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NOVEMBER 26 1969 New Deputy City Treasurer

MR. ALLAN W. R. SMITH, with his wife, Joyce, whom he son of a famous Springbok married in 1938. He has two marksman, is to become children — a son, David, who is a Johannesburg's new Deputy is resident engineer with De Beers City Treasurer. chos in Kimberley, and a daughter, Dorothy, who was senior occupa­ He will take the place of Mr. [ commander with the Witwaters- I shooting team. tional therapist at the Johannes­ Eugene Penrose, who is succeed­ rand Rifles-Delarey Regiment in He was a high jumper and Egypt and Italy. He ended the burg General Hospital before her ing the retiring City Treasurer, hurdler for the Wanderers Club recent marriage. Mr. William Carine. war as a captain with the U.D.F. ; and gained a place in the Repatriation Unit in Britain. Mr. Smith has had extensive Mr. Smith, born in Johannes­ Southern Transvaal team in 1934. experience in all aspects of the An ankle injury put paid to his burg 58 years ago, has been with Mr. Smith, who was once Treasury’s work, including elec­ athletics career. Now his sporting the City Council for 38 years, 15 secretary of the Rand Rifle Club, tronic data processing and the of them as assistant city shot in many South African activities are confined to bowls use of modern computers for treasurer. Bislevs in past years and was also | with Old Edwardians. accounting, statistical and other His father, the late Captain a member of the Transvaal I Mr. Smith lives in Rosebank local government applications. Dave Smith, was Johannesburg’s Director of Parks before he MR. A. IF. R. SMITH retired in 1940 after 35 years' council service, and his younger brother, Leslie, a senior accoun­ Peak hour tant, has been with the council 39 years. The family has thus given more than 100 years of service to parody the council. Burly and genial, Mr. Smith Sir, — Forty-five minutes wait was a prominent athlete and for a bus during this evening’s marksman in his younger days peak hour. Time to write a par­ and obviously still keeps himself ody on the Mountains of Moume, very fit. to my wife. He speaks with pride of his Oh! Mary this Jo’burgs’ a father, who was a Springbok wonderful place, marksman for 27 years between But l think the bus service a 1909 and 1936 and captained the bloomin’ disgrace. South African shottists at both At the terminus in New Street the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. — there’s buses galore Captain Smith originally came But not on your life is there from Peebles on the Scottish one 44. border to serve in the South However, while waiting I didn’t I African War as a member of tire vjaste time, Scottish Horse. For 1 thought of my dinner and Í made up this rhyme. A MESSENGER No wonder some people looked Mr, Smith was educated at tire down in the mouth, King Edward VII School, where They had waited for ages for a he matriculated during the de­ bus going south. pression. He joined the Anglo- GEORGE BLAKE. J American Corporation as a clerk in 1930, but transferred to the ~ ^6 -a - K&9 City Council as a messenger in the following year. Paid a 16 shillings-a-month bicycle allowance, he pedalled all over Johannesburgy carrying messages for the municipality. He did this for six months before moving to the Treasury, where he has been ever since. Among his impressive list of qualifications is a B.Com. degree, I J l W l l i which he obtained at the Univer­ sity of South Africa in 1947. He completed only one year of his studies before going off to war. Commissioned in the Witwaters- rand Rifles at the outbreak of hostilities, he was later a platoon

New ïaiid^ brings "city balance”

Johannesburg’s incorporation of more than 100 square miles of land to the south will bring a far better balance to the city, Mr. John Bates, liaison officer to the City Engineer’s Department, said last night. Hetold a meeting of the North- cliff Ratepayers’ Association that the incorporation — which takes place on January 1 — would also/ enable better planning to be done. , . Haphazard planning of towns on the outskirts of the city had caused major difficulties to Johannesburg as consideration had not always been given to People lucky enough to he metropolitan problems such as in town last night had a roads and services. preview of Johannesburg’s “ As far as the south is concerned, development has not Christmas illuminations, yet gained the momentum of that when the Electricity De­ in the north,” he said. “ It is the City Council’s intention that de­ partment carried out tests in velopment in the south will be preparation for Friday s big allowed to proceed only along switch-on. The photograph carefully planned lines.” The development plan for the was taken towards the east Northcliff, Corriemoor. Berario, in Pritchard Street, from a Blackheath and Fairland areas was expected to be completed point near Rissik Street. and laid before the Council by The Mayor, Mr. Patrick April of next year, he said. Lewis, will perform the official switching-on cere­ mony at Jnubert Park near the big flag-pole. NOVEMBER 26 1969 New Deputy Ci MR. ALLAN W. R. SMITH, with his wife, Joyce, whom he son of a famous Springbok married in 1938. He has two marksman, is to become children — a son, David, who is a Johannesburg’s new Deputy- is resident engineer with De Beers City Treasurer. chos in Kimberley, and a daughter, Dorothy, who was senior occupa­ He will take the place of Mr. commander with the Witwaters- shooting team. tional therapist at the Johannes­ Eugene Penrose, who is succeed­ rand Rifles-Delarey Regiment in He was a high jumper and burg General Hospital before her ing the retiring City Treasurer, Egypt and Italy. He ended the hurdler for the Wanderers Club recent marriage. Mr. William Carine. war as a captain with the U.D.F. and gained a place in the Mr. Smith has had extensive Mr. Smith, born in Johannes­ Repatriation Unit in Britain. Southern Transvaal team in 1934. experience in all aspects of the burg 58 years ago, has been with An ankle injury put paid to his Mr. Smith, who was once Treasury’s work, including elec­ tile City Council for 38 years, 15 athletics career. Now his sporting secretary of the Rand Rifle Club, tronic data processing and the of them as assistant city shot in many South African activities are confined to bowls use of modern computers for treasurer. Bisleys in past years and was also with Old Edwardians. accounting, statistical and other His father, the late Captain a member of the Transvaal Mr. Smith lives in Rosebank local government applications. Dave Smith, was Johannesburg’s Director of Parks before he MR. A. W. R. SMITH retired in 1940 after 35 years' i , council service, and his younger Jumliim^Jjeslie. a senior accoun- r esoij P eak X u l* SUëU! JOlIOjlD parody Sir, — Forty-five minutes wait for a bus during this evening’s peak hour. Time to write a par­ ody on the Mountains of Mourne to my wife. Oh! Mary this Jo’burgs’ a •jauaisej wonderful place, apjsmo 'Suiuf j But Ï think the bus service a bloomin’ disgrace. *!>l sjanaA At the terminus in New Street j-jos pejjo — there’s buses galore But not on your life is there one 44. However, while waiting I didn’t i waste time, For I thought of my dinner and 1 jauajsej ap||s made up this rhyme. No wonder some people looked 1 io 'ja u e is e f 'niAvmnrl rvpmui down in the mouth. They had waited for ages for a bus going south. 1 GEORGE BLAKE, I Sfrfyg ~ afe-u- ijfeO

