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Evidence is chilling


A CLOSE relative who was for many years an honorary life member of Blackburn


Field Club spent most of' his leisure hours studying the lesser worlds and the minute insects which unsu­ spected ly have a very im­ portant part to play in our lives and the flow of life in general. He was of that Generation which produced several outstanding natura­ lists including Clilheroe s Tom Robinson, Joe Hay- hurst. and Tom Altham. Blackburn had its Nixon, Weston. Palmer and Tatter- sall. All great and devoted


with the birds and flowers and the general scene. My uncle was engrossed with the micro­ scope, the instrument giving him a deep insight into the world which escapes most of us. When he gave me a modest instrument with a 220 magnification 1 too begin to wonder as I came to realise what drama was talcing place in that speck of soil, with­ in that leaf and the world ot those minute insects beyond the


men. Most of them were concerned


scope of the naked eye. Ail this was well 0vci- tlljrty years ago and since that time


there has been remarkable dis­ coveries in this held 0f scicncc Unfortunately the trend has


been to discover “How" and little thought given ls to "WHY'’. As wc become aware


of these micto-oiganisms w'c should also realise they are in many ways fulfilling a purpose un in the general scheme of the


things, but philosophers ami poets were conscious of it hun­ dreds of years ago. They were the realists who saw the wood


iverse. The microscope reveals mans


common sense in the bclicl'that what is good for the bee is 'mod for the hive. Olliers, like Emerson, did not


portance. has for so long been under the impression that he ‘knows it all". And in conse­ quence has frequently stumbled. It is not new'. William Cowpcr found that man. by his method of reasoning at every step,


require any scientific instrument to prove the theory that nature works on a method of ail for each and each for all. (he awareness of the working of the unseen within the smaller worlds and the consequences which would follow if they were ignored soon became obvious. Man. filled wish his own im­


makes many mistakes while meaner things, led by instinct, arc rarely known to stray. How different would be the


cannot at first understand. How quick he has been to use chemi­ cals and. pesticides without first showing an appreciation of the verv fundamentals of the uni­ verse A better insight would have saved much hardship and side effects.


story had we but the common sense to recognise these funda­ mental truths. How guilty man is of ignoring at which he


HAVOC


an effort to control numerous insects pests caused untold havoc among w'ild bird popula­ tions. Many of the predators were unable to reproduce their species, because they had fed on tiic lower animals and car­ rion containing a residue of in­ jurious chemicals used in pest control which also caused grave destruction of many predatory insects helping to control others far more threatening to our survival.. Again and again man lias by


Modern insecticides used in


thirty years is enough to chill the most optimistic. The pro­ testers were ridiculed, yet wc now know that had some of the projects continued, man himself would have been the victim. Few', even now, appreciate the


Evidence in the last twenty or


Before 1923 it was relatively unknown as a threat to the fruit


almost frightening power man has acquired and even after he has found his mistake the poisons man has left in the soil can remain for a very long time with threatening results. Ignorance, or should wc say


appears that in order to get rid of one particular pest, trees were sprayed with a petroleum oil. This killed the lichen on the trees and an enormous pro­ portion of the enemies of the dangerous mites. But by killing


grower. How did the change arise? It


man’s innocence in regard to the workings of nature, was never more frighteningly re­ vealed than in the case of myxo­ matosis. We now know on good auth­


ing methods are set in motion. Here is an example which set


me thinking on the lines I have just mentioned. Several years ago I discovered a looper cater­ pillar near Whitewcll. It was


Waddington


the predators the real enemy was given a chance to multiply to a greater extent and to come back in renewed strength. These are examples of man's


gross misinterpretation of the oneness of life. Check, kill, or attempt to ex­


ority that if a mutation of the virus had taken place then man himself would have been the victim. And, as far as 1 ant aware, there is no effective anti­ dote to the malady which was released to reduce the rabbit population. Had such a plague infected man what would have


taking great steps forward al­ most come to the edge of dis­ aster and even as I write there conics news of a baby cream which could cause suffering by its continued use.


