EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 December 1943, Page 5

EKETAHUNA

PERSONAL ITEMS (“Times-Age” Special.) Mrs H. Price, Waipawa, spent Christmas with Mrs S. Daniel, High Street, Parkville. Mr and Mrs Reardon, Lower Hutt, are on a visit to Mrs C. Reardon, High Street, Parkville. Mrs R. Wedderspoon, Wellington, has been the guest of Mrs R. Dickson. Mrs J. Morrison and Miss E. O’Donnell, are visiting Auckland. Mr and Mrs C. Fredericksen have returned to Wellington after spending Christmas with Mr and Mrs A. Fredericksen, Anderson Street. Mrs A. McLuig, Wellington, is the guest of the Misses Wilson, Stanley Street.

Mrs B. Bowering is visiting relatives in Wellington. Mrs E. C. Albrechtsen, Haswell Street, is spending the holidays with relatives in Johnsonville. Mrs W. Milne, _ Mangateretere, is visiting her sister, Mrs A. Fredericksen. Miss Grindrod, Feilding, spent the weekend with Mrs A. S. Carter, Anderson Street. Mrs J. Hodson, Feilding, is the guest of Mrs Bray, Hastwells. Mrs A.. Ross, Grey town, is visiting her father, Mr G. Farmer, at Liverpool House. Mesdames G. Edmonds (Palmerston North) and L. Dowsett (Auckland), spent Christmas with Mrs E. Algie, Alfredton.

Mr and Mrs B. G. Lockhart are spending the school vacation in Wellington.

Business Conditions. Eketahuna shopkeepers report good business during the Christmas period and the old year will close with conditions better in trade than was gonerally anticipated. Despite such difficult ties as short supplies and’ lack of variety local businessmen have been able to keep faith with the public and provide a supply of goods, which, though perhaps not meeting all the desires ot customers, has provided a better service than has obtained in many othei centres. Eketahuna can provide goods of the best quality obtainable and at rates which compare more than favourably with many other bigger centres. It is only through lack of publicity that business goes to larger places such as Masterton, as many people are unaware that Eketahuna can compete with any town in the Wairarapa in the matter of quality of goods and price.