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SCHOOLS LOSE
AUTUMN BREAK
by the schools’ governors be cause they consider it unwise to have a break in the new term only two, weeks after pupils re turn from the long summer holiday. Also the governers consider
THERE will be no two- d a y September holiday break nextr year for pupils of Clitheroe’s two grammar schools. The idea has been opposed
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that the proposed date for re opening after the summer holi days, September 4th, a Monday, would present difficulties in holding usual eve of term staff meetings. Headmistress of the girls’
grammar school,- Miss Barbara Bingham, told the Divisional Education Executive this week that a negligible number of parents requested time off for their children at September. It had, she said, been 14
agreed to the two days’ Sept ember holiday being deleted and, in compensation, the gram mar schools will re-open on September 5th, 1972, and close on December 21st, a day earlier.
years since the boys’ school had taken a September break. The Education Executive
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Service with a smile!
;ALTHOUGH it was rather a shock for Mr. James Wintle, of Chapel Fold, Wlswell, to
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was found—safe and sound in a Clitheroe garage. Two mech anics had gone to Wiswell to collect an identical car to take it in for servicing. They saw Mr. Winders car, mistook it for the one they were to collect and, as their keys fitted the lock, they drove it away.
inquiries were made. Not long afterwards, the car
locked his car in the village while he visited his mother-in- law. When he returned it had disappeared without trgee. The police were notified and
find his carefully locked car had disappeared, it all turned out to be a genuine mistake. Mr. Wintle, had parked and
THE opposition o£ CUtlieroe and its neighbours to being swal SANDRA keeps in trim on her bicycle.
BUMPER YEAR AHEAD FOR TRUTEX
ANOTHER bumper year is ahead for Trutex Ltd;, the Grindleton-based company, which is one of the$ most successful of its kind in Lancashire.
profits to be around £410,000 before tax compared 1 with ; £258,000 in 1970.'
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' Profits for the past six months totalled £205,380 against
The company expects itsJ971 £115,816 tor the same ’jperio'd |
last; year._ Shareholders fare re warded with a 10 per cent or dinary dividend against 7 i per cent.
able niche in school clothes. Demand has been heavy and the main season has still seve ral more weeks to run.
Trutex has found a profit
BLACKBURN CO-OPERATIVE OJIHEROE DISTRICT BEDDING OFFERS
4 f t fins. DIVANS RRP Our Price
VONO-SPRUNG EDGE ....... £66.90 £47.50 SILENT NIGHT ONE ONLY £61.50 £43.50 SILENT NIGHT ONE ONLY £59.95 £44.92
3ft. DIVANS
ONE ONLY ........................ £17 RRP Our Price
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4ffi 6ins. SPRING INTERIORS £15.50. £20. £21.
3ft. SPRING INTERIORS £9.50. £11.75.
PILLOWS FOAM ...................................
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BELDEAY IRONING BOARDS ... £5.55 . £5. IRONING BOARDS ........................ £4.00 and £2.63 SEWING MACHINE “NEW HOME” £45.00 £36.00
TRY CO-OP PAINT also
ONE GALLON Kingfisher Emulsion Paint £1
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A LITTLE HECTIC
MOST licensees would surely agree that it’s a hard life running one hotel, but a local family hare been running tw o for the past couple of months!...
the Moorcock Inn at the end of June and-since that time he has been looking after the Waddingion premises while his wife, Sbicla, has been left to run th e Spread Eagle at Barrow.
Mr. Joseph' Procter took over NOW
that too much .work is involved and the- family intend to leave the Spread Eagle of -which they have been in charge for eight years. Explained Mrs. Procter: “We can’t give -them enough atten
Now, understandably, they have reached ithe 'conclusion
tion. I am. here all the time with tile family.” Mr. and Mrs. Procter have three children.
November, b u t we have not got a definite date yet.” When the-time" comes, all the family will move up to Waddington. Then they will all he together again, instead of living virtu ally- separate lives, as Mrs. Procter put it. The family have something
“We hope to move in - g ,
CHIPPED FOAM .........................\ 35p TERYLENE
£2.40*
FEATHER ....................... .............. £1.27f and 90p THREE-PIECE SUITES
ONE ONLY SPECIAL OFFER RRP Our Price THREE-PIECE CONVERTIBLE SUITE ................ £83.95 £76.50 THREE-PIECE ANBLA ............ " £139.75 "
" ............ . £140;50 [Bri-Nylon Suite ••••••••••••••••••••a £115.40
THREE ONLY BALK. BEDROOM CARPET SQUARES 3yds. x 4yds. £37.75
GOOD SELECTIONS OF DOOR MATS
TWO-HOTEL COUPLE FIND LIFE
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ture “Rave” shirts for teen agers, and other clothes.
