Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 289, 31 March 1941, Page 4

Local and General

"Casualty" a Corpse. As part of emergency precautions scheme test, the "casualties" in the imaginary air attacks on Lyttelton recently were labelled by the ambulance division with the nature of their injuries before being sent to the casualty ward for medical attention. One casualty, however, arrived without a label, and Dr B. H. Gilmour immediately pronounced it a corpse, and ordered the stretcher-bearers to placd the victim in the morgue. He was left there for a short time to wonder what would happen next, while evcrj'one enjoyed the joke to the full

W.W.S.A. To-night marks the opening of military drill for members of the Women's War Service Auxiliary, and at 7.30 p.m. members and intends ing members (sixteen years and over) are to parade at the Winter Show Buildings. Whoa, There ! The county clerk was consulting the calendar to arrange a meeting. He tried several dates but on each occasion one or more councillorspronounced them unsuitable. He carried on through the month. Suddenly a councillor jumped up and cried: "Be careful now,—you're getting too close to the Auckland races" Emergency Precautions. Being appointed wardens for the districts arranged for Emergency Precautions Scheme, riding members of the Whakatane County Council are now busy organising their districts. This \york entails a considerable amount of organisation and it is hoped that, at a meeting, to be held on April 10, councillors with the wardens they have appointed will have considerable progress to report.

Medical Examination. Men in Whakatane who were drawn in the last overseas ballot have received notice to report to doetors for medical examination. Improved Pastures. Following on the recent generous autumn rain there has been a great revival of white clover in the pastures of the Whakatane district thu? giving a spring-time abundance and variety of feed for cattle. Visit to Taranaki. j Several members of early Taran-i aki families now resident in this district, have been revisiting New J Plymouth to attend the centennial celebrations of their Province. It is 100 years since the first settlers landed at New Plymouth. Growth of Maize. Maize paddocks throughout the Rangitaiki Plains are now assuming a typically autumn appearance, as the green leaves and cobs turn biowri and dry, an indication that the time of the maize harvest is not far off. Reprints from Britain. A, large number of English publications which were lost by the sinking of New Zealand-bound steamers in November and December have been reprinted by the publishers, and supplies of these delayed issues are being distributed in the Dominion . Marching Competition. The local Home Guard intends entering a platoon in the marching competition to be held at the Edgecumbe Gala Day scheduled for April 5. Any members of the Guard who wish to take part in this event are asked to communicate with Mr Carling, County Office. E.P.S, Regulations. That there was practically no change in the recently issued list of duties of the Emergency Precautions Scheme from the original regulations introduced in 1940 was stated by Mr C. G. Lucas, county clerk last week. He gave this information in reply to a councillor who stated, that he had understood that the Home Guard was to have taken over many of the duties and now these had been "switched" back to the E.P.S. When in Rome — A prettj r , energetic and efficient young business-woman was called down to Charleston, South Carolina, to help settle an estate, ind started at the affair in a businesslike and brisk manner. One day as she Avas walking rapidly with 'tf'g No'the'n strides through the business part of the Southern town, a courtly old gentleman tapped her on the arm and arrested her progress. He raised his hat. "There's no hurry, Madam," he said, gravely, and passed slowly on. Black-out Bothers. What time does it get dark round here ? Why, very early now, and it gets really dark ! Its all very difficult and vexing according to one young man who had a "date" the other night, but couldn't find his girl friend in the dark. That certainly was tough, but not as tough as another chap had to be when he thought he was the victim of an unprovoked asasult. He was gently proceeding down the footpath wlieni all of a sudden he was charged •bytwo women who were seeing (pardon) —who were interesting themselves by experimenting as to how far they could go without their torches. They hunt in pairs, huh ? It's not safe for a poor male to venture out after dark these nights.