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Prepare for the invasion IF y o u a r e in a n y w a y c o n ­


c e rn e d a b o u t t h e f u tu r e of th e c o u n t ry s id e y o u will h a v e com e to th e c o n c lu ­ s io n t h a t th e m a jo r i ty of in d iv id u a ls


i n c l u d i n g


th o s e w h o le g is la te a n d p la n fo r th e fu tu r e , c a n be l ik e n e d to g o o d old K in g C a n u te . T h e r e is a lso som e c om p a r is o n w i th N ero a n d th e r e a r e th o s e w h o “ c o u ld n ’t c a r e le s s .” T h e n w e h a v e th e m o a n ­ e r s w h o , tu r n in g a b l in d eye to th e o bvious , b e l iev e “i t w ill n e v e r h a p p e n to m e .” B u t l e t u s f a c e f a c ts —th e t r u e c o u n t rym a n a n d f a rm e r s a r e w o r r ie d .


s ig h t or very much foresight to realise th e se people are right. They a re a f ra id of this th in g called tourism, which will yearly ad d to th e confusion an d congestion of th e roads a n d countryside.


years more an d more people will have more tim e an d money to spend in getting about th e country in th e ir


be in L ake land in a few hours so can those in


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mits th a t he is n o t in the le as t m a th em a tic a l ly minded words an d puzzles have a l­ ways fa sc in a ted him. When­ ever he sees p r in te d words, or even th e le t te rs on c a r n um b e r plates , h e f inds h im ­ self co n s tan t ly a r ran g in g them to make anagrams.


“I am n o t very observant


generally,” h e said, “b u t 1 notice words a n d am con­ scious of p ro n u n c ia tio n .”


W e m a y h a v e


w h a t y o u w a n t . Do you want a more active life, with more friends- and more money? See" what the Army can offer. You can join for 3 years.You’II see a lot of different places, do a lot of different things. And you’ll start at £19*53 r a week. Maybe 1 3 years with the Professionals is the break you’re looking for.


of reference books is Ch am ­ bers dictionary, generally considered to be th e cross­ word compiler’s Bible. “Solvers of ‘L is ten e r ’ puzzles expect you to use i t .”


Among h is la rg e collection


it tak es h im two o r th re e hours to compile a puzzle for the B irm in g h am Post, whereas one for “T h e Lis­ te n e r” will tak e six to 10 hours, according to type. "Some p ap e rs supply grids — othe rs , like T h e Listener, expect you to make your own.” h e said.


Mr P u tn am reckons th a t


"Compiling comes much more easily when my m in d is f resh,” he said. “I find th e h a rd e s t kind of crosswords a re those with double m e an ­ in g clues, each h av in g two d if fe ren t answers.”


n am is th in k in g up new ideas, which he p u ts on p ap e r a t


He p a r ticu la r ly enjoys th e


challenge of compiling a specialist crossword, such as one with a S h ak esp ea re an theme. “Novelty puzzles are sa tis fying w h e th e r th ey are going to be solved o r n o t .” Mr P u tn am acknowledges


th e debt h e an d o th e r com­ pilers owe to Ximenes, th e late m a s te r of th e cryptic crossword. His puzzles are modelled on those of Ximenes in th e pro p o rtio n of checked, o r interlocking, letters to unchecked letters, and in th e observance of c e r ta in ru les to make th e rossword fair .


H Call, write or phone, ARMY CAREERS INFORMATION M OFFICE, 13 Higher Church Street, Blackburn. Tel. 54203, or 2


T & AVR CENTRE, Kingsway, Burnley. Tel. 22064 Treasured „County_ m m i


many d if fe ren t types of clue, irom d ire c t an ag ram s to mis­


collection In h is f irs t book he uses


spellings, ch a rad e s an d revo­ lutionaries. All a re carefully described in th e in tro d u c ­ tion, a s Mr ’ P u tn am firmly believes “th e solver should


