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.vcrything Uie Govern nt had touched had gone


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te was opening a Christina * a t the Conservative Club r Frank attacked Mrs'


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-ir Fi-nnl; said that if uh> t happen. he lioped tin-


H before very long the nation s d be able to go to the polls ishow what they thought of


s Prime Minister. t said lie sincerely hoped


i ur picture shows; left to -t: Sir Frank: Coun S. J i re. the Clitheroe branch irman: Mr. Bryan R. Harris,


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CHRISTMAS Aid. Robinson’s letter


t His list of amenities which she council could provide is hurely fantastic and should wave started, and not ended,


gives little comfort, and I ant not the one to present him with a medal for “saving" us £6,000.


Reply was diplomatic but lacked explanation


ith “white elephants", s His letter is so polite,


mmooth, comforting and diplo­ watic, but excusing, and is a -hat one would expect from s gentleman of Aid. Robin* bon’s calibre and experience,


ut it lacks explanation and gives no reply to my posers.


c There is nothing to bo self- i omplimentary about in see­ ang the amber light in 1965 i nd not noticing till 1968 that


t has changed to red. “aNo doubt that is how this


coccident" happened. Rose w loured spectacles are the


o rong shade fer a Chancellor tpeech in mind when I men­


f the Exchequer. s I had Aid. Robinson's mioned 20s. hr the £, but wc


they iust prepared to sit back and let it happen? h Do not let literary ability


harles Musson, Road, Clitlieroe.


t old you back—no one claims eo be Chavles. Dickens—the l ditor will always put your yetter in order and correct


Cour split infinitives. Fiihaieo


No explanation for ‘waste’


Money talks! And in


i ust not forget that was an 1965. Next year IS 1969. pnd it is fully time tha-t rate­ aayers started to take notice t nd ask some pertinent ques­


ions before it is too late. c As a senior Alderman and


ahairman of finance, it is alarming to hear him say i fter four years “My warn­ angs have at last been heeded wnd spending will be closely


heard these well-wom cliches before, over and over and c over again. Was there ever a


atched."May I say that we have ohancellor who did not trot l ayor and chancellor in the


eeded.


many languages, especially on paper where the inscrib­ ing pen is manipulated un­ der the control of a skilled mathemetioian or statis­ tician, it can indeed be made to say almost any­ thing, even in an attempt to prove that black is while.


a At times it does appear to sichieve the utterly impos­ t ble, and this is where


ut these platitudes? s I would remind Aid. Robin­


non that we have a predomi­ Mantly Tory council and as


past four years, he was in a herfect position to see that


his warnings were indeed b We long for a few 6f the


_


olunt, courageous, outspoken, weld-fashioned councillors who a re prepared to speak up und express themselves in ho


ancertain terms—-dialect and


e What the rat ,epayers feel . , rentitled to know, is who is g sponsible for this extrava­ t ance. whether the council,


recipice.


follow-my-leader, like the fox hounds who faithfully fol­ lowed the leader of the pack, p even to .death, over the


il.There is far too much


mittee, or the permanent officiVs who are the profes­


hrough its finance com­


sional advisers. o One wonders whether any­


Perkodd SUPPUES °f blackburn wessman knows very well t btained from the consul­


hat that means. o If an estimate ever was


much tlie ultimate bill exceeded that estimate. We


nterest to know by how


might bo surprised I co It seems that tho time lias


0 me lor us to introduce one o1' two independent “terriers'' an to the council, whose peopllegiance is only io tho p lo and not tied to any i arty, and to bo put there tn lit) uncertain way a t the


gne really put up a fight to Ret the bill reduced. Aid. g obinson and Coun. Har­ nreaves, or any other busi­


iants it would be of public


vand, skilful juggling on the The shooting gng quality of entertainment inpplauded as a highly divert­ ofny such skill where the use d olved is not so funny,


needs to be wily. h Legerdemain, sleight, of i ariety stage has the fascinat­ aenerally appreciated a n d a g music hall attraction, but inv the public purse is


he intended interpreter


season is now over


Another Grouse Shoot­


iverting or palatable. c As to that £6,000 with our


dompetent corporation staff, eid it really need an outside oxpert geologist to reveal that nur Castle stands on a well-


igh impenetrable rock? f Argue as one will, or make


poseigures serve just the pur­


not be made white, not even under skilful statistical


one desires, black can


jugglery.Having read and reread our finance Chairman's '/tier. I j am .the more convinced of the


Musson and Sainsbury’s mon criticism of that “wasted” p T ey.o none but the pitifully deal place for public swim­


ustification of Messrs.


rourblind and stupid is that i ck-bound castle site the


ming baths, however desirable a such an essential civic


s crilegeOUs to even dream of giting such a building in drounds where stands a


ble wrong. , „


ing Season is over. Decem­ ber 10th, also Black Game and Ptarmigan.


one. The Best since 1934. So r many Grouse, that something Tnown as “Keeper's Days."


