In recent years, Narberth’s Urban and Rural Councils had paid lipservice to the philosophy of encouraging industrial development in their under-employed area. Now they had been galvanised into action by the news that the town’s biggest employer - the printing firm of Messrs. H. G. Walters (Publishers) Ltd - favoured Tenby as the site for its projected new factory.

Mr. George Thomas, Minster of State, Welsh Office, was due to visit Tenby. The Mayor, Alderman Ivor Crockford, was to hand him a petition, bearing 1,582 signatures, objecting to the closing of the Tenby goods station and parcels depot and protesting against the advance public notice by the Railways Board for the closure of the Whitland to Pembroke Dock line.

The bravery and skill of two young Tenby lifeboatmen who saved the lives of six London students trapped at the foot of cliffs between Waterwynch and Monkstone the previous August were recognised by the RNLI. Crewman Michael Wilson, who dived into an angry swell to reach the trapped party, received the institute’s silver medal. Boatman Josh Richards, whose father, a former Tenby coxswain, was awarded the RNLI silver medal in 1953 for the rescue of the crew of the St. Govan’s lightship, received the bronze medal.

Tenby had contributed over £500 to the Aberfan Disaster Fund.

Rugby: Tenby United 8 pts Llangwm 6. After weeks of disappointing performances, Tenby’s threequarters produced a dream try in the 19th minute of this hard championship battle at Heywood Lane. It was the one redeeming feature of a dull match, the spirit of which did little credit to the Pembrokeshire championship. Roddy Thomas crashed over for the superb try. Roy Powling made no mistake with the kick.

Showing at the South Beach: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole, Hugh Griffiths and Eli Wallach in ‘How to Steal A Million.’ At the Royal Playhouse: ‘The Oscar.’