Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1967 V I EWP O IN T


REDUCING ROAD DANGERS


■cv (groom's sister) endance, and wore full-skirted gowns


nk brocade with and headdresses earned bouquets


ether). the grooms- Tavlor and ushers Slackburn .(bride’s d Mi. M. Harvey >ther-ii>iaw)'. lohv was conducted ev. H. Chapman, t James’, Chthevoe. is Mr. J. Clayton, iception at Satnjes- Liill. the couple left lone.ymoon on the . the biide wear ini' barathea suit with


was Mr. W. Barker


to tone iilrs. Barker will live


r o s e Nurseries,


with those residents who live just beyond the Calder Bridge at Whalley when they say that they, lie in fear at night listening to the traffic and wondering when there will be another accident. Ignoring all the unreported mishaps, there were 15 accidents there last year and four vehicles have crashed into houses in the last nine months. Even though the accident rate now is lower than in the bad old days before the road camber was altered, the threat of yet another crash at the bridge must hang over the residents like a perpetual nightmare. The bridge wall has been damaged and the crash bander now in front of it has been knocked down more than once. Anyone who knows this and who passes the spot frequently must wince as he sees tremendously heavy lorries coming down the brow at fairly fast speeds, for he must wonder if the drivers fully realise just how dan­ gerous the bend ahead is. Local drivers and “regulars” take the necessary care, especially in icy weather, but one wonders whether the “Bend” and “Narrow Bridge’ signs on the approaches are sufficient to impress on strangers the extreme caution that is needed, and whether sonic special warning, such as an overhead liglit as suggested by Coun. Mrs. Noblett, is advisable. The accident rate seems to suggest that some more emphatic warning should be given. Another danger spot is Chatburn Road at Bellman,


Most people in the Clitheroe area will sympathise


CLITHEROE MAM DIES AFTER ROAD CRASH


Duckworth,- aged 59, of 43 Lowergate.


child, 26-year-old Robin, a Roman Catholic priest ordained 18 months ago and studying in Rome.


only five days after receiving a tape-recorded message of congratulation from his father on his 26th birthday, yesterday week. He flew


____ received the news Robin


, ,n Whalley Road, Read, 100 yards on the Clitheroe side ot Dunkirk Lane, and was between the Hillman car being driven by Mr. Duckworth towards Clitheroe, and a furniture van being driven in the opposite direction by George Apple-


back to England on Tuesday. The crash, which occurred


| borough. Mi-. Duckworth was rushed


News of the tragedy went by telegram to his qnly


were also taken to hospital, but were allowed to go home after treatment for minor cuts ana


a police escort. The. occupants of the van


to hospital by ambulance with bruises. Embedded


embedded in the front of the The accident was attended


i yard, of Croft House. New Hill, Conisborough, Yorkshire, who was with bis assistant, Ben Scott, of Ciayfleld View, Mex-


Mr. Duckworth’s car was


by an accident unit, two ambulances, two fire appliances for swilling petrol from the


control the flow of traffic, which was reduced to single- line for nearly four hours. Mr. Duckworth was born m


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Brook Street, Clitheroe, and lived there for 03 years. After liis marnage, he and his wife (nee Ada Leach) lived in the Henthorn area for a time before moving (0 Lowergate. where they had lived for 24 years,


CMr. Duckworth attended beater at


litheroe Council School, and worked as a


Primrose Mill and as a spin­


work at Milliards, Simonstone. He was on his way home from


ning uiusier at Lancaster Hosiery Ltd., before going to


Milliards when the accident happened. He was actively associated


road, and two police cars. Extra police were called to


a brother Air. David Duck worth of Highfieid Road.


Requiem Mass


Hi.3 son, Robin, will say Requiem Mass at SS Michael


ancl John’s rc Church, Clitheroe, today prior to the Cem i n t e rm e n t at Clitheroe


identification purposes


morning and will be resumed on Tuesday.


Accrington, on Wednesday


An inquest was opened for at


etery.


about which we wrote in this column in July. A stretch of the road has been resurfaced and some hazardous holes have been attended to, but whatever may be the reason, a certain length of Chatbum Road seems to be of more than average danger and though statistically it may not merit “Accident Zone” signs we feel that some warning to alert drivers to the need for special caution should be considered.


