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10 Ciitlieroe Advertiser mid limes, Friday, December IJ, I9f>8 >< * * * * « * » « < » * « « » * * « * * * * « * * * « * * * * * '* * <


LETTERS BURNT EN POST OFFICE FIRE


Guild hear about doll collection


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A wonderful selection of exciting crackers and sparkling lights, Miniature Crackers, containing charms, from 4/11. Boxes of 12 Crackers, containing novelties and jewels, from 9/10. Snowballs in boxes of 6 and 12, from 6/0. A wonderful selection of these lights from 22/11.


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dington gave a talk on how she built' up her collection of 110 dolls at the monthly meeting of Clitheroe Evening Townswomen’s Guild.


hf the. country some years ago. t ad been dressed by Mrs. Lup- Lon's mother as a “Lancashire


olls as presents. o One doll, typical cf this part


Ghoir, conducted by Mr. pieoffrey T. Hitchen, sang test ti eces which they entered at Ohe Blackpool Music Festival in Hctober when the}- won the


rs. E. Allen. C The recently formed Guild


ass.” MThanks were expressed by


a She told the 140 members cnd guests that she started the Wollection when she was small. t hen members of Mrs. Imp- con's family visited foreign dountries, they brought back


Sir Frank attacks Governmem


Letters were burnt and others charred when a fire broke


out in the outdoor postbox of Clitheroe Head1 Post Office just before midnight op Saturday.


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Mr. W. McColl, ' the Fost- tmaster, said police told him of


whe fire at 11-40 p.m. and he doent immediately to open the


ors.. - 1 He said there were more than


vaged.Mr. McColl added, “There was a lot of correspondence in c the box because the previous


i ,000 Items of correspondence n the box. but most were sal­


aollection had been in the pfternoon. We have either re­ t osted or returned the items


t Mr.idence of this” McCoH said the box con­ Fines total dsbestos. The contents smoul­ ten pounds


s He added “The Fire Officer caid that it could have been oaused by a lighted cigarette evr match, but there was no


act the Post Office. Malcli


aaining the mail was lined with smoered and produced a lot of


adcause of smoke and fumes”, he t ded, “and the firemen had


“Cke. he smoke cleared”.


v ost points gained in the mmoke control probem, has been Mane, 32. of Hampden Road, s major attack on the region’s


rols. c Mrs. B. Webster, Federation maddler with the cup for the i arious competitions held dur­


ng the year. t The monthly competition for


azel Hargreaves.


caards they sang a selection of Shairman, presented Mrs. M.


bhe best dressed dell, judged iss Nutter: 2, Mrs. Spencer


Superb Christmas Foods, Wines and Delicacies


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aYou know how good BM's restaurants are tt, Bradford and Skipton . . . how you get rhe best food, m generous portions, at very Peasonable prices. It's the same in our


ood Halls, where you can find scores of delicious foods from all over the world ... new ideas for parties and entertaining ... t good wines and oilier drinks ... every­


hing you'll need ior Christmas at prices to suit every pocket. Come and see!


i An appeal to local authorities Wad all parked in Church Lane, an the North West to prepare Khalley; and Christopher


c ade by Sir William Mather, Ehairman of the North West


anri 3, Mrs. Blades. o The meeting was presided


Hver by the chairman, Mrs.


My Mrs. Lupton was won by: 1. Cuthority in the region, except t y, and Whitefieid-Urban Dis­


conomic Planning Council. a In a letter, sent to every local lehadderton, Oheadle and Gat- urict Councils, whose areas are


ahallenged the Darwen unit to b game of football on Sunday, aut the game, which was played at Edisford School, resulted in


a litheroe headquarters for tea gnd in the evening Clitheroe Dained revenge by beating the


atch. Flower club


Flowers • with • baskets and wood” at the club’s lecture- demonstration in the Station Hotel on Friday. d About 50 people attended the


reston.


CMrs. A, owell, chairman of " litheroe Flower Club arranged


l n Friday, January 17 when a giveecture-demonstration will be P n by Mrs. B. Wareing. of


emonstration. o The next meeting will be held


WHEN TO POST YOUR MAIL


There are three dates for posting inland Christmas mail


this year, one for parcels, one for 4d mail and one for 5d items. The two-tier system will continue to operate through­ out the Christmas rush, with first-class letters receiving priority treatment.


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si t l Top Value in Food Hamper Gifts


Hundred.* already ordered—a tribute to our policy of eiving top value, and our success in sending them all over the world. Please order YOURS . early, too! They are wonderful exciting gifts for relatives, business friends, old folks, young couples—what is better C than a Brown. Muir box bi*imming with mahristmas Cheer? Choose our selections or


a ke .your own—at any price you like. What wonderful idea!


Just 9 more shoiminK days to Christmas—s be wise! Shon early for the best selection!


Brromuff “Surprise Box" .......... £10.10.0 B omuff “Favourites" Selection.........£5.0.0


pooular hampers! . Bromuff "De Luxe," a magnificent choice of


Bromuff ‘ Gift Box'' ........................ £1-12-6 Free delivery within 35 miles, otherwise


FestiromufT “Christmas Fare" .................. £4.4.0 val Travel Pack..............


packed inside—all part of our Christmas n Gift Service! Please write or Phone for full


r-tnils. or suggestions.


