Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 39, 20 April 1948, Page 4

Local & General

U.S. Quest For Knowledge The quest for knowledge in America since the war is unbelievable said Mrs N. Bremner recently returned from there. Young and Old are seeking information on a multitude of subjects and, to meet this sudden demand for learning, the authorities have set up a number of night schools that cater for all branches of learning. Club Loses Instructor Whakatane Boxing Club will suffer a big loss in the transfer of Mr R. Singer to Auckland this week. It was , only through his and Mr W. Schmelz’s efforts that the club had the good record of 23 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in 36 fights last season. Although Mr Singer will, not be here the club has his assurance that he will make every endeavour to get fights for boys froip the local Gym. in Auckland. • / '_ Laziest Finds Quickest Way

An example of the dodges that Americans employ to locate the fastest method of doing a job was given by Mrs Bremner who said that an American motor company had, employed the laziest man they could find to do an intricate job, and he, being lazy, naturally found the quickest way to do it. Then they would set a fast man on the job, which was consequently speeded up. Lettuces Sell For 7/6 Each Singapore retailers are selling Australian lettuces for 7/6 each. The iettuces were flown from Australia,. wrapped in cellophane. Private Traders Sought Seventy ex-servicemen residing in the pfaita State housing area, Wellington, decided at a meeting recently to petition Parliament to grant permission to selected private indiyiduals, preferably former servicemen, to_ open and operate business premises in the area. A committee was set up and instructed to proceed with framing the v petition. South African Marlin A large sjpecies of marlin which was sent from Tauranga to Auckland on Sunday night was identified by the assistant-director of the Auckland Institute and Museum, Mr A. W. B. Powell, as a South African marlin. The fish, which weighed 4841 b. was the second of its type to be taken in New Zealand waters. The first, which weighed 9761 b., was taken at Russell in 1926 and for many years held the world’s record as the largest fish ever caught by rod and reel. “Thank You” Campaign

A letter from a business firm in South Africa describes’a campaign which has been successful in reducing the “take-it-or-leave-it” attitude shown by shop assistants during the war and which is still going on. The .move began, the letter says, with a large department store in Johannesburg beginning a “thank you” campaign to impress on the assistants and employees that civility costs nothing and that straight dealing pays good dividends. “Shortly, when a customer made a purchase and the assistant failed to thank him he was entitled to report it to the management,” the letter says, “and if he is able to prove his case his purchases are given to him for nothing.”