Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 8, 26 January 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Housing Easier - | For some months the housing situation in Whakatane has been easier and now with a number of married' men called for military service other dwellings will be vacated. Several people who for many months have had applications in for State houses nre now finding them readily available. National Savings For the third lime the National Savings Pennant is aloft on the Post Olfi-ce denoting that Whakatane has again reached its weekly total in the savings campaign. The amount asked for weekly in Whakatane is £234 and the supervisor states that although the full quota is not always attained tthe response from the public is good.

Headts Footpath Members of the Borough Council made an inspection of the Heads road on Saturday morning to consider the possibility of providing a footpath or other improvements. Shows Abandoned Agricultural sliows throughout the country are practically all being abandoned for this year. One of the latest to adopt this course is the Matamata Agricultural and Pastotal Association. Blackout Test Residents of King Street and adjacent localities heard a whisper that there was to be an official inspection by blackout Avardens on Thursday night <.and blinds were erected with special care in anticipation. Whether or not this event' uated is not known, but one resident who made an unofficial tour of several blocks pronounced the area's lighting as well under control.

Flag l at Half Mast The flag was flown at half mast on the Post Office on Friday to mark the funeral of the Duke ol" Cortnaught. Good Fishing Fishermen who rose early to catch the tide on Saturday found good results at the Heads and better bags were obtained than has been the case for some time. Large schnapper were brought ashore while one line landed two large moki. Military Cross Six decorations for gallantry in the field were presented recently by General Sir Bernard Freyberg to patients in New Zealand general hospitals. Four were immediate awards in the Libyan, campaign and two won by men of the special desert group. One of the recipients of the Military Cross was Lieutenant A* C. Yeoman, of Taneatua.

"Bird of Passage" J At ( the Opotiki Police Court last week before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., tfamill Bros. Ltd., Whakatane, brought forward a 'civil claim against Clarence McDonald, who has been travelling the Whakatane and Opotiki districts selling veterinary books. Defendant who had earlier left for Gisborne, asked for an adjournment of the claim, but this was opposed by counsel for plaintiff, Mr N. V. Hodgson, who described defendant rs a "'bird of passage," who was travelling the district selling veterinary booklets to farmers for £7 17s 6cl Counsel also: stated that defendant and his family had spent three weeks fn the Whakatane district,'his bote 1 , expenses being £21 per week. Judgment w r as given for £45 17s 2d and for costs totalling £1 12s.