WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20930, 8 January 1938, Page 3

WAIMATE

NO QUARANTINE IMPOSED ACTIVITY AT HEALTH CAMP No strict quarantine is to be placed on the children's health camp at Waimate as a consequence of the case of scarlet fever admitted to hospital on Wednesday. Every precaution against an outbreak is being taken, however, in the frequent examination of the children and in prescribing carbolic gargles at regular intervals. Dr. A. G. Pitts, medical officer of the camp, stated yesterday that in his opinion no advantage would be gained by isolating the camp. The same view had, he said, been expressed by Dr. T. Fletcher Telford. Medical Officer of Health for Canterbury. The local assistants who visited the camp daily to help with the children have been dispensed with in the meantime. and the camp is being conducted by Mrs McGregor Walmsley and three assistants who arc in residence at the school. BOY’S ESCAPADE SET TRUCK IN MOTION A boy of seven, playing in a truck at Mr R. Willetts' yard. High Street, set the engine going and threw the clutch into top gear. The truck careered i across the yard, rammed a smaller | truck and jammed two men and a I woman against a wall. Fortunately, a third man was handy, who sprang into the truck and freed the prisoners. No one was seriously injured, but all suffered bruises. The smaller truck suffered bent axles, crumpled mudguards and a badly gashed tyre. TELEPHONE TRAFFIC INCREASE IN TOLL CALLS Convincing evidence of the increasing popularity of telephones in Waimate is afforded by comparative figures sunplied by the Postmaster 'Mr W. Gundy* for the last four years. Between 1934 and 1937 the number of telephone subscribers has increased by 46. In 1934 the subscribers numbered 621. in 1935. 628. in 1936 652. and in 1937. 667. There has also been a considerable increase in the number of extension telephones in use. The figures are as follow: 1934. 65: 1935. 68; 1936, 75; 1937. 82. The yearly figures for outgoing toll I calls over the same period show the remarkable increase of over 20 per cent, giving an indication of the growing use of the telephone for long distance communication. The figures are as f0110w:—1934. 39 931; 1935. 45,926: 1936, 55.749; 1937. 59.195. On the first day of business in the new year, three applications for telephone installations were lodged at the Post Office. TIDYING UP THE RAILWAY

I The 12 men selected by ballot to commence work at the Waimate Railway Station next week on three months’ full-time employment will be engaged in cleaning up railway stations and the railway line between Studholme and Glenavy. The men will first clean up the area around Hie Waimate railway station and then follow the line to Studholme, cleaning up and weeding the sices of the permanent way. Similar work will be done at each station between Studholme and Glenavy and on the main line to the Waitaki bridge. SPORTS ABANDONED A decision to abandon for this year i the annual sports meeting, which was I to have been held on Boxing Day. was made at a meeting of the Waimate Caledonian Society on evening. Rain caused the postponement of the meeting on Boxing Day and also on the day following. HOOK W.DF.U. ! The January meeting of the Hook i Women’s Division of* the Farmers’ i Union was held at the Hall grounds m j the form of a picnic combined with i the Sunday School. During the afternoon games were played and races run. j The picnic was to have been held at ' the bush, but on account ol the i weather it was abandoned. The usual competitions were held ' and resulted as follows: Slice of Christinas cake: Senior, Mrs D. Wilson 1, Mrs W. Bell 2. Mrs Leath wick 3. Junior: Miss F. Burness 1. Miss D. Tiffen 2. Bloom: Mrs Wilken 1. Mrs Henderson 2, Mrs Leathwick 3. Vase of flowers: Mrs Mason 1. Mrs Wilkin 2. Mrs W. Bell 3. Garden peas: Mrs D. Wilson 1, Mrs W. Bell 2, Miss D (Continued in previous column.)