Iiifi Grave digger assaulted
Tory chief and policeman ~ jailed for six months
DISTURBANCE at a dance at Chipping Memorial Hall in which an onicial and a policeman were hurt resulted in Ronald Garth (27), grave digger, of Bawd l a n d s
Cliihcroc being jailed for six months at the Preston County Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He pleaded guilty to an
assault occasioning bodily harm on Mr. Arthur Bee,
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assaulting PC J. McPheat and causing damage to the extent of £3 17s. Od. to his
niglit a dance was in progress at (he hall and in
con.scquencc of soniclliing said to him Mr Bee went into the toilets. There ho saw that some window.? had been .cniashecl and the accused and two vouths were inside. The two youths got past him and into
uniform. Siipt. B. Spence said on Friday
'the dance, but lie managed to detain Garth.
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Garth struck Mr. Bee several blows in the face and body, catisifig bruising and swelling. Gartli mingled with the dancers and when PC McPheat arrived and spoke with him, Garth be came aggressive and started fighting.
,Xn altercation ensued and TREATMEN1’
tween the legs and fell to the fioor. During the struggle, his uniform was torn and he after wards required medical treat ment.
The officer received a blow be
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had had two bottles of beer and went to the dance. Whilst there he went to the toilet and two youths broke in tlirough the windows.
previous convictions. Garth told the court that he
Supt. Spence said Garth liad
plained that he was not with the others but Mr. Bee got hold of his tie. He struck him in order
Mr. Bee arrived and he ex
■to release himself. PC McPheai must have got hurt when they ■fell to the floor together. He said he had no intention of hurling
anyone. Garth added
girl friend and was hoping to get married shortly.
......... u that he had a
SIX PRIVATE STREETS TO BE ADOPTED
(JLITHEROE Town Council on
Tue.sday evening adopted .six private streets in the town.
At their monthly meeting
il was reported that the build ing contractors involved in private housing development on these streets had now
finished their conlruclion. The newly-adopted streets are;
1. Shireburn Avenue, from the northern boundary of 45 Gar nett Road, and 2 Lancaster Drive to the westerly boundary of 13 and 16 Shirebiu’n Avenue.
2. Bleadale Avenue, from its junction with Shireburn Avenue to the northerly boundary of 21 Bleasdale Avenue and 4 Shire burn Avenue.
3. The length of Langshaw Drive which was previously unadop-
. ted. Lengths of streets in which housing development is com pleted on.
4. Becchwood .Avenue. 5. Hillside Close. 6. Lingfield Drive.
VILLAGE LEGION
TRIUMPH
North of England, Waddington branch was chosen to be presen ted with the shield by Lord Londsdale o f Westmorland., The presentation took place on
British Legion is now the proud holder of the area .shield for progress and efficiency. Out of 365 branches iii the
Waddington branch of the
Saturday at Kendall and three representatives from Waddington and some members of the Clith- eroe branch attended. The shield was presented to
BOW LAND RATE UP 6d, AND RENT S i-6d
A RATE increase of 6d. and an increase of l /6 d . on the rents on all
^ council dwellings — including old people’s flats — were agreed by Bowlaud Council at a special meeting of the Finance and General Purpose
Committee on Monday. The rates increase is made up of a 2d. increase in (he rural rate and 4d. increases in
(he County Council rate. This means that a rate ol 2/5d. is required lor district
council purposes, and with the county rate at 7/IOd. a total rate of l0/3d. will be levied. This is an increase of 6d.
approval at the next meeting of the council a week on Monday.
over last year, of which 4d. is due to the County Council rate increase. The estimates are subject to
liamson said “The balance on the rate fund account for the estimates year is expected to be £14,662, a flgm'e similar to the cun-ent year. “This balance must not be allowed to drop any lower than
increased 1/- a ‘week. Council chairman Mr. R. Wil
Council garages will also be 1 / „ Gil
for the housing schemes at Bol- ton-by-Bowland, Grlndleton and Gisburn. Mr. Telford declared. Additional rates for individual
No provision had been made parishes are:
its present amount, because it is required for the council to pay its way in the first two months of a financial year until rate monies are receivable. “To keep this balance steady,
would have to be increased be cause of the “unhealthy slate” of the housing repairs account.
Bolton-by-Bowland ____2d.
