8 difticroc Advertiser and Junes, Criaay. December 24, 1903


MAYOR ANSWERS CRITICS No magic wand can


be waved to stop the Hooding


EVERYTHING DONE TO MINIMISE RISK


^ COMPREHENSIVE survey of measures taken in Clithcroc to prevent flooding, was given by the .Mayor, Coun. John Hall, in a special statement given at the end of the monthly


enough was being done for them. Prior to the Mayor ' s statement , two membe r s of the Coun-


nesday evening met the five-man flood committee of residents from Taylor Street and Wal­ ker Street, who complained in an exclusive article in the Advertiser and Times that not


meeting of the Town Council, on Tuesday evening. A special sub-committee which was appointed to consider the whole position on Wed­


cil — Coun. L . Wel ls and Coun. W. Ha rg re av e s were criticised by A id J . W. D. Cr i lchlcy for expres s ing per sona l views on the subjec t , when they knew a special s tatement wa s to be mad e by the Mavor . Coun. Leo Wells told mcm- j


bcr.s ol' the council that he had. already made a study of the recent situation alien periods of i heavy rain brought Mearlcy . Brook to Hood level.


Ins observations to the Town Clerk Mr. H. L. Sugar and the Borough Engineer Mr. J. Newton Beli.


tliis flooding is a serious prob­ lem bttt J am confident that it can be solved with the co-oper­ ation of properly owners, and the industrial concerns along the course of the brook, together with \ _ notion taken following the assess- i mont of information being col- I lected by our Borough Engineer i and his staff."


He said. "It is realised that


would be appropriate to appeal to all householders not to


coun. Wells added that it


deposit litter into the brook, ■ •especially the people responsible for dumping oil drums which are a real obstacle to keeping a


free how of water downstream.” Coun. Wells said he would be


result in flood prevention, and result m relieving the anxieties of people living close to the brook.


pleased to assist in any wav he could to implement a scheme to


put flooding high on the list of priorities for the development of . Clithcroo l'or the future came


An appeal to the Council to


one small brook which because of neglect in cleansing out each Near is gradually silting up. "It has been said that flooding


from Coun. "Wallace Hargreaves. He said. “We arc dealing with


ietiers can be seen at the Castle regarding the flooding. But what about the practical side? It is very easy to criticise but I would much rather be constructive." Coun. Hargreaves said he was


is an 'Act of God-: it lias also b>-en said that qtiite a lot of


He had submitted a report of


2. That an examination be made under the Carlton and Salford Bridge Mills to sec if any parts of the tunnel have fallen in.


lifted out and loaded into lorries."


3. That the concrete dam below St. James' School be removed, ns this would lower the brook 12 inches.


4. That the Stalwart Dyeing Company be approached at once to find out if the lodge will be used. If not the con­ crete retaining dam should be removed.


sandbags etc., and the men work­ ing all night also cost money, but do not bring a solution.” Cotin. Hargreaves closed by


this will cost money, but in com­ parison with the worry our rate­ payers are having it would be cheap at the price.” He added. ‘‘It must be realised that the constant taking out of


£>. That a weekly examination should be made of the valve opening in the lodge to make sure that no debris has collec­ ted. Coun. Hargreaves said "All


coincided with exceptionally heavy rainfall — it is not gener­ ally realised that we collect within our boundaries the results of about double the rainfall from the surrounding hills. We must remember that, at these times, other parts of Britain have suf­ fered, many to a far greater ex­ tent. We need reminding, too. that pockets of flooding in Clitheroe are fairly widely scat­ tered. and happening at various stages of time. Whalley Road appearing to catch the first


set up to work on this problem. It operated first on relief meas­


j


thanking tho corporation cm- ' ployees for all their willing help during the flooding, and the kindly way they set- about their work. He also thanked the Town Clerk Mr. H. L. Sagar for his ■ •kind interest.” Aid. J. W. D. Crltchley said


ures and on the unification of relief services. It has continued its field of operation bv survey­ ing the whole of Mearlcv Brook withm the boundaries, bv con­ sidering possible systems of warning, the removal of obstruc- tions and any measures Iikelv to alleviate flooding in all area's.


