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PAY PAUSE 80 PER CENT SUCCESSFUL


—CL1THEROE M.P. Country played up ‘magnificently’


LPHE pay pause _ had been misunderstood, and it had been underestimated how successful it had been, Mr.


Frank Pearson. M.P. for Clitheroe, told members of Clith- eroe Division Women's Unionist Association at their annual meeting in Great Harwood Conservative Club on Saturday.


I t was the Government's policy to have full employment, he said, and since there was not the threat of being out of


were going to be difficulties unless something were done.


work in these days, there had to be a new system of wage restraint. Last July it was clear there


magnificently, he said, and the pay pause had been 80 per cent successful.


The country had played up


ment spending, and at last we were getting an idea of what saving on Gove rn men t expenditure meant. It meant planning ahead.


Another point was Govern­


learned to plan for the next five or 10 years ahead, as, for instance, the Minister of Health was doing about hospitals and the Minister of Transport for roads and railways.


The G o ve rn me nt had


crisis, Mr. Pearson said this had been a tremendous strain on the Prime Minister, and he thought the statement made by Mr. Macmillan on the 18th green at Gleneagles, “There will be no war”, was probably the bravest statement he had made.


Speaking of the Berlin


Berlin crisis to the limit. It was not his policy to have a war, but it was his policy to keep us uneasy and to have a war of nerves.


Mr. Krushev had played the


expecting any results yet from the conference on dis­


It was no use. he said,


armament. THE RHODESIAS


the question of the Rhodesias, Sir Edgar Whitehead would be able to exert influence over Sir Roy Welensky, so that there would be no force over


He was confident that, over


the issue. There was the terrible ex­


ample of what had happened with the French in Algeria, and God forbid that sort of thing should happen over


Rhodesia. Congratulations to Mr.


Pearson on his new appoint­ ment as a Lord Commissioner


of the Treasury were expressed by Coun. Mrs. J. Troop, of Whalley, who thanked him for speaking, and by th e president, Mrs. A. Hindley, of Read Hall.


recruiting campaign which will be carried out this year and congratulated members on the bazaar last October which had raised £659.


Mrs. Hindley spoke of the


chairman of the North West Ar e a Women’s Advisory Council, explained about the L a n e as Wi re Conservative Women’s Week which was to be held from May 28th until


Mrs. W. Haythornthwaite.


June 3rd. Proposing that the report on


the year’s activities be adopted, the chairman, Mrs. F. Shields, said there had been a small drop in membership.


Mrs. Hindley was unani­ mously re-elected president


for 'the third year in succession and Mrs. Shields was re-elected chairman. Mrs. A. C. Nelson and Mrs. A. Green were re-elected vice-


chairmen.


Tributes were paid by several officials to Miss O. K. Caldenvood, who resigned


after being treasurer for more than 13 years.


T. Robinson, of Clitheroe. Mr. J. S. R. Shaw, of


The new treasurer Is Mrs.


Whalley, was re-appointed auditor and it was decided to send a letter of thanks to him for his work. NoEjected delegates to the


Urgent need to protect wild life


Ciitheroe Naturalists’ Society at the annual dinner at the Sun Inn, Waddington, on Friday, drew attention to the national appeal for the World Wildlife Fund and said there was an urgent need to protect wild life in England.


\T R- HORACE COOK, speak- I'-1- ing as chairman of


He pointed out that the badger, a relatively harmless


advocated some method of protecting it from this peril.


creature, was in danger of becoming


e x t i n c t , and


Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. W. Sharpies


Among the guests were the


and Mrs. Sharpies. Coun. Sharpies, proposing


the toast “The Society”, said he was pleased to see that the organisation had such a wide cross-section of society among its members.


proposed the Loyal Toast. Arrangements were made by


Mr. T. Lord, the toastmaster,


the secretary, Mrs. M. Smith, and Mr. B. Sharpies was in charge of games and acted as quizmaster. Mr. Jury won the natural history quiz.


