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JO CUthcroc Advertiser and Times, May 16, 1969


MAN, 23, DIES, FIANCEE INJURED


IN VAN CRASH ■ A man died and his fiancee was seriously injured when


their van crashed into a bridge at the weekend. The couple, from Brockhall Hospital, were travelling to Bedfordshire to view a house they hoped to buy.


CINEMA


More thrills and


glamour © ‘~i.


once again pitting his wits | «qUite poorly but improvln against his arch enemy, Carl


, - - .. . . , .


Retersen. The tall, tough and hand­


some Drummond has to pre­ vent Petersen (James Villiers) from wrecking the launching of Britain’s new prestige super­


sonic aeroplane. ;,To help him. Petersen has


assembled a - band of beautiful


but lethal women. '•'These are played by Dalian


ney James.' Kenneth Williams | and- Charles Hawtrey.


L o sc Ghost


track coach who is staying at a ramshackle hotel built by tne old notorious. Captain Black-


the .ghost 01 " ‘0


there is family entertainment, in- the shape of Peter Ustinov as Captain Blackbeard in the film "Blackboard's Ghost." a Walt Disney production. iDean Jones plays a new


;From Thursday to Saturday


beard.Through chance he summons the ghost of the captain and


I old bakery assistant at the hospital, wa5 dead on arrival at " hospital alter the. van smashed into a bridge on the


I M6 at Barthomley. Cheshire. His father, Mr. David Jones,


Trevor David Jones, 23-year-


Bets shop ■ CARAVANNERS manager CONVERGE altered ION LOW MOOR slips


A branch manager of alclub are acting as hosts betting office , who altered 'throughout the weekend when


betting slios and took- the some 100/200 outfits are ex- winnings from the firm w-isl^^^'^ *o be .n attendance,


gather for the holiday week-end. The North West Area of the


wmnmgs rroin iiie 'irm,,was A,full programme has been fined £70 by Burnley magis-. arranged for the period, inclu- trates on Monday.


ding sports, a social evening,


I a former cook at the hospital, | lives in Colder Avenue, Billing-


admitted four offences. He was 1 There is an inter-area corn- fined £25 for stealing'£19 5s. I 'PCtmn designed to test the from his employers, Mark Lane 1 skdt of the caravanner in man- (Bur-nley) Ltd.: a, further £25 oeuvrlng car and caravan,


at the Civic Hall from Mon- the central reservation, dav to Wednesday, shows


“Some Girls Do, showing irom the van as it skidded over she was detained in North


I ley Wn-lmsley; of the The . Drive. Brockhall. wag - flung


1,ton. His fiancee, 16-year-old Les-


rirtinrmond I _______ on Trent with head injuries.


for stealing. £10-6s. 3d. from l Th,e; Hailts al,d- them on another occasion; £10 ‘


Edward Woodworth, aged 21, lbas tol'r °f rile area> 111111 Newton Street, Clitheroe, 1 snow. etc.


Obituary


Mary Ellen Shore, of cnai- bum Road, Clitheroe,’


Mrs. M. E. Shore A native of Gisbuni, Mi's.


her home yesterday week....... Mrs. Shore was a membe;


-died at The National Meet of the Sprite Caravanners’ Club


will be held at Low Moor, Clithcroe, from May 23 to 26, when members from England, Scotland and Wales will


a central fund. The original idea to pur­


chased caravan has now blos­ somed to caravans, and the presentation being made on May 25 is the third holiday caravan to be donated by mem­ bers of the Sprite Caravanners’


Club to the National Society, for Mentally Handicapped Chil­ dren.


lor defacing a: betting slip to | the - competitor receiving^ the gain something for hjjnself most points in this event, and a further £10 for altering a ° ae °r rile lughlights of the


Trophy will* be presented to


betting slip with intent to meet, on Sunday, 2o May, will d-pfi-niid ‘


He asked for six offences of f01. .Mentally Handicapped stealing a total of £36 5s. lOd. I Qhildrcn


. .. and was stated later to be C o u n ty


Smash strike Kins Street shop


& S o S m S t ^ S | Transistor radios, t a p e stars ■


” showing with it is “D2n’t I players valued at more than H^ d,;’’,f^ v n u a n t


