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toyston, of 64 Chelsea Esplanade, Durban frica, who has sent rogramme from the Playhouse, where the shown last week.


t.


rltics praised the film irticular the perform- f Alan Barnes, the ir-old C h a t b u r n jy, Diane Holgatc, and r local children who


oyston has sent me a rom the “Natal Daily March 9th, in which stic writes:


e is one might justifi­ d.”


mtlining the story of he says:


t is really the child /ho steal the film, them in particular,


. •nes, is the discovery


'ration. a North Country


1 child actors, and ntee that he’ll tug on


ce of that nauseating which p l a g u e s


nce.” 59. ; .ternal heartstring in


ind Mrs. Royston, of Milton Avenue, went to South 1951. Mr. Royston


ms had not been for 23 years.


, there was a family in Durban, for Mr. Royston and their


is playing is with-


tough as they come, H no nonsense from


injunction of talent iable, and the result gorating and original


COMMITTEE SET UP Will probe schemes and sites


PUBLIC HALL: SUB­


\ FURTHER step towards providing Clitheroc.with a com- T munity hall wag taken at the monthly meeting of the


special sub-committee, consisting of the chairman and vice- chairman of the Development and Town Planning Com­ mittee, and the chairmen of the Waterworks and Estates and Finance and General Purposes Committees had been set up.


own Council on Tuesday, when it was announced that a


sites suggested by the Borough Engineer, Mr. J. Newton Bell, for the provision of a community centre and swimming baths to meet Clitheroe’s requirements in the forseeable future.


The sub—committee will investigate schemes and possible


reported that in view of the credit squeeze, it was ex­ tremely doubtful whether loan sanction for such projects would be forthcoming.


The Borough Engineer


sub-committee, however, the Development and Town Plan­ ning Committee felt that by the time the Council were in a position to go ahead the national financial crisis might be over, or at least not so acute.


In appointing the special


• The special sub-committec will report back on its findings and observations in due course. They have at their disposal a report of the cost of community centres and swim­ ming baths in other towns, to­ gether with the rate charge for their maintenance.


prepared with a view to inviting tenders for the replacement of the public con­ veniences in York Street, at an estimated cost of between £3,000 and £3,500.


Detailed plans are to be


® The position of Additional Public Health Inspector, made vacant by the promotion of Mr. Walter Grange to Public Health Inspector following the impending retirement of Mr. Edward Coates, is to be


Council houses at Henthorn, which would have the effect of reducing the gross value of the houses by between £1 and £4.


displayed at the Hayhurst Street allotments site against the depositing of rubbish at


A warning notice is to be


the site, and a letter to a similar effect is to be circula­ ted among tenants of houses in Standen Road and Moor End.


house tenants had left rubbish on the site, resulting in the blockage of the dyke forming part of the drainage system.


It was stated that Council


be informed that the Council arc prepared to collaborate in the formation of a Home Safety Committee, with finan­ cial arrangements broadly similar to those under which the Joint Road Safety Com­ mittee operates.


The County Council arc to


Produced and took part in scholars’ pantomime


fANE of the busiest men in Whalley at the week-end


was Mr. Albert Haworth. For not only did he produce the p a n t o ml me “Aladdin In China”, given by Sunday School scholars of Whalley Methodist Church, but he also took the part of Widow Twankey.


on Friday and Saturday, was colourful and tuneful, and the children must take credit for a sparkling performance under the direction of Mr Haworth.


The pantomime, presented


tributed to the success of the production in his capacity as musical director.


Mr. A. Hodson also con­


was the dancing of the child­ ren, and in this respect Mrs. M. Haworth and Mrs. H. Clarke are to be complimented on their arranging of the


A feature of the production


had the audience amused with Ills antics as Widow Twankey. Ann Cookson was suitably severe as Abanazar — the wicked uncle.


laddin, and Albert Haworth


borough rate goes u p by Is. 6d. TO 24s. 9d.


