The Area News - 1925

T h e O n ly ¡N íew spaper W h o lly D e t - U p a n d P r in te d at G riffith

CMrcutatlng throughout tho «ntiro Murrumbidaeo irrigation Aroaa.

R e g is te re d a t th e G.P.O., B y d n e ;, fo r tr a n s m ls s io n by p o s t a s a T H U R S D A Y , M A RCH 26, 1925.

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POST OFFICE SITE Local and General

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Ü riífitb , T h u rs d a y , M arch 26, 1925

Local and General

A n d O th e r S k irm ish es (T o th ( i E d ito r.) S ir,— If I w e re to c o n tin u e re p y in g to M r. W e s tm o re a n d h e tx> m e, we

REV. R. C. BARLOW'S DEPART URL m ig h t go on a d in fin itu m , u n til w o h a d e x h a u s te d e ith e r o u rse lv es, or,

m o re lik e ly , th e c o n s id e ra tio n w h ic h y o u h a v e sh o w n to b o th oi u s. I t is th e re c o g n itio n of th is , th e n , t h a t le a d s m e to s u g g e s t t h a t p e rh a p s th e I n c o p n e c tlo n w ith th e im p e n d in g de­ o e st c o u rse fo r u s to a d o p t m ig h t be, a little la t e r on, to c o lla b o ra te w ith p a r tu r e o£ th e R ev . R. C. B arlo w , who you, in p u b lis h in g a co m ic su p p le m e n t e n title d , sa y , “ P o s t Office G ossip, h a s been tra n s fe rre d to C essnocK w ith V a rie d V iew s by Mr, W e s tm o re a n d P ro g re s s .’’ (M e th o d is t) m is sio n , w e le a r n t h a t the B ut, “ to r e tu r n to o u r m u tto n s ,” a s th e F re n c h m e n sa y , a f te r Uie re v . g e n tle m a n h a d re c e iv e d , a n d a c ­ c e p te d . a n invitauO D to r e m a in fo r a n ­ so m e w h a t g e n e ra l d isc u ssio n b e tw e e n M r. W e s tm o re a n a m y self, I sh o u ld like, w ith y o u r p e rm iss io n , to sa y a little w ith m o re p a r u c u la r re fe re n c e o th e r y e a r in G riffith, a n d ,to u s e b is o w n w o rd s, “ re jo ic e d in th e th o u g h t ol «.o th e P o s t Office site. still s ta y in g w ith th e p e o p le w h o h ao T he other day, ju st above th e arch bridge and not fa r from t h ? * " * co m e to lu ^ a n so m u c h to m e .’’ F in d public school, I came upbn a large white peg upon which were ih g , b o w e m ', t h a t h is h e a lth b a d b ro ­ engraved the words, “ Hotel Centre.” There it stood, on the bare k e n d o w n a n d h e w a s n o lo n g e r a b le hill, a solitary yet fitting epitaph to the official-visioned chimera to c a r r y o n th e w o rk h e h o p e d to do, of “ Greater Grirfith,” Literally, a nother "outpost.” h e w a s a d v is e d m ed ic a lly b o th In G rif­ fith a n d in S y d n e y , to s e e k a ch an g e. And yet, it bore anothe r messa gel A y e a r ago we were a In a d d itio n , th e ch aiirn d B u o f th e d is t­ dry (save the mark) community. To-day, despite orricials, Minis r i c t u r g e d t h e rev. g e n tle n o a n on se v e ­ tens, and other obstacles of progress, we sec, rapidly nearing com­ ra l o c c a sio n s to p e r m it h im to re c o m ­ pletion, two splendid buildings, landm arks on t h e path of our m e n d a t r a n s f e r to a n o th e r c e n ­ advances. tr e . T h is r e q u e s t a t l a s t w a s re lu c tu n tly a c c e d e d to a n d , a s a lre a d y s t . May we not, then, hope for victory in this "Battle of the Post te d . C o n fe re n c e h a s a p p o in te d h im t Office,” more Important, more essential, more vital a s th a t victory C e ssn o c k . T o u s e th e re v . g e n tle m a n ' is. More vital, I say, because it affects the whole community, and o w n . w o rd s , h e r e g r e ts h a v in g to sever because t h e decision, whichever way it uitimatoiy lie, must estab­ h ia c o n n e c tio n w ith G riflith C irc u it be lish a precedent a s to whicn snail be the stronger—tne Community c a u s e of th e m a n y sa c re d association.^ or the Commission; the expressed desire of th e people, or the b e h a s fo rm e d h e re . obstinacy of the public servant.