D u r in g th e week, Mr P u t ­ th e weekends. C ra z e in


the 1 9 2 0 s Among h is o th e r hobbies


an o th e r re lax atio n , a n d w ith a collection of more th a n 1,000 books, on a l l k in d s of subjects, ran g in g f rom lan g ­ uage an d h is to ry to chess an d Shakespeare, i t is evi­ d en t th a t read in g is a n o th e r favoui'ite activity. I t is only in th e la s t four


Mr P u tn am lis ts bridge, b u t claims to be a n in d if feren t player. He is a member of both th e Clitheroe an d th e Blackburn bridge clubs. Music, mainly Baroque, is


Although ,vlr P u tn am a d ­ ...S***^^' ZFJ\ ZScSZt


extended leisure hours. J u s t as th e Londoner can


In th e n ex t five o r 10 I t does n o t require h in d ­


Man ch e s ter a n d Birming­ h am be in o u r own country­ side in less t im e th a n we took to re a c h Blackburn 5o years ago.


otherwise i t will be useless to complain—a s we have seen in Lakeland, Canada an d America.


•• th e u n tu to re d townsmen ’• an d “ th e ill-m annered in­ comer,” call th em w h a t vou


T h e in v ad in g hordes,


may, will be upo n u s before th e defences a re in an y way ar ran g ed . W i th in th e next decade th e invasion will be u n d e r way.


tended an d m o re intense publicity a t home and abroad now being con­ sidered c an only iead, if effective s tep s a re not tak en , to th e desec ra tio n of th e b eau ty spots.


pockets re s tr ic ted th e rovin? in s t in c t of th o se h av in g the


Before th e war, empty


desire to g et o u t of doors. Now i t h a s a l l ch anged and th e crowds f rom th e big cities, who a re oblivious to


Longer weekends an d ex­


tin g my p o in t a n d not rep e atin g th e time-worn p h rase — i t will never happen. Now is th e tim e fo r action


I hope you a re now get­


are worried as to the shape of things to come. one gentleman recently drew my attention to what he saw in The Trough during a normal weekend. He was appalled and disgusted at the scene near Sykes farm and thought the amount of Sunday trading taking place deserved some protest and


painting a lu r id picture. I f th a t is so th e n seek th e opinion of fa rm e rs and others in say Slaidburn, Dunsop, Chipping, Bolton- by-Bowland o r th e Trough. Even more local visitors


all pass away i f we close our eyes, th e n le t us face more s ta r t lin g fa c ts . Con­


action. I f you s till believe i t will


s id e r the inevitable. When th e Mid-Lancashire


New Town g e ts u n d e r way scores of th o u san d s , n o t hundreds, will be w ith in h a lf an hour of Ribble an d Hodder. Will th ey remain a t home s it tin g before th e TV? Not a b i t of i t. They will be exploring th e well-


the freedom of the fells, moors and riverside walks. perhaps you th in k I am


the fundamental rules of the countryside, will break down hedges, gates and fences in an effort to enjoy


fully aware of th is a n d has, d ur ing th e p a s t six o r seven years, made i t ab u n d an tly clear th a t th e re h a s to be


more a n d b e t te r access to th e countryside.


I ■ am a f ra id we, manv councils a n d landowners, are hoping i t will n ev e r hap p en


T h is is d is t in c t policy an d


opinion is slow a n d we are, in th e main, an a th e t ic But once th e wind' of change , is


or p e rh a p s die a n a tu ra l death. As in most th in g s DUblic


roused th e n th e tid e will begin to show. T h e re wili be demands fo r th e implica­ tio n of Government in ten tio n a n d many will cry out “ I f we only h ad known.” Alas we do know b u t I am a f ra id th e re is a dragging of fe e t by those who should know better.


I t is th e se people who


should now. . before th e calamity is upon us, be p re­ par ing plans fo r selected p ark in g areas. They should also be p rep a rin g controlled access to given a re a s which a re n o t likely to cause harm to existing amenities such


a s wild life. Land, in suitable places.


