LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 20 August 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Greymouth shareholder, No. 181, was successful in a ballot for £l,OOO in Group 9, at a meeting of Directors of the Starr-Bowkett Building Society in Dunedin on Tuesday.

If you can find a better night’s enjoyment than Nelson Creek can offer you, at the Challenge Chop and Dance, Saturday evening next. Well —go to it. —Advt.

If the. air raid shelters constructed at the northern end of the Greymouth railway yards are never called into use they will at least have fulfilled purpose of a playgrounds for numbers of young children, who may be seen “under cover’’ nearly every Sunday. The shelters which provide cover for 650 persons, were completed recently by railway employees, who worked bn them whenever conditions were suitable on holidays.

The combined Churches will conduct the Patriotic Shop to-morrow (Friday). Donations of produce and goods will be gratefully received. A special flower stall next to Melba Batty’s.—Advt.

The formation of a Grey Ladies’ section of the Red Cross Society is in progress in New Zealand. The Grey Ladies’ is a hospital visitation and recreation providing service, of which the members possess a certain degree of training, and quality for the use of a standard uniform. They work with the permission of hospital superintendents concerned, under specially appointed sisters or officers, helpinv to maintain the morale and happiness of patients in all types of hospitals.

White’s Big Fashion Sale ends soon. There still remains a bargain for you. Much less than half usual cash required. Half usual coupons. Get in I Buy now !.—Advt. Best British 80-inch Whitebait Netting, double mesh, 6/6 yard. Post free, from H. Hamer. Kumara. — Advt.

It has been decided that Red Cross voluntary aids serving in New Zealand and on hospital ships will in future come under the control of the Armv Medical Service and no longer be incorporated with the Women s War Service Auxiliary, the DirectorGeneral of army medical services, Brigadier Bowerbank, told the annual conference of the New Zealand Red Cross Society yesterday. “This is onlv a recent decision, and will later extend to the Middle East.” he said. “They will be known as the Women s Army Auxiliary Corps Voluntary Aids, and will wear thp New Zealand army medical service gilt badge on the brest. A Red Cross brassard will be issued and worn where necessary. Thev will also receive the normal medical Red Cross indentity cards.—P.A.

Res.dems of -Kumara will be pleased to know mat Mr wise is now our receiving agent ror laundry. Westland Launcuy, Lt., ureymouui. —Advt.

Considering that it is both appropriate and desirable that -veturned Services’ Associations should communicate with either the relatives or next-ol'-kin of those members of the services v/ho have become casualties, the Dominion Executive Committee has decided to ascertain that action is being taken in tnis connection ’ bv each of its ninetyfour branches, states a report issued yesterday by the Committee. Some of the branches have already set up organisations to handle this delicate question. R.S.A. Women’s sections, in various centres, are doing excellent work in this direction, but the Committee desires to ascertain details of and to collate the various methods adopted in order to make Dominion wide this practice of communicating with the relatives of next-of-kin.— Press. Assn.

Overheard in the Bus. Conversation of two ladies. “My word Mrs K , you- are looking well!'’ “Yes, Mrs j , i have never felt better since sending my washing to the Westland Laundry. It saves all that Washday Drudgery.” Westland Laundry Ltd., Greymouth. ’Phone 136, Depot: 27, Albert Street. —Advt.