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$qcrif i ce of a scapegoat


HISTORY • shows that whenever a battle has been lost, in .order, to excuse those, in' high places, an admiral or gen­ eral must be sacrificed as


,a scapegoat. The'same undoubtedly applies in the world of natural his­ tory and disease. Usually we find.that the starling, oyster catcher and pereg­ rine falcon come in for severe criticism and we all know how many times the starling has been blamed for the spread of foot and mouth disease among cattle. .Now we find the finger of


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accusation pointed at .the badger, which, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, must be exterminated in the Wes.t Country on the grounds


prevention have no doubt failed and after a period of 30 years the policy of annual


that it passes on TB. Past methods of control and


outbreaks in. clean herds of cattle to human carriers.,Thus


'it-w ould seeni that if th e . badger can be blamed, what other birds and mammals —


I-animal or-human,— must again be' sacrificed in -an attempt to obscure bur inabil­ ity to find the true cause of-


'TB. ■ After a very stormy exist­ '


ence,' the badger has revealed itself to be a creature benefj,- . e ia l to a g r ic u l tu re and


: forestry. •The nefarious plan is just


another effort to bolster up a ■ THE badger takes a look outside.


testing and the slaughtering of reactork is to be changed. " Of course a scapegoat must be found, but whether this is the true answer regarding past failures in disease eradi­ cation remains to be seen. ■


: As it is I find the argument of the Ministry somewhat weak and confusing, particu­ larly when this- question of being a carrier is aimed at the badger. Indeed, the entire


badeer. Indeed, the entire


thesis' of a human being or wild animal acting as a carrier has a very weak foundation. As o n e w r i t e r h a s


suggested, if badgers are a definite link in passing on TB to livestock, how-was. it poss­ ible to almost eliminate this


disease in 1920 to 1930? The Ministry should also


give a rational answer ..to the findings of the British Medical TB


Journal, which traced five TB 'TO*® 4 - * W 4 % C#?- i: m


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THE recent television series on the life and times of. Edward VII lent particular- interest to the newspaper loaned to me by a Wiswell reader.


Best Advertising Medium,” price one half-penny and dated August 15th, 1902, and reported in some detail the festivities throughout our dis­ trict in celebration of the coro­ nation of His Royal Majesty and his lovely Queen.


I t was a copy of the ’Clitheroe Advertiser,” “The


At this time our local news­


papers had not got around to p r in tin g photographs so, unfortunately, there is no pic-, torial record of those very special events. In th e c e le b r a t io n s ,


'Slaidburn, Worston, Sawley, Pendleton, Chatburn and our own village all expressed their joy and loyalty in their own particular way.


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" I n IV h a l lp y , we a re informed, “there was a liberal


.display of flags and banners "aqd other decorations.” The celpbratipns proper copi-


• menepd at 1-30 p.m. with a peal on the church bells.pud at ’ two ’ the Whalley and Billmgtori Brass Band a^sem-'


bled at: the Town'Gate’,where ( tuition 'at Blackburp’fPu))lie . : historic'dayj . but - there was f ijeen we)i pieaSefi .,jyith. the. the'-National ’Anthem was/' Higher,GrpdeSohpql. Inma)c-:; fone,sqiall note.of 4{lAI>B<>W;r;'!’'.lo^vmanner:,in,:iyM<4i'.I.t|ieiE-, played


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The hand then Je(l th’p w?y to Y<9rj.h expjessp^ the hope thpt t^fUTh the cricket field and-“aftor a “the rpqipmnt iyn||ld bp able fo - They- li?d


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ag ’ t. » ' r crickpt corronation was


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Clitheroe,. of course, led the way with a traditional ox- roasting and two processions — one of them,'inevitably a “torchlight,’’ while Downham,’


goodly number of parents and children had assembled the National Anthem was sung." There followed sports,


'then Mr T. Longworth, JP CC, presented the prizes which included a very special award. This was in the form of a


braiding the maypole, Morris dancers, games and dancing, plus “an amusing display by Mr J. Hoole’s talking dolls.” The local branch of the St John Ambulance Brigade gave a demonstration of their work under Supt. Mowle. At five o’clock tea and buns were pro­ vided for the children and


s i lv e r watch to Master Andrew Manson, of Park Head, who, over the previous seven years, had completed every possible attendance at the Whalley National School “without a single absence.” This total of 2,918 attendances -had involved a walk of three miles to and (from school and meant that, in all, Master Manson had walked ’over-8,000 miles.