Common problem The problem of road maintenance is not exclusive


to Clitheroc, of course. Indeed, since our associate weekly paper at Blackburn revealed that the streets of that town contained 4,000 holes they have become some­ thing of a cause eelebre, being featured in national news­ papers and on television. But even Blackburn s situation is by no means unusual. One can scarcely make a journey, however short these days, without encountering a hole or trench and the all-too-familiar one-way traffic around it. A road seems hardly to be surfaced before it is being dug up again for another spate of pipe or cable laying—and the undertakings concerned have a statutory right to do this providing they pay for the reinstatement


afterwards. Rural hazards |>r their wedding at


lie groom is the son lie I-arm, Downham, liiayton, lis the only llayton, of La,ncsido


llioto Service.


. easy mind knowing that traffic would be light and that with reasonable care one could negotiate the twisting lanes in comparative safety. Now. one can almost lake it for granted that around every one of the innumerable bcnds'thcre will be traffic coming the other way. Ribblesdale and Bowland are full of dangerous


the roads llicmselves, with or without holes, and especi­ ally in the country areas. Although they were never built for the motor age, and only adapted to it, they are becoming increasingly crowded, especially in the sum­ mer as people make for the countryside. Even until a few years ago, one could drive along them with a fairly


The biggest menaces of all, however, are many of m


ar Jim’s Dot


■sent "bob" has been


|ncl years or more. "Nap,” the Kaiser,


I lie warlike Boer. Ise-painter” could end In Is show it the door!


Isome of its power, of Is seen to that.


|o buy us twenty “fags" 1 that wasn’t flatl it won’t raise us a


Its five "Black Cat.” | i it go. as “dear” Jim by that “demmed I some great advantage


lals we’ve got. Iiisguided efforts sad lthe “Common” lot?


|iten told that we will replace our “bob.”


Jritain of its heritage . . Scout of his “job?”


|ho is going to spell it just why they’ll rob


Ijim says he won’t com- le shops which have to


Je


Ills, tickets and window le,” he says, “They’ll


|a r” Jim never specifies i gain these cents "FLUNA”


corners, some of which can take several minutes to negotiate in safety in summer because of the traffic density. The Church Corner at Gisburn, which Bowland RDC is asking the County Council to improve, is one


example.


quadrupled since the war and goes on rising, one can visualise the chaos there will be on the roads this sum­ mer. for despite the big improvements in long distance communications as a result of the motorways, one can be sure there will again be mile-long queues, boiling engines and boiling tempers elsewhere. These roads will just not meet the challenge, and in certain areas we are fast approaching the long-dreaded situation of near- paralysis. The announcement of the proposed by-pass from Whalley Golf Club to Bramley Meade, where it will meet the already scheduled Whalley-Clitheroe by­ pass from Longsight Road, will, therefore, be greeted


With the steady increase in traffic, winch must have , . with relief in this area. Parking needs


a problem of what to do with vehicles on the move, but also where to put them when they are stopped, and in Clitlicroe at peak Limes a motorist can drive around the town two or three times before finding a parking place. Now then, is the time to be planning far ahead.


This motor car age. however, hasn’t only created


Shopping by car is already the accepted thing and it will become more and more so as the years go by, so a town without adequate and handy parking facilities will die. And in the not-too-distant future we shall have to compete with that by-pass—to try to make Clitheroe so attractive that motorists will want to turn off into Clitheroc. And unless they know for certain they can park there they will resist the temptation and drive on. The project for the widening of Railway Road to


V*V&s HKI:


Mr. Stanley Duckworth (left) and his wife Ada, with (heir son Robin at Paignton, after his ordination lo the Roman Catholic priesthood.