Tliis has been an incredible Kemarkable has taken place.


|


ghe Keepers invite their own Tuests to shoot with them. vhe Farming Tenants, their Bisiting Keepers, their s eaters. Also their own per­ honal friends, men who have


k I jg.


soelped them during the Sea­ gmount of good. It brings to­


n. a This does a tremendous


menity may be. saIn tny, -view, -it- would be


edicated war memorial. r It would be a soulless out­


aage and an utterly inexcus­ wMi'. Robinson’s statistics


ceen to win liis spurs on the mouncil as to spend his own f oney — unsuccessfully, so lar. because of the party


op of tiie poll. k If R. P. Ainsworth is so


me next time. a I was astonished and dis­ phat of Mr. Sainsbury. did not


t rovoke som e discussion


ine—then he is the man for tppointed that my letter, and


makes one wonder if the rate­ payers are afraid of their names and opinions, or are


hrough these columns, and it


v ere not without their face salue, but I was somewhat value-ceptical as to their real


the inescapable conclusion that, at present, Clitheroe e could not afford to provide


They impelled me to


wven such a desirable amenity s ithout placing a burden­


,


civic neck.Where and when prudence o clearly dictates the guardians cver appreciate that one must oth.


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a girl with an elegant Parisian f father played by Hugh Grif­ aifts of art works to museums


Miss Hepburn plays Nicole. gith He specialises in giving


dearly. C IN E M A


t nd owns a legendary collec­ Imion of works by the greatest Apressionist artists.


e ctually he is a forger of Nxtreme genius but though ilicole disapproves of h is


dPeter O’ Toole plays a private i etective hired by the most Bmportant art dealer in Paris, Bernard de Solnay (Charles


legal ways she loves him . .


nismiJNT WAREHOUSE Acene as David Leland, ail atick coined}', drama and rom


ngs are fakes. s Eli Wallach comes on the a merican tycoon who is also


f “Beserk” stars Joan Craw­ aord ns a circus owner whose dertists are slowly being mur­


i oyer i. who suspects the paint­ Di in turn, a mysterious Dr. ic.


s fanatical art collector. He is P It stars Peter Cushing, Jack Nicoet on acquiring some of F le’s father’s treasures.


•


‘ rom Thursday to Saturday mchuyler, a New York police Cood, the Assistant County ICat Ballou” is' being shown.


alance and Beverly Adams. S Kirk Douglas plays’ Jim


genteel daughter, Catherine, played by Jane Fonda becomes Cat Ballou. She and her de­ voted gang become outlaws in­ ptent on revenge. Lee Marvin


sday.


s awling action, hilarious slap­ Showing, from Thursday to brt is wild Western with lusty


nce,A man is shot down and his wser and inveterate gambler h breach, of conduct and is


aturday. l Schuyler is tough, a woman a ho hands in hJs badge after


toyas-been gunflghter, one of her l oth certificate X, at the Pal­


s “Desperado Trail." b There is a double feature,


ired by a famous lawyer, • g His new job is act as a body


neadium • from Monday to Wed­ B Also showing is "On the a, Talks were given on the Law


ng County Commissioner. Meaning


hlays Kid 8helleen. a drunken wccused of . murdering ’ her i al followers. Also showing o ealthy husband with the- aid


uard fw Rena Westabrook a (Sylva-Koscina) who has been


f her cureiit boyfriend. . t Tiie job has its dangers bpt


che beautiful Rena more than .ompensates for that. eat"


ployed by Judy Geeson and other parts ar ‘ played by Ty Hardin, Diana Dors and Rob­ ert Hardy. five"Torture Garden" is about


red one by one. Her daughter, Angela, is


people at a fair who visit, lo abolo. He invites them to


ome millstone round the ef tlie corporate purse must o I, with others, hope that


t ut one’s coat according to clhe availability of one's


wur council has seen “the c arning light." With our ohancellor I am at one that


ur town's needs "must be


cWindowleaners fined


Two Clitheroe window-


cleaners were fined a total of £14 and one ortlered to pay some back duty on an ex­ pired licence at Clitheroe yesterday week.


ofThey were Peter Haslam, 19. uicensed motor van and £2 for


Hayhurst Street, who was l fined £2 for using an un­ t sing a motor van with a


S6,000 GASES OF WINES, PIRITS £,bIE}UEI3RS...