Mew land^ brings “city balance” Johannesburg’s incorporation of more than 100 square miles of land to the south will bring a far better balance to the city, Mr. John Bates, liaison officer to the City Engineer’s Department, said last night. Hetold a meeting of the North- cliff Ratepayers’ Association that the incorporation — which takes place on January 1 — would also/ enable better planning to b f done. , Haphazard planning of towns on the outskirts of the city had caused major difficulties to Johannesburg as consideration had not always been given to ] People lucky enough to he metropolitan problems such as in town last night had a roads and services. “ As far as the south is preview of Johannesburg's concerned, development has not Christmas illuminations, yet gained the momentum of that j when the Electricity De­ in the north.” he said. “ It is the Citv Council’s intention that de­ partment carried out tests in velopment in the south will be preparation for Friday's big allowed to proceed only along carefully planned lines.” switch-on. The photograph The development plan for the was taken towards the east Northcliff, Corriemoor, Berario, in Pritchard Street from a Blackheath and Fairland areas was expected to be completed Í point near Rissik Street. and laid before the Council by The Mayor, Mr. Patrick April of next year, he said. Lewis, will perform the official switching-on cere­ mony at Joubert Park near the big flag-pole. ' ■ T': r~733N — M -A— Mr. Carine, left, with his wife and the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis. CITY TREASURER iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

.SAYS...... FAREWELL STAFF REPORTER MR. WILLIAM CARINE, who wife intend touring Europe has since 1965 controlled Jo- before settling down. hannesburg’s purse worth He believes it is unlikely R600-million a year, officially that he will be saying good-bye took leave of the Mayor, Mr. to South Africa for ever — Patrick Lewis, at a lunch yes­ because his two children, a son terday. He retires on December and a daughter, are both mar­ 15. ried and settled on the West The City Treasurer, 60, who Rand. has been in council service for Since taking over as City 40 years, intends settling on Treasurer, he has faced some the Isle of Man, his ancestral of the greatest financial prob­ home, where he hopes to take lems South African local auth­ up the cause of the Manx orities have had to contend nationalists. with, but he says it has not been a strain. He is not due to retire There have been difficulties, officially until March, but he he admits, which will be passed will go on leave in December on to his successor, Mr. E. M. pending retirement. He and his Penrose. Their fairyland ^ Sights they will never forget greeted Eliza de W it, 2— an Australian immigrant, of Parktown, Johannesburg—• and her friend, Steven Hoeksma, 2, of Norwood. They are silhouetted against one of the fairy castles which were lit up by Johannesburg’s mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, when he tripped a master switch in Joubert Park last night. ’'Rand Daily M ail” photographer George Els caught this study K T

DECEMBER ï 1969

Johannesburg's snowflake-spangled Christmas log on the City Hall steps is waiting for gifts of toys for the city's less fortunate children. Here the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick. Lewis, and Mrs. Lewis watch as David van Jaarsveld (11) puts the first toys in the log.

;SBURG TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 1969

‘O Ï 7 A & city fete attracts welfare groups j An old Johannesburg street lamp, which is being used as the motif to publicize the Down Memory Lane Fete, FOR THE AGED to be held under the patron­ age of the Mayor of Johan­ nesburg, in the City Hall on By the W elfare Correspondent Friday and Saturday. The A GIANT, rotating spaghetti machine, which cooks 10 potfulls of pasta at fete will remain open “ until after the public leaves'' on a time, will no doubt be the centre of attraction for hungry visitors to the both nights. Down Memory Lane Fete in the City Hall on Friday and Saturday. Spaghetti, at the Rand Aid , Among the stallholders will be theatre with shows every hour; stall, is only one of the many J the Temperance Alliance, selling there will be a children’s creche, dishes that will be available at fruit drinks, Ons Tuis selling a glass-blowing demonstration, the fete. The theme is “Early koeksisters and melktert, the putt-putt and a painting exhibi­ Johannesburg,” and 42 welfare Council for the Care of the Aged, tion. organizations will have stalls up selling toys and babywear — and and down the lanes and pave-1 running a discotheque in the ments that will be rigged up j Selborne Hall on Thursday night inside the City Hall. and Friday night. S.A. population down memory It will also be a nostalgic The population of South Africa occasion as this will be the last The fete opens on Friday at 8.30 a.m. and the official opening (including the Transkei) was big fete in the City Hall before it 19.618.000 on June 30. On June is renovated. Some groups are by the Mayor, accompanied by the Police Band, is at 10.30 a.m. 30 last year it' was 19,167,000. employing professionals to build These figures were released in their stalls, which vary from old ' On Friday and Saturday the Pretoria by the Department of Dutch gable houses to Christmas fete will remain open until after Statistics. caSíies' , I® P®- “We will close when the There were 3,728,000 Whites, The whole thing is being | public leaves,” said Mrs. Eileen 1.959.000 Coloureds, 591,000 arranged by Johannesburg’s 80th Slotar, the convenor Asiatics and 13,340,000 Africans. Birthday Fund for the Aged. ' The fete will have a small — Sapa.

STAR - 3|0|66) Mayor thanks | Council staff for loyalty The municipal service Johan­ nesburg provides for its citizens was lauded last night bv the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis. He said this service was as j good as any other South African ! city’s, thanks to the quality Of the City Council's employees. The Mayor was speaking at a civic reception for representa­ tives of trade unions and employees’ associations con­ nected with the Council. [ At a time of serious manpower shortages and employers trying I to "pinch” staff from each other, "we as a- Council appreciate the ! loyal service which folk such as you give to the city,” he said. Mr. Charles Trim, president of Johannesburg Municipal Em- ployees’ Association, said hold- I ing a -reception for the trades i unions and employees’ associa­ tions was a bold step by the Coun­ cil. Such gathering could serve only to improve employer- employe relationships and he hoped the reception would be- i come an annual event 1 Y DECEMBER 3 1969

The Mayor, Mr. Patrick r Lewis, with the eight mem­ <$& bers of Johannesburg’s new Rpiil. T'R Coloured Management Committee. The induction LETTERS to the EDITOR of the members took place at Coronationville yester­ day. They are (front, left to right) Mr. D. G. McBain- Charles, Mr. W . R. Goliath, Mr. M. Roper, Mr. Lewis, \ ALWAYS Mr. C. A. Botes and Mr. E. Abrahams. Back ( left to WANTEDTO right): Mr. D. P. Cannell, DR|\/£ A BUS Dr. C. L. Smith and Mr. M. J. Wagner. Mr. Botes, Mr. Goliath and Mr. Wagner j were appointed by the Transvaal Administrator. The other members were chosen by voters at recent elections in the Coloured areas. Coloureds urged to An open letter unite from the Mayor COLOURED people were urged AS THE SEASON of giving approaches, I write to each yesterday to stand together and to give their full support to the and every one of the citizens of Johannesburg to give men chosen to represent them. your whole-hearted support to a unique function which The plea was made by Mr. C. A. embraces so many deserving causes in its appeal. Botes at the induction in Coronationville of Johannes­ Forty-five welfare organisations of the city are combin­ burg’s Coloured Management ing on December 5 and 6 to hold a mammoth fete at Committee. the City Hall in aid of their individual organisations. Mr. Botes has been re-appointed chairman by the Administrator ‘‘Down Memory Lane” will -——------of the Transvaal, Mr. S. G. J. b'*''give the citizens - ofw*. —Johannes----- van Niekerk. burg an opportunity of support­ He said the committee, which had ing their favourite charity, as been constituted in 1967, had well as many others whose finished it schooldays. It car­ work is so vital to the well­ ried a heavy burden. being of the aged, the orphans the youth, the under-privileged He hoped that the committee and the handicapped. would conduct its affairs so The Mayoress and I are de­ competently that it would lighted to give our patronage to ultimately be given indepen­ this function, as we feel that it dent status. is an achievement to have so The Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. many charitable organisations Patrick Lewis, said the brought together at one time. Coloured Management Commit­ It also gives us the opportun­ tee had made great strides, but ity of honouring these organisa­ the chairman’s position had tions and showing the city s been made difficult by the fact appreciation to them all for the that not all members of the wonderful work which they committee had been pulling the continue to do throughout the same way. year. I appeal to all citizens to He promised that the City visit the City Hall on Friday Council would help the commit­ and Saturday, day or night, and tee as much as it could. to patronise this outstanding Mr. Lewis then robed the eight effort in every possible way. It committee members. Three of will be my pleasure to perform them, Mr. Botes, Mr. W. R. the official opening on Friday Goliath and Mr. M. J. Wagner, at 10.30 a.m. have been appointed by the Let us walk “ Down Memory Administrator. The other five Lane” together and give our were elected at the polls. They support to all those less fortu­ are: Mr. D. G. McBain-Charles, nate than ourselves—PATRICK Mr. D. P. Cannell, Mr. E..S LEWIS Abrahams, Dr. C. L. Smith and - Mr. M. Roper. T s V m n v ______/ ■ g r p > e . f - O ______T ?T P )& *V ï > / G O \ ------X / | j Party hazards for Mayor Mayor appeals