Disturbing . “A disturbing increase" in


increase in drunkenness


1 yesterday that 16 men were I prosecuted for drunkenness — an increase of six on the pre­ vious year. Twelve were resi­ dents of Clitheroc and 15 out of the 16 were convicted. Under-age drinking was also


the number of people prosecu­ ted for drunkenness in the Clitheroe area was reported by Chief Superintendent W. A. Watkinson in his licensing report for the past year. Ho told Clitheroc magistrates


’PHONE KIOSK


VANDALS


VANDALS struck at the only two telephone call-boxes in the village of Chatburn


last week. On Monday, the coin slots in


the box at the junction of C h a tb u rn Road and Downliatn Road were found to be stuffed with paper. Post Office engineers repaired


Ordeal


for old lady


was found by relatives in her home at Langroyd Bungalow, Stopper Lane, near Rimington, suffering from severe burns, is stated to be “ rather poorly ” in St. Luke's Hospital, Bradford. Mrs. Metcalfe, who is well


Mrs. Margaret Metcairc, who


over 70 years of age, lived alone. There is a bungalow next door,


but it is unoccupied. Relatives visited her each


week-end, however, and a number of friends in the district have kept in touch with her fairly regularly. On Saturday week, her


with SS Michael and John RC Church.


Clitheroc 'Advertiser ami Times, Friday, l-cbraary J, 1967 5 ELP US TRACE THIS


[ELEPHONE HOAXER False alarms could To attend


endanger life -TAX1 FIRM


A YOUNG Clitheroe telephone hoaxer, who has recently been calling out taxis on false alarms, has started on a


more dangerous practice—ambulances. On Friday, a call came through to Tomlinsons


He leaves a widow, son and


brother-in-law, Mr. Wallace Metcalfe, of Gargrave. visited Mrs. Metcalfe and found her suffering from burns. It was difficult to ascertain


driver and his assistant raced to the scene, they found that the whole thing was a hoax, and the head teacher was


(Clilheroe) Taxis Ltd., who cover the nearby West Riding area, that a child had been seriously injured at Grindleton Lane End School. The caller sounded to be a young person. When the amb u l a n c e


when she actually received them but it appears that she had fallen on the fire. She was suffering from burns to her neck, body and arms. Mrs. Metcalfe was immediately


most surprised to see them. Said a Tomlinson's director, Mr. George Coulter, “This was


taken by ambulance to hospital at Skipton and later removed


to St. Luke’s. She is the widow of Mr.


Leonard Metcalfe, a well-known fanner, who died several years ago.


at the White Horse Hotel, Ciitheroe. When we arrived there and found nobody wait­ ing we went on to the White Lion, thinking a mistake had


perhaps been made in the name, but again no-one had


a stupid senseless act. Wc have only one ambulance, and apart from the fact that two trained men wasted their time, there is the possibility that another emergency call could have come through in their absence. A human life could have been endangered, or even lost, while our men were chas­ ing about the countryside.”


for many yeai's at Hollins Farm. Rimington, where they served meals and accom­ modated paying guests.


Mr. and Mrs. Metcalfe lived PARISH CLERK


MR. JOHN SADDLER, of Brac- mar, Whalley Road. Pendleton, lias been appointed clerk to Pendleton Parish Council. Mr. Saddler, who is an ex­


police chief inspector, succeeds Mr. B. S. Wright, former deputy clerk of Clitheroe Rural Council now at Lonsdale.


Parents’ duly


Mr. Coulter appealed to mem­ bers of the public for assis­


tance. “I would ask parents to


impress on their children that the telephone is not to be used for a joke, and for anyone who knows about this senseless busines to inform the police.” Mr. Coulter said that his


taxis also were being sent out on false alarms. “Many of the calls come at


DISTRICT NEWS SABDEN


them, and on Sunday the receiver of tile Ribble Lane


call box was severed from the wire.Engineers were again called


to the village, and put a new handset on the telephone.


bers and friends of St. Mary’s RC Church attended a dinner dance at the Valkyrie. Whalley. Tilie event was organised by


DANCE.—More tlian 00 mem­


Father Begley SHOW—More than 200 people


A MEMBER of one of the best known families in Lancashhc, Mrs. Lily Alice Robinson, aged 78, of the Rookery, Chatbum,


Mrs. L. A. Robinson


THE WEEK’S OBITUARY Mr. R. Monk


near Clitheroe died on Tuesday. She had been ill for some time. Her husband, Col. G. Nicholas


Robinson, is a partner of the firm of Robinson and Son, solicitors, of Blackburn, and also Foysters. of Manchester. Col. Robinson was appointed


I “Under-age drinking leads to hooliganism, wilful damage and other serious offences, including assault.. “I know that it is sometimes


on the increase. Sixteen youths were reported and 13 convicted. Two cases were pending. “This is an increase of six over the past year,” he said.


nician in Manchester who returned to Clitheroc on his retirement ten years ago, Mr. Thomas Henry Dakin, of 12 Pimlico Road, died in hospital on Tuesday at the age of 75. Born near Leicester, Mr.


