1 0 Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, Friday, December 6, 1968 COOKS R The Leather Shop


HANDBAGS, WALLETS, PURSES, NOTE CASES, SATCHELS, CASES, WRITING CASES, BRIEF CASES, STUDENTS CASES, Etc. T h e r e ’s N o th in g L ik e L e a th e r


Finest Tannage Hardwearing Yet So]t and Pliable ------ o------


A Variety of TRAVEL GOODS - including GASES AND TRUNKS -o-


R id in g W h ip s : B rid le s ------ o------


The Sports Shop fine selection of Games —


Waddington's, Spears, BilliaTd Tables and Snooker Balls, Badminton and Squash


Rackets, Boards, Hockey Sticks, Roller


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eal leather has a richness and supplesness all its^otim


HJIIIIIII A K r a a l— h o u se o f a S o u th


A fric a n B a n tu— is c irc u la r, slig h tly c o n e s h a p e d a n d w ith a p la ite d s traw ro o f, th e c e n tre v e n t u su a lly b e in g to p p e d b y som e th in g b r ig h t lik e o ld m o to r c a r h u b d isc if th ey c a n fin d o n e .


Lambskin Gloves and Mittens can find one.


•U‘horttmnne’ is years


weather.


K K S T d h c ^ th e y choi« ^The” bricks


slightly circular rough wooden from some poultry for a homely encampm^t wthin tfw reserve mould from a mixture of earth type up to a cow for a really neatly set out with krools com- ---- dung well pressed first class bit of cracklin’. . -


are made e Hubby makes the bricks and


an d COW ««**# down.


f thenVwtvn m


goovld l r fo defy


kraal except those of his kith and kin use that design. i There is only one room and


family, no other in a


swife goes over the hills, collects He may have as many wives when we saw that breeze blocks Durban, were substantial if free fesor B ^ ^ d of hwrt trms and inside hVe stock, so usually contents any


t---------- iiio-u vacuw M*w vr* rects the structure whilst the —-gone with the yea s. some ® 0j the


nnrf nn nt.her till .ing ine s _____ ’


feeding we had had a oil above.


the*exchange being mT Thhiis was a steel wire encased rs’*p'-r— V” V —, . . ,, . . manufaoture


ange being Dies Ha interest has - c Peculiar


acf family additions call for more a commodation, he just biulds j nother kraal immediately ad­


lernal decorating design, pecu­ vi


d There are no windows and no b hotter than Capetown side—animals stalk their prey very mUch larger, which no mattuear in what part


cannot read. n


n sy s r;iH js rto there was some kind of com- much longer than its Capetown


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■ little room’ and I enquired if no i ' tthAShr n<^e s"


prisingly roomy even if the What did appeal to me most aroma was hardly that of in Durban, for the holiday- Chanel 5.


After clearing out assorted readily pose for snapshots. live stock from one such kraal, There is an Indian market we which was about 15ft in dia- were advised to visit but it did v meter, I went in finding it sur- not appeal to me.


Wn*1llu«. W asU u iB


Water is a stream or river magnificent beach and promen- *“5 arorn a often six miles away and the ade flanked by hotels.


maker, is undoubtedly the truly ,


women trudge there with At weekends all the year «‘ surf board, enthusiasts who ■


One I-went in.was. a hut about pany in those ever .present wotad worry 40ft by 20ft absolutely stacked white topped rollers. to the ceiling, and. whle has to walk, often 10 or 15 miles for


supplies.


stocking just about everything, ashore without parting com- W a „ .i„ ll,


their extremely long pipes. see sharks and countless deni- when we were told of the kill but as my taformant said, w n ^ mThe basic diet of the Bantu is zens of the tropical deep at procedure where Mrs. Lion does out on a breakdown t o r e ^


erty unmarried girls wear again, still going north but in fle]dSi j thought it might be a


never f^gain exposes herself in reserve but is pronomiced some- But nubfic


n ^ f s h e " y ' dresses and hoped the^irls would Invite us knew this park, what


ating them to kitchen gardens humidity that seemed to des- women of ^ Bantu vUlages to t».t into their I ^ dW v ^ i Mauled


g It was here that 1 saw a through side windows of an in- cluding li0ns are meat eaters and• trato«d but the Government are educal


tv* i • „ Displaying


roup of such women smoking temaily iHumlnated huge tank. living on vegetarian leasts. aize which they grow and boil,


