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CHEF AND BARMAN STOLE FROM INN


A chef, formerly employed


at the Moorcock Inn, Wad- dington, was given six or seven - double gins, each valued at 7s. on several nights of every week, by the barman, Bowland magi s­


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trates were told on Monday. He also received .six 40 oz.


bottles or gm, end two 40 oz. bottles of whisky. In return, he gave the bar­


man a quantity of meat, butter, tins of fruit, and a large tin of instant coffee, which he took from the hotel’s, food store. This was alleged by Mr. K.


G. Dyson, County Prosecuting Solicitor, when the chef and the barman each appeared on charges of larceny and of re­ ceiving.


ALL SCHOOL HAS PART IN


THIS SHOW After the success of their


last, rather unusual produc­ tion “A Health to John P a t ch”, the pupils of


Ribblesdale School are this year tackling two, shorter productions. These will be Gilbert and Sullivan’s legal farce “Trial by Jury” and “Hat Trick” by A. Elliott


produced and musically directed bv Keith Ellel. music master at the school, who was also re­ sponsible for the musical direc­ tion of “A Health to John Patch.'’ The second, a short play concerning the trials and tribu­ lations of a typical Lancashire familv. will be produced by Mr. B Reillv, a member of the English department. There will also be a surprise item between the two productions.


Cannon. The first is to be both


before “the night” is being done by groups of pupils. Several


Much of the work on and


dozen posters have been painted and distributed around the town. Groups under the direc­


Re-organisation of multiple store complete


A full re-organisation of the busy Castle Street store


owned by F. W. Woolworth Ltd., is now completed, and a final inspection was made by a company official yesterday counters,1


T h e older-type


which have served tile store since it first opened in August,


1935, have now been replaced by the modem, narrower, easy- to-view counters which facili­ tate selection and service.


has been installed and this will give customers and staff the benefit, in cold weather, of a much warmer store in which to shop, and ensure that air conditioning keeps it coolly comfortable on the hottest days


A new type of hot air heating


of summer. Basement


extended and new frozen food and refrigerated fats' counters, as well as fresh fruit and vege­ table units, have been fitted.


The food section has been


tion of Miss A. Turner and Mr. W Grcgson have been busy making the stage ready.


being efficiently managed by a group of boys directed by Mr. D. Butterworth. The curtain goes up next


Stage and house lighting is


Wednesday at 1-45 p.m. and the show continues until Saturday.


changes have taken place. The office, which once ocupied the comer of the store furthest from the main entrance, has been transferred to the base­ ment and newly equipped.


Behind the scenes, other


fire alarm system, fire escapes and emergency exits. New fur­


The store also has a new niture has made the freshly decorated staff-room even more


the stoire for the past three years, and his 36-strong staff


are well pleased with the changes.


employee is the staff supervisor Miss Nora Briggs, of Corpora­ tion Street, Clitheroe. She has worked there for 18 years, since


The store’s longest serving


leaving school. Commenting on the re­


attractive. Mr. A Gilfillan, manager of


Bottles


ham aged 43, of Yellowhouse Lane, Southport, admitted that between January 1, 1967, and Jan 15, 1968, he stole a quan­ tity of meat, butter, a number of‘tins of fruit and a catering size tin of instant coffee, total


The chef, Eric William War-


value £15. He also admitted receiving,


between the same dates, six bottles of gin and two bottles of whisky, total value £59 12s, knowing them to have been


the foodstuffs stolen by War- ham, knowing them to be stolen.


He also admitted receiving] !


the first count and £50 on the second, of receiving. He was also ordered to pay restitution of £51 10s 9d.


Warham was fined £75 on D r in k s


ceiving foodstuffs,, and £50 for stealing drinks. He was ordered to pay restitution of £114 10s.


Draper was fined £25 for re­ 9d.


the foodstuffs stolen by War- ham, knowing them to be


He also admitted receiving


stolen. Warham was at first charged


with receiving gin to the value of £100 over the bar, but he disputed this, claiming that he thought the drinks were gifts, and the charge was withdrawn. Mr. Dyson said that from


seen by two police officers, and told of the deficiency. He said “You must be making


a mistake. I have given a bottle of gin to the chef and that’s all.”


wick Police Station, where he made a statement. Part of the statement read: ‘I did not have much to do


He was taken to Barnolds-


with the chef, but he came to me and said he had wife trouble. He asked for gin and said he would pay for it at the end of the week. I gave him gin, although I knew I was doing wrong.” He said he had given War


r


Preparing for decimal


currency A range of adding m


ad,, ines and cash registers w hich


can be switched from sterling to decimal, and back to sten


ling again, was shown at th.; Swan and Royal Hotel, Clith- eroe on Monday and Tue--


day. The demonstrations ws-,


ham bottles of gin and whisky which had never been paid for. He estimated the total value


Married


May 15, 1964 until January this year. Draper was the resident barman at the Moorcock. He was earning £12 per week,


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chef at the hotel from Decem­ ber 1966 until January this year. He received a salary of £1,750, with all found. During the period of June


Warham was the resident


stolen. The barman, Vincent H.


I have been a fool. I should never have done it." Warham was also seen by


He added: “I am very sorry.


with all found, and his tips were estimated at between £10 and £12 a week.


the police and he admitted receiving several bottles of drinks and also some cigarettes. In a statement, he said that


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of drinks he had passed over the bar at about £100.


