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• OR J. W. BREWER •appointed chairman r. Rural Council at ncet ing on Saturday. Kclsall was elected


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j Committee ‘no5 Lo fluoridation of water supply


REVERSING a decision made some time ago. the


vote. Four members voted in favour of having flouridc in the


Public Health Committee of Bowland Rural Council deci­ ded last week, not to agree to the fluoridation of the water supply. The question was put to the


water, and six against. The chairman. Councillor Mrs.


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The Mayor of Clitheroo, Alderman E. Crosslcy, and thn M™°[ep ' 1Mrs- D■ Satterthwaito, are pictured in the churchyard on their way to the Parish Church lor the traditional Mayor's Sunday service.


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JJRIGHT sunshine glittered on Ihc halberds, macc and other pieces of the borough's regalia on Sunday, when members


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of the Town Council, Corporation officials, people serving in public capacities or in various social and welfare organisations, and townspeople accompanied tire Mayor and Mayoress, Aid. E. Crosslcy and Mrs. D. Satterthwaite, to Clitheroe Parish Church for morning service. The tradilional procession slartcd from ihc Castle and pro­


ceeded alone Castle Street. Market Place and Church Street to the church. After the service, the procession re-formed and took the same route back to the Castle. People crowded Castle Street


to sec the procession, which was headed by Clitheroe Pipe Band. Members of the British Legion


and ex-servicemen, the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Nursing Division and the Civil Defence Corps followed the band. Behind them were members of


various troops and companies of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, senior pupils ' and staff of Clitheroe Roval G r a m m a r S c h o o l . Clitheroe Grammar School for Girls and Ribblesdale School, and the headteachers of the respective schools, Mr. G. Hood. Miss J. Charlton and Mr. R. H. Derbyshire. Members of various youth


organisations in the borough were also represented.


POLICE REPRESENTED The Police were represented


hv members of the County Con­ stabulary, Special Constables


and Police Auxiliaries and by Inspector W. Taylor, in charge of police at Clitheroe. The mace bearer and the hal­


berd bearers preceded the Mayor, Mayoress. Lire Deputy


Clerk. Air. H. L. Sagar. Alder­ men. Councillors, magistrates


Mayor. Councillor W. Sharpies ami Mr s. S h a rp ie s , th e Town


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and public officials. National.


Assistance allowances revised


3 1 R. F. L. STEWART. manager of the National


pensions have meant s ome reduction in the amounts of supplement payable, but the simultaneous increase in the basic national assistance stand­ ard menus that most people will b e b e t t e r off in their total


ances in payment from Mr. Stewart's office. The increases in insurance


income. They will generally be better


off by the amount of the in­ crease in the national assistance standards: 9s. a week for a mar­ ried couple. 0s. for a single householder and 3s- 6d. for other


cases where the increase will be less than this and a very few where no increase at all can be given because the present grant approximates to what the un­ employed person could cam. Some people, as a result of the


adults. There arc some exceptional


higher rates of pension, will no longer need a supplement.


A NOTIFICATION


affected will have a notification of how his grant has been re­ assessed. “ Most of them, including all


employed men getting assistance (but not employment benefit!, will get their notices this week. “ An explanation has been


sent to everyone concerned showing what the changes will


allowances and supplements take account of the rent paid by a householder, the recent changes in rates and rents have made the reassessment more compli­


mean to him, but if anyone is uncertain of his position he should get in touch with me." S i n c e national assistance


the old people, have already had a personal notification, and we also arranged for them to get an explanatory leaflet over the post-office counter earlier this month. “ The remainder, mainly un­


Mr- Stewart said: “ Everyone


Assistance Board's Accrington Area Ollice. announced this week that ihc review of all the Board's weekly allow­ ances and supplements to pension to take account of the new national insurance and national assistance rates has now been completed. The new rates take clTcct this week. There are now 3.500 allow­


Clitheroe branch of tire Old


Age Pensions' Association and other organisations in Clitheroe


were also represented. The service was conducted by


•who is also Rural Dean of Whallev and the Mayor's Chap-


lain. Lessons were read by the Rev.


D. Duckworth and the Rev. A. G. Williams. Mr. C. A. Myers was organist.


SUCCESSFUL YEAR


; that the Mayor and Mayoress ■ had had a most successful year


In his sermon, the Vicar said


| of office. ! In the borough and in the ; world there was much to be • done. Tltc world had hungry • millions and there was " a cold, j cold war.” Man lived in fear of : man and there was racial


I hatred." j In the past 2.000 years many j had tried to put the world to ! rights, bm not enough people j had taken the Gospel seriously. I " We have not had great suc- i cess, but we have tried," said


I the Vicar.


ologists and social worker*- Jrt& tried but few had succeeded.


