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laughter. Joanne. V , ^ ' . ill concerned.


Ai‘atthr..,«


ind Susan, a son. Roger'pr®0'! welcome brother


ELSON (nee Clavtrmi---- •ntlay. 14 August, 1970 14’'7p:'-,i


nd Mark. Grateful thLt.Johl1* nmily doctor and all I f f 5 1 Bramley Meade, WhallcyStalIi


EES-PRITCHARD InelTmT— ■ i On 12 August, at St n?"in,'‘


ospital, Bangor. N. \Va?Plvld,'n 21sf BIRTHDAY c o n g r a tu la t io n s


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>ood health, good luck, Gt,. bless you.


August. 1970.


Love, mum and dad. DEATHS


[DSDALE.—On 19 Aueust 19u I p t her home. 100. Hcntbon,!


f the late George Ridsdak -ved mother of the late Tom i nd of Bessie and Reborn1 eposing in Rockdale Chanel


ad. Cllthoroe. Rebecca‘m™ r yf,arS' . ^ e tQnrly l0«d v-lfei


!


ccrington. Cut Rowers lav be sent to Rockdale ; —


22 AueustU oInq. Tomlinson’s Pimer-


rvlce. Clitheroe. Tel. 23.15 IN MEMORIAM


UTTER. — Rememberpr?


-From nil the family. A CKNOWLEDGMUNTS i


IDD.—In loving memoir r 9nrv Todd, who died 25 Autr^


26.


ELLY.—Mrs. K~e 11 v mC oseohine wish to thank rlU datives, friends and neleM ours for t.hd- kind oxnression<4’ f sympathy. Mass ofTrrinoc. muu


owers. Also special thanks to! he Knichts of St. Columba. thr f he t John Ambulance Brlendn.|


2. Chatburn Rond. Clithcroe.


ailwav View, the O’e-jrv of ' flcheel and John Church, 11 who attended the praye*---! nd Renuiem Mass.


doctors and nnrses nf -i


’DONNELL.—The fnmPv of t«'V ate John O’Donnell Junior wW : o thank all relatives. frip*ui -y nd nelahbours for the *drv xnressions of s^mnot.hr. f!"rr ributes and Mass ofTerlr'” oceived: also Fr. Dillon f>"'t 4 ev. N. D. Walton and friend*


. Henthorn Road. Clitheror.


nONM^LL.—'The fendlv of d*' ate Mary O’Donnell w?sh t' hanV- aM r»ie.fives ♦'nd fricnr,r or ^to«:s OfTprirurs. fTowers nr*'


r Miss O’Donnell and i’*’ tdo^ed nenhew John. A1fr oecinl thanks to the fr^r1’ *ho lielned to nurse Un"'


olessooros of «*Tnnpthy. recpivrf'


hirlncr her 3r>na illness, and ' he Rev. Frs. Dobson w' 8. Highfinlcl Road. Clitheroe.


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ann«n. s.J., and famHv dor- ors for their rnhii«trj>tionfi.


ove Dorothy who passed nv-” 4 August. 1966. The family.


est. Service and cremation .»> e held at 11-0 a.m. tomnrrr- 1 Saturday)


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orraine and John, a da,?h, ,'4 er.vsmair. Now at Har!!“,hlfr i angor Road. B eth e sd a^ ;tr j


farmer FOUND


SHOT DEAD


Mr. Titus Carter Cowking,


aged 59, of Raingill Farm, Slaidburn, was found dead with gun-shot wounds on Tuesday evening, two miles


ffom his home. ; He was a well-known member 8f a Bowland and Ribblesdale tanning family and was found ijv his son after he had been nosing for six hours. A 12-bore shot-gun was found nearby.


there were no susnicious cir­ cumstances, and the facts had


Slaidburn police said that


been reported to the coroner at Ekipton.


been'in good health for some yeeks. was found lying under - hedge bv his son, Jim, and a neighbour," Mr. Herbert Town- son. He had four sons, three oi whom are connected with fanning, and a daughter, whose husband Mr. Joseph Finney, is licensee of the Ribblesdale .Irms Hotel. Gisburn.