The company also manufac
duction to the end of the year has been earmarked for sales. The company has also bene fited from the recent mini-bud get. Trutex opened a new factory
Virtually all the firm’s pro
lowed up .in. a suggested metropolitan district when local govern ment is re-organised will be voiced to Mr. Michael Heseltine, Under-Secretary at the Ministry o f the Environment, during his
visit to Lancashire, later this month. Mr. Heseltine will be in
Shopping contest winners
contest in the Clitheroc Ad vertiser and Times run in conjunction: with the two page feature on Wballcy. There was a large re
• That’s the correct answer tO' last ■
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sponse to the contest and the winners arc: Miss M. E. Brennand, Hill-
Sands, Whallcy. Mrs. M. Green, Marsdcn
crest, Grindleton. I. C. McKinlay, 22 The
Farm, Bashall Eaves. Suzanne Briggs, 17 Rib-
non, Peel Park Avenue, Clithcroc. Each of these winners
blesdale View, Chatburn. Mr. E. Sharpies, Trcvan-
in Preston last February and this has gradually been brought in to production asd is now opera ting at just over half its capa city. It employs 170 people, more are being recruited and it is contributing to profits.
tories in Blackburn, Bury and Stockport.
£21.20 £18.20 £30.45 £26.45
£38.45 £28.45 ENCOURAGING In his report. Mr. Hodgson
speaks of, a “ buoyant” first half-year; sales leaping ahead by a splendid 34 per cent to £1,860,000, an increase of £470,000 over the corresponding period last year. The half-year’s trading pro
and £1.50 The ^company has other fac
Fire prevention campaign
LANCASHIRE County fire brigade has this week launched its biggest - ever campaign against fires in the home. But the campaign, which will
fit o f . £205,380 represents “a commendable achievement by all departments and reflects the high measure of success in the controlling and containing , f company costs and overheads coincidental with our very much enlarged turnover.”
cover the whole of the county area, will not begin in the Clitheroe district until October 11th, when local firemen will start distributing leaflets a n d give advice to, Clitheroe house holds.
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confident th a t' the results for the second half-year should re fleet an achievement similar to ' that of the first" six months,
order position for the remain der of the year as “also very encouraging.” The board feels reasonably
1 Mr. Hodgson describes the Lord Lieutenant
enant of Lancashire, will offi cially open Norden County Secondary School, Rishton, on Monday, October 4th.
to open school Lord. Clitheroe, Lord Lieut
will be receiving a £1 vou cher to be spent with any of the advertisers in the feature. At a later date the success
“ENJOY your shopping- in Whalley.” .
by the Ministry and on this occasion Clitheroe will be the spokesman- for its neighbours. But who the town’s representa tives will- be has -'still^tb- b e decided. !....' -i hi-
broadly asking for metropolitan status and; under such a plan, Clitheroe would come under the wing of Blackburn. The talks have been called
Joint statement:
are vigorously opposed to being swallowed up by Blackburn, or anybody else. They are fighting for a “Rabble Valley Author ity” comprising Clithcroc, Clitheroe Rural, Bowland Rural and Longridgc urban districts, plus Billington, Balderstone, Clayton - le - Dale, Dinckley, Mellor, Osbaldeston, Rams- greave, Salesbury and Wilp- shore in Blackburn Rural District; Hothersall, Ribchester, Dutton, Whittingham, Goos- nargh and part of Grimsargh, all in Preston Rural District, and Sabden, which is Burnley Rural District.
Clitheroe and its neighbours
ful contestants will he invi ted to join a guided tour of Whalley Abbey.
latest joint statement sent by the five authorities to White hall. Total population -would be
This is mentioned in the '
just under 55,000, with about 151,500 acres. The statement said: “We feel that our recommendation fully
Lancaster on September 21st to hear the views of Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Southport and Preston, and a dozen or so other authorities. The county boroughs arc
meets the general objectives of local government re-organisa tion as set out in the Govern ment White Paper; it will meet with the wishes of the.local inhabitants and would be com pletely representative of - the pattern of community life in the area.”