County increase to blame for rise TlROPOSING a rate of 24s. O'1- ia the £


P v e a r


^ Finanro and General Purposes Committee, said that although'tliis Represented an increase of Is. G.d„ this was en­


K r .S ' r S S d a T rC o Cu n . T. Robinson, chairman of


in his budget statement at the meeting of Clitheroe mne^day.


for oun-.T-


saPd that ?emlmberfng recent county demands, it could mean that a house with a rateable value of £20 which would now yield £ 2 4 15sl In rates, could be called upon in a matter of five years Pay £30.


tirely due to the county increas . rn,,„ BnWivmn save a pointer to the future when he


_.


supplied by the Borough Treasurer showed that tne estimated total net outgoings of £177,732 were exceeded by


The detailed estimates


a mere £180. On the income side, the rate


deficiency grant brought in £2,674 more than estimated,


and, mainly due to the ex­ tensive programme of house


dances. AJudith Clarke did well as


upon them when that one extra house would be like the straw that broke the camel’s back and their services would have to be added to, possibly at a greater cost than the immediate new income.


appeared to be some misunder­ standing as to what the


Generally speaking there


building which was going on in the town, the expected product of a penny rate was increased from the estimate oi £567 to £582. giving an in­ crease in the rate yield oi £4,185. but of this the County Council claimed £2,498, leav­ ing a net increase to the Town


ch a r m i n g l y portrayed by Janette Bowker. while Judith Wilson made an attractive Princess Sadie—the Emperor’s daughter.


The Fairy of the Ring was SLAVE OF LAMP


Sharpies, and Couns. Braith- waite and Dawson will represent the Council at any meetings leading to the formation of such a com­ mittee.


The Mayor. Coun. W.


advertised. No objection is to be made


to a proposal by the Valuation Officer for amending the assessment of 308 pre-war


ation of proposals to develop commercial sites on the Whallcy Road clearance area "ntil the views of th(. County t Council have been received on


There will be no consider­


in relation to the proposed i ’lernal by-pass. Proposals have been re­


he question of development


ceived from Loxhams Garages, Ltd., Primrose Garage (Clith- eroe) Ltd., and C. G. Skipper,


Ltd. Established. 1923


Inclusive Holidays TO


m■ o#i Jr 2 b


is now in tiie


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ANK litheroe EN V ; f l g i -4c ■


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OWN GROUP OP HOTELS and Nortolk Broads. Fare 52/6


Weekly Road Service to GT. YARMOUTH


35/37. Waterloo Road. Clitheroe. Tel. 155.


1962 BROCHURE FROM Ainsworth & Alderson.


Royles. 1. Woone Lane. Clitheroe. '


Tel. 704.


Suttons. 71. King Street. Whalley. Tel. 2133.


Or Head Office. Tel. 2052/3. Fell blaze


SEVERAL acres of heather '■-> and grass land were


blackened by a fire which broke out on Waddlngton Fell between the Moorcock Inn and


task in bringing the blaze under control, for there was no water supply on the spot. Eventually they put the fire out by beating.


Newton at the weekend. Firemen had a difficult


9 Whitehall consent for the borrowing of £4,246 for the •vovision of improved street lighting in accordance with scheme No. 5 has been received. Repayment period


is 25 years. The Council are not pre­


Young People's Band to pur­ chase the instruments form­ erly used by Clitherpe Borough Band.


pared to entertain an offer by Blackburn Salvation Citadel


Band, will be deferred until (he instruments have been handed over.


application by Mr. R. H. Robinson, of Bury, to borrow one of tile instruments for the t use of his son, a member of


® C o n s i d e r a t i o n of an he National Youth Brass


the Slave of the Lamp. His actions as the slave were the cause of a great deal of real­ istic sound effects.


Peter Cookson was good as


sive stage presence as Whlng- Whang—Emperor of China.