I recorders and record


I £223 were stolen in a smash and grab raid on a Clitheroe


shop in the early hours of


Tuesday morning. Thieves got into the King


Street premises of J. Aspden by kicking a hole In a large


3-5 a.m. by a policeman inspect­ ing property in the town. Neighbours heard no sound of the glass breaking. The items stolen include: one


plate glass window. Tile, theft was discovered at


"host soon creates havoc "in all three KB KR028 radios, cne *F°st of places


romantic attachment for Dean I One KB KR607 radio, black. * Suzanne Pleshette provides .a 18p- 9ti- each,


Jipncs and the pair of them have a busy time trying to Pre_ vent the hotel from getting into


stone Cubs."


the hands of a hoodlum Showing with it is “Yellow­


Bov, 15, bought beer


heard on Wednesday. He was fined £2 lor buying


Whatlev. IS


Ha he


Clitheroe Ju Juvenile I When Whe


rwood bov was askcl how old ^ '{ra l s £2® /jflKp was in the De Lacy Anns. lailev, he said that he was nlifheroe


a 15-year-old Great io-.v i uia w w Panel


beer and £1 ior drinking it. Insp. E. Jones said that on


Saturday. March 8. Insp. S. Evans and Pc Alan Gaunt visi­


another young man. When the police officers


asked the boy his age. he replied that he was 18.


is best io r coffee, a quick lu nch ,


Which?


. a cup of tea in pleasant su r rou n din g s ,


M a n y people say - . . STEADS C A F E


1 S U D E L L C R O S S B L A C K B U R N


t c - - f f Vr v - V ' ' c-L*?. • < - .7 mm


fhe one green, £8 3s. l0d. each: yellow.. cue blue, cne


£10 16s.: one Ferguson 3160 radio, black. £12 Os. 3d.: one


KB KP036 record player, green, worth £18 Is. 4d.: two Bush TR124 Radies, cne black and


■RNR record player/radio, black, £15 10s.: cne Sharp RD 504 tape recorder, black. £21 10s. 6d.


Bush VTR143 radio, black £17 3s. 4d.: one Bush TR146 radio, black. £10 2s. 10d.: one Murphy B842 radio, black, £17 3s. 4d.; cne Murphy B841 radio, red or black, £19 10s. Id. One Bush TP60 tape recorder, black, £20 5s. Id.; one Discaset


. A -television cabinet and- a radiogram cabinet were damaged in the raid. In the early hours of Sun­


day morning. the Waggon and Horses Inn. Pimlico Road, ’and the Working Men’s Club in Whalley Road were also broken


into.


taken from the club, but at the Waggon and Horses, thieves forced the catch on a sash win- dew and stele £37 in cash and 500 cigarettes, and other property worth £7. They left, behind a further


Only about 15s. in cash was


3.000 cigarettes which were tiered in the bar.


of Wednesday morning, -thieves stole about £ 20.in cash from a sweetshop ■ at the- Toll Bar corner, Chatburn, after break­ ing a window at the front of the shop with'a''stone.


And during the early hours . . .


Detective ‘Jack Wareing. of Ciit-herce CID, .istinvestigalin:


Risbtoii' 'youth fined'£2


was flnecl £2 lor buying a glass of beer in the Dog Inn, Whal­ ley and £1 for drinking it by Ciithcroe Juvenile Panel cn Wednesday.


A 16-year-old Rishton youth


Inso E. Jones said that on Saturday, March 8, Pc Alan


Gaunt and. Insp. S. Evans went into the Dog Inn, Whal­ ley. where- they saw the youth ith another young man in the


lounge with glasses of beer. The youth wag asked how


old he was, and replied that he was 16.


said th a t he was sorry i t had hauosned and that he hoped it- would not do so aga-in.


In court, the youth's father


E x tc n io n s a t p o n d le Primary school


were officially opened on F r id a y by Miss' D o ro thy


R u s h to n , pictured above, a fo rm e r headmistress, T h e guests included the


M a y o r an d Mayoress of C l i th e ro e , Conn, and Mrs. S . F . H a rdm a n , Col. H . Eas t- w o o d, cha irman of the N o , 5 D i v i s i o n a l Education E x e c u t iv e , and chairman of C l i th e ro e Rura l Council; M r . E , J . F o x , divisional educa­ t io n officer, county education


officials, and local head teachers. • • ■ School managers and


. „


be the presentation of a cara- . van to the National Society


from, the film, coupled irith six It. was in 1gG4 that the Inter­ offences of defacing betting I national Sprite Owners’ Club, slips, to be considered.


