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acknowledgments AINSWORTH.—Mrs.
worth and family wish ♦u^ns- \ T T -
ah relatives, f X k thanlt neighbours for then* expressions of Moral tributes
bereavement: also the V 11?* f doctor and the Rev t t ™,"5'
or their kindness ' ' Taylor 19 Waterloo Road', Cilti,----
CH ATBU RN.—The relath^T— the late Edna May c i M
and Miss M. Goodallsm?ur?' h thank all friends and
s ment. Also the direct.^ avc‘ doctor, doctors arid’’1
eours for floral tribute. 1Bh' received in their sad he .5
xpressions of taff of Trutex. Ltd
Ward U Blackburn Innrmary, Rev. E M <ti,i
Rose Mount, Grindleton
„athy ana
and
tom and all who have w-*: donations to the BhLv®* Heart Machine Fund B ckbum
HAWORTH.—The relativeslffThl, c late John Alan Howanh *in
and expressions of symnalhv received in their sad
neighbours for floral tribute erely thank all friends
ment Also thc doctors and s S of Chtheroe Hospital and the Rev^ Campbell for their klnfl!
85 Newark Avenue, Peterborough.
HODGSON. — M rs . Hodgson wishes to thank all relative and friends for kind expression of sympathy and floral tribute, received during her sad loss- also thc Rev. T. B. Reid for hk kind ministrations. Higher Park Gate, Cow Ark
OXBURGH.—The family of the late Thompson Oxbttrgh sin cerely thank all relatives friends and neighbours f0- floral tributes and expression of sympathy received In theb bereavement. Also the fami'v doctor and the Rev. Broadhurst for their kind attention 54. Sparth Road Manchester M20 8GT.
IN MEMORIAM
ASPIN.—In loving memory of a dear husband and father
—Prom the family. Wadding- ton.
<Billie), who died 13 October. 1955.
HORNBY.— In loving memory of a dear father and grandad (Wilfred) who died 9 October. 1965. —From all his family.
SANDERSON.—In loving mem ory of Richard (Dick) who died 15 October, 1967.
Laved and remembered always. —From Rachel.
SCHOFIELD—In loving memory of a dear wife and mother who died on 13th October 1963. —Fiiom husband, children and g ra n d ch i! dren. CIS theroe. Wok- ingham and Burnley.
SLINGER.—Treasured memories of my dear husband Fred, who passed away. 13 October. 1967. —From his wife Marie, Robert, and lamily.
; SLINGER.—In loving memory of 1 a dear dad and grandad, died : 13 October, 1967.
: —Son Dave. Hazel. APPRECIATION
Loved and remembered always. The Rev. A. F. KNOWLES
BISHOP INSTITUTES
VICAR Thc institution and induc-
lion of the Rev. A. F. Knowles as the new vicar of the Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist. Hurst Green, and Priest-in-charge of Mit- ton, took place on Saturday afternoon.
into the church, including many of Mr. Knowles’ former pari shioners from St. Luke's, Hey- wood, to see the Bishop of Bradford the Rt. Rev. Clement George St, Michael Parker, conduct the institution cere mony.
About 250 people crowded
the living by the Archdeacon of Craven, the Ven. Arthur Sephton.
Mr. Knowles was inducted to
vice. tlie Bishop consecrated the new grave plot which is situ ated immediately across the road from the church.
At the conclusion of the ser
served in the Memorial Hall by the women of St. John’s Church.
Afterwards, a buffet tea was
Traffic diverted
PICKERING.— Miss M. Pickering wishes to thank the staff and
scholars of Riversmead Second ary S c h o o l . Grindlcton. Waddington C.E. School. Sawley County School and Lane Eww School: also th c Kitchen Stan of Riversmead for gifts and good wishes received on hei
retirement. East Venture Villa. Chatburn.
WM. LANGSHAW AND SONS LTD. (R. CHEW)
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CREMATIONS ARRANGED.
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been operating in Clitheroe this week to enable workmen to re-surface the junction of Duck Street. Lowergate, WeUgate and Shaw Bridge.