P o l i t ic ia n s , e c o n om is t s , THREE REASONS y T 1 dartes Commission had visited '


! the area recently and there j could be some drastic changes


: in this part of Lancashire. There were three main reasons Councillor Mrs. J. Troop, of


for the lack of success. Man's ! whallev. was re-elected vice­ relationship with himself was \ chairman. wrong. He was divided within himself and an* incessant civil war raged within his personality. Man's relationships with his


a g a i n be chaplain to chairman.


fellows were wrong in that as he possessed more, man had been tempted to become more self-satisfied and more selfish.. In his relationship with God.


The Rev. L. Minhinnick


man had shown that lie was unable to deal himself with evils such as selfishness. This was the evil that had held up every


deal with selfishness. All honest things in Western civilisation had been born in


religious orders. “ We have to solve our


religious differences ye: we must hold fast to the solid rock on which all honest things were


built.” The Church must be iraness


in denouncing evil and must aspire to Christian fellowship.


Yadcs wi 11


Council visit


4 waterfront VI EMBERS of Clitheroe


meeting of the Trades Council. County Councillor H. Pember­ ton gave a report covering county


" ami District T r a d e s Council arc to visit Flydc Water Board's Slocks Reser­ voir. above Slaidburn. on June 11. This was reported at the May


education. He told members that esti­


mates for school-building pro­ jects recommended from the county had been drastically om by the Ministry. He suggested that the nation would sulTcr if there was neglect in this field.


AT LOWER RATES


stressed that progress must be paid for. and that it was essen­ tial for authorities to borrow money at much lower rates of interest for much needed pro­ jects in order to improve the standard of living. He added that a deputation


County Councillor Pemberton


from Lancashire County Council was to meet the M in i s t e r of Education to discuss the countys


need in education. Mr. L Allen was congratulated


on his success at the municipal


election. He gave his report as delegate


to the local Labour Party Execu­ tive meetings.


cated. Mr. Stewart said that ..some


RALES: 110 APPEAL


people had notified him of any increase in their rent and rates and his staff had been able to allow for this in the new allow-


’ anccs. “ Anyone getting a weekly


allowance who has not told us about a rent or rates increase . should do so at once.’’


*jl,fORE than 110 householders in Clitheroe Rural Council’s


area have so far appealed against their new rating assessments. This was reported on Monday


bv the Council's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. T. P. Rushton. There are some 2,500 properties in the area.


RURAL PLANS APPROVED


social reform. Only God could | pi;uls;


7 TNDER their building bye- ^ laws. Clitheroe Rural Coun­ cil have approved the following


New shop front at 40. King


Street. Whallev, for A. Whipp. Detached bungalow at 38. Moor


Field. Whallev. for F- Birtwell. Now shop front at. 24. Bridge


Road. Chatham, for J. V. Wilson. Eight pairs of S.D. houses ofi


Garstang Road. Chipping, for P. A. Baines (Preston! Ltd. Extension to Crowshaw House,


Dutton, for A. T. Stuttard. Garage and stores. Audlcv


House. Barrow, for A. L. Hutton. Bungalow at 40. Moor Field.


Whallev. for F. Birtwell. Sun lounge at *’ Stanley."


Clitheroe Road. Whallev, for B. L. Cunlifle. Lean-to garage a: 5. Sydney Avenue. Whallev. for F. Duff.


the Vicar, the Rev. A. P. Clark,


Chairman of Council for second term


(^HAIRMAN of Clitheroe Rural Council. Coun.


J. M. Aircy was rc-clcctcd at i the Council's annual meeting ! on Monday.


. It Ls now customary for the


chairman to remain in office for two years.


Councillor Aircy has repre­


sented Thornlcy-with-Wheatlcy on the Council since 1946.


School, governor of Longridge County Secondary School and a past-chairman and secretary of Chipping Agricultural Show.


re-election. Councillor E. Hol- gatc said that Councillor Airey had carried out his duties as chairman with credit.


Proposing Councillor Aircy's t h e h i g h l i g h t s


i Lancashire's visit to Whallev Parish Church and the visit of I the Northern Nigerian Govcrn-


highlights of his year of ollice had been the invitation to a garden party at Buckingham Palace, the High Sheriff of


Councillor Airey said that the


t : mont officials. His greatest satisfaction was


i tlie start of the Riddings Lane , housing scheme at Whallev.


l improvement grants had been ; given during the year, and there ; were no slums or slum-clearance f areas to tackle in the rural j district.


