THE Opunake Times Established 1894 Office: Fox St., Opunake. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 10 August 1948, Page 2

THE Opunake Times Established 1894 Office: Fox St., Opunake. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Women’s Rest Rocm. Work on the Women’s Rest Room is progressing well, the foundations and framework now being ! in position apd it is expected that the work will .proceed without any further delay as all material is available. Pro vided the weather is suitable it i» anticipated that the building will be completed within 3 months. F.F. Film Showing. The Opunake-Oaonui Branch of the Federated Farmers has arranged a film showing, to be conducted by Mr. W. T. Vaughan, provincial organiser, in the Oaonui Hall next Thursday at 8 p.m. There is no charge for admission and supper will be provided. All farmers interested, and members of the Women’s Division and Y.F., Clubs are especially invited.

New Zealanders Praised.' “Anyone who lias had anything to do with - New Zealand university students overseas, aid indeed with New Zealand troops, has a very high opinion of them,” said Professor P. M. Gabriel, of Otago University, .n a recent address. “They have a noise and balance Avhich enables them to mix with other people quite easily. They, are neither servile nor bombastic.” 6d ‘Reward’ for £B4! Finding a woman’s handbag in a phone kiosk, Mrs. F. Mitchell of Aberdeen-place, Bradford (Yorks), opened it and saw eighty-four £1 notes and the owner’s name and address. Instead of taking it ! to the police, she took it back to the home of the £Wner. Mrs. Mitchell says she was kept waiting outside while the owner checked the contents, and was then called into the hall where she was handed 'two three-penny pieces with the remark: “That should cover your expenses.”

Health Gamp at Otaki. Three children from Eltham* five from Hawera, six from New Plymouth and one each from Opuuake, Manaia and Meremere left on Thursday for the Otaki health camp. The estimated cost a week of keeping a child at the camp is £2-2-6. Though there is no obligation on the parents to make a contribution] to the maintenance of their children, most of them do so. Most give at least 10/- a week, some more, and they pay rail fares to and from the camp. Following on advice from Dr." Hubert Smith, children from the Wellington * and Hutt districts will not be admitted to the camp during August.

Pertinacity. No doubt the girl telegraph messengers have done a great job, says a correspondent, but the boys have been doing it for years, and it seems that it has been taken too much-for granted. The following’ incident will indicate the 1 stuff thbse '.lads are made of: Djiring the war years a messenger called at our office late one afternoon to know if we had a “Miss Smith” on our staff as he had a telegram from some American soldier, addressed to “Miss Smith, N.Z; Insurance Building.” and he was trying lo find her. We suggested that it might be meant for some girl on the New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd., staff, but he shook his head and said he had already tried there, but she was unknown, so be had decided to “do every office in the building,”i to see if be could locate her. We had to admire the “kid” for bis determination and the use of his greymatter. The average messenger would have given up at the first set-back. But —not this boy. This country could with more of his kind.

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Baskatbail Dance. Dance lovers are reminded that the Opunake Basketball Club’s Grand Ball will*be held in the Drill Hall tonight. A splendid evening is assured. Roll up and support the local club. Details are advertised in tins issue. What’s tm the Menu? Barraclough’s prime beef and mutton will assist the house-wife t 0 provide tasty, suitable meals to please Dad and all the family. Tender and juicy stewing or braizing beef always assured. Ring Barraclough’s, 15 Today/ Occupational Spread, I was positively informed by a relative of mine the other day that she and all her friends no,v bad to lake larger shoes as a result of flat feet caused by war time queueing. And there has just been a question in Parliament to press for the manufacture of larger shoes for what the Member described as ‘queuetortured’ feet. (W. Bankes Am■erv “Calling 1 -Australia” in the BBC’s Pacific' Service.)

Export of Fruit. “It, is the aim of New Zealand fruitgrowers to export one million cases of apples and pears to the United Kingdom in the coming season,” stated the chairman of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation, Ltd., Mr. A. B. Congdon, when the annual conference, in Auckland. “If England does not want all that fruit, then as much as possible should be sent to dollar-prodnc-ing countries.”