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The Clitheroe Advertise. <fc Tinicxt Decent her 24. 196*4


CHRISTMAS IN THE DAYS OF OLD


J-JOWEVER you spend Christmas, be it watching television with the family or at one of Ribblesdalc’s excellent hotels, it is a sobering experience to imagine the Yulctidc 50,


100 or 200 years ago. Imagine a Christmas without TV or even radio, without


electricity or gas or running hot water, without adequate trans­ port facilities and, most important of all, without much money. Then you have a picture of what Christmas in Clitheroc must have been like not all that long ago.


There were, however, many


recompenses for Christmas. It was the greatest family


event of the year. Wherever possible all


generations of the family con­ gregated under one roof, often pooling resources to pro­ vide festive fare.


It was a great religious occasion too, and churches and chapels were full of sincere worshippers.


tury ago people rarely bothered. Children were content with a few oranges and nuts. The “old man" might, have been treated to a half ounce of twist. Christmas cards? It's only in comparatively recent times that they were invented. There were, however, a few


Christmas shopping? A cen­ heyday around the turn ol the


drop, of the hard stuff to help them on /heir way. and often the quality of their performance was noticeably affected towards the end of their travels. Travel at Christmas, even to Blackburn, was a hazardous expedition in the coaching days, for the heavy vehicles became easily drifted up by snow around Wilpshire or on tire Whatley Old Road, and most people made their wills if they decided to spend Christmas at the sea-side.


century. They too were often given a


j WHALLEY ARCHES


j The advent of the railway brought little improvement at


refused to cross Whalley Arches if there was any frost or snow


! first, for people were wary of using it. and many absolutely


communications between friends at Christmas time, and in those days tile mails were delivered on Christmas Day. It was customary to treat the postman, if he Imbibed at all. to a drop of some­ thing to keep out the cold. As Often as not, it was a mercy


that the "postie” had an empty sack when his long day was over. The same might have been


said of the Borough Band. The various village bands had their


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about. “ Ah'iii nooan gooin’ owor


yon i’ this lot,” was a frequent comment, and it was not un­ known for people to leave the train at Whalley station, make their way as fast as they could to Billington and hope that the train would not have loft them.


house was a common fate for many in “those good old days" and it is less than a century ago c 1873 to be precise! that a work- house, now Clitheroc Hospital, was built at a cost of £13.000. The story is told of a vouug


MAY YOUR CHRISTMAS BE BLESSED WITH EVERY HAPPINESS


from


MARJORIE AND


FRANK CAIN


HORSE SHOE INN BAWDLANDS CUTHEROE


great hardship, for it marked the beginning of the coldest part of tlie year, the season when many outside workers were thrown out of work, and many a frugal Christmas was spent round a few peats or coals on tlie fire, with naught save bread and cheese and tlie roughest ale with which to celebrate. Christmas Day in tlie work­


Often Christmas was a time of


family? Tlie position in Clitheroc


ried me old dad ower 'ere one Christmas.” A happy Christmas lor that


workhouse is revealed by the fact that at Christmas, 1899. as well as old and infirm people there were also 13 mental defec­ tives looked after by a man of 67. That year one of these un­ fortunates froze to death due to tack of attention.


21s. A WEEK


Board proposed to grant dinners to tlie children of drunken parents who came to the work- house for out-relief. That same Christmas 93 vag­


festive season. That same Christmas too,


there was an outbreak of scar­ let fever in the town, and the public were advised not to enter infected houses for at least six weeks.


ted all residents aged 60 or over to tea in tlie Public Hall.


BEER, 10d. A GALLON


a fair way in those days, how­ ever, for the Swan and Royal was offering home-brewed mild ale at a shilling a gallon in Jars and lOd. a gallon from the barrel (bring your own jugs'). Fine Scotch whisky was offered


Meagre wages would have gone Tlie Mayor and Mayoress invi­


is what Clitheroc Board of Guar­ dians proposed to pay to addi­ tional keepers. That same Christmas tlie


At that time 22s. a week was considered a fair wage, for that


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rants sought the doubtful com­ forts of the workhouse for the


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WHALLEY W.Y.S. PARTY W *


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MAKE SURE YOUR PARTY DOES NOT


END IN HOSPITAL By ROSEMARY MERSON


'TOO many revellers from office Christmas parties take their hangover cures the following morning in a hospital bed.


