Clillieroe Advertiser and Times, Friday, April 25, 1969 9


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Commencing August, 1969 Closing date for applications April 26th, 1969


All-correspondence concerning apprenticeships should be addressed to the Education Officer


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. RIBBLESDALE CEMENT, CLITHEROE, LTD.


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For further particulars and forms of application-write to: Group Training Officer


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^ttractive Rates of Pay


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SERVICES LIMITED ALBION WORKS,


WATERLOO ROAD, CLITHEROE Telephone: Clitheroe 2652


SCHOOL LEAVERS should consider a


Career


in Nursing at the


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Pull facilities are available for training for future men and women nurses at this hospital


Write, visit or telephone Whalley 2121


for further details • t e t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r


WHY VALUABLE MEN?


For the second year in


succession, a member of the Council eligible for re-


town should lose the services- of such valuable and experi­ enced councillors (although experienced in terms of years does not necessarily make a member more, or less valu­


elcotion has announced his intention to retire. In both cases, the person concerned was acknowledged, even by his opponents, to have been a valuable member. X am concerned that .the


able).


why these two gentlemen found it necessary to with­ draw from this particular sphere of public life. Both have been appointed


I think it pertinent to ask ,


to positions of greater res­ ponsibility which must take


up more of their time. Is it right that the organi­


sation of council affairs should be such that able men


council?


find it extremely difficult if not impossible to serve their town as a member of the


Election time approaches _ Letters intended for


publication must. include the full name‘and address of the writer, as a token of good faith. Requests for : a nom-de-plume will, how-


, ever, be respected. Please be as brief as possible.


organisation need to be care­ fully examined. Firstly, the ‘so-called’ committee system. Until fairly recently when legislation concerning the admittance of Press and public forced the Council's hand, every member sat on


Certain aspects or council


i to get things moving. Until the council has a more balanced composition


not the spirit of the new law, one member was removed from each committee. Thus, apart from its doubt­


all committees. To satisfy the letter, but


ful morality, we have a system which is a complete negation of the whole idea


make up their minds as to who will be -the most likely


. and organises its affairs in a more businesslike and demo­ cratic manner the town’s


are electing men to admini­ ster Clitheroe.' Their only interest is the


perpetuation of a political dynasty, be it Blue or Red, and more often than not their allegiance. is hereditary, never having given the mat­ ter of right or wrong a single thought. Then off they toddle to


their beds, and sleep well for another year, having done their duty to the party, ; and let' Clitheroe take care of itself; the army have a very apt remark for these


people.I trust the electorate rea­ lise what this solid Tory


affairs will stagnate, and intelligent men and women of all shades of opinion will


vote can do this year. Were they to succeed in


continue to shun public office. ANTHONY A. COOPER,


Secretary, Clitheroo Liberal Association.


of a committee. Only those with special


knowledge or interest should sit on each committee. No sensible person expects


every member of the council to take the same degree of


interest in all aspects of the town's affairs, and yet each one sits on the great majority of the committees. I t would be illuminating


Saving


lives I really must reply to the


allegation that “Baths for Clitheroe” is a Liberal


for the electors' to be told the precise composition of each committee and the


record of attendance of each member for the past year- Some authorities publish


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about the three year course — or —


MATRON, VICTORIA HOSPITAL, ACCRINGTON about the two year course


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this information in the local Press prior to the' elections each year. Dare Clitheroe do


the same? This same matter of the


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GOOD WAGES UP TO 7/6 per hour


(40 HOUR WEEK) VACANCIES FOR


SCHOOL LEAVERS ALSO


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For Further Details Contact:— . ,


Mrs. J. WILSON VALSTAR LIMITED,


CLAYTON STREET MILL, GREAT HARWOOD


Telephone: 3385 , 1 '


present committee system also lias a stultifying effect on full council meetings. Vir­ tually everybody knows what has transpired in committee and so there is little if any debate. ‘One Sixteenth’ who, as one


save lives. Baths in a town enable schools and other or­ ganisations to ensure that every child has the oppor­ tunity to learn to swim, thus' enabling that child to pos­ sibly save his own life or someone else’s. if circum­ stances demand it. Swimming provides a health­


vote-catcher. The plain fact is that baths


of our representatives should at least have the guts to sign his name to his letters,


ful recreation and develops physique, it is an excellent exercise for developing the chest and therefore helps pre­ vent and ameliorate some chest diseases. If more of our tubby,


states that very few members of the public attend council meetings, and states that


committee meetings would be even less attractive. This is a complete reversal


of the truth. At present the one meeting of the month that the public can attend i s . little more, than a rubber stamp for decisions previously


one or two bother, to attend. When they do, it is difficult


to tell what is going on any­ way, without a copy of the minutes. ' x did write to the council


topping the poll as they did last year the council would then consist of 14 Conserva­ tives and two Labour. This-year with a majority


