2 Clithcroc Advertiser and Times, September 4, 1970


Know of any good holes in the road ?


Blackburn Borough Engin­


eer, Mr. A. D. Clark, has asked Council members to contact the Town Hall im­ mediately they notice a hole in the road. This followed a complain^ by a councillor that he had seen holes 2 feet m diameter in the main roads. Here in Clitheroe we can


r show you very much bigger holes. We also have lumps


as large as ant hills and asphnlte switchbacks that rival the Big Dipper.


ing whether our Borough En­ gineer would dare to issue a similar challenge without warning the post office to engage extra staff and the


police to make special traffic arrangements fo r Church street.


of the enormous weights of traffic passing through our town daily and in the night. Some may. or may not. know of the miserable County grant for road maintenance and will sympathise with the Surveyor’s department.


Everyone must be aware


should come first and those spring breaking, nerve shat­ tering. accident creating, sleep destroying pot-holes in OUR roads should have pre­ ference over such commis­ sions as tbe resurfacing of a footpath which occupied four men and machinery for a week on the outskirts of the town. Charles Musson, Pimlico Road.


First things. however,


After devastation "Justice Seeker” is not


alone in feeling bitterly cen­ sorious at the way justice is flaunted, and bad as ‘-he case quoted seems to be, another break-in was prob­ ably worse. I refer to the one which


occurred during the holidays, and which was preceded by vandalism in a church.


way it has been "played down".


What is mystifying is the


been prevented from appear­ ing in the Press? Is it thought that if facts are concealed the public will


Have the worst details We cannot help wonder­


would do our magistrates good to visit such premises. I say they should be com­ pelled to do sol How would they have


not be able to voice their anger? “Justice Seeker” thinks It


liked to return from holi­ days on a Saturday teatime, feeling refreshed and recu­ perated. to find a scene of devastation, a n d nowhere to sleep?


slept in their beds, urinated all over their carpets, smashed boxes of cigarettes and biscuits, lived off the contents of tins.


To find that “Hippies" had


a panel missing, but -the bedroom door smashed.


The owners found not just


feelings of the Police (who worked so hard that week­ end) on hearing the remarks of humanitarians, who ' like to make us suffer for their principles.


We wonder what were the


recently. "One day citizens may ref use. to risk their lives by becoming guardians of the peace. Police may refuse to stay in the force. Then we shall face anar­ chy”.—"Ad Nauseam" (name and address supplied).


As Cardinal Heenan said


Save these insects Some children in the Hen-


thorn district had an inter­ esting find this week: two fine caterpillars of the Ele­ phant hawkmoth. This insect, always rare in


our area feeds on rosebay willow herb and a few other plants usually classed as weeds.


I do not know what be­


came of the children's speci­ mens. but apparently. some­ one advised them to kill any others found. This is European Conserva­


tion Year, and a beautiful, harmless creature which, as


far as the gardener is con­ cerned . can do nothing but good, is well worth preserv­ ing.


children who find any un­ usual creatures jn future, to consult a naturalist. Student of Nature, (name and address supplied.


May l ask that parents of


Your Weekend Viewing SATURDAY


11- 12-


11- GRANADA


25: Casting Around.11: Morning Service. ‘A 5: Underwater Swimming.


SUNDAY GRANADA


12-55: On the Ball: 1-20: Athletics; 1-35: Racing: 2-35: Athletics: 2-45: Racing: 3-10: Athletics: 3-20: Racing.: 3-35: Athletics: 3-55: Results. Scores, Views: 4: Wrestling. 4- 55: Results Round-Up.


12- 50: World of Sport:


7-15 The Tough Guys. 9-15: Maggie's Place. 10: News. 10-15: Man in a


5-10: Flipper. 5-50: Laredo. 0-45: Ours is a Nice House.


Suitcase. 11-10: South Bank Summer.


