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EVERYONE a t C a ld e r - s to n e s H o s p i ta l , W h a l ­ le y will b e k e e p in g th e i r


tom o r row b e c a u s e t h a t


is w h e n p u p i l n u r s e M is s A n n A l le n c om ­


p e te s f o r t h e t i t l e o f Q u e e n o f I n d u s t r y a n d


h e r twenties , Jives in th e Nurses’ Hostel a t Calder- s tones an d a coach full of h e r f r ie n d s a n d colleagues will be trav e llin g to th e C a t’s Whiskers, Burnley, to cheer


C om m e rc e 1972. Ann. a golden-haired girl in


h e r on a t th e Queen of I n ­ d u s try Ball.


f in g e r s c ro s s e d


p i ta l’s rep re sen ta t iv e in th e Competition — sponsored by th e Clitheroe Advertiser an d Times a n d th e Burnley Ex­


press—Nelson Leader series — a t a special ball held in th e h o sp ita l th e a t re recently.


invited to e n te r a n d Ann an d h e r f rien d s decided they would go in fo r th e contest " ju s t fo r a laugh,” as Ann says.


T here were 15 ap p l ic an ts an d five judges picked six


AH th e female s ta ff were She was chosen a s th e hos­


the nidging in Burnley to­ morrow night. In all ii,p1T


then Ann was chosen as the. winner. ”I t va* ‘.be sh o ck Of my life, she, s.-ml. Now she goes forward to


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will be 31 P'rls r®Prpspnting indnstrv and businesses and


so far Ann has met n of them. S h e Js trying n ° t to think


abou t tomorrow night's e x ­ c i tement hut is sure she will


be very nervous when the. t ime comes. ‘‘It, will be fan­


tas t ic if 1 will ‘>ut I would


finalists. They were inter­ viewed by ■


be pleased to g et in to th e 18 finalists. The competition h a s given me th e oppor tunity of representing th e h o sp ital and th a t is a, good th in g .” Among th e judges tomorrow n ig h t is S tu a r t Hall, th e te le ­ vision personality, a n d Ann is greatly looking forward to seeing an d meeting him.


walk along a. cat-walk ready for tomorrow but. h a s n ’t quite made up h e r mind about, wlrat to wear.


She has been practising h e r First, prize is a holiday for


two in th e M ed ite r ran e an an d a £75 cash prize.


n o t one of th e winners, she will still be receiving a. prize. AH 34 co n te s tan ts will be ta k en on a day o u t to P ar is on December Dili.


However, even if Ann is Ann h a s never been to


P a r is before an d is cer tainly looking forward to th e tr ip. She hopes to do some C h r is t­ mas shopping an d is d e te r ­ mined to buy herself some F ren ch perfume.


she will n o t be en ter in g any more competitions like this. She believes th a t once, is enough.


No m a t te r what. Ann says


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PU P IL N U R SE A N N A L L E N


Trutex takeover bid fails


p an y says n eg o t iat io n s have been ended w ith o u t agree­ m e n t being


THE ta lk s which could have led to a takeover bid lo r T ru tex , th e Clitheroe school- w ea r an d sh ir tm ak ers , have been called off. A s ta tem en t front th e com­


"Approaches have been re ­ ceived from o th e r p a r tie s b u t i t is n o t th e p resen t in te n t io n


r e a c h e d .


fac to ries a t P re s to n an d Bolton, f irs t revealed th e ta lk s with a n unknown com­ p an y a t th e beginning of th e m o n th . Any takeover bidder would h av e needed th e ag re em en t of th e T ru tex directors for success a s they hold a controlling in te re s t in th e company.


to co ntinue discussions.” Trutex, who also have


th e nerve-wracking en d to h e r jo u rn ey from Langho comes when, am id fa s t- moving, heavy traffic, she makes th e r ig h t tu rn off th e Whalley-Clitheroe by-pass a n d on to th e lan e le ad in g to h e r home a t P a rk F a rm . Tliis week, Mrs Bowen


F o r Mrs Dorothy Bowen, '- v< V*> -v' >


been countless n ea r misses,’’ he added, “mid the problem seems to be growing worse. Drivers approach the junc­ tio n with the Barrow access ro ad fa r too fast, and I th in k th a t familiarity with th is tu rn in g is breeding contempt.’’