A former laboratory tech­ Mr. T. H. Dakin


Deputy Lieutenant of Lanca­ shire in 1956 and during World War I was mentioned in des­ patches. In 1946 he became the sixth members of the family to hold


Dakin came to Clitheroe with his parents when he was three years old and was educated at the Wesley School. He was married in 1915 at the Con­ gregational Church. He served in the 1914-18 war,


the office of Steward of the Honor of Clitheroe. A member of a famous mili­ tary family. Col. Robinson,


difficult for licensees to tell the the age of young people," the Superintendent proceeded. “But some cases have come to our notice in which it has been obvious that the youths in­ volved were under age. Licen­ sees and their staffs could help the vouths and society in general by keeping a more care­


ful watch.” Co-operalion


, Chief Superintendent Wat- kinson said this area was noted for its hostelries and during the year 282 extension of hours had been granted. He was delighted with the general co­ operation of licensees and the public in ensuring that orderly


I behaviour was maintained. He said one licensee had been


I hours.Commenting that he was . “appalled” at any cae of driv­ ing while under the influence of drink, Chief Superintendent Watkinson said there had been six during the year — an


provide parking facilities is the one among all those we recently mentioned that we would put as top priority. And we must not be satisfied even then, but be continu­ ally on die look-out for land in the town centre, whether or not it is now built upon, that could in due course be


tor. Mr. Ted Lawrenson, manag­ ing director of Castle Castings Ltd., took part in the BBC radio programme, “Good Morn­ ing from the North” this week. When asked why lie gave so


A well-known local benefac­


many cups and other trophies Mi‘. Lawrenson said it provided an incentive for young people at school to work for something


tangible.When he was young he won several medals, and they made


him happy. He liked to see the children’s eyes, light up when he presented the trophies


and it made him happy, too. Members of the Divisional


IS IN IWEAR 'ODAY


ITTSLITHEROE i v 7 y •.v(> Ti*T7W^pt t;.'j


the committee. THIS WEEK’S


used for parking^_____________________________ _ At the annual meeting of


Clitheroe District Oddfellows on Saturday Brother J. P. Richards was installed as Pro­


vincial Grand Master for 1967, and Brother A. Farnell as D e p u t y Provincial Grand Master. They are both members of the Diamond Hill Lodge.


I.F.P.G.M., and Brother T. Bowman Prov. C. S. wei'e elec­


Brother A. Frnnkland


ted to attend the annual move- able conference to be held at Bournemouth in May. .


installing Master. .


Education Executive stood in silence on Tuesday, as a tribute to the late Coun. E. Mac- naughton, a former member of


ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN


T h in k b e fo r e y ou act: i t ma y he to o late af terwards .


Brother E. Topping was the .


. .


was blocked for 20 minutes yes­ terday week when a car col­ lided with a Milk Marketing Board lorry, which was turn­ ing into Sawley Grange Farm.


The Saw-ley—Gisburn road


Wilkinson, of Queensway, Wad- dington, was taken to Black­ burn Royal Infirmary and allowed home after treatment.


The car driver, Mr. Tom


the driver of the lorry was unhurt:


(47) of Broad Fold. Grindlcton, Clitheroe Parish Church prior Mr. Albert Dennis Smalley


He was one year.old. A service takes place today at


there was no loss of life,” he said. “I appeal to people in the Clitheroe area not to drink I and drive.”


increase of two. “Our only consolation is that


Tree planting ceremony


An OAK TREE which is to be


presented to. Whalley by the Community Council of Lanca­ shire for being runners-up in la its section of the Best Kept Vil­


1 Troop. There will be a formal presen­


ge competition, will be planted on March 1, by Coun. Mrs. Mary


will be announced later. A grant of £20 is being given


tation of the tree, and details


by Whalley Parish Council to the Old People's Welfare lun­


cheon club.