' now the Sprite Caravanners’


ing, said Woodworth was man- charitable organisation, ager at the Canning Street, In those days very little Burnley, branch of the firm, support was given to the After altering greyhound bet- National Society for Mentally


Mi-. G. J. Hacking, prosecut- club, decided to support a


ting slips, Woodworth took the Handicapped Children and at money from the shop.


the Whitsuntide rally that year


denied -the offences at first, I society and raise funds to buy saying -that he had altered the a caravan to give to them .so slips on behalf of the punters, t-ha-t parents %these unfortu- Later, in an alleged state-1 nale children could take them


When seen by the police he L }vas decided to adopt this


ment, he said “Just before away and have a happy, care- Cliristinas I was- short of money lre6 holiday, and hit on the idea of chang- ing fhe bettmg slips.


“Sometimes I would put a The funds m the early days t betting slip in myself and after were raised by members giving


p m „PP,is , c


a n d in th e , evening'a_“coffec of 1 s - .


p a ren ts were also present, I winnin°- number. I don’t know I invariably winning their- own .................. .. _ how much I ’ve taken.


he race I would alter it to the small items for competition, gifts and giving them back


e v e n in g fo r parents was held in th e school. P u p i ls - conducted a (service tha n k sg ivin g and pre­


sented Miss- Rushton- and M r s . H a rdm a n with bou­ quets.


of Clitheroe Parish Church. ■ She is survived by her hus­


band Adam and her son. Sid­ ney.


a well known Sabden resident. Mr. Thomas Hodgkiuson, ol Wesley Street.: He was 80. His body was placed in the


Mr. T. Hoilgkinson Tire death has occurred of


Parish Church the' day before the service, which was con­ ducted by the -Rev. J. White. Cremation took place at Accrington.


A question economy


motorway. That is the fact which is made clear by the most detailed ever investigation made into petrol consumption. I t was earned out by -the


It’s cheaper to travel by


Road Research Laboratory and has been published as a report under the title of “The Effect of. Road and Traffic Conditions on Fuel Consumption. With a constant check on


o f • • •


which runs from £7—12, and only a handful of parking meters which cost at the rate of Is. for four hours or 4s. for 4 hours, there is a lot to be said for such a place.


from the authorities that they will even waive the


Add to this co-peration


speed limit and close a road or regularly give motorists the freedom of their sands.


willin'’' to pay back. I ’m sorry a little more towards the fund. I did -this and I realise what a The club has now divided stupid trick it was.”


“All the money I ’ve got I ’m again to be auctioned to make 1 and an advocate's fee of 5 gns. ‘ area’s activities are paid into Auction Mart reports Glllncroc


• , Local spring lambs 4s Id to]made to £139 and averaged jos 3jcl per lb. average 4s 8id; | £116.


At Monuaj s aistMk saic, average 3g 5W. . local sheep A l Mnnrlav’s faKlock sale I lucal hoggs 2s 161d tc 4s,


69 cattle. 272 local Spring 2s 7d to 2» 9d, average 2s 8d. lambs, sheep, hoggs and HB ewes 38s to ms each,


ewes, and 65 pigs were on average 137s 6d; homed ewes, offer.


average 212s; medium 196s, average 188s.


S.L. ■ lreifer 212s per cwt: Stecrs, light. 193s to 225s,


average 207s; medium 183s. ■ Rejects and underweights,


134s 6d. / Heifers, light, 187s to 217s,


200s to 224s, ..avenai»j 212s 10d. COWS 110s 'to-jMs,


180s to | bacon 29s. 6cl t0 32S( average


62s to 100s, average 76s 5d. Pigs: porkers. 31s to 33s per score average 32s 3d: cutters . i28s to 33s 6d, average 30s 5d;


.is mu. I coocl-- trade.-'-for • best calyers iverOs^-1 and stores meeting exception­


ally brisk trade.


