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FRIDAY. JULY 21st. 1561 VIEWPOINT


ri'HE suggestion made in a letter appearing in our


correspondence columns ad­ vocating a “marriage” be­ tween the Clitheroe borough and Clitheroe rural authori­


ties is not likely to meet with a welcome In some quarters for amalgamation is a topic which arouses strong feelings.


But In these days when take­ overs in industry are com­ mon, a merger between the two local authorities would no doubt be to fee benefit of


all.


The correspondent suggests that the sharing of rising administrative costs would, in the long run, be advan­ tageous to the residents of the borough and rural dis trict. Opponents of this view will be swift to point out feat a large unit does not necessarily make for c h e a p e r running costs, rather the contrary. None­ theless, the views set forth do merit serious considera­ tion, especially as the writer is in a position to be speak- with some authority.


Whatever local people feel about amalgamation, there is no doubt that in due course Whitehall will pro­ nounce in the matter, and in that case it may be that three, and not two authori­


ties will be. merged.


Bowland has more in common with Clitheroe than with Wakefield, headquarters of West Riding County Council, under whose jurisdiction fee Bowland area falls. The offices of Bowland R.D.C. are situated in Clitheroe, as are those of the Clitheroe Rural authority. For practical purposes, therefore, it would make for greater conveni­ ence all round.


Clitheroe, too, is the centre for the Clitheroe and Bowland rural areas in that people from the countryside come


country folk.


into the town for shopping and entertainment purposes making even closer the ties between townspeople and


Merging of the three authori­ ties would also mean an in­ crease in revenue, giving far greater scope for providing those amenities still lacking In Clitheroe, chief of which are a community hall, public baths and a bus station.


Administration could be from central council offices which would also be a help to rate­ payers who at present have to go to the Castle offices or to those in Church Brow.


Strongest objection to any p ro po se d amalgamation would no doubt come from the two local authorities for it . is they who would be threatened with loss of identity, and their views on the matter deserve fee u t­ most consideration. Both are excellent local authori­ ties, administering their res­ pective areas efficiently and well, and having the keenest interest in their welfare. * * *


Alan Waddlngton, of Morley Street, Burnley, over half a mile in Mitton Road, Whalley. His speed varied between 45 and 50 m.p.h., Clitheroe Magi­ strates were told yesterdey. Waddington was fined £3. * * *


A check was made on the speed of motor-cyclist


Lane Methodist Church on Sunday, when the Rev. A. B Macgarr, superintendent mini­


TTNITED services for holiday week were held at Moor


ster of the Clitheroe Wesley Circuit, was the preacher.


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TJIRTHDAY greetings to Mrs -1-* Martha Hampson, of 39, Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, who will be 81 on Wednesday. * * *


f'lLITHEROE Fire Brigade went to Bashall Town on


and the farmer was burning it intentionally.


The stack was of old hay, A PEN-FRIENDSHIP led to


19 - year - old Christopher Eatough, of 7, Queen Street,


a holiday in Marseilles for


Paul’s Youth Group, Low Moor, has just returned after spend­ ing two weeks with his pen-


Low Moor. Christopher, leader of St.


friend’s family. . !|! * *


ON the Bench at Clltheroe


day were Councillor J. W. D. Critchley, presiding, Mrs. M. Williams, Mr. S. Westhead, Mr. J. Broughton.


Magistrates’ Court yester­


iROAD SAFETY SLOGAN Haste may mean hurt.


THIS WEEKS


Tuesday evening to deal with a “burning haystack,” but found they had been given a false alarm with good intent.


Pictured are the cast of “ Tom Sawyer,” as presented by the: senior Michael and St. John’s R.C. School at the annual pme distribution, held ,n The Lowergate, last week.


HOLIDAYMAKERS GO


IN SEARCH OF SUN South Coast popular


TtTANY Clithcronians went farther afield for the first week of the annual


ation given to an “Advertiser and Times and rail operators. The old favourites of Blackpool and Morecambe are tak­


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1HL „f 11,,. rmniinl “Wakes” fortnight, according to inform- reporter by road


ing a back seat, for many people have sought the sun on uhe South Coast, taken in the sights of London, or enjoyed th


ised excursions to the Lake District more freely than the West Coast, although for this type of trip Blackpool, More­ cambe and Southport are still


mountain scenery of Wales and Scotland____________ _____ Day-trippers have patron­


Farmer critic


high on the list. Bolton-by-Bowland and Hcd-


of meat import policy


der Motor Services have run trips to Blackpool every day. Tuesday, with its bright sun­ shine, was the most popular day. The Yorkshire coast was the venue for many people, while Chester and the North Wales resorts were also in favour.


rai’way station have been com­ parable wife those of last year. Trips to the Lake District and North Wales have vied for pop­ ularity with trips to the West Coast. “ Runabout tickets have also been in good


Bookings from Clitheroe demand. NORTH WALES


Wales came a very close second to Blackpool for day-trippers, while for those travelling for the week the lure of more dis­ tant places was strong.