Extensive diversions h a v e
to drive the wrong way down a one-way street, with the full permission and co-operation of police and traffic wardens.
is diverted along Turner Street and Peei Street, and town centre traffic wanting to turn back towards Whalley is being diverted down King Lane, in the opposite direction to the normal one-way system.
Traffic from Chatbum Road
operation on Tuesday, and the Borough Engineer, Mr. J. New ton Bell, said that, depending on the weather, the road works should be finished by weekend.
The diversion was put into .Motorists have even been able
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FOUR- AND-A-HALF DAY WEEK EXPERIMENT
WHEN FACTORY OPENS November 4 start
A four-and-a-half day week will be operated by the clothing manufacturers
who are moving into the Lowergate premises formerly owned by Seercraft Ltd. Mr. John Rigby, personnel manager for the J. and P. Jacobs Group, said this week that the scheme would be operated for the first three months. After that, the employees themselves will be able to
decide whether they like the scheme, or would prefer to work longer hours.
The firm, a subsidiary of Courtaulds, will begin moving
into thc factory next week, and will begin production on Monday. November 4. Mr. Rigby said: "Wc intend to open with 30 machinists, and
Marks and Spencer, and also make outerwear, such as trews, blouses and anoraks. They employ 3.500 people in factories as far afield as Barrow,
Local girl
response to the first advertisement for jobs with the company in Clitheroe, and also with the quality of applicants. Although the factory will be run initially by a team from the
Mr. Rigby said he was "absolutely delighted” with the
factory, but it is hoped that trainees will be able to start in the near future. Eventually the pay roll will be about 100 strong. Mr. Rigby stressed that the firm will be able to offer
11,000 square feet, and a canteen will be installed as soon as possible.
continuity of employment. The factory', formerly the Mount Zion Chapel, covers
The firm hopes to provide excellent working facilities, but as Mr. Rigby said: "We can’t tranform the place overnight.”
EXPORT CURB PROPOSALS
CRITICISED Mr. Richard Turner, secretary of Gisbum Auction
Mart, the largest dairy mart in the country, yesterday criti cised proposals to restrict the export of calves to the Con
Play group on show
dren were among those who took advantage on Tuesday of an open Invitation to see how the Slaidbum Play Group is run. The visitors were served with
Several mothers with chil
Mrs. Thwaite, one of the supervisors; Mrs. M. McCree, a former supervisor; Mrs. Dorothy McCready, the secre tary; Mrs. Barbara Hobson, the treasurer; and various mem bers of the committee.
coffee and biscuits by com mittee members. Among those present were
in more than £500,000 in foreign currency since it began in August, has priced good beef calves above the economic level which our own 'lieef farmers can pay. But Mr. Turner said yester
tinent. The trade, which has brought
day that the more calves that went abroad, the better.'
Gisbum every week, but of these only a few were likely to be shipped to the Continent, said Mr. Turner.
About 500 calves are sold at Yeal
voiced by animal welfare champions in Britain who ob- jeot to some of the exported calves being fed on an un
Strong opposition has been
government should stop the traffic.
A d , jjreotors
Britain they can be reared in 10 to 15 months to produce beef carcases averaging 550 lbs. each.
If the calves remain in
Mr. Cledwyn Hughes, said on Wednesday in the House of Commons that he was giving
The Minister of Agriculture,
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M eeting fo rm e r
com rad e s Twice a year, members of
the R.A.F. 31 Squadron, who served in Burma reunite and spend hours talking of their experiences in the last war.
meeting in Blackpool, and it will be attended by Mr. William Edmondson, of Pendle Avenue. Chatburn, a former member of the squadron.
twice yearly re-unions, one of which coincides with the Burma re-union in the Albert Hall. London, and the other taking place each October in the pro vinces.
