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VERVAARDIG IN R.S.A. P.A. MANUFACTURED IN R.S.A. i Brother Paul . . . cramp made him give up. His guide dog was not in the walk — a student showed him the way. I BLIND MONK’S WALK ! I COST MAYOR R90 SUNDAY TIMES REPORTER A PROMISE made just be- walked 18 miles! 2 fore the start of a 20-mile Brother Paul told me that i charity marathon walk at he felt before the event | St. David’s (Marist Broth- that he would be doing well I crs’) College at Inanda last if he managed to last five * weekend left the Mayor of miles. I Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick “That was all I had in E Lewis, with a big hole in mind. Then I heard the I his pocket. Mayor deliver his message. I felt quite a responsibility He had gone along to and said to myself, ‘I must E start the “Walkathon”, as it walk and walk and walk’. § was called and was aston- “I was going so well I 1 ished to find a 63-year-old thought 1 would finish the _ = blind man, Brother Paul course,” Brother Paul re- E 2 Nolan, among the 440 com- called. “But at 17} miles S § petitors. I started getting cramp in 2 The Mayor looked at the right calf. When it came = | Brother Paul, who is a to 18 miles I couldn’t move 2 2 small, lightly-framed man another step. I just had to = E and asked an official, “How give up. | far do you think he will b “They took me back in a = | able to go?” car. I couldn’t walk any = “About three or four more. But next day I was 2 i miles at the most,” he w'as fine. I played bow'ls and was | 1 told. right as rain.” “All right,” Mr. Lewis Twelve years ago Brother 2 § said, “I’ll pay R5 into Paul underwent an opera- 2 | charity for every mile that tion in London and went § = Brother Paul manages to blind. s make.” “When I was told 1 2 Not waiting for the would never see again, I | E finish, the Mayor got into accepted it as the will of E E his car and was driven back God,” he aid yesterday. | to the City Hall. • Two other blind men, § Next day he was astoun Mr. Henry Hefe- of Brixton, § ds ded io receive a letter and Mr. Willie Kruger of | 1 thanking him for starting Hamburg, near Randburg, | i the event and informing him also participated in the § E that he owed R90 to Walkathon but retired after S E charity. Brother Paul had a few miles. = ...... mini.... . APPROACHABLE MAYOR® OHANNESBURG has had many outstand as recognition for his services in this regard J ing mayors during its short, but hectic, the University of the Witwatersrand decided existence as one of the world’s fastest to confer on him an honorary Doctorate of growing cities. But it is'doubtful whether it Laws. has had a mayor as friendly as Mr. Patrick As first citizen he was always ready to Robin Brian Lewis, who yesterday handed appear at short notice in a good cause and, over to a new holder of the office. never lacking in good humour, was able His realisation of the need to communi always to generate warmth and goodwill cate with the public made him approachable from everybody. by all sections, both as Mayor and as man. Johannesbui'g owes a debt of gratitude Unassuming and deeply aware of the need to. Mr. Lewis and his wife who supported for Johannesbui'g to prosper for the welfare him so steadfastly and exercised her own of both White and Non-White, Mr. Lewis full share of charm throughout the “busy took a profound interest in all affairs aimed and tiring year” — as Mr. Lewis himself at the uplifting of all sections. But his described his year in office. We wish them special memorial will be his striving for a a happy time on the “long holiday” they are better deal for our Non-White citizens. And taking. TOO GOOD TO DROP rpHE people of Johannesburg are entitled questions arise which need a deal of answer to feel indignant and bewildered. A ing. brilliant idea of great potential value to the The first is that the Prime Minister, Mr. city has been sabotaged by the Nationalist Vorster, apparently gave his approval to the scheme — providing it had the unanimous Opposition group in the City Council—and backing of the City Council. So one may well for no discernible reason whatsoever. ask why, if the scheme was acceptable to the The idea, the brain-child of the Mayor, Leader of the National Party it should be Mr. Patrick Lewis, was to bring more than opposed at a much lower level by a group 200 Cabinet Ministers, M.P.s, Senators and of members of the party. Did Mr. Vorster’s heads of Government departments to Johan qualified approval not signal to Mr. Cuyler nesburg for comprehensive familiarisation and his colleagues that they should fall in tours with the broad aim of improving rela with the idea and if not why not? tions and understanding between the The second point of doubt arises from Government and its Administration, on the the “explanation” of his attitude given by one hand, and South Africa’s largest and Mr. Cuyler. He said that he was greatly most important city, on the other. worried by the establishment of direct con tacts between the city and the Government. These relations and this understanding From the time of Union, supervisory func have not been all that good in recent years, tions over local authorities had been given as is perfectly well known. Clearly such a to the provinces but now the latter were state of affairs is undesirable and the Mayor being increasingly short-circuited, notably in is to be commended for his imaginative move matters relating to planning, community to try to improve the position. After all, with development, Bantu administration, health Johannesburg the industrial, commercial and and transport. financial hub of the country, it is of national This is perfectly true but who is Mr. and not merely civic importance that co Cuyler suddenly to emerge as the champion operation between city and Government of the provincial system? Have not the Na should be as close as possible. For, as the tionalists been systematically breaking it stock market setback has shown, when Jo down as if they had no regard for it at all? hannesburg sneezes, South Africa catches cold. And have not the Nationalists constantly been pressing for powers that override those Naturally enough, almost everyone was of local authorities at both provincial and enthusiastic about the Mayor’s scheme, in municipal level? cluding such bodies as the Chamber of Com Whatever the answers to these puzzles merce, Chamber of Mines, Chamber of In may be, it would be a great pity if the dustries, the Sakekamer, the Witwatersrand Mayor’s scheme were allowed to die. Either Agricultural Society and the Johannesburg the matter should be taken up again with Publicity Association. They had no difficulty the Government in a way that would ensure in perceiving the advantages that could flow the support of Mr. Cuyler’s group or else from this top-level public relations exercise. it should be taken over and run indepen Now, however, the project has almost dently by a consortium of other well- foundered because the Nationalist minority disposed bodies such as those referred to group, led by the unpredictable Mr. Cuyler, above. This is too good an idea to drop if has insisted on obstructing it. And here two it can possibly be saved.
