OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1921, Page 7

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The Church, of England bazaar and sale of work was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday. The sale of goods on Wednesday evening was busy. There were three large stalls, neatly decorated and laden with goods. The fancy and sewing stalls contained a very fine display of articles that had been contributed by the lady members of the church. Mesdames F. Dee Forges and F. Hammond were in charge of this stall. The sweets stall was controlled by Mesdames G. Feaver and G. Hammond, and the produce stall by Mesdames Weet, Donnelly, G. Baylis and R. Jones. The supper tables were attended to by Mesdames F. Julian and Pease, assisted by a number of young ladies. During the evening a number of competitions were held, the naildriving competitions creating a lot of interest. The Federal Band (in uniform) rendered a number of selections. On Friday evening a social in connection with the ‘bazaar was held. There was a large attendance. Mr. Richards provided the music. Mrs. A. Richard* was the capable secretary. The number of votes polled for the hydro-electric loan (190) is an indication of the small interest ratepayers take in big affairs. The loan is for £70,000. Twenty vote* were recorded against the proposal. Opunake’s figures were 96 for and 1 against. The single objection in Opunake was the most discussed feature of the result. About a dozen ratepayers are blamed as the one voter. Mr. Cooper, builder and contractor for the erection of the Opunake cottage hospital, met with a slight but very inconvenient, accident on Friday morning, when working at the building. He missed his footing and broke a small bone in his ankle, ft will be a few lays before he can resume work. Now that the hydro-electric po’l has been carried the next proposition is perhaps the hardest —getting the money. Any delay in procedure will be costly. The work has been carried to such an extent that any stoppage will increase the ultimate cost unnecessarily. The continued whipping winds experienced along this coast mean destruction to root crops. It is rumored that the. Opunake bakery has changed hands. * The Federal Band gave an excellent open air programme of music at the Opunake beach last Sunday. Mr. W. J., S. Dudley, who has been suffering for some weeks with a serious poisoned arm, is progressing very favorably. There is a steady increase in the building trade. Mr. H. Whittington has let a contract for the erection of a dwelling house. The builders have made good progress with Mr. W. Aitken’s private house. The cottage hospital and seaside pavilion are also being speedily pushed on. Home separator butter is obtainable here at from 1/6 to 1/8. When dairy companies were receiving a preferential bonus of threepence the local dairy butter makers were selling at 1/8, and no equalisation advance.