terminate one particular species, and the result may be likened to taking away the keystone of a bridge, Remove one stone and you can bring about a near catastrophy. Any naturalist worthy of the


been the end? So far we have escaped a


similar to others but as the name implies resembled a stick. I placed it in a suitable con­ tainer with the intention of fol­ lowing the creature's progress. What moth would eventually emerge 1 wondered? Each day I took a look until one evening I noted a strange drama was taking place. Just as the cater­ pillar was about to pupate there exuded from beneath its skin a host of minute larvae which at once began to weave themselves golden cacoons from which there eventually came a score of very small flies.


major disaster, not by planned aforethought, but by chance. A similar case relating to the


insect world comes to mind. This is provided by the red spider mite, once one of the greatest pests of the apple grow’er in south-east England.


name is always cautious when tampering with a process in which he is merely a student. How more careful should a per­ son be if he has no knowledge of the universal law? There will be those who will argue that in order to survive man must be ruthless. That is if he does not kill then he will be killed. I have heard it all before and would suggest that proper use of nature's predators should be made before any drastic sweep­


those which attack the cater­ pillar of the cabbage white butterfly serve to maintain a tolerable level in the insect


These ichneumon flies, like


world. Attempt to exterminate one


species and you can bring about a calamity of the order of the red spider mite. Far better, surely to get an understanding of the laws of nature which can be relied upon as a good guide in establishing a balance rather than inviting a catastrophe.


NATURALIST.


Health visitor A meeting of Wad


Mothers’ Union started service comprised main I Litany suitable for Ler taken from the Mothers service book. Mrs. C. F child introduced Miss I son who gave an int


acount of incidents in I from the beginning of he ing as a nurse, until she a health visitor.


pack, formed at the b<J of September, is meetin| larly in St. Helen's School, under the leadetl Miss M. Williams and Koehrer, and providing . outlet for the energies younger boys of the vil It is proving most


Cub-Scout pack The Waddington Cul


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EDWARD (80) FINDS A NEW HOBBY EIGHTY for most people is a time of life for sitting in com­


fort by the fireside, but Mr. Edward Oddie has other ideas. Two years ago. Mr. Oddie. of Thursficid, Litllcmoor Road,


a lesson in his life, he took up oil painting, and now has about 40 canvases. The majority are siill-lilc paintings and land­ scapes. of local scenes and of Scotland where he has spent many holidays. A fine attention to detail and


Clithcroc. felt he needed a hobby to fill in the time be­ tween fishing—his chief love— and to keep him occupied in the winter. Although he had never had


World War. when he served as captain with the Seal’orth High­


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Clilheroe Sports Fishing Club, and one of his iargest paintings to date shows four of the members—Mr. Murk Kenny, Mr. Barry Swales. Mr. Harry Lester, and Mr. Oddie himself fishing by Waddow Weir, near Brungericy. The artistic skill shown by


the keen observation of a photo­ grapher is apparent in ail his work, especially in a study of Littlcmoor Road in the snow. Mr. Oddie is president of the


trade over Lancashire.'’ lie said. "I was born in Clithcroc. and left school at 12 to work as a weaver. I learnt textile design at the Technical School, and won the gold medal l'or being


landers. “I'm known in the textile


the best student.-’ Textile


Mr. Oddie is obviously due to some extent lo his training in textile design, a subject which he taught for 32 years at Clith­ croc, Accrington. Rawtcnstall and Oswaidtwistlc- His only break came during the First


Mr. Oddie has always remained active, and until tile age of 73. lie helped his brother with the textile shop in King Street. "I first took up painting be­


designer Even after retirement at 60,


cause 1 thought if other people could pain’.. 1 would have a go loo,” he said. '*! must find


Cowman, took a keen interest in Clitheroe Auction Mart, attend­ ing it every Monday until 1970. He had always been interested in farming and would have liked to have been a farmer. Mr. Cowman also took an


interest in cricket and used to watch the matches regularly at Ribblesdale Wanderers’ cricket


ground. In the first World War he was


in the Army and saw action in


the Middle East. Mr. Cowman's wife, Susanna,


died in 1940. He lives with one of his daughters and her family and all his other daughters live locally. Of his 12 brothers and sisters, only one remains, Miss Lila Cowman, of King Street,


Clitheroe. The new


president NEW president of Clitheroe and district Chamber of Trade will be Mr. Christopher Leeming who will su c c e e d Mr. Jim Parkinson at the annual meeting


something to do with my spare time. When I've finished one painting, 1 want to start another. I always have the urge to carry on. and I paint wherever I go.” He feels that his long experi­


N o w m o d e r n i s e o u r h o m e


a n a p a o f t


Well _ op to £lj500 if you


live here, Clithcroc Rural Distrif T h e N ew F a c t s lS.