Valerie Bush. Hilary Clarke, Susan Haworth, Christine Thomas; Baro n Hardup, Michael J. Haworth; Crusto, his retainer, Peter Walmsley; Hi Grab Hall—an estate agent, David Kendrew: bystander, Barbara Phoenix; villager, Kathryn Wilson; guards, Hilary Clarke, M. J. Haworth; Blue Bird, Janice Hodson; a herald, Christine Thomas: a slave. Heather Bowker; mes­ senger, Sheila Briggs.


four scholars, S he il a


Wood, Hilary Kendrew, Ann Fenton, Heather Bowker, Christine Thomas, Kathryn Wilson, S u sa n Haworth, Valerie Bush, B a r b a r a Phoenix. Hilary Cl a r k e , Heather Wilson. Janice Hod­ son, David Kendrew, Peter Walmsley.


Chorus and dancers: Linda EXCELLENT WORK


been done by the behind-the- scenes staff.


Much excellent work had


mistress, Mrs. E. Phoenix, who also designed the costumes; staae and lighting, Mr. S. B. Clarke and Mr. L. O’Connor; house manager, Mrs. E. Ken­ yon; stage manager and properties, Miss M. Chaddock, assistant, Mr. J. M. Wilson; make-up Mrs. M. Fell and Mrs. E. Holden; sewing, Mrs. Thomas, Miss M. Ross, Mrs. Wilson, Miss A. Jackson, Mrs. A. Jackson; booking agent,


These were : wardrobe


Mrs. M. Cookson. Proceeds were in aid of the


carpet fund and amounted to about £15.


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and regular savings like these . .._____ until March 31st


Where you get personal service Ada Coggins had an impres­


Others taking part were: school teacher, McKinlay;


changes was


the expected surplus of £227 they were left with the much better


that instead ol


transfer of this amount to the working crease


figure of


£24,661, probably the highest figure ever, and when it was


balance would that


£6,925. account


the


£20,000 in so short a period would be readily appreciated.


THE OUTGOINGS


it was not really high enough to meet the outgoings which had to be faced in the months of'April. May and June before the first instalment of rates was collected.


Despite the increased figure


position at the end of the current year would, in his opinion, reflect credit on all concerned.


The g e n e r a l financial


had again helped considerably on the income side, and indeed all departments had contrib­ uted to the general satis­ factory financial position.


The markets and estates


lost the educational work which formed a large portion


During the year they had


of the Treasurer’s department activities, but the substantial


loss in revenue had been com­ pletely covered by savings in that department.


| interest rates added greatly to the cost of running the town, and with outstanding debt running at the rate of £1,200,000 it only needed a mistake of one tenth of one per cent, in the calculation of the estimated average interest rate, and they had little con­ trol over such rates—to be £1,200 out and that meant a 2d. rate.


Budget speech they were borrowing at 53 per cent., but very soon afterwards the Bank Rate rose to seven per cent., and to-day money was costing 6J per cent.. These high


When he made his last NEXT YEAR


Coun. Robinson said, although at the moment nobody really expected fall in prices and rates he thought it came as somewhat of a shock when the County Council asked for an extra Is. 6d. in the £, which meant that Clitheroe’s total contribution to the county next year w a s estimated to be £110,861, an increase of £16,409 over the current year.


Turning to the coming year,


interesting to note that for the year ending March 31st,


In this connection it was


he extra demand was for £43,500, or an increase of 05 per cent.


20s. 6d. and paid 11s. 7d. of that to the county, therefore keeping 8s. lid. for them­ selves; next year the rate would be 24s. 9d., and of this 15s. 4d. would go to the county, leaving Clitheroe with 9s. 5d., or an increase of sixpence in the £ over what they had


In 1959 they levied a rate of


pared withi Vin pminf.v's crease of 3s. 9d. in the £ . Viewed on this basis, Clith­


rlfrV f the county’s


improvement of nea rly £22,900. n oft nnn r.»-v r>V


£4,831 n


account the


splendid | siuuu m stood at srtt«t- a noVIflfl to


Capital Fund could or could not do. The maximum amount


Council of £1,687. The total net effect of all


The in­


considered that on March 31st, 1958, only


which they could put In the fund each year was restricted to the product of a four- penny rate which meant In total £2,400, and il, would be seen that this was a very small sum and that the real purpose of the fund could only be to finance capital expenditure of limited amounts.


