C l i th e ro e A d v e r t is e r a n d T im e s , N o v em b e r 1 6 th , 1972 ■ •


• :.re \vc to do, or ai'o tire


_(,irm to c!o?


, wno have the •-.-i i>.) the resDon-


i make the initial raiuicc legisla-


■ia-- mere is some - ir.iH see, as dir) lire tide will


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■ ' orcer to protect nowers. and th e


’ : more co-opera- en ihe affected


a our wish. ; acre lore have


- ■roc. which can be - r'imca by even :o the very best


■mown areas of


mow what is wortb- H ra re .


■teni'hc importance ■"cci ov legislation .101 0 !iv those who


■•I-.- iicrcf. which will mssed on th e fells


ai - and they will ki-c; i me masses balmy. Edis-


, alo’-ions example ’'ic creation of ■- -, 011 will avoid ic wanderers


P IC TU R ED w i th fo u r p r iz ew in n e r s a r e M r B ib b y ( le f t ) , a n d th e h e a dm a s te r . T h e p u p i ls a re , f rom le f t : P e te r S h aw , A n th o n y C a v e n d e r , N ig el C o le s a n d A lv in P in d e r .


make me fa rm e rs ’ NATURALIST.


mM sets i puzzle


Grammar School boys


Courtesy important, police chief tells


CO U R T E SY is a v i r tu e of p r im e im p o r ta n c e , b u t it. Is o n e t h a t is r e g r e t t a b ly la c k in g in a m o d e rn l ife w h e r e e v e ry o n e te n d s to m a k e m o n e y th e i r god, p u p i l s o f C l i th e ro e R o y a l G r am m a r S c h o o l w e re to ld a t


th e i r a n n u a l


s p e e c h d a y . P re sen tin g th e prizes, Mr


R. R. Bibby, one of L an c a ­ sh i re ’s a s s is ta n t chief con­ s tab le s an d a n old boy of


th e school, s a id : “ I f you


a re going to university an d w an t to grow h a i r down to your waist, do so by all m e an s — b u t make su re you a re courteous a t th e same time.”


Mr Bibby, a fo rm e r chief


cons table of Blackburn, ex­ p lained th a t in th e course of h is work h e saw f a r too many examples of a lack of courtesy, arid i t was a vir­


tu e th a t h e tr ie d to impress upon h is own men.


Urging pupils to be polite a t all times, h e commented:


CLITHEROE-BORN EX-SERVICEMEN


tV3- 115 ia


TO BENEFIT FROM WARTIME FUND


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MONEY f rom C l i th e ro e ’s E x -S e rv ic e P e r s o n n e l W e lfa re F u n d will be p a id o n ly to C l i th e ro e -b o rn e x - s e rv ic em e n o f th e , 1939—45 w a r w h o r e tu r n e d to liv e in th e tow n a n d th o s e w h o t r a in e d a t Low Moor a n d m a d e th en - h om e h e r e a f t e r th e w a r . A recommendation on


th e se lines is going from Clitheroe F in an c e Commit­ tee to th e C h a ri ty Commis­ s ioners who are p rep a r in g a scheme for th e fund.


OBJECTION


1944 an d th e money h a s re ­ m ained d o rm an t in th e bank


The fund was s ta r te d in o u r r e a d e r s , M r P u tn am h a s


a-n no s a y s is n o t a s d i f f ic u l t a s w o r d


•>n*i a nr i ze of a £ 1 p o s ta l o rd e r


id's <>i m o i i r s t th ree c o r r e c t s o lu - t r i i \ wi l l be c h e c k e d b e fo r e f i r s t in v d a t e fo r th e c om -


:u y o u r n am e a n d a d d r e s s ■ n r :n , b e fo re sending- in y o u r


bur. -: , mi d t hi s a r e a is n ow o n •'P;n>"r does n o t n e c e s s a r i ly rs. > . I d ema n d a L ib e ra l , I d o .: h ,


- o tei] if e v e ry th in g i s o o.. .-biggish. I ’ll h a v e to g e t


. v. eu. a h u n d r e d w ill b e th e r e j a p e rma n (7).


