TRAMPS CLIMB
Last , Saturday, a small •iroup;’ .of four Clitheroc
itoyal'y Grammar School lower 'school members and -VIr. Dudley Green went to
immediately started to climo their first objective. Yoke. The party soon reached the
Kentmere by car. They arrived at 10-30 n.m. and
top of Gamim Pass, but were unable to see anything because of the mist. They continued across the frozen marsh.. and then walked quickly over snow- covered ground to Yoke t2.309 feet).
m.st obscured the otherwise extensive view, they soon 'tnir- ded on to the next- peak. On- the way. they had some difficulty on a stretch of hard icy snow, but soon reached 111 Sell (2,476 feet). Once again,
Here'they had lunch, but as
mist'hid the best part of the view.
Curious
wickt (2,359- feet). From here, they Iliad it) spectacular view of tile Surrounding peaks rearing
The; party.' carried on to Pros-
Thornthwaito Crag; (2,569 feet), where they round a curious round stone beacon, about 14 feet. tall. Hero they rested for a while
above, & snowy-white. cloud blanket.- 1 They then -.'went on to
go down the edge of Kentmere Reservoir, from where they took a path which followed the River Kent back into Mardale. Arriving at the car at about 4 p.m.. the party changed their
clothing and set off for home, stopping on the motorway- for a snack. In spite of snow, ice and fog,
M, I. Baines.
before pushing on to Mardale, 111 Bell, and starting their de scent into the valley from which they came. But the mist began to. rise and the party was forced to
TWO CLEARED PARTS THEFT
Two men who appeared al
Clithcroe yesterday week, charged with stealing several items from a car. w e r e
cleared by the magistrates. . They were Alan Richard Webb, aged 23. of Pendle Road, Clitheroc. a-n d 20-year-old Geoffrey Alan Bradbury, of Osbourne Road. South Shore, Blackpool.' Thc men, who were charged
OF CAR CHARGE
about 12 years old and had been in the garage at cUthcrce for about 18 months.’ ■ ■ His tn-Lher, who owned the car, was an invalid and was
unable to drive it-. Mr. Mercer said he hap left
the car on ■ Pendle Road near the cattle grid for 12 days be cause his partner in the garage had been ill. and he had not had time to collect thc vehicle.
Batter■v
with stealing one oil filler pipe, one distributer top: one rotor ann; one door handle: one washer pump; mi.2 bulb; two washer nozzles and a parking light switch, together valued at £1. the property of-Arthur Wilkinson, pleaded not guilty. Mr. W. D. Greenwood, prose
first seen thc car earlier in the day when he was driving back
In court-, Webb said he had
to' Cli-t'herce- from Read. I-Ie said the windows were smashed, a door was open, the battery was missing and a broken tow
cuting, said Mr. Wilkinson, of Gloucester Avenue. Clayton-lc-
ditherae; Advertiser mnl Times, Triday. January 17.'1969 ■ 5 4 «
Farms of Lancs
rope was attached t0 (he lvom bumper.
car had been towed there by a rope and left to rot because
Bradbury said. "I thought tile
of its condition." Mr. Lumley commented that
a-similar case lo tins was re cently taken to an appeal
court to determine whether an abandoned ca r could be defined as litter. This was how the men could have thought, about the car. He said a significant point
size A liiml of opportunity
whore the pioneering spiril for its dbvelopmem was still very much alive was how Mr. Davit! Lewis, the nor thern region development officer of I.C.I.. described Australia to members of the Ribblcsdule Farmers’ Club at their January meeting at jhc
Starkie Arms. Clitheroc. Mr. Lewis had • recently re
was that there was no evidence of the car having been in a crash, despite its condition. There was even a tow rope attached to the front bumper, so the -men were entitled to think that it had been towed to the spot and left there.
was hard to realise, he said,
where.farms could be the size I of Lancashire.
Moors, had left -his car at a garage in Clilheroe and it was being towed la his home from the garage by Mr. L. A. "Mercer, a garage mechanic
Sound
•tile car up Pendle Hill, he not iced that his towing vehicle wa-s overheating, so lie left the car at the side of the road near the cattle grid.
When Mr. Mercer was towing . Rehearsals in progress for the “Sunday Half Hour” broadcast from St. Mary’s Parish Church, Clillicroe. Farming in
meet for the first time in 1969 in Pendleton Village Hall to hear a talk, illustrated by slides, given by Gordon Whit- well on his overseas exchange visit to America, where he stayed for eight weeks. His slides were of the farms
America Clitheroe Young Farmers
the Tramps had climbed no fewer than five peaks and
he stayed cn. apple picking, and of New York and San Francisco. He also showed seme wonder
walked about 16 miles in one day.
