2 The Clitheroc Advertiser & Times, October 23, 1964 COUNTRY DIARY Best season of this century


eight -weeks have surely fulfilled all your highest expectations. Our countryside set alight by a wide range of autumn tints has never looked more inviting. In the mellow sunshine the elms, sycamores and chestnuts have brought admiration from all. Tile gold and red tints have,


TY7" HATEVER your idea or an * ' autumn may be the past


in many places, set the wood­ lands aglow. The youngsters have also been aware of the delights and wherever th e mature horse chestnuts .ire in evidence there also are to be seen the boys and girls picking up the fallen conkers. Through­ out Ribble and Hodder valleys there has been a good harvest with good sized conkers pro­ mising well for the familiar pastime. Why and how this very com­


mon tree of our countryside gets its name is open to much con­ jecture. Such a prefix—horse—is given significance by one very old authority, Parkinson, who in 1640 said. "Horse chestnuts are given in the east country, and so through all Turkies, unto horses to cure them of cough, shortness of wind, and such other diseases." This however certainly needs


extremely bitter kernel is eaten by cattle, deer, and sheep although I have yet to witness the attraction. What really con­ cerns the average youngster is size and quality. How fondly he handles the rich ruddy conkers with delicate grain suggestive of the most exquisite veneer.


experience never to be forgotten. I t is however said that this


that we notice the munificence of Nature. Everywhere in wood­ land and hedgerow the trees and shrubs are laden with fruits. Heavy and drooping the purple- black fruit is eagerly gathered just now by the makers of elder­ berry wine which for centuries has been credited with wonder­ ful medicinal properties. These qualities are also attri­


MEDICINAL PROPERTIES I t is also at this time of year


raged from time to time on the various qualities of the tree and fruits.


These aro eaten with impu­


nity by birds ana others, yet should human or horse test the yew leaves then the penalty is death.


toxic qualities concerning cattle and goats. Some believe they may browse and not suffer while others treat the yew as a danger to all livestock.


Opinion is divided on their PLEASURABLE T IM E


qualifying as in this coimtry at least, horses refuse to eat them. Why. is not difficult to under­ stand for to taste ever, the smal­ lest portion of this fruit is an


buted to the leaves and bark, and many readers of an older generation will recall how very effective pea-shooters and pop­ guns were made from the smaller branches of exceptionally tough wood with its peculiar core of soft pith. Again a truly remark­ able tree whose value was known to the ancient Greeks. Particularly near churches and


in the well-established garden the year is now providing the mistle thrush and blackbird with an appetismg feast. Here again we find much controversy has


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provided a glorious opportunity for a host of people who find so much fun in the time-worn occu­ pation of black berrying. With torn garments, stockings and hands full of prickles this pleasurable task is undertaken every year. Judging from my observations


The past few weeks have also


Capture the colour of Autumn on film


by Howard S. Cotton (Photographic Information Council)


JpOR the colour photographer, Autumn is undoubtedly the most satisfying season of the year. Despite the new chill


in the air, the colours around us are all of <he warm variety—-as any stroll through the park will demonstrate. Prior to dropping from the trees, the leaves of many species undergo a wonderful transformation from green to practically every hue at the “ warm ” end of the spectrum, and it is while they are having their final colourful fling that the photographer should be busy.


Whilst it is possible to take colour pictures when the sun is


cloud-bound, the resulting transparencies or prints seldom come up to expectations, so it is always worth wailing for the sun to make an appearance—and, typical of the contrary weather we experience in this country, it tends to shine more frequently at this time of year than during the summer months proper. Only when the sfin is shining—albeit through thin cloud or one of the seasonal mists—can one photograph with any faithfulness the full range of tones which are so essential to your colour pictures.


can well afford the price of a pound or so of blackberries yet prefer to get out of doors in the deep country lanes to gather the fruit themselves. They put up with all sorts of discomfort, face all kinds of hazards and stand to gain at most, two or three shillings.