1. House. Improvement Grants have been increased in all the areas listed.


2. Now you can get up to h5'\, of the cost of modernising vour flat or house. And you don t pay a penny of it back. 3. This means you pay only 25" „ of the cost—for which an. easy term loan may be arranged. 4. There are three increased


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grants: The new Improvement Grant of up to £1.500: for up-dating and improving your home completely. The new Standard Grant, of up to £300: for putting in specific items like inside lavatories, baths, sinks etc. Or i f you want to convert your house into fiats, up to £1,800 -


a fiat. See your local Im Vr provem


ence in textile design has cer­ tainly helped him to develop a sense of colour and perspective, and to be able to adapt and en­ large a subject. In painting, he uses sketches and takes photograph's- “You


with his mother in the- family business of jewellers, glass and china merchants, Moor Lane, founded originally as a jewellers


by his grandfather in 1894. Mr. Leeming is 35. is married


MR. EDWARD ODDIE


can't paint a picture in one day.” he said. “You have to lei each bit dry first.” Four of Mr. Oddic’s land­


Mr. John Donaghy of 136 Woonc Lane and Mr. Thomas Thornbcr of 12 George Street, arc among the 106 new mem­ bers of Ribblc's 25-ycars’ ser­ vice Club, bringing the total membership up to 1,218.


scape paintings now hang in the lounge of the recently mod­ ernised Conservative Ciub. in Castle Street, and another, a copy of a work by Reubens, is waiting to be hung. Mr. Oddie is one of the old­


T o u r o f India


est members of the Club, and occasionally spends an evening there with his wife Beatrice. Mrs. Oddie took up painting at the same time as her husband, encouraged by him. but gene­ rally concentrates on different subjects.


Long service


TWO men from the Clilheroe depot will be among the guests of Ribble Motor Services at the bus company's annual presenta­ tion of long-service awards at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, on March 6th. Both conductors, they arc


Mrs. Muriel Macgarr, wife of Rev. Alan Ik Macgurr, superin­ tendent minister ol Clitheroe Wcslcvi Circuit from 1956 to


LEARNING at first hand of the work of the Church in India and meeting the people is


wick. of" Chalburn Road. Mrs. Macearr savs she is now half


1962. ' Writing to Mrs. Hilda Chad­


through her Indian tour. She asks to be remembered to her manv friends in Clitheroe and hopes to have the opportunity of speaking about her tour to Clitheroe Ci r c ui t Womens


Work.


varied life since coming here. In Bangalore, a lovely city wc


She savs: “I’ve had a very , ,


worship at St. Mark's Cathedral, Church of South India. They have Sung Eucharist every Sun­ day morning and the congtc-


gation is Christians. “To contrast with this I've


withi one of his paintings, mainly well-to-do


been with a District Health Officer to poor homes in the villages around Medack. I have sat in at the outpatients depart­ ment at Dichpalli Leprosy


. restaurants. She has walked in native


steak in one of the smartest


Hospital and have visited the patients’ compounds with the chaplain. The boys and girls were particularly delightful and sang and danced for nie. “I have worshipped in the


bazaars, and spoken at the morning devotions of the works of the Far Eastern Broadcasting Association, in B a n g a l o r e , which does Christian broadcasts. Mrs. Macgarr will undoubt­


edly have a most interesting story to tell when she returns to this country.


wonderful cathedral at Medak, and spoken at assembly prayers in the auditorium at the co-ed school there.”


a farm which gets some of its su p p o r t from Oxfam and Christian Aid, and the old city of Hyderabad. To minimise the effects of


