Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 293, 9 April 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Patriotic Dance. A Patriotic benefit dance is to be held in the King Street Hall on Monday night (Easter Monday). Easter Holidays. The BEACON will not be published on Friday (Good Friday) or Monday next (Easter Monday), the next publication being on Wednesday, April 16. Silver Beet (New Style). Not a hundred miles from Whakatane there lives a storelteepei who in all innocence has been selling the broad stalks of mangold tops as silver beet, and actually getting away with it. It appears that the proprietor who is a keen amateur gardener grew the vegetables himself and thought he had discovered a new type of silver beet which yielded an edible bulb as well. Capstan for Launch. When members of the Harbour Board went for the annual picnic recently, while on the launch they noticed the difficult task presented when the anchor had to be lifted by man-power from deep water, and as a result at Friday's meeting it was decided 'comfit the. Port Whakatane with a power capstan. As the members have discovered, so have other fishing excursionists, but none as well as Captain Carey, that a 35 lb "pick" with considerable chain attached, and leposing 25 fathoms deep, is anything but easy to encourage on board.

Patriotic Effort. The Ladies' Patriotic Committee have acknowledged with thanks the sum of £1 13s from Mr Cockerell being proceeds of Easter egg competition, the winner of which Avas Miss Swaiuson, Rotoma. Days Drawing In. The chilliness of the nights ol late, afford another reminder of tho near approach of winter, while the shortening evenings have caused many an unraised eyebrow at tli# suddenness of the change. The season of Rugby, hockey and basketball and golf will soon be here. Enthusiastic Platoon. Although the youngest platoon in the Whakatana area, Paroa was enthusiastic enough to enter into the marching competition held at the Edgecumbe Gala Day and gave a very good account of itself. Probably a great deal more will be heard of this section of the Guard. A Dangerous Practice. Ohope residents living under the cliff at the northern end of the beach state that in spite of previous warnings a certain number of young larrikins persist in rolling stones down the face of the incline on to the houses and properties below. Unless this practice is stopped there is likely to be a very serious accident as a result and possible prosecution of the parents of the children responsible. Long, Low Rumbles. It has been stated by a number of Ohope residents that quite frequently within the past few Aveeks, they have heard long low rumbling sounds apparently coming -from a distance. Upon a recent morning the sound lasted for some three seconds, dying away in a faint trail of vibration. Just what causes the phenomena is the problem which is exercising all who have experienc.-* ed it.