THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, December 14, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 122, 14 December 1938, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, December 14, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dance at Waimana. The Waimana Young Fanners’ Club .will hold a dance in, tho Waimana lialj on Thursday, January 12. . . cjur z. Labour Party Meeting. A general meeting of the Opotiki lirgnch of the Labour Party will be held in' the baudroom on Friday next. Christmas Greetings. At the conclusion of the monthly meeting, of the Bay of Plenty. Power Board yesterday, the chairman, Mr. IT. Burt, extended! seasonal greetings to the. members of the bond and also to members, of the hoard’s staff.

Yesterday’s Temperatures. Temperatures throughout the North Island yesterday read as follows : Auckland an id Tauranga 02 degrees, Opotiki 05, Hast Cape and: Gisborne 00, Napier 09, and Wellington 00. Temperatures on the previous day wen* much higher, ranging up to 74 at Gisborne. Salary Increases. At the monthly: meeting of the Ihiy of Plenty Power Hoard it was unanimously decided to increase the en-gineer-manager’s salary by ;L59 per annum mud that of the secretary by 025, the increases to take effect as Irom September 1. Drainage Pumps. At the monthly meeting of tin* Hay of Plenty Power Hoard the chairman, .Mi. K. Hurt, stated that he had gone around (In* Rangitaiki swamp with Hu* engineer and inspected the elec-i-r.cal drainage system. The wurk being doine by the. pumps had been a revelation to him. the chairman staled. Box-opening. Owing to the unfavourable weather which prevailed last Saturday, the function arranged by the Opotiki Hraneh of the Young 'Helpers’ League, was postponed until next Saturday. The function will he hold at Mrs. Ketch’s residence and, the annual boxopening in support of l)r. Harnardo’s Home will take place.

Flowering Foxgloves. The extent of tin* growth ol' the foxglove weed in the Waiooka district is elenrly shown at tlie present time hy the countless numbers of flowering plants alongside the Waiooka gorge road. Plants ran lie soon growing on the riverbed and on the hillside's in all directions. Although adding to the beauty of tin 1 route the plants are not popular with the settlers in the vallev.

Dairy water Heaters. The question of leaking dairy water heaters was briefly discussed at the monthly meeting ol’ the Bay of Plenty Electric Power Board. Mr. Dicker stated that the board was now fitting steam valves. Members of the board who have had experience ol litese valves stated that they were very satisfactory.

Methodist Sunday School. Children from Kutarere and Opotiki Sunday schools <-oimbined. !u*id a tea-party in the Methodist Sunday school hall on Friday afternoon. Games wore organised hy Miss Dunn and later in the afternoon Santa Claus arrived toi distribute gilts from a Christmas tree. The hall was gaily deeorated with streamers and silver hells. On Sunday prizes were distributed to the children during the morning service.

Christmas Gift Window Displays. A feature ol the window displays in tlie business area ol Opotiki today is the variety of .suitable Christmas gifts and the array ol articles that would serve a general use during the. holiday period to those intending to travel in the district and picnic at the benches. In the dressing of the windows care has been taken by the businessmen tor display tin. widest variety possible of the wares the particular store lias to offer tiro Christmas buyer. 'Pin* wise shopper already lias started to purchase novelties and other gifts for Iriynds and relations, and has the choice of the wide range now available in the simps. The shelves- of. all the business bouses are well stocked' and a busy period is expected from now*on until Christinas Eve.

Board, Meeting. The Bay. of Plenty Klee trie; Power Board decided to hold: its next meeting on the second Tuesday! in February, omitting the meeting in January. Not Shocked. A humorous story was repeated at. a recent meeting of the \\ aikato presbytery, it was Monday morning anyl mother and daughter were engaged in thei detached wash-house. A Chinese vendor of vegetables appeared at the back door -and the mother said to her daughter, “You &o, Ella.” She was astounded when the Chinese exclaimed 1 , “You go clla yourself. I only canne to sell vegetables.” The fathers and brethren were -not shocked. Monoplane Visits Opotiki. A Whitney Straight monoplane piloted by Mr. A. M. Prichard, staff commercial pilot for the P.W.D. arrived in Opotiki at about 6 o’clock on Monday afternoon and! landed at the aerodrome. Mr. W. G. Gerrarn, official representative of the Union Airways, was a passenger and was met at the aerodrome by Mr. F. J. Short, chairman of the Opotiki and t\ aiooka Domain Hoard and Public Works officials. Mr. Gerrarn expressed complete satisfaction with the’ aerodrome. The plane left Opotiki yesterday morning, flying over the business area as it departed.

Traffic Control Abroad. “I found that motoring in the United States was extremely sale,” said Mr. JL H. Rise ley, •Christchurch. who recently returned from an extensive tour abroad. “In tin* United States they have a system of througli streets, by which tlier<* is a compulsory stop before a motorist can go from a side street on to a main highway. Most of tlu* motoring accidents in the United States occur on the main highways, when* motorists travel at excessive speeds.” The traffic control in Chicago and New York was very, good, both synchronised lights and police control being used, and traffic jams were not. very frequent. In England In* encountered a good deal of congestion in the larger cities. The problem of London appeared to he that) a large amount of slow-moving traffic was still permitted, and the man with the hand-barrow could still hold up a line of traffic.