LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 19 August 1947, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Shop Premises Entered. A thief or thieves broke into the business premises occupied by Mr. B. H. Purser on Friday evening and a small amount of cash and goods were stolen. The matter ip. being*' investigated by the police. * v ' ’T Football Club Sociah ; All members of the Opunake, Oaonui and Pihama football Club’s are reminded that a windup Social will be held in the Bowling Club’s rooms next Thursday evening. An advertisement appears in this issue. Farmers Bring Salvation, “An agriculture in full production, with its products distributed in an orderly manner, introduces to the world the way to economic and social salvation, prosperity for all peoples and the degree of contentment that leaves no excuse for war.” (Jim Turner, President of the International ’Federation"of- Agricult ural Producers speaking'bn “On the Land” in the BBC’s PaciUc Service.) “Operation Simpson.” A novel way of raising money is being used by a Wellington girl, Miss Valerie Simpson in the “Miss New Zealand” Quest, for the Food for Britain Campaign conducted hy the Royal Society of St. George. She is conducting what she calls “Operation Simpson,” which is simply an appeal for help from everybody of that name. It is going very well, she says, but she is a little envious of the success that must attend an “Operation Smith.” Among the , prospective entrants is the daughter of a‘well-known Member of .Parliament.

1 00-Cream Manufacture, Hew Zealand ice r cream manufacturers, in seeking to improve the general quality of their product, have for many months been pressing for the institution of technical courses of instruction in its manufacture. ,As a result, the Massey Agricultural College authorities have agreed to include a section in ice-cream manufacture in the market milk course of ten days from November 12. All classes will be instructed in the fundamental care and treatment of milk and cream, and those students intending to follow the ice-cream manufacturing trade will take certain .specialised subjects while the rest of the men are engaged in work concerning city milk depots. Servicing of Motor-vehicles. That the standard specification for definitions for us© in motor-car cleaning and allied servicing has achieved its object of promoting understanding and agreement concerning what is meant by the' various operations iu servicing motor-vehicles is evidenced by the fact that the annual conference of the Retail Motor Trade Association recommended its members to use the Standard Mark to certify their adherence to the definitions laid down in the standard specificaitionvcWhich; js .npw,the basis;. of the prices fixed by - the Price .Tribunal for these services. During the year minor amendments were made to the ■ specification as a result of experience of its initial use. —Standards Council Report. Traffic Signals. In, the light of changes of methods of traffic control since the standard specification was drafted in 1941, the Road Traffic Sectional Committee reviewed the proposed standard of code of practice for roads traffic control signals, the issue of which was withheld due to the exigencies of war emergency conditions. This standard code establishes uniform practice relating ’tb : the use of light signals for the control and' regulation of traffic. It sets out for. the guidance of local authorities the conditions which warrant the introduction of signals, together with the principles which should govern their location and. design, and will secure uniformity in 'the use of such systems to the benefit of motor-vehicle drivers and pedestrians.—Standards Council Report.