And they’re lucky if all they have is Alka Seltzer. At no other time of the year are the fatality and casualty


statistics so high. Warnings are given year


mas ( from Christmas Eve ) 132 people were killed on the roads in England and Wales and 52 of these deaths occurred in the twelve hours between 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 3 p.m. on


after year, but the figures still increase to proportions which suggest a party invitation could also be a death warrant. In the four days of last Christ­


Christmas Day. In 40 per cent of these fatal


had been drinking. "Possibly it is an even highr-


accidents the people involved


percentage than that,” a Ministry of Transport spokesman told me. “It is difficult to he exact about drink drivers."


OFFICE PARTY


earnest with the office party when as the myth puts it the boss indLscreetly lets his hair down and there are all kinds of jokes in the typists pool. Some firms hold their parties


Christmas drinking starts in ________________


Bureau, an expert on office par­ ties and a strong advocate for them. “I think they're a marvellous


thing. It helps the staff to get to know each other and everyone unbends a little." she said.


whether she ever had to rep­ rimand her guests for drunk­ enness.


“My staff never get drunk at MY parties,” she said curtly.


"And I have held huge office par­ ties for two to three hundred. There's a lovely spirit about them and people who only know each other as voices on a tele­ phone receiver meet for the first time." This liberal minded woman


She bridled when I asked her


VICTORY GIVES


FIRST ‘DO


ALTHOUGH they were on to defend stubbornly to gain


Saturday. Once they had got acustomed


the conditions, the visitors lookec defence.


For tlie first time in several we


an early lead, Wallbank netting Kirk, one of Clitheroe’s


ever-presents this term, scored his first goal of the season with


were Wallace, Kirk, Wallbank and Hodson. Clitheroe made one change to


a magnificent shot. Clitheroe's outstanding players


their team which beat Burscough 2—1 away last week, David Preedv took the place of the injured Kershaw. Nightingale was less effective


also said she could see no reason why the boss should not do a cha cha in the middle of the ■ room if he wished.


CAUSE OF TROUBLE


early in December but, generally, the office round reaches its cres- endo at Cliristmas Eve in tlie


there is going to be an office party,” pleads the Ministry of transport. “Either use public transport or a taxi.” "If you have to travel a long


local pub or in the office itself. “Don’t take yonr car to work if


way and the only way you can get there is by car then arrange to stay in town for the night.” How should you behave at the


, into drifts. Suddenly the young 1 man heard his father sobbing, i “ Now then. dad. don’t make it j worse for me. You know there's j no room at our house for you," I he said. I “ Nay, lad, it worn't that as | I wor worried about. I wor just j thinkin' o’ t ‘ time \yhen I car­


• Nick into Clitheroc. but before ! the old man had reached the j top of tlie hill he became too j fatigued to walk any further. I His soil lifted him on Iris back and they staggered on through the biting cold. A fierce wind was whipping tlie flurries of snow


man who, unable to accommo­ date his ageing father at his small home oil the Sabdcn side of Pendle, came to a mutual agreement that the old man should spend Christmas in Clitheroc workhouse. They set off to walk over the


To Customers


and Friends from


Mr. and Mrs. CROSS KINGS ARMS RAWDLANDS, CLITHEROE


Compliments of the Season,


to all. Friends


and. Customers from


TOM & CIS


STATION HOTEL CLITHEROE


MERRY CHRISTMAS GREETINGS


TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS


from


Frank and Dorothy BLACK HORSE INN


PIMLICO ROAD, CLITHEROE SEASON’S


GREETINGS TO ALL—FROM


JIMMY & EVELYN LESSER


VICTORIA HOTEL MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE


mercial interests that have taken over one of our major religious ceremonies, we may condemn tlie present spirit of Christmas that sends drunken drivers out to slaughter more than a hund­ red people over tlie holiday, yet few would wisli to return to those Christmasses past.


by-Bowland, due to contaminated public water sources. A far from happy Christmas for those people. Yes. we may decry tlie com­


for 2s. 6d. a bottle. Typhoid broke out at Bolton-


The Whalley and district B.P.E.


WEDDINGS WILSON—WILMOT


QNLY daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burwin Wilmot, of


Radeclylfe Street. Clitheroc, Miss Pauline Mary w i 1 m o t was married at St. Michael and St. John's RC Church, Loivergate, on


Saturday to Mr. Roy Wilson, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, of 23, Blackburn Street, Blackburn. Given away by her father, the


branch of the Women’s Vol­ untary Service, gave a Christ­ mas dinner on Saturday, lor members of the Meals-on- Wheels service, and the Luncheon Club.


