LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 4 December 1946, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pcrsonal Mi ;.s Bftty fcjtuurb, oi Wellington, was a recebl guest oi Mrs. J. A Easton, oi Buckley. Tlie frioiicks oi Mr. D. Hook, of ihe Shannon dairy factory stafl, will be sorry to learn that he is f'onlinod to liis bcd on account of alness. \ . Among the visitors to Wellington for the wedding of Mr. Don Easton and Miss Isobcl Stuart, which took plaee at St. John's Presbyterian | Church, Upper Willis Street, on j Saturday, November 23, were Mrs. I J. A. Easton, Misses Jean and Nancy i Easton, Mr. S. Easton, Mr. and Mrs. |C. Stern (all of Shannon), and Mr. | and Mrs. H. C. Easton, of Levin. I Euclire Wiilners ; Prize winners in the weekly i euc.hre tournament, held by the ' local branch of the Labour Party j in Laurvig's Hall on Friday eveni iiig, were Mrs. R. Johnson and Mr. i Moore, Senr. Tliere was the usual ; large gaclaering of players. Flag 500 Winners ! The iinai night of the season in ihe flag 500 evenings conducted by he Women 's Section of the R.S.A. j i was held on Monday evening. j i There was a very large gathering I oi players and prizes were won by! Mesdames Peni, Clough and Sin- j clair, and Mr. R. Harding. Many Palves Colleclecl x Tlie total number of calvcs collected by the Shannon bobby calf p. .-oi during the 1946 season was 7103. The averuge person does not ji-i.iise Ihe large industry which ii'is dcveloped out of the bobby cal! collection. Almost tlve whole .! ihe im-at obtaiued from the ii'dusl.ry has been sent to Britain. Fir inen Busy I 1 iiicinou liave been very i-usy during ihe last i'ew evenings in e.iving Ine fire station a coat of nniiil. Uver ihe weckr-nd a work- ■ iig bff serapi d uiucii of the old pui'P iil ihf rool', and a start was made wiMi t,he painting. Tlie roof iiui iinni. of tlip buiJding is now 1" -kiiv. very r.UuU't, and ii. is hoped ;.o imv ihe wliojp bnilding coniiilelpil i.'.v n.'-xt weekend. Ladies' Bay al Tciuiis Ai tiip recenf, lueei.iJig of the rornieP tpp of l.iu- Shannon Tennis p'lnbn. was dfcided on the njotion ■of Mr,1 Uiggio, that the lady mem- ; her iuivp'a special afternoon each | wp"k ior playing competition and loUior mafcler. among themselves. The day set down for t-hese games .\Tv-5 Thu'Vda v of each week. T " oorrcw wui b° the ftrst of these ia'Jifv." day. and a fuli mustei- of lady nmmbero is expected. Usefw! Gardcniiig Hints ! Wh'ia g' ving a gardening talk'to menibers of the Shannon Women's Ir.-i1 i p, at their November meeting held r?ieently, Mrs. S. H. Rob--if Tokomaru Vailey, an expert aiuaimir gardenrr, gave some .ilual.ip iips to hnnip gardeners. Mi". PoberUi advisrd not to cut. off ihe joliagp from btilbs when flowering is ov r, hui to liffc t-hem each y -ar. not for long, spread them out, fir.'-ferahl.v in sand, and sprinkle \\ 1 1 i i sidphur. Plant dahlias in an ojj -n . imny spid, in tlie best part of I he garden. thin the leaves as well as ihe bulbs. When planting shrubs ptuv.hased from flower [I-, lirsi f'ree up the roots and timi! :.ci deeply in the ground. Alwuys use very old manure. Crab appie trees should be pruned. When stcging cxhibits at shows ulways use sclf i'oliage; grow decorai.Ive iuliago in your garden.