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1st on the W r i t e r ’s


e^onmsed logic


THE fundamentalist rash which afflicted “Naturalist” just before Christmas seems to be getting worse and could soon become chronic.


His latest article, “Looking


at Darwinism,” demands comment; unfortunately his language is as confused as his logic, his understanding of some words as blurred as his view of nature. One thing only stands out plainly — he is a naturalist with an unnatural need for the supernatural, and what could be more incongru­ ous than that?


He appears to be saying


th a t C h r is t ia n i ty and evolutionism are incompat­ ible. May I suggest he reads the works of Rerre Teilhard de Chardin, archaeologist and Jesuit priest,. who arranged


• what seems a quite successful marriage of the two — a union which bears most challenging fnuts in the realm of ideas.


The world is a magical


place, but let us not corrupt truth by pretending that it is something which it patently is not. All life survives by the death, destruction or exploita­ tion of some other life, often


involving a degree of suffer­ ing. To aver that this is a


manifestation of love and beauty is to make a mockery of the words.


May I quote a few words


from Dr Bronowski’s book, “ The identity o f man:” “Nothing erodes public moral­ ity so much as the aquiescence in what is expedient when what is true is unpalatable.”


One other small point: A L e m .


)O R i


DRAW I f h


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naturalist should surely real­ ise that the prime function and purpose of a hawthorn berry is to become a hawthorn tree — the fact that*it may serve as food for a passing fieldfare is incidental — and that the number of berries in any year is a consequence of past weather patterns, rather than a omen for the future.


Naturalist’s friends, the


“old wives,” would presum­ ably argue that as lice live on men, the purpose of man is to be a food supply for lice and that the rapidly e.xpanding human population at the present time presages a hard winter for lice at some time in the future.


Perhaps Naturalist should


• adopt the nom-de-plume HARUSPEX.


E. WILSON Pendleton Road


.! I Wiswcll THANKS H FUND roN


THE annual “ Sportsman’s Nigh’t ” at the Players Theatre, London, organised by Miss Dorothy Taylor, of, Whalley, raised a record. £5,000 for the Sunshine Fund for Blind Babies. Guest of honour was HRH


|H 19th


In. hCHOOL |l


Ito n II 3p


Pnneess Anne, president of the fund, and also there were a b ou t 50 top sp o r t in g pereonalities. Miss Taylor has expressed her grateful thanks to her many friends locally who donated gifts for the event. ___________


Bottled up


RIBBLE Valley Council Parks Superintendent Mr Roger Hirst gave a talk and demonstration on “ bottle gardens” to Clitheroe After­ noon Townswomen’s Guild on


Monday. inch) g ^ Q p ^ J i J g


p r iC 6 juggling


I WONDER if anyone can explain why, in these days of high inflation, there is such a grave discrepancy in the price of goods in our shops, especially in Clitheroe.


Some people will say “Oh,


you have to shop around” but the discrepancies are so great that to my mind it is sheer profiteering. For e.xample, my wife bought a tube of adhesive at one well-known store for 32p. Yet a few moments later, she saw the same item in another store priced 24p. Conversely, however, she


bought half a pound of a well- known brand of butter for 24p — yet not 15 yards away, another, shop was selling the same brand for 32p. Even the local supermarkets are so juggling their prices up and down from day to day that 90 per cent of Clitheroe shop­ p e r s , fa r from getting bargains, are m my opinion being fleeced. One might say that anyone


who buys a product at an inflated price is a fool, but


most housewives, especially working women, have very little time to trudge from shop to shop and in consequence are being exploited.


