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Home after three months potholing expedition


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oldest of a 10-man team from the N o r th e r n Exploration Group, a caving club based in Burnley.


They sailed from Newcastle to Bergen, and then drove about 600 miles across Norway to


Harvest Harvest Festival Services at


Grindleton and Rural Dean of Bowland.


amounted to £14 and the fruit and flowers were distributed to the sick and aged people of the parish.


£50 raised i • • ; I Tlie coffee morning and even­


ing held last Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs. D. W. Jury, of Maple Close, Whalley. raised about £50 for funds for the Second Whalley Scout Group.


It was organised by the com­


mittee and included a bring and buy stall and competitions.


All Hallows’ Church, Mitton, last Sunday were well atten­ ded, the preacher in the morn­ ing was Mr. G. E. Eastwood, of Blackburn, and the evening service was taken by the Rev. E. M. Sidebottom, Vicar of


Rodney Plant, o f Wilson Street, Clitheroe, who gave up his job as a machine shop inspector at Rolls-Royce, recently returned from a three-month potholing expe­ dition at Mo-i-rana near thel Arctic Circle in Norway. Rodney, who is 25, was the i


Exploration Group for more than 18 months, Rodney had been to Norway before, but only on holiday, and had never done any potholing over there.


Accidents “One of the members who


came with us, had done some potholing in Norway previously, so he more or less led us and warned us of what we were up against,” Rodney said.


The expedition cost about


£850 which the members paid between themselves, although they were given a considerable amount of free provisions.


When the party started pot­


holing in Norway, they went down several well-known caves, the deepest being 1,100 feet and called Larshullet.


The offertories for the day potholing in Norway Is done by mation of several new companies were reported to the


ber of new potholes including three quite large ones. Rodney said that most of the


the English, as the Norwegians do very little caving.


“Norwegian potholes are no­


where near as severe as English potholes, but the rock is very shattered and as such, is ex­ tremely unsafe as compared with English caves.” He said that there were no accidents on the expedition and though there were several cal­ culated risks the cavers had to take, everybody came through safely.


Rodney, who has been a


member of the Northern Explo­ ration Group for four years, is


Bowland and Clitheroe Division Girl Guides Association on Monday.


Mrs. p. Thompson, of Whal­


ley, the newly appointed county commissioner, said that a new guide company and brownie pack were attached to the Con­ gregational Church, another brownie pack had been regis­ tered at Billington, and a Ranger Guide Service Unit had been started in Whalley. She said that the new pro­ gramme had got off to a slow


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start due to delays in receiving handbooks, but added that the


“new look” was now well under way. Mrs, Thompson thanked Mrs.


D. Dent for her 14 years as


sioner, to replace Mrs. Thomp­ son is Mrs. K. Hill, of Clitheroe.


Speaker After the reports, the presi­


dent, Miss K. Sharpies, intro­ duced the guest speaker. Miss D. Cooper, regional organiser for the Save the Children Fund,


She spoke on the need for


help in all corners of the world where S.C.F. Is caring for more than 100,000 children every day, A branch of the fund has recently been started in Olith- eroe, and the first event, coffee evening, organised by Guides and Brownies, will be held at Trinity Sunday School next Thursday.


collect knitted blankets, knitted vests, and used postage stamps to help the Fund.


Tea was served by the Clith­ eroe Trefoil Guild.


Guides and Brownies are to


division treasurer and presen­ ted her with a handbag. The new division commis­


C l i t h e r o e m a n


ordained Thirty - year - old John


tow a rd Dennett, formerly of Langshaw Drive, Clitheroe. was ordained on Sunday by the Bishop o f Lichfield at Lichfield Cathedral.


Blackburn, he worked for Rolls.


5°^°® ,at Bamoldswick as a draughtsman engineer until he went to the Tynedale Theo-


logical College at Bristol two years ago. As from last Sunday he took


over as curate at St. Michael


™^A11 ^ g e ls Church, Chell Stoke-on-Trent. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs


A Dennett of Turner Street, Chtheroe. He wag married nine


years ago at Leigh-on-Sea and has two children.


El£fl^ v £ err.pupil of Queen Grammar School,


They also discovered a num­ m o r e n e w g u i d e


C O M P A N I E S An increase in the number of members and the for­


C I N E M A James Stewart stars as a


reluctant part-time sheriff and Henry Fonda plays the leader o f a lawless band o f A t Fr ida y ’s annual sale of marauders in “ Firecreek” , uncrossed'homed ewes, Lon k showing at the Civic H a ll I Swaledale and cross-bred, at


Auction mart


from Monday to Wednesday. | Clitheroe Auction M a r t , Fireoreek is a lazy indolent


Golden Men” deals with a daring bank raid made on one of the biggest Swiss banks right under the noses of the guards and police. From Thursday to Saturday,


the film of Dennis Wheatley’s novel, “The Devil Rides Out” starring Christopher Lee as the Due de Rlchleau fighting against a band of Satanlsts. The supporting film, “The


Slave Girls" concerns a for­ bidden territory in deepest Africa, a big-game hunter and a band of slave girls.