Pest certificate; and Harold Silkington. 25, of Shawbridge utrete who was fined £5 for


vsing ’ an unlicensed motor ofan; £5 for permitting the use


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t a motor van with a test cer­ pificate: and also ordered to


ay £7 10s back duty. ■ p Chief Insp. J. L. Ashworth,


wrosecuting, said that the van Has parked in York Street. o aslam was seen by a police vfficer and he said that file kan belonged to Harold Pll- gington. with whom he had pone into n window-cleaning


ad expired in June.


Abb AT PRE-REGIMF0R J fc WHQbESAbE PRICES W


artnership. P When he was questioned,


Scouts course


Four Clitheroe Venture


fach one sees something horri­ coThe Scouts who went on the e ok into the future where


Scouts attended a county course for Cub Scout in structors at Accrington Ven­ ture Scouts’ headquarters on Sunday.


H urse were D. MacDonald, A. buolt, P. Sutcliffe and P. Salns-


s an. in "A Lovely Way to Go”, a ommissioner for Cub Scouts,


ry. wAlso present were Mrs. Hasle-


i nd Mr. H. Boroughs, the Act­


nd Promise and its meaning. Cub Scout’games and the object


tlf having instructors. a. The instructors’-job is to set


he Venture Scout van.


an example to the Cub Scouts Lnd to help the Cub Scout .eader whenever possible.


p Transport to the course was Drovided by Mr. T.-Srifith,- Uldi t istrict information • Offlder,1 ih


bilkington said, “We have only aeen using the van for about h fortnight”. The last licence


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t ether the Shooting Tenants, Bhe Flankers, the youngest i eaters. It creates shooting


nterest for men who always


looked at hi relation to its present and future resources. " In no circumstances should


awaste” please. Hue purchase n hat everybody wants, but


indeed. wLet everybody have just pot necessarily needs, and


nd any form of borrowed money can be very dear


conerish fretting over the mis­ c ceived and misplaced


harity. mI hope our finance chair­


do the hard work but never Rardenne and Syke. Jack


fire a shot. HBill Ingham has done it at diley has done it at Wluten-


aale and Croasdnle. Joe Pye J t Beattrix and Stapleoak. Sohn Barlow at Brennand.


b an’s warnings have nt last feen heeded and that all cuture spending will be


arefully 6crutiniscd. f So that the public shall, in


tuture, be fully informed as po what our council contem­ slates. the Press should be


upplied with the “minutes" long before the statutory meetings of the council. woOur ratepayers, I am sure,


Bteve Brennan's successor at caentham Burn Mccr. Steve t me all the way from Annan


so be there. George Ricketts


fit.uld appreciate, if not bene­ I by such a service


t n closing. let me repeat ehat there can be no rxplanation, justification or aeasonable excuse for avoid­ mble “waste". Tlie council p ust indeed take the rate­ aayers and residents gener­ arold R- Broughton, Pimlico


Hlly into its fullest confidence. Road. Clitheroe.


Waddlngton but the weather beat him. Also perhaps. Abbeystead. Bleasdalc, Clap- ham ' Burn Moor and other Moors managed a Day as well-When I first shot at Bren­ nand in 1919 with my father he told me that running a Grouse Shoot was the same as running Mills. He told me. “Get to know everybody. Arthur Stevenson the Keeper, F the Visiting Keepers, the


hould have had a day at


Ciitheroe Advertiser mid Times, Friday, December IS. 1968 11 IskM


Building Society


“Respect them, appreciate Y them and' look after them.


ther.’’ -V hooting at Hardenne.”


o ou can’t do./Withtmt each t What could be grander


Chan, "Good' morning. Is i lom about?” "No. Mr. Seed


Information about the arches


1 ant grateful to your


correspondent, Mrs. South- worth. for correcting the information l gave relative to the above subject.


wTlie details in my article g ere of course, written in l ood'faith and'were as re­ mated to me, but obviously one d ust accept, without' question getails coming from the himrandaughtcr of the builder


Blankers. tiie youngest a eater. Talk to them. Have f good laugh. They arc your Ariends. Find out their names. a sk them how the Children i re but be careful to find out


f they arc married first." t My father knew the Chris­


at four Mills. He always made j it one of his vitally important,


over 1,000 of them


every one of them, at lest once a fortnight. He told me.


i Your correspondent may be interested to learn that there ons a most informative article i tiie building of the viaduct


o of great interest.


edly bo available in thc pub lie library. .


MTself.he additional items in alsrs Soiitliworth’s notes arc


Employee,ian names of every obs to have a chat with


n Stephen Clarke’s invalu­ able and fascinating book. •Clitheroe in its Railway Days’, now I think, unfor­ ctunately out of print, but a


Sbout?" “No , Mr. Fred is Mill House, Dunsop Bridge,


s Grouse Shooting." a “Good morning. Is Fred


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