Timetable
local government reform a reality provides for the intro duction of a Bill during the 1971-72 session of Parliament. The new councils will be elec ted in 1973 and will take over their full responsibilities on April 1st, 1974. .
The timetable for making -
£4,500 for school
decorations
PARTS of Ribblesdale County Secondary School, Clitheroc, which have not been involved in the extensive £250,000 build ing programme taking place there, are to be redecorated at a cost of £4,500. Mr. E. J. Fox, No. 5 Divi
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would be able to satisfactorily discharge all th e ; local govern ment' services proposed for the second-tier authorities in -the new structure;
Such an authority, it is said,
‘Hands off Ribble is message
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1 llTelephone GO-GO GIRL SANDRA IS FETE QUEEN
GO-GO dancer Sandra Pye will be crowned as Clith
eroe’s fete queen tomorrow. Sandra, a 19-ycar-oId model,
who works at thc-Ace of Spades Club, Whallcy, was- chosen
from 18 entrants, at -a private judging session, in the Mayor’s parlour at Clithcroc town hall, After the judging, Sandra, of
Church, S t r e c t, -. Padibam, revealed that she never intended
she- won she would hand over half the prize money .to her friend.-“ I. don’t- mind sharing the- money,” s a i d . Sandra, 11 because- -if -I had not, made the deal. : I would never have entered.”,.
to enter the-competition, but a friend - at work persuaded her. So she made a deal that if
Although sue recently : won •- .. . ■
her so during the judging,” she said. , ......... Sandra liad less luck flic
the Miss Burnley, title, Sandra did not expect to'win,,in.fact she . was sure that Pauline Reeves, , who came second, would fake the’ title; “I told
previous Friday when, as Miss Burnley,, she took part in flic Miss . United Kingdom contest, Held at the Derby Baths, Blackpool.. In. this contest, she
the ' Mayoress . , (Mrs. - Eva Moore), Mr. E. H. Rogers, sales manager. f o r Ribblcsdalc Cement and Mrs. Rogers. They found-the'standard of
entries so high that each girl is to rcccivc-a letter
of.thanks from the Mayoress and a token to be spent at a local shop. . Runner-up in the competition was Pauline Reeves, 21,' of
was unplaced; - ■' 1 ’ The Clithcroe' judges were
. Sandra was presented with a trophy and a cheque. for £10 by the Mayor of Clithcroc, Coun. Sidney Moore, and the runner-up received £5. . Third prize was a cheque for £3. For the judging, Sandra and Sheila wore hotpants, and
Knowslcy Road, • Blackburn, who is a beautician. Third prize went to Sheila -Metcalf, aged 19, ' of- Moss Thwaitc Farm, Ncwton-in-Bowland.
Pauline a . mini skirt. Other competitors were dressed in minis, hot pants mid hot pant suits. Entry for the competition is
limited to girls living within a 10 mile radius of Clithcroe. . This year as well as Clith
croc itself, entries came from Whallcy, Newton, Billington, and Downham, as well as Padiham and Wilpshirc, which arc. just within the area.
ALL SET FOR
GREAT FAMILY OCCASION
EVERYTHING is set fair to make the Castle fete— Clitheroe’s annual fun-day for the youngsters and every one else who is young in heart—a big success.
. Tomorrow's fe t e while following the proven pattern of-
■ past years, will also ' contain ■several new
features.to add to : the attraction o f . an . ever- popular occasion.
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Move for Parish Church curate
Taking part in a venture
appointed to a team ministry at Aston, in the Diocese of Sheffield, and starts his new job on January 1st. “I’ve been very happy here,”
relatively new f o r the Church of England is the exciting prospect ahead for the curate of Clitheroe Parish Church, Rev. Peter Grierson. : Mr. Grierson has been
Cumberland and Westmorland • Association, a budgerigar show, by the Clitheroe Society, and a tug-o’-war, plus a glamorous grannie and teen and twen ties hot pants competitions.
. -will need a steady aim to send their woods through croquet hoops.
vided by a netball competition, the climax of the ladies’ and men’s five-a-side football com petitions, the Southworth Bowl ing Trophy and. something new, target bowling on the lower green where competitors
Further variety will be pro DOG SHOW
demonstration will take place on grass bordering the main walk, which will make a good vantage point.
Incidentally, the archery .
he said this week, “and I’ll be very sad to leave.” But as it is normal for a
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again been included, for which entries can be made on th e field.
