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7.45 a.m.

GOOD OLD Jock, my boxer. H e’s always ready at the car to see me o f f to the City Hall. I've been through my diary and i t ’s going to be a busy day, starting with an appointment in the Mayor’s Parlour at 8.30 am.

9.15 a.m.MY GOLD chain o f office goes on. The commissionaire, Mr. H. Roe, will be at my side throughout the day. I ’ve been through a pile o f correspondence and the day is really starting.IS.40 p.m.

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The Express begins a series that will provide a glimpse into the lives of well-known people.

This week: the Mayor 'of Johannesburg,Mr PATRICK LEWIS

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SPOT ON time, my wife and I arrive at the South Rand Hospital for a tour o f the wards and a chat to the patients. An interesting topic of conversation during my visits is my chain, and I explain the origin and dates on it to everyone.

I always make a point o f talking to as many patients as possible on my hospital visits because I can imagine how lonely they feel in hospital at this time o f year. Here, Matron E. van Staden is holding a baby, in the children’s ward.

5.45 p.m.

WE ARRIVE at Queenshaven Home for the Aged, ten minutes away from the South Rand Hospital, and stay for lunch.

In a speech to the residents, I tell them I am thankful to bê in a position to meet the people of Johannesburg. It is rewarding work. I am sorry to leave the party, but my diary will not wait. Back to my office at 2.45 p.m. to attend to private business, then a 4 pan. meeting to discuss the Christmas Eve carol service.

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ARRIVING at the premiere o f the film “Hello, Dolly!" in a horse-drawn carriage. Now we can relax for the duration o f the film. We w on’t get to bed until after midnight, I ’m sure, and there's another heavy day ahead. Who said a mayor’s fob was easy? Apart from socialisingf I have to write speeches, answer correspondence, attend meetings and organise parties. I t ’s all go, but i t ’s fun.

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STAR Christmascarols— city’s main feature

Highlights of tomorrow’s Christmas Eve festivities m Johannesburg will be the singing of carols on the City Hall steps.

Singing starts at 7.30 P-m- after a short welcoming speech by the Mayor, Mr. Patrick

Music will be provided by the Salvation Army Band, under the baton of Bandmaster Harry Fowler. The singing will be ledby members of the Central Methodist Church Choir, directed bv Mr. Rupert Stoutt.

Mr. Ockert Botha will be master of ceremonies at the function, which ends at 9 p.m.

Before the singing, the illuminated bus will stop outside the City Hall for 20 minutes (7 to 7.20 p.m.) and the band wall play a selection of tunes.

The Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis (centre), receives a R500 cheque for the Mayor’s Boland Disaster Fund from Mr. Tom Young, District Grand Master of the Scottish constituency of Freemasons. On the right are Mr. W. Shearer and Mr. N. B. Taylor; on the extreme left is Mr. A. R. Jones, all of the constituency.

The fund now stands at R15,100.

IN AID OFQUAKE FUND

Staff ReporterAN APPEAL has been made for donations of clothes, furniture and “ white elephants” for a charity auction sale in Johannesburg on November 21.

Proceeds will go to the Johannesburg Mayor’s Boland Relief Fund and to a fund for the establishment of the new Treverton High School, in Mooi River, Natal.

Miss. Shirley Iteynolds, the school’s public relations officer, who is convening the sale, said the new high school would cost about R600,000.

Treverton was originally a private preparatory school under Mr. Peter Binns.

It closed after his death and stood derelict for three years until a Baptist minister, the Rev. Sydney Hudson-Reed, decided to buy the school.

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STAFF REPORTER

A CALL FOR temperance over the festive season, a caution to travellers and all road- users and a criticism of the “ appalling commercialisation of Christmas” feature in mayoral messages this year.

Here are some of the messages issued yesterday.

The Mayor of Johannesburg,MR. PATRICK LEWIS, urged citizens not to over-indulge and to drive with care to avoid needless accidents.

He said: “The apprehension of hospital staffs that Christmas time brings with it a rise

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roadsin casualty cases through increased accidents makes me appeal to our citizens to enjoy Christmas without over-indulgence and to drive with care.

“Visiting h o s p i t a l s and seeing the tragedy caused by careless driving urges me to make this plea.

“ The Mayoress and I want to thank the many people we have met on our Christmas visits.

“ Christmas is not like any other time of the year. To many it is a period of great strain because of intense activity, but most people can relax somewhat and a spirit of goodwill prevails toward all with whom we have come in contact.

“ One is conscious of the efforts being made to bring happiness to those who lead drab lives and to remember our senior citizens — and do our senior citizens love a party!

“ It is essentially a time when families foregather. The less fortunate members of the city are remembered; efforts are made to bring joy into the lives of children.

“Nowhere is one more conscious of this festive spirit than in hospitals where the nursing staff and, in many cases, the patients have decorated the wards to create this spirit of cheerfulness.

“ We are proud of the tireless efforts of our fellow citizens to bring good cheer and happiness into the lives of others and do pray that the true Christmas spirit of goodwill to all men be carried forward into the New Year and become the basis of our relationship with our fellows of all races throughout 1970.”MR. H. C. IMMELMAN, Mayor of Germiston: “ I would like to take this opportunity to wish all a happy Christmas. May the joyous message born in the manger of Bethlehem about 2,000 years ago become a reality in the hearts of each and every one of us.

“ I sincerely hope and trust that the true spirit of Christmas — peace on earth and goodwill to all men — will be a personal experience this year. •May the year 1970 be a prosperous one; and my sincere wish is that your highest ideals be fulfilled.”MR. BILL RODDA, Mayor of Bedfordview: “ At this time of the year our thoughts turn to unselfish wellbeing, love and understanding to our fellow beings. I would like very sincerely to associate myself with the true spirit that should prevail over the Christmas period, and wish all a very happy Christmas, good health and prosperity in the year that lies ahead.”MR. J. J. VAN DYK, Deputy Mayor of Alberton, in the absence on leave of the mayor (Mr. Ligthelm): “ I wish peace and happiness of the true Christmas spirit to all Alberton residents. And to all who are travelling, godspeed and a safe return.”MR. L. W. VINCENT, Mayor of Edenvale: “May the spirit of racial tolerance, understanding, friendship and kindness for which our town of Edenvale is well known, continue into 1970 and the years ahead. A joyous Christmas to all citizens and a happy New Year.”The Mayor of Vanderbijlpark, MR. H. J. P. VAN ZYL: “ Christmas should be spent quietly and peacefully among our familes and friends.