Young couples bereaved


ded to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gar­ ner, of 74 Lowergate, Clitheroe,


Deep sympathy will be exten­


who lost their only child, an eleven - week old- daughter. Wendy, last week. Cremation took place at Accrington on


Tuesday week.


tley, of 20, Chatburn Road, will t also receive great sympathy in


' Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Keigh- .


by tile death of their second son, Paul Anthony on Monday.


he heavy blow they suffered


, to . interment a t Clitheroc cemetery.


prosecuted for supplying intoxi­ cating liquor outside permitted


I. Robinson, held the same office and more than 30 members of the Robinson family have served in the army. Mrs. Robinson, whose maiden name' was' Robinson, although


His grandfather Col. Arthur day.


attended a variety show at St. Nicholas Sunday School on


night, blit we bad one on Mon­ day morning asking for a taxi


called for a taxi A waste


telling 'us to go to Nelson. Blackburn or Burnley, and


“IManv times we get calls


when we get there we find it has been a raise alarm. This is not only annoying to our drivers and directors, but it is a waste of time and money.


“Most of the calls appear to be made by a young person, so


we would appeal to members of the public who can see children larking around in telephone boxes to find out just what they’re up to.”


Palace reception


A 19-YEAR-OLD Whalley girl. Barbara McDonald daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. McDonald of the Crescent. Mitton Road has gained a Duke of Edin­ burgh’s gold award. She and her mother will travel ■ to London next week, and Barbara will receive the award at Buckingham Palace on Tues­


day.Also invited to the reception is David Ian Barton, 17-year- old son of Mi-s and the late Mr. Harold Barton, of George


cadet in the Accrington Divi­ sion, joined the police force


Barbara, who is a police .


two years ago. To gain the award she had


to take a variety of courses, including mountaineering in


j where both her mother and father are employed.


Wales and the Lake District. The other courses were in dressmaking, food and health, first-aid and home nursing, and she also spent six months doing voluntary service at Calderstones Hospital. Whalley


Street Whalley. and a pupil at the Roval Masonic School, Bushev. ' Hertfordshire, whose gold award we announced last week.


Saturday, organised by the


Players Group. The Rev. F. Heighway was the master of ceremonies: the programme consisted of songs, dances and comedy sketches. The vocalists were Mesdames


P. Ainsworth. A. Wilson. A. Heighway and A. Shaw, Misses L. and S Hirst and Messrs. H. Marshall. J. Boocock. J. Brit- cliffe and the Rev. F. Heighway.


of the Methodist Church Women's Fellowship held a special service yesterday week,


FELLOWSHIP. — Members \V ADDINGTON


most colourful characters. Mr. Reuben Monk of 59 Castle View, died suddenly on Saturday within hours of his 91st birth­


One of Clitheroe’s oldest and


while walking along -the back of the railway station. He had been in very good health for his age and took daily walks in the town, weather permitting. He used to enjoy walking in the


Mr. Monk collapsed and died ,


and afterwards was a labora­ tory assistant in tlie Army for


four years. Later he moved to Man­


before the last war. took com­ mand of the 4/5th Battalion of the East Lancs. Territorials.


when Mrs. Eric Joselin wel­ comed as speaker Mrs. J. T. C Baker, wife of the Vicar. Mrs. Baker spoke on “Martha


YOU BUY OR RENT WE


and Mary.” She also recited a very suitable poem entitled


had also lived at Bold Venture before moving to Clitheroe. He worked as a quarry fore­


countryside and parks. Bom in Chatburn, Mr. Monk


chester. where he was an industrial chemist tor 20 years, before becoming a laboratory technician with the National Coal Board. He retired in 1956 and returned to Clitheroe. Mr. Dakin, who was a Free­


man at Bold Venture Lime Co., Ltd. Chatbum and had been employed there for the major part of his working life, retiring


mason. attended Clitheroe Con­ gregational Church. He leaves a widow. Mrs. Mary p. Dakin, and a sister, Mrs. F


K. Oddie. The cremation takes place at


not related before marriage to her husband, was a daughter of the late Rev. James Robinson, who was, at one time, Vicar of Mitton. In her younger days she took


Skipton today.