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greaves read out have been gone into very thoroughly. “We don’t i want to mislead the public any j more than they have been mis- j led. These statements do not help in any way the people who I have been flooded.” he said.


be was very sorry that, the state- , moms by Courts. Wells and Har- i greaves had been made. "Most of the items Coun. Har-


j Life-line


sure that 16 councillors and the various corporation officials could beat the flooding if they utr down to it. He suggested: 1. That the brook is cleaned out each year without fail, and


i


•hat modern methods are | and the basis of Industrial pros- used. "By that I mean obtain i parity—even now it served the an earth-moving dumper which town well with cheap and effec- i an push up the debris to various parts of the brook where it can be mechanically


j Brook played a prominent part, i In the past this brook had been j the town's industrial life-line


said that in any consideration of flooding in Clitheroe. Mearlcy


In his statement the Mayor


tive surface water drainage. "Now and again it takes con­ trol and effects serious damage.”


| threat of flooding, the warning


bv the then owners of Prim­ rose Works. The reason for the warning was the fact that the lower end of the lodge then had an artificial barrier. direetlv above the weir to raise tile level of the lodge several feet above normal. When there


"A lot has been said about a bv * ' ? r tcm set “P years ago


was a


system would operate for the company only and an emplovee would then lift the artificial barrier. This barrier was com­ pletely removed some years ago and the company’s warning system became redundant. Since then the natural level of tho lodge has always been lower lhan the level of the brook at Greenacre Street. “T h e S u b - C o m m i t t e e a n d its


of fic er s h a v e s u f f i c i e n t i n f o r ­ m a t i o n t o c o n v i n c e t h e m t h a t t h e l o d g e a t P r im r o s e h a s n o e f f e c t o n f l o o d i n g w h a t e v e r . There is. in fact. a. valve in the base of the lodge which can


be used to empty the lodge for cleaning purposes. This valve is so small in relation to the capa­ city of the lodge that its effect is negligible. Any lowering of tbc brook level at tbe opening of the valve would be purely coincidental with the normally sharp rise and fall in levels of the brook. “This rapid rise of Mearlcy


does make the operation of a warning system almost, impos­ sible. Any such system would have to be in the Up Brooks area and its setting and opera­ tion c if mechanical' would mean disturbing residents on many more occasions than those on which flooding actually occurs. “Council employees now keep


watch on the brook during heavy rainfall and alert tho officers of the Council as soon as flooding seems likely. Other staff and workmen can then be called out and other services consulted. “The bed of the brook is


floods of late. Not all these areas are affected by Mearlcy Brook. “Just over a year ago a Sub­ committee of the Council was


hc continued. "It may seem ironi­ cal that the very areas which suffer most front it were deliber­ ately developed near the brook and the mills and thus inhabi­ tants were provided with their livelihood.” "Flooding in recent years, has


waved, no guarantees can ever be given that flooding will ntv, occur. What town in a valley in Britain c o u l d give such an assurance? But everything is being, and will be done to mini­ mise the risk.” Aid. Ernest Crosslcy said. “Flooding recently in Whaliey


active on flooding. A great deal has been done, more is being tackled. The Sub-Committee has been, and still is, ready to answer questions and to listen to suggestions. Residents of one area employed a solicitor who, after presumably surveying tile area, asked many questions. The questions were answered and the solicitor was withdrawn. We were unaware of the withdrawal until a week or two ago and have now arranged to meet a deputation of residents. "No magic wand can be


ported that a council employee was responsible for brook-watch­ ing at the time.” Aid. Crossley explained that the workman had not been


Road was just as deep as last year. Yet there was no flooding in Taylor Street. This ought to prove that something is being done." He continued. "It has been re­


appointed to his task until after ihe flooding, and was therefore in no way responsible. It was only fair to clear his name.


FLANS


approved at Tuesday's meeting of Clitheroe Town Council:— Erection of block of 12 lock­


The following proposals were


Sonic of the 200 children who attended the I.C.I. Sports and Social club's Christmas party on Saturday afternoon in the Parish church schoolroom. The children received gifts from Father Christmas and were entertained by a magician.


