LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 193, Issue 22203, 24 November 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fine and Hot Although rain promised at various stages yesterday when threatening clouds gathered* the sky had cleared by the late afternoon. Last night was clear and this morning found conditions sunny and hot. At 9 a.m. the barometer showed little movement at 30.00in. Shearing Accident Lacerations to the tendofci of a thumb were received by Mr George McHardy, farmer, of Putaruru, yesterday, when he caught his hand in a lathe. The injured man was admitted to the Waikato Hospital. Express Delayed Crossing delays on. the Main Trunk line last night resulted in the first express from Wellington reaching Frankton half-an-hcur behind senedule this morning. The limited express was not affected to the same extent, being 15 minutes late. Health-giving Foods British Government experts are working out a comprehensive nutrition policy as part of the reconstruction peace plans, says the Daily Mail. The idea is to provide everybody with the best and most nutritious health-giving foods at the cheapest prices.

Performance of “Ruddigore” The Gilbert and Sullivan opera, “Ruddigore,” was staged again last night by the boys of Southwell School, under the direction of Miss Joan Sergei. The Frankton Town Hall was crowded, and everyone was delighted with the performance.

Improvement in Condition Some improvement in the condition of Mr Herbert Prout, aged 63, sharemilker, of Rukuhia, is reported from the Waikato Hospital. Mr Prout was knocked down by a motor-car on Saturday night in Victoria Street and received head injuries.

Frankton Library Renovations Considerable renovations carried out at the Frankton Public Library during the past few weeks have resulted in the interior of the building wearing an attractive appearance which has been the subject of favourable comment by subscribers. Not only has the lending library been freshly painted and varnished but the public reading room also has been thoroughly redecorated.

Joint Council Work Tributes to the St. John Association and Red Cross workers were contained in a letter received by the local joint committee from the Auckland secretary of the Provincial Joint Council of the St. John and Red Cross in reference to the receipt of a case of splendid articles from Hamilton. Its work in providing many beautiful articles has for some time been a subject of commendation. Church Leader’s Visit

War-time impressions of the United States and an account of the confer-' ence on post-war reconstruction held in Princeton, at which he was New Zealand’s representative, will be given by the Very Rev. A. K. Warren, Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, in the Hamilton Baptist Church tomorrow evening. The Rev. C. H. Olds, President of the Methodist Conference, will preside, and the meeting has been arranged by the Hamilton Council of Churches and the Hamilton Minister’s Association. Large Bequest to R.S.A. The New Plymouth branch of the R.S.A. will receive an immediate cash bequest under the will of the late Mrs A. L. Parker, of New Plymouth, and the residue of the estate, estimated to be worth about £15,000, after the satisfaction of certain life interests. During the last war Mr and Mrs Parker made generous contributions to patriotic funds, which Mrs Parker continued throughout this war until her death. The area in which the bequest will become available for the relief of distress among ex-servicemen embraces practically the whole of North Taranaki. Schoolboy Injured An unusual accident that might have been attended with more serious consequences occurred this morning, when a number of primary school boys were waiting to catch a bus at the railway crossing stop in Victoria Street. As the bus was drawing in, one boy, John Reid, aged nine years, a son of Mr and Mrs L. Reid, of River Road, was jostled from the pavement and was jammed between the bus and a telegraph pole, receiving head injuries and shock. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital but was later able to return home.

Thanksgiving Day One of the traditional holidays in the American calendar, Thanksgiving Day, will be celebrated tomorrow in fitting fashion, with the customary feast, including the serving of turkey and cranberry sauce, by Americans in New Zealand. Thanksgiving Day has its origin in the thanksgiving and praise offered to God by the Pilgrim Fathers to mark the bountiful harvest of the first crops sown by them in American soil. Since then the last Thursday in November has usually been celebrated by their descendants in similar fashion, with feasting, church services and other ceremonies.