TEMUKA DECREASE IN WAR SAVINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22789, 13 January 1944, Page 2

TEMUKA DECREASE IN WAR SAVINGS

Effect Of Holidays

Appeal For Sustained

“There has been some falling off in investments to the National Savings certificates since before Christmas and continuing into January,” stated the chairman of the Temuka National Savings Committee (Mr W. H. McMillan) when interviewed yesterday.

‘I would like to earnestly appeal,” he said, “to depositors to make a sincere and sustained effort to pay into National Savings regularly. The war is not yet over and the daily cost is terrific. The total weekly sum being invested at the Temuka Post Office since Christmas is far too small, and is unworthy of the people of the district.

trict. “In hundreds of cases individuals are making no personal sacrifice to-day, and, furthermore, they are not even suffering inconvenience. Their one and only war effort has been tb invest in National Savings, and even in this they are relaxing. “The time is not far distant.” continued Mr McMillan, “when the first repayments will be made to investors, and at that time the full wisdom of the scheme will reveal itself. "National Savings is, to my mind, the finest opportunity for easy saving' ever to be presented to the people of this country, and those who fail to take advantage of the opportunity will regret their short-sightedness.” Swimming Club The weekly competitions arranged' by the Temuka Swimming Club were held in the Domain Baths on Tuesday evening and attracted a fairly large number of spectators. The programme was confined to the junior and intermediate events and there was a considerable improvement in the form of several competitors. The results were: Junior Events.—2s Yards Girls’Freestyle: E. Chapman (scr) 1, N. Gourlev (2sec) 2. Z. Denison (6) 3. 25 yards girls’ backstroke: E. Chapman (scr) 1, N. Gourley (2) 2, Z. Denison (6) 3. 25 yards boys’ freestyle: E. Middleton 1. Intermediate 50 Yards Boys’ Freestyle.—First heat: B. Lloyd (scr) 1, R. Craig (3sec) 2, E. Robins (2) 3. Second heat: n. Dickson (scr), C. Poultney (scr) 2, J. Mattingly (5) 3. Final: C. Dickson 1, C. Poultney 2, J. Mattingly 3. Boys’ Dive.—S. Middleton 1, J. Devine 2, E. Robins 3. Dual Relay.—Mattingly and Robins 1, Poultney and Chapman 2, Courley and Lloyd 3. Personal The Hon. W. Downie Stewart and Miss Downie Stewart, who have been the guests of Mrs G. W. Armitage, “Garmancare,” will leave to-day for Christchurch, where Mr Downie Stewart will attend a meeting of the Senate of the University of New Zealand. Mr and Mrs R. Pulford and family (Waimate) have returned home after spending the holidays with Mrs C. E. Bradford (Waitohi). Mr W. L. Milne and Mr J. H. Palmer are spending a fishing holiday at Lake Alexandrina. Mrs J. Cornwell (Waimate) is the guest of Mrs C. Cornwell (Temuka). Mr and Mrs J. King and family (Waimate) are spending a holiday in Temuka. Mrs C. J. Voyce and Mrs W. Smart (Blenheim) are spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs G. P. Smart, Wilkin Street. Mr G. Voyce, Blenheim, is the guest of Mi- and Mrs G. P. Smart.