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THIS WAS NEWS


75 YEAES AGO APRIL 21, 1893


The .second of the annual Steeplechases under the aus­


earlier rounds of the Lanca­ shire Junior Cup competition for several years, CUtheroe F.C. attained the object <


pices oi the Pendle Forc.-v Hunt took place at Gisburn After struggling in the


their ambition ;lnd brouglr home the trophy after beat­ ing Kearsley 3-0. The final was played at Ewood Park Blackburn, before, more than 5,000 spectators, of whom 1,200 made the journey from Clithcroe by special train. Clitheroc's team was: Me. Mahon; Hobson, Dobson; Marsh. Patefield, Yales; Ratcliffe. Hargreaves, Sand­ erson. Orr. Quinn.


>t


50 YEARS AGO APJtIL 19, 1918


The Corporation became pig-keepers. 12 porkers beim:


housed at the Sewage Farm. *


- a.


wore quite content where they were. The charge for each man was 25s a week.


H. L. Williams as Vicar c' Mitto’n took place on April 13.


The induction of the Rev


25 YEARS AGO APRIL 16, 1943


to provide two Halifax bom­ bers for the Royal Air Force. Bowland’s "Wings for Vic­ tor,- Week" received a trium­ phant send off. It was annouced that up to noon on the 10th. £25.985 had been invested.


With a target of £80.000


Emlvn Williams, was presen­ ted to local audiences by the Viking Players at St. Mary's School.


"Nigh! Must Fall." by


agreed to employ German prisoners on the roads when they were not required In farmers. Mr. E. Moore obser­ ved that the men did no: need much guarding as they


When Bowlund Council


UURTISG \0 O


ME RIGHT S


| foot With more and more


. ...jntioti being focused on ih y


toiog of shoes has assumed lhc corrcc;


, new importance. Dramatic changes have


•aken place- not only in )iyIe,. but in the range of ■iei and fittings, to an


euent which would have '.aggC


rcd the founder oi


nan Lord and Son, the E r Lane f o o twe a r Ti-ilists who arrived


R S W ' - '*»•


" take over the shop ;;hich had been supplying (hoes since 1867.


"Todav. cvcrv member y the stiff has to attend a


ailing course, said Mr. 5 Lord, the present owner of the business.


Revolution i "And there arc more


Lours available in to- J men s shoes than I per there used to be in


| women's.' But particularly surpris- has been the revolution


| in'children's shoes. The average stock car-


| jied bv Dan Lord's shop I ■, 1 ’O


L e and this may be increased to 2.000 pairs at ;'ne beginning ot each


O pairs at any one


I ,:ason. Such a vast number has


h«n made necessary by ■


he five fittings in sizes ana


half-sizes, and each child s •eet are measured lor i’neth. width and girth, so to the shoes provided are


| exactly right. Reputable


badlv fitting shoes are now m


with increased


INTEREST in the Special Investment


Department


Foot ailments caused by uch less frequently en­


countered than in the past, and for this the more re­ putable manufacturers and responsible retailers must b; given much ol the


1 credit. Where such facilities arc


1 ptfered, shoe purchasers | ow


e it to themselves to lake advantage.


T h e r e ’s a sm i le f o r e v e r y o n e f r om f


i r s . B ib b y ! A strong right arm is usually essential for pulling pints. Mrs. Edna Bibby, a bar­


maid at the Victoria Hotel. Clitheroe, must have a muscular arm. lor she estimates that she pulls 500 pints of bitter each week.


CLARION VISIT SCARBOROUGH


Scarborough many years


ago was one of live signal stations in a system construc­ ted by the Romans to warn of an impending attack by the Saxons. Whether or not the attack


dance, held in the ballroom of the Corner Cafe. Sunday started very early for


the time trialisls with the 7-0 a.m. start to the Kenneth Hum­ phries' Memorial 25 and Ladies' and Schoolboys' 10-milc races.


ever came I don't profess to know but I do know that when the National Clarion Cycling Club assembled there over the Easter weekend for their 73rd annua! Easter Meet they were welcomed on behalf of the Mayor and Corporation of the Borough by the Deputy Mayor. At a special reception put on


Kc-elecled


for us he officially welcomed the Clarion and stayed with the company for the rest of the evening which was, as the first event, the re-union of members.


