LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 September 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Weekend Accidents. Accident cases admitted to the Mas-ter-ton Hospital during the weekend were: Mrs Jane Welsh, of Gordon Street, Lansdowne, who fell off a bed and broke a leg; John Howell, aged 7 years, of 49 Cornwall Street, who fell off a horse and broke an arm. Future for Plastics. Referring to the benefits to be derived from increased afforestation in New Zealand, Aircraftman Donald Thompson, Democratic Labour candidate for the Masterton seat, stated last night that the by-products of timber will be of the utmost value to the Dominion. Particularly was that so in regard to plastics, in which field there were enormous possibilities. Dance at Te Whiti. There was a large attendance at the Te Whiti Hall on Saturday night when a dance was held in aid of the soldiers’ parcel fund. The music was supplied by Mr J. West and extras were played by Miss N. Gundesen and Mr M. Cowles. Mr W. S. Rogers carried out the duties of M.C. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss J. Gundesen and Mr D. Stevens. A ladies’ committee served supper. New Post Office for Taihape. The Postmaster-General has advised Mr Langstone, M.P. for Waimarino, that Cabinet has approved of a new post office for Taihape. The building will be two stories high, in reinforced concrete, and will be erected on the present site as soon as circumstances permit. A separate residence for the postmaster will be provided on another site. Municipal Conference. The Municipal Association of New Zealand advises that it has been decided to hold a conference of delegates of municipalities and town boards at Napier next year. Due to the war developments no conference has been held since 1941, but the association states that there is now an overwhelming opinion in favour of holding a conference, to consider many important matters which have arisen in the meantime. Country’s Manpower. The Labour Party, supported by the National Party had grossly over-com-mitted the country’s manpower, said Aircraftman ' Thompson, Democratic Labour candidate for the Masterton seat, speaking at the State Theatre last night. The country's present commitments were altogether beyond its capacity. New Zealand was on the verge of an economic collapse. Goods were practically non-existent and primary producers-were struggling against every form of restriction. Men must be put back into industry. Moral and Spiritual Degredation. “New Zealand’s Greatest Problem,” was the text of a sermon delivered by the Rev. G. H. Goodman in the Methodist Church, Masterton, last night. Mr Goodman said that politicians and Party leaders focussed attention on reconstruction and rehabilitation from the economic approach but he said there was another aspect —that of the social, moral and spiritual. The speaker pointed out that the finest rehabilitation scheme in the world was of no use if social disease and moral and spiritual degredation were allowed to become a canker eating into the soul of the nation. Mr Goodman advocated the focussing of public attention on the root causes and the cure.