Rural WVS, said that she would like to thank all friends who helped in the organising and gave so generously to make'the evening a big suc­ cess.


| Pictured above carving the j


turkey are left, Mr. G. Haigh. i the Divisional Education ; Officer, and Mr. E. Wim- j berger, the husband of one of j the members of the WVS, who i both dressed up as chefs to serve the meal. The dinner, which was


attended by 43 old people, consisted of turkeys, cooked by ladies living nearby, all the trimmings, and Christmas pudding with brandy, which was set on lire. Following the meal, at


bride wore a crystal satin skirt with a guipure lace bodice. A full-length train flowed from her shoulders and she carried pink roses and lily of the valley.


velvet dresses with matching headdresses and earning white fur muffs were Misses Eileen Wright, Jo Arrowsmith, Amanda Jane Abbott and Janet Heyworth. The bridegroom’s brother, Mr.


In attendance, wearing red


Terry Wilson, was best man and groomsmen were Mr. E. Pickup and D. Marsden. Ushers were Mr. G. AiTowsmit.li and Mr. P. Kellett. and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Burns. The bridegroom is an aircraft


which the guests are shown enjoying, they sat back to watch the entertainment. Miss Susan Russell, who starred in “Annie get your gun” in Clitheroe Parish Church, sang some songs. Mr. Holland did some conjuring tricks, the Whalley Church Players gave a one-act play, and finally there was some carol singing, when Father Christmas. Mr. Fell, arrived and gave all the old people presents. Mrs. Boyce, the central organiser of the Clitheroe


electrician, and the bride a clerk at Clitheroe Shirtings. Following reception at the


EDUCATION


crHE No. 5 Divisional Education l Executive at their meeting


DECISION IS AGAIN PUT BACK


a- Whalley on Tuesday decided further to’defer consideration of what form secondary organisa­ tion should take in the area when the 11-plus examination is


abolished. Following a discussion at the


November meeting the matter was deferred until Tuesday to enable the Executive to find out what the composition of tlie “ working party ” to look into the


matter would be. The Divisional E d uca ti on


Officer. Mr. G. Haigh, reported that no direction had yet been received on the composition of the working party.


" Have a little drink? ” one asked, producing a silver flask. •• No thanks.” replied the other,


green, the two golfers stepped into the shade of a clump of trees and wiped their brows.


Taking time out near the ninth “ I'm driving.”


office party ? I spoke to Mrs. Margery Hurst, head of the famous Brook Street


SKIDS, HITS LAMP-POST


OBITUARY MRS N. LEACH


'VERS. NELLIE LEACH, of 4, U'J-Queen’s Road, Clitheroe, died suddenly at home on Thursday, aged 81. Mi's. Leach, who was born in


Brlghtlingsea, Essex, hnd lived in Clitheroe for about two years. She had been a life-long


Salvationist. Mrs. Leach leaves a husband,


and a son Arthur, who is employed by Tomlinson's Taxis, Ltd., Clitheroe. The interment took place at


Clitheroe Cemetery on Tuesday. MR. A. A. GREENWOOD


,__nil4 Greenwood, of 38 Hen- thorn Road, died suddenly at home on Saturday, aged 51. Mr. Greenwood, who was born


a WELL-KNOWN Clitheroe ?Y newsagent. Mr. Albe rt


in Nelson, moved to Clitheroe about 29 years ago. He was the treasurer of the


-*A- collided with a lamp-post at Lamb Roe, Whalley early on Tuesday morning the driver, Mr. W. Spencer, of Longworth Road. Billington, was taken to hospital and later allowed home. No other vehicle was involved.


A FTER his car skidded and


day has had to be postponed due to unforeseen difficulties. However, their away fixture against the same club is still to be played on Saturday. There are two changes in the


tiLITHEROE'S h o m c game CHRISTMAS POSTPONED ‘ against Fleetwood on Mon­


GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL FROM


side which beat Lancaster City 2—0 last. week. Fenton replaces Bishop on the right wing, and Kershaw returns to the left wing


Heyes, Rawstron; Kirk, Hodson. Lee; Fenton, Wallbank. Nightin­ gale, Wilson, Kershaw.


in place of Preedv. Clitheroe will line up; Wallace


in the R.A.F. during the second world war, and was stationed at Kirton Lindsay, Lincolnshire. He leaves a widow, Isobel, and


Clitheroe branch of the National Newsagents' Federation fo r about 10 years. Mr. Greenwood was a corporal


Methodist Church, Clitheroe. Interment took place yesterday


two sons. Kevin and John. He was associated with Trinity


at Clitheroe Cemetery. MR. J. A. C. SHARPLES


Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, the couple left for their honeymoon, tlie bride wearing a curry- coloured suit with a honey mink at the neck. Tlie couple are to reside ill


Hollow Head Lane, Wilpshire, Blackburn.