-nd consiunption of fresh veget- p.m. each day but was assured youngster on her back, for food of valour. that one gets used to it. After water to serve her husband


e We witnessed a dance by a one of the guarded gates our proved louder than ours. The that people S f f i t as no o “o a E a anntotal ^ P]asTour


to J o elephan


can tali it 0811


ther


t If usuallv needs the made lion We saw just about every ao ^assist in tailing a buffalo animal there is, in its natural t nd the latter have been known environment, and once held our


Apathy . -


that of a read repairer in the reserve.


aofmnimurht a young monkey, and some gold mines to S 5 * s? . r i U h " « « » £ , = £ ’ " * * «•»“ ■


. O u r ^ u t a " “ at if a n past the vast Outspan orchards <t would probably mean the.r but one night,


nimal caugh y


death, and if the young one sur- vived with its parents amongst


y°Anfilmx) c a n kUl a crocodile style, with sky scrapers, not . , 7 - T l L versa.


an^eonced'talre £ovw01caxeSoT°the It is patterned, so far as I t ° t t r


6 ? S n the camp, the organ- and an outstanding landmark u recruited a special In the Hertzog Tower which


again toured tne ns* looking shops and buildings,


s He was a one looked very attractive when o about six foot illuminated at night,


GIFTS


Fr^Ushf I^xpect the arm had and feat above sea level, and eater>


w f magnificent Jolwmesburg along with ad e He seemed to have extra- This city,.only 36 m^es.from S© . f a s sm e ll 0ft.- •


we in in g some minutes later one side ^ which and sd; wgl- C This year they have chosen r H^ ouletly left our vehicle one main shopping street, mi


^ hen he said we could get out back is their splend.d Parl.a- ^T fo ltow him, but we must ment building for summer use.


°Round some bushes and about city vrith parks and hewers we awav with its back to us everywhere. Even most-of the


i suddenly'saw a white rhino streets are ' lined with m- Thirty-two per cent of the 35! ^ . -otnerafi silentlv got husy. co.ourful blooms,


S%r<S«.» • »* ■ t a l k to make a nodsl.


etermtaes^he way the.-.wind is blowing and then positions so -


'i cu r guide told us on return- suls frwn all over the world' dng to 'th e coach that if one


F vame


tthat’ i?is blowing from and' not Our pro-Brttish gtdde proudly ko the animal, it is reasonably showed us the JaU young 3afe to approach up to about Churchill escaped from and-the »This monster our guide said, dom


weighed about four tons and We were fortunate to .


canal he swam over to free- , .


J a S ^ that toese brutes The official Government ndn- with Ambassadors and Con­


ainS^see very far but their istrles are here.located together <amril is good.


rwo-tier system has been eached.


c rom January 1, the mono­ ihrome television licence fee.is


t ncreased from £5 to £6 and fhe colour television licence rrom £10 to £11. The. sound


FIncreased fee adio licence remains £!■ 5s.


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i particular hospital, alderstones.


commercial capital and most gold and diamond mines are jn this area.


Johannesburg, the largest city Finest


pnmn for breakfast and then and with straight criss cross- t^ re d the reserve until streets. Any amount of good


could see on the American seen elsewhere in the country,


the lion tor ita yo^S mo^ eys Kruger Park we continued our r n c ^ d to congregate, journey but this time westwards


^ r t m e ^ s ^ n f e thing like S’.ewly. Entering by Ulat evening, feminine voices Be this as ^ the communal hall keeps


nd the growing preparation cemd on the c.ty from about 6 tramP:ng miles, often with a discretion being th From about the age of pub- three days in Durban we set off and of bow she toils in the


nortiing above their waists in smaller coaches and with fresh s0rt 0f Tenns of Reference that 111 . ^ ™ work- order—we were told—to attract, drivers proceeding to the first ^ men o£ our party may take surprised by msplaytag their charms, a of the two reserves we were to back Britato with the idea


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Kiioharid hut on mar- vis;t: Natai Game Reserve. of forming a country wide Asso- and was told that the noise oi called the Hiuhluwe °fa^ a t S home.


read^ repairs mithe potfc


, „ theii- machines and eq u a p n ^ aw a^ th ey t o ^ I


roup of unmarried girls and new drivers were revealed as onl jung-.e animal that has no killed there, and when I saw nf ne men folk rather qualified game wardens who ° 'LL man js the African pride of lions s.owly 5^ “Jg


imal mere than two feet away, I was giad that my vocation is not


one morn’tagno


o Hisnose of a lion, but the breath as a huge elephant a main live food for such beasts crossed our path from one side


re the plentiful Antelopes and of the road to the othw- animals of the


acauarium where one can wit- fbPjr ijfe from animal drop- It appears that both the RAC ness performing dolphins and pin^ i whilst, other animals in- and AA men are a l ^ wardens


