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The replacement of Clitheroc's existing office of the


Ministry of Pensions and Social Security with only a caller office need not be a source of anxiety to local people. They would still be able to get the same kind of help and advice as they now did from a fully-staffed, locally-based depart-


a ion Best. Time*. amt Area,


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: Kre.-h S ta r t . 3 15: Theatre. 4 45: Home noon.


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Murphy. 8: Paul Bur- 3 Hadio Show. 9: Paul.


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day Symphony. cUslit, and The Glow,


er ! rom America. Critics.


mcn Xhis assurance was given by the Minister of Pensions and Social Security, Mrs. Judith Hart, in an interview with the Advertiser and Times on Friday. She added: “One ot' the__________________________


purposes of making visits in a particular area is to see the organisational problems on the "round, and 1 shall cer


ninlv be looking at these.” Our reporter drew Mrs. uivt'c attention to the concern


learned artmen: was to


later this year office.


with


replaced a caller


^pressed locally when it was c p ■ ^ a t Chtheroe’s dep- be


Wide area


was also explained to the Minister that, in th e widely-


♦here only


S s e fears also gave rise to dp anxiety that many people i-ould have to go to the ex-


ion in the facilities avauaoie. ^


pense and considerable incon­ venience of travelling to Black­ burn for information and help thev needed on pensions and social insurance problems. Mrs Hart pointed out: as


right," Back-room work


manv parts of the country was maiiily in the concentration of “back-room” work, with which the public were not con­


Much of the re-organisation that was now taking place in


cerned.


r WINNING ING POST"


! you consider the The C E N T R E


(E OF THE BALL : coupon, provid- [ corner of 4 d. or more enclose o ross it " fr Co."


Wins £2,550 BUT IF NO CORRECT


E NEXT CONTEST. the next most


ED AND WINNERS W IL L order to cover th e fu ll


ost or mislaid or received den and tho t the judges' cannot enter .


more of the National Insurance work by post and very rarely


“We are doing ;more and !


is there a need for anyone to call at the office in person,” the Minister continued. “Where supplementary bene­


fits are concerned, these are for old people, and the answer is for Ministry staff to visit them. This they are doing and eliminating the need for old people to call at the office. In conclusion Mrs. Hart


spread Clitheroe area, iv-'iciflg many villages Infrequent bus services, detenora-


em- with


WALKIE-


and Import of radio transmit­ ters which operate on the wrong frequencies for this country and cause interference, will come into force on April 1st. I t applies to such apparatus as walkie- talkies and radio-microphones.


TALKIE BAN A ban on the manufacture


of Trade, the Postmaster Gen­ eral. the Rt. Hon. Edward Short, MP. has made an order under section 7 of the Wireless Tele­ graphy Act, 1967. This order will require importers and manufac­ turers to seek the authority of tlte Postmaster General to make or import apparatus of this type which transmits in two small wavebands—26.1 to 29.7 and 88 to 108 mc/s. For some .time past, the public have been freely offered small


In agreement with the Board umu


lone as there is a caller office in the town, everybody is all


i umported » un u set* - sets — for


No prosecutions for drunkenness in Rowland last year


-justices told Only two proceedings un­


der the licensing laws were made in the Bowland Divi­ sion during 1967, Supt. G. Glendinning told Bowland licensing justices on Monday when he presented his annual report. These were against two youths, who were convic­ ted of drinking while under


age. There were no proceedings


for drunkenness, for driving while under the influence of drink, or against any licensee during the year. Supt. Glendinning said that


ROUND TABLE’S CHARTER ANNIVERSARY DINNER


Why so many


are bitter towards America


there was a total of 29 licensed premises in the division, includ­ ing 26 hotels and one “off’ licence He said that the estimated


Clitheroe Round Table’s


population of the Division was 4,715, making an average of 181 persons to each fully lic­ ensed house or. taking all classes of licensees together, 159 persons to each licence. Miss M. R. Lord, presiding


ini .


without a licence, and cannot be licensed because they inter­ fere with domestic radio and


television reception and other authorised radio services. The purpose of the order is


congratulated th: Superinten­ dent on his report and said she was very pleased at the low number of prosecutions considering the number of


le in the area and tile


example, 27 mc/s ualkie-talkies | number who visited the area ■which cannot legally be used


for an evening out. STRUCK BY


complete ban on the manufac­ ture or import of all types of transmitters working in these bands. Only what are called radiotelephonic transmitters are affected and exemptions will be made for any of these which can legally be used, such as radio amateurs’ sets. At present, it is not illegal


to deal with the problem at its source and to protect the public from being offered apparatus which they can­ not legally use. The order does not mean a


stressed the importance of planning for utmost organisa­ tional efficiency, while still pro­ viding caller offices where peo­ ple could enquire in emergency


