Only one breathalyser test was given by Pembrokeshire Police over the Christmas holiday and that proved negative.

A young electrician who rescued a girl from the sea at Waterwynch Bay, Saundersfoot, was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s testimonial on parchment. He was Mr. Ken David Tester, age 18, of The Glebe, Tenby.

So far, Pembrokeshire seemed to have escaped the mysterious influenza virus which had been reaching epidemic proportions in other parts of South Wales and England.

Mrs. Janet Thomas, of Culver Park, Tenby, had a most precious Christmas present - her first child, Simon Nicholas, who was born 7lb 2oz, at South Pembrokeshire Hospital, on Christmas morning.

A well-known Pembrokeshire rugby player, Mr. Charles Michael Fry, was married at Pendine to Miss Jocelyn Mary Lewis, who for a number of years had been secretary to the headmaster of Greenhill Secondary School.

Postal deliveries in Tenby during the Christmas period were the highest ever experienced. On the peak day, 41,476 letters were dealt with. Twenty-three casual workers were employed for the rush and an extra four vans were brought in.

Rugby: Tenby United 27 points Laugharne nil. The United hit top form in the Boxing Day fixture with Laugharne, who were playing their first visit to Heywood Lane for many years. Tenby played their finest rugby for ages and the handling by the backs and forwards was outstandingly good, dropped passes being few and far between.

Showing at the South Beach: Walt Disney’s Peter Pan.