SOCIAL NOTES.

Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 17, 29 April 1944, Page 5

SOCIAL NOTES.

OK Wednesday evening Sgt./ Basil liurgatd bntbrtained s/Sgt& J. Ita the son, Sgts. Bowman and Nfeclvor and Spr* W Scott to a dinner at* the Kiwi Club. The

guests drank the ho str he kith and wished him still further promotion. They also deplored the absence od‘ more beer. A feature c the meal was the veiry tough pork chop whies h the guests declared eamt from an old rar who must have mot hils depth by accident-hc® was top tough tod dile otherwise#

AT the quarry Bill Morrisey is so busy he has given up singing at night so that ho will have enough energy to keep up with Rube Curtiss.

AT the drag line ” Deacon ” swell and Archie Canavon are so keen on their ” Country Residence ” that the Manpower Committee will have great difficulty in dragging them back to New Zealand.

w ßed ir Brownlie.and Jim O’Duffy are at the 29th MT making ready for another warehouse.

S/m. Gordon Berry says future of ” Kanaka Jewellers ” look pretty dim.

NORM Matthews and Alex Healey are in tho Spray Paint line. Ray Ashby reported they never see press reporters - not even from Dozprdust. As a special favour Ray took us to niew Norm's art work - on display outside ” Panhandle’s tent. Why Base Camp did not submit Norm’s work to the AEWS Art Class we wore not able to find out. ■ The portrait of ” Panhandle” ie a masterpiece in its way? the bold rugged features of Works young welder arc revealed with all the understanding of true genius. But it is the object on which the ” Panhandle ” is working that ' will surely confound tho ctitics, charm the fair sex, delight small childcod and inspire old mon to try again.

WE also learn that sharing the tent with ” Panhandle ” is :— —-

Jack Dodds, Secretary,

Communist Party*

The sign announcing this is decorated with the Hammer- and Sickle. Jgok Doddß was not available for comment on World Revolution.

n Three thousand pound h worth of tools here ” said Tommy Stokes. as he surveyed the Mo bile Workshop on which ho was XSO in absence of Ramsey. Georgeson*

Tho ” Treacherous ” Whitton hag lost interest in all rumours • 11 Ljj_?o over' here has lost all spice ” was hie comment.

Tom Skelton claims he holds record mileage for Works Truck Drivers « Cos Arthur thought to run him a close second.

Bort Butler says he is new man since his confinement at Con* tb-'Ot.

Steve Nash and MaVrie Palmer hope to remain with Maintananoe Party as . Cooks, Maurie Bays how ould find InverCargill very dull after twelve months in Necal.

Sgt. Charlie Biship, demolition

export, was busy on Canton whan wo loft,