NARIAN TREET
m Sunday is Mrs. Agnes ,, daughters at 3, Monk
,1; i1Cv life, and celebrated olden wedding some time
bus born a domestic scr-
■ who now lives in Canada, verv proud of some photo- s which lie took when he
Windle has an adopted
over a few months ago. Windlc's husband died
irs ago. Sundav. there is to be a
,vith us in wishing her a happy birthday.
HOLDERS s were congratulated by t the monthly meeting of those who neglect their
’S PRIZES
there were several “old evidence that their per-
llukes". It was apparent ent holders in Clitheroe ble imagination to keep
Cliihcroc with 50 points
i plot. 9. West View, g- winners were: 2 Mr. E. . 45. Victoria Road (West 3 Mr. H. Hartley. 8. Vic- 3trect. i.Wcst View'. 4 Mr. ennand, 60. Pimlico Road,
co1. ificates of merit go to Mr. Pollard. 1 Hodder Grove: 3 Grange. 26, Eastmoor Mr. L. Fowler. 126 Woone Mr. T. Grimshaw. 7, Vic- Street: Mr. H. Fox. 17,
• partv'for her, and coming vill be her three daughters, two grandsons and three crandsons. feel sure all readers will
...... .........— CTfjc CfitTjcroc Sbliertitfer & © tu c si FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1964 Local News
the Clitheroe district took over the swimming baths at Skipton on Saturday evening. There were several races and
a PARTY of 80 Guides, senior Brownies and Guiders from
three Guides swam the 50-yard test necessary for their First Class Badge. •
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rpHE present landscape of ■ Bowland Fells and the Lake
District. could be better under stood by investigating climatic records of recent centuries, Pro fessor Gordon Manley,' of Lan caster University, told members of the Ribblesdale Branch of the Geographical Association at their monthly meeting at Blackburr Technical College on Friday. Professor Manley was speak
Crash youth had fits of dizziness
—INQUEST TOLD
TT was “ rather problematical whether tills youth should
have been riding a motor cycle on the night he died or on any other occasion,” the East Lanca shire Coroner, Mr. George Graham, said at an inquest at Clitheroe on Wednesday on William Frederick Poole, of Nab View, Billington. The boy’s father said his son
had suffered from periodic spells of dizziness and in February he fell on to a conveyor belt at a coal mine at Huncoat, He went into hospital for a
ing to an audience of 250 about "Climate and the post-glacial evolution of North-West Eng land." In the afternoon Professor
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rpHE ladies’ weekend held at ■
Mrs. Pickett of Blackburn, and the morning solists were Miss D. Hall and Miss S. Hargreaves.
Church began on Saturday with a bring and buy sale and buffet tea in the Congregational School, which raised about £12 for Church funds. On Sunday, the preacher was
L Clitheroe Congregational A ’PPLICATION has been made
for planning permission for a coal storage site at Club Lane, Chipping, under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1962. Residents in the area who
k to Clitheroe Rural Council
old Road: Mr. R. Tomlin- :3. West View; Mr. E. B. pson. 62, Taylor Street.
DINGS
atron-of-honour and Mr. npson was best man. Vicar, the Rev. H. C. officiated.
.L0TS0N— BENNETT
1 enthusiastic cyclists. Mr. •ian Tillotson. second son late Mr. and Mrs. Jack
in of 55, Barden Lane, v, and Miss Joan Bennett, st daughter of Mr. and Ifred Bennett, of 59, Chat- Road, Clitheroe, wer e
tomorrow.
CUMMER Time will end at 2 a.m. G.M.T. on
Su n d a y . Clocks and watches should be put back one hour.
“TTTOMEN” was the title ot a ' Y given by Mrs. Hood,
day.
i on Saturday, at St. Church. Low Moor. bridegroom, who is a
wife of the headmaster of Clitherco Royal G r a m m a r School, to members of Wadding- ton Women’s Institute on Tues
thanked Mrs. Hood. Mrs. D. Booth reported on
Mrs. G. E. G. Nayler presided and Mrs. W. F. Frankland
t Milliards. Simonstone. is icreiarv of the Burnley al Clarion Cycling Club, e bride, who is a clerk at ift, Ltd.. Clitheroe. is a ;r of the Clitheroe Clarion
; g Club.n away by her father, the wore a full-length gown ot
ier length veil secured by ;Ie rose. She carried yellow uids and white freesia. matrons of honour, the i sisters, Mrs. Marion
silk Ottoman with a
. and Mrs. Audrey Smalley turquoise and dusky pink 1 satin with matching ories. and carried bouquets
liic carnations. The two attendants. Miss Anne
the autumn council meeting, and Miss M. Booth won a competi tion for a poem about the moon.
