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It’s green pastures new for US visitor


( 'litl/cenr Aih'crt is r r A* Times, Mail I'iBl


FROM earthquakes to Hollywood, the images that spring to mind when non-Calilbrnians dream about that faraway place forever speak of the outrageous and extreme.


Altos, California, is painting a picture ol'life beyond the headlines during a two-week visit to the Kibble Valley.


organised bv Solace, the Society ot laical Authority Chief Kxeculives. Dianne is shadowing Kibble Valley chief executive Oswin Hopkins — who will travel to Los Altos in September — at everything from meetings to the Kibble Valley Mayor-making. She is also staying with the Hopkins family at their home in


Shi* is here as part of an exchange programme ( irindlcton.


He;aring firsthand about her sliver of ( ’alifornia, alth ouglhi far from a Beverly Hills, is still stepping into another world. To begin with. Dianne is as old as


the youthful city she administers, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.


Just over eight square miles in size and with half


tlie population of the Kibble Valiev, Dos Altos has no industry. Its largest employer is tin* school system,


with the city following a close second. Most residents travel beyond the city line to work.


Similarly, many of those who work in Los Altos drive tip to two hours each way to and from their jobs. This is, in part, because t he average price of a


three bedroom two bathroom house in Los Altos is .Shoo.(ion - - about Kino.non. The minimum lot size is


a quarter acre. ■


‘We’re not talking mansions,” said Dianne. “It’s


just that land values are very high." Many of the homes in Los Altos are single-storey


“ranch” style houses and b.V; are owner-occupied. Brick and stone houses, which would crumble in an earthquake, are nowhere to be found, with most, buildings const meted out of stucco. Beneath all this, though, citizens share many of the


concerns and values held by Kibble Valley residents. “A lot of the structures are different, but the people* and issues seem quite the same. It's satislying to see that.” 1 >ianne said.


Memorial form given to club


A ei.lTHKKOK xvi>m;m i-iri'ird nut Iut lute p'iiml- mutliur’s wish when she (Innntcil ;i hirm to Whalluy


(Yii'kcl ( 'lull. Mrs Korun I'luulwirk. of Kowdlonils. trrnnddnu.uh-


tur nf kunuus lutu pru-wor Wludluy rrirkut prnlus- sinnnl Krnust Smith, said a I'urm Juul previously iieen diinated liv the Calmly in Krnest's memory. It was the 'dearest wish el' Krnest's wile ami,


Karen's eraudnmther. Mrs Harriet Anne Smith, lor- merly uC Queen Street. Whallev. In have a form in


her own memory, too. 'The form was donated by Mrs ( hadwick. her


husband John and sons Darryl and Jason. I boro was also a contribution left from Mrs Chadwick's late mother anil lather. Jack and Hilda 1 aylor, lormerly


of t ireeii Bark. Whalley. The two forms will now be placed together at the


village bowling green. Hut Dianne (lershuny, city manager of Los


by Elizabeth Huffman Some differences include a live-member city


outsiders know it, Dianne has her share. She was in the shoe department at Mary’s in San Francisco when the earthquake hit in IbSP. Noticing a few tourists begin to panic, she calmly escorted them outside once the tremors stopped. This trip — only her second ever to Britain — has


council elected for four years at a time, with a two-term limit. In addition, public participation is high. Residents, rather than councillors, are selected and appointed to serve on advisory commissions and committees. “The public is also allowed and encouraged to speak at council meetings on all variety of items,” she said. For those in search of tales about California as


been educational as well as pleasurable. Besides attending a Solace conference in Cardiff, she has made stops in London, Bath and Fdinburgh. “I thought there would be more industry than there is,” she said. "This is a beautiful country and coming from a state that has been in drought conditions I don’t mind a bit of green.”


Kicture: A summit on local government is under


way in ('lit heroe as part of the overseas exchange between I lianne < iershuny and ( )swin I lopkins.


Mayoral mystery over first Scot


is now unravelled


THREADS of a Mayoral mystery (Alithoroe Mayor-making.


Times” last week reported that the new Mayor. Conn. Charles McWilliam. was the second chiel citi­ zen to hail from north ot the border, following for­ mer councillor and Mayor M i* James Met I hie. I hat information, however, was called into quest ion as t he article went to print. In fact, some said, there was another Scot to take


The ’’Advertise]- and while famous foi his pro­


prietorship of the Brim* ruse ( ’al ien Brint ing Works in ('litheron, his­ tory does not proclaim his Scottishness. It appears now that this


the chain of office, making Cotin. McWilliam not the second but the third in tin* ( ‘lit here Scot t ish con­


nect ion. The original Scot was alleged to be Mr James Thomson, who wore the chain of office from lN’.f>- 27 and was the secoml Mavor of the town. But


WRVS opens anniversary celebrations


A new office gives vital contact point


A NKW office has pul the Kibble Valley arm of tile Women’s Royal Voluntary Service on a more official footing just in time for the -10th


anniversary of the Queen becoming patron. The office at 1A New


Market Street. Clitherue, is intended to provide a


contact point and make the public more aware of the important e m e r g e n c y work and other projects carried out quietly for years by the WKVS.’pr e ­ viously. local organisers ran the group from their homes. Founded in UK'S to help


with emergency and wel­ fare work during the war. the ent irely voluntary organisat ion has now grown to IbO.OOO members


