General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 198, 22 August 1945, Page 4

General News

National Savings Last week 237 towns attained their quotas of National Savings, according «o advice received from headquarters in Wellington. All the principal centres were successful, and in each of.the nineteen postal districts the full district quota was reached. Collier Expected.

According to advice received by her local agents, the Anchor Company’s collier Rata is scheduled to load at Greyinouth on Fr iday and is expected at Wanganui about Sunday. The vessel will discharge 800 tons of coal at Castlecliff early next week. The coal position in Wanganui has improved to some extent during the past tew weeks, due to the arrival of more regular supplies from West Coast mines.

Thanksgiving Service At the special service of thanksgiving on Sunday night at the Church of Christ, Ingestre Street, portions of <he citizens’ thanksgiving service were used. The preacher, Pastor L. R. H. Beaumont, 8.A.. speaking on the subject, “Peace hath her heroes no less renowned than those of war,” drew attention to the fact in peace days th,ere were thousands of men and women who gave a service equal in value to any in the war. Double Centuries

Three centres in the Wanganui postal district have registered double centuries in the National Savings campaign, having filled their weekly quotas for 200 successive weeks. Hunterville last, week registered its 201st success, and Aramoho and Marton each'thOir 200th. Wanganui metropolitan area is also in line for its double century, as if the quota is raised this week it will be the 200th successive week in the quota has been filled.

Film Censorship When a report from the education committee from the Wellington Education Board on the harmful influence on children of the screening of unsuitable films was received at the Wanganui Education Board meeting yesterday, the chairman, Mr. E. 1. Hemingway (Patea) said the Welling ton committee had overlooked the representations made in the Wanganui Board’s report on Citizenship, which was published last year on the subject. It. was decided to notify the Wellington Board of the representations made in that report.

Managweka On Top Mangaweka last week achieved Do-minion-wide reputation as being the tifst. centre in New Zealand to reach more than double its annual quota in National Savings for the year ending March 31, 1946. This result, states a message from headquarters, Wellington, is particularly creditable. Of 28 centres in’ New Zealand which have already raised their annual quotas there are four in the Wanganui district, the other three being Taihape, Waverley and Ohingaiti. The lastnamed centre, with 150 per cent, of its quota, is keen on equalling Mangaweka's feat. Keith Street School

Two resolutions-regarding the Keith Street School came before the Wanganui Education Board yesterday for consideration. One, from the Wanganui City Council, advocated that the board accede to the request of the Keith’Street School committee and build the new school on the present site. The second resolution was from the Wanganui branch of the National Council of Women, stated to represent 5000 women. It urged the board to expedite the building of the new school as soon as possible. Mr. N. Bromiley (Waverley) moved that the resolution be received without comment. Mr. J. C. Batt (Wanganui) .said the resolutions were not inspired by Ihe tw,a Wanganui members of the board; The letters were received.

Clothing Drive. A letter expressing appreciation of the work of schools in the Wanganui Education Board's district in undertaking the recent drive for clothes for U.N.ty.R.A., was received at th? monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education Board yesterday, from the Wanganui Patriotic Committee. The letter was 1 eceived .and .it was decided to forward a letter of appreciation to all schools in the Wanganui education district, thanking teachers and pupils for valuable assistance given in the recent drive for clothes for the destitute adults and children in the war-torn Europe. The chairman, Mr. E. F. Hemingway (Patea) said the effort had been attended with great success. He acknowledged .the fine support given by the trades people in the different centres.

Cement Cargo Arrives. Some relief to the cement shortage in Wanganui will he given by the arrival, of the coastal steamer Holmlea. which berthed at the Castlecliff Wharf on Monday night and began discharge yesterday morning. The vessel brought 600 tons of cement from Tarakohe, of which half will go to the Works Department and the other half to . local merchants for distribution. Because of the acute shortage of cement, however, certain men have been transferred from the TurakinaOkoia railroad deviation to other work. They are not. expected to resume on the deviation till more cement arrives, the quantity available by the Holmlea this trip being insufficient to warrant resumption of the work Birlding projects in the city and district have also been retarded by the cement famine and the demand is so great that the 300 tons available this week will not go far.