GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 February 1942, Page 5

GREYTOWN

HOUSE ON FIRE A TIMELY DISCOVERY. (“Times-Age” Special.) The Greytown Fire Brigade was called out shortly before midnight yesterday to the residence of Mrs’ W. Liddy, Main Street, It appears that during the day the chimney had caught fire and as a result of a fault an outbreak occurred in the match lining and old shingles. Just before retiring Mrs* Liddy noticed smoke issuing from the ceiling and the brigade was notified. With the aid of a bucket pump the fire was put before any serious damage was done. Mr Liddy is on the staff at the Trentham camp. PRECAUTIONS SCHEME LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.

i Mr G. Brown, controller of Wai- ■ rarapa Lighting, attended a meeting at ’ Grey town on Wednesday evening, and i the following appointments were ■ made: —Chief Warden, Mr Russell Elliott; sub-wardens, Messrs R. N. Farm1 er, in charge of Jellicoe Street and McMaster Street, also intersecting streets,Stock Road and the private road to Mr Bayliss’s farm; W. J. Ticehurst (Main Road, from Northern Boundary to Jellicoe Street, both sides); W. Haley (Kuratawhiti Street, from West Street to Gray's corner and the whole of West Street from Mrs Low’s to northern boundary); W. G. K. Wiggins (from the river along Kuratawhiti Street to Udy Street, then to North Street as far as Billman’s and to Butler’s and Bull’s); W. Drysdale (Kempton’s Road and Wood Street to the Main Road); Geo. Hood (the whole of Humphries Street and Cotterville Street and over the railway line, also West Street, south of Mrs Low's); Reg. Farmer (Main Road from Everett’s Corner to Te Waiti’s, also Moroa Road to Dairy Factory); E. J. Haigh (Main Road, from the Post Office to Everett’s Corner); P. C. Dunn (the whole of East Street, including hospital, and Papawai Road as far as Mr Hammond’s). Personal. The late Mrs Kate Pickard, who died at Dannevirke recently, had been for over twenty-five years associated with welfare and social work in Dannevirke. As Welfare Officer she did valuable work, and was for several years an indefatigable member of the Mayor’s Relief Committee., In recognition of her splendid work in the community Mrs Pickard was awarded the Coronation Medal, and in July last was presented by the citizens with an easy chair in recognition of her unselfish work for others. Last Christmas night a memorial cot to commemorate the name of Mrs Pickard was presented to the Dannevirke hospital in the presence of Mrs Pickard and her family. The presentation was the outcome of activities of a committee of citizens and also the reluctance of Mrs Pickard to accept any public gift for the work she had done as a labour of love. Mr R. A. Pickard, of Greytown, is a son of the late Mrs Pickard. TOWN HALL TOMORROW’S PROGRAMME. There will be shown at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. tomorrow a thrilling drama, “Freedom Radio,” starring Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard. (Recommended by the Censor for Adults).