BBC—1


*” 10-25: Weekend weather. 10-30: Grandstand: Gilette Cup Final—Lancashire v Sussex: 12-55: Football Pre­ view". 1-10: Internnlicm! Moio-Cross; 1-20: 2-20: 2-50: Racing. 2: Show Jumping. 4-55: Results Service. 5- 40: The Best of Basil


Brush. 6-10: News and Weatherman. 6-20: Grand­ stand: The Gillette Cup


10-5: Match of the Day. 11-5: The Man who talks to Chil­ dren. 11-32: Weatherman.


BBC—2


Mo Mister. 7-30: News. Sport and Weather. 7-45: Great Zoos of the World., 8-15: Chronicle. 9: Sum­


3: Saturday Cinema: Call


mer Review. 9-45 Gardeners’ World. 10-5: Thirtv-Minute


Invite vou to laugh-n-second- itimc.' 11-25: News Summary and Weather. 11-30: Midnight Movie: Never Love a Stran­ ger, starring John. Drew Barrymore and Steve Mc­


Queen.


Theatre: These Men are Dangerous, part 3: Stalin. 10- 35: Rowan and Martin


Black Horses’ 8-15: I t’s Lulu. 9: A Man called Ironside. 9- 50: News and Weather.


Final. 7: High Adventure: ‘Six


15: Stingray. 12-45: News.


Football. 3-20: The Time Tunnel. 4- 15: Survival. 4-43: The


Jubilee Act of Wcreh/p’-*- The Girl Guides Diamond Jubilee from Wembley Pool. 12-30: The Faces of Justice: “England’. 1-25: All Our Yes­ terdays. 1-55: Interpol Catling. 2-20:


Golden Shot. 5-30: Cartoon Time. 5-35: HR Pufnstuf. 6: Felix the Cat 6: News. 6-15: Oberamma-


‘Decision Before Dawn'— with Richard Bnsehart. Oskar Werner. Gary Merrill and Hildcgarde Neff. 9-30: A Man fi led Shenandoah. 10: News. 10-15: B'g Brother: ‘The Wife Factor—with Faith Brock and B-mcrd Hepton. 11-15: The Felony- Squad.


gau 70. 6-35: Include Me Out. 7: Stars bn Sunday. 7-25: The Big Picture:


BBC—1


tage 2-29: News Headlines. 2- 30: A Film for the Family: ’Stowaway in the Sky’ star­ ring Pascal Lamorisse. 3-45: Sunday Grandstand:


van: new series magazine for viwers from Pakistan and India. 10-30: Morning Ser­ vice. 1-25: Farming. 2-5: Heri­


9: Nai Zindagi—Nay a Jee-


9- 55: Omnibus at the Proms: In Memorinm Sir John Bar­ birolli — Beethoven. Delius. 11: Mv World . . . and Wel­ come To It. 11-27: Weather­ man.


BBC—2


Player League. Hampshire v Kent, commentary. 7: News Review and Weather. 7-23: The World About Us:


1-50: Cricket: The John


The Journals of Lewis and Clark. 8-15: Music On 2: Tire Bolshoi Balltt — Carmen Suite. Legend of Love and Spartaeus. 9-55. Broaden Your Mind.


le t t e r s to th e e d it o r


Island, please Are we going to get a road


island at the junction of the Palladium? I t will be a. good thing; an


others. We know there can­ not be a zebra crossing be­ cause that would defeat the purpose of the road, to ease congestion. S. Boddis, Holden Street Clitheroe.


oasis in the desert, safer for old people, children and


Prompt Service I once in jovial mood,


asked a highly respected Chief Official of one corpora­ tion which did he regard as the more essential servant of our .community: the one who gave legal advice or the one who shifted domestic garbage and attended to san­ itary mattes. His astute reply- was they are both essential in their


respective capacities and departments. I accepted that at once. This Incident came sharply


to my mind when, recently I had to call to my home em­ ployees of the sanitary de­ partment to re-open a blocked drain. For a service, efficiently,


Tel: 3278 CIVIC HALL (GRAND KINEMA)


Friday at 7-30 p.m. Closed Saturday THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (U) Technicolor


Monday to Saturday at 7-30 p.m.


