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Man who saw H-bomb blast dies at 41


A GLITHEROE man who was serving with the Army on Christmas Island when the world’s first H-bomb was exploded in the Pacific, has died aged 41. . ^


Mr F re d e r ick Joseph Spencer, of Queen Street, was a chef in the Army for about seven years and was stationed on the island to serve troops on stand-by duty for the blast. He died in Bolton Royal


Infirmary after suffering a heart attack while at work in the town. Mr Spencer, a bachelor,


Racing comes to


when about 50 horses and drivers were expected to com­ pete for £2,500 prize money.


further meetings and to pro­ vide a playground for chil­ dren.


Hit car turning right


a keen interest in cars saw a new model being driven in front of him, he was tempted to have a closer look, Clitheroe Magistrates were told on Tuesday. But Joseph Spooner (65), of


When a retired doctor with


mer said the accident hap­ pened in Whalley New Road, Wilpshire. Spooner had col­ lided with the car as it was signalling to turn right into the driveway of a house. Mr Robert Hirst, defend­


Brookes Lane, Whalley, had a closer look than he bargained for. He failed to notice the car’s brake lights come on and collided with its rear. Spooner admitted driving without due care and atten­ tion and was fined £30. Chief Insp. Thomas Sum­


ing, said the accident was caused by a combination of his client's interest in the other car, strong sunlight on the brakelights, and the smooth surface of the road.


Shed fire


A SMALL shed in the back yard of 50 Woone Lane was destroyed by fire on Monday night. Two machines from Clithe roe Fire Brigade attended the blaze.


burn, a founder member of the Blackburn and district Harness^ Racing Club, is organising the events on a grass track at his farm. Bookies will’ be there and refreshments available. Mr Wilding hopes to hold


Mr Tom Wilding, of Black­


the next eight weeks, there is to be American and continen­ tal-style harness racing at Noblett’s Farm, Langho.. The first was held last night


Langho WITH four-in-hands and other coaching events increas­ ing in popularity, enthusiasts in the Clitheroe area can now see another form of driving competition. Each Wednesday night for


used his experience to gain a number of catering jobs before, going to work at Ribblesdale Cement works, Clitheroe, for seven years. Recently he operated his


own haulage firm, based in Clitheroe. For the past four years he


service. He was interested in politics and stood as a Labour candidate in 1973 for the Rib- ble Valley Council. Mr Spencer’s chief hobby


Michael and John’s Church, Clitheroe, yesterday, pre- c e d e d c r em a t io n a t Accrington.


mother, Mrs Mary Alice Spencer, two sisters, Mrs Ruth Mashiter and Mrs Mary Webster, and a brother, Anthony. Requiem Mass at SS


was born and educated in Clitheroe. After leaving school he became an appren­ tice joiner and worked for a time at Bankfield Quarry. When he left the Army he


Appointed headmaster


' as head of Waddington and West Bradford CE School in 1974 and stepped in at Chip­ ping in an emergency when Mr Frank Walsh retired.


had been a part-time volun­ tary worker for the probation


placed in the awkward posi­ tion of having all the staff leave at the same time fqi- various reasons. Mr Bottom- ley, heading a new staff, did much to keep the school united.


At that time the school was ' Mr Bottomley has been a


was woodwork, and he was an enthusiastic do-it-yourself' man. He is survived by his


schools are still in the pipeline.


‘Watchdogs’ of


Health Service THE work and aims of Com­ munity Health Councils was outlined to members of Clitheroe Probus Club by Mr Geoffrey Mitchell, of Whal­ ley, secretary of the Burnley and district CHC. The councils were set up


dogs" over district manage­ ment teams as well as advis­ ing them on services the pub­ lic feel neccessary. Formerly Calderstones Hospital group secretary, Mr Mitchell said CHCs were becoming increas­ ingly valuable in liaising bet­ ween the public and the Health Service. He was thanked by Mr


Miles H. Brierley, of Whalley. At the next meeting on June 4th, Mr Sydney Whiteside will talk about his travels around the world.


A COFFEE evening at “Rathmere,” Slaidburn, home of Mr and Mrs J. Leeming,


during the reorganisation of the Health Service 18 months ago to give the public some say in the medical treatment provided for them, said Mr Mitchell. Each CHC has 30 members, 15 appointed by local authorities, 10 from vol­ untary organisations and five frome other bodies. The councils act as “watch­


CAMERA CLUB


MEMBERS of Ribblesdale Camera Club spent their last meeting selecting from their own work entries for the Inter-Club Photographic Alliance annual competition.


our prints from two workers; five black and white prints from five workers; five colour slides from five workers.


from constructive criticism of e a c h o t h e r ’s w o rk , interspersed with the odd


The members benefited


humorous comment — at the same time hoping that the entries chosen would bring success to the club. The Inter Club Photographic Alliance consists of 16 clubs in North Lancashire.