About 50 ex-airmen attend the
committee is Mr. W. Smart, of Viga Road, Grange Park,'Lon don.
is being held at the Elgin Hotel, North Shore, is the third to be held in Blackpool in the recent years. Secretary of the re-unlon
Tills weekend’s event, which
old Mr. Edmondson is married with two daughters. He is em ployed as a weaver at Victoria Mill, Chatbum.
three years in Burma from 1043-46, as a flight mechanic, has attended about six. re unions. Bom in Chatburn, 44-year-
Mr. Edmondson, who served Tliis weekend sees another
balanced diet in Continental countries in order to produce "white veal.” They are demanding that the
firm’s headquarters at Aintree. Liverpool, and led by Mr. H. T. Helset, Mr. Rigby said a local giri would probably be appointed senior superisor. Initially, only experienced workers will be employed at the
wc will phase thc bui.d-up over the next few weeks. Interviews for more machinists will be held at the Clitheroe office of the Ministry of Labour tomorrow morning. The group manufactures 90 per cent of the bras sold by
Colwyn Bay and Bradford. The Clitheroe factory will be pro ducing lingerie.
IN BRIEF Brian Wignall, thc Chat
bum stock-car racing driver, has had further success at the Aycliffe track.
second, third and fourth in the races. Recently, he won the Autumn Trophy at the same track, which is near Darling ton.
On Sunday, he gained a
Bridge Road, Chatbum, will also be competing in the final meeting of the season, at Aycliffe, on Sunday, October 27.
Brian, who is 27, and lives at
appealed at Preston Sessions on Friday, had their sentences cut by half.
Two Clitheroe youths, who
aged 19, of Mayfield Avenue, and Robert Ronald Walker, 19. of Standen Road, who were convicted by Clitheroe magis trates for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Their sentences were reduced
They were Derek Turner,
from six months at detention centre, to three months.
and the committee is making a special appeal for knitted squares that can be made into blankets and for small vests. On the committe are Mrs. R. Honeywell, Mrs. W. Hitchen,
day week at Trinity Methodist School raised £46 for the Clitheroe branch of the Save The Children Fund. The branch is newly formed
A coffee evening held yester
MORE MORTAR BOMBS FOUND
ON PENDLE A team of bomb disposal experts is scouring 80 bleak
acres of Pendle Hill in a further attempt to clear the area of dangerous war-time relics.
explosive mortars, and in the words of Staff Sgt. Kibble, the man in charge of the operation, “extremely dangerous.” These were blown up by the
the team has discovered 115 two-inch mortar bombs hidden only a few inches beneth the surface. Of these, two were live, high
Already, within only a week,
F o u r o u t o f five
expended smoke bombs which are not dangerous.
team. The other 113 mortars were
Owner
No. 1 Bomb Disposal Troop, Royal Engineers, travelled from Mundesley, in Norfolk, last week. They were called in by the
The six-man team from the
c a u g h t Two of the escaped
prisoners who ran off when their car was stopped by police in Barrow on Sunday night, were re-captured in Blacko, near Nelson, on
Monday. Two others appeared at
owner of the land. Mr. Tom Whitwell, of Pendleton Hall Farm. Since then they have been
Clitheroe magistrate’s court on Monday, but a third is still mis sing. The man for whom police are
sweeping th e windswept shoulder of the hill in all weathers. Staff Sgt Kibble said he
mortar range by the Army during the war. Twro Clitheroe youths died and a third was injured when a bomb exploded on Pendle in October, 1950.
Runaway blacks out
Mr. G. Wildman, right, holds a mortar bomb while his colleague, Mr. A. Earl, operates a detector.
The threatened engineering
strike could seriously disrupt production at one of Clith- eroe’s la rg e st engineering works, Atkinson’s, of Kendal
Mrs. P. Garnett and Miss J. Woodworth. The Fund helps children in
Street. Mr. J. Selley, a director of the firm, said yesterday that if the
to be responsible for a £2,000 blaze which broke out at the Ribblesdale Cement Works in the early hours of Friday morning. The fire was in the electro
all parts of the world. A cutting torch is believed
static dust precipitator unit, and the building reached such a temperature, that firemen could remain inside for only a few minutes a t a time. b No-one was injured in the
c o o k e ry demonstration to members of the Edisford Park Ladies’ Club at their meeting on Tuesday week.