—Have a wonderful


Mr. and Mrs. Chips


time with


and their 283


children (all boys!)


1 i* Peter O’Toole


An Arthur P, Jacobs Production sta nrrin,g Me tro-Golduyn’Mayer presentis t Petula Clark


Produced by Arthur P, Jacobs • Music & Lyrics by Leslie Bricussc Esseden the r.eitl by Janes /Mott


Screenplay by Terence Pattignn «


Dircelcd by Herbert Ross PanavisionS & Mctrocolor


C o o d b y E fM R .C h ip s : cantoning Michael Redgrave • sian Phillips


WAOOINGTON DRAMA GROUP


Jumble Sale AND


CLITHEROE LADIES’ CIRCLE


promptly and cheerfully ren­ dered I was very grateful indeed. How often do there so essential public servants get but scant, if any. praise at all?


till the well runs dry’. Har­ old H. Broughton, Pimlico Road. Clitheroe.


You never miss the water OBITUARY


MR. WILLIAM AINSWORTH The death of a well-known


resident, Mr. William Ainsworth aged 87, occurred at his home. Pendle Street West. Until his retirement several years ago he was employed at J. S.


Stuttord and Sons as a tack­ ier. He was a keen gardener. A sermice was held in St. Nicholas’s Church followed by cremation at Burnley. The Rev. J. E. White conducted the services. He leaves a wife, three sans and a daughter.


FOLK SING-OUT! TONIGHT 8-30


t Clitheroe Folk Group, Dog and Partridge, Wellgato, Sep. 4th. DON’T MISS THE HUMOUR OF


DAVE TURNER


Your Residents: WAYFARERS Next Week: COLD IRON


Ham & Hop Evening Saturday, September 12th


at the home of


Mr. and Mrs. K. I. Bowker 11, Park Avenue. Clitheroe


Admission 6/- each 7-30 p.m. to 9-30 p.m.


Proceeds for the Leukaemia Fund


JUMBLE SALE in School


Saturday, September 12th at 3-00 p.m.


Admission 3d.


Home made refreshments Jumble and Cakes welcomed September lltli 7 p.m.—9 p.m.


ST, ANDREWS, SLAIDBURN HARVEST


THANKSGIVING ; SERVICES


Rev. D. Powell of Blackburn 6-30 p.m.


' Sunday, 6th September 10-30 a.m.


Rev. D. Beavls Vicar of Heapey


Monday at 7-00 p.m. in the Village Hall


SALE OF PRODUCE for Church expenses


DONT FORGET TOMORROW SATURDAY


CASTLE FETE at 2-00 p.m.


TORCHLIGHT


PROCESSION 745 p . 111.


10- 25: The Tenant of Wiild- fell Hall: part 1. 11-5: News Summary. Cricket Sccrebcord and Weather. 11-15: Film Night.


PICK OF THE RADIO PROGRAMMES .


.9-15: British Open Brass Band Champions. Radio 3: 8: News, weather.


3- 45: Motor Racing: The Italian Grand Prix: 4-30: Hurling:. The All Ire’and Hurling Championship Final. 4- 55: Show-Jumping. 5- 30: Going for a Song.


Gillette Cup Final report. 1-1: Golf: John Player Classic Tournament report. 1-53: Sports Desk. 2-30: Sport on 2. Racing. -A'liletics and Golf, 7-28: Sports Desk.


Saturday: Radio 2: 12-40:


9: News, weather. 9-4: Sat­ urday Concert. 11-15: Rec­ ord Review. 12-15: Midday Concert. 2-15: Afternoon se­ quence. 6: Chopin and Deb­ ussy. piano recital. 7-30: The Proms. Radio 4: 6-25: News Sum­


5- 55: Tom and Jerry. 6-5: News and Weatherman. 6-15: Leaders of Men. 6-50: Songs


of Praise. 7-25: Diamond Spectacular


in London: A display to cele­ brate 60 years of Guiding. 8-5: In Time of War: The Sea Shall Not Have Them starring Michael Redgrave and Dirk Bogarde. 9-45: News and Weather.