AUNT MP’ IS CLUE TO HIS NAME AND A HOBBY!


AUNT M P : T h is d a rk b e s p e c ta c le d m a n is so


in c re d ib ly d ev io u s . Anagram s of th is type are


child’s play to reg u la r cross­ word1 puzzle solvers, b u t th e answer h e re may cause prob­ lems . . . unless you happen to know Mr Don P u tn am .


Mr P u tn am , of P in d cr


Close, Waddington. is n o t only ad e p t a t solving cross­ words — he also compiles th e puzzles. F rom th e te n d e r age ol’ 10.


C le rk to


when h e f irs t began to com­ pile simple crosswords, he g rad u a ted to .cryptic puzzles an d now submits work to •’The L is ten e r” u n d e r the pseudonym of Dogop.


m in g h am Post, an d this m o n th h is f irs t book. ‘‘Cross­ words for th e E n th u s ia s t .” h a s been b rought out.


160 puzzles published in various jo u rn a ls an d news­ papers.


To date, he h a s h a d about including th e B ir ­


justices THE new Clerk to th e Ju s t ice s in Clitheroe, Mr P e te r F ran c is N u tta ll, hopes to tak e up - h is p o s t ' n ext F ebruary. Mr N u tta ll, who is 28 and


a t p re se n t lives in Watford, will also be Clerk to th e Jus tice s


Sessional Divisions of Bu rn ­ ley, Colne a n d Nelson. He a n d h is wife Ann have


fo r th e P e tty


a t Lewes County G ram m a r School. S -.ssex.


snow w h at to expect of am- compiler.”


th re e h o u rs to do a Ximenes crossword, b u t as h e does more compiling, h e spends less an d less time on solv­ ing.


I t tak e s Mr P u tn am about


bolds a tre a su red collection of correspondence from Ximenes a n d o th e r compi­ lers, providing Mr P u tn am with encouragement. One le tte r f rom Ximenes re­ mark ed th a t i t took h im only 55 m in u tes to complete one of Mr P u tn am ’s puzzles, and


A crossword scrapbook


th a t i t was, therefore, “too easy.” London-born Mr P u tn am ,


a Government employee, is as widely trav e lled as he is widely read, h av in g lived and worked in Salisbury, N o ttin g ­ ham, Winchester an d Lon­ don, as well as Limassol, in Cyprus, an d Antwerp. B u t he now feels a t home in Waddington, where h e h a s


lived for th re e a n d a h a l f years.


pleased to h e a r from solvers th a t they have enjoyed his puzzles, though most of his le tte rs come from o th e r com­ pilers. At one time, he used to h av e human “guinea pigs” to t ry out his puzzles before publication, b u t now h e is used to gauging th e ir diffi­ culty for himself. He is helped considerably


puzzles in “T h e Lis ten er” re ­ ceive 150 entries, b u t for one puzzle, which actually took Ximenes himself eight hours to solve, there were only 37 entries. Mr Putnam is always


“There is certainly no sign ol crosswords becoming un ­ popular,” he said. On average, Mr P u tn am 's


in th e typing of his m an u ­ sc ripts by h is wife Rusty, who also assisted h im to check the proofs for his book, no mean feat consider­ ing th a t loo per cent accu­ racy is essential!


th e s traightforward type of crossword, th e book also features novelty puzzles with clues based on Shakes­ p e a re an characters an d plays, proverbs and ciphers. One diagram resembles a chess board, an o th er a com­ p u te r programming system. T h e book is available in paperback, published by Elliot Right Way Books, a t 25p.