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A te n n is t o u r a a m e n t will open od th e lo ca l c o u rt o n S a tu r d a y n e x t, p ro c e e d s of w h ic h w ill be in a id .oC G rit flth O ia tric t H o s p ita l. C om petition^,, w ill i n c lu d e :— M en’s d o u b le s h a n d ic a p ' e n tr y fe e 6 /-; m e n ’s sin g le s h a n d ic a p , e n tr y 4 /-; la d ie s ’ d o u b les h a n d ic a p , en t r y fe e 6 /-; la d ie s ’ sin g le s h a n d ic a p , e n tr y 4 /-; m ix e d d o u b les, e n tr y 6/-.

HARVEST THANKSGIVING 'i la r v e s t th a n k s g iv in g se rv ic o s w ih b e h e ld o n S u n d a y n e x t in th e local M e th o d is t C h u rc h , c o m m e n cin g a t l i a,m . a n d 7.30 p.m . A s a le o f g ifts w ll ta k e p la c e in th e c h u rc h on th e Moii d a y e v e n in g fo llo w in g ,th e p ro c e e d s o( w h ic h w ill g o t o th e B u ild in g F u n d .

CRICKET BALL

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P R IC E : T W O P E N C E .

The really extraordinary p a r t of the whole business is t h a t the individuals wno a re uitimaieiy responsible tor th is rerusai to consi­ der the people’s wishes have nothing In common with us. They come to us, if they come a t all, to r an hour or so; view our town and settlem ent from a hiii-xop, or glance at it rrorn a motor car, and are gone. Then, trom th e ir distant office, they dictate our lutu re, actuated wholly b y -so m e shttt to balance their books, op by the determ ination to perpetuate tn ir gravest biunoers ra the r than be honest enough to adm it them. We have seen, in th e question of the hotel licenses and the sale of Mirrool House, how oustinately and how unscrupuousiy the Commission can fight to rid itself of its white elephant. The sol­ dier se ttlers wili not lightiy torget th e despicable reioroncc to their mentality. Is it hard then to discern a similar motive behind the refusal to give way in th is m a tte r ot the Post Office sitel * Some years ago ti.e Commission wont to t h e expense of an ela­ borate survey and sub-division oi the hill above the town. At a subsequent sale by auction, the blocks offered realised fabulous prices an^ the Commission's hopes were borne high indeed. Need­ less to say, before very long, rnost of the luckless speculators philo­ sophically abandoned t h e ir so rry bargains; but t h e Commission has not been so ready ot wit. The memory of t h a t moment of success still gives th em to hope t h a t they may yet rid them selves of this owner white elephant.

N e x t m o n th , a s p e r d a te a d v e rtis e d o n a n o th e r p a g e o f t h is issu e , a m o n s t e r b a ll w ill be h e ld in tn e L y ceu m G riffith , to w in d u p th e c r ic k e t se a so n It is to this hope, then.and this, aim th a t we m ust look for the o f 1924-25. reason of th e ir persistence. Even now we hear of the proposed T h e o rg a n is in g is in th e c a p a b le sale of new town blocks. But if we remem ber t h a t the hotels won h a n d s o f M r. L. R a y of th e I.a k e v le w when the Commission p u t every obstacle in th e ir way, and t h a t the C lub, a n d o f Mr. H . J. M oore of th e Commission tried to sell the m arket site a t Leeton and to in te n e re, I r r ig a tio n C lub, b o th of w hom h av e itself, with t h e plan or the town,only to be dereated by tne citizens, b e e n re s p o n s ib le fo r su c c e s sfu l fu n c then surely we may yet hope to win when such a vital issue is at tlo u s of th is n a tu r e b efo re. stake. I t is e x p e c te d t h a t a h u g e a tte n d The business men of the town depend on the settler no more a n c e w ill m a r k th e p o p u la rity of th i than the settler depends on the business men, and irv th is issue g am e a n d t h a t th e n ig h t w ill " ‘g o oix w ith a sw in g to e v e ry b o d y ’s s a tis fa c the business men's loss will be the seitiers' loss. And if th e Commis­ sion h a s its way, then the business men s loss will not be little. a n d e n jo y A e n t A lso In te r e s te d in th e o rg a n is in g a n The whole capital of th e town is invested in t h e town as It stands so m e o f th e n o te d h a r d a n d e n th u s la to-day. The banks, the hotels, the theatre, an d all the business Stic G riffith lad y w o rk e rs , w h o In u u places which go to make a town complete a re firmly established. p a s t h a v e d o n e so m u c h fo r th e s o d a ; For th e Commission to a tte m p t to set up a tew n against us is not w e lfa re o f o u r d is tr ic t, a n d w ltn th ese only ridiculous tolly, but a criminal venture to rob u$ of the fruits of our pioneering and industry. o n t h e c o m m itte e th e d a n c in g foih s h o u ld lo o k fo rw a rd w ith g r e a t expec tanev t h e n ig h t. S o l e t u s h o p e lo r G riffith, V uura etc., a n ic e n ig h t a n d w e ’ll h a v e a nice 2 3 / 8 / ’25. “ P R O G R E tiS .’ tim e.