Many d i s c r e t i o n a r y and


! During the year, there had : been considerable private devc-


; lopment in the area. The Local Government Boun-


He Ls a governor of Thornley |


Wilkinson asked if it would be good to anybody else apart from


only a question of increasing the amount of fluoride, which was already in the water. Other means had been considered, such as tablets, but they were not practical. Councillor T. H. Aspin asked


children. If not. why could not the fluoride be put in the child­ ren's orange juice? Dr. Hunter replied that it was


that if it did not do older people any good, would it do them any harm ? Dr. Hunter said that the


National Pure Water League had called fluoride “ rat poison.” No- one should, however, take their allegations seriously.


SIXPENCE PER HEAD The United States. Australia.


New Zealand and Ireland were countries that had fluoride in their water, he stated. It had been estimated that the cost of putting fluoride in the water would be sixpence per head per annum. So far as he knew, the inclu­


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sion of fluoride in the water supply would have no detrimen­ tal effects whatsoever. It would prevent decay of the children's teeth, and that benefit would last until middle age. The chairman said that any­ thing that would help to preserve


son remarked that she had spoken with several chemists and they seemed to view the position very grimly.


health was a good thing, and should have the backing of the Council. Councillor Mrs. King-Wilkin-


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POACHING OFFENCES: THREE FINED


rpHREE kitchen porters at Caldcrstones H o s p ital.


Whallev, were found guilty at


Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court yesterday week of trespassing in daytime in pursuit of


game, being in pursuit of game without a licence, and having a gun in their posses­ sion after being unlawfully in


pursuit of game. David N. Barrow, aged 20. was


also found guilty of using a gun


without a licence. He wes fined £2 on each of the four sum­


monses. John Haworth, aged 18. was


fined £2 on each of three sum­ monses and Peter Boddis. aged


: 23. £1 on each of three sum­ monses. They were each ordered


I to pay costs of 13s. 4d. 1 Inspector W. Taylor said that, j Mr. Noman Howson. a water bailin', was near Milton Wood


j when he saw the three accused. PRIVATE LAND


The three men were foraging ■ on private land. He saw one of


' them fire a shot. Another was i carrying a ferret in a bag. Barrow admitted firing a shot


1 at a crow. He was on Calder- 1 stones land, he stated. They j wore not hunting for game. He had borrowed the gun with


a view to purchase, and had only one cartridge. The ferret was for


, ratting near the river. ; Haworth and Boddis both j stated that the shot had been i fired at a crow while they were i on Cladcrstoncs land. They had been ratting clown at


\ the river, and were taking a short : cut back to the hospital when | they were questioned by the ; gamekeeper.


HELP COTTON INDUSTRY-T0RY M.P.s CALL ON MR. ERR0LL


A DELEGATION or Lancashire Conservative M.P.s indud-


^ V ing Mr. Frank Pearson. M.P. for Clitheroe, expressed their grave concern at the current condition and prospects of the cotton industry at a meeting with Mr. F. J. Erroll. President


of the Board of Trade. The delegation made it plain


that the time had come when distinctive steps to help the Lancashire cotton industry were


imperative. This was because of the recent


moves in EFTA and GATT, and at the Commonwealth Trade Ministers' meetings towards the further elimination of trade safeguards, the prospect of further mill closures, and the uncertainty about equipment. The delegation stressed the


i ----------------------- Mr. Erroll was told that


while it was recognised that the industry had been helped by some tariff and quota protection, there was considerable evasion. Imports from Eire. Canada and other sources required close scrutiny.


widespread disquiet in many areas in Lancashire at the con­ tinued shrinkage in employment opportunities in cotton, which were again startlingly revealed by the loss of another 1.600 skilled workpeople from the industry during March. Whatlittlcoptimism there may


the quotas for Hong Kong, Paki­ stan and Indian cotton imports had eroded confidence and pro­


vided little real help for Lan­


cashire. With those quotas still not


taken up, it was clear that if the home demand should even­


tually i n c r e a s e , substantial imports would be sucked in from those low cost, duty free suppliers, and little benefit would come to the Lancashire mills.


have been for summer recovery had disappeared as demand had continued to fall below capacity. There could be no doubt that


ment’s decision to break with the tradition in Ottawa in respect of agriculture imports, the delegation put to the Presi­ dent the urgent need for a more stable and positive measure of protection for Lancashire.


(1) As tlie quotas for Hong


Kong. Pakistan and Indian imports have proved to be too high, they must be considered as open to revision.


(2) That there should be no


carry over of quota from one year to another-


(3) That last year's 10 per


cent, addition to purchase tax should be taken ofi all home produced textile goods.


gation a full hearing, and said he would consider closely the points which had been raised.


The President gave the dele­ The suggestions, he stated,


would be discussed with the Cotton Board trade associations and trade unions at meetings which had been arranged for June 14 in Manchester.


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