POINTS FROM LETTERS

New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 194, 12 March 1943, Page 3

POINTS FROM LETTERS

"Student" (Point Chevalier) finds ‘Easy Aces’ the only setial worth ‘‘taking the trouble to hear." He knows "many student friends, besides pane and a headmaster who évén quote from the play." Lief (Lyttelton) poitits out that "Easy Aces" has béen running for several years, and argues that a serial can run so long only if the majority of listeners like it, L.M. (Auckland) found "the recent picture of a bonnie W.A:A.F, a vast improvement" on the "grotesque productions which till -recently appeared on the front page of The Listener," "Fair Play" (Wellington) expresses appreciation of "the many fine articles featured in our interesting journal," but wants to know why Tex Morton, "our own yodéller,"’ is nowadays 80 seldotn heatd.on New Zealand stations. "Tuin It Off? (Remueta) endorses "H. Alexander’s remark about ‘ Aces.’"" He has, he says, never heard, and hopes he never will hear again, "such hideous shriekish voices." "Ephesians 4" (Palmerston North), sends the following comment by W. Robinson, M.A., of the College of the Churches of Christ, Birmingham, about the use of the prefix ‘‘Reverend" before the names of Church of Christ pastors: "We have more ministers than most churches, for we have always taught that office in the church has — to do with how a man earns his living. It is not a professional matter. A man'who is ordained as presbyter is just as much a minister in our understanding of the matter as any rish minister, although he may eafn his living as butcher, baker, or what fot." "Spare Us Pain" (Lower Hutt), complains that immediately before the War News, when "turning the knob is no remedy," he has to listen to "sentimental slush, th perhaps a little band music.’"’