- e r n e ,


if d is tu rb e d , c o u ld b e h- wa n t e d to b e b e a t e n


;<> b ecom e old. y o u k n ow . T h a t ’*


p o u n d , b u t h a v i n g n e x t g o t t h e •:> w,.n n o th in g . No w o n d e r I


;


l o n g e n o u g h a n d y o u ’l l fo o l ish to p u r s u e o n e ’s


"••••* :> not e of m u s ic g e ts in s id e


f ini te m is c h ie v o u s w h e n X enough i o g e t th e m e s s a g e


uy mor e , but h c w a s b o ld a n d away a t b o th e n d s (7 ) .


t 1 r e us t be t r e a te d w i th c a r e (5)', * ‘■uiit


to h e lp th e C.I.D. in m y


." iy i 7 i . red trade w in d s? (5).


i con? ( 5p l i abl e to com e n e x t (7j .


. n would y ou h o p e to b e t r e a t e d '


i n :o n : my own, a s S a n d y w o u ld ' ( 7 i .


)h s h u p ev en i f i t is ly in g to t h e


ve h a d n o d if f ic u l ty in f i l l in g s u c h kes th e h e a d of H a r row ta k e a


is a lw a y s fo un d in a sm a l l d e p a r t - D. G. PUTNAM


T H E Y a r e c e r ta in ly “ g am e ,” th e s e O ld T im e r s o f o u r s . T h e r e w a s th e o n e w h o a p p ro a c h e d m e a t t h e T ow n G a te th e o th e r a f te rn o o n (m o s t f o lk k n ow i t a s t ’ t r a f f ic l ig h t s ) .


“ Te l l m e ,” h e


s a id , “ w h a te v e r h a p ­ p e n e d to th o s e o ld f i lm s t h a t w e re t a k e n w h e n t ’ G e o rg e S t r e e t C o -o p . w a s o p e n e d ? ” As i t h a p ­ p e n e d , I k n ew .


County Records Office,” I told him. “ I t was th o u g h t t i ia t was th e bes t place for them. Being celluloid they were highly inflammable an d nobody could be found who was p rep a red to make a flameproof copy. One former Whalleyite hawked them a ro u n d every film studio in th e country with that end in view. So the • p a r i s h council fe l t


’■ They've gone to th e


Hargreaves — yjou’ll remem­ ber him — ( I d id n ’t—I ’ve only been h e re 40-odd years) — You’d know him all r ig h t. Used to live in Church Lane,” my friend insisted.


ta u g h t us. I t was Tom


something? I can remem­ ber th em steps yet .”


“ Do you know


” Go on! Give us a demon­ s tra t io n .” And th e re an d then, on th a t


” Never,” I said again.


p ru d en t th a t they should be sen t o n ‘ p e rm an en t loan ’ to a place where they would be properly ap p re ­ ciated an d k ep t u n d e r th e best possible conditions.”


it


to have a n o th e r look a t them, i was on ’em. you know. I was in t ’ morris dancer.1:.''


“ Eh. dear. I ’d h av e liked


” Never!” I said. "I was th a t ,” he persisted, ”’ and I can te ll you who


little tr ia n g u la r ta rm a c p a tch between T h e Swan an d the b u tch er ’s shop, th a t local sep tu ag en ar ian proceeded to do ju s t th a t—In bro ad day­ l ight in th e very h e a r t of th e village. He raised h is h an d s m


VILLAGE FILMS ARE IN SAFE HANDS


Whalley Window


” Who played your m us ic?” T h e old ch ap obviously


■ ’ T h a t ’s i t,” I told him.


Preston. YoU’d know him. You m u s t h av e known him. A r th u r P re s to n ’s dad. He played, a concertina, an d he could go o n fo r hours.” He tucked h is Advertiser


th o u g h t me very dumb. “ Why,” h e cried. “ J im


l i t t l e more ab o u t th e Whalley Morris Dancers


th e a i r an d commenced the light-footed, in tr ic a te steps. After a few moments he paused. I t is p e rh ap s ju s t as well as did. You know w h a t th e traffic is like a t th a t p a r t ic u la r spot, an d if drivers h a d th e i r a t ten t io n a t tra c te d to th a t very spec­ ta cu la r performance, good­ nes s knows w h at would have happened. We could have h a d a re a l pile-up.


Memories stirred


THE W h a l le y W in d o io a r t ic le o n G a s s y la s t week, s t ir r ed m em o r ie s fo r a reg u la r r e a d e r o f


th e


“ A d v e r t is e r a n d T im e s .” M r H a r ry W o o d . o f A lb e r t


Road. Morecam.be. Mr Wood, remembers very


warehouse a t Green’s Mill a t the time," he says. “I went to th e window over­ looking the m a in road and


well the race between Gassy <>n his bicycle a n d th e man on the horse, an d th in k s :l took place in 1906 or the following year. "1 was working in th e


saw th em pass, b o th on th e way to Blackburn a n d on th e return.


