LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 81, Issue 7253, 18 September 1950, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Plunket Society Farmers who have, not yet donated a. bobby calf as a contribution to the Plunket Society’s appeal are reminded that there is Etill time to do so, though the matter is now one of urgency.

Trotting Club Officers The following are the Te Awamutu Trotting Club officers for the ensuing year:—Mr S. H. Wanklyn (president), Mr L. A. Johnston (secretary), Messrs W. P. Perrin and D. J. McAlpine (vice-presidents), Messrs. A. A. F. Candy, H. P. Ensor, H. Maxwell and J. Quigliy (committee).

Displaced Persons Most of the 153,000 displaced persons who have arrived in the United States since 1948 have settled in urban areas. The U.S. Displaced Persons’ Commission says that 52 per cent, of the total have settled in large cities, 24 per cent, in other urban areas, and 24 yer cent, in rural areas. The new resiuents live in every one of the 48 States and in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands.

Federated Farmers’ Representative Discussing representation on the War Memorial Committee at a recent meeting of Te Awamutu sub-provin-cial executive of Waikato Federated Farmers, it was commented that most of the districts already had their own memorials. It was decided to notify Te Awamutu Borough Council that Federated Farmers felt that its representation on the Committee could be adequately effected through the County Council’s representative.

Watches For K-Force Pocket watches are to be issued to officers and certain other ranks in the K-Force as part of their normal unit equipment, according to an Army spokesman. This will be the first time that such an issue has been made to membeis of the New Zealand Army. Officers are normally expected to have watches, which they buy from their equipment allowance. The watcher, are being issued to the KForce officers as usual equipment. A grant is not being made to them.

Cost of Social Security A contributory scheme to help cover the cost of social security was urged by several speakers of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at last week’s meeting. The president, Mr. Barton said such a scheme would help to end the need for the £l4 million subsidy from the consolidated fund. “Social security and services this year will cost £77,500,000, which is a very large amount for less than two million people to find,” he said.

Inquest Concluded The inquest into the death of Mr Harold Mercer, builder, aged 39 years, who was fatally injured in a fall of three feet five inches while exercising on the parallel bars in Te Awamutu Young Men’s Institute Hall on the evening of 29th August was opened and concluded before Mir C. A. Reilly, coroner, this morning. Formal evidence as to the cause of death was given by Dr F. C. Blundell. The verdict of the coroner was that death was due to dislocation of cervical vertebrae in the neck.

Concrete Land Policy Need At a recent meeting of Te Awamutu sub-provincial executive of Waikato Federated Farmers the Korakonui branch entered a remit suggesting that a concrete and comprehensive land policy should be adopted by Federated Farmers, and, when realised, should be pressed upon the Government of the day to have it implemented- It was considered by the branch that the present policy was vague and indefinite. The remit was forwarded to the provincial executive for consideration.

Speeding-up Sales In a letter to Te Awamutu sub-pro-vincial executive of Waikato Federated Farmers, the Waikato Stock and Station Agents Association stated that it was investigating the matter of speeding-up sales in Te Awamutu yards. The letter w r as in reply to representations made by Federated Farmers on behalf of members who frequently did not see their own cattle sold at a sale because they had to leave town early in the afternoon to milk cows. The Association will meet Federated Farmers’ sub-committee which was set up to further the matter.

Te Awamutu Business Men Recalling the decision of the Chamber of Commerce to approach all business men to subscribe to the Wai Memorial funds, the president, Mr S. H. Wanklyn, this morning said he did not anticipate a serious undertaking. As a matter of fact he believed most business men would on the twentieth in the usual way of meeting their commitments communicate with the tcwn clerk. “ I am sure,” he concluded, “ that by the end of this present week there will be little need for a personal approach to many of our business men who have never yet failed in public undertakings.”

Objection to Hitch-hiking’ The International Youth Hostel Federation has asked the British Press and the 8.8. C. not to “glamcuiise” hitch-hikers who travel long distance for nothing. Mr. E. St. John Catchpool, president of the federation, observed recently: “Many young people are inclined to take a holiday beyond their means by allowing others to pay for it.” Declaring that hitch-hiking may lead to a “something for nothing attitude” or even moral problems which would discredit the movement, he advocated a national .scheme for youth to save for travel and so make inexpensive holidays easy. Evasive Suggestions A war memorial appeal story is quite eloquent in its meaning. Two retired business men were in a place if leisure and refrsshment the other day, and discussion turned to the appeal. One offered the opinion that the memorial should be a library, and; • •i fact, he would donate £lO for that urpose. The other pondered a moment, and then declared that he would give £250 provided a police station was the form of memorial. The first speaker scoffed at the idea of a police station—it was absurd and unthinkable “ Maybe,” said the other, “ but,” he added, with pointed meaning, “my £250 is as safe as your £lO/'