BLACKBALL NOTES

Grey River Argus, 3 June 1933, Page 7

BLACKBALL NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) The sneak thief, I am sorry to say, is still busy in our midst. In spite of all the lecturings, pleadings,' notices, etc., regarding the removal of papers and periodicals from the Reading Room, the delinquents continue their nefarious acts unashamed. Not content with causing this inconvenience and loss to the Reading Room, they have now extended their attentions to the main hall, with the result that the ante-rooms have been almost totally depleted of electric globes. It has reached a point when the services of the police will have to be called in as there, appears to be no other method of checking the thick-skinned individual. or individuals, who make this low-down game their special trade. Appeals have been made time after time to the Union members to protect their own property, and if the culprit or culprits are known to any of their fellow unionists, it is their duty to expose them. The only al-

ternative is to ask the membership for a mandate to close the Reading Room altogether ami that would be something in the nature of a calamity.

What a pleasure it is, when one has any correspondence for attention, to be seated at a table in a well-lighted room, but my sympathy goes out to the townspeople who have recourse to our local Post Office from about 4 p.m. during the winter mouths. The I gloom at the public desks is such as to [be almost impenetrable from 1 p.m. There is no light of any kind, not (>ven artificial. although the power lines pass conveniently near the building. This is simply carrying the economy stunt to extremes, and incidentally people’s eyes have to suffer from the strain of writing under such condition:-. Surely a light of some sort could be provided if only it be the despised oil lamp, for the duration of the winter months at least. Mrs Tj. Crundwell, of Belfast, who ihas been spending a holiday with her [parents, Mr and Mrs Dumpleton. of Blackball, left on Tuesday on her reI urn. Last week the local Branch of the Unemployed Workers’ Union held a special meeting under the chairmanship of Mr I*. Rogers, to again consider the much-discussed question of subsidised relief labour in the town. After a very lengthy discussion, it was agreed to reaffirm the former resolution bearing on this matter. The Unemployment Committee representative was present, and spoke at length on matters of interest to the unemployed at this centre. The usual Caledonian Ingleside was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall last week, ami as usual was a great sueThere has been practically no gobi winning along the Blackball terrace dining the last ton or twelve days, owing to the continued blockage of the main water race. Surely something could be done to rectify this state of affairs. Whoever is to blame for the continued blockage should be imide to clear it away, as miicli in lhe interest of the general health of the township as for the inconvenience it is causing to the subsidised gold miners.