APATHY AT RUNANGA

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1939, Page 2

APATHY AT RUNANGA

.?.' , ’J’[Td''tfi-E' ; EDifoß;”p., i ' i Sir, —The' eitizeiiS < ! d’f 'Runan'gk" do no.t..appear ,to.,realise -the , serious necessity, for being prepared’ for an 1 / eventualities that; rm ay-; arise out of the war. Judging by the small attendances at nrefetings' ‘dhlled, the Red' Cross:;.C.ominitte’el /appharsTdo Cbe ■ Uie only body of people showing/any. jnferest/IfliO 1 Red Cross . is-dojpg splendid Wdrk and is "to fig cjbmmended on the fine spirit, the /members iia’Ve shown. The Works’ Committee report that it is extremely difficult'.to get volunteers as Wardens, and handy nieri to act as carpenters.’/ Very' few people are coming” forward with''the offer of tents, andlthe same applies to the ambulance corps, whose numbers are' gradually dwindling.. ln the/past,!the Runanga people have- always responded' wholeheartedly to any call made. We bifdly need a revival pt that old spirit. .It is up to all to consider the position .in this gra've'crisis, and to give their full supp'ort to the small band of'willing workers who are doing their utmost to perfect an organisation which' will ensure the safety of' the town’s population in any future calamity. The time to help is now. I am etc., THOMAS BOAVES, lor the Central Committee.