AUCTION MART


UARY 14th elivcrcd by hand ere


i i u i H i i i i n r der Value


there was a lighter entry of 54 cattle, six calves, 295 hoggs, sheep and ewes, and 43 pigs on offer. Quotations: steers, light,


At Mondey's fatstock sale and to accept the


501/- to 217/- cwt; heifers, light. 190/- to 202/-: medium, 196'-: Rejects and Under­ weights. 180/- to 200/-; B and W Heifers with grade, 206/-: quality cows, 138/- to 165/-: plainer cotvs 119/-: Friesian bulls (15 cwt.l 152/-; calves, bobby, 30/- to 90/-; calves, stronger. 120/- to 125/-; hoggs, light and medium. 3/1 to 4/ lb: sheep. 2/3 to 3/1: horned and H.B. ewes. 51/- to 95/- pigs. porkers. 39/- to 40/- per score lb.: cutters 34/- to 39/- bacon. 37/- to 37/6; O/W, 33/-


BC £ t "X",


IT’S AN OLD LANCASHIRE CUSTOM


trrfi* John Hargreaves, of 12, Vic­


STEEL SHEET A Clitheroe workman, Mr.


toria Street, was taken to Blackburn Infirmary after a steel sheet fell and struck him on the head on Friday after­ noon. He was allowed to return home after treatment. Mr. Hargreaves is a steel erec­


tor employed by Messrs. T. W. Ward, of Sheffield, a firm of contractors' engaged on work for Ribblesdale Cement, Ltd.


either to sell or buy a walkie- talkie of this type, though it is illegal to operate one without a licence (and the 1967 Act raised the maximum fine for this to £400 while retaining the maxi- President of the Old Clith- mum penalty of three months’ eronians’ Association, Mr. h imprisonment). The Post Office F . Rn,|,iv _r Dniton-in-


ters in this country will not be issued. The new order is designed to put an end to this anomaly Among the ma n y people


tenth charter anniversary dinner was held at the Slar- kie Arms Hotel on Friday, attended by 120 Tablers and


guests. The guests included the Dep­


uty Mayor of Clitheroe (Coun. J. Hall), Col. Eastwood, Vice- Chairman of Clitheroe Rural District Council, Canon ’A. E. Clark, Vicar of Clitheroe. Mr. J. Whittaker, president of the Rotary' Club of Clitheroe, Mr. Henry Wood, chairman of Round Table Area 34. and Mr. J. M. W. Dawson, chairman of Clitheroe 41 Club.


Round Table, Mr. Peter Bridge proposed the toast to the


The chairman of Clitheroe


guests, and the response was given by Mr. W. D. Greenwood. Rotarian Whittaker proposed


convoy's of caravans to the stricken city of Skopje, their collection of £28.000 for Aber- fan and their distribution of the money within a few days. He paid tribute to them for digging mud from the stricken cottages in the flooded valley of the Lune. “I congratulate you on seeing a need and doing something about it.” "Locally, we the inhabitants


Bowland Forest YFC beaten in quiz


of Clitheroe, are particularly grateful for the good service rendered when flooding occur­ red here, and we are fully aware and appreciative of the active interest you take in the old and disabled in our midst,’ he said. He could tell them that the


Club met in the village Rooms at Dunsop Bridge last week when the senior quiz team played a Bilsbrough team. Un­ fortunately for Bowland Forest, the Bilsbrough team returned home the winners.


the toast “The Round Tables of Great Britain and Ireland” to which Mr. Wood responded.


taker. spoke of the good work performed by the Round Table both nationally and locally.


to learn of some of their nat­ ional activities including their


He had. he said, been thrilled In his speech, Rotarian Whit­


Rotary Club looked forward to working very closely with them over the next few months on their joint effort in con­ nection with tile proposed "wish scheme”, and they knew they would find the Tablers able and willing partners in their joint desire to do “that little bit more” for the lonely in their midst.


to right: Mr. Whittaker, Mr. Wood, Mr. Bridge and Coun.


Picture shows, front, left


Clark, Mr. Greenwood and Col, Eastwood.