- ’ ' ’scholarrsshipfor two years’ f re e ; :Whalley(


To crown this achievement Andrew had now wop an open hip.


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make himself. as regular and punctual m the future as he


had been in the past.” Once again the National


Anthem was sung and at 9 p.m. came the grand finale, the culmination of all the events of a'glorious day — the torchlight procession.


Starting from .the Station


Yard and preceded by the hardworking band it proces­ sed through the village where, “large crowds of people stood to witness and coloured fires, etc. were fused en route.”


Featured in this grand


cavalcade were “lurries” with participants in national cos­ tumes portraying the coun­ tries of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, South Africa, Australia, India and Canada. “The Rose Maidens” made many masculine hearts flutter and brought cries of delight frpm the ladies, but the piece de resistance was a “gun carriage conveying Long Tom, drawn by six horses and manned by 30 blue jackets,” and there were “numerous comic features ” that was


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away at Barnoldswick and the match was timed to finish at 5-30 p.m. “in order that the members could return to the village for the Coronation celebrations.” Set to score 108 with 70 minutes to get them in, they were within three runs of that total with three wickets in hand when the fin­ gers of the clock reached the fatal hour. “Five minutes ^iriore," said the Advertiser, ^ “would have been sufficient to


effect a victory.” And the other villages?


Chatburn, too, planned a tor­ chlight, Slaidburn hoisted a new flag to the tower of the church, Worston had a mons­ ter bonfire on the summit of Crow Hill and all enjoyed sports and country pastimes. But for Gisburn there


won the National Rally with driver Satwant Singh, and this year, in a Datsun 710, the pair made it a hat-trick of victories.


The gruelling 24-hour rally


began outside the Lusaka Hotel and from the moment th e car — appropriately number one —' left the ramp it was always in the lead. Non-stop dr iving over


rough roads brought some problems for Mr Haworth and his driver — the oil pressure gave cause for concern with the engine gulping a pint per 25 to 30 miles, and a stop had to be made to fit a new set of tyres halfway round. But the car and crew per­


formed well,.'averaging an incredible 90 mph on the tough night sections, to win by a convincing 12 minutes. In the end it all seemed


worthwhile and the cham­ pagne flowed freely at the Lusaka Hotel where the rally ended.The victory was the climax to what has been an extremely successful season for Mr Haworth. • With driver Singh he has


MRS CHILD at work in the shop.


Motor Sports’ Association sponsored competition — in which they recorded five wins


in five events. Mr Haworth-is a former


'W in d e rm e r e A v e n u e , Clitheroe.


Marathon


ride CLITHEROE is scheduled to be one of the stops on' a North­ ampton man’s 1000-mile char­ ity horseride in aid of the


s disabled. Mr Joe Roberts begins his


marathon journey a week on Saturday at Northampton, and if - all goes well he will a r r iv e , in C l i th e ro e on December loth for an over­ night stop.


He hopes to complete the .


competed in 10 rallies up and down the country, winning eight of them and coming sec­ ond in the other two. The pair's most notable suc­


cess came in the ZMSA championship — the Zambia


jo u rn e y in under th re e months to raise as much as possible for the Riding for the Disabled Association. Anyone able to offer stabl­


ing and accommodation should c o n t a c t J e a n C lew e s A s so c ia te s , 70 Welling­ borough Road, Northampton.


pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. He spent four years at Stafford Col­ lege, where lie gained a BSc degree in computer science. Mr-Haworth’? parents, Mr and' Mrs Bill Haworth, live in


Represent county


THREE Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School pupils have been picked for a North Lan­ cashire Schools’ swimming team taking part in a three-­ cornered contest at Carlisle


next’ month. Jill Knowles (13), of Great


Harwood, who is North Lan­ cashire champion for her age group in butterfly and back stroke, will be taking part in the 100 metre events in these two strokes. '. Another Great Harwood


girl, Ruth McDowell, rated as second best 13-year-old in North Lancashire at breast stroke; will travel as reserve for the 100 metres in that


style. Youngest local representa­ *


tive is Diane Ridings (11), of Blackburn, who will travel as a 'reserve, for, her age group. The championships, on


December 6th, will be one' of the first events to take place at a new pool at Carlisle, The North Lancashire team will be up against swimmers repre­ sen tin g Cumberland and Centra l Lancashire. Top! award is the Triad Trophy, at present held by the Lanca­ shire team.