7 forward. B. and W. July calvers made I


Special sale of in-calf cattle: |


to £78. B. and W. August calvers made to £04. 1 B. and W. fully accredited, due Sep-1 tember, made to £ 111. Weekly sale of store cattle:


30s 7d.At Friday’s extra sale of m . calf and store cattle, t-here was “ . “f t a small entry forward, with a 1 weexii


£74 10s. B. and W. heifers made to £87. Hereford heifers made


41 forward, trade good. B. and W. bullocks made to I


with lambs at foot: 88 forward. Horned ewes made from £2 2s to £ 6' 7s; lialfbred ewes made


Judges L. Hanson, of West £11-S 6tl- I Weekly sale of ewes and ewes


calving, to £115. In calf heifers ewes with single lambs made to | to £92.


s7on'g bullocks to £84,. heifers I lambs made to £9 15s; halfbrcd to '£79, stirks £30to £49.


twin lambs made to


ted the De Lacy Arms. Whal­ ley. and -saw the boy with


Bradford, and L. Birtle of West Calves Bradford made ■ the following awards: Best heifer, 1. S. Pear­ son, of Slaidbum; 2, J. and E. Greenhalgh of Bashall Eaves.


of Rossendalc. 2, H. Wilkinson of Hurst Green.


At Tuesday's weekly prize show and sale of - newly calved


Best cow. 1, G. Thompson ,


£3 to £9 10s and averaged] £8 3s 4d.


Calves: 3 forward made from Gisburii


newly calvecl cows and heifers, including fully accredited, met a good trade. Prizes: B. and'W. cow. 1, F.


A hairdresser, Miss Pauline


Ellis, formerly of the Pendlc Hotel. Chatburn, was mar­ ried at St. James's Church.


| Clilhcroc, on Wednesday week lo Mr. Barry Allen, Ison of Mr. and Mrs.^ F. Allen, of Eastmoor Drive,


I Clitheroe. The bride is the youngest


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Miss Janet Ingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ingham, of York Lane, Langho, married Mr. Robert


.Leonard, of Rishton, at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Langho: AVi regret that this picture was


inadvertently described in last week’s issue as Mr. anti Mrs. Nelson.


3 and Mrs, Nelson


, r a V T iW s Parish Chureh Blackpool Mr, and ML W tZXn * wi l - l liive in’--Epsom Koau,


and Mrc ^ticnn.wil in!Epsom R ad,,Anchors-. x I’winners Prelim Round 1. /V11I1IU13- - |v ji linimi-lRi< ua z, • • j yn-uo *


Knock-oul entrants


received for Clitlieroe Cricket Club's knock-out competition. First Round: May 16, White Lions FCJ v : Trutex;


'' Eighteen entries have been


May 19, Grindleton v Shire-, bum-V- Gentlemen;.:tMay<:'.21,.- TGB. Motors, v ’Joiners Aims A;‘ May 23,iHolUns CS School;,'


E’lis. of the Wilbrahm Arms, Nantwich. Cheshire. Given away by her fathe


lambs. Cattle and calves .-met a


the bride wore a white nylon chiffon gown with a Swiss lace


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bodice with a floating train at- the back Her long veil was secured by bomb hat headdress and she


carried a bcuquet of white arum lilies with trailing .fern Matrcn-of-honour was the


bride’s sister. Mrs. C. De-whurst, 'ho wore a blue nquamarir."


wild silk kaftan with braid.-r - trimming the neck, hem rr slecves. She had aquamar.’- flowers in her hair and can- mauve freesias with traffic fern. . Best man was Mr. John Sut­


cliffe. groomsmen Messrs. I. Wilkinson and J. Houghton, groom’s brothers-in-law and usher was Mr. C. Dewhurst, bride’s brother-m-’aw. The ceremony was performed


Hingest daughter of Mr. id Mrs. A. Procter, of ower Clerk Hill. Wliallcy,


Miss Margaret Procter.


.vas married at St. Barthol­ omew’s Church, Great Har­ wood. on Saturday to Mr. John Colin Pickard, third son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Pick­ ard, of Bradley Hall Farm,


by the Rev. George Campbell, After a receoticn at the


Great Harwood. Given away by her father,


Spread Eagle Hotel, Barrow, the couple left for a honeymoon in Blackpool. The bride's travelling outfit


Pye's cf Clitheroe.


was an oatmeal drees with navy ccat with black patent accessories. — Photograph by


the bride wore a. full-length empire-line dress with a sweep­ ing train, trimmed with guipure lace. Her shoulder-length veil was mounted witli lily of the valley and she carried a bou­ quet of lily of the valley and


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‘ 1 heifers to £128. 1


--si


-I calves t< rn


Newly calved cows to L iu . r


, In tlie Dairy Section, 63


cattle rearing and bobby calves Paxton, £118; 2, F. Paxton, ewes and lambs, there was a £123; 3, F. Paxton, small entry ol cattle and calves but .more sheep and |


very 'good trade, sheep were steady.'


thia Rutherford and Mrs. Mary awartiS; Best cow or heifer, 1, forward. Baron.


matching headbands and they carried bouquets of mixed Ireesias.