ROWLEY—JONES


x r i s s FREDA JONES, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas


Jones, of 21, Darkwood Crescent, Cliatburn, wore a full-length gown of white satin for her wed­ ding at Chatbum Methodist Church on Saturday to Mr. Neville John Rowley, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Rowley, of Wesley Grove, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. The dress was trimmed with


guipure lace and had a straight skirt with a train falling from the waist, A shoulder-length veil was surmounted by a crystal coronet and she carried red car­ nations. She was given away by her


Dorothy Mbit, Miss Daphne Jones (sister of the bride) and Miss Deborah Neale fniece of the bridegroom). Pa g e boy was Andrew Gudgeon. Tile bridesmaids wore short


father. In attendance we r e Mrs.


TO OUR FRIENDS


Sending you and yours loads of grand wishes at Christmas . . . and our thanks for your loyal patronage.—From


ERNEST CROSSLEY AND STAFF


BUCK INN, LOWERGATE, CLITHEROE C om p l im e n t s o f


dresses of red velvet with head­ dresses of white roses. Tlie page boy wore red velvet trousers, a white shirt and red shoes and tie.


groomsmen were Mr. Derek Jones (brother of the bride) and Raymond Rowley (brother of the bridegroom) and ushers were Mr. Brian Jones (brother of the bride) and Mr. David Rowley (brother of the bridegroom). Following the sendee, which


Best man was Mr. Philip Bates, MERRY


CHRIST TO CUSTOMERS


AND FRIENDS FROM


ANN COATES


ROYAL OAK HOTEL WATERLOO, CLITHEROE


t


the Season to all Friends and Customers from


■-JOHN AND JOYCE WILKINSON EDISFORD BRIDGE INN


was conducted by the minister, the Rev. K. Phillips, a reception was held at the Duke of York Hotel, Grindleton. For the honeymoon in Black­


pool the bride travelled in a suit of kingfisher blue with brown accessories. The bride, who is an operative


Girls of the company formed a guard of honour outside the


any of the Girls’ Life Brigade.


at Victoria Mill, Chatbum, Is a Sunday School teacher at Gbat- bum Methodist Church and cap­ ptain of the 1st Chatbum Com­


church. Their future address is 25, Greenfield Avenue. Chatburo.


MERRY CHRI STMAS TO ALL RELATIVES,


FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS — FROM —


MR. & MRS. ADCBOFT


JOINERS ARMS WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE


Buffaloes, Mr. James Arthur Constantine Sharpies of 14, Castle View, Clitheroe, died at home on Friday aged 56. Mr. Sharpies, who was born


A MEMBER of the Royal Antediluvian Order of


at Ribblehead, Yorkshire, had lived in Clitheroe for 27 years. He was a dumper driver for


James' Church, and was a mem­ ber of the Men's Fellowship. He leaves a widow. Mrs.


Richard Briggs and Sons, Ltd., Clitheroe Bankffeld Quarries. . Mr. Sharpies attended St.


Emma Sharpies, and a son, Brian. Interment took place at Clith­


eroe Cemetery on Wednesday. MR. H. B. MORGAN


Mr. Harry Bertram Morgan, died at 34 Riddlngs Lane, Whalley, the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Jackson, on Saturday,


A FORMER England school­ boy international footballer,


aged 80. Mr. Morgan who hnd won two “caps” at football, one a gold


dated 1898-99, and the other a silver dated 1897-98, lived with his other daughter, Mrs. Ethel Richardson, of 3 Bramley View, and had resided with Mrs. Jack- son for a short while. He was bom in London and


invalid for many years. Cremation took place at


Accrington on Tuesday. MR. W. SLINGER


Order of Foresters in Clitheroe for more than 40 years, Mr. William Slinger, of 10, Franklin Street, Clitheroe, died in hospital on Monday aged 90. Bom at Low Moor, Mr. Slinger


