DOLLAR DIFFICULTIES.
DIFFICULT IDS arising out of appreciating the .dollar standard
on which 3rd, Div', Kiwis have been working were emphasised today by Electrician Sid Diamond who remarked that every time he spent a dollar - bang went six shillings, some thing he is just beginning to realise. ” A man goes to the Can-
teen to buy a carton o£ cigarettes, and wj th. a salesman like Don Hollaway 'behind the counter, a chap comes away With ten dollars wofrth of stuff ” said Sid, and he continued, it is not t ill we stop t o think that we realise that ten dollars ds over three pound. We rate the dollar as no more than a couple of bo®, whereas we have a pretty good idea of the value of a ten bob note ■which has a definite buying value. But the dollar seems small time, ” he concluded. This point of view is fairly common among Kiwis, and only now are beginning to realise that they have paid more than "ceiling price for a good many articles in the course of the twelve months.
" I’m looking forward to the day when jI shall be called * Mr. Radisichj “ says Tony. Incidcntia liy, ask him how he enjoyed cooking at the Kiwi Club, r
Leo Inns nightly serenade is reported to be most soothing - to Le £»
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Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 18, 20 May 1944, Page 4
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