Escort stolen


A BLUK Ford Kseort Kino was stolen from out­


side the OldjStone House, Milton, between S-JO and


Hi- It) p.m. on Monday. The vehicle, with the


registration number A2SU 11 F K . was valued at 1’IJNU).


nationwide — lb per cent


of whom are men. "The WKVS is all about


caring and runs projects that might be missed by other voluntary groups. It also trains people so that it ever there was a big emer­


gency. members could go out and help rescue work­ ers,” explained joint dis­ trict organiser Mrs Sadie


Baker. For example, WKVS


m e m b e r s n a t i o nai l y attended the Lockerbie,


Biper Alpha rig and Hills­ borough football disasters. Last year, members were* put on standby to give support to families of the Armed Forces involved in Hk* (lulf War. The 202 Kibble Valley


other projects. "We are here to assist m


members organise meals- on-wheels in lb villages, deliver books-on-wheels in t ’litheroe, provide tea for blood donors and run a trolley shop at Clitheroe Hospital, among many


setting u11 scnctncs aim projects to help the com­ munity and special groups. We need volunteers for all mu- existing projects, plus help in manning the new office and especially with the books-on-wheels pro gramme." Mrs Baker said. To learn more about t he


tleW ottice. between l0->() a.m. and 2--.ll p.m. on I uesday. 1 he olliee will be


open on weekdays during t h o se hou r s . e x c e p t Wednesdays. Biclmvd above at a col-


was merely an assump­ tion. possibly based on the Scottish spelling of his name, a year spent at < 1 lasgow universi ty or even a tenuous written reference to his lather he ing o f * ‘ S c o l t i sh extraction." But from what t he


have unravelled in the wake ol the


life. Certainly the connec­ tions weren't quite so


direct one might have thought, as he was born, and bred a Lancastrian." Cntil further strands in


the Scottish connection conic to light, the town must assume its only Scot­ tish Mayors remain Mr McCliie, id' Coatbridge. , near Dlasgow, and Mr McWilliam. who was born in F.dinburgh.


"Advertiser and Times" and t wo ( 'lit heme histori- ans can extract. Mr Thoin- >oii was ultimately lub per cent Knglish. He was born in Blackburn and only ever spent 12 months of his lile at the ago of In in Scot­ land. Otherwise, he lived in London and Lancashire. "It has always been


a-Muned that he was Scot­ tish." said Mr Cyril Ains­ worth. an avid Ciitheroe historian. "Mostly it was his Work that we were interested in. He was such an important man in the town.” Mr I >avid Brooks, head­


master at Wiswell-Barrow School ami also a local his­ torian, added; "Very lit t le is known about his early


Burglary charges


MAi HSTKATKS :il lin'd h -y have direct ed t hat t he a >e of a Clit heroe man harged with two offences >f burglary should he icard by t he C m w n


Court. Tvroiie Lee Bridges, oi


Cross Street, is charged with stealing property valued at f22'•»•** from a house in Whalley Street and ot he]- g....Is valued at i


. -


an- due to take place on June Slh, Bridges was remanded in custody h»r >even davs.


incident. ( 'onimittal proceedings


On way to Crafts


THKKK was ;i (lniildi* success tul" Kibble \ al­ ley middle c;minc beautician Mrs 1 ’oily Drown mi Saturday, when she saw ltd' bitch and a client's hitch both quality bn* ( rutts at the Bir­ mingham Championship Show .


M rs Brown, of < 'Impel


Hoi] se . Tiis s ide . w a delighted when her Kerry Blue Terrier. Simisih a I lc-it at ion I ’due- ' "Kai i>-" >


Journey to scenic Norway


WKVS or becoming a volunteer, members of the pu blit- a re invi ted t o attend an open day at the


fee morning are members with joint district organ­ isers Mrs Baker and Mrs Joan Myers, joint district emergency organiser Mrs Cillian MeKinlay. area organiser Mrs Hilda Bick- les and county organiser Mrs Kosemarv heigh.


MKMBKKS of ( 'litheroe Harden Club were taken on a scenic journey when Mr Fric Morton, of Scor- ton, entertained them by s ho w i n g li i s f i 1 m u t Norway.


car from the greenery of Bergen to the ice and snow of tin* far north, tra­


Travelling by ferry and


versing remarkable roads with sharp hair-pin bends almost the norm. Mr Mor­ ton made members realise t he sense of no -d rink driving! The next meet ing will


be on t Ictober 1 lith. Seats are still available


fo r the vis i t to t h e National ( lardeu Festival at Kbbw Vale on June


27th. A visit is abo being arranged to Harrogate and


Harlow ( 'arr < iardetis on


July 11th. Details of all these trips are available by telephoning Clilheroe


21 Bib. The annual show will be


on August 22nd. Members were reminded that bed­


ding plant orders would be a v a i la b l e f rom May 20 th .


won tbird prize in the limit l Hi eh ela.-S.


rine,>ide to watch client ( ‘arohite Wright's Dandie


she w;e t hell at l he


Dimmit Terrier. Belli.' Victoria ("Daisy''), win M-eoiid prize in the post ei’aduat e 1 >il eh class. Both hitches are on top


form, with Katie taking. 1 he reserve hot ot se\ at Manchester ( 'hampioiiship Sir >v. a lew w ei 'ks ago am I 1 )al.-y t lie reserve best of breed at 1 .iverpool Terrier Show .


a real ! brill to see hot h bit elies qualify oil tile same daw"


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