• this solid Tory vote, the situation could be 10 Ton- and six others, quite a dif­


of 13 to three they’ve had quite a ball. I dread to think what will happen next year, were they successful. Yet were the town to turn out In strength and oppose


ferent kettle of fish. I have no axe to grind


with political parties, but I do despise men who, when elected, sink into oblivion. The strong will lead, the sheep will follow and won’t


even bleat. During.the last few weeks


I have asked many people to name councillors. What-a shock I got; I ’m convinced that were our town council to present itself on an iden­ tity parade at least eight councillors wouldn’t he


middle-aged candidates for coronary thrombosis were able to continue swimming regularly, instead of having to give it up for lack of time or money to travel far afield for swimming facilities, then-


health would not be so much


at risk. 'There are numerous types


taken in secret. -It is surprising that even .


of physically handicapped people, old polio cases, mus­ cular dystrophy sufferers, spastics, etc., who with help and supervision, can benefit from a swimming pool, and we have a number of these people in our community. Teenagers w o u ld have


earlier in the year on ■ this matter and. as a result, a copy is p’aced in the library the previous day. One needs to have a photo­


M a n lo y . Albert Hallows, Jack Satterthiwaite, at least they were known men, heal’d men; and we were known to them all the year round, not just at election time.-' I implore the electorate to turn out. How long does it


picked out. Oh for the days of Bob


‘there is much that needs remedying in clitheroe, one cannot possibly bo satisfied with the present state of affairs. The Tories always turn out, I hand it to them, they.


take? Half an hour at the most, and Thiusday night is a lousy night for tele­ vision anyivay. Half an hour and they have done their duty as citizens, for surely


somewhere to go and any prospective vandals would get a chance to work off their surplus energy, and boredom in a competitive sport. -Happiness a n d health must, be weighed against


the council to place some copies in the public gallery of the chamber for members of the public? - A second aspect is the role


graphic • memory to take advantage of this. May I ask


may be blind in their. allegiance, but their blind­ ness doesn’t prevent them finding the polling station. The Socialists, I know, are


probably a trifle dis­ appointed with the national government, b u t


of th e " council members in- relation to the full time officials. I t is all too easy for members to concern them­ selves with matters of day- to-day detail which properly belong to the realm of the officials. ; The Liberals believe that a


• about baths for well over 50 years and .when we build them, we should plan them with an eye to 50 years ahead., They should not be a shoddy effort, but something worthy


money. -These are my strong and continuing reasons for wanting- baths in Olitheroe. Clitheroe has been talking


of our town. In view of the subsequent


proper examination of this matter could lead to a more effective use of man power, both that-of our representa­


Councillor Braithwaite stated that his council work had become increasingly irksome and that frequent late night sessions had not helped. Attention to the overman­


tives and of our officials. In his letter of resignation.


ning of each committee and to the proper role of the


councillors would surely have gone some way to reducing


the burden of duty. However, how frequent are


cannot be so many.


rise in costs after the first estimate for the sewerage works, I cannot imagine that £55,000 is going to cover the cost of the swimming _ baths. ! This may well explain Aid. Robinson’s hope 'that a few thousands might’be ralsed by


.,.. The- Liberals always have , their true " supporters, . and.,


£


Bob Ainsworth and myself. Now you cannot say you have not heard us over the ■last year; in fact I ’ve been shouting the odds these last 20 years, so at least you do know where we stand. 'As Mr. Musson remarked,


the citizens of this town. As Mr. Cooper and I have


why not? I myself was, brought up- a Liberal, but I seem to have strayed some­ where. Then last, but not least


shouldn’t deter them; they - are traditional political rivals, ■though their voice hasn't ■been.-heard much this last: year.


t h a t


assured him, we are quite prepared to assist, this coun­


cil or any other if we can finally get the project started. I t is a great .pity that the


ings are held one after the other on the same night there,


the late night meetings? . As several committee meet-


to these resignations than meets the eye. Our council has a Conservative majority who pay little attention to the views, of other members - who must eventually begin to feel -that they have no effective say in affairs. I t is hardly surprising that


I believe that there is mom


they take the opportunity, to resign when other personal


.pressures build up: Surely, it is not so much


-that they object to giving up their time in the service of the town and its people, but that they object to wasting it in futile attempts to put forward more progressive views in the face of an over­ whelming reactionary ma­


jority.. i i t is bad for any town .to be


governed by a party (of what­ ever Apolitical complexion) who have such a majority - that-. then need never fear defeat on ’any issue. '-They become complacent and lack­ ing in ideas.


