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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
2
Optometrists D. J. McDonald and partners will visit Gloucester on Saturday June ath and may be consulted at the Commercial Hotel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This mobile service will offer eye tests and fittings during the planned visit.
The Gloucester Ediorate reports an airman missing after an operation over France, mentions two Gloucester men from the Malayan campaign listed as prisoners of war with news of their status, and notes ongoing rationing, postwar relief efforts, and local social updates. It also covers a Copland talk on price fixing, new ration books, homefront notices, and local stock market results in Sydney and Port Macquarie districts.
The Rationing Commission warned that coupon books issued next Sabbath and the following Sunday, June 5 and 6, could all be used only before June 7. A doctor notes liquor affects people differently, giving humorous examples of varied reactions, from a washerwoman to a baker and others, with the undertaker receiving a different descriptor.
Federal cabinet restores usual holiday rights for workers except those in vital war production. Also reports the death of Mr Henry Ford, 48, president of the Warn Motor Company, after illness. International Red Cross details letters for Allied POWs in Japanese hands with millions of letters in transit and sorting efforts noted in Geneva. Hospital ship attacks: 19 ships attacked in 52 incidents. four destroyed. ships involved include Brighton, Maid of Kent, Paris, Ramb TV.
A new regulation prohibits use of fuel on any pleasure craft unless the Liquid Fuel Control Board receives at least 48 hours notice of the craft’s destination and reason for leaving its normal mooring. The ban applies irrespective of owners’ petrol stocks and requires express government permission.
Chief H. Gi. Macgillivary of the Division of Dairying urged dairy farmers to back well planned schemes with reliable prices. He emphasized that organizations directing production must include industry insiders who can set practical, factory and farm level goals. Key needs identified were better feeding and herd improvement through recording, noting inadequate year round fodder storage as a cause of unprofitable dairying.
The Administrator for Commerce and Agriculture announced continuation of contracted growing for the coming year from November 1, 1943, to October 31, 1944, with State prices set for No 1 Grade top quality potatoes. Victoria 12 pounds 10 pence per ton, South Australia 13 pounds 10 pence, Western Australia 12 pounds 10 pence blue, New South Wales 14 pounds, Queensland 15 shillings per ton. The scheme aims to provide stable returns and steady consumer pricing despite higher market values.
Government will not create a fund to replace the hospital ship Centaur sunk off the Queensland coast. It argues such a fund would divert resources from Australia’s shipbuilding and repair program and that strengthening war capacity via war revenues and loans is the proper response. Prime Minister Curtin says avenging the nurses and men is best achieved by national war effort.
An ad touts Heenzo cough remedy claiming a pint made at home from a concentrated bottle treats coughs colds croup bronchitis and influenza. It emphasizes safety for adults and children and notes the product sells for 2 per bottle. The ad urges purchase from chemists. A separate item reports a train raid by manpower officials to back up absenteeism investigations on a Newcastle express train near Hornsby.
A guide urges careful handling of vegetables to preserve vitamins. Wash quickly, boil with minimal water, and cook greens 10 to 15 minutes with lids on. Do not soak or overcook, and serve promptly to retain nutrients.
In Sydney equity court Justice Roper questioned if a second wife may receive the same share as a first wife from a deceased husband’s estate. He noted factors like the wife’s age and the presence of a young family. Alice Lambarth Kerr of West Kempsey was granted 2 pounds 10 shillings weekly, retroactive to her husband James Kerr’s death, and was told to expect income from 4000 pounds upon realization of the assets, with a share in the distribution among the late farmer’s family.
Smith's Weekly Diary notes tensions over Roosevelt era diplomacy with Australia. It mocks ministers giving interviews and broadcasts, suggests a quieter White House approach would calm concerns, and hints at public unease with provocative remarks about Japan in the Pacific. The tone is satirical and observational about allied relations.
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