Making housework easy


Exhibition are on sale in Clith­ eroe shops.


l/OUR new Hoover products ex- hibited at the Ideal Home


weighing just over 131b. empty, can be stored in little more space : han a broom. It will shampoo carpets as weil as polish all types of surfaces and furniture and


The new shampoo polisher,


CLAIM FOR GARAGE H4TRS ANN UTTLEY, a widow, of Park Hill, Waddington


WIDOW SUCCEEDS IN JM


FrL Road, Clitheroe, was at Blackburn County Court on heiday awarded possession °IJL?arage in the grounds of


Clifford Coweill. of The Flat, park Hill, Clitheroc, to use unti? suchtime as another garage was built.


r house which she admitted having p i t t e d Mr. John


saidMrs. Uttley had agreed to erect a “similar” garage for him and had failed to do so. The garage she had built was totally inadequate and even dangerous to negotiate.


Mr Cowelll who defended the application for possession,


Mr. Ian Glidewell, appearing for Mrs. Uttley, said she was


under her late husband s Win- After Mr. Uttley’s death Mrs. Uttley and the trustees of tne will divided the house into two flats, the upper of whicn was leased to Mr. Cowgill.


the occupant of the b°u?®i which she held as a life tenant


occupation in October I960. There were two garages at


Mr. Cowgill t o o k up the house, one a permanent


building adjacent to ™ house and the other a timbei and asbestos garage, which


in negotiating the garage. It was not draughtproof. con­


sequently rain and fine snow could get in. Mr. Cowgill said when he


Driver on drink charge cleared by jury


been made "wobbly” by the New Year hospitality of Clitheroe householders was cleared by the jury at the County Sessions at Preston yesterday week of a charge of driving while under the Influence of drink.


A LAUNDRY roundsman who was alleged to have i't J i „


Woodcock, aged 55, of Spring Terrace, Langho.


Found not guilty was Fred


first talked with Mrs. Uttley about a garage she said. "I am thinking of selling my Rolls- Royce. If I sell it you could have the garage; if I don't sell ft you can have the garage until i can provide you with a similar one.”


was the subject of the dispute. Some time before the lease


he drove a Humber Snipe, a car almost as large as the Rolls-Royce.


Mr. Cowgill said at the time


was executed she had a con versation with Mr. Cowgill about a garage. Mrs. Uttley said she would have erected in the grounds another garage for Mr. Cowgill.


whether she said he would have to pay rent for tne garage. She said she would permit him to use the timber and asbestos garage until a new one was built, and would store her own Rolls-Royce in a commercial garage.


She could not remember


nothing was done about erect­ ing a new garage. Then about December, 1960, sne requested Mr. Cowgill to pay


For some weeks or months


scrub floors. Another new appliance designed


a rent of 10s. a week. Mr Cowgill’s solicitors disputed this, and Mrs. Uttley agreed to build a new garage which she would rent to him at 10s.


a week.


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Council were Mrs. Shields, Mrs. W. A. Mather. Mrs. B. R. Turner, Mrs. F. Boardman and Coun. Miss A. Alston, and to Group D., Mrs. Troop Mrs. C. M. Dixon, Mrs. A. Sham- brook and Mrs. F. Clayton.


Mrs. Pearson. rth West Provincial AVea


has a two-speed motor which pro­ vides for carpet cleaning at a higher speed, with consequent greater suction for the cleaning


fine pleats. The redesigned de luxe cleaner


Miss Calderwood, and the secretary, Miss Margaret H. Whalley, were expressed by


Thanks to the officers,


bag, supported by a spring-loaded arm, is a feature of the junior cleaner. A foot switch and gay colour schemes are other innova­


tools. A completely redesigned dust


tions of this model. NEW GARAGE


asbestos and timber, a little smaller than the original arage.


A new garage was built, of


for Mr. Cowgill, asserted that Mr. Cowgill said that Mrs. Uttley had agreed to build a similar” garage.


Mr. J. Stansfield, appearing


client did not remember using the word “similar”.


Mr. Glidewell said his


Mr. Cowgill was served with notice to quit. The new garage was large enough for Mr. Cowgill’s car, not that Mrs. Uttley ever specified any size for the garage.