Practices Financial Realism' put forward not one policy in their election address last year, so we cannot even have the satisfaction of accusing them of not living up to their promises.


1 Indeed, ‘The Party that •


: from ‘One Sixteenth,' he states ' that a ward system ' could lead to the disenfran- . - chlsement of the ■


continue supporting a party which promises nothing and achieves almost the same? ' To return - to the letter


1 identified with one party. ,) i :■ Would he carejto comment . on l a s t - year’s election;


if any- one ward became too


’i ; conservatives voces 7,600—; candidates elected, four;; other votes 8,511—candidates


results?


-,i cittheroe are already disen­ franchised.


carefully •’ the.* letters in the; Press from the various candi­ dates (or lack of them) .and


■ I urge all electors to: study the election. literature ■


than half the • electors of - - -:


■ r - •


’ elected, nil. : r i t seems to me- that more.;


fAre the electors content to, s . '


council did not have the fore­ sight to allow us to start the subscription scheme last sum­ mer when enthusiasm for it was high: by now we could have had a substantial sum to add to the £55,000. I am glad that the collect­


■ is a great deal to learn, but at least I will speak my own mind. Geoff Sainsbury, Rate­


we may be silenced on points of order.' and nobody realises better than me there


payers’ candidate, Beverley Drive, Clitheroe.


Power for


ing of 2,316 signatures lias borne fruit in convincing doubters on the council that there is a real demand for


the people 1 am pleased to sec how


many of your recent corres­ pondents are aware of the


baths. Now let us have that pub­


lic meeting as soon as pos­ sible not merely to decide on the provision of baths (as stated in Aid. Robinson’s letter) but to let people say what kind of maths they would like and to see what suggestions they might have for producing maximum ame­ nities for minimum prices. In my view, the plan should be one whereby we build the


terested to hear of our policy for the 1969 elections, which concentrates on our views on the following subjects: the Council and the public, rates, the Civic Hall, swimming baths, local government re­ organisation, and the Library. None of these issues is in­


Clitheroc Liberals’ policy They will no doubt be in­


best baths we can with the money we have and add other amenities to them as more money becomes available, pre­ ferably through public sub­ scription and effort, rather than through the rates. Other letters invite com­


ment. Do the Town Council’s standing orders now prevent a member from signing his name to his- letters., in .the


paper? I wonder why, another cor­ „ ■ -f


respondent should imagine that other candidates are only interested and active in. the town at election times?' - Perhaps,their-ordinary ac­


tivities within the town pre­ clude them from-rushing into


.. bute..


Bertha Bradshaw (Mrs.) De ■Lacy Street, Clitheroe.


ratepayers V o t in g


print a t ,every > available .op­ portunity, - unless., they feel that' they have ‘something really worthwhile to contri- :


tended as a, “ vote-catcher,” for they represent the views we have been expressing dur­ ing the last 12 months. Some of your last week’s


>.t where it should belong—witli tile people. "I suppose we are “ the moaners of a certain party


We are interested m improv­ ing local government in Clith­ eroe with more effective rep­ resentation by the people and for tlie people. Liberals do not want power s' for; themselves, they want it


correspondents alleged that our interest m wards was to gam power. There is no, troth in this. ■


: have thought :our ideas were constructive:


1 'We consider the loss should be halted and not allowed to increase year by year. We have said how we think this can be done. I would


■who scream about an £80 a week loss on the Civic Hall.” We have not screamed. We have not moaned.


patterns . Year after year.the;two: main political parties pre-; sent to a'.usually apathetic


' .four names firmly fixed in - their minds, plant their four


and) tR * oblivious to the fact - they


Raving Reds to'vote solid.' Along' troop" th e ' fanatics;


, little crosses. ■,, completely


- ing . derogatory comments■ ■ about it, but think it might be helpful if ithey first found;


hears that your correspond­ ents had heard of the Advice Centre. We do not mind anonymous • councillors mak-


;i out what i t was doing, : It has helped a number of; .people in Olitheroe and, wc


■ electorate,' four candi* dates,r each party implor- - ing- :the' Tme'r-Blues or,


..Centre.


' accuse the Advice Centre of, being a‘ vote-catch inc eirr


1 We'try to help UiemjiULne year round so .-n0


,, ot


‘ “ mV Newell Warwick Drive * * > * r ' *


‘ oiitheroeT *. v


s, :


; hope, will continue to do so. Wo happen to care about; people: as individuals — why we started the Advice.


I was particularly glad to 1 ■ >


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