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T-heroe Hospital, old people lr Christmas and St Denys


Has­ n’t the lighter ride, Rotaiy


,-tered the local “ Master- Tot" competition and


erf.ed a sponsor ed organised by Settle


-eiident. Rot. W. Oliver; fi;. vice-president. Rot. G. i-'-’-,-;■ second vice-president, Foster: treasurer,


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v'oi.' G. Dtiedale; secretary, ?,it! G. Mitchell.


ssi-Dresident T. P. Rush- ;-n. D. J. Hartley. J. Myers, i B Parker, J. H. White- iad'and J. V. C. Wood.


Honorary members elected


-.ere the Mayor 0f Clitheroe, Coin. R. Turner, and Messrs H. Todd, J- H. Bilson and j Bentham.


TODAY the Advertiser :nd Times looks at the Bmk Holday weekend and rives details of a steam happening: at Gisburn, 'tom Saturday to Mon­ ty. with events to in­ terest all the f a m i 1 y. Then (here are special ptjes on Clitheroe’s own attraction — the M u s i c Festival on June 2nd.


. But should you decide I) go further afield, we


also have a feature on stalely homes. To round (if this week’s bumper jiper. we turn the spot- gilt on the District elec- ions, with photographs and biographies of the candidates.


=;tarians which r a i s ed per £100. Officers elected were:


Labour bid deputy


chairmanships rejected


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that Labour had pressed for the sharing of the vice- chairmanships, on a pro­ portional basis, at the Cockle and Mussel Feast, when the committee struc­ ture is sorted out. The answer they had been


that it was “ complete hum­ bug” to suggest that the people could be represented only by Labour members. At the Cockle and Mussel Feast, Coun. Chadwick had


the council’s last year. Coun. John Troop replied


refused the offer of a deputy chairmanship saying, said Coun. Troop, that he would “ not gather the crumbs from the rich man’s table.” “ I can only assume he


ship.”


given was that it would be unwise to make changes for


A BID by Labour for a share of th e deputy chairmanships of committees on Clitheroe Town Council was rejected a f te r a hea ted row a t the council’s an n u a l meeting. Coun. Derek Akker said


Akker criticised the “father" of the council, Aid. Clifford Chatburn, for h a v i n g attended only two out of 10 meetings of the Division 5 Education Executive during the past year. The council has four representatives bn the committee.


During the debate Coun. Shabby


Coun. John Blackburn should replace Aid. Chat- burn on the executive and Coun. Akker said people ought to know why the alteration was being made now. He said: “ At the Cockle


It had been proposed that


doesn’t want the responsi­ bility of a deputy chairman­


and Mussel Feast we asked for this place, but it was not granted to us. “ Bearing in mind the


trouble we have had in try­ ing to get the necessai-y education for our young children I feel — especially when our town is being so shabbily treated by the Lancashire County Educa­ tion Committee — that we


need and should have had the best representation that we can.’’


that he did not attend meetings just for the sake of going, but only if they were vital and he could do something for the people of t4ie town. “My wife is a member of


Aid. Chatburn retorted


the executive and I am probably more informed


than many people in Clitheroe,” he added.


months ago, he had been proposed by his party as representative, Coun. Robert Chadwick said: “ I wish we had known the views of Aid. Chatbum then. We need someone with a deeper knowledge of educational matters — someone who can speak with authority.


worth: “Did we elect Aid. Chatburn or Mrs Chat­ burn?”


Views


Coun. Chadwick wanted to go on the executive it need not be as a casual repre­ sentative. “ He could get himself


Coun. Troop said that if


elected as a teachers’ repre­ sentative.” Said Coun. Bent Jones:


" We are not here to decide that. We are here to repre­ sent the views of the elec­ torate and the committees in the best way so that we can get th eviews of the area known. I do not know how an absent representa­ tive can do this." The degree of success


which the council had in its dealings with the county council education authority was reflected by its repre­ sentatives’ attendance, said Coun. Jones.


1 ® Continued on page 3 Asked Coun. Robert Ains­ Commenting t h a t 12


CHRIS DOESN’T MIND VISIT FROM THE LAW


CLITHEROE Scout Chris Snape, in hospital at Accrington, had some special visitors at the weekend— several policemen! But 19-year-old Chris was


not in trouble with the law —the policemen were mem­ bers of the Clitheroe and District Scout Gang Show, calling on their sick friend. Chris had a part in the


dogged by illness, however. Mr Jim Butters, who should have taken leading parts in three acts, did not recover from flu. His stand-in throughout the week was producer • Mr ; Edmond Cambien.


