Local and General

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Street collections in Greymouth on Tuesday and yesterday for Allied Nations r - lief realised £lll up to last night. The collections were continued this morning.

When the matter of the proposed bus shelter at the Grey Hospital stop was referred to the Mayor (Mr. F. A. Kitchingham) this morning, he stated that the site originally decided on, when the structure was to be weather-boarded all round, was m Morice Street (leading to the Hospital on Street), but that had now been dropped in view of a decision to have the upper portion of the shelter in glass, and the shelter will be erected in High Street. The actual site wiL be chosen by Borough Councillors when they make their tour of inspection next week, lhe Mayor added that the proposed shelter was modelled on the plans of the tram shelter outside the Christchurch Hospital.

The use of the term “D Day” to fix the date of the initial operations of the invasion of Europe, and its significance, have aroused the curiosity of those unfamiliar with military terminology since “D Day” 1 was first mentioned in stories of the preparations for the opening of the Second Front. The term originated in the military alphabet adopted by the American forces in the last war. The hour of assault was described b v the British as zero hour, but the Americans called it “H Hour,” this being derived from “H” for hour. Similarly, the day chosen for the attack was “D Day,” derived from “D” for day. In this war the American fashion has been adopted by all the Allied forces, and the term “D Day” has been used for attacks in several theatres of war.

The patriotic shop conducted in Mackay Street, Greymouth, yesterday, by residents on the town side of Sawyer’s Creek, raised £4O/2/-.

To provide coal for shipment, a special train will run from Greymouth to Rewanui to-morrow. It will bring in about 400 tons.

An anonymous gift of £3O was received, this week, by Rev. H. G. Brown, minister of lhe Westport Methodist Church, accompanied by a note asking that the money be used for the provision of a baptismal font.

There is an additional car on the Midland express from Christchurch to Greymouth, td-day, the passenger list totalling 235, including, it is understood, former Service personnel. There were 83 passengers on the express from Greymouth this morning.

At least ten cases will be heard by the Christchurch Manpower Appeal Committee when it sits in Greymouth on Wednesday. The majority of the appeals have been lodged by women directed to essential employment, including the Mental Hospital, and they include two from Hokitika.

Control of the sale of dextrose has been lifted, according to an announcement by the Minister of Supply and Munitions (Mr. Sullivan). He said that the restrictions were originally imposed to conserve stocks of the commodity, but stocks had now improved sufficiently to permit the lifting ol the restrictions. —P.A.

At'9 o’clock this morning the temperature in Greymouth was 52 degrees—the highest at that hour foxsome time, and contrasting strongly with the 35 degrees at the same time last Saturday. After a rainfall of 85 points during the previous 24 hours, the barometer was rising, though unsteadily from 1015 millibars.

Before Mr. J. M. Bunt, J.P., at Greymouth, this morning, James Hassall, of Greymouth, was charged with using premises in Albert Street as a common gaming house. He was remanded to appeal” at Greymouth on Monday, bail being allowed in the sum of £lOO. John Joseph Shannahan appeared before Mr. M. J. Fogax'ty, J.P., charged with using premises in Herbert Street, Greymouth, as a common gaming house. He was also remanded until Monday, on bail of £2O.

The question of introducing a fiveday week in grocers’ shops was discussed when a deputation from the Southland Grocers’ Union met representatives of the Master Grocers’ Association at Invercargill yesterday. All the master grocers present said that individually they were in favour of a five-day week, Jout as an association they were not prepared to support the innovation, because, in their opinion, it would leave the way open for the after-hour trader to make further inroads on the grocery business. —P.A.

After holding office for one day, the new chairman of the Leamington Town Board (Mr. Morley Boyce), a newly-elected member of the Board, resigned yesterday because of a resolution. carried at the Board’s *• first meeting on Wednesday night, when the Board accepted the lower tender of a Leamington resident in preference to that of a Cambridge resident, for the lease of the domain section. Mr. Boyce said that because of the vote, he had no alternative but. to relinquish his position. His action will necessitate an extraordinary election. —P.A.

The shortage of ministers: in the Dominion is causing the churches some concern, states the official organ of the Presbyterian Church. There are at present 30 vacant charges, and at least 26 of these cannot be filled without causing other vacancies. The return of chaplains from the armed forces would neft materially alter the position, for there are 40 ministers who will reach the retiring age within the next 18 months. Further, the supply of students for the ministry is far below the number required to fill the gaps.

An officer of the Government Town Milk Office, Wellington, will visit Westport on Tuesday in connection with a proposal to set up a Milk Council. Although so far no advice has been received in Greymouth, it is expected that he will also visit this' centre in connection with the milk price dispute. The preliminary arrangements concerning the proposed zoning of milk deliveries in Greymouth are still being made, and no announcement has yet been made of the date of the proposed conference to discuss the subject.

The inaugural meeting of the West Coast Horticultural Council was held on Thursday evening, Mr. O. Jackson presiding. Mr. J. J. Wood acted as secretary. Delegates from the West Coast, Cobden and St. Patrick’s Societies were present. The President of the Buller ■. Horticultural Society wrote wishing the Council every success. The Blaketown Home and School Society wrote hoping to be represented at the next meeting. It was decided to encourage all societies to be affiliated. The aims of the Society were stated to be trial grounds, the fixing of all show dates on the West Coast and recommendation of j udges.

“Strangely enough, high wages do not make for contentment, and I say without hesitation that lads when on a small wage were not the slightest bit more discontented than they are now when they think in pounds instead of pence,” said the chile welfare officer in Wanganui, Mr. G. S. Brendon, in commenting there on certain aspects of child delinquency and its causes. “There is little doubt that we are living on an industrial volcano which will erupt with a vengeance when once the war is over and people again have time to brood over imaginary and real grievances,” he said.-“A discontented younger generation is growing up whose thoughts are chiefly centred on rights, not obligations. A constant threat of strikes in a community has a disastrous effect on the attitude of adolescents. Nowadays we hear much about the duties of employers towards' their workers. Obligations are there, without a doubt, but workers also have their responsibilities.”

During the last fortnight, advice concerning the transfer of another 41 New Zealanders from Italy to Germany has reached the prisoners-of-war inquiry office, and, in addition, notification of two escapes to Switzerland, and one to Allied lines has been received. There are now approximately 284 New Zealanders, who were known to be in Italian camps at the time of the capitulation, whose present whereabouts are unknown. Next-of-kin, the office says, are under the impression that next-of-km quarterly parcels are no longer going forward from New Zealand. That idea is definitely incorrect. Parcels are being despatched as usual. One hundred tons of banana flakes, conditioned in airtight tins, is a recent gift for prisoners of war from Red Cross committees in ~, ra z value of the gift is about £12,000, and in addition the committees are meeting the cost of freight and insurances.—P.A.

There is no garment more useful than a Fur Coat; now is the time to ' n y Tr White’s are giving £2 off * u £. Coats; these are manufactured i!' 0 , 2 ? 1 best guaranteed skins, call at White’s early.—Advt.