“The excesses, drunkenness and noise which accompany the festivities these days, the appalling commercialisation of Christmas are not only alien to the spirit of Christmas but are in direct conflict with the principles of Christianity.

“Let us, therefore, observe these principles and ideals and treat the Christmas season with

the respect -and reverence it deserves.”The Mayor of Sasolburg, MR. A. A. S. GROBLER: “I appeal earnestly to all road-users to be more courteous and considerate not only now but in the future. If the response to this appeal is satisfactory there will far less suffering and grief in South African homes during the festive season.”The Mayor of Meyerton, MR. O. THOMAS: “It is with gratitude that we can look back on a year of achievement. The disappointments w'e accept with resignation and the triumphs with humble thankfulness.

“ While we celebrate Christmas with true Christian fervour, we must be mindful of the suffering and tragedy which have befallen others. Let us ourselves not be the cause of any unhappiness by treating others with kindness and courtesy, especially on the roads.

“ We shall shatter our own happiness if we cause others to suffer so let us do unto others as we would be done by.”

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THE M AYO R of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lends, appealed in his Christmas message to citizens today for goodwill between all races now and throughout the new year and also urged people to take great care on the roads.

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“ This time of the year is a very busy one for most people, anil the Mayor and Mayoress are no exception to this aspect of Christmas,” he said.

“ We would like to thank the many people we have visited on our rounds. A spirit of goodwill, an endeavour to create happiness, was evident wherever we went.

“Everywhere an air of gaiety prevailed. The carol singing and the decorations drew attention to the age-old story of the Babe of Bethlehem and the shepherds watching their flocks.

“To me it is a great pity that in addition to this aspect of Christmas a great strain develops for many people who find it harder to cope with the increased

j burdens placed on them — especially the people engaged in commercial activities. To me too great an emphasis is placed on eating and drinking.

APPREHENSIVE"All the hospitals we visited

were apprehensive regarding the customary toll of accidents and assaults which usually take place at this time of the year. We urge people to be careful on the roads.In our visits we saw the tragedies caused by bad driving.

“But this is a time of goodwill and happiness, and the Mayoress and I extend our good

{wishes for a happy Christmas, and may the true spirit of

i Christmas—of goodwill towards men— be carried forward into

j the New Year and become the — basis of our relationships w'ith

our fellow-men of all races in § 1970.M “To all the folk living in thejljjSmraS gj areas which will be incorporated f

: into the Johannesburg municipal! area on January 1, 1970, we ex-f

.tend a hearty welcome and our I1 hoct urieVinf- ”

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Mayor hasdone his bitON A RECENT visit to the Children’s Hospital, the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, was presented with a buttonhole by four-year-old Adri Kleinhans.

Since November 26 the Mayor has visited 11 hospitals and spent a total of 19£ hours going from ward to ward, chatting to patients.

The Mayor and Mrs. Lewis have also visited 10 homes for the aged since the beginning of the month, ^^/V|

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About 2.500 old and new toys have been left by the public in the “ Christmas Log” outside the City Hall s i n c e it. was officially “ opened" by the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, on /Vovember

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I About 2.500 old and new • toys have been left by the

public in the “ Christmas Log” outside the City Hall s i n c e it was officially “ opened” by the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, on November 29. The J o h a n n e s b u r g Junior Chamber of Commerce’s president, Mr. E. Gerson (centre), and the president-elect, Mr. G. Leiss- ner, are seen handing over some of the toys to Mr. J. Bloch (left), director of operations at a large city store which will distribute them to various welfare

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LIBRA: Brigitte Bardot (September 28)

SCORPIO: Yvonne Bryce- land (November 18)

SAGITTARIUS: Maria Callas (December 4)

CAPRICORN: Jeanne Moreau (January 3)

AQUARIUS: Crown Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands(January 31) PISCES: Mrs. Patrick Lewis,

Mayoress of Johannesburg (March 14)

That everything in the garden will be lovely — perhaps. It all depends on the state of YOUR stars in 1970, just as it does for our ladies in the limelight.

tempted to take risks. A badly organised move could lead you astray in the next few years.At present you seem to be surrounded by good luck; opportunities come your way out of the blue, money is much easier, and problems which may have been troubling you for some time rapidly diminish, so you'll be feeling much more lighthearted this year. However, bear in mind that despite the good things coming your way, there will be heavier responsibilities later.1970 has the right omens for those who wish to marry. If you are already married you will be in perfect harmony with your partner now, but he may find the financial going tough. However, due to a windfall you'll be able to help him out.This is a very good year for travel, both on a minor or major scale, and socially you'll be in demand from some new influential friends.

scorpio (October 23-November 21): You will find yourself in much better circumstances by the end of the year and will be able to launch out and give free rein to your competitive, ambitious and idealistic impulses. You will be justified in taking a reasonable chance on unknown quantities, as this year there will be much more leeway for independent effort. Partnerships won’t run smoothly though, and long-standing alliances will be drawing to a close. If you are involved in an intimate friendship be prepared for changes in the Spring or Autumn. If you are trying to fix up anything new in the way of a partnership, either for career purposes or in your personal life, be patient — things will take longer to mature than you may expect.From the romantic angle, it is a better year for an engagement than for getting married. If you do marry this year, it will probably be because of a longstanding engagement, or because you marry someone considerably older than yourself. There will be much to keep you occupied socially throughout the year, and you will move in distinguished circles. This is also a year when you add to your spiritual sense of values and your faith is increased.

(November 22 - December 20): 1970 is the pre- due in 1971/2; bear this in mind when making

your plans for the next twelve months. Just now, you should be planning ambitiously, but with the idea of bringing your plans to fulfilment a year or two hence rather than immediately. This is the time for laying the ground work for future achievements. Life will be very comfortable during the coming months. Status and popularity will be at a peak. Joint ventures should work out well now and friends will play an especially prominent and fortunate role in your affairs in 1970. New friends will exercise a very powerful influence on your ideas and ideals.Social life will be very exciting and you will be meeting fascinating people who leadvery unusual lives. This means you will be outgrowing other friendships that haveformed a familiar background to your leisure-time activities for years, and so there will be some partings.Romance will be very smooth and if you have been going through any kind ofmarital crisis, this will ease up after some kind of general sorting out in May orJune. If you are single, there could be an engagement or marriage early in February or March.Take extra care of your health this year; don't drive yourself too hard as it could strain your normally sound constitution. Don't skimp on holidays either.

