LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11981, 23 February 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

You can t cheat the clock, but it is easy enough to do time.

At the S.M. Court at Eketahuna on Friday Mr H. E. Greathead was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace by Ivir J. Miller, S.M.

The Paliiatua Trust and Agency Corporation have received advice that a cement boat will be loading on Wednesday, 24th inst. Orders should he placed immediately.

In tlie bullock weight-guessing competition at the Masterton Show, Mrs J. Maxwell (Matahiwi) and Mr H. Youle (Ekeitalimia) tied for first place, being only jib out ini thenguesses.

A woman who w ent to see the Mayor of Christchurch, Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., had walked seven miles with her four children, none of whom had any breakfast. The wo man’s shoes were, practically off her feet.

A, Paliiatua resident said that to give an idea of liow heavy the rainfall was or Sunday, all rivers and creeks in Southern Hawke’s Bay were bark high and the water was over the road at one spot between Dannevirke, and Woodville.

The New Zealand Cricket Council has taken out an insurance policy against interference by lain witn next Saturday’s play in the first Test, match between Now Zealand and South Africa. The qover is for Saturday only.

The, annual sports gathering ot the Ahiaiiihe-Ponalahi Sports’ Club was held in Carterton on Saturday in wot weather. Eight fire brigades were represented in, tlie competitions, these being Waipukurau, Paliiatua, Eketahuna, Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Lower Hutt and Pet-one. Tlie Paliiatua team was not successful in winning any of the events.

Milk grading, and payment on grade is shortly to be introduced, so Mr W. A. lorns, chairman of the Dairy Control Board informed a meeting of the Greytown branch or the Farmers’ Union last week. Mr lorns said that while there was a certain amount of opposition to tlie proposal, he thought the dairy fanners should take the larger view, lor it they wished to place their produce they must strive after quality.

Blenheim is making an attempt upon the world sunflower record, says the Express. At the rear of Mr F. H. Southgate’s premises in High Street, there is at present growing a sunflower which is lift sin in height, with a stem of 24 inches in diameter. The largest flower is 1.5 inches across. Probably most people do not bother to measure their sunflowers, hut tlie specimen under review is so large as to challenge attention.

One of the finest talkies ever iiro-duced—-Let Us Be Gay"—is sli'owing oil Friday and Saturday at the King’s Theatre with Norma Sheader and Marie Dressier. *

All necessary motor- accessories stocked at Donald’s. Prices in keeping with the times. Your enquiries »al be appreciated.*