Clitheroe Advertiser & Times. Atyn.sr l(i. Oft.'. m '!&d


iti.- -lie character of the , e*v .'..-'l’.nuin or woman,


v. 'cb’ar dead day?, the -p(> .squut and parson,


'.:iV‘ up at the Big House. ... -in- journal;?*, much


' i . : -Tiav M mn>t of the big ''dailys'’ !r>


• • v.nil'.b'.' - • c;in. ’ n(i (iocs bring


.pVrt-'r to his knees iscme .•! i V >


■ Mp a t t i n g the -cl arts like a mag-


, ... :u-.vs-ramrra - xVhv?


'•-•an.''' .'tirh p:rtuir> -ell Proof of this is to


-h” circulation figures.


• * nine'll fault can be foitnd •o>. bu; what is disturbing is . ' “i"',-••-ilow.na stream of ink :lT;bina .he "Rake." flattering -'nov'.v fema’e figure or - (i'seovered sleazy


v ■ oout .-i. vou •'.ty. ocn ; ouv


.•v'Vroi'r.'' \v,mamma s u ch • ,'s * on: these matters am


:v; .'boin u<. like raindrops.


u ,*n h'.rcilv avoid them i ;;i the only place now for w, ivd -piety**, is in the


•.o.narv. for i: seems to have ii'iilnio-- laughed out of


TO.


lop moaning and. have


u. '-ru’.i nation. 1 c on sol e ;,<lf \v.;h the thought that so


HENEVER 1 h^ a r thft .j-xvmiafis moaning thn ,m ha.> •hid it” as an


v. Englishmen ere never )jv unless they are miserable,


"nether in sport, politics, vm:c achievement peace or our capacity for pessimism


u: the task ahead has never ••■d to puz/.le our iriends and found our eivmiies.


u: th:.' aloe my pessimism b- dangerous in the field of ;>'rv and trade. The seller's •ko:’ is a thing of the past order> are won or lost, on three “ssentiais of price,


means that if we had main- f ci our 1 i*5o share of world our over.'eas sales last year d have b e e n up by a


.unufacturcd goods in world lifts has dropped from 21 per • . 15 per cent, bin that does mean wp have "had it.”


I'.Mui million pounds and we ild be facing the future with ennfidence-


: ;v<* by superior know-how. he reason that our costs and generally have risen faster m other mein manu-


•;:u- countries is because lOVd -while cur share of


id trad" has been declining— us in British industry have by ISO per cent but output


...... red light on infla- he dismal jimmies stop and let all of us have ourselves and our


1! political parties E. M. DAVIES.


Motor cvclist l l l l l * l


i-TER being involved in an dent with a van on


he van driver, who was not ired. wa,-. Trevor Brennand, Water Street. Accrington. he aendeji.4 occurred on the nn-by-Bowinnd - Sawley road .Sawley.


iay. a motor cyclist. Edward nson. of The Green. Bolton- owiaiui. was taken to Black- Royal Infirmary suffering ; slinlr injuries,


W0RK-


; gone up by less than 20 per •h


.d markets, but only where co'-.' have been kept com-


^ s


Winnor ol flic Grade “B" and “C" competition in 'h» "K1’1 horse section, Outdoor Girl, with Mr. M. Kane, the owner.


farmers. Entries, however, were not quite up to average, though the high standard of quality was


maintained. Local classes were well sup­


ported. with entries from a wide area of the north joining them in the open sections. Clitheroe Show has always been an event, which all the


fnmilv can enjoy. As well as the cattle, there


were sheep classes, while the heavv horses brought, back memories of farming before the mechanical age.


GOAT SECTION


The goat section was visited by many people. An unusual


on Friday evening and continued for 24 hours.


and snack bar. at. which all the l dishes were made from goat j meat and milk, was run by the \ secretary of the section-


A successful publicity stand Entries for a well supported


rabbit section came from as far afield as Stoke-on-Trent, and Kilmarnock. The section always has its admirers in the many young children who always pas


a visit. Tucked away somewhat m the


top corner of the well laid-out field was a section which gains in stature and popularity year


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Gale. Step, enjoyed remarkable success in the open cattle section. He owned ttic champion m the


open classes, and received the challenge, cup. and also won the


prize for the champion in the


non-pedigree section- A Kirkby Stephen farmer. Mr. j . b. Dent, of Kaber Fold, a well


Mr. .J. Bellas, of Redlands CAWS. Lid.. WithgiU Fann.