After the garage was built I


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the garage which Mrs. Uttley sought to possess.


MAt the time of the hearing r. Cowgill was still occupying


said she remembered having a conversation with Mr. Cowgill before he took occupation of the flat. She said she would let him have the garage until another was built.


drove one of her cars, a large Vauxhall, into the garage without any difficulty, and when the car was inside the garage she could open the door and get out of the car. The Vauxhall was a bigger car than Mr. Cowgill's.


She said her chauffeur ROLLS-ROYCE


were true that Mrs. Uttley had intended selling her Rolls- Royce. Mrs. Uttley replied that even if she had, she had


Mr. Stansfleld asked if it


intended to buy a Bentley in its place.


she said she had never used the word “similar” when dis­ cussing the garage to be erected.


In answer to Mr. Stansfield,


that in a letter from her solicitors, the word "similar” was used. Mr. Cowgill was not satisfied that the new arage was anything like


Mr. Stansfield pointed out


similar to the old one. Mrs. Uttley said it was


similar in many resnects. She -greed the new garage was on the angle of the gateway, with a fall of two to three feet to the left.


agreed to build a “suitable” garage; this one was suitable.


Mrs. Uttiey said she had


Mr. Herbert Maurice Bell, a director of the firm who built the garage, said a ramp had to be made to gain access to. the garage. There was a slope up to the garage.


which was slightly larger than Mr. Cowgill’s into the garage without any difficulty, by driving to the left side of the garage.


He had put his own car,


that the garage was not large enough to accommodate Mr. Cowgill’s car properly; he would not dream of erecting a garage this size for his own eyr, which was slightly wider than Mr. Cowgill’s.


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a Clitheroe architect, said the garage could not by any stretch of imagination be called “similar” to the other. It was much smaller than the other, was built of much cheaper materials, and could blow over if the wind were blowing strongly in the right direction. The ‘old’ garage was lift. 6ins. wide, the new one 8ft. wide.


Mr. John Nutter Rushworth. SMALLEST GARAGE mIt was the smallest garage


that smaller garages were made, but they were for mini­ cars.


ade for a car. He admitted


It would not be possible to open the car door fully inside


the garage, nor would it be possible to open both doors at the same time. There was a very small margin for error


Giving evidence, Mrs. UttA.,-.


the new garage at night,. so dangerous was the drop to the left of the ramp. He had put his car in the garage, and had to squeeze through the car door to get out of the car. If he had a passenger he would have to slide over to the driving door. There was no room to walk round the car once it was inside.


He would not dare to use


driving into the garage the car could easily slip over the ramp and overturn.


If he made an error in


Cowgill if he expected to get a garage in every respect the same as the other. Mr. Cowgill said not in every respect, but he had been promised a ‘similar’ gara;. and this was not ‘similar’. There was a more suitable site nearer the house, where it had been originally decided to erect the garage.


Mr. Glidewell asked Mr.


that there was a binding agreement that Mr. Cowgill could use the garage until a new one was built. The new garage was neither similar nor suitable, and when Mrs. Uttley had promised a new


BINDING AGREEMENT Mr. Stansfield submitted


garage it was implied that it would be suitable.


The new garage bore no comparison to the old one either in length or width, and it was extremely badly sited.


Cowgill was occupying the old garage under a merely gratuitous licence, which could be revoked by Mrs. Uttley any time she desired.


Mr. Glldewell said Mr.


Nowgill a licence which she was at liberty to determine or whether it was a licence at present irrevocable.


said he had to decide whether Mrs. Uttley had granted Mr.


Judge Allan Walmsley, Q.C., VOLUNTARY OFFER


se.e how the conversation of June, 1960, had started. Mr. Cowgill never raised the question of a garage at first. Mrs. Uttley made the first mention of it. without any prompting. It was a voluntary offer by Mrs. Uttley to allow him to use the garage by the house.


It was very significant to


Uttley allowed Mr. Cowgill to enter the garage. That l licence was not a contractual


When the time arrived Mrs.