Early s tart


towns all over the country which have a Clarion Section, six Clitheroe members started their ride at four in the morn­


Earlier in the day. just as in


ing. A good clear morning with


little wind helped them away to a good start. At 1 o'clock, vours truly, thanks to the aid of the petrol engine, caught the cycling party at Mahon, and then pressed on in order to get the tents erected and start to prepare a meal for the arrival of the-now-very-weary cyclists, who are to be congratulated for ever attempting the ride They were led by the very


presentation of prizes and fare­ well concert and after this six C l i t l ic r o e members, having already loaded their cycles and equipment, left for home, by way of Pickering. Thirsk. Ripon and Blubberhouscs Very little traffic was encountered and the infamous petrol engine delivered us home shortly after midnight. Next Sunday we cross Kings-


to more serious matters, when we attended the annual general meeting of the club, and were pleased to see again Brian Braithwaite re-elected to the national committee. The Iasi official event was the


In tile afternoon we got down


becoming a barmaid are smartness, a cordial person­ ality, patience tolerance, a sense of humour and unlimi­ ted conversation.


The basic qualifications lor


me when I asked Mrs. Bibby about her work behind the bar of a pub.


That was the list given io


be brassy women crowned with platinum blonde bee­ hive hair-dos. Mrs. Bibby doesn't answer this descrip­ tion at. all.


Barmaids are reputed to


attractively dressed in a green dress and her brown hair was set in a modern style.


When I met Iter she was Meeting


would be meeting different people which first attracted me to the job." said Mrs. Bibby.


" It was the fact that I


working in a hotel tremen­ dously and although she is sometimes late back to her home in Standen Hoad. Clith­ eroe after working Fridays and Saturdays her husband doesn't mind because he knows she likes her work.


A mother ol six, she enjoys


dale to Dent leaving Clitheroe, Woonc Lane, at 9-0 a.m. Tills run is over 80 miles and is not s u i t a b l e for inexperienced riders, but if any wish to ride with tlie club to Ingleton they will be welcome. "SPRITE."


700 attend convention


experienced local rider Dennis Thornber but the other live members of the party were all new members, recruited this year, none of whom was over 15


rears old. Road paces


for members to explore the pleasures of this famous holiday resort, but tire afternoon was reserved for the promotion ol the massed start road races. Clitheroe did not have any


Saturday morning was free


St. James's Church Girl Cov­ enanters at the annual Good Friday Mid-Lancs Convention held in St James's Church,


at St. James’ Negro spirituals were sung by


Clitheroc A group lroin St Peter’s


Church. Halliwell. "Tile Soul- Seekers" sang gospel songs. The guest speaker. Mr.


four years ago. Mrs. Bibby and her family lived in Pres­ ton.


Before coming to Clitheroe


singer, and when living in Preston she used to sing three nights a week in cabaret


Mrs. Bibby is also a talented


clubs. "I love the atmosphere of


clubs and hotels and I think in this trade one lias to do. or the job would be terribly boring." Mrs. Bibb.v said.


Popular


for about three years, she th in k s that the job is extremely popular with many girls, and more and move of them are becoming barmaids. Mrs. Bibby is popular with


Alter working as a barmaid


riders in these but they cer­ tainly did their share m the providing of marshals. In the evening there was the annual


Trevor Knight, ot Huddersfield, an Associate Evangelist ot the National Young Life Campaign, gave an address on the chal­ lenge ot accepting Christ as Saviour More than 70(1 people atten­


ded the convention, including many people from Rawtenstall


and Blackburn.


the customers, she knows them all by their first names.


Sale raises £43


■ Clitheroe Young Conserva­ tives' first jumble sale, held at the Old Grammar School, Whalley. raised £43 for branch funds.


MRS. EDNA BIBBY


Every few minutes she can be heard greeting a customer with a cheery "Hello and how


vert and. as she says "you have to be if you want to suc­ ceed as a barmaid nowadays."


are you ?" She is definitely an extro­


.inno McDonsall


need of


money old established com­


pany of St. Mary Mag-


A meeting of the guide's par­ ents was held in the Parish Rooms on Monday week presided over by Mr. H. Loflhouse and Mr. A. Hol- lings.


delene Girl Guides is hav­ ing financial problems. Money must be raised quickly to buy camping equipment essential for the company's activities and their annual summer camp.


COUNTY COUNCIL? We are sure thal the Mayor did not wish to mislead us


in his budget speech and we feel that he must have been wrongly advised as lo ihe position ol the Clitheroe


Library.


terest to a lot of people in the town and the Mayor did say that "contrary to what some writers say we have agreed to this transfer” i.e. of the Library to the County


It is ’( subject ol some in­


Cjuncil.The writers the Mayor has referred to were, of course, from this Association. Our information is that in


The meeting was to elect committee members and


Officials elected: chairman. Major E. B. Lockett: trea­ surer, Mr. G. A. Clark; secretary, Mrs. M. Boyd.


form a working party to organise money raising ac­ tivities. It was estimated that L70 lo LI 00 was needed.


A coffee evening, including a teenage make-up demon­ stration, will be held on Friday. April 26.