Sagittariuslude to a much more exciting phase

capricorn (December 21 - January 19): This could be a rather topsy-turvy year for Capricornians. Things happen so quickly, so unexpectedly at times, that you will find It rather hard to keep up. This is a year of opportunity — you will maka good and get on in the world. Careerwise, you will make progress by leaps and bounds.

One caution, however: easy though it may be to reach the top, it will be hard to stay there for any great length of time. Make hay while the sun shines but don't hope for long-term success. It might be wise to turn down the chance of spectacular gains deliberately if they mean giving up activities or associations which are guaranteed to produce solid, if not very abundant benefits. Nevertheless, it might be possible to take advantage of new outlets for success without sacrificing security. This depends upon the exact nature of your interests and circumstances.Turning to the personal side of life, this is the best year you have had for some time, friends and goodwill will figure prominently. Any time you may feel in doubt or need support, you can count upon your friends.This is likely to be a slow moving but secure year from the romantic point of view. If you have been engaged for some time, marriage is in the offing. If, however, you are unattached, an old flame may now re-enter your life, or you may link up with someone older than yourself.Summing up 1970. it is an especially cheering year for the middle-aged.

aquanus (January 20 - February 18): This is a year which is likely to be partly good, and partly bad. You'll have lots of bright ideas but don't allow these to detach you from reality. When making your 1970 plans, do not allow Idealism to blind you to the practical necessities of life.Your problems this year seems to be confined to the domestic side of life which may be hampering your independence. This could be due to household expenses or duties to older relatives. You may have a tremendous urge to uproot yourself from old surroundings, but this will be impossible for a year or so. Throughout the year your thoughts will certainly dwell on people or interests abroad.In spite of domestic handicaps, financially you should be going up in the world: you will be able to add to your status and to your income especially if you have a business of your own. Money Is no problem at the moment but don't completely discount Its value.Romance and marriage follow a peaceful course in 1970 and you should feel very pleased with life. If you are hoping to get married your plans should be strengthened between May and December; it is interesting to note that quite a large number of single Aquarians will marry very suddenly this year.Socially, you will be inclined to focus most attention on friends who can be of value to your idealistic aims; the tendency to detach yourself rather too much from old friends should be checked, otherwise you may find that they drift out of your life unaccountably.

(February 19-March 20): Life will get better and better as the months pass in 1970. If you've been having a rough time over the last four or five years things will change for the better. All the more reason, therefore, to take careful stock of yourself and to do some really serious thinking about how to get what you most want from life. The more enterprise and initiative you exercise in 1970, the better. Don't be afraid to try experiments, or to cut free of the past; nothing can go seriously wrong. *It's also an excellent year for travel abroad, or for taking up residence overseas. Even if you do not actually travel, you are likely to benefit indirectly from people away from home. Partnerships or group-activities will flourish now and if you are single, marriage is very much on the cards.If you're already married, the trials and tribulations which have dogged you for some years will fade, especially from March onwards.It is a quiet year in the family circle; all the same, you will find yourself doing a good deal extra for an older member.Socially, one of the most pleasant features of the year will be a reunion with a friend who has been absent a long time. Your health will be very good. 4k

FAIR LADY, DECEMBER 24. 1949 8»

CHARLES WILLIAM PARTRIDGE

I first came into contact with "Tari" Partridge at school in 1 920 .1 was a new boy whilst he was a Prefect Domiciled in Oribi House. He was the School's fast bowler and I remember watching him very often burning them down at our opposing batsmen, always giving credit for a good shot even if it meant four runs being registered against his bowling figures. Many an hour have I marched in his cadet platoon right wheeling, left wheeling, quick marching and halting at his command. And then he left school whilst I went on for a few more years and I saw no more of him until I joined the Old Boys Club then with its ground at the bottom of Patrol Street, Kensington. But in the intervening years he had kept in close touch with Jeppe and when I became a member of the old ground "Tari" was closely associated with the Tennis Section of whose annual Ascension Day Tournament he was a very keen advocate and supporter. Even in those days he was a member of Council and, in that capacity, or on some committee or another he from then on continued serving Jeppe.

Quietly and unostentatiously he did his bit here and there, sometimes he would castigate some-one for un- Jeppe-like behaviour - but he never condemned them irretrievably, for to him all mistakes could be overcome and forgiven. He has, to my certain knowledge, taken exception to an individual's expressed thoughts or actions and said so and then gone to that individual filled with remorse that his own action and attitude might have been discourteous. He wanted, above all things, harmony and peace throughout the Club but not at the expense of the Club's honour and standing. He could be very forthright when necessary, but throughout his years with us his gentleness of character, expressed by thought word and deed, was an inherent trait.

From being a prime mover in the Tennis Section he became a foundation member of the Bowls Section and yet retained his interest in all other aspects of the Club — especially from an Administrative point of view. And it was the combination of his active and Administrative interest that made him so valuable a member of the Council and such a competent Honorary Secretary to the presidency of Archie Thorburn. So, practically from the time of leaving school "Tari" took an active part in Club affairs and it was fitting, therefore, that the highest honour should eventually come to him, namely. President of the Club.

As President we all know that his guidance of affairs was solid and steady and right. His steadfastness and moral rectitude not only benefitted the Club and its members but set us all an example which we find hard to equal. It was during his office as President that the compensation negotiations with the Provincial Authorities, with their many legal facets and snags, moved on to eventual settlement and it is certain that he must have been a pillar of strength to our negotiators from time to time.

Subsequently he relinquished the Presidency but continued in active and keen interest in the Club's affairs and doings and when, eventually, his illness precluded him from coming to Quondam his absence was sorely felt by us all. And finally, on 11th October, this great Jeppe man passed on to a Peace and Rest which he so justly earned by his life's endeavours.

We have lost a great friend and mentor and to his widow Vera and family we extend our heartfelt sympathy, confident that they, with a greater and finer knowledge of "Tari" than ours, will join us when we say — "Well done thou good and faithful servant".

ENTERTAINMENT

Film Shows: The Lounge at 7.30 p.m.Dec 7th — Carry on Screaming.

Xmas Tree Party — Tuesday 16th December at 2.30 p.m. Our entertainment is being provided by a group called the "Flat Boys" (see picture) and the whole family enjoys this day. Come and swim in the morning, have lunch at the Club and then join in the fun.

