In Town And Out

Southland Times, Issue 23389, 22 December 1937, Page 6

In Town And Out

Big Stock Sale The last Lorneville stock sale for 1937 yesterday was an unusual one with a very heavy entry of stock, particularly fat cattle, and the sale did not conclude until eight o’clock in the evening. A break of a fortnight since the last sale because of the Southland summer show and no further markets for three weeks were responsible for the heavy entry, while the shortage of feed resulting from the dry weather caused a number of graziers to send forward both store and fat stock rather than hold it on their farms. In most sections, prices were easier, the supply far exceeding the requirements of buyers.

The Longest Day The summer solstice will occur today, when the sun will be at its highest point in the southern sky. Although in a strict sense today should be midsummer day, the occurrence of the summer solstice is regarded as marking the beginning of summer. Such a definition of the seasons brings the astronomical summer, which is roughly defined as covering the months of December, January and February. Fat Lambs at Lorneville

Although fat lamb buyers are active throughout the province, there was an entry of 600 fat lambs at the Lorneville stock sale yesterday. Many growers hoped to catch a buoyant market for the Christmas' trade, but the supply was much greater than the demand. Freezing buyers bought most of the lambs at schedule rates, but butchers bid keenly for heavyweight lambs at prices slightly higher.

Special Broadcasts Cabled information has been received that K.F.1., a Los Angeles radio station, is to feature a special Christmas broadcast at 7 p.m. New Zealand time today. Another special broadcast is to be transmitted from the shortwave station VO6D on December 26 at 11 p.m. New Zealand time. This is a Labrador station operating on a frequency of 14,280 kilocycles on the amateur 20-21 metre band. New Zealand Press Praised

“I am pleased to get back to New Zealand, particularly to our papers,” said Mr M. Fraser, who returned to Wellington by the liner Strathaird after a six months’ tour abroad. “There are few papers to compare with them overseas,” he added. “They give a much better service in general information and are more dignified in style.” Carriers Warned

Transport operators were warned against working beyond award hours when the No. 3 Transport Licensing Authority sat recently. The authority, Mr T. H. Langford, said that at the request of the .Hon, R. Semple, Minister of Transport, a very careful watch was to be.kept on owner-drivers and on all operators. Wherever it was found that hours were being exceeded the offenders would be dealt with not only through the Magistrates but also through the licensing authorities. There were quite a number definitely disobeying the regulations and others were suffering from uneconomic competition. A Shuffling Process

“I would like to see introduced into the secondary schools psychological studies. There is a need to study human behaviour, the way habits are formed and controlled, and the way natural impulses are brought into harmony with the duties of life. I fear that the schools are inclined to shuffle this on to the churches, and the churches perhaps to the parents, and so it goes round. It is a job which I fear is not being properly done, and which I think should be faced as soon as possible.” This declaration was made by Dr A. G. Butchers, head of the Government correspondence schools, in his address at the annual breaking-up ceremony of the Palmerston North Technical School recently, when he dealt with social problems.

Midget Car Racing Two of the leading midget car drivers of Australia, Mr G. Beavis, of Melbourne, holder of the midget car championship of Victoria, and Mr A. Tuckett, of Victoria, a former holder of the title, arrived at Auckland by the Awatea recently on a long visit to New Zealand. They will compete in Auckland shortly. Keen public interest in the sport, which is comparatively new, is being taken in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, the drivers said. It is usual to race midget cars and motor-cycles in one programme, although in different events, and the sport was proving extremely popular.