If not revoked it would have continued until the garage was constructed.


icence, and so was revocable


ual licence it could be revoked forthwith.


If there were no contract­


further and his view was not upheld he would express his view on the question of fact:


In case the matter went


- agreed to provide a garage, and a reasonably suitable garage has not been erected.”


suitable for the car. This garage is not reasonably suitable. Mrs. Uttley had


“The garage must be Themes on records


T) ECORDS to illustrate six themes were played at


ihe fortnightly meeting of Clitheroe branch of the Young Conservative Association in the Conservative Club, Clith­ eroe.


records of jazz and Mr. Malcolm Blackburn records of classical music to illustrate joy, sadness, rhythm, humour, reflectiveness, and contempor­ ary mood.


Mr. Eric Musson used


John Rushton, the former vice-chairman who has been appointed chairman in place of Mr. Kenneth Parkinson, who has resigned.


They were thanked by Mr.


Beech Cottage. Copster Green, s a i d Woodcock s'topped longer than usual at some houses on December 29th, and his condition became wobbly. After coming from one house he said he had had a rum which was “a bit strong to drink”. He stalled the van twice through getting his foot on the wrong pedal.


Van boy David Leeming, of


was a long time and when witness went to look for him he was holding on to a door knob.


In Claremont Avenue, he


and walked him back to the van. I did it because lie was a bit drunk” he said.


“I put my arms round him CALLED POLICE


Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe, said she could tell Woodcock had been drinking. His speech was not normal and she had difficulty understand­ ing him. It was she who called the police, she said.


Mrs. Doris May Snowden, of


stable James Martin and Insp. William Taylor, both testified


Two police witnesses, Con­


that the accused was un­ steady and swaying and in


their opinion not fit to drive. Dr. B- W. Laithwaite, acting


as police surgeon, said Woodcock was bordering on being drunk when he saw him. His thinking seemed slow, his speech was incoherent, his sense of balance and co­ ordination were poor, he was mumbling continually and he took five minutes to write out his name and address.


evidence and called one witness on his behalf.


eroe, said he found Woodcock to be normal in demeanour.


Dr. A. D. Cassidy, of Clith­


he walked a straight line, heel to toe, reasonably well. He was able to write his name and address quite well, picked up objects without difficulty and counted a quantity of small change correctly.


His speech was normal and Woodcock did not give


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hat Dr. Laithwaite had difficulty in getting coherent replies" he said, in answer to Mr. H. Gore, prosecuting.


said there was no suggestion that Woodcock had taken more than three drinks and the case boiled down to a conflict of medical witnesses.


Mr. A. Gibb, defending,


ended his examination at 1-12 p.m. and Dr. Cassidy commenced his at 1-40 p.m.


He said Dr. Laithwaite


have been in such bad shape at 1-12 p.m. when Dr. Cassidy came to such a different conclusion?” he


“Is it possible that he could asked.


Canal journey in France


France was described by Mr. A. Brindle, F.R.E.S., of Nelson, at a meeting of Clitheroe Naturalists’ Society at the Royal Grammar S c h o o


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way. He was thanked by the chairman, Mr. H. Cook.


missionary work in India and showed a film, “Missions to Lepers,” at an open meeting of the Ladies’ and Young People’s classes of Moor Lane Methodist Church Sun­ day School in the school on Sunday.


Missionary work s p o k e on


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a ajamc’ n of vniivH? farmers who have been selected


elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Holden, of Bailey House Marie was chosen from


firm manufacturing agri­ cultural machinery and the 10 boys and' 10 girls have been chosen by the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. The Northern Area Commit­


Farm, Hurst Green. The trip is sponsored by a


seven girls as Lancashire’s representative.


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She has been a member or


ducted educational tour and will Include spending the weekend in the homes of young farmers in the Nether­


been chairman of the Lanca­ shire Federation Girls’ Com­


For the past year, she has


mittee, is a delegate to the Ribblesdale Regional Com­ mittee and a member of the County Executive Committee.


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