Cuyler rapped for vetoing M.P.s’ visit By JACK SACKSE
BY BRINGING petty politics to the forefront, the leader of the Nationalist minority in the Johannesburg City Council, Mr. Eben Cuyler, M.P.C., had “ so bedevilled the atmos phere” that there was no chance of reviving a scheme put forward by the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, to bring about better understanding between the Government and Johan nesburg: This is the conclusion of Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, M.P.C., chairman of the City Council’s Management Committee. He told me: “I thought at one led a meeting of representatives “That wrecked it.” stage there was still a chance of of industry, commerce and min “In many ways I consider it a saving the project. On recon ing — both English-speaking and calamity for the city that Mr. sideration I don’t think this is -Afrikaans-speaking organisations Cuyler exercised what amounted possible now. The harm has been —and there his proposal re to a veto, otherwise a great step done. ceived a most enthusiastic res forward would have been taken The Mayor’s plan grew out of ponse. in forging a real understanding a talk he had with the Speaker Mr. Oberholzer said the mayor of our difficulties and problems of the House of Assembly, Mr. J. then went to Cape Town, where and hopes in the minds of the H. Klopper towards the end of he spoke to the Speaker and to Government.” last year. the Prime Minister, Mr. Vorster who told him he liked the idea. Condition But Mr. Vorster made it a con Boundaries dition of acceptance that the in vitation to Johannesburg and the Mr. Oberholzer said he felt They met at a function, and scheme generally should have the very sad about the attitude taken there the Speaker spoke of the unanimous approval of all parties by Mr. Cuyler. Through the ac improved relations between the in Johannesburg. quisition of an area south of the Government and the mining in Mr. Lewis returned to Johan previous boundaries, Johannes dustry. He recalled how the min nesburg feeling pleased with burg had overnight more than ing industry had invited par the way things had gone, said doubled its size. liamentarians to see for them Mr. Oberholzer. It was at a time like this, when selves exactly what was being “It was then that Mr. Cuyler one had to plan and think big, done. dropped his bombshell. He had that smallmindedness had pre Mr. Lewis thought it would be been kept in the picture and he vailed, said Mr. Oberholzer. “A a good idea for Johannesburg to now stated categorically that his great opportunity had been lost do something similar, so he cal group was opposed to the scheme. which may never occur again.” • Crowning ceremony fo r beauty queen in Sunday Times building POISED LINDA STEPS INTO HER NEW BKgMSg^" '• ROLE AS MISS SO U TH AFRICA '69 By JO ROBINSON
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Linda Collett has stepped unfalteringly into the sudden limelight which has surrounded her since the announcement in the SUNDAY TIMES last week that she is the new Miss South Africa. Faced with the ordeal of her first public appearances this week— including her crowning — she has slipped easily into the new role which has given her celebrity status and The crowning success . . . against a background of netted her prizes to the value of R10.000. pink and white carnations, Mr. Joel Mervis, Editor Apart from her “red carpet” after short speeches by Mr. Ri- of the SUNDAY TIMES, crowns Linda Collett Miss treatment during public ap chard and Mr. Mervis. After being crowned by Mr. South Africa 1969. • Pictures by James pearances, Linda has been Mervis. Linda's yellow^ sash, em Mr. Dirk Richard, Editor inundated with flowers and blazoned with the words, Miss Soullier. telegrams from friends and South Africa 1969, was put on her of Dagbreek, which well-wishers, has had dozens by Mr. Richard. He then draped jointly ran the Miss her red velvet, ermine-trimmed of requests for her autograph cloak over her shoulders, and South Africa competi and stares of recognition in the crowned Diana Newman, the run tion with the SUNDAY street. ner-up, with a small diamanté TIMES, drapes Linda Her first public appearance coronet. was on Tuesday at 5 p.m., when Both the girls were later Collett’s red velvet cor she and her escort, Second-Lieu presented with bouquets by onation gown over her tenant L. G. Wilniot of the Mitsi Stander, Miss South Afri Transvaal Scottish regiment, ar ca 1968. Among the 300 guests shoulders. rived at the City Hall for cock at the party were some of the tails with the Mayor of Johannes other Miss South Africa final burg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, and Mrs. ists. Lewis. She was dressed in a black On Thursday evening Mr. G. E. karakul coat from Koseff’s. Lt. R. Eckert, managing director of Wilmot was in full regimental, Volkswagen S.A. Ltd., presented uniform. Linda with the keys of her new cream-coloured Volkswagen 411 Their entry to the Mayor’s de luxe car. parlour and conversation with the The presentation was made at a Mayor and Mayoress were filmed cocktail party at Lindsay Saker by Killarney Kilms for South Motors’ showroom. Her outfit for African Mirror/Suid-Afrikaanse the occasion was a Grecian style Spieël — the bilingual newsreel trouser suit from McCall's Pat series. terns She is soon to be given a During their half-hour there, portable Sanyo car radio by Tel- Linda removed her coat to show tron. off her light emerald green lamé brocade cocktail dress from Mc Real diamonds Call's Patterns. Tired but radiantly happy Lin Her gold lamé shoes, which da said yesterday: “Among my complemented her dress, were most thrilling experiences this from A. & D. Spitz. week has been the purchase of At 5.30 p.m., accompanied by my first R1 worth of petrol for her escort, the MayoT and the my own car and wearing my Mayoress she left the Parlour. diamond bracelet when everyone Linda Collett, overjoyed at being given the keys to her new Volkswagen 411 By this time, more people had knows that the diamonds are de luxe by Mr. G. E. R. Eckert, managing director of Volkswagen S.A. Ltd., gathered at the foot of the City real.” I- waves