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my own safety too, as I thought' he was driving recklessly.” ... ' Mr. Pilkington said he re­


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led the town’s gratitude Iter and Kernahan for


|tg the town with this Irvice which was even | necessary now tha< be was rapidiy growing


the Mayor opened the bm on Monday, he


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THE DIRECTORS Of TrUtOX Ltd. recently gave a lunch at


the Spread Eagle Hotel, Saw- ley, in honour of Miss Mary C. Hitchen, who has been with the company for 43 years.


W. H. Charnley, presented Miss Hitchen with a gold wristlet watch, and expressed


ling the old cottages luch a modern, well- showroom.


Jests were shown round ■play rooms' where they I examine the luxury Im suites and stream- litchen fittings. Je the opening, the | r of Carter and Kerna- Ir. John Ditclifield, told ■dvertiser and Times, lire pleased with the bf the conversion of the


Jfet supper was provided


te advantage of it and llong to see . the .new Im.”


Ire and more new houses feing erected. I Robinson also con- Ited the company on I such a good job of


A director of the firm, Mrs.


tho directors' appreciation of her loyal scrvico to the com­ pany. - Miss Hitchen-was.educated


Since then she has served In this capacity efficiently - and


factory in Waterloo Road, Clitheroe, as wages - clerk.


at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for'Girls, and joined Trutex as a member of the account office st af f at Grindleton in May, 1923. '■ In 1936 she moved to the


right): Mrs. J. R. Hodgson, Mr. John B. Robinson, coun. T. Robinson (the Mayor, a director of the company), Mr. S. H- Green, Mr. J. □. Hodg­ son, Mrs. W. Charnley, Miss M. Hitchen.


ha$ become a popular figure among the staff. Our picture shows (left to


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Broke through police station window


A CLITHEROE MAN, David Pilkington (25), of York Street, was at CILtheroe yesterday week sent to-prison for four months for driving a car whilst unfit through drink, ang two months for committing 15/- worth of damage to a window in Clitheroe Police Station. The sentences run consecutively, and will follow a 12-


month sentence, which Pilkington is already serving. He pleaded not guilty'to the drink charge but admitted doing the damage to the police station window.


In addition, Pilkington was disqualified from driving for a further two years/ He is al­ ready disqualified for three years, and this ban . will end in 1969.


said that at 10-30 pan. on October 3, Pilkington was driv­ ing his Triumph Mayflower car along Whalley Road towards the centre of Clitheroe.


Mr. J. A. Bower, prosecuting,


was driving his. van along Woone Lane.


At that time Derek John Hall


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| clings and are- glad to e people of Clitheroe ' service. We hope they


■Monday’s ceremony. Attractive paintings dis- pn the showroom walls for sale and 'even one was sold on Monday


|ay icture shows.the Mayor


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wrooms after the official . With them, are (left) i. Yates, chairman arid and Mr. John. Ditch-


yoress looking round


le first few days after ining, there have - been lustomers at the show­ ed an expensive, luxury n suite was sold in few hours of opening


MORE than 60 members of Clitheroe Women’s Unionist Association attended th e annual general meeting at Clitheroe Conservative Club, yesterday week. Mrs. H. M. Roberts of


Blacko, the Divisional Chair­ man, spoke on “The Great Divide.” The officers elected were:


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BOWLAND RURAL COUNCIL will discuss at their monthly meeting on Monday further proposals for the future of the districts which are to be considered by the Royal Commission on Local Government. The Council has already considered confidential infor­


men; Mrs. G. Miles, secretary ;• Mrs. G. Higson, treasurer. The committee was re-elected en bloc.


Mrs. D. Satterthwaite, chair­ man: Mrs. F. Jamieson and Mrs. T. Robinson, vice chair­


• the retiring secretary, Mrs.. G. Thompson as a token of appreciation for her. past year’s work.


A presentation was made to


illustrated talk' on her recent visit to Western'Canada.


Mrs. N. Howarth .gave. ah


served at the end of the meet­ ing.'


A pie and pea. supper - was . .


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mation received from the Rural District Council’s Associa­ tion and a letter has been sent to the Royal Commission setting out points which the Council feel should be borne in mind by the Commission. The points are as follows:


• (a) The District Council expresses its belief in two-tier local government as opposed to the county borough idea of all . functions 'being .in. the


hands of one authority. (b) - That' there should be


no laid down population minimum. This should ■ vary, according to -the type of dis­ trict and geographical factors should be takeninto account, as there - is a , stage' beyond which ’ increasing size does


not always bring increased efficiency.


■ (c) There should be dele­ gation of all possible func­ tions to district councils and this delegation should be a right, and ■ not left ■ to the whim of the County Council.


‘ (d) That Parish Councils provide a useful function and should be retained.


around the junction at the Brown Cow and was on his own side of he road, going towards Whalley. He came to a small vehicle which was parked on his side of the road and was ready to pass it.


‘Mr. Hall drove his van


headlights of Filkington's car, which' was veering across the road towards him. Mr. Hall braked but the car kept on


‘At that moment he saw the


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veering towards him and colli­ ded with him.” '


the accident. Mr. Hall’s pas­ senger, Miss Susan Parker (17), of Pendle Road, Clitheroe, broke her nose and had to be taken to hospital.


Mr. Bower said that in the


the scene and went to Pilking­ ton who was sitting in his car. When he asked him if he was all.right, he made a mumbling, incoherent reply.


