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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1942
Page
2
A promotional notice urges shoppers to buy quality goods in stages, highlighting affordable pricing and practical value. It encourages avoiding overspending and emphasizes steady purchases at Stoddart and Hay.
Local notice outlines schedule changes for theExpress and country editions with Friday delivery times. Municipal rates must be paid by the 28th June to avoid added interest. Several community items follow including a police notice on the Tobacco Board claims and election nominations with polling next Saturday 8am to 8pm at Council Chambers.
Ration books to be issued at Rural School Manilla froya on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm. Also delivery at Upper Manilla School Corella School and Halls Creek on weekend days 9 am to 5 pm. Identity card required. no card means no tickets. Parents of under 16 must obtain special forms from the Post Office. forms not filled at the School.
Early Monday a Japanese submarine attacked Sydney from about six miles off shore. Shore batteries silenced the threat with no panic, little damage, and no injuries. At Newcastle, damage was slight with casualties reported.
The Manilla branch of the Graziers Association of NSW schedules demonstrations on preventing sheep blowfly strike. Presenter Norman Graham from Australia Wool Board and CSIR will lead at three centers starting Monday 15 inst at dear Nixon's, then Colin McDonald's, and Sulman's Bloura property. Sessions start at 2 p.m. and are open to interested graziers.
Manilla Red Cross notes a May 28 parcel sent to Red Cross Stores at Tamworth contain ing Old Linen, silver paper and 194 comforts with items including towels pillowslips tea towels shirts and undergarments. The Dream Home Art Union results slips are available and ticket 1510780 won £10. Congratulations to the holder.
wartime brief urges donations to Red Cross for Australian prisoners of war. Describes weekly food parcels from Canada including milk powder butter jam Biscuits salmon dried fruit sugar coffee tea and meat plus toiletries and clothing parcels. Local Lieut. D A McDonald praises Red Cross work from Italy camp.
The notice explains how to obtain ration books, apply for forms, and prove identity. It covers Civilian Identity Cards, Aliens Registration, and the need to present correct documents at post offices, police stations, or Divisional Returning Officers. It warns about deadlines and the risk of loss or damage to ration books and cards.
Notice warns that from that date all undertakings must be paid in cash, with no credit. Rates unpaid after June 1 1942 incur 5 percent interest per legal provisions, and interest accrues from January 1 1943. Official statements cite J W Elliott and G A Marsden as signatories.
Walter Arthur Wilsell Town Clerk lists candidates Jack Cole Anthony Doring Fred Pavy for Manilla Alderman election under LG Act 1919-41 The poll to fill Ex Alderman Battersby resignation held on June 18 1942 at Connell Chambers Strafford Street Manilla Town Clerk announces substitution Lewis James Smithers appointed Returning Officer for extraordinary election to be held on June 13 1949 for one Alderman vacancy.
A bake sale and lunch fundraiser will be held at the Rural School next Thursday June 11 by the P and C Association for school children. Donations of cakes sandwiches fillings butter and fruit are welcomed and may be left at the school or the Methodist parsonage.
Two matches completed in the Pairs competition on Sunday. A R Fisher and A G Blanch beat L J Smithers and V d Byrnes 39 to 11. W North and O N Boot beat M O James and C M Podmore 33 to 9. Other results include A B Davis defeating V Je Byrnes 81 to 14 and V d Byrnes defeating A S Davis 21 to 16. Brady and Coupland defeated Ganvon and Ole 4 to ?
Pilot Officer Mackenzie of the Intelligence section of the RAAF set up an Air Observation Post at Manilla Rural School to spot planes and relay data to Sydney. Headmaster J. R. Ford oversees staff and Boys Air Training Corps plane spotters, with contact through Tamworth to the Sydney HQ. News of this nature takes precedence in the town.
The Attorney General's Department announces that undertakings not directly engaged in war production may close on Monday next, King’s birthday June 15. Business houses in Manilla have arranged to shut for the day.
Mr J P Abbott Federal Member advises he will be in Manila tomorrow Wednesday June 10 and spend the day there. Anyone wishing to discuss matters may meet him at the Post Office between 11 am and 12 noon. A room will be available at the Post Office.
Local report notes a gardener Mr. Guern Sutherland grows giant radishes described as huge as turnips. One specimen weighing Slbs. was noted as edible. The Eastern origin Chinese turnips can be eaten raw or boiled for flavor.
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