LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 27 November 1946, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Girls Fly Solo The first two women members of the Middle Districts' Aero 'Club 'to graduate to solo flying since the ■ club resiim'ed its activrties after the war, successfully passed their solo tbsts at Milson aerodrome yesterday. They were Misses M. M. Gale and Sheila Murphy. Both had previously completed the regulation 15 hours of dual instruction. Gisborne Port's Trade A marked increase in trade at the port of Gisborne has been reported for last month. Imports were 4460 tons, compared with 1280 tons in October, 1945, and exports were 1554 tons, as against 866 tons. Receipts were £2415, an increase of £1411. Payments were £9041 compared With £8223 in October, 1945, and included £1000 as 'a sinking fund instalment. Damage by Vandals Vandals caused cohsiderabffi damage in Vivian . Street, ne'ar the centre of New Plymouth, in the early morning. Letter-boxes wer6 torn from gates, taken to ah in'tersection and smashed; flower plants jwere pulled up and scattered about; |and gardens were trampled oh. j Even supporting stakes were | ripped from plants and thrown |away. A1 though there was noise jand laughing, none of the residenis realised what was happening. Teacher's Voice Drowned Hundreds of birds, eniefly sparrows, have taken charge o'f the New Plymouth Girls' High Sehool gymnasium. The principal, Miss A. R. Allum, told . the High Schools' Board that when a cldss was being; taken in the gymnasium oh k lecent wet day, 'the tea'cher, who had a fairly powerful voice, had to take second place to "the 6000 birds" who were there also. Slie added: "You simply can't hear yourself talk, and it drives you mad." The building committee o'f the board has d6cided to make an inspection. Waiopehu Track Completed "The Waiopehu Track is again open, a new hut has been plann'ed and the site and foundations have been prepared," said the president, Mr. N. M. Thomson, at the monthly? meeting of the Levin — Waiopehu Tramping Club last evening. it will be recalled that the track -was devastated and the hut destroyed by the gale which swept the Tararuas in February, 1935. Mr. Thomson said that all the club's en'efgies should now be devoted to pushing ahead with the erection of the hut. Trips for this purpose were arranged for December 1 and 15, cars leaving the post office at 6.30 and 8 a.m., while some members indicated that they would be spending the whole of these weekends on the job. Trattiping Popular The remafkable growth which the Levin-Waiopehu Tramping Club has made since its revival after a war recess was referred to at its monthly meeting last evehing by the president, Mr. N. M. Thomson. He said that in March last the first meeting had been held, with the somewhat disappointing attendance of 13. Since then it had grown in popularity until today the membership was 84.; Outings had been quite well attended, while the innovation of monthly meetings, at which all members had an opportunity to discuss the club's business instead of leaving it to be.dealt with by a small committee, had been attended by between 30 and 40 members and had given a social side to the club's activities. The late Dr. Richardson, "whose dream (it didn't come true!) it was to found a sor't 'of "City of health"in England, was "no smoker, and disapproved of tobacco, yet he' admitted (like -Huxley) that it was, "no worse than tea." It's purity that couhts in both easbs. Depend upon it, the fapious "toasted" tobaccos, Cut Plug No. 1!0 (Bullshead) , Navy Cut No. 3 (Bblldog) , Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold alid Pocket Edition, Woh't' harm anyone. They owe their great popularity to (1) their uniform splendid quality; (2) expfert manufacture and skilful blending; •and (3) the toast'ing of the leaf which make them what they are — ' •the finest and least harhiful of all tobaccos. The evei"-growing de-' mand for them is proof positive of ; their outstanding merit. But in' order to avoid Worthless imitations •buyers should insist on having the brands alre'ady enumerated.