Besides giving examples of M R P. N U T T A L L


an d h is family a re looking forward to moving n o r th and to s ta r t in g in h is new posi­ tion. He lis ts h is in te re s ts as


p re sen t pos ition of Deputy Clerk to th e Wa tford Justices. Mr N u t ta l l says th a t he


Forming


years th a t Mr P u tn am h a s co n c en tra ted seriously on compiling, m aking all the more rem a rkable th e fa c t th a t his second volume of crosswords is th re e -q u a r te rs complete. T h e puzzles in th is collec­


choir ST PAUL’S Church, Low Moor, recently recruited a reg u la r organist an d if all goes well, it won't be too long before the church h a s a proper choir too. Mr Gerald Sweet, of


Roughlee, became th e regular


as puzzles fo r ch i ld ren in the 19th century, became a craze in th e 1920s an d th e i r popu la rity Is s t i l l growing. Mr P u tn am feels th e rea so n for th is m ay be th a t people h av e more leisure t im e nowadays.


tion a re s im ila r to th e first in th e ir degree of difficulty b u t a th ird book, now in active p rep a ra tio n , will con­ ta in m u ch easier crosswords an d re la te d word squares. Crosswords, which s ta r ted


o rganis t ab’b u t a m o n th ago an<i now h e would like to form a choir from among th e church members. Any young boys, from th e


ages of about nine or 10, and any men who are in te res ted


should go along to th e church on Tuesday evenings


between 7 p.m. an d 7-30 p.m. Mr Sweet, who is a former choirmaster, will be th e re to meet th em and discuss the


.’ormation of a choir. Should th e re be a sa tis ­


factory response. Mr Sweet will un d er tak e th e choir’s tu it io n himself. Mr Sweet is th e f irs t reg u la r o rg an is t a t


badminton, p h otography and do-it-yourself, as well as g ardening — which he says is “of neces sity”. Previously h e was involved


with Cub Scouts as a leader a n d h a s been a y o u th leader In a ch u rch yo u th fellowship.


Seeks old


friends SEEKING to get in to u ch with f rien d s she believes now to live in th e Ribble Valley is Mrs E. Newton, of 1 Dairy F arm Cottages, Lumbrook Road, Appleton, n e a r War rington. In a le t te r to th e Clitih-


she is try in g to locate a Mr Colin an d Mrs Hazel Dixon. Mr Dixon is a fa rm worker


Mrs Newton h a s also moved house, th e families h av e lost touch.


an d was looking fo r a job in th e Clitheroe a re a . As


eroe P ostmaster , Mr J . R. Wilson, Mrs Newton says


In 1968 h e took up his


two children, S arah , aged four, a n d Ju lian , aged th re e , an d a th i rd child is expected a t an y time. Mr N u t ta l l was educated


in to m a g is te r ia l service as a n a s s is ta n t to h is fa th e r , th e Clerk to th e Ju s t ic e s for Uckfteld, Hailsham a n d Eas t Grin s tead . I n 1964 h e t r a n s ­ fe r re d to th e Harrow office of th e Gore Division as a senior a s s is ta n t to th e Clerk. When Mr N u t ta l l qualified


study fo r th e Law Society’s examina tions an d also went


He le f t th e re in 1961 to


Tourist 'c a r ro t7


WITH th e sp a te or ta lk ab o u t encouraging to u r is ts to come to th e a re a, a council committee m eeting h a s pro­ vided a rem in d e r th a t in Clitheroe a t le a s t th e offer of a “ caiTot ” is fa r from new—quite an c ie n t in fact.


as a solicitor, h e was soon promoted to pr in cip al assis­ ta n t .


Even th e Normans w anted


people to come an d live an d work in Clitheroe an d to encourage t h e m a n offer was m ad e of four acres of a rab le lan d , seven acres of p a s t u r e a n d r ig h ts of common for cu t t in g wood an d p ea t. A m o s t a t tra c t iv e " c a r ro t ” in th o se fa r off days, one would th in k .


a t a m eeting of councillors in 1972? Because u n d e r th e Commons R eg is tra tio n Act, 1965, Clitheroe h a s regis tered a n an c ie n t r ig h t g ra n te d by Henry De Lacy in 1307 to th e burgesses of th e borough to cu t wood on Salthill. At th e same tim e h e t r a n s ­ fe r re d to Pendle Hill th e r ig h t to cut p e a t a t Bashall.


