AND DID EVERYONE SMILE?

Rangiora Gunner, Volume 1, Issue 6, 20 April 1943, Page 6

AND DID EVERYONE SMILE?

Christchurch is still chuckling over t’he "faux pas" of a wellknown clergyman who is often heard on the air. He was preaching on a recent Sunday to a full church, and his subject, was ”The Modern Girl. "The modern girl," he said has many good points, but she has many bad.ones. She is the slave of fashion* Look at tho ridiculous clothes she wears - scantios for in stancel" * The congregation gasped slightly, but sat tight. The minister went on: "When I see girls on tram-oars with scantios on, I feel I would like to get up and tear them off I”

I‘nis time the congregation gasped aloud — and one or two tittered irreverently, • After the semop, one of the churchwardens approached the mini steer and said; You do know, Mr.——, what - or - or •-> scantios are. I suppose?” * . v ’ . "Of course I do. Those ridiculous little hats they we-r perched over one pyo," ■ t’J* 1 s rather a pity that that sermon hadn’t-been over the air. It would. have silenced tho listeners who oomplain about dull Sunday programmes. *

"On the right. . .form platoon I "roared, the - sergeant. The recruits carried out some sort of manoeuvre, which left,him speechless. He looted at them for G moment - two moments. Thon his voice returned. , I 0 - S^ld > in tones which no more words can possibly describe. "Now take your partners for the lancers." . *

WANTED; HUMOUR, SCANDAL, CAMP SOCIAL NEWS, CARTOONS, BRIGHT VERSE, etc#