A FILM strip with a tope
. local branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society in St. James’s School last week. The Rev. H. D. Chapman,
recording entitled “Publish ing the Word” was shown by the
Rector of St. James’s, presided and about 60 people were present.
•tt. niece of the bride, and Dianne Smith niece of the i. wore dresses of honey je-scie. with headdresses losies of mixed freesia. Ken Holmes, a friend of room was best man. The ismen were Messrs. Wilfred uu Ken Varev, and Tom ov. and the ushers were Mr. Tillotson and Mr. John
?it. ■ Rev. A. K. Bisbrown
ited and a reception was at the Black Bull Hotel,
, was a red-fox coat, with brown accessories.
niton. The honeymoon is 'spen; m the Yorkshire and ihe bride's travelling
. and Mrs. Tillotson are to a; 14, Victoria Street..
Saturday to see the newly- reconstructed church as they are considering plans for alterations
O
FFICIALS from a Methodist Church in Nelson visited Trinity Methodist Church on
twistle is to inspect the church later this month.
to their church. A similar group from Oswald-
to avoid harm to wildlife cereal seed dressings containing aldrin and dieldrin should only be used this autumn where there is a .real danger of attack by wheat
TFARMERS are reminded by - the Ministry that in order
bulb fly. It is pointed out that there are
no restrictions on dressings con taining gamma-BHC which are usually nearly as effective as those containing aldrin and dieldrin and may be more effec tive for mid-December and later
sowings. After December 31st only
LEY DO G.B.S.?
vcllcr may be called away to lant parts in the middle of play !
;y first rehearsal ! Scenery is to be essentially
cr-pitch during the last few eks, but there were those like li-2 Rothwcll who takes the nous part of Eliza, who knew pari straight through at the
ohe'.rsals have been going at
lich I hope are going to take ree minutes each.” said Don. In this, the first Shaw play the oup has attempted, producer d actors alike have had to irk against a shortage of ung male players, which has vays been a worry at Whalley. The reception which is given this production will deter-
nple. “But I shall have a stop tch on all the scene changes
THIS WEEK'S
ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN Dashing moans Danger.
dressings containing gamma- BHC may be used.
Manley spoke to sixth form boys at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, were he is a governor and a former pupil.
week and later had regular exa minations. He was told by the hospital authorities that it was all right for him to ride a motor cycle. The youth was killed when his
machine was in collision with a car In Barrow.
11-5 p.m. on October 9, and walked to his home with him. Poole told him he was going
ton of Hollins Hall Farm, Bil lington. said he met Poole about
Farm-worker William Middle-
the motor-cycle collided with the near side of his car. There was nothing he could
cause of death was shock, due to multiple injuries. The jury’s verdict: ” Mis
do to avoid the accident. Dr. C. K. Heifernan said the
adventure.”
Former Read girl back in England after 20 years
married a Canadian soldier and soon after left to go and live in Canada where she was later
IN 1944 a Read girl, Miss Sylvia Clegg, of Church Street, Read,
joined by her husband. Now Mrs. Sylvia Felling is
old acquaintances, was most im pressed by her visit to the Black pool illuminations which she saw last week. Last time she saw them she was just ten years old. Sylvia has two other sisters,
Padiham. Sylvia, who is busy renewing
for a ride to Clitheroe, but gave no reason.
said he was driving a car towards Blackburn when he was overtaken at Barrow by a motor cycle which was going very fast.
Richard Coilingwocd, of Bil- linge End Road, Blackburn,
object to tlie proposals may sub mit objections to the Council by
of me, then went over to the wrong side of the road, and was in collision with an oncoming car, which could do nothing to avoid the accident,” added Mr. Coilingwood.
