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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4526, 4 November 1930, Page 3

(To the Editor)

Sir, —In your issue of Saturday last appears a letter over the signature of V. McDowell. His letter is most interesting, but from one angle only, and that is because the installation of “talkies” in Foxton would end the expensive novelty of a trip to outside towns to see and hear an up-to-date programme. Sir, here we have the ’Xmas season coming on and the influx of visitors from other towns will ha-ve no need to tell us that we are lagging behind, other towns in regard to entertainment:, hut Sir, it will be. a novelty to be able to keep the money in Foxton instead of having a. transport specially arranged to carl il elsewhere. Further, local pal rons will lie able to attend the “talkies” in Foxton twice at the price it costs to attend an outside show, once for which exposition of economy on Ihc part of local patrons Ihe Council will no douht npprcciiilc. To say that the novelty will soon wear oil’ is rather sad.

1 would like lo ask him has Ihc hovel I y worn off the up-to-date motor transport between Foxton and Pnlinerslon fixr iuslaneo, or have the travelling public gone hack to the days of the gee gee, or the railroad. Really, Sir, rising rales are t:o| ihe only thing that worries him. lie should by this time know Ihe mol cause of: that. Were he to preach upon the necessity of ending the rule of I hat individual who has lhe .power to force men to remain idle in their desire to earn a. living, I would lie. with him. As if is there I hat the cause of a serious rest riel ion in the wheels of Foxlon’s mainstay, the Max industry, can he laid, which has resulted in (he aceuuimulalion of: a large amonnl. of unpaid rates, and. rates written off, which has to be made good. Tie hopes- that the citizens of Foxton will realise the position, mid not allow unjust taxation. Sure we will rise in our wrath, and go hack to the railways, we will instill “talkies,” then there will he no need to go to other centres, because we will patronise oar own pictures, for had not motors been available lo provide the additional novelty of a visit to other towns nerliaps our own Hall would not have fallen on such lean times. His mention of “novelty” reminds me that Fox toil's slogan is “advance” so that we must keep in the van of progress, and not -he the means of advancing the (progress of other towns, nor be a juicy orange so to speak for other towns to enjoy the patronage that should he given to our own enterprise, as -oon as they are installed. Let us he up-to-date, the novelty of silent (ilms has vanished, we arc in the age of advancement, but let us be loyal to oulrsowa town. We have men dragged along by other interests to our own detriment. Yours, etc., 1 IMA. CUMMIN.