The chairman of Pembrokeshire County Council, Clr. Douglas Grey, made a spirited appeal at a Tenby dinner for the people of the county to join in the fight against amalgamation with Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. “We want to keep Pembrokeshire a separate entity,” he told an audience of farmers and their wives.

A 20-year-old man died at Withybush Hospital after being admitted suffering with typhoid fever. His 17-year-old wife and his brother, also 17, were admitted as well with typhoid and were critically ill.

The Bishop of St. David’s, Dr. Richards, made history when he preached from the pulpit of Tenby Congregational Church during a special service as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Coxswain Charles Ivor Crockford was awarded a framed letter of thanks, signed by the chairman of the RNLI, Admiral Sir Wilfred Woods, for taking the Tenby Lifeboat out on service in a severe gale when he was convalescing after a period in hospital.

Amroth Castle, the attractive holiday centre and caravan site fringing Amroth Beach, was sold by Mr. D. F. Morgan, of St. Florence, to Mr. Anthony Moon, a native of Merrionethshire.

Extensive flooding took place in Pembrokeshire as a result of unusually high rainfall. One of the worst hit was Coppet Hall in Saundersfoot where the high tides had prevented efficient drainage of the area. Saundersfoot cricket pitch was for a time submerged beneath more than four feet of water, while a 100-yard stretch of road at the mouth of the valley was impassible.

Table Tennis: The School of Artillery ‘A’ team followed up with their excellent 7-3 win over Texaco the previous week with a 10-0 victory over Pembroke Dock Youth Club. They were now closely challenging South Pembrokeshire’s Table Tennis League leaders, Pembroke Borough Sportsman’s Club.