# STARLIGHT CLUB THE MAORIS


SUNDAY FOR ONE DAY TEDDY GREEN TEX AND ANITA


THE JAMES BOYS and Full Show


Cabaret Charge 5/- .


TUESDAY TO SATURDAY : The ever popular


STRANDSMEN


also TEDDY GREEN THE JAMES BOYS TEX AND ANITA and Full Show


Cabaret Charge 5/- (Saturday 6/-) (Public 7/6 at ROSEGROVE)


Come and have a wonderful time!


FOOTBALL AT SHAWBRIDGE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th (LEAGUE CUP)


CLITHEROE NELSON


KICK OFF 6-15 p.m. ALL PAY


REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE MAKE A NOTE OF THIS DATE AND EVENT


A BARGAIN BAZAAR (of Good Clothing, Shoes etek


SKIPTON TOWN HALL Saturday, 24th October 1970


Organised by Skipton Constituency Conservative Womens Association


ST. JAMES' W.F. Pound Stall


St. Helen’s Sunday School Friday, 11th September at 7-30 p.m.


Admission 3d Refreshments


Buses leave Khig Lane 7-04 p.m.


IMPERIAL, NELSON


Saturday, September 12th 7-30 p.m.—1-00 a.m.


Wild Angels


Rock-n-Roll revival band Licenced bar


Tickets'7/6 Foyer 9/* CROWN HOTEL


Waddington Road,'Clitheroe PRESENTING THE


T.J. DUO PLUS TWO


SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER


WHALLEY LIONS 200 CLUB Week 1-1-7-70 to week 8 31-8-70 — 13 47 159. 21 39 132 136 48 169 £5 each


£75 PRIZE RESULT AT


BUFFET & DANCE Valkyrie, Whalley


25th September


8 p.m. to 12 midnight Tickets 5/-


Members invited m OPENING! Thursday, 10th September ‘the kitchen1


Good homecooked meals to fake away. Opening times 11-30 a.m. to 2-30 pan. Monday to Saturday (inclusive). 99 LOWERGATE, CLITHEROE


ALL HALLOWS’ CHURCH, MYTTON SEVENTH


Tel: 3278 CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 1970 Owing to the tremendous interest in this event an additional


PAGEANT SERVICE will be held at 11-00 a.m.


WILL LOCAL PEOPLE PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SERVICE.


Sunday, September 6th CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS RE-DEDICATION SUNDAY 10-00 a.m. Parish Communion


Celebrant and Preacher the Lord Bisho- of Blackburn. Dr. C. R. Claxton. D.D


2-00 p.m. Sunday School


6-00 p.m. Evensong Preacher: Bishop of Burnley, the Rt. rc R. Watson.


A hearty invitation is extended to all past and present Parishioners and friends for these services to marie the commencement of onr Second Century.


SPECIAL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS ON VIEW


SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN CHURCH


v


ST- PAUL’S CHURCH, LOW MOOR. CLITHEROE


,Vivs seated at desks, stand 1n; behind counters, or work L", on the factory floor


FOLK who spend ou


really know very little of th< wavs of nature even thougl the "reen fields and hili


,,re only a few yards fron our doorsteps.


roal countryman. Althougl he now lives in the villa gc he was brought up in th, heart of the country and hi knowledge of birds an- beasts is really encyclopat


This thought came to in recently as I chatted to


die. "What?" he said. “You’v


never heard of squeaking u: stoats and weasels? Any c the old gamekeepers coul- do it. My brother’s a wonde at it. I ’m not so good mj self, not since I got thes false choppers in, but whe: I had my own teeth could do it a treat". "And how exactly did yo:


go about it?” T aske anxious to know more aboi: this to me, new and my.-


tertous art. “There’s nowt to it really


said the countryman. "Gc in a corner of a quiet fiel and stand quite still. P' vour teeth against the unde,


side of your lower Up. dra vour breath in until ye make a little squeak an keep on doing it, every fc seconds. “And keep your ey<


: Jumping over the grass : 1 leaps and bounds. Then : with vour gun and let 'ei


skinned. “Once those stoats he: vou iiicy’il come arunnir


TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH


Sunday, September 6tb 10-30 a.m.


