Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 2 October 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Labour Pafty Bazaar The Lahour Party's bazaar is now being held on November 26 instead of Noyepiber 12. , This change has been made to avoid clashing with another organisatioh hol'ding a similar function on that date. Excellent arrangemelits are being made and the effort should prove most successful. Too Many Road Signs The opinion that too many road signs asking motorists to be careful gave children a false sense of security was expressed by Mr. S. G. Whittall at the monthly meeting of the Automobile Association (Wanganui). "I am inclined to think that we are pampering the children too much," he added. "We can overdo it." His remarks followed a request from a country school for signs to be erected on rural roads drawing attention to school bus routes. . Beer Measures Yesterday was the last day allowed licensed hotelkeepers to serve handles of beer under lOozs. Hotelkeepers throughoUt the Dominion, but chiefly ih the cities, have had considerable difficulty in securing the glasses ordered by the Price Tribunal, even though an extension of the time was previously allowe'd. Inquiries in Levin yesterday, however, reveaied that local hotels will experience no difficulty in this regard, as they have for some years had 10 oz. glasses in stock and. have ' an ample supply. Fall In Birthrate There had been a definite 'deciine in the birthrate in Levin this year, said the registrar of births, deaths and marriages, Mr. H. J. Henderson, yesterday. Nevertheless; the number of births during the quarter en'ded September 30 were higher than in the same period last year, due to an unusually large number in the month of September. The figures for the quarter) with' thOse for the same period of 1947 in parentheses, are: — Births 58 (48), deat'hs 19 (21), marriages 10 (24). For September the figures are:— Births 21 (13), deaths 2 (4), marriages 4 (11) . Cloth Damaged fiy Vandals Bolts of cloth, valued at over £400, Were slashed to ribbons by vah'dals who broke, into the Regent Clothing Company's workshops in Auckland. Nothing was reported stolen, although a futile attempt was made to open the safe, which contained £10. Sixteen bolts of tweeds and worsteds, also six grey suits, were slashed with daggerlike knives normally use'd for cutting out suitings. Most of the bolts were cut to the core. Some carne from Britain and were insured only against . loss by fire. "The materials are vir^fcually irreplaceable because they a'rfe allbcated by mills," said the managef of the firm (Mr. A. J. Shakell). "This is riothih'g bu't V/d,hton de's'trfictidfi."