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F Mrs. Puffin, played excel­ lently by Hilda Malcolm in Waddington Drama Group’s brilliant presentation of ‘Goodnight Mrs. Puffin’. The piay, a comedy, was


skilfully produced by Greta Wilkinson, and the scene was


set in the drawing room of a well-to-do family, when they were intruded upon by Mrs. Puffin, who forecasts that one of the daughters in the family, who is soon to be married, will not marry the man to whom she is engaged.


Puffin was played very well, and as a simple cockney woman, she


The part of the intruder Mrs.


greatly contrasted with the haughty family.


audience in stitches with her 'common’ remarks, constant chuckles, and her casual at; tltude towards the ever-increas­ ing family crises. As she reminded various


Hilda Malcolm had the large


members of the family she had seen it all before in her dream and was. therefore, not taken by surprise.


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Jowett gave an excellent por­ trayal of a typical “upper- middle-class” mother, playing


As the mother. Winifred


was a very good night for iei* games of bridge, and hor- present all through the play, rifled at_the sight and sound | he did not have one of the


of Mrs. Puffin, who caused her frequent hysterics. Playing father was Alex


part was that of Edward Brown, the father of the girl engaged to be married.


Malcolm, often confused and flustered by the presence of Mrs. Puffin. He took a difficult part as he plunges the family into confusion. In many respects a similar


another hard-headed business man who thinks more of his business and avoiding scandal


Like Alex Malcolm, he is


than his offspring's happiness. Janet Eatough is-the fiancee


greaves took the part of the two daughters who are mainly concerned in the romantic their parts comperently. part in the story. Both played Janet Eatough is the financee


major speaking parts, but proved a great favourite of the audience with his well timed hilarious remarks and jokes. The maid of the household


was capably played by Judith Hatton.


the family’s living room splen­ didly set up by the stage man­ ager Bob Menzies and the decor was excellent. The property Mistresses were


All three acts took place in


believe knows the precise location of this immensely valu­ able hoard, besides which the gold and silver of the Andes, and the treasure chest of Captain Kidd pale into insignifi­ cance, but already many thousands of pounds have been spent in frenzied searching It could possibly lie be­


neath the sand of Mitton Road where for many months rival gangs disguised as Gas Board employees. County Council workmen, or Electri­ city engineers, have torn up roadway and pavement, or it could be buried deep beneath the clay of Queen Street where one despairing parly lost heart and departed with­ out troubling to restore the gaping crater they had exca­ vated.


a great upheaval, even King Street itself; Woodlands Drive and Hayhurst Road have both been torn asunder, but all to no avail. And the search goes on.


Manor Road too, has suffered


trail of broken pavements, and rough uneven roads, which cause elderly people to trip and stumble, axles to break, and tyres to tear and burst, but still the digging, the delving, the remorseless hunt continues.


Behind the excavators lies a


road, street or avenue in the village which has not been mul- tilated almost beyond recogni­


Soon there will not be a single


Edna Irwin and Peri Chatburn, the make-up and wardrobe mis­ tresses were Barbara Watson, Racheal Hodgson, Christine Parker, while Dorothy Walm- sley was in charge of house management, and Mabei Ham­ mond prompted. The cause was as good as the play, all the proceeds going


of a rather shy and bewildered young man. Victor Parker, played by Roy Oldroyd, who won the hearts of the audience when liis fiancee was "swept off her feet” by a dashing young handsome man. This dashing young man, an


American played by Bill Taylor, is also connected with business. He. however, does not come into' the story until half way through it, although he made full use of his opportunity. Tlie only person in the cast


Festival in Clitheroe, Wadding­ ton Drama Group should well look forward to it. for if they produce another play as good as this one they should walk off with many of the prizes and trophies. They are lucky to have in their group one of the best and most experienced actresses in the locality. Hilda Malcolm. JOHN MERCER


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who takes to Mrs. Puffin from her first appearence is Philip Chorlton, who played the part of brother of the two girls. Despite the fact that he was


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•4*- teenagers on Monday to Wednesday this week at the Palladium Cinema features the Beatles in their famous film "Help." Starring in the film are, of course, the Beatles,


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comfort and inconvenience re­ duced to a minimum. It would be, as Old William so sagely re­ marked, "a consummation de­ voutly to be wished.” '


Anecdotes


slippery path from the Helli- cliffes this afternoon, I stopped to pass the time o'day with old Fred, toiling patiently upwards. He was glad to halt for a few


Coming down the steep and JOYANCE 23/11-34/11


moments to regain his breath, and we admired the view to­ gether. He pulled my leg quietly, and it was pleasant to listen to his broad accent and quaint anecdotes: Most of his stories I have