Rev. N. D. Walton 6-00 p.m.


Rev. E. S. Joselin CLITHEROE


CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH


Sunday, 6tb September 10-30 Family Worship


Holy Communion Mr. E. Hill


No Evening Service


Milt homo Avenue, Clitheroe —


Sunday, September 6lh


GOSPEL SERVICE 6-30 p.m.


Mr. Humphries _______ Bury' The Ramblers


Way VOL 2.


by Percy Wahlum Price 3/6


Advertiser and Times 3 King Street, Clitheroe


NOW ON SALE At the Clitheroe


METHODIST CHURCH, LOW MOOR


SERVICES AFTERNOON 2-15 p.m. Rev. E. S. Joselin EVENING 6-00 p.m. Rev. N. D. Walton ORGANIST Miss I. Walmsley


HARVEST SERVICES:- Sunday, September 6th c , HARVEST SOCIAL EVENING


Monday, September 7th to commence at 7-30 p.m. Slides by Mr. T. Scott of Waddington Chairman Rev. E. S. Joselin


Admission Adults 1/6, Children 1/- Light refreshments will be served


Sale of Harvest Produce CLITHEROE


CLITHEROE DISTRICT SERVICE SCOUTS Invite you to a


COFFEE EVENING at Dunroamin, 1, Denbigh Drive, Clithero*


(by kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. John N. Clayton)


on Wednesday, 9th September, 1970 from 7-00 p.m. to 94)0 p.m.


Proceeds for Sendee Scout Funds Bring and Buy Tickets 1/6 Tombola NATURALIST 80CIETY


RAMBLE WHUENDALE


Saturday, September 12th Private Bus, Clithcroe . Station 1-30 p.m.


Return 7 p.m. SLAIDBURN METHODIST CHURCH HARVEST


THAMSGIYINO Sunday, 13th September


Services 2 p.m. and 6-30 pi- Preacher:


Mrs. G. S. Moir, of Grindleton.


HODDER VALLEY FOX CLUB


Riversmead Old Pupils Association


mary- 6-50: Ncrtheren News, Weather. 7: News. 7-80: Nor­ thern News. 8: Today. 12: Sports Parade. 12-55: Nor­ thern News, Weather. 1: News. 2: Afternoon Theatre. 5-55: Northern News. Weather. 6: News. 6-30: Sport Spotlight. 8-30: Sat­ urday Night Theatre. "The Volunteer”. 10: News. 11-5: News.


8-2: Sunday Morning with Pat' Doody. 2: Savile’s Travels. 5: Pick of the Peps. Radio 2: 7: News, weather.


SUNDAY Radio 1: 6-55: As Radio 2.


7-3: Sunday Morning with Pat Doody. 10-1: Melodies for .You. 12-1; Family Fav­ ourites. 2-30: The Clltheroe Kid. 5: Pick of the Pops. 7-4: Sing Something Simple. 7-30: Grand Hotel. 9-1: Hun­ dred Best Tunes, 10-1: Softly Sentimental


9: News. 10-5: English Cath­ edral Music. 4-50: Virtuoso Piano Music. 7-30: ‘The Honest Whore”. 11: Modem Organs. 11-30: News Sum-


Radio 3: 8: News, weather. . '


; end. 2-30: Sunday Play: “Cap­ tain Brasshound’s Conver­ sion. 4: Pick of the Week. 4-55: Sunday Spent Score- board. 5-55: Weather. 6: News. 6-45j : Sunday Sport. 7: The Proms: Wagner—


Weather. 9: News. 10-30: Mbming Servtos 11-15: Mot­ oring and the Motorist. 12-65: Weather 1: World this Week-


many. ' Radio 4: 8: News. 8-55:


Rheingold. 9-58: Weather. 10: News. 11: News.


