.Ci i th c r o c A d v e r t i s e r a n d T ime s , J u n e 16, 1972


YOUR WEEKEND VIEWING SATURDAY


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30.00: Wic hittc? 11.25: Weekend Weather J1.30: Grandstand. 11.35: 1972 Transatlant ic Yacht Race. 1 2.20: Champions—Olympics. 1.10, 2.50: World Bowls


5.55: Man Alive. 6.45: Westminster. 7.05: News. Sport, Weather. 7.20: The Last of the Sailornicn. The Cambria, the last coast­ ing barge in Europe.


Championships- 1.35, 2.5. 2.35: Racing at Newmarket. 1.50. 2.20. 2.50: Tennis: The Wightman Cup, Great Bri­ tain v USA. 2.50: Athletics— Ihc British International


54M!: .The Basil Brush Show 5.3(1: News, Weather, Regional Net's and Sport


5.45: Dr. W ho. 6.10: Gunsinokc. 7.00: Fury at Smugglers' Bay.


8.30: The Black and White Min­ strel Show


(Film).


3 0.05: News. Weather. 30.20: Parkinson. 31.20: All in the Family. 11.50: Weather.


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9-05: Open University 2.40: Tutankhamun's Egypt. 3.00: ‘Mad About Men. Film: starring Glynis Johns, Don­ ald Sinden, Anne Crawford and Margaret Rutherford.


4.20: Tennis. The Wightman Cup Great Britain v USA. com­ mentary.


5.35 Television Doctor. 9.15: A Man Called Ironside.


Games Great Britain v Po­ land. 4.50: Final Score.


9.20: Sounds for Saturday.


8.30: Civilisation. A personal view by Kenneth Clark.


8.00: The Codebreakers. The Case of the Tm Alone’—Bri­ tish Schooner in the Gulf of Mexico.


10.05: Pets and Vets 10.20: The Visitors. 11.05: News and Weather. 11.10: Film Night. 11.40:‘The Quatermass Experi­ ment.' Film starring Brian Donlevy. Jack Warner with I Margin Dean, R i c h a r d Wordsworth.


G R A N A D A 12.15: Woobinda.


12.40: The Secret Selvice 1.10: News 1.15: World of Sport. 1.20 Rac­ ing. York and Sandown. 3 Lawn Tennis. 3.55 Results. 4 Wrestling. 4.55 Results.


5.10: The Guns of Will Sonnett 5.40: News


10.00: News 10.15: International Sports Spe­ cial. Middleweight Boxing Championships


5.45: The Train now Standing 6.15: 2 G’s and the Pop People. 7.00: New Scotland Yard 8.00: Saturday Variety 9.00: Hawaii Five-O


11.15: European Football 12.15: Felony Squad


SUNDAY BBC 1 9.00: Nai Zindagi Nay a Jccvan


10.30: Sung Eucharist 31-30: Booinph with Becker 32.50: Farm Forum. Weather for Farmers.


1.45: Steam Horse: Iron Road. 2.10: Made in Britain 2.20: Going for a Song. 2-50: The British Empire. 3.45: European Soccer Special. 5.55: The Shari Lewis Show. 6.05: News, W eatherman .15: The Box-Office Christ 6.45 Magnus Magnusson (appeal 6.50: Songs of Praise. 7.25: Bruce Forsyth, at The Talk of the Town.


1.15: The World Bowls Cham­ pionships.


31.45: Weatherman, closedown.


30.55: Kenneth Harris Interviews Frank McFadzean.


30.00: Omnibus. A Private Face in a Public Place—Glenda Jackson.


9.45: News, weather.


7.00: News Review, weather 7.25: Music on 2: Fou Ts'ong— the isolation of an artist whose admiration for Mao Tse-tung brings him into continual conflict.


8.35: The World About Us. Spirit of the Samurai.


10.35: Night Cub. International cabaret from Munich.


9.25: Tutankhamun’s Egypt. 9.45: The Lotus Eaters.


11 -30: News Summary, Weather. 11.35: Up Sunday.


GRANADA


8.10: ‘The Innocents’. Film star­ ring Deborah Kerr with Peter Wyngardc. Megs Jen­ kins, Michael Redgrave.


11.00: Morning Service 12.05: Music In the Round 12.30: Something to Sing About. 12.50: Farmhouse Kitchen I .


1.50: The Mysteries of Edgar Wallace.


3.05: The Golden Shot 3.50: Soccer Preview


B B C Z 9.05: Open University. 3.50: Cricket: The John Player League. Derbyshire v Mid­ dlesex.