From Whalley station, North


same as last year, when the weather was not too good.


Bookings were about fee


reported people going farther afield than in Previous years


in fact, bookings for all des­ tinations were heavier than


last year. The indifferent weather has


i discouraged people


from neighbouring towns, though on Tuesday the town was busy as people took advan­ tage of the sunshine. Some shops and market stalls were open and people took the op­ portunity to go shopping.


ng into Clitheroe and district


been away sent postcards home with the result that deliveries were slightly later


Almost everyone who has


on one or two days. Wednesday brought most


cards and Mr. W. McColl, Clit- heroe’s Postmaster, described it yesterday as a “ miniature


still put a 2d. stamp on cards instead of 2id and recipients have to pay Id. surcharge. It is obvious that they confuse the postcard rate with the printed paper rate—birthday cards, for instance—for which the postage is still 2d.’’, he


Christmas.” "Unfortunately many people


commented. _____ TO ATTEND


CONVENTION 19-YEAR-OLD man who


has arranged to spend a week of his summer holidays attending a religious convention in London.


never expects to grow old


Nelson Street, Low Moor, and the convention he is attending is the “ U n it e d Worshippers ”


He is David J. Scully, of 29,


assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses being held at Twickenham Rugby Union Ground next week.


and Times” reporter: “ I find the Bible’s view of the future more logical and credible than the space scientists. As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, I am con­ vinced that this earth will never be destroyed and that there will always be human life on earth.


He explained to an “Advertiser


to grow old or die. I find the prophecies about the end of sick­ ness and death thrilling and understandable.” The main speaker at the con­


“ I t is not God's will for people


dom.” An attendance of 50,000 from


all over the world is expected. Rlbble Motor Services also


£2,323 raised for refugees


rpHE amount raised in Clith- A eroe and district during World Refugee Year, which ended inMay, 1960, was £2,323. The total for Britain is


£9,119,349, more than four times as much as the original target and over £1,000,000 more than the total announced


MR. E. W. GILL, of Sabden,


and Bowland branch of the N.F.U., spoke out against the Government’s policy regarding meat imports at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Lancashire county branch of the union last week.


chairman of Clitheroe


the Government lets in im­ ported beef when it affects the payments to British producers. If the Government wants to watch expenditure on subsi­ dies, surely the import end is the one on which to start,” he declared.


“What surprises me is that


county’s delegate to headquar­ ters, was given a clear man­ date to support a scheme for a Meat Marketing Board when the question was discussed in London this week.


Mr. N. Bargh, of Caton, the


MARK TWAIN’S NOVEL BROUGHT TO LIFE WASP FLEW INTO CAB OF LORRY


Girl passenger killed


x of dangerous driving”, was returned by the jury at an inquest at Clitheroe, on Wednesday, on Margaret Elizabeth


verdict of “death due to injuries sustained as a result


Yates, aged 17, 0f Crimpton Farm, Cow Ark. Miss Yates was a passenger in a lorry, driven by Phillip


East Lancashire Coroner, Mr. G. Graham, announced feat


Following the verdict, the


the matter would take its nor­ mal judicial course.


in an alleged statement, Wil­ son said he was taking Miss Yates to work in his lorry when a wasp got into the cab. He saw Miss Yates trying to ‘shoo’ the wasp out of her window, and the next thing he remem­ bered was colliding with a lorry


P.C. James Martin said that


coming in the opposite direc­ tion. Michael Crotty, of Bilsberry


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Mr. H. L. Rushton Founder member and ex-president of farm show culture, and in particular


KEENLY interested in agri­


in modern and scientific de­ velopments in this field, Mr. Harold Lever Rushton, of Colt- hurst Hall, Waddlngton, died


on Wednesday, aged 78. Born at Barnacre Lodge,


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| yards away, he noticed the driver leaning and looking to the left of the cab.


Cottages, Hurst Green, said he was driving a lorry towards Edisford Bridge on June 30th, when he noticed a lorry com­ ing in the opposite direction, rather less than 300 yards away. When it was 25 or 30


not looking at the road ahead of him. His lorry came across the road. He was not looking where he was going until al­ most immediately before the collision, witness alleged.


The driver, he alleged, was


Garstang, Mr. Rushton had lived at Colthurst for 55 years and many experiments had been carried out on the estate


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and farm. Both the estate | whom he worked, standing by and the gardens had been , the crashed lorries, greatly developed and attract­ ed hundreds of visitors on days when they were open to the public in aid of charity.