to her mother, Mrs. Ron Collett, who was there to see the presentation. Hall steps, and before the group The bracelet, worth R500, left for the SUNDAY TIMES was presented by I. Schwartz, nnunniHnmnnnnmHiinimiininniiimimnimiiiniiiHiuiiiiiiiiniiiiniinni«iHinimMiiiiN»mniHniiiiimiimniiHmiflHmr building in the Mayor's ear. a the Johannesburg Jewellers. number of women rushed oser Apart from her public ap to her to wish her well. pearances, Linda has had a Preceded by six traffic police week of tightly spaced appoint men, they drove to the SUNDAY ments to prepare for them. TIMES building in Main Street, Between visits to her hairdres where the Transvaal Scottish pipe ser, Mr. Jean Mayer of the Carl band had started playing to wel ton in Rosebank. she has spent come them. hours being fitted for the clothes being made by McCall’s. She has Welcome also chosen clothes from Jay’*, St. Lori, Warner Reid. Henry Linton After walking through a guard!and Jarmode. Modem Hairdress of honour formed by members of [ing Supplies have given her a the band, the party was welcomed ' supply of wigs and wiglets, and at the front entrance by Mr. Joel Wofman's have given her a set of Mervis, Editor of the SUNDAY Revelation suitcases. TIMES, and Mr. Dirk Richard, While in Johannesburg she Is Editor of Dagbreek. Linda then living in regal style in the Pent left them to change into her ball house at the Langham Hotel. Her grown from McCall’s Patterns for mother is acting as her chaperon. the crowning ceremony. • In November she will be the By 6.20 p.m., she and her guest of Iberia International Air runner-up, Diana Newman, were lines when she flies to London,; seated in the flower-decked al via Spain, for the Miss World cove in which they were crowned contest.
I The Mayor and Mayoress ot Johannesburg, Mr. and | Mrs. Patrick Lewis, prepare to leave the Mayor’s | Parlour after a reception for Linda Collett, Miss South Africa 1969. EBEN CUYLER SILENT BUT VISIT POSSIBLE MR. EBEN CUYLER, M.P.C., the man standing in the way of a V.I.P. visit to Johannesburg that could improve the city’s relations with the Government, is maintaining his determined silence on the matter. The proposed visit, mooted by I Mr. Lewis’s plan was to invite the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, fell more than 200 Members of through when Mr. Cuyler, leader Parliament, Senators and heads of the Nationalist members of the of Government Departments to Johanesburg City Council, and the city. his colleagues opposed it. Approval by the Nationalist . City Councillors was essential because when the Mayor ; approached the Prime Minister about the visit, Mr. Vorster said he would sanction it if the City Council was unanimous on its taking place. “ You won’t get me to speak this morning,” Mr. Cuyler said today when approached for comments on a plea made to him yesterday by the acting chairman of the council’s Management Committee, Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, M.P.C., to drop his opposition to the visit. SUPPORTED Mr. Oberholzer said that if Mr. Cuyler did not want the Mayor to organize the visit, then he was sure organizations which had supported Mr. Lewis’s plan would be happy to do the job. / Mr. Cuyler said he had n o . comment at all. He added, however, that “Mr. Oberholzer made a good suggestion about the Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Industries, and all the others.” But he had no connection with them whatsoever, “so why should I consent?” Mr. Oberholzer and his col leagues, could approach the organizations (such as the Cham bers of Commerce, Industries and Mines, the Sakekamer and the Stock Exchange) and see if they US were prepared to arrange the visit. Mr. Cuyler interrupted a ques tion asking if he thought the organizations would be prepared l to arrange the visit if they were unsure of his attitude ahd said again that he had no comment. OPPOSITION Mr. Herbert Shield, president i of the Transvaal Chamber of Industries, has said that he felt opposition to the visit by Nationalist city councillors might force Nationalist M.P.s to refuse invitations to make the trip. He emphasized that the organi zations would support the visit only if it included a fully representative cross-section of Parliament. Opinion in city council circles is that unless Mr. Cuyler gives some indication of whether or not he still opposes the trip, any i possibility of its taking place may be ruled out. BAND DAILY MAIL, Tuesday, August 12, 1969. CUYLER ANOTHER ** UNDER FIRE j Mr. Eben Cuyler, leader of the Nationalist opposition in the city council, came under heavy CHALLENGE fire last night for his refusal to agree to the proposed viisit of more than 200 V.I.P.s to Johan nesburg. Mr. Harry Schwarz, M.P.C., TO CUYLER told a United Party meeting in Saxonwold that if Mr. Cuyler continued to oppose the visit MUNICIPAL REPORTER and persisted in refusing to give reasons for his opposition, it THE LEADER of the National Party in the Joh/nnes- could only be assumed that “he wants to oppose because he hurg City Council, Mr. Ehcn Cuyler, M .P.C., was last wants bad relationships between night again challenged to make public the correspon the city of Johannesburg and dence between himself and the Mayor, Mr. Patrick the central government.” It could be assumed too that Mr. Lewis, over the proposed tour of the city by more than Cuyler did not want an improve 200 M.P.s, Senators and State officials. ment in relations for a purely The challenge was made by political motive. \ Mr. Harry Schwarz, leader of Mr. Schwarz, leader of the the United Party in the Pro United Party in the Transvaal vincial Council, at a U.P. meet Provincial Council, was speaking ing at Saxonwold, Johannes in support of the United Party burg. last night. candidate in next week’s muni Earlier this month Mr. Cuy- cipal by-election in Ward 8, Brig. ler refused a similar challenge J. T. Durrant. to reveal details of the corres “Mr. Cuyler wants to come pondence. along and say: ‘Well, you see, if Mr. Schwarz said Mr. Lewis I were in power in Johannesburg, had tried to organise the tour if the Nationalists were in power, on a non-political basis last year then of course