Avenue for Clitheroe Corpora­ tion. Formation of bathroom from


up garages on land between Siddows Avenue and Seedall


at 5 Church Brow for Miss Pennington: bath room from bedroom and garage at 18 Eshton Terrace. Fire escape at Ambulance


Hillside Close for Mr. P. Hill; extension for central heating unit at 70 Salthill Road for Mr. K. M. Harden: private garage on land adjoining Flat 16, Wad- dow Green, for Mr. J. Whit­ taker. Enlarging kitchen window


dington Road for Mr. J. Robin­ son: car port at “The Manse” 68 Pimlico Road for trustees of Clitheroe C o n g r e g a t io n a l Church: detached bungalow with garage at Ooosebutts Lane L 'plot 20' for Hawthorne Bros Front, entrance porch at 1


Hall. Church Brow for St. John's Ambulance Brigade; private garage for Mr. Cox at 12 Peel Park Close. Car port at “Meadfoot” Wad-


td.


rear bedroom at 87 Woone Lane: rear porch at 31 Wilson Street for Air. B. Bateman; kitchen bay window extension


CARETAKER DIES IN i CRASH


early morning mist. The car Mr. Smeilie was driving to­ wards Whalley belonged to Air. i John Travis. deputy head- j master of the school. Tlte car was involved in a col­


Road. Padiham, the popular caretaker of St. Leonard's Sec­ ondary School died in a two- vehicle pile-up at a notorious accident blackspot near Port- field Bar. Whalley. on Monday morning. The accident happened in


*7\ T ANY pupils at a Padiham -“‘-^-school broke Into tears when told of the death following a road accident of the school’s 59- year-old caretaker. Mr. John Smellie. of Victoria


opening and converting wash­ house and store into garage at 42 Chatburn Road for Mr. E. Rushton: conversion of 2 and 4^ Derby Street into offices and showroom for Carter and Ker- nahnn Ltd., existing garage to be replaced by concrete garage at


Ribblesdnle Cement Ltd. Formation of bathroom from


1 Moorland Crescent for


part of rear bedroom and alterations to kitchen at 11 Salthill Road: formation of bathroom from part of rear bedroom and alterations to kitchen at 19 Waterloo Road: proposed fire-escape at 43-15 Whalley Road for British i Legion Club.


lision with an oncoming heavy goods van.


Accrington Victoria Hospital j but was dead on arrival.


given by his widow. Airs. Annie Smellir.


Bungalow roof reporL


first floors at Primrose Works ! for Stalwart Dyeing Co. Ltd.: i store at Linden Drive for Haw- j thorne Bros. Ltd.: lean-to kit- j chen and bathroom from part ; of rear bedroom of Mr. R. ; Breaks at 13 Mitchell Street: i proposed garage and car port : at 7 Warwick Drive for Mr. M. ' Miller.


Staff toilets on ground and . i


Clithcroe Rural Council about the colour and type of roof material used on the bungalow adjoining Pendleton Church, the Divisional Planning Officer reported that the roof is partly shallow pitch and partly flat and covered in mineralised felt of a subdued colour. He added that the material is


CLITHEROE HOUSEWIVES WARNED: DON’T INVITE CRIME


The Pol ice once aga in arc appeal ing lo the publ ic to take


c a re when out shopping. A warning to Cl ithcroc housewives to remember a lways


to keep hold o f their handbags or purses c ame this week lrom the Cr ime Prevent ion section of the division. They warned: D o not put it down on the counter or stall when examining goods . T hi s is the sor t of thing that the sneak thicl is looking


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cleaned out in sections though some are very inaccessible. The Council and the people affected by floods would suffer less if those who use the brook for refuse disposal would use a little more consideration. In one sec­ tion. recently cleaned, the brook became quickly choked with oil drums and even an old bed­ stead. Street gullcys are now- emptied more frequently in areas whore flooding is a risk. "In days gone by many clows


It is so ea sy to steal your


han d b a g or purse when your attention is taken with some art icle you are contemplat ing


handbag is closed, again it is easy to steal from an open hand­ bag. even if you are carrying it . on your arm. Never place it on top of your shopping basket.


buying. Also make sure that your


Beautiful Ribblesdale m


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were in operation to raise levels of water for industry. These have gradually fallen into dis­ use and most have been re­ moved. There is one just below Greenacre Street but this has been kept open since the floods


of 1064. Main trouble


; and widen part of the water- ! course but deepening of the brookcourse.


insufficient capacity are the main trouble and this would be extremely costly to correct. In my view the only sure way would be the construction of a completely new watercourse from boundary to river though this would be a gigantic opera­ tion. Further removal of obstructions has been and is being dealt, with: the new by­ pass will eventually straighten


"Bridges and culverts of


would only be effective if it pro­ duced a steeper gradient. We are hopeful that in the future we may have the active co­ operation of the hew River Authority in tackling our prob­ lems. “I hope this shows that the Council have been far from in­


if practicable,


are one of a crowd, it is quite ] easy to slip tile bag or purse off j tlie top of the basket. Don’t make I tilings easy for the thief, remem- ; ber this type of crime can only ! be committed if you give :he ! thief flic chance to steal.