Bantu Xmas Staff - Think of our Bantu staff this year,

and let the Secretary have your contributions, so that they too may have that little extra this Christmas.

Christmas Lunch — A special Xmas Luncheon will be

served at Quondam on Xmas Day, Thursday, 25th December from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Whilst tables will be laid up for various families, the Luncheon will be on the "self- service system". The price will be R2.50 for adults and R1 for children under the age of 10 years. Table bookings should be made through Mrs. Lane - 53-1075 - and paym ent should be made at the time of reservation.

New Year's Eve Ball — Be sure to make Quondam your venue on Old Year’s Night and see the New Year in amongst your friends. Start arranging your parties now and obtain your tickets early. A Buffet Supper will be served and music will be provided by 'The Nite Beats", an excellent band which will play from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The price of the ticket is R6 double.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR"Donellen"

29 Pentz Street,Belgravia.

Through the Old Boys Magazine I would like to congratulate Mr. Angus MacNair on the excellent organising of the reunion dinner I attended. I have been to many Old Boys Dinners since 1919 after my return from the first World War and have never experienced such a happy reunion.

I was lucky to meet two Old Boys who were at the Old Grammar School with me. Eddie Beuthin and Slogger Longhurst.

I would also like to congratulate our Secretary, Mrs. Olive Lane on first class supervision and a splendid dinner, which did not get cold in between courses and speeches.

I will look forward to the next Reunion Dinner as it is the only time I visit Quondam.

With kind regards to all.Yours very sincerely,

Hugh E. Courtenay (Life Member)House — Koodoo 1906/1915.

P.O. Box 8126,Causeway,

Salisbury, Rhodesia.Further to my last letter covering my small donation

to the Olympiad Squash Court Fund, I am sure you will be pleased to hear that Derek was selected for the Proteas Inter-Varsity Squash team at the conclusion of the Varsities' tournament in July, to play the Transvaal. His opponent was Doug Barrow, who is ranked No. 2 in South Africa, according to the last issue of S.A. Tennis and Squash, and we were very pleased to see that Derek took twelve points off him in the three games which constituted the match. Derek has no illusions about his ability in that sort of company - he told us that Barrow was toying with him, and could just as easily have taken him 9-0.9-0,

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Over the 10 years we have been associated with Quondam we have come to regard it as our weekend home.

We are going to miss Quondam and its family very deeply and we wish you every success in the future.

We will welcome any Quondam members arriving in Cape Town who are at a loose end and I can be contacted at 35205.

Our best wishes to members and the various sporting sections for a successful 1970 season.

Sincerely,Jean & Bill Webber.

rOffice of the Mayor,

P.O. Box 1049, Johannesburg.

31st October '69Thanks very much for the letter of the 20th October. I

certainly enjoyed attending the function and meeting so many of my old friends.

As you know, I have a great regard for the old School, so I too enjoyed the other speeches.

With kind regards,I am,

Yours sincerely,Patrick Lewis,

Mayor. >

Rand Club, Johannesburg.

19th Oct. 69.I should like to thank you again for including me in

the wonderful party at the dinner last night. I am very grateful to the Committee. I have attended many similar Old Boys functions but I have never known a better one than yours.

I should like you to thank the high-spirited team who came to my rescue when my car would not start. Grand

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dam we have come to regard it as our weekend home.We are going to miss Quondam and its family very

deeply and we wish you every success in the future.We will welcome any Quondam members arriving in

Cape Town who are at a loose end and I can be contacted at 35205.



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Over the 10 years we have been associated with Quondam we have come to regard it as our weekend home.

We are going to miss Quondam and its family very deeply and we wish you every success in the future.

We will welcome any Quondam members arriving in Cape Town who are at a loose end and I can be contacted at 35205.



Office of the Mayor, P.O. Box 1049,

Johannesburg.31st October '69

Thanks very much for the letter of the 20th October. I certainly enjoyed attending the function and meeting so many of my old friends.

As you know, I have a great regard for the old School, so I too enjoyed the other speeches.

With kind regards,I am.

Yours sincerely,Patrick Lewis,

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I was lucky to meet two Old Boys who were at the Old Grammar School with me. Eddie Beuthin and Slogger Longhurst.

I would also like to congratulate our Secretary, Mrs. Olive Lane on first class supervision and a splendid dinner, which did not get cold in between courses and speeches.

I will look forward to the next Reunion Dinner as it is the only time I visit Quondam.

With kind regards to all.Yours very sincerely,

Hugh E. Courtenay (Life Member)House-Koodoo 1906/1915.

P.O. Box 8126,Causeway,

Salisbury, Rhodesia.Further to my last letter covering my small donation

to the Olympiad Squash Court Fund, I am sure you will be pleased to hear that Derek was selected for the Proteas Inter-Varsity Squash team at the conclusion of the Varsities' tournament in July, to play the Transvaal. His opponent was Doug Barrow, who is ranked No. 2 in South Africa, according to the last issue of S.A. Tennis and Squash, and we were very pleased to see that Derek took twelve points off him in the three games which constituted the match. Derek has no illusions about his ability in that sort of company — he told us that Barrow was toying with him, and could just as easily have taken him 9-0,9-0, 9-0! Derek will be serving his Accountancy articles in Johannesburg from 1970, so I expect he will be getting a lot stronger opposition in squash than he got at Rhodes University and in the Eastern Province League — particularly if he does his part-time C.T.A. at Witwatersrand University.

I was sorry to read in one of the Club circulars that there was a slight hitch in the plans for construction of the squash courts, and hope that it will soon be straightened out. We have experienced the same difficulties at Salisbury Sports Club, in that the question of priorities and available finance has delayed the construction of the two new courts planned to raise our playing accommodation to five. The increase in popularity of squash in Salisbury is such that even Graham, a junior himself, is coaching new members of the Sports Club at the clinics on Wednesday evenings, in company with first league players and Rhodesian representatives. I am sure the meter revenue will soon be enough to service the loan debt on the new courts!

With kind regards.Yours very sincerely,

Maurice Prior.

19 Glendower Avenue, Dunvegan.

Jean and I will be going to Cape Town permanently from the 1st January as I have been promoted.

We would, through the magazine, like to express the fact that leaving our friends at Quondam behind is one of the many heartbreaks.

Rand Club, Johannesburg.

19th Oct. 69.I should like to thank you again for including me in

the wonderful party at the dinner last night. I am very grateful to the Committee. I have attended many similar Old Boys functions but I have never known a better one than yours.