you would get on to enable the Central Govern better with the Government’.” ment to get a greater under Mr. Cuyler would stand in the standing of the workings of way of the visit to stop good | Johannesburg. relations that would be of bene “The tour was accepted by fit to the city. I all those concerned, including Mr. Schwarz said that when the Speaker of the House, on the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, had j the condition that it was the put his idea to the United Party unanimous decision of the city caucus of inviting more than 200 council. M.P.s, senators and heads of Mr. Cuyler had vetoed the Government departments to [ tour: “I challenge him to make Johannesburg, the caucus agreed all sick-1 , public the correspondence". and ruled that the visit should Mr. Schwarz said: “I want to rements c| ask Mr. Cuyler why he opposed be a non-political matter. id or pure this non-political tour. Up until now all we’ve got from him is us. This ifii silence. aital beds “One can only assume he iHs Cnmr does not want the relations be tween Johannesburg and the Government to be bettered. “He wants this for a purely political motive. He wants Knock the Progs out people to believe that only if he is in power in the council will this relationship be bettered. “If this is his motive, it now, says Schwarz should be made public.” Mr. Schwarz said he had an Criticism was good only if it offer to make to Mr. Cuyler The Progressive Party is using people in the lower levels so that the Johannesburg municipal by- were based on fact. they could be trained to do the on behalf of the United Party. Mr. Schwarz was frequently work done by Europeans now on “If he will be man enough to election in Ward 8 as a test-run heckled by a number of young a semi-skilled and skilled basis. reverse his opposition to the for next year’s provincial elec tour, we promise not to take Progressive supporters in the This would free White people to j any political advantage.” tions, Mr. Harry Schwarz, leader hall. acquire greater skills and to pro of the United Party in the Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, M.P.C., vide the technical knowledge required for the advancement of Transvaal Provincial Council, acting-chairman of the city council’s Management Commit the country. said last night. tee, said the city council faced He promised that no single Addressing a lively, sometimes many difficulties and problems. White man's job would be in rowdy, meeting in Saxonwold in It was not the master in its own jeopardy if non-Whites were support of Brig. J. T. Durrant, house and could not apply solu introduced into fields of employ the U.P. candidate, he claimed tions as it so clearly saw them. ment where they had not worked that if the Progressives received “One of the solutions that we previously. a good .beating at the poll on wish to apply is the employment “We have the solutions, but August 20, “ that will be the last of Coloured people to drive our we have to go to the Government we see of them here.” buses. Over the years we have to apply those solutions. In the The Progressives’ eventual tried everything in our power. event of a refusal by the Minis aim was to create diversions and In the last six or seven years ter of Labour—if we cannot use to dissipate the working force we have given something like five Coloured people to drive the of the United Party when the increases to the running staff of buses to provide the service the Houghton seat was fought. the municipal Transport Depart Johannesburg population is en Mr. Schwarz hit out at the ment to—as the trade unions put titled to—then I say it is on his Progressive candidate, Mr. Peter It to us — solve the manpower head. He will have to answer to Henry, saying he should get his situation. It has not been solved.” the people of Johannesburg, and facts straight before criticizing Mr. Oberholzer said the time not the city councillors and the the United Party-controlled had come for South Africa to United Party administration of Johannesburg City Council. provide openings for non-White the city.” — 1 iMllimnmillHIIUHIIIIllHiMMmin""*'” " | “ Bubbly” | galore sI at Ster’s glittering opening There was champers gal ore at Friday’s gala opening of the R2-mil- lion Ster City complex in Johannesburg. Some 2,000 guests crowded tne complex to sip champagne and eat bil tong and caviar. This was followed by a mid night buffet supper. RIGHT: One of the many eye-catching out fits was this peek-a-boo suit worn by Johannes burg model Phillipa W atson. * BELOW: The Mayor and Mayoress of Johannes burg, Councillor and Mrs. Patrick Lewis, chat informally with one of the attractive hostesses at the party Early bird
The Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, was an early voter in today's municipal by-election in Ward 8. He is seen depositing his vote in the ballot box while Brig. Jimmy Durrant, the United Party candidate, looks on. Brigadier Durrant is opposed by Mr. Peter Henry, of the Progressive Party. S t P tR ^ 3 / Mayor,
WELL, now we have it looking over the whole of from someone really quali Johannesburg with fresh fied to speak — a man who eyes I get the feeling that if was born and bred in I were to go around asking Johannesburg and lived people why they were here until five years ago building I would get the when he was transferred to reverse of Mallory’s famous London. reply about conquering Ev “What” I asked, “do you erest, ‘We have built think of Johannesburg’s because it wasn’t here’.” progress in the past five He continued: “I simply years? cannot reconcile myself to the thought that a young “I am shattered,” he said, city can apparently so easily “really quite shattered.” accept as right the fact that I was not quite clear. Did with every step it takes it he mean shattered by the banishes greenness. You enormous beneficial change have only to come straight or . . . well . . . just shat from Europe to Johannes burg to realize that the tered? overall impression here is He left me in no doubt. of brilliant sunshine high “When I drove through lighting concrete. There are what was Parktown yester no soft, delicately blurred day I can only