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FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1967 VI EWPOINT :U.ia tl


fctary of the Road committee, pictured lord Road school last


|N’T LET [INATE AJM


I -Headmaster


|iooIs has largely come external examinations,


he Certificate of Secon- i, it will not be allowed


|ced certificate. Chairman’s Prize lor


A.S.A. and. W.R.C.C.


Irial Prize: Christine lp. Headmaster’s Prize for J jved work: David Miller.


to the school: Pamela j , Hhe Billy Parkes


Inade for Swimming dur- Le year: W. Riding Test: Intary Certificate, 31: Jiency Certificate, 12; Iced Certificate, 1. la l Life Saving Society: I liinary, 6: Advanced, 6.


following awards have


A SCHEME THAT SHOULD BE: EXTENDED .


THE DEATH of an elderly couple in Barrow within a few hours of each other last week focuses attention once again on the need for a system by which old folk can alert passers-by in case of need.


The couple died from natural causes, but one can­


not escape the nagging doubt that their lives might have been saved if they had been found earlier. But even if nothing could have saved them, they might at least have been spared some suffering—and the partner who remained conscious the longest spared great anguish— if they had been able to call for assistance. As it was, nobody can tell what the old couple endured.


In February this year we commented on the “Mercy


Lights” provided by the Guild of- English Martyrs, Whalley, for old people in the village. These are fixed on the inside of windows and can bo switched, on by the old people from, say, their living room, whenever they need-help. Thus they can live the independent lives they wish to lead, free from, too much interference from younger folk, and yet feel quite confident that help is within, reach of a switch. It is a simple enough device, but we arc certain


that those old people who have had them installed will feel immeasurably more confident in their ability to live alone.


The scheme is certainly worthy of extension. The ,


Guild of English Martyrs are, of course, providing for . the Whalley area, but we should like to see the system in operation in all parts of the Clitheroc district. And this is not a matter for councils or local government officials, but rather for voluntary bodies dedicated to community service. We commend the idea to such groups as a worthwhile objective, the relatively small cost and effort of which would be repaid countless times over in terms of human contentment.


I Bronze Awards, 4 (four Iig); silver awards, 2.


hteur Swimming Associa-


THE PLEASURES OF WALKING


3r four to two and is now l ngtag The Procul Harum


g their recent successes, ir latest recording “Alter- title,” has risen from


Monkees seem like re-


lumber one slot to the n, and he could fall even


,’e entered at number four, he Pink Floyd at number


r next week as The Traf-


|ia l than their first, and i do very well nationally.


s no surprise to see The Floyd in the charts, as nily play,” their second is m u c h stronger


_ chart has been compiled ■he help of Websters, the Id Centre, Market Place, last week's placings are in lets.


TOP TEN


|) A whiter shade of pale. The P r o c o 1 Harum,


|> Alternate title, T h e Monkees, (RCA).


(Deram).


I) Paper sun, The Traffic, I (Island). |) Carrie Anne, The Hol­ lies, (Parlophone).


T h e r e goes my every­ thing, Engelbert Hum­ perdinck, (Decca).


[-) See Emily play, Tire Pink Floyd (Columbia).


|-) The happening, The Supremes, (Tamla Mo­ town).


|-) Strange b r ew, The Cream, (Reaction).


J (RCA). Sergeant Pepper’s By Hearts Club Band, The ps, (Parlophone).


INEMA £ week=


endless flow of films leroc next, week—“Easy Palladium from Monday


Iter Sellers and his Itiful wife Britt Ekland


lwith Victor Mature in hr the Fox,” a hilarious Idy showing at the Civic 1 from Monday to Wed- hy.


Itt has changed for the 1 from a blonde to a


ons.


Civic Hall from Thursday jiturday in ‘‘Girl Happy.” i in the similarly popular expected by his numerous


ranee at the Palladium r in the week, comes to


Presley, after his


| r Miss America, Mary blcy.


,


|sy Fabares, and the other girls In the film include


new leading lady is


|BEST s e l l in g lp Headquarters, The Mon-


I ) She’d rather be with me. The Turtles, (Lon­ don) .


