Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 166, 29 May 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Fortnight's Progress. The Sick, Wounded and Distress appeal for £250»000 passed its first £100,000 on Monday night. £102,400 has been contributed in a fortnight. Novel Method. A novel method of collecting money for patriotic funds was that adopted by the Otakiri Patriotic Committee. A 'fowl drive' was held, each householder in the district giving at least one bird. It is. intended-, to .sell the fowls in Rotorua, where poultry, is reported to be scarce, and it is hoped to raise about £30. There may be an idea in this for other centres.

A Wide Range. The donations which went to male up the £322 Is 8d collected by tli€ Whakatane Men's Patriotic Committee for the Sick and Wounded Funt ranged from the modest shilling tc one contribution of £20. Request for Assistance. Mr D. V. Saunders advised the Men's Patriotic Committee on Monday night that the Ladies* Committee had requested some assistonce for certain functions. Help was mainly required at dances. It was decided that Messrs Savage and Raymond* who have previously acted, should assist at the doors and the Ambulance Committee will be available for general purposes.

Meeting on Friday. A meeting of the Winter Show Ladies' Committee will be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 2.30 p.m. on Friday. The business is to finalise arrangements in connection with activities at the forth coming Show. All interested are invited to attend and particulars can be obtained by telephoning Mrs Sullivan or Mrs A. J. Canning. Wide Search. The extent to which the police forces of Australia and New Zealand co-operate in the suppression of crime and the tracing of missing people is shown by the reward notice at the Whakatane Police Station. From the New South Wales headquarters, it offers £200 for information leading to the discovery of a doctor's daughter, missing for some time. The notice gives a description of the girl and presents two photographs. Power Board Chairman. At the annual meeting of the Bay of Plenty Power Board Mr W. ;T. Burrett was unanimously re-elected chairman. Mr F. J. Burt, who nominated Mr Burrett, referred to the suggestion made last year that the chairmanship should alternate between Opotiki and Wlinkatanc. Things had changed and the cost of benzine made it better that the chairman should be in Opotiki. Mr D. Spence seconded the motion which was carried uanimously. Attitude to Conscription. The attitude of returned soldier members of the National Military Reserve toward conscription for all purposes in the present war was strongly illustrated at a tactical exercise carried out at Waiuku on Saturday, when an announcement was made that the Government's plans to mobilise the man-power c.f the nation meant conscription. This Avas agreed with a loud and spontaneous cheer. The fact that returned soldiers' daughters from Waiuku were acting as despatch riders in the "battle" and that small-boy sons were performing the duties of runners was not lost upon the 400 men from Auckland who look part.

Raffle of Groceries. The executive of the Self-Help Cooperative Ltd., grocery and prov/sion merchants, has decided to contribute the sum of £430 to the Sick and Wounded Fund. This amount will be spread over the branches of the company throughout New Zea'and and allows for a £5 contribution from each shop. These will take the form of raffles for groceries to the value of the donation. According tto a statement made at Monday night's meeting* of the Whakatane Men's Patriotic Committee, the company will also provide the tickets for the raffles and assistance in selling them. The Ladies' Committee will be in charge of this raffle in Whakatane. Curtailing Expenditure. At the monthly meeting of th,e Opotiki County Cr.uncil on Wednesday, the chairman, Mr W. A. Gault, read a letter from the district engineer at Tauranga, Mr Ronanye.. which stated that only vital works which were likely to increase production would be considered by the Department. Discussion then followed concerning the construction of the Peti Peti Bridge which would cost more than £115 on a £1 for j ? J subsidy. The council decided not to proceed with the bridge in the mean time, the chairman remarking that he did not think the council could proceed with any work next year unless there were free grants. ! Nurse Joins Army Hospital At a special morning tea prepared by the Matron, Miss Gribben, the members of the staff of the Whakatane Hospital gathered to bid farewell to Sister Taaffe who is leaving to enter the New Zealand Army Nursing Service at Trentham Military Camp. After speaking of the service rendered by Sister Taaffe and the esteem in which she w T as held by her fellow workers in the hospital, Dr. Dawson wished her bon voyage and a safe return, and asked her to accept a leather writing case and a fountain pen from the members of the staff. Sister Taaffe who was trained at Grevmouth, has been on the staff of this hospital for some time aSnd is llit* first nurse to be called from the Whakatane district. GUARD YOUR HAIR and keep youi youth. Use Birmese Herbal Haiti Root Compound. It removes every speck of dandruff-to three days; -it nourishes the papilla or hair rO|Ot and stimulates the glands of the scalp. Birmese, ; can grpw h^ii in >30 days* 5/6 d from F r /.G r . ( •>!