FOOD FOR DESERVING

Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1948, Page 5

FOOD FOR DESERVING

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RTr. Jordaa Bistribules N.Z. Parcels

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Reechred Friday, 7 p.m. - LONDON, Jan. 9. Any doubts that might be held as to whethef New Zealanji food parcels are b.eijtg distrihjited to pepple xyho reali.; reqnire them wero dispelled yegteydq... when 51r. \V. J. Jordan handed a nuiii ber ,Qt pprpejs to elderly pepple of thi. Rpyal Bofough of IvensingtQn, Londou They Yvpre part pf a CQnsigajnent o12.1 cases frpju Tolaga Bay and Wai hoku. They had been sent on to thx poroxigh by the Mjjijstry of Food', Aerseas Gifts Gep,tfe, and made up into 2500 parcels jxy the Women': X'oluntary 8ervice. j To publicise this gift tp Kensington, a "handing over ' ! ceremQ.ny was nelu at a local einema. On the stage weia 20 elderly people, many of them oid ag. pensioners. They and 5Lr. Jordan werc jiitroduce.d by ilajor J. 11. Hjixley, wlto extolled the generosity of Xew Zealanders. Before handing over the parcels 5Ir. Jordan pmphasised that tliese gift.were a token of Xew Zealanders thaiiks, for tlxe way the people of Bri tain had entertained New Zealand sers'icemen during the war, and of theii admiration of the inanner in whieh the Bi'itislx ])e'ople had faced, and weri still meeting, their many diffieulties. The first person to receive a parcei was 51 rs. Anderson, aged 92, a diminu tive lady who was unable to hold the parcei herself bnt had to have a frieiui carry it for her. ' ' Tlianlc you very inucli, and God bless you," slie said to -\I r. Jordan. 8everal other reeipients were e'Jderly ladies who had been bombed-out durin^ the war. One of them had been blinded. Otliers wlio were to receive parcels werv too ill to be present. Friends collected them from 51 r. Jordan. v 5Ieamvhile, the cinema audience looked on, oecasionalB" applauding and listening to the organ quietly playing "Xow is the Hour". After all tlie parcels had been handed over, the reeipients were entertained aL tea. 51ajor lluxley, tvlxo had called for "Tiiree cheers for Xew Zealand", tohi 51r. Jordan: " It is impossilxle to express adequately our appreciation oi tnese gifts." The reniainder of this consignuient. will be distributed in Kensington b\ , W.V.S. workers. 51 r. V. E. Xicholls, who is in charge •of the 5Hnistry's overseas gift eentre, said the gifts from Xew ZeaBnd were lieiug distributed to local authoritics throughout Britain. These authorities called in various groups of welfare workers, who assisted them in^malcing sure that they were reeeived by peoph who needed them. "You need have iu; fear that they go to officials." he said.