. She served on the Divisional Executive Committee and was president of Chatburh. Down- barn and Worston Womens’ Unionists. An enthusiastic church worker


a very active interest in all public affairs and was a prom­ inent Conservative worker.


she served on many committees at Christ Church, Chatburn. and was enrolling member of the Mothers Union. Her sister is Mrs. Bolton, wife


Stamford Park Road, Altrinc ham and formerly of Cl-itheroe,


Mr. Thomas Pollitt of 22 Mr. T. Pollitt


died suddenly at his home on Sunday, aged 57. ■ Mr. Pollitt served his time


as a plumber with Whiteside and Whiteside, formerly of Castle Street, Clitheroe, and m recent vears was employed by the North Western ■ Gas Board at Altrincham. While in Clitheroe. he was


of Col. G. G. H. Bolton, of Littlemoor House, Ciitheroe, a former High Sheriff of Lan­ cashire. In addition to her husband,


drive was held on Tuesday evening in the Institute. Win­ ners were: Mesdames M. Wooff, K. Smith. A. Underwood. M. Silverwood, L. Holte-Smith, E. Bentham and H. Oddie. MU—The February meeting


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of the Mothers’ Union was held in St. Helen's School on Wed­ nesday evening. Mrs. Barker led the devotions. A verv interesting colour film


26 years ago. Mr. Monk married at Chat-


I


strip of “The World-wide Mothers’ Union” was shown by Mrs. Baker, who was thanked by Mrs. W. Frankiands. A short business meting fol­


burn Parish Church. His wife died in 1951. He had been associated with


Trinity Methodist Church since he moved to Clitheroe. A man of many interesting


recollections of the changing pattern of life in the Ribble Valley, he was fond of recalling that he had seen Chatburn railway station being built and had also seen it fall into dis­ repair. after its closure. He is survived by four sons


bv the Committee. 'DANCE—There was a good attendance at a Conservative


lowed.Tea and biscuits were served f e '


dance in St. Helen’s School on Friday, when tile Termites Dance Band provided the music.


MITTON


and a daughter, who travelled by plane from Canada to attend the funeral, ten grand-chil­ dren, and eight great-grand­


children. The interment took place at


associated with the Pai ish Church and as a boy was a member of the choir. His father was PC Thomas


Mr s . Robinson leaves two daughters, one of whom, Ann, married Mr. Guy Piers Le Gendre Starkie, of Huntroyde. The interment takes place


C o d a y at Chatham Parish hurch. Mr. J. Dryden


had lived in the Clitheroe area for the past ten years. Mr.


A native of Austwick who


home. 30 Bawdlantls, Clitheroe yesterday week. Aged 52, Mr. Dryden had


been in failing health for some years and retired from his position as nightwatchman at Barrow Printworks three years ago.


tal at Skipton on Wednesday of Mr. Horace Hawkridge, of 12, Chapel Street, Slaidburn, aged


The death occurred in hospi­ Mr. H. Hawkridge


Pollitt who served on the old Clitheroe Borough Police Force and who, with another member of the force, PC Venn, was drowned in the Aegean Sea when a troopship was sunk during the first world war. Mr. Pollitt’s mother, who


75A native of Rotherham. Mr. Hawkridge came to live at Slaid- burn, about five years ago, witfi his daughter. Mi's. John Lawson


later married Mi-. Daniel Briggs, was well-known in CUtheroe; especially for her many appear­ ances in comedy roles in the Parish Church Mothers' Union, pantomimes. She died about 1-


montlis ago. His step-father is also a well


James Dryden died at his more than 30 years until his


known Clitheroe man, who served as an AA patrolman for


retirement. Before the war Mr. Pollitt


where he was married 17 years ago. He and his family moved to Slaidburn -ten years ago,. to live with Mr. Dryden's sister, Mrs. Doris Wilkinson. After five years they moved to Clitheroe, and he became asso­ ciated with St. James’ Church, where a service was conducted by the Rev. G. Campbell on Monday, prior to interment at Clitheroe Cemetery. Mr. Dryden is survived by


He used to live in Settle,


his wife, Ella, and a son, Raymond.


