“WHAT NEXT?”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23354, 20 November 1937, Page 27

“WHAT NEXT?”

TO THE EDITOR

Sir. —May I inform “Amazed ” that he has a nasty, selfish nature? Just because he was put to a little inconvenience, he is raising a big fuss. As for the women who could have been more profitably employed no doubt most of them were mothers who appreciated what “ Peter ” and “ Dorothy " have done to amuse their children and went to the station 'to show their appreciation.

Why should not the departing artist enjoy the fuss that was being made about her? She would not be human if she did not. “Amazed” is probably one of those selfish, satisfied persons over whom no one would bother to fuss. I would think twice before I showed myself up on paper as a poor sportsman.—l am, etc.. Bunny. November 18. to THE EDITOR Sir, —The popularity or otherwise of Miss D. Wood, of the local commercial broadcasting station, who went north by the through express on Thursday, does not concern me in the slightest She may be a great broadcast artist, but I cannot judge, as I have never heard her. The point I desired to raise in my previous letter to you was that the Dunedin Railway Station, or any other railway station, should not be utilised for a broadcast on the occasion of the departure of a broadcasting artist. A railway station is generally a very busy place, and the platform should be reserved for people \who have a genuine right to be there. I notice one correspondent states that Miss Wood has brought joy into the world of the little people. She is probably not the only one who has done that. It is stated that she receives £lO per week. Messrs W, R. Sinclair (chairman of the Dunedin Community Sing Committee). H. P. Desmoulins. J. Himburg, A. Pettit, and a number of other willing workers have brought joy into thousands of homes by their entertainments, and have very materially augmented the funds for the relief of the unemployed and for other movements. Theirs is, and'always has been a labour of love. lam not only amazed at the “ staging ” of this sendoff being permitted at the Dunedin Railway Station, but even more amazed at the point of view of your four correspondents this morning. An old man with whiskers whom I asked on the Railway Station what all the fuss was about informed me that it was a sendoff to a broadcast artist, and that she had “ only been in Dunedin five minutes!" —I am. etc., Amazed.