klb professional hairworks 477 Sloane St 870 1688 opposite VE Vets Published Tuesday and Thursday TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2010 7532083AA Circulated FREE to all households throughout Te Awamutu and surrounding districts. Extra copies 40c. BRIEFLY Reunited after 57 years TA man leads ITM Cup bid BY DEAN TAYLOR Waikato’s national provincial Best mates Vi (Violet Davey) and championship ITM Cup Di (Kathleen Hill, but known as campaign kicks off on July 31 Dianne) thought they would never with a home game at Waikato part when they were at Turakina Stadium against Bay of Plenty. Maori Girls School in Marton in the Te Awamutu Sports’ Nathan 1940s. But only a few short years after White and Chris Middleton have leaving school and heading into their been named in the Waikato adult lives they did just that — until squad, with White taking over now. the mantle of captaincy. The pair, now in their 80s, are Today’s Courier includes an both short term residents of Matariki ITM Cup centrespread, with the Hospital and have discovered they draw for all the games. are almost neighbours living in Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Recaptured The last real contact was in 1953, the year Di was Matron of Honour escaper when Vi married Bill Davey. Te Awamutu Police The newly-weds were living in apprehended Waikeria Prison her home-town of Te Kuiti and Di, escaper Paul Kyle Rehua on who had married her first husband Friday morning. Ray Stewart in 1948, was living in Rehua had escaped from Ngaruawahia. Waikeria Prison on July 7. They wrote for quite a while, but Local police staff went to an the letters eventually ceased. address in Te Awamutu and The Daveys settled in Te Kuiti Rehua ran out the back door. He and owned and ran a successful main street dairy until Bill’s death. was located a short time later Mrs Hill sold the business and hiding under a house. shifted to Napier to be with family. Te Awamutu Police wish to She said she initially missed her thank the members of the public home, and her for their help and support in friends, but was locating the escaped inmate. convinced to give it TC200710DT01 a try and soon REMEMBER WHEN: Kathleen Hill (left) shows Violet Davey the photo (insert) she kept AMI warns of became involved in when she was Maid of Honour at her best friend Vi’s wedding in 1953. the local golf club, phone scam where she played shifted to Aus- since 1953 until fate brought them ask. AMI Insurance reports scam and was bar mana- tralia. together in Te Awamutu. She said she hadn’t really calls are being made to AMI and ger. She only Mrs Hill broke her ankle recently changed — she still had ‘that smile’ non-AMI customers claiming to When her own found that and was admitted to Matariki Hos- that showed a glint of gold in the be from AMI and asking for sums mother became wasn’t the case pital for care. She expects to return tooth that she remembered. of $10,000 to $25,000 for older and needed when Di called home when she is more mobile. When they were seated at the investment purposes. family help, she into the Te Kuiti Mrs Davey isn’t so sure about her same table for lunch, Mrs Davey got ‘‘We do not sell investment and two other dairy for a brief future. the courage to ask if she was her old products,’’ says AMI chief widowed family stop in the 1980s. She is recovering after being friend ‘Di’ — and they both burst into executive John Balmforth. members went thirds in a house in She wanted to introduce her new admitted to Waikato Hospital with tears. ‘‘ Anyone receiving such an Te Awamutu, and also took in Mum. husband Norm Hill, but they were on pneumonia and believes she may Once again Vi and Di have Meanwhile the Stewarts moved a tight schedule and Mrs Davey have to return to a home in the become inseparable, catching up on unsolicited call claiming to be around quite a lot for their work, and recalls the shop was very busy at the Hawkes Bay. 57 years of news about their lives, from AMI and trying to sell an then news came that Mr Stewart time. Her 97-year-old mother is now in their families and their late investment should terminate the died. Mrs Hill was widowed for a Camellia Court in Te Awamutu, so husbands. call and notify us (0800 100 The Daveys went to the funeral, second time and settled in Cam- Mrs Davey isn’t in a rush to leave. And they still recall the tricks and 200),’’ he says. but didn’t catch up with the grieving bridge. Mrs Davey says when Mrs Hill pranks they used to get up to as widow. So apart from a fleeting visit in came to Matariki Hospital, she teenagers at school. Answers She then ‘heard through the the 1980s, the two best friends from immediately thought it was her old As Vi says, ‘it is just like we never Te Awamutu residents grapevine’ that her best friend had school never had a real get-together school friend, but was too scared to lost each other.‘‘ understandably have many questions about the proposed museum/theatre complex and in today’s issue Cr Michael Cox High speed crash closes Rewi Street rail bridge offers answers to a number of them. Police were taking no chances after a car hit The crash occurred at about 8.40pm and window of the car. Cr Cox is an executive Rewi Street rail bridge at high speed on Friday involved just one vehicle, believed to be travel- Police say they are amazed no-one was killed. member of the steering group night, damaging the structure and hospitalising ling west. Two occupants were hospitalised, one with investigating the proposed two people. The car, a silver 1998 Nissan Primera wagon leg fractures and the other with a broken arm project. See article page 9. The road was closed to give Waipa District (ERA 449) hit the right hand side bridge and head lacerations, and a third occupant did Council time to have the damage to the bridge abutment and was severely damaged. not require extensive treatment. assessed. The abutment broke and came through the Continued page 3. 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WEDNESDAY: 5.46am & 6.28pm THURSDAY: 6.53am & 7.35pm The story published on to not let them (the police even Even if the dog couldn’t walk based on what they found FRIDAY: 7.55am & 8.29pm Tuesday about the Council and got involved). on a lead there is such a thing as when they visited the SATURDAY: 8.48am & 9.13pm the SPCA was a big cover up Even if this was the case why obedience training isn’t there? premises. Any action being SUNDAY: 9.33am & 9.52pm and far from the truth. then would the women who has I am horrified by what our taken, or be taken against Te MONDAY: 10.12am & 10.28pm I don’t think anyone literally run the SPCA (from what I’ve Council have done as a member Awamutu SPCA staff, has not thought the dogs had been shot seen perfectly fine other then of the Waipa District and even been initiated by Council.Of — it’s just a figure of speech for maybe a few too many animals more so when they tried to the eight dogs which were It’s our ending a dog’s life. and a larger than normal heart) cover up the whole thing. handed over, seven were pit- Why do you think an SPCA Dianne been given a trespass NICOLA BROOKS bulls or pit-bull crosses. All that has a ‘no animals get put notice and is up for sentencing Editor’s note: Council was were aggressive and repre- thday down policy’ (one of the main (if it was all a happy agree- invited to respond and pro- sented a serious risk to pub- Bir reasons I know a lot of people ment)? vided the following state- lic safety. Most had been at donate to them) would ask the Also how can anyone just ment. ‘‘The dogs in question the SPCA in cramped dog pound which is known for justify that eight dogs just so were not taken. They were conditions for months; in one putting down dogs to take the happened to all be un-homeable signed over to the Waipa instance more than a year as eek! dogs off their hands and then at the same time at the SPCA? District Council at the no-one was willing to take W decide to have them put down? I know about some of these National SPCA’s request. The them. Council makes no apol- The dogs were taken — no dogs and know they were not as National SPCA had taken ogy for being concerned one just gave them to the Coun- bad as the picture the Council is control of the branch, with about animal welfare, or Wednesday cil and I know volunteers tried trying to paint.