LOCAL & GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 53, Issue 32458, 24 July 1944, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

All Open Drains Cleaned All open drains in the borough have now been cleaned, reported the works committee to the July meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council. Footballer Injured In the Miranda v. Ngatea senior football match played at Ngatea on (Saturday, J. Williams of Mirandla was injured and was taken to the hospital suffering from concussion. Pruning of Street Trees iGood progress has been, made with the pruning of the street trees, reported the works committee to the July meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council. Metal For Farmers i. Two men were employed in the quarry for three days getting down soft spawls for use by farmers, reported the works committee to the Paeroa Borough Council. Paeroa Prisoner of War Well In a photograph of prisoners of Avar at Stalag VIIIB, Germany, which appeared in a weekly publication recently, L. McDonald, of Paeroa, son of Mr W. B. McDonald, of Thames, appeared in the group. Mr McDonald said the latest news from his son was that he was keeping* in excellent health. . ■ “Straight” or Serpentine An explanation of why some farmers were receiving their orders in “straight” super and some in serpentine, was given at the recent annual meeting of the Te Aroha-Thantes Valley Co-operative Dairy Company by the manager of the trading department, (Mr H. 'Brim'bleeombe. The feet was that all orders were placed manfr months ahead and had to be for serpentine super. When the supplies ef matured serpentine rock were used up, however, the rest of the <Wte®s were ’filled with straight super. The matter* was completely out of .hfe band-