On busy market days when you !


bottles on the door step. If you ( can leave it witli a neighbour or j make arrangements to pay the I milkman at. weekends.


Try not to leave money in milk \


newspaper man and other people i who deliver goods to your door. 1 It is better to be safe than sorry.


The same applies with tho I


those who work in offices and factories. When you remove your wristlet watcli or ring to wash your hands, if possible put these valuable articles in your pocket.


the shelf or the side of the wash basin and forgotten. When you do remember, it is very often, too late.


So often they are put down on


and stolen them. With the approach of Christ­


Someone else has been there


mas. the annual spending spree is gaining momentum and the sneak thief is even more alert lor opportunities to steal y0ur money. Don’t give him tile chance, by being as sharp n.s |1(. is.


Here too, is a reminder to ! , • 1 ^ III■ H i ^ .T T Following a complaint to


Graham on Tuesday, adjourned | until next Tuesday the inquest. . Evidence of identification was j


The coroner. Air. George | !


Mr. Smcliic was rushed to : j


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' MINIBUS MIGHT SOLVE PROBLEM


' J 'H E smal l vi l lages of Ncwsl iQlmc and Paythomc arc to remain wi thout publ ic transpor t for quite a time. At a meet ing of the Financ e and General Purposes C om ­


mit tee of Bowland R u r a l Counci l on Monday, it was announced that no more could be done to provide the vi l lages with this service.


M.P. for Skipton. ha s been pioneering


Mr . Geo rg e B. Dray son. the vi l lage r s ’


between the c omp an y and Bowland Counci l , he wrote “ These seem to be very serious fa c to r s .”


c ause , but af ter seeing the reasons fo r wi thdrawal of the service.


in cor respondence


said that the villagers were com­ plaining about the service being withdrawn. He wondered if it would not be possible for some­ one to operate a minibus bet­ ween the villages and Gisbum.


Transport could not force a com­ pany to operate a service.


He added that the Ministry of


service. However, this has been withdrawn at it has been operat­ ing at a loss.


Alotor Services Ltd linked the two villages by a bi-weekly bus


Until recently. the Ribble


in touch with Ribble who load been operating the service at a greater expense than the revenue obtained. Gisbum's representative of the council. Councillor. B. Bentley


Petrol sale appeal


widely used throughout the country and that he had no adverse observations to offer.


awaited


said that the communication from the Rural Council’s Association told of another similar case in another part of the country where a firm had been fined for the offence. However the firm were appealing against the sen­ tence. and so councillors agreed to wait and see the outcome of the appeal before defining then- own policy.


meeting that the tanker had been selling the petrol direct from the lorry to farmers, and councillors then expressed their concern at the danger of this. Air. L. D. Telford, the Clerk,


Rural Council's Association about the sale of petrol from a tanker in the Bowland area. It was reported at the last


TJOWLAND RURAL COUNCIL have communicated with the


L. D. Telford, read a letter from the traffic Commissioners regret­ ting they could take no action. The Commissioners had been


The Clerk to the Council Air.


cillor R. Williamson remarked. "It is a matter for regret that we can do nothing at ail about it."


The Council chairman. Coun­


said that tho problem of public transport in rural areas affected many parts of the country. "But no-one wants to take the bit be­ tween the teeth and do anything about it." he declared.


The Clerk. Mr. L. D. Telford


' STATION ROAD


£ 1 2 , 0 0 0 SCHEME


£ J L I T H E R O E Town Counci l did a “ Beeching"’ in reverse


Station Road will see improve­ ments being carried out io :ho road. and the junction with Parson Lane. Also new lighting points are to be prov.ded. Loan sanction has alreartv


on Tue sday , when they de c i­ ded to splash £12.357 to give old Stat ion R o a d . Cl i lhcroe. a new look. Soon traffic passing through


in the sum of £1.807 for the ac­ quisition of land required for the scheme from the British Railways Board. p The Finance and General Pur­


been issued by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government,


mino arrangements for financ­ ing the scheme.


oses Committee are to deier-


AT THE CINEMA = = = = = = n e x t w e e k =


A T the Palladium, the week begins with a fierce western entitled “Buffalo Bill", which is full of excitement and


action from beginning to end. Likewise, the supporting film. ‘‘Fight or die", starring Richard Harrison and Mara Orfci. is


equally entertaining. On Thur sday. Fr iday and


“The Truth about Spring". will be a grea t succes s among


Sa turday evening. Havlcy Mi l ls' latest adventure film.


light-hearted, adventure of a girl, Hayley Alills. and her father, John Alills. when they are travel­ ling on their yacht. As l o showing is “T h e I s l a n d of t h e Bl u e D o l p h i n s ” , which com­


al l member s of the fami ly. The story is a gripping, though


pletes the family-favourite pro­ gramme.


