Local and General

Chronicle (Levin), 3 February 1949, Page 4

Local and General

Startling Sunset 1 A remarkable sunset turned the south- west sky into- a riot of reds, blacks, greens and toning colours in Hawke's Bay on Tuesday. The sunset lasted'till after 7 p.m., when it reached a glorious climax. Many residents of Wairoa and Napier cni/1 f Arloir tVlof. thpV V"l Q f 1 TlpjVftr

before seen such an unusual and beautiiul sunset. Award To Cubmaster Dominion headquarters of the Boy Scouts Association announced yesterday that his Excel ency, the Governor-General, acting in nis capacity a s Dominion Chief Scout, has awarded the association's Certificate of Merit to Mrs. Leita Pearl Chrystal, of Foxton, in recognition of her good services to the, Scout movernent. In 1942 she was known to the residents of Foxton as Miss Evans, and, although_ quite ' young, she was appointed assistant cubmaster of the Foxton scout group, and after her marriage was appomted) cubmaster, and is still active in that capacity. During the war years she1 led two cub packs, one in Foxton and a second .at Manawatu Heads. Refusetd To Sell Goods "Unfortunately the refusal to sell goods is not in itself an offence uder the Control of Priee Act, 1947, unless such refusal is due to hoardiing for the purposes of raising the ! price," read a letter from the offi;cer in charge of the Dunedin office of the Department of Industries nrid nommerce. received at a recent

I meetlng of the Southland Trades | Council. The letter was in reply to a complaint from the council about a shopkeeper who, it was Alleged, had refused to sell bananas, though the customer knew he | had bananas for sale with oLher goods. The letter added that it was an offence for anyone to refuse to sell- goods except on the condition that other goods we-re also purchased.