"There have probably


explained how sh e a n d h e r ch i ld ren “came w ith in a couple of seconds of d e a th ” in th e closest of a long series of "near-misses” o n th e road. Signalling in good time,


an d I was on th e p o in t of making th e tu rn , when a huge, eight-wheel lo r ry came p a s t me a t a g re a t speed, a n d on my r ig h t-h a n d side,’-’ she said. “T h e d r iv e r ap p e a red to


Mrs Bowen pulled, in to th e c en tre of th e road, a n d p re­ p ared to tu rn in to th e lane. "The ro ad a h e ad was c le a r


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lose control, drove on to th e grass verge, a n d across th e en d of th e lane. Then, he regained th e road a n d drove off a t h ig h speed.” W i th h e r a t th e tim e were h e r four children, Elizaoeth


(7), S tep h e n (5), Jo h n (4) an d three-year -old David.


Shocked


tu rn e d a moment sooner,” sa id Mrs Bowen. “W h a t ch an c e h a s a Mini car ag a in s t a vehicle like th a t? ” T h e in c id en t so shocked


“I am su re we would have a l l been killed if I h ad


could be solved an d the d ange rs averted, b u t I th in k white lines would be useful,” said Mr Bowen. Mr Bowen’s lan d also


borders th e section of dual carriageway, an o th e r a re a f ra u g h t with danger. F o r in th e p a s t six months


alone, he h ad seen four acci­ d en ts in which vehicles have le f t th e ro ad a n d plunged


down a steep 20-foot drop on to h is land.


h e r th a t when sh e reached h e r home, a couple of h u n ­ d red y ard s from th e by-pass, i t was some tim e before she could te l l h e r husband, P h i l ip , 'w h a t h a d happened.


to n o te th e reg is tra t io n n umbe r,” she said.


immediately. “B u t i t all h ap p en ed so quickly, I hardly knew w h a t k in d of lorry i t was, a n d I h a d n o t been able


He telephoned th e police


o rdea l — which is sh a re d by anyone else visiting th e ir fa rm f rom th e Whalley d irec tio n — is n o t th e only problem th e couple have to face u p to.


B u t th e Bowen’s daily


two years ago, cu t across th e i r la n d — an d now, twice a day, M r Bowen h a s to move some of h is c a t t le over th e ro ad fo r milking.


T h e by-pass, opened almost


from speeding traffic, h e h a s to p u t up w ith im p a t ien t motor ists. “People sound th e ir h o rn s an d m ak e signs a t me, as th o u g h I nave no r ig h t to ta k e my cows across,” h e said.


Besides th e obvious d anger 7 U ‘ turn


th e police of h is difficulties, a n d th e y to ld him. to tele­ p h o n e th em every t im e he w an ted to ta k e h is c a ttle over. “I d o n ’t w a n t to have to inconvenience th em twice a day, every day th o u g h ,” he explained.


He h a s alre ad y informed


h is worries known to th e Clitheroe R u ra l Council, th e L an c a sh ire County Council


Mr Bowen h a s also made


an d ro ad sa fe ty org an isa­ tions. He h a s m e t w ith some success, a s la rg e d irec tio n signs giving th e n am e of his fa rm hav e been erected to w a rn motorists.


He h a s been advised to


drive p a s t h is fa rm gate, and make a “U” tu rn a t th e dual carriageway, a few h u n d red y a rd s fu r th e r up th e road. "T h is ap p e a rs to me to be


a manoeuvre th a t is almost as dangerous,” he pointed out. " I t is a l l very well suggesting th a t . T h e fa c t rem a in s th a t th e re m u s t be som e th in g very wrong if we have to do th is on a new re**J .” . " Double white lines would


be a g re a t help o n th e s t re tc h of road, th e couple suggest. “I t is difficult to know ju s t how th e problem


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sliced through both the boundary fences of his land ending up in a small brook — a n d many of his cattle s tray e d on to the road.


On one occasion, a oar


more d an g e r to vehicles, it was a n - ordeal- fo? me trying to g et back the animals. Drivers ju s t did not slow down a t all — one false move and I could easily have been killed.”


"Not only did this cause


for us, but i t is definitely g et tin g worse now th a t the Whalley Eastern by-pass has been opened an d traffic is heavier.


Said Mr Bowen: ‘The problem has always been bad


“I f something is not done


soon, th en somebody is going to be killed on this stretch of road, and I suppose it will n o t be until then that th e authorities take any notice.”


