Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 13 May 1948, Page 3

Local & General

jPersonal ^ ??. N' -i ..-f v ■' ; • • Mrs. Gt E. P.arr is . visiting tter daiightera,^!ilrs. fO. Stewart, at: : W|iakatane. - M Mr. George Taylor is at present spending a iioliday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. F. E. Taylor, Stout Street. "United Nations Appeal ; " : The members of the Poutu Pah eommittee have "decided to donate to) the Hungry Children .of ! the World appeal their takings from their eard party to be held on Monday, May 24. ,Returned Men's Meetings At a meeting of the Returned Services' Association, the returns of the poll as to what night the meetings should be held were counted, Saturday night winning by six votes. Card Winners The Poutu Pah committee held another of its card evenings in the Laurvig's Hall.on Monday evening. There was a good attendance and winners were Mrs. R. Roberts and Mrs. W. Radford, draw and Mr. R. Sands and Mr. R. Harding draw. ifire BYi'gadey * a- . v "* ::Las|! ejvehin^ the! people of Shannon he&rd .fpr tlie .firstv time- the* Shannon Fire" Brigade's "new rsiren; th'e two blasts which were heara well out in the country gave some idea as to ,the ,improvement this will be to the preseht bell system. The members of the brigade, all of whom give their services volunr tarily, are to be commen'ded on the improvements and mo'aernisatlon of the equipment and. station in the past twelve months.