laze. Mrs. G. K. Bisbrown gave a
tion, the theme of which was “Television Snacks”, gave the members a variety of new ideas for quick meals. Mrs. Wandless proposed a
vote of thanks. The newly elected chairman,
Mrs. Bisbrown’s demonstra
R ed Cross w ants
v o lu n te e rs An appeal for volunteers
in Clitheroe has been made by the Blackburn Division of the British Red Cross
all areas and it is our wish to give a Red cross Service in Clltheroe. "Contrary to what most
Mr. Graham Robbins, opened the first autumn meeting of the Clitheroe Young Conserva tives on Tuesday evening. I t was held in Clitheroe Con
officer for the Blackburn group, said it was not an attempt t° start rivalling with other wel fare bodies. “The is always a great need for our kind of work in almost
servative Club and an illus trated talk on cancer was given by Mr. A. S. Grant, of the Manchester Regional Cancer Association. The retiring chairman. Miss
Monica Stalker, was elected to the social committee as were the Misses J. Dewhurst, D. Redfern and M e s s r s . G. Edmondson, M. Shearman and D. Robinson.
have won cups in the annual competition organised by the Blackburn Modern Mystic League. John Pye, of Park Avenue,
Two clitheroe magicians
won the second prize, and Der rick Smith, also of Park
social evening at Edisford Bridges Inn, Clitheroe, on Fri day. October 25.
John Bentley, of Blackburn. Thc League will be holding a
Avenue, was third. The competition was won by
people think, a lot of our work is not concerned with overseas disasters but local events. For instance in Blackburn, we cater for 400 amateur sports which take place on Saturdays, pro viding them with first aid. “A new group has just been
unit, will strengthen the Red Cross Society in. the North West area and compliment all other Welfare organisations. Mr. Alex Brookfield publicity
Group in the area. I t is envisaged that the new
Engineers’ strike threat to
strike goes ahead as planned, most of their 130 employees would be involved. The firm manufactures snow
clearing equipment, essential for winter service, and Mr. Sel ley said the whole equipment maintenance programme could be affected by the strike. ■ “We are at the back of the season and any delays would have serious consequences,” he said.
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bulk transport vehicles and agricultural machinery. At TGB Motors, Primrose,
Atkinson’s also manufacture
however, the strike will prob ably have little effect. A spokesman said; "We are
not union people and we are not expecting any trouble.” The engineering unions are calling the strike in support of
Agricultural wage claim
the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales resumed consideration of a claim by the workers’ representatives for the weekly minimum wage for adult male agricultural workers to be increased to £16 and for the hours in the standard working week to be reduced to 40. The reply was presented by
At their meeting on Tuesday,
formed in Accrington and al ready has about 30 members. More than 20 members were recruited in hours which is most unusual. Mr. Brookfield said Die first aim would be to form a mem
ber’s group whow ould appoint a leader, secretary and treasurer, and which would re ceive the full support and guidance of the Blackburn group. This group—each group runs
the employers’ representatives and after further discussion the Board adjourned and will meet again on 19th November 1968. The . current minimum rate of
Engineering Employers’ Federa tion and the leaders . of the Federation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions have resul ted in deadlock.
their pay claim. Prolonged talks between the
Flag day
house c o l l e c t io n held in Whalley on Saturday for the Church of England Children’s Society, raised £25 16s. 6d.
The flag day .and house-to-
Chatburn Chatburn was blacked out
when a runaway car with a girl at the wheel and a man clinging to the back of it demolished an electricity fuse box Ciitheroe magistrates heard
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still searching is William Charles Morgan, aged 37, of Violet Street, Halifax, who was serving two years for receiving. John Brownson, 29. of
expected the job to take from two to three months. The area was used ns a
seen walking in Stang Lane. Blacko. They offered no resistance
Wheatley Road, Doncaster, serving 27 months for larceny, and Patrick James Byrne, of Raglan Street. Huddersfield (two years for receiving) were
Street. Hull, serving two years for taking and driving away and larceny, and Clifford Henry Roberts, of Hatvarden Road. Hope, near Wrexham, three year's for burglary, appeared at Clitheroe an Monday. All five men escaped from
when the police arrived. John Edward Coull, of Spring
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Kirkham open prison, near Preston, on Sunday evening. They stole a van from outside the Ship Hotel, Freckleton, just over a mile from the prison. The van was seen by a. police
man in Billington who chased it into Whiteacre Lane, Bar- row.
this yesterday when the girl. Gillian Schofield, of Bolland Prospect. ‘Clitheroe, was given an absolute discharge for using
an unlicensed motor car. The man. Joseph Holgate, of the District Bank, Chatbum,
was fined £5 for the same offence, and ordered to pay the licence fee. Miss Schofield told the court
and ran down into the village. I could not find the brakes,” she said.
