SEADOWN

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19683, 28 December 1933, Page 12

SEADOWN

PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs J. W. Topham and Miss Topham have returned from a visit to Grevmouth. Mr and Mrs McNaughton, are the guests of Mr and Mrs J. W. Topham. “Holmvale." Mr McNaughton. who has been headmaster of the Kaiata School. Westland, has been transferred to Opihi, and will take up his duties on February 6 Mr and Mrs W. Robertson. Scddon Street. Runanga. are on a visit to Mr and Mrs A. G. Williams. Schoolhouse. Seadown. , , , Mr O'Brien. Dunedin, is the guest oi Mr and Mrs H. Brosnahan, “Pinegrove, Seadown. Mr Garvey. Runanga. is visiting mi and Mrs Spring. Seadown.

GENERAL NEWS. , Christmas Day was cool in with Boxing Day. Many homed the throng at Caroline Ba> on I Tuesday. Tlie day was extremely warm but windy, and conditions were not pleasant for holiday tourists. The district was subject to heavj. nor -west winds over the week-end and trees and orchards suffered. The buffeting the fruit trees received displaced cases of fruit and trees had limbs broken by the gale. The winds did a certain amount of good, for manj crop, that bad been flattened by the lea rain of last week were partial* lifted ! The district did not suffer to the same I extent as areas further miand. though i crops near the sea were extensively knocked about In comparison with | neighbouring townships Seadown had its fair share of rain, the heaviest fall of last week recording 140 points, while further falls of 41 and 25 points have occurred since then.

With a view to improving the teeth of the boys attending the Southwell School. Hamilton, a special diet was provided during this year, and highly satisfactory results were obtained. An Auckland dentist examined the teeth of the bo vs at the beginning of the vear. and divided the boys into classes Forty-six per cent, of the boys had first-class teetli and gums at the beginning of the year, while an examination conducted this month showed that tlv percentage had increased to 80 Milk was supplied as the principal beverage land wholemeal bread was substitute!: for white bread A large ration of vegeI tables was supplied, and to those win i needed it a concentrate of codlive: ol i was given Apart from the improve. condition of file teetli. there was a | distinct Increase in the weights and tn. i chest measurements of the boys, anc |an improvement In their genera health. The experiment proved .1« 1 value of plain, wholesome food ant regular meals, and the Influence tecti have on the general health