HEADLINE NEWS

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

HEADLINE NEWS

KIWI ” VOCTB/.LI A LAN 31 ZE GAME ”:

SAYS AMERICAN S/SGT W. WALSTON.

Dumbea: April 26. Commenting on ths two* football matches he watched Works team play S/Sgt•"Willie ” Walston said This Aiwi game of football is a mansize game. A guy kicks you in the mouth, you get up, spit out the -teeth and carry on - no sir, I oant see Americans playing that game”

Cog.Depotl April 26.. Wailing that he was now in”a dry area’,’

Jackie Gibbs says ho has given up all thought of becoming an accountant, bookkeeper ar clerk. ” I’m going back to the fam, that’s the life for me ” He defied that

Manpower Survey influenced

him.

H. ILS. N3VERFAIL

DISMANTLED TODAY.

Dumbeai April 22. Charlie Hardwick had no comment to make aS the wrecking party finally disposed of H.M.S. Ngail. Captain. Chas. Bawdwick has the proud record of bolding the bridge through all the record making trips of the improvised masterpiece. Ca ptain Bhrdwich received many silent handshakes as the wreckers showed little pity. It is said; the the 00 was .shaken too.

” BLACKOUT ” ELLERY oMS ‘ PHOTOGRAPH Off ” SUNSHINE V

808, Special. AN enthusiastic Dozerdust reader, ” Blackout ” Ellcry put out. a feeler this week for a photograph of ” Sunshine”. ”Snooper ” said to take a dim view of tition from hand-

some young Supper, INVERCARGILL MAN

STARTLED'AT MOTOS,

Dumbea: April 23. At the pictures this week George Mo re ton saw scenes of Invercargill in a short. He was so startled that shouted three times and had to be held down. He was not taken to the special ward as feared.

LAST OP M KILLED: KIWI CLUB NOW PRBB PROM BVIL* Kiwi Club: April 26. In a special interview today Lieut, Rann stated that anti-mosquito campaign had exceeded most sanguine expectations. " The policy of concentrating on the mala insect proved one

of the outstanding departures from the orthodox in World War 11. As the virile males were mowed down, the facials lost heart and departed to more populous parti g/SGT. J. CRAIG’S. RECORD uCORB * EQUALLED BY L.P. SCHtfASS. C€n Depot; April 27» Interest in for• coming Base shooting tournament mounts as L.P. t Schwa ss pdpperdd the bull tc equal S/Sgt. J Craig’s 111. Next camd Sapper Powlie ■> with score of 102 and 103»

while Sapper Mie Pasco reached 102, Sapper Rennick held the consistent shoot of 99 in doth tryouts# IN Base Camp Sgt# Chas. ‘ Rye reports that Sgt. W.* Yandall topped the shoot in Base team with 102, follows; by S. Diamond and. J. filler both of whome touched

while Jill Bruce registered 86. Sgt. Rye looks for higher scores in second practice

Dumbea team thought to have hard tussal to hold their

own.

0.R.8. STORE DRAWS ON WHARF OPERATING.

Base Camp: April 2s» Lieut, Brooked Stores Offiicer, reports crisis in manpower shortage now over as staff o< T twelve get under way. R : - - infer cements from Wharf , ,Ope rating Coy. called into action to handle clerical

work, Sgt, Alan Chapman able to keep creases in shirts, Opl. Burge promoted to Sgt. Threat to Dozorduet reporter made when ho innocently asks if staff kept ” busy ”•