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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
3
The Upper North Conference will be held at Wilmington on Wednesday 8 July at 10 30 am. The Wilmington Branch will celebrate its Jubilee, with branch secretaries asked to submit papers or questions to General Secretary H C Pritchard at least two weeks before the conference.
Staff Sgt A J Sutton on leave sorted scrap metal given by C H Ifould for the School Patriotic Fund. Bronze, aluminium and battery lead valued at £11 9s 3d, lifting Janice Sut ton near the top of the fund list with Zero-Plane badges, brooches and bars. Some metal likely served in a plane or gun.
Mr. Harry Wehrmann runs a Hundaleer Springs orchard and garden and travels weekly to Whyalla to sell garden produce. This season crops were light with high prices. plums sold at 8/ a half case and peaches at 16/ per case. Vegetables suitable for Bundaleer sold quickly. labor shortages hinder growth and harvest.
Gladstone farmer Clarrie Jarvis produced what is described as Australia’s finest flax crop this season. His 40 acres near Naracoorte yielded about 2 tons 19 cwt per acre and sold at 7 pounds 10 shillings per ton. The Federal Inspector called the crop perfect and photos show Jarvis with his daughters cutting and stocking. The flax will be processed at the Mt Gambier Flax Mill.
The article describes an influenza outbreak during pleasant autumn weather. It reports widespread illness with bed rest and mood unease, noting typical pains but no cough. The writer, now recovered, sends best wishes to readers still using Bob Cox’s medicine to fight the flu.
The Jamestown Primary School Committee appeals to parents and public interested men to join a Saturday work session at 9 30 a m to complete air raid shelter trenches begun weeks ago. A team of about 30 men with picks and shovels will finish the job, making work easier for all.
Lillian Phillis of Georgetown marries Edward T Leesue of Gladstone at St Peter's Church with Fr Molly officiating. The bride wore a dusty pink frock and blue hat, matron of honour wore blue, and best man was G Braun.ymoon taken in Adelaide. The couple will reside at Whyalla.
At James Town Institute on Saturday night the Imperial Austria stage sequence and a replica Vienna stable headline the MGM feature Plorian starring Robert Young Helen Gilbert and Charles Coburn. The second MGM entry Dr Kildare Goes Home stars Lew Ayres with Lionel Barrymore LaTaine Day John Shelton and Gene Lockhart. a tale of a town in distress with a medical clinic and romance amid humor and drama. Newsreels complete the program.
A plea highlights brave children at the A Blind Deaf and Dumb Children's Home Brighton facing closure. An April 30 Jamestown Institute show features Kevin McMahon Adelaide ventriloquist Paddy McGintee George Formby Myrtle Barlow Harry Haythorne Joyce Flawn and others to raise funds. Harold Raymond organizes.
The Middle North Coursing Club held a wind-up dinner at the Railway Hotel Jamestown on April 18 before a recess for the war. President J Molineux welcomed guests and paid tribute to Mr Phil Jones. Speeches honored past secretaries and staff, with musical items and a dog-judging contest guiding a convivial evening.
Public Works Standing Committee heard witnesses support a Beetaloo reservoir based plan delivering water to Jamestown Caltowie and Laura. The scheme would cost about £10,235 yearly including pumping with three stations and heavy debate over rates and regional impact.
Jamestown council minutes record a public meeting on a proposed water supply with testimony from local figures, debate on single versus double rates, and views from Dr Crouch and Mr Judell. They note the death of resident Mr H J Warner and call for vaccination adoptions amid war conditions.
Friends hosted H. J. McPherson at the Gulnare Hotel in recognition of thirty three and a half years as townsman and S A Farmers Union agent. J N Roberts chaired the gathering. J S Thomas proposed the guest toast amid tributes to his public life and sporting links.
The April 22 Georgetown page reports the Ugly Man Smallacombe Am ateur Talent and Dance night drawing on local talent to entertain and raise funds. Performers included Miss Wellington, Mr. Smallacombe, Mrs. Crawford, and a children’s fife and drum group. A reception for Ellis Donchard, returning wounded from Libya, preceded an after party with music and dancing. The event aids the Red Cross and Ugly Man campaigns with plans for future fundraisers and community activities.
The Parish Queen contest wrapped up at St James Catholic Hall on April 15 with Miss M Polomka winning 64 254 votes and Miss K Kelly second 56 274. The event raised 831 pounds 10 shillings 9 pence for church and school funds.
The F.F.C.F. Yar Cowie Unit led by Mrs Haese and Mrs Reichstein hosted a Sunday High Tea for billeted soldiers. Tables shone with dahlias and zinnias from Adelaide and an array of poultry salads cakes pies jellies and fruit. Soldiers sang community songs and expressed thanks before the tea was packed for the Camp.
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