Best man was Mr; Duncan n. caiveci Cows and heifers heifers, 193s to 216s average Pickard, groomsmen Messrs “ - f &rded (including four 205s 3d; fat cows, 88s to 157s, Thomas Procter and- .Leonard L n„ aecre<«tedl;


the Dairy Section, 24 196s: uncertified steers and


T to i i t lr im ‘


Tomlinson, and ushers, Messrs. > Nevlv calved cow: 1, 156s, average 149s 7d. Hedley Pickard aud Clifford H ad 'in £136; 2, j, Ogden, Sheep light lambs, 4s 5d to


average 129s; bulls 138s Bare11-


The ceremony w.as conducted by the Rev. B. Eales.


;


Mr. and Mrs'. Pickard will live m The Bungalow, .Shawchile


. .. .................... - , £'i38- 3 l .’Jackson, £127. to lved helIer : 1, W. E. lambs is 8Jd to 5S 3d, average 5s 2d. average 4s 9d; medium


After a reception at M . . , , . „ R Hunter, £139. Spread Eagle Hotel, Barrow, * , . •


Brown £142; 2, W. E. Brown, 4S 9d; light hoggs 3S 4d to 3s 8jd. average 3s 7d; heavy


the couple left for a honeymoon ™ce^. he-.fei.s averaged £U3_ is_ Sid; uncertified hoggs 64s in jersey. - -


. ^ (;fuUy ac- hoggs 3s 8d: heavy shearlings


| and w (fully accredited) | each to 92s, average-80s 8d: ,.««1 «iws made to £131 and aver- ewes.- (halM>red). £2 10s to


£112 6s 8d B. and W. £8, average £6 2s-3d; homed


pink roses. : in attendance were Miss Cyn-


Sons, Ltd., Blackburn.


32s. 6d, average 31s 3d: cut­ ters. 29s . to 32s 6d, average 30s 9d: baconers 27s to 31s 6d


Pigs: porkers 29s 6d to


average- 29s 6d:; fa t . sows; £20 to £38,, average £29. Calves: killers, £3 7s, 6d to


£5 17s “ 6d. average £5 -3s 6d; rearers, £6 to £56 10s, average £19 2s lOd. At the weekly sale of in-


den, and T Pickard of Great there were 154 cattle, 172 r , Hat-wood made the following sileeo, 108 pigs and 184 calves


to £3 12s per head, horned ewes ers to £135; col. cows to £109; with lambs to £3 8s per head. «,]. heifers to £85. Judges S. Barnes of Baxen-1 j n the Fatstock Section,


Horned ewes with twin lambs


Chief Prices: B. and W. ccm_ to £123; B. arid. Wi. heif-


They wore full-length dresses I ^ p, an!j K. Seed of Whitewell. steers, 192s to 217s. average in jade green milano satin with j


R. C. Seed of Dunsop Bridge; Certified Cattle: L ig h t I 2o4S. medium steers’, 184s to


L 93s average 188s 6d; medium I heifers, 188s to 204s, average


Bes t in calf cows, summer from £ 6 7s to £7 18s; homed 1 £6 10s; homed ewes with twin


Woodworth was ordered to its own fund raising ideas, pay ’£29 11s. 3d. compensation though tire proceeds from each


into areas and each area has


consumption obtained by a flow meter that recorded to such a fine precision -that a reading could be obtained for a fifth of a second, every •type of traffic was experi­ enced by a selected team of drivers. ’


i 42 runs were carried out. T h e drivers operated


.chosen to provide all sorts of road conditions from motor­ way to city traffic, and some


A route of. 150 .miles was '


according to a varied list of instruction to drive as


economically as possible, to drive os they would ■ nor­ mally. and to drive as if in a hurry.