I for fete support 1 SIR,— As Christmas approaches, I appeal to eachand even one of you, to give your whole-hearted support to a unique function which embraces so many deserving causes in its appeal. I say unique, because 45 welfare organizations of this city are combining on December 5 and 6 to hold a mammoth fete at the City Hall in aid of their individual organizations. “ Down Memory Lane ” will outstanding effort in every pos­ I give the citizens of Johannesburg sible way. [ an opportunity of supporting Will you help to make this a most memorable event by coming their favourite charity, as well as to the City Hall on Friday, many others whose work is so December 5 and Saturday, vital to the well-being of the December 6? It will be my aged, the orphans, the youth, the pleasure to perform the official opening on Friday at 10.30 a.m. under privileged and the Let us walk “ Down Memory handicapped. Lane ” together and give our The Mayoress and I are de­ support to all those less fortunate lighted to give our patronage to than ourselves. this function, as we feel that it is an achievement to have so many FATRICK LEWIS. { charitable organizations brought Mayor. together at one time. It also gives the Mayoress and me the opportu­ nity of honouring these organiza­ tions and showing the City's appreciation to them all for the wonderful work which they con- ^Hundreds , tinue to do, throughout the i year. ... . -V- I appeal to you all to visit the ■ ■ « .<• snared by mt-< m í <' City Hall on these two days and nights and to patronize this

One of the hazards of being Mayor of South Africa’s largest city is the hectic round of pass laws Christmas parties that, start so early every year. But at the children s parties Mr. Patrick Lewis leaves the stiff dignity of his office outside and has as much fun as the children do. Africans who remain unem­ Above: Jelly and ice-cream from the spoon of a. laughing little girl at the Forest Town ployed or fail to register as School for Cerebral Palsied children had him worrying about his suit. Below: A Christ­ work-seekers immediately after mas streamer game — supervised by Mrs. D. Magnussen — at The Hamlet is less messy, being discharged from work do so but just as noisy. at the risk of prosecution under the pass law. There were many such people among the more than 200 who appeared in th$ courts at Fords- burg. Johannesburg, on Monday to face charges under the Bantu (Urban Areas) Consolidation \ Act. Most of the Africans, who had i been arrested for either being i unemployed or having failed to (register as work-seekers, were either fined R1 (or 10 days imprisonment) or had their cases j referred to labour inspectors. The other cases were of people who had failed to produce their passes on demand and those found working in the city without authority — people who were in unregistered employment. In one of the four courts handling pass offenders, 68 men came before the court. But an official of the court said that the roll and that of tire previous day was very low. Arrested persons who said they came from the Bantu homelands or other towns, were told after conviction that they would be repatriated after serving ' sentences. GIFT TO CITY’S PHOTO MUSEUM

Mrs. Zenu Tanur. sister-in-law of the world famous plioto- journalist. Alfred Eisenstaedt, hands the photographer's first camera to the Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis. Eisenstaedt, who started his career with this simple folding camera, works for “ Life” magazine and is recog­ nized throughout the world as one of the ‘‘greats'’ iri photography. The occasion was the opening of the city's Photographic Museum.

A jaunty basher, a flashy apron, a painted street lamp and a cigarette—that was all you needed to be happy in the bad old days when the moon was yellow over a lusty, roaring, young mining town called Johannesburg. Getting into the mood at the “Down Memory Lane” fete at the City Hall today were sisters-in-law Mrs. Hazel Johnson (left) and Mrs. Mavis Johnson, manning the Hamlet Curiosity Shop. (See story on Page 3)

ust the biggest in town By the Welfare Correspondent Patrick Lewis, the Mayor, and couldn’t recognize him behind original drawings in the “Pooh” IT’S the biggest discotheque will stay open until late tonight. the moustache. stories. Tomorrow the doors open at in town, and about 2,000 young­ Tremendous effort has gone Eagle-eyed spotters can look 8.30 a.m. and, again, they stay sters are expected to roll up into preparing the Petticoat about for mis-spelt words and open until all the people go tonight. It’s in the Selborne Lane-type stalls at the fete. win themselves a prize that way home. Hall, 8 o'clock, organized by the And you can buy almost any­ This is the last big fete in Johannesburg Council for the Throughout the morning and thing there, from a pair of the City Hall before it is reno­ evening, Mr. Bob Courtney pro­ Care of the Aged and part of booties to a plate of spaghetti. vated. Almost every type of the “ Down Memory Lane ” fete. vides entertainment from the At the Round Table stall, for welfare group, the underprivi­ City Hall stage, and it is under­ instance, are the most exquisite leged, the aged, the handi­ Everybody was at the City stood that he has a surprise Christmas decorations and tree capped, youth, are represented Hall today — young ones, old personality up his sleeve for ornaments, all made by hand. ones, fat ones, thin ones, pretty at the 45 stalls. The whole one of the performances. No­ At the Avril Elizabeth Homes thing is being convened by the ones and a few reporters, too. body would say who the sur­ stall you can buy Eeyore and The fete was opened by Mr. Johannesburg 80th Birthday prise personality is — they Kanga and Roo dolls just like Fund. RAND DAILY MAIL, Friday, December 5, 1969. FETE WILL BRING Get your buttonhole Down Memory Lane today BACK NOSTALGIC MEMORIES

VISITORS to the “ Down Memo­ ry Lane” fete, which opens in the Johannesburg City Hall today, will be taken back 50 years to old Johan­ nesburg when all tastes and requirements will be catered for by a gathering of 45 dif­ ferent charities. The fete will be held today and tomorrow. People dressed in period costume will offer their wares against a backdrop of typical old South African house facades set in narrow lanes with old-time street lamps. There will be creches in which to leave children, and play centres, putt-putt competi­ tions, a parcel depot, stage shows, meals and a dis­ cotheque. Organised by the 80th Birth­ day Fund for the Aged, the fete will open at 10 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. on both days. • SEE PAGE 15

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When the “ Down Memory Lane” fete begins today these four helpers, in period costume, w ill be selling but­ tonholes and adding to the atmosphere of old Johan­ nesburg. The fete w ill be held in the City Hall from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, w ill; attend. The public w ill be offered inexpensive meals, Christmas present bargains and entertainment when 45 d if­ ferent charities present the last large fete in the City Hall before renovations begin. The fete is a project of the 80th Birthday Fund for the Aged, which has set a target of R2-million for geri­ atric units for the aged. The buttonhole sellers are (from left), Mrs. Maud W il­ liams, 76, Mrs. Kay Geyser, 71, Mrs. Violet Gower, 73, and Mrs. Stella Coqui, 69 They are all from Gerald Fitzpatrick House, Judith’s Paarl. The buttonholes are being made by the Homes and Orphans Fund.