How did th is come to light T h e “ p o t te d h i s t o r y


lesson ” was given by th e Town Clerk, Mr Jo h n Cow- dall, to members of the G en e ra l Purposes Committee who, in view of th e obvious difficulty of proving such r ig h ts in th is day a n d age, decided to w ith d raw th e reg is tra tio n .


T h e Town Clerk, who ack­


nowledged h is indebtedness to Mr Henry F o rres t , th e


local h is to r ia n , fo r back­ ground in fo rm atio n , said th a t if th e reg is tra t io n was n o t withdrawn, th e re would h av e to be a h e a r in g by a Commons Commissioner.


r ig h t was conferred on 63 burgesses, th e n um b e r grow­ in g to- 78 a n d th e n to 102. I t did n o t apply to th e town


He sa id th a t originally th e


as a whole. Mr F o r re s t h a d n o ted the


significance of in d ic a t io n s in th e records of th e ap p o in t­ m e n t of. wardens to su p e r ­ vise th e c u t t in g of wood on Salthill, b u t n o n e fo r th e c u t t in g of peait — probably because th e re was no p e a t o r t r a n s p o r t of i t was ’difficult.


SharperFrance, is o f opinion th a t th e C orporation would nave very g re a t difficulty in


T h e County Archivist, Mr


convincing th e Commissioner t h a t th e o b je ctio n s o u e h t to nvAir-rnl''*'


FO R t i le e n jo ym e n t o f o u r r e a d e r s , M r P u tn am h a s c om p i le d a p u z z le w h ic h h e s a y s is n o t a s d i f f ic u l t a s h is u s u a l k in d o f c ro s sw o rd . We w ill b e aw a rd in g a p r iz e o f a £ 1 p o s t a l o rd e r to e a c h o f th e s e n d e r s o f th e f i r s t th r e e c o r r e c t so lu ­


t io n s o p e n e d . No e n t r i e s w ill b e c h e c k e d b e fo r e f i r s t p o s t T u e s d a y m o rn in g , th e c lo s in g d a t e fo r th e c om ­ p e t i t io n . Do n o t fo rg e t to f i l l in y o u r n am e a n d a d d r e s s


in b lo c k c a p i ta l s o n th e fo rm , b e fo re s e n d in g in y o u r e n t ry .


A cro s s


1. Y o u r c o r s e t h a s b u r s t , a n d th i s a r e a is n ow ori d is p la y (6 ) .


4. T h is p a r t o f a n ew s p a p e r d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i ly com e f i r s t (6).


8. H a v in g b a g s o f d r iv e . I d em a n d a L ib e ra l , I d o ( 6 ) .


9. P r e p a r e f is h : y o u ’ll h a v e to te l l if e v e r y th in g i s g o in g in to r e v e r s e (6).


10. E v e n i f I a p p e a r to be s lu g g ish , I ’l l h a v e to g e t m y r e n t som e h ow (5).


11. E n te r e d u n in v i te d ? Well, a h u n d r e d w i l l b e th e r e a s w e ll a s th e r a s h n ew s p a p e rm a n (7 ) .


12. T h e l i ip a n d a r ty c i rc le , i f d is tu rb e d , c o u ld b e c e n s o r io u s (13).


16. O n ly s e c o n d — a n d r e a l ly w a n te d to b e b e a t e n (7) .


18. A c om m e r c ia l h a s to b e c om e o ld , y o u k n ow . T h a t ’s a p ro v e rb (5).


20. I s t a r t o f f w i th a p o u n d , b u t h a v in g n e x t g o t t h e


r e c e p ta c le I e n d u p w i th n o th in g . N o w o n d e r I lo o k so p a le (6 ) .


