BLACKBALL NOTES

Grey River Argus, 23 August 1934, Page 7

BLACKBALL NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) The local school b:oke up for the term holidays last Friday, and most of the leaching staff have Jeit the lownhips to spend their holidays with friends in various parts of the Dominion. The school opens again on September 4th. Miss Agnes Dillon was a passenger by Saturday’s special,, taking the opportunity of visiting her parents, Air and Airs Dillon. Clifford Street. The formation of a Council of Action jn the Grey district, for the purpose of bettering woiking conditions, plus restoration of wages c.uts, etc., is being keenly followed in Blackball, The matter came in for quite a bit of favourable discussion al the U.W.AI. meeting on Sunday, when it -was decided to appoint a couple of delegates to attend the next meeting of the Council. Past experience goes to show that, except in rarely isolated cases, partial strike action is a failure. It is refreshing to know that concerted action is he the motto of the newly constructed council, and its workings will be keenly watched by all interested in the emancipation of the workers in this, and eve.-'v other country. Airs P. Strang, Runanga, is at present visiting her parents. Air an! Airs Jas. Meikle, Main Road. Air W. Weir, junr.. is spending hiterm holidays with his parents. Air fcn.d. Airs W. Weir, Alain Road. Aliss Alima AlurVicur and her brother Jim have gone to spend a holiday with relatives in Christchurch. Air Johnnie Dodds, our popular exponent of the League code, has been selected for the South Island team, but has notified the. selector that he is unavailable Mrs Rasmussen, juu:’., of Pnlmers(,a South, and family, are at present on a visit to Mrs D. Tennant. Hart His many friends will be pleased io learn that Air Jack Dunn Jias been discharged from the Grey Hospital, and is now convalesing at his home. Air W. Kidd, of Ataiau, has entered the Grey Hospital for treat menr. His many friends will wish I'lm a speedy recovery. Miss N. Woods, of the nursing staff of the Wellington llosuital. who has been on a holiday visit to Iriends in Blackball, has gone to Hokitika. A meeting of the local branch the. U.W.AI. -was held in the Alirers' Hall on Sunday last. Air \\ . AlcVicar p:esiding. Correspondence was sub mitted and endorsed, it was agreed that-, a resolution dealing with the .Free Speed) controversy, which was passed unanimously, b-e- sent to the .Mayor of Amuk and and to the Hon. tho Minister of Justice. Two delegatus were appointed to attend the next meeting of the United Front, to In- held in Greymouth, on Saturday, September! Ist. This concluded the bi isi n ess. Air AA'ni. Kinsella, /itarnu. is at present in Christchurch. enjoying a holiday. Air A. A r . AlcLuskic, who has been spending’ a. holiday in Christchurch, returned to Blackball on Saturday > express.

It i.< understood that the old school buildings heo have changed hands, ’Ju; local Alasonic Lodge having pur•hased them fiom the Canterbury Education Board. Tho purchase price is not known. It is understood that 'he Lodge intends transforming the building into an up-to-date lodge loom, replete with all accessories. J-’ar.t of (he building will be extended and made into a refrectorv, and this room may possibly be made available for small func|iou.s in the town at .a nominal rental. Part of the building will also be fitted up as a caretaker s cottoge. It is the intention of the members to fence the place again, and to beautify it us funds are available. ’l’h's place has been more or less an eve-so. , 'c for some time back, since the fencing was allowed to tall into disrei'air. and it is pleasing to know that the new proprietors intend VO rectify this at an early date. This old building has been the cause nl much bitterness among various bodies in the township, since the now school took its pilace, and iraw that th-? question of ownership has been settled, and the cause of the (-ontroversv removed, all will look forward to improvements being undertaken. At tho moment a working bee is busy making preparations fo complete the ■h”>g's iie-essary in the building, and it is hoped to have everything in readiness to open 1,1 the renovated preini es in about nine months time. Tin* town water nice i> again causing Trouble. 'l'he water has been off for .some days. It seems a great pity that some workable' schenu? could not b (i arrived at between the Coal Company and the County Council regarding this recurring nuisance, as not only is the water supply cut off from, use in th? town. but. it a so militates against those men who are trying to ear n a little bit of gold along the terraces, to help eke out their meagre pittance. Sutrely something could be done.