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Jack delights with century-old tales


A CLITHISROE cen­ tenarian celebrated his 101st birthday on Saturday with all Liu; spirit and strength that made him a box­ ing legend in his


ing hag and his memory the fists that beat it with


Holiday post


A id . publ ic cou n te r s at main and sub-post offices will lie closed on Ibuik Holiday Monday. On Tuesday, sub-post


offices in Whatley Itoad. Clitheroe; Chatburn. Ois- burn. Kiiningtnu. Slaid burn and West ltradtoril


will lie closed all day. Pensions and allowances


due for payment on I hose dates will lie available one week in advance.


Army veteran’s 101st birthday party by Elizabeth Huffman


a force and precision acute enough to as to n ish any visi tor to the Iiossendale


Home for the Klderly in York St re e t . The re , Mr


youth. Now, time is the punch­


Jack King weaves a cen­ tury-old tale for g u e s t s that wanders from stories ab o u t his v e rmin -k i l le r brother Koval to the t rain­ ing of champion boxing I l l -others Hen an d Dan Drake. These tire "t rue stories"


he reminds with a poking finger and sometimes the r emin d e r is needed, so distant tire the scenes that unfold from the realities of today. Mr King grew up as the


second oldest ot 1 1 chil­ dren at t 'hor lev House, ( 'litla-roe. I’.edtime stories ab o u t a g r a n d f a t h e r ’s expedi t ion to the Nor th 1'olc- led the imagination of this ambitious Lancashire


lad, who l a t e r b e c ame King of the ring. It was in the Hast Lan­


cashire Territorials that he developed his love of box­ ing and, as his skill pro­ g r e s s e d , h e b e g a n to appear regularly til Hiack- bttrn . Want ing to advance his


career, he joined the Cold­ st ream Guards, where he eventual ly became cham­ pion of the former depot tit Caterham. Af ter the war, he continued to pursue the s p o r t wi th g u s to as an instructor. In the arena of family,


Mr King also had a few l e g e n d a ry con n e c t io n s .


His wife, l-’lorrie, was the h e a d m i l l i n e r fo r th e


Knighls of Windsor under King George. Her father had been the head g a r ­ dener for Queen Victoria. In keeping with tradition.


a g r a n d d a u g h t e r h a s


helped to look af ter horses belonging to the present Queen.


Mr King, who also used


to breed and show cham­ pion Ai r e d a le t e r r i e r s , r e tu rn ed to Cl i theroe in 1!)70, wh en he be c ame known as one of the more effective park-keepers at C l i th e r o e C a s t l e . Few would d a re ques t ion his authori ty, for even at 9(1 he could deal a punishing blow with his fists.


Among those pictured


above at his 101st par ty are Clitheroe Mayor Conn. Denis McWilliam, Kossen- dale matron Mrs Iris Mit­ chell. Kibble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans, Clitheroe Royal British Legion pres­ ident Mr l l r in . loynson. former Blackburn Rovers player Mr Te r ry Coniine and Kibble Valley Mayor and Mayoress Conn, and Mrs John Travis.


B a n k in g on re co rd en try


o f b a rk ers ONCE again, clogs of all shapes a soon be flocking to the river bank


Walk Rotarian Barrie Lancas­


ter , who is organising the event, hopes that local pet own e r s will ral ly round a n d p r o d u c e a r e c o r d ent ry of more than -10 dogs and excel previous profits. “ L a s t y e a r th e wa lk


clashed with other events in the town and therefore pro f i t s we r e down, but this t ime we are hoping that the total figure will exceed our previous best of £700," he said. Th e money will go to


local char i t ies , including th e Bundle Club, which recently launched a major a p p e a l f o r f u n d s to improve i ts facilities lor elderly members. The marshalled nine-ki­ l om e t r e S u n d a y wa lk


s ta r ts at 2 p.m. on June 2Sth from Cast le Cement car park, following public footpaths along the r iver bank between Grindleton Br idge and Bru n g e r ley


LARGE CONTINGENT TURNS OUT TO SALUTE MAYOR


GLORIOUS sunshine, rousing music and the support of many council colleagues, friends and acquaintances from different walks of life helped to make the Ribble Valley Mayor’s Sunday a truly memorable occasion. ,


Some 150 people, led by the Mayor and Mayoress,


Conn, and Mrs John Travis, paraded through Market Place and then along York St re e t and un Church Brow for the civic service in Clitheroe Parish Church, to the s t i r r in g s t ra in s of Blackburn and Darwen


Band. As well as borough councillors, there were repre­


sentat ives from the parish councils, various churches, local s c h o o l s , y o u t h g r o u p s an d u n i f o rm e d organisations.


“I t was a wonderful day,” said the Mayor. “The church was packed and I was del ighted wi th the


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So the ar r ival of the


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PEUGEOT. THE UON GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH


rousing singing and the magnificent support ." Hymns and special organ music had been cho­


sen by the Mayor and Mayoress. The solos, played by church organist Mr Michael Pain, included a Bach "Toccata and Fugue in I) Minor” and "Fanfare” by Francis Jackson.


The service of Holy Communion was conducted by


the vicar , th e Rev. Anth o n y Ro b e r t s , and the address was given by the Rev. Jim Duxbury, vicar of St Leonard’s, Padiham, and the Mayor’s ward of St Peter 's , Simonstone.


Prior to the service, the guests, who included Rib­


ble Valley MP Mr Nigel Kvans, Cl i theroe Mayor and Mayoress Conn, and Mrs Denis McWilliam, Lon- gridge Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Bernard Thornton, ' and Ribbie Val ley Deputy Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Tony Jackson, were served with coffee in the council chamber.


s and sizes will ____ _____ ink to take part in the great annual Clitheroe Rotary Club Oog


B r id g e . T h e r e wi l l be prizes for both adults and children and a prize for the d o g w i t h t h e h i g h e s t sponsorship. The event is again spon­


sored by B. Dugdale and Sons and sponsor forms a r e a v a i la b le f rom th e “Ad v e r t i s e r and Times" office, King S t r e e t ; the T o u r i s t I n f o r n r a t ion C e n t r e , Ma rk e t Pla c e ; C o o k a n d S m i t h (Insurances) Ltd. Church Brow; Cast le Cosmetics. Cast le St re et ; and F. A. Al len and Sons . Pa r son Lane. Fur the r details may be obtained from Mr Lan­ caster (Clitheroe 22JM1 or 221.77).


Finance down on the farm


A GROUP of Kibble Val­ ley fa rme r s ' wives have


jus t wound up a 20-week course that has given them a unique insight into the


finances of farming. Sixteen women — rang­


ing in age from 25 to do have par t ic ipa ted in the w e e k 1y c l a s s , wh i c h f o c u s e d oil m a n a g i n g a c c o u n t s an d in c lu d ed visi ts from a bank man­ ager and solicitor. The cour se, organised


by the Lancashire College of Agriculture and Horti­ cul ture . was the first in C'litheroe to la- targeted at that age group. Tradition­ ally. classes taught in the P a r i s h Hal l h av e been a im e d a t 17, I s an d 19-year-olds.


The course has been so successful that 12 partici­


p a n t s p l a n to s i t th e nat ional Ci ty ami Guilds examination on Moitdav.


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