Mr. Cowking, who had not


-had been at Raingill Farm, an isolated farm on the Slaid- bum-Tosside road, for about 15 -.-ears, having previously farmed at the neighbouring Standridge Farm. He was a member of the Tosside Village Institute and a member of the Tosside Paro­ chial Church Council.


Mr. Cowking— farmer’s son A thirteen-year-old Whalley girl, Ann Day, is seriously ill with a mystery infec­


tion in a Salzburg hospital. Her parents flew out to Austria and are remaining with her.


Before going to press the ‘Advertiser and Times” phoned the hospital and the


sister said: “Ann was desperately ill when she caine in but today she is slightly better.” Her parents has just made their daily visit to Ann’s bedside. Ann, who lives at Abbots-


mead, Milton Road, became ill while on a trip with pupils from Ribblesdale County Secondary School. Clitheroe. She first showed signs of


being unwell last week and she was admitted to hospital. Doctors are baffled by her


condition, and as yet are undecided about the cause of


Ribblesdale School returned to England on Saturday, leaving a teacher, Mr. D. Bowker, in Salzburg with Ann.


the illness. The rest of the group from


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on Wednesday, having waited for Ann’s parents to arrive. Mr. and Mi’s. Day went by plane on


He arrived back in Clitheroe


Saturday. Mr. Bowker said yesterday


that when he left. Ann was a little better for the first tame since she was taken ill Her condition seems to be the result of a severe infection.


A 16-year-old schoolgirl


was resting in her Whallcy home on Wednesday when hvo youths appeared and


young men with northern accents, fair-haired Viviene Grieve said: “One of them said, 'It you don’t let us get away, we will kill you.”


threatened her with a knife. Describing the intruders as


Knife threat to girl


missing from the house but a hole had been made in a pane of glass in the porchway. “They looked like perfectly ordinary people; one was wear­


Viviene said that nothing was


grounds, and Viviene was alone in the house. When the youths •eft. she telephoned the police.


POLICE BRING DOGS The daily help was in the


their inquiries, searched the area with dogs.


She was unharmed. Police, who are continuing


Mr.. and Mrs.. H. H. Grieve, of Barcroft, and they live in a detached house on Clitheroe road. She has three sisters and


Hill Convent in Preston, she heard this week that she gained six successes in her ordinary level examinations.


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tests and sending them to Vienna.


Doctors were still making


know what the illness is, they cannot treat it and until they do know what is wrong with Ann, they are being very care­ ful with drugs and medicines.


Because they do not yet


Mr. Bowker. He explained that she had been in a comatose state, half-conscious for most of the time.


"She really is very ill,” said


Ann has been rallying for an hour or two then lapsing


not eaten and she is being drip fed.


into semi-consciousness. Since she became ill she has


was in pain, but this stopped when the doctors ceased taking tests for a short time.


Her condition was weak. She


was talking to her parents. They are naturally very worried about their daughter.


she is not fit to travel yet. There is talk of flying her


fighting her illness. "She is certainly holding her own.” When the hospital realised


Mr. Bowker said she was


how ill Ann was. they were most insistent that her parents flew out to Austria to be with her. However, by then they had been notified of Ann’s con­ dition and they had already arranged to go out to join her.


PHONE PROBLEM


trying to contact Mr. and Mrs. Day by telephone. Every time he tried to phone them, the lines were crossed.


Mr. Bowker had difficulty in


through a message when ‘ an­ other child on the trip. Peter Towers, of Woone Lane. Clith­ eroe, contacted his parents by phone. Mr. and Mrs. Towers at once told Ann's parents of the situation.


Finally it was possible to get


krankenanstaiten, is a main intensive care unit. I t could be a week or two


before Ann is allowed to make the journey home. ■


other children, both boys, who are being. looked after while ther parents are in Austria. Ann’s school friends, naturally


Mr. and Mrs. Day have two


are anxious for reassuring news about her.


times, Ann lists football as being very important. Apart from being a keen supporter of Burnley Football Club, she en­ joys playing in friendly foot­ ball matches with other girls.


