TRAINS OF THOUGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 182, 3 August 1932, Page 8

TRAINS OF THOUGHT.

TOO MANY CARRY NO FREIGHT

TO-DAY'S NEED FOR ACTION.

MR. AV. J. HOLDSWORTH'S VIEWS.

"Too many trains of thought carry no freight, and too many open minds should be closed for repairs," said the retiring president of the Auckland Cr.editmen's Olub, Mr. W. J. Holdeworth, this afternoon, speaking at the annual meeting of the association in Milne and Choyce'e reception hall. He was making , an appeal for action at this time of world-wide stress, action, instead of continued deliberation divorced from action. The eubject of his address was "Courage," and he took for his 'text,' "Still courage, the dawn breaks."

Lack of confidence engendered mietrust, and when fear gripped a community it caused stagnation, continued the speaker. Without wishing to gloss over the depression,- ho suggested that the time had. come to dismiss fear.

In that connection he stressed the need for courage, courage in the everyday things. The present situation had to be grappled with. He was at a meeting the other day, when the youth employment question was being discussed. It was said at that meeting that there wae a good opening for the lads of this country in making mouse traps. "Mouse traps!" he reiterated. "We should get down to it and show the lads that there is more chance for them in this country than merely making mouse trap 3." Again he emphasised the need for courage in these difficult times.