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:y in connection with the following extract


a letter received from /lege of Arms in 1955 some a u t h o r a t i v e ation:


h are shown three ;es hauriant (placed up- :). Argent (silver) from mouth of each the Head Crozier Or (gold). The are obviously Whales


.ition of Yorkshire in with a blue field on


the Arms of Whalley v were recorded in th e


miimiiTum


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TAKING A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE I Were they the first to see


the swallows?


■\X7ERE members of Clith- * ’ eroe Naturalists Society


the first to see the swallows this year in this p a r t of East Lancashire ?


af ter seeing swallows while on a ramble on Saturday. The birds were seen flying


They are wondering this


up and down the valley along Sabden brook a t Wiswell Moor Bottom.


season and led by Miss I. Park, of Great Harwood, began a t Whalley in the rain.


The ramble, the first of the


i in the first place i t es a play on the name alley) and secondly use the Abbot of Whal- Arms included three


ily suggest a community bv an Abbot, a crozier the pastoral staff of abbot or bishop.


ular belief th a t the Ish represent one from


re Whales, for in those days we are told th a t


-a symbol of unity h an existing unseen nship”.


In communities, some- in the nature of a


what purpose is this


From a wide range starting at £30


mini


f the three local rivers iot necessarily be dis- d bv the asertion th a t


■Try large fish was rly called a Whale,


les Heads.’ crozier heads almost


Lane, the party went over the Golf Links by Spring Wood, across Wilkin Heys Lane down to Old Read Bridge, where 320 years ago this month a party of Royalists were routed by a band of local Round-heads.


Going by way of Brookes OLD READ BRIDGE The “Townscapc” exhibition staged by Clllhcroc Civic Society in Clitlicroe Royal Gram­


mar School last week aroused wide interest. The event was opened by th e Majmr Aid^E. C ro s s ley ^w b o wornc(i_that_sacrHIcesjvould


eventually have to be made, ci-her by agreement y rcoutc. maintain its position as a shopping centre and a towi


secretary of the society. _________________________________________________


HOW TO OBTAIN THE HIGHER PENSIONS


sioners have been announced by Mr. T. W. Glover, man of the local Pensions and National Insurance Office at as


TITHE arrangements for paying the higher retirement and T widows’ pensions from May 27th to


P


retirement pensions will be raised from £ 2 17s. Gd. a week to £ 3 7s. Gd. for a single pensioner and from £ 4 12s. 6d. a week to £ 5 9s. for a married couple.


Whalley Road. The standard rates of


widow’s allowances goes up from £ 4 to £ 4 15s. a week, and of widow’s pension and the widowed mother’s personal allowance from £ 2 17s. Gd. to £ 3 7s. 6d. a week. The widowed mother’s allow­


The standard rate of place to look


night you can il'ty self-denial


; in a really safe .t;.s bank. They and you can


•IRVISION YRTMENT


Popular makes of [fndgei at about £20 less 0 I s


■ than 5 )''cars t1<?°


and from £ 3 4s. to £3 15s. a week for industrial widows.


all of the war disabled ami war widows in Clitheroe, due to receive increased payments from the last week in May have already received an individual letter or explan­ atory leafiet telling them bow lo get the increase.


Mr. Glover said th at nearly


ance, which includes provision for one child, is to be raised from £ 4 2s. Gd. to £ 4 17s. Gd. a week, while the allowance for each of her other children is increased from 17s. to 22s. a week (family allowances are paid in addition).


pensioners to lei his office have their books in one of the five weeks which began on Monday. The particular week depends on the initial letter of the pensioner’s surname.


national


Mr. Glover asks retirement insurance widow


of the le t te rs : -


fl&MK rch Street


S J f9 o HESE .DREN


e Sandals t Price


e Shoes t Price ndals


t Price


hoes lean 79/11.


hoes r 69/11 & 47/- 2/11


hoes Clear 59 9


soils ots


,0


ts - to 20/-


N O R T H W E S T


E L E C T R I C I T Y S E R V I C E CENTRE


Call today at your


The timetable is: Surnames sta r tin g with one


A to C—This week: D to I —in week beginning Monday. April 29th:


J to M—in week beginning Monday, May Gth;


lo take or send their pension nooks lo bis office should do so as soon as possible. If any pensioner eligible for an in­ crease has not received a letter or leaflet be will receive one very shortly and lie need


Those who have been asked


not write in. Not all pensioners are


books are exchanged before the end or May will have ■their new ra te s included m llie new books from the appropriate dates.


being asked to lake action themselves. Pensioners whose


Paymaster General’s Olllcc will receive their increases


Pensioners paid by the


T to Z—in week beginning Monday, May 20Lh.


N to S—in week beginning Monday, May 13lb;


th at week and do not sign the remaining orders.


But first cash your order for


books in a special envelope which they can get on request a t the Post Office. The envelope is already addressed and does not need a stamp.