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humour is Inserted some little gem of folklore or country knowledge that I jot down in my notebook immediately I re­ turn home. By some people's standards,


Fred would be accounted rough and uneducated, but actually he is extremely wise and deep thinking. His mind is a rich storehouse of knowledge and wisdom garnered in this quiet countryside. Once, I am told, Whalley was full of these col­ ourful personalities, but now— an old friend lamented—'all the characters are gone'- But are they? Times have


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not, apparently, be co-ordination of operations, so that the work one party completes today an­ other party will not destroy to­ morrow. I t should not be really too


difficult if competent officials would only put their heads to­ gether and compile their plans in concert. Then drains, gas mains, electricity cables could be laid, and new pavements put down, all at the same time,— money would be saved, and dis-


and baby as cabin


roof blows on to bungalow


A YOUNG married couple and their baby had a lucky escape on Sunday when the roof of the bungalow (hey


had entered minutes before Mas considerably damaged by the roof of a wooden cabin on a nearby building site which was blown off in a gale.


The cabin roof was blown about 10 yards and landed


a gang of thugs try to steal from him. There are several comical scenes in which the gang nearly succeed in get­ ting the ring, and the Beatles are chased all over the world with their pursuers on their tall. During the course of the


story the Beatles sing their well known songs "The Night Before,” "Ticket to Ride," and “I need you” amongst others. Also showing is “Ferry across


to Saturday is "The Brigand of Kandahar" starring Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and Duncan Lamont. I t is the story of a band of


road to fame. The feature film on Monday


on the roof of the bungalow. Mrs. E. Spencer of Beech-


the Mersey" starring Gerry and the Pacemakers. Cilia Black and Julie Samuel and Kelly. The story tells of the group's


wood, Pendle Road, the occu­ pier of the bungalow told an Advertiser and Times repor­ ter, “We were just having lunch when we heard a loud bang. Tiles fell from the roof near the front door. It is fortunate that no-one was killed. “My son, his wife and their


baby had come into the house only minutes before. It must have been a terrific, gust of wind to have blown the cabin roof all that distance,” she said. Clilheroc Fire Brigade were


rebels who campaign to over­ throw the British forces stationed abroad. There are battles between the tribesmen and the army and minor skir­ mishes in the film. A supporting film is “Ven­


seeking revenge on the men who killed his wife.


detta” in which Jeffrey Hunter, Arthur Kennedy and Diana Lorys star. The story concerns a man


called and stayed for about one and a half hours putting sheeting on the bungalow


roof. On Monday workmen


from the building site were busy repairing the roof. “I am extremely grateful to


the builders and to the Fire Brigade for their help,” Mrs. Spencer declared.


EXPLOSION IN STREET CAUSED FAMILIES TO BE EVACUATED


fYCCUPANTS of several houses in Pimlico Road, Clilhcroe were ”


evacuated on Sunday afternoon after the pavement outside


the house was damaged by an explosion caused by an electricity fault. Among those evacuated were the Congregational


minister at Clitheroe, the Rev. Mrs. Kathleen Hendry and


her family. Two engines from Clitheroe Fire Brigade with 10 fire­


men went to the scene and advised residents to leave their homes for a short time because of the risk of fire. A spokesman for the Fire Brigade said, “We received the call at about 12-50. When we got there we excavated


return home. “Earlier I had switched on


down to the faulty cable and left it for the electricity


vertiser and Times reporter. "We were sitting down to lunch when toe saw the fire brigade arrive. We luid heard noises


people.” Mrs. Hendry stated to an Ad­


which sounded like a car back­ firing but had not heard any violent explosion. “We had to move out of the


to a friend’s house, but it was not long before we were able to


the radio to hear the news. I t did not come on and I thought the set was broken. The elect- tricity power failed right down this stretch of road but was on again by about 4 p.m." she de­


clared. An electricity spokesman Mr.


house at the request of the fire­ men. We went across the road


Jack Pemberton, of Blackburn, said, “The trouble was caused by a fault in atl 11,000 high vol­ tage cable. Electricity was off from 1 until 2 p.m. in most houses and in some until about 4 p.m.