I should like you to thank the high-spirited team who came to my rescue when my car would not start. Grand fellows! It turned out that the car and I had the same trouble — flooding.

Bless you all.Yours sincerely,

P.A. Moore.

A205 Empire Gardens,Empire Road,

Parktown,20th Oct. 1969.

Thank you very much indeed for your generosity in having me at the Dinner last Saturday. Apart from the personal pleasure of renewing old acquaintances, I am flattered indeed to sit amongst so much distinction.

The function went off effortlessly and the whole organisation was a tribute to Angus and Derek the M.C. I enjoyed myself fully.

Angus' welcoming speech was a gem.Thank you again —

Yours,Alan Grant.

STOP PRESS

Our old friend Johnny Mains passed away on Monday 24th November, after a short illness. We extend our sympathy to his wife Anne, his mother and his two sisters.

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S t rFRIDAY JANUARY 9 1970

Col. C. F. Stallard, the 98- year-old veteran of South African soldiering and politics, about to say his last farewell yesterday afternoon to his lifelong friend, Mr. Sidney George Inglesby, Johannesburg’s first - born White baby, who died on Monday, at the age of 82. With the colonel is Mrs. Yvonne Ritchie, the wife of Colonel Stallard’s former farm manager. The cremation service for Mr. Inglesby, which was held at the chapel on Colonel Stallard’s farm. was conducted by the

Rev. Peter Brookes.

a casual beer, city street names were fixed

Over

MISS ANNA SMITH

IT was an “act of self-defence” that started Miss Anna Smith, Johannesburg’s chief librarian, on the giant task of compiling a dictionary of Johannesburg street names 10 years ago.

She did it because people kept calling at the library to find out where this and that street name originated.

Today, 10 years and much toil and correspondence later, the manuscripts are ready for typing and printing and the dictionary

should be available by the end of 1970.

“There is very little documentary evidence of the origins of street names. This is because names were often decided as people sat on their verandas over coffee. Often names of members of the family were chosen.”

In the preface to the dictionary, Miss Smith says the p i o n e e r Sam Fox recorded how H. B. Marshall and a few' friends acquired for a small sum a stretch of bare veld which

today is Marshallstown.They then arranged for

the surveyor Simmonds to measure off stands and streets. After that they decided over a beer on a fine afternoon to name the township and streets after the owner and his associates in the venture.

Except for noting each name on the surveyor’s plan, no record was kept.

She discovered that the draughtsman who w r o t e Polly Street p r o b a b l y should have written Dolly Street, a name derived from

p r i m i t i v e mining equipment. This name would have fitted better with Quartz, Claim and Nugget Streets.

Her research into street names revealed that in 1902 the Johannesburg Municipality agreed to change the city centre’s street names.

The proposal was to number them from Pretoria B r i d g e as North First Street, South First Street, East First Street, West First Street and so on.

There was such an outcry, notably from the Rand Pioneers Incorporated, that the Council rescinded its decision in 1904. The historic names of Eloff, Kerk, Market and Rissik were reinstated.

PART-TIMERS by Bob Connolly

A CITY INSULTEDS t - 7 ^

THE Administrator of the Transvaal is in a remarkable position. He is free to make lofty decisions about future de

velopments in Johannesburg without ever having to stoop to explain them. This was graphically illustrated in the Supreme Court, Pretoria, on Monday.At issue was the zoning of a stand m Berea. The City Council sought to have a decision of the Administrator overruled. The Administrator, acting within his legal rights, did not provide any reason for his decision and the onus fell on the Council to prove that he had acted unreasonably. In the event, the action failed.It would not be proper here to discuss the merits of this particular case, but it does highlight the untenable relationship between province and city that is bedevilling Johannesburg. It is no secret that there is a running battle between the two. Time after time the Administrator, acting on the advice of the Township Board, has stepped in to reverse a town-planning decision. Each time he has refused to give reasons.Apart from the fact that this is downright contemptuous of the elected representatives of an autonomous city, there is always the danger that it may be ill-advised.'It is public knowledge that Johannesburg

has established a Forward Planning Branch and that it is working to a master plan designed to ensure that the city will still be habitable in the decades to come. Applications for rezoning are considered in the light of this plan and are expected to conform to it. The alternative is haphazard development and chaos.The criteria applied by the Township Board are not public knowledge and the Administrator has made it abundantly clear that he sees no reason why they should be. How is that for arrogance?Johannesburg has repeatedly appealed for the formation of a joint planning committee that could thread together the interests of Government, the province, neighbouring local authorities and the city itself. A Council report last year warned that the alternative was “complete chaos” and referred to the fact that rezoning decisions by the Administrator were undermining the public confidence which was necessary to the implementation of any development scheme. Even the Government has urged the need for co-operation.It is about time the Administrator got off his high horse and heeded the appeals. After all, it is not his city and he does not have to live in it. The least he can do is explain his actions.

Johannesburg's Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, welcomes Mrs. E. N. Rudd, 73, at Park Station yesterday morning while Mrs. N. Park, 77, looks on.

The women were among 29 senior citizens from Durban who are in Johannesburg for eight days as guests of the Johannesburg Publicity Association, the Johannesburg Visitors’ Club, Rotary, Lions International and Round Table.

The old people w ill be taken to theatre and cinema shows and w illsee some of Johannesburg’s attractions._____

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Johannesburg’s Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, welcomes Mrs. E. N. Rudd, 73, at Park Station yesterday morning while Mrs. N. Park, 77, looks on.

The women were among 29 senior citizens from Durban who are in Johannesburg for eight days as guests of the Johannesburg Publicity Association, the Johannesburg Visitors’ Club, Rotary, Lions International and Round Table.

The old people w ill be taken to theatre and cinema shows and w ill see some of Johannesburg’s attractions.

JO’BU RG ORDERED: CUT YOURSPENDING

By KEN CAMPBELL

IOHANNESBURG has been given a shock instruction by the * * Treasury to slash its capital expenditure budget for 1970 by almost half— from R59-million to R32-mf1lion.

This means that the massive second phase of the Civic Centre project and the expensive renovation of the old C ity Hall w ill have to be shelved Every other major project— including motorways, sewerage and new road schemes — w ill have to be pruned severely.A worried Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, chairman of the

City Council’s Management Committee, said his committee had called an emergency meeting of all department heads for next week, when they will be asked to make drastic cuts to their planned expenditures.

He said the city would have to confine itself to absolutely essential programmes.

The City Engineer’s Department alone would have to cut its budget by RS-million.