! ! and everything else for a Happy Christmas


It's the special extras that make Christmas such an exciting time—and, you’ll


find so many of them at BM's. The items we illustrate and describe here are only a small part of the whole; there arc hosts of gifts at BM.’$; every one a pleasure to give and a joy to receive.


£3.7.6


PURE LEAFLET gives full details of our own B food and wines...............................50 gns. Bromuff "Family Favourite" ......... £2.10.0


postage,'packing extra. Quotations glady submitted. Your own Gift Cards ca-refulJy


time for Christmas the Post Office recommends that parcels should be posted by December 18. 4d mail and December 19 and 5d mail by December 20. wLast year tile GPO dsalth


For mail to be delivered in


a ith nearly 1,050 million letters pnd cards and 127 million


o tile success of the operation by posting in good time and. in c many places, by handling their


days December 15 and 22 there t will be Usual Sundry e j e c ­ that normally do not


have a Sunday collection. coThere will be a full range of


Dackets and parcels between aions will be similar to those on a ecember 13 and January 2 b normal Saturday. There will t nd the people who posted De no collection cn Chr's mat. them made a big contribution


iorrespondence already tied up D sdieduled for Sunday. Uddressed dearly and correctly. o2; and two general deliveries


l nd Northern Ireland no de­ beiveries of letters or parcels will


ay or Boxing Day. a Deliveries. In England. Wales


n bundles. d It will assist the GPO to


aeliver mail in good time if it is


c ear period arrangements far snd for post office counter


l ecember 15. There will be one deetter deliver and one parcel


nsure safe arrival. YOver tlie Christmas and New


ervices will be as fallows: a Collections in England, Wales


e nder the two-tier system all Cf letters and one of parcels on i nvelopes may be sealed. Pack­ whristmas Eve. No deliveries eng parcels carefully helps to


aollection and delivery of mail 4ounters will generally dose at wournemouth, with the bride ■ earing an emerald green coat


r Boxing Day. WCounter service. In England,


nd Norther Ireland on Sun­ Day.


wn normal Saturdays. Offices Cill generally be dosed on


c ales and Northern Ireland B uple left for a honeymoon in o-30 pm. on Christmas Eve—as hristmas Day and, Boxing


ive at Mellor, near Blackburn. —Photograph by Pye's, of Clith eroe.


o ill be made on Christmas Day


Gwendolen A. Blackburn, was married at Waddington Methodist Church to Mr. Wilfred Parkinson.


Scouts compete c Clithoroe Venture Scout Unit


5-4 win for this visitors. C Scouts then returned to fche


marwen Scouts 4-1 in a snooker ess as soon as possible.


lhat the region is made smoke­ what the batter}- in his lorry Has not familiar with the road. t lanning Council is to ensure


s nderstood to be 100 per cent omokeless, he states that one


Pf the main objectives of the A n Kane's case. Chief Insp. h as low and that was why he


ad parked without lights.


t shworth said that he had said we was pleading guilty, but he a e had been following a van,


hut when he returned later it Rnother vehicle in Whalley pad gone out. Hacking had ex­ alained that it must have been I loose connection.


bar, his parking light was on.


p Chief Insp. J. L. Ashworth, t rosecuting, said P.C. Penling- aon had seen Kennedy overtake


oad markings. h In court, Kennedy said that


i exborough, who had parked hrosecuting, said that Hacking


wargreaves Rose Bowl. After­ Major attack onditions wTere very bad be­


t nd knees in the building until Tf Commercial Street, Rishton; Ehomas Williams, 45, of Higher


o use oxygen masks. a “I had to crawl on my hands


Five motorisls were each


o They- were: Jim Hacking, 39, Danam, Blackburn: Herbert


lined £2 at Clitheroe, for par­ king at night without lights.


Grrinkwater, 66. of Drydon h ey House. Haslingden who


peuld not be indentified, but If d ople found their correspon­ e ence missing, and if they had


o the senders with apologies”. coThere were few- letters that


t vidence of such things as pos­ tal orders, they should con­


Pictured at the Conservative Christmas Fayre on Saturday are, from left to right, Sir Frank Pearson, opener; Conn. S. T . Moor, chairman; M r . Bryan R . Harris, divisional treasurer and M r . Noel Muntagh, divisional chairman.


Motorists went over lines


Two motorists were fined at Clifcheroe yesterday week for failing to conform to double white line road markings


in Whalley Road, Pendleton.


Hrian Bernard Bate, 22, of Calf Cennt. Little Heuth, Audlem, Easier to read B ove, Great Harwood; and


h heshire, who was fined £5 and 49-year-oldad his licence endorsed; and


a They were Terence Kennedy, cged 44, of Daisy Bank Cres-


n Accrington Road. Whalley. p Chief Insp. J. L. Ashworth, cad said that when he left his


Myles Burton, of Greaves Street, Great Harwoo, who was fined £10 and had his licence endorsed.


ether have 30,000 pages.