To my mind, most shops


seem to put their own prices on goods irrespective, of reasonable profit. In fact, Clitheroe should be in the Guinness Book of Records for some old English potatoes seen on offer last week at 74p for five pounds. There is one w'ay to stop all


this at a stroke. Manufactur­ ers of ail goods and foodstuffs should print a maximum retail price on everything, leaving a reasonable profit margin for the shopkeeper. This in turn would stop


shopkeepers selling at a double profit goods that they acquired before a price increase. This would also help to bring down inflation.- •Another way would be to


allow street traders. I can think of plenty of places in Clitheroe where they could sell fruit and farm produce from small stalls as they do on the Continent. .Another good thing would be to allow the market to remain open until dinner time seven days a week. This would also add a bit of colour to an otherwise drearv town.


II. WADDINGTON 16 Park Avenue, Chatburn


Unite for service


WOMEN from four denomi­ nations in the Whalley, Billington and Langho area met at Whalley Parish Church on Friday afternoon for the annual women’s world day of prayer.


Mrs Eve Harpur, wafe of


the Vicar of Whdley, led the service. Taking part were Mrs J. Davenport representing the Methodists, Mrs J. Beard- wood for the Baptists and Mrs M. Stalker for the Catholic Church.


The service, which is


prepared by a different coun­ try each year, was set by the German Democratic Republic and observed by women


throughout the world. Pleasant


memories IT was very pleasing to read in last week’s issue of the musical evenings in Whalley recalled by Mr Ernest Bliss.


Memories of Miss Margaret


Fisher, and of my brother Ted (Edmund) Wallbank, have also brought pleasure to his widow and daughter, who now live in Blackburn.


Mrs Wallbank recalls many


happy Wednesday evemngs when they all, including Mr Bliss, met at her house in Park Villas for. practice followed by supper.


Singers of today have not


much incentive to make their own music, so it is all the more wonderful that after all these years the members of Mr Bliss’ s concert party are remembered with affection for the happiness and pleasure they brought to so many.


.MRS E. FLETCHER 27 Brcnnand Street. Clithcroe


Catching cold


THIS letter is addressed to the parents of children who attend the Ribblesdale Pool.


Driving past the baths


recently, I saw a class of more than 20 children walking towards Clitheroe • in near­ zero temperatures. Not one of them was wearing any headgear and their hair, if not soaking, appeared to be anything but dry. How many of them had severe head colds or worse-— by the follow­


ing weekend? PASSING MOTORIST


SHAW— ELLISON


A WEAVER at Thomber’s Mill, Clitheroe, Miss Patricia Ellison was married at St James’s Church, on Saturday, to Mr Andrew Shaw.


The bride is the third


daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Beard, of Brotmlow Street, Clitheroe. The bndeg- room, a fitter-turner, is the second son of Mr and Mrs C l i f fo rd Shaw, o f Park Avenue. Groat Harwood.


The bride wore a white gown and jicarl tiara with a


matching full-length lace headdress scattered with


white ro.sos. She carried a bouquet of white and yellow roses. Bridesmaids were the


bride’s sister, Mi.ss Annie Elli­ son; the bride’s niece. Miss Emma Hargi-eaves; and the bridegroom’s sister. Miss Rosemane Shaw. They wore country-style yellow ma.\i dresses with white flojipy hats and earned white and .yellow flowers. Best man was Mr P. Pooles


and groomsman Mr T. Hargreaves. After< the cere­ mony, performed by the Rev. K. Broadhur.sl. a reception was held at the Edisford Bridge Inn. The couple will live in


Wilson Street, Clithtroe. Photograph: P. Paget.


Darwen. Pendle Club


BR'iDGK winners at the Pendle Club’s weekly meeting were: fii'st, Mr F. Wjilker and Mrs Manning; second, Mrs A. Barker an(J Mr CJ. Honsfiekl.


