In heavy coat, scarf and chimney-pot hat. the driver was a man to reckon with. He was the man who guided the team over the broken roads, rattling through the


sleepy villages, whipped his horses ud the hills, braked on the down-gradients and landed his passengers safely in Blackburn, Manchester, Preston or Skipton.


When rival coaches met on the road, the drivers whipped their horses into a snorting canter, and sometimes a speed of more than 10 miles an hour was achieved. Inside, the passengers were jolted and shaken.


Clitheronians would stop to wa t c h the lumbering vehicles as they pulled into the Swan yard, or the


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A limited edition of Stephen Clarke’s “Clitheroe in Its Coaching and Railway


Days” is now on sale in the “Advertiser and Times shop. Price 17s. 6d.


Brownlow Arms yard, and a few would accompany the driver into the inns, inquir­ ing about the journey and the gossip of the day.


Once inside, if we are able to believe co ntempo r ar y writers, the driver would take off his hat. blow his nose with a noise like a trumpet, pinch the bar­ maid’s cheek and call for a glass of hot toddy, which he would dispatch In one gulp.


Then he would settle down in his favourite seat, which was kept vacant for him, wink at all and sundry and quaff a mug of foaming ale. Outside the horses were being attended to by hurry­ ing grooms and hostlers, and the passengers were given a cheery greeting at the door by Mine Host him­ self.


Travel In those days was something of a perilous v ent ur e , for although highwaymen were rarely met, the state of the roads and the coaches themselves was often dangerous, and travellers embarked with a feeling of trepidition.


Jean is chosen village carnival queen


TN the final of the carnival x queen contest at Chipping Memorial Hall on Friday, Miss Jean Gornall, of Grimsargh, was chosen queen by Coun. and Mrs. E. Holgate, of Pendleton .


den, was chosen second and Miss Valerie Cookson, of Chipping, third.


Miss Ruth Brewer, of Sab-


been selected at six heats during the year, took part, and the finalists were pres­ ented with their prizes by Mrs Holgate.


Sixteen finalists, who had


G. Sharp, chairman of Clith­ eroe Rural District Council, and Mrs. Sharp.


Also present were Coun. J,


Keynotes Band, Mr. J. Cooke being M.C. and Mr. F. Seed being In charge of social arrangements.


Dancing was to the Silver


was also held. Winners were: Whi s t ;


A whist and domino drive


Ladies: 1, Mrs. W. Anderson; 2, Mrs. Walker; 3, Miss P. Moon. Gents: 1, Mrs. Greas- ley; 2, Mr. L. Marchant; 3, J. Procter, G. Walker, J. Moon and W. Bailey.


2, J. Stackhouse; 3, Mrs. D Seed.


TEACHERS MARRY


■Ti flnr County Secondary School, A R T master at Norden


Great Harwood, Mr. Richard Leslie Garner, only son of Mr and Mrs. J. L. Garner, of 37 Standen Road, Clitheroe. was married at St. Matthew’s Church, Burnley, on Saturday to Miss Patricia Sutcliffe, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Sutcliffe, of 123 Healey Wood Road, Burnley.


education at W a 1 s h a w Secondary Modern School, Burnley.


The bride teaches physical


the bride wore a gown of white grosgraln, with a bouffant veil held in place by a coronet, and carried a white prayer book with white stephanotis.


Given away by her father,


broderle anglaise dresses with matching accessories and


twin sisters, othe Misses Ann and Elizabeth Garner, were in attendance, wearing blue


carrying bouquets of freesia. Best man was Mr. Kenneth


Wilson, a friend of the bride­ groom, groomsmen being Messrs. George Sandric and John Rushton, and usher Mr. Dennis Snape.


officiated and a reception followed at the Cross Keys Hotel, Burnley.


The Rev. C. Bellamy


presents from Norden School and Walshaw School.


Among wedding gifts were


reside at 101 Whalley New Road, Blackburn.


Mr. and Mrs. Garner are to JUMBLE SALE


funds as a result of a jumble sale held at the club on Sat­ urday.


ABOUT £17 was raised for Clitheroe Cricket Club


A friend, Miss Christine Pate, and the bridegroom’s


Dominoes: 1, Mrs. J. Bailey; ____________________________ _


WATERLOO SPRING FAIR BABES £570


Old folk will


receive charities money by post


Sharpies, old people will no longer have to turn out on a cold January day to the Parish Church School to wait their turn for money from the annual distribution of the Hyde, Whipp and Lauretta Bray charities.


f THANKS to the Mayor of x Clitheroe, Coun. William


sent by post, although the same applications must be made on behalf of those who wish to benefit.


Instead, the money will be


strongly that it is both un­ necessary and degrading that old people should have to walk to the Parish Church SchooL especially in the depth of winter, and literally hold out their hands for money which has been left for their benefit.


The Mayor feels very APRIL %*


old people, and the Mayor feels that it should be treated as a bequest rather than as a charity.


