Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 87, 13 November 1939, Page 4

Local and General

Change in Weather. After a lengthy period of hot, and at times humid, weather, Fridaj'-'s rain was welcome. Farmers will appreciate the change as at this time of the year rain is desirable to promote that last strength in the grass which is necessary for good ensilage Aiding School Dental Clinic. Arrangements have been made for the holding of a special Paddy's Market, in one of the shops fronting the Whakatane Hotel, on the 25th and 25th inst. The funds realised will be devoted to the School Dental Clinic < Fund, and donations of preserves, goods, vegetables and produce will be much appreciated by the organisers, Mesdames A. Hayter and L. Bridger. Freak Horse. One of the most heavily insured horses of thirtj' years ago was a chest nut stallion named Lynus that had a mane seventeen feet long and a six-teen-foot tail. Used for exhibition purposes in Canada, it was insured at one time for £-1000. When on exhibition his mane and tail Avere spread on rugs to prevent soiling. When he was being driven they were enclosed in cloth bags. The freak growth of hair was never explained, Lynus's sire and dam being ordinary horses.

Public Apathy,

The lack of public interest in the work of the Bay of Plenty Winter Show Association is demonstrated in the fact that out of 4000 circulars distributed to prospective members, only one was returned to the secretary.

A Pleasing Gesture,

Two presentations at the opening of the Paroa School last Thursday,, were made by Maori pupils of the district. The first was to Mrs McCracken, who received a bouquet by a little girl, Amokura Hamorewa and the second was to Mr McCraeken, who accepted a carved ashtray, from Tina Riini.

"Queen Picker."

We read that a visitor to Auckland relates the slory of a representative of one of the Western States of America when he was introduced to the King and Queen on their recent visit to America. The representative stepped back for a moment, obviously impressed by British Royalty, and with an admiring gianc? at the smiling Queen, fervently exclaimed to His Majesty: "Well, King, you're sure a great Queen picker." Maori Bugler. The young 16 year old Maori of North Auckland, who has enlisted as bugler of the Maori Battalion, is the only son of Mr Kiharoa Tapsell, recently a resident of Maketu.

Lines of BuildingSome of the scaffolding surrounding the Union Bank has been removed and the lines of the building can now be seen. When completed the building will add another feature to the town.

Footpath Sealed,

The footpath leading to, and along the front of the Police Station,, previously cleared and levelled with metal chips, has been tarred and surfaced. This has the effect of showing up the white Police Station, which incidentally is one of the finest Administration buildings of its type in the country. "Change of Blood" "Not only in this case, but in other organisations as, well, a change of blood is necessary now and then. Tt is not a good idea for one person to retain a position for ever." This was Mr W. Sullivan's reason for declining nomination for re-election to the chair at the annual meeting of the Bay of Plenty Winter Show Association held on Thursday evening. Otamauru School Teachers. At the opening of the neAV Paroa School last week, the following teachers since 1890, were recalled by Mr Keepa Tawhio: Misses Lundon (two sisters), Mr, Mrs and Miss Bone Mr and Mrs Crane. Mr and Mrs McFarlane, Mr and Mrs Sinclair, Mr and Mrs Thompson, Mr and Mrs Nesbit, and W. Clark, Miss Gibbons and Mr and Mrs Clark. Tribute to Teachers. Referring to the wonderful work of Mr and Mrs Clark, head teachers at the Paroa Native School, last Thursday, Mr W. A. McCracken said that he was sure all parents hoped that they would be spared many more years to see the ulti-

mate realisatin of their dreams

the completion of the new building scheme which would bring Paroa to the forefront as a native school.

Clansman's Cargo,

The Clansman arrived at twothirty on Wednesday afternoon with 220 tons of general cargo, and loaded 5315 boxes of butter, 468 crates of cheese,, 6 bales of avool, 250 benzine drums, and assorted items for the return trip. The Motu made port at

3 p.m. on Thursday and unloaded 70 tons of consignments, the bulk of which was cement. The Motu then proceeded to the Whakatane Paper Mills wharf, where she loaded for Auckland.

Century to Keepa. The outstanding feature of Saturday's cricket was the fine century (102) scored by Keepa, P, and T.,' and his partnership with Chard (72) which 3 T iekled t''9 runs for the second wicket. Batting forcefully Keepa's score included 14 fours and 3 sixes. P. aiivl T. won on the first innings. At Paroa in a low scoring game Hillcrest claimed their first competition win against Paroa, and were unfortunate in not gaining an outright victory. Spring who took 14 wickets during this match howled with remarkable consistency. Details will appear in next Issue.

Mysterious 'Plane,

In the BEACON of last Wednesday, we reported that an aeroplane had been observed circling over the town at a great height. The same 'plane visited Opotiki on Monday afternoon and after about ten minutes landed on the local aerodrome. A big load of benzine was taken on board before night and on Tuesday morning the 'plane was again in the air and disappeared in the direction of Whakatane. The machine however returned shortly afterwards, flying above cloud level and disappeared in the direction of the East Cape. Later the 'plane flew over Opotiki at a tremendous height. Although many people thought the machine was a twin-engined Lockheed owing to the twin-rudders, such was not the case. The 'plane was fitted with in-line engines and. the landing wheels were not retractable.