Gi.sburn ....................... 2d. Grindleton .................. 3d. Newton ....................... Id. Rimington ................ Id. Slaldburn .................... Id. Waddington ..................4d. West Bradford ............2d. Mr. Telford warned that rents
FACING FACTS
ning at regional level will now go forward to the Haig Cup which is a similar competition at national level. So Waddington British Legion now stands a cliance of being chosen out of branches from all over England as winner of the Haig Cup.
the Waddington branch secre tary. Mr J. B. Herd. The names of branches win
included to cover most contin gencies and unless circumstances arose over which they had no control the estimates should be sufficient to meet the requhe- ments ol the council. The Clerk, Mr. L. D. Telford
it will be necessary to raise the district rate by 2d." Coun. Williamson said It was obvious that it would be diffi cult to koep the rate at its presen. level. Materials and other items used by the coun cil were Increasing in price and the general rate fund was the only account from which that expenditure could be met. Reasonable reserves had been
with tills problem and it is time to face the facts.” he declared.. Referring to a meeting held
“We have been playing about
in council on the housing com mittee, Mr. Telford said it was then agreed to mcrease the hous ing repairs contribution from £12 to £14 per annum per dwell
certain information about this .year’s repair expenses. It is apparent that the £2 increase will not be sufficient, and we will be down £775 in the repairs account. "It is not very long since we
ing. ‘Since then we have received
in his report said that no pro vision had been made for the new sewage disposal works to be erected at Gisburn.
MUCH HIGHER
tion and disposal in the current year was "niuch bigger than esti mated”, as the comicil now col lected from the whole of the area. As a result expenditm'e had risen by approximately £650. Mr. Telford said there was
at the end of the cuiTent year was in balance due solely to the fact that a contribution had been made from the rate fund to sub sidise the building of the flats at Waddington and Grindletpn. I t would also be necessary for
running costs due to new con veniences at Dunsop, Bridge... , The housing revenue account
little income from public con veniences as the cost of repair ing locks was not worth their while. In tlie coming year there should be no income as it had been decided to remove the locks. There was also an increase in
Expenditure on refuse collec
17/6d. a week rent for the old people’s flats was "ridiculously
SPORTS PORTRAIT
Chris Sims can be biff asset to Clitheroe
^LITHEROE’S chances of landing the Combination League Championship- must be considerably increased, now they
a further contribution to be made in the next and subsequent years and thi.s would be further in creased when the new flats were erected.
CASTLE RUN
''j^HE 1966 Castle Run for vintage cars
organised by the Clithcroc Advertiser and Times and (he Blackburn Times is to take place on June 26 this year. At Tuesday’s mccling of
Clillicroc Town Council, it was agreed to allow the use of (he Castle Field once more for the event.
Ambulance station
lance S t a t i o n off Princess Avenue, Clitheroe were approved by Clitheroe Town Council ■ at tiieir monthly meeting on Tues day. The council also decided to
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lAR.AGE extensions and a, mess room for the Ambu
extension
proved b.v tile council were— extensions to existing classrooms and toilet accommodation at the
divert ah existing footpath off Langshaw Drive. Clitheroe and to make it a public footpath which the council would he liable to repair and maintain. Other planning proposals ap
Sunday school. Parson Lane. New shop window and exter
Drive for Mr. G. K, Wright; detached house with garage at 1 Bleasdale Avenue, for Leonard
nal staircase at 28 Parson Lane for R. E. Dawson Ltd., private garage at 25 'Waddington Road for Mr. H 'Weaver. Detached garage at 12 Denbigh
Frankland Contractors Ltd. Pair of semi-detached houses
have signed 26-ycar-old Chris Sims, who has had several years of football e.xperience at Ewood Park, Blackburn.