Among her favourite pas­


dren from Ribblesdale went on ithe trip which lasted about 12 days. None of the others showed


Three teachers and 24 chil­


any signs of the illness which Ann contracted; The cost of hospital services in Austria is not. of course, the


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working on his premises in the evening, (heard the sound of breaking glass. He checked the store room and found that some copper tubing was miss­ ing, • Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court was told yesterday. He then went outside and


Quinn (49) of Brunshaw Road, Burnley, appearing before the court on a charge of entering a storeroom in Whalley Road, Clithcroe and stealing copper tubing valued at £20. Quinn, who had not been in trouble before was conditionally dis­ charged. He pleaded guilty.


stopped a van which was being driven away, said Inspector T. J. Sumner, prosecuting. The incident led to Thomas


When cautioned by police. as


urn- ^ . " $ 8


IT’S 4 LI. I iT THE


Quinn was alleged to have said that he didn’t know why he had done it. Mr. J. L. Lumley, for the


NOW SBl i l l i M The hospital, the Landes- Ann wants to come home but


home, perhaps in n week or two, by the International Red Cross.


When Mr. Bowker left. Aim immediate concern. All , that ' V.-:;*


were insured and the tour agents, in Bristol, say that there should be no financial worries. There was an emergency


matters is Ann’s complete re­ covery and return home. All those on the school trip


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fund for the trip and Mr. Bow­ ker spent about £30 on ambu­ lance and doctors' fees before Ann went into hospital. Hospital costs are £4 or £5


a day and there is a charge for treatment and drags.


Four local children survey the road surface in Claremont Avenue, after they had filled some of the holes with water to give an impression of what the uncom­ pleted road looks like in wet weather. Left to right: Robert Ireland, nine; David Guy, six; Darren Guy seven; and Peter Romaine, seven.


OH! CLITHEROE


WE HAVE a teeling that Those who disagree with many people in Clitheroc arc his views would not challenge


* V ' —about those silos.


affected and cannot under- became an honorary member „


They are unlikely to be J


When lie was Mayor he . , ,


stand why others should of the Rotary Club. Later he become excited. The topic, was elected an additonal ac- however, goes deeper than live member. Now the situa- that.


tion has changed again, but


It seems to have become aPPaventIy he is no longer the cause of personal shafts. assoclated with Rotary.


Politics can, we know, be Alderman Robinson, at cruel and all-pervasive, but present on holiday in Jersey, should not dominate our pri- would doubtless take a dc- vate affairs.


tached view of all this. He former Mayor and an hon- PreJv,0.us P0S1,10n


Alderman Tom Robinson, ">ay never have expected the c,nntmuc


oured citizen of the Borough, ^nd’ m any event’ hc ,s a has often been in the news, ™an' He is aware that public Eriends, however, choose figures have to be thick- to read in this contretemps skinned. If you can’t stand a bias born oE the Alder- thc heat you must leave the man’s active interventions in kitchen—and local political matters he regards as of life can be red hot.


prime public concern. Some things seem to be Rotary is a private matter,


happening in Clitheroc today No-one becomes a member which are causing concern. It by right or precedence. No- is said that even the good one is called on to explain,


name of Rotary Club has But perhaps it is time to become linked unwittingly ciear the air. Party politics with politics.


would appear to be creating Men are members of their unnecessary turmoil in Clith-


merits regardless of party or eroe and almost everyone religion, and the Clitheroe outside the Council Cham- Club performs sterling ser- her (and perhaps many inside vice. Its record is there for it) will be happier when pre- all who run to read. The sent controversies have been same is true of Alderman resolved — and personalities Robinson.


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After seven years residents of a Qithcroc housing estate are soon to have the road in front of their homes


Avenue, Clitheroe complained that the road surface in their neighbourhood was in a dan­ gerous condition and said that although they had paid as much as £300 in road charges “noth­ ing” had been done. This week a resident rang


completed. Residents of C l a r emo n t


workmen from the builders’ firm were measuring the road. Speaking to the “Advertiser


phone calls to builders and to the council, work had not been done to complete the road, and the surface was deteriorating. On Tuesday, residents des­


the “Advertiser and Times” to say that despite a number of


cribed the condition of the road, and local children filled some of the holes with water to give an impression of what it looked like in wet weather.


