OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 February 1942, Page 4

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

OUR DAILY BREAD (To the Editor.) Sir, —“Give us this day our daily bread” —so we are taught in the Bible, but apparently the local bakers are not much concerned with Holy Writ. Their motto is: “Come for the blessed bread if you want it!.... and while they sit on the rail and customers flock to their bakeries why should they be worried? They are getting their price, cash on the spot, no expense of delivery and everything in the garden is lovely. In the meantime the authorities are not much concerned, neither at headquarters or locally, and the position just floats on in the good old British style of “muddle through somehow.” Being merely a consumer I presume little thought is given to tthe question of convenience of having to wait in a queue during the few precious moments of one’s lunch hour, and carrying this important morsel of food home. Someone will be sure to say: “What a I petty argument while there is a war on!” Are we not anticipating that state of affairs in connection with this particular article, in this dreadful struggle raging over the earth? It will be bad enough when that time actually does come. Personally I am employed very fully and often work long hours in a war time industry, and this silly, childish dispensation of the greatest staff of life is not only prevaricating, but shows a great want of appreciation of the true position of affairs. Someone , has either blundered or doesn’t care a dump, so long as the public are sheepish enough to follow out their wishes. I understand it is not a question of benzine, as a lot of people imagine, as there is sufficient available for “necessary” use, and it seems as if it were a deadlock of some description between the Government price fixation department, the resellers, and the bakers themselves. In the meantime we the consumers, are the dupes while the bakers are reaping the profits. Is it not time someone broke the bubble and splashed the miscreants with some of the yeast of indignation that is increasing in the public mind? —Yours, etc., “NOT A DOUGHBOY.” Masterton, February 26. THE BLACKOUT ORDER (To the Editor.) Sir, —Could you inform me whether the Masterton Borough Council is exempt from the “blackout” lighting restrictions. During the past week I have been visited by a warden and told that in future all windows, skylights, etc., must be screened in accordance with the regulations. I was rather astonished therefore,, on going in.to town last evening, to find the Municipal Buildings a blaze of light from end to end. Some windows had no blinds at all and in the case of those which did have them the blinds were not even pulled down. Curiosity led me inside, where I found that the skylights were also uncovered. The Drill Hall adjacent was also an offender in this respect. If. public buildings are to be exempt from the lighting restrictions, then, in my opinion, the whole thing is a farce and the wardens would be better employed elsewhere —Yours, etc., PERRY STREET. Masterton, February 27. ANOTHER COMPLAINT (To the Editor.) Sir,—This blackout business seems to me to be a farce. The other night a man with an arm badge and a card called on me and told me I had to fix up my windows so that no light could get through and under the present conditions I thought that quite all right. I have gone to a lot of trouble to do as he asked and I think when the man calls again he will say it is all right. To do this has cost me a few shillings I can ill spare, but yet I did not grudge it, at least not till I went down town last night and saw the Municipal Buildings, the Post Office and many other buildings a blaze of light. I don’t know who the man is who should talk to them as the man talked to me, but if he does not make them obey the orders as I have, then it is all a farce. —Yours, etc., DISGRUNTLED HOUSEWIFE. Masterton, February 26. On all street frontages the Masterton Post Office has been blacked out completely for some time past. Lights have appeared of late from some back , rooms, used only occasionally, but these arc being blacked out forth- . with. ;