be allowed to accumulate—but If this were done it meant that it was not serving its real purpose of buying those items of limited cost which were always required. It could not, however, accumulate to a figure in r at e ,


Certainly the fund could which excess of represented the ensuing


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 23, 1962


that housing was responsible,, for the major portion of their ’ loans, three-quarters of the interest, over the average went against housing.


sider the result on the housing revenue acount of building a pubUc hall and swimming baths.


In fact he dreaded to con­


within a period of 60 years from the building of a Council house the tenants had bought for the town not only the building but also the land on which it stood.


There was also the fact that


faced with an even greater burden on the housing revenue account due to the re-housing of residents from slum clearance areas.


Now, however, they were


these people was falling on the account and therefore primarily on the Council house tenants, and the other rate-payers were not sharing the burden. This, he thought, was a position which every fair-minded ratepayer would agree was totally unfair. The cost of this re-housing should be fairly spread over all sections.


The full cost of rehousing COUNTRY’S FIRST ?


and maybe for the first time in the country, they were intro­ ducing a payment of £1,000 Into the housing revenue account and were describing it as “contribution re slum


Therefore for the first time, a 3s. 2d.


and very important restriction and that was thait no item costing more than the prod­ uct of a Is. 2d. rate—which at tile moment meant £8,400 —could be financed from the fund. The benefits of the fund


There was still one further


v l § « r 1fl: /m « 6


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% TO


TWENTIES


clearance”. He wished to make it quite


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clear that this amount had no real basis of accuracy but It was merely a sum which helped to make the account in reasonable balance.


could be appreciated by look­ ing at the following examples. During the current year they had bought the land at Edis- ford for £3,800 by money provided from the fund. If


like to see this contribution put on a sound basis and linked with other charges which he had mentioned, and described as “slum clearance rehousing and compensation contributions”, coupled at the same time with the complete abolishment of the rate con­ tribution.


In future years he would


the purchase had been financed by a loan sanction over the usual 60 years period the cost would have been £9,594.


PUBLIC LIGHTING


bought from the fund for £3,200, against loan sanction of £3,838, and the sixth scheme of public lighting at a cost of £1,935 would have cost £3,432 by loan sanction.


A refuse wagon was being


could not be on a bigger scale and it was interesting to see that what Clitheroe did years ago in forming a Capital Fund Lancashire County Courcil was doing this year.


His regret was that the fund


This sum was not allocated to any special


tingency


believed, that


Fund of


due mainly pause".


course, be


wage increases which at moment mated


was there to meet could


peci with The to lte real not


contingencies other than wage increases.


available to meet


Speaking of the housing revenue account, Coun. Robin­ son said, “This account in my opinion is not tottering on the edge of a cliff but is actually over the edge of a precipice. It is really as bad as that. Do not forget that both from the position of capital outlay, outstanding loans, income and expenditure,


department is our largest department. “It is also the department


the housing


which has caused the greatest feeling between those who live In and do not live in Council Houses. The latter have


£R r3 6 l \o th a t 'in Pfive years considered that they are sub- t £67,361 so that in five yeais sjfijs(n(I mu, council tenants.


sidising the Council tenants. Coun. Robinson explained


that what was known as the rate contribution cost the Council more than £5,300 in 1955, but despite the increased number of Council houses this figure had been more than halved in recent years, when it had been running at £2,500. Next year it would be £1.500.’


five years previously, com- M


ilnl-­-


eroe’s very modest increase of an average of a penny per year, and especially taking into account the in­ crease in working balances, it was clearly evident that the Council was making an effort to keep its financial demands to the lowest possible level. This should prove to certain authorities that a small authority could function with


just and proper that the general body of ratepayers should make some contribu­ tion to the housing revenue fund.