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F rid a y , M arch 27. "T h e D aw n of To-M orrow” a n d H o u se P e te r s in ’ H eld to A n sw e r.” S a tu rd a y , M arch 28. " T h e R e je c ­ ted W o m a n ,” f e a tu rin g A lm a R u b e n s an d C o n rad N a g e l; a lso B e a tric e Jo y in ” 'r h e M a rria g e C h e a t.” L yceum . M a rc h 29. M e th o d is t H a r v e s t F e s ­ tiv a l a t G riffith. M onday, M a rc h 30. M eetin g in L y ­ ceu m of all I n te re s te d in fo rm a tio n of A u s tra lia n R u les F o o tb a ll team . M onday & T u e s d a y , M arch 30 & 31. J. W a rre n -K e rrig a n in “ C a p ta in B lo o d ” S a tu rd a y , 1th A p ril. M o to r C ycle S p o rts on S h o w g ro u n d . T u e s d a y , A p ril 21. G riffith A n n u a l C o n v en t B all. T h u rsd a y , A p ril 16. "M oon D a n c e ” in M em o rial H all, in a id o f G riffith S chool of A rts. T u esd ay , A pril 28. C ric k e t d an ce, L yceum . U n ity B all I.O.O.F. an d R e b e k a h RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB L odge, M ay 5th. T h e c o m m itte e of th e G riffith R ugby L ea g u e F o o tb a ll C lub m e t o n M onday ev en in g la s t, th e c h a ir b ein g o ccu p ied by M r. P. J. B oylo (p re s id e n t), l l i e r e w as a good a tte n d a n c e , a p o lo g ies bein g re c e iv e d fro m s e v e ra l. T w o v e ry big fe a tu re s a re b u ied fo r i t w a s d e cid e d to a p p ro a c h Mr. M orel r e a d d itio n to ru le s re g a rd in g F rid a y m g n t a t th e Lyce-.ini de L uxe. u e L y ce u m C up so t h a t c irc u la rs m ay ■ Tne L aw n ot To-m orrow s ta r s ja c q u e im e Logan an d D avid lu r te u c e , oe p rin te d a n d c irc u la te d . O n th e m o tio n of M r. T h o m so n , se ­ w m ist H o u se P e te r s k e e p s u p n is re ­ p u ta tio n in “ H eld to A n sw er." c o n d ed by M r. H u d so n , i t w a s re so l­ T n n m u g s itu a tio n s a b o u n d in “ m d ved t h a t th e b u sin e ss p eo p le bt; a p ­ p ro a ch e d to w a rd s c o n tri o u tin g 1/- p er M a rria g e C iie a i,” a F ir s t N a tio n a l atw eek fo r p la y in g g ro u n d , M e ssrs. Chit- u a c iio u p ro d u c ed by 'T hom as H. lu c e , tick , F a llo n a n d D o h e rty beinf^ a p p o in ­ w n icu w ill be s c re e n e d on S a tu ru a y . O ne of th e s e ta k e s p lace a b o a rd a .pal­ te d c o lle cto rs. M essrs. S c riv e n e r an d M cIn to sh a tia l y a c h t c ru is in g in S o u th S e a law ere e le c te d a s a tr a n s p o r t c o iu m itte e lauci v ra ie rs. A b a n q u e t re v el is in a n d a c o m m itte e of five w as* fq rm ed to p ro g re s s in th e d in in g salo o n , tn e h o st o em g a w e a lth y N ew Y o rk e r s e e a in g o ro m o te e n te r ta in m e n ts . a n d s e n s a tio n s in I t w a s le f t In tn e h a n d s of th e p re s i­ new p le a su re s d e n t to m a k e a rra n g e m e n ts w illi th e s tra n g e p a rts . A d o o r o p e n ed , c a s tin g tm s te e s in th e m a tte r of ^ new a ra y of lig h t on th e b illo w in g w a te rs , a n d a y o u n g w o m an ra n to tn e ra il. g ro u n d . T h e c lu b ’s c o lo rs of la s t y e a r w'erc In a m o m e n t s h e h a d le a p e d o v e ro o a rd a d o p te d , s e p a r a te c o lo rs to be u sed in to in e b lac k w a te rs , w ith n o o n e o u b o a rd a w a re of th e tra g ic in c iu e n t, to r s e p a r a te te a m s T h e q u e stio n w h e th e r th e r e be one 1 a is is th e s tr a n g e b e g in m n g of a re ­ first g ra d e te a m o r tw o w as le ft o v er m a rk a b le love s to ry p o w e n u iiy e n a c ­ u n til a f te r th e L e a g u e m e e tin g a t Ba ted by B e a tric e Jo y a n d P e rc y M a r­ m o n t an d c u lm in a tin g in a tre m e n d o u s lellan . Mosar.s. B oyle, S c riv e n e r, D oherty clim ax in v o lv in g th e sa c rifle e of a lite , w ith th e s e c r e ta r y and tr e a s u r e r , b e io rc p e ac e an d h a p p in e s s a r e a tta ln od. w e re a p p o in te d a s a C up c o m m itte e. A lm a R u b en s, w ho h a s th e lead in g I t w aa m o v ed by Mr. D o h e rty th a t th e n a m e s of p la y e rs k n o w n a t p i'esen t fe m m in e ro le in th e o th e r big fe a tu n . on S a tu r d a y — Jo h n L y p eb s ' The R e ­ be e x h ib ite d a n d a n y o th e r n a m e s be g iv en Mr. F a llo n fo r A p ril 1.— C a rrie d . je c te d W o m a n ”— is a e a lif o r n ia g irl O th e r b u s in e s s o f m in o r im p o rta n c e w ho d o es all h e r s c re e n w'ork in Now l o r k . H o lly w o o d m ay n o t lik e th a t, w as tr a n s a c te d . b u t it's BO. M iss R u b e n s is o n e o t th e few g r e a t s c re e n s t a r s o f to-day w ho T R U S T E E S ’ MEETING n e v e r h a s a p p e a re d in th e sp o k e n A m e e tin g of (h e S h o w g ro u n d -R ace d ra m a . C lub tr u s te e s h ip w as h eld on M onday M onday a n d T uesday n e x t th e louge v e n in g a t M r. S e lliu ’s office. P re s e n t: lodke<1-forward-( o a ttr a c tio n - - “ C a p ta in M e ssrs. M. G u ih en (c h a ir m a n ) , B row n, B lood”— w’ill be p ro je c te d . Y^'arren P ik e , B u tle r, A rm stro n g , P a lm e r and K e rrig a n p la y s in th e load. S ellin (s e c .).