New allowance will hit rural disabled


DISABLED people will not be able to go very far with the aid of the (Jovemment’s new mobility allowance of £260 a year, neither is it sufficient to enable them to run a car, let alone buy one, says the Ribble Valley Liaison Committee for Social Services. 'The committee was discus- native of a special car or a


sing the Government’s new mobility policy which includes the phasing out of the familiar tricycle cars and replacing them with a cash allowance. Mr Brian Leyboume, Divi­


sional Director, said the present machines were costly and he would have thought it would be possible to produce a less expensive vehicle. The mobility allowance


would help; but people depen­ dent on public transport would still have problems in a large rural area such as the Ribble Valley. . The committee decided to


seek the . support of the Association of County Coun­ cils in urging the Government to offer the disabled the alter-


mobility allowance. It \nll also be suggested that invalids using their own cars should be granted a tax allowance towards the cost of the car licence. Concern about abuse of the


Orange Badge scheme by some of the disabled was also expressed. The scheme allows concessionary waiting on double yellow lines for a limited period by disabled drivers or by those who are being driven in a car. Mr Leybourne said the


police had drawn attention to some lack of consideration for other road users when park­ ing or by not removing the orange badge when cars were being used by someone else.


Private debate on rate


RATE proposals drawn up by the Ribble Valley Council’s Finance Committee were the s u b je c t o f a debate at Monday’s meeting of the P o l i c y and R e s ou r ce s Committee. T h e d is cu s s ion was,


however, held in private, with press and public excluded.


Afterwards chairman Coun. Bill Fleming (Bilhngton) said:


“ It was a decision of the Policy and Resources Committee that no details of the recom­ mendation being made to the full council would be revealed at this time.-This decision was made in deference to the wish of council members.” The Finance Committee’s


recommendation, as reported in last week’s Advertiser and 1 Times, is that an average rate i of 12.5p in the £ is levied in | the next financial year — an | increase of 0.7p.


1 'The next full meeting of the ;


Ribble Valley Council will ; take place on Tuesday, March : 22nd.


IN FINAL I


A TRIP to the-ice rink at Blackpool made a change for Clitheroe and District Young F,armera. A business meeting followed. .


Clitheroe A team in the


senior quiz, consisting of John Hartley, Peter Moorhouse, Ian .Walmsley and George Whitewell, beat BHW in the semi-final. The final takes place at Blackburn on March


22nd. . . .


Hotel extension depends on


parking scheme


HOTELIER Mr Tony Perry can go ahead with plans to alter and extend the Bayley Anns at Hurst Green, Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-


Committee has decided. But before the proposed


new bar and lounge area is brought, into use, a car park­ ing scheme also included in the plans must be completed and available fo r use, members agreed. The sub-committee rejected


by 10 votes to two a motion by Coun. Mrs Mary Brown (Hur.st Green) that the appli­ cation -— which had prompted opposition from residents and


village organisations — be refused. Coun. Mrs Brown told


members she was not against- aspects of the plans relating to fire precautions. “ I am, however, worried about the intended ground-floor exten­ sions. I feel they will cause more congestion in the road during e v en in g hours. Coaches parking in front of the hotel already cause single- line traf f ic through the village. Pedestrians either have to cross the road or walk in the centre,” she said. Speaking in support of Mrs


Brown, Coun. Geoffrey Ains­ worth (Clayton-le-Dale) said the village" street “must be like the golden mile” at nights. Chaipnan Coun. Mrs Myra


Clegg (Wiswell) pointed out, however, that one of four conditions of the permission would be that the car park


was completed before the lounge was brought into use. A lso b e fo r e the sub­


committee was a report of a private meeting staged in the village by the Ribble Valley Council last month. Its aim, said Chief Architect and Plan- ning Of ficer Mr Charles Wilson, had been to find some common ground between the applicants and local interests.


CELEBRATION


BASHALL EAVES and G rent Mitton will celebrate the Queen’s silver jubilee with a variety of events on May 30th. There will be a tea party for


the young children, followed by sports for the older ones


These arrangements were suggested at an inaugural


. ,


iding. There will be a further meeting on Tuestfay, March 22nd.


T W E iM T Y


1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (6) 5. (9) 6. (4) 7. (11) 8. (5) 9. (18)


10. (7) 11.


