Full of Pep

NZ Truth, Issue 1207, 17 January 1929, Page 4

Full of Pep

IF a man is tangled up with the engineering trade all his life, it is only natural that he should have- a kink for things mechanical. Perhaps that is why Charles H. I. Palmer, of Auckland, follows his natural bent. . When ho firet put his shoulde? to the commercial wheel, it was as a salesman for a firm which dealt m engineers' requisites. That he was successful goes without saying, but he wasn't satisfied always to nring grist to another's mill. \ " .. Some years ago, with another gogetter, he entered into a partnership

and started the firm of Chas. Palmer and Parker, Ltd., engineers' merchants. Although one of the commodities he sells is a brake lining for motor-cars, it doesn't seem to have any braking effect on his energy.

A short, stout man, Chas. H.I.P. radiates vitality and push— he is a "getter" for the word "go." Some would call him bombastic, but that is but the natural egotism and confidence of the man finding outlet. Palmer realizes that to be successful m a hard, competitive world to-day, one has to have plenty of push, and he is all there with a capital P.

When he does shake off business worries, boats and the sea hold sway for him. He was chairman of the Auckland Motor Power Boat Club, and has a chug-chugging vessel of his own. Nothing suits him better than to nose up Bay of Islands way deep-sea fishing. He displays the same keenness m this recreation us he does m his business. Here's hoping the next catch is a record one.