WHITTAKER—WHITAKER


Mr. and Mrs. John Whittaker after their wedding at Whalley Parish Church on Sunday week. The groom is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Whittaker, of 20, Hope Street, Great Harwood, and the bride, formerly Miss Isobel Jean Whitaker, is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Whitaker, of Abbot House, 74, King Street, Whalley.-Photo: John Read, Great Harwood.


Draper had given him drinks in return for meat, butter and eggs. He gave him a bottle of whisky in return for the tin of coffee.Mr. Dyson said that there was no evidence that the two men were responsible for the total deficiency of £643. Warham, who is married with


and July last year. Mr. Watson, a director of the Moorcock Inn Ltd., noted a drop in the tak ings at the hotel bar. He called in an independent


Draper, aged 50, now living at Wellington Street, Blackburn,


admitted that between the same dates, he stole a quantity of gin, valued at about £100, six bottles of gin, three bottles of w-liisky and a bottle of liqueur brandy, total value


£74 14s.


S a l e s p l a n n i n g Mr. diaries R. (Jimmy)


organisation, she said: “I find the new system a great deal better. I t helps service, because every section of the store can now be seen by every member


James, of Green D r iv e , Clitheroe, has been appointed Central Division Sales Plan­ ning Manager for the GaHaher Group of cigarette, cigar and


of the staff.” Miss Barbara Robinson, of


Bolton-by-Bowland, also has a responsible job as the store’s cashier-, a post she has held for


about seven years. She is delighted with the


siting and lay-out of the new office and the additional facili­


expressed by the assistant s u p e r v i s o r Miss Sylvia Haworth, of Worston and the assistant cashier, Miss Eliza­ beth R e n n ie , of Eastmoor Drive. Clitheroe.


ties. The same satisfaction is also


tobacco manufacturing com­ panies. He will work from the Derby S t r e e t , Manchester, branch of the Group.


who has been with Gallaher for 15 years, is a member of ditheroe Golf d u b and a keen supporter of Blackburn Rovers. He is married and has three children.


Nottingham-born Mr. James,


Post Office for general corres­ pondence will be within the POP (Post Office Preferred) range of sizes by next summer.


All envelopes used by the


The Mayor and Mayoress chatting with some of the Guides “At Home”.


who attended the 11 ■ p i a S ill--:


mated that about 30 represet tatives from business concern in Clith e-roe had visited the show.


given by a Middlesex firm, by Tuesday evening it was ea'.


trating the problems confror,'. ing accounting departments'


A film strip was shown ilia;, Answer


pany said, “As decimahsatio", is on its way, the only way


ensure that business has'tt answer is to act now


TOWN REGALIA GOES ON SHOW


four children, was ordered to pay the fine at the rate of £5 ci week Draper, who told -the court he


stocktaker, who noted a defi­ ciency of £643. On January 15, Draper was


The Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Alderman and


had not yet found alternative employment, was ordered to pay £10 before the end of the month, when the rate of pay­ ment will be revelwed.


Mrs. T. Robinson, held an “at home” in the Mayor’s Parlour yesterday week, attended by more than 200 people The guests, who were wel


corned by the Mayor and Mayoress, included members of


1 Mayor and Mayoress elect Coun. and Mrs. S. Hardman.


the Town Council and the


played, among them the char­ ters. regalia and robes, and the guests were able to see the Council Chamber and the Committee Room.


Interesting items were dis­ : ■


tion Celebrations in Clitheroe and the procession on Mayor’s Sunday last year were shown in the Council Chamber.


Films of the 1937 Corona­ Post Office help P f l


partly in black ar.d white and partly in colour when acquired by the Council and was sent away to be processed entirely in black and white. On the morning of the “at home” it had not arrived in Clitheroe and the Post Office were asked


The Coronation film was


W. McColl, Clitheroe Post­ master, and his staff, the par­ cel of film was found to be in a bag of mail at Preston, and its deliverv was rushed through in time for it to be shown the


to trace it. Thanks to the efforts cf Mr


same evening. Refreshments were served


by the Mayoress’s Ladies Com­ mittee.


w i th machines capable handling the new decimal cci rency immediately, it will faK serious disruption of its te-. ness routine.”


“Unless a firm is equippe; F u n d r a is e r


with a bring and buy sale, helc by the Townsend Fellowship it Clitheroe Parish Church Sun­ day School recently, raise' £13 4s. for the British at: Foreign Bible Society.


A tea and biscuit cvenin: J u m b le sale


a jumble sale held on behan of the Old Age Pensions Asa> ciation in Stanley House. C!:;t eroe, on Saturday.


More than £9 was raised .


force yesterday week remove the restrictions c the use to: animal feeding of milk at: milk products originating out­ side the foot-and-mouth diseaa Controlled Areas


A n im a l f e e d in gc An Order which came to


ing from premises in the Con­ trolled or Infected Areas must before being fed to animals, be either boiled, pasteurised, c: treated to standards agree: with the Milk Marketing Bo:::


Milk and milk products com ­


ABOVE Gliding smoothl berg’’, John Hoi managed to stai| his early runs.


years, the Post Office has sper.t £6i million on mechanising the


In the last six fmanctf


mails. Key to the system is fe postal code, now being intro duced at major towns.


R IG H T But reporter found it wasn't feet.


A spokesman for tile cos.,


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THURSDAY 7th MARCH


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MAYO] Hail and farewell,


tired bank manager! succeed an accountant f business executive, botl vast experience in tl respective callings, in [ Mayoralty — the higl office it is in the powel a local authority to be* upon its oustanl citizens.


Clitheroe is in this resl Could a borough's linancl m better hands? A sour! the greatest satisfaction! comfort for the ratepf


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