THE Opunake Times Established 1894 Office: Fox St., Opunake. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1948. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 13 August 1948, Page 2

THE Opunake Times Established 1894 Office: Fox St., Opunake. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1948. LOCAL AND GENERAL

J-Fores Furlough. One Ealiotu serviceman, Pie. H. E. Minhiunick, is included in the draft of 534 J-Force servicemen expected to ai'rive by tin Westralin at Auckland on Mem day. On the Home Stretch. ' The barque Pamir has fewer than 1000 miles to sail and should arrive at Auckland, as scheduled earlier, about the end of next week/ The ship reported on Tuesday that she is meeting light winds and calms. Five-legged Calf at Marogatoki. An unusual arrival on the farm of Messrs. Brown Bros, at Mang'atoki on Tuesday afternoon was a five-legged calf. The extra limb is in the front of the body, and rench.es to within about Ift of the ground. The calf is perfectly normal in all other respects and is doing well. Land Sales Approved.

The following district transactions were approved by the Taranaki Land Sales Committee between July 16 and. August 10 : Farm, 190 acres, 1 rood, Arawhata Road, Opunake, land £3280, stock and chattels £220; House, 1 rood 39.8 perches, Wliiteombe Road, Opunake, £2250. Food for Smethwiok.

Residents who have so loyally supported the R.S.A. Food for Smethwick campaign, and others who are prepared to assist -ire again advised that the monthLv parcelling and despatch day _ is next Tuesday. Parcels or gift.-, of foodstuffs will be gratefully accepted by the Women's Aiixil iary at the Drill Hall on that da>. after 2 p.m. Settlers Erect Power Line®. The precedent set *by 12 settlers in the Otangiwai area in electing more than five miles ol power lines with the assistance of two qualified men was discussed at a meeting of the King Country Electric Power Board. An important move bv the board XS likely to follow the precedent, the board proposing a co-operat-ive line construction scheme in the Matiere area.

Old Time Dance. Dance lovers of the district axe reminded that the usual foil, nightly Old Time Dance, conducted by the old time dancecommittee, in aid of Ambulance funds, will be held in the Dnil Hall tomorrow evening. A grand time is assured, with novel'.}' dances and supper to add to tin! ih'gs. Auckland league players will be present on this occasion. Goitre. Tablets for the prevention of endemic goitre will be supplied free of charge to the Australian State Governments for distribution to school children. Treatment is required because of the absence of iodine in water and certain foodstuffs. Surveys by the Health Department show that about 116,000 children throughout Australia require treatment.

Imported Chips for Road Sealing. It is reported that a shipment of road metal chips for sealing purposes is now on the way from England to.be used on the New Plymou'th-Te Kuiti main highway. The importation, however, is not as strange as it may appear, because ships often come from England to New Zealand lightly loaded in order to take back cargoes of food, and the sealing chips are taking the place of sand as ballast on the outward voyage.

Final Days at Olympia. With defeats _in the weightlifting and boxing events, New Zealand's only chance at Olympia to be among the place-getters is in the cycle events, in which Nick Carter, of Nelson, will represent the Dominion. In the boxing (featherweight) contest, R. Goslin, the New Zealand representative, although he fought well, was no match for the U.S.A. negro, E. R. Johnson, U.S. Army champion, the fight being called off after the third round. The negro was much heavier, taller and altogether too tough. The New Zealand weightlifter, Crowe, of Waitara, had an attack of nerves, but did well to finish eighth in a field of 19.