PC Gordon Ormshaw visited


PC' Ormshaw noticed that Pilkington’s eyes were staring,


and his breath smelled strongly of alcohol. He asked him to get out of


climbed through on to a small ledge, He was brought back into the


the station, where he repeated “I don’t want to get my brother into trouble,” when the Inspec­ tor tried to question him. Mr. Bower said that Pilking­


ton was told by the police that doctor would examine him,


and was asked whether he wan­ ted his own doctor. Pilkington said the nanie of an Oswaldtwistle doctor, which


membered nothing of the acci­ dent. “The next' thing I remember


is being in the ambulance” he declared. Mr. J. Houldsworth, defending


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CLITHEROE DRIVER SENT TO PRISON ON DRINK CHARGE


to get out of the police station window because I wanted to see my own doctor. I ' have been there before and asked for my doctor, and there has .always been an excuse made' to get another.” He said that his doctor’s


said “You don’t think much of your brother’s driving?” ' “No, not really” answered


Mr. Pilkington. PC Ormshaw was asked by


name was Scottish, and he had spelt it out so that the police


could find it. Pilkington said that during


Mr. Houldsworth whether he thought Pilkington’s condition at the time could have sugges­ ted that he had been injured or shocked in the accident. PC Ormshaw said: “He had no


from shock.” Lay on floor


the accident he had a blow on the head, which had made him lose consciousness for a short time. He had dizzy spells for days afterwards. Mr. 'Houldsworth said,' “While


injuries anywhere that I could see— not like his brother, who was bleeding from the head. I don’t think he was suffering


Pilkington broke through the police station window, as. he came through the door.


Inspector Dickinson said that


a constable was unable to find, Mr. Bower said, “The In­


. “I heard a sound of breaking glass, and saw him climbing through the window. He was dropping off the window ledge


spector then gave the directory to him and asked him to find it. But Pilkington said ‘I know you lot. That’s the Stafford­ shire directory’.” Mr. Bower said that Pilking­


tion keys into the officer’s hand and shouted, “You can’t arrest me. Do you think I ’ve been driv­ ing?” stated Mr. Bower. At that time.' Pilkington’s


brother Harold, who had been a passenger in the car and'had been injured in the collision, was brought out of the Brown Cow Hotel' towards the ambu­ lance '


Mr. Bower said:-“Pilkington '


got into the ambulance with his brother.' and when PC Ormshaw


tried to’ get him out so that other injured persons could get in he refused. ‘‘He had. to get him out, and


then Pilkington started shout­ ing at a group of by-standers.”


' _Made a' dash 1’ £50 5 8


G. D; Lawson, ! Horn organiser.


i Mr. Bower added that Pil­ kington was takeri to Clitheroe Police Station, and . Inspector Dickinson- was called for. When


'the Inspector walked-ln through through th e '-■ door. Pilkington made a dash for the window, broke it with; his shoulder, and


arresting him, and Pilkington became aggressive. ‘‘Pilkington thrust the igni­


senger’s door and PC Ormshaw noticed-that he was unsteady on his feet and swayed as he walked. He told him that he was


the car, and Pilkington said: ‘T can't. The door’s stuck.” Pilkington got out by the pas­


ton was talking incessently, although the Inspector could not make out what he was trying to say. A forensic science laboratory test revealed that. Pilkington


had had at least the equivalent of 6—61 pints of beer.' Dr. Charles Edward Brown,


which Pilkington collided, Mr. Derek ’ John Hall of Garnett Road, Clitheroe said that there was nothing he could do to avoid the accident. “The Mayflower car kept


had not a lot of faith in urine tests, he would not disagree with the figures produced by the forensic laboratory. The driver of the van with


of the Croft, Whalley, who ex­ amined Pilkington said “I formed the opinion that he was incapable of having proper con­ trol of his car, and I thought this was due to alcohol.” Dr. Brown said that while he


as I grabbed hold of him, “I pulled him back' into the


declared Inspector Dickinson. Pilkington, who at- th e time


“He seemed to keep rambling,"


office, where for a short time he lay on the floor.”


was working as a bulldozer driver in Warwick, said that he left Warwick at 3-30- p.m. come to Clitheroe. “I had two pints of bitter in


this whole case seems to rest on the opinion of the doctor, the police inspector and constable, all of whom thought Pilkington was drunk, it seems to me quite possible. that , he was suffering .


from shock. “He was a heavy drinker and


had only had six pints during five hours. And Doctor Brown stated that these urine .tests are not infallible. “Of course Pilkington’s breath


would smell of drink, yet the other points—slurring of speech, staring eyes, and unsteadiness on his feet, are all symptoms of shock.”


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been away from Clitheroe for 2 years 4 months, said that after he and his brother had been drinking he drove the car from the Commercial Hotel' towards Moor Lane.


where I had another drink,- and arrived in Clitheroe at 8-30 pm/' Pilkington, who said he-had


tor out and moved towards the crown of the road to turn right. “I passed the-parked car, and


“As I approached the Lower- gate junction, I put my indica­


veering across the road towards me, I braked and tried to get behind the parked car, but it still , kept on coming, and col­ lided head-on with me.” Pilkington’s brother Harold


of Shaw Bridge Street, Clith­ eroe, said that on thenight of the accident, • his brother had called for him at 8-30 p.m, “We went to the Crown, the


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Warwick had been to ‘drive the bulldozer for 14 hours a , day, seven days a week and that this had given him a lot of experi­ ence of driving. Pilkington who. said -he had


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