On the front there is an foiiage which receive much of for help. Wardens are vegetarians wheii


I did not like the oppressive to d hubby and as I recal.ed a waiy eyei and_earop«i ready P


close quarters. tbe kin before presenting her forays two, one of whom lreeps


, „>nhant rhino, giraffe etc., the park must not get out of fireverctarians feeding only on his car, but a passing motonst


taxes


animals such as If in trouble, a motorist in ^ will take a message to the camp


tuhe kraal Is Ag with the southern.capital, to set off « a tefeurely dn , . .'I i•t has one main s -napping


miipc t ^o « e sout - -


u‘^ th e ^ u th west. v v— r oroughfare, West S t r e e t •,


leamt later, the philosphy of There are many Indians here Africa m the raw.


by the rickshaws pulled by gaily ^ e cubs can feed on plumed hefty Bantus who will


amongst the coloureds and a picturesque sight is presented


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buckets. So do the men when round, the water is alive w.th ',gU^ „ e r f e c t scavo^crs leav- breakdown, they feel like washing.


Every 20 or so miles along the certainly require both stall and tag no S rough road is a native store nerve to bring their frail craft or whatwer it


., , ,, , jn turn by the had a church, GPO, and both carrion who


who have been hover- centres within the Kruger a satodistence Reserve and at one, in addition what to an excellent restaurant they


IVatu re We stayed at two different RAC and AA faculties including


. P® , | hat d| ^ zebra i had a chat with the RAC originally, official being interested in how


nobody, nature animals in the open park when cal;ed out to repairs.


^ they deal with ^ danger from


Tv,is city is much larger and and woe betide anyone lmouV same principie as qj,. thousand or so at night.


w« we „re awakened in time the animals feeding. It seems


counterpart and extending from that wito lions tney Keep » they keep to- Mozambique with its northern


t'hi"v«>st time to see It Is the size of Wales and lies


parallel


Guarded to


oining and similarly decorated. t I thought this individual ex­


better than ‘Mon Repose’ or Natai, through seaside places after a time that ostman and the average Bantu Durban. oor but there is a doorway


iar as it is to the one family, from the postman’s viewpoint


white using a design peculiar J J5 L t thhe’ ssoil above. to. v,t. his


Next he paints outside in . a design peculiar and


a funeral, wrap the deceased recreational purposes but ldgnts capital Mbabane. m new woollen garments and aU over the camp go out from Thls small country appeared anywhere immediately their generator at 10 p.m. and


When a Bantu dies they hold The room also serves for ru,Cj staying a night at the ^ densiey wooded and was


grub, that we had taken on in At Afrriica,ca, into Swaziland which at Durban.


i *'“*•«*“ in you


nOW the reV various passeA through Zululand and t-V


the walls and I erw am told the himself m with one wife, and l mater which and


for hubby to fix. She then ideai age for marrying, he is There is a communal room evenjng smg song before an- at Rome. iapplies cow dung about one often not too well blessed with with a table but everything has otber early start. 100 in life whhaenn he hasts staonck., mavy- bulky packkaafges now revfceal&leded a BsS teamsspeodrarily mifu +>»« vAnrs


traw and plaits for the roof, as he wishes but when at the nch thick outside will


to be brought in by the party hnlkv n explained


, is not wise to be other than this reserve we le a v in g _ - wiu-u i/uux? «»© was ti ,.mir shuttered kraal after _ ,.i_ South hiao.ft. Mm*e* wac under British i itt is not wise to be other than certainly very hilly. We pas sstedill


A Clitlieroe businessman continues his story of an exciting African holiday.


„ _ .. __ __ _ threaded our wav for two more ler does get through. days along the south coast


going north over Piggs Peak mountain passed back into


a b^, asbestos centre and


glimpse of “Darkest Africa’, we dark as the odd predatory prow- Keeding to the world famous Truger National Park.


•Dun Roamin’ as he came over wjth tbe familiar names of him to reach the rest camp oy majny moniunents commemor- pthe hill except that there is no Ramsgate and Margate to 6 p.m. as gates are c l o ^ until ate


of One cannot enter the reserve Kruger wh0 did so much for the enanie


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his was founded by Paul m pioneering days as


5 a'm- the following corning, The Kruger reseive is on the Portuguese borderlng Rhodesia,


~ -rr.---. 7" most of the hotels are located. ^ ‘ tard’and*master who eats mer due, I was told, to that wants when she can region being near the equator


dving of starvation without the perimeters and guarded gates ,irin e


andwealltogs often It has the same reinforced but with several jest camps and


go. After that and the swampy conditions ^ ^ made the problem of mosquitoes ^


here a full restaurant service is available,


South Africa.We lunched in the own of Barberton, where gold was first discovered, and again changed c coaches and drivers before pro.