Lowest


sumption is ■ at its lowest when a car is travelling in


a VauxhaU Viva of 1,057 c.c. and a Ford Zephyr four- cylinder of 1,703 c.c. I t was considered -that the average of these approximated to the consumption of the hypo­ thetically average car, which on a cross-section of all cars would be of 1,346 c.c. I t emerged that fuel con.


The two cars chosen were


the region of 35 mph, and that in the lower speeds, ; such as 10 mph. it will rise - to: twice this minimum. - Moreover, fuel consump­


tion on motorways may be 10-20 per cent less, than that on ordinary roads while maintaining the same aver­


age speeds. An additional fact that is


Britain, on the island of Jersey. The special occasion was the introduction of the tailored for B r i tl s h- tastes Japanese Datsun ears.


All th i s happens in


at last year’s Motor Show, many changes have been made to them. The 1300, for. Instance, with a floor mount­ ed gear change, a re-designed facia, new and more comfort­ able seats, black upholstery and safety engineering.


Following their initial debut Signpost


40 limit on the island is reasonable. There are prac­ tically no straight stretches of road, .except -the coastal one w-hieh-was later closed for our use, and. many junc­ tions.


One soon finds that- the


tha-t Jersey signpost then- few roundabouts. "Filter in


Also reasonable is the way


turn” is the instruction they use. I t cheeks the over-cautious


driver from making a dead stop at a roundabout and the choking up of lanes.


coastal. road that, the tide, having receded, we got the freedom of the beach. : The Datsuns were well


I t was after being presen­ ted with the freedom of the


wanned up when they were set off-on a half-mile*circuit- • of the sand with a chicane halfway round to make it


brought out is that where gradients are concerned, there is no chance of gain­ ing on the swings what is lost on the roundabouts, to


more interesting. Retreat


Diirikn.ll and Sons, £109; 2, J. Harrison, £85; 3, D. Wilson,


Col. cow: 1. Mrs. E. A.


£89. B. and W. heifer: 1, F. Pax­


Rearing calves to £16; boboj Drinkall-and Sons. £70, ...-o to £ 7 .


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ton. £135; 2, F. Paxton, £122; 3, F. Moorhouse. £113. Col. heifer; i, Mrs. E. A.


rol used in climbing a hill is not compensated for when one goes down the other side. There is still a substantial fuel penalty which depends on the gradi­ ent of- the'hill where it is five to one or more.


use -the old saying. The extra amount of pet­


Average


consumption went up by 21 per cent for a 6.25 gradient and the,Zephyr’s by 30 per


Thus Hie Viva’s petrol cent.


consumption • figures, - as . shown by the Viva and dup­ licated in proportion by the Zephyr on different roads. For an average of five


Compare your probably ' .


mph in central London the consumption was 14.3 mpg. This went to almost 30 mpg when averaging 30 mph on arterial roads, and to nearly 50 mpg for an average of 40 niDh-on a rural motonvay. How about the effect of


suns that, for instance, the one I was co-driving sped round at such a rate that the tyre was rolled off the run, • yet the car never lost ■its stability.


I t says a lot for the Dat­


LUXURY Any II


. incoming tide -made us re­ treat to the sober 40 limit roads'of the- islands.


overhead camshaft engine in second gear for scores of -miles 011 the sand, the


And after bashing the


and car settled down to quiet smooth motoring with­


Immediately, the engine ,


out a trace of the tough two hours motoring it had :just undergone. Summing up, I found the •


Datsun 1300 a very pleasant car in- which one is-.at "once at home. I t is basically the-, same as the 1600 but with the smaller engine gives nearly 90 mph maximum and about 30 mpg. The 0-60 mph is obtained in 18 seconds. .There is a top speed of


different driving techniques? : Economy driving gave ■ 37


mpg in the Viva, normal driving 34 mpg and fast driving 30 mpg. The Zephyr, because of its extra power, did not show such a gap be-, tween normal and fast driving. Its figures were: economy


26.3 mpg, normal 23.8 mpg and fast 22.8 mpg.