[-), 7 rooms of gloom, The Four Tops, (Tamla Mo­ town).


e number one spot, elbert Hmnperdinck loses


WE DROVE through the Trough of Bowland on Fri­ day. The weather was glorious and the views magni­ ficent, so it need hardly be said that the uppermost thought in our mind was our good fortune in being able to live in one of the loveliest parts of Britain. But we also gave a fleeting thought or two to some gallant lads who would be following us through the Trough within a few hours but who would not be concerned overmuch with the scenery and for whom the most breath-taking part would not be the views but the journey itself. The reason is that for them the journey was on


foot and during the night. For we are referring to those Venture Scouts who walked through the Trough from Lancaster to Clitheroc on a sponsored hike to raise money to help pay. the costs of the Scouts going to the world jamboree in America. Once upon a time—though not too long ago—such


a trip would not have seemed particularly remarkable. A generation ago, walking was regarded as quite a normal way of getting from A to B. Wc know one octo­ genarian who in his youth walked daily from Grindeton to Nelson and back again, and in between did a hard day’s work. And we ourself remember the time when we thought nothing of a walk to Slaidburn and back as our Sunday outing. But now, walking has gone out of fashion, and although some people stiff go for walks as part of their regular exercise most people will jump into a car even to drive a few hundred yards to post a letter.


Spirit of adventure So it was all the more satisfying to learn that the


Venture Scouts were tackling again one of the walks that used to be on most Clitheroe young men’s list of things to be done—another was climbing Pendle to watch the sun rise—but which we seldom hear about nowadays. For those fit and able enough, and with time


enough, there’s stiff no more pleasant a way of getting about than on one’s own two feet, allowing one to stop and stare, to take note and really to see the places through which one is.passing. But most important of all, the project bore the stamp of adventure. And it is this spirit which we are so glad to see encouraged. By stimulating in young people the desire to put themselves to the test, to accomplish some difficult feat


or to achieve some uncommon enterprise—the Scout movement is encouraging initiative, endurance and adaptability, which are qualities of human personality that never die but which are sometimes overlaid with the veneer of civilisation. To such leadership the adven­ turous spirit of youth will always respond.


Waddow Green, Low Moor, who is the new president of the Rotary Club of Clitheroc. He was installed by his pre­ decessor, Mr. Frank Nelson, for whom he has deputised in recent months following Mr. Nelson's appointment to a now post in Padiham. Mr. Whittaker invested Mr. Nel­ son . with a past-president’s jewel. Mr. Whittaker has been a member of thq club since 1954 and served for two years as secretary. He acted as escort to the party of Gorman stu­ dents from Solingen who visited Clitheroe under the auspices of the Rotary Club in May last year.


Mr. Jack Whittaker, of


‘NO TIPPING-


Rotary Club’s new president


People who have irresponsibly tipped a c 8^>mcra- tion of refuse, ranging from broken sinks to « mattress, have turned a piece of land belli railway station into an eyesore that is beconi g


e air leroe arget


for an increasing number of complaints. The tipping has been carried out withou y fficiai


authorisation, and so blatant has become the se that notices erected’on the land, expressly stating .


PPing


there was forbidden, have been removed and taken away. The notices, put up at two


entrances' to the land, were attached to 18-inch square boards, each fastened to a stake driven eighteen inches into the ground. Their removal could not have been


for road widening purposes. Another piece was rented from the owners, British Rail, by Coleman’s (Ribblesdale ’ -flee) Ltd.


accidental. Part of the land is scheduled


Site levelling


View, a director of the firm, said it had been intended to use the land as a site for gara­ ges and with this purpose in mind, he obtained planning permission, which included


Mr. Blair-Bryan, of Castle


Teachers retiring after long service


Two of Clifheroe’s longest-serving teachers arc to


retire at the end of the present school term. They • are Mr. Richard


Briggs, headmaster of SS Michael and John’s RC School from 1944, and Mr. Ronald I. Kay, senior maths master at the Royal Gram­


re


1938, and before that she taught at York and Gateshead.


mar School since 1935. Mr. Briggs began his educa­ tion at SS Michael and John’s


School, and gained his MA at Glasgow University. His career as a teacher be­


gan at Ilford, and he taught at Southend before being appoin­ ted headmaster at Clitheroe. Hie school has grown consi­


Briggs lives at West Bradford, where he intends to remain during his retirement.


summer holidays on Thursday, although Miss Price is return­ ing to the school for three days at the beginning of the autumn term.


