Great Family Record

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 16, 26 August 1946, Page 4

Great Family Record

At the meeting of the Otorohanga Rugby Union last week the chairman (Mr F. J. Trapski) referred to the record of the Gumpstone family, which, he said, appeared to be unique, as exemplified by the representative fixtures last week. The family contained six boys ranging in ages from 12 to 25, and all of them were playing in the rep. games last Saturday. The three eldest were senior reps., the next two juniors, whilst the youngest played for the sth grade Country team. Mr Trapski moved that the Union extend its congratulations to the parents on the very fine record of their sons.

Rimu Bad For Butter

Hopes that the use of rimu in * manufacturing butter boxes may b e avoided, as it not only imparts a taint to butter, but also splits badly when dry, resulting in a high percentage of breakages in transport, were expressed by Mr C. J. Parlane, general manager of the New Zea- ' , land Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., speaking at the annual meeting in Hamilton. He mentioned that about twothirds of the company’s export butter in the past season was packed in all-fibre containers and the balance in a box made with fibre bodies, wooden ends and cleats. This season insufficient fibre boxes might result in a partial reversion to an alltimber box.

Country Losing Labour “We have now reached a stage where the establishment of secondary industries in the towns for the manufacture of goods which are sold in the Dominion at very high prices is having the effect of absorbing manpower which otherwise could be employed in dairy factories where there is an acute shortage of labour,” said Mr C. J. Parlane, general manager, at the annual meeting of the N.Z. Co-opera-tive Dairy Co. in Hamilton recently. “The seriousness of the position cannot be over-emphasised, particularly as the bulk of the produce manufactured by dairy factories is exported and thus, to a large extent, provide the sterling funds which may well be termed the economic lifeblood of our country. We do not for one moment wish to see an unemployment problem in the Dominion, but a national' policy shaped on lines that would encourage first things first would be of great advantage to the Dominion’s welfare.” -