In his opinion it was only THE RESPONSIBILITY


large areas of land in the Henthorn and Standen Road areas were held for house building, but all the loan charges were the respons­ ibility of'the Council tenants.


For example, for many years


economy. C l i t h e r o e ’ s total net


requirements for the ensuing year were £178,823 against last year’s estimate of £157,966, an increase of G 20,857.


c To help in meeting this in­


again fortunate in havinf plenty of building progressinf


reased expenditure they were


in the town, and it was ex­ pected that the product of 1 penny rate would show a:' Increase of £20, making it £602, but this was still a very small income when laree expenditure was being pon sidered.


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diminishing returns" Coun Robinson said so far thei’ services had been able to cope with the increased buildin? without having to embark o i' excessive capital expenditure but the time might soon ft


Mentioning the “law cf


undertaken in the town and money had to be borrowed at over the average loans pool rate, then because of the fact


Wherever a project was fund would the


certainty “wage of


be esti­ i


j3,p/ the first time; he it was recommended provide


they a


.__„„__. recent county demands upon department,


tilt cost of the


£1,500. but


Con­ of j them, matter could £24


pnnifi nniie easily mean that a house with a rateable value of


the


could qu t £20


rates si


tribute and say farewell to Mr. Wrigley who had taken a hand in the budgets for so many years and this year he had to welcome Mr. Parkinson, the new Borough Treasurer, who in his first few months oi office, was faced with the preparation of the following year’s estimates.


£30. Last year he had to pay


of five years to pay


agree that he had performed this task in a manner which fully justifies the confidence they had placed in him.


He was sure everyone would


Jeweller leaves £11,889


TVfR. RICHARD AINSWORTH DA HEYES, of Riversmead, Langho, jeweller and pawn­ broker, of Bolton Road. Black­ burn, Whalley Range, Black­ burn and Moor Lane, Clith­ eroe,' who died in November, aged 90, left £11,889 gross. £10,623 net (duty paid £639).


£20 each to his managers, Samuel Jackson and Charles Hardman, and £100 and the use of his residence and effects to his house-keeper Cora Edmundson if they were in his employ at the time of his death.


Among his bequests, were


h o t w a t e r a s s s f j


He also left £25 to St Leonard’s Church, Langho.


il/TEMBERS of the North- IvJL East Lancashire Riding Club were entertained by the members of Aire Valley Riding Club at a social evening at Keighley last night week.


SKIPTON DIVISION COULD


BE WON BY LIBERALS —CANDIDATE


MISS CLAIRE GRAHAM, prospective Liberal candidate for Skipton, forecast th a t Skipton Division, which in­


the annual meeting of Skipton Liberal Association, said that Howland was one of the areas in which the Liberals had to concentrate on establishing an organisation.


Miss Graham, speaking at


election, when Liberals were unorganised In many parts of the Skipton constituency,


She said that at the last


10,543 people voted Liberal. If they got down to hard


cludes Bowland, could become a Liberal seat at the next General Election.


work in a big way. and tackled the problems of organ­ isation so as to ensure that every Liberal-minded voter went to the poll, they could make certain of a Liberal victory in Skipton Division.


Orpington could not be


written off as a freak by- election result, for what happened there could happen in 50 or GO constituencies at the next General Election.


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and which would 15s. be


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a fair deal for all sections and if, after crediting this fair and proper amount to the account, it did not balance, the tenants would realise that the defic­ iency would have to be met by them in the form of increased rents but the jibe of living In a rate subsidised house would


On this basis there would be


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have gone. Such a scheme should be


possible and he hoped that whoever took the offices of housing and finance chairman in the following year would get together with the appro­ priate officials and consider this very vital matter.


THINGS TO COME a Perhaps it was not wise for


into the realms of prophesy but he thought the fact must be faced that with very little uplift on their part—certainly without a public hall and baths—but r e m e m b e r i n g


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