DRAMA ON LAKELAND


MOUNTAIN


AFTER com p la in in g of s tom a c h p a in s while climbing a L a k e la n d m o u n ta in , a f i f th - fo rm pupil f rom Clithe ro e Ro ya l G ram m a r School was rushed to h o sp ita l, w h e re h e h a d h is a p p e n d ix removed.


dale Avenue, Wilpshire, was taking p a r t in a h ike orga­ nised by th e school’s T ram p s ’ Club. The p a r ty of 16, which included five adults, had reached a n a l t i tu d e of 1,700 feet, a t Red T arn , b en e a th Pike O’Blisco when Simon complained of feeling unwell. A Clitheroe doctor who was w ith th e p a r ty examined him,


a n d diagnosed appendicitis. T h e doctor an d an o th e r pupil helped Simon back to th e s ta r t in g point, an d drove him to hospital.


t in u ed th e ir walk — b u t th e r e was fu r th e r excitement in store for them. Reaching th e


T h e re s t of th e p a r ty con­ Simon Clarke, of Ribbles- sum m it of th e ir objective,


Crinkle Crag, they found themselves a t the centre of a bad thunderstorm, an d were forced to beat a hasty re tre a t .


group, comprised of th i rd formers and above, decided to sh o r ten their route, an d miss o u t Bow Fell, which


Because of the weather, th e


th ey h a d originally intended to climb also.


wards found out th a t th e ir colleague had been operated on before they themselves h ad completed the walk. Simon was later recuperating a t home


Despite this, they a f te r ­


form rival company


Grindleton, who was Atkin­ son's g en e ral sales manager u n til his re c en t resignation, an d Mr Derek T in k e r and Mr Jo h n Blake, who were a re a managers, have joined forces in a municipal equip­ m en t sales o rg an isa tio n to be known as BTB Ltd, an d based on Blackburn.


o p e ra tin g on th e basis of selective agency agreements an d h a s completed n egotia­ tio n s to a c t as m a rk e tin g ag en ts for th e range of road g r i t te rs an d flailmowers pro­ duced by ECON Engineering Ltd, Ripon.


T h e new company is


Police car overturns


TWO policemen on th e ir way to th e scene of a ro ad acci­ d en t were in ju red when their p a t ro l car overturned on the Whalley-Clitheroe by-pass.


Fowler (37), of Laburnum Drive, Oswaldtwistle, re ­ ceived a broken shoulder, an d his passenger, PC Ia n Beetham (29). of Rhyl Avenue, Blackburn, had facial a n d back injuries.


T h e driver, PC Michael The accident happened


n e a r to th e cu t tin g a t Chat- burn. an d no o th e r vehicle was involved. Bo th men are s ta t io n e d a t Accrington.


b u rn Royal Infirmary, where PC Beetham was la te r said to be "improving slowly”. PC Fowler was discharged on Tuesday.


They were ta k en to Black­ local


Quits Clitheroe firm to


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several th a t th e company has already clinched. Speaking yesterday from th e Public Works Exhibition in London, Mr Bendall sa id: “Our belief th a t th e tim e was ripe for th e fo rm a tio n of a team offering specialist services h a s already been justified.”


Th is agency is only one of


company specialising in the municipal field has been in Mr Bendall's mind for some years.


T h e idea of setting-up a


B r i ta in 's impending entry into the Common Market convinces Mr Bendall th a t now was th e time to do it.


T h e reorganisation of government


and “I believe we have made


th e r ig h t move, b u t being unable to find suitable accommodation in Clitheroe,


we h a d to have our office in Blackburn,” he said.


world-wide d is trib u t io n r ig h ts for MOWROB Engineering, of S outhport, an d are nego­ t ia tin g with an o th e r export­


"We have already acquired


a t Atkinson's. Miss Jen n ife r Faraday, of Downham, has joined him to ru n th e office a t BTB, added th a t th e com­ pany would be exporting to Europe an d would be bring­ ing specialist products from I ta ly an d D enmark in to this country. Mr Bendall


ing firm.” Mr Bentall whose secretary


terrific p o ten tia l when B r i ta in goes in to Europe, and said: “We have s e t ourselves up to be an intermediary in th e importing a n d exporting of machinery a n d equip­ ment.”


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brothers and two s is te r s . Her parent s, wh o live in H a s l in g - den. arc. vcr.v p lea sed that


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s to n c s fo su p p o r t Ann will be (.lie pr inc ip al n u r s in g nffi. ccr, a ir Tom McLean, th e n u r s in g pe r sonn el offirer, Mrs A. Crook, and (b e public ro la f ion s


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