TOBACCO GROWING

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 43, 14 November 1932, Page 5

TOBACCO GROWING

Greytown Experiments ITEMS FROM WAIRARAPA Dominion Special Service. Masterton, Nov. 13. A number of Greytown residents are growing small plots of the tobacco plant for home curing this season. It is considered the experiments may lead to a more extensive growing of the plant m future years. Cherry-picking Commenced. Cherry-picking has commenced in Greytown commercial orchards. Butterfat Advances. The Dalefield Co-operative Dairy Company made an advance of lOd per lb for October butterfat. Fine For Employer. A fine of £2 , was inflicted on R. Forbes Chisholm in the Greytown Magistrate’s Court this week for employing a man who had not paid his unemployment ievy. ' Solway Church Anniversary. ' Anniversary services were held at -solway Methodist Sunday School to-day. Pastor Whitfingdon and the Rev. n. Parker-conducteel the services,.- a feature of which was the special singing by the children. Power Pole Smashed. Wairarapa Power Board linesmen, found an electric power- pole _ba<Jiy smashed at South Carterton on Friday morning. . The indications pointed to the damage having been done by a motor vehicle leaving the road, but there vias no b sign of the vehicle, which must have suffered considerable damage.

I *A targe' cookhouse,' on Mr. Hamish Armstrong's property at Akitio wasides troyed by' fire at about 11 o clock on Thursday night. The structure, which was about 50 years old, comprised six bedrooms, a largo, dining room for the men, a kitcheu, a storeroom, and a bakehouse. The destruction of the building at the present juncture is more than, ordmarily inconvenient, as shearing is about to commence on the station.

Headlights of Cars. Amctortoh When Leslie L. Jones, of Masterton. appeared at the monthly sitting Grevtown Magistrates Court, charged with driving a motor-vehicle with only OTo headlight, Constable Gregor observed that this type of offence was de^°P 1] g into a common and serious one, and said that only recently a collision had occurred through the driver ofone vehm e mistaking another car, which had only one light, for a motor cycle. Defendant was convicted and fined 10/-.

meeting *°\. t “ e L s e^ue c f. Mothers, on Iwas unavoidably absent. » . Immbers to«l "jJr'Xuon «t given.

Bketahuna to The report ot Group 7?” n Eketnhuna the annual disclosed Terminating ’profit and a surplus ot £l3 / / fit reserve loss account, tota i amount addirectors, %. ere re -elected, auditor.

morning, Constable Grecharged obsh’ic t mg h i s the £ >hJ n of October 15. From the evidence, it was sitown that two men V er . e a licensed house when one entered the nrem“ The constable, who had witnessed the entry, was crossing the road whw defendant called out a warning to the other man, who made a speedy exit the premises. Defendant was convicted and ordered to come. up foV The'man luiiy 10/- costs,'.

S *hta ; A O C/MacDiamid, who has been visiting Mrs. Green, Wright .Street, Masterton, has returned to/Lower Hutt. Mrs A W. Hogg, and Miss J. Hogg. Church Street, Masterton, are visuing “ S F. n ‘Hood, Renal! Street, Mastertom, has returned from a visit to Auck b Miss Grace'Smith, of Gisborne, is. visit- • vrLe ATnisie Wright, Masterton. . fitavin# with her eis ter, Mrs.. I. • ton, Lincoln Road, Masterton.