OrrinChick:
I grew up in Rugby. I would be a lot older than you

. Never heard of something like this happening in my old neck of the woods. When I think of Orrin, I think of German Catholics, as there were many in the area.
Did a little reasearch and came up with this website:
Catholic Culture : Library : Tridentine Rite Conference and Its Schismatic Cousins, The (Part 1) (broken link)
Not sure it will be helpful and it is a bit of reading. From what I read, its that old story over again it seems. People don't like change, so some will go to any lengths to keep what is familiar to them. The information seems to be about the right timeframe, so it may be what you experienced.
Hope it helps and puts some of your concerns to rest.
Good Luck!!
MikeyToo