21. L o o k a t th e s t r a n g e la d y lo n g e n o u g h a n d y o u ’l l d is c o v e r h e r n am e ( 6) . .


22. F re e ? T h e n f t ’s a lm o s t fo o l is h t o p u r s u e o n e ’s f o rm e r sp o u s e (6 ) .


23. I ’m p a s s io n a t e — w h e n a n o t e o f m u s ic g e t s in s id e m y h e a d (6).


1. I ’m m e a n , b u t I b e c om e q u i te m is c h ie v o u s w h e n X lo se m y h e a d (7 ) .


2. A h u n d re d , sk i lfu l en o u g h to g e t th e message (5 ).


3. H e ’s n o t y o u n g an y more , b u t h e w a s b o ld a n d s te rn b e fore w i th e r in g aw ay a t b o th e n d s (7).


5. I am a g i r l a n d I m u s t .b e t r e a t e d w i th c a r e (5X. 6. I ’m o r a c u la r a n d I w a n t to h e lp t h e C.I.D. i n m y ow n p a r t i c u l a r w a y (7 ).


7. Have you co n s id e red t r a d e w in d s? (5).


11. I f y o u ’r e p a t i e n t w o u ld y o u h o p e to b e t r e a t e d ' l ik e a p ie c e o f b a c o n ? (5 ) .


13. S u pp le , s o f t a n d lia b le to come n e x t (7).


14. I re c e iv e in s t r u c t io n : m y ow n , a s S a n d y w o u ld h a v e i t , in a t r e e (7).


15. T ry to p u l l th e f is h u p e v e n i f i t is ly in g to t h e s h e l te r e d s id e (7)..


17. T h i s g o b le t m a k e s t h e h e a d o f H a r row t a k e a sn o o z e (5).


16. K e a ts would h av e h a d n o d if f icu lty in f i l l in g such a p o s t (5).


19. T h e e x p e r t w h o is a lw a y s f o u n d i n a sm a l l d e p a r t ­ m e n t (5).


■» (c) D. G . PUTNAM


NAME (M r /M r s /M is s ) ...................... A D DR ESS .............................................................................*........


S t P au l’s C h u rch fo r about fo u r or five years.


th e Rev. A. K. Bisbrown, was a t Low Moor, Mrs Bisbrown was organist. A fter th e y le f t th e are a, various people helped o u t a t services u n t i l a reg u la r o rg an is t was found.


When th e previous Vicar,


known beauty spots, th e fells, an d woodland. And th e Government is


should be des ignated and scheduled fo r fu tu re p u r ­ chase. B e tte r to h av e coin- pulsory powers for a few acres of rough la n d or fell th a n to sec double acreage ruined by uncontrolled access.


T h e average town dweller goes to th e country because


i t is considered fashionable. He is n o t very ambitious n o r does he dem an d a lot.


As a ru le h is ta s te s are simple a n d h e is eager to le a rn of th e th in g s we accept a s normal.


th em when you ta k e a run in th e country? Many p a rk th e ir cars in a suitable self- created lay-by an d w h at h appens? Are they con­ cerned in even g e t tin g the good f re sh a ir? Not a bit of it. They a re usually con­ te n t to keep up th e win­ dows. Maybe th e a ir is too s tro n g !


How o f ten have you seen


re a l attra c t io n s . Arc they th r i l led by th e sounds of th e birds, th e r iv er or w h at have you? Don’t be mis­ taken, you will find th ey have switched on th e radio an d a re lis ten in g to pop


view? I doubt it, as they o f ten have th e i r backs to th e


Are th ey in te re s ted in th e


should I say w h a t a re th e powers-that-be going to do?


music or th e fa ts to ck prices. S o ' w h a t a r e we to do, or


I t is th e y who h av e th e power a n d also th e resnon- sibility to make th e in i t ia l steps or in tro d u c e legisla­


tion. Unless th e re is some a c tio n we sh a l l see, a s did Canute, th a t th e t id e will n o t tu r n a t o u r wish.


b e t te r a n d more co-opera­ tio n between th e affected bodies in o rd e r to p ro tec t wild life, flowers, a n d th e g en e ra l scene, which c a n be so easily r iiined by even those w ith th e very best in ten tio n s .