Exam success Mrs. Khoda Hilda Clark, of


the Royal Oak Inn, Waterloo, Clitheroe, obtained a pass with credit in the Licensed Trade


Diploma examination held In July.


The Week’s Obituary


Mr. J. R. Robinson A former male nurse at


Brockhall Hospital, Mr.


James Robert Robinson, of St. Paul’s Street, L ow Moor, died in Queen’s Park Hos­ pital, Blackburn, yesterday week aged 68.


A native of Cliatbmn Mr.


Robinson was educated a’t the village school. He was married at St. Paul’s Church Low Moor, with which ho was associated.


Accrington on Monday follow­ ing a service at St. Paul’s Chinch, which was attended by several of his former colleagues from Brockhall Hospital, and •many friends from the village. The Rev. A. K, Bisbrown con. ducted the service.


Mr. L. Ainsworth


A native o f Clitiheroe, Mr. Latus Ainsworth, of Water­


loo Road, Clitheroe, died at his home on Monday aged


Mr. Ainsworth, who had been


educated at Clitheroe Wesleyan School, was employed as a Com­ mission Agent.


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his wife, a married son and a married daughter.


took place at Accrington on Tuesday, the Rev. T. Taylor conducting the ceremony.


Mrs. L. Dawson


The death occurred on Satur­ day of Mrs, Lily iDawson, at her


Charles Dawson, died about eight years ago.


She was a native of Clitheroe


home in Thome Street, ciith- eroe, aged 83. Her husband, Mir. Joseph


Clitheroe Social Club. Mb-, Ainsworth is survived by


The service and cremation He was a member of the


ite hobby was gardening is survived by his wife, Lily.' Cremation took place at


Mr. Robinson, whose favour­


ago. Flowers and gardening were


among her favourite pastimes The funeral .took place on


Wednesday at Clitheroe Ceme­ tery with the Rev. G. Camp­ bell officiating.


She is survived by two sons,


two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.


Miss E. M. Cliatburn Miss Edna May Chatbum. «i


m the Royal Infirmary, Black- bum. on Tuesday.


She was a native of Chat- burn, well known and liked by


everyone she came in contact with. She worked for Trutex Ltd


at Grindleton and also at Eaves Hall, West Bradford when it was a hotel, and was very conscientious. Music and animals were two


of her favourite interests as was gardening.


Church, Grindleton, and was a member of the choir.


She attended St. Ambrose’s


Christchurch, Chatbum today prior to cremation at Accring­ ton and the ashes will be buried in the family grave at a private


service at Christchurch an Monday.


Mr. T. Oxburgli A former plumber and dec­


orator in Moor Lane, Clitheroe Mir. Thompson Oxburgh, of The Acres, Wiswell, died at his home on Friday aged 81. Mir. Oxburgh, who was bom


in Clitheroe and moved to Wis- weli four years ago, started his plumbing and decorating business with his sister just after the First World War and retired in 1938. He was vice-president of the


Clitheroe Conservative Club at the time of his death, and also a former member of Clitheroe Golf club.


The cremation took place at Accrington on Tuesday.


There will be a service at A t G isb um A t the fortnightly sale at


Gisburn Auction Mart on Tuesday, there were 138 in- calf cows and heifers and three bulls on offer.


Prizes: In-calf cow: 1 j


Middleton, £130, 2 Mr. Falshaw’ Inroalf heifer: 1 and 2 W. Pen­ nington.


Prices: In-calf black and


White October calvers to £140; in-calf black and white Novem­


ber calvers to £140; in-calf black and white December calvers to £130; in-calf black


and white December calvers to £95; in-calf black and white January calvers to £80.


®tore cattle and special sale of polled sucklers, there were 64


animate forward and they met a steady trade.


£119* At the fortnightly sale of


Bulls made £140, £130 and Rosemount”, Grindleton, died


David McCallum stars as Sol Madrid, a ruthless young nar­ cotics agent, working to over­ come a threat to society, in ‘The Heroin Gang.” At the Palladium all week is


community that is terrorised by the Larkin gang and defen­ ded by sheriff Cobb in between his farming activities. The supporting film, “Seven


there were 4,600 ewes fo r ward from all the well-known stocks in Bowland, Bleas dale, Belmont and Pendle, which resulted in a record turnover for any sheep sale


| held at the mart. The ewes forward were in


very good condition and there were large numbers of buyers present. In general top pens of most stocks were up, and on the day an average increase on the average price of all ewes sold, was up by 4s per head.