-Das


Barbecue and Dance


at Riversmead Tonight Friday


9-00 p.m.—1-00 a.m. Tickets 7/6 at the door


TRINITY MODERN WIVES


Fashion Show .by courtesy of


Wednesday, September 9th 1970


Blackburn Co-op Society at Trinity School Hall


at 7-30 p.m.


including refreshments Tickets available from Co-op Drapery Dept.


Admission 2/6 CHIPPING Y.F.C. DANCE


Tonight, Friday, September 4th


. in Chipping Village Hall Dancing to


SILVER KEYNOTES 9-00 p.m. to 1-00 a.m.


Licenced bar Refreshments Admission 5/-


IIODDER VALLEY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY


28th ANNUAL SHOW SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th


BELL HOLME, NEWTON.


Cattle, Sheep, Horticulture, Handicrafts Childrens and Y.F.C. Classes.


FOOTBALL NEWTON versus SLAIDBURN For the Doctor Wriglcy Shield


SHEEP DOG TRIALS


Including British Championship Winners WR E S T L I N G


VINTAGE CARS From all over the North,


MORRIS DANCING. LICENSED BAR


AFTER THE SHOW DANCE IN THE INSTITUTE AT NEWTON


Admission to show—5/- Children—2/- Car Park—3/-


Admission to Dance—61-


CUTHEROE SOCIAL CLUB WELLGATE


Tel. 3585


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th JIM murrey


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th GERRY LATHAM


DOUBLE (not won). 16


9 £50 this week


TREBLE (not won) 8


1 20 £50 this week Subscriptlons now due


.......... ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING


at the PARKERS ARMS .


.............. NEWTON Monday, September 14th


............... at 8-00 p m.


AU landowners, shootin6 ter’' ants and fanners who arein terested are cordially invitea-


• v .........,, f jr/av ■


MANOR GOSPEL HLL 0-


A


; have it! ’ "You can call young ra' i bits up the same way. A fc-


i little squeaks and up the : come I t ’s curiosity wh: i does it. I t’s the easiest wa ! to get a rabbit pie I know | Well. I'm not particular


s partial to rabbit pie and [ haven't got a gun but. I you happen to come aero, i me in these next few week j standing in a comer of ti j HelUdiffes, looking slight • gormless and making pec: 1 ]iar noises, you’ll know wh: i I'm doing—I'll be squeakir ! up stoats and weasels. i Now you readers who lo>. ! to hear of our old “Lane | shire characters”, I ’m su * you’ll enjoy the story—a tr ! one—of the. old lady who hi ‘ trouble with her dentur Here it is as told to me.


A 16-year-old typ


Clitheroe Fete Queer Grove, Clitheroe, wl Thursday evening of Runners up were,


aged 17, of Moorlar picture) and, in third wood Crescent, Chat The judges were S


from the dress shop from Halifax, and


hum Rovers. The Mayor, Counc


and sashes to the th NELSON STADIUM CARR ROAD


BE WHERE THE ACTION IS! FORMULA ONE STOCK CAR RACING


WORLD CHAMPION STU SMITH BIDS FOR ANOTHER NELSON TRIUMPH


SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 15th AT 7-30 p.m.


FREE PARkiNG


ADULTS 81. CHILDREN 41. BAR


REFRESHMENTS Send you


mm . Last data for recei it


I Petition is Saturday, S


picture now °ur photograc


_,f’[pas° send your prir Mitheroe Advertiser ar J King street. You m


seniors and under 15. mass. There win be tin


•honey prize. •here are two categ


vour locally-taken plot ^•‘hout delay. . The er appears on page 7.


,«■ 5 gns., '2nd, 2 gns. 1 sn. So get out your cam me fine weather lasts


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