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Skelmersdale Reporter and West Lancashire Reporter from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England • 3

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I Reporter Thursday 8th April 1965 Page Thrat DIALECT TALER by GEO MILLER In the CROSSWORD UNWANTED GUEST Garden with BILL SOWERBUTTS They kept owd Mulligan pretty busy too up an down steps bottle vintage brandy champagne into for chicken an' ham sandwiches till owd lad could hardly crawL When he war properly primed Jonty showed a few card tricks then did a bit half sovereigns disappear as fast as Sir John could pull out of his pocket Singsong In the groove Bring it On Home to Me by the Animals on Columbia is another blues number with lead singer Eric Burdon at his best Val latest Decca release Gonna Get There Somehow is completely different from his last two hits but its faster beat and smooth vocal make it a certain chart entry Sounds new disc on the Piccadilly label is Have Faith in Your Might be a bit too much like their hit Cast Your Fate To The Wind to be a big seller although a very pleasant disc On Me Know Mine the Swinging Blue Jeans really do swing This wild rhythm and blues disc must be a hit for the HMV label Friday is of course day From their new film Eight Arms to Hold You come to and It both Lennon-McCartney compositions and obviously No I material for the Parlophone label A tuneful song with appealing lyrics is Oh No Not My Baby from Manfred Mann on HMV which finds Paul Jones in excellent voice Undoubtedly one of their best Yet another Jim Reeves single from RCA is Until The Next Parlophone have now issued an EP from the Beatles For Sale LP Tracks are A and Roll Music and Eight Davs A Week which was recently No 1 in the American charts LEYLAND at th'door prisoner squire ses sure enough in comes Jonty his eyes for been ceawrd in for hauf an hour He war a bit flummaxed wod he could see for war as long as high as a railway station panelled walls fair loaded family portraits coats of arms aside there war a suit of armour a gret axe for a minute Jonty thought squire war bound to him shortened by a head especially when he see doctor Grimes to hold an inquest on wod yo to say? axes after Simon hed told his tale makin a sad mistake ses Jonty been yo a If tha ses Simon happen tell us wod tha war this Aw war foxes ses ses long have fooak been foxes? Aw war to ses Jonty a good market for sichlike vermin down London-way set up in glass cases a belly full o' sawdust Reel Handed no more right to net my foxes than tha hes to net my ses Yo connot raise both on one ses Jonty a wink Foxes rabbits are like oil wayther they winnot mix why getten so he ses when it comes to a tussle a nobbut a poor match for a Tha seems to be a mon o' good sense ses Hey Mulligan just fotch this gentleman a drop sherry stop me? ses Wait on a criminal as hes been copped red-handed while he hobnobs magistrate? do as told ses less owd buck Aw hold my prisoners innocent till been proved guilty Will VO a hand at cribbage? ne ses to Jonty later we con discuss some finer point game He con my place ses Doctor Grimes a Jong round visits to pay tomom so bid yo So Jonty took his place in no time at all talked hissel out gaol into good graces He war a rare hand at yarns war Jonty an soon he had squire splittin' his sides Oldest Inhabitant Grimshaw once had a narrow escape a jury theer It war as nigh as a toucher see in his younger days he used to fancy hissel as a bit of a poacher alius ready to care of an odd pheasant as war at a loose end or to look after a two three rabbits as hed getten lost in thdark run into some of his snares Well one night he war a bit of on Sir estate a few yards wrapped round his waist when he run slam-bang into gamekeeper Black Simon ses Simon him by collar art tha here at this time night? Hes tha lost No business plagued insomnia if yo mun ses Jonty an a walk to cure it This is a free country tha no business to be here any ses Simon land belongs to like to walk on ses Jonty noan my wrong axes Simon in my ses Jonty we parted ses Simon Thee an me are noan bound to part company afore hed a word been to meet thee for some time because he reckons tha con tell him why getten so scarce in these Jonty went him to of a bad job war locked up in till Simon hed made his report to squire He found Sir John in hall owd crusted port an1 