. Quotations: Lonk ewes £4 5s


to £9; cross-bred ewes £3 5s to £7 17 6d; Swaledale ewes £3 5s to £8 5s.


The judges, Mr. M. B. Hud­


dleston of Chipping (Lonks), and Mr. F. Collinson of Slaid-


bum (cross-bred), awarded the following: Lonks: I T. White- well and Sons, of Pendleton; 2 T. W. Packard of Great Har­ wood. Cross-bred: 1 R. P. A. Stirzaker of Bleasdale; 2 J. R. Wes tall of Hebden Bridge.


At Monday’s Fatstock Sale


42 cattle, 1,205 lambs, sheep and ewes and 25 pigs were on offer.


to 196s; medium steers 176s; •light heifers 168s to 187s; cows -106s. to 134s; reject steers and heifers 166s. to 189s; black


and white heifers with grade 190s to 195s; light lambs 3s to 3s 5d; medium lambs 3s to 3S 4d; heavy lambs 2s 8d S ;


'horned ewes 30s to 70s; Pigs porkers 39s to 41s; cuttirs


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I and calves there was a good entry of locally farmed young cows and heifers forward before


a large attendance of cus­ tomers. Trade was very brisk indeed


with both cows and heifers dearer.


cows £98 to £141; heifers £87 to £130. A rather smaller entry of calves met a brisk trade. Quotations: Rearing calves


Quotations; Newly-calved


£6 to £20; bobby calves to I £5 15s.


The judges, Messrs. Roger


Holden and Brian Hartley of Bashall Eaves, awarded the following: Cow: 1 F. Lawson of Newton, 2 Joe Townson of Slaidbum. Heifer: 1 H. Cap- stick of Bolton-by-Bowland, 2 R. C. Seed of Dunsop Bridge


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T H R O U G H T O N E X T


R O U N D Three local schools took


part in the First Round of the Coldstream Cup Foot­ ball Competition recently, but only two won through to the next round. Clitheroe Royal Grammar


School defeated Ribblesdale County Secondary School


time score to 5— 1 for the visitors. The home side improved,


after the interval, and despite heavy pressure by Billington, only one more goal was scored. BUlington’s g o a l s were scored by PranMand (2), Grogan (2), McDonald and, Young.


Purcell were outstanding for Fisher More, while th e


whole BiUington side played good, fast football.


Vickery, Massey; Parker, Gates, Holden; McDonald, Foster, - Y o u n g , Grogan. Frankland. The results in full for the


competition which is for Under-15 teams were: Nelson G.S. 7, Barrowford C.S. 0; Fisher . More 1. st. August tine’s, Billlngton 6,‘ Olltheroe Royal Grammar School 2, Ribblesdale County Secon­ dary School 0; Rosegrove'C.S. Boys .1, Whitefield 0; Park C.S. 5, Barden C.S. 2.


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both sides opened brightly with Billington establishing a two-goal lead. Hind replied for Fisher More, but three more goals brought the half­


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2"* scorcs t0 somc of the principals at the


34s 6d to 40s; bacon 33s 6d to 36s; sow £22. At Tuesday’s weekly show and sale of newly-ealved cows


Quotations: Light steers 172s


Well attended sale


There was a brisk trade before a large attendance of


customers a t the dispersal sale at Middlewood Fa rm, Rough- lee, Nelson on Friday, which was conducted b y Richard


cows recently calved to £110; Ayrshire cows recently calved to £95; black and white cows due November £99; black and white heifer due November £102; Ayrshire cow due Nov­ ember £87; black and white cow due December £99; black and white cow due February £85; R. and W. cow due March £74; bulling heifers to £78; bull calves to £10.


Half-bred ewes to £8 10s; P.O.L. pullets to £1 2s. Slurry


tanker £200; forage harvester £75. At the annual sale of crossed


horned ewes and store lambs at Bentham and District Far­ mers’ Auction Mart on Friday, the quotations were: Ewes: Jacques Farm 95s;


Reebys Farm 93s; Park House 104s; Oxenforth Green 76s; Mewith Head 77s. Lambs: Bottom Head homed wethers to 86s; High Salter homed wethers to 95s; Mallow-


Turner and Son, Bentham, near Lancaster. Quotations: Black and white


dale homed wethers to 53s. The prices for the dispersal


sale for T. Aldersom were: Cows with calves to £80; in- calf cows .to £86; sucking bul­ locks to £43 and £47.