10.15: News. 10.30: ‘Consequences'. Play with


6.05: News. 6.15: The Book of Witnesses 6.45: Appeal 6.50: Stars on Sunday 7.25: Doctor in Charge 7.55:A Gala Evening of Music and Wit.


4.00: European Nations Cup Championship Final.


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Joss Ackland and Priscilla Morgan. A new relation springs a surprise. 30: Whiplash


20: All Our Yesterdays


Tickets for bright lads


SCOUTS Colin Whaites and David Johnson, both 14 and members of the 1st Pendle Scout G roup, cleaned 179 pairs o f shoes and earned £12.23 when Operation Shoe Shine took place during Scout Jo b Week a t Easter. Their efforts have won them


Baths fund closes in fortnight


THERE is only a fortnight left fo r Clithcroe and district organ­ isations and individuals to make their contribution to the Ribblc Valley Baths Appeal Fund. The fund, which stands at nearly £16,000, closes at the end of June.


the treasurer, Mr. J. H. White- head, of Witchway. Claremont Avenue. The latest list of dona­ tions below does not include the money raised by Ciithcroc Royal Grammar School's spon­ sored swim.


Donations should be sent to


D. C a t te rm o le (£61 to ta l ) 10.00 B la c k b u rn RDC . .


£


W h a t ley & D i s t r ic t L io n s 50.00 C l i th e ro e RDC . .


S la id b u rn T re fo i l G u i ld 53.30 Abbey S e n io r C i t iz e n s C lu b . W lia lley . .


. . 250.00 . . 500.00


Mrs. J e p so n . M o re c am b e 1-25 P r im ro s e Lodge


P im l ic o R o ad . C h i ld r e n 's jum b le s a l e ...................... 2.60


C l i th e ro e T r in i ty Mo d e rn Wives G ro u p . .


. .


C o n e ro n & L e em in g . . 6.50 R o ta ry C lu b o f C l i th e ro e 130.00 T h e W ed n e sd ay C lu b ( fo rm e r ly Y o u n g Wives)


O h a tb um M e th o d is t S u n d a y School


. . . . 4.00


1 s t W a d d in g to n B row n ie s 5.00 A n o n ym o u s


K ay d e e B o o k sh o p . . . . 30 00 S m i th c h i ld r e n o f Bleas- d a le Ave. ( jum b le sa le ) 1.70 Mr. & Mrs. F. E c c le s . . 5.00


................................ 50.00 ...................... 25.00


C l i th e ro e & d i s t r ic t Cale­ d o n ia n S o c ie ty . .


C l i th e ro e & d i s t r ic t P ro b u s C lu b


R ib b le sd a le T ow n sw om e n 's G u i ld L o n g r id g e UDC . .


. . 10.00


. . . . 25.00 6.52


S ta f f o f B ram le y Meade M a te rn i ty H om e


£826 to


sandblast buildings


THE cost of sandblasting and cleaning the external stonework o f Clitheroe’s Library and Civic Hall will be respectively £578 and £248. The Town Council public works committee has accepted these, the lowest, ten­ ders, which a re subject to a 75 p er cent grant under the Government’s


improvement scheme. The Town Clerk, Mr. John


environmental


Cowdall, told the committee that the Department of the En­ vironment h ad approved the cleaning o f b o th buildings. He hoped the work would be com­ pleted before the July meeting, in o rder to decide whether to proceed with the stone cleaning o f other buildings.


o u t by Nustone Sandblasting, Clitheroe.


The contract is being carried Y 2 i DISCOTHEQUE


WHERE ? NEWTON INSTITUTE WHEN ? FRIDAY, .TUNE 23rd HOW M U CH ? 30p


DANCING 9 p.m.— 1 a.m.


Hot D o g s— Hamburgers a t reasonable charges Right of admission reserved


tickets fo r the 40th Annual Gang Show in London, in Oc­ tober.


ADVERTISE YOUR SOCIAL EVENT on this pase


Radio ham revives memories of Clitheroe flyer


IN the brief twilight of West Africa on September 14th, 1942, the giant 23 ton Sunderland flying boat ‘Clare’ nosed her way out from Bathurst in the Gam­ bia on the last leg of her


powerful engines faded she disappeared into the darkness, fo r ever.


long flight from Lagos. As lhc roar of her four


Champion. Cambrai, and Cathy had been built by Short Bros, of Rochester for Quantas Air­ lines and site had been appro­ priately named 'Australia'.


