Skilled Workers Scarce

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 27, 11 March 1942, Page 8

Skilled Workers Scarce

The difficulty of securing labour for cheese factories was stressed before the No. 3 Armed Appeal Board in Hawera. Representatives of dairy companies said they did not know how they would manage next season if more skilled men were taken into the armed forces. One manager said at leasti half the staff of a cheese factory must comprise skilled workers). Wiley Propaganda One of the propaganda leaflets dropped by Japanese aircraft over Singapore in an attempt to upset the morale of the defending Euiopean troops has been sent to his parents at Lyttelton by Leading Aircraftsman R- F. Wilson, of the aerodrome construction unit. The leaflet shows a Aveeping child, and carries the caption: "Dadd\ '• Comhome quickly. Mummy and I are very lonely without you." JS'ew Plymouth Blackout ■ ; Xhe blackout in New Plymouth! perfect." said a Wanganui Lusinoi- man on returning from that centre. "In fact, it was so perfect Ihnt I could iioi find the front door nf the hotel I was staying at. m Devon Street. ar "jo.l" p.m.-" Ik sa.Kl. fro in Fitzroy to the breakwater there is not one glint o!.' light i:j be seen. Rut I cannot say the same about Wcllinglan, which X visited earlier during the week.'' lie concluded.