cribbage doctor Grimes an after told his tale lad rubbed his hands glee Fetch him here" he ses him committed in Lancaster gaol afore he con spit yo better leave it till axes doctor Grimes who could see as war a trifle elevated settle him now' ses Mulligan here he ses to con act as court ushgr see fair noan accustomed tb thieves vagabonds Sir John ses Mulligan up his nose if yo insist thett there war a knock -in 1 1 1 1 1 i i Seakale so called because it is a maritime plant is not grown as much as it might be for it is a delicious vegetable especially when forced during the winter when it fills the need for something different in the salad bowl It can be grown from seed sown in the open during April but the plants from such a sowing will not be ready for forcing fcr two years Much the best method is to obtain or root cuttings and plapt them about one foot apart in rows eighteen inches apart Usually as they grow two or three crowns will appear and these should be reduced to one leaving the strongest If the land has been well manured not much feeding will be necessary but if growth is at all slow dress during the summer with a potato fertiliser to help the crowns along CAN BE STORED These should be lifted in autumn as soon as all the foliage has died down and store the roots in sand in a cool place until required for forcing It is at this stage that the younger roots can be removed from the main one and be stored to be used as cuttings for propagation the following spring The main roots can be forced as required by taking six or seven and planting in a nine-inch pot or in a box of similar capacity If more are required at any one time the roots can be put into a bed in a dark shed or under the stage in a greenhouse where kept warm and moist they will soon begin to throw up the new growth When these are six to eight inches high and before they show signs of much leaf they are ready for the table Where no facilities exist for indoor forcing very good results can be obtained by simply covering the heads with pots or boxes on the site where grown In fact this method produces the best results but of course not so early as indoor forcing CHICORY Chicory is usually treated this country as a salad and like seakale is grown outdoors during the summer months and wnen lifted in autumn is stored in a similar manner until required for forcing Sow during April in rows one foot apart and thin the seedlings to eight or nine inches apart Little attention is required during the season except to keep the plants free from weeds so that ycoooooooooooooooooooooc ANY PROBLEMS? 6 Mr Sowerbutts will be pleased to answer your gardening problems Queries should be sent with a stamped addressed envelope to the Editor Free leaflets on the following gardening subjects are available: Lawns roses old-fashioned roses cacti and succulents for beginners celery tomatoes dahlias house plants mushrooms chrysanthemums fruitspraying fruit pruning carnations culinary herbs salads beans hedges climbers (other than roses) outdoor fruits and sweet peas oooooooooooooooooooooooo they develop fully In autumn lift the roots and cut off the old foliage The roots are then placed in a dark situation in soil that is fairly moist and they will only need a spray over occasionally to start them into new growth It is this secondary growth that is used as a salad when it is about six inches long and before it begins to unfold Forcing must be in complete darkness to obtain the best results for if light is admitted the growths become tinted green and taste bitter ENDIVE Endive is a near relative of chicory but in the latter it is the secondary growth that is eaten whereas in endive it is the present growth that is used exactly as in lettuce for which it is a good substitute Seeds can be sown at intervals from April onwards grow in a similar fashion to chicory thin out to about eight inches apd then later in the season blanch by putting pots or boxes over the plants three or four weeks before they are required for use Crossword solution ACROSS 5 Wells 8 Autocrat 9 Leafy 10 Complete 11 Pulls 14 Yap 16 Canada 17 Around 18 Ken 20 Adobe 24 Hot water 25 Dinah 26 Meringue 27 Reads DOWN: 1 Match 2 Stems 3 Scalp 4 Mantua 6 Executor 7 Lifeline 12 Handline 13 Larboard 14 Yak 15 Pan 19 Eroded 21 Twain 22 Stage 23 Green jj i-1 Then when no more left they hed a singsong while they war Sweet Adeline put his arm round