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builders who constructed the housing estate said-on Tuesday that a meeting had been arranged between the company and representatives of the town council. He also said that “work should begin early next week"


A. spokesman for the firm of


on completing the road, which is at present covered by a temporary surface. Clitheroe corporation said on


Wednesday that they had been negotiating with the builders and that work would probably begin early next week. On Wednesday mo r n in g


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and Times" on Tuesday, one local resident, Mrs. Margaret Romaine said: "It seems quite ridiculous to me. These bunga­ lows have been here for seven years and this was supposed to be a temporary surface. Abso­ lutely nothing has been done about making it up:


have, paid the builders £300 road- charges and we ; still haven’t got the road completely finished. I t’s quite dangerous especially if' you’re riding a bicycle. I have come off on the cornel’s several times.


“My main' gripe is that we


could not obtain all tile road charges ’ but what incentive is there for people to pay when the road is left in this condi­ tion?" she asked.


The builders said that they BUMPITY-BUMP


pci’ annum and I consider that something really ought to be dane about it. When the cars come round the corner their exhausts go bump-bump-bump, banging in the holes. Especi­ ally after it has been, raining. You should .see the children going around on then- bikes. There are so many bumps they lose control. I would be quite happy if someone were to come round and do the occasional repair.


“The rates here are £100


•this I think that it is pretty disgusting.” she said. “When I contacted .the


“In an area with rates like


builders they said that some­ thing would probably be done an the next few weeks. A neighbour had done the same thing. But after three weeks nothing has happened. I rang the council and a spokesman said that it was out of his jurisdiction. I suggested.that a lorry might come up and fill the holes a little. He said that all he could do was to send up a. repair team and charge the cost to the builders."


the Peel Park estate which was completed two years ago had roads within six months, "They have trees down there and,'still our road hasn’t been done.” she added. "Tlie lorries haven’t helped


Mrs. .Romaine also says that


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j - *4m Hi Members of Barrow Young Wives were disappointed


and annoyed when they heard that the Ministry of Trans­ port had refused to lower the speed limit through the. village from 40 to 30 mph.


Wives wrote to Clitheroc Rural Council about the pos­ sibility of reducing the speed, stressing -the . dangers which both . children .and elderly people faced when, they tried to cross the busy Ao, trunk


Earlier this year, the Young


finished, traffic will still come through here to go to Man­ chester, Burnley and Accring­ ton”.


NOT TOO FAST


road which cuts straight through the village.


Frank Pearson, then MP for the Clitheroe Division, and he gave bis support. At Monday’s meeting of the


The group also wrote to Sir


Highways Committee, a letter was read from the Young Wives thanking the council .for


their efforts to have the speed limit reduced. "Unfortunately," said the


clerk designate, Mr. W. Alan Butt, ’’it is followed by a letter from the County Surveyor in­ forming us that the Ministry of Transport is not prepared to reduce the limit”.


VERY ANNOYED


Wives. Mrs. Heather Jackson, of Cockerill Terrace, Barrow is a strong supporter of the campaign to have the speed -limit lowered Aftea- hearing the news, she


A member of the Young


chairman, Coun. Frank Clayton said: "You will find that when the new by-pass is open, 40 mph is not too fast for that village.” Conn. J. S. R. Shaw, of


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Whalley, replied: "I will believe it when I sec it". Coun. Shaw added that he


had travelled through several sparsely populated areas where the speed limit was only 30 mph,. yet in a .village like Bar- doiv, with a school on the roadside and • houses, it was 40:


even when the by-pass was finished, there would still be a large amount of heavy traffic going through Barrow. County Coun. Harry East-


said. “If we save one life in 20 years, it is worth it”. Coun.! Shaw maintained that


“Some go through at 50,” he


said: “I am flabbergasted and very annoyed. I am sure they do not understand how bad it is here,” In his letter to the council,


STRONG FEELING


the surveyor said that he had written to the Chief Constable setting out the position. All the relevant information had been sent to the divisional road engineer of the Ministry of Transport. In his reply to the surveyor, the divisional road engineer


not satisfied and Mrs. Jackson said: "I spoke to several other members who feel strongly about it.- “I shall write to the Minis­


But the Young Wives are


ter of Transport to ask Mm if he would consider changing the decision. If that doesn’t


said that when the Whailey- Clitheroe by-pass is opened to traffic, .volumes will decrease appreciably. In the ; circum­ stances, they were unable to recommend a reduction in the speed limit. He concluded: “I regret this


work, perhaps we could contaot television”. Ill’s. Jackson added: “If


these things don’t work, I shall have seriously to consider some sort of demonstration.”


application has ben unsuccess­ ful and no doubt you trill reply to Sir Frank Pearson accord­ ingly.”