Mrs. Macgarr has also visited Ripe old


drought at Trichinopoly—there was once no rain for seven years — the Government has built many wells, a programme that is being continued else­ where. Electric lighting, she says, is almost universal. In one small church she visited, even the altar was electrically lit. Mrs. Macgarr writes of visit­


age of 21! A CLITHEROE man, who has five married daughters and 12 grandchildren, celebrated his 21st birthday this week. But Mr. Robert Cowman, of St. James House, was really 84. his birth­ day being February 29th. Mr. Cowman was formerly a


on March 14th. Mr. Leeming is a partner


ber of the Accrington and dis­ trict Group Training Scheme covering 30 firms in the district. First year ‘off-the-job’ training is carried out at Accrington Col­ lege of Further Education and in Martin’s year there were 45 apprentices. Martin was selected as a group leader responsible for the activities of 12 appren­ tices. In industrial terms he was equivalent to the foreman and had to ensure that his team completed their logs, kept their area of the workshop tidy, and that discipline was maintained.


The Clitheroe works is a mem­ Prestige-Ewbank arc a mem­


ber company o f the scheme and each year they award a trophy to the apprentice who shows most ability in attitude and


work.The award will be presented to Martin at the first year centre in Accrington on March 15th. Apart from work. Martin, ot


scrambling.


Working America


and has a family of three. He was educated at Mount St. Mary’s College, Sheffield, and studied -horology. His chief hobby is'caravanning. At the annual meeting the


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SPENDING six months in the United States is Mr. John Chat-


burn, son of Aid. and Mrs. Clifford Chatb ur n, Park


Avenue, Clitheroe. John has gone overseas on


Chamber will lose the valued services of Mr. George Vaughan as secretary. Mr. Vaughan has held the post nine years and indicated at the last annual meeting that he would be retir­


sales liaison duties for AU- speeds Ltd., Clayton-le-Moors.


after covering South Wales and the West Country as a sales engineer. Before joining All­ speeds he was with Rolls- Rovce, Barnoldswick. He is based at Springfield,


ing from it. Mr. Vaughan came to Clith­


eroe about 10 years ago on re­ tirement from the N o r t h


Western Electricity. B o a r d where he was senior assistant in the accountancy department


at Manchester. In his annual report, Mr.


Parkinson thanked Mr. Vaughan for "his efficient service”. The Chamber is seeking a successor and hopes to make an appoint­ ment at the annual meeting. Incidentally the Chamber has


butcher and a member of the well-known Clitheroe family who had a butcher’s business in Castle Street for many years. He was one of 13 children,


ing a Leonard Cheshire Home for elderly Anglo-Indians, a very nice guest house.” attend­ ing a birthday party at an In­ dian home anil having a sizzling


A bit of ’oss work


“AYE”, said George, when I met him at lunchtime on Sunday. “We're wor in a reight mess at t’chapel this morning, what wi’ t’power- cuts ond so on. Tha sees, th'organ’s bin blown wi’ electricity fer years now ond, as onnybody knows, a ser­ vice bah’t music to lead t’singin’ is like fish ond chip’s baht vinegar”.


ses t’parson. “We'll hcv to lug t’piano in fray’t schoo’—theer'll be a toathri* chaps around as con gi’e us a lift wi’ it".


5. You can get a grant if you own an older house or hold a lease with at least five years


to run. S. All work must be finished


by 23rd June 1973, for you to qualify for these special increases. So contact the Improvement Grant Mail at your Town Hall or Council Office now. He will give you all the details.


ent Grant IV Ian now. Hell arrange it. Issued by the Department of the Environment


no need fer that. T ’weight o’ yon piano’ll near rupture us at our age. We con blow it bi ’ond as wc used to do when wc wor lads”.


“Nay”, sed Tommy. “Theer’s


“Hcsta tried pumpin' yon organ bi 'ond lately? T’bellows" is leckin’ like a deggin can. l f s 'oss wark”. “Wc could tak it i’ torus”, said


“Just a minnit” sed Albert.