The school is closing for the


Chipping School is Miss Jane Murphy, of Beatbm Flats, Long­ ridge, who has taught the Infants’ class since 1929.


The other teacher to leave


derably during Mr. Briggs’ period as headmaster, from 175 pupils to the present 300.' Married, with one son. Mi*.


field. came to Clitheroe as senior maths master after five years’ teaching in Salisbury. He now lives with his wife in Chat- burn Park Drive, Clitlieroe. His was the first appointment


From Salisbury Mr. Kay, a native of Hudders­


is Mi's. E. M. Sharp, who has been head of Tliomley C of E School since 1951.


SCOUT COFFEE


EVENING RAISED £57


to be made by the late Mr. Laurence Hardy, former head­ master of the school. The only master still at the school who has served longer than Mr. Kay is Mr. Eric Pearson, senior bio­ logy master and assistant head­ master. Mr. Kay was Scout Master at


when he retired. He was also District Commissioner f r om 1954 until last year.


the school from the time of his appointmnet in 1935 until 1963.


with several other masters of the school, organised work camps in the Fylde, sending boys from the school during the holidays to help the farmers with the harvest.


During the war. he, along


the school music society from its formation in 1946, and has taught music.


He was also associated with


School will also be losing two of its long-serving teachers, in­ cluding the headmistress, Miss Dorothy. Emily Price.


Chipping teachers Chipping St. Ma r y ' s RC


Road, Chipping, has been head­ mistress a t the school since


Miss Price, of Longridge


by St. Mary Magdalene See t Troop, Clitheroe, and held on Tuesday at "The Beeches”, Waddington Road, the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson, raised more than £57. The event was organised by the Group Supporters’ Association to help meet the expenses which will be incurred when tile Advance Party Repoit changes come into operation on October 1. This is the day when the “new look” in Scout­ ing becomes official.


A coffee evening, organised


there was a demonstration cl Scouts and Cub Scouts’ work on the lawn. There were several competitions organised by the Scouts, as well as a bring and a buy stall, a tombola stall, and a “Hat bar.”


At the event, on Tuesday, the event. About 200 people attended


day greetings to Mrs. Margaret Haworth, of 62, St. Paul’s


FEW DECISIONS by the Government have been so strongly and loudly resisted as the one to site London’s third major airport at Stansted. Yet a very comprehen­ sive survey published by a 'responsible newspaper recently showed that all the alternatives so far sug­ gested can be ruled out for one reason or another. The Foulness and Sheppey schemes involve the


BRING THE NEW AIRPORT NORTH At present the trip from Stansted to London by a


some revolutionary move to counter the seemingly irresistible trend.


scrapping of Heathrow and the development of one huge airport based on the most modem air traffic con­ trol concept—the parallel runway lay-out. Yet to cope with the traffic of the 1980s a third pair of runways wwld be needed and the airport would have to be 12


miles wide. If Heathrow stays, the new airport must be nttea


|cci, uses disguises to in and out of ticklish


|lers underbakes half a impersonations as the cter he plays, Aldo


into the present air traffic control network, and that virtually rules out Padworth and Cliffe as practical sites, as both would conflict with the east-west lanes round Heathrow. Air traffic problems alone drive the new airport


pttc, from a Swede to a , and plays the sister of


nan who in reality is her nd.


north of London and the only feasible area with any positive merit, other than Stansted,' is Silverstone. But this is ringed by military airfields, eight of which would be grounded by a new airport—and the eight include one V-bomber base, two strategic reconnaisance bases, two major transport bases and schools for navigation and parachute training. The cost of moving all these would be in the region of £100 million.. . .