1 The Mayor of Johannes­ burg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, and his wife — after she had received the first candles sold for Carols by Candlelight, which takes place on Tuesday night at the Zoo lake. Mrs. Gail Kirschman, left, is one of the volunteers who will sell candles in Rose- bank this morning. The Witwatersrand Univer­ sity choir, conducted by Roger O’Hogan of the S.A B.C., will lead the singing on Tuesday night. The Mormon Choir, which has 70 members, will also take part, and there will be numerous church choirs. Sr to-ta.' Mayor lights a candle at carol ceremony

The Mayor of Joha-'res- burg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, helps a young boy light his candle at the Carols by Candlelight ceremony on the vast Zoo Lake lnuns last night. The grass was damp from the heavy afternoon rains and the night was chilly. But this did not deter the thousands who turned up. The night was a sea of candlelight during the carol singing. Above right: Eliza­ beth Nesbitt found that the best place of all to sit was on the broad shoulders of Mr. Bill Johnson, from, where she watched the tableau. DUBE DISASTER JOHANNESBURG WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 1969 aragwanath farewell for effort ear the old high praise

SEVERAL PEOPLE closely concerned with the1 handling of casualties in the railway bridge disaster (tprtr City Hall at Dube Station on Monday have paid tribute to Dube: Mayor PLANS W E R E ANNOUNCED today by the Mayor, j the efficiency with which Baragwanath Hospital Mr. Patrick Lewis, for two weeks of “ jollification” coped with the sudden influx of hundreds of on cash aid next February to celebrate Johannesburg’s farewell patients, some of them badly injured. to the City Hall as it exists today. Staff Reporter In the space of a few hours where doctors and nurses worked Tenders have been called for i known artists contributing to the ' 618 casualties were brought to for hours without a break screen­ AS R28.000 has been left over the splitting of the hall into two gala atmosphere. In addition, the the hospital. The same day 517 ing patients into those with from the Mayor’s Langlaagte and will be considered by the S.A.B.C. would broadcast remi-! of them were treated for minor serious and minor injuries. Disaster Fund after victims City Council in January. On niscences of highlights in the injuries and discharged while The latter were treated on the have been taken care of. this February 16, workmen will take City Hall’s past. 101 were admitted to the wards. money will now be used for possession of the hall for about spot while more involved treat­ Two farewell dances would be Commenting on the hospital’s victims of the Dube Station 118 months. ment, such as stitching, was , held— one on February 13 fo r ! “operation disaster” which was carried out in the casualty disaster, the Mayor of Jo­ Speaking at a Press confer- people who enjoyed modern ■ put into effect as soon as news department. hannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, ence, Mr. Lewis said the City dancing, and one on February 14 <, of the accident was received, an Seriously injured patients were said yesterday. Hall had been in use since 1915 for those who liked old-time ; At this stage no special fund observer said: “It was even bet­ taken to casualty from where and had been the scene of many dancing. The 80th Birthday Fund ; ter organized than with the for Dube victims was planned, they were redirected to the memorable occasions. Langlaagte train smash.” he said, but if members of the for the Aged had arranged with ! wards, X-ray department and “I felt it would be wrong not the Rupert Stoiftt Singers to | All available medical and nurs­ public wished to donate money theatres. to the cause they could send to try and recapture some of hold an old-time concert on Feb- ing staff were immediately with­ these memories before the con- ruary 6. drawn from other work, All operations were personally their donations to P.O. Box supervised by the superinten-1 5382, Johannesburg. tractors move in to make the Mr. Lewis appealed to other* scheduled operations were can­ alterations,” he said. celled A leave the theatres free dent, Dr. P. C. Hauptfleisch. j organizations and individuals who 1. and the emergency plan slid Later today the superintendent i FINAL CONCERT would also like to say “tot siens” smoothly into action. of Baragwanath Hospital said I to the City Hall as it is now to | He believed Johannesburg was participate in the farewell fort-1 As casualties arrived in ambu­ that 81 victims of the bridge starved of “jollification" and night. Anyone wanting to lances and other vehicles at the disaster were still in hospital [ thought people would respond to arrange functions should write to hospital entrance, they were and were all “ progressing satis-! his plans in the same spirit as him at P.O. Box 1049, Johannes- \ taken to the recreation hall factorily.” Eight were dis­ charged yesterday and today. they did to Rags, parades, fetes, ! burg. Proceeds of the functions = and other such occasions. would go to charity. Tribute was also paid today by Arrangements had been made ...... ,, ■ I the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, to for a final symphony concert by * Dividing the City Hall into the “ magnificent” work done at I the S.A.B.C. orchestra in the City « « « P P f ' i f ’ ™ ° 1 the Baragwanath Hospital. Hall on February 3. This would “ if M50.000. 7 he upper I be a black-tie affair, with well- ball will be used for concerts and “MAGNIFICENT” ______———,------L will have fixed seating, carpet-: j ing and much-improved acoustics. “ I was at Baragwanath yester­ It will seat about 1,200 people. ■■ day,” he said at a Press con­ The lower hall will be used for . ference. “ I went through the exhibitions, banquets, dances and, jj wards in which the injured were other functions. Air-conditioning S and found that the injuries were will be fitted in both halls and fl mostly broken arms or legs. escalators are to be installed fo r » “ I must pay tribute to the people attending concerts. The a hospital — and the ambulance ceiling and panelling in the City B service—for the magnificent job Hall will be retained, as will them they did in dealing with more organ, which is to be recondi-B than 500 casualties. tioned. “They took most people to their big recreation hall and sorted out the categories of injured. The whole medical staff rallied round. “They immediately cleared one or two wards for the Dube patients, and by noon the hospital was back to normal. “ It was a wonderful example of a team at work.” Mr. Lewis said R28.000 had been left over from the Lang­ laagte Train Disaster Fund and had gone into a separate disaster fund. This would be used to aid Dube victims where possible. T h e S ta r One o f the hazards o f being Mayor o f South Africa’s largest city is the hectic round o f i Christmas parties that start so early every year. But when he goes to a children’s party, Johannesburg’s Mr Patrick Lewis leaves the stiff dignity o f his office outside and has as much fun as the children do. Here felly andj ice-cream from the spoon o f a laughing little', girl at the Forest Town School for Cere bra fj Palsied children had him worrying about hiSi suit “a .P i - D i c S E S T DUBE DISASTER- THE STAR JOHANNESBURG WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 1969 Baragwarvtoa A A jolly • I I A*farewell 11 lor Í* effort ear the praise