Tommy. “Ah’ll axe t’parson to pick sum short ’ymns ond leave th’amens out. We’se noan be licked. We’ll niek us own power”. “Power”, said Charlie. “If we


“Theer's nobbut one thing”


Whalley window


Tommy,


tL“Tha con count me out’, sed Ah’m not i’ t’musi-


cions union . “ Fergct


it’ . scs “ T h e e r ’s no s h o p stewards Albcrt.


cuni in”. “Stop fratchinV”. sed Tommy. “If somebody 11 howd a torch fer th’organist we sc be quids in. Besides, if wc stop^ere


ar“Mcbbe not”, sed Charlie “But t'Circuit Steward might


in t’vcstry wc' Wc con do


miss t’collection. a coupla verses


Ca\Vcil, t'chaps went


geet in Albert thing. "See”, initials. Ah when Ah wor Crocket’s an’ aw


start doin’ that we’ll >,avc t’pickets fray t’miners round i’ no time”. “Listen”. Ah sed. “Theer’s four on us ’ere. Wc’II mck a


tb'organ loft together. It wor a bit cramped ond as-soon as wc


i n t o


’c scs. There’s mi carved ’em tlicer a lad. Ond Bob Dosta remem-


spotted somc-


^ “Weel enow’ ”. sed^ Charlie who used to be in th airforce. “Tell th’organist t’ shout contact when hoo’s ready fer startin. e con aw’ muck in together . . So t'service began ond l chaps took ower fray each oLhcr cvry


48 York Street, Clitheroe. is very keen on motor cycle


THE 1st BiIlingtor| centfy held a film the chapel and 1 the cheques were I the left, and Nicohl to .Mr. J . Ward, trtj hire Homes, and Ml


a town of 4.000 people 36 miles from Buffalo, in New York State. In a letter home he says this is almost in the centre of the snow-belt and lie has had immediate experience of this—an IS inch snowfall and temperatures ranging from 5 deg F to 25 deg F. But at least he has been able to enjoy skiing by floodlight


until 11 p.m. Contrary to what he ex­


five of them sons, and like all his brothers Mr. Cowman fol­ lowed his father and grandfather into the family business. They had several shops in the


had a busy year, having con­ ducted a public survey of “Shopping in Clitheroe”, and a catering and accommodation survey which is nearly com­ pleted and is intended for the benefit to visitors. The Chamber is also represented on the newly formed Ribble Valley Tourist Association.


third verse. It wor ’arder wark ner they expected ond perspira­ tion wor runnin’ down Tommy's face when "e cum down into t’vestry after 'is spell. ‘Tek thi utekets off. lads”, 'e advised. “Ah’m sweatin' cobs. It's like an oven at back o' yon organ. Wc'se hcv no need to go to t’weight-watchers this week”. They wor aw’ glad when


town including one in Wellgate, which is now a fish shop, and one in Whalley Road. After spending some time at the Castle Street shop, Mr. Cowman fol­ lowed one of his brothers to the Whalley Road one and remained there for almost 30 years until his retirement at the age of 67. The Castle Street business


He’s top


operated in Parson Lane before moving to Castle Street in 1800. After his retirement, Mr.


apprentice A 17-YEAR-OLD mechanical maintenance apprentice at the ICl Clitheroe works, Martin Hincks, has been awarded the Prestige-Ewbank Award for the best apprentice in the first year of “off-the-job’ training during 1970-71.


pected. the cost of living generally does not differ greatly to our level. Petrol is 4s an imperial gallon and cigarettes 4s for 20. while beer at 4s a pint is deaTer. The Americans pay a sales tax of seven cents a dollar, which is not included in the advertised prices of


Bristol before taking up his American posting, played golf at Clitheroe and has made football appearances with Great Harwood.


goods. John, who was living in


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t’sermon came on ond they could sit back and tek things a


bit easier. “Generally speakin’ ”, sed Al­


bert, “Ah likes a short sermon, but 'c con carry on fer an 'our today if ’c likes. Ah shan’t.com-


•’.'plain”


knife for?”, queried Albert. “Thar’rt 'noan startin’ runnin’ re- . pairs, arta? Sit thissel’ down ond


on thee”; axed Tommy. “Why? What’s doesita need' a


“Hesta getten thi pocket-knife • . . .


Tek things easy”. “Nay Chuck thi’ knife ac-


cross” sed Tommy. “Ah m bahn to carve mi name under thine T'service resumed ond as it cum to an end- th’organist-wor playdn *er'voluntary as Ycongregation filed out when the’ organ finally


’aridle under sorry lads”,


’tc arm


awav i’ mi’ ond”. “Thank goodness


’e


is arm. sed.


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