Farmer Dies From Injuries.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 July 1941, Page 4

Farmer Dies From Injuries.

Fatal injuries were received by Charles Thomson, aged 48, farmer, ci Manuka Creek, near Milton, when he tripped and fell under a dray while engaged in carting turnips. A wheel passed over his chest. West School Grounds. There appears to be some prospect that the work of concreting an area of the Masterton West School grounds will be put in hand at an early date. It is intended to hold the official opening of the new open-air building when the concreting is completed. Army Transport Reserve. A special Army motor transport reserve is being established to meet the emergency transport requirements of the Army in case of attack, the Minister of Transport, Mr Semple, announced last night. This reserve will be organised into units known as “Lines of Communication—Motor Transport Companies.” “Adequate motor transport is an essential requirement of modern warfare,” said Mr Semple. ‘The purpose of the scheme is to provide a wellorganised transport reserve to meet the need should it arise. The organisation is primarily for the use of the Army, and, in case of emergency, will be subject to Army control. The whole organisation will be on a voluntary basis and the personnel will be attested under the Home Guard.”