SEVERAL PEOPLE closely concerned with the handling of casualties in the railway bridge disaster City Hall at Dube Station on Monday have paid tribute to Dube: Mayor PLANS W E R E ANNOUNCED today by the Mayor. the efficiency with which Baragwanath Hospital Mr. Patrick Lewis, for two weeks of “ jollification”: coped with the sudden influx of hundreds of on cash aid next February to celebrate Johannesburg’s farewell patients, some of them badly in jured. to the City Hall as it exists today. Staff Reporter In the space of a few hours where doctors and nurses worked Tenders have been called for known artists contributing to the 618 casualties were brought to for hours without a break screen­ AS R28.000 has been left over the splitting of the hall into two gala atmosphere. In addition, the the hospital. The same day 517 ing patients into those with from the Mayor’s Langlaagte and will be considered by the S.A.B.C. would broadcast remi­ of them were treated for minor serious and minor injuries. Disaster Fund after victims City Council in January. On niscences of highlights in the | injuries and discharged while The latter were treated on the have been taken care of. this February 16, workmen will take City Hall’s past. 101 were admitted to the wards. spot while more involved treat­ money will now be used for possession of the hall for about Commenting on the hospital’s victims of the Dube Station 18 months. Two farewell dances would be I ment, such as stitching, was held—one on February 13 for “operation disaster'’ which was carried out in the casualty disaster, the Mayor of Jo­ Speaking at a Press confer­ put into effect as soon as news hannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, people who enjoyed modern department. ence, Mr. Lewis said the City dancing, and one on February 14 ■ of the accident was received, an Seriously injured patients were said yesterday. Hall had been in use since 1915 At this stage no special fund for those who liked old-time!: observer said: “It was even bet­ taken to casualty from where and had been the scene of many ter organized than with the for Dube victims was planned, dancing. The 80th Birthday Fund j they were redirected to the memorable occasions. Langlaagte train smash.” he said, but if members of the for the Aged had arranged with ‘ wards, X-ray department and “I felt it w'ould be wrong not the Rupert Stoiitt Singers to i All available medical and nurs­ public wished to donate money theatres. to the cause they could send to try and recapture some of hold an old-time concert on Feb-! ing staff were immediately with­ these memories before the con­ ruary 6. drawn from other work, All operations were personally their donations to supervised by the superinten­ 5382, Johannesburg. tractors move in to make the Mr. Lewis appealed to other scheduled operations were can­ alterations,” he said. celled rti leave the theatres free dent. Dr. P. C. Hauptfleisch. j organizations and individuals who j and the emergency plan slid Later today the superintendent FINAL CONCERT would also like to say “tot siens” I smoothly into action. of Baragwanath Hospital said to the City Hall as it is now to I He believed Johannesburg was As casualties arrived in ambu­ that 81 victims of the bridge participate in the farewell fort- [t starved of “jollification" and lances and other vehicles at the disaster were still in hospital night. Anyone wanting to thought people would respond to hospital entrance, they were and were all “ progressing satis­ arrange functions should write tor, his plans in the same spirit as taken to the recreation hall factorily.” Eight were dis­ him at P.O. Box 1049, Johannes-1 charged yesterday and today. they did to Rags, parades, fetes, burg. Proceeds of the functions* and other such occasions. would go to charity. Tribute was also paid today by Arrangements had been made the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, to for a final symphony concert by ■fr Dividing the. City Hall into a the “ magnificent ” work done at the S.A.B.C. orchestra in the City an upper hall and lower hall will 1 the Baragwanath Hospital. Hall on February 3. This would cost about, R450,000. The upper 3 be a black-tie affair, with well- hall will be used for concerts and m “MAGNIFICENT" will have fixed seating, carpet-1 ing and much-improved acoustics. 1 “ I was at Baragwanath yester­ It will seat about 1,200 people. | day,” he said at a Press con­ The lower hall will be used for tj ference. “ I went through the exhibitions, banquets, dances and I wards in which the injured were other functions. Air-conditioning ■ and found that the injuries were will be fitted in both halls and® mostly broken arms or legs. escalators are to be installed for® “ I must pay tribute to the people attending concerts. Them hospital — and the ambulance ceiling and panelling in the City I service—for the magnificent job Hall will be retained, as will them they did in dealing with more organ, which is to be recondi-M than 500 casualties. tioned. “They took most people to their big recreation hall and sorted out the categories of injured. The whole medical staff rallied round. “They immediately cleared one or two wards for the Dube patients, and by noon the hospital was back to normal. “ It was a wonderful example of a team at work.” Mr. Lewis said R28.000 had been left over from the Lang­ laagte Train Disaster Fund and had gone into a separate disaster fund. This would be used to aid Dube victims where possible. T h e S ta r One o f the hazards o f being Mayor o f South Africa’s largest city is the hectic round o f i Christmas parties that start so early every year. But when he goes to a children 's party, Johannesburg’s Mr Patrick Lewis leaves the stiff dignity o f his office outside and has as much fun as the children do. Here jelly and;> ice-cream from the spoon o f a laughing littleI girl at the Forest Town School for Cerebralf Palsied children had him worrying about his suit *3. (A - D íóE S T * the children thought

