VJ DAY CELEBRATIONS
■>, 7T$T7r? }<n.. 1 ; POI7NCILLtm "This Council was the subject of criticism regarding its arrangements for VE Day," said Cr. F. Lonsdale at last Monday's meeting of the Lower Hutt City Council. "I would like to point out, however," continued Cr..Lonsdale "that the Chamber* of Commerce and the Retailers' Association could very well do something to help in this respect instead of leaving everything to the Council. I took the trouble to rougniy calculate the number of shopkeepers who decorated their shops for VE Day and found that Jess than one in six hgyjjgit.tempted to decorated their premises.' Actually one in three had gQndj so far as to put even a small flag;fin their window. I think we a|e| Entitled to ask for more cooptation from shopkeepers and industry in the proper celebration of VJ Day."
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Hutt News, Volume 19, Issue 11, 15 August 1945, Page 8
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