FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 25, 28 December 1945, Page 2

FEILDING

Mr and Mrs Daly senr., of Wellington, are spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs A.' W. Daly, of Awahuri .Road. Mr and Mrs R. W. Wood, of Feilding, are visiting New Plymouth. The town clerk (Mr C. H. Tate) and Mrs Tate are on holiday at Plimmerton. Accompanied by tiieir daughter, Miss Dorothy Sargisson, Mr and Mrs C. M. Sargisson are visiting NapierMr and Mrs H. M. Monro are spending a holiday in the Queen City. Mr and Mrs G. L. Ewen, of Kimbolton Road, have staying with them Mr and Mrs V. Falkner, of Masterton. AbleBeaniaii B. Chesterfield and Able-Sea-man D. Birch, of H.M.N.Z.S. Gambia, are the guests of Mr and Mrs Chesterfield, of Derby Street. Mrs Garlick, ot Auckland, is the guest of her sister, Mrs D. Higgie; of Halcombe Road. Mr and Mrs A. DUthie, of Aorangi Street, have staying with them Mr and Mrs J. Goodbehere, of Cambridge. Miss M. Mills is the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs T. L. Mills, of Bowen Street. The late Major J. L. Webster, son of Mr and Mrs J. C. Webster, of Beattie Street, has been mentioned in despatches. Salvationist Lieutenant Jilowan, of Feilding, is on furlough at Upper Hutt. Mr and Mrs 11. V. iiedmayne, ol Penny's. Line, Sanson, are visiting the Capital City. In an advertisment appearing in this issue members of Women's Institutes are being invited to offer hospitality to evacuees from the Dutch East Indies who are arriving at the end of next month. Mrs Sybil Wither, secretary of the Oroua Federation of Women's Institutes, can supply information required by those interested.

HEAVY POSTAL BUSINESS,

During the seven days preceding Christmas Day the Post Office received 318 mail bags and 166 parcel bags and despatched mail bags and 55 parcel bags.. The postmen had a busy time handling the deliveries, and depots were arranged to facilitate their work. No fewer than 75 bags were left at various points in the borough for the postmen to pick up on their rounds, and three assistants were employed to help them in their deliveries. All mail matter on hand on Christmas Eve was delivered that day and the total clearance reflects credit on the supervisor and mailroom staff. Mr H. L.' Walker (supervisor) intimated that the work was far heavier than it had been during the war years, but a comparison with last year's figures was not made on account of Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday last year. The telephone exchange was also very busy during the week referred to, and toll traffic was particularly heavy. At the money order and savings bank department the payment of Social Security benefits involved a considerable amount of work.