"Poor old. Gassy got beat all right, he n ev er had a


chance as i t was such a a ith y day, a n d n o t f i t to be riding a bicycle."


■ lef t before th e Fir s t World War to jo in th e police force.


the area, a n d says th a t he appreciates th e scenery in


He s t i l l v is its relatives in


Billington m ore now th a n w h en he lived there.


born in P a in te r Wood (for­ merly Old R o a d ) , M r IVood


A n a tiv e o f Billington. I h a d le a rn ed a


fo r 27 years and, with in ­ te re s t. now to ta ls ju s t over £ 2.200.


I t is ju s t a year since the


Commissioners publicised th e i r in ten tio n s b u t lit tle progress h a s been made.


E a r lie r th is y ea r th e Town


Council agreed th a t th e local b ran ch of th e Royal Br itish Legion, should be rep re sen ­ ted on th e board of trustees. Now th e Commissioners


necessarily Cl itheronians. The council hopes th a t its


have received a le t te r which they in te rp re t as an objec­ tion to th e ir scheme on the grounds th a t i t could benefit ex-servicemen who were n o t


la te s t recommendation will p u t an end to ta lk s with the C h a ri ty Commissioners th a t have gone on fo r seven years, and which Aid. Tom Robin­ son, a trustee, declared was “absolutely wrong.”


“ You may re a ch a high position in. life, b u t no one


will th in k a g re a t deal of you unle s s you a re well- m an n ered .” He added th a t th e t r a d i ­


tions of a school do n o t rely en t irely upon academic success, b u t also o n th e tra in in g of ch a ra c te r . “ I t is im p o r ta n t to fo s te r a feeling of ‘ belonging,’ an d to make pupils in to good citizens,” he concluded. Presiding a t th e function


th e whole field of secondary education, a re a l ef fort was being made to re la te le a rn ­ ing to living. “I t is our hope


dwindling species.” Mr Hood added th a t , over


th a t fu tu re g en e ratio n s will be more compassionate in th e ir h um a n u n d e rs tan d in g ,” he commented. Summarising th e y e a r ’s


academic successes. Mr Hood added: “ Ju d g in g by be more compassionate in


was Col. L. C. King-Wilkin- son, ch a irm an of th e gover­ nors, an d among th e p la t­ form p a r ty were th e Mayor an d Mayoress of Clitheroe (Coun. an d Mrs R. T u rn e r ) ,


h eadm a s te r , Mr G. Hood, gave a n as su ran ce th a t a l th o u g h th e curriculum h a s been extended by th e in tro ­ ductio n of new subjects an d s tu d y techniques,


these


developments h av e n o t been m ounted purely fo r th e sake of innovation.


ALERT


th e c u r re n t band-wagons ju s t to prove we a re n o t doing th e same old th in g s .” h e said. “ I f we do adopt new methods, i t is because we judge th a t th e new will prove more re lev an t an d s tim u la t in g to th e individual development of s tu d en ts .” •‘While th e school h a s


“ We a re n o t jumping on


ch a irm an of Clitheroe RDC (Coun. J . Fell) , ch a irm an oi Bowlarid RDC (Coun. J . P o r te r ) , Miss Alice Alston, MBE, a n d Miss B. Bingham, h eadm is tre s s of th e Girls’ G ram m a r School. I n h is an n u a l report, the


we can a t th e same time look back on th e y e a r with considerable sa tis fa c tio n .”


S PIRIT


those who h a d h ad academic an d sp o r tin g successes, he also paid tr ib u te to several members of th e school who have overcome physical h an d icap s — an d have tak en up a reg u la r ro u tin e of school life. “ We commend th e i r sp ir i t