Mrs. E. Read


resident. Mrs. Emma Read, wife of the late Mr. Robert Read, died at her home. The Tea Rooms, on Sunday. Mrs. Read, who was 90, had


A very well-known Grindleton


lived in Grindleton from early childhood. She had a lifelong association with the Methodist Church, where the funeral took place on Wednesday.


joined the Royal Engineers and served in Singapore and Africa. When war broke out he went to France, and was captured at Dunkirk. While he was in a prisoner-of-war camp his weight dropped from 16 stone to


worked on the Fylde Water Board'scheme at Dale Head.


of Church Street. At one period, Mr. Hawkndge


Gladys Hodgson, of Woodlands, Wadding,ton Road, Clitheroe,


He was a brother of Mrs.


and formerly of Slaidburn, and he also has another sistey and


brother.


of the late Mr. John James Eatough, died at the home of her son. Jack, at 13 Calder Avenue, Billington on Friday. Ml'S. Eatough. who was 85,


Mi's. Henrietta Eatough, wife Mrs. H. Eatough


lived lor most of her life at Painter Wood, Billington. She was associated with the


approximately eight stone. He leaves a widow. Evelyn


(nee .Norris) and one daughter. He is also survived by his step­ father, one sister, Alice, two


step-brothers. Jack and Philip, and two step-sisters, Dorothy


and Delys. The interment took place at Altrincham, yesterday.


Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Bil­ lington, whose minister, Mr. James Beardwood, conducted a service a t the chapel on Tues­ day prior to the interment at St.' Leonard's Church. Langho. Sympathy is extended to her


day week at her home, 4. Caldcr Avenue, Billington, of Mrs. Helen Pitt-Pladdy. She was 84. Widow of Mr. Jack Pitt-


Mrs. H. Pitt-Pladdy The death occurred on Tues­


Pladdy and a native of Barrow- in-Furness, she lived in Billing­ ton for about 40 years. She had


Clitheroe Cemetery on Wednes­ day.


to Switzerland were shown by Ml'S. A. Slater, of Chatbum Road, Clitheroe, at the monthly meeting of the Mitton W.I. oil Wednesday. The trip was made by members of Grindleton W.I. last May.


INSTITUTE.—Slides of atrip


Mrs. H. Smithson presided, and the speaker was thanked


.


pottery to raise their share or money for the N.F.W.I. appeal


fund.


made from liquorice allsorts stuck on a postcard was won by Mrs. A. Hindley (6 stars), Mrs. Growden, Mrs. H. Smith- son and Mrs. B. Sandham.


delegate to the Lancashire Federation meeting at Preston. A competition for a design


Mrs. G. Friend was elected , „ , WHALLEY


Tomlinson, of Rawtenstall, a geography specialist, gave a talk and showed slides of her trip to Egypt, at a meeting of Whalley and District Division of ,tlie Liberals Association, in the Old Grammar School, on Friday.Miss Tomlinson’s slides in­ cluded scenes of Egyptian m a r k e t s . museums, and


LIBERALS. — Miss Freda temples.


SHEEPSKIN SUEDE&LEJTHERCOATS


— 4,000s of REAL


son Jack, and daughter, Mary, in their bereavement.


Mrs. J. H. Hopwood Headmistress of Sabden Council School for many years,


SHEEPSKIN3/4C0A1S ' s 9 - 1 5 - O a


qa t .


Mrs J. H. Hopwood died in hospital in Burnley on Sunday Mrs. Hopwood, who was 74,V


been in ill-health for a number of years. Mrs. Pitt-Pladdy leaves two


was a native of Sabden. Throughout her life she associa­ ted with 'the Baptist Church, where for many years she was a member of the choir and a well-known soprano vocalist. Her husband died several


daughters, Gladys and Betty. The interment took place at St. Leonard’s Church, Langlio,


on Monday, the Vicar, the Rev. r . Kirkham, officiating.


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on Wednesday at the Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. G. W. Rasmussen.


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