Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 90, 12 August 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Boy Breaks Arm While climbing a tree near his home David Matthews, the twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs E. W. Matthews of Victoria Avenue, fell I'rom a branch approximately 25ft. from the ground and broke his left arm. The accident occurred last Sunday and after medical treatment the A'ictim is now reported to be making good headway. Britain's Great Harvest Britain's volunteer "pitchfork army," estimated at more than [)00 men, wompn and children, Avent into action last Aveek-cnd to help bring in the greatest harvest the United Kingdom has ewer yielded— provided the weather is k'lnd. Harvesting Avill continue for 10 Aveeks ; less if the weather is exceptionally faA'ourable. Grain, garden produce and fruit Avill be gathered from 18.000,000 acres, the greatest area that lias been cultivated since 1870. Derelict Cars Since the new year registration ivhich commenced on July 1, the Wellington traffic department lias )een bothered with complaints from people about derelict ears. These :-ars, usually %)ld and derelict in appearance, haA'e not been re-register-jc! and, as a rule, they haA'e one or Lavo Hat tyres. People complain kvhen they lind that such cars have ieen left opposite their places of jusiness or residence night and day 'or a Aveelt or more. What to do vith such cars constitutes a minor problem. The departmental view is :hat derelict cars cannot be perniit:ed to cumber publS'c roads indeinitely to the detriment of traffic.

Triplet Calvesi Born Oil Mr- N. McDonald's farm on the Plains triplet calves have been horn. The calves are all strong and healthy. This is one of the rare occasions on which this event has occurred in these parts. Months of Work It is still more evident that the cumulative damage done by the two earthquakes in Wellington is very great—no one has attempted to put a figure to it —and that repair and reconstruction will stretch over many months, and possibly years, before ajl the buildings affected can be made really sound, states the Evening Post. It is probable that certain buildings will have to be either very much reduced rn height or altogether reconstructed. One face of a multi-storeyed mid-city building is patently Aveakened by fractures through the main structure. The Avorst concentration of damage appears to be in Manners Street nt its AVillis Street end.

"It Was a Terrifying Experience"

Writing to a relative in Hamilton regarding the recent earthquake shocks, a resident of Masterton says: "We did not suffer any losses this time, although things were thrown

around and the shocks have unnerved us, especially the children. Master ton is certainly a -wreck from the previous shocks and it will be some time before the time is back to normal. Some shops have no windows, otliers no fronts; some have no verandahs, and some have been condemned altogether. It has been a terrifying experience. And to adcl to the unpleasantness Ave have all had the influenza very badly, owing to the house being so cold on account of the chimncys being brought down by the first earthquakes/'

Materials! for Hussifs The Zone K Patriotic Committee (Wliakatane and Opotiki) has been notified that the hiissif allocation is 723. Xt "was also advised that the material for * the making of. such hussifs would be supplied through the Army. Enquiries in regard to such material have been made, but as yet it has not been received. Wliakatane Public Library At the monthly meeting of the Library Committee the following books were selected-: The Key's of the Kingdom, A. J. Cronin; Wild is the River, Louis Blomfield; Seven Tempest, Vaughan WilkMns; Inverarden, E. Morrison; Four Dramatic Novels, Omnibus; Maiden Voyage, R. L. Dcarden; Russia Fights O'n, Maurice Hindus. Young Farmer of To-day "There is a big difference between the young man of to-day and the old farmer," said an appellant before the Armed Forces Appeal Board in Ghristchurch, when asking for exemption from service for a tractor mechanic. "The young man of today is more mechanically minded and in his absence there is a greater need for outside assistance in repairing farm implements," continued the appellant. "The older farmer has left most of the tractor work to the mechanically minded younger fellow, but he retains a greater know ledge of horses and their management." Transport of Animals by Rail The question of lambs, pigs and bobby calves being transported by rail in uncovered waggons was raised at a meeting of the Wanganui Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It Avas stated at the meeting that sometimes the anlimals were left overnight at sidings without cover. The secretary, Mr A. R. Donaldson, told members of the society that the Railways Department was at all times willing to co-oper-ate to the fullest extent possible. He felt sure that when the department's attention was drawn to. the present complaint the trouble would be rectified.