Jackpot win helps pay for


holiday Mrs. Catherine Wilson, oE


Talbot Close, Clitheroe, this week enjoyed one of the best


holidays of her life. On Tuesday of last week,


she won the jackpot of £100 on 57 numbers at the Star Bingo Olub, at the Palladium. She had booked a holiday


Driver escapes injury when


A taxi driver escaped injury when his vehicle left the


road, hit a tree, and overturned near Pendleton on Sunday night. Mr. Joe Jackson, of Queensway, Waddington, was


alone in the vehicle, which was owned by Knight’s Taxis, of Clithcroe._


with her family at Singleton, near Blackpool, starting on Saturday, ana special arrange­ ments were made for the cheque to be passed so that she could take some of the money with her.


two friends. - - Shared


She shared the jackpot with


club were among the winners of a Star Group game last week, and shared £1,000 . with 36 other competitors. Mrs. Ethel Bond, of Wad-


Two other members of the Mr. Joe Pounder was pres­


dow View, Waddington, and Mrs. Ellen Campy, of the Cres­ cent Clitheroe, won £26 6s 6d. each. They enabled members of


the club to compete in a £500 competition on Sunday.


FARMERS’ WIVES PLAN CHILDREN’S


books held by some children from Carlton Place. Clitheroe, raised £2 which was given to Mrs. Ethel Penny, secretary of the Glitheroe branch of Federation of Old Age Pen­ sions. for the association.


Children’s gift | FIELD DAY A jumble sale of toys and


Clitheroe and District branch of the Lancashire Ladies’


Social Section of the NFU, who have had a break from regular meetings due to haymaking, will be holding their annual children’s field day in Hurst Green on Thursday, August 7.


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THE SQUARE WADDINGTON


ented with a ; candelabra, silver oigarette box and a chequo on Friday when he


retired after 21 years' em­ ployment with the Stalwart Dyeing Co. Ltd., Clithcroe.


Mr. Pounder, of Birch Street,' Bacup, was for most


of the time a process wor­ ker for the company. Ho is 65.


box were from Mr. Pounder's colleagues and the cheque


by the managing director, Mr. J. Kenyon Hoyle. The candelabra and cigarette


The presentation was made


competing for prizes and the games are to be organised by members of the committee, After the games, refreshments


Members’ children will be


will be served in the Village Hail. Several members of the


Clitheroe branch visited the Great Yorkshire Show last week and this week they will be spending time at the Royal Lancashire Show in Blackpool where the Lancashire Ladies’ Social Section serves refresh­ ments in one of the tents. This year, the Clitheroe


branch is to play hostess at the annual county whist and domino tournament. Members from all parts of


Dickenson, the county pres: dent.


EXCURSIONS


forward to two excursions dur­ ing October. On Wednesday, the first of the month, they are to make a visit to the Tarbock branch in South Lancashire. Later in the month, a trip to the Brieriey._Crystal..works


The members are looking Also present will be Mrs. D,


the county will arrive at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn on Tuesday, September 9, for the tournament.


was given on behalf of the company. Our photograph shows Mr.


taxi hits tree Investiture


in colour


Wales on television, then they can see the ceremony at the Civic Hall next week, in colour.


The film, titled, “A Prince For Wales,” also includes an interview with Prince. Charles by David Frost. It is being shown every night starting at 7-30 prompt.


Dick Van Dyke and Edward G. Robinson star in the


Pounder on the left receiv­ ing the gifts from Mr, Hoyle,


nard Atkinson, works man­ ager, on the extreme right is Mr. R. Ashworth and on the left Is Mr. R. Sagar, two of Mr. Pounder’s oolleagues.


In the centre is Mr. Leo­


Degree in education


of Mr. and Mrs. John Leach, of Pendle Cottage, Twiston, has received a Bachelor of Education degree at Leeds University.


Miss Joyce Leach, daughter


teaching post at the Williams School, Letchworth, Hertford­ shire.


