ALL PURPOSES APPEAL

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4555, 5 March 1942, Page 2

ALL PURPOSES APPEAL

HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS NEXT WEEK

Commencing on Monday next, 9th March, the local Patriotic Committee are launching their drive for the ‘All Purpose Fund.’ Collectors, who are giving their valued time to this appeal, will be making a house to house, canvass, in an endeavour to contact every person, who in turn, will have an opportunity of giving their donation, thereby assisting in providing comforts for every phase of the fighting forces. With this one huge, effort it is desired to obtain Queenstown’s quota of £750. If this amount is raised by the collectors, which largely depend on the co-operation of everyone, the committee will have fulfilled its monetary obligations for this purpose until the end of September, 1942.

GALA DAY AT GLENORCHIT I Glenorchy is arranging a mons- 1 tor Gala day on the 14th March. All sorts of fun and frolic on that day. The “ Earuslaw” will be making a special trip fo the Head of Lake in conjunction with this effort. See next issue j “Gulf and collar” workers (if they are to include employees of banks) arc taking their full share in the war. Melancholy interest attaches to a list in the “New Zealand Banker,” the ofJicial organ of bank officials, showing that up to the time of compilation 32 bank officials had fallen in battle, 1!) were wounded, 23 were prisoners of war, and 22 were missing. They ranked- from private to major, serv-

Army, Air Force and Navy. , To men who had previously wrestled with ledgers or counted cash, decora- j tioiih have ‘been awarded and mention has boon made of fh.cm in dcspacth.es. All six banks operating in N<?w Zealand contributed men. It was stated at a meeting of officers held recently in Wellington that ‘‘oyer half of the pre-war bank staffs is now on military service and it is anticipated that additional men will be called up." i

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