PERSONALITY PARADE: NO 10.
( BY
ARTHUR.
ft arthur was born at waimate and originated the idea of building . new Zealand's only wheat silo in his homo town, the brilliant part of tho idea was to do tho building at the same time as the construe*tion of th© waitaki bridge.* * * the bridge engineers were amazed at the unduly large quantities, of. materials required for the bridge, but apparently suspected nothing. * * * he further improved his ability to mule© the most of things by going to tho Christchurch technical college— a mixed school. * * * now he is in the h.q.works store.* * * in Christchurch he worked as a customs agent. I could imagine those delicate hands of his travailing over suspiciousbulges on tho persons of women tra—yell.er 9. he claimed his work, had no such connection with the personal touch, but i knew otherwise: so apparently did the art editor who suddenly disappeared, he returned
with a sad face and the information thattho aews had no courses in customs work. * *. * during his leisure hours ho is designing a costume for defeating tho customs, naturally, howould not give any details,' but i gathered that .it takes tho form of a hidden pocket in underclothing, to keep the secret ho will have to fit each garment nonally, the art editor agains abused the aews. * * * his favourite actress is batty Arable, but with a Job like his, seeing her must bo like a busman’s, holiday * * * he answered us that he had no connection with the store cats having kittens, tho similarity in colouring is mere coincidence. ' '
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Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 August 1943, Page 3
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258PERSONALITY PARADE: NO 10. Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 August 1943, Page 3
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