Wake Up, Clevedon!

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 290, 6 July 1917, Page 1

Wake Up, Clevedon!

[ To tiii: Editor] Sir, lam afraid " Real Clevedonite " is a poor logician, but that he is a pastmas'er in the art of evasion there is no doubt and I would refer him to my letter published in your issue of June 15th re the portions of the roads vthish are County Council roads, and how far ho can get with comfort down any of the roads leading from Clevedon Post Oilhe, apart from the Papakura Road ? I would also refer him to yo»r report of the la«t Road Board meeting (Juno 19th issue) where you quote :—Clevedon-Brookby Road : '• It was agreed that they apply for a grant of £2OO towards removing slips oil the road, so as to re-open it for wheel traffic, etc." ArdmoreAirriston Road :—" Chairman and Mr W. had inspected that part of the road which was well-nigh impassable etc." Road : "In the matter of getting the bridge re erected and the road to Hunua opened for wheel traffic, etc."

Real Cleved nite evades all this and only talks about the pooplo who "dine about these roads without lights," holding them up as a " shining " example, whereas they are a public nuisance and a danger to other trailic, in spite of all bylaws. He should read his paper more carefully before making statements He states 1 was unprogressive enough to go to sleep on a heap of spawls, whereas I said I rested on the spawls on my way to my sleep Also I never said the Progressives wero not Clovedonites The majority of the members of the A. and P. etc, are Clovedonites, but, as I stated, of the Progressive and rot of " Real " (. levedonite calibre. My Friend +akos the designation of Noah as a personal compliment, as he-Noah—" was the most progressive man about the time of the flood." Right, my friend'. AUOUT THE TIMK ol' THE FLOOD ! Let it stand ! lias lie forgotten that (according to Genesis) after the tiood, " Noah began to bo a husbandman and planted a yineyard and li) drank of the wine and was drunken." This was a bit of a disgia e, seeing he was (JOl years of age. The poor old chap is also a back number in those days of Superdreadnoughts and Hireres. " Real Olevedonite " is right in one poiat. I was the only specimen of my kind in the ark, as on hoaring that a " Real Clevedonite " was on the boat Dame Van Winkle absolutely i of used to come on board. Once more to get back to my philosopher's arm-chair, knowing that onlookers always see most of the gamo and to await the list of the good roads leading from Clevedon Post Ollico. -I am, etc., Rip Van Winkle. Clevedon, 29th Juue, 1017.