Volunteers give their
blood The first of four sessions
for thc collection of blood for 1969 was carried out by the Lancaster sub-section of the National Blood Transfusion
pale qiiietfriuid ifc'.vwas'thought that the dark morning - caused by thick cloud ana B.S.T. could have had some effect on people. On such days will power has
service in the Parish church school last Saturday:. The morning session was a
ful slides of the Grand Canyon and Niagara. Falls. Afterwards
posed by Edmund Barnes and seconded by Brian Crabtree.
there ’ ivas a short question time, followed by a business meeting'. A vote of thanks was pro
Naturalists see slides of Naples
Mr. G. Kay. of Nelson, who lectured to the Clitheroc
Naturalists in thc Boys’ Grammar School yesterday week, took as his subject “ The Bay of Naples.”
ject a-t the beginning of the year and made a. welcome change to the dark, dismal days of our English winter, when we saw the blue seas and. skies of this bay on the south west coast
town of touts and poverty: it had narrow streets where mar-
ol' Italy. Mr. Kay said Naples was a
ENTERTAINING THE OLD FOLK
SS Michael’s and John’s held their first Annual Dinner l'or about 100 old parishoners on Saturday. Some of those
who attended find difficulty getting about and lead lonely lives, and it is hoped that the event would do something to alleviate this. -
'
have had some effect on the morning attendance. "No doubt there would bo those who-like to get a bargain and who would leave their visit to the trans fusion centre until later in the
day.The afternoon .session was busier and the average over the day was maintained—-135 volunteers attended and 117 were used. As more people turned up
to be strong to leave the com fort of ai warm bed. . ,■ . The January sales might also
after lunch there was a, little waiting for a short time but on
the whole the collection was done smoothly and efficiently. Further sessions will be held
of a full course dinner; soup, roast turkey With vegetables' and all . the trimmings, gaily decorated ana. beautifully laid out, were' arranged in the Senior School. Later the guests went over to the Hall and were entertained b v a concert, during a- break in this, tea, cakes and mince pies were
The function :took the form
served. Fr. F. W. Dillon instigated
the event and in doing so unearthed a- host of willing helpers.- who obviously regarded it as a privilege to minister to their special guests.
Dinner
in April, July and October and new donors are always required to take
the-.place of those who leave thc panel for various reasons such as-removal from the district or because they have reached the age limit which is 65. donors are accepted from; the age of 18 years.- W.R.V.S. served' tea and bis
cient cooks prepared the uveal, about 30 members of the Youth Club under their leader Mrs. Parkinson did most of the
Some expert and very effi
serving. Mr. B. Warren, headmaster,
and many of his staff helped with the arrangements, the
cuits to the donors. Dr. Brace- well who officiated expressed thanks to all who had volun teered.
Speak and. their teams helped with the dinner arrangements raid ' thc preparation of the light meal during the concert. The concert started -with songs and carols by the scliool
concert and transport. Mrs. Chatburn and Miss
Electric Central Heating
Easy and cheap to install, nuts-on half-price electricity- for 10 hours a day.
All electrical contracting catered for— so call on :us for afree estimate.
LIGHTING DESIGN CENTRE 33 CHURCH STREET, ACCRINGTON TEL. 36888 (or Great Harwood 2884 after fi p.m.)
'
children. The l i t t l e ones turned out in full force, though on school holiday, and they were directed and accom panied by Mrs. Channel. Mrs. Crompton was thc
Comedy
provided by Messrs. Graham, Moss and Parker. Transport to and from the
Songs and comedy w e re
Hall was undertaken by many volunteers, and was coordinated by Mr. McColl, who thanked everyone who participated.
Spending
cuts Although the Post Ollio
is -to make spending cuts of about £4 million, it is not expected that there will be noticeable ell'ccts on the
postmaster, said this week that people who use the post office will notice no difference
public. Mr! W. McCoii, Clitheroe
in the service. The Post Office is making
thsse spending cuts because the two-tier' postage system is not bringing in the expected £25 million in a full year. Postings of letters and parcels
It was quite a pleasing sub
kets were held. Fish and fruit were plentiful and formed tire main part of the diet.
the locals were selling both commodities and also narrow streets with lines of washing liung across from window to window,
many of the pictures he showed. We were told of rumb lings which were heard from the mountain in A.D.63, but no one worried about them. Six teen years later the volcano erupted and buried Hercula neum under 60 feet of mud, and Pompeii was covered with liot lava and ashes.