Counter-move But in view of the multiple difficulties and the


strong—and valid—objections raised against the choice of Stansted, is it not time that the country began to ask itself some really fundamental questions. Is too great an emphasis being placed on the South of England, and London in particular, and should wc-not make


circuitous route can take up to 2-t- hours. Admittedly the Government intend an elaborate re-allocation of tracks between the extended airport and Victoria to cut down the travel time, to about one hour. But by fast train Manchester is less than "three hours from London and could not, in fact, a major airport be geographically distant and yet serve London with almost the same facility as the proposed one at Stan­ sted? . . especially as we must never forget the possibility of fog and the ever-present danger in winter of having to divert aircraft from the London airports in any case.


sited near London is based on the fact that 80 per cent of the traffic is generated within the London region and that two thirds of foreign visitors stay in London all the time they are here. But airports like Heathrow feed upon themselves—the more important they arc the more traffic they draw—and it could be that the only way to fight the growing concentration of population and industry in the South is to reverse the usual procedure and, instead of constantly trying to catch up with the provision of amenities which in turn attract more industries, to take drastic action and provide the amenities elsewhere first. This could be the most positive step yet taken in breaking what is nothing less than a vicious circle.


It is stated that the need for the airport to be


THIS WEEK'S ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN G o ea sy— a n d g e l - th e r e


HER 91st BIRTHDAY Congratulations and birth­


Street, Low Moor, who is 91 today.


Another headmistress leaving permission, to tip hardcore and


stone to form a further basis for the foundations. Unfortunately their well-in­ tentioned actions appeared to


be the green-light for other peoples to deposit articles, which varied from old pipes to a kitchen stove, and rapidly gave the site the appearance of a neglected rubbish dump.


tipping has caused-some of the blame for the present .:. .ate of the site to be levelled at Mr. Blair-Bryan, although he has made every effort to see that only authorised tipping of stone and hardcore needed for levelling purposes was carried out. He was the one who erec­ ted the notices prohibiting tip­ ping, which were coolly re­ moved and defied.


Unfairly, their irresponsible Telephoned


I have been told of people tip­ ping there I have telephoned them personally to ask them to'cease doing so. In one case it took two telephone calls to argue tire matter out." Mr. Blair-Bryan, who is now


Mr. Blair-Bryan told the Advertiser and Times: "When


Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, Friday, July 7, 1967 7


THE WEEK’S OBITUARY Mr. J: W: Neil Mrs. K. Thompson


baller, Mr.' John William Neil, of 5 Dale Terrace, Chatbum, was found dead at his home yesterday week by Police Cons­ table R. ■yy. Kay of Chatbum. ■ PC Kay had been informed


A former professional foot­


by neighbours that Mr. Neil had not been seen for a time, and he visited the house, and found him lying in the kitchen. After a post-mortem examina­


home on Tuesday, after a long i 11 n e s 's , of Mrs. Kathleen Thompson, of 24, Towel* Hill, Clitheroe. She. was 49.


The -death occurred at her


with her husband and family, in their sad loss.


tion on Friday, the coroner dis­ pensed with an inquest. Bom in Workington, in Cum­


lived in Tower Hill since her marriage.' Her husband,’ Mr Edward Thompson, is an assis­ tant foreman for ICI Ltd.


Bom in- Clitheroe, she had


berland, Mr. Neil moved to this district some years ago, and lived in the Salford area of Clitheroe before moving to Chatbum about seven. years


ago.Mr. Neil played for Working- ton and other football teams as a professional before going into amateur football. ' He played his last game at the age of 63 with a local amateur


Michael and John’s Church, and Requiem Mass there today (Friday) at 10 am will precede


and a daughter, Hilary. She was a member of SS.


She also leaves a son, Peter,


the interment at Clitheroe Cemetery at 11 o’clock.


side.Known to his many friends as “Jack”, Mr.' Neil was employed as a labourer and had been working at the begin­


ning of last week. He is survived by a son, Mr.


Clitheroe Cemetery on Wednes day.


John Shilton Neil, of Brook


Street, Cltilieroe. The interment took place at


BREAK-IN CHARGE Edward Glover (31), of Wy-


collar Avenue, Burnley, was remanded in custody until Thursflay next at Gisburn on Wednesday. He pleaded net guilty to


charges of housebreaking and larceny at Coulthurst Hall, Waddington.