She and her sister ships


crashed into the river bank at Basra in the Persian Gulf while making a fast turn prepara­ tory to taking off She was badly damaged and sank in 10


In 1939 'Australia' had


f ee t o f w a t e r , but was raised and spent six months at Basra being repaired.


provided with another aircraft and 'Australia' was renamed 'Clare' and was taken over by Imperial Airways.


FREIGHT


R A F and used for unarmed night flights down the Mediter­ ranean and to India carrying VIP personnel. It was this machine that brought General


At the outbreak of Hitler's war she was seconded to the


Meanwhile Quantas were


will never be known. “So ended the career o f a flying boat that had given great and valuable service to Britain in the darkest days of the war” states an Air Ministry report. “Her loss was as directly due to war causes as if she had been shot down by enemy fighters”.


ever found. EXPERIENCED


No bodies or wreckage were


ienced flyer and has been offi­ cially described as one of Bri­ tish Airways 1.000,000 mile pilots, who never had a serious accident.


Bertie Musson was an exper­


ways after a five year short service commission a t Manston and at once applied to be put on the F ar East run where he wanted to make contact with his brother who was serving with the regular army in Hong Kong. This he did. While there he was approa­


He had joined Imperial Air­ What happened to ‘Clare’


a chord in the memory of Mr. Sheard and he remembered a Capt. George Musson with whom he had flown in flying boats. Mr. Sheard says he is now 71 Bertie was christened George Bertram and was always known to his many friends away from the family circle as George.


The name Clitheroe touched


“ Mr Sheard wrote: “Your brother was an unforgettable


character. I flew under him in Africa in 1940 as his radio offi­ cer and I remember him once saying tha t he came from


Clitheroe. “I have never


what a pleasure it was to fly under his command.”


forgotten


ched by a leading Chinese Gen­ eral who was anxious to estab­ lish an air base in the adjoining province of Kwangsi and was prepared to pay handsomely


for the right man. He took the job. An airstrip was duly cut out


Sikorski out of Poland, for which exploit he presented the pilot with a handsome silver cigarette box on the lid of which he had the name Sik­ orski engraved.


commander was Clitheroe-born Capt. Bertie Musson, (35), and he was pilot on that fatal n'ght of Sept. 14th when ‘Clare' left Bathurst with a crew of six, 13 RAF men coming home oh


Throughout this time> the


compassionate leave, and a heavy load of freight.


of virgin land, buildings were erected, the necessary staff obtained, mainly British, and a hospital built and staffed by nine Chinese doctors. I t was coincidence th a t he became its first patient with suspected appendicitis which turned out to be a severe abscess. T hat would appear to be the


was for 12 months in the Mer­ chant Navy and did a trip through the Panama canal to Callao. But he did n o t care for the life. He lived a t home and travelled to and from Horwich Locomotive works where he served an apprenticeship. D u r ­ ing tha t time he kept wicket for Clitheroe 1st XI and was an adventurous batsman.


After leaving school Bertie PHONE 1 3 CLITHEROE 2323


The Clitheroe Committee of the N.S.P.C.C. invites you and your friends to a


Coffee Morning 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon


and Coffee Evening THURSDAY, JUNE 22nd


7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.ni.


at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Alee Lupton Ravelston House, Waddington


Admission lOp --------- Bring & Buy


Car transport available from the centre of Waddington from 7.15 p.m.


FOLK ON FRIDAY a t the


DOG & PARTRIDGE, WELLGATE, CLITHEROE THIS FRIDAY


Next Friday: The Fantastic Hunter Musket


MIKE H A R D IN G PLUS RESIDENTS: NEVIS


Open Daily for Luncheon and Dinner (except Wednesdays also closed Sunday night).


Brick House Licensed Restaurant CHIPPING — Telephone 336


:: High Teas o n 1 Sundays.


Why not drive o u t for Sunday lunch—2 mins, from the village. Fine Food a t its B e s t!


WEDDINGS AND PARTIES CATERED FOR


Dine in comfort with old world hospitality and service a t the


PARKERS ARMS HOTEL Display


end of a war story of 30 years ago but not so. Recently Captain Musson’s


brother, Mr. C. Musson of Pimlico Road, received a letter from a Mr. Norman Sheard, of the village of Kingston Bag- puise, near Abingdon, Berk­


Advertising Sells


shire. I t appears^ th a t he is an enthusiastic radio ‘ham* and has several times made con­ tact with Mr. Roberts of 15 Conway Avenue, a Clitheroe radio enthusiast.


except Sunday Lunchtimes and 8 to 10.30 p.ni.