This year’s show was


show until his illness three weeks ago. So. to cheer him up and make sure he did not miss all the fun, 10 Scouts, dressed up in their Gang Show clothes and descended on the hospital. Then it was back to


Clitheroe to take part in the final performance. During the week, the


show attracted more than 2,400 people.


Green, who had not missed a single rehearsal, was taken ill just before opening night and had to miss taking-part as well.


Another Scout, John


Is not yet known, Mr John Clayton, chairman of the Clitheroe and District Scout Council and house manager for the show, said he was sure the proceeds would exceed ' all their expecta­ tions.


Although the final result


week were Lord and Lady Clitheroe; the Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Richard Turner: the vicar of St Mary’s and his wife, the Rev. and Mrs J. C. Hudson; the County Scout Com­ missioner, Mr Alan Smith, and his wife; the county president, Mr Harold Burrows: and the assistant County Commissioner of Cubs. Mrs N. Haselwood, and her husband. Lord Clitheroe presented


Special guests during the


to Mr Cambien a brass picture of Lancashire witch country and photographs of all the gang. He also pre sented photographs to Mrs Crompton, the Cubs’ musical director and ADC, and to Mr Kay, musical director and ADC for the Scouts.


A MIXED RECEPTION FOR RUSSIANS AT TOWN HALL AND STONYHURST


CIVIC officials from the Russian city of Leningrad were met by a demonstra­ tion against the Soviet detention of Jews when they visited Stonyhurst College during a tour of the Ribble Valley. The Russians, guests of


the • Manchester City Coun­ cil, were on a civic visit to the city, and had been in­ vited to view the valley by local hotelier Mr Anthony Perry. The demonstration was


tion — who ignored the protest — Mr Evgeny Gogolev, first vice-chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad city coun­ cil: Mr P. Letski, a member of the executive; Mr E. Shevelov, head of the city's department of culture, and Mr G. Featov, chairman of the Leningrad district coun­ cil's executive committee. Describing the demonstra­


of pupils bearing posters attacking Russia’s refusal to allow the Panovs — two Jewish ballet dancers—from leaving the country. Members of the delega­


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THE last Mayor of Clitheroe before local government reorganisa­ tion, Coun. Richard Turner, was sworn in on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the council. Our picture shows the Mayor taking the oath, watched by fellow-mem­ bers of the council and officials in a scene that will probably never be repeated.


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ALL being well, Clitheroc’s concessionary bus service for pensioners will start operating a week on Mon­ day — and it will be a four-day service, instead of the tw'o days originally envisaged.


scheme have yet to be approved by the council’s specially - appointed sub - committee, which has been given powers to act.


Final details of the


But this week, its chair­ man, Aid. Tom Robinson,


told the Advertiser and Times that quotations re­ ceived from bus companies would make it possible to expand the service to cover Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs­ days and Fridays. Cost of such a service


would still not exceed the £2,500 tier year envisaged for tile two-day service. “There would still he suffi­ cient in reserve for a certain amount of duplication if it is found the service war­ rants it,” said Aid. Robin­ son.


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to meet in the next few days, is expected to confirm a starting date for the ser­ vice — provisionally fixed at June 4tli. I t will also consi­ der several minor changes to the provisional timetable already drawn up. Explained Aid. Robinson: “In some cases it was found that people could get a bus into town, but there was no re­ turn service.”


said, Low Moor pensioners using tlic service to go shopping would only have half an hour in the town be­ fore they had to catch the return bus. Aid. Robinson added that


In another instance, he


the service was also likely to be extended to cover Wad- dinglon Road, as far as Eastham Street. “This would mean full coverage


of all Clitheroe’s arterial roads, providing a service from all points on the cir­ cumference to the town centre,” he said. Duplication of certain ser­


vices will only be possible if the bus company running the scheme can mange to incorporate it, said Aid. Robinson,


committee arc Aid. Robin­ son and Councillors John Blackburn, Robert Chadwick and William Sharpies. When the scheme was re­


should run the service, but the sub-committee will also discuss this at its meeting. Members of the sub­


No decision has yet been made as to which company


. the Conservatives. But the service would not meet tiic needs of elderly people wish­ ing to travel out of town


ferred to by Aid. Robinson at the annual council meet­ ing, Coun. Robert Chadwick commented that Labour had won some concessions from


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and that was a grave fault. Coun. Robert Ainsworth,


Independent, recalled that when the cost of a scheme was examined some seven years ago, the council was told that the price would he exorbitant. Everyone knew that prices


had since increased, yet just befo re the elections Aid. Robinson had presented a scheme. Coun. Ainsworth added: “No credit should be passed to the Tory party as a whole, for this scheme is something that should have been done years ago.’’