As well as co n g ra tu la t in g


too, for an o th e r s ix th for­ mer Andrew Compton, who hobbled on to th e s tage on


th e d i th e ro e boy who h a s survived by m e an s of a kid­ ney ma ch in e a t h is home, was p resented with th e J . C. Cowgill prize fo r commend­ able industry. Despite pro­ longed illness. Nigel h a s already gained th re e O- levels an d a n A-level. an d is now co n t in u in g in th e s ix th form. T h ere was loud applause,


an d d e te rm in a tio n an d a t th e same tim e express our ap p re cia tio n to those fellow pupils who have helped th em .” Sixth former Nigel d o e s ,


been a le r t an d active to m e et p re sen t day education s tan d a rd s , i t h a s also mea­ sured up to more conven­ t io n a l c r i te r ia of a school's effectiveness,” h e said. “ In th e p re sen t day, muoh of o u r d is t in ct io n derives from th e fa c t th a t we a re a two- form en try boys’ day g ram ­ m a r school. We a re a


broke his leg in a games mishap, also received th e S ir William B ras s cup for Victor Ludorum, th e Tommy Duxbury cup for batting, an d an o th e r trophy on be­ h a lf of h is house


Hughes Cup fo r prowess in s p o r t ! Andrew, who recently


Awards


also made by Mr Bibby: Honoralus prize and school


The following awards were


leaving exhibition, K. R. Bailey, J. C. Thorpe; Boden prize {mathe­ mat ics ) and Fort memorial prize {general s tudies and chemistry) K. R. Bailey; Liver prize (p hysics) ana Dawson prize (chemistry and general s tudies)


breath. “ T h ere,” sa id he. •‘ W h a t ab o u t th a t , eh? I t ’s b e t te r s t i l l w ith music, you know. Do you know where we used to practise? Down by t ’ Wa te rs ide.” “ T h e Wa te rs id e?” I


The old boy recovered his


“ Down p a s t Cross House. W h a t’s u s r ig h t name? Riddings L an e ? ”


queried. “ You know,” h e said.


J. C. Thorpe; \V. fci. Weeks memorial exhibition and Scott prize (history, English and general s tudies ) A. Cavender.


Boyd prize (French and Ger­


man) P. C. Shaw; Captain Mit­ chell prize (geography, general s tu d ies and English) R. w. Spedding; Fairweuther prize (biology) S. G. North; School prize (h istory) D. Nicholson, A. R. Pin­ der; (biology and chemistry) R. H. Richardson; (English and history i I. C.-Webster; S ir Ralph Asslieton cup for best O level results, Daw­ son prize (chemistry and physics) and Niland prize (French and maths) K. Pritchard.


o. Pearson; school prize (Eng.ishi P. D. Uoc.l/.Qe and P. M. H. Wil­ liams;


ton cup, and Copeland prize (m a th s , his tory and biologyi M. J. Eddl&ston; Boothman prize (Latin and French) J. K. S laiamg; Bridgett cup and prize (art) M. M. Mason; L. C. Coles memorial prize (English and geography) A.


(history* K. Ainsworth;


u n d e r h is a rm a n d tro t te d off home fo r te a . Two things h a d been accom­ plished.


an d th e village (an d a n um ­ ber of pas sing m o to r is ts !) h a d a spot of free e n te r ­ ta inm e n t a t th e same' time. Changing th e subject,


othe rs of o u r senior citizens have recently been having


discussions a s to precisely where th e f irs t local post office was situated. To d ate, I have in fo rm a­


tion of no less th a n five d if fe ren t locations in the p a s t 80 years, b u t th e h is ­ tory goes much fu r th e r back th a n th a t , fo r we h ad a village p o s tm a s te r a s fa r back as 1824 (Matthew Wil­ kinson h is name, according to Baines Directory fo r th a t y e a r ) . In tiie course of my in­


tion — did you know, for example, th a t Whalley h ad a t it led p o s tm a s te r a t one period?—b u t th is will form th e suibjeot of a fu r th e r article. Meanwhile, if you


are in te re s te d in mor ris dancing, h av e a word with Mr F ran c is Newman, of O’leen Street.


about it!


Mr Newman knows all •T.F.


bert; t^eograpny and English) <J. K. Sharpies;


(history and geography) J. Lam­ (geography and


biology) B. M. Shepherd; (geog­ raphy) I. Wcurden; (French) K. J. Robinson; tu o rm an i D. .J. Hanson. (biology) G. A. Binns ;


work) G. M. Grunciy, A. J. Heath. D. G. Forrest; Whipp Study cup (external ex am in a t ion s ) Castle House; Walker cup (internal ex am in a t ion s ) Waddow House; Swin dlehurst trophy (ju n io r art) A. M. Skeen: Watson cup and prize (spoken English) senior: P. M. Wrench; runner-up; A. Dunba- bin, Welch prize (spoken English) intermediate: N. Mallison; runner- up: K. Pearson; Headmas ter’s prize (spoken English) junior: D. Bull; runner-up: N. Gritfin.


