Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 42, 20 April 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Fifch More Plentiful A group of fishermen who travelled up the coast last week declared that the fishing they experienced beat anything they had on record. Splendid schnapper and tereltihi were landed from offshore one after the other and on their return home they were popular visitors to all their neighbours and friends.

Collecting Rose Hips Already several housewives in Whakatane have collected and treated the wild rose hips (briar seed pods) for the purpose of turning them to account in the shape ot nutritive food for children and invalids. Details of the process of extra-ting the syrup are given elsewhere in this issue under the sponsorship cf the PI unite t Society. Flu I Whaltatane seems to have had more than its fair share of influenza since the changeable weather conditions set in. In the to"\vn this distressing complaint is especially prevalent and lew staffs are unaffected. The old and sure remedy of a day m bed still holds good and is probably worth all the 'dope' one may feel inclined to spend money on. Edgecumbe Householders I Twenty-five householders attended the annual school committee meeting at Edgecumbe last Wednesday, when a brief outline of activities was given by the chairman, Mr J. Rutherford. The new committee 1 is as under: Messrs J. Black (chaiiman), Carl Marx (a. -ting chairman), J. Neilsen (secretary), A. Thomson (treasurer), and Messrs F. Snelling, E. List and R. Withy.

Prom Tauranga Camp A number of local men were on leave from the military camp at Tauranga over the week-end. All deBlared that they are thoroughly enjoying the life and are looking forward. to a special Anzac Day parade which is to take place at Tauranga. {t has been suggested that seme move might be made tO' bring the local platoon to Whakatane on that occasion.

An; Example of Economy

A much used envelope which had apparently been utilised by a bank' ing institution no less than five times has come into our hands. It is apparent by the number of layers pasted over the address lines that the envelope has travelled almost the length and breadth of New Zealand. When the outward appearance was too defaced the envelope had been reversed and turned, inside out so that it could be given a still further lease of life.

Approach of Winter

The break in the weather has ushered in Whakatane's first real taste of winter. A'noticeable feature is the way in which the clays are drawing in. There is little daylight after fi p.m. now while it will not be long before people will be turning their thoughts to log fires and hot water bottles. The popular prophecy about the coming winter is that it will be a long wet and cold one to offset the abnormally hot and dry summer. However that remains to be seen and we cannot imagine the Home Guard or the E.P.S. being daunted into- a frame of mind that will vary their set programme of training on that account. Deserted 1 O'hope With less than a third of its usual permanent population Ohope seems to have suffered more than most places as the result of war restrictions. The summer season attracted a fair influx of visitors but nothing, approaching the usual volume. Visitors who remained on till Easter declared that the holiday was one of the best on record owing to the long unbroken fine spell. Now with the approach of winter the beach is assuming a more bleak appearance, though from what we can gather the same old diehards will continue to make their home there once again during the wet season despite restrictions, rationings and all the other burdens designed by Hitler.