Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 42, 28 July 1939, Page 4

Local and General

.MERCERY SALE Messrs C. E. Gibberd'r. sale is now in full swing and bargain hunters are urged to make the best of unique opportunity.* COVERED IN BLOOM Wattle trees, and .Flowering Lucerne, may be seen in many parts of the. Borough t at literally smothered with blossom. The sight of the flowering trees, makes a welcome contrast to the bleak and win. tcry weather conditions. SNOW ON THE RANGES . Once again Residents at Ohope were treated to a sight arresting as it is unusual, when the tops of the Mountain Ranges on the great headland to the South were silvered with snow The phenomenon remained throughout yesterday and this morning could be seen again glistening in the sun. VENTURESOME GOATS The celebrated contingent of goats which infest the higher portions of the town, are becoming still braver as time goes on and yesterday were to lie seen invading the streets in the vicinity of the County Council. It has been remarked that the prescncc of goats in the streets lends a picturesque EasteHn air to the town. This however is open to question as an asset or a defect. GALATEA PATIENTS A suggestion that th-j Bay of Plenty Hospital Board, might write to the Wa?kato Hospital Board and endeavour to make arrangements for the rd- , mission to the hospi 1 "' of Galatea district patient - when **. was impossible to bring sv"V to Whakatane owing to f,r »" , d 5, -«g of . the Kopuriki stream p-vl '-ruses was approved by t'io Wh^k-tane County Council at ?ts meeting on Tuesday. The subject was introduced by Cr T. G. H. Cawte. Councillors agreed that the bridging of the Kopuriki stream would be necessary before long, though the council was pot at present able to find the £1500 it would cost. ,

PRAISE FX)R BAY "■'The Auckland Provincial Committee is very pleased with the progress of the Bay of Plenty schemes. Theie have been no difficulties whatever" said Mr L. R. Wilkinson (Tauranga) at Thursday's meeting of the Bay cchtennial committee at Whalcatane. ''Sir Ernest Davis himself has expressed the commfttee's pleasure.'' FROM THE HILLS A Lilliputian bark tossing on a ruT'led sea of dull silver, slender pencils of white marking the distant dance of the breakers on the coastal dunes, and the foaming white horses at the Heads./In the background the sombre shadow of Whale Island, etched in grey and purple contours against the cold blue emptiness of the wintry sky.. Such were the impressions of a motorist who drove over the Hillcrest Road from Ohope at noon yesterday. PARK INSPECTED Members of the Bay of Plenty Centennial Committee, at the conclusion of their meeting on Thursday, visited The Heads park and inspected the progress of 'the work. All the visitors were impressed with the scheme which is now well forward, and they agreed that it is a very suitable work. Though a cold wind blew the sun was bright, and with the full tide lapping the beach the river and approaches looked at their best. COUNCIL THANKS FARMER The generous action of a farmer, Mr D. S. Edgecumbe, in giving the Whakatane County Council permission to lead the Edgecumbe township drainage into one of his drains, thus solving a difficult problem, was mentioned at Tuesday's meeting of the Whakatane County Coune l. Crs C. T. Smith a nd L.W. Luxton reported that Mr RadclifTe's onlv condition was that any excess silting was to be cleared out by the council. The chairman, Cr W. A. McCracken, said the council appreciate] Mr Radcliffe's action verv much. \