Mrs. Jackson, commented: "Even when the by-pass is


ing for. witnesses of an accident which occurred about 11-30 a.m. yesterday morning on the inner by-pass when a pedestrian received fatal injuries. The facts have been reported to the coroner.


Clithcroe Police arc appeal­


wood moved that the council should accept the decision.


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by'bringing building'materials. I. have been out to put stones in the road but ag soon as the next rain comes it is as bad as ever. One 'would expect a road to be made up after seven- years.” she said.


SAFETY PROBLEM


Chairman of the Clitheroe Rural District, Councillor F. Clayton (on the right) has a handshake for the retiring clerk, Mr. T. P. Rushton at a farewell party this week. In the centre is the Clerk-des ignate, Mr. W. A. Butt.


Lord and Lady Glitheroe


were among the guests on Tues­ day when the retiring clerk to Clitheroe Rural Council, Mr. T. P. Rushton was presented with


a gold watch and a plaque bear­ ing the arms of the council. Fifty-four people attended the


defendant, told the court that Quinn was in the habit of visit­ ing an aunt in Clitheroe. When he discovered that she had died he revisited the neighbourhood and looking into, what he thought was a derelict house,, saw. some - copper tubing.


“Presented by members and past chairman of Clitheroe EDC to T. P. • Rushton for devoted service 1937-70”. and the chairman, Coun. Frank Clayton in making the gift said that Mr. Rushton’s prime aims had been to preserve the coun­ tryside and its amenities. . Mrs. • Rushton received a


ceremony in the Brown Cow Hotel, Chatburii. The watch, is inscribed:


bouquet from Mrs. Clayton. The first woman chairman of


presented Mr. Rushton with the plaque. She said that he had been ■' a ' friend and • guide to councillors and parish council­ lors. particularly during her term of office. Paying tribute, the longest


the council. Mrs. Mary Troop


serving member, Coun. Ernest Holgate described Mr. Rushton as a professional. Mr. Rushton said that the


occasion would be a. memorable one and he was pleased that so many were present. He spoke of the connection between the Assheton family and Oiitheroe DDC, reminding guests th-v -he first chairman was Rn’nh Cockayne Assheton, from 1894 to 1907.The first woman member was Lady Clitheroe when she was Mrs. Sylvia Assheton. Mr. Rushton also referred to


past chairmen, mentioning Mr. John Airey who due to illness was unable to attend the gathering and the late Mr. James Green. I t was Mr. Green who presen­


'.Another resident of Clare-, mont-A venue,. Mrs.-Lillian Rid-


their kindness and considera­ tion and paid tribute to the staff, caretakers, parish coun­ cils and parish meetings. Speaking on behalf of the


ted the coat of arms to the council in 1953. He thanked everyone for


guests, Lady Clitheroe said that she hoped the council would keep,up its fight to pres­ erve the Ribble Valley. Another presentation cere­


ton’s outstanding,service appear in.page-7.


diings, said:- '"I rang up ' the builders and asked them if the road could be done. The top holes are gietting bigger and bigger. I have a toddler aged 20 months and the holes are really dangerous, for. children. We haven’t heard anything about it since.” -she. said. “The road was done just to


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mony was held last night by the council staff, at the Asshe­ ton Arms Hotel, Downham. Other tributes to ;Mr. -.Rush-


the .end of our garden. We are finding that the children are always falling - off thed-r bikes and the young ones fall into the puddles,”, said Mrs. Angela Preston, another resi­ dent. The pavement is covered with weeds and, (here are, always dogs there. '.A lot of cars bang into; the [ holes. We know about them'but for visi­ tors it isn’t, very good. I think we'have been here long enough and I think that the road should be finished’, off.” she, added.


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