W e b s t e r 9 s W e e k by DREW WEBSTER


□ ID you know that every day 3|500>000 cheques arc paid in­ to the banks? And, further, that if you stacked one day's


cheques for the whole country they would make a pile one third of a mile high?


Now, this may strike some


people as a piece of fairly useless information.


Normally I wouldn't disagree but since the news is given to me in a free booklet issued by the banks I'm prepared to give the matter a second thought.


If the banks arc prepared to go to all the trouble and


expense of issuing tens of thousands of these glossy handouts there must be some­ thing going on. And I think what is going on is that the banks want us to give them a higher place in our affec­ tions.


And. frankly, I ’m all for better relations with banks—especi­ ally now that mine has given me a piece of cardboard which enables me to draw up to £30 with no questions asked anywhere in the country.


The booklet reports that lots of smart new ways have been devised for transferring our money. But they assure us the cheque book will continue to play an important part in our lives.


game, but as Stephen Potter (who started it all) would


agree—there are times when you are forced into a game.


For instance, when this friend of mine phoned to say he would have to cancel our lunch date because lie had to fly oh immediately to Malta for a'big business deal I felt distinctly one down.


So when he mentioned, so casually, that he would of course be staying at the Island's biggest and newest hotel I couldn't resist, and countered with: "Ah, yes, I’ve just had a, Christmas card from the manager. Very nice


chap. I'm sure if you men­ tion my name lie'll look after you!"


Score, I think: 15—15.


But I'm sure my business friend will try and serve me an ace when he gets back.


When a man you’ve know for years becomes a Cabinet Minister you can't help won­ dering if he'll change.


Another parliamentary friend encountered this week was Mrs. Jill Knight, Conserva­ tive M.P. for Edgbaston; surely one of the most active, as well as one of the most vivacious, of women M.P's.


deal of official entertaining— and you can’t really do visit­ ing bigwigs proud in a semi' detached in south London.


arc not fully aware of the work' carried out by the Area Children's Depart­ ment. We all like to know where our money goes and as your representative on the Committee I feel you ought to know how your money is spent. The series of true stories


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»ivc an insight into all aspects of child care. This week’s article is the


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story °* . a child who appeared in court and be­


articles y°u would like to know more, or even offer


came a foster child. If, after reading these


which will occupy this space in the coming weeks, will, I am sure, convince you that the expenditure is


to help, Plcasc contact Mr. J. Greenwood, Area Chil­ dren's Officer, 5/7, l£agje


Street. Accrington. Tel. 34711.


Jill’s husband and two sons live in Northampton. She leaves them on Monday mornings and stays in Lon­ don at a little house she’s found a few minutes away from the Commons. On T h u r s d a y evenings she rushes off to Birmingham where she has a small flat where she can stay the night or change for a func­ tion.


Life is hectic but she loves it, and in fact is just back from a tour of Canada and the United States!


In Now York she had an hour with U Thant at the United Nations and also met E. R. Braithwaite Guyana's man


When I met George Thomson, the Commonwealth Secre­ tary, the other day the only difference seemed to ‘be that he looked like a Cabinet Minister. Don’t ask me why. He just did.


at the U.N. who wrote "To Sir with Love" which based on his school-teaching experiences in London.


For me this is good news, scribbling a cheque is much less painful than actually handing over folding money.


Sensible people don’t go in for playing the one-upmanship


in spite of his massive responsi­ bilities round the world— he's the Colonies man, too— and all the travelling he has to do he seemed very relaxed and cheerful.


1 deteceted a slight reluctance to talk about the Government flat into which the family has now moved. It's at Admiralty House, in Whitehall,


Jill's copy of the book is now signed by Mr. Braithwaite as well as by Sidney Poitier who stars in the film.


A difficult to answer point is raised by a friend who says


n fact, the job involves a great


"If you walk out of a shop with som et hi ng you absent iiiindcdly haven't paid for, you may be charged with theft: But if the shop assis' tant absent-mindedly short­ changes you, she won't be charged with theft will she


MY EXPERIENCE AS A FOSTER CHILD


dren's Department. 1 was taken from Court and put into a In August, 1963. I was first taken ^


mother at first I never saw her until a year after and I had missed her very much. We then wrote to each other and I went to visit her. I was asked if I wanted to go home but now I was settling down and I knew this was the best home for me. At nine years old I felt a


looked after lots of children.___________ When I left my own "


I enjoy athletics and I have won two cups in this subject.


much. „ , ..


When I first came my feet weren’t in the best of shape, but my foster mother took me to have them seen to and now I ’m on top of file world with them. I love running and the long


kind of lost feeling and my brother, who was 14, is now 19 years old, engaged and very happy. At first I was very small and couldn't eat a lot. My mother's viaze wasn’t a lot of money but it bad to do well for the ek. The best meal 1 used to have was fish and chips and f a t was only


on wage day. I have been going to ballet


since I was nine years old. At


of Edinburgh’s award (Bronze) in October last year and I passed it. so this year I ’m hop­ ing to take the Silver Award. My foster parents help me in


jump. I took a course for the Duke


everything I do. th a t is why I can get on so well with them. I am very happy and couldn’t


be treated better anywhere. If. i t wasn’t for my foster parents I wouldn’t have won ail these tilings and I wouldn't be in the position th a t I 'm'in now.


Chil­


Reception Centre in which I spent nine weeks On the 28th September of the same year I became a toster


the school which I attend I am a prefect: I like school very


child. My parents, who have been very good to me, have


A Underwood, president of Clifheroe Grocers Association; Mr. W. 11. Hall, president ol Clitlicroe Chamber ol Trade; flic Mayor (Aid. T. Robinson); and Mr. F. H. Kershaw, chairman ol the Civic Allairs Committee of the


Pictured at the Chamber ut Trade dinner are back row—left (o right: Mr. R. Dcwhursl. vice-president; Mr


IMackburn Chamber ^ viiurst, MrS. i/nderwood, Mrs. Hall, the Mayoress (Mrs. Robinson), Mrs. Kershaw, and Mrs. Pakcham, president of Preston Chamber of Trade.__________


■ Women’s Institu te members


all over the County are deeply concerned about tile outbreak of


th e L.F.W.I. annual meeting, is due to be held a t the Ashton , Hall in Lancaster on February


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foot and mouth disease and are doing a-11 in th e ir power to prevent th e spread of infection. The County Executive Com­ mittee. in consultation with the National Farmers’ Union, have cancelled all executive and sub­ committee m e e t i n g s until further notice. The next big county event—


27. With the foot and mouth epidemic in mind, one of the Lakeland Institutes — Fins- thwaite and Staveley—will be moving the following resolution: “T h a t in view of the recent out­ break of foot and m o u t h disease, the Minister of Agricul­ ture be asked, on an outbreak occurring,


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again being offered to every centenarian in the country. This scheme, organised by the Deciduous Fruit Board on behalf, of the South African


the chairman of the National Federation of Women's Insti­ t u t e s . the Marchioness of Anglesey, who will talk about h e r recent tour of the Carribean and Columbia where she visited Freedom from Hunger projects.


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