French i s. P. Credie, R. E. Parrott, M. Owen and I. H. Thoseby: Mit­ chell cup (ch e s s i N. G. Hollings; Westhead cup and prize (public spirited conduct) G. M. Lambert; Laurence Hardy cup for dramatic performance, A. S. Fields.


German) A. J. Timoth y and A. M. Roberts; Hyde prize (spoken


cup. Park; Charnley Cup. K. Boden: Pendlc Schools under 14 competition, C. Lockett. Rugby football: Whalley Cup, Henderson; S a g a i Cup, A. Rudd.


Association Football; Veevers


quiries, I have u n e a r th ed much in te re s tin g in fo rm a­


son House: Norman Myers cup (sen io r champion, M. E. Whit­ worth.


Cross-country: Dent cup. Hender­


Park and Waddow House: Tommy Duxbury cup (b a t t in g ) . A. C. R. Compton; Alan Cook cup (bowl­ ing) K. Boden; S tan ley Crabtree cup (f ielding) , D. Moreton and J V. Foster.


Waddow House. Cricket: Laurence Hardy cup.


Athletics: Major Austin cup,


Castle House; Laurence Hardy shield (senior ch am p ion ), D. Nicholson: Henderson Sports Sh ield. Waddow House.


Swimming: Jimmy Read cup, Sir Frank Pearson prize (spoken (wood­ Runner-up to s ir Ralph Asshe-


Support group’s AGM


AT th e an n u a l general meet­ ing of the Clitheroe S upport Group for the North L an c a­ shire Leonard Cheshire Home, th e treasurer, Mr Jo h n Ward, announced th a t £830 h ad been sent to th e Home a t Garstang this year. T h e to ta l forwarded since


the forma tion of the Group is £3,850.


The meeting was held a t


th e Ashbrook. Ribblesdale Avenue, home of the secre­ tary, Mrs J . L. Hepburn Reports were presented by secretary and social


th e re t i r in g chairman, was th a n k ed and her successor, Mrs C. P. Shaw, 0f Riming- ton, was appointed. The o th e r officials agreed


secretary an d by the repre­ sentatives ° n the House an<i Management Committees Miss D. Worsley-Taylor,


th e ■ 1 TO


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crutches to receive four awards — including th e


MAKE FREEZE A TIME TO BREATHE AND REFLECT


t h a t there should be one. n o ta b ly tLe “ Times ” newspaper an d one lo n e Conservative MP, Mr


LET ME m ak e it quite c le a r a t t h e outset, no one w an ted a compulsory pr ice s and incomes freeze. Even th o se voices which were raised suggesting


P e te r Tapsell. argued o n


Minister to put to Parlia­ ment a 90 day freeze in statutory form is to demon­


th e grounds of unwelcome neces sity. Therefore, for the Prime


s tra te th a t he has changed his mind, and not willingly, b u t under pressure. So on a previous occasion did Mr Wilson and President Nixon. Of course, Parliament being w h at it is, Mr Wilson now snipes a t Mr Heath as once Mr Heath criticised Mr Wilson, and the actual mea­ sures themselves will be opposed by the Labour Party. But significantly per­ haps, not th e Liberals.


Mr Enoch Powell, who


may be supported by one or two disciples, has already made known his opposition, but I am afraid it is becom­ ing increasingly difficult nowadays to discern whether Mr Powell objects to policies on th e ir merits or solely be­ cause they are put forward by Mr Heath.


COMMON MARKET


the Labour Party’s objec­ tions are somewhat illogical although a t Westminster th a t has never stopped the pot calling the kettle black. Harold Wilson cannot sug­ gest th a t a freeze is in tr in ­ sically wrong because he operated one himself. What he has suggested, however, is th a t with himself in office th e situation would not have arisen, a t least this time. This is an argument th a t I th in k it is difficult to sus­ ta in .


In Parliamentary terms


told us th a t inflation was afflicting all the nations in Western Europe and the USA, th a t is still true. The chances of a voluntary freeze, with the co-operation of th e CBI and the TUC were -no better with Labour in office th a n the Conserva­ tives.