“He cut in sharply in front
George Robert Singleton, of Central Avenue, clitheroe, said
The driver of the other car,
back in England for the first time in 20 years, having a few weeks’ holiday with her mother who lives in Raleigh Street,
.......................... TVTANY local bridges bear evidence of the very old custom, practised by masons, of carving
^ their marks into the stone after its final dressing-down. Above are reproductions of local
In - £ ^ J S o t the stone onto the carver, and at the same time afforded him considerable satisfaction in that the stone bear- i ^ h fn am e formed part of the creditable piece of work.
was being built, many b « s would be erected at a distance
When, for example, a bridge
from the quarry, where the stone was being dressed. Various parts
Audrey and Agnes, who live in Burnley and Manchester res pectively. An interesting point which she had to tell her family was that she occasionally sees in Canada another former Read couple, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Conley and their two daughters, Monica and Pat, who emigrated several years ago. Now Sylvia has three children
of the structure would be allo cated to different, masons, ana
by means of their marks t e correct placing of the stones was
assured.The form of the matks was usually the intersection ot straight lines and the efluilatoral triangle, but it is remarkable to note the large number of mom- dual marks that can lie seen.
—the oldest son who is in the C a n a d i a n navy, 11-year-old daughter and an eightryear-old son, and will have plenty to tell them when she gets back. One interesting point, Sylvia
easily be understood in marking stone, though in some cases con siderable time must have been expended in cutting the some what complicated designs. Masons in recent years have
marks, and readers will note the old spiling of “ Edisford Bridge.” Masons’ marks used to place the responsibility for the accuracy
DIED AFTER FALL
Tile use of the straight line can RETIRED quarryman James
broncho-pneumonia as a result of laying in bed at Queen's Park Hospital after falling and break
Tomlinson (79), died from
not shown their marks on the face of the stone, but have cut a mark on the bed. Prefabrication and the type of present day structures and methods of build ing have of course terminated this old practice.
has actually appreciated our English weather. The other day she received news from home that it was snowing in Canada !
YOUTH WHO STOLE CAR RUG IS NOW ‘DEEPLY ASHAMED’
17-YEAR-OLD Clithcroe youth, Sean McCann, of White- well Drive, was given a conditional discharge at Clithcroe today when he pleaded ‘ guilty” to stealing a travelling rug from
an unattended car. Represented by Mr. W. D. Greenwood, McCann asked for
three similar offences to be taken into consideration. Dickinson said i
Inspector H.
that at 10.15 p.m. on September 21, Mr. Jacob Highland left his car parked in Back Stamford Place, Clitheroe. The driver’s door was not locked. The following morning, Mr.
Highland saw that the travelling rug was missing and informed the police. McCann was seen at home on
September 25 by D.C. Jeffrey who recovered the rug. McCann said that he had got it from another youth, stated the Inspec tor.
PLAYING CARDS
that he had been playing cards at home with a friend until 3.30 a.m. when they went out. Near Henthorn Park his friend went to a car and took a radio and a coat from it.
In a statement McCann said
Shawbridge area of Clitheroe where McCann’s companion took the rug from a car. “ He gave it to me and I took it home,” McCann said in the statement.
They then went down to the
the person referred to by Mc Cann was a member of Her Majesty’s Forces at present serv
Inspector Dickinson said that
ing in Aden. Mr. Greenwood said that
earlier m the evening McCann had been to his friend’s home where foolishly he had had too much to drink. The offences committed that night were com pletely out of character and McCann was now deeply ashamed of what he had done.
96th BIRTHDAY FOR OLDEST SCHOLAR
JJROBABLY the oldest surviv ing scholar of the old St.