The cuts would affect improvement programmes in newly developed areas of the city.

This year’s budget for the new abattoir would also have to be cut to R500.000, a reduction of R2.5-million.

Mr. Oberholzer said the postponement of necessary projects forced by the cuts in expenditure meant these schemes would possibly cost the city even more in the future.

"We don't even know whether the money for any of these projects will be available next year,” he said.

Hold up“ This is the moment of

truth in the field of public expenditure.”

The cuts in capital expenditure would retard many important city projects the City Council felt should be carried out this year.

“ But the public must understand that we are not masters of our own house. We have to comply with Government injunctions.”

Mr. Oberholzer said all other local authorities were being asked to trim their budgets.

He in no way blamed the Government Treasury for the cuts. It had been forced to demand these in order to keep down competition for low-interest loans.

“There are only limited funds available to local authorities at reasonable rates.”

For 14 years the Government had been asked by all

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PLANS TO RECONSTRUCT the Johannesburg City Hall have been shelved following Treasury cuts in the City Council’s capital works budget.

Mr. Patrick Lewis (centre), Mayor of Johannesburg, receives a goodwill message and plaque from the Mayor of Belfast, Northern Ireland, when a Northern Ireland Trade Mission visited South Africa yesterday. W ith Mr. Lewis are Mr. A. I. Devitt, leader of the trade mission, (left) who presented the message and plaque, and Mr. M. B. Keohane, the mission s secretary. The trade mission is the first ever to visit South Africa from

Northern Ireland.

MY IRISH

MOTHER,

Workmen were due to move in next month to start splitting the j hall into two, but it is unlikely | that the project will get under way this year.

The job, estimated to cost about R450.000, would have taken 18 months to complete.

Plans were to divide the hall j into an upper hall and a lower | hall. The upper hall was to b e ; used for concerts, and the lower for exhibitions, banquets, dances and other functions.

The Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, called a meeting yesterday of “all interested organizations” and informed them that his plans for celebrations to mark Johannesburg’s farewell to the old hall j had been called off.

Early last month Mr. Lewis told the Press that he was planning two weeks of “ jollification” for citizens in the City Hall. His idea was to have special dances, concerts and other functions in the hall in the fortnight} before reconstruction began.

An S.A.B.C. spokesman said today that the year's first symphony season would take place in the Civic Theatre as had been arranged when the City Council announced its intention of splitting the City Hall this year.

In view of the project being shelved, however, the S.A.B.C. would review plans for its second symphony season later in the year, and might possibly change the venue from the Civic Theatre j to the City Hall.

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Staff ReporterWHEN the Lord Mayor of Bel

fast, Alderman Joseph Cairns, sent a goodwill message to the Mayor of Johannesburg he little knew his words would be received by a person of Irish descent.

The message, with a Belfast plaque, were delivered to the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, by members of a Northern Ireland trade mission yesterday —- the first to visit South Africa from Northern Ireland.

Expressing his appreciation of the gesture of the Lord Mayor of Belfast Mr. Lewis said: “ My mother came from Ireland — Tipperary. That’s Southern Ireland, of course.”

After discussing aspects of Johannesburg’s growth with the trade mission members Mr. Lewis asked them to take back with them a colour picture of Johannesburg’s “ u n i q u e’ building, the Standard Bank centre.

T E XTILES

■ legation are on a three-week selling mission in South Africa.

After spending most of this week in Johannesburg they will visit Cape Town and Durban.

Most of the members are representatives of textile manufacturers and engineering concerns in Belfast and other centres in Northern Ireland.

The mission leader, Mr. A. I. Devitt, said Northern Ireland sold about R2-million worth of goods to South Africa: the figure could be substantially increased by making personal | contact with buyers.

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Mr. Charles II illicuns o f Ih m rn fo n te in , w ho celebra ted ______ his 100th birthday today.

Resident of Dean’s

Shelter is 100

MR. C H A R L E S WIL- LIAMS, a resident at the ! Dean’s Shelter, Doornfon- tein, is 100 years old today.

The s h e l t e r g a v e I him a party this afternoon and the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis was present.

Seated in front of a heater in his room today,Mr. Williams, who has failing eyesight and is hard of hearing, said he was born in the Isle of Wight, became a steward on the Union Castle line, and settled in this country when he was 18. He then became a butcher.

A widower, he said, “ I’ve only been home to England once since I settled here,” and he proudly showed his gifts of handkerchiefs received for his birthday.

A vase of f l o w e r s , arranged by a resident is on j his dressing-table, and the shelter’s lounge is filled with flowers, given to him by the residents.

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THE STAR JOHANNESBURG FRIDAY JANUARY 23 1970

PRO FILES: N E W W i d m a n p l a y sMAYORS’BELIEFS

M R. SAM MOSS, the Mayor-elect for 1970-71, was born in Johannesburg and has lived here all his

Í life.Like the man he is to succeed,

i Mr. Patrick Lewis, he was educa- I ted at that breeding-ground of ! Johannesburg Mayors— the Jeppe | High School for Boys.I Burly and genial, with a com-

now runs a business involving contract packaging for the pharmaceutical industry.

Since taking over the Non- European Affairs Committee chairmanship from Mr. Lewis last year, he has won respect

manding deportment, Mr. M oss: f rom non-Whites for the work ; has proved an outstanding success he has done on their behalf. He as Deputy Mayor and is regarded | js an eloquent speaker on their

I in municipal circles as a worthy neec]s and problems, his elo- i successor to Mr. Lewis, a mani who has added a great deal of I lustre to Johannesburg’s top civic ; post.

A qualified pharmacist (he studied at the Witwatersrand Technical College), Mr. Moss

quence stemming from the deep compassion he feels towards non-Whites.

Mr. Moss has a strong interest in the theatre, being chairman of the Alexander Theatre, the City Council representative on the Pact Board and chairman of the Board of Governors of the

I Civic Theatre.He is also a member of the

Advisory Board of the Johannes- ! burg School of Art and vice- ; chairman of the Advisory Coun- ' cil of the Johannesburg High School for Art, Ballet and Music,

Mrs. Shirley Moss ( left), who is to be the new Mayoress of Johannesburg. Her husband, Mr. Sam Moss, became Mayor-elect at a meeting of the United Party’s City Council caucus this morning. On the right is Mrs. Becks Widman, wife of the Deputy Mayor-elect, Mr. A lf Widman,

M.P.C.