There were 88 newly-calved


cows and heifers forward at the sale an Wednesday, includ­ ing blood tested. They averaged


£108 13s. against £105 2s. 6d. last week. Prizes: Cows: 1 M. and J.


M. Longton. £132; J. Towers, £130; W. R, Mashlter, £130-


three calves on offer in the Fatstock Section.


E Hadwin, £137; E. Dodgson, £138. There were 1,437 sheep and


tested: 1 J. and M. Whitfield £121. Other chief prices: J. E. and


Faraday, £150, 2 R. B. IVson, £138, 3 W. Ward, £137. Heifers: 1 J. H. Barrow and Son, £125, 2 J. E. and M. Longton £118, 3 G. Campbell, £120. ’ Blood


Waddington in lead


Of the four local teams ntn ing in the Blackburn


h£hi Wa?dington i* the highly placed this week •they are top of .the First in


sfon with eight points four games.


™ Langho, in Division 2 haw


Brockhall. who left ™ Cltheroe Amateur Lea™


two points from four earn, and, .thanks to their 7- 2" av- win against Ribcheste- R« erves on Saturday, are rm placed 12th out of the 15 team


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the end of last season, aw placed seventh out of 14 jj •their first season in the ThL-a Division. They have five pota from four games, and on Sa*. urday, defeated ROF 5-1 , the hospital ground


Waddington Reserves «


also climbing the table in the Fourth Division and, afte- Saturday’s 4—2 win over Scam Reserves, are now ninth out of


15 with four points from games.


The secretary of the Northern


had to wait for various provi­ sions and equipment, the trip took three weeks to complete.


also the group's representative on the committee of the Coun­ cil of Northern Cavers.


eight years, and was a member of the Accrington Caving Club until it disbanded before he joined his present club.


He said he first became in­


terested in the sport when a friend invited him to go on a potholing expedition and he enjoyed it so much that he now goes potholing almost every weekend in the Yorkshire Dales.


Finally. Rodney said the club


had written to Russia to try and obtain permission to go pot­ holing over there, but had not had its application granted, although it was hoped that an expedition would go to Russia some time in the future


He has been caving for about


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N I G H T O F D E C I S I O N F O R L O C A L F A R M E R S I N L A N C S A N D YORlf lj


M o n d a y , 7th October,


should be a night of decision for many o f the farmers in E as t Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.


For it is on that night that


the Clitheroe and Bowland Branch of the N.F.U. have arranged a meeting that Is open to all Milk Producers at which Mr. James Jackson, Vice Chair­ man of the Milk Marketing Board will speak on the very important issue of the proposed additional milk levy, which will affect all producers, and on which there will very shortly be a nation-wide poll.


This being somewhat of a Road works at what was formerly a notorious oorner at Chattburn are ndw almost complete.


controversial subject, it is hoped that many Milk Producers will be present to listen and discuss what is, in fact, a most vital subject.


Auction Mart, Clith?1'' % will commence


Mr. F. W. Giles Pmn?eBlM The Chairman of -


Point for all to cnmhWsf*tS what will Probably the meeting of the , .„e It


as Clitheroe is concerned


points of view*wifi A tajj that this m e e t in g ^ S e= e a chance f0e^


be ta4by


to the fore, all the points of the levy tod ^


will be used forsoTha?^ points will be fresh in tlSf


of producers when t ^ their papers.


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are affected by this matt come along to this k


which may help them S up their minds as to wtaff right answer should bTf « making out their voting


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l o F C l Chatburn 4, Pleckg:


The referee did


[between Chatburn and trainer took over and Chalburn “goals ’ and


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Which were missed. prom the start Chatj


;took control and bega look the more dan3 Kjam. The home side too: lcad when D. Johnson the goalkeeper no cr with a fierce drive. Shortly after. Cha.


were denied what- app to be a good ''soar and deteriorated until the lagers increased their alien Bishop convent


penalty. Foiijjltt After the interval


teams settled down played better football, gate gradually look con and the Chntburn attao made to look non-e>:isu the visitors pressed li. Pleckgate were awar


p e n a l ty apparently obstruction, but the forward missed his cha reduce the arrears.


• j The Chatburn d e i fought hard to kee


’< Plcckgate forwards a •| but the scorcs were c ally levelled before tl whistle went. C h a t b u r n re-or


their attack for tli period of extra time Bishop going on th wing and the switci dividends when he sei


a perfect cross from wi Johnson headed home. Ju s t i c e


to be over when, n later Johnson had ti in the net again, a referee disallowed the In the second half d time Pleckgate again


All Chatburn’s fears


Chatburn hack on tlv sive and they were d their second penalty-


match. K. Johnson, the Cij


goalkeeper, saved tt kick, but the referee a


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