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suggested before in regal'd to other products. The same is said about eggs, potatoes and other garden produce and fish fresh from tlie sea. If that is all a product of the imagination give me more of it. Yes! undoubtedly it has been


only say that nothing tastes quite so good as a freshly- cooked home-made blackberry pie. You may say it is all a pro­ duct of the imagination and I would be the first to admit its possibility had such not been


are motivated bv the pleasure of being out of doors? Whatever the conclusion I can


in many lanes by Ribble and Hodder the “pickers" have been very busy. Again we owe much to the weather and each week­ end the well-known spots have been repeatedly visited by those who find the fruits so tasty. It would be difficult to say with any degree of certainty what motivates our actions in this respect. The vast majority of people


amateur photographer makes during Autumn is to be blinded by the obvious attraction of the colours themselves to such an extent that all thoughts of com­ position are ousted. Whilst a picture that is full of colour will always be more attractive than the same scene shot in black- and-white, it can be made ten times more attractive by paying- some attention to the grouping of the features within the view­ finder frame. Always try to ob­ tain a balance, not only between shapes and textures, but be­ tween the colours themselves. Remember that colour can, if not employed thoughtfully, give as lop sided an effect as a picture containing all the interesting features crammed to one side of the frame.


Perhaps the biggest fault the OVER-EXPOSURE Some boglnnors fall into the


trap of choosing to err on the side of over-exposure. This "play safe" attitude is occasionally all right whero monochrome film is concerned, but it is fatal with colour— especially for the photo­ grapher using roversal material


for transparencies. Over-expos­ ure tends to bleach out the colours and give them a wishy- washy appearance — and de- saturated colours are the last


T’back end


TD wor chilly this morn when Ah geet out o’ bed


Ond fost put mi feet on to t’floor, There wore ice on to t’milk when Ah fetched id in,


T’dog stayed in 'is basket ’till t ’fire wor aleet,


Ond wom’t ower keen to torn out,


A cowd draught wor blowin’ through t’door,


Ah reckon as t ’Winter's about


The postman wor wearing a new pair o’gloves.


Hoo just hed a quick do wi’ ’er brush,


Ma Gummidge down t'road missed swilling 'er flags,


The lad as brings t’papers worn't dawdling along.


But come down the street wi’ a rush,


There wore icicles 'anging fray t ’spout,


Ah reckon as t ’Winter's about!


thing the photographer wants for his Autumn pictures.


'hues can sometimes be given 'even greater impact by very slight under-exposure — say i-


give at this time of the year are very difficult to judge, and it always pays to use an exposure meter— either the one built in to your camera, or a separate instrument. But still never over­ expose. Indeed, the autumnal


Often, the correct exposures to


stop (from perhaps f/8 to f/6.3) for this will have the effect of giving greater saturation of the colours. But never take it far­ ther than this, or your pictures will take on a gloomy appear­


impact of the closc-up picture. Shots taken at close range of, say, a single twig of a chestnut tree, or a toadstool surrounded by a bed of fallen yellow leaves, will often convey the mood of the season better than a distant


ance. Incidentally, don’t neglect the


make a note of the fact that side lighting which results in long shadows being thrown transversely across the picture, or back-lighting, which throws the shadows towards the camera, is more dramatic and suited to the subject than “ ordinary" lighting with the sun over the shoulder.


shot. As far as lighting is concerned,


There wore leaves stuck in’t gutters, ond blocking up t'pipes,


Ond t ’sparrows wor waiting in t'yard for their scraps,


The Chemist wor smiling when ’e opened 'Is shop,


Ond waved as Ah passed on mi ’bike,


Joe Plumber wor grinning ond called “ Ow d’ye do!


Now this is the weather Ah like!,”


E’ sed "Ah've geet twinges o’ gout,


Owd Arthur wor Ibnping when 'e come along,


Ah reckon as t ’Wintcr's about!”


Ah'Il call round to t ’doctors in't morning, Ah think,


Hed aw getten overcoats on. Bl ue nose s ond mufflers wlieerever Ah looked,


The fellas Ah met when Ah set out to mi work,


Id seems like aw t ’good weather’s gone,


Ah reckon as t'Winter’s about! “JIMIFEL.”


which adjoins Stonyhurst Col­ lege, on Friday, when a fire broke out in the school. No one was hurt, and the firemen soon had the fire under control.


Hodder Place prep, school, O I a /IA u n h ^ 1 . » ^ 1 THIS WAS N EWS


demanded by this fungi have not been present. A disappointment to some people no doubt but not a great price to pay for such a glorious autumn and such a wealth of fruit. The majority of people would, I consider, prefer such a season than one of wet with plenty of mushrooms!


