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MAY I congratulate Mr Frank Wilson, the Prospective Liberal candidate, for having the courage to make • t his stand against capi
that, the “soft liners” have had a fair chance to prove their theories, but in my opinion have failed. If this is so, should we not bring back hanging and the birch?
provides me with ammuni tion to support my case. He says; “There seems to be an endless stream of letters and articles con demning the over-lenient attitudes of the courts. It
In his letter Mr Wilson _
birching. One can agree or disagree, but to say it in public is one of the finer principles of democracy. I disagree, believing
al punishment and
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
is difficult to discover in the Press any propaganda in favour of the hated do- gooder.” .
.write? Because, like, myself, they are sick of the present system of punish ment meted out. Does the punishment fit the crime we ask?
Why do endless people
writes, “And yet our pris ons have actually never been fuller.” Again I ask why. Could it be the killers and all law-breakers know that the most they will get it found guilty is a few years inside one of HM “luxury” prisons, or a sus- .
■ In his next paragraphhe .
shouse” of ,the armed forces was harsh punish ment, but few sampled it a second time. • I strongly object to money, taken from me in taxation being used to keep criminals in. so-called luxury condi tions. Then, upon release they invariably continue their criminal intent, hence the full prisons.
pended sentence? '
..The “brig and glas
Wilson: “Punishment too often means vindictive retaliation against the
Service What about with a
smile i i t f FC?',
going to the library and thank God for it. PENSIONER
Humour.
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A HUMOROUS talk about America was given to 95 members of Clitheroe Ribblesdale Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild.. at their monthly meeting. The Rev. A. R. Higgindon, p r ie s t - in - c h a rg e of Whitewell, Mitton and Hurst Green, was the sp e ak e r and Mrs H. Mikanowicz presided.
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FOR exceeding the 40 m.p.h. speed limit in Whal- ley Road, Langho, in a car, Robert Hetherington (44), of Peel Park Av'enue, Clitheroe, was fined £20 at Clitheroe. He. was stated to have driven at 55 m.p.h.
all my years as a member of the library I have sel dom heard anyone moan ing about their ailments. Sometimes we do have a chat, but not to bother anyone. I take great pleasure in
phere of the library has changed, but for the bet ter. I can remember the days when one dare not speak above a whisper. Now when entering the library we are met with a smile and a good morning. I am a pensioner and m
want, I have only to ask and one of the assistants will find it for me, or I fill in a postcard and they let me know when the book comes in. That doesn’t cost me anything either. I agree that the atmos
had three books which would have cost me 'the best part 'of £20 had I bought them. As for obtaining a book I
I AM sure there are many people like myself who appreciate the free library. .This week, alone, I have
ters, could they not also be a plea to stop the down ward path to anarchy? May I again quote Mr
As to these endless let
, : How must these jpeople . or their families feel when more compassion is shown to the wrongdoer, than to those they have maimed or killed. I am certain if my neck was at stake I would think hard and long before I killed my fellow man. Surely, in the name of
criminal.” But what of the: victim; the child raped, the old lady “bashed,” a person , murdered?1
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voice his good intentions, but-is it not a true saying that the road to hell is paved with these. Again I say the answer to this vital issue is in your hands. Think seriously which path you want to travel on.
BOB AINSWORTH, Mayor of Clithcroe.
innocent victims of a crime?
THE letter on law and order from Mr Frank Wilson contains so many inconsistencies that it is difficult to know how to counter them all in any letter of reasonable, length.
favour of democratic gov ernment, but only if it does not involve the use of referenda on .particular subjects, to discover the
Campaign to re-open. stations
IT HAS been very gratify ing to see what an enorm ous success the reopening of' Clitheroe station has
paign where there is enough public demand for the reopening of your local station. Please write to STELLA, 37 Bar Street, Burnley.