James's School in Harrop Street, Clitheroe, Mrs. Emma Thomp son, of 7, Cheltenham Avenue, Accrington, celebrated her 96th birthday on Saturday. Mrs. Thompson, whose maiden,
name was Marsden, lived for many years in Whalley Road, Clitheroe. She now resides with her son, Mr. Fred Thompson, who is a fruiterer. Mrs. Thompson, who has three
CLITHEROE ‘BRAIN OF BRITAIN’ LEADS FIRST AID DASH
YVHEN little Paul, aged 8, of May Street, Chorlton-on-Med- lock, Manchester, was knocked down by a car on Satur
day afternoon outside Manchester University, he started a major, first-aid operation. For doctors, St. John Ambulance men and police, cadets rushed from Whitworth Hall to help him. Leading the rescue team was Dr. R. C. Webster, Medical
Officer of Health for Clitheroe, TV “Brain of Britain” who was acting as competitions judge. Little Paul was doubly lucky for not only did he have expert aid on hand, but he was not seriously hurt, sustaining a grazed knee and shock. A doctor took him home in his car before the ambulance which had been
summoned arrived
■the Manchester Centre of the John Ambulance Association,) drew teams from all over the North. The result ended in a tie, the first time this has happened
man who had been shot as part of the competition exercise lay ” wounded ” on the stage of the Whitworth Hall. The switch from competition first-aid to the real flrst-aid left him none the worse. The competitions, organised by
During the rescue operation a
‘Shaving’ proved painful for Hazel
grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, has a number of nephews and nieces in the Clitheroe area.
A PARTY from Methodist
castle upon Tyne, will have lunch at the Youth Centre at Trinity Church tomorrow before going on to Blackpool. Among them will be Miss
International House, New
Chatbum, is in Blackburn Royal Infirmary today, her right arm and side badly scalded. Yesterday morning. Hazel was watching her grandfather, Mr.
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Janies Sheffield (71). as he shaved in the kitchen of his Mill Hill Blackburn, home. But Mr. Sheffield never saw
h r e e - year - old Hazel Jackson, of “The Roydes.”
since these annual open compe
titions began. Results.—1st Haunchwood Col
liery and Saddleworth S.J.A.B., both with 171 points; 3rd Chesh ire Police, Crewe. Jessop-Saville Limited won the women's event and Prestwich cadets the junior competition. Captain’s prize was awarded to Mr. C. J. B. Lockyer, Haunchwood Colliery.
ing his leg, an inquest at Black burn heard on Wednesday. His daughter, Mrs. Ethel May
Seymour, said that Mr. Tomlin son, who lived in Talbot Close, Clitheroe, tripped and fell at her brother's home on July 10. He was taken to Queen's Park Hos pital, Blackburn, where he had been ever since. He died on
A ill
Saturday night. Dr, S. A, Rehman told Black
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burn Coroner, Mr. George Wight- man that Mr. Tomlinson had suffered front paralysis before the fall. “Because of this dis ability he was only able to stand or walk with somebody’s help,” he said. “He died of broncho pneumonia due to immobility brought on by paralysis and the
fracture of the leg." Verdict: “Misadventure.” Mr. Tomlinson was born in
Chatburn but had lived in Clitheroe since his marriage. For many years he was a quarryman working for James Carter and Sons until his retirement and afterwards was employed at 10.1., Clithcroe, for two years. A colourful character, Mr.
T h e one cream every woman should u s e l
Helena
Tomlinson was known to many people in the district by his nickname of “Donnick." He is survived by two sons and
four daughters. The funeral took place at
J \ . crops now entering the final stages ot extensive field trials, is being introduced by Herbon Limited, Landford. Salisbury, Wiltshire, early next
Clitheroe Cemetery yesterday. . NEW weed killer for cereal
year. Tile weed killer is designed to
increase yields and facilitate harvesting while ensuring, it is claimed, that there is no drift hazard or
residue.in the crop.
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Je ss ie Reeday, formerly of Clitheroe, who had been warden of International House for seve ral yearn.
TWO young hairdressers in
day this year at the World Hair- d r e ss i n g Championships in Switzerland. Pauline Pate, of Whailey, and
Clitheroe spent their holi
Jenette Burton, of Fence, were accompanied by their employer, Mrs. Irene Singleton, for their nine day stay in Switzerland.
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her climb on to the table and take hold of a kettle of hot water on the adjacent shelf— and next thing he knew, his grand-daughter was screaming as the contents of the kettle poured over her arm. In taking hold of the hot
kettle, Mr. Sheffield sustained a scald on his right hand. He was treated at the hospital, and later allowed home, hut Hazel
was detained. Her condition last night was stated to be: “ Satisfactory. ’
Me m b e r s of Boiton-by-
Skipton on Tuesday and spent the evening at the baths.
Bowland YFC travelled to
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