LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 19 June 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Oangerous Himatangi Bend The signposring committee of the Manawatu Automobile Association reported to a meeting of the association last everiing that the deceptive corner at the Himatangi Store had been discussed by the committee, and it was recommended that a sign "Deceptive Bend — No Camber" should be erected. The report was adopted. / Levin Boy's Success The Wellington Presbyterian harriers held a six mile run on Satuiday from Khandallah for four teams. First in their second team was John Goodwin, of Training Coii lege, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. j Goodwin, of Levin. Before leaving i Levin John was well to the fore in all sports events at Horowhenua College. Rest Room Hours The question of whether or not the Ladies' Rest Room should be ! brought into line with all other seci tions of the community, and closed | on Saturday mornings, was. disi cussed at . this month's meeting of I the Levin Borough Council. Cr. H. E. Bowen suggested that in the meantime it should remain open from 10 a.m. until noon, and this j was adopted by the council. j Race Against Rains | Seven concrete piers offfie new Bulls bridge hav'e been completed, and an eighth is being constructed. The contractor has been having a race against the winter rains, but has now traversed the main portion of the stream in good time, and should have the remainder of the j piers completed before the river I rises enough to cover the area to be j worked" on. i Library Hours I Exception to a letter appearing iin the Press recently, in which it j was stated that the Levin Public ' Library was only open for 28 £ hours weekly and urging an4 extension of i hours, was taken by Cr. H. E. | Bowen, speaking at this month's ! meeting of the Levin Borough j Council. She said the library was | open for 40 hours weekly, and the hours could not be increased. Cr. Bowen aaded that the library staff was very busy. Girl Arrestecl In conneetion with the alleged robbery of £167 from the office of D. C. Stree-t Construction Co., Hamilton, last week, when it was stated that two men took the money from bags in the office while there was only one girl in occupation of the office, the police arrested the girl last night. When the case came before Justices of the Peace SeniorDetective Murray asked fo'r a remand, stating that under the circumstances it was probable that Ihe case would have to be dealt with by the Children's Court. The j money has been recovered. Man ancl Dog Re-united The story of affection between a soldier and a dog fostered in the vieissituaes of war, has had a happy sequel with the re-union of Bapdsman George Plimer and his canine L'riend Fiulf, who was recently released from quarantine. The story of Fluff and his master, is wiaely known in. New Zealand. They met on a railway station in Japan when Plimer was a prisoner of war and Fluff was smuggled on ihe Hospital ship with Plimer who was suffering from frost-bitten feet through Japanese neglect. The authorities at first refused to permit Fluff into New Zealand but they are now together again. Fate Still Undecided The fate of nearly 500 American operational aircraft of a total nom- . inal value of £14,000,000, at present parked on the R.N.Z.A.F. airfield at Rukuhia, near Hamilton, is still undecided. The member of the Air Board for supply, Air-Conimo-dore S. Wallingford, in reply to a recent inquiry, said that the future of the aircraft, which were involved in Lerid-Lease arrangements, was the subject of negotiations still proceeding in Washington between the New Zealand and United States Governments. There are 270 Con-' sairs, 110 Wdrhawks, 60 Venturas, 26 Hudsons, 19 Avengers, and ten new type of Venturas at Rukuhia. Many of them flew in the Pa,cific war. ' ,