LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 July 1942, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Frost in Masterton. A frost of 7.2 degrees was registered in Masterton this morning. Interhouse Dance, The interhouse dance to be held on Saturday next in the Municipal Hall will no doubt be well attended as these gatherings are popular. Following on the recent successful fox trot contest the committee has decided to hold a one step competition commencing at 9 p.m. A full dance band has been engaged and intending patrons are assured of a most enjoyable evening’s entertainment. Members of the fighting forces are especially welcome. Control of Children. Agreement with a resolution forwarded by the Northland School Committee expressing grave concern at the lack of supervision of school children after hours while their parents were away working, was heard at a meeting of the Wellington Education Board. It was decided, on the motion of the chairman, Mr W. V. Dyer, to inform the committee that the board also was disturbed, but it understood that a movement was being instituted to bring about an improvement and it would be glad to co-operate. Social Security Measures. Speaking at the annual conference of the New Zealand National Party, Mr A. Gordon (president) said that despite criticism of the Government’s social security measures he was of opinion that there was general agreement on the principle that medical attention should be available to all the people irrespective of economic status, and that the efforts of medical science should be directed at the prevention rather than the cure of disease. These were among the problems of a democratic government and they could not be evaded. Alleged Sale of Patriotic Goods. •At the meeting of the Wellington Provincial Patriotic Council yesterday the treasurer, Mr B. O. Peterson, said that a letter had been received from a soldier serving overseas stating that he had purchased certain woollen garments which were labelled as having been sent by a patriotic society from New Zealand. This, Mr. Peterson considered, was a very serious business, for in the same letter the writer recommended his people not to contribute further to patriotic funds in view of what was going on. It was something that should be given publicity and cleared up at the earliest moment. The National Patriotic Council is to be communicated with on the subject. Stabilised Prices.

The Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Sullivan, stated in an interview last evening that a meeting of the War Administration held yesterday, following the usual review and discussion of the war situation, dealt with a number of urgent matters, including lighting restrictions throughout the Dominion, and economic stabilisation. Referring to the latter question, Mr Sullivan stated that a complete identity of views had been expressed, the governing principle of policy to be the unanimous report of the Economic Stabilisation Conference, 1940. Mr Sullivan added that the Economic Stabilisation Committee would forthwith resume its activities, and act as an advisory committee to War Cabinet on all matters relating to price stabilisation.