An exemption dog show has
'ydars,>Mr.;Grierson ifJ due to; leave,St. Mary’s. He ”—"“ 'i- at Clitheroe in June/
curate to move to another church after the first couple of
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similar in size to Clitheroe, with about 13,000 inhabitants, although it has doubled its population over the past 10;
His new home, Aston, is
of a trio in charge of three churches and Sunday schools, two youth clubs, a n d a new church school. Part of his duties will involve leading dis cussion groups in the sixth form of a local comprehensive school and teaching in' the church school. Mr. Grierson emphasised:
years. Mr. Grierson, 29, will be one
“The church is still feeling its way. The work is going to be
sional Officer, said this week that this section of redecora tion was well behind schedule.
married man with two daugh ters, Fiona (4) and Kirstie (2), will be reading for a degree at Leeds University, to supple ment the one he already has (in theology), from London.
hard and varied.” While there, Mr. Grierson, a
Family has served Clitheroe Corporation for 85 years
A FAMILY link with C l i t h c r o e Corporation spanning 85 years was completed at the weekend by the retirement of Mr. Robert .Davies as sewage works manager after 44 years service with the cor poration. He will continue to assist the department in
Davies, was appointed mana ger of the sewage farm on its establishment in 1895. At that time any ratepayer could graze stock on the 74 acre farm, paying a shilling a week per head of cattle, threepence for a sheep and twopence f or . a lamb.
a part-time capacity. His father, Mr. Henry
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, original farmhouse. After leaving file fortrier
60, and lives at Oakroyd, Hen- thorn Road, adjoining the farm land, was, born at .the.
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• moved to the highways depart- 1 ment of the Corporation for nine years before succeeding his -father as sewage works - manager.
of a tradition - in; the catering business, Mr. Procter’s mother, Mrs. Margaret. Iveson, used to keep (he Black B u ll at Old Langho. . Now Mrs. iveson runs a post
office in the district and, at 71, gets up every morning at- about four o r five a.m: to prepare for her - customers! And on occa sions she. still docs a little catering.
■ the devious; lino of the. borough -
i modem: incinerator.. A point of interest here is
included supervising; of tipping at Henthorn which came to an end with the provision of a
For many ycats his-, duties - .! BRISTOL CREAM Mr. Davies . . . served corporation for 44 years.
‘ boundary -which has resulted ‘ in one part of the incinerator ' plant being in Clitheroe arid the other in Mittoc. . One of Mr.
i the old farmhouse; .and. : his : birth certificate, notes ,that ,the birth took- place “in- the town ship o f‘(Little Mitton in;--the Parish of Whallcy in the .Dis
Davies’s -two sons was bom at and -Mrs. trict of Pendleton.” 1 -
sewage works manager is Mr. G. F. McLaughlin, of West- ■houghton.
sons, Mr. - and, Mrs. -Davies have five grandchildren.: Mr.: Davies’s 'successor as
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CLUB AMONTILLADO 89p 12 for £10.20 =' ’ 85p Bottle
SHAW8RIDGE - CLITHEROE - Phono : £1.26
Council school he became an apprenticed butcher with ’Bud* Howard for a _ short time before joining his father. . A couple of years later he
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: competition, but the' Bid for . Stardom spot has . had to .b e - cancelled bcoause of lack of
There is still-time;.;for child-' ren to enter the" fancy dress
/■entriesf'Tt has been replaced with a variety show, with semi- professional club acts.
The customary fun-fair for-
tion of archery by. Preston Archery Club, wriestling'by the ,
Those include a demonstra
children with Its attendant side attractions , will be as usual,
sports for. children and adults nor the, colourful precision of the Morris Dancers. In fact, all that remains is
And one must not forget the
for the weather to relent and play its vital part in setting the seal on a great family occasion.
BOY (15) TOWS
BLAZING CARAVAN
LANGHO’S youngsters are without a place to meet since their unofficial ‘clubhouse’—a 22ft.-long caravan — was des troyed by fire earlier this week.
, Lane. The caravan caught fire after
meet nightly in the caravan at Rayo Boarding Kennels on Noblett’s Farm, Whitehalgh
The girls and boys used to
a stove had been lit inside it. Fifteen-year-old Peter Johnson saw smoke drifting past the .window as he was having lunch in the farmhouse. He rushed out and after hitching a trac tor to the burning caravan, he towed it away from the house .into a field..
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brothers arid sister tackled the; fire with buckets of water taken from a horse trough in the- farmyard
His fathcr, Mr. John Johnson,; a farmer, his mother ■
' and two.
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