Square, Hurst Green, said he was going towards Clitheroe in a car when he came upon the scene of a collision. He recog­ nised Crotty and Wilson, with


Raymond Bolton, of Hall AVJUV U T BOTH BLEEDING


was a director of Dobson and Barlow, Ltd., textile machine manufacturers, of Bolton, and later he became a director of Pressure Piling Co., of Preston.


For many years Mr. Rushton IN DESPATCHES


ing War Agricultural Executive Committee during the last war and was also a Special Constabulary Commander. He served in the Duke of Lancas­ ter’s Yeomanry in the first World War, rising to the rank of Captain, and was men­ tioned In despatches.


He served on the West Rid­


tremendous amount of work towards building up Clitheroe Agricultural Show, willingly lending his men and machin­ ery for use on the show field.


Mr. Rushton had, done. , a


the Show in 1945, and since then had been chief ring steward for most of the shows as well as being, responsible for field layout. Later he became president of the show and was elected a life member.


He was a founder member of GOLF CLUB


at the end of the year. In the annual report pub­


lished cn Tuesday, Lady Elliot of Harwood, president and chairman of the United King­ dom Committee for World Re­ fugee Year, says no appeal has ever been so successful in so


short a time. “This united effort by 97


nations has shown what can be done when all are agreed on a great humanitarian effort,” she says.


£1,000 bequest to church is being invested


Church Investment Fund so that the income can be used for current repairs to Whalley Parish Church.


A BEQUEST of £1,000 is to be invested with the


Alfred Taylor, a retired bank manager and a student of bird life for many years, who lived at “Overbrook,” Brookes Lane, Whalley, and who died last December. -


The money was left by Mr.


Vicar, the Rev. H. C. Snape, and the churchwardens to be used on the fabric of the church.


He left the money to the


cil have also decided to estab­ lish a fund following a gift week in November so that in­ ternal cleaning and decoration can be done.


vention will be Nathan H. Knorr, the movement’s world president His main subject: “ When all nations unite under God's King­


by which parochial church councils and other church bodies may become corporate members of Whalley Abbey Fellowship, and the Church Council has decided to join this to strengthen the link between the parish and the Abbey. The subscription is two


A scheme has been arranged


guineas annually and two re­ presentatives may be sent to all meetings of the Fellowship.


The Parochial Church Coun­


Rushton over a long number of years and he was a former member of the Clltheroe Golf Club, of which he was Captain in 1922. He was also one of the original members of the old Clitheroe Polo Club.


Sport, too, Interested Mr.


the activities In Waddlngton and Its various organisations, and was President of the vil­ lage cricket club.


He took a keen Interest in


failing health for 12 months, he only became seriously ill 10 days ago. Mr. Rushton Is survived by


Although he had been in


his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Joan Fisher and Mrs. Daphne Shaw. Private cremation will fol­


low a service in St. Helen’s Church, Waddington, to-day, Friday.


ing about fee head, and he asked Wilson If he was all right.


He saw both men were bleed­


right, but my girl friend’s had it.”


Wilson replied: “ I’m all


rear wheels of Crotty’s lorry and saw the body of a girl trapped there.


Bolton looked under the


\ had been doing and he replied, I “ I had a wasp in my cab.”


He asked Wilson what he


driven by Crotty was on its Tiifri-TSide of the road. The other lorry was at right angles across the road, with the front embedded in the other lorry.


free the body from the lorry. 'P.C. Martin said the lorry


Bolton helped P.C. Martin to


had been shining brightly in his eyes, but he could not say he had been dazzled by it. He did not notice a lorry travel­ ling in the other direction.


Wilson told ijiim that the sun


Assistant priest in ministry


Blackburn, said the accident occurred about 220 yards from Edisford Bridge. The road at th ! point was 25 feet 2 inches wide and was level. There was a sight line of 88 yards towards the bridge and 200 yards to­ wards Ciitheroe.


P.C. Leonard Billington, nf VERY FRIENDLY


rence Mary Yates, said her daughter got up at 7-30 on June 30th, made her breakfast, and left with Wilson. The two were very friendly, and Wilson


The girl’s mother, Mrs. Flo­


Collapsed and died


on Sunday evening, Mr. Thos. Rawcliffe, aged 53, of 30, Raw- llnson Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley, collapsed and died.


,T\7HILE Visiting the Bayley T ’ Arms Hotel, Hurst Green,


HOMECOMING: EDUCATION OFFICER MAKES REPORT


/QUESTIONS asked by members of Lancashire Education w Committee about scholars at Downham C. of E. School taking part in the homecoming on Friday, June 30th, of Mr. Ralph John Assheton, elder ’on of Lord and Lady Clitheroe, of Downham Hall, and his bride had a sequel at a meeting of the Education Committee at Preston this week.


