Local and General

Chronicle (Levin), 29 December 1949, Page 3

Local and General

Personal. Mr. and Mrs. V. Picard, of Auckland, are; visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. Picard, Graham Streetv Mrs: N. Richards and two of her children left this morning, by air to spend a" holiday in Christchurch; • r - Mr.^and Mrs. Frank Curran and family, of Wanganui, are holidaying as the guests of Mrs. M. Curran, Snr. The" friends of Mrs. E. Richards, Stafford Street, will regret to learn that she is very ill- In the Palmerston North Hospital. Miss P. Moynihan, of the nursing staff of the Wellington Hdspitajl, is spending her holiday leave with her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Moynihan, East Road. Moa Bones Identifietl Mr. George Hughes, of Foxton, has received confirmation of the fact that the bones found by him recently in the swamp on Messrs Bowe Bros.' property at Marotiri are those of a moa. The Dominion Museum, which is interested in the find, has offered to preserve them if Mr. Hughes wishes to dispose of them. No Parking Problems Although many more motor vehicles than usual were in the town, there were no parking problems over the Christmas, weekend. Cars used the reeently-painted parking bays along the main streets and the care exercised by car owners must have presented every satisfaction to the bOrough authorities, especially those who spent so much time in painting the bays. Shops Not Rushed In spite of the fact that business houses were closed for a four-day period over the Christmas holidays, shops were not rushed when they re-opened yesterday. Bread was, however, eagerly sought, but »meat and groceries were only in small demand. One grocery firm had only served five customers by noon. It is anticipated that housewives obtained plentiful supplies before the shops closed for the holidays. Town Kept Tidy . A pleasing feature of the Christmas" holidays was the fact that the town was kept in a very tidy state. The absence of the usual amount of paper and rubbish was most noticeable and on Christmas Day many citizens remarked on the spick and span condition1 of the main streets. This was in-, deed pleasing owing to the number of visitors to the town and the many passing motorists, who would receive a good impression of Shannon's tidiness.