describe my edges, no relief for the soul from the hard vertical feelings as one of a surge of pattern of the architecture. anger,” he said. “All my “The Library gardens — schooldays Parktown repre will you put ‘gardens’ in sented to me everything quotes — just shattered me. Yes, I have used that that was lovely and gracious word before but the over and elegant in Johannes riding impression I have is burg. Those lovely big of the shattering of natural houses, each in beautifully- things wherever they were landscaped spreading to be found. And I hear that somebody has even grounds. Those wonderful pinched a bit of Joubert old trees. The peace and Park — and it was never dignity of the place. Today much of a park to start the entire terrain is barren, with.” cold, ugly and, even worse, Well, there you have it, Mr. Mayor. Lots of progress, it is gashed by that hideous but no soul. fly-over.” Yours thoughtfully, But the rest of Johannes burg, the bright red cranes everywhere on taller and eA still taller city blocks “Oh, yes,” he said, “this is all terribly dynamic. But, F v v-
The Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, as seen through the eyes of the famous Fleet Street cartoonist, Mr. Ralph Sallon. Mr. Lewis, who will be 59 in December, is married and has three grown-up sons. He was born in Johannesburg and. like so many other Mr. Sam Moss, Johannesburg’s 47-year-old Deputy Mayor, men who have played a leading role in the city s civic as depicted by the famous Fleet Street caricaturist, affairs, was educated at the Jeppe High School for Ralph Sallon. Genial and burly, Mr. Moss is married Boys. with three young sons. Like the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Mr. Lewis's charm and infectious grin have icon him a Lewis, he was educated at the Jeppe High School for wide circle of admirers during the first months of his boys. term as Mayor. He has surprised and pleased all sections A qualified pharmacist, Mr. Moss now runs a business of the population with his strict adherence to bilingual involving contract packaging for the pharmaceutical ism in his speeches, and has even won praise for his industry. He is chairman of the City Council’s Non- Afrikaans from no less a person than Mr. Eben Cuyler, European Affairs Committee and is an eloquent speaker M.P.C.. leader of the. Nationalist Opposition in the on the needs and problems of the non-White section City Council. of Johannesburg’s community. He feels there is no place in the city for a politically He also has a strong interest in the theatre, being chair active mayor and has always put into practice his belief man of the Alexander Theatre, the council representa that—like the President—the Mayor shoiitd be above tive on the Pact Board, and a member of the Board of party politics. Governors of the Civic Theatre. Mr. Lewis has developed an antipathy towards cocktail He was a City Councillor from 1951 to 1954, and came parties during his term of office but makes no secret, back again in 1962. Mr. Moss has travelled widely—like of the fact that he is enjoying his year as Mayor to the the Mayor. full. He is enjoying his term as Deputy Mayor and says meeting so many people is proving to be a delightful experience. He is not feeling the strain of attending the numerous functions on the Deputy Mayor’s programme. vrT 'ft'R
Mr. J. F. Oberholzer, M.P.C., acting chairman of the City Council's Management Committee. This is another in the series of sketches of leading Johannesburg per sonalities by Ralph Sallon, the famous Fleet Street caricaturist. Mr. Oberholzer, uiho was Mayor of Johannesburg in Mr. Alf Widman. M.P.C., leader of the United Party in 1963-64, is one of the United Party front-benchers who the Johannesburg C ity' Council and chairman of the. have given the Nationalist-controlled Transvaal Pro Health and Amenities Committee. This sketch by Fleet vincial Administration such a mauling in recent years. Street caricaturist Ralph Sallon, shows Mr. Widman in A Southern Suburbs man through and through, 51-year - one of his rare relaxed moments. old Mr. Oberholzer was educated at the Rosettenville A lawyer by profession. Mr. Widman is engaged in a large Central School and the Simonstown Nautical Training number of activities in and outside the City Council. School. His hoped-for career at sea was thwarted by the He is an expert on local government and serves on both depression, and Mr. Oberholzer joined the City Deep the Council of Reef Municipalities, and the Transvaal mine when he graduated from the training school. Municipal Association as well as a number of other He is still at the mine today—in the Personnel Section. bodies—including the South African Kidney Fdunda- i He is married with four children, three daughters and a tion. son, and has seven grandchildren. He is the Chief Whip of the Opposition in the Transvaal He is a Saturday golfer, with a handicap of 20. Mild- Provincial Council, where he has had some famous mannered in private life, and possessing a wry sense verbal duels with his old friend and adversary, Mr. of humour, Mr. Oberholzer is, however, a hard-hitting Rob Ferreira, the Executive Committee member in speaker in political matters. charge, of local government. In his post as chairman of the City Council's Planning and A cheerful, bustling man, ‘18-year-old Mr. Widman prob Technical Services Committee, he has been intimately ably speaks faster—when angered—than any other involved with many of the major developments in Provincial or City Councillor in the Transvaal. He. has Johannesburg in recent years. led Johannesburg’s fight, against noise and air pollution and is the man responsible for the smoking ban in cinemas. Married, with a teenage son and married daughter, he loves golf, fishing, bowls (which he took up recently) and tennis. Mr. Widman was born in Cape Town and educated at the Durban High School and University of Natal. Mayor to plant Think green, Amber tree THE Mayor of Johannesburg, think leafy, Mr. Patrick Lewis, will plant a Liquid Amber tree at Rhodes Park, Kensington for the Johan think trees nesburg branch of the National Council of Women, at 3.30 pm. Think tall, think green, think