Associated with the Ancient


TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS from MARK and ELSIE


REST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR


ASPINALL ARMS, MITTON SEASON’S


GREETINGS lo all our


FRIENDS and CUSTOMERS from


FRED, BETH & BETTY


WHITE LION HOTEL MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE


CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO ALL OUR


f a g CUSTOMERS from


VERA AND J ACK BAY HORSE INN, BARROW


had lived in tlie Whalley district for about 25 years. Mr. Morgan had been a semi­


Season’s Greetings TO ALL


FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS — from — '


DOREEN AND DONALD WILSON


DUKE OF YORK HOTEL GRINDLETON


band of the late Mrs. Anna Bella Slinger, leaves a daughter, Marin, and a son Clifford. The interment takes place to­ day at Clitheroe Cemetery.


was a taper there, and atended St. Paul’s Parish Church. Mr. Slinger, who was the hus­


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A


HAPPY NEW7 YEAR TO ALL OUR PATRONS


increased by 36/193, bringing the total to 13,097,408. Sound only licences now total 2,909,067, Including 609,835 for setsjfitted in cars.


combined television and sound Blibajrfes ttovugaout


During October the number of ritain and Northern Beiand — FROM —


TED AND GRETA GARNER


WHEATSHEAF HOTEL WHALLEY ROAD, CLITHEROE


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DICK & EDITH CASTLE INN


, PARSON LANE i CLITHEROE


and creates a friendly atmos­ phere,’. she said. Tve never heard of bosses making passes at their typists." Mrs. Hm'st said she thought,


"It just shows that, he's human


with her, including Mr. Ernest Marples. who as Minister of Transport last year, made a plea to employers to try to avoid a crop of accidents after their office parties. It makes a very poor harvest


the drinking at the pubs after the party was what caused ail the toublc. She would find many to agree,


than usual, possibly due to the slippery state of the ground, which made it very hard for the players to keep their feet. In d efe ati n g Lancaster,


that beat Lancaster away, and the team that beat them at home on Saturday, there are only two players that were not present in both matches, they were Chapman and Dewhurst; in their places were Bishop and Preedy. The pitch was hard and very


Clitheroe recorded their first "double” of the season, for they beat Lancaster 1—0 away in the second league match. Incidentally, out of the team


slippery, and straight from the kick-off. players found it diffi­ cult to find their feet. The home side was continually


on the offensive, and Preedy blasted the ball yards over with an easy chance to score. Bishop weaved h is way


from what should be the hap­ piest season of the year.


through, but finished badly, by shooting tamely at the goal­ keeper. There seemed to be only one


team in it so far, and Clitheroe took the lead after four minutes through WALLBANK, after Heyes had sent through a good forward pass, Wallbank ran on to the bail and chipped it over the advancing goal­ keeper.


Wallbank was robbed of the ball j in the penalty area after heating j two defenders.


In the home side's next attack, j |


Bishop's centre, as Clitheroe j attacked once again.


FEW RAIDS


been put through by Robinson. Following a good move, Bils- borrow shot just wide from 20 .


occasional raids, but now they \ came back into the game in a ' spell of pressure. Leeper shot wide after he had


Lancaster were only making j


he was going through, and from the kick, the ball was swung across to Preedy who was well wide with his centre._______


Gallagher fouled Wallbank as TABLE


A LL season, Forden Club anc setting the pace tor league


this week the long-awaited clash Clitheroe C.C. “A” upset ;


most predictions by beating j Forden, thus making up for j their slip a fortnight ago. I t was a very exciting match |


although throughout, Clitheroe I held the upper hand. John Ciegg, i the present singles' champion, won all his three games for Clitheroe. Barrie Parker won two, and these two also won the doubles. Although lie was beaten Colin Dobson was very near to victory, and deserved better luck.


two, and Geoffrey Tomlinson and Chris Sims, one each.


For Forden, Ian Crook won


■A’ both won this week, main­ taining third and fourth posi­


Calderstones ‘A’ and St. Paul's


tions. The results for Division ‘A’


were; I.C.I. 7. Trinity 'A' 3; Ribblesdale Wanderers ‘B- 3. Calderstones ‘A’ 7: Forden Club 4, Clitheroe C.C. ‘A’ 6; Clitheroe C.C. 'B' 3, St. Paul's ‘A’ 7.


•*A’ is: The league table lor Division Preedy headed wide from ! I


Are yo mileag


If so, we have the t BUNL


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