Vesuvius was prominent- in Piped
has been carried out. revealing much of what Herculaneum was like. Mr. Kay had taken many
A great deal of excavation
photographs of what had been discovered by thc excavations. Wc saw much of the layout
accompanist for songs by a •quartet. Mcsdames Lawton, Metcalfe, Sutcliffe and Wells.
of the old toast, with its systems for piped water, central hearing and sewage, also. bakehouses. Sorrento, on the southern
peninsula of the bay is a pleas ant little town which caters for the tourist but it is spoilt by the untreated effluent which is discharged into the bay. O11 tile hillsides at Sorrento
We saw some streets where
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
Mr. .1. B. Parker, of Fara
day Avenue, lias been elected chairman of the n e wl y formed Clitheroc and District Budgerigar Society.
society at the Spiritualist's Hall. Grectiacrc Street, ami other officials elected were:
A total of 17 people at tended the first annual meeting of the
Mayfield Avenue; committee, Messrs. P. Baker, D. Silson, H. Smithies. J. Shepherd. J. Cook. G. Stanley and F. Whittaker.
Secretary. Mr. T. E. Nelson, of
lowed by a general discussion on several aspects , of bugie breed ing, which weye of special in terest to the beginners.
Tlte official business was fol
by breeder-exhibitors in Clith- efoe.
About 1.000 budgies are kept
place on February 12, and will take rite form of a table show. An experienced fancier will ex plain the good and bad points of thc budgies entered.
Tlte next meeting will take
discussion
.-.cm ',genSv\Vj'»>n ng mint.
is hoped to havc a sate of equip ment' in aid or chib finds.
To round ,oi[ the cyimng, t “
This will be. -fcltowed- J?y-» .... - .-V, V ? V . . ..
poitce officers pnssefi the car earlv on the morning of Octo ber Ta, and from a distance it looked to be perfectly sound. Later that day. following a
Mr Greenwood said two
telephone call, another officer visited the car and found that some windows had been broken and several parts were missing front the vehicle.
He went back into Clitheroe and saw Webb and Bradbury
in Pendle Road. Webb said “Wc havc been tit) there, hut wc have not taken anything".
the officer searching their car boot, and he found some spare parts which he told them he believed to be from the car. Webb then said. “1 must he honest, they are off that- car’
file men had no objection to Smashed
bury said hi a statement under caution, that a-t 6 p.m. on Octo ber 18. Webb, his brother-in- law, told him about thc car and they'drove out to have a
In the police station. Brad
look at it. “The vehicle appeared to be
derelict as the windows were smashed and several .pieces were missing from the- in terior'’. He said he went straight to
DAYS
LAST 2
of the THEOSALE FINAL REDUCTIONS
We have rooted out quite a few more startling bargains to end, the Sale — Come and see
ALSO
You can still have a Discount on Domestic or Garden Goods of
the engine and took several
in replv to Mr. J. L. Liimloy, defending, that the car was
In court Mr. Wilkinson said, ' -
items he thought *nr !hic OWll CClX XIC 0.(1 ClCd. 1
did not think X was stealing as I thought the car had been le-C to rot”.
I 2 K ( 2/6 in the tl ) ENDS SATURDAY 18th JANUARY
were lemon orchards. Here there is no cycle of flowerin; and fruiting: flowers and fruit arc on the trees at the same time. Natives were seen danc ing in the street in national costume in the glorious sun shine. The headlands, sea and
$HEd%
beaches made lovely scenes, Houses seemed to be stacked atop of each other on the preci pitous hillsides. Here they did not'have ceme
teries as we know them, as there is no soft soil to dig into. They have to cut into thc rock of the hillside and build tombs, Mr. Kay told how people had
THEO WILSON & SONS LTD., 4 and 7 York Street, Clitheroe
fled from Pompeii when Vesu vius erupted, but many had failed in their bid to escape and were overtaken by hot lava and ashes.
Villa
been found like bodies in plaster casts. These were people and animals who had been trapped. We saw Capri.. which scents
Centuries after, forms had
nationally have fallen by an estimated four per cent since the new rates were introduced last September, but Mr. McColl said that the volume of post in' Clitheroe had fallen very little.
to have achieved fame because Gracie Fields has a villa there. Several pictures of the villa
ACROSS.,
5 One asked to stay is found out. we hear to).
and the bathing pool were seen, and it certainly looked very
10 A new appearance f0!- what those outside enjoy (5.31.
9 See 13 Down. >
beautiful. At Capri wc also saw Lite Blue
charming speech, paid-tribute to rite high quality of the pic tures we had seen, and to the way in which Mr. Kay had given his lecture. The next lecture — films of
Grotto, formed by sea erosion. Miss Hargreaves, in a very
STARTS TODAY FRIDAY
Discontinued \ lines ■ , in- Glass and China, • • Watches Jewellery, Stainless Steel, Cutlery, etc. CONERON and LEEMING 7
17-19 MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE Telephone 2626
Wings were
cabaret entertainer, of Whalley New Road, -Blackburn, was
‘f lapping about’ Arthur Frederick Whitlock, a
fined £10 and had his licence endorsed at Clitheroe last week for using a motor car in- a dangerous condition. Although he had several pre
16 To hold in great respect, before following the cleric (
i
18 Some of the deft opera tions for a spinner (3).
17 Directs the snip round a broken tree (6t.
6).