(8) 12. (— )


13. (10) I I. (16)


‘What can I say” — Boz Scaggs. ‘Boogie nights” — Heatwave. ‘When I need you” — Leo Sayer. ‘Don’t leave me this way” — Thelma Houston. “ Romeo” —^ Mr Big.


‘Car wash” — Rose Royce. ‘Saturday night” — Earth. Wind and Fire.


‘Don’t cry for me Argentina” — Julie Corington. ‘Knowing me, knowing you” — Abba. ‘This is tomorrow” — Bryan Ferry.


‘Daz” — Brick. ‘ I’m qualified to satisfy you" — Barry White. ‘Sound and vision” — David Bowie. “ .-\nother suitcase, another hall" — Barbara Dickson.


15. (— ) “ Darling, darling, baby” — Ojays. 16. (17) “ Crazy water” — Elton John. 17. (14) “ Every little teardrop” — Gallagher and Lyle. 18. (15) “ Don’t leave me this way” — Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes.


19. (— ) 20. (13)


‘When” — Showadd.vwaddy.. ‘(Jo your own way” — Fleetwood Mac.


Last week’s placings are in brackets. Tip for the top: “Love


hit me” — Maxine Nightingale. LP of the week: “Hollies live” — 'Ilie Hollies. Chart compiled by .Ames Record Bar.


and a barbecue and cricket match for grown-ups. it is also hoped to give jubilee mugs to the children.


festivities meeting attended, by about 30 people, with Coun. Henry Backhouse, parish council chairman, pres­


School’s


‘dummy’ bomb alert


TWO juveniles and a man are helping Clitheroe police with their mquiries following the discovery of an imitation bomb at Ribblesdale Secon­ dary School. "nie school,was evacuated


on ’Thursday afternoon after a call to say that an explosive device had been planted in the building and was timed to go off at 3 p.m. The call wqs received at 2 p.m. and sections of the school


were evacuated and searched by-the pobce. At 2-45 p.m., when still nothing had been found, all 1,030 pupils were evacuated. ’The 3 p.m. deadline passed


and when a further police search revealed nothing the pupils were allowed back at 3- 15 p.m. The operation was carried out under the guidance-of


school fire officer Mr Bob Barlow. It was an hour later —


when school had finished for the day — that the bogus bomb was found by caretaker Mr Robin Seed. Mr Seed was on his cleaning


■rounds and had just started in one of the boys’ toilets when hd noticed a package jammed behind a radiator. He took it to house master


Mr Bill Gregson. The police were again called and the device was pronounced safe. • Said Mr Seed: “ I was a-bit alarmed when I first saw the. package but I thought the best thing to do was get it out of the school. It looked like a real bomb but I didn’t think


about that at the time.” Headmaster Mr Denis


Mortimer praised everyone involved in the operation, particularly Mr Seed for his keen sight. : -j -


The hoax was one of a series .


locally over the past fortnight, although police say the mci- dents are not connected. • • In the normal way it is


not the policy o f the Adver­ tiser and Times to pander to th e a c t iv it ie s o f bomb hoaxers. But this was one instance


we felt readers should know atiout in the hope they will remain alert and prepared to contact the police should they see anything 'suspi­ cious. Only in this way will people be able to go about their business without b e ing inconvenienced by these cranks or practical jokers.


CINEMA


THERE is a double prog­ ramme at the Civic Hall next week. Logan’s Run (Monday to Wednesday), co-stamng Jenny Agutter, Michael York and Peter Ustinov, concerns an underground group which rebels against a ^ rd century law that says nobody can live beyond 30. Kelly’s Heroes (Thursday onwards) features Clint E a s tw o od , T e l ly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and ' Don Rickies in a tvild. World War Two bank raid behind enemy lines.


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secretary Miss Peggy StarWe said a fte r the-meet ing, however, that-no plans were being made at present to provide regular catering for visitors to the village.


RAN INTO


PARKED CAR A WOMAN who drove into a parked car on Whalley Road, Clitheroe, was fined £20 by the town’s magistrates. Sylvia Peters (39),' of


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