NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20680, 19 March 1937, Page 18

NEWS AND NOTES

I The education of children who have I been victims of the infantile paralysis epidemic has not been neglected. Mr D. C. Cameron stated at the meeting of the Otago Education Board this week day that the board had two teachers at the Dunedin Hospital, and one was devoting his time exclusively to the children who were suffering from infantile paralysis. He also expressed satisfaction that three supernumerary teachers had been appointed to take charge of the schooling of the 75 children in the health camp at Waikouaiti. H. Allchuch and Co. advertise the various lines to be sold at the Rialto to-day. Included in the list is a freehold property which they are offering at 2.30 p.m. on behalf of the executors of the estate of the late Catherine Nicol. Please note the poultry sale will commence at 12 o'clock noon in place of 1 o’clock as previosuly. Details will be seen in the auction column. An interesting idea has been put forward by a well-known Hastings citizen as a supplement to the national milk distribution scheme for school children. “While I fully approve of the idea of supplying milk,” he said, “I do not see the necessity, at present, at any rate, of pasteurising the milk. The money to be spent in that direction could, in my opinion, be used for providing each child with an apple e’ ery day. It would give a wonderful Impetus to the fruit-growing Industry, and the initial cost of the scheme would not be as great as that of the free-mllk scheme." In an interview, Mr G. O. McCutcheon, managing director of a firm of wholesale fruit merchants in Hastings said that the scheme was well within the bounds of possibility. “Allowing the proportion of school children to the total population at 10 per cent., the total number of school children would be 150.000.” said Mr McCutcheon. “The average number of apples per case is 150, and this means an increase in consumption of 1000 cases a day. For more than halt the school year fruit would be available from the trees in good condition, and this would produce an added consumption of apples in New Zealand of 100.000 cases for that period." Mr McCutchion considers that 4/6 a case, plus freight, would allow growers a reasonable return, and freight would not amount to more than 1/- a case on the average, giving a total cost for supplying 150.000 children for half the school year of only £27,500. For the remainder of the year the cost would probably be in the vicinity of £37,500. Consumption would be increased by 200,000 cases per year.

Keep Away All Germs —We specially recommend Formalin Lavender as a spray for rooms and closed motor cars. Price 1/-, 2/- bottle. Sprays for using his can be obtained item us, price 1/6, 2/- and 2/6. Stewart’s disinfectant Is the most powerful germicide to put in he drains and sprinkle arounc the yard It has a pleasant smell and is highly effective as a killer of germs. Price 1/- large bottle or 7/6 gallon tin. Any of these articles sent post or rail free. E. C. Ayres, Ltd., chemists. 78 tafiord St. South, Timaru. ....

Keep tree from all Germ by using any of the following: lodised throat tablets 1/6 bottle, antiseptic throat tablets 6d and 1/6 tin, formalin throat tablets 1/6. germosal gargle 2/-, antiseptic nasal drops 1/6 eucalypti); 6d md 1/-, antiseptic throat spray 2/-, camphor 2d, 4d and 8d block, perman;anate of potash as a gargle 6d end !/• packet. We deliver any of these articles to any part of the Ccvn or suburbs without any extra charge. No extra charge tf posted-to the country. E. C Ayres Ltd., chemists. 78 Stafford Street Sov'h Timam