Any fear we had of cow dung supervised by our drivers from man sat on the seat immech- was


pletie with H and C. todet, brougbt Within th be camp, our i ng bed ^e laecte ic_li ugh t.u^ meaal;B(s.


s was a steel wire encased and electric lignu


ms euea dispelled food brought with


had been used. from frills and we had an p.ant fmne wno lett tne aircrait Leaving


prepared &


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n°ui * a t id v,nnr lournev Lovely selection of gifts for all the family


MORTONS N O W D IS P L A Y IN G


Large selection of Watches from 42/6 all at pre-Budget prices


s t was intimated that a boup kitchen was about to t e opened in ditheroe for ehe benefit of the poor. Sev­ i ral local gentlemen had


75 YEARS AGO I December 8 ,1 8 9 3


matter and had procured the necessary cooking apparatus, it was added.*


nterested themselves in the


mAn extraordinary general a eeting of ratepayers, held oft Whalley, approved an Cfer by the Lancashire s ounty Council of £120 to be Mpent in improving the S itton Road from Whalley leytation to (he end of Whal­


Township.


c An extra classroom and cloakroom were in course of aonstruction at Waddington


. . .


nd West Bradford Day School.


p oregoing their summer bicnics for two years mem- bers.of St. Mary’s Choir, Gis- f urn, obtained sufficient tunds to provide a war shrine oo tlie memory of the 18 men f f Gisbum and district who cell in the service of then- ountry.The shrine, placed in the


50 YEARS AGO FDecember 6 ,1 9 1 8


church, was dedicated by the vicar the Rev. J. Heslop.


t n the half-yearly report of


Weavers’ Protective Societies, which included Olitheroe, it was stated that the present e wages award expired in Dec-


he Lancashire Federation of I * * * *


wmber and suggested that c eavers should have an in­ prease of 50 per cent, the j resent day price of cloth


nion.


ustifying such an increase. a Unfavourable comment was


i he Board of Education wssued a pamphlet dealing T ith sex education in schools. s he pamphlet was based on a aurvey of H.M. Inspectors bnd was published for the Aenefit of Local Education


25 YEARS AGO T December 3, 1943


emong other things, that cducation authorities should sonsider the teaching of this t ubject in the schools, par­


uthorities. a The B o a r d suggested,


icularly the Senior schools. f Mr. G. W. Rickards, MP


aor the Skipton Division, died at his home in London after


p ne hundred and fifty oresent and former members Ff the Parish Church Girls’ t riendly Society assembled in che Parish Church School to s elebrate the 50th anniver­ oary of the founding of the


short illness. O • # •


rganisation in Clltheroe.


t Fascinating stories from Phe famous diary of Samuel aepys and interesting details mbout his career were told to Cembers of Olitheroe Rotary oflub by Mr. J. W. Singleton, r Wilpshire. a former lib­


• * * arian of Accrington.


ho cotad speak jacent Pretoria is several thbus- hareWTcTof orghatoXarh^Curtains a n d s in the north) to Crewe in the


H he Manchester Regional o ospital Board is to make a gift cf toys this Christmas to the wnau ey


Hospital Board T gives toys


hildren of Calderstones Hos­ piuta;l, Whalley.


Manchester region, which stret­ ches from Basrow-’n-Fumess


rS^ arTSlsigh t as he peered Johannesburg, is _in many


and it is their custom at the annual staff party to decorate w the Christmas tree with toys,


outh.Their staff numbers about 400 a hich are afterwards sent to


Pretoria is truly a garden Figure reached d illion 'items of mail posted ;


Taily now bear a 5d"-stamp. ; Ohis means that the Post t ffice target figure under the


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c h o ic e in A c rila n s , E n k a lo n s , W ool, etc. V a lu a b le e n d -p ie c e s, rem n a n ts , Shownouse


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p ita l services th ro u g h o u t th e | W A L L P A P E R , P A IN T S , Crown, etc. ,§a v e Up f0 50% o ff lis t p rice s


Covcrs at CU‘ priCCS* .


NO INCREASE in purchase lax on aU our vast


stocks of Carpets and Furniture, etc.


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T O Y D E P T . — Subbuteo, Super Soccer Magnetic Football games.


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Inside and out arounda wie wtuis s a handsome tail the wall edifice.


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