CluhtM-cM*. cxiiibitcd the bes; female in the half-bred sheep classes. There were no entries m .it4’


section for Swalcdules. .Judge in the goal seclinn was


Mrs. .J- Duncan, of the isle ol


known figure in northern shows. won the championship for the [ one won uu- x-yuuu- b°s". female in the Shorthorn Cup for the best in rfiovi


PARKER CUP The Colonel Parker Cup for


the best exhibit in the Dairy Shorthorn section was won by Mr. C. S. Brown, of Lcuth House Farm. Woodplumpton. Croft Snowmink R-M. R.M.X..


, Buie. Chief awards wen: i<> ! Mostyn Owen, of Bovoughbridg0- I She won the Pcndle Challenge


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! m-le-Frith. was presented with 1 the Cockymoor challenge cup foi* the best goat, goatling, and kin bred by exhibitor. The presenta­ tion was made by Sir H. Russel. Hornby, president, o f the Lanca­ shire Dairy Goat Society, and a past president of Clitheroe Agv-*


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a Friesian cow owned by Mr. William Airey. of West Hall. Whittington, near Corn forth,


was the c h am p i o n in the


Friesian section. Mr. Airev received the silver


challenge rose bowl for the bes i


female in the section: a silver eward presented by t-he British Friesian Cattle Society, ns well ns prize money given by the


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Miss Eileen Pyc. of Sawley. won the novice class.


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the rnbbii section. There was keen competition m


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shire section and also the cham­ pion. of the section was Plodder Hall Blush 15th. a cow owned by Mr. S. K. Barnes, of Flodder Hail. Lvtli. near Kendal. This was the third conse-


the Women’s liistiutc tent, where Wnddington won the La d y Clitheroe challenge cup for most points in the show. Lc.sl >'cal* Waddington tied with Little Milton for the trophy. The Aspinnll cuo for the pi'°-


duee and preserves' section wo.> won by Mitton. who also gained


son. Mi ’ - >H:' Skipmn. associated tlmmsclvcs with t..e


Mayor's remarks. THE OFFICIALS


wuhom hard working and ctr.- cu-nt cilicints. On the sho-.v day no-one lias more worrie., .nan


i he secretary. Las; rear. Mr. Robin Adciyman.


of Skipton. an auctioneer at Clitheroe Auction Marl look on ; tlie duties of secretary foi th( | Ill'S' time. On this, his second show. he overcame ma n y obstacles m a quiet unasstiming way. and was alweys efficient. :


and courteou>.


G Ci. II. Bolton, of Littlemooi ; House, clitheroe. former High


President this veer w-’.s Colonel j ;


v’onslv been president of Clup- “ Show, took great Interest


Pi milffic life in the district when he lived at Clialburn.


Chairman since the show was revived in 1015 ‘s Mi. J-


Wilkinson. He and rh-iinnan. Councillor R. William so-' got through their usual


Hree amount of hard work to Irnture that the show went


without a hitch. Show Director is Mi. J- y-


Mncolpine. of Waddinglon. He agidn brought his skiff and know-


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RAIN HITS FAMILY SHOW b u :


BAD WEATHER BLOW TO FINANCES


But quality and high standard maintained


]* OW cloud, rain, mud and still more rain kcpl the crowds away from Clitheroe Show, on Saturday. Tractors dragging heavy vehicles through the thick mud were a common and dis­


couraging sight. The windswept show field presented a dismal appearance


in the morning, when the attendance was exceptionally light. Bright periods in the afternoon


brought with them an increase in attendacc. but even so. the final figure of 4.000 is well below last year’s. In fact,


section for this part, cf the . the r e were only


about two thirds the number of spectators, and consequently the show suffered a severe financial lass. Another year like this could cas;. serious doubts over the


shows future. As usual, the cattle section created most interest among the


world, the goats always attract much attention. In recent years it has become more prominent.


Such is the enthusiasm of the


exhibitors in this section that manv-of them spent the night prior to the show sleeping on the show field under canvas tending their goats, which were com­ peting m a nnlkmg competition.


