Oddments

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1947, Page 6

Oddments

“This is your tenth conviction; what have you to say?” asked the Magistrate of the woman in the dock.

“Nothing, except that no woman is perfect.” # :j: #

Two child psychologists, Drs Maurice Krout and Stanley Dulsky, blame mothers who make their sons wash dishes and do housework for juvenile delinquency. Such 'feminine tasks force the boy, they argue, to prove to the world, by anti-social activities, that he is a man. Their advice—always give your son household jobs calling for strength, insight, or dexterity.

Protection from Mr Speaker against the interruption of his fiveminute spasms on the Estimates was sought in the House of Representatives by Mr R. G. Gerard (National, Ashburton), who complained that Mr T. E. Skinner (Government, Tamaki) kept up a running fire of comment. “His brain has gone into neutral, but his tongue keeps idling on,” he said. ■“We’ve heard of kerbstone rookery in second-hand cars, but the Mo'del T. Skinner is quite new.” ❖ V

When Mr Randolph. Churchill commented upon the rate of work upon the waterfronts in this country he was merely saying something which is apparent to anyone. As usual, the leaders of that industry attempt no reply, but trump up the customary challenge to come down yourself and work on the waterfront. If our visitor had the time, or the inclination, he might well offer a counter-challenge. Let him take at random a gang of men with the.will to work and set them to work against a crew of watersiders at loading or discharging a vessel, and see which would give the better results. The contest could even be handicapped at weight-for-age conditions. —Evening Post correspondent. —The Seeker