TO CAMP

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 24, 4 March 1942, Page 5

TO CAMP

MARRIED MEN DEPART

MANY LEAVE, TO-DAY

Married men who were drawn in the recent ballot depart to-day for camp- In most instances the men From this district will join the recently established Tauranga training centre, where they will be within easy reach of their homes, lor week-end leave. Others however leave for more distant camps as far away as Trentham and Papakura.

Whakatane during the past weekhas been the scene of business

ehangeovers and temporary appointments. Eighty per cent of the 00 men called in the ballot passed lit for military training and as many of those leaving held important key positions in industry and business, their departure lias had a more revolutionary effect than any of the previous drafts for single men. In many instances the utmost difficulty has been experienced in replacing men, particularly the heads of individual businesses who could 311 be spared. However as far as can be ascertained all the gaps have been satisfactorily filled and it will be possible to 'carry on' even if under uiifieultics. MARRIED SOLDIER'S SHUN' AN INSPIRED VERSE The following has been inspired at the sight of so many married men going off to camp, and forwarded to vis by a reader. We publish it with abject apologies to Sir Walter Scott, whose well known 'Ministrcl Boy' is hereby parodied. The married man off to war has gone. In some distant camp you'll find him. His 'battle-dress' he has girded on, And his wife, lie's left behind him. "Wife of mine" said the warrior swain, "Don't think that I forsake thee; You'll draw your twenty-seven and six per week, That's two bob more than the Navy. The married man drew his army pay, fn his trousers pocket it could jingle Next morning found it still 0.K.! As it was when he was single. "Pay of mine" thought the married man, "fn my pockets for safe keeping; Its quite a change to find no-one's got Down on yon, while I've been sleeping. ALL-TER-SHOTT,

No Light For riding a bicycle without a light John Edward Young was fined 5s with costs 10s at the local court yesterday morning. National Savings Last week Wairaana succeeded in .attaining its quota in the national savings movement. A good record has been put up by Gisborne. During the past three months Gisborne failed to reach the weekly objective of £1012 on only one occasion.