IS D O U B L E Wa i f Disney bill is the at t ract ion a t


the Civic Ha l l from Mond ay to Wednesday— “ Big R e d " and “ B om to S in g j " “ Big R e d , " which s tar s Wal ter Pidgeon, Gi l lcs Payant . and Emi le Gencs i . is the


'


travels of Toni (Vincent Winter1 and Fricdl (Dennis Gilmore, after they have successfully au­ ditioned for the Vienna Boys' Choir.


story of the close relat ionship between a boy. played by Gi l les , and his dog "B ig R e d , ” and what happens when the d og is sold. "Born to Sing.” describes the


i son.


tacular battles and the rest of the legend as portrayed by Sir Thomas Malory and Lord Tcnny-


search for Arthur tAlel Ferrer) —the latter’s coronation—spec­


Civic Hat! is " K n i g h t s of t h e R o u n d T a b l e , " starring Robert Taylor, Ava Gardener, and Alel Ferrer. The story deals with Sir Lancelot’s


(Robert Taylor) Showing from Thursday at the


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VICTORY A HARD BAT IN THE Ml


^^LTHOUGII Clitheroc defeated Rossendal Shaw Bridge on Saturday, they will have


finishing power if they are to keep up with t! challengers. " Fn atrocious conditions, both sides played)


the middle of the field and at times almo wingers.


T h e heavy rain which had


fal len nearly all week and p a r t of the morning, had mad e the pitch ankle deep in mud in places and good foot­ ba l l on such a surface was a lmo s t impossible.


n exits from seorin time this season games By winning this game


They prevented their oppo- j Clitheroe for the sixth > porated the in 17 Icacuo


s o u n d a s i t h a s d o n e in r e c e n t g am e s , b u t st il l w a s suffici­ e n t l y d o m i n a n t t o k e e p in c h e c k t h e w e a k R o s s e n d a l e f o rw a r d s .


T h e d e f e n c e did n o t look a s a good Baron. Hobscl


Clitheroe have now gained eight points from their last four games, scoring 11 goals and conceding three. Although the goals arc gradu­


ally coming for Clitheroe. there is still not enough ■ ■bite” in the forwards to give tho opposing defences a real chasing. M a n y p e o p l e wi l l r em em b e r ,


drew at Rossendale 3—3, and Clitheroe lost the replay 0—2. Afterwards it was found that Rosseudale had played an illegible player, and the game had to be played again, this time Clitheroe winning 1—0. In the league encounters.


n o d o u b t , t h a t Cl i t h e r o e h a v e n o w f a c e d R o s s e n d a l e f ive t im e s t h i s s e a s o n , t h r e e of t h e e n c o u n t e r s b e i n g in t h e C om­ b i n a t i o n Cup. In the first match, the teams


Hobson's f j cleared. Widdup


still leading Walker


for possessiorj passing mov*i son and Gill.


Half-time cl


action stra:| &i gh tingaie s in the mud penalty area| race out to the bail. W iddup* rewarded w attempts, hel passed to C:.| just too ha'" reach. NighLlnga'.-i


free kick fro:) The referf


Clitheroc lost 2—3 at Rossen­ dale earlier in the season. Clitheroe made one. change to


say Wallace who had injured his hand in last week's game at Bacup.'This was Walker's third senior game this season.


tar lv lend


opening minutes until Gill took tho ball along the line, passed to Hobson who centred it for Bibby. the left winger crossed It again and Wa.Uba nk to give Clitheroe th-