The money was left to help I l i f i l l I


some of them being well over 80, and in one or two cases even 90 or over, but many others have sent a relative or friend on their behalf or have had to rely on a more active neighbour to bring money for several people.


the old people have attended the distribution in person,


In previous years, many of


the charities have agreed with the Mayor about the new system.


The rest of the trustees of


Nigerians to hear voice of borough craftsman


■fWlGERIANS have recently been reading about Clith­


eroe clog and shoemaker, Mr. R i c h a r d Turne r , whose business is in Lowergate, and who has been helping to bring relief to leprosy sufferers in Nigeria, and soon they will be hearing his voice.


at work and the story of his help was printed in Grocott’s Daily Mall, which Is printed in Grahamstown, and a few days ago Alan Dixon, who interviews on “Points North” on B.B.C. Television, tape- recorded an interview with Mr Turner.


A photograph of Mr. Turner


“Points North” programme some time ago being inter­ viewed by Mr. Dixon.


Mr. Turner was seen on the


on the radio in Africa and possibly in other countries. Mr. Dixon described Mr. Turner’s workshop and also the view oi Clitheroe and Pendle Hill seen from his workshop window.


The recording will be heard


Listeners will also hear about the Pendle witches.


Last November, Mr. Turner demonstrated clog-making to Dr. W. F. Ross, who works for the Nigerian Leprosy Service and is based at the Oji River Settlement, near Enugu.


learn something about clog­ making because it had been


Dr. Ross was anxious to


discovered that properly cast wooden clog soles allowed leprosy ulcers to heal, as they prevented direct pressure from walking upon the ulcers.


recently obtained some stock knives for clog-making and these are to be sent out to Dr. Ross at Oji River.


Mr. Turner says he has


go out to Nigeria himself to teach the leprosy sufferers there how to make their own clogs.


If necessary, Mr. Turner will


bit about the area, from Dr. Ross and from friends who are in Nigeria and who bring home many slides on each of their visits.


Already he knows quite a


Cow lay dead in field


Magistrates’ Court yesterday week how he saw a dead cow lying uncovered In a field to which dogs and other animals


P.C. JACK PARTINGTON described ________ at Clitheroe


could gain access. Farmer Wilford Parker


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Whalley depart 12-9 p.m. Clitheroe


Chatburn „ 12-22 p.m. Gisburn


., 12-16 p.m. „ 12-33 p.m.


Morecambe Prom. ret. 7-30 p.m.


CLAPHAM 4/3: INGLETON 5/3 GOOD FRIDAY


Bookings also from Whalley 11-7 a.m.. Chatburn 11-20 a.m., Gisburn 11-30 a.m.


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Approx. 3i hours' stay at Grange and 3} hours at More­ cambe.


GOOD FRIDAY


Whalley depart 9-24 a.m. Clitheroe


Chatburn ., 9-36 am. Gisburn


„ 9-31 am. „ 9-45 am.


Morecambe Prom. ret. 6-35 pm.


Accommodation strictly limited and bookings will close when all seats have been booked


Book in advance. INGLETON AND MORECAMBE


Approx. 3 hours stay at Ingleton and 4i hours at Morecambe. EASTER SUNDAY


Whalley depart 10-5 a.m. Clitheroe „ 10-15 am. Chatburn „ 10-20 am. _


Morecambe From. ret. 7-25 pm. (22398)


Robinson, of Stocks Hill Pa™. Wiswell, said that he told his farm man to bury the carcase, but the ground was frozen hard and he had been unable


to do so. Robinson was fined £1.


ASSHETON BABY TO


BE CALLED RALPH Family name for 500 years


In winter there were mighty snow drifts to be contended with, especially on the heights around Haslingden and Wilpshire, and the poor h o r s e s had to fight desperately against the (^riving snow.


"RALPH Christopher are the names with which the


month-old son of the Rt. Hon. and Mrs. Ralph Assheton


will be baptised by the Vicar of Downham, the Rev. Walter Allen, in St. Leonard’s Church to-morrow morning (Satur­ day).


Springtime floods brought swollen rivers to be forded, although sometimes they were too deep and the passengers had to wait for the flood to abate.


Small wonder then, that on arrival at their destination the travellers first gave thanks to God and then quickly repaired to the bar to revitalise the inner man with a glass of something hot!


B.P.E.


Clitheroe, is also called Ralph. Lady Clitheroe is loaning


family name for 500 years and the baby’s grandfather, Lord


Ralph has been an Asshclon


the family christening robes for the occasion, the dress


being the one worn by the baby’s great _ great - grand­ father on her side of the family.


Carrickmacross lace shawl first used by his great-great­


In'addition, he will wear a


grandmother on the Assheton side. The family gathering will


i n c l u d e Mr. Asslieton’s younger brother, the Hon.


wife, formerly Miss Juliet Hanbury, wcr„ married in London last May and in June the villagers gave them a warm welcome when they


fly from the church to­ morrow. Mr. Ralph Assheton and his


A new St. George’s flag will


arrived by car at Downham Hall. The top tier of their


wedding cake will be used as a christening cake. .


Nicholas Assheton, who will be one of the godparents; and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Worsley.


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