Dr. A. M. W a tk in s re s u m e s p ra c tic e th is w eek , j ne d o c to r a n d M rs. W at k in s h a v e b een in M elb o u rn e a n d 8ydn ey fo r tn e p a st (o u r w e e k s o n h o n aa> . T h e ir so n A r th u r h a s e n te re d upon an a c a d e m ic c o u rse a t M elb o u rn e Ujramm a r 8 ch o o l. M r. L . W. M ack ay r e tu r n e d to Grit h th la s t w eek a f te r h is non ey m o o n . H e tra v e lle d “s in g le ” g o in g aw ay , auu th e jo u rn e y b a ck .obviously, w as ‘-double." In p o in t ol p o p u la rity Mr, M ack ay is w 'orihy all th e c u u g ia tu ia tio n s sn o w e re d u p o n him . M r. in o m p s o n , fa rm e r, of B ilbul, w as b ro u g n t to th e h o s p ita l y e ste id u y m o rn in g , h a v in g b een k ick ed by a h o rse . T h e a n im a l, o rd in a rily a q u iet o n e, la s h e d o u t, s tr ik in g a n d fra c iu r Ing Mr. 'i'h o m p so n ’s jaw , beside.s laeei a im g h is th ro a t. A fte r re c e iv in g a t te n u o n fro m Dr. W a tk in s he w-as able to r e tu r n h o m e in th e a fte rn o o n .

Lyceum de Luxe

Correspondence.

