WOMEN’S SECTION

Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21664, 26 February 1942, Page 4

WOMEN’S SECTION

PROPOSAL FOR HOME GUARD (By Telegraph.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Thursday The officer commanding the Hamilton Home Guard, Major T. H. Melrose, during a visit to Auckland yesterday said that already his battalion had received 50 new enrolments since he drew attention to the need for them, at a parade in Hamilton last Sunday. The visit of Major Melrose to Auckland was partly to examine a trench mortar made by a member of the Onehunga Home Guard, Mr R. Mackrell. He was accompanied to Auckland by a Hamilton engineer and as a result of the latter’s satisfaction that the mortar can be manufactured in large numbers, he is determined to have them made in Hamilton. Included among Major Melrose’s plans is the formation of a women’s section of the Home Guard. He said women would be suitable for such duties as first-aid treatment of wounded, and for signalling, transport driving and cooking. He had often in the past received offers of assistance from women and was convinced that the country’s need was such that every available fighting man should be released for fighting.

Tomorrow (Friday) is the final long shopping day of Hooker & Kingstons’ great mid-summer sale, so be there when the doors open, for we shall be offering as a final clean-up hundreds of lines at half of sale prices. It may not be possible for many a long day to offer such values again, so be sure to attend and secure your share of these outstanding values throughout the store. All fashion goods, millinery, oddments in corsets, children’s wear, handbags, scarves, blousettes, etc., etc., will be sacrificed regardless of cost. This is to be a store-wide effort that you cannot afford to miss. So be wise be at Hooker and Kingston’s tomorrow (Friday).**