New residents’! generosity


When W is we l l village


relinquishing his tenancy of the land, also said: “Much of the abuse could have been pre­ vented if people who had actu­ ally seen tipping being carried out there had informed me. Had they done so, I could have taken steps to put an end to tins practice.”


private dwellings, the Parish Council were rather con­ cerned. The village war mem­ orial was inset into the outer wall of one of tho two new houses, and tile Council feared that the new owners might demand its removal. Suitable sites in the village for the memorial to be re­ erected were not easy to come by, and the Councillors felt themselves on the horns of a dilemma.


school closed its doors and was sold for conversion into


Their fears have proved to be unfounded. The owners of


the house have ‘adopted’ the memorial, and are as proud of it as any of the older resi­ dents. At their own expense, Mr.


and Mrs. G. W. Bell have had the stonework of the Memor­ ial sandblasted and cleaned, the lettering and decorations have been re-painted, and below the memorial a teak ‘plant box’, complete with plants and drainage pipe, has been installed. The Parish Council and all


residents of the Pendleside village are deeply grateful for this kindly and generous act on the part of their new neighbours.


SUB P.O. GETS LAST MINUTE


y'


An eleventh-hour move which halted the complete shut-down of Shaw Bridge sub-post office on Friday—the day scheduled for its clos ure—-was welcomed as a


reprieve by residents in the area. Particularly elated at this turn of events were the


many elderly people in the district who collect their pensions there. About 90 of them had signed a petition organised by Mrs. Ethel Penny, secre­ tary of the Clitheroe Branch of the Old Age Pensions’ Association, in an effort to convince the postal authori­ ties of the need for an alter­ native sub-officc in the dis­ trict, to replace the one closing down because the property is scheduled for


same subject, was from the


demolition. A telephone call on Friday


morning from Mr. W. S. Bird, Assistant Head Postmaster at Blackburn,


Advertiser and Times that the owner of the present sub-office premises, Mr. Albert Veevers. had kindly acceded to a request to keep the office open between noon and five p.m, from Mon­ day to Friday “until further


informed the


notice.”Mr. Bird's confirmatory letter, which arrived the fol­ lowing morning, explained that the sub-office was remaining open- for business between


those hours to allow further consideration to be given to the matter.


‘Excited’'


also received notification by ’phone and by letter that business would continue at the sub-oflice during the limited number of hours: “Everybody was excited at the news. But we are all hoping • that per­ manent and full-time alterna­ tive facilities will he provided


Commented Mi's. Penny, who


also laid on Mrs. Penny’s shoulders the task of making last-minute cancellations of her arrangements


in the area.” Receipt of this welcome news


party of 42 pensioners by coach from their homes in- tho district to the main post-office


take in King Street.


Mrs. Penny, was scheduled to arrive there at about 1-30 p.m. on Friday, so that they could carry ouit the necessary for­ malities preparatory to collect­ ing their pensions froni King Street instead of Shaw Bridge. Such a transfer would have involved many of the more elderly and infirm among them in a great deal of hardship


The party, accompanied by ' . ' - ' each week.


cancelled the coach and saw -to it that all 42 pensioners were


Without delay, Mrs. Penny _


informed of -the new develop­ ment which obviated the


M.P.’s backing


Penny had received a letter from Clithwoe’s MP, Sir Prank


The previous Saturday Mrs.


Pearson, telling her -that her Association had Ills backing on this matter, and that he was getting in touch with the Post­


another letter which had •reached him at the same time i : Mrs. Penny’s, and on thc


master General: ■ Sir Frank also stated that


immediate, need for transfer­ ring to another post office.


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Gratitude has been expressed


property is scheduled for I ■demolition,” he said.


Mayor, Aid. T. Robinson. The 90-signature petition


was also being forwarded by the Town Clerk, Mi*. H. L. Sagar, to Sir Frank. Members of the Town


ticularly the elderly ones, then I am quite happy to keep open for the time being in order to give the postal authorities time to re-consider whether exceptional -treatment is called for in this case.”


“If i t will help people, par­ Different trip


Council1 and the Advertiser, and Times have also pressed home good reasons why a sub-post office should be retained in the rapidly developing residen­ tial area within easy vicinity of the present Shaw Bridge


intended travelling by coach to the King Street main post office on Friday to arrange to collect their pensions there in future, and to show by their numerical strength that they supported Mrs. Penny’s tire­ less efforts on their behalf, are to be given a coach trip -of a different kind. This was agreed at a meeting


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