Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 18, 18 February 1942, Page 4

Local and General

National Savings Quotas The National Savings quota in the Whakatane district is £234 per week, some £50 more than the - Opotiki quota. On a population basis the Whakatane quota should be just double that of Opotiki says the Opotiki News. Rural Housing Wailtato County Council rural housing loans, according to a statement tabled at a recent meeting of the council, show a total of advances to farmers to date of £17,445 10s and subsidies to farmers £1860 10s. making a total of £19,1512. Recruits for Camp Men who went before the recent Medical Board sitting at Whakatane and who chiefly consist of the married without children class gathered at the Winter Show Hall last evening to join in a smoke concert. The recruits expect to. receive the notice to enter camp shortly. Rubbish Fire The Fire Brigade received a call at about 7.45 yesterday morning rubbish at the rear of Messrs Cutler's Hardware shop having caught alight. The brigade soon had the outbreak under control with the use of bucket pumps. The cause ot' the [ire is unknown as no rubbish had been burnt there since Friday last.

Friday—Day of Prayer

On February 20, next Friday, women of all nationalities will meet ot observe the World's. Great .Day of Prayer. Whakatane will fall into line with other centres in observing this day. The meeting will be held in the Presbyterian Church at 2.30, members from the three local churches taking part.

Heads Swimming Pool

Those residents "who frequent the Heads Park at the week-end are looking forward to the time when the swimming pool "vvill be improved as< a result of the Borough Council's* scheme to scoop away the silt which has rendered the pool too shallow at low tide. This was emphasised on Sunday last when, until the late afternoon, there was no depth for others than small children to. swim. Fish Scarce Most fishermen at the Heads last week-end had a lean time, there being few bites on lines thrown out from the rocks. A few butterfish and an odd sehnapper were about all that were landed. Two keen men were to be seen trying untH the bitter end having been encouraged with the cateh of one sehnapper in the morning. At about 5 p.m. they were still at it standing on a submerged rock, but eventually, after getting wet to the waist, they returned empty handed-