The Early Bird.

Chronicle (Levin), 16 June 1949, Page 4

The Early Bird.

Under the "wanted to exchange" adverusements m a New Sourh Waies coun&ry newsaper appeared the toilowing: "I have a rooster that cruws au 5 a.m. Want to trade him ior one that crows at 6 a.m." University Entrance. The University Entrance examinauions conducted by the UniveroUy of New Zealand will begin this year on November 28, and conclude on December 7. The University Entrance Scholarship examinations wiil be held during the same period. Giant Trucks. The first of four American-made 22-ton diesel trucks — the heaviest ever to be used in New Zealand— recentiy ianded at Westport for the JVuniSury of Works, has passed trials satisfactorily. When loaded, the weight of each truck will be 47 tons. Young Farmers' Tour. Six members of the Levin Young Farmers' Club left on the Wanganella for a three weeks' tour of Syd-' ney and surrounding districts. They accompanied a party of 20 young farmers from Manawatu. The local party is as follows: David Kilsby, Ron Hewitt, David Law, Bob Blackburn, Brian Fitzgerald and Douglas Newell. Power Board Loan. The Horowhenua Electric Power Board yesterday decided to apply to the Locai Government Loans Board for authority to raise, without a poll, the sum of £70,000 for general reticulation and the development of extensions. The loan will be for zu years, it is proposed, with a rate of one-sixth of a penny struck on all rateabie property in the board's area. German Food Dear. "A pound of meat costs 6/-, and everything else is very dear, but nevertheless our church members' oiferings have been iarge enough to enable us to rebuild our bombedout church here in Cologne," writes Erna Detlefsen, wife of the pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cologne, to a Christchurch resident. Acknowledging the receipt of several food parcels, Mrs. Detlefsen said that. the contents had been distributed amongst needy members of the church, "and the marmalade was a tit-bit we had oeen without for many years." Sheep Without Wool. Sheep without wool were seen by Mr. Alan Grant, of Waimate, on his recent visi't to Britain. He told. the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association he saw the breed, Wiltshire Downs, at an English show. The sheep seemed dififerent, somehow, so he asked a bystander how they were shorn. "Oh," replied ohe bystander, "they don't grow any wool. They just have hairy sort of stuff that drops off in the paddock." Mr. Grant added that a young New Zeajander travelling with him had caused consternation by machineshearing a sheep in 2i minutes, whereas the best an English shearer cou'd do was 17 minutes. "Dry" Motorist. "Because of the high altitude, drain your radiator," a notice at the Chateau Tongariro warns motorists so that water in radiatdrs will not freeze while cars are parked. A motorist who drove to the Chateau a few days ago obeyed instructions to the letter, and drained his radiator. Then to the astonishment of those watching he climbed back ino his car and drove to Salt Hut, 5080 feet up Mount Ruapehu and fdur miles from the Chateau. There the car remained all day before being driven back to the Chateau, where its radiator was refilled and the fnotorist proceeded homewards.