Y.F.C. plan for calf-rearing


r p o raise money for club funds, members of Gisburn


YFC have gone into the calf- rearing business. Under the scheme members


buy and rear calves up to the 12-week stage before selling them at the local auction mart.


sold last week averaged out at a profit Of £8 per head after the cost of the calf and all the food costs. The club's first batch to go


A dozen calves which were


Same water rate


rjPHE present water rate and the charge for water by


meter will remain unchanged for a further year, until March 31, 1967. This was reported at Mon­


day's meeting of the Water­ works, Sewerage and Cleansing Committee of the Clitheroe Rural Council by the Clerk to the Council, Mr. T. P. Rushton,


are not collecting water rate after April 1, and this instead, will be collected by the Fyide Water Board.


who had received a letter from the Fyide Water Board. The Clitheroe Rural Council


By CAPRICORN


ARIES (March 21 to April 20): Personal relationships tend to become very involved this week. It is up to you to show consist­ ency if serious quarrels are to be avoided. Don’t take adverse com­ ments too much to heart. ATAURUS (April 21 to May 20): Y bustling and active week ahead. i ou will be called upon to organ­


FOR WEEK BEGINNING APRIL 4th


he challenge. There is no need to i worry about the outcome of an


Don’t let impatience force you to put into effect plans which are


mportant meeting. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20):


not yet complete. Wait until all is prepared and the time is right before taking notion, or you will regret It bitterly. I CANCER (June 21 to July 21):


so may demand a rather more aggressive approach than you t are used to making. Keep some


t t is Important that you get in at


your popularity this week. En­ sure that your Instructions are understood and acted upon. Important events are taking place and you have a major part to play.VIRCO (August 22 to Septem­ ber 22): Look twice at a scheme which will be put to you. It appears more promising than it really is. The money side has not been considered carefully enough for the plan to succeed. LIBRA (September 23 to Octo­


ricks up your sleeve. YLEO (July 22 to August 21):


ou can’t afford to worry about


ember 22): A lively and exciting week. Tilings come easily without' much effort on your part. Tuko a second look ut n scheme you had dropped. It lias a better chance of working out now


ber 22): Help and encouragement from an unexpected quarter have more value than you will realise at first, It will pay you to steer clear of arguments and draw back from: discussions this week. SCORPIO (October 23 to Nov­


to market, just before Christ­ mas, finished with a profit of £12 per head.


Remember that practical help Is wortli any amount of advice. Money matters nose a difficult


DSAGITTARIUS (November 23 to frecember 20): The affairs of a


iend may cause you anxiety. tse others and you should accept


few years time another genera­ tion of Whalleyites will be say­ ing. "Do you remember old so and so? He was a real charac­ ter. lie was! They don't grow 'em that way any more!" And you will turn and smile in our long sleep, because we've heard it all before, and it’s you and I and our neighbour down the street they will be talking about. J.F,


BROKE INTO


GARAGE


JQAVID MARSDEN (18) Of Yewdaie Road. Ashton-in-


Makerfield, was at Clitheroe, yesterday week, put on proba­


tion for two years, after admit­ ting breaking into Pendle Gar­ age. Whalley, and stealing property worth £3-l-6id.


pleaded guilty to wilfully dam­ aging three petrol pumps and to wilfully damaging a van window.


Marsden, a labourer, also


said the premises were broken into during the night of March 10. Items stolen included various tools, sweets and chocolate.


police saw Marsden walking near Billington next morning.


Inspector Dickinson said the


he had a nervoiis break-down last year and had since been having medical treatment.


I t was said for Marsden that


of March 9 to go to Swinton. He missed his way and spent the night on a railway station in Manchester. The following evening he was at Whalley.


He left home on the-evening


lift home, but without success, and so attempted to drive away the van.


Marsden then tried to get a The Stars and You


problem but with thought you can soivc it. J CAPRICORN (December 21 to


diplomacy will be needed. Keep an eye on expenses. ruAQUARIUS (January 20 to Feb­


ction affects an associate and I ary 18): Try to keep your plans


disappoint yourself and those t around you by taking on more


n proportion. You will only


20): Don't wait for others to give you the go-ahead. Put your plans into action now. By grasping the opportunity you will gain mater­ iially and increase your, prestige In


han you can handle. A letter brings news of an old friend. PISCES (February 19 to March


he start of a new scheme. To do.


v Monday: A successful year pro­ aided that you organise your life


mportant quarters. THE WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS


on trivial projects. Financially, you stand to gain. Social life offers pleasant surprises. Tuesday: Travel features In


nd don't waste time and energy


your prospects for the coming year. Tills should lead to interest­ ing meeting and opportunities to extend the scope of many of your activities.Wednesday: A scheme in which you have a deep personal interest may suddenly collapse. Don't worry: it might hnve been more serious had It got under way. Romantic life blooms. p Thursday: A time to consolidate


too much. Money matters will need special care. Domestic life offers a major surprise and much happiness. n Friday: The need to work in a


ast efforts but without relaxing


the year. Once you have adjusted to them you will benefit greatly from the changes. Friends will be particularly helpful. w' Saturday! Domestic matters


t Sunday: This could be one of lhe most significant years of your oife. You will need resolution to pvercome opposition to your allans but once you have don so


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