shoulders alius wanted a pal as understood him he said could cheer him up war he war down in If Jonty would on set him up for life he took off his dinner jacket tried to do a hand spring on tripped his shoe-lace disappeared under When they pulled him out he war fast asleep so they laid him out on covered his face a antimacassar an' left him to sleep it off aw think best bo off whooam ses Mulligan done harm enough for one ses Jonty wi a grin as he settled hissel down in an armchair till know when well off if yo dunnot tak more nor a pot-bellied son of a gun like thee to shift me out this shop that he goes to sleep like a lamb war daylight when ha wakened up agean Somebody war shoutin in his earhole wi' a voice like a fog-horn when he opened his eyes he war capped to see it war squire wod art tha in my house tha drunked wastrelr1 skrikes Sir John no option ses Jonty for comirr but yo be denied Aw thought thee me war mates? mate thi ses Sir John checkmate this as an Jonty by one ear ha marches him to front door lifts him down a flight ten steps one kick Be off he ses aw see thi ugly face inside this door again set on Jonty knowed it war no use to argue but as ha limped away he geet in word heard a deal about their owd-fashioned he ses this is things a bit too far yo credit for one thing though yo certainly know how to speed the partin' ACROSS 5 This English town is obviously a watering place (5) 8 His rule is singular (8) 9 Full of leaves (5) 10 To enter contest about a number is finished (8) 11 Drags (5) 14 A canine cry 16 A country that inquiries about a girl (6) 17 On every side a game of golf (6) 18 This is common knowledge in Scotland (3) 20 Sun-dried brick (5) 24 If a little Eskimo in spite of warnings falls into an ice hole is he liable to get into this? (3 5) 25 Alice in cat (5) 26 You make this delicacy without breaking eggs (8) 27 Peruses (5) DOWN 1 Inflammatory game? (5) 2 Stalks (5) 3 A trophy of the brave (5) 4 gown (6) 6 Can he call his will his own? (8) 7 The rope to cheat death sounds of importance in palmistry (8) 12 This bit of fishing gear would be of interest to palmists (8) 13 This used to be left at sea (8) 14 Tibetan ox (3) 15 Culinary god- (3) 19 Ate away (6) 21 One author not two (5) 22 Platform (5) 23 Colour (5) (Solution in column five) Beauty wise TODAY BBC 1045-11 am Watch with Mother 125 pm News 130- 145 Watch with Mother Blue Peter 530 Tales from Europe 555 News 65 Look North The White Heather Club 655 Tonight 730 Top of the Pops The Royal Shakespeare Company in The Wars of the Roses News The Wars of the Roses (continued) Gallery 1125 News Extra and weather 1135 Amateur Boxing 122 Road works report Close down ITV 2 pm Cumberland Open Lawn Tennis 445 Good Evening from Granada in the North Ollie and Five Club Mr Piper News 605 Lucy Show Scene at 630 7 Double Your Money 730 The Addams Family 8 Way 855 News 910 Week Our Very Own (film starring Ann Blythe and Farley Granger) What the Papers Say News Headlines followed by Our Very Own (part two) Granada in the North Goodnight A cold in the head does not beautify anyone! Try treacle! Add it to a tot of rum whisky or brandy (according to taste) top up with hot water and take before retiring 4 CORNER CIRCUS BOY Pepito to the rescue! HOW BRIGHT ARE YOU? 1 Which shops have these signs outside? (a) three brass balls (b) pestle and mortar (c) striped pole 2 What does the Bayeux Tapestry illustrate? 3 What does a cartographer do? 4 What have these cities common? Helsinki Tokio Rome 5 Where is Magna Carta kept? ANSWERS lejpaqjBD uiooun piaq uaaq aABq sauieo oiduiAjo aqi isdeui saeiM -uoo ubuijon aqj iJaqjeq (o) (q) (b) i Pepito loved to help with the preparations for the circus matmee and one of his greatest thrills was when he was allowed to run in to set up one of the acts while the clowns were amusing the children He used to run in with mats for the acrobats the plates and clubs and the tubs the seals stood on One afternoon when he had finished his jobs and was settling down in his private little corner to watch the rest of the show he happened to glance upwards to the high wire where his friends would soon be performing To his horror he saw that one of the bolts which secured the wire had worked loose The wire was strung tight enough but Pepito knew that when the aerialists launched themselves on to the wire with their bicycle it would not hold them And there was no safety