GRAHAM NUTTALL Membership Secretary, STELLA
name and address saying which station platforms you would be interested in restoring for the use of next year’s Dalesrail. We will take up the cam-
hear from people Who would be interested in using Dalesrail from dis used stations between Blackburn and Gisburn, which could be restored as Clitheroe has been. Please send in your
promised that it would campaign for the reopen ing of other former halts along the route if the moves at Clitheroe proved worthwhile. We would now like to
been as part of the Dales- rail project. Our STELLA group
hard liners leave no space” for their critics. He appears to be in
of his own letter destroys He believes that “ . . . his opening argument that criminals should certainly “the effusions of the . . . pay the appropriate
In fact, the very length opinions of the people,
of the a n t i-u ltim a te - de te r ren t lobby which
'only by concentrating attention on the treatment
develops its arguments
,pf the criminal, after the act, to the exclusion of the victim. ; He claims that being
likely to escape his. just punishment and, even if caught, will suffer only a few extra years in gaol, what protection is being afforded the victim by society?
murderer knows that by killing the lad he is more
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Wilson’s long letter of last week on crime and punish ment is that the chappie who more than 2,000 years ago wrote “Spare the rod and spoil the child” knew precisely what he was on about. The last 30 years have proved the continuing validity of that opinion.
WORDS THE short answer to Mr
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Hazard to drivers
THE two-mile stretch of the Clapham Road from Dale Head Church to the bottom of Swinshaw Brow presents a continuous hazard to motorists who, after the slightest shower of rain find half the road flooded, often to a depth of eight inches. The danger is greater
money (and salt) was wasted on this stretch( when a little preventative' maintenance- would have solved the problem.
during icy conditions. Last year much time and
SAFETY FIRST
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THE science fiction “Star. Wars” has been attracting large audiences at the Clitheroe.,.Civic Hall this week. It continues its run next ,week. Bookings have been high fo r th i s weekend, but' there are still seats available." • ■
by a paper-boy while car rying out his crime, is less likely to murder, because by so doing he knows that his own neck would be' placed at risk, that poten tial victim is, surely, pro tected by what the law may do to his potential murderer. On the other hand, if the
cruel „to the' rcriminal doesn’t help the victim. This is, of course, quite fallacious in all but the very narrowest sense. If a burglar, recognised
AUTUMN GLORY THEME'
UNUSUAL accessories were used to highlight flower arrangements by Mrs Joan Wallbank, of Dutton, when she gave a demonstration to Clitheroe Flower .Club members. :
attended the demonstra tion at the St John Ambu lance Hall. The theme was “Autumn glory.” One of the arrangements was' based on a brass kettle stand and another con sisted of pine cones and pine branches.
Nearly .50 members
the annual dinner at the Sun Inn, Waddington, on October 26th. Two’,prizes are still unclaimed from the recent coffee morninj in the Mayor’s Parlour am inquiries should be made to Mrs K. Marsh at her shop in Castle Street.
Names were taken for £250 FOR
WARDROBE BUYERS from London and further afield com peted with local residents at an antique sale staged by Hothersall, • Forrest, McKenna and Son, at Clitheroe, and high prices resulted..
fetched between £45 and £250, inlaid 'dressing table £15-£50, and a large office pedestal desk £105.
Large trio wardrobes
plinth realised £450, and £165 was bid for a modern bronze figure group.
£226, m ir ro r backed sideboards and displays brought up to £145, an Edwardian oak bureau bookcase £135, and a dou ble weight Vienna wall clock £160. -
An oil painting fetched
telephones realised, up to £54. A second part will be offered in the next sale on , November 2nd.
A part collection of old
WHEN .wagon driver John Anthony, Hugill (23): appeared, at Clitheroe accused of assault on a building contractor, the case:was found not proved.
(64); of Alderford- Close,. Clitheroe, , said an argu ment developed when he remonstrated with the wagon driver for reversing- into'.the drive of a . bun; galow he was building. -
Mr Robert Edwin Ford A large bronze eagle on
pany with all his ilk, over look when they prate about civilised society is that the first priority of such a soci ety must be the protection of the weak and irioocent. I searched his letter in vain, for any sympathetic refer- ence to the innocent victim. This is, of course typical
penalty” but not, appa rently, if this involves doing to them what they have already done to others. Murderers may take the lives of others but, in Mr Wilson’s view, their own guilty lives must be sacrosanct. What Mr Wilson, in com
OUT IN THE COLD
weather and in torrential rain they are turned out of their school and made to walk the mile and a half to their playing field at High Moor. I-see them-as they pass our kitchen window — just boys, no masters. Surely on the very bad'
days they could take some other form of exercise, like a bit of John Travolta dancing or some skipping in the Assembly Hall. Perhaps they could give
parents think about the way their sons are treated and if the school doctor approves.
