Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 53, 15 May 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Oh ape Competition Winners The. winners of the competitions run in conjunction with the Ohope Red Cross were Mrs Stewart No. 92 grocery raffle, Mrs C. Williams No. 38 coal raffle. Fish as Pig Food At the height of the fish shortage in this town those who had reason to visit the pig run adjoining the daughter houses beyond, the traffic bridge, had the chargrin of noting a large load, of fish dumped into the. run as; pig food. This consignment included gurnard, schnapper, flounder and travelli. Subsequent enquiries elicited the information that the fish had been condemned as unfit for human consumption. It would be interesting to know how such a large quantity came to deteriorate at such a vital time. The Short Cut In view of the official movement J which has been inaugurated against] waste, it is interesting to< recount ,the experience of a farmer living near the scene, of the fate of a large bale of paper apparently destined for the Paper Mills. This bale which fel?. off a freight waggon was discovered on the side of the line and deliberately set on fire, apparently as the easiest method of dealing with it. While avc sec this type, of thing performed w T e cannot hope to sponsor a national movement known as anti-waste.