Miss Leach will take up a


Downhnm School , and Clitheroe Grammar School for Girls.


She is a . f o rm e r pupil of


in '' Staffordshire has ’' been arranged. Clitberoe Ladies Circle is


also having a break from meetings. The members are not gathering until the begin­ ning of August, when a talk is to be given by dialect-poet, Joan Pomfret. of Great Har­ wood. Most of Clitheroe’s women'


offices travel about 10,000 miles a year between March and September to attend more than 60 events such as agricultural shows, horse shows, dog shows, sporting events, fetes, displays and festivals.


_On. the move The GPO's three mobile post


organisations are taking break from regular meetings Edisford Park Ladies’ Club


Guilds are meeting in August, Afternoon guild members will be hearing a talk on War Intelligence by Mrs. J. Butler of Thornton-le-Dale,


members are not meeting again until September when they are organising a cheese and wine evening. The Clitheroe Townswomen’:


Viewfields, Baldwin Road, the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Blackburn, raised £34 for the St. James’ Working Party.


Tea and cakes A tea and cake evening' at


inland parcels, postal orders and money orders, approved by the National Board for Prices and incomes, will not be intro­ duced until after the new Post


Still growing


radio network, which! carries both telephone traffic and tele­ vision programmes, has grown at the rate of some 40 per cent a year over the Past 10 years.


The Post Office’s microwave By-pass excavator cuts


off water supply Part of Billington went without water on Monday after


an excavator working on the Whalley—Clitheroe by-pass had fractured a 10-inch main.


The main serves the Painter I Wood Area, which was with­


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out water • from about 9-30 | until the afternoon. The Judge Walmsley Hotel I


was one of the places affected, and the licensee, Mr. Fred Bower, said afterwards that although he had . a cistern full


Field, said an excavator went over the main. “I t’s the type of accident that can happen on any site.”


men were quickly on the scene [ to reconnect, the supply. Whalley was unaffected.


Fylde Water.'. Board work­ ;


of water, he could not use his | immersion heater. Mr. A. Noblett, of Hodge I


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Higher prices Proposed higher prices fori


Office Corporation comes into| being.


from Monday to Wednes­ day.


comedy drama “Never a Dull Moment," showing


Jack Albany (Dick Van Dyke) is mistaken for Ace Williams, a hired killer, and he. plays along with


Investiture of Prince | widnes. Charles as Prince


I clear by a breakdown vehicle. No other vehicle was in­


called to the scene and sprayed foam on the car in case of fire. I t was dragged


Clitheroe Fire Brigade was


volved in the accident, which happened near excavations for the: Whalley-Clitheroe by-pass. Two cars were involved in an


accident on the Twiston-Barley road on Saturday, but no-one


| was injured. Tile drivers of the vehicles I were Donald Harrison, of


If anyone did not see the Pendle House, Twiston, and ■


. Noel Alan Parry, of Bale Close, of


GRANDMOTHER MADE GOWN


The wedding took place at Gisburn Parish Church on


Saturday of Miss Christine Leslie Kitncy and Mr. Nicholas Robert Watson.


daughter of Major and Mrs. R. D. Kitney, of Ribblesdale Terrace, Gisbum, and grand­


The bride is the only


daughter of Coun. and Mrs. B. Bentley.


son of Mr., and Mrs. G. R. Watson, of Wood Hill Crescent, Cookridge Leeds.


Tire groom is the younger


•the mistake to avoid being killed by the gangsters who need William’s help.


During


These gangsters are led by. Joe Smooth (Edward G. Robinson) who is making a daring attempt to steal a 42 feet long painting soon to be unveiled at the Man­ hattan Museum of Art. The scheme calls for the henchmen to work their way into the unveiling re­ ception and then Williams, alias Jack Albany, will quietly eliminate th e guards.