The second half of the


evening was devoted to a demonstration by Mr Ben Tyrer on the fine art of “Spot­ ting”, a means of removing slight faults in enlargements in preparation for exhibiting. Nevertheless, the ultimate answer to “spotting” is not to have the need for it in the first place.


For church


raised more than £63 in aid of St Andrew’s Parish Church Sunday School outing. •


These consisted of two col­


ping was offered to Miss K. Archer, headmistress of Thornley CE School, follow­ ing plans to merge the two schools. But recently she took another post, making it neces­ sary to appoint a permanent head at Chipping. Plans to merge the two


teacher for 30 years, 13 as head at Waddington. Originally the post at Chip­


Whitewell seeks a ‘quiet zone’


. upsetting people who live in the area. They would like to see the


meeting at the Whitewell Hotel, members were told that car rally drivers were


THE newly-formed Bowland Forest (Lower Division) Par­ ish Council soon found itself with work on its hands. t For at the council’s first


Village dancing class sees the experts


BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND village hall reverberated to the lively- steps of the cha-cha-cha and the tango when a formation team from Birmingham gave a demonstration of Latin American dancing.


Len Idiens was appointed “tree spotter” for the area in the campaign to prevent the spread of Dutch elm disease. .


the council, which covers a large area around Whitewell, are Messrs Donald Baines, Geoffrey Clegg and Edmond Sandham. Whitewell gamekeeper Mr


Coffee time


A COFFEE evening at the home of Gisburn WI president Mrs Susan Graveston, Park House Farm, raised £65 for institite funds. About 100 WI members from throughout the area attended. Competitions were won by Miss Brenmind, of Grindleton, and Mrs Ethel Gornall. >,


council is Whitewell farmer Mr Chris Spence. Vice- chairman is Mr Michael Alpe and the clerk is Mr Dick Wells, who holds the same office for Chipping and Bow- land-with-Leagram Parish councils. The other three members of


area designated a “quiet zone” and are asking the Ribble Val­ ley Council and the police to take up the matter. First chairman of the parish


Centenary service


Valley Mayor (Coun. Fred Green) and several school gov­ ernors, were unable to be pre­ sent as they were attending the civic Sunday service at Salesbury. Headmistress of the school,


Douglas Stewart moderator of the United Reformed Church in the North West. Unfortunately the Ribble


centenary are going on throughout the year.


For animals


A PROFIT of more than £40 from a social evening arranged by the Friends of Fur and Feather, has been divided between the animal sanctuaries at “Bleakholt” and Crawshawbooth. The social was held at the Dog and Par­ tridge, Clitheroe.


Mrs M. Holden, was ill and also unable to attend. Events celebrating the


A SPECIAL service to mark the centenary \of> the Jollie Memorial Chapel and school, Barrow,- on Sunday, was attended by many former worshippers and scholars. Preacher was the. Rev.


them members of- the village dancing class — saw the Good­ win Harding Dancing School formation team give a delight­ ful display of deft footwork. The visit was arranged by


About 100 people — most of


had finished, the villagers were given a chance to try their hand at some of the steps, and later everybody enjoyed a tasty buffet supper provided by Mrs Buckle. Miss Anne Smalley pre­


Mrs Joyce Lilburn, herself a member of the Goodwin Hard­ ing School, who teaches the village class. Music was pro­ vided by Mr Robert Jones. When the demonstration


sented flowers to the ladies of the Birmingham team, and stainless steel mementoes to the men.


Spotters join elm disease battle


TWENTY-TWO of the Ribble Valley’s 45 parishes now have parish spotters to help control the growing menace of Dutch elm disease. Their job will be to act as


“on-the-spot” assistants to the Ribble Valley Council in iden­ tifying cases of the disease for felling.


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, The council is also to write to parishes not yet involved, in the hope that they, too, will help. When parish representa­


are expected to go down with the disease in the Ribble Val­ ley this year, and perhaps 500 next year. So the council is enlisting support in the parishes to save time and manpower in spotting sick trees.


beds, car parts, tyres, planks, wellies, garden refuse, and other rubbish from a stretch of the brook between Pendle Mill and Shawbridge. The overflowing skip behind them in our picture shows what a good job they made of it. The 60 pupils, all members


“WHAT a load of rubbish!” That’s the boast of these fourth year Ribblesdale School pupils who joined the campaign to clean up Mearley Brook. The collected 6cwt of old


Village hall for hire


removing rubbish from the stream and both banks. When they had finished the stream looked decidedly better, and the pupils had a ready-made subject to discuss in their studies group. The trip was organised by


lend a hand clearing out the, brook is welcome any evening.