When he was in office he


Common Market and thus materially changed our pre­ sent s itu a tio n will no doubt be h e a rd again, but it does not improve with repetition. T h a t p a r t icu la r argument will no doubt only be con­ cluded a t th e next General Election when the Labour P a r ty will be asked if it w o u ld 'b e th en prepared to tak e us out of the Common Market.


plied on television, that the Labour P a r ty would have negotiated significantly dif­ ferent


The final argument, im­ terms with the 0$iseveHfmm MINORITY


days th e Labour Party has h a d no monopoly of curious arguments. Mr Jack Jones h a s said th a t in the Down­ ing S tre e t talks he was arguing on behalf of the pensioners.


th o u g h t i t more likely th a t h e was p u ttin g the case for


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to continue in office for a fu r th e r year with the ad d i­


elected with th e new rep re­ sentatives of the Soroptimists an d Ladies’ Circle being Mrs Crabtree and Mrs Sephton. On invitation, the Edisford


Ladies’ Club agreed to n om in a te Mrs May Robinson to th e committee. I t was agreed to hold a


sponsored swim in the spring, in aid of funds.


Poor footpath


THE footpath through Wood- croft, Wiswell, is in such bad condition th a t the Wiswell an d Barrow P ar ish Council is to write to th e Clitheroe R u ra l Council surveyor ask­ in g h im to send one of h is s ta ff to discuss th e m a t te r w i th th e owner of th e land.


tio n of Mrs Thelma Harrison as deputy secretary. T h e committee was re ­


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Westminster Viewpoint by David


Waider his own members. Certainly th e suggestion th a t


Government should ab a n ­ don th e Housing F in an c e Act, which, among o th e r things, reduces re n ts for those in th e lower income brackets, would h a rd ly seem likely to benefit those pen­ sioners or those who could have benefited by th e Government's offer of £2 ex tra a week. One final p o in t on the


th e


TUCs own offer to the Government in re tu rn for a v oluntary freeze. No


Government elected by a m a jo r ity of th e people could be expected to abandon, for instance, th e In d u s tr ia l Re­ la tio n s Act a n d th e Housing F in an c e Act a t th e request of th e leaders of w h a t is a minor ity of th e nation, something like a f ifth of our to ta l population. F or myself, I was ex tre­


mely doubtful all along if a voluntary freeze would


work an d even if agreed upon w h e th e r th e TUC, or for th a t m a t te r th e CBI. would deliver th e goods and could, in fact, re s tra in in ­ dividual unions or firms from breaking th e agree­ m en t. Paradoxically now, as compulsory’ measures are introduced, th e chances of some so r t of voluntary ag re em en t have improved, to be agreed upon as an


controls th e economy, is it possible to lay down prices an d income levels fo r a len g th y period. Such a s ta te also needs to be self-suf- ficent, i.e. n o t d ep en d en t on food imports from abroad which can n o t be price con­ trolled.


completely


can do in my view is to give a temporary resp ite from in ­ flation—a so r t of b rea th in g space. F o r a sh o r t period it is fair , a n d I am sure is seen a s such by th e m a jo r ity of o u r fellow countrymen. I t is, however, only a f irs t stage, i t m u s t be followed by a period of economic growth. We a re s till a prosperous nat io n , we s till hav e enor­ mous economic potential, th e h is to ry of th e la s t two years is n o t h a l f as bad as some have a t tem p ted to p a in t it.


W h a t th e p re sen t freeze


tu n i t ie s w ith in th e European Economic Community. With a floating pound we a re n o t likely to be plagued by a s te rl in g crisis. F o r a Govern­ m e n t to ask in these circum­ stances fo r self r e s t ra in t is not. in my view, u nrea son­ able. If. of course, th e end of


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the s ta tu to ry freeze, an d it may la s t longer th a n 90 days, is followed by an o th e r period of rip-roaring wage demands accompanied by self destructive in d u s tr ia l s trife, th en , of course, th is n a t io n is ag a in in trouble. I mus t hope, therefore,


th a t th is is n o t only a time to brea th e, b u t a tim e to re­ flect as well—especially for those who in time p a s t h a s p u t th e ir sectional in te re s ts before those of th e re s t of th e n at io n .


which is being asked by most people is “Will i t work?” I shall not, here, go in to th e d etails of th e mea­ sures because they have already been se t o u t in th e Press a n d on TV an d radio. W h a t I th in k I should point out • is th a t only a to ta li­ ta r ia n sta te , where the Government


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