on Monday, September 8. leafy—think of trees, as the The tree-planting ceremony is National Council of Women being held to commemorate wants everyone to do on Monday, Arbour Day, which was revived Arbour Day. in South Africa in 1967 by the National Council of Women. The Johannesburg branch of Arbour Day was replaced as a the N.C.W. holds Arbour Day public holiday by Kruger Day ! once a year to encourage interest before the Second World War. in trees. So on Monday the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, will plant a Liquid Amber tree in Rhodes Park, Kensington, at a ceremony 1 at 3.30 p.m. FOR SCHOOLS | Last year a tree was planted I in The Wilds, and on the first Arbour Day—in 1967—one was planted in Joubert Park. Dignitaries and children from several schools in the eastern suburbs will attend Monday’s ceremony. The children will take away with them a tree to be planted at each school. These trees will be supplied by the Johannesburg Parks Department. During the ceremony, the general manager of parks, Dr. D. F. van der Merwe, will give a talk on trees. 4 * ~ The Arbour Day ceremony will be open to the public. S% M
Mr. Max Neppe, chairman of the city council’s Utilities Committee, as depicted by the Fleet Street caricaturist, Ralph Sallon. Fifty-one-year-old Mr. Neppe is the third member of the Management Committee educated at Jeppe High School (the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are the others). His main interest in life—apart from, his council and communal activities—is teaching. Mr. Neppe is senior lecturer in science at the Damelin College. Education has advanced so much, he says, that matric students studying science are now learning what university students were taught in their third and fourth years before the war. Mr. Neppe was named Scholar of the Year at Wits in 1936 for his academic achievements. He later became chief chemist with a petroleum firm before turning to teaching in 1948. Married, with two children— o married son and a daughter still at school— Mr. Neppe has lived most of his life in the Jeppe area which he hopes will be returned to its old glory once Johannes burg’s first urban renewal scheme gets under way there. He has worked hard and persistently for improvements in Jeppe, and legend has it that the first words Mr. Neppe s son ever uttered were “Neppe for Jeppe.” Mr. Neppe is in charge of the council’s transport affairs and all its trading departments, which have made great strides under his leadership. Like his colleagues on the Management Committee, Mr. Neppe is an executive member of a number of organi zations serving the community. He is an extremely keen follower of soccer. Some of the 1,500 pensioners who attended their annual concert, organized by the Johannesburg Council for the Care of the Aged, dur CITY CHURCH ing a lunch hour last week. Also at the concert, which was held in the City Hall, was the Mayor of Johannes TURNS 8 0 ofcr burg Mr. Patrick Lewis. ON SUNDAY f JOHANNESBURG’S oldest Anglican church, St. Mary’s the Less, near Jeppe Station, turns 80 on Sunday, and the occasion will he honoured hy a visit from the Bishop and the Mayor. The Bishop of Johannesburg, the Right Rev. Leslie Stradling, will sing the Mass at 9.30 a.m., and the service will be attended by Mr. Patrick Lewis, the Mayor. The church’s birthday celebrations began last Sunday, and yesterday there was a recital on the historic organ, by Prof. U. V. Schneider, head of the music department at the University of the Witwatersrand, and the director of music at St. Mary’s Cathedral. St. Mark’s the Less, once in a fashionable area, is now sur rounded by industrial premises. Its congregation is largely non-White, and to poor to carry out the urgently needed repairs, especially to the roof and woodwork. But the future remains bright. An urban renewal scheme should improve the area, and together with the 80th Birthday Festi val Week is being run a fund-raising scheme which should raise enough to renovate the church.
______Gift rush The Mayoress of Johannes burg, Mrs. Patrick Lewis (left), and the Deputy Mayoress, Mrs. Sam Moss (second from right), took an afternoon off from their official duties this week to help in the last- minute rush to pack gifts for the Jewish New Year, starting tomorrow night. The gifts are being sold to raise funds for the Selwyn Segal Hostel for the Han 'f dicapped. The hostel treats patients regardless of denomina tion. The other workers in the picture are: Mrs. Bransky, between the Mayoress and Mrs. Moss, and Mrs. A Mallet. The last of the gifts may be bought at 8 Gerard Street, Observatory (43-9168) or 178 8th Ave nue, Highlands North (40-3209). Miss Evelyn Wood, Matron of Bramley/Helen House in Linden Road, Bramley, stands beside the Pets Corner section of the Home's garden. Last year Miss Wood decided the Home needed a garden so started a Garden of Remembrance, launched by a garden party where visitors donated a rose or a shrub. This year's Garden' Party was held last Saturday and was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress. SUNDAY EXPRESS, September 14, 1969 9 ikt? FAMILY ALBUM íb u Á c í íc V ’ 0 [)nc\< 2 (/nde /^rtc v a i j n f i / The first in a series /W l^ " P ^ - MR. PATRICK LEWIS, 4roo lr £W oi the Mayor of Johannes burg, turns the clock Dvnír (ílaq^ back for the Sunday (Vir ,/^ Y r x ? 5 ^ Express in the first of a A i//lk X u o J new series about prom iV lo th ^ O inent people — “Family fattnrvjýtojf** Album.” C'oc \& J iíh o o o o A ^n o 'C 4díW< gj, j\loil^/
His "miracle" escape \Y7HILE turning the pages of to Newfoundland on his way to hours in the storm-battered ’ the Mayor’s family album, I a business conference in Atlan flying boat before being rescued came across the story of his tic City. by a coastguard cutter Bibb. dramatic rescue when the flying The plane, the Bermuda Sky All the passengers were res boat he was travelling in Queen, ran out of fuel and came cued. ditched into mid-Atlantic. down in the Atlantic during a “We really thought we’d It happened in 1947 when Mr. gale. had it. It was a miracle we Lewis was flying from Ireland Mr. Lewis spent a rough 24 survived,” said Mr. Lewis.