Committee, fee Chief Educa tlon Officer, had made en­ quiries and reported that:


On the instructions of the


• The holiday was granted by the managers as one of the 10 occasional holidays that the managers have power to grant in accordance with the school’s rules of management made by the authority.


• The holiday was not granted on the understanding th a t children must participate in the celebrations. Participa­ tion was entirely voluntary.


• The children who took part in fee celebrations would not be asked to undertake any Inappropriate physical effort. The car of the returning bride and bridegroom was to be towed by adults, and the parti­ cipation of children in this part of the celebrations was purely voluntary.


It was further reported that


in view of this the Clerk of the Council considered that, as the authority appeared to have had no responsibility for the arrangements regarding the attendance of children at the celebrations, nor for their con­ trol while there, no legal liability would attach to the authority.


tion Committee on June 26th, Sir Andrew Smith, opposition leader, asked if permission had been sought for the closure r-i the school and said he thought the people of the district should be told that this was the 1960’s.


At a meeting of the Educa­


M. J. Clephan, said: “To give the children a holiday for any­ thing like this is absurd.”


Another speaker. Aid. Mrs.


to finalise arrangements vil­ lagers decided to ignore their remarks.


At a meeting at Downham A MEMBER of the staff at


School, the Rev. Derek Duck­ worth has agreed to be honor­ ary assistant priest at Clithe­ roe Parish Church.


Clitheroe Royal Grammar


deal of work at the church after the Rev. S. Birtwell left for Oxford and before the Rev. A. F. Clark, the new Vicar, took up his duties several months


Mr. Duckworth did a good (n ,v\vV"— — ago.


Ribble Valley League: Wright gives


good all-round display


■p AIN stopped play in a mid- -*-vweek fixture between Chip­ ping and Hurst Green In the Rlbble Valley League. Chip­ ping took first knock and scored 75, of which A, Wright had 34. J. Clayton bowled well for Hurst Green, taking four


for 14. In reply, Hurst Green had


lost six wickets for 25 runs when rain stopped play. Wright had taken four of the wickets for 11 runs.


Pinder 16, A. Crowther 1, J. Berry 2, R. Stott 3, A.. Seed 9, A. Wright 34, P. Stott 0, L. Marchant 3, S. Rich 1, L. Mar- chant Jnr. 0, extras 3, total 75.


Chipping: W. Armer 3, K.


Hlgham two for 22, J. Clayton four for 14.


R. Rogerson three for 36, C.


G. Holden 2, G. Cross 0, C. Higham 9, R. Rogerson 3, Ped- dar 8, J. Clayton 0. Total for six wickets, 25.


Hurst Green: W. Jacques 3,


R. Stott two for 14, A. Wright four for 11.


Turned down


rpHE application of Mr. A. Snape, of Standen Road,


Clltheroe, for a grant towards the cost of his attendance at the Seventh World Rover Moot to be held in Australia from December 27fe this year until January 9th, 1962, has been re­ jected by Lancashire Educa­ tion Committee.


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Wilson, aged 22, of the same address, involved in a collision with another lorry near Edlsford Bridge.


often took her to work in Clith­ eroe, using his employer’s lorry.


death was due to compression of the chest and fracture of the base of the skull.


Dr. C. K. Heffernman said


Civic heads at Palace garden party


T> EPRESENTING their Coun- cils in London this week


were the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe (Coun. and Mrs. William Sharpies) and the chairman of Clitheroe Rural District Council (Coun. J. G. Sharp and Mrs. Sharp.


at a garden party at Bucking­ ham Palace and in the even­ ing Coun. and Mrs. Sharp at­ tended the premiere of the film “Whistle Down fee Wind,’’ which was partly made at Wor- saw Hill Farm, Worston, and in which many local children took part.


Yesterday, they were present


brings you perfect make-up colours for summer's golden days


met by Mr. Frank Pearson, M.P. for Clitheroe, who escorted them round the Houses of Parliament.


On Tuesday the four were IVLP.’s wife host


to Finnish visitor A FINNISH journalist and radio reporter. Frau Tyrk-


ft


ko, has been making a tour of Central Lancashire, and on Tuesday she was accompanied by Mrs. Green, of Whins House, Sabden, wife of Mr. Alan Green, M.P. for Preston South and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour.


members of the European Union of Women visiting the North-West.


Frau Tyrkko is one of two


ed in housing, social questions and industry. Her visits have Included a tour of a factory, new housing estates and flats.


She is particularly Interest­


Two years ago Mrs. Green visited Finland.


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