Bar Meals Daily 12 noon — 2.30


Afternoon and High Teas 3.30 to 5.30 p.m. Luncheons daily


12.00 to 1.30 p.m. Except Mondays


Dinner Saturday from 7.30 p.m. Wedding Receptions and Parties catered for


Write or ohone to r tiicnus


Ncwton-in-BowIand TeL Slaidburn 236


CLITHEROE NATURALIST SOCIETY


NATURE WALK TO denholme WHEEL JUNE 24th


Leader: Mrs. C. E. Seagar


1333 Grindlcton ’bus from York Street. Embaymcnt —_ A 1 i g h t


Grindleton terminus


(Alteration to ’bus time shown in syllabus owing to revised timetable)


ADVERTISING ? Phone: CLITHEROE 2323


WEST BRADFORD METHODIST CHURCH FRIENDS OF CLITHEROE HOSPITAL STRAWBERRY TEA to be held at


SAGAR HOUSE. CHURCH STREET, CLITHEROE (By kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. F. Dakin) TOMORROW SATURDAY, JUNE 17th 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.


Bring and Buy Stall ------------- Cake Stall Tickets 15p


LOW MOOR CLUB Tel. 3496


Friday, June 16th


FREE N’ EASY Sunday, June 18tli


AL BURGESS Compere: Arthur


Colin a t the Organ


Little Mitton and District 1 Women’s Institute


COFFEE EVENING


at SHOON HOUSE


EASTHAM ST., CLITHEROE on


Friday, June 23rd 7 p.ni. to 9 p.m. Tickets lOp each


BRING & BUY, CAKE STALL etc.


CHATBURN METHODIST CHURCH


SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY JUNE 18th, 1972


Preacher a t 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.


REV. J. ALAN MIMMACK of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (formerly of Chatburn)


SPECIAL ITEMS BY THE SCHOLARS Theme fo r the day—


“ TREASURES OF TH E CHRISTIAN L IF E ” PLEASE JOIN U S !


ANNIVERSARY SERVICES


on SUNDAY, JUNE 18th, 1972 at 1.50 and 6 p.m.


Preacher: REV. P. LANCASTER, B.A., (of Central Methodist Church, Morecambe) Soloist: MR. OSWALD EVANS of Blackburn.


Return visit of the “CHRISTELLES” GIRLS CHOIR from the Central Methodist Church, Morecambe.


WADDINGTON SOCIAL CLUB Saturday, June 17th, at 8.30 p.m.


DANCE to the ROUTE 66 Right of admission reserved Next week: The Great HUMPHREY PLUGGE CLITHEROE ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS


COMMEMORATION DAY


FRIDAY, JUNE 23rd, 1972


10.30 a.m. Annual Commemoration Service at the Parish Church, Clithcroe.


(formerly- Superintendent of the Ciithcroc Methodist Circuit) Preacher: THE REV. RONALD JOBL1NG


2.00 p.m. Annual Cricket Match between School 1st XI and the Headmaster’s XI at High Moor Playing Field.


All Old Boys, Parents and Friends of the School arc cordially invited to attend.


. . 250 00 . . 6.00


. . 10.00


. . 5.25 . .


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CIVIC HALL Tef. 3278 GRAND KINEMA Tel. 3278


FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AT 7.30 p.nl. THE BIG ACTION ADVENTURE!


Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas in KELLY’S HEROES


MON., TUES., and WEDNESDAY at 7.30 p.ni.


Kirk Douglas, Trevor Howard, Marlene Jobcrl, Tom Courteney


CATCH ME A SPY (A)


A suspense-charged espionage comedy thriller ! THURS., FRI-, and SATURDAY at 7.30 p.m.


The best-seller that is a great motion picture AIRPORT (A)


Starring Burt Lancaster. Dean Martin, Jean Sebcrg, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin,


Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan.


This is a jumbo of a film, a sleek vehicle of entertainment that takes a grip from the opening sequence and never lets go until those gulping moments when . . .


CLITHEROE SOCIAL CLUB WELLGATE


SATURDAY, JUNE 17th


ROY DEMUXNE SUNDAY, JUNE 18th


DON DURKIN


DOUBLE (won) 21 21


£30 this week


TREBLE (won) 30 26 16


£50 this week


fflCHSB&ffilHURlBIER HJ.VARDGW IK


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John Mariey & Ray Mifland [m


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LAST TWO DAYS — DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER Screened 5.30 and 8 p.m.


