In the News

Southland Times, Issue 24868, 7 October 1942, Page 4

In the News

Had all the Answers “I asked him where his number plates were and he said he did not think they were necessary now that the stickers were in use. I then asked him where his sticker was, but he said he had not got one,” said Mr A. McPhee (Transport Department) at a sitting of the Gore Magistrate’s Court yesterday when referring to a defendant who was charged with driving an unlicensed motorvehicle. “He had all the answers, but they were all wrong,” remarked the Magistrate, Mr R. C. Abernethy. The defendant was convicted and ordered to pay costs. Lime for Topdressing . Arrangements for an allocation of lime for topdressing during the period from next January until the spring cropping season will be discussed at a meeting of Southland and Otago lime company representatives which will probably be held at Gore on Thursday of next week. The Otago companies have suggested that the meeting be held at Dunedin, but the Southland companies, which are in the majority, have expressed a preference for a meeting at Gore. Patriotic Fund Collectors It has been reported by authorized collectors of the Metropolitan Patriotic Committee that on calling on householders in their districts to collect monthly subscriptions to the patriotic fund they were told that other collect had called and had obtained money for the prisoners of war fund. The public is warned that according to Government regulations only authorized collectors are entitled to collect money for the prisoners of war or any other patriotic fund. Silver Paper ' Among the supplies that have been received at the waste paper depot in Esk street are balls of what is commonly known as silver paper. This paper is either lead foil or tin foil. Only the lead foil is useful as waste and the trouble is that people who make up these silver paper balls, often children, do not distinguish between the two makes. As a small quantity of tin foil is sufficient to spoil a ball of lead foil, the practice now is to discourage the acceptance of these balls as waste. Queue For Potatoes A leading Auckland seed firm was rushed for three days last week. On Wednesday the first of 300 sacks of seed potatoes—which, however, were quite suitable for eating—brought a large crowd into the shop. On Thursday 1000 141 b packages were sold within an hour and a-quarter. Three hundred packages were offered at 10.30 a.m. on Friday, and a queue possibly three times that number of would-be purchasers was waiting at that time. The shop manager counted the first 300 and persuaded the remainder that there was no use their remaining in the queue. Police and traffic officers were necessary to control the crowd. New Industry A start was made at Dunedin on Monday on the construction of the factory building for the production of oil from the seeds of linseed flax. The building is being erected for Dominion Industries, Ltd., on the Harbour Board’s reclaimed area at the foot of Frederick street, and the Fletcher Construction Company is to carry out the work. The cost of construction' will be about £20,000, and the work should be completed in about 16 weeks’ time. The seed and cake store will be 218 feet long by 70 feet wide, and the mill 75 feet long by 60 feet wide. There will also be a series of steel oil tanks for the maturing of the product, and filling stations. Leave From Parades The opinion that Home Guard authorities should show consideration for commercial travellers and others whose work prevented them from attending every week-end parade was expressed by the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board, sitting at Hamilton. An appellant said his work took him away from Hamilton for three weeks at a time. When he placed his position before the adjutant of the Home Guard he was given no redress, but was told to appeal. He was willing to serve when he could. The chairman, Mr S. C. B. Macky, said the attitude of the Home Guard authorities in Hamilton left much to be desired. The appeal was dismissed, the appellant being granted leave of absence when his work required it.