Hall. Back: Mr. Dawson, Canon


Garstang book will aid fund


as warned about this and that ^ rnest ° ° , 7’ ot u a t0,n in licences to use these transmit- Furness, has presented ' to


licensed to use approved walkie- guished old boys, the late talkie and small radio trans­ mitters are business users (for example, in factories and on building sites): police, fire and other public services, the press, schools, entertainers, organisers of sporting events and yachts­ men. A condition of their licence is that the apparatus used meets performance re­ quirements and operates on the proper frequencies. The GPO Radio and Broad­


casting Department (RB), Armour House. St. Martin’s-Le- Grand. London, E.C.I.. deals with applications for exemp­


tionsA general exemption for


amateurs to build their own sets will be published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes shortly.


Blackburn Grammar School a book published in 1897 which was written by one of that school’s most distin-


Professor John Garstang. He has given it to the school


to help the £100,000 “Build for the Future” appeal Mr. Boddy was so impressed


Bowland Young Fanners’


Sergeant Mancini on Vietnam were as sensible as he is sincere and courageous! What sue the principles for which Americans are dying in Vietnam? They, a large, rich, and prosperous nation whose record towards their coloureds is the worst in the world among “civilised” countries, think they have the right to invade a small territory and crush its efforts to settle its own differences. Neither the North nor South


Would that the views of


Ctithcroc Advertiser and Times, Friday. February 9. 1968 9


restriction order to be with­ drawn within a fortnight and replaced, at a later date, by one five times as large. Indeed it might arrange for a “ten ton axle limit”, which really means no limit at all—it’s so simple. It might be noted that the


traffic which crossed the Chat- burn Bridge in no way com­ pares with the DAILY weight of approx. 5,000 tons which goes


over the dangerous Pimlico Road bridge.


15. Pimlico Road, Ciitheroe.


CHARLES MUSSON.


A club for residents from


Vietnam know the meaning of the word ‘Communism,’ as | meant by the Americans. They, whether mistakenly or not,


own w y. overseas ? May I through the good offi-


beean a struggle for a united ces of your paper myite all Vietnam Even if America didn’t people of overseas origin now


o - i


Mr. Alan Can- and the Bils­ brough team leader to the judges and question master.


Thanks were expressed by


the short business meeting which followed.


CATTLE CENSUS


1967 agricultural census for England and Wales show that the number of dairy cows has increased compared with December 1966 while the num­ ber of beef cows is almost the same. The total number of


The results of the December


sheep and lambs has fallen. There has been a further in­


crease since September in the size of the pig breeding herd.


affected by the foot-and-mouth epidemic.


These results were of course


shows an increase on last year and the number of breeding fowls was unchanged. Broiler fowls show an increase.


The total egg-laying flock


with the appeal idea when he attended the Old Blackbum- ians’ dinner in December that he thought the proceeds from the sale of the book could help the appeal. The book, bound in red leather, which will no doubt he


of great interest to the Old Blackburnians’, was printed by the North-East Lancashire Press Company a t the offices of the "Express and Standard” in Church Street, Blackburn, and was originally produced as a series of articles in that paper in the summer of 1895. The book takes the reader


total of beef-type and dairy- type cows), was up by 39,000 (1.2 per cent! and the beef herd a ing an increase of 42,000 (1.6 pe rcent) and the beef herd a small reduction of 3,000 (0.5 per cent). The total number of heifers in calf (first calf) has fallen over the year by 10,000 (2 per cent) and the number of calves under one year old has decreased by 32,000 (1.3 per cent). By the census date total slaughterings of cattle due to foot-and-mouth disease had reached about 130,000 of which approximately half were dairy cows.


Compared with December 1966 the breeding herd (the


back to the founding of the school in the 16th century and features pictures of many not­ able people and articles con­ nected with the school. The appeal campaign was started in September 1967 and already £70,000 has been raised. There have also been promises of another £5,000. The organiser, Lt.-Comman-


DRINKS EXTENSION FOR RACES


and the Spread Eagle Hotel at Sawley were granted extensions from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat­ urday, April 4, for the annual Pen die Forest and Craven Hunt Point-tc-Point meeting.


The four hotels in Gisburn


der R. Fletcher, R.N.. asks that people interested in tile pur­ chase of the book (which will be sold to the highest bidder), should contact him at the cam­ paign office, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.


SERVICE ON TV


Lt.-Commander Fletcher Coulson reading the book,


programme on BBC1 “Songs of Praise”, is to be televised from the Nave of Blackburn Cathe­ dral on Sunday, 21st April.