MOSS A FRIEND OF CITY’S NON-W HITES

and is an active worker for Jewish causes.

Mr. Moss started his present term in the City Council in 1962. Before that he was a councillor from 1951 to 1954.

He was married in 1956, and he and his wife, Shirley, now have three sons— Hillyard (12), Russel (11) and Stafford (10).

The Moss family live in Observatory.

Hometown hoy to be new Jo’burg MayorMR. SAM MOSS will be the new Mayor of Johannesburg in succession to Mr. Patrick Lewis, whose term of office ends in March.

Mr. Moss, who is 47, is the present Deputy Mayor and also chairman of the City Council’s non-European Affairs Committee.

The new Deputy Mayor will be 48-year-old Mr. Alf Widman, M.P.C., leader of the United Party in the City Council and chairman of the Health and Amenities Committee.

Both Mr. Moss and Mr. Widman, who are fluent in Afrikaans as well as English, have given outstanding service

Í to the city.

Mr. Moss said in an interview later that being chosen Mayor of Johannesburg was the greatest honour- that could be bestowed on any citizen.

“ As one who was born in Johannesburg, educated here and who has lived here all his life I am more than conscious of the responsibilities placed on my shoulders to represent all sections of the community.

“ I have no particular theme for the year, but it is my dedication, and hope, that I will be a mayor available to everybody at all times . . .”

Mr. Widman said: “ I am very honoured to be elected by my peers as the future Deputy- Mayor of Johannesburg. My wife, Becks, and I will do our best to serve the Mayor and Mayoress.

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partsMR. ALF WIDMAN, M.P.C., Johannesburg’s Deputy Mayor, elect, is a man who has plaved a major role in local government in recent years.

He has been quoted in the Press probably more often than any other municipal figure in South Africa as a result of the lead he has taken in the fight against tuberculosis, smog, noise, the abuse of drugs and his efforts in the provision of housing.

Mr. Widman, who is 48, was born in Cape Town and educated at the Durban High School and the University of Natal. A lawyer by profession, he has his own practice in Johannesburg.

IMPRESSEDBesides being leader of the

United Party in the Johannesburg City Council (a position he now has to relinquish) and chairman of the Health and Amenities Committee, he is Chief Whip of the Opposition in the Transvaal Provincial Council, where his deep knowledge of local government has impressed friend and political foe alike.

He serves on both the Council of Reef Municipalities and the Transvaal Municipal Association as well as a number of other bodies, including the South African Kidney Foundation.

As chairman of the Health and Amenities Committee he has

j done wonders for Johannesburg in respect of health matters, par-1

| ticularly the fight against TB, the provision of housing, park development and cultural a f- ' fairs. Like Mr. Moss, he is an active worker for J e w i s h causes.

Mr. Widman was in the army during the war, serving in both the Middle East and Italy. He was seconded for a long period to the 1st Battalian of the Royal Fusiliers. Promotion to the rank of captain came in the field, and he commanded an infantry rifle company during two

j years of campaigning on the j Italian front.

POLITICAL FIELDIn the political field Mr. 1

Widman has given many years of ! service on the Witwatersrand Í executive of the United Party.] He organized one of the biggest 1 anti - Republic majorities during the Republic referendum when i he was referendum agent for

Í Orange Grove.Mr. Widman has been a

j member of the Provincial Coun- I cil since 1959 and the City j Council since 1961.

He and his wife, Becks, live ! in Highlands North Extension, i They have a teenage son and a married daughter.

Hometown boy to benew Jo’hurgMR. SAM MOSS will be the new Mayor of Johannesburg in succession to Mr. Patrick Lewis, whose term of office ends in March.

Mr. Moss, who is 47, is the present Deputy Mayor and also chairman of the City Council’s non-European Affairs Committee.

The new Deputy Mayor will be 48-year-old Mr. Alf Widman, M.P.C., leader of the United Party in the City Council and chairman of the Health and Amenities Committee.

Both Mr. Moss and Mr. Widman, who are fluent in Afrikaans as well as English, have given outstanding service to the city.

Mr. Moss said in an interview later that being chosen Mayor of Johannesburg was the greatest honour* that could be bestowed on any citizen.

“ As one who was born in Johannesburg, educated here and who has lived here all his life I am more than conscious of the responsibilities placed on my shoulders to represent all sections of the community.

“ I have no particular theme for the year, but it is my dedication, and hope, that I will be a mayor available to everybody at all times . . .”

Mr. Widman said: “ I am very honoured to be elected by my peers as the future Deputy- Mayor of Johannesburg. My wife, Becks, and I will do our best to serve the Mayor and Mayoress.

deep knowledge of local government has impressed friend and political foe alike.

He serves on both the Council of Reef Municipalities and th e ' Transvaal Municipal Association as well as a number of other bodies, including the South A fr i-, can Kidney Foundation.

As chairman of the Health | and Amenities Committee he has done wonders for Johannesburg in respect of health matters, particularly the fight against TB, the provision of housing, park development and cultural affairs. Like Mr. Moss, he is an active worker for J e w i s h causes.

Mr. Widman was in the army during the war, serving in both the Middle East and Italy. He was seconded for a long period to the 1st Battalian of the Royal Fusiliers. Promotion to the rank of captain came in the field, and he commanded an infantry rifle company during two

I years of campaigning on the Italian front.

POLITICAL FIELDTRADITION

They were chosen by the U.P. City Council caucus today as the party’s nominations for th e 1 mayoral - posts. Their election by the City Council will be a formality, however, as the party has a substantial majority in the council.

At the caucus meeting today, the party followed tradition and chose Mi-. Moss unanimously.

Four councillors were nominated for the position of Deputy Mayor, but two immediately withdrew.

Faced with a straight ballot between Mr. Widman and another councillor, the caucus voted in favour of Mr. Widman,

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Jo'burg gets her youngest MayoressAT 36, Mrs. Sam Moss is the youngest mayoress Johannesburg has ever had. Slim and petite with that well- groomed elegance one thinks of as being typically American, this charming redhead will certainly be a decorative asset at all those formal dinners and mayoral functions.

It’s very easy to underestimate this quiet young woman and forget that she has three boisterous sons of 12, 11 and 10 to bring up as well as an interest in her husband’s firm and a passion

for gardening that takes up most of her spare time. And on top of all this she is expected to keep up a strenuous programme of entertaining, and being entertained, nearly every day of the week for a whole year.

