14 April 1972
Besoek van staatspresident: Aanstaande Vrydag sal ‘n groot dag in die geskiedenis van Hoër Jongenskool wees. Die skool ontvang besoek van sy beroemdste oudleerling, Staatspresident J. J. Fouche, asook minister S. P. Botha, Minister van Waterwese. Mnr Fouche sal die seuns toespreek.
Drowned while fishing: Drowned at Gordon’s Bay on Easter Monday, Mr. Brian Govender (24), well-known member of Paarl and a racing motorist, was buried at Paarl yesterday from the St Stephen’s Church. Mr. Govender was washed off a rock by a sudden wave while fishing. His body was washed up a week later, on Monday, at Pringle Bay 15 miles away.
Hulle sou kaal geswem het: Mense wat kaal in die Kaap swem, het in die Wynberg se hof verskyn en is met R25 beboet. Die Burger berig dat ‘n Wellingtonner ook hiervan aangekla word. Volgens Die Burger is hy mnr. Ugo Colombo (28) van Hoofweg, Wellington.
2 Prisoners escaped in stolen car: Within five minutes of two convicts having escaped in a farmer’s car yesterday at 4.15 p.m., five police vehicles descended on the farm and went in pursuit of the escaped men, who got away. They were in a gang of eight convicts working on the farm, Groenleegte, Noorder-Paarl, of Mr. Dawie Botha. As the prisoners stopped work for the day, the two men jumped into the car and drove off.
Bomme in rommel gevind: Twee vliegtuigbomme, wat waarskynlik uit die begin jare van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog dateer, is hierdie week tussen ’n hoop ou yster in ’n rommelplaas gevind. Mnr. N. J. Visser, die eienaar van die firma, het die bomme opgemerk toe hy by die rommelhoop verbygestap het.
Wins R700 watch: On Wednesday morning Mr. Edmund Benn, of Alba Street, Suider Paarl, received a telephone call from Johannesburg, stating that he had won a gold watch, worth R700. This was one of the prizes at a competition at the Rand Easter Show which Mr. Benn and his wife visited.
