Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 65, 22 September 1939, Page 4

Local and General

ROTORUA ENLISTMENTS Bay of Plenty officers enlist _d at Rotorua for the special force include Captain C. Brown (Opotiki) and Lieutenant 11. Wilson, (Matata). FLOWER SHOW AWARD The first prize for hyacinth?, at the recent Whakatane Flower ShoAv was Avon by Mrs A. Bloor Avho is to be complimented on the line type of blooms displayed. TURTLE OIL Ceylon hopes for a regular and substantial market for her turtle oil in the United States. Mr R. H. Bassett, the Marketing has discussed export possibilities with an expert from New York. When prepared, this oil, it is believed, Avill have r> beneficial effect on the skin of the average Avoman. as it contains a soluble hormone said to have an extraordinarj- rejuvenatJ ing effect on the face. PEACH BLOSSOM The most striking thing about spring in Whakatane, as a newly arrived woman sees it, is the profusion, of peach and this person thinks that there is more of this flo Aver eA'cryKvhcre than in any other town she has seen. She Avas particularly taken witli the soft pink wasl* that the trees spread on cliffs toAvards The Heads, and in these days of soft sunshine the sight is l certainly striking. TOBACCO GROWING The Cawthron Institute at Nelson has carried out a soil survey of the tobacco lands in the province in the past year, 3-100' acres being mapped. The suiwey has shown states the annua] report of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, that considerable areas, now used for other purposes, appear to be suit able for tobacco. On the other hand, areas have been found where the nature of the so l seems to make the production of high-grade leaf from the crops ihey are now growing most improbable.

SUMMER TIME Summer time commences at 2 a.m. on Sunday, and continues until Sunday 5 April 2S>, 1910. Don't forget to advance the clock half an hour; don't fall in to that old mistake of retarding it. JACKSON SHIELD GAME The annual Jackson Sh'eld game between the Mr oris and the Pakehas has come round again to wind up the football season, and a good crowd is likely at Tancatua to-morrow to witness the struggle. The Maoris are fielding a strong torn arid seem the favourites. They hold the shield at present and are confident of retaining it. Whakatane players in both teams will be taken up to Tancatua in a bus from The Rock at 1.45 p.m. The referee will be Mr .Frank Darvill GAS Though rumours have been current that the price c<i' petrol is to be raised considerably, 3s a gallon being a figure widely quoted, there is no official advice on this point. It has also been stated that the restrictions arc likely to he eased in the future, and in this connection it is interesting to note that the manager of one Auckland oil company, who was in Whakatane the other day, said that he believed that this would be done in a few Aveeks. This, of course ) is merely one man's opinion. ONE BEE THING after ANOTHER Two bees flew in the Avindow of a car travelling along the Taupo road. It Avas still and warm and the bee 1 ? buzzed their approval. The driver, howcA'er, re.senting this unwarranted aggrcssion j decided to expel theni and add their number to the steadily growing stream of refugees. The next thing he knew Avas that the car had collided with a tclegvanh pole. The force of the impact threw the car on its side and tore the front avheels and steering gear away. No AvindoAVS were broken, and the bodywork did not crumple, although the car skidded on its side for some distance. The driver, Mr Marshy of Waiotapu, was not injured. It is belicA'ed that the bees escaped Avith their lives.

WHITEBAIT IN RIVEII Several fairly good catches of white bait have been made in the Whakatane river at low tide litely. Netters have not got a very lu-ge quantity but at least have caught enough for a meal. PIG SALE With 400 pigs yarded the Edgecumbe pig sale on Monday should be visited by many buyers, and good bidding may also he expected for the pedigree boar and sow with litter. About 4000 feet of timber are also to be offered. PARKING SPACES Two methods of marking out parking spaces alongside the kerb are being tried on The Strand at present. In one case a line broken in this fashion (— ) is pa : nted on the roadway to the edge of the kerb, and in* the other case a single short line is painted on the edge of the. footpath. STATE HOUSES IN WHAKATANE Though construction of State houses in the main centres such as Auckland has slackened or. ceased owing to trans'ferance of labour and materials to the erection of military camps, country districts are not affected and it is believed that the present programme in Whakatane will not be delayed. There are nine houses to be built in the next batch, and contracts have been taken up for two of them and timber and other material placed on the sites. ; GENEROUS ACTION A remarkable lead to employers of labour in encouraging them to release employees .for military service has been given by Dominion Breweries Ltd., Auckland,, who have an nounced that the army pay of employees who volunteer will be subsidised to the level of wages before enlisting. This applies not only to the brewery staff but to workers in hotels under the company's control, and at least one Whakatane man will benefit immediately. IMPORTANT JERSEY SALE The South Bay of Plenty Jersey Cattle Breeders Association wish to draw the attention of all dairy farmers to the sale of Stud Jersey Bulls > which is to be held at the A. and P. Whakatane, on Wednesday 27th September at 10.30 a.m.. Of the 93 bulls to be offered, 87 are eligible to sire marked calves. The purchase of a lughly-bred bull whose inllucn.ee extends over the whole herd and is in the course of a few years the deciding factor in the capacity of production on your farm Is a wise investment. A well-bred sire is to-day a proved necessity to pro grcssive farming. In, very strongly recommending buyers to operate at this fixture it is felt certain that they have an opportunity of securing sires that will improve both the type and production of their herds.