Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 175, 3 November 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Home Guard at Manawahe,

On Saturdaj 7 last the company at Manawahe was visited by Company Commander Robins and Platoon Commander Colebrook, of Thornton. The work of platoons was inspected.

'ndoor Sports,

Each Saturday night at Manawahe

the Indoor Sports Club has been meeting, about 20 members being present on each occasion. Mr Jones, instructor of the Internal Affairs Department, was again present last month and introduced more games.

The Elephant's Memory. References to the legendary memory of the elephant were made by a witness and Mr Justice Callan in the Supreme Court at Auckland during a trial. Asked if he would recollect certain incidents witness replied: "I have not the memory of an elephant." His Honour: "I have no i.dea what sort of memory that conveys;, is yours good or bad?" Witness replied that his was not too good.

Rats in Hospital

Almost every month the North Canterbury Hospital Board at its meeting has before it a report on the progress of the campaign against rats in the Christchurch Public Hospital. Rats are one of the most dangerous carriers of disease. The board was informed in a report that 10 had been caught in September, in addition to 14 mice. Approximately 20 pieces of bait were taken.

As Vital As Guns,

Lack of butter may become as vital, as the lack of guns in determining the outcome of the war, writes an overseas correspondent. Without fats in their food, people lone weight as well as morale, and hungry masses frequently have started revolutions. In Germany and Nazi-occuipied territories, oil-yield-ing plants such as poppies and flax, are cultivated in an effort to replace some of the mis previously imported. Another problem produced by the lack of oil and fat supplies that soap, an important defence against the danger of germ-borne epidemics, is now practically non-ex-istent on the market.

Manawahe W.W.S.A. Members of the Manawahe W.W.S..A met as usual on Saturday last. A lecture on First Aid was given ant physical drill undergone. October Rainfall. Rainfall for October as measured at Edgecuinbe has been reported bj Mr Andrew McLean as 8.07 inches against 3.89 inches for the same month last year. There were 20 wel days and the total lor the year tc date was 55.2 inches against 46.21 Inches for a similar period last year, Patriotic Effort. On Saturday, November 8 the Wo. men's Institute at Matata assisted by the Home Guard and W.W.5.A.., are running a Paddy's Market, in an endeavour to raise funds for Patriotic purposes. The Home Guard arc to give displays in rifle drill and signalling. A physical drill demontsration will be given by members of the W.W.S.A. Much/ Cheese Shipped. The Harbour Board sheds have been taxed to capacity with crates of" cheese awaiting shipment lately. With the Waimana, Opouriao, Ruatoki and Rangitaiki factories output greatly increased lorry after lorry has been discharging crates at the wharf to be loaded on to the vessels which ply between Auckland and Whakatane. A "Presbyterian." "I know farmers who are using Presbyterian bags all the time and . . commenced Mir H. C'. McGready at the maize growers meeting on Wednesday. "What kind of bags?" chorused a number of other* present. "Presbyterian bags—yon know a big fellow full to the lugs! ,; countered Mr McGready amid laughter. Empty Cream. Jugs. One effect of the opening of the new cheese factory near Whakatane is that a hundred or more patriotic suppliers of the Rangitaiki Plains Dairy Company, who are now supplying milk for cheese instead of cream for butter, have cream jugs ns empty as Mother Hubbard's cupboard. Cream separators have been dismantled for the duration, of the war, so no longer do these supplier* have a can of cream for the factory and a little jug full for the dinner table. Ohope Swimming Pool. Recently Mr F. Mahy asked the County Council for some loads ol spoil to be used as filling round the sides of the Children's Learn-tcnSwim Pool now under construction. Ho required 36 yards and stated that he could arrange the spreading. It was decided at the Works Committee meeting to make a donation of £3 to the Ohope Domain Board with the request that this be applied to financing the cost of the work men. tioned. However, at the full council meeting Cr H. C. McGready, Riding Member for Ohope, stated that road widening work was essential near the Post Office Store near the baths and he suggested that spoil removed in the course of this work be transferred to the baths. This suggestion is to be adopted.