Joe Smooth is so interested in art he is even taking les­ sons in painting from blonde Sa ll y Inwood


(Dorothy Provine). Jack tries to tell' her of, his


fuses to believe.lfis true identity and Jack finds he has a problem on his


hands.


For the rest of the week “Hannibal Brooks" is being


friendship with an elephant. Comfort


shown. This is the story of Brooks, played by Oliver Reed a British soldier cap­ tured in Italy and his


Brooks, who never liked the war which endangered his life, is quite happy to miss all the action and stay for the rest of the . war in the comparative comfort of a


prison camp.


On the journey to Germany he meets Packy, an enthu­ siastic American played by Michael J. Pollard, who insists on attempting an escape.. •


The attempt is unsuccessful


and they end up in a prison camp near Munich*


When the Germans ask for volunteers to work in the city Brooks goes and is put


to w o r k tending an elephant in the zoo. To his surprise he finds him­ self becoming attached to the large lovable beast.


Following the bombing of the zoo, Brooks is delega­ ted to take the elephant, called Lucy, to safety by ' train to Innsbruck,


Walk


When an SS colonel foils his attempt to board the train,


' Brooks and Lucy, set off to walk the hundred odd miles to the Austrian town.


E n s u i n g circumstances, which include an acciden­ tal killing, cause a change of plans and Brooks, Lucy


and • others in the small party must now make for Switzerland.


The fact that the journey’ means taking the elephant


:■ over the Alps does not un­ duly worry Brooks—after


' all, Hannibal performed a similar feat, so Brooks can too!


daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. by her 74-year-old grand- Lawlor, of Worcester Road, mother. Blackburn, and Mr. David she had a corsage of gold Richard Bleazard, only son of r0ses and carried a gold prayer Mr. and Mrs. R. Bleazard, of book with a green book mark, York Street, Clitheroe, were Her headdress was a caplet of married at St, Jude's Church, I gold. Blackburn, on Saturday week. ghe was attended by Miss The bride is a bookbinder at Susan Haworth and the groom’s


Miss Barbara Lawlor, elder I satin. I t was specially made


the Blackburn Times and the sjster, Miss Patricia Heather groom is an electrician. Watson. They wore full-length The bride wore a full-length dresses of blue jade satin


dress of white satin, with lace trimmed with gold laurel leaves, bodice and cuffs and a full- They had jade Juliet caps, length train. Her shoulder- crimson slippers and carried length bouffant veil was held crescent bouquets of red roses,


in place by a white rose head- Best man was Mr. Peter dress, and she earned a bou- w a t s o n , groom’s brother, quet of gold roses and ltly-of- groomsman, Mr. John Winter the-valley.


Susan Lawlor, the bride's sis- by the Rev. J. H. Ronton ter who wore a full-length After a reception at the


In attendance was Miss The ceremony was performed and usher, Mr. Alan Herridge.


dress of white lace over satin, White Bull Hotel, Gisbum, the and a pink rose headdress. She couple left for a honeymoon


carried a posy of sweet peas. Mr. S. Dawson was best man.


cf


in Lytham St. Annes, The bride’s travelling outfit


Messrs. 'Alan Dixon (groom’s | e o l i t h matchm^accessori^s. X S R^anr w “


and Mrs/ E Cmnah w.4 orEan-1 ist.


White House Hotel. Blackburn, after which Mr. and Mrs.


A reception was held at the


B’.eazard left for a honeymoon in Scotland—Photo: Gabriel.


Car burst


into flames Two Gisburn women and


a man from Chatburn had a narrow escape late Friday night when, moments after they had scrambled clear of their crashed car, it burst


into flames. The were next door neigh­


bours, Mrs.. Barbara Mason and Mrs. Margaret Storey, of Church View, Gisbum, and Mr. K. Hargreaves, of Dale Terrace, Chatburn.


bum Royal Infirmary but allowed home after treatment for shock and other injuries, although Mrs. Mason returned to hospital the following day.