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. bankrupt, understanding of the causes''of disease. It will


* ipost surely end in faiiure.for, as we are fully aware, carriers


■ are always with us. They will only be abolished if we eradi-


- cate ALL forms of life, so why-follow this rather stupid trail which can only end -in


< further disillusionment? i If the germ theory is cor­


; • will be as difficult to extermi­ nate, as any other form of life


rect, these microscopic beings


in -the universe. It would seem that the only positive way to


that the only positive way ru


; at prevention. When all is said • and done, the ..virus or.-.bac- • teria, if given the soil to prop­ agate, will certainly do just that. Remove the [conducive', environment and you remove the means by which'these mic­


exterminate disease is to aim-; robes multiply. '■ ; To turn to'a more uplifting


\ aspect of the badger in our ■


own particular area, .let me give a ,brief survey of recent visits to a familiar ground long associated with this fascinat­ ing creature. No matter what the season there are always items- of interest. Each visit, sets the thoughts ranging, wondering what has.been tak-r ing place during the last few evenings or weeks. ; i


All observations are based on supposition and it would


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■ need a Sherlock • Holmes . to give a true interpretation of • dues ana signs,. La&l uci.i ,


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however, set me a problem to. well-grown oak tree. I wonder which I woiild dearly Jove to . ' what the digging was all about find an answer. ■


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KEEPING CALM AND SOLVINi PROBLEMS


A FACE that is likely to become better known than most at Clitheroe’s new health centre is that of administrator Mrs Eileen Starkie. For Mrs Starkie, who is T**'-*.-' settling down nicely in her office just off the main en r­


ance hall — where she can keep an eye on comings and personin(' smooth


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goings — is responsible


the for the running of the centre.


- Although at the moment some employees and patients are feeling their way about with a little trepidation, Mrs Starkie is highly confident th a t with the r ig h t co­ operation the centre will work successfully. ,


Service Her job is to liaise between


the different disciplines of the centre, but during the first week she has done just about everything, from directing workmen still finishing essen­ tial jobs to answering a mul­ titude of questions on an ever- ringing telephone. Whatever - happens, Mrs Starkie remains unruffled, dealing with each problem as it comes along.


to settle down,” she says. She feels that if patients reserve, judgment for the time being ; they will discover the centre can provide better service and facilities than the average


“It is all going to take time small surgery. Experience Pe rh ap s Mrs Starkie’s


unflappable qualities come from long experience. Not only does she work a full week, but she also runs her home at Baxenden, looking after husband Frank, a tech­ nical officer with the Gas Board, and three daughters, Linda (13), Deborah (11) and Gail (7).


Born in Nelson, Mrs Starkie


was educated at Paddock House Convent Grammar School, Oswaldtwistle.


cashire County Council health authority for 10 years, seven as general clerical officer. For the past 18 months, she has ’ been acting general adminis­ tra to r at the office in St James’s Street, Accrington. Mrs Starkie doesn’t have-


She has been with the Lan­


much time for'.hobbies, but one thing she does find relax­ ing is completing a crossword before turning in to bed.


MRS STARKIE. mSttet Coming to


Chatburn A FORMER missionary worker in West Africa, the Rev. Robert J. Figures, will succeed the Rev. Gordon Hood as Chatburn Methodist minister next August. Mr Figures, who is now


based in Sheffield, will take over when Mr Hood moves to the Midlands to become minis- ter at Alveston, Derby. .. Mr Hood and his wife Ruth


have been at Chatburn for three years. They came from Aspatria in Cumberland. Life in Chatburn for Mr Figures will be somewhat dif­


ferent to the l l years he spent in the Ghanaian' bush country between 1954 and 1965, when he did mission work in remote ru ra l areas populated by


- tribes people. He then spent five years in


a Durham mining village before moving to Sheffield, where he is Methodist chap­ lain to the university. Mr Figures is married and has two children.


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