EAST LANCS BACKS
THE ARGYLLS Enthusiastic workers all over East Lancashire are
busily engaged in collecting signatures for the nationwide “Save the Argylls” campaign.
main purpose of the campaign was to obtain signatures, on pe tition forms, to try and per suade the government to rescind its decision to abolish the 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. I t is hoped xo obtain at least
tom House, Kemple End, is res ponsible for co-ordinating the work of these workers. He said this week that the
Mr. J. L. Isles, of Brook Bot
that the car had run out of petrol and she had agreed to steer the car while Holgate pushed. “But is went out of control
Roberts later gave himself up to policemen in the lane. The
There he caught Coull. and
other three ran off across Hie fields. S See "PC Commended,” Page
even, Sport flash
signing former B la c k b u r n R o v e r s player, Tommy Haworth, but have not yet been able to sign the centre forward they were after. Haworth, who is 30, will
Clitheroe have succeeded in
make his debut for the club in tomorrow’s home game against Dunldnfield Town. He will play left back in place of the sus pended Williamson.
Fined £2
Eaton Road, Liverpool, was fined £2 at Clitheroe yesterday for driving a car without lights, on George Street, Whal- ley.
Comedian Johnny Hackett of -*•**-<
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a million signatures before the campaign ends. Mr. Isles said that local col
p u t q u a l i ty f i r s t
lectors were placing petition forms in shops, clubs, British Legion clubs, and especially any clubs or premises with Scottish connections. We welcome all the support
wages for adult male agricul tural workers is 231/- for a standard week of 44 hours. The
current rate of pay came into operation on 5th January, 1968. Standard hours were last redu ced from 45 to 44 on 3rd Janu
ary, 1966.
independently—would then or ganise various events and func tions to help raise money in an effort to provide some rooms and later, equipment. This he said, usually takes
formed with six members and now.has 70.
about a year or so. At this stage members would be taught first aid and would be able to take part fully in welfare and first aid work of all kinds. The Blackburn branch was
Taking charge
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ager of the Blackburn Employ ment Exchange but he will have an overall responsibility for* the work of Employment Ex changes at Accrington, Clith eroe, D a rw e n and Great Harwood. The new * arrangement will
ment and Productivity is intro ducing a form of area manage ment into its local organisation and Mr. G. E. Hyland has been appointed'to take charge of the Blackburn area. He will continue to be man
The Department of Employ
tion to support him. Blackburn is one of three
locality,, but he will have the resources of the area organisa
organisation is being set up imediately. The scheme has been,'working successfully in
four other parts of the north west for some time and plans
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areas ’ iff the-north west region in which this i -new .' form of
ment for six years, as a com pany commander in the TA battalion. More than 600,000 signatures
have now been c o l l e c te d throughout the country, and Mr. Isles said that signatures were now coming in at the rate of about 10,000 every day.
Telephone orders
met by the,Post Office in the Blackburn telephone a r e a totalled 5,428 in the six months ended September 30, 1968, com pared with 4,710 in the same period a, year ■ earlier. The majority of uncompli
Orders for telephone service
cated orders how' go’ through under* the appointment plan. About *three-quarters of these
are being 'c om p le te d ; in accordance' with customers’ wishes, within a fortnight, more than hair within a week.
leave the local manager in : charge of his own. exchange and Department’s services in , the
Lancashire .is planning the fif teenth Annual Lancashire Over 60s Choir Festival on* Thursday, April 24th i960 at the Floral Hall, Southport. ■ In 1960 Gwlym Qwalchmal
Choir festival The Community Council of
Jones of the Royal Manchester, College of'Music *
have been made. to extend it eventually to most -of the region.
cating. The rsyllabus :and entry, form are now available and all over 60s’ , choirs are invited to tins
special.social.event.*
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