LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 14 November 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Car "Borrowecl" for a Night A motor-car belonging to Mr. W. 3. Long, Levin, was removed from outside his house in Kawiu Road late last night. The police were notifled immediately and a description of the vehicle broadcast. The car, however, was found to be back in its normal place this morning.

Bulls Bridge Progress Progress with ihe bridge over the Rangitikei River at Bulls has reached the stage that the second 1 'contract for the- erection of the I steel girders and spars will soon ' commence. The Greatford railway I station, where the girders have i been stored; -is now a hive of ! industry as the girders are being 1 blasted and painted preparatory to being transported to the bridge ! dte. At the bridge itself the piles ! for the last pier are now being driven, and the abutment at the southern bank being built in.

Grocers and Bread Wellington master grocers decid- ! ed last month to cease the sale of bread at the end of the year. At a meeting a letter from the master I bakers expressed regret that owing | the shortage of labour and su i - jable vehicles it was impossible io iresume private delivery within "vhe ishort time from the receipt of your I letter to December 31." The i.meijing decided to continue handl.ng I bread in the meantime and to re- | consider the position in March. ■ | The members expressed the opinion ! that tlie bakers had had ample ; notice, but it was not desired to add' to the present heavy burdens (A i liousewives. | Wanganui Wool Sale i One of the smaiiest clips to be I offered at a Wanganui sale for 1 many years will be available to buyers at the second Wanganui wool sale of the season to be held on November 25'. Unsettled weather ! during the past month has serij ously dislocated shearing arrangeI ments, and the number of flocks completed is far less than usual | at this stage of the season. As tne { oflering at the next sale will comI prise practically all the new jseason's fieeces, the number of jbales already catalogued is consid:erably below that for the previous ! season. At present mainly dry •j.sheep are being shorn. The first i i un is not expected to be out before j Christmas.

I Film Society Mooted | Many Levin residents will be [iinterested to learn of a meeting to | oe held at the Horowhenua College I issembly hall on Monday eve hrg |next to'discuss the formation cd a jlocal film society. Several societies I of this kind already exist in New j Zealand. In general terms they lare associations of people who are iinterested in the motion pictore as ,art, entertainment and education. Once a society is formed, • dlms are available covering a wide ' variety of subjects. The main j ource of supply is the National Film Library, Wellington, which imakes the fllms available free cf charge from a catalogue of some ! hundreds. The film which has been ! secured for Monday evening has I not been previously screened in (New Zealand. R.S.A. Carnival j An appeal to members/ of the Levin branch of the Returhed J Services' Association to assist in the ] preliminary work which the holct.[ing of the annual carnival would jinvolve, was made by the carnival secretary, Mr. P. Young, at the Iquarterly meeting of the branch (last night; A suitable site had i already been found at Waitarere iBeach, and residents in the locality were giving all the assistance possible. One farmer had even Sffered to transport timber to the

site free of charge, provi'ding the necessary petrol was supplied. The intention was to make this year's carnival outclass all previous- ones, and an attractive six-day pro • gramme had been drawn up. What : was now required was the cooperation of all the members. A ' great deal of preliminary work was I necessary and assistance would also be required during the carnival. It was hoped that a start would be made this weekend, and he appealed to those present to ask all other members to get i-n touch with the ' exec'utive members of the branch or himself, and offer ^ thelr services.