THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, December 6, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 268, 6 December 1939, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, December 6, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temperatures. North' Island temperatures at- 9 o’clock yesterday morning were as follows:—Auckland and T'aurnnga, 65 degrees, Opotiki 59, Elast- Cape- C 3, Gisborne OS. Napier 69; Wellington 63. Special Meeting. A special meet-in;* of the Opotiki Borough Council was hold last night in the borough chambers. Business in connection 'with the proposed Blanket and Best Boom was dealt with in committee. Meeting of Licensing Committee. Very little business, was transacted at the quarterly, meeting of the Bay of Plenty Licensing Committee, which was held at the Opotiki •Courthouse yesterday at noon. A license trails!cr was granted from Trevor Watt to Joseph -Moody, while an application by Elizabeth Hendry for permission u> carry on the license of the Opotiki Motel, was granted. The chairman, -Mr. A. Coleman, said he was glad to say t hat the police report on the conduct of all licensees was very satisfactory. Donation by Council. As a result of the outbreak of war and the difficulty to collecting funds while appeals were being made lor war purposes, the Opotiki Centennial Committee decided to postpone local celebrations. Unfortunately the committee had already incurred certain liabilities and this' lias left the committee in a rather unfortunate position. At last night’s meeting) of the Opotiki Borough Council a statement of receipts and expenditure was received from the secretary of the committee, Mr. Button. In view of the special circumstances, the council decided to make a grant of Co towards the payment of liabilities. Not What They Expected. A light on German knowledge of conditions in Britain is given in a letter received by a Wellington resilient from his sister relating the story of the aeroplane which was brought down recently near Edinburgh. She writes: “ heard from a farmer whose wife was beside the German plane that the man not wounded asked if lie might he allowed to write to his wife before lie was shot. 'I wo others, who wore being led along Prince s street as prisoners could not believe their eyes when they saw people going about as usual, and asked if they were shopping. They had been told we were starving here.” Worms Assist Bowlers. Worms play an important, part in maintaining a good howling green. Too many can spoil the level surlacc. Ton few allow the ground! to become bound and the grass dies. Alter the week-end lain tJio Whangarei Bowling Club’s greens were dotted with small mounds of earth, the work el the industrious worm brought out hv the rain. Ik the greens were rolled with these mounds, small lumps would ho formed which would divert the howls, so, prior to rolling, the mounds are scooped up. ’I he story is told of one green when' it was decided to remove all the worms. This was done, hut with disastrous results, as the ground was not aerated. In the end, worms had to he collected from other sources and \igain placed in the greens. Ceod News fur Boy Stouts. 'I lie Opotiki News has been informed that the D.S.M. has been able, with the assistance of II .Q. to obtain a camping ground at Ngaio, Wellington, lor the purpose oi giving the district scouts the opportunity of visiting the Centennial Exhibition for their annual camp. It is hoped to leave about the Utli. or 12-tli. of January, the scouts to he in camp for two weeks. The cost inclusive cf railway fare and food is approximately ,6.3 os. Frequent visits will he paid to the exhibition. Further particulars will be circulated as soon as final arrangements are made. A limited number of Wo I til Cubs will he eligible to attend on their C.M’s recommendation. As time is'short and there are lots of arrangements to make, all scouts intending to attend are asked to notify their scoutmaster immediately.