The competition began at G-30


Clubs their marquee and demon­ strations at tra ct e d laigc


gatherings. Probably chief interest to the .


women visitors to the .show would be a long look round the Women’s Institute’s tent. Displays of handicrafts and


horticulture drew great admira­ tion. while there were many exhibits in the confectionery section which made the mouth


water.Home - made whies. 1 c m o n chnese and v ari ous jams attracted favourable comment, while arrangements of flowers added a welcome blaze of colour. The dogs always have their


own nucleus of enthusiasts as well as interested by-standers. Fortunately the judging was able to be done out of doors m me


afternoon. The light horses were ham­


pered in the morning by the heavv rain, and the ground


quickly cut up. But later in the dav the handful of spectators swelled into quite a large crowd.


competition, won the hearts o! many of the young visitors, who were brokenhearted when they failed to win it- The pony has not, vet. been claimed.


A pony, offered as a prize in a DOG RACE


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dog race. Spectators were invited to enter their own pet dogs. Needless to say there was much fun before the final race was


even run. Another attraction concerning


dogs and racing was the whippet racing introduced at the last


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minute.One of the main attractions during the afternoon was the judging of the Show Queen final. There were seven pretty girls, and judging by the applause the choice of 1 8 -vears-old Vick> Woodcock of Roedlc>. vas a


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One feature of the show was a General view ol the prize giving.


Susan Harper, of Whalloy was second and Joan Ross. ag«l la. oi


ciithercc. was placed thud. Unfortunately, the 1.1 u C'J °


engines, which created so mud interest last year, were ai • rally in Yorkslue. and the 08-srj Marenghi military fairground


organ did not arrive. b a l l o o n r a c e


Clitheroo Round Table pi<>-


vided various types ot iw m - tninment. including a balloon race. They provided fun foi th. visitors while at the same tune


raising money for chanty. Well la id-out trade stands


weather. Competition in the stock sec­ ,


tions was as keen as ever. Die best cow or heifer in show owned bv a member of the Clitheroe and Bowland Branch of the National Farmers’ Union was owned ov Mr. R. Thistlcthwaite. of Hay-


hurst Farm. Pendleton. Mr Thistlcthwaite a ls o re­


ceived the silver challenge rose bowl for the best female in the


local classes. The silver challenge cun lor


the best local bull was won by Air .John Spurgeon, of Mason


Green. Bashnll Eaves.


completed what was a si>lrnclicl show marred only bj .he


■ eutive time that Mr- Barnes has won 5*ne championship,


ilio Read imp for handicrafts. Woddington won tlm confec­


i Champion .Jersey female was a l cow in milk owned by Mr. J. H. Howard, cf Skipton. a regular exhibitor a*. Clitheroe and other show.' in the area. Mr. Howard exhibited the champion at last year's show. The best registered .Jersey cow or heifer bred by exhibitor was


tionery section, gaining the Mrs- j . Hindl-v cup. wliiU: Bashnll


Eaves were awarded the Mrn Mccalpine cup for most points ill the horticulture section.


! the heifer of Messrs. .J- and A. ! Garnett. Slnnlryhousc Echinops. Messrs. Garnett farm at Stan-


| ley House Farm. Mellor. and arc i well known to regular exhibitors


; at. Clitheroe. HEAVY HORSES


: There were some line animals in the heavy horse classes, the


1 champion being owned by Mr. 1 William Han. of Barton Dean ! Farm. Leyinnd. Mr. Hart received i the silver challenge rose bowl. Mr- S'.ansfield. of Todmorden.


had a dimrult task in judging the Lonk sheep in the open classes. Champion of the section and al.M


exhibit was owned by Mrs. F. E. Dugriale. stoneleigh. Dutton. in the cross-bred horned sheep


* the best female lonk


classes, champion and be s t female were exhibited by Mr- R. E. Wood, of Hazelhurst.


Benschie.


daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ncwsam. Of Loomings kann. Waddingion. gained most, points in the children's section. She retained the AuVi'i hv'i


Erica Ncwsam. 15 - years - old


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ami Times cup. which was pre- srnted for the first tiini- last roar. Erica is a punil at- Clitheioe Girls' Grammar School. Besides being interested in handicrafts, she is keen or. sport and also


music* THE LUNCHEON


Alderman E. Crossley. proposed a toast to the Society in which was coupled the name of the president (Col. G. G. H- Boltoni. The Mavor said the show enabled the public to appreciate


■\l the luncheon, the Muyur.


the farmer's craft and to see something of the many nnpoi- tant changes which had taken olace in food production with the introduction of modem


machinery. Mr. Frank Pearson. M.P. Ku Clitheroe and Mr. G. 13. Dray-


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