Route


indication that the indivi­ dual driver can exercise a varying command over the: cost of running Ills car, especially where fuel costs are concerned. He can do this by the way,


Tliis all adds to a clear


pig gilts, sows an dstore -pigs, 416 forward met a good trade. 17 ill-pig sows to £40; 5 in-


he drives and also by the Toute he chooses. , Motorways give the oppor­


pig gilts'to £47. 1 boar to £35: 392 store pigs made from £3 14s to £8 and averaged £6 4S id; 1 sow with 6 follow­ ers made to £36 10s.


tunity of : maximum econ­ omy. ’ though this depends upon the driver exercising sufficient self-control


keep to a steady 50 mph.. : 1 ■ On these he also gains’be­ cause ■ the gradients are not : sufficiently steep to have any marked effect upon con-' sumption. -In contrast to .this, and at;


to


: tion than v A: roads, probably because; there - is -less : traffic :


an average speed of 35-40 mph, B and minor roads gave! a ' better 'fuel consump-


interaction. At a : higher .-.average the.


r Round 2; J June -9: CRGS V * cliase -t *tax of 36 per;_cent, . a .wclrive tcars^maintained ' and ' ch


. Club" A;v ’.Winners'. Pre-K 'out having ,


■ road tax


. But when th is ‘.is coupled -„«ie government. . -with petrol a t ‘3sr2d. a gal-,*'* ‘Does tlnsjrmg a 'ion,-cars that are sold with-; ; .vou, or are,.‘you .one of ,tlie to ‘bear


motonng,, o .- ^ based per* cent, a ’ pur- on - length


34-per: cent of motorists’who operated hy your (employer?.:


40 in second, with valve bounce setting in and 70 in third. Its price of £889 in­ cludes reversing lights, steer­ ing lock, cigarette lighter and a host of other fittings.


.Taxation


is developing as the result of the combination of universal vehicle ownership


A new type of car owner,


and the increased costs due •to taxation. The consumer research


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1968 Sunbeam St ille tcl 1967/8 " F " M .G . 110.1 white, "ZX" radl


1961 T r ium p h 2000. R l throughout, mail


1967/8 V iv a De lu xe , ( I 1967 H il lm a n C a l i fo rn l good condition;


1967 Mini S u p e r , Ma 1966 R o ve r 2000. One 1966 A u s t in 1800, M maintained by t


1966 1100. Absolutely 1966 M in i Super. C h owners, in excel


1965 A u s t in A40. Ext 1965 M .G . Magne tte 1965 1100, low mileat 1964 A u s t in A60. Gr- 1963 Mor r is 1000 low 1963 A u s t in Cambric


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£75 miiiimuif with M.O.T. selected^


1963 Austin A61 1964 Triumph trim


1964 Vauxhall 1966 Monis 111 1967 (F) Singer 1967 Ford Corti red trim


1963 Triumph trim


unit of Shell has been build­ ing up the characteristics of Mr. Average Motorist. rHe is a young man, own­


1966 Rover 3 li trim


ing .a used, high-mileage car. He . is likely to be mainly a do-it-yourself man, ^partly because of costs and partly : because of lack of confidence in the- servicing-’industry to


carry out - cheap and com­ petent work. Thus, for instance, about


45 per cent' of cav owners ■ bought- their oil over the r


counter and put it into tile engine .themselves. Price plays an important


: ducts ..of - the larger*-:corn-.--i panics must be dearer, than -


part in his calculations and he considers that the" pro-


' those of. the independents.- Complex


,• . •t- A-. L *- .51. ,


- word-of-mouth : reeommenda-( tion by “experts” whom he


His choice of . tilings motoring, stems mainly .from


A 40-mph maximum speed - straight. restrictions and an limit does not sound like a ' increasingly critical attitude. - 'motoring .paradise.


A roads are likely to return^'.;.developing a! “guilt complex", a better fuel figure. '


: as a-result of high-taxation,-'


' * ‘ on safety arid servicing bv ■ bell with


: knows;in.their,private rather,;- than ’trade capacity. And-'he,'is. in dager of-


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1965 Ford Zcph 1967 (F) Morris 1967 VaiLvhall trim


1967 (F) Jagua trim; one


1964 (65 model


1962 Austin A 1968 Ford Tha scats


1966 Morris IK 1963 Ford Con 1965 Morris 11 1967 Morris IV ; owner


1965 (66 model black tri


1965 Ford Corsj 1964 Wolseley 1967 Triumph . of two ..


1966 Rover 21 choice of


1967 M.G.B.


1967 Morris l j with grecl


1966 Austin M


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1967 Ford Cat black triH


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