A n a p p lic a tio n w as m ad e by th e G riffith R u g b y F o o tb a ll L eag u e fo r use of th e g ro u n d fo r th e se a so n .— G ra n ted on p a y m e n t of u su a l ft e, and th e M otor C ycle C lub w a s g r a n te d th e u s e of th e s rc c E s s F r.1 . f e n c iio n g ro u n d a lso fo r A pril i on th e sitn ir co ndiU ous. On T u e s d a y e v en in g last th e U nited A l e t t e r w a s it'c e iv e d from th e Grit- A ncien t O rd e r of Druid.s h eld th e ir fUh R ifle C lub w ith re g a rd to th e p ro ­ tirs t a n n u a l ball, w h ich functipln wa.s p o sed rifle ra n g e, in th is it w as p o in ­ sta g e d it) th e L y ceu m d e Luxie 'The te d o u t t h a t th e s ite h a d b e en apjiroy- n ig h t, b r ig h t a u d n ip p y , w as id eal fo r by C a p ta in G lover, o f th e D e fen c e D e­ d a n cin g , a n d a g o odly n u m b e r w erF in p a rtm e n t. T h e c lu b d e s ire d to com e a tte n d a n c e , in c lu d in g \is ito r s . fiaiin on to 'K)rtion of th e ra c e c o u rs e fo r tne V enda. an d all h a d a llto ro u g h ly e n ­ GOLF 700 y a rd s ra n g e .— It w as reso lv tid th a t jo y ab le l.imo u n til th e medl«j> iq tlis, th e R ifle C lub be a s k e d to fo rw a rd w ee e m a ' h o u rs oi th e m o rn in g . 'The T h e official o p e n in g of t h e G riffith p la n s of th e ra n g e so th a t i t m ay be g euer;tl a r r a u g tn u e n ls w t're e a r n e d o iit G olf C lu b fo r th e se a so n w ill ta k e a s c e rta in e d if sa fe ty zone re q u ire m e n is r'- a m a le c o m m itte e c o n s is tin g of p la c e o n S u n d a y n ex t, s u r t i n g a t 2 8T EM M 1N G AN D GILVDING P L A N T On S u n d a y la s t a p a r ty ot picnlcer.' w ere a ssu re d . M essrs, P. C oggaii, P a n d F. T u ru e ll, o’clo ck , w h e n M e ssrs. J. B. F e rg u so n T h e ab o v e co m p a n y is f u r th e r m a n i­ w ho le ft G riffith, b o u n d to r D a rlin g to n Balance Sheet. W. H e in e g c r a u d W . G o sp er, w itli M i. a n d J . D a rb y ’s ( p r e s id e n t a n d c a p ta in f e s tin g its a c tiv itie s , h a v in g j u s t i n ­ I ’e in t, in Mr. R, S a r a 's m o to r lo rry , nau R e ce ip ts an d (,‘x p e n d itu re from J a n u -M. 1'). M ills a c tin g in th e c a p a c ity of r e s p e c tiv e ly ) te a m s w ill m e e t. All s ta lle d a ste m m in g a n d g n u U n g p la n t a r a th e r u n p le a s a n t e x p e rie n c e on a r y 1923 to D ecem b er 31, 192-i, a r e as m e m b e rs a n d in te n d in g m e m b e rs a re fo r t r e a tin g s u lta n a s a n d c u i'ra n ts. re a c h in g M irro o l C re ek . E v e ry th in g fo llo w s:— K e c eip U : R a c in g Club, .LS; s e c re ta ry . E v ery dtiiiiil h a d b e en a t ­ ten d e d to, w h ile th e floor w as in para s k e d to be p re s e n t. E ls e w h e re .th e c o m p an y a n n o u n c e s w e n t sm o o th ly u n til th e lo rry s k lo d e u A g ric u ltu ra l S o c ie ty (J u n e ) £1.0; llia i ll. is in a p o sitio n to t r e a t a ll fru it in a pool on th e i-oad, th is b rin g in g ii S ch o o l of A rts, £ 5 ; i\g ric u U u ra l S o ­ tic iila ily good o rd e r. D u rin g th e n ig h t TEN DERS offering. P ric e s a n d p a r tic u la r s w lh in to d e ep w h e e l m a rk s , a n d im m e d i­ c ie ty (1921) .£10; R u g b y L eag u e £ 2 tlie re w ere a n u m b e r of n o v e lty d a n ce s, ltd th e s e h elp ed to en liv en p ro c e e d ­ be su p p lie d by a p p ly in g in w ritin g to a te ly a f te r th e b a c k w h e e ls w e n t ovei 2 /-; R a c in g C lub, .£20; Golf C lub, £r»: ings, 'The m u sic In It lie e \e u i u g w as T h e W .C . a n d I. C o m m issio n c a ll te n th e c o m p a n y , w h ic h is to b e con u n en - th e sid e o f th e ro a d In to a d itc h , c a u s ­ A. L. P. 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