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- The Gazette, April 22, 1924 HOME DISCIPLINE
Speaking of home discipline at the meeting of the Australian Women’s National League recently, Miss MB Ross (Hawthorn) said that home discipline was defective because mothers said they wished to give their children a better time than they had when they were young. The result was that children were pampered, and indulged, and they were given so much freedom that they could not be controlled, nor were they taught to control themselves. The parents were largely to blame; self indulgence, ease and pleasure were largely the aims of their lives, and their children followed the example. If the authority of the school were upheld in the come, school would have a corrective effect. The political feared the Trades Hall; the Trades Hall was controlled by the communists; the employer feared the unions, and the officer feared the men. Democracy had run riot. Fortunately many corrective forces were always at work. While the masses were apparently ignored, frivolous and thoughtless, there were always large numbers of men and women who were giving their deepest thought to the problems of the world. Many changes were inevitable and the fact that Australia had to accept the responsibility of nationhood might have a steadying effect.
A QUESTION OF SEWERAGE
At the Warragul Council meeting on Friday a letter was received from Montgomery, Neilson Coy in further reference to the sewerage of Warragul and suggesting council might send a delegate to a conference being held in Bendigo with the city installing the system of sewerage. Cr Prime said several people had spoken to him about the possibility of sewering Warragul and to attend the gathering at Bendigo was the one way of getting definite information. Cr Oliver said it was impracticable for Warragul, with its small population, to beat the heavy expense. Cr Prime thought no harm would come from learning more about it, then it might be possible to show that at present it was impracticable for Warragul, owing to the heavy expense. At present, they had no definite figures. Nothing, however, was done in the matter.
RECLAMATION
Prohibition may not prohibit every inebriate from obtaining strong drink; but the fact that it does help a great many to regain possession of their willpower, and become honorable citizens of the State is borne out by Government statistics, which are unimpeachable. In the city of San Francisco in wet 1917 there were 17,740 arrests for intoxication. In the same city in 1922, dry, the number of arrests on this charge was 7,262.
The number of arrests for drunkenness in Los Angeles in wet 1917 was 16,415, and in dry 1922 it was 9910. It is a great misconception to think that prohibitionists are all teetotallers. A great many are nothing of the kingdom but they realise that if they are to help those, who are in such sore need of it, they must be prepared to make at least some sacrifice themselves. And this they are willing to do.
50 years ago George’s ace was tough
- The Gazette, April 23, 1974
George Notman brought off one of the world’s toughest hole-in-ones at Drouin golf course last Sunday.
The feat would have been hard enough without club president Geoff Wadha, playfully removing the tee and walking off with it as George prepared to drive from the 9th.
Anyone who knows the Drouin course would realise that George would aim in the approximate direction of the 10th because he did not see the green for bush.
Well aim he did - and what a look the playful president received when he looked back and saw George’s ball roll into the hole.
He gave a whoop of joy and ran back, arms waving to place the peg back in its rightful place.
Suffice to say that the members thought it was such a superb effort that they gathered in force for two “shouts” - instead of the traditional one at the bar.
George, still dazed by it all, could not remember whether he had paid his 20 cents insurance fee which all members pay as a safeguard against the expense of a hole in one.
President Geoff has promised not to play any more playful tricks at the 10th.
POLICE ROUND
Two shops in the main street of Drouin were broken into last Saturday night.
They are Drouin Commercial Printers and Aperloo Pastries.
A window at the rear of the printer’s shop was broken.
The shop was completely ransacked and papers were scattered everywhere, but nothing was reported stolen.
Aperloo Pastries was broken into in a similar method.
The back window was broken, the catch on the door was broken and the door was opened from the window.
About $1 in small change was stolen from the till.
Drouin police and Warragul CIB are investigating.
Goods worth $230 have been stolen from two homes in Drouin district.
Jessie Gouldie, of Albert Road, Drouin, left her house locked at 10.30 am on April 11 and returned at 8.30 am on April 12 to find her house completely ransacked.
A panel of glass near the front door had been broken by a heart brush.
A transistor radio worth $80 had been stolen.
Mr Henry Ablett, of Princess Avenue, Longwarry , left his house unlocked while he went to visit a friend.
He left his house at about midday on April 14, and when he returned at 2.30 pm his house had been ransacked.
Stolen was a .22 calibre German rifle valued at $120 and a high powered air rifle valued at $30.
Senior Constable GH Beck, of Drouin, and Warragul detectives are investigating both breakings.
The Smith Street officers of Warragul Cooperative Credit Society were entered by thieves between 10.30 am on April 15 and 8.45 on April 17.
Managing Director Mr Ronald Ellet reported the breaking to Warragul Police at 9am on
April 17. Thieves had entered through a side window by breaking the glass and manipulating the catch.
The office had been completely ransacked but nothing was reported missing.
Records had been strewn on the floor and the Society’s large safe had been tampered with.
HOPE STILL ON BOTTLES
The sub committee of Warragul Consumer Affairs Group has not given up hope of getting bottled milk back on shop shelves and delivery rounds.
The committee has written to the Milk Board and has held several surveys which showed public demand was still strong in the district.
The Gippsland Consumer Association with which the Warragul group is to be affiliated, has started a campaign to get bottled milk back in Traralgon.
The association already has collected 500 signatures from Traralgon.
Similar campaigns have been conducted in Moe and Morwell.
The ALP has added its support to the campaign because members believe hygiene and pollution problems can be lessened by the role of pasteurised milk in bottles.
ALP spokesmen have said disease, particularly hepatitis, was likely to spread through frequent handling of milk cartons. Also, they believe cartons worsen waste disposal problems because they cannot be recycled.