LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 22 December 1947, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Headmaster Dies Sucldenly * Mr. Raymond Short, headmaster of the Dyer Street School, Lower , 'Hutt, died suddenly at his home in ; Hastings on Saturday night. He was- in his forty-eighth year'. Mr. Short was appointed headmaster when the Dyer Street School opened last July. He received his education at Wellington College, and later at the Wellington Teachers' Training College. Before his appointment to Lower Hutt he^ served on the staffs of schools in' both islands. Band Out Caroling j Yesterday morning nine members . of the Levin Boys' Band, all over the age of 16 years, indulged in caroling throughout the eastern side of the borough and in appre- ! ciation citizens contributed £17 to a collection. It was intended that the whole band participate, but the infantile paralysis precautions have made this impossible. The > members of the band who were out yesterday .intend playing carols in the other portion of the borough on Christmas morning. Miners' Big Pay Cheque About £48,000 in wages has been paid out this week to miners at six coal mines in the Huntly district, which closed on Friday for the Christmas and New Year period. In addition to wag,es for the last fortnight, the miners received holiday pay until the mines reopen on I January 8. The average received i by each miner is said to have been more than £401 With production bonuses, some miners are said to be earning up to £4 8s a day, with a large number drawing nearly £3 ! a day.

! Goods Pillaged | The pillaging of goods during passage from overseas continues to i the lo'ss and annoyance of importers. A Feilding importer found last week that the more expensive of some goods from England had been pillaged. The large parcel, branded "Made in England," was found on arrival to have been broken open and several pounds worth of goods removed. Those responsible for this theft apparently were judges of quality and •?elected only the more valuable of the items from the package. Old Brand to Disappear The familiar "Lake" brand on the butter produced by the Levin Co-operative Dairy Company, which has been known to local residents and others further afield for over 50 years, will soon be' disappearing. This bfand was slightly altered in design some 20 years ago to include the word "Levin." As from this week butter manufactured by the Levin company will be distributed under a new brand, "Tararua," a wrapper which will be used by all dairy companies in the districts of Wairarapa and Horowhenua. No Doctor Called to Child It was cle'ar from the medical evidence that any skilled physician c'ould have diagnosed the case and j the child's chances of recovery ! under medical supervision would ; have been favourable, said the I coroner, Mr. w. G. L. Mellish, in j Wellington, in returning a verdict i that the death of Mark Williams, I aged 23 mon'ths, on September 2, j was caused by laryngeal dipht-heria. : The child's father, Mr. L. W. Wil-' diams, said that a fortnight before j death the child became ill and was I believed to be suffefing from teeth- { ing troubles and croup. Evidence | of visiting his son's house on Sep- I tember 1 and finding Brother Wil- j son, of the Commonwealth Coven- | ant Church, saying prayers over the child which, he said, appeared in a j distressed condition, was given by the infant's grandfather, Mr. E. T. ! Williams, who said he tried unsuccessfully to persuade his son to call f a doctor. Dr. p. p. Lynch said the \ symptoms of diphtheria would have been quite discernible t'o a practitioner and if the child had had ; medical attention he would probably have recovered.