L e t us th e re fo re hav e


g re a t scientific im p o r tan ce being ru in ed by legislation b rought ab out by those who do n o t know w h a t is w o r th ­ while a n d rare.


I have known a re a s of


n o t be missed on th e fells o r uplands a n d they will serve to keep th e masses


T h e re a re acres which will


in d isc r im in a te wan d e re rs an d ' also make th e fa rm e r s ’


occupied an d happy. Edis- loiv) is a glorious example and by th e cre a tio n of s im ila r places you will avoid


lot easier. NATURALIST. J PICTURED with fo: \


. . . and Mr PUTNAM sets our readers a puzzle


COURTESY is a vir tue p r im e imp o r tan c e , but is o n e t h a t is reg r e t tab i l l a c k in g in a mode rn liil w h e r e everyone tends t[ m a k e mo n ey t l iei r gocl p u p i ls of Cl i theroe Royt l G r am m a r School wen to ld a t


th e i r a n n u .


stables and an old boy < th e school, said: “ if y0|


R. R. Bibby. one of L an o shire's assistant chief co-


clithe; EX-SER


TO BENE WARTII


MONEY f rom d i t h e r oe's I F u n d will be p a id o n ly to j Of th e 1939—45 w a r w h o | a n d th o s e w h o t r a in e d : h om e h e r e a f te r th e w a r A recommendation cl


th e se lines is going frol


sioners who are preparing scheme for the fund.


O BJECTION The fund was s ta r te d .


fo r 27 years and, with ir | tere s t. now to ta ls ju s t ove £ 2.200.


1944 an d th e money has r- m ained d o rm an t in the b anl


Commissioners publicise! th e ir intentions b u t 1 i tt i | progress h a s been made.


I t is ju s t a year since th l Ear lier th is yea r the Tow:


T H E Y a re c e r ta in ly “ g am e ,” th e s e Old T im e rs o f ou rs . T h e re w a s th e ] o n e who a p p ro a c h e d me a t th e Town G a te th e o th e r a f te rn o o n (most fo lk know i t as t ’ tra f f ic l ig h t s ) .


“ Tell m e .” he


s a id . “ w h a te v e r h a p ­ p e n e d to th o se old film? t h a t were ta k e n w h en t ' G e o rg e S t re e t Co-op. was o p e n e d ? " As i t h a p ­ p e n e d , I knew.


County Records Office.' I to ld him. “ I t was though: th a t was the best, place tor th em . Being celluloid they were highly inflammab’.t a n d nobody could be tonne who was prepared to male a flameproof copy. O’..- fo rm e r Whalleyite hawkec:


“ T h ey 'vc gone to the


th em around every film studio in the country wit', ■that en d in view. So th; ■ p a r i s h council


p ru d e n t th a t they should toe s e n t on ' pemianeii lo an ’ to a place where the-- would be properly appro c ia te d a n d kept under th- b e s t possible condition-.''


to h a v e an o th er look at them. I was on 'em. yrv know. I was in t' mor.- d a n c e rs .”


“ Never!” I said. “I was th a t ," he persist oc “ a n d I can tell you w’


m Memoril


TH E W h a l le y Winao a r t ic le o n G a s s y last wee s t i r r e d m em o r ie s tor r e g u la r r e a d e r o f


th


“ A d v e r t i s e r a n d Time: M r H a r r y W ood, o f A lb a R o a d . M o re c am b e . M r Wood remembers ver tvell th e race between Gas>


on h is bicycle and. the nm o n th e horse, and thinks


- ....................... .................. ....... .


warehouse a t Green’s Mi o.t th e tim e ," he says. ‘ w e n t to th e window ove. looking th e m a in road an


took place in 1906 or tl following year. "1 Was working in th


tel: : t


VILLA! IN g


Clitheroe F in an c e Comm: tee to th e Cha rity Comm:|


sp e e ch day. Presenting- the prizes. m|


“ Eh, dear. I'd have kited


V ■m.


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