NEWS OF THE DAY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20861, 13 August 1942, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Green Peas in August! Probably a record as an amateur vegetable gardener in Wairoa. has been created by Mr. John Palmer, of Apatu street, Wairoa. This week he has gathered a fine crop of fat green peas, grown in the open. Slit Trenches The construction of two slit trenches, concrete lined, one in the business area of Dargaville and the other on the foreshore reserve, at an estimated cost of £SOO, was authorised at a meeting of the Hobson Emergency Precautions Committee. Unusual Mishap An unusual mishap occurred in the business area of Somme parade, Aramoho, Wanganui, when a rear tyre of a heavy power grader burst with a loud report and snapped a steel rim, which shot across the street, shattering a plate-glass window. Social Disease Patients As a result of legislation placing on hospital boards the full responsibility for the reception and treatment of venereal disease patients, the demand for accommodation was far in excess of that available, stated a report to. a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board by the deputy-medical' superintendent, Dr. C. B. Gilberd. He said it would possibly be preferable to accommodate these cases away from the main institution. Saturday’s Waste Paper Drive With the assistance of the Girl Guides, Boy Scouts and the Boys’ s Brigade as collectors, a waste paper ; collection has been organised in Gis- : borne for Saturday. Residents of ’ Gisborne are asked to tie up waste ' paper of all descriptions in bundles or : sacks and place, them outside their gates before 1.30 p.m. Cartons and : cardboard boxes are required, along with other paper such as books. 1 Householders are reminded that the saving of waste paper is compulsory, and unless the New Zealand mills are kept supplied, people will soon begin to realise the acute shortage of all classes of paper. A Man-power Problem “The irony of the whole position is that a man released from camp for certain essential work can leave his ■ job the next day and we ate now asking that men should be declared essential in the industry for which they are released,” said Mr. G. A, Maddison, chairman of the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board in Hastings. “While we all object to regimentation, these .things are essential in war, but so far we have no power to make it mandatory for a man to stay in the position for which he is appealed !’ said Mr Maddison, who added that if such a man left his job he could be taken back into camp at once. £lO a Week Tempting An admission that he would be satisfied if he got £lO a week in the army, made by Hira Rob-Roy Avery, baker’s driver, who said he was a Communist, and appealed before the Wellington Armed Forces Appeal Board against military service on every ground except status, was followed by the dismissal of the appeal. Appellant said he had put up with all the hardships he wanted between 1933 and 1935, when he had existed on 24s a week. He considered he had done lvis share for the armed forces then. “Why shouldn’t I get the same in the army as I do in civil life?” he asked. Mr. C. O. Bell, Crown representative: “If you got £lO a week in the army would you be satisfied?” Appellant: “I should say so.” Mr. Bell: “Then you are prepared to fight in some circumstances?” Appellant: “Yes, in some circumstances.” Mr. Bell:, “That brings you within. the scope of the regulations. The appeal must be, dismissed.’’ >