Pensioners can post their


for 100 per cent, war disable­ ment will be increased by 17s. Gd. a week—from £4 Its. Od. lo £ 5 15s. for private soldiers—and there will be proportionate increases for I he less severely disabled. Many of the .supplementary allowances payable with dis­ ablement pensions will also


automatically: no action .A t.heir p a r t is necessary.- - / The basic rate or pension


be increased. Pensions for war widows


Record entry of 87 horses for Sawley races


T-TUNTERS, punters,


x x addicts and people who enjoy the occasional "flutter”


turf


will be out to beat the bookies to-morrow, when a record entry of 87 horses will be racing over the sticks a t the Pendle Forest and Craven Hunt point-to-point meeting at Sawley.


standing winners will be showing their paces and, given fine weather, a good day’s sport should be enjoyed by a large crowd.


Some of the season’s out­


event will be open to the whole country, with the Massey gold cup as the prize for the winner of the race, which has attracted 17 entries.


ADJACENT HUNTS


confined to members of adjacent hunts.


Previously the race has been


year’s race are two well- k n own hunter - chasers Doctors Orders and Gold Field.


Among the entries for this


f j f s Tipperary Flame. Brass Tacks, winner in 19G1,


, I <hese include two previous t'onevs. Brass Tacks- and


There are 17 entries, too, lor the men’s open event and


oraed and trained by Roy Heaton, of Leeds, was recently the winner of a maiden liunters’ chase a t Woore. when starting a t 4-1 favourite.


race last year and is gaining the reputation of being one of Scotland's foremost point-to- point horses.


Tipperary Flame won the


pensioners to let bis office have theirpension booksin the correct week and first to casli Ihe pension for th a t week and said:


Mr. Glover appealed lo


get the job done smoothly and to make sure we get pensioners’ books to them in


"It will help enormously lo


time for their ncxl pay-day if they will follow the instruc­ tions in the leafiet (N.I.131) Ihey will get at the Post Office when they draw their pension this week,’’ said Mr. Glover.


pension books back to tlic address shown on the front


"We shall be posting the


cover. So please check th at it is correct and up-to-date. If


it is not, please write the


address 'to which we should return the book in the space provided a t the end of the leaflet and let us have the leaflet with your book.’’


written to some pensioners whose pensions are paid at special rates asking them to send in their books. The following pensioners


The Ministry have already


should not send in their books:


1. Those with pension books on which the orders


dated on or after May 27th have already been overstamped with the higher amount.


2. Those whose books end between April 13th and May 25th. Their new books will be stamped with the higher amount before issue.


3. Widows receiving the "10s. pension’’ through the old Contributory Pen­


sions Acts or the 20s. industrial widow’s pen­ sion, as these pensions tire not aifected by the Increase.


sent


INDUSTRIAL INJURIES Individual letters are being


should do nothing until Ihey receive a letter. Industrial Injuries benefits


pensioners and industrial widows whose benefit is being increased, telling them bow to get


to a'.l disablement the increases. They


'THE minimum prices Rtionm- teed lo producers for eggs


will from May 29th be in­ creased from £ 4 17s. Gd. lo


£ 5 15s. a week for 100 per cent disablement pension


senL lo packing stations this week arc; Large, 3s. 71d.; standard.


3s. 3Jd.; medium, all 2s. lljtl.: small, 2s. GJd.


with children, or aged 40 or over will be increased from May 27th bv 14s. a week— from £ 3 10s. lo £ 4 10s. for p r i v a t e s’ widows — with lur the r increases in children's allowances and in tire maxi­ mum rent allowance.


People ‘appalled’ at Council’s no flats decision


GOME elderly people in ‘ ■' Bo’.ton-by-Bowland have been “appalled" at Bowlami Rural Council’s decision not to build flats in the village.


This was disclosed to the Council at Clitheroe on Mon­


day, when a letter was reported in which residents said they were certain the local authority did not realise the extent of their problems, or some of the inconvenient conditions under which they


live. “One can wait for years and


not have a hope of getting anything to let”, the letter added.


examples as to why more adequate accommodation was


The letter gave three


required. Firstly, one person lived in


not even running water laid on: secondly, another had waited four years hoping for something to turn up: thirdly, a woman over 70 years of age found It impossible in bad weather to get to a primitive


fe i r of being forced to leave her cottage although it had


possible, look a t the properties concerned.


the onus of responsibility, if the complaints were correct, rested largely upon the owners, who would be able to take advantage of improve­ ment grants. I t was decided to investigate the complaints and,


toilet. In the view of the members


painted out that, in certain circumstances, action could be taken by the health authority to improve conditions.


The Clerk, Mr. L. D. Telford,


Teacher has painting hung in London


*v exhibited a t the Suffolk Street Art Gallery in London this week is one by a Clitheroe artist. Mrs. Mary A. Dawson, of Pemlle Road.


A MONG the paintings being


was chosen from 1,200 entries by members of Women's Institutes throughout the country to be shown in the ’Painting for Pleasure” ex­ hibition organised by the Nati ona l Federation of Women’s Institutes


Mrs. Dawson’s oil painting


Downham W.I. and Is a teacher at Downham School.


Mrs. Dawson is a member of


last of the line", shows her ttncle and aunt standing at


Her picture entitled “The


the door of their farmhouse, h was hung previously a t the county exhibition a t Preston.


prises 500 pictures and works °f sculpture, was opened on Friday bv Mr. John Betjemin, well-known artist, poet and television personality.