teacher Mr D. S. Bowker and Mr W. Seed. Anyone who feels they can


Scouts on the lookout


• often found “going for a song” at charity auctions and they are among the things that Clitheroe District Scout Coun­ cil is seeking , for its sale on June 26th. An appeal has gone out to


TOYS, books, cookers,- and chairs are a few of the items


local business and trade for goods that can be sold by auctioneer Mr Peter McKenna in the Parish Church HalL The Scouts will also wel­


likely items for the auction should contact district fund- raising chairman Mrs D. Paw- licki of 14 Langshaw Drive, Clitheroe (23041) or informa­ tion officer Thomas Rock at 7b Market Place (24277). They can arrange for goods to be collected if necessary.


come articles from private individuals that are no longer needed but still useful. People who come up with


Fewer verges to be cut


tives met council officials on Monday to discuss the prob­ lem they .askeil about local authority grants towards fel­ ling trees. They were advised to approach the Parish Coun­ cils Liaison Committee with a view to that committee taking up the matter with the County Council to deal with on a coun­ ty-wide basis.


CINEMA


IT’S laughter time at the Civic Hall next week with the screening of The Apple Dum­ pling' Gang, a comedy West­ ern. Three children find gold in *nn abandoned mine and start a riotous chain of events by rampaging through town on a runaway ore car. Stars include Bill Bixhy, Susan Clark, Don Knolls, Tim C(m- way and Harry Morgan.


tion with evidence for the Royal Commission on the NHS, the Councilt will also stress the need for improved relations between area health authorities and councils. The Ribble Valley Public


THE inadequacies of the Community Health Council system will be criticised in a letter from the Ribble Valley Council to the Association of District Councils. .■■In’ writing to the Associa­


GRASS verge cutting is to be severely reduced this summer because of. County Council economies. On the stretch of the A59


Road exit from the Petre Arms roundabout is to be set back.


Critics of system


■Works and Health Committee' heard from Coun.. Leo Wells -


(Mellor) is to take over from Coun. Fred Green (Wilpshire) as Ribble Valley representa­ tive’pn the. Lancashire Area Health Authority Liaison Committee. ’---- ,~


(Clitheroe) that the Blackburn Community Health Council had very little power. “Resol­ utions often seem to be passed by.the area health authority when the Community Council arc against them — even before they have time to con­ sider them.”' Coun. Mrs Margaret Mayes


which passes through the Ribble Valley, only two ver­ ges are to be cut, apart from amenity areas and certain other spots where cutting is needed for safety. One is at the junction with the Settle Road in Gisburn, and the other is at Samlesbury. . Road works planned by the County Council for the next year- included improvements to sightlines at the junction of the Clitheroe inner by-pass and ShaWbridge Street, and to the footway on the Wad- dinglon-Wost Bradford road east of Waddington School. The kerb at the Longsight


of the Environmental Studies class, were responding to an appeal in last week’s Adver­ tiser and Times from Coun. Bob Ainsworth, who is behind the campaign. They spent two hours


treasurer at the meeting of the newly-formed village hall committee.’ •• On behalf of the committee,


ch a irm an Mr Norman Schofield would like to thank everyone who contributed in any way to the success of the opening day.


the future use.of the hall. The committee decided that noone would be admitted in future unless suitably dressed for dancing.


Also under discussion was The hall is now open for


been formed and anyone requiring further information on either the club or advance bookings should contact social secretary Mr L. I. Lewis, of S a l is b u ry Ball Farm, Newton.


Street works charge


County £200 for the making- up of Croasdale Drive, Clitheroe, a council develop­ ment, so that it too can be adopted. Pinder Close, Wad­ dington, has been adopted.


Reluctant


shire) called the item “an expensive luxury."


Sewer service


ble Valley to buy a £14,000 machine for the job, employ two men to operate it, and hire it out on]*’a rota basis to other councils in North Lanca­ shire. All costs would be recoverable from the NWWA.


Faulty tyre


FOR driving a car. with a faulty tyre, Robert David Hebden (22), of Poole End, Whalley, was fined £10 at Clitheroe. He was also fined £10 for using the vehicle with a defective handbrake. . Admitting the offences,' Hebden said he had (wp new tyres on order when he was stopped by police. The • faults hud since been rectified. - ,


THE Ribble Valley Public Works and Health Committee has agreed in principle to operate for a 12-month trial period a sewer jetting service for North Lancashire as agents for the North-West Water Authority. The NWWA asked the Rib­


Health Committee heard that they had to buy it in order to comply with new government legislation, on noise levels at construction sites; and to match equipment with that of other authorities. Coun Fred' Green (Wilp­