Mrs. Moss takes it all in her stride — “ we are often invited to as many as three functions a night and although I’m a person that prefers early nights, one does get used to this different way of life. After all we’ve been Deputy- Mayor and Mayoress for the past year and that’s entailed quite a lot of wining and dining.”

“ I’m given a pink file giving

the details of the function and the people who are likely to attend and then I spend a few hours beforehand swotting-up names and so on. It makes life more interesting than just posing as a ‘meeter and greeter’ all the time.”

Mrs. Moss is extremely interested in helping cancer research. She plans to organise one fund-raising function during her year as Mayoress but she stressed that she and her husband prefer not to associate with any one aspect of charity work. They would rather work for them all indirectly by carrying out their duties to the best of their abilities.

MR. SAM MOSS

JOHANNESBURG’S d e p u t y - mayoress elect, Mrs. Lilian “ Becks” AVidman is no stranger to the rigours of public life. Her husband, Mr. Alf Widman, M.P.C., is probably one of the busiest city administrators in the country.

“ For weeks on end, I hardly even see him,” Mrs. Widman said ruefully. “ It takes a lot of understanding on holh our parts to live under these conditions.”

But Mrs. Widman is looking forward to her period of office as the city’s “second lady.”

“ It’s a lovely city, with lovely people,” sire added.

I Mr. Sam Moss (right) is I to become Johannesburg’s I new mayor in March. W ith E him is Mr. A lf Widman.I M.P.C., who w ill be deputy

B mayor.

! MR. MOSS ] SAYS:- AT YOUR ; SERVICE

Municipal ReporterI JOHANNESBURG'S mayor- 1 elect, Mr. Sam Moss, yester- 1 day pledged himself “available I to all causes, to all the citizens J of the city, all the time.”

Mr. Moss, chairman of the I Non-European Affairs Cotn- Í mittee, was chosen yesterday | by the Council’s United Party [ caucus to succeed Mr. Patrick | Lewis as mayor in March.

Mr. A lf Widman, M.P.C., one of the city's best known admin-

i istrators and leader of the ; United Party in the council, ij will be 1970’s Deputy Mayor.

Mr. Moss, 47, born and bred in Johannesburg, said it was

* a great honour to be chosen as mayor of this “vibrant, wonderful city.”

Mr. Moss said he wished to start a big fund-raising drive for cancer research in memory p of his mother-in-law, Mrs. T. Bloom.

Mrs. Shirley Moss, 36, will become the youngest mayoress in the history of the city.

H O N O U RMr. Widman — he relinqui

shes the leadership of the party in the council he has held for eight years — said: "This is a great honour. My wife, Becks, and 1 will do our best to serve the Mayor and Mayoress.”

Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, M.P.C., acting chairman of the Management Committee, will succeed Mr. Widman as leader of the party — a post he held before becoming deputy-mayor in 1962.

The present mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, assumes chairmanship of the Management Committee when his term ends.

Mr. Martin Powell, chief whip of the United Party in the council, was elected to the Management Committee as deputy chairman of the Non- European Affairs Committee.

lie will act as chairman during Mr. Moss’s period of office if the Administrator grants the new mayor leave of absence from the Management Committee.

Major J. D. Oppennan will ̂ be chairman of the council.

Ma j. J. D. R. Opperman.The United Party caucus in the Johannesburg City Council has chosen Maj. J. D. R. Opperman, M.P.C., as its nomination for the important post of chairman of the Council. As the

Mr. J. F. Oberholzer. party has a substantial majority in the Council, his election in March will be a mere formality. Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, M.P.C., becomes leader of the party in the Council in place of Mr. Alf Widman, M.P.C., who had to relinquish the post when he became Deputy Mayor-elect. Mr. Oberholzer, who is chairman of the Planning and Technical

Mr. Martin Powell. Services Committee, will relinquish his acting chairmanship of the Management Committee in March. The Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, will assume this post when his term of office ends. The party's Chief Whip in the Council, Mr. Martin Powell, has been nominated for the vacant position of deputy chairman of the Non-European Affairs Committee. He

Caucus7cp

Mr. Boyce-Eagar. will probably act as chairman when the present incumbent of that post, Mr. Sam Moss, becomes Mayor in March. Mr. Boyce Eagar will be chairman of the caucus during the coming

year.

These are the two new City councillors appointed by the Transvaal Administrator to represent the southern areas which were incorporated by Johannesburg on January 1. They are Mr. H. V. Nolan (left) and Mr. J. J. Sadie. Mr. Nolan is a member of the ruling United Party group and Mr. Sadie a member of the Nationalist Opposition. Both were given a warm personal welcome by the Mayor, Mr.

Mrs. Emelia Aronnetxa \ Til brook

1(M) TO D A Y- “ BUT I FEEL

LIKE 19”

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Mrs. Emelia Aronnetta ïïlbrook s 10()th birthday “ I don't feel my age— Í feel like 19, she says.

“ I have four generations below me, and this is my baby daughter,” — introducing 69- year-old Mrs. Emelia Aronnetta Gabb, up from Durban for her mother’s centenary. (Mrs. Til- brook’s eldest daughter is 76.)

Looking 30 years younger than her age, Mrs. Tilbrook has lived for the past eight years at Helen House, the Rand Aid Association’s home in Johannesburg’s Bramley.

“ My husband died three years ago,” says this sprightly, alert

; woman.BIG PARTY

j Mrs. Tilbrook has received a I birthday-congratulations l e t t e r from Mr. Ian Smith, Rhodesia’s Premier, and is looking forward to the evening party planned for

! her today at the Home.At the party will be the Mayor

and Mayoress of Johannesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis. So, too, will be all the members of her family, all the inhabitants of Bramley, and 167 of the Home’s residents.

“ I've got a lovely new dress

for my party, brought especially from Durban,” she twinkles, “ but don’t put that in your newspaper, because I keep telling Matron Wood that I plan to wear a nightdress with a red sash.”

What Mrs. Tilbrook does not know is that an engraved silver rose bowl will be presented to her at the party from the chairman and committee of the Association, the staff and the residents.

HARD WORKMrs. Tilbrook was born in

Fraserburg, C.P. “ My husband’s parents came from Suffolk, and,” she added proudly, “ my husband was the late Lord Kitchener’s guide.”

To what does she attribute her j long life and good health? “ Hard j work, never been quiet, always on the go,” she says positively.

“ And, of course, I had a big ; family — three daughters and two sons. I have 16 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons, 1: Five generations. . . . ”

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