Tlie exhibition which com­


received a letter stating th a t her picture had been chosen


Mrs. Dawson on Wednesday


which will visit nine galleries m various parts of the country.


■°r the travelling exhibition,


ORGANISED by the working v party of St. Jamess Church, Clitheroe, a jumble sale in the school on Saturday raised £20 towards the church's autumn fair. _______


SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS: TENDERS SURPRISE


titty, when they heard th a t the lowest of three tenders for IttiDrovements to Grindleton Lane Ends County Primary School w a " considerably more than the Ministry of Educa­


lYTEMBEpq of Rowland District Education Sub-Committee f f™ ™ d ° s u ? p d . s e at their meeting at Cliffieroe on Mon


If


tion estimate—£8,750. The Assistant Divisional


Education Officer, Mr. P. W. Hjjey. stated th a t the West Riding county e d u c a t i o n authoiity had no alternative i?ut to withdraw the project front this year’s building pro­


indication as to what the improvements would cost if any of the three tenders were accepted, a member of the


chi.dren attended the school. When Mr. Riley gave an


committee


gramme. He added th a t fewer than 20


one would have thought th a t a new building could have been obtained for the amount of money it would cost for the alterations.


“ridiculous”. County Coun. T. Aspin said


c o m m e n t e d


recommend th a t the County Architect submit a modified scheme, including plans for improving the toilets and sewage system.


Finally, it was agreed to For the first time the ladies’


the party took the track by Coppy plantation,


par t of Read Park and behind Read Hall.


Leaving Old Read Bridge through


Miss Park led her party Into the fields through a small


Jus t beyond Houikers Farm.


wood up to Now Hall Farm, and on to the top of Read Heights, where they crossed the ancient road, which is now sunken and grass covered then down through Hodgeonstone plantation to Ash Thorns for tea.


Lane Side, Lower Barn farms, and Wiswell Moor Houses to Clerk Hill for the return to Whalley via the Golf Links.


After tea, the way led by


tree identification. Most people identify trees by their leaves. As the trees are still bare, the party found it very interesting to study and name various trees by the skeleton formed by the trunk, branches and twigs from a distance.


A feature of the walk was


Owing to Public Demand Another Great SURPLUS CARPET SALE!!!


spring flowers were seen, among them being moschatel or five-faced bishop, celan­ dines, coltsfoot, anemones, lilac - coloured b u t t e r b u r , dallodiis and golden saxifrage.


Along the route several


M.P. makes study of employment position


lor Clitheroe, has again been making a special study of the employment situation in the Constituency, and has visited some of the Employment Exchanges and mills.


INURING the Easter recess, Mr. Frank Pearson. M.P.


Whittingham Hospital and held interviews in Longridgo, Ilibchester. Great Harwood, and Padihnm. He visited individual constituents in Ribchester. Simonstone, Reed- ley. Read, Hapton, and Padi- ltam.


Mr. Pearson also visited


addressed the Southport Con­ servative Women’s Luncheon Club, and on Tuesday he described his work in the House a t a hot-pot supper arranged by Clitheroe Division Conservative Association at


Y e s t e r d a y week he


Clilheroe. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson cele­


brated I heir silver wedding anniversary at the week-end.


To take part in rally of food flying squads


r i'H E food flying squad from -L Whalley will be taking


part in a rally of food flying squads from all over the North of England and Scotland at Penrith next Friday.


the W.V.S., and Lord St. Oswald, Parliamentary Secret­ ary I Lords) will be present.


Lady Reading, chairman of


contained mobile unit consist­ ing of four canteen vans and four other vehicles carrying equipment and stores. The squads’ personnel are all members of the W.V.S. and the Civil Defence Corps. They will d e m o n s t r a t e their mobility and their efficiency in producing meals under any conditions using their own equipment.


Each squad is a self- Tei. 1212/3


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1961 VAUXHALL CRESTA, brown/cream, one owner


AT A FRACTION OF TO-DAY’S VALUE Bales unopened, but we expect to have 110-120 Carpets available for disposal


To-morrow Saturday, April 27th 9-30 a.m. to 4 p.m. a t


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We have received instructions to dispose Of ENTIRE STOCK REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL COST


BALE 7 - 3 x 2j Carpets. All at bale l i— 4 x 3 Carpets. All at


NO MORE THAN 2


PER PERSON £3.10.0 £7.0.0


CARPETS


The above, although badly soiled, will give excellent wear a t half the cost of cheap rubber-backed carpeting. Other stocks listed below.


BALES No. 67-72— These are perfect and carry our personal guarantee. 3 x 2i Carpets from £5.10.0; 3 x 3h Carpets from £8.10.0;


4 x 3 Carpets from £9.10.0; 4i x 31 Carpets from £14.0.0; 5 x 4 Carpets from £18.0.0; 4 x 3 Indian Carpet (embossed) from £14.10.0.


No telephone orders — Sale organised by


LORRAINE (Supplies) LTD., Rose Street Warehouse, Blackburn. (Licence No. 1263 LCC)


Cherry, Stone, Black, Blue,


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