Petrol fur Motorists

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 15 October 1942, Page 4

Petrol fur Motorists

Reference to the efforts being made b.v Motor Unions to secure an in- ! creased allocation of petrol for motor - i ' i t: was made by Mr R. Wilson, pro- , sklent of the Auloniobile Association j | ‘South Canterbury i. "We are by no j means satisfied that the amount given j | now is adequate to keep cars on the j 1 road.” said Mr Wilson. "We're still i | of the opinion that the shortage of , | petrol is not entirely due to lack ol j 1 ! supplies or inability lu get them." “A Mile Spirit” "It may interest you to know that this: man drilled his peas in last week, com j mencing at 10.30 p.m. and finishing at about 1 a.m.. so that lie could keep his promise to help a fellow farmer to get his crops sown ibe next day. This shows a tine spirit.” This information was sup plied to tin? Armed Forces Appeal ! Board sitting in Nelson to-day by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd . who were | appealing for exemption from military | | service for M. S. Mead, a tobaccoI grower and farmer. Nelson Health ( amp j ‘‘At last year’s camp children from ’ the West Coast. Marlborough and Ncl- ! son districts attended.” said Mr H. .J. j I Savage, president of the Nelson Child- ; ion’s Health Camp Association, at last i night’s meeting of the association. "The ! West Const children always seem to j benefit more than the ones from Marlj borough and Nelson.” he added. Mr S. I W. Street commented that each camp 1 matron had different ideas about the I benefit of increased weight of the ehil- ; dren and different ideas about what \ they should eat. but the fact remained ! that all the children derived great ; benefit front the camps. Coffee Substitute A method of saving tea, sugar and i coffee by making substitute coffee from parsnips was described yesterday afternoon by Miss M. Cocks Johnston in a lecture at the Blenheim Masonic Hall, says "The Express.” Fresh parsnips should be scrubbed, cut and minced. she explained, and if the addition of chicory was desired, dandelian roots could be treated in the same manner i and added in the proportion of a quarter to the whole. The minced material should then be spread on a sheet of paper and placed in a cool oven to dry, the door being left ajar. The time required was from three to lour hours, the product being browned off in the last half-hour. It had then only to be rolled, pm through a sieve, and stored in a tin or jar ready for use. Miss .Johnston added that this made a really good drink, and was*sweet enough for sugar to be dispensed with—an important consideration in these times. New Takaka Hospital At yesterday’s meeting of the Nelson Hospital Board the chairman (Major R. Dagger) reported that progress hud been made in providing staff and equipping the Takaka Hospital. Miss A. M. Bourke, the Sister-in-Charge, and Miss Venables, had proceeded to Takaka for the purpose of getting the building in order ready for the reception of patients. The hospital had not vet been opened. Hot Water Bottles Walk "Our hot water bottles are walking,” commented Mr G. P. Chapman, managing secretary of the Nelson Hospital Board at yesterday’s meeting. “Patients [inck up to leave and at times our hot water bottles go with them. We have no right of search.”