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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 October 1941, Page 4

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Captain F. W. Parry has relinquished the post of Second in Command, Group 7B (Wairarapa) Home Guard, by his own request. Mr Geoffrey , Chapple, personal representative for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is on a business visit to Masterton. He is staying at the Hotel Midland. Mr. W. G. Rodger, Wellington, has been appointed to represent the New Zealand Society of Accountants on the cost accounting terminology committee of the Standards Institute. In response to a large deputation of Oamaru citizens and representatives of the old boys of the Waitaki Boys' High School, the rector, Mr. Frank Milner, at the request of the school board of governors, reconsidered his decision to retire and agreed to remain in his position during the war period. Further success has been gained in an Air Force examination by a Masterton member of the R.N.Z.A.F. stationed at New Plymouth. Leading Aircraftman F. R. Bodie passed out first with 95.5 per cent, the highest average yet recorded at the station. Previously, when stationed at Levin, Leading Aircraftman F. R. Bodie topped the Pilots Squadron with the record average oi 98.8 per cent. At the same time Leading Aircraftman A. Barton passed out fiist in the Observers’ course with 94.5 pei cent.