THE Opunake Times Established 1894 Office: Fox St., Opunake. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1948. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 17 August 1948, Page 2

THE Opunake Times Established 1894 Office: Fox St., Opunake. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1948. LOCAL AND GENERAL

R.A.0.8. Lodge, Members of the R.A.0.8. Lodge are reminded that the fortnightly meeting of the'lodge will be held in the Masonic Hall tomorrow evening commencing at 7.30 p.m. A full' attendance is especially requested. * '■ What's on the Menu? .. Barraclough's prime beef and mutton will assist the house-wife to 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.* American Wage Statistics. Bureau of . Labour statistics state that the average factory wage in U.S.A. is now 49 dollars per week compared with 23.80 dollars in 1939. However, "after allowing for taxes and high prices the 40 dollars is worth only 2ti dollars m 1939 value. > Consciense. Money. A Gazette notice acknowledges the following amounts forwarded by persons unknown as conscience money to ' the Government. One pound each to the Army and Land and Income Ta:; Department; £G to the Worts Department; £l-5-0 ind- i'2 to the Railways; £176-94, i'4oo and £4 to the Treasury and twopence to the Post Office-. Fresh for Six Months. It is possible that in the hear future we shall be eating breadbaked up to six mouths previously. The Commander of the U.S. Army Food and Container Instilute has revealed that.loaves baked according to a new formula and packed in laminated plastic and paper covering has been produced for the U.S. Army and were still fresh and crisp six months after they* were packed. He said that they were able to keep almost anything now without itg losing freshness or value. Motu Claims Parsnip Record. Reading of the record claimed for a Rakauroa parsnip, measuring 6in across the. top by 18in long, produced this season by Mr. and Mrs. F. Jeff ares, a Motu resident, • Mr. T. Jackson', . paid more particular attention to the roots in his parsnip- patch-.. There he found several measuring 5m across the top. On'digging, theie was one across and 24in long and another was across and 20in long. Mr. Jackson says he is replanting the two> largest from which he will save the seed.