ON THE day after the accident thought the accident could have do. Sixty per cent said the at Dube Station a group of 29 been prevented. Whites should give aid and African high school children More than 75 per cent of sympathy. This was mainly in Soweto — aged between 15 them thought that further acci­ expressed in terms of giving and 19 — were given a ques­ dents could be prevented if the financial aid to those who tionnaire in which they were authorities would check facili­ suffered as a result of the asked a number of questions ties such as bridges and repair accident. about their attitudes to the them when necessary. Of the remaining 40 per cent, accident Adequate routing of trains some took an extremely cyni­ was also mentioned as a pos­ cal view . . . “whatever they Their replies to these ques­ feel like doing”, since it has tions provide interesting read­ sible preventive measure. Some said the accident could already happened was a typical ing since they did not merely response. Others saw the func­ mirror the comments of the have been prevented if people had previously reported that tion of the Whites as mediating news media, but also provided between the Africans and the interesting insights into the re­ the bridge was shaky and others said that this had been authorities. . . sponses of youth to such a di­ “ They should ask the authori­ saster. done and the authorities had not acted on these complaints. would not recur usually added ties why do all the railroad All the children questioned More than 80 per cent said that that was because the accidents happen to non-Whites knew of the accident and seem that there would be more acci­ authorities would be more only.” to have found out about it dents. careful in the future. In reply to the question of quite early. Most of them were When asked for their reasons, A further set of questions what the authorities should do able to recount what had hap­ some were specific and said was aimed at finding out what about the accident, more than pened at the station. other railway bridges were the children thought various 65 per cent said the authorities “ should pay compensation to One group of questions which similarly constructed and could sections of the community therefore also be expected to should do about the accident. the injured and also recon­ they were asked centred on struct the bridge immediately.” the cause of the accident and collapse. Few of them thought that The bridges at specific the Africans themselves should Others were insistent that whom they blamed for the ac­ the authorities hire people to cident. stations were also sometimes not do anything or leave it to mentioned by name. Some fate. Almost half of them said check the stations to prevent More than 70 per cent of the seemed especially wary of the that complaints should be made further accidents of a similar children said the Railways were bridge at Merafe Station while to the authorities; some saw kind. in some way to blame for the Nancefield, Croesus and Naledi this in terms of asking for A minority, just more than accid'ent; some of these blamed were also mentioned. better bridges to be built and 10 per cent, demanded a a “ lack of inspection by the Others were less specific in for facilities to be improved. reorganisation of transport and Railways,” while others attri­ their answers and said more Others felt that they should the punishment of those buted it to the overcrowding accidents would occur because demand compensation from the responsible for the accident. caused by inadequate facilities. the facilities were inadequate Railways, while yet others felt Throughout their answers, Fewer than 17 per cent of and many people depended on that it was the duty of the most maintained a fairly ra­ them blamed nobody while the train service. Africans to give aid to the tional point of view. fewer than 10 per cent directly Some also said that the Rail­ victims of the accident and to Nevertheless most blamed the attributed the accident to Gov­ ways had ignored its responsi­ their families. authorities for the accident. ernment policy. bilities and that the problem Their views of what the Judging from their replies the Having apportioned the was that there was nobody to Whites, as a group, should do children have not forgotten blame for the accident, the whom they could complain. differed slightly from their other rail disasters, such as the children were asked how they Those who said that accidents views of what Africans should one at Langlaagte. i l S W WIIBI THE STAR JOHANNESBURG MONDAY DECEMBER 22 1969 INTENSE ACTIVITY AND GREAT ACHIEVEMENT Bustling, hustling Council IT’S PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE! By the Municipal Reported of Brig. Jimmy Durrant, an Air Force hero of the Second World THE year now drawing to its War. close has been one of intense Less than three months after activity and great achievement Mr. Roos’s death, a popular and in the Johannesburg munici­ able United Party councillor, pal field. Mr. Ivan Kantor, resigned and Labouring in the most trying left the country. His place was taken by Mr. Edward Magid, circumstances — caused by perennial staff shortages and who was elected unopposed. financial strain — the City Council and its employees have Big task done well to meet most of the demands made upon them by Mr. Roos’s death came as he was preparing the Council’s Johannesburg’s rapidly acceler­ annual budget, a task that then ating development and popula­ fell on Mr. Alf Widman, M.P.C., tion growth. Leader of the United Party in The first day of 1969 was the Council. notable in that Johannesburg Mr. Widman worked under Municipality — which had em­ extreme pressure and stood up braced for so long an area of 95 in the Council Chamber only a square miles — was suddenly week after Mr. Roos’s funeral to enlarged by 15 square miles present a record R 160-million The De Villiers Graaff Motorway . . . most spectacular achievement of the year for the City Engineer's with the incorporation of certain budget Department.. north-western and north-eastern Faced with massive expendi- s t e s i areas. Mr. Alf Widman, M.P.C., ture and limited financial re- -*• are some of the men who played a vital role in took over the presentation sources, he was compelled to V nopposed of Johannesburg's budget at. raise the rates by a cent to 4c in the rand. The Council debated But this event pales in short notice. He also led the the budget until dawn the big City Council projects this year comparison with the incorpora­ fight against noise and the following morning, but although tion due to follow exactly one abuse of drugs. the Nationalist Opposition was year afterwards — on January 1, extremely critical of the rates 1970 — of about 100 square rise, it could not offer realistic miles south of the city. alternatives. As the bells ring out the 60s Now, as 1970 draws near, the on December 31, Johannesburg Council is hoping once more — will almost double in size. The along with every other local authority in South Africa — momentous occasion stems from that the Government will at last recommendations made this year make its long delayed and by the Van der Spuy Commis­ sion of Enquiry. wished for moves to bring financial relief to hard-pressed The incorporation of the municipalities. north-eastern and north-western areas brought with it the Warnings appointment by the Transvaal Administrator of three new Before he died, Mr. Roos councillors — Maj. J. D. R. frequently warned that Johan­ Opperman, Mr Alan Gadd and nesburg faced a breakdown of Prof. Herman Krige. services if such relief were not Few people realized at the forthcoming to enable the Coun­ time that a series of dramas cil to cope with the demands would bring three more new imposed by the city’s develop­ faces to the Council Chamber ment and population growth. Mr. R. O. Bayley, chief Mr. J. Fulton, assistant city Mr. P. S. Reinecke, chief Mr. V. Bolitho, assistant later in the year. In March, Mr. Widman, said construction engineer. engineer (design). Mr. Pieter Roos. His death that between R500-million and town planner. city engineer (health ser* On February 24. the Deputy in June was a great loss to R600-miliion would have to be vices). Mayor-elect, Mr. Hugh Ismay, started an overtime bonus incen­ Countless other municipal and Provincial interference in spent by 1985 to meet these tive scheme. resigned from the Council the city. events of note took place in municipal affairs; the controver­ policy for the new Southern demands. •*,, All to little avail. 1969. sial Melrose court scheme; the because of the United Party perfect Afrikaans. area. His forecast followed the underground-versus-monorail ar­ hierarchy’s concern that he and On June 18, a great servant of presentation by the City Engi­ There were too few drivers Among them were the Coun­ Finally there was the big the Mayor-elect, Mr. Patrick and conductors to provide the cil’s clash with Wits, students gument; the bid to buy the switch-on of the Electricity the city, Mr. Pieter Roos, died neer’s Department of a compre­ Mayor a new car; the big park Lewis, were unilingual. suddenly at his home. A former hensive report on Johannes­ service Johannesburg needs and over the ban on their protest Department’s Christmas illumi­ schemes for the south; the fight Mr. Cecil Long was elected Mayor of Johannesburg, Mr. burg’s present and future trans­ at one time trip cancellations march; disputes over rezonings; nations — something that against drugs; the millionaire unopposed to fill the vacancy in Roos was in the key position of port problems. were more than 800 a week. the enduring Rosebank develop­ brought a smile to almost traffic cop; the resumption of Mr. Ismay’s ward. chairman of the Management The difficulty of obtaining The City Council sought Gov­ ment problem; and the Nationa­ everyone’s face. Mr. Lewis duly became Mayor Committee when he died. money on such a vast scale was ernment permission to employ lists’ refusal to agree to a visit the locations-in-the-sky moves; Space, like the City Coundl’a the “ instant ” shantytown in and Mr. Sam Moss Deputy His death resulted in a underlined when the City Coun­ Coloured drivers on buses used by Parliamentary V.I.P.s. finances, is limited and does not Mayor. Mr. Lewis went on to by Whites, and the Minister of Soweto; the Health Depart­ permit a detailed chronicle of bitterly fought United Party — cil had to “ go it alone ” with its There were also massive ex­ surprise and delight evervone R63-million motorway after the Labour ordered an industrial ment's magnificent service to all the news that came out of Progressive Party by-election propriation claims against the with his speeches in English and with the election to the Council Government and the Province tribunal investigation. The Tri­ the public; and the council’s City Hall in the eventful days of had refused to add to the aid bunal probably will sit early in . Council; increasing Government revolutionary townplanning 1969. they were already giving for the the New Year. project. The staff shortage was critical The priority “ L ” section of not only in tfoe Transport and the motorway was opened in Traffic Departments, but in all February by Sir de Villiers other sections of municipal Graaff, after whom the motor­ service. way was named. The opening Mr. Widman said in his provided the City Engineer’s budget speech that in the Department with its most specta­ cular achievement of the year. middle of June there were 915 vacant posts in the Council’s graded establishment and 353 Lengthened vacant non-graded posts. Now well-known as the M.I., In spite of its staff and the motorway was lengthened financial worries, the Council later in the year from Smit made great progress with its Street to Parktown Ridge. major projects — the motorway More than 20.000 vehicles are and other roads; housing; the using the motorway daily, a Civic Centre; the new market; figure that will be boosted and big sewerage, electricity and substantially each time a new water schemes. section is opened. Building plans The M.I. eased congestion in some parts of the city, but Indicative of the vastness of traffic conditions in general development the Council had to sparked continual complaints cope with was the value of from the public. building plans (R95.6-million) Early in the year, the Automo­ bile Association made a bitter approved in the 1968-69 finan­ attack on the Traffic Depart­ cial year by the City Engineer’s ment for allegedly inadequate Department — up more than law enforcement. The Chief R30-million on Jhe figure for the Traffic Officer, Mr. Saville previous year. Dorfman, came back strongly, Significant advances were saying his department was af­ made in the fight against smog, fected by a crippling staff and towards the end of the year shortage. a committee of experts was formed to devise action against Traffic lights the “noise menace.” On the negative side, the During the year. Mr. Dorfman Council raised water charges re-synchronized the whole after the introduction of restric­ central traffic-light system to tions and increased sewerage boost speed to east and west. He tariffs. introduced new robot systems in It fought a series of Court Harrow Road and at the Jan actions in a unsuccessful bid to Smuts Avenue/Empire Road and obtain permission to build a new Louis Botha Avenue/Corlett power station, and finally bowed Drive intersections. to the inevitability of an Elec­ He also created new one-way systems in Braamfontein. tricity Supply Commission take­ His men clamped down over of South Africa’s power heavily on overloaded lorries supply. and double-parkers who As the pace of development thwarted many of his efforts to grew, most of the Council’s ease traffic congestion. departments set new records of Throughout 1969 Mr. Dorfman one kind or another. At the urged motorists to be patient. same time. age. took its toll of Conditions would improve, he many of the council’s heads of said, with the opening of departments. successive sections of the motor­ During the year the city lost way. through retirement highly Complaints were also the experienced and skilled heads of “ order of the day’’ for the the Treasury, Non-European Transport Department in 1969. Affairs Department, Licence De­ The department did its best. partment, Fire Department and It opened the busway to speed Gas Department. up travel times between the city and Clarendon Place. It intro­ The head of the Electricity duced the passenger self-service Department also retires within a system with its coupon-cancel­ few months. ling machines and one-man-oper­ Fortunately for the Council ated buses. and the city, there were always It recruited part-time staff. It able men available to fill the gave busmen pay rises and gaps. R J 5 .IÏJ - 'S A W ^ THE LAST