The sides were equal in the lead after netted


four minutes. Tho home side almost


increased their lead a minute later when Wallbaxik slxrugged off two tackles, and Vipham just finger-tipped his shot to safety


ing: a. good run by Bargh. Wa l k e r w a s b r o u g h t


Widdup’s header. Warburton headed the bail off the line. Heminsley intercepted a good through ball to Duxbury follow­


over tho bait GUI took the corner, and from


held off tackle? from Baron and Heminsley before passing to Harrison who scored but was


a c t i o n f o r t h e f i rs t t im e a f t e r 15 m i n u t e s to d e a l w i t h a h a r d s h o t f r om H a r r i s o n . Konvon made ground and


i n t o


ruled offside. Kenyon . took a right-wing


corner for the visitors m the melee that followed. Nightin­


gale and Walker went down attempting to clear. After a few anxious moments for the Shaw Bridge side. Hobson cleared the


sible for many mistakes by both teams, and numerous through passses stuck in the mud. yards out of reach of the Intended


receiver.


dup tried to open ms account but Viph.un made a good save. Prom a Baron back-pass.


Nuttall mis-clcared and \Ma- . .


Walker just boat Harrison to the ball, and cleared it upheld to the waiting towards. In a scramble at- the visitors’ end. Wallbank was finally robbed by three defenders and the goal­


keeper.


ders and passed to^ Hobson who forced a corner.


B ru n g e rle y ' - ' y !.


Wallbank beat three defen­ Gill took the


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ball upheld to Widdup. The clinging mud was respon­


their side that had played to­ gether for three consecutive games. gaining m a x i m u m points from them. Oerek Walker, the Clitheroe policeman deputised for Lind­


’ good throucil : Kirk trie Vipham hr.cj saving. Hobson r'asl


offence after the RossendJ


kick, and W:| only to see defender and! off tlie line b|


pass, and crc| astute througf the clear. Clil ger. however. |


Bibby did


referee. appa:| Gill when he


Nuttall was I


1 ball on tile :| centre gave chance to header into net to there, after 77 min| Baron mac


yard run be:| dup. but was robbed| make ground Gill cross**


1 taken the ins” ; under him ; through. Teams:


dtp's fir^tj stepped on Warburton.l a foul on III


W a r b u ; Ormerod. H<| Bargh. Har bury.


Kendal. R-efcree:


cash ire Comi| cough 6 Chorfey 1 Cl itho roe 2 Netherfielci St. Helens I Three ga:r|


Great Har\| Flo serves: Leyland Moil v Prescot To|


Chorlcy Nothorficld


Harwich S. L'pool


Fleetwood Barrow Res. Gt. Harxv’d Morecambe


Clitheroc L a n c a s t e r


Skeim rsd'ie Burscough Nelson St. Helens Bacup Bor. Prescot Twr|


Droylsdm Marino


Guinn E. Ross’nd’lo Leyland S’port Res


WON ALL TABLE TE MATCH


g T . P A U L ’S ‘ B’ virtually made sure of tennis next season with an excellent v


chal lengers . Trinity ’ B \ A big slice of the credit


fo r St . Pau l ’s win must go to No rman Ha rgreaves who won al l his matches , and thus mak e s hint the only player in either league with a 100 per cent record up to Christmas.


their hardest struggle of the season when they very narrowly defeated a strengthened Caldcr- stones side 6-4. For Ribblesdale Wanderers B.


Ribblesdale Wanderers ‘A‘ had


Parker won three. Les Dixon two. and D. Parker one — this was Dixon’s first defeat of the


Ptinchard, two and G. Roberts one, and. Roberts and Seed in the doubles.


DIVISION "A”


Clitheroe C.C. ‘A’ 7. Catholic Y.C. ‘A’ 3.


Forden Club ‘A' P. Ribblesdale Wanderers ‘C’ P.


Ribblesdale Wanderers ‘A’ 6, Cal- derstones ‘A’ 4.


Ribblesdale Wanderers ‘B’ 6. Trinity ‘A’ 4.


season. Calderstones’ successes were D.


Ribb'.esdale Forden Club] St. Paul's Ribbicsdale Calderstoncs I Clitheroe C.(| Trinity 'A' Ribbicsdale Chthose Y.


D l l


Forden Clulj Whalley


St, Paul's Forden Clull


Trinity ’B’ Calderstonesl


Atkinsons ‘I Calder Ladil Catholic Y.<] Atkinsons ’


Dili


Calder.'toncsl B' 6


Dll


Atkinsons ’Al C-alder LadirJ Trinity ’B’


LEAl Saturday's I


Heyes. Hem| IngalD. Bail Widdup. W J Rossendalf


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