They were taken to Black-


about 11-30 on Friday night when their car left the road and ran into a field near Saw- ley Grange.


The accident occurred at


Twenty two road deaths


more than in May—died In 21 fatal: * road accidents last month in the West Yorkshire Constabulary area, according to provisional figures issued by


Twenty two people—four Cheques are convenient. the police. . - Of tlie 787 accidents, 766 in­


i hundred and eighty nine were I serious and 827 were slight.


volved injury. Casualties totalled 1,038. One


TOUCHES HIS TOES AT 90 Mr. William Preston, of


Alma .Place; Clitheroe,; is' a very young 90-year-old. He’s fit too, and to prove it he, can touch his toes with ease. .


90th birthday on Wednesday..,, For 22 years he was a tar


Mr. Preston celebrated his ........


mixer at Horrociksford Lime Co. Ltd. During the first world war


he served in France for three- and-a-half-years wi t h t h e


Elizabeth Agnes were married at Mount ‘ i Zion Chapel. Mrs., Preston'is .now 82.


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Mr. Preston and he used to. play: bowls .regularly but has


Sports have always Interested


not-done so for about five or. six years now.


BMr. Preston used to watch; papers. Pioneer Regiment- attached to , In 1923' he and- his •'■■wife


■Preston dived- for many.'years' in Highfield Road. •


the Royal Engineers. , i i : A native of the town, Mr.


. ,


urnley,,'play, often, and has walked over, the Nick o Pendle


to Burnley at least 100 times. Reading is .another 0f ,his


- is


; .Football. i s : still.: one .of., his: favourite sports, especially the


Burnley f team,' and ,he follows all the divisions in the news-’


' ■ •'■ the Transport .and ^ Workers Union since about 10lb inli


and is probably one of the oldest members in Clitheioe.. Mr. Preston is also a member


of the Pendle Club. Mr.' Preston’s views on Ufe


now a r e encouraging. He thinks people wear betto clothes and are much healthier,


better fed : which . is a good • thing,” he says.


especially children. “Thev lo o k 'better , and are


His birthday was, celebrated with his- nieces and nephews


at a family; party. ■ • . Mr. r Preston t is . the . last


pastime’s'ahdt h e . enjoys, listen­ ing to the radio. He has been a member of


member oft a family ,of which,^ he was. the second


eldest.'


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tive for the Dalesman public­ ation and the bride is a book­ shop assistant.


Gitlieroe


wedding Mr. GeofTrcy-RA Hitchiqy-','


only" son of' Mu' John -R;-


Hitchin, o£ Burnley, and Mrsr’-kathleen^M.—Hitchinr of Pimlico Road, Clithcroc, was married,; ,at:' Clithcfoc, Parish Church on Saturday to Miss Janet M.:>Wilkinson of Peronne Crescent, Black­


burn.


' Given away ’’by 'h er; father,... the bride wore a dress of white crystal satin with \a guipure lace yoke* and a full-length train. She had a matching lace headdress with an illusion net, veil, and carried a bouquet oL orchids, stephanotis and My of--, the valley. '


cousin. Mrs. Marjorie A.-Carter and Mrs. Kathleen M. -James. They wore full-length gold- mila.no satin dresses with head- ses and bouquets, of pink,


She was attended by her r--,” '


James, groomsmen, Messrs. Peter G. E. Chaffin and Col!"


: The bride'is the only daugh- . ter of Mr-. and ' Mrs. Edward : Wilkinson..': \ _ • ' ; LL.


" ' ’ ■ '


zorina roses wi t' ll' .while: freesias. Best man was Mr. Barry


Pickles and usher. Mi-. Jan Komdorffer. The ceremony was performed


by the Rev.'J. C. Hudson. After a reception at the


live in Bury.


Black Bull Hotel. Rimington.': the couple left for a honey­


moon touring Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Hitchin v.’ill .


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