Canada—will be on January-23. RAMBLER.
20 Breathing a falsehood about five (5).
26 Certainly not right, under what remains (,J-4).
5 See 14 Across. DOWN.
. 1 Guile associated with sailors (5)
vious convictions, thc magis trates decided he would not-lie disqualified as ho needed his ea,r for work. • Chief Insp. J. L. Ashworth,
2 Chosif a 'little work by Edward (5).
3 Not descriptive of a dark heavyweight (o'-
said Whitlock was seen driving along Shaw -Bridge Street with the front wings of: his .car flapping about. He was stopped by a police officer, who a’so noticed that parts of the front door were rusty. Mr. J. L. Lumley, defending,
said that Whitlock had been driving over some very rough ground recently and that could have loosened' the wings.
12. Water supply finished. Congratulations! (4.4).
7 One could be unemployed, in this job (8),
4 Contrivance .of French wickedness- (6). n See 13 Down.
13 9 Ac. and 6 Dn. Takes ail •19 Fruit’ring exists (6).
'15'Snako that- returns in damp sand (3).
. (6,2,5,8,).. 14 Fixed hr front of -the tee for-a place to relax (3)_
possible steps nnd exam ines the back of every gem
24 Diana’s to reckon the re 2 bate (8).
27 Have no medicine: there’s ■ poison-inside (5).
8 Repertory publicised, made good (8).
11 Tone up a- couple is) 14 and 25 Ac. .Land-line? (3-5).
2-1 A chic kind of accent (a). 22 Smoothly genteei except
8. Profits: 9. Diary: 10. Nest: 11 Fireside; 13. Seesaw; 15. Beater- 17 Magnesia: 18. Scot; 21. Night: 22. Tangier: 23. Stevedores.
Last week’s solution: ACROSS.—1. Light music;
DOWN.—2. Icons: 3. Hail; 4. Muslin: 5 Saddened: 6. Chariot; 7. Typewriter; 8. Punishment; 12. Makes the: 14. Engages: 16. Fit the; 19. Crime; 20. Undo.
the above crossword fill in your name and address in the space provided and send it to this address marked "Crossword’ in the top left hand corner of the
was that of Mrs. Ramsey, Wayside, Newton-in-Bowland. When you have complotcd
to last week’s crossword opened on Tuesday morning
envelope. Advertiser and Times,
King Street. Clithcroe.
post; next; Tuesday morning. No entries will be checked before then and title sender of the first correct solution opened wju ,00 awarded a 15s postal order.
Entries must reach ns by fitat
Name .............. Address w. , , »V* V
•Oddments in BOOTEES
<15 Scotland Road, Nelson 2 -Kierby Walk, Burnley 24 New Town, Bamoldswiek 5 New Market St., Blackburn
*» • • The first correct solution,
23 Begin to put pitch in the street (5).
about -the opening of um brellas! (5).
_ _ — ^ B GENTS. LADIES’ & CHILDREN’S H O L T S SHOE SALE
■Unfortunately prices have risen steeply during the last 6 months and all. the signs show they will continue io rise still further. This makes onr SALE PRICES all the inure attractive and the wise will buy now.
• BREVITT • HOLMES • BALLY • DIANA • LOTUS • ITALIAN etc.
Fantastic Reductions Wonderful Oddments in overy sood brand.
SPECIAL EXPLANATION FOR OUR GENTLEMEN CUSTOMERS
Wo search the best factories for slightly damaged shoes which wo can offer to you-with a large reduction. These arc not. cheap shoes choaper, but Top Grade Footwear, with a blemish or slight damage mark,'; which ;are, in our opinion and the opinion .'of the cus tomers who have; purchased these shoes in the past, a wonderful ’buy’. We offer them proudly, knowing they will-be snapped'up)by-"the man in the know."
• BARKERS • GRENSON • WEARRA
• TRICKERS etc.
turned from two years in Aus tralia. ant! sneaking on the life and farming of- the country said that 16 per com or the population were dependent upon agriculture as compared with 7 per cent in the Unite:; Kingdom. Thc vastness of the connin'
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14