The Sunday evening religious “WHITE HORSE INN” PRINCIPALS Mr. John Clegg conducted be better employed looking ^ n6ed ^ feel for social S ic k e n in g They—the


| ruary 15. » £ £


after their own inferable fa(filities within the community ghettos. They can t afford a sucj1 as an international Club, free Health Semce even foi I where they could meet people


big salaries offered to the trained specialists of other nations. To see handsome Americans, on TV, offering dolls to children whose mothers they have set fire to with Napalm is to make the heart sick; 30.000 Vietnamese have lost limbs or eyes, and many more killed, because of the so called "Liberation” by the American Government, whom disassociate from their


their whites but boast of their | q£ own other nation- alities (including Clithero-


nians). Entertainment and refresh­


ments will be provided by the Clitheroe Council of Christian Congregations, and it is hoped that all nationalities in the area will be represented.


RONALD JOBLING. (Rev).


namese hate the Americans more than they hate the North, „ „ _________ but they are stuck with them, appeal to parents of blind child- No wonder that so many renj m 1964 I opened up chan-


deluded public. The truth is. the South Viet­


FOR BLIND CHILDREN


MAY I use your columns to


thoughtful Americans a r e I nel swimming to more and beginning to understand the more people by popularising bitterness of the feeling. the channel relay swims. This expressed by otherwise friendly year I should like to open up people, of the words. “Go home, | channel swimming to blind


Yanks” WINIFRED U.


Little Barnes, Church Street,


COPELAND (Mrs.)


St. Ives, Huntingdoa


Keep this area as a sanctuary


Head. Stocks Reservoir and the fells and forests around them, may I endorse "Nat­ uralists" plea that this place be kept as an area of out­ standing beauty and as a sanc­ tuary for wild birds and small


As a great lover of Dale


of the reservoir, the quiet walks and above all the large variety of birds which can be seen at any time, should surely be a very good reason for preserving it for those of us who can appreciate such things in our leisure moments. I am sure that a great many


animals. The serene beauty and peace


people in the same way—by forming a relay team of blind schoolchildren. Will parents who have a


2. Gresley Road, Upper Holloway. London. N. 19.______________


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like it why shouldn’t they be living in Chtheroe to a special allowed to go to Hell in their evening at Trinity Youth Club, nwn wav"


Parson Lane, Chtheroe, at 7-30 | prrL on Thursday next, Feb-


The purpose of the evening


Council must honour national awards


With reference to “Rate­


payer’s” protest at officials’ "salary increases” wh i c h appeared in the last issue oi the “Advertiser and Times”, are we to assume that h e . wishes the Borough Council (who as a local authority are


expected to set an example to all employers) to refuse to im­ plement nationally negotiated


awards? The Borough Council have


honoured all national awards in respect of both office and manual employees from the correct date of implementation, and there has been no delay with regard to any such award.


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF NALGO.


education, G r e a t Harwood Trades and Labour Council are reported to have said m a letter to Mr. Patrick Gordon Walker $hat “no objections to •the Soheme came from any of -the Junior, Secondary Modern, or Secondary Gr am m a r


of No. 5 Divisional Executive r e ga rd in g comprehensive


4No opposition’ claim denied In connection with the policy


| swim, please write to me? W. WESTLEY.


blind child (not partially sigh­ ted but totally Wind) who can


impression by r emi n d i n g readers of the statement we made dining negotiations m November 1966 that "the majority of Staff at Ciitheroe Royal Grammar School for Girls . . . whilst not wholly rejecting the principle of com­ prehensive education, do not support the proposed changes in the educational system in Clitheroe, and feel that any scheme so far suggested will prove inferior to the existing system, where all -three schools co-operate so well.”


Schools.” We would like to correct Hus


THE STAFF,


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Girls.__________


LANCASHIRE SPECIMU PROGRAHHEO HDt UNCASHIRE PEOPLE BY


FROM


people do so, and it is only the odd few cars that come along with their noise and lit­ ter at present. But, if the res­ ervoir w'ere to be made a pub-1 lie recreation ground, it would become like Semerwater where cars and boats can easily get to the water’s edge and which has been ruined -,v litter and noise at the week-ends. Surely no lover of Dale Head can allow that to happen? I should he only too pleased


to give any useful support in this matter.


BETTY R. W. NEWSHOLME, (MRS.)


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Old Hall. Broughton, Preston.


A simple solution


fortunate in obtaining the sup­ port of the Rural District Council in their problem res­ pecting the proposed weight restriction order (seven tons laden or unladen) on the Down- ham Road railway bridge. The interest of the RDC in


Chatburn Parish Council are


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