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Staff Reporter THE LAST African to receive a law degree from the Universi­ ty of the Witwatersrand since the adoption of the “ closed” universities policy, Mr. D. Z. Tantsi, was capped at a grad­ uation ceremony on Saturday. In an interview after the cere­ mony, Mr. Tantsi told me: “There is one thing I want now more than anything else. I want to see my children graduate from university as I have done.” At present all his children — three boys and a girl with ages ranging from five to 16 — are at school. His wife works as a nurse at the Pretoria Hospital and between them they have been able to afford their schooling. N O T E A S Y Mr. Tantsi was orphaned at an early age and placed in the care of an uncle, an impecu­ nious minister who spared nothing to help him through school. He qualified as a teacher and taught for several years. His uncle, the Rev. N. B. Tantsi, then persuaded him to apply for a bursary to the Universi­ ty of the Witwatersrand. This he did. Mr. Tantsi’s years at university were not easy. He had to continue teaching to support his young family. There was no electricity in his small Lady Selbome home in Pretoria and he had to study at night by candlelight. He completed his B.A. degree — with majors in political theo­ ry, history and economic histo­ ry — and then decided to apply for a bursary to the Law Faculty. Again he was success­ ful. PROUD His uncle and his wife, both Mr. V. C. Robinson, president of the Convocation at proud and happy, were with the University of the Witwatersrand, placing the hood him when he graduated on Saturday. for the bachelor of laws degree over the shoulders of Mr. Tantsi was among 36 stu­ of Mr. D. Z. Tantsi, the last African to graduate from dents to receive bachelor of the University’s Law Faculty. law degrees at the weekend ceremony. A total of 228 de­ grees, including 43 higher de­ grees, were conferred. Two honorary degrees were awarded. Professor A. C. Cil- liers. Chairman of the Govern­ ment’s University Advisory Committee, received the hon­ orary degree of Doctor of ‘ BOY FRIEND’ TOMORROW NIGHT Laws: and Professor P. R. Kirby, former professor of GLITTERING, gay and very much alive — that’s of Johannesburg, Mr. Patrick Lewis, and Mrs. music at the University, re­ “ The Boy Friend,” the musical show of the Lewis will be attending. ceived an honorary degree of 1920’s which goes on stage at the Brooke Doctor of Music. Get your tickets now and treat yourself and Theatre, Johannesburg, tomorrow night. your family to a happy evening’s entertainment. Fourteen people received Doctor The show is being staged by the Academy of Philosophy degrees, two Theatre. It has just completed a successful Tickets for tomorrow’s performance are avail­ Doctor of Medicine: 11 Master three-week run in Rhodesia. able at R3.50 and R2.50 at the Brooke Theatre, or of Science in Engineering: Tomorrow’s performance is in aid of the from Show Service, 165 Jeppe Street, Johannes­ five Master of Science; seven burg. ______Master of Arts: and two Mas­ “ Rand Daily Mail” Christmas Fund. The Mayor ter of Arts in Clinical Psychol­ ogy. K . c ? n 1