net 1 BRUSHED ASIDE Pepito rushed up to Mr Mar-dyke the ringmaster and stammered M-Mr M-Mardyke the w-wire the wire But the ringmaster was busy and worried about getting the liberty The missing The answers to the following all begin with Can you guess them? A place of entertainment 2 You learn these at school 3 Treatment of an illness 4 A surveyor uses this ANSWERS ainopoaqj I horses in on time and he brushed Pepito aside impatiently boy he muttered Everybody seemed to be dashing to and fro Pepito could make nobody listen to him and time was getting very short The high wire act came next At last he made up his mind There was only one thing to do When the horses finished their graceful bow and cantered out of the ring Pepito stepped boldlv in and walked up to the ladder BRAVE PEPITO The audience watphed in astonishment Surely this little boy was not a high wire performer? Pepito was shivering with fright but he bravely climbed up and up until he came to the platform There he clung afraid to look down while the music played and the high wire performers walked in and bowed to the crowd Then he heard them coming up the ladder after him and at last he felt strong arms gripping him what on earth are you doing up they shouted You might have fallen Pepito could only point down- i wards to where the wire was fastened face grew white as he saw what the little bov had been trying to say down 1 below i Soon they had him safely on the ground again and while the wire was fixed Pepito heard Giulio make an announcement to the crowd friend he said in a ringing voice just saved us from a terrible fall I should like you to show your appreciation of his The applause was tremendous and Pepito went to bed that night a very proud boy RIDDLE-ME-REE My first is in rifle but not in gun My second is in giggle but not in fun My third is in court but not in trial My fourth is in frown but not in smile Mv fifth is in beach but not in sand My sixth is in finger but not in hand My whole appears in many hues To guess it you must solve the clues Answer I3M0IJ enrolment form I WISH TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CORNER ODD INSECTS One of the oddest insects is the Daddy-Long-Legs or crane-fly His six very long thin legs make him look quite amusing and most children will know how if you catch hold of a daddy-long-legs by one of his legs he merely jerks it off and scutles away none the worse The long legs have a purpose however they are to help the crane-fly to walk in tail grass holding his body above the blades Young crane-flies are called leather-jackets and cause a lot of trouble to farmers by eating his crops Swooping and darting over the water of a pond go the lovely dragon-flies with their long sticklike bodies and da'nty wings each of which have two well-marked lobes Dragon-flies are usually beautifully coloured with blue brown bronze yellow or green markings How does a duck keep its feathers dry? The duck has a gland on its back which produces oil in quite large quantities The duck (or any other waterbird) can cover its feathers with this oil to make them quite watertight The feathers are so close set on its body that the skin is never in contact with the water but is kept quite dry and warm Save time work and money just turn on a gas fire The modern eas fire liehts automatically It thaws winter hands heaw bucket to heave No fuel to order Just think what a gas fire The modern gas fire lights automatically It thaws winter hands heavy buekt to heave No fuel to order Just think what a gas fire can do for you So why not call in at your local gas showroom and see all the latest miracles of modem heating Made by Allied Ironfounders Cannon Flavel Main Parkinson Cowan Radiation Robinson-Willey and Sugg Priced from only £29 in seconds by glowing instantly Makes a cold room cosy in minutes by breathing warm air round it Prevents stuffiness by changing the room air 2 or 3 times an hour And saves you money by controlling itself thermostatically You do a thing You just bask in its cheap cheery warmth grate to clean No HIGH SPEED GAS UP TO £3100 OFF if (herd's a visible gas connection within 5 feet of your fireplace £3 OFF every additional major gas appliance you order at the same time OF SCHOOL offets! i Return completed form to the Editor of this paper ISSUED BY NORTH WESTERN GAS BOARD 271.

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1963-1978