SUNDAY FOR SEVEN DAYS EE


Ali MacGraw ftiUl.XJo iXTJSS fK


XS w r 015E JLTiaEQQnCIfft CSQi Sff MJGOUBi fBMEIR ffsfcUo IMSaA THIS AND EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 a.m. — JU N IO R F ILM SHOW


NELSON STADIUM CARR ROAD


Sensational Attraction!! FORMULA ONE


STOCK CA R RACING


The Famous FA N CLUB DERBY Firs t time a t Nelson ! !


Doug Cronshaw, Stu Smith, Lcs Mitchell, Brian Wignall, Mick Nodcn, Tony Neal, etc., etc. PARADE O F DECORATED CARS


SATURDAY, JUNE 17th, 7.30 p.m. Adults 50p, Children 30p


FREE PARKING Tel. 3585 PART ONE OF


THE IMPERIAL COMPLEX NELSON


NOW OPEN AND SWINGING ! !


FABULOUS NEW BISTROTHEQUF FOR THE WELL SHOD AND THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY ASSOCIATE


3 FULLY LICENSED BARS :: LUXURIOUS DECOR. Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9.00 to 2 a.m. Sunday 7.30 to 11.30 p.m.


Join the nice people at the Imperial SNOBS AND STINKING RICH TOLERATED ! ! ACTION SOUND


DISCO TONIGHT


AT RIMINGTON 9 p.m.— 1 a.m.


F or Swimming Baths Appeal Fund


ST. PAUL’S SUNDAY SCHOOL. LOW MOOR


ROSE FETE


EDISFORD SCHOOL Saturday, June 24th a t 3 p.m.


Crowning ceremony by the Mayoress o f Clitheroe (Mrs. R. Turner)


Admission lOp, Children 5p


PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Waterloo Road, Clitheroe


" Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the Earth: F or I am God. and there none else.”


Isaiah 45 v. 10.45 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Sunday:


Tuesday and Thursday: 7.30 p.m.


ALL ARE WELCOME


DOWNHAM HALL GARDENS will be opened


(By kind permission of The Right Honourable Lord Clitheroe P.C.)


SUNDAY, JUNE 25th, 2.30 to 6 p.m. IN AID OF ST. LEONARD’S CHURCH. DOWNHAM


THE W1THINGTON BRASS ENSEMBLE will play from 3 p.m.


Admission 20p, 15p by tickets available from


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times and Downham P.O. Children 5p at the gate


MILTHORNE AVENUE MANOR HALL


Sunday, June 18th, 6.30 p.m. GOSPEL SERVICE


Speaker: Mr. T. Cocks (Blackburn)


WOMEN’S BRIGHT HOUR Wednesday, June 21st, 2.45 p.m.


Speaker: Mrs. Newton (Blackburn)


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CLITHEROE PARISH CHURCH


(St. Mary Magdalene's)


SUNDAY. JUNE ISth Trinity T!I


SUNDAY SCHOOL SERMONS


Procession from Parish Hall, led by Blackburn Salvation Army Band, for


9.45 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Family Service:


The Rev. Brian Harding Vicar • of Baxendcn.


S.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. as usual.


Trinity Methodist Church


SUNDAY. JUNE 18th 8.00 a.m.


SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION


j 10.30 a.m. Rev. N. D. Walton | 6.00 p.m. Rev. J . A. Goodhall


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| Clithcroe Congregational Church


SUNDAY. JUNE 18th


Family Church Festival


and


Parade a t 30230 a.m.


Evening worship a t 6 p.m.


Rev. Kathleen M. Hendry B.A., B.D.


SALVATION ARMY ------------- BLACKBURN ‘JOY D A Y ’ A day out for the whole family at


PLECKGATE SCHOOL, BLACKBURN on


SATURDAY, JUNE 24th Commencing 2.15 p.m.


Events include:


5-A-S1DE FOOTBALL — NETBALL — SIDESHOWS — TRAVEL FILMS — FANCY G IFT STALL — FREE FANCY DRESS COMPEITION


(Three Classes. All Ages) Refreshments — Barbecue — Ice Cream.


Musical Concert and presentation of prizes in School Hall a t 6.30 p.m.


Inclusive Charge 20p ------------- (incl. free cup of tea). BAR REFRESHMENTS


CINEMAS


ZEE & CO. (X) Also LAND RAIDERS SUNDAY FO R SEVEN DAYS


Friday and Saturday at ^ 5 p.m. m ^ MR- l A H F U M f f l f f S j ;


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Also SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHERRIFF IBXHCfflRopucrnonx t-VP.


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