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a marvellous season—the best of the century so wc are told. But not for mushrooms. In direct contrast, at the time of writing the scarcity in and out of Ribblesdale has been very notice­ able. No doubt the exact conditions


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TTP to date, 379 men in ^ Clitherno and neighbour­


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« E t onlyj a J ew weeks pre- JgURN HOUSE FARM, situ-


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ated at the foot of Burn


of Fober Barn Farm, Newton, died aged 60. He was a warden at Slaidburn Parish Church for twenty years.


OTHER deaths recorded were;


Elizabeth Midgcley, aged 58; Mrs. Elizabeth Maudsley, for­ merly of Cob House, Grindleton, aged 81; Mrs. Alice Ann Croft Harwood, 4 Little Moor Road, Clitheroe, aged 63; Mi1. Major Harrison Holmes, 102 Padiham Road. Sabden, aged 78.


At Sagar Fold, Mitton. Mrs.


25 YEARS AGO October 27, 1939


SO for Clitheroe had appeared


beginning of the season and have scored 33 goals against 23 by their opponents.


-1in eight matches since the


This was the record of 'Albert Bradshaw. Ciitheroe’s inside loft.


Til 1VE goals In the first three 1 matches is not bad going.


(he "hat-trick," was Ciitheroe’s leading scorer, while Clifford Thomas, from the right wing has scored eight goals in as many matches.


/CLIFFORD CHATBURN, vv found the net on 13 occa­ sions, and twice accomplished


who


^ JR Major Richard Nowell, -i-TX who for 27 years was tenant


monia at Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, of Private Walter Isherwood, the sixteen-year-old son of Mi-s. and the late Mr. Thos. Isherwood, of Foulscales Farm, Newton. He had joined Mr. Tunstill’s West Riding


/'INLY eight men were needed ” to bring the new Clitheroe company of the 4th East Lan­


ATOTIFICATION T ’ of the death from pneu­


x ~ Chorley player, who was In the


goals without reply and won by 9—4. A T ORMAN H I G H A M .


the team against Clitheroe at Victory Park, was assisting Blackburn Rovers. He turned out against Blackpool at Ewood Park and earned the Rovers a


point by scoring with a penalty kick.


deprived of the services of Emmett, their young inside left, who lately has done so well in the half back line. He is due for military service. No more enthu­ siastic p l a y e r ha s worn Clitheroe’s colours and Jimmy Emmett will be remembered for a long time at the Shaw Bridge ground.


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^ vicinity of West Bradford. Said the man who saw it: "It made me rub my eyes, such was the surprise. I might have been awa’ over the border."


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offered to send bows and arrows to help Britain against Hitler were dismayed to learn that such weapons were no longer up-to- date.


A F O RME R member ot Mi’S. Mary Ellen Sagar, of 51, Castle View, died at her home, aged 84.


on October 8, concurrently to six month's imprisonment for assaulting PC. Charles Turner and one month’s imprisonment i for being drunk and disorderly.


Place, Clitheroe, was granted bail in his own recognisance of £25 at Clitheroe last week pending his appeal against a sentence. He was sentenced at Clitheroe


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EATING THE AT CHIP!


B LUE-T-1 IT S arc causing the second few months for Si. Mary's RC (|


months ago renovations were complete church would enjoy a new lease of menace which had been Ihrcatciiiii;!


stamped out, and many new instaiiatio However the old building has


struck unlucky again for church officials arc now faced with an


even greater nroblcm— that of hungry blue-tits. Fr. F. Duggan, priest at the


church, said yesterday week that the birds v/erc feeding on the fresh putty which keeps the church's beautiful leaded win­ dows in place. He could not understand why the birds were eating the putty, but they were causing a great deal ot damage.


They first discovered their new food, when the windows were straightened and replaced, at a great expense, as part ot the renovations. There is a high lead content in


the putty, and this would usually have put off any kind of plun­ dering birds. But, the putty in one window has almost been pecked through within the time of one month. Another great coincidence,


Which should have kept the birds at bay for some time, is the tact that a recent fire in the village left a great deal of seed lying open on the ground. Fr. Duggan


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y PRESENTATION of Ribble safe driving awards took


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free years to Mr. \V. Hope: lor 19 aggregate years to Mr. H. Roberts; for 17 aggregate years to Mr. J. T. C. Smith. Gold medals were awarded to Mr. T. C. Broderick and Mr. J. Kerr. Six bars to silver medals were awarded, one silver medal, and nineteen diplomas. Mr. Hope’s was one of the


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