Chris, a utility, defender.
who actually started as a full back and prefers playing in that position, will give that added bit of strength to the Clitheroe side which, several limes this season, has had a smaller average height than
to Clitheroe when quite yoimg and attended SS Michael and John’s Secondary School, Clith eroe. He played for the school and
that of their opponents. Born in Liverpool, Chris moved
also for the town schoolboy team. In local amateur football
he turned out for Clitheroe Reserves, and eventually gradu
burn Rovers a? an amateur, and in 1959 he signed a profes sional. He left the Rovers in June. 1965. In Blackburn's first team he
had about 13 league appear ances, but also played four games in the. United States International Socccr Tourna
goals for-- the first team, Chris scored-eight for the Reserves in the Central League.
ment when he .partnered John Bray and Keith Newton. Although he did not hit any
CHAMPIONS
Chris replied that all last sca- .son was memorable for him, for ho was a regular member of the Rovers’ reserve side which won the Central League Champion
Asked about memorable games,
ship for the first time in Us history. He also said “Two more that
stand out in my memory are my first game for the first team against Leicester City, and my first senior game at Ewood Park when Manchester provided the opposition. “The match against Leicester
was, "Keep fit, you can only take out of the game what you can put into it, so train and^practice hard.”
His advice to younger
pia.vcrs
turn of speed, <3hris should be of considerable value to Clith eroe in the coming weeks, not only through his stature, but also through the fact that he has had such experience of foot ball with Blackburn Royers. . .
A powerful
pla.ver will a quick A KOOTfS PROOUCT
finished 3—4, for them, but I really enjoyed myself. The other match, against United, was in February 1964, and they had all their stars in their team inclu ding Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and David Herd. They beat us 1—3.” When questioned a b o u t
with garages at 35 and 37 Peel Park Avenue for Mr. J. Owen: private garage at 53 Kem- ple View for Mi'. N. Hargreaves. Detached house with garage at
plot 12, Peel Park Avenue/Clare- mont Drive for Mr. and Mrs. T. Kilner. Private garage and car port
dington Road for Mr. J. Spens- ley; formation of bathroom and kitchen of fii’.st floor at 5 Woonc Lane lor Mr. W. E. Speak.
lit i) Bleasdale Avenue for Mr. N. Hall; garden shed at 20 White- well Drive for Mr. A. Pinch. Kitchen alterations a t 59 Wad
had been quoted
la.st year as giving up football, he said that he had: signed for Clitheroe to keep 'fit and to help the club all he could in their coming struggle for the title “It all depends on my work whether or not I will be able to play many games for them however, but I should, be available for the evening games later bn in the season which could be very vital ones for (311th- eroe.” Married with two daughters, Chris lives at 48 Castle View,
Clitheroe's chances for the championship ' Chris commen ted, “I think they are as bright as they have been for many years,-Wc have every chance of beating the top teams at home and I think that those games could provide the answer to all Clitheroe’s doubts.” Chris stated that although he
Clithei'oe and is employed in Accrington.
created at first of where to play him in a team, which had been doing-so well on limited resour ces, the matter has now, been sorted out by the committee. His tremendous spirit is an
Although the problem was
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; report back to the council health committee if it was necessary.
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ated to the first team. He was at Clitheroe for two years. In 1958 Chris went to Black
increase of l/6d. on all except one-bedroomed flats," said Mr. Telford. Coun. Williamson said that
that the repairs contribution should be lifted from £12 to £16. “This will mean a rent
rents for pre-war threc-bed- roomed houses was 18/9d., and post-war 27/6d. Post-war two- bedroomed flats were 22/3d. Coun. W. Blackwell said they
low" and suggested that the rents should be put up to a £1. Mr. Telford said that present
agree to altering the rents of the old people's flats. Coun. Mrs. L. C. King-Wilkin-
were “quite justified" in putting the rents up by l/6d., but did not
that all rents should be increased by 2/-. and Coun. Mrs. S. J. Dow proposed that all rents should be increased by l/6d.
son said, "We have hung on keeping the rents as low as we could probably longer than we should have done.” County Coun. T. Aspin thought
MAJORITY YOTE
agi-eed that all rents including old people's bungalows be in creased by l/6d. Garage rents are also to be
By a majority vote of 7-4 it was
rent. though low, covered all costs including maintenance and management. Coun. J. Trueman was
increased—from 5/- to 6/-. Mr. Telford said that the 5/-
are not losing money by charg ing this low rent, I think we should leave it alone.” Coun. Bert Bentley said 'There
and a balance of over £2,000. I would seriously suggest to you
is a good demand for these garages, and when there is a good demand there should be a good price. There never seems to be a vacancy.” ‘ It was agreed to purchase a new tractor and £1,277 had been included in the estimates for it. A contribution of £10 is to be
against the increase. ‘The cost of running a car these days is high enough,” he stated. Coun. Mrs. Dow agreed. ‘If we
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