Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 250, 16 December 1940, Page 4

Local and General

Winning Number. Mrs Woods, of Marton, was the winner of the tapestry chair, prize for the Art Union held for Niavyt League comforts. Winning number, D 331. Crowds in Town. Friday night saw one of the largest shopping crowds for some time and there was a marked increase in traffic in the town. All available car parking spaces were occupied. The inclement weather on Saturday morning apparently did not make for a considerable decrease in business, the Strand being -well filled with'shoppers and cars. Auction Sales. Attention is drawn to the advertisement detailing the auction sale to be conducted by A. J. Canning and Co at Mr Iremonger's residence, the sub-station, Edgeeumbe, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 21. It should also be noted that the time for the commencement of the sale, incorrectly advertised on Friday as 10 a.m., is 1 p.m. sharp. A sale will also be conducted by Messrs A. JCanning and Co. in their rooms at 7.30 p.m. on Friday.

Tender and Estimates. The Bay of-Plenty Hospital Board had the sum of £5335 estimated for the additions to the maternity annexe and domestic quarters and the shifting of the isolation block. The successful tender for the work, that submitted by Messrs Boon, SullivanLuke Ltd., was for £5339 10s. Award Made. For turning out the most efficient Cadet Company in the northern mili tary district, the Rotorua High School lias been awarded the Daughters of the Empire Cup. Inspection of' the company was carried out recently by Brigadier Beli, G.0.C., Northern Comand, who remarked then on the high standard of the' company, which is "A" Company in the 2nd (Cadet), Battalion of the Hauraki Regiment. The Daughters of the Empire Cup was won in Canada in 1912 by the New Zealand cadet contingent, and has. since been an annual challenge cup for cadet companies. It was held last year by King's College. Helping Themselves. The following extract from the letter of a New Zealand soldier* in Egypt will bring a reminiscent smile to many R.S.A. men of the Great War: "'A few days ago the authorities took our bedboards away and left us to sleep on the ground. That was all right except for the sand getting on . the blankets and insccts crawling all over you, so some of us got busyi on making beds. We 'found' some timber, 'appropriated' some wire netting, 'took care' of some wire, 'stumbled across' some nails, and 'borrowed' a hammer and saw, and as a result Ave all have" better beds thanwe had before. A light finger is a veVy useful adjunct out here."

Entertaining the Patients. At the monthly meeting the Bay of Plenty Hospital Board received an offer from the Ruatoki Maori concert party to entertain the patients and staff at the hospital. I't was left to a committee to art range a suitable date for the concert. Some Heavy Rain. Whakatane experienced a good drenching on Saturday morning and several heavy showers fell yesterday. The total fall for the week-end, as registered on the gauge of Mr Hf. Muscutt was 1.94 inches, tlie total for the month standing at 2.21 inches. Mr Andrew McLean, Edgecumbe, reports that 1.45 inches had been recorded on his gauge at 8 a.m. to-day. Knows From Experience. The subject of frocks and their cost caused cjuite an amusing interlude in the Magistrate's Court during the hearing of a claim for debt, states the "Bay of Plenty Times." The question of how much a woman would earn making frocks in her spare time was being discussed by counselfor the judgment debtor and the defendant, when the Magistrate asked counsel if he knew how much a dress cost. "Unfortunately, yes, sir," came the reply.

Amusement Conscious. The difficulty of getting suitable farm labour was explained by a faimer appealing on behalf of an employee at a sitting of the Whangarei Area Manpower Comimttee in Helcnsville. Witness said that one j man would not come because, there | was no picturc theatre handy, and a Maori who applied for the Job wanted to know if there was a radio set in the house. 'T told him that I had no radio, but I had a gramqfi phone. The Maori said-: "Gramophone no good to me," and refused to take the job. ' > Value to New Zealand. ; "This pioneering plant is already playing a very important part in New Zealand's war-time economy," states the report issued by the Whakatane Paper Mills Ltd. "Many of its products are being sold in the Dominion well below the cost ;at which comparable boards could be imported—and a satisfactory export trade is being developed. For this i current year the saving to the Do- | minion in sterling funds should approximate £250,000'. The annual [ wages bill approaches £100,000 — I railway freightage account will be around £50, 000—and locally produced raw "materials are considerable, the principal items of which are wood, 30,000 tons, and coal, 28,000 tons.