Chatburn going out of phone book


WHEN the new telephone exchange at Chatburn opens early next year, the 400 sub­ scribers in the village will have Clitheroe numbers.


The telephone users will


be given five-flgure numbers, beginning with the number four. But it has not yet been decided whether subscribers will have their present three- figure numbers incorporated, or whether new ones will be introduced.


that some villagers would probably like to retain the name Chatburn. The de­ mand for telephones is soaring at the moment, how­


The Post Office regrets the change, as it is realised


and modified to cope. Letters are now being sent


ever, and the numbers and name have to be changed


by the GPO, notifying sub­ scribers of the change and to give them chance of air­ ing complaints or asking questions.


Tons of dust


public health committee heard at its monthly meet­ ing.


DUST falling on the Chat- burn and Downham areas during April amounted to 19.4 tons per square mile, Clitheroe Rural Council's


slightly less than the pre­ vious month’s total, it was, nevertheless, extremely high, members agreed. Public health inspector Mr H. Cock- shutt has had talks with the alkali inspector, but there is little likelihood of an im­ provement in the situation until modernisation work is completed at a local firm in about six months.


Although this figure was


draw toe problem to toe at­ tention of Clitheroe borough council, in whose area toe factories are.


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tion as "tasteless, regret­ table and unnecessary," Mr Perry said: “ I myself have great sympathy for Soviet Jews, but politics should never enter into hospitality. This was a private visit, and the college was paid 20p a head by Manchester Cor­ poration for its services.” Mr Perry added that he


had protested to the college authorities. “The giving of hospitality to people of other countries goes to the heart of the tourist culture


and it is sad if we cannot do this without this sort of thing happening.” Rector of stonyhurst, Fr


Dunphy, told the Advertiser that he had not been at the college when the demon­ stration took place. " Had I known that the party con­ sisted of Russians, I would not have allowed the visit


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THERE was a warm welcome for the Russian party at Clitheroe Town Hall where Mr Gogolev, watched, by his fellow countrymen, signs the visitors’ book. With them are Coun. and Mrs Turner, Aid. Sidney Moore, Deputy Mayor, and . the Town Clerk, Mr John Cowdall.


in the first place,’’ he said. “ There was a small demon­ stration but the visitors were treated with courtesy throughout their stay. “ The fact that one or two


people made a demonstra­ tion was not really surpris­ ing in these days," he added. “There is no ques­ tion of any disciplinary measure against those who took part,” said Fr Dunphy. The Russians were accom­


of Manchester; Aid. Sir Robert Thomas, leader of the Greater Manchester Counoil; Aid, Dame Eliza­ beth Yarwood and Mr Vernon Yarwood. and other city officials. Before starting their tour


panied by Aid. and Mrs Winifred Grant, Lord and Lady Mayoress, of the City


of the valley, the Russians were received by the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Riahard Turner, at the Mayor's parlour. Then they went to Slaidburn after viewing Waddington and Wadding- ton Old Hall. At Slaidburn,


was served by proprietors of the Hark to Bounty Inn, Mr and Mrs Peter Hey, who also showed them round the 11th century assize court room. After visiting the Trough, of Bowland, they were given a guided tour of Stonyhurst College, and shown many of the college's ancient treasures. . They rounded Off toe day


they were received by the rector, the Rev. G. H. Gaze, who Showed them round his church. A Lancashire country tea


presented with two memen­ toes — a record of working class songs by the Horden Raikes. and a two-foot long black pudding. The guests were received at, the hotel by chairman or Longrtdge Urban Council, County Coun. David Coulston and Mrs Cou-lston.


with a Lancashire night out at the Bayley Arms. There, Mr Shevelov drew the win­ ning ticket in a contest organised among 100 Mer- seysiders who were guests. The Russians were' then


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