TEMUKA BUSY TRADESMEN

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22491, 28 January 1943, Page 3

TEMUKA BUSY TRADESMEN

Watch And Clock Repairs Many Replacements Made By Hand In common with other places in New Zealand, new watches and clocks are practically unobtainable in Temuka, and this has meant a considerable increase of work in the repair trade. Much of the material used for repairs is becoming scarce and watchmakers now have to manufacture many of their own parts for replacement. Such commonly used parts as winding stems and balance staffs, which were originally procurable in most of the required sizes, are now off the market. This means that they have to be made by the watchmakers themselves, which adds considerably to the time taken in making the repairs as well as to the price. Most of the younger watchmakers in the country have found scope for their skill in the instrument section of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and other branches of the Armed Forces, and watchmakers to-day have an accumulation of repair work on hand with which they are experiencing difficulty in coping. There seems every prospect of the position becoming progressively worse and town clocks, superseded by the use of countless watches checked by wireless time, may yet take their old proud place as the time setters for the community. BOY’S FOOT BADLY CUT The danger of broken glass in the rivers was demonstrated yesterday afternoon, when Morris Goddard, a young Temuka boy, cut his foot very severely on a piece of glass while swimming in the Opihl River. First aid was rendered by adjacent campers and the boy was taken to Temuka, where a deep wound in the sole of the foot was stitched by Dr. F. A. Scannell. ENTHUSIASTIC PIPE BAND Like most of the other bands at the present time, the Temuka Pipe Band has replaced members away in the Armed Forces with recruits of school age. The lads are very keen and make a brave showing with their fluttering ribbons and swirling kilts. When inspecting the Pipe Band at the recent civic reception at Temuka. the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, commented on the youth of some of its members and displayed an interest in the nationality of the boys. Most of them, though not born in Scotland, claimed to be of Scots descent. In answer to hig Excellency’s query, one youth replied “No, sir. I was not born in Scotland, but my grandfather was." “And what part of Scotland did he come from?” asked Sir Cyril. "Belfast, sir,” stated the youthful piper, much to the Vice-Regal amusement. TECHNICAL SCHOOL RESULTS The following pupils front the Temuka District Technical Association gained passes in their speed certificates:—Jean A. Symington <5O words a minute), Dorothy Menzies <80), Noeline Williams (90), Joan Leonard (110), Doreen Pentecost (50). In the Government shorthandtypist examinations, Joan Leonard and Helen Scott gained passes in the senior division and Ina Benbow in the junior. BOWLING In the A grade singles of the Temuka Ladies’ Bowling Club, Mrs Davis beat Mrs Flanagan, Mrs Marshall beat Mrs Shand, Mrs Winter beat Mrs Martin, Miss Thomson beat Mrs Cain. In the Fletcher Pairs, Mesdames Clark and Marshall beat Mesdames Frisby and Shand, Mesdames Wilson and Cain beat Mesdames McLeod and Harrison. The draw for the next round in the singles is as follows:—Mrs Winter (2 lives) plays Miss Thomson (1 life), Mrs Marshall (1 life) plays Miss Thomson (1 life), Mrs Davis (2 lives) a bye.

PERSONAL Word has been received by Mr and Mrs P. H, Lynch, Orakipaoa, that their daughter, Miss Maureen Lynch, who is training as a nurse at the Wellington Hospital, has passed her surgical section of the State nurses examination with credit. Mr Allan Morton, who has been spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs L. Phiskie, Ciandeboye, has returned to Auckland. Miss Noeline Walker, Timaru, is the guest of Mr and Mrs F. J. Chapman.