Patea & Waverley Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Patea Mail, 14 May 1941, Page 2

Patea & Waverley Press WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

An owner is required lor a lady’s glove tliat lias been found.

Germany, it is said, lias more barbarians to the sepmre head than any other country has to the square mile.

Ilughson’s have an interesting ;.n nouncement in another column with re gard to pyjamas, blankets, eider downs and kapoc quilts.

It was reportod at (lie Borough_ Council meeting Unit 50 now houses had been creeled in Patou during the past three vears.

The winners at the euchre 11y for the soldiers’ unaddressed parcel? on Friday wore Mrs. Brosn.m and Mr. W. Close. Mrs. .T. IT. Anderson won the barometer, Mrs. B. Anderson the pair of blankets, and the child's motor a r was Aron by Gay Jenkins.

Those requiring building material, especially wallboards, asbestos sheets, roofing materials, concrete products, lino and rubber Scoring, or paints, should communicate with C. F, Millward and Co. Ltd., Wanganui, who will furnish prices etc.

The two old mutes chanced to meet in the Auckland domain and got talking about the old days. “I 'member the time," .said one, "when you could buy a prime leg o' mutton for a bob." "Ah," said the other, "and I mind the time when beer was sixpence a pint and 'bacca sixpence an ounce. Not this here toasted ‘bacca 'most everyone smokes now, of course." "Not likely," agreed his mate. "Toasted is different to other 'bacca. I been smoking it this dozen years—and can you beat it?" "There’s nothing to touch it!" declared the other with emphasis, "and mind you, it couldn’t do you no 'arm not if you smoked a pound of it-, a week. That’s what toasting does!" This being carried unanimously, the pair lit up and toddled off in quest of " 'arf a 'andle." Toasted certainly has an irresistible appeal for smokers. Look at the demand for all five brands: Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshcad), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Biverhead Gold and Desert Gold. Yes, and look at the imitations —and avoid them!