Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 155, 15 September 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Needl for Funds. "Don't let up on your fund raising—we have heavy obligations head of us," stated Mr Usmar, Auckland Provincial Patriotic Secretary, when visiting Whakatane recently, adding that although since the outbreak of Avar the province has raised about £325,000 only a beginning had been made. Land 1 Drainage Work. One of the Lands Department 1 dredges has commenced the work of deepening the Eastern Drain from its outlet into the Orini Greek near th Whakatane-Thornton main road. This work is expected to improve considerably the drainage of low-ly-ing country traversed by the Eastern Drain. Hay-feefdiin.g' Season. Now that sunny days, are promoting a good growth of grass, farmers are expecting to discontiue the daily routine of feeding out hay to their cattle in a week or two. Most farmers are now cutting into the last haystack which they will have to feed out, and have one or more stacks untouched to carry over - to next winter. Recent chilly nights have made dairy cows inclined to eat up their hay ration greedily. Knox Ghuirch Busy Bees. A very pleasant evening was spent by parents and friends who gathered on Friday evening last in the Sunday School Hall to enjoy the missionary entertainment provided by the Busy Bees. Proceeds were in aid of funds for the new. Mission truck fertile New Hebrides, and a good programme had been arranged. The children acquitting, themselves, most creditably under the leadership ot Miss Connie Schofield and Mirs Ross Murray. Mr J. Bigelow acted in the capacity of Master of Ceremonies, and the P.W.M.U. ladies provided a bountiful supper.

Tax Due. The Commissioner of Taxes draws the attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day's issue that the due date of payment of Land-tax for the current, year Li on T'uesda3 r , the 30th day of September, 1941, and that the demands will be posted on or about the 23rd day of September. Motorist Fined. County Inspector A. Carling proceeded against Charles Edward Barclay at the local Court last week haying found him at Taneatua driving a motor truck for which he had no heavy traffic licence. He was fin-, ed £2 and costs, while for having no drivers licence a fine of 5s with' costs was imposed. It's "Been Places." Made in Switzerland, "swiped' in Greece, carried by a weary soldier in retreat for many miles, evacuated with the troops and then despatched over many thousand miles of ocean a portable typewriter of modern sign has been safeQy received by a young, lady employed by Messrs Bridgers Ltd. A soldier friend saw this prize "lying about" as he was retiring through Greece and thinking of his girl frieind at home he immediately pounced, on it and tenaciously retained it throughout the evacuation. Trophy From Crete. On display in Messrs Bridgers Ltd shop window is a Nazi flag such as was used by parachute troops in Crete to indicate to planes where to drop supplies, this having been sent from Elgypt by Jack Burgess, whose mother lives in Domain Road. The flag reveals that the Hun spares no effort in preparation as it is strongly made of good material with swastika neatly designed. Perhaps as a local lad obtained this trophy he may have been one of those resourceful troops who pegged, out the flags and tricked the Hun pilots to; drop supplies to them.

Tauranga Too! Further reference to the lighting restrictions as imposed in Tauranga was made at the fortnightly meeting of the Tauranga Borough Council, Cr C. F.> Washer stating that in his opinion the blackout there was a straight out farce. Suggestion' for Museum Building. Discussing the proposal for a Museum for Whakatane after the present war, Mr G. A. Brabant at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday said that not long ago the Mayor had, hinted that there was a possibility of the Borough Council erecting new and more commodious offices. "I suggest," said Mr Brabant, "that when that takes place the Council should hand over the old building to the committee for use as a museum."