I he Mayor and Mayoress of Johannesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis, last RAND DAILY MAIL, Thursday, December 18, 1969. night attended the pre­ miere of the musical co­ medy “ The Boy Friend’’ which has come to Jo­ hannesburg from a suc­ cessful run in Rhodesia. The first night was held in aid of the “ Rand Daily M ail” Christmas Fund. Outside the Brooke Theatre last night are, from left, Mr. H. C. Payne, chair­ man of the board of South African Associated Newspapers, Ltd., who is also chairman of the Christmas Fund; Mr. Ley- cester Walton, Manag­ ing Director of SAAN; Night of Mrs. Raymond Louw, wife of the Editor of the “ Rand Daily Mail” , Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Louw and Mrs. Payne. More than R 1,000 was the Scots raised for the fund. AT THE STROKE of mid­ night on December 31, the 700 or so dancers attending the Johannesburg Caledon­ ian Society’s 77th annual Hogmanay Ball at the City Hall will troop out into Pre­ sident Street and march and skip around the block. And at their head will be the soc­ iety’s 20-strong pipe band led by stocky Pipe Major John Urquhart, the youngest-look- ing 63-year-old I have ever clapped eyes on. "Och aye, it will be a night to remember,” John told me yesterday. “And right behind the band will be Johannes­ burg’s Mayor, Patrick Lewis. “ It will be a gay night, but there will be a touch of sadness about it, for after all these JOHN URQUHART . . . a years it will be the last time we night to remember. will be able to hold the ball in the City Hall. The hall, as you trade, then switched to insur­ know, is to be divided into two ance. But I got fed up with the parts, and when that work is nationalisation of almost every­ completed there will be no thing in Britain and, in 1947, I room to accommodate us all. came out to South Africa. But We shall have to find another when I retire in August, 1971,1 venue. But where? plan to take m-> wife to Scot­ “At the ball there will be land on a four months’ visit. Highland dancing, including “ 1 expect colossal changes. It eightsome reels. Everything to won’t be the same place at all, gladden the heart of the true and I know even now that I Scot. But there will be modern shall be only too glad to get j dancing as well to cater for the back because this is my coun­ younger folk. try.” “ Haggis? Oh, no. You only One of the first things John have haggis on Burns nicht on did when he arrived on the January 25, the anniversary of Rand was to join the Caledoni­ Robbie's birthday an Society’s pipe band, and he has been its pipe major for the “ But it will be a lovely show. past 16 years. There will be plenty to eat and “We practise once a week at drink, with the mayor’s caterer the municipal bus sheds,” he providing the food. confided. “There we have room “The Hogmanay Ball will go to march and there is no one to on until one o’clock in the disturb with our playing. morning. Then, traditionally, I “During the course of the will take a small pipe band to year we play at convalescent the Rhodes Park Bowling Club homes. In fact, we do a lot of and we will play around the charity work and I am sure we I lake until two o’clock, to either bring a great deal of pleasure the annoyance or the amuse­ to people. It livens them up. ment of the neighbours. After all, show me a man who “Then it will be time to go doesn’t want to march with the fircf.fAnHno T’m tnn inir tn crn The Mayor and Mayoress of Johannesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis, last RAND DAILY MAIL, Thursday, December 18, 1969. night attended the pre­ miere of the musical co­ medy “The Boy Friend’’ which has come to Jo­ hannesburg from a suc­ cessful run in Rhodesia. The first night was held in aid of the “ Rand Daily M ail” Christmas Fund. Hugh Outside the Brooke Theatre last night are, from left, Mr. H. C. Payne, chair­ C arru th ers man of the board of South African Associated Newspapers, Ltd., who is also chairman of the Christmas Fund; Mr. Ley- cester Walton, Manag­ ing Director of SAAN; Mrs. Raymond Louw, Night of wife of the Editor of the “ Rand Daily Mail” , Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Louw and Mrs. Payne. More than R 1,000 was the Scots raised for the fund. AT THE STROKE of mid­ night on December 31, the 700 or so dancers attending the Johannesburg Caledon­ ian Society’s 77th annual Hogmanay Ball at the City Hall will troop out into Pre­ sident Street and march and skip around the block. And at their head will be the soc­ iety’s 20-strong pipe band led by stocky Pipe Major John Urquhart, the youngest-look- ing 63-year-old I have ever clapped eyes on. “ Och aye, it will be a night to remember,” John told me yesterday. “And right behind the band will be Johannes­ burg’s Mayor, Patrick Lewis. “ It will be a gay night, but there will be a touch of sadness about it, for after all these JOHN URQUHART . . . a years it will be the last time we night to remember. will be able to hold the ball in the City Hall. The hall, as you trade, then switched to insur­ know, is to be divided into two ance. But I got fed up with the parts, and when that work is nationalisation of almost every­ completed there will be no thing in Britain and, in 1947, I room to accommodate us all. came out to South Africa. But We shall have to find another when I retire in August, 1971, I venue. But where? plan to take nr wife to Scot­ “ At the ball there will be land on a four months’ visit. Highland dancing, including “1 expect colossal changes. It eightsome reels. Everything to won’t be the same place at all. gladden the heart of the true and I know even now that I Scot. But there will be modern shall be only too glad to get dancing as well to cater for the back because this is my coun­ younger folk. try.” “Haggis? Oh, no. You only One of the first things John have haggis on Burns nicht on did when he arrived on the January 25, the anniversary of Rand was to join the Caledoni­ Robbie’s birthday an Society’s pipe band, and he has been its pipe major for the “But it will be a lovely show. past 16 years. There will be plenty to eat and “We practise once a week at drink, with the mayor’s caterer the municipal bus sheds,” he providing the food. confided. “There we have room “The Hogmanay Ball will go to march and there is no one to on until one o’clock in the disturb with our playing. morning. Then, traditionally, I “During the course of the will take a small pipe band to year we play at convalescent the Rhodes Park Bowling Club homes. In fact, we do a lot of and we will play around the charity work and I am sure we lake until two o’clock, to either bring a great deal of pleasure i the annoyance or the amuse­ to people. It livens them up. ment of the neighbours. After all, show me a man who “Then it will be time to go doesn’t want to march with the first-footing. I’m too fair to go pipes." into any house first. It must be John’s dead right. I’m no a dark-haired man, but I shall marcher, but there’s something be carrying a lump of coal, about a pipe band that urges which is supposed to bring me to swing into step. good luck, and half a bottle of whisky. Hugh Carruthers is on holi­ “The night will end with the day. His column will be 1 dawn of the first day of the resumed when he returns. New Year. The kilts will cease to whirl and the pipes will end their skirl and a new decade will lie before us.” John was born in Dunoon, and it was in that Scottish town that he learnt to play the pipes under the tutelage of Pipe Major Sandy Sinclair, of the Argyle and Sutherland High­ landers. He was just nine years old at the time. “The earlier you start to play the pipes the better because then your fingers are more supple. It was always Sandy’s aim in life to ‘catch ’em young’,” John said. “ I started life in the baking CAROLS Staff Reporter IT’S A time when most fathers are at home with their children. But on Christmas Eve, Mayor Patrick Lewis — the father of Johannesburg — will be on the steps of the City Hall with his children — the people of the city —• gathered around him. It will be the climax to the Mayor’s Christmas Cheer pro­ gramme — the family carol singing service. As Mr. Lewis switches on glittering strings of fairy lights at 7.30 p.m., the Salva­ tion Army City Corps Band will strike up the first notes of the service — the fourth to be held on Christmas Eve outside the City Hall since the first service was arranged by a former Mayor, Boyce Eager, in 1966. The carol singing will end at 9.30. Since the Christmas Cheer programme began on November 26, the Mayor has attended carol services at the Zoo Lake and in the Eastern suburbs, and walked 30 miles around aged people’s homes, child­ ren’s homes and hospitals distributing sweets, cake and fruit. tants armour is, o f course, S sing at Ch stainless (“ his standing, | integrity and discipline are a Ik high standard o f conduct and ■ DECEM BER IS FILLED with carollers and carol services and the climax to ethics ), and in this remark- k able get-up he will deal with 2 these will be the informal family get-together carol singing on the steps of the those dragons which in the 2 past were primarily interested 2 Johannesburg City Hall on Christmas Eve. The service will start at 7.30 p.m. in maidens, but today & and will be preceded by a visit from the Transport Department’s illuminated apparently devote all their 5 attention to undermining 9 bus. businesses. ■ I am told" that Wit For an hour and a half carols and community students expect Professor singing will he provided by the choir of Central Wimble, who is responsible for producing so many o f our Methodist Hall, the Salvation Army City Corps accountants, to look like this Band and. mothers, fathers and children, grand­ when he next lectures to them: I mothers and all those who do not have any Christ- I mas parties to go to on Christmas Eve. By 9.30 p.m. it will all be ! over and everyone will go home with a most satisfying feeling of having ushered in Christmas in joyous fashion. The first carol service was arranged by Mr. • Boyce Eager when he was Mayor in 1966. Even though rain washed the proceed­ ings away, Plan “ B ” was ready as it will again be this year — a c c o u n t a n t and everyone moved into the City Hall for a great evening of knights Christmas comradeship. INCE accountants, as with RAIN NO PROBLEM S some other professional The Mayor is appealing to the men, are not supposed to- citizens of Johannesburg to sup­ blow their own trumpets, a port this annual carol service that firm o f public relations is has become an established activ­ now doing the blowing for them. ity for Christmas. There, will be According to this firm, ample seating but, as at a rugby accountants are knights in- match, the air will get chilly and shining armour who are people are advised to bring rugs, always at the ready to rescue cushions and coats if they want to businessmen from a “ fate stay warm. worse than death.” I mentioned “ Plan B ” The steel o f the accoun- earlier. If the rain should come down the carols will not be washed out. They will transfer into the City Hall with the same programme. Rupert Stoutt will conduct the Central Methodist Church Choir and bandmaster Harry Fowler ( the Salvation Army Band. It did excellent duty at the Carol Service at the Zoo Lake. Speeches will he kept to a minimum — only one of welcome from the Mayor, Mr. Patrick Lewis, who has the happy knack of making short and good speeches. The master of cerimon- ies and soloist will he Mr. Ockert Botha.

Collection Number: A1132 Collection Name: Patrick LEWIS Papers, 1949-1987

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