A defence solicitor des­


cribed the evidence of a detective as "astonishing’’ at Clitheroe Magistrates Court


yesterday week. He successfully applied for the


case in which lie was appearing to be dismissed. But an applica­


tion for the costs of the defence to be bonis by the police was turned down. Mr. W. D. Greenwood was


defending company director Kenneth James Whipp (31). of Nelson Street, Low Moor, who faced a charge of stealing 40


feet of copper pipe and a gal­ vanised water tank, together worth £6 5s.. from a partially- completed house in Edisford


Park. Admitted


(52i, of Lime Street. Clitheroe an employee of Leonard Frank- land (Contractors t Ltd., the owners of the stolen property, had been convicted on a similar charge.


Earlier, Thomas Duckworth


and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, sus-. pended for three years. He was


He had admitted the ottencc


ASTONISHING’ CHARGE DISMISSED


also ordered to pay an advo­ cate's fee of ten guineas. Mr. J o hn Lumley. who


prosecuted for the police in both cases, said that Duckworth was seen coming from the house iu Fairfield Drive, carrying the water tank which lie placed in Whipp's van. He later returned, carrying some lengths of copper pipe. These, too, were placed in the van.


Permission


he told Whipp that lie had per­ mission to lake the property. He met Whipp on the estate, and was asked to help him unload some turf from ills van.


Xu evidence. Duckworth said


In return for this favour. Duckworth asked Whipp to help him carrv the piping and the tank to a job he was doing. Whipp asked if it was "straight" and Duckworth said it was.


Only new fact


materials were for a job which Duckworth was doing at the weekend for Whipp.


Mv. Greenwood said that the Some days later. Whipp called


at tlie police station, said lie had heard there was some trouble, and asked if there was anything he could do to help. He was seen by DC Jack


Wareing. who, said Mr. Green­ wood, left him with the impres­ sion that no further action would be taken. Yet only lour days later.


Whipp was asked to go to the police station, where he was formally charged with the offence. But in his evidence DC Ware­


the autumn of 1965 informal discussions between t h c County Council and the Bor­ ough were held to discuss the future ol the Library. Subsequently our Town


. spent his annual holiday any­ where else, in fact to u - his own words "Blackpool air puts new life in me". When everyone thoughL him too weak to move the old man slowly raised his head from the pillow and was heard to mutter "If I could only get a breath of Blackpool air I'd


- Blackpool and often boasted that in 70 years he had never


be all right." Now it so happened that he


Clerk wrote to the Clerk of the County Council asking tor information and on Octo­ ber 13. 1965. the Clerk of the County Council replied set­ ting out the procedure for relinquishment of library powers by an authority and their transfer to the County


Council. There has been no reply to


of the matter. I t mav well, therefore, be


this letter and this is the last the County Council has heard


true that the Clitheroe Coun­ cil has agreed to the transfer —but not informed the County Council. If this is the case, it would


had a favourite nephew livin'; in Blackpool who had only heard that morr.:.i how very ill his old uncle was. so get­ ting out his bicycle he set oil at full speed for Clilheroe. Through Preston he dashed— along the Longsight Road- past the traffic lights in the centre of Whalley and arrived at his uncle's bedside just as the old man sank back on his pillow exhausted. The rela­ tives were certainly surprised to see him and one of the cousins exclaimed "And 'ow did vou get 'ere George?" to which George replied "On


be helpful to know what has happened in the last two-and- a-ha!f years lo further this


all the indications are that it has not been asked.M. B. NEWELL.


37. Warwick Drive. Clitheroe.


ing had agreed that during those days the only fresh fact was a written statement from the site foreman saying that no-one had permission to take away any property from the site. In view of this, said Mr. Greenwood, it was astonishing that Mr. Whipp was charged. Mr. Greenwood submitted


The power of Whalley air!


1 am a Clitheronian who


much enjoys the Whalley articles each week from J.F. ancl gladly endorse many of the claims he makes with such village


that there liad been insufficient evidence to convict Whipp. ancl requested that the case be dis­


Williams (presiding! said the Bench did not feel that a prim-a facie case had been made out. They were not satisfied, how­ ever, that costs should lie awarded against the police.


missed "out of hand." Dismissing the case, Mrs. M.


one proud resident who claimed that the village en­ joy:;! sea breezes which came d jr e c t from Blackpool through ihe gap between Partick Pike and Longridge Fell. Not long ago an old man lay dying in a cottage in


pride. I cannot, however, support


transfer. On the other hand the County Council can't agree to take over the Library if it isn't asked to do so and


Chairman. CUtheroe Liberal Association.


Clitheroe and the relatives were gathered round his bed awaiting the end. They al! knew that the old man loved


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mi bike, of course." This gave the consul a bril­


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the inner tubes and dashing upstairs he pulled out the valves and blew the air straight into the old mans


face.The old man died instantly. Alter all. how was he to


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