NOISE measuring equipment costing about £1,700 is to be “reluctantly” bought by the Ribble Valley Council. The Public Works and


one .private street a year to be made up, but the Ribble Val­ ley Council has offered to carry out the work the proper­ ty-owners will pay. ' , ■ Ribble Valley is to pay the


PROPERTY-OWNERS in Back King Street, Whalley, will have to pay for their own street to be made up if they want it to be adopted by the County Council. The County can only pay for


bookings for dances, whist drives, private parties or any other functions. A badminton club has also


THE grand opening day of Newton's £12,400 village hall realised more than £750 from donations, stalls and an evening dance. This was reported .by the


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is at Waddington, was one of- three applicants interviewed by the governors on Monday. He took an early retirement


ACTING.headmaster at- Bra- bin’s Endowed School, Chip­ ping, for the past 18 months, Mr Gordon Bottomley, has been given the job perma­ nently. Mr Bottomley, whose home


. • ! ;v K p h e e r ^ : m r '* “£** * | 1 r £v-e V *1 uy i d e l i Y e r S -g ill s.ervicefg;


’A -'MAN '-who--was^greStly ■ respected 'n6t.onlyin.the.Rib-


if • A member’: of .' the ' firm.' of iRobinsoh and . Spensley, Glitherbe’, ’lie- had a lifetime s (close,‘association with, the


v L e d n h rd Robinson,, of. Church Close, Waddington, has died at the age -of 72.. • • .


'overvfrom -his- parents, -His ; real Work, however, was: con­ cerned with milk distribution. • More than 50 years’ ago when farmers with their


a’small way at The Healings, Waddington, - which , he, took


"floats were a familiar sight waiting, for the milk-train, at C l i th e ro e S t a t i o n h e


pioneered a road delivery


service. It was no easy venture in


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those hard times but he perse­ vered and gradually built up a'thriving business based on the garage in Croft Street, Clitheroe, and subsequently acquired by the Milk Market­


AUCTION MART


sections! June-July calving cows averaged £283, August calves £316 and heifers £243. Friesian steers made to £210, Friesian heifers to £194, Hereford steers to £170, and steers to £90. Saturday’s sale of horses and


ward were 82 fat cattle, 72 ewes, and 410 lambs. Cattle found a very good trade and lambs were in demand at improved rates. Lightweight steers made to £29.90


ponies brought a good entry of some 112 head of stock’. The many var­ ieties all found a very good uptake and a large percentage of sales resulted. The large amount of tack and equipment found a very varied demand. At Monday’s fatstock sale, for­


AT FRIDAY’S fortnightly sale of in-calf and store cattle at Clitheroe there were smaller supplies of in-calf cattle, but a further good entry of store cattle. Trade was very buoyant in both


' The funeral service took place at St Helen’s Church, Waddington, with Canon C. F,; Goodehild officiating, the packed church providing tang­ ible evidence of the esteem in which Mr Robinson had been held. Cremation took place at Skipton.


• .V Barrow Guessing games


Barrow Ladies raised £31 with a coffee evening at the home of Mrs E. Wilson. There was a tombola and cake stall; Guessing games were won by Mrs N. Haworth (sweets) and Mrs A. Groves (cake).; Raffle winners were Mrs M. Hartley (knitted doll), Julie Holden, Mrs’S. Sharpies,1 Miss T. Jackson and Mrs L. Wearden.


and two married daughters, Joyce, who lives in Capetown and Violet who lives in Black- fa u rn . T h e re a re four grandchildren.


ing Board. Mr Robinson leaves a wife


faVming community. • M “Mr Robinson-had farmed in •


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(average £27.74), medium to £26.60 (£26.55), lightweight heifers to £29.20 (£27.79), calf bulls to £29.40 (£28.60), uncertified heifers .to £28 (£26.43), fat cows to £23 (£20.38). Clean cattle overall £27.68. Light lambs made to 53tip (51p),


medium to 55p (olp), half-bred ewes to £21.10 (£17.40), horned ewes to £17 (£14.01).


heifers, 26 calves and 280 ewes and lambs were sold with a very good trade all round. Heifers made- to £325, Friesian calves to £41, Hereford calves to £54, half-bred ewes with lambs to £17 per head, half-bred hoggs with lambs to £24 pei* head, and horned ewes with iambs to £11.50 per head.


Drove lorry too fast


a le t te r to the co u r t, Whiteside said he told the officer that he thought he was 39. When he asked for time to work out his age, the officer took this as a refusal. .


WHEN Waddington lorry driver Christopher Neville Whiteside was stopped by the police for speeding on Sawley Brow, he refused to give his date of birth, Clitheroe mngis- trates were told on Tuesday. Whiteside, of Beeehthorpe Avenue, was fined £15 for driving at 56 m.p.h. in a lorry restricted to 40 m.p.h. and £5 for not giving his age. Admitting both offences in


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