Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 196, 22 December 1941, Page 4

Local and General

Air Force Recruits Squadron-Leader A. C. McArthur. R.N.Z. A.F., was at the Borough Council Chambers on Friday morning and interviewed a number of. local recruits for training. Flunket Competition Winners The winners in the raffle conducted by the Rangitaiki Plains Sub-branch of the Plunkct Society were as under: Ist, K. Carter (276), 2nd W. Coulter (244), 3rd Mrs F. Sutton (44). E.P.S. Work The County E.P.S. Executive Committee is to meet to-day at 11 a.m. The Borough organisation's committees have been meeting nightly .'ind rapidly progressing with arrangements. Boy Injured Reg (Snowy) Parry, the well known, cheery young paper delivery boy will be off his "run" for some time, having on Sunday had the misfortune to break his collarbone. Reg was playing with other boys when lie fell and sustained the injury. Cycle for Car In view of the drastic petrol restrictions, the following story was almost certain to receive approbation and circulation.. It is related that a citizen approached a visitor and asked whether lie wanted a cycle. The reply was naturally in the affirmative, the deal then being suggested as: "0.K., I'll swop it for your car." Tree Crashes on Bridge The collapse of a tree on to the I bridge giving access to Wilson's timber mill at Te Whaiti last week Isolates the mill for about a fortnight. The bridge spanning the Whirinaki River was demolished and (t will be necessary to construct a new one. One truck belonging to a Rotorua carrier which was on the mill side of the river, will be out of commission until access is restored. International Gesture A nice international gesture was the donation by the captain, officers and ship's; company of the Matson cargo ship "Mapcle" of 6600 cigarettes for members of the fighting forces. These have since been shipped from Auckland, frieght free, to their destination with a suitable covering letter. This gift was made before America became involved in the general conflict. Use of Cars The reduction of the number of cars in the street on Friday night was not as marked as expected by many residents, although it was evident that many had been unable to get to town and that vehicles had been shared by people living in the same locality. One business man estimated that about 40 per cent of the usual cars were missing.