TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 224, 20 April 1933, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

“What Are We Waiting For?" "WJial is Douglas social credit?” queried a voice at a farmers’ gathering at Kakatahi recently. Another voice; "it retninds me of the song, ‘Abe, my boy, what are we waiting lor now?’” (Laughter.) Assisting Country Unemployed A paragraph m this column ia last night’s Post conveyed the impression that garments knitted by the members of the Stratford branch of the 'Aomen's Division of the Farmers’ t mon were for farmers’ families. Such is not actually the case, as the garni- -a.s are to be UmiriiJiiUd among the wives and families of (hose unemployed men living in the country districts.

“In the Public Interest” “When any Government service interferes with a private service, the assertion is always made that it is ‘in the public interest,’ ” said Mr. S. S. Alien, acting-chairman of the Central Licensing Authority, at a sitting of the authority recently at Auckland. The remark was made after an official of the Railway Department had repeatedly stated in evidence that the suppression of privately-owned motor t,_. vices which competed with the - ~r.\.ay was “in the public interest.”

‘■•Sportsmanship and Good Play” At last night’s meeting of the management committee of the SI rat to icl Football Club, the Hon. RobL Masters, Minister of industries and Commerce, acknowledged by letter his re-election to the position of president of the club. He conveyed to the club his appreciation of the honour ami added that as in the past he would follow with the closest interest the fortunes of the club during the forthcoming season, knowing that it would maintain it’s fine record for sportsmanship and good play.

Gilbertian Some of the fees demanded by the State for compulsory formalities have been the cause of sharp criticism by those who experience this demand for largesse for the first time. r lhcxe is something supremely ridiculous, howover in the latest measure for securing an increase in the national revenue. Under the Sales Tax Act wholesalers are required to be licensed so that they may be more completely organised to submit to the sacrifice. Thus this class is asked to contribute £1 for the privilege of paying sales lax. By the processes of attrition, the. income of the business man is gradually diminishing.

New Hamilton Bridge Test pile driving operations at the site of the proposed new bridge over the Waikato at No. 1 Bridge, Hamilton, have been concluded, states the Waikato Times. As was anticipated, no solid rock was found, although one pile was driven to a considerable depth on the chance of something of a hard nature being struck. It has thus been proved that the bottom is very much of the same type generally encountered in the Waikato, with no hard rockj within reasonable depth. This means that the tisunl type of large area foundations will have to he adopted, instead of the rigid pi.e system.

Motorists and Deviations With the increased activity being shown in connection with the tarscaling of the Bulls-Turakina section of the Main South Highway, motorists arc being compelled to make a detou'r of some tour mjSes hy way of the South Makirikiri Road to avoid interrupting the workmen unnecessarily. A Wanganui motorist reports that the majority of the hundreds who travelled over the highway by car during the Easter holidays appeared to realise the importance of the restrictions, hut some ignored the notices and even went so far an to remove the barriers across the mam road.

j Euchre Tournament I The series of euchre tournaments I under the auspices of the Stratford I Fire Brigade was continued last eveuj ing when between 80 and 90 players j sat down to the tables. The evening was one of ten to be conducted by j the brigade and nine will count for i the aggregate points prize. The wm- | jiers last evening were: Ladies, Mis. | Bloomfield 1, Mrs. Augaard 2. Men, i Mr. W. C. Currie 1, Mr. Wheeler 2. S Messrs. Wheeler and R. Hignett playI cd-off for second place. Consolation I prizes were won by Mrs. Peterson (ladies) and Mr. S. Reader (men).

A Bachelor School Committee Speaking at the banquet in connection with the jubilee celebrations «L the Macandrew Road School, Dunedin. Mr. W. J. Strong referred to a school committee with which he had been associated at Bannockburn, in Central Otago, the Otago Daily Tnm's reports. This was a rather remarkable committee he said, because it was composed of five bachelors The people of the district had not been satisfied with the way the married men conducted the affairs of the school, so they had elected a committee of bachelors, and there was always a keen tight at the elections with the married men trying to regain membership on the committee and the bachelors doing their utmost to keep tpern out. The story was rounded oil by a member of the audience, who stated that there was still a huge proportion of bachelors on that committee.

Horses on Paraoaraumu Beach A most unfortunate accident occurred on the Paraparaumu beach on Sunday afternoon when a bttlc boy, Bruce‘Raymond Tracy, two years o age son of Mr. L. A. liacy, kicked on tin* head by a horse while playing on the sand. There weie any people, children and adults, on the beach, and the little boy was one of a Party of nine or ten eh.dien most of whom were playing at the edge of the water, when three hoisemen came along the beach, one ot them apparently riding between tl main group of children and fhe IHh hoy who was struck he,mb- A ■ tor 'was called and ordered the child s removal to hospital at once frying that his skull was trnctured 1 m hoy was brought, to WVUn.Rton by car and an X-ray examination J made fortunately showing that Ihne was ’apparently no fracture, t bong there was severe contusion. Onl> ' centlv there was on outcry ovei ■ danger to children on the ParaParaumu beach through the use of the gaud as an aeroplane lauding ground.