David William entries in telephone directories hasier to read, the Post Office


g assified directories, which to­


s oad, Pendleton, and in doing ro cross the double white line


the court that as he was over­ saking a goods lorry, the vehicle dtarted to accelerate. He iecided to continue to overtake tt, but in doing so he crossed


ahe goods vehicle's driver not cccelerated, he would not have


he white lines. t Burton pointed out that had rossed the markings.


For sailors


A nursery nurse, Miss Uir this year for the first time. s ntil now, this has been pos­ pible only for shore-based naval


s Sailors serving overseas on bhips of the Royal Navy will ae able to receive parcels by


ersonnel. s Parcels will be flown to the


Mr. and Mrs. D. Blackburn, cf Fairways, Broughton. Preston, whose family business is R. D. Blackburn and Sons, Ltd.. Castlegate Clitheroe.


The bride is the daughter of


nions, plus relief collec ions rs Barkinson, of Staifa Crescent, boxesecessary and clearances from


a The groom, a chartered Tccountant, is the son of Mrs. P. Wright and the late Mrs. A,


b llections on Saturday, Decem­ lersey wool and grey and silver t er 21. On Christinas Eve collec­ hurex with grey shoes. In her ahe carried more stephanotis


jhe bride wore a short dress of s air there was 'stephanotis and


lackburn t Given away by her father,


couthwortli, wore a short rust- aoloured dress of Jersey wool s nd carried cream roses and intephanotis. There were match­


nd pink roses. S Her bridesmaid, Miss Vaierie


2 livedv on Sunday. December s est man and Mi-. Keith Adam- A die Rev. E. Joselin.


g flowers in her hair. b Mr. Trevor Aldred was the


R fter the reception at the cooe field Hotel, Ciitheroe, the


onn was the usher. byThe ceremony was performed


with grey accessories. l Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson will


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W A N T E D FOR CASH The Antique Shop


Barrow, near Whalley. Tel: Whalley 3511.


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For Prompt Attention Phone: Chatbum 461


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Telephone: Padiham 72811 (Home) Clitheroe 4293


(Works) NOW OPEN Tel: Chatburn '462 (evenings)


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16, Castlegate, Clitheroe Phone 2363 Open daily 9.0 to|Jj|JP.


HIGH STREET, SKIPTON ' “ •


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■ ^Except;TifMday, closed aU day. '


Some of ’the guesfs who'?a (tended GlltheroeJHfflverttser# bum-Times staff dinner and'dance at-thc*StarkieJAfms/last 'Friday.


, |;;iiiii« iibiiii., $ L • < „ .taA mesijmdfthe Black.- *v*TV _-pf y.tjtL,-


Castlegnte Antiques in Clitheroe,


Pottery, Figures, Guns;


Swords, Oak & Mahogany - Furniture,- Oil -Paintings, Water Colours, Prints,


' Silver. Pewter and Brass


Anything Old and Interesting


worth said he had been seen by P.C. Taylor while overtaking on the markings. t Burton said in a letter to


aomg to overtake the lorry, the arrows were hidden by the van and so he did not know he was lipproaching some double -white nes.Of Burton, Chief Insp. Ash­


hnd when it overtook & lorry, g He said that while he was


e decided to overtake as well. Hidden


e To see whether it can make oear It issued 17 million copies


.


ment had touched had gone wrong—even the question of stamps and summer time- said Sir Frank Pearson, \jp


Everything the Govern


for Clitheroe on Saturday. S He was opening a Christina,


emed.


Sale at the Conservative Clu'o Bir Prank attacked Mrs e arbara Castle, Minister for amployment and Productivity tnd MP for Blackburn. .siivjn.', that she was at the root of half nhe troubles as for as the cation’s economy was con.


s On the question of p, Ftamps and summer time, s t mrank asked, “If they can no* h anage questions of t'ni, sort how is it possible for them to ecandle successfully the nation's


Trouble


onomy?” t “I am no pessimist, rathe-


the opposite, but I am afraid chat in the near future tic


did happen, lie liopecl the British people would make the:- voice very clear so that Harold Wilson could no longer carr-. on as Prime Minister.


rouble again.” Sir Frank said that


tould well be in financin' t<i>


hat before very long the nation would be able to go to the polls ' to show what they thought of


t He said lie sincerely hoped


ohe Fair, which was the first ane to be held for several years, f nd more than £170 was raised


yypography and layout. Last Might! Sir Frank: Coun S. J t a5 commissioned a study of


hairman who presided.


clf its 77 main alphabetical and Dhairman; Mr. Bryan R. Harris. ivisional treasurer: and Mr.


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Reconditioned Washers and Cleaners


Kenwood Chef Repairs AUTHORISED SERVICE


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57, Henthorn Road, Clitheroe.


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t‘his miserable Government.” t About 150 people attended


c oore, the Clilheroe branch c Neil Murtagh, the Divisional


or the Division funds. r Our picture shows: left to


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