LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Slab Hut dredge return for the week ended Mav 8 was 78oz. from 17,500 yards in 1131 hours.

Alan Wright Tucker, a miner, aged 25 years, of Greymouth, collided with a wandering cow while- he was riding a motor-cycle in the direction or Greymouth; 'last evening. He was badly shaken up, but is understood not to have been seriously injured.

Yesterday, owing to the generous contributions of Greyniouth business houses, four more bales of waste paper were packed at the Town Hall depot. There are now 24 bales stored. which is the number required to constitute a further consignment to the, Mataura Mills.

Though the Westland Patriotic Council decided not to provide additional furnishings for a district home defence unit, the Salvation Army, one of the expending agents of the National Patriotic Fund Board has ’ assisted in this direction from its j Patriotic Funds quota. '• Mr. H. J. D. Skates, a porter at ; Dunollie, sustained inipries to a foot during shunting operations at DunolI fie at mid-day yesterday. He received,, I attention from Dr. Ongley and was I then admitted to the Grey Hospital, I where an X-ray examination was conducted.

Just opened a new consignment of Winter Coats, including outstanding styles in Fur and Camel Coats. White’s Corner, Your Fashion Centre. —Advt.

A decision to request the Education Department to consider the question of caravan dental clinics to serve isolated country districts after the war \vas reached by the Auckland Education Board. Mr G. H. Smith said that the clinics, which

could be towed behind a car, were being utilised by the Army in the ; north. It was in accord with presentday tendencies, he added, for the service to be taken to the children instead of vice versa and the scheme would help to encourage settlement in country areas.

Another’ Lucky Purchase: Men’s and O.S. Navy Sleeveless Bush Shirts, 7/6, 8/6, 9/6 —with small sleeves —1/extra. Wonderful value. —H. Hamer, Kumara. —Advt.

' Under the school milk scheme, I 234,000 children were receiving their I daily quota of milk, said the Prime J Minister (Mr. Fraser), at the opening ( of the Diamond Jubilee meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute on Tuesday. He expressed the hope that whatever sacrifices the I people had to make, the school milk scheme would go on through the war and to peace unimpaired. Mr. Fraser said that there were 221,000 children receiving pasteurised milk. 5000 other milk, some of which would be pasteurised, and 8000 were reciving malted milk for. the making of cocoa.

You would not go to -the Club or take your wife to the.pictures with bow yangs on your trousers. • Well, why wear your suits with those baggy knees when you can have those smart tailored lines and knife-like crease by having them sponged and pressed by experts, and then again it saves you the extra expense of having them cleaned so often. Phone 136 and that smart appearance that donates personal pride in your wearing apparel will be yours. Westland Laundry Ltd., Gresson Street, Depot 27 Albert Street.—Advt.

A remarkable incident marked proceedings at a wedding breakfast in Central Hawke’s Bay. The mother of a soldier who had been .a prisoner of war in Italy for the past two years had re-married, and one of the toasts being honoured at the repast was “The Prisoners of War.” While the proposer was making his speech, in the course of which he expressed the hope that the prisoners would soon be released from captivity by reason of the victories won in Tunisia, the telephone rang, conveying an official message that the son had been repatriated and was now safe in Alexandria.

Mr. O’Brien, Minister of Transport, announced yesterday that the Government is to provide £6,500 grants for flood protection work at Haast. He stated that on Tuesday he had acquainted himself at first hand with the position in South Westland and had studied plans for changing the course of the Haast River, which would probably prove effective in a short time. He had made an inspection of rather extensive flood damage at Okuru and he intended to make representation to th e Government in the direction of securing a grant. Mr. O’Brien viewed flood damage in the Coal Creek area, yesterday afternoon.

In addition to the 23 rehabilitation committees which, are at present in operation, the Rehabilitation Board has decided to appoint committees in towns where no such organisations at present exist. The appointment of further committees has been decided upon, it is stated, to enable the board to function satisfactorily and to provide a means by which exservicemen mav receive personal advice and assistance. The regulations provide that representation on each district committee should consist ot a member of the Rehabilitation Council if resident there, one representative each of a local authority, the Returned Services’ Association, 01 ganised Labour, business or farming interests, according to the type of district concerned, the member of Parliament for the electorate (ex officio), the W.W.S.A. and any other person the board might consider necessary. * With a view to enabling members of the Public Service to undertake work of national importance outside their normal hours of employment, the Commissioner has agreed to interpret liberally Section 59 of the Public Service Act 1912, also th Public Service Regulations, 1925. it is contemplated that such duties, to be performed in the man’s own time and subject to the his department, mav include seasonal farm work, work in wool and v(>o stores, in railway goods sheds, and on the waterfront. Already large numbers of Public are engaged part-time on the Wellington and Auckland waterfronts. The District Manpower Officer at Greymouth stated yesterday that a niimber of applications had reached from men desirous of important additional work and that at Present investigating various possible avenues of . employment, with the object of placing them.

The Greymouth W.I. held their May meeting in Wesley; Hall recently. Mrs Green presided over a good attendance Five visitors were welcornel and also a member tom Winton W.1., Invercargill. Motto loi the month: Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly. Arrangements are well in hand for the Patriotic cjhon Daw all members promising to 1-ic-h) Mrs. Parfitt is the delegate tn po to the Dominion Conference. A demonstration of foot-stools from discarded tins was made hv Mrs. Hodgkinson. Competition winners: Quince Jelly, Mrs. Smith ] Mrs. A. Thompson and Miss Prendergast 2, coual. Vase of chrysanthemums, Miss Prendergast 1 and 2; Mrs Pearn 3. Knitting handed in: Two pullovers, 6 balaclava's, 4 pairs mittent, 6 scarves. Mrs. Stewart knitted ’and gave a pair of sox.

In meetings held in the last few days, Mr. J. Mulcare (Secretary-Or-ganiser of the West Coast Council of Primary Production) addressed farmers at Waitaha, Wataroa and Hari Hari on the position respecting various issues of interest; to the farming community. Unanimous resolutions of confidence in the policy and work of the Council were passed, Mr. Mulcare stating, “Not one word of dissent was heard,” in expressing pleasure with the results of his tour. Settlers as far south as the Fox were communicated with, and it was decided that arrangements be made for South Westland to be represented on the West Coast Council by an advisory member, who will be in a position to keep to the fore the interests of that area, especially regarding man-power anneals. At Wataroa a meeting of the Farmers' Union also supported the local Advisory Committee in its resolution of confidence, while the Hari Hari meeting was exceptionally well attended, The Greymouth Harbour Board at its meeting last evening approved a report of the chairman (Mr J. A. Murdoch) on negotiations with the Borough Council' regarding control of the bridge across Erua Moana. The report stated that Mr Murdoch and Mr F. Williams had met Crs J. Saunders and G. M. Truman in a conference at which the Borough and Harbour Board Engineers, Mr A. J. Fairmaid and Mr D. S. Kennedy, were also present. Mr Fairmaid’s estimate of the cost of repairs to the bridge, approximately £7OO, was endorsed by Mr Kennedy and it was unanimously agreed to recommend that the Borough Council and Harbour Board accept responsibility for the cost of repairs and alterations to the bridge, three-fifths of the cost to be met by the Borough Council and two-fifths by the Harbour Board, the cost of maintenance, up to £lOO per annum, to be. shared in the same proportions. The question of handing the bridge over to the Borough Council was deferred penciling the completion of the proposed bridge in the Arney Street locality. Any extra cost for strengthening the bridge to carrv stone to the south tip will be .a Harbour’Board charge.