J ^ N ARTIST’S impression (below) of the flying boat Bermuda Sky Queen which ditched into the Atlantic 22 years ago. Mr. Lewis teas among the passengers. The State President, Mr. J. J. Fouche, examines a ■ photograph album presented to him yesterday recording the ceremony during which the freedom of the city of Johannesburg was conferred on him on November 27 last year. The album was given to him at his Pretoria home by the former Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. I. Schlapo- bersky, left, and the present Mayor. Mr. Patrick Lewis. The colour photographs show the function in the city hall, the crowds outside watching the ceremony on closed circuit television. Mr. Fouche delivering his address from the city hall steps, and the lavish civic banquet given that night in the city hall.
More than 30 members of the national council of the South African National Tuberculosis Association are meeting in Johannes burg this week. The con ference was opened yes terday by the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, seen here (centre), with Dr. J. J. du Pré Le Roux, national chairman of Santa (right) and Mr. R. A. G. Long- field, manager of Santa- rama, a model city which is being b u ilt on seven acres at W em m er Pan. The centre is expected to be opened in about two years. N O W you’ve really got us Wine is a civilized drink to stagger out into the fresh all right up there rooting and under its benign influ air. for you. What other ence we may all end up by I am sure that you — and Mayor of Johannesburg liking one another better many Mayors before you — has ever dared to say — after a glass or two of vin have longed for the courage DEAR outside the privacy of his ordinaire than we do after a to break the tradition which parlour or his own home, more spirited potion of gin. where he doesn’t even imposes on you the necessity have to bother to smother But I do believe that to invite Councillors and the his yawns — that he is cocktail parties need to Press to take a little refresh “ sick and tired of cock undergo a far more radical ment in the parlour after one tail parties ” and that change if you are not to find of those monthly City Coun “ each one is more boring that all you have achieved is cil meetings. What an awful MR. than the last.” the exchange of one type of bore it must be to have this The thing that bothers me melancholic boredom for chance to recap the triumphs is that you have welcomed another similar type of and disappointments of the cheese and wine parties as monumental tedium. afternoon’s meeting. “ a refreshing change.” Even by suggesting, how However, Mr. Mayor, I We all agree that South ever, that cocktail parties are have a solution. I don’t claim African cheese is pretty good a pain in the neck, you have it as my own. The inspiration MAYOR, — some of it tremendous — given us all some hope. After came from a recent South but, though the fare will be all, you are talking from the African P.E.N. Centre invita different and even the drink, viewpoint of somebody who, tion to a cocktail party to will we not just be changing chained by links of gold to meet a visiting writer. the decor on the platters? . these affairs, is very often “ No charge for admis Does one talk less inanely, the guest of honour and who sion,” it said handsomely. or even expound different can thus expect those around “ Simply pay for your inanities, over cheese than you at least to keep you drinks.” one does over wilted lettuce amused and interested. If the P.E.N. folk have not and biscuits dotted with We, the assorted guests — copyrighted this idea, it’s all slices of egg and caviare? and how assorted we are! — yours. Admittedly, we can all be unentertained, unamused, Very sincerely, bright about the cheese. But unexcited, just have to stand more than five minutes’ talk around balancing a glass about cheese is likely to until a kind of world-weari become somewhat difficult to ness overtakes us and we digest. And what then? have barely enough life left
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Hundreds nf children from sponsors Our Children Johannesburg schools gath Day on November 1. Alta ered at a city cinema yester gether R2,891 was collectei day to present to the in the schools. In the pic Mayoress, Mrs. Patrick ture, Irene Spagnolo (6 Lewis, the money they had and Charles Kroft (7), hot) collected in the annual of Linksfield School, shaki purse collection in aid of hands with Mrs. Lewis aftet the S.A. National Council handihanding over their school', for Child Welfare, which. __ cheque. -- Lowveld trek is cr t lae Johannes leave to cars first vintage vintage il n i Luec Mar Lourenco in end will Saun A. S. Mr. by driven h Ntoa Vtrn and Veteran National the us n rdy (e story (See Friday. on rally ques 650-mile The ders. They’re They’re ug oa a te tr of start the at today burg itg Cr al, s this is Rally, Car Vintage n ae 3) page on off! Rugby mn the Among tourer,
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. Among the first people to examine the catalogue of Christmas cards on sale at the City Hall kiosk today were the Mayor and Mayoress of Johannesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis. Mr. Lewis officially opened the kiosk, where the cards of 34 welfare organizations will be on sale from 9.30 every morning from now on. Another kiosk is open in Baker Square, Rosebank. The kiosks are run by the Organization for the Joint. Sale of Charity Christmas Cards, which is under the auspices of The Star Seaside Fund.