34 Pendle Road, C l i t h e r o e
L. CHATBURN,
up useless Latin lessons and with the money saved hire a bus for trips to the indoor swimming pool. I do wonder what the
IT would not surprise me in the least to learn that the boys of Clitheroe''. Royal Grammar School were making inquiries about emig ra tin g to Australia. -In the coldest windiest
humanity, if they are crim-' inals they have committed a crime against society. Has not,society the right to be protected. Mr Wilson has a.right to
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trainee production man ager, moved from Salthill Road two years ago, after living in the town for 18 years. He is a former member of St Mary’s
Mr Nicholas Oliver Met calfe was married to Miss: Margaret Elizabeth Wilson a t Foulr id g e P a r ish Church. The bridegroom, a
Former Clitheroe man , • • f e r METCALFE — WILSON
Mrs John Alan Metcalfe, of Alma Avenue, Foulridge, and the bride, a secretary, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alan Wilson, of Cocker Hall Farm, Foul ridge. Photograph: August Templa, Nelson.
Brewery puts reasons for pub extension
. Daniel Thwaites, who were appealing against the Ribble Valley Council’s refusal to permit exten sions and alterations to the village pub. The brewery owns two.
made by Mr Brian Duck worth; counsel for brewers
•when she retires. - The Ministry Inspector,
would be increased to three bedrooms and mod ernised for occupation by the Higher Buck landlady
toned down its proposals, but the council was still concerned at the loss of a small cottage in a village such as Waddington. The council was also con
stem from the changes. There was no desire to
cerned about the increased use of the pub likely to
be unduly obstructive, but it was felt that improve ments could be made to the pub without touching the two cottages. The Inspector closed the hearing.
CHAIRS
A TALK on “The evolution of the chair” was given to members of Clitheroe Antique Collectors’ Club by Mr J. A. Harrison, of Southport.
the Sun Inn, Waddington, on November 6th, Mr I. Wolfenden will , speak about “The Great Exhibi tion and its period.’:’
Assault not proved
/Ford was trying to pull and push . him. into’ his wagon
Lowthwaite:-Drive,' Nel son, said that Mr Ford had used bad language, telling him-to get off, his land. Mr
chin, and sprained ankle and injuries to his elbows and knees. • The. d e fen d an t, of
•and fell when-, he. moved- away.
struck' him on the chin. As a result he had .
The-man pushed him and a bruised
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Ribble Valley Council, recalled that a similar but more extensive application 18 .months ago had been turned down on appeal and he suggested that the same considerations applied in this instance. The brewery had now
ments would not impinge harmfully on the commun ity, but would make, the village pub more attrac tive, up-to-date, and a cre dit to the village and those who frequented it. Mr Paul Timson, for the
sored by the Parish Coun cil — was described by Mr Duckworth as “a red her ring.” He said those who had signed it might not have been fully in the pic ture about the plans. The proposed improve
Mr A. B. Raby, was handed a protest petition signed by 292 people, including 31 who did not live in the village. The petition — spon
cottages ' next door and wants to add the down stairs room of one to the pub as an extension. The cottage next door
THERE is no intention of turning the Higher Buck Inn at Waddington into a swinging disco, with flashing lights and a cacophony of noise a public inquiry at Clitheroe was told. The comments were
Jobless total hit 100
NEARLY 100 young people have been out of a job in the Ribble Valley Education District, Mr Jack Atkinson,. District Careers Officer, reported to the District Liaison Committee for Education.
the position as the worst ,he had known in his 20 years’ service.; However, the number had now drop ped to around 30, of which 20 were school leavers. Some youngsters .were
Mr Atkinson described
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