f/io /|g j6 ■ Beverley Hugo watches pensively as she waits her turn to follow her classmates in parade before an audience which included the Mayoress of Johannesburg, Mrs. Patrick Lewis, at the Queen’s High School in Kensington. The occasion was a teenage fashion show. f Z . ....r \ £ } Á g A < ± A small town in a M g , Did you know that when Best of all, did you know Mayor writes about Johan that Johannesburg is to nesburg’s golden future. the Carlton Centre is built have a new lake of 650 In contrast with Johan it will use more power, in acres for the pleasure of its nesburg, another feature peak hours than does a city citizens? deals with the people and ! the size of Kimberley? These exciting facts and problems of Groot Marieo, Did you know that the many more, are revealed in the Herman Charles Bos a letter from the Mayor, Mr. nian country. j Carlton Centre will have to Patrick Lewis, to Olga Price The second in a series of ! cope with a congregation of in The Star Week-end Maga- | articles on the S.A A.F. tells 10,000 people at one time — zine tomorrow. Miss Price of the Watussi exploit. the entire population of a has been writing her “ Dear Percy Baneshik asks “ Is small town on a six-acre Mr. Mayor” column for a South Africa’s culture pop- block? year now. In his reply the heavy?” Northern Reporter Week ending October 9, 1969 I: 5 By INGRID LEWIN I * You could cut it W É r ' J s » a*. a | J | | w ith k n ife J** •/HI I didn’t realise there were Club , National Domestic nite who has been in South so many diferent American Safety and Johannesburg Africa “just a year”. Marj ^ ; accents till I met the Mar Toastmistress; Ethel Bal- White of Balmoral Avenue, tha Washingtons this week kind of Klip Street, Obser Hurlingham told me she 1 at their 67th birthday tea. vatory Extension, Acting came from Virginia — Could have been in Wiscon Chairman of the Johannes “yeah, that’s ma home”. » , sin or Connecticut. But I burg Women’s Zionist '•■mm*>• ■ 'á I was soon gently reminded League; and Valerie Green • I was in Johannesburg field of Cecil Avenue, Mel French for fun » when I returned to my car rose, Chairman of the and a traffic cop was care Union of Jewish Women Big night at Redhill School — « fully writing out a ticket in South Africa. next Tuesday. They’re hav for parking on the pave Joan Conroy of 14th Ave ing a French evening and ment. nue, Lower Houghton, ex it sounds like fun. I had no option. There New York, made sure that Mollie Fisch of Forest was nowhere else to park everyone had enough to Road, Athol tells me outside “Clonmore”, the eat and Betty Cranford of they're doing their best to home of Jean Loughlin in Somerset Hall, Central capture a bistro atmos Cradock Avenue, Dunkeld. Avenue, Illovo, ex Connec phere. There’ll be French She was the hostess. ticut and Margaret Legge perfume for mademoiselle, About 50 elegantly dress of Brookwood, Hyde Park, and for monsieur a French ed women stood about her ex Virginia, handled the toiletry. Everyone will sit lounge and diningroom. tea and coffee with aplomb. at long refectory-type Some were members of the One of the Marthas, He tables drinking French the Martha Washington len Burger of Parkiane, wine and enjoying a Club and the guests were Parktown, told me she French cuisine. presidents and chairmen of came to South Africa from The entertainers will be every woman’s organisation Montana “long, long ago" Garth Meade and folk imaginable. Mayoress Doris and was almost a founder singers Ian and Ritchie. Lewis was there too, tell member of the club. With Lesley Ritchfield will com ing everyone what a coin her was Polly Handrahan pere. cidence it was — her fa of Athol Oaklands Road, Tickets (R10 double) are ther came to Johannesburg Melrose North, a Michiga available at the school. from Scotland 67 years ago. Despite all the important people it was a delightfully informal party. Top: Mary Swingler, President of the Martha After Mary Swingler of Berkley Avenue, Bryanston Washington Club (left) with Mayoress Doris Lewis had made a short birthday speech the guests were in and Jean Loughlin at the 67th birthday party of the troduced individually. club held at the Dunkeld home of Mrs. Loughlin. Among them were: Mar jorie Frames of St. An Among the guests were (above): Valerie Green drews Street, Melrose, Pre sident of the Victoria field, Ethel Balkind and Gwendolyn Moore. League; Jean Stroobach of Cardiff Road, President of the Rand Women’s Club; Marguerite Week of rims- venor Road, Bryanston, Chairman of the House wives League; Helloise Truswell, wife of the Dean of College House, Wits and chairman of the Wits Uni versity Goodwill Club who Above (I. to r.): Mrs, Brenda was desperately trying to Sitberman of Houghton Drive, find the recioe of the Houghton, Chairlady of the cheese cake; Nan Watson of Wallace Street, Waver- Woodside Sanctuary Home, ley, Vice-Chairman of Child Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Lawson and their daughter, Mrs. Wil Welfare; Ann Zulman of The Mayor and Mayoress of Johannesburg — M r Bristol Road, Parktown, ma Turnbull, of Pallinghurst Member of the Jewish Wo and Mrs Patrick Lewis - photographed during a men’s Benevolent Society; Road, Westdene at the R20- visit to the Johannesburg Tissue Bank. They are Mary Howard of Sweminer a-ticket charity opening of inspecting the newly installed liquid nitrogen Road, Viewcrest, President the "Top of the Town" res cabinet for storing tissue at a very low tempera of the National Council of taurant on Tuesday night. ture, which was donated to the Bank by Afrox. Women; Marie Polack of A f i i c x N e w s CJCT. >9^9. 16th Street, Parkhurst, Mr. Lawson is Managing President of the Rand Wo Director of Lawsons Centre, men’s Pioneers; Gwendolyn which is topped by the res Moore of Argyll Avenue, taurant. The money raised Hurlingham, Chairman of Johannesburg Business and was donated to Woodside Professional Women’s Sanctuary. Marie Polack, President of the Rand Women Pioneers, and Mary Hayward, President of the National CeuncJ of Women, at the Martha Washington C 'jb f>7th birthday tea Letd at the Dunkeld home of Jean Loughlin. 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